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________________ mahAvIra kI mahimA lakSmIcandra 'saroja' vartamAna meM mahAvIra nahIM haiM, para unake vyaktitva aura kRtitya kA sUcaka unakA jIvana caritra va unakA prAMjala pariSkRta svarNopadeza Aja bhI upalabdha hai, unake aneka anuyAyI bhI haiM, jo mahAvIra jayantI aura mahAvIra - nirvANa divasa bar3e utsAha se manAte haiM, tathA 2500 meM mahAvIra nirvANa varSa samAroha ke sandarbha meM to ve mahAvIra ke prati vyaktigata aura sAmAjika donoM rUpoM meM apekSAkRta kArya bhI kara ke dikhA cuke haiN| samaNasutta kA prakAzana, eka dhvaja kA avataraNa, anekAneka smArikAoM, smRti granthoM kA prakAzana, utsava kI UrjA ke sUcaka vividha dhArmika-sAmAjika Ayojana Aja bhI preraNAdAyaka bane haiM, para isakA artha yaha kadApi nahIM samajhA jAve ki aba kucha karanA zeSa nahIM rahA, raft abhI to kArya kA zrIgaNeza hI huA hai / mahAvIra ne jo kucha kahA aura jo kucha kiyA, vaha kevala eka duma aura eka deza ke logoM ke lie nahIM thA, unake kArya, unake divya sandeza prANimAtra ke lie haiM, unakI dharma sabhA meM ( samavazaraNa meM) puruSa aura strI, pazu aura pakSI, rAjA aura raMka, U~ca aura nIca sabhI samAna rUpa se sthAna pAte the, sabhI kA apanI zaMkA ke samAdhAna kA svarNa avasara sulabha thA / mahAvIra ne apane jIvana kAla ke 72 varSoM meM vaha kArya kiyA, jisase mAnavatA ko AdhAra milA, aura vizva ke vyaktiyoM ko vizvasanIyatA kI upalabdhi huI / mahAvIra jina paristhitiyoM meM utpanna hue, unameM eka ora hiMsA kA bolabAlA thA aura dUsarI ora amita vaibhava aura vilAsa kA Ayojana thaa| eka ora karma ke phala ko asvIkRti dI jA rahI thI to dUsarI ora apanI hI bAta ko sUrya satya ghoSita kiyA jA rahA thA / sRSTi ke eka janaka ko svIkAra kara svayaM ke Izvara hone kI bAta sabhA bhulAImA rahI thI aura dUsare ke vI. ni. saM. 2503 paramArtha meM bhI svArtha ko lekha kara vizvabandhutva ko apane meM sImita yA kaida kiyA jA rahA thaa| mahAvIra ne dekhA ki dhArmika-sAmAjika, Arthika-rAjanaitika sabhI kSetroM meM utanA sudhAra Avazyaka hai ki jitanA bhI zakya aura sambhava hai / isalie unhoMne mAnasika svataMtratA aura sAhasika AvazyakatA kA mahatva smjhaayaa| ahiMsAvAda aura aparigrahavAda, karmavAda aura syAdavAda, anIzvaravAda aura vizvabandhutvavAda dvArA mahAvIra ne saMsAra ke samasta prANiyoM ke lie sukha-zAnti, santoSa aura samRddhi kA sandeza diyA thA / jaba sabhI prANiyoM ko prANa priya haiM aura hama kisI ko prANa de nahIM sakate haiM, taba hameM unake prANa lene kA bhI kyA adhikAra hai ? kyA hamane mana aura mati isalie pAI ki durbaloM ke sAtha anyAya kareM, unheM mAra DAleM, unheM sukha se jIne nahIM deM, aura to aura dharma ke nAma para yajJa kI Ar3a meM azva aura aja tathA manuSya kI bhI bali deM? yaha to pratyakSa himAlaya-sA suspaSTa adharma hai| isase naitika mUlyoM kA hrAsa hotA hai, ataeva ahiMsA kI hI ArAdhanA ho hiMsA kI nahIM, 'jio aura jIne do' kI bhAvanA hI jIva mAtra ke lie kalyANakArI hai| ahiMsA hI vaha bhagavatI hai jise jaganmAtA