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________________ lo isako bhI par3halo ? mahAtmA riSabhadAsa
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________________ nivedana maiM jaisA osavAla jAti kA zubhacintaka hU~ vaisA hI sevaga jAti kA bhI hitecchuka huuN| maiMne yaha lekha na to sevagoM ko hAnI pahu~cAne yA halake dikhAne kI nIyata se likhA hai aura na sevagoM ke sAtha merA jarA bhI dveSa hai isa lekha kI 5000 pratie~ vittIrNa karane se jitanA phAyadA osavAloM ko huA utanA hI lAbha sevagoM ko bhI huA hai merA lekha pahilA to sevagoM ko kucha kaTu sA lagA hI hogA kAraNa kaTu davAI kA svabhAva hai ki lete samaya dila ko dukha detI hai para pariNAma usakA acchA ho AtA hai isa bhA~ti mere lekha ko par3ha kara bahuta sevargoM ne svayaM osavAloM se mAMganA tyAga diyA hai aura ve naukarI vyApAra hunnarAdi meM lagakara parAdhInatA kI jaMjIroM ko tor3a do hai aura bahutase sevaga isakA anukaraNa karane ko taiyAra bhI hogaye haiM AzA hai ki thor3e hI arse meM sevaga jAti svataMtra bana sukha kA anubhava karane laga jAyagI / jina mahAnubhAva osavAloM ne merA lekha par3hA hai| ve jaina maMdiroM sevagoM ko haTA diyA aura unako tyAga sIkha bidA denA bhI baMda kara di ve loga na to sevagoM se rAkhI baMdhAte haiM na tilaka karavAte haiM aura na pagalAganA bhI karate haiM / kintu abhI aise osavAloM kI bhI kamI nahIM hai| ki merA lekha pUrNa par3hA bhI na hogA itane meM hI isa lekha kI saba nakaleM khatama hogaI una mahAnubhAvoM ke liye mujhe dUsarI AvRti chapavAnI par3hI hai / maiMne mere lekha meM sevargoM ko bhATa batalAyA hai aura sevaga kahate haiM ki hama zAkadvIpIya maga haiM yadi ve pramANika pramANoM dvArA batalA deM to mujhe mAnane meM etarAja bhI nahIM haiM kyoMki mujhe inake sAtha kisI prakAra kA sambandha to karanA hI nahIM hai isa hAlata meM cAhe ve bhATa hoM cAhe maga ho ? mahAtmA riSabhadAsa
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________________ jainoM Apa par3ho ! apane mitroM ko par3hAzro ! ! aura sotI huI samAja ko jagAo ! ! ! osavAlo ke sAtha bhATa, bhojaka aura sevagoM kA smbndh| (lekhaka : mahAtmA rikhabhadAsa ) "karibana do varSoM pUrva do kitAbeM mere hastagata huI jisameM bhaka to jaisalamera nivAsI sevaga teja kavi kI likho sUryamagaprakAza" aura dUsarI sevaga jayalAla racita * magAziSabhASya " / ina donoM kitAboM kA avalokana karane se jJAta huA ki sevaga loga zAkadvIpa' se Aye hue haiM aura ve likhate haiM ki hama zrosavAloM ke hI nahIM para jainiyoM ke parama pUjanIya bhagavAn RSabhadeva' ke dodA ke bhI guru haiM 1 zAkadvIpa anArya dezoM meM eka dvIpa haiM / vahA~ke rahanevAle loga bhI anArya hI the| teja kavi ka matAnusAra maga viproM ke pUrva vahA~ kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra evaM tIna hI varNa the yaha eka anAryoM kI hI nizAnI haiN| ( dekho patrikA na0 2) 2. " magaryaprakAza" pustaka ke 59 vA pRSTha para teja kavi eka kavita meM likhatA hai ki
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________________ isaliye jaina samAja hama ko guru mAnakara page lAganA kareM-ityAdi / zrosavAloM se dAphata karane para ve kahate haiM ki sevaga loga hamAre maMgate.( mAMganevAle ) haiM aura hamAre gharoM meM DholiyoM va nAiyoM kI muzrAphika kamInapane ke kAma karate haiM-ityAdi / ina donoM kI mAnyatAmeM jamIna AkAza sA antara hai jisake nirNaya ke liye maiMne do varSa taka khUba parizrama ke sAtha abhyAsa kiyA, procIna itihosa aura granthoMdvArA jo kucha pattA milA vaha maiM pablika ke sAmane peza kara detA hU~ ki ve satyAsatya kA nirNaya svayaM krleN| vikrama pUrva 400 varSa kI ghaTanA hai ki pArzvanAtha prabhuke chaThe paTTadhara AcArya, zrI ratnaprabhasUrine marudhara meM padArpaNa kara upakezapuranagara ( oziyoM ) meM rAjA utpaladevAdi rAjapUtoM brAhmaNo aura vaizya varNa ke 384000 kuTamboM ko jaina dharmakI zikSA-dikSA de una kI zuddhi kara jaina banAye aura una janasamUha ko samabhAvI banA ke premarUpI sUtra meM saMkalita RSabhadeva svAmi kA pitA nAbhirAjA nRpa / dAdA agnIndA bhUpa jambudvIpa jAne haiM // tAke nija bhrAta zAkadvIpa rAja bhoge thaaN| bhegA tithi nAma ko purANa saba mAne haiM // jAke guru maga vipra bhojaka kahalAte so| guru sapta bhrAtana ke hRdayabhAva ThAne haiN| jaina dharmavAloM ke RSabhAdi tIrthakara / pUrNa bhagavAn padya Adau~kA mAne haiM // . . (dekho patrikA naM0 1) 1. dekho patrikA nambara 3. kamInAne ke kAma kI vistRta suucii|
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________________ kara arthAt "mahAjana saMgha." sthApana kiyA aura unake AtmakalyANArtha zrImahAvIra devakA mandira banavAkara usakI pratiSThA bhA karavAI / jisakI khuzI meM svAmIvAtsalya bhI kiyA / jimana ke liye unhoM ko hI AmantraNa kiyA ki jinhoMne jaina dharma svIkAra kiyA thaa| usa samaya rAjapUtoM koM mAMganevAle bhAToMne mahAjanasaMgha se araja kI ki hama loga Apake : Azrita hai, Apa hamAre mA, bApa aura hama Apa ke beTAbeTI haiM, ataeva Apa ke pratyeka jamaNavAra meM hama loka sadaivase jImate Aye haiM phira Aja ke jImaNavAra se hama logoM ko dUra kyoM rakhe jAte hai ? yadi aisA hogA to yaha purANA sambandha sadA ke liye tUTa jAyagA ityAdi / isa para mahAjanasaMghane kahA ki yaha svAmIvAtsalya hamAre dharma sambandhI haiM, isa meM ve hI sAmIla ho sakate haiM jo jaina dharma svIkAra kara ThIka pAlana karate ho| bhATone kahA ki jaba Apa logone jaina dharma ko svIkAra kara liyA haiM to hama loga bhI jaina dharma pAlana karane ko taiyAra hai, tathApi cirakola ke saMskAroM ko lekara mahAjana saMgha' ne una bhAToM ko apanI paMkti meM jImanA svIkAra nahI kiyaa| isa para bhATa logaH ekatra ho kara AcArya ratnaprabhasUri ke pavitra caraNakamaloM meM jAkara apanI duHkhagAthA kaha sunaaii| parama dayAlu AcAryadevane mahAjana saMgha ko kaho yadi yaha loga zrI saMgha kI sevA aura mandiro, upAsaroM kA yathocita kArya kare to inakA nirvAha Apa ko karanA anucita nahI hai.| zrI saMgha sUrIzvarajI ke ina isAroM ko zirodhArya kara liyA aura eka aisI yojanA taiyAra kI ki jisa se una bhAToM ke sAtha cirasthAyI sambandha banA rahe / vaha yojanA nimna likhita thI / bhAToM ko kahA gayA ki
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________________ (1) vAmamArgIyoM kA paricaya sarvathA choDanA hogA / (2) mAMsa madirAdi abhakSa padArthoM kA sarvathA tyAga karanA hogaa| (3) zraddhApUrvaka jaina dharma kA sadaiva pAlana karanA hogaa| ..(4) jaina mandiroM vaha upAsaroM kA kAjA, kacarA sadaiva nikAlanA hogaa| (5) jaina mandiroM ke baratana carakAdi hamezAM ghAsa mAMja ke taiyAra karanA hogA / (6) muni mahArAjoM kI sevAbhakti sadaiva karatA rahanA / (7) mahAjanoM kI sevA-cokarI meM sadaiva hAjara rahenA hogaa| (8) mahAjano ke nyAti kAryoM meM netA ter3A denA hogaa| (9) mahAjana saMghako ekatra karane ko ghara ghara bulAnekoM jAnA hogaa| . (10) mahAjanoMkI bahu beTiyoM sAsare vaha pIyara jAneke samaya tumhArI aurateM sAtha pahu~cAnekoM jaavegii| (11) mahAjanoM ke sivAya anya koma se yAcanA nahIM krnii| (12) mahAjanoM ke sAtha Ajase tumhArA yaha vyavahAra rahegA ki mahAjanoM ko dekhate hI tumakA kahanA hogA ki " pArzvanAtha udaya kare" "bhagavAna sahAya kare". isa para mahAjana kahagA ki "hA~ Ao bhATa rAva." __pUrvokta zarte tuma loga sAdara pAlana karoMge to mahAjana saMgha nimnalikhita zause tumhArI sahAyatA kreNge|
