Book Title: Maa
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Mahima Lalit Sahitya Prakashan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003957/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA muni candraprabha sAgara "For Personal & Private Use Only . Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA~ lekhaka muni zrI candraprabha sAgara jI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzIrvAda pa. pU. gurudeva AcArya zrI jinakAnti sAgara sUri jI ma. pustaka mA~ satpreraka suprasiddha jaina muni zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI lekhaka muni zrI candraprabha sAgarajI parAmarzaka muni zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI saMskaraNa navambara, 1982 AvRtti 5,000 (pAMca hajAra) mUlya niHzulka pRSTha 132 mudraka prakAzaka mahimA lalitasAhitya prakAzana biikaaner| azoka priMTiMga presa, naI sar3aka, dillI-110006 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // samarpaNa // sva. pravartinI prAryA ratna zrI vicakSaNa zrI jI ma. kI suziSyA sAdhvI zreSThA zrI jItayazA zrI jI mahArAja mama janmadAtrI, jIvanAMkura - pallavinI, ananta-vAtsalyapUrNa-varadAnadAyinI, satpatha-pradarzinI, jina dharmAcaraNAnukUla-munijIvana-mArgasaMdarzinI, titikSAmUrti, sAkSAt - pAvanAkRtidhAriNI sAdhvI mAtRzrI ke punIta karakamaloM meM sabhakti sazraddhayA yaha "mA~" kRti samarpita. muni candraprabha sAgara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhinaMdana 'mA~' pustaka ko maiMne zrAdyopAnta par3hA hai / yadi aise kahU~ ki akSarazaH par3hA aura samajhA hai to yaha yathArtha hai / jaba maiMne isako par3hanA Arambha kiyA to vicAra ubharane lagA ki yaha kaisA viSaya hai / jisa para sAhitya vizArada yuvA muni zrI candraprabha sAgara jI ko apanI lekhanI calAne para vivaza honA par3A, parantu prArambha kara dene ke pazcAt pUrI pustaka par3hanA eka anivArya hArdikatA ho gaI / 'mA~' para pustaka likhI dekhakara lagA ki sambhavataH rUsI lekhaka gorkI ke 'mA~' upanyAsa-sA koI upanyAsa likhA gayA hai ! parantu eka jaina muni kA upanyAsa- sAhitya se kyA sambandha ho sakatA hai ? isalie " zrAzcaryavat pazyati kazcadenam" kI ukti ke anusAra ise par3hane lagA / isa racanA kA kyA nAma sAhityika pariveza meM ho sakatA hai' yaha nizcita karanA sarala nahIM hai| na to upadezAtmaka vyAkhyAnoM kA hI avikala saMgraha hai / na hI ise lambI kathA kA nAma diyA jA sakatA hai| na hI yaha laghu upanyAsa kI paridhi meM A sakatA hai / taba ise maiM eka yuvA vicAraka kA ullAsa kathAkAvya kahanA ucita samajhatA hU~ / bhAratIya sAhitya zAstra meM aisI racanAyeM upalabdha haiM jo vividha parivezoM meM bhramaNa karake bhI eka kendra bindu para Akara sthira ho jAtI haiM / 'mA~' kRti kI bhI yahI sthiti hai / choTe-choTe dRSTAntoM, prasiddhaaprasiddha kathA - khaNDoM, deza-videza ke anekazaH mahAkaviyoM ke kAvyAMzoM se samanvita yaha racanA mA~ ko kendra meM rakhe hue haiM / nArI kI dArzanikoM ne mAyA, prakRti aura jananI ke rUpa meM vyAkhyA kI hai / usake jananI ke atirikta bahana, putrI, bhAryA aura vAra- vilAsinI Adi rUpa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( kha ) bhI loka-jJAta haiN| parantu isa kathana ke sAmane sabakI dya ti manda rahI hai ki "jananI janmabhUmizca svargAdapi garIyasi" janmabhUmi se bhI pUrva jananI nAma diyA gayA hai| kyoMki janmabhUmi ke darzana kA mAdhyama bhI to vahI hai| nArI kI bhUmikA kitanI vicitra hai ki vaha mA~, putrI aura bahana ke rUpoM ke atirikta anya sabhI rUpoM meM nara ko nacA detI hai| aura bahana ke rUpa se bhI bar3hakara mA~ ke rUpa meM vaha saba ko dUritoM se bacA detI hai| __mAtR zakti ke sambandha meM bhAratIya sAhitya meM "mAtA pRthvIH putro'haM pRthivyAH" kI carcA sarvavizruta hai| vastutaH mA~ aura dharatI kA AkAra eka hI hai| bhArata meM mAta sattA kI pradhAnatA yugoM taka pracalita rhii| kyA vicitra gati-mati hai ki vizva ke mahAn se mahiyAn aura aNorapaNIyAn padArthoM kA janma mAtR zakti ke AdhAra se hI hotA hai| maiM apanI bAta kahane ke lie punaH isa pustaka kI ora lauTa rahA hU~, aisA isalie ki bhArata kI dharatI meM isa gaye-bIte yuga meM bhI aise vicAraka ubhara rahe haiM, jinheM mAtRtva kI adamya agAdha zakti ke prati AsthA hai| yaha bhautikavAdI vaijJAnika, vailAsika-rAjanItika pada-lobha ke AkarSaNoM se samAkrAMta vAtAvaraNa aura eka yuvA vicAraka kI dRSTi "mAtR sevI bhava" kI ora AkRSTa ho gaI haiM--yaha bhAratIya jIvana kI zraddhA aura niSThA kA sUryodaya hai| eka pAlocaka ke nAte bhI kaha to dina-rAta kar3A-karkaTa likhane vAloM se yaha 'mA~' racanA kahIM adhika kalyANI sthAyI nidhi hai| ise par3hakara katipaya vyaktiyoM kA bhI jIvana parivartana ho gayA to racanA kI saphalatA kA pramANa asaMdigdha ho hI jaayegaa| sahaja-bhAva se zabdabaddha yaha racanA pAThakoM ko par3hane ke lie AkRSTa karegI aura yadi isakA anuvAda aMgrejI, phrenca, rUsI Adi bhASAoM meM ho gayA to isakI lokapriyatA kI sImAe~ vistata ho jaayeNgii| maiMne "bhUmikA" na likhakara "abhinaMdana" zabda isIlie likhA hai ki yuvA muni zrI candraprabha sAgara jI se merA sambandha AdhyApaka aura adhyayanazIla vicAroM ke stara para sthApita ho For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( ga ) gayA hai aura isa uttama racanA ke racayitA ke rUpa meM abhinaMdana karanA hI ucita samajhatA haiM / merA vizvAsa hai ki bhaviSyat unakI hAtha meM dharI kalama se kaI aise grantha-ratna deza ko dilAkara rahegA jinase eka vicAraka kI prakhara medhA kA Aloka yugoM taka deza ke jana-mana meM punaH punaH ubhara Ane vAle ajJAna-andhakAra kA apsAraNa karatA rhegaa| punaH punaH abhinaMdana ! 2-11-82 DA. omaprakAza zAstrI 12, azoka pArka eksaTeMzana, ema. e., pI. eca. DI., DI. liT rohataka roDa, naI dillI-26 variSTha prAdhyApaka, hindI vibhAga, dayAlasiMha kAleja, naI dillI-3 dillI vizvavidyAlaya, dillii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vie MAHAR Hd purovAka "mA~" pustaka pAThakoM ke samakSa prastuta karate hue mujhe isa pustaka ke likhane kI anubhUti se anusyUta preraNA kahAM se milI ! ye cintana ke dhAge jaba maiMne eka sUtra rUpa meM saMgRhIta karane Arambha kiye to mere mAnasa-paTala para eka mUrti punaH punaH ubhara kara mujhe saMketa dene lagI ki jananI hI jagat kA AdhAra hai / isalie mere antarjagat meM lagA ki sva jananI kI dayA, mamatA, vAtsalyamayI mUrti mujhe bAra-bAra isa kRti ko likhane ke lie samprerita karatI rahI hai| jananImAtra vizva kI mahat zakti hai| prakRti kA svarUpa isI kA apara nAma hai| dharitrI isI kA sArabhita paryAya hai, isalie isa pustaka kI preraNA sva jananI aura jagata jananI ke ekAkAra se samprApta huI, jo zabdoM ke kaNa-kaNa meM baItIhi ke samAna isa zabdAkAra meM sAkAra ho gaI hai| yaha sAkAratA antaHkaraNa ke bhAvoM kI apanI rUpamayatA hai| jisameM mAnavIya hRdaya ke amRta-kaNa yuga-dharma ke anukUla saMcita haiM / aneka pravacanoM meM vartamAna jIvana ke zoSita aura damana-cakra se pratAr3ita tathA pratArita mAtra jIvana ke prati samAja kI suSupta cetanA ko jAgRta karane kA susambaddha upakrama isa racanA meM bhI sahaja-bhAva se mUrtimAna ho gayA hai| kahA gayA hai ki vizva kA saundarya yadi kahIM dekhane ko milatA hai aura vAtsalya kA apAra sAgara yadi laharAtA huA dekhanA ho to use mA~ kI mamatAmayI AkRti meM dekhA jA sakatA hai| Adhunika vijJAna-yaMtroM se saMkUlita samAja aura vicchinna parivAra meM prema-pAvana dharAtala ko sudRr3ha karane ke lie For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAM hI eka mAtra amogha zakti hai| usI zakti kA amogha darzana isa kRti meM kiyA jAtA hai| ___bhAratIya cintana-dhArA ke mahApuruSoM, yogiyoM evaM santoM ne vizva ke prasaMga meM nArI ke anya rUpoM kI AlocanA to apanI-apanI pakSadharatA se kI hai parantu janmadAtrI mA~ ke prati ina sabhI vicArakoM ne zabdoM kI bhinnatA hote hae bhI svara kI ekAtmakatA se mA~ kI vandanA kI hai| isalie yahAM bhAratIya vicArakoM cintakoM, dhArmika AcAryoM, rAjanItika vizAradoM, samAja unnAyakoM aura vizrata sAhityakAroM ke kathana yatra-tatra samanvita kiye gaye haiN| eka sahaja mAnavIya sthiti yaha hai ki mA~ ke prati jaisI AsthA bhAratIya cintana-dhArA meM hai vaisI hI dhAraNA pAzcAtya dArzanikoM, sAhityikoM aura jIvana ke anya vividha kSetroM ke tatva-cintakoM ne bhI apane zabdoM meM kahI huI hai| isalie isa pustaka meM pAzcAtya sAhitya ke aneka uddharaNa sasaMdarbha prastuta kie gae haiM tAki yaha daSTi niSkaluSa rUpa se mAnava-mAtra ke sammukha A jAe ki mAM kA svarUpa, usakI mamatA kA vistAra, dayA kA prastAra aura hRdaya kI karuNA kA AkAra itanA hRdayahArI hai ki yugoM ke antarAla ke pazcAt bhI usameM vikRti kA koI cihna kabhI nahIM ubharA hai| mA~ ke prati kartavya-bhAvanA cirayugIna aura cira navIna sAdhanA kA pratIka hai / usake saMketa-bindu pustaka ke prAdhAnta meM bikhare par3e haiN| pAThaka apanI ruci aura manokAmanA ke anukUla dekha-par3ha aura sparza karake hRdayaMgama kara sakate haiN| paramazraddheya gurUvarya prAcArya zrI kAnti sAgara sUri jI ke caraNAraviMda ke rajakaNoM kA hI pratApa hai ki yaha akiMcana ziSya isa pustaka ko zabdarUpa de pAne meM samartha ho sakA hai| isa vizAla dRzyamAna jagat meM gurU-anukampA ziSya ke lie satpreraNA kI agni-zikhA kA kArya karatI hai| ataH gurucaraNoM meM praNAmAMjali sahita acala bhaktibhAvanA kI sthiratA kA AkAMkSI bane rahane meM hI lekhaka kA cirakalyANa samAhita hai| pustaka ke prakAzanArtha Arthika prAyojana pUjya jaina muni zrI mahimAprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( ca ) sAgara jI kI asIma kRpA se hI sambhava ho sakA hai| dAnI-sajjanoM ne unake saMketa mAtra se vitta vyavasthA sulabha kara dI jisase pustaka prakAzana sucArU rUpa se ho gayA hai| mahArAja sAhaba kA AzIvArdAtmaka maMgalamaya varada hasta apanI amUlya thAtI hai| unake prati vinIta bhAvabhInI kRtajJatAbodhinI hRdayabhAvanA evaM samarcanA prastuta karane meM lekhaka ke zrama kI sArthakatA nihIta hai| yuvA muni zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI ne isa pustaka ke lekhana-kAla meM hI pratidina ise sunate hue aneka mAtR-pakSoM kI ora lekhaka kA dhyAna AkRSTa kiyA hai / ve prasaMga isa pustaka meM anubhava kI sArthakatA ke sAkSI haiN| parantu unake prati kRtajJatA-jJApana kI apekSA eka patha-sahacara kI ananya bhAvanA kA gaurava banAe rakhanA lekhaka kA apratima saMbala hai| isa pustaka ke lie 'abhinaMdana' ke zabda labdha pratiSThi samAlocaka DA0 omaprakAza jI zAstrI, DI0 liTa0 ne likhakara sahRdayatA prakaTa kI hai| unake hRdayodgAra prakaTa karane ke lie unake prati AbhAra prakaTa karanA lekhaka kA kartavya hai| anta meM mujhe kevala itanA hI kahanA hai ki naitikatA kA jIvana meM akATya mUlya hai| naitikatA jIvana kI alaukika snigdha zikhA hai aura mA~ usa zikhA kI dIpti hai / yaha pustaka isI dRSTi se Aja ke yuga ke mAnava ke lie prastuta kI gaI hai ki vaha use jIvana meM acita aura samanvita kara sakeM tAki bhAratIya. jIvana kI divya AdhAra-zilA "mA~" kI mamatA ke rUpa meM sadA-sadA ke lie. sudRr3ha banI rahe aura usakA snehamaya pradIpa mAnava-jIvana meM amara snigdha Aloka vikIrNa karatA rahe / sadhanyavAda ! lekhaka : navambara, 1982 candraprabha sAgara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA~ - - - "aura mohi ko haiM. kAhi kahihauM / raMka rAja jyoM mana ko manoratha, kehi sunAhi saba lhihau|" mA~ ! tere ko chor3akara anya merA koI bhI nahIM hai, cAhe vaha phira bAlikA ho, yuvatI ho athavA praur3hA, praur3ha ho, yuvaka ho yA bAlaka, jisake samakSa raMka se rAjA banane kA manoratha kaha kara pUrNa karU tU hI eka aisI mahAna mUrti hai jo merI bAta ko suna sakatI hai| yahIM taka nahIM apitu sunakara cintana, mananAdi bhI karane vAlI hI hai, mAtra eka tU hii| saca kahatA hU~ eka tU hii| uparyukta dRzya mere mAnasa-paTala para amiTa rUpa se aMkita haimAsa traya pUrva varSAyoga kA punIta prabhAta / anAyAsa eka mAnava ke mAnasa meM prasphuTita aura mukhAravinda se nikale mAM ke prati gatimAna zraddhAnvita zabda, kRtakRtya bhAva se, kRtajJatA bhAva pUrNa-jo apane Apa meM! amola mAdhurya bhAvoM ke stavaka kI bhAMti cunA huaA guladastA thaa| jisameM hI to deva vidyamAna hai| Apa zrI jaise puruSottama puruSa ke ghara meM nahIM ! kadAcit... 'nahIM.... nahIM .....! "na devo ra vidyate kASThe na pASANe na mRnmaye / " yaha mA~ ke aparimita prema kA parokSa nahIM para pratyakSa prabhAva hai| maaNprem.....| maaN-prem.....| mAnava-mana vibhinna bhAvoM kA akSayakoSa hai aura prema usakA sarvAdhika mahatvapUrNa bhAva hai| mAnava-prANa meM prema kI bhAvanA anAdikAla se hI usake hRdaya kI dhar3akana aura rakta kI lAlimA banakara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvita hai| mA~ kI mAnasika kriyA meM prema eka uttamottama tatva hai| sAtatya aura samatA meM kaisA ajor3a hai-mA~ kA prema ! usake prema kI vipulatA, viralatA aura vizAlatA kI tulanA meM vyakti kA nahIM, samAja kA nahIM, prAnta kA nahIM, rASTra kA bhI nahIM, sampUrNa vizva kA anya koI bhI prema nahIM A sktaa| pA sakatA hai ? kyA A sakatA hai--merA aura Apa kA sira? vaha bhI nahIM A sakatA, kadApi nhiiN| prema sakala zruti sAra haiM, prema mi sakala sta mUla / prema purANa pramANa haiM, kou na prema ke tUla / / hindI gadya ke janaka bhAratendu harizcandra kA yaha kathana asatya nahIM hai, kyoMki usakI premAnubhUti meM jahA~ eka aora gaurava-garimA va udAttatA hai to dUsarI ora sahajatA, svacchatA aura marmasparzitA bhii| jo anukUla aura upayukta vAtAvaraNa pAkara mAnava hRdaya ke suSupta sthAyI bhAvoM ko udIpta aura ubuddha kara detI hai| prAcIna-arvAcIna prAjJa-puruSoM aura Adhunika kaviyoM ne bhI isI kAraNa mA~ ke prema kI mahimA kI muktakaMTha se prazaMsA kI hai tathA isake guNagAna gAye haiN| kAraNa ? kAraNa usakA hRdaya hai| jo vizAla, parama vizAla hai| usake samakSa zAyada ambara bhI choTA hogaa| hRdaya mandira meM jo prema kUTa-kUTa kara bharA huA hai| usake bAre meM baMgalA upanyAsakAra vibhati bhaSaNa vaMdyopAdhyAya ne DaMke kI coTa se 'pathera pAMcAlI' meM likhA hai ki "mA~ bacce ko sneha detI hai aura use AdamI banA detI hai, isalie usake antara meM yuga-yugAntara se sarvatra mA~ kI gaurava gAthA pratidhvanita hotI rahatI hai|" sva zizu hI nahIM mAnava jAti ke prati usake hRdaya meM asIma prema evaM sadbhAva hai| vaha yaha bhI jAnatI hai ki prema candramA ke samAna hai| agara vaha bar3hegA nahIM to vaTanA zurU ho jaayegaa| ataH mA~ putra se atyadhika prema karatI hai| isIlie sIgara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne bhI kahA--Love is like the moon, when it does not increase it decreases. mA~ ke nizchala prema meM pavitratA hotI hai, pavitratA bhArata kI vastu hai, bhArata kA gaurava hai, bhArata kI saMskRti hai| usakA mana-mandira pavitra hai bhale vaha pUrA svaccha na ho| usase pravAhamAna prema kI saurabha nirmala hai bhale vaha uttama sugandha vAlA na ho| moha ! abhI taka to maiMne hasta-kalama se kucha likhA hI nahIM, usase pUrva hI pratyuttara mAMgane ke lie prazna upasthita kara diyaa| "mA~ kA prema" kisa cir3iyA kA zubha nAma hai" ? _ 'mA~ kA prema', jo AsvAdya-AsvAdaka hai vahI to mA~ kA prema hai| jo citta ko sparza karane vAlA vizuddha miSThAnna, kintu puruSArthamayI sukomalatA kA samAdaraNIya sunAma hai| usakA prema "talavAra nI dhAra pe dhAvanoM chai"-asi-dhArA vrata ke samAna haiN| usakA Ananda chanda-be-chanda athavA zabdoM ke bandhana meM nahIM baMdha sakatA, zabdAtItaupamA jo saMprApta huI hai| usake mAnasa meM se prema kI gagarI pratipala pratikSaNa nitya hI chalakatI rahatI hai| samasta jagajIvana kA sArAMza prema nahIM to kyA Apa haiM yA bApa! vAkya viSailA laga gayA, bhayabhIta mata homo, viSa ko amRta ke rUpa meM parivartita karanA to apane bAe~ hAtha kA khela hai| mA~ ke prema-raMga se raMgA hRdaya jIvana bhara! pUre jIvana meM prema ke vrata kA pAlana karane ko utsuka hotA hai / "prema binA talavAra ke zAsana karatA hai" yaha bhAratIya kahAvata prasiddha hai| suprasiddha aMgrejI lekhaka sveTamorDana kA kahanA yathArtha hai ki "prema hI zAnti hai, prema hI sukha aura Ananda hai / " __hA~ ! eka bAta aura, mAna lU ki vijJAna hara tAre ko badala sakatA hai para saca kahatA hU~ dila to hamArA ApakA cAhe kisI kA kevala prema ke dvArA hI badala sakatA hai| aura yaha kArya mA~ hI karane meM sakSama hai, patnI nahIM / mahAna bhAratIya saMta svAmI vivekAnanda ne kahA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai ki "IzvarIya prema ko chor3akara dUsarA koI prema mAtRprema se zreSTha nahIM hai|" kAraNa yaha ki usameM jIvana kA sAralya aura vANI ke proja ke sAtha hRdaya kA mAdhurya samAhita hai| vaha premamayI vANI vINA kI mRdu jhaMkAra ke sadRza hai| jisa prakAra vINA kI jhaMkAra madhura aura komala hotI hai, usI prakAra isakI vANI bhI sarasa aura komala hotI hai| ___yahA~ prazna uTha sakatA hai ki mAM ke prema ke prAsvAdana kI prakriyA kisa prakAra sampanna hotI hai ? uttara hai-jisa prakAra se vividha prakAra ke vyaMjanoM ke mela se nirmita bhojana ko khAte samaya sumanasa puruSa-pariSkRta mana vAlA vyakti harSAdi ko prApta karatA hai, usI prakAra se vANI, aMgAdi se svAbhAvika rUpeNa sUcitavya kriyAe~ sphurita nAnA prakAra ke bhAvoM se vyaMjita hote hI sthAyI bhAvoM vAlA sahRdaya putra usake prema vAtsalya kA AsvAdana karatA hai aura prasannatA praphullatA bhI saMprApta karatA hai / usakA samAgama mana ke santApa ko dUra karatA hai aura prAnanda kI vRddhi bhI sAtha hI sAtha cittavRtti ko saMtoSa bhI detA hai| bhAratIya RSi nArada jI ne bhaktisUtra meM prema kI . vyAkhyA karate hue likhA hai-"anivarcanIyaM prema svarUpam muukaasvaadnvt"| arthAt prema kA svarUpa avarNanIya hai / tathA isakA AsvAda gUge ke gur3a ke samAna hai| spaSTa hai - ki prema eka gahana, gambhIra, pavitra, sAttvika anubhUtijanya AkarSaNa hai, jisake udaya hone se mA~, putra, putrI, rUpa triveNI ko Ananda kI prApti hotI hai| puSpa meM sugandha, tiloM meM tela, araNi kASTha meM agni, dUdha meM ghI, Ikha meM gur3a aura sUryodaya velA meM gagana meM tAre dikhAI nahIM dete kintu unakA astitva usameM chipA rahatA hai / tathaiva mA~ ke hRdaya kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prema draSTavya nahIM hotA, parantu vaha usake hRdaya meM samAhita hotA hai, kyoMki vaha apane Apa meM amUrta aura nirAkAra hotA hai / ____ mA~ prema rUpI aparimita evaM athAha umar3e hue sAgara ke samAna vizAla hai, jisameM hinda mahAsAgara ko chipA lene kI agamya zakti nihita haiN| vaha prema avibhAjya hotA hai| jaise Ama, dUdha, ilAyacI, cInI va gulAba jala se taiyAra zarbata pIne vAlA yaha kadApi anubhava nahIM kara sakatA ki aba maiM Ama khA rahA hU~, cInI phA~ka rahA hU~, dudha pI rahA ha, ilAyacI mukhavAsa se muMha sApha kara rahA hai athavA gulAba jala pIkara peTa ko mahaka de rahA huuN| vaise hI prema hai| _____Tapa..... 'Tapa'... 'Tapa ! yaha kyA ? muha meM se pAnI A gayA aura nIce gira-girakara bhUmi meM Akara vahI pAnI kI bUMdeM usI meM hI kho gyiiN| pIne kI icchA itanI tIvra ! para zarvata kA svAda avibhAjya hai| jaba isakA svAda aisA hai to mA~ ke prema kA to kyA kahanA mA~ kA prema akhaNDa hai ! kevala akhaNDa nahIM, advitIya, Anandamaya evaM cinmaya bhii| usake sarasa sundara hRdaya se jo vANI niHsata hotI hai vaha sarala hotI hai, usameM kahIM bhI chalakapaTa kI durgandha taka nahIM AtI aura bhASAzailI meM hotI hai komalatA, saralatA evaM annytaa| isake atirikta usakA prema zuddha, anAdi, ananta, agAdha gaMbhIra hai tathA udAtta bhii| pratyeka jIvana meM prema kI ananyatA aura RjutA anivArya hai| bhUdAna yajJa ke janmadAtA prAcArya vinobA bhAve kA yaha kathana Aja bhI sAhitya meM gUMja rahA hai ki "bhAI bahanoM ko eka karane vAlI koI zakti hai to mAtRprema hai / " komalatA meM jisakA hRdaya gulAba kI kaliyoM se bhI komala, dayAmaya hai / pavitratA meM jo yajJa ke dhUma ke samAna hai, kartavya meM jo vajra kI bhA~ti kaThora hai, vahI vizva jananI hai / yaha mA~ mAtra jananI na hokara vizva kI virAT zakti haiN| mere mastiSka meM i0 legova kA vAkya bhramaNa kara rahA hai ki 'mAtA hI pRthvI para aisI bhagavatI haiM jisake yahA~ koI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAstika nahIM / ' mA~ ke dvArA vizva meM sauhArdra, satya, tyAga, premAdi aura parasparopagrAhI jIvAnAm jaisI udAra vRttiyoM kI zubha sthApanA hotI hai / sRSTi meM janma lekara jo manuSya mA~ ke pra ema kI rasadhArA meM alpa samaya ke lie bhI nimagna nahIM huA to usake jIvana ko marusthalIya yAtrA hI samajhanA caahie| kyoMki : kathana krama avagatavya aparihArya, jIva kA hrAsa manISI saMsAra samudra meM meM nivAsa // jahA~ jIva anAdi kAla, avyavahAra rAzi meM vAsa / vahAM nahIM karatA puruSArtha, pazcAt viparIta vinyAsa | yathA saritA meM avyAhata, gati anavarata jala - bahAva | prakRti kA patthara gola tathA vyavahAra rAzi meM prAna, vikAsa | dharmAcArya, suramya pravAha, kAla prabhAva / kAlabdhi kara carama zikhara taka mAnava jIvana prApta / vikAsa, saMprApta // (merI kavitA, mAnava jIvana kaise prApta ? ) arthAt - jIva ke hrAsa vikAsa kA krama kyA hai ? anAdi kAla se yaha jIva saMsAra-sAgara meM basa rahA hai / sarvaprathama yaha avyavahAra rAzi meM hotA hai, vahA~ koI puruSArthaM nahIM karatA / nadI ke nIra ke pravAha meM jisa prakAra kucha patthara kAlapravAha se gola ho jAte haiM, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usI prakAra se kAlalabdhi prApta kara yaha jIva vyavahAra rAzi meM AtA hai aura vikAsa karate-karate mAnava jIvana prApta karatA hai| durlabha mAnavajIvana anaMta bAra milaa| Aja bhI hama usI jIvana mAnava jIvana hote hue bhI jisakI kukSI (kokha) se janma liyA, usake prati abhI taka Apake hRdaya meM zraddhA jAgRta nahIM huI hai / mana meM zraddhA-dIpaka prajvalita karo aura phira usI prakAzAMza se dekho kyoMki jisa prakAra mAno to gaMgA mA~ hai, na mAno to bahatA pAnI / pratimA meM prabhu pratiSThApita hai, na mAno to patthara kA Tukar3A aura mA~, prema kI amara dUtikA hai, na mAnoM to hAr3a-mAMsa kA putlaa| mA~ kA pAvana jIvanadarzana samatA, zucitA, satya, sneha se laharAtA hA sAgara hai| usakA jIvana aura prema, gaMgA kI nirmala dhArA sama pavitra hai| aura isa prema gaMgA ke andara jo koI snAna karegA, karmamaila se mukta hokara, eka dina vaha vizvanAtha bana jaayegaa| jIvana ko zuddha pAvana karane hetu mA~ gaMgA samAna hai, jisameM snAna karane se mAnava mAnavatA kI pUrNatA ko prApta karatA hai| ___ "mAtA kA hRdaya dayA kA prAgAra hai| use jalAyo to usameM dayA kI hI sugandha nikalatI hai| pIso to dayA kA rasa nikalatA hai| vaha devI hai| vipatti kI ka ra lIlAe~ bhI usa nirmala svaccha srota ko malina nahIM kara sakatI"---premacanda, jo hindI upanyAsa samrAT va kahAnIkAra haiM, unake yaha zabda Aja bhI mujhe yAda haiN| vaise bhI acchA hRdaya sone ke mUlya kA hotA hai| sarvazreSTha aMgreja va nATakakAra viliyama zeksapiyara kA kathana A good heart is worth gold suprasiddha hai| mA~ ke hRdaya meM kSamA tijorI meM dhana kI taraha bharA huA hai aura kSamA zAnti kA mUla hai| kisI ne use kaSTa diyA, hAni kI, apamAna kiyA, kaTu vacana kahe para isa parama nArI mA~ ne to sabako kSamA-dAna diyaa| mAM ko kSamA kA eka utkRSTa udAharaNa hai: For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "khaTa khaTa khaTa khaTa khaTa" kI AvAja ke sAtha pAMca mastaka zarIra se pRthaka karake pANDavoM se badalA lekara droNAcArya kA putra azvatthAmA pANDavoM ke tambU se yaha socatA huaA ki Aja maiMne pAMcoM pANDavoM ko mAra DAlA hai--bAhara calA pAyA aura apane tambU meM calA gyaa| prAtaHkAla hote hI bijalI kI bhA~ti yaha khabara sAre nagara meM phaila gaI / draupadI ne jaba dekhA ki mere pA~coM putroM ko gupta rUpa se Akara koI mAra gayA hai to usake hRdaya meM gaharI vedanA huI, vaha krodha se tamatamA utthii| ___ yudhiSThira, arjuna, bhIma, nakula aura sahadeva jaise zaktizAlI patidevoM ke saMrakSaNa meM rahate hue bhI mere eka do nahIM pUre pA~coM putroM kI koI vyakti hatyA kara jAe, yaha mere lie bar3I zarma kI bAta hai| yadi usa hatyAre ko kisI bhI taraha Aja hI pakar3a kara mere sammukha na lAyA gayA to maiM bhI apane prANa tyAga duuNgii| isaprakAra patiyoM ko sambodhita karate hue bolii| ____ yaha sunate hI tathA yudhiSThira kA izArA pAte hI arjuna aura bhIma donoM jAkara azvatthAmA ko pakar3a laaye| bole-yahI hai, apane putroM kA hatyArA / kaho, ise kyA daNDa deM / azvatthAmA ko jaMjIroM ke bandhana se jakar3e hue draupadI ne jyoM hI dekhA ki usakA krodha nau do gyAraha ho gayA, zAnti kI dhArA-sI bahatI huI usake antaHkaraNa se nissRta huI, prema bhare dila meM kSamA-bhAva jAgRta ho gyaa| usakI vANI meM--'yaha hatyArA jarUra hai, kintu maiM eka mA~ hU~ / putrahInatA kA duHkha kaisA hotA hai ise eka mA~ hI acchI taraha se samajha sakatI hai, maiM putra-viyoga ke santApa ko jaisA anubhava kara rahI hU~ vaisA isakI mA~ ko kyoM hone dU~ ? mere putroM ke sthAna para isa hatyAre kI hatyA karavA dene se mere putra to jIvita nahIM hone vAle haiM taba kyoM maiM apane samAna putra viraha ke zoka meM isakI mA~ ko DubAU~ / ' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ _ "merI yahI icchA hai ki ise bandhana mukta kara diyA jaae| maiM ise kSamA karatI hU~ / " ___ yaha aisI mA~ kA dRSTAnta hai, jisake dila meM duzmanoM ke prati bhI udAratA va prema hai aura isI kAraNa ye mAtAe~ itihAsa kI amiTa rekhAe~ bana gii| mA~ hI prema evaM prema hI mA~ hai / are......! mA~ ke prema-vAtsalya ko pAne ke lie usakI goda meM krIr3A karane kA parama saubhAgya to sura-surendra ko bhI durlabha hai| bhavya evaM abhavya kA nirNaya karane meM bhI usakA prema sahAyaka hotA hai| jo abhavya hotA hai vaha usake mana-vacana se vAtsalya nahIM pA sktaa| yaha mAnyatA deva devendroM kI mAnyatA hai| are ! mA~ aura mAtRbhUmi to svarga-jannata se bhI vizada zreSTha hai| vartamAna chAyAvAdI kavi ne yogya hI kahA hai-"jananI janmabhUmizca svarga se mahAna hai|" aura prAcIna yuga meM maharSi bAlmIki ne bhI to kahA thAjananI janmabhUmizca svargAdapi garIyasi / artharvaveda meM likhA hai ki bhUmi merI mAtA hai aura maiM usakA putra hU~'-"mAtA bhUmiH putro'haM pRthivyAH // " - mA~-prema ! yaha to "satyaM zivaM sundaraM", sArvajanInatA, cirantanatA anubhUti aura Adarza kI samaSTi hai| ___ sundariyoM kA lAvaNya jisa taraha hameM mugdha kara letA hai usI taraha mA~ ke vacanAmRta meM nihita vyaMgya bhI hameM mugdha kara letA hai| phira cAhe vaha tikta ho yA kaTa, kaSAyalA ho athavA amla, madhura ho yA lavaNa / mujhe eka bAra kisI ne kahA ki IrAna ke sarvazreSTha vicAraka, nItijJa va kavi zekha-sAdI ne kahA hai "mAM kI tAr3anA, pitA ke pyAra se acchI hotI hai|" usake prema meM yahI to majA hai ! Ananda hai ! lambe jIvana ke lie Ananda to eka rasAyana hai| vAstava meM mA~ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tathA usakA vAtsalya jagata kA amUlya aura advitIya aisA vizAla parama sukhAnanda hai| usake vAtsalya kA svAda, pAna ke rasa ke sadRza spaSTa jhalakatA, citta meM praviSTi karatA, sarvAMga ko sudhArasa se siMcita karatA, paramAnanda ke samAna anubhUta hotA aura alaukika camatkRti se yukta rahatA hai / santAna athavA santAna tulya vyaktiyoM ke prati usakA prema-vAtsalya gajaba kA hI hotA hai, sAtha hI sAtha usameM anokhApana tathA gajava kA adbhuta jAdU bhI hotA hai| tabhI to.....