Mahavirashtak Pravachan

Author(s): Bhagchandra Jain Bhaskar
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001376/1

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NA mahAvArASTaka-pravacana (upAdhyAya amaramuni / sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA ME Eoucation International www.jainelibrarigrg.

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mahAvIrASTaka - pravacana pravacanakAra rASTrasaMta prajJApuruSa upAdhyAya amara muni saMkalana-saMpAdana sAdhvI saMprajJA ema. e. (prAkRta), saMskRta-sAhitya- ratna prakAzaka sanmati jJAnapITha jaina bhavana, lohAmaNDI, AgarA (u. pra.)

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pustaka mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana pravacanakAra upAdhyAya amaramuni preraNA vijayamuni 'zAstrI', sAhityaratna saMkalana/saMpAdana sAdhvI saMprajJA ema. e. (saMskRta), saMskRta-sAhitya ratla prakAzaka sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA prakAzana-avadhi mahAvIra jayanti, 1997 mUlya dasa rupae mAtra @ sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA mudraka ratana ArTsa, AgarA-282 002

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prAkkathana bhakta kavi bhAgacandra jI ne bhagavAn mahAvIra para eka laghu stotra kI racanA kI hai, jisakA nAma hai-zrI mahAvIrASTaka ! bhAgacandrajI digaMbara paramparA ke vidvAn haiN| unhoMne apanI usI paramparAnusAra isa stotra kI saMracanA kii| zvetAmbaraparamparA bhagavAn mahAvIra kA vivAha svIkAra karatI hai aura bhagavAn ke eka putrI bhI thI kintu digaMbara-paramparA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke vivAha aura putrI-janma ko svIkAra nahIM krtii| isa vivAda ko chor3akara zeSa stotra kI gAthAe~ bhakti-bhAvanA se saMpUrita haiN| stotra-stuti sAhitya meM aSTakoM kA viziSTa sthAna hai| aneka jainAcAryoM ne aSTaka likhe| una AcAryoM meM AcArya haribhadra sUri prasiddha haiM jinhoMne 32 aSTakoM kI racanA kI hai| usameM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA bhI eka aSTaka hai jo AryAchanda meM nibaddha hai| bhAgacandrajI ne zikharaNI jaise bar3e chanda meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI stuti kI hai| inakI zailI sarasa, sundara aura bhAvapUrNa hai / kahIM para bhI samAsAnta padoM kA prayoga nahIM kiyA hai ata: isa stotra meM prasAda guNa vizeSarUpeNa prasphuTita huA hai| stotra-paramparA ke aMtargata AcArya mAnataGga tathA AcArya siddhasena divAkara ne bhI mahAn stotroM kI racanA kii| aMtara yaha hai ki AcArya mAnatuMga ne bhagavAn RSabhadeva para stotra-racanA kI vaha atyaMta lokapriya huii| yaha stotra bhakti pradhAna hai| apane ArAdhya ke prati bhakta kavi mAnatuMga ne bhAvanA kI jo madhura gaMgA pravAhita kI hai vaha vastuta: prazaMsanIya hai| isakA nityaprati pATha bhI kiyA jAtA hai evaM digaMbara-zvetAMbara-paraMparA meM samAnarUpeNa Adata hai| siddhasena divAkara ne bhagavAn pArzvanAtha ko apane stotra kA viSaya banAyA hai| AcArya siddhasena divAkara apane yuga ke mahAn dArzanika aura tarkavAdI the| ata: bhaktAmara stotra kI apekSA kalyANa-mandira adhika gaMbhIra hai aura bhASA kI apekSA se bhI kliSTa hai| ata: sAmAnya janatA meM utanA lokapriya nahIM bana pAyA jitanA ki bhaktAmara ! pUjya gurudeva upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI mahArAja ne donoM stotroM para hindI meM vizeSa vyAkhyA kI hai| ( iii )

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( iv ) stotra-sAhitya meM sarvaprathama stotra/stuti kI racanA paMcama gaNadhara sudharmA svAmI ne kI hai jo vIrastuti ke nAma se prasiddha hai| sUtrakRtAGga sUtra ke chaThe adhyayana ke rUpa meM 29 gAthAoM kI prAkRta bhASA meM jo stuti kI hai vaha atyaMta bhAvapravaNatA lie hue hai| tadanaMtara AcArya bhadrabAhu kRta 'upasargahara stotra' hai jo jaina samAja meM atyanta pracalita hai| 'vIra stuti' para bhI pUjya gurudeva ne padyAnuvAda aura gadyAtmaka vivecana atyanta sundara DhaMga se kiyA hai| ciMtAmaNi pArzvanAtha stotra/kiM karpUramayaM ...... kI racanA kisa kavi ne kI yaha Aja taka jJAta na ho sakA parantu yaha stotra itanA sarala aura itanA subodha hai ki saMskRta kA sAmAnya vidyArthI bhI AsAnI se samajha sakatA hai| pUjya gurudeva ne isa stotra para bhI pravacana diye haiM jo abhI aprakAzita hai| isa prakAra anya zatAdhika stotra jaina paraMparA meM pracalita hai aura unakA nitya prati pATha kiyA jAtA hai| yadyapi jaina paraMparA bhaktivAdI nahIM hai| vaha AcAravAdI rahI hai tathApi binA bhakti ke manuSya kA mAnasa AnandAnubhUti nahIM kara sktaa| ata: bhaktivAda-dhArA kA prasphuTana vaidika paraMparA kI hI dena hai usakA anusaraNa jainAcAryoM ne samaya-samaya para kiyA haiN| bauddha paraMparA meM bhI aneka stotra haiM jo tathAgata buddha tathA bauddha paraMparA meM mAnya tArAdevI para haiN| bhASA saMskRta hai| mahAkavi azvaghoSa ne apane buddhacarita meM pUrA eka sarga hI buddha-mahimA meM gumphita kara diyA hai| astu ! bhagavAn mahAvIra kI stuti aSTaka para pUjya gurudeva ne jo pravacana diye the unakA saMkalana/saMpAdana sAdhvI saMprajJA ne kiyA hai| sAdhvI saMprajJA AcArya caMdanAjI kI ziSyA hai tathA adhyayanAdi meM vizeSa abhiruci rakhatI hai| unhoMne pUre parizrama ke sAtha isakA jo saMkalana/saMpAdana kiyA hai usake paThana se yaha stotra lokapriyatA ko avazya hI prApta hogA etadartha maiM sAdhvI saMprajJA jI ko dhanyavAda jJApita karatA hU~ aura AzAnvita hU~ ki bhaviSya meM bhI vaha apanA yogadAna pradAna karatI rheNgii| vijayamuni 'zAstrI' sAhityaratna mahAvIra jayanti 1997 vIrAyatana rAjagIra

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prakAzakIya zrI mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana kA mudraNa karake Apake kara-kamaloM meM pahu~cAte hue hameM apAra prasannatAnubhava ho rahA hai| isakA zreya jAtA hai - paNDita ratna vidvadvarya zrI vijayamuni jI mahArAja ko| unhoMne hI vIrAyatana meM rahate hue hameM yaha sAmagrI saMpreSita kI hai| etadartha hama gurudeva zrI ke AbhArI haiN| ___ sanmati-jJAnapITha, AgarA, hamezA hI gurudeva zrI ke pravacana-sAhitya kA prakAzana evaM vitaraNa karatA A rahA hai| prastuta pravacana-kRti"mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana" sabhI ke liye samAna rUpeNa upayogI hai| yaha kRti bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana ko vyAkhyAyita karane meM sakSama hai| gurudeva zrI kI pravacana zailI ne bhagavAn mahAvIra ke vyaktitva, sAdhanA aura siddhAntoM ko spaSTata: janatA janArdana ke samakSa rakhA hai| mahAvIrASTaka ke bAda isa pustikA meM amarASTaka aura candanASTaka kA bhI mudraNa kiyA gayA hai, jise par3hakara sudhi bhaktagaNa Anandita evaM ullasita hoNge| jana-sAmAnya hetu usakA bhAvArtha bhI hindI meM de diyA gayA hai| ___ AzA hai bhaktajana, pAThakagaNa avazya hI isakA parAyaNa kareMge aura bhakti kI saritA meM nimajjita hoNge| omaprakAza jaina maMtrI sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA (v)

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prAthamika bindu jaina saMskRta-sAhitya ke antargata stotroM kI paramparA atyanta samRddha rahI hai| sahasroM vividha stotra haiM jinake mAdhyama se bhakta kaviyoM ne apane-apane ArAdhya ke prati zraddhAbhAva arpita kiye haiN| stotra, stuti sAhitya kA hI eka abhinna aMga hai| . kavivarya zrI bhAgacandra 'bhAgendu' kRta 'mahAvIrASTaka stotra' eka bhAvapUrNa racanA hai| isakI lokapriyatA isa kadara bar3hI ki yaha stotra alpa samaya meM hI bhaktajanoM ke kaNTha para Arur3ha ho gyaa| prastuta kRti 'mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana' isI stotra kI vyAkhyAtA, kRti hai| pravacanakAra haiM--parama zraddheya upAdhyAya rASTrasaMta zrI amaramuni jI mahArAja / zraddheya gurudeva hRdaya se kavi, buddhi se dArzanika aura AcaraNa se sAdhaka the| kavi, dArzanika aura saMta ke svarUpa kA triveNI saMgama thA unameM / dUsare zabdoM meM ve hRdaya se bhaktayogI the, buddhi se jJAna yogI aura AcaraNa se karmayogI the| arthAt ve buddhivAdI the, bhaktivAdI aura jJAnavAdI bhii| tInoM yogoM kA unameM samanvaya thaa| jaina paribhASA meM isI ko ratnatrayI kahA jAtA hai| bauddha paraMparA meM isI ratnatrayI ko zIla, samAdhi aura prajJA kahA gayA hai| gItA meM isI ratnatrayI ko jJAnayoga, karmayoga aura bhaktiyoga kahA gayA hai| upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI mahArAja apane yuga ke mahAn pravaktA, lekhaka, sAdhaka the| sAhitya ke kSetra meM unhoMne dharma, darzana, yoga, tarka Adi viSayoM para aneka pustakoM kA praNayana kiyA haiN| gurudeva kI vizeSatA thI ki ve anekAMGgI rahe, ekAGgI kabhI nahIM bne| anekAnta unakA dhyeya thA, ahiMsA unakA AcaraNa thA aura syAdvAda unakI bhASA thii| zraddhA aura tarka kA samanvaya thA unakI sAdhanA meN| zrI mahAvIrASTaka stotra ke pratyeka zloka kI parama zraddheya gurudeva ne pravacanoM ke mAdhyama se sundara va saTIka vyAkhyA kI hai| yaha anUThI kRti hai| ye hRdayasparzI pravacana gurudeva ne vIrAyatana meM diye the| (vi)

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ina pravacanoM kA Alekhana va saMpAdana zraddheya AcArya zrI candanA zrI jI kI ziSyA sAdhvI zrI saMprajJA jI ne kiyA hai| unheM kina zabdoM meM sAdhuvAda +, zabda nahIM mila pA rahe haiM / AzA hai bhaviSya meM bhI anya pravacanoM kA saMkalana/saMpAdana karake pravacana-sAhitya meM abhivRddhi kreNgii| zrI mahAvIrASTaka ke atirikta isameM anya do aSTaka bhI haiM- zrI amarASTakam aura zrI candanASTakam / racayitA haiM- prophesara zrI rAmamohana dAsa, em.e. pI.eca-DI., DI. liT / yadyapi prophesara Ara. ema. dAsa ko gurudeva ke darzanoM kA saubhAgya prApta nahIM huA tathApi unake sAhitya kA adhyayana-manana karake unake vyaktitva tathA kRtitva se prabhAvita hokara ke unhoMne 'amarASTakam' kI sundarasarasa-salila saMskRta bhASA meM racanA kI hai| candanASTakam kI racanA unhoMne AcArya zrI candanA jI ke 62 veM janmotsava ke pAvana prasaMga para kI hai| ye donoM aSTaka bhI ina aSTakoM kI paramparA meM jur3a gaye haiN| bhaktajana inheM bhI kaNThAgrakara apanI bhakti ko aura adhika pragAr3ha banAeMge hii| isI meM sAdhvI zrI ke saMkalana/saMpAdana kA zrama sArthaka hogaa| bhadreza kumAra jaina em. e. sAhitya ratna, pI. eca-DI. vIrAyatana, rAjagIra-803116 ( vii )

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gurudeva amaramuni kI pAvana pravacana dhArA! AkaNTha kare avagAhana to dhUla jAye kalimala sArA, -AcArya candanA

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mahAvIrASTaka - pravacana pUrva-pIThikA jaina- paraMparA mUlata: bhakti rasa se aspRSTa na raha sakI / raha bhI nahIM sakatI / kyoMki jaba taka mAnava kA hRdaya rasavizeSa se ApyAyita na ho, taba taka vaha apane ArAdhya evaM sAdhya ko kaise sparza kara sakatA hai? ArAdhya kI ArAdhanA aura sAdhya kI sAdhanA bhakti rasa se hI saMbhava hai / I yaha kathana atizayoktibharA nahIM hai ki niSThAvAn prabhu-bhakta kA hRdaya yathAsamaya bhaktirasAmRta kA laharAtA, garajatA sAgara hai| usa sAgara se bhakti apane ko zabdoM ke mAdhyama se abhivyakta karatI haiM to koI divya racanA janma letI hai| kyA purAtana yuga, kyA madhya yuga, kyA vartamAna yuga- hara yuga meM mahAn AcAryoM ne bhakti-racanA kI hai| bhakti - racanAoM ne itanA vizAla rUpa le liyA hai ki usakA sAhityika vidhA meM apanA eka pRthak sthAna bana jAtA hai / bhakti sAhitya kI aneka aisI viziSTatama racanAe~ haiM jinameM bhaktahRdaya kI kAmanAe~ gU~thI gaI haiN| apane ArAdhya kI caraNavaMdanAe~, stutigAna evaM mahAnatA kI yazogAthA gAte-gAte apane lie bhI mA~ga liyA hai, apanA abhIpsita / " Arugga bohilAbhaM samAhivaramuttamaM dintu / " Arogya, bodhi lAbha tathA uttama zreSTha samAdhi prApta ho aisI bhAvanA vyakta kI hai; sumadhura svaroM meM kI gaI prArthanA bhakti - sAhitya kI zreSTha racanA hai| 'mahAvIrASTaka stotram' bhaktarAja bhAgeMdu ( bhAgacandra ) kI racanA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra Apta puruSa haiN| unake jIvana-saMdeza se darzana evaM dharma kI jo ciMtana- dhArA pravAhita huI hai use apanI choTI-sI racanA meM racanAkAra ne gU~tha diyA hai| unakI maMgala-prArthanA meM na aizvarya kI mAMga hai, na saMkaTa-mukti kA nivedana hai, na svAthya lAbha kI prArthanA hai| kisI prakAra bhI koI yAcanA, kAmanA nahIM hai| eka hI prArthanA hai 'bhagavAna mere nayanoM meM samA jaaeN'| yaha prArthanA aisI prArthanA hai jaise koI sAgara se prArthanA kare, 'tU merI gagariyA meM A jA / ' prArthanA to prArthanA hai| bhakta nahIM socatA hai-- 'aisA ho sakatA hai ? sAgara ko gAgara meM samAte kabhI dekhA hai ?" bhaktahRdaya ina vikalpoM se pare haiN| saMsAra meM aisA kucha

