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________________ 'kaumudImitrAnanda' meM pratipAdita AcArya rAmacandrasUri kI jaina jIvanadRSTi kAlikAlasarvajJa AcArya hemacandra ke paTTaziSya rAmacandrasari ne aneka saMskRta nATakoM kI racanA karake saMskRta sAhitya ke kSetra meM mahattvapUrNa avadAna diyA hai| 'kaumudImitrAnanda' bhI unhIM nATako meM se eka hai| yaha kRti zrI zyAmAnanda mizra ke hindI anuvAda ke sAtha pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI se prakAzita ho rahI hai| yadyapi prastuta anya kI bhUmikA meM zrI zyAmAnanda mizra ne isa kRti ke sAhityika pakSa para paryApta vistAra se prakAza DAlA hai, ata: yahA~ usa sambandha meM maiM vizeSa carcA na karake prastuta kRti meM AcArya rAmacandrasUri ne jainadRSTi kA nirvAha kisa kuzalatA se kiyA hai, isakA kiJcit nirdeza karanA caahuuNgaa| __AcArya rAmacandrasUri apanI isa kRti kA prArambha bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI stuti ke sAtha karate haiN| na kevala isake maGgalAcaraNa meM, apitu isa nATaka meM citrita anya saGkaTakAlIna paristhitiyoM meM bhI ve bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI zaraNa grahaNa karane kA nirdeza karate haiN| yathA--- (1) yaH prApa nivRti klezAnanupUya bhvaarnnve| tasmai vizvaikamitrAya triyA nAmibhuve nmH|| - pR0 11 (2) paraM bhagavato nAbheyasya pAdAH zaraNam! - pR0 37 / / (3) nAbheyasya tadA padAni zaraNaM devasya duHkhcchid| - pR0 76 / mAtra itanA hI nahIM nATaka ke aSTama aGka meM to ve makaranda ke dvArA jainadharma ke prasiddha evaM paramapavitra paJcaparameSThI namaskAra mantra ke smaraNa kA bhI nirdeza karate haiN| usa namaskAra mantra ke smaraNa ke prabhAva se na kevala usake prANa baca jAte haiM, balki usakI bali dene vAlA kApAlika svayaM hI mRtyu ko prApta ho jAtA hai| isase rAmacandrasUri kI jainadharma ke namaskAra mantra ke prati ananya niSThA bhI prakaTa 1. parameSThi nAma pavitraM mantraM smraami| -- yahI, pR0 147 / 2. punaH puruSavapurmakarandAbhimukhaM gatvA pratinivRtya c| __ karavAlena kApAlikamabhihanti / -- yahI, pR0 148 /
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________________ hotI hai| kRti ke antima dazama aka meM bhI unhoMne nAbhiputra RSabhadeva ke smaraNa karane kA nirdeza kiyA hai| isase yaha suspaSTa ho jAtA hai ki AcArya ne kRti ke prArambha se lekara anta taka apanI jaina paramparA kA nirvAha kiyA hai| yahA~ svAbhAvika rUpa se yaha prazna upasthita hotA hai ki AcArya ne pArtha, mahAvIra Adi kisI anya tIrthaGkara kI apekSA prathama tIrthaGkara RSabhadeva kA hI cayana kyoM kiyA? vastuta: isake pIche AcArya kI eka gahana sUjha chipI huI hai| mAtra yahI nahIM, unhoMne RSabhadeva kA cayana karake bhI sampUrNa kRti meM kahIM bhI unake lie RSabha zabda kA prayoga na karake nAbheya, nAbhisUna, nAbhisamadbhava jaise zabdoM kA prayoga kiyA hai| yahA~ svAbhAvika rUpa se yaha bhI jijJAsA ho sakatI hai ki unhoMne bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA cayana karake bhI unake lie RSabha kA prayoga na karake nAbheva yA nAbhisUnu jaise nAmoM kA prayoga kyoM kiyA? yaha to sunizcita hai ki jaina paramparA meM RSabhadeva ko nAbhinandana, nAbheya Adi nAmoM se jAnA