kA gaurava diyA jA sakatA hai| jIvana kI bhA~ti dhana-vaibhava-vilAsa bhI saMsAriyoM ko priya hai / dharma granthoM meM dhana ko gyArahavAM prANa kahA gayA / dhana, sukhamaya jIvana ke lie sabhI ko kAmya hai para saMsAra meM itanA dhanavaibhava hI nahIM hai ki usase eka vyakti kI bhI abhilASAe~ pUrNa kI jA skeN| isalie sabhI kI abhilASAyeM pUrNa honA asambhava dussAdhya ho gayA / katipaya samAja ke viziSTa zreSTha kahe jAne vAle logoM ne lakSmIdevI banAma dhanadeva ko apanI tijoriyoM meM bandI banA liyA / jaise khela meM eka khilAr3I geMda pakar3a le aura 13
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________________ dUsare khilAr3I kI ora nahIM pheMke to khela banda ho jAtA hai, vaise hI kucha logoM dvArA dhana-vaibhava para adhikAra kara lene se samAja meM samatA samApta prAyaH ho gaI hai aura viSamatA bar3ha gaI hai / eka varga atisukha se pIr3ita huA to anya varga dukha se pIr3ita huA / isa sthiti meM Avazyaka hai ki apanI AvazyakatAyeM kama se kama hoM aura saMcita dravya kA deza aura samAja ke hita meM dAna ho, tAki vaibhava ke lie AkramaNa na ho, hiMsA na ho / dhanika dhana kA tyAga kara usakI rakSA se nizcinta hogA aura nirdhana dhana pAkara apekSAkRta sukhamaya jIvana vyatIta kara sakegA / aparigraha kI bhAvanA ke vikAsa se hI sAmAjika mUlyoM kA punarusthAna hogA, aura sabhI saho artho meM apane ko sAmAjika prANI samajha sakeMge / aparigraha hI vaha bhagavAn hai jise jIvita Izvara hone kA saubhAgya diyA jA sakatA hai| isase hI sRSTi Anandita hogI / karmoM kA phala to milatA hI hai, hAtha para Aga rakheM to garmI kA anubhava hogA / hAtha para barapha rakheM to zItalatA kA anubhava hogA / isI prakAra zreSTha kArya kareM to citta ullasita hogA aura vitta saphala hogA, para nikRSTa kArya kareM to mana khinna hogA aura dhana tathA zrama evaM samaya niSphala hogA / hama jaisA bhI kAma kareMge, vaisA phala hameM avazya milegA / hama karma kareM aura dUsare phala pAveM yA dUsare karma kareM aura hama phala pAveM, aisI mAnyatA nyAya aura nIti, loka vyavahAra aura dhArmika-sAmAjika vicAra se viruddha hai / isalie jahA~ taka ho sake vahA~ taka utkRSTa kArya karane ke lie hI paryApta utsAha dikhalAyA jAve para nikRSTa kAma karane ke lie udAsInatA - upekSA batalA kara apane lie akAraNa asamaya utpanna hone vAlI udvignatA se bacA liyA jaave| karma kA phala atIva prAkRtika aura sunizcita hai jaise sahala kaliyoM vAle kamala kI pratyeka kalI prathama aura sahasravIM hai, vaise hI saMsAra 1 ke pratyeka dharma aura darzana ke ArAdhaka kI bAta meM satyAMza hai, parantu jaise eka hI kalI pUrNa sahasradala kamala nahIM hai, balki pUrNa kamala banane ke lie anya kaliyA~ bhI sAtha liye hai vaise hI sabhI vyaktiyoM kI bAtoM meM satyAMza to sambhava hai, para pUrNa satya nahIM / pUrNa sanAtana zAzvata satya kI upalabdhi to anya janoM kI bAtoM kI bhI svIkRti dene se hogI kevala apanI bAta kA bataMgar3a banAne se nahIM / paryAya kI dRSTi se jIva anitya hai, yaha kSaNikavAdI bauddha dRSTi sahI hai aura