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________________ sAdhvAratna puSpAvatI abhinandana grantha mAnavIya vikAsa meM nArI kA sthAna, mahatva aura mUlyAMkana -pro. DA. indirA jozI ema0 e., pI-eca0 DI0, DI0 lida0, (adhyakSa-hindI vibhAga, jodhapura vizvavidyAlaya jodhapura) sRSTi kA vyApAra itanA adbhuta aura bahurUpI hai ki usa para vicAra mAtra karane para mAnavabuddhi cakarA jAtI hai / ananta, apAra AkAza meM na jAne kitane graha, upagraha aura nakSatra cakkara lagA rahe haiM / jisa vizva se hama paricita haiM vaha kevala utanA hai, jitanA ki hamAre sUryadeva ke cAroM ora parikramA meM rata hai| kahA jAtA hai ki aise sUryamaNDala akhila sRSTi meM aneka haiN| hamAre sUryamaNDalIya digmaNDala ke bIca, hamAre bhU-maNDala kI sthiti nagaNya-vat jAna par3atI hai / para hamAre lie to vaha sarvAdhika mahatvazAlI hai| kyoMki usI para to hamArI sthiti aura astitva hai / pRthvI kA eka paryAya hai 'dharitrI yA dharatI' / 'dharatI' hone ke kAraNa dhAraNa karanA hI usakA dharma hai| isa dharatI ke jisa vizeSa bhAga, yA janapada para hamane sabase pahale apanI A~khoM kholI haiM, vahI hamAre lie ati pAvana evaM puNya sthala hai| vahI hamArI janma-bhUmi hai jisakI prazasti meM, purAtana kAla se hI hamAre mahAkaviyoM ne bhAvabharI evaM mamatvabharI vandanAe~ gAI haiM / saMsAra kI sabase purAtana kAvyakRti vedoM meM bhI, usakI prazaMsA meM sUktoM kI racanA kI gaI hai| unhIM meM eka hai pRthvI-sUkta / usake udgAtA ne gAyA hai ---"pRthvI merI mAtA hai, maiM pRthvI kA putra hai|" usI ke pArthiva kaNoM se hamArA yaha pArthiva zarIra nirmita huA hai| ata: tatvataH vahI hamArI mAtA hai / usI kA eka kaunA yA upakhaNDa hamArA rASTra yA deza hai / janma-bhUmi hone ke kAraNa vaha hamAre lie svarga se bhI bar3hakara garimAmayI hai| usI ke mAna-sammAna kI rakSA ke lie apane prANoM kA visarjana kara denA hI hamArA pAvana karttavya hai / yaha dharatI na jAne kitanI koTiyoM ke jaMgama jIva-jantuoM ko jIvana pradAna karatI hai aura unheM dhAraNa karatI hai| ina jala, thala aura nabha meM vicaraNa karane vAle asaMkhya choTe bar3e, jIvadhAriyoM meM se eka hai 'mAnava' / use zeSa sabhI se adhika vikasita prANI mAnA jAtA hai| use zreSThatama isalie mAnA gayA hai kyoMki usane vikAsa evaM pragati ke patha para abhUtapUrva upalabdhiyA~ prApta kI haiN| sabhyatA aura saMskRti mAnavIya vikAsa meM nArI kA sthAna, mahatva aura mUlyAMkana : DaoN0 indirA jozI | 281 " . .. .. ..... ....... www.iandi