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2 | mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana satya ho yA na ho isase unheM koI matalaba nahIM hotA haiN| unake aMtarhadaya kI bhAva-bhASA hI satya hai| mAtra ATha zlokoM kI laghu racanA ke pratyeka zloka ke caturtha caraNa meM bhaktahRdaya bhAgacaMdra kI divya bhAvanA kA puna:-puna: saMgAna hai-"mahAvIra-svAmI nayana-pathagAmI bhavatu me|" yaha punarukti kAvya-doSa nahIM hai / bhakta kA eka utkaTa bhAva hai jo usake hRdaya-ghaTa se chalaka-chalaka jA rahA hai| bhakti kA pUrNa rUpa hai-bhakta meM bhagavAna kA samA jAnA, siMdhu kA bindu meM avatarita honaa| usa adbhuta, pUrNa rUpa kI abhivyakti hai yaha punrukti| bhakti kI velA meM svara bhakti se bhara gae haiN| aise meM bhaktarAja kina A~khoM kI bAta kara rahe haiM? jagat hameM jina A~khoM se dekha rahA haiM aura hama jagat ko jina A~khoM se dekha rahe haiM, una A~khoM kI carcA hai kyA? bhAgacaMdra caturiMdriya evaM paMceMdriya jIvoM ko prApta zarIra kI A~khoM kI bAta kyA kareMge? zarIra kI ye A~kheM prakRti ke sUrya ko dekhane meM cauMdhiyA jAtI haiM to jo sUryAtizAyI hai, hajAra-hajAra saryoM se bhI adhika jAjvalyamAna hai, use kyA dekheMgI? A~kheM bahata bar3I vizAla cIjoM-samudra parvata Adi-jinheM nApA jA sakatA haiM, unheM bhI eka najara meM nahIM dekha pAtIM, to asIma hai virAT hai use kaise dekha pAeMgI? ye A~kheM nidrA meM baMda hone para kaise dekheMgI? ye A~kheM kitanI dUra taka kA dekha pAeMgI? bIca meM dIvAra A jAe to kama dUrI kI vastu bhI nahIM dikha pAtI hai to kSetrAtIta ko kyA dekha pAeMgI? A~kha kauna-sI? asIma ko, prakAzamAna ko sadA-sarvadA apalaka dekhane vAlI hRdaya kI A~kha, A~kha hai| bhakti kI A~kha se, prabhaprIti kI A~kha se dekhA jAtA hai paramAtmA ko| samayAtIta, kSetrAtIta, nAmAtIta, rUpAtIta paramAtmA ko dekheM aura use samA leM apane meM; aise divya antazcakSu, aise vilakSaNa aMtara nayana haiM bhakta ke| bhakta apane nayana-kamaloM ke siMhAsana para virAjamAna karatA hai bhagavAna ko| prastuta racanA eka divya mAlA hai| bhakti ke atyadhika komala, nAjuka, sUkSma bhAvoM ke sUtra meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana-saMdeza ke surabhita puSpaM bar3I suMdara kAvyAtmaka zailI se evaM ciMtanapUrNa kuzalatA se piroe gae haiN| prathama zloka meM hai--bhagavAn mahAvIra anaMta jJAnI haiN| unake jJAna meM lokAloka ke samagra padArtha jhalakate haiN| unake lie rahasya jaisA kucha nahIM hai ve jagat ke mAtra sAkSI haiN| unhoMne sAkSI bhAva ko mukti kA mArga batAyA hai| .

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 3 dvitIya zloka meM hai-bhagavAn mahAvIra kaSAyoM se mukta haiN| parama vizuddha arhat haiN| tRtIya zloka meM hai-bhagavAn mahAvIra devatAoM ke bhI devatA haiM, devAdhideva caturtha zloka meM hai-bhagavat-bhakti se bhagavattA pAI jAtI hai kA divya sNdesh| paMcama zloka meM hai-paraspara virodhI lagane vAle vilakSaNa rUpa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana meM avirodha bhAva se upasthita haiN| SaSTha zloka meM hai bhagavAn mahAvIra ke zrImukha se pravAhita pAvana gaMgA saMsAra ke kalimala ko vizuddha, nirmala karane vAlI hai| saptama zloka meM hai-mahAvIra aise jina arthAt vijetA haiM, jinhoMne apane hI puruSArtha se vikAroM ke daladala ko samApta karake parama nityAnaMda ko pAyA hai| aSTama zloka meM hai bhagavAn mahAvIra Adhi-vyAdhi-upAdhi ko samApta karane vAle mahAtimahAn vaidya haiN| ve nirapekSa bhAva se jagat ke AnaMda-maMgala karane vAle haiN| eka mAtra zaraNya haiN| aise prazasta bhAvoM meM jo bhI bhakta bhagavat bhakti karegA, bhakti-stotra kA zravaNa karegA vaha nizcita hI parama pada ko prApta kregaa|| patha hai sAkSIbhAva, pAtheya hai nirapekSa baMdhutva / pathika bhakta bhagavat-bhakti, bhagavat-vANI ko hRdayastha karate hue kAma-subhaToM se parAjita na hote hue apane hI puruSArtha ke bala para calegA, vaha kaivalya-jyoti ko pAkara jyotirmaya banegA hii| prAta: kAla kI maMgalavelA-bhagavat smaraNa kI velA hai| yaha pavitra samaya hai, kyoMki bhagavat smaraNa se bhagavAna kI smRti meM bhAva kucha aura ke aura ho jAte haiN| prArthanA ke lie yahA~ taka vyakti AtA hai kucha aura hotA hai aura prArthanA meM, prabhu smaraNa meM vaha kucha aura hI ho jAtA hai / "hUna mainu kauna pahacAne, maiM to gayA aura kA aura / " aba mujhe kauna pahacAnegA maiM to kucha aura hI ho gayA-yaha bAta zata pratizata satya hai, devAdhideva ke darzana hote haiM, guru ke darzana hote haiM, to usa darzana se kucha honA caahie| bAta to bAda meM, darzana phle| darzana hote hI bhAva-gaMgA bahakara usameM asaMkhya-asaMkhya bhAvataraMgoM kA saMgIta prakaTa hotA hai

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4 | mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana adyAbhavat saphalatA nayanadvayasya, deva! tvadIya caraNAmbujavIkSaNena / adya trilokatilaka ! pratibhAsate me, saMsAravAridhirayaM culakapramANam // Aja nayana pAne kI saphalatA milI hai| ApazrI ke darzana pAe, aba to anaMta saMsAra-sAgara bhI mere lie cullUbhara raha gyaa| yaha bhATa cAraNoM kI vANI nahIM hai| yaha khuzAmada nahIM hai| svAmI ke sAdhAraNa jIvana ko mahAn banAkara usase kucha pAne kI kAmanA nahIM hai| bhakti kI sahaja tallInatA aisI anokhI hai ki prabhu A~khoM meM samA gae, usa bhakta kI yaha vANI hai| sitAra ke tAra svaroM se bhare hote haiN| aMguliyAM chU jAtI haiM, tAra jhanajhanAte haiM aura basa, madhura saMgIta baja uThatA hai| bhaktipravaNa hRdaya meM prabhu kI smRti AI aura kAvya prasphuTita huaa| ***

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................. bhavatu me yadIye caitanye mukura iva bhAvAzcidacitaH, samaM bhAnti dhrauvya-vyaya-jani-lasanto'ntarahitAH / jagat-sAkSI mArga-prakaTanaparo bhAnuriva yo, mahAvIra-svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me // 1 // jinake kevala jJAna-rUpI darpaNa meM utpAda, vyaya aura dhauvya trividha rUpa se yukta anantAnanta jIva aura ajIva padArtha eka sAtha jhalakate rahate haiM; jo sarya ke samAna jagat ke sAkSI haiM aura satya-mArga kA prakAza karane vAle haiM, ve bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI sarvadA mere nayana-patha para virAjamAna rheN| yaha sahaja prasphuTita kAvya hai| tabhI to gahana gaMbhIra tattvadarzana evaM ciMtana kI gaharAI, bhaktibhAva se bharapUra ina thor3e se zabdoM meM vyakta huI hai| vizva kI anaMtAnaMta AtmAe~ mUlata: jJAnasvarUpa haiN| AtmA kI yaha viziSTa jJAna-zakti hI anaMtAnaMta jar3a padArthoM se Atmatattva kA pRthakkaraNa karatI hai| kiMtu AtmAoM kI jJAnazakti kI hAni-vRddhi hotI rahatI hai, ekasvarUpatA nahIM rahatI hai| isakA kAraNa hai, jJAnAvaraNa karma kA udaya / jJAnAvaraNa karma jJAnajyoti ko . nyUnAdhika rUpa se AcchAdita kie rahatA hai| uccatara nirvikalpa dhyAna-sAdhanA kI bhUmikA para pahu~cane para jJAna-zakti pUrNatayA nirAvaraNa ho jAtI hai| zAstrIya bhASA meM jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa, mohanIya aura aMtarAya ye cAra ghAtikarma haiM jo AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa kA ghAta kara dene vAle haiN| jaba sAdhaka cAroM ghAtikarmoM se mukta ho jAtA hai, anya zaktiyoM ke zuddha hone ke sAtha jJAnazakti bhI pUrNatayA, sarvathA nirAvaraNa sthiti meM pUrNarUpeNa zuddha ho jAtI hai| jJAna kI isa sthiti ko 'kevala jJAna' kahate haiN| kevala jJAna, deza aura kAla kI kisI bhI sImA meM avaruddha nahIM hotaa| vaha sadA-sarvadAkAla ke lie anaMta ho jAtA hai| . vizva ke arthAt lokAloka ke samagra caitanya aura jar3a padArtha apane-apane anaMta guNa aura paryAyoM ke sAtha kevala jJAna kI isa anaMta jyoti meM eka sAtha jhalaka uThate haiN| ajJAta jaisI koI bhI vastu zeSa nahIM rahatI hai| AcArya

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6 | mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana amRtacaMdra ne isI arhat bhAva kI jJAna-jyoti ke svarUpa ko spaSTa karate hue kahA tajjayati paraMjyoti, samaM samastairanantaparyAyaiH / darpaNatala iva sakalA, pratiphalati padArthamAlikA yatra / / AtmA kI jJAna-jyoti ke lie darpaNa kI upamA ekadezIya upamA hai| kevala itanA hI spaSTa karatI hai ki jaise darpaNa-tala para vastu jhalaka jAtI hai, isI prakAra kevala jJAna meM bhI jhalaka jAtI hai / darpaNa meM vastu tattva kA jhalakanA sImita rUpa se hotA hai| kintu kevala jJAna-rUpa asIma anaMta caitanya darpaNa meM rUpI, arUpI, caitanya aura jar3a viSayaka sabhI padArtha jhalakate haiN| uparyukta anaMta cit-zakti arhad bhAvApanna anaMtajJAnI tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra kI mahimA kA gAna karate hue kahate haiM yadIye caitanye mukura iva bhAvAzcidacita:, samaM bhAnti dhrauvya-vyaya-jani-lasanto'ntarahitAH / jisake caitanya meM darpaNa ke samAna utpAda, vyaya aura dhauvya svarUpa se yukta cit aura acit anaMta padArtha eka sAtha pratibiMbita hote haiN| utpAda Adi svarUpatrayI se anaMta paryAyoM ke sAtha padArthoM kA yaha jhalakanA hotA hai| jaina-darzana meM jar3a-cetana sabhI padArtha utpAda, vyaya aura dhrauvya svarUpa se yukta hote haiN| pratyeka padArtha kA pUrva paryAya naSTa hotA hai| uttara paryAya utpanna hotA hai| phira bhI dravya sat rUpa se dhruva arthAt avinAzI rahatA hai| lekina laukika dRSTi ye yadi udAharaNa se samajhanA cAheM to ukta bhAva ko isa prakAra samajha sakate haiM--svarNahAra ko tor3a kara usakA kaMgana banA diyA jAe to svarNa kA hAra rUpa paryAya vinaSTa huA hai aura kaMgana paryAya rUpa utpanna huA hai, kintu svarNa (dravya) ke rUpa meM svarNa jyoM kA tyoM dhruva hai| svarNa kA svarNatva na utpanna huA hai aura na hI naSTa huA hai| yaha eka loka-dRSTi kA udAharaNa hai| jaina-darzana kI dRSTi se utpAda Adi sthiti pratyeka padArtha meM kSaNa-kSaNa hotI rahatI hai| sUkSma tAttvika dRSTi ko svarNa ke sthUla tattva kI upamA dekara samajhAne kA yaha eka sAdhAraNa prayatna hai| stutikAra uparyukta bhAva ko spaSTa karate hae kahate haiM anaMta caitanya svarUpa ke dhAraka, samagra lokAloka ke padArtha ke jJAtA-draSTA bhagavAna mahAvIra jagat ke sAkSI haiN| parama caitanya bhAva ko prApta paramAtmA svarUpa AtmAeM jagat kI kartA nahIM hotiiN| mAtra sAkSI haiN| prastuta sAkSI rUpa se baMdhanamukti kA abAdhita satya mArga prakaTa karane vAle haiN| yaha mArga hai-sAkSI bhAva arthAt vItarAga bhaav|

