Book Title: Manohar Dipshikha
Author(s): Madhusmitashreeji
Publisher: Vichakshan Prakashan Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/002767/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manohara pazikhA sampAdikA sAdhvI madhusmitA zrIjI Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usewamy.jainelibrary.org Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manohara dIpazikhA pravacana zAsana jyoti parama pUjyA zrI manohara zrI jI ma.sA. sampAdikA sAdhvI madhusmitA zrI jI vicakSaNa smRti prakAzana ahamadAbAda Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevowy.jainelibrary.org Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAsana jyoti parama zraddheyA guruvaryA zrI manohara zrI jI ma.sA. kI __ 43 vIM dIkSA paryAya para samarpita : manohara dIpazikhAH sampAdikAH sAdhvI madhusmitA zrI artha saujanyaH zreSThivarya sva. zrI vaMzarAja jI ke suputra zrI campAlAlajI, bhaMvaralAlajI, bAbUlAla jI, chaganarAja jI maNDovarA parivAra prathama saMskaraNa: vi.saM.2054 migasara sudi gyArasa (mauna ekAdazI) budhavAra, dinAMka 10-12-1997 mUlya: sadupayoga prakAzanaH zrI vicakSaNa smRti prakAzana zrI munisuvrata svAmI jaina derAsara dAdA sAhabanA pagalAM, navaraMgapurA ahamadAbAda, 380 009. mudrAMkanaH mayaMka zAha, ramaNIya grAphIksa 44/451, grInapArka epArTamenTa, solA roDa, nAraNapurA, ahamadAbAda-380 063. (phona : 7451603) Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevoply.jainelibrary.org Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatA mUrti vizvaprema pracArikA jaina kokilA, sva. pravartinI mahodayA zrI vicakSaNazrIjI ma.sA. REASE sahaja svabhAva sunirmala pAvana jIvana pavitra gaMgA sI dhaaraa| he guruvaryA tuja caraNa-kamala meM koTi-koTi ho namana hmaaraa|| Jain Education Internationarivate & Personal Userowy.jainelibrary.org Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAnavIra udAramanA, zreSThivarya sva. zrI vaMzarAja jI maMDovarA siNadharI nivAsI zreSThivarya zrI vaMzarAja jI kI __pAvana puNya smRti meM Apake suputra zrI campAlAla jI, bhaMvaralAla jI, bAbUlAla jI, chaganarAja jI maMDovarA ne prastuta prakAzana meM udAra sahayoga de kara puNya kA upArjana kiyA hai| tadartha sAdhuvAda ! ApakI susaMskArita dhArmika bhAvanAyeM hamezA hI prasphuTita hotI rhe| yahI maMgala kAmanA! Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevowy.jainelibrary.org Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama vaMdanIyA, zAsanajyoti, zAsanautkarSiNI guruvaryAMzrI manohara zrIjI ma.sA.kI 43 vIM dIkSA paryAya ke upalakSa meM sAdara samarpaNa guruvaryA Apa zAsana ke tAja hai ApakI saralatA kSamatA para hameM nAja hai, tuma jIo hajAroM varSa gUMjatA nAda hai nata mastaka ho yahI maMgala kAmanA kA sAja hai| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa. pU. viduSIvaryA zrI muktiprabhA zrIjI ma.sA. kA jIvana paricaya 1. janma vi.saM. 1998 bhAdrapada kRSNa 12 2. janma sthala : pAdarA (gujarAta) 3. janma kA nAma : hasumati kumArI 4. gotra : zrI zrImAla 5. pitA kA nAma : zrI cimanabhAI zAha 6. mAtA kA nAma: zrImatI caMdanabahana 7. choTI dIkSA : vi.saM.2017 mAgha zukla 13, sthala : pAlitANA (gujarAta) 8. baDI dIkSA : vi.saM.2017 vaizAkha zukla 5, sthala : pAlitANA (gujarAta) 9. guruvaryA kA nAma : pravartinI zrI vicakSaNa zrIjI ma.sA. 10. vicaraNa kSetra : gujarAta, rAjasthAna, uttara pradeza, madhya pradeza, mahArASTra, AMdhra, karNATaka, tAmilanADu, saurASTra adhyayanaH . lekhanaH saMskRta, prAkRta, vyAkaraNa, stavana, sajjhAya,satIttva kI parAkASThA sAhityaratna, zatAvadhAna, jyotiSa, dAdA gurudeva caritra, hindI, gujarAtI, AgamasUtrAdi. vividha lekhAdi. Jain Education InternationPrivate & Personal Useamly.jainelibrary.org Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzIrvacana bhautikavAda kI cakAcauMdha meM loga matibhramita hote jA rahe hai| sArA vAtAvaraNa jIva ko patana kI ora le jAne meM sahAyaka ho rahA hai| aise samaya meM AdhyAtma sAhitya kA prakAzana kSatipUrti meM sahAyaka siddha hotA hai ! isase jaina, jainetara sabhI samAja ko lAbha prApta ho rahA hai| isI lakSya ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue parama pUjya kharataragacchAcArya pravara zrImajjina mahodaya sAgara sUrIzvara jI ma.sA. kI AjJAnuvartinI zAsana jyoti zrI manohara zrI jI ma.sA.kI suziSyA AryA madhusmitA zrI jI ne-"manohara dIpazikhA'pustikA meM manohara zrI jI ma.sA.ke pravacano kA saMkalana evaM saMpAdana kiyA hai|| unakA yaha prathama prayAsa sarAhanIya hai| pravacana kI kuzalatA evaM bAla jIvoM ko samajhAne kI saralatA kA pustaka meM sundara darzana hotA hai| janasamudAya ko yaha pustaka upayogI siddha hogI aisA maiM mAnatI huuN| gurudeva se yahI maMgala kAmanA karatI hU~ ki bhaviSya meM isI prakAra saMyama sAdhanA ke sAtha-sAtha sAhitya sAdhanA calatI rhe| guru vicakSaNa padareNu mukti prabhA zrI Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMpAdakIya samatA kI gaMgotrI, karuNA kI ajasra dhArA zAsana jyoti parama pUjyA guruvaryA zrI manohara zrI jI ma.sA. ke pravacanoM kA saMkalana jana-mAnasa taka pahuMcAne meM maiM atyanta Atmavibhora ho rahI hU~ / jinakI vANI meM amRtapAna karAne kI kSamatA hai, jinake kaMTha meM paramAtmA kI bhakti kA miThAsa hai, jaba bolatI hai to mAM sarasvatI phUTa par3atI hai, prabhu bhakti meM gAtI hai to prabhu dIvAnI mIrA kA smaraNa hotA hai, mukha se hRdaya sparzI vANI nikalatI hai jo logoM ke hRdaya ko sparza kiye binA nahIM rahatI - vo hai manabhara manohara zrI jI ma.sA. / pU. guruvaryA zrI jI ke pravacana kevala jaina samAja ko hI nahIM apitu ajainoM ke lie bhI upayogI haiN| inake pravacanoM meM sampradAya vAda kI koI jhalaka nahIM dikhatI balki samanvaya kA AhvAna hai| guruvaryA zrI jI ke pravacana bahuta hI sarala evaM sahaja hai / jana-mAnasa saralatA se samajha sakatA hai| kAfI samaya se logoM kI bhAvanA thI ki guruvaryA zrI ke pravacanoM kA saMkalana pustikArUr3ha kiyA jAyeM jisakA Ama janatA rasAsvAdana kara skeN| guruvaryA zrI kI vANI ko pustikArUr3ha karanA merI zakti se bAhara hai phira bhI lakSya ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue maine yaha kArya hAtha meM liyaa| saMkalana evaM sampAdana kA merA yaha prathama prayAsa hai| guru kRpA se kalama hAtha meM lekara dussAhasa kara rahI hU~ / zAsana utkarSiNI parama zraddheyA guruvaryA zrI manohara zrI jI ma.sA. mama jIvana uddhArikA evaM saMyama dAtrI hai| una pUjyA zrI ke caraNoM meM maine apanA sampUrNa jIvana samarpita kiyA hai| unake lie zAbdika kRtajJatA pragaTa karanA mAmUlI bAta hai| unakA maMgala AzIrvAda hI mere jIvana kA patha hai| isa AzIrvAda ke upalakSa meM unake hara iMgita AdezoM ko sAkAra rUpa de sakUM yahI gurudeva se maMgala kAmanA karatI huuN| yahI unake prati kRtajJatA hogI ! Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Use Only.jainelibrary.org Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama zraddheyA viduSIvaryA zrI mukti prabhA zrI jI ma.sA. ne apanA maMgala AzIrvAda bhejakara mere Upara bahuta kRpA kI hai| unakI karuNA evaM udAratA ke lie maiM RNI hU~ / saMkalana meM laghu bhagini smitaprajJA zrI jI kA mahattvapUrNa sahayoga rahA haiN| guruvaryA zrI jI kI 43 vIM dIkSA paryAya ke upalakSa meM pravacanoM kA saMgraha karane kA yaha sunaharA avasara sahaja hI mujheM prApta huA hai| pravacana saMgraha prakAzana meM zruta pipAsu udAramanA dharmapremI zreSThIvarya sva. zrI vaMzarAja jI ke suputra zrI campAlAla jI, bha~varalAla jI, bAbUlAla jI, chagana rAja jI bhaNDovarA parivAra ne apanI caMcala lakSmI kA sadupayoga karake AdhyAtma sAhitya ke pracAra meM sarAhanIya yogadAna diyA hai| isake lie sadgRhastha sAdhuvAda ke pAtra hai AzA hai ki merA yaha prathama prayAsa sabhI zruta jijJAsuoM ke lie rucikara hogaa| sampAdana meM jina zAsana ke viruddha kucha bhI likhA ho to usake lie trividha trividhamicchAmi dukkaDam / ahamadAbAda vi.sa. 2054 migasara sudi gyArasa (mauna ekAdazI) budhavAra dinAMka 10-12 97 vicakSaNa manohara caraNa raja sAdhvI madhusmitA zrI Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Use Only.jainelibrary.org Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manohara dIpazikhA viSayAnukrama viSaya & 0 OM OM ; manohara saMyama-yAtrA saMyoga-viyoga zaraNa-samarpaNa eka vAkya se jIvana ujjavala kSaNa kI mahattA rAgI mana virAgI avasara bAra-bAra nahIM AtA kise kahU~ maiM apanA azuddha se zuddhatA kI ora jinezvara bhakti zakti hI jIvana AtmAnubhUti jIvana eka yAtrA jindagI eka nATaka saMyama-caritra kRta karmo kA prAyazcita * * - * Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (0 manohara saMyama yAtrA santa aura vasanta, bhagata aura jagata ko kramazaH harA-bharA banAne ke lie Ate haiN| santa ke darzana se bhagata khilatA haiM aura vasanta ke Agamana se prakRti muskurAtI hai| santa aura vasanta donoM na adhika ThaNDe na adhika garma hote haiN| isIlie bhAgyazAlI unake Agamana ke lie palaka bichAkara rAha dekhate rahate haiN| samatA kI gaMgotrI, jinazAsana kI jyoti, karuNA kI ajasra dhArA, jinavANI kA amRtapAna karAne vAlI mama jIvana nirmAtrI parama pUjanIyA guruvaryA zrI manohara zrI jI ma.sA.kI jIvana jhAMkI ke viSaya me apane udgAra pragaTa karanA merI zakti se bAhara hai| maiM maMdajJAnI sAgara sama gambhIra guNoM kA varNana karane meM sakSama nahIM, merI lekhanI meM kahAM itanI zakti jo guru-guNa kA bayAna kreN| phira bhI guru caraNoM meM namana kara ke sAhasa baTora kara kalama hAtha meM le kara likhane kA prayAsa kara rahI huuN| parama pUjyA sarala svabhAvI, jJAna kI dIpazikhA guruvaryA zrI manohara zrI jI ma.sA.kA janma saM. 1993 san 1937 meM zrAvaNa zuklA ekama ko jaina dharma kI pAvana puNya sthalI gujarAta rAjya ke pAdarA nagara meM huaa| ApazrI ke pitA kA nAma zrI cimanalAla zAha evaM mAtA kA nAma zrImatI candanabahana thaa| pitAjI bahuta hI bhadrika evaM dharmaparAyaNa zrAvaka the| mAtAjI eka kartavyaparAyaNa zrAvikA thii| sAta pIDhI pazcAt ghara meM putrI kA Agamana sabako AnaMdita karane vAlA huaa| putrI ko pA kara dAdAjI kI prasannatA sImAtIta thii| pitAjI bhI harSa-vibhora ho uutthe| nanhIM bAlA kA nAma madhukAntA rakhA gayA / madhukAntA apane dAdAjI kI bahuta hI lAr3alI thii| z2arA bhI AMkhoM se ojhala ho jAtI to dAdAjI ciMtAtura ho jAte the| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaizava bItA, bacapana AyA, bacapana ko bidA kara kizorAvasthA meM padArpaNa kiyaa| yauvana kA unmAda, SoDazI kI ucchRkhalatA honA svAbhAvika thaa| kintu saMgItapriyatA ne jIvana saMgIta ke svaroM se nUtana rAga kA nirmANa kiyA |bhaagyody se saMvat 2011 meM pAdarA nagara meM vizvaprema pracArikA, jaina kokilA, vyAkhyAna-bhAratI, samanvaya sAdhikA parama pUjyA zrI vicakSaNa zrI jI ma.sA.kA cAturmAsa hetu Agamana huaa| pAdarA kI dharmaparAyaNa janatA ne guruvaryA zrI jI ke Agamana ko khUba AnaMda aura utsAha se bdhaayaa| abhinaMdana ke lie gahuMliyAM gAnA saMgIta rasiko meM ullAsa bhara hI detA hai| adbhuta vANI ke AkarSaNa se mana guru-guNa gAne ko utsuka huaa| kaNTha meM madhuratA janmajAta thii| vANI kI miThAsa ne sAdhvI mahodayA ke mana ko bhI jIta liyaa| nitya prati Apa pravacana zravaNa karane AtI thii| usa samaya uttarAdhyayana sUtra evaM pRthvIcanda guNasAgara caritra para dhArApravAhika pravacana calatA thA / sAdhvI jI kI sAdhanA anupama thI, vAkcAturya prakhara thA, jisase janamAnasa daur3atA huA AtA thaa| pravacana kA marma Atmika sparza karane lgaa| caritra zravaNa se sAMsArika tRSNA, bhogeSaNA kA nivRtti meM pariNamana ho gyaa| guruvaryA zrI jI kI pIyUSamayI vANI ke pAna se pratidina samparka baDhatA gyaa| laTa bhaMvarI ke nyAya sadRza madhukAntA kA jIvana guru padaraja meM nivAsa hetu tar3afa utthaa| sAtha meM sakhI sumitrA bhI vairAgya raMga meM bhIgatI gii| cAturmAsa samApti kI velA samIpa thii| prasthAna se pUrva saMyama ratha para ArUDha hone kI tIvra utkaMThA jhaMkRta hone lgii| vihAra pazcAt guruvaryA zrI jI kA idhara AnA ho yA na bhI ho| kisa prakAra maiM patha kI pathikA banUM, mana meM cintana cala pdd'aa| sAdhvI mahodayA bhI madhukAntA kI vairAgya bhAvanA se ajJAta nahIM rahI, vaha madhukAntA meM vairAgya ke bIja spaSTa dekha rahI thii| guruvaryA zrI jI ne isa ratna ko turanta hI pahacAna liyA ki bhaviSya meM yaha jaina jagata ke kSitija ko prakAzita kregii| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ madhukAntA ne parivAra sammukha apanI saMyama bhAvanA ko rkhaa| mAtApitA ne kahA itanI alpAyu meM saMyama kA nirNaya lenA sambhava nhiiN| phira bhI gujarAta kI bhUmi ko dhanya hai| jahAM se prati varSa anekoM virala vibhUtiyAM jinazAsana meM samarpita hotI haiN| pAdarA kI dharmadharA bhI ina virala AtmAoM se akSuNNa nahIM thii| kitanI hI bhavyAtmAeM jinazAsana meM padArUDha huI haiN| madhukAntA kA hRdaya bhI vairAgyabhAvanA se nirmala banatA jA rahA thaa| vairAgya kI tejasvI jyoti ko mAM kI mamatA maMda nahIM kara sakI aura na hI pitA kA vAtsalyabhAva / nirNaya aTala thaa| "dehaM pAtayAmi vA kAryaM sAdhayAmi // " Akhira meM bar3I musIbata se isa samasyA kA samAdhAna huaa| yena kena prakAreNa saMvat 2011 migasara sudi gyArasa (mauna ekAdazI)ko pAdarA meM hI madhukAntA evaM sumitrA donoM bAlAoM meM samatAmUrti zrI vicakSaNazrIjI ma.sA.ke varada hastoM se bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| donoM bAlAoM kI dIkSA meM maNilAla pAdarAkara tathA bAbUbhAI pAdarAkara kA bahuta hI sarAhanIya sahayoga rhaa| kumArI madhukAntA kA nAma sAdhvI manoharazrI jI rakhA gayA aura kumArI sumitrA kA nAma sUryaprabhAzrI jI rakhA gyaa| pUjyAzrI kI nizrA meM zramaNa paryAya prArambha huaa| ApakA jIvana saMyamI jIvanacaryA se anabhijJa thaa| parantu guru ke sAnnidhya evaM unake vyaktitva kI jhalaka ne svayameva hI nirmANa kara diyaa| ApazrI kI dIkSA ke pAMca varSa pazcAt ApakI laghu bhagini hasumati bhI vairAgya rasa se pallavita huI / jinakI dIkSA mahAna pAvana zatrujaya tIrtha meM huI / hasumati kA dIkSA pazcAt nAma muktiprabhAzrI jI rakhA gayA, jinakA jIvana jinazAsana kI zobhA baDhA rahA hai| inake pazcAt ApazrI ke jyeSTha bhrAtAoM kI tIna putriyAM (ApazrI kI sAMsArika tIna bhatIjiyoM)ne maNidhArI dAdAzrI jinacandrasUrijI kI svargArohaNa bhUmi dehalI meM paramapUjyA vyAkhyAna vAcaspati pra. zrI vicakSaNazrI jI ke varada hastoM se Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| kumArI kalA kA nAma sAdhvI kAvyaprabhAzrI jI, kumArI dakSA kA nAma sAdhvI divyaguNAzrI jI evaM kumArI nIlA kA nAma sAdhvI nayaprabhAzrI jI rakhA gayA / ApazrI ke parivAra meM se eka nahIM pAMca-pAMca ratna nikale haiN| pAdarA meM ApazrI kI choTI dIkSA huI / parantu bar3I dIkSA dAdAzrI jinadattasUrijI kI svargabhUmi ajamera rAjasthAna meM huii| bar3I dIkSA ke pazcAt karIbana 25 cAturmAsa ApazrI ne apanI guruvaryAzrI jI ke sAnnidhya evaM nirdezAnusAra kiye| santa kA jIvana to bahate hue nirmala nIra aura gagana meM ur3ate hue pakSiyoM ke samAna hai, jo kabhI vizrAma hI nahIM karate haiM, aura na hI apanA sthAyI Thora-ThikAnA banAte haiN| isI prakAra kA bhAva guruvaryAzrI manoharazrI jI kA rahA hai| Apake kaMTha meM jinezvara deva kI bhakti kI miThAsa janma se hI rahI hai| bolatI hai to sarasvatI barasatI haiM, prabhubhakti meM gAtI hai to prabhu dIvAnI mIrA~ kI yAda AtI hai / zrImad devacandrajI, AnaMdaghanajI, zrImad rAjacandrajI ke darzana aura cintana ko ApazrI ne parakhA hai aura apane cintana se sirajA bhI haiN| Apake nepathya meM apanI guruvaryAzrI sva. pravartinI, vizvaprema pracArikA zrI vicakSaNazrI jI ma.sA.kA sAnidhya aura saraMkSaNa rahA hai| mahAna dIkSAguru sva.pra.zrI vicakSaNa zrI jI ma.sA.ke hAthoM sirajA gayA manoraha kohinUra vartamAna meM jinazAsana kI sevikA ke rUpa meM lAkhoM dIpoM kI lau ke bIca bhI na bujhane vAlA adbhuta dIpa haiM, jisake prakAza meM hajAroM lAkhoM bhaTake hue dIpa prajvalita ho uThate haiN| ApakA apane guru ke prati samarpaNabhAva aura vinayabhAva adbhuta hai| guruvaryAzrI jI ke upakAra kA hI RNa cukAne ke lie ApakA jIvana hai| Apake mukha se kabhI nahIM nikalA ki maiM kucha hU~ / guruvaryAzrI jI kI vANI hI Apake pAsa amUlya nidhi haiN| jise Apa jinavANI ke prasAda svarUpa jana-jana meM bAMTa rahI haiN| ApakA apanA kucha nahIM, aisA samarpaNa aura vinaya bhalA kahAM Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usewamy.jainelibrary.org Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhane ko milegaa| Apake jIvana meM sAdhanA, saMyama kI ArAdhanA, jinazAsanakI prabhAvanA prabhu ke prati samarpaNabhAva sAkSAt dRSTigocara hotA hai / roma-roma meM jinazAsana samAyA huA haiN| jinazAsana kA anavarata srota Apake aMtara meM taraMgita hotA rahatA hai| ina sabhI ke madhya Apake hRdaya meM eka apUrva nAda guMjita hotA haiM, vaha hai apane guru ke prati apUrva zraddhA evaM samarpaNa / guru-viraha meM Aja bhI ApazrI ke nayanoM meM avirata azru pravAha bahatA rahatA haiN| Aja bhI hama ApakI apane guru ke prati niSThA, bhakti hara mor3a para anubhava karate haiN| jagahajagaha para apane guru kI mUrti pratiSThApita karavA kara gurubhakti kA sAkSAt paricaya de rahe haiN| guruvaryAzrI jI ke svargArohaNa pazcAt ApazrI ne pradhAnapada vibhUSita pa.pU.zrI avicalazrI jI ma.sA.ke AdezAnusAra teraha cAturmAsa sampanna kiye| saMyama lene ke pazcAt hindI sAhitya ratna, saMskRta prAkRta, jaina Agama sAhitya kA adhyayana prApta kiyaa| isake uparAnta amarAvatI, indaura, mandora meM zatAvadhAna kA prayoga hajAroM kI janamedamI meM apanI guruvaryAzrI jI ke sAnnidhya meM kiyaa| zatAvadhAna hone kA gaurava bhI ApazrI ne prApta kiyA hai| zatAvadhAna yAni eka se sau taka prazna eka sAtha alaga-alaga vyaktioM dvArA pUche jAnA! pazcAt kramAnusAra eka-eka prazna kA uttara pharamAnA! vicaraNa kSetra, rAjasthAna, dehalI, uttarapradeza, madhyapradeza, gujarAta, karNATaka, AMdhrapradeza, tamilanADu, sAutha, kulapAka, mahArASTra aura saurASTra rahA hai / dezabhara meM vihAra kara jaina dharma aura darzana kA AsvAda karAyA hai apane zraddhAlu bhaktoM ko / Adhyatma kI zikSA denA ApakA mUla maMtra rahA hai| jahAM jAte haiM vahAM AdhyAtmika zikSaNa zivira Ayojita karavAte hai| yuvA pIr3hI ko Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina darzana kA AtmasAta karavAte haiN| bAr3amera meM saiMkaDo kI saMkhyA meM bAlakabAlikAoM kA dhArmika zikSaNa zivira lgvaayaa| jisake nikale vidyArthI Aja bhI dhArmika evaM sadAcAramaya jIvana yApana karate haiN| jahAM kahIM bhI vaha yuvA varga milatA hai kahate hai ma.sA.hama Apake zivira ke vidyArthI haiN| avasthA parivartana se Apa nahIM vaha Apako pahacAna jAte haiM aura zraddhA se natamastaka hote haiN| bAr3amera meM vidhavA va nirbala jaina mahilAoM ke lie vardhamAna udyoga kalyANa kendra kI sthApanA krvaaii| jo Aja dina taka uttarottara gati se cala rahI haiN| jisase kitanI hI mAM-bahanoM kA jIvana nirvAha ho rahA hai| cauhaTana, bharatapura, hiNDauna, ahamadAvAda, bambaI Adi sthAnoM para bhI ApakI nizrA meM dhArmika zikSaNa zivaroM kA Ayojana hotA rahA hai| bharatapura, hiNDauna, maNDAvara, kher3alI, alavara Adi pallIvAla kSetra meM vicaraNa karake janatA ko dharmonmukhI bnaayaa| nAmamAtra kI jaina kahalAnevAlI janatA jaina darzana se bilkula anabhijJa thii| zArIrika anukUlatA nahIM hone para bhI vicaraNa karake dharmarUpI bIja ko aMkurita kiyA hai / bharatapura meM dhArmika zikSaNa zivira lgvaayaa| jisameM Asa-pAsa ke pallIvAla kSetroM ke sabhI bAlakabAlikAo ne bhAga liyaa| maiM bhI alpajJa abodha-bAlikA Apake zivira kI chAtrA rhii| bharatapura kA cAturmAsa evaM jaina dhArmika zikSaNa zivira pallIvAla kSetra ke itihAsa meM amara ho gyaa| zivira daramyAna hue sAMskRtika progrAma meM dillI, AgarA Adi zrI saMgho ke samakSa kharataragaccha saMgha ke maMtrI zrImAn daulata sihaMjI jaina evaM zramaNa bhAratI ke saMpAdaka zrImAna surendra jI lor3hA ne ApazrI ko pallIvAla uddhArikA kI padavI se alaMkRta karanA caahaa| jaise hI Apako isa viSaya kI jAnakArI milI Apane spaSTa inkAra kara diyaa| bAda meM acAnaka hI sTeja para pahuMcakara Apake manA karane para bhI Apako "zAsana jyoti kI Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usev@mily.jainelibrary.org Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ padavI se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| AkAza "zAsana jyoti kI padavI' se guMjAyamAna ho gyaa| bharatapura cAturmAsa karake ApazrI ne mere Upara adbhuta upakAra kiyA jisakA RNa maiM bhavobhava nahIM adA kara sakatI hU~ | saMsAra rUpI mahAaTavIM se ugAra kara mokSa mArga kI pathikA banAyA hai| anyathA yaha tuccha pAmara prANI saMsArATavIM meM bhaTakatA rahatA ! isake alAvA bharatapura raNajIta nagara kolonI meM vizAla paimAne para nUtana maMdira, jina kuzalasUri dAdAvAr3I evaM dharmazAlA kA nirmANa evaM pratiSThA krvaaii| jo Aja zraddhAlu bhaktoM kA AkarSaNa kendra banA huA hai| pallIvAla janatA kA dharmotthAna karake ApazrI ne jinazAsana kA nAma cAroM dizAoM meM guMjAyamAna kiyA hai / bharatapura nivAsI zrI prakAza jI(mAIkovAle)to hamezA yahI kahate hai ki Apa zrI ne banjara bhUmi ko urvarA karake paudhA lagAkara jo vRkSa khar3A kiyA hai usake lie pallIvAla janatA ApakI janmajanmAntara taka RNI rahagI / alavara cAturmAsa karake nUtana jina kuzala sUri dAdAvAr3I kI pratiSThA karAkara vahAM ke jana-mAnasa ko gurudeva kA parama bhakta banAyA hai| gur3A mAlonI meM bhI nUtana dAdAvAr3I kI pratiSThA karavAI hai| sAMcaura nagara meM jaina zvetAmaba kharataragaccha saMgha kA punarotthAna Apa zrI ke parizrama kA phala hai| jayau sAmiya sUtra meM "saccauri maNDaNa"kA ullekha AtA hai / vahI "satyapura' sAMcaura-tIrtha ke nAma se prasiddha hai / yaha pAvana pavitra bhUmi kharataragaccha ke ratnoM kI janma-sthalI rahI hai| dAdA zrI jinakuzalasUri jI ke paTTadhara AcArya zrI jinapadmasUri ke paTTadhara AcArya zrI jinalabdhisUri jI evaM mahopadhyAya zrI samaya-sundara jI ma.sA.kA janma isI satyapura kI pAvana dharA para huA thaa| usa samaya vahAM kharataragaccha kI mahimA sarvottama zikhara Upara thii| utthAna aura patana kI zrRMkhalA ko dRSTigata rakhate hue bIca kI avadhi meM kharataragaccha kA viraha kAla rhaa| isa bIca cAturmAsa hue bhI parantu kharataragaccha Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to zanai-zanai vilIna ho cukA thaa| pa.pU. svargIya pravartinI samatA mUrti zrI vicakSaNa zrI jI ma.sA.ne Apa zrI ko iMgita kiyA ki sAMcaura tIrthasthala hai| kharataragaccha kA prAcIna stambha hai| usa kSetra meM vicaraNa karake kharataragaccha kA punaHutthAna kroN| guruAjJA Apake roma-roma meM samAI huI thii| pU. guruvaryA zrI ke nidezAnusAra Apa zrI ne punaHutthAna kA bIr3A utthaayaa| prathama vAra sAMcora meM praveza huA / usa samaya kA vAtAvaraNa bar3A hI vicitra thaa| sAmpradAyika vidveSa ke kAraNa anekAneka vighnoM pratikUla paristhitiryoM evaM jaTila samasyAoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| sone kI kasauTI agni dvArA hotI hai| vaise hI Apa kI hara taraha se anya gaccha vAloM ne parIkSA kI kintu anta meM vidhna-saMtoSiyoM ko kahanA par3A ki ApakA tapa, tyAga va saMyama uttama hai| sAdhvI vyAkhyAna kA bhI ghora virodha logoM ne kiyA phira bhI Apane apanI jJAnadhArA se siMcita kara sabhI ko zAnta kara diyaa| Apa zrI ne apanI dhairyatA, kSamatA, kAryakSamatA, dIrghakAlIna sUkSma dRSTi evaM majabUta manobala dvArA kharataragaccha kA punarotthAna karane kA nirNaya kiyaa| saMvat 2031 meM pa.pU. pravartinI zrI vicakSaNa zrI jI ma.sA. kI AjJA se Apa zrI ne prathama cAturmAsa kiyaa| yaha cAturmAsa gaccha kI unnati ke lie zAnadAra evaM aitihAsika rhaa| Apa zrI ke pravacana se jaina ajaina sabhI prabhAvita hue| vizeSa kharataragaccha kI bikharI hui kar3IyoM ko eka kar3I meM jor3ane ke lie kArya kAriNI kI sthApanA hetu baiThaka bulvaaii| usameM sAMcaura kharataragaccha saMgha ke adhyakSa seTha zrI chaganalAlajI ghamar3IrAmajI votharA ko niyukta kiyA gyaa| dAdAguru deva dvArA banAye gaye gotravAloM ko ekatrita kara kharataragaccha ke 200 gharoM kA nUtana saMgha nirmANa kiyA / cAturmAsa aMrtagata cintana calatA hI rahA ki-dAdAguru-deva kA kucha pratIka mila jaaye| jahAM cAha hotI hai vahAM rAha mila hI jAtI hai| khoja jArI rakhI, Akhira meM zAntinAthajI Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna ke maMdira meM eka kone meM eka patthara par3A huA hai aisA anubhava huaa| usa para makar3I ne jAle aura miTTI ke thara jamA hue the| use nikalavAkara sApha karavAkara dekhA to Apa zrI kI khuzI kA pArAvAra na thaa| "jina khojA tina pAiyAM' saMvat 1681 meM pratiSThita jina caMdra sUri caraNa pAdukA upalabdha huii| zrIsaMgha ko ekatrita kiyaa| eka u~galI dveSavaza kisIne khaNDita kara dI thii| use ThIka karavAkara prakSAla-pUjA Adi ke pazcAt zubha muhUrta meM zAntinAtha jI ke maMdirameM dAdAgurudeva evaM "puNyAhaM puNyAha' ke jayaghoSa ke sAtha adhyakSa zrI chaganalAlajI ghamaDIrAmajI botharA ke kara kamaloM dvArA maMtroccAra ke sAtha Apa zrI ne guru-caraNa ko sthApita krvaayaa| pratidina pUjA-AratI, guruikatIsA, bar3I pUjA Adi prArambha krvaaii| utsAha, umaMga evaM AnaMda ke sAtha cAturmAsa sampanna huaa| __ cAturmAsa kI pUrNAhuti para Apa zrI ne dAdAvAr3I evaM upAzraya nirmANa ke lie satyAgraha karane kA nirNaya liyaa| pUre dina saMgha kI baiThaka calatI rhii| kArtika pUrNimA kA vaha dina sAMcaura-kharataragaccha saMga kI kInaM nirNaNa kA udaya dina thaa| kharataragaccha saMgha ne Apa zrI ke samakSa maMdira, dAdAvAr3I, upAzraya kA kArya zIghra prArambha karavAne kA nirNaya le liyA aura usI samaya upAzraya, dAdAvAr3I kA caMdA prArambha ho gyaa| upAzraya kA zubha muhurta zrI kAlUcaMdrajI zrImAla ke hAthoM karavAyA gayA / Aja vizAla kuzala bhavana evaM virATa dAdAvAr3I-jo Apa dekha rahe hai vaha guruvaryA zrI kI preraNA evaM puruSArtha kA phala hai / sAMcaura-kharataragaccha saMgha Apa zrI kA RNI hai| Apa zrI ke asIma upakAroM ko vahAM kA jana-mAnasa vismRta nahIM kara sktaa| Apake dvArA vapana kiyA gayA bIja Aja vaTavRkSa bana kara cAroM aura laharA rahA hai / "saccari maMDaNa"pAvana tIrtha bhUmi ko Aja jaina zvetAmbara kharataragaccha kA vicaraNa kSetra banAyA hai| prativarSa vahAM aba kharataragaccha ke cAturmAsa hote rahe haiN| yahAM taka Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usewamy.jainelibrary.org Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki vahAM se kaI AtmAeM kharataragaccha sampradAya meM saMyama grahaNa kara mahAvIra pathAnugAmini banI hai| Aja jaina zvetAmbara kharataragaccha saMgha ke aMtargata sAMcaura