jAtA hai, kintu isa viziSTa zabda ke cunAva meM bhI AcArya rAmacandrasUri kI eka dIrghadRSTi rahI huI hai| yaha suvidita hai ki brAhmaNa paramparA meM nAbheya kA artha brahmA bhI hotA hai, yadyapi usI paramparA ke grantha zrImadbhAgavata meM aSTama avatAra ke rUpa meM RSabha kA nirdeza bhI nAbhiputra ke rUpa meM huA hai| isa prakAra AcArya rAmacandrasUri isa viziSTa zabda kA prayoga karake apane isa nATaka ko donoM hI paramparAoM ke lie grAhya banA dete haiM, tAki darzaka aura maMcana karane vAle donoM hI apanI-apanI paramparA ke anurUpa usakA artha grahaNa kara skeN| phira bhI yaha suspaSTa hai ki nAbheya zabda se kRtikAra kA vAcya bhagavAn RSabhadeva hI rahe haiM brahmA nahIM, kyoMki kRtikAra ko jaba bhI unake sandarbha meM vizeSaNa dene kA prazna AyA, unhoMne unake nivRttipradhAna virakta svarUpa kA hI citraNa kiyA hai, jo brahmAjI kI apekSA RSabhadeva ke sAtha hI adhika saMgata siddha hotA hai|' punaH prastuta kRti meM nAbheya aura nAbhisamudbhava ke sAtha-sAtha eka sthala para sakaladevatAdhi cakravartI nAbhisUnu' zabda kA prayoga bhI kiyA hai, jo pUrNata: RSabhadeva para hI lAgU hotA hai| nAbheya aura nAbhi-samudbhaba kA artha to kisI apekSA se brahmA ho sakatA hai, kintu nAbhisUnu zabda to mAtra RSabhadeva ke sandarbha meM ho 3. smarAmi niSThitaklezaM devaM nAbhisamudbhavam / -- yahI, pR0 185 / 4. yaH prApa nivRti, klezAnanabhaya bhvaarnnv| - pR0 1 / smarAmi niSThita kleshN| - pR0 185 / 5. sakaladevatAdhicakravartI naabhisuunu| yahI, pR0 1373
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________________ 26 ghaTita hotA hai| jabaki RSabhadeva ke sandarbha meM to nAbhiputra hone se tInoM hI rAbda sArthaka haiN| yahA~ nAbhisamudbhava kA artha nAbhikula samudbhava hI hai| phira bhI yaha satya hai ki unhoMne nAbheya nAma ke prayoga ke dvArA apanI usa udAradRSTi kA paricaya diyA hai, jo jainadharma ke anekAntavAda para sthita hai| yahA~ yaha bhI jJAtavya hai ki prastuta kRti meM jahA~ brahmA kA nirdeza huA hai, vahA~ vidhAtA, svayambhU jaise zabda kA prayoga kiyA hai| mAtra yahI nahIM, AcArya rAmacandrasUri ne isa nATaka meM sarvatra jainadharma kI ahiMsaka dRSTi kA bhI pUrI niSThA se paripAlana kiyA hai| yadyapi prastata nATaka meM aneka prasaGga aise haiM, jahA~ narabalI ke hetu samasta vyavasthAe~ citrita kI gaI haiN| kintu AcArya ne eka bhI prasaGga para sarabalI, pazubalI ko sambhava nahIM hone diyaa| kevala itanA hI nahIM AcArya ne spaSTa zabdoM meM aise hiMsaka anuSThAnoM kI AlocanA bhI kI hai, ve likhate haiM akaraM zreyase karma krUramazreyase punaH / iti siddhe pathi krUraM zreyase spRzatAM bhrmH|| dUsaroM ko kaSTa na denevAle satkarma kA phala zubha hotA hai, jabaki dUsaroM ko kaSTa denevAle asatkarma kA phala azubha hotA hai| isa taraha kI vyavasthA ke zAskhasiddha hone para bhI jo loga zubha phala kI prApti hetu asatkarma karate haiM, ve bhrAnta hI haiN|' isake atirikta prastuta kRti meM tIna deva mandiroM kA citraNa kiyA gayA haieka bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA, dUsarA kAmadeva kA aura tIsarA kAtyAyanI devI kaa| AcArya ne bar3I hI kuzalatA ke sAtha kAtyAyanI devI ke mandira ko vIbhatsatA kA, kAmadeva ke mandira ke saundarya kA aura RSabhadeva ke mandira kI zAnti kA citraNa karake avyakta rUpa se apanI vareNyatA ko iGgita kara diyA hai| isa sandarbha meM unake dvArA kiye gaye vivaraNa prastuta hai(a) kAtyAyanI ke mandira kA svarUpa ketustambhavilambimuNDamabhitaH sAndrAntramAlAJcita dvAraM zoNitapaDilAGgaNamadanmArjAribhISmAntaram / 6. yahI pustaka, pR0 110, pR0 147, pR0 181 / 7. yaho, pR0 106 /