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________________ B HHHHHHHHHHImamamamamamA sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha kevala mAnava-jAti kI viziSTatAe~ haiM / aise 'mAnava' nAmadhArI prANI ko jisane janma diyA hai, usa mAtA yA jananI ke gaurava aura mahatva kA kauna mUlyAMkana kara sakatA hai ? isIlie mAtA hI, isa vasundharA dharaNI kA sabase anamola ratna hai / eka prakAra se vaha dharatI mAtA kA hI laghukAya 'vigraha' (yA pratikRti) hai| mAnava-jAti ko janma dene vAlI jananI kI isIlie bArambAra stuti kI gaI hai| sUktiyoM meM 'jananI aura janma-bhUmi ko svarga se bhI adhika garimAmayI' kahA gayA hai / mAnavI astitva kI Adi kAraNa hI isa bhAMti 'nArI' hai| nArI kI karuNA aura usakI paropakAramayI vRtti kI koI sImAe~ nahIM haiM / usane apane rakta aura apanI majjA se 'mAnava' ko AkAra yA usakA bhautika astitva pradAna kiyA hai| use apanI kokha meM usane hI dhAraNa kiyA aura usane use apane hRdaya ke rakta se poSita karane tathA prANa dhAraNa karane yogya banAne evaM use janma dene meM, avarNanIya Atma-tyAga evaM tapa kA paricaya diyA hai| mAnava ke jIvana ke pahale pala se. barasoM taka nArI ne hI use apane kaleje kA dUdha pilAkara bar3A aura balazAlI banAyA hai| jaba mAnava apane laghu-AkRti vAle 'zizu-rUpa' meM hotA hai, to vaha apane Apa ko kitanA adhika asahAya aura nirupAya avasthA meM pAtA hai| nArI apane mAtR rUpa meM use aMgulI pakar3akara calanA sikhAtI hai aura use 'sAmAjika prANI' kahalAne yogya banAtI hai| vahI usakI sarvaprathama bhASA guru hai kyoMki jisa bolI meM bolanA yA jisa bolI ko samajhanA vaha pahale-pahala sIkhatA hai usakA nAma hI mAtR-bhASA hai / saMsAra ke hara manuSya kI koI na koI 'mAtR bhASA' hai, jo ki usane apanI 'mA~' se sIkhI hai| bhASA yA vANI mAnava kI zreSThatA kA pahalA lakSya hai, jo sArI jaMgama sRSTi meM, kevala use hI upalabdha hai / para yaha vANI kA varadAna kevala mA~ se hI prApta hai| mAnava saMsAra kA sarvazreSTha prANI isalie hI hai kyoMki usane apanI vikAsa yAtrA meM, sabhyatA aura saMskRti kI maMjileM pAra kara lI haiN| sabhyatA kA pahalA pATha, mA~ yA nArI hI par3hAtI hai| Adhunika bAla-vijJAna ke vizeSajJoM-vizeSatayA madAma mANTesarI kA mata hai ki zizu kI 21 varSa se 5 varSa taka kI Ayu usakI samagra zikSA-dIkSA ke lie sarvAdhika mahatva rakhatI hai| isa kAlAntara meM zizu kI mAnasika avasthA sukSma se sUkSma iMgitoM evaM saMskAroM ko grahaNa karane kI kSamatA rakhatI hai| ataH jina bAlakoM kI mAtAe~ apane zizaoM kI dekha-rekha aura zikSA-dIkSA kI ora sarvAdhika dhyAna detI haiM, ve hI Age calakara mahAna aura lokanAyaka banate haiM, kyoMki pratyeka zizu apane ina prArambhika varSoM meM, apanI mA~ ko hI guru rUpa meM pAtA hai aura mAnatA hai| vaha apanI pUrI AsthA ke sAtha ke sAtha mA~ para hI nirbhara karatA hai / guru bhakti kA prathama pATha isa bhA~ti zizu apanI mAtR-guru se hI par3hatA hai| bhArata bhUmi ke gaurava aura usakI sabhyatA aura saMskRti kI rakSA kA kAma isa bhA~ti nArI yA mAtA ke kandhoM para hI sadA-sarvadA rahA hai| saca pUcho to sabhyatA aura saMskRti ke kSetra meM zikSA-dIkSA kA kArya, pitA yA puruSa, bahuta hI kama kara pAtA hai / jaba ghara para bAlaka kI zikSA-dIkSA kI vaha avasthA sampUrNa ho jAtI