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________________ mahAvIra upAsaka subhadra muni AndhaDiVAL
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________________ *subhadra muni - - - - - - sa mahAvIra upAsakekA 14 //
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________________ . artha-sahayoga prItamacanda vinaya sAgara jaina (riMDhANA vAle) 4119/4 pahalI maMjila. nayA bAjAra, dillI, dUrabhASa : 2923152, 235934 oprakAza, surendra kumAra jaina nayA bAjAra, dillI dUrabhASa : 2914743 pustaka : mahAvIra ke upAsaka lekhaka : dharmaprabhAvaka zrI subhadramuni jI mahArAja avataraNa : 21 agasta 1993 (sAMvatsara mahAparva) lAgata bAraha rupaye citrAMkana .: anuja ke. bhaTanAgara prakAzaka : muni mAyArAma sambodhi prakAzana, ke.DI. blAka, pItamapurA: dillI-110034 vitaraNa prabandha zrIpAla jaina nyU iNDiyA buka eNDa pirioDikalsa . 2731, trinagara, dillI-110035 mudraka : jaya bhArata prinTiMga presa, dillI-110032 phona : 2295013
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________________ parama zraddheya prAtaH smaraNIya gurudeva svaH yogirAja zrI rAmajIlAla mahArAja
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________________ kahAnI, upanyAsa, AkhyAyikA, laghukathA, dRSTAnta Adi kathAsAhitya ke hI aMga haiN| jIvana ko Adarzonmukha aura saphala/sArthaka banAne kI dizA meM kathAsAhitya kI bhUmikA upadezoM se kahIM adhika saphala rahI hai / isIlie saMta-mahAtmAoM aura dharmopadezakoM ne kathA-kahAnI aura dRSTAntoM kA sarvAdhika upayoga/prayoga kiyA hai |mnorNjn kahAnI kA uddezya na hokara vastuta: jIvana saMdeza yA dharmatatva samajhAne kA eka mAdhyama bhara hai | ina sabhI dRSTiyoM se jaina vAGmaya kA kathAsAhitya pUrNa samRddha, vizada, vipula aura virAT hai / jaina kathAoM ne manoraMjana ke mAdhyama se usake pAThakoM ko jIvana kI gaharAiyoM meM utArane kA saphala prayAsa kiyA hai| prastuta kahAniyAM jainajagata kI vizruta kathAeM haiN| inheM aneka lekhakoM ne apanI-apanI taraha se likhA bhI hai / ye sabhI caritra upAsaka dazAMga sUtra meM mUla rUpa se upalabdha hai / ye sabhI caritra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kRpApAtra viziSTa zrAvaka haiM | dharma ko samarpita gRhastha jIvana bhI Adarza bana sakatA hai aura gRhastha jIvana meM bhI dharmalakSya ko prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai, yaha ina caritroM se pramANita hotA hai| ina caritroM ko maiMne bAla pAThakoM kI dRSTi se aMkita kiyA hai, kyoMki bAlaka hI mAnava aura mAnavatA' kA AdhAra hai | Aja kA bAlaka hI kala kA mAnava banegA, ata: bacapana se hI usake mAnasa meM sadsaMskAroM kA vapana kiyA jAye, yahI socakara merA prastuta prayAsa hai / ina sabhI kathAoM meM bAlamana ke anurUpa utsukatA/jijJAsA, rahasya-romAMca tathA jIvana paddhati ke sAtha jIvana-saMdeza nihita hai / kathAoM ke anta meM kathA kA sArAMza bhI diyA hai aura kaThina zabdoM ke artha tathA pAribhASika zabdoM kI vyAkhyA bhI dI gaI hai| sAtha hI abhyAsArtha prazna bhI die haiN| isase mAtA-pitA tathA zikSaka baccoM se unakI pATha sambandhI grahaNazIlatA se bhI avagata ho sakate haiN| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki ye kathAe~ bAlakoM ko to bhAyeMgI hI ; zikSakoM-abhibhAvakoM ko bhI inakI upayogitA lAbhAnvita kregii| pustaka ko citroM se yukta/sacitra hone se unameM sajIvatA kA AbhAsa bhI pAThakoM ko hogaa| anta meM parama zraddheya prAta: smaraNIya sva. gurudeva yogirAja zrIrAmajIlAla mahArAja evaM saMghazAstA jaina zAsana - sUrya gurudeva munizrI rAmakRSNajI mahArAja ke pAvana caraNoM kI kRpA se hI merA yaha prayatna rUpAyita huA hai | gurudvaya ke prati merA pratyeka roma-randhra kRtajJatA se ApUrita hai| upAsaka dazAMga sUtra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI maMgalamayI dezanA hai / usameM varNita caritra hamAre liye AdaraNIya/anukaraNIya hai| una pAvana caritroM ke aMkana meM jo nyUnAdhika huA ho, kisI prakAra se koI truTi rahI ho, usake lie tassamicchAmi dukkaDaM / bAlamanoM meM dharma-saMskAroM kA jAgaraNa ho, isI bhAvanA ke sAtha | sAMvatsara: 2050 21-8-1993
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________________ kramaH 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. * * anukrama upAsaka gRhapati Ananda dharmI kAmadeva mAtRbhakta culanIpitA zrAvaka surAdeva zrAvaka cullazataka tatvadarzI kuNDakaulika satyAnvezI zakaDAlaputra AtmadRSTA mahAzataka zrAvaka nandinIpitA zrAvaka sAlihIpitA pariziSTa zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimAe~ upAsakaH eka dRSTi meM pRSTha a 3 2 0 888 9 18 24 31 37 42 48 56 62 66 69 70'er 71
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________________ hapati Ananda vaizAlI nagara ke nikaTa vANijya grAma nAma kA gA~va thA / isa vANijya grAma meM Ananda nAma kA eka gAthApati yA gRhapati rahatA thaa| vaha vyApAra aura kRSi donoM kAma karatA thaa| isase use bahuta adhika Aya (lAbha) hotI thii| usake saMcita koSa meM karor3oM svarNamudrAeM thiiN| hajAroM gAyoM ke gokula the| 500 haloM dvArA khetI hotI thii| yaha usakA bAharI vaibhava thaa| ina saba vizeSatAoM ke sAtha-sAtha usameM aneka aise mAnavIya guNa the, jinake kAraNa pUrA vANijya grAma aura vaizAlI meM rahane vAle hajAroM logoM meM vaha sammAnanIya thaa| saba Ananda ko apanA mArga-darzaka, preraka aura Adarza puruSa mAnate the| vaha binA kisI sammAnanIya pada diye / liye hI janapriya nAyaka aura netA thaa| vaha garIboM kI sacce mana se sahAyatA karatA thA / vyApAriyoM aura kisAnoM ko acchI salAha detaa| itanA hI nahIM, vaizAlI va vANijya grAma ke loga Ananda ko buddhimAna, ImAnadAra aura neka salAhakAra mAnate the| ve apane parivAra kI samasyA lekara bhI Ananda ke pAsa nissaMkoca pahuMca jAte 'the| Ananda dvAra Aye kisI bhI vyakti kA anAdara nahIM krtaa| jise dhana kI AvazyakatA hotI, use dhana detA, jise svaccha va sulajhe vicAroM kI jarUrata hotI, usako ve milte|
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________________ vyApArI apanA vyApAra bar3hAne ke liye mahAmanA Ananda ke pAsa nissvArtha hitaiSI mitra mAna kara, pahuMca jAyA karate / Ananda kisI ko galata salAha nahIM detaa| Ananda kevala lokAcAra nibhAne vAlA gAthApati nahIM thaa| vaha mana aura vicAroM se sApha-sutharA, dhArmika, AcAra-vicAra-sampanna sadAcArI vyakti thaa| Ananda kA parivAra Ananda mana se ujalA thaa| usake parivAra ke sabhI loga Ananda ke vicAroM, vyavahAra aura paropakAra-bhAva ko pUrI taraha mAnate evaM AcaraNa karate the / usakI dharma-zIlA patnI kA nAma zivAnandA thaa| vaha pati meM zraddhA rakhatI thii| usake khAne, pahanane, sone, prabhubhakti ityAdi kAryoM meM pUrI taraha sahayoga karatI thii| aise mAtA-pitA ke bacce bhI Ananda ke AcAra-vicAra ke anurUpa saMskArI the| parivAra ke sabhI loga Ananda ko Adara dete the| Ananda bhI saba ko yathAyogya sneha,sammAna aura vAtsalya luTAtA thaa| - Ananda gAthApati bahuta bar3A dhanI thaa| sAtha hI vaha bahuta bar3A dAnI bhI thaa| gozAlA, dharmazAlA, bhojanazAlA, cikitsA kendra, bAvar3I, udyAna, atithi sammAna zAlA ityAdi usa samaya ke pracalita janopakAra ke kArya Ananda ne kiye the| yahI kAraNa thA,Ananda apAra sampatti kA svAmI hote hue bhI ciMtA rahita thaa| usake mana meM pakkA vizvAsa thA ki dhana kA upayoga kevala apane liye karate rahane se bar3A durupayoga kucha nahIM hai| dhana, dharatI se liyA hai usakA adhika se adhika bhAga dharatI para rahane vAloM ke liye vyaya karanA hI dhana kA sadupayoga hai| __bhagavAn mahAvIra kA vANijya grAma meM padhAranA huaa| unake sAtha pramukha ziSya indrabhUti gautama Adi gyAraha gaNadhara aura hajAroM zramaNa dyutipalAza nAmaka udyAna meM Thahare / isa udyAna meM dyuti palAza yakSa kA AvAsa thA, isalie udyAna kA nAma bhI usI ke nAma para par3a gayA thaa| vANijya grAma aura Asa-pAsa ke logoM ko jaba mahAzramaNa mahAvIra ke Agamana kA patA calA to hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM nara-nArI bhagavAna kI dharma-dezanA sunane phuNce| Ananda ne bhI sunA / vaha bhI umaMgita mana se apane sevakoM, parivAra-janoM aura iSTa -mitroM ke sAtha bhagavAn kI vANI sunane ke lie pahuMcA / mahAvIra meM atyadhika zraddhA-bhakti hone ke kAraNa vaha 10/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ hura STANI2018 bhagavAn mahAvIra se vrata grahaNa karate hue aannd-svaamii|
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________________ paidala-paidala calatA huA samavasaraNa meM phuNcaa| ArAdhya bhagavAn mahAvIra ko vidhipUrvaka vaMdanA kii| unakI pavitra sannidhi meM baiTha gyaa| mana lagAkara prabhu kI dezanA sunii| mana meM zraddhA jaagii| dezanA sunane ke bAda Ananda ne bhagavAna se nivedana kiyA "prabho, Apake vacanoM meM merI aTa zraddhA ho gaI hai| isa saMsAra sAgara ko pAra karane ke liye Apane jo cAra tIrtha hama saMsAriyoM ko batAye haiM, ve sarvottama haiM, para prabhu cAhate hue bhI zramaNa jIvana ke mahAvratoM kA pAlana karane kI merI sAmarthya nahIM hai / ataH bhagavan mujhe aNuvrata pAlana karane kI anumati pradAna kreN|" prabhu ne kahA - "AnaMda ! jaisA tumheM sukhakara lage tuma vaisA hI kro| lekina dharmAcaraNa meM vilamba hitakara nahIM hotaa|" bhagavAna kI anumati prApta kara gRhapati Ananda ne pAMca aNuvrata, tIna guNavrata aura cAra zikSAvrata-isa prakAra zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata vinaya-nata hokara saharSa svIkAra kiye| gRhapati Ananda ne jo gRhastha dharma ke niyama svIkRta kiye ve isa prakAra the : sthUla prANAtipAta (bar3I jIva hiMsA kA tyAga), sthUlamRSA-vAda (moTe jhUTha kA tyAga), sthUla adattAdAna (moTI corI) kA tyAga kiyA / caturtha aNuvrata meM Ananda ne apanI patnI zivAnandA ke atirikta anya samasta striyoM ke lie sammAna vrata brahmacarya vrata arthAt mAtRbhAva rakhane kA vrata liyaa| paMcama aNuvrata meM dhana ke parigraha kI sImA ke antargata Ananda ne kRSi, vANijya, gokUla Adi ke mAdhyama se dhana-upArjana kI sImA nizcita kii| itane dhana se adhika dhana kA maiM saMgraha nahIM karUMgA aura parigraha kI sImA se adhika jo dhana AyegA, use dAna kara duuNgaa| ina niyama-vratoM ko svIkRta kara Ananda jinadharmI zramaNopAsaka bana gyaa| dharma kA lAbha svayaM uThA kara dUsaroM ko prerita karanA bhI zrAvaka kA parama kartavya hai| isa dRSTi se Ananda ne apanI patnI zivAnandA ko bhI prerita kiyA ki vaha vrata grahaNa karake zramaNopAsikA bana jAye / taba zivAnandA ne bhI bhagavAn ke zrImukha se bAraha vrata grahaNa kiye| Ananda kI dharma zraddhA aura dharma bhakti ko dekha kara, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pramukha ziSya gaNadhara gautama ne bhagavAn se pUchA - "bhante, gAthApati Ananda kA dharma prema zrAvaka vratoM ke anupAlana taka hI sImita rahegA yA kAlAntara meM yaha muni dIkSA lekara mahAvratoM ko bhI grahaNa karegA?" bhagavAn ne kahA - "gautama ! Ananda zramaNa banakara mahAvratoM kA pAlana nahIM karegA / vaha gRhastha 12/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ meM rahate hue lambe samaya taka zrAvaka vratoM kA pAlana karegA aura antima samaya meM saMthArA -saMlekhanA vrata grahaNa karake mRtyukA varaNa kregaa| anta meM dehatyAga karake isakI AtmA saudharma kalpake aruNAbha vimAna meM cAra palyopama kI sthiti vAlA deva bnegii| kucha samaya pazcAt bhagavAn mahAvIra anyatra prasthAna kara gye| Ananda ghara meM rahakara dharma kA pAlana karane lgaa| yUM use caudaha varSa bIta ge| pandrahaveM varSa meM usane pUrI taraha dharma kA pAlana karane ke lie apanA svAmitvAdhikAra apane jyeSTha putra ko de diyaa| apane samasta sambandhiyoM, mitroM aura paricitoM ko bulAkara kahA - "Aja se Apa saba mere sthAna para mere jyeSTha putra ko maane| yahI isa ghara kA mukhiyA hai| Apa ko salAha - sammati kI jarUrata ho to Apa loga isI se aba samparka krnaa| Aja se maiM ekAnta meM sabhI jhaMjhaToM se mukta hokara pauSadhazAlA meM dharma kI viziSTa sAdhanA/ upAsanA kruuNgaa|" __ sabhI se anumati lekara AnaMda kollAga-sanniveza meM sthita pauSadhazAlA meM rahane lgaa| vahAM usane zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimAeM dhAraNa kii| sUtra, kalpa, mArga aura tatva ke anusAra pratyeka pratimA kI sAdhanA karane lgaa| isa taraha pratimAoM kI sAdhanA (viziSTa tapa) karane se Ananda kI deha kRza ho gaI thii| usakI deha asthi mAtra raha gayI / aMta meM usane saMthArA-saMlekhanA vrata dhAraNa kara liyA / anazana ke inhIM dinoM meM Ananda ko avidhajJAna utpanna huaa| unhIM dinoM bhagavAn mahAvIra punaH vANijya grAma meM padhAre / mahAzramaNa mahAvIra se anumati lekara gaNadhara gautama vANijya grAma meM bhikSA ke lie ge| nagara meM unhoMne Ananda ke bAre meM sunA to ve AhAra lene se pahale Ananda zrAvaka ke pAsa pauSadhazAlA meM gaye / kRzazarIrI Ananda ne gautama ko dekhA to harSita bhAva se unakI vandanA kI aura kRtajJa bhAva se bolA- 'bhnte| merI eka jijJAsA hai| usakA samAdhAna karane kI kRpA kreN| anumati milane para Ananda ne kahA - 'kyA zrAvaka ko avadhi jJAna kI upalabdhi ho sakatI hai ? " 'avazya ho sakatI hai|" gaNadhara gautama bole / "bhante, mujhe bhI avadhi jJAna kI upalabdhi huI hai| maiM aba uttara-dakSiNa, pUrva-pazcima kI dizAoM meM pAMca sau yojana taka tathA nIce narakavAsa tathA Upara saudharma devaloka taka kI sthitiyoM ko jAna/ dekha rahA huuN|' gRhapati Ananda/13
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________________ gautama svAmI Ananda zrAvaka ko darzana dete hue|