| cirAga se jalate mA~ ke jIvana para, duniyA~ dIvAnI bane / himagiri sA pronnata yaha mana, ... sadiyoM kI kahAnI bane / isa prakAra se kahate haiN| manuSya ke samIpa meM samIpa, sampUrNa samIpavartI yadi koI hai to kevala mA~ hI hai / They are my nearest and dearest mAM hI atyanta nikaTavartI va ati priya hai| jisa prakAra udyAna meM khile hue puSpoM kI sugandha chipAe nahIM chipatI usI prakAra pRthvI para mA~ kA prema chipAe nahIM chipa sakatA / prAcArya rajanIza kI pustaka amRtakaNa meM maiMne par3hA ki 'prema AtmA kI suvAsa hai|' mA~ kA prema ! mero Antarika mA~ eka hai para bAhya aneka bhinnabhinna bhA~ti kI haiN| dRSTi ddaalie| mUlya bhI hai unakA, pradarzita karU~gA ! kyoM......? kyoM kyA ? bhalA phAlatU nahIM hai kArya bhI dikhA duuNgaa| merI maaN| are bhAI ! merI mAyA nirAlI hai| ApakI mA~ kevala ApakI hI nahIM merI bhI hai| usakI mA~ bhI merI mA~ hai| yaha bhI merI vaha bhI merI; idhara vAlI bhI aura udhara vAlI bhii| yatra tatra sarvatra....'nArI mAtra merI mA~ hai lekina nilipta bhAva se| yaha mA~ mere piyA ke saccidAnanda svarUpa ke pAsa mujhe le jAtI hai / vaha sira For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 darda ko vismRta karAtI hai / idhara vAlI sUne meM milI thI aura udhara vAlI pUne meM milI thI / yadyapi Apane to mA~ ke upakAra kA ImAna vikraya kara diyA hai para par3hakara hairAna mata hoiye mere pAsa anya mA~ bhI hai, pala do pala rukiye draSTavya karAtA hU~, Apa par3hane ke icchuka ho to kalama calAtA hU~, DijAineM aneka haiM / arara Apa to burA mAna gaye / "nahIM / " burA nahIM mAne to dillagI samajha gaye tabhI to khaira ! lekina mere vibhinna rizte nAte haiM jo Apako uttamottama lageM svIkAra kara lIjie | kyoMki mere jIvana ko suvAsita karane vAlI mA~ hI hai / " tohi mohi nAte aneka mAnie jo bhAve / " vAha ! vAha ! mA~ ! jIvana ke lie hai, jIvana meM praviSTa hone ke lie hai ! sevA ke lie hai ! aniSTa nivAraNa ke lie hai ! aniSTa palAyana ke lie hI nahIM AtmAnubhUti ke lie bhI hai / mA~ ! tU hI kharekhara nArI hai / 1 prazna hotA hai vizva ke pratyeka insAna para khAna-pAna se lekara janma-maraNa aura saMyoga-viyoga se lekara sukha-duHkha va calane-phirane Adi pratyeka kriyA meM isa mahAna nArI mA~ kI kyA dena hai ? . uparyukta kA vizleSaNa karane se pUrva mA~ kI upalabdhiyoM para dRSTipAta karate haiM to avagata hotA hai ki mA~ kI mahimA aparimita, asIma, avarNanIya aura zabdAtIta hai / janma ke pazcAta jIvana ko suvAsita karane ke lie jo vizuddha kriyA jisake dvArA kI jAtI hai usakA hI nAma mA~ hai / phreJca samrATa nepoliyana bonApArTa ko kahanA par3A "The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "bacce kA bhAgya sadaiva usakI mAM dvArA nirmita hotA hai| vaha apane bacce bacciyoM ko zikSA detI hai| kAraNa mAtRprema hai| mAM apane bacce ke jIvana kA kisa prakAra UrvIkaraNa karatI hai yaha samajhanA bhI nitAnta Avazyaka hai| eka ghaTanA yAda ArahI hai-grISma Rtu kI atyutkaTa sakhta dhUpa par3a rahI hai| pRthvI garmI ke mAre tapta lohe kI bhA~ti USNa ho rahI hai| rAjamArga sUne par3e hai, pazu varga bhI vRkSoM kI zItala chAyA meM ArAma kara rahe haiN| pakSIgaNa taru DAla meM pattoM ke madhya chipe baiThe haiM / gRhastha varga khA-pIkara ArAma karane kI taiyArI kara rahA hai / ___ upAzraya se bhadrAmAtA apane putra arhannaka muni kA candramukha dekhakara gahana Ananda anubhava karatI huI svasthAna kI ora calI gayI hai| - sAdhu muniyoM ko madhyAhna ke pazcAt hI bhikSA-gocarI ke lie nikalanA cAhie / arhannaka muni bhI isIlie anya sAdhuoM ke sAtha gocarI ke lie nikle| kintu hAya ! kabhI jisane dhUpa me paira na rakhA ho vaha naMge paira kaise cala sakatA hai ? alpa dUrI taka calate hI unake pairoM meM chAle par3a gye| keza vihIna mastaka to mAnoM sUrya ke asahya pracaMDa tApa se abhI hI phaTa jAyegA,aisA lagatA thaa| unakA muha lAla sUrya ho gyaa| sArA zarIra mAnoM moma kI bhA~ti galakara prasveda se tarabatara ho gayA kintu anya muni to isI samaya bhikSA para jAne ke abhyasta the / ataH unheM itanA kaSTakara na lgaa| Aja taka arhannaka muni bhikSA mAMgane For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 nahIM jAte / jaise gRha meM baiThe sabhI sAmagrI prApta hotI usI prakAra yahAM bhI pAne lage the / ataH unheM sAdhu jIvana kI isa kaThinAI kA koI anubhava nahIM huaa| __dUsare muni to kar3aka dhUpa meM bhI zAMti pUrvaka cala rahe haiM aura maiM nahIM cala sakatA yaha to kAyaratA hai| aisA vicAra prAtmAbhimAna arhannaka muni ko AyA aura ve bhI mana ko dRr3ha kara calane lge| kintu zarIra to abhyAsAdhIna hai, kevala mana meM nizcaya karake hI zarIra se vicArA huA kAma nahIM liyA jA sakatA hai| isa kaThina parIkSA meM prathama bAra hI kaise utIrNa ho sakate the ? yogya prAthamika vidyAlaya ke haiM aura karanA cAhate haiM vizvavidyAlaya uttIrNa / asambhava / arhannaka muni kI abhilASA hote hue bhI aAge calane meM azakta hone se anya muniyoM se pIche raha gaye / thor3A vizrAma lene ke lie eka havelI kI zItala chAyA meM jAkara khar3e ho gye| bhavana ke gavAkSa meM AsIna eka taruNa strI jo usa ghara kI mAlika thI ne arhannaka muni ko isa dayanIya hAlata meM khar3A dekhaa| usane sahAnubhUti pUrvaka muni ko bulA lAne hetu dAsI ko preSita kiyA / ___munirAja ! Upara padhAriye ! dAsI ne Akara karabaddha prArthanA kii| __ arhannaka muni ne samajhA bhikSA dene hetu bulAtI haiM ataH ve binA kucha bole dAsI ke pIche-pIche cala pdd'e| bhavana meM praviSTa hote hI usakI zItalatA se arhannaka muni ko atyadhika zAnti prApta huii| kutUhala se utsukatApUrvaka agrasara hue| vahAM aneka prakAra ke sundara citra TaMge hue the| sthAna-sthAna para phUladAna sajAye hue the, jinameM se phUloM va itara kI sugandha A rahI thii| daravAjoM para khasa-khasa ke parade laTaka rahe the| jinameM karmacArI-varga For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ picakAriyoM se pAnI chir3aka rahe the| jisameM se pravAhita ThaMDI va sugandhita pavana hRdaya ko asIma zAnti pahuMcA rahI thii| arhannaka muni ko lagA ki saccI zAnti to yahA~ hai| bhAnu ke bhayaMkara tApa meM bhaTaka kara bhikSA mA~gane meM kyA zAnti saMprApta ho sakatI hai ? isase to mAtra kAyAkaSTa hI hotA hai| vicAroM meM DUbe hue ve dAsI ke pIche-pIche rasoI ghara ke Age jA pahuMce / dAsI unhe vahA~ chor3akara calI gaI / vaha taruNI muni ko AhAra dene nimitta Akara taiyAra khar3I thii| arhannaka muni ke padhArate hI vaha miSThAnna Adi kI thAlI le AI aura muni ke pAtra meM dene lagI miThAI dete hue vaha bolI-munirAja ! aisI pracaNDa dhUpa meM bAhara nikala kara apanI komala kAyA ko kyoM niSkAraNa saMtapta karate haiM ? anukampA kara Apa abhI yahIM ruka jAe~, dhUpa Dhala jAne para jahAM jAnA ho jA sakate - tApa se trasta arhannaka muni ko yaha bAta yukti-saMgata aura bar3I madhura lagI / ve isakA kucha bhI pratyuttara na de cupa rahe / "maunama svIkRti lakSaNama / strI unakA mana samajha kara makAna ke eka ekAnta kamare meM le gayI aura kahA-Apa yahA~ AhAra pAnI kara thor3A ArAma kreN| yaha kahakara vaha calI gii| arhannaka muni isa sahaja saMprApta suvidhA meM lubdha hokara AhAra pAnI karane ke anantara ArAma karane lge| ve dhUpa kI garmI se eka to trasta the aura gariSTha AhAra karane se bhI / zItala sthAna para nIMda ke kharrATe lene lge| aisA laga rahA thA mAnoM kumbhakarNa jo "vizva khilAr3I nIMda vijetA" haiM ko parAjita karane ke prayAsa meM ho| munirAja kA aisA svAgata karane vAlI navayuvatI kA pati varSoM se vyApAra ke nimitta videza meM bhaTaka rahA thaa| usakI virahAgni se saMtapta strI ko arhannaka muni ke rUpa aura yauvana ne mugdha kara diyaa| cirakAla se vazavartI rakhA hRdaya aba vaza meM na raha skaa| muni kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ darzana karane ke lie vaha niHzabda pAMvoM se calatI huI jisa kamare meM muni soe the, A phuNcii| unheM ghora nidrAdhIna dekhakara kitanI hI dera taka unake mukha maNDala ko nihAratI khar3I rahI aura.....aura.... garamI se jaise moma pighala,jAtA hai usI prakAra usakA mAnasa pighalane lgaa| vaha dhIre se muni ke pAsa baiTha gaI aura apanA komala gaura varNa hAtha unake mastaka para rakha diyaa| sussuptaavsthaa| thor3I dera bAda ve jge| jAgRta hote hI pratIta huaA ki koI mere mastaka para komala hAtha phirA rahA hai| pIche dRSTi DAlI to vahI strI najara aaii| ve kucha na bola sake / usake sAmane nihArate rahe / strI bhI unake sAmane dekhatI rhii| phira to ekAnta, banda kamarA, taruNAvasthA aura mana kI bebasI ye cAroM ekatrita ho ge| mana meM nAnAvidha jaTila jvAlAmukhI bhar3aka utthii| isa viSama agni patha para agrasara ho ge| usI ke sAtha arhannaka muni apanA munipanA vismRta kara vaiThe, unhoMne gahasthAzrama meM praveza kara liyaa| ve bindu se bindu hI raha gae, sindhu nahIM bana paaye| eka bAra jisane mana para kabjA kho diyA, use phira mana ko vaza meM rakhane meM bahuta samaya lagatA hai| arhannaka muni zramaNa jIvana se patita hue to unakI bhI yahI hAlata huii| ve rAtri divasa bhUlakara mAsa aura Rtu kA bheda vismRta kara anavarata mauja majA meM hI samaya vyatIta karane lge| __aba idhara kyA huA, vaha dekheN| "sAra sAra" ko grahaNa kara, "thothA dei ur3Aya" / unake sAthI muniyoM ne unake Agamana kI pratIkSA kI, kintu ve na Aye / ataH ve loga anyatra vihAra kara gaye kintu unakI mAtA bhadrA ko yaha daHkha aparimita asahya ho gyaa| sAdhvI jIvana meM bhI vaha putra kA candramukha dekhakara Ananda prApta . For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatI thii| putra ke prati moha na chor3a sakI saMsAra kI dRSTi meM sAdhu banA huA arhannaka abhI to use apanA putra arhannaka hI lagatA thA / bhikSA se use vApasa na lauTA jAnakara sAdhvI mA~ ke hRdaya ko bar3A AghAta lagA / arhannaka kahAM gayA hogA? usakA kyA huyA hogA ina vicAroM meM use caina na pdd'aa| rAtri bItI dUsarA dina aayaa| rAha dekhatI dekhatI vaha thaka kara cUra ho gaI para arhannaka draSTavya nahIM huaaa| usake mana kI AturatA bahuta bar3ha gii| vaha gocarI lene gaI vahA~ tAka-tAka kara yatra tatra sarvatra dekhane lagI ki kahIM bhI arhannaka dikhAI de ? para arhannaka nahIM dikhAI diyaa| bhadrA mA~ jise svayaM ke putra kI aparihAryatA thI / anya se usakA kyA abhiprAya / usakA to vaha jIvanalAla hai, jIvana prANa hai| inhIM se sambandhita kucheka bhAva adholikhita merI kavitA "lAla-lAla'' meM meM saMprApta hote haiM prAtaHkAla prajvalita lAla, ___ lAlI laharAtI lailA sI lAla-lAla / piyA paradeza gamana lAla, parizramita paidAisa parama lAla-lAla / svadezAgamana svAmI lAla lAla, siMdhu salaMdhya zubhArambha lAla-lAla / salila saMsthita zazi lAla, zaktivAna zizu zItalatA lAla-lAla / muhUrta maMgalamaya lAla, paMcAMga pAvana-praveza lAla-lAla / strI suhAtI salloka lAla, kie arpita anokhe ratna lAla-lAla / kuzala kathana kahA lAla, jabara jagAI jyoti lAla-lAla / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 mamatA ne mAMgA mama lAla, asaMkhya hai para anacAhe lAla-lAla / zubha sAkSAtkAra chipA lAla, praphullita prasphuTita pAke lAla-lAla / bhadrA mAtA kA mana isase vihvala ho gayA / dhIre-dhIre usakA mAnasa dharma se nyUna ho gayA aura satat arhannaka- arhana kI hI raTa lagAne lagI- bhagavAna ke nAma kI taraha / eka dina prAtaH kAla vaha arhannaka kA nAma raTatI huI nagara ke bAjAroM meM nikala par3I aura arhannaka'arhannaka arhantaka annaka pukArane lgii| sabhI loga rAha calate hue sAdhvI ko isa prakAra pukArate hue dekha vicAra meM par3a gae / isa sAdhvI ko kyA huA ? isa prakAra bAjAra meM cillAtI huI kyoM phira rahI hai ? dina bhara khAnA-pInA bhUla kara bhadrA sAdhvI sAre gAMva meM phirI parantu kahIM bhI arhantaka ko nahIM dekhA na kisI ne usakA patA batalAyA / dUsare dina bhI bhadrA isI prakAra DhUMDhane nikalI / logoM ne use pAgala samajha liyA / koI usakI ha~sI ur3Ane lagA / kaI udaNDa lar3ake usakA pIchA kara use satAne lage / isa prakAra bhAna bhUlI huI bhadrA arhannakaM kA adhika se adhika smaraNa karane lagI aura duniyAM use adhikAdhika pAgala mAnane lagI / kintu putra ke lie usake hRdaya meM kitanA prema bharA thA ? aura isI prema ke pIche vaha pAgala banI, isa bAta ko kauna jAnatA thA ? aura kise jAnane kI AvazyakatA thI ! isI sthiti meM kitane hI mAsa aura varSa vyatIta ho gae eka ra arhannaka saMsAra ke vividha sukha bhoga rahA hai, dUsarI ora bhadrA pAgala banI huI use A~khoM se dekhane ke lie galI-galI bhaTaka rahI hai / saMsAra kI kyA vicitratA hai ? putra aura mAM kI rAmAyaNa hI vicitra aura alaga-alaga hai / eka dina arhannaka havelI ke gavAkSa meM baiThA huA nagara-caryA dekha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 rahA thA / itane hI meM lar3akoM kA eka jhuNDa cillAtA huA usakI havelI kI ora hI AtA dikhAI diyaa| unake bIca meM maile-kucale vastroM vAlI koI stro pukAra rahI thI kintu baccoM kI AvAja meM usakI AvAja sunAI nahIM de rahI thI / vaha sAdhvI patthara yA stambha jo bhI dekhatI arhannaka grannaka kahatI huI usake sAtha cipaka kara bilakha par3atI / vAha re ! mA~ kA prema / usa havelI ke nikaTa prA hI eka stambha se arhannaka- arhannaka bolatI huI lipaTa gaI usakA mAthA phUTa gayA / usameM se rudhira kI dhArA bahane lagI aura vaha behoza ho gira par3I / uddaNDa bAlakoM ke lie to yaha pratidina kA dRzya thA / ataH unheM koI dayA nahIM AI parantu Upara baiThe prarhannaka se yaha sahana nahIM huaa| vaha zIghratA se daur3ate hue nIce aae| usa samaya sAdhvI kucha saceta hA gaI aura manda svara se arhannaka- arhannaka bola rahI thI / grannaka ne dekhA yaha to apanI hI pyArI mA~, pavitra sAdhvI bhadrA satI hai / I mAtA ! tumhArI yaha dazA ! kisane kI ? vaha eka vastra ke palle se havA karane lagA / prAMkhoM meM prazranoM kI ajasra dhArA pravAhita ho gaI / bhadrA abhI saceta avasthA meM bhI arhannaka-grarhannaka kA jApa kara rahI thI / usake antara meM, usakI nAr3I meM, usakI nasa-nasa meM anna kA hI smaraNa thA / saceta hote hI arhannaka usake caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| usane kahA - mA~ yaha rahA tumhArA hatabhAgA arhannaka ! jisake lie tuma saba kucha parityAga kara galI-galI meM bhaTaka rahI ho / mere mAnava jIvana ko dhikkAra hai / mere jaise putra ko dhikkAra hai ki usane sva karttavya ko tyAga diyaa| zraha mA~ ! .....graha mA~ ! arhannaka ne lajjA se natamastaka hokara kahA - mA~ ! maiM sAdhu For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana chor3a kara yahA~ raha gayA thaa| tuma Upara padhAro to maiM sArI bAta sunaauuN| Upara calo ! bhadrA bolI beTA ! tumhAre vilAsa bhavanameM pAnA mujhe prakalpya hai| tuma saMyama tyAga kara vilAsI jIvana meM kaise tatpara bane / kyA aba bhI tumhAre meM bhoga-lAlasA bacI hai ? bhale tumheM indriyoM ke bhoga bhogane hoM to bhogo kintu isameM bacA huA puNya bhI hAra jaaoge| mAtA ke ina hRdaya saMvedya zabdoM ne arhannaka kI suSapta AtmA ko jAgata kiyaa| isa rogI putra ko mA~ ke ina prema bhare zabdoM ne sau cikitsakoM kA kArya kara diyaa| usane kahA-mAtA maiM bhUlA ! kevala tApa ke bhaya se ArAma kI zodha meM par3akara maiMne apanA sArA caritra dhvaMsa kara liyA kintu Aja Apake zuddha sneha ne mujhe saceta kara diyA hai / maiM phira se caritra grahaNa kruuNgaa| kintu mAtA isa prakAra ke aneka duHkha sahana kara risa-risa kara marane kI bajAya maiM aba anazana hI kruuNgaa| aura deha kI duSTa vAsanAoM kA anta kara duuNgaa| __kyoMki mA~ ! merA vAsanAgrasta mana piMjar3e ke siMha ke samAna caMcala rahatA thaa| kinhIM dAsoM kA aisA dalana nahIM hotA jaisA vAsanA ke dAsoM kA / mujha se bar3hakara rAha se bhaTakA huA aura kauna hai jo apanI vAsanA ke pIche calatA hai| aba maiM jar3a se rAga-dveSa naSTa kara daMgA, isI meM vAsanA kA maraNa hai| jaba usane yaha kahA usI samaya usa strI ne ghara meM se Akara sAdhvI jI ko vandana kiyA aura arhannaka ko kahane lagI he mahAbhAga! isa sAre anartha kI mUla maiM huuN| maiMne hI tumheM lobha meM DAlakara caritrabhraSTa kiyA, kintu mere hRdaya meM eka bhAvanA thI ki eka dina maiM pUrva ke muniveza meM tumheM vApasa bhejUMgI aura isI prAzaya se jisa veza meM tuma yahAM Aye the| usa veza ko maiMne atyanta sAvadhAnI se saMbhAla kara rakhA hai| Aja maiM bhI tumhAre sAtha caritra grahaNa kara apane pApoM kA prAyazcita karanA cAhatI huuN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 arhannakamuni vilAsa meM DUbI huI isa strI kI yaha vANI sunakara Azcarya cakita ho ge| unake hRdaya meM zeSa nirbalatA bhI ina vacanoM se samApta ho gaI aura unhoMne phira se muniveza dhAraNa kara liyA / vaha strI aura bhadrA mAtA donoM usake sAmane dekhatI rahI aura A~khoM se azrudhArA baha niklii| isalie maiM kahatA hU~ nArI mahAn hai prati mahAn ! jananI jananI hai, jIvita vastunoM meM jo sarvAdhika pavitra hai / aMgreja kavi esa0 TI0 kolarija kA bhI kathana hai--A mother is mother still the holiest thing alive arhannaka muni phira se sAdhu bana gae / vaha strI bhI sAdhvI bana kara bhadrA mAtA ke sAtha sAdhvI saMgha meM rahane lagI / arhannaka muni kisI bhI pariSaha se nahIM Darate / acche-acche dRr3ha saMyamI muniyoM se bhI vaha pariSaha sahana karane meM Age nikala jAte aura usameM apanA kalyANa mAnate / ve jisa prakAra patita hue the usI prakAra U~ce bhI uTha gae / zeranI kI kukha se utpanna hokara zera jaisA hI unhoMne kArya kiyA lomar3I kI taraha nahIM / aise mA~-putra ke jIvana ko grahaNa karane ke lie Aja bhI " araNika munivara cAlyA gocarI" sajjhAya gAI jAtI hai / Aja bhI aneka vyakti unake jIvana se lAbhAnvita hote haiM aura thAne vAlI pIr3hiyAM bhI Aloka prApta kareMgI / abhiprAya yahI ki mA~ kI mamatA 'kitanI vizAla haiM / gaja meM airAvata, pazuoM meM mRgendra, puSpoM meM aravinda, pakSiyoM meM veNudeva garur3a, saritA meM gaMgA, maMtra meM OM aura jIvana meM mAM kA isa jagat meM bahuta mahatva hai / mA~ yAni janma ke bAda jIvana ko suvAsita karane ke lie jo vizuddha kriyA jisake dvArA kI jAtI hai usakA nAma mA~ hai / mA~ - putra apane jIvana kI pratyeka pravRtti ko unnati ke pracyuta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ carama zikhara para pahu~cAne vAlI va usake jIvana ko maryAdA kI sarala phAMsI meM rakhane vAlI hai| yahI nahIM usake jIvana mArga ko Alokita karane vAlI prajvalita prema dIpikA hai jo svayaM usako lau meM jalakara apane putra ke jIvana ko Alokita karatI hai| vaha jIvana ko susajjita bhI karatI hai| jIvana ke pratyeka caurAhe para mArga darzAtI hai| sAtha hI sAtha lipsA, dAnavIya vRtti, saMgraha khorI Adi hRdayaMgama pravRttiyoM ko nikAlatI hai aura manuSyatA kI prANa-pratiSThA karatI hai| ___ isI ke sAtha mAM prema rUpa hai, aura prema mA~ rUpa / donoM meM sUraja aura dhUpa kI bhAMti abhedatA hai| mA~ kA prema bhagavAna kI taraha hI anivarcanIya hai| "jaga meM saba jAnyau parai, aru saba kahai khaai| pai jagadIza ru prema yaha doU akatha lkhaai| (rasakhAna-ratnAvalI) pRthvI ke Upara prakAza kA avalokana karane kA saubhAgya prApta karane vAlI jananI jIvana kA pAyA hai| makAna kA pAyA nIMva kI ITa hai, yadi nIMva kI ITa kamajora hai to kaMgUrA kisa prakAra se khar3A ho skegaa| yadi kAraNavaza khar3A bhI ho gayA to jalda hI girane kI saMbhAvanA ho jaayegii| kaMgUre meM yadi "satyaM zivaM sundaram" kA guNa vidyamAna karanA hai to sarvaprathama nIMva kI ITa meM yaha guNa kUTa kUTakara bharanA nitAnta aparihArya hai| hamAre mAnava jIvana kI nIMva mA~ hai| mA~ ke saMskAra kacce hoMge to mAnava jIvana kA UrzvikaraNa hogA hI nahIM,kabhI nhiiN| jIvana kA pAyA hI zithila hai to mAnava kI pratyeka pravRtti duSTvRtti meM parivartita ho jaayegii| rASTra ke lie anahitakara hogii| bhale hI mAnava-samAjake madhya khyAti prApta karale lekina anta meM nIMva kI ITa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaktirahita hone ke kAraNa kaMgUrA gira jAyegA, jIvana vidhvaMsa ho jaayegaa| bhavana kI nIMva meM koI bhI ITa lagAI jAtI hai vaha kaMgare ko manamohaka banAne ke lie lagAyI jAtI hai| usI prakAra mAM koI bhI aura kaisA bhI prayatna karatI hai to putra kA niHzreyasa karane ke lie karatI hai| mA~ putra meM bhI hAra-jIta hotI hI rahatI hai| apane kisI pratipakSI ko dabAkara apane mano'nukUla uddezya taka pahuMca jAye to usako vijaya kahate haiM aura..'jaba virodhI prabala ho jAye aura apane ko hamAre lakSya taka nahIM pahuMcane de| aisI paristhiti meM ve taba apane Akroza evaM nirAza hokara svayaMkI parAjaya svIkAra kara lete haiN| manuSya ke prayatnoM kA antima kinArA hAra yA jIta hI to hai ! kyoM bhaiyaa| asatya to nahIM kahA ! "braabr''| __ zeSa to karma pravAha saMgharSa hai yA pratipakSa ko adhIna karane kI lar3AI hai| vaha apane prayatnoM kI saphalatA ke lie isalie ciMtita hotA hI rahatA hai| hA~ yadi Apa vyAkula na hoM to ApakA saMgharSa nirvala ho sakatA hai aura anukala va upayukta vAtAvaraNa samprApta hote hI pratipakSa usako dabA sakatA hai| parantu sarva saMgharSoM meM yaha jaTila bAta ghaTita nahIM ho sktii| jahAM mA~-putra kA rUpa ho to vahAM yaha samasyA adhika viSama ho jAtI hai| nitAMta choTI se choTI bAtoM va kAryoM meM bhI usakI parIkSA kara sakate haiM / jaise : AhlAda hI AhlAda ! donoM prsnn| mA~ mastAne lar3ake ko khilA rahI hai / lukA-chipI kI krIr3A kara rahe haiN| beTe se mAM parAjita ho gaI, lekina vaha burA nahIM maantii| hAra hone para bhI usake sAtha prem| vaha bhI aparimita / yadyapi yahA~ bAlaka ke sAtha eka prakAra kI virodhI bhAvanA hI hotI hai paraMtu lar3AI kI nahIM / pratipakSI hote hue bhI usake prati prIti aura usako mahAn manuSya banAne kI bhAvanA atyutkRSTa hotI hai / jaisA ki eca. DablyU. bIcara ne kahA ki "jananI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 kA hRdaya bAlaka kI pAThazAlA hotA hai" usake antara meM anukampA ko vRtti hotI hai aura mana meM kaluSa bhAva nahIM hote haiM / "anukampA saMsido ya pariNAmo cintahi patthi klusN|" parama bhakta kavayitrI mIrAbAI gAtI thIM "prIti kI rIti nirAlI" upakAra, karuNA, samvedanA aura pavitratA mA~ ke hRdaya meM yuga-yuga se semAhita hai| mAM kabhI upakAra kI vinA se kucha nahIM karatI hai| vaha to usakA svataH pravartita srota hai| karuNA to mA~ ke tana-mana aura AtmA se kSaNa-kSaNa meM hI umaDatI rahatI hai| samvedanA hI vAstava meM mA~ kI pratikRti hai| mA~ kI samvedanA ne kabhI apane aura parAye meM bhedabhAva nahIM rakhA hai| pavitratA mA~ ke aMga aMga se jhalakatI hai| usakA snigdha hRdaya mastaka kI pavitra dIpti banakara camakatA hai| isIlie ina saba guNoM kA sAkAra darzana mA~ kI mamatA meM hotA hai| merI bhI yahI bhAvanA hai mamatA se bharI mA~ ko dekha, hRdaya merA natya kre| aisI pAvana mAM kI sevA meM, mujha jovana kA arghya rahe / / mA~ ! koI ise mA~ kahatA hai to koI mAtA va jananI se sambodhita karatA hai| koI mammI to koI mAtR, ammA, mAtu, mAIkA,madara, bU, vAldA Adi se / kitane batAU~........ unakI koI saMkhyA-sImA nhiiN| yadyapi nAma vibhinna haiM lekina satyatA yaha hai ki ye saba nAma mA~ ke hI haiN| "maDe muDe mati bhinnaa"| are mAM ko to chor3o paramAtmA bhI vibhinna nAma vAlA hai / adholikhita parAtma sambodhana kA vAcana kareM, jisameM SaT darzanoM ko spaSTa kiyA gyaa| " zaivA: samupAsate ziva iti brahmati vedaantino| bauddhA buddha iti pramANa paTavaH karteti naiyAyikAH / aha nityatha jaina zAsanaratAH karmeti mImAMsakAH / so'yaM vo vidadhAtu vAMcchita phalaM trailokyanAthaH prabhuH / / " For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 zaiva loga ziva, vedAntada rzana brahma, bauddha-buddha, nyAya darzana kartA, jaina zAsana jina ke anuyAyI arhana aura mImAMsaka "karma" kahakara usa paramAtmA kI upAsanA karate haiN| ise hI IsAI dharma meM 'gADa' aura islAma dharma meM khudA kahA gayA hai| sikkha loga "kAra", kabIra paMthI "sAI" aura pArasI dharmAlambI azojarathusta kahate haiN| dUdha ke bhI alaga-alaga rASTroM va prAntoM meM pRthaka-pRthaka nAma hai / "nahIM hai|" aoha ! lekhanI se likhA vaha asatya nahIM ho sktaa| dUdha ko koI kSIra, dugdha to koI hAlu, pAlu, pera, milka Adi nAma se pukArate haiN| kyA bhASA-bheda ke kAraNa paramAtmA athavA dadha kA guNa badala jAtA hai ? "nahIM" vaise hI mA~ ke nAma pRthak-pRthak hone se usake guNa meM koI bheda nahIM aataa| _ "mAtA evaM hato hantiH, mAtA rakSati rakSitaH / mA~ ! vaha eka aisI bahumUlya vastu hai jisako chor3a dene para hamAre amola jIvana kA nAza ho jAtA hai aura isako surakSita rakhane para vaha jIvana kI rakSA karatI hai| isalie "mA~ maMgalam, mA~ loguttamA" ke nAma se abhihita kiyA jAtA hai| aura tabhI to isako dUsare zabdoM meM manuSya ke unnata jIvana kI * sraSTA ke nAma se sambodhita kiyA gayA hai| "nahIM mA~ binA kula" yaha ukti sArthaka karatI mA~ santAnoM kI kevala janmadAtrI hI nahIM usake jIvana kI jatana karane vAlI "janetA" bhI hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 dIpaka - rahita mandira, ghRta bina bhojana aura ahiMsA- rahita rASTra kaisA ? zazi- rahita raina, raina bina rajanI, binA rajanI ke zazi bhI kaisA ? yahI nahIM kuca rahita hAra, hAra vinA kAjala aura kAjala bina zrRMgAra bhI kaisA ? satya kahatA hU~ ki putra bina mA~, mA~-rahita parivAra kaisA ? jana gaNa mana ke amara zabdoM meM zilpI kavInda ravIndranAtha ThAkura ne kahA- jIvana kI mahatvAkAkSAe~ bAlakoM ke rUpa meM prAtI haiM isIlie mA~ bAlakoM kI sevA aura unheM pra ema dene meM hicakatI nahIM / zizu kI sevA karane se mA~ ko 'zakti' aura sadA sammAna dene ke kAraNa use 'mAtA' kahate haiM / prAcIna bhAratIya dhArmika zAstra bhI pukArate haiM / "zizoH zuzrUSaNAcchaktirmAtA sthAnAnmAnAcca sA ||" ( skaMdapurANa) mA~ kA bAlaka, prakRti kI anamola dena hai / sundaratama kRti hai, savase nirdoSa vastu hai| bAlaka manovijJAna kA mUla hai, zikSaka kI prayogazAlA hai / mAnava jagat kA nirmAtA hai / bAlaka ke vikAsa para duniyA kA vikAsa nirbhara hai| bAlaka kI sevA vizva kI sevA hai / "bAlaka rASTra kI muskarAhaTa hai|" mahAn bhAratIya rAjanItijJa cakravartI rAjagopAlAcArI ne ukta bAta ThIka hI kahI hai / bacce rASTra ko AtmA haiM, kyoMki yahI haiM, jinako lekara rASTra pallavita ho sakatA hai, yahI hai, jinameM pratIta soyA huA hai, vartamAna karabaTeM le rahA hai aura bhaviSya ke adRzya bIja boye jA rahe haiM / aise bAlakoM para avirala vAtsalya varSA kara aura usake badale meM koI bhI manokAMkSA rahita abhilASA ke binA bAlaka ko aneka mahA duHkha sahana kara vRhad tyAga karane vAlI mA~ kA mUlya koI mAI kA lAla AMka sakatA hai ? anavarata avyAhata aneka pratikUlatAe~, viDambanAe~ aura kaThinAiyAM sahana karake bhI rASTra kI sabase choTI ikAI insAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA-bacce kA pAlana poSaNa karatI hai| kyA usa kaSTa va utsarga sahana karane vAlI kA mUlya koI Adama kA bApa yA beTA lagA sakatA hai? jisake hAsa meM jIvana-nirbhara kA saMgIta hai evaM rASTra kA udaya jisa nArI se hotA hai usakA mUlya lagA sakane meM alpAMza bhI koI sakSama hai ? zAyada hii| zAyada hI kyA, koI bhI nahIM lagA sakatA? asambhava hai ! azakya hai ! "mAtrA samaM nAsti zarIrapoSaNaM, cintA samaM nAsti zarIrazoSaNaM / bhAryA samaM nAsti zarIratoSaNaM, vidyA samaM nAsti zarIrabhUSaNam // " mA~ ke samAna zarIra kA pAlana-poSaNa karane vAlI, cintA ke samAna deha ko sukhAne vAlI, strI ke samAna zarIrako sukha dene vAlI aura vidyA ke samAna zarIra ko alaMkRta karane vAlI dUsarI koI vastu nahIM hai| amerikana kavi va dArzanika Ara. DablyU. emarsana kA agrima vAkya antarrASTrIya khyAtiprApta haiM "Men are what their mother made them arthAt manuSya vahI hote haiM jo unakI mAtAe~ unheM banAtI haiN| yadi baccA koI galatI bhUla kara bhI kara de to mA~ zAMta bhAva se kSamA kara detI hai| aura usI kSamA ke kAraNa duniyAM meM usakA nAma hotA hai, vastutaH kSamA ke Age bAlaka-bAlikAoM ko kyA asaMkhya zatruoM ko bhI natamastaka honA par3atA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA 'kSamA vIrasya bhUSaNam' kSamA rUpI zastra jisake hAtha meM suzobhita hai usakA zatra bigAr3a kyA sakatA hai ? - "kSamA khaDgaM kare yasya durjanaH kim kariSyati" kSamA hI nahIM upakAra bhI... For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 mA~ upakAra karatI hai para niHsvArtha bhAva se| upakAra bhI isI bhAvanA se karanA caahie| yadi usake badale meM lene kI bhAvanA ho to vaha upakAra, upakAra nahIM khlaataa| kavivara rahIma ne bhI yahI kahA hai "yo rahima sukha hota hai, upakArI ke aNg| bAMTana vAre ke lage, jyoM meMhadI ko raMga // " eka nadI ke taTa para bur3hiyA mA~ ne eka jhoMpar3I bnaaii| jhoMpar3I itanI choTI thI ki usameM eka hI vyakti raha sakatA thaa| eka dina mUsalAdhAra varSA huii| mAI bhItara baiThI huI thii| eka vyakti tIvra gati se daur3atA huA pAyA aura jhoMpar3I ke dvAra se lagakara khar3A ho gayA / vaha ThaMDa ke mAre ThiThura rahA thaa| __mAI ne bhItara baiThe-baiThe AvAja lagAI-beTA ! jaldI bhItara A jAgo / apane bhIge vastroM ko utAra kara inheM pahana lo aura yahIM para rho| jaba taka varSA na ruka jAya / sikur3a kara baiTha jAo aura varSA kA samaya vyatIta kro| vAha ! hRdaya meM eka aparicita ke prati itanI sahAnubhUti, karuNA aura paropakAra kI bhAvanA hai to svayaM ke putrake prati / veda vyAsajI ne kahA hai ki-"paropakAraH puNyAya", paropakAra jaisA koI puNya nahIM hai| bhakti kAla ke mahAkavi tulasIdAsa jI to DaMke kI coTa kahate haiM "parahita sarisa dharma nahiM koI" svayaM ke sukha svArtha kA parityAga karake putra-putrI ke liye chatrake rUpa meM nirmita hone vAlI aura usakI jIvana-vATikA ko suvAsita karane vAlI, usI meM hI tanmaya hokara usI ke sadRza banane vAlo aura usake jIvana ko sugandhita puSpoM se sajAne vAlI mAlina kI taraha mA~ santAnoM ke sukha meM sukhI aura duHkha meM duHkhI hotI rahatI hai| mA~ akelI hotI hai parantu saphara usakA va usake putra kA lambA hotA hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para maMjila paira tale hai / vaha isa vizvAsa ko samApta nahIM hone detii| kyoMki vaha jAnatI hai ki bAlaka devaloka se pAyA hai| vaha chala-kapaTa se anabhijJa hai| __ kRSNa bhakti kAvya dhArA ke agraNI kavi sUradAsa Adi aSTachApa ke kaviyoM ne bhI zrI kRSNa ke sampUrNa jIvana meM zaizava kAla, yauvana kAla aura praur3ha kAla meM zaizava kAla ko hI mahattvapUrNa maanaa| unhoMne mukhyataH kRSNa kI bAla tathA l kizora jIvana kI lIlAoM kA varNana hI kiyA hai| isa kAraNa inakI racanA meM vAtsalya tathA mAdhurya bhAva kA hI / adhika prabhAvazAlI citraNa ho pAyA hai| ina puSTimArgIya kaviyoM ke kRSNa bhakti ke kAvya ke varNana meM kRSNa kI bAla-lIloM meM yazodA mA~ ke vAtsalyapUrNa hRdaya kI manorama jhA~kI milatI ___"maiyA mohi dAU bahuta khijAyau", "maiyA kabahu bar3ha gI coTI" Adi aise aneka pada haiM jo pAThaka ke mana ko sahaja hI sparza kara lete haiN| tRSita hRdaya ko rasa-sikta karane meM pUrNa saphala ho jAte haiM / baccA jo bhI kahatA hai,mA~ suna letI hai| niSkapaTa bhAva se apane udagAroM ko pragaTa karatA hai| arthAta bAlaka zuddha aura brahma rUpa hai| IsAI dharma ke saMsthApaka IsA ne to yaha bhI kahA hai ki yadi svarga jAne kI icchA ho to pahale bAlaka bno| bAlaka to nirdhana kA sabase bar3A dhana hai| yaha brahma rUpa bAlaka bhI isI mA~ se utpanna haiN| puSpa khilatA hai kaba aura kaise ? bIja kA jaba bhUmi meM padArpaNa hotA hai| jaise vivAha maNDapa meM vara-vadhU kA hotA hai| samaya para aMkura phUTa nikalate haiM / sabhI usake brahma svarUpa ko dekhate haiM, jar3a ko nahIM / jar3a kitanA kaSTa pAtI hai| puSpa ko koI kAMTA na lage isakA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 vaha hara pala dhyAna rakhatI hai| svayaM kIcar3a meM rahakara puSpa ko prasphuTita karane kI socatI rahatI hai| loga pezAba khAnA samajhakara usa para pezAba karate haiM parantu vaha binA kisI kI cintA kie AkAza kI bhA~ti svAvalambI banakara puSpa ko kIcar3a kAMToM se bacAkara, bar3A kara usase kahatI hai ki he puSpa tuma yahIM AkAMkSA karanA kiyA to tuma vItarAga ke caraNoM meM samarpita hokara mujhe dhanyakara denA athavA rASTra kI sevA meM laga jAnA / rASTrakavi zrI mAkhanalAla caturvedI kA " puSpa kI abhilASA" gIta jise sunakara aMgrejoM ke atyAcAroM ke viruddha bhAratIya jana mAnasa ko deza bhakti hetu prerita kara diyA thA / " cAha nahIM, maiM surabAlA ke gahanoM meM gathA jAU~ / cAha nahIM, premI mAlA meM biMdha pyArI ko lalacAU~ // cAha nahIM, samrAToM ke zava para, he hari DAlA jAU~ / cAha nahIM, devoM ke sira caDhU, bhAgya para iThalAU~ / / mujhe tor3a lenA vanamAlI usa patha meM denA tuma pheMka / mAtRbhUmi para zIza car3hAne jisa patha jAveM vIra aneka / / " yadi jar3a gIlI ho to Upara puSpa meM zuSkatA kaise banegI / yadi ghar3A jala se bharA ho aura bAhara usameM namI na ho, yaha to asambhava hai 1 yahI bAta mA~ ke lie haiM / sarvaprathama prAntarika sthAna (garbha) meM bacce kI utpatti hotI hai / tatpazcAt bAhya janma hotA hai / kitanA kaSTa, bhayaMkara duHkha / duHkha hI duHkha / lekina koI cintA nahIM / " sacamuca saba kucha hAra gayI vaha, jisane himmata hArI hai / kamara kasI aura kUda par3I jo, usane bAjI mArI hai // " kyoMki vaha jAnatI hai ki deza kI sabase choTI ikAI vyakti, jisakA nirmANa rASTra kA nirmANa hai / jaba vyakti kA nirmANa hogA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to parivAra kA, galI kA, zahara kA phira prAnta kA aura kahIM rASTra kA nirmANa hotA hai| mA~ dvArA diyA saMskAra hI kArya karatA hai jisa prakAra svAti nakSatra meM varSA kI bUdeM sIpa ke mukha meM girane se saccA motI bana jAtI hai| bindu vicArA bindu / parantu bindu se hI sindhu kA nirmANa hotA hai| ataH pratyeka mA~ kA uttaradAyitva hai ki vaha rASTra ke caritranirmANa meM apanI zakti kA pUrNa rUpa se sahayoga de / rASTra kI sabase laghu ikAI vyakti kA prAcAra-vicAra, rahana sahana, saMskAra sarva susaMskRta hoM, acche hoM, ucca hoM aura vyavasthita bhii| aneka vyaktiyoM kA yaha kahanA ki pannA dhAI ne svayaM ke putra ko maravAyA para rAjA ke putra kI rakSA kii| kaisI krUra hRdayA thii| jisa mAtA ne apanI santAna kI surakSA kI avahelanA kara dii| putra ko paidA karake bhI use apane sneha kI chAyA dene kA sAhasa nahIM kara sakI / isa prakAra ke kaThora hRdaya se yukta nArI pannA dhAI kisI bhI manuSya kI mA~ kahalAne kI yogyatA nahIM rkhtii| isa kArya ko amAnavIya aura mAtRsneha se rahita kArya kI saMjJA dI hai| yaha mamajhanA ApakI bahuta bar3I galatI hai| lagatA hai ki Apa abhI taka gaharAI meM nahIM utare / yadi gaharAI meM utara jAyeMge to Apa usa pannA dhAI mA~ ke prati sahAnubhUti kA paricaya deNge| mahArANA saMgrAmasiMha ke dehAvasAna ke pazcAt unake putra vikramAjIta rAjya gaddI para AsIna hue kintu ayogya hone ke kAraNa mevAr3a hiteccha saradAroM ne rAjakumAra udayasiMha ke bAliga hone taka dAsIputra banavIra ko cittaur3a ke rAjasiMhAsana para bitthaayaa| parantu banavIra isase unmatta ho gyaa| usakI tRSNA ne jAgata hokara bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa kara liyaa| lobha kI vRddhi, tRSNA kI abhivRddhi aura pAzA kI adhikatA hI vyakti ke vikAsa meM bAdhaka banatI haiN| kahA bhI hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31. "jahA lAho tahA loho lAhA loho pavaDr3hai" (uttarAdhyayana sUtra ) jaise-jaise lAbha hotA hai vaise vaise lobha meM bar3hottarI hotI jAtI hai / vaha banavIra bhI sattA hAtha meM Ate hI apane rAjya ko niSkaMTaka banAne ke lie gupta mantraNA karake vikramAjIta kA mauta se vivAha karavA diyA / aba usakI bhujAe~ macalane lagI bAlaka udayasiMha kA katla karane ke lie / pannA dhAI pandraha varSIya udayasiMha kA evaM rAjakumAra kI sama Ayu vAle apane lar3ake kA bar3e lAr3a-pyAra se pAlana-poSaNa karatI thI / vikramAjIta kI hatyA ke samAcAra sunate hI pannA mA~ ne rAjakumAra ko usI rAtri meM vizvasta ruSoM ke sAtha nagara se bAhara karavA diyA thA / dIpaka ke prakAza meM rAtri ko lagabhaga bAraha baje hoMge ki hAtha meM viSabujhI nagna talavAra lekara banavIra pannAdhAI ke kamare meM AyA / batA ! vaha udayasiMha kahA~ soyA hai ? bAdala - bijalI ke samAna kar3akate hue pUchA banavIra ne / pannA dhAI kA roma-roma kAMpa uThA / zayyA para usakA putra so rahA hai / atra kyA kiyA jAya ? eka ora svAmibhakti dUsarI ora putra moha / eka aura karttavya dUsare ora mamatva / eka ora mevAr3a mukaTa dUsarI ora ..... yadi udayasiMha jIvita raha gayA to mere putra jaise lAkhoM baccoM kA prajApati banegA / para merA putra ...merA putra mujhe apane hRdaya ko patthara banAnA hogaa| jisakI kRpA se merA aura mere putra kA pAlana-poSaNa hotA hai usako bacAne ke lie apane putra kA balidAna karanA hI par3egA / yadi apane putra ko bacAne ke lie saccAI pragaTa kara dU~ to yaha kahIM se bhI khojakara usakA vadha kara hI DAlegA / yadi udayasiMha ko bacAtI hU~ to merA putra / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 banavIra ne kar3aka kara kahA-"jaldI batAo udayasiMha kahA~ soyA hai ?" pannAdhAI ne apane hRdaya ko kaThora banAkara kAMpatI haI uMgalI se usa zayyA kI ora izArA kara diyaa| eka hI jhaTake meM usake bacce kA usa nirdayI-lobhI ke prahAra se rakta bhArata mAtA ke caraNoM kA prakSAlaNa karane lgaa| ___ mevAr3a ke gauravazAlI rAjavaMza ke TimaTimAte hue antima dIpaka kI eka rakSikA pannA dhAI kI yaha kahAnI itihAsa ke pannoM para yugayuga taka camakatI rhegii| pannAdhAI putra ke nikaTa jAkara jaise hI rone lagI ki acAnaka punaH use udaya siMha kA khyAla aayaa| rAjamahala se cupacApa nikala kara rAjakumAra udaya siMha ke pAsa jA phuNcii| udaya siMha ko lekara pannAdhAI rAjya se bar3I-bar3I jAgIra pAne vAle aneka sAmantoM ke pAsa gaI aura Azraya kI yAcanA kii| para... 'para! eka tarapha banavIrake AtaMka se sabhI para bhayAkrAMta aura dUsarI tarapha jaba sattA hamAre hAtha meM kA thI taba lAkhoM hamAre apane the, jaba sattA hAtha se nikala gaI tava apanA koI na rahA, vAlI bAta bhI ghaTita ho rahI thI aura isIlie mevAr3a ke uttarAdhikArI ko apane Azraya meM rakhane ke lie koI bhI taiyAra nahIM huaa| . arAvalI ke durga-pahAr3oM aura IDara ke kUTa pathoM ko pAra karake anta meM vaha meru-durga para phuNcii| kiledAra AzAzAha depurA nAmaka yuvaka kI godI meM biThAkara Azraya kI bhIkha mAMgI, prArthanA kI / avagata nahIM, kyA samajha kara usane bAlaka ko dhIre-dhIre godI se nIce utArane kA prayatna kiyaa| / ukta dRzya AzAzAha kI mAM se na dekhA gyaa| apane putra kI bhIrutA va kAyaratA se use bar3A duHkha huA aura siMhanI kI bhA~ti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ garjana karatI huI bolI-"pAzA ! Aja merI kukSI ko tUne gaMdA kara diyaa| kyA tU merA putra hai ? merA dUdha piyA hai ? kyA tU mujhe apanI mA~ kA gaurava arpita kara sakegA? banavIra ke AtaMka se bhayAkrAMta na ho, kAyaratA kA paricaya mata deN| lagatA hai tU vismRta kara baiThA ki hama jaina haiM, zAha haiM aura Aja zAha ke Age prANa kI bhIkha mA~gane rAjA pAyA hai| mevAr3a kA nAtha banane vAlA mevAr3a kI hI prajA se apanI rakSA cAhatA hai| uThA beTA ise ! godI meM le aura dikhA apanA zAhapana, apanA vIratva, apanA jaintv|| suSupta bhAva uddIpta ho utthe| "mA~ ! Aja tUne mujhe kartavyavimukha hone se bacA liyA / maiM pratijJA karatA hU~ mA~ ! maiM apane prANoM kI bhI paravAha na karake isa sukumAra kI rakSA kruuNgaa|" AzAzAha bolaa| ____ mujhe Atma vizvAsa thA ki tuma aisA hI pratyuttara doge| mere AzA....isI ke sAtha mA~ ne prema se usake mAthe para hAtha pheraa| atyadhika sAvadhAnI se kumAra kA saMrakSaNa karate hae Akhira prAzAzAha ne rAjanIti evaM zastrAstra saMcAlana meM pravINa kara javAna hote hI anya sAmantoM kI sahAyatA se yuvarAja udayasiMha ko cittaur3a ke rAja siMhAsana para AsIna karA diyaa| __isa prakAra pannAdhAI bhI eka mAM thI aura yaha bhI eka maaN| mAtatva donoM meM umar3a rahA thaa| eka kA apanA putra mara gayA para usane mevAr3a ke putra kI rakSA kI, to dUsarI ne apane putra ko kartavya kI ora prerita karake apanA Adarza peza kara diyaa| isalie aisI mAtAoM kA mAtRtva hamezA amara rhegaa| jisa prakAra pavana se vikSubdha samudra meM par3A pota, vAhana kalA meM pravINa nAvika kI sahAyatA ke binA ArohI ko usake gaMtavya taka pahuMcAne meM asamartha hotA hai| usI prakAra mA~ kI sahAyatA ke binA vyakti ucca zikhara taka nahIM pahuMca sakatA / kAraNa yahI ki nArIjAti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 sneha aura saujanya kI devI hai, vaha nara-pazu ko manuSya banAtI haiM, vANI se jIvana ko amRtamaya banAtI hai, usake netra meM Ananda kA darzana hotA hai| vaha saMtapta hRdaya ke lie zItala chAyA hai, usake hAsya meM nirAzA miTAne kI apUrva zakti hai / ekAMkI-nATaka janmadAtA, kavi va samAlocaka DA0 rAmakumAra varmA ne isakI zakti ajaya batAte hue kahA hai ki "yadi nArI-mA~ vartamAna ke sAtha bhaviSya ko bhI apane hAtha meM le le to vaha apanI zakti se bijalI kI tar3apa ko bhI lajjita kara sakatI hai|" jisa prakAra gotAkhora samudra kI atala gaharAI meM utara kara vibhinna prakAra se anveSaNa karatA hai, vaise hI hama bhI yadi zuddha antaHkaraNa se gaharAI meM praviSTa kara vicAra kareM to jJAta hotA hai ki mAtra insAna kI hI nahIM balki samAja aura sRSTi kA dAromadAra mA~ para hI hai| basa, inhIM zabdoM ko dhyAna meM rakhakara aparimita kaSTa sahana karatI huI mA~ bacce kA pAlana karatI hai / phUla se komala hRdaya aura vajra sA aDiga saMkalpa lekara agrasara hotI hai| mA~-citrakarmI ke hAtha meM tUlikA hotI hai, usase vaha cAhe jaisI zakla banA sakatI haiN| udAtta spaSTa vANI bhI arpita karatI hai tathA sacce arthoM meM mAnava banAkara devatva kI ora agrasara karavAtI hai| bAdaloM ke pAnI kI taraha mA~ dvArA diyA gayA vAtsalya sarvatra pahuMcatA hai| cAhe vaha anuja ho yA agraja / varSA U~cI-nIcI, gandI-acchI saba jagaha para barasatI hai, isI prakAra mA~ pradatta prema U~ca-nIca, kSatriya-vaizya-brAhmaNa-zUdra sabhI grahaNa karate haiN| ___ mAnava jIvana ko sahI dizA evaM naI dRSTi pradAna karane vAlI mAtra yaha 'mA~' hI hai / chatarI jisa taraha dhUpa-varSA se bacAtI hai usI prakAra mA~ ke sadvicAra, sadviveka jIvana kI dhUpa tathA varSA se hamArI rakSA karate haiN| "mAlI binA bAga A bagar3I jAya" mAlI ke na hone se bagIcA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 bigar3a jAtA hai| bAta satya bhI hai| hama jAnate haiM ki acche bagIce meM unakA mAlI dina-rAta parizrama karatA hai / nae-nae paudhe lagAtA hai / ghAsa-phUsa, kUr3e-kacare ko sApha karatA hai| sAtha hI sAtha aparihAryatAnusAra paudhoM kI kAMTa-chAMTa bhI kaiMcI ke dvArA karatA hai| itanA zrama karane para hI vATikA phalatI-phUlatI hai| logoM meM AkarSaNa evaM manoraMjana kA kendra banatI hai ataH mA~ aura mAlI dono eka hI tarAjU ke do palar3e haiN| ___ yahI kAraNa hai jitane bhI aura jisa yuga meM dharma-guru, upadezaka, santa, mahAtmA, sudhAraka ityAdi hue, saba isI kI hI dena hai / isakI hI kukSi se pAyathAgorasa pleTo, sAkeTIsa, sukarAta jaise dArzanika aura tatvavettA ne janma pAyA thaa| isI ko agamya kRpA se sIsTama TeriTyuliyana, klImeMsa, phrAMsIsiyoM, A~sIsI, geseDI, johanahAvarDa sveDana vorga, johana veslI, milTana, nyUTana, phreMkalIna, pelo, nyUmana, viliyama brutha aura brama phUla jaise sujJa mahAna puruSa hue aura isake hI samyak saMskAroM ke phalasvarUpa mahAvIra, buddha, jarathusta, Deniyala aura IsA masIha jaise vizvoddhAraka mahApuruSa bneN| ___ sulocanA, kauzalyA, rAjula, sItA, maMdodarI, aMjanA, satyabhAmA caMdanabAlA, anaMtamatI, mIrA, lakSmIbAI, sarojanI nAyaDU, mahAdevI varmA, indirA gA~dhI, elijAbetha, meDama kyUrI, madara TeresA Adi vizva prasiddha nAriyA~ bhI isI mA~ kI anupama dena haiN| uparyukta kA jIvana caritra jAnanA hamAre lie atyanta Avazyaka hai para...."sthAnAbhAva / "jIvana caritra hI kevala saccA itihAsa hai| (kAralAila) vAstava meM prAcIna mahApuruSoM ke jIvana se aparicita rahanA jIvana bhara nirantara bAlyAvasthA meM hI rahanA hai| yUnAnI dArzanika va jIvanI lekhaka plyUTArka ke zabdoM meM"To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ of a antiquity is to continue in a state of child hood all our days." ___ manuSya ko mahAna banAne ke lie use jIvana meM Age bar3hane meM sahAyatA dene meM mA~ eka rUpa meM pleTinam dhAtu sI kaThora hai para vahI dUsare rUpa meM mAlatI ke phUla kI taraha sukumAra hai / yahI vaha hai, jisake andara mAnava ne sarvaprathama aMkurita hokara isa raMgIlI aTapaTI-caTapaTI duniyA~ kI pahalI sunahalI razmi kI jhalaka nayanoM se dekhii| merI Apase kucha kahane kI icchA hai / maiM kahU~ usase pUrva hI...... maiM to kyA eka bhikhArI bhI mAno bhIkha mA~ga kara, yAcanA kara udara-poSaNa karake Apako ati sundara zikSA detA hai| bhikSuka kA nAma lete hI avagatavya ghaTita ghaTanA mastiSka meM maMDalika vAyu kI bhAMti ghUma rahI hai| eka samaya bhU maNDala ko sparza karate hue anya saMtoM ke saMga tIrthoM kA paryaTana karane ke lie hama cala rahe the| mArga meM jarjara zarIra vAlA praur3ha bhikhArI baiThA thA, usI ke samIpa eka mAnava-samUha dikhAI diyaa| vahAM vRkSa kI ghanIbhUta chAyA thI hI / akasmAt mAnava-samUha meM se eka strI kI AvAja sunAI dii| AvAja se jJAta huA ki yaha svara eka vRddhA kA hI ho sakatA hai| zAyada ye sabhI isI ke sapUta haiM / hama sabhI unake nikaTa pahuMca gae / beTA ! bahuta thaka gaI hU~, jarA paira dAbanA to-mA~ bolI / 'arI mA~ ! tuma dekha rahI ho ki jitanA tuma calI, utanA hI hama bhii| jitanI thakAvaTa tumheM mahasUsa ho rahI hai, utanI hI mujhe eka beTA bolaa| putra kA pratyuttara sunate hI mere mana meM aneka prazna uTha rahe the| Azcarya bhI ho rahA thA-kyA mA~ ne putra ke isI prakAra ke uttara ke lie apane samUce jIvana kA kapTa-bhUmi para balidAna kiyA thA ? Akhira aisA kyoM? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 samIpAsIna yAcaka ko yaha sahana na huA, bolA, he bhaiyA ! maiMne pUrva janma meM apanI mA~ kI sevA nahIM kI thI, vinaya nahIM kiyA thA, isalie merI aisI adhama yAcaka sI dazA huii| mujhe koI bhI pUchane vAlA nahIM, merI sevA karane vAlA koI bhI mAI kA lAla nhiiN| zarIra meM rakta saMcAra hote rahane se vaha svastha rahatA hai, usI prakAra se isI zarIra se mA~ kI sevA hotI rahe to yaha sArthaka hai / maiMne suna rakhA hai ki ahiMsAvatAra rASTrapitA mahAtmA mohanadAsa karmacanda gA~dhI kA kathana hai ki "sevA usakI karo jise sevA kI jarUrata hai| jise aAvazyatA nahIM, ko usakI sevA karanA DhoMga hai,dambha hai|" isa ammA abhI tumhArI sevA kI AvazyakatA hai / sevA karane kI yogyatA rakhanA daNDa nahIM, Izvara kA AzIrvAda hai| prema karane kI yogyatA saba meM hai, kintu sevA karane kI zakti kisI kisI ko hI milatI hai| mahAkavi tulasIdAsa ne kahA hai ki "sevA dharama kaThina jaga jAnA" jaise kudAla se khodakara manuSya pAtAla ke jala ko pAtA hai, vaise hI mA~ kA AzIrvAda sevA se hI prApta hotA hai / maiM to yaha socatA thA ki mA~ ke binA koI manuSya kaise jI sakatA hai ? nAma amRta kA lekara ghUTa jahara kA kyA pI sakatA hai ? nahIM, kabhI nhiiN| para mujhe samajha hai ki kabhI kapUta-dAnava bhI mAnava kI tulanA kara sakatA hai ! hamAre zarIra kA vahI aMga sArthaka hai, jisane mA~ kI sevA kI ho| mastaka vahI hai, jo ubhayakAla meM mA~ ke caraNoM meM namana karatA hai| hRdaya bhI vahI hai, jisase mA~ prasanna huii| tAtparya sarvAMga usI meM samarpita rahanA caahie| mA~ kI sevA bhakti karo, nahIM to ApakI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI mujha jaisI yAcaka dazA ho jAyegI / "jhUThe Tukar3oM kI aAzA lekara jo ghara ghara meM bhaTakate phirate haiN|" ___ maiM adhunA manuSya rUpa meM huuN| atIta meM kahA~ thA aura anAgata meM kahA~ rahU~gA, isakI kise sUcanA hai, kauna kaha sakatA hai ? para rahU~gA nitAnta nizcita...."usakA kAraNa yahI hai ki AtmA ajara, amara avinAzI aura avibhAjya hai| - asIma kalpanAoM se jur3ane vAle, pRthvI aura gagana kI dUrI ke sRdaza lambI-lambI yojanAe~ nirmita karane vAle, jIvana-yAtrA meM U~cI-U~cI ur3Ana bharane vAle, apane Apako ananta zakti kA dhanI svIkAra karane vAle manuSya ko mRtyu eka kSaNa meM kaise vidhvaMsa kara detI hai| aura... 'aura na jAne kaba vaha pala jIvana meM A jaae| ataH svakartavya kA pAlana karo, mA~ kI sevA-bhakti karo / , bhikhArI bolaa| merA mana vartamAna, bhUta, bhaviSya ke cintana kI gaharAI meM DUbatA utaratA rahA / dekho eka duHkhI vyakti ko-nirdhana yAcaka ko-garIba ke sahadaya ko| mA~ ke lie prApta sAdhana ko tyAga karane kI lAlasA kitanI tIvra hai, usake lie tapa karane kI, balidAna evaM prAtma nyauchAvara karane kI abhilASAM kitanI utkaTa hai| dhanya hai re bhikhArI ! tU hai to yAcaka, para tere mAnasa meM mA~ ke lie sthAna itanA nirml-pvitr| kauna kahatA hai ki tU phakIra hai ? saMbhava hai bAhya rUpa se jeba kA phakIra ho parantu dila se to pakkA amIra hai / terA mA~ ke prati prema-bhAva pUrNa samarpita hai| jinheM zraddhA sumana se sambodhita kare, yahI vAstivaka sampatti hai| "prema-bhAva sA koI zubha dhana nahIM haiN| prema-bhAva sA koI kaMcana nahIM hai| cAhe khojale koI kitanA kahIM bhii| prema-bhAva sA dUjA madhuvana nahIM hai / nahIM vaira bhAvoM se mana zAnta hotA, magara prema sA jaga meM candana nahIM hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhe prArthanA koI kitanA bhI karale, magara prema-sA pAvana vandana nahIM hai| jIvana viphala hai jaga meM usI kA, jise prema kA koI cintana nahIM hai| binA prema-dIpa mana-mandira aMdherA, binA prema-jIvana, jIvana nahIM hai| mA~ se prema bharA AzISa to pratyeka ko prApta karanA caahie| jaise sUrya ko pAkara kamala khila uThatA hai, parantu hima kaNoM ke binA zobhA nahIM pAtA / aravinda ke prasphuTita hone para prosa-bindu usakI zobhA meM abhivRddhi kara cAra cA~da lagAte haiM, vaise hI mA~ kA putra rUpI kamala para AzISa rUpI hima-kaNa barasa jAye to vaha adbhuta zobhA prApta karatA hai aura ka / itak UvIkaraNa maphta meM / jAlima vyaktiyoM ko kamI nhiiN| jAlimoM ko maiMne Aja taka kabhI phalate-phUlate nahIM dekhA balki unakA dama burI taraha se nikalate dekhA hai / kAraNa yahIki unameM Adarza nahIM hai aura.. ''aura jaba Adarza nahIM hai to itane bar3e pA~ca cha: phuTa ke AkAra se kyA hogA? lambI-caur3I zarIrAkRti se kucha bhI nahIM hogA / mAnava-prAkRti prApta karanA bhI satat pravAhamAna jIvana kI eka viziSTa upalabdhi hai, kintu yadi AkRti ke sAtha prakRti kA abhAva hai to usakI utanI kImata nahIM jitanI prakRti samanvita AkRti kI hai| yadi hamAre meM AkRti ke sAtha prakRti kA Agamana ho gayA to samajho prAkRti dhanya-dhanya ho gii| ___ saddharmapracAriNI sAdhvI maNiprabhA zrI ne sabala svara meM udghoSa kiyA hai--"mAnavAkRti kI durlabhatA kA gAna kyoM ? vaha isalie ki isa AkRti ko chor3akara anya koI prAkRti zreSTha nahIM jisake lie For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama prabhu se prArthanA kareM ki Age hameM bhI yaha prAkRti mile / sarvopari AkRti yahI hai|" 'nahi mAnuSAt' zreSThataraM hi kiJcit, yA 'bar3e bhAga mAnuSa tana pAvA' Adi RSimuniyoM ne kahA "kyoMki yaha sarva-jyeSTha hai para" jyeSThatA ke sAtha zreSThatA kA samanvaya nahIM to hamArI jyeSThatA kA koI mahatva nahIM / aAjakala to prAkRti meM prakRti pAe~--yaha bAta to yojanoM dUra hai| ulTe vikRti hI vikRti A rahI hai| adhika kyA khuuN| Apa to Apa haiN| mA~ ke nAma pe, karate bar3e pApa haiN| vizeSa kyA kaheM bagala meM chare mukha meM bhagavAna hai| taMga A gayA maiM kAraNa yahI hai Apa to Apa haiM / Apa rAmAyaNa kI kisa paMkti ke zabda haiM ! ye to rAma jAne / para zAyada rAvaNa kI paMktiyoM meM se Apa koI zabda ho, athavA rAma vAlI paMktiyoM meM se| mA~ ! mA~ to hotI hai sAtha meM sAsa bhii| vaise phira sAsa to sAsa hotI hai / jaba sAsa hogI tabhI putravatI bahU hotI hai| usakA putravatI honA hI putra kA saubhAgyalakSaNa hai aura putra kA honA hI antataH sAsa-mA~ kA honA hai| ___ samAja zAstra ke janmadAtA va sozayAlojI ke pitamaha Agasta kAmTe kA kathana hai ki sAsa-bahU kI eka anivArya AvazyakatA hai| sAsa rahita bahU aura mA~ hIna putra, adhika dina svayaM kA astitva na to yaha kAyama rakha sakatI hai aura na hI vaha / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41 Adhunika arthazAstra janaka eDamasmitha ne beTe aura daheja kA pariNAma bahU ko svIkRta kiyA hai| mere lie yaha kathana karanA zokayukta tathA duSkara hai ki jagat meM sAsa kA Agamana sarvaprathama hunA yA bahU kA, bApa pahale pAyA yA beTA, patnI pahale AyI yA pati AyA zAyada Apa jAnate hI hoNge.......