Na Janma Na Mrutyu

Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003867/1

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zrI candraprabha na janma nA mRtyu Finanimatert aiORIES AtmA se AtmA ke bIca sArthaka vArtA pustakamahala Jan Education International sonal & Prival use o ASTAvakra gItA' para amRta pravacana Ewww.jainelibrary org

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na janma, na mRtyu 'aSTAvakra-gItA' para die gae amRta pravacanoM kA saMkalana 'aSTAvakra-gItA' manuSya kI usa antardaSTi ko kholanA cAhatI hai, jahAM jAkara AdamI apane vAstavika sukha, svAsthya, AnaMda aura prakAza kA svAmI banatA hai| agara draSTi ko svastha banAnA hai, to dRSTi ko svaccha karo, sadA guNagrAhI aura sarvadarzI bane rho|| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' una logoM ke lie amRta varadAna hai, jinake aMtaHkaraNa meM AtmajJAna kI tIvra abhilASA hai| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' ke mAdhyama se hama sabhI antarjagata kI gaharAI meM utarate jA rahe haiN| ... isI pustaka se For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrI candraprabha kI Atma-vikAsa para zreSTha pustakeM __ jieM to aise jieM jieM to hamArI soca aura zailI meM chipA hai jIvana kI hara saphalatA kA raaj'| isI rAz2a ko vyAvahArika jie tathA AdhyAtmika taura-tarIke ke sAtha udaghATita kiyA gayA hai isa pustaka meN| yaha vizvAsoM, mAnyatAoM aura mUlyoM ko sakArAtmaka banAne kA eka sArthaka pryaas| hirI lakSya banAeM, puruSArtha jagAeM jIvana meM saphalatA ke zikhara para pahuMcAne vAlI prakAza kiraNa se ota-prota eka viziSTa pustk| AdhyAtmika-puruSa ke ciMtana evaM anubhavoM dvArA vyAvahArika dizA nirdesh| ye udabodhana rAha bhI dikhAeM tathA kaThinAiyoM ko dUra karane meM sahAyatA kreN| pustaka mahala kI pustakeM deza-bhara ke relave, roDaveja tathA anya pramukha buka sTaoNloM para upalabdha haiN| apanI manapasaMda pustakoM kI kisI bhI najadIkI buka sTaoNla se mAMga kreN| yadi na mileM, to hameM patra likheN| hama Apako turaMta vI.pI.pI. dvArA bheja deNge| pustaka mahala kI pustakoM kI niraMtara jAnakArI pAne ke lie vistRta sUcI-patra maMgavAeM yA hamArI vebasAiTa dekheM www.pustakmahal.com For Personal & Private Use Only

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na janma, na mRtyu 'aSTAvakra gItA' para die gae amRta pravacanoM kA saMkalana zrI candraprabha R pustaka mahala dillI * muMbaI * baMgalora * paTanA * haidarAbAda For Personal & Private Use Only

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lie prakAzaka pustaka mahala, dillI-110006 vikraya kendra * 6686, khArI bAvalI, dillI-110006, phona: 23944314, 23911979 * 10-bI, netAjI subhASa mArga, dariyAgaMja, naI dillI-110002 phona: 23268292, 23268293, 23279900 * phaiksa: 011-23280567 E-mail: rapidexdelhi@indiatimes.com prazAsanika kAryAlaya J-3/16 (haippI skUla ke sAmane), dariyAgaMja, naI dillI-110002 phona: 23276539, 23272783, 23272784 * phaiksa: 011-23260518 E-mail: info@pustakmahal.com * Website: www.pustakmahal.com zAkhA kAryAlaya baMgalora : 22/2, mizana roDa (zAmA rAva kampAuMDa), baMgalora-560027 phona: 2234025 * phaiksa: 080-2240209 E-mail: pustak@sancharnet.in * pmblr@sancharnet.in muMbaI : 23-25, jAobA vADI (vI.AI.pI. zorUma ke sAmane), ThAkuradvAra, muMbaI-400002, phona: 22010941 * phaiksa: 022-22053387 E-mail: rapidex@bom5.vsnl.net.in paTanA : khemakA hAusa, pahalI maMjila (vUmensa haoNspiTala ke sAmane), azoka rAjapatha, paTanA-800004 * TelIphaiksa: 0612-2673644 E-mail: rapidexptn@rediffmail.com haidarAbAda : 5-1-707/1, brija bhavana, baiMka sTrITa, koTI, haidarAbAda-500095 phona: 24737530 * phaiksa: 24737290 E-mail: pustakmahalhyd@yahoo.co.in kaoNpIrAiTa sarvAdhikAra pustaka mahala, 6686, khArI bAvalI, dillI-110006 I.S.B.N.81-223-0842-2 cetAvanI bhAratIya kaoNpIrAiTa ekTa ke aMtargata isa pustaka ke tathA isameM samAhita sArI sAmagrI (rekhA va chAyAcitroM sahita) ke sarvAdhikAra "pustaka mahala" ke pAsa surakSita haiN| isalie koI bhI sajjana isa pustaka kA nAma, TAiTala DijAina, aMdara kA maiTara va citra Adi Azika yA pUrNarUpa se tor3a-maror3a kara evaM kisI bhI bhASA meM chApane va prakAzita karane kA sAhasa na kareM, anyathA kAnUnItaura para ve harje-kharce va hAni ke jimmedAra hoNge| -prakAzaka prathama saMskaraNa : julAI, 2003 Printed at: Unique Color Carton, New Delhi 110064 For Personal & Private Use Only

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pUrva svara. svataMtratA manuSya kI aMtaratama, nigUr3hatama AkAMkSA hai| kArAgRha kI kalpanA mAtra hI kaMpita kara dene vAlI hotI hai| saba kucha pAkara bhI parAdhIna haiM, to vaha pAnA arthahIna hai| parAdhInatA, yAnI eka sImA-rekhA aura svataMtratA, yAnI asIma, sImAoM rahita unmukta aakaash| svataMtratA kA vizuddhatama rUpa hI mokSa hai| mokSa, yAnI saMpUrNa maryAdAoM se, sukha-duHkha se, japa-tapa, niyama sabase mukt| taba na pApa hai, na puNya, na svarga, na naraka, na janma, na mRtyu| aSTAvakra racita gItA mumukSa AtmAoM ke lie eka pAvana saugAta hai| isakA dhyeya mAtra yahI hai ki vyakti apane AMtarika prakAza ko upalabdha kre| aSTAvakra kI preraNAoM ko zrI candraprabha jI ne atyaMta prabhAvI rUpa se hamAre sammukha rakhA hai| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' mahaja maharSi aSTAvakra aura rAjarSi janaka ke bIca saMvAda nahIM hai| zrI candraprabha jI kahate haiM ki yaha una logoM ke lie amRta varadAna hai, jinake aMtaHkaraNa meM AtmajJAna kI tIvra abhilASA hai| yaha vaha dharmazAstra hai, jo manuSya ko deha-bhAva se uparata karate hue use AtmajJAna pUrvaka jIvana jIne kA bhAva detA hai| yaha pravRtti karate hue bhI pravRtti na karane kA bodha detA hai| zrI candraprabha jI yaha bhI kahate haiM ki hama aise daura se gujara rahe haiM, jisameM AdamI ke pAsa prasannatA aura pramuditatA kama hai, pIr3A aura antarvyathA jyAdA hai| muskAna ke bhItara chipI pIr3A itanI gahana ho cukI hai ki aba dhyAna hI AzA kI kiraNa hai| aSTAvakra ke sUtra dhyAna kI preraNA haiM, rUpAMtaraNa kA AhvAna haiN| ye choTe-choTe sUtra aMtarjagata ke parivartana aura jAgaraNa ke lie krAMti-bIja haiN| kRSNa kI gItA meM jahAM samanvaya kA gaharA Agraha hai, vahIM 'aSTAvakra-gItA' meM satya kI adhika ciMtA hai| isI vajaha se aSTAvakra kI gItA satya kA For Personal & Private Use Only