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________________ gautama ko lagA ki Ananda mithyA bhASaNa kara rahA hai| zrAvaka (gRhastha ) ko itanA utkRSTa jJAna -"Ananda tumheM apanI AlocanA karanI nahIM ho sakatA / ataH use sAvadhAna karate hue gautama bolecAhie ! zrAvaka ko isa sImA taka avadhi jJAna ho hI nahIM sakatA / " "bhaMte! phira to Apako apanI AlocanA karanI cAhie !" Ananda ne ahaMkAra mukta ho kara kahA -"kyoMki maiMne to satya bhASaNa hI kiyA hai / " Ananda ne punaH kahA "bhante ! kahAM Apa mahAzramaNa aura kahAM maiM tuccha zrAvaka ! parantu yadi merA kathana asatya hai to Apa zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra se isakA nirNaya kara leM / " "ThIka hai, Ananda!" yaha kaha kara gautama, Ananda ke pAsa se cale ge| ve sIdhe bhagavAn ke pAsa phuNce| sarvajJa mahAvIra to jAna hI rahe the ki gautama ke mana meM kyA cala rahA hai| gautama ne apanI jijJAsA prabhu ke caraNoM meM vyakta kI / - bhagavAn ne samAdhAna dete hue pharamAyA - " gautama ! Ananda ne jo kahA hai, vaha satya hai / " gautama ne punaH pUchA - "bhaMte! kyA zrAvaka ko itanA jJAna ho sakatA hai ? bhagavAn ne pharamAyA - "hAM, ho sakatA hai / " taba gautama samajha gae ki asatya doSa mujhase hI huA hai / ve dobArA kollAga sanniveza ge| vahAM Ananda se unhoMne kSamA yAcanA kI / vinayamUrti Ananda ne kahA prabho ! kSamA kaisI, satya kI jIta honA nizcita hI hai / bar3A sAdhaka to vahI hai jo satya ko svIkAra karatA hai / Apa mere liye pahale bhI vaMdanIya the, aba bhI vandanIya haiM, kyoMki Apa satya ke niSkapaTa ArAdhaka haiM / " Ananda kI isa ahaMkAra zUnyatA athavA nirahaMkAritA se gautama gadgada ho gae / Ananda kI deha kSINa ho cukI thI / zubha bhAvoM meM ramaNa karate hue Ananda ne deha tyAga kiyA / vaha prathama devaloka meM mahAn Rddhi vAlA deva banA / kAlAntara meM vaha bhava pUrNa karake manuSya banegA / phira Atma-sAdhanA karake mukti ko prApta kara janma, jarA, mRtyu se rahita ho jAyegA / ----------g sArAMza T-------- bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dharma ArAdhanA do prakAra kI kahI hai. - sAdhu dharma aura gRhastha dharma | Ananda ne gRhastha dharma para calane kA vrata liyA thA / gRhapati Ananda / 15
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________________ ma panI pati kI anugAminI hotI hai / pati patnI ko apane pratyeka kArya se paricita karavAtA hai, phira - unheM kriyAnvita karatA hai| pra ratha ke donoM pahiyoM kI taraha, pati-patnI samAna rUpa se eka dizA meM gatimAna hote haiN| isa taraha jIvana ___ kA ratha uddezya kI ora bar3hatA jAtA hai | ma Ananda ne jo vrata svayaM svIkAra kiye the,unase apanI patnI ko bhI avagata karavAyA / taba Ananda kI dharmapatnI ne bhI una vratoM ko svIkAra kiyaa| = santoSa sukhI jIvana kI kuMjI hai / kisI vyakti ke pAsa araboM, kharaboM kI sampatti ho jAye, parantu usake jIvana meM yadi santoSa nahIM hai to vaha kabhI sukhI nahIM ho sakatA | santoSI svalpa sAdhanoM meM bhI sukhI hotA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne Ananda ko isIliye aparigraha vrata (santoSa vrata) svIkRta karavAyA thaa| + jIvana kA antima lakSya tyAga hai, bhoga nahIM / tyAgI isa janma meM bhI aura Age ke janmoM meM bhI sukhI hotA hai | bhogI yahAM bhI duHkhI rahatA hai aura janma-janma taka tRSNA kI jvAlA meM jalatA rahatA hai / + Ananda ne apanA antima samaya viziSTa tyAgamaya banA liyA thA | sAdhanA meM vyakti ko aneka divya upalabdhiyAM prApta ho jAtI haiN| una upalabdhiyoM para yadi sAdhaka ahaMkAra karane lage to prApta upalabdhiyAM naSTa ho jAtI haiM | yadi vinamra banA rahe to ve sthAyI bana jAtI haiN| Ananda ko avadhi jJAna kI viziSTa upalabdhi milI thii| lekina vaha ahaMkArI nahIM banA | vicAra bheda hone para bhI Ananda ke mana meM gautama svAmI ke prati pUrI-pUrI vinaya bhakti banI rahI / yaha eka gRhastha kA Adarza hai / ra gautama svAmI satya ke parama anveSI the| tIrthaMkara ke sAmane to unakI jholI satya ke liye sadaiva phailI hI rahatI thI, yadi unheM lagatA ki kisI choTe-se-choTe vyakti ke pAsa bhI satya hai to ve usake grahaNa karane meM kabhI saMkoca nahIM karate the| Ananda se jo unakI vArtA huI, usako unhoMne apanI pratiSThA kA viSaya nahIM banAyA, apitu satya kI khoja kI | bhagavAna ne jaba unheM batalA diyA ki Ananda kI bAta satya hai tabhI gautama ne use svIkAra kara liyA aura ve Ananda ke pAsa gaye , usakI upalabdhi ke liye use badhAI dii| kahA - Ananda ! tuma ThIka ho| mahAvIra saMgha ke zIrSastha puruSa (guNa ke svAmI) gaNapati gautama saca meM dhanya-dhanya the| MMADNHMAANI zabdArtha nurnimum avadhi jJAna = indriya aura mana kI sahAyatA ke binA kevala AtmA se rUpI dravyoM ko jaannaa| 16/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ gaNadhara = lokottara jAna, darzana Adi guNoM ke samUha ko dhAraNa karane vAle tIrthaMkaroM ke pradhAna ziSya, jo unakI vANI kA sUtra rUpa meM saMkalana karate haiM / zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke gyAraha gaNadharoM meM indrabhUti gautama prathama gaNadhara the| aticAra = vrata bhaMga ke lie sAmagrI ekatra karanA yA eka deza se vrata kA khaNDana krnaa| AlocanA = prAyazcitta svarUpa apane doSoM, bhUloM vastuta: cUka ko guru ke sammukha prakaTa krnaa| aNuvrata = hiMsA, asatya, steya, abrahmacarya aura parigraha kA yathA zakti eka dezIya tyAga | ye vrata gRhasthoM ke haiM aura inakA pAlana karane vAlA gRhastha zrAvaka tathA gRhiNI zrAvikA kahalAtI haiM |gunnvrt = zrAvaka ke bArahaveM vratoM meM chaThA, sAtavA aura AThavAM guNavrata kahalAte haiN| zikSAvrata = bAra-bAra sevana karane yogya abhyAsa-pradhAna vratoM ko zikSA-vrata kahate hai|smvsrnn = tIrthakara pariSad / jahA~ para tIrthaMkara dezanA yA upadeza dete haiM, vaha sthAna samavasaraNa kahalAtA hai| dezanA = tIrthaMkara kA dharma upadeza | zramaNa-muniyoM kI pravacana-sabhA ko bhI samavasaraNa hI kahate haiN|shraavk kI pratimA = vizeSa prakAra kI pratijJA, kAyotsarga pratyAkhyAna = tyAga karanA | mahAbata = ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya, aparigraha ina niyamoM kA pUrNa rUpa se pAlana krnaa| saMlekhanA = zArIrika tathA mAnasika ekAgratA se kaSAyAdi kA zamana karate hue tapasyA karanA | saMthArA = antima samaya meM AhAra Adi kA parihAra/parityAga karanA |mahAzramaNa = sAdhanA ke sarvocca zikhara . para sthita suni| PATIL 1. AnaMda ke jIvana kI pramukha vizeSatA btaaeN| 2.. AnaMda ke pAsa vANijya grAma aura vaizAlI ke loga nirbhaya hokara kyoM pahuMca jAte the? 3. bhagavAna mahAvIra se Ananda ne kauna sI pratijJAyeM lIM? 4. gaNadhara gautama ne bhagavAna se kyA prazna kiyA? 5. AnaMda ne zivAnaMdA se kyA kahA thA ? 6. AnaMda ne apane jyeSTha putra ko ghara kA pramukha kyoM banAyA thA ? 7. Ananda vANijya grAma ko chor3akara kollAga sanniveza kI pauSadhazAlA meM kyoM gaye the? 8. pratimAyeM kyA hotI hai ? 9. Ananda zrAvaka aura gaNadhara gautama ke kathana meM kisakA kathana satya thA? 10. kyA Ananda ne usI janma meM mokSa prApta kiyA? gRhapati Ananda/17
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________________ har3hadharmI kAmadeva || campA nagarI eka samRddha aura bahuta sundara nagarI thii| una dinoM vahAM jitazatru nAma kA rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usI nagarI meM kAmadeva nAmaka gRhapati zreSThI rahatA thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma bhadrA thaa| pati-patnI donoM sadAcArI aura dhArmika the| kAmadeva ke pAsa apAra sampatti thii| chaha-chaha karor3a mudrAeM usane sAhUkArI vyApAra meM lagA rakhI thI aura itanI hI usake koSa meM jamA thii| usake pAsa hajAroM gAyoM kA godhana bhI thaa| campApurI ke bAhara pUrNabhadra nAma kA udyAna thaa| eka bAra vahAM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra pdhaare| hajAroM nara-nArI unakI dezanA sunane phuNce| gRhapati kAmadeva aura usakI patnI bhadrA donoM bhagavAna ke darzanoM ke lie gye| unhoMne bhagavAna kI maMgala dezanA sunI to unakA mana dharma-ArAdhanA ke lie umaMgita ho utthaa| una donoM ne prabhu se zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata grahaNa kiye / vrata lene ke bAda kAmadeva dRr3hatApUrvaka dharma kI ArAdhanA karane lgaa| / eka dina zrAvaka kAmadeva ne vicAra kiyA -ghara gRhasthI ke anekoM kAma, vyApAra kI bhAga-daur3a aura mitroM-sambandhiyoM se milane-julane kI vyastatA meM dharma kI upAsanA pUrNa nizcitatA se nahIM ho pAtI / ataH saba jhaMjhaToM se mukta hokara pUrA samaya mujhe dharma sAdhanA meM lagAnA cAhie ; kyoMki yahI aMtataH mere kAma aaegaa|
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________________ MAMAL kAmadeva zrAvaka ko mArane kI dhamakI!
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________________ aisA vicAra kara kAmadeva ne apane ghara aura vyApAra kA samasta uttaradAyitva apane jyeSTha putra ko sauMpa diyA aura svayaM pauSadhazAlA meM jAkara kAyotsarga (dhyAna) sAdhanA meM nizciMta hokara laga gyaa| usakI vrata niSThA aura dRr3hatA kI carcA devaloka meM bhI hone lgii| devarAja indra ne apanI devasabhA meM kahA ki campApurI ke zrAvaka kAmadeva ko dRr3ha samyaktva, niSThA va dharma patha se koI vicalita nahIM kara sktaa| devarAja ke isa kathana para eka mithyAdRSTi deva ko vizvAsa nahIM huaa| usane mana hI mana nizcaya kara liyA ki maiM kAmadeva ko vicalita karake rahUMgA / jisa samaya zrAvaka kAmadeva kAyotsarga sAdhanA meM lagA huA thA, tabhI vaha deva eka pizAca kA bhayaMkara rUpa banA kara vahAM pahuMca gyaa| usa bhayaMkara AkRti ke pizAca ne pahale to kAmadeva ko apanI bhayaMkara AvAja aura rUpa se DarA kara DigAne kA prayAsa kiyA / phira use cetAvanI dI ki yadi vaha apane Asana se uThakara dhyAnabhaMga nahIM karegA to usake Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara die jaaeNge| lekina mithyAdRSTi deva ke bhaya va dhamakiyoM kA kAmadeva para kucha bhI, koI bhI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| apanI kuTila cAla meM viphala hone kA kAraNa pizAca ne kAmadeva ke aMgoM ko kATanA zurU kiyaa| atizaya pIr3A hone para bhI kAmadeva ke sAmane kudRSTi deva ko parAjita ho hAra mAnanI pdd'ii| thor3I dera ke lie vaha AtmaglAni va pazcAttApa se bhara utthaa| para thor3I dera bAda hI usane punaH dUsare upAya se kAmadeva ko vicalita karane kA prayAsa zurU kara diyaa| isa bAra deva ne hAthI kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyaa| hAthI kAmadeva ke sAmane khar3A hokara ciMghAr3ane lagA. phira cunautI dI, "kAmadeva yA to tU dharma dhyAna chor3a de yA phira marane ke lie taiyAra ho jaa| nahIM to maiM tujhe sUDa meM lapeTa kara paTaka-paTaka kara maaruuNgaa|" para kAmadeva to kAmadevahI thA-dRr3ha samyaktva vrtii| vaha kudeva kI dhamakI ke Age parAjita kaise ho jAtA? kAmadeva ko vicalita hotA na dekha krodha meM bhara gyaa| taba usane kAmadeva ko sUMDa meM lapeTa kara Asana se kaI bAra Upara uThAyA aura paTakA, para jaise parvata tUphAnoM meM bhI acala rahatA hai, vaise hI zrAvaka kAmadeva samyaktva meM acala rahA / tIsarI bAra sarpa banakara deva ne zrAvaka ko aneka prakAra ke trAsa die| antataH deva mAna gayA ki devarAja indra kA kathana satya thaa| aba usane deva kA sundara rUpadhAraNa kiyA aura adhara meM khar3e-khar3e bAra-bAra kAmadeva kI sarAhanA kI aura kahA -'kAmadeva ! sacamuca tuma dhanya ho| tumhArA darzana kara maiM apane ko bhAgyazAlI mAnatA huuN| maiM bAra-bAra tumhArA abhinaMdana karatA huuN|" isa taraha stuti karate hue deva ne Age kahA - zrAvaka shresstth| maiMne tumhArI dRr3hatA kI parIkSA 20/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ lene ke lie aneka vidha jo kaSTa tumheM die haiM, usake lie maiM bAra-bAra kSamA mAMgatA huuN|" yaha kaha kara deva calA gyaa| isake anantara jaba kAmadeva kA dhyAna pUrNa huA to use patA calA ki prabhu mahAvIra punaH campApurI meM padhAre haiN| ve pUrNabhadra caitya meM virAjamAna haiN| taba usane abhigraha (saMkalpa) kiyA ki maiM bhagavAna ke darzana aura vaMdana karane ke pazcAta hI AhAra grahaNa karUMgA, pahale nhiiN| dUsare dina kAmadeva pUrNabhadra caitya phuNcaa| usane bhagavAna kI vaMdanA kI aura unakI dezanA sunane baiTha gyaa| antaryAmI bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kAmadeva kI vigata rAtri meM ghaTita upasargoM (kaSToM) kA varNana karate hue upasthita janoM se kahA -"kAmadeva ne rAtri meM jo upasarga sahana kiye haiM vaise upasarga sabhI sAdhakoM ko bhI sahana karane caahie| parISaha Ane para sAdhakoM ko vicalita nahIM honA cAhie / ina parISahoM kA vijetA sAdhaka apane karmoM kI mahAn nirjarA karatA hai|" upasthita zramaNoM ne 'tahatti kahakara bhagavAna kI AjJA ko zirodhArya kiyaa| bhagavAna ke zrImukha se apanI prazaMsA sunakara kAmadeva tanika bhI harSita aura garvita nahIM huaa| usane yahI socA gata rAtri meM upasargoM ko sahane kI merI jo sAmarthya thI, vaha merI svayaM kI nahIM thii| apitu bhagavAna aura dharma kI hI maMgalamayI kRpA thii| kAmadeva bhagavAna kI dezanA sunakara ghara lauTa gyaa| mahAvIra bhagavAna ne bhI campApurI se anyatra vihAra kiyaa| kAmadeva ne aMta meM kramazaH zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimAeM dhAraNa kI / anazana dvArA samAdhimaraNa prApta kiyaa| kAmadeva saudharma kalpa ke saudharmAvaMtasaka mahAvimAna ke IzAna koNa ke aruNAbha vimAna meM devarUpa meM utpanna huaa| vahAM usakI cAra palyopama kI sthiti hai| vahAM se Ayu, ko pUrNa kara vaha mahAvideha kSetra meM utpanna hogA aura vahAM se mukti ko prApta hogaa| sArAMza = AgrahI yA jiddI honA, yaha vicAroM kA viSa hai / apane jIvana ke lakSya para dRr3ha rahanA yaha jIvana kA amRta hai| kAmadeva ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se jo vrata aMgIkRta kiyethe una para kAmadeva pUrI taraha AsthAvAna ___ ho gayA thaa| vahAM zaMkA ko eka kaNa bhI sthAna na thA, isalie use dRr3hadharmI kahate haiN| kAmadeva zIlavAna thA, santoSI thA, apane vicAroM meM dRr3ha thA / yaha usa kA apanA sukha thA kisI ke dikhAne yA batAne ke lie nahIM thA / vaha na to svayaM ahaMkAra jItA thA aura na hI vaha prakriyA ko apanI dRr3hadharmI kAmadeva/21
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________________ viziSTatA dikhAnA cAhatA thaa| yaha usake ajeya hone kA rahasya hai / zarIra aura AtmA, ye donoM bhinna bhinna tatva haiN| zarIra jar3a hai| svayaM meM apanI anubhUti kI zakti nahIM hai / karma sahita AtmA hI sukha-dukha kA karttA aura bhoktA hai / zarIra nAzavAna hai, vaha janmatA hai, vRddha hotA hai aura maratA hai tathA naSTa hokara pRthvI meM vilaya ho jAtA hai | AtmA ajara-amara avinAzI hai| vaha ajanmA hai| zAzvata hai| na vaha naSTa hotA hai, na use koI naSTa kara sakatA hai| aisI AsthA thI - kAmadeva kI / kAmadeva ke vicAroM meM dRr3hatA kitanI hai, yaha jAnane / parakhane ko deva upasthita huA thA | usane aneka kaSTa dekara yaha dekhanA cAhA -kAmadeva mAtra kahatA hai yA jo kahatA hai vaha jIvana meM vidyamAna hai / deva ne kAmadeva ko pUrNa rUpa se AsthAvAna pAyA / deva dvArA diye gaye upasargoM se kAmadeva ke vicalita na hone kA rahasya usakI AtmA aura zarIra kI bhinnatA kA darzana thA / Xx deva jaba parAsta ho gayA aura usane kSamA mAMga lI, taba bhI kAmadeva ko svayaM para ahaMkAra nahIM jAgA / ---------- zabdArtha Te-no-----net samyaktva = yathArtha tatva zraddhA / kAyotsarga = ekAgra hokara zarIra kI mamatA kA tyAga karanA / palyopama upamA vizeSa, kAla parimANa | mithyA dRSTi = tatva ke prati viparIta zraddhA | nirjarA = tapa ke dvArA karmamala ke uccheda se hone vAlI AtmA kI ujjavalatA / upasarga = deva, manuSya yA pazu-pakSI dvArA diye jAne vAle kaSTa |tahatti = jaisA Apa ne kahA, vaha satya hai / = ********** : abhyAsa T-------- 1. kAmadeva kI pArivArika va Arthika sthiti kA varNana apane zabdoM meM karo / 2. ghara - gRhasthI ko jIte hue kAmadeva ne kyA anubhava kiyA ? 3. parIkSA lene AyA deva samyak dRSTi thA yA mithyA dRSTi ? 4. deva ne kAmadeva zrAvaka ko kyA-kyA kaSTa diye the ? 22/ mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ 5. sAdhanA ke samaya jo bAharI kaSTa sAdhaka ko milate haiM, unakA upayukta nAma kyA hai ? 6. kAmadeva zrAvaka ko dhyAna se deva kyoM nahIM DigA sakA? 7. batAo kAmadeva ke vicalita na hone para deva ne usase kyA kahA thaa| 8. bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kAmadeva zrAvaka kI prazaMsA kyoM kI thI? 9. bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA apanI prazaMsA sunakara kAmadeva zrAvaka ko kaisA lagA thA? dRr3hadharmI kAmadeva/23