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________________ 27 gopucchotthitadIpamazmakuharakroDapraluptolvaNa ____ vyAlaM darduradAhadhUmavidhuraM kAtyAyanImandiram / / (ba) kAtyAyanI devI kA svarUpa netra-zrotra-varauSTha-bAhu-caraNa-ghrANAdibhiH prANinAM, mantraiH klptblirvsaarskRtsnaanaa'ntrmaalaarcitaa| kaNThasthoragalihyamAnabahalaplIhAGgarAgA gala. draktA''dra inarendrakRttirasanottaMsA mRDAnI purH|| bhagavatI kAtyAyanI kA yaha mandira aisA hai jisake dhvaja-stambha ke cAroM tarapha (balipazu ke) muNDa laTakara rahe haiM, dvAra (bali diye gaye pazuoM ko khUna se sanI huI ataeva) cipacipI AMtaDiyoM kI mAlA se suzobhita hai aura Antarika bhAga khUna ke kIcar3a se paripUrNa AGgana meM mastI se dhUmane vAlI billiyoM ke kAraNa atyanta bhayaGkara hai| isa mandira ke dIpastambhoM para gopacchAkAra lau vAle dIpaka jala rahe haiM, pattharoM (se banI dIvAroM) ke chidroM meM bhayaGkara (viSaile) sA~pa chipe hue haiM aura nagAr3oM ko tapAne hetu jalAyI gayo Aga ke dhue~ se yaha malina (dhUmila) ho gayA hai| punaH bhagavatI kAtyAyanI ke svarUpa kA citraNa karate hue ve likhate haiM- bhagavatI kAtyAyanI sAmane dikhAI par3a rahI haiN| inheM pazuoM ke netra, zrotra, prazasta oSTha, bhujA, ghANa Adi aGga mantroccArapUrvaka balirUpa meM samarpita haiM, ye carbI ke rasa se gIlI A~tar3iyoM kI mAlA se suzobhita haiM, inake zarIra para tilliyoM (plIhA) kA atyadhika aGgarAga (ubaTana), jinheM gale meM lipaTe hue sA~pa cATa rahe haiM, lagA huA hai aura ye TapakAte hue rakta se atyanta gIle gajacarma kI karadhanI rUpI AbhUSaNa se suzobhita haiN| kAmadeva ke mandira kA svarUpa sphUrjadhAvakapaGkasakramalasanmadhyaM japAsodarai duSyaiH kluptapatAkamAkisalaistAnIbhavatoraNam / kausummaiTitAvacUlamabhito mattAlibhirdAmabhiH, sindUrAruNitAGgaNaM gRhamidaM devasya cetobhuvH|| yaha bhagavAn kAmadeva kA mandira hai, jisakA Antarika bhAga camakIle alaktaka (mahAvara) ke rasa ke prasAra se camakIlA ho gayA hai, jisake zikhara para 8. yahI pustaka, pR0 66-67 / 9. yahI pustaka, pR0 68 /
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________________ 28 japAkusuma ke samAna gAr3he lAla raMga kI patAkA laharA rahI hai, toraNadvAra AmrapallavoM se AcchAdita hone ke kAraNa tAmravarNa ke pratIta ho rahe haiM, saba tarapha (mandira ko sajAne ke lie) kesariyA patAkAe~ laTaka rahI haiM, jina para unmatta bhramarapaMkti ma~DarA rahI hai aura A~gana sindUra (ke girakara phailane) se lAla ho gayA hai|" RSabhadeva kA citraNa kathamayaM sakaladevatAdhicakravartI nAbhisUnuzcaityAbhyantaramalaGkaroti? . (sarve praNamanti) bhadrAmbhojamRNAlinI, tribhuvanAvAcchadAmahavI, lakSmIyantraNalA, gunnklaavlliisudhaasaarnniH| saMsArArNavanaurvipattilatikAnistriMzayaSTizciraM, ___ dRSTiAbhisutasya na: prathayatu