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________________ ------------- M-0-0--------------- ---------------- mevAr3a ke kaNa-kaNa meM dhArmika bhAvanA, zraddhA, 8 sadupadeza, samarpaNa evaM balidAna ke svara mukharita ho / / rahe haiN| loka jIvana ke nikaTatama pArakhI DA0 bhAnAvata dvArA prastuta ye zabda-citra mevADa kI / 3 dhArmikatA kI akhaNDa pratimA ko anAvRta kara D DaoN. mahendra bhAnAvata [upanidezaka-bhAratIya lokakalA maMDala, udayapura] 000000000000 000000000000 Two-0--0--0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0--0--0--S Movo-~~-~~~-~~~-~~-~-~~-~~~-~~~3 mevADa kI lokasaMskati meM dhArmikatA ke svara AARA RERNANA DUTTA loka saMskRti kI dRSTi se mebAr3a kA apanA gauravamaya itihAsa rahA hai, yahA~ ke raNa bA~kuroM ne jahA~ isakI vIra saMskRti ko yazomaya banAyA vahA~ yahA~ kI loka saMskRti bhI sadaiva samRddha aura rAga-raMga se rasapUrita rahI hai / jisa sthAna kI saMskRti adhika pAramparika hotI hai vahA~ kA janamAnasa utanA hI adhika dharmapriya tathA AdhyAtmika hotA hai, isalie usakA jIvana zAMta, gambhIra tathA gaharAI lie hotA hai, usameM uthalA-chichalApana utanA nahIM rahatA / yahI kAraNa hai ki aise logoM meM adhika pArivArikatA, bhAIcArA, rizte-nAte, sauhArda sahakAra tathA prema sambandha kI jar3e adhika gaharI tathA ghaniSTa hotI haiM, janma se lekara mRtyu paryaMta taka samagra jIvana rAga-raMgoM tathA Ananda ullAsoM se ota-prota rahatA hai| paramparA se poSita evaM pallavita hone ke kAraNa aisI saMskRti meM apane jIvana ke prati pUrNa AsthA hotI hai isalie aisA manuSya apane vartamAna se prati pUrNa AsthAvAna rahate huye agale janma ko bhI sukhada, supathagAmI banAne ke lie kalyANakarma karane ko utsuka rahatA hai / suvidhA kI dRSTi se yahA~ hama nimnalikhita binduoM meM isakA vargIkaraNa kara rahe haiM tAki lokasaMskRti ke vyApaka pariveza meM jo vividhatA vidhAe~ haiM unakA samagra adhyayana-ciMtana kiyA jA ske| ye bindu hai (ka) vratotsavoM tathA anuSThAnoM meM dhArmikatA ke svara (kha) lokanRtya nATyoM meM dhArmikatA ke svara (ga) maMDanoM, godanoM tathA vividha citrAMkanoM meM dhArmikatA ke svara (gha) lokakathA, gAthA evaM bhArata meM dhArmikatA ke svara (ca) dharmasthAnoM ke lokasAhitya meM dhArmikatA ke svara (ka) vratotsavoM tathA anuSThAnoM meM dhArmikatA ke svara vratotsava tathA anuSThAna yahA~ ke lokajana ke ve AdhAra haiM jina para unake janma-jIvana kI dRr3ha mittiyA~ Azrita haiN| inakI zaraNa pakar3akara yaha loka apane isa bhava ke sAtha-sAtha agale bhava-bhava-bhava ko sarva pApoM se mukta niSkalaMkamaya banAtA hai inakA mUla svara mAnava-jIvana ko mokSagAmI banAne kA hotA hai isalie pratyeka karma meM vaha manavacana-karma kI aisI bhUmikA nibhAtA hai ki bhale hI svayaM ko vaha kaSToM meM DAla de para unake kAraNa koI anya prANI du:khI na ho apane svayaM ke gRhastha-parivAra, pAsa-par3osa, guvAr3a-gA~va tathA samAja kI sukha samRddhi cAhatA huA sampUrNa vizva ko vaha apane kuTumba-parivAra meM dekhatA bhAlatA huA sabakA kSema-kuzala-kalyANa cAhatA hai, sAre ke sAre vrata, utsava aura anuSThAna inhIM bhAvanAoM se bhare-pUre haiM, vyaSTi se prArambha huA yaha manoratha samaSTi kI aura bar3hatA hai aura ekatA meM anekatA ko varaNa karatA huA anekatA ko ekatA meM le calatA hai| caitra meM zItalA saptamI ko cecaka se baccoM ko bacAne ke lie zItalA mAtA kI pUjA kI jAtI hai / zItalA ke rUpa meM cecaka ke hI raMgAkAra ke patthara pUje jAte hai / cecaka kA eka nAma idhara bodarI bhI hai ataH zItalA mAtA ko bodarImAtA kahate haiN| chaTha kI rAta ko mAtA sambandhI jo gIta gAye jAte haiM unameM bAlUr3A kI rakSaka mA~ ko prArthanA kI A 798ON NP ONOCO in duettonational EPISODEO wwwjaimaharary.org
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________________ mevAr3a kI loka saMskRti meM dhArmikatA ke svara | 63 000000000000 000000000000 5 jAtI hai ki vaha use bar3e yatnapUrvaka khuzahAla rakhe / yaha zItalA kisI eka jAti kI nahIM hokara sampUrNa gAMva kI cecaka rakSikA hai| isa dina pratyeka gAMva meM zItalA ko zItalAyA jAtA hai / isa dina ThaMDA khAyA jAtA hai| gaNagaura ko jahA~ sadhavAe~ apane suhAga ke lie pUjatI haiM vahA~ bAlikAe~ zreSTha pati kI prApti hetu prati-dina prAtaH holI ke bAda se hI ise pUjanA prArambha kara detI haiM / gaNagaura ke vrata ke dina dIvAla para mahilAe~ thApe kA jo aMkana karatI hai usameM mAtA gaNagaura