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________________ kyA jinapUjA karanA pApa hai?
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________________ www vardhamAna taponidhi parama pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAheba ke ziSya sahajAnaMdI parama pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad vijaya dharmajitsUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke ziSya parama pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrImada vijaya jayazekharasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke ziSya vidvadvarya parama pUjya AcArya bhagavaMta zrImad vijaya abhayazekharasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. TERDE
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________________ - prastAvanA - mUrti aura maMdira Arya saMskRtikI dharohara hai, Arya dezakA hara manuSya cAhe kisI bhI dharmakA ho, kahIM na kahIM maMdira aura mUrti se juDA huA hai| aura yahI zradhdA aura bhakti usako duHkhameM TUTane nahIM detI, sukhameM chakane nahIM detI / jaina dharmameM bhI mUrtipUjA zrAvakadharmakA eka mahatvakA aMga hai / paraMtu baDe durbhAgyakI bAta rahI hai ki pichale kucha varSoMmeM mUrtipUjAkA jorazora se virodha huA hai| Arya saMskRti ko naSTa karane ke SaDayaMtrakA eka yaha bhI tarIkA hai / 'mUrti tAkatahIna haiM / ' 'pUjA karane meM hiMsA hai - pUjA karanA pApa hai|' 'pUjA dharmazAstromeM nahI batAI hai|' aisA bhrAmaka pracAra jorazorase kiyA jA rahA hai| logo ko bharamAyA jA rahA hai| isI kAraNa kaI logo ne maMdira aura mUrtise apanA nAtA toDa diyA hai| jo pUjA kara rahe hai unakI zradhdA bhI DagamagAne lagI hai| unake manameM bhI zaMkA paidA hone lagI hai| aisI paristhitimeM vAstavikatA kyA hai, yaha samajhanA jarurI bana gayA hai aura isIkA yaha prayAsa hai / hamArA Azaya kisI saMpradAya kA khaMDana karane kA nahIM hai / kintu sidhdAMto kA pratipAdana aura satyakI rakSA karane kA hai / vAstavikatA samajhAne kA hai / pa.pU.A.bha. abhayazekharasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. baDe hI tArkika vidvAna hai, Apane tarka Agama aura itihAsa ke AdhAra para mUrtipUjA kA pratipAdana isa lekha meM kiyA hai| vAcakoM ko satya kyA hai, isakI samajha sahajatA se prApta ho jAyegI / kintu isaliye jarurI hai ki sAmpradAyika kadAgraha kA tyAga karake madhyamamArgI budhdise isa lekhakA paThana evaM manana kareM / aMtameM paramAtmAkI dravya aura bhAva pUjA ke dvArA Apa svayaM paramAtmA baneM yahI zubhakAmanA haiM / prakAzaka
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________________ NamotthuNaM samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa tasmai zrI guruve namaH aiM namaH prazna : 'ahiMsA paramo dharma:' - ahiMsA zreSTha dharma hai, ataH yaha bhI spaSTa hai ki hiMsA sabase baDA adharma - pApa hai| paramAtmA kI pUjA meM bhI jala-puSpa Adi jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai, to phira usameM bhI pApa lagatA hI hogA na ? uttara : yadi Apa aisA niyama banAyeMge ki 'jahA~ para bhI hiMsA hotI hai, vaha pApa hai ' to Apa eka bhI dharmakriyA nahIM kara skeNge| kyoMki yaha pUrA jagata, jIvoM se khacAkhaca bharA huA hai, aura gRhastha jaNA (jIvadayA ) ke pAlana kA koI vizeSa dhyAna rakhanevAleM nahIM hote ulTA ajayaNA se hI pravRtti karanekI AdatavAleM hote haiM, isIliye to zAstro meM gRhasthako lohe se bhabhakate gole jaisA batAyA gayA hai / jisa taraha lohe kA bhabhakatA golA jaise hI jIvoM ke saMparka meM AtA hai, unheM mAratA hai; ThIka usI taraha gRhastha jahA~ jAtA hai vahA~ hiMsA karate hI rahatA hai / vAstavikatA yaha hai ki koI bhI dharmakriyA ho, cAhe saMtoMko vaMdana karane jAnA ho yA vyAkhyAna kA zravaNa karane jAnA ho, sabhI meM hiMsA to hotI hI hai| phira Apake niyama anusAra to vaha saba bhI pApakriyA hI banegI aura phira gRhastha koI bhI dharmakriyA kara hI nahIM skegaa| 1 prazna : aisI bAta nahIM hai, zAstroMmeM hI kahA hai - - 'AyaM vayaM tullijjA, lAhAkaMkhivva vANiyao' (upadezamAlA) arthAt lAbha ( munAphA) kI icchA rakhanevAlA baniyA jaise Aya aura kharcakA hisAba lagAkara, jahA~ para kharca se Aya jyAdA hai, aisA vyApAra karatA hai; usI taraha saMtoko vaMdanArtha jAne meM yA vyAkhyAna ke zravaNa hetu AnejAne meM jIvahiMsA yadyapi hotI hai, tathApi usa kharca (pApa) se karmoMkA nAza - jJAnakI prApti ityAdI rupa jo Aya hotI hai vaha adhika hone ke kAraNa, phalataH vaha pApakriyA na banate hue, dharmakriyA hI banegI / uttara : to Apane yaha mAna hI liyA ki jahA~ para lAbha jyAdA hai aisI dharmakriyAmeM hiMsA hone se hI vaha pApa nahIM bana jaatii| yaha bAta paramAtmA kI pUjA ke liye bhI itanI hI sahI hai / 2
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________________ pUjA karane meM hiMsA hotI hai kintu paramAtmA ke prati bhaktibhAva kA jo lAbha hai, vaha kaI gunA jyAdA hai| zAstromeM usake liye ku~e kA udAharaNa diyA hai / calane se thake hae, pyAse aura maile zarIravAle musAphira pAnI ke liye jaba ku~A khodateM hai, to zuruAtameM to thakAna baDhatI hai, pyAsa bhI jyAdA lagatI hai aura pasInA bhI hotA hai| paraMtu aMta meM jaba pAnI prApta hotA hai, taba pAnI pIne se aura snAna karane se ku~A khodane kI thakAna, pyAsa aura maila hI nahIM, apitu calane se huI thakAna Adi bhI dUra ho jAte haiM aura tAjagI kA anubhava hotA hai| isI taraha, paramAtmA kI pUjAmeM bhI ajayaNA ke kAraNa yadi hiMsA kA doSa lagatA hai to bhI aMtameM prabhubhakti ke jo bhAva hRdayameM umaDate haiM, usase vaha doSa to dUra hotA hI hai, aura aneka guNoMkI prApti, puNyakA baMdha bhI hotA hai| prazna : mAna liyA kI yadi prabhubhakti ke bhAva umaDate hai, to hiMsA kA doSa dUra ho jAyegA kiMtu patthara kI pratimA kI pUjA karane se prabhubhakti ke bhAva kaise utpanna hoMge? uttara : jo pratimA ko patthara kI mAnatA hai, use to bhAva utpanna nahIM hI hoMge, yaha svAbhAvika hai|tirNge dhvajako kapaDe kA TukaDA mAnanevAle pAkistAna yA anya deza ke nAgarikoMmeM usake prati koi dezabhaktikA bhAva nahIM utpanna hogaa| paraMtu use rASTrAdhvaja ke rupameM dekhanevAle bhAratIya nAgarika ko to dezabhakti ke bhAva Ate hI haiM, yaha hama sabake lie anubhava sidhda hai| vaha usako vandana karegA, sammAna karegA, usakA apamAna karanevAlo para AkramaNa karegA evaM usake gaurava kI rakSAke liye prANoMkA balidAna bhI de degaa| usI taraha pratimA ko paramAtmA ke rupameM dekhanevAle zradhdA saMpanna zrAvaka ko bhakti ke bhAva umaDate hI hai,usameM jarA bhI saMdeha nahIM, kyoMki ve paramAtmAke pIche lAkho - karoDo rupayoM kA kharca karate hai, apane vyasta kAryoM meM se bhI bhakti ke liye samaya nikAlate haiN| paramAtmA ke maMdirase aura bhI aneka zubha bhAva utpanna hote haiM, yaha bhI hama dekha sakate haiN| viveka choDakara eka-dUsare ko cipakakara calanevAlA yugala bhI jaise maMdira kI sIDI caDatA hai, turaMta viveka apanAkara alaga ho jAtA hai| bhikhArI bhI sinemA haoNla ke bAhara nahIM baiThate, maMdira ke bAhara bhIkha mA~gane baiThate hai, 2 200000000002020100 6 208208888888888888888888888
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________________ kyoMki ve jAnate haiM ki maMdirameM pUjA karanevAle zradhdAluoM ko dAna ke zubha bhAva saralatAse utpanna ho jAte haiN| dekhie, terahapathI saMpradAya ke AcArya tulasI kyA kahate haiM - - 'maiM to hamezA jAtA hU~ mNdiromeN| aneka sthAno para pravacana bhI kiyA hai| Aja bhInamAlameM bhI pArzvanAtha maMdirameM gayA / stuti gAI / bahuta AnaMda AyA |'jain bhAratI varSa 31, aMka 16 - 17, pRSTha - 23, di. 20-7-83 terahapaMtha aMka....... bhalA, paramAtmA kI pratimA zubha bhAva utpanna karane meM samartha hai, isake liye isase bar3A sabUta kyA ho sakatA hai ? vAstavikatA yaha hai ki mUrtikA virodha karanevAlA koI bhI samAja yA koI bhI saMskRti, eka yA dUsare rupameM svayaM mUrti kA astitva (sthApanAko) mAnatA hI hai / apane mAtA-pitA kI pratikRtI (phoTo) kauna nahIM rakhatA ? unake darzana se yadi kRtajJatAkA bhAva utpanna hotA hai, to paramAtmA kI pratimA ke darzana se bhakti ke bhAva kyoM nahIM utpanna hoMge ? sArAMza yaha hai ki pratimA zubha bhAva jAgrata karane meM samartha hai aura isIliye usakI pujAmeM lAbha hI lAbha hai / prazna : mAtA- -pitA ke prati kRtajJatA - yaha to eka sAMsarika prakriyA hai| jabaki pUjA eka dhArmika kriyA hai / dhArmika kriyA meM to hiMsA nahIM karana cAhiena ? uttara : aisA kahanevAle AcArya bhagavaMtokI bhI samAdhi aura chatrIyA~ banI huI hai| dekhie - jaitAraNa (ji. pAlI) meM marudhara kezarI zrI mizrImalajI ma.sA. kI samAdhi hai / jayapurameM jayAcArya kI chatrI hai, usameM unake pagaliye haiM / ludhiyAnAmeM rupacaMdrajI ma. kI samAdhi hai / jagarA~vameM phUlacaMdajI ma.kI samAdhi hai / ciMcaNa meM saMta bAlajI kI samAdhi hai / kyA yaha samAdhi / chatrI banAne meM hiMsA nahIM huI hogI ? 4
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________________ unake darzana-vaMdanArtha hajAro zrAvaka jAte hai / usameM hiMsA nahIM hotI? yadi usa hiMsAke nukasAna se, gurubhakti ke bhAva kA lAbha jyAdA hai aisA mAnate hai, to jinamaMdirako bhI yahI nyAya kyo nahI lagegA? yaha saMta bhI apane gurujanoM kI pratikRtI (phoTo) chapavAte haiM- zrAvakoMko vitarIta karate haiN| usameM hiMsA nahIM hotI? yadi gurudevakI phoTo ke darzana se bhakti ke bhAva umaDate haiM (yaha lAbha jyAdA hai ) to phira mAtra paramAtmAkI pratimA ke darzana-pUjana meM hiMsA ke nAma se virodha karanA, yaha sAMpradAyika mUDhatA nahI hai ? Akhira phoTo bhI eka prakAra kI pratimA (thrI DAimenzanala ke badale Tu DAimenzanala) hI hai nA? prazna : kiMtu aisA niyama to nahIM ki pUjA karane se zubha bhAva kI utpatti hogI hii| aura yadi nahIM huI , to hiMsA ke doSa kA bhI nukasAna hI hogaa| isaliye pUjA nahIM hI karanI caahie| uttara : vaise to gurudeva kI phoTo Adi ke darzana se bhI zubha bhAva utpanna hone kA koI niyama nahIM haiN| utanA hI nahIM, pravacana sunane se harakoI ko samyagjJAna hogA hI, aisA bhI koI niyama nhiiN| phira pravacana ke liye Ane-jAne kI hiMsA kA doSa bhI lagegA kyA? aisA koI nahIM maantaa| jJAnaprApti kI saMbhAvanA ke lAbha ko najarameM rakhate hue pravacana sunane ko dharmakriyA hI mAnA jAtA hai| phira paramAtmA kI pratimA ke pUjanase bhI aneka zubha bhAvoM kI utpatti kI saMbhAvanA ko najarameM rakhate hue, use lAbhakArI hI mAnanA Avazyaka hai| aura pUjA karanI hI cahie, aisI zradhdA banI rahatI hai, niyama banA rahatA hai, yaha bhI koI kama lAbha nahI hai| yadi hiMsA ke nAma se pUjA kA virodha kareMge, to hiMsA to sabhI kAryome hai hI, cAhe sthAnaka kA nirmANa ho, sAdharmI bhakti ho, saMgha kA sammelana ho| to ina sabakA virodha kyoM nahIM kiyA jAtA? prazna : yaha saba to Avazyaka kArya hai, ataH hiMsA bhI Avazyaka hai| jabaki 88888888888888888888888888888 Pla
