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________________ karmavipAka aura prAtma-svAtaMtrya 37 lokamAnya bAla gaMgAdhara tilaka karma cAhe bhalA ho yA burA, parantu usakA phala bhogane ke liye manuSya ko eka na eka janma lekara hamezA taiyAra rahanA cAhiye / karma anAdi hai, aura usake akhaNDa vyApAra meM paramezvara bhI hastakSepa nahIM karatA / saba karmoM ko chor3a denA saMbhava nahIM hai, aura mImAMsakoM ke kathanAnusAra kucha karmoM ko karane se aura kucha karmoM ko chor3a dene se bhI karmabandhana se chuTakArA nahIM mila sakatA-ityAdi bAtoM ke siddha ho jAne para yaha pahalA prazna phira bhI utpanna hotA hai ki karmAtmaka nAma rUpa ke vinAzI cakra se chUTa jAne evaM usake mUla meM rahane vAle amRta tathA avinAzI tattva meM mila jAne kI manuSya ko jo svAbhAvika icchA hotI hai, usakI tRpti karane kA kaunasA mArga hai ? veda aura smRti granthoM meM yajJayAga Adi pAralaukika kalyANa ke aneka sAdhanoM kA varNana hai, parantu mokSazAstra kI dRSTi se ye saba kaniSTha zreNI ke haiM / kyoMki yajJayAga Adi puNyakarmoM ke dvArA svarga. prApti ho jAtI hai, parantu jaba una puNya-karmoM ke phaloM kA anta ho jAtA hai taba cAhe dIrghakAla meM hI kyoM na ho-kabhI na kabhI isa karmabhUmi meM phira lauTa kara AnA hI par3atA hai| isase spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki karma ke paMje se bilkula chUTakara amRtatva meM mila jAne kA aura janma-maraNa kI jhaMjhaTa ko sadA ke lie dUra kara dene kA yaha saccA mArga nahIM hai| isa jhaMjhaTa ko sadA ke lie dUra karane kA arthAt mokSa prApti kA adhyAtma zAstra ke kathanAnusAra "jJAna" hI eka saccA mArga hai / "jJAna" zabda kA artha vyavahAra jJAna yA nAma rUpAtmaka sRSTi-zAstra kA jJAna nahIM hai, kintu yahA~ usakA artha brahmAtmaikya jJAna hai / isI ko "vidyA" bhI kahate haiM / "karmaNA badhyate jantuH vidyayA tu pramucayate"-karma se hI prANI bAMdhA jAtA hai, aura vidyA se usakA chuTakArA hotA hai-yaha jo vacana diyA gayA hai, usameM "vidyA" kA artha "jJAna" hI vivakSita hai| gItA meM bhagavAna ne arjuna se kahA hai ki-'jJAnAgniH sarvakarmANi bhsmsaatkuruutearjun|' arthAt jJAna rUpa agni se saba karma bhasma ho jAte haiM [gItA 4,37] / aura 'mahAbhArata' meM bhI kahA gayA hai ki bIjAnyagnyupadagdhAni na rohanti yathA punaH jJAnadagdhaistathA klezai tmA samyadyate punaH / / 1-mahAbhArata, vanaparva 256-60, gItA 8.25, 6.20 2-mahAbhArata, vanaparva 186-106-7 / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ karmavipAka aura Atma-svAtantrya ] [ 256 arthAt bhunA huA bIja jaise uga nahIM sakatA, vaise hI jaba jJAna se (karma ke) kleza dagdha ho jAte haiM, taba ve AtmA ko punaH prApta nahIM hote / upaniSadoM meM bhI isI prakAra jJAna kI mahattA batalAne vAle aneka vacana haiM jaise-"ya evaM vedAhaM brahmAsmIti sa idaM sarva bhavati / ' jo yaha jAnatA hai ki maiM hI brahma hU~, vahI amRta brahma hotA hai / jisa prakAra kamala patra meM pAnI cipaka nahIM sakatA, usI prakAra jise brahmajJAna ho gayA hai, use karma dUSita nahIM kara sakate / brahma jAnane vAle ko mokSa milatA hai / jise yaha mAlUma ho cukA hai ki saba kucha Atmamaya hai, use pApa nahIM laga sktaa| 'jJAtvA devaM mucayate sarvapAzaiH'3 paramezvara kA jJAna hone para saba pApoM se mukta ho jAtA hai / "kSIyante cAsya karmANi tasmindRSTe parAvare" (mu. 2.2.8) parabrahma kA jJAna hone para saba karmoM kA kSaya ho jAtA hai / 'vidyayAmRtamaznute'4 vidyA se amRtatva milatA hai| "tameva viditvAvutimutyumeti nAnyaHpanthA vidyate'yanAya" (zve. 3.8) paramezvara ko jAna lene se amaratva milatA hai, isako chor3a mokSa prApti kA dUsarA mArga nahIM hai aura zAstra dRSTi se vicAra karane para bhI yahI siddhAnta dRr3ha hotA hai / kyoMki dRzya sRSTi meM jo kucha hai, vaha saba yadyapi karmamaya hai, tathApi isa sRSTi ke