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________________ maiM hindI likhane kI ora kyoM jhukA ? maiM nitya kI taraha eka dina apane kAma meM lagA hI thA ki mere mitra zrI ratibhAI ne zrAkara mujha se itanA hI kahA ki Apako puraskAra ke lie zrI jeThAlAla jozI kahane AaiMge, to usakA asvIkAra nahIM karanA, ityaadi| yaha sunakara maiM ekadama Azcarya meM par3a gayA / Azcarya kaI bAtoM kA thaa| puraskAra mujhe kisa bAta ke lie phira zrI jeThAlAla jozI se isakA kyA sambandhI abhI aisI kauna-sI bAta hai ki jisake lie maiM pasanda kiyA gayA 1 phira puraskAra kyA hogA ? kyA koI pustaka hogI yA anya kucha ! ityAdi / Azcarya kucha arse taka rahA / maiMne apane mAnasika praznoM ke bAre meM pUchatAcha bhI nahIM kI yaha socakara ki zrI jozIjI ko to Ane do| jaba ve mile aura unase puraskAra kI bhUmikA jAna lI taba maiMne usakA svIkAra to kiyA, para mana meM taba se Aja taka uttarottara zrAzcarya kI paramparA adhikAdhika bar3hatI hI rahI hai| kaI prazna utthe| kucha ye haiM-maiMne jo kucha hindI meM likhA usakI jAnakArI vardhA rASTrabhASA pracAra samiti ko kaise huI ? kyA isa jAnakArI ke pIche mere kisI vizeSa paricita kA hAtha to nahIM hai| samiti ne mere likhe saba hindI pustaka-pustikA, lekha zrAdi dekhe hoMge yA kucha hI ? use yaha saba lekha-sAmagrI kahA~ se kaise milI hogI jo mere pAsa taka nahIM hai| acchA, yaha sAmagrI milI bhI ho to vaha pAritoSika ke pAtra hai-isakA nirNaya kisane kiyA hogA? nirNaya karane vAloM meM kyA aise vyakti bhI hoMge jinhoMne mere sAre hindI sAhitya ko dhyAna se atheti dekhA bhI hogA aura usake guNa-doSoM para svatantra bhAva se vicAra bhI kiyA hogA? aisA to huA na hogA ki kisI eka pratiSThita vyakti ne siphAriza kI ho aura itara samyoM ne jaisA bahudhA anya samitiyoM meM hotA hai vaise, eka yA dUsare kAraNa se use mAnya rakhA ho ? agara aisA huA ho to mere lie kyA ucita hogA ki maiM mAtra ahindI bhASA-bhASI hone ke nAte isa puraskAra ko svIkAra karU~ ? na jAne aise kitane hI prazna mana meM uThate rhe|| kucha dinoM ke bAda zrI jeThAlAla jozI mile| phira zrI mohanalAla bhaTTa ke sAtha bhI ve mile| maiMne ukta praznoM meM se mahatva ke thor3e prazna unake sAmane rkhe| maiM anajAna thA ki kAryakAriNI samiti ke sadasya kitane, kauna-kauna aura
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________________ [ 8 ] kisa koTi ke haiM ? zrI jozIjI aura zrI bhaTTajI ne sadasyoM kA kucha paricaya kraayaa| phira to unakI yogyatA ke bAre meM sandeha ko sthAna hI na rahA / phira bhI mana meM eka savAla to bAra-bAra uThatA hI rahA ki niHsandeha sadasya suyogya haiM, para kyA itanI phurasata kisI ko hogI ki vaha merA likhA dhyAna se dekha bhI leM aura yaha bhI savAla thA ki maiMne dArzanika aura khAsakara sAmpradAyika mAne jAnevAle kaI viSayoM para yathAzakti jo kucha likhA hai usameM una suyogya draSTAoM ko bhI kaise rasa AyA hogA? parantu jaba maiMne sunA ki jodhapura kaoNleja ke pro. DaoN. somanAtha gupta ne sUcanA kI aura saba sadasyoM ne sarvasammati se pAritoSika dene kA nirNaya kiyA taba mujhe itanI tasallI huI ki avazya hI kisI-na-kisI suyogya vyakti ne pUrA nahIM to mahattva kA merA likhA aMza jarUra par3hA hai| itanA hI nahIM, balki usane madhyasya dRSTi se