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________________ 3808686000008ssssss pratimA kI pUjA to anAvazyaka hai, kyoMki mAtra stuti-bhajanase bhI bhakti bhAva utpanna ho sakate haiM / uttara : aise to mAtra kitAboM se jJAnaprAptI ho sakatI hai| gharameM sAmAyika ho sakatI hai| phira sthAnaka kA nirmANa bhI anAvazyaka hogA aura usakI hiMsA bhI anAvazyaka hogii| prazna : nahIM, kyoMki kaI bAra kitAboM meM se jo jJAnaprAptI nahIM hotI, vaha sAkSAt pravacana zravaNa se hotI hai / isaliye sthAnaka kA nirmANa Avazyaka hai| uttara : to kaI bAra mAtra stuti - bhajana se jo bhaktibhAva utpanna nahIM hote, vaha pratimA kI vividha prakArakI pUjA, saMgIta, nRtya, tAlI bajAnA, jayajayakAra karanA, nArA lagAnA Adi se utpanna hote hai| isaliye yaha saba bhI Avazyaka hI hai| aura yaha bhI soco ki sthAnaka jarurI hai to taiyAra makAna kyoM nahIM lete ? nayA makAna banAne kI hiMsA anAvazyaka hai| prazna : taiyAra makAna kahA~ ho, kaisA ho, dharmakriyA ke liye anukUla ho yA nahIM, yaha saba samasyAe~ AtI hai| anukUla jagaha para, anukUla laMbAIcauDAI vAlA, paryApta rozanI aura havA vAlA acchA makAna ho to dharmakriyAmeM anukUlatA baDhegI, jyAdA loga lAbha leNge| isaliye naye makAna kI hiMsA bhI Avazyaka hai| uttara : matalaba to yahI huA ki jahaoN lAbha jyAdA hai, vahA~ para hiMsA hote hue bhI vaha dharma hI hai, pApa nahIM hai, aisA mAnanA hI pddegaa| to mAtra stuti-bhajana se jo bhAva utpanna hote hai, usase sAtha meM pujA karane se jyAdA bhakti-bhAva umaDate hai, isaliye pujA bhI dharma hI hai, agara aisA niyama nahIM mAneMge to phira sAdharmI bhojomeM bhI mAtra dAla aura roTI do hI cIja banAnI caahie| kyoMki miThAI jarurI nahIM hotii| yadi sAdharmI kI bhakti ke liye vividha prakArakA khAnA banAnA yaha pApa nahIM hai, to paramAtmA kI vividha prakArakI bhakti karane meM pApa kyoM mAnA jA sakatA hai ? aba isa bAta para vicAra kIjiye, ki eka zrAvaka ke hAtha-paira viSTA (mala-mUtra) se sane hue hai| aba unheM sAmAyika karane kI icchA huii| usake liye unhoMne hAtha-paira dhoye 38888888888
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________________ aura bAdameM sAmAyika kI, isameM unheM pApa lagegA, yA dharma hogA? eka zrAvakako gharameM sAmAyika karane kI anukUlatA nahIM hai| isaliye skUTara para baiThakara vaha sthAnakameM jAkara sAmAyika karate haiN| aba usameM unheM pApa lagegA ki dharma hogA? kabhI koI bhI saMtane vyAkhyAna ke zravaNa yA sAmAyika ke liye sthAnakame skUTara/kAra se Ate hue zrAvakoM ko 'Apa to pApa kara rahe haiM, kyoMki isameM hiMsA hai' aisA kahakara rokA hai? yadi nahI, to phira mAtra paramAtmAkI pUjA meM hiMsA ke nAma se virodha kyoM ? prazna : yadi zubha bhAva kI utpatti ko Age karakara dharma meM jala-puSpa Adi kI hiMsA mAnya kareMge to phira bakare kA bali dene kI hiMsA bhI mAnya karanI paDegI, kyoki vahA~ para bhI zubha bhAva kI utpatti kahI jA sakatI hai| uttara : nahIM, yaha saMbhava hI nhiiN| vaidya kA diyA huA jahara bhI auSadhI bana sakatA hai, jIvana bacA sakatA hai| kintu isakA artha yaha nahIM ki 'jahara bhI auSadhi hI hai- kaTorI bharakara pI lo- Arogya prApta hogaa|' itanA jahara to mauta hI lAyegA, phira Arogya prApti kI saMbhAvanA hI nahIM rhegii| isI taraha jala-puSpa Adi kI hiMsA mAnya karane se bakare kI hiMsA mAnya nahI ho sktii| kyoMkI usakI hiMsA ke liye itanI krUratA lAnI paDegI ki zubhabhAvoM kI mauta hI ho jaayegii| prazna : para yaha samajhameM nahIM AyA ki jala-phUla kI hiMsA meM krUratA nahIM hai aura bakare kI hiMsA meM krUratA hai aisA Apa kisa AdhAra para kI sakate haiM ? uttara : jala-puSpa Adi ekendriya jIva haiN| unameM atyalpa caitanya hai| ve pIDA ko vyakta nahIM kara sakate- pratikAra bhI nahIM karate / isaliye unakI hiMsA binA koI krUratA se ho sakatI jabaki bakarA paMcendriya hai / vaha bhayabhIta hotA hai, use mauta kI kalpanAse gaharA duHkha hotA hai| bhAgane ke liye jI-jAna kI koziza karatA hai| pratikAra karatA hai-cIkhatA hai| khUna kI dhArA bahatI hai| yaha dekhane ke bAda bhI unakI hiMsA krUratA ke binA saMbhavita hI nhiiN| ___ isaliye jo krUra nahI bana sakate aise sajjana hAthameM churI dene para bhI bakare ko mAra nahIM skte|
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________________ co.cc/000000 88888888888888888888888888888888 isa duniyAmeM bhI dekhie-jala-ghAsa Adi para hI jIne vAle gAya-baila ityAdi prANI krUra nahIM kahalAte aura mAtra una jIvoM kI hiMsA ke kAraNa narakameM nahIM jAte (yadi dUsarA baDA pApa naho to) jabaki hiraNa-bakare Adi ko mAranevAle zera-bAgha Adi prANI krUra-hiMsaka kahalAteM haiM aura isI hiMsA ke kAraNa jyAdAtara narakameM jAte haiN| manuSyomeM bhI bakare ko mArane vAlA jitanA krUra-kaThora hotA hai, utanA jala-phUla kI hiMsA karanevAlA kataI nahIM hotA yaha sabhI jAnate aura mAnate haiN| aura ulTA bhI dekhiye - pujA ke liye jala-phula kI hiMsA karanevAle mUrtipUjaka zrAvakoM se pUjA na karanevAle zrAvaka jyAdA dayAlu hote hai, aisA bhI koI niyama nhiiN| sIdhI bAta hai, jahA~ karoDokA hisAba nahIM vahA~ paise kI kyA visAta ? hara eka zrAvaka apane sAMsarika kAryoM ke liye ekendriya jIvoM kI itanI hiMsA karatA hai ki pUjA ke liye hotI huI hiMsA kucha bhI nahIM hai| usase, usake dayA ke pariNAma para koI asara nahIM hotii| ulTA pUjA ke liye snAnAdi karane meM zAstrokta jayaNA ke pAlana kI icchA rakhane se prayatna karane se dayA ke pariNAma jAgRta hone kI saMbhAvanA jyAdA hai| __ hA~, jinake jIvanameM apane liye bhI ekendriya jIvoM kI hiMsA nahIM hai, ekendriya jIvoM kI virAdhanA se bhI jinakA hRdaya Arta ho jAtA hai, aise sAdhu bhagavaMto ke liye, pUjA ke kAraNa kI huI jala-phUla kI hiMsA bhI dayA ke pariNAma para asara karanevAlI hotI hai, isaliye unheM dravyapUjA kA niSedha kiyA gayA hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki nirdoSa jIvanacaryA evaM niraMtara jIvadayA ke pAlana se sAdhu kA hRdaya itanA komala bana jAtA hai ki jarA sI bhI ekendriya jIva kI virAdhanA unake hRdaya ko Arta kara detI hai| pUjA ke liye bhI ve virAdhanA kareM, to virAdhanA kA bhAva hI unake manameM hAvI ho jAtA hai| isaliye unake liye dravyapUjA niSidhda hai| itanA hI nahI, jinhoMne dinabhara ke liye sabhI AraMbha samAraMbha kA tyAga kara diyA hai aise pauSadha lene vAle zrAvakoM ko bhI dravyapUjA nahIM karanI hai| kyoMki pauSadha meM bhI dravyapUjA ke liye virAdhanA karane para hiMsA kA vicAra hI manameM hAvI hotA hai| prazna : yadi pUjA karane meM hiMsA hote hue bhI lAbha jyAdA hai to phira sAdhu bhagavaMta kyoM pujA nahI karate?
