Book Title: Kamtaprasad Jain Vyaktitva evam Krutitva
Author(s): Shivnarayan Saxena
Publisher: Mulchand Kisandas Kapadia
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003978/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI jaina kA vyaktitva evaM kRtitva akAzaka-mUlacanda kisanadAsa kApaliyA, bharata / jaina mina ke 66 varSa ke prAhakoM ko a sItala. prasAda jI smAraka granthamAlA kI orase bheMTa Education International Swiww.jainelibrary.org. Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bra0 zItalaprasAda smAraka granthamAlA naM0 17 prasiddha vidvAn evaM samAjasevI DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina kA vyaktitva evaM kRtitva lekhaka ::-- zrI. zivanArAyaNa saksenA, ema0 e0, vidyAvAcassati siddhAnta-bhAkara saha-sampAdaka - " jJAna yajJa" alIgaMja (paTA) S prakAzaka : mUlacanda kisanadAsa kApar3iyA, digambara jaina pustakAlaya, gAMdhI cauka-sUrata prathamavAra ] vIra saM0 2491 | vi0 saM0 2022 " janamitra " ke 66 veM varSake grAhakoM ko zrI0 0 sItalaprasAdajI smAraka graMthamAlAkI ora se bheMTa mUlya - do rupaye For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva0bra-zItalaprasAdajI smAraka graMthamAlA puSpa naM. 17 kA nivedana karIba 60-70 di0 jaina granthoM ke lekhaka, anuvAdaka. TokA kAra va sampAdaka tathA di0 jaina samAjameM aneka saMsthAoM ke kartA, janmadAtA aura "jainamitra" sAptAhika patrakI 35 varSoMtaka avirata sevA karanevAle tathA kucha varSa 'vIra' Adike patroMke sampAdaka jainadharmabhUSaNa, dharmadivAkara, zrI bra0 zItala sAdajI (lakhanaU ni0) kA svargavAsa karIba 65 varSakI bAyumeM aura saM0 2468 vikra0 saM0 1998 meM lakhanaUmeM ho gayA taba hamane mApakI dharmasevA, jAtisevA, "jainamitra" kI rAtadina athaka sevAke smArakake liye Apake nAmako prathamAlA nikAlane kA va use "jainamitra" ke grAhakoM ko bheMTa denekI 10080) kI apIla kI thI to usameM 6000) bhare gaye the to bhI hamane jaisA-tega prabandha karake isa granthamAlAko sthApanA Aja se 21 varSapara kI thii| __ isa prandhamAlAse prativarSa 1-1 grantha bheMTa denekA kharca nahuna adhika hotA hai| ataH hamane "jaina mitra" ke pratyeka prAhakase prativarSa 1) adhika lene kI yojanA ko hai jisase hI itanI bar3I granthamALA cAlU raha sakI hai / cAlU rakhanA ho hai| isa graMthamAlA dvArA Ajataka 16 jaina grantha prakaTa karake "jainamitra" ke grAhakoM ko bheMTa kara cuke haiM jinake nAma nimnalikhita haiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ & 6 64 (3) 1. svataMtratAkA mopAna (bra0 sotAkRta) aprApya 2. zrI AdipurANa (sva0 50 tulasIrAma halI kRta) chaMdoSaddha 5) 3. zrI caMdrapabhapurANa (kavi hIrAlAla baDauna kRta) chandobaddha / aApya 4. zrI yazodhara caritra (mahAkavi puSpadaMta kRta paM0 hajArI. lAla jainake anuvAda sahita) aprApya 5. sumoma cakravati caritra (bha0 ratanacaMda bicita mUDa aura paM0 galArAma jI zAstro kuna anuvAda) 3) 6. zrI neminAtha purANa (ba. nemidatta racita saMskRta graMthakA paM0 udayalAla kAsalIvAla kA anuvAda) 7. paramArtha banikA va upAdAna nimittako ciTThI (kavi banArasIdAsajI racita) para bra0 sItalaprasAdajI kRta bhAvArtha / aprApya zrI dhanyakumAra caritra-(sakarakIrti kRtaka hiMdI anu0) 13) 9. zrI prabhettA zrAvakAcAra (bha0 sAlakIrti racita) saMskRtakI sva0 paM0 lAlArAmajI zAtrI kRta TokA 4) 10. zrI amitagata zrAvakAcAra ( A0 amitagati kRta) mUra va paM0 bhAgacaMdajI kRta vacana kA 4) 11. zrIpAla caritra chandabaddha kivi bhAgamalla jI racita) 3) 12. "jainamitra'kA horaka jayantI sacitra aMka, saMpAdaka dvArA saMkalita 13. dharmaparIkSA ( A. amitagati kRta mUla saM0 pranthakA sva0 50 pannAlAlajI bAkalIvADha kRta anuvAda 14. zrI hanumAna caritra hanumAnASTaka sahita (kavi zrI brahmarAya kRta padyakA mAsTara sukhacaMdasA padmasA poravADa khaMDavA kRta anuvAda 16. zrI caMdraprabha caritra (mahA kaSi bIranaMdI kRta saMskRta kAvyakA paM0 rUpanArAyaNa pAMDe kRta anuvAda / 2 // ) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 4 ) 15. zrI mahAvIra caritra (mahA paMDita azaka kavi kRta saM0 kAvyakA sva0 paM0 khUbacandajI zAstro vidyAbAridhi kRta) anuvAda / aura aba yaha 17 vAM granthaDaoN0kAmatAprapAda jaina kA vyaktitva aura kRtitva (zrI zivanArAyaNa saksenA ema. e. vidyA-vAcaspati siddhAMtaprabhAkara alIgaMja kRta / ) prakaTa kiyA jAtA hai| yaha koI dhArmika graMtha nahIM hai lekina eka mahAna samAjasevI va vizvabhara meM jainoMke ahiMsA dharmake pracAraka sva0 DaoN0 kAmatAprasAdajI jaina, sampAdaka va prakAzakabAIsa mopha ahiMsA (aMgrejo ) va ahiMsA-vANI (hindo) kA jIvana paricaya, unakA ahiMsA dharma pracAra va unake kRtatvakA mahAna paricaya isa granthameM diyA jA rahA hai jo "jainanitra" ke grAhakoMko atIva rucikara va anukaraNIya hogaa| sva0 DaoN0 kAmatAprasAdajI jaina (alIgaMja) se hamArA paricaya mAjakalakA nahIM, 35-40 varSoMse thA va Apa hamAre dharmamitra the| ApakI likhila bar3I-bar3I 15-20 pustakeM jaimI kibhagavAna mahAvIra, bha0 mahAvIra aura buddha, saMkSipta naina itihAsa 3 khaMDoMmeM 8 bhAga, navaratna, paMcaratna, mahArAnI ceTanA, vIra pAThAbalI, kundakundAcArya, kRSaNa jagAvana caritra, mAdi hamane hI prakaTa kI haiM ataH Apake sAtha hamArA bahA patravyavahAra hotA thA tathA Apake sthApita vizva jaina mizana kI pravRttiyoMkA pracAra hama "jainamitra" meM karate hI rahate the| isase 'mitra' ke grAhaka Apake sevA-kAryoM se atIva paricita hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (5) Apake jaise ahiMsA jaina dharma sevakakA 65 varSakI avasthA meM hI svargavAsa ho jAnese eka rItyA jaina samAja anAtha ho gayA hai| ApakA ahiMsA pracAra kArya akele hindameM hI nahIM lekina sAre vizvameM patravyavahArase tathA donoM patroM dvArA kaI va macitra tIrthakara vizeSAMka nikAlakara to di0 jaina samAja meM eka adbhuta pracAra zrI tIrthakarakI vANIkA unake macitra jIvana caritra sahita kiyA hai, jisa praNAlIko Apake suputra bhAI vIrendrakumAra jaina bI0 e0 ne bhI cAlU rakhA hai, yaha prakaTa karate hue hameM bar3A harSa ho rahA hai, tathA AzA hai ki bhAI vIrendrakumAra pitAjIkI taraha ho ahiMsA jaina dharma pracAra-kAryameM satat sevA dete hI rheNge| isa DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina prandhake lekhaka haiM-Apake vidvAna mitra-zrI zivanArAyaNa sakasenA ema0 e0 alIgaMja / Apane mahA parizrama pUrvaka yaha grantha likhakara apane sahRdaya mitrakA RNa pUrNa kiyA hai| Apane ina granthako taiyAra karake saputra bhAI vIrendrako dikhAyA va prakAzanArtha nivedana kiyA to bhAI vIrendrane kahA ki ise maiM prakaTa karUM isane to yaha acchA ho ki koI dUsare mitra va ananya sevaka prakaTa kareM to sonAmeM sugandha ho sakatA hai| ataH Apa donoMne hamase patra vyavahAra kiyA to hamane ise pramannatA pUrvaka prakaTa karane kI tathA ise 'jainamitra' sAptAhikapatrake grAhakoM ko bheTa svarUpa dene kA prabaMdha karane kI svIkRti dI aura isakI prema kApIko hamane sUrata maMgAliyA thaa| jisako anya kAryavazAt eka varSa ho gayA hai to bhI bAja vaha "DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina' prantha hama prakaTa kara rahe haiM va mitra ke 66 veM varSake grAhakoMko bheTa kara rahe haiN| isa granthakA eka2 pRSTha par3hane ba manana karane yogya hai| tathA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isameM DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI kRta 60-70 graMthoMkI sundara samAlocanA lekhakane isa prakAra kI hai ki jisase ina graMthoM kA khAsA paricaya mila jAtA hai| __graMyake aMtameM DaoN0 kAmatAprasAdajIke biyoga bAda milI huI zraddhAMjaliyAM bhI prakaTa kI hai, jinheM par3hakara pAThakoM ko mAlUma hogA ki hamAre mitra DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI kaise mahAna kAryakartA + jaina samAjake kaise mahAna sevaka the| hamAre pAThakoMko isa pratyako par3hakara DA0 kAmatApasAdajIke guNoM kA anukaraNa karanA cAhiye bhI hI hamArA yaha prayAsa sArthaka ho sakatA hai| isa granthako kucha pratiyAM vitra yAtheM bhI nikAlI gaI haiN| ataH pracArArtha AmasamAja meM bAMTa neke liye yaha grantha bahuta upayAgI hogaa| bIra saM0 2491 / -nibedaka : Azvina sudI 8 mUlacaMda kisanadAsa kApaDiyA tA. 2-10-65 sUrata. ) prakAzaka viSaya-sUcI 1-janma va paricaya, 2-vaMzavRkSa 3- kalamake dhanI, 4-kuzala gRhasaMcAlana 9-12 5- janasevakake rUpameM 6 --rASTra ya va tararASTrIya sanmAna 7-yazasvI saMpAdaka, 8-sAhityasevAke kSetrameM 22-26 9-prakAzita graMthoM kA paricaya 10-mahAna netAkA mahAprayANa 11-DaoN0 kAmatAprasAdajIke nidhana para zoka va zraddhAMjaliyAM 127 12--vizva-dRSTimeM DaoN0 kAmatAprasAdajI (hiMdI / aMgrejI) 129 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (7) do zabda vaise merI icchA bAbUjIko abhinandana prantha bheMTa karanekI thI, isI bhAvanAse maiM maI 64 ke prathama saptAhameM mi 1 bhI thA para abasthatAke kAraNa maiMne isa bAre meM koI bAtacIta nahIM kI, kevala unake svAsthya tathA pracArakArya para hI vicAra vimarza hotA rhaa| aura yahI mocA ki bAbUnIke svastha ho jAne para isa taraha kI yojanA bnaauuNgaa| para samaya bar3A balavAna hotA hai| merI yaha icchA kevala icchA hI banI rahI aura 17 maI 64 ko to ve isa saMsArase nAtA tor3a sadevake liye cale gye| pahale to unakI mRtyukI sUcanA para sahasA vizvAsa na huA, aura aisI sanasanIpUrNa khabara pAkara unake ci0 bhAI vIrendra jainake pAsa dauDA dauDA AyA taba rAste kA mArA bAtAbaraNa zokAkula dekhakara atyaMta duHkha huvaa| ___mahApuruSoMkI cirasthAyI smRti unake zreSTha kArya hI hote haiM, unake dvArA saMsthApita ba. vi0 jena mizana, ahiMsAvANI tathA bAima opha ahiMsA jaisI mAsika patrikAe~ tathA saikaDoM hindI va aMgrejI kI pustake yuga yugAntaroM taka unakI kIrti isa saMsAra meM phailAtI rheNgii| aneka logoMne unake smAraka banAne kI icchAeM mI prakaTa kii| ____ maiM unheM kaise zraddhAMjali detA, merI samajha meM to eka bAta ho bAI ki maiM eka pustaka ahiMsAkI divyamUrti aura udbhaTa vidvAna DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jainake vyaktitva tathA kRtitva para unakI puNyatithise pUrva likhakara sAhitya-jagatako bheMTa kara duu| jahAM cAha hotI hai vahIM rAha mila jAtI hai| jUna 64 meM hI isa pustaka kA adhikAMza bhAga taiyAra thI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 8 ) ho gyaa| pustakoMko juna neM, tathA mizana pustakAlayakI aneka patrapatrikAoMse sahAyatA lene meM prasiddha sAhityakAra tathA taruNa kavi zrI bIrendraprasAda jainane hameM khUba sahayoga diyA hai| ve apane hI haiM, ataH dhanyavAda dene meM to bar3A saMkoca hotA hai para unakA maiM AbhArI to sadeva hUMgA hI / kucha pustakoM kI talAzake liye jayapura Adike pustakAlaya meM khojabIna kI para koI lAbha na huA isa liye derI hotI caDI gii| brAdako akTUbara 64 meM phira jaina mizana alIgaMja ke vizAla pustakAlaya kI khojabIna kI to 8-10 pustakeM puna: miloM jisase yaha pustaka pUrNaM huI / pustaka pUrNa ho bhI nahIM pAI thI ki sva0 bAbUjI kI aneka pustakoMke prakAzaka - zrI mUlacanda kisanadAsajI kApaDiyA, saMpAdaka vanamitra, sUrata (gujarAta) ne isake prakAzanakI vyavasthAkA mAra le liyA aura hamAre saMkalpako pUrti jo eka varSa meM hI pustaka likha kara dharma premI janatAko denekI thI, zrI kApaDiyAjIkI kRpAse pUrNa huI aba yaha pAThakoM ke hAthameM hai / udbhaTa vidvAna DaoNkTara sAhaba kI jIvanagAthA likhanA mujha jaise sAdhAraNa vyaktike bazakI bAta nahIM thI, unake kArya aura prazaMsAko zabdoM meM vAndhanA bhI saMbhava nahIM thA, phira bhI jaisetaise apanI bAla- buddha se prayAsa kiyA hai| isameM mujhe kahAM taka saphalatA milI hai Apa jaaneN| ekavAra puna: bAbUjI kI divaMgata AtmAko zAntikI kAmanA karate huve pAThakoMse yaha vinamra nivedana karatA hUM ki yadi unake jIvanase kucha zikSA leM to mAnavajIvana kI sArthakatA hai / alIgaMja (eTA) di0 26 /10/64 zivanArAyaNa saksenA | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAla jaina mandira dehalI meM svAdhyAya karate hue DaoN0 kAmatAprasAdajI jaina- alIgaMja For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasiddha vidvAna va samAja-sevI DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI jaina-alIgaMja mahAn vibhUti ahiMmAke pujArI, prasiddha sAhityakAra, dharmaniSTha, samAja-sevI aura yazasvI sampAdaka DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI jaina bhAratakI hI nahIM varan vizvakI mahAna vibhUtiyoM meM se eka rahe haiN| unhoMne apane jIvana meM jaina sAhityako eka viSaya banAyA isIlie vicAradhArA bhI pUrI tarahase jaina darzanase otaprota dikhAI par3atI hai| jisa mizanako lekara Age bar3he usakA pramukha uddezya yahI thA ki jaina dharmapara jo ghanaghora ghaTAyeM chA gayIM thIM unako chinna bhinna karake sUryake samAna prakAzita krnaa| bhagavAna bhAskara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 2 ) apanI divya kiraNoMse binA bhedabhAva ke isa vizvako Alokita karate haiM ThIka yahI uddezya to kisI dharmakA hotA hai| nahIM, dharma vANIkI vastu nahIM, lekhana aura kApI kitAboM kA viSaya saccA dharma athavA adhyAtma jIvana meM DhAlane kI cIja hai. jisake prabhAva se haivAna insAna bana jAte haiM, narase nArAyaNa hote haiM, aura puruSase puruSottama banate bhI dera nahIM lgtii| jina vicAradhArAko lekara bAbUjI cale yadyapi vaha unakI nahIM thI, pUrva RSa manoSiyoMkI vANIko racanAtmaka rUpa dekara saMsArake ajJAnAMdhakAra meM prasita vyaktiyoM ko jo prakAzapuJja diyA usase sabhI dhanya ho gaye / yahI to sabase bar3I vizeSatA thI ki apanI saccI lagana, vyaktitva, cAritra, sevA, AtmavizvAsa aura pratibhA ke balapara apane jIvana ke 63 varSo meM jo kucha kara gaye use anya logoMke liye to janma janmAntara taka prayatna karane ke bAda pUrNa karanA sambhava nahIM thA / Aja deza meM aneka sampradAya, sAmAjika saMsthAeM, aura saMgha cala rahe haiM jinake pAsa lAkhoM aura karor3oM rupaye kI sampatti hai, phira bhI dhanAbhAvakA ronA rote haiN| jisa uddezya ko lekara saMsthAoMkA prAdurbhAva hotA hai umra uddezyakI pUrti to dUrakI bAta rahI jIvana ke prArambhika do cAra varSoM meM hI padalolupatA, IrSyA-dveSa, dhanalipsA, jhUThI vAhavAhI lUTanekI chachorI Adata, pArTIbandI aura phUrake akhAr3e bana jAte haiN| samAja se bAkI Ar3a meM svayaMkI sevA hone lagatI hai / samAjake zramajIviyoMke pasIne kI gAr3hI kamAI jo senA aura janasudhAra ke liye thI apane kAmameM Ane lagatI haiN| hamane to eka bAta dekhI hai ki jinheM kArya karane kI cAha hotI hai unake liye rAha apane Apa bana jAtI hai| samAjasevA ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAbheSa prArambha karanA para avazya hai, para unheM pUrNatA taka pahuMcAnA sabake bUte kI bAta nahIM hotii| zurUmeM apane sampapI sapha upahAsa karate haiM, manauTa par3Ate haiM, kucha nahIM hotA to bAda meM svayaM viroSa karate haiM aura dUsaroMse karAnekA prayAsa karate haiN| sAMsArika upahAsa aura virodhakA jo sAhapase sAmanA kara lete haiM jantameM vijayazrI nahIko baraNa karatI hai| bAdhaka sAdhaka bana jAte haiM, virodhI sira jhukAte haiM aura sArA maMmAra apanA mAthA Tekaneke riye taiyAra hotA hai| jipa bakhita vidha jaina mizanako lekara vAcUjI Age bar3he usakI vicAradhArA bar3I hI prauda, parimArjita, nAdarza va udAtta hai| isI lie IsAI dharmakI tarahase usake dvArA apanI vicAradhArA na ho kisI para jabarana nA dI gaI aura na dhana, bama, bhojana, sarSiya athavA indriya vimAkA pralobhana dekara masAnI, azikSita, asamartha aura pichar3I jAtiyoM ke logoMko dharma pariSavanake riye majabUra kiyA gyaa| isa mizanane vAstavikatA sapake sAmane apane sAhitya prakAzana dvArA rakhI hai, jisake prabhAvameM bAkara bhAratavAsiyoMne hI nahIM videziyoMne taka apaneko jaina ghoSita kiyaa| dhArmika sAhityakA paThana pAThana kara ve maMtramugdha ho gaye aura jisa zAntikI umAzameM apane jIvana ke baneka varSa khoye the vaha vahAMse bAta kii| iMglaiNDake keMSamainaveTha mAhaba, jarmanIke veNDeDa sAhaba, amarIkAke bAhara mAhasa tathA enake maike pAhapakI gaNanA aise hI mahAnubhAvoM meM kI jAtI hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (4) janma aura paricaya bhAratavarSa sRSTike prArambhase hI jagataguru rahA hai| jina dinoMmeM pazcimI deza prArambhika sthiti meM the taba bhArata apane Atmabala aura AdhyAtmika zakti ke dvArA mArga pradarzana karatA thA, isIliye puNyabhUmi aura karmabhUmi bhAratavarSa rahA hai| mahApuruSoM ko janma dene vAlI khAna yaha bhArata mAtA sadai vase pUjanoya aura vandanIya rahI hai| yahAM takSazilA aura nAlaMdA jaise vizva vidyAlayoM meM videzI jJAna-pipAsu adhyayana karaneke liye AyA karate the| IsA masIhane svayaM apanI zikSAkI vidyApITha bhAratako hI banAyA thaa| yaha vIra prasUti bhArata mAtA kAlIdAsa, vyAma, vAlmIki, cANakya, vaziSTha, vizvAmitra jaise RSiyoM, bhagavAna mahAvIra, buddha jaise saMtoM, dazaratha janaka aura zoka jaise rAjAoM, zivi, karNa, dadhIci aura bhAmAzA jaise dAniyoM, jagataguru zaMkarAcArya, vivekAnaMra, dayAnaMda, lAjapatarAya, tilaka, gokhale aura gAMdhI jaise yugadRSTAoM, netAjI boSa, bhagatasiha, AjhAda aura khuzegama jaise krAMtikAriyoM, DaoN. rAjendraprasAda aura paM0 acAharalAla neharU jaise netAoM ko janma detI rahI hai| aise hI jJAna gaMgA pravAhita karanevAle dezameM DaoN0 kAmalAprasAdako janma dinAMka 3 maI san 1901 meM kempabepura (jo Aja pAkistAna meM hai) huA thaa| inake pitA pUjya zrI lAlA prAgadAsakA nijI baiMkiMga pharma thA, jisake kAraNa vibhinna prAntoM meM bhI jAnA par3atA thaa| yaha pharma tatkAlIna sarakArI phaujase sambandhita thaa| sabase bar3e Azcarya kI bAta to yaha hai ki bAbUjIne jahAM janma liyA vahAM upAsanA to dUrako bAta rahI jaina dharmakA nAma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taka sunane ko nahIM milatA thaa| para jise suyogya mAtA mila jAtI hai, usakA vAtAvaraNa kucha nahIM kara pAtA / vIra abhimanyune to garbhAvasthAmeM cakravyUhakI bedhana kriyA sIkha lI thI, "maryAdA-puruSorAma gama" aura yogIrAja kRSNa apane jIvana meM jisa AdarzavAda ko lekara Age baDhe vaha unakI mAtAkA hI to pariNAma thA / vIra zivAjIko unakI mAtA jIjAbAIne bIratAkI kahAniyA~ sunA sunAkara bIra banA diyA thaa| mahAtmA gAMdhIjIne bhI dharmakI sArI zikSA mAtAkI godameM sokhI thii| vAstavameM mAtAkI godI sabase bar3I pAThazAlA hotI hai| isa Adarza pAThazAlAma jisako par3hane ke liye saubhAgya prApta ho jAtA hai phira usakI adhikase adhika zikSA to 4 yA 5 varSa kI Ayu pUrNa hote hote hI sIkhane ko mila jAtI hai| ___AcArya vinobA bhAveko AjIvana brahmacaryapUrvaka jIvana vyatIta kara samAjasevAkA vrata lenekA upadeza mAtAse hI prApta huA thaa| vaha kahA karatI thIM "vivAha honese to eka pIDho taratI thI, para brahmacaryapUrvaka rahanese sAta pIr3hiyAM uRNa ho jAtI haiM " bhalA itanI zikSA pAkara binobA use apane jIvana meM kyoM na kriyAnvita karate ? yadi unakI mAtA bhI sAdhAraNa Aja jaisI jananI rahIM hotI to vivAike lie jid karatI rhtii| madhya pradezake bhUtapUrva mukhya mantrI zrI kailAzanAtha kATajUne apanI pragati kA sArA zreya apanI mAtA gamApArIbAIko ho "meM bhUla nahIM sakatA" nAmaka pustakameM diyA hai| kAmase lekara matsara takakI kuzikSA aura brahmacarya se lekara santa banane takakI suzikSA mAtAse hI milatI hai| jo mAtA jaisI hotI hai vaha apane bacceko vaisA hI banA detI hai, usake sUkSma tatvoMkA samAveza unakI santAnameM na cAhane para bhI ho For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharaNAlIta tArA jAtA hai| bAbUjIkI mAtA bhagavantIdevIne jaina dharmakI vicAradhArA siddhAnta aura zikSAoM kI amiTa chApa ddaalii| jisa taraha sUrya kI kiraNeM candramA para par3atI haiM aura usake divya, aura zItala prakAzase janatA janArdana lAbhAnvita hotI rahatI hai, ThIka vaise hI mAtAjIkI divya bhAbhAkA jo pratibimba bAbUjI para par3A, usase sAre ajJAnADokako eka jJAnajyoti mila skii| bAbUjI dvArA prajvalita kI gaI aura jAnakI akhaNDa jyoti taba taka isa mUloka para prakAza aura preraNA detI rahegI, jabataka eka bhI dharmaniSTha, kartavyaparAyaNa, aura satya premI jIvita rhegaa| bAbUjIkA bacapana siMdha haidarAbAda meM vyatIta huA, jaba ve "navaDarAma hIrAcanda ekeDemI" nAmaka vidyAlayameM zikSA grahaNa karate the| vahAM sikha dharmakI zikSAkA bolapAtA thA, usake bIca nirbhayatA aura sAhamase 'sAmAyika pATha' aura jaina stotroMko bar3e bhAvase sunAyA karate the| inake pUrvaja uttara pradeza prAnta ke eTA jile meM tahasIla alIgaMjake antargata koTa prAmake the| yaha prAma alIgaMjase dakSiNakI bora lagabhaga 3 mIla dUra hai| usa samaya briTiza zAsanake dvArA isa parivArako vizeSa sammAna bhI milA huA thaa| pAdako dhIre2 gAMva choDakara loga alIgaMjameM bAkara basa gye| isa parivAra kI 4 pIr3hIkI vaMzAvalI isa prakAra hai| isa vaMza vRkSase vistRta jAnakArI pAThakoMke lie vizeSa lAbhAnvita siddha hogI, aisA mujhe vizvAsa hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only DhADhA paramasukha channama uu paM0 tejarAya | ambAsAda pravINa bAlA kundanabAla DAlA ghanAmala bAlA nirmaladAsa chAlA phUlacanda nemIcandra DA0 govindaprasAda zrI anandIprasAda narezacandra 1 TADhA jhammanaDhAu T prabuddha mukula lalita lAlA giradhArIlAla I lA0 pAgadAsa bAbU kAmatAprasAda zrI bIrendraprasAda mithilezacandra priya RSabha ( 7 ) Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (8) bAbUjIne hindI, saMskRta, urdU aura sindhIkA prAyaveTa zikSakoMse jJAna prApta kiyaa| sAhitya, AdhyAtmika aura sAMskRtika kSetrameM binA kaI bhASAoMkA jJAna prApta kiye kArya nahIM calatA isariye unhoMne dhIre dhIre kaI bhASAeM siikhiiN| unakI pratibhAse prabhAvita hokara zrI anUpacaMda nyAyatIrthane kahA thAtuma saMskRta prAkRta apabhraMza, hindI aMgrejI jAnakAra / the svAbhimAna gaurava saMyukta, tibhAzAlI sAhityakAra / / tuma saphala prabaktA satya rUpa, prabacana sabahIko mana bhAtA / satkArya tumhAre dekha dekha, zraddhAse zIza jhukA jAtA / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (9) kalamake dhanI DAkTara sAhabane apanA sArA jIvana sAhitya sAdhanAmeM lgaayaa| rugNAvasthAmeM nitya 9-9, 10-10 ghaNTe svAdhyAyameM lgaaye| apane zarIra aura svAsthyakI tanika bhI ciMtA na karate hue nisvArtha sevA karanevAle bAbUjImeM gajabakI zakti aura utsAha thaa| aMtima samaya taka sAhityakI sevAmeM juTe rhe| do mArca 1964 ko pAranAtha tIrtha saparivAra gaye / yaha tIrtha bihAra prAnta ke hajArIbAga jile meM hai| vahIM se hI unheM eka navIna prAtha likhane kI preraNA milI jisakA zIrSaka--- __"zikharajI mahAtma'' rakhanevAle the, usa abhUtapUrva grandhako racanAke liye antima samaya taka 8-9 ghanTe roja adhyayana karate rahai, para vidhAtAko yaha maMjUra hI nahIM thA ki yaha grantha pUrA ho, sakI thor3IsI paMktiyAM likha pAI thIM jise dekha kara hI unakI sAhitya sevAkI tIvra utkaMThAkA paricaya mila jAtA hai / jitanA ve likha sakate the utanA likhA, aura khUba likhA / lagabhaga 100 pranthoMkA hindI aMgrejI meM likhanA hara sAhityakAra ke isakI bAta nahIM thii| unakA sArA jIvana pustakoM ke bIca meM hI vyatIta huaa| isa prakAra nitya Ane vAle saikaDoM patroMke uttara bhI svayaM likhate the| kAryAlayameM kurka ityAdi hote huye bhI Adhese adhika kArya ve svayaM nibaTA lete the| san 1922 meM bAbUjIkI pahalI anudita pustaka 'asahamata saMgrama ' jo bairisTara sva0 zrI campatarAyajIkI vizruta kRti Confluence of opposites kA anuvAda thI, prakAzita huI aura san 1924 meM " bhagavAna mahAvIra " nAmaka maulika pustaka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmane aaii| vaise phuTakara lekhanakA kArya to 18 varSa kI Ayuse ho prArambha kara diyA thA aura chuTapuTa lekha vibhinna patra patrikAoM meM prakAzita hone bage the| "jaina siddhAnta bhAkara " patrikAkA sampAdana to jovanabhara karate rhe| "vora " sAptAhikakA ampAdana bhI bar3I kuzalatAse tIsase bhI adhika varSoM taka karate rahe / gabhaga 60 pustake hindI meM tathA tIsa aMgrejImeM likhiiN| bIsiyoM TrekTa sarala bhASAmeM likhakara lAkhoM kI saMkhyAmeM sarva. sAdhAraNameM vitarita krvaaye| hindI bhASA bhASiyoM taka to hindI meM likhe gaye anya kArya kara sakate haiM, para hindI bhASiyoM ke diye videzI vicArakoM aura sAdhAraNa vyaktiyoM taka aMgrejI meM binA rikhe kisI bhI prakAra kAma nahIM cala sakatA thaa| DAkTara sAhaba sarvaprathama patrakAra va prasiddha itihAsakArake rUpameM hamAre sAmane Ate haiN| svayaM aneka patrikAoMkA to sampAdana kiyA ho, aneka sAhityakAroM ko bhI sampAdanakI kalAse avagata karAyA tathA naI naI patrikAoM ke prakAzanake liye preraNA tathA sahayoga diyaa| bar3e AzcAryakI bAta to yaha hai ki bAbUjIne navarAya hogabanda ekeDemI vidyAlayase kevala kakSA 9 taka hI zikSA prApta kI thii| vaha maiTika pAsa bhI na the para unake svAdhyAya na zramane unheM jo banA diyA baha kisIse chipA nhiiN| itane alpa zikSita hote huye bhI itanA bar3A kArya hindI aMgrejI saMskRta pAhi bhASAoM meM kiyA, jisakA kucha ThikAnA nahIM hai| bAbUjIke do vivAha huye the| pahalA vivAha to alpAyumeM hI ho gayA, jise koI santAna nahIM huI aura dharmapatnIko mRtyu bhI 5-6 varSa bAda ho gii| taduparAMta pUjya pitAjIke vizeSa bhAprase dUsarA vivAha sarasvatIdevIke sAtha teIsa varSakI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11) pAyumeM sampanna huaa| jinase kaI bacce janmeM para Aja tIna ho jIvita haiN| sabase bar3I putrI zrImatI parojinIdevI haiM, unase choTe bAbU borendraprasAdajI haiM, aura sabase choTI suputrI zrImatI mumana haiN| jahAM taka zikSAkA prazna hai bAbU vIrendra aura zrImatI sumana kramazaH bI0 e0 sAhityaratna aura ema0 e0 (hindI) taka suzikSita haiN| bar3I suputrI zrImatI sarojinIne bhI svAdhyAyase paryApta jJAnAjena kiyA hai jo zaikSaNika yogyatAmeM sumanase kisI bhI prakAra kama nahIM batAyA jA sakatA hai| dhana dhAnyase pUrNa hote huye bhI apanA jIvana sAdagImaya hI vyatIta kiyaa| apane putrako bI0 e0 taka zikSaNa dilAneke bAda unhoMne yaha ucita nahIM samajhA ki naukarI karavAI jAve / Aja naukariyoM meM apanI AtmAkA hanana paga paga para karanA paDatA hai ata: ghara para prema khulavAkara, sAhitya sevAmeM lagA liyaa| dharmaniSThatA, sampAdana karanA, caritra, vidvatA, dharmapracArakI bhAvanA, kavitva zakti, aura sAdagI pUrNa jIvana vyatIta karane kI preraNA zrI vIrendra jI ko apane pitAjI se hI milii| unhoMne apane pitAjIse bahuta kucha sIkhA, aura pUnya pitAjIne bhI apane honahAra putra ko bahuta kucha sikhAyA saca bAta to yaha hai ki zrI vIrendraprasAda, vIrendraprasAda nahIM varan bhaviSyameM honevAle dUsare zrI DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI hai| presa khulamAnekA pramukha dhyeya adhikase adhika pracArakAryameM suvidhA honA hI thA, dhanopArjana to gaur3a rUpameM hI rhaa| patrikAe~, TrekTa tathA anya choTI choTI pustakeM hI chapatI rahatI thIM, bAharakA kAma yA bahuta kama nikala pAtA yA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) kuzala gaha saMcAlana putra putriyoMkI bAla haThoM para na khIjate huye sadaiva premase unhoMo samajhAte rhe| aura ucita mArgadarzana dete rhe| mArapITakI kauna kahe kabhI nArAja hone takakA nambara na AyA / krodhako jIta hI liyA thA / aisA unake jIvana se pratyakSa jhaLaka mAlUma par3atI hai / prema, mizana, mandira, prakAzana, pustakAlaya tathA apanA gharelU Aya-vyayakA hisAba svayaM hI rakhate the / unakA jIvana to eka mazInake samAna thaa| ve caubIsa ghaNTe ke dina rAta meM akele hI 5-6 vyaktiyoMke barAbara kArya karate the / unakI vyavahArika karuNAkI kaI bAteM pAravArika jIvana meM milatI haiN| kaI bAra naukaroMke dvArA aise kArya ho gaye jinake kAraNa unheM nikAla denA anivArya thA, phira bhI unhoMne aisA na kiyA / do purAne sevaka jo vayovRddha ho gaye the, unheM bhI antameM haTAnA isaliye ucita nahIM samajhA ki jinhoMne apanA pUrA jIvana parivArakI sevAmeM lagAyA, unheM kisa taraha alaga kiyA jA sakatA hai ? pAravArika jIvanase lekara dAmpatya jIvana taka meM bhI pUrI taraha se kartavyaniSThA aura AdarzavAda ke darzana hote haiM / parivAra meM AnevAle sabhI atithi AbAla vRddha bAbUjI kI karuNA aura yAtithya satkAra kI amiTa chApa lekara jAte the / pautra aura pautriyA~ hI nahIM varan atithiyoMke baccoM tathA anya baccoMse bhI Apako adhika sneha thaa| baccoM meM baccoM jaisA bana jAnA ApakA pramukha svabhAva thaa| bAbUjIne san 1948 meM " kRpaNa jagAvana caritra " nAmaka pustakakA sampAdana kiyA thaa| usake prArambhika pRSThoM ko par3hane se bAbUjI se pArivArika jIvanako jhAMkI milatI hai| unake pitAmaha, mAtApitAkA svabhAva, samAjakI sthiti, bAbUjIko unake dvArA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (13) milI preraNA AdikA spaSTa jJAna hotA hai isaliye hama unake zabdoMko yathArtharUpase hI yahAM ullikhita kiye de rahe haiM__ " unake (pitAjI ) ho anugraha aura udAra bhAvane hameM yaha suabasara diyA ki hama samAjako sebA kara sake haiM aura kara rahe haiN| samAjake liye unakA yaha samudAra kArya bhulAne kI vastu nahIM ho sktii| acchA to suniye-saMyukta prAntake jilA eTAmeM alIgaMja nagara ke pAsa hI eka koTa nAmakA grAma hai| terahaveM tIrthakara bhagavAna vimalanAthajIko janmanagarI aura tapobhUmi kampilAse vaha, 10-12 mIla dUra hai| apano samRddhizAlI sthiti meM kampilA vahAM taka phailA thaa| ___isa koTa ke grAmameM kAzyapagotrI yaduvaMzI buDhe le jainI rahate the| koTake jo mahAnubhAva pharrukhAbAdake navAbake yahAM nAyaca the. unake bhaMDArIkA kArya jainI karate the| jaba san 1747 meM alIgaMja kA janma huA taba AsapAsase bulAkara logoMko yahAM navAbakhAna bahAdugne basAyA / tabhI koTake upayukta jaina kuTumbake ratna zrI limabadAmajI yahAM Akara basa gaye / unake vaMzaja koTavAle jainI kahalAe / isa koTavAle vaMzameM hI imAre pUjya pitAjI zrI prAgadAsajIkA janma vi0 saM0 1925 meM huA thaa| unake pitAmaha zrI phUlacandajI parAkramI puruSa the| unhoMne jAkara phaujameM dena lena aura ThekedArIkA vyApAra prArambha kiyA aura usameM vaha apane pauruSase saphala huye| hamAre pitAmaha zrI giradhArIlAlajI to usa samaya divaMgata ho gaye the, jaba hamAre pitAjo abodha bAlaka the| zikhAjIkI yAtrAkA saMgha gayA thA, sAnaMda yAtrA karake jaba vaha lauTa rahe the aura saMghakI baila gAr3iyAM kAnapura A gaI thIM taba vahAM hI pitAmahajI svargavAsI ho gye| pitAmahIjI para mAno vana hI TUTa par3A ho| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (14) aba so jamAne ke prabhAva se vidhavA jIvana meM kucha aMtara bhI humA hai| vidhavAoMke jIvana sudhare bhI haiM, kintu sau varSa pahale ke samAjameM vidhavAke liye koI sthAna na thaa| ghara kuTumba meM yaha anAdara kI bAta samajhI jAtI thii| kucha havA hI aisI cala rahI thii| hamArI pitAmahI usa saMkaTa kArase jyoM tyoM nikalI thiiN| pitAmahIjI devatA thiiN| unakI godameM paLakara pitAjIne bhI devarUpa pAyA thaa| zAMti aura svAvalambana unake svabhAvameM ramA huA thaa| kumArAvasthAmeM vaha mAMse dUra lakhanaUmeM rahe aura vahAM hI vidyAdhyayana kiyA thA / kintu mAMkI mamatAne unako Age par3hane na diyA / vaha ghara para A gaye aura apane pairoM para khar3A honekA sAhasa unhoMne prakaTa kiyaa| vidhavA mAMne jo kucha diyA usa thoDIsI paMjIse unhoMne namakakA vyApAra prArambha kara diyA thA ! kintu zIghra hI unake bhAgyane palaTA khaayaa| ___ unake abhinna mitra banArasIdAsajIne unako bulA liyaa| vaha phaujameM baiMkara konTrekTara the| unheM sAjhekI dukAna ke liye eka vizvanIya sAjhIdAra cAhiye thaa| pitAjIko unhoMne sAjhIdAra banA liyaa| zrI banArasIdAsajI dharmAtmA the| unhoMne saM0 1957 meM bhaugAMva jilA mainapuromeM eka vimba pratiSThotsava karAyA thaa| san 1940 meM pitAjIne apanA nijI pharma 'mesarsa mAgadAsa enDa samsa' nAmase sthApita kiyA thaa| aura aMgrejI topakhAnA phaujake sAtha bhAratakI vividha chAvaniyoM meM baha gaye the| aphagAna yuddha meM bhI hamAre dharmake pratinidhi phaujake sAtha morce para gaye the| jaba san 1901 meM pitAjI pazcimodvAra pImA prAMtakI chAvanI kaimpa veLapurameM the, tabhI vahAM hamAre zarIrakA avataraNa huA thaa| "hamase AyumeM baDI do bahaneM thIM aura do bahaneM hamase choTI thiiN| __usa kArameM bhI pUnya pitAjIne yaha vyavasthA kii| hamArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (15) bahaneM bhI hindokA sAmAnya jJAna prApta kara sakI thIM aura dharmajJa huI thiiN| kheda hai unameM se do dibaMgata ho cukI haiN| vahAMke bAda pezAvara, rAvaLapiMDI, bAhora, meraTha, haidarAbAda, siMdha Adi sthAnoM meM unhoMne vyApAra kiyA thaa| san 1920 meM hama bhI apane isa pharma meM kArya karane lage the / haidarAbAda siMdhake atirikta karAMcI dillI