zreyAMsi tejAMsi c|| ye devAdhideva sakala devoM ke cakravartI nAbhiputra bhagavAn RSabhadeva mandira ke madhya bhAga ko kisa prakAra suzobhita kara rahe haiM? nAbhiputra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke darzana, jo kalyANasvarUpa kamaloM ke lie sarovaratulya, tInoM lokoM ke pApa ko naSTa karane ke lie gaGgAsadRza, lakSmI ko niyantrita rakhane ke lie ber3I ke samAna, guNa aura kalAoM ke prasArarUpI amRta ke lie pravAhasvarUpa, saMsArarUpI samudra ko pAra karane ke lie naukAsadRza aura vipattilatA ke lie khaDgasvarUpa haiM, hamAre lie maGgalakAraka aura baladAyaka ho|' yadyapi prastuta kRti meM narabali, pazubali ko samarthaka tAntrika karmakANDoM kA citraNa aneka sthaloM para huA hai, phira bhI rAmacandrasUri ne eka bhI sthala para na to unakA anumodana kiyA hai aura na unake dvArA upalabdha siddhi kA citraNa hI kiyA hai, jisase janasAmAnya kI unake prati AsthA utpanna ho| apitu pratyeka prasaMga para unakI viphalatA kA hI citraNa kiyA hai| jaisA ki pUrva meM sUcita kiyA haieka sthala para to namaskAramantra ke acintya prabhAva ke Age na kevala una tAntrika sAdhanAoM ko viphalatA kA saGketa kiyA gayA hai, apita usameM svayaM tAntrika kI mRtyu dikhAkara unake vIbhatsa duSpariNAmoM ko bhI ujAgara kara diyA gayA hai| puna: jaisA ki hamane nirdeza kiyA hai, rAmacandrasUri ne aisI tAntrika sAdhanAoM meM kI 10.yahI pustaka, pR0 177-178 / 11. yahI pusataka, pR0 137-38 / rational
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________________ jAne vAlI narabalI Adi ko krUrakarma aura aise zAstra ko krUrazAstra kahakara apane ahiMsaka jaina dRSTikoNa kA poSaNa bhI kiyA hai| ___ isI prakAra unhoMne bhogavAdI jIvanadRSTi kI bhI samAlocanA kI hai| eka prasaGga meM rAmacandrasUri ne kAmadeva kI stuti ke byAja se bhagavAn viSNu, ziva, brahmA, indra, sUrya aura candra ko kAmadeva ke vazIbhUta hokara duryaza (akIrti) kA bhAgI honA dikhAyA haijanamahitamahimA viSNu-zambhu-svayambhU hari-haya-himadhAmnAM duryazonATyabIjam / he kAmadeva! Apa to lokavizruta mahimA vAle bhagavAn viSNu, ziva, brahmA, indra, sUrya aura candradeva ke duryaza ke prasAra ke kAraNabhUta haiN| kRti ke prArambha meM bhI brahmA jI ko kAmavRtti kA citraNa karate hue likhate haiM--- etAM nisargasubhagAM viracayya vedhAH zaGke svayaM sa bhagavAnabhilASuko'bhUt / aisA pratIta hotA hai ki sRSTikartA brahmA isa nisargasundarI kI racanA karake svayaM isameM anurakta ho ge| ina saMketoM se yaha spaSTa hai ki AcArya gamacandrasUri nivRttimArgI brahmacaryamUlaka jaina jIvanadRSTi ko pradhAnatA dete haiN| yadyapi rAmacandrasUri ke kaumudImitrAnanda meM prasaGgAnukUla nArI ke zArIrika saundarya kA citraNa huA hai, usameM zRGgAra kI jhalaka bhI dikhAI detI hai| phira bhI, prastuta kRti meM unhoMne kahIM bhI maryAdA kA ullaGghana nahIM kiyA hai| zRGgAra ke unake sAre varNana saMyata aura jaina zramaNa kI maryAdA ke anukUla haiN| nAyikA kaumudI ke pati ke prati pUrNa niSThA evaM nAyaka mitrAnanda ko saccaritratA, dharmabhIrutA aura kartavyaniSThA Adi aise guNa haiM- jisase yaha siddha ho jAtA hai rAmacandrasUri ne prastuta kRti meM jaina jIvana-mUlyoM ke prati pUrNa niSThA abhivyakta kI hai|