kA saMgha sarvopari darjA rakhatA haiN| saMyama lene ke sattAIza varSa pazcAt yAni saMvat 1981 meM apanI janmabhUmi gujarAta meM padArpaNa kiyaa| gujarAta meM cAturmAsa Apa zrI ne apanI guruvaryA zrI jI kI AjJA se hI kiyA / jaba samatAmUrti pa.pU.zrI vicakSaNa zrI jI ma.sA.ko kensara jaisI mahAvyAdhi ghera rakhA thaa| zArIrika avasthA bahuta hI nAjuka banI hui thI phira bhI AtmacetanA jAgRta thI ! aisI paristhiti meM Apa zrI ko pAsa bulAkara nirdeza diyA ki madhu kI dIkSA karA kara gujarAta kI ora vihAra kara jaanaa| Apa zrI ne apanI guruvaryA zrI ke svargagamana pazcAt pradhAnapada vibhUSitA pa.pU.zrI avicala zrI jI ma.sA.kI AjJA evaM jayapura zrI saMgha kA bahuta Agraha hone para cAturmAsa jayapura hI kiyaa| cAturmAsa daramyAna bhImarAjajI voharA kI dharmapatnI zrI suzIlA voharA ne prathama vAra aTTAI kI / aTThAI upalakSa meM unakI bhAvanA pyAUAdi banavAne kI thii| Apa zrI ne kahA ki pyAU banavAne ke sAtha-sAtha aisA koI kArya karo jisase Apake parivAra kA nAma cirasmaraNIya rahe tathA sAthameM yuvA varga meM dhArmikatA kA bIjAropaNa ho| isake lie Apane unheM chAtrAvAsa banavAne kI preraNA dii| suzIlAjI ne yaha bAta apane bar3e jeThajI ke sAmane rkhii| jeThajI (seTha bhaMvaralAlajI voharA)dUsare dina Apa zrI kI nizrA meM Aye aura bAta ko maMjUra kara liyaa| Apa zrI ne jaina zvetAmbara kharataragaccha jayapura kI jamIna jo TAMka phATaka para thI jisakA koI upayoga nahIM ho rahA thA usa jagaha para chAtravAsa banavAne kI bAta saMgha ke samakSa rkhii| saMgha ne bAta maMjUra kara lii| bhaMvaralAlajI voharA ne usa jamIna ko dekha kara turanta hI vahAM para tIvra gati se nirmANa kArya karavA kara vicakSaNa vidyAvihAra kA nirmANa karavA diyaa| jahAM para vidyArthI raha kara uccatara zikSA Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prApta kara apanA jIvana dharmamaya banAte hai| baccoM kI par3hAI meM suvidhA juTAnA unako kisI bhI prakAra kI asuvidhA na ho-kyokiM Aja kA vidyArthI Age cala kara deza kA karNadhAra banatA hai| unameM zikSA ke sAtha-sAtha dharma kA bIjAropaNa bhI ho aisI ApakI hamezA kI rUci rahI hai| jayapura cAturmAsa pazcAt vicakSaNa vidyAvihAra kA udghATana karavA kara Apa zrI ne gujarAta kI ora vihAra kara diyaa| vihAra karate hue karer3A pArzvanAtha tIrtha meM madhu kI dIkSA kA prasaMga A bnaa| yaha ApakI guruvaryA zrI jI kA sAkSAt camatkAra thaa| sva. AcArya zrImajjina udaya sAgara sUrIzvara jI ma.sA.ne dIkSA avasara para padhAra kara apanI saralatA kA paricaya diyaa| ku. madhu kA nAma dIkSA pazcAt sAdhvI madhusmitA zrI jI rakhA gayA / dIkSA avasara para rAmasara nivAsI (hAla ahamadAbAda)zrI zeramala jI. mAlU Adi bhopAla sAgara (karer3A pArzvanAtha tIrtha)tIrtha para padhAre aura ahamadAvAda cAturmAsa ke lie vinaMti kI aura kahA ki Apa zrI kI sattAIsa varSa dIkSA paryAya ho cukI hai| jaba se ApazrI ne dIkSA aMgIkAra kI hai usake pazcAt apanI janmabhUmi gujarAta meM Apa nahIM padhAre hai| isa bAra ko Apako gujarAta padhAranA hI hogaa| apanI janmabhUmi ko bhI to saMbhAlanA caahie| jo kharataragaccha ardha nidrA meM so rahA hai, usameM bhI navacetanA kA saMcAra karie / usa samaya kekar3I vijayanagara, bhIlavAr3A, udayapura Adi saMgha bhI cAturmAsa vinaMti hetu padhAre hue the| Apa zrI ne dIrgha dRSTi se socA aura guruvaryA zrI vicakSaNa zrI jI ma.sA.kI bhAvanA evaM antima Adeza bhI yahI thA ki tuma aba gujarAta kI ora vihAra krnaa| guruvaryA zrI jI ke vacana evaM unake jo bhI Adeza hote the ve bhaviSya meM svarNima itihAsa bana kara sabhI ke sAmane prastuta ho jAte the| jisakA Apako pratyakSa anubhava huA hai / Apa zrI ne apane guru ke Adeza ko zirodhArya karake ahamadAvAda zrI saMgha kI AgrahabharI vinaMti ko svIkAra kiyaa| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gujarAta kI rAjadhAnI evaM jainiyoM kI nagarI ke rUpa meM ahamadAvAda suprasiddha hai| yahAM aneko prAcIna jaina mandira haiN| kitane hI prAcIna jaina mandira cothe dAdA gurudeva zrI jinacaMdrasUri dvArA pratiSThita hai / yaha dharma dharA adhyAtma yogI devacaMdajI ma.sA., mahopAdhyAya samayasundara jI ma.sA.Adi aneko vidvAna AcAryo kA vicaraNa kSetra rahA hai| ataH yaha nizcita hai ki yahAM kharataragaccha kA Adhipatya sarvopari thA kintu sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMto kA vicaraNa kama rahA jisase kharataragaccha ke zrAvakoM kI saMkhyA kama ho gyii| kabhI kabhI vicarate hue sAdhusAdhvI jI Ate the, aura cAturmAsa bhI hote parantu saMgha kI unnati va saMgha ko majabUta banAne hetu koI Thosa kArya nahIM ho skaa| cAturmAsa hetu nagaroM evaM upanagaroM meM bhramaNa karate hue ApakA ahamadAvAda nagara meM padArpaNa huaa| ahamadAvAda nagara meM prathama vizrAma haThI siMha kI vAr3I meM huaa| vahI se baiMDa bAjoM se ApazrI kA svAgata prArambha huaa| sattAIsa varSa pazcAt apanI janmabhUmi gujarAta meM praveza sabhI ko Anandita karane vAlA huaa| pAdarA, bar3odA, Adi ahamadAvAda ke nikaTavartI kSetroM ke zrAvaka, zrAvikAe~ ApazrI ke Agamana ko badhAne ke lie umar3a pdd'e| praveza ke samaya apAra janamedinI ke hRdaya meM AnaMda aura utsAha kI urmiyAM uchalatI dRSyamAna ho rahI thii| sthAna-sthAna para gahuMliyo, akSata se badhAte evaM maMgala gIta ke sAtha dAdAsAhaba kI pola se ApazrI kA praveza huaa| pola meM ApazrI ke Agamana ko khUba utsAha aura umaMga se badhAyA gyaa| dAdA sAhaba kI pola kA vizAla AMgana svAgata sabhA meM parivartita ho gyaa| sabhI ne apane-apane bhAva-sumana ApazrI ke caraNoM kamaloM meM samarpita kiye / aMta meM ApazrI ke udbodhana ne sabhI ko kRtakRtya kara diyaa| __ ASADha suda ekAdazI ke roja jaMgama yuga pradhAna dAdA zrI jinadattasUri jI kI svargArohaNa tithi para ApazrI dAdAsAhaba ke pagalA darzanArtha padhAre / Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ darzana pazcAt dAdAvAr3I kI bhUmi ko dekha kara kucha sphUraNA huI ki isa bhUmi ko kavara meM karanA Avazyaka hai| isakA upayoga honA cAhie ! pUrva ke TrasTIgaNa usa samaya kucha vRddha the, kucha meM kAryakSamatA kama thI aura kucha anya gaccha kI kriyA karane laga gaye the| TrasTI ke nAma para to sArA taMtra bigar3A huA thaa| TrasTiyoM kI DhIla ke kAraNa hI isa vizAla bhUmi para anya gaccha kA upAzraya banane hetu caMdA ekatrita ho cukA thaa| ApazrI ko yahAM kA mAhaula jJAta huaa| vaise bhI Apane apanI kAryavAhI to prArambha kara hI dI thii| ApakA yaha samaya bar3A hI kaTokaTI kA thaa| sArA vAtAvaraNa vikSubdha thA aura usa bIca rahanA bar3A muzkila kA kAma thaa| cAturmAsa daramyAna apanI ziSyAoM ko Ph.D.karAne hetu vizeSa jAnakArI ke lie ApazrI bhAratIya saMskRti vidyA mandira navaraMgapurA phuNcii| vahAM paNDita varya Agama vettA dalasukha bhAI mAlavaNiyA se vArtAlApa huaa| ApakI ruci hamezA hI adhyayana adhyApana kI rahI hai / ziSyAoM kI adhyayana meM abhivRddhi ho yaha lakSya hamezA hI ApakA rahA hai| ziSyAoM ke adhyayana evaM kharataragaccha ko ekatrita karane ke lie ApazrI ne himmata aura dhairya se do sAdhviyoM ke sAtha navaraMgapurA dAdAsAhaba ke pagale para chappara ke nIce banI choTI sI kuTiyA meM rahane kI vyavasthA kii| vahAM virAjate hue ApazrI ne kharataragaccha janagaNanA prArambha kii| cAturmAsa meM ApazrI ke pravacana TAuna haoNla, dineza haoNla, ambeDakara haoNla, rAjasthAna skUla Adi meM jagaha-jagaha para hue| pravacana kA sArAMza peparoM me AyA jisase logoM ko patA calA ki kharataragaccha kI sAdhvI jI kA cAturmAza ho rahA haiN| jisase bhakta jana darzanArtha Ane lage / dhIre-dhIre samparka bar3hatA gayA / kharataragaccha ke phArma bharanA cAlU ho gyaa| isakA bhI kucha logoM ne jo kharataragaccha ke hote hue bhI anya gaccha kI kriyA karane laga gaye the, unhone virodha kiyaa| ApazrI ne unakI paravAha kie binA apanA kArya Age bar3hAyA aura una virodhiyoM ko Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahA ki yaha kharataragaccha kI jamIna hai aura kharataragaccha kI hI rhegii| yahAM kisI anya gaccha kA upAzraya nahIM bnegaa| kevala kharataragaccha kA hI upAzraya bnegaa| una logoM kA socanA thA ki eka sAdhvI hokara kyA kara skegii| ___ anekoM kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3A parantu ApazrI kA lakSya eka hI rhaa| naye TrasTa kA gaThana kiyaa| jisameM adhyakSa zrI kAMtibhAI koThArI, upAdhyakSa zrI zeramala jI mAlU, maMtrI zrI zAMtibhAI saMcetI, koSAdhyakSa zrI vatsarAja jI bhaMsAlI, sahamaMtrI nArAyaNa jI mahatA khImela-vAle Adi ko liyA gyaa| sabhI TrasTiyoM ne mila kara kAryabhAra ko sNbhaalaa| vizeSatA yaha rahI ki koI sA bhI kArya kyo na ho, sabhI TrasTiyoM kI vicAradhArA eka hI rhtii| sarva prathama ApazrI ne navaraMgapurA dAdAvAr3I ke prAMgaNa meM "kharataragaccha jaina TrasTa" peDhI kI sthApanA kii| jo Aja uttarottara safalatA kI ora agrasara . zArIrika asvasthatA ke kAraNa 1983 kA cAturmAsa ahamadAvAda zrI saMgha ne ApazrI kA AmalI pola ke upAzraya meM karavAyA / cAturmAsa meM navaraMgapurA dAdAvAr3I meM zrI munisuvrata svAmI derAsara kI nIMva bharI par3I thI usakA kArya preraNA dekara zIghrAtizIghra krvaayaa| maMdira jI kI pratiSThA ke lie zrI saMgha ko AcArya zrI ke pAsa vinaMti hetu bhejA / AcArya zrI saharSa taiyAra ho ge| yaha sva, AcArya zrImajjina udaya sAgara sUrizvara jI ma.sA.kI saralatA evaM udAratA thii| AcArya zrI ke sAtha meM vartamAna AcArya zrImajjina mahodaya sAgara sUrizvara jI ma.sA.evaM pa.pU.tapasvI muni pUrNAnaMda sAgara jI ma.sA.padhAre the| pratiSThA se kucha dina pUrva vaisAkha vadi paMcamI ko zakuntalA kI dIkSA dAdA gurudeva kI chatrachAyA meM AcArya zrI jI ke varada hastoM sampanna huii| dIkSoparAnta zakuntalA kA nAma sAdhvI smitaprajJA zrI jI rakhA gyaa| dIkSApazcAt turanta hI zrI munisuvrata svAmI maMdira jI kI pratiSThA san 1994 meM vaisAkha sudi paMcamI ko Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa zrI kI nizrA meM sva. AcArya zrImajjina udayasAgara sUrIzvara zrI jI ma.sA.ke varada hasta se sampanna huii| pratiSThA kA vAtAvaraNa sabhI ke diloM ko jItane vAlA banA / ahamadAvAda meM yaha pratiSThA abhUtapUrva thii| virodha karane vAle dAMto tale aMgulI dabA kara dekhate hI raha gye| bikharA huA kharataragaccha ekatrita ho gyaa| dAdA sAhaba kA pagalA prasiddhi ko prApta ho gyaa| dIkSA evaM pratiSThA mahotsava para TrasTa ke cAroM TrasTiyoM ne tana-mana-dhana se isa abhUtapUrva kAryakrama meM bhAga liyaa| yaha cAroM TrasTIgaNa cAra AdhArabhUta stambha rUpa prasiddha hue| jaba se yaha pratiSThA huI hai taba se hI yahAM kI jAhojalAlI "dina dUnI rAta caugunI" baDhatI hI jA rahI hai| somavAra ke dina to darzanArthiyoM kI bhIr3a lagI rahatI hai| tatpazcAt Apa zrI ne jinadattasUri kharataragaccha bhavana kA kArya prArambha krvaayaa| ApazrI kI satata preraNA evaM TrasTiyoM kI mehanata ke pariNAma svarUpa atizIghra hI gaganacuMbI vizAla bhavana taiyAra ho gyaa| pUre ahamadAvAda zahara meM itanA suvidhAjanaka va vizAla jaina nivAsa sthAna dUsarA nahIM hai| anekoM yAtrIgaNa Ate haiM aura pUjA-bhakti kA lAbha uThAte hai| dAdAvAr3I ke pIche zrI jinadatta sUri vihAra dhAma banavA kara samanvaya kA paricaya sthApita kiyA hai| vahAM koI bhI gaccha ke sAdhu-sAdhvI jI bhagavaMta vihAra karate hue sthiratA kara sakate haiN| Apa zrI kI preraNA se aba yahAM para sAtasau varSa prAcIna dAdAvAr3I kA jIrNoddhAra kArya prArambha hai| isakA mukhya pravezadvAra to bana gayA hai| Aja yaha dAdAvAr3I aneka zraddhAluoM kA zraddhA kA kendra banA huA haiN| somavAra ke dina hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM dAdAguru-bhakta Ate haiM aura zraddhA sumana car3hAkara apane Apako dhanya mAnate hai| somavAra kA dina dAdAmelA ke rUpa meM parivartita hotA jA rahA hai| rAta ko do-tIna baje taka ghaMTI kI AvAz2a sunAyI detI haiN| kevala Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahamadAvAda se hI nahIM apitu dUra-dUra se loga darzanArtha Ate haiN| yaha dAdAguru ke camatkAra-evaM ApazrI kI preraNA kA hI pratifala hai| kArtika sudi caturthI ko yahAM para melA bharatA hai| Apa zrI ko ahamadAbAda ke bikhare hue kharataragaccha ko ekatrita karane meM aneka samasyAoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| phira bhI Apa aDiga rhe| tIna cAra cAturmAsa karake ApazrI ne bikhare hue kharataragaccha ko ekatrika karake evaM majabUta banA kara jinazAsana kI zAna bar3hAI hai| jisa prakAra bikhare hue motiyoM ko dhAge meM pirokara hAra banatA hai aura vahI hAra phira gale kI zobhA bar3hAtA hai isI prakAra Apa zrI ne bhI kharataragaccha kI zobhA baDhAI hai| Aja hameM yaha maMdira, dAdAvAr3I evaM vizAla zrI jinadatta sUri kharataragaccha bhavana dekhane ko mila rahA hai vaha Apake hI athaka prayAsoM kA pariNAma hai / ahamadAvAda kharataragaccha saMgha para Apa zrI ke asIma upakAra haiN| Apake upakAroM se saMgha kabhI bhI vismRta nahIM ho sktaa| Apa zrI kI preraNA se kitane hI padayAtrI caturvidya saMgha nikale haiN| bAr3amera se jesalamera, bar3audA se dholakA, bhIlavAr3A se vaner3A, jodhapura se rANakapura aura dehalI se hastinApura / sabhI saMgha nirbhIka evaM zAMti pUrvaka nikale hai| jodhapura se rANakapura saMgha pahaMcA to sammAna kI velA para jodhapura nivAsI jasarAja jI copar3A jajasTija ne ApazrI ko caturvidha saMgha ke samakSa zAsana utkarSinI kI upAdhi se vibhUSita kiyaa| dehalI se hastinApura jo saMgha nikalA vaha eka alaukika saMgha thaa| dehalI cAturmAsa ke praveza ke dina hI Apa zrI ke parama bhakta atUpazahara nivAsI azoka ne kaha diyA thA ki guruvaryA zrI jI maiM Apako hastinApura kI yAtrA caturvidha saMgha sahita krvaauuNgaa| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAyapura, cauhaTana, bAr3amera, bharatapura, dahANu, dehalI Adi sthAnoM para maNDaloM kI sthApanA bhI kI hai| jo Aja dina tara pragati ke kSetra para cala rahe hai| maNDaloM kI sthApanA se patA calatA hai ki ApakA uddezya mahilAoM ko Age lAne kA rahA hai| jo mahilAeM parivAra kI cAra dIvAroM meM raha kara kucha nahIM kara pAtI thI vaha Aja maNDaloM ke mAdhyama se samAja meM Age A rahI hai| sAtha meM bhakti bhAvanA se apane mana ko nirmala banA rahI hai| jina-zAsana ke pratyeka kArya meM Apa zrI kI laghu bhaginI pa.pU. mukti prabhA zrI jI ma.sA.kA pUrNa sahayoga rahA hai| tapasyA se bhI ApakA jIvana achUtA nahIM rahA hai| Apa zrI ne tapa aura sAdhanA ko sAdhana banA kara apanI AtmA ko nirmala evaM zuddha pavitra banAyA hai| Apa zrI jaina sAhitya kI abhivRddhi meM bhI saMlagna haiM / sAhitya kA sarjana bhI ApakI cintanabharI kalama se huA hai| jisase mAnava samAja lAbhAnvita ho rahA hai| kAvya racanA meM bhI ApakI ruci rahI hai| ApazrI ke varadahastoM se citrasena padmAvatI, surapriya caritra satItva kI parAkASThA, vicakSaNa kahAniyA~, vividha lekhastavana, gIta, sajjhAya, bhajana, vidyAkSASTaka (hindI, saMskRta)kA kArya huA hai| ziSyAoM ko par3hAne meM vAtsalya kI mAtuzrI se kama nahIM haiN| Apa zrI eka uccakoTi kI vaktA, madhurabhASI aura AgamoM ko jAnane samajhane aura hRdayaMgama karane vAlI hai| saMgha kA uddhAra ho yuvA pIDhI meM dhArmika jAgRti Aye yaha saba kArya Apane apane kartavya samajhakara kiye haiN| jaina saMgha Apa zrI kI sevAoM ke lie RNI hai| Apake upakAroM kI bajaha se saMgha Apake caraNoM meM sadaiva natamastaka rahA hai| agaNita hai upakAra Apake jaina jagata pr| bhUla nahIM pAyegA saMgha kabhI, jaba taka sUraja cAMda bhUpara / / ***** Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ // zrI gurudeva // parama viduSI, AryAratna zrI vicakSaNakSI jI mahArAja sA. kI suziSyA zrI manoharazrI jI mahArAja dvArA zatAvadhAna-prayoga ravivAra dinAMka 1-8-65 sthAna: jozI haoNla, amarAvatI Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usenany jainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ('zatAvadhAna kyA hai ?') sunI huI, dekhI huI tathA par3hI huI vastu ko smRti meM surakSita rakhakara samayapara punarAvartana karane kA nAma avadhAna hai| sau vastuoM ko eka sAtha yAda rakhakara unheM kramazaH prakaTa kara denA 'zatAvadhAna' kahalAtA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM prAcIna kAla se avadhAna' kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna rahA hai, isake dvArA hamAre prAcIna sAhitya kI amUlya nidhi surakSita rahI hai| saMyama, sAdhanA tathA ekAgratA tA jvalaMta udAharaNa avadhAna ke dvArA prakaTa hotA hai| isakA prayoga camatkArI hai, kintu vaha camatkAra hameM AtmazaktioM ke vikAsa kI ora prerita karatA hai, tathA sAdhanA meM zraddhA evaM niSThA ko jagAtA hai| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usevenly.jainelibrary.org Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zatAvadhAna-prayoga 1 deva devI nAma smaraNa kisI bhI pUche hue deva aura devI kA nAma smaraNa rakhanA 2 vAkyAvadhAraNa pAMca zabdoMkA eka vAkya athavA padya kA eka caraNa sunakara yAda rakhanA. (gujarAtI bhASA) 3 vastu darzana eka vyakti do vastueM dikhAyegA jise smaraNa rakhanA 4 zabdAvadhAna hindI, gujarAtI, prAkRta yA saMskRta bhASA ke zabdoM ko yAda rakhanA. (yahAM hindI bhASA ke do zabda kahe jAeMge) 5 aMkAbadhAraNa-tIna aMka yAda rakhanA 6 jIjiviSA prazna Apa kitane varSa aura jInA cAhate hai. yaha gaNita dvArA prakaTa karanA 7 bhAI bahana batAnA bhAI bahana kI saMkhyA prakaTa karanA 8 vAkyAvadhAraNa-(hindI bhASA) 9 bhASaNa kA sArAMza kisI bhI vyakti dvArA die gae bhASaNa kA sArAMza smaraNa rakhanA / bhASaNa lagabhaga 3 minaTa kA hogaa| 10 aMkAvadhAraNa-tIna aMka yAda rakhanA 11 U~kAra garbhita yaMtra Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamiy.jainelibrary.org Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nava koSTaka kA yaMtra bharavAnA, dI jAnevAlI saMkhyA 3 se bhAga denepara barAbara kaTe tathA 15 se kama na ho tathA do aMka se baDI na ho. 12 deva devI kA nAma smaraNa 13 vastu darzana 14 zabdAvadhAraNa 15 aMkAvadhAraNa 16 jeba ke rupaye batAnA jeba meM rakhe gae rupaye gaNita kriyA dvArA prakaTa karanA. 17 sama saMkhyA kA sarvatobhadra yaMtra solaha koSTaka kA sarvatobhadra yaMtra bharavAnA, pradeya saMkhyA 34 se kama na ho, tathA do aMka se baDI na ho. 18 socA huA zabda prakAzana __pAMca kArDa para se socA huA zabda prakaTa karanA 19 ghanamUla batAnA ghana samAna do saMkhyAoM ko do bAra varga karane ko ghana kahate he, ghana kI saMkhyA kA mUla prakaTa karanA 20 TelIphona naMbara smaraNa praznakartA dvArA batAe gae TelIphona kA naMbara yAda rakhanA 21 deva devI kA nAma smaraNa 22 vAkyAvadhAraNa (prAkRta) 23 vastudarzana 24 zabdAvadhAraNa 25 aMkAvadhAraNa 26 tArIkhavAra prakAzana Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usewamy.jainelibrary.org Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 I.sa.ke unnIsavI sadI ke kisI barSa ke mAsa kI tArIkha kA vAra batAnA 27 pUrNAMka prakAzana eka saMkhyA ko sunakara pUrNa saMkhyA prakaTa karanA 28 guNAkAra guptAMka prakAzana praznakartA dvArA guNA kI huI saMkhyA kA gupta aMka prakaTa karanA 29 ghaDI, paina, rUmAla kA avadhAna nava vyaktioM me se rakhe gae ghaDI, pena, rUmAla kisa kisa vyakti ke pAsa hai yaha batAnA 30 sarvato bhadra yaMtra __ avadhAna naM.11 ke niyamAnusAra 31 vAkyAvadhAraNa (saMskRta) 32 siddhAMka-avadhAna 33 sIlabaMdha liphAphA avadhAna praznakartAo dvArA gaNita karane para jo saMkhyA AegI vaha liphAphe meM pahale hI baMda kara ke rakha dI jAegI 34 mahApuruSa nAma smaraNa praznakartA dvArA sunAe gae bhArata ke do mahApuruSoM ke nAma yAda rakhanA 35 vastudarzana 36 yogaphala guptAMka prakAzana 37 pustaka, pRSTha, paMkti batAnA nava pustakoM me se nikAlI huI pustaka kA naMbara usakA socA huA pRSTha tathA paMkti gaNita kriyA dvArA prakaTa karanA (saMkhyA eka aMka se adhika na ho) Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usevaply.jainelibrary.org Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 vismaya bodhaka gaNita aneka vyaktioM dvArA kie gae gaNita kA AzcaryakAraka pariNAma 39 prazna prakAzana pAMca kArDa para se ciMtita prazna ko prakaTa karanA 40 zabdAvadhAraNa 41 icchita aMka prakAzana prazna kartA dvArA soce gae aMka kA svataH prakaTa karanA 42 aMkAvadhAraNa tIna aMka 43 sarvato bhadra yaMtra (nava koSTaka kA, naM.11 ke niyamAnusAra) 44 citra darzana praznakartA dvArA dikhAe gae citra ko yAda rakhanA 45 kavi nAmasmaraNa praznakartA dvArA die hue bhArata ke kisI pramukha kavi kA nAma smaraNa rakhanA 46 nava koSTaka kA madhya aMka batAnA 47 bhAgAkAra guptAMka 48 aMka avadhAraNa- tIna aMka 49 zabdAvadhAraNa 50 deva devI smaraNa 51 bAkI kA guptAMka 52 mahAsarvatobhadra yaMtra 25 koSTaka kA mahAsarvatobhadra yaMtra bharavAnA (yahAM para AdhA bharAkara chor3a diyA jAyagA) Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 53 samAntara jor3a samAna antara vAlI 101 saMkhyAoM ko sunakara turaMta unakA yogaphala prakaTa karanA (yahAMpara 50 saMkhyAe sunI jAvegI) 54 zabdasmRti pAMca zabdoM ko yAda rakhanA 55 mAlA kA avadhAna nava vyaktioM meM rakhe gae mAlA, maNakA Adi prakaTa karanA 56 Azcaryajanaka jor3a eka saMkhyA ke AdhAra para pUrA yoga phala pahale hI prakaTa kara denaa| 57 pAMca koSTaka kA madhya aMka prakAzana 58 paMcaghAta mUla 59 dAna phala kA guptAMka prakAzana 60 vAkyAvadhAraNa 61 vastu sparzana do samAna vastuoM ko sparzajJAna dvArA unake krama ko pahacAnanA 62 citradarzana 63 121 koSTaka kA mahAsarvatobhadra yaMtra (AdhA yaMtra bharavAnA) 64 aMkAvadhAraNa 65 varga phala kA guptAMka prakAzana 66 samAntara jor3a avadhAna naM. 53 ke Age kI saMkhyAeM sunakara yoga phala prakAzita karanA 67 kathA zravaNa Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevomly.jainelibrary.org Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI bhI vyakti dvArA sunAI gaI kathA kA bhAvArtha smaraNa rakhanA 68 janma varSa mAsa tithi prakAzana 69 pustakAlayakI pustaka saMkhyA prakAzana 70 ghar3I kA samaya batAnA 71 citra avalokana praznakartA dvArA dikhAe citra kI kisI sUkSma vizeSatA kA avalokana kara ke smaraNa rakhanA 72 mahAsarvatobhadra yaMtra avadhAna naM. 52 ko pUrNa karanA 73 mudrAgaNanA hAtha meM chipAe hue rupayoM, va motiyoM kI gaNanA dvArA sahI saMkhyA batAnA 74 vastu sparzana 75 cazme kA naMbara batAnA 76 ATha samAna aMko kA guNaka va guNya batAnA 77 vAkyAvadhAraNa (saMskRta) 78 aMkAvadhAraNa 79 saMta nAma smaraNa praznakartA dvArA batAe gae kisI saMta kA nAmasmaraNa rakhanA 80 121 koSTaka kA mahAsarvatobhadra yaMtra avadhAna naM.63 ko pUrNa karanA 81 prazna prakAzana tIna vyaktioM dvArA soce gae prazna kArDa ke AdhAra para prakaTa karanA 82 risaMdhAna Jain Education Internationarivate & Personal Usevownly.jainelibrary.org Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIna praznakartAoM dvArA eka sAtha tIna vastueM dikhAI jAyagI jise eka sAtha hI grahaNa kiyA jaaegaa| 83 citra darzana 84 vastu sparzana 85 vAkyAvadhAraNa (prAkRta) 86 kathA zravaNa avadhAna naM.67 kI taraha 87 deva devI nAmasmaraNa 88 zlokAnusmaraNa saMskRta ke kisI zloka ke eka pada ko vyatikrama se sunakara anukrama se prakaTa karanA 89 ghara kI sadasyasaMkhyA prakAzana 90 bhASA smRti vizva kI bhASA ke pAMca zabdoM kA eka vAkya sunakara nAma smaraNa rakhanA .91 aMkAvadhAraNa 92 navapada smaraNa navapada meM se mana me soce gae pada ko prakaTa karanA 93 zlokAnusmaraNa avadhAna naM.99 kI bhAMti 94 Azu bhASaNa tatkAla die gae viSaya para bhASaNa denA 95 vastu darzana 96 zabdAnuprAsa Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Useamly.jainelibrary.org Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praznakartA dvArA die zabda para sama anuprAsavAle tIna zabda tatkAla batAnA 97 vismaya bodhaka gaNita avadhAna naM.39 kI bhAMti 98 zabdAvadhAraNa 99 aMkAvadhAraNa 100 deva devI nAmasmaraNa ***** Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (cAturmAsa sUci) bharatapura alavara jayapura jayapura ahamadAbAda baDaudA ahamadAbAda jAmanagara pAlItAnA ajamera koTA jayapura jayapura pAlItAnA mandasaura rAvajI pIpaliyAM ratalAma indaura amarAvatI haidarAbAda madrAsa baiMgalora haidrAbAda rAyapura dahANU 11. bambaI ahamadAbAda bharatapura dillI ahamadAbAda ahamadAbAda sUrata dillI anUpa zahara bAr3amera cauhaTana 21. sAMcaura 22. jayapura ahamadAbAda jodhapura bharatapura dillI koTA Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((1. saMyoga-viyoga) icchita vastu kI prApti yaha hai-saMyoga ! icchita vastu kI prApti nahIM honA yaha hai-viyoga ! zarIra meM prANa kA honA-yaha huA saMyoga ! zarIra se prANa kA nikala jAnA yaha huA viyoga ! makAna banAne ke lie IMTa, cUne miTTI, patthara, pAnI Adi kA saMyoga milegA tabhI ImArata khar3I ho sakatI hai varanA nhiiN| mukti kA saMyoga ThIka isake viparIta hai vaha para padArtho ke viyoga se hotA hai| ananta bAra-anantoM se saMyoga sthApita kiyaa| yaha eka sikke ke do pahalU hai| jaba se janma liyA taba se hI kisa-kisa se saMyoga kiyA usakA cintana kiyA ? agara nahIM kiyA to aba karanA hai ? janma ke sAtha hI vividha prakAra ke saMyoga prArambha ho gaye! nAnA prakAra ke padArtho ko bhogA! jisa vastra ko Aja pahanA usakA phira viyoga / saMyoga ke samaya khuzI aura viyoga ke samaya duHkha kA anubhava hotA hai| saMyoga aura viyoga ke bIca yadi usakA upayoga kara liyA jAve to usakA duHkha nahIM hogA, pIr3A nahIM hogii| sarjana, visarjana yaha to sRSTi kA niyama hai, isake bIca yadi upayoga ko dhyAna meM rakha kara cale to viyoga pazcAt duHkha nahIM hogaa| jJAnI puruSa hamezA hI upayoga ko lakSya meM le kara calate haiM isa lie unheM harSa aura zoka kI anubhUti nahIM hotii| praveza-prasthAna, unnata-avanata hara cIja ke do pahalU hai| ina do pahalUoM ke bIca hamArI jIvana naiyA pasAra ho rahI hai| kahIM praveza heM to kahIM prasthAna, kahIM janma haiM to kahIM maraNa / mahApuruSa ina donoM ke bIca sadupayoga ko sAdha kara cle| mahAdevI varmA ne kahA hai| Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamily.jainelibrary.org Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 vikasate murajhAne ko phUla, udita hotA chipane ko cNd| zUnya hone ko marate megha, manda hotA jalane ko dvIpa // puSpa khilate haiM murajhAne ke lie, caMdra nikalatA chupane ke lie, megha bharate hai zUnya hone ke lie, dIpa jalatA hai manda hone ke lie| yahI jIvana kI mahimA hai| janma hai vahAM maraNa nizcita hai / mahApuruSoM ne isako samajhA hai / unhone kahA-vaha mara gayA mujheM bhI maranA hai| yaha bAta samajha meM A gaI to vaha zUnya ke bAda ciMtana meM cala par3atA hai vaha phira AMkha mIca kara, kisI kI roTI chInake nahIM, anyAya, anIti karake nahIM, dhvaMsa karake apanA nirmANa nahIM kregaa| vaha dUsaro ko banA kara, sarjana karake jiyegA / hameM ciMtana karanA haiM ki hameM yahAM se eka na eka dina avazya hI jAnA hai| eka ghaNTe ke bAda kyA hogA, kisI ko patA nhiiN| jisa, dhana daulata, sattA aura sampatti ke Age sabhI mazahaula bana rahe haiM, kyA vaha sthAyI rahane vAlA hai| yaha nahIM samajhate ki ina sabakA eka dina avazya viyoga hogaa| pallava rAjA ke pAsa eka sanyAsI bAbA aayaa| rAjA soyA huA hai / sanyAsI bAbA baiTha gyaa| jisakA jIvana gati se pragati kI ora bar3ha rahA hai, jisake pAsa saMvara hai usI kA pradarzana karane meM vaha lagA huA hai| eka vyakti baMgalA banAtA hai, vaha cAhatA hai ki merA baMgalA bahuta hI acchA hai| saba usakI prasannasA kareM yahAM taka ki sAdhu bhagavaMtoM ko bhI le jAyA jAtA hai ki mahArAja hamAre baMgale meM pagale kroN| pagale ke sAtha-sAtha yaha bhI batAte hai ki mahArAja yaha hamArA DAiniMga rUma hai, yaha baiDarUma hai, yaha kicana hai, yaha sTora hai, yaha bAtharUma hai, yaha ghUmane-phirane ke lie bagIcA hai| batAne ke sAtha mahArAja ke mukha kI tarapha dRSTi rahatI haiM ki mahArAja kyA pharamAte hai, AzA rakhatA haiM ki mahArAja mere ghara kI prazaMsA kreN| mahArAjoM se bhI yaha apekSA rakhI jAtI hai |are ! bhale mAnasa sAdhu mahAtmAoM ko tumhAre baMgale se kyA lenA denA, vaha to ina sabase vimukha hai| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha to jAnate hai jisa cIz2a kA nirmANa kiyA hai usakA vidhvaMsa nizcita hai / jisa cIz2a kA saMyoga pAyA vaha viyoga kI sthiti ko avazya prApta kregaa| rAvaNa kI sthiti bhI yahI thii| auraMgajeba bhI AyA sikaMdara bhI AyA, saba chor3a kara cale gye| "nandana kI nau gaI, vIsala kI vIsa gaI, rAvaNa kI saba gaI, utane na Aye sAtha, itane na jAye sAtha, itahI ko oro toro itahI, gumaaoge| hema cIra hAthI-ghor3A kAMhu ke na cale sAtha, bATa ke baTAUM, jaise kala hI uTha jaaoge| kahata chajjU kumAra, suna lo mAyA ke yAra, muTThI bAMdhe Aye hai, pasAra hAtha jaaoge|" . rAjA uThA / sanyAsI mahArAja ne unake mastiSka tathA hAtha ke Upara kI rekhAoM ko dRSTipAta kiyA, aura haMsI A gii| rAjA ne pUchA mahArAja kyA huA mujhe dekha kara Apa haMse kyo ? sanyAsI bAbA ne kahA mahArAja batAne se kucha nahIM hogA balki Apa cintA ke sAgara meM DUba jaayege| rAjA mAnA nahIM, hAra kara sanyAsI bAbA ko batAnA pdd'aa| Aja dina taka jisa vaibhava ko tuma pA rahe ho unhIM sukhoM ko tyAga kara Aja se sAtaveM dina tumhArA viyoga ho jaayegaa| dhakkA laga gyaa| Aja 50 haz2Ara kA ghATA ho gayA, sunA usa samaya cAhe hama dhArmika kriyA kayoM na kara rahe ho mana lagegA nhiiN| pallava rAjA ke jIvana meM bhI dhakkA lagA / jisa vaibhava ko dekha kara maiM phUlA nahIM samAtA hU~ usakA viyoga ho jaayegaa| punaH pUchA, bAbA maiM mara kara jAUMgA kahAM! maroge nizciMta eka vastra se dUsarA vastra bdloge| makAna, mauhallA, kamare, ezaArAma nahIM badalegA, tumhArA colA, yAni zarIra badala jaayegaa| tuma apanI rAniyoM ke nahAne ke gaTara meM paMcaraMgI kIr3A bana jaaogeN| maiM isa yoni meM jAUMgA mujheM to Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usevowily.jainelibrary.org Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahuta nafarata hai| vyakti jisakA moha karatA hai usI ke anusAra yoni milatI hai| tumane kisI kI pIr3A ko nahIM dekhA, kisI kA hita nahIM kiyaa| vyakti jaisA karatA hai vaisA hI use phala milatA hai| jIvana eka pratidhvani kA kuMA hai / khAlI kueM meM AvAz2a lagAne para pratidhvani ke rUpa meM vApasa AtI hai| upakAra ke badale upakAra, apakAra ke badale apakAra / tumane aisA hI kiyA hai isalie aisA hI phala milegaa| rAjA ne naukaroM se kahA ki tuma talavAra le kara khar3e rahanA maiM maru aura-jaise hI paMcaraMgI kIr3A banU usa para talavAra se vAra kara denaa| aisA hI huA, nAle ke pAsa sAre sainika khar3e ho gaye / kIr3A utpanna huA, saba cillAne lage mAro-mAro! yaha AvAz2a sunate hI vaha chupa gyaa| jo jisameM hai usI meM rAjI rahatA hai| jaba viyoga ho rahA thA taba duHkha ho rahA thaa| ava marane se Dara rahA thaa| yaha saMyoga-viyoga kI avasthA hai| mahAdevI varmA jaba pala bhara kA hai milanA, phira cira viyoga meM chipnaa| eka hI prAtaH hai khilanA, phira sUkha-dhUla meM milnaa| yaha saMyoga cira viyoga meM le jAne vAlA hai| saMyoga-viyoga kI kar3I ko jisane samajhA nahIM-use sukha-duHkha kA anubhava hogA! paMcavarSIya cunAva meM sattA pAne ke lie hAtha pasAranA par3atA hai| jholI lekara bhIkha mAMganI par3atI hai| dauDAdauDI hotI hai| sardI, garmI kA anubhava nahIM hotaa| sITa ke pIche pAgala ho jAtA hai / sattA ke pIche eyara kanDIzana meM baiThane vAlA saba kucha sahane ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai| jhopar3iyoM meM cakkara kATatA hai, voTa mAMgatA hai| sAdhu saMgati ke lie usake pAsa TAima nahIM / mAMga pUrI huI to haMsatA hai nahIM huI to duHkha hotA hai / yaha saba nazvara hai, jAnatA hai| eka karor3apati seTha allA nasaruddIna ke pAsa dhana kI gaTharI le kara AyA / gaTharI unake pairoM meM rakha kara bolA 'mujhe jIvana zAnti kA upAya batAo?'allA nasaruddIna ne kahAM zeTha tuma saMyoga kI vastuoM ke viyoga ko Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahana nahIM kara sakate to zAMti kahAM se milegii| mana ko dhana vaibhava ke DheroM se nahIM tor3oge taba taka tuma chuToge nahIM / zvAsa kA saMcaya kaba chUTegA yaha nahIM ptaa| zeTha jAgRta banane ke lie Aye ho to saba kucha chor3anA pddegaa| "kitane hI ghara basAye, kitane hI ghara ujaadd'e| sthAyI rahA na rAhI, zvAsoM ke ghttte-ghttte||" seTha tuma apane Apako seTha mAnate ho, kevala bacano se hI kaha rahe ho mujhe zAnti pAnI hai / nahIM milegI jabataka antarAtmA isase vimukha nahIM hogaa| "tuma mata bananA bhaiyA, jar3a dRzyo meM divAnA // " yaha lakSmI kA vaibhava-dhana nAzavAna hai| isakI avasthA kA hameM patA nahIM yaha tujheM chor3a kara jAyegA yA tU ise chor3a kara jaayegaa| do meM se eka avasthA nizcita hai| jJAnI kahate haiN| "tana se sevA kIjie, mana se bhale vicaar| dhana se isa saMsAra meM, kIje para upkaar||" eka ThekedAra ne 30 lAkha kA ThekA liyaa| pula nirmANa ho gyaa| 2 lAkha apane pAsa rakha liyaa| pula para AvAgamana cAlU ho gyaa| eka subaha ThekedAra kursI para baiThA pepara par3ha rahA hai acAnaka pepara par3hate-par3hate kursI se luDhaka gyaa| hoza AyA are yaha kyA jisa pula kA maine nirmANa karAyA usI pula para se Ane vAlI gAr3I meM merA parivAra A rahA thA / gAr3I pula para AI, vaise hI pula TUTa gayA, gAr3I ke Dibbe nIce nadI meM par3a gye| sArA parivAra khatma ho gyaa| ava vaha ro rahA hai| duniyA ne pUchA kyA huA? kahAM "gaDDA khodA aura ko khuda ko kuMva taiyAra / ' jo karatA hai usI ko pakar3A jAtA hai / jaisA bIz2a boyA jAyegA vaisA hI phala taiyAra hogaa| jaisI nIMva hogI vaisI hI ImArata taiyAra hogii| kisI kI roTI chInogeM, prema chInoge to tumhArI roTI tathA prema Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevowy.jainelibrary.org Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chInA jaayegaa| samajha lo soMca lo isakA viparyAsa avazya hI hogaa| cAhe puNya rUpa meM yA pApa rUpa meN| bhoga, yoga, saMyoga saba milA usake sAtha upayoga jor3a diyA to vaha saMyoga upayoga sada upayoga bana jAyegA, jindagI svarNima bana jaayegii| viyoga kI kar3iyA satAyegI nahIM, duHkha nahIM hogA / khAnA khAyA tIna ghaMTe pazcAta, punaH bhUkha laga AtI hai| saMsAra ke kArya kiye usake bAda kAmanA-vAsanA baDhatI calI jAtI hai, pUrti karate hai vApisa bar3hatI hai| ___ mAnava janma ko samajhate hue jiye, AMkha mUMda kara nahIM, AMkha khola kara jiye| saMta-puruSa, RSi-muni, rAjA-mahArAjA, cakravartI sabhI cale gye| unakI cAma se jo kArya hue unakI tarapha hameM apanA dhyeya le jAnA hai ! sabako jAnA hai, mArga sabakA eka hI haiN| lekina eka sad upayoga se gayA, eka upayoga binA gyaa| jo upayoga pUrvaka gayA usakA janma-aura maraNa sArthaka huaa| jo upayoga binA gayA usakA janma-aura-maraNa nirarthaka gyaa| yAni khAlI kI khAlI calA gyaa| saMyoga aura viyoga ina donoM kar3iyoM ke bIca upayoga kI zRMkhalA ko nahIM bhUlanA caahie| jindagI kA upayoga mahApuruSoM ne kiyA-hama bhI upayoga maya jindagI bnaaye| jagAne vAle mila jAye jaga pdd'e| sad pravRttiyoM kI ora agrasara ho jaaye| jAnA nizcita jInA anizcita hai yaha dhyAna meM rakha kara calanA hai| na jAne kaba mRtyu kA himapAta ho jAye kucha patA nahIM / isalie jJAnI kahate haiM sadaiva hI jAgRta ho kara upayoga maya jIvana vyatIta karate hue AMkha khola kara jInA cAhie jisase viyoga kI sthiti prApta na ho| auraAtmA ke cidsvarUpa ko hama prApta kara le / janma-maraNa kI zrRMkhalA se mukta ho kara yaha AtmA paramAtmA svarUpa bana jaaye| *** Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((2.zaraNa-samarpaNa) ananta-ananta samaya vyatIta ho gayA, saMsAra meM bhramaNa karate karate / zaraNa nahIM pakar3A jinezvara kA darzana sAmarthya dene vAlA hotA hai| azubha se zubha pravRttiyoM kI ora le jAne vAlA hai| AdhyAtmika jAgRti lAtA hai| Aja dina taka mitthAtva meM par3A rahA, kAmanA-vAsanAoM meM samaya barbAda kiyaa| aba AtmA meM nivAsa karanA hai, ramaNa karanA hai ! ramaNa kisake mAdhyama se karegeM? vaha hai zaraNa / zaraNa ! kisakI ? vItarAga prabhu kI, mahApuruSo kii| pahale zaraNa bAda meM samarpaNa / zaraNa kisI kI bhI prApta karo vaha hara prakAra se hamArI rakSA karatI hai| zaraNa ke mAdhyama se rakSA hotI hai, saraMkSaNa hotA hai, surakSA hotI hai ! zaraNa do prakAra kI hotI haiN| (1) laukika zaraNa (2) lokottara zaraNa laukika zaraNa: jar3a padArtho ke sAtha isakA sambandha rahatA hai| ananta bhavabhramaNA ko bar3hAne vAlA hai| bAlaka-bAlaka meM jaba manamuTAva ho jAtA hai, jhagar3A hotA hai, mAranA, pITanA cAlU ho jAtA hai taba do bAlakoM meM se eka bAlaka apanI mAM kI goda meM jA kara baiTha jAtA hai| mAM kI goda meM pahuMcane para vaha apane Apako surakSita samajhatA hai| vahAM use kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM, Dara nahIM rahatA hai| usake lie yaha zaraNa rakSaka banatI hai / patnI pati kI zaraNa letI hai| vaha socatI hai maiM abalA hU~, nArI huuN| yaha huI laukika zaraNa jo anAdi ananta kAla se svIkArate cale A rahe hai| lokottara zaraNa : lokottara zaraNa Atmika unnati kA zaraNa hai| jise prApta karane para bhavabhramaNa miTa jAtA hai| jitane bhI sAMsArika prANI hai zaraNa avazya lete Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 hai|shrnn usakA pakar3anA cAhie jo surakSita ho, salAmata ho| aisI zaraNa isa jagata meM vItarAga-deva kI hai| usake pAsa jAne vAle ko azaraNatA kA anubhava nahIM hotA / duHkha Ane para bhI adInatA aisI-kI aisI hI banI rahatI hai| paramAtma kI zaraNa meM aisI tAkata kahAM se AI / yaha jAnane ke lie paramAtmA ke jIvana ko jAnanA pdd'egaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA janma huA taba devatA, tathA indra mahArAjA bhagavAna ko meru parvata para le jAkara abhiSekakarane lge| pAnI Upara taka Ane lgaa| sabhI ghabarAne lge| prabhu pAnI meM baha jaayegeN| bhagavAna tIna jJAna ke dhanI the| unhoMne jAnA sabhI dhabarA rahe haiM / turanta paira kA aMgUThA pAnI ko lagAyA |paanii thama gyaa| prabhu kI zakti ko janmate hI sabhI ne dekhaa| "sabhI jIva karu zAsana rasI, aisI bhAva dayA mana ullsii|" sarva jIvoM ke prati karUNAbharI bhAvanA se jo sAdhanA karatA hai, vaha AtmA prabala puNya kA svAmI avazya banatA hai| itihAsa aise anekoM udAharaNoM se bharA par3A hai| vartamAna meM mAnava akasara jisakI zaraNa meM jA rahA hai vaha bhautika zaraNa hai| bhautika zaraNa amuka samaya ke lie bebhAna banA detI hai| AdhyAtmika zaraNa paripUrNa hai, vaha sadA sarvadA sukhI sampanna banAtI hai| indra dhanuSa jisa prakAra thor3e samaya ke lie apane raMgo kA pradarzana karatA hai bAda meM vilIna ho jAtA isI prakAra kI dazA laukika zaraNa kI hai| sAdhanA ke mAdhyama se jisane khyAti prApta kI hai vaha zaraNa lokottara hai, sthAyI hai| laukika zaraNa ke viSaya meM eka strI jisakA pati 12 varSa pazcAta videza se A rahA hai| kauna sI Trena se kisa samaya AyegA saba nicita samAcAra A gaye hai| mAM kahatI hai merA beTA A rahA hai maiM lene jaauuNgii| beTA kaha rahA hai pApA A rahe hai maiM pahale pApA ke caraNoM meM pdduuNgaa| bhAI kahatA hai, bhaiyA A rahA hai meM pahale bhaiyA se milUMgA / pani kahatI hai patideva A rahe hai maiM pahale darzana kruuN| ghara para rahanA bhI aavshyk| prAtaH kAla hote hI sabhI taiyAra ho kara Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ravAnA ho gye| patnI ko ghara para chor3a diyaa| patnI ne socA merA mana baicena hai, darzana kiye bigara rahA nahIM jaataa| isalie binA taiyAra hue hI ghara se nikala pdd'ii| socatI hai dUra se darzana karake zIghra hI vApisa A jAUMgI, kisI ko patA bhI nahIM clegaa| bAla bikhare hue hai| vastra bhI asta-vyasta hai| daur3atI huI calI jA rahI hai| rAste meM bAdazAha namAja par3ha rahe the| makhamala kA galIcA bichA huA thaa| vaha mahilA galIce para paira rakhatI huI daur3atI jA rahI hai| bAdazAha ne dekhA yaha strI kauna-isakI itanI himmata ki bAdazAha ke galIce para paira rakha kara mastI se daur3atI jA rahI hai| kyA ise patA nahIM yaha kAlIna kisakA bichA huA hai / bAdazAhane AvAz2a lagAI paqar3o paqar3o / mahilA ne kahAM bAdazAha abhI mujhe jAne do, Ate samaya maiM svayaM paqar3a jaauuNgii| mahilA sTezana para phuNcii| gAr3I se utarate hue apane pati ke dUra se hI darzana karake vApisa ravAnA ho gii| bAdazAha namAja par3ha rahA thaa| usI jagaha A kara khar3I ho gii| pUchA ! bAdazAha mujheM kyoM roka rahe the| bAdazAha ne kahA kyA tumheM mAluma nahIM thA ki yaha galIcA bAdazAha kA hai| apanI dhunameM paira rakha kara daur3atI huI jA rahI thI ! mahilA ne kahA bAdazAha Apa usa samaya kyA kara rahe the| maiM namAja par3ha rahA thaa| mahilA ne turanta pUchA / kisase milane jA rahe the| maiM apane khudA se milane jA rahA thaa| bAdazAha mAfa karanA ! maiM apane zarIra ke deva se milane jA rahI thii| isalie bhAna bhUlI huI thI , patA nahIM calA yaha galIcA kisakA hai| isalie mujhe zarIra ke daiva ke darzana ho gye| parantu bAdazAha Apa to AtmA ke deva se milane jA rahe che| usa bIca kauna AyA, kauna gayA apanA lakSya bhUla gaye to phira AtmA kA deva (khudA)kI prApti kaise hogii| merI zaraNa to laukika thii| ApakI to lokottara thii| bAdazAha ne kahA bahana tumane Aja merI AMkhe khola dii| jIvana ko jhakhajhora diyaa| lokottara zaraNa-kaisI isa viSayameM, kRSNa ne gItA meM arjuna se kahAM Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "sarva dharmAn parityajya mAmekaM zaraNaM vraja // " "hai arjuna, saba dharmo ko chor3a kara merI zaraNa meM A jaa| kRSNa jisa yuga meM bola rahe the vaha yuga atyanta sarala, mRdula zraddhA kA thaa| kisI ke mana meM usa samaya aisA nahIM huA ki kRSNa kaise ahaMkAra kI bAta kara rahe haiM ki tU saba kucha chor3a merI zaraNa meM aa| arjuna ke mana meM kisI bhI prakAra kA vikalpa nahIM utthaa| lekina buddha aura mahAvIra taka AdamI kI citta dazA meM bahuta pharka hai| isalie hindu mata "mAmekam zaraNam vraja para kendra mAna kara khar3A hai| buddha aura mahAvIra ko apanI dRSTi meM AmUla parivartana karanA pdd'aa| mahAvIrane nahIM kahA ki tuma saba chor3a kara merI zaraNa meM A jaao| nAhiM buddha ne khaaN| dUsare chora se sUtra ko pakar3anA pdd'aa| jo buddha kA sUtra hai vaha sAdhaka kI tarafa se hai aura jo mahAvIra kA sUtra hai vaha bhI sAdhaka kI tarafa se hai| siddha kI tarafa se nahIM hindU aura jainamata meM maulika bheda yahI hai ki hindU mata meM siddha kaha rahA hai-A jAo merI zaraNa meM ! jaina mata meM sAdhaka kahatA hai ki maiM ApakI zaraNa meM AtA huuN| isase patA calatA hai ki kRSNa jaba bola rahe the tava zraddhA kA yuga thaa| aura jaba mahAvIra bola rahe the tava tarka kA yuga thaa| kalpasUtra meM bhI isakA varNana AtA hai| mahAvIra kaheM merI zaraNa meM A jAo to tatkAla logoM ko lagegA ki bar3e ahaMkAra kI bAta hai| buddha ke samaya buddha ke ziSyoM ne kahAM-buddhaM saraNaM gacchAmi, saMghaM saraNaM gacchAmi, dhamma saraNaM gacchAmi / buddha kI zaraNa meM jAtA hU~, saMgha kI zaraNa meM jAtA hU~, dharma kI zaraNa meM jAtA huuN| yahAM mahAvIra aura buddha ke sUtroM meM bhI pharka hai| vaha dRSTi meM lenA jarUrI hai| Upara se dekhane para donoM sUtra samAna dikhate hai| gacchAmi ho, vA pavajjAmi ho zaraNa meM jAtA hU~ yA svIkAra karatA huuN| ekase hI mAlUma par3ate hai / parantu yahAM bheda hai / jaba koI kahatA hai "buddhaM saraNaM gacchAmi'' arthAt buddha kI zaraNa meM jAtA hU~ to yaha zaraNa meM jAne kI zurUAta hai| pahalA kadama hai / aura jaba koI kahatA hai ki "arihaMte saraNaM pavajAmi'' Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 tava yaha zaraNa meM jAne kI antima sthiti hai| zaraNa svIkAra karatA hU~ tava Age koI gati nahIM hai ,avarodha nahIM hai / zaraNa meM jAtA hU~ vahAM bIca meM vyavadhAna A sakatA hai, lauTa bhI sakatA hai| mahAvIra kA sUtra hai "arihaMte saraNaM pavajjAmi"arthAt arihaMta kI zaraNa svIkAra karatA huuN| yahAM koI vyavadhAna nhiiN| eka bhakta bhagavAna kI zaraNa meM calA jA rahA haiN| usa samaya kRSNa bhojana kara rahe the, rUkamaNI parosa rahI thii| vaha bhakta hare rAma hare kRSNa, hare hare kahatA calA jA rahA thA / thor3e samaya meM bolate-bolate zarIra kA bhAna bhUla gyaa| logoM ne pAgala samajha kara patthara mAranA zurU kara diyA, vaha to tAna ke sAtha hare rAma, hare kRSNa hare hare bolatA hI jA rahA hai, logoM ne use khUba parezAna kiyA kRSNa mahArAja ke pAsa tAra pahuMca gayA, bhakta ne mujhe pukArA hai, merI zaraNa meM A rahA hai, phaurana uThe aura daur3ate-daur3ate Age, sahAyatA hetu jAne lge| itane meM hI bhakta ne svayaM patthara uThAyA aura logoM ko mArane lgaa| kRSNa yaha dekha dhIre-dhIre lauTane lgeN| rUkamaNI ne pUchA mahArAja khAnA khAte-khAte itanI teja daur3a kara kahAM gaye the aura aba dhIre-dhIre A rahe hai / kRSNa ne kahA eka bhakta merI zaraNa meM A rahA thaa| bIca meM vyavadhAna AyA, usane apanI surakSA apane hAtha meM le lI, bhakti kA tAra TUTa gayA / patthara hAtha meM le liyaa| isalie meM vApisa A gyaa| arpaNa vAlI bhakti aura samarpaNa vAlI bhakti ko pAvara hAUsa se Light milatI hai| samarpaNa bhAva kama huA, pAvara hAUsa se kanekzana kaTa jAtA hai / mIrAM ne kRSNa bhagavAna kI zaraNa lii| "mero to giradhara gopAla dUsaro na koii||" sampUrNa jIvana kRSNa bhagavAna ko samarpita thaa| rAjA ne jahara kA pyAlA bhejaa| mIrA ne bhagavAna kA smaraNa kara pI liyaa| 'jahara' bhI amRta bana gyaa| mIrAM kI bhakti saccI thI, samarpaNa bhAva vAlI thii| isalie usakA jIvana nirbhaya thaa| jahAM gacchAmi'zabda AtA hai vahAM maMjila pahuMcane meM vyavadhAna A jAtA hai| "pavajAmi"sUtra ke pIche Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 "Point of no return"isake pIche loTane kA Chance nahIM rahatA hai| samarpaNa bhAva ho jAye to terA kucha nahIM, tana nahIM, dhana nahIM, jana nahIM, vaibhava nahIM, makAna nahIM, terA svarUpa bhI kucha nahIM rahatA / vAstavika svarUpa to tera jJAnamaya, darzanamaya, cAritramaya hai / isa samarpaNa meM kucha aura nahIM kevala utsarga jhalakatA hai| samarpaNa aura arpaNa bhAva meM kucha bhI avazeSa nahIM rahatA hai| "samarpaNa lo sevA kA sAra, sajala saMskRti kA yaha patavAra Aja se yaha jIvana, utsarga, inhI pagatala para vigata vikaar|" samarpaNa bhAva nadI ke vahAva kI taraha hai usameM tairane kI AvazyakatA nahIM, svayaM hI tira kara kinAre pahuMca jaayegaa| saccI zraddhA pUrvaka zaraNa svIkAra kI hai to samarpaNa bhAva svataH hI A jaayegaa| Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usenany jainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((3.eka vAkya se jIvana ujjavala) jIvana meM dharma kI jAgRti honI caahie| dharma para ruci hogI to jIvana meM jAgRti aayegii| jAganA haiM / jAga jAyegeM to gati se pragati honA nicita hai| vAkya aisA ho jisase jIvana meM parivartana A jAye / jIvana ujjavala bana jAye, nirmala bana jAye, pavitra bana jAye / malInatA dUra haTAne se apane mana kI apavitratA, gandagI sArI dUra ho jAtI hai| hama sabhI jagaha svacchatA cAhate hai| kapar3oM kI svacchatA, baMgale kI svacchatA Adi sabhI sthAnoM para svacchatA dekhanA cAhate haiN| ghara gandA hai, to naukara ko DAMTa lagA kara khar3e paira ghara kI saphAI karavAte haiN| vastra gaMde hai to dhobI se dhulavAte haiN| yahAM taka ki leTIna, bAtharUma meM bhI svacchatA caahie| usake lie phinAila, Acid Adi kA upayoga karavAte hai / prAtaH kAla hote hI ghara meM pAnI DholanA cAlU kyoMki ghara kI safAI jo karanI hai| dIpAvalI para ghara ke sAre vartanoM ko nikAlakara imalI tathA miTTI se ghisa-ghisakara sAfa karavAte hai kahIM koI vartana gaMdA na raha jaayeN| anAdi ananta samaya para padArthoM kI safAI meM vyayatIta kara diyaa| Aja dina taka mana kI svacchatA kI tarafa dhyAna nahIM diyaa| jisake andara anAdi se kAma, krodha, lobha, mAyA tathA-vAsanAoM kA kacarA bharA par3A hai| usakI safAI ke lie Aja dina aisA koI sAbuna nahIM lAye, phinAila nahIM lAye jisase mana kI safAI ho skeN| mana kI safAI ke lie vItarAga prabhu kI vANI, svAdhyAya, pUjA aura bhakti hI kAma aayegii| jAgoM, jAgoM, jaga jAoM, jagAne ke lie mahApuruSoM ne hara samaya cetAvanI dI hai| kahA bhI hai| "jo jAgata hai so pAvata hai| jo sovata hai vo khovata hai|"jiivn aura mRtyu kaise ? jAgRti-jIvana, mUrchA-mRtyu / mUrchA hara sthAna se badhI huI hai| jahAM murchA hai vahAM mRtyu nizcita / jar3a padArtho ke Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 sAtha hamezA se hI mUrchA calI A rahI hai| jAgRti hai vahAM ujAlA hai, mUrchA hai vahAM aMdherA hai| jahAM para ujAlA hai vahAM andhakAra, Tika nahIM sakatA hai| sUrya udita hote hI rAtri kA andhakAra samApta / jJAna kA dIpa bujhA jIvana meM andhakAra ho gyaa| kamare meM dIpaka jalAyA, sArA kamarA prakAzamaya ho gayA, andhakAra bhAga gyaa| apane jIvana meM jJAna kA dvIpa pragaTa karanA hai| saMta ekanAtha pujArI the| bhagavAna kI pUjA sevA karate the| eka dina eka rUpaye kA hisAba nahIM milA / mahanta jI so gaye the| eka rUpaye ke hisAba kI gar3abar3a meM khAnA nahIM khAyA, rAta ko nIMda nahIM aaii| 10 baje gaye / 12 baje acAnaka hisAba mila gayA to nAcane kUdane laga gayA, z2ora-z2ora se cillAne lagA, mila gayA, mila gyaa| rAtri ke bAraha baje itanI z2ora se cillAne ke kAraNa mahanta jI kI nIMda khula gii| pUchA ! ekanAtha kyA huA ? itanA kyoM nAca-kUda rahe ho, jora-z2ora se bola rahe ho| ekanAtha haMsatA, nAcatA, kUdatA huA mahanta jI ke pAsa AyA aura bolA mahanta jI eka rUpaye kA hisAba mila gyaa| ekanAtha eka rUpaye kA hisAba milane para itanA Ananda to anAdi ananta samaya se bigar3I huI apanI AtmA kA hisAba mila jAye to kitanA AnaMda aayegaa| "anAdi kA hisAba'mahanta jI ke eka vAkya ne ekanAtha ke jIvana ko jhakhajhora diyaa| jIvana ujjavala bana gyaa| anAdi kI nIMda khula gii| mahanta jI ko khaa| sambhAlo yaha cAvI aura meM claa| isI prakAra baMgAlI bAbU ko putrI ke eka vAkya ne jagA diyA ! kalakatte ke dhanImAnI zeTha baMgAlI bAbU ke eka putrI thii| putrI choTI thI tabhI patni bImArI ke kAraNa saMsAra se bidA ho gii| putrI kA sArA kAryabhAra baMgAlI bAbU para A gyaa| bar3e prema tathA vAtsalya bhAva se putrI ko rakhate the| putrI bar3I huI, paDhane jAne lgii| caumAse kA samaya thaa| eka dina skUla se AI, nAstA kiyA, TyUzana calI gii| TyUzana se ghara AI taba taka 6 baja gaye / ghara meM Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMdherA thaa| bAhara se hI AvAz2a lgaaii| bAbUjI "zAma Dhala gaI, aMdherA chA gayA, abhI taka dIyA nahIM jlaayaa|"bNgaalii bAbU bole beTI kArya kI vyastatA bahuta thI isalie dIyA jalAnA bhUla gyaa| javAba to beTI ko de diyA lekina beTI ke vAkya ne (zAma Dhala gaI, aMdherA chA gayA, abhI taka dIyA nahIM jalAyA) baMgAlI bAbU ke jIvana ko jhaMkhajhora diyaa| cintana cala par3A-jIvana kI saMdhyA Dhalane lagI hai, maiMne apane jIvana ke andhakAra ko dUra karane ke lie sAdhanA kA dIpa prajvalita nahIM kiyaa| usI samaya jAgRta bana gye| beTI kI sArI vyavasthA kara dii| bace paiMso se zAMti niketana nAmaka Azrama banavA diyaa| aura nikala par3e ! beTI ke eka vAkya ne bAbUjI kA jIvana ujjavala banA diyA ! zarIra kI bImAriyoM ke sAre Point lagAnA sIkha gye| jagaha-jagaha para ekyuprezara ke kendra khole jAte hai / jahAM zArIrika sabhI bImAriyoM kA Point dabA kara upacAra kiyA jAtA hai| lekina AtmA kA Point Aja dina taka lagAnA nahIM siikhaa| jisa para anAdi se aSTa karma rUpI bimAriyoM kA AvaraNa chAyA huA hai| jisake kAraNa AtmA baujhila huI nIce par3I huI hai| usa para jJAna, darzana, cAritra rUpI Point nahIM lagege taba taka vaha pragaTa meM nahIM aayegii| zAlIbhadra ne eka nAtha' zabda sunA / jIvana parivartita ho gyaa| magadha deza kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhI nagarI kA svAmI zreNika thaa| eka samaya do vyApArI ratnakambala lekara nepAla se Aye / rAjagRhI nagarI kI prazaMsA cAroM tarafa se khUba sunI huI thii| isalie bahuta khuza the ki-isa nagarI meM ratnakambala zIghra hI bika jaayeNge| pahuMca gaye zreNika ke darabAra meM / rAjA zreNika aura rAnI celanA Apasa meM vArtAlApa kara rahe the / vyApAriyoM ko AyA dekha pUchA kaho kyA lAye ho| unhone kahAM nepAla se ratnakambala lAye hai| rAnI celanA ne kahA dikhaao| vyApAriyoM ne jaise hI ratnakambala nikAle prakAza-prakAza ho gayA / itane sundara aura bar3hiyA camaka vAle ratna kambala dekha rAnI celanA kI Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka kambala lene kI icchA ho gii| rAjA ko khaa| rAjA ne usakI kImata puuchii| vyApAriyoM ne eka lAkha svarNa mudrAe btaaii| suna kara rAjA daMga raha gyaa| eka kambala dilA dUM to mujheM dUsarI rAniyoM ke lie bhI lenA par3egA! aise to sArA khajAnA rikta ho jaayegaa| striyoM kI to yaha Adata hotI hai ki eka ke pAsa sAr3I dekhI to vaisI hI sAr3I mujheM lAne kii| sAsU eka bahu ko gahanA banavAtI hai to dUsarI bahuoM ko bhI banavAnA Avazyaka, nahIM to ghara meM kalaha utpanna ho jAtA hai| rAjA zreNika ne bhaviSya ko dekhate hue inkAra kara diyaa| rAnI celanA ko bahuta duHkha huaa| vyApArI nirAza mana vApisa jAne lge| rAste meM Apasa meM bAte karate jA rahehai ki isa nagarI kI hamane itanI prazaMsA sunI aura rAjadarabAra meM hamArA eka kambala bhI nahIM bikaa| jaba rAjA hI hamArA kambala nahIM le sakA to prajA kyA legii| donoM hI nagarI kI niMdA karate hue jA rahe haiN| rAste meM gaubhadrA zeThAnI kA mahala aayaa| gobhadrA zeThAnI usa samaya jharokhe meM baiThI huI thii| usane apanI nagarI kI isa prakAra niMdA sunI to mana duHkhI ho gyaa| vartamAna samaya meM bhAI-bhAI kI niMdA karatA hai, beTA bApa kI