aura barelI meM bhI pharma kI zAkhAeM thiiN| kintu san 1930 ke bagabhaga phaujI vibhAgane bhAratIya baiMkaroM ko phauja meM na rakhanekA nizcaya pragaTa kiyA tathA ThekedArI bhI viSama ho gii| ataH pitAjIne isa kAryako karanA ucita na samajhA / gharapara Akara jamInadArI Adi kAryako sambhAla liyA | AsAmiyoMke prati unakA vyavahAra itanA sarala thA ki vaha kaThora zabdoM meM rupayoMkA takAjA nahIM karate the| AsAmIkI khuzI meM unakI khuzI thii| dukAnoMke kirAyedAroMse kirAyA isa taraha maMgavAte mAnoM unake upakAra meM dabe hoM / kuTumbI aura mitrajanoM ke ApattikAla meM unhoMne nisvArtha bhAva se sahAyatA kii| - sthAnIya maMdirajIkA prabandha sucArU rIti se varSoM kiyA aura maMdirajIkI kAyApaTa dI unhoMne sAhU zyAmalAlajI aura benIrAmajI ke sahayoga se kara do| saMgamaramarakI vediyAM saMgamaramara ke pharza aura svarNakhacita citrakArIse maMdirajI camakane lagA / zrI zikharajI, girinArajI, jainabadrojI Adi sthAnoMkI unhoMne eka se adhika bAra yAtrA kii| isa prakAra unakA jIvana sukhamaya bItA thaa| abbattA antima jIvana meM san 1940 se baNabetagolakI yAtrA se lauTane para unako patharI rogakI pIr3hAne ghera diyA thA jisako unhoMne sAhasase sahana kiyaa| isI roga meM unakA zarIrAnta tA0 20 maI 1948 ke prAtaH ho gayA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 16 ) janasevakake rUpa meM alIgaMja meM rahakara bAbUjI samAja sevA ke kAryoM meM apaneko nirantara lagAye rahe / samaya samaya para janahitake kArya karate rahe unameM yathAzakti apanA sahayoga diyA | san 1931 se 1949 taka oNnararI majisTreTa tathA san 1943 se 1948 taka asi TenTa kalekTara rahe | aise padoM para rahate huye bhI ImAnadArI aura sevA bhAvanA ke barAbara darzana hote rahe haiN| tatkAlIna jileke ucca padAdhikArI tathA sarvadhAdhAraNa janatA ApakI muktakaNThase prazaMsA karatI rahatI thI / - san 1943 ke jilAdhIza zrI lobo prabho I. C. S. san 1944 ke ela0 Do0 ema0 zrI ikarAmuddIna tathA san 1945 ke jilAdhIza zrI ke0 bo0 phevAdaalI bAbUjI kI kAryatatparatA, tathA caritra se bar3e prabhAvita huye| zrI ikarAmauddInane to yahAM taka kahA thA " maiM zrI jainako unako jana sevAoM aura pratyeka bhale kAryoM meM ruci rakhane ke Dhiye dhanyavAda detA huuN| kahanekA tAtparya to yaha hai ki isa kSetrake pratyeka rAjakIya kAryameM Apa Age rhe| madya niSedha tahasIla kameTI, mahAtmA gAMdhI nidhi-tahasIla kameTI Adika mantrI rhe| paMcavarSIya yojanA ke aMtargata vikAsa yojanA kSetrakI zilAnyAsa kriyA samAroha ke pramukha kAryakartA rahe tathA svAgata bhASaNa diyaa| isa kSetrameM honevAle kavi sammelanoM, sabhAoM, sosAyaTiyoM, adhivezanoM, tathA goSThiyoMke adhyakSa banate rhe| vibhinna rASTrIya parvoM tathA anya dhArmika utsaboM para saMbhrAnta nAgarika ke rUpameM abhinandana hotA rhaa| kitane hI varSoM taka zrI bairisTara campatarAyajI TrasTakI kAryakAriNIkI samiti ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva jainamizana adhivezana indaura meM vyAkhyAna dete hue zrI. DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI jaina, alIgaMja ww ----- For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (17) sadasya bhI rhe| bhAratIya itihAsa, pariSadake sadasya, hindI sAhitya sammelana eTAkI paDIgaMja zAkhAke saMyojaka rhe| kAMgresake AndolanoM meM bhI sakriya bhAga lete rhe| baise to bAbUjI cunAyake cakA meM kabhI nahIM par3e phira bhI javAna joga unheM pada dete rahe, ye pada-padake liye nahIM aura na samAjameM sammAna athavA nAma prAptikI icchAke liye varan jinapadoM para athavA jina saMsthAnoM aura samitiyoM meM rahe unameM jIjAnase tana, mana aura dhanase sevA karate rhe| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (18) rASTrIya evaM antarrASTrIya sammAna rAbUjI aMtarrASTrIya khyAtike mahApuruSa the, jinake vyaktitvase sabhI prabhAvita to huye hI sAtha hI bhUribhUri prazaMsA bhI kI gii| 'yazovijaya jana granthamAlA'kI orase 'bhagavAna mahAvIra viSayaka nibandha para 'svarNa padaka' milA / bhAratIya vidyA bhavana bambaIke tatvAvadhAnameM Ayojita nibandha pratiyogitAmeM "hindI jaina sAhitya nibandha para 'rajata padaka' prApta huA / indaura (ma0 pra0) kI nibaMdha jAMca kameTIke dvArA "jaina saMkhyAke hrAsase bacane ke upAya" viSayaka nibaMdha 'sarvazreSTha' ThaharAyA gyaa| bairisTara zrI campatarAyajI dvArA saMsthApita jaina ekeDemIne apane karAMcI adhivezana meM, jo san 1942 meM sampanna humA, bAbUjIko DaoNkTara oNba lojakI upAdhi se suzobhita kithA / kanADAkI IsAI Pcnmenical Chruch AntarrASTrIya zikSaNa saMsthAne sarva dharmake tulanAtmaka adhyayana para po. eca. DI. kI upAdhi pradAna kii| banArasakI saMskRta pariSadane 'sAhitya manISI' tathA jaina siddhAnta bhavana ArAko svarNa jayantI para 'siddhAMtAcArya' kI upAdhiyoMse sammAnita kiyA gyaa| briTiza zAsanameM aneka rAjakIya prazaMsApatra prApta huye| bAdako janatA dvArA abhi. nandana patra samaya samaya para bhASaNa, adhivezana va sammelanoM meM prApta hote rahe haiN| raoNyala eziyATika sosAyaTI undanane bAbUjIko sadasya cunaa| jarmanIkI kIsaraliMga sosAyaTIne apanA sammAna sadasya tathA madhya amerikAke aMtarrASTrIya dharmasaMghane sarvocca sammAna pradAna karake aMtarrASTrIya sadbhAvanA vyakta kii| 15 veM vizva zAkAhArI sammeunameM uttara bhArata ke dehalI adhivezanako svAgatakAriNI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (19) samitike mantrI rhe| DaoN. rAjendraprasAda bhUtapUrva rASTrapatine jaba 'videzI zAkAhArI pratinidhiyoM ke svAgatArtha prItibhojakA bAyojana kiyA usameM Apako bhI sAdara AmaMtrita kiyA gayA thaa| rASTrapati DaoN. rAdhAkRSNanse bhI kaI bAra ahiMsA, dharma tathA dArzanika aneka viSayoM para carcA kara cuke haiN| san 1955 meM ahamadAbAdameM Ayojita oreMTiyala kAnphreMsa meM jainadharma aura prAkRtika vibhAgake adhyakSa bananekA zubha avasara prApta huaa| kitane hI varSa taka di0 jaina pariSada dehalIke ve u0 pra0 ke maMtrI bhI rheN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (20) dAna dharmake prati niSThA 'yogya pitAjIkI yogya santAna' bAlI lokokti hamane bahuta sunI hai, para usake darzana hameM bAbUjI meM milatA hai| bAbUjIke pitA, pitAmaha Adi sabhI dAna dharmakI niSThAko bhalI bhAMti jAnate the| nirdhanoM kI sevA karanA unhoMne khUba sIkhA thaa| DaoN0 sAhabake pitA san 1948 meM jaba asvastha hogaye to, unhoMne apane pitAse kucha dAna puNya karane ke liye nivedana kiyA / baha to pahalese hI teyAra the, ata: 1001) kI vyavasthA unhoMne kara dii| vaise vAbUjIkI mAtAke vratodyApana prasaMgameM pitAjIne eka vedI lagavAkara vedI pratiSThotsava karavAyA thaa| ataH usa 1001) kI dAnakI dhanarAziko mandira yA vedIpratiSThAmeM lagAnA ucita nahIM smjhaa| jaba dezameM ijAroM kI saMkhyAmeM mandira hoM, loga dharmakI orase vimukha ho rahe hoM, cAroM ora pApa karma bar3ha rahe hoM, ajJAnAMdhakAra chA rahA ho aura vartamAna mandiroMkI rakSAkA prazna muha bAyeM sAmane khar3A hoM, usa samaya bAbUjIne yaha sarvazreSTha kArya samajhA ki jina vyaktiyoM ko dharmake ruci kama haiM, bhautikavAdakI mora daur3ate jA rahe haiM, ajJAna aura avivekI haiM, aise logoM meM jJAnakI jyoti jalAnA unhoMne pavitra kartavya samajhakara usa paiseko nirdhana vyaktiyoM tathA sAhitya pracAra meM lagAyA ! usa samaya zaraNArthiyoM kI samasyA apane dezameM bahuta bar3I thI, ata: 'zaraNArthI phaNDa' meM 221), gAMdhI smAraka nidhi 111) tathA 101) kunthunAgara granthamAlAko pradAna kiye| 101) una mandigeko de diyA jinakI sthiti acchI nahIM thii| zeSa lagabhaga paune pAMcasau ru0 TrekTa chapavAkara deza, videzameM vitarita karavAne ke liye surakSita rkhaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (21) bAbUjIkA yaha vizvAsa thA ki isase logoM meM jJAna, viveka, sukhazAnti aura premakA vAtAvaraNa utpanna hogaa| prantha prakAzanake liye surakSita dhana rAzimeMse pahalA TrekTa pitAjIkI punyasmRtimeM 'kRpaNa jagAvanacaritra' prakAzita karavAkara janatA janArdanakI sevAmeM nizulka vitarata krvaayaa| sthAnIya DI0 e0 bI0 inTara kAlejameM eka kamarekA nirmANa krvaayaa| sthAnIya mandirameM saMgamaramarakA pharsa, vAcanAlayameM saiMkaDoM pustakoMkA udAratApUrvaka dAna diyaa| isake atirikta anya saMsthAoMke sabhAsada Arthika sahayogake liye jaba bhI Ate unheM sahayoga dekara kartavya pAlana karate rhe| mizana ke pracArakAya, TrekTa parce, yA aisI hI aneka gatividhiyoM meM tIna cArasau rupayA mAha sanakA nijI lagatA rhaa| presakI bAyakA Adhese adhika bhAga dharmapracAra va dAna meM denevAle byaktike bAre meM kyA prazaMmrA kI jAve ? svayaM hI anubhava kariye ki baha divyamUrti kitanI vizAla hRdayI hogI jo dUsareke duHkha ko apanA duHkha samajhakara dUra karatI thii| * akhila vizva jaina mizanakA pradhAna kAryAlayabhavana alIgaMjameM nirmita huA jisameM 20 hajArake AsapAsa rupayA kula vyaya huaa| kaI hajAra rupaye kI acala sampatti becakara usameM lagAkara usa kAryako pUrNa kiyA, isake sAtha hI sAtha ucca stara para vedI pratiSThotsava bhI sampanna karAyA jo bAbUjIke jIvana kA dhArmika kAryoM meM antima kArya hI mAnA jAnA cAhie ! kyoMki vaha donoM kArya mRtyuse do mAha pUrva hI kiye the| apane jIvana meM aneka aise anAtha aura nirdhana chAtroMkI sahAyatA bhI kI jo becAre par3hane kI icchA rakhate huye bhI par3hane meM asamartha the, unake liye zulka, pustakeM tathA anya jo bhI sahAyatA kara sakate the, karate rhe| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 22 ) yazasvI sampAdaka Aja sampAdanakA artha yaha lagAyA jAtA hai ki patrikAoM ke liye AnevAle lekhoMko vaisA kA vaisA hI chApa yadi kucha kamI anubhava ho to lekhakake pAsa bApisa kara diyA jAve, sAtha hI eka lekha kalama " se kisI jvalanta samasyAko lekara likha diyA jAve / para bAbUjIne sampAdakakA na to kabhI yaha artha lagAyA aura na aisA kiyA ho| ThIka paM0 mahAvIraprasAda dvivedIkI jo bhAvanA hindI sAhitya ke pracAra- prasArakI thI vahI bAta bAbUjImeM hameM dikhAI par3atI hai| unakA pramukha dhyeya naye sAhityakAroM ko janma denA rahA hai| navodita sAhityakAroMko protsAhana denA unake Aye hue lekhoMke prati udAsInatAkI vRtti na banAkara eka kuzala zikSakakI tarahase pUre lekhako par3hanA, usameM saMzodhana karanA, nayI TippaNI lagAnA aura phira prakAzita karavAnA thA, jisase pratyeka lekhaka AzAvAdI tathA saranAhI banakara aura bhI Age vikAsa ke mArga para pahuMca sake / 6 vIra' patrake prathama sampAdaka nabambara 1923 meM bAbUjI ho bane the / aura 30 se bhI adhika varSoM vizeSa Apa saMpAdaka bane rahe / lagabhaga 25 varSa taka paM0 parameSThIdAsa jaina lalitapura (jhAMsI) bhI bAbUjI ke sAtha vIrake sampAdaka maNDalameM rhe| isIlie unhoMne kahA bhI " bAbUjI itanA lekhana kArya kara gaye ki dUsare kisIse bhI AzA nahIM " isake atirikta sudarzana, Adarza jaina, jaina siddhAnta bhAskara tathA utkarSa ( jAtIyapatra ) kA bhI bar3I kuzalatA se sampAdana kiyaa| pichale 14 varSoMse ' baoNisa oNpha ahiMsA' aura ' ahiMsA bANI' kA sampAdana bhI karate rahe / ahiMsA vANI hindI kSetroM meM tathA 6 'baoNisa oNpha ahiMsA For Personal & Private Use Only diyA jAve | usa racanAko " sampAdakakI " Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (23) hindI kSetroMmeM khUpa lokapriya rahI hai| 'aMgrejI' kI patrikAke saikar3oM aMka to iMgalaiNDa, jApAna, jarmanI, amerikA, aura kainADA jaise dezoM ko jAte the| bAbUjIkI 'sampAdanakalA ' se hI prabhAvita hokara AhasA vANA aura 'baoNisa oNpha ahiMsA' ko pAThaka bar3e cAvase par3hate the| adhikase adhika lekhakoMke lekhoM. aura kavitAoMko anta samaya taka sthAna dete rahe, apanA sampAdakIya prabhAvazAlI choTA lekha likhakara hI kartavyako pUrNa karate rhe| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 24) itihAsase prema bAbUjIne itihAsakA khUdha adhyayana kiyaa| vibhinna pustakAlayoM, zodha-saMsthAoM, zilAlekhoM tathA anya jo bhI sAmagrI upalabdha huI usako khUba samajhA aura prkhaa| isIlie aneka aise grantha haiM jo itihAsa ke aneka tatvoMpara nirbhara haiM / itihAsake abhyayanakI AvazyakatA anubhava karate huye zraddheya bAbUjIne "vIra-pAThA " kI bhUmikAmeM likhA hai-'jaina itihAsa ke adhyayana meM merI ruci vizeSa hai aura usa dizAmeM maiMne kucha sAhitya nirmANa bhI kiyA hai, kintu itihAsa eka aisA norasa prazna hai ki AvATa vRddha banitA use par3hanA jaldI svIkAra nahIM karate / vivecanAtmaka purAnI bAtoMmeM kalAmaya aupanyAsika saralatA bhalA kahAMse Aye ? parantu sAtha hI yaha saca hai ki binA purAnI bAtoMko jAne koI jAti apanI unnati nahIM kara sktii|" yadi yaha kahA jAve ki bAbUbhI prathama itihAsakAra haiM aura bAdako samAja sudhAraka to anucita na hogaa| inake lokapriya honekA pramukha kAraNa itihAsase prema hI hai| jo kucha bhI likhA hai usameM adhikatara sAmagrI itihAsake AdhAra para hI hai| 'jaina jAtikA hAma', saMkSipta jaina itihAsa bhAga 1, bhAga 2 khaNDa 1, bhAga 2 khaNDa 2, bhAga 3 khaNDa 1, bhAga 3 khaNDa 2, 3, 4, 5, aura bhAga 4 khaNDa 1-2, prAcIna jaina lekha saMgraha, jaina vIroMkA itihAsa, bAdi aneka prasiddha pustakeM haiN| bAbUjIkI kucha pustakoMkA anuvAda to gujarAtI, cInI, jApAnI Adi bhASAmeM ho cukA hai| "jainadharma cAritrya" kA banubAda gujarAtI bhASAmeM san 1956 meM, tathA "bAhubati" nAmaka aMgrejI pustakakA anubAda cInI bhASAmeM dekhA hai| isa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (25) prakAra bAbUjIne videziyoMke lie bhI aneka saMskRta va hindI pustakoMkA anubAda aMgrejImeM kiyA tathA bideziyoMke dvArA bikhe gaye aneka upayogI lekhoMkA hindI bhASA bhASiyoMke lie hindI meM anuvAda kiyaa| vaise anuvAdakA kArya koI vizeSa mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai para vizeSatA to isameM hai ki usakI maukhikalatA samApta na hone pAye, yahI bAta inake anuvAdita granthoM meM pAI jAtI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 26 ) sAhitya sevAke kSetra meM bAbUjI kI dhArmika pustakoMke svAdhyAyakI ruci vRddhi karane kA zreya svargIya zrI devendraprasAdajoko hai jinhoMne apane yahAMse prakAzita honevAlI sArI pustakeM ekabAra meM hI bheja diiN| dhIre dhIre sAhitya ke prati abhiruci bar3hane lagI aura dharmake prati niSThA bhI gatizIla huI to 'jainamitra' aura ' digambara jaina ' patroM grAhaka bhI bana gaye tathA inameM lekha likhakara bhI bhejane Dhage / bAbUjIne svayaM hI ekabAra kahA thA." jainabhitra ke sampAdaka zrI brahmacArI zItalaprasAdajIne utsAha baddhanArtha kinhIM kinhIM ko mitrameM sthAna diyA / phalataH likhanA na chUTA, likhatA rahA to likhanA A gayA / " niyamita abhyAsa karane se kaThina se kaThina kArya bhI sulabha bana jAte haiN| aura dainika lekhana kAryase bAbUjIkA sthAna vizvake ucca koTike sAhityakAroMke bIca svataH hI bana gayA / ------ prasiddha sAhityakAra zrI kanhaiyAlAla mizra prabhAkarane bAbUjIke sambandha meM ThIka hI kahA hai- " jaina sAhitya unakA viSaya hai, jaina itihAsa unakI vicAradhArA hai aura unakA mizana hai samaya ke prabhAva se jaina dharmake divya divAkara para chAye huye vAdoMko haTAkara vizvako usake prakAzase Alokita karanA / " bAbUjIkA kRtitva bAbUjI ne apane jIvana meM lagabhaga 100 pustakeM hindI na aMgrejI bhASA meM itihAsa, dharma, darzana evaM sAhitya para likhI haiM jinakA hama yahA~ vihaMgAvalokana kareMge / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 ) mahArAnI celanI jUna san 1925 meM vAbUjI dvArA likhita 170 pRSThakI yaha pustaka bahAyAnI cekanIke jIvanacaritra para prakAza DAlatI hai / yaha jIvanacaritra koI sAdhAraNa kahAnI nahIM hai varan pratyeka gRhasthake par3haneyogya upadezAtmaka kathAkA dharma-grantha haiN| bhAratameM aneka aise cAritravAna vyakti huye haiM jo prakAzameM nahIM A sake / vIrAMganAoM aura viduSI mahilAoMkI to isase burI sthiti hai| isI kAraNa samAjameM deviyoM kA jo pUrva meM sthAna thA vaha aba nahIM hai| bAbUjIne jisa uddezyako lekara isa andhakI racanA kI hai vaha isa prakAra haiM-"apane gharoMko yadi hameM divya zRGgArase alaMkRta banAnA hai to Adarza bhAratIya ramaNiyoM ke pAvana jIvana punaH prakAzameM lAnA nitAMta AvazyakatA hai| prastuta pustaka isa hI bAtako lakSyakara prakaTa kI jArahI hai|" tatkAlIna rAjya aura licchiva vaMza, gaNarAjya aura nyAyakI bAdarza vyavasthAkA isa pustakase pUrI taraha patA calatA hai / celanIkI kaumArAvasthAke sAtha hI sAtha sundaratAkA varNana kiyA hai| guNahIna saundaryako bekAra batAte huye putrImeM bhI putra jaise premake darzana karate tathA purAtana bhAratIya Adarzako sAmane rakha. kara mAtA-pitAko svayaM susaMskArita bananekI zikSA dI gaI hai| baise celanIkI kaumArAvasthA, samrATa zreNikakA paricaya, vivAha, celanIkI dharma-parIkSA, samrATa zreNika aura yazodhara muni, samrATakI samyaktvameM dRr3hatA, mahArAnIkA gRha-sukha tathA antima tyAgamaya jIvana AdikI sundara jhAMkI to darzana ke liye milatI ho hai| para sAtha sAtha mAtA-pitA apane baccoM ke sa ya kasa varahakA vyavahAra kareM ? vidhavAeM apanA jIvana ko bita? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (28) parivAra ke logoMkA kartavya vidhavA jI ke prati kyA hai ? badhuoMko apanA gRhastha jIvana kisa taraha pUrNa karanA cAhie ? vivAhakI rUparekhA kyA ho ? kitanA vyaya kiyA jAve ? phaizanase kaunasI hAniyAM hai ? aura bAlaM tathA vRddha vivAhoMkA anta mahilAoMke dvArA kaise ho sakatA hai ? Adi Adi aneka tatkAlIna samasyA, kurItiyoM, aura kusaMskAroMse chuTakArA prApta karAne ke sambandha meM zikSA dI gaI hai, aura upAya sujhAye gaye haiN| yadi hama cAhe to mahArAnI celanIke jIbanase bahuta kucha sIkha. kara apane jIvana meM guNoMkA samAveza karA sakate haiN| " unakA jIvana parama AdarzarUpa hai, parantu usase zikSA grahaNa karanA athavA na karanA hamAre AdhIna hai| lekina jo suvako khoja meM haiM ve avazya hI unake divya caritrase zikSA grahaNa kara apane jIvana ko saphala banAyeMge kyoMki mahApuruSa jima pathakA anuparaNa karate haiM vahI grAhanIya hotA hai-'mahAjanA: yena gatAH saH paMtha: " bAla-caritAvalI yaha bAlopayogI 20 pRSThakI pustaka zikSAprada tathA sarala bhASA kI hai| jisameM 7 kahAniyA~ mahAvIra vardhamAna, jambUkumAra, zrI bhadrabAhu, dhIra-vIra candragupta, aila khAravela, nikalaMka aura pArzvanAthakI haiN| bacce ise manoraMjanake lie par3ha sakate haiM aura bahuta kucha bhAvI jovana ke lie sIkha sakate haiN| bacce bhAvI jIvanake nirmAtA haiM, ve hI Age calakara dezake karNadhAra aura mahAna AtmAke rUpameM hamAre sAmane Ate haiN| isaliye prAraMbhameM hI unakA jaisA jIvana banA diyA jAtA hai vaisA hI Age calatA rahatA hai / sAdA jIvana, prema, vIratA, AjJApAlana. anuzAsana, saMyama, cAritra nirmANa, paramArtha, bAla vivAha na karane, aura aAtmakalyANa jaise aneka viSayoM ko zikSA kahAniyAM tathA mahApuruSoMka jobanase sambandhita kara batAI gaI haiM, jinheM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 29) par3hakara pratyeka pAThaka aura bAlikAke manameM Adarza jIvana vyatIta karane kI jijJAsA utpanna hotI hai| brahmacaryapUrvaka rahane tathA vivAha dera se karanekI zikSA jambUkumArake jIvana vRtAntase isa prakAra milatI hai___"bAlako ! tuma bhI jambUkumArake jIvanase kucha zikSA grahaNa kro| pratijJA karalo ki jaba taka tuma khUba par3ha-likhakara hoziyAra na ho jAo, vivAha nahIM kroge| par3hate huye tuma pUre brahmacaryase rahoge aura vyAyAma karake zarIrako puSTa rkkhoge| yadi tuma jambUkumArake samAna bIra sainika banoge to apane dezakI saccI sevA kara sakoge tathA lokakA aura khuda apanA AtmakalyANa kara paaoge| bhAvanA karo, tumameM se pratyeka jambU kumAra ho aura mAvApakA mukha ujjvala kro|" satya-mArga julAI san 1926meM prakAzita 440 pRSThakI yaha 'satya mArga' nAmaka pustaka bAbUjI dvArA likhita hai| isameM hiMdI, aMgrejI va urdU ke lagabhaga 41 granthoMke svAdhyAyakA nicor3a hai| yaha 41 prantha sahAyaka haiM jinakI sUcI bhI pustakameM dI huI hai| janma lenevAlA pratyeka jIva sukha zAnti cAhatA hai para prayatna karaneke bAda bhI vaha prApta nahIM kara paataa| saMsArake loga jhUThe mArgako saccA mArga samajhate rahate haiM aura asatya sukhako hI saccA sukha samajha kara jIvanake amUlya kSaNa naSTa kiyA karate haiN| isa pustakameM sacce sukhako prApta karanekA macA mArga batAyA gayA hai| tAki pratyeka prANI bhUla bhulayoMmeM na par3akara apanA jIvana pUrNa rUpase saphala banA ske| aneka loga indriya lipsA, dhanopArjana tathA anya sAMsArika vaibhavoMko sukha samajhate haiM para ve zAyada apane jIvanako sabase bar3I mUTha karate haiN| savA sukha kahIM bAhara kI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastu nahIM hai vaha to apanI AtmAmeM hI hai| Atma nirIkSaNa, AtmadhyAna aura bAtmAkI bhaktise hI saba kucha prApta ho sakatA hai / Adarza gRhastha jIvana vyatIta karanevAloMko devapUjA, gurudevakI sevA, svAdhyAya karanA, AtmasaMyama, tapa va dAna denA cAhie / nazIlI vastuoMse bacanA, mAMsAhAra na karajA, satya bolanA, dUmarekI sampatti dekhakara manovikAra utpanna na hone denA, dUsarekI mAM bahinoMmeM bhI mAtRtvakI bhAvanA rakhanA, AvazyakatAse adhika vastuoMkA saMcaya na karanA, jaise Adarza guNa santa mahAtmAoMne gRhastha jIvana ke liye anivArya batAye haiM ina bAtoMkA pAlana karanevAlA gRhastha Adarza jIvana vyatIta kara loka aura paraloka donoM hI sudhAra sakatA hai| zrI bra0 zItalaprasAdajI sampAdaka 'jainamitra' sUratane isa pustakake bAremeM likhA hai-"pustakameM ahiMsA aura mAMsAhAra niSedhakA kathana hindU, IsAI, musalamAna, pArasIkI pustakoMke vAkya dekara itanA bar3hiyA kiyA gayA hai, yadi ye loga apane2 dharmagranthoM ke vAkyoM para zraddhA rakhake calanA cAhe to unake liye yaha anivArya ho jAyagA ki ve ekadama pazu hiMsA aura mAMsa khAnA chor3a deN| vAstavameM gRhasthoMko satya mArga dikhAne meM isa pustakane eka Adarza rakha diyA hai|" lAlA phUlajArIlAla jaina jamIdAra karahala ji0 mainapurI (u0 pra0) kI yaha tIvra icchA thI ki sabhI gRhasthoMko satya mArgapara prerita karaneke liye eka aisI pustaka likhavAkara prakAzita karavAI jAve, jisase mAnava jAtikA bar3A upakAra ho, para lAlAjIkI icchAko pUrNa karaneke liye koI bhI jaina vidvAna taiyAra na huA, taba unakI yaha icchA bAbUjIne hI pUrNa kii| aura zIghra hI itanI bar3I pustaka vikhakara unheM bheMTa kara dii| bAbUjIne isa pustakameM apanI bhAvanA bhI isa prakAra prakaTa kI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 31 ) 5 "hamArI yaha bhAvanA hai ki sarva sAdhAraNa mahAzaya isase ucita lAbha uThAkara apane jIvanako ahiMsA pUrNa aura unnatizIla banAveM / " sukhake rAjamArgake vibhinna upAya, upAsanA aura prArthanA kI vidhi mUrti pUjAkA kAraNa hindU, IsAI, bauddha va islAma dharmame balidAna kI bhAvanAkA mahatva, tIrthayAtrAkA vAstavika svarUpa, saMyamakI jIvana meM AvazyakatA, ahiMsAkA saiddhAntika vivecana, ahiMsAvrata ke sahAyaka sAdhana, aura brahmacarya vratakI mahimA jaise aneka jIvanopayogI aMgoMkI isa grantha meM savistAra vivecanA kI hai| caurya karmakI bhI khUba nindA kI gaI hai tathA juA kheTane ko bhI pApakarma batAkara usase chuTakArA pAneke liye jora diyA hai| jumrAko bhI corI hI batAte hue bAbUjIne likhA hai" viveka buddhike liye juA kheunekA tyAga corIkI taraha karanA hI zreSTha hai| corIkI taraha yaha bhI pApakA kAraNa eka taraha se prakaTa corI hI hai| isake abhyAsa se manuSya meM sahaja hI anya Avazyaka durguNa AjAte haiM ataeva jue aura corI ke tyAga meM usakA kalyANa hai | aparigraha vratakI vyAkhyA bhI kI gaI hai / isa prakArake parigraha zAstroMke AdhAra para batAye haiM jo yaha haiM - kSetra, vAstu. hiraNya, suvarNa, dhana, dhAnya, dAsI, dAkha, mAMDa, kuppa / isa vrata ke karanekA mukhya dhyeya tRSNA va Dhobhase bacane ke liye hotA hai / santoSake abhAva meM jIvana duHkhI hotA calA jAtA hai| vyakti svaya hI apane duHkha sukhakA uttaradAyI hotA hai, usake sukha duHkhameM anya koI bhI bhAgIdAra nahIM ho pAtA / isaliye zAMti prApta karaneke liye bhI svayaM prayAsa karanA par3atA hai / para mAnavIya svabhAva pAnIke pravAhakI taraha hotA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 32 ) hai| pAnI sadaiva nIceko bahatA hai aura vaise hI mAnava burI pravRttiyoM kI ora apane Apa bar3hane DhagatA hai / pAnIko Upara car3hAne ke liye kaThinAiyA~ hotI haiM vaise hI mAnabIya pravRttiko saramArga para mor3aneke liye bAdhAoMkA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| sabako acchAiyoMkI ora bar3hanA hai, pazcimI sabhyatA ke sthAnapara apane adhyAtmavAdako ho TaTolanA acchA rahegA / bAbUjIne isakA kAraNa bhI batAyA hai - "svayaM pazcimIya dezoM ko usake SaTuka phaloMse bhaya laga rahA hai / ve usase asaMto Sita haiN| kiMcit adhyAtmavAdakI ora netra phera rahe haiN| aise samaya meM hama bhAratIyoM ko apane prAcIna RSiyoMke vAkyoM meM zraddhA lAnA hitakara hai ....... apanI AtmA ke sacce svarUpa meM vizvAsa karake jaba zAzvata sukhakI ora hama bhAratIya dRr3ha baddha parikara hoMge, tabhI hamArA kalyANa hogaa| hamArA saccA AtmajJAna aura AtmazraddhAna hamArA uddhAra karegA / jainadharma aura samrAT azoka san 1929 meM likhita 48 pRSThIya pustaka "jainadharma aura samrATa azoka" ko dekhane se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki azokakA nAma itihAsa meM amara hai uThakA pramukha kAraNa jainadharmakA pracAra hai / yadi azoka mahAnakI bhAMti Ajake zAsaka apanA jIvana vyatIta kareM to vaha dina dUra nahIM jaba punaH sukha aura zAMti kI bhAgIrathI pravAhita hone lge| isameM mauryavaMza aura azoka ke pUrvajoM ke rAjyAbhiSeka tathA dharma pracArake kAryakA varNana kiyA hai| janattA meM eka dhAraNA hajAroM varSoMse calI A rahI hai ki azoka kaliMga vijayake bAda bauddha dharmakA anuyAyI banA, para DA0 phlITa, pro0 maikaphaila, mi0 mAnaita, mi0 herasa, DaoN0 karnala sAhaba, ilsa sAhaba, isa kathana ke virodha meM mata prakaTa karate haiM / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (33) bAbUjIne spaSTa hI likhA hai " sane bhahiMsA tatvakA mahatva jaina guruoMse sunA thA, isa upadezakA prabhAva usake hRdayapaTalapara aMkita thA aura usane kaliMga vijayake pahalese hI rAjakIya rasoIgharameM mAMsabhojI sambandhiyoMke liye pazuoM kA mArA jAnA kama karA diyA thaa|" mo0 karna tathA TAmasane azokako jainI batAyA hai| jina zAsanakA pracAra kiyAthA, abulaphajalako 'AIne akabarI' rAjatariMgaNI, jaise grantha bhI jainatvako svIkAra karate haiM / azokake dvAga dI gaI sArI zikSAeM bhI jainadharmase sambandhita batAI gaI haiM / aneka zabda jaise zrAvaka, prANa, jIva, zramaNa, trANa, anArambha, bhUta, kalpa, ekadeza, saMbodhi, vacanaguni, samavAya, vedanIya, apAminave, Asinaca, jIvanikAya, proSadha, dharmavRddhi Adi zabda jo zilAlekhoM meM haiM ve jaina sAdhuoM dvArA vyavahata athavA jaina granthoM ke hI haiN| vividha granthoM tathA zilAlekhoMke AdhAra para azakakA jaino honA hI ThaharatA hai, lijiye Apa bhI bAbUjIke zabdoMmeM hI suna lIjie "azokakA bacapanase hI jainadharmase saMsarga thaa| apane prArambhika jIvanameM vaha jainadharmAnuyAyI thA, yaha bAta jainoMke granthoM ke sAtha2 bauddhoMke kathana aura usake zilAlekhoMse bhI prakaTa hai| jaina grantha to use prArambhameM jaina tIrthoM kI vandanA karate huye aura jaina mandira banavAte huye prakaTa karate hI haiM......nissandeha azoka apane jIvanake prArammameM jaina zrAvaka thaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vIrAGganAeM __" jaina vIrAGganAeM " nAmaka 80 pRSThakA grantha vAbUjI dvArA likhita san 1930 meM prakAzita huA, jisameM 7 cora mAtAoM kI gaurava gAthAoMko aMkita kiyA gayA hai| bAbUjI nAriyoMko abalA kahanA unakA apamAna samajhate the, ve sabalA hai isaliye pragatike dvAra unake liye samAna rUpase khule rahane cAhie / mahilAoM kI mahimA tathA unake uddhAra kI bhAvanA samAjameM jAgRta karaneke liye ho isakI racanA huI hai| purAtana mahilAeM khAne, pIne aura ghara beThane taka hI apane kartavyako nahIM mAne baiThI thIM, varan apanA aura jana-sudhArakA kArya kara amaratvako prApta ho gii| satI candanabAlA, mahArAnI siMhapathA, mahArAnI vIrAdevI, vIrAGganA sAbiyavve, bIrAGganA jabakamavve, biduSI vijayakumArI aura bIramAtAke jIvanako bIratva pUrNa, soye manako jagAnevAlI tathA khUna khaulane vAlI ghaTanAoMkA varNana kiyA hai| isa pustakako par3hanese nara nArI donoMke ho hRdayameM vIratAke aMkura phUTa par3hate haiM aura deza dharmapara kurabAna honevAloM kI smRti meM kartavya mArga para ar3e rahane kI preraNA milatI hai| __ zrI RSabhadevakI utpatti asaMbhava nahIM hai - AryasamAjake netA paM0 devendranAtha zAstrI dvArA racita TrekTa "zrI RSabhadevajIkI utpatti asambhava hai" ke uttarameM utpatti sambhava batAte huye bAbUjIne san 1930 meM 76 pRSThakI yaha pustaka likhii| isa pustakako par3hane se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki bAbUjIko bAtmA yahAMke andhavizvAsa, aura sampradAyavAdako dekhakara ATha mATha bAMsU bahA rahI hai| ve bar3e duHkhI jAna par3ate haiM, isakA pramukha kAraNa yahI hai ki loga apane apane vicAroMko bilkula For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 35 ) satya mAna lete haiM, vibhinna mantavyoM tathA vibhinna pramANita granthoMkA avalokana kiye binA saccAIkI cunautI bhI dete haiN| zAstrIjI virodhI TrekTako dekhakara jo zabda isa pustakameM cAbUjIne likhe haiM usase unakI nirbhIkatA aura niSpakSatAkI sahaja hI jAMca ho jAtI hai " bar3e nAmakA kAma, bar3A hogA, yaha andAjA lagAnA kucha bejA nahIM / hamane bhI aisA hI anumAna kiyA aura bar3I utsukatAse isa pustikAko hamane par3ha DAlA ! lekina aphasosa, bar3I dukAna para phIkA pakkAna paayaa| sivAya sAmpradAyika viSa ugalane ke isameM kahIM bhI satyako pA lenekA prayatna nahIM kiyA gayA hai| apitu jaina mAnyatAoM kA majAka ur3Ane ke atirikta isameM aura kucha hai hI nhiiN| itane para bhI lekhaka mahodayane apanI isa kRtiko satyakA darpaNa prakaTa karate haiM, yadi vastuta: yaha aisA hotA to hamAre liye bar3e harSakA sthAna thA, kyoMki isase bhAratIya sAhityakA bar3A hita saba jAtA...... bhalA unake isa ekapakSI nirNayako kauna buddhimAna nikhila satya svIkAra kara legA ? " ayodhyAko indra dvArA basAne, RSabhadevakA garbhameM AnA, janmakalyANaka, yauvanakAla, vivAha tathA tapazcaryA, samavazaraNa, aura nirvANase sambandhita jitanI ApattiyAM uThAI gaI haiM unakA khoja aura tarkapUrNa uttara diyA hai| zAstrIjI ko bhI jainiyoMko upadeza denekI jaldabAjI na karane, jaina sAhityakA adhyayana karake hI kalamako kaSTa dene, galtI sudhArane, aura saralahRdayI banAne kA sujhAva diyA hai| bAbUjIne dAve ke sAtha yaha siddha kiyA hai " hama dAve ke sAtha yaha ghoSita karate haiM ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva eka vAstavika mahApuruSa the aura unakI utpatti bilkula saMbhava hai / " For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 36 ) ratnatraya ku~ja bhASaNa 28 navambara 56 pRSThakI yaha pustaka san 1930 meM prakAzita huii| isameM vidyAvAridhi jaina darzana divAkara bAbU campatarAyajI jaina bairisTara eTaors videzoM meM diye gaye tIna aMgrejI vyAkhyAnoMkA hindI meM anuvAda kiyA gayA hai / prathama san 1926 ko perisa meM "jainadharma ke cAritra - niyama", dUsarA phrAMsa meM 26 disambara san 1926 ko " jainadharma aura usakI azAMti bheTane kI zakti", tIsarA di0 6 janavarI 1927 meM iTalI meM "dharma aura tulanAtmaka dharma" para diyA gayA thaa| ye vyAkhyAna bar3e mahatvapUrNa haiM, isIlie bAbUjIne hindI meM anuvAda kara sarva sAdhAraNa ke liye upayogI banAnekA prayAsa kiyA hai 1 vaijJAnika aura vAstavika tathyoMpara jaina dharmakA AdhArita honA, samyakUcAritrake ve vyavahAra siddha niyama, nirAmiSa bhojana kI vizeSatA, tIrthaMkaroMkI aitihAsikatA, tIrthaMkara zabdakA bhAva, AtmAkI amaratA, aura prema tathA ahiMsA siddhAMta kI vyApakatA para kAphI jora diyA gayA hai| bAibila, hindU grantha, tathA aneka videzI vidvAnoMke vicAroMko bhI vyakta kiyA gayA hai| jaina vIroMkA itihAsa " jena bIroMkA itihAsa " nAmaka yaha pustaka 86 pRSThakI hai, jise bAbU kAmatAprasAda jainane likhA aura apraila 1931 meM prakAzita huii| jaina itihAsakI aneka pustakoMse loga vaMcita haiM, unheM par3hane-dekhane tathA samajhane takakA Dhoga prayAsa nahIM karanA caahte| aise pramANika itihAsoMke prApta hue binA jaina bIroMke bAre meM kucha bhI dikhanA kaSTa sAdhya aura kaThina hI siddha hotA hai / phira bhI apane adhyayana aura anusaMdhAnake balabUte para jo For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 37 ) kucha bhI likhA hai vaha ThIka to hai hI, para likhanekA mukhya uddezya yahI jAna par3atA hai ki isake par3hanese samAjake vyaktiyoMmeM