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________________ mAnava saMskRti meM vratoM kA yogadAna mAnava jAti ke itihAsa para dRSTi DAlane se jJAta hotA hai ki prAdikAla ke karmamanuSya ne jaba karma-yuga meM praveza kiyA, taba usake jIvana kA lakSya apane puruSArtha ke AdhAra para nirdhArita huaa| jaina paramparA aura itihAsa ke anusAra usa mor3a ke pahale kA yuga eka aisA yuga thA, jaba manuSya apanA jIvana prakRti ke sahAre para calA rahA thA, use apane Apa para bharosA nahIM thA yA yoM kaheM ki use apane puruSArtha kA bodha nahIM thA / usakI pratyeka AvazyakatA prakRti ke hAthoM pUrI hotI thI / bhUkha-pyAsa kI samasyA se lekara choTI-bar3I sabhI samasyAe~ prakRti ke dvArA hala hotI thiiN| isIlie vaha prakRti kI upAsanA karane lagA / tatkAlIna kalpavRkSoM ke nikaTa jAtA aura vaTa unase prApta sAmagriyoM ke AdhAra para apanA jIvananirvAha karatA / isa prakAra AAdiyuga kA mAnava prakRti ke hAthoM meM khelatA thA / uttara kAlIna granthoM se patA calatA hai ki usa yuga ke mAnava kI AvazyakatAe~ bahuta hI kama thI / usa samaya bhI pati-patnI hote the, para unameM paraspara eka-dUsare kA sahArA pAne kI AkAMkSA uttaradAyitva kI bhAvanA nahIM thI / sabhI apanI abhilASAoM aura apanI AvazyakatAoM ke sImita dAyare meM baMdhe the / eka prakAra se vaha yuga uttaradAyitva-hIna evaM sAmAjika tathA pArivArika sImAoM se mukta eka svatantra jIvana thA / kalpavRkSoM ke dvArA tatkAlIna AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti hotI thii| isalie koI bhI utpAdana zrama evaM jimmedArI kI bhAvanA se baddha nahIM thaa| sabhI apane vaiyaktika bhoga meM masta the, lIna the / vrata aura rIti-rivAja : purAne kisI yuga meM eka aisA rivAja pracalita ho gayA ki vivAha ke samaya baila ko tatkAla mAra kara usake tAjA khUna se bharA lAla camar3A vara-vadhU ko or3hAyA jAtA thA / parantu jainoM ko yaha rivAja kaba mAnya ho sakatA thA? isakA anukaraNa karane se to ahiMsA vrata dUSita hotA hai | vratoM ke sAmane rIti-rivAjoM kA kyA mUlya hai ? to jaina isa rivAja ke lie kyA kareM ? vaidika paramparA ke kucha loga to aisA kiyA karate the aura sambhava hai unhoMne isa bAta ko dharma kA bhI rUpa diyA ho / parantu, jaina loga isa prathA ko svIkAra nahIM kara sakate the| unhoMne isameM samyaktva aura vrata donoM kI hAni dekhii| zrataeva jaina gRhasthoM aura jainAcAryoM ne usa hiMsApUrNa paramparA meM saMzodhana kara liyaa| unhoMne kahA rakta se sanA gIlA camar3A na pror3hA jAe, usake sthAna para lAla kapar3A or3ha lenA, zrati uttama hai / aisA karane se pracalita paramparA kA mUla uddezya bhI kAyama raha jAegA aura samyaktva tathA vratoM meMdUSaNa bhI na lagane pAegA / lAla kapar3A prasannatA kA anurAga kA dyotaka mAnA jAtA hai| isa prakAra jainoM ne rakta se lathapatha camar3e ke badale lAla kapar3A pror3hane kI jo paramparA calAI, vaha Aja bhI cala rahI hai / Aja bhI vivAha Adi avasaroM para vadhu lAla kapar3e pahanatI hai / ata: jainoM ne usa dUSita paramparA ko badalane ke sAtha kitanI bar3I krAnti kI hai, isa bAta kA sahaja hI anumAna lagAyA jA sakatA hai / isa viSaya meM adhika dekhanA cAheM to 'gobhilla gRhyasUtra' meM vistAra se dekha sakate haiM / mAnava-saMskRti meM vratoM kA yogadAna 333