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________________ (1) pratyeka gharase: mahojana tumako sadaiva eka eka roTI detA rahegA ki tumhArA nirvAha hogA / (2) mahAjanoM ke nyAti jAti jImaNavAroM meM tuma sabako jImA deNge| (3) mahAjanoM ke vahA~ lagna zAdI meM Dhola bajAI (tyAga) ke rUpaye tumako deMge jo pahale DholiyoM ko diye jAte the jisase tumhArA anya kharca kA nirvAha hogaa| (4) parva tyAhAroM meM mahAjanoM ke vahA~ miSTAna bhojana banegA vaha pratyeka ghara se thoDA thoDA tumako bhI diyA jAyagA, jo pratyeka gharoMse tuma loga mAMga ke le jAte rhoge| (5) jaina mandiroM meM phala, phUla, naivedya, aura akSata arpaNa kiyA jAtA hai vaha saba tuma ko milegaa| jo pahile mandiroM ke upara 'balapITha' para rakha diyA jAtA thA jisako kauvAdi pakSI bhakSaNa karate the| ityAdi. mahAjana saMghane una bhAToM ko kahA ki tumhAre liye yada skIma hai| yadi tuma loga mahAjana saMgha kI tathA jaina mandiroM vaha upAsarA aura jaina muniyoM kI sevAbhakti aura kArya diloMjAnase karate rahoge to mahAjanasaMgha tumhArI acchI khAtarI rkheNge| ina donoM prakAra kI zartoM ko bhATa logoMne saharSa svIkAra karalI taba mahAjanasaMgha jIma lene ke bAda nAI vageraha jImate haiM unakI paMktimeM bhAToM ko bhI bhojana karavA diyaa| usI dinase bhATa bhojaka khlaaye| bhojakoMne mahAjana saMgha kI acchI tarahase Tahala bandagI arthAt sevA. cAkarI karake una ke hRdaya meM sthAna prApta kara liyaa| mahA. janoMne bhI bhojakoM ko khUba apnaayaa| karibana 30 varSoM taka to pUrvokta zartokA ThIka taura se pAlana hotA rahA /
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________________ mahAjanoM kA adhika paricaya hone ke kAraNa bhojakoM meM bhATapane kA bahutasA kurivAja miTa gayA parantu bhAToM meM jo DiMgala' kavitA arthAt denevAloM ke guNa aura nahIM denevAloM ke atizaya avaguNavAda bolane ke saMskAra the ve jaise ke vase bane rhe| isakA mukhya kAraNa mAMgana vRtti hI thii| DholiyoM aura bhojakoM ke Apasa meM kaI arsA taka khUba dvaMdvattA arthAt paraspara virodha calatA rhaa| isakA kAraNa Dhola bajAI ke rUpaye DholI lete the vaha bhojaka lene laga gaye, parantu mahAjana saMgha kI udAratAne isa jhagar3e ko miTA diyA kAraNa DholiyoM ke liye aura kaI prakAra kI Amanda ke mArga khola diye| bhojakoMne vAmamAgiyoM kA dharma tyAga diyA aura jainoM kI cAkarI karanA svIkAra kara liyA isa para vAmamArgiyoM ke netAoMne zeSa rahe hue anya sthAnoMke bhAToM ko bahakAye ki ve loga bhojakoM ke sAtha nyAti sambandha tor3a diyo arthAt nyAti se bAhara kara diyA, parantu bhojakoM para mahAjana saMgha kA jabardasta hAtha hone se unakA kucha bhI jora na cala sakA / Akhira bhojakoM kA parivAra baDha jAne se eka svataMtra jAti bana gaI aura Age cala kara kaI gautra bhI sthApana ho gye| vIra nirvANa saMvat 373 varSe upakezapura nagara meM granthI. 1. dekho patrikA naM. 4 2. cAmuMDA devI mahAvIra prabhukI mUrti gAya kA dUdha aura velU retI se banA rahI thI aura 6 mAsa meM sarvAGga sundarAkAra mUrti bana jAnA pahalI se sUcita bhI kara diyA thA para bhavitavyatA ke vazIbhUta ho zrI saMghane sAta dina pahalA mUrti nikAla lI Isa kAraNa se mUrti ke hRdayasthala para niMbu phala sadRza do gAMDhe raha gaI / vIra saMvata 373 meM kisI ajJAna vyaktine eka sutAra ko lAkara ve gAMThoM chidavAnA
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________________ cheda kA eka bar3A bhArI upadrava huA / isa kAraNa mahAjana saMgha se kaI loga upakezapura tyAga kara cale gaye, kaI logoMne nayA nagara basAyA aura kaI logoMne anya nagaroM meM jAkara vAsa kiyA / una mahAjanoM kI sevArtha bhojaka loga bhI sAtha meM gaye isa kAraNa bhojakoM kA apara nAma "sevaga " huA / mahAjana upakezapura se anya pradeza meM jAne se loga unako upakezI kahane lage ve hI upakezavaMzI loga Age cala kara osavAloM ke nAma se mazahUra hue / mahAjanoM kA bhAgya bhAskara - rAja tathA rAjasevA aura vyApArAdi kAryo se madhyAnha ke sUrya sadRza pracaNDa evaM tapateja parAkrama tathA dhana-dhAna kI vRddhi aura unakI santAna bhArata ke cAroM ora prakAza DAlane meM bhAgyazAlI banatI gii| isakA mukhya kAraNa unakI vizAla udAratA, vizvaprema, svAdharmiyoM se prIti - vAtsalyatA aura dharma bhAvanA hI thI / mahAjanoM ke solaha saMskArAdi kriyAkANDa zrImAlI brAhmaNa karate the aura unakA julmI Teksa itanA bhArI thA ki sAdhAraNa janatA ko sahana karanA muzkila thA, para Uhar3a maMtrIne isa julma kA anta kara diyA' arthAt mahAjana saMghane kA duHsahAsa kiyA ki TAMkI lAgate hI raktadhArA nikalI / sutAra vahA~ hI gira gayA, devI kA kopa huaa| bAda zrAcArya kakkasUrine vahA~ devI ko prasanna kara zAnti karAI / 1 tasmAt ukezajJAtinAM guravo brAhmaNA nahIM / uesa nagaraM sarvakaraNa samRddhimat // sarvathA sarva nirmuktAmusA nagaraM param / tatprabhRti saMjAta mitilokaH pravINam // ( samarAditya kathAsAra )
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________________ kisI brAhmaNoM ke sAtha niyamita sambandha nahIM rakhA; una ke saMskArAdi saba kriyA kANDa nigamavAdI jaina hI karate the| mahAjanoM kI udAratA jagaprasiddha hai / mahAjanoMne sevagoM ko khUba apanAyA yahA~ takaki Dhola bajAI ke pAMca-sAta rupaye diye jAte the vaha sekar3oM nahIM para hajAroM taka dene lage / itanA hI nahIM para lagna-zAdiyoM ko sIkha vidA meM UMTa, ghoDA, gAyoM aura sonA ke kar3A kaNThI pradAna karane meM tanaka bhI saMkoca nahIM kiyA / paraspara vAda aura mAna ThakurAIne dene kI hada taka nahIM rahane dii| yaha kahanA bhI atizaya yukti na hogA ki anyonyo jAtiyoM ke maMgatoM se mahAjanoM ke maMgate (sevaga) kaI gune caDha baDha ke the / isakA khAsa kAraNa mahAjana saMgha kI amaryAdita udAratA hI thii| pratyeka padArtha kI maryAdA hotI hai para mahAjanoM ke udAratA kI maryAdA nahIM thii| ve sevagoM ko makAna banAke denA to kyA para grAma Adi bhUmitaka bhI 'baksIsa kara dete the, tathApi kRtaghnI sevaga mahAjanoM kA pramAda va baidarakArI dekha jo prAraMbha meM zarte thI unameM bahutasA parAvartana karadiyA, itanA hI nahIM para kaI nayi 2 ruDhiyoM dAkhala kara mahAjanoM ko aneka prakArase nukazAna bhI pahu~cAyA, jisakA saMkSipta ullekha kara hamAre kumbhakaraNI ghaura nidrA meM sute hue osavAla bhAIyoM ko jAgRta karanA hama hamArA kartavya samajhate haiN| (1) osavAloM ke gharoM meM sevagoM ko kAMso ko thAlI jImane ko nahIM dI jAtI thii| aba dhIre 2 kAMsI kI thAlI meM jomane laga gaye haiN|