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________________ uttara : sAdharmI bhakti meM hiMsA hote hue bhI lAbha jyAdA hai to mUrtipUjAmeM nahIM mAnanevAle saMta bhI mAnate hI haiM / usakA upadeza dete hai, unake zrAvaka karate hai| to phira svaya kyoM nahI karate ? isa prazna kA uttara Apa kyA deMge ? aisA prazna aneka dharmakAryo ke liye kiyA jA sakatA hai, kyoMki aise aneka dharmakArya hai, jo zrAvaka karate haiM paraMtu sAdhu saMta nahIM krte| isakA uttara yahI denA paDegA ki zrAvaka apane liye bhojana banAne kI hiMsA karatA hI hai ataH use sAdharmI bhakti karane meM lAbha jyAdA hai| paraMtu sAdhu bhagavaMta apane liye bhojana nahIM banAte ataH sAdharmI (zrAvako) ke liye bhI unheM nahI banAnA hai| isI taraha zrAvaka apane jIvana ke liye jala Adi kI hiMsA karatA hI hai to usase pUjA karane lAbha bhI jyAdA hai| paraMtu sAdhu apane liye jala Adi kI hiMsA karate ataH unheM paramAtmAkI pUjA ke liye bhI nahIM karanI haiN| prazna : zrAvaka apane jIvananirvAha ke liye to hiMsA karatA hI hai| usakA pApa to lagatA hI hai , aba pUjA ke liye bhI hiMsA karake jyAdA pApa kyoM bA~dhanA? uttara : yaha prazna sabhI dharmakriyA - guruvaMdana -pravacana zravaNa- sthAnaka nirmANa - sAdharmI bhoja ke liye kiyA jA sakatA hai| usakA kyA javAba hai ? dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki ghara calAne ke liye jo kharca hotA hai, vaha kharca kahA jAtA hai, kintu dukAna calAne ke liye jo kharca hotA hai, use kharca nahIM kahate, Investment kahate hai| kyoMki usase kaI gunA vApasa milatA hai| isI taraha jIvananirvAha ke liye hotI huI hiMsA pApa kahalAtI, paraMtu pUjA bhakti ke liye hotI huI hiMsA pApa nahIM kahalAtI, dharma hI kahalAtI hai kyoMki usase aneka lAbha hote haiN| prazna : mAna liyA ki pratimA ki pUjA se bhaktibhAva Adi kA lAbha hotA ho, to hiMsA meM koI doSa nhiiN| kintu pattharakI pratimA ko paramAtmA kaha dene se koI guNa kI prAptI kaise ho sakatI hai ? pattharakI gAya kabhI dUdha detI hai kyA ? / uttara : yadi yaha prazna koI kare ki gAya ke nAma kA jApa karane se dUdha nahIM milatA to :000000000000000000000000000008888888888888885608:3036060
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________________ paramAtmAke nAmakA jApa karane se guNa kI prAptI kaise hogI, to kyA javAba deMge? kyA bhagavAnake nAma kA jApa choDa deMge? vAstavikatA yaha hai ki dUdha kI prApti apane mana para nirbhara nahIM, isaliye patthara kI gAya yA nAma kA jApa lAbhakArI nahIM bntaa| jabaki samyagdarzanAdi guNa (yA mithyAtvAdi doSa) aura puNya (yA pApa) mukhya rupase mana ke adhIna hai| jaba mana zubha (azubha) bhAvoM se bhAvita banatA hai taba samyagdarzanAdi guNa (mithyAtvAdi doSa) aura puNya (pApa) kA lAbha hotA hai| jaise paramAtmA ke nAma smaraNa se mana bhaktibhAva se bhAvita banatA hai aura guNa-puNyakA lAbha hotA hai usI taraha pratimA ke darzana-vaMdana-pUjana se bhI mana paramAtmA kI sAdhanA-guNa-prabhAva Adi kI smRti se bhAvita banatA hai| to usase guNa-puNya kI prApti kyoM nahIM ho sakatI? zrI dazavaikAlika sUtrameM strIkA citra dekhane kA bhI niSedha kiyA hai kyoM ki strIke citra kA darzana bhI mana ko rAga-vikAra-vAsanA se vAsita karake nukasAnakArI banAtA hai| to paramAtmAkI pratimA bhI mana ko vairAgya -kSamA-upazamabhAva ke bhAvoM se vAsita karake lAbhakArI banAtI hI hai| Telivijhana ke drazyoM kI bUrI asara se saba paricita hai| mAtA-pitA ke phoTo ke darzana se kRtajJatA kA bhAva utpanna honA sabhI jAnate hai| gurudeva ke phoTo ke darzanase bhaktibhAva kI utpatti saba mAnate haiN| to paramAtmA kI pratimA ke darzana se bhaktibhAvoM kI utpatti kyoM nahIM hogI? vAstavameM to rojAnA bhAvapUrNa bhakti ke sAtha pUjA karanevAle zrAvakoM ko hI unakA anubhava pUcha lenA caahie| aura yadi ve yaha kahate haiM ki unake bhAvoM kI suMdaratama vRdhdi hotI hai to svayaM bhI pUjA zuru kara denI caahie| jo samaya hama paramAtmAkI stuti-pUjAmeM vyatIta karate hai, vahI samaya kA zreSThaupayoga jo dhana hama paramAtmAke caraNomeM samarpita karateM hai, vahI dhana kA zreSTha sadupayoga hai|
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________________ prazna : pratimAmeM prabhujIke prANoMkI pratiSThA karate haiM, to kyA bhagavAnako mokSameM se nIce le Ate hai ? uttara : pratimAmeM pratiSThA karane kA artha hai ki pratimAkoM zAstrokta vidhividhAna maMtroccAra ke dvArA prANavAna bnaanaa| prANavAn banAnA yAne kyA ? davAIyoM ke upara Expiry Date hotI hai| usakA artha yaha hai ki pahale vaha jivita thI aura bAdameM mara jaayegii| (Expire kA artha maranA-naSTa honA hai|) aba davAI meM jIvita honA kyA aura maranA kyA? vicAra karane para yaha samajha sakateM haiM ki apanA kArya karane meM samartha honA yahI davAIke jIvaMta hone kA artha hai / aura vaha sAmarthya naSTa honA yahI usakI mRtyu hai| to matalaba yaha huA ki