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________________ usI yuga meM eka aura bhI ghRNita paramparA bhI thii| utsava ke avasara para loga hAtha meM manuSya kI khopar3I lekara calate the| parantu, jaba jainadharma kA pracAra bar3hA, to khopar3I rakhane kI bhaddI paramparA samApta kara dI gii| jainadharma ne usake sthAna para nAriyala rakhane kI paramparA pracalita kii| isa prakAra jainadharma kI badaulata khopar3I kI jagaha nAriyala kI paramparA dhIre-dhIre sarvamAnya ho gii| Apa dekheMge ki nAriyala ThIka khopar3I kI zakla kA hotA hai. vaha mAnava-kI-sI Akati kA hai| isa rUpa meM nAriyala naramaNDa kA pratIka hai| usa samaya ke jainoM ne vicArA-khopar3I rakhane se kyA lAbha ? khopar3I to apAvana aura azobhana vastu hai aura jaMgalIpana kI nizAnI hai| nAriyala rakhane se usa paramparA kA pAlana bhI ho jAegA aura jaMgalIpana kI nizAnI bhI dUra ho jaaegii| ___isa prakAra usa samaya ke hiMsA-pradhAna jaMgalI rivAjoM ko jainadharma ne dUra kiyA, jisameM devI-devatAoM ke Age pazu-bali dI jAtI thI, yahA~ taka ki manuSya kI khopar3I bhI car3hAI jAtI thii| maiM samajhatA hU~, jainoM ne una hiMsaka paramparAoM ko khatma karake aura unakI jagaha ina navIna ahiMsaka paramparAoM ko kAyama karake mAnavIya vRtti kI sthApanA kii| jainoM ne nAriyala ke rUpa meM khopar3I kA pratIka rakhA, use anya dharmAvalambiyoM ne bhI svIkAra kara liyA aura Aja taka vaha kAyama hai| isa prakAra, jainadharma dvArA sthApita kI huI prathAoM aura paramparAoM meM sarvana Apa ahiMsA kI hI sphuraNA dekheNge| paurANika yuga kI paramparA : akarma-bhUmi kI usa avasthA meM manuSya asaMkhya-kAla taka calatA gyaa| mAnava kI pIr3hiyA~ dara pIr3hiyA~ bar3hatI giiN| kintu phira bhI mAnava jAti kA vikAsa nahIM huaa| unake jIvana kA krama vikasita nahIM huaa| unake jIvana meM saMgharSa kama the, lAlasAe~ aura prAkA~kSAe~ kama thiiN| jIvana meM bhadratA, saralatA kA vAtAvaraNa thaa| kaSAya kI prakRtiyA~ bhI maMda thIM, yadyapi kaSAyabhAva kI yaha mandatA jJAnapUrvaka nahIM thI, unakA svabhAva, prakRti hI zAnta aura zItala thii| sukhI hote hue bhI unake jIvana meM jJAna evaM viveka kI kamI thI, ve sirpha zarIra ke kSudra ghere meM banda the| saMyama, sAdhanA tathA Adarza kA viveka usa jIvana meM nahIM thaa| yahI kAraNa thA ki usa kAla meM eka bhI AtmA mokSa meM nahIM gaI, ahaMtA-mamatA kI vAsanA ke bandhanoM ko nahIM tor3a skii| unakI dRSTi kevala 'maiM' aura 'mere' taka hI sImita thii| zarIra ke andara zarIra se pare kyA hai, mAlUma hotA hai, isa sambandha meM unhoMne kabhI socA hI nahIM, aura yadi kisI ne socA bhI to Age kadama nahIM bar3hA sakA / jaba kabhI usa bhUmikA kA adhyayana karatA hU~, to mana meM aisA bhAva AtA hai ki maiM usa jIvana se bacA rhuuN| jisa jIvana meM jJAna kA koI prakAza na ho. satyatA kA koI mArga na ho, bhalA usa jIvana meM manaSya bhaTakane ke sivA aura kyA kara sakatA hai ? usa jIvana meM yadi patana nahIM hai, to utthAna bhI to nahIM hai| aisI nirmAlya dazA kA, isa trizaMku jIvana kA koI bhI mahattva nahIM hai| kucha aisI hI krAnti aura pragativihIna sAmAnya dazA meM vaha akarma-yuga sudIrgha kAla taka calatA rhaa| navayuga kA nayA sandeza : dhIre-dhIre kalpavRkSoM kA yuga samApta huA / idhara prAkRtika utpAdana kSINa par3ane lage, udhara upabhoktAyoM kI saMkhyA bar3hane lgii| aisI paristhitiyoM meM prAyaH vigraha, vara aura virodha paidA ho hI jAte haiN| jaba kabhI utpAdana kama hotA hai aura upabhoktAoM kI saMkhyA adhika hotI hai, taba paraspara saMgharSoM kA honA avazyaMbhAvI hai| aisI sthiti meM svAbhAvika taura para usa yuga meM bhI yahI huA ki pAsparika prema evaM sneha TUTa kara ghRNA, dveSa, kalaha aura dvandva bar3hane lage, saMgharSa kI cinagAriyA~ chiTakane laga gii| samAja meM saba ora kalaha, ghRNA, dvandva kA sRjana hone lgaa| mAnava jAti kI una saMkaTamayI ghar3iyoM meM, saMkramaNazIla paristhitiyoM meM prathama tIrthakara 334 pannA samikkhae dhamma