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zuddhatama vaktavya hai aura isameM vyAkhyA-TIkA kI saMbhAvyatA nyUnatama hai| aise meM zrI candraprabha kA yaha udbodhana hama sabake lie varadAna hai| unhoMne isa satya ko samaya sApekSa rUpa dekara aura janopayogI banA diyA hai| 'aSTAvakra-gItA kI yaha anUThI yAtrA nizcaya hI janma aura mRtyu se atIta jIvana ko samajhane ke lie nava dRSTi pradAna kregii| -sohana For Personal & Private Use Only

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aMdara ke pRSThoM meM sAkSitva kA sUryodaya bheda-vijJAna kI pahala AtmajJAna kA ahobhAva aMtardRSTi kI kasauTI bhoga bhI, yoga bhI 23 tyAga ho deha-bhAva kA 49 55 63 sthitaprajJa kI sthiti saMsAra meM khile samAdhi ke phUla nirdvandva hone kI kalA o re mana, aba to vizrAma kara paristhitiyoM ke prati nirapekSatA 70 78 85 vikSepoM para vijaya 92 97 101 mAlika baneM mana ke samajha unnata dazA kI viSaya-virasatA hI mokSa satya svayaM meM samAhita mukta cetas kI ahodazA 108 111 ... 118 For Personal & Private Use Only

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saujanya-saMvibhAga zrI jabaramala jI jAMgir3a kI smRti meM zrImatI tulasI devI, jugalakizora, jagadIza, rAmezvara, zatrughna jAMgir3a, jodhapura gItA bhavana, jodhapura meM die gae, amRta pravacana 20 mArca se 5 apraila, 1998 For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAkSitva kA sUryodaya zAja se hama sabhI eka anUThI tIrtha yAtrA ke lie apane kadama bar3hA rahe haiN| jA yaha eka aisI yAtrA hai, jise kie binA AdamI sadaiva hI apUrNa hai| yaha tIrtha-yAtrA dharatI kA koI sthApita pavitra sthala nahIM hai, varan dharatI ke hara Dagara para jalatA huA cirAga hai aura vaha cirAga vyakti svayaM hai| svayaM kI rozanI meM jInA, svayaM ke tIrtha kI yAtrA karanA, jIne aura tIrthATana karane kA zreSTha upakrama hai| svayaM kI tIrtha-yAtrA karake hama bAjAra meM bhI jAeMge, to bAjAra bhI paramAtmA kA maMdira ho jaaegaa| AtmavaMcita hokara agara maMdira bhI gae, to maMdira jAnA bhI bAjAra meM bhaTakanA hogaa| isa anUThI tIrtha-yAtrA ke lie hameM kahIM jAnA nahIM hotA, varan jahAM hama haiM, kevala vahIM sthitaprajJa honA hotA hai| dRSTi ko aMtara-vaibhava kI ora le jAnA hotA hai| hameM duniyA bhara ke hajAroM-hajAra tIrtha yAda ho Ae hoM, magara svayaM kA tIrtha hI anajAnA-aparicita rhaa| hamane caMdraloka kI yAtrAoM ke lie laMbI-caur3I kalpanAeM kI haiM, para apanA aMtaraloka to achUtA rhaa| Aja se hama aise tIrtha kI ora kadama bar3hAeM, jo svayaM meM samAhita mahAloka hai| hameM pahale apane Apako una zikharoM se nIce utAranA hogA, jina para hama janmoM-janmoM se baiThe rahe haiN| hara AdamI kisI-na-kisI zikhara para baiThA hai| koI ahaMkAra ke madamAte hAthI para baiThA hai, to koI mAyA aura prapaMca ke TIle para; koI krodha aura uttejanA kI TekarI para baiThA hai, to koI viSaya-vAsanA ke parvata pr| hamArI yAtrA kisI zikhara kI yAtrA nahIM hai, varan zikharoM se nIce utarane kI pahala hai, ahaM ke madamAte hAthI se nIce utarane kii| yahAM pahale utaranA hai, phira mAna-sarovara meM svayaM ko nimajjita karanA hai| yaha mAnasarovara svayaM ke aMtarmana kA hai, svayaM kI aMtarAtmA kA hai| isa tIrtha yAtrA meM tIrtha bhI hama hI haiM aura tIrthakara bhI hama hii| aisI tIrtha-yAtrAeM dharatI para taba-taba ghaTita hotI raheMgI, jaba-jaba dharatI para aSTAvakra jaise maharSi aura janaka jaise supAtra sAkAra hote rheNge| For Personal & Private Use Only

