Book Title: Mahavir 1933 04 to 07 Varsh 01 Ank 01 to 04
Author(s): C P Singhi and Others
Publisher: Akhil Bharatvarshiya Porwal Maha Sammelan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/541501/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - zrImAn yaha aMka zrApakI sevA meM namUne ke taura para mAvazyaka bhejA jAtA hai ApakI bar3I kRpA hogI yadi zrApa isakA vArSika mUlya ru0 1) va posTaja ke / ) jumale ru0 1 / ) ke TikaTa liphAphe meM baMda kara bheja deMge isa se kAryAlaya vI. pI. kI mAthAkUTa se baca jAyagA aura zrApakA paisA jo vI. pI. kA lagegA vaha kharca nahIM hogA isa patra ko itanA sastA dene kA sAhasa Apa sAhiboM ke sahAre para hI kiyA gayA hai| isako calAne meM koI kharcA nahIM rakkhA gayA hai / isake saba sampAdaka avaitanika haiM phira bhI isakA kharcA sAlI. yAnA eka hajAra kApI chapavAne va posTa prAdi karane meM karIba ru. 1200) bAraha sau kA hai / ataeva haraeka pauravAla bandhu va bahina se prArthanA hai ki the patra ke svayam grAhaka ho jAya aura apane iSTa mitroM ko isake grAhaka banAveM / yaha patra pauravAla mahA-sammelana kA mukhapatra hai aura isase hara poravAla bhAI ke pAsa poravAla jAti sambandhI hila cAla ke samAcAra va jAti ko yogya rAstoM para lAne kI yojanAeM nikalA kareMgI aura sAtha hI sAtha poravAla jAti ke bhinna 2 phirakoM meM paraspara roTI beTI vyavahAra puSTa karane kA Andolana joroM se kiyA jaaygaa| ____pyAre yuvako ! patra kA cirAyu rahanA zrApa para nirbhara hai Apa jisa grAma nagara aura zahara meM basate haiM vahAM para jitane grAhaka prayatna se ho sakeM banAkara bhijavAne kI kRpA karAveM / itanI prArthanA para bhI Apane rupayA na bhejA aura grAhaka hone jA na hone kI ittalA na bhejI to ApakA mauna svIkRti samajha kara pAMcavA aMka 10 pI0 se bhejA jaaygaa| --- samarthamala ratanacandajI siMghI' mahAmaMtrIzrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana, sirohI, (rAjapUtAnA ) . Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DOO DOO mahAvIra (niyamAlA) (zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana kA mukha patra ) pauravAloM kA kIrti stambha varSa 1] aprela se julAI 1633 I0 [ aGka 1,2,3,4 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdakagaNacI. pI. siMghI, sirohI tArAcandra DosI, bhImAzaGkara zarmA, vakIla sirohI RkhabadAsa jaina, zivagaJja prakAzaka samarthamala ratanacandajI siMgho, mahAmaMtrI-zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahA sammelana, sirohI (rAjapUtAnA . mudraka ra isI chUTaka aGka kA mUlya // 8) vArSika mUlya maya poSTeja ru0 1 / ) ke. hamIramala lUNiyA, di DAyamaNDa jubilI presa, ajamera. Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra zrImAn seTha dalIcaMdajI vIracaMdajI zrApha sUrata nivAsI presiDeNTa zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahA sammelana (prathama adhivezana) zrI bAmaNavAdajI mahA tIrtha, sirohI. D. J. Press, Ajmer, mahAvIra zrImAn seTha bhabUtamalajI catarAjI deladara nivAsI svAgatAdhyava zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahA sammelana (prathama adhivezana) zrI bAmaNavAdajI mahA tIrtha, sirohI. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra mahAvIra zrImAn zeTha kapUracaMdajI umAjI deladara nivAsI svAgatAdhyakSa ke bar3e bhAI, ina donoM bhAiyoM ne ru0 51000) pauravAla jaina hAI skUla ke liye denA svIkAra kiyA hai| zrImAn jAti bhUSaNa zeTha DAhAjI khUmAjI saMghavI Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra ' (nibandhamAlA) nija deza hita karanA sadA, yaha eka hI suvicAra ho| paracAra ho sad dharma, kA, yAcAra pUrvAcAra ho|| varSa 1 vI0 2456 vaizAkha, jyeSTha, prASAr3ha 1960 aMka 1-2-3 pauravAla jAti kI mahimA preSaka-ThAkura lakSmaNasiMha caudharI devAsa-sIniyaraH . - remain bhI vIra prabhu pada paMkajoM meM mana hamArA lIna ho! zrI siddha para prAcArya UpAdhyAya guNa tallIna ho ! bhI sAdhu mAdezAMnurAgI vAgvihArI mIna ho ! '- zrI vIra prAgvAT jAti mahimAgAnagarimAdhIna ho // 1 // hai pUrva kI mahimA anUThI, pUrva hai mNglprdaa| ." - ... hai samugvaLa pUrva jisakA, mAna hotA hai sadA // zrI jaina mata uddhAra kartA vIra janme pUrva meM / hotA udaya sama nAza kartA sUrya zazi kA pUrva meM // 2 // hai pUrva kA vAyUhi . varSA kAla ko lAtA yhaaN| yaha pUrva hI dhana dhAnya de bhaba bhI jilAtI hai jahA~ // mahimAnvitA isa pUrva se pUrvaja hamAre pAe the| paravIra zatasata rakSitA zrImAtA anamo bhAe the // 3 // Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2] mahAvIra prAgbAda isI kAraNa kahAye aMbikA ke bhakta ve / rAjA prajA ke priya sadA karttavya meM anurakta ve // jaba aMbikA kA yaha ve saba kara rahe the ekadA / daivAt svayaMprabha sUri lAkara Tala gaI vaha ApadA // 4 // upadeza rasako pAnakara prAmmrAT sabhI jainI hue / jo mUka prazjha ke atra the ve prANadhana dAnI hue || kucha kAla ke pazcAt phira zrImAla mahimA ghaTa gaI / aartaarater nagara kI ApahI se bar3ha gaI // 5 // - purajaba vahAM ke karagae prasthAna nAnA sthAna meM / prAgvAda bhI jAkara base anyatra hindusthAna meM // gujarAta jAMgala meM tathA padmAvatI meM jA rahe | tabase usI sthaLa nAma se abataka bhi jAne jArahe || 6 || usa kAla meM sambucdha ke sAdhana nahIM the Aja se / taba bana gaI ve jJAtiyAM unakI jahAM jo jA base / itanA huA vo bhI rahe prakhAda unnata sarvadA | dhruva dhIra buddhImAna ve sammAna pAte the sadA // 7 // gurjarapatI kA maMtripada prAvATa hI ke pAsa thA / chakSmI sarasvatI kIrti kA inake yahAM para bAsa thA || mahAmaMtrI muMjAla ko yUnAna bhI thA jAnatA / braha kauna thA jo iMDi unake hAtha kI nahIM mAnatA // 8 // maMtrI vimalasA vIra, lakSmI putra, premI dharma kA / 3.1.1 sAnI na thA senApatI meM tez2a vastUpAla kA || haiM bhAbu ke anupam jinAlaya gA rahe mahimA yahI ! basa zilpa ke aise namUne pRthsa meM haiM nahIM // 6 // the rANapura ke bhavya maMdira ke vidhAtA pauravAr3a / inake jinAlaya se bhaTTA hai goDavAr3A mAravAr3a || jinatIrthaM khAlI hai nahIM isa jJAti ke maudArya se / itihAsa bhI khAlI nahIM isa jAti ke satkArya se // 10 // Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poravAla jati kI mahimA moDanya gar3ha ke zreSTha mahisA lAla the isa hoti ke the ratna pethaMDa se anekoM putra nAnA bhAMti ke // prAgvATa kara the dAnarata atithI camakatI nyAya se / thI buddhi zraddhAyukta ve Darate sadA anyAya se // 11 // ina pUrva ke satpUrvajoM kI hai kathA zrAnanda dA / satsphUrtidA hai kIrtidA hama saba ko hai zikSApradA // hA ! hA ! parantu zauka hai ! anabhijJatA itihAsa kI / aba bhI khaTakatI hai nahIM, parvA nahIM parihAsakI // 12 // vIratva ko hai kho diyA dhanbA lagAyA dharma ko / jainI rahe aba nAma ke jAne nahIM usa marma ko // saMtAna vIroM kI ahA ! nirvIrya kyoMkara ho gaI / parivAra ke strI putra kI rakSAbhi kara pAte nahIM // 13 // taLakara kyA ! bhaba cAku kA upayoga bhI jAne nahIM / basa phUTa IrSA ke sivA ye nyAya ko mAne nahIM // milakara sabhI ekatra jo nija zatru ko lalakArate / aba ve paraspara bar3a jhagar3a kara zatruoM se hArate // 14 // dhana, dharma meM jo kAma zrAtA jArahA duSkarma meM I para varma Dhakane kI apekSA ghAva karate marma meM // paramArtha kI icchA nahIM sabai svArtha hI meM hai juTe / jaba kisakI bhale isa jAti kA na galA ghuTe // 15 // dhana ke naze meM dhunda ho vidyA se vaMcita ho gae / vidyA gaI taba mUrkha ho dhana koSa se kara dho gae // kaha rUDhiyA~ kAraNa avidyA ke tabhI bhAkara ghusI / azlIlatA bhI zrAdhasI strI gAyanoM meM rAkSasI // 16 // sammAna bhI to calabasA bakkAla baniye bana gaye / nija udyatA ko bhUlakara laghukArya meM hI sana gae isake na usake aba rahe honA patana so ho cukaa| bhArat bhi aba to jaga uThA hai sonukA sA 1 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .. "mahAvIra jisa pUrva kI zubha lAlimA para kAlimA thI chaagii| . .. . . . . viSadhula rahA aba phira usIpara lAlimAsI AgaI // kevala kamI hai zakti kI vaha aikya se hI aaegii| , viSamaya phuTelI phaTa jaba jar3ase ukhAr3I jAegI // 18 // isa bhavya bhArata kI sabhI jJAtI lagI utthAna meM / prAgvATa phira kaise raheM apane suSuptisthAna meM // nijadeza ke kAryArtha milakara eka hoveMge sabhI / . una pUrvajoM kI kIrti meM baTTA na lAveMge kabhI // 16 // bhataeva jAgo bandhubho ! sunalo samayakI mAMgako / kara saMgaThana Age bar3hI taja rUDhiyoM ke svAMga ko // yaha kSetra sanmukha kArya kA kartavya se pUrA bhraa| . . .. karanA hai sevA dezakI isameM naho truTI jarA // 20 // abato prabho ! AnaMdavardhaka zrAtmabala ko dIjiye / nija jAti gaurava srota urase zIghra prasRta kIjiye / / kara jor3akara vinayAnvitA prabhu Apase hai prArthanA / aAnaMda maMgala dezameM ho hai yahI abhyarthanA // 21 // OM zAntiH zAntiH zAntiH prakAzaka kA vaktavya.. isa 'mahAvIra' patra ko nikAlane ke liye DrAphTa rijolyuzana meM jikra kiyA gayA thA aura usI anusAra poravAla samAja se prArthanA nAmaka TrekTa bhI zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahAsammelana ke prathama adhivezana kI akhIra tA0 13 ko bAMTe gaye the| parantu usa roja adhika varSA hone se isa viSaya meM adhika pragati na kara sake aura na usa samaya isake grAhaka banA sake / mahA sammelana ke chaThe prastAva ke anusAra isake uddezoM kA pracAra karane ke liye poravAla samAja se prArthanA nAmaka nibandha meM vistAra se ullekha kara diyA noTa-uparoka gAyana ThAkura bamaNasiMhajI devAsa nivAsI ne prathama adhivezana ke samaya para bhI:bAmaNavAdajI meM par3A thaa| Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka kA vaktavya hai isa liye yahAM para thor3e zabdoM meM isake janmahetu ko likha dete haiN| pauravAla jAti ko usakI ajJAnAnanda bharI mIThI nidrA se jagAnA hI isakA pradhAna karttavya hogA / isa para se sApha jAhira hai ki isa patra kA kAryakSetra udAra aura vizAla na hokara kevala poravAla jAti taka hI parimita raha jAyagA / parantu hamArA yaha dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki kisI vizeSa samAja yA jAti ko jagAne ke liye yahI zailI Avazyaka tathA lAma prada hai / isa zailI ko aMgIkAra kara kevala athavA mukhyatayA usI jAti sambandhI adhika carcA kI jaaygii| pauravAla samAja ko sacce rAste para lAne aura jAti meM krAnti paidA karane ke liye koI patra nahIM hai aura usako sAptAhika rUpa meM nikAla kara jAti kI sevA karane kA mukhya dhyeya thaa| parantu binA grAhakoM ke aisA sAhasa karanA munAsiba na samajha kara isako mAsika ke rUpa se zuru karate haiN| hameM isa bAta kA anubhava hai ki ekadama isa samAja meM sAptAhika calanA kaThina va duzkara hai isakA mukhya kAraNa yaha hai ki abhI taka samAja meM jyAdAtara avidyA kA pracaMDa jora hai| vidyA ke mIThe phala se sarvathA vaMcita hai| isa patra kA mukhya uddeza sAmAjika sudhAra hai isa liye isakI utpatti huI hai| bure 2 rasma tathA anarthakArI kurItiyoM ko jar3a mUla se uThA dene ke liye yaha patra sarvadA apanI AvAja uThAne ko taiyAra rhegaa| isa patra kA vArSika mUlya ru0 2) rakhane kA vicAra thA parantu isake uddezoM kA vizeSa pracAra lakSa meM rakha kara isakA vArSika mUlya ru0 1) rakhA gayA hai| aura yaha sAhasa alpa mUlya meM isa patra ko dene kA kevala isa liye kiyA gayA hai ki sarva sAdhAraNa isakA lAbha uThA skeN| hamAre samAja meM vAcana kI ruci bar3he yahI imArA dhyeya hai| isa sAhasa se jo kucha hAni hogI use sahana karane ko sammelana taiyAra hai| sarva sAdhAraNa ko yaha suna kara prasannatA hogI ki isa patra kA sampAdana karane meM avaitanika kArya karane ke liye zrIyut tArAcaMdajI DosI, zrIyut bhImAzaMkarajI zarmA vakIla, zrIyut bI0 pI0 siMghI ( sirohI) va zrIyut khabadAsajI jaina, pauravAla (zivagaMja) ne kabUla kiyA hai| isa liye sammelana unako dhanyavAda detA hai| ina vyaktiyoM kA poravAla samAja ko navInatA se Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Lada mahAvIra paricaya karAne kI AvazyaktA nahIM hai| patra sampAdana evaM lekhana kalA kA inako paryApta anubhava hai aura jisakA pratyakSa paricaya hama akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahA sammelana, ( bAmaNavAr3ajI ) ke prathama adhivezana ke avasara para pA cuke haiM / hamako AzA hI nahIM pratyuta dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki ina mahAnumAnoM kI lekhanI, hamAre nidrita samAja ko jAgRta kara usako kartavya parAyaNa banAne meM avazya phalIbhUta hogI / anta meM sarva sAdhAraNa se hamArA yahI nivedana hai ki isa patra ko apanAne maiM kisI taraha hAtha pIche nahIM khIMce aura sAtha hI sAtha una mahAzayoM se jo ki patra maMgA kara kevala tAka meM rakha dete haiM, hamArI yaha prArthanA hai ki ve jAti hita ke liye eka daphA patra ko par3heM agara na par3ha sakeM to apane iSTa mitroM se par3hA kara jAti ko unnati ke patha para le jAne kI lagana sadA apane aMdara rakhA kareM / samarthamala ratanacandajI siMghI, mahAmaMtrI, zrI zra0 bhA0 po0 mahAsammelana, sirohI. pauravAla jAti pragati kI cora Aja kala saMsAra kI samasta jAtiyAM apanI 2 unnati karane kA prayatna kara rahI haiN| jahAM dRSTi DAlate haiM vahA~ saba jAtiyAM tana mana dhana se apane utkarSa ke liye prayAsa karatI huI mAlUma par3atI haiM / saba jagaha 'unnati' tathA 'sudhAra' kI pukAra sunAI detI hai / sAmAjika sudhAra kI aba sabako AvazyaktA dIkhane lagI hai / saba jAtiyAM apane samAja hita ke liye apane girate hue samAja ko punaH pragati ke mArga para lAne ke liye ina dinoM ghora parizrama kara rahI haiM | sthAna 2 para sabhAeM sthApita ho rahI haiM / upadezakoM kA pUrA prabandha kiyA jA rahA hai / AryasamAja kisa joza va utsAha se kArya kara rahA hai. yaha kisI se chipA nahIM hai / yadi saca pUchA jAya to isa zatAbdI meM gAr3ha nidrA se soI huI hindu jAti ko jagAne kA mahatvapUrNa kArya AryasamAja ne hI kiyA hai ! strI jAti meM jJAnabhAnu kA prakAza phailAne kA AryasamAja ne nissaMdeha bahuta hI prazaMsanIya kArya kiyA hai / kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki isa zatAbdI ke Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poravAla jAti samati kI ora tw prakAzamaya samaya meM kisI jAti ko, kisI deza ko kisI bhI taraha se andhakAra meM rahanA nahIM suhAtA / saba jAtiyoM ke netAgaNa apanI 2 kauma ke liye kalyANaprada mArga kI khoja meM lage hue haiN| eka prakAra se saba jAtiyA~ unnati kI ghur3adaur3a meM Age bar3ha rahI haiM aura isI uddezya ke anusAra pauravAla jAti zrI khanati kI ora agrasara hone kA prayAsa kara rahI hai jisakA tAjA dAkhilA Apake sAmane maujUda hai ki eka mAha pahile zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana kA prathama adhivezana zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI mahAtIrtha meM tA0 11-12-13 apraila san 1633 I0 ko huA thA aura usameM jo prastAva 16 pAsa kiye gaye haiM unako dekhate yaha pratIta hotA hai ki yadi pauravAla samAja ne ina prastAvoM kA pUrNatayA pAlana kiyA to isameM koI bhAtharya kI bAta nahIM hai ki jAti kI umrati thor3e samaya meM ho sakegI aura apane samAja kI khoI huI kIrti ko punaH prApta kara sakegI / isa sthAna para prastAvoM para ullekha karanA anucita nahIM hogA / prastAva naM0 1 -- zrImAn rAja rAjezvara mahArAjAdhirAja mahArAvajI sAheba sirohI ko dhanyavAda kA / prastAva naM0 2 - vidyA pracAra kA jisake liye eka kamiTI 15 mahAzayoM kI banAI gaI hai jo isa viSaya para apanI riporTa AgAmI adhivezana ke pahile prabandhakAriNI kameTI ko peza kare / prastAva naM0 3 - mRtyu sambandhI jImana ( ToNA mausara ) ko baMda karane ke viSaya meM hai / yaha prastAva bahuta hI mahatvapUrNa hai aura isase samAja ko bar3I 2 hAnieM ho rahI hai| sammelana ke utsAhI kAryakarttAoM ne isako pAsa kara samAja ke sAmane eka udAharaNa upasthita kiyA hai parantu khAlI kAgajoM ke pannoM para pAsa karake rahane dene se kAma nahIM cala sakegA isake liye adhika prayAsa kI zarUrata hai / * prastAva naM0 4 -- kanyAvikraya kI mahA nindita prathA ko baMda karane ke viSaya meM hai jo ati uttama hai| parantu yaha prathA poravAla samAja meM joroM se ghara karake baiThI huI hai jisase samAja ko paritrANa pAnA bar3A kaThina hai| isake liye gAMva 2 ke navayuvakoM ko taiyAra karanA jarUrI hai| yuvaka aura yuvatiyoM ke satyAgraha se hI yaha prathA baMda ho sakatI hai jisake liye prayAsa karanA bahuta jarUrI hai| Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ = ] * mahAvIra prastAva naM0 5 - vRddhavivAha ko rokane va kanyA aura vara kI umara niyantRta karane ke viSaya meM hai jo samaya ko dekhate hue ThIka hai| isa viSaya meM bRTiza sarakAra ne zAradA ekTa pAsa kiyA hai aura usI ke anusAra ina kAnUnoM ko tor3ane vAloM ko sajAeM ho rahI haiN| bhArata kI bahutasI riyAsatoM ne bhI isa kAnUna ko pAsa kiyA hai / ummeda hai ki sirohI rAjya mo apanI prajA ke zreya ke liye isa kAnUna ko pAsa kare aura prajA kA AzIrvAda prApta kre| jahAM ki prathama sammelana huA hai | prastAva naM0 6 - mahA sammelana ke uddezya va prastAvoM kA pracAra karane ke liye eka mukha patra ko prakAzita karane ke viSaya meM hai aura usI ke anusAra yaha ' nibandha mAlA ' ke rUpa meM prakAzita horahA hai / prastAva naM0 7- - hAthI dAMta ke cUr3e ko sarvathA baMda karane ke viSaya meM hai| yaha prastAva pAsa kara 60000 hajAra hAthiyoM kI hiMsA baMda karane ke viSaya meM jo prayAsa kiyA gayA hai ati prazaMsanIya hai aura isa prasaGga para yoganISTa zAMtamUrti ananta jIva pratipAla yoga labdhI sampanna rAjarAjezvara bhI zAnti vijayajI mahArAja ne bahuta kucha upadeza diyA jisa para sArA paNDAla kyA strI aura kyA puruSa saba ne AindA cUr3A na pahinane va pahinAne va kharIdane kA unake sAmane praNa kiyaa| yoganiSTajI se nivedana hai ki ve isa viSaya meM pUrNatayA upadeza deveM tAki yaha prathA sarvathA baMda hojAya / * prastAva naM0 8 - deza aura samAja kI maujUdA Arthika sthiti dekhate sammelana ne vivAhAdi prasaGgoM para kama kharca karane kA jo prastAva pAsa kiyA hai| vaha samayocita hai / ataH hara gAMva kI paMcAyata se nivedana hai ki ve isa para pUrA pUrA amala kare / prastAva naM0 6 - vivAhakSetra ko vistRta karane ke viSaya meM hai jo samAja ko TikAne meM sAdhanabhUta hai vivAhakSetra ko vistArita karane aura jAti meM sAmAjika sudhAroM kI jhar3I lagAne aura unako kAryarUpa meM rakhane ke liye jAMti ke utsAhI yuvakoM va yuvatiyoM ko kAryakSetra meM utara jAnA caahiye| pauravAla jAti ke haraeka vibhAga ko ise kArya rUpa meM rakhane ke liye apanI 2 * noTa -- isa viSaya meM vizeSa jAnanA hoto bahinoM se do bAteM " nAmaka pustaka sammelana oNphisa dvArA prakAzita ko dekheM / "" Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poravAla jAti pragati kI ora paMcAyatoM meM pUrNa mAndolana karanA cAhiye aura jahAM taka ho isako zIghrameva kArya rUpa meM pariNita kara denA cAhiye / : prastAva naM0 10-vaizyAnRtya, AtizabAjI aura phUlavAr3I ko baMda karane ke viSaya meM hai| prastAva naM0 11-rezamI kapar3A hiMsAtmaka hone se baMda kiyA gayA hai eka bAra rezama ko taiyAra karane meM 40000 hajAra taka kIr3e mAre jAte haiN| yaha hiMsAmaya pravRtti hai isaliye anurodha hai ki samAja kA koI vyakti rezama ko nahIM kharIde / :: .. prastAva naM0 12-sammelana ke sthAI phaNDa ke viSaya meM hai jo vidyA pracAra kamiTI kI riporTa Ane bAda ekatrita karane kI yojanA amala meM AyagI / prastAva naM0 13-prabandhakAriNI samiti niyata karane ke viSaya meM hai jo 41 sadasyoM kI hogI jisake liye prAntavAra patra vyavahAra se nizcaya ho rahA hai aura nizraya hote hI sadasyoM ke nAma isI patra dvArA prakAzita kiye jaaeNge| prastAva naM0 14-deza kI banI huI vastuoM ke upayoga ke viSaya meM hai| isake liye hara eka bhAratIya kA pharja hai ki apane deza ke vyApAra ko tarakkI dene ke liye jahAM taka ho sake deza kI banI huI cIjoM kA hI upayoga kiyA jaay| prastAva naM0 15-pauravAla samAja ke itihAsa va DAIrekTarI ke viSaya meM hai aura jisakA lipibaddha honA bahuta jarUrI hai / usako zIghrameva kAryarUpa meM rakhane kI AvazyaktA hai aura isa viSaya meM bAta cIta para yaha mAlUma huA hai ki yojanA bahuta zIghra amala meM lAne kA prabandha ho rahA hai| prastAva naM0 16-zrImAn seTha DAhAjI khumAjI maDavArIyA vAloM ko nAtihita va dhArmika kAryoM meM lakSmI kA acchA savyaya karane se 'jAti bhUSaNa' kI padavI dene ke viSaya meM hai / pauravAla samAja ne jo kadara kI hai vaha akSara 2 karane yogya hai isake liye seTha DAhAjI to kyA parantu samagra poravAla samAja dhanyavAda kA pAtra hai| . go eka daphA sammelana kA adhivezana ho jAne se aura prastAva pAsa karane se jAti kI sthiti nahIM sudharane kI hai parantu usa para amala karane se hI jAti kI unnati ho skegii| Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 mahAvIra samAja meM isa mAsika patra ko prakAzita karane kI AvazyahA kyoM aura kaise samajhI gaI isa para eka pUrA prastAva pAsa ho cukA hai phira bhI isa para vizeSa rUpa se prakAza DAlane ke liye aura jAti saMbaMdhI patra kI upayogitA ko samajhAne ke liye isI aMka meM anyatra svataMtra lekha chapA hai usakI ora pAThakoM kA dhyAna khIMcate haiN| ___ isa samaya poravAla samAja kI dazA atyanta socanIya hai| isakA sudhAra honA atyanta AvazyakIya hai aura jisake liye prayAsa bhI ho rahA hai| parantu adhika prayAsa kI AvazyaktA hai| jaba taka roga sAdhya hotA hai taba taka hI usakA ilAja ho sakatA hai / abhI roga asAdhya nahIM huA hai kevala kaSTa sAdhya hI hai| kucha parizrama karane se usakA samUla nAza ho sakatA hai| jAti ke netA kahalAnevAle, samAja kI unnati cAhane vAle, bAta 2 meM dharma kI duhAI denevAle, dharmagurU kahalAne vAle saba hI dhanI mAnI pratiSThita mahA puruSoM se tathA sarva sAdhAraNa se hamArA yahI sAgraha aura savinaya nivedana hai ki yadi Apa vAstavika samAja kI unnati cAhate ho, nahIM, nahIM yadi Apa apane samAja ko isa saMsAra meM TikA rakhane kI prabala icchA rakhate hoM to aba Apa kaTibaddha hokara isa jAti kI hita cintA meM, isake kalyANa ke liye ucita mArga kI khoja meM laga jAiye / - hamAre samAja kI kaisI socanIya gRhaNIya dazA ho rahI hai yaha kisI vicArazIla manuSya se chipA huA nahIM hai| yoM to samasta jAtiyoM meM vidyA kI kamI hai parantu unameM se pauravAla samAja to vidyA sarasvatI devI ke lAbhoM se bilakula vaMcita hai / jaba puruSoM kI yaha avasthA hai to phira strI jAti to vidyA ke viSaya meM bar3I sunna hai / unake liye kAlA akSara kAlI bhaisa ke gharAbara hai yaha kahane meM kisI prakAra kI atizayokti nahIM hai| jaba hamAre samAja meM striyoM kI aisI dazA hai to kisI bhI prakAra kI unnati kI AzA karanA AkAza puSpa ke samAna hai| aba taka hamArI mAtAeM, bahineM tathA gRha lakSmIeM suzikSita tathA susaMskRta nahIM hoMgI taba taka hama kisI bhI prakAra se unnati nahIM kara sakate / bonApArTa nepoliyana ne phraoNnsa ke mAtAoM kI suzikSA ko hI usa deza kI utkrAnti kA mUla samajhA thaa| Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pauravAla jAti pragati kI ora hamAre pauravAla samAja meM bure 2 rasma aura rivAja na mAlUma kisa taraha se ghuse hue haiM ki aba unameM jarA bhI parivartana karanA dharma ke niyama ko sor3anA mAnA jAtA hai| vRddha vivAha aura bAla vivAha ke kITa hamAre samAja ke jIvana ko burI taraha se naSTa kara rahe haiM / isa viSaya para sammelana ne prastAva kiyA hai parantu isako kAryarUpa meM rakhanA poravAla samAja ke navayuvakoM kA kartavya hai| uparokta donoM prathAeM bar3I bhayAnaka tathA hAnikAraka haiN| ataeva aba inakA yahAM se nirantara pAvAsasthAna karane kA vicAra hai / he jAti ke netAo ! kyA aba bhI mAMkheM nahIM khulatI ? kyA abhI duHkha kA ghaDA nahIM bharA hai ? kyA abhI avanati carama sImA taka nahIM pahuMcI ? kyA abhI giranA aura bAkI hai ? kyA ApakI nidrA usa samaya ApakA tyAga karegI jisa samaya yaha viSamayI kurItiyeM jAti kA mRlocchedana kara jAyagI ? aba kyA kamI rahI hai ? abato apanI jAti para dayA karake isake hita ke upAyoM kI yojanA kro| kamara kasakara isa jAti kI unnati karane ke liye apane prANoM ko arpaNa karado / jAti ke sacce netA va nAyaka ve hI haiM jo usake sacce sevaka haiN| jo nisvArthatA se usakI sevA karate hoM-usake kalyANa ke liye hI apane tana mana dhana kA bhoga dete hoN| hama kabhI unnata yahAM the, Aja avanata bana gaye / bhAva sAre dharmamaya the, pApa meM saba sana gye| hama kabhI UMce caDhe the, Aja nIce gira gye| ye bhayAnaka cakra haiM hA !, sira acAnaka phira gaye / / yaha hamArI jAti sArI, graha dazA meM par3a gii| durbhAgya isa kIca meM, dhasa kara yahAM hI ar3a gaI / / aba durdazA nija jAti kI, AMkhoM lakhI jAtI nahIM / he vIra suta ! ye dekha kara bhI hA ! tarasa AtI nahIM // he dIna rakSaka jineza ! merI, prArthanA svIkAra ho / isa durdazA kA nAza ho, isa jAti kA uddhAra ho / milakara sabhI kucha socakara, udyoga kucha aisA karai / . ki jisase jAti pauravAla, phira jaga kara unnati karai // .. -sampAdaka: Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra pauravAla samAja kA saphala sammelana sattara hajAra mAnava medanI meM zikSA pracAra aura samAja sudhAroM ke liye kiye gaye prastAva, vIranagara kI bhUmi para pauravAla samAja ke itihAsa kA punaH utthAna zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI kA sthAna zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha sirohI rAjya meM hai| isa tIrtha kI yAtrArtha jAnebAloM ko bI0 bI0 eNDa sI0 AI0 relave ke sajjana roDa para utaranA hotA hai / yahAM se / ) moTara kirAyA dekara moTara dvArA zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha bheTane jAyA jAtA hai| sammelana ne koziza kara / ) bhAr3A ko kama karAkara sammelana ke utsava taka tIna AnA karA diyA thaa| zrI bAmaNavAr3anI mahA tIrtha bhagavAn kI pavitra upasarga bhUmikA Aja jaMgala meM sthita hai / svayam tIrtha jaina jagata meM bhI ardhadagdha prasiddha hai parantu Aja yaha tIrtha zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahA sammelana aura goliyAM ke utsava kI vajaha se prakAza meM AyA hai / caitrI oliyoM ke utsava va poravAla mahA sammelana ke kAryakrama kA pracAra bahuta hI uttama rIti se kiyA gayA nisase logoM kA utsAha isa tarapha jhukA aura jahAM pAMca pacIsa