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________________ mahAvIra kA dharma vitarAga aura hamArA dRSTirAga le. agaracaMda nAharA jina mahApuruSoM ne rAga para vijaya pAyI arthAta rAga ko naSTa kara diyaa| jaina dharma meM ve hI vAstavika deva yA paramAtmA haiN| isalie tIrthakaroM kA vizeSaNa vItarAga sArthaka hai aura jaina tIrthaMkaroM ko vitarAga kahA jAtA haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne vItarAgatA ko hI sAdhya banAyA aura jaba ve pUrNa vItarAga bana gaye tabhI unameM kevalajJAna utpanna huA aura usake bAda hI unhoMne 30 varSoM taka dharma pracAra kiyaa| AThoM karmoM meM mohanIya karma hI sabase prabala mAnA gayA hai| jahA~ taka moha rahatA hai| vahA~ taka samyaka, jJAna, samyaka cAritrya, zuddha aura pUrNarUpatA prApta nahIM hotii| bAkI sabhI AtmA ke eka eka guNa ko avatarita karate hai| jaba kI mohanIya karma samyak darzana aura samyak cAritrya ina do Atmika guNoM ke avarodhaka hai aura mohanIya karma ke naSTa hue binA jo bhI jJAna haiN| vaha ajJAna aura kajAna haiN| aura cAritrya bhI kucAritrya haiN| isalie mokSamArga kA sabase bar3A bAdhaka mohanIya karma hI haiM, kyoMki samyakU darzana jJAna, cArikhya ina tInoM ko mokSa mArga kA sAdhana batAyA gayA haiN| moha kA prabala kAraNa rAga hI haiM jo aneka rUpoM meM pratyeka sAMsArika jIva meM bharA par3A haiN| icchA se lekara Asakti taka kI sArI prakriyAe~ rAga ke kAraNa hI utpanna hotI haiN| isalie karmabaMdha aura saMsAra kA mUla yA bIja rAga - dveSa hI hai| jitane - jitane aMza meM rAga-dveSa haTegA yA kama hogA utane- utane aMza meM AtmA zuddha hogii| Atmika guNa pragaTa hoNge| jaina dharma meM jIva yA AtmA kA lakSaNa dhArmika viSayoM ko lekara bhI rAga - dveSa atyadhika bar3hA huA haiN| vAstava meM to jahA~ samabhAva hai, vahI dharma hai| jahA~ rAga-bhAva hai vahA~ dharma hI nhiiN| kyoMki dharma vitarAgitA meM hai| samatA meM hai| upa-samameM hama kalpasUtra meM zramaNatva yA zramaNa dharma kA sAra "upasama" bhAva ko hI batalAyA haiN| jahA~ upasama haiM vahIM zAMti haiM, kSamA haiM, saralatA hai, mRdutA hai, saMtoSa hai isIlie dharma ke dasa lakSaNa batalAe gaye haiN| jina-jina vyaktiyoM meM jitane - jitane aMza meM hI vaha dhaarmik| isake viparita jahA~ jitanA krodha, mAna, mAyA, loma, rAga-dveSa viSayaka kASAya Adi doSa haiM, utane aMzo meM ve adharmI haiM, 'pApI haiM, doSI hai, isa bAta ko pratyeka jainI ko gaharAI se ciMtana karate hue apane hRdaya meM ise Adarza vAkya ke rUpa meM pratiSThita kara lenA caahie| vaise to rAga ke asaMkhya bheda hai, para jaina graMtho meM usake tIna pramukha bheda batalAye gaye hai| [9] kAma-rAga [2] sneha-rAga [3] dRsstti-raag| viSaya - vAsanA ke prati AkarSaNa kAma-rAga haiN| pA~co indriyoM ke 23 viSayoM aura vikAroM kA sAmaveza kAma-rAga meM hotA haiN| kuTumba, parivAra, strI-puruSa, mAtA-pitA, dhana-dhAnya Adi meM jo vizeSa lagAva hotA haiN| vahIM sneha-rAga haiN| yadyapi ye donoM rAga bar3e