AdhArabhUta parabrahma kI hI vaha saba lIlA hai, isalie yaha spaSTa hai ki koI bhI karma parabrahma ko bAdhA nahIM de sakate arthAt saba karmoM ko karake bhI parabrahma alipta hI rahatA hai| adhyAtmazAstra ke anusAra isa saMsAra ke saba padArthoM ke karma (mAyA) aura brahma, ye do hI varga hote haiM / isase yahI prakaTa hotA hai ki inameM se kisI eka varga se arthAt karma se chuTakArA pAne kI icchA ho to manuSya ko dUsare varga meM arthAt brahma svarUpa meM praveza karanA cAhiye / isake sivA aura koI dUsarA mArga nahIM hai| kyoMki jaba saba padArthoM ke kevala do hI varga hote haiM, taba karma se mukta avasthA sivA brahma svarUpa ke aura koI zeSa nahIM raha jAtI / parantu brahma svarUpa kI isa avasthA ko prApta karane ke lie spaSTa rUpa se yaha jAna lenA cAhiye ki brahma kA svarUpa kyA hai ? nahIM to karane caleMge eka aura hogA kucha dUsarA hii| 'vinAyakaM prakurvANo racayAmAsa vAnaram' mUrti to gaNeza kI banAnI thI, parantu (vaha na bana kara) bana gaI baMdara kI / ThIka yahI dazA hogii| isalie adhyAtmazAstra ke yuktivAda se bhI yahI siddha hotA hai ki brahma svarUpa kA jJAna (arthAt brahmAtmaikya kA tathA brahma kI aliptatA kA jJAna) prApta karake use mRtyuparyanta sthira rakhanA hI karmapAza se mukta hone kA saccA mArga hai| gItA meM 1-bRhadAraNyakopaniSada 1.4.10 2-chAndogyopaniSad 4.14.3 3-zvetAzvataropaniSad 5.13, 6.13 , 4-IzAvAsyopaniSad 11 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 260 ] [ karma siddhAnta bhagavAna ne bhI yahI kahA hai ki karmoM meM merI kucha bhI prAsakti nahIM hai, isalie mujhe karma kI bAdhA nahIM hotI aura jo isa tattva ko samajha jAtA hai vaha karmapAza mukta ho jAtA hai / ' smaraNa rahe ki yahA~ 'jJAna' kA artha kevala zAbdika jJAna yA kevala mAnasika kriyA nahIM hai, kintu vedAnta sUtra ke zAMkarabhASya ke Arambha hI meM kahe anusAra hara samaya aura pratyeka sthAna meM usakA artha "pahale mAnasika jJAna hone para aura phira indriyoM para jaya prApta kara lene para brahmIbhUta hone kI avasthA yA brAhmI sthiti hI hai / " mahAbhArata meM bhI janaka ne sulabhA se kahA hai ki "jJAnena kurute yatnaM yatnena prApyate mahat" 2 jJAna prarthAt mAnasika kriyA rUpI jJAna ho jAne para manuSya yatna karatA hai, aura yatna ke isa mArga se hI anta meM use mahattva ( paramezvara ) prApta ho jAtA hai / adhyAtmazAstra itanA hI batalA sakatA hai ki mokSa prApti ke lie kisa mArga se aura kahA~ jAnA cAhie / isase adhika vaha aura kucha nahIM batalA sakatA / zAstra se ye bAteM jAnakara pratyeka manuSya ko zAstrokta mArga para svayaM hI calanA cAhie aura usa mArga meM jo kAMTe yA bAdhAe~ hoM, unheM nikAlakara apanA rAstA khuda sApha kara lenA cAhiye evaM usI mArga para calate hue svayaM apane prayatna se hI anta meM dhyeyavastu kI prApti kara lenI cAhie | parantu yaha prayatna bhI pAtaMjalayoga, adhyAtmavicAra, bhakti, karmaphala tyAga ityAdi aneka prakAra se kiyA jA sakatA hai aura isa kAraNa manuSya bahudhA ulajhana meM phaMsa jAtA hai / isalie gItA meM pahale niSkAma karmayoga kA mukhya mArga batalAyA gayA hai, aura usakI siddhi ke lie chaThe adhyAya meM yama-niyamaAsana-prANAyAma-pratyAhAra-dhyAna-samAdhi rUpa aMgabhUta sAdhanoM kA bhI varNana kiyA gayA hai tathA sAtaveM adhyAya se Age yaha batalAyA hai ki karmayoga kA AcaraNa karate rahane se hI paramezvara kA jJAna adhyAtma vicAra dvArA athavA ( isase bhI sulabha rIti se) bhakti mArga dvArA ho jAtA hai / 3 karmabaMdha se chuTakArA pAne ke lie karma chor3a denA koI ucita mArga nahIM hai kintu brahmAtmaikya jJAna se buddhi ko zuddha rakhakara paramezvara ke samAna AcaraNa karate rahane se hI anta meM mokSa milatA hai / karma ko chor3a denA bhrama hai, kyoMki karma kisI se chUTa nahIM sakatA - ityAdi bAteM yadyapi aba nirvivAda siddha ho gaI haiM, tathApi yaha