naba cetanA utpanna ho, aura bIratA, tyAga, kartavya-parAyaNatA evaM caritrakI anupama zikSA lekara apane mArgapara Age kI ora bar3ha skeN| 9 purANakAla se lekara 16 vIM zatAbdI taka ke aneka jaina rAjakuloM tathA vIra puruSoMkA varNana kiyA gayA hai| vIrAMganAoMko bhI suhAyA nahIM hai| RSabhadeva, cakravartI, ariSTanemi, mahAbIra jaise tIrthaMkara zreNika, udAyana, candrapradyota, nandivarddhana, candragupta, binduvAra, azoka, vikramAditya, puSyamitra zaMkara gaNa, bhoja aura narabarmA jaise rAjAoM, vIradhavala, pAhiDa, bhAmAzAha, AzAzAha, senApati amaracaMda, amaracaMda dIvAna, jaise vIroM tathA khAravela kI rAnI, bhairavadevI, saviyabbe aura jakamabbe jaisI vIrAMganAoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| isake atirikta vibhinna rAjyoM jaise maisUra, vijayanagara, bIkAnera, jodhapura aura gujarAtameM jo vIra huye haiM unheM bhI bhulAyA nahIM gayA hai / , kavaMzI, kalacUrivaMzI, pallatravaMzI, ceravaMzI, kogalavaMzI, cegalavaMzI, pANDavaMzI, kodambavaMzI, hoyyabalavaMzI, gaMgavaMzI, aura AndhravaMzI rAjA mahArAjAoM, senApatiyoM, dIvAnoM tathA anya bIrAtmAoM ke jIvana para prakAza DAlA hai| mahApuruSoM kI jIvanagAthAeM samAja kA sAra hotI haiN| unake tyAga aura vIratA kI kahAnI par3hate hara kisIke khUna meM ubAla A jAtA hai| jo bAteM lambe cauDe bhASaNoM se hameM nahIM milatI vaha apane Apa sAdagIpUrNa jIvana vyatIta karanevAlI va puruSArthI banane Adike liye preraNA jIvaniyoMse mila jAtI hai| yaha deza mahilAoMkA bhI sadA sammAna karatA thA, vaha abalA nahIM sabalA thIM, unakI zakti bAbUjI ke zabdoM meM sunie - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (38) "kevaLa puruSa hI the na ve jinakA jagatameM gava thA / gRhadeviyAM bhI thIM hamArI deviyAM sarvathA // " abalA janmoMkA Atmabala, saMsAra meM vaha thA nayA / cAhA unhoMne to adhika kyA, ravi udaya hI ruka gayA / antameM sacce vIrake svarUpako batAte huye preraNA lenekI AjJA pradAna kI hai| vIra vaha hai jisake hRdayameM dayA ho, dharma ho / pApiyoMke sakhta, nirdoSoMke hakameM narma ho! kaSTa ho, dukha ho, na bahu lezcina bhalAIse phire / jakhama khAkara bhI na muMha, usakA lar3AIse phire / / digambara muni navambara san 1831 meM prakAzita honevAlI "digambara muni" nAmaka 32 pRSThIya pustaka vAbUjo dvArA racita hai| bhUmikAmeM pro0 ghAsArAma jaina vikaToriyA kAleja gvAliyarane pustaka likhaneke uddezya tathA samAjakI AvazyakatAko spaSTa kara diyA hai| "kAladoSase sarvasAdhAraNa loga nagnatAke mahatvako bhUla baiThe haiN| aura isa kAraNase parama pavitra, antaraMga va bAhya vikArazUnya, niSparigrahI mokSamArgake sAdhaka, digambara muniyoM ke vicaranemeM logoMke dvArA rukAvaTeM DAle jAne kI ceSTA ho rahI hai| isa choTIsI pustakameM lekhaka mahodayane bar3e parizramase pramANa ekatrita kara yaha siddha kara diyA hai ki sabhI dharmoM ke dharma-grantha nagna avasthAko Adarza mAnate A rahe haiM aura isI kAraNase prAcIna itihAsakALase lekara AjaparyaMta kisI bhI zAsana ke rAjyameM digambara muniyoMke bihAra meM koI bAdhA nahIM DAlI gii|" digambara muni apanI prAkRtika veSabhUSAmeM rahate haiM, janmake For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (39) samaya sabhI nagna rahate haiM, yaha prArambhika sthiti mAnavakI Adarza aura paramahaMsa sthiti hai| vAstavika jIvana jIne kI kalA yadi kimIko AtI hai to ve digambara muni hI haiN| jisakI dizAeM hI svayaM ambara vana hotI haiM vahI to digambara muni kahalAte haiM / isa prakAra digambara zabdakI vyAkhyA, aura paribhASA to prAraMbhameM hI kara dI gaI hai| aparigrahI jIvana hI sabase bar3A jIvana mAnA jAtA hai jisake darzana ina muniyoM meM sabako milate haiN| sacce sAdhU ke viSayameM bAbUjIne kahA hai-"digambara rUpa saralatAkI parAkASThA hai| usameM dikhAvaTa nAmako nahIM hai| jo kucha hai so vAstavika-nikhara satya ! aura eka sAdhuko bilkula saccA honA hI cAhiye / bhItara bAhara jaba yaha ekasA hogA taba hI vaha sAdhu ekasA ho sakatA hai." ___ muniyoMke vastrahIna rahane kI AvazyakatA para bala dete huye landanake ajAyabara gharameM khule Ama yuvatiyoM ko naMge citra khoMcane, mAtAkI godI meM bAlakakA naMgA par3A rahane, nirvANakI prApti karane zrImadbhAgavata (skandha 5 adhyAya 5) meM RSabhadevako keza khola unmattakI bhAMti nagna hone, hinduoMke kApAlikA nAgA sAdhu bhRtaharike 'vairAgya zataka meM 'dazo dizAeM jinake bala haiM' ko dhanya mAnane, prAcIna bhArata ke AjIvika sampradAyake sAdhuoMko nagna rahane, bauddhoMmeM naMge sAdhu hone, adhIsiniyA aura vaikTriyAmeM naMge sAdhu milane, mizra aura yUnAnameM naMgI mUrtiyAM milane, muhammada sAhabase pUrva kAbAkI naMge pradakSiNA karane, IsAI dharmameM prabhu dvArA abhojake lar3akeko naMge rahanekA Adeza dene, mizradezakI sundarI seMTa merIke naMge rahane aura yahUdI dharma graMthoM AdikI aneka tarka saMgata vivecanAeM bhrama nivAraNake liye rakhI haiN| maurya sAmrAjya, sikandara mahAna, yavana rAjA, nandarAjA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (40) mamrATa khAravela, guptakAla, samrATa harSa, gajA bhoja, siddharAja jayasiMha, samrATa amoghavarSa, zegzAha, akabara, auraMgajeba Adi aneka rAjyakAloMmeM digambara muniyoM ko vihAra karate hue dekhA gayA hai / yaha koI naI cIja nahIM hai, bAbUjIne isImeM likhA hai, "digambara jaina muniyoM kA sarvatra vihAra karanA dharma aura kAnUna saba hI taraha se ucita hai| usa para kisIko Apatti ho hI nahIM sktii| ajJAta kAlase bhArata meM jana jaina sAdhu hote Aye haiM, aura Aja bhI vaha isa pavitra bhUmiko apane divya bheSa aura puNya caritrase alaMkRta kara rahe haiN| yaha isa dezakA saubhAgya hai" bhagavAna mahAvIrakA samaya isa 32 pRSThIya pustakakA lekhana kArya julAI 1932 meM huA / bhagavAna mahAvIrake nirvANa sambata ke sambandha meM vidvAnoM meM matabheda thaa| vaise aneka vidvAnoMne isa samasyA para apane apane vicAra zodhake AdhAra para prapaTa kiye / unakA adhyayana kara tathA isa sambandhameM aura khoja bInakara vIra nirvANa sambatakA zuddha rUpa samAjake sAmane rkhaa| mahAtmA buddha aura bhagavAna mahAvIra kA samakAlInatA tathA vidvAnoMke vicAroMse janmase lekara mRtyu takake sabhI pahalUoM para saMkSipta meM prakAza to DAlA hI hai para sAtha hI yaha bhI nahIM bhulAyA gayA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIrakA samaya kaunasA hai ? vibhinna zAstroM, DaoN. jaikobI, gro0 jAla cAnTiyara aura zrI devasenAcArya jaise bosiyoM vidvAnoM ke sAhityAMcalase samayakI puSTi karanekA bharasaka prayAsa kiyA hai| ___ DaoN0 sAhabane sabhI matoM para vicAra karate huye yahI likhA hai " jaina samAjameM eka thor3e samayase hI unakA nirvANa I0 pUrve 527 meM humA mAnanekA rivAja cala par3A hai vaise isa viSayameM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (41) jainoMke pUrvavartI vibhinna mata milate haiN| aura unameM se prAyaH sabakA ho ThIka ThIka vicAra isa nibaMdha meM kiyA jA cukA hai aura taba eka nizcita mata isa viSayameM nirdhArita kiyA gayA hai arthAta bhagavAna mahAvIrakA nirvANa I0 pUrva 545 meM hulA thaa|" digambaratva aura digambara muni san 1932 meM prakAzita 320 pRSThako pustaka "digambaratva aura digambara muni" bAbU kAmatAprasAdajokI racita hai| iti. hAsase prema rakhanevAle bAbUjIne samayakI pukArako sunakara diga. baratva para thor3e hI samayameM eka bar3IsI pustaka likha ddaalii| dharma bhAvanAse preraNA lekara satya ke cArArtha sabhI dharmoM ke liye, cAhe ve hindU, musalamAna, sikha aura ImAI kyoM na ho, racI gii| isakI upayogitAkI kasauTI bhI yaha nirdhArita kI gii| "saba hI prakAra ke loga use par3heM aura apanI buddhiko tarAjU para uma tauleM aura phira dekheM digambarasva manuSya samAjakI bhalAI ke liye kitanI jarUrI aura upayogI cIja hai|" . isa pustake sambandhame zrI rAjendrakumAra jaina nyAyatIrthakA kAra isa prakAra - "digambarabake samarthana meM prastuta pustakameM praconame pravIna zAhoM ke lekhoM evaM zilAlekha aura videzI yAtriyoM ke yAtrA vivaraNoM meM se kucha zabdoM kA saMgraha bhI bar3I hI gambhIra khojake sAtha kiyA gayA hai, digambaratva saiddhAMtika evaM vyavahArika matya hai| ataeva vaha savataMtra siddhAnta bhI hai, isakA spaSTIkaraNa bhI hamAre suyogya lekhakane mahatvake sAtha kiyA hai|" bApa svayaM hI vicAra karie ki 106 pustakoM ke adhyayanake bAda likhA gayA yaha anya kisanA mahatvapUrNa hogA ? prakRtine For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (42) dharmake rUpameM manuSyako acchI pozAka dehI dI hai| phira prakRtise nikaTarUpa jitanA jIvana vyatIta kiyA jAtA hai, sukha zAMti bhI prApta hotI hai| phira kapar3e pahanakara apane durAcArako chipAyA bhI to jA sakatA hai| digambaratvameM sadAcArakI adhika mAtrA. ArogyakA poSaNa, sAdhu prakRtiko anurUpatA, paramopAdeya dharma, tyAga vRtti, mamatAkI upekSA, AtmotikI parAkASThA, mokSamArgakI prApti, aura pudgala ke saMsargase mukti hone jaisI aneka bAtoMkA samAveza hotA hai| zrI RSabhadevako digambaratvakA prathama upadezaka mAnA jAtA hai| inheM yogI kalpataru aura mahAyazasvI bhagavAnake rUpameM mAnA jAtA hai| hindU dharmake veda tathA upaniSada jo purAtana grantha haiM, meM to digambaravakA varNana milatA hai / jAbAnopaniSat, paramahaMsopaniSat , bhikSukopaniSat , dattAtrayApaniSat , aura yAjJavalkyo . paniSad Adike undarmoMse apanI bAtakI puSTi kI hai| mugalazAsaka auraMgajebake samayameM phrAMsase AnevAle DaoN. baniyarane naMge hindU sanyAsiyoMko dekhA thA, san 1623 meM AnevAle videzI yAtrI piTaraDellA vaoNllAne bhI ahamadAbAda meM sAbaramatIke kinAre aneka nAgA sAdhuoMke darzana kiye the| jalAluddonake 'mahalabI grantha' tathA yahUdiyoM kI pustaka Ascensioh of Isaian, se bhI digambaratvakI jhalaka milatI hai| digambara munika 28 guNoM vibhinna nAmoM, atItakAla meM digambara muniyoMko sthiti, bhagavAna mahAvIrake samakAlIna digambara muni, AdikA vistAra meM hallekha kiyA hai| Apane nanda sAmrAjya, mauya samrATa, sikandara mahAna, saMga rAjavaMza, rAjA manendra kaliMga, nRA aila khAravela, gupta sAmrAjya, harSavardhana paramAra rAjA, rAjAbhoja, gujarAta ke zAsaka, candela rAjyameM digambara muniyoM kI jo sthiti rahI hai usako bhI bhramita janatAke sAmane khoja karake For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 43 ) rakhA hai| bhAratIya saMskRta sAhitya meM jina digambara muniyoM kI carcA hai unake nAma bhI ginAe gaye haiM / aMgrejoM ke zAsanakAla meM jitane digambara saMghake tathA unake antargata vihAra karanevAle sabhI muniyoMkA varNana kiyA hai jo bhAratabhara meM bhramaNa karate the / ina muniyoM cAturmAsa, nivAsasthAna, tathA nAma bagairahakA bhI patA lagatA hai| aura dharmako lekara jo mukaddamebAjoM hoto rahI haiM, unake nirNayoM kI pratilipiyAM bhI haiN| Ajake yuga meM pUjya bApU, zrI baphorDa, sviTajaralaiMDa ke nivAsI DA0 roDiyara, baMgAlI vidvAna baradakAnta, mahArASTrIya vidvAna zrI vAsudeva gobinda ApTe, Adike ucca zreNIke vicAra bhI dekhaneko milate haiN| sahaja tayA anumAna lagAnA kaThina hai ki kitane parizramase isa grantha kI racanA huI hai / bhagavAna mahAvIrakI ahiMsA aura bhArata ke rAjyoM para usakA prabhAva maI 1933 meM prakAzita 60 pRSThIya yaha pustaka bAbUjI dvArA racita hai| jisameM bhagavAna mahAvIrakI ahiMsAkA vibhinna rAjyoMpara jo prabhAva par3A hai usakA varNana kiyA gayA hai| dezake aneka loga yaha kahate sune jAte haiM ki jaina dharma athavA bauddha dharma ke Agamana se deza meM zithilatA bar3hane lagI tathA DhogoM meM kAyaratAkA zrI gaNeza huA, para yaha bAta pUrI tarahase nirasvAra hai. isI bAta ko bAbUjIne isa pustaka meM siddha kiyA hai| pustaka ke sambandha meM sAhityAcArya paM vizvezvaranAtha hI reDa, prophesara jasavanta kAleja jodhapurane bhUmikA meM likhA hai " zrIyuna kAmatAprasAda jainane jaina zAstroMke avataraNa dekara kanaka manAka bhAvoM para hI hiMsA yA ahiMsAko utpatti siddha kA hai| sAtha hI Apane aitihAsika udAharaNa upasthita kara deza aura Atma isa For Personal & Private Use Only O Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (44) rakSA Adike liye rAgadveSa parjita yuddha takako dharma batalAyA hai......yaha pustaka pratyeka bhAratavAsIke, cAhe vaha jaina ho yA jainetara paThana aura manana karaneyogya hai|" bhagavAna mahAvIra aura ahiMsAkA to ghaniSTha sambandha thA para inase bhI pUrva dezameM ahiMsAkA sAmrAjya thaa| gotA, yajurveda, uttarapurANa, mahAbhArata, zatapatha brAhmaga, manusmRti, bauddha zAstra suttanipAta, praznopaniSada, muNDokopaniSada, kaThopaniSada aura jaina anthoMke AdhAra para pUrvameM ahiMsAke vAtAvaraNako batAyA hai| AjIbika sampradAya, jo jyotiSazAstra ke AdhAra para apanI AjIvikA calAtA thA,meM bhI pUrI tarahase, ahiMsAkA bolabAlA dekhane meM milatA hai| mahAtmA buddhane bhI ahiMsAkA pracAra kiyaa| maurya sAmrAjyameM bhI ahiMsAkA bolabAlA thA, maurya sAmrAjya ke bAda bhI ahiMsaka vIroM meM pramukha kaliMga samrATa, aila khAravela, vikramAditya. kumArapAla, moghavarSa Adi haiM jinhoMne apane zAsana kAlameM ahiMsA tatvakA vistAra kiyaa| mugala samrATa akabara taka jainadharmase prabhAvita ho gayA thA, aura zAsakIya vizeSa AjJApatra nikAla kara jIva hatyA banda karA dI thii| DAkTara sAhabane bhagavAna mahAbora kI ahiMsAko lokopakArI batAte huve kahA hai-"yaha bilkula spaSTa hai ki bha0 mahAvIrakI ahiMsA loka hitakArI hai, jIva mAtra usake AlokameM Akara sukha zAMti ko pA sakatA hai| sthAyI sukha aura amara jIvana isa ahiMsA pAlanakA sumadhura phala hai| Ao usako abhyarthanA karane kA saMkalpa kara leM aura yAda rakheM ki lokahitakA ahiMsAse bar3hakara aura koI sAdhana nahIM hai|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (45) paJca ratna san 1933 meM prakAzita yaha 62 pRSThIya pustaka "pazca ratna" samrATa zreNika biMbasAra, samrATa mahAnanda, kurumbAdhIzvara, nRpa bijjaladeva, aura senApati vaicappa kahAnIke rUpameM hai| isameM sarala bhASAmeM kathAeM likhI gaI haiM, tAki choTe choTe bacce bhI ina kahAniyoMse preraNA prApta kara skeN| prasiddha sAhityakAra zrI jainendrakumArake zabdoMmeM bhojana ke lie jo namakakA mahatva hai vahI jIvana meM kahAniyoM kA mahatva hai| isake sAtha hI bAbUjIke udyogako sat tathA khAsA saphala bhI batAyA hai| isameM likhI gaI kahAniyA~ koI kalpanApara hI nirbhara nahIM haiM varan aitihAsika tatvoMko AdhAra mAnakara apano bhASAmeM sabake lie upayogI banAyA hai| ina kahAniyoMke sambandhame svayaM bAbUjIne apane vicAra isa prakAra prakaTa kiye haiM "prastuta kahAniyA~ aitihAsika ghaTanAoM kA pallavita rUpa hai| unase jaina saMghakI udAra samAja vyavasthA aura jainoMke rASTrIya hita kAryakA bhI paricaya hotA hai| pAThaka, unheM par3heM aura unase apane mUlyamaya jIvanako anuprANita kreN|" saccA sAmyavAda aura sacce sAmyavAdI bhagavAna mahAvIra yaha 10 pRSThakI choTIsI pustaka hai phira bhI thor3e bahuta kahanevAlI bAta caritArtha hotI hai / Aja vyavahArameM jo sAmyavAda hai use saphala huA kaise kahA jAve ? yaha samajhameM nahIM aataa| bhautikavAdake sthAna para AdhyAtmavAdakI dRSTise sAmyavAda aAvazyaka dikhAI par3atI hai aura sambhava bhI jAna par3atI hai| vyakti bAharase bhale mAsamAna ho para andarase unameM samAnatA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| andha vizvAsa aura gandI bAlocanAko tyAgakara vAstavika bhAratIya sAmyavAda kI ora bar3hanA Avazyaka bhI hai aura kartavya bhii| zrI anantaprasAda jainane isakI vAstavikatAko samajhakara kahA hai "usa AdhyAtmika sAmyavAdako jise DhAI hajAra varSa pahale bhagavAna mahAvIra ne prakAzita kiyA, vidvAna manasvI lekhakane bar3I pAMDityapUrNa gati para sIdhesAde aura sacce rUpameM hamAre sAmane apane isa lekha meM bar3I uttamatAke sAtha upasthita kiyA hai jise manana karanA aura AcaraNameM lAnA hamArA dharma hai " bAbUjIne bhagavAna mahAvIrako saccA sAmyavAdI batAyA hai| pazu hoM yA manuSya sabhI to sAmAjika prANoke rUpameM hamAre sAmane Ate haiM phira svayaM jIvita rahane aura dUsaroMko jInemeM jAta prAkRta dharmane antargata hI AtI hai / Apane spaSTa ho batAyA hai ki Aja jisa sAmyavAdako carcA sunate haiM usakA bAhyarUpa to bar3A sundara hai para vyavahAra meM jaba use prayogameM lAte haiM tabhI usakA rUpa bigar3a jAtA hai| para karmasiddhAntakA jo aTala niyama purAne samayase calA A rahA hai use kisa taraha samApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| kArlamArksane dharmako aphImakA nazA batAyA thA usakA vAstavika artha, tathA vyAkhyA bhI kI gaI hai| mArksane apane sAmyavAdako kevala mAnava taka sImita rakhA va jaina dharma usase bhI Age bar3hakara prANI mAtrameM samatAko bhAvanAke darzana karatA hai| kAlamArksavAda bhautikavAda tathA hiMsA aura khUna meM vizvAsa karatA hai| bAbUjIne spaSTa hI kaha diyA hai " yaha dhrava satya hai ki mahimA aura satyakA Azraya liye binA ve lokameM samatA, sukha aura zAMti sthApita nahIM kara skte|" tIrtharoM kI vibhinna zikSAeM, unake jIvanake Adarza tathA bhAvanika grAmyabAdako sAmane rakhA hai| apane deza bArza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (47) sAmyavAdako chor3akara bideziyoMke sAmyavAdako apanAnekI koI AvazyakatA bhI nahIM hai| kArlamAksake sAmyavAda para bhAratIya sAmyavAdakA raMga car3hAveM to kucha kAragata hosakatA hai| lekhakane rAjakIya sahayogakI bhI AvazyakatA anubhava ko hai sAre samAjako bahakanese bacAneke liye yaha karanA hogA, "sabase pahalA kadama rAjyako yaha uThAnA ucita hai ki hamArI zikSA paddhati isa mAdhyAtmika sAmyavAdake Upara nirdhArita kI jAve / dezameM Thaura Thaura para ahiMsA aura satyakI vyavahArika zikSA dene kI vyavasthA ho, tabhI yaha deza sukhI aura loka sukhI ho sakegA" vIra pAThAvali san 1935 meM yaha 127 pRSThIya pustaka likhI gii| isameM 17 lekha va aitihAsika jIvana gAthAeM haiN| pUrvajoM kI gAthAoMko binA sAmane rakhe vAstavika rUpase mUlyAMkana nahIM ho sktaa| isa lie isa pustakameM dharma bhAvanA aura vibhinna mahApuruSoM ke yazasvI jIvanakA digdarzana itihAsake Alokase karAyA hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva aura samrATa bharata, zrIrAma aura lakSmaNa, zrI kRSNa aura ariSTanemi, bhagavAna pArzvanAtha, bhagavAna mahAvIra, maurya samrATa candragupta, samrATa aila khAravela, bIra saMghako bidUSiyAM, bhagavAna kundakundAcArya, AcArya-pravara umAsvAti, svAmI saMmatabhadrAcArya aura bIra mArtaNDa cAmuNyagaya, tathA zrI mahAkalaMkadevakA jIvana paricaya tathA prabhAvotpAdaka ghaTanAoMko samajhAkara preraNA utpanna kI hai| dharma aura vIratA ahiMsA aura sainika dharma aura paMtha tathA dhairya nAmaka cAra lekha haiM jinameMse do lekha 'dharma aura paMtha' tathA 'dhairya' anya sthAnase uddhata kiye haiN| mAtmavizvAsakI mAvazyakatA, durgapanAyeM satAne para kArya meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (48) juTa jAne, dharmakI bIbhASA, dharmakA pAlana karane, vIra banakara udyoga karane, dharmako rakSA karane, hiMsA va ahiMsAmeM bheda, aura vartamAna kataivyake bAremeM bhalIbhAMti samajhAyA hai tAki kamase kama par3hA likhA vyakti bhI acchAiyoMko AtmasAta kara ske| durvAsanAoMko jItate huve jIvanake sAdhyakI ora bar3hane kI salAha kitane sundara zabdoM meM dI gaI hai-"jyoM hI Apako durvAsanAeM satAye tyoM hI satkAyameM laga jAiye / aisA na kareMge to durvAsanAeM Apake jIvanako nikammA karake anta meM naSTa kara ddaaleNgii| anAdikAlase saMsAra-vAridhike vividha vikrAla vipatti bhAvoM meM cakkara khAte khAte baDo kaThinAIse prApta manuSya jIvanarUpI cintAmaNiko phira durvAsanA sAgara meM phira pheMka denA kyA buddhimatA hai ? yahI bana mUrkhatA hai aura sacamuca aisA hI hai to Apa mUrkhatAke mArgameM gamana na kIjiye / " patitoddhAraka jaina dharma san 1936 meM paM0 jugalakizorajo mukhtArako yaha dekhakara bar3A duHkha huA ki loga jAti aura kulako vizeSa mahatva de rahe haiN| jIva to eka vizrAmagRha yA dharmazAlAke samAna hotA hai, baha to ucca aura nimna sabhI kuloMmeM cakkara lagAtA rahatA hai para sAdhAraNa janatA isa ora socatI hI nhiiN| isaliye mukhtAra sAhavane jaina dharmake patitoddhAraka svarUpako prakaTa karaneke lie graMtha likhane hetu puraskArako yojanA rkhii| para Azcarya to yaha ki bAbUjIke atirikta aura koI racanA hI nahIM aayii| aura zIghra hI yaha pustaka 204 pRSThoMkI prakAzita huii| isa pustakameM batAyA gayA hai ki mahAnase mahAna patitoM aura pApiyoMkA mI jainadharmake mAdhyamase uddhAra kiyA jA sakatA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (49) hai| jAtike sthAna para yogyatAko vizeSa mahatva diyA gayA hai| kisI bhI jAtikA koI bhI vyakti ho dharmakI ora bar3hakara apanA kalyANa kara sakatA hai| zurUmeM to jainadharmakI udAratAkA bakhAna kiyA hai aura bAdako vibhinna bIsa kathAeM uddhArase saMbaMdhita dI gaI haiM, jinase jJAta hotA hai ki kisa tarahase patitoMkA uddhAra kiyA jAtA hai| adhikatara kathAeM jainadharmase hI sambandhita haiN| dharmako sArvabhaumikatA aura dharmake svarUpako spaSTa karate huve pAThakoMko batAyA hai ki jainadharma patitoddhAraka bhI hai| cAritrabhraSTa tathA zUda vyaktiyoM ke liye jo dharmakI vyavasthA hai usako bhI sAmane rakhA hai| mire huoMko uThAneke sambandha meM paM0 gopAladAsajIkA vicAra, atharvaveda, padmapurANa, majhimanikAya, therIgAthA, milindapaNha Adi sAhityake aMcalase puSTi kI hai| yamapAla cANDAla, zahIda caNDa cANDAla, cANDAlI durgandhA, harikeza bala, sunAra aura sAdhu metArya, muni bhagadatta, mAlI somadatta aura aMjanacora, kArtikeya, karNa tathA dharmAtmA zUdA kanyAoM kI kahAniyA~ haiM jinase yaha spaSTa jhalaka milatI hai ki unakA jIvana parivartita kaise huA ? pazutAse mAnavatAkI ora unake caraNa kaise bar3ha sake ? pApa paMkase nikalakara dhamakI godameM baiThanevAle anya 5 byaktiyoM kI kathAeM bhI maujUda haiM jinake nAma cilAtI putra, RSi zailaka, rAjarSi madhu, zrI gupta, aura cilAtI kumAra hai| upAlI, vemanA, cAmeka vezyA, raidAsa aura kabIrakA jIvana bhI sAdhAraNa sthitise ucca zikharakI ora bar3hate huye dekhA gayA hai| jisane dharmakI zaraNa lI, adhyAtmake rasakA pAna kiyA vaha kyAse kyA bana gyaa| jAti, kula, varNa Adiko pachatA hI kauna hai ? IzvarakI upAsanA karanevAlA antameM use hI prApta hotA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (50) hai| jaise jaise acche guNoM ko apanAne kI preraNA dI jAve to burese bure manuSyake jIvanameM parivartana dekha sakate haiN| isI bAtakI sArthakatA vibhinna kahAniyoM, lekhoM, vicArakoM aura granthoMke mAdhyamase batAI haiN| sAra rUpameM hama isa taraha kaha sakate haiM " manuSya mAtrakA yaha dharma honA cAhiye ki yaha jIva mAtrako Atmonnati karanekA abasara sahAyatA aura suvidhA pradAna kare-kisIse bhI virodha na kre| vizvapremakA mula mantra hI jagadoddhAraka hai| nisandeha ahiMsA hI parama dharma hai : " isa granthako sarvapriya bananekA zreya zrI mUlacanda kisanadAsa kApar3iyAne jaina sAhabakI prazasta lekhanIko hI diyA hai| pustakake mukhapRSTha para aMkita padyakI cAra paMktiyAM bhI vizeSa prabhAvazAlI jAna par3atI haiM UMcA udAra pAvana, sukha zAnti pUrNa dhArA yaha dharma vRkSa sabakA, nijakA nahIM tumhArA / / roko na tuma kisIko, chAyAmeM baiThane do| kula jAti koI bhI ho, saMtApa meTane do / / sA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 51 ) saMkSipta jaina itihAsa prathama bhAga san 1943 meM bAbUjI dvArA 137 pRSThakI pustaka likhI gaI / bAbUjI suprasiddha jaina aitihAsijJake rUpameM hamAre sAmane rahe haiN| Apane jo kucha bhI sAhitya aura samAjakI sevA kI hai usameM pUrI taraha se nisvArthaM vRttike darzana hote haiN| jisa tarahase kisI vyakti ke sammAna ke lie usake prArambhika jIvanakI ghaTanAoMko jAnane kI utsukatA rahatI hai usI prakAra deza, samAja athavA dharmakI mahattA aura sammAna usake itihAsapara nirbhara rahatA hai / jaina dharma ke sacce itihAsakI kamI ke kAraNa vibhinna prakAra ke bhrama phaile huye the, aura kisI mAtrA meM Aja bhI phaile haiN| ina bhramapUrNa kalpanAoM ko dUra karake jaina dharmakA saccA gaurava saMsAra meM bar3hAne kI icchA se hI itihAsa likhanekI AvazyakatA pdd'ii| itihAsa kI ghaTanAoMko satyatAkI kasauTIpara kasane ke lie vibhinna zilAlekha, mudrAyeM, tAmrapatra, purAtatva sambandhI khaNDahara, aura itihAsakAroM ke amUlya granthoMkI AvazyakatA par3atI hai| vidvAna lekhakane bar3e hI parizrama se samasta sAmagrIkA upayoga karake mahatvapUrNa banAyA hai / sAtha hI apane zramakI sArthakatA isI meM samajhI gaI hai ki loga isa itihAsa se lAbha uThAveM / jainadharmakI aitihAsika prAcInatA, aitihAsikakAlake pahile jainadharma, jainI bhAratake mUla nivAsI, jainiyoMkA Arya honA, vedoM meM yajJa viSayaka carcA, vedoMmeM gupta bhASA ke vyavahAra ke kAraNa, Arya aura anAryakA antara, bhAratakI jAtiyAM, bhASAeM, dharma, Adi aneka praznoMkA samAdhAna kiyA gayA hai| itihAsakI AvazyakatA kyoM paDatI hai ? jaina itihAsa ke AdhAra kyA hai ? jaina mRgo meM bhAratavarSakA kyA sthAna hai ? prAcIna pradeza ora nagara kaunase haiM ? aise aneka prazna vyaktiyoMke mana meM uThate haiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (52) una sabake uttara isa pustakameM mila jAte haiN| bhagavAna RSabhadevake atirikta anya sabhI tIrthaMkaroMkA saMkSipta jIvana bhI par3haneko milatA hai| unake janmasthAna, parivArika paricaya, samAjameM sthAna aura sAdhanAtmaka taka paricaya bhI sAtha hI diyA gayA hai| ___ jainadharmake sAtoM tattvoM jIva, ajIva, Azrava, bandha, saMvara, nirjarA, aura mokSakA vistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai| AvAgamanake chuTakAreke kaunase sAdhana haiM ? AvAgamana meM deva, naraka, manuSya aura tiyacati hotI haiM unakA sambandha bhI sthApita kiyA hai| bhagavAna RSabha dvArA virakta naranAriyoMke liye jo sAdhu saMghakI vyavasthA kI thI usameM cAra saMgha rakhe arthAt muni saMgha, AryikA saMgha, zrAvaka saMgha aura zrAvikA saMgha / ina saMghoMkI AvazyakatA tathA siddhAnta va niyamoM kA varNana bhI kiyA gayA hai| jaina itihAsa isa pustakake 100 pRSTha ke lagabhaga riprinTama hI dekhaneko mila sake, isameM itihAsakI AvazyakatA, Adhunika itihAsakAroMkI dRSTimeM jainadharma aura jaina paraMparAkI pramANikatAke sambandhameM saiMkaDoM granthoMke svAdhyAyakA sAra dekhane ko milatA hai| kRSikAlako karmabhUmikA prArambha batAte huye samAjavAdI rItike saMsthApaka bha0 vRSabhadevako kRSi vijJAnake AviSkartAke rUpameM samAjake sAmane rakhA hai| ye AtmajJAna praNetA prathama yogI tathA sarvajJa sarvadarzI paramAtmA he rahaiM, isaliye unake upadeza, bihAra, nirvANa, smAraka pratIka Adi sabhIkA vistRta varNana kiyA hai| zivarAtriko bhagavAna vRSabhadevake nirvANakA pratIka mAnA hai| jinasenAcAryane to unheM zivarUpa meM mAnakara hI stuti kI hai : tvaM brahmA parama jyotistavaM prabhUSNu rajo'rajAH / svamAdidevo denAnAm adhidevo mheshvrH|| vRSa hai| ye AtmajJAlaye unake upadeza, hai / zivarA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (53) arthAta-he vRSabhadeva ! Apa brahmA hai, parama jyoti svarUpa haiM, samartha haiM, pApa rahita haiM, mukhya deva arthAt prathama tIrthakara haiM, devoMke bhI adhideva aura mahezvara haiN| __ RSabhadevakI prAcInatA para zaGkA kI jA sakatI hai| para bhAratIya guru paramparAnusAra guru apane ziSyako maukhika jJAna sadaiva detA AyA hai| isa vaijJAnika zailoko hI bAbUjIne pramANika mAnA hai| vaidika AryoMse bhI pahale RSabhadevakA janma huA thA hindU purANoM, bauddha granthoM aura purAtatva ke AdhAra para RSabhadevakA bistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai| yUnAna, sAyaprasa, alAsiyA, sIriyA, mobiyeta, arameniyA Adi dezoMmeM bhI RSabhadevako sammAna prApta huA thaa| tIrthakara kA artha aura isa nAmakaraNake kAraNoMko bhI spaSTa kiyA gayA hai| tIrthaMkaroM kI mAnyatAko prAcIna siddha karate huye vibhinna zaMkAoMkA samAdhAna kiyA gayA hai| isa prakAra mahAbhArata kAla, drAviNa kAla, jaina aura bauddha kAla, uttara jaina kAla, aura saMkrAmaka kAlakI jhA~kIkA digdarzana karAyA gayA hai| vAlmIki rAmAyaNake AdhArapara bhagavAna kRSNa va lakSmaNako jaina va vaiSNava dharmake ArAdhya deva mAnate huye zikSAeM grahaNa karane kA bhI anurodha kiyA hai| rAma aura lakSmaNake bAremeM bAbUjIne likhA bhI hai " gRSmaNa dazAme hI bhagavAna rAmabakSmaNa aura sItA eka Adarza jaina citrita kiye gaye haiN| apane aMtima jIvanameM vaha jaina jIvanake Adarzake anurUpa munibrata dhAraNa kara ke ghora tapazcaraNa karate haiM-tIrthaMkaroMke samAna hI baha bhI dhyAnameM lIna hokara karmoM ko naSTa karate aura tuGgIgiri parvatakI zikhirase siddhapadako pAte haiN| pratyeka jaina unako siddha paramAtmA mAnakara pUjatA hai|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (54) hindI jaina sAhityakA saMkSipta itihAsa bAbUjI dvArA likhita "hindI jaina sAhityakA saMkSipta itihAsa" prathama bAra pharabarI san 1947 meM prakAzita huaa| isa pustakase pUrva bibhinna kAloMkA vibhAjana kisose bhI na bana par3A thaa| aura na apabhraMza sAhityameM honevAle kramika parivartanakA ullekha anyatra kahIM nahIM hujA / isa liye yaha pustaka apane DhaMgakI prathama racanA hI kahI jA sakatI hai| zrImAna DaoN. vAsudevazaraNajI agravAla ema0 e0 DI0 liTne prAkkathanameM spaSTa likhA hai| hindI bhASAkA jo prAcIna sAhitya vistAra hai usake viSayameM bahuta sI naI sAmagrIkA paricaya hameM isa pustakake dvArA prApta hogA / apabhraMza-kAlase lekara unnIsavIM zatAbdi taka jaina-dharmAnuyAyI vidvAnoMne hindI meM jisa sAhityako racanA kI, lekhakane kAlakramAnusAra usakA saMkSipta paricaya isa pustakameM diyA hai| yadyapi bhinna bhinna kaciyoM aura kAvyoM kA mUlya AMkane meM unake jo vicAra haiM, unase pAThakoM kA bhatabheda ho sakatA hai, parantu isameM koI sandeha nahIM ki do dRSTiyoMse yaha naI sAmagro bahuta hI upayogI ho sakatI hai| eka to hindIke zabdabhaNDArakI vyutpattiyoMkI chAnabIna karane ke liye aura dUsare sAhityika abhiprAyoM (moripha) aura varNanoMkA itihAsa jAnane ke liye|" hindI sAhitya para dhIre dhIre zodhakArya karanA prArambha kiyA jisameM saphalatA bhI middii| ghara para akele honeke kAraNa yaha sambhava na thA ki dIrghakAlake liye bAbUjI bAhara jaate| ataH jayapura, dillI, AgarA, indaura Adi pramukha sthAnoMke pustakAlayoMse pustakeM maMgavAkara saikar3okI saMkhyAmeM ghara para hI par3hI aura itihAsa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 55 ) taiyAra kiyA / san 1944 ke proSmakAra meM zrI bhAratIya vidyAbhavana bambaI dvArA " sAMskRtika- nibandha pratiyogitA " kI sUcanA milI / yadyapi pratiyogitAkA samaya kevala cAra mAha hI zeSa raha gayA thA phira bhI rAta aura dina eka karake yaha itihAsa taiyAra kara liyA gayA jisameM 250 pRSTha haiM / yaha pustaka nibandha parIkSakoM dvArA kevala mAnya hI nahIM huI varan rajatapadakakA puraskAra bhI diyA gyaa| bAdako prakAzita huI aura a0 bhA0 di0 jaina pariSada parIkSAborDa, dillIke pAThyakrama meM nirdhArita kI gii| vikrama saMvata 700 se lekhara 1907 takakA saMkSipta jaina sAhityakA itihAsa dekhaneko milatA hai| sAhitya zravajJAnakA dUsarA nAma batAyA hai kyoMki manuSyoMne jo jJAnArjana kiyA, manana kiyA, tathA maMthana kiyA hai vaha eka prakArakA sAhitya dI hai / prArambha se hI hameM sAhityika, parimArjita, mAtRbhASA hindI ke darzana hote haiM " sAhitya sundara sukhakara sAkAra jJAna hai, isIlie sAhitya jIvana sAphalyakA sAdhana hai / usameM mAnava anubhUtike camatkRta saMsmaraNa surakSita haiM, aura jIvana-jAgRtikI jyoti jAjvalyamAna hai / sAhitya mAnabako sarvatobhadra, sarvAMgapUrNa aura sukhI svAdhIna banAneke liye mukhya sAdhana hai / vaha muktikA sopAna hai / " UparakI thor3osI paMktiyoMmeM kisa alaMkArika bhASAkA prayoga kiyA gayA hai yaha spaSTa hI hai| 'sa' kAra 'ja' kArakI to jhar3o mantra mugdha kara detI hai| vibhinna jaina AcAryoM aura vidvAnoMne jaina sAhityakI jo sevA kI use ho itihAsa ke rUpameM jAnA jAtA hai| vaise to saMskRta, apabhraMza, prAkRta, gujarAtI, kanar3I, tAmiLa Adi aneka bhASAoMmeM sAhityakI racanA huI, para isa pustaka meM hindI jaina sAhityake aitihAsika varNanako hI pradhAnatA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dI gaI hai| dezameM prakAzita honevAle hindI sAhityake aneka aitihAsika graMtha dekhane ko mila jAte haiM para usameM hindI jaina sAhityako chor3a diyA hai yA sAdhAraNa kA saMketa karake Age bar3ha gaye haiN| athavA do cAra jaina kaviyoM ke nAma dekara itihAsakArane apane kartavyako itizrI mAna lI hai| __jaina sAhityake sAtha yaha upekSa vRtti DaoN0 sAhaba sahana na ske| ataH sAhityako paripUrNa banAneke liye jaina sAhityake