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hara vyakti ke aMtara-hRdaya meM janaka kA janma ho| kevala aSTAvakra hI paidA ho jAe, janaka sAkAra na ho, to aSTAvakra kA jJAna unhIM taka sImita raha jAtA hai| agara janaka na janme, to 'aSTAvakra-gItA' janma hI nahIM legii| hajAroM-hajAra aSTAvakra paidA kyoM na ho jAeM, unake jJAna kI saMsAra ke lie koI sArthakatA nahIM hai| unakA jJAna unake sAtha hI calA jaaegaa| kahA jAtA hai ki kabIra apane hAtha meM jalatI huI kaMdIla lekara bAjAra meM ziSya kI khoja meM ghUmA karate the| aMdherI rAta meM nahIM, dina ke ujAle meM lAlaTena lekara ziSya kI khoja! aba bhalA kabIra jaise mahAmanISI kA ziSya kauna nahIM bananA cAhegA! tuma to unheM guru ke rUpa meM pUjane ko udyata ho, magara ve tumhArA ziSyatva svIkArane ko taiyAra nhiiN| ziSya vaha hotA hai, jisameM sIkhane kI supAtratA ghaTita ho gaI hai| janeU dhAraNa karane bhara se koI ziSya nahIM ho jAtA; pagar3I bAMdha lene bhara se koI sikkha nahIM ho jaataa| jisameM ziSyatva ghaTita ho jAtA hai, jisameM sIkhane kI asIma utkaMThA jAgrata ho gaI hai, vahI sikkha hai, vahI ziSya hai| janaka isa kasauTI para khare utre| natIjatana janaka AtmajJAna ke 'janaka' siddha hue| janaka rAjA aura parama vidvAna haiM, yaha vicAra karake aSTAvakra ne unheM apanA ziSya nahIM banAyA, varan janaka meM pAtratA kI pUrNatA dekha kara saMtuSTa hone ke uparAMta hI apanA ziSya svIkAra kiyA; AtmajJAna kA Aloka pradAna karane ke lie taiyAra hue| eka vicitra ghaTanA kA udaghATana hI aSTAvakra ke garutva aura janaka ke ziSyatva kA utpatti-keMdra bnaa| aSTAvakra kahor3a RSi ke putra the| unheM mAlUma huA ki rAjA janaka kI rAjasabhA meM tattvajJAna aura AtmajJAna ke bAre meM kaI dinoM se zAstrArtha cala rahA thaa| mahInoM bIta gae, magara zAstrArtha kisI natIje para nahIM pahuMca pA rahA thaa| yahI dekhane aSTAvakra rAjA janaka kI sabhA kI ora cala pdd'e| apTAvakra rAjasabhA meM phuNce| unake Agamana ne sabakA dhyAna khiiNcaa| aSTAvakra-nAma se hI jAhira hai ki unake ATha aMga mur3e hue the, Ter3he-mer3he the| agara AdamI eka pAMva se paMgu ho, to bhI dhyAna usakI ora calA jAtA hai, jabaki aSTAvakra to ATha aMgoM se vikalAMga the| sabhI kA dhyAna unakI ora jAnA svAbhAvika thaa| aSTAvakra ko dekhakara vidvAna, darabArI, rAjA-sabhI haMsa pdd'e| unako haMsatA dekhakara aSTAvakra bhI joroM se khilakhilA uThe / rAjA janaka vismayapUrvaka aSTAvakra ko dekhane lge| janaka ne aSTAvakra se pUchA-saMta aSTAvakra, mere mana meM eka prazna hai| yahAM sabhA meM upasthita hara vyakti tumhArI deha-racanA para haMsA, magara tumheM kisa bAta para haMsI AI ? maiM yaha jAnane ke lie becaina huuN| aSTAvakra gaMbhIra ho ge| unhoMne kahA-maiM to yaha socakara AyA thA ki maiM mahAjJAnI rAjA janaka kI rAjasabhA meM ho rahe zAstrArtha meM jA rahA hUM, lekina yahAM Akara to lagA ki yaha to carmakAroM kI sabhA hai| 10 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aSTAvakra kA javAba rAjA janaka ke gale nahIM utraa| rAjA ne aSTAvakra se kahA- saMtapravara, Apane isa sabhA ko 'carmakAroM kI sabhA' kahA hai / kyA Apa hamArI isa zaMkA kA samAdhAna kareMge ki Apane aisA kyoM kahA? aSTAvakra ne kahA- rAjana, manuSya ke do AMkheM hotI haiM / eka AMkha bhItara kI hotI hai aura dUsarI bAhara kI; eka carma-dRSTi, dUsarI antardRSTi / yahAM carcA cala rahI hai AtmajJAna kI, para sabhI kI antardRSTi baMda hai| sabhI bAhya AMkhoM se dekha rahe haiN| tabhI to Apa sabako merI bAharI kurUpatA hI dikhAI dI aura camar3I ko dekhane kA kArya to carmakAroM kA hai| janaka ne tanmayatA se aSTAvakra kI bAta ko sunaa| unakI AMkhoM meM prasannatA kI eka taraMga daur3a gii| ve tatkAla khar3e hue aura sammAnapUrvaka aSTAvakra ko sabhA meM sthAna pradAna kiyaa| unhoMne aSTAvakra se prazna kiyA - saMtapravara, kRpayA hamArA mArgadarzana kareM ki AtmajJAna kyA hotA hai? maiMne zAstroM meM par3hA hai ki vyakti ko AtmajJAna mAtra utane hI samaya meM upalabdha ho jAtA hai, jitanA samaya use pAgar3e para, rakAba para, paira rakhakara ghor3e para savAra hone meM lagatA hai / isa tathya meM kitanI saccAI hai ? rAjA janaka kI bAta sunakara aSTAvakra muskarAe aura kahA- rAjana, Apane AtmajJAna se saMbaMdhita jijJAsA ko ghor3e ke dRSTAMta se jor3akara jAnanA cAhA hai| calie, Apa ghor3e para savAra hokara vana meM clie| vahIM ekAMta meM ApakA samAdhAna karUMgA / janaka aSTAvakra ke sAtha cala die / rAste meM janaka ne praznoM kI bauchAra kara dI-jJAna kaise hotA hai; vairAgya kaise hotA hai; mukti kaise hotI hai ? aSTAvakra ne rAjA janaka ke sabhI praznoM ko dhairyapUrvaka sunA aura kahA- rAjana, Apa vidvAna haiM, Apane zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyA hai / Apa hI batAie, Apane inake bAre meM kyA par3hA, kyA jAnA? rAjA janaka ne kahA- pUjyavara, maiMne par3hA thA ki AtmajJAna do kSaNa meM ghaTita hogA / aSTAvakra ne pUchA- AtmajJAna kise ghaTita hogA? janaka ne kahA- jisameM pAtratA hogI, usI meM AtmajJAna ghaTita hogaa| aSTAvakra ne phira prazna kiyA - pAtratA kisameM hotI hai ? janaka ne javAba diyA- jisameM ahaMkAra nahIM hotA, jisameM pUrNa samarpaNa tathA pUrNa niSThA hotI hai, usI meM pAtratA ghaTita hotI hai / aSTAvakra ne rAjA janaka se aMtima prazna pUchA- rAjana, Apane kahA ki pAtratA usI meM ghaTita hotI hai, jo nirahaMkAra hai / Apa isa kasauTI para kitane khare haiM ? Apa apane meM kyA ahaMkAra - rahita dazA pAte haiM? kahA jAtA hai ki taba rAjA janaka ne AtmanirIkSaNa ke lie apanI AMkheM mUMda lIM aura tIna dinoM bAda apanI AMkheM kholiiN| taba rAjA janaka kevala rAjA nahIM rahe, ve rAjarSi janaka ho cuke the| usI kSaNa aSTAvakra ke sUtra niSpanna hue, gItA sAkAra huI / 11 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aSTAvakra-gItA satya kA adbhuta zAstra hai| satya kA zuddhatama vaktavya! satya aura adhyAtma kA aisA navanIta aura kahAM milegaa| aisA saMvAdamUlaka, itanA praikTikala satya kA zAstra! par3hane-sunane mAtra se satya kI gaharAI taka le jAtA hai| isane satya ke sarvocca zikhara ko chuA hai| aMtarAtmA ke mAnasarovara meM jI bhara snAna karavAyA hai| sabake bIca rahate hue, sabake sAtha jIte hue sabase uparata hone kA rAjamArga diyA hai| yahAM kevala bodha paryApta hai| bhoga bAdhaka hai, para bhoga abodha-dazA ke kAraNa hotA hai| bodha jaga jAe, to bhoga bhI yoga kA setu bana sakatA hai| aSTAvakra-gItA ko tarka se nahIM samajhA jA sktaa| Atma-dRSTi ho, mukti kI vAstava meM hI mumukSA ho, to hI aSTAvakra-gItA hamArI jIvana-gItA bana paaegii| bIja Atma-dRSTi hai, bIja mukti kI mumukSA hai| jaisA bIja hogA, taruvara vaisA hI phlegaa| isa mahAgItA ke sUtra to hamAre lie naukA kI taraha haiM, jo pAra lagAte haiM hameM ajJAna se| jJAna-dazA to cetanA kA svabhAva hai| basa, kevala ajJAna kA koharA chaMTa jAe, ajJAna kI kArA kaTa jaae| janaka-sI mumukSA jaga jaae| merA to jIvana maruthala hai, yadi tuma Ao to sAvana ho|| aisA rUThA madhumAsa ki phira Ane kA nAma nahIM letaa| aisA bhaTakA hai pyAsA mana, kSaNa-bhara vizrAma nahIM letaa| merA to lakSya adekhA hai, tuma sAtha calo to darzana ho // aba tuma na tumhArI AhaTa kucha, zakunoM kI ghar3iyAM bIta cliiN| tyohAra praNaya kA sUnA hai, phulajhar3iyAM haiM saba rIta cliiN| merA to yajJa adhUrA hai, tuma sAtha calo to pUjana ho / ulajhI alakeM, bhIgI palakeM, kho baiThA hai paricaya meraa| zaMkA se dekha rahI duniyA, kSaNa-kSaNa, jIvana-abhinaya meraa| 12 For Personal & Private Use Only