taka pahuMcane kI jo sir3hiyA~ hotI haiM unako pArakara dharmAtmA mahilA hI una taka pahu~ca sakatI hai, isalie gaNagaura ke mAdhyama se nAriyA~ apane dharmamaya jIvana ko sarala, sAdagIpUrNa evaM saMyamita karatI huI suphaladAyinI hotI haiN| zrAvaNa meM choTI tIja se lekara bar3I tIja taka mandiroM meM jhUlotsava kI deva jhAMkiyoM ko chavi dekhane pratirAtri ko vizAla janasamUha umar3a par3atA hai / ina jhUloM kI adbhuta chaTA tathA dhArmika dRzyAvaliyA~, bhajana-kIrtana tathA dharma saMgIta pratyeka jana-mana ko dharma-karma kI ora prerita karatA hai, isI zrAvaNa meM zukla paMcamI ko jaharIle jIvoM se mukta hone ke lie sA~pa kI vividhAkRtiyAM banAkara nAgapaMcamI kA vratAnuSThAna kiyA jAtA haiM, hamAre yahA~ sarpa pUjA kA paurANika dRSTi se bhI bar3A dhArmika mahattva hai| yoM sarpa hI sarvAdhika jaharIlA jAnavara samajhA gayA hai isalie dIvAloM para aipana ke nAgoM kI pUjA tathA cA~dI ke nAgoM kA dAna bar3A mahattvakArI mAnA gayA hai / rakSAbandhana kA mahattva jahA~ mAI-bahana kA agAr3ha sneha vyakta karatA hai vahA~ zravaNa ke pAThoM dvArA usakI mAtR-pitRbhakti kA Adarza svIkArate huye use Acarita karane kI sIkha prApta kI jAtI hai / zravaNa hamArI saMskRti kA eka AdarzamAna udAharaNa hai zravaNa sambandhI gIta-AkhyAna nimna se nimna jAtiyoM taka meM bar3I zraddhA-niSThA lie pracalita haiM, nImar3I kI pUjA kA bhI hamAre yahA~ svatantra vidhAna hai| bar3I tIja ko miTTI kA kuDa va talAI banAkara usameM nIma-Aka kI DAla lagAI jAtI hai ye dono hI vRkSa-paudha kaDuve haiM parantu anekAneka bImAriyoM ke lie inakA upayoga rAmabANa hai| nImar3I ke vrata ke lie suhAgina kA pati usake pAsa honA Avazyaka hai / ise solaha varSa bAda ujhamAyA jAtA hai| bhAdrakRSNA ekAdazI, ogar3A gyArasa ko mAtAeM apane putra se sAr3I kA pallA pakar3Akara gobara ke bane kuNDa se rupaye nAriyala se pAnI nikAlane kA rAstA banAkara ogar3a pUjatI haiM isI prakAra vatsa dvAdazI, vachabArasa ko mAtAe~ apane putroM ke tilakakara unheM eka-eka rupayA tathA nAriyala detI haiM / mA~-beTe ke pAvana pavitra riztenAte ke pratIka ye vrata hamArI dharmajIvI paramparA ke kitane bar3e saMbala aura sabaka prerita haiN| ekama se dazamI taka kA samaya vizeSa dharma-karma kA rahatA hai / yaha 'agatA' kahalAtA hai| ina dinoM aurateM khA~Dane, pIsane, sIne, kAtane tathA nahAne-dhone sambandhI koI kArya nahIM kara dazAmAtA kI bhakti, pUjA-pATha tathA vratakathAoM meM hI vyatIta karatI haiM yaha dazAmAtA gRhadazA kI sUcaka hotI haiM, mevAr3a meM isako vyApakatA dekhate hI banatI hai maiMne U~ca se UMca aura nIca se nIca gharoM meM dazAmAtA ko pUjate-pratiSThAte-thApate dekhA hai / ina dinoM jo kahAniyAM kahI jAtI haiM ve saba dhAmikatA se otaprota asat para sat kI vijaya liye hotI haiM / sabhI kahAniyoM meM Adarza-jIvana, ghara-parivAra, samAja-saMsAra kI mUrta bhAvanAoM kI maMgala-kAmanAyeM saMjoI huI milatI haiM / varSabhara mahilAe~ dazAmAtA kI bela apane galoM meM dhAraNakara apane ko avadazA se mukta mAnatI hai| yahA~ kA mAnava apane svayaM ke uddhAra-utthAna ke sAtha-sAtha anyoM ke kalyANa-maMgala kA kAmI rahA hai, pazupakSI tathA per3a-paudhAdi samasta carAcara ko vaha apanA mAnatA rahA hai isalie ina sabakI pUjA kA vidhAna bhI usane svIkArA hai| dazAmAtA kI pUjA meM vaha pIpala pUjakara usakI chAla ko sone kI taraha mUlyavAna mAnakara use apanI kaniSThikA se kharoMcatA huA bar3e yatnapUrvaka ratnoM-javAharAtoM kI taraha ghara meM samhAle rahatA hai| dIyAr3I nama ko hAmA, nAmA, khejar3I, bobar3I, Ama, bar3a Adi vRkSoM kI DAliyA~ pUjakara mAMgalika hotA hai, yoM ina vRkSoM ko bar3A hI pAvana pUjya mAnA gayA hai| deva-deviyoM kA ina para nivAsa mAnane ke kAraNa inakI pUjA kara vaha apane ko nAnA darda-dukhoM se halkA kara harSamagna hotA hai| zrAvaNa kRSNA dvitIyA ko bAlikAe~ ghalyA ghAla kara vrata karatI haiM, hariyAlI amAvasyA ke bAda Ane vAle ravivAra ko bhAI kI phUlI bahinoM dvArA bA~dhI jAtI hai| isa dina vrata kiyA jAtA hai aura phUlI kI kathA kahI jAtI hai| newr.sarati
