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________________ svaH mohanalAla bAMThiyA smRti grantha bhagavAna mahAvIra vItarAga vyaktitva bhagavAna mahAvIra ke AkAzavatavizAla aura sAgara se gaMbhIra vyaktitva ko bAlaka varddhamAna kI bAla-sulabha krIr3AoM se jor3ane para unakI garimA bar3hatI nahIM varana khaNDita hotI hai / 'sanmati' zabda kA kitanA bhI mahAna artha kyoM na ho, vaha kevala jJAnI kI virATatA ko apane meM nahIM sameTa sktaa| kevalajJAnI ke lie sanmati nAma choTA hI par3egA, ochA hI rahegA / vaha kevala jJAnI kI mahAnatA vyakta karane meM samartha nahIM ho sakatA / jinakI vANI evaM darzana ne anekoM kI zaMkAeM samApta kI hoM, anekoM ko sanmArga dikhAyA ho, satpatha meM lagAyA ho; unakI mahAnatA ko kisI eka kI zaMkA ko samApta karane vAlI ghaTanA kucha vizeSa vyakta nahIM kara sktii| bar3hate to apUrNa haiM / jo pUrNatA ko prApta ho cukA ho - use 'varddhamAna' kahanA kahAM taka sArthaka ho sakatA hai ? isI prakAra mahAvIra kI vIratA ko sAMpa aura hAthI vAlI ghaTanAoM se nApanA kahAM taka saMgata hai ? yaha eka vicArane kI bAta hai| yadyapi mahAvIra ke jIvana sambandhI ukta ghaTanAeM zAstroM meM varNita haiM, tathApi ve bAlaka varddhamAna ko vRddhigata batAtI haiM, bhagavAna mahAvIra ko nhiiN| sAMpa se na DaranA bAlaka barddhamAna ke lie gaurava kI bAta ho sakatI hai, hAthI ko vaza meM karanA rAjakumAra barddhamAna ke lie prazaMsanIya kArya ho sakatA hai, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie nahIM / AcAryoM ne unheM yathAsthAna hI iMgita kiyA hai| vana-vihArI pUrNa abhaya ko prApta mahAvIra sarvasvAtaMtraya ke udaghoSaka tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke lie sAMpa se DaranA, hAthI ko kAbU meM rakhanA kyA mahattva rakhate hai ? DA. hukamacanda bhArilla jisa prakAra bAlaka ke janma ke samaya iSTa mitra va sambandhI jana vastrAdi lAte haiM aura kabhI-kabhI to saiMkar3oM jor3I vastra bAlaka ke liye ikaTThe ho jAte haiM | lAte to sabhI bAlaka ke anurUpa hI haiM, para ve saba kapar3e to bAlaka ko pahinAe nahIM jA skte| bAlaka dina-pratidina bar3hatA jAtA hai, vastra to bar3hate nahIM / jaba bAlaka 20-25 varSa kA ho jAve, 2010_03 28 49
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________________ taba koI mAM use vastra to pahinAne kI soce janma ke samaya Aye the aura jinakA prayoga nahIM pAyA thA to kyA ve vastra 20-25 varSIya yuvaka ko A pAyeMge ? nahIM Ane para vastra lAne vAloM ko bhalA-burA kahe to yaha usakI hI mUrkhatA mAnI jAyegI, vastra lAne vAloM kI nahIM / usI prakAra mahAvIra ke varddhamAna, vIra, ativIra Adi nAma unheM usa samaya diye gaye the jaba ve nitya bar3ha rahe the, sanmati (mati - jJAna ) the, bAlaka the, rAjakumAra the| unhIM ghaTanAoM aura nAmoM ko lekara tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ko samajhanA cAheM to yaha hamArI buddhi kI hI kamI hogI, na ki likhane vAle AcAryo kI / ve nAma vIratA kI carcAeM yathAsamaya sArthaka thIM / darzana-digdarzana tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke virATa vyaktitva ko samajhane ke lie hameM unheM virAgI - vItarAgI dRSTikoNa se dekhanA hogaa| ve dharmakSetra ke vIra, ativIra aura