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merI sAdhe abhizApita haiM, yadi tuma chU do to pAvana ho // yadi tuma vINA ke tAra kaso, yaha gAyaka mana gaMdharva bne| tuma hI yadi sAtha raho to phira, hara pala jIvana kA parva bne| hara Aha madhuratama gAyana ho, hara AMsU phira madhu kA kaNa ho // merA to jIvana maruthala hai, yadi tuma Ao to sAvana ho // kAza, tumhArA sneha mila jAe, tumhArA saMsparza mila jAe, to lohA phira lohA kahAM rahegA! lohA pArasa ko chUkara sonA banegA hii| atIta meM koI janaka kaMcana huA, Aja phira svarNima prabhAta ho| Aja phira aMtara-zUnya meM koI gaMdharva-gIta phuutte| koI vihaga ur3Ana bhre| aSTAvakra-gItA AtmajJAna se nirjharita aisA hI koI gIta hai, amRta kA maMgala kalaza hai| hameM unmukta hRdaya se ise pInA hai, jInA hai, ghaTa-ghaTa meM vyApta mahAgItA ko janma denA hai| aba hama utarate haiM aSTAvakra-gItA meN| Aja kA pahalA sUtra hai muktimicchasi cettAta, viSayAn viSavattyaja / kSamA vadayAtoSaM, satyaM pIyUSavad bhaja // mere priya, yadi tU mukti cAhatA hai, to viSayoM ko viSa ke samAna chor3a de aura kSamA, Arjava, dayA, saMtoSa tathA satya ko amRta ke samAna sevana kr| aSTAvakra hara dhArmika vyakti ko pahalI cunautI yaha de rahe haiM ki yadi tuma mukti cAhate ho, to isakI Thosa par3atAla kara lo| tuma sacamuca mukti kI AkAMkSA rakhate ho athavA tumhArI kAmanA satahI hai| Upara-Upara hI mukti kI bAteM karate ho, to natIjA vahI hogA, jo usa hAthI kA hotA hai, jo roja-ba-roja tAlAba meM jAkara snAna karatA hai, magara apane saMskAroM ke kAraNa jaise hI vaha pAnI se bAhara AtA hai, apanI hI sUMDa se apanI hI pITha para miTTI DAlane laga jAtA hai| isalie apane Apa se pahale ImAnadArI se pUcha lenA ki 'kyA maiM mukti cAhatA hUM?' kahate haiM- bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa eka brAhmaNa phuNcaa| usane kahA-prabhu, Apa saba jIvoM ko mukti aura mokSa kI preraNA dete haiN| yadi sAre jIva mukta ho 13 For Personal & Private Use Only

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gae, to ye saba jAeMge kahAM? kyA svarga aura usake Upara kA loka unake lie choTA nahIM par3a jAegA? mahAvIra ne kahA-brAhmaNa, maiM tumheM tumhAre prazna kA samAdhAna dUMgA, magara usase pahale tumheM merA eka kAma karanA hogaa| tumheM Aja sAre zahara meM jAkara yaha kahanA hogA ki bhagavAna sabakI icchA pUrI kareMge, jisakI jo icchA ho, usako kAgaja para likhakara de de| bhagavAna ke Adeza kI pAlanA ke lie brAhmaNa pUre zahara meM ghUmA aura sAMjha ko unake pAsa phuNcaa| vaha sArI-kI-sArI sUcI bhagavAna ko par3hakara sunAne lagA ki amuka AdamI kI makAna kI abhilASA hai, amuka ne putra mAMgA hai| usane pUrI pheharista sunA dii| magara Azcarya! eka bhI vyakti aisA nahIM thA, jisane mukti mAMgI ho| __ AdamI ko mukti kI darakAra nahIM hai| piMjare kA paMchI piMjare meM rahane kA AdI ho cukA hai| use ur3ane ke lie bAhara nikAlo, to vaha aura jyAdA simaTane lagatA hai| tuma AdamI ko jyoM-jyoM viSayoM se mukta karane ke upadeza dete rahoge, vaha utanA hI unake prati Asakta hotA calA jaaegaa| yadi tuma mukti cAhate ho, to apTAvakra ke anusAra pahalI zarta yahI hai ki basa, sAvaceta ho vipayoM se| viSaya kA hI saMkSipta rUpa vipa hai aura viSa kA hI vistRta rUpa viSaya hai| vipa se hI viSaya banA hai| jo AdamI dina-rAta, thor3e-thor3e ghUTa hI sahI viSayoM ko pI rahA hai, vaha viSa-pAna hI kara rahA hai| agara tuma mokSa cAhate ho, to viSayoM ko vipa samajhakara tyAga do aura mumukSA ko jAgrata kro| mumukSA zabda se hI mokSa nirmita huaa| mumukSA agara nIMva hai, to mokSa usakA AkAza hai| mokSa ko upalabdha karanA ho, to mumukSA se jur3anA hogaa| usa ciMtana aura manana ke lie, jisakA saMbaMdha Atmavodha, AtmajJAna aura saMbodhi ke sAtha hai, usa mumukSA ko gaharA kreN| bhogoM ke prati rahane vAlI Asakti kA tyAga hI vairAgya hai| aSTAvakra ne pAMca sopAna batAe haiM-kSamA, Arjava, dayA, saMtoSa aura satya / pahalA sopAna hai kSamA-kSamA amRta hai aura krodha vipa hai; dUsarA sopAna hai Arjava arthAta saralatA-saralatA amRta hai. kuTilatA vipa hai; tIsarA sopAna hai dayA-dayA amRta hai, to krUratA viSa hai; cauthA sopAna hai saMtoSa-saMtopa amRta hai, to saMgraha vipa; pAMcavAM sopAna hai satya-satya amRta hai, to jhUTha vipa hai| krodha, kuTilatA, krUratA, saMgraha aura jhUTha-ye tumhAre jahara haiN| ye pAMca jahara pIne kA abhyAsa chor3o aura amRta kA sevana kro| agara tuma amRta honA cAhate ho, cinmaya honA cAhate ho, to mRNmaya se bAhara Ao; agara jyoti honA cAhate ho, to dIye ke moha ko chor3o; jisakI dRSTi dIye para aTaka gaI, vaha miTTI thA aura miTTI ho gayA aura jisakI dRSTi lo para jAkara Tika gaI, vaha svayaM jyotirmaya ho gyaa| 14 For Personal & Private Use Only