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 7 - sAkSI ke svarUpa ko upamA ke dvArA spaSTa karate hue sUrya kI upamA dI hai| sUrya kSitija para jaba prAta: kAla dinAraMbha ke samaya udita hotA hai to usake udaya hote hI sarovaroM meM rAtabhara ke murajhAe hue kamala-puSpa khila uThate haiM, mahaka uThate haiN| guMjana karatI huI bhramaroM kI ToliyoM kA Agamana zurU hotA haiN| isa prakriyA meM Apa dekha sakate haiM ki sUrya kA kyA kartavya hai ? sUrya kI ekamAtra upasthiti rUpa sAkSIbhAva hai| isa prakAra ke sAkSIbhAva ko yadi kartA ke rUpa meM upanyasta kiyA jAe, to yaha mAtra nimitta kartRvya hai, preraka kartRvya nahIM hai| aisA nahIM hotA ki sUrya kamala kI eka-eka paMkhur3I ko khola-kholakara use khilAne kA prayatna karatA hai| vaha to apanI prAkRtika sthiti ke rUpa meM samaya para kSitija para upasthita ho jAtA hai, preraka rUpa meM kucha nahIM krtaa| usakI upasthati hI aisI hai ki kamala apane-Apa khilane lagate haiN| kamala ke khilane se sUrya ko harSa nahIM hotA aura kisI vizeSa sthiti meM khila nahIM pAte, to vaha aprasanna nahIM hotA hai| vaha to taTastha bhAva kI sthiti meM ekasvarUpa banA rahatA hai| __ bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI aise hI AdhyAtmika sUrya haiN| samaya-samaya para unake dvArA dezanA kI jyotisvarUpa prakAza kI dhArA pravAhita hotI hai| kucha AtmAeM Atma-bodha pAtI haiM, kucha nahIM bhI pAtI haiN| kiMtu bhagavAn mahAvIra na kisI para prasanna hue, na kisI para aprasanna / ve hara sthiti meM taTastha rhe| akhaMDa vItarAga bhAva meM sthita rahe / yaha kitanA mahato mahIyAn taTastha sAkSIrUpa vItarAga bhAva hai| yaha vizuddha sAkSIbhAva hara sAdhaka ke aMtara meM jAgRta ho aura vaha isa prakAra svarUpa ekatva bhAva meM lIna hotA huA prabhu caraNoM meM abhyarthanA karatA rahe ki yaha anaMta sAkSI vItarAga niraMjana nirvikAra mahAvIra mere aMtara cakSu meM samAhita ho jAe arthAt mere antasa meM mahAvIra jaisA hI vItarAga bhAva jAgRta ho jaae| ***

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................. bhavatu me / atAnaM yaccakSu : kamala-yugalaM spandarahitaM, janAn kopApAyaM prakaTayati vA'bhyantaramapi / sphuTaM mUrtiryasya prazamitamayI vAti vimalA, mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me / / 2 / / jinake lAlimA se rahita acaMcala netra-kamala, darzaka janatA ko, antarhRdaya ke krodhAbhAva kI arthAt samabhAva kI sUcanA dete haiM, jinakI dhyAnAvasthita prazAnta vItarAga-mudrA atIva zuddha evaM pavitra mAlUma hotI hai, ve bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI sarvadA hamAre nayana-patha para virAjamAna rheN| ___A~khoM ke lAla aura caMcala hone meM manuSya ke mana kA krodha hI kAraNa banatA hai| bhagavAn kI A~khoM kA lAla aura caMcala na honA sUcita karatA thA ki bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI krodha ke Aveza se rahita haiM, pUrNarUpa se zAMta haiM / jaba kAraNa hI nahIM to kArya kaisA? pUrNimA kI rAta thI, svaccha cA~danI chiTakI huI thii| eka bAlaka apane bagIce meM ghUma rahA thaa| vaha ekAeka daur3A-daur3A ghara meM AyA aura apanA peMTiMga kA sAmAna le, jo adbhuta dRzya bagIce meM dekhA, use peMTa karane lgaa| usane sAtha-suthare sapheda vastra para bahuta sundara dRzya citrita kiyaa| kiMtu bahuta parezAna thaa| pUTA gayA usase "kyA huA? kyoM parezAna ho?" usane batAyA-"maiMne isa citra meM aura saba to ThIka banA liyA para zubhra cA~danI kA citra nahIM banA pA rahA hU~ use kaise banAU~ ?" vaha bAra-bAra AsamAna kI tarapha dekhatA hai, usa zubhra cA~danI ko citrita karanA cAhatA hai, raMga bharatA hai kiMtu cA~danI kA citra banA nahIM pAtA hai| Apase bhI pUche to Apa kyA javAba deMge? usane sabase pUchA, phira bhI samAdhAna nahIM milaa| aMtata: usane guru se pUchA-guru ha~sane lge| guru ne kUcI lI, jahA~ kahIM thor3A-bahuta adhUrA thA, use pUrA kiyA / jahA~ cA~danI bichI huI

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 9 dikhAnI thI vaha jagaha yUM hI chor3a dii| koI raMga bharA hI nhiiN| ziSya guru kI isa vilakSaNa kalA ko dekhakara Azcarya se bola uThA-"aha...... koI raMga to bharA nahIM, aura cA~danI kA citra bana gyaa|" hama sabhI usa bAlaka kI bhUmikA ke citrakAra haiN| parama vizuddha nirmala AtmA kA citra banAnA cAhate haiM aura socate rahate haiM-kisa raMga se citra banAeM prayatna karate haiM, alaga-alaga raMga bharate jAte haiN| kabhI halkA, kabhI gaharA, lAla, pIlA, nIlA-anekAneka prakAra se anekAneka janmoM se raMga bharate hI Ae haiN| phira bhI AtmA vizuddha nahIM bnii| ____ guru kahatA hai raMga hI mata bharo, koI raMga nahIM, na rAga kA raMga, na dveSa kA raMga, na krodha kA raMga, na mAyA kA raMga, na lobha kA raMga, na moha kA raMga, na kSobha kA raMga, na vikAroM kA raMga, halkA bhI nahIM, gaharA bhI nahIM, koI raMga nhiiN| niraMga hI rakho, vaha raMga se zUnya hI hai| saiddhAMtika rUpa se bhI ise samajha leN| yoga ke mAdhyama se, kaSAya se anuraMjita Atma-pariNati lezyA hai| kaSAya se anuraMjita arthAt raMgI huI Atma-pariNati lezyA hai| lezyAeM chaha haiN| kRSNa lezyA, nIla lezyA, kApota . lezyA, tejo lezyA, padma lezyA aura zulka leshyaa| nAmoM se spaSTa hotA hai ki unake raMga ke anusAra lezyAoM ke ye nAma haiN| kRSNa lezyA kA kAlA raMga, nIla lezyA kA nIlA raMga, kApota lezyA kA kabUtara jaisA citakabarA raMgA, tejo lezyA kA lAla, padma lezyA kA pIlA aura zukla lezyA kA sapheda raMga hai| __ eka gA~va meM eka daridra vyakti thaa| usake pAsa thA to kucha nahIM, para bahuta kucha pAnA cAhatA thaa| ghara kI dayanIya sthiti se taMga Akara patnI bhalAburA kaha detii| vaha parezAna hokara prayatna bhI karatA rahA, para kamA nahIM paayaa| eka dina kisI guru ke pAsa gyaa| bahata royaa| apanI sthiti kI kahAnI sunAte-sunAte rotA jA rahA hai, caraNa pakar3a lie guru ke aura vinIta karatA hai-guru ! aisA kucha kara do, kucha karanA na par3e aura bahuta sArA dhana pA luuN| dhana mere pAsa nahIM aura mehanata karanA mujhe acchA nahIM lgtaa| kAma to maiM kucha nahIM jaantaa| para guru aisI kRpA karo mujha para ki dhana ke aMbAra laga jAeM mere ghara meM / usase taMga Akara guru ne maMtra diyA, aura kahA isa maMtra kA jApa karo, devatA prasanna hokara tumheM varadAna deNge| maMtra jApa karatA rahA vaha, devatA ko bhI dayA A gii| prasanna hue usa para aura varadAna diyA-"jo tuma cAhoge vaha mila jaaegaa| para dhyAna rakhanA, tumhAre

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10 | mahAvIrASTaka - pravacana par3osI ko dugunA milegaa| phira kyA thA, daridra prasannatA se nAcatA huA AyA aura sabase pahale usane rahane ke lie suMdara makAna mAMgA, makAna milaa| bhojana mAMgA, bhojana milaa| jitanA usane apane lie mAMgA par3osI ko usase dugunA milaa| jo-jo mAMgatA gayA vaha milatA rahA, lekina vaha phira bhI parezAna rahane lgaa| pahale apane pAsa kucha thA nahIM isalie parezAna rahA, aba par3osI ke pAsa apane se dugunA hone se parezAna hai / socatA hai vaha ki prArthanA maiMne kI, maMtrasiddhi mujhe milI, devatA ko prasanna maiMne kiyA, aura par3osI ko bhI phala mila rahA hai - vaha bhI mujhase dugunA / eka dina apanI parezAnI kI carcA kara rahA thA to usake eka mitra ne use salAha dI -- "aisA mAMgo ki tumhArI eka hAni ho aura usakI dugunI / aisI salAha dene vAloM kI kamI nahIM hai duniyA meM / vaha ghara AyA aura prArthanA kI devatA se ki merI eka A~kha phUTa jaae| phUTa gaI A~kha / phira kamare se bAhara Akara dekhatA hai| utane meM patnI kahatI hai-- hAya hAya yaha kyA ho gayA, eka A~kha kaise phUTa gaI? vaha rone lagI, cillAne lgii| pati kahatA hai-- ro mata, par3osI ko dekha phle| vaha bAhara Akara par3osI ko dekhatA hai, usakI donoM A~kheM phUTI dekhakara khuza hotA hai| ye haiM kRSNa lezyA vAle, jinakI AtmA kAle raMgoM se raMga gayI hai| dUsaroM ko nukasAna pahu~cAne ke lie apanA bhI nukasAna kara lete haiN| dUsaroM ko duHkha dene ke lie svayaM duHkhI hote haiN| kisI bhI kImata para dUsaroM ko trAsa denA hai, pIr3A denI hai| nIla aura kApota lezyA meM tIvratA kucha kama hotI hai / ye azubhatama, azubhatara aura azubha lezyAeM haiN| I tejA lezyA meM sukha dene kA zubha bhAva jaga jAtA hai / pIta lezyA meM zubhatara hotA hai| zukla lezyA meM zubhatama bhAva jagate haiM, apanA sarvasva luTAkara janahita ke bhAvoM se otaprota hai-- Atma-pariNati / aMtima avasthA hai - vizuddha avasthA jahA~ zveta raMga bhI nahIM hai / vItarAga sphaTika svayaM nirmala hai kiMtu bAhya raMga sAmane Ane para raMga jhalakatA hai| kiMtu vItarAga tIrthaMkara itane raMgazUnya haiM ki bAhara kA raMga bhI nahIM jhalakatA hai| bhAgeMdu ne lAla raMga ko lAkSaNika rUpa se liyA hai, vaise sabhI raMgoM se zUnya haiN| eka tarapha hama haiM ki kitanI sahajatA se raMga bharate jAte haiM / rAta-dina ke anubhava haiM sabake apane-apane jIvana kI hara ghaTanA eka kUMcI hai raMgoM se bharI / F

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 11 hara vRtti raMga hai| zveta vastra para raMga potate jA rahe haiM / sthiti yaha ho gaI hai ki vastra nirmala haiM, svaccha haiM, itanA bhI patA nahIM cala rahA hai| choTI-choTI bAteM haiM, samajhane lAyaka haiN| koI kisI kA apamAna karatA hai| hama socate haiM bahuta acchA huA, isIke lAyaka the, bahuta akar3akara calate the, acchA majA ckhaayaa| koI hiMsA karatA hai, hama kahate haiM-ThIka nizAnA saadhaa| do vyaktiyoM kI ApasI koI samasyA hai| Apase samAdhAna lene aae| jaja banate haiM Apa; eka kI pITha thapathapAI aura dUsare para doSAropaNa kiyaa| dohare raMga car3hAte jA rahe haiN| raMga itane car3he haiM ki raMga, raMga nahIM, maila bana gae haiN| gaMdagI hai, haTAnA hogA sabako, taba nirmalatA prakaTa hogii| saphAI karanI hogI, raMgoM ko utAranA hogaa| bhaktarAja bhAgacaMdra gAte haiM atAnaM yaccakSu : kamala-yugalaM spandarahitaM, janAn kopApAyaM prakaTayati vA'bhyantaramapi / sphuTaM mUrtiryasya prazamitamayI vAti vimalA, .. mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me / / bhagavAn kI A~khoM meM krodha kI lAlimA nahIM hai| krodha meM/uttejanA meM A~kheM lAla hotI haiM, bhRkuTiyAM car3ha jAtI haiN| bhAgacaMdra jina ko apane nayanoM meM samA jAne kI prArthanA karate haiN| bhagavAna ke nayanoM ko dekhate haiM to Azcaryamugdha haiM, bhagavAna kI A~khoM meM raMga nahIM haiN| cAroM tarapha to raMgoM se bharI duniyA hai, jabaki merI ye A~kheM dhanya-dhanya huI haiM, unhoMne paramAtmA ke darzana kie haiM jinakI A~khoM meM kaSAyoM ke raMga nahIM, ve to raMgazUnya haiN| "na netre na gAtre na vaktre vikAraH " na nayanoM meM, na zarIra meM, na mukha maMDala para / vikAroM kI halkI-sI rekhA taka nahIM hai| na apane aMtaraMga jIvana meM koI vikAra hai, na anya jIvana ke vikAra unheM prabhAvita karate haiM, na unakA koI raMga hai na bAhara ke raMga unheM raMga pAte haiN| adbhuta, divya rUpa hai-prabhu kaa| prasannacaMdra dIkSita hue haiM, to rohiNeya cora evaM hatyArA arjunamAlI bhI saMgha meM upasthita haiN| mRgAvatI jaisI mahArAniyoM ke sAtha dAsiyA~ bhI dIkSita hokara saMgha kA aMga banI haiN| saba para asIma kRpA barasa rahI hai| kAlI-mahAkalI Adi mahArAniyA~ aura ajAtazatru samrAT koNika ke sammukha satya abAdhita rUpa se prakaTa huA hai| jahA tucchassa katthaI tahA puNNassa katthaI jahA puNNassa katthaI tahA tucchassa ktthii| .