hai, jisameM vaha mA~ para Azrita rahatA hai taba use 'guru-kUla' meM bhejane aura vahA~ uccatara evaM uccatama sAMskRtika yogyatA prApta karane ke kArya ko sampanna karane kI, hamAre deza meM hajAroM varSoM se paramparA calI AI hai / Aja bhI deza meM jahA~-tahA~ 'guru-kula' pAye jAte haiM / Adhunika praNAlI ko jJAnavijJAna kI zikSA 'gurukula' praNAlI kI pUraka to ho sakatI hai kintu paryAya nhiiN| sArataH nArI yA mAtA hI mAnava athavA puruSa ko pragati ke patha para agrasara karane kI pramukha bhUmikA nibhAtI hai| ataH usakA 282 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna www.jaineliti
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________________ sAdhvIratnapuSpavatI abhinandana grantha LERRIERREE HAL sthAna sadA se hI bhAratIya samAja meM aura vizva ke sabhI anya sabhya-susaMskRta samAjoM meM, sadA hI parama sammAnanIya evaM pujya rahA hai| Ajakala 'sabhyatA' evaM 'saMskRti' ina donoM padoM ko bahuta vyApaka evaM vividha rUpoM meM vyavahRta kiyA jA rahA hai para yadi Apa kisI se yoM hI akasmAta pUcha baiThe ki 'saMskRti' kyA hai ? to vaha usakA turanta aura tAtkAlika uttara na de paaegaa| mAnava sAmAjika prANI kahA gayA hai para usakI baDI viziSTatA yaha hai ki vaha sAMskRtika dRSTi se eka samunnata prANI hai / 'sAMskRtika' vizeSaNa saMskRti se banA hai aura 'saMskRti' pada kA mUla hai 'saMskAra' / kisa bhA~ti bAlaka ko sarvaprathama 'saMskAra' apanI mAtA se prApta hote haiN| vizeSatayA una saMskAroM kA grahaNa zizu apanI mA~ se usa pA~ca varSa taka ke 'zaizava' meM grahaNa karane meM, atyanta AgrahI evaM dattacitta rahatA hai jisakA ullekha Upara kiyA gayA hai| bar3e-bar3e dArzanikoM evaM vidvAnoM ne 'saMskRti' kI vividha paribhASAe~ dI haiN| una sabhI meM AcArya narendradeva kI yaha vyAkhyA, sarvAdhika suspaSTa evaM sUgrAhya hai ki 'saMskRti' sUvicAroM kI khetI hai| khetI ko harI-bharI rakhane aura sUphalA banAne ke lie kisAna ko pahale apanI jamIna ko pariSkRta athavA saMzodhita karanA par3atA hai| kevala aisI bhUmi meM hI uttama bIja boye jA sakate haiM aura vahI aMkurita hone kI kSamatA rakhate haiN| tatpazcAt uge hue paudhoM ko jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a se rahita karanA hotA hai / phira unheM samayAnusAra acche pAnI se sIMcate rahanA par3atA hai / kisAna kA yaha kAma atyanta sAvadhAnI, tatparatA evaM jAgarUkatA kI apekSA rakhatA hai| kahanA na hogA ki mAnava ko sAMskRtika dRSTi se samRddha aura sakSama banAne ke isa garutara kArya meM 'nArI' athavA mAtA kI bhUmikA itanI mahatvapUrNa hai ki usakA kevala anumAna hI kiyA jA sakatA hai| zabdoM meM usako vyakta kiyA jAnA yadi asambhava nahIM to duSkara avazya hai| isa dRSTi se nArI kA mahattva, mUlyAMkana se prAyaH pare hI jAna par3atA hai| isIlie bhAratIya saMskRti meM mAM kI mahimA usakI eka pramukha jAtIya viziSTatA hai jisa para