jIvaMtatA aura mRtyu kA artha hamezA prANoMse saMbaMdhita nahIM hai| bijalI kA tAra bhI jivaMta kahalAtA hai- jaba bijalI kA pravAha usameM se baha rahA ho| aisA hI pratimAke liye hai| usako prANavAna banAne ke artha hai ki pratyakSa paramAtmAke darzana-pUjanAdi se jo phala milatA hai, vahI phala dene kA sAmarthya usameM utpanna krnaa| pratiSThA hone se aba yaha sAkSAt paramAtmA hai, aise pariNAma darzana-pUjA karanevAle ke manameM utpanna hote hai| pariNAma hI pUjanakA phala dene meM kAraNa banatA hai| ___ isI taraha pratiSThA meM paramAtmAko mokSameM se lAne kI koI bAta nahIM hai / apitu sthApita karane kI bAta hai| isake vistRta vivaraNa ke liye dekhie SoDazaka graMtha - haribhadrasUri ma.sA. prazna : yadi paramAtmAkI bhakti karanI hI hai to paramAtmA ke caraNomeM dhana rakha do| jala-phUla kI kyA jarurata hai ? uttara : ghara para bhojana ke liye AmaMtrita mehamAna kI thAlI meM 100 ru. kI noTa rakha denA yaha svAgata hai, yA aneka prakAra ke pakavAna Adi bhojana banAkara denA svAgata hai ? bhakti vividha prakArake dravyoM se bar3hatI hai| sAdhu saMta gocarI ke liye padhAreM ho, taba bhI jitanI jyAdA cIja sUjhatI ho, jitanI jyAdA cIja verate hai, utanA bhaktibhAva baDhatA hai , AnaMda baDhatA hai, yaha anubhava sabhI ko hai| usI taraha paramAtmAkI jala-caMdana-puSpa-dhUpa-dIpa-naivedya-phala-nRtya Adi vividha 333333380860338833
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________________ prakArakI pUjA se bhakti ke bhAva baDhate jAte haiM / prazna : mehamAna yA sAdhu bhagavaMta ko dravyoM kI AvazyakatA hai, paramAtmA to vItarAga hai| unheM dravyoM kI AvazyakatA nahIM, phira dravyapUjA se kyA lAbha hogA ? uttara : vaise to bhagavAna ko apane stuti - guNagAna bhajana Adi kI bhI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, to bhI hama kyoM karateM haiM ? isa para vicAra kIjie / stuti ho - bhajana ho - yA dravyapUjA ho - sabhI kA uddezya paramAtmAmeM apane manako tallIna karane kA hai| hara prakArakI pUjA paramAtmAmeM mana ko tallIna karane meM sahAyaka banatI hI hai aura isaliye hI aneka zubha phaloM kI janaka bhI hai hI / prazna : paraMtu ekAgratA tallInatA to mAtra stuti- bhajana se bhI A sakatI hai| usake liye jala-phUla Adi kI hiMsA karane kI kyA jarUrata hai ? - uttara : yU~ to yaha bhI kahA jA sakatA hai ki tallInatA mAtra nAmasmaraNa se A sakatI hai, phira stuti - bhajana kI kyA jarurata hai ? usameM bhI kabhI kSamA guNakI, kabhI vitarAgatA kI, kabhI sAdhanA kI / aise taraha-taraha kI stutiyoM kI kyA jarurata hai ? vAstavikatA yaha hai ki hamArA mana vividhatA ke prati AkarSita hotA hai / isaliye hI pUjA meM vividhatA batAI gayI hai| jitane alaga-alaga tarIkoM se mana prabhumeM magna baneM - tallIna rahe - una sabhI tarIkoM se use magna banAnA yahI jJAniyoMkA abhiprAya - alaga alaga prakArakI pUjA ke pIche hai| vividhatA ke kAraNa hI mana paramAtmAmeM laMbe kAla taka tallIna raha sakatA hai, yaha hamArA anubhava bhI hai| nahIM to vaha bhI prazna kiyA jA sakatA hai ki mAtra sAmAyika se sAdhanA ho sakatI haiN| dAna- tapa Adi dharmoM kI kyA jarurata ? guruvaMdana - pravacana zravaNa Adi ke liye hiMsA karane kI kyA jarUrata hai ? prazna : sabhI dharmoM kA apanA apanA mahatva hai, apanA apanA viziSTa phala hai / isaliye usameM hiMsA hotI ho to bhI aMtameM vaha lAbhakArI hai hI / uttara : ThIka usI taraha hara eka dravyUjA kA apanA viziSTa phala hai hI / 12
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________________ eka bhaktane paramAtmAke nAmakA jApa zuru kiyA / 5-7 minaTa mana usameM ekAgra rhaa| bAdameM jApa cAlU hote hue bhI mana bhaTakane lgaa| usI vakta yadi use alaga prakArakI bhaktimeM joDa diyA jAye- jaise ki jalapUjA -to vApasa mana paramAtmAmeM sthira ho jaayegaa| aba thoDI derameM vApasa mana bhaTakane lagA to vApasa dUsare prakArakI pUjA-caMdanapUjAmeM joDa dene para sthira ho jaayegaa| isa taraha laMbe kAla taka manako prabhumeM tallIna rakhane ke liye taraha-taraha kI pUjA, taraha-taraha kI sAdhanA Avazyaka hai| prazna : phira bhI, taraha taraha kI pUjA se sabhIkA citta ekAgra hogA hI, aisA koI niyama nahIM hai| uttara : vaise to sAmAyika karane se bhI samatAkI prApti sabhI ko hogI aisA koI niyama nahIM hai| phira bhI sAmAyika choDane ki bAta to koI nahIM krtaa| to pUjA bhI choDanI nahIM hI caahie| prazna : mAna liyA kI puSpapUjA Adi se zubha bhAvoM kI utpatti hone ke kAraNa vaha lAbha karanevAlI hai| kintu usake liye do-cAra phUloM se pUjA paryApta hai| saiMkaDo hajAro phUlo kI hiMsA kI kyA jarurata hai ? vaise bhI dharma meM hiMsA hotI ho to bhI jayaNA kA pAlana to Avazyaka batAyA hI hai na ? aura jayaNA kA artha yahI hai ki kama se kama hiMsA krnaa| uttara : sAdharmI kI bhakti roTI-dAla se ho sakatI hai phira miThAI kyoM banAteM hai ? eka miThAI se ho sakatI hai phira do-tIna miThAI kyoM banAteM haiM ? jayaNA to sAdharmI bhaktimeM bhI honI cAhie na? vAstavikatA yaha hai ki jahA~ para zubha bhAvoM kI utpatti kA lAbha adhika hai, vaha hiMsA doSarupa nahIM hai / yadi do-cAra phUloM se bhaktibhAva umaDate hai, to saikaDohajAro phUlo se aura adhika zubha bhAva utpanna hoMge to vaha hiMsA doSarupa nahIM hI bnegii| nahIM to phira eka saMtako vaMdana karane se guruvaMdana ho gyaa| aba dusare saMtako vaMdana nahIM karanA cAhie kyoMki usameM gamanAgamanameM hiMsA honevAlI hai, aisA bhI mAnanA pddegaa| sAmagrI kama karanI yaha jayaNA nahIM, kintu viveka rakhanA yaha jayaNA hai| sAdharmI