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________________ (2) sevagoM ko jImane ko pItala kI thAlI dI jAtI thI aura ve apano thAlI mAMja ke sApha kara lete the tathA sevaganiyoM osavAloM kI saba thAliye mAMjatI thii| aba sevaga pItalakI thAlI meM jImate haiM para vaha jhUThI thAlI rakhake cale jAte haiN| yaha kitanA anyAya ! bahuta se grAmar3oM __jo aba paMcAyatI se likhata ho gaye haiM ki sevaga ko kAMsI ko thAlI na dI jAya aura pItala kI thAlI dI jAya to pahale zarta kara lI jAya kI tumhArI thAlI tumako mAMjano hoNgii| (3) sevagoM ke hAtha kI roTI osavAla nahIM khAte the aba sevaganIe osavAlo ke gharoM meM rasoI taka karane laga gaI hai aura jinha sevagoM ke hAtha kI roTI osavAla nahIM khAtethe vehI sevaga Aja osavAloM ke vahAM kacI rasAI jimane meM zaramAte hai| (4) jaina mandiroM ke mUla gambhArA meM praveza karanA sevagoM ko adhikAra nahIM thA / Aja ve prabhu ko pakSAla taka karAne laga gaye haiN| phira bhI digambaroM meM yaha rivAja hai ki naukara pUjAro mUla gambhArA meM nahIM jAte haiM ve zrAvaka svayaM prabhupUjA-prakSAla karavAte haiN| (5 ) jaina dharma pAlana karane ko zarta. para bhAToM ko bhojaka va sevaga banA ke hajAroM lAo rupaye lagnazAdI meM diye jArahe hai| Aja ve jaina dharma ke kaTTara zatru hone para bhI jainoM para vaha Taiksa vasA kA taisA banA huA hai| sevaga loga kuNDopanthI aura liMgopAsaka hone para bhI jaino para dama jagA rahe hai / jaina mandiroM meM manamAnA vyavahAra
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________________ kara rahe hai / itane para bhI jaina samAja kI nidrA dUra nahI hotI haiM, yaha kitanI zocanIya dazA haiN| (6 ) sevaga loga osavAloM ke gharoM se khIca-khar3I roTI mAMga ke sadaiva le jAyA karate the / Aja nagaroM meM ATAkI civaTI mAMga le jAte hai / hAM gAMvaDoM meM khIcakhATA avazya mAMga lAte hai| (7) nyAti jImaNavAroM meM mahAjana joma lene ke bAda nAI sevaka eka hI paMkti meM jImate aura saba kAma kiyA karate the Aja sevaka mahAjanoM kI paMkti meM jImane laga gaye haiN| (8) kIsI sevaka ke galA meM jIneu nahIM thI, hAla 25-30 varSoM se bhATa kartabI brAhmaNa banane ke liye jIneu dhAraNa karI hai, para bhAratIya brAhmaNa to sevako ko apane cokA meM nahIM Ane dete haiM arthAt coko bahAra baiThA ke uparase roTI DAla dete hai| (9) zubha maGgalika kAryoM ke samaya dakSiNAvRta zaMkkha bajAyA jAtA thA usake abhAva Aja Dapola zaMkha bajA kara khuda Dapola bana gaye / usa nakalI zaMkhoM ko jainAcAryone mandira ke mUla daravAjA ke pAsa gaDhavA diyA ki AindA se koI aisA Dapola zaMkha na bajAve, para Aja to sevakone punaH vahI Dapola zaMkha bajAnA zurU kara diyA / osavAloM ko pucchane kI phurasta hI nahIM haiN| (10) sevaka osavAloM ke maMgate jAjama ke kinAre jUttauM kI jagaha khaDe rahate the ve hI prAja osavAloM ke zira para tilaka karane ko taiyAra ho gaye hai| are ! osavAloM jaro zoco ki jisa ke ghara para nyAta yA saMgha padArpaNa
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________________ 11 kiyA ho vaha apanA ahobhAgya samajha apane hAthoM se tilaka kara apane ko kRtArtha huA samajhatA thA / Aja ApakI yaha dazA ki bhAToM ( maMgatoM ) se tilaka karavAte ho yaha baDA hI aphasosa haiM / ( 11 ) Adhunika eka aisI prathA DAla dI hai ki mandira meM pUjA paDhAI jAtI haiM taba bica meM sevaga thAlI le kara paise mAMgane ko phiratA haiM, isase pUjA meM to vighna par3atA ho hai para pUjA par3hAne va sunane ko Ate hai una para bhI Taiksa par3a jAtA hai / eka dhanADhya detA haiM taba dUsarA na deve to zarama AtI hai / kitaneka loga isako anucita samajha pUjA meM AnA hI diyA haiM vaha nAdarazAhI nahIM to aura kyA hai ? chor3a (12) kitaneka sevagoMne to rakhA hai ki amuka dravya ho tabahI par3hAI jAtI hai / jaise eka eka pada honA cAhiye, padoM meM ityAdi / amuka nANA yahA~ taka julabha macA hamArA mandira meM pUjA para nAlera aura golA rokar3a honA cAhiye prabhAta 1 (13) paryuSaNoM ke mahAmaMgalika dina haiM usa dina ATA kA 'peTiyA jaina mandira meM le jAnA amaMgalika to hai hI para sAtha meM kuzakuna bhI haiM / vItarAga ke mandira meM ATA le jAnA kitanA ayukta hai ? para gAr3arI pravAhI loga isakA nirNaya kyoM kare ki yaha dhaura AzAtanA ke sAtha durgati kA bhI kAraNa hai / (14) kaI ajJa logoM ko to dhUrta sevagoMne yahA~ taka bahakAyA hai ki zAka roTI Adi koI bhI cija ho pahale : mandira car3hAnI cAhIe / isa kAraNa bhadrika gAMvar3o ke loga A
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________________ roTI zAka torU bhINDI, kAkaDI, baura, kolA Adi tuccha vastuoM bhI anya devoM ke muvAphika vItarAga ke mandira meM car3hAyA karate haiN| yaha bhakti nahIM para mahAn karmabandha kA kAraNa hai| (15) bhAratIya brAhmaNa zrAvaNa zukla pUrNimA ko unake yajamAnoM ke rAkhI bAMdhate haiN| unake dekhAdekhI sevaka loga bhI jainIyoM ke rAkhI bAMdhanA zurU kara diyA hai aura anabhijJa loka bandhAya bhI lete haiN| yaha kitanA andhera aura ajJAnatA! jainoM meM na to rAkhI kA tyaura hai aura na rAkhI bandhAno caahiye| kaI dhUrta sevaka to zrAvaNa mAsa lAgate hI gAmar3oM meM jAkara rAkkhI kA nAma se bicArA bhadrika osavAloM ko ThagabAjI kara lUTa lAte haiM / osavAloM ko cAhiye ki ve sevakoM se rAkhI nahIM baMdhAve / (16) gAmar3oM ke bhole AsavAla tathA dakSiNa barArAdi ke.kitaneka anabhijJa loga sevakoM ko" page lAgaNA" bhI karate haiM ki vAstava meM sevaka osavAloM ke maMgate haiN| isa liye aba page lAganA bilakula nahIM karanA cAhiye / (17) bhATa aura DholiyoM ke cir3Ane se sevakoMne karIban 150 varSoM se lagna-zAdI jaise mahA maMgalika kArya meM AzISa ke nAma para eka chappayA bolate hai jisa meM bAra bAra 'tIna teraha tetIsA' bolate / yaha AzISa nahIM para durAzISa hai / vAstava meM osavAloM kI tona teraha aura tetIsA karAne meM yaha chappaya hI kAraNabhUta hai| phira bhI osavAloM ko isa bAtakA vicAra hI kyo AtA hai ? chappayA hama Age ke pRSThoM para likha deNge| . (18) jaina mandira kI cAbiyoM sevakoM ke pAsa rahato
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________________ 13 hai aura kahA~ 2 para to ve apanA hakka taka jamA liyA hai / gAmar3oM meM to kyA para kaI tIrthoM para jahA~ munIma gumAstA rahate haiM yahA~ bhI cAbiyoM sevaka ke pAsa rahatI hai, yaha kitanA andhera ? jaba darzanArthI yAtru Ate haiM taba cAbiyoM ke liye sevako ko DhUMDhanA par3atA hai, isI kAraNa bahuta se mandiroM se sevakoM ko haTA diyA yA cAbiyoM chIna lI hai, vAstava meM saba jagaha aisA honA cAhiye / (19) jaina mandiroM ke poche jaMgama aura sthAvara jAyadAda tathA rAjase milI huI bhUmi ( kheta bherAdi ) Aja kaI varSo se unakI AmaMda sevaga khA rahe haiM / Aja tanakhvAha se mandira pUjane para yA mandiroM kI sevA pUjA chIr3a dene para bhI ve apanA haka batAte haiM / mevAr3Adi pradezoM meM to sevagoMne apanA haka sAbita karane ko rAja meM dAvA bhI peza karadiyA haiM | kyA jainoM ke nazoM meM khUna: hai ki mandiroM kI milI huI bhUmi isa prakAra pAkhaNDiyoM ke hAtha se bacA kara devadravya kA rakSaNa kara sake ? mukadamAbAjI meM sevaka kuThe ho cuke haiM aura jainiyoM kA haka sAbita rahA / (20) jaina mandiroM kI sevA pUjA ke badale hI tyAga sIkha vidA dI jAtI hai| Aja sevA pUjA ke badale tanakhvAha denepara yA pUjA sevA chor3a denepara bhI tyAgAdi ke lAkhoM rupaye de kara ina maMgatoM kA hosalA baDAyA jo rahA hai kyA osavAla samAja isa para tanaka bhI vicAra kareMge ki hama sarpa ko dUdha kyoM pilAte haiM ? (21) yadi sevaka zAkadvIpI brAhmaNa haiM ve zivaliMga yA viSNudharmopAsaka haiM to phira inake sAtha jainiyoM kA kyA sambandha rahA ? jaise bhAratIya brAhmaNoM ke sAtha vyavahAra hai