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________________ * 000000000000 000000000000 4000DDDDDD pha Jain Education nternational 64 | pUjya pravartaka zrI ambAlAla jI mahArAja -- abhinandana grantha bhAdrazukla caturthI ko gaNeza jI ke laDDU tathA cothamAtA ko pIMDiyAM car3hAkara dIvAla para sindUra kI cautha mAMr3I jAtI haiM / oMkAra aSTamI ko kumArikAe~ manavAMchita vara prApti hetu nIra tathA oMkAra deva kA vrata rakhatI haiN| yaha lagAtAra ATha varSa taka kiyA jAtA hai| inhIM dinoM zrAddhapakSa meM bAlikAe~ pUre pakhavAr3e pratidina saMdhyA ko gobara kI nAnA bhA~ti kI sA~jhI kI parikalpanAeM banAkara unheM vividha phUloM se sajAtI- siMgAratI haiM, prati saMdhyA ko saMjhyAmAtA kI AratI kara unakI pUjA karatI haiM aura nAnA prakAra ke saMkhyA gIta gAtI haiN| devajhulaNI ekAdazI ko pratyeka mandira se deva julUsa - rAmarevAr3I nikAlI jAtI hai / ananta caturdazI ko khIra - kajAkar3e banAkara vrata kiyA jAtA hai| kArtika kRSNA caturthI ko karavAcautha kA vrata kara geru kA thApA banAyA jAtA hai| dIvAlI ke dUsare dina khekare ko gobara ke govarddhana jI banAkara dehalI para unakI pUjA kI jAtI hai / AmalA gyArasa ko imalI kI pUjA, tulasA gyArasa ko tulasI kI pUjA kA vidhAna bhI bar3A mAMgalika mAnA gayA hai / tulasA kI pUjA ke samaya dAlabhAta kA jImaNa, baiMkuTha kA vAsa, sItAjIsA cAlacalAvA aura rAma lachamaNa kI khAMda prApta karane kI vAMchA kI jAtI hai / kArtika kA pUrA mahInA, kyA aurateM aura kyA puruSa, nahAte haiM / prAtaH uThate hI sarovara athavA nadI kinAre nahA-dhokara bhakti dhArmika gItoM se sArA samudAya bhaktimaya ho uThatA hai / pratidina kahI jAne vAlI kArtika kahAniyA~ sad AcaraNa, sad vicAra, sad gRhastha aura sad jIvana-maraNa ke vividha ghaTanA-prasaMgoM se pUrita hotI haiN| ye sabhI dhArmika kahAniyA~ devI-devatAoM tathA una mahApuruSoM se sambandhita hotI haiM jo hamAre bhAratIya sAMskRtika jIvana meM eka Adarza ke rUpa meM pratiSThita haiM / ina kahAniyoM ke atirikta aneka kahAniyA~ una sAdhAraNa se sAdhAraNa sAmAjika pArivArika jIvana kI ghaTanAoM ko uccarita karatI haiM jo hamAre pratidina ke jIvana kI mukhya ghaTaka ke rUpa meM rahatI haiM sAsa-bahU, pati-patnI, ar3osa-par3osa, sage-sambandhI Adi ko lekara jo lar3AI-jhagar3e Aye dina choTe-choTe bhArata khar3e karate haiM, unake kupariNAmoM ko lekara usa nArakIya jIvana ko kaise sukhada vAtAvaraNa diyA jA sakatA hai, isakA prAyogika pariNAma inameM nihita rahatA hai tAki pratyeka vyakti apanA Atma parIkSaNa karatA huA svayaM apane ko khoje aura yadi kahIM galata kucha kiyA jA rahA ho to use tyAga kara svayaM sahI mArga kA anusaraNa karatA huA anyoM ko supatha dikhAye aura eka Adarza jIvana jIye | vrata karanA apane Apa meM Atma-saMyama kA sUcaka hai| AtmA ko saMyamita karane vAlA kabhI bhaTakatA nahIM, bhUlatA nahIM, vaha svayaM prakAzamAna hotA hai aura anyoM ko bhI prakAzita karatA hai vrata kathAoM aura thApoM ke citrAMkanoM se vratArthI svayaM apane iSTaphala kI prApti huA dekhA jAtA hai aisA mana kabhI bhI uccha khela aura alaTappU nahIM ho sakatA ina vratAnuSThAnoM se caritra ko bala milatA hai, AtmA anuzAsita hotI hai, zarIra sarala, saumya aura jIvana sAtvika aura sadAcArI banatA hai inakA asara sugandha kI taraha phailatA, phalatA huA pratyeka manuja ko mAnavIyatA ke ujjvala pakSa kA sAkSAtkAra detA hai / dharma, puNya, dayA, karuNA, ahiMsA, satya jaise bhAvoM kA prasAraNa hI inakA mukhya dhyeya rahA hai jo hamArI virAT paramparAoM ke sudRr3ha pAyoM kI taraha gatimAna nizcala haiM / (kha) lokanRtya nATyoM meM dhArmikatA ke svara dhArmika tyauhAroM, anuSThAnoM tathA anyAnya avasaroM para nRtyoM, gItanRtyoM, nATyoM tathA nRtya-nATyoM kA pradarzana sAmUhika ullAsa tathA ArAdhya ke prati zraddhAbhAva pragaTa karane ke sukha-bhAva rahe haiM mAtA zItalA kI pUjAkara aurateM use rijhAne prasanna karane ke lie usake sAmane nRtya karatI hai| mAtA gaNagaura ke sAmane bhI isI prakAra sarovara ke kinAre ghUmara gItoM ke sAtha bar3e bhAvapUrNa nRtya karatI haiM, AdivAsiyoM ke sAre hI nRtya dhArmika anuSThAnoM kI pUrti meM kiye jAte haiM, bhIloM kA gavarI nAca apane samagra rUpa meM dhArmika hai / gA~va kI khuzahAlI, phasala kI surakSA tathA vyAdhiyoM se mukta hone ke lie sArA bhIla gAva apanI devI gaurajyA kI zaraNa jAkara gavarI lene kI bhAvanA vyakta karatA hai| pUre savA mahIne taka mAtA gaurajyA kI mAna-manautI meM bhIla loga gavarI nAcate rahate haiN| isa bIca ye pUrNa saMyamI tathA sAdagI kA jIvana vyatIta karate haiM eka samaya bhojana karate haiM, harI sAga-sabjI se paraheja rakhate haiM, aravANe pA~va rahate haiM, pUrNa brahmacarya kA pAlana karate haiN| nahAte-dhote nahIM haiM aura na apane ghara hI jAte haiM / gavarI kA sampUrNa kathAnaka ziva-pArvatI TX
