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________________ 20 / karma aura karmaphala // zrI rAjendra muni karma-phala kA bhoga-aTala : - karma aura usake phala kA sambandha kAraNa aura kAryavat hai / kAraNa kI upasthiti kArya ko avazya hI astitva meM lAtI hai| jahA~ agni hai vahA~ dhUmra kI upasthiti bhI sarvanizcita hai / binA agni ke dhUmra nahIM ho sakatA hai, usI prakAra sukha athavA duHkha kA bhoga jaba AtmA dvArA kiyA jA rahA hai to nizcaya hI usakI pRSThabhUmi meM kAraNasvarUpa pUrvakRta karma hai| AtmA ko karmoM kA phala bhoganA hI par3atA hai| isase usakA nistAra kisI bhI sthiti meM saMbhava nahIM hai| yaha bhI tathya hai ki satkarmoM ke phala bhI zubha hote haiM aura asat karmoM ke phala azubha / sahaja pravRttivaza hama sukhopabhoga ke liye to lAlAyita rahate haiM / para duHkhoM ko bhogane ke liye kauna tatpara rahatA hai ? kintu hamArI icchA-anicchA se karmaphala TalatA yA bar3hatA-ghaTatA nahIM hai| isa siddhAnta ke sambandha meM jaina-darzana sarvathA spaSTa aura dRr3ha hai ki AtmA ko pUrvakarmAnusAra phala kA bhoga anivAryataH karanA par3atA hai| kAraNa utpanna karanA manuSya ke vaza kI bAta hai, kintu isake pazcAta tajjanita kArya para usakA vaza nahIM ho sakatA / agni ko sparza karane para hAtha kA jalanA sarvathA nizcita evaM aTala hotA hai| usI prakAra kartA ko karma kA phala bhoganA par3atA hai / zubha karmoM ke sukhada phaloM ko bhogane ke liye sabhI tatpara raheM, yaha svAbhAvika hI hai / isI prakAra duHkhada phaloM se bacanA bhI cAheMge, kintu yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| sAtha hI phala sadA karmAnurUpa hI huA karate haiN| azubha karma ke zubha phala prApta karanA tanika bhI saMbhava nahIM hai| jaise bIja hoMge tadanusAra hI phala hoMge / 'boe per3a babUla ke' phira koI vyakti 'Ama' kA rasAsvAdana nahIM le sakatA / jaina dharma meM karma siddhAnta ko vizeSa pratiSThA hai| isase vyakti ko vartamAna AcaraNa bhI zuddha aura zubha rakhane kI preraNA milatI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke isa kathana "kaDANa kammANa na mokkha atthi" se yaha siddha hotA hai ki kiye gaye karmoM kA phala bhoge binA AtmA kA chuTakArA nahIM hotaa| pariNAmataH sabhI zreSTha phala-prApti ke abhilASIjana karma kI zreSThatA para bhI pUrA dhyAna dete haiN| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 146 ] [ karma siddhAnta kyA Izvara karma-phala pradAna karatA hai ? yaha eka mahattvapUrNa prazna hai / bhAratIya jana evaM katipaya darzanoM kI yaha sAmAnya mAnyatA hai ki Izvara hI phala kA dAtA hai| jainadarzana kI mAnyatA isase ThIka viparIta hai| jaina darzana Izvara jaisI kisI sattA ko sukha-duHkha kA kartA nahIM sviikaartaa| isameM to prAtmA kI hI sarvoccatA hai| prAtmA hI svayaM ke liye bhaviSya taiyAra karatI hai, vaha svayaM niyantA hai| Izvara meM vizvAsa karane vAle mAnate haiM ki AtmA karma karane meM svatantra hai; para phala to use vaisA hI milegA jaisA Izvara caahegaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki Izvara kI kRpA ke