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________________ vaisA hI inake sAtha rakhanA cAhiye / lagna-zAdo meM lAkhoM rupaye dene kA artha kyA ? arthAt sevakoM ko kisI prakAra eka pAI bhI nahIM denI cAhiye / yadi koI ajJa sajana sevakoM kI himAyatI karatA hA to unako sevakoM kI likhI kitAbeM paDhanA cAhiye ki una niMdakoMne jaina dharma vaha osavAloM kI kaisI niMdA likhI hai| (22) goDavADa, jAlaurI, sivANavI aura thalI prAnta ke sevaka osavAloM ke vahAM kaccI rasoI jImate haiM jinhoM ko kaI sevaka halake aura nIca samajhate hue bhI unhoM ke sAtha bhojana vyavahAra karate haiM aise kRtaghnI sevakoM ko dene kI bajAya gAyoM aura kuttoM ko DAlanA acchA hai / (23) jainoM ke sivAya anya jAtiyoM se yAcanA karane meM sevaka kahate the ki eka hAtha to osavAloM ke nIce dUsarA gudA pakSAlana karane ko hai| tIsarA hAtha kudaratane nahIM diyA ki dUsaroM ke nIce mAMDe parantu dharmahAra dhana icchaka sevaka aba hareka jAti ke nIce hAtha maMDane ko taiyAra hai| (24) gAmaDoM ke yA dakSiNa barAra ke osavAloM ko sevaka itanI takalIpha dete haiM ki vivAha Adi yA Asaramosara meM mehamAna 100 Ate haiM taba sevaka 500-700 ekaDe ho jAte haiM / ve khAne kI bajAya laDU corake adhika le jAte hai' aura gharadhaNI ko itanI takalIpha dete hai ki unake duHkha ke mAre ve gAma 2 jAkara ghara baiThe sevakoM ko tyAga cukAte hai / are osavAloM ! aba bhI Apa ghora nidrA meM sute hI rahoge ? isa kartavyI tyAga ko bandha karo aura vaha hI dravya dezahita meM vyaya kro|
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________________ 15 ( 25 ) pratiSTA, upadhAna, ujamaNA aura aThAI mahotsavo meM bhI Ajakala sevaka loga ekatra hojAte hai aura ve zobhArthI prosavAla una niMdakoM ko sIkha vidA dekara mithyAtva kA poSaNa karate haiM / sevaka kahate haiM ki hama brAhmaNa haiM to phira unako hajAroM rUpaye dekara sarpa ko dUdha pIlAne meM kyA lAbha haiM ? isakoM vicAroM / osavAloM ke dekhAdekho poravAla bhI DUbane ko taiyAra hue haiM para poravAlo ko socanA cAhiye ki sevakoM ke sAtha hamArA kyA sambandha haiM ? osavAloM ke sAtha sambandha thA ve to jahAM tahAM isa zakrAntako dUra karanA cAhate haiM isa hAlata meM poravAla ina niMdako ko kyoM apanAne ko taiyAra hote hai ? inake alAvA aura bhI kaI prakAra ke atyAcAra karate hai thoDIsI kaMsara paDa jAne para yaha niMdaka aneka prakAra ke avaguNabAda bolate haiM, bUre kavita banAte haiM, bhagave kapaDe karate haiM, putalA banA ke jalAte haiM, osavAloM kA aniSTa honA cAhate haiM kyA yaha kaMgalA yA nAnakazAhIpanA nahIM ? phira bhI sevaka kahete hai ki hama purohita yA brAhmaNa hai para kisI bhAratIya brAhmaNa yA purohitone svapna meM bhI aisA nIca kRtya kiyA haiM kyo ki ve Arya hai, sevaka anArya haiM aura yaha nIca kRtya anArya hI karate haiM / osavAloM ! aba ina niMdako ke dhatIMga se Darane kI Apa ko AvazyakatA nahIM haiM / inake pAsa kuccha bhI karAmAta nahI haiM / tumhArA bAla bhI kA kara nahIM zakate haiN| yadi phela kare to pulisa kA thAnA batalA do / aho osavAla bhUpAlo ! kahA~ taka nidrA devI kI goda meM leTe rhoge| tumhAre jAti bhAI ina nIca bhAToM se kitane duHkha sahana karate hai ? kitanA kaSTa uThAte hai ? isa hAlata meM
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________________ bhI eka dUsarAse caDhabaDha ke tyAga denA, Dhola bajAnA aura prativarSa lAkhoM karoDoM rupaye ina niMdako ko dekara pAkhaNDa kA poSaNa kara una kA hosalA baDA rahe ho; para isa kA natIjA kyA ho rahA hai vaha Apa ke sAmane hai| jaba dUsarI ora Apa kA jAti bhAI dravya sahAyatA ke abhAva baikAra baiThe hai, duHkhamaya jIvana gujAra rahe hai, dharma se patita bana rahe hai, Apake bAlabacce ajJAna meM sar3a rahe haiM kyA una para bhI Apa ko kabhI karuNA, dayo, rahamatA AtI hai ? ataeva ApakI patana dazA kA mukhya kAraNa Apa kI hI ajJAnatA hai / jarA ekAnta meM baiTha ke soco, samajo aura ina sevako kI zaikrAnta se zIghrAtizIghra mukta ho jAIye / Ina bhojakone kartavyI DhAMcA banA ke janatA ko kisa prakAra se dhokhA diyA haiM jarA Ina sevako kI gappe bhI suna lIjiye / - kavi teja apanI " suryamagaprakAza " kitAba meM likhate haiM ki zAkadvIpameM pahale kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra evaM tIna hI varNa the, bAda sUryane magako pedA kiyA / Thoka hai sevagoM aAkAza meM calatA pharatA sUrya kA vIrya patana huA aura kir3o kI mAphika usa se maga vipra utpanna hue ho yA sUryane jaise satI kuMtI kA satItva naSTa kiyA thA isI muvA. phika aura kisI satI se gamana kara magoM koM paidA kiyA hogA isI kAraNa magoM ke pitA to sUrya haiM para mAtA kA Aja paryanta pattA nahIM hai ki kisa ke udara se sevaka paidA hue / are daMbhiyo ! yaha sRSTiviruddha kArya kabhI ho sakatA hai ki brahmA ke vidhAna meM bhUla rahI jisako sUryane sudhAra kara cothA varNa banAyA ? vAstava meM bAta yaha hai ki anArya deza meM varNa vyavasthA nahIM thI para anArya sevaka brAhmaNa banane ke liye yaha kalpanA kI haiM, para isa se bhAratIyA kisI brAhmaNone ina
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________________ 17 ko na to brAhmaNa mAnA hai aura na brAhmaNatva kA ina ke sAtha vyavahAra hI rakhate haiM / Age cala kara kavi tejane likhA hai ki zAkhadvIpa kA rAjA megAtIthI jo bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke pitA nAbhirAjA ke kAkA thA jina ke guru maga citra the / ina niMdakoM kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki hama kevala prosavAloM ke hI guru nahI para jainIyoM ke parama pUjanIya tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ke bhI guru haiM / yadi sevagoM se pUchA jAya ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva kisa samaya hue aura maga viproM ko sUryane kisa samaya paidA kiyA ? ina donoM ke samaya meM asaMkhya varSo kA antara hai / bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke samaya maga vipro kA janma bhI nahIM huA thA / isa hAlata meM yaha niMdaka bilakula nirAdhAra gappe Thokane meM nahIM zaramAte haiM / ina kRtaghnIyoM ko anna-jala dene kA yaha phala huA ki jo maMgate the ve Aja guru banane ko taiyAra ho rahe hai / dhikkAra hai una osavAloM koM aura jainiyoM koM ki ina niMdakoM koM apane dvAra para caDane dete haiM / isase to betara hai ki gAyoM kuttoM kA pAlana kare / ina bhAToMne kevala osavAloM kI hI nahIM para tamAma bhAratIya brAhmaNo kI bhI bharapeTa niMdA kI hai| Age kavi teja. likhate hai ki zrI kRSNa kA putra sAmbakumAra ke zarIra meM kuSTa kA roga huA taba usane sUrya kI ArAdhanA ki jisa se Arogya huA / pratyupakAra meM Usane sUrya kA maMdira banAyA para usa mandira kI sevA-pUjA karanevAlA akhila bhArata meM koI bhI brAhmaNa na thA taba zAkadvIpa se aThArA (koTI) maga viproM ke kuTumba ko eka nirAparAdhI guruDa para baiThA ke bhArata meM lAnA pdd'aa| itanA hI nahI para zrI kRSNane Una maMgoM kI 2