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________________ sssssssss886660860888888888866600308666666666666666 6 6 bhaktimeM jayaNA kA pAlana bhakti ke dravyoM ko kama karane se nahIM hotA balki usameM rAta ko rasoI na karane se, bAjAra kI cIjeM na lAne se, jamIkaMda Adi abhakSya padArthoM kA tyAga karane se hotA hai| usI taraha paramAtmAkI bhaktimeM jayaNA kA pAlana phUloM kI saMkhyA kama karane se nahIM hotA apitu phUloM ko na kucalane se, sUI na lagAne se hotA hai| phUloM kI saMkhyA kama karanA, yaha jayaNA nahIM, aviveka hai, kRpaNatA hai, jaise sAdharmI bhaktimeM dravyoM kI saMkhyA kama karanA yaha kRpaNatA hai| prazna : parvatithi ke dinoM meM Apa harI sabjI-phala AdikA tyAga karane kI preraNA karate haiM / phira pUjA meM phala-phUla AdikA upayoga bhI una dinoM meM nahIM karanA cAhie na? uttara : parvatithike dinoM meM sAMsArika kAryoM ke liye bAhara na Ane jAne kI preraNA bhI kI jAtI hai| to phira vyAkhyAna ke zravaNa hetu bhI nahIM AnA-jAnA cAhie / aisA prazna koI kareM to kyA javAba deMge? svayaM upavAsa karanevAlA bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMto ko gocarI verAtA hI hai nA? . sAMsarika kAryoM ke liye hiMsAkA niSedha karanA yaha alaga bAta hai aura dharmakArya, jahA~ zubha bhAvoM kA lAbha bahata jyAdA hai, usake liye alpa hiMsA karanA alaga bAta hai| aura parvatithiyoMmeM harI sabjI / phala Adi kA tyAga isaliye bhI karanA hai ki vaha aaskti| rAga kA kAraNa hai| paramAtmA kI bhaktimeM usakA samarpaNa karane se to ulTA tyAga honevAlA hai, rAga nhiiN| phira usakA niSedha kyoM kareM ? prazna : mAnA kI pUjAmeM bhI dharma hai, lAbha hai, kintu usameM hiMsA kA alpa doSa to hai hii| jabaki sAmAyika meM mAtra lAbha hai, doSa bilakula nhiiN| phira sAmAyika hI karanI cAhie na ? uttara : to phira sAmAyika ke sivA aura koI bhI dharma nahIM karanA cAhie / cAhe pravacana kA zravaNa ho, sthAnaka kA nirmANa ho yA guruvaMdana ho / kyoMki sabhI meM alpa hiMsA kA doSa to hai hii| lekina aisA to koI nahIM maantaa| phira mAtra pUjA ke liye hI niSedha kyoM? hA~ zakti ho to jIvanabhara kI sAmAyika hI karanI caahie| dIkSA le lenI caahie| 8--22550568 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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________________ prazna : zradhdAsaMpanna zrAvakoM ko jinapUjA se lAbha hotA hai aisA mAna liyaa| kintu jinhe pratimA aura pUjA meM zradhdA hI nahIM hotI, unhe to zubha bhAva nahIM Ane se lAbha honevAlA hI nhiiN| to unake liye to pUjA kA niSedha hI karanA paDegA kyoMki unheM mAtra hiMsA kA doSa hI lgegaa| uttaraH yadi koI nAstika manuSya aisA kahe ki 'mujhe gurudeva para zradhdA nhiiN| isaliye vaMdana karane meM zubha bhAva nahIM aate| isaliye mujhe to Ane-jAne kI hiMsA kA doSa hI lgegaa| isaliye meM vaMdana karane nahI jaauuNgaa|' to Apa kyA kaheMge? yahI na,ki 'bhaiyA Apa zradhdA rakhoM, vaMdana karane calo, zradhdA svayaM utpanna hogI, baDhatI jaayegii|' isI taraha hama bhI yahI upadeza kareMge ki prabhu kI pratimA aura pUjA meM zradhdA rakhie, pUjA kijie, ApakI AtmAkA kalyANa hokara hI rhegaa| prazna : yadi mUrtipUjA se AtmAkA kalyANa hI hotA hai, to zAstroMmeM - AgamoM meM mUrtipUjA kA vidhAna kyoM nahIM hai ? uttara : yaha pUrNayatA galata mAnyatA hai ki Agamo meM mUrtipUjA kA vidhAna nahIM hai, dekhie1. zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke cauthe sthAnameM naMdizvara dvIpa para rahe hue jinamaMdiroM kA varNana hai| 2. zrI samavAyAMga sUtra ke satrahaveM samavAyameM jaMghAcaraNa aura vidyAcaraNa munioM dvArA naMdizvara dvipa ke -jinamaMdiro kI yAtrA kA varNana hai| 3. zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke tIsare zataka ke pahale uddezyameM camarendra ke adhikArameM jinapratimA ke zaraNa kI bAta hai| 4. zrI upAsakadazAMga meM AnaMda zrAvaka ke adhikArameM jinamurtikA ullekha hai| 5. zrI rAyappaseNiya sUtra meM suryAbhadevane kI huI jinapratimA kI pUjA kA varNana hai| 6. zrI jJAtAdharmakathAMga meM draupadIdvArA kI gayI jinapUjA kA varNana hai| zrI jIvAbhigama sUtrameM vijayadeva kI jinapratimA pUjA kA varNana hai| yaha to kucha nAma btaayeN| isake alAvA saiMkaDo zAstroMmeM mUrtipUjA kI bAta hai hii| .......... .