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________________ mAtRbhakta culanIpitA | bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya kI bAta hai| vArANasI nagarI meM jitazatru rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| isI nagara meM culanIpitA nAmaka zreSThI rahatA thaa| use gAthApati kahA jAtA thA ; kyoMki vaha abhAvagrasta logoM kI dhana ke dvArA sahAyatA karatA thA / yaha saba karate hue bhI usameM abhimAna nahIM thaa| bhalAI ke dAna - puNya ke kArya karake vaha unheM bhUla jAtA thaa| usane apane mana meM nizcaya kara rakhA thA ki jaise snAna karanA, bhojana karanA yAda nahIM rakhA jAtA hai, vaise hI bhalAI ke hara kAma ko karake bhUla jAnA hI sukhada hai| subaha ko kiyA bhojana zAma ko bhUkha lagA detA hai| zAma kA bhojana agale dina phira bhUkha jagA detA hai / aise hI hara dina hI pichale acche kAma ko bhUla kara nayA kAma karanA caahie| usake isI neka guNa ke kAraNa rAjA, prajA, sambandhI aura par3osI saba kI AMkheM culanI pitA ko dekha zraddhA se jhuka jAtI thiiN| vinaya aura namratA kA guNa usa ke zarIra meM daur3ane vAle rakta kI taraha samAyA huA thaa| ___ usakI dharmazIlA patnI zyAmA bhI vAtsalya va vinamratA kI mUrti thii| hajAroM gAyoM ke gokula, kRSi va vyApAra ye usakI Aya ke mukhya srota the| kaI hajAra gAyoM ke samUha ko gokula kahA jAtA thaa| aneka gokuloM kI Aya, vyApAra va kRSi kI AyoM kA lekhA-jokhA karor3oM svarNa mudrA thA / zyAmA tIna putroM kI mAM thii| usake tInoM putra mAtA-pitA ke AjJAkArI the| patnI kA sneha va putroM kA prabhUta
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________________ Adara prApta hone para bhI vaha hara roja apanI vatsalA mAtA kI caraNa vaMdanA karanA nahIM bhUlatA thaa| use jaba bhI bhUkha lagatI vaha apanI mAtA ke pAsa jaataa| caraNa vaMdanA karatA aura bhojana ke lie choTe bacce kI taraha namratApUrvaka kahatA : mAM bhUkha lagI hai, bhojana de de| culanIpitA kI mAtA kA nAma thA bhadrA saarthvaahii| cUlanIpitA jaba apanI mAM se bhojana mAMgatA to use behada khuzI hotI thii| vaha cAhatA to patnI zyAmA se yA putroM ko AjJA dekara bhojana prApta kara sakatA thaa| para usakA mAnanA thA, bhojana to mAM ke hAtha se hI lekara khAne meM Ananda AtA hai| eka dina mAM bhadrA apane beTe culanI pitA se bolI- "beTA, aba tU tIna putroM kA pitA ho gayA hai| aneka dAsa-dAsI tere sevaka haiM; phira bhI tU mere pAsa baiTha kara bhojana karatA hai / mujha se hI bhojana mAMgatA hai| apanI patnI zyAmA se bhojana mAMgA kara na?" "mAM tuma ThIka kahatI ho / abhI to maiM yuvA hI hUM / bUr3hA ho jAUMgA taba bhI maiM terA beTA hI rhuuNgaa| tere lie to choTA kA choTA hI rhuuNgaa| mere jIvana meM sukha aura samRddhi saba kA AdhAra terA AzIrvAda tathA pyAra hI hai| mAM ! beTe jaise pyAra kI amRta varSA karanA zyAmA ke basa kI bAta nahIM hai ki vaha tere jaisA pyAra de ske|" culanI pitA ne mAM bhadrA ke savAla kA javAba diyaa|"cl zyAmA se na sahI, dAsa dAsI to haiM / bhadrA ne phira se culanIpitA se apanI bAta khii| __isa para culanIpitA ne usI vinamratA se uttara diyA -"mAM ! bacapana meM bhI mujhe bhUkha lagatI thii| Aja bhI lagatI hai| naukara-sevaka taba bhI the| taba bhI maiM tujha se hI bhojana mAMgatA thaa| maiM kahatA thA- mAM bhUkha lagI hai| kyA karUM mAM merA peTa hI tere hAtha kA parosA bhojana khA kara bharatA hai| maiM tere pAsa baiThakara dhIre-dhIre bhojana karatA huuN| isa bhojana velA meM jo tU mujhe neha se nihAratI hai, basa tRpti usI se hotI hai| usI tRpti ko pAne ke lie maiM tere hAtha kA parosA bhojana khAnA pasaMda karatA huuN|" bhadrA seThAnI bolI- "are nAdAna itanA bar3A hokara bhI mAM se moha karatA hai ?" __ "mAM to mAM hI hotI hai| mAM se bar3A na koI deva hai, na guru| tU hI devatulya hai, guru hai kyoMki tU mAM hai| mAM tIrtha hai| mAM saMsAra meM saba se bar3I hotI hai| mAM, maiM bar3A bhAgyazAlI hUM, vaha bhI tere kAraNa huuN| jisa putra kI mAM saMsAra meM hai, vaha saba se bar3A hotA hai / vahI saubhAgya dvAra kA svAmI hotA hai| jisake beTA kaha kara pukArane vAlI mAM maujUda ho, usase sukhI beTA aura kauna ho sakatA hai isa saMsAra meM?" parivAra kA sneha aura nAgarikoM kA sammAna pA kara bhI gAthApati culanIpitA ke mana meM eka mAtRbhakta culanIpitA/25
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________________ maharI becainI bAra-bAra uga AtI thii| usake jIvana meM eka ajJAta tdd'pthii| vaha zAzvata zAMti cAhatA thaa| Akhira eka dina aisA AyA ki usane vaha saba kucha pA liyaa| jo kala taka usake jIvana meM nahIM thA, vaha use mila gyaa| kaise? vArANasI nagarI ke bAhara koSThaka caitya udyAna meM bhagavAna mahAvIra pdhaare| unake darzana karane bhArI jana samUha vahAM phuNcaa| culanI pitA bhI apanI patnI zyAmA ke sAtha darzana va upadeza sunane vahAM phuNcaa| usane vidhipUrvaka bhagavAna kI vandanA kI aura dezanA sunane lgaa| dezanA sunakara usane pAyA ki mere jIvana meM saba kucha thA, para dharma kA abhAva thaa| Aja mujhe saddharma mila gyaa| culanI pitA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma prajJapti kA anuyAyI bana gyaa| usane bhagavAna se zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata grahaNa kara liye| usakI patnI zyAmA ne bhI zrAvaka vrata grahaNa kie| calanI pitA kI pravatti aba dharmamaya ho cakI thii| saMsAra aura saMsAra ke vyApAra se use pUrNa virakti ho gaI thii| kucha samaya pazcAt culanI pitA ne eka prItibhoja kA Ayojana kiyaa| bhoja meM hajAroM paricita, mitra, sambandhI Adi Aye, una saba ke sAmane culanI pitA ne ghoSita kiyA - "Apa sabakI jAnakArI aura upasthiti meM maiM apanA samasta dAyitva apane jyeSTha putra ko sauMpatA huuN| aba se saMsAra ke sabhI kArya mere sthAna para merA bar3A putra hI dekhegA / maiM apane zeSa jIvana ko aba dharmasAdhanA ko samarpita karatA huuN|" sabhI prakAra ke dAyitvoM se mukta hokara culanI pitA ne pauSadhazAlA meM rahane kA nizcaya kiyaa| eka dina vaha pauSadha vrata kA niyama lekara dharma-ciMtana karane lgaa| AdhI rAta kA samaya ho AyA, taba eka mithyAdRSTi deva use upasarga dene ke vicAra se vahAM prakaTa huaa| deva ne apanA bhayaMkara rUpa banAyA aura bhayaMkara AvAja se cUlanI pitA ko DarAne lgaa| cetAvanI dete hue vaha bolA-"mUr3ha zrAvaka, yadi tU zIla vrata, viramaNa, pratyAkhyAna aura pauSadhavrata se calita nahIM hogA to maiM tere tInoM putroM ko mAra DAlUMgA, aura tuma para bhI khaulatA tela DAla kara tujhe tdd'paauuNgaa|" culanIpitA para deva kI ina dhamakiyoM kA koI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| vaha apane Asana para sthira hokara baiThA rahA, itane meM deva ne vaikriya zakti se mAyA rcii| usane apanI mAyAvI zakti se culanIpitA ke bar3e putra kI AkRti bnaaii| vaha sacamuca meM putra hI laga rahA thaa| use lekara, vaha zrAvaka ke sammukha aayaa| bolA - maiM tere putra ko mAra rahA huuN| yaha kaha usane talavAra se usake khaNDa-khaNDa kara diye| 26/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ mAtRvadha kA bhaya dikhAte hue| + \BS 729.
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________________ culanIpitA ke liye yaha bahuta gambhIra cintA kA samaya thaa| vaha cintA meM na par3a kara mahAvIra ke vacanoM kA cintana karane lagA - "AyuSya kA samaya pUrNa hone se pahale kisI kI mRtyu nahIM ho sktii| yadi mere putra kI Ayu pUrNa ho gayI hai, taba cintA se kyA banegA aura yadi usakI Ayu abhI zeSa hai, taba use koI mAra nahIM sktaa| phira bhagavAna ne yaha bhI pharamAyA hai - dharma parama maMgala hai| usakI ArAdhanA karane se kabhI burA nahIM ho sktaa| ataH mere putra kA bhI amaMgala nahIM hogaa| yaha deva kitane bhI atyAcAra kara le, parantu merA yaha kucha bhI burA nahIM kara sakatA, kyoMki maiM dharma kI ArAdhanA kara rahA huuN|' thor3I dera biitii| vaha deva ubalatA haA tela lAyA aura usane vaha tela calanIpitA para u ula diyaa| khaulate tela kI pIr3A se culanI pitA tar3apa avazya uThA para taba bhI usane yahI cintana kiyA- 'dharma sAdhanA meM kabhI amaMgala nahIM ho sktaa|' yaha soca kara vaha apane vrata meM acala banA rahA / isake bAda deva ne culanI pitA ke zeSa donoM putroM kI bhI AkRtiyAM banAkara, unake sAtha bhI vaisA hI kiyaa| isa para bhI culanIpitA ko dharma jAgaraNA meM avicala dekha kara deva baukhalA uThA aura phira punaH cunautI dete hue bolA "dharma se to tujhe prema hai, para apane putroM se tujhe tanika bhI prema nahIM hai| maiM jAnatA hUM ki tujhe apanI mAtA bhadrA sArthavAhI se gaharI mamatA hai| maiM aba usakI bhI vahI durdazA karUMgA, jo tere putroM kI kI hai| deva kI isa cunautI se culanI pitA aMdara taka hila gyaa| bhagavAna kI vANI kA cintana chor3a kara vaha socane lagA- 'mAtA kI surakSA karanA putra kA kartavya hai| yaha deva to anArya hai| kucha bhI kara sakatA hai| putra mAtA ke RNa se kabhI bhI uRNa nahIM ho sktaa| anArya deva merI mAtA ko kaSTa pahuMcAye, usase pahale hI ise pakar3akara maiM ThikAne lagAtA huuN|' aisA socakara culanI pitA apane Asana se uThA aura deva ke pIche daudd'aa| para usake dekhatedekhate deva aMtardhAna ho gyaa| deva ke bhrama meM culanI pitA ne pauSadha zAlA ke eka stambha ko hI pakar3a liyA aura cillAne lgaa| tabhI usakI mAtA vahAM A phuNcii| usane apane putra se sArI bAteM sunI - to use samajhAyA-"putra! kisI deva ne upasarga dekara terI dharma parIkSA lI hai| tere tIna putra surakSita haiN| maiM bhI surakSita huuN| mAM ke prati terA jo kartavya hai, usa kartavya bodha ne tujhe vicalita kara liyA hai beTA culanI / para beTA dharma pAlana se bar3A koI kartavya nahIM hai| dharma se saba choTe haiM / mAtA kI rakSA usakI sevA laukika dharma meM saba se Upara hai para Atma dharma se bar3hakara nhiiN| apane dharma se tU vicalita 28/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ huA hai, ataH tU isa doSa kI AlocanA kara aura phira se pauSadha vrata meM samatA kI upAsanA kr| isI meM terA hita hai| culanIpitA ne apanI bhUla kA prAyazcitta kiyA aura phira se pauSadha vrata meM sthira ho gyaa| zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimAeM dhAraNa kii| isa viziSTa dharma-upAsanA se usakI AtmA ujjvala ho gaI, kAyA ujjvala hotI gaI, anta meM anazana karake ,culanIpitA ne samAdhi maraNa prApta kiyaa| mara kara usakI AtmA ne devabhava ko prApta kiyA |culanIpitA mara kara saudharma kalpa ke aruNAbha vimAna meM deva banA thA / devabhava pUrNa karake vaha mahA videha kSetra meM janma legA aura saMyama kA pAlana kara hamezA - hamezA ke lie janma-maraNa ke baMdhana se chUTa kara mokSa prApta kregaa| sArAMza saMsAra moha ke tAroM meM bunA huA jAla hai| jAla meM saMsAra kI ananta-ananta AtmAyeM phaMsI haiM, baMdhI haiN| jaba moha ke tAra TUTa jAte haiM taba jIva mukta hotA hai | yadi eka bhI tAra bacA raha gayA, taba taka jIva mukta nahIM ho sktaa| praculanIpitA ne pauSadha sAdhanA kii| yaha mohAtIta hone kA upAya hai| usane putra, strI, dhana Adi para hone vAle sabhI prakAra ke moha to jIta liye the parantu mAtR moha kI zrRMkhalA ko vaha na khola pAyA, isaliye deva dvArA parIkSA liye jAne para usakA dhyAna bhaMga ho gyaa| pra putroM kI rakSA ke liye tatpara na honA, culanIpitA kI hRdaya hInatA na hokara, usakI isa AsthA kA dyotaka thA - AtmA ajara-amara hai / koI deva-dAnava cAha kara bhI kisI ko mAra nahIM sktaa| ata: vaha acala rahA | mAtA ke sandarbha meM use yaha satya vismRta ho gyaa| yaha culanIpitA ke pauSadha se uThane kA kAraNa bnaa| yahAM vizeSa rUpa se smaraNIya hai - moha ko jItane kI preraNA svayaM usakI mAtA ne use dubArA se dI thii| pra moha aura prema ye do bhinna tatva hai|moh andhakAra hai prema prakAza hai| moha AdamI ke cintana ko saMkucita banAtA hai aura prema use vyApaka virAT banAtA hai| prema se paripUrNa vyakti apane tathA parAye kI paridhi se Upara uThakara sabhI ke liye binA kisI bhedabhAva ke samAna vyavahAra karatA hai| . moha kA vijetA hI mukti ko prApta karatA hai| mAtRbhakta culanIpitA/29
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________________ MASSASURAR zabdArtha hann vandanA = mana-vacana- karma kA vaha prazasta bhAva, jisase tIrthaMkaroM - zramaNoM ke prati bahumAna prakaTa karanA | pauSadhavrata = isake mAdhyama se Atma zodhana meM nirata hokara saMsAra zodhana meM lagane kA eka prakAra / Atma-cintana dvArA sAdhaka ko vizrAnti lene kA eka sAdhana / Atmadhana prApti meM saMlagnatA / pauSadhavrata se Atmabala meM vRddhi hotI hai aura AdhyAtmikatA kI upalabdhi bhI | dharma - prajJapti dharma-upadeza | pravRtti ANNAS----- abhyAsa -------d = AcaraNa / nivRtti = tyAga | dharma- jAgaraNa = dharma AcaraNa ke liye cintana karanA yA vivekavAna rahanA | zIla = zreSTha niyama | viramaNa = tyAga | pauSadhopavAsa = pauSadha arthAt parva dinoM meM gRhastha sambandhI sabhI kAryoM ko chor3akara upAzraya Adi kisI dharmasthAna meM jAkara vrata-upavAsa sAmAyika, pratikramaNa Adi karanA / anArya = hiMsA, jhUTha, corI, vyabhicAra Adi duSkarmoM meM pravRtta vyakti / 1. culanIpitA kA apanI mAtA ke prati kyA bhAva thA ? 2. mAM ke pAsa baiTha kara bhojana karane meM culanI pitA ko kyA anubhava hotA thA ? 3. prIti bhoja kA Ayojana culanI pitA ne kyoM kiyA thA ? 4. culanI pitA ko saMsAra se nivRtti aura dharma meM pravRtti huI, isake lie use kyA karanA par3A ? 5. ghara chor3a kara culanI pitA pauSadha zAlA meM kyoM rahane lagA thA ? 6. = 30/mahAvIra ke upAsaka culanI pitA ne apane putroM ko marate dekhakara kyA socA thA ? 7. culanI pitA apanI mAtA ko bacAne kyoM uThA thA ? 8. deva dvArA diye gaye upasarga meM jaba culanI pitA vicalita ho gayA, taba usakI mAtA ne use kyA samajhAyA thA ?