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________________ bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne mAnavIya bhAvanA kA udbodhana kiyaa| unhoMne manuSya jAti ko samajhAyA ki---aba prakRti ke bharose rahane se kAma nahIM calane kaa| apane hAthoM kA upayoga sirpha khAne ke lie hI nahIM, pratyuta kamAne, upArjana karane ke lie bhI honA caahie| unhoMne yaha bhI kahA ki-yuga badala gayA hai, akarma-yuga kA mAnava aba karma-yuga (puruSArtha ke yuga) meM praviSTa ho rahA hai| itane dina puruSa sirpha bhoktA banA huaA thaa| prakRti ke karta tva para usakA jIvana TikA huA thaa| kintu aba yaha vaiSamya calane kA nahIM hai| aba kartRtva aura bhoktRtva, donoM hI puruSa meM apekSita hai| puruSa hI kartA hai aura puruSa hI bhoktA hai| tumhArI bhujAoM meM bala hai, tuma puruSArtha se Ananda kA upabhoga kro| bhagavAn AdinAtha ke karma-yuga kA yaha udghoSa aba bhI Rgveda 1060 / 12 meM pratidhvanita hotA dikhAI par3atA hai-~ "ayaM me hasto bhagavAna, ayaM me bhgvttrH| ayaM me vizvabheSajo'yaM shivaabhimrshnH||" --merA hAtha hI bhagavAn hai, bhagavAn se bhI bar3hakara hai| yaha merA hAtha vizva ke lie bheSaja hai, isake sparza mAtra se sabakA kalyANa hotA hai / puruSArtha jAgaraNa kI usa velA meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne yuga ko nayA mor3a diyA / mAnavajAti ko, jo dhIre-dhIre abhAvagrasta ho rahI thI, parAdhInatA ke phande meM phaMsakara tar3apane lagI thI, use utpAdana kA mantra diyA, zrama aura svatantratA kA mArga dikhaayaa| phalataH mAnava samAja meM phira se nayA ullAsa, Ananda barasane lgaa| sukha-caina kI muralI bajane lgii| ___ manuSya ke jIvana meM jaba-bhI kabhI aisI krAntizIla ghar3iyA~ AtI hai, to Ananda kI srotasvinI bahane laga jAtI hai, vaha nAcane lagatA hai| sabake sAtha baiThakara prAnanda aura utsava manAtA hai| aura basa ve hI ghar3iyA~, ve hI tithiyA~ jIvana meM vrata evaM parva kA rUpa la letI haiM aura itihAsa kI mahattvapUrNa tithiyA~ bana jAtI haiN| isa prakAra usa naye yuga kA nayA sandeza jana-jIvana meM naI cetanA phUkakara ullAsa kA tyohAra bana gyaa| aura vahI paramparA Aja bhI hamAre jIvana meM Ananda-ullAsa kI ghar3iyoM ko tyauhAra ke rUpa meM prakaTa karake sabako samyak-Ananda kA avasara detI hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke dvArA karmabhUmi kI sthApanA ke bAda manuSya puruSArtha ke yuga meM AyA aura usane apane uttaradAyitvoM ko smjhaa| pariNAma yaha huA ki sukha-samRddhi aura ullAsa ke jhUle para jhUlane lagA, aura jaba sukha-samRddhi evaM ullAsa AyA, to phira vratoM meM se vrata nikalane lge| hara ghara, hara parivAra tyohAra manAne lagA aura phira sAmAjika jIvana meM parvo, tyohAroM kI lar3iyAM bana giiN| samAja aura rASTra meM tyohAroM kI zRkhalA bnii| jIvana-cakra jo abataka vyaktivAdI dRSTi para ghUma rahA thA, aba vyaSTi se samaSTi kI ora ghuumaa| vyakti ne sAmUhika rUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura eka kI khuzI, eka kA Ananda, samAja kI khuzI aura samAja kA prA ninda bana gyaa| isa prakA ra sAmAjika bhAvanA kI