dravya dRSTi se jIvAtmA nitya hai, yaha prakRtipuruSa tattvavAdI sAMkhyikI dRSTi bhI sahI hai, parantu jIva AtmA na sarvathA nitya hai aura na sarvathA anitya hai, balki jIva kathaMcit ( kisI dRSTi se) nitya aura kacit anitya hai syAt (anya kA bhI astitva sUcaka) vAda ( vicAra-dhArA) meM donoM hI nahIM, balki aneka dRSTiyoM kA samAveza hai, ataeva yaha sarvopari zIrSastha hai aura dArzanika sarovara kA eka hI sahasradala kamala hai| syAdvAda mUlaka dRSTi lie rahane se hI samAja meM eka vyakti aneka sambandha sthApita karake pUrNatayA satIbhUtasAmAjika banA hai| vizva ko banAne vAlA Izvara hai, isa kathana kI apekSA yaha kahanA adhika sahI hai ki hama sabhI Izvara ke aMza haiM, aura mandiroM 14 ke IzvaroM (bhagavAna kI mUrtiyoM) ko hamane hI isaliye banAyA hai ki hama aMza aMzI (aneka vaMzoM vAle Izvara) bana ske| jaise eka bIja samucita vAtAvaraNa meM vikasita hokara aneka bIjoM ko janma aura jIvana dene meM sakSama hai, vaise hI Izvara-aMza jIvAtmA svayaM bhI suvikasita ho kara Izvara (Atmika guNa sampanna vyakti ) bana sakane meM sakSama hai, aura kRtakRtya siddha hokara sarvadA ke lie saMsAra se adRzya hone meM samartha hai| aisI mAnyatA meM yaha prazna bhI utpanna nahIM hotA ki yadi vizva ko Izvara ne banAyA to Izvara ko kisane banAyA / dUsare ne banAyA to use kisane banAyA / jo anavasthAdoSa ho / hama hI sukhI na hoM, balki saMsAra ke sabhI prANI sukhI hoN| isa sadbhAvanA aura zubhakAmanA ke sRjana ke lie bhI hameM ahiMsA aura aparigraha mUla bAtoM para vizeSatayA dRSTipAta karanA hogA / sadbhAvanA aura zubhakAmanA ko saiddhAntika sakriyatA-sArthakatA ahiMsA aura aparigraha mUlaka prayogoM para hI saphalatA degI / vizvabandhutA kI surakSA ke lie jio aura jIne do ke sandeza ko mAnavatA kI paridhi se bar3hA kara vizvabandhutA taka pahuMcAnA hI hogaa| yaha isalie ki jitane bhI jIva hai, ve saba jIvana meM jInA cAhate haiM, maranA nahIM, sabhI ko prANa priya haiM, ataeva unheM jIne denA cAhie, mAranA nahIM cAhie / yadi Aja mahAvIra hote to ve hiMsakoM se kahate dUsaroM ko mArane se pahale jarA svayaM to eka bAra mara kara dekho to patA cale ki marane meM kitanA kaSTa hotA hai| yadi Aja mahAvIra hote to zoSakoM se kahate dUsaroM kA zoSaNa karane se pahale jarA svayaM to zoSita hokara dekho / yadi Aja mahAvIra hote to ve karmaphala ke avizvAsiyoM ko aneka yuktiyoM se samajhAte saMsAra kI viSamatA ke mUla meM vyaktiyoM ke karmoM aura phaloM kI viSamatA vyApta hai / yaha A~khoM Age pratyakSa dekha lekha kara hI karma-phala ke rahasya ko samajhalo / yadi Aja mahAvIra hote to dharma aura darzana ke nAma para apanI hI DIMga hAMkane vAloM se kahate - 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________________ pada-vihIna hai, taba taka maiM tumhArI ina cIjoM ko kaise svIkAra kara sakatA huuN| ina cIjoM ko tuma mujhe nahIM, unheM do jinheM inakI AvazyakatA hai| maiMne inheM pAne ke lie saMsAra nahIM chor3A thA, aura yoM mahAvIra aura bhI mahAvIra hote| pratyeka vyakti ne apanI mAnasika paripakvatA