Book Title: Mahavir ka Kevalgyan Sthal
Author(s): Sagarmal Jain
Publisher: Z_Sagar_Jain_Vidya_Bharti_Part_6_001689.pdf
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna sthala eka punarvicAra vartamAna meM mahAvIra ke kevalajJAna sthala ke rUpa meM sammedazikhara aura giriDIha ke bIca tathA pAlagaMja ke samIpa 'bArAkara' ko mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna sthala mAnA jAtA haiN| yadyapi pAlagaMja purAtAttvika dRSTi se eka mahattvapUrNa sthala hai| vahAM pAlakAlIna (lagabhaga 10vIM zatAbdI kA) mandira bhI hai| usI ko lakSya meM rakhakara sambhavata: vartamAna sammetazikhara ko 20 tIthaMkaroM ke nirvANa sthala ke rUpa meM tathA bArAkara ko mahAvIra ke kevalajJAna sthala ke rUpa meM lagabhaga 16vIM zatAbdI meM mAnyatA dI gii| merI dRSTi meM vartamAna meM jise zvetAmbara paramparA mahAvIra kA janmasthala mAna rahI hai, vaha vastuta: mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna sthala hI haiN| jaisA maiMne apane Alekha 'bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma sthala : eka punarvicAra' meM iMgita kiyA hai ki usa sthala para I. san kI prArambhika zatAbdiyoM meM bhI koI smAraka rahA thA aura yaha bahata kucha sambhava hai ki vaha smAraka mahAvIra ke kevalajJAna prApti sthala kI smRti meM hI banAyA gayA ho| vartamAna meM 'bArAkara' ko jo mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna sthala mAnA jAtA hai, vahAM 16-17 zatAbdI se prAcIna koI purAtAttvika sAkSya upalabdha nahIM hote| jabaki jamaI kSetra ke antargata lachavAr3a ke samIpavartI kSetra meM kama se kama I. sana ke prArambhika zatAbdiyoM ke purAtAttvika pramANa vizeSa rUpa se IMTa Adi svaMya lekhaka ne dekhe haiN| AgamoM meM vizeSa rUpa se AcArAMga dvitIya zrutaskandha evaM kalpasUtra maiM mahAvIra ke kevalajJAna prApti kA jo sandarbha upasthita hai usameM kahA gayA hai ki "jaMbhiyagrAma nagara ke bAhara RjuvAlikA ke uttarI kinAre para zAmakagAthApati ke kASTakaraNa (kASTasaMgraha kSetra) meM 'veyAvatta' nAmaka caitya ke uttara-pUrva dizA bhAga meM na ati dUra aura na ati nikaTa zAlavRkSa ke nIce ukaDU hokara goduhAsana se sUrya kI AtApanA lete hue urdhvajAnu adhosira dharma-dhyAna meM nirata dhyAna koSTaka ko prApta zukla dhyAna ke antargata vartamAna vardhamAna ko nivRtti dilAne vAlA pratipUrNa avyAhata nirAvaraNa ananta, anuttara, zreSTha jJAna-darzana utpanna huaa| sAmAnyatayA vidvAnoM ne yahAM yaha mAna liyA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ko jaMbhiyagrAma ke nikaTa RjuvAlikA nadI ke uttarI kinAre para zAmakagAthApati ke kheta meM Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 sAlavRkSa ke nIce kevalajJAna prApta huaa| unhoMne isameM bahiyA aura kaThThakaraNaMsI jaise zabdoM kI ora dhyAna nahIM diyA hai| vartamAna meM zvetAmbara paramparA jise mahAvIra kA janma sthala mAna rahI hai vaha kacce mArga se vartamAna jamuI se 7-8 ki.mI. se adhika dUra nahIM hai| isa mArga meM UlAhI nadI ko do-tIna bAra pAra karate hue jAnA par3atA hai| kintu yaha mArga vastuta: moTara, gAr3iyoM Adi ke lie nahIM hai| vaise yadi nadI ke kinAre-kinAre