samAvezakI sammati prakaTa kI gyii| "yaha dekhakara hameM Azcarya hotA hai ki hamAre hindI itihAsa lekhaka vividha hindU sampra. dAyoMke kaviyoM aura unake sAhityakA ullekha karate huye unameM sampradAyavAdako gandha nahIM pAte, kintu jaina sAhityameM unheM sAmpradAyikatA najara AtI hai| ve yaha bhUla jAte haiM ki hindI sAhityakI paripUrNatA jainiyoMke hindI sAhityakA samAveza kiye binA nahIM ho sktii|" ___ sAhitya jisa uddezyako lekara calatA hai vaha AtmoddhAra hI pramukha rUpase hai| sAhityake adhyayanase buddhikI kuzalatA rada jAve yaha koI pramukha vakSya nahIM hai| hAM, ise gauNarUpa pradAna kiyA jA sakatA hai, kyoMki jabataka apanI AtmAkA jJAna karAnevAlA sAhitya na huA tabataka vaha kalamakI kasA ta mAtra hI raha sakatI hai| muktikA saMdeza denevAlA sAhitya jena sAhitya hai| yahAMse bhI bahuta kucha sIkhA jA sakatA hai / bAbUjIne spaSTa hI kahA hai ki, jaina sAhityake adhyayanase vyaktiko apane bhAgyakA nirmANa svayaM karanekA avasara, svAvalambanakI zikSA, svAdhIna hokara jIne aura dUsaroM ko jIne dene kI hRdayako vizAla aura udAra banAne meM sahAyaka sAmpradAyikatAkI saMkIrNa galIse nikAlanekA prayAga, ahiMsAbhAvako jAgRti, prema aura sevA jaisI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (57) aneka ucca koTikI vicAradhArAoM aura zikSAoM kI prApti hotI hai| hindoke prathama mahAkavi svayaMbhU jaina, jinhoMne 'harivaMza purANa' tathA 'rAmAyaNa' kI purAtana hindI meM racanAkA vistRta varNana kiyA hai| jainiyoM ke hindI sAhitya para jo yaha Aropa lagAyA jAtA hai ki isameM zRGgArarasakA varNana nahIM kiyA gayA hai| are bhAI ! mere zRGgArarasakA pAna to loga binA batAye karane lagate haiN| jaina sAhitya zAnta rasase labAuba bharA hai| bharA mI honA cAhie kyoMki mAnava zAntikA pipAsu hotA hai| sAre jIvanameM zAntiko kAmanA hI kiyA karatA hai / sAhitya to vyaktiyoM ke vicAroMko parivartana karanevAlA hotA hai| jaba jaise sAhityakA nirmAga huA tabhI to usa samaya vyaktiyoMkA dizAoM meM parivartana huaa| mugala sAmrAjyameM izkako kavitAoMne gajaparivAgekA divAlA nikAla diyaa| usa samaya aneka hindI kavi bhI zRGgAra ke kSetrameM kUdakara bAhavAhI lUTane lge| kavi bhI samAjake mAtha cale, kitanA acchA hotA yadi ve mamAjako apane mAtha lekara cale hote| . zrI devasana dvArA racita 'darzanasAra' 'tatvasAra' aura 'sAbayadhamma dohA', muni samavijI dvArA racita 'pAhuDa dohA', mahAkavi dhabalakA harizapurANa'. mArahavIM zatAbdike sAhityakAra puSpadanta dvArA racita mahApurANa' 'yazodhara caritra' aura nAgakumAra caritra, kavi dhanapAla, muni zrIcandra, zrI hemacandra, kava lakkhana kRta aNukyA yazapaIva. muni yaza kIrti praNIta kRta jagatpundarI prayoga mAlA, vinaya candra kRta 'ubaemamAlA-kahANaya-chappaya, kavivara vibudha zrodharakRta 'vaDamANacariu' bhaviSyadatta kathA, candramacarita, zAMti jina carita aura zratAvatAra, zvetAmbara jainAcArya merutuGga vicita siddhacakra, zrIpAla kathA, kavi mahAcandra racita For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (58) zAntinAtha caritra, rAjamalakA piMgala zAstra, jJAnasAgara dvArA racita caubIsa tIrthaMkaroMkA gota, Adi kaviyoM, lekhakoM aura unakI sAhityika gati vidhiyoMkA vistRta varNana choTIsI pustaka meM kiyA hai / bAbUjIne isa itanA hI nahIM kavi yA sAhityakArakA kAla, racanAeM, bhASA tathA unakI kavitAoMke udAharaNa bhI diye haiM / racanAoMke 1 prApta honekA sthAna, unake rakhaneke sthAnoM takakA varNana kiyA gayA hai / hemavijaya nAmake eka andhe kavi va vidvAna huye haiM, kaI granthoM kI racanA inake dvArA huI hai / neminAtha tIrthaMkara kI stuti karate huve hemavijayajI kahate haiM / ghanaghora ghaTA unaI junaI, itatai utataiM camakI bijalI / piyure piyure papihA bitalAtI ju, mora kiMgAra karaMti miTho ! bica biMdu pareM haga AMsu jhareM, duni dhAra apAra iso nikalI / muni hemake sAhiba dekhanakU, ugrasena ulo su akelI calI || isa prakAra se jina kaviyoMkA ullekha kiyA hai unane udAharaNa bhI mila jAte haiM / kavitA hI nahIM gadya lekhakoMne jo pragati kI hai usake aneka prasaMga bhI 17 vIM zatAbdo se aba taka dekhaneko milate haiM / kavivara banArasIdAsa, muni vairAgyasAgara, jagadIza, dopacanda, jJAnAnaMda, dharmadAsa, ToDaramala aura jayacandra Adi gadya lekhakoM kI paMktiyoM aura unakI bhASAoMke namUne maujUda haiN| isa pustaka meM kebala saMkSipta rUpase yahI kahA jA sakatA hai ki atyadhika zodha, adhyayana va parizrama ke bAda yaha pustaka likhI gaI hai| pratyeka paMkti bAbUjIkI vidvattAkA jora jora se bakhAna karatI hai| bhAratIya jJAnapITha kAzIke sampAdakane pustaka ke prAraMbha meM nivedana karate huve jo likhA hai usase Apa svayaM hI pustakakA a For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (59) mUlyAMkana kara skeNge| unhoMne likhA hai, "hindI jaina sAhityakAra saMkSipta itihAsa, hindI kAvya paraMparAke sambandhameM hamArI jAna. kArIko kaI gunA bar3hA denevAlI hai|......is pustakameM Apa pAyeMge ki kaise apabhraMzake mAdhyamake dvArA jaina kaviyoMne AjakI isa hindIko aMkurita kiyA aura usa aMkurako sIMca-sauMcakara kaise unhoMne bAta vRkSa banA diyA / " zrAvastI aura usake nareza suhala devarAya 86 pRSThIya yaha pustaka san 1950 meM prakAzita huii| isameM bAbUjIne zrAvastIkI jhAMkI, usake avazeSa, zramaNa saMskRti, tathA rAjavaMzoMkA varNana kiyA gayA hai| zrAvastI prAcIna bhArata ke una nagaroM meM se eka hai jahA~ hindU bauddha aura jaina saMskRtikA vikAsa huaa| isake AsapAsa janarala kaniMghama, veneTa, hopa, phogala, dayArAmasahAnI, mArzala Adine jo khudAI karavAI, usase prApta honevAle vihAra, stUpa, mandira, pratimAeM, mUrtiyA~, iMTe, muhareM, tAmrapatra, sike, lekha Adi prApta huye haiM jinase prApta honevAlI jAnakArIkA lekhaka mahodayane lAbha utthaayaa| zrAvastI nAmakaraNa honekA kAraNa vibhinna rAjamArgoM tathA prasenajita jaise zAsakakA varNana bhI pustakameM milatA hai| zrI kRSNadatta bAjapethI ema. e. adhyakSa purAtatva saMgrahAlaya mathugane isa pustakake bAremeM apane vicAra isa prakAra prakaTa kiye haiM"isa mahattvapUrNa nagarIke sambandhameM zrI kAmatAprasAdajI jainane hindImeM prastuta pustaka likhakara eka kamIko dUra kiyA hai / zrAvastIkA saMkSipta kramabaddha aitihAsika vRtAnta dene ke sAtha bApane nagarI kI sthApanA nAmakaraNa Adi viSayoM kA bhI vivecana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (60) kiyA hai| isa nagarIke svanAmadhanya rAjA hiTadevarAyakA zauryapUrNa jIvanavRtta bhI diyA gayA hai| durbhAgyase isa zAsakake sambaMdha meM bhAratIya sAhityameM yatheSTa vivaraNa upalabdha nahIM hotaa| __ jena vIra suhiladeva videzI zAsana cakrako calatA na dekha ske| saiyada sAlArane jaba deza para AkramaNa kiyA to suhiladevako sahana na huaa| vaha apane sabhI bhAiyoMko lekara yuddha kSetra meM jama gnn| deza aura dharmakI rakSAke liye kiyA gayA praNa atyAcAriyoM ko nikAlanekA pUrNa huA, para duHkhakI bAta to yaha hai ki aise vIroMkA varNana itihAsakAroMne chor3a diyaa| para khoja khojakara aisI ghaTanAoM kA varNana bAbUjIne kiyA hai tAki vAstavika sthitise loga paricita ho skeN| bAdameM rAjA suhiladevane zAntipUrvaka dharma ArAdhanA karate huye rAjakAja saMbhAlA / una dinoM sAhityakI unnati, vyApArika vikAsa, Apattivipatti, vibhinna utpAdita vastuoM, dhArmika sthiti, dhanakA sArvajanika saMsthAoMke liye prayoga, tathA durga nirmANa jaise kAryoM kA varNana bhI milatA hai| maheTha aura maheThase jo purAtatva sAmagrI upalabdha huI hai usakI sUcI bhI dI gaI hai| lekhaka mahodaya pustaka likhanekA zrama tabhI sArthaka huA samajhanA cAhate haiM, jaba loga mahiladevase preraNA leN| AhvAna karate huye kahA hai-"zrAvastI mahAna thI aura unake nareza zrI suheladeva bhI mahAna vIra the| unhoMne hindU bhAratakI patana honese bacA liyA, vaha hamezA hI itihAsameM dezabhakta samAjoddhArakake rUpameM amara rheNge|.........kintu saccI kRtajJatA jJApana to unake guNoMko apane jIvanameM utAra lene meM hI hai| ataH Aie, saMkalpa kIjie ki Apa vIranA suhiladeva sahaza sAhasI, bora aura dharmadeza evaM jAtike saMrakSaka aura uddhAraka bneNge|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (61) bhagavAna mahAvIra bhagavAna mahAvIra nAmaka pustaka 366 pRSThakI likhI gaI utkRSTha pustaka hai jo prathama bAra san 1951 meM prakAzita huI thii| isase pUrva bhagavAna mahAvIrakA sampUNa vistRta jIvanacaritrakA abhAva thA, chuTapuTa lekha tathA choTA choTA pustakeM milatI avazya thI para pramANika granthakI kamI khaTakanevAlI thii| DaoN0 kAmatAprasAda jainane Age bar3hakara isa kAryako apane hAthameM liyA aura AzAse adhika saphalatA prApta huii| jammase lekara anta takakA pUrA jIvana paricaya to isameM mila hI jAtA hai phira bhI bhagavAna mahAvIrake jIvanako pramukha zikSAoMkA vivecana bhI dekhane ko milatA hai| mAnava aura pazumeM pramukha antara jo hameM dikhAI par3atA hai vaha buddhi aura vivekakA ho hai| pazukA mAnasika stara nimna zreNIkA hotA hai vaha apanI hI sadaiva socA karatA hai para manuSya socane aura vicAraneko zaktise vibhUSita hotA hai phira kyoM na apanI buddhikA sadupayoga kare ? mahAvIrane apane jIvana meM pratipalakA ThIka DhaMgase upayoga kiyA / icchAoM para vijaya prApta karanA, udAratA, samayAnukUla parivartanake liye taiyAra rahanA, nArI hitako loka-vyApI banAnA, dRr3hatA aura uddezya siddhike liye ekAgratA, kriyAvAda aura ahiMsA jaise aneka guNa bhagavAnameM the, ina guNoMse sIkhanekI preraNA lene para bAbUjIne vizeSa jora diyA hai| nissaMdeha bhagavAna mahAvIra lokakI eka mahAna vibhUti the| unhoMne lokake sammukha usakI pUrNatAkA Adarza rakkhA / pUrNa sukha mAnavake bhItara haiusake bAhara nhiiN| usakA vikAsa indriya nigrahase hotA hai| Take kharca karake use koI nahIM pA sakatA na vaha kisIkI khuzAmadase milatA hai| aura na kisI birAdarI yA saMbameM sammi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 62 ) lita ho jAne se vaha milatA hai| vastutaH svAbalambI banakara - mahAvIra ke samAna jaba sAdhanA kI jAtI hai taba saphalatA ke darzana hote haiN| taba mAnava hRdaya kaSAya- kaluSatAse vimukta sundara zubhra zuku pakSa ke sadRza mohaka bana jAtA hai, vaha sArI paratA aura -vattA bhulA detA hai / tIrthaMkara kise kahate haiM ?, tatkAlIna paristhitiyAM, yuvAvasthA aura gRhastha jIvana, vairAgyakI bhAvanA, yoga sAdhanA ke liye paryaTana, dharma pracAra aura bhagavAna ke mokSalAbha jaise aneka upayogI sthaloM kA sAMgopAMga varNana kiyA hai| unake nirmala caritrako jhAMkI to pratyeka pRSTha para aMkita hai hI, isake atirikta jaina aura bauddha dharmake antarako spaSTa kiyA hai| bahuta se loga jaina dharmako hI bauddha dharma samajhate rahate yA usakI zAkhA jAnanekA jo bhrama karate haiM usakA nivAraNa bhI kiyA gayA hai / para donoM dharmoMke siddhAMtoM meM samatA hote huye bhI kriyAtmaka jIvana meM aMtara spaSTa ho jAtA hai| unhoMne likhA hai " Aja cInI aura jApAnI bauddha hote huye bhI AmiSabhojI haiM, parantu saMsAra meM koI bhI jaMnI AmiSabhojI nahIM milegA-jaina pUrNa zAkAhArI haiN| isIse jaina aura bauddha matoMkA matabheda spaSTa ho jAtA hai / - yathArthataH jaina aura bauddha do pRthaka aura svataMtra mata the / bauddha dharmakI sthApanA zAkyaputra gautamane kI, parantu jaina dharma to usase bahuta pahale se pracalita thA / ataH donoM mata eka nahIM ho sakate na vaha eka the aura na aba haiM " aneka loga yaha samajhate haiM ki jainadharmake pravartaka bhagavAna - mahAvIra hI the, isase pUrva jainadharmakA pracAra va prasAra na huA thA, isa zaMkAkA hala bhI lekhakane bar3e acche DhaMga se kiyA hai| bha0 mahA-cIrane to dharmakA pracAra va uddhAra punaH kiyA thA, sarvaprathama pracArakA zreya to RSabhadevako hI prApta hai, vahI jainadharmake Adi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (63) pracAraka the| isa tarahakI aneka zaMkAoMkA samAdhAna isa pustakameM milatA hai / saikar3oM pustakoM va dhArmika granthoMke gahana adhyayana ke bAda isa pustakako racanA huI hai| jaina tIrtha aura unakI yAtrA DaoN. kAmatAprasAda jaina dvArA likhita "jaina tIrtha aura unakI yAtrA" nAmaka pustaka paune do sau pRSThoM kI hai| baise to yaha pustaka bhAratavarSameM digambara jaina pariSada parIkSA borDa ke liye hI likhI gaI thI para kevala utkRSTa pustaka chAtra chAtrAoMke liye hI upayogI nahIM varana sarva sAdhAraNa janatA lAbhAnvita ho sakatI hai| jenadharmake sabhI tIrtho kA aitihAsika ullekha kiyA gayA hai| ___pustakakA prArambha 'tIrtha' zabdakI vyAkhyAse kiyA gayA hai, tIrthakA saMkucita aura vistRta artha bhI samajhAyA gayA hai| " 'tR' dhAtuse 'tha' pratyaya sambaddha hokara 'tIrtha' zabda banA hai| isakA zabdArtha hai-'jisake dvArA tarA jaay| isa zabdArthako grahaNa karanese 'tIrtha' zabdake aneka artha ho jAte haiN| jaise zAstra, upAdhyAya, upAya, puNyakarma, pavitra sthAna ityAdi paraMtu lokameM isa zabdakA rUDhArtha 'pavitra sthAna' pracalita hai|" __ bIca bIca meM apanI bAtakI puSTi karane liye purANa, zrAvakAcAra, zrI gomaTTasAra, tathA cAritrasArake udAharaNoMkA bhI sahArA liyA gayA hai| jainadharmakA uddezya, sacce sukhakI prAptike sAdhana, mahAna bananekI icchA, tIrthakSetroM kA mahatva, Atmonnatike liye tIrtha yAtrAkI AvazyakatA, tIrtha bandanA, tIrthayAtrAke niyama, tIrthayAtrAse niSphalatAke kAraNa, sAmAjika unnatimeM tIrthokA yogadAna, svadezake gauravameM vRddhi, bhAratIya itihAsakI paryApta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 64 ) sAmaprokI tIrthoM dvArA upalabdhi aura tIrthoMkI pavitratAke kAraNoMkA spaSTIkaraNa isa pustakameM dekhaneko milatA hai| , , dezake sampUrNa tIrthoMkI jAnakArI isa pustakameM karA denA hara kisI lekhakake barAkI bAta bho na thii| kaunasA tIrtha kisa prAnta meM hai, jilA, tahasIla DAkaghara AdikA varNana, sar3aka, yA relave sTezanase dUrI takakA ullekha kiyA hai| pUrI sUcI do gaI hai| saMkSepa meM yahI bAta kahI jA sakatI hai ki azikSita aura ajJAnI vyakti taka isa pustakake mArgadarzana se bhramaNa karane meM saphala ho sakate haiM / koI tIrtha kyoM prasiddha hai, vahAM para kina tIrthakaroM kA sambandha rahA hai, kauna se mandira athavA darzanIya sthala haiM, una mandiroM meM kina devatAoM kI pratimAeM haiM ? aura kahAM Thahare, kisa taraha jAveM, sabhI choTI choTI bAteM batAI gaI haiN| eka bAta aura bhI vizeSa hai ki sabhI tIrtho kA kramazaH vivaraNa bhI diyA gayA hai tAki eka tIrtha yAtrAke bAda pAsavAle dUsare tIrthameM jAyA jA ske| kamase kama samaya, zrama, aura paise meM adhika tama lAbha uThAne kI ora dhyAna diyA gayA hai| jo krama tIrthayAtrA ke liye apanAyA gayA hai, vaha eka sundara yojanA hama Apake sAmane udAharaNa ke lie liye prastuta karate haiM jisase Apa yaha samajha jAveMge ki yAtrAko kitanA sugama banAnekA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai| Apa ilAhAbAdase tIrthayAtrA ke liye kauzAmbI ( kausama ) gaye do Apa bahA~ kyA dekheMge ? prAcIna kauzAmbI nagara paphobAjI se 4 mITha / hai yahAM para padmaprabhu bhagavAnake garbha - janma - tapa aura jJAna kalyANaka huye the / yahAMkA udAyana rAjA prasiddha thaa| jisake samayameM yahAM jaina dharma unnatazIla thA / kosamakI khudAI meM prAcIna jaina mUrtiyAM milI | gaDabAhA grAma meM mandirajI aura pratimAjI bahuta manoha haiN| yahAMse bApasa ilAhAbAda pahuMcakara lakhanaU- jAve / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (65) lakhanaU lakhanaU kA prAcIna nAma lakSmaNapura hai| sTezanake pAsa zrI mumrAlAlajI bAbA kAgajIkI dharmazAlA hai| yahAM kula 6 mandira haiM, jinake darzana karanA cAhie / yahAM kaI sthAna dekhane yogya haiN| kaisarabAgameM prAntIya myUjiyama meM kaI sau digambara jaina mUrtiyoM kA saMgraha darzana hai| jaina mUrtiyoMkA aisA saMgraha zAyada hI anyatra kahIM ho| lakhanaUse haidrAbAda jAveM aura jaina dharmazAlAmeM tthhreN| yahAMse 4 mola ikke yA tAMgemeM ayodhyA jaaveN| ___ isa prakAra uparokta vAkyameM ayodhyA jAneko bAta sujhAI gaI hai isI paricchedase milA huA Age ayodhyA tIrthako mahattAko batAyA gayA hai isa taraha tIrtha premiyoM ko isa pustakake adhyayanase kitanI suvidhA ho jAtI hai| uttara pradeza, madhya pradeza, rAjapUtAnA, mAlavA, baMgAla, bihAra, ur3IsA, bambaI, madrAma, Adi prAntoMmeM samasta tIrthoM kA varNana hai| AjakA vyakti dhana, sampatti ke mAyAjAlameM pUrI tarahase prasita dikhAI par3atA hai / chAyAko kitanA hI prayAsa kiyA jAve to vaha pakar3ane meM nahIM AtI hAM yadi usa ora dhyAna na diyA jAve, use pakar3ane kA prayAsa na kareM no vaha apane Apa pIche poche daur3atI hai ThIka yahI vyakti dhana sampatti kI hai| yadi Apa mAyAse apanA mana haTAleM to yaha bhautika sampadAeM Apake caraNoM para lauTatI phiraigo, adhyAtma to nakada dharma hai, tyAgakA phala turanta milatA hai phira jise AtmAnanda, yA paramAnanda mila jAtA hai usake liye yaha bhautika sampattiyA~ phekI lagane lagatI haiN| __ logoM kI ruci tIrthokI ora andha vizvAsa yA andha bhaktike rUpameM jAtI hai isakA bar3A mahatva hai dharmakA eka Avazyaka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMga bAjIne batAyA hai " vIrtha baha vizeSa sthAna hai jahAM para kimI sAdhakane sAdhanA kara ke bhAtmaviddhiko prApta kiyA hai| vaha svayaM tAraNataraNa humA hai aura usa kSetrako bhI apanI bhavatAraNa zaktise saMskArita kiyA hai| dharma mArgake mahAna prayoga usa kSetrameM kiye jAte haiM--mumujhI jova tilatuSa mAtra paripraha tyAga karake mokSa puruSArthake mAdhaka banate haiM, ve vahAM para Asana mAMDakara tapazraraNa, jJAna aura dhyAnakA abhyAsa karate haiM antameM karma-zatruoMkA aura rAga-dveSAdikA nAza karake paramArthako prApta karate haiN|" ___ ataH aise susaMskAritva pavitra deva bhUmimeM jaba hama saba saccI bhAvanA, pavitra AMkAkSA aura nirmala hRdaya lekara jAveM to avazya samArga para calane kI preraNA lekara A sakate haiN| zarIrako malamala kara sAbunase dhone, sugandhita tela-itra lagAne, sundara caTakIle-maTakole vastra pahanane se zArIrika saundaryameM bhale hI vRddhi ho jAve para dhyAna rahe ki jaba taka mAnasika aura hArdika saundarya meM vRddhi nahIM hotI taba taka kucha bhI bananevAlA nahIM hai| . tIrthoM meM jAkara antaHkarama pavitratAse ota prota ho jAtA hai, bhakti aura zraddhAko tareMge hilore lene lagatI haiM, premakA jvAra uThane lagatA hai aura svayaM hI apane mArgako nizcita kara agale tIrthoM kI yAtrA jArI rakhatA humA ghara lauTatA hai| torthakA mAhAtmya sArAMzameM bAbUjIne isa prakAra batAyA hai__"yAtrI apanA mArA samaya dharma puruSArthakI sAdhanAmeM hI lagAtA hai| vaha tIrtha-sthAnapara rahate huye apane manameM burI bhAvanA uThane hI nahIM devA, jisase vaha koI nindanIya kArya kara ske| usa pavitra sthAnapara yAtrIgaNa aipI pratijJAeM par3e harSase lete haiM jinako anyatra meM zAyada hI svIkAra krte|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (67) bahuta hI mUr3ha loga Avasyapaza tIrthoko gandA karate dekhe pAye haiM, mandiroM ke pAsa yA tIrtha-sthAnake nikaTa hI zauca Adi kara apavitratA phelagate haiN| yaha bAta bhI zAyada bAbUjIko smRtise ojhala na huI aura logoMko pavitratAkA jIvana vyatIta karanekA sujhAva diyA hai| tIrtha karanese lAbhoMkI prAptikA varNana bhI kiyA hai| tIrthayAtrAse dharmamahimAko muhara apane dRzyapara aMkita karanA, naI vastueM dekhanA, naye anubhava prApta karanA, caturatA, kSamatAmeM vRddhi, vizAla dRSTikoNa bananA, Alasya aura pramAdake sthAna para sAhasakA saMcAra honA, vartamAna jaina samAjako paropakArI upayogI saMsthAoMkA paricaya, Atma gaurava bar3hanA, sAdhu puruSoMke darzana, sAmAjika rIti rivAjoM aura bhASAoM kA jJAna, bhAvanAmeM zuddhatA, gharake mAyAjAlase chuTakArA, pichale itihAsakI jAnakArI zilAlekhoM dvArA, jaise aneka kSaNika va sthAyI lAbha haiN| jisase jIvana meM yugAntakArI parivartana sambhava hai| yAtrAmeM dhyAna rakhanevAlI bAtoMkA bhI saMkSiptameM saMketa kiyA hai| yAtrA karate samaya mausamakA dhyAna rakhakara ThaNDe aura garama kapar3e sAtha le jAnA cAhiye, parantu vaha jarUratase jyAdA nahIM rakhanA cAhiye / rAste meM khAko TivalakI kamIjeM acchI rahatI haiM, khAnepInekA zuddha sAmAna gharase lekara calanA cAhiye / uparAMta nikaTake yA kisI acche sthAna para vahAMke pratiSThita jainI bhAIke dvArA kharIda lenA cAhiye / rasoI bagairaha ke liye bartana parimita hI rakhanA cAhiye / thor3A sAmAna rahanese yAtrAmeM suvidhA rahatI hai| aba Apa svayaM samajha gaye hoMge ki yaha pustaka dharmapremI tathA dezATana karanevAloMke liye kitanI upayogI hai| isI pustakameM eka anya pariziSTa bhI paM0 paramAnaMdajI zAlI dvArA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (68) likhita jor3a diyA gayA hai, isa pariziSTa meM kucha kSetra sthAnoMkA aitihAsika paricaya diyA hai| AgarA, ajamera, girinAra, atizayakSetra khajurAhA, devagar3ha, jayapura, rAjagira, sammeda zikhara, RSabhadeva, tArApura, gvAliyara aura candravADa pramukha prasiddha kSetra haiM / kampilA - kIrti 56 pRSThIya " kampilA - kIrti nAmaka pustaka san 1952 meM prakAzita huii| pharrukhAbAda jile ( uttara pradeza ) meM kampilA nAmaka eka grAma hai| ise paMcAla dezakI rAjadhAnI batAyA jAtA hai / purAtanacArase yaha jaina aura hinduoMkA aitihAsika aura tIrthasthala rahA hai | bhagavAna vimalanAthakA janma bhI yahIM huA thA / pustaka ke nAma se hI yaha vidita hotA hai ki kampila tIrthakI gaurava gAthA se isake panne bhare par3e haiN| subajhI, sarisa, parimArjita hindI kI lar3iyAM aisI lagatI haiM mAnoM hRdayako kAgaja aura AtmAko svAhI mAnakara aMkita kI gaI hoM ! hindIkI eka chaTA Apa bhI dekha lIjie / gaMgA Aja usako thapakiyAM dekara sukha nindrAkA anubhava nahIM karAtI / vaha adhunA kampilAse mAnoM rUThakara usase dUra haTa gaI hai-- gaMgAkI bAra aba yahAMse Der3ha mIla dUra hai| kintu purAtanakAla meM jaba kampilA samRddhizAlI thA - bAhya aizvarya meM hI nahIM; balki sAMskRtika zrI vRddhi meM thI, taba gaMgAkI pavitra dhArA usake paira cUmatI thI / " kampilAkA aitihAsika gaurava, vibhinna kavi aura dharmagranthoM meM ullekha, mahAna tIrtha, dharma prabhAvanAkA zAMtiniketana, samAna sudhAra kI saMketa bhUmi, aizvaryakA zIrSa batAte huve anta meM bartamAna rUpako prakaTa kiyA haiM / lekhakane choTIsI pustaka meM zAsakIya aura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ azAsakIya sabhI bhavanoM tathA sthaloMkA varNana kiyA hai| eka aisA khAkA taiyArakara diyA hai jo vahAM jAne para bar3I suvidhAse sabhI kucha dekha sakatA hai| khaMDita pratimAeM, rAmezvara mandira, siddhapITha, kapila kuTI, draupadI kuNDa, kAlezvarakA mandira, kaMpilavAsinI devIkA mandira, AdikA acchA varNana kiyA hai / sarvazrI vimalanAtha, mahAvIra, candraprabhu, pAzvanAtha, AdinAtha arahaMta, Adi mUrtiyoM kA AkAra aura sthApanA samaya AdikI ora bhI saMta kiyA gayA hai| prayAga saMgrahalAyake adhyakSa zrI satIzacandra kAlA ema0 e0 ne isa nibandhako pAMDitya pUrNa batAkara vidvat samAjameM viziSTa Adara kI kAmanA kI hai| kampilAjIkI pUjA yadyapi yaha choTIsI pustaka kevala 8 pRSThakI hai para kampilA tIrthasthalI meM jAnevAle zraddhAlu bhaktoMke liye bar3I upayogI hai, vahAM jAkara kisa taraha pUjA arcanA kI jAve ? isakI sArI vidhi, stuti, dohe, soraThe, maMtra aura pada haiN| isa pustakakI AvazyakatAke sambandha meM bAbUjIne prastAvanAmeM likhA hai___ "jaina tIrthoM ke pUjAsaMgrahameM terahaveM tIrthaMkara vimalanAthasvAmIke garbha-janma-tapa aura jJAna kalyANakoMse pavitra hue kampilA tIrthako pUjA na dekhakara jImeM pAyA, yaha kamI pUrI honI caahie|" phira isa kamI ko pUrA kiyA gyaa| ajJAnAndhakArako naSTa karake jJAna ko divya jyoti jalAneko sAmanese Arato sajAte samayakA eka pada dekhiye : diva dIpa mahimA jJAnamaya jina, tejase darzAIye / ajJAna tamakA nAza hove, bimala jyoti prakAziye / / jaya vimala tIratha vimaTha pada de, jajaDaM mana vaca kAyase / mama vimala matikara vimala, sukhalaha sukRta bhAva bhraaiike| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (70) kAkaMdIpurakA deva isa choTAsA 9 pRSThakA TrekTa san 1952 meM prakAzita huaa| nunakhAra relave sTezanase dakSiNa pazcimakI ora do mIla dUra khukhundU nAmaka prAma hai jo purAnI kAkandI athavA kiSkindhA nagarIke nAmase jAnI jAtI hai| kAkandIkI sthApanA, nagarake rAjA, masAna, puSpadaMta, aura unako vibhinna zikSAeM batAI haiN| mAnavako sukhI banAnevAlI bibhinna zikSAeM prema, satya, brahmacarya, aura kama icchA rakhane, jaisI batAI gaI haiN| jo TIle yahAM haiM vaha jaina mandiroMke mAlama par3ate haiM aura vibhinna mUrtiyAM bhI haiN| vahAM lagabhaga tIsa TIle haiM jo itihAsake khajAne jAna par3ate haiN| yaha pramukha tIryasthala hai| divya darzana yaha 13 pRSThoya choTAsA TrekTa san 1953 meM prakAzita huaa| yaha ekAMkI laghu nATaka hai, jisameM sUtradhAra aura usakI patnI nAlandAke do baToho, nareza aura kSullaka pAtra haiN| isameM bhagavAna mahAbIrake nirvANa kalyANaka utsava kA varNana kiyA gayA hai / satya, ahiMsA, dharma aura mahAvIra ke Upara pAtroMse vibhinna bAteM kahalAI gaI haiN| kSu0 saMsAra meM premakA bAtAvaraNa phailAneke liye pratijJA karate huye kahate haiM-"vairase virodha, vaiSamya bar3hatA hai| premase premakI vRddhi hotI hai, prema-lokameM AtmAkA abhyudaya hotA hai, bAtmA camakatI hai, ataH Ao vizva prema prasArita karane kI pratijJA kreN|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 71 ) parvakI kathAeM " parvakI kathAeM" nAmaka 64 pRSThIya pustaka bAbUjI dvArA likhita hai| isa pustakako dekhakara pUjya varNojI mahArAjane kahA thA " Apake dvArA jo kathAyeM likhI gaI haiM, yadi unakA pATha ThIkase kiyA jAya to apaneko saMsAra-jAlase pRthak rakkhA jA sakatA hai" / zrImAna 108 pUjya muni samantabhadrajI mahArAjane zubhAzIrvAda ke sAtha apane vicAra isa prakAra prakaTa kiye "jaina siddhAnta ke rahasyoMko sulabha rItise sabakI samajha meM Ave isa prakAra se jo Apane subodha aura sarala hindI bhASA meM likhanekA kaSTa uThAyA hai, yaha atIca anukaraNIya haiM / san 1953 meM bhAI harizcandrane anantatratake udyApana meM vratoMkI kathAyeM chapavAkara jaba vitaraNakI icchA prakaTa kI to bAbUjIne bahuta zIghra hI likhakara unheM diiN| ina kathAoMke mAdhyama se adhyAtmavAda aura karma siddhAntako batAyA gayA hai / sAtha hI yaha bhI spaSTa kiyA hai ki ina kathAoM meM vAstavika rUpase Antarika mahattA kyA hai ! solahakAraNa, dazalakSaNa, sugandhadazamI, caubIsrI, aura ananta vrata kathAoMkA varNana kiyA hai| zraddhA, viveka, kSamA, bIratA, mArdava, Arjava, satya, zauca, saMyama, tapa, tyAga, akiJcanya aura brahmacarya jaise viSayoM para bahuta kucha likhA gayA hai| pratyeka bAta mananIya evaM anukaraNIya hai / paryUSaNa parva kSamA aura vIratAkA sandeza detA hai / isa pake sambandha meM mahattA isa prakAra hai - "ganne kI poIko bhI parva kahate haiM / " poIko nicoDiye to bahuta sArA moThA rasa nikaTa Ave / aise hI paryuSaNa parva para sva-parakA, apane-parAyekA aura bhItara bAharakA sArA lekhA-jokhA aura sAra-saMbhAla kI jAtI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 72 ) isIlie isa avasara vyakti Atmazaktiko vikasita karake vItarAga vijJAnatAkI ArAdhanA karane meM lIna ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra sabhI poMko bar3e vaijJAnika DhaMgame vivecanA kI gaI hai| bAhubalI gommaTezvara ___ yaha vIsa pRSThakI likhI choTIsI pustaka hai| isameM sAhityaka bhASAmeM bAhubalI gommaTezvarakA aitihAsika varNana kiyA gayA hai| bAhubalIkA paricaya, unakA bharatase mambandha, zravaNabelagolakI bAhubali mUrti, Adi aneka prasaMgoM para prakAza DAlA hai| bAhubalIkI 57 phITa UMcI vizAla mUrti hai jo vidhyagiri ke zikharapara zatAbdiyose khar3I hai| yaha mUrti kevala AzcaryakI vastu nahIM hai isase mahAtmA gAMdhone bahuta kucha sIkhA thaa| bAbUjIne likhA hai " satya aura ahiMsA-zivaM aura sundaraMkA yaha jIvita vigraha hai jo isase khilavAr3a karegA-satya aura ahiMsAke preraNA srotakI pavitratAko bhaMga karegA vaha saphala manoratha nahIM balki lokake liye akalyANakArI aniSTa siddha hogaa|" mUrti taka pahuMcane vibhinna sIr3hiyAM aura dvAgeko pAra kara. nekA sArA varNana batAyA gayA hai| mUrti itanI preraNAdAyaka hai ki usameM satyaM zivaM sundaramke svarUpako dekhate hI banatA hai, unakI pUjA karake darzanArthI tathA pUjA karanevAle bhaktagaNa apanA jIvana dhanya hI mAnate haiN| darzanoM kI sArthakatA bhAvanAko prathAnatApara nirbhara hai| jIvahatyA, nazA na karane, svayaM jIne tathA dUsaroMke jIvita rahane dene, sadA saca aura madhura bolane. mAnavI kartavyoMkA pAlana karane, rizvata aura kAlebAjArase bacane, indriya nigraha karane, phaizanI vastupara dhana barabAda na karane aura bace huve dhanako punya paropakAra tathA dAnameM lagAnekI bhAvanAboMse ota prota hudabase bhagavAna bAhulike caraNoM meM zraddhAke puSpa caDhAnevAle hI darzanoM kI sArthakatA mAna sakate haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (73) divya-darzana san 1953 meM likhita bAbUjI dvArA 'divya darzana' nAmaka pustaka TrekTake rUpameM vIra nirvANotsava ekAMkI hai| jisameM yadyapi 12 pRSTha hI haiM phira bhI kathopakathana, cayana tathA vibhinna kavi. tAoMko sammilita karane meM inheM pUrNa saphalatA milI hai| dIvAlI tyauhArako sArthakatA tathA usake mahatvako bar3e hI zikSAprada DhaMgase likhA gayA hai| sUtradhAra tathA usakI patnIke bArtAlApake bAda zrI sudhezajIko eka kavitAkA pATha kiyA jAtA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIrakA to pArthiva zarIra hI zeSa raha jAtA hai phira bhI loga unase nUtana utsAha grahaNa kara saMmAra meM phaile ajJAnAndhakArako dUra karane kA prayAsa karate haiN| dIpotsava manAkara janatAke sammukha prakAzakA Adaza vakhA jAtA hai| isI prakAzase jJAnarUpI sAkSasakA anta karake jJAnarUpI lakSmI ko AtmasAta kAnekI sabako preraNA dI jAtI hai| utsava manAne ke bAda aneka loTA ranake jIvanase zikSA grahaNa karate haiN| eka rAhagIra madyapAna na karane, mAMsa, machalI aura aNDA na khAne, sabase prema karane, santoSa aura matthatAko apanAne, icchAoMko sImita khane, anAjakI khattiyAM na bharane, pazupakSiyoM kI rakSA karate huve camaDekI vastuoMko tyAgane aura dinameM hI svaccha jala tathA pavitra bhojana karane kI preraNA letA hai aura aise acche saMkalpoMko jIvanabhara nibhAne ke liye pratijJAbaddha hotA hai| antameM vizvaprema phailAne kI kavitAkA sAmUhika gAnA hotA hai aura paTAkSepa ho jAtA hai| bIjie usa kavitAkA eka pada bApa bhI dekhiye vizvapremakA dIpa jlaaeN| nirvANotsaba divya divAlIkA zubha parva manAeM / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (74) jaise hama vaise satra pANI ataH prema kI sIkheM vANI kutsita hiMsA dUra bhagAkara maitrI bhAva jgaayeN| jainadharma paricaya san 1953 ke disambara mAsa meM pUrvIya aphrIkAke keniyA prAnta ke antargata mombAsA nagarameM AryasamAja dvArA eka sarvadharma pariSadakA Ayojana huA jisameM bhAratase zrI somacanda lAghAmAI zAha jena dharmake pratinidhi banakara vahAM gaye vahIM yaha pustaka jaina dharmake paricaSake sambandhameM vahAM sunAI / isameM jaina dharmakA ThIka svarUpa sabake sAmane rakhA hai tAki sabhI dharmoM ke vyakti yoM ko isake bAremeM pUrNa jAnakArI mila ske| ___ jaina tIrthaMkaroMko vaijJAnika aura sarala vicAradhArA, dharma tatvakI sabake liye samAnatA, tatvajJAna aura dharmake kSetrameM jaina dharmakA sthAna, jaina dharmakI maulika mAnyatAeM, prAcInatA, Adi tIrthaMkara RSabha Rgaveda aura purAtatva ke pramANa, tathA anya sabhI tIrthaMkaroM kA varNana saMkSipta meM kiyA gayA hai| jaina saMskRti, sAhitya aura kalAkA deza videzameM pracAra, tathA vibhinna dhArmika paryoM kA ullekha kiyA hai| jainiyoMkI vizeSatA bAbUjIne isa prakAra batAI hai-" jaina bananeke liye sabase pahale ahiMsaka zAkAhArI bananA par3atA hai| duniyAM meM jaina hI ve loga haiM jinhoMne kabhI mAMsa, madirA aura madhu nahIM khAyA hai| isIliye ve sadA zAntike rakSaka aura sukhake vistAra karanevAle rahe haiN| anya dharmoMne bhI ahiMsA aura dayAkA upadeza diyA, parantu use apane dharmakA mUla AdhAra nahIM maanaa| " For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 75 ) mAnava jIvana meM ahiMsAkA mahatva san 1954 meM 44 pRSThIya isa pustakakA prakAzana huA / isameM mAnava jIvanameM ahiMsA ke mahatvako spaSTa kiyA gayA hai / mAnabako ahiMsA se sambandha, ahiMsAkA svarUpa, aura jIvana vyavahAra meM ahiMsAkA prabhAva batAyA gayA hai| lokake mahApuruSa bhagavAna mahAvIra, vaidika RSigaNa, bhagavAna kRSNa, tulasI, kabIra, nAnaka, pihita guru nAmaka yUnAnI tatvavettA, IrAna ke mahAtmA