bhUmikA para cale hae vrata, sAmAjika cetanA ke agradUta siddha hue| naI sphUrti, nayA Ananda aura nayA jIvana samAja kI nasoM meM daur3ane lgaa| prAcIna jaina, bauddha evaM vaidika granthoM ke anuzIlana se aisA lagatA hai ki usa samaya meM parva, tyohAra jIvana ke prAvazyaka aMga bana gae the| eka bhI dina aisA nahIM jAtA, jabaki samAja meM parva, tyohAra va utsava kA koI prAyojana na ho| itanA hI nahIM, balki eka-eka dina meM pA~ca-pA~ca, dasa-dasa aura usase bhI adhika poM kA silasilA cala niklaa| sAmAjika jIvana meM baccoM ke parva alaga, auratoM ke parva alaga, aura vRddhoM ke parva alg| isa dRSTi se bhArata kA jana-jIvana nityaprati bahuta hI ullasita-Anandita rahA karatA thaa| mAnava-saMskRti meM vratoM kA yogadAna Jain Education Interational
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________________ vratoM kA sandeza : hamAre parvo evaM vratoM kI vaha lar3I, kucha chinna-bhinna huI paramparA ke rUpa meM Aja bhI hameM mahAn atIta kI yAda dilAtI hai| hamArA atIta ujjvala rahA hai, isameM koI sandeha nhiiN| kintu vartamAna kaisA gujara rahA hai, yaha thor3A vicAraNIya hai| ina bratoM ke pIche sirpha atIta kI yAda ko tAjA karanA hI hamArA lakSya nahIM hai, balki usake prakAza meM vartamAna ko dekhanA bhI Avazyaka hai| atIta kA vaha gaurava jahA~ eka ora hamAre jIvana kA eka sunahalA pRSTha kholatA hai, vahA~ dUsarI ora nayA pRSTha likhane kA bhI sandeza detA hai| isalie vratoM kI khuzI ke sAtha-sAtha hameM apane nava-jIvana ke adhyAya ko bhI kholanA cAhie aura usakA avalokana karake atIta ko vartamAna ke sAtha milAnA caahie| jIne kI kalA : yadyapi jaina dharma kI paramparA nivRtti-mUlaka rahI hai| usake anusAra jIvana kA lakSya bhoga nahIM, tyAga hai; bandhana nahIM, mokSa hai, tathApi isakA yaha artha nahIM ki vaha sirpha paraloka kI hI bAta karatA hai / isa jIvana se usane A~kheM mUMda lI hai| hama isa saMsAra meM rahate haiM, to hameM saMsAra ke DhaMga se hI jInA hogA, hameM jIne kI kalA sIkhanI hogii| jaba taka jIne kI kalA nahIM AtI hai, tabataka jInA vAstava meM AnandadAyaka nahIM hotaa| jaina paramparA, jaina parva, evaM jaina vicAra hameM jIne kI kalA sikhAte haiN| hamAre jIvana ko sukha aura zAntimaya banAne kA mantra dete hai| jaina dharma kA lakSya mukti hai, kintu isakA yaha abhiprAya nahIM ki usake pIche isa jIvana ko barvAda kara diyA jaae| vaha yaha nahIM kahatA ki mukti ke lie zarIra, parivAra va samAja ke kartavyoM kI zRkhalA ko tor3a DAle, koI kisI ko apanA na mAne, koI putra apane mAtA-pitA ko mAtA-pitA na mAne, pati-patnI paraspara kucha bhI sneha kA nAtA na rakheM, bahana-bhAI Apasa meM eka-dUsare se nirapekSa hokara cleN| jIvana kI yAtrA meM calate hue, parivAra, samAja va rASTra ke prati apane uttaradAyitvoM kA bhAra utAra pheNke| isa prakAra to jIvana meM eka bhayaMkara tUphAna A jAegA, bhArI avyavasthA aura azAnti bar3ha jAegI, mukti kI apekSA svarga se bhI girakara naraka meM cale jaaeNge| jainadharma kA sandeza hai ki hama jahA~ bhI raheM, apane svarUpa ko samajhakara raheM, zArIrika, pArivArika evaM sAmAjika sambandhoM ke bIca ba~dhe hue bhI unameM kaida na hoN| paraspara eka-dUsare kI AtmA ko samajhakara caleM, zArIrika sambandhako mahattva na dekara Atmika pavitratA kA dhyAna rkh| jIvana meM yathAvasara kUcha karanA hI par3atA hai, kintu vaha prAsakta hokara nahIM, apitu sirpha eka kartavya ke nAte kiyA jaae| zarIra va