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________________ zrAvaka surAdeva vArANasI zAzvata mahattva kI nagarI rahI hai| vaha puNya nagarI hai, dharmanagarI hai aura hai jJAna ngrii| jaina, vaidika, bauddha tInoM dharmoM kA saMgama vArANasI meM huA hai| aba se lagabhaga DhAI hajAra varSa pUrva isa nagarI meM surAdeva nAmaka gAthApati rahatA thaa| una dinoM vArANasI meM rAjA jitazatru kA rAjya thaa| gAthApati surAdeva kI patnI thI dhnyaa| usane apane dhanyA nAma ko sArthaka kiyA thaa| dhanyA tIna putroM kI mAtA aura pativratA sannArI thii| pati - patnI donoM hI sadsaMskArI the| ina donoM ke bhItara dharma ke saMskAra vidyamAna the, jo abhI aMkurita nahIM hue the| eka dina bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma dezanA ke amRta jala kI vRSTi huI to pati-patnI ke saMskAroM ke aMkuraNa kA anUThA avasara bana gayA thaa| hajAroM gAyoM ke gokuloM aura karor3oM kI sampatti ke svAmI surAdeva ne eka dina sunA ki vArANasI ke bAhara koSThaka caitya meM bhagavAna mahAvIra zramaNoM ke sAtha padhAre haiN| taba vaha nirgrantha jJAta prabhu mahAvIra kI dezanA sunane patnI dhanyA ke sAtha puhaMca gyaa| bhagavAna ne mAnava jIvana kI sArthakatA kA mahattva batAte hue kahA - yaha jo kucha dikhAI detA hai, vaha saba anitya hai| yaha saba naSTa ho jAyegA, kevala dharma hI nitya, zAzvata aura sanAtana hai| jo vyakti eka dezIya aNuvratoM kA bhI pAlana karate haiM, ve bhI apanA kalyANa kara lete haiM / jo zramaNa hokara
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________________ bhI dharma meM dRr3haniSThA nahIM rakhate, una zramaNoM kA kalyANa bar3e vilamba se hotA hai / ataH jo mahAvratoM kA pAlana nahIM kara sakate, ve zrAvaka vratoM kA hI pAlana kareM, kyoMki dharma hI AtmA kA eka mAtra hitaiSI hai| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dezanA ke eka-eka zabda ko surAdeva aura dhanyA ne bar3e dhyAna se sunaa| dezanA samApta hone para surAdeva ne bhagavAna se kahA - "bhante. dharma se rahita jIvana gaMdhahIna pRSpa, lavaNahIna bhojana aura prANahIna deha ke samAna hai, yaha saba maiMne ApakI vANI sunakara jAnA hai| maiMne yaha bhI jAnA hai ki karmakSaya dvArA janma-maraNa se chUTane ke lie mahAvratoM kA pAlana anivArya hai| parantu prabho, maiM pUrNataH cAritra kA pAlana karane meM svayaM ko asamartha pAtA huuN| ataH mujhe pAMca aNuvrata, tIna guNavrata aura cAra zikSAvrata-zrAvaka ke ina bAraha vratoM ko grahaNa karane kI anumati dIjie, jisase maiM bhI bhavasAgara pAra karane vAlA pathika bana skuu| "he bhavya, jaisA karane meM tumhArI AtmA sukha kA anubhava kare, tuma vaisA hI kro|" agalI bAta, bhagavAna bole-"para dharmapAlana meM vilamba mata kro|" surAdeva aura dhanyA ne zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata grahaNa kara liye aura vaha niSThApUrvaka zrAvaka dharma kA pAlana karane lgaa| usakA cintana nirmala hotA gyaa| yaha sampatti mere sAtha nahIM jAegI, yaha socakara surAdeva ne dhana se Asakti tyAga dI aura ghara kA samasta bhAra apane jyeSTha putra ko sauMpa diyaa| aba use na to vyApAra ke hAni - lAbha se koI matalaba rahA aura na kisI ke lena-dena se | surAdeva pauSadhazAlA meM rahakara pUrA samaya dharma kI ArAdhanA karate hue vyatIta karane lgaa| . eka bAra sarAdeva pauSadhazAlA meM dhyAnastha baiThA thaa| tabhI eka deva use dhyAna se vicalita karane ke vicAra se aayaa| deva kA rUpa atizaya DarAvanA thaa| usakI AvAja bhI bahuta bhayaMkara thii| bhayaMkara AvAja meM hI deva ne zrAvaka ko cunautI dI - "he mUDha zrAvaka. Aja abhI se ta mere Adeza se dharma kA DhauMga chor3a de| agara tU merI bAta nahIM mAnegA to bahuta-bahuta pchtaayegaa| maiM tere sAmane hI eka-eka karake tere tInoM putroM kI hatyA kara, unake mAnsa piMDoM ko ubalate tela meM ddaaluuNgaa| isa taraha tujhe putra zoka duuNgaa| yadi tU nahIM mAnegA to phira tujhe bhI khaulate tela meM DAlUMgA, taba tU tar3apa-tar3apa kara mregaa| deva kI cunautI para surAdeva ne jarA bhI dhyAna nahIM diyaa| vaha dhyAna meM avicala baiThA rhaa| aba 32/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ kAza kaSTha zvAsa tapedika maiM tumheM mahArogoM se pIr3ita kara dU~gA /
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________________ to deva ko bahuta hI krodha AyA / vaha sabase pahale surAdeva ke bar3e putra ko le AyA aura usake Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara DAle, phira unheM ubalate tela meM DAla diyaa| yaha saba usakI mAyA thii| isake pazcAt usane kar3Aha kA khaulatA tela surAdeva para bhI ur3ela diyaa| surAdeva ko akathanIya kaSTa huA, para vaha dhyAna se vicalita nahIM huaa| deva aura bhI kruddha huA / usane surAdeva ke zeSa donoM putroM ke sAtha bhI aisA hI kiyA, jaise bar3e putra ke sAtha kiyA thaa| tInoM putroM ke marane aura tInoM bAra khaulate tela kI pIr3A bhogane ke bAda bhI surAdeva kI dharmaniSThA aDiga banI rhii| deva socane lagA - aba kauna sA upAya karUM jisase surAdeva vicalita ho jAe / kAphI dera socane ke bAda deva ne nirNaya liyA-manuSya kaSTasAdhya, asAdhya rogoM kI bhayaMkaratA se avazya ghabarA jaaegaa| aisA socakara usane surAdeva ko phira eka aura cunautI de DAlI - "surAdeva! maiM tujhe aise bhayaMkara roga eka sAtha dUMgA ki tU jIvanabhara tar3apatA rahegA / rogoM se duHkhI hokara tU mRtyu kI kAmanA karegA, para tujhe na to mauta AyegI aura na tujhe roga hI chodd'eNge| ____ "surAdeva ! maiM tujhe zvAsa, kAsa, jvara, dAha, kukSIzUla, bhagandara, arza, ajIrNa, dRSTiroga, mastakazUla, aruci, akSivedanA, karNazUla, udararoga, khujalI aura kuSTha solaha roga duuNgaa| inameM se koI eka roga hI terA jInA dUbhara kara degaa| tU kalpanA kara ki jaba solahoM roga tujhe jakar3eMge, taba kaSTa kA silasilA tU saha skegaa|". rogoM ke nAma sunate hI surAdeva vicalita ho gyaa| usane nizcaya kiyA ki deva mujhe rogoM se grasita kare, usase pahale hI maiM ise pakar3akara kyoM na mAra duuN| yaha socate hI surAdeva apane Asana se uThA aura deva ko pakar3ane ke liye udyata huaa| deva tabhI antardhAna ho gyaa| deva ke bhrama meM surAdeva ne pauSadhazAlA ke eka khambe ko pakar3a liyA aura jora-jora se cIkhane lgaa| usakI cIkha sukara usakI patnI dhanyA vahAM aayii| vaha cakita hokara pUchane lagI'Apa itane parezAna kyoM haiM aura isa-khambe ko kyoM pakar3e hue haiM ?" patnI ko pAsa dekhakara surAdeva kucha saMyata huA aura deva dvArA nirmama tarIke se putroM kI hatyA kA vRttAnta sunaayaa| taba dhanyA bolI___"svAmI ! Apako deva ne ekadama bhramita kara diyA hai| hamAre tInoM putra surakSita haiM / deva kI bAtoM meM Akara Apa dharma-dhyAna se vicalita ho gaye haiN| aba Apa apanI bhUla kI AlocanA karake 34/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ prAyazcitta kareM aura punaH sthira citta se pauSadhavrata meM dhyAna lgaaie| surAdeva ne apanI bhUla kI AlocanA kii| kAlAntara meM usane zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimAeM dhAraNa kI / anta meM usane apanA Ayu samaya nikaTa jAnA to saMlekhanA-saMthArA kiyA aura samadhimaraNa prApta karake saudharma - kalpa meM aruNakAnta vimAna meM cAra palyopama kI Ayu kA deva bnaa| deva gati kI lambI Ayu ko pUrNa karake vaha mahAvideha kSetra meM janma lekara mahAvratoM kI sAdhanA karake mokSa ke zAzvata pada ko prApta kregaa| sArAMza 2. bhaya kI saMbhAvanA aMdhakAra meM hotI hai, prakAza meM bhaya ho hI nahIM sktaa| bAhya jagata kA aMdhakAraprakAza kA abhAva hai aura antarjagata kA andhakAra ajJAna hai / deva dvArA surAdeva ke putroM ko mAra dene kI dhamakI se surAdeva vicalita nahIM huA, isakA kAraNa surAdeva ke bhItara jJAna kA yaha prakAza Alokita thA ki AyuSya pUrNa hone se pUrva koI kisI ko nahIM mAra sktaa| / kucha samaya ke lie jaise bAdaloM se sUrya Dhaka jAtA hai, isI taraha sAdhaka ke bhItara bhI jJAna kA prakAza kabhI-kabhI lupta ho jAtA hai| ata: deva ne jaba surAdeva ke zarIra ko rogI kara dene kI dhamakI dI to vaha vicalita ho gyaa| ajJAnavaza vaha yaha bhUla gayA-'maiM zarIra nahIM hU~, zarIra to jar3a hai / maiM to AtmA hU~ aura AtmA ko koI rogI nahIM banA sktaa| surAdeva kI patnI dhanyA usakI pathapradarzikA banI aura usane AlocanA karake svayaM ko zuddha karane kI preraNA dii| bhayamukta hone ke lie jJAnarUpI prakAza ko akSuNNa karane kI AvazyakatA hai aura isake lie Avazyaka hai, dharma ke siddhAntoM para aTUTa vizvAsa aura abAdhita dhaarnnaa| .. zarIra Atma-sAdhanA ke lie sahayogI hai, use svastha/nIroga rakhanA ucita bhI hai, para hama zarIra nahIM, AtmA haiM / isa taraha dehAtIta hone kI preraNA detI hai surAdeva kI kathA! yuuIII zabdArtha gokula = gAyoM kA samUha |cAritra = Atmazuddhi ke liye kiyA jAne vAlA upakrama |samAdhimaraNa = zrAvaka surAdeva/35
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________________ zruta-cAritradharma meM sthira rahate hue nirmoha bhAva meM mRtyu| zvAsa, kAsa, jvara, dAha, kukSIzUla, bhagandara, arza, ajIrNa, dRSTiroga, mastakazUla, aruci, akSivedanA, karNazUla, udararoga, khujalI, kuSTha-ina rogoM ke bAre meM apane adhyApaka se jAnakArI kiijie| HIIIIIIII abhyAsa 1. banArasa, vArANasI aura kAzI eka hI nagarI ke nAma haiN| bhArata meM vArANasI kA kyA viziSTa mahatva hai ? ise dharmoM kA kendra kyoM kahate haiM ? 2. mAnava jIvana kI sArthakatA kisa bAta meM chipI hai ? 3. gandharahita puSpa aura dharmarahita jIvana ise apane zabdoM meM smjhaaiye| 4. roga aura mahAroga meM kyA antara hai ? 5. surAdeva evaM anya zrAvakoM ke caritra meM kyA antara hai ? 6. mokSa ke bAre meM Apa kyA jAnate haiM ? 7. siddhatva prApta karane ke lie manuSya janma lenA kyoM Avazyaka hai ? 36/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ 5 zrAvaka cullazataka AlabhikA nagarI meM jitazatru rAjA kA rAjya thA / isa nagara meM mahAvIra kA parama bhakta zrAvaka cullazataka bhI rahatA thA / jaisA use jina dharma meM prazasta anurAga thA, vaisA hI anurAga usakI patnI bahulA ko bhI thA / donoM ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se pAMca aNuvrata, tIna guNavrata aura cAra zikSAvrata isa prakAra donoM ne hI bAraha vrata grahaNa kiye the / inake tIna putra the / tInoM AjJApAlaka the / sampatti itanI thI ki pIr3hI-dara-pIr3hI upabhoga karane para bhI samApta nahIM ho sakatI thI / cullazataka ne apanI umra kA satya pahacAnA / jyeSTha putra ko ghara va vyavasAya saMbhalavAkara pauSadhazAlA meM ekAgra mana se dharmArAdhana karane lagA | dharma kI ArAdhanA, tapasyA, vrata - niyama saMyama the aura isa taraha ke anya aneka anuSThAna sabhI kucha manuSya bhava meM hI saMbhava haiM / deva aura nAraka gati meM ina saba kI saMbhAvanA taka kA abhAva hotA hai / yahI kAraNa hai bahudhA devendra mAnava meM prajvalita dharma jyoti ko dekha vrata na kara sakane ke abhAva meM tApasa ke satya vrata kI anuzaMsA karate haiM / mithyA dRSTi deva aura samyak dRSTi deva - donoM prakAra ke deva hote haiM / samyak dRSTi deva viziSTa sAdhakoM kI prazaMsA suna guNAnurAgI kI taraha prasanna hote haiM / mithyAdRSTi devoM ko satya-sAdhaka kI prazaMsA nahIM suhAtI / ve turanta dharatI para Ate haiM aura manuSya kI tapasyA sAdhanA Adi kI parIkSA lene lagate haiM /
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________________ eka bAra cullazataka zrAvaka pauSadhazAlA meM dhyAna lIna thA / eka deva parIkSA lene A phuNcaa| dhyAna meM baiThe cullazataka se kahane lagA - "are mUr3ha zrAvaka ! tU vrata aura pratyAkhyAna kI upalabdhi cAhatA hai na? para isa pauSadhavrata se cyuta honA tere liye kalpanIya nahIM hai| magara suna Aja se tujhe dharma ke samasta DhoMga chor3ane hoNge| agara tU apane dhyAnAsana se nahIM uThegA to maiM eka-eka karake tere tInoM putroM ko tere hI sAmane mAra DAlUMgA aura ubalate tela ke kar3Aha meM bhUna duuNgaa| phira bace ubalate tela ko tere Upara DAlUMgA, jisase tUtar3apatar3apa kara mregaa| __ cullazataka ne deva kI bAtoM para koI dhyAna nahIM diyaa| deva kruddha ho uThA aura usane cullazataka ke jyeSTha putra ko usake sAmane hI ubalate tela ke kar3Aha meM DAla diyaa| usake zava ke Tukar3e kiye aura kar3Aha kA tela cullazataka ke zarIra para u~r3ela diyA, cullazataka vedanA se chaTapaTAyA, para dhyAnAsana se phira bhI nahIM ddigaa| cullazataka ko calAyamAna karanA eka taraha se deva ne apanI pratiSThA kA prazna banA liyaa| usane eka-eka karake cullazataka ke zeSa donoM putroM kI bhI vahI durgati kI jo pahale putra kI kI thii| cullazataka itane para bhI acala rahA / aba deva ne zrAvaka ko phira cunautI dI_ 'are mUr3ha tU bar3A nirmohI aura vajra hRdaya kA hai| apane putroM kI pIr3A dAyaka mRtyu se bhI tU vicalita nahIM huaa| aba maiM tere samasta dhana aura svarNa mudrAoM ko AlabhikA nagarI ke caurAhoM aura galiyoM meM idhara-udhara bikharA kara tujhe dhanahIna kara duuNgaa| taba tU dara-dara kA bhikhArI bana kara ThokareM khAtA phiregaa| deva kI isa cunautI se cullazataka ke mana meM cintA jAgRta ho gii| vaha socane lagA - daridratA jIvana kA sabase bar3A duHkha hai / maiMne putroM kA zoka to sahana kara liyA, para daridratA kA kleza sahana nahIM kara paauuNgaa| isa bAra deva ko rokanA hI hogaa| tabhI deva ne apanI mAyA se karor3oM svarNa mudrAeM evaM AbhUSaNa cullazataka ko dikhAte hue kA -"cullazataka! mai terI ina svarNamudrAoM ko phaiMkane jA rahA huuN|" deva jaise hI svarNamudrAoM ko lekara calA ki cullazataka apane Asana se uThA aura usane deva ko pakar3anA cAhA / vaha cillAne lagA-"aba maiM tujhe jIvita nahIM chodduuNgaa| saca yaha thA ki cullazataka eka khambe ko pakar3e hue cIkha rahA thaa| cIkha sunakara usakI patnI bahulA vahAM AI aura pati ko dekhakara khilakhilAkara haMsa pdd'ii| bolI, "are Apa isa khambe ko kyoM pakar3e haiM aura itanI joroM se cIkha kyoM rahe haiM ?" 38/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ kA DralaME zrAvaka cullazataka kA dhana le jAte hue deva /
