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________________ zrInathamala duggar3a tathA zrIgajasiMha rAThaur3a zrI ela0pI0 jaina aura unakI saMketalipi gahuAM varNa, ThiMganA kada, vicArazIla medhAvI mastaka, brahmacarya ke teja se dedIpyamAna caur3A lalATa, choTe para tejasvI halke nIle netroM vAle, sAta bhASAoM ke zaoNrTahaiNDa ke prasiddha AviSkAraka zrI ela0 pI0 jaina kA pUrA nAma 'zrIlAdUrAma pUnamacanda khivesarA' thA, jo byAvara meM 'mAsTara sAhaba' ke nAma se jyAdA prasiddha the. dharma meM avicala zraddhA rakhane vAlI yaha tyAgamUrti byAvara meM apane jIvana ke antima cAlIsa varSoM se zikSA ke kSetra meM eka lagana se lagI rahI evaM apanI niSkAma sevA tathA tyAga ke bala para saikar3oM vidyArthiyoM ke hRdayoM meM patha-pradarzaka AdaraNIya guru ke rUpa meM pUjya bana gaI. prAtaH cAra baje ve uTha jAte the. eka ghaMTA dhyAna evaM svAdhyAya meM lagAte. ThIka pA~ca baje prArthanA aura usake bAda mIla Der3ha mIla Tahalane evaM anya zArIrika kArya se nivRtti ke pazcAt munidarzana kA unakA nizcita kAryakrama jIvana bhara nirdvandva gati se calatA rahA. san 1936 taka unakA adhikAMza samaya dhArmika zikSA evaM vyavasthA meM bItA, para isake bAda adhikAMza samaya zAstrapaThana, svAdhyAya evaM Atmacintana-manana meM, evaM thor3A jaina saMketalipi ke vikAsa evaM pracAra meM lagatA thA. ve 'dharma-zikSA,' 'dharma-zAstra' evaM 'saMketalipi' ina tIna viSayoM para vistAra se vicAraviniyama karanA pasanda karate the. anya kisI prazna kA ve uttara denA pasanda nahIM karate the. zAstrasvAdhyAya kI ora unakI gaharI ruci thI. kaI zAstra inhoMne kaNThastha kara liye the. unakA janma baiMgalora meM huA aura zikSAprApti ke pazcAt ve paMtrika vyavasAya meM laga gae. magara paristhitiyoM ne unheM zIghra hI vyavasAya-vimukha banA diyA. byAvara meM santasamAgama barAbara banA rahate dekhakara aura zAstra adhyayana aura svAdhyAya ke liye upayukta sthAna samajha kara san 1921 ke prArambha meM baiMgalora se apanA samasta kArobAra sameTa kara ve byAvara A gaye. baiMgalora meM rahate samaya hI unakI icchA jaina zramaNadIkSA lene kI ho gaI thI. para vidhi kA vidhAna kucha aura hI thA. byAvara nagara aura AsapAsa ke sthAnoM meM dhArmika zikSaNa kI kamI unhoMne dekhI, sAtha hI logoM kI jijJAsA bhI dekhI. isase unako kucha sphUti milI. Aye the kevala apanA hita karane, para karane lage dUsaroM ke bhI jJAnalAbha kI bAta. dhuna ke pakke the hI. turanta apanA mArga nizcita kiyA aura eka 'jaina-pAThazAlA' kI sthApanA kara dI. prauDha logoM ko dhArmika zikSaNa dene ke nimitta eka rAtripAThazAlA bhI calAne lage. phira to eka chAtrAlaya bhI sthApita ho gayA aura zikSA kI sundara vyavasthA ho gaI. zanaiH-zana: dhArmika jJAna ke liye aura pramukha rUpa se ucca dhArmika jJAna ke liye saMskRta bhASA kA jJAna jarUrI samajhA gayA aura isa hetu jo chaH mAha kA pAThyakrama rakhA gayA thA, use badalA gayA aura ATha varSa kA kiyA gayA. isake saMcAlana ke liye eka alaga saMsthA kA bhI 'zrI jaina-bIrAzrama' ke nAma se nirmANa kiyA gayA. isa meM saMskRta pAlI evaM arddhamAgadhI bhASA ke granthoM ke tathA darzana Adi viSayoM ke adhyApana kA prabandha kiyA gayA. Jain - -- www.janelibrary.org