guNa-doSa kA vicAra bhI kiyA hai| aisI tasallI hote hI maiMne zrI bhaTTa aura zrI jozI donoM ke sAmane pAritoSika svIkAra karane kI anumati de dii| - puraskAra lene na-lene kI bhUmikA itanI vistRta rUpa se likhane ke pIche merA khAsa uddezya hai / maiM satata yaha mAnatA AyA hU~ ki puraskAra kevala guNavattA kI kasauTI para hI diyA jAnA cAhie, aura cAhatA thA ki isa aAntarika mAnyatA kA maiM kisI taraha apavAda na bane / aba to maiM A hI gayA hU~ aura apanI kahAno bhI maiMne kaha dI hai| samiti pAritoSika dekara adhikArI pAThakoM ko yaha sUcita karatI hai ki ve isa sAhitya ko par3heM aura soceM ki samiti kA nirNaya kahA~ taka ThIka hai / merA citta kahatA hai ki agara adhikArI hindI mere likhe viSayoM ko par3heMge to unako samaya va zakti barabAda hone kI zikAyata karanI na pdd'egii| aba maiM apane asalI viSaya para zrAtA hai| yahA~ merA mukhya vaktavya to isI mudde para honA cAhie ki maiM eka gujarAtI, gujarAtI meM bhI jhAlAvAr3I, tisa para bhI paratantra, phira hindI bhASA meM likhane kI ora kyoM, kaba aura kisa kAraNa se jhukA ? saMkSepa meM yoM kaheM ki hindI meM likhane kI preraNA kA bIja kyA rahA ? mere sahacara aura sahAdhyAyI paM. brajalAla zukla jo uttara-pradeza ke nivAsI kAnyakubja brAhmaNa rahe, mere mitra bhI the| hama donoM ne baMgabhaMga kI halacala se, khAsakara lokamAnya * ko sajA milane ke bAda kI paristhiti se, sAtha hI kAma karane kA taya kiyA thaa| kAThiyAvAr3a ke suprasiddha jaina-tIrtha pAlItAnA meM eka jaina muni the, jinakA nAma thA sanmitra kapUra vijayajI / hama donoM mitroM ke vaha bhadAmAana mI rhe| eka bAra ukta munijI ne brajalAlajI.se kahA ki tuma draSTA
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________________ [ 1 ] ho aura svatantra bhii| ataeva uttama-uttama jaina granthoM kA anuvAda karo yA sAra likho aura sukhalAlajI nahIM dekha sakane ke kAraNa likhane meM to samartha ho nahIM sakate, ataeva vaha unake priya adhyApana kArya ko hI karate rheN| pIche se mujhe ukta munijI kI salAha jJAta huii| usI samaya mujhe vicAra AyA ki kyA maiM sacamuca apane suadhIta aura suparicita viSayoM meM bhI likhane kA kAma kara nahIM sakatA ? antamukha mana ne javAba diyA ki tuma jarUra kara sakate ho aura tumheM karanA bhI cAhie / yaha javAba saMkalpa meM pariNata to huA, para Age prazna thA ki kaba aura kaise use asalI rUpa diyA jAe ? merA dRr3ha saMkalpa to dUsarA koI jAnatA na thA, para vaha mujhe cupa baiThe rahane bhI na detA thaa| eka bAra acAnaka eka par3he-likhe gujarAtI mitra mA gae / mujhase kahA ki ina paccIsa prAkRta gAthAoM kA anuvAda caahie| maiM baiTha gayA aura karIba savA ghaNTe meM likha ddaalaa| dUsarA prasaMga sambhavataH bar3aude meM aayaa| yAda nahIM ki vaha anuvAda maiMne gujarAtI meM likhavAyA yA hindI meM, para taba se vaha saMkalpa kA bIja aMkurita hone lagA aura mana meM pakA vizvAsa paidA huA ki adhyApana ke alAvA maiM likhane kA kAma bhI kara skuuNgaa| mere kucha mitra aura sahAyaka aAgarA ke nivAsI the / ataeva maiM I0 1616 ke anta meM zrAgarA calA gyaa| udhara to hindI bhASA meM hI likhanA par3atA thA, para jaba maiMne dekhA ki kAzI meM dasa sAla bitAne ke bAda bhI maiM hindI ko zuddha rUpa meM jAnatA nahIM hU~ aura likhanA to hai usI bhASA