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________________ cullazataka ne apanI patnI bahulA se kahA -'bahulA, maiMne to eka deva ko pakar3A thaa| deva jAne kahAM bhAga gayA? bahule, deva ne hamAre tInoM putroM ko mere sAmane hI khaulate tela ke kar3Aha meM DAlakara yamaloka pahuMcA diyA aura aba vaha mere dhana kA haraNa karake le jA rahA thA, tabhI maiMne use pkdd'aa|' ___ "svAmI! Apane bahuta bar3A dhokhA khAyA hai| bahulA ne cullazataka se kahA- hamAre tInoM putra to ghara para sukhapUrvaka so rahe haiM / unakA to bAla bhI baukA nahIM huA hai| bhrama meM par3akara Apa dharma se Diga gae haiN| ataH apane isa doSa kI AlocanA karake punaH dharma meM sthiratA laao|' cullazataka ko patnI kI bAta suna gaharA pazcAtApa huA / usane vidhipUrvaka apane doSa kA prAyazcitta kiyA aura phira se dhyAna meM sthira ho gyaa| isa prAyazcitta ke bAda kAlAntara meM cullazataka ne zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimAeMdhAraNa kiiN| isa prakAra bIsa varSa taka usane zrAvaka vratoM kA pAlana kiyA aura anta meM eka mahIne kA anazana karake mRtyu kA varaNa kiyaa| AyuSya pUrNa karake cullazataka saudharma kalpa ke aruNa viSTa vimAna meM deva banA / devabhava Ayu pUrNa karake vaha mahAvideha kSetra meM janma legaa| mahAvratoM kA pAlana karegA aura zramaNacaryA dvArA mokSa prApta kregaa| sArAMza MAIN ma 'dhana meM sukha rahatA hai yaha dhAraNA eka bhrAnti hai | dhana sAmAna bar3hAne/suvidhAeM juTAne kA mAdhyama to hai, para sukha-zAnti, Ananda, cintA sAhitya yaha saba dhana se saMbhava nahIM hai / duHkha kA kAraNa dhana kA nAza nahIM hai, dhana ke prati Asakti hI dukha kA kAraNa hai| jaba vyakti ke jIvana meM dhana kI upayogitA ke sthAna para usakA mUlya aura usakI Asakti bar3ha jAtI hai, tabhI vaha bhayabhIta ho uThatA hai / cullazataka kA kathAnaka isa satya kA sAkSI hai| cullazataka putroM ke vadha kI dhamakI se vicalita nahIM huA, kyoMki usako bhI yaha abAdhita jJAna thA ki ajara-amara AtmA kI mRtyu nahIM hotI aura zarIra kA nAza bhI AyupUrva koI nahIM kara sktaa| lekina dhananAza ke bhaya se vaha vicalita isalie ho gayA ki usake mana meM dhana ke prati Asakti abhI zeSa thii| ra pratyakSa meM dekhA jAtA hai dhanahIna/nirdhana sukha kI nIMda sote haiM aura dhanI cintA se baicena karavaTeM badalate hai| dhana meM sukha nahIM hai, deva dhananAza karake bhI cullazataka kA sukha nahIM chIna sakatA thA, yaha siddhAnta vismRta ho jAne ke kAraNa hI vaha vicalita huA / yahA~ bhI usakI patnI ne usakA mArgadarzana kara diyaa| 40/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ ra dhanAsakti ko jItakara cullazataka zrAvaka zreSTha kahalAyA aura usane apanI sAdhanA pUrNa kii| zabdArtha kaSAya = krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha ina cAroM vikAroM kA samUha | parabhAva = AtmA se bhinna anya vastuoM kA gunn/svbhaav| viramaNa = vizeSa rUpa se tyaag| cyuta = gira jAnA | zIla = AcaraNa/ maryAdA / vrata = niym| - . . . . . abhyAsa 1. cullazataka kI pArivArika sthiti kA varNana kro| 2. pauSadha vrata meM deva ne apanI mAyA se use kyA-kyA dRzya dikhAyA ? 3. cullazataka ke putra jIvita rahe yA mRtyu ko prApta hue? 4. zrAvaka jora-jora se kyoM cillAne lagA? 5. bahulA ke haMsane kA kyA kAraNa thA? 6. cullazataka putroM kI mRtyu se vicalita nahIM huA | Akhira aisA kyA kAraNa thA ki vaha krodha meM deva ko pakar3ane daur3A? 7. culazataka bhrama kA zikAra kaise huA thA ? 8. cullazataka ne eka mahIne kA anazana kyoM kiyA thA ? 9. putra-moha, zarIra-moha , dhana-moha,tInoM meM se use kisane vicalita kiyA ? zrAvaka cullazataka /41
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________________ padazI kuNDakolika kuNDakaulika gAthApati dhanI evaM sampanna gRhastha thA / vaha kampila para nagara meM rahatA thaa| gAMva ke bAhara sahasrAmravana meM kuNDakaulika ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dezanA apanI patnI pUSA ke sAtha sunane ke bAda bhagavAna se zrAvaka ke bAraha vratoM ko grahaNa kara liyaa| __eka bAra dopahara ke samaya kuNDakaulika apanI vATikA meM dharma kriyAeM karane baiThA thA ki tabhI eka deva ne Akara usase kahA "kuNDakaulika! tU kyoM apane samaya ko naSTa kara rahA hai ? mahAvIra kI vANI aura unakA mArga tumhArA kalyANa nahIM kara sakatA, kyoMki vaha mithyA hai| satya aura kalyANakArI mArga to maMkhaliputra gozAlaka kA niyativAda hai / tumhArI sAdhanA meM anizcaya tathA gozAlaka ke niyativAda meM to Adi se anta taka nizcaya hI nizcaya hai|" pAThaka yahAM jAnanA cAheMge - gozAlaka kauna thA aura usakA niyativAda siddhAnta kyA thaa| isa sambandha meM prasaMgavazAt tuma pahale samajha lo| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA hI eka ziSya thA - gozAlaka / vaha kAphI samaya se bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sAtha hI rahatA thaa| eka bAra bhagavAna ne eka tila ke paudhe ko dekhakara gozAlaka se usake bhaviSya ke bAre meM batAyA - isa paudhe para sAta phala AyeMge aura zeSa naSTa ho jaaeNge| gozAlaka ko bhagavAna kI
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________________ bAta para vizvAsa na aayaa| usane bhagavAna kI bAta ko mithyA siddha karane ke lie usa paudhe ko hI ukhAr3a diyaa| lekina paudhA phira bhI ugA aura usameM prabhu ke kathanAnusAra hI phala lge| saMyoga kI bAta hai usI mArga se jAte hue gozAlaka ne usa paudhe ko dekhA / sacamuca usameM vahI saba dekhA jo bhagavAna ne use batAyA thaa| isa ghaTanA se gozAlaka bhrama meM par3a gyaa| gozAlaka ne kahA - "bhagavan ! jo kucha honA hai, vaha hogA hii| isa avazyambhAvI honahAra ko hI to niyati kahate haiN| ataH ApakA karma siddhAnta mithyA hai. niyati hI saba kucha hai| jaba niyati ko badalA hI nahIM jA sakatA, to puruSArtha, sAdhanA aura saMyama kA koI artha nahIM hai|" __ isa para bhagavAna ne gozAlaka ko samajhAyA- "gozAlaka! niyati ke pIche bhI karma aura puruSArtha hai| niyati banane kA bhI koI AdhAra hotA hai / gozAlaka niyati bhI hamAre karmoM ke anusAra niyata hotI hai| tumhArA puruSArthahIna niyativAda ciMtana manuSya ko akarmaNya banA degaa| puruSArtha va sAdhanA se hI dUsare bhava meM AtmA ko svastha zarIra, anukUla vAtAvaraNa aura manuSya yoni milatI hai| puruSArtha se hI mokSa milatA hai| ataH niyati na to dharma hai, na sAdhanA aura na hamArA lakSya hai| niyati hamArI dharmasAdhanA meM bAdhaka nahIM bananI caahie|" isa prakAra mahAvIra ne gozAlaka ko kaI tarkoM va pramANoM se samajhAyA, para gozAlaka ne apanA durAgraha nahIM chodd'aa| aMdhere ke kAraNa vyakti ko rassI meM sarpa kI bhrAnti yA viparIta nizcaya ho jAtA hai, ThIka vaise hI gozAlaka ko bhI apane ajJAna ke kAraNa use karma siddhAnta ke sthAna para niyativAda kI bhrAnti ho gii| isa bhrAnti yA viparIta nizcaya kA kAraNa ajJAna to hai hI, dUsarA kAraNa hai do vastuoM kI samAnatA / jaise rassI aura sAMpa kI AkRti milatI - julatI hai / ataH aMdhere meM yadi rassI par3I ho to sarpa kI bhrAnti ho jAtI hai, koI anya vastu par3I ho to sarpa kI bhrAnti nahIM hotii| isI prakAra karmaphala kI niyati aura honahAra niyati kI nizcitatA meM samAnatA hone ke kAraNa gozAlaka ko yaha bhrama ho gayA ki niyati hI satya hai / sAdhanA yA puruSArtha kI bAteM vyartha hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA gozAlaka ziSya thA, parantu usane unakA sAtha chor3a diyA aura vaha unakA kaTTara virodhI bana gyaa| usane eka nayA sampradAya AjIvaka nAma se claayaa| vaha mahAvIra ke dharma kI nindA aura khaNDana karane lgaa| kucha loga usake samarthaka ho ge| vaha camatkAroM se bhI logoM ko AkarSita karane lgaa| tatvadarzI kuNDakaulika/43
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________________ to, kuNDakaulika ke sAmane upasthita huA deva, gozAlaka ke niyativAda siddhAnta kI prarUpaNA karate hue kaha rahA thA - "tuma gozAlaka ke siddhAnta ko svIkAra kara lo| vaha kalyANakArI mArga hai| deva kI bAta sunakara kuNDakaulika muskAyA aura bolA "yadi tuma satya kI khoja karake yaha jAnanA cAhate ho ki niyativAda aura puruSArtha vAda meM kauna satya hai to pUrvAgraha rahita hokara mere praznoM kA uttara do|" deva ne kahA - "maiM tumheM samajhAUMgA ki gozAlaka kA mArga satya hai aura mahAvIra kA asty|' ___kuNDakaulika ne deva se pUchA -"yadi gozAlaka kA niyativAda hI antima aura yathArtha satya hai to tumheM devabhava kaise prApta huA ? kyA deva-Rddhi, deva-vaibhava aura devabhava prApta karane se pahale tumheM puruSArtha nahIM karanA par3A thA ? dharma-bala ke binA tuma deva kaise bana gae? apanI bAta ko satya pramANita karane ke lie deva ne kuNDakaulika ko uttara dete hue kahA - "deva honA merI niyati thii| niyativAda ke AdhAra para hI maiM deva banA huuN| mujhe koI puruSArtha nahIM karanA pdd'aa| "yadi aisA hI hai to vRkSa, latA Adi devabhava kyoM nahIM prApta karate haiM ? kuNDakaulika ne kahA"isake alAvA jitane bhI ekendriya jIva haiM, ve sabhI kyoM deva nahIM bana jAte? ataH he deva, manuSya jaba dharma-sAdhanA kA puruSArtha karatA hai, tabhI deva honA usakI niyati banatI hai|" isa para kaNDakaulika ke tarka kA deva koI uttara nahIM de paayaa| vaha socane lagA- isakA uttara gozAlaka ke pAsa avazya hogaa| lekina yadi gozAlaka bhI isakA uttara na de pAyA to kevala mahAvIra se maiM puchaMgApara mujhe to donoM ke hI tarka sahI lage, kyoMki mahAvIra aura gozAlaka donoM hI apane-apane siddhAntoM ke vivecaka aura pratipAdaka haiN| deva yaha soca hI rahA thA ki usake mana kI duvidhA jAmakara kuNDakaulika ne kahA - 'satya kA nirNaya to tumheM apane viveka se hI karanA pdd'egaa| satya khoja ke dvArA jAna jAtA hai| khojasvayaM hI karanI par3atI hai| jo niyati, puruSArtha kA khaNDana karatI ho, vaha jIvana ko niSkriya banAtI hai aura jo puruSArtha niyati kA samarthana karatA hai, vaha.jIvana ko Upara uThAtA hai|" 44/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ Ge HWLELAM kuNDakaulika dvArA deva se saMvAda /
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________________ deva ne kuNDakaulika dvArA kahe tarkoM ko mAna liyA aura vApasa lauTa gyaa| kucha dinoM bAda bhagavAna mahAvIra phira se kampilapara nagara meM pdhaare| sahasrAmravana meM tthhre| kuNDakaulika bhagavAna kI vandanA karane gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra sarvajJa sarvadarzI the| ve jAnate the ki kuNDakaulika kI deva se kyA bAtacIta huI thI aura usakA kyA pariNAma nikalA thaa| dUsare loga bhI jAneM, isalie bhagavAna ne bAtacIta kA pUrA ittivRtta kuNDaulika ke mukha se sunA aura phira zramaNoM se kahA "gRhastha sAdhaka bhI jaba apane tarkoM se satya aura saddharma kA pratipAdana karake kisI kI bhrAnti kA nivAraNa kara jIvana ko satpatha para lA sakatA hai to zramaNoM kI to bAta hI kucha aura hai, kyoMki zramaNa dvAdazAMgI vANI ke jJAtA hote haiM / ataH zramaNoM ko asatya ke khaNDana aura satya ke maNDana meM avazya hI kuzala honA caahie|" bhagavAna ke isa udbodhana ko samasta zramaNoM ne grahaNa kiyA / kucha dinoM bAda bhagavAna kampila pura nagara se anyatra vihAra kara ge| kuNDakaulika aba vizeSa rUpa se dharma kI ora unmukha huaa| ghara aura vyApAra kA bhAra usane apane bar3e putra ko sauMpa diyaa| svayaM usane sabase milanA-julanA banda kara diyA aura pauSadhazAlA meM kAyotsarga Adi dharmakriyAeM karane lgaa| anazana karake usane sahaja mRtyu prApta kii| vaha aruNadhvaja vimAna meM deva bnaa| kAlAntara meM vaha mahAvideha kSetra meM janma legA aura mahAvratoM kA pAlana kara mokSa prApta kregaa| m na honahAra hokara rahatI hai, use koI nahIM TAla sakatA, prakRti ke isa vidhAna ko 'niyati' kahate haiM | niyati ke isa siddhAnta ko mAnakara hAtha-para-hAtha rakhakara baiThanA niyativAda kA siddhAnta hai, isa siddhAnta/vAda kA poSaka/saMsthApaka bhagavAna mahAvIra kA pUrva ziSya gozAlaka thA | niyativAda ko prakRtivAda bhI kahate haiN| = AtmA/jIva prakRti-niyati ke sahAre niSkriya banakara baiThA nahIM raha sakatA | AtmA/jIva karma, utthAna, puruSatva, balavIrya se ucca se uccatara aura uccatama zreNI ko prApta kara sakatA hai, bhagavAna mahAvIra isa puruSArthavAda' ke samarthaka aura saMsthApaka the| 46/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ - kuNDakaulika ko bhagavAna mahAvIra ke puruSArthavAda kA abAdhita jJAna thA aura usapara aTUTa vizvAsa bhii| a~dhere meM sarpa dikhane vAlI rassI prakAza hone para rassI hI raha jAtI hai / isI jJAna ke AdhAra para kuNDakaulika ne deva ko apane sulajhe hue tarkoM se niruttara karake gozAlaka ke niyativAda ko nirasta-nisteja aura mithyA siddha kara diyA thaa| F kathA kA kathya yaha hai ki yadi satya siddhAnta kA jJAna abAdhita/asaMdigdha ho to koI bhI mithyAvAdI sAdhaka ko bhramita nahIM kara sakatA, ulTe sAdhaka hI mithyAvAdI ko niruttara kara detA hai| niyati = jo apane Apa, svayaM se ghaTita honA hai, jise koI roka nahIM sktaa|niytivaad = niyati kA siddhAnta karma = AtmA kI sat-asat pravRttiyoM se AkRSTa evaM karmarUpa meM pariNata hone vAle pudgala vizeSa prarUpaNA = kathana karanA dvAdazAMgI = gaNadharoM dvArA tIrthaMkaroM kI vANI kA saMkalana aMga kahalAtA hai | ye aMga yA saMkalana bAraha haiM, ata:dvAdazAMgI kahe jAte haiN| jaise deha ke hAtha-paira, jaMghA Adi aMga hai, vaise hI zruta-puruSa ke bAraha aMga haiN| ye isa prakAra se haiM - 1. AcArAMga, 2. sUtrakRtAMga , 3. sthAnAMga , 4. samavAyAMga, 5. vivAha paddhati, 6. jJAtAdharma kathAMga, 7. upAsakadazAMga, 8. antakRddazA, 9. anuttaropapAtika, 10. prazna vyAkaraNa, 11. vipAka aura 12. dRSTivAda | sAdhanA = zreSTha AcaraNa |puruSArtha = kisI kArya kI siddhi ke lie kiyA jAne vAlA parizrama |ekendriya jIva jina jIvoM ko mAtra zarIra (sparza) rUpa eka hI indriya prApta hai;vRkSa |puruSArthavAda = puruSArtha kA siddhAnta udbodhana = zikSA yA jJAna denaa| abhyAsa 1. kuNDakaulika ko deva ne kyA kahA thA ? 2. gozAlaka kauna thA aura usakI kyA mAnyatA thI? 3. bhagavAna mahAvIra ke puruSArthavAda kI vyAkhyA kro| 4. kyA binA puruSArtha kiye vidyArthI ko vidyA A sakatI hai ? isa para apane vicAra likho| 5. zramaNoM ko, gRhasthoM se vizeSa tarkazIla honA cAhie, bhagavAna mahAvIra ne yaha kyoM kahA thA ? 6. khaNDana -maNDana se Apa kyA samajhate haiM ? likhakara spaSTa kro| tatvadarzI kuNDakaulika/47