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________________ mevAr3a ko lokasaMskRti meM dhArmikatA ke svara | 65 ke usa paurANika dhArmika AkhyAna para saMghaTita hai jisameM bhasmAsura apanI tapasyA dvArA zivajI se bhasmI kar3A prAptakara zivajI ko hI bhasma karanA cAhatA hai taba viSNu mohinI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara svayaM bhasmAsura ko hI bhasmIbhUta kara dete haiM / gavarI kA nAyaka bUr3iyA isI bhasmAsura aura ziva kA saMyukta rUpa hai aura do rAiyAM zivajI kI do patniyA~ zakti aura pArvatI hai| gavarI kI yahI kathA zrImad bhAgavata ke dazama skaMdha meM bhI thor3e bhinna rUpa meM dekhane ko milatI hai, gavarI ke sAre pAtra zivajI ke gaNa ke rUpa meM haiN| dhArmikatA se otaprota AdivAsiyoM kA aisA nATyarUpa vizva meM anyatra kahIM dekhane ko nahIM miltaa| 000000000000 000000000000 SAREEWANA Urmy AMLILAN .. .... DITOTTOM EARN unnasavIM zatAbdI meM turrA-kalaMgI ke rUpa meM ziva-zakti kI pratIka eka mAnyadhArA kI lahara idhara bar3I vega rUpa meM calI / alaga-alaga sthAnoM meM isake akhAr3e sthApita hue aura inake mAnane vAle Apasa meM loka chandoM kI vividha gAyakiyoM evaM viSayoM ko lekara pratispardhA kI hor3a meM apane-apane daMgaloM meM utara Aye / hAra-jIta kI isa bhAvanA ne eka naI cetanA ko ubhaaraa| donoM pakSa purANoM, upaniSadoM, veda-vedAntoM, kurAna kI AyatoM se anekAneka udAharaNa lekara eka chanda-viSaya meM zAstrArtha para ar3a jAte, ghanToM bahasabAjI hotI, savAla-jabAva hote aura hAra-jIta kI hor3A-hor3I meM kaI dina saptAha taka ye baiThakeM calatI rahatIM, yahI baiThakI daMgala Age jAkara turrA kalaMgI ke khyAloM ke rUpa meM pariNata huaa| lAvaNIbAjI ke ye khyAla loka jIvana meM itane lokapriya huye ki inhIM kI lAvaNI-toM para aneka dhArmika khyAloM kI racanAe~ honI prArambha huI / sAdhu-saMtoM ne bhI ina loka chandoM-dhunoM ko apanA kara dhArmika caritra-vyAkhyAna likhe jinakA vAcana-adhyayana dharmasthAnoM meM bar3A prazaMsita aura asarakArI rahA / prasiddha vaktA muni zrI cauthamalajI ne mAtra, khyAla, kAjaliyoM, dhUMso, jalA, kAMgasiyA, tarakArI lelo jaisI ati cacita-pratiSThita dhunoM meM ha~sa-vaccha-caritra jaisI kRtiyA~ likhakara dhArmikatA ke svaroM ko jo gahana-saundarya aura janAsthA pradAna kI usakA asara Aja bhI yahA~ ke jana-jIvana meM gaharAyA huA hai / inakI dekhAdekha muni zrI nAthUlAla jI, rAmalAla jI ne bhI canda caritrAdi likhakara isa dhArmika bela ko Age bar3hAne meM bhArI yoga diyaa| gandharva loga dharmasthAnoM meM apane dhArmika khyAloM ko pradarzita kara dhArmika saMskAroM ko jamAne-jagAne kA mahattvapUrNa prayAsa karate haiM / paryuSaNoM meM jahA~-jahA~ jainiyoM kI bastI hotI haiM vahA~ inakA par3Ava rahatA hai, jainiyoM ke alAvA ye kahIM nahIM jAte / ye loga sAtvika tathA vrata niyama ke bar3e pakke hote haiM / inake khyAloM meM mukhyataH zrIpAla-mainA sundarI, sura-sundarI, candanabAlA, saumAsatI, anjanA, satyavAna-sAvitrI, rAjA harizcandra jaise dhArmika, zikSAprada khyAla mukhya haiM / ina khyAloM ke mAdhyama se jana-jIvana meM dhArmika zikSaNa kA vyApaka pracAra-prasAra hotA dekhA gayA hai| rAmalIlA-rAsalIlAoM ke bhI idhara kaI zaukiyA dala haiM jo apane pradarzanoM se gA~voM kI janatA meM rAma-kRSNa kA jIvana-sandeza dekara svastha dharmajIvana ko jAgRta karate haiM, Azvina meM trayodazI se pUrNimA taka gho-suDA meM sanakAdikoM kI lIlAe~ pradarzita kI jAtI haiM / kArtika zuklA pUrNimA ko basI meM gaNeza, brahmA, kAlikA, kAlA-gorA tathA nRsiMhAvatAra kI dhArmika jhAMkiyAM nikAlI jAtI haiM / navarAtrA meM rAvala loga devI ke sammukha kher3A nacAkara usakA svA~ga prastuta karate haiM / mIla loga bhI isI prakAra mAtA ke sammukha kAlakA va haThiyA kA svA~ga lAte haiM / rAsalIlA kI hI taraha rAsadhArI nAmaka khyAla rUpoM meM bhagavAna rAma kA sItAharaNa kA dRzya abhinIta kiyA jAtA hai, ise prArambha karane kA zreya mevAr3a ke baror3iyA gAMva ke zrI motIlAla brAhmaNa ko haiM / yaha acchA khilAr3I evaM khyAla lekhaka thA / isake race rAmalIlA, candrAvala lIlA, harizcandra lIlA Adi khyAloM kI kabhI bar3I ghUma thii| (ga) mAMDanoM, godanoM tathA vividha citrAMkanoM meM dhArmikatA ke svara hamAre yahA~ mAMDanoM, godanoM tathA citrAMkanoM meM adhikatara rUpa dhArmika bhAvanAoM kI abhivRddhi ke dyotaka haiM, vivAha-zAdiyoM tathA anya prasaMgoM para gharoM meM lakSmI, gaNeza tathA kRSNalIlAoM ke vividha citroM meM dhArmika saMskRti ke divya rUpa dekhane ko milate haiM / daravAjoM para phUlapattiyA~, beleM, pakSiyoM ke aMkana tathA kela pattoM ke jhAr3a, zubha zakuna ke pratIka hote haiM, per3oM pichavAiyoM meM bhI yahI bhAvanA ubharI huI milatI hai| pichavAiyA~ vaiSNava mandiroM meM bhagavAna kI : www.jailbelibrart.org :. B E /- - -