adhikAdhika vivecana sadA hI maMgalakArI evaM zivaMkara hai| hamAre deza meM eka sUkti bahuta purAtana kAla se pracalita hai : 'gRhiNI iti gRhaH' / arthAt gRhiNI hI ghara hai| vinA gRhiNI ke ghara ko 'bhUtoM kA DerA' kahA gayA hai jo sarvAMza meM satya hai| yaha tathya satya aura zAzvata hai aura vaha bhUta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya tInoM kAloM meM mAnya rahA hai aura rhegaa| ghara ko banAne meM, use calAne meM aura use sundara, kalApUrNa evaM panorama banAne meM 'nArI' athavA 'gRha lakSmI' kI mahimA mahAna hai aura usakI bahuta adhika vistAra ke sAtha vyAkhyA karane kI koI apekSA bhI nahIM hai| manuSya kI eka bar3I vizeSatA, jise samAjazAstrI duharAte rahate haiM, yaha hai ki vaha eka sAmAjika prANI hai / arthAt vaha akelA rahanA nApasanda karatA hai aura apane Asa-pAsa, usake sAmAjika sAthI hoveM, isI meM sukha samajhatA hai / isIlie hama dekhate haiM ki zArIrika abhAva evaM mAnasika tApa-santApa meM rahakara bhI manuSya samAja meM hI banA rahanA cAhatA hai / vaha kevala do prakAra ke daNDoM se hI bhaya mAnatA hai-eka to yaha ki use samAja bahiSkRta kara diyA jAe aura dUsare ki use kisI kArAgAra meM DAla diyA jAe, cAhe vahA~ use sabhI prakAra kI sukha-suvidhAe~ bhI kyoM na upalabdha hoveN| phira yaha 'samAja' kyA hai jisake prati manuSya itanA anurakta hai ? thor3e zabdoM meM samAja, mAnavoM kA eka parivAra hai / vaha aneka parivAroM kA samUha hai / parivAra kI sImAe~ gRha yA ghara hai| jisakI adhiSThAtrI yA saMcAlikA mAnavIya vikAsa meM nArI kA sthAna, mahatva aura mUlyAMkana : DaoN0 indirA jozI | 283 FIL
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________________ sAdhvIratnapuSpavatI abhinandana grantha PARAMA gRhiNI yA nArI hai / aneka parivAroM se muhallA, muhalloM se gA~va banate haiM / gA~va jaba bar3A AkAra grahaNa karate haiM to 'zahara' kahAte haiN| dharatI para rahane vAle araboM mAnava prANI isI bhAMti gharoM, muhalloM, gA~voM, zaharoM, rASTroM meM rahate haiM--rahanA cAhate haiM / para samAja kA laghurUpa yA vigraha ghara hai| jisa ghara meM gRhalakSmI kA samucita mAna-sammAna yA 'pUjA' hotI hai usameM manusmRtikAra manu kA kahanA hai ki vahA~ sabhI devatA ramaNa karate haiN| vidyA kI devI sarasvatI evaM dhana-dhAnya kI devI lakSmI donoM kA hI aise gharo meM nivAsa rahatA hai / isa sArI sukha-samRddhi kI dhurI, gRhiNI, gRhalakSmI yA nArI hI hai / manu ne yaha bhI kaha diyA hai ki jisa ghara meM yA samAja meM nArI kI apUjA yA avamAnanA hotI hai, vahA~ sabhI prakAra kI kriyAe~ niSphala ho jAtI haiN| ataH tanika kalpanA kareM ki binA nArI ke isa samasta jagatI kA kyA mulya raha jAtA? gujarAtI ke yazasvI kavi meghANI (jhaveracanda meghANI) ne 'zivAjI nI lorI' nAmaka eka bar3I hI ojasvinI kavitA racI hai| zizu zivAjI ko, unakI mAtA jIjAbAI, pAlane meM jhulAto-jhulAtI, vIra rasa se otaprota