jaradasta, hajaratammA, rasUllUkA, hajarata cauka, zekhasAdI, barnarDazA, jarmana ke kavi geyaTe, amerikana tatvavettA raskina, Adi sabhI ne ahiMsAtvako bhalI-bhAMti samajhA aura apanI vANI tathA vyavahAra ke dvArA sabako usa Adarza mArgapara calane kI preraNA do / bAbUjIne bar3I buddhimAnIse aneka vicArakoMkI bAta kahI hai / rASTrIya jIvanako svastha banAneke liye bhI ahiMsAkI kasauTI se hI vicAra kiyA hai / svAsthya kharAba hone ke kAraNa, zaktizAlI banane ke upAya, vibhinna khAdya padArtha tathA saMyama jaisI Avazyaka bAtoMko samajhAyA hai| mAMsAhArako pUrI taraha se aprAkRtika aura agrAhya batAyA hai| zAkAhArako bidezI cikitsakoM tathA dezI zarIra zAstriyoMke vicAra manthana se hI upayogI siddha kiyA hai / sAtha hI rAma, kRSNa aura buddhake una upAsakoMko vikArA bhI hai jo mAMsAhAra karate haiM / svAdhAraNa janatAko jainiyoM ke jIvana se zikSA grahaNa karane ke liye bAbUjIne kahA hai- "jo loga acchA svAsthya aura sukhI bananA cAhate haiM unheM ahiMsA dharmakA pAlana karake zuddha zAkAhAra karanA cAhiye | jainoMkA jIvita udAharaNa pAThakoM ke sanmukhaH hai, jaina loga ahiMsropajIvI aura dayAlu prakRti ajJAta kAlase hI rahe haiN|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra aura mahAtmA buddha isa 8 pRSThIya TrekTameM donoM puruSoMkA tulanAtmaka adhyayana kayA gayA hai| jisa pustakako maiM kholatA hUM usameM bar3I ajIba ajIba bAteM dikhAI par3atI haiN| unakA adhyayana khar3A gajabakA thA, sArA jIvana hI sAhitya sevA, zodha kArya meM lagAnepAlA dUsarA vyakti hameM koI dikhAI hI nahIM pdd'taa| isa pustakako dekhanese yaha bAta spaSTa hotI hai ki bhagavAna buddha svayaM pahale jaina muni the aura unakI dinacaryA digambara munikI dinacaryAse milatI julatI thii| para jaba ve ina kaThora niyamoMkA pAlana na kara sake to nayA mArga DhUDhane lage aura bodhi vRkSakI chAyAmeM jJAna prApta kara 'madhya mArga'kA ho sabako upadeza diyA ! eka bar3I ajIba bAta aura yaha dekhane ko milatI hai ki donoM mahApuruSa eka hI kSetrameM pracAra kArya karate the, phira bhI ApasameM kabhI mila na sake ! jaina grantha pravacanasAra, yogasAra, sUtrakRtAMga tathA daza vaikAlika se bauddhagrantha dhammapada, dIdhanikAya, va mahAvaggake upadezoM tathA siddhAMtoMse tulanA bhI kI gaI hai| ahiMsA aura usakA vizvavyApI prabhAva san 1955 meM 132 pRSThakI yaha prabhAvazAlI pustaka bAbUjI dvArA likhita prakAzita huI jo janasamAjameM hI nahIM varan mAnavajAtimeM vizeSa lokapriya siddha huii| zrImAn 105 kSullaka gaNezaprasAdajI varNo ne isa pustakake bAre meM jo likhA hai usase isakI mahattA prakaTa ho jAtI hai "merI sammati hai ki isa pustaka kA pratyeka manuSya adhyayana kare jisase utane kAla svaccha upayoga he ......isameM ahiMsAtatvake Upara uttama vivecana hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (77) aura vivecana meM pratyeka matavAle mahAtmAoM dvArA ahiMsAsatvako siddha kiyA hai| pustaka par3haneke bAda ahiMsaka AtmA ho sakatA hai / ...... pratyeka bhASA meM anuvAda honA cAhiye / " DaoN0 dazaratha zarmA dillI vizva vidyAlayane bhUmikA meM likhA hai " jyoM jyoM prANI apane hiMsAjanya vicAroM aura karmoMse duHkha pAtA hai tyoM tyoM use bhAna hotA hai ki ahiMsA meM zraddhA ahiMsA tatvoMke jJAna aura ahiMsAkA samparka AcaraNa ho vizvazAntikA eka mAtra mArga hai| zrI kAmatAprasAdajI isI ahiMsA ke pujArI aura upadezaka haiN| ApakA lakSya atyuttama hai aura ' ahiMsA aura usakA vizvavyApI prabhAva' nAmakI isa pustakakI racanA umralakSyako sAdhanAke Dhiye Apake bahutase upAyoM meM se eka hai / pustaka apane DhaMgakI eka hI hai| ahiMsA ke siddhAntoMke sArvatrika asArako itanA uttama tAtvika aura aitihAsika vivaraNa prastuta kara zrI kAmatAprasAdajIne aitihAsika aura dhArmika sAhitya kI eka bahuta bar3I kamI pUrNa kI hai| " mAnava svabhAvakA ahiMsAvRtti se sambandha ahiMsA aura hiMsAke tAtvika vicAra bhAratIya saMskRti meM ahiMsAkA mahatva, aphagAnistAna, araba, IrAna, philistIna Adi madhya raziyAvartI dezoM meM, aphrokA, abIsIniyAM, ithoyopiyA, mizra, turkistAna, yUnAna, yUrupa, amerikA, cIna, jApAna, tibbata, barmA, laMkA Adi dezoM meM ahiMsA kI pragatiko pUrNa vivecanA kI gaI hai| purAtatvako ahiMsA se jor3ate huye Ajake jIbanameM ahiMsAko AvazyakatA aura vizva zAMtike AdhAra stambhapara bhalI bhAMti vicAra prakaTa kiyA gayA hai| deza videza ke mahApuruSoM tathA dharma graMthoMke uddharaNoMse yaha pustaka bharI par3I hai| mAMsAhArakA khule rUpase aitihAsika tathA vaijJAnika tatvoMke AdhArapara virodha kiyA gayA hai / zrI paM0 cainasukhadAsa nyAyatIrtha adhyakSa digambara jaina saMskRta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (78) kAleja jayapurane to yahAM taka likhA hai "prastuta pustakameM ahiMsAke vizvavyApI prabhAvakA jo vivecana hai vaha pAThakako apanI bora khIMcatA hai aura ahiMsAke prati unakI AsthA utpanna karatA hai| isameM aitihAsika evaM vyApaka dRSTakoNase ahiMsAkA varNana hai| na kevala bhAratavarSa meM apitu videzoMmeM bhI ahiMsAkI jo pratiSThA huI hai usakA aitihAsika vivecana hai| saMsArake vibhinna prakhyAta dharmoM meM ahiMsAko zIrSa sthAna prApta huA hai| zrI bAbU kAmatAprasAdajIko dhanyavAda hai ki unhoMne bhagavatI ahiMsAke pracAra meM yaha ogadAna dekara dUsaroMko bhI isa ora AkRSTa hone kI preraNA dI hai|" girinAra-gaurava san 1955 meM likhita 66 pRSThIya pustaka girinAra tIrthakSetrako gaurava garimAko prakaTa karatI hai| isa pustakake liye bAbU kAmatApamAdajIne bar3e ho athaka parizramase videzI vidvAnoMke saMsmaraNa, ba likhata pustake, zilAlekha, zvetAmbara va digambara jainoMke graMtha, hindU zAstra tathA anya upayogI graMthoM kA adhyayana karake isakI racanA ko| isIliye itihAsa premiyoM, tathA jaina samAjake liye bahuta bar3odena siddha hoto hai| jahAM eka ora itihAsako jhalaka hai vahIM dUsarI ora bhakti, prema aura zraddhAkA khajAnA bhI hai| jisa taraha koI gUgA vyakti miThAI khAkara bhI usakA varNana nahIM kara sakatA, vaise hI dharma premI vyakti par3hakara AnandasAgara meM DUbatA aura utarAtA dikhAI par3atA hai para usa AnandakA varNana karane meM asamartha pAtA hai| prAcIna tIrthaMkaroM tathA pUjya AcArya aura santa mahAtmAjoMne sAdhanA aura tapake diye prakRtike ramaNIya sthalageko cunA thA, unameM rahakara hI apane jIvanako sAdhanA va tyAgakA pATha vizvako For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 79 ) par3hAte rhe| yahI sthAna Age calakara susaMskArita tIrtha ke rUpa meM hamAre sAmane aaye| aisI bAta nahIM ki samAjakI zraddhA ina tIrthoke prati na ho, avazya hai aura isIliye tana, mana, dhana sabhI kucha nichAvara bhI kiyA / para utanI mahimA, vAstavikatA, tathA pUrNa sthitiko sarva sAdhAraNa ke samakSa rakhanekA prayAsa nahIM kiyA / yaha dharmakI bahuta baDo kamI rahatI hai| isIliye logoM meM andha vizvAsa bar3hatA hai / yaha kamI bahuta hI khaTakanevAlI thI jisakI pUrti bAbUjIne 'girinAra - gaurava' feast kI / girinArakA varNana itihAsa, zilAlekha, jaina sAhitya, va vaidika sAhitya ke aMcala se likhA gayA hai| tIrthako vartamAna sthiti, usake jIrNoddhAra meM vibhinna dAna dAtAroMkA sahayoga aura vedI pratisthApanAkA varNana bhI kiyA hai| bhagavAna neminAtha ke girinAra meM muni hone aura bhagavan samantabhadra svAmI dvArA girinAra pahuMcanepara AtmAhAdase vibhora hone kA ullekha bhI milatA hai| kevala tIrtha sthaDhokI mahimAge ulajha gaye ho aisA nahIM hai. isI pustaka meM jainadharmakI prAcIna maulika mAnyatAoM, prArambhika sthitikA vaijJAnika varNana, 24 tIrthaMkaroM, prAcIna jainadharma meM digambaratvakA vizeSa mahatva, aura dharma kI prAcInatA para bhI prakAza DAlA hai tAki tIrtha mahimA ke sAtha2 anya bAtoMkI bhI jAnakArI mila sake / bhagavAna mahAvIra aura anya tIrthaMkara bar3e AkArakI 14 pRSThIya pustaka san 1956 meM prakAzita huii| isameM yaha batAyA gayA hai ki jainadharma bhagavAna mahAvIra se prAcIna hai, tIrthakara kI vizeSatAeM Adi kAlIna dharmake siddhAMtoM tathA bhagavAna mahAvIrake atirikta anya vIrthaMkaroMke kAryoM, upadezoM, " tathA vizeSatAoM para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to jainadharmako punaH prakAzameM lAye the| inheM Aptadeva to isaliye mAnA jAtA hai ki ve sarvajJa paramAtmA the / zAntikA sandeza san 1956 meM 15 pRSThako isa pustakakA prakAzana huaa| rAjIva aura usake pitAke bIca isa pustakameM tIrthaMkara zrI zAntinAzake sambandha meM bAtacIta karavAI gaI hai| beTA rAjIva jijJAsukI taraha apane pitAme mantra kucha pUchanA jA rahA hai aura pitAjo bar3e premave batAte jA rahe haiN| zurUmeM bhagavAna zAntinAthake puNyadhAma hastinApurake mahatva tathA aitihAsikatA para prakAza DAlA hai| aura bAdako bhagavAna kI dhamasAdhanA, mokSa, mahAna banane kA sAdhana, hastinApurameM melA jur3ane kA kAraNa, jIvAtmAkA sAkSAtkAra, rezamake kapar3oMse hAni, dhanaratha nAmaka rAjAkA paricaya, larake putra megharatha va dRr3haratha dvArA mugoMko lar3AyA jAnA, una murgoM ke pUrva unmake saMskAroMko batAnA, Ajakala ke zAsanako hiMsaka nIti, rAjA dhanarathakA vairAgya dhAraNa karanA, pazulikI kurItiko bhayaMkaratA, megharathake jIvanakA zAntinAtha honA, devoM dvArA zAntinAtha tIrtha karake janmotsava manAnA, bAdako rAjakumAra banane, Adarza rAjAkI sthApanA karane, tapasyAkaM liye banako jAne tathA aMtameM mahAna banakara amaratva prApta karane kI bAteM batAI gaI hai| tIrthakarakI jIvanIse sAtha sAtha Adhunika samasyAoM tathA kurItiyoM para bIca bIca meM prakAza DAlA gayA hai| sUkSma dRSTi se dekheM to bAbUjI jahAM tIrtha kara kI jIvanIko lekara cale haiM vahAM vartamAna vAtAvaraNameM panapanebAlI burAIyoMko bhI usameM natthI karake pAThakoMko chor3anekI preraNA dI hai| krodha aura rAga dveSako badalese nahIM varan premase jItane kI zikSA siikhiye| vairase vaira For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (81) nahIM miTatA, badalese badalA nahIM cukatA, Agase Aga nahIM bujhtii| premakI zItaladhArA hI vairakI agniko bujhAtI hai| jIva isa satyako pahacAna kara sIkhe aura usa para vyavahAra kare to jIvanameM zAnti milatI hai| ___ moTara meM baiThe huve cAra yAtriyoMse jo hastinApurakA melA dekhane jA rahe haiM zAntinAthakI jIvana jhAMkIke bIca meM hI phaizana para kaTAkSa karavAyA hai ?" eka yAtrI bolA......Aja to mahilAeM phaizanake pIche divAnI ho rahI haiN|' 'ajI, dharma karma kauna kare naha to zRGgArake mAre peTake dhandhese bhI cunatI haiN| tIsarA bolA 'are bhAI, kyA kaheM ? nahAdhokara krImAdi jAne kyA kyA lagAtI haiM, jo carSI, machaliyoM, keparoM, aMDoMkI saphedI Adi apavitra padArthose banAI jAtI hai|' cauthene kahA-"samayakI balihArI hai|" vaha pahalA Adarza vivAha yaha eka bahuta choTo 12 pejakI pustaka hai jisameM bAbUnIkA eka lekha bhagavAna RSabhadevake zubha vivAha para hai| 1 disambara san 1957 meM AyuSmatI satyavato jaina va ciraMjIva santalAla jainakA vivAha saMskAra naI dillI meM huA thaa| usa samaya vivAha pakSIya logoMke nivedana para yaha pustaka nabambara 57 meM likhI gaI thI jisameM anya kaviyoMkI kavitAeM bhI do tIna saMkalita haiN| prArambhameM to saMkSipta jIvana paricaya hai aura bAdako bivAhakI AvazyakatA tathA usake Adarza svarUpakI vyAkhyA ko hai| bhagavAna RSabhake yaha banda kisane zikSAprada hai jarA vicAriye For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (82) to sahI "mAnava santatiko bar3hAneke liye aura paraspara meM saMgaThita samAja-sahayogakI siddhi ke liye vivAha eka parama dharma hai| nara aura nArIko gRhastha dhamarUpI rathake do pahiye banakara apaneko miTA denA hogaa| vivAha mAnava ko bhogase Upara uThAkara tyAga dharmakA pATha par3hAtA hai / eka dUsareko sukha duHkhako apanA mAnanA aura sevA karane meM Ananda lUTanA navadampatikA jIvana dhyeya hotA hai|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (83) Adi tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva DaoN. kAmatAprasAdajI jaina dvArA racita "Adi tIrthaMkara bha0 RSabhadeva" nAmaka pustakakA prathama saMskaraNa san 1959meM prakAzita huaa| 176 pRSThakI yaha pustaka 'AdinAtha' ke jIvana kA sAMgopAMga varNana karatI hai| isameM vibhinna prakArakA purAtana sAhitya, zilAlekha, purAtatva vibhAgakI zodha, tathA janazratiyoMke AdhAra para yaha batalAyA gayA hai ki prathama tIrthakarane apane caritra, sAdhanA tathA vANIke prabhAvase jana mAnasako kisa taraha jhAkajhora diyaa| zrI kRSNadattajI bAjapethI ema. e., adhyakSa prAcIna itihAsa aura purAtatva vibhAga, sAgara vizvavidyAlayake zabdoMmeM "bhagavAna RSabhadevake bahumukho jIvanake sambandha meM yaha grantha niHsandeha eka nabIna vyavasthita prayAsa hai|" AdikAlameM mAnavatAkI jhAMkI, bhagavAnakA avataraNa, tIrthaMkara bananeko ora prayAsa, prArambhika jIvana, samAja kalyANakI icchA, gRha tyAgakara tapasyAkA jIvana aura jana sudhAra jaise aneka pahaluoMkA vistRta rUpase vivecana kiyA hai| RSabhadeva jainadharmake adhiSThAtA rahe haiM aisI bAta nahIM hai, hindu dharmake pramukha granthoMke AdhAra para vaidika mAnyatAeM mI banAI haiN| Rgaveda maMDala 3 ke maMtroM dvArA vRSabhako Adi tIrthayara siddha kiyA hai / paurANikakAlameM RSabhadevako 8 vAM avatAra mAnA gyaa| unhoMne likhA hai "bhagavAna RSabha athavA vRSabha usa prAgetihAsika kAlIna akhaNDa bhAratake mahApuruSa haiM jisameM zramaNa aura brAhmaNoMmeM koI bheda na thA / yahI kAraNa hai ki RSabha zramaNoMke mAdi puruSa haiN| aura vaidika bhAyoMke 8 veM avatAra" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (84) RSabha vedoMke dvArA Adi deva mAne gye| atharva veda (19, 42, 4), bhaktAmarastotra bhI isI prakArako puSTi karate haiN| bhAgavata purANa skandha 5, mArkaNDeya purANa, kama purANa, zivapurANa, viSNu purANa, agni purANa, liMgapurANa, brAhmaNa purANa, skandhapurANa, bArAha purANa, vAyu mahApurANa, prabhAsa purANa, manusmRti aura mahAbhArata ke prasaMga dekara vibhinna dharma granthoMmeM bhagavAna RSabhakA sthAna batAyA hai| vaidika sAhityake atirikta prasiddha bauddha grandha dhammapada' 'Aryamanju zrI mUla kalpa', 'nyAya bindu'ke nAmollekhoMkA varNana kiyA hai| sikkhoMke guru goviMdasiMhane apane 'dasama grantha sAhiba' meM bhI RSabhadeva ko sammAna diyA hai| tAmila aura kannaDa sAhitya bhI isase achUtA nahIM raha skaa| DA0 rAdhAkRSNan aura DA0 e0 pI0 kAramArakarane bhI RSabhake AdvatIya yogI batAyA hai| __aba taka jitanI mUrtiyoM aura zilAlekha khudAIke dvArA prApta huye haiM una zilAlekhoMkA varNana acchI tarahase kiyA hai| mUrti yoMko dekhanese spaSTa hotA hai ki 5-6 ijAra varSa pUrvakI RSadha. devakI mUrtiyAM banane lagI thii| bibhinna prakAra kI purAtatva vibhAga dvArA upalabdha sAmagrIkI aorase bhI itihAsakAra lAbha nahIM uThAnA cAhate isIliye DaoNkTara sAhaba ko kahanA pdd'aa| ___ "saMbhava hai ki Ama Adi bhagavAnake jIvanacaritrakI mahattAko samajhakara hamAre itihAsa lekhaka apanI mUlako pahicAna lge| videzI vidvAnoM pro0 DI0 hAjimeM nAkAmurA, iTa DIke pro. jyosephTurazI, DaoN silvAlecIne bhI apane vicAra prakaTa kiye haiN| videzoM meM jahAMse RSabhadevakI mUrtiyAM milI haiM yA Aja bhI maujUda haiM unakA varNana bhI kiyA gayA hai| bhaneka graMthoM meM bhagavAna RSabha aura zivako e For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (85) ahaNa kiyA gayA hai| zivapurANa, prabhAsapurANa aura mahAbhAratako 'anuzAsana parva' siddha bhI karatA hai| donoM meM samatA batAte huye bAbUjIne likhA bhI hai " bhagavAna RSabhakA cihna baila, udhara zivajIkA vAhana milatA hai| jaise ziva jaTAjUTa yukta the, vaise hI bhagavAna RSabhakI jaTAjUTa yukta mUrtiyAM banAnekA vidhAna jaina zAkhoMmeM hai| ____ kahate haiM ki zivajIke nirmitase gaMgAjIkA avataraNa pRthvI para huA, jena zAstra bhI batAte haiM ki gaMgA jahAM bhUtala para abatINa huI vahAM gaMgAkUTameM bha0 RSabhakI jaTAjUTa mUrtiyAM maujUda haiM / trizUladhArI aura andhakAsura vidhvaMzaka zivajI jaise kahe gaye haiM vaise hI ahaMtadeva RSabha haiN| RSabhadebako prAyaH saba bAteM zivajIse milatI haiN| ataH unheM abhinna samajhanA cAhie / RSabha hI pratIkarUpameM ziva kahe gaye haiN| isa tarahase yaha bAta vidita hotI hai ki yaha pustaka bar3I hI tathyapUrNa tathA atyadhika prayAsake bAda saMsArake samasta dharma granthoMke adhyayanake bAda likho gaI hai| sarvodayakA sArvabhauma svarUpa san 1959 meM prathamabAra prakAzita 8 pRSThIya TrekTa sarvodaya vicAradhArA para bAbUjI dvArA likhA huA hai| isameM yaha batAyA gayA hai ki Aja jo sarvodayakA rUpa mahAtmA gAndhIne samAjake mAmane rakhA aura AcArya vinobA jise Age prasArita karane meM lage haiM usameM bhramakI pradhAnatA hI spaSTa jhalakatI hai| vaise purAne itihAsake AdhAra para vaha jAnA jAtA hai ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva kRSi Adi karmoMkA AviSkArakara janatAko zramakA pATha par3hAyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 86 ) thA / aura pratyeka kSetrameM prakAza dikhAnevAlA pramukha vrata ahiMsA hI sabako diyA / ahiMsA ke vikAsake liye logoM meM zAkAhArakA pracAra kiyA gayA ahiMsAkA sAmrAjya cahuMora phailA isIliye bhagavAna mahAvIra ke tIrtha sthalako samantabhadrAcAryane 'sarvodaya' kahakara pukArA kyoMki vahAM binA kisI bhedabhAva ke pratyeka 1 jIvako sukha zAnti dene kI koziza kI jAtI thI / purAtana sarvodaya tIrthase Aja ke sarvodaya AndolanakI vizeSatAoM meM samAnatA batAte huye, sarvodaya tIrthajI anya aneka vizeSatAeM bhI samajhAI haiM / pratyeka nAgarikako 7 bAteM mAnaneke fer kahA gayA hai jisameM prAkRtika bhojana, samatAkA vyavahAra, priya baccana, zoSaNa na karanA, indriya nigraha, svadezI vastuoM kA prayoga aura Atmazakti meM vizvAsa pramukha hai / bAbUjIne spaSTa hI kahA hai- " maiM bhagavAna mahAvIrake sarvodaya tIrthakI taraha jIvamAtrake prati kalyANa bhAvanA rakhakara mAnava Age bar3heM aura vivekase kAma le to mahAna lokakalyANa ho / " hiMsAko tAtvika vivecanA isa 23 pRSThakI pustaka meM jineza tathA rAkezake bAtacIta ke mAdhyama se bAbUjIne ahiMsAko tAtvika vivecanA kI hai| rAkeza afarst makhaula ur3AtA hai aura naI naI zaMkAeM sAmane upasthita karatA hai / maiM to yahI samajhatA hUM ki samAja ke una logoM kA jo ahiMsA meM vizvAsa nahIM karate, usakA upahAsa karate haiM, Alocaka tathA vyarthakI bakavAda karanevAle haiM, rAkeza pratinidhitva karatA hai| tathA UTapaTAMga kI huI bAtoM kA jineza bar3e zAMtatA aura dhairyatA se uttara detA hai / aura bIca bIcameM tulasI, kabIra, hajarata muhamda, kanphyUzasa, kavi pharadauzI, sakandara, pithAgorasa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (87) aura pro0 blAnka Adike udAharaNa bhI de dekara dakiyAnUsI vicAradhArAoMko panapAnevAloMkI AMkhe hI khola dI haiN| ____ ahiMsA bhAva bar3hAne, abhakSya vastueM na khAne aura loka hitakArI bananeko mAha dI gaI hai ! sAtha2 una vyaktiyoMko jo zaktibaddhakake liye mAMsAhAra Avazyaka mAnate haiM, aNDeko zAkAkAra batAte haiM, DaoN0 bosake AdhAra para zAkAhArako bhI hiMsaka kahate haiM, muMhatoDa takase javAba diyA hai| sArI zaMkAeM miTAto haiM, kutarkako eka ora tAkameM rakha diyA hai| sAdhuoM ko unake Adarza jIvanakA bodha bhI karAyA hai| aura kutarkI bhI anta meM zaMkA-samAdhAna ke bAda yahI kahatA hai-"samajhameM A gayA ki ahiMsA aura hiMsAkA mApadaNDa mAnavake hRdayagata bhAva haiM / dayAse anuraMgita bhAva jisa vyaktike hoMge usameM sadA mAnavatA jAgRta rahegI, vaha indriya bAsanAkA dAma nahIM bana skegaa|" ahiMsAmeM kAyaratA nahIM hai san 1959 meM 24 pRSThoya pustaka prakAzita huii| isameM ahiMsAko jIvana tathA paramArtha aura hiMsAko maraNa tathA svArtha batAyA gayA hai| mAnava jIvana bhI nirantara bahanebAlI nadIke samAna hai, jo barAbara kaThinAiyA~ uThAte rahane ke bAda apane lakSyako pahuMca jAtA hai| jaise nadI do kinAroMko bAMdhakara Age bar3hatI hai vaise mAnava jIvanake do kinAre satya aura ahiMsA hai| mAnava jIvana inhIM do kinAroMke bIca rahakara surakSita raha sakatA hai| pazcimI deza aAtaMka phailAne meM uge haiN| Ajake loga ahiMsAke bAhya rUpako dekhakara usameM kAyaratAko gandha pAte haiM para Antarika zaktiko jo birale dekha pAte haiM, unakA ajJAnAMdha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (88) kAra hI chumantara ho jAtA hai| are bhAI ahiMsA to eka IzvarIya zakti hai| ___ svAmI samantabhadrAcArya, aMgreja kaviyatrI ilAvhItara bila. kaoNksa, zeksapiyara, jIsasa, bhagavAna RSabha, rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha, sukarAta, IsA, aura santa dAniyAlane ahiMsAkA mahatva nahIM samajhA varan use adhikatara apane jIvana meM bhI sthAna diyaa| hiMsaka jIva jantuoMmeM ahiMsaka tatvoMko rakhA gayA hai| ahiMsAkI vyavahArika upayogitA aura parimANa batAkara itihAsake Alokase ahiMsAkI vizeSatA spaSTa kI hai| jo loga ahiMsAke sambandha meM jAnate nahIM haiM vahI AlocanA karate samaya kAyaratA batAte haiN| bAbUjIne spaSTa hI likhA hai "ahiMsAmeM niSkriyatAke lie koI sthAna nahIM hai- vastutaH ahiMsA to vaha sakriya zakti hai jo hatAza hRdayoM meM navajIvanakA saMcAra karatI hai aura unako abhaya banA detI hai|" vivAha-sumanojali san 1960 meM bAbUjIne apanI suputrI sau0 sumanalatAke vivAhotsava para isa "vivAha sumanAMjali'kA sampAdana kiyA thaa| isameM 90 pRSTha haiN| isa abhUtapUrva granthameM zrI varNIjI, brahmacAriNI candAbAI, mahAtmA bhagavAnadIna, svAmI zivAnanda, svAmI Ara0 pI0 anuruddha, DA0 rAdhAkRSNana, zrI bI0 bI0 girI mUtapUrva rAjyapAla uttara pradeza, zrI dazaratha jaina upamantrI ma0pra0, zrI saubhAgyamala jaina rAjasvamantrI madhyabhArata, pro0 tAnayUna-zAna adhyakSa cIna bhavana, upanyAsakAra zrI kAra phrAMsa, amerikana prasthAta lekhaka zrI veyana aica0 sTIla, amerikAmeM zAkAhArakI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 89 ) ananya pracArikA DA0 kaitherIna nimmo, pro0 arnolDa kosara siMga jarmanI, pro0 Dhothara benDela pilAnI, zrI yUjena jaisiryAnA vArasA poleNDa, DA0 nAga kalakattA, DA0 gulAbarAya zrI kanhaiyAlAla mizra prabhAkara, DA0 bAsudevazaraNa agravAla, DA0 hIrAlAla jaina, zrI agara canda nAhaTA, DA0 haradeva bAharI, zrI mahendra, DA0 padamasiMha zarmA jaise saikaDoM vizvavikhyAta, santa mahAtmAoM, vidvAnoM, aura sAhityakAroMke zubha sandeza tathA vaibAhika jIvanapara mahatvapUrNa vicAra haiM dUsare bhAga meM priya putrI sumanase sambandhita hI aneka kavitAeM haiM, jinameM zrI milaphorDa amerikA, padmazrI vibhUSita DaoN0 lakSmInArAyaNa sAhU, zrI harizaMkara zarmA, guMjana, zazi, suveza, purandara, bhAskara, kusuma, rUpacandra gArgIya, ThA0 lokapAlasiMha ema. ela. e, bIrendra, surendrasAgara pracaNDayAkI pramukha rUpa se paThanIya haiN| isa tarahase hama pratyeka kavi va vicArakaka zabdoMse bar3I preraNA prApta karate hai| cha mUlya bAtoM va subhA patoM kA isameM samAveza kiyA gayA hai| vivAha pAvanatA tathA jIvanake lakSyako bhulAnevAle vyakti sukhI nahIM raha skte| jo vyakti kAmavAsanA kI pUrtimAtra samajhate haiM unase patita aura nIca zAyada hI koI ho| babUne hI kara diyA hai - "vivAha puruSa aura kanyA ke liye tyAgamaya jIvanakI sAdhanAkA pratIka hai| vaha aMga somata AnandakI paridhi mAnabako U~cA uThAkara zAzvat sneha aura sukhake dvArapara pahuMcA detA hai "" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIrthaMkara mahAvIra aura Adhunika yugameM unakI zikSAkA mahatva yaha 24 pRSThIya TrekTa san 1963 meM prakAzita huaa| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIrakA saMkSipta jIvana caritra tathA unake dvArA batAI gaI vibhinna zikSAoM kA Ajake yugameM mahatva para prakAza DAlA hai| aMtima do pRSThoM meM mahAvIra vacanAmRta haiN| gAgara meM sAgara bharanekI kahAvata caritArtha haI dikhatI hai| mahAbIrakI zikSAoM para loga zaMzA karane lagate haiM aura yaho socate rahate haiM ki ina bAtoMse bhalA kyA deza, jAti aura vizvakA kalyANa hogA? aise zaMkAgrasta vyaktiyoM ke liye DAkTara sAhabane likhA hai " hama svayaM inakA uttara kucha nahIM denA ThIka samajhate haiM kyoMki isakA uttara bar3e bar3e mahApuruSa yahI dete haiM ki bhagavAna mahAvIrakA Adarza jIvana aura unake siddhAnta Aja bhI jIvana meM Age bar3hAneke liye mArgadarzana karanemeM samartha haiN.........| DaoN0 rAdhAkRSNanane kahA thA ki " yadi mAnavatA ko binAzase bacAnA hai aura kalyANake mArga para calanA hai to bhagavAna mahAvIrake sandezako aura unake batAye huye mArgako grahaNa kie vinA koI rAstA nahIM hai| bha0 mahAvIra varddhamAna yaha 33 pRSThIya TrekTa bhagavAna mahAvIrake jIbanase sambandhita hai / isameM bhagavAnake jIvanase sambandhita samasta ghaTanAoMkA saMkSipta rUpameM vaNana kiyA hai| janmase lekara nirvANa takakI bAtoM kA saMketa kiyA hai| bhagavAnakA apUrva jJAna, anUThA caritra, nirbhayatA, premakA prabhAva, vivAhakA prasaMga, vairAgyakI ora bar3hate For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kadama, bAraha varSoMkI ghora tapasyA, upasargoMkI sAdhanA, anAryoko ahiMsAkA zikSaNa, dalita dAsoM aura tiraskRta mahilAoM kA uddhAra, kevalajJAnako mahAna ghaTanA, upadezAmRtake cAtakoMko svAti bUndakI pUrti, ahiMsAkA prabhAva, aura anekAMsameM ekatA jaisI aneka bAtoMko bar3e acche DhaMgase samajhAyA hai| bAbUjIne hiMsAko videziyoMkI dena mAnate huye likhA hai___"jisa prakAra Aja bhAratameM aMgreja nahIM haiN| bhAratIya svAdhIna haiM, parantu aMgrejoMke cale jAne para bhI bhAratIya aMgrejI sabhyatAkI dAsatAmeM aMdhe hue bahe jA rahe haiM, hiMsA aura aparAdhako bar3hA rahe haiM, usI prakAra rAjA vasuke samayameM AsurIvRttikA prabhAva bhAratameM A ghusA thaa| yaha bhAratIya saMskRtikI dena nahIM hai| isa pustakameM bhagavAna mahAvIrako aneka zikSAeM haiM jinameM se yadi ekakA bhI pAlana kara liyA jAve to kalyANa ho sakatA hai| bhagavAnane pramAdiyoM ko cetAvanI dI hai-"jaise vRkSake patte pIle par3ate huye samaya Ane para jhar3akara pRthvI para girajAte haiM, usI taraha manuSya jIvana bhI Ayu zeSa hone para samApta ho jAtA hai| ataH he mAnava ! samaya bharake liye bhI pramAda na kr|" bhakti aura upAsanA yaha 76 pRSThIya pustaka san 1964 meM prakAzita huI / saMsArake sabhI dharmoM meM bhakti aura upAsanAkA bahuta mahatva hai para usakA rUpa bigar3a jAne ke kAraNa hI logoMmeM ghRNA aura upejhAkI bhAvanA A gaI hai| binA isa rUpako bhalI bhAMti samajhe huye logoMkA dhyAna isa ora AkarSita nahIM ho ske| zrI cainasukhadAsa jaina AcArya saMskRta jaina kAleja jayapura ( rAjasthAna ) ne ima pustakake sambandha meM kahA hai-"bhakti aura upAsanA paka sundara AkhyAna hai.........isa pustakakA vivecana manovaijJAnika hai|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (92) isa taraha nATakIya DhaMgase likhA gayA hai| rAkeza AjakI sabhyatAke cakAcauMdhase prabhAvita yuvaka hai usakI jIvana sAcI zraddhA vivekazIla nArI hai| donoMke vicAroMmeM bhinnatA hai phira bhI sukhI dAmpatya jIvanakA Ananda le rahe haiN| sAkAra upAsanAkA mahatva, mUrti sthApanAkI AvazyakatA, sacce jJAna aura zraddhAko mahattA, apUrva Adarza aura bhaktike vibhinna camatkAroMkA varNana kiyA hai| rAkeza apanI patnIse bar3I ajIba avizvAsase bharI huI zaMkAspada bAteM pUchatA hai aura patnI usakA bar3e premase aura sahRdayatAse uttara detI hai| jhuMjhalAhaTa to nAma mAtrako bhI dikhAI nahIM par3atI, upahAsa karanepara bhI ceharA bilakula bhI khinna nahIM hotaa| praznottara DhaMgase samajhAne kI praNAlIke kAraNa pustakameM cAra cA~da laga gaye haiN| pattharakI mUrtiko dekhakara rAkeza apanI patnIko majAka ur3AtA hai usa samayakI sthiti saMkSipta meM dekhiye rAkeza-chiH pattharako bhagavAna kahatI ho| zraddhA-pattharako bhagavAna nahIM khtii| nissandeha patthara bhagavAna nahIM hote| rAkeza-to phira ? zraddhA-to phira kyA ? saccI zraddhA, sacce jJAna aura sacce karmase patthara bhI bhagavAna ho jAte haiN| cApakI AvazyakatA, zikSAke pramukha doSa, samayakA durupayoga, aura kAleja jIvanake khilavAr3oMkI ogse saceta karate huye, Adarza banane, dhArmika zraddhAko janatA taka rakhane, AdhyAtmika vikAmakI rUparekhA, aura prabhunAmake apAra balako samajhAyA hai| sabase bar3I parezAnI to yaha hai ki jaba koI par3hA likhA vyakti zraddhAlu upAsaka bana jAtA hai to usake mitra usakA khUba upahAsa karate haiN| para Age calakara eka bAta vaha bhI dikhAI paDato hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (93) ki apane vicAroM para dRr3ha rahanese virodho yA majAka ur3AnevAle sAthI yA sAdhakake rUpameM sAmane Ate haiN| bIca meM kavitAeM tathA pada bhI diye gaye haiM jaisesocA karatA hUM bhogoMse bujha jAvegI icchA jAlA / pariNAma nikalatA hai lekina mAnoM pAvaka meM ghI DAlA / / tere caraNoMkI pUjAse indriya sukhakI hI abhilASA / abataka na samajha pAyA prabhu, sacce sukhakI paribhASA / / vibhinna saMskRtAcAryoM, vaijJAniko tathA santa mahAtmAoMke uddharaNa upadezAtmaka DhaMgameM par3hakara jIvana kI dizA badalatI huI dikhAI par3atI hai| rAphaleMDa, haDasana, maithalIzaraNa gupta, svAmI rAmatIrtha, aura DaoN. kaireM- jaise aneka dezI videzI vidvAnoM ke vicAra bho diye gaye haiN| lIjie bAbUjIne rAkezake muMhase apanI bAta kisa taraha kahalavAI hai| rAkeza apane mitroM ko vinayakI AvazyakatA samajhA rahA hai " bIjie Apa adhika 'bora' na hoiye| maiM saMkSepameM hI Apako batAtA huuN| vinayabhAva manuSyameM svabhAvase hai--vinayase manuSyameM pAtratA AtI hai| vinayabhAva jagate hI mAnavake antarameM anuzAsana, satyatA, zraddhA aura bhakti umar3a par3atI hai jisakA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki vaha vyakti gurujanoMkI saMgati meM rahakara apane jIvanako zubha pariNati meM lagA letA aura sukhI hotA hai|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 94 ) mAnavakA prAkRtika bhojana phala, zAka aura anna hai 24 pRSThIya choTo pustaka jisakA nAma "mAnavakA prAkRtika bhojana phala, zAka aura anna hai / " bAbUjI dvArA likhita yathA nAma tathA guNake anurUpa hI dikhAI par3atI hai / logoM meM zurU se yaha dhAraNA calI A rahI hai ki AdikAla meM mAnava hiMsaka prakRtikA thA para isa mAnyatAko galata batAkara yaha siddha kiyA hai, "prArambha meM mAnava ho nahIM, pazu pakSI bhI ahiMsaka the aura premase rahate the / " purAtana kAlake prANI prakRti ke AdhAra para apanA jIvana vyatIta karate the / bAge adanameM Adama aura havvA tathA bahizta meM janmanevAle puNyAtmA sabhI jalAhAra para jIvana vyatIta karate the| sumeriyA ke 3600 varSa purAne lekha, amerikA ke risarca vizva vidyAlaya ke prAdhyApaka zrI ezale bhAnaTegUke prayoga, mahAtmA gAMdhI ke vibhinna parIkSaNa ke AdhAra para bAbUjIne vyaktiyoMko zAkAhArI bananekA parAmarza diyA hai / veda, manasmRti, mahAbhArata, IsAI, islAma, pArasI, kanphyUzasa, zinTo, jaina, bauddha aura lADase dharma tathA vibhinna granthoMke una prasaMgoM ko spaSTa rUpase khola kholakara una dharma-premiyoMke liye - rakhA hai jo andha vizvAsI tathA DhoMgA haiM aura dharmake nAma jIvoM kI hatyA meM lage haiN| mAMsAhArako samAjonnati meM bAdhaka batAte huye vaijJAnika, zArIrika aura Arthika dRSTise Avazyaka ghoSita kiyA hai| dIrghAyu aura khAnandakA jovana vyatIta karaneke Dhiye to zAkAhAra mahatvapUrNa hai hI, sAtha hI una buddhihIna vyaktiyoM ko jo khAdya kI samasyA hala karanekI hAmI mAMsAhArase bharate haiM unheM utpAdana tathA khAdya samasyAko pUrNatA ke libe - zAkAhArI banane tathA usakA pracAra karaneke liye kahA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 95 ) "mAMsa aura machalIse anna saMkaTakI dazA dUra nahIM ho sakatI thii| phira bhI mAMsa khAneko protsAhana denA jAnabUjhakara apane pairameM kulhAr3I mAranA hai / AvazyakatA to jagaha2 para zAkAhArI klaba aura hoTala khulavAnekI hai|" sarakAra dvArA matsya vyApArako protsAhana dene kI sthitise bAbUjI bar3e duHkho the| unako hArdika pIr3A ina zabdoMse prakaTa hotI hai-"kheda hai ki bhArata sarakAra ulTe bAMsa bareloko lAda rahI hai| usane matsya vyApArAdiko protsAhana hI nahIM diyA hai balki mAMsa khAnekA pracAra bhI kara rahI hai jo ghAtaka hai| vastutaH khAdya samasyAkA hala khetakI upaja bar3hAnese hI hogaa|" divA bhojana divA bhojana TrekTa ke rUpameM likhI gaI 24 pRSThIya choTIsI pustaka hai jisake abataka kaI saMskaraNa prakAzita ho cuke haiN| divA bhojanakA saMskRti evaM svAsthyake liye kyA mahatva hai isakA pUrA varNana zikSAprada aura upadezAtmaka DhaMgase kiyA gayA hai| vidvAna lekhakane kusuma aura manoja ko pAtra banAkara bar3e nATakIya DhaMgase sarvasAdhAraNako upayogitAko dhyAna meM rakhakara likhiI hai| prAyaH manameM jo zaMkAeM divA bhojanake sambandhameM logoMmeM uThA karatI haiM vaha manojake muMhase kahalanAyI gaI haiM aura unakA samAdhAna kusumase