liye hI adhika prayatna kiye jAte haiN| inake anusAra to azubha karmoM ke phala bhI zubha ho jAte haiN| jIvana bhara pApAcAra meM lipta rahane vAlA ajAmila bhI Izvara kRpA se antataH mokSa ko prApta ho gyaa| jaina dharma isa vicAra ko bhrAmaka aura asatya mAnatA hai| isakA yaha siddhAnta aTala hai ki jaise karma hoMge, unake phala bhI nizcita rUpa se vaise hI hoNge| sAtha hI azubha karmoM ke phala ko bhI koI zakti TAla nahIM sktii| satya to yaha hai ki karma svayaM hI apanA phala dete haiM / ataH jaisA phala icchita ho, tadanurUpa hI karma kiyA jAnA cAhiye / "Izvara hI phala pradAna karatA hai" isa dhAraNA ke pIche kadAcita yaha AdhAra rahA hai ki prAya: dekhane meM AtA hai ki amukajanoM ko unake karmAnusAra phala nahIM miltaa| aura turanta yaha dhAraNA banA lI jAtI hai ki karmoM ke phala to jaise Izvara cAhatA hai vaise detA hai, kintu yaha tAtkAlika vicAra hI kahA jaayegaa| antima satya kA isameM abhAva hai| karmaphala yA karmAnurUpa phala ke abhAva se Izvara ko madhyastha yA abhikaraNa mAnanA ucita nahIM hai / yahA~ yaha spaSTataH samajha lenA upayogI rahegA ki karma kI phala prApti meM vilamba ho sakatA hai / saMbhava hai ki kucha karma isI janma meM apane phala dete haiM aura kucha karma AgAmI janma meM, yahA~ taka ki kabhI-kabhI to phala-prApti aneka janmoM ke pazcAt hotI hai| udAharaNArtha, gajasukumAla muni ko 66 lAkha janmoM ke anantara karmoM kA ugraphala bhoganA par3A thaa| gautama buddha ke paira meM kA~TA laga gayA thaa| isa para unhoMne kahA ki 81 janma pUrva maiMne eka vyakti para bhAle kA prahAra kiyA thaa| usa azubhakarma kA phala hI Aja mujhe isa rUpa meM prApta huA hai / prastu, mAtra isa kAraNa ki karmAnusAra phala kI prApti tatkAla hote na dekhakara yaha mAnanA asaMgata hai ki phala karma ke anusAra nahIM hote, athavA Izvara phala kA dAtA hai| aura vaha azubha karmoM ke bhI zubha phala aura zubha karmoM ke bhI azubha phala de sakatA hai / azubha karmoM kA yadi hama zubha phala bhogate hue dekhate haiM to isameM paristhiti yaha rahatI hai ki isa samaya jo phala bhogA jA rahA hai, vaha isa samaya ke karmoM kA phala nahIM hai| pUrvakRta zubha karmoM ke phala use isa samaya mila rahe haiN| cAhe isa samaya usake azubha karma hI kyoM na hoM ? aura Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ karma aura karmaphala ] . [ 147 yaha bhI sarvanizcita hai ki ina azubha karmoM ke phaloM se bhI vaha mukta nahIM raha skegaa| isakA bhoga use karanA hI hogA aura vaha azubha hI hogaa| karma aura usake phala ke madhya Izvara kI sakriyatA ko svIkAra karanA upayukta nhiiN| IzvaravAdIjana to Izvara ko sarvazaktimAna niyaMtA mAnate haiN| aisI sthiti meM Izvara isa jagata se azubha karmoM ko samApta hI kyoM nahIM kara detA? aisA kyoM hai ki pahale to vaha AtmAoM ko duSkarmoM meM pravRtta karatA hai aura phira una azubha karmoM ke phaloM ko zubha banAne kA kAma bhI karatA hai| eka prazna yaha bhI mahattvapUrNa hai ki yadi Izvara hI phaladAtA hai to karmoM ke phala vaha tatkAla hI kyoM nahIM de detA tAki duSkarmoM