kavitAe~ madhura loriyoM meM gAkara sulAtI haiN| sUradAsa ne yazodA dvArA gAI jAne vAlI loriyA~ bar3I hI mArmika zailI meM likhI haiN| unhIM loriyoM ke kAraNa zrI kRSNa solaha kalA vAle avatAra hue aura zrIkRSNa ke bAre meM logoM ne yahA~ taka kahA hai ki 'kRSNastu bhagavAna svayam' (kRSNa to sAkSAt bhagavAna haiN)| karuNA aura maitrI kA sandeza vizva-bhara meM phailAne vAle mahAtmA buddha aura mahAtmA mahAvIra, 'bhagavAna' upAdhi se vibhUSita hue / ina donoM hI mahAtmAoM kI parama pUjyA mAtAoM kI Adi preraNA dvArA hI ve Age calakara mAnava jAti ke patha-pradarzaka bne| sArataH mAtA hI zizu kI prathama guru hai| isa deza kI ati prAcIna sAMskRtika paramparA meM. nArI ke rUpa meM hI saSTi kI niyAmaka Adya zaktiyoM evaM Rddhi-siddhiyoM kI upAsanA evam vandanA kI gaI hai| vidyA aura vANI kI devI sarasvatI, jisake hAthoM meM vINA aura pUstaka, akhila kalAoM evaM akhila vAGamaya ke pratIka haiM-vaibhava evam samRddhi ke pratIka do gajAdhipatiyoM dvArA abhiSikta evam ratnajaTita makaTa evaM vastrAbhUSaNoM dvArA alaMkRta apane cAroM hAthoM se dhana aura dhAnya barasAtI huI sAMsArika vaibhava aura aizvarya kI devI, lakSmI, tathA dazoM bhujAoM meM amogha, dazAyudhoM ko dhAraNa karane vAlI mahApracaNDa tejasvinI, vIratA aura zaurya kI devI durgA / ina tInoM zakti-pratIkoM dvArA dhvanita abhiprAya ke anusAra nArI athavA jagajjananI hI sabhI AdhyAtmika evam bhautika sukha-samRddhi kI udgama hai| isIlie usakA sammAna, bhAratIya saMskRti meM sarvopari evam sarvazreSTha mAnA jAtA hai| mAnava jAti ke sabhyatA evam saMskRti ke udgama, vikAsa evaM abhyudaya kI, sudIrgha yAtrA meM, nArI kA sthAna aura mahattva, sadA hI zIrSa evaM nirNAyaka siddha huA hai| yadi hama vivecita viSaya ke Aloka meM sahasroM-sahasroM varSoM se calI Ane vAlI bhArata kI sabhyatA evaM saMskRti kI kahAnI ko, bIjarUpa meM duharA kara dekheMge to usameM hameM Adi se anta taka nArI kI garimA anavarata evam akSuNNa rUpa se dRSTigocara hogii| jinheM vaidika vAGamaya ke bAre meM thoDI bahata bhI jAnakArI hai, ve bhalIbhA~ti jAnate haiM ki vedoM ke sUtroM ke sRSTAoM meM aneka vidUSI nAriyA~ bhI thiiN| unakI carcA agastya, atri, yAjJavalkya, vaziSTha Adi kI, vidyAloka se dIpta a giniyoM ke rUpa meM, bahucarcita aura bahuzruta rahI hai| maharSi agastya kI patnI lopAmudrA ne Rgveda ke prathama maNDala kI 284 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna www.jainelibra
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha aura usake 18 anuvAkoM kI, 176 sUktoM kI tathA 2 mantroM kI vyAkhyAyeM kI haiM / atri RSi kI vidaSINa patnI anasUyA, aura vaziSTha-patnI arundhatI kI vidvattA kI dhAka dUra-dUra taka thii| prAtaH smaraNa meM paMcakanyAoM kA smaraNa bhI mahAna pAtakoM ko nAza karane vAlA mAnA gayA hai / yathA :-- ahalyA, draupadI, tArA, kuntI, mandodarI tthaa| paMcakanyA smaret