niMdA karatA hai, usake mana meM duHkha nahIM hotaa| pahale ke jamAne meM apanI nagarI tathA rAjA kI niMdA bhI koI nahI suna sakatA thaa| gobhadrA zeThAnI ne una donoM vyApAriyoM ko apane mahala meM bulAyA aura pUchA kyA bAta banI jo Apa hamArI nagarI kI niMdA karate jA rahe hai| vyApAriyoM ne kahA ! mAtA jI jisa AzA ko lekara hama Aye the aura nirAza ho kara jA rahe hai| ApakI nagarI meM hamArA eka bhI ratna kambala nahIM bikaa| rAjadarabAra se hama A rahe hai| gobhadrA zeThAnI bolI Apake pAsa kitane kambala hai aura kyA kImata hai| unhoMne kahAM solaha aura eka kambala kI kImata eka lAkha suvarNa mudrAe / basa ! mere to 32 bahuaiM haiM, kambala solaha haiM aura nahIM ?yaha suna kara vayApArI Apasa meM kahane Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Useverowy.jainelibrary.org Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 lage, lagatA hai isakI "DAgalI khisaka"gaI hai| punaH mAtA ne kahA nikAlo solaha kambala / vyApAriyoM ne nikAle hAthe meM lekara eka-eka sambala ke dodo Tukar3e kara diye| solaha ke battIsa banA diye| aura khajAMcI (keziyara)ko kahAM inakA hisAba kara do| khajAMcI solaha lAkha svarNa mudrAe le aayaa| yaha dekha vyApArI cakita rahe gaye / hama to samajha rahe the ki mAtAjI ki DAgalI khisaka gaI hai para yaha to vAstavika niklaa| svarNa mudrAeM lekara khuzI-khuzI nagarI kI prazansA karate hue apane deza ko ravAnA ho gye| idhara gobhadrA zeThAnI ne battIsa bahuoM ke lie battIsa Tukar3e hI kiye| unhoM ne apanA hissA nahIM kiyA nA hI apanI ikalautI beTI subhadrA kaa| Aja bahUoM ke lie sAr3I lAte hai to pahale apanI aura beTI kI bAda meM bahUoM kii| gobhadrA zeThAnI bahUoM ko beTI samAna samajhatI thii| jahAM bahU ko beTI sadRza rakhA jAtA hai vahAM ghara svarga banatA hai / bahU ko bahU rUpa meM dekhA to ghara naraka bana jAtA hai| gobhadrA zeThAnI kA ghara to svarga hI thaa| roja kI 33 peTiyAM svarga se utaratI thii| ikalautA beTA zAlIbhadra itanA puNyazAlI thaa| pUrva janma meM mAsakSamaNa ke pArane muni bhagavaMta ko ulaTa bhAvoM se khIra baharAI thI ! pUrva kI punyAI se zAlIbhadra banA ! supAtradAna kI mahimA neM kahAM se kahAM pahuMcA diyaa| gobhadrA zeThAnI ne battIsa bahUoM ko bulAyA aura eka-eka ratna kambala diyA / bahUoM ne dUsare dina prAtaHkAla snAna kiyA, zarIra ko pauMchA aura kambala gaTara meM DAla diye| dUsare dina safAI karane mahatarAnI AI, gaTara kholA aura ratnakambala nikAla lie| ghara le gii| do do Tukar3o to jor3a kara solaha kambala banA lie / ratnakambala or3hakara mahatarAnI rAjadarabAra meM saphAI karane gii| rAnI celanA ne dekhA yaha kayA jisa kambala ko maiM nahIM kharIda sakI usako eka mahatarAnI pahana kara AI hai| gussA A gyaa| duHkhI mana mahala meM eka tarafa jA kara baiTha gii| rAjA Ae rAnI ko duHkhI dekhA pUchA rAnI kyA huaa| kucha Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya taka rAnI bolI nahIM, rAjA ke bAra-bAra pUchane para rAnI ne kahA / rAjana jisa ratna kambala ko Apa mujheM nahIM dilA sake vaha ratnakambala Aja rAjadaravAra kI mahatarAnI or3ha kara AI / rAjA ko Azcarya huaa| mehatarAnI ko bulAyA pUchA tU yaha kahAM se lAI / mahatarAnI ne kahA gobhadrA seThAnI ke yahAM se| aisA eka-nahIM solaha kambala maiM lAI hU~ / rAjan Apa nahIM jAnate ki gaubhadrA seThAnI ke putra zAlIbhadra tathA battIsa bahueM hai| vaha roja jisa vastra tathA AbhUSaNoM ko pahanatI hai vaha dUsare dina utAra kara gaTara meM DAla detI hai| rAjA ko suna kara bahuta hI prasannatA huI / merI nagarI meM isa prakAra ke dhanImAnI pratiSThita zeTha nivAsa karate hai aura mujhe patA hI nhiiN| jarUra ava maiM usake ghara jAUMgA aura gaubhadrA tathA usake putra zAlIbhadra ke darzana karake apane Apako dhanya maanuuNgaa| gaubhadrA seThAnI ke yahAM samAcAra bhijavA diyaa| gaubhadrA seThAnI ko patA calA ki rAjagRhI nagarI ke mAlika zreNika usake ghara padhAra rahe hai to usane unake Agamana kI sArI taiyAriyAM karavA lii| idhara rAjA bhI sajadhaja kara rAnI celanA sahita ratha para asavAra ho ThAThavATha ke sAtha gaubhadrA seThAnI ke yahAM phuNcaa| seThAnI ne rAjA ko khUba AnaMda aura utsAha ke sAtha bdhaayaa| gobhadra seTha to zAlIbhadra choTA thA tabhI isa saMsAra se vidA ho gaye the| sAre parivAra ko saMbhAlane kA bhAra seThAnI para hI thaa| rAjA ne andara praveza kiyA -mahala ko dekhate hI daMga raha gyaa| gaubhadrA seThAnI rAjA ko pahalI maMjila , dUsarI maMjila, tIsarI maMjila, cauthI maMjila taka le gii| mahala kI banAvaTa tathA kArIgarI dekhane lAyaka thii| rAjA socane lagA-isa prakAra kA mahala to merA bhI nahIM hai| rAjA jahAM pAnI dekha rahA hai vahAM pAnI nahIM sthAna hai| jahAM sthala dekhatA hai vahAM sthAna nahI pAnI hai| cauthI maMjila para pahuMcane para gaubhadrA seThAnI ne apane putra zAlIbhadra ko AvAja lgaaii| beTA zAlIbhadra nIce utara / beTA ne AvAja sunii| hAM mAM kyA kAma hai| beTA zreNika Jain Education InternationErivate & Personal Usevownly.jainelibrary.org Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aye haiM / zAlIbhadra ne kahA zreNika Aye hai to bhakhAra (koThAra)meM DAla do| beTA ko yaha bhI mAluma nahIM zreNika kauna hai ? use to yaha bhI patA nahIM rahatA thA ki sUrya kidhara seudaya hotA hai aura kidhara asta hotA hai| vaha sAtavIM maMjila para apanI battIsa patnioM ke sAtha meM bhoga-vilAsa karatA huA devatAyI AbhUSaNa alaMkAra ko dhAraNa karatA hai| kabhI nIce utaratA hI nahIM hai to kyA patA kauna AyA kauna gyaa| usane to samajhA koI sAmAna AyA hai isalie koThAra meM DAlane kA kaha diyaa| mAM ne sunA vApisa puna. AvAz2a lgaaii| beTA zAlIbhadra nIce utro| apane 'nAtha'Aye hai / zAlIbhadra ne sunA apane nAtha Aye hai| mana meM cintana calane laga gyaa| are mere Upara bhI koI nAtha hai jarUra puNyAI meM koI kamI raha gaI hai| ava aisI karanI karUM ki mere Upara koI nAtha nA rahe ! zAlIbhadra nIce utarA dekhakara-rAjA daMga raha gayA kitanA sundara rUpa rUI sA komala zarIra / apanI vAhoM meM lekara goda meM biThA liyaa| kucha samaya pazcAt mAM bolI-rAjana ise aba chor3a do yaha ava Apake hAthoM kI garmI sahana nahIM kara sakegA isakA zarIra bahuta hI komala hai| rAjA ne zAlIbhadra ko chor3a diyA-vaha Upara calA gyaa| rAjA bhI gaubhadrA seThAnI se vArtAlApa karake prasanna vadana apane mahala ke lie ravAnA ho gyaa| zAlIbhadra Upara pahuMcA mana meM to "nAtha"zabda kA cintana cala hI rahA thA ki mere Upara bhI 'nAtha'-aba mujhe aisA kArya karanA cAhie jise maiM svayaM nAtha bana jAUM mere Upara koI nAtha na rheN| vicAroM kI zreNI car3hate-car3hate lakSya pahuMca gayA-mana meM roja kI eka-eka patni ko chor3anA nizcaya kara liyaa| isa prakAra battIsa patnioM ko chor3akara-battIsaveM dina nikala paDUMgA mahAvIra ke mArga para / rAgI mana virAgI bana gyaa| eka "nAtha"zabda ne zAlIbhadra ke jIvana ko prakAzamaya banA diyaa| idhara subhadrA ne sunA ki merA bhAI roja kI eka-eka patni kA tyAga Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 kara rahA hai| battIsave dina sabhI ko chor3a kara calA jaayegaa| mana meM bahuta duHkhI hai| eka dina dhannAjI ko AThoM patniyAM snAna karA rahI hai| dhannAjI caukI para baiThe hue hai| koI tela lagAtI hai koI paMkhoM se havA karatI hai koI pAnI DAlatI hai aadi| itane meM hI kyA huA dhannAjI kI pITha para garma-garma bUMde girI pIche mur3ha kara dekhA, patni subhadrA kI AMkhoM meM AMsU dhannAjI ne pUchA subhadrA AMkhoM meM AsU kaise ! kyA huA ! kisI ne kucha kahAM / nahIM patideva kisI ne kucha nahIM khaa| merA bhAI nitya kI eka-eka patni kA tyAga kara rahA hai / battIsaveM dina Last patni kA tyAga kara vairAgI banakara mahAvIra ke mArga kA anukaraNa kara legaa| isakA mujhe bahuta duHkha hai| isI kAraNa yAda Ate hI merI AMkho meM Asu A gaye jo ApakI pITha para par3a gyeN| dhannAjI ne kahA subhadrA terA bhAI to kAyara hai kAyara ! roja-roja eka-eka kyoM chor3anA, ekasAtha sabako chor3anA cAhie / subhadrA ne sunA sahana nahIM huA kahAM patideva-"kahanA sarala hai aura karanA kaThina hai|" yaha vAkya dhannAjI ne sunaa| vAkya hRdaya ko cubha gyaa| subhadrA kyA kahatI ho kahanA-sarala aura karanA kaThina aba meM kahanA sarala karake btaauuNgaa| dhanAjI khar3e ho gye| bole haTa jAo mere sAmane se tIna hAtha dara maiM to yaha calA / Azakti se anAzakti A gii| AcaraNa meM parivartana A gyaa| subhadrA dekhatI raha gaI yaha kyA patideva hamase vimukha ho gye| khUba mAMphI mAMgI ki mujhase bhUla ho gii| sAtha meM sabhI patniyoM ne bhI hAtha paira jodd'e| parantu dhannAjI ko to karake batAnA thaa| nikala par3e aura pahaMca gaye zAlIbhadra ke darabAra pr| darabAra para pahuMca kara nIce se hI AvAz2a lagAI / zAlIbhadra o shaaliibhdr| kAyara zAlIbhadra nIce utara / zAlIbhadra ne apane bahanoI kI AvAz2a sunI ki mujhe kAyara kahakara pukAra rahe hai| AtmA hila utthii| patA cala gayA hAM vAstava meM maiM kAyara huuN| roja kI eka eka patnI kA tyAga kara rahA hU~ / zUravIra Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevawy.jainelibrary.org Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tinakhe ke samAna saMsAra ko chor3a dete hai| phaTAphaTa usI samaya nIce utara gyaa| patniyAM rotI raha gii| sAlA-bahanoI eka sAtha nikala par3e aura vaibhAragiri para jAkara sAdhanA karane laga gye| saMta ekanAtha ne eka vAkya sunA, "anAdi kA hisAba" baMgAlI bAbU ne apanI putrI kA eka vAkya sunA, "bAbUjI, zAma Dhala gii| aMdherA chA gayA, abhI taka dIyA nahIM jlaayaa|"shaaliibhdr ne eka "nAtha'zabda sunA aura dhannAjI ne "kahanA sarala aura karanA kaThina' yaha vAkya sunaa| jIvana meM parivartana A gyaa| jIvana ko ujjavala banA liyaa| hamane Aja dina taka kitane vAkya sune lekina jIvana meM kucha parivartana nhiiN| zAdI ke samaya para varakanyA maMNDapa meM baiThate hai| paNDitajI mahArAja kyA kahate haiM sabhI ko mAluma hI hogaa| vara-kanyA sAvadhAna ! vararAjA sAvadhAna ! sAvadhAna kisase? saMsAra ke kacare meM phaMsa rahe ho sAvadhAna ho jaanaa| lekina phira bhI AMkhe nahIM khulatI hai| jAnakara anjAna bane hue haiN| phira zAMti aura sadgati cAhate hai| kaise mila pAegI / vAkya aisA suno jisa para cintana cala pdd'e| jIvana meM svacchatA, ujjavalatA A jAye ! AtmA apane nija svabhAva meM A jAye / AtmA kA svabhAva hai-samyak jJAna, samyak darzana, samyak cAritra / mokSa mArga kI prApti meM AdhArabhUta ina tInoM kI prApti ho jaaye| *** Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usewamy.jainelibrary.org Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (4.kSaNa kI mahattA) samaya ke gatizIla caraNa apanI dhurI para niraMtara baDhate jAte haiN| kSaNa, prahara, dina-rAta, Rtu, savaMtsara ke kadamoM se kAlacakra kA anaMta patha nApA jAtA hai| hara-caraNa prAcInatA aura navInatA kA saMgama sthAna banatA huA yuga saMdhi kA mahattvapUrNa itihAsa apane ApameM sameTe hue Age se Age kadama baDhAtA jA rahA hai| jidhara dekho udhara samaya kI calA calIM lagI hai / samaya badalatA jA rahA hai| samaya ko sArthaka kisane kiyA hai ? tUphAna haiM daur3A-daur3I hai para usameM acala kyA hai ? jIvana aura jagata kI caMcala laharoM para tairatA huA eka acala tattva hai- "cintana' / vicAra hI zAzvata hai| jahAM vicAra nahIM, cintana nahIM, manana nahIM vaha jIvana bekAra haiM / cintana se patA calatA hai ki satya-asatya kyA hai, aNu-paramANu kyA haiM / jJAna-ajJAna kyA hai ? AtmA kA akhaNDa svarUpa kyA hai ? hamArI AtmA kI akhaNDatA, zAzvata kA vizvAsa sudRr3ha bana jAnA caahie| bAhara kI avizvAsa, adhairya kI havA praveza na pAye, unakA praveza banda ho jAnA cAhie! Aja kala hara sthAna para borDa lagA rahatA hai ki No Addmission Without Permition. oNphisa meM phekTrI meM, makAnoM meM, davAkhAnoM meM sabhI jagaha isI prakAra ke borDa tathA ghaMTiyA lagI rahatI hai| parantu mana para Aja dina taka kisI prakAra kA borDa tathA ghaMTiyA nahIM lgii| isa lie sabhI andara Ate jAte rahe haiN| sukha-duHkha, saMkalpa, vikalpa ke kutte aura billiyAM binA rokaToMka bhItara ghUsa rahe haiN| jisakI icchA ho ghusa jAtA haiN| vikAroM ke cUheM idharaUdhara daur3a lagA rahe haiN| krodha aura mAna ke kutteM cAroM ora jhapaTa rahe haiN| vAsanA kI billiyAM tumhAre jJAna kA dUdha pI rahI haiN| vikAra aura asad kalpanAoM ke cUheM dhairya aura vizvAsa ko kutara-kutara kara khA rahe haiN| aba jAgRta ho jAo Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevenly.jainelibrary.org Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satarka bana jAo, sAvadhAna rahanA hai| jIvana kSaNa bhaMgura hai| jIvana ke pratyeka padArtha kSaNika haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ne kahAM ki:- "samayaM goyama mA pamAyae' he gautama eka kSaNa bhI pramAda mata karoM / pramAda karoge to kho ddaalogeN| bar3hate calo bar3hate calo aage| jisa sukha kA svAda le rahe haiM vaha sukha kSaNikahai, sukhAbhAsa hai| sukha-duHkha donoM kSaNa bhaMgura hai, harSa zoka kyA krnaa| philma-haoNla meM baiTha ke pagale, kyA haMsanA kyA ronaa| yaha bhI dekhA, vaha bhI dekha le, inameM kyoM vaha jaataa| tU kyoM pala meM llcaataa| garmI meM paMkhe kI havA khA rahe haiM / ThaNDe padArtha pI rahe haiN| yaha saba kSaNika hai, yaha saba alpa samaya taka jaba taka svAda milaa| Atmavibhora ho gaye, pariNAma socA nahIM ki kSaNika sukha ke pIche ananta duHkha hai / saMsAra meM jitane bhI bhoga hai vaha kSaNika hai / kSaNa meM unnati, kSaNa meM pragati, sarjana, visarjana hote hI rahate haiN| kSaNa bhaMgura jIvana kI kalikA, pala pala meM murajhAtI hai| tuma isa kyoM itarAte ho, yaha dhUlI sAta ho jaayegii| eka rAjakumAra Aja hI jisakI zAdI huI hai, hAtha meM kaMgana DorA badhA huA hai, meMhadI lagI huI hai| prAtaH kAla vadhAI le kara bagIce kA mAlI AyA, bolA bAhara rAjavATikA meM saMtajana, satpuruSa, gurumahArAja padhAre haiN| mahala meM praveza karate hI rAjakumAra pahale milA, vaha snAna karane jA rahA thaa| samAcAra pahale rAjakumAra ko mile| 'lohA sonA kaba hogaa| pArasa maNi ke saMyoga se ThIka isI prakAra sajjano kI saMgati kathIra ko kaMcana banA detI hai| mahApuruSa dUdha meM zakkara kA kArya karate haiN| rAjakumAra ne socA yaha samAcAra rAjA ke pAsa jAyegA to rAjA maMtrI ko Adeza degaa| maMtrI senA ko taiyAra kregaa| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura prajA sahita rAjA saja-dhaja kara sabhI ko sAtha meM lekara guru mahArAja ke darzana karane pdhaaregeN| isameM bahuta samaya vyatIta ho jaayegaa| isalie maiM akelA hI rAjA ko kahe vinA ravAnA ho jaauuN| turanta daur3a lagA lI, jJAna kI pipAsA hai, kisI kI pratIkSA nahIM kii| daur3atA jA rahA hai| mana meM taraMge uTha rahI hai, eka hI lakSya hai| cala par3A! cala par3A! pahuMca gayA prabhu ke caraNoM meN| mastaka jhukA diyaa| kSaNa kI mahattA ko sArthaka banA liyaa| mana-vacana-kAyA-tInoM kI yUniTi se guru-caraNoM meM samarpita ho gyaa| idhara rAjA, maMtrI, senA tathA prajA Adi pUre lavAjameM ke sAtha meM rAjavATikA kI tarafa khAnA huA! jAte samaya rAjakumAra kA pUchA rAjakumAra kahAM hai dikhAI nahIM detA ? maMtrI ne kahAM mahArAja / rAjakumAra to kabhI kA ravAnA ho gayA usane kisI kI pratIkSA nahIM kI intajAra nahIM kiyA / rAjA sajadhaja kara julusa ke sAtha guru-caraNoM meM pahuMcA / vaMdana namaskAra kiyaa| pazcAt dekhA yaha kyA sabhI ne vaMdana kara liyA lekina rAjakumAra abhI taka jhukA huA hai isakA vaMdana abhI taka pUrA nahIM huA, kyA huA ? rAjA pAsa meM AyA bolaa| beTA! uTho kAfI samaya ho gayA hama Aye usase pahale hI ApakA vaMdana prArambha ho gayA abhI taka pUrA nahIM huA uTho beTA ! uTho! rAjakumAra ho to kucha bole usane to apane samaya ko, kSaNoM ko sArthaka banA liyA! guru mahArAja jJAnI the bole rAjana ApakA rAjakumAra to pahuMca gayA lakSya ko prApta kara liyaa| yaha to sirpha aba rAjakumAra kA zarIra hai| sunane ke sAtha to rAjA mUrchita ho gayA, yaha kyA ? hoza meM AyA rone lagA vilApa karane lgaa| merA beTA kahAM gayA kauna le gyaa| sArI prajA meM zoka chA gyaa| sabhI rone laga gyeN| harSa kA vAtAvaraNa zokamaya bana gyaa| idhara rAjakumAra kA jIva svarga meM avatarita ho gyaa| zubha bhAvoM ke sAtha vaMdana kiyaa| jIva to jAne vAlA thA hI AyuSya kI Dora to TUTane vAlI Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI hI, yaha to nicita thaa| nimitta mila gayA guru mahArAja kA sunA jJAnI bhagavaMta padhAre hai usI kSaNa vinA vilamba prayANa kara diyA aura pahuMca gayA-guru caraNoM meM samarpita ho gayA zraddhA pUrvaka namaskAra kiyA-jIvana ko sArthaka banA liyaa| agara thor3AsA vilamba karatA, pitAjI kI pratIkSA karatA to zAyada hI pahuMca paataa| eka bAra prabhu vandanA re| Agama rIte thAya / jinavara pUjo // kAraNa satte kAryanI re| siddhi pratIta karAya // jinavara puujo|| pUjo pUjo re bhavika jina pUjo / hAre prabhu pUjyA paramAnaMda ||ji.|| ananta guNazAlI bhagavAna ko Agama-siddhAntAnusAra vidhi se eka bAra vandana ho jAya to mokSarUpa kArya siddha ho sakatA hai| vandana karate hue AtmA rUpa upAdAna guNAnuyAyI bana gayA to nimitta tathA upAdAna donoM kAraNa satya ho gaye aura dono kI satyatA ke sadbhAva meM kArya kI satyatA nicita hai| vItarAga prabhu kA zubha nimitta saMprApta hone para AtmA rUpa upAdana kAraNa bhI zuddha pariNatimaya bana jAtA hai aura usase zuddha siddhatA rUpa kArya kI siddhi ho jAtI hai| eka bAra Agama kI rIti se prabhu ke caraNoM meM samarpita ho jAoM kArya kI siddha ho jAyegI / rAjakumAra ne kArya kI siddhi kara lI / deva rUpa meM avatarita huaa| phira jJAna se dekhA ki maiMne pUrva janma meM kyA puNya kiyA, aMtima sayama meM kyA nimitta milA jisase merA devayoni meM janma huaa| patA calA re maiM rAjakumAra thA zAdI ke dina hI guru mahArAja kA Alambana mila gyaa| AyuSya kI Dora TUTa gaI yahAM pahuMca gyaa| gurumahArAjane mujhe yahAM pahuMcAyA aba maiM jAkara unake darzana karuM pahuMca gayA mRtyu loka meM / rAjavATikA meM jahAM guru mahArAja khar3e the| rAjA vilApa kara rahA thaa| prajAjana zokAtura the| prathama guru mahArAja ko vandana kiyA phira rAjA ko jAgRta banAyA kahoM ? rAjan ! Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisakoM ro rahe hoN| rAjakumAra ko yA rAjakumAra ke zarIra ko ! rAjakumAra ko ro rahe ho to yaha khar3A aura zarIra ko ro rahe ho to yaha par3A / guru-mahArAja ke Alambana ne mujhe yahAM pahuMcAyA hai| rAjA ne dekhA eka deva sAmane khar3A hai| cAroM tarapha prakAza hI prakAza hai aura isa prakAra bola rahA hai / kyA satya hai kyA asatya samajha nahIM AtA / guru mahArAja ne khaaN| rAjan Apake putra ne kSaNoM ko sArthaka banA liyA samaya ko pahacAna liyaa| satsamAgama mila gyaa| deva loka meM pahuMca gayA haiN| vahAM se Apako jAgRta karane tathA darzana dene yahAM AyA hai| rAjA bahuta khuza huA aura guru-mahArAja ko vandana namaskAra kara vrata dhAraNa kiye ! Aja dina taka hamArA mAthA kahAM kahAM jhukA hai / inkamaTaiksa ke oNphisaro ke caraNoM meM selaTaiksa vAloM ke caraNoM meM chApA mArane vAlo ke caraNoM meM / prabhu vItarAga ke caraNoM meM kitanI bAra mAthA jhukAyA hogA parantu Agama kI rItise mana-vacana-kAyA trikaraNayoga se nahIM jhukAyA kamI rahI huI hai| samaya kI pahacAna karanI hai kSaNoM kI mahattA ko samajhanA hai ki jo kSaNe bIta rahI hai vaha vApisa Ane vAlI nahIM hai zvAsakI Dora kama hotI jA rahI hai| samaya ko sArthaka banA le| jhuka jAye, jhuka jAye vItarAga ke caraNoM meM arpaNa bhAva se mana-vacana kAyA tInoM se to lakSya para pahuMca jAyegeM! zvAse zvAse prabhu bhajo, vyathA zvAsa na khoy|| na jAne isa zvAsa kA, phira AnA hoya na hoya // AtmA ananta zaktivAna hai| usakI zakti vijJAna se bhI bar3hakara hai| eka kSaNa ke andara pRthvI kA cakkara kATane vAle rokeTa se bhI adhika zakti AtmA kI hai| AtmA ananta zakti kA puMja hai| eTamabama se bhI adhika zakti AtmA ke pAsa meM hai| eka kSaNa meM tIna loka ke jJAna ko prApta kara sakatI hai| eka bAra hanumAna ko dUta banA kara rAmajandra jI laMkA meM bhejate haiN| hanumAna jI Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laMkA pahuMce, rAvaNa ko samAcAra milA, unhoneM hanumAna jI ko nAgapAza ke bandhana meM Abaddha karavA diyaa| tuma dUta bana kara Aye ho aba tuma hamAre gulAma bana gaye ho / aba tumako kAlA muMha karake sAre nagara meM nikAlA jaayegaa| hanumAna jAgRta bana gayA, bhagavAna rAma para kalaMka laga jaayegaa| cintana cala pdd'aa| maiM sAmAnya vyakti kA avadUta nahIM eka avatArI puruSa kA dUta huuN| jisa bhakta ke hRdaya meM bhagavAna kA nivAsa nahIM vaha bhakti kaisii| jisake hRdaya meM bhagavAna nahIM vaha bhakta kaisA / jo pUrNa rUpeNa prabhu ke caraNoM meM samarpita ho gayA to usakI kriyA svayaM hI hone laga jaayegii| hanumAna kI bhakti aTUTa thii| romaroma meM rAma samAye hue the| bhagavAna kA nAma liyA aura eka hI jhaTake meM nAgapAza ke bandhana ko tor3a DAlA / jar3a zakti pIche Atmika zakti pahale hai| Atmika zakti davI huI hai jAgRta karatI hai| isalie jJAniyoM ne kahAM hai samaya ko vyartha mata khooN| kSaNoM kI maulikatA ko smjhoN| prabhu ke smaraNa koM AtmasAta karalo to phira maMjila dUra nahIM ! *** Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usenany jainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((5. rAgI mana virAgI) mAnava jIvana kA apane Apa meM eka virATa svarUpa hai| manuSya jIvana puSpoM kA khilA huA bAga hai to kahIM durguNoM kI bichI huI zaiyA / zubha aura azubha, acchAiyA~ aura burAiyA~ isa jIvana se pallavita hotI hai / deya aura upAdeya kyA grahaNa karane yogya hai aura kyA chor3ane yogya hai yaha samajhanA hai| jJAna-sad samAgama yaha grahaNa karane yogya hai / jIvana meM jitanI burAiyAM haiM vaha saba chor3ane yogya haiN| AtmA ke rUpa ko samajhanA hai| haMsa ke caMcu meM dUdha aura pAnI ko samajhane kI zakti hai| hameM apane Apako dekhanA hai| "kA ca me zakti kutaH to AyA kutra gmissyaami|" kahAM se AyA hU~ aura kahAM jaauuNgaa| isa para cintana karanA hai| kAMTo meM paira DAleMge to phulavAr3I taka nahIM pahuMca skteN| prabhu ke sAmane pukAra karo prArthanA karoM he prabhu ! mujhe dhana nahIM cAhie, rAga dveSa nahIM cAhie mujheM to vItarAga avasthA ko prApta karanA hai isalie svabhAva meM AtA hai| eka nAvika naukA ko calAtA hai taba dekhatA hai ki merI nAva meM kahIM cheda to nahIM par3a gyaa| samudra meM utarane se pahale pUrA nirIkSaNa kara letA hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM kahAM hai ki "sarIramAhu nAva tti, jIvo vuccaI naavio| saMsAro aNNavo vutto, jaMtaranti mhesinno||" saMsAra eka samudra hai| usake bIca zarIra naukA rUpa hai, jIva rUpI nAvika hai jo use calAtA hai| calAne kI kalA usameM nahIM hai, to vaha usameM DUba jaayegaa| isako calAne kI kalA mahApuruSoM ko AtI haiN| vaha isa saMsAra se tira gaye hai| . vibhAva se svabhAva meM AnA hai| ananta ananta caubIsI vyatIta ho gaI lekina hamArI dazA vaisI kI vaisI hai| kisI se pUchA tuma kauna ho ? usane Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usewamyjainelibrary.org Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahAM-phalAne kI bahU-phalAne kI beTI, phalAne kI bahana Adi aneko rizte btaaye| lekina sahI kyA hai isakA patA nahIM yaha saba to vyavahArika riztA hai| jaba taka zarIra hai taba taka mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahana yaha saMyoga hai| eka bAra bhagavAna rAma ne hanumAna se pUchA tuma kauna ho ? hanumAna ne socA bhagavAna saba kucha jAnate haiM maiM kauna hU~ phira bhI pUcha rahe haiM to jarUra koI rahasya hogaa| hanumAna ne soca kara javAba diyaa| prabhu maiM zarIra se hanumAna hU~ aura AtmA se rAma huuN| bhagavAna bahuta khuza hue! vAstava meM AtmA-AtmA meM koI bheda nahIM, bheda sirpha karmo kA hotA haiN| pharka sirpha itanA hai ki bhagavAna kI AtmA karma vijayI bana gaI aura hamArI AtmA karmo se Abaddha hai / cAma se kAma kara lo to zarIra sArthaka bana jaayegaa| sAmayika pArane ke sUtra meM AtA haiN| "bhayavaM dasaMNabhaddo" sAhitya meM nAma usakA hI AtA hai jisane cAma se kucha kiyA hai| dazArNabhadra rAjA thaa| eka dina bagIce ke mAlI ne Akara samAcAra diyA ki rAjavATikA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI padhAre haiN| rAjA ko bahuta khuzI huii| maMtriyoM ko bulAyA aura Adeza diyA ki bhagavAna ke darzanArtha aise pahuMcanA ki Aja dina taka koI nahIM gayA ho| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA samozaraNa hai vahAM taka pUre nagara ko sajAnA hai| hAthI-ghor3A vaiNDa bAje Adi pUre lavAjameM ke sAtha prabhu ke pAsa pahuMcanA hai aura vandanA karanI hai| Aja dina taka aisI vandanA kisI ne nA kI ho aisI bhakti mujhe karanI hai| darzana, vandana kI kitanI utkRSTa bhAvanA lekina mana meM kyA vicAra aisA darzana kisI ne na kiyA ho aisA darzana karUM / dUdha kA bharA bhagonA usameM kAcara kA bIja par3a jAye to kyA hogA-dUdha phaTa jaayegaa| ThIka isI prakAra kI bhakti dazArNabhadra kI! bhAvanA utkRSTa darzana kI yaha bhagone se bhare dUdha ke samAna lekina aisI vandanA kisI ne nA kI ho, aisA darzana maiM karUM ahaM bhAva A gayA yaha kAcara ke bIja samAna huaa| ahaM aura mama ho vahAM namratA A nahIM sktii| rIti jAna lo to nIti A jaayegii| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 namratA A gaI jIvana meM to ahamatA aura mamatA kI talavAra nIce gira jaayegii| bhagavAna kI to bhakti koI kareM yA nA kareM unakI dRSTi to saba para samAna hI rahatI hai ! indra bhI bhagavAna kI zaraNa meM AyA aura gauzAlA bhI prabhu kI zaraNa meM aayaa| donoM ke alaga-alaga bhAva ! gauzAlA ne bhagavAna ko upasarga diyeN| indra ne bhagavAna ke pAsa Akara khaa| bhagavAna Apake Upara bahuta upasarga Ane vAle hai, ApakI AjJA ho to maiM ApakI sevA meM rhuuN| bhagavAna ne kahAM! indra ! na aisA huA hai na hotA hai aura na bhaviSya meM aisA hogaa| bhagavAna ko kitane kaSTa Aye lekina kisI kA pratikAra nhiiN| hamAre Upara agara koI choTA sA saMkaTa A gayA to hama usakA cAroM tarapha se pratikAra karate haiM / yaha pratikAra karAne vAlA aMha aura mama hI hai| eka bahana maMdira gaI huI thii| usake ghara eka aurata chAcha lene ke lie aaii| bahU akelI thI usane kahAM Aja chAcha nahIM hai, vaha aurata vApasa calI gii| rAste meM sAsU milI usane pUchA bahana kahAM se A rahI hai| usane kahAM maiM chAcha lene tumhAre ghara gaI thI parantu bahU ne kahAM chAcha nahIM hai, isalie vApisa jA rahI huuN| sAsU bolI bahU manA karane vAlI kauna hotI hai ghara kI mAlakina to maiM hU~ A gayA abhimAna / usa aurata ko vApisa ghara le gaI / ghara pahuMca kara andara gaI, aura bAhara A kara bolI chAcha nahIM hai| yaha suna bahana asamaMjasa meM par3a gii| yaha hai abhimAna ki bahU kahane vAlI kauna hotI hai| ghara