pahalA prazna phira bhI uThatA hai, ki isa mArga meM saphalatA pAne ke lie Avazyaka jJAna prApti kA jo prayatna karanA par3atA hai, vaha manuSya ke vaza kI bAta hai ? athavA nAma rUpa karmAtmaka prakRti jidhara khIMce, udhara hI use cale jAnA cAhie ? gItA meM bhagavAna kahate haiM ki "prakRtiM yAnti bhUtAni nigrahaH 1 - gItA 4.14 2 - zAMDilya sUtra 320.30 3 - gItA 18.56 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ karmavipAka aura Atma-svAtaMtrya . . [ 261 kiM kariSyati / " (gItA 3,33) nigraha se kyA hogA, prANimAtra apanI-apanI prakRti ke anusAra hI calate haiM / "midhyaiSa vyavasAyaste prakRtistvAM niyokSayati" terA nizcaya vyartha hai / jidhara tU na cAhegA, udhara terI prakRti tujhe khIMca legii| (gItA 18, 56, 2, 60) aura manujI kahate haiM ki "balavAna indriyagrAmo 'vidvAMsamapi karSati" (manu 2.215) vidvAnoM ko bhI indriyA~ apane vaza meM kara letI haiM / karma-vipAka prakriyA kA bhI niSkarSa yahI hai| kyoMki jaba aisA mAna liyA jAya ki manuSya ke mana kI saba preraNAe~ pUrva karmoM se hI utpanna hotI haiM, taba to yahI anumAna karanA par3atA hai ki use eka karma se dUsare karma meM arthAt sadaiva bhava cakra meM hI rahanA caahie| adhika kyA kaheM ? karma se chuTakArA pAne kI preraNA aura karma, donoM bAteM paraspara viruddha haiM / aura yadi yaha satya hai to yaha Apatti prA par3atI hai ki jJAna prApta karane ke lie koI bhI manuSya svatantra nahIM hai| isa viSaya kA vicAra adhyAtmazAstra meM isa prakAra kiyA gayA hai ki nAma rUpAtmaka sArI dRzya sRSTi kA AdhArabhUta jo tattva hai vahI manuSya kI jar3a deha meM bhI prAtma rUpa se nivAsa karatA hai, isase manuSya ke kRtyoM kA vicAra deha aura prAtmA, donoM kI dRSTi se karanA cAhie / inameM se AtmasvarUpI brahma mUla meM kevala eka hI hone ke kAraNa kabhI bhI paratantra nahIM ho sakatA / kyoMki kisI eka vastu ko dUsare ko adhInatA meM hone ke lie eka se adhika kama-se-kama do vastuoM kA honA nitAnta Avazyaka hai / yahA~ nAma-rUpAtmaka karma hI vaha dUsarI vastu hai / parantu yaha karma anitya hai / aura mUla meM vaha parabrahma kI hI lIlA hai, jisase nirvivAda siddha hotA hai ki yadyapi usane parabrahma ke eka aMza ko AcchAdita kara liyA hai, tathApi vaha parabrahma ko apanA dAsa kabhI bhI banA nahIM sktaa| isake atirikta yaha pahale hI batalAyA jA cukA hai ki jo AtmA karma sRSTi ke vyApAroM kA ekIkaraNa karake sRSTijJAna utpanna karatA hai, use karma sRSTi se bhinna arthAt brahmasRSTi kA hI honA caahie| isase siddha hotA hai ki parabrahma aura vastutaH usI kA aMza jo zArIra AtmA, donoM mUlataH svatantra arthAt karmAtmaka prakRti kI sattA se mukta haiN| inameM se paramAtmA ke viSaya meM manuSya ko isase adhika jJAna nahIM ho sakatA ki vaha ananta, sarvavyApI, nitya zuddha aura mukta hai / parantu isa paramAtmA hI ke aMzarUpa jIvAtmA kI bAta bhinna hai / yadyapi vaha . mUla meM zuddha, mukta svabhAva, nirguNa tathA akartA hai, tathApi zarIra aura buddhi Adi indriyoM ke baMdhana meM phaMsA hone ke kAraNa vaha manuSya ke mana meM jo sphUrti utpanna karatA hai, usakA pratyakSAnubhava rUpI jJAna hameM ho sakatA hai / bhApa kA udAharaNa lIjiye / jaba vaha khulI jagaha meM rahatI hai taba usakA kucha bala nahIM hotA, parantu jaba vaha kisI bartana meM banda kara dI jAtI hai taba usakA dabAva usI bartana para jora se hotA huA dIkha par3ane lagatA hai / ThIka isI taraha jaba Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 262 ] [karma siddhAnta paramAtmA kA hI aMzabhUta jIva (gItA 15.7) anAdi pUrva karmAjita jar3a deha tathA indriyoM ke baMdhanoM se baddha ho jAtA hai, taba isa baddhAvasthA se usako mukta karane ke liye (arthAt mokSAnukUla) karma karane kI pravRtti dehendriyoM meM hone lagatI hai aura isIko vyAvahArika dRSTi se 'AtmA kI svatantra pravRtti' kahate haiM / vyAvahArika