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12 | mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana binA kisI lAgalapeTa ke jitanI spaSTatA se sAdhAraNa vyakti ko jIvana kI yathAsthiti kA digdarzana bhagavAna mahAvIra karAte haiM aura sAtha hI utanI spaSTatA se zreSThajanoM ko bhI karAte haiM mahAvIra / raMga-zUnyatA jitane prema evaM AtmIyatA se bhAgyazAlI mahArAjJoM se bAta karate haiM, utane hI prema, utanI hI AtmIyatA se tuccha evaM sAdhAraNa vyakti ke sAtha mahAvIra bAta karate haiN| na kisI ke rAjA hone kA raMga unake lie artha rakhatA hai, na kisI ke raMka hone kA, na kisI ke pAmara hone kA, na kisI ke puNyAtmA hone kA, na kisI kI zreSTha jAti, zreSTha varga, zreSTha kula, zreSTha bhAgya hone kA raMga, na hI kisI ke nIca jAti, kSudra varNa, nIca kula, phUTe bhAgya hone kA raMga, na kisI ke amIra hone kA aura na kisI ke garIba hone kA raMga, na kisI ke vidvAna hone kA aura na hI kisI ke mar3ha hone kA raMga, na kisI se sammAnita hone kA aura na kisI se ThukarA jAne kA rNg| koI bhI raMga mahAvIra ke lie raMga nahIM hai| tamAma raMgoM kI badaraMgI paratoM ke nIce chupe hue jinatva kI divya AbhA ko mahAvIra dekhate haiN| mahAvIra kA jIvana-saMdeza hai-sAre raMga chUTa jAeM, parama zuddha-vizuddha svarUpa prktte| bhAgacaMdra kI bhakti meM yahI bhAva bharA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra merI A~khoM meM samA jaaeN| ina bAhya A~khoM se jo raMgAraMga saMsAra maiM dekha rahA hU~, jo badaraMga dRzya haThAt merI A~khoM ke sAmane Ate haiM ve mujha para kisI prakAra kA raMga car3hAe binA ojhala ho jaaeN| maiM bhI kisI prakAra ke raMga car3hAe binA raMgazUnya ho jaauuN| vItarAga bhakti/parama vizuddhAvasthA mujhameM pragaTe /

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bhavatu me.. namannAkendrAlI-mukuTa - maNi-bhA-jAla-jaTilaM, lasatpAdAmbhojadvayamiha yadIyaM tanu-bhRtAm / bhava-jvAlA-zAntyai prabhavati jalaM vA smRtamapi mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me // 3 // jinake caraNa-kamala namaskAra karate hue indroM ke mukuToM kI maNiyoM ke prabhApuMja se vyApta haiM, aura jo smaraNamAtra se saMsArI jIvoM kI bhavajvAlA ko jaladhArA ke samAna pUrNa rUpa se zAMta kara dete haiM, aise bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI sarvadA mere nayana-patha para virAjamAna raheM arthAt mere nayanoM meM samA jAeM / do prANI haiN| eka prANI hai dharatI pr| vaha hai mnussy| manuSya koI sarvasAdhAraNa nahIM hai| sarvazreSTha prANI hai| usakI zreSThatA ke, mahAnatA ke guNa-gAna gAe haiM-zAstrakAroM ne / itane gAna haiM manuSya kI mahAnatA ke saMbaMdha meM, par3hate haiM to mugdha kara jAte haiM ki hA~, hama bhI kucha haiM ! dUsarA prANI hai AkAzavAsI deva / devatA kI mahimA ke bhI gAna gAe haiN| yaha karo, vaha karo to devatA prasanna ho jaaeNge| prasanna hoMge to tumhArA saba kara deNge| binA unake tuma kucha nahIM kara sakate / devatA kI pUjA karoge, devatA prasanna hoMge, to varSA hogI, khetI hogI, tumheM khAne ko anna milegaa| dharma thA-bandhana kI makti ke lie AtmA kI pavitratA ke lie| lekina aisI ulTI gaMgA bahA dI ki dharma ko bhI devatAoM ko prasanna karane kA hetu banA diyaa| deva kaise banegA? to kahA gayA ki dharma, sAdhanA, tapa, tyAga, sadAcAra jo haiM, unase svarga meM deva bana jaaoge| tyAga kA phala bhoga batAyA jAne lgaa| itanA ho gayA ki gaNita bhala ge| kahA--chor3o yahA~ para sabakucha; marakara svarga meM jAoge, vahA~ saba mila jaaegaa| yahA~ patnI chor3oge, vahA~ apsarAeM mileMgI, svarNasiMhAsana mileMge, bhogoM kI kamI nahIM rhegii| __eka prazna hai--manuSya kI zreSThatA dharma se hai, sadAcAra se hai, andara kI pavitratA se hai, taba dharma kI zreSThatA to kucha rahI nahIM, agara manuSya se devatA zreSTha

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14 / mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana haiM to bhoga-pradhAna saMskRti hI mahAn hai| isa saMbaMdha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kyA dRSTi rakhate haiM? bhagavAn mahAvIra kA darzana mAnava kI mahattA kA darzana hai| ve devavAdI nahIM, mAnavavAdI haiN| unakA kahanA hai-sadAcArI, saMyamI mAnava devoM se bhI U~cA hai| manuSya zreSTha hai, kintu manuSya ke rUpa meM pazutA A jAe; manuSya kI deha to hai para karma meM, jIvana meM pAzavika vRttiyAM kAma kara rahI haiM to vaha mAtra dehadhArI manuSya zreSTha nhiiN| ___manuSya zarIra-rUpa meM eka dIvaTa hai| isa miTTI ke dIvaTa meM dharma kI jyoti jale, andhere meM prakAza de to vaha mahAn hai / devatA bhI natamastaka haiM usa mahAnatA ke sammukha / manuSya prajvalita dIpaka hai to devatA bhI caraNoM meM jhukeNge| vikAroM kI, kaSAyoM kI daladala meM se nikalakara U~cAI para pahu~coge to svarga utara aaegaa| ye U~cAIyA~ pArthiva nahIM, Atmika haiM / karmabandhana kI sthiti ise aura spaSTa karatI hai| pApa ke azubha bhAvoM meM pahale kabhI narakAya kA bandha ho gayA aura bAda meM dharmajyoti jagI, samyag dRSTi ho gayA to bhI pUrva-baddha Ayu-karma ke anusAra vaha marakara naraka meM jAtA hai| jaise samrAT zreNika samyag dRSTi hai kintu Ayu kA bandha pahale hone se naraka meM gyaa| . dUsarI ora ikkIsaveM devaloka meM koI mithyAdRSTi hai| svarga ke sukha meM hai kintu mithyAdRSTi hai / aura naraka kI vedanA meM hai kintu samyag dRSTi hai| kauna zreSTha hai donoM meM? donoM meM jo samyag dRSTi hai, bhale vaha naraka meM ho, zreSTha hai / deva hone se kyA hai? yaha kevala eka Adarza nahIM thA, apitu yathArtha satya thA--mahAvIra kaa| eka bAra tIrthaMkara mahAvIra dazArNadeza padhAre / mahavIra ke bhakta rAjA dazArNabhadra ne bhAva-vibhAra ho bhagavAn kA atyanta harSa-ullAsa ke sAtha svAgata kiyaa| rAjA ke sAtha dezavAsI bhI apane vaibhava ko arpaNa karate hue svAgata meM bhakti-bhAva meM vibhora ho utthe| laga rahA thA--svarga kA samagra aizvarya bikhara gayA hai saba or| taba devarAja indra ne svargIya vaibhava kA mukta pradarzana kara use apamAnita karane kI bhUmikA rcii| rAjA dazArNabhadra samavazaraNa meM bhagavAn ke zrI-caraNoM meM pahu~cakara bhagavat-vANI kA zravaNa kara rahe the| bhagavAn kI dharmadezanA pravAhita thI--mAnava mahAn hai, apane meM soe hue divya-bhAva ko jagA letA hai| ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa kI dharmajyoti jisake jIvana meM prajvalita hotI hai, usake lie dharatI kA to

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 15 kyA, svarga kA vaibhava bhI kucha artha nahIM rkhtaa| vaha to devatAoM se bhI Upara kI bhAva sthiti meM hai| pArthiva yA daivika aizvarya kI kyA kAmanA karanI hai, AdhyAtmika aizvarya hI aizvarya hai| AyuSyaman ! tuma apanI ananta zakti ko phcaano| jAgo ! pramAda mata karo ! jo tuma kara sakate ho vaha to devatA bhI nahIM kara sakate haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA maMgalamaya udbodhana suna, rAjya-aizvarya ko tyAgakara rAjA dIkSita ho ge| aba kyA thA, indra bhautika aizvarya ke sAtha spardhA kara sakatA thA lekina AdhyAtmika aizvarya ke sAtha pratispardhA kaise ho sakatI hai? vaha hataprabha ho gyaa| bhakti-bhAva se gadgad hRdaya se rAjarSi ke caraNoM meM natamastaka ho gyaa| ___manuSya kI hI mUr3hatA hai ki vaha devatAoM ke pIche bhAga rahA hai, dharma ke nAma para devatAoM ko khuza karane ke lie pazubali dene jaise jaghanya pApa karatA hai| kucha to bar3e hI ajJAnI haiN| abhI kucha dina pahale eka vyakti pakar3A gyaa| vaha apane yuvA putra ke sAtha maMdira meM darzana karane gyaa| putra praNAma kara rahA thA ki pitA ne jhaTa kulhAr3I uThAI aura mArane daudd'aa| putra ne tatkAla lapakakara pitA kA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| hallA huA, bhIr3a ikaTThI huI, pitA pakar3A gyaa| pUchatAcha karane para mAlUma huA ki pitA ko apanI lambI Ayu ke lie aura samRddha hone ke lie putra kI bali denI thii| aisI anekAneka ghaTanAe~ yadA-kadA akhabAroM kI surkhiyoM meM hotI haiN| aisA kyoM? bhagavat svarUpa ko ThIka se samajhA nahIM, jo bhagavAn haiM vaha bali nahIM caahtaa| abhayadAna dene vAlA bhagavAn aura usakA bhakta kisI paza, putra, putrI yA kisI bhI anya prANI kI hatyA nahIM kara sakatA hai| jo dharma ke nAma para bali car3hAtA hai usane dharma ko samajhA nahIM; aura to aura, apane Apa ko bhI nahIM smjhaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dharma-dezanA hai -'manuSya ! tU svayaM ananta zakti saMpanna hai| apanI zakti ko ta bhala gayA hai, tamheM vismaraNa ho gayA hai| ajJAna aura moha kI behozI meM tujhe patA nahIM ki tU kauna hai| tU svayaM Izvara hai, paramAtmA hai| vaha so gayA hai, use jgaa| paramAtmA-bhAva kA jAgaraNa hone para zreSThatA kahIM bAhara se lAnI nahIM par3egI? zreSThatA svayaM Akara sAmane jhuka jAtI hai| .

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16 | mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana mahAn bhaktarAja, bhakti-stotra ke racanAkAra bhAgacandra bhagavAn mahAvIra ke isI divya rUpa ko smRti meM lA rahe haiM namannAkendrAlI - mukuTa - maNi-bhA-jAla-jaTilaM, lasatpAdAmbhojadvayamiha yadIyaM tanubhRtAm / bhavajvAlA-zAntyai prabhavatijalaM vA smRtamapi mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me // devatAoM ke mukuTa bhagavAn ke zrI caraNoM meM jhuka gae haiN| bhagavAn kA yaha divya rUpa merI A~khoM meM samA jaae| bhagavan ! ina A~khoM se eka tujhe dekhA, maiM dhanya-dhanya ho gyaa| aura adhika dhanyatA to yaha hai ki tuma merI A~khoM meM samAe hae rho| apalaka tumheM dekhatA rhuuN| taba bhI nayanoM kI pyAsa bajhane vAlI nahIM hai-ata: nayanapathagAmI bhavatu me| maiM dekha rahA hU~--manuSya bhAga rahA hai jhukane ke lie| usakI dazA kyA hai ? svArtha se prerita hai, kAmanAoM se utpIDita hai| IrSyA, ghRNA, dveSa se dagdha hai, devatAoM kI prArthanA meM jhuke hue haiM / jhuke hue haiM bhaya se aura pralobhana se| eka choTe bAlaka se usake zikSaka ne pUchA ki 'beTe tuma rAta ko sote samaya prArthanA karate ho?' usane kahA--'bilakula ! roja karatA hU~, niyama se karatA huuN|' zikSaka ne pUchA-'subaha uThakara subaha kI prArthanA karate ho?' bAlaka ne kahA-'kabhI nahIM krtaa|' zikSaka ne kahA--'yaha merI samajha meM kucha nahIM aayaa| rAta ko jaba tuma niyamita prArthanA karate ho to subaha kI prArthanA kyoM nahIM karate?' bAlaka ne kahA--'rAta ko mujhe Dara lagatA hai, subaha mujhe Dara nahIM lgtaa|' prArthanA kyA hai ? mAMga hai, yaha mila jAe, vaha mila jaae| yaha bAla-bhAva se AI mAMga hai| devatAoM ke caraNoM meM jhukate haiM kyoM? ve kucha kara deMge islie| mastaka jhukA hai para antar hRdaya kA mela nahIM huA usa namaskAra se / antar kA mela to kAmanA ke sAtha huA hai, pArthiva vastu ke sAtha huA hai| loga Ate haiM, praNAma karate haiM, jhuka rahe haiN| zarIra jhuka rahA hai para ahaMkAra khar3A hai| vaha dikhAnA cAha rahA hai zarIra ko jhukAkara ki yaha hai bhakti, yaha hai pUjA, yaha hai samarpaNa, yaha hai vinamratA, yaha hai sAdhutA, yaha hai srltaa| praNAma meM bhI usakA nAma nahIM, kintu icchApUrti kI raTana hai|

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 17 abhivAdana meM AtmA ke tAroM kA vAdana-cAroM tarapha se ho rahA hai, tAra jhanajhanA rahe haiM, eka divya saMgIta kA abhivAdana ho rahA hai| eka mastI A gaI, ahaMbhAva jagA aura jhuke| Atmika bhAvoM ke sAtha jhuke| aba daur3anA kahA~, maMjila pA lene pr| para saMsAra daur3a rahA hai, kisake caraNoM meM? koI matalaba nahIM, jahA~ kahIM kucha mila jAe, daur3a cAlU hai| kintu prabhu ! tU Thahara gayA hai, sva meM sthita ho gayA hai, patha miTa gae, maMjila mila gii| apane meM zikharAyamAna hai, U~cA aura U~cA uThA hai| itanA U~cA hai ki jisake Age koI aura U~cAI nahIM; aisI parama zreSThatA hai, jisase bar3hakara koI aura zreSThatA nhiiN| usa zreSThatA ke darzana hetu devatA bhI A rahe haiM, bhaktibhAva se vandana-namaskAra ke lie| / bhagavAna ke divya rUpa kA darzana svayaM meM eka jIvana-darzana hai| manuSya kI mahAnatA kA preraNAsUtra hai| tuma svayaM mahAn bano ! tumheM rote gir3agir3Ate bhIkha mA~gane kI jarUrata nhiiN| jo bhIkha meM mAMga rahA hai usakI pUrti asaMbhava hai / pUrti ho bhI jAe to vaha jIvana ke duHkha miTAne meM asamartha hai| gulAmI se prApta ho gayA kuch| to gulAmI miTane vAlI nhiiN| dInatA se prApta kara bhI lo kucha, to dainya miTane vAlA nhiiN| mAMga kara pA liyA kucha, ___ to mAMga miTane vAlI nhiiN| dhakela kara pA liyA kucha to usase U~cA uThane vAlA nhiiN| svayaM meM svayaM ko pA liyA, to rAjarAjezvara bana jaaoge| puruSatva jagA, puruSArtha kiyA to paramAtmA bana jaaoge| tabhI azubha, aziva, amaMgala, duHkha, sabakucha miTanevAlA hai| aMdhakAra kI rAta meM sUrya kA udaya hI rAta kA vidA honA hai| dIvaTa meM jyoti kA jagamagAnA hI aMdhere kA palAyana hai / prabhu ! tuma mere nayanoM kI jyoti ho, sadA mere nayanoM meM samAe rho| ***