manuSyoM kI basatI nahIM thI vahAM para pAMca hajAra bhAvikoM ne navapada ArAdhana utsava kiyA / mAravAr3a meM yaha utsava pahilA va apUrva thaa| racanA kA kAryakrama acchA thA navapada ArAdhana kArya utsAhapUrNa thA aura Atma bhakti ke liye jo kAryakrama nizcaya kiyA gayA thA vaha apUrva thA / jaina dharma ke apUrva bhAva bhare hue vividha tIrthoM ke aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ke bodha prada prasaGga khAsa taura se taiyAra karAye gaye the jo janatA ko acchA bodha pATha sikhA rahe the / zrI bambaI poravAla mitra maMDala ke Azraya ke nIce yaha utsava AraMbha kiyA gayA thA jo acchI taraha nirvighna pUrvaka samApta ho gyaa| tA0 5 ko zrI vijaya vallabhabhUrIzvarajI ke ziSya paraziSya caraNavijayajI Adi ke Agamana para logoM ne yogya satkAra kiyA aura vyAkhyAnoM kA lAbha liyA / uparokta maMdira eka vizAla koTa meM ghirAhuA hai| koTa ke aMdara dukAneM, koThariyAM, dharmazAlA va kamare isa kadara banI hue haiM jinameM do hajAra manuSya bar3e ArAma se Thahara sakate haiN| Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poravAla samAja kA saphala sammelana tla zrI bAmaNavADI ke kampAuNDa ke bAhira sammelana ke DelIgeToM ke liye vIranagara kI racanA : - tA0 11 aprela san 1633 I0 ko sammelana kA kArya zurU hone vAlA thA / tara sammelana ke kAryavAhaka 15 dina se pahile hI Ane zurU ho gaye the / samAja ke utthAna ke liye isa pariSad kI maMtraNA bahuta samaya se cala rahI thI aura usako kriyAtmaka rUpa dene ke liye logo meM apUrva utsAha thA / isake prathama adhivezana ko saMgIna saphala karane ke liye samAja meM jAgRti apUrva thI / AmaMtraNoM ke javAboM ko dekhate isa bAta kI khAtarI hogaI ki vizAla mAnava medanI isa adhivezana ko saphala banAegI / isa para se hI zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI ke koTa ke bAhira kI jamIna meM vIra nagara basAyA gayA / nagara meM aneka tambU vaM rAvaTieM lagAI gaI aura tA0 11 aprela san 1933 ko yaha nagara mAnava medanI se khacAkhaca bhara gayA / 1 vIra nagara ke daravAje para hI svAgatAdhyakSa ne apanA DerA rakkhA thA isase sAra samhAla karane kA bahuta subhItA thA / svAgatAdhyakSa vayovRddha haiM parantu yuvakoM se acche kAryakarttA haiM / vIra nagara meM padArpaNa karate hI bAMI ora eka kheme meM utArA samiti kA usake barAbara ke kheme meM tapAsa oNphisa rakkhA gayA thA / isake dvArA yAtriyoM ko ThaharAne evaM hara bAta ko batAne kA acchA prabandha ho rahA thA / Dere taMbU aura rAvaTI dvArA basAyA huA nagara jaba khacAkhaca bhara gayA taba maMdira ke koTa ke bAhira sAmane kI ora dUra 2 taka ke khetoM meM Dere tambU lagavAkara AnevAle ThaharAye gaye / isa sammelana meM karIba pAMca hajAra manuSyoM ke Ane kI saMbhAvanA thI parantu AzA se kahIM adhika manuSyoM kA AnA huaa| isameM kaI eka kAraNa the jaise - svAgata samiti kA acchA pracAra kArya, tIrtha kA sthAna, navapada ArAdhana utsava, AcArya zrI vijaya vallabhasUrIzvarajI va yogIrAja zrI zAntivijayajI mahArAja kA AnA zrAdi / ina saba kAraNoM ke milajAne se 17 - 18 hajAra manuSyoM kA AnA huaa| sammelana ne vIra nagara ke sAmane eka bAjAra lagavA diyA thA jisako dekha kara loga yaha kahA karate the ki sammelana ne to jaMgala meM maMgala kara dikhAyA | Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra zrI pauravAla sammelana yaha pavitra tIrtha zrI mahAvIra bhagavAn kI upasarga bhUmi hone ke kAraNa jainiyoM ke liye khAsa yAtrA karane yogya hai kintu isake cAroM ora jaMgala hI jaMgala hone se yAtrI kama mAte jAte haiN| nAne meM kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahI hai phira bhI prakhyAti kama hone se bahuta se yAtriyoM ko to mAlUma hI nahIM hai ki hamArA bhI yahAM koI tIrtha hai| parantu harSa hai ki abakI bAra caitrI bholI kA utsava evaM pauravAla mahAsammelana donoM isI sthAna para hue aura isa kAraNa isa tIrtha se jo anabhinna the ve bhI ise jAna gaye / karIba pAMca hajAra bhanyajanoM ne yahAM bhAkara 'navapada ArAdhana utsava manAyA / bhAtmonnati ke liye kI gayI tapasyA aura utsava pUrNimA ke dina sAnaMda pUrNa hogyaa| prAcAryadeva kA Agamana prAcArya zrI vijayavallabhapUrijI mahArAja apane ziSya parivAra sahita caita zuklA 12 ke dina vahA~ padhAre / maujUdA saMgha ne ApakA khUba joradAra svAgata kiyA / seTha bhabhUtamalajI catarAjI ne 301) car3hAvA bolakara prAcArya deva ke svAgata kA netRtva grahaNa kiyA / caitra sudI 13 ke dina prAcArya mahArAja kI adhyakSatA meM zrI mahAvIra jayantI kA utsava manAyA gyaa| jisameM bAbU gulAbacaMdajI sAhaba dRTvA bhAdi kaI eka vidvAnoM ke mAnanIya bhASaNa hue / yogIrAja kA Agamana parama yogirAja zrI zAMtivijayajI mahArAja caitra zuklA 15 ke dina pdhaare| jisa samaya vAlaMTiyaroM ne Akara sUcanA dI ki yogirAja bhA rahe haiM, usa samaya janatA meM Ananda umar3a aayaa| hajAroM bhAdamI Apake svAgatArtha evaM darzanArtha mIla bhara bhAge daur3e gaye / seTha kapUracaMdajI kezarImalajI ne 501) car3hAvA bolakara yogirAja ke svAgat kA netRtva grahaNa kiyA / panyAsajI kA prAgamana do hajAra manuSyoM kA eka saMgha panyAsajI zrI lalita vinayajI mahArAja kI adhyakSatA meM AyA / usakA bhI khUba svAgata kiyA gyaa| aura seTha kapUracandajI RSabhadAsajIne 365) car3hAvA bolakara svAgata kA netRtva grahaNa kiyaa| Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI poravAla sammelana sabhApati kA prAgamana pazcAt sammelana ke yogya sabhApati sUrata nivAsI seTha dalIcaMda vIracaMde bhApha, seTha raNachor3a bhAI rAyacaMda javerI prAdi netAoM kA Agamana humaa| ApakA khUba svAgata kiyA gayA aura moTara meM biThA kara vIranagara meM lAye gye| ...samaya para sabhApati mahodaya ke padhArane para ApakA svAgata baiNDabAje dvArA kiyA gyaa| sAta bAlakoM ne aMgrejI meM vailakama kA manohara gAyana kiyaa| zrI. cimmanalAla mojaka ne 'OM aI bhagavaMt namorI' kavitA dvArA maMgalAcaraNa kiyaa| kaviratna zrI bhogIlAla ratanacaMda pATana vAloM ne nimnalikhita bhajana bar3I acchI dhvani se gAyA / jo upasthita maMDalI ko bahuta pasanda AyA / svAgata taNA samAraMbha thI, hRdaya urmI Uchale / bhabhUtamala nA prayAsa thI, jala hala jyoti jala hale / / zodhyA pramukha utsAhI ne, sevA bhAvI sAthe milyA / seTha dalIcanda zobhatA, jeNo nAma to ujvala karyA / poravAr3a nI iti taNA, vyavahAra ne sudhAra jo| _ 'bhogI' taNI che bInatI, maru bhUmi ne zobhAva jo // isake pazcAt mojakoM ke choTe choTe do bAlakoM ne hAramoniyama para eka sajana gAyA jisakA eka aMtarA isa prakAra hai: mA mahAvIra tIrthe manahara maMDapa, dekhI dila lalacAya, mA prAgvATa nI pariSada pekhI, hiyaDUM mujha haraSAya / ai thI jJAti udaya jhaTa thAya // isa samaya paMDAla kI upasthiti karIva 12000 ke thii| sabhApati ke liye kursI meja na lagA kara prAcIna rItyAnusAra gaddA takiyA lagAyA gayA thA / upasthita sajjanoM meM zrI seTha gulAbacaMdajI davA, majisTreTa sAhiba zrI0 amRtalAla makarasI, pA0 jAlamacaMdajI bApanA, zrI0 seTha udayacaMdajI rAmapuriyA, zrI0 seTha rakhanacaMdajI golekA zrI0 DI0 sI0 gaimAvata, paM0 caturabhujajI, modI rAyacaMdajI, modI indranAthajI jodhapura, seTha phaujamalajI, bAlAjI, saMghavIjI DAhyAjI devIcaMdajI, zrI0 ThAkura kisanasiMhajI, zrI lakSmaNasiMhajI, zrI0 seTha rAjamalajI Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 mahAvIra .... bala vAnI, zrI0 seTha raNachor3a bhAI rAyacanda, bA0 siddharAjajI DA ema0 e0, cimmanalAlajI klArpha, sUrata. bA0 tArAcandajI DosI, pA0 mallInAthajI jaina, sampAdaka aMgarejI jaina gajaTa; bhImAzaMkarajI zarmA, acalamalanI modI, cI: pI; siMghI, premacaMdajI gomAjI bAlI Adi ke nAma vizeSa ullekhanIya haiN| sammelana ke saikreTarI zrI0 esa0. pAra0 siMghI ne AmaMtraNa patra par3ha kara sunAyA aura padhAre hue mahAnubhAvoM kA yogya zabdoM meM satkAra kiyaa| isake pazcAt svAgatAdhyakSa seTha bhabhUtamala catarAjI ne apanA bhASaNa par3hanA prArambha kiyaa| Apake gale meM kucha kaSTa hone ke kAraNa zrI0 ThAkura lakSmaNasiMhajI ne zeSa bhASaNa bahuta acchI taraha se par3ha kara sunAyA / paMDAla meM 6 lAuDa spIkara lage rahane ke kAraNa sTeja para bolane vAle mahAnubhAvoM ke bhASaNa zrotAgaNa bar3I sugamatA ke sAtha suna rahe the| zivagaMja nivAsI RSabhadAsajI ne sabhApati nirvAcana kI AvazyaktA batalAte hue sUrata nivAsI seTha dalIcaMda vIracaMdajI kA nAma peza kiyA / Apane batalAyA ki yaha mahAzaya kitane yogya haiM isakA anumAna Apa isI se lagA leM ki yaha sajjana sUrata ke " leDI viliMgaDana asatAzrama, jaina vidyArthI Abhama" ke pramukha aura sUrata DisTrikTa koApareTiva baiMka, sUrata jilA sahAyaka sahakArI maMDala, pIpulsa ku-ApareTiva baiMka, zrI dharmacaMda udayacaMda jaina jIrNoddhAra phaNDa, jaina banitA vizrAma, jaina mahilA vidyAlaya, mohanalAla jI jaina jJAna bhaNDAra, katAragA~va jaina mandira, Adi aneka saMsthAoM ke sadasya evaM saMcAlaka tathA pramukha haiN| Apa bahuta bar3e dhanADhya hote hue itanI samAja evaM deza sevA meM saMlagna rahate haiN| sAtha hI sAtha yaha kahanA anucita na hogA ki ApakA janma yahAM se do mAila jhADolI grAma meM huA hai| . .. .. zrIyut mUlacaMda AzArAma bairAThI ne zrI0 jIvanadevajI nAdiyA vAle, zrI maveracaMdajI bIjApura vAle aura bhIyut esa0 Ara0 siMghI ke samarthana anumodana ke pazcAt sarva sammati se prastAva pAsa huA aura yogya sabhApatijI ne apanA Asana grahaNa kiyaa| Asana grahaNa karane ke pazcAt siMghI kundanamalajI sirohI nivAsI kI kanyA paMkhUbAI ne Akara Apake mastaka para tilaka kiyaa| Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ' poravAla sammelana mi0 esa0 Ara0 siMghI ne sammelana ke nAma Aye hue nimna likhita sajjanoM ke tAra va patra par3ha kara sunAye / inameM pAbU pUranacaMdajI nAhara kalakattA, seTha kastUrabhAI lAlabhAI ahamadAbAda, seTha amaracaMdajI kocara baiMkara aura zrAnarerI majiSTreTa phalodI, seTha mohanalAla maganalAla jauharI ahamadAbAda, jaina zvetAmbara kAnphreMsa, lallU bhAI gulAbacaMda jauharI, munirAja zrI jayaMtavijayajI, himAzuvijayajI, seTha phUlacaMdajI jhAbaka phalodI, jaina yuvaka saMgha bambaI, sirohI ke hija hAinesa mahArAjA sAhaba aura dIvAna sAhaba, sekreTarI sAhaba, seTha maNIlAlajI nAnAvaTI sara sUbA bar3audA, DAkTara bAlAbhAI nAnavATI bar3audA Adi ke nAma vizeSa ullekhanIya haiN| - pATana vAle zrI bhogIlAla ratanacaMda kavIzvara ne 'sneha karUM sanmAna" kavitA meM yoganiSTa zrI zAMtivijayajI mahArAja va AcArya bhI vijayavallabhasUrijI mahArAja ko baMdanA karate hue maMgala gAna kiyaa| ___ isake pazcAt sammelana ke sabhApati seTha dalIcaMda vIracaMdajI ne apanA prabhAvazAlI bhASaNa par3ha kara sunaayaa| phira viSaya vicAriNI samiti ke sadasyoM kA cunAva hokara pahilI baiThaka kA kArya pUrNa huA / rAtri ko isI paMDAla meM viSaya vicAriNI samiti kI baiThaka huI jo rAta ke 1 // baje taka hotI rhii| dUsarA divasa - tA. 12-4-33 ke dina prAtaHkAla yogirAja zrI zAMtivijayajI mahArAja aura panyAsa zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja chata para khar3e the ki unako dekha kara saikaDoM AdamI darzanArtha nIce khar3e ho gaye aura 'gurudeva kI jaya' 'zAMtivijayajI kI jaya' ke nAre lagAne lge| yogirAja ne avasara dekha kara upadeza denA prAraMbha kiyaa| ApakA upadeza bahuta asarakAraka thaa| Apane pharamAyA ki apanA aura apane samAja kA uddhAra cAhate ho to vizva prema karanA siikho| Apasa meM saMgaThana rakkho jagat meM ahiMsA dharma kA jitanA pracAra kara sakate ho, karo / striyoM ko saMbodhana karake kahA ki ahiMsA dharma ke anuyAyI hokara hAthI dAMta kA cUr3A pahiratI ho yaha kisI prakAra ucita nahIM hai| isa para bahanoM ne hAthI dAMta kA cUDA na pahirane kA bacana diyaa| phira Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18] zrI mahAvIra panyAsajI mahArAja, zrI0 samarathamalajI siMghI aura javAharalAlajI lor3hA se yogirAja ne kucha bolane ke liye jora diyA, AjJAnusAra ukta mahAnubhAvoM ne yogirAja ke vAkyoM ke samarthana meM hI bhASaNa kiye / dopahara ke samaya sammelana kI dUsarI baiThaka prArambha huI / kavi bhogIlAla bhAI ne maMgalAcaraNa rUpa 'namo namo maMgalamaya mahAvIra ' bhajana gAyA / isake pazcAt mahidapura ke eka vidyArthI kA bhajana huaa| zrI0 javeracaMdajI khaMDavA vAloM ne 'svAgata Aja tumhAro bhAI' kavitA dvArA svAgata kiyA / bhojakoM ke do bAlakoM ne 'baMdhuoM bAmaNavAr3ajI tIrathe re' gAyana kiyA / tatpazcAt jo prastAva peza hue ve alaga eka sAtha diye gaye haiM / pAMca prastAva ho jAne bAda eka bhajana vidyArthiyoMne gAyA / phira umedapura va rANA ke vidyArthiyoM ne mila kara yogirAja zrI zAMtivijayajI kI stuti rUpa eka bhajana gAyA, jisakA eka aMtarA yaha hai : -- marudhara ko tAra diyA brahmacArI yogI ne // Teka // sote the hama saba gaphalata kI nIMda meM / yA jagAya diyA brahmacArI yogI ne // isa gAyana ke pazcAt yogIrAja zrI zAMtivijayajI mahArAja ne madhura dezanA dI / hAthI dAMta kA cUr3A pahiranA nahIM cAhiye isa para Apane itanA asarakAraka upadeza diyA ki striyoM ke kahane para vAlaMTiyara Akara kahane lage ki yadi puruSa mAna jAMya to hama hAthI dAMta kA cUr3A pahananA chor3ane ko taiyAra haiN| puruSoM ko samajhAne para saikar3oM puruSoM ne bhI tyAga karAne kA praNa liyA / anta meM saba sabhA meM yaha nizcaya huA ki eka dama se cUr3e kA tyAga kara denA mAravAr3a ke liye kaThina bAta hogI / dhIre 2 tyAga ho sakatA hai / abhI itanI chUTa de dI jAya ki kevala vivAha ke vakta bIMdaNI ko hAthI dAMta kA cUr3A pahinAyA jA sakatA hai / yaha bAta sabane svIkAra krlii| bAda meM patra ke liye prastAva sabhApati kI ora se rakkhA gayA jo sarvAnumati se pAsa huA / kala ke prastAvoM ko janatA ne bar3e utsAha ke sAtha pAsa kiye| yadi isI prakAra jAgRti rahI to hameM pUrNa AzA hai ki yaha kaI Tukar3oM meM vibhakta huI pauravAla jAti eka dina avazya saMgaThita ho jAyagI jo gaurava bhAja kevala iti Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'zrI poravAla sammelana 16 hAsa ke pRSThoM para raha gayA hai, use yaha punaH prApta karake dUsarI samAjoM ke lie Adarza bana jaaygii| isake pazcAt zAMtamUrti yogirAja zrI zAMtivijayajI mahArAja ne pleTaphArma para Akara apanA asarakAraka upadeza diyA / Apake pleTaphArma para Ane ke pahile paNDAla meM bahuta gulla maca rahA thA kintu pleTaphArma para zrI zAMtivijayajI mahArAja ko khar3e dekhate hI sAre paMDAla meM zAnti chA gaI / yogirAja ke bhASaNa kA sAra "paramAtmA rUpI Atma baMdhuo ! mujhe yaha dekha kara bahuta AnaMda hai ki vighna saMtoSiyoM ne itanA vighna kiyA kintu usa bAta kI paravAha kiye binA pApa mahAnubhAvoM ne zAnti pUrvaka kArya kiyA hai| kataranI kapar3A kATane kA kAma karatI hai aura suI kapar3A sIne kA kAma karatI hai / kataranI ko darjI pairoM tale paTaka letA hai aura suI ko apane sira kI TopI meM sthAna detA hai| maiM kisI pakSa ko mAnatA nahIM huuN| loga mujha para AkSepa kareM to maiM kahatA hUM ki maiM to satya kA pujArI huuN| maiM yaha jAnatA hU~ ki mujhe nahIM kahanA cAhie / kAnUna yaha kahatA hai / paraMtu Apa samajhiyegA ki maiM mApakA sAthI huuN| nahIM maiM to vizva kA sAthI huuN| maiM to kahatA hU~ ki lar3anA chor3o, vizva prema siikho| jahAM prema hai vahAM paramAtmA hai| maiM jo kucha kaha rahA hUM vaha Apako upadeza rUpa nhiiN| maiM to Apa sabako bhavyAtmA samajha kara kucha nivedana kara rahA hU~ kaise--usI prakAra jaise vidyArthI mAsTara ko bhUla dikhAne ke liye apanI paTTI dikhAtA hai / AtmA ajaba hai / ajaba ho vaha ajaba ko jAne / bhAI dUsare ko nIca mata smjho| apane Apa meM jaba apavitratA AtI hai taba dUsare ko apavitra samajhA jAtA hai| kisI ko nIca kahanA ho to pahile apane mukha ke andara hI jabAna para nIca zabda AtA hai taba uccAraNa hokara dUsare taka pahuMcatA hai| mujha ko yaha anumAna hotA hai ki Apa saba poravAla sammelana kI rUpa rekhA jAnate ho, kyA karanA hai vaha bahuta aMzoM meM pahicAnate ho / isa liye mujhe isa viSaya meM adhika kahanA nahIM hai kevala yahI ki yaha sammelana nahIM, daravIna hai / pauravAla kitane aura kahA~ kahA~ hai sabako khoja khoja kara bhAI kI varaha udaya se lgaao| 'jaba miTegI khAmI taba milegA antaryAnI Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 mahAvIra pratikramaNa karate ho to bhAI saccA prati-kramaNa sIkho / 'dabbo kheto kAlo bhAvo' / samaya para samaya jAne to vacana bakhAne / unAle ke kapar3e siyAle meM kAma nahIM bhAte / samaya ko dekha kara kAma kro| samAja sudhAra para bhASaNa karate sAdhu saMkoca karate haiM, paraMtu maiM kahatA hUM ki upadeza jarUra denA cAhie / Apa vicAra kareM ki jisake ghara kanyA vikraya hotA hai usake vahA~ kA mAhAra sAdhu ko kalpatA hai kyA ? rAjA bhoja ne eka jagaha kahA hai ki lar3akI ke gAMva kA ghAsa, pAnI lohU ke samAna hai / phira jahA~ kanyA vikraya ho aura paMca usake yahA~ lADU jIma Ave to kyA kahA jAya ? Apa vizva prema karanA bhUla gaye ho laDDU prema Apake hRdaya meM bhara gayA hai| tabhI to kisI bhAI ke ghara mRtyu ho aura Apa laDDU jImane pahuMca jAte ho / ahiMsA se prema ho to 60 hajAra hAthiyoM kI hiMsA apane sira kyoM lete ho ? hAthI dAMta kA cUr3A pahiranA pahirAnA chodd'o| cUr3A pratyakSa meM hAtha para hI kyA AtmA para bhI maila car3hAtA hai| dekho digambara bhAiyoM kA eka mandira ajamera meM sonIjI ke mandira ke nAma se mazahUra hai vahAM cUr3A pahirane vAlI strI mandira meM nahIM jAne paatii| svarga ke mandira meM cUr3A pahira kara tuma kaise jAne pAyogI ?......"isa viSaya ko Apane bahuta acchI taraha samajhAyA aura kahA ki pratijJA karo ki cUr3A nahIM pahireMge na pahirAveMge / sammelana bhI isakA prastAva rakkhe / - yogirAja kA upadeza khAlI nahIM gayA / triyoM ne apane sthAna para se svayaM sevakoM dvArA kahalAyA ki hama cUr3A kA tyAga karane ko taiyAra haiM, yadi hamAre marda tayyAra ho jAe~ / isa para paMDAla meM cahala pahala maca gaI / eka dUsare ko cUr3A kA tyAga karane para jora dene lge| bahuta se puruSoM ne khar3e hokara evaM hAtha uThA kara cUr3A na pahirAne kI zapatha lii| yogirAja ne anta meM kahA ki mere ko mASaNa ke liye Apane TAima kI jo mikSA dI hai usakA maiM dhanyavAda detA hU~ / mahAnubhAvo ! isa marubhUmi meM aisA mahotsava yaha eka bhAgya kA prasaMga hai| garmiyoM meM havA khAne ke liye ThaMDe pahAr3oM para jAne vAle bahuta se bhAI marubhUmi kI havA khAne Aye haiM, yaha samAja kA sad bhAgya hI samajhiye / basa Apa apanI truTiyoM ke jAnakAra baniye aura unheM miThA kara Age bar3hiye, yahI merI namra vinatI hai|" Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI poravAla sammelana mahArAja kA bhASaNa pUrNa hone ke pazcAt dUsare dina ke adhivezana kI kArravAI sthagita kI gaI aura 'zAMtivijayajI mahArAja kI jaya' kA jaya ghoSa ke sAtha samA visarjana huii| tRtIya divasa. tA0 13 aprela 1933 ke dina prAtaHkAla 8 baje se sammelana ke paNDAla meM zrIsaMgha kI eka mITiMga huii| isa sabhA meM AcArya zrI vijayavallabhamarijI mahArAja, yogarAja zrI zAntivijayajI mahArAja Adi caturvidha saMgha upasthita thA / paNDAla khUba khacAkhaca bharA huA thA, kAraNa usa samaya TikaTa aura binA TikaTa vAle kisI ko Ane kI roka Toka nahIM thii| maMgalAcaraNa ke pazcAt sabhA kA kArya prArambha huaa| eka do sajjanoM ke bhajana hone ke bAda sampAdaka zvetAmbara jaina ne khar3e hokara zrI kesariyAnAthajI tIrtha ke viSaya meM bhASaNa karate hue zrIsaMgha ke sanmukha eka prastAva rakkhA / prastAva kI nakala alaga dI jaaygii| zivagaMja nivAsI zrIyut riSabhadAsajI aura jayapura ke seTha gulAbacaMdajI davA ke samarthana anumodana tathA prAcArya zrI aura yogirAja ke prakAza DAlane para zrI kesariyA nAyajI kI jaya bola kara upasthita janatA ne prastAva ko svIkAra kiyA aura sarva sammati se pAsa humA / sammelana ke yogya sabhApati seTha dalIcaMda vIracaMdajI zrApha kI ora se misTara DhavAjI ne khar3e hokara eka abhinandana evaM upAdhi samarpaNa patra par3hA / isameM paMjAba kezarI prAcArya zrI vijayavallabhamarijI mahArAja ke vidyA prema aura jJAna pracAra kI prazaMsA karate hue Apako 'prajJAna tibhira taraNi kalikAla kalpa tarakA viruda arpaNa karane kI icchA prakaTa kI gaI / upasthita saMgha kI sammati milane para sabhApati mahodaya ne khadara para chapA humA uparokta patra prAcArya zrI ko bheTa kiyaa| phoTogrApharoM ne usa samaya ke dRzya kA phoTo bhI liyA isake pazcAt svAgatAdhyakSa seTha bhabhUtamala catarAnI ne khar3e hokara dUsarA 'abhinandana evaM upAdhi samarpaNa' patra pddh'aa| usameM yogIrAja ko 'ananta jIva pratipAla yogalabdhi sampanna rAja rAjezvara' kA pada arpaNa kiyA / janatA ne 'prAcAryadeva va mahArAja zAntivijayajI kI jaya' kA jayaghoSa karake harSa evaM sammati prakaTa kii| svAgatAdhyakSa ne khadara para chape hue 'abhinandana evaM upAdhi samarpaNa' patra ko yogirAja Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 1 mahAvIra kI sevA meM arpaNa kiyaa| yogirAja ne kahA "saMgha jo kucha kara rahA hai vaha ThIka hai, kintu meM to ina upAdhiyoM ko upAdhi ( vyAdhi ) rUpa hI mAnatA huuN| maiM jo cAhatA hU~ vaha dene meM koI samartha nahIM hai use to AtmA dera sabera svayam prApta kara skegaa| Apa mere nAma ke pIche pUMcha lagA kara mujhe kyoM parezAnI meM DAlate ho| jina satkarmoM ke upalakSa meM upAdhiyA~ dI jAtI haiM una karmoM kA prAyaH ye upAdhiyAM svIkAra karane se vikraya sA ho jAtA hai / anicchA hote hue bhI balAta upAdhi kA bojha lAdanA ucita nahIM hai| yaha khadara kA kapar3A jo Apane diyA hai ise Apa vidyA kI jholI samajhiye aura gurukula ke liye dasa pAMca lAkha ikaTThA karake jJAna vRddhi kara samAja meM prAdaza yuvaka paidA kiijiye| hiMsA ko rokiye| hAthI dAMta kA cUr3A chodd'iye| vizva prema siikhiye|" tIsarA 'abhinaMdana evaM upAdhi samarpaNa patra' panyAsajI zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja kI sevA meM arpaNa kiyA gayA / ise zrImAn dRDhAjI ne par3hA aura panyAsajI ko bheTa kiyaa| saMgha ne Apake dvArA vidyA pracAra ke kArya se prasannatA dikhalAte hue ApakI sevA meM abhinandana patra diyA aura Apako "prakhara zikSA pracAraka marudharoddhAraka" viruda arpaNa kiyaa| usake liye upasthita janatA ne 'jaya ghoSa' karake hArdika prasannatA prakaTa kii| AcArya zrI ne abhinandana patra kA uttara bar3I yogyatA ke sAtha diyA / Apane bahuta lambA bhASaNa kiyA jisakA sAra yahI hai ki 'Apa zrI saMgha ne udAratA ke sAtha jo upAdhi pradAna kI hai maiM isake liye Apa zrI saMgha kA AbhArI hU~, parantu maiM isa vastu ke lAyaka apane ko kisI hAlata meM bhI mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM haiN| itanA bar3A bhAra mujha para lAdanA zrI saMgha ko yogya nahIM hai| maiM zrI saMgha ko adhika kahUM yaha mere adhikAra ke bAhara hai| isaliye yadi zrI saMgha isI kAma meM rAjI hai to maiM itanA jarUra hI kahUMgA ki yadi Apane apane samAja meM se avidyA rUpa andhakAra ko dUra karake prakAza DAla diyA aura azAMti ko dUra karake zAMti kA sAmrAjya sthApana kara diyA taba to ApakI banI huI upAdhi kisI rUpa meM saphala mAnI jAyagI anyathA ApakI dI huI upAdhi vAkaI mere liye eka karma bandha kI to upAdhi ho jAyagI / isaliye jaise maiM ApakI bakSI huI upAdhi ko Apa zrI saMgha ke mAna kI khAtira binA icchA ke bhI svIkAra kara Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pauravAloM kI dAnavIratA [23 rahA huuN| isI taraha Apa zrI saMgha apanI bakSI huI upAdhi ko saphala banAne kA satat udyama kareMge, aisI zrI zAsana deva se prArthanA karatAhuA apane vaktavya ko samApta karatA hUM / sAtha meM ina mahAtmAoM kI tarapha se bhI unakI preraNA se Apa zrI saMgha ke Age prArthanA karatA hUM ki inako dI huI upAdhi kI bAbata bhI yahI javAba samajha lIjiye / / isake pazcAt zivagaMja ke mahAvIra vidyA pITha ke vidyArthiyoM ne yogirAja zrI zAMtivijayajI mahArAja kI stuti rUpa 'jagata mAM saba santo mAM' bar3A sundara bhajana gAyA / aMgrejI jaina gajaTa ke sampAdaka zrI0 mallinAthajI jaina ne kucha bhASaNa kiyA / yogIrAja ke upadeza se jhorA magarA meM hAI skUla va borDiMga ke liye acchA phaNDa karIba DeDa lAkha kA ho gayA hai aura utanA hI adhika hone kI saMbhAvanA hai / sammelana kI tIsarI baiThaka dopahara ko 1 baje se prArambha hone ko thI kintu meghamAlI ne yAtriyoM ke svAgatArtha pAnI varSAnA prArambha kara diyaa| paMDAla saba bhIga gayA / varSA rukane para tIsare dina kI kArravAI prArambha huI aura zeSa 7 se 16 prastAva sarva sammati se pAsa kiye gaye / pauravAla samAja ke ratna maMDavAriyA nivAsI seTha DAhAjI khUmAjI ko unake guNoM se mohita hokara 'jAti bhUSaNa' kI gauravamayI upAdhi dI gaI jo isI aGka meM anyatra dI gaI hai| * pauravAloM kI dAnavIratA aura jJAti kA siMhAvalokana (lekhaka-zrI paMDita caturbhujajI zarmA trivedI. jyotiSAcArya, sirohii|) zrIyut samApati mahodaya evaM upasthita sajjano! mAja isa bhUmi kA ajhe bhAgya hai ki deza dezAntaroM se ekatrita hokara kalikAla ke prabhAva se va aneka prakAra ke dazopadrava-dharmopadrava samAja viplava Adi kAraNoM se aura kAlAnta se __*noTa- yaha lekha pauravAla sammelana meM par3hane ke liye likhA gayA thA parantu samayAbhAva se na par3ha sake mataeva yahAM para prakAzita kiyA jAtA hai| ... . sampAdaka, .... Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 ] mahAvIra avyavasthA ko prApta hue nija pauravAla jJAti kA uddhAra eva suvyavasthA karane ke nimitta akhila bhAratavarSa kA pauravAla samAja yahAM para sammilita huA hai| sajjano ! yadyapi yaha deza isa samaya maru bhUmi (mAravAr3a) rAjasthAna, anya dezoM kI apekSA vidyA buddhi evaM saMpatti se rahita aura anya dezoM kI dRSTi meM giga huA aura asabhya kahA jAtA hai, kintu siMhAvalokana dRSTi se prAcIna kAla kI ora dRSTi pAta karane para vidita hotA hai ki isI bhUmi meM aneka vIra puruSa dAnavIra dharmAtmA vidvAn evaM Izvara bhakta hue haiN| yavanoM ke sAmrAjya kAla meM isI deza ke vIra puruSoM ne apanI maryAdA ko saMrakSita rakkhA thaa| pRthvIrAja cauhAna jaise mahArANA pratApa jaise isI bhUmi ke pAsa pAsa ke vIra puruSa the / vaziSTha gautama Adi RSi isI deza meM nivAsa karate the itihAsa prasiddha mAghakavi evaM brahma gupta jyotiSI isI bhUmi meM bhInamAla (zrImAla) nagara ke nivAsI the / bhakta ziromaNi mIrAM bAI isI deza kI rAjakanyA thii| jaina dharma pravartaka haribhadrasUrIzvara Adi aneka jainAcAryoM ne isI bhUmi ko pAvana kiyA thaa| pauravAla vaMza kulAvataMsa vimalazAha vastupAla tejapAla bhAmAzAha mAdi dAnavIra isI bhUmi ke Asanna pradezoM meM utpanna hue the| isI bhUmi para aneka dharmapravartaka AcArya jaina dharma kA avalambana karAne vAle prosavAla Adi ke mUla puruSa isI bhUmi para hue the| isI arbudAcala para vaziSThajI ne apane agnikuMDa se paramAra, paDIpAra, cauhAna aura cAlukya ( solaMkI ) vaMza ke kSatriyoM ko bhI utpanna kiyA thA / aneka prakAra ke jAtiyoM kI utpatti evaM dharma parivartana va uccAvaca isI bhUmi para hue haiN| isI deza ke kSatrIya vIroM ne yavana sAmrAjya kAla meM hindutva evaM jAti kulAbhimAnoM kI rakSA va maryAdA kA rakSaNa kiyA hai| kAla ke prabhAva se "samaya ke pherate sumerU hota mATI ko" isa samaya yaha deza katipaya logoM kI dRSTi meM apaThita, mUrkha, asabhya ( mAravAr3I) AdizabdoM se upahAsya kiyA jAtA hai, kintu bhArata ke adhikatara prAnto meM rAjya zAsana karanevAle rAjAoM ke bhUla puruSa evaM adhikatara prAntoM meM basI huI aneka jAtiyoM ke mUla puruSa isI deza ke rahane vAle the / ataeva sAre bhArata meM isI dezakI vibhUti vyApta hai yadi aisA kahA jAya to isameM koI vizeSa atizayokti na hogI / gujarAta, kAThiyAvAr3a, kaccha, ahamadAbAda, pATana Adi nagaroM meM Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paurapAlI kI zAnavIratA [25 rahane vAle prosavAla, pauravAla, zrImAlI Adi asaMkhyajana jaina dharmAvalambI evaM vaiSNava dharmI kSatriya rAjapUta Adi prajAyeM eka sahastra varSa pUrva isI adAcala kI pavitra bhUmi ke AsapAsa candrAvatI, amarAvatI, lAkhAvatI Adi nagariyoM meM nivAsa karatI thIM aura vahAM ke nivAsI atyanta dhanavAn , buddhimAna, dharmaniSTha the, jinakI dharma zraddhA evaM bhAkti bhAva kI sAdI AbU kumbhAriyA Adi ke jaina mandira spaSTa de rahe haiN| jinhoMne koTyAvadhi dravya deva-dharma ke nimitta vyaya kiyA hai| aura aise mandira banavAe haiM ki sAre saMsAra meM dhArmika bhAvanA kA prAcIna kAla kA jvalanta itihAsa prakaTa karane vAle anyatra kahIM bhI nahIM hai| aise apUrva aura pAzcaryakAraka va zilpa kalA ke carama sImA ke namUne banavAne vAle aura bhasaMkhya dravya ko kharca karane vAle prAta:smaraNIya vimaNazAha zeTha gujarAta ke rAjA bhImadeva ke pradhAna mantrI vIra ke putra the aura ve prAgvATa ( poravAla ) jJAti meM utpanna hue the / yadi isa avasara para aise mahAnubhAva puruSa ke caritra ke viSaya meM thor3A kahA jAya to vaha ayogya na hogaa| pATana nagara ke pratiSThApaka cAvaDA vaMzIya vanarAja se mAdi lekara isa vaMza ke anyAnya rAjA tathA anantara solaMkI vaMza ke rAjyakartA rAjA usa samaya jainAcAryoM kA acchA sanmAna karate the aura jainadharma kI ora bhI acchI sahAnubhUti evaM zraddhA rakhate the| gujarAta meM jainadharma usa samaya unnata dazA meM thA aura adhika tara rAja-kArya poravAla vaMza ke loga hI karate the| unakA kSatriya rAnAmoM ke sAtha vizeSa saMbandha hone se zakki (devI) ke upAsaka poravAla bhI ambikA Adi deviyoM ke parama bhakta hote the / ukta maMtrI vimanazAha mI jagadambA kA parama bhakta thA aura usakI sahAyatA se pavitra bhUmi AbU para prathama ambikA ke devAlaya kA nirmANa karA kara tadantara jaina mandiroM kA nirmANa karAyA thaa| vimalazAha bAlakAla meM apanI mAtA ke sAtha kucha kAla apane mAtula pakSa meM nivAsa karate the aura vidyAbhyAsa karate the| unake alaukika guNoM se aura rUpa lAvaNya se prAkRSTa hokara pATaNa ke nagara-zeTha zrIdatta ne apanI kanyA zrIdevI kA saMbandha unake sAtha kiyA thaa| zrIdevI bhI atyanta sundarI aura devaguru bhaka evaM dharma meM pUrNa zraddhA rakhane vAlI zrAvikA thI aura donoM kA paraspara saMbandha sone meM sugandha kI taraha thaa| usa mulakSaNI kanyA ke sAtha saMbandha hone ke Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahApaura 54 ]. 1 namtara unako bahuta sI nidhie~ prApta huI thIM aura ye rAjA bhIma ke mantrI niyata kiye gaye the aura ve " vidyayA vapuSA vAcA vastreNa vibhavenavA / vakAre paJcabhiryukto naraH prApnoti gauravam " ina bAtoM se sarvathA usa pada ke yogya the / kucha kAla ke anantara ve senAnAyaka bhI banAe gaye the aura rAjA bhIma ko siMgha-mAlavA evaM candrAvatI ke paramAra rAjA dhandhuka ke sAtha lar3AiyoM meM bhI sAtha diyA thA aura kSatriya vIroM kI taraha zUratA se lar3akara unako rAjA bhIma ke sAmanta banAe the | bAda inhoMne vardhamAna sUrijI se cirakAla paryanta dharmopadeza zravaNa kiyA thA / tadanantara unhoMne unakI preraNA se aura jagadambA devI kI parama kRpA se, apane dravya kA sadvyaya karane ke artha evaM yuvAvasthA va rAjyAdhikAra meM ajJAnatA se kiye hue pApoM se uddhArArtha evaM sadgati ke hetu jina caitya ( devAlaya ) banavAe / vimala caritra meM likhA hai ki zrImAn gaurjara bhImadeva nRpate dhanyaH pradhAnArgaNIH / prAgvATAnvaya maMDanaM savimalo maMtrI varo pyaspRhaH // yo'STAzItyadhike sahasragaNite saMvatsare vaikrame / prAsAdaM samacIkaracchaziruci zrI ambikAdezataH // isI prakAra dUsare naMbara meM mahArAjA siddharAja jayasiMha ke samaya poravAla vaMza ke vibhUSaNa azvarAja ( AsarAja ) mantrI the / unakA vivAha deva preraNA se mahAbhAgya zAlinI sulakSaNA kumAradevI se huA thA / usa devI ke udara se yavana sAmrAjya ke prabhAva se naSTabhraSTa hote hue jaina dharma ke uddhArArtha vastupAla tejapAla donoM bhAI janme the / jyotiSa zAstravettA, bhaviSya jJAnI, zrInaracandra sUrIzvara ne unakI janmapatrikA dekhI thI aura unake apUrva saubhAgya aura parAkrama ke udaya hone kA batalAyA thA / tadanusAra ve gholakA ke mahArANA vIradhavala ke maMtrI niyukta hue the aura rAyAjI ke sAtha unhoMne saurASTra, gujarAta Adi aneka dezoM kA vijaya kiyA thA aura sAtha sAtha aneka jaina vaiSNava tIrthoM kA aTana aura unakA uddhAra karavAyA thA aura veda pAThiyoM ke liye veda zAlAeM banavAI thii| apanI muslima prajA kI ibAdata ke liye, unakI prArthanA para masjideM banavAI thI / giranAra - zatruJjaya zrAdi aneka jaina pavitra sthaloM meM aneka devAlaya bhI banavAe the aura vijaya yAtrA ke sAtha tIrthayAtrA Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poravAloM kI dAnavIratA / 27 dharma sthApanA bhI kI thI aura agaNita dravya aura khajAne kA bhI maMgraha kiyA thaa| usI avasara para eka samaya godharA ke rAjA dhuMdhula se tejapAla kI lar3AI huI thI aura usa lar3AI meM ukta rAjA ko parAjaya karake deva sahAya se vijaya prApta kI thii| usa samaya agaNita suvarNa mudrAeM evaM aneka ratna javAharAta aura hastI azva Adi prApta hue the| isa prakAra bar3e samAroha ke sAtha digvijaya karake jaba apane sthAna meM pahuMce taba vahAM zrI napacaMdrasarijI se unhoMne dharmopadeza zravaNa kiyA aura jIva dayA pAlana meM apanA mana vizeSa lagAyA, apane upArjita asaMkhya dravya kA sad vyaya karane ke nimitta aneka dharmazAlAe~, kUpa,vApikAtaDAga, devAlaya, auSadhAlaya, annakSetra Adi banavAye aura kaI ekoM kA jIrNoddhAra karAyA / vastupAla ke lalitA devI aura saukhyalatA aura eka tIsare mor3ha jAti ke ThAkara vaizya kI kanyA sahuDAdevI bhI thii| isase mAlUma hotA hai ki usa samaya poravAloM ke vivAha saMbandha antara moda vaizyoM ke sAtha bhI hote the| tejapAla kI strI kA nAma anupamAdevI thaa| vaha dharma meM bar3I anurakta evaM suzIla satI thii| usane aneka vratopatrAsa, aThAI mahotsava, svAmI vatsala Adi kie the aura dharma meM pravRtta rahatI thii| bhaneka tIrthATana evaM saMgha nikAla kara apanI amara kIrti sAre saMsAra meM phailAI thI / usake saMgha kA varNana kiyA jAya to eka bar3A bhArI grandha bana jAya tathApi unakA yathArtha varNana yahA~ para nahIM ho sktaa| vastupAla tejapAla vikrama saMvat -1287 meM AbU para daMDanAyaka ( nyAyAdhIza ) the aura inhoMne bhI pUrvokta vimalazAha ke AdinAtha mandira ke saMnihita meM hI pavitra bhUmi para neminAtha bhagavAn kA mAndira bnvaayaa| jo tejapAla ke putra lUNasiMha ke kalyANArtha thaa| isI prakAra inhoMne bhAratavarSa. ke aneka sthaloM meM jaina mandira banavAe aura jIrNoddhAra karAe / vizeSataH inhoMne kaI ziva mandiroM kA bhI uddhAra karAyA thaa| yaha bAta prAva ke acalezvara mandira meM rakkhI huI prazasti se vidita hotA hai / isa prakAra inoMne apane agaNita dravya kA sad vyaya karake apane deha kA uddhAra kiyA aura saMsAra meM nAma amara kiyA hai / ye pauravAla vaMza ke hI bhUSaNa the| isa taraha isa bhUmi para aise.. aneka dharmAtmA dAna evaM dayAvIra zraddhAlu ho gaye haiN| Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra 28] likhA hai kimitvA mArnu bhojarAje prayAte, zrI muje'pi svarga sAmrAjyabhAji / ekaH sampratyarthinA vastupAla, niSTa tyaca spanda niSkandanAya / / purA pAdena daitpAre bhurvanopari vartinA, __adhunA vastupAlasya haste nAdhaH kRto bliH|| isa prakAra una mahApuruSoM kI mahimA kA varNana kiyA hai| tadanantara bhI aneka mahAnumAva bhakta hue jinhoMne aneka jIrNoddhAra evaM dharma bhAvanA se apane tana, mana aura dhana ko phalArtha kiyA / yavana sAmrAjya kA adhikAdhika utkarSa aura dharma khaNDana mandiroM tyATana Adi kArya madhya kAla meM hote rahe tathApi mahAn duHkhoM ko sahana karake dharma prANa jIvoM ne apane apane dharma kI rakSA kI aura yavanoM ke prabala AkramaNa evaM bhaya se idhara udhara jAnA paraspara bhojana vyavahAra, kanyA vyavahAra banda hoge| evaM kAlAntara se vyavahAra aura rur3hiyoM ne aneka prakAra ke rupAntaroM ko grahaNa kiyA / yadyapi aura dezoM meM vidyA buddhi kA vizeSa pracAra hone se tathA una logoM ne deza kAla kI gati ko samajha liyA hai aura samayAnusAra apane 2 vyavahAroM meM sudhAra kara liye haiM jo madhya kAla meM yavanoM ke AkramaNa se chinna bhinna hogaye the| hamArA yaha mAravAr3a deza abhI saba bAtoM meM pIche hai aura vidyA buddhi ke kizcit prabhAva se samaya kI gati ko nahIM samajha sakatA aura aneka kurUDhiyoM ko grahaNa karake "tAtasya kUpo'ya miti javANA cAraM jalaM kA puruSApivanti" isa ukti ke anusAra lakIra kA phakIra hI horahA hai| kintu hamAre kitane eka paThita evaM vyavahAra catura pauravAla mahAjana bhAiyoM ne samasta bhArata ke pauravAloM ko isa deza meM AmantraNa dekara apane uddezoM ko samasta jAtijanoM ke samakSa rakha kara unakI sahamati evaM bhAjJA se unameM parivartana karane kA evaM dharma bhAvanA ko jAgRta karane kA yaha eka bhagIratha prayatna uThAyA hai, jo atyanta hI prazaMsanIya Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ i -- poravAloM ko dAnavIratA kArya hai aura paramAtmA inako isameM avazya saphalatA de aimI Ighara se bAra bAra prArthanA hai tathA isa deza meM vidyA buddhi dharma Adi meM adhika jAgRti ho yaha Antarika icchA hai| zubham / santaH santu prasamA nija nija kRtikarSa sImAnamAtA / vedAGgopAGga lakSmIrcelatu matimatAmAstharatAntareSu // nirvairo bhaktiyogaH prasaratu bhavantA maizvare dhyeya kAye / jIvyAt samrA pitave prakRti hitarato mArata mAlu bhuuyH|| pariSad ke nibhAva phaMDa ke liye candA ekatra karane kA kAma zurU karane meM mAyA jisameM nIce mAphika rakamoM ke bacana sammelana ko prApta hae:rupaye dAtA 751) zrImAn seTha dalIcaMdajI bIracaMdajI zrApha, parata 501) ,, 'jAtibhUSaNa' DAhAjI devIcaMda, maDavAr3iyA 301) , , bhabhUtamalajI catarAjI, deladara " , raNachor3a bhAI rAyacaMdajI, bambaI vijayarAjajI lAlacaMdajI dhanarAjanI, sirohI " , umAjI AMbAjI, mAlavAr3A ,, rAyacaMdajI durlabhajI, parata ", phojamalajI vAlAjI, zivagaMja " " ilAjI pIthAjI, bApalA ", hindunI prAgAjI, mAlavAr3A "" cimanalAla bhAI eDavokeTa, sUrata 25) ,, maganalAlajI jhaveracaMdajI, sUsta " , nAthAlAlajI javeracaMdajI, " 25) , acaladAsajI cimanalAlajI, sUrata " " vinayacaMdanI tArAcaMdajI, sirohI 25) " " samarthamalajI ratanacaMdanI, sirohI ", kundanamalajI javAnamalajI, , 25) . ", OMkAramalajI nemAjI " WRec 0 0 0 SSSS - Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11) 30 mahAvIra 25) zrImAn veTha nAthUlAlajI raNachoDadAsajI, sUrata :25) , jIvaNalAlajI kapUgajI, , 21) ,,, badanamalajI besAvata, udepura : 15) ...., maganalAlajI mUlacaMdajI, mUrata : 15) , premacandajI kevalacaMdajI, pAlanapura 15) , vahivA pUnamacaMdajI somalajI, sirohI , motIlAlajI javeracaMdajI, khaMDavA .. 11) , , chajalAlasAjI phatapAjI, sakaragAMva 11 , pyArelAlanI kesarIcaMdanI, paMdhAnA 11) dhanAzAjI maganalAlajI,, 11) , maganalAla jI nAnacaMda jI, pAlanapura 11) ,, bhAIcaMdajI kasturacaMdajI, sUrata ,, motIlAlajI, koTA vAlA ,,, bhabUtamalajI devAjI, agavArI 5) ,, kRSNalAlajI ratnAvata, caMdavAsA 5) zrImatI bhabUbAI rAvalAvAlA 5) zrImAn kizanasiMhajI lakSmaNasiMhajI , dasaratasAjI gajarasAjI, paMdhAnA , motIlAlajI dulIcaMdajI, , , chogAlAla somAjI, ,, bhIkhacaMda gaMgArAjI, vAMkalI 3) , jeThAjI pUnamacaMdanI, alIrAjapura 2) , nAnAjI motIcaMdajI, ,, 2) , myAcaMdanI tejAjI caudharI kula jor3a-2,326) uparokta rupayoM meM se jina 2 mahAzayoM ne nahIM bhene haiM kRpA kara zIghra bhejeN| svayaM sevakoM kI sevA kI kadra karane ke liye ru. 251) pramukha mahAzaya zrImAn zeTha dalIcaMdajI vIracaMdajI zrApha ne diye / delaMdara, sirohI, baralUTha, kAlaMdrI, maMDavADiyA, baDagAma, muDArA, khIvAgadI, ummedapura jaina bAlAzrama,varakANA Vee888888 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ poravAloM kI dAnavIratA jaina vidyAlaya bhAdi ke svayaM sevakoM ne evaM unake senAdhipati (ke Tana) cunIlAlajI devarAjajI ko unakI sevA ke liye abhinandana diyA gyaa| sammelana kI kAryavAI kA upa-saMhAra karate hue pramukha mahAzaya ne kahA ki-: "zAsanadeva kI kRpA se hamAre akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana kA kArya saphalatA se samApta huA hai isase sarva sahazya sajjanoM ko avazya AhlAda hogaa| hamAre guruvaryoM ne apane amUlya samaya kA bhoga dekara aura bihAra kI viDambanAeM uThA kara saMmelana ko apane pavitra caraNoM se pAvana kiyA hai| itanA hI nahIM balki apanI amRtamaya dezanA se sabhI janoM para aura khAsa kara strI samAja ke Upara jo preraNAtmaka saMgIna aura sanAtana prabhAva DAlA hai, vaha kabhI bhI bhUlA nahIM jA sakatA / usake liye saMmelana ke isa adhivezana meM padhAre hue AcAryagaNa evaM munirAjoM kA hama jitanA AbhAra mAneM vaha kama hI hai| ___yadyapi yaha pahalA hI adhivezana hai tathApi vyavahArika dRSTi se vicAra karate hue, kAryakartAoM kI kArya dakSatA ko dekhate hue aura hamAre bhAiyoM kA utsAha dekhate hue hamArI jJAti ne adbhuta pragati kI hai, aisA kahane meM kisI prakAra kI atizayokti nahIM hai / sammelana meM jo 2 prastAva pAsa karane meM Aye haiM ve bahuta hI agatya ke evaM mahatva ke haiN| unameM khAsa karake vidyAlaya, hAIskUla borDiGga, gurukula chAtravRtti, mahilA vidyAlaya, vyAyAmazAlA Adi ke prastAva bahuta hI jarUrI haiN| unakI sthApanA ke liye jo kameTiyA~ mukarrara kI gaI haiM unakI AgAmI adhivezana ke avasara para taiyAra hone vAlI riporTa hamArI zAti ke liye bahuta hI upayogI evaM mArga darzaka hogii| uparAnta dAMta ke cUr3e, rezamI kapar3A vagairA upayoga nahIM karane kA, svadezI vastuoM ke upayoga kI vAkta, kanyA vikraya evaM TANe mausara kA pratibandha, vRddha lagna niSedha, samAja meM roTIbeTI vyavahAra sambandhI nizcaya aura anta meM sammelana kA mukha patra nikAlane, DAIrekTarI banAne, ke ThaharAva samAja ke liye bahuta hI upayogI evaM unnati ke mArga meM le jAne vAle haiN| ye prastAva tAkIda se kArya rUpa meM pariNata kiye jAya aisI bhAzA hai| Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra zivA phaNDa evaM cUr3A kA bahiSkAra yaha sammelana kA sundara tAtkAlika zubha pariNAma hai| pUjyapAda AcArya zrI vijayavallabhasarijI ke isa praoNnta kI zikSA ke liye banAye hue anahada prema kA sathA sabUta hai| sammelana ke sAtha 2 mahilA pariSad kI yojanA karane se aura aneka par3hI likhI bahanoM ne apane vaktRtva se striyoM ke dila para-bar3A sundara prasara paidA kiyA hai| isase jAti kI khiye kurUr3hiyoM ko kurUr3hiyoM ke rUpa meM jAnane laga gaI haiN| isa pariSad meM hamArI striyoM ke pahanAva, jevaroM kA bojha, kanyA vikraya Adi viSayoM para bahuta prakAza DAlA gayA hai aura aneka striyoM ne apAra utsAha dikhA kara samayocita sudhAra karane ke liye apanI icchA jAhira kI hai| - yaha saba utsAha aura sevA kA joza cAlU rakhane ke liye aura jAti ko sudhAra kI rAha para dhIre 2 le jAne ke liye sthAnika kAryakartAoM ko kaTibaddha hone kI AvazyakatA hai| jisa pradeza meM vidyA kA abhAva hai aura jahAM sAmAjika kurUdiye ugra rUpa meM phailI huI haiM, vahAM sudhAra kA kArya bahuta hI kaThina hai aura vaha lambe arse ke bAda phalI bhUta hotA hai| isaliye jAti ko Age le jAne ke liye sammelana kI bhora se pracAra kArya satata cAlU rakhane kI prAvazyakA hai| ataH sammelana ke tIna dina ke kArya ke bAda kumbhakarNa kI nidrA meM rahane se kAma nahIM clegaa| hamako hamezA jAgRta raha kara sammelana ke kiye hue prastAvoM ko kArya-rUpa meM pariNata kara AgAmI adhivezana taka sundara kArya kA itihAsa upasthita karanA hogaa| hama antaHkaraNa se cAhate haiM ki dUsaroM ke virodha evaM vaimanasya ke hote hue bhI hamane zAnti evaM sahanazIlatA se sammelana kA kArya samApta kiyA hai, isase bhaviSya meM hamArI jAti kI unnati evaM jahojalAlI prApta karane meM avazya phalIbhUta hoNge| zAsanadeva saba ko sammati do aura hamArA kalyANa kro| " Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : upasaMhAra upasaMhAra sabhApati ke upasaMhAra ke bAda mahAmaMtrI ne sabhApati evaM sammelana kArya meM sahAyatA dene vAle sajjanoM kA upakAra mAnate hue nimnalikhita vivecana kiyA: prathama hI prathama sabhApati mahodaya ne sUrata se yahAM taka padhArane meM aneka kaSToM ko sahana kara sammelana ke kArya ko saphala banAne meM jo kArya dakSatA batalAI hai usake liye ve dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| neka nAmadAra mahArAjAdhirAja mahArAvajI zrI sara svarUparAmasiMhajI, jI0 sI0 AI0 I0, ke0 sI0 esa0 AI0 sAhaba bahAdurajI ko koTizaH dhanyavAda hai ki jinhoMne hamAre mahA-sammelana ko saphala banAne meM tambU, rAvaTiyA~, pulisa, palTana ke sipAhI, DAkTara Adi dene meM pUrNa udAratA batalAI aura sAtha hI sAtha moTara ke kirAye aura Tola Taiksa Adi meM kansezana (rivAyata) dilA kara sammelana ke prati pUrNa sahAnubhUti pradarzita kI jisase logoM ne adhika pramANa meM sammelana se lAbha uThAyA / ataeva mahArAvajI sAhaba kI jitanI prazaMsA kI jAya thor3I hai| hamArI sirohI nareza se prArthanA hai ki ve isI prakAra prajAhita ke kAryoM meM pUrNa sahAnubhUti rakhakara prajA ko utsAhita kreNge| alAvA isake sirohI rAjya ke cIpha minisTara sAhaba va anya rAjya karmacAriyoM ne sahAyatA kI ataeva unakA bhI AbhAra mAnanA parama kartavya hai| .......... neka nAmadAra hija hAInesa navAba sAhaba tAlimohammadakhA~najI sAhaba bahAdura pAlanapura nareza kA bhI upakAra mAnanA hamArA parama kartavya va sarAhanIya hai yahAM taka ki Apane apane anumavI tambUoM ke kAma karane vAloM ko maya .1.2 tambuoM ke bhejane meM pUrNa kRpA hI nahIM kI thI parantu pApa zrI ne apane sTeTa kA pUrNa baiNDa (bAjA) jisameM karIba 75 AdamI haiM Adi dene kA hukma pharamAyA thA lekina jarUrata na hone se unako kaSTa nahIM diyA gyaa| dhanya hai aise prajAvatsala narezoM ko jo apanI prajA ke alAvA dUsaroM kA bhI upakAra karane meM nhiiN.cuukte| isa vayovRddha avasthA meM marUbhUmi ke kaSToM ko sahana karate hue prAcArya deva ajJAnatimirataraNi kalikAlakalpataru zrI vijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhaba ne apane ziSya samudAya sahita padhAra kara janatA ke hRdaya meM jo jAgRti Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra paidA kI hai, usakI prazaMsA karanA hamArI zakti ke bAhara hai| magara anya munirAja bhI isa deza ke kaSToM ke prati jarA bhI lakSa na dete ApazrI ke samAna upakAra vRti meM tatpara raheM to sambhava hai ki sacce dharma kI unnati zIghra hI hojAya / magara hamako isa bAta kA duHkha hai ki tyAgI mahAtmAoM ko gujarAta kA caraNa hI priya hai aura sAtha hI sAtha cAya kA moha bhI nahIM chUTatA / upakArika AsmAeM isa kSetra kI tarapha avazya dhyAna deN| ___ yoganiSTha yogIrAja arbudAcalavAsI ananta jIva pratipAla yogalabdhi rAjarAjezvara zrImad zAntivijayajI mahArAja ne padhAra kara zAMti kA pATha jo janatA ko sikhAyA, vaha bhAgyazAliyoM ke hRdaya se kabhI nahIM miTa sktaa| mApane bhI arbudAcala kI madhura zItala chAyA kA tyAga karake aneka kaSToM ko sahana kara yahA~ taka padhAre jisase hamAre hRdaya para jo prakAza par3A hai usakA kathana karanA merI zakti ke bAhara hai / ataeva maiM Apa zrI kA bahuta AbhArI huuN| hamArI jaina jAti ke jAgRta karane kA bIjAropaNa karane vAle hamArI kaoNnapharensa devI ke parama pitA vayovRddha zrI gulAbacandajI DaDDhA ema0 e0 jayapura nivAsI ne padhAra kara hara eka kArya meM hamArI patha darzakatA kI ataeva hama ApakA sahadaya upakAra mAnate haiM aura mApake putra zrImAn siddharAjajI DaDDhA, ema. e. ela-ela. bI. ne bhI hamAre kArya meM jo sahAyatA kI hai usakI prazaMsA kiye binA nahIM raha skte| hamAre sthAnIya mahAnubhAva zrIyut tArAcandajI dosI, zrI acalamalajI modI, zrIyut bI0 pI0 siMdhI, zrIyut bhImAzaMkarajI zarmA aura paMDita caturbhujajI zarmA kA upakAra bhI mAne binA hamase nahIM rahA jaataa| kyoMki ina mahAnubhAvoM ne sammelana ke kArya ko apanAyA aura saccI mitratA kA paricaya diyA, isake vAste merA hRdaya antaHkaraNa pUrvaka AbhAra mAnatA hai| zAsanadeva aise samAja sevakoM kI dIrghAyu kareM aura sAthahI sAtha modI rAyacaMdajI, bAphanA hukamIcaMdajI ne bhI sahAyatA dI isake liye unake nAma kA ullekha karanA yogya hai / mujhe pratinidhi mahAzayoM se jinhoMne dara 2 se padhAra kara apanI jAti kI sahadayatA kA paricaya diyA hai aura aneka prakAra ke kaSToM kA kiMcit vicAra na kara hamAre kArya ko apanAyA hai aura sAtha hI sAtha hara prakAra ke kaSToM ko Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra sahana kiyA hai, unake hRdaya kI prazaMsA jitanI kIjAya thor3I hai| yahA~ para itanA kaha denA jarUrI samajhatA hU~ ki yaha avyavastha kaSToM kA kAraNa janatA kA dhAranA se adhika pramANa meM Ane se paidA huA hai| sthAna jaMgala meM hone kI vajaha se itane bar3e samudAya ke vAste hareka ke liye saMtoSadAyaka vyavasthA karanA hamAre sAmarthya se bAhara thaa| ataeva maiM hareka mahAnubhAva se isake liye kSamA prArthI huuN| - mujhe jo kArya pahile karanA thA usako maiM kucha vilamba se kara rahA huuN| bhAja kala akasara hama loga patAse bAMTa kara hI dharma kI prabhAvanA samajhate haiM magara sace svAmIvatsalya kA paricaya dene vAle tIna naukArasI karane vAle mahAzayoM ne samAja ko eka namUnA kara dikhAyA hai ki khAlI apanI prazaMsA meM TANe mausara karane vAle lAkhoM rupayoM kA vyaya kara lakSmI kA durupayoga karate haiM usakI banisabata ina uparokta tInoM mahAzayoM ko dhanya hai jinhoMne apanI lakSmI kA savyaya kiyA hai| ataeva maiM nimna likhita tInoM mahAzayoM kA upakAra mAnatA hai aura unakI udAratA ke liye hArdika dhanyavAda detA huuN| (1) zrImAn kistUracandanI AIdAnajI lUNAvA (2) zrImAn tejAjI khUmAjI kavarAr3A (3) zrImAn tarAcandajI jaisAjI bhaisavAr3A hamAre samAja ke hRdaya se sevAbhAva rakhane vAle svayaMsevakoM ne apane samAja kI bhakti kA jo saccA paricaya diyA hai, unako maiM kabhI bhUla nahIM sakatA aura unake kArya se hama loga bahuta prabhAvita hue haiN| ataeva meM unakA upakAra mAnatA huuN| isa sthAna para yaha kahanA anucita nahIM mAlUma hogA ki yadi isa sammelana ko pUrNa saphala karane meM koI truTi raha gaI hai to usakA bhI sahaja paricaya denA samaya sUcakatA se bAhara nahIM hai aura mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki mere svargIya bhrAtA zrImAn bhabhUtamalajI javAnamalajI siMghI kI mRtyu sammelana ke pahile ho jAnA hI hai| unakI dRr3ha icchA sammelana marane ke liye bhAja se cAra varSa pahile thI aura unake marane ke eka mAsa pahile tArAcandajI dosI ko isakI rUpa rekhA zIghrameva taiyAra karane ko jo samaya para na ho sakI aura usI ke bIca meM eka mAha ke andara unakA dehAnta ho gyaa| isI kAraNa kArya Age calane se ruka gayA unake marane ke do varSa bAda ye vicAra uttarottara dRr3hIbhUta hote rahe aura ve Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 ] mahAvIra pahalI patrikA ke rUpa meM samAja ke sAmane rakkhe gaye jisake phala svarUpa yaha prathama adhivezana hai| hamArI zAsanadeva se prArthanA hai ki unakI AtmA ko zAnti ho / . isa sthAna para zrImAn hajArImalajI javAnamalajI vAMkalI nivAsI ke hRdaya kI prazaMsA kiye binA nahIM raha sakate ki jinakA vicAra zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI mahAtIrtha meM apane kharce se pauravAla sammelana ko bulAne kA thA jinakA dehAnta bhI sammelana ke pahile ho cukA hai unake hRdaya meM samAjasevA kI lagana adhika thii| merI zAsanadeva se prArthanA hai ki unakI AtmA ko zAnti ho / sabakA upakAra mAnate hue mere hRdaya ko jitanI prazaMsA nahIM, utanI prazaMsA mujhe mere upakArI mahAnubhAvoM ke upakAra mAnane meM hotI hai| hamArI AtmA ke guNoM kA vikAsa karane meM jo sahAyatA hamako vighna saMtoSiyoM ke upadravoM se milI aura zAnti kA pATha ina mahAnubhAvoM ne sikhAyA, una upakAriyoM ke upakAra ko mAnane ke liye kauna sajjana pIche raha sakatA hai| bandhuo ! saba zArIrika guNoM kA vikAsa karane meM to Apa sarva sahAyaka haiM magara aAtmAoM ke guNoM kA vikAsa karane meM to sivAya una upadravI mahAzayoM ke aura kisako vizeSa sahAyaka mAnA jA sakatA hai| kevala duHkha isa bAta kA hai ki hamArI AtmA ne zAnti kA pATha sIkhA aura unakI AtmA kaSAyavaza rhii| prabho ! aise vighnasantoSI mahAzayoM ko sadbuddhi deN| hamAre mAnanIya dezanAyaka mahAtmA gAMdhI ke samAna mArane ke pATha ke badale marane kA pATha siikheN| kevala kapAla meM hI kesara yukta tilaka lagAne se hI mahAvIra ke sannAna kahalAne yogya nahIM ho sakate aura na svayaM sevaka kA baija lagA kara hI samAja ke sevaka bana sakate haiN| mahAvIra ke kathanAnusAra patha para padArpaNa karane se hI hamako mahAvIra ke anuyAyI hone kA haka hAsila hai| ataeva hamArA pharja hai ki hama mahAvIra ke calAye hue patha para cleN| * OM zAntiH * Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nimaMtraNa-patrikA // OM aham namaH // zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla KELKARNA sirohI ( rAjapUtAnA ) mahA sammelana, mukAma nimaMtraNa patrikA mitI mahA suda 15 saM. 1988 zrIbAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha sTezana-sajanaroDa vaizAkha vadI 1, 2 va 3 tadanusAra tA0 11, 12 va 13 aprela sam 1933 I. svasti zrI -zubhasthAne sarvopamA lAyaka zrImAn------- Kondave JA DO SADA vIrAt 2456. kI sevA meM, yogya likhI sirohI nagara se zrI akhila bhArata-varSIya poravAla mahA sammelana kI svAgata samiti kA jaijinendra svIkAra hove| yahAM saba kuzala haiM, aura ApakI kuzalatA sadA cAhate haiN| aparaJca vidita ho ki akhila bhArata-varSIya poravAla mahAsammelana zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha meM mitI vaizAkha badi 1, 2 va 3 samvat 166 tadanusAra tA0 11, 12 va 13 aprela san 1933 I0 ko honA nizcita huA hai so Apa saba sajjana, saMrakSaka, sahAyaka, svAgata samiti ke sadasya, pratinidhi athavA darzaka hokara isa sammelana meM sammilita hone ko avazya padhAreM aura Apake AsapAsa ke nagara va gAMvoM ke sajanoM ko bhI lete pdhaareN| yaha apane sAre samAja kA prathama sammelana hai, aura pArasparika mela milApa ke atirikta jAtIya saMgaThana va utthAna kA mahAn sAdhana hai| isa mauke para aneka upayogI vyavasAyoM para vizeSajJoM dvArA vyAkhyAna dilAne kA prayatna kiyA jArahA hai| hamAre samAja ke bhUSaNa agragaNya karIba 2 saba sajjanoM ne isa kArya ke liye uttejanA dilAI hai| ataeva Apase sAnurodha prArthanA hai ki Apa isa suavasara para avazyaH padhArane kI kRpA kreN| Apake pAsa nimaMtraNArtha zrIyut sahaka bheje jAte haiM to kRpayA svIkRti- ina sAhiboM ko dekara samaya para padhArane kI kRpA kreNge| isa parizrama se pUrNa AzA hai ki saba sAhiba padhAra kara sammelana ke prayojana va zobhA ke baDhAne meM avazya bhAga leNge| hI isa mauke para prAyaH karake zrI zrI 1008 zrI zrI zrImad vijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI mahArAja va unake ziSya samudAya tathA zrI zrI 1008 zrI zrI zrI zAnta mUrti yogI. Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 mahAvIra rAja zrI zAntivijayajI mahArAja ke darzanoM kA lAbha hogaa| isake atirikta isa mauke para eka saMgha goDavAr3a prAnta se bhI AvegA, usa mauke para kaIeka mahAnubhAvoM ke darzanoM kA lAbha hogaa| . caitra sudi 7 se 15 taka caitrI zrolIyoM kI kriyA zrI pauravAla jaina mitra maMDala bambaI kI tarapha se hogii| usameM se bhI sarva sajjana isa sammelana meM bhAga leMge aura vahAM para dhArmika prardazana hogaa| samarthamala ratanacandajI siMghI, da0 bhabUtamala catarAjI deladara nivAsI, mahAmantrI, ceyaramaina, svAgata samiti svAgata samiti noTa-sTezana sajjana roDa ( piMDavArA ) se zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI cAra mAila hai, sTezana para moTara bailagAr3I Adi kA intajAma hai / bAmaNavADajI se dasa mIla kI dUrI para sirohI eka jaina nagarI hai, jahAM para Adhe zretruJjaya ke darzanoM kA lAbha bhI hogaa| sarva sjjneN| se savinaya nivedana hai ki hara mahAzaya apane 2 vistara sAtha rakkheM / pUjyapAda zAsana-prabhAvaka paMjAba-cIra kesarI paMcanada-marudezoddhAraka vidyApremI prAtaHsmaraNIya bAlabrahmacArI prAcArya mahArAja zrI 108 zrI vijayavallabha sUrIzvarajI kI pavitra sevA meM - abhinandana patra evaM upAdhi-samarpaNa prAcArya zrI ! ___ zrI navapada caitrI bholI tathA zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahAsammelana ke avasara para bhAratavarSa ke bhinna 2 prAntoM se zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha meM ekatra huA yaha samasta jaina saMgha Apake vidyAvyAsaMga, dharma aura samAja kI pragati ke liye Apake bhagIratha prayAsa aura ajJAna dazA meM par3e hue hamAre aneka mAIyoM ke uddhArArtha Apake dvArA kI huI mahAn sevAoM kA smaraNa karake Apake prati apanA hArdika pUjya bhAva vyakta karatA hai| Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nyAyAMbho nidhi jainAcArya zrImad vijayAnaMda sUri (zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja) ke paTTa dhara CBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAS COPEEEPPERt44 FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGHAREERAGE FEEDBACORE:444442EEEEEEEEEEEEEE:++44444444444440 OBBPPDPEOPOPPOPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES jainAcArya zrI zrI 1008 zrImadvijaya ballabhasUrIzvarajI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nimaMtraNa patrikA [3t svargIya bhyAyAmbhonidhi jainAcArya zrImad vijayAnanda sUrIzvara (prasiddha nAma zrI prAsmArAmajI ) mahArAja ne antima avasthA ke samaya paMjAba ke jainoM ke hRdaya kA darda pahacAna kara unako Apake supurda kiyA thaa| tadanusAra Apa zrIgurudeva ke dhyeya kI pUrti ke liye apane jIvana meM mahAn parizrama uThA kara paMjAba meM jainatva kAyama rakhane meM saphala hue ho| ___ taduparAMta zrI mahAvIra vidyAlaya kI sthApanA karake tathA zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja ke paTTadhara kI padavI ko suzobhita karane kI jaina janatA kI Agrahayukta vinati ko mAnakara paMjAba meM jJAna kA jhaNDA phaharA kara apane sadgata guru mahArAja kI Antarika abhilASA ko pUrNa kiyaa| mApane gujarAnavAlA, varakANA, ummedapura tathA gujarAta kAThiyAvAr3a vagairaha sthaloM meM jJAna-pracAra kI mahAn saMsthAoM ko sthApita kara aura jagaha 2 para jaina samAja meM phaile hue vaimanasya evaM paraspara mata bhinnatA Adi ko miTA kara jaina-janatA para bar3A bhArI upakAra kiyA hai / itanA hI nahIM, kintu ajJAnAndhakAra meM bhaTakate hue jaina-bandhuoM ko dharma kA mArga batAkara tathA unameM jJAna kA saMcAra karake unako sacce jaina banAne meM jo bhagIratha zrama uThAyA hai usakI hama jitanI kadara kareM vaha kama hai / ___ Apake ina saba mahAn upakAroM se to jaina-janatA kisI bhI prakAra uRNa nahIM ho sakatI, phira bhI phUla ke sthAna para pattI ke rUpa meM Apako 'prajJAnatimirataraNi kalikAlakalpataru ' biruda arpaNa karane ko hama vinayapUrvaka tatpara hue haiM aura Apa isako svIkAra karake hamArI hArdika zramilASA avazya pUrI kareMge aura hamAre ullAsa kI vRddhi kareMge aisI AzA haiM / zrIsaMgha kI prAjJA se, vinIta caraNopAsaka sevakagaNa - dalIcaMda vIracaMda, bhabUtamala catarAjI, DAhyAjI devIcaMda, zrI vAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha (sirohI rAjya) ) gulAbacaMda DaDDhA, mitI vaizAkha badI 3 guruvAra saM0 1960 raNachor3abhAI rAyacaMda motIcaMda tA. 13 apraila san 1633 IsavI ramAdi bhI saMgha ke sevaka.... Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra * OM* zAnta, dAnta, gambhIra, dayAlu, paropakArI, zAntamUrti yogIrAja zrI 108 zrI zAntivijayajI pavitra sevA meM abhinandana patra evaM upAdhi-samarpaNa mogIrAja ! zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha meM zrI navapadajI kI caitrI olI para tathA zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahA sammelana ke zumAvasara para, bhAratavarSa ke minna-bhinna prAntoM se Akara ekatrita hue jaina saMgha ko yaha jAnakara atyanta harSa huA hai ki Apane yogAbhyAsa dvArA zuddha aura pariSkRta Atmabala se aneka rAjA mahArAjA, seTha sAhUkAra, hinda, musalamAna, IsAI, pArasI ityAdikoM ko AtmA kI unnati ke liye maMtropadeza tathA jIvadayA pAlana kA upadeza dekara lagabhaga sAre bhAratavarSa meM ahiMsA dharma kA sandeza pahu~cA kara aneka jIvoM kI rakSA karAI hai tathA Apane aneka jIvoM ko madirApAna aura mAMsAhAra se bacAkara unake prati mahad upakAra kiyA hai| - Apake isa paropakAra kA badalA cukAnA to hamArI sAmarthya ke bAhara hai kintu isake smaraNa svarUpa hama Apako 'anantajIvapratipAla yogalabdhi sampanna rAjarAjezvara' pada vinayapUrvaka arpaNa karate haiM aura ApakI AtmA dina pratidina adhikAdhika zuddha aura pavitra hokara aneka jIvAtmAoM kA Apake dvArA upakAra ho, yaha zAsanadeva se prArthanA karate haiN| zrI saMgha kI AjJA se, vinItabhabhUtamala catarAjI, dalIcanda vIracanda, zrIbAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha, ) DAhyAjI devIcanda, mitI vaizAkha vadI 3 guruvAra raNachor3abhAI rAyacanda motIcanda, . saMvat 1610. gulAbacanda DaDDhA, Adi tArIkha / / aprela san 1939. ) zrI saMgha sevk| Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sado hab dab adb hobb mahAvIra Siddi AbU ke jagat prasiddha yogIrAja anantajIva pratipAla yogalabdhi sampanna rAjarAjezvara Dim m D. J. Press, Ajmer. munirAja zrI zAntivijayajI mahArAja hAla cAturmAsa zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI mahAtIrtha, (sirohI rAjya). Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra Cai Cai D. J. Prers, Ajmer. *<><> vimala-vasahi kI hastizAlA, azvArUDha vimala maMtrIzvara. Niu Niu <Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhinandana patra evaM upAdhi-samarpaNa [41 zAnta, dAnta, mahaMta ananta gurUbhakta vidyApremI satata udyamI zrImAn panyAsajI mahArAja . zrI 108 zrI lalitavijayajI mahArAja pavitra sevA meM abhinandana patra evaM upAdhi-samarpaNa panyAsajI mahArAja zrI! . ApazrI ne isa samaya taka zrI guru mahArAja kI ananya bhakti karake unake vidyApracAra ke prayatnoM ko amala meM lAne kI garaja se apane khAne pIne aura vihAra vagairA ke saMbaMdha meM athaka parizrama uThA kara jaina samAja kI umati ke liye jo kArya kiyA hai, usase AkarSita hokara zrIbAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha meM zrInavapadI kI caitrI olI para evaM zrI. akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahAsammelana ke avasara para bhAratavarSa ke bhinna bhinna prAntoM se Akara ekatrita huA jaina saMgha ApakA antaHkaraNapUrvaka AbhAra mAnatA hai| ... ... jaina samAja kI unnati ke kSetra meM Apane jo kaThina tapazcaryAyukta yoga diyA hai, usakA badalA cukAne meM hama asamartha haiM, phira bhI Apake upakAra ke smaraNArtha hama bhaktipUrvaka "prakhara-zikSA-pracAraka marudharoddhAraka" pada arpaNa karate haiM aura zAsanadeva se prArthanA karate haiM ki zrApa bhaviSya meM bhI dIrgha kAla taka isI prakAra jaina samAja kI sevA karate rheN| zrI saMgha kI mAjJA se vinItazrI bAmaNavAr3ajI tIrtha, ) bhabhUtamala catarAjI, dalIcaMda vIracaMda, mitI vaizAkha vadI 3 guruvAra / Da DAhyAjI devIcaMda, raNachor3abhAI rAyacaMda motIcaMda saM0 1660, tA. 13 aprela / san 1933. gulAbacaMda DaDDhA, Adi zrI saMgha ke sevaka Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . maMhAvIra zrI poravAla 'jAti-bhUSaNa ' zAsana premI, udArAtmA, vivekamUrti, ... zAnta sarala svabhAva shresstthii| zrImAna seTha DAhAjI khUmAjI zubha nivAsa mar3avAr3iyA ( sirohI rAjya ) kI sevA meM __ abhinandana patra evaM 'jAti-bhUSaNa' upAdhi samarpaNa mAnanIya sajjana mahodaya ! Apa zrImAn ne poravAla jAti meM janma lekara apane paropakArI tathA samAja hitakArI zubha karmoM dvArA, svajAti gaurava meM abhivRddhi karane ke sAtha, nItikAra ke isa kathana ko akSarazaH caritArtha kara dikhAyA hai kiparivartini saMsAre mRtaH ko vA na jAyate / sa jAto yena jAtena yAti vaMza samunnatim / / - arthAt isa nitya parivartanazIla saMsAra meM kauna nahIM maratA aura kauna nahIM paidA hotA ? arthAt janma aura maraNa yaha isa saMsAra kA eka trikAlAvAdhya niyama athavA krama dekhane meM AtA hai| parantu jisake paidA hone se usakA vaMza yA jAti unnati ko prApta ho, vahI vAstava meM paidA huA mAnA jAtA hai yAnI usI kA saMsAra meM janma honA saphala mAnA jAtA hai| mAnanIya zreSThIjI ! mApane apane sadupArjita dravya kA, deza kAla kI prAvazyakatA ko lakSya meM rakhakara, nIce diye hue jo 2 dharma evaM paropakAra kArya kiye haiM, unake karane meM lakSAvadhi rupayoM kA vyaya humA hai, una kAryoM ke karane vAle kI antarAtmA meM kisa prakAra jAti prema, deza prema evaM dharma prema kA apAra srota baha rahA hai, isa bAta kA bhalI prakAra paricaya hotA hai| ___ yahAM Apake pUrvajoM ke gauravazAlI jIvana kA kiMcit paricaya karanA bhAvazyaka hai| bhApake pUrvaja zreSThI rAyakheNa jI ne, jo kAlandarI meM hue the, apane bAhubala se upArjita dravya kA dharmamArga meM viniyoga ( vyaya ) karane meM hI apanA parama kartavya samajhA thaa| unhoMne vi0 saM0 1165 meM zrI RSabhadevajI kA mahAn mandira kAlandarI meM banavA kara usameM prANapratiSThA karAI thI, jo aba taka vidyamAna hai| Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhinandana patra evaM 'jAti-bhUSaNa' upAdhi samarpaNa 43 saMvat 1365 meM Apake pUrvajoM ne zrI kuladharajI kA jIrNoddhAra karAkara usakI pratiSThA zrI haribhadrAcAryajI ke hAtha se karAI thI / Apane khuda saMvat 1656 ke bhayAnaka durbhikSa meM, rupaye 25000) kA vyaya karake garIboM ko anna evaM pazuoM ko ghAsa dilAkara apanI vaMza-paraMparAgata udAratA evaM jIva-dayA kA pahale pahala apane dezavAsiyoM ko paricaya karAyA thaa| saMvat 1960 meM rupaye 15000) ke vyaya se mar3avAriyA meM Apane bagIcA banavAyA thaa| usake bAda usI mar3avADiyA meM bAlakoM ke vidyAbhyAsa ke liye rupaye 20000) kharca karake eka pAThazAlA kA bhavana banavAyA thA / sirohI riyAsata kI rAjadhAnI ne sirohI nagarI meM yAtriyoM ke utarane va Thaharane ke liye rupaye 20000) ke vyaya se dharmazAlA banavAI, jisase logoM ko anahada bhArAma pahu~ca rahA hai / mApane saMvat 1658 meM zrI kesariyAnAthajI kA saMgha nikAlA jisameM rupaye 40000) kharca kiye / saM vat 1962 meM rupaye 20000) kharca karake ahAI mahotsava kiyA / bAda meM saM0 1969 meM rupaye 200000) do lAkha kA vyaya karake zrI zAntinAthajI kA navIna evaM bhavya saMgamaramara kA mandira mar3avAr3iyA meM banavAyA, jisakI AkAza-sparzinI dharmadhvajA ApakI ujvala kIrti ko diganta meM phailA rahI hai / Apa zrImAn seTha prAnandajI kalyANajI kI dhArmika per3hI ke mAnanIya pratinidhi bhI haiN| Apake paropakAra ke prakaTa evaM gupta satkAryoM kA pUrA vivaraNa karane meM hama asamartha haiN| saMkSepa meM hama itanA hI kaheMge ki, bhApa zrImAn ne apane prAdarza jIvana se, deza ke dUsare dhanavAnoM ko yaha pratyakSa bodhapATha sikhAyA hai ki "tumheM maMjUra hai dhanarakSA, to dhanavAno bano dAnI, kueM se jala na nikalegA, to sar3a jAyegA saba paanii|" astu Apake deza evaM jAti hitakArI satkAryoM kA vizeSa ullekha karane kI lAlasA ko roka kara hama yahAM ekatrita hue 'zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahAsammelana' prathama adhivezana ke pratinidhi evaM Apake svajAti bandhugaNa, Apake satkAryoM kI bAra 2 sarAhanA karate hue, Apako "jAti bhUSaNa" kI gauravamayI upAdhi se bhUSita karate haiM aura zrI zAsanadeva se antaH Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44] mahAvIra karaNapUrvaka ArAdhanA karate haiM ki ve Apako evaM Apake parivAra ko dIrgha prAyuSya pradAna kareM aura ApakI bhAvI santAna bhI, bhApake jIvana ko Adarza rUpa mAnate hue, ApakI bhAMti hI paropakAramaya jIvana vyatIta kreN| zAsanadeva hamArI poravAla jAti Apa jaise aneka dAnavIra nararatna paidA kareM, aisI kAmanA karate hue evaM prApako ekabAra phira abhinandana dete hue, zrIbAmaNavADajI mahAtIrtha (sirohI rAjya) ) hama haiM- " tArIkha 13 aprela san 1933 I. Apake svajAtIya bAndhavagaNa, samvat 1660, vaizAkha kRSNA'3 guruvAra zrI a0bhA0 po0 ma0 sa0 ke pratinidhigaNa. kAryakAriNI ke sadasyoM ke nAma svAgata samiti ke sadasyoM ke nAma (1) zrImAn bhabUtamalajI catarAjI, svAgatAdhyakSa, deladara (2) , esa. Ara. siMghI, mahAmaMtrI, sirohI (3) , himmatamalajI pADIva (4) , siMghI acaladAsajI, rohIrA (5) ., kapUracanda RkhabadAsajI, deladara (6 ) , tArAcandajI, premacandrajI bAlI (7) , hajArImalajI ( candAjI khuzAlacandajI ), bIjApura bhojana kamiTI ke sadasya (1) zrImAn dhoneTiyA rUpacandajI, sirohI (2) , siMghI nathamala ratanacandajI, sirohI (3) , zA0 mUlacandajI hAMsAjI, goI lIvAlA (4) , siMgI pUnamacandajI haMsarAjajI, sirohI . (5) , gulAbacandajI khAsAjI, jAvAla . Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAryakAriNI ke sadasyoM ke nAma (6) zrImAn khuzAlacandajI umAjI, jAvAla : (7) , ajerAjajI vahitrA, sirohI / (8) , sAkalacandajI masAjI, 'jAvAla .. (6) , zA0 haMsarAjajI mUlacandajI, sirohI tapAsa kamiTI ke sadasya ( 1 ) zrImAn zA. punamacandajI vahitrA, maMtrI, sirohI. (2) , siMdhI vijayarAjajI dhanarAjajI maMtrI, sirIhI (3) , siMghI kundanamalajI javAnamalajI, sirohI (4) , RkhabadAsajI jAcAla tambU kamiTI ke sadasya (1) zrImAn siMghI dharamacandajI javAnamalajI, sirohI, ... (2) , zA0 ajerAjajI javAnamalajI, sirohI (3) , siMghI hIrAcandajI, sirohI (4) , vorA mUlacandajI, sirohI (5) , zA0 mUlacandajI, , . rAzana kamiTI ke sadasya ( 1 ) zrImAn dosI pUnamacandajI, sirohI (2) , hinA lAlacandajI , .... (3) , kapUracanda gulAbacandajI ,, pAnI kamiTI ke sadasya (1) zrImAn DAhmAjI devIcandajI, maMDavAriyA . (2) , siMdhI vanecandajI, sirohI ( 3) , nemacandajI kesarImalajI, sirohI (4) , khuzAlacandajI cenAjI, goilI .. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra koSa kamiTI ke sadasya ( 1 ) zrImAn siMghI pUnamacandajI haMsarAjajI, sirohI ( 2 ) siMdhI rAyacaMdajI padmAjI, maMDavAriyA 46 ] 99 ( 1 ) zrImAn dhanarAjajI u~kAramalajI, sirohI 2 ) kesarImalajI kapUracandajI ( 3 ) vacandajI hakamAjI badaluTa ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 19 99 ( 1 ) zrImAn kapUracaMdajI badaluTavAle ( 2 ) ( 3 ) kAlandrI velavara muMDArA vAMkalI strIvAndI nAma jagaha baraluTa maDavAriyA 39 TikiTa kamiTI ke sadasya ,, zAmUlacandajI nAnAvaTi, sirohI hajArImalajI nenAvata, thAhora zrImAn cunnIlAlajI devarAjajI, maDavariyA bI0 pI0 siMdhI, sirohI jasarAjajI koThArI, sirohI 59 khAsa kamiTI ke sadasya " 39 svayam sevaka kamiTI ke sadasya svayam sevakoM kI sUcI saMkhyA 16 22 16 16 12 20 zrIyuta vIracaMdajI mUlacandajI javAna malajI 99 39 " " " horo ( Captain) 36 hajArImalajI tArAcandajI sesamalajI rikhabacandajI Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 kAryakAriNI sadasyoM ke nAma mAma jagaha saMkhyA . kepaTena ( Captain) guDA bAlotA zrIyuta sotarAjajI pADIva , rikhabadAsajI sirohI , lAlacandajI siMghI zivagaMja DuMgArAmajI parihAra baDagAMva , acaladAsajI jodhapura hajArImalajI siMdhI, genamalajI / bAphanA, jodhapura se skAuTa kenTana parakANA . 25 skAuTa maya skAuTa TIcara vaitanika kAryakartA (1) zrIyuta abora gajamalajI dhanarAjajI, sirohI ( ekAunTenTa aura kaiziyara) (2) , zA. milApacaMdajI, sirohii| (3) , siMghI bAbamalajI kundanamalajI, sirohI (TikiTa phlarka) (4) , kapUracandajI, goIlI (TikaTa klarka) (5) , amIcandajI gAMdhI, sirohI ( sTora kIpara) 1 zrImAn cunIlAlajI devarAjajI maDavAriyA (suparinTenDenTa vAlenTiyara korsa ) 2 zrImAn jasarAjajI koThArI, sirohI (oNragenAIz2ara vAlanTiyara korsa ) Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4] mahAvIra AbhAra nimna likhita mahAzayoM ne sammelana bharane ke pahile va sammelana ke samaya TikToM ko kharIda kara sammelana ke kArya ko Age bar3hAyA ataeva ve dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| isakA hisAba jamA kharca kA Age ke pRSThoM meM isI aGka meM diyA gayA hai: 101) zrImAna kesarIcaMdajI bhAgA bhAI baMbaI | 125) zrI0 jIvarAjajI miyAcaMdajI, deladara caMdAjI khuzAlajI 101) 101) jItAjI khumAjI baMbaI premacaMdajI gomAjI, 101) kizanAjI bhagavAnajI 101) khAjI daulAjI bhojAjI sobhAgacaMdajI babaI -- " 91 101) rAIcaMdajI motIcaMdajI 100) rAIcaMdajI motIcaMdajI. 100) 'rAyacaMdajI motIcaMdajI 29 " 59 101) prakAjI nAthAjI 101) punamacaMdajI nagAjI 101) "" 99 " 95 59 " 101)," 101 ) 99 101) 101) kAramalajI nemAjI, sirohI 95 ,, 9. 125) hAjI lakSmIcaMdajI maMDavAriyA rAIcaMdajI padamAjI nAjI jerUpajI, 19 "9 megAjI haMsAjI, bAgarA pIthAjI mAlAjI, bhaMTANA 99 99 .. 12 39 dhubA 125) maMzAlAlajI jagarUpajI kAlaMdrI 101) hindujI devIcaMdajI, kAlandrI 101) kesarImalajI bhUtAjI, pAlaDI khuzAlacaMdajI cenAjI gohilI 100) 101) 100) 101) 101) 99 r. 43 " r " 101) 101) 101) 10) 101) w 101). 11 hindujI manarUpajI ,, 101), kizanAjI hukamIcaMdajI, DuMgarI 101), jesAjI tArAcaMdajI 141) 201 ) 39 dw 101) " 55 101). 2. 99 125) 101) 101 ) 101 ) 101) 100 ) vanAjI tArAcaMdajI varAr3A 251) kapUracaMdajI rikhabhadAsajIdeladara 101 ),, haMsarAjajI cunnIlAlajI deladara ghamanAz2I maMsAjI deladara 23 " 59 59 " " 39 ," " 99 manarUpajI haka mAjI banecaMdajI gumanAjI pADIva pannAjI suratiMgajI sIyAnA nathamalajI canAjI maMDavArIyA " jagAjI ratanacaMdajI DAyAjI devIcaMdajI 95 ghuDAjI khuzAlajI kAlandrI bhagavAnajI kapuracaMdajI,, khumAjI kalAjI kAlandrI gulAbacaMdajI banAjI sUrata kapuracaMdajI umAjI daladara kapUracaMdajI punamacaMdajI deladara bhabUtamalajI catarAjI deladara haMsarAjajI devarAjajI hindumalajI deladara umAjI lAlacaMdajI jAvAla 99 Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAbhAra [46 100) zrI0 sAha tArAcaMdajI gomAjI bAlI | 25) zrI0 gulAbacaMdajI dhannAlAlajI paM0 26) ,, bhIkAjI cImanalAlajI baMbaI 25) ,, gulAbacaMdajI dhannAlAlajI ,, ., bhIkAjI cImanalAlajI ,, 25) / gulAbacaMdajI dhannAlAlajI ,, ,, bhIkAjI bImanalAlajI , 25) ,, siMghI samarathamalajI ratana,, bhIkAjI cImanalAlajI baMbaI | caMdajI sirohI , dalIcaMdajI gumAnacaMdajI , 31) , siMghI sobhAgamalajI bhabuta,, sokalacaMdajI kesarImalajI malajI - sirohI vAgarA 51) ,, siMghI rUpAjI vIracaMdajI , 25) ,, bhagavAnajI zivalAlajI, vAgarA 25) , siMghI vijayarAjajI dhanarAjajI 25) , jeThAjI hIrAjI, vAgarA sirohI , devIcaMdajI rAjAjI, vAgarA 25) ,, vahitarA ajerAjajI saremalajI ,, umAjI hindUjI, pADIva sirohI 51) ,, pAnacaMdajI navalamalajI, pADIva 25) ,, siMghI kundanamalajI javAna ., haTAjI kizanAjI, pADIva / malajI sirohI 51), bhagavAnajI rAsAjI ,, 25) ,, banAjI kalAjI mAlavAr3A ,, dAnAjI tArAcaMdajI , 25), indracaMdajI banAjI mAlavAr3A 25) ,, kasturacaMdajI bhagavAnajI pADIva 25) ,, mulacaMdajI UmAjI , ,, nagarAjajI khuzAlacaMdajI ,, ,, devAjI narasiMgajI lAza ,, haMsarAjajI chaganalAlajI , ,, vIrAjI panecaMdajI rohIDA . ,, camanAjI javAnamalajI , ,, cunnIlAlajI devarAjajI maMDa0 ,, lubAjI umAjI, pADIva ,, bhUramalajI gula bAjI maMDavA0 25) ,, lakhamIcaMdajI dhanAjI, bhaTANA ___31) ,, kapUracaMdajI phulacaMdajI ,, 25) ,, gulabAjI abAjI ,, ,, acaladAsajI pannAjI " ,, kapUracaMdajImaganalAlajI pADIva 25) ,, cInAjI khuzAlacaMdajI , 35) ,, tilokacaMdajI nopacaMdajIsIyAnA 71) ,, padamAjI rAIcaMdajI maMDavArIyA , kapuracaMdajI bhIkAjI, sIyAnA 41) ,, bhUtAjI mUlacaMdajI. " 25) ,, jItAjI phuyAjI, sAvaraDA 15) , lubAjI lokalacaMdajI , 25) ,, khumAjI hirAcaMdajI, sAvarar3A | 25) , lubAjI megAjI , 26) ,, gulAbacaMdajIdhannAlAlajI baMbaI 25) , umedacaMdajI lAlacaMdajI jAvAla Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra 25) zrI0 banAjI jetAjI jAvAla | 25) zrI0 bhagavAnajI tejamalajI piMDavArA 25). ,, gulAbacaMdajI cunnIlAlajI., . 25) , hajArImalajI javAnamalajI 30 25) ,, sAkalacaMdajI punamacaMdajI., . 21) ,, gajAjI devIcaMdajI vAgarA 51) . ., tArAcaMdajI zaMkaralAlajI maMDI 17) ,, vanecaMdajI amIcaMdajI beMgalora 25) ,, sesamala jI juhAramalajI pAdaH 15) ,, cInAjI dhanarUpajI sIyANA 25) , juhAramalajI zramIcaMdajI cAMda0 15) ,, luSacaMdajI hukamIcaMdajI sirohI 51) ,, bhagavAnajI lubAjI kAlandrI 15) , dharamAjI jaitAjI jasavaMtapurA 51) ,, cunnIlAlajI kistUrajI ,, 15) ,, mannAjI bhIkacaMdajI baraluTa .. bhagavAnajI javAharamalajI, 15) ,, siMghI vanecaMdajI tArAcaMdajI sirohI 41) ,, cenAjIkistUracaMdajI kAlandrI 13) ,, cunnIlAlajI miyAcaMdajI bara0 , zaMkaralAlajI rikhabadAsajI,, 13) ,, punamacaMdajI masAlAlajI, bara0 ,, kisturacaMdajI khumAjI , 13) ,, sarUpacaMdajI sAkalacaMdajI, 30 ,, vanAjI gomAjI , 11) , jeThamalajI saremalajI vAgarA , galabAjI hirAjI , 11) , punamacaMdajI UmAjI pADIva 25) , devarAjajI aNadAjI pAthA0 ,, nathAjI padamacaMdajI pAThIva , kisturacaMdajI mulAjI , .., kapUracaMdajI paratAyacaMdI, pAM0 ,, bhagavAnajI hArAjI puraNa 11) , kapUramalajI hajArImalajI sI0 ,, pAnAjI khImAjI 11) ,, jeThamalajI banAjI sIyANA 25) ,, acaladAsajI cImanamalajI 11) , kapUracadajI dhuDAjI , rohIr3A 11) ., nathamalajI hajArImalajI ,, javeracaMdajI ThAkarasI navasArI Ahora , jagarUpajI javeracaMdajI varAr3A | 11) ,, me :rAjajI dIpAjI Ahora 51) ,, dhanarUpajI kesarImalajI baraluTa 25) ,, khumAjI haMsAjI puraNa ., javeracaMdajI kapuracaMdajI ., . ,, premacaMdajI sabadAMnajI pAtha. 25) ,, punamacaMdajI vanecaMdajI ,, | 22) , hindumalajI hIrAcaMdajI rohI. 31) ,, hindujI kesarImala jI deladara | 25) ,, premacaMdajI kevalabhAI pAlanapura ,, kapuracaMdajI cunnIlAlajI ,, | 51) , kapUracaMdajI phUlacaMdajI baralUTa ,, kapuracaMdajI gumanAjI kAMNadara | 25) ,, abecaMdajI kesarImalajI, baralUTa 25) ,, sAkalacaMdajI juhAramalajI, vaa0| 25) , bhagavAnajI vanecaMdajI . // Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41) zrI0 phUlacaMdajI banecaMdajI deladara hIrAcaMdajI kesarImalajI 41) " 41 vanecaMdajI bhabUtamalajI 25) 35) 25) 51) 21) 15) 35 " " 99 " 39 " 22 39 " 93 15) siMghI tArAcaMdajI ratanacaMdajI 15) nathAjI thAnamalajI jAvAla paMca poravAla samasthAM, rANI0 kesarImalajI kapUracaMdajI si0 15)," 15) 15) khuzAlacaMdajI vAlacaMdajI si0 " zd "" ," 99 13) sAMkalacaMdajI nathAjI baraluTa 13) cunnIlAlajI ratanAjI baraluTa kistUracaMdajI cayanAjI cAgarA 11) " vIracaMdajI bhabUtamalajI 11) " 11) pAnAjI samarathamalajI pADIva 11) hiMdujI motIcaMdajI motIjI lakhamAjI 11) " 11) 11) bhalAjI bhUramalajI 11) -,, 11) 11) bacharAjajI narasIMghajI 11)," "" 99 dd wd samarthamalajI kistUra caMdajI, sirohI, AbhAra jairUpajI kesarImalajI bhAdrAjana nAnAvaTI mUlacaMdajI sirohI phojamalajI vAlAjI zivagaMja 33 dosI kisanAjI vAlAjI baralUTa siMghI nathamalajI ratanacaMdajI sirohI 29 zd " hukamIcaMdajI tejarAjajI sIyA "" chogamalajI saremalajI sIyANA punamacaMdajI nemIcaMdajI Ahora ,, khemacaMdajI nemacaMdajI, vahitrA si 11) 11) 11) 11 11) 11) 11) 11) :9 99 " " 93 " wr , " 11), 11) 11) 11) 11) 11) 11), 11) 10) 10) : 1 10)" 10) 10) 10) 10 ) " 31 33 "" " 59 "" "" 33 " ha) 19 6) zrI0 ha) ha) h||) ha) "" 35 w te hajArImalajI tokamacaMdajI, lAsa rUpacandajI vanAjI, ber3A khAsAjI mUlAjI, maMDavAriyA pannAlAlajI prAgacaMdajI, jAvAla sAMkalacaMdajI zaGkaralAlajI,, sAMkalacaMdajI cunnIlAlajI,, bhUramalajI amIcandajI, gulAbacandajI phulacaMdajI cenAjI javeracaMdajI baraluTa, hAMsAjI khuzAlajI, baraluTa " r ," cunnIlAlajI hakamAjI, AIdAnajI juvAramalajI bhA0 nAjI kesAjI, bAgarA 29 bhagavAnajI lubAjI, siyANA akherAjajI pannAlAlajI, beMga0 sAMkalacaMdajI maMsAjI, jAvAla. 