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________________ satyAnveSI zakaDAlaputra polAsapura nagara meM rAjA jitazatru kA rAjya thaa| vahAM zakaDAlaputra nAma kA eka kumbhakAra rahatA thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma agnimitrA thaa| kumbhakAra zakaDAla paramparAnusAra miTTI ke bartana banAne aura becane kA kAma karatA thaa| pUrva janma ke puNya ke udaya se vaha isI kAma ko karate hue dhanI bana gyaa| usake pAsa kaI karor3a svarNa mudrAoM kI cala-acala sampatti ho gii| vaha hajAroM gAyoM ko bhI pAlane lgaa| itanA bar3A seTha aura vyApArI hote hue bhI usane paraMparA se hote A rahe basanoM ke kAma ko nahIM chodd'aa| lekina aba bartana banAne, pakAne aura becane kA kAma usake naukara karate the| bartanoM ke becane banAne kI usakI saiMkar3oM dukAneM polAsapura nagara ke bAhara bhI ho gaI thiiN| * zakaDAlaputra gozAlaka ke AjIvaka sampradAya kA anuyAyI thA / niyativAda para usakI aTUTa AsthA thii| isake bAvajUda usake antara meM satya ko jAnane kI jijJAsA banI rahatI thii| eka bAra zakaDAla putra apanI gRhavATikA meM dopahara ke samaya dharma-sAdhanA kara rahA thaa| usI samaya AkAza se eka AkarSaka deva prakaTa huaa| usane zakaDAla putra se kahA - "zakaDAla ! zIghra hI tumhAre nagara meM trikAlajJa, sarvadarzI aura lokapUjya puruSottama padhArane vAle haiN| ve dAnava deva mAnava tiryaMca Adi ke dvArA vandanIya haiN| unake darzana karake, unakI vANI sunakara aura unako pITha, phalaka, zayyA Adi dene kA nivedana karake tuma apane ko kRtakRtya
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________________ avazya krnaa| ___ itanA kahate hI deva antardhAna ho gyaa| usane yaha kathana bAra-bAra duharAyA thA / ataH zakaDAlaputra samajha bhI nahIM pAyA ki deva kisake bAre meM kaha rahA hai / phira, usane vicAra kiyA ki deva ne jo jo lakSaNa batAye haiM, ve saba lakSaNa to mere dharmAcArya maMkhaliputra gozAlaka meM hI ghaTita hote haiM / nizcaya hI polAsa pura meM mere dharmAcArya gozAlaka kA Agamana hogaa| yaha socakara zakaDAla pUtra mana-hI-mana bahuta khuza haa| vaha gozAlaka ke Agamana kI pratIkSA karane lgaa| lekina dUsare hI dina zakaDAla putra kI saba AzAoM para pAnI phira gayA, kyoMki pUre nagara meM yaha samAcAra phaila gayA ki zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra polAsapura padhAra rahe haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra polAsapura ke sahasrAmravana meM pdhaare| hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM strI-puruSa bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM jAne lge| zakaDAlaputra kA utsAha yaha sunakara ThaMDA par3a gayA ki gozAlaka ke sthAna para mahAvIra Aye haiM, lekina usake mana meM vicAra AyA ki deva ne jina ko sarvadarzI, trikAladarzI aura lokapUjya batAyA thA, calakara dekhanA cAhie kyA mahAvIra vaise hI trikAladarzI aura lokapUjya haiM, jaisA deva ne batAyA thaa| unheM dekhakara hI unakI tulanA pUjya gozAlaka se kara skuuNgaa| utsukatA liye zakaDAla putra sahasrAmravana meM pahuMca gyaa| usane bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vidhipUrvaka vaMdanA kI aura sabhA meM baiThakara unakI dezanA sanane lgaa| dezanA ke samaya vaha bar3e asamaMjasa aura UhApoha meM par3a gayA, kyoMki jo bAteM bhagavAna mahAvIra apane mukhAraviMda se pharamA rahe the, ve gozAlaka ke siddhAnta ko kATatI thiiN| vaha bAra-bAra socatA thA ki maiM kisako satya mAnUM , gozAlaka ke kathana ko yathArtha mAnUM yA mahAvIra kI vANI ko satya mAnUM? zakaDAla putra ke mana ke bhAvoM ko samajhakara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne usase kahA -"devAnupriya! tuma bar3I duvidhA meM par3a gaye ho| tumhAre mana meM gozAlaka ke Ane kI kalpanA ubharI thii| tuma utsukatA aura jijJAsA ke kAraNa yahAM Aye ho / merI bAtoM kI tulanA gozAlaka kI bAtoM se kara rahe ho aura yaha nizcaya nahIM kara pA rahe ho ki puruSArthavAda aura niyativAda meM kauna-sA vAda /siddhAnta satya hai|" bhagavAna dvArA saba kucha jAna lene para zakaDAla putra unakI mahimA se prabhAvita hue binA na raha skaa| bAra-bAra namana karate hue bolA - "bhante, Apane yathArtha hI kahA hai| Apa antaryAmI haiM / deva ne jaisA kahA, vaisA hI pAkara, sunakara satyAnveSI zakaDAlaputra/49
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________________ maiM cakita aura harSita huuN| aura tabhI zakaDAla putra apane sthAna se uThA, bhagavAna ke nikaTa phuNcaa| vandana kara kahane lagA - "prabho polAsapura nagara ke bAhara merI bartanoM kI dukAneM haiN| Apa vahIM, pdhaareN| vahAM prAtihArika pITha, phalaka Adi svIkAra kara mujhe anugRhIta kreN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne zakaDAla putra kI prArthanA svIkAra kara lii| ve usake sAtha usake bartanoM kI dukAnoM para phuNce| vahAM Thaharane kA anukUla sthAna thaa| bhagavAna vahAM ruke| usa samaya vahAM miTTI ke bartanoM kA nirmANa ho rahA thaa| miTTI se bane kucha bartana dhUpa meM sUkha rahe the| unakI ora saMketa karate hue bhagavAna ne zakaDAlaputra se pUchA - "ye pAtra kisa taraha banAye gae? 'prabho, miTTI ko kUTakara pAnI meM rauMdhA gyaa| isake pazcAt cAka para miTTI ko AkRtiyAM dekara ye pAtra bane haiM, phira inheM Aga meM tapAkara pakkA kiyA gayA hai|" taba bhagavAna ne kahA - devAnupriya! isa pUrI prakriyA meM utthAna, bala va karma kA prayoga huA hai yA inakA bananA niyati thI ?" apane saMskAra baddha siddhAnta kI rakSA karate hue zakaDAla putra ne uttara diyA - "prabho, saba padArtha niyata haiN| isa miTTI kI yahI niyati thii| ataH inake nirmANa meM utthAna, bala, karma Adi kA koI yoga nahIM hai| purAne likhe ko miTAne meM samaya lagatA hai| yaha nizcaya kara bhagavAna ne dUsarA prazna kiyA"zakaDAla putra ! yadi koI vyakti tumhAre ina miTTI ke pAtroM ko tor3a de, tumhArI patnI agnimitrA ke sAtha abhadra vyavahAra karane lage to aisI sthiti meM tuma kyA karoge?" zakaDAla putra ne kahA - vahI karUMgA, jo karanA caahie| aise vyakti ko maiM gAliyAM duuNgaa| use mArUMgA aura usake prANa bhI le luuNgaa|" bhagavAna mahAvIra ne zakaDAla putra ke isI uttara ke dvArA samajhAne ke vicAra se pharmAyA - 'devAnupriya! tuma to saba ko niyati ke antargata niyata mAnate ho| tuma sAre bhAvoM aura kAryoM ko niyata mAnakara utthAna, bala, karma kA koI yoga hI nahIM maante| phira koI vyakti na to tumhAre pAtroM ko tor3atA hai aura na tumhArI patnI ke sAtha bala prayoga karatA hai tathA tuma bhI na to kisI ko gAlI dete ho, na mArate ho aura na kisI ke prANa lene kA prayAsa karate ho| taba batAo pAtroM ko tor3ane vAle, 50/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ BAR bhagavAn mahAvIra se dharma dezanA sunate hue zakaDAla putra /
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________________ patnI para bala prayoga karane vAle ke prati tumhAre mana meM mAra DAlane ke bhAva kyoM Ae ?" zakaDAlaputra apane hI uttara meM phaMsa gyaa| vicAra karane para use lagA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA puruSArthavAda yathArtha hai aura gozAlaka kA niyativAda mithyA hai| ataH usane mahAvIra prabhu se nirgrantha dharma svIkAra kara liyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA kathita zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata grahaNa karake vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA zreSTha zrAvaka /upAsaka bana gyaa| yathA samaya mahAzramaNa mahAvIra anyatra vihAra kara ge| zakaDAlaputra niSThApUrvaka zrAvaka vratoM kA pAlana karane lgaa| pati ke bAda patnI agnimitrA ne bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra se dharmavrata grahaNa kara liye the| gozAlaka ko patA cala gayA ki usake ananya bhakta zakaDAla putra kI AsthA meM parivartana ho gayA hai| vaha mahAvIra kA upAsaka bana gayA hai| to gozAlaka ko bar3A malAla huaa| vaha polAsapura pahuMcA / apane kucha anuyAiyoM ko lekara sIdhA zakaDAlaputra ke ghara gyaa| para isa bAra zakaDAla putra ne gozAlaka kA svAgata sammAna se nahIM kiyaa| gozAlaka samajha gayA sacamuca zakaDAla kI AsthA niyativAda se DagamagA gaI hai| apane uddezya meM saphala hone ke vicAra se gozAlaka ne pratIkoM ke mAdhyama se bhagavAna mahAvIra kI prazaMsA karanA prArambha kara diyA,isI krama se usane prazna kiyA - "zakaDAla putra! kyA yahAM polAsapura meM koI mahAmahima puruSa Aye the?" mahAmahima puruSa kauna hai ? zakaDAla putra ne kahA Apa hI btaaie|' kyA tuma nahIM jAnate ho trizalAnandana varddhamAna mahAvIra mahAmahima haiM ? isa para zakaDAlaputra ne pUchA "ve mahAmahima kaise haiM ? gozAlaka ne uttara diyA - "darzana sampanna aura jJAna sampanna hone ke kAraNa mahAvIra mahAmahima hai| isI prakAra ke praznottara meM gozAlaka ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pratIka batAye- mahAgopa, mahAsArthavAha, mahA dharmakarmI aura mahA niyAmaka / phira usane pratIkoM kI isa prakAra vyAkhyA kI "dharma - daNDa se hama jIvoM kI rakSA karane vAle hone ke kAraNa mahAvIra mahAgopa haiM / ve aneka jIvoM ko dharma-mArga meM saMrakSaNa dekara nirvANa ke mahAmArga kI ora unmukha karate haiN| ataH mahAsArthavAha 52/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ isI prakAra he devAnupriya, bhagavAna mahAvIra saMsArika janoM ko unmArga se haTAkara sanmArga kI ora unmukha karate haiM / ve mithyAtva aura karmAndhakAra ko naSTa karake saddharma kA pratibodha dete haiM, ataH mahAdharmI - karmI haiM / ve saMsAra-sAgara meM DUbane vAle prANiyoM ko dharma naukA dvArA nirvANa taTa para pahuMcAte haiM, isalie mahAniyAmaka haiN| gozAlaka ke muMha se bhagavAna mahAvIra kI kapaTa pUrNa prazaMsA sunakara zakaDAla ko prasannatA huI, kyoMki vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA thA ki gozAlaka ne bhagavAna kI prazaMsA kapaTa se kI hai| prasanna hokara usane kahA -- Apane cUMki bhagavAna kA pratIkoM ke mAdhyama se bar3A sundara guNAnuvAda kiyA hai| ataH maiM Apako pratihArika, pITha, phalaka, zayyA Adi ke lie Amantrita karatA hUM / isake bAda zakaDAla putra ne gozAlaka se pUchA - "kyA Apa bhagavAna mahAvIra se zAstrArtha kara sakate haiM ? uttara meM gozAlaka ne asamarthatA prakaTa kI aura kucha dina zakaDAlaputra ke AvAsa para rahakara usakI AsthA meM parivartana karane kA prayAsa kiyA, para zakaDAlaputra mahAvIra ke vicAroM kA acala upAsaka banA rahA / apane uddezya meM viphala hokara gozAlaka polAsapura se apane anuyAiyoM ke sAtha calA gyaa| caudaha varSa taka zrAvakacaryA kA pAlana karane ke bAda zakaDAlaputra ne pUrI taraha pauSadhazAlA meM nivAsa le liyaa| ghara vyApAra kI saba jimmedAriyAM apane bar3e putra ko sauMpa dI aura khuda zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimAeM, kAyotsarga Adi dvArA dharmapAlana meM lIna ho gyaa| eka bAra zakaDAlaputra pauSadhazAlA meM kAyotsarga sAdhanA kara rahA thA / mithyA dRSTi deva ne use vicalita karane ke aneka upAya kie para zakaDAla kAyotsarga se vicalita nahIM huA / isapara deva ne tInoM putroM ke usI ke sAmane Tukar3e-Tukar3e kara die| khaulatA huA tela zakaDAlaputra kI deha para DAlA / lekina dharma dhIra zakaDAla putra vicalita nahIM huA / anta meM deva zakaDAlaputra kI patnI agnimitrA ko ghasITatA huA laayaa| patnI kI rakSA karanA na kevala merA kartavya hI hai, apitu lokadharma kA pAlana bhI hai, yaha soca zakaDAlaputra deva ke pIche daudd'aa| usake hAtha meM agnimitrA kI jagaha eka khambA A gayA aura deva lupta ho gyaa| yadyapi yaha saba bhrama mAtra thA; phira bhI patnI kI preraNA se kaDAla putra ne krodha ke lie prAyazcitta kiyaa| zuddha hokara phira se sAdhanA meM laga gyaa| anta meM satyAnveSI zakaDAlaputra / 53
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________________ usane anazana pUrvaka deha tyAga kiyA aura saudharma kalpa ke aruNAbha vimAna meM deva rUpa meM utpanna huaa| vahAM kI cAra palyopama kI Ayu pUrNa kara vaha mahAvideha kSetra meM janma legA aura zramaNa caryA dvArA siddhagati prApta kregaa| sArAMza mithyA/galata athavA asatya siddhAntoM meM bhI aTUTa AsthA, dRr3ha vizvAsa aura nizcayAtmaka buddhi ho sakatI hai, jaisI ki polAsapura nivAsI zakaDAlaputra kI thii| usake roma roma meM yaha basa gayA thA ki niyativAda satya siddhAnta hai ; jIva to prakRti ke hAtha kA khilaunA hai, vaha apanI ora se kucha nahIM kara sktaa| / eka tathya yaha bhI hai ki mithyA siddhAnta meM kitanI hI gaharI paiTha ho, kitanA hI aTala nizcaya ho, phira bhI use haTAyA jA sakatA hai; mithyA dhAraNA ko badalane kI saMbhAvanA sadA rahatI hai| 3 aura yaha bhI eka tathya hai - jisa mithyAvAdI meM grahaNazIlatA hotI hai, vaha purAnI se purAnI dhAraNa kI huI mithyA dhAraNA ko chor3ane aura satya ko dhAraNa karane meM tatpara rahatA hai / zakaDAlaputra, grahaNazIla niyativAdI thA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sIdhe-sarala aura atyanta vyAvahArika tarkoM ko sunate hI zakaDAlaputra ne niyativAda kA tyAga kara diyA aura zrAvakavratI sAdhaka bana gayA thaa| 'vyakti ko apane dharmAcArya ke atirikta dUsare siddhAntavAdiyoM kA bhI samAdara karanA caahie| ise AdhAra mAnakara mahAvIropAsaka zakaDAlaputra ne taTastha bhAva se gozAlaka ke padhArane para usakA bhI yathocita Adara kiyA thaa| - eka bAra satya kA darzana ho jAne ke bAda sAdhaka ko sAdhanA se koI bhraSTa nahIM kara sakatA,zakaDAlaputra niyati ke siddhAnta meM anurakta thaa| lekina jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra se use satya kA bodha prApta ho gayA to gozAlaka bhI apane pUrvabhakta ko mahAvIra ke satya siddhAnta se DigA nahIM pAyA thaa| zabdArtha himirma prAtihArika = sAdhu-sAdhvI dvArA AvazyakatA na hone para gRhapati ko vApasa lauTAne yogya pATa Adi vstuyeN| phalaka = paTTA |siddhi = samasta karmoM ke kSaya se prApta hone vAlI avasthA / zayyA = sone kA takhta dharmadaNDa = dharma kA daNDa / anuzAsana saddharma = saccA dharma zAstrArtha = zAstra ke siddhAntoM para vivAda / bahasa 54/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ krnaa| pratibodha = jaankaarii| zramaNacaryA = sAdhu kA AcAra |mahAvideha = sthAna vizeSa, jahAM se jIva nirantara mokSa jAte haiN| abhyAsa 1. zakaDAla kisa dharma-sampradAya ko mAnane vAlA thA ? 2. bhagavAna mahAvIra ke Agamana kI sUcanA zakaDAla ko kaise milI? 3. mahAvIra kI dezanA ke satya ko jaba zakaDAla hRdayaMgama nahIM kara pAyA taba bhagavAna ne use kina udAharaNoM se samajhAyA? 4. niyativAda aura puruSArthavAda se Apa kyA artha samajhate haiM ? 5. vyakti ke vicAra badalane se jIvana badalatA hai, ise Apa zakaDAla ke udAharaNa se spaSTa kreN| 6. gozAlaka ne apane anuyAyI ko puna: apane sampradAya meM lAne ke liye kyA prayatna kiyA? 7. mahAgopa, mahAniyAmaka aura mahAsArthavAha se Apa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kina-kina guNoM ko jAnate hai ? satyAnveSI zakaDAlaputra/55