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________________ 604 : muni zrIhajArImala smRti grantha : tRtIya adhyAya unakI aneka denoM meM sabase mahattvapUrNa dena 'jaina saMketalipi' ke rUpa meM amara rahegI. isa saMketalipi ke AviSkAra kI bhUmikA apane caritranAyaka ke hI zabdoM meM hama nIce uddhRta kara rahe haiM : 'kaI varSoM se mere hRdaya meM yaha taraMga uTha rahI thI ki sarva dezavAsiyoM kA eka hI bhASA meM bolanA to asambhava hai kintu sambhava hai ki lekhanapraNAlI meM kucha saphalatA mila jAya. isase prerita hokara maiMne socA ki eka aisI lipi kA AviSkAra kiyA jAya ki jisake saMketa itane sarala aura thor3e hoM, jinako kisI bhI bhASA meM kisI bhI deza kA rahanevAlA vidvAn samajha sake aura mAtra tIna yA cAra mahIne ke thor3e se parizrama se sIkha sake. isa lipi ke saMketa itane vyApaka hoM ki kisI bhI deza kI kisI bhI bhASA kA zabda isameM saralatA se aMkita kiyA jA sake. likhane meM bhI yaha itanI saMkSipta ho ki jisako vaktA kI bhASA kA thor3A bahuta bhI jJAna ho vaha vaktA ke muMha se nikale hue zabdoM ko zIghratA se isa lipi meM noTa kara sake. kintu mere hRdaya meM isa lipi ke liye itanI prabala uttejanA nahIM thI ki zIghra hI vyavasthita kara dI jAya. 'ise zIghra vyavasthita na karane meM mukhya Apatti yaha thI ki isakA pratyeka saMketa, cAhe kitane hI saMketoM meM mila jAne para bhI, apanI hI zakla kA dyotaka banA rahe. yAni do saMketoM ke mila jAne para bhI tIsare saMketa kA sandeha na ho jAya. kyoMki merI icchA thI ki pratyeka zabda va vAkya ko aMkita karane meM jahA~ taka ho kalama kama uThAI jAya. 'ina saMketoM ke milAna kI Apatti ne hI mujhe vizeSa jhaMjhaTa meM DAla diyA. vilamba hone kA mukhya kAraNa yahI thA. inhIM ApatiyoM para vicAra karate hue jaba ki zrImAn jainAcArya pUjyavara muni zrIjavAhiralAlajI mahArAja ke apUrva aura vilakSaNa prabhAvotpAdaka bhASaNoM ko maiMne sunA, to merI yaha icchA ho jAnA svAbhAvika hI thI ki aisA yatna zIghra kiyA jAya jisase hara eka manuSya unake bhAvoM kA jisa samaya bhI cAhe manana kara sake. 'jaba ki deza ke prasiddha netA paM0 madanamohanajI mAlavIya Adi vidvAnoM ne bhI unake bhASaNoM kI mukta kaNTha se prazaMsA ko hai aura yaha bhI sunane meM AyA hai ki inhIM pUjya zrI kI racita 'dharmavyAkhyA' nAmaka pustaka kI saMsAraprasiddha mahAtmA gAMdhIjI ne bhI prazaMsA kI hai aura usakA anuvAda aMgrejI meM hone kI bhI AvazyakatA batalAI hai to phira bhalA yadi mere hRdaya meM unake amUlya upadezoM ko saMgraha karane ke bhAva jAgRta hue to isameM vizeSatA hI kyA hai ? isI uddezya se prerita ho, maiM isa uparokta 'saMketalipi' kI ora vizeSa lakSyapUrvaka parizrama karane lagA. harSa kA viSaya hai ki maiM uparokta sarva ApattiyoM ko nivAraNa karatA huA, gurukRpA se isa lipi-AviSkAra ke kArya meM saphala huA. isa saphalatA ke utsAha ne hI mujhe isa saMketalipi (zArTahaiNDa) meM sarvaprathama pustaka likhane ke liye prerita kiyA hai. 