35 kapUracaMdajI phulacaMdajI, rAIcaMdajI devIcaMdajI, navalamalajI mulacaMdajI jAlora jivarAjajI banecaMdajI, muDArA mutA mAlAjI jeThAjI, bhaTAMgA dulabhajI hIrAjI, DabAMNI bhabutamalajI kesarImalajI, jA0 nathAjI haMsarAjajI, pADIva phulacaMdajI devIcaMdajI, jAvAla kapUracaMdajI bhagavAnajI, bara luTa punamacaMdajI mAnakacaMdajI, maNo0 kesarImalajI ganeza malajI, so0 vajIMgajI suratiMgajI, kAlandrI 33 Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52] __ mahAvIra 6) ,, jeThamalajI dhuDAjI, Ahora | 6) ,, dhupAjI gulabAcandajI, pADIvaM 8) ,, lakSmIcaMdajI akarAjajI, beMga0 ) , chogamalajI gulabAjI, baraluTa 15) ,, rAIcaMdajI cunnIlAlajI, khI0 6) , bAbulAlajI bhagavAnajI ,, , perAjajI megharAjajI, lAsa 6) ,, lAlacandajI harajIjI , , gulAbacaMdajI gIradhArIlAlajI, 6) , nathAjI gumanAjI , ber3A ., khumAjI lAlacandajI vAgarA ,, kapUracaMdajI haMsAjI, jAvAla ,, gulabAjI vAlAjI baraluTa 11) , jagarUpajI kisturacaMdajI. ,, ,, paMca poravAla nibaja 19) , bhavutamalajI hindujI, , , bhurAjI kesarImalajI baraluTa ,, lakhamIcandajI punamacaMdajI, jA 7) ,, cunnIlAlajI rUpacaMdajI, baraluTha 11) ,, bAbulAlajI hakamAjI jAvAla 7) ,, hakamAjI rikhabhadAsajI, ,, 11) ,, sAMkalacaMdajI mAnakacaMdajI,jA0 7) ,, prAgacaMdajI dAnamalajI maNorA 15) ,, kesarImalajI dhulAjI dIyAla 7) ,, acalacaMdajI megAjI, maMDavA0 11) , hAMsAjI hindujI, baraluTa 7) ,, nathamalajI sudAnajI, kAlandrI 11) , vanecaMdajI juThAjI, 7) ,, kisturacaMdajI perAjIH kAlandrI 11) ,, punamacaMdajI devIcaMdajI , 7) ,, tArAcaMdajI navAjI, vAgarA 11) ,, kapUracaMdajI oTamalajI, deladara 7) ,, suratIMgajI jeThAjI, beMgalora ,, sonamalajI jorajI sirohI | 7) , rAjIMgajI bhagavAnajI, baraluTa ,, bhImAjI jetAjI siyANA | 7) ,, bhagavAnajI phulacaMdajI, baraluTa 11) , jasarAjajI mulacaMdajI, beMgalora 7) ,, hakamAjI ratanAjI, , ,, saradAramalajI bhabutamalajI, ,, ____7) ,, jeThAjI tArAcaMdajI, morA ,, punamacaMdajI ratanAjI, deladara 7) ,, rAIcaMdajI gulAbacaMdajI, kA0 10) ,, oTamalajI bhUrAjI jAvAla 7) , lakhamIcaMdajI haMsarAjajI, kA0 10) , kapUracaMdajI gulavAjI maMDavA0 7) ,, hemarAjajI abAjI, kAlandrI 10) zrI0 megharAjajI himatamalajI, jA0 7) ,, dAMnAjI punamacaMdajI, vAgarA 10) ,, mAlAjI dharamAjI pAthAvAr3A 7) , rUpacaMdajI gulAbacaMdajI, bara0 10) ,, bhUrAjI jayacandajI, maTANA 6) ,, juhAramalajI, sojata 10) ,, pratApacaMdajI catarAjI umedapura10) ,, punamacaMdajI hAMsAjI, baraluTa / 6428 // ) kula jor3a rupayA Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aya vyaya 1675) TikaTa pAMca rupaye vAle bIke (40) cAra vAle TikaTa jo do ke madda me gaye bike 120) tIna rupaye vAle TikaTa jo rupaye do ke madda meM gaye, bike 1966) do rupaye ke TikaTa bike 1 // ) DoDha rupaye kA TikaTa jo rupaye eka ke mada meM gayA trike 13 | | ) savA rupaye ke TikaTa jo rupaye eka ke mada meM gaye bike 342) rupaye eka ke TikaTa bike 85) TikaTa Ane ke bike 12603 ) kula jor3a zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahA sammelana ke prathama adhivezana kA zrAya - vyaya kA hisAba mitI saMvat 1686 kA jyeSTha vadi 11 taka. nAme jamA 12603-4-0 TIkaTa praveza becAMna 5026-0-0 ru.100) taka aura usase adhika 3078-0-0 ru. 25) taka aura usase adhika 2666-2-0 ru. 5) taka aura usase adhika 1356-0-0 ru0 2) taka aura usase adhika 358-4-0 ru0 1) taka aura usase adhika 616-8-0 chapAI 162-19-6 tAra va posTeja 15-13-0 sAmAna daphtara tAlake 377-80 volanaTiyara tAlake saphara kharca 206-8-6 rozanI 25- 6-6 akhabAra 56 - 6-3 sTezanarI 1333-0-3 paMDAla kharca 475-0-0 reDiyo (lAuDa spIkara ) 65-10-6 jhaMDI va vAvaTA kharca 77-13-0 borDa kharca Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -- ahamadAbAda mahAvIra 85-8-0 ru. 0 // zrAne vAle 163-1-0 baijaz2a (takamA ) 70-0-0 AgAmI nibhAu phaNDa 560-7-0 moTara va moTara kA sAmAna 5-4-0 mahAvIra akhabAra kA vArSika 578-1- peTrola kharca caMdA tAlake . 564-3-3 kAryakartAoM va volanaTiyaroM 5-3-6 pakhA ke va vidyArthiyoM kA 100-0-0 jaina mitra maMDala, bambaI. bhojana kharca 26-13-0 zA. bhImAjI motIjI, 1627-4-3 taMbU va gavaTI 64-14-0 supA banAI tAlake kharca 677-14-6 nokArasI vAloM ke sAmAna 13110-8-6 vagairaha baMdobasta karane meM kharca hue jisameM se sAmAna noTa - rAvaTI kalatAna bAMsa. va thoDA becate jorupaye 1880-14-6 sA phuTakara sAmAna par3A hai jo becane ke rahe usameM se ru0 1203) bAda paidAyaza meM jamA hogaa| tIna nokArasI vAloM ke sAtha udaDe TheharAye so bAda bAkI sare 323-11.3 mutapharakAta maTake, Dabbe para ___ va pAnI Adi meM kharca 103-8-0 inAma tAlake kharca 344-0-6 tanakhA tAlake kharca 6-7-0 makAna kirAyA tAlake kharca 41-0-0 sammelana ke phoTo tAlake kharca 601-3-6 saphara kharca 2101-0-0 zA. rAyacaMdajo padamAjI Trejarara maMDavAriyA vAlA pAsa 401) zA. jItAjI khumAjI kavarAr3I vAlA . 401. zA. tArAcaMdajI jesAjI bhaisavAr3AvAlA Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siMdhI punamacanda Trejarara rAyacanda saMghavI Trejarara rAjamala dhanarAjajI akAunTenTa aura kezIyara Ayavyaya 401) 51) 30) 25) 19) UP 5) 5) 5) 5) 1) 51) =) S. R. Singhi mahAmaMtrI vahitrA pUnamacanda maMtrI [ w zA kisturacaMdajI sAyadAnajI lugAbA dosI samarthamalajI kistUracaMdajI sirohI V. R. Singhi maMtrI 'DrAyavara rAyacaMda sirohI zA navalAjI naMgAjI bAMkalI zA. sonamalajI jorajI 13012- ) 8) | zrI pote bAkI 13110 // // sirohI. zA ajayarAjajI jabAna malajI sirohI zA. punamacaMdajI jagadIzajI vAsA zA kapUracaMdajI gulAbacaMdajI sirohI vahitrA misarImalajI sirohI. gujarAtI kumhArakhAnA sirohI dhATiyA rUpacaMdajI sirohI gAMva beDA paMca poravAla TikaToM ke bAkI gAMva pADIva paMca poravAla bhabUtamala catarAjI svAgatAdhyakSa dhanarAja zivalAlajI - oNDiTara. tArAcaMda premacaMdajI oNDITara Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra EMAHARAPA80PYRMIN012 PRAMMAR sAhitya digdarzana AbU (prathama bhAga ) lekhaka zAntamRti zrImad jayantavijayajI mahArAja, prakAzaka zeTha kalyANajI paramAnandajI kI par3hI, sirohI, mUlya ru0 2 // ) zrAbU delavAr3A ke jaina maMdira kArIgarI ke liye saMmAra bhara meM anupama aura sundara haiM / ye maMdira saMsAra ke zilpa sAhitya meM advitIya haiN| isa tIrtha kI utpatti kA itihAsa bhI bar3A gauravamaya hai AbU para ke saba jaina, zaiva aura vaiSNava tIrthoM kA varNana maya citroM ke diyA gayA hai| sAtha hI sAtha suMdara dekhane yogya prAkRtika sthAnoM ke citra maya varNana ke diye gaye haiM / citra saMkhyA 74 ke haiM phira bhI isakA mUlya ru0 2 // ) hI rakkhA gayA hai / sArA grantha aitihAsika sAmagrI se paripUrNa hai isake liye lekhaka va prakAzaka donoM dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| AbU delavAr3A ke mandiroM ko dekhane yUropiyana loga adhika saMkhyA meM Ate haiM aura ve saba citrakArI ko jAnanA cAhate haiM parantu koI sAhitya upalabdha na hone se ve usa viSaya meM saccI hakIkata nahIM jAna sakate haiN| hamAga delavAr3A jaina maMdira kameTI ke sadasyoM se nivedana hai ki ve bahuta zIghra isakA aMgrejI bhASAntara prakAzita kareM tAki ina maMdiroM kI prasiddhi adhika ho / jaina jAgRti-nAmaka nayA mAsika patra bambaI se prakAzita hone lagA hai isake do aGka maI aura juna ke hamAre sAmane haiN| donoM aGkoM kA sampAdana bar3I yogyatA se huA hai / chapAI aura kAgana sundara haiM aura sAtha hI sAtha patra sacitra bhI hai| isake uddezya jainoM ke tInoM phirakoM meM ekatA va zikSA pracAra kA hai / pahile aGka meM sthAnakavAsI jaina kaoNnpharansa ke 10 bhAva maya citra tathA lekha haiN| dUsare aGka ke lekha bhI pahile aGka se kama AkarSaka nahIM hai| patra hara taraha se apanAne yogya hai / isakA vArSika mUlya sirpha poSTeja sahita ru0 2 // ) hai aura yaha patra prakAzaka "jaina jAgRti" 51 sutAracAla bambaI se pragaTa hotA hai| aise uttama mAsika ko sampAdana va pragaTa karane ke liye niHsandeha zrIyut DAhyAlAlajI maNIlAlajI mahatA dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiM / Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja digdarzana samAja-digdarzana sirohI ke pauravAla samAja meM sudhAra-ma0 mA0 poravAla mahA-sammelana ke prathama adhivezana kI pUrNa Ahuti ke pazcAt sirohI ke pauravAla samAja me svIkRta prastAvoM ko kArya rUpa meM rakhane kA vicAra kara jAti sudhAra kiyA hai jisakA vistRta varNana isI aGka meM diyA gayA hai| svIkRta prastAvoM meM se jAti sudhAra ke AThoM prastAvoM ko kArya rUpa meM rakhane kA dRr3ha nizcaya kiyA hai aura isake vimukha bartAva karane vAle para zikSA karane kA Ayojana kiyA hai jo niHsandeha prazaMsanIya hai / hameM yaha likhate Ananda hotA hai ki sammelana ke prastAvoM ko kArya rUpa meM rakhane meM zrIgaNeza saba se prathama sirohI ke poravAla samAja meM kiyA hai| hameM AzA hai ki anya gA~voM kA poravAla samAja inakA anukaraNa avazya kregaa| sirohI ke pauravAla samAja ne sammelana ke prastAvoM ke atirikta aura bhI sudhAra kiye haiM jaise ki kanyAoM kA par3hAnA anivArya rakkhA hai dhaadi| ___ sAha mUlacandajI cainamalajI kA stutya kArya-tA0 16.4.1635 ke dina kI mAmerA bobAvata dharmacandajI ko sAha mUlacandajI ke yahAM se pahinAyA gyaa| usa vakta mUlacandajI ne reDieM va bainDa lAne se inkAra kiyA to dharmacandajI vAloM ne nIva ke nIce unake ghara ke kucha phAsale para galI ke nAke reDieM va bainDa lAkara khar3A kiyA, mAmerA pahuMcAne galI ke nAke Aye taba sUlacandajI ne kahA ki Apako hameM le jAne se acchA dIkhatA ho to hameM le jAMya varanA inako le jAya / isa para unhoMne kucha javAba na dekara raMDiyoM ne bainDa ke sAtha calanA zurU kiyaa| mAmerA karane vAle saba sajjana bahuta se jAti ke utsAhI sajjanoM ne usameM bhAga nahIM liyA / hama sAha mUlacandajI cainamalajI ke isa kArya ke liye hRdaya se sarAhanA karate haiM aura unako isa kArya ke liye dhanyavAda dete haiN| sirohI rAjya ke jhorA prAnta meM pauravAla jaina vidyAlaya-poravAla sammelana ke prastAva naM0 2 ke anusAra jhorA ke poravAla samAja ne eka vidyA Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra laya aura chAtrAlaya apane prAnta meM yogya sthAna para sthApita karane kA dRr3ha nizcaya kiyA hai| jisake liya sthAyA phaNDa ko eka kameTI niyukta ho cukI hai aura jisane jhorA ke hareka gAMva meM paryaTana kara candA likhAnA zurU kiyA hai jisameM DeDha lAkha rupayA aba taka ho cukA hai aura abhI candA likhAnA jArI hai| kArya utsAha pUrvaka jaisA cala rahA hai usI prakAra calatA rahegA to AzA hai ki vidyAlaya kI sthApanA zIghra hI ho jAyagI / aba zIghra hI jhorA prAnta ke saba gAMvoM ke paMca vidyAlaya ke liye ekatra hone vAle haiM jisameM kaI bAtoM para vicAra kiyA jaaygaa| - isa vidyAlaya ke phaNDa kI zuruAta yoganiSTha zAnta mUrti anantajIva pratipAla yogalabdhisampanna rAjarAjezvara zrI zAntivijayajI mahArAja ke upadaMza se zrobAmaNavAr3ajI mukAma para tA0 12-4-1933 I0 ko huI aura unake upadeza se zrImAn seTha kapUracandarjA va mabhRtamalajI daladaranivAsI donoM bhrAtAoM ne ru0 51000) ekAvana hajAra likhakara phaNDa kI zurUAta kara dii| vidyAlaya kameTI se prArthanA hai ki ve vidyAlaya sambandhI pragati se sacita kiyA kareM tAki mAhavAra vidyAlaya kA hAla prakAzita kara diyA jaaygaa| Age phaNDa karIba ru0 150000) DeDha lAkha likhAyA jA cukA hai parantu candA dene vAle mahAzayoM ke nAma mAlUma na hone se nahIM likhe gye| Ane para prakAzita kara diye jaaeNge| poravAla samAja meM sagapaNa kI gambhIra samasyA yaha bAta samAja ke kisI vyakti se chipI nahIM hai ki samAja ke bahuta se navayuvakoM ke liye kanyA aura kanyAoM ke liye yogya vara nahIM milate haiM aura samAja ke kaI vAr3A bandI hone se sagapaNa ruke haiM ataeva sammelana ke prastAva 9 ke anusAra zAdI kA kSetra vistRta karane kI parama AvazyaktA hai aura saba kI icchA hai| isa icchA ko kAryarUpa meM lAne ke liye hamArI samAja meM kitane puruSa, strI, byAhe, vidhura yA vidhavA, kuMAre yA kuMbhArI haiM isakI saMkhyA prati gAMvavAra mAlUma na ho jaba taka hama sagapaNa zAdI kA kSetra vizAla nahIM kara sakate haiM ataeva poravAla samAja ke utsAhI netA aura navayuvakoM se nivedana hai ki ve apane 2 gAMva aura Asa pAsa ke gAMva meM se nimna likhita bAteM tapAsa kara likheN| Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [# _ samAja digdarzana - prati gAMva meM pauravAloM ke kitane ghara haiM ? prati ghara meM kitane puruSa strI byAhe, yA vidhura haiM prati ghara meM kitane kuMAre lar3ake lar3akie haiM, kisa 2 umra ke haiM bhAdi bAteM likhakara 'mahAvIra' kAryAlaya-sirohI ko bhejeM tAki vahAM para eka rajiSTara khola kara usakA indarAja ho jAya aura sAtha hI sAtha mAsika meM prakaTa hotA he tAki sarva ko mAlUma ho jAye / - hamane sirohI meM isakI gaNanA kI hai jisakI saMkhyA nimna likhita haiM / - poravAla (bIsA ) ghara 136 haiM kula saMkhyA 385 puruSa / byAhe 76 / . ... byAhI 76 / kuMvAre / lar3ake 86 204 / vidhara 25 pa 10 vidhavA 68 134 / lar3akiye 46 zivagaMja meM TAMNA mausara kI bAta cIta aura usake rokane kA sammelana kArya kartAoM kA prayAsa-tA0 5 jhorA magarA ke paMca yogIrAja zAntamUrti anantajIva pratipAla yogalabdhi sampanna rAjarAjezvara zrI zAntivijayajI mahArAja ko jhorA magarA meM padhArane ke liye vinati karane ko zrIvAmaNavAr3ajI gaye the| usa samaya kisI ne yaha sUcita kiyA ki zivagaMja meM TANe hone vAle haiM aura satAIsa gAMvoM ke paMca ikaTThe ho rahe haiN| usa para yoganiSTha ne upadezamaya patra ke sAtha jhorA magarA va sirohI paMcoM ko zivagaMja bheje| unhoMne mahArAja zrI ke patra ko paMcoM ko diyA aura TAMNe na karane ke liye kahA jisa para uttara milA ki abhI jo 27 gAMva ikaTThe ho rahe haiM aura ve sampa ke liye ikaTThe hote haiN| ApakI bAta para akelA zivagaMja kyA vicAra kara sakatA hai| phira bhI ApakI bAta pUrNa dhyAna meM haiN| kahane kA sArAMza yaha hai ki zivagaMja ke paMcoM ne sApha 2 uttara nahIM diyA parantu vahAM ke yuvaka isa bAta para dRr3ha hai ki TAMNe na hone deMge aura agara kiye gaye to satyAgraha kiyA jAyagA / ataeva paMcoM se prArthanA hai ki ve kalaha ko apane gAMva meM sthAna na deN| ye ToNe dharmaviruddha hai isa liye saMmelana ke prastAvAnusAra inako banda kara denA hI bahatara hai| rupAI-paragane meM sudhAra---isa paragane ke saba gAMvoM ke paMca zrIbAmaNavAdajI meM ekatra hue aura jAti hita ke liye sammelana ke bahuta se prastAvoM ko kArya rUpa meM rakhane ke liye likhata huA hai / isa sudhAra kI nakala hamAre pAsa abhI taka nahIM pAI hai| Ane para samAja ke sanmukha rakhI jaaygii| Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra ___akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahA-sammelana ke pratinidhiyoM ko sUcanA-jo pratinidhi mahAzaya zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI meM padhAre the aura jinoMne sarva sammati se prastAva pAsa karAye haiM, unase nivedana hai ki ve ina prastAvoM kA amala aba apane 2 nagara va grAma meM karAveM aura usakI ittalA isa patra meM chapane ko bheja deveM jo saharSa prakAzita kI jaaygii| pauravAla mahAsammelana ke prastAvajo chapakara Agaye haiM jisa kisI ko jarUrata ho bhI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana ophisa sirohI ko likha kara maMgA leveM / 'mahAvIra' patra meM eka mereja byUro (vibhAga) rahegA-jisa kisI pauravAla mahAzaya kA (jo isakA grAhaka hogA) lagna sambandha sambandhI vijJApana binA mUlya eka vakta chApA jAyagA / prAbU gor3a kA poravAla samAja-inhoMne kucha sudhAra ke ThaharAva zrIvAmaNavAr3ajI meM mauke para kiye haiM parantu unakI likhita ittalA nahIM AI hai| Ane para prakAzita kara dI jAyagI / jhorA magarA kA poravAla samAja-sammelana ke prastAvoM ko kArya rUpa meM lAne ke liye ikaTThA ho rahe haiM natIjA Ane para prakAzita kiyA jAyagA / . goDavADa kA pauravAla samAja-sunA hai ki sammelana ke prastAvoM ke mAphika sudhAra karane secalI meM najadIka bhaviSya meM ikaTThe hone vAle haiN| natIjA Ane para prakAzita kiyA jAyagA / indaura meM pauravAja saMgha kI sthApanA-zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana zrI bAmaNavAr3anI mahAtIrtha (sirohI) ke sarvAnumAti pAsa prastAvoM ke anusAra amala jArI karane ke liye uparokna saMgha kI sthApanA 30-4-1933 ke roja huI hai / sabhApati kA Asana zrIyuta kundanamala nI sirohI nivAsI ne grahaNa kiyA thA / saMgha kA nAma zrI madhya bhArata poravAla sevA saMgha rakhA gayA hai aura usI samaya 18 sabhAsada hue| kAryakartAoM kA cunAva nIce mAphika huA hai-- presIDenTa-zrIyuta dhanarAjajI ratalAma vAle vAIsa presIDenTa-phUlacandajI vakIla maMtrI-zivanArAyaNajI yaza latahA upamaMtrI-chaganalAlajI gagarADe Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAja digdarzana * koSAdhyakSa-jaya candajI (mAlika dukAna bIrarIdAsajI indramalajI indora sI.) ___ bambaI meM mRtyu bhojana kA bahiSkAra-tA. 26-5-1633 bambaI meM pauravAla jainoM kI eka sabhA huI thI jisameM zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI meM zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana ke prastAvAnusAra mRtyu bhojana na karane kA ThaharAva kiyA gayA jo atyanta prazaMsanIya hai| hama isa prayAsa ke liye zrIyut zA0 khImAjI bhagAjI ko dhanyavAda dete haiM / zivagaMja meM mRtyu bhoja-AkhirakAra ho hI gayA / yadyapi yaha poravAlamahAsammelana ke uddezoM se viparIta thA jisake liye zrI bAmaNavAr3ajI mahAtIrtha meM zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahAsammelana ke adhivezana meM sarva sammati se prastAva pAsa ho cukA hai aura jaba yaha prastAva pAsa huA zivagaMja ke poravAla paMca maujUda the unhoMne usa samaya koI virodha nahIM kiyaa| jaba yaha bAta sammelana ko vidita huI ki zivagaMja meM gAmasAraNI ho rahI hai taba unhoMne pauravAla paMcoM se prArthanA kI ki gAMmasAraNI sammelana ke prastAvAnusAra banda rakkhI jAya parantu usakA koI pratyuttara na Ane se paMcoM ko tAra dvArA sUcanA dI gaI jisameM pUrNa virodha darzAyA gyaa| tatpazcAt anantajIvapratipAla yoga labdhisampanna rAjarAjezvara yogIrAja zAntivijayajI mahArAja ne bhI tAra dvArA saMdeza bhejA ki mRtyu bhoja na kiyA jAya parantu isa para bhI kucha lakSa na diyA gyaa| mRtyu bhojana na karane ke liye bahuta samajhAI samIkI gaI parantu usa para paMcoM ne koI dhyAna nahIM diyaa| isa mRtyu bhoja meM do cAra vyakti agragaNya paMca mRtyubhoja ke laDDU uThAne meM zAmila nahIM hue parantu dUsaroM kI mRtyubhoja karAne meM pakke haThAgrI bane / isa mRtyubhoja se kucha yuvakoM ne asahakAra rakkhA lekina inakI saMkhyA thor3I thI isaliye ve isako rokane meM saphala nahIM hue kAraNa ki unake mAtA pitA una para bahuta dabAva DAlate the| yuvakoM ko cAhiye ki ve isase hatAza na hoM parantu apane jaise adhika yuvakoM ko taiyAra kara rAkSasI mRtyubhoja kI prathA ko banda karAne kA khUba prayatna kreN| * noTa--uparokta saMgha ke kAryakartA utsAhI haiN| AzA hai ki uparokta saMgha madhya bhArata meM prastAvoM ko kArya rUpa meM dUsare adhivezana ke pahile rakhegA jisase samAja kI unnati zIghra hogii| anya prAntoM ke mahAnubhAvoM se prArthanA hai ki ve bhI isI prakAra apane 2 prAntoM meM koI na koI saMsthA kAyama kara prastAvoM kA joroM se amala kraaveN| aura pauravAla jAti ko punaH apane asalI gaurava para kAne kA prayatna kre| aura kArya kI sUcanA sammelana zrophisa sirohI ko dene kI kRpA kreN| Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra pragati kA sAdhana patra lekhakaH bhImAzaMkara zarmA, vakIla, sirohI / "Pen is mightier than Sword" . Adhunika sabhyatA kI aneka pragati kAraka evaM hitakAraka bAtoM meM vartamAna patra yA akhabAra bhI eka mukhya bAta hai| vartamAna yuga meM kisI bhI deza, jAti yA rASTra kI unnati kA mukhya sAdhana evaM pragati prApta kiye kA mukhya cinha patra yAnI akhabAra samajhA jAtA hai| vartamAnapatra kI utpatti kA itihAsa dekhane se mAlUma hotA hai ki usakA janma pahale pahala cIna meM huA thaa| aAja tamAma sabhya evaM pragatizIla dezoM meM ni:sastra prajA kA zastra, parAdhIna prajA kA eka mAtra AzvAsana akhabAra samajhA jAtA hai| jisa dezameM yA jAti meM akhabAra nahIM nikalate hoM vaha deza yA jAti sabhya nahIM mAne jAte / mudraNa yaMtroM kI khoja hone ke bAda yaha patra sampAdana-kalA bhI Adhunika sabhyatA meM eka eka mahatva pUrNa sthAna rakhane lagI hai| isa kalA ke marmajJa prAcArya Aja apane deza meM sarvatra sammAna kI dRSTi se dekhe jAte haiN| balki ve apane samAja meM eka prakAra kI zakti ke kendra ( Center of power ) samajhe jAte haiN| ve cAhe to rAjya meM yA samAja meM krAnti paidA kara sakate haiN| prAcIna kAla ke brAhmaNoM ko bhAratavarSa meM anya varNoM vAle jisa sammAna kI dRSTi se dekhate the aura bhAratIya samAja para una vipra devatAoM kA jo prabhutva thA, usase bhI adhika sammAna kI dRSTi se Adhunika zikSita samAja patra-sampAdakoM ko dekhatI hai aura deza yA samAja para unakA brAhmaNoM se bhI baDha kara prabhutva hai| yUropa, amarIkA ke bar3e bar3e dezoM meM patroM kI upayogitA jitanI samajhI gaI hai, utanI zAyada hI kisI deza meM samajhI gaI ho / acche acche patroM ke dina bhara meM 8-10 saMskaraNa nikalate haiM aura prAta:kAla se lekara sAyaMkAla taka aise patroM kI lAkhoM nakaleM nikala kara ghaMToM meM bika jAtI haiN| vahAM karoDapati amIra se lekara mIla yA Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pragati kA sAdhana patra [ godI meM kAma karane vAlA garIba se garIba majadUra mI akhabAra kharIdanA aura par3hanA apanA eka nitya kA karma samajhatA hai / bhArata meM bhI, dUsare prAntoM meM, acche acche akhabAra nikalate haiM / sArvajanika patroM ke sivA zikSA ke kSetra meM Age bar3hI huI jAtiyoM meM apanI 2 jAtike liye dainika, sAptAhika evaM mAsika vagairA nikalate haiN| aise patroM se kyA phAyade hote haiM yaha bAta Aja kisI vicArazIla vyakti ko samajhAne kI AvazyaktA nahIM hai / bahuta se loga kahate haiM ki yaha yuga spardhA kA hai aura isakA khAsa siddhAnta Survival of the fittest yAni sarvottama kA hI saMgrAma meM vijaya pAne kA hai| jo vyakti yogya nahIM hai, jisameM kisI vizeSa prakArakI zakti nahIM hai, vaha isa yuga meM vijayazAlI nahIM ho sakatA / yahAM sagrAma se merA matalaba zastrAstra se paraspara lar3ane se yAni hiMsAtmaka yuddhoM se nahIM, kintu saMsAra meM jIvita rahane ke liye anya jAtiyoM aura vyaktiyoM se kI jAne vAlI spardhA yAnI jIvana-saMgrAma ke mukAbale se hai| urdU bhASA ke prakhyAta zAyara akabara ilAhAbAdI ne eka sthAna para likhA hai "khIMco na kamAnoM ko, na talavAra nikAlo ; aba topa mukAbila hai, akhavAra nikaalo| " arthAta dhanuSa kI kamAnoM ko mata khIMco, na myAna meM se talavAreM bAhara nikAlo / jabaki tumheM topoM se mukAbilA karanA hai, to tumhAre zrAtmarakSaNa ke nimitta, akhabAra yAni vartamAna patra nikAlo ! isa lekha ke zIrSaka ke nIce aMgrejI bhASA kI jo ukti uddhRta kIgaI hai, usa kA matalaba yaha hai ki lekhanI talavAra se bhI adhika zakti vAlI hai| yahAM lekhinI se matalaba akhabAroM kI zakti se hI hai| akhabAra vAle apanI lekhanI ke Andolana ke jariye duniyA meM asaMbhavita ghaTanA ko saMbhAvita aura saMbhavita ko asaMbhavita banA dete haiM / jina dezoM meM samAja aura rAjya kArya ke karane vAle janatA ke abhiprAyAnusAra cune jAte haiM, vahAM bar3e bar3e agresaroM ke pakSa ko samarthana karanevAle khAsa akhabAra hote haiM yA cunAva ke samaya janatA meM jisakA jyAdaH pracAra aura prabhAva ho, usako utane samaya ke liye ve kharIda lete haiN| jisa agresara yA nevA ke pAsa Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra . khokamata ( Public Opinion ) ko apane anukUla banAne kA sAdhana akhabAra na ho, vaha cAhe kitanAhI bar3A kyoM na ho, cunAva meM vijayazAlI nahIM ho sktaa| arthAt jisakI taraphase akhabAra meM aAndolana na huA ho usako jyAdaha mata ( Votes ) milanA muzkila hai| ... ____ sArvajanika patroM kI AvazyaktA ko samajhane ke bAda koI vyakti yaha savAla zaMkA ke taura para kara sakatA hai, ki dezameM jaba itane anaginatI patra nikalate haiM taba phira jJAtiyoM rUpI saMkucita maryAdA ko uttejanA denevAle anudAra patroM kI kyA AvazyaktA hai ? isa kA javAba yaha hai ki jJAtiyoM kI carcA sArvajanika akhabAra vAle nahIM lete haiM yaha bahuta hI kama lete haiN| yahAM para koI yaha bhI savAla kara sakatA hai ki rASTrIya bhAva pradhAna vartamAna yugameM jJAtiyoM rUpI choTe choTe samUhoM ko TikAye rakhane kI bhI kyA jarUrata hai ? jahAM vizvabandhutva ( Universal brotherhood ) kI AdaraNIya aura udAra bhAvanA saMsAra meM phaila rahI hai, aise samaya meM choTI 2 dala bandIyoM ko uttejanA denA kyA ucita hai ? isakA uttara yaha hai ki jAta pAMta tor3aka sudhArakoM ke bhagIratha prayatna karane para bhI jAtiyAM yA jJAtiyAM TUTI nahIM hai; hAM, alabattA unake bandhana kamajora jarUra hue aura hote jArahe haiM ! jaba taka bhAratavarSa meM choTe choTe giroha yA samUhoM ke rUpa meM jJAtiyoM kA astitva hai, taba taka una ko sudhAranA, unako deza ke upayogI banAne kA prayAsa karanA yaha pratyeka dezabhakta kA parama kartavya hai| bhAratakA uddhAra yA to aise choTe choTe samUhoM ko pragatizIla banAne se hogA yA unakA astitva hI miTA dene se arthAt unakA sarvathA nAza kara dene se hogaa| isa dRSTi se jaba taka ye jJAti rUpaNI saritAeM bhAratavarSa ke bhinna 2 bhAgoM meM baha rahI haiM ora jana samAja unake jalako pIne tathA nahAne dhone ke kAma meM lAte haiM, taba taka unake jala ko hara taraha se zuddha banAye rakhanA atyanta jarUrI hai / unameM sabase pahale to akSara jJAna kA phailAnA parama kartavya hai / usake bAda unako yaha sikhAnA ki deza ke prati bhI tumhArA kucha kartavya hai / dezameM kahAM kyA cala rahA hai, netAgaNa samaya 2 para kyA Andolana kisa hetu uThAte haiN| dezake Upara jaba saMkaTa Ave taba unakA kyA kartavya hai, ityAdi bAtoM kA unako samucita Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pragati