khetoM meM se yAtrA kI jAya to merI dRSTi meM yaha mArga lagabhaga 7 ki.mI. se adhika nahIM hai| lekhaka ne svayaM kacce mArga se kAra se isa kSetra kI yAtrA kI hai| yadi hama jaMbhiyagAma ko Adhunika jamuI hI mAneM to bhI yaha sthAna vahAM se eka pahAr3a ko pAra karanepara 7-8 ki.mI. se adhika nahIM raha jAtA haiN| merI dRSTi meM 'bahiyA' kA artha ati nikaTa na samajha kara jaMbhiyagrAma kA bAhya kSetra samajhanA caahie| Aja bhI sAmAnya rUpa se kisI bhI nagara ke 8-10 ki.mI. ke kSetra ko bhI usI nagara kA bAhya bhAga mAnA jAtA hai| yahAM yaha bhI smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki sAmAnyatayA bhagavAna mahAvIra apane sAdhanAkAla meM kisI bhI bar3e nagara ke ati nikaTa nahIM rahate the| 'kaThukaraNa' zabda kA jo kRSi bhUmi yA kheta artha lagAyA jAtA hai vaha merI dRSTi meM ucita nahIM haiN| 'kaThThakaraNa' kA artha jaMgala yA kASTa saMgraha karane kA kSetra aisA hotA hai, kRSi kSetra nahIM hotaa| punaH zAmaka ko sAmAnya gRhastha yA kRSaka na mAnakara gAthApati kahA gayA hai| gAthApati sAmAnyatayA nagara ke pratiSThita vyakti ko hI kahA jAtA hai| vastuta: bhagavAna mahAvIra kevalajJAna prApti ke pUrva zAmaka gAthApati ke vana kSetra meM sAdhanA hetu sthita the| ataH mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna sthala vastuta: RjuvAlikA nadI ke uttarI kinAre kA zAmaka gAthApati kA vana kSetra hI thA na ki koI khet| punaH vahAM sAlavRkSoM ke hone kA tAtparya bhI yahI hai ki vaha sAlavRkSoM kA vana rahA hogaa| ata: mahAvIra ke kevalajJAna sthala ko jaMbhiya (vartamAna jamuI) ke RjuvAlikA nadI ke (ulAI) uttarI kinAre kA vana kSetra samajhanA caahie| lekhaka ne lagabhaga 15 varSa pUrva jaba isa kSetra kI yAtrA kI thI taba bhI yaha kSetra tIna ora se pahAr3iyoM se ghirA haA vana kSetra hI thaa| usake atinikaTa lekhaka ko kisI grAma Adi kI upasthiti nahIM milii| yadi hama 'bahiyA' kA artha nagara kA bAhya bhAga mAneM tathA usa sthala ko RjvAlikA nadI ke uttara kinAre para sthita vana kSetra ke rUpa meM svIkAra kareM to bhagavAna mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna sthala vahI siddha hotA hai, jise Aja zvetAmbara samAja mahAvIra kA janma sthala mAna rahA hai| Agama meM kevalajJAna sthala ko jambhiya grAma nagara kA bahirbhAga (bAhiyA) kahA gayA hai| sAmAnyatayA 'bahiyA' yA bahirbhAga kA artha nikaTastha sthala mAnA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna sthala : eka punarvicAra : 39 jAtA hai kintu AgamoM ke anusAra usa kAla meM 20-25 kilomITara dUra sthita sthaloM ko bhI usa nagara kA bahirbhAga hI mAnA jAtA thA, udAharaNArtha- nAlandA ko bhI rAjagRha kA bahirbhAga ( tassa NaM rAyagihassa nagarassa bahiyA uttara puratthime disIbhAe etthaNaM nAlandA nAmaM jJAtAsUtra adhyAya 7 kA prArambhika sUtra ) kahA gayA hai jabaki nAlandA aura rAjagRha ke bIca kI dUrI lagabhaga 20 kilomITara hai| ataH vartamAna lachavAr3a kI jamuI ( jambhiya) kA bAhya vibhAga mAnA jA sakatA hai| isa sambandha meM koI bhI vipratipatti nahIM hai| - vartamAna meM mahAvIra ke janma sthAna ke rUpa meM mAnya 'lachavAr3a' mahAvIra kA kaivalya