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________________ pUjA kara mAtra eka zivaliMga varaja ke saba tIrtha aura mandiro kI pUjA kA adhikAra magavipro ko de diyA arthAt Usa samaya bhAratIya saba brAhmaNa tIrtha va mandira pUjane meM ayogya va bhraSTa samajhe gaye the ityAdi manaHkalpita gappo se thothA pothA bhara mArA hai| ina magoM ko pUchA jAya ki zrI kRSNa ke pahelA bhI bhArata meM sUrya ke mandira aura sUryopAsaka sUryavaMzI vidyamAna the to kyA tumhArI mAnyatA se tuma anAryo se bhI bhAratIya brAhmaNa patita ho gaye the ki sUrya kI pUjA ke liye zAkadvIpa se anArya magoM koM bulanA paDA ? / are mago! jarA AMkha bicake vicaaro| tumhArI ina gappoM ko isa sudhArA huA jamAnA meM kauna mAnegeM ki bicArA niraparAdhI eka guruDa pakSI para aThAro karor3a nirdaya maga baiTha gaye aura pakSI jIvata raha gayA ? zrIkRSNane kozI, mathurA, prayAga, ayodhyA aura dvArakAdi saba tIrtha aura mandiroM kI prajA kA adhikAra tuma ko de diyA taba bhAratIya brAhmaNoM kA kyA hAla huA hogA ? para Aja bhAratIya brAhmaNoM kI vistRta saMkhyA aura prAyaH sava tIrtha va mandiroM kI pUjA una ke adhikAra meM hai aura Aja ve sarvatra pUjA-satkAra pA rahe haiM taba tumhArA hAtha meM Dapola zaMkkha aura ATA kI carI rahI ki posavAloM ke gharoM se ATA mAMga lAbho / vaha bhI khUba tiraskAra ke saath| kyoM re bhAToM tuma kisa samaya aura kisa prakAra se bhraSTa hue ki tumAre adhikAra se saba tIrtha va mandiroM kI sevA-pUjA calI gaI ? aura tupa ko osavAloM kI cAkarI hI nahIM para kamInapane ke kArya karanA par3A / are sevagoM ! gappe kI bhI kucha hada hotI hai / kyA tuma ko yaha vizvAsa hai ki isa sabhyatA
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________________ 19 kA jamAnA meM vidvAna tumArI ina nirAdhAra garne ko sacca samajha legA ? haragija nahIM / sevagoM ! tumhAre pUrvajoMne zivaliMga pUjane se inkAra kyoM kiyA hogA ? kyA liGga kI sthApanA yoni meM hone se zarama yA bhaya huA thA aura tuma loga pratijJAbhraSTa ho phira liMga kI pUjA, upAsanA karane laga gaye to yaha liMga se prema kisa kAraNa huA ? Age cala kara kavi tejane apanI kitAba meM ghasoTa mArA hai ki koI vyakti eka bhojaka ko apane gharapara bulAkara bhojana karavAtA hai usa ke vahAM brahmA, viSNu, maheza aura sUryAdi saba devatA jIma jAte haiM / isa viSaya meM to sevagoMne vaikuNTha kI sar3aka hI sApha karado hai / para Aja paryanta kisIne isa vAkyoM ko svIkAra nahIM kiyA, kAraNa brahmakarma aura tapajapa, kriyAkANDa karAnevAle Arya brAhmaNoM ko choDa kara ina kuMDApanthI anAryo ko bhojana karavAne meM kuttoM ko TukaDA DAlane jitanA hI punya zAyada hI hotA hoM ? isa kAraNa hI sevaga osavAloM ke yahAM majUrI karate haiM aura khIcakhAToM va ATA mAMga kara apanA gujArA karate haiM / usI kitAba ke Age ke pRSThoM para aMkita hai ki maga viproM kI striyoM koM sUrya ko strI samajha unake sAmane nahIM dekhatA / ityAdi isa viSaya meM vizeSa likhane kI AvazyaktA nahIM hai / lekhaka ke samaya sevaganiyoM kI cAlacalana kaisI hogI vaha lekhaka ke isa gUDha vAkya se hI pAThaka svayaM samajha sakate haiM / yaha hai brAhmaNoM kI karatUta kA namUnA / Age oziyoMnagarI ke bArA meM kavi tejane likhA hai ki oziyAM jaisalamera ke pa~vAroMne tathA jayalAlane likhA
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________________ hai ki dhArA ke pa~vAroMne basAI / tathA vikrama saM0 222 meM osavAla hue ityAdi / ina sevagoM ko mAMga khAne ke sivAya itihAsa kA jJAna nahIM thA kAraNa jaisalamera vi0 saM0 1215 meM rAva jaisalane basAyA / jaisalamera meM bhATiyoM kA rAja thA na ki pa~vAroM kA / dhArAnagarI vikrama kI dazavI zatAbdi meM rAjA bhojane aAbAda kI jaba oziyAM ( upakezapura ) zrImAlanagara kA rAjakumAra utpaladevane vi0 saM0 400 pUrva se bhI pahilA basAI thI aura usI zatAbdi meM jainAcArya ratnaprabhasUrine vahA~ ke nivAsiyoM ko pratibodha kara 'mahAjanasaMgha' sthApana kiyA / isa viSaya meM prAcIna grantha paTTAvaliyoM aura vaMzAvaliyoM meM aneka pramANa mila sakate haiM / (1) AcArya ratnaprabhasUri pArzvanAtha ke chaThe paTTadhara the| pArzvanAtha aura mahAvIra ke bica meM 250 varSoM kA antara aura mahAvIra prabhu se 70 varSo meM AcArya ratnaprabhasUri upakezapura (ozayoM) meM padhAra ke mahAjana saMgha sthApana kiyA arthAt 320 varSo meM cha paTTa honA yuktiyukta hai, para vi0 saM0 222 meM osavAla hue mAnA jAya to porzvanAtha prabhu se 842 varSa meM ratnaprabhasUri honA cAhiye / 842 varSoM meM 6 pATTa honA bilakula asaMbhava hai| dUsarA mahAjanavaMza sthApana kiyA usI arsA meM vahAM mahAvIra prabhu kA mandira kI pratiSThA AcArya ratnaprabhasUrine karavAI jisa viSaya meM kahA hai ki saptatyA vatsarANaM caramajinapatermuktajAtasya varSe / paMcamyAM zuklapakSe suragurudivase brAhmaNasanmuhUrte // ratnAcAryaiH sakalaguNayuktaH sarvasaMdhAnujJAtaiH / zrImadvIrasya bimbe bhavazatamathane nirmiteyaM pratiSThAH / /
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________________ upakezapura meM mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA karavAI usI samaya AcAryazrIne koraMTapura nagara meM bhI mahAvIra mandira kI pratiSThA karavAI thI jisa ke viSaya meM bhI kahA hai ki-- upakeze ca koraMTe tulyaM zrIvIrabimbayoH / pratiSThA nirmitA zaktyA zrIratnaprabhasUribhiH // prabhAvika caritrAdi granthoM meM isa mandira kA astitva vikrama kI dUsarI zatAbdi meM honA upalabdha hai, isa liye isa pramANa ko hama aitihAsika pramANa kaha sakate haiN| para yaha mandira isa se bhI pahele bano huA lenA caahiye| isa ke alAvA bhI bahuta se pramANa mila sakate haiM / dekho munizrI jJAnasundarajI kA banAyA "osavAla jAti samaya nirNaya " nAmaka grantha / vi0 saM0 222 meM osavAloM ko utpatti nahIM para AbhAnagarI kA jagAzAha seTha oziyoM yAtrArtha AyA aura usane savAkaror3a rupayoM kA dAna sevagoM ko diyaa| una ke guNAnuvAda ke kavitoM meM sebagoMne osavAlasiromaNI jagAzAhAdi ke sAtha osavAloM kI utpatti honA likha mArA haiM aura isa bAta ko cAroM ora phailA bhI dI hai ki osavAla vi0 sa0 222 meM hue para yaha bilakula mithyA haiM / vAstava meM osavAloM kI utpatti kA samaya vi0 saM0 pUrva 400 varSa kA hai| Age calakara sevaga loga purohita arthAt brAhmaNa hone kA dAvA karate haiM aura osavAloM ke guru banane kA hosalA rakhate haiN| isaliye unako kucha hitazikSA dekara unake bandha netroM ko khola diye jAte haiM / (1) sevago! yadi tuma brAhmaNa ho to bhAratIya kisa 2 brAhmaNoM se tumhArA kyA 2 sambandha haiM ?