meM, taba turanta hI maiM kAzI calA gyaa| vaha samaya thA campArana meM gAndhIjI ke satyAgraha karane kaa| gaMgAtaTa kA ekAnta sthAna to sAdhanA kI guphA jaisA thA, para mere kArya meM kaI bAdhAe~ thiiN| maiM na zuddha par3hanevAlA, na mujhe hindI sAhitya kA vizAla paricaya aura na mere lie apekSita anya sAdhanoM kI sulabhatA / para Akhira ko bala to saMkalpa kA thA hii| jo aura jaise sAdhana mile unhoM se hindI bhASA kA nae sire se adhyayana zurU kiyaa| adhyayana karate samaya maiMne bahuta glAni mahasUsa kii| glAni isalie ki maiM dasa sAla taka saMskRta aura tadvat aneka viSayoM ko hindI bhASA meM hI par3hatA thA; phira bhI merI hindI bhASA, apane apane viSaya meM zrasAdhAraNa para hindI kI dRSTi se daridra tathA purAne Dhare kI hindI bolane vAle mere aneka pUjya adhyApakoM se kucha bhI Age bar3ha na sakI thii| para isa glAni ne aura bala diyA / . phira to maiMne hindI ke kAmatAprasAda guru, rAmajIlAla zrAdi ke kaI vyAkaraNa dhyAna se dekhe / hindI sAhitya ke labdhapratiSTha lekhakoM ke grantha, lekha, patra
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________________ [10] patrikAe~ Adi bhASA kI dRSTi se dekhane lagA / zrAcArya mahAvIra prasAda dvivedI ke raghuvaMza, mAgha Adi ke anuvAda, aMgrejI ke svAdhInatA, zikSA zrAdi anuvAda to sune hI, para tatkAlIna sarasvatI, maryAdA, abhyudaya Adi aneka sAmayika patroM ko bhI kaI dRSTi se sunane lagA, para usameM mukhya dRSTi bhASA kI rahI / rojamarrA kevala acche sAhitya ko suna lene se likhane yogya Avazyaka saMskAra par3a nahIM sakate -yaha pratIti to thI hI / zrataeva sAtha hI sAtha hindI meM likhAne kA bhI prayoga karatA rahA / yAda hai ki maiMne sabase pahale saMskRta grantha 'jJAnasAra' pasanda kiyA jo prasiddha tArkika aura dArzanika bahuzruta vidvAn u. yazovijayajI kI padyabaddha manorama kRti hai / maiM usa kRti ke aSTakoM kA bhAvAnuvAda karatA, phira vivecana bhI / parantu maiM vizeSa ekAgratA va zrama se anuvAda zrAdi likhAkara jaba use mere mitra brajalAlajI ko dikhAtA thA taba aksara vaha usameM kucha-na-kucha truTi batalAte the / vaha vispaSTa hindI-bhASI the aura acchA likhate bhI the / unakI batalAI truTi aksara bhASA, zailI Adi ke bAre meM hotI thI / nirdiSTa truTi ko sunakara maiM kabhI hatotsAha huA aisA yAda nahIM zratA / punaH prayatna, punarlekhana, punaravadhAna isa krama se usa baccharAja ghATa kI guphA jaisI koTharI meM karAre jAye aura sakhta garamI meM bhI karIba ATha mAsa bIte / anta meM thor3A santoSa huaa| phira to mUla uddiSTa kArya meM hI lagA / vaha kArya thA karmaviSayaka jaina granthoM kA hindI meM anuvAda tathA vivecana karanA / usa sAla ke zrASAr3ha mAsa meM pUnA gayA nirdhArita kAma to sAtha thA hI, para pUnA kI rAjakIya, sAmAjika aura vidyA viSayaka halacaloM ne bhI mujhe apane lekhana kArya meM protsAhita kiyA / tilaka kA gItArahasya, kelakara ke nibandha, rAjavAve ke gItA-vivecana zrAdi dekhakara mana meM huA ki jina karmagranthoM kA maiM vAda vivecana karatA hU~ unakI prastAvanAe~ mujhe tulanA evaM itihAsa kI dRSTi se likhanI cAhie / phira mujhe U~cA ki aba AgarA hI upayukta sthAna hai| vahI~ pahu~ca kara yogya sAthiyoM kI tajavIja meM lagA aura anta meM thor3I saphalatA bhI milI / iSTa prastAvanAoM