meM sabase bar3I to maiM huuN| abhimAna hai vahAM krodha hai| maiM kucha huuN| basa samApta / pratyeka prANI ke andara bhagavAna ke darzana karo! "nA jAne kisa bheSa meM bAbA mila jAye bhagavAna" marudevI mAtA kA jIva kahAM se aayaa| eka kele ke patte meM se| vahAM sahana zakti rkhiiN| hama na jAne kahAM-kahAM ghUma kara Aye haiN| nigoda meM bhI gaye hogeN| eka tIrthaMkara kA jIva jaba mukti meM jAtA hai tava eka AtmA avyavahAra rAzi se vyavahAra rAzi meM AtI hai| eka zvAsa meM sAr3he satraha bhava eka nigoda kA Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 59 jIva karatA hai| vyakti darzana kara lete haiN| para pUjA karane meM zarma AtI haiN| are bhAI ! bhagavAna ke caraNoM kI pUjA karate ho to pAvara hAUsa se lAITa milatI hai| svIca oNna ho jAtA hai| dazArNabhadra ko bhagavAna kI bhakti karane kI bhAvanA hai| vividha prakAra kI taiyAriyoM meM usakA mana lagA huA hai| bhakti ke sAtha ahaMbhAva hai mere jaisI bhakti Aja dina taka kisI ne nahIM kI hai| kucha jJAna pA liyA, abhimAna A gayA kucha nahIM sAgara meM bUMda ke samAna paayaa| usakA itanA abhimAna ! jagaDUzAha aura pethar3azAha ko dekhoM itihAsa meM nAma amara ho gayA unake sAmane hama to kucha nahIM / dazArNabhadra ne pUre nagara ko sajAyA hai bhagavAna ke samozaraNa tk| hAthI, ghor3A, ratha, sainika Adi sampUrNa parivAra ke sAtha rAjA susajjita ho rahA hai| indra bhI prasannatA kara rahe haiN| sUryAbhadeva ne dekhA bharata kSetra meM dazArNabhadra rAjA kaise prabhu kI bhakti meM jAne kI taiyArI kara rahA hai| mana ko to dekhU ? mana ko dekhA ! abhimAna bharA hai| bhakti meM yaha kyA ? ahaM Age nahIM bddh'aayegaa| bAhubali ke jIvana meM kevala jJAna kitanA dUra thA, ahaM ke kAraNa rUka gyaa| kitanI tapasyA kI phira bhI kevala jJAna nhiiN| svIca oNna karane kI derI kevalajJAna pragaTa ho jAye, deva dundubhi baja utthe| pAMva uThAne kI derI ahamatA mamatA doMno nIce par3e namatA A gaI paira uThAne kI zakti milI bahinoM kI AvAja se turanta kevala jJAna, jAnA nahIM pdd'aa| saralatA se siddhi prApta hotI Upara se sUryAbhadeva ne dekhA / jAUM aura abhimAna ko giraauuN| devatAoM ke vaikriya labdhi hotI haiN| zarIra pAMca hote hai / audArika, vaikriya, AhAraka, tez2asa, kArmaNa ! audArika zarIra apanA hotA haiN| vaikriya zarIra naraka aura devatAoM ke hotA haiM ! vaikriya zarIra TUTatA nahIM hai giratA nahIM, par3atA nahIM hai / pAre ke samAna bikhara jAtA hai / aura phira vApisa mila bhI jAtA hai| sUryAbhadeva pUrI taiyArI ke sAtha AkAza se bAdaloM meM se nikalatA huA dikhAI Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal usevaroby.jainelibrary.org Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ detA hai| idhara hAthI ke haude para dazArNabhadra pUre lavAjameM ke sAtha gAje bAje se prabhu kI bhakti ke lie jA rahA hai| gAr3e ke nIce lage khaccara yahIM socate haiN| saMsAra mere hI Upara hai| Aja AbU ke mandiroM ke darzana karoM mana prasanna ho jAtA hai, kitane sundara kalAkRti to advitIya hai| bhagavAna kI pratimAoM ko bhI dekho mana prasanna ho jAtA haiM ! tRSNA DAkina hai isase chUTanA bahuta muzkila hai| jAnA nahIM nija AtmA jJAnI hue to kyA hue| paMcamahAvrata Adare, ghora tapasyA bhI kareM mana kI kaSAya na marI, sAdhu hue to kyA hue| -jAnA nahIM.... idhara se dazArNabhadra prabhu bhakti ke lie jA rahA hai ! udhara sUryAbhideva prabhu bhakti ke lie AkAza se utara rahA hai| bhakti meM ananta zakti hai| bhakti mArga se tIrthaMkara gotra kA bandha hotA hai / AkAza se deva utara rahA hai usakA aizvarya dekhate hI AMkhe cakAcauMdha hotI thii| eka vAvar3I usake andara vividha prakAra ke kamala khila rahe haiN| airAvata hAthI jisake Upara svarNajar3ita siMhAsana para aMlakAra, AbhUSaNoM se susajjita sUryAbhadeva virAjita hai| vAvar3I meM jitane kamala hai unakI eka-eka pAkhar3I para ATha-ATha nATaka alaga-alaga prakAra ke ho rahe haiN| aisA adbhuta dRzya saMgati kI dhvaniyoM se AkAza guMjAyamAna hai| aisI kAnti dekhI nahIM sunI nahIM aise sUryAbhadeva AkAza se utara rahA hai| dazArNabhadra prabhu ke pAsa pahuMcatA hai usI samaya sUryAbhadeva pahuMca gyaa| dazArNabhadra socane lagA yaha maiM kyA dekha rahA huuN| kyA nRtya ho rahA hai dRzya badalate jA rahe haiN| devatAoM ke nATakoM ko dekhate dekhate bhAna bhUla gayA yaha kauna bhAgyazAlI, puNyazAlI hai jo bhagavAna kI bhakti karane jA rahA hai aura maiM bhI jA rahA huuN| merI kyA vicAradhArA merI bhakti jaisI kisI kI na ho| isake sAmane merI bhakti kucha nhiiN| cintana cala pdd'aa| dhikkAra par3o merI AtmA ko Aja dina taka maiM bhI kucha hU~ yahIM samajha baiThA thaa| mere pana ne mujhe bhulA diyA / yaha adbhuta zakti Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhate to merA kucha nahIM hai| merA mithyA abhimAna thaa| mohI mana thA, yaha deva dhanya hai| yaha puNyAtmA maiM pApAtmA ! idhara kI pakti udhara maiM A gyaa| rAgI mana virAgI bana gayA / tumbI kA svabhAva urdhvagAmI hai| cintana kI gaharAiyoM meM pahuMcate pahuMcate dazArNabhadra kI AtmA UrdhvagAmI bana gii| zAsana prabhAvanA kA nimitta prabhu bhakti kI bhAvanA / apane Apako khojane laga gyaa| merA svarUpa kucha aura hai abhimAna kA nhiiN| dhanya hai prabhu ! Aja mujhe bacA liyaa| pardA phaTane kI taiyArI ho gaI ! rAgI mana pUrNa rUpa se virAgI bana gyaa| *** Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((6. avasara bAra-bAra nahIM AtA) - - vItarAga paramAtmA kA dharma samajhane kA avasara milA hai| rAga meM Aga lagA kara hI vItarAga Atma svarUpa ko prApta kara sakate haiN| rAga ko miTAnA hai| dina-rAta pasInA bahA rahe haiM paramAtmA ke lie kyA kara rahe haiN| eka samaya aisA AyegA jaba tuma sArA vaibhava chor3a kara ajJAta dizA kI ora prayANa kara jaaoge| samaya kI pahacAna kara lo| samajJa bananA hai, gati se pragati kI ora jAnA hai| manuSya jIvana ko prApta kiyA bAra-bAra milane vAlA nahIM hai| sarvottama, sarvodaya, prakAzamaya jIvana ko prApta kara liyA / aisA prakAza kahIM nahIM milegaa| manuSya jIvana ke sAtha jaina dharma ko paayaa| isako prApta karane ke bAda kisI ko prApta karane kI jarUrata nahIM, ummeda nhiiN| yaha darzana sUkSmAti sUkSma darzana hai| dubakI lagAne vAlA samudra meM dubakI lagAyegA tabhI motI ko prApta kara sakatA hai| "jina khojA, tina pAIyA, gahare pAnI peTha maiM gorI DUbana DarI, rahI kinAre baitth||" jisako DUbane kA bhaya hai vaha kinAre para hI baiThA rhegaa| kucha prApta nahIM kara paayegaa| jisako kucha prApta karane kI jijJAsA hai| vahI DubakI lagAyegA / tattva jJAna meM DubakI lagAogeM to mahApuruSa rUpI vANI ke motI baTora paaoge| yaha jIvana nara meM se nArAyaNa banane ke lie ...jana meM se jaina banane ke lie....jaina meM se jina banane ke lie....jIva meM se ziva banane ke lie....saMsAra meM se sAdhu banane ke lie....AtmA meM se paramAtmA banane ke lie....yaha jIvana khAne ke lie nahIM, balki khoI huI AtmA ko khojane ke lie hai| yaha jIvana sone ke lie nahIM, balki soyI huI AtmA ko jagAne ke lie hai| Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usevamily.jainelibrary.org Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha jindagI sukha-duHkha kA hisAba karane ke lie nahIM hai| jindagI hai aMdhere meM se prakAza meM Ane ke lie ! __ hIre kA mUlya koI sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM kara sktaa| jhaverI hI hIre kI kImata kara sakatA hai| manuSya jIvana kA mUlyAMkana bhI vahI kara sakatA hai jo manuSya jIvana kI maulikatA ko samajhatA hai| isa jIvana se asatya se satyatA kI ora, adharma se dharma kI ora, anaitikatA se naitikatA kI ora, saMsAra se mukti kI ora jA sakate hai| parantu TAima nahIM hai| IMTa,cUnA, patthara kA makAna banAne kA TAima, khAne ke lie TAima, zAdIyoM meM pArTiyoM meM jAne kA TAima, navarAtrI meM garavA dekhane kA TAima, pikcara dekhane kA TAima, para padArtho kA nirIkSaNa karane kA TAima, lekina AtmA kA pariprekSaNa karane kA samaya nhiiN| jJAnI kahate haiM "avasara bAra-bAra nahIM AtA"samaya nikala gayA vaha vApisa nahIM aayegaa| samaya cUka jAtA hai vaha mUrkha hai aura jo samaya nahIM cUkatA samaya kI pahacAna jAnatA hai vaha sajjana hai| saMta puruSoM kI eka-eka ghar3I mUlyavAna hotI hai| pikcara dekhate hai rIla calI gaI vaha usI samaya vApisa nahIM aayegii| zau pUrA hone para jaba dubArA rIla calAI jAyegI tabhI vApisa aayegii| isI prakAra jIvana kI rIla bhI nikala jAne para vApisa nahIM AtI hai| . eka vyakti saMta ke pAsa AyA aura bolA ! ApakI nizrA meM AyA hU~ zAnti prApta karane ke lie| jIvana meM zAnti mila jAe aisA maMtra mujhe de do| merA mitra parivAra saba azAnta hai| cAroM tarapha se jaba mana bojhila ho jAtA hai taba saMto kA Azraya liyA jAtA hai| saMto ke pAsa kyA haiM yaha to mizrI kA svAda lene vAlA hI jAna sakatA hai ki mizrI kA svAda kaisA hotA haiM / bAra bAra kahane para saMta mahAtmA ne eka kAgaz2a para maMtra likha diyA aura kahAM le jaao| aise kaise lUM vidhi-vidhAna se lUMgA ! aSTAnhikA mahotsava karAyA aura guru mahArAja se maMtra grahaNa kiyaa| guru mukha se maMtra kA uccAraNa karAyA likhA thA Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usev@mily.jainelibrary.org Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 "yaha bhI calA jaayegaa|"vykti maMtra ko lekara ravAnA ho gayA / aba to vaha sabhI jagaha maMtra ko sAmane rakhatA hai| dUkAna para baiThatA hai, vyApAra karatA hai, gAr3I meM baiThatA hai, bagale meM AtA hai, taba bhI maMtra sAmane hI rakhatA hai ki, "yaha bhI calA jaayegaa| dUkAna nahIM badalegI, duniyAM nahIM badalegI, baMgalA nahIM badalegA, hameM badalanA hogA, vicAra aura prakRti ko badalanA hogaa|" duHkha AtA hai, tar3afana hotI hai mana se duHkhI, mana ke gulAma bana gye| kisI ne bAta nahIM mAnI to ashaant| tana-mana-dhana-jana saba calA jaayegaa| koI nitya nahIM hai saba anitya hai| jisa avasara ko prApta kiyA hai vaha bAra-bAra nahIM aayegaa| avasara bAra-bAra nahIM Ave, avasara bAra bAra nahIM AveM! jo jAne tUM karale bhalAI, prANa palaka meM jAveM |-avsr.... jAgA so pAyA / samAja, parivAra saba jagaha parivartana hai / unnati, avanati kA krama calatA rahatA hai| samaya kI pahacAna karanI AnI caahie| eka brAhmaNa thA jyotiSa dekhanA bahuta acchA AtA thaa| lekina ghara meM lakSmI kA abhAva thaa| sarasvatI aura lakSmI kA mela bahuta hI muzkila se milatA hai| eka dina brAhmaNa devatA patrikA hAtha meM le kara dekha rahe the| panne palaTate palaTate eka acchA yoga dikhAI diyaa| acAnaka hI uchala par3e kUdane laga gaye khuzI-khazI meM nAcane lgeN| brAhmaNI ne dekhA yaha kyA ? pUchA / brAhmaNa jI ! brAhmaNa jI ! kyA huA itanI khuzI kisa bAta kI ho rahI hai ? are ! brAhmaNI kyA batAUM ava to hama no nihAla ho jAyegeM ghara kI garIbI samApta ho jaayegii| brAhmaNI bolI batAo to sahI huA kyA ! brAhmaNa jI bole ! brAhmaNI tujhe batAUMgA to tU sabako kaha degI, agara kisI ko nahIM kahegI to maiM btaauuNgaa| brAhmaNI ne kahAM svAmI maiM kisI ko nahIM btaauuNgii| brAhmaNa jI bole amuka tithi amuka bAra, amuka samaya meM ghar3I, nakSatra, pala-vipala, kalA-vikalA aisI AyegI ki usa samaya agara koI ubalate pAnI meM javAra jAla degA to motI bana Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Useamly.jainelibrary.org Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65 jaayege| yoga bahuta hI acchA hai| samaya ko nahIM cUkegeM to kArya kI siddhi ho jAyegI / yoga acche bhI hote hai aura bure bhI hote / mRtyuyoga, yama ghaMTa yogadi kharAva yoga hote haiN| billI dUdha pItI hai parantu pIche mAlika ko nahIM dekhatI jo char3I lekara khar3A hai, kamara tor3a degA ! brAhmaNI bahuta khuza huI / amuka dina A gyaa| brAhmaNa ne kahAM brAhmaNI eka kaTorA javAra taiyAra rkhnaa|tiin bAra hUMkArA karUMgA tIsare hUMkAre meM DAla denA / kucha pUchanA nahIM / brAhmaNI ne kahA ghara meM javAra hI nahIM hai / khaira koI bAta nahIM maiM par3osa meM seThAnI rahatI hai usase mAMga kara le AtI huuN| brAhmaNa ne kahA javAra lene jAoM to seThAnI ko kucha batAnA nahIM ! brAhmaNI dauDatI huI pahuMcI aura seThAnI jI mujheM eka kaTorA javAra cAhie de do / seThAnI samajhadAra thI usane kahAM brAhmaNI javAra kA kyA kregii| yaha to kabUtaroM ko dAne DAlane meM kAma AtI hai| usane pUcha liyA brAhmaNI Aja dina taka javAra lene nahIM AI Aja AI hai isakA kyA kAraNa hai ! brAhmaNI ne kahAM seThAnI pUcho hI mata brAhmaNa jI ne kahA hai kisI ko batAnA nahIM / seThAnI ne kahAM brAhmaNI batAoM meM kisI ko nahIM kahUMgI! brAhmaNI sIdhI thI usane sArI hakIkata batalA dI ki amuka dina amuka bAra amuka yoga meM amuka nakSatra, pala-vipala, kalA-vikalA aisI AyegI usa samaya yadi koI ubalate pAnI meM javAra DAla degA to motI bana jAyegA / brAhmaNa jI ne kahA hai ki maiM hUMkArA kruuNgaa| eka bAra do bAra, tIsarI bAra ke haMkAra meM javAra jAla denaa| zeThAnI ne eka kaTorA javAra brAhmaNI ko de dI, brAhmaNI javAra lekara ghara vApisa A gii| idhara seThAnI ne avasara kA lAbha utthaayaa| brAhmaNa tathA seThAnI kI dIvAra eka hI thI dIvAra ke pAsa eka bhagonA pAnI sigar3I para caDhA diyA aura svayaM javAra kA kaTorA bhara kara baiTha gaI kAna brAhmaNa ke huMkAre kI pratIkSA karane lge| brAhmaNa ke ghara bhI magone me pAnI ubalane lagA brAhmaNa jI to patrikA hAtha Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevowy.jainelibrary.org Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM lekara ghar3I kI tarapha dekhate jA rahe haiM / itane meM avasara A gayA yoga kA samaya huA brAhmaNa devatA ne eka huMkAra kiyA, dUsarA huMkArA kiyA, tIsarA huMkAra kiyA to brAhmaNI bolI DAla dUM kyA ? samaya nikala gyaa| brAhmaNa jI bole pUchatI kyA hai DAla de lekina samaya to nikala gayA hAtha se ! bhagone meM ubalate pAnI para javArI DAlI to kyA huA motI kI jagaha ghUgharI bana gii| brAhmaNa devatA mAthA pITa kara raha gye| ___ idhara dIvAra ke sahAre kAna lagA kara seThAnI saba suna rahI thii| usane to tIsare huMkAre kI AvAja hote hI javAra DAla dI, motI bana gyeN| bahuta khuzI huii| zeThAnI ne mana meM vicAra kiyA mujhe yaha motI brAhmaNa devatA ke pratApa se mile hai isIlie mujhe thoDe motI brAhmaNa devatA ko dene hai| kaTore meM motI lekara brAhmaNa ke ghara pahuMcI aura kahAM paNDita jI Apake prabhAva se mujhe motI prApta hue hai Apa svIkAra kreN| brAhmaNa jI ne kahAM brAhmaNI ko kitanA manA kiyA phira bhI bAta kaha dii| kahAvata satya hai auratoM ke peTa meM bAta nahIM TikatI hai|"braahmnnii ne kahAM to seThAnI ne javAra ke motI banA lie lekina brAhmaNI kI javAra to ghUgharI bana kara raha gii| kyoMki samaya cUka gyaa| avasara gayA, calA gayA, vApisa nahIM AnevAlA hai| satyatA, nityatA ko vicAre naitikatA kA rakSaNa kreN| jJAna kA sadupayoga kareM durupayoga nhiiN| jitane mArga prAmANika hai vahAM jAye / soce, samajhe / hogA jo ho jaayegaa| mahala kA mAlika bhI jItA hai aura jhoMpaDI kA mAlika bhI jItA hai| jInA kaise vaha jAnatA hai| tIna mitra the| eka rAjA kA lar3akA, eka baniyA kA lar3akA aura eka brAhmaNa kA ldd'kaa| tInoM dhaniSTha mitra the| eka sAtha paDhate, khAte-pIte, uThate-baiThate the| tInoM kI paDhAI pUrI huI to eka dUsare se judA hone kA samaya AyA tInoM ko khUba duHkha huA aba hama alaga ho jaayegeN| tInoM ne Apasa meM vicAra kiyA ki eka dUsare para saMkaTa AyegA to Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usev@mily.jainelibrary.org Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI zakti anusAra eka dUsare kI madada kareMge! rAjA ke lar3ake ne kahA ki tumhAre Upara jaba bhI koI saMkaTa Aye mere pAsa behicaka A jAnA maiM tumhArI avazya madada kruuNgaa| yahAM taka ki eka dina kA rAjya bhI de duuNgaa| tInoM ne yaha bAta mAnya kara lii| tInoM apane-apane gAMva cale gye| alaga alaga dhandhA karane lge| margAnusArI ke 35 ke guNa meM batAyA jAtA hai ki kaise jInA kaise kamAnA nyAyopArjita dhana / anyAya se nahIM, kAlA bAz2Ara se nahIM nyAya se dhana upArjita karanA cAhie / vyavahAra kaisA krnaa| yahAM to thor3A dhana prApta kara liyA to dhanavAna bana gaye ahaM A gyaa| kucha jJAna A gayA to jJAnI bana gye| nhiiN| patA hai dhanezvarI kahIM narakezvarI na bana jaaye| khuTa gayo tela ne, bujha gaI battiyAM kAyA maMdira meM, paDyo aMdhero sundara vara kAyA chor3a calyo vaNajhAroM...." / khasa gayo thammoM ne, par3a gaI bhItiyAM miTTI meM mila gayoM gAroM re .....sundara vaha kaayaa...|| kitanA bhI nahalAoM, saz2AoM parantu eka dina lakar3iyoM kI bheMTa ho jAyegA ! lakar3iyoM meM jala jAyegA / rAkha bana jAyegI kuMcha najara nahIM aayegaa| vijJAna sabhI zaktiyoM kA mAlika hai| mAnava ke pUre DhAMce ko plAsTika sarjarI se badala detA hai| lekina mana ko badalane kI zakti Aja dina taka vijJAna ne paidA nahIM kI hai| tIno mitra apane apane gAMva meM ArAma se rahane lgeN| samaya ne badalAva kiyaa| brAhmaNa kI hAlata dIna bana gii| brAhmaNa kA lar3akA jisakA nAma sureza thA vaha dara-dara kA bhikhArI bana gyaa| acAnaka vicAra AyA ki rAjakumAra mitra raNajIta ne vAyadA kiyA thA ki koI bhI saMkaTa Aye mere pAsa A jAnA maiM tumhArI madada kruuNgaa| ravAnA ho gayA mitra ke nagara kI ora ! idhara baniyA kA Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lar3akA jisakA nAma dineza thA usa para bhI saMkaTa AyA to usane socA maiM bhI mitra ke pAsa jAUM vaha merI madada avazya kregaa| vaha bhI ravAnA ho gyaa| rAste meM brAhmaNa kA lar3akA tathA baniyAM kA lar3akA mile donoM ne eka dUsare ko apanI hakIkata batAI aura rAjakumAra ke pAsa sahAyatArtha ravAnA hue ! nagarI meM pahuMca gaye / mahala ke dvAra para A gaye dvArapAla ko kahAM ki rAjakumAra ko kaho ki tumhAre bacapana ke mitra sureza aura dineza Aye hai| dvArapAla ne rAjakumAra ko samAcAra diyaa| rAjakumAra aba rAjA bana gayA thaa| rAjA ne kahAM dvArapAla phaurana doMno ko mere pAsa le AoM! thor3e hI samaya meM doMno mitra rAjA ke pAsa A gye| rAjA ne dekhA sthiti bahuta nAjuka hai kaho maiM tumhArI kyA madada karUM Apako jo cAhie vaha mAMga sakate hai| yahAM taka maiM apane bacanAnusAra eka dina kA rAjya bhI dene ko taiyAra huuN| sureza aura dineza ne eka-eka dina kA rAjya lenA svIkAra kara liyaa| prathama brAhmaNa mitra kI bArI thI / prAtaHkAla hote hI 6 baje maMtrI ne rAjya kI cAMbI sureza ko de dI aura kahAM ki sAma ke 6 baje cAviyAM vApisa le lI jAyegoM / brAhmaNa mitra sureza ne sarva prathama snAna ghara meM praveza kiyaa| dekhatA raha gyaa| kitane prakAra ke tela, kitane prakAra ke sAbuna kitane prakAra ke senTa Adi sAmragI hai| eka ghaMTe taka tela kI mAliza karavAI pazcAt acchA sAbuna lagA-lagA kara snAna kiyaa| tIna ghanTe taka zarIra kI sajAvaTa kii| cAra ghaMTe vyayatIta ho gye| zarIra ko sajAne ke pazcAta khAne kA samaya ho gyaa| brAhmaNoM ko laDDU bahuta priya hote hai isalie bhojana meM bAdAma, pistA ke laDDU taiyAra hue the| sureza ne khUba laDDU khaaye| bicArA kitane dina kA bhUkhA thA Aja peTa bhara kara khAyA vaha bhI kitanA svAdiSTa bhojana / khAne ke pazcAta ghena Ane lgii| vizrAmagRha meM pahuMca gyaa| palaMga para makhamala kA galIcA bichA huA thaa| jAte hI so gyaa| gaharI nIMda A gaI ! uThA hI nahIM isase pUrva maMtrI cAbI Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usev@mily.jainelibrary.org Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vApisa lene A gyaa| sureza ko uThAyA aura maMtrI cAvI lekara calA gyaa| sureza kucha bhI prApta nahIM kara sakA / khAlI kI khAlI rhaa| eka dina kA rAjya milane para bhI samaya ko nAhane-dhone khAne-pIne aura sone me barbAda kara diyaa| jJAnI bAra-bAra kahate hai avasara bAra-bAra nahIM aataa| phira bhI moharUpI andhakAra meM DUbe hue hai! dUsare dina prAtaH kAla hote hI 6 baje maMtrI ne dineza ko cAbI sauMpa dI / kyoMki aba dineza kI bArI thii| usako bhI maMtrI ne kahAM ki sAma ko 6 baje cAvI vApisa le lI jaayegii| dineza ne avasara kA lAbha uThAyA ! cAvI hAtha meM Ate hI bhaMDAro ke tAle khulavA diye / cAro tarafa maMdira, upAzraya, kueM, dharmazAlA, dAnazAlAeM khulavA dii| eka sAtha rakama dekara Order de diyaa| pUre nagara ko sajAyA gyaa| aura svayaM ne hAthI kI ambAr3I para baiTha kara dAna detA huA pUre lavAjameM ke sAthe meM pUre nagara kI parikramA kii| samaya se pUrva maMtrI ke hAtha meM cAbiyAM sauMpa dii| eka dina ke andara itanI puNyAI ekatrita kara lii| pUrI prajA usakA guNagAna karane laga gaI !idhara mitra rAjA bhI bahuta khuza huaa| dineza kI kuzAgra buddhi ko dekhate hue rAjAne use maMtrI pada para niyukta kiyaa| "avasara bAra-bAra nahIM AtA"isa vAkya ko dineza ne samajhA ki yaha cAbiyAM bAra bAra hAtha Ane vAlI nahIM hai / isalie sadupayoga kara liyA 'puNya kA upArjana kara liyaa|'suresh ne isa vAkya ko nahIM samajhA pUrA dina nAhane-dhone, khAne-pIne aura sone meM barbAda kara diyaa|utth jAo, jAga jAo, avasara kI pahacAna kara lo| paharedAra ghar3iyAla para Takore lagAte hai| hameM jAgRta karate hai pratipala, pratikSaNa AyuSya ke Takore par3a rahe hai samaya bItatA jA rahA hai| yaha anamola manuSya janma ati durlabha hai| dubArA milane vAlA nhiiN| avasara milA hai isakA sadupayoga krlo| "avasara bAra-bAra nahIM aataa|" *** Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamiy.jainelibrary.org Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (7. kise kahaM maiM apanA) N saMsAra paribhramaNa ke antarAla meM mAnava anAdi kAla se janma maraNa karatA A rahA hai| ananta zarIra dhAraNa karatA hai| jahAM zarIra hai vahAM parivartana hai| makAna hai, dukAna hai, dhana hai, daulata hai, samAja hai, prAnta hai, rASTra hai, vizva hai| ina sabhI ke bIca pratyeka AtmA apane puraSArtha svarUpa aneka sambaMdhoM ko sthApita karatA hai| eka samaya aisA AtA hai jisa dina vaha anya sambandha aura sAdhanoM se to kyA zarIra se bhI sadA ke lie smRti vihIna ho jAtA hai| aisA eka bAra nahIM ananta bAra yaha parivartana AtmA ne kiyA / sadA sarvatra sabhI gatiyoM me atIta kI smRti nahIM hotI, ataeva pratyeka bhava meM hara AtmA navInatA kA anubhava karatA hai| jo kucha use milatA hai usI meM vaha apanatva kI anubhUti karatA hai| aura unameM ghulamila kara jIvana ke samaya ko samApta kara phira kahIM navIna sthala, yoni, jAMti meM apanA sthAna banA letA hai| yaha sarvathA satya hone para bhI aneka vyaktiyoM ko sahaja svIkAra nahIM hotA hai| ve kahate hai kisane dekhA ? yaha prazna bhI sahaja hI hai, kintu isa viSaya kA cintana jarA gambhIratA pUrvaka kucha kSaNoM ke lie kareM to hamArI AtmA satya svIkAra karane ke lie saharSa taiyAra ho jAyegI / parabhava kisane dekhA? parantu isa bhava ko to sabhI dekha rahe hai| kalpanA kIjie koI vyakti hamAre bIca meM se uTha gayA yAni sadA ke lie vidA ho gayA, vaha jahAM janma letA hai use vahAM yaha smRti nahIM hotii| kintu jisake bIca se jAtA hai ve to isa satya ko nakAra nahIM sakate ki hamAre bIca meM se koI nahIM gyaa| hameM bhI kahAM smRti hai ki hama kahAM se Aye hai kiMtu jaise hama kisI ke abhAva kA anubhava karate hai, kyA hamAre abhAva kA anubhava vaha nahIM karate jahAM se hama yahAM Aye haiN| hamane ananta bhavoM meM ananta zarIra dhAraNa kiye hai| sthAnAGga sUtra meM AtA hai : Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "na sA jAI na sA joNI, na taM ThANaM na taM kulN| na jAyA na muA jattha, savve jIvA annNtso||" aisI koI jAMti nahIM, aisA koI yoni nahIM, aisA koI sthAna nahIM, aisA koI kula nahIM jahAM isa AtmA ne janma-maraNa na kiyA ho| agara atIta ke ananta bhavoM ke sambaMdho kA cintana kareM to kise kaheM apanA? yaha nizcita rUpa se cintana kA viSaya hogaa| cAra gatiyoM meM bhramaNa hotA rahA hai| yaha bAta jisa dina kisI AtmA ke samajha meM A jAyegI usI dina se usakA zarIra, sambandha, sAdhanoM ke prati AkarSaNa kama ho jaayegaa| kitanI hI bAra lAr3I, gAr3I, bAr3I basAyI kintu yaha rAhI kahIM bhI sthAyI nahIM rahA / para kI upalabdhi meM apanI upalabdhi mAnatA hai| yaha bAhya AtmA kA lakSaNa hai| isI sthiti ko mithyAtva kahate haiN| isa ajJAna kA anta hogA jaba satya ko samajhane va samajhAne vAle saMto kA samAgama milatA hai| Aja dina taka kisake pIche daur3a lagA rahe ho karma nirmANa ke pIche / beTI kI zAdI meM jyAdA se jyAdA dAyaz2A dUM jisase duniyA mujhe kahe kI beTI kI zAdI to Apane bahuta hI acche zAnadAra DhaMga se kI bahuta hI dAyaz2A diyaa| nAmavArI ke pIche mare miTe jA rahe haiN| kisakA sambandha apanA hai ? jina baMgalo kA, phleToM kA phekTriyoM kA nirmANa karAyA usakA upayoga hama nahIM karate haiM karate bhI hai to thor3e smy| bAda meM aise hI aise choDa jAte hai sAtha meM eka bhI baMgalA, yA phekTrI nahIM jaatii| aMta meM sthiti kyA banatI hai| "mAla khAye koI, aura mAra khAye koI !" yaha mUrkhatA hama anAdi kAla se karate A rahe hai| samajhadAra vyakti aisI mUrkhatA nahIM kregaa| kise kahU~ maiM apanA ? jo cale gaye yA vartamAna meM haiM, vaha apane haiM ? eka samrAT usake ikalautA putra hai / bImAra hue kAphI samaya huA ThIka hI nahIM ho rahA hai / sIriyasa hAlata hai| rAta-dina pati-patni kI AMkhoM meM nIMda nahIM kyA upAya kiyA jAye / isI sthiti meM dasa dina vyatIta ho gye| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gyAravAM dina aayaa| rAtri ke 12 baje haiN| samrATa khursI para baiThA huA putra kI tarapha dekha rahA hai / acAnaka nIMda A gii| nIMda meM svapna AyA, rAjya mila gayA, bahuta bar3A mahala hai, sundara patni hai ! bAraha putra ho gye| bahuta khuzI ho rahI hai| isI bIca ikalautA putra saMsAra se bidA ho gyaa| patnI cillA rahI hai, ro rahI hai, bApa sunatA hI nahIM hai maiM kisako roUM kisako haMsU / ikalaute beTe ke lie roU yA ina 12 putroM ke lie hNsuu| donoM tarafa dRSTipAta karatA hai| pAgala kI sthiti bana gaI ! yaha sthiti hai saMsAra kii| "thoDe dina kI jindagAnI o prANI, yahAM sabhI cIja hai phaanii| kyoM bana rahA tU ajJAnI // haiM cAra dinoM kA yauvana, tere sapanoM kA saMsAra, AMkha khulI saba jhUThA bhAsa, tana-dhana-parijana pyAra, kahate 'sajjana'o jJAnI / / o||" mAnava janma ko samajhate hue jiye ! AMkha mUMda kara nahIM AMkha khola kara jiye| saMtapuruSa , RSimuni, rAjA mahArAja, cakravartI sabhI cale gaye lekina unakI cAma se jo kArya huye unakI tarapha hameM apanA dhyeya le jAnA hai| sabako eka dina jAnA hai / santoM kA satsaMga mila gayA to jIvana sArthaka bana gyaa| prabhajaMnA vidyAdhara putrI hai| jo eka haz2Ara sakhiyoM ke sAtha pativaraNa ke lie svayaMvara maNDupa meM jA rahI hai| jaba vaha vana khaNDa se gujara rahI thI to eka samUha use milA jo zubha zuddha evaM pavitratA ke pratIka vastro se AveSThita thaa| ve paMcamahAvrata dhArI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sAdhviyAM thii| prabhaMjanA jisameM