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________________ AtmadraSTA mahAzataka magadha deza kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhI nagarI kA jaina jagata meM sarvAdhika mahatva evaM gaurava hai| yahAM ArAdhya prabhu vardhamAna mahAvIra ke caudaha cAturmAsa hue the| rAjagRhI ke rAjA zreNika kI bhagavAna mahAvIra meM ananya AsthA thii| yahAM para hI gAthApati mahAzataka nAma kA eka nirgrantha dharmopAsaka rahatA thaa| ___gAthApati mahAzataka ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se zrAvaka ke vrata grahaNa kiye the / anya sadgRhastha gAthApati kI taraha vaha bhI yaza va zrI se pUrNa thaa| usakI aneka patniyAM thI. usameM pramukha thI revtii| revatI bAhya rUpa se jitanI sundara thI, bhItara se utanI hI kurUpa thii| usane pati ke sAtha na to bhagavAna kI dezanA sunI thI aura na dharma meM hI usane koI ruci lI thii| mauja-zauka manAnA hI usake jIvana kA lakSya thaa| vaha ISyAlu bhI bahuta thii| apanI sauta bahinoM se sadaiva jalatI rahatI thii| unakA burA bhI socatI rhtii| mahAzataka sAdhu svabhAva kA vyakti thA / vaha sabhI patniyoM se samAna vyavahAra karatA thA tathA sabhI kI sukha-suvidhA kA bhI pUrA-pUrA khyAla rakhatA thaa| . eka bAra revatI ne eka kuTila vicAra kiyaa| usane socA-yadi maiM apanI sabhI sautoM ko mAra dUM yA maravA dUM to inakA samasta dhana, AbhUSaNa Adi mujhe prApta ho jAyeMge, phira merA pati mahAzatava
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________________ ESTETS tuma yahAM kyoM baiThe ho, revatI ne kahA / CON STE
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________________ bhI pUrI taraha merI icchAnusAra clegaa| aisA socakara revatI ne apanI sabhI sautoM ko viSa Adi ke prayoga se yamaloka bheja diyaa| sautoM ko mArane kA kAma usane isa caturAI se kiyA ki usa para kisI ko bhI sandeha na huaa| sabhI ne karma kA phala mAnakara, santoSa kara liyaa| mahAzataka ko bhI apanI patnI para sandeha nahIM huaa| __ revatI kI sauteM daheja meM apane pIhara se jo dhana lAI thI, vaha saba revatI ne prApta kara liyaa| paryApta dhana kI svAminI banakara revatI mahAzataka ke sAtha sukhapUrvaka rahane lgii| mahAzataka zrAvaka thA / ataH usake jIvana meM bhoga kI pradhAnatA nahIM thii| usakA jIvana sAdhanAmaya thaa| vaha sAMsArika bAtoM meM vizeSa ruci nahIM letA thaa| isa taraha sAdhanA karate hue mahAzataka ne caudaha varSa bitA diye| Atma-cintana, nirantara sAdhanA aura tIrthaMkaroM para aTUTa zraddhA ke kAraNa eka dina mahAzataka kA mana saMsAra se ucaTa gyaa| ataH usane pUrA samaya dharmapAlana meM lagAne kA nizcaya kara liyaa| eka bAra usane eka bar3e prItibhoja kA Ayojana kiyaa| usameM rAjagRha ke vyApAriyoM, iSTamitroM aura sambandhiyoM ko Amantrita kiyA gayA, phira saba kI upasthiti meM mahAzataka ne ghara aura vyApAra kA pUrA bhAra apane bar3e putra ko sauMpa diyA aura svayaM pauSadhazAlA meM rahane lgaa| aba use saMsAra aura saMsAra ke kAryoM se koI prayojana nahIM raha gayA thaa| revatI ko pati kI yaha caryA jarA bhI acchI nahIM lagatI thii| vaha vicAra karane lagI ki jaise bhI ho, maiM apane pati ko pauSadhazAlA se ghara vApasa le aauuN| eka dina revatI pauSadhazAlA meM gayI aura mahAzataka se ghara calane kA Agraha karane lgii| aneka prakAra se usane mahAzataka ko ghara lAne ke prayatna kiye parantu usake sabhI prayAsa viphala cale gye| apanI isa viphalatA para revatI ko bahuta krodha aayaa| vaha jalatI-bhunatI huI ghara lauTa aayii| __ mahAzataka kI sAdhanA uttarottara bar3hane ke sAtha hI vizaddha hone lagI thii| anta meM usane saMlekhanA vratale liyaa| sAmAvaraNIya karmakAkSayopazama huA aura use avadhijJAna kI upalabdhi huI, pariNAmasvarUpa mahAzataka pUrva, pazcima aura dakSiNa meM lavaNa samudra meM eka hajAra yojana taka dekha sakatA thaa| uttara dizA meM vaha hemavanta parvata taka aura nIce ratnaprabhA naraka taka pauSadhazAlA meM baiThe-baiThe hI usane avadhijJAna se pRthvI kI caurAsI hajAra sAla kI agalI sthiti ko bhI jAna liyA thaa| revatI dobArA pauSadhazAlA phuNcii| isa bAra bhI vaha mahAzataka ko AkarSita nahIM kara skii| dhyAnAsana para baiThe mahAzataka ko vaha calita karane ke aneka upAya karane lgii| ina saba se mahAzataka 58/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ M revatI ko usakA bhaviSya batAte hue mahAzataka BIP rea
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________________ duHkhita ho gyaa| taba usane apane avadhijJAna kA upayoga karake revatI se kahA "revatI ! tU sAta dina bAda mara jaaegii| sAta dina taka tU viSUcikA nAmaka roga se pIr3ita rahegI aura marane ke bAda ratnaprabhA nAmaka naraka meM jaaegii| vahAM tU caurAsI hajAra sAla taka nArakIya jIvana bhogegI / " - apane pati se apanA bhaviSya sunakara revatI bhayabhIta ho gii| use lagA ki duHkhI hokara mahAzataka ne mujhe zApa diyA hai| vaha bhayabhIta mana se ghara pahuMcI vahAM jAte hI viSUcikA roga se pIr3ita ho gaI / sAta dina bAda vaha tar3apatI huI marakara naraka meM ho gaI / unhIM dinoM bhagavAna mahAvIra zramaNa parivAra ke sAtha punaH rAjagRha Aye aura guNazIlaka rAjodyAna meM Thahare / bhagavAna ne mahAzataka ke mana ko dekha prabhu ne gaNadhara gautama se kahA --- " gautama, tuma mahAzataka ke pAsa jAo aura usase kaho ki revatI kA bhaviSya batAne ke doSa kI vaha AtmAlocanA kare / "gautama, antima maraNAntika saMlekhanA meM bhaktavAna ke pratyAkhyAnI zrAvaka ko satya aura yathArtha hote hue bhI aisI vANI nahIM bolanI cAhie, jo sunane vAle ke liye kaSTaprada ho / revatI kA usane yathArtha bhaviSya batAkara use duHkha diyA hai / " bhagavAna mahAvIra kA Adeza zirodhArya kara gautama mahAzataka ke pAsa ge| saba kucha sunane ke bAda mahAzataka ne AlocanA kI / pratikramaNa va prAyazcitta grahaNa kara svayaM ko doSamukta kiyA / LANGANA sArAMza bIsa varSa zrAvaka caryA kA pAlana karate hue mahAzataka deha tyAga vaha saudharma devaloka meM devarUpa meM utpanna huaa| vahAM cvaya kara mahAzataka manuSyabhava prApta kara saMyama kI vimala sAdhanA karegA / anta mokSa prApta karegA / x bhUla usI se hotI hai, jo sahI mArga para calatA hai| galata rAste para calane vAloM se bhUla hogI hI kyoM ? kyoMki bhUlane ke mArga para to ve cala hI rahe haiN| mahAzataka saphala sAdhaka thA | sAdhanA karate hue usase eka bhUla ho gayI thI / bhUla kA sudhAra sadA saMbhava hai| mahAzataka kI bhUla ko sudhArane ke lie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gautama svAmI ko usake pAsa bhejA thaa| mahAzataka ne apanI bhUla samajhI aura AlocanA Atmazuddhi kI bhUla sudhArane ke lie AlocanA hI sakSama sAdhana hai / 60 / mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ ma mahAzataka zrAvaka thA, kintu usakI patnI revatI ghora adharmiNI thI, phira bhI mahAzataka ne usake sAtha gRhastha jIvana yApana kiyA, yaha usakI udAratA aura vyAvahArika kuzalatA kA dyotaka hai| = mahAzataka kI patnI revatI ne apanI asaphala ceSTAoM se pati ko dharma se vicalita karanA cAhA, para mahAzataka sAdhanA meM dRr3ha rhaa| vaha kAmajayI siddha huA, lekina krodha ko vaha jIta nahIM pAyA thaa| krodha meM mahAzataka ne revatI ko usakA agalA bhava batA diyA ki sAta dina meM terI mRtyu hogI aura tU naraka meM jAegI | mahAzataka ne avadhi jJAna meM jo dekhA vaha kaTu satya kaha diyA / kaTu satya mahAzataka kI bhUla thI aura gautama svAmI ne usI kI AlocanA karAkara mahAzataka kI Atma-zuddhi karAI thii| = sAdhaka ko apanI sAdhanA sadaiva apramatta raha kara karanI cAhie aura skhalanA ho jAne para AlocanA ke liye tatpara rahanA caahie| zabdArtha jJAnavaraNIya karma = AtmA ke jJAna guNa ko AcchAdita karane vAle karma pratikramaNa = apane doSoM kI AlocanA kara vizuddha banAnA | AlocanA = prAyazcitta svarUpa apane doSA bhUloM vastuta:cUka ko gurU ke sammukha prakaTa karanA naraka = bhayaMkara pApAcaraNa karane vAle jIvakRta pApoM kA phala bhogane ke lie jahAM paidA hote haiN| prAyazcitta = sAdhanA meM lage hue doSoM kI vizuddhi ke lie hRdaya se pazcAttApa krnaa|kssyopshm = kucha karmoM ko naSTa kara denA aura kucha karmoM ko isa prakAra zAnta kara denA ki ve phala dene ke yogya na raheM |aartdhyaan = priya ke viyoga evaM apriya ke saMyoga meM ciMtita rhnaa|raudrdhyaan = dUsaroM kA burA karane ke tIvra bhaav| pauSadha zAlA = samasta sAMsArika kAryoM se nivRtta hokara 24 ghaNTe ke liye dharmadhyAna karanA tathA upavAsI rhnaa| bhakta pAna = yathA vidhi cAroM AhAroM kA tyaag| abhyAsa FIRTH 1. kyA mahAzataka ne revatI ko zApa diyA thA? 2. revatI ne apanI sautoM ko kyoM maravAyA ? 3. bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gaNadhara gautama ko mahAzataka ke pAsa kyoM bhejA thA ? 4. rAjagRha nagara ko bhAgyazAlI kyoM mAnA jAtA hai ? 5. revatI marakara kahAM gaI thI? AtmadRSTA mahAzataka/61
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________________ | zrAvaka nandinIpitA zrAvastI nagara meM rahatA thA nNdiniipitaa| isa nagara meM naMdinI ke samAna anya aneka mahAvIraupAsaka bhakta rahate the| una bhaktoM kI yaha kAmanA rahatI thI ki vaha dina dhanya hogA, jaba prabhu mahAvIra zrAvastI nagara meM padhAreM aura hama unakI janakalyANI bhavya vANI kA zravaNa kareM evaM usa vANI ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa kareM, jisase hamArA bhavabaMdhana miTa ske| naMdinIpitA bhI aisA socate the| isake lie unhoMne apane ghara para aise anucara rakhe hue the, jo bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM anya pA~ca mahAvrata dhArI munirAjoM ke zrAvastI padhArane kI unako sarvaprathama sUcanA dete the| ve sevaka jaba zrAvastI meM munirAja padhArate to umaMgita hokara naMdinI va zrAvikA azvinI ko sUcita karate the| dampatI bhaktibhAva se munijanoM ke darzana karane jAte va vItarAga vANI kA gadgad bhAva se zravaNa karate the| yathAzakti vrata pratyAkhyAna bhI lete| bahuta dina ho gae the -naMdinIpitA yaha ciMtana karate, vicArate ki isa bAra zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra usake nagara meM padhAreMge to vaha dharmAnurAginI azvinI ko sAtha le jaayegaa| prabhu kI vANI sunegA aura zrAvaka ke 12 vrata grahaNa kregaa| prabhu ke zrImukha se hI pA~ca aNuvrata, cAra zikSAvrata evaM tIna guNavrata grahaNa kara muni / zramaNa ke AcAravat AtmakalyANa ke patha para niyamataH agrasara hogaa|
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________________ zrAvaka ke 12 vrata grahaNa karane ke bAda maiM dhIre dhIre upAzraya (pauSadhazAlA) meM pauSadhavratI hokara rahane lagUMgA / isa prakriyA kA abhyAsa bar3ha jAegA to phira maiM zrAvaka kI gyAraha pratimA (pratijJA ke prakAra) kA anusaraNa karUMgA / vaha dina mere lie parama dhanya hogA jaba maiM 11 pratimAoM kI sAdhanA karate hue vItarAga puruSoM kI taraha apane ko saMvara, nirjarA aura karmoM kI abaMdha avasthA se apanI AtmA ko mukta karUMgA / AtmA saMsAra meM bhaTaka hI isalie rahA hai -- caudaha rAju taMga nabha / loka puruSa ThANa tAmeM jIva anAdi taiM / bharamata hai bina jJAna / naMdinIpitA bhagavAna ke parama bhakta aura niSThAvAna zrAvaka the / isI prakAra unakI patnI azvinI bhI bhagavAna kI ananya upAsikA thI / vaha bhI yaha kAmanA (manoratha) rakhatI thI ki vaha dina dhanya-dhanya hogA, jaba maiM prabhu ke samavasaraNa maiM baiThakara unakI amRtavANI kA zravaNa karUMgI / naMdinI mahAvIra ke bhaktoM meM bahuta bar3e dhanapati the, yaha unakI vizeSatA to thI hI ; isake sAtha mAnavIya guNa, niSkAma jIvana, nirapekSa va asAmpradAyika vicAroM ke kAraNa zrAvastI ke samasyA grasta loga unake pAsa apanI pArivArika aura vyaktigata samasyAyeM lekara Ate aura unakA nidAna pAte / naMdinI apane nirapekSa va buddhimattA pUrNa uttaroM ke samAdhAna se unheM saMtuSTa karate the / isI prakAra azvinI bhI kevala dharmasAdhanA ke kAraNa hI samAdaraNIyA nahIM thI / vaha tatkAlIna nArI varga meM sammAnanIya bhI thI / nArI ko sadaiva saphala netRtva kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai / azvinI apane buddhi-kauzala se unakA saphala ne tRtva karatI thI / unheM jIvana ke zAzvata satyoM se paricita karAtI / unakA sAmAjika, pArivArika va AdhyAtmika mArgadarzana karatI thI / naMdinIpitA dhana-sampatti, aizvarya aura prabhutAsampanna zrAvaka the / 12 karor3a svarNamudrA ke ve adhipati the / unake cAra-cAra govraja (gokula ) the / nagara meM sabhI varga ke loga unakA hArdika sammAna karate the / itanA saba kucha hote hue bhI ve prabhu bhakti, ImAnadArI va sadAcAra se vimukha nahIM the / sAdagI unake jIvana kI sugandha thI to sadAcAra unake AbhUSaNa the / eka dina unake manaHsiMcita ArAdhya mahAvIra kA zrAvastI meM Agamana huA / zrAvastI ke anya zrAvaka nandinIpitA / 63