karAyA gayA hai| ___ yajurveda A'haka, vasunandi zrAvakAcAra, subhASita ratna sandoha, caMdraprabhapurANa, 'puruSArtha siddhayupAya', yogavAziSTha, mahAbhArata ( zAntiparva ), mAkaNDeya purANa, padmapurANa, manusmRti, Ayurveda zAstra, carakake Ayurveda sUtra nese aneka upayogI aura pracalita andhoM ke AdhAra yaha siddha kiyA hai ki pratyeka vyaktiko apanA bhojana zAmako, sUryAstase pUrva hI kara lenA caahie| adhyAtma vAdiyake lie jahAM eka ora bhagavAna maha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 96) aura svAmI zivAnaMda sarasvatIkA vicAra diyA hai vahAM bhautikabAdake saMgIta alApanevAloMko AlTrAvAyaleTa kiraNoMse saMbaMdhita vaijJAnika tathya upasthita kiye haiN| antame dharmako vyavahArikatA para likhA hai-" jaina dharma mahAna vyAvahArika dharma hai vaha Thoka kahatA hai ki jIvanarUpI kArako ThIkase calAneke liye vrata aura niyamakA breka jarUra lgaao| brekake vinA jIvana saMkaTameM par3a sakatA hai|" jaina dharmaH usakI vilakSaNatA aura vizvako dena ___ yaha 20 pRSThIya choTIsI pustaka hai| isameM buddhijIvI vyaktiyoMke lie aisI sAmagrI prastuta kI gaI hai jo takakI kasauTIpara kharI utara ske| Aja dainika jIvanase lekara rASTrIya jIvana takameM aisI hI aneka samasyAeM vidyamAna haiM jinakA nirAkaraNa jaiba dharmake mAdhyamase ho sakatA hai| isameM jainadharmakI jhAMkI prastuta kI gaI hai| mAnavako puruSArthI banane, apane Apako pahicAnane, indriyavAsanAko Asaktiko tyAgane, apanA hI manana karane, Izvara banane ke lie ajJAna aura azraddhAke paradese bAhara nikalane. vivekase kAma lekara pratyako pahicAnane aura sabase prema karane kI anUThI zikSAeM isa pustakameM bharI par3I haiM / duHkhakA kAraNa aura usase chuTakArA milane ke upAya, aNuvAda, aparigrahavAda tathA anekAMtavAda jaise pramukha siddhAMtoMko spaSTa rUpameM samajhAyA hai| __ jainadharmake pramukha AdhAra stambha ahiMsAko valavAnoMkA zRGgAra aura zakti batAte huye apane samAna sabako samajhane, aMDA aura mAMsake prati ghRNAko dRSTi rakhate hue zAkAhArI bane rahanekI bAta sujhAI gaI hai| isakI vilakSaNatAke saMbaMdhameM bAbUjIne likhA bhI hai-"jainadharmake siddhAMta vilakSaNa hote hue bhI tarka siddha tathA baddhi grAma haiN| sarvopari unakA ThIkase pAlana karake mAnava For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (97) apanA tathA DhokakA hita sAdha sakatA hai| vaha bAda athavA rASTravAdase Upara uThakara Dhoka sakatA hai tathA hisase ahiMsaka ho sakatA hai / " X x X nava ratna patra bAbUjI dvArA racita isa pustaka meM ariSTanemi, caMdragupta, khAravela, cAmuNDarAva, mArasiha, gaMgarAja, huncha, sAviyade aura savI zatakI nau aitihAsika kahAniyAM haiN| ye jainadharmake DI nahIM hai varan vizvake vibhinna ratnoMmeM prasiddha haiN| atimAyeM AsthA rakhanevAle jaina boroMkI vIratA, sAhasa, dhairya, pAkama, rAjya saMcAlanako kuzala aura yuddha meM bar3e ganabakI ina kahAniyoM prakaTa hotI hai| majabUrI ora vyAsAnA laMDa lagAnevAloMke liye bAbUjI kI yaha pustaka suTTI cunI hai saMkIrNa samudAyakalyANavAdI bana SANTOS 43 svAmI kundakundAcAryakI sUktiyAM 140 prIya pustakakA prakAzana san 1962 meM huA / 35 pRSTha svAmIjIke jIvana ke sambandha meM batAyA gayA hai| tIrthakarIkI mahattA bhI batAI hai| dokAneke bAda jJAnakA prakAra jina jina santa mahArAoM dvArA huA unakA bhI vivaraNa diyA huA hai| zrInane anya saMgha sammelana karake bace huye aMgajJAnako lipibaddha karanekA prastAva rkhaa| kyoM zrutajJAna dhIre dhIre lupta hone lagA hai ataH Age AnevAlI pIr3hiyoMko jJAnArjana ke liye lipibaddha karanekI atyanta AvazyakatA anubhava kI gaI / usI samaya svAmI kundakunda mahArAja avatarita huye / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (98 ) paMcamakAla meM svAmIjI pUjyanIya mAne gaye aura Aja bhI digambara sampradAya hI nahIM varan pUrNa jaina samAja una para garva karatA hai| vibhinna paTTAvaliyoMke dvArA lekhakane unake janma tathA anya jIvana se sambaddhita ghaTanAoMko batAyA hai| svAmIjIke caritra para 'puNyAsrava tathA 'kundakundAcArya caritra' ke AdhAra para batAyA gayA hai| svAmojo pUrvajanma ke saMskAroMke prabhAva se AcArya, mahAjJAnI, aura tapasvI banakara sAmane aaye| vibhinna hasta bikhita granthoM, zilAlekhoM, janazrutiyoM aura gAthAoMke AdhAra para svAmIjIkA vyaktitva likhA gayA hai| svAmIjI dvArA racita aba taka jitane grantha upalabdha huve haiM una 14 granthoM ke nAma bhI diye haiN| sUktiyoMko prakAzita karanekA pramukha uddezya bAbUjIne yaha batAyA hai ki jaina paramparAke jo mahAna prakAza stambha rahe haiM aura jo mahAna yogirAja ebaM santa honeke sAtha sAtha sarvajJatulya vANI ke adhiSThAtA rahe, una paramapUjya prAtaHsmaraNIya bhagavAn kundakundAcArya svAmoko amUlya zruta sUktiyAM upasthita karanA, bhAnava mAnavako samyagjJAna ke Aloka meM le AnA hai| isa liye unake 'pAhur3a evaM 'anupekjA' granthoMse sUktiyoMkA saMgraha kiyA jA rahA hai / prastuta sUktiyAM ratnatraya dharmako lakSyakara saMgraha kI gaI haiM / " isameM saMskRtako sUktiyoMko bAbUjIne aMgrejI meM anuvAda kiyA hai tAki svAmIjIkI vANokA lAbha kevala saMskRta va hiMdIbAle hI na uThAkara aMgrejI bAle bhI le skeN| pahale eka saMskRta kI sUkti hI hai, bAdako hindI padyameM zrI bIrendra jainakA anuvAda hai aura nIce aMgrejImeM anuvAda hai| isameM 103 sUktiyoMkA saMkalana hai / eka sUktiko udAharaNa svarUpa Apake sAmane rakha rahe haiM " For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (99) niyamantiye mahAjasa bhattIrAeNa nizcakAlammi | taM kuNa jiNamaptiparaM billAbaccaM dasaviyappaM // nija bala anusAra mahAyaza he / raha bhakti rAga rata dina prati dina // kara tU parama jinendra bhaktikodazavidha vaiyAvRtya sumuni -- jana // 5 Oh the great fortunate soul ! imbibe ( the spirit of) love and devotion according to your strnegth, Absorb your self in the devotion of Jinas (spiritual conquerors) and perform ten kinds of selfless service (callas) vaiyavratya ( sUkti naM0 101 ) samAdhi-zataka yaha 82 pRSThIya pustaka "samAdhi zataka" AcArya zrI pUjyapAda (devanandi ) svAmI kRta hai| isakA aMgrejI anuvAda vAGgamaya pradIpa zrI rAvajI nemacanda zAha soDhApura nivAsIne kiyA hai / tathA hindI meM anuvAda bAbU kAmatAprasAdajI jainane kiyA hai| isa pustaka meM mAnavako paramAtmAkI ora jAneke lie prerita kiyA gayA hai / yogI apane mana, mastiSka, AtmA aura hRdayako itanA vikasita kara letA hai ki use bAhya sAdhanoMkI AvazyakatA hI nahIM pdd'tii| vaha to dUra baiThe baiThe bhI bar3e se bar3A jJAnArjana kara sakatA hai / aNuzaktike AviSkAra para vizvAsa karanevAle vyaktiyoMke far AdhyAtmika satyakI pahacAna karAneke lie isa pustakakA bar3A hI mahatva hai / bAbUjI ke zabdoMmeM isa pustakakA mahatva isa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (800) prakAra hai- " yogirAja pUjyapAda devanaMdijIkI AtmAnubhUti isake pada pada meM chalachalA rahI hai| isa amRtakA rasapAna karake mAnava amaratvakA anubhava lakSya karatA hai / ilokoMkA padyAnuvAda karate hameM jo AtmAhlAda huA vacanAtIta hai / saca pUchie to 'samAdhizataka' kA mUlya zabdoMke dvArA AMkA hI nahIM jA sakatA hai / kSitijase bhI mahAna aura vizAla anaMta aura advitIya guNazIla AtmAkA rNana jo karatA hai vaha to anubhava meM hI bAnekI cIja hai| gur3a aura mizrI ke svAdako rasanA dvArA jaba nahIM kahA jA sakatA to atIndriya AtmA ke svarUpakA bakhAna kaise, yaha carma lapeTo jIbha kara sakatI hai ?" kAzI hindU vizvavidyAlayake vikhyAta pro0 DA0 bI0 eDa0 Atreyane isa granthako apUrva tathA svAmIjI dvArA batAye gaye Atmasiddhi se sambandhita upAyoMkA vyavahArika batAte huye kahA hai "Shri Katmaprasad jain has made the work more useful to the modern reader by adding a Hindi metrical translation of it, which is indeed very beautifully done-" zrI kAmatAprasAda jaina ne hindI meM padyAnuvAda karanevAloMke liye adhika saraLa batA diyA hai jo sacamuca hI baDA sundara hai isa pustaka meM bAbUjIne zrI rAbajI zAha tathA zrI pUjyapAdA'cAryajI kI jIvanI para bhI saMkSipta meM prakAza DAlA hai| isameM 105 saMskRta meM zloka haiM / 88 nambarakA pada Apake sAmane rakha rahe haiM jisase yaha jJAta hotA hai ki mada meM andhe honevAle. vyakti janma janmAntara taka duHkha hI bhogate rahate haiM / jAtirdehAkSitA dRSTA dehamAtmato bhavaH / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 101 ) na madhyante bhavAntasmAte ye jAtikRtAgrahAH // " brAhmaNa Adi jAti madamAte haiM dehAzrita ve mati hIna / ye mada kevala bhavake kAraNa, kareM Atma saMsRti lIna // ho nahiM pAte mukta kabhI ve jo raheM sadA madameM lavakIna | jAti baDappanake Agrahase janma maraNa karate nitya navIna // 3 tIrthaGkara mahAvIra yaha 34 pRSThakI aMgrejI meM likhI pustaka hai, jUna 61 meM isakA prakAzana huA / ise do vidvAnoMne milakara likhA hai, eka to bAbUjI svayaM hI haiM aura dUsare zrI jaya bhagavAna jaina haiM / isake Adhe bhAga meM bhagavAna mahAvIrakA paricaya hai tathA zeSa bhAga meM mAnavatA ke lie unake jo jo saMdeza haiM vaha batAye gaye haiN| isake sambandha meM vicAraka zrI vuDalenDa phAibara (The Marquis of st. Innocent and the Preident of the international vegetarian union) ne likhA hai This brochure about Lord Mahavira, The last of the Tirthankars, has been written with such admirable clearness and simplicity, it needs no prefaee......May this brochure find its way into other countries where Mahavira's name is yet to be known. 88 ( 'tIrthaMkara mahAvIra' nAmaka pustaka, joki antima tIrthaMkara ke viSayameM likhI gaI, vaha aisI prazaMsanIya spaSTatA evaM saralatA se likhI gaI hai ki isake lie kisI bhUmikA kI AvazyakatA nahIM / maiM kAmanA karatA hUM ki yaha pustaka anya dezoM meM bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 102 ) apanA sthAna surakSita kara sakeM, jahAMpara ki mahAvIrakA nAma abhI bhI jAnanA Avazyaka hai / ) merI bhAvanA isa choTI sI pustaka meM 22 hindI ke pada haiM jo paM0 jugalakizorajI dvArA racita hai| ina hindI padakA anubAda aMgrejI meM bAbUjIne san 1949 meM kiyA thaa| hindI ke padoMko lAkhoM vyaktiyoMne pasanda kiyA / isaliye yaha AvazyakatA anubhava huI ki ise aMgrejI meM likhakara aura adhika prasArita kiyA jAve / zrI ajitaprasAdajI sampAdaka jaina gajaTane aMgrejI meM anuvAdakI preraNA dI aura bAbUjI dvArA bAdako pUrNa huii| isameM vyaktikI Izvara ke prati Adarza prArthanA hai jo eka bhakta sacce hRdayase nitya subaha zAma kara sakatA hai| satsaMga, santoSa, zAnta svabhAva, satya vyavahAra, jIvoM para dayA, nyAyamArga aura sahanazIlatA kI prArthanA kI bhAvanA ina padoM meM hai| madhura vANIke liye merI bhAvanA ke svara dekhiye : phaile prema - paraspara jagameM, moha dUra para rahA kare / adhika kaTuka kaThora zabda nahiM, koI mukhase kahA kare | May Universal love pervade the world and may ignorance of attachment remain far away. May no body speak unkind, bitten and harsh word! [ ahiMsA-saMsAra kI samasyAoM kA sahI nidAna ] For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (103) Abimsa Right Solution of World Problems san 1950meM 40 pRSThakI aMgrejI meM yaha pustaka prakAzita huii| isameM sAMsArika samasta samasyAoMkA samAdhAna ahiMsA dvArA sulajhAne ke upAyoM para hI prakAza DAlA gayA hai| ahiMsAke dvArA khAdya, yuddha samasyAkA nirAkaraNa kaise ho ? Adarza samAjameM ahiMsAkA mahatva vizvazaMtike liye ahiMyAkA yogadAna aura bhayabhIta logoM meM ahiMsA dvArA sAntvanA jaisI aneka vyaktigata aura rASTrIya samasyAoMke viSayameM batAyA gayA hai| vizva bhAratI cIna bhavana zAMti niketanake saMcAlaka zrI tAna yUna zAna (Tan yun shan)ne isa pustakake bAre meM likhA hai " Shri Kamtaprasad Jain" fonnderconvener of The World Jain Mission, needs no introduction to the Indian pablic. He is a devoted follower of Lord Mahavira and a staunch votary of the cult of Ahimsa......In this paper"Ahimsa : Right solution of World Problems" -Shri Jain has diseussed the subject in all its vartous aspects and told us how the gospel of Ahimsa could be applied in every phase of human life." [zrI kAmatAprasAda jainase pAlaka akhila vizvajaina mizanakA bhAratIyoMke liye paricaya denekI bAvazyaktA nhiiN| ve mahAvIra svAmIke sacce anugAmo aura ahiMsAke vizvAsapAtra bhakta the| isa patra "ahiMsA-saMsArakI sadasyAoM kA bahI nikSAna meM zrI abave. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 104 ) viSayake vibhinna pahaluoM para prakAza DAlA hai aura batAyA hai ki bahiMsA jIvanake pratyeka bhAgameM DAgU kI jA sakatI hai|] Life Story of Shri Parshvanatha zrI jyotiSamANaNDa muni harSavimalajIko pustaka 'zrI pAzva. nAthakA jIvanacaritra'kA aMgrejI anuvAda isa 46 pRSThIya pustakoM hai| muni harSa vimalajI yaha cAhate the ki isakA aMgrejI anuvAda ho aura sabhI loga lAbha uThA skeN| bAbUjone likhA bhI hai As such the life story of Lord Parshva is a fine piece of narrative literature which inparts a right lesson to erring humanity and so we hope that a perusal of the present brochure will prove instrcetive and beneficial to the reader." [isa prakAra pAzrvanAthakI jIvana gAthA varNanAtmaka mAhityakA mahatvapUrNa aMza hai| jo ki bhayabhIta mAnavatAko saccA mAga prazasta karatI hai| isa liye hama AzA karate haiM ki ukta pusamakA nirIkSaNAtmaka adhyayana pAThakoMke liye zikSAprada evaM lAbhada yaka siddha hogA] Mahavir and Buddha ( mahAvIra aura buddha) yaha 28 pRSThIya aMgrejI meM likhI pustaka bhagavAna mahAvIra bora buddhakA tulanAtmaka adhyayana prastuta karatI hai| donoM mahA. pulcoMkA prArambhika jIvana, vairAgyakI pravRtti, bhagavAna mahAvIrake bIpanakA vizeSa parivartana, dharma cakrakA mahatva, rAjA bimbasAra, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (105) bhagavAna mahAvIrake upadeza, bhagavAna buddha dvArA madhyamArgakA pracalana / donoM dharmake tulanAtmaka siddhAnta, donoM dharmoM ke dvArA janasevA kArya Adi bAtoM para prakAza DAlA hai| aura yaha bhI spaSTa kiyA hai ki jainadharma bhI bauddhadharmakI taraha eka vizvadharma hai| donoM mahApuruSoMne samAjako jina niyamoM aura zikSAoM para calaneke liye Adeza diyA hai unheM bhI tulanA karake batAyA hai| isa pustakakI Dr. Miss Eharlotte Krause Ph. D. (Geipsig) ne mUri2 prazaMsA kI hai| LORD MAHAVIRA The greet Saviour of the world. yaha 34 pRSThIya pustaka aMgrejI meM likhI huI hai| jo mahAvIra jayantI 1963 ko prakAzita huii| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prArambhika jIvana, tyAga aura tapasyAkI kahAnI, unake upadeza, anya tIrthakara. mahAbIrakA nirmANa aura bhAratIya saMskRtiko jaina dhamakI dena jaise upayogI aMgoMko lekara pustakako sundara banAyA gayA hai| anekAMta aura aparigrahakA mahatva bhI batAyA hai| jainadharmako pramukha vilakSaNatAeM aura satmArga para calane kI preraNA dI hai| apane zatruoM para vijaya kaise prApta kI jAye ? mahAbIra jayantIkA kyA mahatva hai ? use kaise manAyA jAve ? aura mahAvIra jayantI para hama kyA sIkheM aise aneka prazna va zaMkAoMkA samAdhAna bhI kiyA hai| pratyeka dezameM zAMti sthApanAkI samasyAkA hala ba bUjI ne isa prakAra batAyA hai "May His Sacred memory inspire in us the spirit of Ahinsa, the vision of Anekanta and the hamanitarian feeling of Aparigraha, so that we For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (106) may be succesful in establishing peace on earth peace in every country and peace every home." [unakI pavitra smRti hamameM ahiMsAkI bhAvanA prerita kare, bhanekAnta, aparigraha tathA mAnava dharmako pAlana karaneko bhAvanA paidA kare, tAki hama pRthvI para pratyeka dezameM, tathA pratyeka gharameM zAnti sthApita kara sakeM] (jaina dharma aura saMskRti para vicAra ) Reflections on Jains Religion and Culture. san 1953 meM perisameM 22 vAM sthAyI vizvadharma sammelana huA jisameM yaha nibandha prastuta kiyA gyaa| isameM dharmakI vyAkhyA satyakA vijJAna karake kI hai| vibhinna dharmoM ke sAtha jainadharmakI mahattA, tathA pramukha 5 siddhAMtoM kI vyAkhyA bhI kI hai| jaina sabhyatA aura saMskRtikA ahiMsAse sambandha spaSTa kiyA hai| samasta prANiyoMko AhvAna karate huye likhA hai Love all and serve all under the light of Truth and Ahimsa in our motto and we invite you all cordially to cooperate with us in its aehievement. (hamArA uddezya satya aura ahiMsAke prakAzase sabako prema karane tathA sabakI sevA karane kA hai tathA isa uddezyakI prAptike lie hama sabake sahayogakI hRdayase kAmanA karate haiN|) Vira Nirvana Day vIra nirvANa divasa __ yaha 16 pRSTIya aMgrejI bhASAmeM likhA gayA TrekTa hai jo san 1950meM prakAzita huaa| 22 akTUbara san 1949ko bhagavAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 mahAvIrakA nirvANa divasa iMglaiNDake jaina samAja dvArA Caxtone Hall. bhavana bandanameM manAyA gyaa| prophesara bAI.je. Padma. rajiah usake adhyakSa banAye gaye / misTara jAlaphreDa mAsTara C. I. F.. kA vyAkhyAna "bhAratameM jainiyoM kI sthiti" viSaya para huA thaa| vaha bhASaNa bhI logoMko jAnakArIke liye isa TrakTameM diyA gayA hai| bIca bIca meM bAbUjIne saMkSipta noTa dekara apane vicAra prakaTa kiye haiN| jisase pada jJAta hotA hai ki videzoM meM bhI jaina dharmakI sthA kitanI hai| aura pracArakAryameM kitanI ruci lete haiN| Atmasiddhi (Self-Realization) 48 pRSThIya yaha pustaka zrImad rAjacandra dvArA racita hai para' isakA saMskRta rUpAntara paM0 becaradAsajI, hindI rUpAntara zrI bIrendraprasAdajI aura aMgrejI rUpAntara kavitAke rUpameM brahmacArI zrI govaradhanadAsane kiyA hai / jisakA paricaya prArambhameM 27 pRSThoMmeM aMgrejImeM sitambara san 52 meM bAbUjIne likhA hai| vaise isakA prathama saMskAraNa 57 meM nikAlA thA jisameM lekhakakA pramukha uddezya, lekhakakI jIvanI, pramukha zikSAeM, sAdA jIvana aura ucca vicArakI bhAvanA, mahAtmA gAMdhI aura kaSi rAjacandrajIkI bheTa tathA preraNAprada prasaMgoMkA varNana kiyA hai| jaba mahAtmA gAndhI dakSiNI AkrokA gaye vahAM unheM apanA jIvana sucArU rUpase calAne meM kaThinAI huI to unhone kavi rAjacandrako patra likhakara apanI zaMkAeM samAdhAna krvaaii| lagabhaga 27 prazna pUjya bApUne kavirAjase patra vyavahAra dvArA pUche the| - sapA praznoMkA uttara jo kavirAjane pApUko diyaa| unake uttA bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (108) bAbUjIne prakAzita kiye haiN| vAstava meM bApUne apane prArambhika jIvanameM kavirAjase kAphI preraNA bhI prApta kI thii| ___ AtmA, karmakA bandhana, Izvara, mokSa, mokSakI sambhAvanA, mRtyuke bAda janma lenekI sthiti, Arya dharmakI vyAkhyA, vedoMkI mahimA, bhagavadgItA, IsAI dharma, bAIbila aura krisTa, pichale aura agale janmakI bAteM, pralaya, bhAgya, bhakti, rAma, kRSNa, brahmA, viSNu aura mahezakA paricaya, ahiMsAkI samasyA Adi viSayoM para prazna aura uttara bhI diye haiN| sAtha hI Atmasiddhi "zandakI vyAkhyA karake bhI vicAroMko spaSTa kiyA aura AzA " Though the book is small but it will certainly prove a guide and solace to many a forlorn wayfarer of the rough road of life." [yadyapi pustaka choTI hai phira bhI jIvanake Ubar3a khAbar3a mArgase vicalita vyaktiyoM ke liye nizcita rUpase mArgadarzaka tathA sAntavanAkArI siddha hogii| Bahubali bAhubalI And his wonderful colossal statue aura usakI Azcaryajanaka tathA vizAlakAya mUrti / san 1959meM 8 pRSThIya isa TrekTakA aMgrejI meM prakAzana huaa| "isameM prAcIna saMta zrI bAhubalI (jo bhujabalI aura kAmadevake nAmase bhI vikhyAta haiM)kA jIvana caritra diyA hai, sAtha hI inake bhAI bhAtakA bhI varNana hai donoMke gA kAryakA hAla bhI isameM diyA hai| sAtha hI bAhubalIkI vizAlakAya aura AzcaryameM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 109) DAlanevAlo 57 phoTa UMco mUrtikA varNana bhI milatA hai jo Aja bhI Sravanabelagola zravaNabeLagola (maisUra ) meM sthita hai| isa TrekTake sambandhameM Matthew Mekay ( Brighton Sussex ) ne likhA hai My Dincere wish is that all readers of this tract will investigate the truth contained in the Jaina Scriptures. By so doing they will find that which convlys all that is necessary for the purification of soul and progress of Mankind. merI utkRTa AkAMkSA yaha hai ki isa pustikAke pAThaka pAyeMge ki isameM jaina zAkhoMmeM nihita satyakA varNana hai| aisA karanese ve pAyeMge ki isameM AtmAkI pavitratA aura mAnava jAtiko pragatiko sabhI mAzyaka bAteM upalabdha haiN| [mahAvIra svAmoke kathana] The Sayings Lord Mahvira yaha 12 pRSThIya aMgrejIkA TrekTa mahAvIra jayantI 1954ko prakAzita huaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra jaina dharma ke antima tIrthaMkara huve the jinakA jIvana samAjake sudhAra ke liye hI samApta huaa| unakA jIvana eka Adarza jIbana thaa| jisake jaina dharmako yA bhAratavarSako hI nahIM varan vizke pratyeka nAgarikako bahuta kucha sIkhaneko mila sakatA hai| prAraMbha ke 8 pRSThomeM bhagavAna mahAbIrakA jIvana caritra likhA gayA hai| zAnti aura satyake isa pujArIkA jIvana hI na par3hA jAve varan unhone samAjake liye jo bhI kahA, athavA batAyA use pratyeka vyakti par3he, samajhe, vicAre aura karai isaliye bAbUjIne 12 pRSThoM meM bhagavAna mahAvIrake upadeza saMkalita kara bikheM haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 110) DaoN. ravIndranAtha Taigora aura DaoN. bI. mI. lAke jo vicAra bhagavAnake sambandhameM rahe unakA ullekha bhI kiyA gayA hai| lagabhaga 50 subhASita isameM saMkalita hai| bAbUjIne kahA hai I hope that the readerr will appreciate my humble attemptand benefit by the healing and soothing words of the great teaeher. maiM AzA karatA hUM ki pAThakagaNa mere namra prayAmoMkA mUlyAkaMna kareMge aura mahAna upadezakake sAntavanA pradAyaka zabdoMse lAbhAnvita hoNge| Lord-Mahavira and Some other teaehers of his time. 38 pRSThoya isa aMgrejokI pustakakA prakAzana san 1927 meM bAbUjIkI dharmapatnIko smRtimeM huaa| isameM bhagavAna mahAvIrake jIvana aura unake upadezoMkA to varNana hai hI, sAtha hI sAtha samakAlIna anya 6 zikSaka nimna likhita haiM (1) Gotam Bnddha .(2) Purana kassapa (3) Makkhli-Gosala (4) Ajita Kesa Kambali (5) Pakuda Katyayana (6) Sanjava Vairathiputra jainadharma aura bauddha dharmake pramukha siddhAMtoMmeM kahAMtaka samAnatA aura kahAMtaka antara hai ? use bhI spaSTa kiyA gayA hai| ilAhAbAda vizvavidyAlayake prophesara DaoN0 benIprasAda ema. e. pI. eca.DI. ne prastAvanAmeM likhA hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 / In this brief dissertation Mr. Kamtaprasad Jain M. R. A. S. has attempted to give a lucid account of Mahavira, the twenty-fouth jains Tirthankara and other teachers who revolted against the dominont Brahmanie system and chalked out or re-fashioned other lines of thought and conduct." (DaoN0 kAmatAprasAda jaina ema. Ara. e. esa. ne caubIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAremeM tathyapUrNa varNana kiyA hai aura samakAlIna anya prabala zikSakoMkA bhI varNana kiyA hai jinhoMne brAhmaNavAdake virodha nUtana vicAra evaM vyavahAroMko janma diyaa|) Some Historical Jaina Kings and Heroes (kucha aitihAsika jaina rAgI aura vIra) 108 pRSThavAlI isa pustakakA prakAzana 1951meM huA thaa| vibhinna jaina rAjAoM, vIroM ora senApatiyoM kA varNana isa pustakameM haiN| jo loga jahiMsAkA galata artha nikAlate haiM tathA jaina dharmake siddhAntoM ko binA samajhe bUjhe AlocanAkA viSaya banA dete haiM unheM isa pustakake adhyayanase apanI zaMkAko samAdhAna karane meM kAphI suvidhA milatI hai| jaina dharmakA ahiMsAkA siddhAMta yaha nahIM batAtA ki yuddhabhUmimeM zatruoMko pITha dikhAkara ghara vApisa cale aao| ahiMsA saiddhAMtika hI nahIM varan vyavahArika rUpa bhI hameM jaina bIra aura rAjAoM meM dekhaneko milatA hai| mahAvIra vardhamAna, zreNika biMbasAra, candragupta maurya, rAjA bIjala, rAjapUta rAjAoM, vibhinna senApatiyoM, rAnI celanA aura bhairavadevI AdikI gaurava-gAthAoMse yaha pustaka bharI par3I haiN| jinake jIvanakI zikSA hameM vIra aura bahAdurIkI ora For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 112 ) prerita karatI hai : Miss Elisabeth Praser ne apane vicAra isa prakAra prakaTa kiye haiM: "The object of the book has been achilved and it is open to all to see that once Jainism was a real force and power in India." / pustakA uddezya prApta ho cukA hai aura yaha sabhI logoMke dekhaneke lie khulA hai ki eka samaya jainadharmakI prabala zakti aura pravAha bhArata meM maujUda the] The Religion of Tirthankaras. raha aMgrejI bhASA kA 514 pRSThamA vizAla pranTa 1964 meM prakAzita huA: ikha andhake prAdhA pada samUce jainadharmaza mUlyAMkana kiyA jA sakatA hai| jIjana kA Adarza, dhamakI vyAkhyA, dharma jIvana kA AdhAra stambha, jaina siddhAMta, jainadharmako svataMtratA, jaina aura buddha dharmAzI tulanA, vyakti kI mahAnA, khamayakA cakra, sthAhiMsA saMskRti aura kama bhUmikA pArA, tIrtha kara kA artha, prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva, bharata aura bAhubali, neminAtha, pArzvanAtha, sAvAna mahAbora barddhamAna, bhAjAda mahAvIra ke bAda jaina dharma kI sthiti, zizunAga aura jaina dharma, maurya, kaliMga va anya rAjA, madhyadeza, Andhra aura mAlavAmeM jaina dharmako sthiti, dakSiNa bhAratameM jainadharma, dhamakA vijJAna-jainadharma, anekAMta siddhAnta, zarIra aura yAtmAkA sabandha, manuSya aura Izvara. prakRti ke sArvabhautika siddhAnta, karma siddhAnta, jaina saMskRtikA vizleSaNa, rASTrIya kalyANa aura AMtarrASTriya zAMtikI sthApanA, pratikramaNa, jainadharma meM mokSakA mahatva, jainake mukhya vibhinna tIrthasthAna, vibhinna parva aura aura jainadharmakA prAkRta, saMskRta, apabhraMza, hindI, tAmila, kannar3a, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (113) aMgrejI tathA anya bhASAoM meM sAhitya, jaina kalAkI vyAkhyA, jainadharmakA sAmAjika aura rAjanaitika dRSTikoNase kalyANa hetu mulyAMkana, guprakAlameM jaina dharma, gumakAloM purAtatva pRthvIrAja aura anya rAjapUtoM ke zAsana kAlameM jainadharmakA pracAra, gujarAta, saurASTra, kAThiyAvAr3a aura dakSiNI bhAgameM jaina dharma aura musalima va aMgrejI zAsana kAla meM dharmakA mahatha jale aneka Avazyaka viSayoMpara gharalatA tathA upadezAtmaka zailoye vistRta prakAza DAlA hai : sekar3oM pranyoM ke adhyayana ka zodhoparAMta likhA gayA yaha viu anya adhika mahatvapUrNa hai| ise bAbUja ke jobanako nAma se bar3o kRti kA jA sakatA hai| (Chapter V) (Extract from B. C. law's Buddhistic Studics) Mahavira & Buddha yaha 66 pRSTIya san 1931meM prakAzita aMgrejI kI pustaka hai| jisameM prAmAna mahA aura buddha kA vistRta vivecana hai| donoMko sADImalA, hogI bana tulanAmA bargara, vibhinna zikSAeM aura vibhinna ghaTanAoM kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| . zrI dazalAkSaNika dharma jayamAlA 16 vIM zatAbdI ke apabhraMza sAhityake mahAkavi zro syadhUko prasiddha kRtti 'dazalakSaNika dharma jayamAlA' kA prakAzana to vaise bahuta pahale ho cukA thA, para bAbU nIkI yaha icchA thI ki isakA hindI padyAnuvAda tathA aMgrejI meM anuvAda ho to yaha kRti adhika lokapriya ho sakatI hai| asvasthatAke dinoM meM bAbUjI dvArA isakA aMgrejI anuvAda cala rahA thA, thor3A aMza zeSa raha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 114 ) gayA thA jisakI pUrti unake putra bIrendraprasAda jainane kI / jo icchA bAbUjI kI thI vaha to pUrNa huI para bAbUjo svayaM apanI icchAko khAkAra hote dekha na sake, yaha eka duHkhakA viSaya hai / kSamA, mArdava, Arjava, satya, zauca, saMgrama, tapa, tyAga, AkiMcana aura brahmacarya jaise dharmake dazalakSagoM kA varNana sabhI hindI aMgrejI par3he likhe vyaktiyoMke liye bahuta hI mahatvapUrNa hai / agasta 64 meM prakAzita huI, kavi zrI pada hai jinakA hindI padyAnuvAda zrImatI kiyA hai to aMgrejI meM anuvAda bAbUjIne isa pustaka meM jo dhU apabhraMza bhASA sarojanIdevI jaina ne kiyA hai| * pratimA lekhasaMgraha } vi0 sa0 1994meM sampAdita kI huI 40 pRSThakI taka hai| isameM mainapurI u0 pra0 ke digambara jaina paMcAyI vaDA, kaTarA, lohiyA agravAla, bhagatajI ke mandiroM jo mUrtiyAM haiM, una sabhI mUrtiyAM, jinameM liMga aura cihna prakaTa nahIM hote, kA varNana kiyA hai| mUrtiyoM kA raMga, vibhinna cihna, AkAra, UMcAI, sthApanA samaya, aura pASANakI kisma Adi ke bAre meM vistAra meM dikhA gayA hai| tAmrapatrako prazastiyoM, DiMga, cihna sAita pratimAyeM, yaMtro kI prazastiyoM, yaMtrake lekhasaMgrahoM, kuTumba zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM, paMDita, rAjA-mahArAjAoM, nagaroM baDaDI, aTera, ajamera, ArA, iSTikApatha, akharo, kasimIgrAma, jodhapura, banArasa, vilaso, mahidapura, mainapurI Adi 22 nagaroM ], aura jAtiyoM [ aMgreota krakeza, khaMDelavAla, goLAnAra, golasigArA, jesabATa, dhAkau, corabADa, vute jAti, mAhimavaMza, rAhata, aura zrImAla Adi 18 jAtiyoMkA varNana bhI kiyA gayA hai| * For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (115) kRpaNa jagAvana caritra yaha 60 pRSThIya pustaka bAbUjI dvArA sampAdita hai jo san 1948 meM unake pitAjIkI puNya smRtimeM prakAzita huii| aise to yaha purAno hastalikhita pustaka thI para usakI aitihAsika bhUmikA tathA TippaNI likhane kA zreya bAbUjI ko hI hai| bAbUjI sadaiva yaha cAhate the ki purAne jitane bhI grantha pustakAlayoMkI zobhA bar3hA rahe haiM unheM yadi samAjake samakSa prakAzita kara rakhA jA sake, to saMsAra kA bahuta bar3A hita hogA aura sAtha hI mahAnAtmAoM ke RNasle thor3e bahuta uRga bhI ho skeNge| ___ yaha racanA maulikarUpase kavivara brahmagulAlajI dvArA likhita hai isameM dhAnikatA aura netikatAkA zikSaNa hai| lomavRttiko bhayaMkara hAniyAM tathA dAna ke sariNAmoM ko batAyA hai| isa pustakako eka prati dillI meM tathA dUsarI alIgrAMja bhin| donoM kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana kara mUla pATha taiyAra kiyA hai| donoM meM jahAM antara prApta huA vaha phuTanoTa dekara pAThakoMke samakSa sthiti spaSTa kara dI hai| mUla pAThako samajhane meM suvidhA ho isa dRSTise prArambhameM rAjagRha nagara meM vasupati rAjAke rAjyameM rahanevAle eka seTha kI kahAnI saMkSipta meM likha dI hai| usa samaya sAmAjika aura dhArmika sthiti kaisI thI ? isakA spaSTa vivaraNa hameM milatA hai| sAtha hI kavi brahmagulAla kA jIvana paricaya tathA sAhityika kRtiyoM ke sambandhameM bhI ullekha kiyA gayA hai| sAtha ho apane pitAjIkA bhI saMkSipta jIvana par3haneko mila jAtA hai / 'kRpaNa jagAvana caritra' kavine zloka, dohe aura bhASA aura caupAIyoMmeM racI hai| isakI bhASA purAnI hindI athavA vraja bhASA hai| kavi alIgar3ha (u0 pra0) jileke rahanebAle the isaliye AsapAsakI bhASAkA prabhAva bhI unakI racanA para par3A hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (116) zrI mahAvIra smRti grantha bAbUjIke sampAdana meM "zrI mahAvIra smRti graMtha" san 1949 meM prakAzita huA jisameM 336 pRSTha haiM / isa graMthake liye dezavidezake kitane hI vidvAnoMse lekha ekatrita kara prakAzita kiye gaye haiN| vaise to DaoN. vimalAcaraNa sAha, pro0 AdinAtha nemanAtha upAdhye, zrI rAvajI nemacandra zAha bhI sampAdana maNDalameM rahe haiM para bAbUjIne vizeSa udAtA dikhAI hai| zrI maithyU-maikUke mAhaba bAiTana iMgleNDa, DaoN. viliyama henarI TaoNsboTa, phezara hAma, iMglaiNDa, aura zrI harbaTa barama sAhaba tridezI vicArakoM tathA zrI harisara, bhaTTAcArya ema. e. pI. eca. DA. hAbar3A, bAhula sAMkRtyAna prayAga, DaoN. gajali pAMDeya kAzo, pI. ke. goDe pUnA, pro0 baladeva upAdhyAya, zrI caldA hAma jI nyAyatIrtha, DaoN. sAsuddevazANa agravAla, zrI ijAprasAda dvivedo, DaoN. banArasIdAma Adi AratI gaNya-mAnya vidvAnoMke o tathA prabhAvapUrNa lekha haiN| kucha milAkara 71 lekha va kavitAeM haiN| DaoN0 kAmatAprasAda jaina kA "RSabhadeva aura mahAvIra zIrSaka: lekha tulanAtmaka adhyayana ke liye Avazyaka hai| donoM tIrthaMkaroMke vicAroM meM samatA aura bhinnatA prakaTa kii| anta meM likhA hai"RSabhadeva Arya sabhyatA aura ahiMsA saMskRti ke pratiSThApaka aura jaina dharmake saMsthApaka huye to mahAvIra ahiMsA saMskRti ke zodhaka unnAyaka aura jaina dharmake punaroddhAraka huye / ___ dUsarA lekha 'mahAbIra aura buddha' zorSaka hai| isameM tIrthaMkara ba tathAgata zabdoMkI vyAkhyA kI gaI hai| isa lekha meM vuddha aura mahAvIrako jIvanagAthAoM ko lekara tarka pUrNa vicAroMse bhagavAna mahAvIrako ucca sthAna pradAna kiyA hai| vibhinna granthoM tathA aneka videzI vicArakoMke vicAroMko bhI kAmameM liyA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 117 ) eka sthala para bAbUjI ne likhA hai " buddha