balavAna haiM inheM jItanA bahuta hI kaThina haiM, phira bhI jaina manISiyoM ne "dRSTi-rAga chor3anA aura bhI adhika kaThina batAyA haiM, kyoMki vaha sahaja pakar3a meM nahIM AtA, bar3A sUkSma haiM, lubhAvanA bhI hai| isIlie usake doSa, prAya: dhyAna meM nahIM aate| hamArI dRSTi meM hama jise apanA yA acchA mAna lete haiM, usameM hamArA itanA prabala anurAga ho jAtA haiM ki usase bhI acche vyakti ke prati hamArA aisA sadabhAva nahIM hotaa| samAna guNI yA vizeSa guNI kI apekSA dRSTi - rAga ke kAraNa hI hotI hai| saMpradAya dRSTi - rAga para hI AdhArita haiN| vAstavika dharma kI prApti meM sampradAyikatA bahuta bar3I bAdhA haiN| ekAMta yA Agraha dRSTi yA vRti dRSTi rAga ke kAraNa hI hotI haiN| isIlie samyak dRSiTa ko sarvAdhika mahatva diyA gayA haiN| anAgraha dRSTi, vRti aura samAnvaya bhAva hI samyaka dRSTi yA anekAMta dRSTi haiN| jo vItarAgitA kI ora le jAne vAlI dRSTi yA vRti haiM, hama anekAMta kI carcA karate hue jaina dharma kA mahatva -pUrNa siddhAMta batalAkara apane Apako gorakhAnvita anubhava karate haiM, aura kahate hai kiMtu anekAMta ko hamane sahI meM samajhane kA hI prayatna nahIM kiyA to jIvana vyavahAra meM kaise A pAyegA vaha? isIlie eka mahApuruSa ne kahA hai: dRSTi rAga no poSa, teha samakti ginnuu| syAdavAda nI dRSTi, na dekha nija pnnuu|| arthAta hamane to dRSTi-rAga ko hI samyakatva - samyaka darzana mAna liyA hai aura usI dRSTirAga ko adhikAdhika poSaNa diye jA rahe haiN| jaina samAja meM dRSTi-rAga kitane adhika prabhAvaka rupa meM prabhAva jamAye baiThA hai, isake kucha dRSTAMta de rahA huuN| vAstava meM hamArA dhyAna usa ora jAtA hI nahIM ki dRSiTa rAga hAnikAra haiN| varan to use upAdeya ke rupa meM samajhA gayA haiN| jaba vaha heya hai, yaha bhAvanA jAgRta hogI tabhI usase chuTanA saMbhava ho skegaa| dRSTi rAga ne to hameM aise pragAr3ha rUpa meM bAMdha skhA hai ki hameM usakA bhAna hI nahIM hotaa| deva, gurU aura dharma jo hamAre AdhyAtmika utkarSa ke prabala sAdhana hai| unameM bhI dRSTi-rAga viSa kI taraha ghula mila gayA haiM aura hama use hI amRta mAnakara nitya-niraMtara pIte jA rahe haiN| vitarAga prabhu ke maMdira va mUrtiyoM ko hI le| hamane usakI itanI viDambanA kara rakhI hai| kabhI-kabhI to mujhe bahuta hI duHkha ra Azcarya hotA hai tathA sAtha hI hasI bhI AtI haiN| sabase pahale bAta jo mujhe bAra-bAra kaTaucatI haiM, vaha haiM digambara - zvetAmbara mandiroM aura mUrtiyoM meM bhedabhAva tathA inake lie hone vAle manamurAva kalaha jhagaDe aura samAja kI china - bhinnatA, samaya, zakti aura dhana kI asIma brbaadii| mere samajha meM yaha nahIM AtA ki hama vitarAga paramAtmA tIrthaMkaroM aura unake jIvana dharma aura upadeza vitarAgatA para ke upAsaka itane mUr3ha kaise ho gaye ki mUla lakSya ko sarvathA bhUlakara navakAra-maMtra-ArAdhanA aMtakaraNa ke sukha ke liye hai laukika kAmanA hetu sAdhanA nirarthaka ho jAtI hai| 366