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agalA sUtra hai na pRthivI na jalaM nAgnirna, vAyuoNrna vA bhavAn / eSAM sAkSiNamAtmAma, cidrUpaM viddhi muktaye // aSTAvakra kahate haiM-tU na pRthvI hai, na jala hai, na agni hai, na AkAza hai aura na vAyu hai| mukti ke lie apane Apako ina sabakA sAkSI-rUpa caitanya jaan| dhyAna aura yoga meM gahare utarane kA yaha eka behatarIna sUtra hai| kisI bhI vyakti ko yadi dhyAna karanA hai, to vaha kevala itanA-sA jAne ki maiM na pRthvI hUM, na jala hUM, na AkAza hUM, na agni hUM aura na hI pvn| maiM ina paMcamahAbhUtoM se bhinna kevala sAkSI caitanya AtmA huuN| jaba tuma pRthvI nahIM ho, to pRthvI para paidA hone vAlA anAja tumhArA kaise ho gayA; pRthvI kI sArI saMpadAeM tumhArI kaise ho sakatI haiN| parivAra-samAja meM vyApta saMbaMdha tumhAre kaise ho sakate haiM? pitA ko ahaMkAra hai ki yaha merA beTA hai| vaha yaha mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM hai ki vaha to kevala mAdhyama bhara hai| bhalA AtmA ko koI janma de pAyA hai ? tuma deha ko janma de sakate ho, AtmA ko nhiiN| merA kahakara tuma kevala mamatva-buddhi ko Aropita kara rahe ho| AdamI sAMsArika, bhautika jagata meM ulajhA rahatA hai| usakI sthiti apane ghara meM bane makar3ajAla meM ulajhI huI makar3I-sI hotI hai| vaha makar3ajAla tumhAre lie pahalA zAstra, pahalA Agama hai, vazarte tuma use par3ha paao| na pRthvI hai, na vAyu hai, na jala hai, to tU kyA hai? kyA deha tumhArI hai? tumhArI hai, to ise zmazAna meM phUMkane kyoM jAte ho, jisa para tumheM itanA nAja hai? eka choTI-sI haDDI TUTa jAe, to use jur3ane meM chaH mahIne laga jAte haiM, magara prakRti ko dekho ki jaba paMcamahAbhUta Apasa meM milate haiM, to mAtra nau mahInoM meM haDDiyoM kA eka aisA DhAMcA khar3A ho jAtA hai ki kautUhala paidA karatA hai| vaha DhAMcA, vaha kAyA banatI hai, phira bikhara jAtI hai| ThIka aise hI ki jaise mATI kA dIyA pahale mATI thA, simaTA, dIyA huA, jyota jalI aura phira mATI mATI meM samA gii| jyoti to tamas kI bhI sAkSI hI rahatI hai| aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki apane Apako sAkSI caitanya rUpa hI jAna! apane sAkSitva ko, apane AtmabhAva ko, apane dRSTAbhAva ko hama prakaTa karate cale jAeM aura dekhate cale jAeM ki deha mujhase bhinna hai| apane Apako sabase alaga dekhane kA nAma hI sajagatA hai, sAkSitva hai| pahalA caraNa hai-zarIra / zarIra ke bhItara vicAra, vicAroM kI gaharAI meM bhAva aura bhAvoM kI gaharAI meM hamArI apanI AtmA, apanI cetanA rahatI hai| cetanA para sUkSma evaM sthUla parateM car3hI huI haiN| bhAvoM, anubhAvoM, vicAroM, vikalpoM, vRttiyoM kI paratoM para aMtima 15 For Personal & Private Use Only

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paTala hai-kAyA ke prati mamatva kii| tuma kisa-kisa se ubharoge, kisa-kisa ko tyAga pAoge? tyAga ke nAma para eka samaya kA bhojana aura kucha dhana kA tyAga kara dene mAtra se bAta nahIM bnegii| apane Apako kevala bAhya kriyA-kAMDoM meM mata ulajhAo, kyoMki ye saba cIjeM carmadRSTi haiM aura AtmadRSTi meM to kevala eka hI sUtra kAma AtA hai-maiM ye saba kucha nahIM huuN| jaba maiM ye saba cIjeM hUM hI nahIM, to phira kisakA tyAga karUM, kise grahaNa karUM! yA to sArA saMsAra merA hai yA phira saMsAra kA koI bhI tattva merA nahIM hai| saMta toyo ke jIvana kI eka bahuta pyArI sI ghaTanA hai| ghaTanA unake bacapana kI hai, jaba ve saMta mukarAI ke ziSya the| saMta mukurAI ke pAsa kaI diggaja vidvAna-ziSya par3hane ke lie AyA karate the| ve vahAM dhyAna-yoga, mukti-vairAgya kA abhyAsa krte| eka dina bAla saMta toyo ne apane guru mukurAI se kahA-bhaMte, maiM bhI usa samAdhi ko pAnA cAhatA hUM, jisakA jJAna Apa dUsaroM ko diyA karate haiN| mukurAI ne kahA-toyo, abhI tuma bahuta choTe ho / thor3e bar3e ho jAo, phira batAUMgA, magara toyo ne atyaMta Agraha kiyA ki bhaMte, mujhe bhI isa mahAmArga para calane kA avasara deM, taba saMta mukurAI ne aMtataH svIkRti de dii| agale dina toyo apane guru ke kakSa meM pahuMcA aura praNAma karake zAlInatApUrvaka mauna hokara baiTha gyaa| mukurAI ne cuppI tor3I aura kahA-toyo, tumane aba taka usa tAlI kI AvAja to sunI hogI, jo donoM hAthoM ke saMyoga se hI bajatI hai| aba tuma khoja karo, usa tAlI kI jo eka hAtha se bajatI ho, eka hAtha se utpanna AvAja! toyo yaha sunakara cakita thA, phira bhI usane saharSa svIkRti de dI aura vahAM se calA gyaa| toyo apane kakSa meM pahuMcA, to use vAdyayaMtra kA svara sunAI diyaa| yaha eka hAtha se bajane vAlA vAdyayaMtra thaa| usake cehare para khuzI chalaka aaii| use ummIda nahIM thI ki apanI samasyA kA samAdhAna itanI jaldI mila jaaegaa| agale dina vaha guru ke pAsa pahuMcA aura vaha vAdyayaMtra bajAkara sunaayaa| guru ne kahA-nahIM, vAdyayaMtra nhiiN| aura khoja kro| toyo nae utsAha se phira usI kAma meM juTa gyaa| toyo dhyAna meM baiThA thaa| tabhI use kahIM se pAnI kI bUMdoM ke Tapakane kI AvAja sunAI dii| vaha daur3A-daur3A guru ke pAsa pahuMcA aura vRttAMta batAyA, magara guru ne iMkAra kara diyaa| phira usane havA kI sarasarAhaTa, TiDDI-samUha ke ur3ane se utpanna AvAja aura bhI na jAne kitanI-kitanI AvAjoM kI jAnakArI guru mukurAI ko dI, lekina hara bAra guru ne manA kara diyaa| 16 For Personal & Private Use Only