indriyoM ke bIca meM rahakara bhI usake dAsa nahIM, apitu svAmI bana kara rheN| bhoga meM rahate hue bhI yoga ko bhUla na jaaeN| mahaloM meM rahakara bhI unake dAsa banakara nahIM, kintu unheM apanA dAsa banAkara rkhe| U~ce siMhAsana para yA aizvarya ke vizAla Dhera para baiThakara bhI usake gulAma na baneM, balki use apanA gulAma banAe rkheN| jaba dhana svAmI bana jAtA hai, tabhI manuSya ko bhaTakAtA hai| dhana aura pada mUrtimAna zaitAna haiN| jaba taka ye insAna ke pairoM ke nIce dabe rahate hai, taba taka to ThIka hai, parantu jaba ye sara para savAra ho jAte haiM, to eka acche insAna ko bhI zaitAna banA dete haiN| samAja kA RNa: jaina dharma meM bharata jaise cakravartI bhI rahe haiM, kintu ve usa vizAla sAmrAjya ke bandhana meM nahIM pha~se / jaba taka icchA huI upayoga kiyA aura jaba cAhA taba chor3akara yoga svIkAra kara liyaa| unakA aizvarya, bala aura buddhi, samAja va rASTra ke kalyANa ke lie hI hotA thaa| una logoM ne yahI vicAra diyA ki jaba hama isa jagat meM pAe the to kucha lekara nahIM Ae the, janma ke samaya to makkhI-macchara taka ko zarIra se dUra haTAne kI zakti nahIM thii| zAstroM meM 'usa sthiti ko 'uttAnazAyIM' kahA gayA hai| jaba usameM karavaTa badalane kI bhI kSamatA nahIM 336 Jain Education Intemational pannA samikkhae dhamma
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________________ thI, itanA azakta aura asahAya prANI bAda meM itanA zaktizAlI banA ki Azcarya hai usakI kSamatA pr| isakA AdhAra hai-"apane zubha karmoM kA saMcaya evaM usake AdhAra para prApta hone vAle mAtA, pitA, parivAra va samAja kA pratyakSa-apratyakSa shyog|" yaha nizcita hai ki jin mahAn puruSoM ne hameM samAja kI itanI U~cAiyoM para lAkara khar3A kiyA hai, unake prati hamArA bahuta bar3A uttaradAyitva hai| samAja kA RNa pratyeka manuSya ke sira para hai, jise vaha lete samaya harSa ke sAtha letA hai, to phira usako cukAte samaya vaha kulabulAtA kyoM hai ? hamArI yaha saba sampatti, saba aizvarya aura ye saba sukha sAmagriyA~ samAja kI hI dena hai| yadi manuSya letA hI letA jAe vApasa de nahIM to vaha samAja ke aMga meM vikAra paidA kara detA hai| vaha isa dhana-aizvarya kA dAsa banakara kyoM rahe, usakA svAmI banakara kyoM na upayoga kare! use do hAtha mile haiM, eka hAtha se svayaM khAe, to dUsare hAtha se auroM ko bhI khilaae| veda kA eka mantra hai "zatahasta samAhara, sahasrahasta sNkir|" sau hAtha se ikaTThA karo, to hajAra hAtha se baaNtto| saMgraha karane vAlA yadi visarjana nahIM kare, to usakI kyA dazA hotI hai ? peTa meM anna Adi ikaTThe to hote jAe~, parantu na unakA rasa bane, na zakti bane aura na prApta zakti kA yogya vitaraNa hI ho, to kyA AdamI jI sakatA hai? manuSya yadi samAja se kamAtA hai, to samAja kI bhalAI ke lie denA bhI Avazyaka hotA hai| khuda khAtA hai, to dUsaroM ko khilAnA bhI jarUrI hai| hamAre atIta-jIvana ke udAharaNa batAte haiM ki akelA khAne vAlA rAkSasa hotA hai aura dUsaroM ko khilAne vAlA devtaa| eka paurANika kathA hai ki devatAoM ko bhagavAna viSNu kI ora se prItibhoja kA AmaMtraNa diyA gyaa| sabhI atithiyoM ko do paMktiyoM meM Amane-sAmane biThalAkara bhojana parosA gayA aura sabhI se khAnA zurU karane kA nivedana kiyA gyaa| bhagavAn viSNu ne kucha aisI mAyA racI ki sabhI ke hAtha sIdhe raha gae, kisI kA mur3atA taka nahIM thaa| aba samasyA ho gaI ki khAe~ to kaise khAe~? jaba acchA bhojana parosA huA sAmane