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________________ 16 pUjya pravartaka zrI ambAlAla jI mahArAja-abhinandana grantha 000000000000 000000000000 YMAIL mUrti ke pIche lagAI jAtI haiM, inameM kRSNa jIvana kI aneka ghaTanAe~ citrita kI huI milatI haiN| nAthadvArA kI pichavAiyA~ videzoM meM bar3e zauka se kharIdI jAtI haiM / par3oM meM pAbUjI, rAmadalA, kRSNadalA, devanArAyaNa, rAmadeva tathA mAtAjI kI par3e bar3I prakhyAta haiM, ina par3oM meM citrita loka devatA viSayaka udAtta caritroM kI mahimA lokajIvana kI Adarza thAtI hai| ye par3eM cUMki lokajIvana meM pratiSThita-pUjita devatAoM kI jIvana-citrAvaliyAM hotI haiM isalie inakI mahattA sAkSAt devatulya svIkArI huI haiM, isalie kisI bhI prakAra kA saMkaTa Ane para loga par3a baMcavAne kI bolamA bolate haiM aura jaba rogasaMkaTa se mukta ho jAte haiM to bar3I zraddhAbhAvanA se ina par3oM ke opoM ko apane gRha-AMgana meM AmaMtrita kara rAta-rAta bhara par3a vAcana karavAte haiM / vividha tyauhAroM tathA zubha avasaroM para gRha-A~gana ke mAMDanoM meM dhArmika abhivyakti ke aneka udAharaNa dekhane ko milate haiN| gaNagaura para gora kA besaNa, dIvAlI para solaha dIpaka, hor3a sAtiyA, gAya ke khura, kalakala pUjana para kalakala aura puSkara kI per3I, lhor3I dIvAlI para lakSmI jI ke pagalye, holI para kalaza kUDe jaise mAMDaneM aura navarAtrA para pathavArI aura mAtA zItalA sAtamA para mAtA zItalA evaM bAlajanma para chaThI ke mAMDane hamAre sampUrNa dharmajIvI AcaraNoM kI mAMgalika khuzahAlI aura abhivRddhi ke pUraka rahe haiM / inase hamArA jIvana zuddha aura A~gana pavitra hotA hai aise hI jIvana A~gana meM devatAoM kA praveza mAnA gayA hai, isalie deva nimantraNa ke ye mAMDaneM vizeSa rUpaka haiN| rAtri meM inake jagamagAhaTa aura bhInI sugandhI se devadeviyoM kA padArpaNa hotA hai| meMhadI ke mAMDaneM bhI isI tathya ke dyotaka haiM, javArA, morakalaza, supArI, ghevara, bAjoTa, tArApatAsA, cA~datArA, cUMdar3I Adi mAMgalika bhAvanAoM ke pratIka haiM, javArA khuzahAlI ke pratIka, supArI gaNeza kI pratIka, ghevara bhoga ke pratIka, bAjoTa thAla rakhane kA pratIka, cA~datArA, cUMdar3I sukhI-suhAgI jIvana ke pratIka haiM / godane bhI suhAga cinhoM meM se eka haiM / marane para zarIra ke sAtha kucha nahIM jAtA, vizvAsa hai ki godaneM hI jAte haiN| ina godanoM se agalA janma pavitra banatA haiM isalie aurateM apane hAthoM, pA~voM, vakSasthala, pIDaliyoM, gAla, lalATa tathA samagra zarIra para taraha-taraha ke godane gUdavAtI haiM, ina godanoM meM vividha devI-devatA, pakSI, bela-bUMTe, sAtiyA, biMdI tathA AbhUSaNa mukhya haiN| jainacitroM meM dhArmika zikSaNaparaka kaI dRSTAnta citroM kI svastha paramparA rahI hai, inameM nArakIya jIvana kI yAtanA paraka citroM kI bahulatA milatI hai tAki unako dekhakara pratyeka vyakti apane jIvana ko acchA banAne kA prayatna kare aura acchA phala aura acchI gati prApta kare / naraka jIvana ke citroM meM mukhyatayA pApa, anyAya, atyAcAra, chala, kapaTa, IrSyA, dveSa, corI, kalaha tathA anaitika kAryoM ke phalasvarUpa bhugate jAne vAle kaSToM ke citra kore hue milate haiN| manoraMjana ke mAdhyama se bhI dhArmika zikSaNa ke bodha karAne ke kaI tarIke hamAre yahA~ pracalita rahe haiM, unameM sAMpa-sIr3hI kA khela liyA jA sakatA hai| isa khela-citra meM sAMpa-sIr3hI ke sAtha-sAtha vividha khAnoM ke alaga-alaga nAma diye milate haiM jo sukarma aura kukarma ke pratIka haiM, inameM tapasyA, dayAbhAva, paramArtha, dharma, udAratA, gaMgAsnAna, devapUjA, ziva evaM mAtApitA bhakti, dhyAna samAdhi, godAna tathA haribhakti se candraloka, sUryaloka, amarApura, tapa, dharma, brahma, ziva, gau, indra, svarga dharmaloka ke sAtha-sAtha sIr3hiyoM ke mAdhyama se baikuNTha kI prApti batAI gaI hai| dUsarI ora jhUTha, corI, bAlahatyA-paranArIgamana, vizvAsaghAta, mithyAvacana, gauhatyA, adharma Adi bure karmoM ke sarpa kATane se krodha-rauravanaraka, mohajAla kumbhI pAka naraka, palItayoni, bAlahatyA-talAtala, rasAtala meM par3akara jaghanya kaSToM ko sahanA par3atA hai| siDhiyAM car3hanA jIvana ke unnayana aura vikAsa kA pratIka