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________________ viparita mArga ko apanAne lage haiM, unhIM ko dRSTi ke madhya rakhakara jhagar3e, korTa-kesa, hiMsA karate haiN| jinhoMne inase alaga rahane ke lie hamArA mArga prazasta kiyA thaa| kaisI bhayaMkara viDambanA hai ki hama rAga-dveSa se rahita prabhu ko hI rAga-deSa kI jvAlAoM meM DAla dete hai| jaina maMdiro aura mUrtiyoM kI sthApanA kA eka mAtra lakSya yahIM to hai ki hama nitya niraMtara unase AdhyAtmika preraNA prApta kara dhyAna, samyakatva aura vitarAgatA kI ora bddh'e| mandira meM jAte va mUrti kA darzana karate hI hama ekAgratA - cita se tIrthaMkaroM ke guNoM kA smaraNa karate hue va apane doSoM kI ora dhyAna dete hue una guNoM ko pragaTita karane kI preraNA prApta kareM tathA prayatna aura puruSArya, vItarAgatA kI prApti ke lie hi kreN| vitarAga ko dekhakara hamAre hadaya mandira meM eka preraNA ora prakAza jAgRta ho ki hama niraMtara rAga-dveSa meM jhUla rahe hai, yaha hamArI sabase bar3I mUla hai| isako miTAnA hamAre lie bahuta hI Avazyaka hai| kheda hai ki hama maMdira aura mUrtiyoM ko lekara bhI rAga-dveSa baDhA hI rahe hai| ata: vItarAga kA mUla dhyeya hI bhUlAyA jA rahA hai| yaha zvetAmbara mandira hai, yaha digambara, yahI bhAvanA ThIka nhiiN| kintu jaba zvetAmbara yaha suna lete haiM ki yaha digambara mandira hai aura digambara yaha jAna lete hai ki yaha zvetAmbara mandira hai to unheM apanA-apanA nahIM mAnakara eka dUsare ke mandiroM meM nahIM jAte, darzana vandana nahIM krte| apitu upekSA karate hai| phira aisI alagAva kI bhAvanAe~ kyoM panapatI haiM -hamAre bhItara? dRSTi-rAga ke kAraNa hI to| merI rAya meM tIrthaMkaroM kI yaha upekSA, avahelanA, AzAtanA aura apamAna hai| para dRSTi-rAga meM vItarAga bhagavAna ke maMdira yA mUrti pramukha nahIM rahate zvetAmbara yA digambara sampradAya mukhya ho jAte haiN| isIliye vItarAga kI mUrti ko dekhakara jo prazAMta aura nirmala bhAva utpanna hone cAhie ve utpanna nahIM ho pAte, varana kahI-kahI to viparita bhAva bhI dikhAI dete hai| tIrthoM aura mUrtiyoM ke jhagar3e meM samaya, zakti aura dhana kI barbAdI ho rahI haiM yaha kisI se bhI chipA nahIM haiN| phira bhI yaha vivAda samApta hI nahIM hote balki dina-pratidina bar3hate hI jAte haiN| kyoMki dRSTi-rAga hamAre mAnasa para gahare rupa meM chAyA huA hai| vAstava meM jahA~ jAkara hamAre-rAga-dveSa zAMta hone cAhiye, vahA~ ve ulTe bar3hate huye dikhAI dete hai| kisI eka mUrti ke prati hamArA itanA adhika AkarSaNa yA dRSTi-rAga ho jAtA hai ki "hama baisI hI" dUsarI matiyoM kI pUjA va mAnyatA usa rupa meM nahIM karate jisa rUpa meM apanI mAnI huI camatkArika yA vizeSa zraddhA prApta mUrti kI karate haiN| jala ki vItarAgatA kI preraNA dene vAlI sabhI matiyA~ samAna haiM to eka mUrti vizeSa meM hI apanI zraddhA ko kendrIta karanA aura dUsarI mUrtiyoM kI upekSA karanA, usI ke samAna pUjA nahIM karanA yaha dRSTi rAga hI to hai| eka maMdira meM eka mUrti kA darzana karane saikar3oM-hajAroM loga nitya jAte hai, usI maMdira kI