ke duSpariNAma dekhakara anya jana sanmArgI ho ske| eka sthiti aura vicAraNIya haiN| jo para pIr3aka haiM, hiMsaka haiM unheM adharmI samajhA jAtA hai aura unake karma nindanIya tathA anaitika svIkAra kiye jAte haiM / ve anya prANiyoM ko kaSTa dete haiM / yahA~ yaha vicAraNIya prasaMga hai ki jina prANiyoM ko kaSTa mila rahA hai, kyA vaha Izvara kI icchAnusAra hI mila rahA hai ? yA una prANiyoM ko apane karmoM kA phala mila rahA hai ? ye hiMsaka jana to Izvara kI icchA ko hI pUrA kara rahe haiM phira inheM nindanIya kyoM samajhA jAya aura inake ina hiMsApUrNa kAryoM kA azubha phala inheM kyoM mile? isI prakAra dAna ko puNya karma kahA jAtA hai| bhUkhoM ko annadAna karanA zreSTha karma hai| bhUkhoM ko bhUkha kA kaSTa bhI to Izvara ne hI diyA hogA phira Izvara kI vyavasthA meM kiso vyakti dvArA hastakSepa karanA zubha karma kaise kahA jA sakatA hai ? Izvara cAhatA hai ki amukajana bhUkha ke kaSTa se pIr3ita rahe aura hama use kaSTa se mukta kara deM to Izvara kI aprasannatA hI hogii| aisI sthiti meM yaha karma zubha kaise ho sakegA ? ye saba bhrAmaka sthitiyA~ haiM / ___vastutaH jainadarzana kA yaha mata asaMdigdha rUpa se yathArtha hai ki na to koI kartA karma ke phaloM se baca sakatA hai aura na hI kisI sthiti meM phala karmAnusAra hone se baca sakatA hai| koI zakti karmAnusAra phaloM ko parivartita nahIM kara sktii| Izvara bhI nhiiN| jaina darzana aura bhAgyavAda : ___ karma kI pradhAnatA se aisA AbhAsa hone lagatA hai ki jaina darzana meM bhAgyavAda kA prAbalya hai| vyakti kA yaha jIvana samagra rUpa se pUrva nirdhArita evaM aparivartanIya ho-yaha bhAgyavAda kA prabhAva hai| yadi karmaphala ko hI bhogate hue Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 148 ] [ karma siddhAnta use apane jIvana ko vyatIta karanA hai taba to jo kucha pUrva karmoM dvArA nirdhArita ho cukA hai, jIvana kA svarUpa vaisA hI rahegA / phira jainadarzana ke bhAgyavAdI hone meM kyA AzaMkA ho sakatI hai ? isa prakAra ke praznoM kA uThanA sahaja hI hai / yaha nizcita hai ki karma kA phala manuSya ko bhoganA hI par3atA hai aura ye phala pUrva nirdhArita hote haiM kintu sAtha hI jaina darzana jIvana ke svarUpa- gaThana meM karma ke sAtha-sAtha puruSArtha kI bhUmikA ko bhI samAna hI mahattva detA hai / prArabdha kA honA to isa darzana meM mAnA hI jAtA hai kiMtu yaha bhI mAnA jAtA hai ki vyakti apane isI jIvana ke karmoM dvArA isI jIvana ke liye sukha-duHkhAdi vidhAna bhI kara sakatA hai / ye karma avilamba phala dene vAle hote haiM aura yahI puruSArtha hai| jaina darzana ko ekAMgI rUpa se bhAgyavAdI nahIM kahA jA sakatA / pichale karmoM ke phala vidhAna svarUpa jo vyavasthA nirdhArita ho jAtI hai vaisA hI manuSya kA yaha jIvana hotA hai aura yaha vyavasthA ajJAta bhAgya ke nAma se jAnI jAtI hai / jIvana dhAraNa karate samaya AtmA kA jo karma samudAya hotA hai vaha apane phalAnusAra eka rUpa raMga, bhAvI jIvana ke liye taiyAra kara detA hai / yadi vyakti bhAgyavAdI hI rahA to vaha pUrvakRta karmoM ke phala hI bhogatA raha jAtA hai / isake viparIta yadi vyakti puruSArtha prayoga dvArA apane jIvana ko icchita raMga, rUpa dene lagatA hai to usake ye naye karma jIvana ko pUrva vidhAna kI apekSA kucha aura hI kara dete haiM / ye karma turaMta aura isI jIvana meM phala dene vAle hote haiM / yahI kAraNa hai ki jIvana kA pUrva nirdhArita rUpa pichar3a jAtA hai / yahA~ yaha ullekhanIya hai ki vyakti apane puruSArtha dvArA bhI pUrva karmoM ke phaloM ko sthagita nahIM kara pAtA / ve phala to use bhogane hI par3eMge / jaba puruSArtha durbala ho jAyagA yaha karmaphala udita hone lagatA hai / ye karmaphala bIca-bIca meM puruSArtha ke phaloM ko bhI anukUla-pratikUla rUpa se prabhAvita karate rahate haiM / karmacakra aura usakA sthagana : karma ke saMbaMdha meM jIvana ko kisI upanyAsa ke kathAnaka ke samatulya kahA jA sakatA hai kathAnaka kI eka ghaTanA apane pahale vAlI ghaTanA ke pariNAma svarUpa hI ghaTita hotI hai aura yaha pariNAma svarUpa ghaTita ghaTanA bhI AgAmI ghaTanA ke lie AdhAra banatI hai / karmacakra bhI isI prakAra gatizIla rahatA hai / jaise bIja se vRkSa aura vRkSa kA pariNAma punaH bIja rUpa meM prakaTa ho jAtA hai / karma ke pariNAma svarUpa phala udita hote haiM / ina karmoM ko bhogate-bhogate AtmA dvArA kucha karma aura arjita ho jAte haiM jo kAlAntara meM athavA AgAmI janma meM apane phala dete haiM / spaSTa hai ki isase to AtmA karmAdhIna lagatI hai / zrAtmA svataMtra nahIM hai karma karane ke lieM / aba yahA~ yaha prazna bhI vicAraNIya ho jAtA hai ki karma Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ karma aura karmaphala ] . [ 146 aura AtmA meM kauna apekSAkRta adhika balavAna hai ? hama sAmAnyata: pAte haiM ki AtmA karmoM ke phala bhogane meM lagI rahatI hai aura eka ke bAda eka janma grahaNa karatI rahatI hai| ye karma hI haiM jo AtmA ko kAma, krodha, mohAdi maloM meM lipta kara dete haiN| karma hI kisI AtmA ko ujjvala ho sakane kA avasara dete haiN| ina paristhitiyoM meM karma kI sabalatA dikhAyI detI hai / karma hI AtmA para hAvI rahate haiM-aisA pratIta hotA hai| para yathArtha meM karma kI zakti kucha nahIM hai| AtmA hI balavAna hai| AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki AtmA ko tejomaya aura ojapUrNa kiyA jAya phira to AtmA karma para niyaMtraNa karane kI pAtratA ajita kara legI / AtmA dvArA bAhya karmoM ke praveza ko niSiddha kiyA jA sakatA hai / yaha AtmA hI hai jo apane baMdhana karmacakra ko sthagita kara sakatI hai, kATa sakatI hai / AtmA kI karmoM para vijaya hI to mokSa prApti hai / karma kSaya kI yogyatA jaba AtmA meM hai to karma nizcita hI AtmA kI apekSA nirbala haiN| hA~, karma kA pariNAma phala aura phala kA pariNAma karmarUpa meM udita avazya hotA hai aura isa prakAra karmacakra ajasra gati se calatA rahatA hai kiMtu upayukta pAtratA pAkara AtmA isa gati ko samApta kara detI hai| saMyama aura tapa se AtmA ko yaha zakti prApta hotI hai| karmacakra kI aTUTa gati se yaha nahIM samajhanA cAhiye ki pratyeka AtmA ke lie usakA yaha krama zAzvata hI rhegaa| vastutaH AtmA karmacakra meM grasta