| vizva kI sabhI siMdUradhAriNI vadhuoM kA kathana hai ki sAsa Akhira sAsa hotI hai aura una vadhuoM ke varoM kA bhI yahI upayukta kathana hai ki mA~ bhI Akhira mA~ hI hotI hai| cAhe vaha patthara-miTTI se nirmita hoM yA hAr3a-mAMsa se... vadhU aura vara ke mastiSka matAnusAra sAsa-mA~ pUrNarUpeNa nahIM to lagabhaga galata va kharAba hotI haiM aura sAsa ke zabdAnusAra usake lAr3ale kI kismata phUTa gaI, jo aisI vadhU milii| eka vyakti kI avismaraNIya AzcaryakArI aura rocaka bAta pradarzita karUM / ausatana bhAratIya parivAroM kI bhAMti hI mere gRha meM bhI sAsa va bahU vidyamAna hai| merI mAnyatA hai ki ina dvaya mahAmUrtiyoM kI upasthiti mere zreSTha saubhAgya kI parama rekhA hai / aura jaba se ye donoM ghara meM haiM / maiMne to chavi-ghara jAkara calacitra dekhanA banda kara diyA hai aura dUradarzana-paTa isalie vikraya kiyA, kyoMki ye donoM sva saMgaThana kara hamezA aisI sundara nATakIya sthitiyA~ ghara para hI upasthita kara detI haiN| na mAlUma kauna sI daivika zakti ina mAnanIyoM ko upalabdha hai ki ghara para hI "sau dina sAsa ke aura tIna sau paiMsaTha dina bahU ke" draSTavya ho hI jAte haiM / patnI kI sAsa merI mA~ hai aura merI mA~ kI bahU merI patnI hai / jaba ina rAjamAtA aura rAjarAnI donoM kA hastayuddha aura vAka yuddha kA zubhArambha hotA hai, usa samaya bhArata sadRza hI merI sthiti taTastha hotI hai| rASTra kI jAnI pahacAnI sAsa bahU kA zrImatI gAMdhI ke parivAra meM jisa dina se Atmika zItayuddha prArambha huA hai, usI dina se paMcam For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 rasa vIra rasa kA sthAyI bhAva utsAha jorazora se taiyArI ke sAtha sAsa va bahU meM uddIpta ho gayA hai aura maiM rahA rAjIva gAMdhI; saMjaya ne jaise nazAbaMdI ke lie bhAratIya janatA ko ghasITA vaise hI mujhe bhI rAjIva gAMdhI kI taraha bIca meM ghasITA jA rahA hai, jaba ki maiM ghasITArAma nahIM hU~ aura maiM to pUrva se ho itanA adhika ghasITA jA cukA hU~ ki aba aura sahana karanA merI sampUrNa kAyika kSamatAoM kI sImA ke bAhara kI bAta hai / rASTra kI suprasiddha sAsa indirA jI ne jisa samaya se menakA bahU ko eka saphadarajaMga se vidAI arpita kI haiM / usI samaya se mere mA~ ke mAnasa meM bhI yahI icchA hai ki yaha bhI aba zIghra hI kisI anya sthAna kA anveSaNa kara le / nitya ke nUtana haldIghATI yuddhoM se merI mA~ nakha-zikha taka taMga A cukI hai | 1 patnI devI kA "uttarAdhyayana" kucha vibhinna koTi kA tathA viziSTatA ko grahaNa kie carama zikhara para hai / na mAlUma kaba se vaha mere mAyake ko tyAga karane ke lie utsuka, baicena aura tilamilA rahI hai / para maiM hI sAsa-bahU ke madhya "brija kAraporezana" rola adA karake tana-mana-vacana dvArA donoM meM jAna bUjhakara jhagar3A karavA kara rocaka tamAzA dekhane kA zabdAtIta Ananda grahaNa kara rahA hU~ / kyoMki - sAsU jI ne mArI binaNI, jabaroM nAca nacAveM re yo kaliyuga sApha suNAve re / bIkANerI havA lAgane supArI yA camake re sAsU jI to eka suNAve, bahU jI pAMca suNAve re bolyA bahU jI suNo sAsa jI, "ye mhAne nahIM suhAve re | bholI bholI sAsU para bahU jabaro jora jamAve re yo kaliyuga sApha suNAve re | ghRNA karolA bar3abar3ATa to, bheTa hosyA~ mheM nyArA re / TigaTa kaTAsyAM, iNa ghara sU mheM the baiThA tArA giNajyo re cupa reMvoM the sAsU jI, nahIM to majA cakhAU~ re sUdhI sAdhI sAsU jI ne bahU prakhyA lAla batAveM re yo kaliyuga sApha suNAve re / , For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 lukho sUkhI roTyo khAkara, sAsU dina giNa kATe re / magara binaNI bar3I caTokar3a, tAjA mAla ur3Ave re / hoTala meM dhakkA khAyA bina, eka divasa nahIM jAve re / sAsU jI to kare razoI, bahU sinemA jAve re / yo kaliyuga sApha suNAve re / cIna aura jApAna kI sAr3IyAM bahU ne nita naI caije re| sAsU jI to baNiyA binaNI, bahU sAsU baNa baiThI re| sigale ghara para hukama calAve, yA bahU nirAlI AI re| kAna khola suNa sAsU bahU kA saccA hAla batAyA re / yo kaliyuga sApha suNAve re / merI patnI kA kAryakrama sAsa kI apekSA sahasra gunA uttama hI hotA hai| usakA kArya dinabhara samajha-samajha kara aisI vikaTa sundara paristhitiyoM kA nirmANa karanA hai jinameM bhArata aura pAkistAna ke yuddha kI ghoSaNA kI saMbhAvanAoM kI bhUmikA taiyAra ho jaae| ___ sAsa ke sAtha Avazvaka sAmagrI kraya karane bahU calI gaI aura mana meM kucheka vicAroM kA Agamana ho gayA to vahIM baiMDa bAjoM kA udghATana kara degii| ghara meM rasoI banAI to kisI dina roTI kaccI yA jalI huI / sabjI meM kisI dina jyAdA namaka to kisI dina sAga meM namaka lApatA / phira maiM gumazudA namaka ko sAga saMsAra meM khojane lagatA huuN| yadi namaka barAbara DAlane kI kRpA kara dI to kisI dina mirca hI mirca aura kisI dina dhaniyA hI dhaniyA / aba merI patnI kI sAsa kaba taka vinobA bhAve jI kI taraha mauna aMgIkAra kre| basa unake mAtra bolane kI dera hai ki merI patnI kurukSetra meM kUdane ke lie taiyaar| ___'tumheM sabjI banAnA nahIM AtA'-mA~ ne agara kaha bhI diyA aisA to patnI jI A~kheM tarera kara, gurrATe karatI huI kahegI-'mujha se to aisI hI banegI yadi Apako pasanda nahIM hai to svayaM hI baiTha kara banA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ liyA karo yA apane amola-ratna ko kaha do ki vaha dUsarI le aae| kaurava-pAMDava madhya aise saMvAdoM kI zurUAta hote hI bhArI mahAyuddha jArI / samIpavartI par3osI mahilAe~ yadi bacAva kArya kA tyAga kara deM to mujhe sAsa-bahUM donoM ko "amarajensI sarjIkala vArDa" meM bharatI karanA pdd'e| aura mujhe eka mAha taka upavAsa hI karanA par3egA, kAraNa spaSTa hai ki mahIne kA vetana to sahajatA se aspatAla meM samApta ho jaayegaa| vartamAna samaya meM to do bAra vicitra prakAra kA dazya daSTi meM AyA hai ki sAsa-bahU meM kaI dinoM se saMvAda kI tithiyAM samApta ho jAtI haiN| aise zubha dinoM meM mere prayatna unameM se kisI eka ko ukasAne ke hote haiM aura pariNAma svarUpa ghara punaH raNakSetra meM pariNata ho jAtA hai / maiM ina donoM meM vilaya hotA dekhanA cAhatA huuN| isI pratIkSA meM baiThA-baiThA krAMtikArI kArya kara rahA huuN| merA vizvAsa mahAkavi prasAda ke mahAkAvya kAmAyanI ke jalaplAvana meM hai ki kisI dina sAsa-bahU meM sira phuTauvala hogI aura rakta krAMti ke dvArA samAjavAdI zAMti kA udaya sUrya kI bhAMti hogaa| maiM usa dina kI pratIkSA meM akabara ahamada kI taraha huuN| vaha zubha dina jAne kaba AegA ? ......eka vyakti mere pAsa aayaa| uparyukta bAta usane bar3e hI hAva-bhAva ke sAtha khii| vAha ! vAha ! maiMne aMgUra mIThe soce the lekina ye aMgUra to khaTTe haiN| maiMne use samajhAte hue kahA, bhaiyA ! Aja deza ko duzmanoM se nahIM balki gaddAroM se adhika khatarA hai| khajAnA hai, lekina use coroM se nahIM para paharedAroM se hI khatarA hai| mA~ kI surakSA ke lie sAvadhAnI kI jarUrata hai, unheM dUsaroM se nahIM kintu beTe-bahU se hI khatarA hai| ___ yadyapi upanyAsa-samrATa premacanda ne to kahA hai ki "mA~ ke balidAnoM kA pratizodha koI beTA nahIM kara sakatA, cAhe vaha bhUmaMDala kA svAmI hI kyoM na ho|" para yahAM para to kucha aura hI dRzya najara A rahA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 hai| bhaiyA ! bhAratIya muni vidyAnaMda jI ne kahA ki mAtA kI sevA karanA putra kA prathama karttavya hai / , hemacandrAcArya, haribhadra sUri, zrImaddjinadatta sUri, devacanda jI Adi sabhI ne bhI yahI bAta kahI hai / phira maiMne usako zikSA dete hue eka gIta guna gunAyA " dUsarA sabhI kucha bhUla jAnA, lekina mA~ ko bhUlanA nahIM / agaNita hai upakAra usake, yaha bAta kabhI visaranA nahIM || asahya vedanA sahana kI usane, taba tumhArA mu~ha dekhA sahI / usa pavitra AtmA ke hRdaya para, patthara bana coTa pahuMcAnA nahIM || apane mu~ha kA kaura khilAkara tumako itanA bar3A kiyaa| usa amRta pilAne vAlI para jahara kabhI uchAlanA nahIM / bahuta lAr3a pyAra karake tumhArI sabhI kAmanA pUrI kI / manokAmanA pUrNa karane vAlI kA upakAra kabhI bhUlanA nahIM // lAkhoM kamA lo ho bhale tuma magara mA~ ko zAnti nahIM / vaha lAkha nahIM para khAka hai, isa bAta ko kabhI bhUlanA nahIM || yadi saMtAna se sevA cAhate ho to saMtAna ho tuma sevA karo / jo jaisA karatA hai vaisA bharatA hai isabAta ko kabhI bhUlanA nahIM // gIle meM svayaM sokara usane sUkhe meM sulAyA tumheM / usakI pramImaya A~khoM ko bhUlakara kabhI gIlI karanA nahIM // phUla bichAye haiM jisane tumhArI sadaiva rAha para / usa rAhUbara kI rAha para kA~Te kabhI bichAnA nahIM // dravya kharacane para saba kucha mile kintu mA~ to milatI nahIM / usake punIta caraNoM kI sevA jIvana meM kabhI bhUlanA nahIM / " smaraNa rahe mA~ kharAba nahIM haiM / kharAba haiM to Apa aura ApakI patnI kI bhAvanAeM isI se mA~ aura Apake bIca kA sambandha viSamizrita kSIra kA kaTorA banA huA hai / kavivara jayazaMkara prasAda ne kahA hai ki " kulavadhU hone meM jo mahatva hai, vaha hai sevA kA na ki vilAsa kA / " mA. sa. govalakara kI 'vicAra navanIta' pustaka meM likhita vAkya Aja For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 bhImujhe kaMThastha haiM ki "mA~ kI sevA Izvara kI hI sevA hai"| Apake netroM ke sAmane khar3e vRkSa para Apane kabhI cintana kiyA ! jo sahasroM lakSoM varSoM kI zIrSAsana sajA ko pAyA huA mA~ para kiye gaye duSkarmAparAdhI jIva hI to hai na ? svarUpa se digambara tapta tApa ke madhya meM / mastaka nIce, paira Upara / gagana ko paira mArane kI AkAMkSA lie hue mUla (mAthA) se jala pItA hai, bhUmi ko cIra kara jo bhUmi kA rakta hai| vaha bhI cUsa-cUsa kara / pApI mahApApI....' 'mA~ kA karmAparAdhI..... dhyAna rahe yaha zIrSAsana nahIM / mA~ ko namana na karane para karmarAja kA krU ra mahAdaMDa ! duSpariNAma Apane bhI usake prati laghutA kI bhAvanA nahIM rakhI / jo kabhI namA nahIM use karma kyA yaha sajA nahIM degaa| "jahA~ namratA se kAma nikala jAe, vahAM ugratA nahIM dikhAnI cAhie" (premacanda) kahAvata bhI hai abhimAna kI apekSA namratA adhika lAbhakArI hai| bar3oM ke prati namratA kartavya hai, samakakSa ke prati vinaya sUcaka hai, choToM ke prati kulInatA kI dyotaka evaM sabake prati surakSA hai / Apane sara TI0 mUra kA nAma to sunA hai| unhoMne bhI kahA thA-To be humble to superious is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness, and to all safety, saMta kabIra ne kahA bhI hai "sabate laghutAI bhalI, laghutA te saba hoya / jasa dvitIyA ko candramA, zIza nave saba koya // " "namo iti ugram" namaskAra yaha umra prakAra kI mA~ se AzIrvAda prApta karane kI sAdhanA hai| ayogya ko mastaka namAnA pApa hai to yogya ko mastaka na namAnA mahApApa hai| mA~ ko mAtra apanA pUtra hI pyArA hotA hai| pitA se mAM yahI vinatI karatI hai "priyatama ! batalA do ! merA lAla kahA~ haiM, anaginata anacAhe ratna lekara kyA karUMgI, mama parama anaThA lAla hI nAtha lA do|" saMta vinovA bhAve kA udghoSa hai ki "mA~ kI sevA hetu dhana kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI, yadi AvazyakatA hai to sirpha svayaM saMkucita For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 'vicAra tyAgane kii|" sevA meM jitanI nirahaMkAra bhAvanA rahegI utanI sevAkI kImata bddh'egii| tyAga aura sevA hI bhAratIya Adarza hai| svAmI vivekAnanda ke isI bhAva ko punaH jamA denA caahie| bAkI Apa hI Apa hIna ho jAyegA / mere dvArA kathita eka-eka zabda eka-eka bUMda ke sadRza thaa| bUMda bUMda milakara hI sindhu kA nirmANa hotA hai / motI-motI milakara mAlA tathA zabda-zabda milakara kAvya kA nirmANa hotA hai| kahA to saMkSepa meM parantu sammukha baiThe vyakti ne vyaMjanA dvArA aisA bhAvArtha lagAyA ki pArasa ke sparza se lohA bhI sonA bana gayA / usakA jIvana parivartita ho gyaa| "upakAra to phUla hai, kAMTA nahIM / vaha to pyAra hai cAMTA nhiiN|" upakAra kI dRSTi se mA~ ke pazcAt pitA evaM usake bAda guru upAdhyAya kA krama AtA hai| Apako zAyada aisA laga rahA ho ki maiM jhUTha kaha rahA huuN| nA re ! nA !! dhArmika granthoM ke pRSThoM ko palaTiye / galata dhAraNAe~ samApta ho jaayeNgii| pUrI kI pUrI raphU cakkara jaise sipAhI ko dekhakara cora upAdhyAyAnAMdazAcAyaM prAcAryANAm zataM pitaa| sahasra tu pitRn mAtA, gauraveNAtiricyate / / (manusmRti 6 / 145) gaurava kI dRSTi se dasa upAdhyAyoM ke samakakSa eka AcArya hai, sau prAcAryoM ke barAbara eka pitA, aura eka hajAra pitAoM ke barAbara kitane / hajAra ! pUre ke pUre eka hajAra hAM ! aura ina eka hajAra pitAoM ke barAbara eka mAM hotI hai| ____ musalamAnoM ke dhArmika grantha 'kurAna zarIpha' meM "hadIsa zarIpha" ne kahA- hujUra ne pharamAyA hai ki bApa kI pezAnI cUmanA aura mA~ ke kadama cUmane se sAdata hAsila hotI hai|" pitA ke mastaka kA cumbana lenA aura mA~ ke caraNa kamala kA cumbana lene se ihaloka va paraloka donoM meM use bhalAI milatI hai| beMjamina vesTa ne pukAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 pukAra kahA ki "merI mA~ ke cumbana ne hI mujhe citrakAra banA diyA hai|" (A kiss from my mother made me a Painter) ataH spaSTa hai ki mA~ kA darjA pitA se atyadhika U~cA hotA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki mA~ bApa, jananI-janaka, mammI-DaiDI madara-phAdara ityAdi zabda yugala meM bhI mA~ ko pahale bolA jAtA hai| artha-sAdhana calatA rahe / mA~ to vyartha hai ? aisA mata samajha lenaa| prApa pitA ko yAda karane laga gaye ki pitA ke lie sapheda para kAlA nahIM kiyaa| pitA ! jaba-jaba Apa jaise putra jyAdA capar3a cU kareM adholikhita mahAbhArata ke zAnti parva meM (266/21) zloka kI takhtI para likhakara Apake samakSa rakha deN| "pitA dharmaH pitA svargaH pitA hi paramaM tapaH / pitAri prItimApanne prIyanta sarva devatAH // " dUsarI paMkti kA bhAvArtha yaha hai ki "pitA prasanna hone se sarva debatA saMtuSTa hote haiN| pitA devoM se Adya hai|" yAnI aba hanumAna jaise devatA ko chor3a de jisake pitA hI pavana ra hai| varan pratyeka sura-surendra ke mA~-bApa to hote hI haiN| " "ko mAtA ko pitA hamAre?" __Apa pUchege-pApa kA bApa to lobha para brahmA, viSNu, maheza ke bApa kA nAma kyA thA? jo sabakA bApa ho usakA bApa aura kauna hogA? aise prazna kyoM pUchate ho? yaha to carcA kA viSaya hai aura carcA kA sAra marcA hai| eka aMgrejI alpa jAnane vAle ne krodha meM pUchA "vATa gotra prApha yuara phAdara ? eka vidvAna ne hameM batAyA ki skanda purANa meM ziva kA gotra 'nAda' batAyA gayA hai parantu aba hama pita cikitsA nahIM kreNge| apane lakSya kI ora calate haiM / lakSya nahIM to kucha nhiiN| samAja kI unnati hetu sadguNoM kI hor3a aura lakSya ke anukUla daur3a acchI hotI hai / apanA lakSya hai mA~ ! daur3a hai mA~ ! hama usake dAsAnudAsa haiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 aura vaha hai svAminI ! kyoM? kisa kAraNa ? isa bAre meM nepoliyana bonApArTa ne kahA aura vaha bhI dhra va satya / "eka acchI mA~ sau zikSakoM kI AvazyakatA ko pUrA karatI hai|" saMtAnoM ke caritra ko ghar3ane vAlI aura usake dvArA samAja aura rASTra ko banAne vAlI mA~ hI hai| sarva vivAhita aura mAtA-pitA bane pAThakoM kA anubhava bhI sAdhAraNIkaraNa ke nyAya se yahIM vivAda kA viSaya hogA ki bacce meM acche aura bure guNa mA~ ke hote haiM athavA pitA ke nArI varga kA kahanA hai ki jo sarva nimna guNa beTe-beTI meM haiM ve pitA ke hI haiN| "mAtA kumAtA na bhavati" / puruSa kI mAnyatA hai ki sabhI bacce mA~ ke lAr3a ke kAraNa bigar3ate haiM / svIDana meM 1674 meM eka kAnUna pAsa huA, jise aba lAgU kiyA gayA hai| 'strI-puruSa ke samAnatA ke adhikAroM meM aba jimmedArI kevala mA~ kI nahIM hogI, pitA ko bhI yaha dAyitva samAna rUpa se nibhAnA pdd'egaa'| (sTeTsa maina, 18 pharavarI 1981) ___ lo bacca ! pakar3e gaye na aba ? Apa bhI kama nhiiN| lAtoM ke deva bAtoM se mAnane vAle nhiiN| tabhI to mA~ kI mahimA sabhI gAte haiN| yadi Apa sapUtoM kA janma nahIM hotA to mA~ ko apAra kaSTa hotaa| yahI socakara ki mere samIpa prema-amRta hai,lekina maiM kisI ko pilA na skii| yadyapi vartamAna yuga ke kucha pitA to socate hai "kanyA-pitRtvaM khalu nAma kaSTaM" kanyA kA pitA honA hI kaSTaprada hai| acchA huA gAMdhI jI ke cAra lar3ake hI hue| lar3akI nahIM / lekina Apa yaha kyoM nahIM socate ki kanyA ke binA pitA kaise bane ! pahale kanyA kA janma huA tabhI to pitA bane / bar3A acchA huaA "aMgUra ko beTA na huaa"| mA~ ke lie beTA-beTI donoM samAna haiN| donoM ko eka sAtha prema karatI haiM, bhojana karAtI hai| / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "je ghara jhUlAve pAraNu, te kare jagata para zAsana / jisa ghara meM pAlanA jhUlatA hai vaha vizva para rAjya karatA hai| mA~ cAhe ApakI ho yA merI, vaha to mA~ hI hai / usakA hRdaya vizAla ! parama vizAla / jisake sAmane zAyada ambara bhI choTA hai-aNu mAtra / "dullahAo muhAdAI, muhAjIvI vi dullhaa|" (bhagavatI sUtra-jaina dharma grantha) nisvArtha dAtA aura nirlobhI jIvana jIne vAlA pAtra donoM durlabha haiN| mA~ bhI to isI prakAra kI hotI hai kyA pitA meM yaha guNa vidyamAna hai ? zAyada ajJAta hai....| "nara nAma una mahAnubhAvoM kA hai jo sarvajana athavA prANimAtra kA nayana nAyakatva karate haiM / jinheM apane baccoM ke lAlanapAlana kI cintA rahatI hai, unhe pitA kahate haiN| strI-bhogI viSayI vilAsI puruSa-samUha hetu pati zabda prayukta huA hai| vizva ke mAnava prAyaH pitA yA pati do samUhoM meM haiM aura donoM manujAkRti meM pazu hI haiN"| (vedAloka-svAmI vidyAnaMda, 'videha') para mA~ ! asalI dAnI hotI hai| vaha dAna dAsI nahIM, vaha dAna sahAyikA bhI nahIM balki dAnapatini hotI hai| jo susvAdu bhojana kare para dUsare ko asvAdu de vaha dAnadAsI hai| jo jisa prakAra khAtI hai vaisA hI dUsare ko pradAna kare vaha dAna sahAyikA aura dAnapatini vaha hotI hai jo apane se acchA dUsare ko khilaaye| vAstava meM vahI dAnavIrA haiM jo svayaM kaSTa sahakara, rUkhA sUkhA khAkara dUsaroM ko sukha detI haiN| acchA khilAtI hai| mA~ vIroM meM vIrA dAna rA hai| mA~ putra-putrI ko uttama prema dAna detI hai| pArAzara smRti meM kathana hai--"abhigamyottama dAnamAhUyaiva tu madhyamam, adham yAcanAnAya daanm"| "dene vAlI mA~ hai, jo devata hai dina rain"| dene vAlI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA~ jAnatI hai ki maiMne premadAna diyA hai para lene vAlA nahIM jaantaa| aho dAnam / guptadAnam ! mA~ ! terA dAna ! mahAdAnam ! yaha jagat ko asIma sneha aura . saujanya kA dAna detI hai| aura isake samakSa karNa, rAjA bali yA vikrama rAjA kA dAna parvata ke samIpa kaMkara ke dAna tulya hai| "no saMcitavyam kadA" kadApi saMcita nahIM karatI balki detI hI rahatI hai--sva jIvana kI divyatA / yadi naukA meM pAnI bhara AtA hai to mA~jhI kyA karatA hai ? donoM hAthoM se ulIca-ulIca kara use bAhara nikAlatA hai| mA~ bhI apane prema-samudra meM se donoM hAthoM se ulIca-ulIca kara vAtsalya hama para barasAtI hai| madhura vANI aura dAna ye donoM mA~ ke vizeSa guNa haiN| mAtA madhuvacAH suhastAH (Rgveda 5 / 43 / 2) jaba mA~ nahIM hotI taba usakI alpatA avagata hotI hai / usakI upasthiti meM prApya sukha kA mUlya prAMkA jAtA hai| bha0 mahAvIra kA kathana hai ki "duHkha sabhI ko apriya aura sukha priya lagatA hai| jo apriya hai vaha tyAjya aura jo priya hai vaha grAhaNIya, to mA~...' atyAjya / eka gujarAtI kavi ne ThIka hI likhA haigola binA molo kaMsAra / mA~ binA sUno saMsAra / / kaMsAra meM jaba taka gur3a nahIM DAlA jAye taba taka vaha asvAdya rahegA aura usameM gur3a kA praviSTIkaraNa hote hI usakA svAda parama ho uThatA hai, jisa prakAra navayuvatI ko pAkara zaitAna kA mana / saMsAra vistRta vizAla hai para mA~ ke binA kucha bhI nhiiN| usakI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vANI hamAre hRdaya aura mastiSka ko samAna rUpa se prabhAvita karatI hai| mA~ kI vANI prabhu kI bhA~ti cirakAla taka jana-jIvana ko Alokita karatI rahatI hai| ___ Apa jhUTha mAna baiThe ! jaba bhI prakaTa satya kI sthiti ho, svIkRti se katarAnA kyoM? khaira, kucha bhI maano| para mA~ abhinava yUga kI adhinAyikA hai, pada dalitoM kA krAnti-ghoSa aura abaloM kA zaktikoSa hai / maiMne dekhI hai usake vyaktitva kI mahimA aura mhtaa| vaha Aloka ke sadRza hotI hai| usakI mahAnatA sarvavyApI hote hue bhI laukika-cakSutroM se dRSTigocara nahIM hotii| vaha to prakAza aura pavana ke samAna pratyeka ko aMdhakAra hIna aura prANamaya banAtI rahatI hai| usake prema kI eka jhalaka hI prAtaHkAlIna sUrya kI tejomaya prathama kiraNa kI bhAMti navIna sRSTi aura Aloka vikIrNa kara detI hai| saccI mA~ ke vyaktitva meM eka vilakSaNatA hai| saMgharSoM se saMgharSa karane kI vRtti aura sAtha hI sAtha paristhitiyoM se jUjhane kA adamya sAhasa / vicAra hI vicAra kA udbhAvaka hai| mA~ ke vicAra hI putra ke vicAra ko janma dete haiM / vicAra hI vicAra kA pariSkAra karatA hai evaM vicAra hI vicAra ko kATatA chAMTatA hai| unakI jIvana dRSTi vimala hai aura vicAra vimalAcAra / janajIvana ko vimala vizadatam nava saMskAra detI hai| lekina Apa...... "raghukula rIti sadA calI aaii| prANa jAya para vacana nahIM jaaii||" pratikSaNa Apake mukhAravindu se yaha dhvani mukharita ho rahI hai ki"na tvameva mAtAca na pitA tvameva" / he mA~ ! tU ne merA kyA kiyA ? para hamArA nAma teja bahAdura ho yA tejI, hamArA huliyA dekhakara hameM baccana kauna mAnegA? aMgreja rAja kavi Dabla0 varDasavartha ne kahA hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "The child is the father of the man."isakA anuvAda eka sinemA premI ko karane ke lie diyA to bolA 'amitAbha baccana' hai| Apa bhI to usI bApa ke beTe haiN| "jaisA bApa vaisA beTA" vAlI kahAvata sahI hotI hogI kisI jamAne meM....."pitA ke viSaya meM kyA kahaM-kanyAdAtA, annadAtA, jJAnadAtA, abhayadAtA, maMtradAtA, jyeSTha bhrAtA Adi ye saba pitA haiN| aisA 'brahmavaivartapurANa' ke zrI kRSNajanma khaNDa kA sAkSya hai| cANakya ne kahA hai ki "upanayana karAne vAlA bhI pitA hI hai|" ye pitA loga apane ko hI sarvasva samajhate haiN| prAcIna kAla meM mA~ ke prati aura usakI mahattA kA bar3A dhyAna rakhA jAtA thaa| kintu madhya yuga meM mA~ jAti ke prati anyAyapUrNa vyavahAra karanA prArambha kara diyA gyaa| apane Apako vidvAn evaM nItikAra mAnane vAloM ne to yahAM taka kaha diyA ki nArI caMcala, kalahapriya aura caritrahIna hotI hai| isalie ise DaMDe ke bala para calAnA cAhie; svatantratA kabhI nahIM denI caahie| jaisAki tulasIdAsa ne likhA hai 'Dhola gaMvAra zUdra, pazu nArI, ye saba tAr3ana ke adhikaarii|" eka anya aura namUnA dekhiye "jimi svataMtra hoI, bigarahI naarii|" ina uktiyoM ke mAdhyama se tulasI dAsa jI ne nArI jAti ko prakaTataH yadyapi nindA sI kI hai,para tulasI jisa prakAra kA samAja aura rASTra nirmANa karanA cAhate the, unakI pUrti nArI jAti ke unnata hue binA asambhava hai| tulasIdAsa ke isa kathana meM tar3a dhAtu kA prayoga pratyeka padArtha ke lie bhinna-bhinna arthoM meM huA hai, isIlie vaidehI jagajjananI kahalAyI hai| "jise tuma samajhe ho abhizApa, jagata kI jvAlAnoM kA mUla / Iza kA vaha rahasya varadAna, kabhI mata isako jAo bhUla // " (kAmAyanI) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI ke prati kisI kisI ne to yahAM taka kahA ki"striyo hi mUlaM nidhanasya pusaH, striyo hi mUlam vyasanasya pusaH / striyo hi mUlaM narakasya pusaH striyo hi mUlam kalahasya pusaH // " striyA~ puruSa kI mRtyu kA, vipatti kA kAraNa haiN| striyA~ naraka gati kA mUla kAraNa haiM / aura ve hI puruSa ke kalaha kA kAraNa haiM / itanA hI nahIM balki yahA~ taka bhI kahA gayA hai ki "anRtaM sAhasaM mAyA muurkhtvmtilobhitaa| azaucaM nirdayatvaJca, strINAM doSA svabhAvajAH // " jhUTha, sAhasa, mUrkhatA, lobha, apavitratA aura krUratA striyoM ke svabhAva evaM janmagata doSa haiN| yaha vicAradhArA puruSoM kI svArthaparAyaNatA evaM ghora anyAya kI sUcaka hai| sAtha hI mAnava-varga hetu kalaMka bhI hai| puruSoM ko janmApita kara unheM apanA rakta pIyUSa kI bhAMti pilAnA aura apane samasta sukhoM kA balidAna karake,asaMkhya kaSToM ko sahana karatI huI apane pati aura putra-putrI ko sukhI rakhane vAlI mA~ kabhI puruSa ke kalaha evaM usakI mRtyu kA kAraNa nahIM bana sakatI hai| kadApi nhiiN| hamArA samAjazAstra aura dharmazAstra pukAra-pukAra kara kahatA hai ki manuSya ke karma hI use svarga-naraka evaM vibhinna yoniyoM kI prApti karAte haiN| yadi hamArI mAtAe~ hI puruSa ke naraka kA mUla kAraNa hai to sabhI puruSa naraka meM hI jAte to anya yoni unheM prApta hI nahIM hotii| are sAhaba ! hamArI pita saMskRti ke viSaya meM mata pUchiye / kisI samaya meM pitA putra ko vikraya kara detA thaa| ajIgata eka kSa dhArta brAhmaNa thaa| usane apane putra ko zunaH zepa ko sau gauoM ke badale meM beca diyA thaa| (aitareya brAhmaNa 7/12) pitA aisI-aisI sajA putra ko detA thA ki Rgveda (1-116-16) meM eka kathA hai ki vRSAgiri ne RjrAzva ko andhA kara diyA thaa| bAda meM azvinI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 kumAroM ne usa bacce ko dRSTi dI thii| vikalAMga vaSa meM azvinI kumAra ko padmazrI (maraNoparAnta) dene kA sarakAra kA vicAra thA para patA lagA ki azvinI kumAra marate hI nahIM ! manu mahArAja ne apanI smRti ( 4 - 266, 300 ) meM likha rakhA hai ki pitA jaba putra ko pITe to DorI yA char3I se pRSTha bhAga para hI mAre, sira para nahIM, jo yaha niyama nahIM mAnegA use cauryakarma kI sajA dI jaae| kabhI bApa se beTA savAyA, upaje pUta kamAla ho jAte haiN| Aja kaisA samaya AgayA hai ! nitya nae maMjara sAmane grAne lage haiM, beTe bApa kI ha~sI ur3Ane lage | apanI jamAnata na bacA pAye to hameM kAyade kAnUna samajhAne lage haiM / pitA jI kI to rAmAyaNa hI alaga hai| unhoMne sabhI adhikAroM kA svayaM hI upabhoga karanA prArambha kara diyA hai aura mA~ ko sarvAdhikAroM se vaMcita rakhA hai / ve isako kabhI bhI svIkAra nahIM kara sakate ki nara ke samAna nArI kI bhI sattA hai, usake bhI apane adhikAra hai / 1 kucheka kSetroM meM Aja kI nArI prAcIna nAriyoM ke samAna nahIM hai / jo use tuccha mAnate haiM, unheM dRSTi uThAkara dekhane para jJAta hogA ki nArI kisI bhI kSetra meM puruSa se kama nahIM hai / vidyAlayoM meM, daphtaroM meM, pulisa meM, vyApAra meM, cikitsA meM aura rAjanIti meM bhI strI puruSa ke kandhe se kandhA milA kara cala rahI hai / aneka kSetroM meM praveza karake isane apanI gajaba kI zakti pradarzita kI hai / parantu hamAre isa zikSita samAja meM prAja bhI nArI kA bilkula sammAna nahIM hai, jinhoMne bhI nArI kI nindA kI hai, ve yaha nahIM jAnate ki tulasIdAsa ko itanA U~cA banane kI preraNA kisane dI / kAlIdAsa ko itanA