nityam, mahApAtaka nAzinIm // :::. iiiiiiiiiiiii MAHIPA nAriyoM ne itihAsa meM avasara Ane para rAjadaNDa bhI saMbhAlA hai aura asidaNDa bhii| anatikA itihAsa meM goMDavAne kI mahArAnI dargAvatI tathA golakaNDA kI malikA cA~TasIsI kahAniyoM se madhyakAlIna itihAsa anuguMjita hai / dillI ke rAjasiMhAsana para dRr3hatA evam yogyatA se rAja karane vAlI rajiyA sulatAnA kA vRttAnta bahuta preraNAprada hai| indaura kI rAnI ahilyAbAI ko bhArata kI prajA, Aja bhI devI-rUpa meM mAnatI hai| briTiza sAmrAjya ko bhArata meM jar3eM na jamAne diyA jAye isake lie baMgAla kI vIrAMganA 'devI caudhurAnI' ne jaladasyuoM kI jalapota-senA saMgaThita karake, IsTa iNDiyA kampanI ke kitane hI dhanadhAnya se bhare jahAjoM ko lUTa liyA thA aura vaha sabhI bubhukSita prajAjanoM meM bA~Ta diyA thaa| bhArata ke svAdhInatAsaMgrAma meM nArI kI bhUmikA itanI mahAna evaM preraNAdAyinI rahI hai ki usakI prazastiyoM ke rUpa meM deza bhara meM lokakathAoM evam lokagItoM ko gA~voM-gA~voM aura gharoM-gharoM meM kahA-sunA aura gAyA jAtA hai| jhA~sI kI rAnI lakSmIbAI, avadha kI begama hajaratamahala, kittUra kI rAnI cinammA ne, san 1857 I0 ke mahAna prathama bhAratIya mahAsaMgrAma ko netRtva pradAna kiyA thaa| hamArI bIsavIM sadI IsvI meM, saphalatA pUrvaka lar3e gaye, bhArata ke dvitIya vimukti mahAsaMgrAma meM, kaI hajAra mahilAoM ne, briTiza kArAgAroM kI yAtanAe~ sahI thiiN| sazastra krAMtikArI Andolana meM bhI aneka vIrAMganAe~, aMgrejI senAoM kI goliyoM se zahIda haI thiiN| vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki yadi bhAratIya mahilAe~ hamArI AjAdI kI dUsarI laDAI meM netRtva na saMbhAlatI to hama asUryaastA briTiza sAmrAjya ko bhArata bhUmi se niSkAsita karane meM kadApi saphala na hue hote| bhArata kI svAdhInatA-prApti ke pazcAt ke vigata cAra dazakoM ke itihAsa kA, sabase gauravazAlI adhyAya hai, vaha kAlakhaNDa jise 'indirA-yuga' kaha sakate haiN| apane antarrASTrIya khyAti ke rAjanetA pitA paM. javAharalAla jI ke svargavAsa ke pazcAt tathA unhIM ke vizvasta karmaniSTha uttarAdhikArI zrI lAlabahAdara zAstrI ke acAnaka svargavAsa ke pazcAt, jaba deza, paryApta, bar3e aura gahare rAjanaitika saMkaTa meM thA tabhI zrImatI indirA gA~dhI ne svAdhIna bhArata kI sarvaprathama mahilAmantrI kA pada, sana 1666 meM sa~bhAlA / unhoMne bhAratIya nArI kI garimA ko vizva-mAnya stara para pahuMcA diyaa| unakA zAsanakAla sana 1668, briTiza pAsanottara svAdhIna bhArata ke itihAsa meM sadaiva 'svarNakAla' khlaaegaa| jisa samaya zrImatI indirA gA~dhI ne, isa deza kI sarvocca zAsikA kA bhAra grahaNa kiyA thA, taba bhAratIya rASTra kI rAjanaitika, Arthika evaM antarrASTrIya paristhitiyA~ paryApta zocanIya thiiN| kintu apane solaha varSoM ke suzAsana ke dvArA unhoMne bhAratIya rASTra ko pragati evam abhyudaya ke patha para itanI tIvratA se agrasara mAnavIya vikAsa meM nArI kA sthAna, mahatva aura mUlyAMkana : DaoN0 indirA jozI / 285