kaise hotI hai, isa prasaMga ko samajhanA isa sAre prasaMga ko sugama banA sakatA hai| rAga, dveSa, mAyA, lobha, krodhAdi AvegoM ke kAraNa AtmA karma ke baMdhanoM meM baddha ho jAtI hai| vyakti cAhe to apanI AtmA ko isa baMdhana se mukta rakha sakatA hai| use ina vikAroM se hI bacanA hogaa| yaha bhI satya hai ki eka bAra Abaddha ho jAne para bhI vaha svayaM apane prayAsa se mukta ho sakatA hai / aise saMkalpadhAriyoM ke lie bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha saMdeza parama sahAyaka siddha ho sakatA hai ki "prAtmA kA hita cAhane vAlA pApakarma bar3hAne vAle krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha ina cAra vikAroM ko chor3a de|" krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha ye ve mUla kAraNa haiM jinake pariNAmasvarUpa karma astitva meM Ate haiN| jaba ye hI naSTa kara diye jAte haiM to inakI nIMva para avasthita karma-aTTAlikA svataH hI dhvasta ho jAtI hai| krodha ko naSTa karane ke liye kSamA, mAna ko naSTa karane ke lie komalatA kA vyavahAra prabhAvakArI rahatA hai| isI prakAra mAyA para sAdagI se aura lobha para saMtoSa se vijaya prApta kI jA sakatI hai| vastutaH bhAvakarma se dravyakarma aura dravyakarma se bhAvakarma udita hote rahate haiM / yahI zRkhalA ajasratA ke sAtha calatI rahatI hai aura pariNAmata: yaha cakra Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 150 ] [ karma-siddhAnta abAdhita asAmAnya gati vAlA dikhAyI dene laga jAtA hai| dravya karma bhogate samaya yadi bhAvakarma utpanna hI na hone diye jA~ya tabhI yaha silasilA ruka sakatA hai / pUrvakRta karmoM ke phala bhogate samaya jo karma ho jAte haiM ve punaH AgAmI phaloM kA pUrvanirdhAraNa kara dete haiN| yadi phala bhoga ke samaya hama samabhAva rakheM, unake prati prAtmA meM rAga-dveSa na Ane deM to navIna karma baMdhana astitva meM nahIM aayeNge| ajasra gatizIla pratIta hone vAlA yaha karmacakra ruka jaayegaa| isa prakAra sarvathA karmakSaya kara AtmA anaMtasukha mokSa kI sthiti prApta kara sakatI hai / yaha lakSya manuSya sAdhanA se svayaM hI prApta karatA hai / koI anya zakti use yaha sadgati nahIM pradAna kara sktii| AtmA kA ajeya varcasva karma siddhAnta dvArA sthApita hotA hai| vyakti svayaM hI apanA bhAgya nirmAtA hai| karma usake astra haiN| karmoM ke sahAre vaha svayaM ko jaisA banAnA cAhe banA sakatA hai| savaiyA eka jo nAra zRMgAra kare nita, eka bhare hai paraghara pANI / eka to or3hata pIta pItAmbara, eka jo aor3hata phATI purAnI // eka kahAvata bAMdI bar3AraNa, eka kahAvata hai paTarANI / karma ke phala saba dekha liye, aba hI nahIM cete re mUrakha prANI / / kavitta rujagAra baNe nAMya, dhanna nahIM gharamAMya, khAne ko phikara baha, nAra mAMge gahaNo / leNAyata phira-2 jAya, udhAro milata nAya, AsAmI milyA hai cora, deve nahIM levaNo / / kuputra juvArI bhayA, ghara kharca bar3ha gayA, sapUta putra mara gayA, jyAM ko dukha sahaNo / putrI byAva yoga bhaI,paraNAI sovidhavAthaI, to bhI nA Ayo vairAga, vIne kAMI kevaNo / / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only