mahAvIra the : yuddhakSetra ke nhiiN| yuddhakSetra aura dharmakSetra meM bahuta bar3A antara hai / yuddhakSetra meM zatru kA nAza kiyA jAtA hai ora dharmakSetra meM zatrutA kA / yuddhakSetra meM para ko jItA jAtA hai aura dharmakSetra meM svayaM ko / yuddhakSetra meM para ko mArA jAtA hai aura dharmakSetra meM apane vikAroM ko / mahAvIra kI vIratA meM daur3a-dhUpa nahIM, uchala-kUda nahIM, mArakATa nahIM, hAhAkAra nahIM; ananta zAMti hai| unake vyaktitva meM vaibhava kI nahIM, vItarAga-vijJAna kI virATatA hai| jaba-jaba yaha kahA jAtA hai ki mahAvIra kA jIvana ghaTanA pradhAna nahIM hai, taba usakA Azaya yahI hotA hai ki durghaTanA pradhAna nahIM hai; kyoMki tIrthakara ke jIvana meM Avazyaka zubha ghaTanAeM to paMcakalyANaka hI haiN| ve to mahAvIra ke jIvana meM ghaTI hI thiiN| durghaTanAeM ghaTanA koI acchI bAta to hai nahIM ki jinake ghaMTe binA jIvana hI na rahe aura eka bAta yaha bhI to hai ki durghaTanAeM yA to pApa ke udaya se ghaTatI haiM yA pApa bhAva ke kAraNa / jinake jIvana meM na pApa kA udaya ho aura na pApa bhAva ho, to phira durghaTanAeM kaise ghaTeMgI ? aniSTa saMyoga pApa ke udaya ke binA sambhava nahIM hai tathA vaibhava aura bhogoM meM ulajhAva pApa ke sadabhAva meM ghaTane vAlI ghaTanAoM meM zAdI eka aisI durghaTanA hai, jisake ghaTa jAne para durghaTanAoM kA kabhI na samApta hone vAlA silasilA AraMbha ho jAtA hai saubhAgya se mahAvIra ke jIvana meM yaha durghaTanA na ghaTa skii| (digambara mAnyatA) eka kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki unakA jIvana ghaTanA- pradhAna nahIM hai| 2010_03
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________________ svaH mohanalAla bAMThiyA smRti grantha loga kahate haiM ki bacapana meM kisake sAtha kyA nahIM ghaTanA, kisake ghuTane nahIM phUTate, kisake dAMta nahIM TUTate ? mahAvIra ke sAtha bhI nizcita rUpa se yaha saba kucha ghaTA hI hogA, bhale hI AcAryo ne na likhA ho / para durghaTanAeM bacapana to AyA thA, para bacapanA unameM nahIM thA, ataH ghuTane phUTane aura dAMta TUTane kA savAla hI nahIM utthtaa| ve to bacapana hI sarala, zAMta evaM ciMtanazIla vyaktitva ke dhanI the / upadrava karanA unake svabhAva meM hI na thA aura binA upadrava ke dAMta TUTanA, ghuTane phUTanA sambhava nahIM / kucha logoM kA kahanA yaha bhI hai ki na sahI bacapana meM, para javAnI to ghaTanAoM kAhI kAla hai| javAnI meM to kucha na kucha ghaTA hI hogaa| para! javAnI meM durghaTanAeM unake sAtha ghaTatI haiM, jina para javAnI car3hatI hai| mahAvIra to javAnI para car3he the, javAnI una para nahIM / javAnI car3hane kA artha hai - yauvana sambandhI vikRtiyAM utpanna honA aura javAnI para car3hane kA tAtparya zArIrika sauSTava kA pUrNatA ko prApta honA hai| rAga sambandhI vikRti bhogoM meM prakaTa hotI hai aura dveSa sambandhI vidroha meM / na ve rAgI the, na dveSI; ataH na ve bhogI the aura na hI drohI / vItarAgI - patha para calane vAle virAgI mahAvIra ko samajhane ke lie unake antara jhAMkanA hogaa| unakA vairAgya dezakAla kI paristhitiyoM se utpanna nahIM huA thA, usake kAraNa unake antaraMga meM vidyamAna the| unakA vairAgya paropajIvI nahIM thA / jo vairAgya kinhIM viziSTa paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa utpanna hotA hai, vaha kSaNajIvI hotA hai / paristhitiyoM ke badalate hI usakA samApta ho jAnA saMbhava hai / yadi deza-kAla kI paristhitiyAM mahAvIra ke anukUla hotIM to kyA ve vairAgya dhAraNa na karate, gRhasthI basAte, rAjya karate ? nahIM, kadApi nhiiN| phira paristhitiyAM unake pratikUla thIM hI kaba ? tIrthaMkara mahAna puNyazAlI mahApuruSa hote haiM, ataH paristhitiyoM kA unake pratikUla na honA asambhava nahIM hai| mAnA ki mahAvIra kA antara vizuddha thA, ataH ghara meM kucha na ghaTA, para vana meM to ghaTA hI hogA ? hAM ! hAM !! avazya ghaTA thA, para loka jaise ghaTane ko ghaTanA mAnatA hai vaisA kucha nahIM ghaTA thA / rAga-dveSa ghaTa gae the, taba to ve vana ko gae hI the| kyA rAga-dveSa kA ghaTanA koI ghaTanA nahIM hai ? para bahirmukhI dRSTivAle ko rAga-dveSa ghaTane meM kucha ghaTanA-sA nahIM lagatA / tijorI meM se lAkha rupayA ghaTa-sA nahIM lagatA / tijorI meM se lAkha, . do lAkha 2010_03
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________________ darzana-digdarzana rupayA ghaTa jAyeM, zarIra meM se kucha khUna ghaTa jAye to ise ghaTanA nahIM kahA jaataa| vana meM hI to mahAvIra rAgI se vItarAgI bane the, alpajJAnI se pUrNajJAnI bane the| sarvajJatA aura tIrthekaratva vana meM hI to pAyA thaa| kyA ye ghaTanAeM choTI haiM ? kyA kama haiM ? inase bar3I bhI koI ghaTanA ho sakatI hai| mAnava se bhagavAna bana jAnA koI choTI ghaTanA hai ? para jagatko to isameM koI ghaTanA sI hI nahIM lgtii| tor3a-phor3a kI ruci vAle jagata ko tor3a-phor3a meM hI ghaTanA najara AtI hai, antara meM zAMti se jo kucha ghaTa jAya, use vaha ghaTanA-sA nahIM lgtaa| antara meM jo kucha pratipala ghaTa rahA hai vaha to use dikhAI nahIM detA,bAhara meM kucha halacala ho tabhI kucha ghaTA-sA lagatA hai| jaba taka devAMganAeM lubhAne ko na AveM aura unake lubhAne para bhI koI mahApuruSa na Dige, taba taka hameM usakI virAgatA meM zaMkA banI rahatI hai| jaba taka koI patthara na barasAe, upadrava na kare aura upadrava meM bhI koI mahAtmA zAMta na banA rahe, taba taka hameM usakI vIta dveSatA samajha meM nahIM aatii| yadi prabala puNyodaya se kisI mahAtmA ke isa prakAra ke pratikUla saMyoga na mileM to kyA vaha vItarAgI aura vItadveSI nahIM bana sakatA? kyA vItarAgI aura vItadveSI banane ke lie devAMganAoM kA DiganA aura rAkSasoM kA upadrava karanA Avazyaka hai ? kyA vItarAgatA ina ghaTanAoM ke binA prApta aura saMpreSita nahIM kI jA sakatI? kyA mujhe kSamAzIla hone ke lie sAmane vAloM kA mujhe satAnA, gAlI denA jarUrI hai ? kyA unake satAe binA maiM zAMta nahIM ho sakatA ? ye kucha aise prazna haiM, jo bAhya ghaTanAoM kI kamI ke kAraNa mahAvIra ke caritra meM rUkhApana mAnane vAloM aura cintita hone vAloM ke lie vicAraNIya hai| ___ mahAvIra ke sAtha vana meM kyA ghaTA thA ? vana meM jAne se pUrva hI mahAvIra bahuta kucha to vItarAgI ho hI gaye the, rahA-sahA rAga bhI tor3a, pUrNa vItarAgI banane cala par3e the| unhoMne saba kucha chor3A thA, kucha or3hA na thaa| ve sAdhu bane nahIM, ho gaye the| sAdhu banane meM veSa palaTanA par3atA hai, sAdhu hone meM svayaM hI palaTa jAtA hai| vastutaH sAdhu kI koI Desa nahIM hai, saba DesoM kA tyAga hI sAdhu kA veSa hai| Desa badalane se sAdhutA nahIM AtI, sAdhutA Ane para Desa chUTa jAtI hai| sAdhutA baMdhana nahIM hai, usameM sarva baMdhanoM kI asvIkRti hai| sAdhu kA koI veSa nahIM hotA, nagnatA koI veSa nahIM, veSa sAja-zrRMgAra hai, sAdhu ko sajane-saMvarane kI phursata hI 2010_03