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________________ 22 ( 2 ) bhAratIya brAhmaNa tumako cokAmeM kyoM nahIM Ane dete haiM arthAt tumako cokA ke bahAra beThA ke upara se roTI kyoM DAlate haiM ? ( 3 ) yadi tuma brAhmaNa ho to tumAre andara brAhmaNapane ke kyA lakSaNa hai aura tuma zudrapane ke kArya kyoM karate ho ? ( 4 ) AcArya ratnaprabhasUrine sabase pahale upakezapura ( oziyoM) meM kSatrIya, brAhmaNa aura vaizyoM kI zuddhi kara saba ko jaina banAe aura mahAjana vaMza sthApana kiyA usasamayase Aja paryanta tuma maMgate ke maMgate kaise raha gaye ? tumhAre andara kyA kalaMka thA ? tuma yaha bhI nahIM kaha sakate ho ki hamAre pUrvajoMne jaina dharma svIkAra nahIM kiyA kAraNa tumAre vaMzaparamparA se jainasaMgha, jainamandira, jainAcAryoM kI seva- cAkarI karate Aye aura jainadharma ke saba vasuloM ko pAlate Aye ho / isa viSaya meM nimna likhita dohA cirakAla se pracalita hai| 46 rAjapUtoM ke cAraNa bhATa, mesariyoM ke jAgA / osavAloM ke maMgatAsevaga, tInoM lAre lAgA // " ( 5 ) yadi tuma rAjapUtoM ke purohita hI the to bhojaka aura sevaga kaise kahalAye ? rAjapUtoM ke purohita Aja bhAratameM mojUda haiM unakA acchA AdarasatkAra aura bahutasoM ko jAgIriyoM grAma va bhUmi prApta hai to tuma osavAloM ke maMga aura kamInapanA ke kAma kaise karane laga gaye ? kyA Aja tumako kahA hI para purohita mAnate haiM ? ( 6 ) yadi tuma osavAloM ke guru the to phira osavAloM ke gharoMmeM nAi aura DholIyoM kI paMktimeM kAma kyoM
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________________ 23 karate Aye aura Aja bhI kyoM karate ho ? kyA aise halake kAma karanevAlo ko osavAla kabhI guru mAnA yA mAnegA ? kabhI nahIM / osavAloMne to yaha zabda hI aba sunA hai nahIM to usI samaya kAna pakar3ake nikAla dete / yAda rAkhiyeM osavAloM ke gharoM meM itanI pola nahIM hai ki ve maMgato ko guru mAna leM / ( 7 ) oziyoM meM rAjapUta the aura tuma unake purohita the taba to anya prAntoM meM rahanevAle tumAre bhAI magavipra anya rAjapUtoM ke bhI purohita rahe hoNge| jaba oziyoM ke rAjapUta jainI bana gaye aura tuma unake vahA~ bhojana karane se bhojaga tathA unakI sevA karane se sevaga bana gaye / batalAiye anya prAntoM meM rahanevAle tumAre bhAI kisa paMkti meM mile aura unake sAtha tumArA kaisA sambandha rahA ? tuma osavAloM kI cAkarI kara yA unake vahA~ kaccI rasoI jIma kara bhraSTa ho gaye to tumhAre anya prAnta meM basanevAle magavipra tumako nyAta bahAra kara diye yA vaha bhI tumAre sAmila mila bhraSTa ho gaye ? sevago aba tumArI manaHkalpita gappe mAnane ko aura to kyA para tumAre zAkadvIpI samajhadAra loga bhI taiyAra nahI haiM / (8) bhojako ! yadi tuma osavAloM ke guru hI the to batalAvo dharmaguru the yA kulaguru ? kyoMki osavAloM ke dharmaguru to kanaka, kAminI ke arthAt saMsAra ke tyAgI hai vaha to tuma bana hI nahIM sakate hoN| dUsarA kulaguru bhI tuma nahIM bana sakoM kAraNa osavAloM kA kula jaina hai aura tumhArA kula brAhmaNa hai / jainiyo ke janma se maraNa paryanta solaha saMskAra va pratiSThAdi dharmakArya aura unakI vaMzAvalI vagairaha likhanA jaina nigamabAdiyoM ke adhikAra meM thA / Aja
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________________ &&&&&& 24 Una nigamabAdiyoM ke abhAva osavAloM ke lagna - zAdI vageraha kriyAkANDa tumAre kaTTara zatru bhAratIya brAhmaNa karavAte haiM aura tuma jIte hue dekhate ho / zeSa rahA osavAloM ke gharoM meM kamInapane ke kAma vaha hI tumAre hAtha lagA haiM phira bhI tuma ko zarama nahIM AtI hai ki osavAlo ke guru banane ko taiyAra ho rahe haiN| ( 9 ) kyoMra sevago ! osavAloM ke guru nimna likhita kArya kI kiyA yA karate haiM ? jaisAki Aja tuma karate hai / (ka) apanI cAkarI ke evajAnA meM ghara ghara se ATA, roTI, khIcakhaDI mAMga ke hamezAM lAnA / (kha) ghara ghara meM netA ter3A denA bulAne ko phiranA / (ga) lagna - zAdI, osaramosara ke samaya ciThiyoM va kukumapatrikA grAmogrAma deneko jAnA jaise rAjapUtoM meM DheDa jAte haiM / (gha) osavAloM kI bahu beTiyoM ko sAsare piyara pahuMcAne ko jAnA (ca) osavAloM ke gAmAntara jAne ke samaya cAkarI meM sAtha jAnA / ( pa ) tanAjA honepara prosavAloM koM mAMbApa kahanA aura Apa beTA beTI bananA / (sa) bhAToM kI mAphika denevAloM kA guNa aura nahIM denevAloM kA atizaya abagunabAda bolanA / (ra) yadi tuma osavAloM ke guru hI the to tumAre liye yaha kahAvata kaise calI ki --
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________________ 25 " oziyoM nagarI meM bhaye, upaladevakI vAra | bhAToM se bhojaka banyA, jANe yuga saMsAra | (na) jaba tuma mevAr3a ke sevagoM ke liye kahate ho ki " bhomA tUM bhAramala ko, kulane lagAyo kATa / AdU sevaga chor3ake, lAre lagAyA bhATa || " isake pratibAda meM mevAr3a ke sevaga kahate haiM ki" bhomAM udayo bhAMNa, dharA rAkhI mevAr3a kI / deza nikAle bhATa, rAha lIvI mAravAr3a kI | " arthAt mAravAr3a ke sevaga mevADa ke sevagoM ko bhATa batalAte haiM taba mevAr3a ke sevaga mAravADa ke sevagoM ko bhATa batalAte hai yadi ina donoM kA kahanA satya hai to isa bAta meM kisI prakAra kA saMdeha nahIM ki sevaga jAti bhATa evaM anArya bahAra se AI huI eka jAti haiM / pUrvokta bAtoM se nirvivAda siddha hai ki sevagaloga na to rAjapUtoM ke purohita the na osavAloM ke guru hI the / vAstava meM ye loga anArya deza se prAye hue bhAToM kI ginatI meM eka jAti hai aura osavAloM ke gharoM meM jo batalAve vaha kAma karatA rahanA badale meM osavAloMne kaI prakArakI lAgata bAdha rakhI hai ki jina se sevagoM kA nirvAha ho sake para osavAloM ke' aura sevagoM ke aisA sambandha nahIM hai ki jisa se eka dUsarA alaga na ho sake arthAt yaha sambandha donoM kI marajI para hI raha sakatA hai / Aja jo sevagoM kA hosalA bar3ha rahA hai yaha osa
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________________ vAloM kI baidarakArI kA hI phala hai caura corI kara mAla le jAtA hai isa meM cauroM kI bajAya gharadhaNI (sAhukAra) kI hI bedarakArI hai, kyoM ki coroM ko jAna lene para bhI sAhukAra ghora nidrA meM par3A rahatA hai / yaha hI hAla hamAre osavAloM kA ho rahA hai| yadi osavAloM ko puchA jAya ki Apa jaina dharmopAsaka hai, Apa ke rAkhI bandhana se kyA sambandha hai ? sevagoM se tilaka karavAte haiM isa kA kyA artha haiN| sevagoM ko page lAganA karate ho isa kA kyA rahasya hai ? maMgalika prasaMga para 'tIna teraha tetIsA' kA chappayA sunane kA kyA matalaba hai ? vidharmI anArya bhAToM se jaina mandira pUjA ke ghora AzAtanA kyoM karavAte ho ? ina saba kA uttara meM sivAya 'gADariyA pravAha' ke ora koI artha hI nahIM nikalatA hai| kavi teja likhatA hai ki sevaga vedapAThI hai para Aja paryanta ina sevagoM meM aisI koI vyakti nahIM ki jisane saMskRta, prAkRta yA anya kisI bhASA meM janopayogI grantha kI racanA kI ho jaise ki bhAratIya brAhmaNoMne sAhitya kI sevA kara yaza kamAyA / jinhoMne nyAya, kAvya, tarka, chanda, alaMkAra, jyotiSa, vaidyaka Adi aneka viSayoM para granthoM kI racanA kI aura karate haiM / sevaga logoMne eka "cAhADa" nAmaka kavi ko apanI samAja kA vidvAna kavi batalAyA haiM jisa kI eka kavitA yahAM udhRta kara ke pAThakoM ko batalA denA hama ucita samajhate haiN| satA~isa sA~ta A~Tha aThArA tIsI / cha cha chaMtIsa tIna teraha tetIsauM /