tathA sarpa kATane se nIce utaranA hamAre dudina, durgati tathA patitAvasthA kA bodhaka hai / jaina pAMDulipiyoM, tAr3apatroM tathA mandiroM meM dIvAloM para jo citra milate haiM unameM naMdIzvaradvIpa, aDhAIdvIpa, lokasvarUpa, tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvanAkhyAna, vividha barAta, svapna, upasarga, samavasaraNa, AhAra dAna tathA karma siddhAMta jaise citra bahulatA lie hote haiN| (gha) loka-kathA, gAthA evaM bhArata meM dhArmikatA ke svara loka devI devatAoM tathA dhArmika mahApuruSoM se sambandhita kathA, gAthAoM, pavAr3oM, vyAvaloM bhajanoM tathA bhAratoM kA isa pradeza meM bar3A jora rahA hai| gAMvoM meM dinabhara kArya vyasta rahane ke pazcAt rAtri ko jaba manovinoda ke STAURANTALE OOOGONDO nITa
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________________ mevAr3a kI lokasaMskRti meM dhArmikatA ke svara | 97 000000000000 000000000000 LARIAL kA sva WALA TAIL SO.. ....... 2 AUTHTTAILS MALTIME koI sAdhana nahIM hote haiM to samasta janatA sAmuhika baiThaka ke rUpa meM nAnA kathA-gAthAoM dvArA Ananda-rasa prApta karatI hai| inameM loka devatAoM tathA bhaktoM sambandhI kathAoM ke vAcana karAye jAte haiM / bhajaniyoM kI saMgata meM rAta-rAta bhara bhajanoM ke daura calate rahate haiM / ina bhajanoM meM mIrA, candrasakhI, harajI, kabIra, tolAdeM Adi ke bhajana AdhyAtmika bhAvanAoM kI dRr3habhitti lie hote haiM / loka devatA tejAjI kI kathAoM ko rAta bhara janatA bar3I bhaktiniSThA se sunatI hai tejAjI ke alAvA rAmadevI jI, harizcandra rAmalIlA, kRSNalIlA, satyanArAyaNa kI kathA gAthAoM meM janatA kA sahaja umar3atA bhaktibhAva, kaI abhAvoM, duHkhadardo ko halkA kara sukha aura zAMti kI zvAMsa letA hai isI prakAra pAbUjI ke pavAr3e, rAmadevajI ke byAvale tathA jAgaraNa ke gItoM meM ina camatkArI puruSoM ke zaurya-carita tathA paramArtha kAryoM se apane kSudra svArthoM ko tyAgakara paramArtha hita kalyANa ke sabaka sunane ko milate haiM / gAne sunane vAloM para inakA bar3A asara hotA hai jo jindagI bhara Adarza banakara neka insAna kI asalIyata ko banAye rakhate haiN| lokadevI devatAoM se sambandhita gIta gAthAoM kA to kahanA hI kyA jIvana ke pratyeka saMskAra, vAra-tyauhAra utsava, roga, aniSTa kI AzaMkA, bhAvI jIvana kI khuzahAlI, rakSA-surakSA, naukarI, cAkarI, vANijya-vyApAra, phasala Adi saikar3oM prasaMga haiM jinameM pahale bAda meM ina devI-devatAoM kI zaraNa lenI par3atI hai| inheM rijhAne ke lie nAnA prakAra ke gIta gAye jAte haiM / sarpa kaToM ko jaba tejAjI gogAjI kI bA~bI para le jAte haiM to ina devatAoM ke gAthA-bhArata uccarita kiye jAte haiM phalataH bhope ke zarIra meM inakA Agamana hotA hai aura jahara cUsakara usa vyakti ko caMgA kara diyA jAtA hai / loka jIvana meM inake prati itanI gUr3ha zraddhA-AsthA bhakti rahI hai ki unake lie anya sAre sAdhana upayoga nirarthaka se haiM / nava rAtrA meM ina devatAoM kI pUre nau hI dina caukiyAM lagatI haiM / aMkhaDa dIpa-dhUpa rahatI hai, bhajanabhAva bhaktimaya sArA vAtAvaraNa rahatA hai| inakI pUjA-pratiSThA meM sArA gA~va umar3a-par3atA hai| DerU-DhAka-thAlI ke sahAre inake yazabhArata rAta-rAta bhara gAye jAte haiM, ina dinoM koI gAMva aisA nahIM milegA jahA~ inakA devarA na gAjabAja uThatA ho, rebArI, rADArUpaNa, mAtAjI, cAvaMDA, lAlAMphUlAM, bherU, kAlakA, rAmadeva, nArasiMghI, mAsImAM, vAsaka, pUravaja, deva nArAyaNa tAkhA, bhUNAmeMdU, Amaja, haThiyA, ratanA, nAthU, rAMgaDyA, kezariyA jI, kaurava, pAMDava, mAmAdeva Adi kitane hI deva-deviyA~ haiM jo sampUrNa loka kI rakSA karate haiM, dharmabhAvanA, jagAte haiM aura khuzahAlI bA~Tate haiM / ina sabake bhArata, vidhi vidhAna, mope aura devare haiM alaga-alaga rUpoM meM inakI pUjA ke vidhAna haiM / gA~va kA hara jana-mana inakA jAnA-pahacAnA hotA hai| binA pragaTAye, pratyakSa hae, ye deva aparAdhiyoM ko sajA dete haiM, coriyoM kA patA lagAte haiN| vaidya-hakIma bana hara prakAra kI manuSya-jAnavaroM kI bImAriyA~ dUra karate haiM, Age Ane vAle samaya kA atA-patA dete haiM, prAkRtika prakopoM se jana-dhana kI rakSA karate haiN| ye hI gAMva ke saMtarI, pulisa, DAkTara, adhyApaka, dharmaguru, Izvara tathA sadgati dene vAle hote hai| (ca) dharmasthAnoM ke loka-sAhitya meM dhArmikatA ke svara dharmasthAnoM kA lokasAhitya apane Apa meM bar3A vividha, vipula tathA vyApaka hai / vividha sapaneM, cauvIsiyA~, pakhI gIta, sAdhu-sAdhvI sambandhI gIta-badhAve, vividha