dRSTi se kahane kA kAraNa yaha hai ki zuddha muktAvasthA meM yA tAttvika dRSTi se AtmA icchArahita tathA akartA hai aura saba kartRtva kevala prakRti kA hai (gItA 13.26) parantu vedAntI loga sAMkhyamata kI bhAMti yaha nahIM mAnate ki prakRti hI svayaM mokSAnukala karma kiyA karatI hai, kyoMki aisA mAna lene se yaha kahanA par3egA ki jar3a prakRti apane aMdhepana se ajJAniyoM ko bhI mukta nahIM kara sakatI hai aura yaha bhI nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki jo AtmA mUla hI meM akartA hai, vaha svatantra rIti se-arthAt binA kisI nimitta ke apane naisargika guNoM se hI pravartaka ho jAtA hai| isalie Atma-svAtantrya ke ukta siddhAnta ko vedAntazAstra meM isa prakAra batalAnA par3atA hai ki prAtmA yadyapi mUla meM akartA hai tathApi baMdhanoM ke nimitta se vaha utane hI ke lie dikhAU preraka bana jAtA hai aura jaba vaha Agantuka prerakatA usameM eka bAra kisI bhI nimitta se A jAtI hai taba vaha karma ke niyamoM se bhinna arthAta svatantra hI rahatI hai| 'svatantra' kA artha ninimittaka nahIM hai, aura AtmA apanI mUla zuddhAvasthA meM kartA bhI nahIM rahatA / parantu bAra-bAra isa lambI-caur3I karmakathA ko batalAte na rahakara isI ko saMkSepa meM AtmA kI svatantra pravRtti yA preraNA kahane kI paripATI ho gaI hai / bandhana meM par3ane ke kAraNa prAtmA ke dvArA indriyoM ko milane vAlI isa svatantra preraNA meM aura bAhya sRSTi ke padArthoM ke saMyoga se indriyoM meM utpanna hone vAlI preraNA meM bahata bhinnatA hai| khAnA-pInA, caina karanA-ye saba indriyoM kI preraNAe~ haiM aura AtmA kI preraNA mokSAnukUla karma karane ke lie huA karatI hai / pahalI preraNA kevala bAhya arthAt karma sRSTi kI hai / parantu dUsarI preraNA AtmA kI arthAt brahma sRSTi kI hai / aura ye donoM preraNAe~ prAyaH paraspara virodhI haiM, jisase inake jhagar3e meM hI manuSya kI saba Ayu bIta jAtI hai| inake jhagar3e ke samaya jaba mana meM saMdeha utpanna hotA hai taba karma sRSTi kI preraNA ko na mAnakara' yadi manuSya zuddhAtmA kI svatantra preraNA ke anusAra calane lageaura isI ko saccA Atma-jJAna yA Atma niSThA kahate haiM to isake saba vyavahAra svabhAvataH mokSAnukUla hI hoMge / aura anta meM-vizuddha dharmA zuddha na buddha na ca sa buddhimAn / vimalAtmA ca bhavati sametya vimalAtmanA / svataMtrazca svatantreNa svataMtratvamavApnute / 2 1-zrImadbhAgavata purANa 11.10.4 2-mahAbhArata, zAMti parva 308, 27-30 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ karmavipAka aura prAtma-svAtantrya ] . [ 263 ... "yaha jIvAtmA yA zarIra AtmA-jo mUla meM svatantra hai-aise paramAtmA meM mila jAtA hai, jo nitya, zuddha, buddha aura svatantra hai|" Upara jo kahA gayA hai ki jJAna se mokSa milatA hai usakA yahI artha hai / isake viparIta jaba jar3a deheMdriyoM ke prAkRta dharma kI arthAt karmasRSTi kI preraNA kI-prabalatA ho jAtI hai taba manuSya kI adhogati hotI hai / zarIra meM bandhe hue jIvAtmA meM, deheMdriyoM meM mokSAnukUla karma karane kI tathA brahmAtmaikya jJAna se mokSa prApta kara lene kI, jo yaha svatantra zakti hai, usakI ora dhyAna dekara hI bhagavAn ne arjuna ko Atma svAtaMtrya arthAt svAvalambana ke tattva kA upadeza kiyA hai ki : uddharedAtmanA''tmAnaM nAtmAnamavasAdayet / Atmaiva hyAtmano baMdhurAtmaiva ripurAtmanaH / / ' "manuSya ko cAhiye ki vaha apanA uddhAra Apa hI kare / nirAzA se vaha apanI avanati Apa hI na kare / kyoMki pratyeka manuSya svayaM apanA baMdhu (hitakArI) hai, aura svayaM apanA zatru (nAzakartA) hai aura isa hetu se yogavAsiSTha meM (yo. 2 sarga 4-8) daiva kA nirAkaraNa karake pauruSa ke mahattva kA vistArapUrvaka varNana kiyA gayA hai| jo manuSya isa tattva ko pahacAna kara AcaraNa kiyA karatA hai ki saba prANiyoM meM eka hI AtmA hai, usake isI AcaraNa ko sadAcaraNa yA mokSAnukUla AcaraNa kahate haiM