sArI mUrtiyA~ yA pAsa ke anya mandiroM meM darzana-pUjana karane vAle virale hI pahu~cate hoNge| isa vRtti meM dRSTi-rAga hI hai| isI kAraNa eka mandira meM dhUma-dhAma, cahala-pahala haiM dusare mandira meM suunaapn| eka mandira meM lAkhoM kI AmadAnI hai to dUsare meM pUjA kA bhI prabandha nahIM haiN| aura bhI tAjjuba kI bAta to yaha hai ki eka mandira meM lAkhoM kI AmadAnI hai to dUsare meM pUjA kA bhI pravandha nahIM aura bhI tAjjuba kI bAta to yaha hai ki eka mandira meM lAkhoM par3e hai to dUsarA mandira dina pratidina jIrNa-zIrNa hotA jA rahA haiM, TUTa phUTa rahA hai aura usameM koI pUjA bhI nahIM karatA, yaha saba dekhate hue bhI usake jIrNoddhAra, pUjA vyavasthA meM samRddha mandira se kucha bhI nahIM diyA jaataa| sociye ki donoM hI mandira unhIM tIrthaMkaroM kI mUrtiyA vAle haiM phira unameM itanA bheda-bhAva va antara kyoM? rupayA kisI vyakti kA nahIM, tIrthaMkaroM ke mandira kA haiM para yahA~ apanA-parAyA, merA-terA yaha bheda-bhAva itanA chA gayA hai ki hama kartavya kA bhAna bhUla gaye haiN| mAnoM usa mandira kA paisA hamArA apanA ho, jAbaki hama kevala usake saMrakSaka evaM vyavasthApaka mAtra haiN| jahA~ eka aura sahastroM kI tAdAda meM mUrtiyoM naSTa ho jA rahI hai, unakI koI sAra saMbhAla rakhane vAlA nahIM, dUsarI ora hajAroM mUrtiyoM va mandira banate jA rahe hai| aisA kyoM? uttara hai ki hama banAyeMge to hamArA nAma rheNge| dUsare ke banAe hue mandira aura mUrtiyA~ hai to usameM hamArA kyA? isIlie prAcIna aura sundara mUrtiyA~ sarvathA upakSita hai, kahIM-kahI to bhayaMkara AzAtanA ho rahI hai, para usa ora hamArA dhyAna hI nahIM jaataa| hameM to apA zilAlekha khudAnA hai, apanA nAma kamAnA hai| yaha hamArI asamyaka dRSTi-mithyA dRSTi kA hI paricAyaka hai| dRSTi-rAga ke kAraNa hI hamArI dRSTi samyaka nahIM ho paatii| ciMtana aura pravRtti sahI nahIM hotii| isI prakAra apane guNa, gaccha aura garuoM ko leM, jisa saMpradAya kA gaccha kA yA sampradAya kA bhI jo upAsaka hotA hai, usI meM usakA rAga baMdha jAtA hai| isalie dUsare saMpradAya gaccha yA samudAya ke acche vyaktiyoM va acchI bAtoM kI ora usakA dhyAna hI nahIM jAtA yA upekSA karatA hai| zvetAmbara digambara guruoM ke pAsa nahIM jAte, yadi jAte haiM apane mAne hue guru ke prati jaisA sadbhAva yA bhaktibhAva hotA hai vaisA usake prati nahIM hotaa| isI taraha digambaroM kA zvetAmbara sAdhuoM ke prati bhAva hotA haiN| kyoM? kyoMki hamArI dRSTi bAharI pariveza, veza yA liMga taka hI sImita ho gaI haiM, dUsare veza yA vyakti cAheM vaha kitanA u~cA ho hama use utanA adhika mahatva nahIM dete jitanA hama hamAre sampradAya ke kama guNavAna vezadhArI ko dete haiN| kyoMki hamArI dRSTi bAjha nAma, rupa ke prati adhika gaharI hotI haiM yaha saba dRSTirAga ke kAraNa hI hotA hai| bhinna saMpradAya kI bAta choDa bhI deM to bhI, eka hI gaccha yA saMpradAya meM bhI hamArI dRSTi itanI rAga bhAva vAlI ho gaI hai ki digambara saMpradAya meM bIsa paMthI, terApaMthI aura kAnajI Adi ke jhagaDe calate hI rahate haiN| eka dUsare kI mAnyatAoM mAnavatA ke vikAsa se ho devatva, AcAryatva, siddhatva kA sRjana-vikAsa ho sakatA hai| 367