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... bhavatu me yadarcAbhAvena pramuditamanA dardura iha, kSaNAdAsIt svargI guNa-gaNa-samRdhdaH sukha-nidhi: labhante sadbhaktA: ziva-sukha-samAjaM kimu tadA? mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me // 4 // jinakI sAdhAraNa-sI stuti ke prabhAva se jaba nandana maiMDhaka jaise tuccha bhakta bhI, kSaNabhara meM, prasannacitta hokara anekAneka sadguNoM se samRddha, sukha ke nidhi svargavAsI devatA bana jAte haiM, taba yadi bhakta-ziromaNi mAnava mokSa kA ajara-amara Ananda prApta kara le, to isameM Azcarya hI kisa bAta kA? isa prakAra parama dayAlu bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI sarvadA mere nayana-patha para virAjamAna raheM arthAt mere nayanoM meM samA jaaeN| Aja ke ina kSaNoM meM antazcakSu se tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa ko dekha rahe haiM, jahA~ amRta-gaMgA bhii| usa amRta-gaMgA ke darzana ke lie apanI-apanI bhUmikA ke anusAra sabhI aae| deva-dAnavoM ke bIca paraspara zatrutA hai, vaira hai kintu sahodara baMdhuoM ke samAna samavasaraNa meM upasthita haiN| samrAT to mAno ahaMkAra kA zikhara hai| bAhara to rAjA rAjA hai, bhikhArI bhikhArI hai kintu samavasaraNa meM to rAjA aura raMka donoM baMdhu haiM / pazu-pakSI jinameM jAti-vaira hai vahA~ sAtha-sAtha upasthita haiN| siMha-hiraNa baiThe haiN| na hiraNa ko siMha kI hiMsAvRtti se koI bhaya hai| isa rUpa ko hRdaya kI A~khoM se piyA-sudharmA ne / saMkalita kiyA zAstroM ko ina A~khoM ke mAdhyama se par3hakara / usakA sAkSAt rUpa antazcakSu-patha meM prakaTa huA hai| eka-eka vacana, eka-eka dRzya itanA mahAn hai ki jJAtA-draSTA ko bhAva sthiti meM paha~cA de| utthAna-patana kA itihAsa hai| mahAkAla ke pravAha meM na jAne kitane samrATa Ae aura cale ge| kitane siMhAsana para sthita hae aura kitane siMhAsana ddole| kitanI jAti-prajAtiyA~ paidA huIM aura miTa giiN| astitva taka nahIM rhaa| kitanI paramparAeM AIM aura bikhara gaIM, phira bhI amRta-vANI AjabhI prANavAn hai| hama bahuta bikhare, bahuta TUTe, bahuta bAra

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mare, mahAvIrASTaka - pravacana | 19 mara-marakara jie / kintu vaha jyoti / jJAna - jyoti Aja bhI jI - jIkara prajvalita hai / mana ke saghana andhakAra meM, amAvasyA ke aMdhere meM usa jyoti kI eka kiraNa bhI utara AI to mana kA aMdherA kahA~ raha pAtA hai ? ujAle hI ujAle meM mana kI kar3avAhaTa kahA~ gAyaba ho jAtI hai, patA bhI nahIM calatA / mAdhurya hI mAdhurya bhara jAtA hai / amAvasyA pUnama meM badala jAtI hai, cilacilAtI dhUpa cA~danI meM badala jAtI hai / usa vANI kI jyoti kA sparza pAkara zItala mana meM prabhu-smRti kI prakAza-kiraNa utara AI / prabhAtavelA meM / prakAza ke avataraNa kI velA meM bhakti - bhare svaroM meM hamane bhakti kI hai : yadarcAbhAvena pramuditamanA dardura iha kSaNAdAsIt svargI guNa-gaNa-samRddha sukha-nidhiH labhante sadbhaktAH ziva- sukha- samAjaM kimu tadA ? mahAvIrasvAmI nayana- patha-gAmI bhavatu me || meM bhakti kI bhAva- dhArA baha gaI rAjagRha ke zreSThI naMdana maNiyAra ke hRdaya 1 maNiyAra, cUr3I pahanAne vAlA nahIM; maNiyAra kA artha hai maNikAra, ratnakAra, jauharI / bhagavAn mahAvIra padhAre haiM, vANI sunI unakI aura satkarma ke bhAva jAga uThe maNiyAra ke mana meM / janahita meM bAvaDI kA nirmANa kiyA, dAnazAlA kholI, suMdara upavana bnaayaa| yAtrA karate hue loga Ate, vyApArI Ate, snAna Adi kI vyavasthA hotI, acchA bhojana evaM Thaharane ko acchA sthAna mila jAtA, thakAna utara jAtI / dhanya hai naMdana maNiyAra, jisane itanA bar3A satkarma kiyaa| dUra- sudUra dezoM meM khUba prazaMsA hone lagI / prazaMsA to prazaMsA hai| usakA bhI apanA prabhAva hotA hai / satkarma karake prabhu caraNoM meM arpaNa karo to prazaMsA aura satkarma kI preraNA milatI hai, protsAhana milatA hai| yaha prazaMsA nahIM, apitu guNAnuvAda hai / satkarma kA anumodana hai, vyakti-vizeSa kA nahIM / itanI spaSTa samajha hotI hai, bhakta kii| kintu satkarma kA arpaNa na huA to prazaMsA ahaM ko puSTa karatI hai / naMdana maNiyAra ke sAtha yahI huA / prazaMsA meM 'maiM' bar3hatA gayA / prabhu haTatA gayA, karma 'maiM' kA ho gyaa| pahale niSkAma bhAva se huA, bAda meM kAmanA jagatI gaI / bhagavAn kI smRti kI jagaha bAvaDI kI smRti ne le lI / dAna bhagavAn ko kyA diyA, pattharoM ko diyaa| bAvaDI kI saphAI, upavana kA vistAra - saba hotA rahatA aura eka-eka patthara ko mana pakar3atA jAtA / Asakti itanI bar3ha gaI ki marakara usI bAvaDI meM maiMDhaka banA /

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20 / mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana janatA AtI, snAna-bhojana karatI aura dhanyavAda detii| jaba logoM ke mukha se 'dhanya' kI bAta naMdana maNiyAra ne sunI to jAtismaraNa jJAna huaa| itanA bar3A satkarma kiyA kintu niSkAma bhAva na rahA, bhakti na rahI / Asakti ke kAraNa Aja yahA~ hU~, anyathA svarga meM svarNa siMhAsana para hotaa| apanI bhUla para pazcAttApa karane lgaa| vizuddha mana puna: bhakti kI dhArA meM bahane lgaa| bhagavAn kA padArpaNa huA, rAjagRha meM halacala maca gii| bhagavAn ke padArpaNa kI carcA sunI to darzana kA bhAva jagA / bhagavAn ke darzana karane uchalatA, kUdatA, phudakatA nikala pdd'aa| samrAT zreNika bhI usI samaya bhagavAna ke darzana ke lie rAjaparivAra pariSada ke sAtha jA rahe the| acAnaka ghor3e ke paira ke nIce A gayA maiMDhaka aura kucalA gayA, mara gyaa| bhagavAn ke darzana to nahIM kara skaa| naMdana maNiyAra ke bhava meM bhagavAna ko pAkara khoyA kintu maiMDhaka ke bhava meM puna: pA liyaa| bhakti kI bhAva-dhArA meM mRtyu huI aura svarga meM janma liyaa| vahA~ paha~cate hI pUrva-bhava kA smaraNa huaa| puna: svarga se dharatI para bhagavAn ke darzana karane aayaa| _jJAtAdharmakathAMga-sUtra meM isa kathA kA vistRta vivaraNa hai| saubhAgya hai ki digambara-paramparA meM bhI yaha kathA yU~ kI yU~ hai / bhAgacandrajI ne bhI ise bhakti ke rasa meM sarAbora hokara gaayaa| kahA~ kauna pAegA bhagavAn ko? bhAva hai to bhagavAn hai| bhAva gae to bhagavAn bhI cale ge| bhAva meM hI bhagavAn se milana hai| bhAgendujI ne bhI smaraNa kiyA-maiMDhaka/bhakta dardura marakara devatA banA, sabase pahale darzana karane pahu~cA : "yadarcAbhAvena pramuditA-manA dardura iha" pramudita mana se arcanA karate hue dardura deva bana gyaa| maiMDhaka ne kauna-sA kAma kiyA? jinake jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM rama gaI bhakti kI dhaaraa| ___"labhante sadbhaktA: ziva-sukha-samAjaM kimu tadA" U~cAI para pahu~ce bhakta rama gae haiM, lIna ho gae haiM bhagavAn meM / ve agara bhagavat svarUpa ko pA jAte haiM to isameM kyA Azcarya hai? vastuta: bhakti meM mukti hai| ***

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................ bhavatu me kanatsvarNAbhAso'pyapagatatanurjJAna-nivaho, vicitrAtmA'pyeko nRpativara-siddhArtha-tanayaH / ajanmA'pi zrImAn vigata-bhavarAgo'dbhutagati: mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me // 5 // jo tapta svarNa ke samAna ujjvala kAntimAn hote hue bhI apagata tanu-zarIra ke moha se rahita the, jJAna ke puMja the, vicitra AtmA, vilakSaNa AtmA hote hue bhI eka advitIya the| rAjA siddhArtha ke putra hote hue bhI ajanmA-janma-rahita the| zrImAn-zobhAvAna hote hue bhI saMsAra ke rAga se rahita the, adbhuta jJAnI the, aise bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI sarvadA mere nayana-patha para virAjamAna raheM, arthAt mere nayanoM meM samA jaaeN| prAta:kAla kI maMgalamaya prArthanA kI velA hai| prabhu-smaraNa kA, bhagavad-pUjana kA, arcana kA yaha maMgalamaya samaya hai| aise pavitra samaya meM mana kA kaNa-kaNa paramAtmA kI divya smRti se jagamagA jAtA hai| pavitratA kI U~cAiyoM ko chUtA jAtA hai| aisI bhAva-sthiti anya kisI samaya para nahIM hotI jo prArthanA ke samaya ho jAtI hai| samudra se jala bhApa banakara Upara uThatA hai, Upara aura Upara calA jAtA hai, bAdala bana jAtA hai| havA para savAra ho nIla magana meM phaila jAte haiM baadl| phira barasane ko hote haiM-prArthanA meM bhAva aisA hI U~cA uThatA hai, vistAra pAtA hai, barasane ko hotA hai aura barasatA bhI hai| isIlie prArthanA kA artha thor3A samajha lenA jarUrI hai| __Ama taura para prArthanA kA artha kiyA jAtA hai-mAMganA, yAcanA krnaa| kintu prArthanA kA lena-dena se koI saMbaMdha nhiiN| na vahA~ koI svAmI hai, na koI sevaka, na dAtA hai na yAcaka, na dene kA ahaM, na mAMgane kI diintaa| prArthanA kA artha hai-"prakarSeNa arthaM prApnotIti prArthanA" vizeSa rUpa se arthavAn honA prArthanA hai| jIvana kA mUlya, jIvana kA sAra prApta honA prArthanA hai /

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22 / mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana prArthanA kA artha hai-apanI arthavattA ko paanaa| yaha jIvana kI vaha arthavattA hai jo na janma se bar3hatI hai, na mRtyu se ghaTatI hai| na kisI jAti, kula, gharAne se bar3hatI hai, na ghaTatI hai| vaha arthavattA Ayu, yauvana Adi zarIra kI avasthAoM meM na ghaTatI hai, na bar3hatI hai| vaha arthavattA aizvarya ke hone meM na bar3hatI hai, na abhAva meM ghaTatI hai| jIvana kA vaha mUlya sahI mUlya hai jo kisI bhI mUlya ke AdhAra se na banA hai, na kisI AdhAra ke abhAva meM mittegaa| jIvana kI arthapUrNatA . jIvana ke arthapUrNa hone kA artha hai--bAhya jIvana aura antarjIvana donoM hI parama mUlyavAna, parama arthavAna baneM / jIvana meM koI artha agara nahIM rahA, rasa sUkha gayA, to kyA sthiti hogI jIvana kI? kabhI sukha kI, kabhI duHkha kI havA cale to jIvana kAgaja ke Tukar3e kI taraha, sUkhe patte kI taraha idhara-udhara ur3atA jAegA, jIvana kar3A-kacarA hogaa| jaba taka miThAI rakhI haI hai taba taka bakse ko saMbhAlA jAegA, miThAI khatma hote hI baksA to pheMkA hI jaaegaa| artha khote hI yA to vyakti mRtyu ko prApta hogA, yA mRtyu kI kAmanA kregaa| mRtyu kI pratIkSA meM jiyA gayA jIvana bhI kyA jIvana hai ? patA cale ki parivAra meM koI nahIM cAhatA hai, kisI ke mana meM prema nahIM hai; yA kisI vyakti ne kisI ko bahuta prema kiyA hai aura vaha usase napharata karane lage to kyA hogI sthiti? AtmahatyA ke vicAra AeMge, vyartha mAlUma hogA jIvana / jIvana bhI kyA hai ? kisI ke sahAre TikA hai| kisI ke lie jInA hai| sahArA majabUta hai, jIne kI pyAsa hai| sahArA hilate hI mRtyu kI kAmanA / na mRtyu svAbhAvika hai, na jIvana nirAlamba ! na jIvana sahaja hai aura na mRtyu hii| apanI mastI, apanI khuzI se jiyA gayA jIvana, jIvana hai| jIne ke lie bhI dUsare kI ora tAkate raho, marane ke lie bhI dUsare kI ora dekho; arthazUnya jIvana kI ye mAMga-bharI nigAheM prArthanA nahIM haiN| jinakA jIvana jyotirmaya hai aura maraNa jyotirmaya hai, aise mahApuruSoM ko ajanmA kahA gayA hai| AcArya bhAgendu bhI mahAvIra ko ajanmA kaha rahe hai| ajanmA kA artha hai-na jIvana kI pyAsa, na jijIviSA, na mRtyu kI kaamnaa| jo mRtyu se bhayabhIta hai, vaha jIne ke lie vyAkula hai| jise jIvana se bhaya hai, trAsa hai usakI marane kI icchA hai| jisako donoM prakAra ke bhaya nahIM vaha ajanmA hai| .