prApti kA sthAna hai isakI puSTi anya tathyoM se bhI hotI hai| prathamataH isake samIpa bahane vAlI 'UlAI' nAmaka nadI 'ujuvAliyA' kA hI apabhraMza rUpa hai| kyoMki prAkRta vyAkaraNa kI dRSTi se ujuvAliyA kA ulAI rUpa sambhava hai| sarvaprathama lopa ke niyamAnusAra 'ja' kA lopa hone para aura va kA u hone para tathA tInoM hrasva u kA U hone para UliyA rUpa hogA, isameM bhI U+la+i+ya+A (UlaiyA) meM i+ya kA dIrgha I hokara A kA sthAna parivartana hokara la ke sAtha saMyoga hone se 'UlAI' rUpa banatA hai / punaH saMskRta ke kucha granthoM meM ujuvAliyA (RjuvAlikA) ke sthAna para RjukUlA rUpa bhI milatA hai| prAkRta ke niyamoM ke '' anusAra RR kA u, madhyavartI ja kA lopa hone para ju kA u aura madhyavartI ka kA lopa hone para kU kA U usa prakAra u+u+U+lA meM donoM hrasva u kA dIrgha U meM samAveza hokara UlA rUpa banatA hai, jisameM mukha suvidhA hetu I kA Agama hokara UlAI rUpa banatA hai / jJAtavya hai ki yahI nadI anya jaladhArAoM se milatI huI Age calakara jamuI ke AsapAsa kyUla ke nAma se jAnI jAtI hai, yaha bhI kUla kA apabhraMza rUpa lagatA hai| isase yaha siddha hotA hai - UlAI jo jamuI nagara se Age calakara kyUla ke nAma se jAnI jAtI hai RjuvAlikA athavA RjukUlA kA hI apabhraMza rUpa hai| ataH nadI ke nAma kI dRSTi se bhI mahAvIra kA kevala jJAna sthala vartamAna lachavAr3a hI hai| lachuvAr3a nAma bhI licchavI vATaka arthAt licchavI kA mArga yA lakSyavATa arthAt lakSya prApti kA mArga aisA siddha karatA hai| cUMki isa prakAra licchavI mahAvIra kA jJAna prApti yA lakSya prApti kA sthala hone se hI yaha sthala lachuvAr3a kahalAyA hogA, isa sambhAvanA ko pUrNataH nirasta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai| Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 isa sthAna para tIrtha sthApana nahIM hone kA kAraNa bhI spaSTa hai| cUMki Aja bhI yaha sthAna nirjana hai usa kAla meM to yaha isase bhI adhika nirjana rahA hogA, phira sandhyAkAla hote hote vahA~ koI upadeza sunane ko upalabdha ho, yaha bhI sambhava nahIM thaa| sAtha hI isa kSetra meM mahAvIra ke paricitajanoM kA bhI abhAva thA, ata: bhagavAna mahAvIra ne yaha nirNaya kiyA hogA ki jahA~ unake jJAtIjana yA paricitajana rahate hoM aisI madhyamA apApApurI (pAvApurI) meM jAkara prathama upadeza denA ucita hogaa| jJAtavya hai ki Agamika vyAkhyAoM meM lachuvAr3a se madhyadeza meM sthita malloM kI rAjadhAnI pAvA kI dUrI 12 yojana batAI gaI hai, jo lagabhaga sahI pratIta hotI hai| vartamAna meM bhI lachuvAr3a se usamAnapura-vIrabhArI ke nikaTavartI sthala ko pAvA mAnane para Rju yA sIdhe mArga se vaha dUrI lagabhaga 190 kilomITara hotI hai| 15 kilomITara kA eka yojana mAnane para yaha dUrI 180 kilomITara hotI hai| jJAtavya hai jainendrasiddhAnta koza meM eka yojana 9.09 mIla ke barAbara batAyA gayA hai| isa AdhAra para 1 yojana lagabhaga 15 kilomITara kA hotA hai| mAnacitra meM hamane ise skela se mApakara bhI dekhA hai jo lagabhaga sahI hai| isa prakAra hamArI dRSTi meM mahAvIra kA kevalajJAna prApti kA sthala jamuI ke nikaTavartI kSetra lachavAr3a hI hai, vartamAna bArAkara aura jAmU nahIM hai|