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________________ ke khaMDana meM hI vidvAna juTe hue haiN| vyavahAra dRSTi vAle apane kriyA-kANDa aura puNya kriyAoM meM magna haiM to nizcaya vRSTivAle unakI upekSA aura niMdA karane meM vyasta haiN| digaMbara muniyoM meM bhI jo jisa muni ke bhakta hai, usa muni ke izAre yA kathana se to lAkhoM rupaye kharca kara deMge para dUsare acche aura U~ce muni kI ora dhyAna bhI nahIM deNge| samadRSTi kI jagaha viSamadRSTi yA bheda dRSTi, dRSTi rAga ke kAraNa hI hotI haiN| eka hI saMpradAya yA saMgha meM vyaktiyoM ke bhI jo jisake bhakta haiM, ve unhIM ke prati zraddhAzIla hai| usI saMgha yA saMpradAya ke dUsare muni yA ArmikA ke prati vaisA sadbhAva nahIM milegaa| zvetAmbara saMpradAya meM bhI isI dRSTi rAga kA prAdhyAnya hai| paraspara gacchoM ke jhagaDe, tithiyoM ke vivAda calate rahate haiN| eka tapAgaccha meM hI jo rAmasUri ke bhakta haiM, ve dUsare samudAyavAloM ko usa rupa meM nahIM maaneNge| apane mAne hue AcArya yA sAdhu hI sarvopari hai, dUsare unake sAmane kucha bhI nahIM hai, yA sAdhu nahIM hai, aisI dhAraNA banA leNge| sthAnakavAsI saMpradAya se bhI jo zramaNasaMgha ke anuyAyI hai ve usa. saMgha ke amuka muni ko hI vizeSa maaneNge| jaise hastImalajI ko mAnane vAle dUsaroM ko usa rUpa meM nahIM mAneMge, nAnAlAlajI ko mAnane vAle sthAnakavAsI anya saMpradAya ke sAdhu-sAhivayoM ke prati upekSAbhAva rakheMge, kahIM to unakI kaTu AlocanA taka bhI karate najara Ate haiM urthAta dRSTi rAga kA padI unakI A~kho aura hRdaya para itane gahare chA jAte haiM ki dUsare saba phike aura nIce lagane lagate haiN| dUsare saMpradAya ke vyaktiyoM ko cAhe ve kitane hI acche ho, utanA Adara nahIM diyA jaataa| apane saMpradAya ke bhI amuka vyakti ke prati dRSTirAga bana gayA hai to dUsare ke prati vaisA sadbhAva nahIM miltaa| kisI dharma-saMpradAya ke mukhya AdhAra usake deva guru aura zAstra hote haiN| jaba hama deva guru kI carcA ke bAda zAstra arthAta mAnya granthoM kI ora dRSTipAta kreNge| jisase dharma ke tInoM stambhoM AdhAroM para dRSTirAga kaisA chAyA huA hai, spaSTa ho jaaegaa| bhagavanA mahAvIra kI jo kucha bhI vANI baca pAyI hai vaha jaina AgamoM meM upalabdha hai| kevala kucha sAmpradAyika mAnyatAoM meM aMtara paDa jAtA hai isalie digambara sampradAya vAloM ne yahA~ taka kaha diyA ki prAcIna jaina Agama sabhI lupta ho cuke haiN| jabaki digambara graMtho meM hI una AgamoM kA jo vivaraNa aura varNana milatA hai, vaha zvetAmbara mAnya AgamoM meM bahuta kucha usI rupa meM prApta hai| pAzcAtya vidvAnoM ne bhI batalAte hue kahA gayA hai ki: nANaM ca dasaNaM deva carita ca tavo thaaN| vIriya uvabhogo ya evaM jIvasya lkkhnnN| arthAt jIva vahIM hai, jisameM jJAna-darzana cAritra tapa vIrya (zakti) aura upayoga nAmaka guNa haiN| jIva kA