ziSTatA, sabhyatA, saMskRti Adi sabhI guNa pragaTa ho rahe the, nikaTa pahuMca kara paMcAMga namaskAra kiyaa| sAtha meM sabhI kanyAoM ne bhI vaMdana kiyaa| sAdhvI jI ne sahaja bhAva meM pUchA Aja itanA prasanna ceharA itanI khuzI kisa bAta kI ho rahI hai| AMkhe va AkRti sahaja hI muskarA rahI hai| prabhaMjanA bolI....sAdhvI jI Jain Education Internationarivate & Personal Usevownly.jainelibrary.org Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 mahArAja lar3akiyoM ke jIvana meM vivAha eka sarvopari mor3a hai| ataH! usa lakSya kI pUrti hetu hama pativaraNa karane ke lie svayaMvara maNDapa meM jA rahI haiM / usI samaya sAdhvI jI ne prabhaMjanA kI AkRti kA adhyayana kiyA pAtratA hai pAnI DAla diyA jAye to avazya ugegaa| prabhaMjanA! tuma jise patirUpa meM svIkAra karane jA rahI ho usake sAtha pUrva kA koI sambandha hai| prabhaMjanA kiM karttavya - vimUr3ha ho gii| sthiti kA pariprekSaNa kara liyA kyoMki jina darzana kA adhyayana kiyA huA thaa| saiddhAntika viSaya kA jJAna thaa| usI samaya Atma nirIkSaNa meM utara gii| socane lagI aba isa prazna kA uttara meM kyA duuN| kisI AtmA kA kisI ke sAtha koI sambaMdha nahIM hai| anaMta kAla kI apekSA se pratyeka AtmA ke sAtha aneka sambaMdha sthApita kiye haiN| parantu yaha sambandha vAstavika nahIM hai| Aja maiM guruvaryA zrI ke prazna kA uttara dene meM asamartha huuN| kyoMki ho sakatA hai jise maiM Aja pati rUpa meM svIkAra karane jA rahI hU~ vaha anaMta bhavoM kI apekSA se kabhI mitra rahA ho, kabhI zatru rahA ho, kabhI putra, kabhI pitA, kabhI bhAI, kabhI bahana, ataH sthAyI sambaMdha to kucha kaha hI nahIM sakatI / asatya bola nahIM sakatI arthAt yaha prazna usake cintana kA viSaya bana gyaa| pardA phaTane kI taiyArI ho gii| pardA tIna prakAra kA hotA hai| laDhDhA kA pardA, bhIta kA pardA, malamala kA pardA / prabhaMjanA kA karma rUpI pardA patalA hotA hotA malamala kA bana gyaa| kucha hI dera meM ajJAna kA ati jIrNa zveta pardA itanI jaldI phaTA ki merA koI nahIM maiM kisI kI nhiiN| daur3ate-daur3ate pahuMca gaI kSapaka zreNI car3ha gii| mala-mala kA pardA thA vaha bhI phaTa gyaa| Aja dina taka saba prakAra kA sarjana kiyA aba visarjana meM laga gii| isa prakAra prabhaMjanA ne gaharI DubakI lagA lii| aura vahI khar3e-khar3e sarvajJAtA dRSTA kI sAkSAta mUrti bana kevala darzana aura kevalajJAna ko prApta kara liyaa| varamAlA hAtha kI hAtha meM raha gaI aura mokSa rUpI mAlA kA varaNa kara liyaa| svayaMvara maNDapa dIkSA maNDapa meM parivartita ho Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamily.jainelibrary.org Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gyaa| "kise kahUM maiM apanA" yaha prazna zAzvata satya ke rUpa meM Akara upasthita ho gyaa| jo sAdhvI jI guru-pada para thI unako jaba yaha jJAna huA ki prabhaMjanA ne dhyAnArUDha sthiti meM kSapaka zreNI ArohaNa kara anaMta jJAna, anaMta darzana, anaMta cAritra rUpa kevalajJAna ko prApta kara liyA hai| unhIM kSaNoM samasta sAdhvI maNDala ke sAtha bhAvapUrNa prabhaMjanA ke caraNoM meM anaMta bAra praNAma kiyaa| idhara prabhaMjanA ke sAtha meM AI huI eka haz2Ara sakhiyAM evaM svayaMvara maNDapa meM Aye hue rAjakumAra jo pratikSaNa prabhaMjanA kI pratIkSA meM samaya vyatIta kara rahe the una sabhI ko vidyutavega kI taraha prabhaMjanA ke zAzvata satya prApti kI sUcanA milI / pariNAma svarUpa janamAnasa prabhaMjanA ke caraNoM meM ullasita bhAvoM se praNAma karane lge| prabhaMjanA una sabhI ko sambodhita karatI huI Atma svarUpa ko samajhA rahI thI / "kise kahU~ maiM apnaa'| isa vAkya ne rahasya udghATana kara pratyeka AtmA ko AtmavikAsa kI ora unmukha kiyaa| kevalajJAna meM jhalakatI vANI ko zravaNa kara sabhIne isa satya ko svIkAra kara liyA ki "kise kahU~ maiM apanA" / samasta jagata hai sapanA, phira kisa lie khapanA, arihaMta nAma hai japanA, kevala Atma smaraNa meM lgnaa| *** Jain Education Internationarivate & Personal Usevanty jainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevomly.jainelibrary.org Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((8. azuddha se zuddhatA kI ora )) AtmA karmo kA saMyoga karatI hai jar3a Adi padArtho ke samparka se / Aja dina taka jitanA cintana hai vaha para kA hai| para yAni zArIrika puSThI kA vicAra / Atmika zuddhi kA vicAra jisa dina A gayA usa dina AtmA apane ghara kA svAmI bana jaayegaa| azuddha nimitte e saMsaratA attA kattA para no| zuddha nimitta rame jaba ciddhana kartA bhoktA gharano re svAmI ||vi.|| azuddha nimitto ke saMsarga se AtmA para padArtho kA kartA banatA hai| para yAni jar3a padArtha ! zuddha nimitta meM jaba AtmA ramaNa karatA hai to kartA bhoktA apane ghara kA banatA hai| vicAra zuddha bane to zubha kI ora jaayegaa| acche kArya zuddha kI ora aura bure kArya azubha kI ora / zubha puNya bandhana karAyegA / puNya kA Dhera ekatrita hogaa| azubha pApa bandhana kraayegaa| puNya aura pApa sone kI ber3I aura lohe kI ber3I ke samAna hai| ber3I ber3I hI hai cAhe vaha sone kI ho yA lohe kii| bandhana to bandhana hI hai| nikaTabhavI AtmA to eka dina puNya kA bhI nAza karanA hogaa| kyokiM gati karanI hai| pApa to naSTa hotA hI hai parantu puNya ko bhI samApta karanA par3atA hai| bAharI cintana se haTa kara nija ghara kA hI cintana / ___ do mitra the eka hoTala meM ruke ! sAma ke samaya donoM meM manamuTAva huA paise ko le kara / eka socatA hai jaba taka isako mArA nahIM jAyegA taba taka paisA hAtha nahIM lagane vaalaa| dUsare mitra ke mana meM bhI yahI vicAra aayaa| rAtri hote hote zubha vicAra AyA ! una vicAroM ne yaha kiyA ki mujheM yaha kArya nahIM karanA / yaha to merA mitra hai| yahAM se nikala jAnA hI acchA hai| paise jamA kiye hai vyartha jAte hai to jAye parantu isa sthAna para nahIM rukanA / Aja dina taka hama Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevapilyjainelibrary.org Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ itane ghaniSTha mitra rahe hai hamezA sAtha meM rahate haiN| parantu itane kharAba vicAra Aja dina taka nahIM aaye| nikala pdd'e| paise vyartha gye| menez2ara se mile kahAM? kaise rUma meM hame ThaharAyA vahAM to bure-bure vicAra Ate hai| menez2ara ne kahAM maiMne to tumako manA kI thI kahIM rukane kI jagaha nahIM hai parantu tumane kahAM hameM to eka rAta rahanA hai koI choTA sA rUma hI de do! isa rUma meM thor3e samaya pahale do-tIna vyakti ruke the| rAtri meM paise ke kAraNa jhagar3A huA jhagar3e-jhagar3e meM eka kA khUna kara diyA aura rUma kA tAlA lagA kara, cale gye| do dina bAda badabU Ane lagI, khUna bAhara Ane lagA tAlA tor3A taba patA calA ki andara lAza par3I huI hai| yahI kamarA sApha karake Apako diyA gayA thaa| mitroM ko patA calA ki bure paramANu kamare meM vyApta the isI lie hamAre mana meM bure vicAra aaye| paramANu meM ananta zakti hotI haiN| khUna ke paramANu isalie mArane kA vicAra aayaa| jJAnI puruSa isIlie mandira jAne kA kahate hai| tIrthayAtrA karane kA kahate haiN| pAlItANA jaao| vahAM para kAMkare kAMkare siddha hue hai| to paramANu kaise hoge zubha! dhArmika sthAnoM meM kahIM bhI jAogeM vahAM ke paramANu zuddha hI hoNge| lar3ake vahAM se nikalakara dUsare jagaha pahuMca gye| rUma maaNgaa| rUma meM pahuMcate hI acchI bhAvanA jaagii| apane gAMva meM eka choTA sA maMdira nirmANa karavA deN| ArAdhanA sAdhanA meM jIvana bitaaye| AtmA ke lie kucha kreN| Aja dina taka zArIrika kriyA kalApoM meM samaya barbAda kiyA hai| mainejara ko pUchA ? hamako jisa rUma meM ThaharAyA hai isase pUrva isa rUma me kauna ThaharA thA? mainez2ara ne kahAM Apase pUrva isa rUma meM eka bahuta bar3e saMta ko ThaharAyA thaa| kitane hI loga unake darzana karane Ate the| pravacana hotA thaa| gAr3iyoM kI katAre lagI rahatI thii| saMta mahAtmA bhautika sAdhanoM se pare the| sirpha AtmA kA hI upadeza dete the| gati se pragati kI ora jAnA hai| kevala AtmajJAna kI avasthA bana jaaye| aisI avasthA jJAnI kI hotI hai| maMdira upAsarA kA kArya puNya bandhana hai / ye zuddhatA meM Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usev@mily.jainelibrary.org Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahayogI bnegaa| isa prakAra ke vicAra doMno mitroM ke mana meM Ane lage ! paramANu meM ananta zakti hai| pUrva meM rahe zubha paramANu mitroM ke zubha cintana kA viSaya banA / zubha vicAra AtmonmukhI banAte haiN| lar3ako ne dekhA vahAM aura yahAM ke vicAroM meM kitanA antara / kala azubha Aja zubha paramANu-paramANu meM kitanA antara haiN| zuddha nimittoM ke Alambana ke lie hI jJAniyoM ne maMdira, upAsaro kA nirmANa karavAyA hai| jahAM Avazyaka ho vahAM maMdira avazya banavAnA caahie| aura jahAM maMdira jIrNa-zIrNa ho gaye ho, girane kI taiyArI ho to jIrNoddhAra avazya karavAnA cAhie / mandira Alambana bhUta hote hai| sudeva, sugaru, sudharma kA pAlana hone lagatA hai| jaise pATana kA rAjA siddharAja unake sajjana nAma kA maMtrI thaa| sajjana maMtrI eka bAra giranAra kI yAtrA ke lie gayA / maMdiro kA avalokana kiyaa| mana meM jIrNoddhAra kA vicAra aayaa| maMdiroM kI sthiti bahuta nAjuka thii| karor3o kA dhana lagAyA jAye jaba jAkara jIrNoddhAra ho sakatA hai / maMtrI jitane bhI hue hai vaha saba banie hI hote the| baniyoM ke pAsa buddhi kA vaibhava hotA thaa| vizAla maMdira bhI jainoM ke hI hote the| zAsana aura rAjya kI surakSA maMtriyoM ke hAtha meM hotI thii| maMtraNA kare vaha maMtrI ! maMtraNA kaisI ? heya upAdeya vaalii| heya yAnI chor3ane vAlI upAdeya yAni grahaNa karane lAyaka maMtraNA ! sajjana maMtrI ke roma-roma meM bhakti bharI huI thii| jinazAsana ke prati aTUTa zraddhA thii| zAsana kA rAgI thaa| rAjya kArya karate hue bhI dharma kI rkssaa| socA itanA dhana kahAM se upalabdha hogaa| cintana cala pdd'aa| bhAgya se usa varSa rAjya meM varSA acchI huii| cAroM tarapha hariyAlI-hariyAlI chA gii| phasala bhI bahuta acchI huii| cAroM tarapha zAnti kA vAtAvaraNa thaa| Taiksa lene kA samaya A gyaa| phasala ke hisAba se Taiksa bhI acchA milane vAlA thaa| mana meM vicAra AyA ki mere pAsa to itanA dhana hai nahIM maiM abhI kisAnoM ke Taiksa meM se kucha Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hissA lekara giranAra ke mandiroM kA jIrNoddhAra karavA duuN| bAda meM maiM rAjA ko cukA duuNgaa| sajjana maMtrI ne aisA hI kiyaa| kisAnoM se Taiksa lekara maMdiro kA nirmANa kArya karavA diyaa| neminAtha bhagavAna kA jinAlaya pAMvo para khar3e ho kara himmata ke sAtha pUrA krvaayaa| dUsare maMtriyoM ko jaba patA calA to rAjA ke kAna bharane prArambha kara diye ! irSyA aisI cIz2a hotI hai vaha eka dUsare ko girAne kA kArya karatI hai / rAjA ko kahA ki mahArAja sajjana maMtrI ne isa varSa Taiksa pUrA nahIM bharA haiM bAkI kA Taiksa jaina mandiroM meM lagA diyA hai| rAjA ko ahaM A gayA mere ko binA pUche maMtrI ne maMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra karavAne meM paisA lagA diyA itanI isakI himmata kaise huii| sajjana maMtrI se sabhI itanA Darate the ki sabhA meM khar3A ho jAye to koI sAmane nahIM dekhatA thaa| rAjA ne turanta girafatAra karane kA hukma de diyaa| sajjana maMtrI ko dharma para vizvAsa thaa| maiMne jo bhI kucha kArya kiyA hai vaha paroparakAra ke lie kiyA hai| mana meM kisI bAta kI cintA nhiiN| sajjana maMtrI mana meM socatA hai| hogA jo ho jAyegA eka bAra himmata karake rAjA ke pAsa jAUM aura giranAra kI yAtrA kA nivedana karUM / maine rAjA kA namaka khAyA hai rAste para lAnA merA dharma hai / rAjA ke pAsa DaratA DaratA gayA aura khaaN| rAjan maiM Apase vAyadA karatA hU~ ki maine jitanA dhana liyA hai usakA cukAdA avazya karUMgA parantu eka bAra Apa avazya giranAra parvata para padhAre darzana kreN| rAjan hara cIz2a dekhane hI hotI hai| bahuta AjIjI kI nivedana kiyaa| maMdira kI surakSA ke lie| mAnava mana patthara nahIM hotA pighala jAtA hai| AtmA pAnI ke samAna hai usakA svabhAva ThaMDA hotA hai| Aga ke samparka se garma ho jAtA hai| Aga kA nimitta haTane para pAnI oTomeTika ThaMDA ho jAtA hai| preraNA bhara dii| bhAva kyA hai| sabhI jIvoM ko jina zAsana kA rasika banA duuN| eka jIva ko zAsana kA rasika banAyA to kitanA puNya ! sAta bAra pRthvI ko bhojana karAye jitnaa| Jain Education Internationarivate & Personal Usevownly.jainelibrary.org Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMtrI rAjA ko lekara giranAra parvata para pahuMca gyaa| sajjana maMtrI kA mana prasanna ho gyaa| eka bhAva se namana karatA hai| rAjA bhI deva vimAna jaise maMdira ko dekha kara Azcarya cakita ho gyaa| sAtha meM gagana cumbI dhvajA ko dekhA jo laharA lahI thii| zikhara kitane UMce UMce hai| rAjA maMtra mugdha bana gyaa| neminAtha bhagavAna kI pratimA ko dekhA to Atmavibhora bana gyaa| sajjana maMtrI ne neminAtha bhagavAna kA paricaya btaayaa| ye tIrthaMkara paramAtmA hai, brahmacArI hai| yaha bhogI banane Aye the aura yogI bana gaye cale gaye the ! pazuoM kA nimitta milA / dayA se paripUrNa jIvana thA / pazuoM kI karuNa pukAra ko suna kara nikala par3e aura yahAM Akara sAdhanA meM lIna ho gye| nirvANa mokSa yahI se huA hai| rAjA bahuta hI khuza thaa| kahane lagA maMtrI mujheM yaha saba nahIM mAluma thaa| maiM to bahuta burA karane vAlA thA, tujhe pAyamAla kara detA / parantu yahAM kI yAtrA karA kara mujhe pAvana kara diyaa| vicAroM kI zrRMkhalA badala gyii| kahane lagA sajjana ! terA dharma jayavaMtA ho ! tIrtha ko sparza kara maiM bahuta prasanna huuN| parama zAnti mujhe milI hai| Aja se terA dharma maiM svIkAra karatA huuN| kahane kA tAtparya hai ki azuddha nimittoM se AtmA vibhAvadazA meM gotA khAtI hai / aura zuddha nimitta milane para sva svabhAva meM ramaNa karane laga jAtI hai| paramANuoM meM ananta zakti hotI hai| giranAra parvata ke paramANu zuddha isalie rAjA ke vicAroM meM parivartana A gyaa| azuddha se zuddha kI ora dizA parivartana ho gaI ! Aja dina hameM mArga nahIM milaa| pAMca indriyoM ke 23 viSaya meM Azakti hai, moha hai| bandhana hotA jAtA hai karmo kaa| karmo ke bandha se mukti kaise hogii| mukti ke lie to sudeva, suguru, sudharma kA Alambana lenA hogaa| azuddha nimittoM se zuddha nimitto kI ora AnA hogaa| zuddha nimitto se zubha bhAva jAgRta hote haiN| zubha bhAva zubha mArga (mokSa)kI ora AkarSita karate hai| *** Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamily.jainelibrary.org Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9.jinezvara bhakti AtmA se mahAtmA, mahAtmA se paramAtmA, jana se jaina, jaina se jina Age bar3hanA hai| AtmA ananta zakti kA puMja hai / ThANAMga sUtra meM AyA, samavAyAMga sUtra meM bhI AyA "aige AyA ||"aatmaa eka aayaa| eka AtmA anekoM ke bIca meM A jAtA hai| makar3I jAla banAtI hai aura svayaM usI meM eka dina mara jAtI haiN| jar3a ko dekhate cale A rahe haiN| AtmA kI zakti ko kabhI dekhA? sukha-duHkha, puNya-pApa anubhava karane kI caitanya zakti jisameM vidyamAna ho usI kA nAma AtmA hai / ThIka usake viparIta eka dUsarI zakti haiM jo pratipala, pratikSaNa vyakti ko apanI ora AkarSita karatI rahI hai vaha hai, jar3a padArtha / jar3a meM sukha-duHkha, puNya pApa kA anubhava karane kI kSamatA nahIM hotI hai| Aja kA yuga bhautikavAda kA yuga hai jisake antargata mAnava cetana se haTa kara jar3a padArtho kI ora AkarSita hotA jA rahA hai| vaha unameM inatA lipta ho jAtA hai ki use bhAna hI nahIM rahatA ki maiM kyA kara rahA hU~, kyA karane jA rahA hU~ tathA mujheM isakA kyA phala bhoganA pdd'egaa| apane mUla svabhAva ko bhUlatA jA rahA hai| jIva kA vAstavika svabhAva jJAnamaya, darzanamaya, cAritramaya hai| jJAna ke binA jIva 'sva'svarUpa kI prApti nahIM kara sakatA | sacce sukha kI prApti 'sva'svarUpa meM hI hai| AtmA kA svabhAva to ajara amara hai| jaba ki jar3a kA svabhAva to sar3ana, galana, vidhvaMsa hai| jar3a kA mahatva to tabhI taka hai jaba taka usameM cetana zakti vidyamAna rahatI hai| jisa prakAra baoNksa kI upayogitA, mahattA tabhI taka hai jaba taka usameM hIre, javAharAta bhare rahate haiN| inake nikala jAne para khAlI baoNksa meM cAhe bar3hiyA tAlA lagA diyA jAye phira bhI usakA mahatva nahIM rahatA hai |isii prakAra yaha zarIra bhI eka baoNksa ke samAna hai, isame AtmA rUpI javAharAta hai| tabhI taka isakA mahatva hai jaba taka isame AtmA Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamily.jainelibrary.org Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidyamAna hai| AtmA ke nikala jAne para zarIra kA koI mahatva nahIM rahatA balki use jaldI se jaldI zamazAna le jAne kI taiyAriyAM karate haiN| cetana zakti to zAzvata hai, jar3a padArtha zAzvata nahIM hote unakA to eka na eka dina aMta avazya hotA hai| cetana zakti ko samajhane ke lie dharma kA Azraya lenA par3atA hai| lekina Aja kA mAnava dharma kI sattA ko svIkAra nahIM karatA hai / kyoMki vaha dikhAI nahIM detA hai| bhautika padArtha dikhAI dete haiM isalie usakI sattA ko mAna liyA jAtA hai| dharma bIja ke samAna hotA hai jise bo dene para dikhAI nahIM detA lekina jaba vaha vRkSa kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai to atyadhika lAbhaprada hotA haiN| "bIja bIja hI nahIM, bIja meM tarUvara bhI hai| manuSya manuSya hI nahIM, usameM paramAtma bhI hai|" bIja vRkSa kA rUpa dhAraNa karake rAhagIroM ko zItala chAyA pradAna karatA hai, bhUkhoM ko phala detA hai Adi aneka prakAra kI cIz2e detA hai| ThIka isI prakAra dharma bhI dikhAI nahIM detA hai lekina usakA zuddha phala avazya hI samaya Ane para dRSTigocara hotA haiM / sukha-zAMti cAhie, parantu milegI kahAM se,jIvana meM dharma nahIM, vItarAga kA Azraya nahIM / zAnti kA jo kendra hogA vahIM zAMti milegii| saMsArI prANiyoM ke pAsa zAnti nhiiN| pahuMca jAoM vItarAga prabhu ke caraNoM meM ho jAoM samarpaNa, zAnti milegii| yai zAntarAgarucibhiH paramANubhistvaM nirmApitastribhuvanaika - llaambhuut| tAvanta eva khalu te'pyaNavaH pRthivyAM yatte samAnamaparaM nahi rUpamasti / he prabhu ApakA nirmANa zAnti ke paramANuoM se huA haiN| jagahajagaha maiM gayA parantu zAnti ke paramANu mile nahIM, kyoMki bace hI nahIM ! sAre Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAnti ke paramANu Apake pAsa Akara ekatrita ho gaye haiN| ApakA nirmANa hI zAnti ke paramANuoM se huA hai| to mujhe milate bhI kahAM? punarapi jananaM, punarapi maraNam punarapi jananI- jaThare zayanam Aja dina taka khUba bhaTakA / bAra-bAra janmA, bAra-bAra mRtyu ko prApta huA, bAra-bAra mAtA ke garbha meM rhaa| Alambana liyA nahIM vItarAga prabhu kaa| phira zAnti kahAM se milegii| saMsArI prANIoM kA Alambana liyA mAMga kI, parantu usake pAsa hai kyA-jo degeM / pahuMca jAoM vItarAga prabhu ke pAsa mAMganI karoge to kucha na kucha vastu kI prApti avazya hogii| jisane vItarAga prabhu ko pakar3A nahIM vaha bhaTaka gye| sAvana ke mahIne meM jhUle jhUlate haiN| jhUlA jhUlane vAle jhUle kI rassI ko maz2abUtI se pakar3atA hai phira bhale vaha kitane hI z2ora-z2ora se jhoTe khAye par3egA nhiiN| agara maz2abUtI se rassI ko pakar3egA nahIM to eka hI jhoTe meM khalAsa / haDDI cakanAcUra ho jaayegii| saMsAra meM raho parantu vItarAga kI vANI rUpI rassI ko acchI taraha se pakar3a lo maz2abUtI ke sAtha / AoM bhUlo mere cetana, Atama bhavana meM, Atama bhavana meM cetana apane bhavana meM..-Ao.... kAhe kA vahAM vRkSa khar3A hai| kAhe kI jhUla par3I vAme....kAMhe....Ao.... samyak darzana vRkSa khar3A hai, jJAna kI jhUla par3I vAme.....,jJAna....AoM.. vItarAga tathA jJAna rUpI vANI kA Alambana maz2abUtI ke sAtha pakar3a liyA to aura kahIM bhaTakane kI jarUrata nahIM rhtii| lekina Aja dina taka kAmanA-vAsanA kI tamannA hai| tRpti nahIM hogI, yaha to Aga meM ghI DAlane ke Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usevamily.jainelibrary.org Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAna hai, bar3hatI hI jaayegii| Apane abhI khAnA khAyA, kucha samaya pazcAt punaH bhUkha laga jAtI hai| abhI abhI acche acche sAbuna se snAna kiyA, senTa Adi padArtho kA vilepana zarIra para kiyA thor3e samaya bAda vApisa badabU zarIra se Ane laga jAtI hai| vItarAga prabhu ke darzana karane ke pazcAt bhautika sukha kI tamannA nahIM rhegii| pakar3a lo vItarAga jinezvara deva ke caraNa / jIvana sArthaka ho jAyegA, kisI prakAra kA bhaya jIvana meM nahIM rhegaa| nirbhIkatA A jaayegii| pethar3akumAra ke jIvana meM bhI prabhu kI bhakti se nirbhIkatA A gaI thii| pethar3akumAra rAjA kA pramukha maMtrI thaa| rAjA usakI salAha se hI sAre rAjya kArya karatA thaa| isase dUsare maMtrI pethar3a maMtrI se cir3hane lge| socane lage kisI bhI taraha isako rAjA kI AMkho se nIce girAnA hai| rAjA isI ko mAna-sammAna dete haiN| hamako kucha pUchate hI nahIM hai| avasara kI rAha dekhane lage ki kisa prakAra ise nIce girAyA jaaye| IrSyA pravRtti aisI hotI haiN| bhAI-bhAI ko judA kara detI hai| pethar3a maMtrI prAta: gyAraha baje Ate hai aura sAma ko pAMca bajate hI ravAnA ho jAte haiM / hama to subaha jaldI Ate haiM aura derI se jAte haiN| unheM mAluma thA kI isase pUrva pethar3a maMtrI A hI nahIM sktaa| isalie rAjA ke kAna bharane zurU kara diye / rAjan ! Apa pethar3a maMtrI ko itanA mAna sammAna dete haiM parantu vaha ApakI AjJA kA pAlana nahIM kara sktaa| isakI parIkSA ke lie Apa use eka dina subaha ATha baje rAjya sabhA meM bulAoM vaha AtA hai yA nahIM Apako patA cala jAyegA ApakI kitanI AjJA kA pAlana karatA hai| rAjA to kAna ke kacce hote hai eka pakSa kI bAta ko sunakara Aveza A gayA ki pethar3a maMtrI aisA hai merI AjJA ko nahIM mAnatA / prAtaH kAla hote hI sainikoM ko pethar3a maMtrI ke ghara bheja diyA aura kahalAyA ki abhI-abhI pethar3akumAra ko rAjA sAhaba ne bulAyA hai| sainika samAcAra lekara rAjA kI AjJA se pahuMca gaye maMtrI jI ke ghara para / maMtrI ko AvAja lagAyI maMtrANI bAhara AI kahAM kyA kAma Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| maMtrI jI nahIM milegeN| sainiko ne kahA maMtrANI jI rAjA kA hukma haiM ki abhI-abhI pethaDakumAra ko rAjA jI ne bulAyA hai| maMtrANI ne kahAM abhI pethar3a maMtrI nahIM milegeM kaha denA rAjA sAhaba ko| sainika dekhate rahe gye| eka aurata kI itanI himmata kaha diyA maMtrIjI nahIM milegeM ! vApisa rAjA ke pAsa A gaye aura samAcAra kaha diyA ki maMtrI jI to nahIM mile unakI patnI thI usane kahAM maMtrI mahodaya isa samaya nahIM mileNge|yh suna kara rAjA ko bahuta gussA aayaa| ahaMkAra aura abhimAna ne daboca liyA rAjA ko / rAma carita mAnama meM kahAM hai ki "sattA, prabhutA kAMhi mada nAMhi ||"sttaa aura prabhutA milane para mada yAni abhimAna Aye binA nahIM rhtaa| prabhu vItarAga kI bhakti abhaya pada ko dene vAlI hai| namutthuNaM ke pATha meM AtA hai| "cakkhudayANaM, abhayadayANaM' jinezvara deva abhaya ko dene vAle hai| vItarAga kI vANI mArga batAtI hai yAni sarca-lAITa kA kArya karatI hai, maina ror3a para lA kara khar3A kara detI haiN| daur3anA yA calane kA kArya apanA haiN| rAjA Aveza Aveza meM ratha meM savAra hokara pahuMca gayA maMtrI ke ghara / maMtrANI ne rAjA kA khUba Adara satkAra kiyA baMdhAyA ghara meM praveza kraayaa| lekina rAjA to Aveza meM hI thA pUchA maMtrANI maMtrI kahAM hai mujhe usase milanA haiN| maMtrANI ne kahAM rAjan ! maMtrIjI abhI Apako nahIM milegeN| Aja hamAre ghara koI sarakAra kA vyakti A jAye to kitanA Dara lagatA hai| sAmane nahIM Ate chipa jAte hai| maMtrANI meM itanI nirbhIkatA kahAM se aaii| vItarAga prabhu kI pUjA sevA se / rAjA ko aura bhI tez2a gussA Ane lgaa| maMtrANI maMtrI milegA nahIM to gayA kahAM para haiN| rAjan sthAna batA sakatI hU~ parantu vahAM bhI isa samaya maMtrI jI Apase nahIM mileNge| sthAna batA diyaa| itanA hone para bhI maMtrANI ko Dara nahIM bhaya nhiiN| eka nArI meM itanI himmata / rAjA hAtha meM naMgI talavAra lekara ravAnA ho gyaa| maMdira taka pahuMca gayA sIr3hiyAM car3hane lagA Aveza kama hone lgaa| paramANuoM meM Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 85 ananta zakti hotI hai| maMdira meM praveza kiyA praveza karate hI sAmane bhavya AdIzvara bhagavAna kI pratimA ko dekhA mana meM vicAra AyA Aja dina taka aisA AdIzvara bhagavAna kA maMdira nahIM dekhA Age bar3ha rahA hai vicAroM meM taratamatA Ane lgii| raMgamaNDapa meM pahuMca gayA sAmane mUla gammAreM meM dekhA maMtrI puSpa pUjA kara rahA haiM / aSTa prakAra kI pUjA hotI haiN| pratyeka pUjA kA apanA rahasya hotA hai| abhiSeka jina mUrti kA karo to karma mela Apake dhulate hai| candana pUjA karo to upazama bhAva prApta hotA hai / puSpa pUjA karo to ApameM guNoM kI suvAsa utpanna hotI hai| dhUpa pUjA karo to vAsanA kI durgandha dUra hotI hai| AratI utAroM to antara meM ujavAlA hotA hai| akSata pUjA karo to akSaya pada prApta hotA hai| naivaidya pUjA karo to aNAhArI pada prApta hotA hai| phala pUjA karo to mokSa rUpI phala kI prApti hotI hai| mana-vacana-kAyA, soMpo to tInoM hI Apake nirmala banate haiN| dhyAna prabhu kA dharoM to citta prasanna hotA haiN| itanI gajaba kI zakti paramAtmA meM hotI hai| maMtrI puSpa pUjA kara rahA hai yaha dekha rAjA ke vicAroM meM parivartana ho gayA kyA lekara AyA thA ki Aja maiM maMtrI kA sira dhar3a se alaga kara duuNgaa| hiMsA kA bhAva thaa| parantu yahAM Akara saba kucha gAyaba / bhakti meM itanI zakti hotI haiN| pethar3amaMtrI kI bhakti tathA jinAlaya ke paramANuoM ne rAjA ke vicAroM meM parivartana lA diyaa| maMtrI ko eka vyakti puSpa detA jA rahA thA aura maMtrI bhagavAna kI puSpoM se AMgI racA rahA thA / rAjA ke bhAva varddhamAna hue usa vyakti ko uThA svayaM baiTha gyaa| puSpa denA cAlU kiyaa| krama badala gyaa| rAjA ko dekha liyA phira bhI pUjA meM saMlagna / dravya pUjA se aba bhAva pUjA meM praveza kiyaa| dravya pUjA bhAvoM ko lAne ke lie arthAt bhAvoM to maz2abUta banAne ke lie hai| jaisA ki deva candra jI mahArAja ne bArahaveM vAsupUjya svAmI ke stavana meM kahate haiM ki - Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usev@mily.jainelibrary.org Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "dravya thI pUjA re kAraNa bhAvano re, bhAva prazasta ne zuddha // parama iSTa vallabha tribhuvana dhaNI re, vAsupUjya svayaM buddha ||puujnaa // " dravya pUjA se bhAva pUjA utpanna hotI haiN| bhAva pUjA ke do bheda hote haiN| (1) prazasta bhAva nipekSa pUjA aura (2) zuddha bhAva nipekSa pUjA / bhAva, AtmA kI pariNati hai aura prazasta hai| guNIjanoM para rAga rakhanA bhI prazasta hai| zrI vAsupUjya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna svayaM buddha haiM / tribhuvana ke svAmI haiM, ve hI mere parama-atyanta iSTa priya aura vallabha haiN| unhIM ke prati merA rAga haiN| yaha bhAva pUjA prazasta rAga yukta hai| guNoM kA rAga prazasta hai| bhakti meM ananta zakti