thokar3e, garabhaciMtAraNiyA~, mRtyupUrva sunAye jAne vAle gIta, tapasyA gIta, vividha cauka, DhAleM, tavana, bhajana, kathAe~, kahAniyA~, vyAvale, barAta, saravaNa tIthaMkaroM, gaNadharoM tathA satiyoM sambandhI gIta dhArmika saMskRti ke kaI rUpa udghATita karate haiM / sAdhu sAdhviyoM kA kisI gA~va meM padArpaNa hara sabake lie bar3A AlhAdakArI hotA hai, isa ullAsa meM jo gIta phUTa par3ate hai unase lagatA hai ki jaise sAre gA~va kA hI bhAgyodaya huA hai, sonA ratnoM kA sUrya udita ho AyA hai| sAdhujI mahArAja dIpita huye se laga rahe haiM / sAkSAt meM jaise jinavANI sUrya hI pragaTa ho AyA hai| yaha saca bhI hai, sAdhu mahArAja hI to jainiyoM ke sarvasva haiM / inakA padhAranA jaise kukum kesara ke pagalyoM kA padArpaNa hai / SUDHINIUDA
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________________ 98 | pUjya pravartaka zrI ambAlAla jI mahArAja-abhinandana grantha 000000000000 000000000000 zA SIL RECOEXISE HARH kaMkUre pagalye mArAsA padhAriyA / kesara re pagalye mArAsA padhAriyA / / orA gAmAM hIrA motI nipajejI, mhAMNe gAmAM ratanAM rI khAna / / thor3I araja ghaNI vinatIjI, lulalula lAgUlI pA~vajI / / sthAnaka meM padhArane para jo badhAve gAye jAte haiM unameM zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ke janama-janama ke bhAga jaga gaye haiM aura pUrva janma ke antarAya TUTate hue najara Ate haiM / isa avasara para khuziyoM kA koI pAra nahIM, kaMkU kesara ghoTakara motiyoM ke cauka purAye jA rahe haiM / hRdaya meM itanI umaMga ki samA nahIM rahI hai / saiyA gAvo e badhAvo hagemage, Aja ro dIyAr3o jI bhaloI sUraja ugiyo / harakhe hiyA meM jI umAbo mhArA aMga meM karU mhArA mArAsA rI sevA / / darasaNa pAU~jI guNa AparA, gAU~jI parabhave bAMdhyAjI sAmIjI aNI bhave / Aja TUTo chai antarAya ubar2yA saiyA gAvo e badhAvo .............. karma ko lekara jIvana kI jar3e bahuta khaMkherI gaI haiM 'jaisA karma vaisA phala' jaise AcAra ko lekara AcaraNa ke mAMta-mA~ta ke murabbe tathA khaTTI-mIThI caTaniyoM ke svAda hamArA yaha jIva cakhatA rahatA hai / viSaya vAsanA ke vAsaMtIkunja ise itara-phUlela kI phunagiyA~ de-dekara bAvalA kiye rahate haiN| karmoM kA jAla-jaMjAla baDA hI vicitra aura vaividhya lie hai apane-apane karma aura apane-apane dharma hI to antatogatvA mAnava kI mUla pUMjI banate haiM karmoM kI isa dArzanikatA ke kaI cauka dharma-sthAnoM kI zobhA bane hue haiM jinameM jIva ko bure kArya tajakara sadaiva acche kArya kI ora pravRtta karane ko bAdhya kiyA jAtA hai / karma cauka kI eka chaTA draSTavya hai 'karama nacAbe jyUM hI nAce, U~cA hovaNa ne saba karatA / nIcA hovaNa ne koI nA rAjI nandyA virathA kyUM karatA / moya cAkha moTo mada pIvai ogaNa pArakA yU~ kyU giNa thArA, ogaNa thane nahIM dIsa, aneka ogaNa hai mAre re AtamA gyAnI vacana pakar3o raastaa|' thokar3oM ke nirAle ThAThoM meM AtmanindA evaM AtmabhartsanA ke sAtha-sAtha sAMsArika mohamAyA, rAgadveSa, mAnApamAna Adi ko tilAMjali de jIva ke sadkArya kI ora lagAyA jAtA hai / maraNAsanna vyakti ko mRtyu se pUrva bhI ye thokar3e sunAye jAte haiM / ina thokar3oM meM jIvana ke zyAmapakSa ko hI adhika vaNita kiyA gayA hai AtmAlocana ke rUpa meM jahA~ eka ora ina thokar3oM ne Atma-nindA bhartsanA kI amAnavIya vRttiyoM kA pardAphAza kiyA vahA~ jarajare jIvana ko jhakajhorate huye bIte jIvana kI kAragujAriyoM kA lekhA-jokhA kara usakA prAyazcitta karate hue jIva ko AsthAvAna-AzAvAna banAyA hai| supArI, pA~cabaTAU tathA AtmanindA ke thokar3oM meM isa bhAvanA kI gaharAI dekhane ko milatI hai| udAharaNa ke lie AtmanindA ke thokar3e kA yaha aMza liyA jA sakatA hai| ATha karamAM rI ekaso ne ar3atAlIsa prakRti UThesaNa thAnaka thArA jIva dorA lAgarayA cha re bApar3A sIlavarata, gAMjo, bhAMga, tamAkhu, dAkharo tajAro harI lIlotI rA sogana leine bhAMgasI to thArA jIvarI garaja kaThAtUM sarasI re bApar3A thArI jar3a katarIka chere bApar3A, mhArA mhArA karIrayochai mhArA mAtA, mhArA pitA, mhArA sagA, mhArA soI, mhArA nyAtI, mhArA gotI, mhArA mAI, mhArA bandhava, mhArA bharatAra, mhArA putara, mhArA dAsa, mhArA dAsI, mhArI hATa, mhArI havelI, mhArA-mhArA karIyo chai thArA kUNa che ne yUM kaMDo chere bApar3A?' nAnA jIva-yoniyoM meM bhaTakate-bhaTakate jIva jaba mAnavIya garbha dhAraNa karatA hai, taba eka ora to yaha lagatA haiM ki jova ne sarvazreSTha yoni dhAraNa kI hai parantu dUsarI ora garbhAvAsa meM use jo yAtanAe~ sahanI par3atI haiM usase yaha udbhAsita hotA hai ki jIva janma hI na le to acchA / garbhaciMtAraNiyoM meM garbhastha zizu kI citanA ke sAtha-sAtha mAnavIya jIvana ko samyak dRSTi se samatAvAna banAne kI sIkha bhI milatI hai / ATha karmoM kI kAlikha se bacate hue pAMca mahAvrata dhAraNakara jIvana ko sArthaka banAne kI kalA ina citAraNiyoM meM dekhane ko milatI hai| 0.00 www.jalnellorary.org