ke lie yathAsambhava vizAla dRSTi se Avazyaka dArzanika saMskRta- prAkRta-pAli Adi vAGmaya to sunatA ho thA, para sAtha meM dhuna thI hindI bhASA ke vizeSa parizIlana kI / / isa dhuna kA cAra sAla kA lambA itihAsa hai, para yahA~ to mujhe itanA hI kahanA hai ki una dinoM meM sAta choTe-bar3e saMskRta grantha hindI anuvAda-vivecana ke sAtha taiyAra hue aura unakI prastAvanAe~ bhI, sarvoza meM nahIM to alpAMza meM, santoSajanaka likhI gaI va bahuta-sA bhAga chapA bhI / jo grantha pUre taiyAra hue ve
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________________ [ 11 ] to chape, para bahuta sA aisA bhAga bhI likhA gayA jo merI rAya meM viSaya va nirUpaNa kI dRSTi se gambhIra thA, para pUrA huA nahIM thaa| maiM usa adhare maiTara ko vahIM chor3akara 1621 kI garamI meM ahamadAbAda calA aayaa| gujarAta vidyApITha meM itara kAryoM ke sAtha likhAtA to thA, para vahA~ mukhya kArya sampAdana aura adhyApana kA rahA / bIca-bIca meM likhatA avazya thA, para gujarAtI meM adhika aura hindI meM kevala prasaMgavaza / yadyapi gujarAta meM gujarAtI meM hI kAma karatA rahA phira bhI mukha to hindI bhASA ke saMskAroM kI ora hI rahA / isI se maiMne tatvArtha Adi ko hindI meM hI likhanA jArI rakhA / gujarAta meM, tisameM bhI gujarAta vidyApITha aura gAndhIjI ke sAnnidhya meM rahanA yaha prAcIna bhASA meM kaheM to puNyalabhya prasaMga thaa| vahA~ jo vividha viSaya ke pAragAmI vidvAnoM kA dala jamA thA usase mere lekhana-kArya meM mujhe bahuta kucha preraNA milii| eka saMskAra to yaha dRr3ha huA ki jo likhanA vaha cAlU bolacAla kI bhASA meM, cAhe vaha gujarAtI ho yA hindI / saMskRta jaisI zAstrIya bhASA meM likhanA ho to bhI sAtha hI usakA bhAva cAlU bhASA meM rakhanA cAhiye / isakA phala bhI acchA anubhUta huA / ahamadAbAda aura gujarAta meM bAraha varSa biite| phira I0 1633 se kAzI meM rahane kA prasaMga shraayaa| zurU meM do sAla to khAsa likhAne meM na bIte, para 1635 se nayA yuga zurU huzrA / paM0 zrI dalasukha mAlavaNiyA, jo abhI hindU yUnivarsiTI ke zrorieNTala kAleja meM jainadarzana ke viziSTa adhyApaka haiM, 1635 meM kAzI Aye / punaH hindI meM lekhana-yajJa kI bhamikA taiyAra hone lgii| pramANamImAMsA, zAnabindu, jainatarka bhASA, tatvopaplavasiMha, hetubindu jaise saMskRta granthoM kA sampAdana kArya sAmane thA, para vicAra huA ki isake sAtha dArzanika vividha muddoM para tulanAtmaka va aitihAsika dRSTi se TippaNiyA~ likhI jAe~ / prastAvanA Adi bhI usI vizAla dRSTi se, aura vaha saba likhanA hogA hindI meM / yadyapi mere kaI mitra tathA gurujana, jo mukhyatayA saMskRta bhakta the, muke salAha dete the ki saMskRta meM hI likho| isase vidvatpariSad meM pratiSThA bddh'egii| maiM cAhatA to avazya hI saMskRta meM aura zAyada sucArU sarala saMskRta likhatA, para mere bhASA meM likhane ke saMskAra ne mujhe bilakula sthira rakhA / tabhI se socatA hU~ to lagatA hai ki hindI bhASA meM likhA yaha acchA huA / yadi saMskRta meM likhatA to bhI usase Akhira ko par3hane vAle apanI-apanI bhASA meM hI sAra grahaNa karate / aisI sthiti meM hindI bhASA meM likhe viSaya ko par3hanevAle bahuta AsAnI se samajha sakate haiN| maiMne socA ki kucha baMgAlI aura kucha