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________________ prazna : yadi aisA hai to phira 'mUrtipUjA koI AgamoM meM nahIM hai ' aisA kyoM kahA jAtA hai ? uttara : yaha to aisA kahanevAloM se hI pUchanA caahie| vAstavikatA yaha hai ki hajAroM sAloM se 45 Agama aura anya zAstra cale A raheM hai| lekina apanI matise hI nirNaya kaI logoMne kara liyA ki mUrtipUjA pApa hai| aura jo AgamoMme mUrtipUjA spaSTa rupase batAI hai unheM amAnya karake bAkIke Agama hI mAne / (vAstavameM to una AgamomeM bhI mUrtipUjA mAnya hai aisA hama batA cuke hai / ) aura anya zAstromeM to sarvatra mUrtipUjA kI bAta kI hai| isaliye unheM sarvathA amAnya kara diyaa| Azcarya yaha hai ki una AgamoM ke artha karane ke liye bhI sahArA to svayaM jinheM amAnya mAnate the unhIM zAstroM niyukti-bhASya-vRtti Adi kA liyaa| kyoMki usake binA cArA hI nahIM thaa| una zAstroMke binA mUla AgamoMkA artha karanA asaMbhava thA aura hai| Aja bhI AgamoM kA anuvAda una zAstroM ke sahAre hI hotA hai cAhe koI bhI saMta kre| svayaM ko mAnya AgamoMmeM jahA~ para mUrtipUjA kI bAta thI, una zAstrapAThoM ke sAtha khilavADa karake badala diyaa| ulTe-pulTe artha kiye| dekhie, saMta zrI vijayamunIzAstrI amarabhAratI (disambara 1978,pR.14) meM likhate haiM- 'pUjyazrI ghAsIlAlajI ma. ne aneka AgamoM ke pAThoM meM parivartana kiyA hai,tathA aneka sthaloM para naye pATha banAkara joDa diye haiN| isI prakAra puSphabhikSujI ma. ne apane dvArA saMpAdita suttAgame meM aneka sthaloM se pATha nikAlakara naye pATha joDa diye haiN| bahuta pahale gaNi udayacandrajI mahArAja paMjAbI ke ziSya ratnamunijIne bhI dazavaikAlika AdimeM sAMpradAyika abhiniveza ke kAraNa pATha badale haiN|' koI bhI madhyastha vyakti, jo satya kA pakSapAtI hai, Atmahita cAhatA hai, vaha ina saMtoMko pUche ki '400 yA jyAdA varSa purAnI hastalikhita prato meM vaha AgamakA pATha batAyeM' to vAstavikatA prakAzameM A jaayegii| aba AgamoM ke arthoM ke sAtha kaisA khilavADa huA hai , yaha dekhie / zrI rAyappaseNiya sUtrameM (jo mUla AgamoMmeM hai) 'devalokameM jinezvara bhagavAna kI avagAhanA pramANa 108 jinapratimA, padmAsanameM, RSabha, vardhamAna, candrAnana aura vAriSeNa jinakI hai' aisA mUla
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________________ AgamameM kahA hai, aba isakA sIdhA artha karane para to mUrti mAnanI pddegii| isaliye kyA kiyA ? 'jina' kA artha kara diyA avadhijina aura vaha bhI mithyAtvI, kAmadeva / aba Apa sociye| 1. jaina zAstromeM sarvatra 'jina' zabda kA prayoga sAmAnyase arihaMta ke liye hI hotA hai-yadi koI vizeSa zabda nahIM joDA gayA ho / anyathA to jaina-jinakA anuyAyI kAmadevakA anuyAyI aisA artha bhI ho sakatA hai| 2. kAmadevakI pratimA padmAsanameM kabhI nahIM hotii| 3. kAmadevake cAra nAma RSabha,vardhamAna Adi kahIM para bhI prasidhda nahIM hai| 4. anya mUla Agama-jIvAbhigama sUtrameM ina pratimAoMkI indra Adi deva namutthuNaM sUtra se stavanA karate haiM aisA batAyA hai / aura namutthuNaM se arihaMta ke sivA kisI anyakI stavanA kahIM para bhI prasidhda nahIM hai| 5. indra samakitI hote haiM- vaha kAmadevakA stavana kare yaha kaise saMbhavita hai ? 6. kAmadevakI mUrti kA jinAgamameM vistAra se varNana honA bhI saMbhava nahIM hai| yaha spaSTa hai ki jinapratimA kA artha arihaMta kI pratimA hI hai, paraMtu use mAnane meM to baDI Apatti A jAtI hai isaliye aisA ulTA-pulTA artha kara diyA hai| jinheM apanI bAtako sidhda karane hetu AgamoM se khilavADa karanA bhI mAnya ho, vaha satyake pakSameM hai yA asatyake yaha nirNaya Apa hI kara lijIe / paramAtmA mahAvIradeva ke jIva ko marIci ke bhavameM kI huI eka vAkyakI utsUtra prarupaNAke kAraNa eka koTAkoTI sAgaropama(asaMkhya varSa) saMsArameM bhaTakanA paDA yaha kabhI nahIM bhUlanA caahie| prazna : "mUrtipUjA pApa hai' aisA nirNaya apanI mati se liyA, aisA kahane ke liye Apake pAsa kyA sabUta hai ? uttara : zAstromeM kahIM para bhI 'paramAtmAkI pUjA yA maMdira nahIM banAnA cAhie-pUjA nahIM karanI cAhie-usameM pApa hai, aisA koI bhI vAkya nahIM hai |'muurtipuujaa ko pApa kahanevAloM se AmaMtraNa hai ki aisA zAstravacana ho to ghoSita kreN| prazna : hiMsA kA niSedha zAstrameM hai hI aura pUjAmeM hiMsA hotI hI hai| to usakA niSedha ho gayA na? 17)
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________________ uttara : vaise to sthAnaka banAnA, sAdharmI bhakti karanA,pravacana ke liye jAnA-sabhI meM hiMsA se lAbha jyAdA hone ke kAraNa usakA niSedha nahIM hai, to mUrti-maMdira aura pUjAmeM bhI lAbha jyAdA hai yaha to hama pahale hI sidhda kara cuke hai, phira usakA niSedha kaise hogA? aura yadi mUrti pUjA meM pApa hotA to jaina zAsanameM pApake prAyazcitta ke liye jo vistRta zAstrachedagrantha hai, usameM paramAtmA kI mUrti banAnekA, maMdira banAnekA, pUjA karanekA prAyazcitta nahIM batAyA hai, kyoMki dharmakA koI prAyazcitta hotA hI nhiiN| ___ karuNA se bhIge hRdaya se hama yaha kahanA cAhate haiM ki 'yadi Apa mUrtipUjA nahIM karanA cAhate to bhI, mUrtipUjAmeM pApa hai aisA utsUtra bhASaNa karake, ApakI AtmAkA anaMta saMsAra baDhAne kA jabaradasta pApa kabhI na kreN|' prazna : yaha kahA jAtA hai ki paramAtmA ke samayameM mUrtipUjA nahIM thI paraMtu bAdameM zAstroMmeM joDa dI gyii| uttara : yadi aisA hI hotA to mUla AgamoM meM mUrtipUjA kA pATha kaise hote ? devalokakI pratimAe~ zAzvata hai| to paramAtmA ke samayameM bhI mUrti aura pUjA thI yaha spaSTa hai| Ajase karIba 86000 varSa pUrva draupadIne jinapratimA kI pUjA kI thI aisA pATha jJAtAdharmakathA meM hai| paramAtmA mahAvIra deva ke samayameM hI hue gautama budhda, rAjagRhI nagarImeM zrI supArzvanAtha bhagavAna ke tIrthameM Thahare the aisA baudhdagrantha mahAvagga 1-22-23 meM batAyA hai| kalpasUtrameM sidhdArtha rAjAne jinapUjA kI thI aisA pATha hai| kaliMga meM hAthI guphAmeM mahArAjA khAravela ke zilAlekhameM jinapratimAkA spaSTa ullekha hai| jisakA samaya vIra prabhuke bAda dUsarI sadI kA hai| vaha mUrti naMdarAjA magadha dezameM le gaye the aura mahArAjA khAravelane punaH kaliMgameM pratiSThA karavAI thii| isase usa samayameM bhI maMdira -mUrti-pUjA the, yaha spaSTa hai| yadi mUrtipUjA zAstravirudhda hotI to usa vakta vidyamAna 14 pUrvadhara Adi AcArya bhagavaMtane usakA jabaradasta virodha kiyA hotaa| usake bAda bhI hajAroM vidvAn AcArya bhagavaMta hue~ hai, jinake zAstravacanoMke AdhAra para hI Aja zAsana TikA huA hai|