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eka hAtha se utpanna AvAja! aba toyo ko yaha bAta asaMbhava lagane lagI thii| unhIM kSaNoM meM zAyada saMta mukurAI ne toyo se koI sUtra kahA, jaise aSTAvakra ne janaka se kahA thA-na tU pRthvI hai, na jala hai, na vAyu hai, na agni hai aura na AkAza hai| tU apane Apako kevala sAkSI caitanya-rUpa jAna aura taba pau phaTane se pahale dhyAnastha toyo ko vaha AMtarika prakAza, vaha svara-rahita svara upalabdha ho cukA thaa| usane jAna hI liyA ki yahI AvAja hI vaha AvAja hai, jisakI koI AvAja nhiiN| oha. maiM kevala sAkSI caitanya bhara huuN| zeSa, sabake bIca rahate hae, sabase niHzeSa huuN| pravRtti karate hue bhI pravRtti nahIM krtaa| itanA gaharA sUtra! jaba maiMne isa sUtra ko par3hA, merA roma-roma romAMcita ho uThA, AnaMda se abhibhUta ho utthaa| hAM, maiM kucha nahIM, kucha nhiiN| saMpUrNataH zUnya, paripUrNa cetnaa| aSTAvakra-gItA mArga-rahita mArga hai, dvAra-rahita dvAra hai, sarovara-rahita sarovara hai| mRtyu ke bhaya se chUTane ke lie, satya kA bodha aura AnaMda kA varadAna pAne ke lie yaha zAstroM meM pUrNimA kA cAMda hai| nIle AkAza meM khilA pUrNimA kA cAMda! aMtara-hRdaya ke dvAra kholeM aura unmukta hRdaya se nahAeM isa cAMdanI meM, zAMta-sAnaMda dazA meN| 17 For Personal & Private Use Only

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bheda-vijJAna kI pahala aSTAvakra-gItA AtmA se AtmA ke bIca kA sArthaka saMvAda hai| jisa taraha pyAsI dharatI kI pyAsa bujhAne AsamAna se bAdala barasate haiM; rAta ke aMdhakAra ko harane ke lie tAre prakAza bikherate haiM, vaise hI aMtas kI pyAsa bujhAne ke lie aSTAvakra-gItA hai| prakAza kI pyAsa hI jyoti se jyoti ke saMsparza kA kAraNa banatI hai, aisA hI aSTAvakra kA AtmasaMvAda hai| yaha vaha saMvAda hai, jisako sunate-sunate janaka AtmajJAna ko upalabdha hue; jisako par3hane mAtra se hI eka alaga taraha kI khumArI chA jAtI hai| vastutaH ye sAre saMvAda AtmaprakAza ko upalabdha karavAne vAle choTe-choTe prakAza puMja haiM, laghu saMketaka haiN| ye saMvAda hama sabhI ke lie bAdala se barasI huI phuhAreM haiM, jala-bUMdeM haiN| bUMda kI sArthakatA tabhI hai, jaba vaha ucita sthAna para gire, sahI pAtra kA sparza prApta kre| yadi dharatI para giratI hai, to dhala meM mila jAtI hai; kele ke patte para girakara kapUra ko utpanna karatI hai; garama lohe para girakara apanA astitva miTA DAlatI hai; sarpa ke muMha meM girakara viSa bana jAtI hai; sarpa ke mastaka para girakara maNi kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai| vahI bUMda kamala kI paMkhur3I para girakara osa kA rUpa dhara letI hai; sIpa ke mukha meM samAkara motI bana jAtI hai; samaMdara meM mila virATa sAgara kA rUpa le letI hai| ye Apa para nirbhara hai ki Apa kisa taraha kI pAtratA karate haiN| jo kevala motI taka ruka gayA, vaha saMsAra meM AyA aura yahIM aTaka gayA, kiMtu jo virATa sAgara kI ora bar3ha gayA, vaha svayaM sAgara ho gyaa| jaisI hamArI pAtratA hogI, bUMdeM vaisA hI sArthaka-nirarthaka pariNAma deNgii| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' ke saMdeza isa bAta kI pahacAna karavAnA cAhate haiM ki tuma kauna ho? tumhAre jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai ? tumhArA vartamAna kyA hai aura tumhArA atIta kyA rahA? kyA tuma apane bhaviSya meM atIta kI punarAvRtti cAhate ho athavA prakAza se AplAvita honA cAhate ho? AdamI nizcaya hI ajJAna ke saghana AvaraNa se ghirA hai, jisake kAraNa vaha ina mUlabhUta praznoM se anajAnA hai| tabhI to vaha nahIM jAnatA ki vaha kauna hai, kahAM se AyA hai? Aja Apa praur3ha haiM, to kabhI yuvA 18 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aura bAlaka bhI rahe hoMge, lekina zizu rUpa se pahale kyA the? kyA mRtyu hI jIvana kA samApana hai? jinakI dRSTi mRta hai, una logoM ke lie mRtyu ke sAtha jIvana kA samApana ho jAtA hai; zarIra ke jalane ke sAtha jIvana kI lIlA khatma ho jAtI hai| jinheM antardRSTi upalabdha hai, ve jAnate haiM ki mRtyu to jIvana kA eka par3Ava hai, eka paTAkSepa hai / jisa taraha nATaka ke dRzyAntaraNa ke lie kucha kSaNoM ke lie pardA girA diyA jAtA hai, usI taraha mRtyu bhI 'parade kA giranA' hI hai / sAMpa saikar3oM dafA keMculI badalatA hogA, lekina isase vaha svayaM nahIM badala jAtA / manuSya amRtadharmA satya kA svAmI hai, cira nUtana yAtrI hai, jo duniyA ke hajAroM-hajAra parivartanoM ke bAvajUda aparivartita rahatA hai| jo nahIM badalatA hai, vaha maiM huuN| maiM vaha hUM, jisako sau-sau bAra citA para jalA diyA jAe, magara phira bhI nahIM jalatA; saikar3oM dafA jala meM DUbo diyA jAe, to bhI nahIM DUbatA / T 'aSTAvakra gItA' na kisI kriyA ke anupAlanA kI preraNA detI hai aura na hI kisI samAdhi ke anuSThAna kA saMdeza detI hai / isake pAsa kevala eka hI saMdeza hai-jJAna kaa| yaha jAnane kA, bodha, mukti aura caitanyatA kA mUlamaMtra detI hai / kriyAoM kA koI gaMtavya nahIM hogA / kriyAoM meM ulajhA AdamI kolhU ke baila kI taraha hai, jo mIloM calakara bhI vahIM kA vahIM hai / vrata, japa, tapa, karor3oM kA dAna karake bhI AdamI ke mana kI Asakti, citta meM krodha- kaSAya kI graMthiyAM yathAvata kAyama haiN| rAga-dveSamUlaka taMtu aba bhI TUTe nahIM haiM / aSTAvakra kahate haiM - bAta sadhegI jJAna se, bodha se / bacce ko samajhAo ki beTA, Aga ko hAtha mata lagAnA, magara bacce ke samajha meM nahIM AtA / jabaki usakI aMgulI bhUla se Aga kA sparza kara le, to vaha AjIvana usa anubhava ko yAda rakhatA hai / anubhava - dazA meM utarane ke lie 'aSTAvakra gItA' ke sUtra kalyANakArI hoNge| Aja kA sUtra hai 1 yadi dehaM pRthakkRtya citti vizrAmya tiSThasi / adhunaiva sukhI zAntaH bandhamukto bhaviSyasi // arthAta yadi tU deha ko pRthak kara caitanya meM vizrAma kara sthita ho jAegA, to abhI hI sukhI, zAMta aura bandha-mukta ho jAegA / janaka ne aSTAvakra se tIna prazna kie - jJAna kaise hotA hai ? vairAgya kaise hotA hai ? aura mukti kaise hotI hai ? samAdhAna-rUpa meM aSTAvakra dvArA kahA gayA hara sUtra anupama hai| aSTAvakra kahate haiM - prazna na sukha kA hai, na zAMti kA hai aura na mukti kA hai| prazna tumhArI deha se mukti kA hai| deha to prakRti se prApta anupama upahAra hai / ise pAkara ghamaMDa aura abhimAna mata kr| jaba taka deha ko apane se bhinna dekhate rahoge, taba taka tumhAre pAsa tumhArA sAkSitva rahegA aura jaise hI deha aura 19 For Personal & Private Use Only