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________________ [ 12 ] dAkSiNAtya aise ho sakate haiM jo hindI ko barAbara nahIM jAnate, para jaba hindI bhASA rASTrIya, vyApaka va sarala hai taba ve loga bhI, agara pustaka upAdeya hai to, avazya soceMge aura jijJAsA huI to isa nimitta hindI samajhane kA prayatna bhI kareMge va rASTrabhASA ke pracAra kI gati bhI bddh'aavaige| astu, . kAzI meM thA to kabhI-kabhI mitroM ne salAha dI thI ki maiM apane granthoM ko maMgalAprasAda pAritoSika ke lie samiti ke sammukha upasthita karU~, para maiM kabhI mana se bhI isa pralobhana meM na pdd'aa| yaha socakara ki jo likhA hai vaha agara usa-usa viSaya ke suniSNAtoM ko yogya va upayogI jaMcegA to yaha vastu pAritoSika se bhI adhika mUlyavAn hai; phira pAritoSika kI AzA meM mana ko vicalita kyoM karanA? aura bhI jo kucha prAkkathana zrAdi likhanA par3atA thA vaha kAzI meM to prAyaH hindI meM hI likhatA thA, para I0 1644 kI janavarI meM bambaI aura usake bAda 1647 meM ahamadAbAda AyA taba se Aja taka hindI bhASA meM likhane ke vicAra kA saMskAra zithila nahIM huA hai| yadyapi gujarAta meM adhika. tara gujarAtI meM hI pravRtti calatI hai, to bhI rASTrIya-bhASA ke nAte va pahale ke dRr3ha saMskAra ke kAraNa hindI bhASA meM likhatA hU~ taba vizeSa santoSa hotA hai| isase gujarAta meM rahate hue bhI jude-jude viSayoM para thor3A bahuta kucha-na-kucha hindI meM likhatA hI rahatA huuN| maiM isa rucikara yA arucikara rAmakahAnI ko na likhane meM samaya bitAtA aura na sabhA kA samaya use sunAne meM hI letA, agara isake pIche merA koI khAsa zrAzaya na hotA / merA mukhya aura maulika abhiprAya yaha hai ki manuSya jaba koI saMkalpa kara letA hai aura agara vaha saMkalpa hada tathA vicArapUta huzrA to usake dvArA vaha anta meM saphala avazya hotA hai| dUsarI bAta jo mujhe sUjhatI hai vaha yaha ki adhyayana-manana-lekhana zrAdi vyavasAya kA mukhya preraka bala kevala antarvikAsa aura Atma-santoSa hI honA caahiye| khyAti, arthalAma, dUsaroM ko sudhAranA ityAdi bAtoM kA sthAna vidyopAsaka ke lie gauNa hai| khetI mukhya rUpa se anna ke lie hai; tuSa-bhasA zrAdi anna ke sAtha AnuSaMgika haiN| maiM gujarAtIbhASI hone ke nAte gujarAtI bhASA ke sAhitya ke prakarSa kA pakSapAtI rahA hU~ aura hU~, para isase rASTra-bhASA ke prati mere dRSTikoNa meM kabhI koI antara na par3A, na zrAja bhI hai / pratyuta maiMne dekhA hai ki ye prAntIya bhASAe~ paraspara sahodara bhaginiyA~ haiM / koI eka dUsarI ke utkarSa ke sivAya apanA-apanA pUrA aura sarvAMgINa utkarSa sAdha hI nahIM sktiiN| prAntIya bhASA-bhaginiyoM meM bhI rASTra-bhASA kA kaI kAraNoM se viziSTa sthAna hai| isa sthAna kI pratiSThA
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________________ [ 13 ] kAyama rakhane aura bar3hAne ke lie hindI ke sulekhakoM aura vicArakoM ke Upara gambhIra jimmedArI bhI hai| saMkucita aura bhIrU manovRttivAle prAntIya bhASA ke pakSapAtiyoM ke kAraNa kucha galataphahamI paidA hotI hai to dUsarI ora Avezayukta aura ghamaNDI hindI ke kucha samarthakoM ke kAraNa bhI kucha galataphahamiyA~ phaila jAtI haiM / phalasvarUpa aisA vAtAvaraNa bhI taiyAra ho jAtA hai ki mAno prAntIya bhASAoM va rASTra-bhASA meM paraspara pratispardhA ho| isakA asara sarakArI-tantra meM bhI dekhA jAtA hai| parantu maiM nizcita