kA sAdhana patra jJAna karAnA cAhiye / unameM jo 2 sAmAjika kurItiyAM ho aura jo unakI yA rASTra kI pragati prApta karane meM bAdhAkAraka hotI hoM, una kuprathAoM ke parityAga ke liye una samajhAnA cAhiye / ye saba kArya binA jJAti patroM ke nahIM ho sakate / kyoMki deza meM duniyA bhara kI khabara phailAne vAle evaM rAjanaitika carcA karane vAle jo patra nikalate haiM, unake saMpAdaka jJAtiyoM kI choTI 2 bAtoM ko apane patroM meM sthAna nahIM dete haiM, na ve jJAtiyoM meM nitya prati ghaTanevAlI bhalI burI sAmAjika ghaTanAoM ke saMbaMdha meM apane vicAra hI jAhira karate haiM / koI sajjana kisI jJAti kI kaisI bhI prAvazyaka carcA sArvajanika patra meM prakAzita karAne ke hetu se likha bhejatA hai, to usa vyakti ko patra sampAdaka kI ora se javAba milatA hai ki hamAre patra ke kImatI kAlama jJAtiyoM kI nikammI carcA ke liye nahIM hai / ' jJAti meM eka dhanavAna AdamI ne vidyApracAra ke liye kucha rUpaye diye| usakI yadi ucita prazaMsA kI jAya to dUsare dhanavAna bhI dekhA dekhI sahAyatA dene ke liye tatpara ho sakate haiM / prathama dAna denevAle vyakti kI prazaMsA meM yadi koI lekha likha kara prakAzita karane ke liye bhejA jAya, to sArvajanika patra vAle ume Refused with thanks arthAt 'AbhAra sahita asvIkRta' rimArka ke sAtha vApasa lauTA dete haiM / athavA jAti meM kisI ne apanI kanyA ke rUpaye lekara usako bUDhe khUsaTa yA rogI ke sAtha byAha dI yA byAha ne ke liye vaha tatpara huA hai, aura agara usake viruddha yatheSTa Andolana nahIM kiyA jAyagA to usa kanyA kA bhaviSya jIvana andhakAramaya ho jAyagA / usa Andolana ke liye jAtIya patroM kI AvazyaktA anivArya hai, isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha yA matabheda nahIM hai / vartamAna yuga ko loga yaMtrayuga bhI kahate haiM / rela, tAra, moTara, sTImara, betArake tAra ( Wireless messages ), TelIphona, reDIyo aura vAyuyAna arthAt havAI jahAjoM ke jariye loga pUrva kAlakI apekSA bahuta hI kama samaya meM eka dezase dUsare dezameM saphara kara sakate haiM / mahInoM kA pravAsa Aja ve ghaMToM meM pUrA kara sakate haiM / isI prakAra mudraNa yaMtra yAnI chApakhAnoM kI khoja ke bAda eka vyakti ke vicAra hajAroM lAkhoM balki karor3o vyaktiyoM taka pahuMca sakate haiM / jaise tAlAba yA samudra ke sthira aura zAnta jalameM eka choTA sA bhI kaMkara Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra DAlane se usa meM taraMgeM uTha kara ke dhIre 2 sAre jalarAzi meM phaila jAtI haiN| usI prakAra eka vidvAn apanI lekhanI dvArA apane gharake zAnta ekAnta konemeM baiTha kara jo kucha bhI likhatA hai, usako par3ha kara hajAroM naranArI prabhAvita hote haiM / yaha bAta kevala akhabAra yA pustakoM ke sAdhana se hI saMbhavita ho sakatI hai / pustakeM nirdiSTa viSayoMpara likhI jAtI haiM jabaki eka akhabAra yA patrameM deza, jAti yA samAja kI anekoM bAtoM kA UhApoha kiyA jA sakatA hai / patra mAsika ho to mAsa bhara kI, pAkSika ho to pandraha dina takakI aura sAptAhika ho to haphte bhara kI bhalI burI ghaTanAoM kA avalokana yA samAlocanA usa jAti ke khAsa patra meM kI jAsakatI hai| binA jAtIya patra ke ye saba bAteM nahIM ho sakatI / isa liye Aja kala jAti sambandhI patrapatrikAoM kI AvazyaktA ko hareka choTI bar3I jJAti vAle samajhane lage haiN| ____ hamAre sirohI rAjya meM jAtIya patra patrikAeM pahale kisa jAti meM nikalI aura ve kaise banda ho gaI usakA ullekha karane se isa lekha kA kalevara bahuta bar3ha jAne kA saMbhava hai| isa liye akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahAsammelana ke vivekI kAryakartAoM ko dhanyavAda dekara hI santoSa mAnatA hU~ ki jinhoMne isa " mahAvIra" mAsika ko prakAzita karane ke samayocita prastAva ko kAryarUpa meM pariNita kiyA hai / maiM AzA karatA hUM ki poravAla samAja ke vivekI bhAI bahana " mahAvIra" ko antaHkaraNa se apanA kara svayaM mahA-vIra baneMge aura poravAla samAja ke punarutthAna ke itihAsa meM apanA nAma suvarNAkSaroM se likhavAyeMge / OM shaantiH| Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svIkRta niyama sirohI kI pauravAla jJAti ke svIkRta niyama isa vakta niyAta ke jo prabandha haiM usameM kaI prabandha aise haiM ki jinameM jamAne kI hAlata ko dekhate pheraphAra kiyA jAnA munAsiba hai| isaliye sarva sajjanoM kI sammati se nIce mujaba ThaharAva pAsa kiye jAte haiM so ina ThaharAvoM ke mAphika hara eka bhAI bahina ko amala karanA lAjamI hogA / janma se sambandha rakhane vAle 1-sAta mAhI ke rAkhar3I ke bAMdhane kA jo rivAja hai vaha kAyama rahegA magara varale denA banda kiyA jAtA hai so AindA varale nahIM diye jaayge| 2-holiyAM kI DhUMDha gAMvasara DAlI jAtI hai vaha banda kI jAtI hai bAhara gAMva kI DhUMDha Ave to lI jAya / 3-suvAvar3a hone bAda makko ke ToTe diye jAte haiM ve kataI banda kiye jAte haiN| sagapaNa se sambandha rakhane vAle 1-sagapaNa ke vakta gaula '1, gaulA 1, dahI '1 dastUra mAphika bhejA jAya lekina sIrA banda kiyA jAtA hai / 2-lADaverA bhejane kA dastUra kAyama rakkhA jAtA hai magara ghAghare para kinArI nahIM lagAI jAya / 3-zAdI hone taka kanyA ko jevara nIce mAphika tola kA car3hAyA jAya / sone kA jevara tolA 25 taka, cAMdI kA jevara tolA 200 taka / vivAha se sambandha rakhane vAle 1-gotrI va aurateM jimAnA bilakula banda kiyA jAtA hai / 2-lagna kA kAma zurU hove taba taka kanyA ko jevara vara kI tarapha se . . . .ru. 700) sAta sau taka aura car3hAyA jAya / Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvAra 3-mahUrasa kA jImana kAyama rakkhA jAtA hai / 4-zAka va madhUkanA baMdAnA va mATalA ber3A lAnA baMda kiyA jAtA hai| 5-paDale ke veSa cAra hoMge jisameM ghAgharA 21 palle kA hogA / 6-kalevA nAlera kA kAyama rakkhA jAtA hai| 7-saMgarIvAMnele meM 35 manuSyoM se jyAdA nahIM bheje jAya aura ve saba choTe bar3e milAkara hoNge| 8-vovAra hamezA ke dastUra mAphika kAyama rahegA / --jImana lagna ke dina dastUra mAphika kAyama rahegA / 10-zAdI jahAM taka mumakina ho jaina vidhi se kI jAya / 11-goTI va khUpa kataI banda kiyA jAtA hai / 12-niyAta kI gUgarI badastUra kAyama rakkhI jAtI hai| 13-pApaDa kI loI dene kA dastUra hai vaha banda kiyA jAtA hai / 14-zAdI hone ke vakta va otaroM ke vakta vinda bindanI ke bApa yA bhAI ko 'ru. 1) va nAlera diyA jAtA hai vaha kAyama rakkhA jAtA hai aura sage ginAyata jo hAjira ho unako nAlera va paise dastUra mAphika diye jAya / 15-otaroM ke vakta bAdAma kA thAla bharAyA jAtA hai usake bajAya dasa sera pakkI bAdAma dI jAya / bAkI sAmAna dastura mAphika rahegA / 16 -zrotara hone taka jamAI sAsare sone jAya / divAlI taka sone jAne kA rivAja banda kiyA jAtA hai / 17 --devAMgaNA va varalAroTI kA rivAja banda kiyA jAtA hai / 18-lar3akI vAlA AindA se do gaurava degA jisameM eka niyAta kA va eka sagoM kA hogA aura jisako jiyAdA kariyAvara karanA ho to niyAta ke eka se jyAdA gaurava kara sakatA hai / 16-zirAmaNI badastUra kAyama rakkhI jAtI hai / 20-hara eka jImana meM jahAM khicar3I hotI hai usake bajAya cAvala kiye jAya / Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svIkRta niyama [ 21 -- niyAta ke gaurava ke dina lar3akI vAle kI tarapha se lApasI maNa pAMca kaccI tola yAni sirohI ke tola kI binda ( vara vAle ) ke yahAM bhejI jAtI hai vaha badastUra kAyama rhegii| sagoM ke khAne ke purasiyoM kI lApasI isameM zAmila hai / 22 -- otaroM ke vakta miThAI va bAdAma ke rupaye diye jAte haiM ve badastUra kAyama raheM / 23 - bindanI ko lagna cUr3A kA pahinAnA kAyama rakkhA jAtA hai / 24 - - bAje gAje raMDI AtazabAjI banda kI jAtI hai / Dhola, thAlI, nakArA va Dholana lAne kI ijAjata hai / 25 - bAhira parapaTTI meM lar3ake kA sagapaNa kare usameM jevara va karIyAvara ghara dhanI apanI maMzA mAphika kare magara benDa, raMDI va AtazabAjI nahIM le jAya va rezamI kapar3A nahIM vApare / 26 - ADavAMnoliyA baMda kiyA jAtA hai / 27 -- zAdi hone bAda va otara hone bAda biMda biMdaNI gADI meM baiThakara ghara Ate haiM usake bajAya paidala veM / 28 -- biMdanI kA bhAMjA ho taba maravana jImane ko badastUra jAveM / 26 -- peharAvaNI kA sIrA agale saraste mujaba kAyama rahegA / 30 - jImana meM jImane ko kahe usI ke ghara vAle jAye usake ghara se sage bhAI bahina beTI va bhAMgeja ke khAnadAna meM se jA sakate haiM / dUmare nahIM / 31 - bAhara gAMva meM chokarI dI jAya to sAmI khIcar3I se byAva kare | 32 -- dIvAlI kA magaja ( daura ) DAlA jAtA hai vaha baMda kiyA jAtA mAMmerA sambandhI 1 - - mAmerA kA pArA 25 sera tola sirohI kA kAyama rahegA aura gorava ke dina parIyA maNA AdhA tola sirohI kA mAMmerAvAloM ko diyA jAyagA jisake mAMmerA AyagA vaha devegA / 2 -- mAMmerA nahIM hotre aura sirpha nANA deve to nAye kA pArA 10 sare tola sirohI kA hogA / Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra 3-mAmerA karate vakta Dhola thAlI bAjaMtra kA 4) 20 diyA jAyagA / 4-mAmerA karate vakta nArela TakkA jo hAjira hovegeM unako diyA jayagA / mRtyu sambandhI 1-hAthajoDa badastUra kAyama rhegii| 2-duNA va koralA banda kiyA jAtA hai magara mandira meM jo dene kA dastUra hai vaha kAyama rakkhA jAtA hai / AgorI thAlI banda kI jAtI hai / 3-mAMDI karanA banda kiyA jAtA hai / 4-gaira niyAta kA jalAne jAya usake yahA~ kI AdamI jImana eka sera tola sirohI kA bhejA jAya / 5-TANe banda kiye jAte haiN| 6-vidhavA hone bAda lugAI 11 mahA se 13 mahA ke andara devadarzana karake bAhira phire isase adhika khUNe nahIM baiThe / . 7-beTA beTI ke mA bApa 14 mahA se jyAdA gamI nahIM rakkhe / dasare riztedAra 6 mahA se jiyAdA gamI nahIM rakkhe aura raMga badalA deve / 8-gamI kA kAlA raMga bAMdhanA va or3hanA banda kiyA jAtA hai| habbAsI muMgayA va AsamAnI raMga rakkhA jAya / ha-beTA beTI kI mA khUNe baiThatI hai vaha do mahA se jiyAdA nahIM baiThe / 10-AdamI mare usake sAsare meM cheDo DAlane kA rivAja hai vaha kAyama rahe magara kapar3A badalAne bAda cheDA lenA banda kiyA jAtA hai| 11-chaH tithi dIvAlI ke pAMca roja, payUSaNa, olI, AkhAtIja va ahAI ke dinoM meM cheDA lenA baMda kiyA jAtA hai| magara inhI dinoM meM koI phota hojAya to DAr3hI taka yA bAhira gAMvoM se kANI AyeM to usake liye chUTa hai / rojAnA zAma ko cheDA lete haiM vaha banda kiyA jAtA hai| 12-khaNe vAlI aurata 15 mahIne va usake mA bApa sAsu sasura 16 mahA ke khatama hone para pura purasiyA leve / Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [n svIkRta niyama 13-lokAcAra kavArA jA sakatA hai| 14~ pApaDa khiciyA~ kA jo soga rakkhA jAtA hai vaha banda kiyA jAtA hai / 15-do sAla taka umara ke bacce kA soga 2 mAsa taka, va do sAla se 7 sAla kI umara ke bacce kA soga 3 mAsa taka va sAta se jiyAdA umara kA kuMvAre kA 6 mAsa taka soga rakkhA jAya isase jiyAdA na rakkhA jAya / 16-paraNA huA AdamI mare to usa se va bevA se baDI umara vAle 8 mAsa taka va choTI umara vAle 6 mAsa taka soga rakkhe jyAdA nahIM / mukhya niyama sambandhI 1-sAta sAla se lagAya bAraha sAla taka lar3akI ko par3hAne bhejanA pharjI hogaa| 2-choNe lAnA kataI banda kiyA jAtA hai gharake dharAva kI mAphI hai| 3-dAMta kA cUr3A pahinAnA baMda kiyA jAtA hai / 4-rezamI kapar3A vAparanA baMda kiyA jAtA hai magara jisa kisI ke ghara meM jo maujUda hai vaha pahina sakatA hai nayA na kharIda kare / 5-sammelana meM vRddha vivAha rokane kA nizcaya huA hai vaha kAyama rakkhA jAtA hai so AindA 40 varSa kI umara se jiyAdA umaravAlA zAdI na kare / 6-bAlalagna ko rokane ke liye 18 varSa se kama umara kA lar3akA va 14 varSa se kama umara kI kanyA kA lagna na kiyA jAya / 7-sammelana meM jisake sAtha roTI beTI kA vyavahAra se huA hai vaha kAyama rakkhA jAtA hai| 8-jImana karane kI rajA cAra roja pahile lI jAya aura rajA hone ke bAda usa jImana meM kisI kisama kI takarAra na DAlI jAya gorava va zIrAMmaNI -ke dina netarA denA ho to paMca ikaDe kare varanA paMca ikaDe karane kI jarU rata nahIM hai| 6-zAdI ke mutAllika sammelana ke rUla kI pAbaMdI karate hue apane niyAta meM jo lar3akiyA~ 5 sAla se Upara kI ho unake sagapaNa 2 sAla ke aMdara Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ve j mahAvIra kara deveM aura AindA bhI lar3akI 7 sAla kI hove usake pahile sagapaNa kara leveM / 10 - paMcoM kA lehagA hove to jisake ghara paMca mAMgate ho usake hI ghara takazara lI jAya dUsare kisI ke ghara takarAra nahIM lI jAya / 11 - sammelana meM jo bAteM teM huI haiM ve saba maMjUra kI jAtI haiM usakA amala darAmada sammelana kI tArIkha se hogA / 12 - bAkI kalamoM kI tAmIla tA0 1 maI san 1633 mitI vaiSAkha suda6 samvat 1686 se hogI / 13 - isake alAvA koI bAta raha gaI hogI to usakA amala darAmada pahile ke mutAbika hogA / 14 --- kanyA kA paisA nahIM liyA jAya / paMcoM ke niyama ke viruddha jo loga kAma kareMge, unako nIce mAphika rakama bataura zikSA ke paMcoM ko denA hogA / janma sambandhI kalama 1 ke ru0 11), kalama 2 ke ru0 11 ), kalama 3 ru0 11), sagapaNa sambandhI kalama 1 ke ru0 11 ), kalama 2 ru05), kalama 3 ru051) lagna sambandhI kalama 1 ru0 11), kalama 2 ru051) kalama 4 ru0 1) kalama 5 ru021) kalama 7 ru0 11), kalama 11 ru021), kalama 13 ru05), kalama 14 ru0 1 | ) kalama 15 ru0 11), kalama 16 ru0 11), kalama 17 ru0 1 ), kalama 18 ru0 101) kalama 20ru05), kalama 21 ru0 1 ), kalama 24 ru0 21) kalama 25 ru0 21, kalama 26 ru0 11), kalama 27 ru05) kalama 30 ru0 11) '' phalama 31 ru0 501), kalama 32 ru0 5 ) / Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svIkRta niyama [71 mAmerA samdhandhI kalama 3 ru. 11) kalama 4 ru. 11) mRtyu sambandhI kalama 2 2021) kalama 3 ru. 11) kalama 5 TA~Ne binA paMcoM kI rajA ke nahIM kiye jA sakate isa vAste isakI sajA kI jarurata nahIM hai| kalama 6 ru0 51), kalama 7 ru0 25), kalama 8 ru0 5), kalama 8 ru0 11), kalama 10 ru0 11) kalama 11 ru0 10) kalama 12 ru0 11) kalama 15 ru0 11) kalama 16 ru0 11) mukhya niyama sambandhI kalama 1 ru0||) mAhavAra, kalama 2 ru0 11) phI vakta, kalama 3 ru. 101) kalama 4 ru0 21), kalama 5 ru. 1001) eka hajAra eka va pAMca varSa taka cilama pAnI bNd| kalama 6 ru0 501) pAMca sau eka, kalama 6 ru. 25) sAlAnA, kalama 14 ru0 5000) pAMca hajAra taka leve to phI hajAra do varSa taka va uparAnta leve to phI hajAra do varSa taka va uparAnta leve to Upara kI rakama para phI hajAra eka sAla taka niyAta bAhira va hukA pAnI baMda rhe| phakta 1686 rA vaizAkha suda 13 tA0 7 maI 1933 I0 Game Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74] mahAvIra nimna likhita mahAzaya mahAvIra ke pahile grAhaka hue haiM unake rajisTara nambara nIce ke mAphika haiM ataeva patra vyavahAra karate samaya grAhaka naMbara nIce mAphika hI likhA kreN| grAhaka na0 1 zrImAn motIlAlajI koTA prAhaka naM. 2 , boharA mulacaMdajI tIloka caMdajI sirohI grAhaka naM03 , aMbora tArAcaMdajI navalamala jI , grAhaka na04 , siMghI punamacaMdajI hIrAcaMdajI , grAhaka naM05 , aMbora rAjamalajI dhanarAjajI , grAhaka naM06 , zAha premacaMdajI devIcaMdajI bambaI grAhaka naM07 , zAha nAnAjI motIcaMdajI alIrAjapura grAhaka naM08 , zAha cunnIlAlajI becaradAsajI ,, grAhaka naM06 , zAha UMkAramaLajI nemAjI sirohI grAhaka naM0 10 ,, zAha UMkAramalajI nemAjI indora grAhaka naM0 11 , mesarsa siMghI badharsa aNDa ku0 indora prAhaka naM0 12 , sAjI vijerAjajI sirohI grAhaka naM0 13 , siMghI samarthamalajI ratanacaMda jI sirohI grAhaka naM0 14 , siMghI kundanamala jI javAnamalajI grAhaka naM0 15 , vahitrA pUnamacaMdajI saremalajI .. grAhaka na0 16 siMghI vijayarAjajI dhanarAjajI , grAhaka naM0 17 , zAha kesarImalajI kapUracaMdajI ,, grAhaka naM0 18 , zAha kundanamalajI ratanacaMdajI , grAhaka naM0 19 , vahitA lAlacaMdajI vijayarAja jI ,, grAhaka naM0 20 , siMghI tArAcaMdajI sAgaramalajI , grAhaka naM0 21 ,, zAha ajerAjajI javAnamalajI , grAhaka naM0 22 ,, pannAlAlajI Daga grAhaka naM0 23 , zAha kapUracaMdabI cImanalAlajI goIlI vAlA grAhaka naM0 24 , zAha ogAjI caMpAlAla jI udayapura grAhaka naM0 25 , zAha devIcaMdajI jaina karanola grAhaka naM0 26 , siMghI bAbUmalajI pUnamacaMdajI sirohI Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ grAhakoM kI sUcI grAhaka na0 27 , ke. Ara. posItarA sirohI grAhaka na0 28 , zaMkaralAlajI kapUracaMdajI maMDavAriyA grAhaka na0 26 ,, dhAMNeTIyA bijayarAjajI tArAcaMdajI sirohI grAhaka naM. 30 ,, seTha khetAjI baradAjI kaDoda grAhaka naM0 31 ,, gulAbacaMdajI cunIlAlajI jAvAla grAhaka naM0 32 ,, zAha navalamala jI vanAjI , grAhaka naM0 33 ,, zAha jeThamala jI ratanacaMdajI ,, prAhaka naM0 34 , zAha bhUramala jI amIcaMdajI ,, grAhaka naM0 35 ,, perAjajI mulacaMdajI grAhaka na. 36 ,, phulacaMdajI kisturacaMdajI , grAhaka na037 , bhagavAnajI javeracaMdajI kAlandrI grAhaka na0 38 , zrI zAnti jina sevA maMDala kAlandrI grAhaka naM0 36 ,, punamacaMdajI sAMkalacaMdajI grAhaka naM0 40 ,, kesarImalajI zaMkaralAlajI , grAhaka na0 41 , zaMkaralAlajI rikhabadAsajI , grAhaka naM0 42 , ema. esa. jain| grAhaka naM0 43 , haMsarAjajI amaracaMdajI deladara prAhaka naM. 44 , kapUracaMdajI kesarImala jI jAvAla grAhaka naM0 45 , zrI jaina mitra maMDala baralUTa grAhaka naM0 46 , cunnIlAlajI je. zAha baralUTa grAhaka naM0 47 , cunnIlAlajI ratanacaMdajI baralUTa grAhaka na. 48 , bhabUtamalajI vannAjI jAvAla grAhaka naM0 46 , zAha hajArImala jI dAnamala jI roher3A jaina zikSaNa saMsthAoM ko sUcita kiyA jAtA hai ki ahamadAbAda se nikalane vAle "jaina jyoti" kA Asoja mAsa kaH aMka khAsa zikSaNAMka hogA aura usameM hareka saMsthA kA paricaya diyA jaaygaa| isake liye unhoMne khAsa phArma nikAle haiM jo do paise kA posTeja TikaTa bheja kara maMgA liye jAya / Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahavAra buleTina na01 ekatA hI jIvana hai priya poravAla bandhuo! ___ saMsAra isa vakta unnati kI ora agrasara ho cukA hai, kyA hama aba bhI sote hI raheMge ? bndhuno| eka samaya vaha thA jaba apanI jJAti kA nAma bhAratavarSa ke kone kone meM prasiddha thA, aura hamArI jJAti dhana jana se paripUrNa thI, parantu aphasosa ! aba hamArA vaha saubhAgya na rahA, hama kaI bhAgoM meM vibhAjita hokara chinnabhinna hogye| priya bandhuzro! kyA Apane kabhI apanI jJAti kI avanati kA kAraNa kA vicAra kiyA hai ? yadi kiyA hai, to phira kisa liye dera karate ho, hamArI jJAti kI avanati kA kAraNa eka mAtra hamArI jJAti meM zAkhA bheda kA honA hai| jJAti bandhuo! ___eka jJAti 8 yA 10 bhAgoM meM vibhakta rahakara kyA unnati kara sakI hai ? kyoM ki hareka vyakti apane ko UMcA rakhane, aura dUsare ko nIcA dikhAne ko udyamazIla pAyA jAtA hai| bhAiyo! hAla hI meM zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana zrI bAmaNavAr3anI mahAtIrtha (sirohI ) meM jo prastAva pAsa huve haiM ve isa zAkhA bheda ko bilakula miTA cuke haiM, evaM vahAM sarvAnumata se pauravAla jJAti kI zAkhAbheda kA viccheda ho cukA hai| pauravAla jJAti ke vIro! - yadi hama saba eka sAtha milakara kucha kArya kareMge to zIghrAtizIghra jJAti ko unnati ke zikhara para pahuMcA sakeMge, saMsAra meM ekatA hI sabase bar3I va mahatva kI vastu hai| Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekyatA hI jIvana hai 7 nItikAraka kA vAkya hai alpAnAmapi vastUnAM, saMhatiH kAryasAdhikA / tRNairguNatvamApannaiSadhyante matta dantinaH // arthAt-choTI choTI vastuoM ke samUha se bhI kArya siddha hote haiM jaise ghAsa kI baTI huI rassiyoM se matavAle hAthI bAMdhe jA sake haiN| saMhatiH zreyasI puMsA, svakulai ralpakairapi / tuSeNApi parityaktA, na prarohanti tnnddulaaH|| arthAt-apane kula ke thoDe manuSyoM kA samUha bhI kalyANa karanevAlA hotA hai / chilake se alaga huvA cAvala phira nahIM uga sakA / pyAre bhAiyo! hameM bhI apanI jJAti kI unnati karane ke liye isa hI mArga kA anusaraNa karanA cAhiye / saMsAra meM prazaMsA ke yogya vahI vyakti hai jo apanI jJAti va vaMza kI unnati karatA hai| janma maraNa jaga cakra meM, ye do bAta mahAn / kareju unnati jJAti kI, janmyoM so hI jAna // bandhano! ceto, ceto aura jJAti kI unnati karake samAja kA kAyA palaTa karado, aura nidrA devI ke upAsakoM ko dikhA do ki hama kyA kara sakne haiN| bhavadIya zivanArAyaNa yazalahA, phakta tArIkha 19-6-33 I. mantrIzrI madhya-bhArata pauravAla saMgha, nyU klAtha mArkeTa indaur| noTa:-zrI madhya bhArata pauravAla saMgha indaura yaha zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana (sirohI) kI eka zAkhA hai / isaliye jJAti unnati sambandhI jo kucha likhanA yA pUchanA ho uparokta pate se patra vyavahAra kareM / Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'mahAvIra' ke niyama (1) yaha patra prati mAsa prakAzita hogA / (2) isakA vArSika mUlya sarva sAdhAraNa ke liye ru0 11) rakkhA gayA hai| (3) ru. 10) daza prati varSa caMdA dene vAle sadgRhastha isa patra ke sahAyaka samajhe jAyeMge aura unake nAma patra ke hara aMka meM sahAyaka-nAmAvalI meM prakAzita hote rheNge| (4) ru. 100) eka sau kI sahAyatA dene vAle udAra sajjana patra ke grAzrayadAtA samajha jAyeMge aura unako yaha patra binA mUlya bhejA jaaygaa| unake nAma bhI AzrayadAtAoM kI nAmAvalI meM hara mAsa prakAzita hote rheNge| (5) ru0 250) kI sahAyatA dene vAle mahAnubhAva isa patra ke saMrakSaka samajhe jAyeMge aura unakA jIvana caritra, maya phoTU ke, prakAzita kiyA ja yagA / unako bhI patra binA mUlya bhejA jaaygaa| (6) mahA sammelana ke uddezyoM ke atirikta vivAda-pUrNa dharma carcA, vyaktigata AkSepAtmaka evaM rAjanIti saMbaMdhI lekhoM ko isa patra meM sthAna nahIM diyA jaaygaa| (7) isI prakAra sArahIna lekhoM ko bhI prakAzita nahIM kiye jAyeMge jo sajana apane lekha vApisa maMgAnA cAheM, yA kAryAlaya se kisI prakAra kA uttara pratyu. ttara cAheM, to unako DAkakharca ke liya TikaTa bhejanA jarUrI hogA / beraMga cihiyAM nahIM svIkArI jaayeNgii| (8) prabandha saMbaMdhI patra, rupaye Adi kA patra vyavahAra mahAmaMtrI, akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahAsammelana, sirohI se kiyA jAya / sampAdana saMbaMdhI lekha, patra, parivartana ( Exchange ) ke patrAdi aura pustake vagairA sampAdaka "mahAvIra" sirohI (rAjapUtAnA) ke nAma bheje jAyaM / patra vyavahAra kA patA:--- "mahAvIra" kAryAlaya sirohI ( rAjapUtAnA) Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya pauravAla mahA sammelana :: :: :: :: :: : mukha patra mahAvIra ke grAhakoM ko hindI sAhitya kAryAlaya se milane vAlI pustakeM zrAdhI kImata meM milegI AbU tIrtha stavanAvalI ... :) | mAravADiyoM kI dazA prArogyatA prApta karane kA navIna mArga =) menTa la TelepethI eka vidhavA kI Atma kathA ... | rAjimatI kayavannA ... ... vazIkaraNamaMtra ... kusumita kusuma vastupAla tejapAla ... ghanazyAma saMdezavA ... satI devakI aura subhadrA campakamAlA samAdhi zataka jaina tatvasAra sAkSAt mokSa ... dugdhopacAra zrAvikA subodha bhAga 1 ... naI rozanI kI kuladevI zrAvikA subodha bhAga 2 nityadarzana zrIpAla aura mainAsuMdarI nikammI kA byAha ... zrImandirasvAmIjI kA saMdezapatra pauSadha vidhi hipanoTijama ... plega sambandhI upacAra ... ... ) hindI varNamAlA .... phaizana kA phitUra ... holikA begama samarU kanyA vikraya DrAphTa skIma 'di jaina myucyuala beniphiTa vRddhavivAha enDa ejyukezana cairiTI phaNDa... bAla vivAha bAla zikSA ... phijUla kharcI marane ke pIche ronA... sacitra AbU ... ... 2 // mRtyu pIche jImanA strI zikSA ... - noTa- poraDara dete samaya mahAvIra kA grAhaka bigaDe kA sudhAra ... nambara likhe| pustaka milane kA patA(1) zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAla mahA sammelana, sirohI, ( rAjapUtAnA ) (2) hindI sAhitya kAryAlaya, sirohI. .. : :: :: :: Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijJApana chapAI ke niyama pratimAsa chamAsika 55) 32) 16) peja 1 0 // 50) i 25) patra ke kisI zraMka ke sAtha henDabilsa vagerA vitaraNa karAne ke liye eka vakta ke ru0 10) dasa liye jAyeMge / ru0 10) ru06) vArSika 100) ru03) jo vijJApana lekhoM ke bIca meM chApA jAyagA usake liye evaM TAITala ke 2- 3-4 peja para ke vijJApana ke liye vizeSa cArja liyA jAyagA / usake liye isa patra ke vyavasthApaka se patra vyavahAra karane se ucita javAba diyA jAyagA / vijJApana saMbaMdhI tamAma patra vyavahAra vyavasthApaka 'mahAvIra' sirohI ke pate se karanA cAhiye / jaina - jyoti mAsika patrikA gajaba kara rahI hai / sirpha DhAI rupaye ke vArSika mUlya meM - zrImAna suzIla kRta Adarza rAmAyaNa kI baDhiyA kitAba bheTa detI hai aura zikSaNakA vizeSAMka bhI grAhaka ko muphta detI hai / isameM agragaNya jaina vidvAnoM ke lekha aura jaina tIrthoM ke citra bhI pragaTa hote haiM / kyA Apane nAma likhavAyA ? maMtrI - dhIrajalAla TokarazI zAha hindI -- bAla granthAvalI prathama zreNI kI 20 pustakeM taiyAra hai| lekhaka - dhIrajalAla To0 zAha, anu0 bhajAmizaMkara dIkSita | yaha vahI granthAvalI hai jisakI kevala cAra hI varSa meM gujarAtI bhASA meM 175000 pratiyeM hAthoM hAtha bika gaI ! pustakeM - zrI RSabhadeva, zrI neminAtha, zrI pArzvanAtha, prabhu mahAvIra, vIradhannA, mahAtmA dRr3ha prahArI, abhaya kumAra, rAnI cellaNA, candana bAlA, ilAcI kumAra, jambU svAmI, abhayakumAra, zrIpAlA, mahArAjA kumAra pAla, pethaDa kumAra, vimalazAha, vastupAla- tejapAla, khamo dedarANI, jagadzAha, dharma ke liye prANa dene vAle mahAtmA gae / ina 20 pustakoM kA mUlya kevala ru0 1 ) paune do rupaye / DAka vyaya 11 ) sAta Ane manIArDara se 2) ru0 bhejane vAloM ko vI. pI. kharca bacegA / gujarAtI bhASA meM aisI 6 zreNIya pragaTa ho gaI haiN| mUlya ru08) DAka vyaya 1 // ) jyoti kAryAlaya, havelI kA pola, rAyapura, ahamadAbAda. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AAAAABlog o stoyoyalso * OM * zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravADa mahA-sammelana kA YYYY VVY 9Roolcoloni neymoyoyyyyest prathama adhivezana zrI kAmaNakAjI mahAtIrtha [sirohI samvat 1660 vi0 sabhApatizrImAn dalIcanda kIracanda zrApha . kA yoy060606/ oo00*66060 DOGoluGolgalcolmoove bhASaNa mudrakajItamala luNiyA, sastA-sAhitya presa, ajamera / vaizAkha kRSNA 1 saMvat 1960 / vIra saM0 2456, 1 11 aprela san 1933 / YEOCO05yool AVON COYOY HomoemgeocoROCHOPDoogenergrocyones 101111 11111111119098450 Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakaH--- samarthamala ratanacaMdajI siMghI, mahAmaMtrI, zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya poravAr3a mahA sammelana | sirohI ( rAjapUtAnA ) Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI akhila bhAratIya poravAr3a mahA-sammelana zrI bAmaNa vAr3ajI tIrtha (sirohI) . sabhApati kA bhASaNa arihante saraNaM pavajjAmi, siddhe saraNaM pavajjAmi / . sAhu saraNaM pavajjAbhi, kevalipaNattaM dhamma saraNaM pavajjAmi // pUjyapAd guru mahArAjAoM, svAgatakAriNI sabhA ke sabhApati mahodaya, pravinidhi bandhuoM, bahaneM aura anya sajanavRnda / 5 mAravAr3a kI ati prAcIna aura pavitra bhUmi para milane vAle 'zrI akhilabhauzIvarSIya pauravAla mahAsammelana' ke prathama adhivezana ke adhyakSa sthAna ke lie mujhe nita kara Apane mujhe jo mAna aura gaurava diyA, hai usake lie maiM Apa sabakA hRdaya se upakAra mAnatA huuN| isa pada ko zobhAve aise, apanI jJAti meM aneka vidvAna puruSa, mujhase bhI adhika yogyatA rakhane vAle, maujUda hote hue bhI, Apane merI hI niyukti karake isa pada ko grahaNa karane kI mujhe AjJA kI aura ApakI usa premapUrNa AjJA ko mujhe zirodhArya hI karanI pdd'ii| maiM yaha pada bar3I namratA ke sAtha prahaNa karatA hU~ aura sAtha hI sAtha Apase yaha bhI nivedana karanA ucita samajhatA hU~: ki mere meM jo asaMkhya truTiyA~ maujUda haiM unakA mujhe pUrA jJAna hai / parantu mujhe mAzA haika unatruTiyoM ko samAja sevA ke pavitra kArya ke nimitta ekatrita hue bhApa saba ' . . . Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 2 ) loga, nibhA leMge aura Apa apane antaHkaraNa se sahayoga dekara aise bhagIratha kArya ke uttaradA yatva ko pUrA karane ke mere prayAsa ko protsAhana deNge| ___ jisa sthAna meM apana saba loga ekatrita hue haiM usake cunane meM Apane atizaya buddhimattA kA paricaya diyA hai; kyoMki bAnaNabAr3ajI tIrtha aisI jagaha para sthita hai, jisakI cAroM ora pauravAloM kI AbAdI dekhane meM AtI hai| sirpha itanA hI nahIM lekina yaha sthAna aisA mahAtIrtha hai jahAM bhagavAna mahAvIra ko kaThina upasarga hue the aura isalie jainoM ke lie yaha atizaya mahAn pavitra sthAna hai / taduparAnta prAgvAT jAti kI utpatti bhI isI bhUmi para huI hai, aise sthAna para apane sammelana ke prathama adhivezana kA honA parama saubhAgya kI bAta hai| saba jAtiyoM ke pUrva itihAsa kI taraha, prAgvAT jAti kA itihAsa bhI, bar3A rasika aura bodhaprada hai| apane pAsa ke pAlanapura aura AbUroDa sTezana se pazcima meM 40 mIla para, gujarAta aura mAravAr3a ke sImApradeza para, zrImAla nagara ke prAcIna khaMDahara par3e haiM aura isa prAcIna jAti kA vaha mahAsthAna Aja naSTa hogayA hai usa / nagara meM zrImAlI jJAti kI sthApanA hone bAda kitaneka samUha ( jatthe ) kramazaH alaga hokara apane 2 samUha kA svataMtra nAma dhAraNa karane lage aura ve samUha Aja zrImAlI jJAti ke nAma se nahIM kintu alaga 2 jAtiyoM ke nAma se pahicAne jAte haiM / aise samUhoM meM pratiSThAvAn samUha osavAla jAti kA hai parantu zrImAlI jJAti ke sAtha osavAloM kA jisa prakAra kA saMbaMdha hai usa pe bilkula hI ulTe prakAra kA saMbandha pauravAla jJAti ke sAtha hai / osavAloM kI utpatti zrImAliyoM meM se haiM jaba ki poravAloM kI zAkhAe~ zrImAliyoM se gUMthI huI hai / utpaladeva paramAra nAmaka rAjaku~vara aura Uhar3a nAma kA zrImAlI vaNika ye donoM, apane 2 kuTumbiyoM se nArAja hokara, zrInagara chor3akara cale gae aura rAjapUtAne ke madhya bhAga meM retIle raNa ke bIca uSa (Uha ) vAlI eka jagaha meM upa athavA osanagara nAmakA nayA nagara bsaayaa| usake bAda zrImAla nagara kI sthiti dina dina kharAba hone lagI, lUTeroM ke jatthe AkramaNa karane lage aura nagara lUTA jAne lgaa| isa saMkaTa se mukti pAne ke lie mahAjanoMne mila kara cakravartI pururavA rAjA kI sahAyatA lene kA nizcaya kiyaa| rAjA ne unakI hakIkata sunakara apane khAsa cune hue daza hajAra subhaToM ( vIroM) ko zrInagara kI rakSA ke liye bheje / - ina vIra yoddhAoM ke Ate hI nagara kA duHkha miTa gyaa| ina yoddhAoM ke Thaharane ke liye nagara se bAhara pUrva dizA meM eka sthAna niyata kiyA thA vahA~ ambikA devI kA mandira thaa| yoddhAgaNa devI kI pUjA karane lage jisase sarva sthala meM ve vijaya pAte gaye / apanI vijaya-yAtrA se khuza hokara divAlI ke avasara para unhoMne ambikA devI kI mahApUjA kI / devI unapara prasanna huI aura eka rAtri meM sAtadurga (kile ) khar3e kara Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ una yoddhAoM se kahA ki "tuma loga ina durgoM meM rho| merI pUjA karate rahanA jisase sarvatra tumhArA vijaya hotA rhegaa|" isa prakAra aMbikA devI ne jinheM basAye ve poravAr3a yA poravAla kahalAye / dUsarI kathA isa prakAra hai ki viSNu ne zrImAla nagara meM 45 hajAra brAhmaNoM aura 80 hajAra vyavahAriyoM ko basAye / phira do 2 vyavahAriyoM ke bIca eka 2 brAhmaNa ko supurda karate daza hajAra vyavahAriye kama hue / isa para kRSNa pururavA rAjA ke pAsa gaye aura usase kahA ki mujhe caurAsI jJAtiyoM kI sthApanA karanI hai, jisameM 10 hajAra vyavahAriye kama hote haiM / isa liye tU apanI prajA meM se mujhe daza hajAra puruSa sauMpa / rAjA ne kahA ki maiM mere putroM ko vahA~ AbAda hone ke liye bhejatA hU~ / viSNu ne isa prakAra daza hajAra puruSoM ko lAkara zrImAla nagara meM basAye aura ve zrImAla nagara kI pUrva dizA meM rhe| . Upara kI donoM kathAoM kA tAtparya ekasA hI hai / mala meM pUrva dizA se Aye hue haiM yaha bAta 'prAgvATa,' 'pUrvATa' yA 'poravAr3a' (poravAla ) Adi zabdoM se spaSTa mAlUma hotI hai| prAraMbha meM poravAla dazahajAra the lekina thor3e hI samaya meM unameM se dUsarI do jJAtiyoM kI utpatti huI aura unameM phira zrImAlI zAmila hue jisase unakI saMkhyA bahuta adhika banI rahI / pATaNa ke rAja darabAra meM zrImAliyoM ke sAtha poravAr3a bhI apanA kArobAra calAte haiM, isase mAlUma hotA hai ki zrImAlI aura poravAr3a gujarAta meM sAtha 2 hI gaye hoMge / poravAr3oM ko sAta- durga milane se unameM 1 pratijJAnirvAha (liye hue praNa kA pAlana karane vAle ), 2 sthiraprakRti, 3 praur3ha vacana ( bhAradastavANI ), 4 buddhimattA, 5 sabakA bheda samajhane kI zakti 6 dRr3ha manobala aura 7 mahattvAkAMkSA-ye sAta sadguNoM kA Agamana (nivAsa) huaa| osavAla jisa prakAra asala rAjapUta haiM, vaise poravAr3a mUla yoddhA haiM / osavAloM kA viruda "araDaka malla" hai vaise poravAloM kA biruda "pragaTa malla" hai| 'pragaTa malla' kA artha jAhira yoddhA hotA hai / yaha biruda unhoMne dIrgha kAla taka nibhAyA hai / pATaNa ke mahArAjA bhImadeva prathama ke senApati vimalazA poravAr3a the| unhoMne mAlavA aura sindha ke upara AkramaNa kara vijaya prApta kiyA thaa| AbU para vimalavasa hI meM, AsapAsa bAraha sulatAna aura bIca meM azvArUDha vimalazA kI pratimA, karIba 700-800 varSa pahale kA prAcInadRzya hai / usa poravAr3a vIra yoddhA ne 'bAraha sulatAnoM ke chatra harane vAle' kI padavI prApta kI thii| vastupAla tejapAla ne vizala deva ke maMtrI kI haisiyata se samasta gujarAta, kAThiyAvAr3a, vAkala aura lATa kI sImAoM kI usa pAra apanI dhAka jamAI thii| Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 4 ) raNi rAulI zUrA sadA, devI aMbAlI pramANa poravAr3a paragaTTamalla, bharaNI na mukaI mANa / -- - devAlayoM ke nirmAtA ke nAma se poravAr3oM ne jaisI kIrti saMpAdana kI hai, vaisI kIrti Aja taka dUsarI kisI jAti ne nahIM kii| jina devamandiroM ke kAraNa se jainoM kA nAma duniyA bhara meM mazahUra huA hai, una saba devAlayoM ke nirmAtA poravAr3a hI haiN| zrAvU Upara kA vimala zAha kA mandira usakI adbhuta zilpa kalA ke liye jagavikhyAta hai| usI prakAra vastupAla tejapAla ke AbU evaM giranAra para ke devAlaya bhI unakI apUrva kalA ke liye mulkamazahUra haiM / prakhyAta rANakapura kA daherAsara jo apanI banAbaTa ke liye samasta vizva meM advitIya hai, usakA nirmAtA dhanAzA nAmaka nAMdiyA (sirohI rAjya) nivAsI poravAr3a hI hai| usake ravaM bhe aura muMbajoM kI samatA kara sake aisA prAcIna zilpa kahIM bhI nahIM hai / aMbAjI ke pAsa ke kubhAriyA grAma ke daherAsaroM ke banAne vAle bhI caMdrAvatI nagarI ke pora vAr3a hI haiM / saMvat 108 meM zatrujaya para ke jinAlayoM kA jIrNoddhAra huA thA jo jAvaDazAha poravADa ne karAyA thA / vallabhIpura ( kAThiyAvADa) ke poravAr3a vaNika kAkU kI putrI anaMgabhadrA ne zIlAditya ke sainya meM dAkhila hokara aura apratima parAkrama dikhAkara amarU vIna jamAla ke lazkara ko harA kara bikhera diyA thA / dAnazUratA meM poravAr3a anya kisI jAti ke dAnavIroM se kama nahIM haiN| vimalazAha evaM usakI patnI zrIdevI dAna ke liye itane vikhyAta ho cuke the ki pATaNa ke bhAToM ne unakA nAma "vimala zrI suprabhAtam," "puNya zloka nala" kI taraha, prAtaHsmaraNIya nAma ke taura para cAlU rakhane kA ThaharAva kiyA thaa| saM0 1721 meM, meru vijaya kavi ne race hue vastupAla tejapAla ke rAsoM para se mAlUma hotA hai ki, vastupAla tejapAla ne kevala jaina dharma aura samAja ke liye hI nahIM balki sArvajanika kAryoM ke liye bhI udAratA se apAra dravya kA vyaya kiyA thaa| vastupAla, dhanavAn evaM sattAvAn hone para bhI, mahAn kavi, vidvAn , tyAgI aura jitendriya puruSa thA / poravAloM kI vasati gujarAta, kAThiyAvAr3a aura kaccha meM sarvatra prasarI huI hai / usI prakAra mAlavA, AbU ke Asa-pAsa ke pradeza (sirohI rAjya ), mAravAr3a aura unakI choTI !bastI saMyukta prAntoM meM aura dakSiNa barAr3a, haidarAbAda evaM auraMgAbAda vagairA vibhAgoM meM phailI huI hai / poravAr3oM kI zAkhA soraThIyA porayADa evaM kapola ye jJAtiyeM vaiSNava dharma ko mAnatI haiN| usI prakAra zuddha poravADoM meM bhI vaiSNava evaM jaina ye donoM hI dharma pracalita haiM / poravAr3oM kI eka zAkhA jAMgaDA nAmaka hai vaha mukhyatayA jaina hai aura usake 24 gotra haiN| poravAr3a jAti kA Adima sthAna, sirohI rAjya meM AI huI, padmAvatI nAmaka nagarI thii| - anya jJAtiyoM kI taraha poravADoM meM bhI dazA bIsA ke bheda haiN| ye bheda gujarAta meM hI paidA hue haiM aura ve saM0 1700 ke karIba par3e hoM aisA mAnane ke liye vAstavika Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAraNa hai / dazA, vIsA, pA~cA, ar3hIyA, ekA tathA nImA bagerA tar3a bhI haiM aura ve bhI gujarAta meM hI haiN| uparAnta suratI, ahamadAbAdI, bhAvanagarI vagerA zaharoM ke nAmoM para se bhI poravAr3oM meM jJAti-bheda astitva meM Aye haiN| ..... . . aisI mahAn poravAr3a jJAti jo pUrva kAla meM dravyavAna aura samRddhizAlinI thI; jisa jJAti meM mahAn mutsaddI (rAjanItijJa), vikhyAta vidvAn, mazahUra rAjakAraNa ke jJAtAgaNa, anupama dezasaMrakSakagaNa aura samAjahitacintaka nara hue haiM, usakI vartamAna meM kyA sthiti hai isa bAta kA gaMbhIra vicAra karane kI parama AvazyaktA hai / / ___ Aja ke jaise sammelana yAnI pariSada kI isa samaya anivArya AvazyaktA hai, yaha nirvivAda bAta hai| saMsAra ke prati dRSTipAta karane para apane ko yahI pratyuttara milatA hai| saMsAra ke anAdi kAla se hareka yuga meM parivartana huA hI karatA hai| Adhunika yuga ke vAtAvaraNa ko dekhane se mAlUma hotA hai ki hareka deza meM ajIba pheraphAra alaukika jAgRti aura adbhuta pragati ke Andolana uTha rahe haiM / hareka samAja apane sar3e hue aMgoM kA punaru dvAra karane meM lagA huA hai / prAcIna praNAlikAeM, unakI sattvahInatA ke kAraNa, apane Apa ho naSTa hotI haiN| jar3avAda kI jagaha budvivAda - ke darzana ho rahe haiM aura janatA, gatAnugatikatA kA parityAga kara, sacco svAdhInatA kI upAsikA banatI jA rahI hai / isa yuga kA prabhAva prajA ke rAjanaitika, Arthika, dhArmika evaM sAmAjika jIvana para pUrNatayA par3a cukA jisake pariNAma svarUpa prajA ke vicAroM meM, rahana sahana meM aura mantavyoM meM bar3A bhArI parivartana dekhane meM AtA hai| pratyeka rASTra yA samAja ko icchA yA anicchA se, isa virATa parivartana ko mAnanA par3atA hai| kyoMki usameM prajA ke jIvanamaraNa kA saMbaMdha lagA huA hai / jAgRti ke isa prabala pravAha se praphullita hokara aneka samAjeM apanA saMgaThana sAdhane aura navajIvana prApta karane ke lie bhagIratha prayAsa kara aise amUlya samaya meM, jaina samAja ko bhI, apane pramAda ko tyAgakara, jAprata hone kI AvazyakatA hai| jainoM kA gaurava yaha Ajakala kA viSaya nahIM hai| isakA pratibhAzAlI evaM jvalaMta itihAsa jagat ke sAtha hI zurU hotA hai| isa dharma ke acala, abAdhita evaM advitIya siddhAnta jagat ke liye divya uttarAdhikAra rUpa haiN| pAzcAtya prajAe~, ghora raNa saMgrAmoM se ukatA kara, isakA Azraya grahaNa karane ke liye tatpara banI haiM / mahAtmA gAndhIjI ne, unhIM siddhAntoM ko jagat ke sAmane rakha kara aura ahiMsA kA digvijaya kara dikhalA kara jaina dharma ke anuyAyI samUha para bar3A bhArI upakAra kiyA hai / isa parase mAlUma hotA hai ki eka samaya meM jaina dharma vizvadharma thA aura phira bhI vaha vizvadharma hone kI yogyatA rakhatA hai / jaina-samAja ko isa amUlya avasara se pUrA 2 lAbha uThAnA cAhiye / Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - bhAratavarSa, prAcIna kAla meM, atyanta satyaniSThAvAn, sadAcArasaMpanna evaM sudhAraNA yA saMskRti kI parisImA para pahu~cA huA deza thA / jaba ki Aja vahI bhArata aneka prakAra kI kharAviyoM meM DUbA huA, aneka varSoM meM vibhakta huA aura aniSTa prathAoM kI dAsatA se jakar3A huA dRSTigocara hotA hai| deza-kAla ke badalane para manuSya ke AcAra vicAra bhI badalate haiM / kevala kudarata ke kAnUna ( niyama ) acala evaM abAdhita rahate haiN| aneka vyaktieM paraspara ke sahayoga se sukhamaya jIvana vyatIta karane ke liye ekatra hotI haiM, usI kA dUsarA nAma samAja hai / aura usa samAja ko vyavasthita rUpa se calAne ke liye niyama banAye jAte haiN| una niyamoM meM se, kuprathA ke rUpa meM pariNata hue, aniSTa tatvoM ko samAja samaya 2 para dUra karatA hai| kyoMki kAyade, niyama aura rUDhiyeM manuSyakRta haiM aura manuSya ke liye phAyademaMda hai| isaliye jaba ve kAyade, rUDhiyeM niyameM manuSya jAti kA hita karane kI banispata ahita karane kI vRtti dIkhAyA haiM, taba unheM tatkSaNa radda karane kA manuSya mAtra kI pharja ho jAtA hai / kudarata kA niyama hai ki vahane vAlA pAnI nirmala yAnI svaccha rahatA hai / choTe se khaDDa meM bharA huA pAnI jhaTa se sar3a jAtA hai| vaha gandA, badabU mArane vAlA aura varNya hotA hai| jaise rAjanaitika paristhiti ke bAre meM prathama rAjasattA, pIche niyaMtrita rAjasattA aura aMta meM prajAsattAke parivartana hue hI karate haiM usI prakAra deza kI Arthika, sAmAjika evaM dhArmika bAbatoM meM aneka parivartana aura krAntieM huI haiM aura hotI jAtI haiN| isa niyama ko lakSa meM rakhakara hama ko apane jainasamAja kA vicAra karanA cahiye / zrI mahAvIra deva ke jIvana kAla meM apana karoMr3oM kI saMkhyA meM the / samrATa akabara zAha ke samaya meM cAlIsa lAkha saMkhyA meM the / deza bhara meM hamAre nakAre bajavA sakate the / hama apanI marjI mAphika karA sakate the / apane meM zrImad hIravijayasUri aura aura haribhadrasUri jaise aneka pratibhAzAlI zAsanastambha aura bAdazAhoM ko pratibodha kara sakeM aise AcArya evaM munipuMgava gaNa the / bhAmAzAha ke jaise aDaga deza bhakta the; jAvaDa zAha ke jaise tIrtha ke uddhAraka the; vimalazA, vastupAla, tejapAla aura muMjAla jaise mahAn mutsaddI the / apane tIrthasthAna jAjvalyamAna evaM surakSita the| usa samaya apane meM ekatA, saMgaThana, hRdaya kI niSkapaTatA, saccI dharma bhAvanA aura samAja ke liye saccI sahAnubhUti thii| apana saccA svAmIvAtsalya karanA jAnate the / aAja apana kaisI paristhiti meM par3e hue haiM ? aneka phirake, jJAtiyeM aura taDoM ke kAraNa apana Aja chinna-bhinna ho rahe haiM / dravyahIna evaM vidyAhIna hote hue apana pAmara dazA ko prApta ho rahe haiM / apane samAja ko prANaghAtaka darda lAgU par3A hai / apanI janasaMkhyA dina ba dina ghaTatI jA rahI hai| sirpha itanA hI nahIM balki apana mAnasika, zArIrika aura AdhyAtmika avanati kI gahana goM meM DUbate jA rahe haiN| isa vyAdhi ke nidAna kI AvazyaktA hai / usakI tAtkAlika Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cikitsA kara bar3e se bar3e upAya kAma meM lene kI parama AvazyakatA hai| dharma premI evaM samAja-hita-cintaka kA yaha parama kartavya hai / Adhunika yuga yaha saMkrAnti kAla hai isa lie yadi isa upAya ko isI samaya meM kAma meM nahIM liyA jAyagA to bhaviSya meM aisA anupama avasara milanA durlabha hai| atyanta kheda kI bAta hai ki apana aparimita nirakSaratA evaM ajJAnAvasthA ke kAraNa saMkucita vicAroM kI zrRMkhalAoM se jakar3e hue haiM aura saba prakAra kI dIrghadRSTi gumA baiThe haiN| sirpha yahI nahIM, hama sAmAjika evaM dhArmika mantavyoM kA zaMbhumelAhI kara rahe haiM / jaba 2 sAmAjika sudhAraNA evaM pragati kI bAteM hotI haiM, taba 2 dharma ke bahAne se usake mArga meM vighna upasthita kiye jAte haiM aura usakA virodha karane meM AtA hai| ina kAryoM se dharma meM hastakSepa hotA hai' yoM kaha kara pokAra kiye jAte haiN| isaliye dharma aura samAja ke kSetra kisa jagaha alaga par3ate haiM, usake jJAna kA pracAra karane kI bar3I bhArI AvazyaktA hai| __ hamAre poravAr3a-samAja meM jo 2 kurUDhiyeM phailI huI haiM aura jo samAja ke antastala ko kATa rahI haiM, unameM bAlavivAha kI prathA mukhya hai| prAcIna bhArata meM brahmacarya kA pUrA pAlana kiye jAne ke bAda hI gRhasthAzrama kA svIkAra kiyA jAtA thA / purAtana yuga meM dhI ( buddhi yA zikSA ), zrI ( lakSmI ) aura strI (vivAha ) kA jo uttama krama baMdhA huA thA, vaha Aja bilkula ulTe rUpa meM hI pratIta hotA hai / bAlavivAha kI prathA musalamAnoM ke zAsana kAla se hI pracalita huI hai / Aja usa kAla kI sI deza kI paristhiti nahIM hai / Adhunika yuga zAnti kA yuga hai isalie aba usa prathA ko sarvathA miTA denA hI Avazyaka hai / bhAvi prajA ke sattva kA zoSaNa karane vAlI usa kuprathA ko kAnUna kA svarUpa dilAne ke liye zrImAn harabilAsa zAradA ko dhanyavAda denA cAhiye / aura hama dRr3ha bhAsA rakhate haiM ki zrImaMta mahArAjA gAyakavAr3a kI taraha bhArata kI anya tamAma dezI riyAsatoM meM bAlavivAha niSedhaka kAnUna jArI kiyA jAyagA / hamAre samAja kI dUsarI kuprathA vRddha vivAha kI hai| hamAre dharma evaM nIti ke siddhAnta pazcima se bilkula hI bhinna prakAra ke haiM / amuka avasthA ke bAda samAja ke vyakti, pAramArthika jIvana bitAne ke lie tatpara hoM aura deza, dharma evaM samAja ke liye apane sarvasva kA balidAna deM, yaha atIva Avazyaka hai / isase aisI avasthA mukarrara honI cAhiye jaba ki vivAha karane kA vicAra bhI lajjA-janaka evaM adharma mAnA jAya / kanyAvikraya kI rAkSasI prathA aba samaya ke pravAha ke sAtha sarvathA baMda honI cAhiye / usI prakAra usakA vara vikraya ke sudhare hue rUpa meM parivartana na ho, isa bAta kA bhI khayAla rakhane kI pUrI AvazyaktA hai| vivAha ke avasara para,hamAre dhanavAna sajjana, phijUla kharcI kara apane vaibhava, mahattA evaM pratiSThA kA pradarzana kara dikhAte haiN| samAja ke madhyama aura garIba varga ko bho, jhUThI pratiSThA Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 8 ) ke moha meM par3a kara, unake pIche 2 barbAda honA par3atA hai| barasoM taka bar3e parizrama se upArjita kiye hue dravya kI, khoTI vAha vAhI ke liye, barbAdI kI jAtI hai / dhanavAnoM ko cAhiye ki jana-samAja ke hita ke khAtira ve apane kArya sAdagI ke sAtha kareM; ADambara ko banda kara deveM / unheM apanI lakSmI kA vyaya satkAryoM meM karanA cAhiye / mRta deha ke pIche rone-pITane evaM miSTAnna bhojana karane kI prathA bhI utanI hI aniSTa hai / aisI sava kurUDhiyoM ke miTAne ke liye hamako zakti-bhara prayAsa karane kI AvazyakatA hai| - ye tamAma kuprathAe~ jaina siddhAnta se bilakula viparIta haiN| lekina kheda ke sAtha kahanA par3atA hai ki, isa viSaya para aneka bAra vivecana ho cukane para bhI hamAre samAja meM aneka jagaha ve maujUda haiM / samAja ina kurUDhiyoM se mukta nahIM hone kI vajaha se vaha sabhya saMsAra meM sarvatra hAsyAspada bana rahA hai / jisake ghara meM kisI kI mRtyu ho yA kisI saMbaMdhI kA ciraviyoga ho, usake yahA~ jAkara saMvedanA prakaTa karanA aura usako sarva prakAra se sahAyatA pahu~cAnA yaha to sage saMbaMdhiyoM kA kartabya hai; parantu zokAtura parivAra meM jAkara miSTAnnAdika banavA kara aura unake pAsase jAti bhoja vagerA kaga kara mauja ur3AnI yaha to mAnavatA nahI hai balki kevala rAkSasIvRtti hI hai / aisI rUr3hi kisI sabhya samAja meM dekhane meM nahIM aatii| yahA~ vicAra karane kI AvazyakatA hai ki eka to ghara meM pati,pitA yA putra ke akAla mRtyu se ghara ke loga zokasAgara meM DUbe hoM aura usapara unake mastaka para jAtivAloM ko miSTAnna bhojana jimAne kA bar3A bhArI bojha Apar3e, taba unakI kyA hAlata hoM ? jaba kisI nirdhana parivAra meM mRtyu hotI hai taba to unake apAra zoka kI sImA hI nahIM rhtii| ___ maiM pahale kaha hI cukA hU~ ki hamArA samAja saMkhyA bala meM hIna hone uparAnta aneka tar3oM yA vibhAgoM se chinnabhinna ho rahA hai| kucha choTI jJAtiyoM kI vyaktiyeM to atizaya alpasaMkhyA meM hI vidyamAna haiN| jo jaina dharma jAti-bheda ko pahacAnatA bhI nahIM haiM, usI dharma ke anuyAyiyoM ko atizaya ugra evaM gulAmI jAti bandhanoM se jakar3A huA dekhakara kisa sahRdaya AtmA ko duHkha evaM kampa na hogA ? isa saMbaMdha meM hamAre samAja meM kitanI nirbalatA phailI huI hai usake prati maiM ApakA lakSa khIMcanA cAhatA hU~ / saMbhava hai, kucha loga mere vicAroM se sahamata na hoN| kintu isa prakAra ke sabhA-sammelanoM kA uddezya yaha hotA hai ki vicAra viniyama ke dvArA mata-bhedoM ko dUra kara sarva sAmAnya praNAlikAe~ kAyama kara usake dvArA samAja kA hita-sAdhana krnaa| aba maiM aise viSaya kI carcA karanA cAhatA hU~ jisakI samAja meM atIva AvazyakatA hai / Aja jaina-dharma ke anuyAyiyoM meM mahAn antara par3a gayA hai / beTI-vyavahAra to na sahI lekina eka dUsare ke sAtha baiThakara prema se bhojana karane meM bhI hInatA mAnI jAtI hai| isakA kAraNa dhArmika evaM sAmAjika vicAroM kA adbhuta mizraNa hI hai| jina Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (9) bhagavAna ke sarva putra paraspara prema pUrvaka roTI evaM beTI vyavahAra meM vizeSa aura vizeSa / nikaTa saMbaMdha meM Ave yaha bahuta vAMcchanoya hai / sAmAjika jIvana kA sabase jyAdA saMbaMdha roTI-vyavahAra evaM beTI-vyavahAra se hotA hai| prAcIna kAla se poravAr3oM kA roTIvyavahAra bAraha jJAtiyoM ke sAtha thA jo Aja paryanta maujUda hai / parantu beTI-vyavahAra yahA~ ke vIzA poravAr3oM ke sAtha hI hai / dUsarI jAti ke poravAr3oM meM usI jAti ke poravAr3oM ke sAtha hI saMbaMdha hai / jaba ki saba kI utpatti eka hI hai / vIzA poravAr3a padmAvatI poravAr3a, netA poravAr3a, aThAvIsA poravAr3a, dazA poravAr3a, kapola poravAr3a,,jA~gar3a aura gA~gareDa poravAr3a ina saba meM samAna guNadharma hai / lekina kisI kAraNa se alaga 2 prAntoM meM jAkara rahane kI vajaha se kisI sthAna meM roTI-beTI vyavahAra hai aura kisI sthAna meM nahIM hai| __ yaha yuga krAnti yuga hai / hareka samAja pragati kI ora agrasara ho rahA hai| isa pravAha kA hamako pUrA 2 lAbha uThAnA cAhiye aura vaha yaha hai ki jo vyaktiyeM samAna guNadharma rakhatI hoM, unake sAtha roTI evaM beTI vyavahAra jArI karanA cAhiye / yaha bAta svayaM bar3I uttama hai / isake sAtha jaina-zAstra sarvathA saMmata evaM anukUla hai| amuka samaya meM kisI kAraNavazAt vaimanasya utpanna hone se athavA dUra deza meM nivAsa karane se beTIvyavahAra baMda ho gayA hogA, lekina aba una kAraNoM kA astitva nahIM rahA hone se unake sAtha saba prakAra kA saMbaMdha evaM vyavahAra punaH zurU karanA cAhiye / vivAha-kSetra ko vistRta banAne se saMtAna nIrogI evaM zaktivAn hoMge aura isake vizAla ho jAne se kuTumbiyoM kA ApasakA vaimanasya bhI ghaTa jaaygaa| aisA prastAva 'akhila bhArata varSIya osavAla samnelana' (ajamera) evaM 'digaMbara jaina pariSada' ne kiye haiM jo prazaMsanIya haiN| hAla hI meM osavAloM ne, jinake sAtha apanA kabhI saMbaMdha nahIM thA aise zrImAliyoM ke 2500 ghara bharatapura vagairA meM apane meM milA liye haiN| paMjAva meM bhI, karIba do varSa se, osavAloM kA saMbaMdha, sArI jAti kI maMjUrI se, khaMDelavAla jJAti ke sAtha zurU ho gayA hai / Adhunika samaya meM, hamAre meM, kucha sAmAjika prathAe~ aisI cala rahI haiM jinake kAraNa hamAre nidhana bhAiyoM ko adhikatara kaSTa sahana karanA par3atA hai| vivAha ke saMbaMdha meM hamArA pradhAna karttavya yaha honA cAhiye ki hama sAmAjika niyama banAkara phijUla kharcI ko baMda kareM jisase sAmAjika pratiSThA kI cedo para hamAre nirakSara evaM nirdhana bhAiyoM kA balidAna na hone pAye / saba jJAti bhAiyoM kI saMmati se vivAha-saMbaMdhI niyama aise banA liye jA~ya, jinako sarvA sthala meM saralatA se kAryarUpa meM pariNata karane meM subhItA ho / . aspRSyoM kI avagaNanA aura unake prati kiyA jAnevAlA adharma AcaraNa bhI eka mahAn sAmAjika kalaMka hai| kisa jamAne meM aura kisa prakAra yaha aniSTa rUr3hi samAja meM dAkhila huI, isake pramANa denA nirarthaka hai| hindU evaM anya zAstroM meM se Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (10) kSepaka zloka cuna 2 kara isa rUr3hi ke samarthana yA virodha ke liye Apake sAmane rakhanA anAvazyaka hai| aise praznoM kA nirAkaraNa sAmAnya buddhi se karanA ucita hai| 'Atmavat sarva bhUtee' yaha saba dharmoM kA mukhya siddhAnta hai| jainazAstra 'miti meM savva bhUyeSu' ke siddhAnta ke paripAlana kI AjJA detA hai / balki sarga prANiyoM ke prati bandhutva darzAne kA Adeza karatA hai / usI prakAra ke mUla nIca varNoM ke jaina muniyoM ke dRSTAnta dekara achUtoM ko apanAne kI AjJA karatA hai| kyoMki jainoM meM jAti yAnI jAti-bheda nahIM hai / jainadharma samAnatA kA upadeza karatA hai / sAmAjika evaM dhArmika uparAnta, rAjanaitika dRSTi se bhI, vicAra karate huye unakA uddhAra karane kI Adhunika yuga meM parama AvazyakatA hai| bhArata varSa meM chaha karor3a achUta haiM aura unako para-dharma meM jAte huye rokane ke liye svadharma meM milAne kI khAsa jarUrata hai| saccA achUta vahI hai jo manase mailA yAnI kapaTI hai, dUSita hai aura karma se bhraSTa hai| mana, vacana evaM zarIra kI pavitratA rakhane vAlA kisI bhI 'lebila' ( Lebel ) vAlA manuSya paramAtmA ke darabAra meM, nIDaratA evaM nikhAlasatA se praveza kara sakatA hai / isa dRSTi se