ho, peTa meM bhUkha ho aura hAtha nahIM calatA ho, to aisI sthiti meM AdamI jhujhalA jAtA hai| sabhI atithi bhaucakke se dekhate raha gae ki yaha kyA huA? Akhira buddhimAna devatAoM ne eka tajabIja nikaalii| jaba dekhA ki hAtha mur3akara ghUmatA nahIM hai, to Amane-sAmane vAle eka-dUsare ko khilAne laga ge| donoM paMkti vAloM ne paraspara eka-dUsare ko khilA diyA aura acchI taraha se khAnA khA liyaa| jinhoMne eka-dUsare ko khilAkara peTa bhara liyA sabhI tRpta ho uThe, para kucha aise bhI the, jo yoM hI dekhate hI raha gae, unheM eka-dUsare ko khilAne kI nahIM sUjhI, ve bhUkhe peTa hI uTha khar3e hue| viSNu ne kahA-jinhoMne eka-dUsare ko khilAyA ve devatA haiM aura jinhoMne kisI ko nahIM khilAyA, sirpha svayaM khAne kI cintA hI karate rahe, ve daitya haiN| vAstava meM yaha rUpaka jIvana kI eka jvalaMta samasyA kA hala karatA hai| deva aura daityabhAvanA ke vibhAjana kA prAdhAra, isameM eka sAmAjika U~cAI para khar3A kiyA gayA hai| jo dUsaroM ko khilAtA hai, vaha svayaM bhI bhUkhA nahIM rahatA aura dUsarI bAta hai ki usakA Adarza devatva kA Adarza hai, jabaki svayaM hI peTa bharane kI ciMtA meM par3A rahane vAlA, svayaM bhI bhUkhA rahatA hai aura samAja meM usakA dAnavIya rUpa prakaTa hotA hai / vratoM ko sArthakatA : hamAre vrata jIvana ke isI mahAn uddezya ko prakaTa karate haiN| sAmAjika jIvana kI AdhAra bhUmi aura usake ujjvala prAdarza hamAre bratoM evaM tyohAroM kI paramparA meM chipe par3e haiN| bhArata ke kucha parva isa loka ke sAtha paraloka ke vizvAsa para bhI calate haiN| unameM mAnava mAnava-saMskRti meM vratoM kA yogadAna Jain Education Intemational 337
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________________ kA virATa rUpa parilakSita hotA hai| jisa prakAra isa loka kA hamArA Adarza hai usI prakAra paraloka ke lie bhI honA caahie| vaidika yA anya saMskRtiyoM meM, marane ke pazcAt piNDadAna kI prakriyA hai| isakA rUpa jo bhI kucha ho, kintu bhAvanA va Adarza' isameM bhI bar3e U~ce haiN| jisa prakAra vartamAna meM apane sAmAjika sahayogiyoM ke prati arpaNa kI bhAvanA rahatI hai, usI prakAra, apane pUrvajoM ke prati eka zraddhA evaM samarpaNa kI bhAvanA isameM sannihita hai| jaina-dharma va saMskRti isake dhArmika svarUpa meM vizvAsa nahIM rkhtii| usakA kahanA hai ki tuma piNDadAna yA zrAddha karake una mRtAtmAoM taka apanA zrAddha nahIM pahu~cA sakate, aura na isase parva manAne kI hI sArthakatA siddha hotI hai| parva kI sArthakatA to isameM hai ki jIvana ke donoM ora-chora para ullAsa aura prAnanda kI uchAla AtI rhe| pUrvajoM kI smRti rakhanA, aura unakA sammAna karanA, yahI saccA zrAddha hai| isa bhAvanA ko lekara ki paraloka ke lie bhI hameM jo kucha karanA hai, vaha isI loka meM kara liyA jaae| hamArI jaina saMskRti meM aneka parva calate haiN| paryuSaNa-parva bhI isI bhAvanA se sambaddha hai| ina parvo kI paramparA lokottara parva ke nAma se calI AtI hai| inakA Adarza virAT hotA hai| ve loka-paraloka donoM ko prAnandita karane vAle hote haiN| unakA saMdeza hotA hai ki tuma sirpha isa jIvana ke bhoga vilAsa va Ananda meM masta hokara apane ko bhUlo nahIM, tumhArI dRSTi vyApaka honI cAhie, Age ke lie bhI jo kucha karanA hai, vaha bhI yahI krlo| tumhAre do hAtha hai, eka hAtha meM ihaloka ke Ananda hai, to dUsare hAtha meM paraloka ke prAnanda rahane caahie| aisA na ho ki yahA~ para sirpha mauja-majA ke tyohAra manAte yoM hI cale jAo