bar3A vidvAn kisane banAyA, nArI hI ne nA / phira unako itanA nIca kyoM samajhate haiM / bhArata kI pradhAnamaMtrI zrImatI indirA gAMdhI, laMkA kI pradhAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 maMtrI zrImatI bhaNDAra nAyake, isrAila kI golDA meyara, iMgalaiMDa kI zrImatI mAragreTa threcara ityAdi ne yaha siddha kara diyA hai ki nArI puruSa se kama nahIM apitu usase agraNI hai| ___ bhArata sarakAra ne san 1975 meM antarrASTrIya mahilA varSa ghoSita kiyA thaa| zrImatI vijaya lakSmI paNDita ko antarrASTrIya saMgha kI sabhA kA sabhApati cunA gayA thaa| parantu usa varSa meM bhI nArI ke lie koI vizeSa kArya nahIM hue| vastutaH nArI kA dAyitva puruSa kI apekSA adhika hai / vaha udAra hRdayA hai / isalie manuke yuga meM kahA gayA thA "yatra nAryAstu pUjyante ramante tatra devatAH" / jisa ghara meM nArI kI pUjA hotI hai usa ghara meM devatA nivAsa karate haiN| vaha sthAna svarga bana jAtA hai| nArI ko ghara kI lakSmI kahA gayA hai| vaha ghara kI zobhA hai| usI se ghara hai| jisa ghara meM nArI kI ijjata nahIM vaha ghara avanati kI aora calA jAtA hai| "We should wish for others as we wish for our selves." tabhI ghara svarga kahalAne yogya hai / maiM to mA~ ko pitA kI apekSA adhika gauravamayI evaM pUjya mAnatA huuN| ___ aura "eka nahIM do-do mAtrAe~, nara se bar3ha kara nArI // " (maithilIzaraNa gupta) sva dvArA kathita zabdoM ko pitA aAja vismRta kara baiThA hai| jisake abhAva meM puruSa apUrNa hai, usI ko aAja heya aura upekSaNIya banA diyA hai / paga-paga para usake prati avizvAsa aura chala kiyA jAtA hai / daheja kama lAne para use yAtanAe~ dI jAtI haiM aura jindA jalA diyA jAtA hai| merI samajha meM nahIM AtA ki manuSya nArI ko na jalAkara daheja prathA ko hI kyoM na jalA deM ? daheja-prathA ko kASTha ke Tukar3e samajha kara daheja ko holI jalA do| yadi daheja kI samasyA nahIM hai to ghara ke kAma-kAja khAnA-pakAnA ityAdi meM choTI-choTI truTi para bhI use pITA jAtA hai-yaha kahakara ki namaka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 57 jyAdA hai yA mirca kama hai aura niHsantAna hone para use bAMjha karAra de diyA jAtA hai | cAhe usameM kasUra puruSa kA kyoM na ho ! aisI avasthA meM vaha pratikAra svarUpa kucha nahIM kahatI / sivAya isake ki vaha svayaM hI ghula- ghula kara prANa tyAga detI hai / hA ! abalA yA arI anAdara, avizvAsa kI mArI / mara to sakatI hai abhAgina, kara na sake kucha nArI // ( dvApara ) ukta pada maithilIzaraNa gupta kA hai / jinake antaHsthala meM nArI jAti ke prati agAdha karuNA kA asIma sAgara laharA rahA hai / karuNA kA ajasra srota unake sabhI kAvyoM meM kala-kala ninAda karatA huA pravAhita hai mukhya rUpa se yazodharA aura sAketa meM to ho hI rahA hai / nArI ko mAtra chalanA kahane vAloM ko aba nArI sahana nahIM kara sakatI / ataH - mukta karo nArI ko cirabaMdinI nArI ko / yuga-yuga kI barbara kArA se jananI sakhI pyArI ko / (panta) para paristhitiyoM ne nArI ko itanA vivaza kara diyA hai ki vaha zrAkroza vyakti karane lagI hai ki o ! pitA banane bAle puruSa ! batA kyA tumane merA hAtha isalie pakar3A thA ki eka dina mere mAna sammAna aura mere vyaktitva ko apamAna pUrNa hicakoloM se tor3a kara rakha doge ? jisa nArI ko Apa puruSa se bar3hakara kahA karate the prAja vaha vilAsa aura bhoga kI hI vastu raha gayI / puruSa cAhe kitane hI duSkarma kara le para vaha sadaiva pavitra banA rahatA hai / aura strI pavitra evaM mahAn kRtya karane para bhI tiraskRta hotI hai| aisA kyoM ? puruSa apane adhikAroM ke mada meM bhUla jAtA hai ki puruSa strIhetu vareNya haiM to sAtha hI pitA, putra aura bhAI bhI hai / use mAtra nagna mUrti aura vAsanA kI putalI samajhanA bhayaMkara bhUla hai / yadi strI patnI yA premikA hai to mA~, putrI aura bahana ke sambandha bhI apane janma ke sAtha lekara AyI hai / I For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 manuSya ko apane jIvana maiM taba taka zAnti prApta nahIM ho sakatI jaba taka vaha svamAnasa se avizvAsa kA aMkura ukhAr3a kara pheMka nahIM degaa| puruSa cAhe kitane bhI durAcaraNa kyoM na kre| usake sabhI doSa kSamya ho jAte haiM kyoMki vaha ghara kA svAmI kahA jAtA hai| parantu strI niraparAdha hone para bhI lAMchanoM se pUrNa lAMchita hotI hai| yaha viDambanA nahI to aura kyA hai ? yaha mUrkha puruSa nahIM jAnatA ki vaha svayaM bhI nArI kI kokha se janma letA hai| phira nArI ke prati itanA ghora avizvAsa kyoM ? rASTrakavi maithilIzaraNa gupta ke zabdoM meM "upajA kintu avizvAsI nara, hAya ! tujhI se naarii| jAyA hokara jananI bhI hai, tU hI pApa piTArI / " (dvApara) kitanI karuNA hai nArI ke jIvana meM / nara ko janma dekara bhI vaha svayaM usI nara kI dRSTi meM pApa-piTArI hI banI rahatI hai / devakI ke bhAI kaMsa ne usako kitanA utpIr3ita kiyaa| eka bAra nahIM balki bhAI hokara bhI sAta ATha bAra usake garbha ko Ahata karane kI kuceSTA kii| tabhI to vaha cillA uThatI hai " hA bhagavAn ! ho gaI vyartha yaha prasava vedanA sArI; lekara yaha anubhUti cetanA, kahA~ rahe yaha naarii|" yazodharA kAvya meM gupta jI ne sabala svara se udghoSa kiyA hai abalA jIvana hAya tumhArI yahI khaanii| aAMcala meM hai dUdha aura A~khoM meM pAnI / / jisa deza meM nArI ko pUjya sthAna diyA thA, vahIM abalA hokara aba vaha hamAre samakSa hai / atIta yuga meM puruSa-pradhAna samAja vyavasthA thI para aba nArI yuga kA prArambhIkaraNa ho rahA hai| baccU ! aba adhika Tara-Tara kI to nArI 'indirA' saba ThIka kara degii| 'tuma bhUla gaye puruSatva moha meM kucha sattA thI nArI kI' / (jayazaMkara prasAda) vastutaH jisa puruSa ne nArI kI 'sundara jar3a deha mAtra' ko hI pramukhatA dI ho, vaha sauMdarya-jaladhi se amRta kaise legA, use to garale For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 hI pInA hogA / adhunA jIvana meM duHkhoM va viSamatA kA jar3a nArI kI upekSA hI haiN| AcArya rAmacandra zukla aura DA0 rAmakumAra varmA Adi ne jisa 1300 se 1700 vi0 taka ko bhaktikAla kahA, usameM nArI ko mAyA kA pratIka mAnakara nindA kI gaI thI to 1700 se 1600 vi0 taka rItikAla meM usakA zArIrika vAsanAtmaka athavA vilAsI svarUpa hI citrita kiyA gyaa| vartamAna kAla meM ravIndranAtha Taigora mahAtmA gAMdhI tathA anya santa mahApuruSoM kI preraNA pAkara kaviyoM aura sAhityakAroM ne bhI nArI-gaurava kI punaH pratiSThA sthApita karane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| __ zrI ayodhyAsiMha upAdhyAya 'hariaudha' jI kI rAdhA ; maithilIzaraNa gupta kI urmilA, yazodharA, kubjA, gopiyA~ tathA kaikeyI; jayazaMkara prasAda kI zraddhA, devasenA, mallikA, mAlavikA tathA dhra vasvAminI Adi nArI pAtroM meM nArItva aura mAtRtva kA uccattama rUpa prApta hotA hai| pratyeka cintaka ne svIkAra kiyA hai ki yaha nArI puruSa ko sanmArga kI ora prerita to karatI hai sAtha hI samaya-samaya para usakI ucchRkhalatA ko maryAdita bhI karatI haiN| ___nArI to nArI hI hai| isa vastu meM bheda nahIM, dRSTi meM bheda hai| isa para gambhIratA se vicAra karanA mAnava mAtra kA kartavya hai aura yadi ahaMkAra meM hI rahoge, pUrvAgraha kA tyAga nahIM karoge to nArI bhI kaha uThegI-"garaba na kari ho saMibhari bAla, tA sariSA avara ghaNA re bhuupaal"| ye zabda kavi narapati nAlha ne rAjamati dvArA bIsaladeva ke prati khlaae| isI prakAra jayazaMkara prasAda ne bhI kAmAyanI meM likhA hai| prasAda hI kyoM samasta chAyAvAdI kaviyoM ne bhaktikAlIna kaviyoM ke viparIta nArI kI mahattA evaM usakI svatantra sattA kA guNagAna kiyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| rItikAla meM prAkara jo nArI mAtra vilAsa evaM vAsanA kI sAmagrI raha gaI thI, chAyAvAdI kavitA meM Akara vaha garimA se maNDita ho gii| prasAda ne kAmAyanI meM nArI ko dayA, mamatA balidAna sevA prAdi guNoM se yukta kahA hai nArI tuma kevala zraddhA ho, vizvAsa rajata naga pagatala meN| pIyUSa srota-sI bahA karo jIvana ke sundara samatala meM / parantu purUSa jaba bAhya sthiti kA sAmanA karane meM asamartha ho jAtA hai to ghara Akara mAra-pITa karanA, Akroza dikhAnA, bhojana kI thAlI pheMka denA apanA janmasiddha yA purUSocitta adhikAra samajhate haiM kintu mA~ sahanazIlA,kSamA kI devI aura saMtoSa kI mUrti hotI hai / vaha svayaM kaSTa mahana karake bhI ghara kI vyavasthA karatI hai| saMtAna kA pAlana-poSaNa karatI hai| Upara se atyAcAroM ko haMsakara sahana karatI huI unheM sumArga para lAne kA saphala prayatna karatI hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne nArI ko kevala puruSa ke samakakSa hI nahIM mAnA balki caMdana bAlA kI beDiyA~ kATa kara yaha spaSTa kara diyA ki yaha nArI vizva kI amUlya nidhi hai| 'yaha mahApuruSoM kI khAna hai / isakI rakSA, Adara, sammAna karanA hamArA kartavya hai| kyoMki vaha rASTra kI aisI amUlya sampati hai jo ratnoM ko ugalatI hai| yaha gaha kA dIpa hai jo svayaM jalakara snigdha prakAza detI hai| eka anya pakSa kI kahAvata hai ki_ "mA~ AI muTThI meM, bApa jAve bhaTTI meM" yadyapi yaha kahAvata bhI pracalita hai| kAraNa yahI hai ki jIvana naiyA kI sukAna mA~ haiM, mA~ rahita bAlakoM kI sthiti mUka prANiyoM kI bhAMti, abola jIvoM kI taraha dayA-janaka aura asahya ho uThatI hai| pramANa cAhie ? sAhityazAstra ke anveSaNa meM na jAkara Apa apane ghara meM pAsa par3osa meM bhI dekha sakate haiN| jaise hamAre paira meM kAMTA lagane para, AMkha meM tinakA girane para, dAMta meM phAMsa cipaka jAne para vaha khaTakatI rahatI hai aura hameM asahya ho jAtI hai| vaise hI maoN-vihIna jIvana asahya lagatA hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61 sUta kAtatI mA~ ghor3e car3hate pitA kI apekSA sahasra gunI acchI aura uttama hotI hai / "mA~ pisArI, bApa lakhezvarI to paNa mA~ cokhI / " isa lokokti ke anusAra nirdhanAvasthA meM mA~ to gehUM-zranAja pIsakara, kisI ke bartana dhokara, sUta kAtakara bhI apane putra kA pAlanapoSaNa kara letI hai aura pitA mila mAlika hote hue bhI use bar3A banAne evaM usameM manuSyatva kI prANa-pratiSThA nahIM kara sakatA hai / mA~ rahita jIvana TUTe hue ghaTa ke Tukar3oM ke samAna hai jo pratyeka ke paira nIce kucalA jAtA rahatA hai / isIlie 'yugadraSTA premacanda' pustaka meM paramezvara dvirepha ne mA~ ke prati apanI zraddhA prakaTa kI hai mAtA kA vAtsalya dhanya hai, dhanya-dhanya usakI udAratA / saba kucha hoM para mA~ na rahe to jIvana maiM sArI asAratA // mA~ kA hRdaya na jAne kauna se pratyutkaTa praNutroM se nirmita hotA hai / usakA hara cintana, pratyeka kadama pratipala saMtAna hetu anUThA vAtsalya lekara calatA hai / eka zikArI hariNI ko gherakara dhanuSa se bANa saMdhAna karane vAlA thA / ekalavya bhIla kI bhAMti nahIM jisane eka kSaNa meM kutta kA mukha bANoM se bhara diyA / acAnaka zrAkAzavANI huI-- - rahane de ! rahane de ! yaha saMhAra yuvAna tUM / ghaTe na krUratA aisI, vizva saundarya hai kumalU N // rahane de ! rahane de ! seTha sudarzana apane zIla para aTala rahe to rAjA harizcandra satya For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para / bha.mahAvIra ahiMsA para prabala rahe to gAMdhIjI nidrAdhIna rASTra ko jAgRta karane para / gautamabuddha dhyAnAvasthA meM aDiga rahe to IzA masIha dharma para / rAjA megharatha jIvadayA hetu balidAna para tule the to yaha zikArI zikAra para / mRgayA kaha uThI-gagana ko cUsakara, jhaMjhAvAta tUphAna ko ragar3akara,svayaM kA prApya hAsila karalo / ambara kA cumvana lekara, AkAza kI taraMgoM meM jhUmakara merA ullAsa khIMca lo, bANa mAra do ! mAra do bANa ! sampUrNa zarIra le lo, sArA saundarya vasUla karalo, para thor3A dhyAna rkhnaa| ina do stanoM ko avazeSa rakhane kI anukampA karanA ! merA navajAta zizu abhI ghAsa bhakSaNa nahIM kara sktaa| merA dUdha pIne ke lie vaha baiThA satat avyAhata pratIkSA karatA hogA / lAlAyita hai vaha / he bandhu ! tumheM zuddha antaHkaraNa se koTi-koTi vinatI karato hU~ ki kRpA kara ina do payodharoM ko chor3a denA / merA hRdaya, mA~ kA hRdaya hai / merA yahI upadeza hai AdAya mA~sa makhilaM stana vajidaMgAd / mA~ muca vAgurika ? yAmi kurU prasAdam // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manmArga vIkSaNaM parAH zizavo madIyAH adyApi zasya kavala gahaNAdabhijJA // kyA hariNI kI utpIr3A kA zikArI puruSa ke dila para asara huA hogA ! zAyada hii.....| ___ isIlie to hamAre deza ko 'mAtRbhU' kahA jAtA hai, 'pitRbhU' alpa ! kalpanA kIjie mAta bhU kI jagaha yA bhArata mAtA kI jagaha bhArata pitA kahA jAtA to 'vaMdepitaraM' kabhI cala pAtA ! ravIndranAtha ThAkura ne mAtR bhUmi ko sambodhita, kiyA, pitRbhUmi ko nahIM / unhoMne kahA "he mAtRbhUmi ! dhana aura kIrti tujha se hI milatI hai aura yaha tere hI AdhIna hai, cAhe de yA pAsa rakha / lekina merA gama (zoka) bilkula merA apanA hai aura jaba maiM bheMTa karane ke lie lAtA hU~ to tU mujhe AzIrvAda detI hai|" ___ ,mAtA bhUmiH putro'haM pRthivyaaH|" (atharvaveda) bhUmi merI mAtA hai maiM usakA putra huuN| zakti saMgaThita kara bolo-vaMde mAtaram, vaMde mAtaram / are zikArI ! zeSa tana le tU bhale sArA kATa / __ para payodhara zeSa rakha, zizucandra jote haiM bATa / tiryaJc prANI ke pazuoM meM putra-putrI ke prati itanA samarpaNa bhAva hai to phira manuSya gati vAlI mA~ kA hRdaya to avarNanIya hai| ___ spaSTa hotA hai ki mA~ kA prema agamya hai, jisakA koI kinArA nahIM / usakA prema anupama aura amita hai| sAgara ke sadRza vizAla hai| "prema agama anupama amita, sAgara sarisa bakhAna" (rasakhAna) itanA hI nahIM prAMjala aura samujjavala bhI hai / hariNI pazu hote hue bhI bacce ke prati usakA apAra prema hai| jisake mana meM tyAga karane kI pratispardhA hai, vAstava meM vaha prema kA hI rUpa hai| zikArI to kyA ? mRgI apane zizu ko bacAne ke lie siMha se bhI sAmanA kara baiThatI haiN| vaha apanI zakti ko jAnatI bhI hai ki For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 usakI zakti siMha kI zakti ke samakSa pahAr3a ke sAmane eka choTA-sA kaMkara haiN| para mamatA to aisI hI hai ki pahale mA~ maregI phira zizu / yaha vAtAvaraNa 'mAnatuGga sUri' racita 'bhaktAmara stotra' grantha meM milatA hai "prItmAsstma vIryamavicArya mRgo mRgendra | nAbhyeti kiM nijazizoH paripAlanArtham // arthAt - , jyoM prItivaza nija zizu bacAne ko mRgI jAtI bhalI / vanarAja se nirbhaya banI sAhasa sahita bhir3ane calI // ( bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA ) pratipala-pratikSaNa santAna kA kalyANa cAhane vAlI abhyudayAkAMkSiNI mA~ hamezA udAra hRdayA hai / patthara jaba khAna meM se nikalatA hai, taba usa kI avasthA ber3ola, khuradarI evaM bhaddI hotI hai / usa sthiti meM usa kA koI upayoga nahIM hotA / parantu jaba vaha zilpI ke hAthoM meM calA jAtA hai to vaha hathor3e mAra-mArakara, usameM apanI kalA ur3ela kara, use sama, sundara aura kalAmaya banA detA hai / hamAre jIvana kA prArambha bhI patthara ke samAna hai, parantu usameM jIvana-zilpI mA~ prasaMskRta evaM bhadde jIvana rUpI patthara ko bhI sundara aura Adarzamaya banA detI hai / saMtAna hetu apane peTa para paTTI bAMdha kara usako khilAtI hai, usakI zrasaMkhya bhUloM ko kSamA kara detI hai aisI mAtAoM ke jvalaMta udAharaNa vizva meM sarvakAla evaM sarvasthala para parilakSita hue haiM, hote haiM aura hote raheMge / yadyapi hamane atIta ko dekhA hai vyatIta ko nahIM / para zAstra vacana merI bAta ke sAkSI hai mA~ beTe kA riztA vaha hai, jo kabhI TUTa sakatA nahIM hai / chUTa jAye cAhe sArI duniyAM, para yaha TUTa sakatA nahIM hai // isI kAraNa adholikhita kahAvata ne jagat kI tamAma bhASAtroM meM samucita sthAna prApta kiyA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65 "pUta kapUta ho sakatA hai, para mAtA kumAtA nahIM / " - putra meM samarasatA hotI hai| do vipakSI vastunoM meM ekatva kI bhAvanA hI samarasatA hai / dvandva ke prabhAva se do vipakSI vastunoM meM tAdAtmya sthApita ho jAtA hai / jIvana meM azAnti kA kAraNa samarasatA kA abhAva hI to hai / hamAre jIvana meM usa vizAla hRdayA ke prati samanvaya kI bhAvanA utpanna nahIM ho jAtI taba taka hameM dukha- dainya saMgharSa Adi kA sAmanA karanA par3egA / ataH usake prati zraddhA rakho para tamasI - rAjasI nahIM, pUrNa sAtvikI zraddhA / vahA~ hRdaya bala adhika aura buddhi bala pralpa / saMzaya mata rakho / jahAM saMzaya kA Agamana huA vahA~ zraddhA TikatI nahIM / " saMzAyatmA vinazyati" arthAt jo saMzaya kA putalA hai vaha naSTa ho jAtA hai aura "yo yacchaddhaH sa eva saH " ( bhagavad gItA ) jisakI jaisI zraddhA usakA vaisA hI mana / yadi ApameM usake prati zraddhA hogI to apanA raMga jarUra dikhAyegI / isIlie kahA hai " zraddhA phalati sarvatra" arthAt zraddhA sarvatra phalita hotI hai / . yaha saba par3hakara Apako ajIba sA to nahIM laga rahA hai| kahIM mere zabdoM ko gappa samajhakara pustaka se mana ko haTA to nahIM diyA / vizvAsa kIjie, Apane abhI taka jo bhI par3hA hai usako maiMne zra eSTha AdhAra para va zraddhA pUrvaka likhA hai / koI rogI jaba cikitsaka se ilAja karavAtA hai aura svastha ho jAtA hai to usa para rogI kI zraddhA ho jAtI hai| hitaiSI mA~ para bhI bAlaka kI atyanta zraddhA hotI hai / parantu bar3A hone para usI meM zraddhA kyoM ho jAtI hai ? samarasatA ke abhAva ke kAraNa vidroha kI agni prajjvalita hotI hai / tabhI to mahAkAvya kAmAyanI meM manu ko upadeza sunAyA gayA hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "sava kI samarasatA kA kara pracAra, mere suta suna mA~ kI pukAra // " (kAmAyanI-prasAda, zraddhA sarga se) para mA~ kI pukAra ko kauna sune ? usakI mamatA ko kauna pahacAne ? mA~ kI mamatA kI Aja maiM Apako eka kahAnI sunAtA hUM, usakI zAna batAtA hUM, gaura se par3hanA mA~ ke jAye ! eka mA~ kA naujavAna putra thaa| pitA kA prANa pyArA / mA~ kA raajdulaaraa| eka dina sAyaMkAla vaha apane mitra ke sAtha manoraMjana ke lie jAte jAte eka vezyA-gaha meM praveza kara gyaa| isI kA nAma hai "aurt"| aura bana gayA vaisA hI jaisA usakI saMgata se bananA caahie| kauna manuSya kaisA hai,yaha pUchanA cAhate haiM to pahale mujhe yaha batAdeM ki vaha jyAdAtara kisa ke sAtha rahatA hai| usakI saMgati kaisI hai tatpazcAta maiM batA dUMgA ki amuka manuSya ke sA hai| " saMgati kA asara avazya par3atA hai| manuSya hI kyA pazu-per3a Adi para bhI saMgati kA acchA-burA prabhAva par3atA rahatA hai| mAnava to sRSTi kA sarvotkRSTa prANI hai, isalie usa para acche-bure saMga kA prabhAva par3e to isameM Azcarya kI kyA bAta hai ? usa yuvaka meM jitanA bhI vinaya-viveka thA vaha saba usa hasInA ke sAtha se samApta ho gayA / tulasI ne kahA hai ki "bina saMtasaMga viveka na hoI" vaha vaizyA para dilojAna se dIvAnA ho gayA, usakI muhabbata meM vaha zahajAdA ho gyaa| usake binA vaha bhojana-pAnI bhI nahIM kara pAtA / yadi kara bhI letA to hajama nahIM hotA / "kAma bar3he tiya ke saMga kIne" / ____ eka dina avasara dekhakara usa putra ne phariyAdI bana kara kahAhe zahajAdI ! yadi burA na mAno to hama prema-vivAha kara leN| tunaka kara nAja se vaha bolI-he bismila ! aitabAra nahIM, kahIM dhokhA de gayA to| aba adhika dila mata bhara mauhabbata kaa| bAtoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 67 . hI bAtoM meM usane kahA--kyA tuma mujha se saccA pyAra karate ho? navayuvaka bolA-"aba maiM tere binA jindA eka pala bhI nahIM raha sktaa|"vaasnaa-puurti hetu tar3akate yuvaka ko pratyuttara rUpa meM vezyA bolI "yadi tuma mujha se saccA pyAra karate ho to mere kathanAnusAra karanA hogaa| jo mujhe cAhiye vaha lAkara denA hogaa|" aAMkha kA andhA zAyada ThIka ho sakatA hai para prema kA andhA kabhI nhiiN| vaha to usake prema meM pAgala ho cukA thaa| "jo mA~gogI avazya milegaa| tere lie jaro-jamIna to kyA, AkAza ke cA~da sitAre bhI pRthvI para lA duuNgaa|" yuvaka ne tatkAla kahA / Akhira vaha to vezyA hai / usake dila meM dayA prema kahA~ se Aye hRdaya kI gaharAI meM DhUMr3hane para bhI nahIM miltii| usane kahA-maiM tumheM apane pyAra ke kAbila tabhI samajhU jaba tuma apanI mA~ kA sInA cIra kara usakA dila mujhe lA do| anyathA ye saba terI kAlpanika aura jhUThI bAteM haiN| itanA sunate hI vaha haivAna khuzI se uchala par3A, zaitAna bana gyaa| bolA yaha kauna sI bar3I bAta hai| maiM to tere lie sarvasva nyauchAvara kara sakatA huuN| __sUrya kI kiraNoM kI bhAMti druta gati se vAsanA ke raMga meM raMgA sIdhA bAjAra gyaa| vahA~ se teja dhAra kA cAkU kharIda kara ghara kI tarapha cala pdd'aa| mA~ ke prema ko bhUla cukA thaa| vezyA bhI nArI aura usakI mA~ bhii| parantu eka kA prema azuddha to dUsarI kA nirmala gaMgA ke jala kI bhA~ti zuddha / eka kA zArIrika tApa hai to dUsarI kA mAnasika / vaha vAsanAjanya hotA hai kintu yaha bhAvanA kI ucca bhUmi se AdhArita hotA hai| para kyA ho ? usakI buddhi naSTa bhraSTa ho cukI thii| kAyika tApa USNatA ke carama-zikhara taka pahuMca gayA thaa| rUpa sundarI ke rUpa ke vazIbhUta hokara mA~ kA anta karane ke lie taiyAra ho gyaa| isIlie vAnara-jAti ne AdamI paidA karane banda For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 1 kara diye / ve jAnate haiM, vartamAna yuvA sapUtoM ko / harirAma vyAsa jI ne 'vyAsavANI' meM likhA hai jihi kula upajyo pUta kapUta / tAko baMza nAma hai jaiheM gidhayo jamadUta // ghara pahuMcA / mA~ nidrAdhIna, putra kA cintAzIla citta uttejita / hAtha meM teja dhAra vAlA cAkU / aura mA~ beTA beTA mA~..................graha sss........ | hA putra ! rakta hI rakta / rakta kA phavvArA sA chUTa gayA / hAtha bhara cAkU mA~ ke jiMgara ke pAra ho gayA / cIkha nikalate hI mahApralaya kA sAgara umar3a par3A / zrAsamAna ciMghAr3a uThA, pRthvI tharrA uThI / dila ko phAr3akara kalejA nikAla kara yuvaka daur3a par3A anavarata gati se apanI lailA ko manAne ke lie / Aja usakI mallikA khuza ho jAyegI / mana meM prasannatA / manahI mana muskarAhaTa vAha re jAlima | 1 ! ...... Aha" rAtri kA samaya Thokara lagI aura usI ke sAtha gira par3A, hAtha se chUTa gayA mA~ kA kalejA, miTTI se lipta ho gayA / saMbhalA, punaH uThAne lgaa| yaha kyA ? AkAza se AkAzavANI huI | lekara aMgar3AI kalejA bolA ...... para... "hAya re lAla Thokara lagane se kahIM tere coTa to nahIM aaii|" paramAtmA ke darzana hue, AtmA svaccha ho gaI / agni ke darzana hue, moma pighala gyaa| hathor3e ke darzana se patthara cUra-cUra ho gayA / para patthara ko bhI pighalA kara pAnI banAne kI prabala zakti rakhane vAle ina zabdoM kA bhI usa nIca para koI asara nahIM par3A / kAyika prema ne use aMdhA hI nahIM baharA bhI kara DAlA thA / bhAgatA huA mAzUkA ke dvAra para jA pahuMcA / daravAjA khaTakhaTAyA / ghaMTI bajI / vaha andara se AyI / kalejA DAlakara usake kadamoM meM bolA - lo merI jAna ! jo For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 mAMgA vahI laayaa| yaha dekhakara vaha hairAna ho gayI / Aveza meM Akara bolI-he kAmina ! dhanya ho maiMne aneka kAmI dekhe, para tujhasA Azika kurbAna nhiiN| para hakIkata meM tU haivAna hai, insAna nhiiN| nAlAyaka ho...''cale jAyo yahA~ se... jo apanI mA~ ko pyAra na de sakA, vaha mujhe kyA degA? apanI mAM kA jo na ho skaa| vaha dUsaroM kA kyA hogA? ___ "dhobI kA kuttA na ghara kA na ghATa kaa"| rotA-pITatA ghara kI tarapha bar3ha calA / apane kukarma para pachatAvA karane lagA para aba kyA ho sakatA thA ? "aba pachatAye kyA hota hai jaba cir3iyA cuga gaI kheta" / kapUta kI karanI se sabaka liijie| ____yaha dRSTAnta maiMne isalie diyA hai ki "senekA" kA vicAra meye mastiSka meM hathaur3e mAra rahA hai ki "acche dRSTAnta hamako acche kArya karane ke lie prerita karate haiM, evaM mahAn AtmAoM kA itihAsa hameM udAra vicAra ke lie protsAhita karatA hai|" aura "dRSTAnta upadeza se adhika phalotpAdaka hotA hai"-DA0 jAnsana (Example is more effieacious than precept.) uparyukta kahAnI meM bhI putra ne mA~ ke sAtha aisA durvyavahAra kiyA para phira bhI mA~ kA putra ke prati asIma vAtsalya dRSTigocara huaa| hameM sAhitya ke prAMgaNa meM bhI isI taraha se mA~ ke vAtsalya kA AsvAda milatA hai| ___ kavivara sumitrAnandana paMta ne nArI ko mAM ke rUpa meM atula vAtsalya kI mUrti mAnA hai| jIvana ke sabhI uddezya usI meM kendrita haiM / kavivara paMta mA~ ke naisargika sukha se vaMcita rahe / ataH unhoMne isa sukha kI kSati pUrti prakRti se kI mA~ mere jIvana kI haar| terA ujjvala hRdayahAra ho atha kaNoM kA yaha upahAra / zrI zAMtipriya dvivedI ke zabdoM meM, "ina vividha rUpoM meM mAtRtva For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 kA susaMskRta sAmAjika saMgaThana hai| pArivArika dRSTi mAtRtva pUjya haiN|" yaha sarva vidita hai ki sukavi paMta ko mA~ kA asIma pyAra nahIM mila pAyA / isalie prakRti ke vizAla prAMgaNa meM use mA~ kI virATa udAtta-zakti kA sahaja pratiphalana milA mA~ tere do zravaNa puToM meM nijakrIDA kalarava bhara dUM ! ubhara ardhakhilI bAlI meN| bIsavIM zatAbdI ke buddhi pradhAna-yuga kI anyatama kRti kAmAyanI meM bhI hameM mA~ ke vAtsalya ke chIMToM kI suSTha vyaMjanA sarvatra dikhAI de hI jAtI hai| zraddhA viraha vyathitA hai| kintu jaise hI vaha apane putra mAnava kI kilakArI sunatI hai to hRdayastha samasta udvegajanita bhAvoM ko vaha bhUla jAtI hai / dviguNita utkaMThA ke sAtha uThakara daur3atI hai aura dhUla-dhUsarita bAlaka kI bA~heM pakar3a usase lipaTa jAtI hai| svapna-sarga kI nimnalikhita paMktiyAM vAtsalya kI bhavya vyaMjanA karatI haiM mA~-phira eka kilaka dUrAgata gUMja uThI kuTiyA sUnI, mA~ uTha daur3I bhare hRdaya meM, lekara utkaMThA dUnI; laTa rI khulI alaka raja dhUsara bA~heM Akara lipaTa gii| nizA tApasI kI jalane kI dhadhaka uThI bujhatI dhUnI / / kAmAyanI meM zrI jayazaMkaraprasAda ne jo bacce kA anurAga saundarya tathA anajAnepana va bholepana kI jo ati sundara DhaMga se abhivyakti kI to kavi panta jI bhI nahIM baca paae| unhoMne likha bhI diyA "zaizava hI hai eka sneha kI vastu sarala kamanIya" / 'mAnava' putra kI dUrAgata kilakArI suna sArI viraha-vyathA ko bhUlakara utsuka ho bAlaka ko godI meM uThAkara kahatI hai "kahA~ rahA naTakhaTa tU phiratA aba taka merA bhAgya bnaa| are pitA ke pratinidhi tU ne bhI to sukha duHkha diyA ghanA // " For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 71 isI pariprekSya meM rASTra kavi maithilIzaraNa gupta kA amara mahAkAvya 'sAketa' meM hama 'urmilA' aura upekSitA 'kaikeyI' ko nikhAreM to par3hate-par3hate kaikeyI prabhRti ke anutApa se pariSkRta hRdaya vAlA pAThaka dravita ho uThatA hai aura vaha usake mahA-aparAdha ko bhI bhUlakara kaikeyI ke prati sahAnubhUtizIla ho uThatA hai / kyoMki kSaNika paristhitivaza koI bhUla bhale hI ho jAya para anta meM to nArI mA~ kA rUpa mahanIya hai"yadi svarga kahIM hai pRthvI para to vaha nArI ura ke