svayaM aura apane anuyAyiyoM ko prANI hatyA se dUra rahaneke liye jainoMke samAna hI subidhAna rakhate the, kintu jaba koI gRhastha unako baha mAMsa detA thA jo unake uddezyase nahIM mAre gaye pazukI hatyA se prApta huA hai, to vaha le lete the...... jaina dharma meM aisA koI saMdigdha sthala nahIM hai - unameM mAMsa bhojanakA sarvathA niSedha hai / " dUsare sthala para bhI bhagavAna mahAvIrakI zikSA laukika aura pAralaukika jIvanako sudhArane vAlI batAI hai- "buddhadevane loka aura paralokakI ora dhyAna nahIM diyaa| unhoneM saMsArake dukhoM aura unase mukta honeke liye isa jIvanako saMyamita banAne para jora diyA / yaha jIvana sudhAra liyA to bhaviSya bhI sudhara jAyegA | ... mahAvIrane jIvana vijJAnakA nirUpaNa kiyA - mAnavako isa jIvana aura bhAvI jIvanakA vaijJAnika bodha unhone kraayaa| isase mAnava ke mana aura buddhi donoM ko saMtoSa huA aura vaha isa jIvana ke sAtha hI bhAvI jIvanako bhI saphala banAne meM samartha huA / " isI smRti graMtha meM eka anya lekha bAbUjI kA bhagavAna mahAvIra aura mahAtmA gAMdhI " hai / isake par3hane se yaha mAlUma par3atA thA ki mahAtmA gAMdhIkA jIvana jaina dharma aura mahAvIra kI zikSAoMse pUrI taraha prabhAvita thaa| kyoMki bApU jAnate the ki ahiMsA ke siddhAMta ko vizva meM sabase adhika vikasita karanevAle mahAvIra ho the / aura isI ahiMsA ke gAMdhIjI pujArI the / bilAyata jAte samaya gAMdhIjIko mAtAne jina tIna pratijJAoMko karavAyA thA, ve eka becarajo jaina sAdhuke parAmazaMse hI huI thIM / bApUke jIvana meM zrImad rAjacandrabhAI ke sAhityane-bANIne tathA patroMne bar3I sAntvanA dii| bhagavAna mahAvIrakI zikSAkA pUrA paricaya unheM zrI rAjacandrase hI huaa| jisa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIrane ahiMsA ko sabase bar3A dharma mAnA aura apane jIvana tathA For Personal & Private Use Only "" Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 118 ) samAja meM pratiSThApita kiyA ThIka vaise hI mahAtmA gAMdhI ahiMsA vrata para jIbanake aMta taka DaTe rahe / eka anya lekha aMgrejIkA hai jisakA zIrSaka hai-" The Significance of the Name Mahavir." isameM bAbUjIne yaha batAyA hai ki aMtima tIrthaMkara kA nAma vaise to barddhamAna thA para mahAvIrake nAmase ve kyoM vikhyAta hue ? isakA kAraNa yahI mAlUma par3atA hai ki ve bora the, bIra hI nahIM varan mahAvIra the| unameM bIratA thI, bIrabakI bhAvanA thI, isaliye mahAvIra nAmase vikhyAta hue| saMgamadeva ne parIkSA ke bAda unheM 'mahAvIra' khaa| ruhane to unako ativIra mahAvIra kahA thaa| isa prakAra isa lekha meM bhagavAna mahAbIra ke nAmakI vistRta vyAkhyA kI gaI hai 1 maMgala prabhAta san 1952 meM jaba Do0 kAmatAprasAda jaina ke suputra zrI vIrendra jainakA zubha vivAha saMskAra huA tabhI 60 pRSThIya isa kAvyakA sampAdana svayaM bAbUjIne kiyA thaa| yaha vizuddha kAvya hI nahIM hai, varan deza videzake vidvAnoMkI sammatiyAM AzIrvAda tathA vaivAhika jIbanase sambandhita vicAra haiM I zrI sudheza, zrI zazi, zrI guJjana, surendra pracaMDiyA, tanmaya bukhAriyA, vIrendraprasAda jaina, hariaudha, Adi kitane hI kaviyoMkI sundara kavitAeM haiN| hariaudha kI kavitA 'kisIkA dila kAhe chole ' tanmaya bukhAriyAko 'cAhatA jIvana kisIke pyArI pahicAna', guJjanakI 'jahAM pUjA jAtA nArItva vahIM para amaroMkA ghara hai' aura suvezakI 'pyAra pAnekI pipAsAse kisIko pyAra mata do' Adi kavitAeM bar3I marmasparzI haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 119 ) " mahAtmA bhagavAnadIna, zrI jainendrakumAra AcArya hajArIprasAda dvivedI, gurudayAlajI mallika, zrI riSabhadAsajI rAMkA Adi bhAratIya vidvAnoM tathA santa yonosuke tAkAnojI (jApAna), DA0 ricarDa Delo (landana), zrI tAnayUna zAna (cIna), pro0 duzzI (iTalI) aura DA0 viliyama henarI ( iMglaiNDa) Adi videzI vidvAnoM ke gRhastha dharma, tathA vaivAhika jIvanase sambandhita patra bhI prakAzita hai / DA0 ricarDane vivAhako yathArtha prema, santa yonokene 'pavitra saMskAra', jaina jagata ke sampAdakane 'pravezadvAra', zrI malikane 'vivAha do svara milakara samarasa honekA saMgIta' tathA 'dvivedI AzAkA saMdezavAhaka' batAyA hai isa prakAra yaha pustaka manoraMjaka, preraNAdAyaka aura zikSAprada hai / yadyapi isa pustakakA prakAzana sAhityika premopahAra ke rUpameM huA thA, para aba bhI sabake liye samAnarUpase upayogI siddha ho sakatI hai tatvArtha sUtra sArtha yaha guTakA sAija kI 114 pRSThavAlI bAbUjIdvArA sampAdita tathA anuvAdita kI huI hai jo 1950 meM prakAzita huI / IsAI dharma meM bAibalako jo mahatva hai tathA AyeM saMskRtiko mAnanevAloM kI jitanI AsthA bhagavatagItA para hai Thoka utanI hI AsthA jaina dharmavAle saMskRta bhASA ke prAcIna jaina grantha 'tatvArthasUtra' para rakhate haiN| IsAkI prAraMbhika zatAbdiyoM meM jaba saMskRtakA vizeSa pracAra huA to jainiyoMne bho saMskRta bhASA meM grantha racanAkA bicAra kiyaa| isa kAryakA prAraMbha saurASTrake girinagara nAmaka zahara ke dvaipAyaka nAmaka jaina gRhasthane kiyA aura darzana jJAna cAritrANi mokSamArga : " nAmaka sUtra racakara gharake khaMbhe para likha diyA / jaba unakI anupasthita meM umAkhAti AcArya AhAra lene ghara gaye For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 120 to usa sUtrakA dekhA aura 'samyaka' zabda baDhA diyaa| gRhastha jaba ghara lauTA to bar3A prasanna huA aura AcAryakI khoja kara 'tatvArthasUtra' granthakI racanAke liye unase prArthanA kI, lo bAda meM pUrNa huii| isameM cAroM anuyogoM arthAt prathamAnuyoga, caraNAnuyoga, karaNAnuyoga aura dravyAnuyogakA samAveza kiyA gyaa| isameM 10 adhyAya haiN| pahale adhyAya meM tatvabodha pAne yogya jJAnakI vivecanA ko gaI hai tathA mokSamAgakI siddhi ke liye jina sAta tatvoM, ratnatraya dharma, naya nikSepa, tathA pAMca jJAnakA varNana kiyA hai jo isake antargata hai dvitIya adhyAyameM jIvake aupazamika, kSAyika, mizra, audAyaka aura pariNAmaka bhAvoMkI vivecanA kI hai| tIsare adhyAyameM sAta bhUmiyoM unakI nadiyoM parvatoM devI, devatAoM, raMgoM tathA bibhinna dizAoMkA varNana hai| cauthe adhyAya meM devatAoMke cAra nikAya bhavanavAsI, vyantara, jyotiSka aura vaimAnika batAye haiN| __ pAMcaveM adhyAyameM dharma, adharma, AkAza, kAla aura pudgala cAra dravyoMkI vyAkhyA, chaThe adhyAyameM AsaktatvakI vyAkhyA karate huve karma siddhAMtakI vaijJAnikatAko, sAtaveM meM vratoMkI ya khyA nadhA Adarza jIvana vyatIta karane ke tarIke, AThaveM meM karmoM ke badhase sambandhita, navameM AsraboMkA nirodha tathA aMtima adhya yama kevalajJAnakI carcA kI gaI hai| pahale pratyeka maMtra saMskRta meM likhA hai aura phira sarala bhASAmeM hindI meM anuvAda kiyA gayA hai| bAbUjIne 'tatvArtha sUtra' kI mahattAke sambandhameM likhA hai, "bhAna isa para vizvAsa lAye aura jJAna pAye aura zaktiko na chipAkara isakA pAlana kre| vaha svayaM sukhI hogA aura Dokako sukhI bnaavegaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 121 jainadharma aura tIrthaMkaroMkI aitihAsikatA evaM prAcInatA videzI vidvAna pro0 DaoN0 gusTApha zeThake aMgrejI nibandhakA hindI meM anuvAda bAbUjIne kiyA jisameM kevala 22 pRSTha haiN| phira bhI yaha choTI pustaka bar3e mahatvakI hai| pratyeka paMktise parizrama aura anusandhAnakI AmA prakaTa hotI dikhAI par3atI hai| jo vyakti bhagavAna mahAvIrase pUrva kisI bhI tIrthaMkarako nahIM mAnate unake liye bar3I jabadasta phaTakAra tathA cunautI hai aura apanI bhUla svIkAra karane ke liye vivaza karatI hai| jainadharmako eka aisA nirAlA dharma batAyA hai jo mUla nivAsiyoM drAviDa, asura Adike samayame pracalita hai| isameM jainadharma aura usake siddhAntoMkI maulikatAko aitahAsika kasauTI para kasakara kharA utArA hai| maiM jainI kyoM huA ! yaha tIsa pRSThakI pustaka bAbUjI dvArA aMgrejIse hindI meM anuvAdita tathA sampAdata hai| isameM kI havaTa vairana mA0 randanakI "merI zraddhA jaMna siddhAntameM kaise huI ?" zrImatI I0 esa0 klIna'sa maTa amerikA, kA "merA vaktavya", DabalyU0 jI0 TrAra sAhaba iMgalaMNDakA "saccA dhama", zrI maithyU maike sAhaba landana kA "maiM jaina ko huA ?" zrI phreMka Ara0 mainasela, iMgalaiNDakA "satya aura AnandakI khojameM", zrI ena0 je0 sTIvarTa ceDabarna landana kA saccA dharma" zrImatI misa kaumakI yanIkA "jaina dharmakI vizeSatA" svargIya mi0 alekjeNDara gArDana iMglaiNDakA "saccI rathayAtrAeM" zrI luI DI0 senTara iMglaiNDakA "maiM jaina kyoM huSA" pro. lothara venDela jaramanIkA "jainadharma meM merA sAkSAt" aura vuDaleNDa kAhalara amerikAkA "hama zAkAhArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (122) jena kaise huye" jaise ucca koTike 11 lekhoMkA saMkalana hai| ina lekhoMkA aMgrejIse hindI meM bar3I parala bhASAmeM anuvAda kiyA gayA hai jisase hindI par3helikhe vyakti dhamakI vizeSatAoM tathA videzI vyaktiyoMkA jaina dharmake prati jhukAvake kAraNoMko bhalIbhAMti jAnakara lAbhAnvita ho skeN| prayAsa karaneke bAda bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra, prAcIna jaina lekha saMgraha, jaina jAtikA hrAsa, saMkSipta jena itihAsake vibhinna khaMDa, bha0 pArzvanAtha, vizAla jaina saMgha, bhagavAna mahAvIra aura unakA upadeza, gAMdhIjI, bicAra aura bitaka, ariSTanemi aura kRSNa, munisuvrata aura yajJavAda, jainadharma siddhAMta, asahamata saMgama, sanAtana jainadharma, jainadharma siddhAMta, amara jIvana aura sukha, bAtmika manovijJAna, zraddhA jJAna caritra, dhyAnakI ekAgratA aura nirvANakI kuJjI Adi pustakeM upalabdha na ho sakI haiN| ataH unakI AlocanAtmaka vivecanA karanA saMbhava na ho sakA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 123 ) mahAna netAkA mahA prayANa vizvakI mahAna vibhUti, vizva meM ahiMsA siddhAntako phaMDAnekI icchA rakhanevAle aura nisvArtha samAja sevaka "DaoN0 kAmatAprasAdajI jaina" pichale 30 varSoMse arza roga se pIr3ita the / sitambara-akTUbara 64 se raktasrAva bhI adhika ho rahA thA / bIca meM kucha svAsthya acchA jAna par3A to pharavarI 64 meM vedI -- pratiSTotsava va jaina mizana kAryAlayakA udghATana aura ahiMsA sammelanakA Ayojana kiyaa| kucha svAsthya sudhara pAyA thA sthiti meM sammelanake kArya meM daur3a dhUra karate rhe| sammeDana ke bAda phira unakA svAsthya kharAba hotA gayA / bIca meM kucha svarA bhI usImeM sabhI kArya karate hai| maI ke dUsare saptAha meM zArIrika durbakatA bar3hatI hI calI gaI / dharmapatnI mRtyu huI tabase bhI eka coTa pahuMcI, apane AtmIya parijanakA jo pratyeka kArya meM sahAyatA denevAlI ho, kA vichoda asahanIya rhaa| dharmapatnIko dhArmika pravRtti, udAra svabhAva, madhurabhASA, atithisatkAra, aura premabhAvase gharase lekara bAhara taka sabhI prabhAvita the| udhara priya putrI zrImatI sumanakImAnasika sthiti bahuta bigaDa jAne se bhI bAbUjI bahuta duHkhI rahane lage, usakI cikitsA meM kAkI rupayA to vyaya karanA hI par3A tathA samaya aura zramako Ahuti bhI dii| unhoMko vAstavika rUpase duHkha to isa bAtakA thA / sumanakI asvasthatAko aneka loga bahAnebAjI samajhate the / samayakI gatiko kauna jAnatA hai / 24 apraila 64 kA durbhAgya pUrNa dina AyA ho| mizana kAryakartA tathA presa karmacArI zrI rAmasanehI zAkyako apanI jIvanalIlA samApta karanI pdd'ii| vinaya, sadAcAra, caftra, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 124 ) ImAnadArI, prema, prasannatA, sevA tathA zramakI sAkSAt pratimA zrI rAmasanehI the, jo mizana, presa, mandira, pustakAlaya tathA bAbUjI ke ghara meM isa tarahase kArya karate the mAnoM unakA dUsarA art ho / eka pitA apane putrapara jitanA vizvAsa karatA hai, jitanA prema karatA hai aura rakhatA hai jitanI sadbhAvanA Thoka utanA hI sahaja sneha rAmasanehIko prApta thA / kama par3he-likheM hone para patrikAoMse sambandhita paryApta kArya ve kiyA karate the jaisA unakA nAma thA vaisA hI sneha bhI / 4-6 dina ubarase pIr3ita rahane ke bAda hI ve paraloka gAmI huye / zrI rAmasanehI kI mRtyune bAbUjIkI kamara hI tor3a dI ho aisA lagatA hai / - bAbUjIkA svAsthya giratA hI calA gayA, para apanI pIr3A ve kisIko batAte hI nahIM the| vaise una dinoM unakI putrI tathA anya saMbaMdhI bhI A gaye the / rAta-rAta bhara nIMda na AtI to unake priya putra vIrendra pAsa baiThakara dharma aura darzana para ghaNToM bAtacIta kiyA karate jisase unheM kAphI zAMti milatI aura kabhI kabhI to prAtaH 8-9 baje sokara uThate the. zauca jAnA, khAnA, snAna karanA, dainika upAsanA Adi kArya to roja karate hI rahate the / asvasthatA ke dinoM meM kaI kaI ghaNTe svAdhyAya bhI karate / sthAnIya cikitsakoM kI cikitsA bhI calatI rahI, jo davAyeM pahale raktasrAva rokane ke liye rAmabANa siddha huI thI unane bhI bilkula kArya na kiyA / paM0 rUpacandra gArgIyajIne davA bAharase bhejI isakA bhI koI prabhAva nahIM huA / ataH yahI nizcita kiyA gayA ki kahIM bAhara ilAja karAyA jAve / alIgaMja meM koI bhI kAra nahIM hai I For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 125) ataH kArake liye eTA pharrukhAbAda Adi jagahoM para daur3anA par3A jisameM bhI lagabhaga 1 dina nikala gyaa| taba pharrukhAbAdase aimbuleMsa kAra maMgavAI gaI jisase di. 17 maI -4 dina ravivAra tithi vaizAkha zukla pakSa 6 sambat 2021 ko zAmake 6 baje pharukhAbAda prasthAna kiyA lekina alIga se 16 mIla dUra mAgama ho samAjake durbhAgyasse saha mahAna vibhUti khadevake liye cidA ho gii| naharake kinAre sApake ghane dRzrA, caMdAkI khilI huI zItala cAMdanI thI, vahAM kAra rokakara sTrecarakhe utArA gayA / mRtyu ke samaya bhI ve muskarA rahe the| becainI avazya tho, yA unakI aura unakA dhyAna ne gamA, lANA 'chata ko ho thii| bAbU caune samAdhi jAne kI icchA prakaTa kii| unake putrane samajhAte huye kahA, "Apa svayaM vidvAna hai atmA nahIM maratI hai, barUra badalane ke samAna jobAramA bokA badalatA hai " ubhara pAsa meM hI baiTho bar3I putrI zrImatI sarojinI jamokAra maMtroM kA uccAraNA kara dI thii| unake dAmAda zrI susalemanta va kAyamagaMja vilAsI zrI indrasenajI, sevaka motI, aura pautra ci0 RSama sevAmeM juTe the| anta meM jamo sahe...' maMntrakA saJcAraNa kiyA aura aisI nIMda so gaye jo kramo uThane kI AzA hI nhiiN| ceharA parama zAntimaya thaa| aura bhI kyA cAhie jisane jIvanabhara senA, satya, saMyama, sAdhanA, aura svAdhyAyako apane jIvana kA aMga banA viyA thA, phira use zAMtti to milanI hI cAhie thii| rAtrike lagabhaga do baje eka Traka dvArA unakA zaba alIgaMja lAyA gayA aura rAtrike aMtima prahara meM hI jisane sunA daur3A gayA aura zava yAtrAmeM sammilita hokara unheM zraddhAMjali dI tathA dAha saMskAra kiyA gyaa| usa samaya aisA lagA mAnoM alIgaMja anAtha ho gyaa| prAtaH hote hI maiM bhI usa mahAna tapasvIke ghara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 126 ) gayA para unake darzana prApta karanekA saubhAgya na miThA / samAjako bAbUjI dvArA dI gaI sabase bar3I bheTa yogya putrake rUpameM zrI vIrendra netroMse gaMgA-yamunA pravAhita kara rahe the / ve yahI bole" merI chatra chAyA Ajase uTha gaI... mujhe to kala hI pharUkhAbAda jAte samaya aisA laga rahA thA ki bAbUjI maMjila taka na pahuMca pAyeMge para samaya kisane dekhA hai " usa samaya bAbUjIke kAryoMse sabakA jI bhara AtA thA, na to zrI bIrendra kucha batAnekI sAmarthya meM the aura na upasthita loga kucha bhI sunane kI sAmarthya meM / 3 pharrukhAbAda jAnese pUrva mandirajIke bAhara se darzana kara bhagabAnako mastaka navAyA thaa| eka dina 'tatvAnuzAsana' nAmaka granthakA svAdhyAya bhI karate rhe| aneka davAyeM bAI para aMgrejI davAoMko do unhoMne prayoga hI nahIM kiyaa| Ayurvedika aura homyopethika davAoM ko hI prayoga meM lAye aMgrejI davAoMmeM pazuoM ke aMza hone ke kAraNa unheM kabhI bhI prayoga meM nahIM chAye lagAne kI davA Preparation " H" batAI thI para usameM H" zArka machalI kA tela honeke kAraNa lagAne se manA kara diyA / vaise maiM svayaM unakI mRtyuke eka saptAha pUrva ghara para milaneke liye gayA | usa samaya sthAnIya eka sajjana auSadhi batA rahe the, jaba vaha sajjana auSadhiyoM ke nAma likhAkara cale gaye taba ve mujhase yo bole- "ina auSadhiyoMke bAre meM jAnakArI jaba karUMgA ki Akhira inameM koI aisA tatva to nahIM jo viparIta ho / " dhanya the bAbUjI aura unakI ahiMsA tathA udAratAkI vRtti 'jisake kAraNa 'jio aura jIne do' ke mUlamantrako unhoMne apane jIvana meM pUrI tarahase utAra liyA thaa| aura AcaraNa ke dvArA hI milanevAloMko zikSA diyA karate the / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (127) bAbUjIke nidhana para zoka va zraddhAMjaliyAM jaina samAja ke akhila vizvanA bAbU kAmatAprasAda jaina jaina samAjake pramukha vyaktiyoM meM se the| sAmpradAyika bhAnanAse dUra rahakara 'akhila vizva jaina mizana' ke rUpameM unake dvArA kI gaI jaina dharmako sevAyeM apanA mahatva rakhatI haiN| bairisTara campatarAyake bAda videzoM meM jaina dharmakA prasAra karanevAle ve pahale vyakti the mere aura terApantha saMghake sAtha unakA vizeSa samparka thaa| jaba bhI prasaMga AyA, ve mukta bhAvase mile aura anya vyaktiyoM ko bhI unhoMne preraNA dii| unake prati zraddhA, sammAna tathA saujanyabhAva rakhanevAle vyaktiyoM kA kartavya hai ki jaina dharmako prabhAbanAke liye unake dvArA prArambha kiye gaye una vadya kAryako ve rukane na deM, Age bddh'aaeN| -- AcArya zrI tulasI saMcAlaka aNuvrata Andolana dillI yogya kalyANa bhajana ho / zrI bAbU kAmatAprasAdajIke abhAvase jaina samAjako bahuta kSati pahuMcI hai aura mukhyatayA videzoMmeM dharma prabhAvanAkI dizAmeM bahuta kSati pahuMcI hai| aba to yahI AzA hai ki Apa apane sAthiyoM sahita udyama dvArA isa abhAvako na khaTakane deNge| manoharajI varNI adhyAtma prabaktA, bhinndd| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (128) "mujhe yaha jAnakara atyanta kheda huA ki zrI kAmatAprasAda. jIkA svargavAsa ho gayA hai| abhI kucha hI mAha pUrva jaba unhoMne bahuta AgrahapUrvaka mujhe alIgaMja bulAyA thA taba kArya ke pati unakI dilacaspo dekhakara mujhe bahuta prasannatA huI thii| isa asAmayika nidhanale nizcaya hI jo kSati huI hai vaha pUrI honA muzkila hai| kAzacandra zeThI upamaMtrI kendra. syAta aura bhArI udyoga bhArata sarakAra naI dillI 25 5-64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 129) vizvakI dRSTimeM-DA0 kAmatAprasAdajI DA0 kastUracanda kAsalIvAla zAstrI, ema0 e0, pI0 eca0DI0 jaina mAhitya zodha saMsthAna jayapurase likhate haiM-ve jaina sAhityake utkRSTa vidvAna the jaina itihAsakAra the aura apane lekhoM evaM pustakoMke dvArA jo mUlyavAna sAhitya unhoMne deza va samAjako diyA vaha sadA unake amaragIta gAyA karegaH |......baabuu sAhaba itane mahAna hote huve bhI lana jaisI sAdagI, mAnyatA evaM mahRdayanA milanA bar3A muzkila hai| yadyapi ve mizana ke sarvopari netA the lekina unheM abhimAna to chU bhI nahIM gayA thaa| ve apane sAthiyoM evaM ziSyoM meM baiThakara apanA astitra kho baiThate the| 30-5-64 zrI gurUbacanda jaina boloma0 e0 ela0 bI0 lekhA nirIkSaka dillIse "unake darzana karake aisTa! lagatA ki eka devanA purUSake darzana kara rahA huuN| hRdayako zAnti milatI, unake sAnnidhyameM baiThakara cacI karane meM / apI bAbU jayabhagachAnajI jaina va zrI siddhasenajI goyalIyake Akasmika nidhanako kSati pUrti ho ho nahIM pAI tho ki unakI kSati putikA sAdhana juTAnebAle svayaM bhI cale gye|" 22-5-64 ___ gAMdhIjhe pada-cihnoM para pro0 pRthvIrAja jaina sampAdaka / vijayAnanda ambAlA (paMjAba) ___ "zrI kAmatAprasAdajI jaina dharma va itihAsake marmajJa vidvAna, anubhavI, evaM dUradarzI patrakAra, prasiddha lekhaka, tathA jaina zAsanake anathaka sevaka the| videzame jaina dharma aura ahiMsAke pracArArtha unhoMne zrI bIracanda rAghava, zrI gAMdhI, bairisTara cammatarAvajI, . For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 130 ) zrI je0 ela0 jainI ke padacihnoMkA anukaraNa karate huve sarAhanIya kArya kiyA / 26-5-64 DaoN0 mahendrasAgara pracaNDiyA ema0 e0 pI0 eca0 DI0 saha sampAdaka ahiMsA bANI alIgar3ha se likhate haiM-" unake dvArA bacce mArgakA pratipAdana huA hai hameM usI paMthakA anukaraNa kara Atma kalyANa karanA hai | " 23-5-64 zrI hIrAlAlajI pAMDeya prAcArya zAsakIya uccatara mAdhyamika vidyAlaya vilahA, ji0 bilAsapura se likhate haiM- "bAbU kAmatAprasAdajIne 'jaina vizva mizana' ke mAdhyama se tathA 'ahiMsA bANI' evaM 'bAyasa oNpha ahiMsA' ke dvArA jainadharma, jaina darzana, jaina sAhitya aura vizvazAnti tathA vizva premako dizAmeM jo bahumukhI sevA aura zrIbRddhi kI hai vaha 'jaina vizva mizana' aura 'bhArata ke itihAsa' meM svarNAkSaroMmeM likhI jAvegI / bAbU kAmatAprasAdajI samujhata vicAraka, sudhAraka, pragatizIla, ucca lekhaka, spaSTa mita evaM madhura bhASI, kuzala zAsaka evaM ucca samAja-sebI the / " 20-5-64 antarrASTrIya kSati "AdaraNIya bAbUjIkI chatrachAyA hama logoMke Upara se uTha jAnepara hama saba loga sabhI bhAMti apaneko asamartha pA rahe haiM / unakA sahasA nidhana alIgaMja tathA rASTrakI hI kSati nahIM kintu antarrASTrIya kSati huI / " zrI maMzIkAla sakasenA ema0 e0 bI0 enDa AcArya, bI0 e0 bI0 inTara kAleja, alIgaMja (patA) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 131 kAmatAprasAdajI eka adhyayanazIla, karmaTha, samAja sevaka rahe......maiM jAnatA hUM unakA mArA jIvana sAhityasevAmeM hI bItA hai|...... kAmatAprasAdajIko jaina dharma para aTara zraddhA rhii| ke0 mujavalI zAstrI, sampAdaka-gurudeva / muDabidrI "jaina samAjake eka hI ni:svArtha nirbhIka evaM utsAhI kAryakartAkA abhAva samAjake kisa sahRdaya vyaktike liye duHkhadAyI na hogA? dharma pracArake liye bAbUjIne apanA sarvasva samarpita kara samAjake sAmane eka Adarza upasthita kiyA thaa| aisA karmaTha kAryakartA nikaTa bhaviSyameM prApta ho sakanA asambhava hai|" prakAza zAstro hitaiSI"-saMpAdaka, sanmati sandeza, 535 gAMdhInagara-dehI 31. hameM aisI AzA nahIM thI ki bAbUjI hameM anAtha karake itanI jaldI mahAprayANa kara jAyeMge / merI lekhanI tharrA rahI hai, kucha likha nahIM sktaa| ratanezakumAra jaina-rAMcI, - sampAdaka-ahiMsaka jIvana / ahiMsA tathA jIvadayAke pracAra kSetrameM usase hameM zubha-preraNA miThI thii| ve jaina zAstra tathA itihAsake prakAMDa vidvAna the| mahezadatta zarmA-pampAdaka, gorkssnn-vaaraannsii| deza samAja aura dharmakI mahAna vibhUti uTha gii| isa mahAasane baje mArI bAhisya aura dharmakI sevA kii| akhila vizva For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 132 ) jaina mizanako saMcAlita kara bar3A bhArI paropakAra kiyA / indralAla zAstrI - jayapura, sampAdaka, ahiMsA | zraddheya bAbU kAmatAprasAdajIke cAra par3hakara hRdayako asahanIya vicitra hai unake sAmane hama manuSyoMkI sattA hI kyA ? 204, darIbA, dillI asAmayika dehAvasAnakA samAAghAta phuNcaa| karmoMkI gati unheM to abhI jInA thA aura kAma karanA thA, kitanA kAma unhoMne apane jIvana kAlameM kiyA hai para yaha to usa kAmakI bhUmikA thI, jo unheM Age karanA thA... mujhe vizvAsa hai ki unake cale jAnele unake kAma rukeMge nahIM, balki Apa loga raheM aura adhika utsAha aura parizrama se Age bar3hAyeMge vahI unakA sarvottama zrAddha hogA / yazapAla jaina dillI saMpAdaka 'jIvana sAhitya' bhAI kAmatAprasAdajI se merA 40 varSakA paricaya thA aura ve jaina samAja ke eka mAne hue viziSTa vidvAna lekhaka, samAjasevI tathA patrakAra the / unakI sajjanatA tathA haMsamukha ceharA saba mitroMko yAda rahatA thA / 1 'navabhArata TAimsa' una jaisA karmaTha sevaka nisvArtha sevaka dharmakA pracAra karanevAlA vyakti aba hameM mila sakatA / sUrata yugeza sampAdaka 'vIra' For Personal & Private Use Only mAIdayAla jaina evaM vizva meM jaina samAja meM nahIM svataMtra jana sahasaMpAdaka 'jaina mitra Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (133) vasundharAkA mahAna nararatna bAbUjI akhila vizva jaina mizanake saMsthApaka va saMcAlaka to the hI kintu unakI dharma samAja sebAse bhI sArA jaina va ajaina jagata bhalo prakAra paricita hai| niHsandeha vasundharAkA eka mahAna nararatna sadAke liye AMkhoMse ojhala ho gayA / ...... unakI dharma pracArako lagana gajabakI thI / di0 jaina mALavA prAM0 sabhA, bar3anagara | phUlacandra ajamerA, mahAmaMtrI / alpa sAdhanase mahAna kArya Aja rASTra aura samAjako vizvazAMti meM, yoga dAna dete rahane ke liye ahiMsA dharmakA dhvaja vizva meM phaharAneke liye unakI atyanta AvazyakatA thI / itihAsa isa bAta ko kabhI nahIM bhUla sakatA ki unhoMne alpa sAdhanase vo mahAna kArya kiyA hai jo ki karor3oM rupaye kharca karane para bhI nahIM ho sakatA thA / mAnavatA ke liye kiye gaye mahAna kAryoM ke prati mAnava samAja bAbUjIkA cira RNI rhegaa| yaha unakI lekhanIkI hI mahAna zakti thI ki jisane anekoMkA jIvana hI palaTa diyA, satya mArga prApta karA diyA / mizana ma0 pra0 prAdezika zAkhA, bhopAla | gulAbacandra pANDyA niSThAvAna sadgRhastha unhoMne jainadharma, samAja aura sAhityakI anavarata sevA kI hai aura apane jIvanako bhI unhIM AdarzoM ke anurUpa DhAlanekA prayatna kiyA / aneka taruNoM meM unhoMne sebAkI preraNA jagAyI, hoor sAhityake prati niSThA paidA kii| unakA svabhAva to saralatA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 134 ) sAtvikatAkI sImA hI pAra kara gayA thA / ... ve niSThAvAna sadgRhastha the, unakI AtmA hameM ho zAMtiko preraNA degI, hama unakI zAMti ke liye kyA kAmanA kareM ? sarvasevA saMgha vArANasI jamanAlAla jaina | karmaTha sevaka ve eka karmaTha sevaka the, jinhoMne athaka rUpase jaina dharma pracArakA deza aura videzameM bigula bajAyA va yuvakoM meM dharmabhAvanAeM paidA kIM / jaina mizana Aja anAthasA ho gayA hai / digambara jaina samAja ujjaina satyaMdhara kumAra seThI / Apa kuzala baktA, saphala lekhaka yogya sampAdaka evaM mahAna netA the | Apa milanasAritA tathA sajjanatAkI to mUrti the / hama antarrASTrIya khyAti prApta vidvAnake nidhana se svayaM dukhI haiM / " jaina pustakAlaya (mirajApura) gulAbacanda jaina maMtrI * ve samAja ke purAne lekhaka, patrakAra evaM karmaTha kAryakartA the / itihAsa sAmagrI ke prakhara jAnakAra the| akhila vizva jaina mizana unake satata lagana evaM udyogakA pratIka hai / mA0 digambara jaina mahAsabhA ajamera caudharI sumeramala mahAmaMtrI samAjameM unake kArya lekha Adi amara raheMge, lekhaka kabhI bhI marate nahIM haiM ve Aja bhI jIvita haiM aura raheMge......samAja. unakI sevAoMkA RNI hai|" digambara jaina ayodhyAtIrtha kameTI kAmatAprasAda jaina For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (135) jena zramaNa saMskRtike vizvavyApI pracAraka evaM pracAraka, udbhaTa vidvAna, sampanna sAhityakAra, itihAyake marmajJa, ahiMsAke aTala pujArI, karmaTha kAryakartA, samanbaya karUNA aura saralatAke aDiga tapasvo Adi Adi guNoM ke dhArI parama pUjya bAbUjo zrI kAmatAprasAdajIkA bAkasmika nidhana sunakara maiM hI nahIM yahAMkA jaina jainetara samAja zoka-pAgarameM nimagna ho gyaa| ......bAbUjIne sadaiva samAjako diyA hI hai|......smaaj bAbUjIkA sadeva ho RNI rhegaa| mizanazAkhA (piDAbA) komacandra jaina saMyojaka be-eka ubala ratna the......ve atyanta udAra tathA sahRdaya vyakti the| unameM zrI bra. zItalaprasAdajI jaisI karmaThatA tathA zrI bairisTara campatarAyajI jaisI kaThinase kaThina viSayakA sarala zabdoM meM kahane kI kSamatA vidyamAna thii| jaina vidvtsmiti-dehii| hIrAlAla jaina kauzala, mAhityaratna-nyAyatIrtha adhyakSa / unake patroMmeM apAra prema, bhAvanA prakaTa rahatI thI, likhaneke lie utsAhita karate rahate the| unhoMne kabhI apane virodhiyoMkI bhI niMdA nahIM kI, yaha eka unakA mukhya guNa thaa| jaba samAja aMdhere meM par3A huA thA taba jAgRtikA bigula bajAnevAle bAbUjI hI the......Aja samAja meM se acchA itihAsa aura jaina dharmakA marmajJa calA gayA hai |......prntu jabataka saMsArameM unakA sAhityA jIvita hai tabataka ve bhI jIvita hI haiN| . guNabhadra jaina / zrImadrAjacaMdra bhAzrama, agAsa-(gujarAta) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 136 ) niSpakSa Thosa vidvAna samAjasevI zrI kAmatAprasAdajIkA dehAvasAna vastuta: jaina jagata ke liye hI nahIM balki akhila vizvake lie eka asAdhAraNa kSati hai...... apanI apAra vibhUtiko tRNavata tyAgakara jinavANI pracAra tathA ahiMsA pracAra meM ve itane tallIna the ki paropakAra aura AtmIyatA meM sahaja hI aMtara nahIM parakhA jA sakatA thA / vastutaH ve eka karmaTha laganazIla, sAhityika, jinavANI bhakta, itihAsa vettA tathA navInatama dRSTikoNavAle eka vijJAna vettA the / samAja sebI hote huve bhI ve eka niHspRha tathA niSpakSa Thosa vidvAna the| jinheM nAmase nahIM kAmase prayojana thA / D ma0pra0 zAkhA khuraI (sAgara) mAnakacaMda bar3akula adhyakSa 'prAdezika zAkhA' ve sacce cAritrazIla zrAvaka the| jina prokta siddhAntoMke gambhIra abhyAsI evaM aMtaraMga zraddhAlu the / unhoMne ina akATya sasya evaM paramAnandamaya tatvoMko svayaM jIvana meM Acarita kara apanI AtmAko to dhanya, ujjvala evaM racase uccatara banAyA hI para sAtha sAtha jana-samAja bhI isa amRtapAna se vaMcita na rahe isakA jI jAna se jIvanabhara prayatna kiyaa| unake sAre AcAra vicAra evaM kriyA kalApa isa bAtake purAve haiN| isa mAna AtmA ke jIvanakA eka mAtra ukSya yaha thA ki svayaM paramAnanda vA mokSamArgakA cArI bananA evaM auroMko bhI, usa pakSakA pathika banAnA paramAnandakA bhAgI banAnA / dhanya hai aisA pavitra jIvana / zvetAmbara digambara pakSoMkI ekatA kI dizA meM maiM bhI unakI sadbhAvanA evaM ceSTA vizeSatayA ullekhanIya hai / kalakattA harakhacandra botharA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (137). vartamAna yugameM bAbUjIke nidhanase mAnava kalyANa hI nahIM baran mAnava va prANI samAlako atyanta saMzapta honA pdd'egaa| isa samaya vizvako satya va ahiMsAke siddhAntoMkI upayogitA batalAnekI atyAvazyakatA hai bAbUjI yaha kArya adhUrA chor3a gaye haiM...... dhanya hai unheM jinhoMne jIvanako jaina dharma pracArameM ugA diyaa| apane zarIra va svAsthyakI kiMcita mAtra cintA nahIM kii| khuraI premacandra divAkIrti eka rozanI sacamuca hamAre cocase eka rozanI jisakA ujAlA hama dezavAsiyoM ko hI nahIM na mamudra pAra dUra dUra taka pahuMca rh| thA gula ho gaI, bujha gaI / mRtyu manako AtI hai magara akAla mRtyu yAnI apane batta se pahale kI mauta eka gaharA dAga chor3a jAto hai jise maraneke liye kucha vakta caahie| sAtha ho sAtha yaha bakta hai hamArI AjamAIzakA aimA na ho ki hamArI bhAvanAe~ vidroha kara baiThe usa parama paramAtmAse jisakI pratyeka AjJAke sAmane ima nata sAtaka haiN|| mAnapurI ___ prabhudayAla zrIvAstava / jainadharma aura jana sAhitya ke jo kArya kiye haiM vaha unakI eka a'dvatIya aura niSkAma mahA mevA thii|...bhaartvrss me hI nahIM apitu pUre saMsAra meM ahiMsAmayI jainadharmakA pracAra ho aisI unako utkRSTa icchA thii|...aaj ahiMsAkA eka mahAna pracAraka karmaTha vIra puruSa asamayameM duniyAMse uTha gayA, sAmAjika kAryakSetrame hama apanako Aja asahAya mahasUsa kara rahe haiN| bAMdarI . mavendra kumAra jaina / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138) jaina samAjake javAhara yaha dusahI nahIM zoka hI nahIM parantu kamara toDa aura dila biThAnevAlA eka roga hai| jo hamezA satAtA rhegaa| eka sacce premI, ahiMsA bhakta, jaina samAjakA sUryAsta ho jAnese maiM hI nahIM samAja hI aMga hIna ho gayA hai| jaina samAjakA ratna, jaina samAjakA sudhAraka, pracAraka, jaina mizanakA saMcAlaka, jaina ahiMsAkA devatA aura jJAnakA sitArA, balki sUryako svargake ThaNDe bAdaloMne hamezAke liye apanI godameM chipA liyA hai / jisako kabhI na dekha skeNge| lekina yaha jarUra AzA hai vo ina bAdaDoMko apanI jJAnakI zaktise cIratA huA hama taka prakAza pheMkatA hI rahegA aura rAstA dikhAtA rhegaa|... jima jaina samAjake javAharane bhAratake hI nahIM rASTrake javAhara ke liye rAste meM bhAge Age calakara javAhArAta bichAne ke liye apane Apako javAharake liye balidAna kara diyA una javAhArAtoMkI mahAna mAtmAoMko merA mastaka jhukAkara bAra bAra zraddhAMjali svIkAra ho| dhanabAda (bihAra) rAmaprasAda jaina "bAbUjIne acintya kArya karake dikhAyA aura bhArata ke alAvA vizva meM ahiMsAkA DaMkA bajA diyA aura jainadharma va ahiMsAkA prabhAva lAkhoM prANiyoMpara phailA diyA / bAbUjIkI zodhakhoja gajaba kI thii| hamAre tIrthaMkaroMkI vANIko vizeSAMkoM dvArA kaise vistRta DhaMgase sarva sAdhAraNake hAthameM phuNcaaii| lakSmIlA setthii| maMdasaura, bAbUjI vyakti nahIM the eka saMsthA hI the, bar3I laganavAle dhunI vyakti the| eka anamola ratna calA gyaa| paTanA siTI, badrIprasAda parAkamI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 139) Ajake isa yugameM dharmaniSTha, sevAbhAvI, ni:svArthI, sajjanoMkI samAjako atyAvazyakatA hai| samAjameM dhAmika vAtAvaraNa evaM sAhitya jAgRtikI jo navacetanA phailAyI usakA zreya-zraddheya bAbUjIko