koI bhI kahalAne vAlI aspRzya jAti jainoM ke AcAravicAra grahaNa karake jaina-sampradAya meM dAkhila hoM, to unheM maMdira-praveza kA bhI adhikAra mila jAya yaha kisI prakAra aniSTa nahIM hai / - hAla meM, kucha arse se, tIrthoM ke jhagar3e ne hamAre samAja meM bhayaGkara svarUpa dhAraNa kiyA hai / zvetAmbaroM aura digambaroM ke bIca gaimanasya utpanna ho, vaira kalaha ho, kalezAni se rAja darabAra kA Azraya liyA jAya aura usake pIche lAkhoM rupaye barbAda karane par3e, yaha bAta kisI bhI pakSa ke liye haragija zobhAspada nahIM hai| isa prakAra ke Antarika mata bhedoM ko, donoM pakSoM ke samajhadAra paMcoM ne ekatra milA kara zAnti se nibaTArA karanA cAhiye aura dharma ko jAhira meM badanAmI se bacA lenA caahiye| jaina dharma kA syAdvAda kA siddhAnta saba dharmoM meM uttama prakAra kA mAnA jAtA hai| usakA sAhitya ucca koTikA hai aura hareka kSetra meM acchI taraha pragati pAyA huA hai| tathApi Aja ardhadagdha paradharmI usake tattva ko binA samajhe apUrNa anubhava se jaina sAhitya ko janatA ke samakSa vikRta svarUpa meM upasthita karate haiN| isa prakAra ve jaina dharma ke advitIya, amUlya evaM anupama siddhAntoM kI ha~sI ur3Ate haiM / isakA pratIkAra karane kI satvara AvazyakatA hai balki racanAtmaka dRSTi se, jainetaroM ke sAmane dharma aura samAja ko unake sacce svarUpa meM samajhAne ke liye sarala bhASA meM pustakeM prakaTa karane kI khAsa jarUrata hai| ina saba bAtoM kA khayAla karane se hamAre sarva-svadharmI bandhuoM kI mAnasika paristhiti kisa prakAra kI hai,isakA citra dRSTi ke samakSa khar3A hotA hai / mukhyataH dIkSA prakaraNa kI gaira samajha ke pariNAma svarUpa hamAre svajAti bandhu do vibhAgoM meM ba~Ta jAya~, yaha Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11) atyanta durbhAgya kI bAta hai / aisI bAtoM meM mamatva yA durAgraha ko sthAna haragija nahIM denA cAhiye / yaha hamArA gupta prazna hai aura usakA nipaTArA Apasa meM hI honA cAhiye / zuddha hRdaya se aura pAramArthika dRSTi se ekatra ho, usako hala karanA cAhiye / jisase bhAgavatI dIkSA ko jagat ke samakSa ujjvala svarUpa meM dikhAne meM vilamba na ho| aiso 2 aneka sAmAjika evaM dhArmika viDambanAeM satvara nAyUda hoM aura bhaviSya meM unakA punarjanma na hone pAya, isa dRSTi se sudhAraNA ke saMbaMdha meM sarva dharma-premI aura samAja-hitacintakoM ko khayAla karanA cAhiye / hamAre samAja ko jo prANaghAtaka vyAdhi lAgU hue haiM unako nAbUda karane ke liye ekatA evaM zikSA kI khAsa AvazyakatA hai| Adhunika samaya meM, samAja ke bhinna 2 aMgoM meM, jisa prakAra kI IrSAgni, vaimanasya evaM kleza kA dAvAnala sulaga rahA hai, usako bujhAne ke liye saMgaThana aura ekatA ke sivA dUsarA koI rAjamArga nahIM hai / aura vaha mArga saccI zikSA ke dvArA hI prApta ho skegaa| 'jJAna kriyAbhyAM mokSaH' 'jJAna vihInaH pazuH', 'nahiM jJAnena sadRzaM pavitramiha vidyate' aise 2 aneka sUtroM se hama ko kyA upadeza milatA hai ? zrImahAvIra ne batAye huye jJAnamArga aura usakI mahattA kI avagaNanA karane se hamAre meM jisa prakAra kI adhogati aura jar3atA ne jar3a jamA lI hai, usako ukhAr3ane ke lie aura jJAna kI usake asala sthAna para pratiSThA karane ke liye bhagIratha parizrama kI AvazyakatA hai hamArA samAja zikSA meM kitanA Age bar3hA huA hai, kitane vidyArthI gaNa prAthamika, mAdhyamika zAlAe~ evaM kAlijoM meM zikSA pA rahe haiM, unake A~kar3e maiM Apake sAmane nahIM rakhanA cAhatA; kyoMki yaha bAta Apako bhalI prakAra vidita hai| vidyA ke abhAva se hamArA vikAsa kisa prakAra aTaka rahA hai, hama kitanI zocanIya avadazA kI ora ghasITe jA rahe haiM aura usake pariNAma svarUpa samAja ko kaisI duHkhada paristhiti upasthita huI hai, usakI Apako yAda dilA rahA huuN| bhArata Aja akelA nahIM hai / usako duniyA kI anya prajAoM ke sAtha khar3A rahanA hai / use apanA prAcIna gaurava maya sthAna punaH prApta karanA hai udyoga dhaMde ke vikAsa ke liye sudhare hue dezoM ke sAtha usako saMbaMdha rakhanA hai / unake Upara apanA prabhAva kAyama karanA hai usake liye aura una 2 dezoM meM dharma ke pracAra ke liye zikSA kI bar3I bhArI AvazyakatA hai / Adhunika zikSaNa-paddhati doSapUrNa hai yaha saba koI kabUla kareMge, usameM sudhAra kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai| itanA hote hue bhI zikSA svayaM Avazyaka evaM upayogI hai isameM kisI bhI vyakti ke liye zaMkA kA sthAna nahIM hai / zikSA do prakAra kI honI caahiye| vyAvahArika aura dhArmika |vyaavhaarik zikSA meM zArIrika evaM mAnasika vikAsa kA samAveza hotA hai / Ajakala ke jaina bAlakoM ke phIke, nisteja cehare aura kamajora zarIra dekhakara hamako lajjA kA anubhava honA cAhiye / 'nAyamAtmA balahInena labhyaH" aura "zarIramAAM khalu dharmasAdhanam" ityAdi sUtra hamako upadeza dete haiM ki Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (12) nirjala zarIra vAloM ke liye isa loka meM yA paraloka meM ucca sthAna nahIM haiN| zarIra ke Arogya ke liye, dIrgha AyuSya ke liye, Atma rakSaNa ke liye aura vIryavAna jaina prajA banAne ke liye zArIrika vikAsa kI parama AvazyakatA hai aura isa hetu ke liye sthAna 2 para vyAyAmazAlAoM kI sthApanA kI parama AvazyakatA hai| mAnasika zikSA aisI honI cAhiye jisase buddhi kA vikAsa ho, mana udAra ho aura sArgajika jJAna kA saMcAra ho jisase hama deza aura samAja kI zuddha sevA karane yogya bneN| Ajakala jisa DhaMga se dhArmika zikSA dI jAtI aura pAThazAlAe~ calAI jAtI haiM, vaha bilakula vAJchanIya nahIM hai| kevala dhArmika sUtroM kA raTana hamAre bAlakoM ko dharma ke gahana tattva yA rahasya kA jJAna nahIM de sakeMge / sUtroM ke abhyAsa uparAnta jainoM ke sarva aMgoM kA prAcIna evaM arvAcIna itihAsa aura kriyAkANDa ke rahasya kA sampUrNa aura rasamaya jJAna apane bAlakoM ko dene kI AvazyakatA hai| zikSaka gaNa kevala kaldAra ke upAsaka nahIM parantu jJAnavAna evaM udAra dRSTi vAle yojanA cAhiye kI jisase dhArmika zikSA kA Adarza phalIbhUta ho aura apane Aja ke bAlaka bhaviSya ke sacce jainI baneM / samaya aura paristhiti pratikUla hone para bhI jaina dAnavIra haiM; ve sakhAvateM kara sakate haiM / paraMtu kheda kI bAta hai ki hamAre meM, sarjakatva ke abhAva meM, saccI dizAoM meM dhana kA vyaya nahIM hogahA hai| sacce netRtva kI kamI ke kAraNa hama hamAre dAna ke pravAha ko nahIM badala sakate haiM / isase banArasa hindU yunivarsiTI jaisA vizvavidyAlaya sthApita karane kI sAdhana saMpannatA hamAre meM hote hue bhI hama nahIM jaina yUnivarsiTI sthApita kara sakate haiM na kAlijeM / kahIM 2 jaina hAIskUleM dekhane se AtI haiM lekina ve nAma mAtra kI hI haiN| vahA~ sacce jaina nAgarika banAne kI zikSA dI hI nahIM jAtI apana AzA karate haiM ki nikaTa bhaviSya meM apane jaina nAma ko sArthaka karanevAlI hAIskUleM evaM kAlijeM kAyama hoN| . jaina bAlakoM ko Avazyaka zikSA pradAna ko jAya / isa saMbaMdha meM pArasI jAti evaM Arya samAja dvArA deza bhara meM sthApita kI huI saMsthAe~ kaisA suMdara aura Thosa kArya kara rahIM haiM usakA anukaraNa karane kI maiM Apase sUcanA karatA huuN| jaina bAlakeM Aja jJAna ke liye tarasate haiM; jJAna prApti ke sAdhanoM ke abhAva meM unake jIvana kA mUlya phUTI kaur3I ke jaisA ho rahA hai; unako ghara 2 Tukar3e mA~gane kI; AjIvikAke lie kaniSTa naukariyeM karane kI aura adhama prakAra ke jIvana ko vyatIta karane kI vivazatA hotI hai / itane para bhI, yaha karuNa dRzya apane netroM se dekhate hue bhI, jAti ke netAgaNa apanI pramAda nidrA kA parityAga nahIM karate / Aja hamAre samAja meM Adarza chAtrAlayoM kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / jahA~ unheM zikSA ke sarva sAdhana saralatA se upalabdha hoM; jahA~ unapara, vacapana se hI, acche saMskAra par3eM aura bhaviSya meM, ve, apanA jIvanamArga niDaratA saralatA evaM buddhimattA se kATa skeN| aise chAtrAlaya hara Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (13) prAnta meM sthApita karane kI AvazyakatA hai| .. Aja pazcima ke deza, vijJAna kI khoja evaM usakI prApti meM bar3I pragati kara rahe haiN| yadi apane deza aura samAja ko pragatimAna banAnA ho to, apane yuvakoM ko chAtravRttiye ( Scholarships ) dekara paradeza meM bhejane kI AvazyakatA hai / samAja, deza aura dharma kA, vividha dRSTi se, abhyAsa karane ke liye, itara samAja aura dezoM yA rASTroM kA sarva dezIya evaM tulanAtmaka anubhava prApta karane ke liye acche 2 pustakAlayoM kI kama AvazyakatA nahIM hai / isa saMbaMdha meM bhI samAja ko apanA lakSya daur3AnA Avazyaka hai| ___ Adhunika kAla meM deza kA vyApAra udyoga naSTa ho gayA hai; deza kI utpAdikA zakti kama yA baMda hotI jA rahI hai| hamArI zarAphI sar3atI jA rahI hai; aoNTa TUTatI jA rahI hai| sirpha itanA hI nahIM, balki madhyama varga ko jIvana nirvAha kI bhI musIbata mAlUma ho rahI hai| aise bArIka samaya meM, jaina yuvakoM ko, hunara udyoga evaM kalA kauzala kI zikSA dene kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai / jisase bhaviSya meM, ve bekArI se apanA piMDa chur3A kara, apane pairoM para khar3e ho sakeM / isa. dazA meM bhI vicAra karane kA samaya, samAja ke hitacintakoM ke liye, nikaTa A cukA hai| .. upara ke viSaya meM jitanA hI mahattva pUrNa viSaya kanyAoM kI zikSA kA hai / eka suzikSita mAtA sau zikSakoM kI barAbarI kara sakatI hai / jisake hAtha meM. hiMDole kI Dora hai, vahI isa saMsAra para zAsana karatI hai / bhAvI prajA ke Upara acche saMskAra DAlane hoM, aura Adarza gRha jIvana uparAnta deza dharma aura samAja kI-saccI unnati ke darzana kI AkAMkSA ho, to samAja ke hRdaya ke dUsare phephar3e ko, eka ke jitanA hI prANavAya kI AvazyakatA hai| isase sthAna 2 para liyopayogI saMsthAe~ kholane kI AvazyakatA hai| bAlakoM evaM bAlikAoM kI yogyatA kA AdhAra mukhyataH mAtA ke Upara nirbhara hotA hai / jo zikSA bacapana meM mAtA ke dvArA prApta ho sakatI hai, vaha bar3I umara meM, aneka varSoM taka, parizrama karane para bhI nahIM prApta hotI / isase bAlakoM kI zikSA se bhI, bAlikAoM kI zikSA vizeSa mahatva kA kArya hai, aisA kahane meM kisI prakAra kI atizayokti hone kA saMbhava nahIM hai / kanyAoM kI ucca zikSA ke liye hamako jAlandhara mahAvidyAlaya ke jaisI Adarza saMsthA ke sthApita karane kI parama AvazyakatA hai| .... jaina samAja meM vidhavAoM kI sthiti bhI kama dayAjanaka evaM zocanIya nahIM hai / una kI saMkhyA, samAja kI kula vyaktiyoM kI saMkhyA se, cauthAI hisse kI hai| usameM bhI bAla vidhavAe~ evaM yuvatI vidhavAe~ jo kaSTamaya jIvana vyatIta .. karatI haiM, vaha ghaTanA hamAre samAja ke liye bezaka lajjAjanaka hai| aisI vidhavAoM ke . pralobhana evaM apaharaNa ke kisse sunakara hamako kampa kA anubhava hotA hai / unako vipa Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 14 ) rIta yA aSTamArga kI ora jAtI huI rokane ke liye vidhavAzrama jaisI saMsthAe~ sthApita karanA bahuta jarUrI hai| aise AzramoM meM raha kara ve suMdara nItimaya jIvana vyatIta kara sakeM; striyopayogI viSayoM meM pAraMgata ho kara svataMtratA se AjIvikA prApta karane kI zakti grahaNa kareM aura samAja kI anya bahanoM kI Atmonnati ke liye ve kAma par3ane para prANArpaNa kara sakeM yaha bAta nirvivAda hai / parde kA rivAja bhI, vartamAna samaya meM, anAvazyaka hai / vaha striyoM kI zArIrika evaM mAnasika pragati kA avarodha karane vAlA hone se tAtkAlika baMda karane yogya hai / hamAre pUrvajoM ke samaya meM, muslima zAsakoM ke atyAcAroM ke sababa se, uttara bhArata meM 'vaha dAkhila huA thA aura isa samaya vaha anAvazyaka hone se usakA nibhAnA buddhimattA nahIM hai / pazcima ke sudhare hue dezoM meM evaM dakSiNa bhArata meM yaha rivAja bilkula hI dekhane meM nahIM AtA / isase mAlUma hotA hai ki samAja ke hita ke liye isa prathA kI bilkula hI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| isake uparAnta strI samAja bahuta se kapar3e evaM AbhUSaNa pahanane kI vicitra aura nindanIya prathA cala par3I hai / usake prati lakSya daur3Ane kI bhI AvazyakatA hai / zarIra kI lajjA kA rakSaNa ke liye evaM sardI va garmI se bacane ke liye kapar3oM kI Ava'zyakatA hai / usake badale dekhA dekhI se yA gatAnugatikatA se purAnI kurUr3hiyoM kA pAlana karanA isameM vicAra zakti kI kamI mAlUma hotI hai / zarIra ke upara jevaroM kA bojha lAdane meM bhI hamArI striyeM apanA gaurava mAnatI haiM / paraMtu usase zarIra kI saphAI nahIM kI jA sakatI na barAbara halanacalana hI ho sakatA hai / uparAnta pravAsa aura yAtrA ke avasaroM para cora DAkUoM kA bhI bhaya banA rahatA hai / 1 deza kI vartamAna paratantra evaM nirdhana sthiti kA khayAla karane para mAlUma hotA hai ki puruSavarga, aura vizeSataH strI varga ko aba bArIka videzI vastroM kA moha chor3akara unheM apane deza meM hI bane hue vastra paridhAna karane cAhiye / isI meM hamArI mahattA hai, deza kA gaurava hai aura samAja kI svasthatA hai / adhika cUDiyoM kA pahananA yAnI cUr3e se tamAma hAtha bhara denA yaha bhI 1. striyoM kI svatantratA ke liye bAdhA karane vAlA hai isase striyoM ke svAsthya ke Upara kharAba asara hotA hai / aisA bandhana unake Upara bhAra rUpa hai / isase unako aneka prakAra kI hAniyAM uThAnI par3atI haiN| isa kArya ke liye prativarSa 60000) hajAra hAthiyoM kA vadha hotA hai / yaha bAta jaina zAstra se sargayA viparIta hai| isase hareka vyakti kA kartavya hai ki vaha isa hiMsaka pravRtti ko banda kare / rezama kA upayoga bhI hamAre samAja meM vizeSa rUpa se hotA hai| eka gaja rezana ke banAne meM hajAroM kIr3oM kA nAza hotA hai / unako garma pAnI kI kaDhAiyoM meM DAle Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 15) jAte haiM jisase ve mara jAte haiM aura rezama kA bhAga, tAra ke rUpa meM, pAnI ke upara, taira AtA hai / yahAM taka mAlUma huA hai ki kevala 1 gaja rezama taiyAra karane ke liye 40000) hajAra kIr3oM kI hiMsA kI jAtI hai / isase rezama ke vastroM kA upayoga, dhArmika evaM Arthika dRSTi se, tyAjya honA cAhiye / ___ hamArA samAja avanati ke kaise mArga kI ora agrasara ho rahA hai aura usake liye kina 2 bAtoM kI AvazyakatA hai, isa bAta kA digdarzana maiMne yathAzakti Apako karAyA hai / isa adhaH patana kA mukhya kAraNa, merI alpamati ke anusAra, hamAre meM sacce svAmIvAtsalya kA lopa honA hI hai / isI eka mahAn sadguNa ( svAmI vAtsalya ) ke kAraNa hamArA samAja evaM hamArI jJAti bhUta kAlameM saMpUrNa sukhI evaM kIrtivAna thii| ye vibhAga jJAtiyeM nahIM haiM balki tar3eM haiM / dazA vIsA vagerA ko eka dUsare se hIna mAnanA yaha ajJAnatA yA bhUla hai / hamAre jaisI samajhadAra jJAtine, kSudra kAraNoM se paidA hue tar3oM ko zrAja dina taka nibhAye yaha svayaM eka bar3e Azcarya kI bAta hai| buddhi vAda ke vartamAna yuga meM aise bhedoM ko tor3a denA, aniSTa rUr3hiyoM ko baMda karanA aura samasta jJAti kI ekatA karanA isI meM hamArI buddhimattA hai / Aja jamAnA palaTA hai| hamArI prAcIna jahojalAlI naSTa huI hai| hamArI jvalanta kIrti asta huI hai; jJAna aura ekatA adRzya hue haiM aura jina mahAn guNoM ke kAraNa hamAre pUrvajoM ne sAre saMsAra meM apanI kIrti paidA kI, ve tamAma guNa Aja hamako chor3a gaye haiN| usake badale hamArI kauma meM paraspara vaimanasya, paira, irSyA, mada aura kusaMpakA sAmrAjya phaila rahA hai / saMkSepa meM, hamArI poravADa jJAti kA zArIrika, mAnasika, Arthika evaM AdhyAtmika hrAsa ho rahA hai / isa adhaH pAta se bacAne ke liye tAtkAlika upAya karane kI AvazyakatA thii| aise bArIka samaya meM isa sammelana kI yojanA kI gaI hai, jo bahuta hI prazaMsanIya hai / yahAM Apa sabako eka bAta kI yAda dilAnA Avazyaka hai ki hamArI zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya jaina zvetAmbara kaoNnpharansa, mere vaktavya meM maiMne nirdiSTa kiye hue viSayoM ko lakSya meM rakhakara khajAti kI unnati ke liye kArya kara rahI hai| usakI kAryakAriNI samiti ke aneka sadasyagaNa yahAM hamAre madhya meM upasthita bhI hai| hamArI isa kendrastha saMsthA ke dhyeya ko hama hArdika anumodana dekheM; usake prabhAvazAlo adhiverAnoM meM samaya 2 para prastAvita kiye prastAvoM ko puSTi deva aura unheM, jahAM taka ho, hama AcaraNa meM utAreM yaha atyaMta Avazyaka hai| .. svAgatasamiti kI ora se ApakI sevA meM patrikAe~ pahu~cI hoNgii| unake par3hane se Apako mAlUma huA hogA ki ina saba mahAn uddezyoM ko phalIbhata banAne ke liye eka samasta poravAr3a mahAsaMsthA ke sthApita karane kI anivArya AvazyakatA hai| vaha saMsthA Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 16 ) sAre samAja meM saMgaThana kI bhAvanA paidA karegI aura hinduoM ke vAnaprastha Azrama kI taraha, hamArI jAti ke saba suzikSita evaM sAdhana saMpanna bandhuoM ne 40 se 50 varSa kI Ayu meM, apane svArtha kAryoM ko chor3a kara aura nivRtti prApta kara aisI mahAna saMsthA ke sAtha mila jAnA cAhiye / aura usake Azraya ke nIce calAne vAlI pravRttiyoM meM hAtha ba~TAnA cAhiye / ataeva yaha Avazyaka hai ki aisI mahAna saMsthA ke Azraya ke nIce eka poravAr3a samAja kI DAyarekTarI taiyAra karanA aura usameM svajAti kI utpatti se lekara Aja dina taka ke pramANa baMdha sacce itihAsa kA Alekhana karanA usase samAja kI prAcIna evaM arvAcIna sthiti kI saccI kalpanA A sakegI / usameM prakAzita hone vAle poravAr3a jJAti ke mahAn rAjanItijJoM, karma vIroM evaM mahAtmAoM ke jIvana caritroM para se Adhunika prajA ko bahuta kucha upadeza milegA / usI prakAra hamAre samAja meM pracalita kuprathAoM ke nivAraNa ke liye, zikSA pracAra ke lie, prajA meM navIna utsAha evaM cetana phailAne ke lie, ekatA aura saMgaThana sAdhane ke liye, videzoM meM rahane vAlI svajJAti kI vyaktiyoM ko saMsthA ke kArya se paricita karane ke liye, aura samAja kI saba vyaktiyoM meM paraspara sahayoga kI bhAvanA phailAne ke liye ukta saMsthA kI ora se eka prabhAvazAlI patra nikAlane kI bhI anivArya AvazyakatA hai / yahA~ upasthita hue Apa saba bhAI bahaneM, jJAtyunnati ke isa mahAna kArya meM saMpUrNa sahayoga dete raheMge, to mujhe AzA hai ki saMsthA ko hareka prakAra kI sahAyatA milatI rahegI / Upara kahI huI aneka bAtoM kA hamako vicAra karane kI AvazyakatA hai / aise sammelana kI kaI varSoM se AvazyakatA thI jo zrAja ho sakA hai yaha atizaya harSa kI bAta hai| aise saMmelana prati varSa hote raheMge to samAja kA utsAha cAlU rahegA aura hama saba ekatra milakara jAti, samAja, deza aura dharma ke abhyudaya ke vicAroM kA vinimaya karate raheMge aura yathAsAdhya una vicAroM ko kArya ke rUpa meM pariNata karate raheMge aisI AzA karanA adhika nahIM hogA / lekina isake kArya-vAhakoM kA cunAva yogya rIti se honA cAhiye / ina uddezyoM ko saphala banAne ke liye samitiyoM aura upasamitiyoM kA cunAva Apa sAvadhAnI se kareMge aisI AzA hai / hamArA uddezya yaha nahIM hai ki samAja meM jo paMcAyateM, sabhAeM samitiyA~ Adi maujUda hoM, unakA virodha kiyA jAya yA unako haTA dI jaayeN| balki hamArA yaha lakSya honA cAhiye ki aisI cAlU samitiyoM ko sammelana dvArA adhika puSTa evaM unnatizIla banAveM; unakI truTiyoM ko dUra kara arthAt unameM samayAnukUla sudhAraNA. kara unako satata jAgRta rakheM aura unake sAtha sahayoga karake aura anAvazyaka rUr3hiyoM nAbUda karake samAja ko unnata banAveM / ko mere vicArAnusAra hamAre samAja ke liye eka aise phaNDa (candA) kI AvazyakatA. zrI. Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 17 ) hai jo ko-ApareTIva skIma yAnI sahakArI yojanA ke siddhAnta para racA gayA ho aura jisa phaNDa kI madaniyoM se anAtha evaM vidhavAoM kI rakSA, vidyArthiyoM ko chAtravRttiyeM, grAmya pAThazAlAe~, pustakAlayoM aura uttIrNa chAtroM ko pAritoSikoM kI vyavasthA ho sake / usako kArya ke rUpa meM pariNata karane ke liye kAryakartAoM kI AvazyakatA hai| aise phaMDa pArasI, yahUdI, hindU Adi jAtiyoM meM sthApita haiM aura unase una jJAtiyoM kI bar3I suMdara sevA ho rahI hai / aise phaMDoM meM se unake jJAtijanoM ke liye auSadhAlaya, anAthAlaya vagairaha khole haiM | unase anAtha varga ko sahAya, Arthika saMkoca vAle vidyArthiyoM ko vidyAbhyAsa kA kharca, tIvra buddhivAle vidyArthiyoM ko protsAhana milatA hai / itanA hI nahIM balki anAtha vidhavAoM ko Azraya milatA hai aura jAti ke kaI Avazyaka aura upayogI kAryoM meM usa dRvya kA savyaya hotA hai / bandhu aura bahano! hamAre mahAna saMmelana ke uddezyoM ko lakSya meM rakhakara maiMne mere namra vicAra Apake samakSa upasthita kiye haiM / Apa unapara pUrA lakSa deMge aura sammelana meM aise prastAva rakheMge jinako zIghra hI kArya ke rUpa meM samAja pariNata kara sake aura saMcAlaka gaNa una kAryoM meM saphalatA prApta kara sake / eka hAtha se tAlI nahIM bajatI / Apake hArdika sahakAra se cAhe jaisA bhI kaThina kArya pAra par3a sakatA hai / usameM dhairya, adhyavasAya, ekatA aura bandhu-bhAva kI AvazyakatA hai / yahA~ ekatra huye bhAI-bahana cAheM ve sAkSara hoM yA nirakSara, yuvaka ho yA vRddha, sAdhana saMpanna hoM yA sAdhana rahita, una tamAma se merI namratA se vinaya hai ki aisA amUlya avasara phira bArabAra prApta honevAlA nahIM hai / isase Apa pUrA 2 lAbha uThAveM aura zAnti, prema, ekatA aura audArya se Thosa evaM racanAtmaka kArya kara dikhAveM / anta meM maiM yuvakoM se do zabda kahanA cAhatA hU~ / Apa jAti aura samAja kI AzA hai, divya bhAvanAoM kI jvalanta mUrti haiM, cetana aura pragati ke Adarza dRSTAnta tulya haiM | Apa samAja ko preraNa / pahu~cAne vAle aura usako vegavAna banAne vAle zakti svarUpa haiM | aura Apake Upara jJAnijanoM kI samagra AzA kA avalambana ho to usase Apa na cauMke / vRddhoM kA sanmAna kara, unake parikva evaM prakhara anubhava se phAyadA uThA kara, unakI Adarza dRSTi Apake hRdaya meM utAra kara jAti sudhAraNa ke mahattva pUrNa kArya meM agrasara hoM / bhUta kAla ke itihAsa ko dekha kara, vartamAna meM sthita raha kara ujjvala bhaviSya kAla ke svapnoM ko siddha karane ke lie kaTibaddha hoM / anya dezoM, samAjoM aura sampradAyoM meM se ' acchA so merA' samajha kara hamAre samAjarUpI durga meM par3e hue kI marasmata kara usako unnana kIrtivanta evaM Adarza banAne ke liye Atma samarpaNa kIjiye ; vijaya ApakI hI hai / paramezvara saba ko sad buddhi do aura aisA suvarNa yuga satvara Ao ! tathAstu | 1 OM zAMtiH zAMtiH zAMtiH / Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubha sandeza ! vizAla prAyojana !! pauravAla jAti kA vizAla itihAsa sacitra mandirAvalI aura DAyarekTarI bhAratavarSa meM pauravAla jAti bahuta hI gauravazAlI jAtiyoM meM se eka hai jisane Aja se hanAra pAMca sau varSa pUrva aneka mahAn kArya kiye haiM aura mukhyataH maMdiroM ke nirmANa karane meM jo yaza prApta kiyA hai vaha niHsaMdeha prazaMsanIya hai jinakI jor3a ke maMdira isa saMsAra kI sapATI para nahIM hai / isa jAti ne apanI apUrva vIratA-alaukika rAjanItijJatA vyApArika dUradarzitA Adi mahAn guNoM se itihAsa ke pRSThoM ko ujjavala kiyA hai| jina sajjanoM ne rAjasthAna ke itihAsa ke sAtha gujarAta ke itihAsa ko dhyAna pUrvaka manana kiyA hai, ve mAnate hai ki isa jAti ke mahAn puruSoM ne jahAM yuddha-kSetra meM apanI apUrva raNa cAturI kA paricaya diyA hai, vahAM rAjanIti ke maMca para bhI inhoMne bar3e bar3e khela khele haiN| isI prakAra vyApArika jagat meM bhI inhoMne apanI apUrva pratibhA kA paricaya diyA hai| eka muMjAla jo gujarAta kA pradhAna maMtrI thA jisakI huMDI yUnAna taka meM sikArI jAtI thii| ____ isa jAti meM aneka alaukika vibhUtiyAM hogaI haiM jinhoMne bhArata ke itihAsa ko banAne meM bahuta bar3A hissA liyA hai / mahAmatrI muMjAla, vimalazA, vastupAla, tejapAla, pethar3akumAra, dhanAzAha ityAdi mahApuruSoM ne samaya-samaya para apanI raNanItijJatA evaM rAjanaitika aura vyApArika pratibhA kA apUrva digdarzana karAyA hai| para isa bAta kA bar3A kheda hai ki isa gauravazAlI jAti kA aba taka koI pramANabaddha susaMgaThita itihAsa nirmANa nahIM huA hai| yaha kahane kI AvazyaktA nahIM ki jisa jAti kA itihAsa nahIM hai vaha eka na eka dina gahare para meM lIna ho jAtI hai| usake sadasya apane gata gaurava ko bhUla jAte hai kyoMki Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa jAti kA bhUtakAla ujjavala nahIM hotA, usakA bhaviSya kabhI bhI ujjavala nahIM hosktaa| kucha yuvaka isa jAti kA susaMgaThita itihAsa taiyAra karane ke liye bahuta dinoM se bATa dekhate the| parantu isameM adhika khacoM va kaThinAiyoM ko dekha kara aba taka kisI mahAzaya ne isako nirmANa karane kA kArya apane hAtha meM nahIM liyA / sammelana ke yogya kAryakartAoM ke utsAha se aura bahuta se utmAhI mitroM ke sahayoga se isa kArya ko pUrNa karane kA kAma hAtha meM lete haiN| hara acchI taraha se jAnate haiM ki isa kArya ko pAra lagAne meM himAlaya ke samAna b| bar3I kaThinAieM hamAre mArga meM aayNgii| para hama janma se hI AzAvAdI haiN| hamArA yaha aTala vizvAsa hai ki prabala icchA zakti ke sAmane bar3I se bar3I kaThinAiyAM dUra hokara kArya saphala ho jAtA hai / uparokta tInoM grantha bahuta khoja aura anveSaNa ke sAtha taiyAra kiye jaaeNge| prAcIna zilAlekha, tAmrapatra, purAne rekArDsa, saMskRta, phArasI, urda, aMgrejI hindI tathajarAtI bhASAoM meM upalabdha saikar3oM naye purAne granthoM se isameM sahAyatA lI jA rahI hai / aneka rAjyoM ke daphtaroM se bhI isake liye sAmagrI ikaThI kI jAne kA prabandha ho rahA hai / jahA~ 2 pauravAloM kI bastI hai una choTe bar3e saba nagara, zahara aura grAmoM meM ghUma kara isako sampUrNa banAne kA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai| prAcIna aura navIna aneka pauravAla mahApuruSoM ke isameM hajAroM phoTo saMgraha kiye jA rahe haiN| tathA bar3e 2 gharAnoM kA vistRta itihAsa saGkalana karane kA bhI isameM pUrA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai| uparokta tInoM ke saGkalana meM bar3I himmata aura dhana kI AvazyaktA hai| inake prakAzana aura saGkalana meM hajAroM balki lAkhoM rupayoM ke vyaya aura bahuta bar3e Ayojana kI jarUrata hogI / yaha kArya tabhI saphala ho sakatA hai ki jaba pratyeka poravAla bandhu isa kArya meM tana, mana, dhana se sahAyatA kreN| hame pUrNa bhAzA ki hamAre pratyeka poravAla bandhu isa kArya meM hama se sahayoga aura sahAnubha pradarzita kreNge| sampAdakagaNapauravAla hisTrI pabliziMga hAUsa, sirohI (rAjapUtAnA