rUpa se mAnatA hU~ ki prAntIya bhASAoM aura rASTra-bhASA ke bIca koI virodha nahIM aura na honA caahiye| prAntIya bhASAoM kI pravRtti va kAryakSetra mukhya rUpa se prAntIya sarvAMgINa zikSA, prAntIya sAmAjika, Arthika va rAjakIya. vyavahAra Adi taka sImita hai; jaba ki rASTra-bhASA kA pravRttikSetra antaraprAntIya yAvat vyavahAroM taka phailA hai| isaliye rASTrIyatA ke nAte haraeka zikSita kahalAne vAle prAntIya vyakti ko rASTrabhASA kA jAnanA ucita bhI hai aura lAbhadAyaka bhI / isI taraha jinakI mAtRbhASA hindI hai ve bhI zikSita tathA saMskArI koTi meM tabhI gine jA sakate haiM jaba ve prAntIya bhASAoM se adhikAdhika paricita hoN| zikSA denA yA lenA, vicAra karanA va use abhivyakta karanA ityAdi saba kAma mAtRbhASA meM vizeSa AsAnI se hotA hai aura isa kAraNa usameM maulikatA bhI sambhava hai| jaba koI prAntIya bhASA-bhASI apanI sahaja mAtRbhASA meM maulika va viziSTa rUpa se likhegA taba usakA lAbha rASTra-bhASA ko avazya milegaa| aneka prAntIya bhASAoM ke aise lekhakoM ke sarjana apane-apane prAnta ke alAvA rASTrabhara ke lie bheMTa bana jAte haiM / kavivara Taigora ne baMgAlI meM likhA, para rASTrabhara ke lie vaha zrarpaNa sAbita huA / gAndhIjI gujarAtI meM likhate the to bhI itara bhASAoM ke uparAnta rASTra-bhASA meM bhI avatIrNa hotA thaa| saccA bala pratibhAjanita maulika vicAra va lekhana meM hai, phira vaha kisI bhI bhASA meM abhivyakta kyoM na huA ho| use binA apanAe buddhijIvI manuSya santuSTa raha hI nahIM sakatA / ataeva merI rAya meM prAntIya bhASA-bhASiyoM ko hindI bhASA ke pracAra ko AkramaNa samajhane kI yA zaMkA-dRSTi se dekhane kI koI jarUrata nahIM / ve apanI-apanI bhASA meM apanI zakti vizeSa rUpa se darasAyeMge to unakA sarjana anta meM rASTra-bhASA ko eka dena hI sAbita hogaa| isI taraha rASTra-bhASA ke ati utsAhI para zradIrghadarzI lekhakoM va vaktAoM se bhI merA namra nivedana hai ki ve apane lekhana va bhASaNa meM aisI koI bAta na kaheM jisase anya prAntoM meM hindI ke prAkramaNa kA bhAva paidA ho| utsAhI va samajhadAra pracArakoM kA
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________________ [14] vinamra kArya to yaha honA cAhie ki ve rASTrIya bhASA ke sAhitya kI guNavattA bar3hAne kI ora hI dattacitta raheM aura khuda yathAzakti prAntIya bhASAoM kA adhyayana bhI kareM, unameM se sAragrAhI bhAga hindI meM avatIrNa kareM tathA prAntIya bhASAoM ke sulekhakoM ke sAtha aise ghulamila jAe~ jisase saba ko unake prati AdaraNIya atithi kA bhAva paidA ho / aMgrejI bhASA kA varcasva bhale hI rAjakIya sattA ke kAraNa pahale-pahala zurU huA, para Aja jo usake prati prati AkarSaNa aura zrAdara- mamatA kA bhAva hai vaha to usakI anekAMgI guNavattA ke kAraNa hI / Aja bhArata ke Upara prejI bhASA kA bojha thopane vAlI koI parakIya sattA nahIM hai, phira bhI hama usake viziSTa sAmarthyaM se usake aicchika bhakta bana jAte haiM, taba hamArA pharja ho jAtA hai ki hama rASTrabhASA ke pakSapAtI aura pracAraka rASTrabhASA meM aisI guNamayI mohinI lAne kA prayatna kareM jisase usakA Adara sahaja bhAva se sArvatrika ho | hindI bhASA ke pracAra ke lie jitane sAdhana-subhIte Aja prApta haiM utane pahale kabhI na the / zraba jarUrata hai to isa bAta kI hai ki hindI bhASA ke sAhitya