aura baddha jIvAtmA kA bhI yahI svatantra dharma hai ki aise AcaraNa kI ora deheMdriyoM ko pravRtta kiyA kare / isI dharma ke kAraNa durAcArI manuSya kA antaHkaraNa bhI sadAcaraNa hI kA pakSa liyA karatA hai, jisase use apane kie hue duSkarmoM kA pazcAttApa hotA hai| prAdhidaivata pakSa ke paMDita ise sadasadviveka-buddhirUpI devatA kI svatantra sphUrti kahate haiM / parantu tAttvika dRSTi se vicAra karane para vidita hotA hai ki buddhIndriya jar3a prakRti hI kA vikAra hone ke kAraNa svayaM apanI hI preraNA karma ke niyama-baMdhanoM se mukta nahIM ho sakatI, yaha preraNA use karma sRSTi ke bAhara ke AtmA se prApta hotI hai| isI prakAra pazcimI paMDitoM kA "icchA svAtantrya" zabda bhI vedAnta kI dRSTi se ThIka nahIM hai / kyoMki icchA mana kA dharma hai aura buddhi tathA usake sAtha-sAtha mana bhI karmAtmaka jar3a prakRti ke asvayaMvaidya vikAra haiN| isalie ye donoM svayaM hI karma ke bandhana se chUTa nahIM sakate / ataeva vedAntazAstra kA nizcaya hai ki saccA svAtantrya na to buddhi kA hai aura na mana kA-vaha kevala AtmA kA hai| yaha svAtantrya na to koI AtmA ko detA hai aura na koI usase ise chIna bhI sakatA hai-svatantra paramAtmA kA aMza rUpa jIvAtmA jaba upAdhi ke bandhana meM par3a jAtA hai, taba vaha svayaM svatantra rIti se, Upara kahe anusAra buddhi tathA mana meM preraNA kiyA karatA hai / antaHkaraNa kI isa preraNA kA anAdara karake yadi koI bartAva karegA to tukArAma mahArAja ke zabdoM meM yahI kahA 1-gItA 6.5 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 264 ] [ karma siddhAnta jA sakatA hai ki vaha "svayaM apane hI pairoM meM prApa kulhAr3I mArane ko taiyAra huA hai" (tu. gA. 4448) bhagavadgItA meM isI tattva kA ullekha yoM kiyA gayA hai | "na hinastyAtmana''tmAnAm" jo svayaM apanA ghAta Apa hI nahIM karatA, use uttama gati milatI hai / ' yadyapi manuSya karmasRSTi ke abhaidya dikhAI dene vAle niyamoM meM jakar3a kara bandhA huA hai tathApi svabhAvataH use aisA mAlUma hotA hai ki maiM isa paristhiti meM bhI amuka kAma ko svatantra rIti se kara sakUMgA / anubhava ke isa tattva kI utpatti Upara kahe anusAra brahmasRSTi ko jar3a sRSTi se bhinna mAne binA kisI bhI anya rIti se nahIM batalAI jA sakatI / isalie jo adhyAtmazAstra ko nahIM mAnate unheM isa viSaya meM yA to manuSya ke nitya dAsatva ko mAnanA cAhiye yA pravRtti svAtantrya ke prazna ko agamya samajhakara yoM hI chor3a denA cAhiye / unake lie koI dUsarA mArga nahIM hai | advaita vedAnta kA yaha siddhAnta hai ki jIvAtmA aura paramAtmA mUla meM eka rUpa haiM aura isI siddhAnta ke anusAra pravRtti svAtantrya yA icchAsvAtantrya kI ukta utpatti batalAI gaI hai | parantu jinheM yaha advaita mata mAnya nahIM hai athavA jo bhakti ke liye dvaita ko svIkAra kiyA karate haiM unakA kathana hai ki jIvAtmA kI yaha sAmarthya svayaM usakI nahIM hai, balki yaha use paramezvara se prApta hotI hai / tathApi 'na Rtu zrAntasya sakhyAya devAH / 2 thakane taka prayatna karane vAle manuSya ke atirikta anyoM kI devatA madada nahIM karate - Rgveda ke isa tatvAnusAra yaha kahA gayA hai, ki jIvAtmA ko yaha sAmarthya prApta karA dene ke lie pahale svayaM hI prayatna karanA cAhie - arthAt grAtma prayatna kA yA paryAya se Atma svAtantrya kA tattva phira bhI sthira banA hI rahatA hai| adhika kyA kaheM ? bauddhadharmI loga AtmA kA yA parabrahma kA astitva nahIM mAnate aura yadyapi unako brahmajJAna tathA AtmajJAna mAnya nahIM hai tathApi unake dharmagranthoM meM bhI yahI upadeza kiyA gayA hai ki "attanA (AtmanA ) codayatAna ? - zrapane Apa ko svayaM apane hI prayatna se rAha para lagAnA cAhie / isa upadeza kA samarthana karane ke lie kahA gayA hai ki : attA (AtmA) hi prattano nAtho attA hi attanA gati / tasmA saMjamayattANaM assaM (azvaM ) bhadaM va vANijo || "hama hI khuda apane svAmI