'manuSya jaba kucha bolatA hai to vaha vaijJAnika rUpa zabda yAni AvAja karatA hai. unhIM zabdoM ke bhinna-bhinna saMketa hote haiM. unhIM saMketoM se aneka zabda va vAkya banate haiM. ve saMketa bahuta adhika nahIM haiM arthAt thor3e se haiM. aura yadi manuSya una saMketoM ko pahicAna le to phira kisI bhI bhASA meM koI kyoM nahIM bolA ho, una zabdoM ko lipibaddha kara sakatA hai. 'maiMne isa pustaka meM zabdoM kI dhvani ko saMketabaddha karane kA prayatna kiyA hai aura maiM samajhatA hU~ ki eka khAsa sImA taka isameM saphala bhI ho sakA hU~. pAThakoM ko uparokta bAtoM se jJAta ho jAyagA ki yaha lipi dhvani ko lipibaddha karane kA sAdhana hai. aura isIlie isake dvArA kisI bhI bhASA kI dhvani likhI jA sakegI. lekina sirpha dhvani ko likhane se hI hamArA uddezya siddha nahIM ho sakatA. yoM to saba bhASAoM kI varNamAlAe~ hI dhvaniyoM ko likhane kA sAdhana haiM parantu AvazyakatA hai zArTa haiNDa meM eka vizeSatA kI, ki vaktA ke bole hue zabdoM ko zIghratA se aMkita kara usake muMha se dUsarA zabda nikalane ke pahale usako grahaNa karane ke liye samaya para taiyAra ho jAne kI. isake liye bahuta thor3e samaya meM manuSya ko bahuta-sA kArya karanA par3atA hai. isalie cihnoM ke sarala hone kI ati AvazyakatA hai tAki zIghratA pUrvaka likhe jA sakeM. isa lipi ke baddha karane meM saralatA aura zIghratA pUrvaka likhe jAne vAle saMketoM kI tarapha pUrNatayA lakSya rakhA gayA hai. Azcarya nahIM ki isa saMketalipi meM zIghratA se noTa lene vAle vidvAn thor3e hI samaya meM saikar3oM kI saMkhyA meM paidA ho jAe~. Jain Edcation International www.jainelibrarlorg
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________________ nathamala dgar3a tathA gajasiMha rAThaur3a : zrI ela0pI0 jaina aura unakI saMketalipi : 605 'isa lipi meM zuddhatApUrvaka likhA huA lekha isI lipi kA jAnane vAlA dUsarA vidvAn bhI bhalI bhA~ti par3ha sakegA. dUsare zArTahaiNDoM ke saMketoM meM prAya: moTAI aura bArIkapana jarA kama jyAdA ho jAne se matalaba kucha kA kucha nikala AtA hai aura ve saMketa itane adhika aura kaThina hote haiM ki unakA pUrNatayA hara samaya yAda rakhanA duSkara ho jAtA hai aura yadi cAra chaH mahIne zArTahaiNDa likhane kA abhyAsa na kiyA jAya to use phira kaThina prayAsa karanA par3atA hai. taba hI vaha apanA kArya ucita rUpa se karane meM saphala ho sakatA hai. isake atirikta una saMketoM ke moTe aura patalepana ke hetu khAsa taura kA kImatI phAunTena paina rakhane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai. parantu maiMne cihnoM ko sarala aura thor3e banAne kA pUrNatayA yatna kiyA hai. tAki isa lipi kA jAnane vAlA dUsarA vyakti bhI isa lipi ke lekhaka ke lekha kA anuvAda kara sake aura yadi kucha samaya taka kAraNavaza abhyAsa chUTa bhI jAya to una saMketoM ko sirpha eka hI saptAha meM phira se taiyAra kara sake. isake likhane meM sirpha bar3hiyA nokadAra paiMsila hI kAphI hai. 