bhiitr|" (yugavANI) samAja ke hRdaya meM jo yugoM-yugoM se ghRNA aura tiraskAra kA kaluza bhAva pratiSThita ho cukA hai usa kaikeyI ke prati / vaha pazcAttApa kI dhadhakatI holI meM jalatI huI kaikeyI ke nimna vAkyoM ke vAcana mAtra se anAyAsa dhula jaayegaa| yuga-yuga taka calatI rahe kaThora kahAnI, raghukula meM thI eka abhAgI raanii| so X X X thUke mujha para trailokya bhale hI thUke, jo koI kucha kaha sake, kahe, kyoM cUkeM / chIne na mAtRpada kintu bharata kA na mujhase, he rAma duhAI karUM aura kyA tujha se / kahate Ate the yahI sabhI nara dehI, mAtA na kumAtA, putra kuputra bhale hI / aba kaheM sabhI yaha hAya viruddha vidhAtA, he putra putra hI rahe kumAtA mAtA / basa maiMne isakA bAhya mAtra hI dekhA, dRr3ha hRdaya na dekhA, mRdula gAtra hI dekhA / / jodhapura nareza vijayasiMhajI ne mA~ ke dila ko pahacAna liyA, usake kaSToM kA anubhava kara liyaa| jaba unhIM ke darabAra meM Akara eka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 vRddhA ne apanA dukhar3A royA ki merA beTA yuvaka ho gayA hai, yaha bAta acchI hai para vaha mujhe hamezA dutkAratA rahatA hai ki tUne mujhe nau mAsa taka peTa meM rakhA to mere para kyA ahasAna kiyA ? Aja cAhe to nau mahIne ke nau Take bhAr3e ke rUpa meM le sakatI hai| tatkAla rAjA ne usake putra ko darabAra meM upasthita hone kI AjJA dI / putra ke upasthita hone para janma ke samaya jitanA vajana bacce kA hotA hai, utanA bar3A patthara usake peTa para rakhavA kara gIle camar3e se kasa kara baMdhavA diyaa| sUrya ke pracaMDa tApa meM khar3A karane se camar3A sUkha kara kar3A hone lgaa| camar3e kA custa honA zarIra meM asahya pIr3A kA AvirbhAva thaa| pIr3A se vyAkula hokara usane rAjA se kSamA yAcanA kI bhIkha mAMgI aura jIvana bhara mA~ kI sevA karane kI bAta karana lgaa| prati uttara meM rAjA ne usase kahA-terI mA~ kI sevA to rAjadarabAra se ho hI jaayegii| para nau mAsa ke sthAna para nava dina taka tujhe aba isI prakAra rahanA hogA bhalA batA tUne kiyA, mujha para kyA upakAra / nava mAsoM ke nava Take dene ko haM taiyAra / / nau dinake pazcAt phira tujhe nau Take bhI nahIM dene par3eMge aura bAda meM tujhe mukta bhI kara diyA jaayegaa| sAtha hI bUr3hI mA~ se uRNa bhii| darda ke mAre usane gir3agir3A kara rAjA se chor3a dene kI prArthanA kI aura mA~ kI sevA karane kA pakkA vacana diyaa| rAjA ne use yaha kaha kara mukta kara diyA ki mA~ ke RNa se koI putra kabhI bhI mukta nahIM ho sktaa| ___ Aja paMcama pAre meM mA~ kI prema sAdhanA eka dIrgha-yAtrA sRdaza hI rahI hai jisakA prArambhIkaraNa to putra ke prati gaharI Asakti aura pratyutkRSTa manokAmanAoM se hunA aura anta ! anta mAnava jIvana ke usa antima par3Ava para huA jisako mAnava mAtra svayaM kI parAjaya For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 bhagnAzA aura atRpti kA tIrtha sthala mAnate haiM / jise 'karma gati' tathA 'bhAgya' jaise sundara nAmoM se abhihita kiyA AtA hai / " vAha re jamAnA aura manakhe ke akalA / chAlanI meM dUdha dUve aura doSa deve karamalA || " sarvotkRSTa putra kI zra eNI meM "zravaNa kumAra" kA nAma samAdara pUrva le sakate haiM / yadi putra suputra ho to kula ko nahIM sampUrNa yuga ko cirakAla taka smRti kA pratIka banA detA hai / jaise AkAza meM tAroM ke madhya candramA / cANakya kA nimna kathana bhI yuktisaMgata haiekenApi suvRkSaNa puSpitena sugandhinA / vAsitaM syAd vanaM sarvaM suputra eNa kulaM yathA ( eka bhI acche vRkSa se, jisameM sundara phUla aura gandha hai sArA vana isa prakAra suvAsita ho jAtA hai jaise suputra se kula / " bahuratnA vasundharA" yadyapi zravaNa kumAra jaise zreSTha putra ratna vartamAna meM bhI vidyamAna haiM / jisane apane aMdhe mAtA-pitA ko kaMdhe para bahaMgI (kAvar3a ) meM baiThAkara sampUrNa tIrthoM kI yAtrA karAkara unakI hArdika abhilAzA ko pUrNa kiyA / tana-mana dhana se samarpita hokara antaHkaraNa se AzIrvAda prApta kiyA / jaba yAtrA karate hue vaha ayodhyA ke samIpa vana meM pahuMce / vahA~ rAtri ke samaya mAtA-pitA ko tIvra pyAsa lagI / zravaNa kumAra pAnI lene ke lie apanA tumbA lekara sarayUtaTa para gaye / rAjA dazaratha usa samaya akele hI zrAkheTa ke lie nikale the / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 zravaNa kumAra ne jaba pAnI meM apanA tumbA DubAyA, taba usase jo kalakala kI dhvani nikalI / use suna kara rAjA ne samajhA ki koI hAthI jala pI rahA hai| unhoMne zabdabedhI bANa chor3a diyaa| anumAna ke AdhAra para chor3A gayA bANa jAkara zravaNa kumAra kI chAtI meM lagA / naura vaha cIkha mArakara gira par3A tathA karAhane lagA rAjA vaha zabda sunakara vahA~ pahuMce to dekhA ki eka valkaladhArI nirdoSa yuvaka bhUmi para par3A hai| usane mahArAja ko dekhakara kahA"rAjan ! maiMne to ApakA kabhI koI aparAdha kiyA nahIM thA; Apane mujhe kyoM mArA ? mere mAtA-pitA durbala tathA aMdhe haiM / unake lie maiM yahA~ jala lene AyA thA, ve merI pratIkSA karate hoMge prAss unheM..................unheM kyA patA ki maiM maiM yahA~ isa prakAra par3A hUM mujhe apanI mRtyu kA" "apanI mRtyu kA koI koI duHkha nahIM; kintu mujhe apane mAtA " mA mAtA-pitA ke lie bahuta duHkha hai / Apa ss...... "Apa unheM jAkara yaha samAcAra sunA deM aura ss aura jala pilAkara unakI pyAsa zAnta zAn "zAnta kareM / "nAss' mahArAja dazaratha zoka se vyAkula ho rahe the / zravaNa ne unheM apane mAtA-pitA kA patA batAkara AzvAsana diyA - " Apako brahmahatyA nahIM lagegI / maiM brAhmaNa nahIM, vaizya hUM / para mujhe bar3A kaSTa ho rahA hai / uuhss'''| Apa yaha apanA bANa merI chAtI se nikAla deN|' I 11 bANa nikalate hI vyathA se tar3apate hue zravaNa kumAra ke prANa pakherU ur3a gaye / rAjA dazaratha pazcAttApa karate hue jala ke pAtra ko sarayU ke jala se bharakara zravaNa ke mAtA-pitA ke pAsa pahuMce / rAjA dazaratha ne duHkha se bhare hue kaNThase kisI prakAra apane aparAdha kA varNana kiyA / vRddha dampatti putra ke marane kI bAta sunakara atyanta vyAkula ho gaye / rAjA apane kaMdhe para una donoM ko mRta zarIra ke pAsa lAyA / usI samaya rAjA ne dekhA ki kumAra zravaNa mAtA-pitA kI sevA ke racana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 75 phala se divyAtmA banakara vimAna para baiThakara svarga ko jA rahA hai| zravaNa kumAra ne AzvAsana dete hue apane mAtA-pitA se kahAApakI sevA karane se maiMne uttama gati prApta kI hai| Apa mere lie zoka na kreN| sUkhI lakar3iyA~ ekatra karAkara usa para zravaNa kA mRta deha rakhA gyaa| putra ko jalAJjali dI aura usI citA meM girakara zarIra . choDa diyA aura mAtA-pitA uttama loka ko prApta he| isa prakAra zravaNa ne mAtA-pitA kI sevA karake usa dharma ke prabhAva se apanA tathA mAtA-pitA kA bhI uddhAra kara diyaa| dhanya ho gaye ve aise sapUta ko pAkara jisakA nAma vizva samAja meM Adara ke sAtha liyA jAtA hai / gosvAmI tulasIdAsa jI kA nimna kathana satya hI hai| "suna jananI soI suta bar3a bhAgI, jo pita mAta bacana anuraagii| tanaya mAtu pitu toSa nihArA, durlabha janani sakala saMsArA // " (rAmacaritamAnasa, ayodhyA kAMDa) he mAtA ! suno! vahI putra bar3A bhAgyazAlI hai jo mAtA pitA kA prAjJAkArI hotA hai| AjJA pAlana dvArA mA~ ko saMtuSTa karane vAlA putra he jananI sAre vizva meM durlabha hai| zravaNa kumAra jaise mahApuruSoM kI jIvaniyA~ hameM yAda dilAtI hai ki hama bhI apanA jIvana mahAna banA sakate haiM aura marate samaya apane pada-cinha samaya kI bAlU para chor3a sakate haiM / amerikana kavi lAMgaphailo ke anusAra bhI "Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime And departing leave behind us footprints on the sands of time." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekina Aja adhikAMza loga mAM ke premopakAra se anabhijJa, bhrAnta, prabhAdI aura nirapekSa hote haiN| vizvapUjya mAnavatonnAyaka mahAvIra unheM kahate haiM "asaMkhya jIviyaM mA pmaaye| jarovaNIyasya hu natthi tANaM / " terA jIvana asaMskRta hai| isalie pramAda mata kara "samayaM goyama mA pmaaye"| jaba praur3hAvasthA kA padArpaNa hogA taba aise asaMskRta vyakti ke jIvana kI rakSA karane vAlA koI nahIM hogaa| kyoMki jaba bur3hApA ghira AyegA taba taka mA~ kA dehAnta ho jaayegaa| subaha, dopahara aura saayN| bacapana, javAnI aura bur3hApA pratyeka avasthA meM yaha sAtha detI hai / itihAsa bhI isa bAta kA sAkSI hai ki mAM mAnava ke lie sarvadA preraNA srota rahI hai / samaya asamaya mA~ ne apanI preraNA dvArA vizva ke bhAgya ko hI badala DAlA thaa| mA~ ne sadaiva kumArga se bacAkara sumArga para prerita kiyA hai| ____ mA~ dvArA apita kSamA, zAnti evaM prema ke dabAva meM yaha ananta zakti hai ki usase dabA huA vyakti phira kabhI sira nahIM uThAtA aura na AkramaNa karane AtA hai ! yaha bAta vizva itihAsa se sahaja samajhI jA sakatI hai jo sarala va anubhavagamya bhI hai, phira bhI buddhimAna kahalAne vAle rAjanItijJa ise nahIM samajha pAte aura zastrAstra taiyAra karake pAgaloM kI bhA~ti eka dUsare para car3ha baiThate haiN| jisakA natIjA unako mA~ hI dikhA sakatI hai| madhya meM kahA~ yuddha, rAjanItika loga Tapaka par3e / bhagAo, inakI khopar3I meM to gobara bharA par3A hai| yadi inake mastiSka kA eka bhI purjA DhIlA par3a gayA to sArI duniyAM yuddha ke dvArA svAhA samajho ! maiM mAM se prArthanA karatA hUM ki vaha mA~, patnI bahana, sAdhvI kisI bhI rUpa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 77 meM inako sadbuddhi de / kyoMki manuSya ko dRSTi hotI hai aura nArI kI divya dRSTi / jaisA ki vikTarahya go ne kahA hai-Man have sight women insight" patnI ke rUpa meM ? Azcarya kyoM ? isa rUpa meM bhI usane mAnava ko preraNA pradAna kI hai| "bana jAtI hai eka cunautI jo mAnava kI, lalakAra kabhI detI nija pauruSa ko yaha / detI jaya kA vizvAsa, yuddha kA sAhasa, jIne ko zubha varadAna jagata kA Agraha // " tulasI jI kI patnI ne unako prabhu-prema meM baMdha jAne kI preraNA dekara sundara bhUmikA nibhAI thii| aneka udaahrnn.....| bahana ke rUpa meM....."kisa prakAra mahArANA sAMgA kI dharmapatnI rAnI karmavatI ne apane zatra mugala-samrAT humAyU~ ke hRdaya ko rAkhI ke sUtra bhejakara jIta liyA aura use samasta zatru tA bhulAkara mAnava mAtra ke lie prema meM baMdha jAne ke lie prerita kiyA / dRSTAnta kitane ginaauuN| r3hera sAre haiN| sAdhvI ke rUpa meN.....| saadhvii......| bar3e-bar3e AcAryoM athavA anya vizvoddhArakoM ke nirmANa meM mahAna sAdhviyoM kA hAtha rahA hai| jaina AcArya haribhadra sUri jI apane ko 'yAkinI mahattarA sUnu' likhate haiN| dAdA jinadatta sUri jI ko dIkSA dilAne meM bhI sAdhvI jI kA vizeSa prayatna thaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke ziSyoM meM jahA~ gautama gaNadhara nAma hai, vahIM candana bAlA agragaNyA sAdhvI kA nAma hai| jahA~ Ananda,kAmadeva Adi zrAvakoM kA nAma AtA hai to vahIM sulasA, revatI Adi zravikAoM kA bhI nAma AtA hai / mahAsatI rAjula,madanarekhA Adi ne to bar3A ucca Adarza upasthita kiyA hai / vicalita rahanemi ko sAdhvI rAjula ne pratibodha dekara jaise mahAvata hAthI ko vaza meM kara letA hai usI taraha vikArI rahanemi ko punaH saMyama mArga meM dRr3ha kiyA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 .. mA~ ke rUpa meM..... aivantA muni kI mA~ yadyapi eka mA~ thI aura unake hRdaya meM putra ke saMyama lene para apAra dukha kA honA svAbhAvika thaa| kintu unhoMne apane putra ke prAtmakalyANa meM bAdhA denA ucita nahIM samajhA / viparIta yaha sundara sIkha dI..... beTA ! tU dIkSA lene jA rahA hai / ataH merA vikala aura duHkhI honA svAbhAvika hai / tere prati rahA huA moha mujhe raha raha kara satA rahA hai evaM terA viyoga mere lie atyanta kaSTakara hai| kintu merA yahI kahanA hai ki saMyama grahaNa karake tU aisI karanI karanA, jisase punaH kisI mAtA ko tujhe janma dekara ronA na pdd'e| kyoMki phira janma loge to phira dIkSA lenI par3egI aura vaha mA~ bhI merI taraha roegii| ataH janma-maraNa sadA ke lie miTa jAye aisI karanI karanA / bar3e-bar3e yoddhAoM, santoM, avatAroM yahAM taka ki tIrthaMkara bhagavantoM ko janma dene kA zreya isI mA~ ko prApta hai anya kisI ko nahIM haiN| mokSagAmI mA~ kI kokha se hI tadbhava mokSagAmI tIrthakara aura 63 zalAkA puruSoM kI utpatti hotI hai / garbha ke pUrva hone vAle 14 svapnoM ko dekhane kI adhikArI bhI hai| sabhI mahAna kAryoM ke prArambha meM isI kA hAtha rahA hai| pheMca kavi va rAjanItijJa lamArTinA ne to spaSTa kahA hai "There is a woman at the begirnning of all great things." mA~ vaha prathama vyakti hai jisake samparka meM manuSya janma ke turanta bAda AtA hai| yaha bhI zaizava kAla meM mAnava jIvana kI nIMva rakhatI hai| itihAsa sAkSI hai ki sRSTi meM jitane mahApuruSa hue haiM unheM mahAn banAne meM unakI mA~ kA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna rahA hai| zivAjI...... yadi zivAjI kI mA~ unameM vIratA kA saMcAra na karatI to ve kabhI bhI mahAna yoddhA nahIM banate / gA~dhI jI kI mA~ unameM yadi rASTra prema aura dharma kI ruci paidA nahIM karatI to kyA Aja ve 'rASTrapitA' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 kabhI- N khlaate| itihAsa asaMkhya udAharaNoM se bharA par3A hai / sAre ekatrita kara diye to kabIra jI kI prAcArya rAmacanda zukla ke anusAra sudhakkar3I bhASA yA khicar3I bana jAyegI / parantu apane to 'sUpa subhAva vAle" sAra-sAra ko gahI rahe, thothA dei ur3Aya / " lA mA~ kI mahAnatA batAte hue eka bAra nepoliyana ne FRET ETT "Give me a good mother I will give you a good nation." mA~ kI khyAti sarvatra vyApta hai| vaha sarovara ke samAna zAMta, AkAza kI bhA~ti vizAla hRdayA, saMtoM kI taraha sahanazIlA hai| ina saba kAraNoM se hI to dharma gratha guNagAna kahate kabhI thakate nhiiN| 'mAta devo bhava' kI bhAvanA to apanI Arya saMskRti kA prANa hai| kurAna kA vacana par3hane ke lie aba hama jarA kurAna zarIpha kI ora bar3hate hai| hadIsa zarIpha-"rasUlallAha sallallAho aleha sallama ne"'jere kadame vAldA phiradose varI hai'-'vAldA ke caraNoM meM jannata hai|' (mA~ ke pada paMkaja ke nIce hI svarga hai|) ataH dhana, mana, tana se mA~ kI sevA meM laganA svarga ko prApta karane hetu prayatnazIla honA hai| eka bAta aura bhI mahatvapUrNa hai ki hAtha kI tarjanI aMgulI ke nIce ke sthAna maiM mAtRtIrtha hotA hai| hama devI devatAoM kI sevA, bhakti, prArthanA, namaskAra pUjA Adi karate haiN| unako prasanna karane hetu dharmAcaraNa karate haiN| vAstava meM sarva devI devatA yA tIrthoM meM uttama sthAna mA~ kA hai / parantu pratyakSa yA parokSa rUpa meM hama usakI avahelanA karate haiN| kyA yahI kartavya hai ? nhiiN| saMtAna mAtra kA kartavya hai ki vaha aisA kArya na kare jisase mAM kA jI duHkha paaye| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 zrAryaM samAja ke saMsthApaka maharSi dayAnanda sarasvatI kA upadezAtmaka kathana yathArtha hai ki " pUjA ke yogya sabase pradhAna devatA mAtA hai / putroM ko cAhie ki mAtA kI sevA tana-mana-dhana se kareM / use saba prakAra se prasanna rakheM, usakA apamAna kabhI na kareM / " mA~ kI sevA karanA, pUjA karanA, bhagavAn ke caraNoM kI sevA-pUjA karanA hai / jo isakI pUjA karane meM prabala parAkrama dikhA sakatA hai vaha dharmakSetra meM bhI prabala parAkrama dikhA sakatA hai / vikAsa kI prathama sIr3hI to yahI hai / apanA jIvana to samAyA rahanA cAhie mA~ - AjJA pAlana meM / mA~ kI AjJA kA pAlana karanA to pala-pala kI ArAdhanA hai / kahAvata hai- Work is workship usakA kArya karanA hI usakI pUjA hai / paccIsa rupaye dene vAle seTha kI naukarI meM Apa niyamita Ate ho, usakI pratyeka prajJA kA pAlana karate ho, paisoM ke canda Tukar3oM ke ke lie sau bhAIjana ke madhya beijjatI karavA lete ho / para kyA mA~ kI sevA va prAjJA kA pAlana Apase nahIM ho sakatA / mA~ kI AjJA amala karane meM adhikAMzataH Apa prakRtajJa haiM / dIrgha dRSTi DAla kara dekhiye ki kisakI prAjJA kA pAlana adhika lAbhadAyI hai / dIrgha dRSTi se vicAra karoge to svataH hI satya vastu vastu hAtha lage binA na rhegii| sahI dizA nirdeza kA jJAna hone para zUla nikAleM aura jo kAMTe hamase bicha gaye haiM unheM cuna-cuna kara alaga karadeM / jisase jIvana meM sugandha pravAhita hogI / mAM se prema karane meM mastI prAnanda hAsila hotI hai| jisake binA jIvana nIrasa hai / jJAnamArgI zAkhA ke pravartaka saMta kabIrajI bhI mIrA kI bhAMti DhiDhorA pITa-pITa kara cetAvanI dete haiM " DhAI Akhara prema kA par3ha so paMDita hoya" / sAre dharmagranthoM kA sAra hI prema hai / jaisA ki 'umAsvAtikRt ' ' prazama rati prakaraNa meM jisakI TIkA haribhadra sUri For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 81 ne kI hai, meM mumukSu ne prazna kiyA ki vastu to eka hI hai / kucha hI zabdoM meM sampUrNa dharmagranthoM kA sAra nikala AtA hai| mUla meM to bAta yahI hai ki prema karo, dveSa nahIM / sAre saMtoM kI vANIbhI yahI kahatI hai / prema to kevala DhAI zabda hI hai aura inhIM zabdoM ko apanAnA hai to itanI rAmAyaNa kyoM ? itanA sAhitya aura upadeza kyoM ? nUtana to isameM kucha bhI nahIM hai / pratyuttara rUpa meM 'kahA ki yadyapi yaha kathana yathArtha hai, tathya to itanA hI hai, zrAcaraNa meM to yahI lAnA hai / parantu yaha satya itanI saralatA se pracarita ho jAye to phira bAta hI kyA hai ? prema aura vaira kI bhAvanAoM ko sUkSma nahIM balki viziSTa dRSTi se dekho / yadi prema - malaya zItalatA pradAna karatA hai to vaira tAr3a ko bar3hAtA hai / prema yadi sadA zubhAzISa bAMTatA hai to vaira abhizApa / prema yadi nadI kI manda dhAra kI gati hai to vaira marusthalIya ugra aaNdhii| yadi prema muskAna to vaira vyAdhi / vaira yadi rakta cUsatA hai to prema use savAyA karatA hai / 10 ataH mA~ se prema karo, usakI upAsanA karo, bhakti karo aura vaha bhI prema sahita kyoMki "binA prema jo bhakti hai, vaha nija dambha vicAra / " mA~ ke prema kA pratiphala prasiddha nimna paMktiyAM digdarzita karAtI haiM baiThanA chAyA meM cAhe kaira ho, rahanA bhAiyo meM cAhe bara ho / calanA rAste se cAhe phera ho, khAnA mA~ se cAhe jaira ho / " adhika to kyA saMkSa epa meM yahI kahanA hai ki mA~ ke lie vicAroM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 ASNOWN - mAtA PAR - DRIVA LENTZeta 24 evaM vyavahAroM meM parivartana lAnA hogaa| yaha saba kAma kareM isase Newslaya pUrva mA~ se vinaya karanA aparihArya hai| vinaya se jIvana rUpI svarNa ke saMga lage hue abhimAna, krodha, lobha, moha aura mAyA Adi jo ghRNita pravRttiyA~ hai una sabhI ke kaNoM ko tapAkara nikAla denA hai aura jIvana rUpI sone ko zuddha va camakIlA banA denA hai| jisake dvArA sadguNa rUpI AbhUSaNa nirmita kiye jAte haiN| yaha to yathArtha hai ki jaba taka svarNa narama nahIM hogA taba taka usameM naga nahIM jar3A jA sktaa| sadguNoM ke naga jar3ane hetu jIvana rUpI sone ko narama karanA hogaa| namratA hI vAstavika AbhUSaNa hai / vinayazIlatA honI cAhie usI se vidyA kA prAdurbhAva hogaa| mA~-vyavahAra / prArthika sthiti kI jisa prakAra se mAnava samAlocanA karatA hai usI prakAra mA~ ke prati hamArA kyA vyavahAra hai usakI bhI samAlocanA karanI caahie| pratyeka jana ko manana karanA cAhie ki merA mA~ se kaisA vyavahAra honA cAhie aura vartamAna meM kaisA hai ? usameM jo truTI hai use dUra karane kA upAya kyA hai ? yadi isa nyUnatA ko dUra nahIM kiyA gayA to isakA pariNAma kyA hogA? isa prakAra mA~ se acchA vyavahAra karane kI samIkSA karane para Apako acche bure kA spaSTa patA laga jaayegaa| sahI citra Apake sAmane upasthita hogaa| samajhanA ApakI tIkSNa buddhi kA kArya hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAraMgI aura kharabUz2A ina donoM ko Apa khAte hai| kharabUje ke bAhya para to phAMke dikhatI haiM, para kATane para bhItara se sampUrNa eka hotA hai aura nAraMgI bilkula viparIta hotI hai| hameM nAraMgI nahIM kharabUje sadRza uttama vyavahAra banAnA cAhie / abhI taka kyoMki Apane mA~ ko jAnA nahIM, samajhA nahIM, kevala duniyA kI cintA,kI usI kI sAra saMbhAla kii| kabhI mA~ se vyavahAra para bhI vicAra kiyA ? vicAra hI nahIM kareMge to pAyeMge kahAM se| zrImad rAjacandra jI ne kahA-"kara vicAra to pAya / " pAne kI kI yogyatA hai to adhikAra bhI aura sAtha meM tathaiva saMyoga bhii| para ..... viSama samasyA....'jaTila bAdhakatA ! jise Apa svayaM acchI taraha jAnate haiM kyoMki vaha Apake hRdaya kI bAta hai| yadi maiM likha dUMgA to Apake mana meM halacala utpanna ho jaayegii| halacala hI to karanA hai tabhI to ApakI tuccha bhAvanAe~ badaleMgI vaise bhI prApa mujhe lekhanI ke paise thor3e hI de rahe haiN| lekhanI mere pAsa hai to thor3A aura vicAra kara kAgaja-kalama yuddha karale / aba yadi hama itane taka hI sImita raha jAyeMge ki yaha mA~ hai aura maiM putra to kucha bhI nhiiN| sahI paricaya sAmIpya se hI hogA, aura usa paricaya se vizvAsa paidA hogA / tulasIdAsa ne likhA hai "jAne bina hoya na pratIti, binu pratIti hoya nahIM prIti / " lekina tanAva Apane aisA utpanna kara liyA ki saba kucha bigar3a gyaa| dhyAna rahe yadi mA~ se sambandha bigar3a gaye to raMga bigar3a gyaa| aisA hone kA kyA kAraNa hai ? mUlabhUta kAraNa yahI hai ki mAM ne hameM jitane bhI acche saMskAra pradAna kie the vartamAna zikSA ne aisA prabhAva DAlA ki sAre saMskAroM kI khicar3I bana gaI / vartamAna zikSA meM sadAcAra ke badale meM bAlaka ke mukhAravinda se vacanAmRta svarUpa philmI gAne aura unakI khopar3I For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM hara vakta abhinetA aura abhinetriyoM ke nAma bhare par3e rahate haiM / eka dina meM isa kSetra meM 35 karor3a rupaye svAhA hote haiM / brahmacarya kA to divAlA hI nikala gayA hai| pratyeka vidyAlaya cAhe vaha ucca ho yA uccatara sabhI meM lailA-majanuoM kA TolA avazya hogaa| aura gunDA-gardI bhii| sunA jAtA hai ki saMsAra meM eka minaTa meM tIna hajAra guNDe banate haiN| __calacitroM kI to aisI chApa banI hai ki kyA batAUM? isake kAraNa ve apanI mA~ ko galI kI kutiyA samajhane lage haiN| inameM itanA kusaMskAra AyA hai ki lagabhaga sArA vizva ghira cukA hai, DubakiyAM lagA rahA haiN| basa ! mAtra yamarAja taka pahuMcanA bAkI hai| samaya ke bahAva meM girakara haraeka padArtha meM kucha na kucha parivartana A hI gayA hai / sabhyatA ke Adima caraNa meM strI-puruSa svayaM kI zarma ke nivAraNArtha per3oM ke pattoM aura chAla tathA jAnavaroM kI khAla kA bhI upayoga karate the| dhIre-dhIre sabhyatA ke vikAsa-kAla meM unhoMne kapar3oM kA pahanAva sIkhA jo mUlataH zarIra ko Dhakane ke lie pahanA jAtA thA kintu Aja sthiti bilku la parivartita ho gaI hai| pAzcAtya jagat kA andhAnukaraNa aura phaizana kA saMkrAmaka roga pramukhyataH navayuvaka aura navayuvatiyoM meM hI adhika hai| kAlijoM kI kucha lar3ake-lar3akiyAM videzI patra-patrikAoM meM chape citroM yA sinemA jagat ke abhinetA aura abhinetriyoM ke paridhAna kA ati bArIkI se adhyayana karake vaisI hI veza-bhUSA taiyAra karake aura pahanakara sama-vayaskoM ke prazaMsA ke pAtra banate haiN| svayaM kA aMga pradarzita karanA to bADha kI pramukha nadI hai| bhAratIya saMskRti kA abhyudaya karAne vAlI navayauvanAoM ke Aja blAuja ke nAma para eka aisA vastra-khaNDa mAtra dRSTigata kiyA jA sakatA hai| jisameM se unakI pITha, sInA, udara Adi aMga nirvastra hote haiN| aura sAr3I kA bandhana bhI aisA ki unake maTakate kUlhe, trivalI aura nAbhi spaSTa dRSTigocara hotI rahatI haiN| kavi bihArI kI "trivalI nAbhi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 85 dikhAi kai, sira Dhaki sakuli samAhi", vAlI usa kriyA - vidagdhA nAyikA kA Aja nAma mAtra bhI mahatva nahIM rahA hai kyoMki Ajakala to svayaM hI ina aMgoM kA pradarzana eka sAdhAraNa bAta hai / nAgina kI taraha kAlI aura lambI veNiyoM kA yuga apabhraMza ho gayA hai aura bADa heyara se lekara vibhinna prakAra kI AkRtiyoM vAle ghoMsalA, burja Adi na jAne kyA-kyA kaha kara pukArA jAtA hai, aise jUr3o phaizana kI bhI bAr3ha A rahI hai / yaha samaya sudUra nahIM ki jUr3e sara se cAra-chaH gune bar3e taka banane lgeNge| phaizanoM ko apanAne meM navayuvati varga se navayuvaka varga pIche nahIM hai / mardAnagI kA cinha samajhe jAne vAlI mU~cheM aba to Apako aMguliyoM para gaNanA karane jitanI hI mileNgii| inake cehare para yadi vidhAtA ne Ubar3a-khAbar3a - kaMTIlI jhAr3I lagAkara badasUrata banAne kA atyAcAra kiyA to kyA huA, navayuvaka dAr3hI-mUMchoM ko saphAcaTa karake aura pAuDara- krIma lagAkara pUrNarUpeNa lar3akiyoM ke samAna sUrata banAne kA suprayatna karate haiM / hindutva kI pahacAna karAne vAlI coTI inake mAthe se aise gAyaba hotI jA rahI hai jaise gadhe ke sira se sIMga / prAcIna jamAne ke kezavinyAsa ko to aba 'milaTrI kaTa' kahakara 'AuTa Apha DeTa' kahA jAtA hai / paccIsa aura unatIsa iMca kI moharI vAlI paiMTa kA parityAga karake bAraha-teraha iMca kI muharI vAlI paiMTeM pahanakara sIr3hiyoM para car3hate athavA basa meM savAra hote samaya bar3I kaThinAI kA sAmanA karate haiM yA paiMTa phaTa jAne para upahAsa ke dvArA prazaMsA ke uttama pAtra banate hai / I yaha Adhunika yuga hai jisameM hama apanA sarvasva videzI prAMkhoM se dekhate haiN| hama pratyeka bAta kA parIkSaNa pAzcAtya saMskRti ke mAnadaNDoM se karate haiM / aba Aja apane Apako, apanI saMskRti tathA sabhyatA ko vismRta kara svatantratA ke utsava manAye jA rahe haiM / isa utsava para For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama apane yuga tathA apanI mAnyatAoM ko bhUla cuke haiN| hama jamAne ko nakala kara Age bar3ha rahe haiM / ataH yathArtha ko DhUMDhiye / apanI nIyata kyoM bigAr3ate ho ? yathArtha ko samajho / prAcIna jaMgalI jAnavara bhI mata bano aura AdhunikatA kI TopI bhI mata phno| prAcIna sabhI burA hai yA navIna sabhI acchA hai aisA nahIM hai / donoM kA samanvaya karanA sIkheM / kartavya ko samajho jisa insAna ko apane kartavya kA jJAna nahIM vaha jIvita hote hue bhI pRthvI para mRtaka ke samAna hai / ___ yadyapi ganne ko hAtha meM leMge para usameM se rasa taba taka nahIM nikalegA jaba taka muha se cUseMge nhiiN| ghugharU pAMva meM pahaneMge para rAga tabhI nikalegA jaba paira tthumkaayeNge| phUloM kA gucchA hAtha meM leMge para nAka ke samIpa nahIM le jAyeMge taba taka sugandha nahIM aayegii| hamane mAnava AkRti to pAI para mAnava prakRti nahIM pAyeMge to prAkRti bhI dhanya-dhanya nahIM hogii| hama baccoM para anuzAsana kareM lekina svayaM anuzAsita rahakara / hamArA AcaraNa hI dUsaroM ko kucha sikhA sakatA ___Apa meM parivartana hogA tabhI Apa dUsare meM parivartana lAne meM saphala ho skeNge| Apa yadi apane baccoM se apanI sevA karavAnA cAhate haiM to Apa bhI mA~ kI sevA kro| Apa kareMge tabhI Apake bacce ApakI kreNge| dUsaroM ko badalane se pUrva svayaM ko badalanA hogA / kucha