yA mAlika haiM aura apane AtmA ke sivA hameM tArane vAlA dUsarA koI nahIM hai, isalie jisa prakAra koI vyApArI apane uttama ghor3e kA saMyamana karatA hai usI prakAra hameM apanA saMyamana Apa hI bhalIbhAMti karanA cAhie / " 1 -- gItA 13.28 2 - Rgveda 4, 33.11 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ karma, vikarma aura karma ] [ 266 kahatI hai / 'karma', 'vikarma' va 'akarma' ye tIna zabda bar3e mahattva ke haiM / karma kA artha hai - svadharmAcaraNa kI bAharI sthUla kriyA / isa bAharI kriyA meM citta ko lagAnA hI 'vikarma' hai / bAhara se hama kisI ko namaskAra karate haiM, parantu usa bAharI sira jhukAne kI kriyA ke sAtha hI yadi bhItara se mana ho to bAhya kriyA vyartha hai / prantarbAhya-bhItara va bAhara donoM eka honA cAhiye / bAhara se maiM ziva-piMDa para satata jala dhArA chor3akara abhiSeka karatA hU~ parantu isa jala dhArA ke sAtha hI yadi mAnasika cintana kI dhArA bhI akhaNDa na calatI rahatI ho to usa abhiSeka kI kyA kImata rahI ? aisI dazA meM vaha zivapiMDa bhI patthara va maiM bhI patthara hI / patthara ke sAmane patthara baiThAyahI usakA artha hogA / niSkAma karmayoga tabhI siddha hotA hai jaba hamAre bAhya karma ke sAtha aMdara se citta zuddhi rUpI karma kA bhI saMyoga ho / 'niSkAma karma' isa zabda prayoga meM 'karma' pada kI apekSA 'niSkAma' pada ko hI adhika mahattva hai, jisa taraha 'ahiMsAtmaka asahayoga' zabda prayoga meM asahayoga kI banispata 'ahiMsAtmaka' vizeSaNa ko hI adhika mahattva hai / ahiMsA ko dUra haTAkara yadi kevala asahayoga kA avalaMbana kareMge, to vaha eka bhayaMkara cIja bana sakatI hai / usI taraha svadharmAcaraNa rUpI karma karate hue yadi mana kA vikarma usameM nahIM jur3A hai to use dhokhA samajhanA cAhiye / Aja jo loga sArvajanika sevA karate haiM, ve svadharma kA hI AcaraNa karate haiM / jaba loga, garIba, kaMgAla, du:khI va musIbata meM hote haiM taba unakI sevA karake unheM sukhI banAnA pravAha prApta dharma hai / parantu isase yaha anumAna na kara lenA cAhiye ki jitane bhI loga sArvajanika sevA karate haiM, ve saba karmayogI ho gae haiN| loka-sevA karate hue yadi mana meM zuddha bhAvanA na ho to usa loka-sevA ke bhayAnaka hone kI sambhAvanA hai / apane kuTumba kI sevA karate hue jitanA ahaMkAra, jitanA dveSa matsara, jitanA svArtha Adi vikAra hama utpanna karate haiM, utane saba loka-sevA meM bhI hama utpanna karate haiM aura isakA pratyakSa darzana hameM Ajakala kI loka-sevA maNDaliyoM ke jamaghaTa meM bhI ho jAtA hai / karma ke sAtha mana kA mela honA cAhiye / isa mana ke mela ko hI gItA 'vikarma' kahatI hai / bAhara kA svadharma rUpa sAmAnya karma aura yaha prAntarika vizeSa karma / yaha vizeSa karma apanI-apanI mAnasika jarUrata ke anusAra judAjudA hotA hai / vikarma ke aise aneka prakAra, namUne ke taura para batAye gaye haiM / isa vizeSa karma kA, isa mAnasika anusandhAna kA yoga jaba hama kareMge, tabhI usameM niSkAmatA kI jyoti jagegI / karma ke sAtha jaba vikarma milatA hai to phira dhIre-dhIre niSkAmatA hamAre andara AtI rahatI hai / yadi zarIra va mana judA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 270 ] [ karma siddhAnta judA cIjeM haiM to sAdhana bhI donoM ke liye judA-judA hI hoMge / jaba ina donoM kA mela baiTha jAtA hai to sAdhya hamAre hAtha laga jAtA hai / mana eka tarapha aura zarIra dUsarI tarapha aisA na ho jAye, isaliye zAstrakAroM ne duharA mArga batAyA hai| bhaktiyoga meM bAhara se tapa va bhItara se japa batAyA hai| upavAsa Adi bAharI tapa ke calate hue yadi bhItara se mAnasika japa na ho, to vaha sArA tapa phijUla gyaa| tapa sambandhI merI bhAvanA satata sulagatI, jagamagAtI rahanI cAhiye / upavAsa zabda kA artha hI hai, bhagavAna ke pAsa baitthnaa| isaliye ki paramAtmA ke najadIka hamArA citta rahe, bAharI bhogoM kA daravAjA baMda