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________________ beyolIsa bAvana cAra bArahA bahuttara | AuTa coTa pAMca pandraha ekavIsa || naiva naiva carDedaha rayaNa dina / cAhAr3a jape abhaya bhRMva / guru mukha pramANa hityANasu / aite iccha karata tuMva // 1 // sevaga loga osavAloM ke lagna-zodI meM Dhola bajAI ( tyAga ) ke rUpaye lete haiM / usa mahAmaMgalika samaya para yaha kRpayA bolate haiM aura isa kavitta kA artha sevaga Isa mujaba karate haiM / 27 munivaroM ke guNa, 7 naya, 8 karma, 18 pApasthAna, 30 mahAmohanI karmabandha ke sthAna, 6 kAyA, 6 lezyA, 36 uttarAdhyAna ke adhyayana, 3 gupti, 13 kAThiyA 33 guru AzAtanA, 42 munivaroM ke gaucarI ke doSa, 52 anAcAra, 4 dharma, 12 bhAvanA, 72 tIna kAla ke tIrthaMkara, sADhetIna karor3a romarAya, 64 indra, 5 pramAda, 21 sabalA doSa, 9 tattva, 9 nidhAna aura 14 ratna / pAThakavarga ina apaThita sevagoM kI vidvattA kI ora jarA dhyAna lagA kara dekhiye ki lagna jaise maMgalika prasaMga para zubha, sukha, saubhAgyAdi kI AzISa dI jAtI hai jisa ke badale meM ATha karma, aThArA pApa, bAvana anAcAra, teraha kAThIyA Adi kA kyA sambandha hai ? isa ko eka baccA bhI samajha sakatA hai ki binA ajJAniyoM ke aise zabda kauna uccAraNa para hamAre osavAla bhAIyoM ko ina bAtoM kI paravAha hI kara sakate haiM ? kyoM ? Ajaparyanta kisIne yahAMtaka hI nahIM pUchA ki aise maGgalika samaya ' tInateraha tetIsA ' kyoM bolA jAtA hai ? vAstava meM osavAla samAja ke tInateraha evaM tetIsA karavAnevAlA yaha chappayA hI haiM / yaha kavita prAcIna nahIM karibana 100 - 150 varSose pracalita huA haiM / isa kA
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________________ 28 mukhya kAraNa nAI, DholI aura brAhmaNa kahate haiM ki hama to hamArA hakka bajA kara paise lete haiM para yaha bhATa to gupacupa hI hajAroM rupaye le jAte haiM / isa hAlata meM osavAlo kI pola meM yaha kavita kahanA zarU kara diyA / japa se hamArA lekha zrosavAla samAjane par3hA aura unhoM ko merI bAta solaha zrAnA satya mAluma huI taba se pUrvAkta chappayA bolano bandha karavA diyA aura sevagoM ko sApha kaha diyA ki jaise pUrva jamAne meM tuma kahete the ki " pArzvanAtha udaya karo, bhagavan sahAya karo " vaise hI kahA kro| isa meM ubhaya pakSa kA kalyANa hai| __anta meM hama hamAre osavAla bhAIyoM se namratApUrvaka nivedana karate haiM ki jaba sevagaloga zrApa ke sAtha isa prakAra kA vyavahAra karate haiM to Apa kA bhI kartavya hai ki Apa bhI sevagoM ke sAtha aisA hI vyavahAra rakhe jaise ki (1) yadi sevaga Apa ko kaheM ki hama brAhmaNa haiM to uttara meM Apa bhI sApha kaha do ki hamAre brAhmaNoM ke sAtha niyamita pratibandha nahIM hai ki tuma loga hamAre picche phirateghUmate raho / jaise hama bhAratIya brAhmaNoM ke sAtha vyavahAra rakhate haiM aisA tumAre sAtha bhI rkheNge| phira lagna-zAdIosara-mosara aura pratiSThAdi kAryoM meM lAkhoM rUpaye dene kI kyA jarUrata hai| vaha dravya dezahita meM kyoM nahIM lagAyA jAya ? (2) bhAToM ko| jaina dharma pAlana karanA, tathA zrI saMgha kI Tahala cAkarI aura mandiroM vaha upAsaroM kI sevAbhakti karane kI zarta para ho lAkhoM karor3oM rupaye diye jAte haiM, yadi ve loga pUrvokta kArya karane se inkAra haiM to pratyeka varSa itanI rakama denA to mAno eka sarpa ko dUdha pilA karake viSavRddhi hI karanA hai|
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________________ 29 (3) sevaga loga osavAloM ke vahA~ kaccI pakA rasoI jImate Aye aura Aja bhI jomate haiM / yadi koI isa bAtako inkAra kare to sIdhA rastA batalA do / sevagoM ko cAhiye ki ve apane ko brAhmaNa sAbita kara bhAratIya brAhmaNoM ke sAtha roTI vyavahAra kare, bAda kacI pakkI rasoI kA nAma leM / (4) koI bhI osavAla na to sevagoM se rAkhI bandhAve, na tilaka karAveM, na page lAganA kare aura na tIna teraha tetIsAvAlA chappayA bolane deve / (5) jahA~ jaina mandira kI cAbiyoM sevargoM ke pAsa hai, yaha zIghra chIna le / yadi mandiroM kI pUjA karate ho to jisa samaya pUjA kare cAvie devA aura pUjA karane ke bAda cAvie vApisa lelo / (6) jaina mandiroM meM sevagoMne jahA~ jahA~ anya devatAoM kI mUrtiyA~ rakhadI ho una saba ko zIghra uThA do / (7) osavAloM kA koI bhI kAma sevagoM binA nahIM rukegA kyoMki sevagoM ke suprada sivAya majUrI ke koI kAma nahIM hai / yadi sevaga nahIM kare to dUsare majUro se karavAlo / goDavAr3a vageraha meM rAvalAdi zrosavAloM ke kAma karate haiM / (8) jaina mandiroM kI pUjA bhAr3AyatI pUjAriyoM se na karavAke svayaM zrAvakoM ko pUjA karanI cAhiye / Apake bhAI digambara svayaM pUjA karate haiM / jahA~ 3 ghara digambaroM ke haiM vahIM mandira ho to daza daza dina kA bArA hai ki ve svayaM pUjA pakSAla karavAte haiM; para zvetAmbara parAdhIna haiM / 40000 mandiroM meM 100000 nokara cAkara aura bhAr3AyatI pUjArI hai| pratyeka AdamI ko kama se kama pratyeka varSa meM 250) diyA
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________________ jAtA ho to eka varSa meM 25000000) rupaye vidharmIyoM koM diye jAte haiM / mandiroM kA nirmANa karAnevAlo kA irAdA janakalyANa karane kA thA, na ki isa prakAra Arthika saMkaTa ke samaya itanI bar3I rakama kevala mandiroM kI pUjAI ke badale dilAke samAja kA dravya varavAda krnekaa| (9) yadi koI jaina bhAI sAdhAraNa kI tanakhvAha lekara jaina mandiroM kI prajA kare to na to itanI aAzAtanA hogI, na anya devadeviyoMko jaina mandiroM meM sthAna milegA, vaikArI kI pUkAreM bhI miTa jAyagI aura devadravya yA sAdhAraNa ke prativarSa DhAI karor3a rupaye bhI baca jAyeMge / aura isameM koI harja jaisI bAta bhI nahIM hai kAraNa mandiroM kI pUjA karanA zrAvakoM kA khAsa kartavya hI hai| maiM to yahavAta jora dekara kahatA hu~ ki jaina mandiroM aura tIrthoM para khAsa kara jaina hI honA caahiye| IsakI bedarakArI se hI zatrujaya ko Teksa ke 60000) tathA kezariyAjI kA mAmalA banA hai| (16) jodhapura bilADA, nAgora, kuverA, pAlo Adi bahutase nagaroM vaha grAmoM meM sevagoM ke sAtha vyavahAra bandha karadiyA aura unako tyAga vageraha nahIM diyA jAtA hai| isakA anukaraNa pratyeka grAma nagara meM honA cAhiye / kama se kama jisa grAma ke zrI saMghane sevagoM ke sAtha vyavahAra bandha kiyA usa grAma ke sevagoM ko anya grAmoM meM tyAga vageraha kataI nahIM denA cAhiye / (11) jaba sevaga nikkameM baiThe rahate haiM taba grAmoM meM yA dizAvaroM meM mAMgane ko nikala jAte haiM aura adrika osavAloM ko taMga kara hajAroM rupaye badora lAte haiM / aba sevagoM ko eka pAI dene kI bhI jarUrata nahIM hai| pahile pUcho ki tuma kisa grAma ke mandira kI pUjA karate ho, usa groma