pAne ke lie khuda dIpaka banakara jalanA hogaa| nidrAdhIna mata hoiye / jAgo, uttho| jIvana lohA jaisA bana gayA, pArasa sparza krdo| isake saMga se lohA bhI sonA bana jaayegaa| ata:"uTha jAga musAphira bhora bhaI, aba raina kahA~ jo sovata hai| jo sovata hai so khovata hai, jo jAgata hai so pAvata hai|" maine dekhA, samajhA aura anubhava kiyA hai ki pratyeka kI yaha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 87 zikAyata rahatI hai ki kArya to bahuta karane haiM para samayAbhAva hai| kaI kAma jo mahatvapUrNa hote hue bhI samayAbhAva ke kAraNa nahIM kara pAte / pramAda se kaI bAra hama mahatvapUrNa lAbhoM se vaMcita raha jAte haiN| yadyapi vyakti apane kisI na kisI kArya meM lagA hI rahatA hai cAhe vaha Avazyaka ho athavA anAvazyaka / ataH dhyAna rakho___ "jindagI jaba taka rahegI, pharasata na hogI kAma se / kucha samaya aisA nikAlo, prema karalo mA~ se // " kyoMki "prema basanta samIra hai,dveSa grISma kI la / " (premacanda,sevAsadana) kisI ne "prema isa loka kA amRta hai" kahA, to sudarzana ne "prema svargIya zakti kA jAdU hai, isameM par3akara rAkSasa bhI devatA bana jAtA hai'' prAdi kahA thaa| yadi aMgreja lekhaka sveTamArTana ne "prema hI asantoSa rUpI mahAna vyAdhi kI rAmabANa auSadhi hai| prema hI dvaSa IrSyA grAdi durguNoM kA upazAmaka hai" Adi kahA to jAne pahacAne jarmana mahAkavi je0 DablU 0 bI0 geTe ne "prema meM svargIya Ananda aura mRtyu kI sI yaMtraNA hai kintu jo karatA hai vahI sukhI aura bhAgyavAna hai" ityAdi khaa| hindI ke zIrSastha upanyAsa-zilpI premacanda ne 'prema sAtvika kro| prema aura vAsanA meM utanA hI aMtara hai jitanA kaMcana aura kAMca meN|" aura "saccA prema sevA se prakaTa hotA hai"| yaha mahAtmA gAMdhI Adi ne khaa| para Ajakala vyakti thor3A bhI par3ha likha letA hai to vaha svayaM ko vatUra aura yogya samajhane lagatA hai| isa ahaMkAra ke mAre jaba mA~ ko hIna samajhatA hai tava auroM kI to bAta hI kyA ? vaha vismRta kara baiThatA hai ahaMkAra manuSya kA sabase bar3hA zatru hai / ___ krodho mUlam anarthAnAm / " "Pride goes before and shame follows after." __ aMgrejI kI isa kahAvata meM bhI yahI kahA jAtA hai-pahale garva calatA hai, usake bAda kalaMka AtA hai| aura isake viparIta"samaNassa jaNassa pino Naro, pramANI sadA havadi loe| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 NANaM jasaM ca atthaM, _ labhadi sakajjaM ca sAhedi (-bhagavatI ArAdhanA, 1376) abhimAna rahita manuSya jana aura svajana sabhI ko priya lagatA hai| vaha jJAna, yaza aura sampatti prApta karatA hai tathA vaha pratyeka kArya ko siddha kara sakatA hai / "vidyA stabdhasya niSphalA" yaha 'gItA' kI ukti hai ki durAgrahI aura abhimAnIkI vidyA sarvathA phalahInaho jAtI hai| isI kAraNa aura to aura Ajakala prAyaH yaha dekhane meM AtA hai ki mA~ kisI ko pasanda hI nhiiN| yadi pasanda hai to ptnii| cAhe vaha apanI ho yA parAI / jise kevala vAsanA kI putalI samajhate haiN| vaha yaha nahIM jAnate ki yaha kisI kI mA~ hai yA beTI athavA bahana / vaha baMdhanA cAhatI hai prama ke bandhana meM, jabaki Apa use vAsanA kI ber3iyoM meM bAMdha rahe hai| dhikkAra hai aise mAnava ke jIvana ko| Apa havA ke rukha ko pahacAno / Apa isa para prahAra karake sukha cAhate haiM parantu yaha sukha kA upAya nahIM usake jIvana ko lUTane kA prayAsa mata kro| yaha saba Apako kaTu vacana lagate haiM para mujhe isakI cintA nahIM hai / kyoMki "caTTAneM hila nahIM sakatI kabhI aAMdhI ke khataroM se| zole bujha nahIM sakate kabhI zabanama kI katAroM se // " aba mA~ se prema kA nAtA jor3a lo, usake adhikAra ko pahacAno usake dukha darda ko smjho| mAnaleM ki Apa samaya kI dIvAra aura sadjJAna kI haradhArA ko badala deMge, parantu dila kevala prema se hI parivartana kiyA jA skegaa| usase napharata nahIM prema kro| napharata hRdaya kA pAgalapana hai| aMgreja kavi lArDa bAyarana ne kahA hai"Hatred is the madness of the heart" aura "napharata se napharata samApta nahIM hogI usakA anta hogA to sirpha prema se| yaha sadA se usakA svabhAva rahA hai|" -(gautama buddha, bauddha dharma ke saMsthApaka) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 I maiM Apako vahI batA rahA hUM jisakoM maiMne svayaM sunA hai, dekhA hai ki zrAja ke yuga meM mA~ se to prema hai hI nahIM balki sAtha hI mAtRbhUmi se bhI ghRNA hai / pratyeka vyakti svadeza chor3akara videza gamana karanA cAhatA hai| janma hote hI videzIbhASA aMgrejI se zAdI kI abhi lASA hotI hai / parantu unako yaha mAlUma nahIM hai jaisA ki mahAtmA gAMdhI ne kahA hai ki- - mAtRbhASA kA anAdara mA~ ke anAdara ke samAna hai / jo mAtRbhASA kA apamAna karatA hai vaha svadezabhakta kahalAne yogya nahIM hai / hamArI bhASA hamArA apanA pratibimba hai / videzI bhASA dvArA zikSA pAne kI paddhati se apAra hAni hotI hai / dezI bhASA kA anAdara rASTrIya zrAtma hatyA hai / parAyI bhASA ke sAhitya se hI Ananda lUTane kI cora Adata jaisI hai / ...... jisa bhASA meM bahAdura sacce aura dayA vagairaha ke lakSaNa nahIM hote, usa bhASA ke bolane vAle bahAdura, sacce aura dayAvAna nahIM hote |...maaN ke dUdha ke sAtha jo saMskAra milate haiM aura jo mIThe zabda sunAI dete haiM, unake aura pAThazAlA ke bIca jo mela honA cAhie vaha videzI bhASA dvArA zikSA lene se TUTa jAtA hai / jise tor3ane kA hetu pavitra ho to bhI ve janatA ke duzmana haiM / DA0 jAnasana kI mAnyatA hai ki "bhASA vicAra kI pozAka hai / " " jaba bhASA kA zarIra durasta, usakI sUkSmAtisUkSma nAr3iyA~ taiyAra ho jAtI haiM, nasoM meM rakta kA pravAha aura hRdaya meM jIvana spanda paidA ho jAtA hai taba vaha jIvana yauvana ke puSpa patra saMkula basanta meM navIna kalpanAe~ karatA huA nayI-nayI sRSTi karatA haiM / " ( - sUryakAMta tripAThI 'nirAlA') mAtR bhASA meM mA~ kI mamatA aura janmabhUmi kA pyAra hai / jaba hama usakA prayoga karate haiM to aisA lagatA hai jaise hamArA bacapana vApasa mila gayA ho / veda maMtra to Apane sunA hI hogA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90. "iDA sarasvatI mahI tisro devIrbhayobhuvaH / bahiH sIdantvA nidhaH / " mAtRbhASA, mAtRsabhyatA aura mAtRbhUmi tInoM sukhakAriNI sthira rUpa deviyAM hamAre hRdayAsana para virAjatI raheM to ati uttama hai / prazna uThatA hai to phira hamArA hara kSaNa mA~ hetu vyatIta honA cAhie kyA yahI tAtparya hai ? "nhiiN|" manuSya kI pravRttiyA~ harapala parivartita hotI rahatI hai| koI insAna khar3A hI khar3A nahIM raha sakatA, kucha samaya bAda baiThane kI aparihAryatA ho jAtI hai| thor3A samaya khela kUda meM bitAtA hai to thor3A bAtacIta meN| isa taraha manavacana aura karma kA upayoga vividha prakAra se hotA rahatA hai| isameM se kucha samaya mA~ ke lie nikAlanA hai / jaise-eka kisAna ne apanA niyama banA rakhA thA ki kamAIkA pahalA hissA svayaM ke evaM patnI ke lie, dUsarA baccoM ke lie, tIsarA mA~ kI sevA hetu, cauthA vyApAra yA khetI aura unnati meM lagAnA / saptAha meM 6 dina kAma karake apane bace hue anya prakAra ke kAma ravivAra ke avakAza ke dina pUre kara sake / jisa prakAra kArya karane ke bAda avakAza hotA hai ghara ke lie / yahI bAta mA~ hetu bhI samajhanI cAhie isameM saMkoca na kareM varanA hama khela kUda meM hI sArA samaya vyatIta kara deNge| vidhi kI viDambanA yahI hai ki hareka vyakti Ajakala saMkoca karatA hai / apane paise mAMgane meM, uThate-baiThate, khAne pIne meM saMkoca karate haiM / yahA~ taka ki sabhA ke maMtrI sabhA kA kArya-vivaraNa ko vAcana karane meM bhI saMkoca karate haiM / para mA~ se durvyavahAra karate, nindaka va kapUta pada kI mAlA se zobhita hote hue vyakti saMkoca nahIM karatA hai| ___ galataphahamI Apake mana kI viSama samasyA hai| putra-putrI ke mana meM jo bhAva hotA hai kahate hue zarma AtI hai, saMkAca hotA hai kyoMki unake antara ke bhAvoM ko kisI ko batAnA hara eka vyakti ke sAhasa kI bAta nhiiN| acchAI to hara vyakti batA sakatA hai parantu burAI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI biralA hii| nyAyAdhIza ke sAmane putra apanI saphAI peza karatA hai ki merI Ayu paccIsa varSa kI aura mA~ kI cAlIsa varSa ke nikaTa mA~ aparAdhI hai, kAraNa inhoMne abhI taka merA vivAha nahIM kiyaa| putrAdhikAra nahIM diyaa| merA jo uttaradAyitva hai, sattA va sampatti ke adhikAra kA jo sukha hai, isa yauvanAvasthA meM nahIM bhogUgA to kyA vRddhAvasthA meM bhogUMgA? yadi mA~ kI mRtyu huI 100 varSa kI Ayu meM to kyA maiM mAnava janma pAkara kuvArA bApa hI rahUMgA ! mere to mana meM AyA thA ki kala isakI hatyA kara duuN| putrI kA kathana hai ki merI umra bIsa varSa ho gayI abhI taka koI acchA vara mA~ ne talAsa karanekA prayatna nahIM kiyA jabaki svayaM pandraha varSa kI AyumeM hI vadhU bana gayI thii| to mujhe aisA lagane lagA hai ki maiM isa ghara meM hI praur3hatva ko prApta ho jaauuNgii| yadi tIsa-cAlIsa varSa isI ghara meM vyatIta ho gae to merA Age kA kyA bhaviSya hogA ! mujhe to aba svayaM hI nirNaya lenA hogA aura nirNaya lene se pUrva isa ghara kA parityAga kara denA hai / __nyAyAdhIza ke sAmane hI mA~ kahane lagI-beTA ! maiM tumhArI bAteM suna-suna kara Azcarya cakita huuN| beTA! tumane aisA vicAra kiyaa| maiM to socatI thI ki maiM jaba taka jIvita hUM taba taka putra para kyoM bhAra DAlUM / jaba abhI se tuma para bhAra AjAyegA to tuma jIvana ko gulAbapuSpa kI bhAMti sugandhita nahIM banA pAoge / beTI ! tere mana meM bhI aisA vicAra A gayA ? maiM to aisI socatI thI ki eka hI lAr3alI beTI hai| sasurAla jAne ke bAda to bulAnA mere hAtha meM nahIM hai| yahA~ jitanA lAr3a-pyAra mila jAye, utanA sasurAla meM milanA muzkila hai| mA~ kI jarUrata sAsa pUrNa karade, aisI sAseM hotI haiM, para pratyeka aisI ho aisA honA asaMbhava hai| sAsa to hajAroM mileMgI kintu bahU kI burAIyoM ko beTI ka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taraha samajhA de aisA kaThina hai / maine to socA thA jitanA lAr3a-pyAra aAnanda khuzI de sakU utanA huuN| merI tU A~khoM kI putalI hai, mana kI dulArI hai| jitanA samaya ghara meM mere sAtha vyatIta ho jAe,utanA acchA hai, bAda meM na jAne kaba milanA hogaa| aba to maiM Aja hI tuma donoM kA kArya pUrNa karavA, nivRtta ho jaauuNgii| aise kArya kI pUrti meM paristhitiyA~ bhI mere bAdhaka nahIM hai| vartamAna meM kahIM rUpa bAdhaka ho jAtA hai to kahIM paisA to kahIM zikSA bAdhaka ho jAtI hai| jabaki satya hai ki samAja kI lar3akI samAja meM hI jAyegI, jAti-vyavasthA meM hI hamAre samvandha sthApita hone haiM, phira bhI chaTAI aura isake pIche lobhavatti na jAne kyA-kyA karavA rahI hai| parantu mere sAmane to tuma donoM ke lie aisI koI bAdhA nahIM socane-socane meM kitanA bar3A antara A gayA, mA~ ke vicAra kyA haiM aura putra-putrI ke kyA haiM ? priya ! avirala gatimAna saMsAra meM anAdikAlIna janma-maraNa ke cakra se koI bhI nahIM baca pAyA hai / "Uge so to Atha meM, phUle so kumhalAya, janme so nizcaya mare, kauna amara ho prAya / " ataH mA~ ke upakAroM kA mUlya samajhate hue prApta amUlya kSaNoM kA sadupayoga unakI sevA meM lagAne kA prayAsa kro| na jAne mRtyu kisa kSaNa prA ghere| pAtA hai vaha jAtA hai, yaha to paramparA kA rahA huaA krama hai / prAnA aura jAnA yaha koI mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai, mahatvapUrNa hai Ane aura jAne ke madhya meM sthira rahane vAle samaya se uThAyA gayA lAbha / tIrthakara mahAvIra kI vANI sAvadhAna kara rahI hai ki kuza ke agrabhAga para sthiti prosa bindu ke sadRza yaha jIvana hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM gAthA hai "dumapatae paMDDayae jadvA nivaDai rAigaNANa acve| evaM maNuyANa jIviyaM, samayaM goyama! mA pamAyae // " For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 63 rAtriyoM ke vyatIta hone para vRkSa kA pattA pIlA hokara jaise gira jAtA hai, vaise hI mAnava jIvana hai / ataeva kSaNa mAtra pramAda mata karo / pala-pala AyuSya alpa hotA jA rahA hai, zvAsoM kI Dora choTI hotI jA rahI hai / puNya karmoM se prApta yaha mAnava jIvana vyatIta hotA jA rahA hai, isake vyatIta hone se pUrva mA~ ke upakAroM kA badalA cukAkara sadupayoga karanA hai| yaha mAnava-jIvana pAnI ke bulabule ke samAna asthira haiM, kSaNabhaMgura hai / jala meM vAyu ke sparza se bulabule utpanna hote hai, miTa jAte haiM / manuSya paidA hotA hai kucha dina saMsAra meM rahakara gaMgAjI ke ghATa calA jAtA hai / prabhAta hone para andhakAra rAtri meM jagamagAte tArAgaNa kAntivihIna ho jAte haiM, vaise hI mRtyu ke kAraNa mAnava-jIvana kA astitva bhI samApta ho jAtA hai / jala kI taraMga AtI hai calI jAtI hai, usI prakAra kSaNa-kSaNa karake hamArA jIvana samApta hotA jAtA hai / bhartRhari ne apane eka zloka meM zrAzcarya prakaTa karate hue kahA hai "vyAghrIva tiSThati jarA paritarjayanti / rogAzca zatrava iva praharanti deham || AyuH parisravati jinna ghaTAdivAmbho / lokastathApyahitamAcaratIti citram // " vRddhAvasthA bhayaMkara bAghina kI bhAMti sAmane khar3I hai, roga zatrutroM kI bhAMti AkramaNa kara rahe haiM, prAyu jisa prakAra phUTe hue ghar3e meM se ekaeka bUMda pAnI TapakatA hai usI prakAra manuSya kA jIvana bhI kSaNa-kSaNa meM samApta hotA calA jAtA hai, para Azcarya kI bAta hai ki loga phira vahI kAma karate haiM jisase unakA aniSTa ho / zrata:--"nara kara usa dina kI tuma yAda, jisa dina terI cala cala cala hogI / " isa bhAva ko dhyAna maiM rakhakara mA~ ke upakAroM kA RNa cukAne kA prayAsa karo / kaSTa ho to ha~sate-ha~sate sahana kara lo| saphara lambA hai avazya, para maMjila pAsa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ex hI hai, vizvAsa ko sUkhane mata do| bhale samudra sUkha jAye para pyAsa mata sUkhane do / upakAroM kA badalA cukA, bagAvata mata karo / sitAroM se bagAvata kI to ambara kA kyA hogA ? laharoM ne bagAvata kI to samudra kA kyA hogA ? beTe ne bagAvata kI to becArI mA~ kA kyA hogA ? kyA isa bAta para kabhI alpAMza bhI cintana kiyA ? Aja ke vyaktiyoM ko mA~ ke prati putra-putrI kA kyA karttavya hai unako samajhAne kA prayAsa karate haiM to uttara milatA hai ki abhI kAphI umra abazeSa hai, phira kara leMge / para maiM pUchatA hUM ki manuSya ko samaya milatA hI kaba hai aura kitanA hai / "AyurvarSazataM nRNAM parimitaM rAtrau tadaddha garta, tasyArdhasya parasya caddharmaparaM bAlatva vRddhatvayoH / zeSaM vyAdhi - biyoga duHkha sahitaM sevAdibhirnIyate, jIve vAritaraMga caMcalatare saukhyaM kutaH prANinAm (bhartRhari) kI ghrANendriya prati tIvra hotI hai, isI kAraNa kamalamadhukara puSpa kI sugandha se prAkRSTa hokara vaha puSpa para jA baiThatA hai kintu usakI mahaka meM masta hokara vaha vismRta kara detA hai ki saMdhyA ho rahI hai aura divAkarAsta ke sAtha hI aravinda phUla ke pUTa saMkucita hokara banda ho jAyeMge / aisA ho bhI jAtA hai ki bhaMvarA kamala ke saMkucita hote hI kaidI bana jAtA hai| vaha vicAra karatA hai"rAtrirgamiSyati bhaviSyati suprabhAtam, paMkajazrIH / dvirephe, bhAsvAn udeSyati hasiSyati evaM vicintayati koSa hA hanta ! hanta ! nalinIM gaja ujjahAra // ghrANendriya ke vazIbhUta hokara paMkaja-puSpa meM kaida ho jAne vAlA bhramara socatA hai- rAtri vyatIta ho jAyegI, prabhAta hogA, bhAnu ke udita hone para usa samaya jaise hI kamala khilegA maiM zrAnanda se bAhya vAtAvaraNa meM ur3a jAU~gA / - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parantu viDambanA yaha hai ki sUryodaya se pUrva hI gaja kA Agamana hotA hai vaha aura sarovara meM sthita kamala-nAla ko apanI sUDa se ukhAr3a letA hai| isa prakAra na kamala khila sakatA hai aura na hI kaidI bhramara usameM baca pAtA hai| ___ adhika se adhika Ajakala mAnava kI Ayu ausatana sau varSa kI hotI hogii| yadi hama umra kI yaha mAnyatA svIkAra karaleM to hisAba se Adhe arthAt pacAsa varSa to rAtri ko sone meM bIta jAte haiN| zeSa rahe pacAsa isameM se sAr3he bAraha varSa bacapana ke tathA sAr3he bAraha praur3hAvasthA ke vyartha vyatIta ho jAte haiM kyoMki bAlyakAla meM bAlaka mA~ ke mahatva ko nahIM samajhatA, usake svarUpa se anabhijJa rahatA hai aura vRddhAvasthA kA Agamana hone taka yA to mA~ kA svargavAsa ho jAtA hai| yadi nahIM bhI huA to saba kucha jAnate hue bhI azakti ke kAraNa mAnava apane kartavya kA pAlana nahIM kara sktaa| aba Ayu bacI paccIsa vrss| ina varSo meM bhI vyakti mA~ hetu kucha karatA hai ? nahIM / yauvanAvasthA meM vaha nArI ko mAtra vAsanA kI pUrti kA hetu samajhatA hai| vAsanA kA bhUta aisA savAra hotA hai ki vaha bilkula andhA ho jAtA hai aura inase samaya bacA to 'zarIram vyAdhi maMdiram' / prAdhi, vyAdhi yA upAdhiyo se jUjhatA rahatA hai aura pariNAma "bacapana subaha kA, aura dopaharI samajho jvaanii| sAMjha jyU DhalatA jarjara buDhApA, rAta ko khatama terI kahAnI / / prosavat kSaNa-kSaNa jIvana bItatA calA jAtA hai phira batAiye ki mAnava apane jIvana se kyA lAbha uThAtA hai| mA~ ne Apake prati jo upakAra kiye haiM Apa unase kaba RNa mukta hoNge| Apako apane kartavya kA pAlana karanA hogaa| yadi nahIM to zarIra kSaNabhaMgura hai jo dekhate dekhate naSTa hokara khAka meM mila jaayegaa| ataH kartavya ke prati For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 sajaga hokara usakA saccAI aura ImAnadArI se pAlana kiijie| paura sva lakSya ko prApta kIjie / kyoMki Apa-. mAtA tana kA sAra, pitA kA tU sarvasa hai, donoM kA saMsAra, vaMza kA vistRta yaza haiM / mAtA-pitAnurAga, prakaTa yaha terA tana hai, mUrtimAna saubhAgya, putra tU adbhuta dhana haiM / jaba tU jaga meM Aya, bhUmi para gira kara royA, mA~ ne hiye lagAya, kaSTa saba apanA khoyaa| -kAmatA prasAda guru prasiddha hindI lekhaka va kavi kAmatA prasAda guru kA uparyukta padya eka yuvaka ke hRdayaMgama ho gyaa| isa yuvaka kI ghaTanA hamAre lie naitikatA kI nUtana prakAzazikhA hai| nIce likhI ghaTanA se usakA sapUtapana bhalI bhAMti prakaTa ho jAtA hai / mA~yeM aneka janatI jaga meM sutoM ko, hai kintu ve na tujhase sUta kI prasUtA / sArI dizA dhara nahIM ravi kA ujAlA, pai eka pUrava dizA ravi ko ugAtI // vaha yuvaka mA~ kA eka hI putra thaa| parantu thA sapUta ! apanI mA~ kI AjJA vaha sadA mAnatA thaa| mAM kI sevA karanA aura use sukha pahuMcAne kA kAma karanA use acchA lagatA thaa| mAtA kI sevA karane meM apane ko kucha kaSTa hotA to usa kaSTa ko bhI vaha bar3I prasannatA se saha liyA karatA thA / eka samaya usa yuvakakI mA~ bImAra pdd'ii| yUvaka saba prakAra se mA~ kI sevA meM juTa gyaa| jaba vaha dukAna calA jAtA taba bahU sAsa kI sevA krtii| eka dina dUkAna banda karake yuvaka ghara ko paayaa| rAta ke prAyaH For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 97 RAJE MAP 6 baje hoNge| sone se pUrva niyamAnusAra mA~ ke caraNoM meM namaskAra karane gyaa| mA~ ne putra se kahA-'beTA ! mujhe pyAsa lagI hai / pAnI le praayo|' yuvaka jhaTapaTa pAnI kA glAsa lekara mAtA ke pAsa pahuMcA, lekina usane Ate hI dekhA ki mA~ ko nIMda A gaI hai| yuvaka ne mA~ ko nIMda meM jagAnA ucita na smjhaa| vaha pAnI kA glAsa lie pAsa hI mA~ ke sirahAne khar3A ho gyaa| mA~ ke jAgane kI vaha rAha dekha rahA thaa| lekina use pUrI rAta isI prakAra khar3e rahanA pdd'aa| usakI bImAra mAM ko acchI nIMda AI thii| rAta meM phira vaha jagI hI nhiiN| ___ savere jaba usakI mA~ jagI to usane dekhA ki usakA putra - pAnI liye usake sirahAne capacApa khar3A hai| mAM kI AMkhoM meM prema se prAMsU bhara Aye / usane kahA'beTA ! tU rAta bhara glAsa kA vajana lekara kyoM khar3A rahA?' __ yuvaka ne kahA-'mA~ ! maiMne to sirpha nau ghaNTe taka hI isa glAsa kA vajana uThAyA hai, kintu tUne to nau mahIne taka zarIra kA bojha uThAyA thA aura tU mere lie saikar3oM bAra rAta-rAta bhara jagI hai| phira maiM yadi tere lie eka rAta bhI jaga gayA to kyA huA ! terI usa mahAn takalIpha ke sAmane merI takalIpha hai hI kitanI sI? jisa dhara meM aise sapUta rahate hoM, usameM sadA sukha-zAMti rahegIisameM koI zaka nhiiN| mAM kA putra para kitanA upakAra hai, isa bAta ko jaba putra samajha HARAN For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ letA hai taba putra, putra nahIM suputra bana jAtA hai| vaise bhI AcAramaryAdA ko tvarayA AtmasAt karane meM nArI-mAtA kA varga agragaNya hai| mA~ apanI karuNA, komalatA prabhRti guNoM ke kAraNa sAtaveM naraka meM nahIM jaatii| prAcIna- arvAcIna zatAbdI meM mA~ dvArA sampanna hone vAlI samAja-sevA apanA vizeSa sthAna rakhatI hai| vaha zakti aura pratibhA ke vikAsa se hamase kisI prakAra se bhI nyUna nahIM hai / svatantratA-saMgrAma evaM Aja ke zAsana-tantra maiM mA~ kA yogadAna isakA pratyakSa udAharaNa hai / vaha bhI abhUtapUrva, jAjvalyamAna aura prazasta hai| yadi Apa yuvaka haiM athavA bAlaka haiM to Apa yaha kabhI ahaMkAra mata karanA ki hama strI-varga athavA bAlikA-varga se Age haiN| kyoMki "kurvan madaM punastAni, hInAni labhate janaH" (yogazAstra) bAlaka kI apekSA bAlikA adhika saMvedanazIla, bhAvuka,samajhadAra evaM grAhyazakti dhAraNa karane vAlI hotI hai upanyAsa samrATa premacanda ne "kAyAkalpa" meM likhA hai ki-"bAlikA kA hRdaya kitanA sarala, kitanA udAra, kitanA komala aura kitanA bhAvamaya hotA hai|" aura "bAlaka zikSita hone se kevala apanA hI bhalA karegA, kintu bAlikA pUre parivAra kA bhalA kregii|"-yh vAkya mahAn rAjanItijJa, yazasvI lekhaka aura pradhAna mantrI javAharalAla neharU ke haiN| isI kAraNa apane uttama saMskAroM aura vicAroM ko prANa jAne para bhI bAlikA nahIM chodd'tii| yahI kAraNa hai ki ve saphala pUtrI, saphala patnI aura anta meM saphala mA~ siddha hotI hai / aura usake kAraNa hI ghara svarga banatA hai| yaha mA~ santAna se kucha bhI nahIM letI, jIvana bhara detI hI rahatI haiM / jisane kevala balidAna hI balidAna diyA, apane jIvana ko hama para nyauchAvara kara diyA,usakI sevA-suzruSA karanA hamArA hI kartavya nahIM, balki sabhI kA dharma banatA hai / "manuSya utanA hI mahAna hogA jitanA vaha apanI prAtmA meM satya, tyAga, dayA, prema aura zakti kA vikAsa karegA"- sveTamArDana (divya jIvana) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 maryAdA puruSottama bhagavAn rAma ne kaikeyI mA~ ke prati kahA thA "nathyato dharmacaraNaM, kiMcidasti mahattaram / yathA pitari zuzraSA, vasya vA vacana kriyA / / (vAlmIki rAmAyaNa) pitA kI sevA karanA aura unakI AjJA kA pAlana karanA isase bar3A koI dharmAcaraNa nahIM hai| maharSi vAlmIki ne rAmAyaNa ke ayodhyAkANDa meM yaha bhI likhA hai"na satyaM dAnamAno vA na yajJAzcAptadakSiNAH / tathA balakarAH sIte ! yathA sevA pihitA // he sItA ! pitA kI sevA karanA jisa prakAra kalyANakArI mAnA gayA hai vaisA prabala sAdhana na satya hai na dAna aura na sammAna aura na pracura dakSiNA vAle yajJa hI haiM / yahI sAmagrI mA~-hetu bhI avatarita hai| jaba pitA ke Adeza va sevA ko itanI mahattA dI jAtI hai to phira mA~ kI mahattA to zabdAtIta hogI, kyoMki usakA mahatva to pitA se hajAra gunA adhika hai| Apane abhI taka mA~ ke sAtvika prema ko pahacAnA nahIM / premapaMtha ko ApakI sAmIpyatA prApta hai| prema-paMtha kamala ke taMtu se bhI jyAdA kSINa hai aura talavAra kI dhAra se bhI adhika kaThina teja / yaha prema-paMtha jitanA sIdhA hai, usase kahIM adhika Ter3hA bhI hai| cAhe vaha kaisA bhI ho Apake lie anivArya hai| vaise to musalamAna hindI kavi rasakhAna ne bhI yU~ hI kahA hai kiyaha prema kI paMtha karAra mahA, taravAra kI dhAra pe dhAvano hai| (rasakhAna-ratnAvalI) dUsare zabdoM meM moma ke dAMtoM se lohe ke cane cabAne ke samAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 kaThina hai / ( javA lohamayA ceva cAmeyavvA sudukkaraM / ) Apa mA~ se nizchala aura niSkapaTa bhAva se prema kIjie / prema kA bhAva rahane se yaha mArga sIdhA hai anyathA bar3A Ter3hA ho jAtA hai / merA pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki Apa bhI isa mArga para avazya caleMge kyoMki maiM prema-paMtha kI vAstavikatA, satyatA aura usase lagana ke jo bhAva prakaTa kara rahA hUM use prema-pathika rasakhAna ne bhI vyakta kiyA huA hai- " kamala taMtu so chIna aru, kaThina khaDga kI dhAra / prati sUdho Ter3ho bahuri prema paMtha anivAra / / " ( rasakhAna ratnAvalI - prema-vATikA ) mA~ se hamArA prema honA ati anivArya haiM, kyoMki karuNA, sahAnubhUti evaM sneha ke abhAva meM hRdaya meM rUkSatA rahatI hai / samAja sudhAraka bhakta kavi kabIra ne kahA bhI hai jA ghara prema na saMcare, so ghara jAna masAna / jaise khAla luhAra kI, sAMsa leta binu prAna // " prema zUnya hRdaya zmazAna barAbara hai| kabIra ne premarahita hRdaya ko luhAra hI dhoMkanI ke samAna batAyA hai / jisane prema ko jAna liyA, pA liyA to isa upalabdhi ke samakSa sAre aizvarya nagaNya hai cAhe vaha phira "prAta hote sagarI nagarI naga motina hI kI tulani tulaiyata / " yadi eka bAra hI usake prema ke svarUpa ko samajha liyA, gaharAI meM utara kara pahacAna liyA to use jIte jI prApta karane ke lie nahIM chor3a sakeMge / yadi aisA ho gayA to Apa kaiMkara - puSpa se miTakara gulAba ke puSpa meM parivartita ho jAyeMge aura phira mara kara bhI kisI ko yAda AyeMge / kisI ke prazroM meM muskarAyeMge / phUla kahegA hara kalI se ki jInA isI kA nAma hai / I varSA-yoga ke dinoM meM nadI meM pUra AtI hai, taba samIpavartI taTa kA sampUrNa kacarA bahAkara le jAtI hai| hamAre bhItara bhI prema sneha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 kI dhArA zuSka ho gayI hai--sUkha gayI hai| jisase mA~ ke prati hamameM dveSa, ghRNA nindA, AlocanA aura usako parAyA samajhane kA kUr3A karakaTa ekatrita ho gayA hai| Apa bhI usa anudayA karane vAlI ke prati prema kI gaMgA-yamunA aisI pravAhita kIjie ki sArI gaMdagI baha jAe aura mana dhula kara pavitra-nirmala ho jaae| ____ mAtR-pitR bhakta putra zravaNa kumAra ! isako to hama yamunA taTa para le jAte haiM kyoMki vaha madhyama yuga kA ratna hai| isase bhI prAcInatA kI ora agrasara hote haiN| jainadharma ke prathama tIrthakara RSabhanAtha kA zubha nAma 'kalpa sUtra' Adi ke AdhAra para milatA hai, jo vizeSa ullekhanIya hai| aise pavitra zAstroM meM jo nirdezita hai usakA paThana-manana aura parizIlana karanA bhI aparihArya hai| yauvanAvasthA meM jisane sAdhanA ke kaMTakAkIrNa mArga para ekAkI vastrahIna zarIra, nidrA-tyAgI, maunI, prAyaH upavAsI, samasta prANiyoM ke prati maitrI karuNAbhAva rakhane kA sarvAtmA ke niHzreyasa va abhyudaya kI bhAvanA rakhanA, karmakSaya nimitta vividha parISaha sahana karanA par3e to sahajatA se karanA aura apane prAtma bala va tapobala dvArA Antarika jIvana kA parikSAlana karane kA vajra saMkalpa liyA thaa| para mA~ kA putra ke prati atyanta sneha hone se pratidina yadA-kadA vaha pautra bharata (pRthvI kA prathama cakravartI samrATa) ko upAlambha detI __ aho ! bharata ! kumalita puSpoM kI bhA~ti mujhe chor3akara aura sarva Rddhi kA tyAga kara merA putra ekAkI vanavAsI ho gayA, kSadhAtRSA se pIr3ita hogA, kahIM zmazAna meM yA parvata kI guphA Adi meM rahatA huyA zIta-tApa, vAta-varSA-DAMsa-maccharoM ityAdi se dukhI hogaa| maiM to durmarA hUM, putra kA dukha jAnakara bhI maratI nahIM hUM mere samAna kauna durbhAgyazAlI hai| aho bharata ! tU rAjya sukha meM lubdha bana gayA hai| mere putra kI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 kabhI khoja-khabara bhI nahIM letA / tuma saba bhAI nitya rasamaya bhojana karate ho / jabaki merA putra ! vaha to ghara-ghara para nIrasa bhikSA mA~gatA rahatA hai / tuma sundara pahanate pror3hate aura bichAte ho, para vaha to vastra - rahita nagna rahatA hai| tuma akatUla kI ruI se bhare hue vichaunoM para ArAma karate ho, caMvara tuma para bIMje jAte haiM, rasIlI gIta dhvani sunate hue rAtri vyatIta karate ho, vaha to U~cI-nIcI jamIna para DAbha ke Upara zayana karatA hai, athavA dhyAna - mudrA meM khar3A rahatA hai aura kaise-kaise kaSTa se rAtri bitAtA hogA ! merA RSabha jitanA dukhI hai utanA dukhI isa saMsAra meM koI bhI nahIM / yaha sampUrNa rAjya - Rddhi mere putra kI hai / tuma saba bhAiyoM ne milakara mere putra ko rAjya se haTA diyA aura ye sarva samRddhi apane adhikAra meM kara mere putra ko deza se nikAla diyA hai, tuma logoM ne kabhI bhI sudha nahIM lI / ityAdi bharata ko nirantara upAlambha detI huI marU devI mA~ kA hRdaya ro par3atA hai / putra-viraha se mana vihvala ho jAtA hai / bharata jaise-jaise sAntvanAtmaka bAta kahatA to vaise-vaise usakA viraha asahya ho jAtA / usakA putra apane hI utthAna bala-vIrya - puruSAkAra - parAkrama ke dvArA svayaM ko UrdhvAkAza meM sthira rakhane ke lie prayatnazIla hai-- "jAvate uppanne sammaM sahai, khamai, titikkhai, zrahiyA sei / " ( zrI kalpa sUtra, 115 ) para putra ke prati prema hone se usakA viraha dinoMdina vRddhi ke zikhara para caDhatA rahatA hai, jinake kAraNa unakI prA~khoM kI kAnti phIkI par3a jAtI hai | loka tAraka maNDala - putaliyA~ (tila) dhUmila aura palaka rUkhe ho jAte haiM, cakSutroM para paTala phira gaye / taba bharata cakravartI dAdI mA~ se nivedana karatA hai-he mAtezvarI ! Apa dukha mata karo / prApake putra RSabhadeva pratyanta prasanna haiM / ' to abhI mujhe batAo ! marudevI mA~ ne kahA / bharata ne kahA-- 'jaba ve yahA~ padhAreMge taba Apako dikhAU~gA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 vi TA SSC jaba marudevI ke putra RSabha ko kevala jJAna-aMtima jJAna utpanna huyA aura "jANa mANe pAsamANe viharaI" / vicarate hue vinitA nagarI padhAre to bharatajI marudevI mA~ ke pAsa Akara bole-he mA~ Apa sadA mujhe ye upAlambha detI rahatI thIM ki mere putra kI kabhI sudha nahIM lii| padhAro! Aja Apake putra kI mahimA dikhAtA hUM, ve udyAna meM padhAre haiM-aisA kahakara marudevI mA~ ko gajArUDha kara svayaM usake pIche baiTha kara samavasaraNa kI ora cala par3e, calate hI gae, bar3hate hI ge| kyoMki mA~ asaMkhya dinoM se isa dina kI pratIkSA meM thI ki kaba vaha apane putra ko netra bhara kara dekha skegii| mArga meM devadudabhI kI dhvani zravaNita hone para mA~ ne bharata se pUchA-yaha rasIlI dhvani kahA~ se sunI jAtI hai / "he mA~ ! Apake putra ke Age bAje baja rahe haiM"-bharata bole| para vaha yaha bAta nahIM mAnatI, vahA~ se jarA Age calane para zora-gula sunAI diyA / punaH bharata ko pUchA-yaha kolAhala kaisA hai ? Apake putra ke rahane ke lie svarNa-ratna kamalAsana kitanA sundara hai,maiM apanI jabAna se varNana karane meM asamartha huuN| jaba bharata kA yaha kahanA zravaNita huyA to yaha sunakara satya mAnatI huI harSa se pUrita . netroM ko malane lgii| jaba unakI mahimA se sAkSAtkAra hunA to dekhA; dekhakara vicAra karane lagI, cintana kI gaharAI meM kho gayI- "oha moha vikalaM jIvaM dhikaM" / mohagrathita jIva ko dhikkAra ho ! tamAma jIva svArthI hote haiM / vAstava meM jInA eka kalA hai to tapasyA bhI hai| jIyo to prANa . For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 DhAla do jIvana meM / mana DhAla do jIvana ke upakaraNoM meN| ThIka hai| lekina kyoM ? kyA jIne ke jInA hI bar3I bAta hai ? sArA saMsAra apane matalaba ke lie hI to jI rahA hai / ___ maiM isa taraha ajJAta rahI ki merA putra RSabha ekAkI duHkhI hogA aura isI se satat bharata ko upAlambha diyA karatI thii| isa duHkha ke mAre maiM apane netra kho baiThI, isa putra ne mujhe kabhI yAda taka nahIM kiyA aura nAhIM koI samAcAra bhijavAvA ki "he mA~ ! tuma merI cintA mata karanA / maiM atyanta sukhI evaM prasanna huuN|" pratyakSataH yaha merA dukha nahIM jAnatA taba merA eka pakSIya hI prema rhaa| hRdaya kI atala gaharAI meM pravAhamAna mA~ ke antara se jyoti camakI, dIpaka jala uThA aura apanA pAloka vikIrNa karane lgaa| aho ! maiM to sarAginI hUM aura yaha vItarAgI hai / vItarAgI niHsneha hI hote haiN| dhikkAra merI AtmA ko, dhikkAra ho ! dhikkAra / jJAna hone para bhI maiM na samajha sakI, nirmohI meM moha kaisA? isa saMsAra meM merA koI nahIM hai / na maiM kisI kI hUM ! yaha prAtma ekAkI aura jJAna-darzana caritramaya zAsvatI hai, avazeSa saba bhAva azAsvata haiM, anitya haiN| aisA vicAratI huI bAraha bhAvanA bhAtI hai, guNa sthAnoM para caDhatI huI kSapaka zreNI dvAga antakRta kevalI hokara marUdevI mA~ hAthI ke haude para hI mokSa padhArI / yahA~ kaviyoM kA kathana hai ki satI na sItA sArakhI, gatI na mokSa samAna / mA~ na marudevI sArikhI, pUtra na RSabha samAna // " RSabha deva ke samAna koI putra nahIM huA ki jisane eka hajAra varSa paryanta ghora tapa karake kevala jJAna-upArjana kiyA aura sahaja hI meM apanI mAM ko samarpita kara diyA, nyauchAvara kara diyaa| idhara marU devI mA~ ke samakakSa koI mA~ Aja taka nahIM huI ki jisane apane putra-ratna ko ziva nArI se zAdI karane meM utsuka jAnakara unakA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 milana karAne ke lie pahale hI siddhapurI meM praveza kiyaa| eka hI suputra ke kAraNa siMhanI vana kI sAmrAjJI hotI hai kintu dasa nAlAyaka putroM ke hote hue gadhI bhAra Dhote Dhote mara jAtI hai / kavi samrAT AcArya zrI mAnatuMga sUri ne mA~-putra kI isa anokhI jor3I kA varNana isa prakAra kiyA hai "strINAM zatAni zatazo janayanti putrAn, - nAnyA sarvAdizo dadhati bhAni prAcyeva digjanayati tvadupamaM jananI prasUtA / sahasrarazmiM, sphuradaMzujAlam // " ( bhaktamAre stotra 22) He Suggests the natural birth of God. Hundreds of woman give birth to hundreds of sons but not mother (except Thine) give birth to a son that Could Stand (out in) Comparison with Thee. In all the directions there are (lit all the quarters contain) Constellations, but it is only the east brings forth the sun having a Collection of resplendent rays. aura kAvyAtmakatA ke rUpa meM sAhityakAra va kavi bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA dvArA kiyA gayA bhASAnuvAda hai - "suta janma detI haiM sahasroM nAriyAM nita loka meM / kintu nahIM samakakSa prabhu ke lakSa lakSa aneka meM // dizi vidizi meM nakSatra tAre udita agaNita haiM sahI / prAcI dizA bina anya koI bhAnu upajAtI nahI // vartamAna yuga meM RSabha deva yA mahArANA pratApa jaise zUravIra putra ke samAna dUsarA nahIM huA / madhyakAlIna DiMgala bhASA ke sarva zreSTha rAjasthAnI kavi pRthvIrAja ne apane kAvya meM jo abhivyakta kiyA hai, usameM jo suSThu vivRti huI hai / vaha bhI manananIya hai "mAI ehar3A pUta jaNa, jehar3A rANA akabara sUto probha ke, jANa sirA For Personal & Private Use Only pratApa / sA~pa // Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 akabara samada athAha, sUrApaNa bhariyo sajala / mevAr3I tiNa mA~ha, poyaNa phUla pratApa sii||" he mAtA ! tU aise putra ko janma de jaisA rANA pratApa hai / jisako akabara sirahAne kA sA~pa samajha kara sotA huA jAga par3atA hai| akabara athAha samudra hai jisameM vIratA rUpI jala bharA huA hai parantu mevAr3a kA rANApratApa usameM kamala-puSpa kI bhA~ti khila rahA hai| ataH mAI ! aise putra ko janma deM jaise rANA pratApa / arthazAstrI prAcArya cANakya ne (mahAtmA kauTilya ke nAma se bhI abhihita) eka sthAna para likhA hai ki saikar3oM guNa rahita putroM kI apekSA eka guNI putra zreSTha hai / eka candramA hI samasta andhakAra ko naSTa kara detA hai, sahasra tAre nhiiN| "ekospi guNavAnputro, nirguNaizca shtairvrH| ekazcandrastamo hanti, ca tArA sahasrazaH / / " siddhayogI bhartRhari ne bhI kahA hai-jisa prakAra sUrya akelA hI apanI kiraNoM se samasta saMsAra ko prakAzamAna kara detA hai usI prakAra eka hI vIra apanI zUratA, parAkrama aura sAhasa se sArI pRthvI ko apane pairoM ke nIce kara letA hai Aja marudevI kA putra RSabha vidyamAna nahIM hai, parantu usakI jyoti yugoM taka jalegI / amerikana kavi lAMgaphailo kI bhI yahI mAnyatA hai ki "bar3e prAdamI mara jAne para apanI jyoti chor3a jAte haiM jo unakI mRtyu ke bAda jagamagAtI rahatI Ajakala putra-putrI mA~ ke prati karma bhI adhikAMzataH itane bure aura asahya ho jAte haiM ki anya jana unako burA samajhakara hI nahI rahate / chi: ! chi: !! chiH !! karake bhI santoSa dhAraNa nahIM kara lete; usakI dhulAI-kuTAI marammata karane ke lie bhI utArU ho jAte haiM aura mA~ bhI deva se prArthanA karane lagatI hai-"astrIya janama kAi dIdhaU re maheza, avara janama thArai ghaNA re rareza / " (bIsaladeva rAsa) jo hamezA mA~ se ucita vyavahAra karatA hai, vaha vyakti, vyakti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 nahIM bhagavAn ke samakakSa hai / yadi usake sAtha anucita vyavahAra AcaraNa karate haiM para isa pustaka kA zradhyayana manana kara sudhara jAyeMge to Apa sahI meM iMsAna hai aura kevala apanI galatiyoM ko samajhane taka hI sImita rakheMge to AkAra se mAnava hote hue bhI haivAna haiM / tathA bhaviSya meM punaH galatiyoM para galatiyA~ karate jAe~ge to zaitAna se kama nhiiN| mujhe AzA hI nahIM balki pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki prApa sacce mAnava banakara bhagavAn hone ke lie prayatna ke zikhara para avazya car3heMge / eka bAta nizcita hai ki ApakI sevA samyak honI cAhie mithyA nahIM / samyaka sahita mithyA rhit| karma pradhAna sevA hI sabase bar3I sevA hai| yahI vaiyAvRtya saccA vaiyAvRtya hai / uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM kahA hai ki mahAmuni gautama jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUchate haiM- " vaiyAvacceNaM bhaMte jIve kiM jaNayai ? ( bhagavan ! vaiyAvRtya (sevA) se prANI kyA lAbha prApta karatA hai ) ? taba uttara meM ve kahate haiM- " vaiyAvacceNaMtitthayara nAmagotaM kammaM nibaMdhai / " ( vaiyAvRtya se prANI tIrthakara pada ko prApta karatA hai / ) bhagavAn mahAvIra, gautama buddha, kRSNa, gurunAnaka deva, zo jarathusta, aura IsA masIha Adi sabhI ne karma mArga se phalAsakti kI prabalatA haTAne para prabala jora diyA / labdha pratiSTha saMta vinobA bhAve ke vicArAnusAra "phala tujhe pahale mila cukA hai| aba to karma karanA bAkI raha gayA hai, phira phala kaise mAMgatA hai ? " aura "apanA rakhA huA kadama ThIka hogA to Aja yA kala usakA phala hogA hI / " ( mohanadAsa karmacanda gAMdhI ) para zasya zyAmala pRthvI kI pavitra bhUmi ke vAsI jana vAsanA se grasta hokara karma se to udAsIna ho baiThe aura phala For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 prApti ke itane jora-zora se pIche par3e ki mA~ ko do roTI ke Tukar3e dekara svayaM kA RNa cukAne kI AzA karane lage / kahA jAtA hai ki isa jIvana meM hamAre zarIra kI camar3I se cappala banAkara pahanAde to bhI alpa hai aura isI taraha se sevA karate-karate hama sau-sau janma nyauchAvara karadeM to bhI karuNA- sindhu mA~ dvArA kiye upakAroM kA RNa cukAne meM asamartha hI haiN| isa pala mujhe gujarAtI kI eka prasiddha kahAvata yAda AtI hai "arpI daOM sau janma avaDu mA~ tuja sama leNu N / parantu grApa phalAsakti ke jAla meM phaMse hue haiN| ghara kI vadhue~ to samajhatI haiM ki calo naukarAnI kA kharcA baca gayA / parantu yadi mA~ ke mukha se virodha ke rUpa meM eka zabda bhI nikala jAye to duryodhana, arjuna, bhIma, kRSNa Adi kaurava-pAMDava saba ikaTThe ho jAte haiM zrIra mahAbhArata kA yuddha sAkSAt dekhane ko milatA hai / unakI bhAvanA to yaha rahatI hai ki roTiyoM ke badale meM kAma karane vAlI mila gayI lekina yaha socane vAloM ko itanA jJAna nahIM ki jo dUsaroM ke lie burA socatA hai usakA khuda kA burA hotA hai / kyoMki-- " karma pradhAna vizva kari rAkhA | jo jasa karahi so tasa phala cAkhA / " ( tulasIdAsa ) tAtparya yaha hai ki ekAnta anubhava karane se yA vRttiyoM meM zaithilya Ane se mana meM ghaTiyA ghaTiyA vicAra DerA DAla dete haiM / alaga hote samaya mA~ se hisse kI mAMga karate haiM / aise vyaktiyoM ko DUba kara marane ke atirikta aura kyA kahA jA sakatA hai / mA~ to mA~ hI hai, jo Apa mA~goge to vaha avazya degI / cAhe tana kATakara yA mana masosa kara / usakA kArya denA hai cAhe usake prati koI kaisA hI vicAra rkhe| isalie mIrAMbAI ne kahA hai "tero marama nahIM pAyo re / " zrAjakala samasyA hI samasyA hai| saiksa, prema-vivAha, daheja-prathA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 talAka, strIsvAtantrya, vRddhoM yuvaka-yuvatiyoM ke vicAra-saMgharSa, vyaktigata svatantratA banAma samAja, Arthika ulajhaneM, dharma banAma vijJAna vagairaha to vartamAna samAja kI sAdhAraNa samasyA hai / parantu mA~ prabhRti ke sambandhoM meM eka dUsare ke prati maryAdAbhAva yA asabhyatA cAroM tarapha vikasita hotI calI jA rahI hai, vaha samasyA bhAratIya saMskRti para mahAkalaMka hai / yaha vartamAna yuga kI mahAbhayaMkara, pralaya -- kArI, saMkrAmaka roga jaisI jvalanta samasyA hai| jisa prakAra dRzya kAvya ho yA zravya, viSayagata ho yA viSayagata | isake jagaha dRSTigocara hote hai, isI prakAra ye samasyAe~ kisI na kisI rUpa meM vidyamAna rahatI haiM / bheda - upabheda saba bhI choTI-bar3I Apako yaha jJAta nahIM hai ki mA~ ke hita ke lie jIvana kA utsarga karane meM jisane yathArtha zrahlAda Ananda svIkAra kiyA hai vahI jIvana kA vAstatika kalAkAra hai / jisane mA~ kI sevA ke lie, usake duHkha-darda samApta karane ke lie kucha prayatna hI nahIM kiyA vaha hAtha pairoM vAlA hote hue bhI paMgu hai / zrA~khoM ke hote hue bhI andhA hai, tana ke samasta zravayava vidyamAna hote hue bhI apAhija hai / pU~jIvAna hote hue bhI bhikhamaMge ke samAna haiM, jisane mA~ kI sevA nahIM kI kyA usakA bhI koI jIvana hai ? naraka samAna hai| bIjAropaNa karate haiM babUla kA aura grAma khAne kI icchA rakhate haiM / yahI hai na ApakI phalAsakti kA phala | smaraNa rahe ! mA~ jo hamArI prakRti hai, parivAra kA jIvana hai, pragati kA AdhAra hai, saMskRti kI nirmAtA aura zakti kA srota hai| jisako sukha, lakSmI aura zakti kA pratIka mAnA gayA hai / usake sAtha aisA vyavahAra ! dhikkAra hai, mana glAni se bhara uThatA hai / para kyA kareM ? yadi Apa patthara haiM to pArasa bano, vRkSa hai to lAjavantI kA paudhA bano, yadi manuSya ho to mA~ se prema karo zuddha va sAtvika bhAva se / anya ke dvArA Apake prati galata kiyA gayA vyavahAra Apako For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 akSamya ho jAtA hai to mA~ ke prati Apake dvArA kiye gaye vyavahAra ko bhI Apako vicAranA cAhie / "prAtmanaH pratikUlAni parezAM na samAcaret" / vismRta mata karo ki isakA upakAra to hama para asIma hai| kaSTa pAkara janma detI hai, pAlatI hai, posatI hai, paDhAtI-likhAtI hai / ina saba prayAsoM meM vaha na jAne kitane kaSTa sahana karatI hai aura usakA Apa phala kyA dete haiM ! tAre AkAza kI kavitA hai to mA~ pRthvI kii| ApakA kyA sAre saMsAra kI yaha to bhAgya-vidhAtA hai| zAstra-vacana to yahI hai "yanmAtA pitarau kaSTaM, sahete sambhave nRNAm / na tasya niSkRti zakyA, katta kalpazatairapi // " manuSya ko paidA karane meM jo mA~ kaSTa sahana karatI hai usakA badalA saikar3oM kalpoM meM bhI hama nahIM cukA skte| ___ ataH hameM mAM ke prati pUrNa ahiMsA kA bhAva rakhanA hai| isase tAtparya usake prati sadbhAva se hai| ahiMsA kA vikRta rUpa hiMsA hai jo tIna prakAra kI hotI hai-(1) mAnasika hiMsA (2) vAcika hiMsA (3) kAyika hiNsaa| jaba santAna mAM kA ahita yA hAni kI bAta socate haiM to vaha mAnasika hiMsA hotI hai / jaba apane kaThora, kiMvA, asatya vANI dvArA mA~ ko kaSTa pahuMcAte haiM to vaha vAcika hiMsA hotI hai jaba hama unakA hanana karate haiM, mArate-pITate haiM to use kAyika yA karma sambandhI hiMsA kahate haiN| mA~ ke prati ina tIna prakAra kI hiMsA kA pariharaNa hI mA~ ke prati ahiMsA kahane meM aayegii| svargIya kavi phirAka ne to apanI mA~ ke prati "juganU" racanA meM kahA hai "kabhI-kabhI mere pAyala kI AtI hai jhaMkAra / to terI A~khoM se A~sU barasane lagate haiM / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 maiM juganU banakara to tujha taka pahuMca nahIM sktaa| jo tujha se ho sake ai mA~! to vo tarIkA batA // tU jisako pAle vo kAgaja uchAla dUM kaise? ye najma tere kadamoM para DAla dUM kaise ? // jagat ke pratyeka dharma evaM samAja ne mA~ hetu vividha bAteM digdarzita karAI hai| phira cAhe vaha vaidika, jaina, bauddha, zaiva, nyAya darzana, mImAMsaka, islAma, IsAI, sikkha ho pArasI ; pratyeka dharma sampradAya, mata,majahaba va rilIjana ne mAM ko avazya yAda kiyA hai / mA~ kI sevA mana, karma-vacana ina tInoM se honI caahie| cAhe apanI kAyA ko kitanI bhI kaThinAI sahana karanI par3e para mA~ kI sevA ke lie dRDha saMkalpa kara lenA caahie| aparihArya ho to mana mArakara, svayaM ke hRdaya ke sAtha bAMdha-chor3a karake bhI use prasanna rakhanA caahie| mA~ khuza to jagat khuza use duHkha to saMsAra ko duHkha / usakI prasannatA meM hI sArI sRSTi kI prasannatA samAhita hai / abhI taka yaha prazna upasthita hai ki mAM bar3I yA guru yA rAjA yA atithi ! mA~ ke samakSa ye usI prakAra hai jisa prakAra athAha samudra ke sAmane choTI sI ndii| hameM azubha se nikala kara zubha meM jAnA hai kyoMki zubha ko grahaNa karoMge to vicAra zuddha hoMge / azubha ko kareMge to isake viparIta hogaa| atIta ko bhUla jAmro vyatIta ko yAda kro| yadi mA~ ke prati kucha asabhya yA kheda janaka vyavahAra ho gayA hai to dho DAlo apane aapko| pazcAtApa karake usakI agni meM tila-tila gala kara kundana bana jaayo| kiye hue duSkAryo hetu pratikramaNa kara lo| jaise sUrya zAma ko apanI kiraNoM kA jAla sameTa letA hai / isase jIvana vizuddha va karmoM kI nirjarA bhI hogii| "kiccANamakaraNe paDikkamaNaM asachahaNaM atahA vivarIya pruvnnaaem"| upadiSTa yA karaNIya kArya na karane se, mA~ ke prati jo bhagavAn ke vacana haiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 usameM azraddhA karane se,unake kathana ke viparIta prarupaNa karane se pratikramaNa kiyA jAtA hai| __ aisA karanA Apake lie upayogI, mahatvapUrNa evaM karaNIya bhI hai| pratikramaNa gata samaya meM mA~ se kiye gaye avyavahAra kA hotA hai, pratyAkhyAna bhaviSya meM aisA na karane aura zubha kArya hetu kiyA jAtA hai, aura AlocanA vartamAna doSoM ke parihArArtha karate haiM / ___"imAI cha abayaNAI vadittae-aliyavayaNe, hIliyavayaNe khisita vayaNe, pharUsavayaNe, jAratthiyavayaNe, viusaktiM vApuNo udiiritte|" (zrI sthAnAMga sUtra) hameM asatya vacana, tiraskAra yukta vacana, Aveza meM vacana, kaThora vacana, avicArapUrNa vacana, evaM hue kalaha ko punaH jAgRta karane vAle ye SaTvacana mA~ se kabhI nahI bolanA cAhie / - kaSTakAraka vacana mana ko bheda dete haiN| mahAbhArata meM anuzAsanaparva meM kahA bhI hai "karNinAlIka nArAcAna, nirharanti shriirtH| vAkzalyastu na nihatu, zakyo hRdizayohi sH||" bandUka kI golI to prayatna karane se nikala hI jAtI haiM kintu vacana kA zalya hRdaya meM cubhatA hI rahatA hai / sAdhAraNa bhASA meM mAre zabdoM kA ghAva bhara jAye para tIkhe vacanoM kA ghAva kabhI nahIM bhrtaa| kahAvata hai-'talavAra kA ghAva bhara jAtA haiM para apamAna kA ghAva kamI nahIM / " ubhayakAla meM mA~ ke caraNa sparza karane caahie| isase bhI pApoM se mukti milatI hai| "ikkovi namukkAro" mAtra eka bAra zraddhA se namaskAra karane se ber3A pAra ho jAtA hai| bIja ko tor3akara vRkSa ko bAhara nikAlane kA prayAsa vyartha hai / agara vikAsa cAhate ho to vizvAsa sahita soMpa do reta ko aura jala sIMco, mUla taka jAyegA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antastala bhIgegA, phira phUTeMge kisalaya aura mahakeMge phUla / ataH TUTa par3o mA~ kI goda meM, jhuka par3o mA~ ke caraNoM meM, kho par3o mA~ ke darzanoM meM, / mara par3o mA~ kI sevA maiM, ___ laga par3o mA~ kI vandanA meM / pItala ke bartanoM ko yadi hamezA sApha nahIM kiyA jAe to ve apanI camaka kho baiThate hai usI prakAra yadi hama mA~ ko nitya karaNIya namana nahIM kareMge to jInA vyartha hue binA nahIM rhegaa| jala-rahita akelA sAbuna, arIThA yA sor3hA zarIra se ragar3ane se zarIra kA maila kadApi nahIM utaregA balki zarIra chila jaayegaa| namaskAra yaha jala hai namaH idugra namaH, namo devobhyo namaH (namaskAra sabase bar3I vastu hai, devatA bhI namaskAra ke vazIbhUta hote haiM / ) purvavat kathana ki hameM svayaM ko yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki mA~ kI tRpti meM hI apanA sukha evaM kalyANa hai / isake viSaya meM kyA likhU ? yadi kAgaja ke rUpa meM pRthvI banAyU~ sAre jaMgala ko lekhanI aura sAtoM samudra ko syAhI banAlUM, to bhI mA~ ke viSaya meM vizleSaNa karanA asaMbhava hai, asakya hai / avarNanIya aura zabdAtIta hai| ___ mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki bhArata ke navanirmANArtha mA~ ke prati apanA kartavya pUrNa kara samAja ke sammukha Apa eka nUtana Adarza prastuta kara mere yatna ko saphala bnaayeNge| Akhira mA~ se to hama utpanna hue hai yadi vaha nahIM hogI to hama saba kahA~ se......! rAmarAjya ko sthApita hone meM, rAvaNa ke anta aura sItA ke lauTane meM, mAnavatA kI vijaya aura dAnavatA kI parAjaya meM, svArtha prerita kaikeyIvAda kA hRdaya-parivartana karane meM rAma ko caudaha varSa lage the / to Apako to bahuta kama samaya lagegA kyoMki na to Apake sAmane dhUmaketu rAvaNa jaisA parAkramI yoddhA hai aura na hI sItA jaisI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 patnI kA apaharaNa tathA na hI vAnaroM kI sAmUhika zakti kI AvazyakatA / ataH unheM caudaha varSa lagA to Apako to ati alpa samaya lgegaa| yadi aisA nahIM kiyA to marate samaya pachatAoge hamane mA~ kI sevA nahIM kii| hama usake RNI haiN| hama usakA cakravartI byAja to kyA mUladhana bho nahIM cukA pAye aura adhika jone kI AkAMkSA rkheNge| kintu jIvana meM mA~ ke prati svayaM ke kartavya kA kitane aMza meM pAlana kiyA, isakI cintA nahIM kreNgeN| urdU zAyarI suprasiddha hai ho umra khijra bhI to kaheMgeM bavakte marga / kyA hama rahe yahA~ abhI Aye abhI cale // ataH jaba taka isa tana ko vyAdhi ne nahIM dherA hai, jaba taka bur3hApA nikaTa nahIM AyA hai aura yama nAmaka ghora duzmana ne apanA kUca kA nagAr3A nahIM bajAyA hai tathA jaba taka buddhi saThiyA nahIM gaI taba taka kartavya kA pAlana kara le / hamArA kartavya hameM mona saMketAtmaka nimantraNa de rahA hai / nimantraNa svIkAra kara leN| aMgrejI kahAvata"When dudy calls,we must obey. prasiddha hai| guru govinda siMha ke choTe sukumAra putroM ko jindA hI dIvAra meM cina diyA gyaa| kintu ve sapUta, amara zahIda, bhArata mA~ ke lADale apane sva kartavya se vicalita nahIM hue| kitanI hI prAMdhiyAM teja huI, kitanA hI bhaya kA sAgara garajA, kitanA hI bhayaMkara kaSTa sahanA par3A parantu apane kartavya kI pUrti hetu mArga se vicalita nahIM hue aura jindA hI mRtyu ke grAsa bana gye| para satyatA yaha hai ki unheM mauta mAra na sakI, zatru jhukA na sakA apane kartavya se / sarvadA ke lie amara kara gaye apanA nAma / satya hai yU~ to jIne ke lie loga jiyA karate haiM, lAbha jIvana kA phira bhI nahIM liyA karate haiN| mRtyu se pahale bhI marate haiM hajAroM lekina, jindagI inakI hai jo mara ke jiyA karate haiM // " For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115 anta meM maiM isa AzA ke sAtha; AzA ke sAtha hI nahIM balki pUrNa Atma vizvAsa ke sAtha apanI lekhanI ko virAma detA hUM ki Apa isako paDhakara soceMge, vicAreMge aura manana kareMge / zradhyayana kara satyAnveSaNa kareMge | Aloka tabhI ho sakatA hai jaba tama samApta ho / kAraNa prabhAta hone se pUrva andhakAra hotA hai / phulara ne bhI kahA hai-- "It is always darkest just be for the day daw neth." mA~ tujhe koTi-koTi namaskAra hai / kyoMki hai yuga yuga se prajjavalita, terI akSaya avirala jyota / lokAMza ko pAkara, maiM karatA hUM vizva meM udhota // " usI merI bhAvanA svIkRta karo ise yA na karo; icchA ApakI ! hama to musAphira aisA kahakara ; cale jAe~ge ! khidamate mA~-prema-sudhArasa pIkara ; mara jAe~ge ! nAma svayaM kA jagat meM rozana; kara jAe~ge ! mA~ ke asIma mahAtmya kI jhar3iyAM ; lagAke jAe~ge ! mA~ hI sarvocca hai, mAnava saMpuTa ko; sunAke jAe~ge ! svIkRta karo ise yA na karo; icchA ApakI ! hama to bhAratavAsI apanA pharja ; nibhAke jAe~ge ! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mokalasara ahamadAbAda dillI dAnadAtA sUcI 3000) zrI mizrImala jI bAphanA 2000) zrImati jAsUda bahana maNilAla ema. zAha (haste-zrI kamaleza zAha) 2000) zrI kauzalakumAra jI, azokakumAra jI siddhArtha kumAra jI bhaMsAlI 1600) zrI cAMdamalajI kI dharma patnI a0 zau0 catarabAI ke suputra zrI hukamacaMda jI abhaya kumAra jI, himmatasiMha jI vimalakumAra jI loDhA 500) zrI pannAlAlajI vinoda kumArajI nAhaTA (haste-maheMdrasiMha jI nAhaTA) 6100) koTA dillI prAptisthAna prakAza canda azoka kumAra daphtarI _c/o prakAza, dukAna naM. 28 6 sI, espleneDa ro IsTa, kalakattA-66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ FATEH REEHEREEEEEE prAcArya pravara 1008 zrI jina kAnti sAgara sUrIzvara jI mahArAja labdha pratiSTha ke suziSya ratna bAyeM se :- muni zrI candraprabha sAgara jI, muni zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI ma.. muni zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI yuvA muni zrI candraprabha sAgara jI ke cintana ke muktAkaNoM se vilasita tathA adhyayana se saMcita jJAna-sampadA se sampRkta vicArottejaka kRti "mA~" kA prakAzana Adhunika bhautikatA priya jIvana kI dhArA ko mor3a dene kA satsAhasa pUrNa marmasparzI prayatna aura gahana cintana ke anantara navanIta sadRzya tApahArI bhAvoM kA yaha ekAkAra rUpa haiN| isameM antarnihita sandeza bhI yahI hai ki mA~ ke caraNoM meM AsthA rakhane vAlA vyakti vijayI hokara hI rahatA hai / parAjaya use harA nahIM sakatI aura vijaya use sadA surabhita hAra pahanAtI haiM / For Personal & Private Use Only