karane kI jarUrata hai| parantu bAhara se viSaya bhogoM ko chor3akara yadi mana meM bhagavAna kA cintana na hotA, to phira isa bAharI upavAsa kI kyA kImata rahI? Izvara kA cintana na karate hue yadi usa samaya khAne-pIne kI cIjoM kA cintana kareM to phira vaha bar3A hI bhayaMkara bhojana ho gyaa| yaha jo mana se bhojana huA, mana meM jo viSaya-cintana rahA, isase bar3hakara bhayaMkara vastu dUsarI nahIM / taMtra ke sAtha maMtra honA caahiye| kore bAhya tantra kA koI mahattva nahIM hai aura na kevala karmahIna mantra kA bhI koI mUlya hai| hAtha meM bhI sevA ho va hRdaya meM bhI sevA ho, tabhI saccI sevA hamAre hAthoM bana pdd'egii| yadi bAhya karma meM hRdaya kI ArdratA na rahI, to vaha svadharmAcaraNa rUkhAsUkhA raha jaayegaa| usameM niSkAmatA rUpI phUla-phala nahIM lgeNge| pharja kIjiye ki hamane kisI rogI kI sevA-suzrUSA zurU kI, parantu usa sevA-karma ke sAtha yadi mana meM komala dayA bhAva na ho to vaha rugNa-sevA nIrasa mAlUma hogI va usase jI Uba uThegA / vaha eka bojha mAlUma degii| rogI ko bhI vaha sevA eka bojha mAlUma pdd'egii| usameM yadi mana kA sahayoga na ho to usase ahaMkAra paidA hogaa| maiMne Aja usakA kAma kiyA hai| use jarUrata ke vakta merI sahAyatA karanI cAhiye / merI tArIpha karanI caahiye| merA gaurava karanA cAhiye Adi apekSAe~ mana meM utpanna hoNgii| athavA hama trasta hokara kaheMge-hama isakI itanI sevA karate haiM, phira bhI yaha bar3abar3AtA rahatA hai / bImAra AdamI vaise hI cir3acir3A rahatA hai| usake aise svabhAva se aisA sevaka, jisake mana meM saccA sevA-bhAva nahIM hotA, Uba jaayegaa| ___ karma ke sAtha jaba Antarika bhAva kA mela ho jAtA hai to vaha karma kucha aura hI ho jAtA hai / tela aura battI ke sAtha jaba jyoti kA mela hotA hai, taba prakAza utpanna hotA hai / karma ke sAtha vikarma kA mela huA to niSkAmatA pAtI hai / bArUda meM battI lagAne se dhar3AkA hotA hai| usa bArUda meM eka zakti utpanna hotI hai / karma ko baMdUka kI bArUda kI taraha smjho| usameM vikarma kI battI yA Aga lagI ki kAma huaa| jaba taka vikarma Akara nahIM milatA, taba taka vaha karma jar3a hai, usameM caitanya nhiiN| eka bAra jahA~ vikarma kI cinagArI usameM Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ N karma, vikarma aura akarma ] [ 271 girI ki phira usa karma meM jo sAmarthya paidA hotI hai, vaha avarNanIya hai / cimaTI bhara bArUda jeba meM par3I rahatI hai, hAtha meM uchalatI rahatI hai, para jahA~ usameM battI lagI ki zarIra ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e hue| svadharmAcaraNa kA ananta sAmarthya isI taraha gupta rahatA hai / usameM vikarma ko jor3iye to phira dekhiye ki kaise-kaise banAvabigAr3a hote haiM / usake sphoTa se ahaMkAra, kAma, krodha ke prANa ur3a jAyeMge va usameM se usa parama jJAna kI niSpatti ho jAyegI / karma jJAna kA palItA hai / eka lakar3I kA bar3A sA Tukar3A kahIM par3A hai / use prApa jalA dIjiye / vaha jagamaga aMgAra ho jAtA hai / usa lakar3I aura usa Aga meM kitanA antara hai ? parantu usa lakar3I kI hI vaha Aga hotI hai / karma meM vikarma DAla dene se karma divya dikhAI dene lagatA hai / mA~ bacce kI pITha para hAtha pheratI hai / eka pITha hai, jisa para eka hAtha yoM hI idhara-udhara phira gayA / parantu isa eka mAmUlI karma se una mA~-bacce ke mana meM jo bhAvanAe~ uThIM, unakA varNana kauna kara sakegA ? yadi koI aisA samIkaraNa biThAne lagegA ki itanI lambIcaur3I pITha para itane vajana kA eka mulAyama hAtha phirAiye, to isase vaha zrAnaMda utpanna hogA, to eka dillagI hI hogI / hAtha phirAne kI yaha kriyA bilakula kSudra hai parantu usameM mA~ kA hRdaya uMDelA huA hai / vaha vikarma uMDelA huA hai / isI se vaha apUrva Ananda prApta hotA hai / tulasIkRta rAmAyaNa meM eka prasaMga AtA hai / rAkSasoM se lar3akara bandara Ate haiM / ve jakhmI ho