ke anusAra mahAvIra ko, unakI mAnavatA ko unakI vizvabandhutA ko parakhA hai, para pUrNatayA kisane parakhA hai? yaha kahanA AzA aura AkAMkSA kI pUrti se bhI kahIM adhika kaSTa sAdhya hai| mahAvIra ne bhaktoM se apane lie itanI zraddhA aura niSThA kadApi nahIM cAhI ki unakA vyaktitva aura vicAra svAtaMtrya unameM kendrita yA svayaM meM kuMThita ho jAve / unhoMne yaha bhI nahIM cAhA ki loga unakI mUrtiyA~ banAveM, unheM pratiSThita karAkara mandiroM meM pratidina pUjeM, unakI jaya jayakAra kareM, unake jIvana aura siddhAntoM para bar3hiyA bhASaNa dekara apane kartavya kI itizrI samajha leM. para mahAvIra ne yaha avazya cAhA hogA ki sahI zabdoM meM mere anuyAyI-anucara-anuyAyI ve hI vyakti kahalAveMge, jo mere sadRza apane jIvana se Acarita aura vyavahRta hoNge| mahAvIra ne apane anuyAyiyoM se ucca adhikArI banane, zAna zaukata, rauba-dAba se rahane, yena kena prakAreNa sammAnita hone kI AzA nahIM rakhI hogI, para apane matAnuyAyiyoM se AjJA pradhAnI ke sthAna meM parIkSA-pradhAnI banane kI, anya ke zikSaNa ke sthAna meM svayaM ke zikSaNa kI, antaraMga ke darpaNa meM Atma-nirmANa ke nirIkSaNa aura parIkSaNa kI, samaya-samaya para sahI dizA meM vicAra-hRdaya-paristhiti meM parivartana kara dainika jIvana ke dharAtala meM abhyutthAna kI AzA avazya rakhI hogii| vicAra ke isa bindu se mahAvIra ke Adhunika arvAcIna anuyAyiyoM ko apane uttaradAyitva kA bodha honA caahie| kabhI unakI bhAMti ghara chor3a kara bana meM jAne kA, zraddhA-viveka-kriyA mUlaka zrAvaka banakara, loka dharma kA nirvAha karane ke uparAnta muni banane kA vicAra bhI karanA caahie| jIva-dayA kI bhAvanA ko dRSTi meM rakhate hue cAra kaSAya (krodha-mAna-mAyA-lobha), pA~ca pApa (hiMsA-jhUTha-corI-kuzIla-parigraha), sapta vyasana (juA khelanA, mAMsa khAnA, madirA pAna karanA, vaizyA sevana karanA, corI karanA, para strI sevana karanA, zikAra khelanA) se bacanA cAhie / jo nyAya ko chor3a anyAya kI ora bhAge, jo bhakSya ko chor3akara abhakSya kI ora bar3he, jo samyaktva ko chor3akara mithyAtva apanA le, ve mahAvIra ke anuyAyI nahIM haiM / jina mahAvIra kI mahimA gaNadhara hI nahIM kaha sake, use hama kyA kaha sakate haiN| zraddhApUrvaka praNAma mAtra kara sakate haiN| mahAvIra kI vANI tUne jIvana yUMja gavAyo basa khAyo aura khuTAyo mAyA ko phaMdA lai lego eka dana thArA prANa / mahAvIra kI vANI sunale to hui jAve kalyANa / / dholo aura kAlo dhana tune doI hAtha se lUTyo dharama kA nAma pe eka paiso bhI chAtI se nI chuTyo sAtheM kaI lai jAvegA ? karato jA thor3o dAna / mahAvIra kI vANI sunale to huI jAve kalyANa / / kailAza 'tarala' pAr3osI to maryo bhUkha se pana pIyo ghI tUne kistara thAro mana mAnIgyo kyoM dayA karI nI tUne ? bhUlI gyo kaI thAro hivar3o to hai dayA kI khaan| mahAvIra kI vANI sunale to hai jAve kalyANa / / apanI matalaba sIdhI karane tane phirako alaga calAyo bIja phUTa kA to boyA pana phala lagane nI pAyo laI ekatA ko sandezo yo dana Ayo Aja mhaan| mahAvIra kI vANI sunale to huI jAve kalyANa / / vI.ni.saM. 2503 15