kA pratyeka aMga pUrNa rUpa se vikasita karane kI ora pravRtti kI jAe / jarmana, phreMca, aMgreja, Adi aneka pAzcAtya vidvAnoM ne bhAratIya bhASAoM, darzanoM, zAstroM, paramparAoM aura zilpa sthApatya Adi ke bAre meM pichale sausavA sau varSa meM itanA adhika aura gaveSaNApUrNa likhA hai ki isake mahattvapUrNa bhAga ko binA jAne hama apane uccatama sAhitya kI bhUmikA hI nahIM taiyAra kara sakate / isa dRSTi se kahanA ho to kahA jA sakatA hai ki rASTra-bhASA ke sAhitya viSayaka saba aMga-pratyaMgoM kA adyatana vikAsa siddha karane ke lie eka aisI akAdamI Avazyaka hai ki jisameM usa viSaya ke pAradarzI vidvAn va lekhaka samaya-samaya para ekatra hoM aura anya adhikArI vyaktiyoM ko apane-apane viSaya meM mArgadarzana kareM jisase naI pIr3hI aura bhI samarthatara paidA ho | veda, brAhmaNa, AraNyaka upaniSad, piTaka, Agama, avestA Adi se lekara Adhunika bhAratIya vividha viSayaka kRtiyoM para pAzcAtya bhASAoM meM itanA adhika aura kabhI-kabhI itanA sUkSma va maulika likhA gayA hai ki hama usakA pUrA upayoga kie binA hindI vAGmaya kI rASTrIya va antarrASTrIya pratiSThA bar3hA hI nahIM sakate / maiM yahA~ koI samAlocanA karane yA upadeza dene ke lie upasthita nahIM huA hU~, para apane kAma ko karate hue mujhe jo anubhava huA, jo vicAra zrAyAM
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________________ ( 15 ] vaha agara namna-bhAva se sUcita na karUM to maiM sAhitya kA, khAsa kara hindI sAhitya kA upAsaka hI kaise kahalA sakatA hU~? jaba maiM aMgrejI ke atyalpa paricaya ke dvArA bhI meksamUlara, yIbo, gAve, jekobI, vintarnija, zerabAtsakI zrAdi kI tapasyA ko alpAMza meM bhI jAna sakA aura samAna viSaya ke navInatama hindI lekhakoM kI una manISiyoM kI sAdhanA ke sAtha tulanA kI to mujhe lagA ki agara merI umra va zakti hotI yA pahale hI se isa dizA meM mujhe kucha prayatna karane kA sUjhatA to avazya hI maiM apane viSaya meM kucha aura adhika maulikatA lA sktaa| para maiM thoDA bhI nirAza nahIM huuN| maiM vyaktimAtra meM kArya kI itizrI mAnanevAlA nahIM / vyakti to samaSTi kA eka aMga hai| usakA socA-vicArA aura kiyA kAma agara satsaMkalpa-mUlaka hai to vaha samaSTi ke aura naI pIr3hI ke dvArA siddha hue binA raha hI nahIM sktaa| bhArata kA bhAgya bahuta AzApUrNa hai| jo bhArata gAndhIjI, vinobAjI aura neharU ko paidAkara satya, ahiMsA kI saccI pratiSThA sthApita kara sakatA hai vaha avazya hI apanI nirbalatAoM ko jhADajhUr3a kara pheMka degA / maiM zrAzA karU~gA ki Apa mere isa kathana ko ativAdI na smjhe| __maiM rASTrabhASA pracAra samiti vardhA kA AbhArI hU~ jisane eka aise vyakti ko. jisane kabhI apanI kRtiyoM ko puraskRta hone kI svapna meM bhI AzA na kI thI. kone meM par3I kRtiyoM ko DhUMDha nikaalaa| 'mahAtmA gAndhI puskAra' kI yojanA isalie sarAhanIya hai ki usase ahindIbhASI honahAra lekhakoM ko ujattena milatA hai / mujha jaisA vyakti to zAyada bAharI uttejana ke sivAya bhI bhItarI preraNAvaza binA kucha-na-kucha likhe zAnta raha hI nahIM sakatA, para naI pIDhI kA prazna nirAlA hai | avazya hI isa puraskAra se vaha pIDhI prabhAvita hogii|' 1. rASTrabhASA pracAra samiti ke jayapura adhivezana meM 'mahAtmAgAMdhI puraskAra' kI prApti ke avasara para tA0 18-10-56 ko diyA gayA bhASaNa---saM.