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________________ upAsakoM kI taraha naMdinIpitA bhI prabhu darzana ke lie sapatnIka unake samavasaraNa meM phuNce| bhagavAna kI jana kalyANI divya dharmadezanA sunii| ve zrAvaka ke 12 vrata grahaNa karane ko utsuka ho gye| jahAM svayaM ne 2 vrata grahaNa kiye, vahA~ azvinI ne bhI mahAvIra bhagavAna se 12 vrata grahaNa kara liye| isake bAda dampatI ne varSoM taka zuddha mana evaM ekAgrabhAva se vratoM kA pAlana kiyA / naMdinIpitA ne azvAnI se kahA "priye, hameM vrata grahaNa kiye 14 varSa bIta gaye haiN| hamArA adhika samaya dharma dhyAna, upavAsa, pauSadha Adi karate hue vyatIta huA hai| karmoM kI jitanI nirjarA hamase saMbhava ho sakI, kI; aba merA mana 11 pratimA dhAraNa karane ko ho rahA hai / maiM apanA kArya-vyApAra evaM ghara-parivAra kA sampUrNa dAyitva putra ko sauMpakara hamezA dharmasthAna (pauSadhazAlA) meM rahanA cAhatA huuN| tapa kI viziSTa sAdhanA meM apane jIvana kA zeSa samaya lagAnA cAhatA huuN|" cirakAla se merI abhilASA thI ki gyAraha pratimAvata kI ArAdhanA karate hue jIvana kA aMta ho / astu, Aja se tuma apane putra ke pAsa rahanA athavA sAdhvI saMgha kI sevA meM rahanA para maiM svayaM upAzraya meM rhuuNgaa| patnI kI svIkRti prApta hone para naMdinIpitA upAzraya meM dharmadhyAnamaya jIvana vyatIta karane lge| 24 ghaMToM meM se adhikAMza samaya unakA tapa aura AtmasvarUpa kA ciMtana karate hue vyatIta hone lgaa| tapasyA karate-karate jaba unakA zarIra atyaMta durbala ho gyaa| aura jaba unhoMne jAna liyA ki dharma sAdhanA meM aba merA zarIra sAdhaka na rahakara bAdhaka siddha ho rahA hai to eka dina unhoMne samyak darzana pUrvaka apane aMdara utara kara dekhA to pAyA zarIra ke sAratatva kA upayoga ho cukA hai| aba jitane dina rahegA, dharma ciMtana va tapasyA meM rukAvaTa hI paidA karegA, ataH unhoMne saMthArAvrata (saMlekhanA) grahaNa kara liyaa| aisA karate hue unheM eka mAha bIta gayA thaa| jIvana kA aMtima kSaNa ghaTane ko huA, taba unhoMne namaskAra mahAmaMtra kI aMtima rUpa se zaraNa grahaNa kI, vItarAga prabhu kA smaraNa kiyA aura mahAmaMtra kA uccAraNa karate hue hI deha ko visarjita kara diyaa| 64/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ sArAMza ma ghara-gRhasthI aura saMsAra ke sabhI kAma karate hue bhI mana ko sadA dharma aura prabhu cintana meM lagakara jIvana bitAne vAle vyakti kA hara kArya bhakti aura dharma ho jAtA hai, yaha preraNA nandinI pitA ke kathAnaka se - milatI hai| = jIvana ke caudaha varSa dharmasAdhanA karate hue bitAne ke bAda nandinI pitA ne zramaNoM kA sA kaThora jIvana bitAnA zurU kiyA aura binA kisI upasarga aura devabAdhA ke usane sAdhanA sampanna kii| ma bar3e-se-bar3e sAdhaka meM bhI yadi saMsAra kI koI icchA, kAmanA, Asakti, krodha Adi zeSa hotA hai, taba usakI niSThA kI parIkSArtha upasarga Ate haiM, paranandinIpitA ke jIvana meM anta taka koI bAdhA | upasarga nahIM AyA, isase jJAta hotA hai -dharma meM usakI ruci sahaja-svAbhAvika thI aura usakI koI sAMsArika-pravRtti zeSa nahIM raha gayI thii| UALLAMALAM zabdArtha pratyAkhyAna = niyama, vrt| vItarAga = jisane rAga ko pUrNata: samApta kara diyA ho / zrAvaka = . tIrthaMkara ke vacanoM para AcaraNa karane vAlA (gRhsth)| dharmAnurAgI = dharma meM ruci rakhane vaalaa|dmptii = patipatrI |saMvara = pApa pravRttiyoM ko banda karanA |nirjraa = sAdhanA ke dvArA pApa karmoM ko naSTa karanA |rAjU = parimANa vizeSa |uttuNg = UMcA |saMThANa = AkAra |anAdi = jisakA prArambha na ho |AdhyAtmika = AtmA sambandhI jnyaan| abhyAsa 1. nandinI pitA ne kucha vizeSa sevaka kisalie niyukta kie the? 2. azvinI kauna thI? 3. nandinIpitA kI sadA sarvadA kyA icchA rahatI thI? 4. nagara ke anya loga nandinI pitA ke pAsa kyoM Ate the? 5. zrAvaka vrata grahaNa karane ne bAda nandinIpitA kitane varSa taka apanI patnI aure putra sAtha rahA thA ? 6. nandinIpitA ne salekhanA vrata kyoM grahaNa kiyA thA? yaha vrata kaba aura kyoM kiyA jAtA hai ? zrAvaka nandinIpitA/65
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________________ | zrAvaka sAlihIpitA | sAdhu akiMcana hotA hai| usake pAsa kucha nahIM hotaa| bAhya jIvana meM usake abhAva hI abhAva hai| pairoM meM padatrANa nahIM hote aura sira bhI naMgA rahatA hai| lekina sAdhu ke bhItara ananta Ananda aura ananta zAnti kA koSa bharA rahatA hai| vaha dUsaroM ko bhI zAnti bAMTatA hai| vaha sabhI ke lie prema luTAtA rahatA hai| isake ThIka viparIta sAMsArI / bhogI ke bAhya jIvana meM sampannatA hotI hai| dhana-sampatti, bhavana-parivAra saba kucha hotA hai, usake pAsa / lekina usake bhItara azAnti, cintAyeM bharI hotI haiN| yadi koI manuSya daridra-nirdhana ho to usake jIvana meM bhItara aura bAhara-donoM ora aMdherA ho jAtA hai| bAhara malinatA athavA abhAva aura bhItara dInatA/azAnti rahatI hai / eka sadgRhastha aura dharmaniSTha zrAvaka kA jIvana sabase alaga hotA hai| sadgRhastha /zrAvaka apane jIvana meM dharma kA aisA dIpaka jalAtA hai ki bhItara-bAhara donoM ora ujAlA rahatA hai| bAhara aTUTa sampatti rahatI hai aura bhItara mana meM akhaNDa zAnti rahatI hai| aise sadgRhastha kA pyAra apane parivAra taka hI sImita nahIM rahatA, vaha jIvamAtra sabase pyAra karatA hai| zrAvastI nagarI meM aneka sadgRhastha rahate the / sAlihIpitA zrAvastI nagarI meM rahane vAle sadgRhastha the| inakA nAma to zAleyikApitA thA, para bolacAla meM sAlihIpitA kahe jAte the| ye
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________________ bAraha karor3a svarNa mudrAoM ke svAmI the| cAra karor3a svarNa khaNDa unake koSa meM jamA the, cAra karor3a vyApAra meM lage hue the aura zeSa cAra karor3a lena dena meM the| zrAvastI nagarI meM unakA bahuta mAna thaa| unakI patnI kA nAma phAlgunI thA jo patiparAyaNA aura pati kA anugamana karane vAlI sannArI thii| eka bAra mahAzramaNa mahAvIra zrAvastI meM aae| unakI dharmadezanA sAlihIpitA ne sunI to zrAvaka ke bAraha vrata unhIM se aMgIkAra kara lie| unakI patnI phAlgunI bhI bArahavratI zrAvikA bnii| anta meM sAlihIpitA ne gyAraha pratimAeM dhAraNa kI aura sNlekhnaa| anazana karake sukhada mRtyu kA varaNa kara saudharma loka ke aruNakIla vimAna meM devabhava ko prApta hue| kAlAntara meM manuSya janma prApta karake, sAdhanA karate hue mokSa ko prApta kreNge| sAlihIpitA sadgRhastha thaa| sadgRhastha ke bAharI jIvana meM bhI abhAva nahIM hotA aura bhItara bhI zAnti rahatI hai| dharma ke binA dhanI bhogI bAhara se bhale hI sampanna ho, para bhItara se azAnta/baicena rahatA hai aura dharmavimukha daridra bhogI ke bhItara-bAhara a~dherA rahatA hai / ata:dharma hI sukhoM kA mUla hai / hota abhAva = na honA, kamI padatrANa = jUte, cappala akhaNDa Ananda = sadA banA rahane vAlA bhItara kA sukha / bhaNDAra = koSa, khajAnA | bhogI = saMsAra ko sacA samajha kara saMsAra aura saMsAra kI vastuoM meM sukha samajhane vAlA vyakti sampannatA= pUrNatA, adhikatA, malinatA = mailApana, abhaav|diintaa = akiMcanatA, hInatA kA bhAva azAnti = cintA, baicenI sadgRhastha = gRhastha jIvana ko dharmamaya banAkara jIne vAlA vyakti ; jo dAna-puNya, paropakAra, sAdhu-sevA meM dhana aura samaya lagAtA hai |mhaashrmnn = sabhIzramaNoM meM zreSTha, kevala jJAnI sAdhu,yaha vizeSaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie rUr3ha hai / saMlekhanA/anazana = vivazatA yA kisI anya kAraNa se bhojana kA tyAga anazana kahAtA hai| an = nahIM, azana = bhojana / lekina mRtyu ko nikaTa / Asanna jAnane ke bAda svecchA se mRtyu ko sarala karane ke lie bhojana kA tyAga yA anazana, saMlekhanA vrata kahalAtA hai| zrAvaka sAlihIpitA/67
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________________ 1. sAlihIpitA kA mUla nAma kyA thA? 2. sAlihIpitA ke jIvana meM bhItara-bAhara ujAlA thA, isase Apa kyA samajhate haiM? 3. sAdhu ke bAharI jIvana meM abhAva rahatA hai to usake bhItara ke jIvana meM kyA-kyA rahatA hai, isa pATha ke AdhAra para smjhaaeN| 4. sAlihIpitA kitane karor3a mudrAoM kA svAmI thA aura usakI samasta mudrAe~ kahA~ kahA~ thIM? 5. gRhastha aura sadgRhastha meM kyA antara hai? 6. phAlgunI kauna thI aura vaha kaisI nArI thI? 68/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ pariziSTa zrAvaka ke bAraha vratA pAMca aNuvrata 1. ahiMsA aNuvrata : niraparAdha trasa jIva kI saMkalpapUrvaka hiMsA kA tyAga karanA, na karavAnA, mana, vacana aura kAyA se| 2. satya aNuvrata : sthUla (moTA) jhUTha na bolanA, na bolavAnA, mana, vacana aura kAyA se | 3. asteya aNuvrata : loka viruddha sthUla corI na karanA, na karavAnA, mana, vacana aura kAyA se | 4. brahmacarya aNuvrata : zrAvaka para-strI ko mAtA, bahina evaM putrI kI dRSTi se dekheM aura apanI strI kI maryAdA kre| 5. parigraha aNuvrata : apanI icchAoM ko sImita karate hue dhana-dhAnya, jamIna, makAna Adi ke parigraha kI maryAdA kre| tIna guNavrata 6. dizA-parimANa vrata : isameM sAdhaka pUrva, pazcima, uttara, dakSiNa, U~cI aura nIcI, ina chaha dizAoM meM AvAgamana kI maryAdA kre| 7. upabhoga - paribhoga parimANa vrata : dainika prayoga meM Ane vAlI vastuoM ke prayoga kI maryAdA kareM aura pandraha karmAdAna kA tyAga kreN| 8. anartha -daNDa viramaNa vrata : niSprayojana pApa kriyAoM kA parityAga anartha -daNDa kA tyAga vrata hai| cAra zikSA vrata 9. sAmAyika vrata : zrAvaka pratidina prAta: sAyaM zuddha sAmAyika (sAdhanA-vizeSa) kre| 10..dezAvakAsika vrata : mumukSa gRhastha saMvara (sAdhanA vizeSa) vrata kare tathA caudaha niyama dhAraNa kare aura tIna manorathoM kA cintana kre|
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________________ 11. pauSadhavrata : 24 ghaNToM ke liye nirAhAra rahane kI sAdhanA pauSadhavrata hai | gRhastha eka mAsa meM do bAra isa sAdhanA ko kre| 12. atithi -saMvibhAga vrata : sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko nirdoSa AhAra-pAnI denA tathA dvAra para Aye yAcaka ko dAna denaa| 1. darzanapratimA : eka mAsa taka sAvadhAnI pUrvaka ArAdhanA niraticAra samyagdarzana kI ArAdhanA krnaa| 2. vrata pratimA : darzanapratimA ke anusAra niraticAra samyagdarzana kA pAlana karate hue do mAsa taka 12 vratoM kA nirdoSa rUpa se pAlana krnaa| 3. sAmAyika pratimA : tIna mAsa taka pratidina prAta: sAyaM apramatta bhAva ke sAtha sAmAyika krnaa| 4. pauSadha pratimA : aSTamI, caturdazI, pUrNimA, amAvasyA ina cAra parva dinoM meM pauSadha vrata karanA / yaha pratimA cAra mAsa kI hotI hai| 5. kAyotsarga pratimA : parva divasoM meM ghara yA bAhara, catuSpatha Adi meM rAta bhara kAyotsarga karake rhnaa| yaha pAMca mAsa kI hai| 6. abrahmavarjana pratimA : chaha mAsa taka nirdoSa rUpa se brahmacarya kA pAlana krnaa| 7. sacitta - varjana pratimAHsAta mahIne taka sacitta AhAra kA parityAga krnaa| 8. Arambha-varjana pratimA : ATha mAsa taka apane hAtha se kisI bhI nimitta se Arambha karane kA tyAga krnaa| 9. preSya-varjana pratimA : nau mAsa taka naukara Adi se bhI Arambha na krvaanaa| 10. uddiSTa-varjana pritamA : pratimAdhArI ke uddezya se banAyA huA AhAra bhI na lenA | isakA kAlamAna dasa mAsa kA hai| 11. zramaNabhUtapratimA : svajana - parijanoM ke sambandhoM kA tyAga kara mukha vatrikA, rajoharaNa Adi sAdhuveza ko dhAraNa kara, kezaloca karate hue, muni kI bhA~ti 11 mahine taka rahanA, zramaNabhUtapratimA hai| ina pratimAoM kA pAlana kramaza: kiyA jAtA hai | inakI ArAdhanA meM kula 66 mAsa arthAta 5 varSa 7 mAsa lagate haiN| 70/mahAvIra ke upAsaka
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________________ mahAvIra ke upAsaka: eka dRSTi meN| grAma krama nAma bhAryA hiraNya godhana upasarga deva vimAna meM upapAta ____ 1. Ananda vANijya grAma zivAnandA 12 koTi 4 govraja x aruNa vimAna 2. kAmadeva caMpAnagarI bhadrA 18 koTi 6 govraja deva kA, sthira rahA aruNAbha 3. culanIpitA vArANasI zmAmA 18 koTi 8 govraja deva kA, calita huA aruNaprabha 4. surAdeva vArANasI dhanyA 18 koTi 6 govraja deva kA, calita huA aruNakAMta 5. cullazataka AlabhikA bahulA 18 koTi 6 govraja deva kA, calita huA aruNazreSTha 6. kuMDakaulika kaMpilapura puSpA 18 koTi 6 govraja deva kA, sthira rahA aruNadhvaja 7. zakaDAlaputra polAsapura agnimitrA 3 koTi 1 govraja deva kA, calita huA aruNabhUta 8. mahAzataka rAjagRha revatI 24 koTi 8 govraja strI kA aruNAvataMsaka Adi 13 9. nandinIpitA zrAvastI azvinI 12 koTi 4 govraja x aruNagarbha 10. sAlihIpitA zrAvastI phAlgunI 12 koTi 4 govraja x . aruNakIla
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________________ surucipUrNa lalita sAhitya (stotra - sAhitya) bhaktAmara stotra (bhASA padyAnuvAda, bhAvArtha sahita) kalyANa mandira stotra : " cintAmaNi pArzvanAtha stotra : vIra stuti ".. " upAsanA (svAdhyAya-saMkalana) (kAvya) mandAkinI RtambharA (jIvana caritra) bhagavAn pArzvanAtha vizvavandAmahAvIra mahAprANa muni mAyArAma / mahAvIra kA beTA spoMkesarI zrI kesarI siMha jI mahArAja adbhuta tapasvI anahada meM anuguMjita AcArya zramaNa dharma ke mukuTa yogirAja zrI rAmajIlAla jI mahArAja prajJApuruSottama muni rAmakRSNa (abhinandana grantha) (kathA sAhitya) gurudeva yogirAja kI kahAniyAM gurudeva yogirAja kI bodha kathAeM subhadra kahAniyAM jaina kathAmRtam dharma nAva ke bAla yAtrI dhArmika kahAniyAM bhora bhaI (nATaka) prApti sthala : muni mAyArAma sambodhi prakAzana ke0 DI0 blaoNka, pItama purA, dillI - 110034
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________________ 0 santoSa sukhI jIvana kI kuMjI hai| kisI vyakti ke pAsa araboM-kharaboM kI sampatti ho jAye, parantu usake jIvana meM yadi santoSa nahIM hai to vaha kabhI sukhI nahIM ho sktaa| santoSI svalpasAdhanoM meM bhI sukhI hotA hai| jIvana kA antima lakSya tyAga hai, bhoga nahIM / tyAgI isa janma meM bhI aura Age ke janmoM meM bhI sukhI hotA hai / bhogI yahA~ bhI duHkhI rahatA hai aura janma-janma taka tRSNA kI jvAlA meM jalatA rahatA hai| zarIra aura AtmA, ye donoM bhinna-bhinna tatva haiM / zarIra jar3a hai, usakI svayaM meM apanI anubhUti kI zakti nahIM hai / karma sahita AtmA hI sukha-dukha kA kartA aura bhoktA hai| (andara ke pRSThoM se)