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 23 tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kI sAdhanA-kAla kA dUsarA varSa hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra dakSiNAMcala se uttarAMcala vihAra karake jA rahe the| eka mArga kanakhala Azrama ke bhItara hokara jAtA thA, dUsarA bAhara se / bhagavAn ne bhItara vAle mArga para prasthAna kiyaa| kucha Age bar3he hI the ki gopAloM ne unheM rokate hue batAyA-devArya ! isa mArga se mata jaaie| isa mArga meM bhayaMkara dRSTi-viSa sarpa rahatA hai| usakI dRSTi meM viSa hai| usakI phukAra se vanaspati jagat naSTa ho gayA hai| Asa-pAsa mRtyu nAca rahI hai| koI nahIM jAtA hai isa mArga se| Apa mata jaaie| logoM ke rokane para bhI ruke nahIM mahAvIra / unheM kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM thaa| vaha abhaya kA devatA pahu~cA viSadhara ke paas| isakA artha yaha bhI nahIM ki mRtyu ke muMha meM jAkara zarIra ko naSTa karanA hai| zarIra ko daMDa denA sAdhanA nahIM hai| sAdhanA ke nAma para zarIra ke sAtha utpIDana kA vyavahAra nahIM karanA hai| zarIra aura zarIra se saMbaMdhita jIvana-mRtyu sabako saMvAranA, sAdhanA hai / jIvana aura mRtyu ke bhaya se mukta evaM nirbhaya honA sAdhanA hai| zarIra kA sAdhanA aura AtmabhAva meM lIna honA sAdhanA hai| zarIra kI apanI bhUmikA hai, vaha bhI sAdhanA meM sahayogI hai| zarIra bhI mitra hai, zarIra ke prati bhI maitrI kA bhAva hai| usakI asvasthatA, usake saundarya ke prati napharata kaise ho sakatI hai? mahAvIra pUrNa svastha haiM, sundara haiM, AtmA ke ajanmA hone kI vilakSaNa AbhA hai mahAvIra kii| tabhI to prAyaH bhakti-stotra ke racanAkAroM ne tIrthaMkara vItarAgI ke zarIra ke saundarya kA bhAvavibhora ho varNana kiyA hai| bhaktAmara stotra ke racanAkAra AcArya mAnatuMga kaha dRSTvA bhavantamanimeSavilokanIyam nAnyatra toSamupayAti janasya cakSuH / prabho ! ApakA alaukika saundarya nirnimeSa-ekaTaka dekhane yogya hai| eka bAra Apake darzana karane ke bAda AMkheM kahIM anyatra saMtuSTa hI nahIM ho sktiiN| __ yaiH zAntarAgarucibhiH paramANubhistvam, nirmApitastribhuvanaika lalAmabhUta / tAvanta eva khalu te'pyaNavaH pRthivyAm, yatte samAnamaparaM na hi rUpamasti / tribhuvana ke lalAmabhUta jinezvaradeva ! Apa ujjvala paramANuoM se nirmita hue haiN| nizcita hI ve paramANu pRthvI para utane hI the| tabhI Apa jaisA dUsarA rUpa hai nahIM isa pRthvI pr|

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24 / mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana bhAgacandra bhI donoM saundaryoM kA arthAt zarIra ke saundarya aura AtmA ke saundarya kA sAtha-sAtha varNana karate haiM kanatsvarNAbhAso'pyapagatatanurjJAnanivaho, vicitrAtmA'pyeko nRpativara-siddhArtha-tanayaH / ajanmA'pi zrImAn vigatabhavarAgo'dbhutagatiH, mahAvIra svAmI nayana-pathagAmI bhavatu me // sone jaisA zarIra hai ApakA, aura Apa zarIrAtIta avasthA meM haiN| deha meM dehAtIta haiN| deha bhI suMdara hai aura dehAtIta kA to kahanA hI kyA? zrI (aizvarya) sampanna haiM, phira bhI saMsAra ke rAgoM se pare, rAgAtIta haiN| mahArAjA siddhArtha ke patra haiM aura ajanmA haiN| janma-mRtyu se pare ho gae haiN| vilakSaNa 'ekamevAdvitIya' haiN| jJAnI haiN| aise mahAvIra svAmI mere nayanapathagAmI bane raheM, jisase maiM Apako kahIM anyatra nihArane na jAU~, Apako apanI A~khoM meM hI virAjamAna paauuN| ***

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......... yadIyA vAg- gaMgA vividha-naya- kallola- vimalA, bRhajjJAnAnbhobhirjagati janatAM yA snapayati / idAnImapyeSA budhajana-marAlaiH paricitA, mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha - gAmI bhavatu me // 6 // jinakI vANI kI gaMgA vividha prakAra ke nayoM kI arthAt vacana-paddhatiyoM kI taraMgoM se vimala hai, apane apAra jJAna-jala se akhila vizva kI saMtapta janatA ko snAna karAkara zAnti detI hai, bhava-tApa haratI hai, Aja bhI bar3e-bar3e vidvAnarUpI haMsoM dvArA sevita hai; aise bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI mere nayanapatha para sadA virAjamAna raheM, arthAt mere nayanoM meM samA jaaeN| bhavatu me RjubAlA nadI kA pravAha zAnta baha rahA hai| saMdhyA utara AI hai| zAla-vana kI harItimA aisI pratIti karA rahI hai, jaise ki svarNima AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta prakRti harA duzAlA or3he Ananda kI lAlI chiTakatI utsava meM AI hai / asAdhAraNa utsava vAstava meM vahA~ utsava hI thA / utsava bhI koI sAdhAraNa nahIM, asAdhAraNa utsava hone jA rahA thA / kAlacakra kI gati meM yUM hI kahIM kucha kSaNoM meM kho jAnevAlA nahIM, amiTa abhilekhoM meM aMkita honevAlA / sahasAbdiyoM bAda bhI jana-mana ko AlhAdita karanevAle utsava kI vaha saMdhyA thI-- vaizAkha zuklA dazamI kI / ! anAdikAla ke ajJAna aura moha ko kSaya hote-hote aba sUkSma avasthA meM jo bace the, unakA bhI sampUrNa kSaya karake eka mahAsUrya udayAvasthA meM A rahA hai| eka vIra, vIra hI nahIM mahAvIra, dhyAna kI parama zuklAvasthA meM hai / jhANaM tariyAe vaddhamANassa anaMte aNuttare nivvAdhAe nirAvaraNe kasiNe paDipuNe kevalavaranANadaMsaNe samuppanne / tae NaM samaNe bhagavaM mahAvIre arahA jAe, jiNe kevalI savvannU savvadarisI sadevamaNuyAsurassa logassa pariyAyaM jANai pAsa

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26 / mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana anAdikAla se Atma-svarUpa ke vinAza meM lage hue una cAra ghAti karmoM kA kSaya karake kaivalyasUrya udita huaa| kevalajJAna, kevaladarzana prakaTa huaa| mahAvIra arhat avasthA ko upalabdha hue| anavarata prakAzita dharmadezanA sUryodaya ke sAtha hI prakAza kI kiraNeM phaila jAtI haiM dharatI para / aise hI arahanta hote hI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dharmadezanA prakAzita huI / anavarata hotI hI rahI-yAvanirmANa samprAptiH / RjubAlA ke samavasaraNa ke turaMta bAda bhagavAn mahAvIra ne vahA~ se vihAra kiyA, pAvApurI padhAre / vaizAkha zuklA ekAdazI ke sUryodaya ke samaya pAvApurI meM samavasaraNa lagA hai| indrabhUti, agnibhUti, vAyubhUti, vyakta, sudharmA, maNDita, maurya, aMkapita, acalabhrAtA, metArya aura prabhAsa apane yuga ke khyAtiprApta paMDita the| unake pAMDitya para gaurava hai samAja ko| saikar3oM ziSya haiM hareka ke apne-apne| indrabhUti ke netRtva meM saba ekatrita hue aura virAT yajJa kA Ayojana hone jA rahA thaa| hajAroM pazuoM kI bali dI jAne vAlI thI usa yajJa meN| isI bIca bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa kI sUcanA milii| yaha bhI sUcanA milI ki samavasaraNa kyA lagA hai, dharatI aura AkAza eka ho umar3a par3e haiN| gautama Adi sabhI gyAraha paMDita apane 4400 ziSyoM ke sAtha eka-eka gaNa ke rUpa meM samavasaraNa meM Ate ge| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI prakAzita huii| vANI kyA thI, paramavizuddha caitanya, jo zreSThatama, uccatama zikhara hai parama upalabdhiyoM kA, vahA~ se pravAhita huI-amRta kI pAvana gNgaa| adbhuta evaM divya amaratA kA divya saMdeza, vizva-maitrI kA sarvajanasukhAya saMdeza hai, Agraha-mukta ciMtana kA, syAdvAda kA saMdeza hai usake kala-kala ninAda meM / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI divya vANI sunii| sunI kyA, usa pavitra gaMgA meM snAna kiyA, gahare utare / nirmalatA aisI AI ki antarmana meM ahiMsA aura karuNA jgii| pazu-bali ke usa yajJa se haTakara bhagavAn ke zrIcaraNoM meM dIkSita hue| bhagavAn se jo pAyA vaha itanA adbhuta aura divya thA ki gautama akele hI pAkara nahIM rhe| dhArA bahI unase Age, aura Age kI or| hajAroM ke jIvana ko abhayadAna, jIvanadAna milaa| ve sabake saba abhayadAna denevAle dAtA bne| bhaktarAja bhAgendu ke antazcakSu ke sAmane aise hI samagra divya samavasaraNa citrapaTa kI taraha A rahe haiN| divyatA ko bhaktipUrNa bhAvoM se utane hI lalita zabdoM meM kAvya ke rUpa meM prastuta kiyA hai| 'yadIyA.... bhavatu me'|

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 27 mahAvIra kA divya ghoSa mahAvIra ke yuga meM manuSya kA jIvana bhI aisA ho gayA thA ki saMsAra kI asAratA meM jIvana kA sAra-tattva hI bhUla gyaa| gaMdagI itanI adhika thI ki kahIM pavitratA kA atA-patA na thaa| cAroM tarapha mRtyu hI nAca rahI thii| lekina bhagavAn kI vAk-gaMgA meM malinatA dhula gaI aura paramazuddhatA paaii| bhagavAn se amaratA pA lii| andhavizvAsa, jAti, varNa Adi ke bhedabhAva se rUr3ha paramparA ke bandhanoM meM mAnavatA burI taraha jakar3a gaI thii| ___ mahAvIra kA 'divya ghoSa gUMjA-"appA so prmppaa|" hara AtmA meM paramAtma bhAva ke darzana meM ber3iyoM ko todd'aa| sampUrNa svataMtratA se sAdhanA kI U~cI ur3AneM bharane kA Ananda paayaa| yaha vANI aisI barasI, aisI barasI ki anekAneka janmoM se calatI A rahI IrSyA, ghRNA, napharata, dveSa aura krodha ke dAvAnala ko bujhA diyaa| isa vANI ne Asakti evaM mUrchA meM mUcchita par3e devA ko jgaayaa| bhAgya ke mAre hatAza, nirAza ho gira par3e logoM ko utthaayaa| puruSArtha meM gati lA dii| nayA mahAn jIvana upalabdha kraayaa| sAkSAt sarasvatI .. jo cIla vRtti se jhapaTa-jhapaTa kara dUsaroM ke astitva ko/jIvana ko nigala jAte the, mahAvIra kI divya vANI se unakI vRtti meM itanA parivartana AyA ki svaccha mAnava-sarovara ke motI cugane vAle haMsa bana ge| vedoM meM jisa priya vANI kA saMgAna kiyA gayA, vaha vANI hai mahAvIra kii| vaha sAkSAt sarasvatI hai| sabakA sampUrNa rUpa se maMgala-kalyANa karanevAlI vaha RSi hai| vaha madhu hai| jisa kisI ne usa madhura, ramya evaM priya vANI kA pAna kiyA, vaha bhI madhu ke samAna bana gyaa| Aja bhI vaha vAk-gaMgA duniyA ke pradUSaNa evaM gaMdagI se achUtI hai| usameM jo snAna karate haiM, unake trividha tApa ko haranevAlI hai / bar3e-bar3e vAgmI praNata mudrA meM pAna karane ko lAlAyita rahate haiM / khojI, jIvana ke amUlya khajAne ko pAne ke lie prayatnazIla haiN| jinhoMne pAyA, ve bhI gadgada ho bhAva-vihvala ho ahobhAva meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vaMdanA kie jA rahe haiN| caraNa-vandanapUrvaka prArthanA hai-mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me| ** * .

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.....bhavatu me anirvAraudrekas tribhuvana-jayI kAma-subhaTaH, kumArAvasthAyAmapi nijabalAdyena vijita: / sphurannityAnanda-prazamapadarAjyAya sa jino , mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me // 7 // saMsAra meM kAmarUpI yoddhA kitanA adhika vikaTa hai? vaha tribhuvana ko jItane vAlA hai, usake vega ko mahAn se mahAn zUravIra bhI nahIM roka sakate / parantu jinhoMne apane AdhyAtmika bala ke dvArA, usa durdAnta kAmadeva ko bhI nityAnanda svarUpa prazama pada ke rAjya kI prApti ke lie, bharapUra yauvana avasthA meM parAjita kiyA, aise bhagavAn mahAvIra mere nayana-patha para sadA virAjamAna raheM arthAt mere nayanoM meM samA jaaeN| bhagavAn- mahAvIra ne tIsa varSa kI avasthA meM rAjaparivAra chor3A, dIkSita hue| sAdhanA ke durgama patha para cle| sAdhanA kA mArga durgama hai, kyoMki saMsAra mArga meM upalabdhi bAhara hai, saMgharSa bAhara hai, dvandva bAhara hai, lar3anA bAhara hai, jItanA bAhara hai| eka ora, ekamukhI hai sabakucha ! sAdhanA ke patha para donoM kinAroM para, aMdara-bAhara ubhayata: dvandva, saMgharSa, hAra, jIta, khonA, pAnA, baMdhana, mukti sabakucha ubhayamukhI hai| bahutoM ne rokA, rAjakumAra yaha tumhArA mArga nahIM hai| sAdhAraNa nahIM asAdhAraNa the baMdhana, mahAvIra ko bAMdhane ke lie majabUta baMdhana the| rAjaparivAra, pitA, bhAI-bahana kA sneha, zAsana-saMpadA, kintu kisI ke rokane se ruke nahIM mhaaviir| bAhya baMdhana usI ko bA~dhate haiM, jo bhItara se svayaM usase baMdhA hai| bhItara kA baMdhana hai to bAhara ke baMdhana majabUta hote haiN| bhItara kA baMdhana na ho to majabUta se majabUta baMdhana zithila hote jAte haiN|