hI hai| indaura, nandalAla ttoNgyaa| "samAjakI eka amUlya nidhi sadAke liye vilIna ho gii| jisane jaina samAjakA hI nahIM apitu deza-videzoMmeM bhAratavarSakA mastaka gauravAnvita kiyA, jisakI preraNAse sahasroM sevAbhAvI karmaTha kAryakartA samAjameM taiyAra huye| samAjake isa mahAna niHsvArtha sevAbhAvI lekhakake sAhityikakA Ama viyoga ho gyaa|" vajabaja hIrAcanda boharA kyA jo pracAra aura sevA vaha kara rahe the aura koI kara sakegA asambhavasA pratIta hotA hai| bAhare bhagavAna jo terI bANIkA pracAra tana mana dhanase kara rahA ho usIko turta uThA DiyA / ...... baha bar3e hI puNyAtmA jIva the| bhagavAna unheM puna: aisA hI jIvana deM jisase vaha janma janma samAjakI sevA karate raheM aura dharmavRddhi hotI rhe| kAsagaMja girIza jaina bhAI kAmatApasAdajIne jaisI prabhAvanA va pracAra jaina zAsanakA deza va dezAntarameM kiyA vaisA karanA bahuta durlabha hai| sAhityakI to Apane anupama sevA kI hai| vAtsalya guNa to bApameM kUTa kUTa kara bharA thaa| aisA mAna hotA hai ki Apa apane mandirajIkI pratiSThAkI hI intajArI kara rahe the| jaina bA~ca kampanI, dicho premacaMda jaina For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 140) .. kina zabdoMse divaMgata AtmAkI udAratA para prakAza kiraNe DAleM yahI eka cintana hai...... jinake bAtsalya aura preraNAoMse jana samudAya "ahiMsA para zraddhA rakhatA aayaa| aba samAjake hita cintakoMke caraNa DagamagAne lage haiN| sImenTa phekTarI, savAI mAdhaupura vIrendrakumAra bandhu samAjane aura vizeSatayA mujha jaise bahutoMne eka aise ratnase vichoha pAyA hai jo amUlya thA aura jaisA zAyada hI apane jIvanameM pAsake......saba hI vastutaH anAtha ho gaye-eka chAyA uTha gaI parantu dhIraja kI chAyAmeM sabako ho sonA par3atA hai| lakhanaU kAmatAprasAda jaina Apa mere karIba 25-30 varSa purAne mitra the| Apa iti. hAsake mAne huye vidvAna the| Apa jainadharmake eka sacce kAryakartA, lekhaka va paMDita the| lalitapura vizanacaMdra jaina A~varasiyara __ bhAI kAmatAprasAdajI zrI vIrabhagavAna ke sacce upAsaka the| unakA jIvana mAdA aura udAra thaa| unhoMne saMsArabhara meM jainatvakA pracAra aisI saccI lagana aura bhakti tathA apUrva DhaMgase kiyA jo sadAke liye amara rhegaa| aura jaina samAja hI nahIM kintu -sArA saMsAra unakI sevA tathA kAryoMke liye RNI rhegaa| rohataka lAlacandra jaina eDavokeTa hoMne akhila bhAratIya jaina mizanake liye jo kucha bhI kiyA hai, una kAryoko hama bhulA nahIM skte| unakI jainasamAja For Personal & Private Use Only Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 141 ) tathA jainadharma sambandhI AsthA tathA kAryako dekhate huve hameM unakI AvazyakatA aura bhI adhika mahasUsa hotI hai / indaura rAjakumAra siMha ema0 e0, eDa0 eDa0 bI0 epha0 Ara0 I0 esa0 - Apake khojapUrNa lekha, akATya yuktiyoM aura zraddhApUrNa bhAvoM se bhare rahate the| aba hameM unase vaMcita honA par3egA / rohataka jinendraprasAda jaina eDavokeTa ve svayaM eka mizana the, pichale aneka varSoMse merA unase sambandha thA aura bahuta hI snehila dRSTi se ve dekhate rhe| unakI kAryakSamatA, lagana aura tatparatA ke sAtha prabuddha zailI aura vicAra sabhI ke liye anukaraNIya rahe aura haiN| maiMne unase aneka bAteM sIkhI haiN| rIThI (kaTanI) ma0 pra0 adbhuta niSThA tathA zaktike dhAraka saMsAra ke registAna meM eka nakhalistAnakI tarahase bAbUjI bItarAga mArga saMkhArI duHkhI jIvoMko sulabha karanemeM lage the / kintu saMsAra abhAgA hai / saMsArakI amityatAko mUrtimatI banAkara bAbUjIne paryAya asamaya meM hI parivartana kara DI.aho ! kitanI adbhuta niSThA tathA zaktike dhAraka the| ...... unake sAmane to maiM kyA saba hI pramAdI the, kyoMki ve koTIbhara ke sUryAsta ke pazcAt dIpakoM se hI kAma calAnA par3atA hai / sukhamAlacandra jaina bI. e. siviliyana sTApha AphIsara naI dillI - 1 pro0 bhAgacandra jaina 'munendra' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 142 ) pita vihInoMke pitA mujha jaise anekoM pitR bihInoMke ve pitA the, kisa prakAra unhoMne mujhe nirAzAke kSaNoM meM utsAhita prerita kara sAhasa baMdhAyA thaa| unakI smRti meM maiM jI khoDakara ekAMta meM baiThakara ronA cAhatA hUM maiM socatA hUM ki unake binA maiM kaise rahUMgA? lekina rone kalapanese sambhavataH unako mahAna AtmAko Thesa lgegii| ataH aba to sAhasa baTorakara unake AdazoM evaM kAryoMko Age bar3hAnA hI unake prati saccI zraddhAMjali hogii| ArA pro0 rAjArAma jaina aprakAzita ghaTanA sva0 kAmatAprasAdajI jJAnapITha lekhaka parivAra ke sadasya the ho, jaina samAjake karmaTha kAryakartA aura jaina saMskRti ke eka niSTha pracAraka the| vAbUjI nahIM rahe, yaha samAcAra bhAratameM hI nahIM videzoM meM bhI aprakAzita ghaTanA sA sunA jAvegA / bhAratIya jJAnapITha, kAzI gokuThacandra AcArya hamArI samAjakA javAhara pUjya bAbUjI samAjakA pUga bidezI pracAra kArya hI nahIM saMbhAlate the, apitu samAjake alAvA jaina siddhAMta aura ahiMsAke pracArameM ve ziromaNi puruSa the| rAjendrakumAra jaina, ema. e. eka ela. bI. vidizA, "DaoN0 kAmatAprasAda bhAratIya jaina samAjake karmaTha kAryakartA. samAja sudhAraka evaM jainadharma tathA saMskRtike mahAna vidvAna the| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meraTha, (143) apanI bahumukhI pratibhA evaM lekhanIke dvArA hindI sAhityake navaratnoMse vibhUSita kiyaa| surendrakumAra jaina, bI0 kaoNma0, ela ela0 bI0 unakA zrama, dharmasevAkI lagana tathA kAryakI kSamatA adbhuta thii| jainadharmako vizvameM prabhAvanAke kSetrameM unakA prayatna parizrama tathA adhyavasAya atulanIya rahA hai| jIvanabhara jisa bhAgyazAlI vyaktine zreSTha saMskRti aura dhamakI ucca sevA kI usa mahAnAtmAke padacihnoM para calane kA Apako puNya saMkalpa karanA cAhie / sivanI ( ma0pra0) sumeracandra divAkara nyAyatIrtha zAstrI, bI0 e0 ela0 ela0 bI0 unhone jaina samAja va jaina darzanakI jo sevAkI vaha advitIya evaM preraNAspada hai| ToMka (rAjasthAna) bhAgacandra jaina ema0 e0 ela0 ela0 bI0 bAbUjIne jaina sAhityakI racanA aura jaina dharmake pracAra ke liye jo vizvavyApI kArya kiye haiM, niHsandeha ve unake amara stambha haiM, jinheM AndhI aura tUphAna bhI kabhI nahIM girA sakate / zAmalI (u0 pra0) sulatAnasiMha jaina ema0 e0 (hindI-rAjanIti vijJAna) sadasya rAjya skAuTa pariSada u0pra0 pAbUjI jaina jAti ziromaNi, samAjasevI evaM ucca koTike vidvAna the| unhone samasta vizvako bhAratIya saMskRtike sAra tatva For Personal & Private Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (144) ahiMsAkA sandeza denekA jo AjIvana puNya kArya kiyA hai vaha unake yaza zarIrako amara rakhane ke liye paryApta hai| DigrI kAleja uraI makkhanalAla pArAzara, lekcarAra duHkha kevala unake vyaktigata mitroM ko hI nahIM huA, tathA deza videzake sakala jaina samAjako hai| vaha jaina samAjakai eka pratiSThita vidvAna tathA karmaTha sevakoM aura AdaraNIya kAryakartAoM se the : rohataka lagrasena jaina, ema0 e0 ela0 ela0 bI0 DaoN. kAmanAprasAda jaisI prazAnta evaM pragatizIla saMsthAkI pratimUrti strokara hama sabhI anAtha ho gaye haiN|...... DaoN. sAbane vizva jaina dharmakI patAkA phaharAnemeM kitanA yogadAna diyA hai, ivivAha kA prati puraNa btaaegaa| merA namra sujhAva hai bairisTara impatarAyajA evaM DA0 kAmatAprasAdajI kA smAraka banAyA jaave| kaTanI (jabalapura ) tolAla jaina 'vijaya', ema0 e0 satya aura ahiMsAke samrATa bAbU sAibane jaina vizva mizanako samRddhazAlI banAkara apanA samasta jIvana satya ahiMsAkI jyotimeM jalAyA jo AnevAlI pIr3hiyA smaraNa kreNgii| ve jaina samAjake sevaka banakara satya aura ahiMsAke samrATa the| unakA jIvana bhI vizvahitake liye gAMdhI, pUjya varNI Adi mahAna AtmAoMke samAna thA jo anavarata aura aTUTa sevAyeM dekara jainAbokameM amara nAma kara gye| madiyA-(jabalapura ) paM0 bAbUlAla phaNoza zAbI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 145 ) 66 hAya ! yaha kyA ho gayA ? aisA lagA jaise pAnoMke nIce ho pRthvI khisaka rahI ho, hRdaya para ajha coTa lago sira cakarA gayA, A~khoM se AMsU nikalane lage... bAbU jokI saumyamUrti A~kho ke Age A gayI / ... jisa tyAga aura tapase jaina jagatakI senA kI hai, samAja zAyada hI RNa cukA skegaa| kisI anya deza meM hote yA IsAI dharmake pracAraka hote to devatAkI bhAMti pUjA hotI / pUjya bAbUjI jaina jagatake prakhara tejasvI mArtaNDa the, jinake viziSTa guNoMkI divya razmiyoM meM jaina jagata Alokita hotA rahA | hAya ? aba vaha asta ho gayA / ... " RSabhadeva mArtaNDa vizvake advitIya vidvAna bAbUjI jaina samAja ke sarvamAnya zraddhAspada to the hI, sAtha hI vizvake advitIya vidvAnoM meM se bhI eka the| jinhoMne eka martabA bhI bAbUjI ke lekha par3he haiM, unake hRdayameM bAbUjIkI amiTa vidvattAkI chApa avazya ghara kara gayI / " rAghaugar3ha, ( gunA ) rAvata RSabhalAla 'AdIza' sAhityako mere pyAre jaina dharmake eka sacce nisvArtha bhAvI pracAraka karmaTha kAryakartA aura jaina pracalita karanevAleM isa nara paMgabako hamAre bIca aba nahIM dekhakara eka bahuta baDho kamI mahasUsa ho rahI hai| ... bAbUjIkA janma jaina sAhitya ke prasAra, jaina siddhAnta prasAra aura tIrthakaroM kI bANokA ninAda jana jana taka bhAskara, bIra, jaina siddhAnta patrikA, ahiMsA vANI aura dI baoNyasa oNpha ahiMsA tathA choTe choTe gAgara meM bAgara bharanevAle TrekToM bar3e bar3e aMkoM aura pustakoM ahiMsA sammelanoM 10 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (146) sarva dharma sammelanoMke mAdhyamase janajanameM pahuMcAne ke puNya kAryakI cetanAke liye huA thaa| kalakattA 6. mAnaka candra chAvaDA "jaina samAjake dIpaka, mizana ke saMsthApaka bAbU kAmatAprasAda. jIke Akasmika nidhanase samAjako bahuta gaharA AghAta pahuMcA hai| jina mizanako lekara vaha bhAge caDhe usake liye apanA jIvana utsarga kara diyA aise mahAna puruSako zraddhAjali hama kina zabdoM meM apita kareM, yaha hameM svayaM nahIM samajha aataa| jisa mizana ko unhoMne Age baDhAyA use hama bhI tana, mana, dhanase Age bar3hAne meM apanA sahayoga dete haiM taba hI unakI AtmAko saccI zAMti hama pradAna kara sakate hai|" -rAjendrakumAra jaina eDavokeTa __bAsodA (masA pra0) " abhI tIna mAsa pUrva hI hama logoMke sAtha alpa bhramayake liye samparka huA thA itane thor3e samayameM maiMne dekhA ki ve vAstabameM dhArmika vicAra ke evaM zAnta tathA sarala svabhAvI the| isake atirikta unameM aura bhI bahutase guNa evaM vizeSatAeM thiiN| __Aja samAjakA vaha nararatna uTha gayA hai, jisakI pUrti honA ati asambhava hai pratIta hotI hai| bAbUjI sevA bhAvI the, sevA rUpI sAdhanAke kaThora mArgapara avirala gatise calate rahe, mAgameM musIbateM AyIM kintu unhoMne usakA sAmanA kiyA ! bAbUjI maraneke pazcAta bhI amara haiM kyoMki maraneke pazcAt jisakI kIrti saMsAra meM rahatI hai vaha mAnava jindA hI hai|" zrI jaina jUniyara hAIgkUla lakSmIcandra jaina 'vizArada' devabanda sahAranapura) pradhAnAdhyApaka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 147 ) "unakI amUlya racanAoM dvArA jaina sAhityakA mastaka gavaikhe unnata hai| sAhitya, itihAsa aura saMskRtike kSetra meM prastuta kiye gaye bAbUjI ke abadAnoM ko jaina samAja kabhI nahIM mulA sakegA / unakA zAnta gaMbhIra evaM nisvArtha vyaktitva kabhI nahIM bhulAyA jA sakatA hai| babUjIke kRtitva aura vyaktitvako pAkara jaina samAja aura jaina sAhitya bahuta hI samRddha huA hai| vAstava meM aisI mahAna AtmAeM kisI samAja vizeSa ke puNyase hI avatarita hotI haiN|" eca0 DI0 jaina kAleja, ArA (magadha vizvavidyAlaya) nemIcaMdra zAstrI ema. e. pI eca. DI. saMskRta prAkRta vibhAgAdhyakSa " unake samAna sujana nispRha vidvAnakA milanA atyanta kaThina hai| pichale bosa varSo se merA unake sAtha sAhityaka hI nahIM AtmIya saMbaMdha rahA / sAhitya aura samAja ke prati unakI bahumukhI sevAoMkA Akalana sahaja nahIM hai / aise udAra cetA manoSI atyanta durlabha hai / sAgara vizva vidyAlaya zrI kRSNadatta bAjapeyI Ancient itihAsa jisa vibhUti para hama garva karate haiM Aja kevala unakA nAma hI ni:zeSa hai| yaha kSati sAMskRtika kSetra meM vahI sthAna rakhatI hai / jo neharUjI kI kSati rAjanaitika kSetra meM " jJAnapura ( u0 pra0 ) DaoN0 pradyumna kumAra jaina "maiM kitanA badakismata hUM ki maiM apane AdaraNIya paMDitajI ke darzana bhI na kara sakA jinhoMne mere videza jAne para mujhe alIgaMja vizva jainakA pratinidhi niyukti karate huye bAM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (148) iTalI iMglaiNDake vyaktiyoMse paricaya karAte huye sahayoga pradAna kiyaa| isake sAtha hI jaina samAja jaina dharmake prati jitanA bhI amUlya dAna diyA vaha avismaraNIya rhegaa|" 8-6-64. -rAjendra jaina maMtrI yuvaka kAMgresa, jabalapura, " maiMne mahAtmA gAndhI va brahmacArI zItalaprasAdajIke bAda bAbUjIko hI aisI laganakA vyakti pAyA jo apane svAsthyakI parvAha na kara apane dhyeyameM salaMgna rahe aura apanA jIvana samarpita kara diyaa| 26-5-64. nAthUlAla zAstrI, indaura " una jaise laganazIla va dhArmika vyaktikA amaratva jaina samAjameM AsAnIse pUrA ho sakanA kaThina hai|" 25-5-64. -subhadrakumAra pATanI maMtrI ___ mahAvIra bhavana, zrImahAvIrajI unake hRdayameM jaina dharma ke pracArakI saccI lagana thii| unakA jIvana hara samaya samAja kAryameM hI lagA rahatA thaa| bhArata ho nahIM samasta saMsArameM ahiMsA tathA jaina dharmakA pracAra hai| Apake hRdayameM hara samaya lagana lagI rahatI thii|" 25-5-64. bhagatarAma jaina maMtrI a0 mA0 digambara jaina pariSada, dehalI una jaisA samAjakA saccA kAryakartA miDanA bar3A durlabha hai / ve sacce kalamavIra aura sacce ahiMsAvAdI the| 24-5-64. seTha gacaMda bI0 seThI vinoda milma, ujjaina For Personal & Private Use Only Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 149) unhoMne apane jayapura pravAsa ke do dina mere yahAM ThaharanekI kRpA kI thI jisakI smRti Aja bhI tAjI banI huI hai| usa samaya jo khulakara bAtacIta huI thI usase maiMne jAnA ki ve mahilA pradhAna saMskRtiko janajana taka pahuMcAne ke kitane nAgayita haiM aura prayatnazIla bhii| yaha unakI pratibhA aura adhyavasAya hI thA ki alIgaMja jaise rela mArgase dUra nagarameM rahakara bhI unhoMne vizcake kone kone meM ahiMsA aura jaina siddhAntoMkA pracAra kiyA aura yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja vizvake vidvAnoMke liye jaina dharma aparicita zabda nahIM rhaa| saMkSepameM ve vyakti nahIM apane ApameM eka saMsthA the| eka vyakti kyA kara sakatA hai bAbU kAmatAprasAdajIkA jIvana usakA eka zreSTha udAharaNa hai| gumAnamala jaina sahasampAdaka "jvAlA" sAptAhika jayapura " unake paraloka gamanase jaina samAjakA eka amUlya ratnakA viyoga hogyaa| akhila vizva jaina mizana ke to ve prANa hI the|" ratanalAla jaina bijanaura "bAbUjIkI saumyamUrti, sarala vyavahAra, dharma prema, sAhitya sevA kaise bhUla sakate haiN| ...hameM prati kSaNa yAda AtI rahatI haiN|...haa| jaina jagatakA sUrya asta hogayA...SAbUjI mizanake sAtha hI amara raheMge" mArtaNDa saMyojaka-RSamadeva " ApakA nidhana jaina samAjake sUryakA asta hai aura vaha bhI isa prakArakA asta jisakA agale prAtaHmeM uganekA prazna hI nahIM hai| ...unake liye samasta saMcAra hI unakA kuTamba For Personal & Private Use Only Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (150) thaa| jo kSaNa isa pharavarI mAsameM maiMne unake sAmIpyameM vyatIta kiye the| vaha kSaNa mere jIvana ke bahumUlya kSaNa the|...hmeN unakI smRti meM kucha kriyAtmaka kArya karanA hai|" AdIzvaraprasAda jaina ema0 e0 maMtrI jena mitramaNDala-dillI unhoMne jaina samAjakI jo sevA kI hai vaha bhulAI nahIM jA sktii| unake nidhanase jo samAjakI hAni huI hai usakI pUrti honA sambhava nahIM hai| je0 ela0 jainI TrasTa indaura zrI. jI0 lA0 mittala purAtatva evaM purAne zilAlekhoM kI khoja karake unhoMne aneka bAra jaina dharmakI prAcInatAke sambandhameM apanI lekhanIke camatkAra se vizvako cakita kara diyA / baDheDavAla jaina saMgha candrakumAra jaina mainapurI adhyakSa jaina itihAsake khojapUrNa sAhityake sRjana meM Apane jo kArya kiyA hai vaha apUrva hai| Apa jaina itihAsa ke mahAna paMDita the|" rAjasthAna jainasabhA ratanalAla jaina chAbaDA jayapura maMtrI bhAratakA ekamAtra prakAzita nakSatra ahiMsAkA pujArI, bhAratakA ekamAtra prakAzita nakSatra Ajase eka haphte pUrva svargagAmI huA...isa mahAna vajrapAtako sahana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 karanevAle zata zata bhAratIyoM meM Apa tathA Apake priyajanoM ko kisa taraha sAntvanA pradAna kI jA sakatI hai ? mA. zAkAhArI saMgha ma. pra. gebA, pannAlAla jaina maMtrI unakI kamaThatA tathA zraddhAzolatA bhAvI pIr3hIke liye sarvadA anukaraNIya rhegii| jena zvetAmbara terApaMthI sabhA dilla. sohanalAla bAphaNA rAmapura jaina samAjakI yaha sabhA, jaina samAjake advitIya vidvAna athaka nisvArtha samAja sevaka jaina jagatake daidIpyamAna nakSatra apane priya netA DAkTara kAmatApramAdajI jaina alIgaMja (eTA)kI asAmayika mRtyu para hArdika zoka prakaTa karatI hai| jaina samAja rAmapura (u0 pra0) vimalacandra jaina eDavokeTa mukhyamaMtrI zrI DAkaTara sAhaba dvArA kI gaI aneka sevAyeM jaina samAjake itihAsameM svarNAkSaroM meM likho jAyeMgI jaina dharma evaM jaina samAjakA mahAna upakAra Apake dvArA deza evaM videzo meM huA hai vaha apanIya hai| vAtsalyapUrNa svabhAva bhAI sAhabakA svabhAva bar3A sarala zAnta aura vAtsalyapUrNa thA, dharma prabhAvanA aura paropakAra bhAvanAse otaprota rahatA thA, aise bhAva to kara prakRti ke bandha meM sahAyaka hote haiN| pAnIpata rUpacanda gArgIya jaina prinsIpala For Personal & Private Use Only Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 152 ) pracArake dRr3ha stambha sacamuca meM bAbUjI isa yugameM jaina dharma pracArake dRr3ha stambha the khAsakara videzoM meM jaina dharma pracAra bAbUjIke hI nimittase vartamAnameM cala rahA thA...... vartamAna yugameM jaina dharmake pracArakA camakatA humA sUrya naSTa ho gyaa| nivAI (jayapura) paM0 indrajItasiMha jaina AyurvedAcArya, nyAyatIrtha - zatruoM takake mitra jaina mandezakA pahalA saphA dekhakara hI akhabAra hAthase chUTa pdd'aa| svAbameM bhI yaha khyAla na thA ki jaina samAjake parama hitaiSI itihAsake sUrya jinavANI va bAyasa Apha ahimAke vidvAna sampAdaka bAla bar3e jaina mizanake DAyarekTara zatru koM sakake mitra zrI kAmatAprasAdajIko jAlima malkula mauta vinA kahe itanI jaldI hamAre bIcase khIMcakara le jAyegA / ...... samAjasevA deza videzoM taka dharmabhAvanA, dezabhaktikA sikA na kepala mere balki mere mitroM para baiThA huA thaa| mahAranapura digambaradAsa mukhtAra utkRSTa zraddhA unameM amRta utsAha zakti thii| dharma pracArakI utkRSTa zraddhA thI, jinavANIkI asIma bhakti thii| sAhitya pracArakI bakoTikI hagana thii| jaina itihAsakA parizIlana manana unakA mana cAhA viSaya thaa| ghara-gharameM jana janameM kaise bItarAga zAsanakA rahasya pahuMce yaha unakI bhAvanA thii| udIyamAna / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (153) yuvakoMmeM pragatizIla taruNoM meM udita huye nakSatroMkI bhAMti vidyArSi yoMke antastalameM bhagavAna mahAvIrakA maMgalakArI saMdeza phaile yaha unakI tIvra kAmanA thaa| dillI, sumeracandra jaina shaastrii| baha dIpa bujha gayA jo apanI buddhimattA, caturAI evaM adbhuta dharma pracArakatAse vizvako Alokita karatA rahA hai| bAbUjImeM jaina dharma evaM ahiMsA siddhAMtako phailAnekI utkaTa bhAvanA thii| maiMne unake jIvanase bahuta preraNA hI hai| kalakattA, devendrakumAra jaina, bI0 kaoNma0 zrI bAbU kAmatAprasAda jIke abhAvakhe jaina samAjakI bahuta kSati pahuMcI hai aura murUpatayA bidezoM meM dharma prabhASanAkI dizAmeM bahUta kSata pahuMcI ho| frog kSu0 manoharajI vrnnii| baiITara camyatarAyanIke bAda babUjI ne hI videzoMmeM jaina zabda gujAgA / bAbUjI kA jIvana pracAra-rata rahA hai va lebiladhArI jainoM kI apekSA videzI vidvAnoMne unakA sahI mUlyAMkana kiyA isase vaha kaI khyAti prApta antarrASTrIya saMsthAoMke sadasya manonIta rhai| gaMjabAsaudA kezarImala jaina-vizArada bartamAna ahiMsaka saMsArakI bar3I kSati huyI hai, aura vaha bahuta kucha socane para bhI samajha nahIM A rahA hai ki isa kamIkI pUrti kahAMse hoMgI ? unakI nisvArtha sevAse samAja ciraRNI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . (154) rhegaa| sahaja sarala bhavya mUrti AMkhoke sAmane hai, aisA lagatA hai ki ve kucha mere va samAja ke hitameM kaha rahe haiN| vidizA (ma0 pra0) rAjamala gulAbacanda / kaviko kalpanAeM bhI jAga uThI "vahI phUla jhara gayA" %3D - vaise eka phUla jharajAnA, koI vaisI bAta nahI hai| AnI jAnImeM dodasakI, koI baDI bisAta nahIM hai / / phirabhI hara bagiyAmeM aisA, koI phUla huA karatA hai / jisakI pAMkhoMse parimala kA, akSaya koSa cuA karatA hai / / jisake rahanese bagiyAko, raunaka dUnI ho jAtI hai| jisake jhara. jAnese bagiyA, sacamuca sUnI ho jAtI hai / / candrasena jaina visenapurI ji. khirI lakhImapura kAma to karate sabhI apane liye haiN| magara kitane kara rahe parake liye haiN| tArako, zazi, sUrya gAo gIta usake pramuda mana jo jI rahA sabake liye hai / / mAdagIkA bANa to sabane kiyA hai| dava dveSa kAluSase magara jalatA hiyA hai / / jaina hI kyA akhila jaga hai bandhu jinakA nara-ratna, bhArata deza mereko milA hai| kolArasa (ma. pra.) prakAzacandra jaina sarvalensa inspekTara mAtmasupranako suSamAse, surabhita jisane jagakara DAlA / usI mahApuruSoM caraNoM meM, sAdara zraddhAMjali mAlA / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 155 ) gahana viSAda hai, Aja ki, vaha jyotimaya AbhA chipa gii| jo kalataka mArga dikhAtI thI, jyoti thI prajvalita dIpakI / / vaha jIvana dhanakA pArakhI, sadguNa ratna ekatrita kara / jIvana gaMgA bahA sarasa banA, calA gaya! dUra-bahuta dUra / / vIra, ahiMsAvANI, bAisa oNpha ahiMsAkA sampAdana kara / 'akhila vizva jaina mizana' kI akSuNa jyoti jalA // kezariyA dhvaja ko aura UMcA phaharAkara / aisI dundabhI bajAI ki vizvakA hara prANI // kyA bhAratIya aMgreja amerikana, namaina aura jApAnI / jhUma uThe-jainoMdezya samajhakara / / bahutoMne tyAga diyA mAMsa bhakSaNa aura rAtri bhojana / vizva kI pramukha bhASAoM meM / / hara deza jAtikI gAthAoM meM / unhoMne vIra kA vaha amara saMdeza bhejA ki / / vizvameM zAMti, ahiMsA bigve panapa utthe| vinAzakArI zaktiyoM ke mArga mur3e / / paMcazITake surabhita sumana khile // vaha karmaTha, vIra, sAhasa zrama ko gale lgaa| jIvanake hara kSaNako pasInAse nahalA / gaharI mIThI nIMdameM kho gayA / / ghanameM zazi mudita huaa| ajara amara ho gayA / / sudhIra jaina vizva tumhArI sevAoM ko, sadA rakhegA yAda / sAhitya upavana ujar3A, tuma bina kAmatAprasAda / / rAmapura kalyANakumAra 'zazi' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 15 ) sva0 - pravatasI sunI bAta jaba / kA - birATa rUpa ke Aya mahata puruSa thA jo jainoMkA / tA - hi uThAne AyA hai // prapaMcoMse sadA dUra jo / sAdA jIvana thA jisakA // da-yA bhAvakA bharA samaMdara / jI - ba dayA praNa thA jisakA || a-ba vaha kosoM dUra hubA hamase / mara kara bhI nAma amara pAyA || raTA " Namo arha " antameM / ho- sukhI sadA unakI kalA || savAImAdhopura bADhIprasAda jaina 'navIna' * Aja dharatI aura nabhameM chA gayA koharA dhanA hai / Aja rotA hai himAlaya, bhUka jar3a cetana banA hai / / lupta prAyaH ho gaI gambhIra, saritAkI khAnI / Aja ki 'prasAda' ke cahuM ora, tama hai vedanA hai || " bidizA ' lakSmIcandra jaina ' rasika ' yAda Ave ApakI paMcazIla ke ArAdhaka ho zAzvata jIvana bizvAsI / hama kabhI na bhUleMge tumako saMsthApaka mizana suguNa rAkhI // jIvana meM jo jo kArya kiye, kyA kabhI bhulAye jA sakate / sAhitya aura jana sevAke, kyA kArya ginAye jA sakate || ni kina kAryoMkA kathana karUM, kaba paricaya pUrA ho pAtA / - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuga yuga taka nAma amara hove, yahAM hai mere manako mAtA // lazkara mizrIlAi pATanI / 7 ) kavikA namaskAra tuma jaina dharma camakAne ko, AgarA AgamakA pATha par3hAte the / tuma granthakAra sampAdaka the, lekhaka bana sabako mAte the / tuma nATakalAra nirAle the, sabako hI mugdha banAte the / tuma cale gaye ho bAbUjI, dharmAtmAko phair3Ate the || tumane jagakA upakAra kiyA, tumako ati bhAyA karate the, kara "ahiMsA - vANI" kA pracAra | tuma antarA meM cale gaye. vidvAna pracArakake bicAra || calanA hogA ina mArgoM para, tumako hai kavikA namaskAra / jitanA tuma karate the prasAra / rAjAbAbU jaina "rAja" * bacce bhI ro par3e bAbUjI mere jaise choTe bacce ko navIna mArgadarzana deneke pUrva binA sAkSAtakAra kiye hI isa bhautika zarIrako choDakara cale gaye / ... pUjya bAbUjIkI pUrNa kRttiyoMse to maiM ajAna hUM kintu mujha jaise choTe bacceko vAstavikatAkI ora chAneke liye For Personal & Private Use Only Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 158) unakA jo prayAsa thA vaha mere liye akathanIya hai| . premacanda jaina pApar3IvAla. caumU " maiM zrImAna kAmatAprasAdajIko sacce hRdayase zraddhAMjali arpita karatA hUM kyoMki ve samAja aura dharma ke sammAnita vyakti the unake na hone se samAjako baDI kSati huI hai " jayapura - vijayakumAra jaina pAMDyA / He was a beacon light to the Samaj. It is feared that the gap came up as a result of his death will be gulfed in the near future. [vaha samAjake lie mArga-darzaka the, yaha bhaya hai ki unakI mRtyuke kAraNa jo abhAva utpanna huA hai vaha nikaTa bhaviSyameM hI pUrNa ho sakegA ?] jaina sabhA dakSiNa naI-dillI, surendrakumAra jaina, mNtrii| His deep insight and study of Jainism, his profund love for the cult nou-violance, and sincerity of purpose, he carried out successfully, the work of the World Jain Mission not only in India but in far off nations. [unakA jaina dharmake prati gUDha adhyayana aura ahiMsAmeM tIvra AsthA tathA lakSyake prati saccAI ke sAtha unhoMne akhi vizva jaina mizanakA kArya kevala bhArata meM hI nahIM kintu sudUrake dezoMmeM bhI saphalatAke sAtha sammanna kiyA ] guDabagai vI. pI. koThArI uccatama nyAyAlaya Senior Advocate For Personal & Private Use Only Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 159 ) Doctor Saheb devoted his full life to the upliftmant of the principles of Jain religion and has done great spade work in other countries to saw their seeds. | DekTara sAhabane apanA pUrNa jIvana jaina dharmake siddhAtoMkI unnati ke liye arpita kiyA aura ina siddhAntoMke bIjAropana hetu anya dezoM meM mahAna kArya kiyA ] bambaI ratanacanda hIrAcanda jaberI He had devoted the best part of his life to the cause of Jainological studies. Though he is no more with us physically, he lives in the world of Scholarship through his numerous works. unhoMne apane jIvanakA mahatvapUrNa bhAga jaina dharmake adhyayana hetu samarpita kiyA / yadyapi ve zArIrika rUpase hamAre bIca nahIM haiM, kintu unake asaMkhya kAryoM ke kAraNa ve vidvatajanoM meM abhI bhI smaraNIya haiM ! kolhApura zro : DA0 e0 ena0 upAdhyAya * We have lost in him a true saint and a perfect Jentleman. [ hamane unhoMko khokara eka sacce santa aura pUrNa Adarza puruSako khodiyA hai / ] bI0 DI0 ara0 ema0 inTara kAleja rAjA jagadIzakumAra nigama ema0 kAma0 ema0 eDa0 prinsIpala 1 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 160) I have lost a friend who was deeply interested in spreading knowledge on Jainism. Since the conference of Jain scholars in Ujjain in 1961, whan I came into close contact with him, I has regarded Dr. Kamta Prasad as stalwart among jain scholars.......The continuvation of the good work he was doing will be only fitting tribute it can pay to his memory. Germany Embassy. Dr. W. Nolle maiMne eka aise mitrako kho diyA hai jo jaina dharmake jJAna prasArameM vizeSa ruci rakhate the| san 1961 ke ujjainake jaina vidvAnoMke adhivezana meM, jaba merA unase ghaniSTha sambandha humA tabase maiMne DA0 kAmatAprasAda jainako jaina vidvAnoM meM sabase adhika sAhasI smjhaa| unakI smRti meM unake dvArA prArambha kiye gaye kAryoM ko hI Age bar3hAnA saccI zraddhAMjali hogii| jaramana dUtAvAsa, DaoNkTara Da0 lyU0 nogii| - - samApta / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - nakala abhinaMdanapatra - vidvadpravara zrImAna kAmatAprasAdajI jaina adhiSThAtA a0 vi0 jaina mizanake kara-kamaloMmeM sAdara-sAbhinandana ! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 162) parama tatvajJa: Aja hama Apako apane bIca pAkara palAdhika harSita evaM gauravAnvita haiN| Aja jaina dharma evaM vIra-cANokI jAgarUka prasAraka saMsthAke saMcAlakake rUpameM Apane jo advitIya sthAna prApta kiyA hai vaha Adhunika jaina itihAsameM parama ullekhanIya sandarbha hai| apane vidvattApUrNa lekhoM, TrekToM evaM granthoM meM jo khojapUrNa evaM gahana sAmagrI Apane prastuta kI hai vaha na kevala jaina dharmake vizada tatvoMkA biveSana hai varana unase janasAdhAraNako grAhya anUThe dArzanika evaM AdhyAtmika viSayoM kI prApti hotI hai| udbhaT sAhitya-sRjetA : - apane sahana nigUDha adhyayana, ciMtana evaM tatvajJAnake dvArA Apane jo jaina sAhitya-sAmagro prastuta kI hai vaha Aja bhI pUMjI pramatta janatAke madhya jainadarzana evaM adhyAtma aise gUDha viSayoM ko bodhagamya karane meM pUrNa saphala hai| - a0 vi0 jaina mizanakA saMsthApana kara jainadharmake sarvabhauma siddhAMtoM evaM darzanake pracAra-prasArakA jo jaTila kArya Apane apanAyA hai vaha Aja pIr3A evaM krandanake isa yugameM zAMti evaM sagahanAkA pradAyaka hai| yU0 ena0 o0, mAsko, nyUyArka, laMdana, perisa, naI dillo sama AdhunikatA evaM aizvarya meM DUbe bAjake isa pratAr3ita yugameM alIgaMja (eTA)ke zAMta, nIrava grAmya vAtA. varaNameM ekAMta pathikakI mUka sAdhanA-rata hokara Apane jo vizvake AdhyAtmika ekIkaraNa sahita vizvabandhutva tathA vizvamaitrI sadRzya mAnava kalyANakArI amara saMdezoMko jAgarUka rakhanekA : ghor3A uThAyA hai vaha bApakI jIvanta karmazIlatAkA udAharaNa hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 163) vIra-vANIke avizrAnta pracAraka : . ... eka samaya thA jaba bhAratake pare videzoM meM bhI jainadharma apanI jAgRtAvasthAmeM vidyamAna thaa| aitihAsika paristhitiyoM evaM parivartanoMke sAtha vaha kAla samApta huaa| yoM svadezameM ho jaina dharma / samAjakI sthiti yaha huI ki hama apanA pracAra kareM, bddh'eN| jana janameM bha0 mahAvIra ke sandeza, dazalAkSaNika dharma, ahiMsA, aparigRhakI ora janatAko AkRSTa kreN| . aNubamake isa yugameM aNuvratakI zaktikA udghoSa kreN| mantoSa hai ki Aja videzoMmeM bhI aise darzanavettA mile jo hamArI ora lAlAyita the| jinakI bAsthA to vIrake pAvana siddhAMtoMkI ora thI parantu ghuTana sahita / Apane unake saMcayana evaM ekatrIkaraNakA zubha-kAryArambha kiyaa| . kha0 bairisTara zrI campatarAyajIne jisa vRkSakA bIjAropaNa videzoM meM jAkara kiyA thA, usako Apake dvArA hama vikasita pallavita evaM puSpita dekha rahe haiN| pazcimakI abhizapta evaM lar3akhar3AtI janatAke madhya ahiMgA saMskRti evaM mAnava-kalyANakArI mArgako prazasti meM Apane abhUtapUrva kArya kiyA hai| bAja iMglaiNDa, phrAMsa, jarmanI, amerikA, aphrIkA, AsTreliyA, jApAna, iTalI Adi-Adi dezoM meM pracAra-srota sthApana kara vahAMkI janatAke mAnasika pariSkArake kAryakramoM kI Apake dvArA mamaya-samaya para jo saMyojanA kI jAtI hai vaha paramAdaraNIya evaM anukaraNIya hai| - "ahiMsA-vANI" tathA "The Voice of Ahinsa" ke dvArA pracArakA jo mAdhyama Apane apanAyA hai vaha ApakI karmaTha kArya-zailIkA dyotaka hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (164) deza evaM videzoM meM jaina dazana evaM ahipsA saMskRti kA pracAra, sampUrNa vizvameM zAkhAoMkI sthApanA, pleTaphArma, prema sAhitya prakAzana, philma tathA AkAzavANI dvArA ahiMsAke mUlabhUta siddhAntoMkA pracAra, antarrASTrIya jaina vidyApIThake dvArA jaina darzanake vibhinna aMgoM para zodha kArya, jJAnaprasAra, nibandha evaM prabandhoM dvArA parIkSAyeM, ahiMsA-sAMskRtika sammelanoM evaM vAcanA. TayoM kI sthApanA, vidvadgoSThiyoMkA saMyojana, vizvavidyAlayoM ke pAThyakramoM meM jaina sAhityakA samAveza, zAkAhAra samAroha Adi bAdi Apake sarvatomukhI kAryakramoMkI kucheka kriyAtmaka evaM prabhAvanApUrNa gatividhiyAM haiM jina para Aja jaina-jagata pUrNa AsthAmaya dRSTiyoMse nihAra rahA hai| ___ antataH Ajake isa prAdhunika vaijJAnika yugameM hama ApameM bha0 mahAbIra ke gaNadharake viSadarUpameM Apake darzana karate haiN| aura mahAna ullAsakA anubhava karate hue ApakA hArdika abhinaMdana karate haiN| hama haiM Apake AsthAvAna sadasyagaNa, jaina maMDala, kAnapura / di. 19-4-61. 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