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________________ FIRROLLARAL sAdhvIratnapuSpavatI abhinandana grantha / karane meM saphalatA pAI jise dekhakara, vizva bhara ke rAjanItivid cakkara meM par3a gaye / san 1971 ke varSa meM bhAratIya itihAsa kA sabase goravazAlo adhyAya likhA gayA jaba zrImatI gA~dhI ne apane adabhuta zaurya, gaharI nItimattA evaM apUrva dhairya evaM sAhasa kA paricaya dete hue, na kevala apane par3ausI AkrAntA deza pAkistAna ko nAkoM cane cabavA diye, varan Aja ke vizva meM sainyabala meM aura Ayudha-saMgraha meM sarvAdhika zaktizAlI mAne jAne vAle rASTra amarIkA kI, bandara ghur3akiyoM kI paravAha na karake, aura baMgAla kI khAr3o ko ora jalamArga se bar3hate Ane vAle sAtaveM ber3e kI paravAha na karate hue, baMgalA deza ke mukti saMgrAma ko usake romAMcakArI saphala anta taka pahu~cAkara hI dama liyaa| bhAratIya itihAsa ke hajAroM-hajAroM varSoM meM, kevala eka hI aisI ghaTanA milatI hai jisase ki baMgalA deza kI vimukti evaM pAkistAna kI itanI nirNAyaka parAjaya se tulanA kI jA sakatI hai / aura vaha ghaTanA hai, mahAvIra zrIrAma dvArA, laMkA-vijaya kI mahA gAthA / indirA gA~dhI ne vizva bhara ko yaha bhI karake dikhA diyA ki jabaki bhArata ke vIra puruSottama rAma bhAratIya nArI-ziromaNi devI sItA ko, rAvaNa ke kArAgRha se mukta karA sakate haiM, tathA binA susajjita rAjakIya senA kI sahAyatA ke vanavAsI / rAvaNa kI vaijJAnika AyudhoM se yukta, mahAzaktizAlI senA ko dharAzAyI kara sakate haiM, taba bhArata kI hI eka mahAnatama vIrAMganA, na kevala vizva bhara ke puruSa rAjanAyikoM evaM senAnAyakoM ko lajjita karake, raNabhUmi meM yugAntarakArI vijaya prApta kara sakatI hai, varan antarrASTrIya udAratA evaM zAlInatA ke U~ce se U~ce mAnadaNDa bhI sthApita kara sakatI hai| mAmA indirA gA~dho isa yuga kI nArI-ratna thiiN| unhoMne nArI kI vAtsalyamayI karuNA se dravita hokara baMgalA deza ke lAkhoM, mauta aura jindagI ke bIca jhUlate hue, svatantratA senAniyoM ko niSkAma bhAva se, ThIka samaya para, sainya sahAyatA evaM Arthika madada phuNcaaii| unhoMne na kevala baMgalA deza ke vimuktisaMgrAma ko saphalatA kI manjila taka pahu~cAne meM sakriya sahA yatA pradAna kI varan karor3oM zaraNArthI baMgalA deza ke nara-nAriyoM ko, AtatAiyoM ke hAthoM, mRtyu kI dAr3hoM se bacAkara, bhUkhoM marane se bhI, mahInoM taka surakSita rkhaa| usa samaya zrImatI indirA gA~dhI ko, lAkhoM baMgalA dezavAsiyoM ne, sahasra bhujAdhAriNI, sAkSAt durgA ke rUpa meM dekhA / unhoMne vizvabhara meM zAnti, sadbhAva evaM niHzastrIkaraNa ke mArga para netRtva pradAna kiyaa| kevala unhIM kA udAharaNa vizva ke kalyANa hetu, nArI kI mahattA sthApita karane ke hetu, paryApta hai| 286 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna www.jainelibE PREMImasamma LLIAALteraturAIJAPPL