'uparokta bAtoM ke par3hane se pAThakoM ko yaha bhI bhalIbhAMti vidita ho hI gayA hogA ki isa lipi ko jAnane ke liye na to vizeSa pANDitya kI hI AvazyakatA hai, aura na adhika samaya kI hI. isa lipi ke saMketoM para eka sAdhAraNa par3hAlikhA yAni eka cauthI kakSA uttIrNa catura vidyArthI pUrNa parizrama se sirpha 3 mahIne ke prayAsa hI se isa lipi ke saMketa para apanA Adhipatya prApta kara sakatA hai aura gati bar3hAne para kisI bhI hindI vaktA ke zabdoM ko zIghratApUrvaka lipibaddha karane meM samartha ho sakatA hai. hameM AzA hai ki yaha lipi kacaharI, Aphisa vaktAoM ke noTa, adhyApakoM ke noTa aura samAcArapatroM ke saMvAdadAtAoM ko, jahA~ bhI zIghratA kI AvazyakatA hogI, una sabake liye samaya kI bacata aura sucAru rUpa se kArya sAdhana karane meM ati lAbhadAyaka siddha hogI. 'anta meM maiM una mahAtmA jainAcArya pUjyavara muni zrIjavAharalAlajI mahArAja kA parama kRtajJa hU~ ki jinake madhura aura vidvAttApUrNa bhASaNa hI isake AviSkAra ke pradhAna kAraNa the aura unake bhASaNoM ko lipibaddha karane kI Anandamaya AzA hI sarva kaThinAIyoM ko dUra karane meM merA AzAmaya pradIpa thA jo ki mujhe saphalatA taka pahu~cA sakA.' Aja unakA yaha prayAsa saphalatA ke zikhara para pahuMca gayA hai. saiMkar3o kI saMkhyA meM isa jaina saMketalipi se niSNAta lekhaka deza bhara meM phaile hue haiM. isa saMketa lipi ke lekhaka mukhyatayA rAjasthAna, madhyapradeza, evaM mahArASTra, kI vidhAnasabhAoM meM pramukha rUpa se sarakArI riporTaroM ke pada para kArya kara rahe haiM. vaise deza bhara ke sarakArI evaM gairasarakArI kAryAlayoM meM inake jAnakAroM kI bharamAra hai. yaha jaina saMketalipi isa deza meM pracalita samasta saMketalipiyoM meM adhika sarala aura zIghragrAhya ginI jAtI hai. yahI kAraNa hai ki hara varSa saikar3oM kI saMkhyA meM isa deza ke navayuvaka isa lipi kA adhyayana karake bhAvI jIvana kA nirmANa kara rahe haiM. san 1631 meM inhoMne jaina saMketalipi kA nirmANa kiyA aura jaina jagat meM hI nahIM, deza meM ve apanI eka amara yAdagAra chor3a gaye. Aja unakI yaha saMketalipi hindI, aMgrejI, gujarAtI, baMgalA, marAThI Adi deza kI samasta bhASAoM meM pracalita hai. samasta bhASAoM meM isakA sAhitya chapA huA hai. Apane apane jIvanakAla meM hI isa aviSkAra ko saphala hote dekha liyA, yaha prasannatA kI bAta hai. usa mahAn karmavIra gRhasthasaMta ke prati hama zraddhA se natamastaka haiM. vAstava meM unakA samagra jIvana Adarza aura atyanta spRhaNIya rahA. na kevala jaina samAja hI pratyuta samagra deza cirakAla taka unakA AbhArI rahegA. Jain Education Intemational