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AtmA ke bIca tAdAtmya bhaMga huA, hama deha meM rahate hue bhI videha ho jaaeNge| deha mRNmayadharmA raha jAegI, magara cetanA amRtadharmA ho jaaegii| kRSNa to gItA meM kahate haiM- nainaM chiMdanti zastrANi, nainaM dahati paavkH| na tuma kATe jA sakate ho, na tuma jalAe jA sakate ho; na tumhArA janma hai, na mRtyu| kisI kI mRtyu para ajJAnI AdamI kahatA hai ki vaha mara gayA, magara jJAnI AdamI kI dRSTi meM na koI janmatA hai aura na hI koI maratA hai, kevala dRzyoM kA parivartana bhara hotA hai| deha ko deha mAno isameM koI harja nahIM, magara isake prati Asakti kisI bhI rUpa meM anucita hai| deha ke prati Asakta koI bhI vyakti mokSa kA adhikArI nahIM ho sktaa| tuma dharma ke mArga para bhI kadama rakhoge, to vahAM bhI deha kI rAgAtmaka vRtti ke kAraNa saMsAra kI hI kAmanA kroge| tabhI to aSTAvakra AvAhna karate haiM ki yadi tuma mukti cAhate ho, to viSayoM ko viSa ke samAna chor3a do| deha ke sAtha calo, magara aise calo ki yaha na lage ki maiM cala rahA hUM, balki yaha lage ki deha cala rahI hai, maiM to deha ke calane ke bAvajUda sthira huuN| bolatA hUM, to vANI bolatI hai, maiM to mauna huuN| bhUkha lagatI hai, to zarIra ko lagatI hai, maiM bhUkhA thor3e hI huuN| maiM ina sabakA sAkSI bhara huuN| mahAvIra ne dhyAna kI eka bahuta acchI paddhati dI, jisako unhoMne kAyotsarga khaa| kAyotsarga kA itanA hI artha hai ki kAyA kA utsarga kara denA, kAyA ke bhAva kA tyAga kara denA aura Atmasthira ho jaanaa| agara koI mahAvIra ke kAyotsarga ko samajhanA cAhatA hai, to kevala aSTAvakra ke sUtra ko samajha le ki yadi tU deha ko apane se pRthaka kara caitanya meM vizrAma kara sthira hai, to tU abhI bhI sukhI, zAMta va baMdhana-mukta hai| jIsasa ko salIba para laTakAyA gayA, maMsUra ke hAtha kATa die gae, sukarAta ko jahara de diyA gyaa| agara ina sabhI meM deha kA bhAva hotA, to ye saba ina kaSToM ko, ina pIr3AoM ko nahIM saha paate| isalie duniyA meM agara koI chor3ane jaisI cIja hai, to vaha deha ke prati rAga, deha kI Asakti hai aura grahaNa karane yogya cIja tumhArI apanI AtmA, apanI cetanA hai| kevala do bAteM sadaiva smaraNa rakho-apane Apako deha se pRthaka dekho aura cetanA meM vizrAma karo, magara aisA hotA nhiiN| AdamI janma letA hai, maratA hai, phira janma letA hai, phira maratA hai| yaha silasilA calatA rahatA hai| hara janma meM kAma kI ulajhana use ulajhAe rakhatI hai; kAma ke saMskAra chUTa nahIM paate| ___ niSkAma vaha hai, jo deha-bhAva se uparata hone meM saphala huaa| deha-bhAva ko jo jIta pAyA, vaha jinatva kI ora, jitendriyatA kI ora bddh'aa| adhyAtma kA, 20 For Personal & Private Use Only