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 29 baddho hi nalinInAlaiH kiyat tiSThati kuMjara: ? hAthI kamalanAla se baMdhakara kaba taka raha sakatA hai? vaha to baMdhanoM ko pAra karatA huA alaga hogA hii| mahAvIra alipta haiM, cala par3e haiM sAdhanA patha pr| pauSa mAha / prakRti meM sardI kA rUpa apanI sImA para hai| manuSya, pazu-pakSiyoM ko bhI rahanA-sahanA kaThina ho gayA hai| aura mahAvIra khule AkAza ke nIce, jaMgaloM meM, ekAkI, ekavastra meM dhyAnastha haiN| eka dina daridra brAhmaNa pahu~ca gyaa| yAcanA karane lagA-"rAjakumAra ! tumane sabakucha sabako diyaa| usa samaya maiM abhAgA kucha kamAne dUra deza calA gayA, khAlI hAtha lauTA / yahA~ Apase kucha pA sakatA thA lekina vaMcita raha gyaa| khaira, aba bhI kucha de do|" mahAvIra ne dhyAna kholA, apanI yA zarIra kI mA~ga nahIM thii| brAhmaNa kI mA~ga thii| kyA dete mahAvIra ! teraha mAha ho gae dIkSA lie hue| jaMgala, vana, pahAr3a, nadI-taTa para vicaraNa aura dhyAna, yahI krama rhaa| kyA thA, kyA liyA kisase, jo dete ! brAhmaNa kI tarapha dekhakara mahAvIra socane lge| dekhA, brAhmaNa kI kAtara dRSTi vastra para TikI haI hai| ekamAtra vastra jo dIkSA ke samaya se zarIra para hai, vahI vastra mahAvIra ne utAra kara de diyaa| sarvasva dAna kara diyaa| isI taraha mahAvIra bAraha varSa sAdhanA-kAla meM bhItara ke eka eka vastra utArate rahe, utArate rhe| bAhara ke sAre vastra utAranA, utArakara phira dhAraNa na karanA kaThina hai| na utArane ke lie eka cintana, eka bhAva khar3A ho jAtA hai, khar3A kyA hotA hai, DaTA rahatA hai| sAre akATya tarka haiM, sArI vyavasthA hai, vikaTa vyUha-racanA hai / susajjita senA hai vahA~ para pratirodha karane ke lie| bAra-bAra rahakara AkramaNa ho rahA hai| kabhI krodha, kabhI mAna, kabhI mAyA, kabhI lobha, kabhI bhaya, kabhI pralobhana, kabhI vAsanA, kabhI kAma, kitane-kitane senApati aura asaMkhya senA hai| Antara yuddhabhUmi eka akelA mahAvIra-na senA hai, na senApati hai; na zastra / kevala hai, kabhI-kabhI cintana kI spaSTatA lie hue U~cA uThA Antarika bhaav| kahatA hai mahAvIra-bAhara yuddha dekhe haiM kintu bAhara ke yuddha kucha bhI nahIM hai isake sammukha / na yuddha hai, na koI zatra / bhItara kA dvandva ghamAsAna yuddha hai-apyANa meva jujjhjjaa| vIra, dhIra mahAvIra Antara yuddhabhUmi meM taTastha khar3e haiN| talavAra kI dhAra zarIra ko kATatI hai, AtmA ko nhiiN| vibhAvAtmA kI kAmAdi subhaToM kI mAra bhI Atma-svarUpa ko nahIM kATa paaegii| vizuddha AtmA to akhaMDa hai, avinAzI hai| samudra kI taraMgeM uThatI hai, samudra meM vilIna ho jAtI haiN| samudra ko unase kyA lar3anA ! usakI lar3AI itanI hai ki vaha kSubdha na ho; usakA kSubdha honA, laharoM

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30 | mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana kI uddAmatA kA paryAya hai| use to zAnta rahanA hai| lahareM svata: zAnta ho jAe~gI, vilIna ho jaaeNgii| laharoM ke uThate-uchalate, vilIna hote hue dekhanA hai| cetanA ke sAgara meM jise senA-senApati kaha rahA hU~ uThe haiM, AMdhI-tUphAna kI taraha uThe A rahe haiN| AkrAmaka haiM, bhayaMkara zakti hai unko| maiM to kyA, koI anya bhI TakarAegA to samApta ho jaaegaa| yaH mujha TakarAnA nhiiN| unako Ate hae. dhairya ke sAtha, mauna bhAva se, abhaya bhAva niSkAma bhAva meM dekhanA hai| vilIna hote hue bhI usI bhAva meM dekhanA hai| zabdAtIta bhAvasthiti ananta Ananda kA prazAnta sAgara hai| varSoM bIta ge| yahI calatA rhaa| mahAvIra ne hAra na maanii| zabda nahIM haiM usa bhAva-sthiti ke lie| yaha to halkI-sI jhA~kI hai| aura aisA hI kucha huaa| kAma-krodhAdi subhaTa tribhuvanajayI mahAn yoddhAoM ne hAra kara apane astitva ko kho diyA, vilIna kara diyaa| vijayI vIra mahAvIra ne kaivalya pA liyaa| aura jagat ke prati jIvana meM gArate hue logoM ke prati karuNA se bhara ge| vijaya kA saMdeza, Atmavijaya kA saMdeza pradAna karate rhe| prANoM meM zakti bharate rhe| koI zastra nahIM, koI AkramaNa nahIM, AkramaNa se bacane ke lie pratyAkramaNa bhI nhiiN| aisA mArga, aisA upAya dete rhe| bhAgendu ne mahAprabhu ke darzana meM vijaya kA darzana paayaa| prabhu se prArthanA kI : aniraudrekas tribhuvanajayI kAma-subhaTaH kumArAvasthAyAmapi nijabalAdyena vijitaH / sphurannityAnanda-prazamapadarAjyAya sa jinA, mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me // 7 // kAmAdi yoddhA sabase yuddha karate rahate haiM aura jIta inakI hI hotI haiN| ye to tribhuvanajayI haiN| kintu prabhu, tumane to yuvAvasthA meM, jo nizcita rUpa se hAra jAne kI avasthA hai usameM, kAmadeva ko parAjita kiyaa| nityAnanda svarUpa ko pA liyaa| aise devAdhideva, jinezvaradeva prabhu mahAvIra merI A~khoM meM samA jaaeN| * **

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bhavatu *****......... mahAmohAtaMka - prazamanaparA''kasmika bhiSag, nirApekSo bandhur - viditamahimA maMgala-karaH / zaraNyaH sAdhUnAM bhava-bhaya-bhRtAmuttama-guNo, mahAvIra svAmI nayana- patha - gAmI bhavatu me // 8 // jo janatA ke moharUpI bhayaMkara roga ko naSTa karane ke lie Akasmika vaidya banakara Ae the, jo vizva ke nirapekSa bandhu the, jinakA yaza tribhuvana meM sarvavidita thA, jo jagat kA maMgala karane vAle the, eka se eka uttamottama guNoM ke dhAraka the, aise bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI mere nayanapatha para virAjamAna raheM arthAt mere nayanoM meM samA jaaeN| me sar3aka ke kinAre eka aMdhA vyakti khar3A hai| jo bhI vyakti vahA~ se gujaratA hai, usake pairoM kI AhaTa sunakara use bulAtA hai aura prakAza ke saMbaMdha meM pUchatA hai| pUchatA hai hara kisI se ki kyA hai prakAza ? koI kahatA - subaha kA samaya hai| sUraja nikalA hai, saba ora prakAza hI prakAza hai / andhA vyakti jAnanA cAhatA hai ki saMdhyA samaya sUryAsta hone para prakAza nahIM rahatA, taba kyA karate haiM ? taba kyA hotA hai ? andhasya dIpena kim ? loga kahate - sUryAsta hone para rAta meM dIpaka jalAte haiM / dIpaka kA bhI prakAza hotA hai / aMdhe ne phira pUchA ki dIpaka kaise jalAte haiM, to eka vyakti use apane sAtha le gayA aura usI ke hAtha se dIpaka jalavAyA ki usake prazna kA samAdhAna ho / lekina prazna kA samAdhAna nahIM huA / usakA prazna banA rahA -- prakAza kyA hai ? samasyA kucha hai, samAdhAna kucha aura hI diyA jA rahA hai| kitane hI tarka vitarka karo, pramANa do, lekina aMdhe ko kaise batA sakoge ki prakAza kyA hai ? aMdhe ke lie ye saba vyartha haiN|

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32 / mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana saMyoga se use eka dina eka vaidya mila jAtA hai / usase bhI vahI prazna pUchatA hai-prakAza kyA hai? vaha samajha jAtA hai ki yaha aMdhA hai| usakI A~khoM kA upacAra karatA hai aura aMdhe ko dikhAI par3ane lagatA hai| aba usane svayaM prakAza dekhA / aMdhe ko prakAza ke lie upadeza kI nahIM, vaidya kI jarUrata hai| / hamArI A~khoM para bhI ajJAna evaM moha ke jAle A gae haiN| kauna ina aMdhI A~khoM ko rozanI degA? aMdhe jIvanabhara ThokareM khAte phirate haiN| hAtha pakar3akara ghamane vAle nahIM, hAtha meM lakar3I thamA dene vAle nahIM aura prakAza kI bAteM karane vAle bhI nhiiN| hamAre lie to vaha mahApuruSa hai, jJAnI hai, paramAtmA hai, jo vaidya hai / ilAja karake aMdhatva miTAtA hai, A~khoM kI jyoti detA hai| bhAgacandra kahate haiM mahAmohAtaMka-prazamanaparA''kasmika bhiSaga, nirApekSo bandhur-viditamahimA maMgala-karaH / zaraNyaH sAdhUnAM bhava-bhaya-bhRtAmuttama-guNo, mahAvIra svAmI nayana-patha-gAmI bhavatu me|| bhagavAn mahAvIra moha ke roga ko dUra karane vAle bhiSag arthAt vaidya hai / moha ke aMdhatva meM satyAsatya, hitAhita kA viveka na honA svabhAvika hai / aisA jIvana to bhayagrasta hI hogaa| kahA~ hogA maMgalamaya, AnandarUpI kucha? duHkhAte manuSya kA kauna zaraNya hogA? mahAvIra ke yuga meM chuAchUta, U~ca-nIca, savarNa-avarNa Adi kuprathAe~ thiiN| aizvarya, zreSTha jIvana aura sukha-zAMti pAne ke lie bar3e-bar3e yajJa hote the, jinameM hajAroM nirIha, mUka pazuoM kI, manuSyoM taka kI baliyA~ dI jAtI thiiN| manuSya itanA aMdhA ho gayA thA ki jIvita prANI meM apane sadaza astitva ko, jIvana ko nahIM dekha pA rahA thaa| jIne kI cAha jaisI hamArI hai, vaise hI auroM kI bhI hai, isakA paribodha na thaa| isa aMdhatva meM kevala eka mAMga hai--mujhe sukha cAhie, jaise aMdhA prakAza mAMgatA hai| mahAvIra ne dRSTi dI, aMdhI A~khoM ko rozanI dii| loga ahobhAva se kaha uThe-cakkhudayANaM / cakkhudayANaM arthAt A~kha dene vaalaa| guru apane aMdhe ziSya ke lie dIpaka nahIM jalAtA hai, sUraja se bhI prArthanA nahIM karatA hai / vaha ziSya kI A~kheM kholatA hai| ajJAnatimirAndhAnAM jJAnAMjanazalAkayA, cakSurunmIlitaM yena tasmai zrI gurave namaH / mahAvIra aise bhiSaka haiM, jo dRSTi dete haiN| lekina unheM guru banane kI cAha na thii| celoM se paira pujavAne kI cAha na thI aura na hI prazaMsA lUTanI thii.| koI kAmanA koI AkAMkSA aura koI svArtha nahIM thA isake piiche|

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mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana | 33 bhAgacandra svayaM samAdhAna de raheM haiM--"nirApekSo bNdhuH|" mahAvIra-svAmI nirApekSa bandha haiN| unheM hamase koI apekSA nahIM hai| unakI koI mAMga nahIM, abhilASA nhiiN| ve to pUrNatayA anApekSa bhAva se de rahe haiN| kisI hetu se prerita nahIM haiM, koI kAraNa nahIM / bhagavAn kI karuNA kAraNa ke abhAva meM bhI abAdha gati se bahatI jA rahI hai| ___ saMsAra meM isase viparIta hI dekhane ko milatA hai| hara vyakti ko kucha na kucha apekSA rahatI hai| parivAra, paraspara meM sneha-sadbhAvanA kA kendra hai, kintu putra kI apekSA hai ki pitA usake lie saba kucha kare / jIvana nirmANa kA pUrA dAyitva hai unkaa| itihAsa prasiddha putra kuNika ne sAmrAjya ke siMhAsana kI apekSA-pUrti ke lie apane pitA ko jela meM DAla diyaa| __ pitA kI apekSA hai-putra unakI sevA kare, vRddhAvasthA meM acchI taraha se sNbhaale| pati kI apekSA hai-patnI muskarAte hue dvAra para svAgata kare / patnI kI apekSA hai-pati ghara para Ate haiM, prema se bAta kareM,gassA na kreN| mere jIvana kA bhI kucha mUlya hai| manacAhA daheja na milA to kyA bItatI hai navavivAhitA para? akhabAra ke pRSTha raMge rahate haiM durghaTanAoM kI khabaroM se| guru kA ziSya ke prati sneha aura ziSya kA guru ke prati sampUrNa samarpaNa sahaja aura svabhAvika hai| apekSA bharA khela ziSya agara kAmanA rakhatA hai ki guru kA ekamAtra priya-pAtra meM hI banA rahU~, maiM guru se bhI mahAn hU~, to isa ahaM-pUjA kI apekSA meM guru aura saMgha ke vinAza ke prayatna hue haiM devadatta aura gauzAlaka ke rUpa meM / unakI apekSA ghRNita virAdhanA bana gii| kabhI-kabhI guru apanI mahattvAkAMkSA kI pUrti karane kA bhAva ziSya meM bharatA hai| usake lie eka ziSya kI zreSThatA ko ubhArane ke lie dUsaroM kI zreSThatA ko bar3hane nahIM detaa| ekalavya ke sAtha yahI to huA hai| apekSAoM se bharA hai yaha khel| kisase apekSA nahIM hai? koI mehamAna ghara para Ae hoM to dekhate haiM ki kyA upahAra lAe haiM? acche-acche upahAra kI apekSA hai mehamAna se| kisI ke yahA~ mehamAna banakara gae, taba bhI apekSA hai ki acchA-khAsA svAgata honA caahie| bar3hiyA bhojana honA caahie| parivAra, sage-saMbaMdhI, mitra, par3osI, atithi, samAja-sabase apekSA hai, prazna hai-kyA tumase bhI kisI ko apekSA ho sakatI hai? kyA tumane use pUrA kiyA hai?