gae haiM / badana se khUna baha rahA hai parantu prabhu rAmacandra ke eka bAra prema-pUrvaka dRSTipAta mAtra se una bandaroM kI vedanA kAphUra ho gaI / aba yadi dUsare manuSya ne rAma kI usa samaya 1 A~kha va dRSTikA phoTo lekara kisI kI prora utanI A~kheM phAr3akara dekhA hotA to kyA usakA vaisA prabhAva par3A hotA ? vaisA karane kA yatna karanA hAsyAspada hai / karma ke sAtha jaba vikarma kA jor3a mila jAtA hai to zakti-sphoTa hotA hai aura usameM se akarma nirmANa hotA hai / lakar3I jalane para rAkha ho jAtI hai / pahale kA vaha itanA bar3A lakar3I kA Tukar3A, aMta meM cimaTI bhara becArI rAkha raha jAtI hai usakI / khuzI se use hAtha meM le lIjiye aura sAre badana para mala lIjiye / isa taraha karma meM vikarma kI jyoti jalA dene se anta meM akarma ho. jAtA hai / kahA~ lakar3I va kahA~ rAkha ? kaH kena sambandha: / unake guNa-dharmoM meM bilkula sAmya nahIM raha gayA / parantu isameM koI zaka nahIM hai ki vaha rAkha usa lakar3I ke laTTha kI hI hai / karma meM vikarma uMDelane se akarma hotA hai / isakA artha kyA ? isakA artha yaha hai ki aisA mAlUma hI nahIM hotA ki koI karma kiyA hai / usa karma kA bojha nahIM mAlUma hotA / karake bhI akarttA hote haiN| gItA kahatI hai ki mArakara Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 272 ] [ karma siddhAnta bhI tuma mArate nhiiN| mAM bacce ko pITatI hai, isaliye tuma to use pITakara dekho| tumhArI mAra baccA nahIM shegaa| mA~ mAratI hai phira bhI vaha usake aAMcala meM muMha chipAtA hai, kyoMki mA~ ke bAhya karma meM citta zuddhi kA mela hai| usakA yaha mAranA-pITanA niSkAma bhAva se hai| usa karma meM usakA svArtha nahIM hai| vikarma ke kAraNa, mana kI zuddhi ke kAraNa karma kA karmatva ur3a jAtA hai| rAma kI vaha dRSTi, Antarika vikarma ke kAraNa mahaja prema-sudhA sAgara ho gaI thI parantu rAma ko usa karma kA koI zrama nahIM huA thaa| citta zuddhi se kriyA-karma nirlepa rahatA hai| usakA pApa-puNya kucha bAkI nahIM rhtaa| nahIM to karma kA kitanA bojha, kitanA jora hamArI buddhi va hRdaya para par3atA hai| yadi yaha khabara Aja do baje ur3I ki kala hI sAre rAjanaitika kaidI chUTa jAne vAle haiM to phira dekho, kaisI bhIr3a cAroM ora ho jAtI hai| cAroM ora halacala va gar3abar3a maca jAtI hai| hama karma ke acche-bure hone kI vajaha se mAno vyagra rahate haiN| karma hamako cAroM ora se ghera letA hai, mAno karma ne hamArI gardana dhara dabAI hai| jisa taraha samudra kA pravAha jora se jamIna meM phaMsakara khAr3iyA~ banA detA hai usI taraha karma kA yaha jaMjAla citta meM ghusakara kSobha paidA karatA hai| sukha-duHkha ke dvandva nirmANa hote haiN| sArI zAnti naSTa ho jAtI hai| karma huA aura hokara calA bhI gyaa| parantu usakA vega bAkI baca hI rahatA hai| karma citta para hAvI ho jAtA hai / phira usakI nIMda harAma ho jAtI hai| parantu aise isa karma meM yadi vikarma ko milA diyA to phira Apa cAhe jitane karma kareM to bhI usakA zrama yA bojha nahIM mAlUma hotaa| mana dhruva kI taraha zAnta, sthira va tejomaya banA rahatA hai| karma meM vikarma DAla dene se vaha akarma ho jAtA hai| mAno karma ko karake phira use poMcha diyA ho| . nija viveka kA prakAza mAnava kA apanA vidhAna hai| usa vidhAna ke AdhIna buddhi, mana, indriya, zarIra Adi ko karma meM lagAnA hai athavA yoM kaho ki kartavyaniSTha vyakti ko zarIra, indriya, mana, buddhi prAdi kA upayoga vartamAna kartavya-karma meM hI viveka ke prakAza meM karanA hai| nija viveka kA prakAza aviveka kA nAzaka hai / aviveka ke naSTa hote hI akartavya zeSa nahIM rahatA, jisake na rahane para kartavya pAlana meM svAbhAvikatA prA jAtI hai / isa dRSTi se vivekayukta mAnava hI kartavyaniSTha ho sakate haiM / ataH viveka virodhI karma kA mAnava-jIvana meM koI sthAna hI nahIM hai| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only