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________________ unameM se kabhI kisIne maMdira-mUrti-pUjAkA virodha nahIM kiyA hai| prazna : yaha saMbhAvita hai ki pUrvAcAryoM ne mUrtipUjA kA kadAgraha pakaDa liyA ho| isaliye usakA virodha nahIM kiyA ho| uttara : do hajAra sAla taka sabhI AcArya bhagavaMta kadAgrahI the unameM koI bhI pApa se DaratA nahIM thA aura 400-500 varSa pUrva hue saMta hI niSpakSa the pApa se Darate the aisA mAnanA yaha bahuta baDI mUDhatA-sAMpradAyika kadAgraha ke sivA kyA ho sakatA hai ? __yaha saba jAnate aura mAnateM haiM ki jinazAsanameM mUrtipUjA kA virodha pichale 500 sAloM meM hI huA hai| isaliye hI una logoM ke pAsa na koI prAcIna zAstra hai, na koI itihAsa isa pUrNa carcA kA sArAMza yaha hai ki * jinamaMdira-mUrti aura zAzvata hai / * AgamoM meM mUrtipUjAkA vidhAna hai hI aura niSedha kahI nahIM hai| * mUrtipUjAmeM aneka zubha bhAvoMkI utpatti,samyagdarzanAdi guNoMkA lAbha aura puNyabaMdha ke lAbha ke sAmane hiMsA kA doSa atyaMta alpa aura nagaNya hai| hiMsA ke nAma para pUjA kA virodha karanevAle bhI, usase adhika hiMsA anya dharmake liye karate hI haiN| ataH mUrtipUjAkA virodha kadAgraha prerita hai| yaha spaSTa hai| isaliye hara zrAvakakA yaha kartavya hai ki mUrtipUjA meM zradhdA rakhanA aura bhAvapUrNa bhaktike sAtha pUjA karanA / 'mUrtipUjA pApa hai ' aise utsUtra vacanokA pratikAra krnaa| . isa viSayakI adhika jAnakArI ke liye dekhie 1. 'pratimA pUjana' -pU.paM.zrI bhadraMkaravijayajI ma.sA. 2. mUrtipUjAkA prAcIna itihAsa'-pU.mu.zrI jJAnasuMdarajI ma.sA. isa puskiAmeM diye gaye zAstrapAThoM kI evaM zilAlekhoM kI jAnakArI bhI ina pustakomeM dI huI hai| jinAjJA ke virudhda kucha bhI likhA gayA ho, to micchAmi dukkddN|
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________________ itihAsa kyA kahatAhai ? * devaloka tathA naMdizvara dvIpa Adi meM zAzvata jina pratimA hai| * asaMkhya varSa purAnI zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha, zrI sthaMbhana pArzvanAtha bhagavAna (khaMbhAta), zrI nemanAtha bhagavAna(giranAra) Adi kI jina pratimAeM maujUda hai| * savA do hajAra varSa pahale huye saMprati mahArAjAkI banAI huI saiMkaDo jina pratimA jagaha-jagaha para maujUda hai| * 2300 varSa pUrva ke mahArAjA khAravelake zilAlekha meM jinapratimA kA ullekha hai| * 86000 varSa pUrva draupadIne jinapratimA kI pUjA kI hai| * paramAtmA mahAvIradeva ke pitAzrI sidhdArtharAjA ne jinapUjA kI hai| * mUrtipUjA kA virodha pichale 500 varSoM meM hI huA hai| * 500 varSa se purAnA koI bhI zAstra yA koI bhI itihAsa mUrtipUjAke virodhiyoM ke pAsa nahIM hai| * baudhda dharmagraMthomeM gautama budhda ke samaya kI jinapratimA kA ullekha hai| * amUrtipUjaka kaI saMta satya kA sAkSAtkAra hone para mUrtipUjA kA svIkAra karake saMvegI sAdhu bane haiN| mUrtipUjAna mAnane ke liye * sUtroM ko uddaayaa| (AgamoMko amAnya kiyA) * sUtroM ke pATha badala diye| * itihAsa ko vikRta kiyaa| * sUtroM ke artha ulTe kiye| * pUrvAcAryoM ko amAnya kiyaa| kyAyahakadAgraha nahIM hai? jinapUjA kA niSedha karane ke kAraNa kaI zrAvaka -anya devoM ke maMdiromeM jAne lage haiM / (kyoMki Arya dezake hara eka manuSyake hRdaya meM adrazya paribaloM ke prati zradhdA aura bhakti hote hI haiN|) isa mithyAtva kA jimmedAra kauna ? OM83888888888888888888
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________________ jarA socie yadi gurudeva kI phoTokA darzana dharmakriyA hai, to paramAtmA kI pratimAkA darzana pApa kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai ? yadi gurudevake praveza kA julusa nikAlanA yaha dharma hai, to paramAtmA kI rathayAtrA nikAlanA pApa kyo hai ? yadi gurudevake darzana / vandana ke liye dUra taka jAnA dharma hai, to tIrthayAtrA ke liye dUra jAnA pApa kyo hai ? yadi sthAnaka banAnA dharma hai, to maMdira banAnA pApa kyo hai yadi strI kA citra rAga utpanna karatA hai, to paramAtmA kI pratimA vairAgya kyoM utpanna nahIM kara sakatI? yadi paramAtmA kA nAmasmaraNa samyagdarzana prApta karA sakatA hai, to paramAtmAkI pUjA kyoM nahI karA sakatI? yadi sAdharmika kI aneka dravyoM se bhakti karanA dharma hai, to paramAtmAkI aneka prakArakI dravyapUjA dharma kyo nahI ? yadi hiMsA ke nAma para pUjA kA niSedha kiyA jAtA hai, to jahA~ para hiMsA hai hI, aise sthAnakakA nirmANa, sAdharmI bhakti Adi sabhI kA niSedha karanA paDegA / saujanya * zrI. saMbhavanAtha jaina yuvaka maMDaLa, karacelIyA zrI pAlIbena hastImalajI zAha (mokalasaravAlA)ha.bhAveza IzvarabhAI zAha * zrI.bharatabhAI kAMtilAla dozI, jatana apArTa, malADa * zrImatI maMjulAbena dhanasukhalAla zAha, navasArI, ha. sunilabhAI (sI.e) zrImatI kamaLAbena rikhabacaMda mahetA parivAra, ha. caMpakabhAI navasArI * zrI.zreyAMsa vijayabhAI jaina, (jayapUravAlA) hAla navasArI * zrI. jaina yuvaka maMDaLa, pAlaghara (ve.) ji.thAnA .zrI.AziSa kizorabhAI amRtalAla, kaThora
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________________ jaina darzana kI ahiMsA sarvazreSTha hai| pRthvI, jala, agni, havA aura vanaspati rupa ekendriya jIvoM kI rakSA kA upadeza mAtra jaina dharma karatA hai| aise ahiMsA ke pUjArI jaina zrAvaka, jala-phUla Adi kI hiMsA jisameM hotI hai, aisI jinapUjA kaise kara sakate haiM? kyA yaha prazna Apake dimAgameM haiM ? isakA tarka aura nyAyapUrNa uttara samajhane ke liye avazya paDhiye yaha pustikA /