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________________ ke zrI saMgha kA patra lAvo / aura tuma pUjA virata para karate ho yA tanakhvAha se, yaha pUchane para Apako kyA sAbUtI milatI hai / tanakhvahA se mandira pUjatA ho to eka pAI dene kI jarUrata nahIM haiM ? (12) sIrA lApasI ke jomanavAra meM sevaga siro dubAre sekane kA nAma leve to kuverA harasAlA AsAvarIvAloM kI bhAphika sIdhA rastA btlaado| (13) sevagoM ko zUdra samajha rAja se kara lagAyA jAtA thA para osavAloMne apane maMgate samajha bacA diyA :jisakA hI phala hai ki Aja sevaga osavAloM ke sAtha pUrvokta baratAva rakha rahe haiN| (16) jaina mandiroM ko jaMgama sthAvara jAyadAda sevagoMke pAsa ho, ve zrI saMgha ko zIghra apane kabaje meM karalenA jarUrI hai| (15) osavAloM ! sevaga galA meM sUta kA Dora DAle cAhe bar3A rastA DAle yadi vaha tumhAre kahane mAphika majUrI kArya karate raheM to jaisI tuma roTI khAte ho vaisI sevagoM ko bho khilA do / jisa majUrI ke aivajAne meM lAgalAgana dete ho yadi sevaga majUrI karane se inkAra ho to tumAre eka pAI bhI dene kI jarUrata nahIM hai| (16) sevagoMne galA meM sUta kA Dora karIbana 25-30 varSo se DAlA haiM para phira bhI unhoMne eka bar3I bhArI bhUla kI ki sevaganiyoM kA galA zUnya rakhA / sevaganiye AsavAloM ke gharoM meM rasoI jImatI haiM aura unake hAthoM kI kaccI rasoI sevaga khAtepIte haiN| yadi osavAloM ke vahA~ kacI rasoI jImane meM sevaganiyoM praSTa ho gaI to unake hAthakI kazcI rasoI
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________________ 32 khAne meM sevaga bhraSTa kyoM nahIM hote haiM ? yadi sebaganiyoM ke hAthakI kaccI rasoI jImane meM sevaga bhraSTa nahIM hote haiM to osavAloM ke vahAM kI kaccI rasoI jImane meM sevaga kaise bhraSTa hojAte haiM ? yadi aise bhraSTa hote ho to goDavADa sivANacI, jAlorI aura thalI vagaraha ke sevaga Ajaparyanta osavAloM ke vahAM kaccI rasoI jImate haiM aura una sevagoM ke sAtha ve loga bhojana vyavahAra karate haiM ki jo osavAloM ke vahAM kaccI rasoI nahIM khAte haiM / samajha meM nahIM AtA hai ye loga aisI kAravAI kyoM karate haiM ? khera ! isa viSaya ko adhika likhane kA aba kAraNa hI nahIM rahA hai jo ki osavAla sevagoM ke sAtha sambandha hI rakhanA nahIM cAhate haiM / ! ( 17 ) sevagoM ! tumArI badanIti ke kAraNa jahAM tahAM osavAla tumArA tiraskAra karate haiM aura tuma murdA ke mAphika sahana kara rahe ho / kyA tumhAre andara kucha bhI jIvana kA khUna rahA hai ? yadi rahA ho to apanI samAja kA saMgaThana kara ke yA to osavAloM ke sAtha pUrva kI bhAMti sambandha rakho yA sarvathA toDa do / saba se pahalA to svataMtra rahanA hI isa jamAne meM saccA sukha hai aura parAdhInatA duHkhoM kA mUla hai / sevagoM ! tumAre kAraNa osavAloM ko baDA bhArI nuka zAna hotA hai| itanA hone para bhI tuma ko aisA lAbha bhI nahIM nahIM hai| mAMga khAne kI bajAya kAma kara ke khAnA ubhayaloka meM phAyadAmaMda hai | ceto ! sAvadhAna ho jAIye ! abhI samaya hAtha meM hai / osavAloM prati bhI hama itanA to avazya kaha sakate haiM ki Apa logoMne sevagasamAja kA jIvana barabAda kara diyA hai, maMgate banA diye haiM / aba to ina ko rajA do ki ve apanA jIvana sukha aura svataMtratA se gujAreM / adhiSThAki saba ko sadbuddhi pradhAna kareM /
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________________ kisI zrosavAloM ApakI udAratA kI hada para Apa ke ghara meM pola kA bhI to pAra nahIM hai batalAiye mAMsa madirAdi durvyasana sevana karane vAle bhAToM se ApakA kyA sambandha hai ki ve bhATa Aja kitaneka osavAloM kI vaMzAvaliyoM likha rahe haiM aura osavAla samAja unako prati varSa hajAroM rUpaye de rahA hai phira bhI una bhAToM ke pAsa osavAloM kI prAcIna vaMzAvaliyoM nahIM haiM ve idhara udhara kI bAteM suna ke eka DhAMcA khaDA kara zrI.savAloM ko khUba la rahe haiM para osavAla loga itanA hI vicAra nahIM karate haiM ki hamAre pUrvaja aise hI the ki ina bhATo se apane nAma likhAve ? nahIM, maiM Apa ko sAvaceta karatA hU~ ki bhI osavAloM ke yahAM bhATa nAma likhane ko Ave / to pahile unase yaha pUcho ki kisa samaya, kisa nagara meM, kila AcArya ne hama ko osavAla banAye hamAre pUrvaja kisa sthAna meM kyA kyA kAma kiyA hamArI jAti kA nAma saMskAraNa kA kyA kAraNa hai ityAdi unase apanA khurzI nAmA uttara lo bAda usa hakIkata ko prasiddha akhabAroM meM chapavA do ki isa bAtakA Apako patA mila jAyanA ki ina bhAToM ko baMzAvaliyoM meM satyatAkA aMza kitanA hai ? yA yaha saba kalpanA kA kalevara hI hai| mahAjana loga yoM to hisAba karate haiM pAI pAI kA aura yoM lAkhoM rupaye barabAda ho jAte haiM jisakI paravAha hI nahIM yaha kaisA andherA ? khaira aba bhI samajho aura sAvadhAna ho kara hitAhita kA vicAra karo ityalam / Rishabhedas
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________________ 'dhanyavAda AURA mA zrImAna mizrImalajI jain| ApakI ora se prakA " jainamandiroM ke pujArI sevagoM kI kAlI karatUteM" nA kitAba eka sajjana dvArA aAja mare hastagata huI jisako zrA pAnta par3hane se jJAta huA ki Apa kevala osavAla samAja hI nahIM pA jaina samAja ke zubhacintaka haiM aura ApakA liga akSara akSara satya bhI hai isa bhArata meM osavAla jaisI na samAja zAyada hI hogaa| ki jo sevaga loga osavAla hI nahIM para jainadharma aura jaina dharma ke pUjyapuruSoM kI bha niMdA karatI haiM unako bhI Aja karor3oM rupaye khule dila se / saMkoca diyA karate haiM aura sevagoM jaisI koI kRtannI kauma hai ki jinAkA lUNapANI khAte pIte haiM unake hI avaguNa bole aura niMdA kare ? parantu Apane prastuta kitAba lie osavAla jAti para Thoka prakAza DAlA yAni jAgRta karI hai| meM Apane sevAgoM ko bhI hita zikSA dI hai vaha sevagoM ke liye kama lAbha dAyika nahIM haiN| yadi sevaga loga una para gaura : unakA patana zIghra hI ruka jAve aura jo sevaga jAti parAdhI kI jaMjIroM meM duHkha kA anubhava kara rahI hai usase bhI mukta jAya / khaira ApakA to abhiprAya sundara aura zubha hai bhale mA na mAne unakI marajI kI bAta hai para maiM to isa sevA ke / Apako dhanyavAda diye binA nahIM raha sakatA huuN| RAMAN bhavadIya mahAtmA riSabhadA