pramukha lakSaNa batAyA gayA hai- caitny| jisameM cetanA nahIM, vaha ajIva haiM jar3a eka haiM, usameM anubhava aura saMvedana zakti nahIM hotii| anAdikAla se jIva aura ajIva arthAta caitanya aura jar3a sAtha rahe hue haiN| jIva ne pudagala yA jar3a kA apanA mAna liyA haiN| isa mamatva rAga, moha yA ajJAna ke kAraNa hI saMsAra meM cakkara kATa rahA haiN| AtmA-vismRti hI prasAda aura midhyAtva haiN| para ko apanA mAna lenA hI anAdikAla kI bhUla haiN| aura pudagala se bane hue zarIra aura padArthoM ko apanA mAna lenA rAga-dveSa ke kAraNa hI hotA haiN| isalie bhI karma yA saMsAra kI jar3a rAgabhAva hI haiN| eka tatvajJa mahApuruSa ne bahuta hI saMkSepa aura sarala rupa meM kahA hai ki 'karmana kI jar3a rAga haiM rAga jare jala jAyA" arthAta rAga ke kAraNa hI karmabaMda hote hai aura rAga ke samApta hote hI karma bhI jalakara bhasma ho jAte hai| pratyeka jainI ko jaina dharma ke isa sArabhUta vAkya para khuba ciMtana karanA cAhie aura jitanA bhI saMbhava ho "rAga-dveSa" ko kama karane aura naSTa karane kA lakSya rakhate hue prabala puruSArtha karanA cAhie para vartamAna meM hameM apane kA isase sarvathA viparIta pA rahe hai| eka taraha se yaha bhI kaha sakate hai ki kaI bAra anya sAmAnya jIvoM kI apekSA bhI jainoM meM rAga-dveSa adhika pAyA jAtA hai| vyAvahArika kAryoM meM hI nahIM kintu una AgamoM kI prAcInatA aura prAmaNikatA svIkAra kI hai, para hamAre digambara vidvAna unake paThana-pAThana meM utanI ruci nahIM lete haiN| isI taraha zvetAMbara saMpradAya meM bhI sthAnakavAsI saMpradAya battIsa sUtroM ke jitanA mahatva detA hai utanA unhI battIsa sUtroM se naMdIsUtra Adi meM ullekhita anya AgamoM ko mahatva nahIM detaa| tathApi ve Agama bahuta upayogI hai aura kaIyoM meM to unake lie bAdhAjanaka hoM, aisI koI bAta to nahIM miltii| yadhapi battIsa aura paitAlIsa saMkhyA kA koI mahatva nahIM hai para apane-apane saMpradAya kI dRSTi gaMdha gaI hai| usa saMkucita-sApradAyika dRSTi ke kAraNa dUsare acche graMthoM kI bhI upekSA kI jAtI hai| honA to yaha cAhie ki 'satya' hai, vaha merA hai, para ho gayA hai, "jo meM jAnatA hai, jo maiM kahatA hai, jo maiM mAnatA hU~" vahIM merA hai, vahI 'satya hai| yaha AgrahazAlatA hI dRSTirAga haiN| vyakti pUjA ko jaina dharma meM isalie mahatva nahIM diyA kiMtu hama phira usI vyakti-pUjA ke ghara meM baMdha gae haiN| mula vastU ko mulakara bAharI dAce ko sarvasva mAnane lage haiN| vAstava meM samadRSTi aura guNadRSTi ko hI pradhAnatA milanI caahie| AtmakalyANa isI meM hai| para Aja jaina samAja meM dRSTirAga kA prAdhAnya haiN| usako choDe binA hama samyak dRSTi nahIM ho skte|sce jaina nahIM ho skte| mahAvIra ke sace anuyAyI bhI nahIM ho skte| isalie hamAre lie yahI hitakara haiM ki hama isa rAga-dveSa aura usameM bhI dRSTi rAga ko sarvathA miTAkara apane Apa ko anekAMta anuyAyI aura sacA jaina pramANita kara ske| mAnava jaba atyaMta prasanna hotA hai taba usakI aMtarAtmA bhI gAtI rahatI haiN| 368