hotI haiN| bhakti se zakti milatI hai, zakti se zAnti, zAnti se samAdhi, samAdhi se sadgati, sadgati se ziva gati prApta hotI hai| pethar3a maMtrI caityavaMdana kara rahA haiM bhAvoM ke sAtha stavana bola rahA hai : tU sadA hI sAtha detA vItarAgo o vijetA-tU sadA .... na jarA na roga mRtyu, na viyoga zoka krandana avinAzI ho niraMjana, tumheM lAkha-lAkha vaMdana saMsAra pAra letA, vItarAgI o vijetA -tU sadA..... rAjA maMtrI kI yaha saba kriyAeM dekhakara mana hI mana bahuta hI prasanna ho rahA hai, kyA le kara AyA thA vaha saba vamana ho gyaa| maMtrI aba apanI pUrI vidhi karake AvasihiM Avasihi kahatA huA maMdira ke bAhara nikala gayA, rAjA bhI maMtrI ke pIche-pIche maMdira ke bAhara nikala gyaa| maMdira se nikalate hI rAjA ko dekhA caraNoM meM par3a gyaa| itane samaya AtmA ke rAjA se milana thaa| aba zarIra ke rAjA kA milana huaa| jhuka gyaa| rAjA ne kahAM maMtrI tuma nahIM maiM tumheM namaskAra kruuNgaa| tere se mujhe jJAna milA / terI kRpA se Aja mujhe bhavya pratimA ke darzana hue| Aja dina taka maiMne itanA bhavya jinAlaya dekhA hI nhiiN| tU merA bahuta upakArI haiM |bhkti kI zakti ne jIvana parivartana kara diyaa| Aja se terA dharma merA dharma, jo karegA vaha maiM kruuNgaa| rAjA bahuta hI prasanna huaa| Jain Education Internation Private & Personal Usevomly.jainelibrary.org Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA ne kahA maMtrI mahodaya kala maiM Apako lene ke lie ratha bhejuuNgaa| usameM baiThakara Apa rAjasabhA meM padhAranA ! rAjA prasanna hotA huA vApisa mahaloM me A gyaa| dUsare dina logoM ko khUba majA Ane vAlA thaa| sabhI maMtrI bahuta khuza the ki Aja to pethar3a maMtrI ko rAjA padacyuta kara degeM! maMtrI mudrA chIna legeN| "tamAze ko teDA nahIM'tamAzA hotA hai vahAM kisI ko bulAnA nahIM par3atA svayaM hI bhIr3a ikaTThI ho jAtI haiN| rAjyasabhA meM khUba bhIr3a ikaTThI ho gii| rAjA siMhAsana para baiTha gyaa| vItarAga prabhu ke darzana ne pAsA palaTa diyaa| pethar3a maMtrI kA ratha rAjya sabhA meM Akara ruukaa| rAjA siMhAsana se uTha gaye aura maMtrI ko Adara sahita lAkara siMhAsana para apane samIpa baitthaayaa| sabhI dekhate raha gaye yaha kyA / kyA hone vAlA thA kyA ho gyaa| sabake muMha utara gye| usI samaya sabhI ke bIca rAjA ne maMtrI ko sarvopari pada diyA sAtha meM amuka, amuka rAjya tathA rahane ke lie mahala bhI alaga se diyaa| sAtha meM irSyAlu maMtriyoM ko padacyuta karane kI ghoSaNA jAhira kI ! lekina pethar3a maMtrI ke kahane se roka diyaa| dhar3a maMtrI kI bhakti itanI prabala thI ki yadi unake pUjA kA vastra kisI bImAra vyakti ke Upara DAla diyA jAtA to vaha bImArI se mukta ho jAtA thaa| unake vastroM meM bhI itanI tAkata thii| hameM bhI isI prakAra kI bhakti karake Atma svarUpa ko pahacAnanA haiN| hamane Aja dina taka kyA kiyA-baccoM ko paise diye, patni ko gahanoM se sajAyA, oNphisaroM ke caraNoM meM mAthA TekA tathA unako khilAyA pilAyA, mehamAnoM ko mIThA bhojana karAyA isake badale meM sirpha hamako durgati milI cikane karma bandhana hue AtmA ko dIrgha kAla ke lie saMsAra meM ghUmAyA hai| aba sAvadha banAnA hai rAgIoM ke badale vItarAga ko sambhAlanA hai / rAgIoM kI prasannatA se vItarAga kI udAsInatA pracaMDa tAkAtavAlI hai| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (10. zakti hI jIvana) mAnava jIvana meM zakti kI bahuta AvazyakatA haiN| binA zakti ke na laukika kArya sampanna ho sakatA hai aura na AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kI jA sakatI haiN| pratyeka kArya ko sampanna karane ke lie aura use safalatA kI sImA para pahuMcAne ke lie zArIrika aura mAnasika donoM prakAra kI zakti apekSita haiN| samasta safalatAoM ke mUla meM eka bhI padArtha zakti-hIna nahIM hai| kisI meM zakti prasupta rahatI hai to kisI meM pravuddha / prasupta zakti ko prabuddha karanA hI vijJAna evaM jJAniyoM kA kAma haiN| koyalA eka acetana tatva hai| zaktihIna pratIta hotA hai para jyohi use agni kA samparka milatA hai vaha jala uThatA hai| usa eka hI koyale meM samagra grAma-nagara, vana ko jalAne kI zakti A jAtI hai| avarUddha jala meM pravAha nahIM hotA vaha pravAhI na hokara zAnta par3A rahatA haiM, kintu jaba bAMdha TUTa jAtA hai taba vaha pravAhI hIna jala pravAhazIla bana kara sarvanAza karane vAla bana jAtA haiN| bAr3ha kA vega jidhara nikalegA hAhAkAra macA degaa| bAMdha ke zAnta jala ko dekha kara koI bhI vyakti usakI pracaNDa zakti kI kalpanA nahIM kara sakatA / jala ke kaNa-kaNa meM parivyApta vidyuta kI zakti ko koI nApa nahIM sktaa| vaijJAnika prakriyA karake jaba vidyuta kA rUpa diyA jAtA hai taba usakI mahApracaNDa zakti kA anumAna lagAnA buddhi kA kAma hai| pavana jaba manda-manda bahatA hai to sabako priya lagatA hai, sukhada lagatA hai| para jaba vahI pavana pracaNDa AMdhI tUfAna kA svarUpa grahaNa kara letA hai tava duniyAM meM hAhAkAra macA detA hai| ThIka isI prakArI manuSya kI sAdhAraNa buddhi kA jaba kisI tejasvI pratibhA sampanna vyakti se samparka hotA hai taba usake jIvana meM camatkAra utpanna ho jAtA bhagavAna rAma ko jaba caudaha varSa kA vanavAsa milA aura jaba vaha Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjya ayodhyA ko chor3akara nikaTa vanoM meM bhramaNa kara rahe the tava unake pAsa kyA sAdhana the, kucha bhI nhiiN| sirpha zArIrika evaM Atmika zakti hI unake pAsa thii| apanI Atma zakti ke bala para hanumAna jaise vIra ko apanA parama bhakta banA liyA / apanI zakti ke bala para hI zaktizAlI evaM mahAbalavAna zatru ko parAjita karake kiskiMdhA rAjya para sugrIva ko baiThAkara use bhI apanA parama mitra banA liyaa| sAdhanahIna rAma sAdhana sampanna bana gye| apane pitA ke ghara se eka kaNa mAtra bhI sAdhana lekara ve nahIM nikale the kintu vikaTa vanoM meM raha kara bhI sva upArjita zakti ke bala para saba kucha pA liyaa| AtatAyI daityoM kA damana kiyaa| yaha saba unakI jIvana zakti kA hI camatkAra thaa| jJAniyoM ne kahAM haiM mAnava ke pAsa tIna mukhya zaktiyAM hotI hai| (1) mana kI zakti (2) bacana kI zakti (3) kAyA kI zakti / manana se cintana se mana kI zakti bar3hatI haiN| mauna se vANI kI zakti bar3hatI haiM aura zrama se zArIrika zakti bar3hatI hai| vANI kA bhUSaNa mauna hai, vAcAlatA nahIM / mauna rakhanA apane Apa meM eka tapa hai| yaha tapa vahIM vyakti kara sakatA hai jisane vAk saMyama kI kalA ko sIkha liyA haiN| apanI vANI kA jAdU haz2AroM zrotAoM para karanA AsAna hai parantu mauna rahakara apane AcAra kA prabhAva DAlanA bahuta kaThina haiN| vaktA honA sarala hai kintu mauna raha kara apane AcAra kA prabhAva janamAnasa para DAlanA bahuTa kaThina haiN| mAnava jaisA cAheM vaisA bana sakatA hai| apane hRdaya meM jaisA vicAra karatA hai vaisA bana jAtA haiN| jisake mana meM rAkSasI bhAvanA rahatI hai, vaha rAkSasa bana jAtA hai| daivIya bhAvanA rahatI hai to deva bana jAtA hai| Aja saMsAra kitanA azAnta evaM udbhrAnta dRSTigocara hotA hai| jidhara dRSTi DAlo udhara hI azAnti kA dAvAnala dhadhakatA dikhAI detA haiM / hara tarapha udvignatA evaM khinnatA haiN| lagatA hai mAnava jAti pAgalapana kI dusthiti se gujara rahI haiN| isa vizAla vizva meM sarvAdhika zreSTha kauna hai ? isa prazna para cintana Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura manana karane ke pazcAt isI nirNaya para pahuMcate hai ki sRSTi kA sarvAdhika zreSTha prANavAna tatva manuSya hI haiN| Aja dina taka ke itihAsa meM dharma aura darzana, saMskRti aura sAhitya, kalA evaM vijJAna kI jitanI bhI khoja huI haiM unakA mUla AdhAra mAnava hI haiN| manuSya ke lie hI inakA prayoga aura upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| samagra vizva ke vikAsa kA mUla kendra mAnava jIvana hI haiN| mAnava jIvana kI pavitratA aura zreSThatA mAnava jIvana kA vaha pakSa hai jisake lie bhArata ke mahAna AcArya saMta aura vidvAnoM ne apanI-apanI bhASA se apane-apane granthoM me bahuta kucha guNagAna kiyA hai| mAnava kI prasupta AtmA prabuddha karane ke lie unhoMne cintana manana ke dvArA bahuta kucha preraNA dI hai| manuSya vaha hai jo apane mana kI zakti kA samrATa ho / saMsAra kI samagra zakti jisake Age natamastaka ho| eka pAzcAtya vidvAna ne kahA hai ki pratyeka manuSya apane Apa meM eka vizAla grantha haiM, yadi Apa use par3hane kI kalA jAnate ho to| pratyeka manuSya meM saMsAra kI samagra zakti ke sAtha Atmika zakti bhI vidyamAna rahatI hai| usako pragaTa karanA AnA caahie| jinhoM ne bhI isa Atmika zakti ko prakaTa kiyA hai paramapada ko prApta ho gaye / samyak dRSTi AtmA saMsAra ke viSaya bhogoM meM aura bhayaMkara yuddho meM rata rahane para bhI unakI nirvikalpa svarUpAnubhUti bAhara na raha kara andara hI rahatI hai| udAharaNa svarUpa zAntinAtha, kunthunAtha aura aranAtha ina tInoM tIrthaMkaro ke jIvana ko lIjie, jo apane jIvana meM cakravartI aura tIrthaMkara donoM hI rheN| tInoM hI tIrthaMkara banane vAle jIva the, phira bhI tInoM prArambha meM saMsAra ke bhogoM aura yuddhoM meM saMlagna rheN| bhoga-vilAsa bhI kiye bhayaMkara yuddha bhI kie| saMsAra ke kArya karate hue bhI kSAyika samyak bhAva meM kaise rahe ? yaha prazna uThanA bhI sahaja hI hai| zAstrakAroM ne isake samAdhAna meM kahAM hai ki ve bhogI raha kara bhI andara se tyAgI the| AtmA kI zakti pragaTa thii| cAritra moha ke udaya se viSaya kA rAga thA parantu darzana moha Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Useamly.jainelibrary.org Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSaya ho jAne se unakI dRSTi meM rAga kA rAga nahIM thA / udAsIna bhAva thaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki ve saMsAra meM rahe, saMsAra ke bhoga bhI bhoge aura bhayaMkara yuddha bhI kiye| yaha saba hote hue bhI unakI kSAyika samyak meM kisI prakAra kA vyavadhAna nahIM aayaa| jIvana kI pavitratA, ujjavalatA aura mahAnatA tabhI pragaTa hotI hai jaba ki bAhara meM vastu kA rAga hote hue bhI andara meM rAga ke pratipakSa vairAgya kI pavitra dhArA pravAhita ho| aura anAsakti kA mahAsAgara laharAtA ho| manuSya ke jIvana meM cintana aura anubhava jitanA sUkSma evaM AtmasparzI hogA to jIvana meM utanA hI adhika Ananda aura ullAsa pragaTa hogaa| ***** Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usenany jainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (11.AtmAnubhUti soo mata jAgo! anAdi kAla se sote Aye haiN| jAgane kI kriyA yogiyoM kI haiM, aura sone kI kriyA saMsAriyoM kI haiN| jAganA kaisA ? AtmA kA cintana nirantara ho satata ho / usakA nAma hI jAganA yAni apramAdI avasthA / sva cintana meM rahanA hI apramAdI avasthA hai, para kA paripekSaNa karanA, cintana karanA yaha hai pramAdI avasthA yAni sone kI avsthaa| rAta ko nIMda meM bhI satata AtmA kA cintana cale usI kA nAma hai jAgRta avasthA / anAdi anaMta samaya vyatIta ho gayA sote cale A rahe hai| Aja dina taka sAMsArika viSaya-vAsanAoM meM layalIna rahe, para padArtho ke prati Asakta rahe lekina abhI taka anAsakta avasthA AI nahIM anAsakta avasthA ko lAnA hai ! jaise samakita dhArI jIvaNo, kareM kuTumba pratipAta antara se nyAro rahe, jyoM dhAya khilAveM vaal|| samakita dhArI jIva(prANI)saMsAra meM rahatA hai parantu usakI avasthA dhAya mAtA ke samAna hotI hai| mAM do prakAra kI hotI hai| eka janma dene vAlI aura dUsarI pAlana karane vaalii| dhAya mAtA pAlaka mAM kahalAtI hai ! vaha bacce ke saba kucha kArya karatI hai, snAna karAtI haiM, dUdha pilAtI hai, khilAtI hai, pyAra bhI detI hai lekina usake mana meM yaha vicAra calatA rahatA hai ki yaha baccA merA nahIM hai| saMsAra meM hamako bhI isI prakAra rahanA caahie| sabhI kucha sAMsArika kArya karate hue bhI usameM layalIna avasthA na ho| usameM ota-prota na ho mana meM yahI cintana calanA cAhie ki yaha kArya mujheM karanA par3atA hai isIlie maiM karatA hU~, kArya karate hue bhI sva svarUpa kA nirIkSaNa karate rahanA caahie| jaisA ki devacanda jI mahArAja ne ajita nAtha bhagavAna ke stavana meM kahAM haiM ki Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 93 "aja kulagata kesarI lahere, nijapada siMha nihAla // tima prabhu bhakte bhavi lahere, Atama zakti saMbhAla / ajita jina tArajo re, tArajo dIna dayAla // " devacandra jI mahArAja kevalI rUpa meM mahAvideha kSetra meM vicaraNa kara rahe haiN| unhoMne dUsare bhagavAna zrI ajita nAtha svAmI ke stavana meM pharamAyA hai ki bakariyoM ke samUha meM eka zera kA baccA thaa| nitya prati samUha ke sAtha nadI para pAnI pIne jAtA thA / eka dina kyA huA nadI para zera bhI pAnI pIne aayaa| usakI AvAz2a ko sunakara bakariyoM kA samUha bhAga gayA lekina zera kA baccA vahIM para khar3A rhaa| Aja dina taka bakariyoM ke samUha meM rahane se muMjheM apane svarUpa kA bhAna nahIM huA ki maiM kauna hU~! zera kA baccA to zera ko dekhakara bhI nirbhIka rUpa vahIM khar3A rhaa| usake mana meM jarA bhI Dara nahIM thaa| zera ke bacce ne mana meM socA yaha kauna prANI hai jo ise dekha kara merA sArA samUha bhAga gyaa| yaha kauna hai ? aura bhAgane vAlA TolA kauna thA aura maiM svaM kauna huuN| una donoM ke bIca usane apanI tulanA karI phira niSkarSa para pahuMca gayA ki merA rUpa to isake jaisA hai| jo TolA bhAga gayA vaha merA rUpa nhiiN| Aja dina taka maiM usake samparka meM raha kara apanA svarUpa bhUla gayA thaa| aba maiM apane svarUpa meM A gayA hU~ aba mujhe kisa bAta kA bhaya ? jisa prakAra vaha zera kA baccA mana meM vicAratA hai usI prakAra Apa bhI vItarAga prabhu ke pAsa jAkara apanI tulanA karo ki he prabhu maiM bhI ApakI zakti (AtmA) ke samAna huuN| parantu merI AtmA para pardA par3a gayA hai| merA samparka saMsAriyoM ke Tole se ho gayA hai| mujhe aba Apake rUpa ko dekhakara apanA rUpa pahacAnanA haiN| hameM prabhu se bhIkha mAMganI cAhie ki he prabhu Apake svarUpa samAna merA svarUpa bana jaayeN| lekina hama bhagavAna ke sAmane kyA mAMganI karate hai-dhana kI, vaibhava kI, rUpa kI, jana kI aadi| eka bAra tIna bhakta bhagavAna ke pAsa aaye| tInoM ne alaga 2 vastu kI Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamily.jainelibrary.org Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAMga karI ! eka ne paise kI mAMga kii| dUsare ne sone kI aura tIsare ne chApA mArane kii| kyoMki tIsarA inkamaTaiksa oNphIsara thaa| hamAre prabhu kaise haiM kucha bhI nahIM dete haiM unake adhiSTApaka deva hI saba kucha dete haiN| deva ne Akara tathAstu kaha diyaa| tInoM bhaktoM ne jo mAMgA vaha prApta ho gyaa| eka dina tInoM ke ghara cora A gaye aura sArA mAla sAmAna curA kara le gye| aba tInoM bhikhArI bana gaye kucha bhI pAsa meM nahIM rhaa| isI prakAra kI dazA hamArI banI huI hai| Aja dina taka mAMgate Aye, mAMgate AyeM phira bhI khAlI kI khAlI zeSa kucha bhI bacA hI nhiiN| jo dasa vIsa paMcAsa bhaye, zata hoI haz2Ara tu lAkha maaNgegii| koTi araba asaMkhya dharApati hone kI cAha jgegii| svarga pAtAla kA rAjya karUM, tRSNA adhikI ati Aga lgegii| sundara eka saMtoSa binA zaTha terI tU bhUkha kabhI na mittegii|| Aja hama karor3apati hai to Age asaMkhya pati hone kI cAha jagatI hai| samajha nahIM pAte kyA avasthA hai hmaarii| paise ke pIche daur3a laga rahI hai| svayaM kA ThikAnA nahIM kyA avasthA banA rakhI hai ! yahAM taka ki bApa baccoM ko jAna nahIM pAte aura bacce bApa ko pahacAna nahIM pAte yaha dazA hai Aja ke yuga kii| pitAjI prAtaH jaldI uTha kara kArya para cale jAte hai aura rAta ko derI se Ate hai jaba taka bacce so jAte haiM subaha pitAjI ke jAne ke samaya bacce sote rahate hai bAda meM uThate haiN| ravivAra ko chuTTI rahatI hai to subaha se hI TI.vI. cAlU ho jAtA hai usameM itane mazahUla bana jAte hai ki eka dUsare kI tarafa dRSTipAta hI nhiiN| baccoM meM saMskAra Aye to kahAM Aye / Aja dina taka kara kyA pAye apane baccoM ke bhaviSya ko garta meM DAla rahe haiN| isalie kahA gayA hai ki: "mAtA zatruH, pitA vairI, yena bAlo na pAThitaH na zobhate sabhAmadhye, haMsa madhye bako ythaa||" Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamily.jainelibrary.org Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 95 ve mAtA, pitA zatru haiM jinhone apane bAlaka ko nahIM par3hAyA, jisa taraha haMso ke bIca bagulA zobhA nahIM detA usI prakAra vidvAnoM ke madhya mUrkha bAlaka / bAlaka kI prathama pAThazAlA usake mAtA-pitA hI haiN| sarva prathama zikSA mAtA-pitA dvArA hI milanI caahie| mAtA-pitA jaisI zikSA degeM usI ke anusAra bAlaka ke bhaviSya kA nirmANa hotA hai| zaizavAvasthA aisI hotI hai jisameM jaise bIja DAleMge vaisA hI vRkSa kA nirmANa hogaa| baccoM meM zurU se hI saMskAra DAlanA cAhie ki rAtri bhojana nahIM karanA cAhie, subaha muMha meM pAnI DAlane se pUrva navakAra maMtra ginanA cAhie, maMdira darzana karane cAhie, bar3o kI AjJA kA pAlana karanA cAhie Adi! mAkaNDeya RSi ne batAyA haiM ki rAtri bhojana karane para bhojana mAMsa tulya aura pAnI rudhira tulya ho jAtA haiN| astaM gate divAnAthe, Apo rudhirmucyte| annaM mAsaM samaM proktaM, mArkaNDeNa mhrssinnaa|| sUrya asta hone para jIvoM kI varSA hotI hai jo ati sUkSma hote haiM, vaha hameM dikhAI nahIM dete| hama maccharoM se bacane ke lie sau bAI kA balba lagAte haiM, TyUbalAITa lagAte hai ki macchara hamAre bhojana meM nahIM par3e hameM dikhAI de jAye / hama maccharoM se baca sakate haiM parantu sUkSma jIvoM se nhiiN| jIvoM se bacanA haiM, unakI rakSA karanI hai to rAtri bhojana kA tyAga avazya kreN| aba hama punaH apanI bAta para Ate haiN| do pAgala jA rahe the| eka kahatA hai yaha candra hai dUsarA kahatA hai yaha sUrya hai| donoM meM jhagar3A ho gyaa| itane meM eka zeThajI aaye| usane pUchA ! zeThajI yaha candra hai yA sUrya / zeTha jI ne socA yaha donoM hI mUrkha haiN| jisakA pakSa lUMgA to dUsare kI lAThI mere sira para pdd'egii| zeTha jI samajhadAra the kahAM bhAI maiM to nayA hU~, dUra deza se AyA huuN| maiM jAnatA nahIM yaha sUrya hai yA candra / maiM dUsarI duniyA se AyA huuN| yaha sunakara Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 donoM cupa ho gaye / aisI dazA kahIM kahIM para Aja kala sAdhu-sAdhvI kI haiN| vihAra karate samaya muqAma karanA hai to sabase pahale sAmane yahI prazna upasthita hotA hai ki ma.sA.Apa eka tithi ke ho yA do tithi ke| jahAM aisI paristhiti AtI haiM to hama to yahI uttara dete hai ki hama to mahAvIra ke hai, jaina sAdhu hai| Apako gaccha pantha se kyA matalaba ! aura bhI jyAdA pUchate hai to yahI kahate hai ki hama dAdA gurudeva ke bhakta hai / donoM ke bIca meM bahuta bar3I Problem upasthita ho jAtI hai| isa bIca meM hama na eka tithi ke aura na do tithi ke to sthAna mila jAtA hai| agara eka yA do tithi ke kaha diyA to rUkane ko bhI sthAna nhiiN| itanA lambA vihAra kamara baMdhI huI phira rahane ko jagaha nahIM, bahuta muzikala khar3I ho jAtI hai| hI aura bhI kI lar3AI hai / hI hogA to jhagar3A prArambha / bhI hogA to jhagar3A samApta / ekAntavAda aura anekAntavAda do hai| jahAM ekAntavAda hai vahAM jhagar3A hai| jahAM syAdavAda hai vahAM jhagar3A nahIM hotA hai| 'bhI lAnA bahuta bar3I bAta hai| bhI lAne kI kriyA ko sIkhanA pdd'egaa| jo hameM mahApuruSoM se sIkhanI hogii| jaisA ki devacandra jI mahArAja ne kahAM hai ki hamArI Atmika zakti paramAtmA ke samAna hai use prakaTa karanI hai| hama svabhAva se vibhAva meM ghUma rahe hai| he prabhu mujheM vibhAva se svabhAva meM AnA hai| maiM bhogAnaMdI, kAmAnandI, indriyanandI banA huA huuN| isalie tere svarUpa ko pA nahIM rahA huuN| Azakti kI gulAmI se dUra haTUMgA tabhI tere svarUpa ko prApta kara skuugaa| cakravartI bharata mahArAjA ke pAsa eka vyakti AyA pUchA ? mahArAjA ? Apako loga anAsakta kahate haiM / yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ? maiM to Apako Asakta dekhatA huuN| Apake 64,000 rAniyAM hai, 32,000 mukuTabaMdha rAjA ApakI sevA meM khar3e rahate hai| phira Apa anAsakta kaise ho sakate ho| duniyAM kahatI haiM ki Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana meM hI vairAgI bharata jI, mana meM hI vairaagii| sahasa batrIsa mukuTa baMdha rAjA, sevA kare vdd'maagii|| causaTha sahasra anteurI jAke, tohi na huA anuraagii| bharata jI mana meM hI vairAgI .... // bharata mahArAja ne kahAM ki Apa yaha jAnanA cAhate hai to yaha tela kA bharA huA kaTorA lo| maiM kahatA hU~ ki tuma mere pUre mahala ke cAroM ora parikramA kara aaoN| lekina parikramA karate samaya yaha dhyAna meM rakhanA hogA ki kauna se mahala meM rAnI kaisI Dresa pahana kara baiThI hai, kyA-kyA nATaka cala rahe hai, kauna kyA kara rahA hai, mahala kI kArIgarI kaisI hai| isa saba bAtoM ke sAtha yaha bAta bhI dhyAna rakhane kI hai ki kaTore meM se eka bUMda bhI tela DhulanA nahIM caahie| agara eka bUMda bhI tela kI nIce girA to naMgI talavAra lie sipAhI AjU-bAjU meM caleMge tela kI bUMda girate hI tumhArA sira dhar3a se alaga kara degeM! vyakti yaha suna asamaMjasa meM par3a gyaa| AyA thA zaMkA kA samAdhAna karane murzakala meM par3a gyaa| mahala ke cAroM tarafa cakkara to lagAyA lekina usakA dhyAna sirfa kaTore para hI kendrita rhaa| use bhaya thA ki agara eka bUMda bhI tela girA to sira se dhar3a alaga, mRtyu nicita ! cakkara lagAkara punaH bharata mahArAjA ke pAsa aayaa| bharata mahArAja ne pUchA cakkara lagA liyaa| mahala meM kyA-kyA kArIgarI dekhI, kauna sI rAnI kahAM baiThI thI, kyA Dresa pahanI thI, kyA-kyA nATaka cala rahe the / vyakti ne uttara diyA mahArAja ! mAfa karanA ? mere sAmane mRtyu kA bhaya thA isalie merI dRSTi kaTore para hI rahI / mahala kA dRSTipAta nahIM kara skaa| yaha suna kara bharata mahArAja kahane lage ThIka hai jisa prakAra tumhAre sAmane mRtyu ghUma rahI thI isalie dRSTi ko tela ke kaTore para kendrita rakhA kahIM dUsarI tarafa dRSTipAta nahIM kiyA ThIka isI prakAra itanA aizvarya hone para bhI maiM apanI AtmA ke nirIkSaNa meM lagA huA hU~ kisI bhI cIz2a meM merI Asakti nahIM hai| mizrI khAne Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevaply.jainelibrary.org Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAlA hI mizrI kA svAda jAna sakatA hai, dUsarA nhiiN| dUsarA to sirpha kaha hI sakatA hai ki mizrI mIThI, safeda hai| lekina vAstavika svarUpa ko nahIM batalA sktaa| isI prakAra maiMne AtmA ke svAda ko cakha liyA hai, dUsarA svAda lene kI mujhe AvazyakatA nhiiN| miSThAna khAkara kauna kar3avA, tIkhA khAne kI icchA rkhegaa| vaha vyakti zarmindA hokara vahAM se ravAnA ho gyaa| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki paramAtma svarUpa ko prAptakara lene para kisI bhI cIz2a kI AvazyakatA zeSa nahIM rahatI hai| paramAtma svarUpa ko prApta karane ke lie vibhAva se svabhAva meM AnA hogaa| svabhAva meM Ane ke lie deva, guru, dharma kA Azraya lenA hogA / deva, guru, dharma kA Alambana lekara hama svabhAva ko prApta karake paramAtma svarUpa ko prApta kara sakate haiN| ***** Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usenany jainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((12."jIvana eka yAtrA hai"Life is Journey)) jIvana eka yAtrA hai, pravAsa hai, safara hai, musAfirI hai, jo kabhI akele meM, kabhI bhIr3a meM kabhI nIr3ameM isakA krama calatA jA rahA hai| jIvana kA yaha krama anAdi kAla se anavarata rIti se calA A rahA hai| jisa prakAra rAtri ke pazcAt divasa, divasa ke pazcAt rAtri / janavarI ke pazcAt pharavarI, pharavarI ke pazcAt mArca / isI prakAra bAraha mahInoM kA krama calatA rahA hai| hamAre jIvana kA krama bhI isI prakAra calA A rahA hai| hameM kisa maMjila para pahuMcanA hai yaha uddezya lie binA hI hama cale jA rahe haiN| isalie hamArI maMjila . abhI taka AI nahIM hai| hameM maMjila prApta karanI hai to pahale hameM kahAM pahuMcanA hai usakA nirNaya karanA par3egA, tabhI usa taka pahuMca sakate haiM / lakSya nahIM banAyegeM taba taka isa saMsAra meM bhramaNa karate hI rhegeN| jisa prakAra koI vyakti gAr3I meM baiTha jAtA hai, aura use mAluma hI nahIM hai ki mujhe kauna se sTezana para utaranA hai| to vaha gAr3I meM ghUmatA hI rahegA jaba taka use yaha mAluma nahIM hogA ki mujheM kauna se sTezana para utaranA hai| ThIka isI prakAra hamArI AtmA bhI anAdi kAla se isa saMsAra meM bhramaNa karatI A rahI haiM kyoMki Aja dina taka patA hI nahIM ki merA antima Station kauna sA hai| jaba taka mAluma nahIM hogA taba taka hamakoM ghUmanA hI pdd'egaa| lekina isa ghUmane meM vizeSatA itanI hai ki Aja dina taka hameM ghUmane meM thakAvaTa mahasUsa nahIM huI, isIlie ghUmate jA rahe haiN| Aja hama dhArmika kSetra kI ora dRSTipAta kareM ki koI vyakti pUjA karatA hai, sAmayika karatA hai, mAlA pheratA hai to use bahuta jaldI thakAvaTa A jAtI hai| parezAna ho jAtA hai, sira darda hone lagatA hai, kamara dukhane lagatI hai, bhUkha lagane lagatI hai, zarIra baicena ho jAtA hai| ThIka isake viparita jar3a padArtho kI ora dRSTipAta kare to hameM patA Jain Education Internation Private & Personal UsevOply.jainelibrary.org Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 calatA hai ki vyApAra karane meM, paise ginane meM, blekamela karane meM, pikcara dekhane meM, AyAta-niryAta karane meM, ArAma karane meM, juA khelane meM Adi aura bhI aneka aise kArya hai jinako karane meM hameM nIMda nahIM AtI, bhUkha nahIM lagatI, sira nahIM du:khatA Alasa nahIM AtA yahAM taka ki rAta ko nIMda bhI nahIM AtI hai| rAta ko nIMda kI goliyAM lenI par3atI hai| AMkhoM ke sAmane philma kI taraha yaha saba kArya ghUmate rahate hai| mAnava ina sabako prApta karane meM apane Apako sukhI mAnatA hai| Aja jo lAkha pati hai vaha karor3a pati hone kI icchA rakhatA hai aura jo karor3a pati hai vaha arabapati bananA cAhatA hai| mAnava kI yaha lAlasA miTatI hI nahIM hai| dharma ke kSetra meM eka sAmAyika kara lI to basa dUsarI kI icchA jAgRta hI nahIM hotI, phira kahAM se sukha-zAMti prApta hogii| bAharI sukha kitanA hI kyoM nahIM prApta kara lo jaba taka Atmika sukha prApta nahIM kiyA taba taka saba kucha bekAra hai| Atmika sukha prApta kiye binA hama apanI maMjila para pahuMca nahIM sakate hai| Aja hama apane parivAra ke ArAma ke lie itanI mehanata karate haiN| rAta-dina eka karake paisA ekatrita karate hai| apanA jIvana saMkaTa meM DAla kara bhI parivAra ko sukhI karanA cAhate hai lekina kucha samaya pazcAt kyA hotA hai, apanA khuda kA lar3akA bhI sAtha nahIM detA hai| zAdI ho jAne ke pazcAt apanI bIbI ko lekara alaga ho jAtA hai| vicAre mAM-bApa jinhoMne pahale duHkha kA sAmanA kiyA thA ki hamAre bacce bar3e hokara hamArI sevA kreNge| lekina rijalTa ulTA nikalatA hai| alaga nahIM bhI hote hai to sAsa sasura (mAM-bApa) ko bahuta kaSTa meM rakhate haiN| khAnA bhI barAbara nahIM dete hai| naukara se bhI jyAdA burA vyavahAra unake sAtha kiyA jAtA hai / kyoMki unake hAtha paira aba kAma nahIM karate haiM, unase kucha prApta nahIM ho sakatA hai| naukara se to acchA vyavahAra karanA par3atA haiM, agara nahIM rakhegeM to vaha kAma nahIM karegA, jyAdA kucha kahegeM to ghara Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 chor3a kara dUsare ghara kAma karane laga jAyegA / yaha unako bhaya banA rahatA hai ki naukara milegA nahIM to sArA kArya apane hAthoM se karanA pdd'egaa| eka daMpati the unake eka hI putra thaa| lar3akA choTA thA tabhI pitAjI kI mRtyu ho gii| ghara kI sArI jimmedArI mAM ke Upara A gii| dhIre-dhIre ghara kI sArI sthiti sAdhAraNa ho gaI yahAM taka ki peTa pUrti kI bhI murzakala ho gii| mAM ne parizrama karake apane peTa para pATA bAMdha kara apane putra ko par3hAyA likhAyA thaa| jaba vaha par3ha likha kara DaoNkaTara bana gayA to mAM ne acche gharAne kI lar3akI se usakI zAdI kara dii| mAM ko AzA thI ki aba mere sukha ke dina A gye| lekina socA jo hotA nahIM hai / karma ke anusAra hI sukha-duHkha milatA hai| dhIre-dhIre putra kI Dispensary acchI calane laga gaI / ghara kI paristhiti bhI pahale se bahuta acchI ho gii| ghara meM eka putra kA Agamana bhI ho gyaa| saba kucha hote hue bhI mAM kI sthiti bahuta hI kharAba thii| phaTe purAne kapar3e usake zarIra para rahate tathA khAne ke lie miTTI ke bartana meM rUkhA sUkhA bhojana diyA jAtA thaa| pitAjI to pahale hI saMsAra se bidA ho gaye the| ghara para koI mehamAna AtA pUchatA yaha kauna hai, to uttara yaha milatA ki ghara kI naukarAnI hai| eka dina kyA huA mAM se miTTI kA pAtra (vartana)nIce gira gayA, usake Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho gaye, yaha dekha mAM ko bahuta dukha huA, vaha udAsa baiTha gaI / kucha samaya pazcAt usakA potA vahAM AyA pUchane lagA ! dAdI mAM! Apa itane udAsa kyoM ho ? dAdI mA ne sArI hakIkata usako sunA dI / sunakara usa choTe bAlaka ko bahuta dukha huaa| hRdaya meM karUNA utpanna huii| usane miTTI ke bartana ke sAre Tukar3e uThA kara apane zokesa meM rakha lie aura dAdImAM ko nayA pAtra lAkara de diyaa| bAlaka bahuta samajhadAra aura buddhizAlI thaa| aba roja vaha dAdI mAM ke pAsa AtA rahatA, prema pUrNa vyavahAra rakhatA tathA apane khAne meM se bhI kucha hissA dAdI mAM ko lAkara khilA detA! Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usev@wily.jainelibrary.org Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 eka dina kyA huA zokesa para bahU kI dRSTi par3I! lar3ake ko puuchaa| beTA ! yaha kyA rakha rakhA hai, miTTI ke Thikare hai pheMka de| lar3ake ne turanta hI jabAba diyaa| mammI yaha Apake lie rakhe hai| mere lie kyoM ? kyA ghara meM bartana nahIM hai| lar3akA bolA / bartana to bahuta hai, para mammI yaha ApakA niyama hai, Apa bhI to dAdI mAM ko inhIM miTTI ke pAtroM meM khAnA detI ho / Apa bhI bur3he hoMge to maiM bhI inhIM bartano meM Apako khAnA diyA kruuNgaa| smRti ke lie maiMne yaha rakhe haiM / bahU ko bahuta feel huaa| usI samaya sAsU ke caraNoM meM jAkara mAfI mAMgI, mAM mere se bahuta bar3I bhUla huI hai, Apako bahuta duHkha diyA hai| mAM mujhe kSamA karo! mAM ne kahAM bahU tumhArA doSa nahIM doSa mere karmo kA hai| sAsU ko acche vastra pahanAye tathA apane kamare meM lAkara acche bartano meM bhojana kraayaa| beTA AyA usane sAre vAtAvaraNa kA nirIkSaNa kiyaa| jAnakArI milI to vaha bhI bahuta zarmindA huaa| jo beTA zAdI ke pazcAt mAM se bolatA nahIM thA, Aja mAM ke caraNoM meM mastaka jhukAne lgaa| mAM kA bhAgya khila utthaa| puNya udaya meM A gyaa| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki jisake lie hama rAta-dina mehanata karate hai, Black Marketing karate hai, saMsAra-bhramaNa bar3hAte jA rahe hai| vahI lar3akA Age jAkara hamArA sAtha nahIM detA hai| yaha saba samajhate hue bhI hama anajAna bana rahe hai| agara koI jJAnI puruSa hameM jAgRta bhI kareM ki bhAiyoM aba antima sTezana para pahuMcane kI taiyArI kara lo, bhramaNa karate bahuta samaya ho gayA hai| hama usa ora dRSTipAta hI nahIM karate hai| haMsI-majAka meM yaha bAte TAla dete haiM / jIvana ko eka yAtrA banA rakhA hai| vartamAna janma meM usakI maMjila kahAM taka ghara se kabra tk| Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 Life is only journey from credle to crematorium. : jIvana kI yAtrA ghara se kabra taka yA aspatAla se smazAna taka hai| na sAthI hai na maMjila kA patA hai, jindagI basa rAstA hI rAstA hai| vAstava meM AdamI musAfira hai| ___maMjila para pahuMcanA hai to apanI AtmA ko halkA, nirmala evaM svaccha banAnA hogA, tabhI hamArI AtmA mukti pada to prApta kara sakatI hai| jisa prakAra eka gaisa kA gubbArA hotA hai vaha hAtha se chUTane para Upara ur3a jAtA hai| aura eka pAnI kA gubbArA hotA hai vaha hAtha se chUTane para nIce kI tarafa jAtA hai| hamArI AtmA bhI pAnI ke gubbAre ke samAna ATha karmo, kAmanA, vAsanAoM ke bhAra se nIce par3I huI hai| jaba taka hama usameM gaisa ke gubbAre ke samAna jJAna, darzana, cArijJa Adi dharma rUpI saritA kA praveza nahIM karAegeM taba taka vaha Upara uTha nahIM sakatI hai| Upara uThAnI hai maMjila prApta karanI hai, to jJAna rUpI, bhakti rUpI, prema rUpI, dharma rUpI saritA ko praveza karAnA hogA tabhI hama antima Station (mokSapurI) ko prApta kara sakate haiN| *** Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usevanky jainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((13. Life is Drama jindagI eka nATaka haiN|)) vizva ke vizAla raMgamaMca para mAnava avatarita huA hai| prazna sarva prathama yahI uThatA hai ki kisa kAraNa, kisa uddezya ko lekara mAnava ko saMsAra rUpI maMca para AnA par3A ? jJAniyoM ne, mahApuruSoM ne, saMta mahAtmAoM ne isakA eka hI kAraNa batalAyA hai -"krm"| karmo ke kAraNa hI mAnava ko saMsAra rUpI maMca para naye-naye pArTa adA karane ke lie AnA par3atA haiN| raMgamaMca do prakAra kA hotA haiN| eka maMca to vaha jisa para nATaka, sinemA, abhinetA aura abhinetrI karate haiN| maMca para abhinaya karate samaya kabhI abhinetA tathA abhinetrI rote hai aura prekSakoM ko bhI rUlA detA haiM to kabhI prekSakoM ko peTa pakar3a kara haMsA bhI dete haiN| kabhI maMca para lagna karate haiM to kabhI mara bhI jAte haiN| kyA yaha hRdaya se lagna karate haiN| nhiiN| yaha to sirfa lagna kA tathA maraNa kA abhinaya hotA hai| isakA prabhAva abhinetA tathA abhinetrI para kucha bhI nahIM pdd'taa| lekina prekSaka logoM ko yaha dekha kara AghAta pahuMta jAtA hai| kabhI kabhI to dekha kara hArTa phela bhI ho jAtA hai| kyoMki vaha isako vAstavika mAna baiThate hai| jaise eka bur3hiyA thii| kabhI pikcara dekhA nahIM / eka dina usake pote pIche par3a gaye ki dAdI mAM sinemA dekhane clo| Aja to hama ApakoM sAtha meM hI lekara clegeN| poto kI jidda ke Age dAdImAM kI kucha nahIM calI vaha sinemA dekhane jAne ke lie taiyAra ho gii| pikcara haoNla meM pahuMca gaI kabhI pikcara dekhA nhiiN| pikcara dekhate dekhake sinemA ke andara hI varSA cAlU ho gii| dAdI mAM ne varSA kI jhar3I ko dekhate hI daur3anA prArambha kara diyA mana meM cintana cala pdd'aa| ghara meM chata para dhUpa meM pApar3a, bar3I, masAle Adi sukhAye hue hai vaha saba bhIga jaayegeN| daur3atI huI ror3a krosa kara rahI hai sAmane se Traka AyA dekhA nahIM Traka se Takkara lagI gira par3I vahIM para prANa paMkhera ur3a ge| sinemA kI Jain Education InternationErivate & Personal Usevownly.jainelibrary.org Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 varSAta ko saca mAna kara bur3hiyA apane prANoM ko gavAM baiThI / ThIka ese hI ajJAnI jIva saMsAra ke nATaka ko satya mAnakara apanA saba kucha gumA dete haiN| saMsAra eka raMgamaMca, saMsArI abhinaya karatA hai| lIlA ko lIlA mAtra mAna, jJAnI nirdvanda vicaratA hai| dUsarA raMga maMca yaha saMsAra hai| jisameM World is Theatre, Karma is Director, We ali are Actors, People are lookers. yaha saMsAra sinemA haoNla hai, DAyarekTara karmarAja hai jo nirdeza detA rahatA hai| hama saba ekTara yA abhinetA, abhinetrI haiM, aura saMsAra ke jitane bhI loga hai vaha dekhane vAle darzaka haiN| isa saMsAra rUpI thiyeTara meM Ane se pUrva zubha, azubha karmo kA saMcaya pahale hI kara liyA jAtA hai bAda meM usI ke anusAra maMca para usakA abhinaya tathA pradarzana kiyA jAtA haiN| apanA svarUpa to "saccidAnaMda"svarUpa AtmA hai| parantu apana mAnava rUpa meM abhinaya karate haiN| kabhI pazu rUpa meM, kabhI devarUpa meM, kabhI patni bane kabhI mAtA baneM, kabhI pitA baneM, kabhI rAjA, kabhI raMka Adi rUpo meM abhinaya karate haiM / abhinetA tathA abhinetrI abhinaya karate haiM parantu usase bahuta adhika abhinaya jIvAtmA karatA haiN| dono meM farka itanA hai ki abhinetrI tathA abhinetA usako vAstavika nahIM samajhateM jaba ki jIvAtmA to sArA vAstavika samajha kara ke hI karatA hai| isIlie bhava bhramaNa bar3hatA jA rahA haiN| vAstavika to kucha nahIM hai| sirpha AtmA hI satya hai| pazyanneva paradravya nATakaM prati paattkN| bhava cakra purasthA'pi nAmUr3ha paririvadyate / saMsAra kI galI-galI meM para dravyoM ke nATaka dekho| dekhate hI rho| dRSTA bano to tumako koI prakAra kA kleza nahIM hogaa| Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usevamly.jainelibrary.org Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 varSAta abhinetA tathA abhinetrI to nATaka karate hue thaka bhI jAte hai jisase vaha vizrAma le lete haiN| parantu hama to anAdi kAla se isa saMsAra meM nATaka karate A rahe haiN| abhI taka hairAna nahIM hue haiN| jaba zubha karmo kA udaya hotA hai to hairAna nahIM hote haiM parantu jaba azubha karmo kA udaya hotA hai to thakAna lagatI hai| mana meM yahI vicAra tathA cintana calatA hai ki kaba merA ina vipattiyoM tathA saMkaToM se chuTakArA hogaa| bandhujanoM hameM to dono hI samaya thakAna mahasUsa karanI hai aura use dUra karane ke lie vizrAma karanA hai, isake lie hameM karmoM kA kSaya karanA hai| karmo kA kSaya karane ke lie hameM apane andara rahI huI jJAnAmaya AtmA kI ora dRSTipAta karanA pdd'egaa| usake lie hameM vItarAga ke batAye mArga kA anuzaraNa karanA hogaa| tabhI hama karmoM se mukta ho sakate hai| dagdhe bIje yathA'tyantaM prAdurbhavatinAGkura / karmabIje tathA dagdhe na rohati bhavAGkura / / bIja atyanta jala jAtA hai taba aMkura utpanna nahIM hote usI prakAra karma rUpI bIja sarvathA jala jAtA hai phira saMsAra rUpI aMkura utpanna nahIM hote| hameM karma rUpI bIjoM ko jalAnA hai jisase hameM saMsAra rUpI maMca para taraha-taraha ke nATaka, sinemA karane nahIM AnA pdd'e| anAdi kAla se nATaka karate A rahe haiM aba hameM vizrAma lenA hai| *** Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usev@myjainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ((14. saMyama-caritra) karmo kI nirjarA kA pramukha sAdhana saMyama hai / saMyama aMgIkAra kara vyakti janma-maraNa ke cakkara se mukta ho jAtA hai| cAritra kA itanA mahatva hai ki cAhe rAjA ho yA mahArAjA sabhI unake caraNoM meM namana karate haiM, yahAM taka ki devatA bhI unakI stuti karate hai ! "devAnAmapi durlabha !"devatAoM ke lie cAritra durlabha hai prazna yaha uThatA hai ki saMyama hai kyA ? "indriyoM kA nigraha"arthAt Indriyo ko pUrNa rUpeNa apane vaza meM rakhanA yaha saMyama hai| dUsare artho meM hama "icchA nirodha''isako bhI saMyama kI zreNI meM le sakate haiN| cAritradhArI AtmA apanI icchAoM para bhalI bhAMti breka lagA letA hai / icchA hote hue bhI vaha upalabdha cIz2o kI tarafa se pITha mor3ha letA hai| usane mana meM una cIz2o ke prati jarA bhI kalpanA nahIM hotI kyoMki indriyAM unake vaza meM rahatI haiN| AhAra bhI yaha soca kara karatA hai ki mujheM zarIra calAnA hai| zarIra calAne ke lie bhojana Avazyaka hai| jisa prakAra moTara ko calAne ke lie peTrola kI AvazyakatA hotI hai ThIka usI prakAra zarIra ko calAne ke lie bhI bhojana kI atyadhika AvazyakatA rahatI haiN| agara hama bhojana nahI karegeM to hamArA zarIra svastha nahIM rahegA jaba zarIra svastha nahIM hogA to sAdhanA meM bAdhaka siddha hogaa| sAdhanA ke lie zarIra kA svastha honA atyadhika Avazyaka hai / cAritradhArI vyakti ke jIvana meM to sAdhanA kA bahuta mahatva hai| cAritra nimna gati ke prANI ko bhI ucca gati meM pahuMcA detA haiN| Aja dina taka jitane bhI tIrthaMkara hue sabhI ne cAritra ko dhAraNa kiyA / cAritra ke binA mukti nhiiN| cAritra manuSya jIvana meM hI upalabdha hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki devatA bhI manuSya janma ke lie lalAhita rahate hai| hAMlAki unako vahAM kisI prakAra kA duHkha yA kamI nahIM hai| sabhI prakAra ke Jain Education Internationarivate & Personal Usewwwly.jainelibrary.org Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 sukha-vaibhava upalabdha haiM, lekina manuSya jIvana meM Akara jo tyAga, tapasyA kara sakate haiM vaha deva gati meM saMbhava nahIM haiN| isIlie manuSyajIvana ko sarvopari, sarvottama mAnA gayA hai| aura bhI koI aisI gati nahIM, yoni nahIM jahAM jAkara hama cAritra aMgIkAra kara skeN| jIvana meM cAritra kA atyadhika mahatva haiM |ek dina kA cAritra bhI vyakti kahAM se kahAM pahuMcA detA hai| jaise rAjA saMprati jo apane pUrva bhava meM eka bhikhArI thaa| dvAra dvAra para bhIkha mAMgane para bhI bhikSA upalabdha nahIM hotI hai| aisI sthiti meM tIna dina nikala gaye cauthA dina prArambha huaa| ghara-ghara pahuMcatA hai mujheM eka roTI de do tIna dina kA bhUkhA hU~ lekina koI dhyAna hI nahIM detA haiM balki pratiuttara meM phaTakAreM hI milatI haiN| kucha samaya pazcAt kyA hotA he ki dUra se hI use do jaina zramaNa sAdhu bhikSArtha gaveSaNA karate hue dikhAI diye to vaha unake pIche ho liyaa| dono muni gocarI ke lie eka zrAvaka ke ghara praveza kara gaye vaha bhikhArI bhI unake pIche-pIche zrAvaka ke dvAra para jAkara khar3A ho gyaa| usa zrAvaka ke ghara usa dina cUramA ke laDDU banAye hue the| zrAvaka ulaTa bhAva se sAdhu mahArAja ko laDDU baharAne lagA / sAdhu mahArAja manA karate haiM phira bhI parivAra jana baharAte haiN| bhikhArI dvAra para khar3A huA yaha saba dekha rahatA hai| usake mana meM vicAra AyA ki vicitra mAyA hai manA karane para bhI jabaradastI se baharAte hai / cAritra kA kitanA prabhAva hai manA karane para bhI jabaradastI sabhI parivAra jana karate hai aura vaha bhikhArI tIna dina kA bhUkhA mAMgane para bhI eka roTI nahIM mila rahI hai inameM aisI kauna-sI khAsa bAta hai| muni bhagavanta to gocarI bahara kara ravAnA ho gye| bhikhArI bhI pIche-pIche calane lagA aura laDDU mAMgane lgaa| kahatA hai maiM tIna dina kA bhUkhA hU~ mujhe eka laDUM hI de do| sAdhu mahArAja manA karate hai ki hamArA lAyA huA AhAra hama kisI ko nahIM dete yahAM taka ki kisI ko dikhAte bhI nahIM hai| bhikhArI to apanI jidda para car3hA huA Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 hai ki khAU~gA to Aja maiM laDDa hI khaauuNgaa| ___sAdhu mahArAja to paMca mahAvrata dhArI hote hai / vaha apanA AhAra isalie kisI ko dikhAte nahIM hai ki agara kisI cIz2a ko dekha kara khAne kI icchA ho gaI yA koI baccA cIz2a lene kI jidda karane laga gayA rone lagA to usakA doSa sAdhu ko lagatA hai / yA banAkara khAne kI icchA huI usane banAyA to usakA doSa bhI sAdhu ko lagatA haiN| yA phira pAne meM koI aisI cIz2a dekha lI jisase ghRNA ho gaI kyoki sAdhu ke pAtra to kama hote hai bhikSA alaga alaga ghara kI hotI hai to eka hI pAtra meM DAla dete hai yaha dekha logoM ko ghRNA bhI A jAtI hai usakA doSa bhI sAdhu ko hI lagatA hai| isIlie sAdhu apanA AhAra gRhastha ko nahIM dikhAye nA hI usake sAmane gocarI kreN| bhikhArI kI jidda ko dekha donoM muniyoM ko dayA A gaI unhoMne kahAM ki tumako lar3a hI khAne hai to hamAre guru-mahArAja ke pAsa calo vaha jaisI AjJA degeM vaisA hama kregeN| aba tInoM hI upAsare meM A phuNce| upAsare pahuMca kara, iriyAvahiyaM sUtra kA pATha uccAraNa kara kAusagga pAra kara guru mahArAja ko AhAra dikhAyA tathA batAyA ki kisa kisa ke ghara kI kyA cIz2a haiN| cAritradhArI sAdhu mahArAjoM kA yaha AcAra hotA hai ki AhAra lAkara guru-mahArAja ke pAsa jAye aura unheM vinaya pUrvaka dikhAe / AhAra leke Ane kI vidhi pUrNa kara donoM muniyoM ne usa bhikhArI kA pUrA dRSTAnta guru-mahArAja ko sunAyA sunakara guru-mahArAja ko bahuta duHkha huA ki becArA tIna dina kA bhUkhA hai mAMgane para roTI nhiiN| lekina kiyA bhI kyA jaaye| kucha samaya pazcAt guru-mahArAja ko eka yukti suujhi| unhone bhikhArI se kahAM ki agara tumako yaha laDDU hI khAnA hai to tumako hamArA jaisA bheSa dhAraNa karanA hogaa| bhikhArI ne kahAM maMjUra hai Apa jaisA kahoge vaisA maiM karane ko saharSa taiyAra hU~ lekina khAUMgA to Aja maiM laDDu hI / guru-mahArAja ne usI samaya usako dIkSA de dI aura sahaz2a meM usane Jain Education Internationarivate & Personal Usevonly.jainelibrary.org Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 110 svIkAra bhI kara lii| guru-mahArAja sabhI sAdhuoM se kahate hai ki Aja pahalI gocarI koI nahIM kregaa| sAre laDDu isa naye muni ke sAmane rakha do vaha jitanA khAye usameM se usake pazcAt bace hue AhAra meM se sabhI ko AhAra karanA hai| bicArA tIna dina kA bhUkhA hai| laDDU sAmane Ate hI khAnA prArambha kara diyaa| pUre peTa bharakara laDDU khA lie| bAda meM huA kyA ardha rAtri ko usake peTa meM darda zurU hone laga gyaa| kyoMki tIna dina kA bhUkhA aura bhUkhe peTa meM laDDUoM kA khAnA, pacanA bhArI ho gyaa| rAtri meM hI ulTI dasta prArambha ho gaye / gurumahArAja ko cintA hone lgii| DaoNkaTara, vaidyo ko bulAyA parantu kucha farka hI nahIM pdd'aa| bar3e-bar3e gharAne ke vyakti naye muni kI sAtA pUchane Ane lage, sevA karane lge| tabiyata bigar3atI calI jA rahI thii| cAroM tarafa khar3e vyaktioM ko usane dekhA turanta vicAra AyA ki kahAM maiM tIna dina kA bhUkhA dvAra-dvAra phirA parantu eka roTI mujhe nahIM milI aura Aja merI sevA meM DaoNkaTara vaidya Adi itane loga khar3e hue haiN| isa bheSa kA itanA mahatva bAra-bAra cAritra kI anumodanA karatA hai / vedanA ko bhUla gayA aura yahI bhAvanA bhAne lagA ki bhavo bhava maiM cAritra aMgIkAra karatA rhuuN| isI cintana tathA vicAradhArA meM usakI mRtyu ho gayI aura dUsare bhava maiM rAjA saMmprati ke jIva rUpa utpanna huaa| jisane jainazAsana kA khUba pracAra kiyaa| aneka maMdiroM kA nirmANa karavAyA tathA jagaha-jagaha para jina bimboM kI sthApanA krvaaii| kahane kA tAtparya yaha haiM ki eka bhikhArI jo dara-dara kI Thokara khAtA thA mAMgane para kucha bhI khAne ko nahIM milA usane eka dina kA cAritra aMgIkAra sirpha peTa pUrti ke lie kiyA ki mujheM laDDU khAne haiN| lekina usakA pAlana bhAvanA se kiyA aura antima samaya saMyama kI anumodanA kI bhAvanA AyI jisake phalasvarUpa mRtyu ko prApta kara dUsare bhava meM rAjA saMprati banA / eka dina ke cAritra ne use bhikhArI se rAjA banA diyA / agara koI jIvana paryanta cAritra Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 kA bhalIbhAMti pAlana karatA hai to usake phala kI to koI sImA hI nahIM haiN| manuSya janma muzkila se prApta hotA hai| agara isako yo hI khela-kUda meM sAMsArika kriyA klApoM meM parivAra ke pAlana-poSaNa meM gavAM diyA to na jAne kauna-kauna sI yoniyoM meM bhaTakanA pdd'egaa| agara ina yoniyoM se chuTakArA prApta karanA hai saMsAra se mukta honA hai to cAritra aMgIkAra kara tyAga aura tapasyA meM apane jIvana kA sadupayoga kreN| *** Jain Education Internationerivate & Personal Usenany jainelibrary.org Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (( 15. kRta karmoM kA prAyazcitta )) . . ....... .. . . . karma apane Apa meM pUrNarUpeNa zakti sampanna hote haiN| karmo meM itanI zakti hotI hai ki yaha eka vyakti ko ucca stara para pahuMcA detA hai, to dUsare ko adhogati meM pahuMcA detA hai| ina karmo kI vicitra mAyA hai| yaha kSaNa meM kisI ko rAjA to kSaNa meM kisI ko fakIra banA dete hai| karmarAja ke Age kisI kI bhI peza nahIM khAtI hai| yaha sabhI kA pIchA karate haiM, kisI ko nahIM chor3ate cAhe rAjA ho yA raMka / yahAM kara ki inhone saMta mahAtmAoM, tIrthaMkaro ko aura satiyoM ko bhI nahIM chor3A, phira sAdhAraNa vyakti kI bAta to bahuta dUra rhii| karmo se chuTakArA pAne ke lie hamAre jainAcAryo ne kaI mArga batalAye haiM :-dharma, tapa, saMyama, sAdhanA, pazcAttApa / karmo kA bandha do prakAra se hotA hai eka to jAna kara dUsarA anjAna meM / vyakti jAna kara bhI karmo kA bandha karatA hai aura anajAna meM bhI karmoM kA bandha kara letA hai| yadi kisI vyakti se anajAna meM kisI jIva kI hiMsA ho gaI hai aura bAda meM use patA cale ki yaha hiMsA mere se huI hai to vaha bAra-bAra usakA pazcAttApa karatA hai, bAra-bAra micchAmi dukkaDam mAMgatA hai ki he prabhu maiMne usa jIva kI hiMsA jAna kara to nahIM kI lekina anajAna meM mere se yaha pApa ho gayA aba isake lie maiM Apase kSamA mAMgatA huuN| isa prakAra kA pazcAttApa karane se karmo kA bandha to hotA hai lekina bahuta hI alpamAtrA meM / anajAna meM kisI pancendriya jIva kI hiMsA ho jAne se pacole kA daNDa AtA hai|agr jAna kara koI vyakti kisI jIva kI hiMsA kareM to usake daNDa kI to sImA hI nhiiN| lekina hiMsA karane ke pazcAt usakA viveka jAgRta ho jAye aura vaha bAra-bAra pazcAttApa karane lage aura usI meM ramaNa karatA rahe taba usake karmo kA bandha bhI alpa hI hotA hai| pratyeka prANI ko jIne kA adhikAra hai lekina manuSya apanI unnati evaM zarIra ke poSaNa ke Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 lie na jAne kitane bejubAna mAsUma jAnavaroM ko mAra DAlatA hai| phira kahatA hai ki mokSa cAhie, kyA sambhava hai ? nahIM kabhI nhiiN| agara yaha sambhava hotA to na jAne kitane logoM ne mokSa prApta kara liyA hotaa| yahAM taka ki bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ko bhI anaginata tapasyAoM ke bAda mokSa kI prApti huI / prAyazcitta ke isa sandarbha meM hama dRr3haprahArI kA dRSTAMta le sakate the| dRr3haprahArI eka prakhyAta DAkU thaa| mahAkrUra svabhAva vAlA thaa| pratidina DAkA DAlanA tathA hatyAeM karanA usakA mukhya dhyeya thaa| eka dina vaha eka brAhmaNa ke ghara DAkA DAlane gayA |ghr meM praveza karate hI usakI dRSTi brAhmaNa para pdd'ii| brAhmaNa usa samaya jAga rahA thaa| usake mana meM vicAra AyA ki brAhmaNa jAga rahA hai, usane mujhe dekha liyA hai,to sarvaprathama isakI hI hatyA karanI cAhie |islie usane pahale brAhmaNa para bAra kiyaa| bAra hone ke sAtha brAhmaNa ke prANa pakherU ur3a gye| itane meM usakI patnI kI nIMda khula gii| patni bIca meM bolane lagI to usakI bhI hatyA kara dii| zoragula sunakara baccoM kI bhI nIMda khula gaI vAtAvaraNa dekhakara bacce rone lge| DAkU ne una mAsUma baccoM kI hatyA kara dii| usake mana meM jarA bhI dayA nahIM, karUNA nahIM thii| usakA to dhandhA hI yahI thA hatyA karanA aura dhana prApta karanA / aba cAra prANiyoM kI to hatyA usane kara dI phira bhI mana meM dayA nhiiN| eka tarafa usa brAhmaNa kI gAya khar3I thii| bahuta samaya se rahate-rahate vaha bhI brAhmaNa parivAra kI sadasya bana gayI thii| gAya ne bhI yaha sArA vAtAvaraNa dekhA to usako bhI bahuta duHkha huA,usane bhI sIMga phar3aphar3AnA prArambha kiyaa| itane meM hI dRr3haprahArI kI dRSTi usa gAya para pdd'ii| eka jhaTake ke sAtha usakA bhI kAma khatma kara diyaa| gAya usa samaya garbhavatI thI, peTa para vAra hone se baccA bAhara jamIna para Akara par3A, kAfI samaya taka vaha baccA jamIna para par3A tar3aphar3AtA rhaa| dRr3haprahArI kI naz2ara usa tar3aphate hue mAsUma bacce para pdd'ii| dekhate hI usakA viveka jAgRta ho gayA / dekhate-dekhate vaha khar3A ki khar3A raha gyaa| punaH punaH prAyazcitta karane lagA ki becArA kitanA Jain Education Internation@rivate & Personal Usewowy.jainelibrary.org Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 tar3afa rahA hai agara mere para bhI koI hamalA kareM to merI bhI yahI sthiti hogii| isa nirdoSa bacce kI maiMne hatyA kara dii| usI sthAna para khar3A-khar3A prAyazcitta karane lgaa| Aja dina taka maiMne kitane jIvoM kI hiMsA kara unheM kaSTa pahuMcAyA hogA aura Aja to maiMne pAMca-pAMca jIvoM kI hiMsA kara dI lekina jarA bhI mana meM khyAla nahIM AyA ki maiM kyA kara rahA huuN| inhIM vicAroM ke sAtha usane saMyama aMgIkAra kara liyA aura usI zahara ke cAroM daravAz2oM para eka-eka mAha taka dhyAna meM khar3A rahA! vyakti idhara Udhara se Ate-jAte usa para pattharoM aura lAThiyoM ke prahAra karate rahate aura bolate ki Aja dina taka to logoM kI hatyAeM kI, dhana lUTA,Aja sAdhu kA veza dhAraNa karake DhoMga raca rahA hai| vahI dRr3haprahArI jo pahale krUra svabhAva kA thA aba samatA aura saralatA pUrvaka una upasargoM ko sahana karane lgaa| mana meM jarA bhI unake prati badale kI bhAvanA nahIM AI, balki yahI socatA rahA,cintana karatA rahA ki yaha prahAra to bahuta kama hai| maiMne to Aja dina taka kitane hI jIvoM kI hatyAeM kI kitanI AtmAoM ko kaSTa pahuMcAyA hai ! inhIM vicAroM meM lIna rahate-rahate usako kevalajJAna prApta ho gyaa| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki kahAM to vaha jIvoM kI hiMsA karake naraka kA bandha kara rahA thaa| lekina bAda meM prAyazcitta karake mokSa kA TikiTa prAptakara liyA !"karme surA je dharme suraa'| dRr3haprahArI karma meM sUravIra thA to dharma meM bhI sUravIra banA / pahale usakI niMdA hotI thI aura Aja sabhI usakI samatA kI anumodanA karane lge|aashy yahI hai ki vyakti yadi kiye hue karmo kA prAyazcitta kara letA hai to vaha par3atA huA bhI Upara uTha sakatA hai|praayshcitt karane ke upAya hama sad guruoM se prApta kara sakate hai| guru hI eka aisA sAdhana hai jo hameM kie hue karmo kA prAyazcitta karane kA mArga dikhAte hai| aisI sthiti meM guru hamAre lie sarcalAITa kA kAma karate haiN| kiye hue karmo kA prAyazcitta karane se karmo kI nirjarA hotI calI jAtI hai aura vyakti kA Atma kalyANa ho jAtA hai| ***** Jain Education InternationBrivate & Personal Usewamy.jainelibrary.org Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ or or in x j w y v or vicakSaNa smRti prakAzana zrI vicakSaNa pravacana pIyUSa bhAga 1-4 vicakSaNa jIvana yAtrA (zataka) satItva kI parAkASThA bhAga 1-4 aMkura (kathA saMgraha) vicakSaNa smaraNAMjalI dhanada (kathAnaka) jaina darzana meM samyaktva kA svarUpa (zodha-graMtha) sthApanAcArya (kharataragacchIya) dAdA gurudeva caritra (gujarAtI) hama jIta gae (dvitIyAvRtti) vicakSaNa kahAniyAM (bhAga-1) sajjhAya saMgraha dAdA gurudeva caritra (hindI)prathamAvRtti vicakSaNa kahAniyAM bhAga 2 dAdA gurudeva caritra dvitIyAvRtti satItva kI divya jyoti stavana sajjhAya saMgraha zrI bIsa sthAnaka tapa vidhi zrI navapada ArAdhana vidhi 20. jayatihaaNa stotra 21. kuzala vicakSaNa jJAnAJjalI Jain Education Internationativate & Personal Usevomly.jainelibrary.org