aura Age phAkAkazI karanI par3e / apane pAsa jo zakti hai, sAmarthya hai, usakA upayoga isa DhaMga se karo ki isa jIvana ke prAnanda ke sAtha paraloka kA Ananda bhI naSTa na ho, usakI bhI vyavasthA tumhAre hAtha meM raha ske| jaina parvo kA yahI antaraMga hai ki ve AdamI ko vartamAna meM bhaTakane nahIM dete, mastI meM bhI use hoza meM rakhate hai aura becainI meM bhii| samaya-samaya para usake lakSya ko, jo kabhI pramAda kI prAdhiyoM se dhUmila ho jAtA hai, spaSTa karate rahate haiN| usako diGmur3ha hone se bacAte rahate ha aura prakAza kI kiraNa bikhera kara andhakArAchanna jIvana ko pAlokita karate rahate haiN| nayA sAmrAjya: bauddha-sAhitya meM eka kathAnaka AtA hai ki bhArata meM eka aisA samrATa thA, jisake rAjya kI sImAoM para bhayaMkara jaMgala the; jahA~ para hiMsra vanya pazuoM kI cItkAroM aura dahAr3oM se Asa-pAsa ke kSetra AtaMkita rahate the| vahA~ eka vicitra prathA yaha thI ki rAjAoM ke zAsana kI avadhi pA~ca varSa kI hotI thii| zAsanAvadhi kI samApti para bar3e dhama-dhAma aura samAroha ke sAtha usa rAjA ko aura usakI rAnI ko rAjya kI sImA para sthita usa bhayaMkara jaMgala meM chor3a diyA jAtA thA, jahA~ jAne para basa mauta hI svAgata meM khar3I rahatI thii| isI paramparA meM ekabAra eka rAjA ko jaba gaddI milI, to khUba jaya-jayakAra manAe gae, bar3I dhUmadhAma se usakA utsava huaa| kintu rAjA pratidina mahala ke kaMgUroM para se usa jaMgala ko dekhatA aura pA~ca varSa kI avadhi ke samApta hote hI Ane vAlI usa duHsthiti ko soca-socakara kA~pa utthtaa| rAjA kA khAyA-pIyA jalakara bhasma ho jAtA aura vaha sUkha-sUkha kara kA~TA hone lgaa| eka dina eka prabaddha dArzanika rAjA ke pAsa pAyA aura rAjA kI isa gambhIra vyathA kA kAraNa puuchaa| jaba rAjA ne dArzanika se apanI pIr3A kA bheda kholA--ki pA~ca varSa bAda mujhe aura merI rAnI ko usa sAmane ke bhayaMkara jaMgala meM jaMgalI jAnavaroM kA bhakSya bana jAnA par3egA, basa yahI ciMtA mujhe khAe jA rahI hai| , dArzanika ne rAjA se pUchA---pA~ca varSa taka to terA akhaNDa sAmrAjya hai na? tU jaisA cAhe vaisA kara to sakatA hai na? pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ rAjA ne kahA- hA~, isa avadhi meM to merA pUrNa adhikAra hai, merA pradeza sabhI ko mAnya hotA hai / dArzanika ne batAyA--"to phira apane adhikAra kA upayoga kyoM nahIM karate ? samasta jaMgala ko kaTavA kara sApha karavA do aura vahA~ para nayA sAmrAjya sthApita karado, apane lie mahala banavAlo, janatA ke rahane ke lie bhI AvAsa banavAkara abhI se usa jaMgala ko zahara ke rUpa meM AbAda karado / jabaki tumheM pUrNa adhikAra hai aura vidhAna va paramparA ke anusAra jaba tumheM avadhi samApta hone para jaMgala meM chor3A jAe, to hiMsra pazuoM kI garjanA va prAtaMka jagaha nagarajanoM kA madhura svAgata, dhana va aizvarya krIr3A karatA milegA / " rAjA ko yaha bAta ja~ca gaI aura tatkAla zrAdeza dekara jaMgala ko sApha karavA diyA / aura usa bhayAvaha sthAna ko sundara sundara bhavana, udyAna prAdi se khUba sajA diyA gayA, aura eka nae nagara kA nirmANa kara diyA gyaa| aba rAjA bahuta prasanna rahane lagA, apane usa nagara ko dekhatA, to pulakita ho uThatA / pA~ca varSa kI avadhi sampUrNa huI / jahA~ anya samrAT avadhi samApta hone para rote-bilakhate the, vahA~ yaha ha~sa rahA thaa| vidhAnAnusAra pA~ca varSa kI avadhi samApta hone para rAjA apane hI dvArA nirmita usa naye sAmrAjya meM, jo kabhI bhayaMkara jaMgala