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________________ / sva: mohanalAla bAThiyA smRti grantha kahAM hai ? usakA sajane kA bhAva hI calA gayA hai| sajane meM 'maiM dUsaroM ko kaisA lagatA hUM ?' kA bhAva pramukha rahatA hai| sAdhu ko dUsaroM se prayojana hI nahIM hai, vaha jaisA hai - vaisA hI hai| __mahAvIra munirAja varddhamAna nagara chor3a bana meM cale gye| para ve vana meM bhI kahAM rahe ? ve to AtmavAsI haiN| na unheM nagara se lagAva hai, na vana se ; ve to donoM se alaga ho gaye haiM, unakA to para se alagAva hI alagAva hai| rAgI vana meM jAyegA to kuTiyA banAyegA, vahAM bhI dhara banAyegA, grAma aura nagara basAyegA, vahAM bhI ghara basAyegA, grAma aura nagara basAyegA ; bhale hI usakA nAma kucha bhI ho, hai to vaha ghara hii| rAgI vana meM bhI maMdira ke nAma para mahala banAyegA, mahaloM meM bhI upavana bnaayegaa| vaha vana meM rahakara bhI mahaloM ko chor3egA nahIM, mahala meM rahakara bhI vana ko chor3egA nhiiN| unakA citta jagata ke prati sajaga na hokara AtmaniSTha ho gayA thaa| deza-kAla kI paristhitiyoM ke kAraNa unhoMne apanI vAsanAoM kA damana nahIM kiyA thaa| unheM damana kI AvazyakatA bhI na thI, kyoMki vAsanAeM svayaM asta ho cukI thiiN| unhoMne sarvathA mauna dhAraNa kara liyA thA, unako bolane kA bhAva bhI na rahA thaa| vANI para se jor3atI hai, unheM para se jur3anA hI na thaa| vANI vicAroM kI vAhaka hai, vaha vicAroM kA AdAna-pradAna karane meM nimitta hai, vaha samajhane-samajhane ke kAma AtI hai ; unheM kisI ko samajhAne kA rAga bhI na rahA thA, ataH vANI kA kyA pryojn| vANI unheM prApta thI para vANI kI unheM AvazyakatA hI na thii| eka aghaTa ghaTanA mahAvIra ke jIvana meM avazya ghaTI thii| Aja se 2502 varSa pahale dIpAvalI ke dina jaba ve ghaTa (daha) se alaga ho gaye the, aghaTa ho gaye the, ghaTa ghaTa ke vAsI hokara bhI ghaTavAsI bhI na rahe the, gRhavAsI aura vanavAsI to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai, antima ghaTa (daha) ko bhI tyAga mukta ho gaye the| isa prakAra jagata se sarvathA alipta, sampUrNataH AtmaniSTha mahAvIra ke jIvana ko samajhane ke lie unake antara meM jhAMkanA hogA ki unake antara meM kyA kucha ghaTA? unheM bAharI ghaTanAoM se nApanA, bAharI ghaTanAoM ko bAMdhanA saMbhava nahIM hai| yadi hamane unake Upara aghaTa-ghaTanAoM ko thopane kI koziza kI to vAstavika mahAvIra tirohita ho jAveMge, ve hamArI pakar3a se bAhara ho jAveMge ; aura jo mahAvIra hamAre hAtha lageMge, ve vAstavika 2010_03
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________________ / darzana-digdarzana mahAvIra na hoMge, terI-merI kalpanA ke mahAvIra hoNge| yadi hameM vAstavika mahAvIra cAhiye to unheM kalpanAoM ke gheroM meM na gheriye, unheM samajhane kA yatna kIjie, apanI vikRta kalpanAoM ko una para thopane kI anAdhikAra ceSTA mata kIjie / 2010_03