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34 | mahAvIrASTaka-pravacana tumheM jIvana milA, caitanya ho tuma / kisako dhanyavAda diyA? rAtri sone ke bAda subaha uThe-kisake prati anugraha prakaTa kiyA? bahuta se loga haiM, jo sone ke bAda jage nahIM; tuma jage ho / svastha zarIra, acchI zikSA, acchA parivAra, acche saMskAra, mahAn saMskRti evaM dharma milA hai| bahuta kucha milA hai, aura anAyAsa milA hai / kabhI zraddhA jagI, anugraha prakaTa huA? "maiM bahuta anugRhIta hU~," kabhI ullekha kiyA? na hamArI apekSAoM ke pUrA hone kA sukha anubhava kiyA, na hamane apekSAoM kI pUrti ke dAyitva ko pUrA kiyaa| saba nakArAtmaka hai| jIvana kA koI pRSTha sakArAtmaka nahIM bana paayaa| vaha prabhu mahAvIra hI haiM, jinheM koI apekSA nahIM hai| apekSA nahIM hai, isakA matalaba yaha nahIM ki upekSA kI hai, nahIM dene ke lie koI bahAnA khojA hai / supAtra-kupAtra kA koI vikalpa nahIM uThA hai| yogyatA-ayogyatA kI bhI zarta nahIM rakhI hai| apane aura begAne kI bhI rekhA nahIM khIMcI hai| pavitratA, zreSThatA, uccatA, jyeSThatA, Adi ke kisI bhI mApa-daNDa ke AdhAra para anukrama banAyA hai, aisA kucha bhI nahIM hai| nirapekSa-dAna vaha to paramakRpAlu haiM, parama kAruNika haiM / jo pAyA, use luttaayaa| saba kucha pAyA, sarvasva luttaayaa| kisI ke nimaMtraNa kI apekSA nahIM kii| Akasmika rUpa se, svayaM AyAcita rUpa se dete rahe / nirapekSa bhAva se dete rhe| hama apanI bhASA meM 'denA' kahate haiM, kintu ve mahAsUrya haiM jo prakAza vikIrNa karate rhe| ve mahAmegha kI taraha barasate rhe| ve pAvana gaMgA haiM-bahate rhe| ve nirAlamba AkAza haiM-chAe rhe| ve puMDarIka haiM-sugaMdha se bhare rhe| yaha saba kucha haA-kalpanAe~ adhUrI raha jAtI haiM unheM batAne ke lie| vicAra adhUre haiM-socane ke lie| bhAvoM meM bhI ve samA nahIM pA rahe haiM / vicAroM meM vyakta nahIM ho pA rahe haiN| asIma kalpanAe~ usakA avalokana kara nahIM paatiiN| bhakta ko kevala itanA hI paribodha ho rahA hai ki usase saba kucha, para usane cAhA kucha bhI nhiiN| ve nirapekSa bandhu haiM, ve mere apane haiN| aise prabhu ! merI A~khoM meM samA jaao| maiM tumheM bAhara kahA~ dekhU, kahA~ DhUMdUM? tuma bahuta gahare antar meM virAjamAna rho|| "upasaMhAra" mahAvIrASTakaM stotraM, bhaktyA bhAgendunA kRtm| ya: paThecchRNuyAccApi sa yAti paramAM gtim|| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha ATha zlokoM vAlA stotra, bhAgacandra ne bar3I bhakti ke sAtha banAyA hai| jo sAdhaka isa stotra kA pATha karegA athavA sunegA; vaha parama gati ko prApta kregaa| ***

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amarASTakam -prophesara rAmamohana dAsa ___em-e, pI. eca-DI, DI. liT chanda : bhujaMgaprayAta arAga: adveSa: akopa: acinta:, aroga: abhoga: adIna: ahInaH / sadA ni:spRho bhAvalIna: samAdhau, jitakSobhamAyA mamatvAdidoSaH // 1 // rAga, dveSa, kopa, cintA, roga, bhoga, dInatA, hInatA Adi samasta vikAroM se mukta, sadaiva ni:spRha, samAdhi meM lIna tathA kSobha, mAyA, mamatva Adi doSoM ke (upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni jI mahArAja) vijetA the| prazAntaH prabuddha sadAtmAnurAgI, anAsaktayogI viyogi-sva-banyuH / jarAjanmadAvAnalavArivAhaH kare daMDa-dhArI dayApUrNacittaH / / 2 / / ve prazAnta, prabuddha tathA sadaiva AtmapremI the| Asaktirahita yoga-sAdhaka evaM dIna-duHkhiyoM ke baMdhu the| jarA evaM janmarUpI dAvAnala ko zAnta karane vAle megha the| hAtha meM sadaiva daNDa dhAraNa karate hue bhI unakA hRdaya karuNA se paripUrNa thaa| * nirIha amAnI guNAgAra-rUpaH, jagatpArakartA mhnnaaviko'sau| prasannAnanaH sarvanAthaH prakRSTaH sadA sajjanAnandadAtA dayAluH / / 3 / / ve nirAkAMkSa, nirabhimAna, guNoM ke AgAra tathA saMsAra-sAgara se pAra karAne vAle mahAn nAvika the| sadA prasannamukha, sabake rakSaka, zreSTha dayAlu tathA sajjanoM ke sadaiva AnandadAtA the|

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36 | amarASTakam nirAtaMkavRttiH sadAnanda - bhoktA, pragalbha: punIta: ahaMbhAva hIna: / svayaM labdhamukti: narANAM ca netA, jagatkAlakUTAt ca trAtA mahezaH // 4 // ve sadaiva nirbhaya rahane vAle tathA dUsaroM ko nirbhayatA pradAna karane vAle the| ve sarvadA AtmAnanda kA anubhava karate the| vAkpaTu, pavitra, nirahaMkArI, mukta-patha ke pathika, mukti-patha ke patha-pradarzaka tathA saMsAra ke viSama-viSa se ve sabakI rakSA karane vAle the| na loSTe viraktiH na ratne'nuraktiH, narake ghRNA nApi rAjJi prasakti: / madIyaM tvadIyaM na kazcid vicAraH, sadA sAmyayogI sadaivaikadarzI // 5 // unakI na to miTTI ke Dhele meM virakti thI aura na hI rala meM Asakti / na dIna-hIna ke prati ghRNA thI aura na hI zAsakoM ke prati anurAga / apane-parAye kA bhAva nahIM rakhate hue ve sadA sAdhaka evaM samadarzI the| na vastrAbhilASI na cAkAzavAsI: svayaM madhyamArgI vicAre pracAre / udAraH vadAnya: sadA tattvadraSTA, hitaiSI parArthAnucintAnimagnaH / / 6 // ve na vastroM ke abhilASI the aura na sarvathA digaMbara / AcAra-vicAra evaM pracAra meM ve madhyamArgI, udAra, mahAn dAnI aura tattvajJa the tathA dUsaroM kI hI hita cintA meM satata nimagna rahate the| tadIyA sukIrtiH dizaH pUrayitvA prayAtA divaM gIyamAnA'psarobhiH / zarIre vinaSTe yazakAya-rUpe, jarAmRtyubhItyA vimuktaH sthito'si // 7 // unakA yaza dizAoM ko vyApta karane ke anantara svarga meM pahu~cA, jahA~ kI devAGganAe~ use niraMtara AdarapUrvaka gAtI rahatI haiN| pArthiva zarIra to bhale hI vinaSTa ho gayA kintu ve yaza: zarIra se vartamAna bur3hApA aura mRtyu ke bhaya ke sarvathA mukta hai|

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amarASTakam | 37 na dharme na cArthe na kAme na mokSe, na lokaiSaNAyAM madIyA pravRttiH / iyaM me'bhilASA bhavatpAdamUle ananyAnurAgaH bhaved baddha-mUlaH // 8 // merI na dharma meM, na artha meM, na kAma meM, na mokSa meM aura na lokaiSaNA meM pravRtti hai| merI ekamAtra yahI AkAMkSA hai ki Apake caraNoM meM merA dRr3ha evaM ananya anurAga banA rhe| __ chanda : anuSTap amarASTakamidaM puNyaM, sarva - paap-prmockm| ya: paThet pAThayet gAyet sa labhate paramaM padam / / yaha amarASTaka pavitra evaM sabhI pApoM se mukti-pradAtA hai / jo bhI vyakti ise par3hegA, par3havAyegA athavA gAyegA, vaha parama pada ko prApta hogaa|

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candanASTakam chanda : mAlinI bhagavati jinarAje mokSamArge praviSTe nikhila jagati vyAptaM ghora naizAndhakAram / nijatarala prabhAbhiH nAzayantI sujAtA sakalajana- manojJA bhAsvarA aMzumAlA // 1 // bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke anantara sampUrNa vizva meM vyApta rAtri ke ghora aMdhakAra ko apanI tarala prabhA se vadIrNa karatI huI, sampUrNa janatA ko AnaMdita karane vAlI bhAsvara kiraNoM kI mAlA ( AcArya zrI caMdanA jI) kA zubha prAdurbhAva huA / - prophesara rAmamohana dAsa em. e., pI. eca.DI., DI. liTa amaramuni suziSyA tasya sandezavAhA malayagirisukanyA candanAnAmadheyA / sakalajanasamAje dahyamAne tritApaiH jalabhara - bharitAmbhovarSinIlAbha - mAlA / / 2 / / zrI amaramuni ke saMdezoM ko sarvatra pracArita karane vAlI unakI suziSyA tathA malayAcala kI suputrI AcArya zrI candanA tritApoM ( daihika, daivika evaM bhautika) se jalate hue sampUrNa mAnava samAja ke lie jala se paripUrNa kAlI ghaTA ke sadRza varSA karane vAlI hai / amaladhavalavAsA sadayahRdayarAjJI pUta- cAritryamUrtiH sarvadA smeramudrA / tava mukhamakalaMkaM vIkSya bhakta: cakora: bhavati vigatatRSNaH labdhadivyAnubhUtiH // 3 // I

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candanASTakam / 39 nirmala evaM sveta vastra dhAraNa karane vAlI, pavitra AcaraNa kI pratimA, dayApUrNa hRdaya kI svAminI tathA saidava muskAnayukta mukhamaNDala vAlI AcArya zrI caMdanA jI ke ujjvala mukha ko dekhakara cakora kI bhA~ti bhakta divya anubhUti kara kara sabhI prakAra kI tRSNAoM se mukta ho jAtA hai| ... manasi vacasi kAye puNyapIyUSapUrNA sakalajanamanAMsi sarvadA priinnyntii| paraduHkhaparamANuM parvataM manyamAnA satata-haraNazIlA sarvathA'nanyacittA // 4 // mana, vANI tathA karma meM puNyAmRta ko dhAraNa karane vAlI, samasta logoM ke mana ko sadA prasanna rakhane vAlI, dUsaroM ke choTe se choTe duHkha ko bhI parvata ke samAna bar3A samajhakara, ananyacitta se use pUrNa rUpa se dUra karane meM AcArya zrI sadA tatpara rahatI hai| bahujanahitakAmyA khidyamAnA sadaiva sakalavikalasevA-pUtakArye nimagnA / vicarati nahi cintA svAtmamokSAdilAbhe parahita niratA sA tyakta svArthAvabodhA / / 5 // aneka logoM ke hita ke lie sadA svayaM kaSTa uThAne vAlI tathA sampUrNa duHkhI prANiyoM kI sevA ke pavitra kArya meM nirata AcArya zrI ko mokSAdi ke viSaya meM koI cintA nahIM hai tathA svArtha-siddhi kA vicAra chor3akara sadaiva parahita meM lagI rahatI hai| prakaTitaparapremA niHspRhA'tAnacakSuH zamita vikRtivAtA: yatra nAntarbahizca / nihita-nikhila mohA dagdhakopAdidoSA galitatimiramAlA shubhrtej:prkaashaa|| 6 // dUsaroM para prema rakhane vAlI, svayaM ni:spRhA AcArya zrI ke netra snigdha haiM, inhoMne vikAroM kI A~dhI ko zAnta kara diyA hai, inakA bAhara-bhItara eka samAna hai, inhoMne samasta mohAdi ko naSTa kara kopa Adi doSoM ko dUra kara, ajJAna ke aMdhakAra ko chinna-bhinna kara diyA hai tathA nirmala teja se sadA prakAzita haiN| duritadahanadakSA pAdapadmAzritAnAM parahitakaraNAya praannprcched-priitaa|

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40 | candanASTakam dhavalakamalazobhA jJAnapuJja-svarUpA praNatamavatu mAM sA mAnasI rAjahaMsI // 7 // apane caraNa kamaloM kA Azraya lene vAloM ke pApoM ko naSTa karane meM samartha AcArya zrI dUsaroM kA hita karane meM apane prANoM ko bhI prasannatA pUrvaka nyochAvara karane vAlI hai| ve zvetakamala-sI suzobhita hone vAlI mAnasarovara kI rAjahaMsI tathA zarIradhAriNI jJAnarAzi haiN| gahanatimirapUrNA mohavazyA matirme sakalaguNasamaSTiH te'tizAyi svruupm| tadapi tava padAbje'nanyabhakti: balAnmAM vivizayati pradAtuM zabdapuSpopahAram / / 8 // merI buddhi ghora ajJAna-aMdhakAra se pUrNa tathA moha ke vazIbhUta hai| Apa sabhI guNoM kI samaSTi haiM tathA ApakA svarUpa varNana ke pare haiM phira bhI Apake caraNa kamaloM meM merI ananyabhakti mujhe zabda-puSpoM kA upahAra dene ke lie balAt prerita kara rahI hai| chanda : anuSTap candanASTakamidaM puNyaM, bhaavshrddhaasmnvitm| ye paThanti narA bhaktyA , teSAM sarvatra maMgalam / / bhAva evaM zraddhAyukta isa pavitra candanASTaka ko jo bhI vyakti bhaktipUrvaka par3hate haiM unakA sarvatra kalyANa hotA hai|

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mahAvIra ativIra jinezvara, varddhamAna jinarAja mhaan| guNa ananta, hara guNa ananta nahIM anta kA kahIM nizAna / / he ananta jyotirmaya bhagavan ! antara meM tava jyoti jale jIvana kA kaNa-kaNa tere hI divya rUpa meM sadA Dhale / vItarAga jinarAja vIra kI, jana-mana-mohana amRtvaannii| aMdhakAra meM jyoti-kiraNa hai, sukha-duHkha meM hara kSaNa kalyANI / / mahAvIra kA anekAMta hai, bhinna-bhinna meM abhinntaa| chor3a kadAgraha mata-paMthoM kA karo dvaita kI dUra aMdhatA // mahAzramaNa mahAvIra jinezvara, zrI caraNoM meM zata-zata vNdn| aMtarmana ke kaNa-kaNa se - kSaNa-kSaNa meM nitanava abhinaMdana / / -upAdhyAya amaramuni i nfoterta Personason 205Avi.orse