thA, jAne lagA to nagara ke hajAroM nara-nArI usake pIche ho lie| usa navanirmita nagara ke AkarSaNa va saundarya ke kAraNa loga vahA~ jAkara basane lage aura rAjA prAnanda se rahane lagA / yahI bAta jIvana kI hai| isa saMsAra se pare zrAge naraka kI bhISaNa yAtanAe~, jvAlAe~ hameM abhI se becaina kara rahI haiM aura hama socate haiM ki Age naraka meM yaha kaSTa dekhanA par3egA / kintu yaha nahIM socate ki usa naraka ko badalakara svarga kyoM na banA diyA jAe ? yaha saca hai ki yahA~ se eka kor3I bhI hamAre sAtha nahIM jaaegii| kintu isa jIvana meM rahate-rahate to hama vahA~ kA sAmrAjya banA sakate haiN| isa jIvana ke to hama samrAT haiM, zAhaMzAha haiM / yaha ThIka hai ki isa jIvana ke bAda mauta kI bhayaMkara ghATI hai, naraka Adi kI bhISaNa yaMtraNAe~ haiM, jo jIva ko udarastha karane kI pratIkSA meM rahatI haiM kiMtu yadi manuSya apane isa jIvana kI avadhi meM dAna de sake, tapasyA kara sake, tyAga, brahmacarya, satya Adi kA pAlana kara sake, sAdhanA kA jIvana bitA sake, aura isa prakAra pahale se hI Age kI taiyAriyA~ karake prastuta rahe, to isa yAtrA meM, isa jIvana meM use hAya hAya karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahatI / vartamAna ke sAtha bhaviSya ko bhI ujjvala banA sakatA hai, usake donoM jIvana zrAnandamaya ho sakate haiM / vratoM kI phalazruti : isa prakAra jitane bhI parva-tyohAra Ate haiM, unakA yahI saMdeza hai ki tuma isa jIvana meM Anandita raho aura agale jIvana meM bhI prAnandita rahane kI taiyArI kro| jaise yahAM para tyohAroM kI khuziyoM meM bhujAe~ uchAlate ho, vaise agale jIvana meM bhI uchAlate raho / hamAre vratoM kA mAnava ke lie yahI Adarza bodha haiM ki Aja tumheM jIvana kA vaha sAmrAjya prApta hai, jisa sAmrAjya ke bala para tuma dUsare hajAroM-hajAra sAmrAjya khar3e kara sakate ho / tuma apane bhAgya ke svayaM vidhAtA ho, apane samrAT svayaM ho| tumheM apanI zakti kA bhAna honA caahie| mauta ke bhaya se kA~pate mata raho, balki aisI sAdhanA karo, aisA prayatna karo ki ve bhaya dUra ho jAe~ aura paraloka kA vaha bhayaMkara jaMgala tumhAre sAmrAjya kA sundara deza bana jAe / parva manAne kI yahI paramparA hai, paryuSaNa aura usake vratoM ko yahI phalazruti hai ki jIvana ke prati niSThAvAna banakara jIvana ko nirmala banAo, isa jIvana meM agale jIvana kA prabandha kro| jaba tumheM yahA~ kI avadhi samApta hone para Age kI ora prasthAna karanA par3e, to rote-bilakhate nahIM, balki ha~sate hue kro| sAdhaka isa jIvana ko bhI ha~sate hue jIe aura agale jIvana ko cale, to bhI ha~sate hue cale, paryuSaNa kA yaha pAvana parva hama sabako apanA yahI sandeza sunA rahA hai| mAnava-saMskRti meM vratoM kA yogadAna 336 .
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________________ hamAre sabhI vrata Atma-sAdhanA ke sundara prayAsa haiN| andara ke supta Izvaratva ko jagAne kI sAdhanA hai| mAnava zarIra nahIM hai, AtmA hai, caitanya hai, ananta guNoM kA akhaNDa piNDa hai| loka-parva zarIra ke AsapAsa ghUmate haiM, kintu lokottara parva prAtmA ke mUla kendra taka pahu~cate haiN| zarIra se prAtmA meM, aura AtmA se anta rahita nija zuddha sattArUpa paramAtmA meM pahu~cane kA lokottara saMdeza, ye vrata dete haiN| inakA sandeza hai ki sAdhaka kahIM bhI rahe, kisI bhI sthiti meM rahe, parantu apane lakSya ko na badale, apane andara ke zuddha paramAtma-tattva ko na bhUle / 340 Jain Education Intemational pannA samikkhae dhamma