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________________ mevAr3a kI lokasaMskRti meM dhArmikatA ke svara | 66 000000000000 000000000000 sapA ..... IITTITTITY garbhavatI auratoM ko inheM sunAne ke pIche yahI mUla bhAvanA rahI hai ki garbha meM hI zizu jIvayoni kA itihAsa, karmaphala siddhAnta, rAga-dveSa, moha-mAyA, IrSyA-aMha, pApa-puNya, roga-moga, samatA-saMyama Adi ko jAnatA huA deha dhAraNa karane ke bAda apane jIvana ko mAnavIya uccAdarzoM kI kasauTI para kasatA huA apanA bhava saphala sArthaka kare / eka namUnA dekhiye'ratanAM rA pyAlA ne sonA rI thAla, muMga miThAI ne cAvala-dAla, bhojana bhala-bhala bhaaNtraa| gaMgAjala pANI dIdho re ThAra, vastu ma~gAvo ne turata tyAra, kamI e nahIM kiNI vAtarI / bar3A-bar3A hotA jI rANA ne rAva, seTha senApati ne umarAva, khAtara meM nahIM rAkhatA, jI nara bhogatA sukha bharapUra, dekhatA-dekhatA hoigyA dhUra, dekho re gata saMsAra rii| kare garava jasI hosI jI vAsa, dekhatAM dekhatAM gayA re vinAsa, yUM cete ucete to maanvii|' , 'saMyama gyAna batAvegA saMta, AlI elAda meM rahiyo ananta, bhava-bhava mAMya yU~ bhaTakiyo / nava-nava ghATI ulAMgI Aya, dukha bhava bhaya navaro re pAya, U~ca nIca ghara upanyo / sUtarameM ghaNI cAlI cha bAta, yo thAro bApa ne yA thArI mAMta, mo mAyA bhAMya phaMsarayo / mAMDI melI ghaNI sukI ne bAta, dhAro re dhAro dayA ghrama sAra thacete ucete to maanvii|' sapanoM meM vizeSa rUpa se tIrthaMkaroM se sambandhita gIta milate haiM / vyAha-zAdiyoM meM cAka nUtane se lekara zAdI hone ke dina taka pratidina prAtaHkAla ye sapane gAye jAte haiM, parantu paryuSaNa ke dinoM meM ye vizeSa rUpa se gAye jAte haiM inameM tIrthakaroM ke bAlyajIvana ke kaI sundara sajIva citra milate haiN| ina sapanoM ke anta meM inake gAne kA phala baikuTha kI prApti tathA nahIM gAnevAliyoM ko ajagara kA avatAra honA batalAyA gayA hai| yahI nahIM sapane gAne vAlI ko suhAga kA phala tathA jor3ane vAlI ko jhUlatA-phalatA putra prApta hone jaise mAMgalika bhAvanAe~ piroI huI sunI jAtI haiM yathA jo re mahAvIra ro sapano jo gAve jyAro baikuNTha vAso jI nahIM re gAve nI sAme jyAMro ajagara ro avatArojI mhai re gAvAM jI sAMbhalAMjI mhAro baikuMThavAso jI gAvAM vAlI ne cUr3o cUdar3a jor3aNavAlI ne jholaNa pUtojI / sapanoM ke atirikta vivAha para siloke bolane kI prathA rahI hai, pahale ye siloke vara dvArA bole jAte the parantu aba jAnI loga bolate haiM jaba jAnI-mAnI eka sthAna para ekatra hote haiM / ina silokoM meM mukhyataH RSabhadeva, pArzvanAtha, neminAtha, zAMtinAtha, mahAvIra svAmI ke siloke adhika pracalita haiM, kezariyAjI, bAlAjI, gaNapati, sItA rAmalakhana, kRSNa, sUrajadeva, rAmadeva ke siloke bhI sunane ko milate haiM / ina silokoM ke sAtha-sAtha DhAloM kA bhI hamAre yahA~ bar3A pracalana rahA hai / ina DhAloM kI rAga laya bar3I hI madhura aura apanI vizeSa gAyakI lie hotI hai / ina DhAloM meM rAvaNa kI DhAla, gajasukumAra kI DhAla, geMda rAjA kI DhAla bar3I lokapriya hai| jIvana meM bur3hApA acchA nahIM samajhA gayA jIvana kA yaha eka aisA rUpa hai jaba indriyA~ zithila ho jAtI haiM aura AdamI parAye para Azrita ho jAtA hai, taba vaha apane ko kosatA hai, bur3hApA viSayaka gItoM meM bur3hApe ko vairI batAkara usase jaldI se jaldI chuTakArA prApta karane kI bhAvanAe~ pAI jAtI haiM / jIvana se mukta honA mRtyu hai / yaha eka atyanta hI romAMcakArI, kAruNika tathA viyogajanya-prasaMga hai / marane ke bAda jo badhAve gAye jAte haiM unameM AtmA kA paramAtmA se milana honA aura jIvana kI asAratA ke saMketa milate haiN| isa prakAra hama dekhate haiM ki mevAr3a kI sampUrNa lokasaMskRti dharma aura adhyAtma kI aisI dRr3ha bhittiyoM para khar3I huI hai jahA~ manuSya kA pratyeka saMskAra dhArmikatA ke sAnnidhya meM sampUrNa hotA huA mRtyu kA amaratva prApta karatA hai| isa pradeza meM yadi loka dharma kI buniyAda itanI gaharI, paramparA poSita nahIM hotI to yahA~ kA jIvana saMyama, dharma aura adhyAtma kA itanA udAtta rUpa nahIM detaa| PHYADMUMMA Pond . . - ---. .. :