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Atma-vijJAna kA yahI sAra hai ki prathama dRSTayA deha-bhAva se mukti aura dUsare caraNa meM AtmabhAva meM sthiti / svayaM kI zAMta-saumya manaHsthiti meM hI AtmabhAva kI sthiti saMbhAvita hai| isa AtmabhAva ko prApta vyakti ke lie kucha bhI asaMbhava nhiiN| kahate haiM- bhagavAna buddha jaMgala ke bIca se gujara rahe the| ve bIca jaMgala meM pahuMce, to pahAr3I para car3hA huA DAkU aMgulImAla cillAyA-ai bhikSu, eka kadama bhI Age mata bddh'aanaa| maiMne saMkalpa kiyA hai ki maiM eka hajAra aMguliyAM kATakara devI ko usakI mAlA cddh'aauuNgaa| aba mujhe kevala eka hI AdamI kI jarUrata hai| aMgulImAla kI bAta sunakara buddha muskarAe aura Age bar3ha ge| aMgulImAla ne pAsa Ate hue phira cetAvanI dI-Thahara jA bhikssu| buddha ne kahA-maiM to ThaharA huA hI huuN| tU batA, tU kaba tthhregaa| Atma kI gaharAI se nikale buddha ke zabdoM ne aMgulImAla kI cetanA ko jhanajhanA ke rakha diyaa| usane najara Upara uThAI, buddha kI AMkhoM meM jhAMkA, kaisA adbhuta sammohana thA ki usane jo talavAra buddha ko mArane ke lie uThAI thI, vaha buddha ke caraNoM meM sauMpa dii| aMgulImAla DAkU na rahA, bhikSu aMgulImAla ho cukA thaa| jIvana meM sAdhutA kA janma ho cukA thaa| vyakti jinatva aura samarpaNa kI ora apanA kadama bar3hA cukA thaa| buddha ne mAno aSTAvakra ke sUtra ko svayaM meM punarujjIvita kiyA thaa| yaha sUtra Aja phira hamAre jIvana meM caritArtha honA cAhie-eka aura buddha ke janma ke lie| agalA sUtra hai eko dRSTosi sarvasya, muktaprAyosi srvdaa| ayameva hi te bandho, dRSTAraM pazyasItaram // arthAta tU eka sabakA dRSTA hai| sarvadA mukta hai| terA baMdhana to yahI hai ki tU apane ko chor3akara dUsare ko dRSTA dekhatA hai| janaka pUchanA cAhate haiM, baMdhana kyA hai aura saMbodhi ko kaise upalabdha huA jAe? pratyuttara meM aSTAvakra yaha nahIM kahate ki tumhArA parivAra tumhAre lie baMdhana hai| ve yaha bhI nahIM kahate ki tumhArA saMsAra, jamIna-jAyadAda, rAjamahala tumhAre baMdhana haiN| ve to kahate haiM ki tumhArA baMdhana yahI hai ki tuma apane ko chor3akara dUsare ko apane dRSTA ke rUpa meM dekhate ho| AdamI socatA hai, dUsare loga mujhe dekha rahe haiM; ve mujhe kyA kaheMge; ve mere bAre meM kyA socate hoMge? natIjatana bhItara kI damita vRttiyAM bhItara-hI-bhItara dabatI calI jAtI haiN| phrAyaDa kahatA hai ki damana hI dukha kA kAraNa hai| duniyA ke pAsa dene ke nAma para kevala AlocanAeM haiN| tuma duniyA ke kahe anusAra apane jIvana kI AdhArazilAeM mata rkho| duniyA ko to jaba taka tumase svArtha hogA, taba taka galata ko bhI sahI hI khegii| yaha duniyA to usa baMdariyA kI taraha hai, jo apane bacce ko apane kaMdhe para biThAe rakhatI hai aura jaba pAnI 21 For Personal & Private Use Only

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usakI nAka taka A jAtA hai, to vaha bacce ko pAnI meM pheMkakara svayaM usa para khar3I ho jAtI hai| behatara hogA, AdamI apanA dRSTA khuda bne| manuSya mAtra kI manosthiti to yaha hai ki koI bhI dRSTA honA nahIM cAhatA, basa dRzya honA cAhatA hai, apane Apako sajA-saMvAra kara rakhanA cAhatA hai| kSaNa-pratikSaNa mRtyu karIba AtI jA rahI hai, magara AdamI isase beparavAha hai, jIvana-ghaTa bUMda-bUMda kara risatA calA jA rahA hai, magara AdamI ko koI sudha nahIM hai| bIsa sAla kA taruNa aura assI sAla kA vRddha samAna rUpa se vikRta haiM, koI bodha nhiiN| maiMne sunA hai ki dazaratha ke sira meM eka bAla sapheda A gayA, to ve vairAgyavAsita ho ge| yahAM to sAre-ke-sAre bAla sapheda ho jAeM, to bhI ciMtA kI halakI-sI zikana bhI cehare para nahIM; vahI behozI, vahI muurchaa| __ eka AdamI apane hAthoM se kaI-kaI daphA lAzoM ko jalAkara A cukA hai, magara use to aba bhI lagatA hai ki kucha huA hI nhiiN| vaha apane maulika dRSTAbhAva ko upalabdha nahIM ho paataa| usake pAsa to svayaM bhagavAna bhI A jAeM, to ve bhI use jagAne meM nAkAma rheNge| dUsarI tarapha buddha the, jo sUkSmatA meM nihita satya ko DhUMDha lete haiN| eka garbhavatI strI ko dekhakara janma lene kI pIr3A unheM dahalA detI haiM, rogI aura vRddha vyakti ko dekhakara ve karuNA aura phira bhaya se bhara uThate haiM aura eka mRta vyakti kI arthI se isa taraha vicalita hote haiM ki rAjya, sattA aura sabhI bhoga-vilAsoM ko tatkAla tyAga kara usa satya kI khoja meM nikala par3ate haiM, jahAM na dukha hai, na jarA hai, na mRtyu / aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki tuma darzaka nahIM, dRSTA bno| darzaka vaha hai, jo dUsaroM ko dekhatA hai aura dRSTA vaha hai, jo svayaM apane Apako nihAratA hai| jaba vyakti kI dRSTi dUsare se haTakara svayaM para keMdrita hotI hai, to vyakti dRSTAbhAva ko upalabdha hotA hai, yahI dhyAna hai| dekhane vAle ko dekhanA hI dhyAna hai, use upalabdha honA hI mukti hai| maiM kartA nahIM, dRSTA hUM; vimala vizuddha bodha hUM, sAkSI caitanya bhara! basa, yaha sajaga dazA paryApta hai| ___ aSTAvakra hameM vaha saMdeza, vaha saMketa denA cAhate haiM, jisake jariye AdamI bodhadazA ko upalabdha hotA hai| isI kA nAma 'saMbodhi-dhyAna' hai| samyak bodhapUrvaka jInA hI saMbodhi-dhyAna hai| tuma jIvana meM aise jIyo ki deha cale, magara tuma sthitaprajJa rho| natIjA yaha hogA ki agara tumhAre jIvana meM parama vedanA ke kSaNa bhI AeMge, to tuma unase bhI apane Apako alaga dekhoge| taba tumhAre zarIra ke dvArA bhoga-upabhoga bhI hogA, to tuma usase alaga rahoge; tuma anAsakta jIvana ko jIoge, ThIka aise hI jaise kIcar3a meM kamala kI paMkhur3iyAM khilA karatI haiN| bhagavAna kare kamala ghara-ghara khile, ghara-ghara kamala kI suvAsa phaile| Aja ke lie itanA hI nivedana hai| 22 For Personal & Private Use Only

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AtmajJAna kA ahobhAva harSi aSTAvakra ko apane supAtra ziSya ke lie jitanA kucha apUrva ghaTita karanA / thA, ve apanI ora se ghaTita kara ge| Atmabodhi aura AtmasmRti se pUrNa vaha svarNima aura prasAda se bharA huA aisA anupama avasara thA ki samrATa janaka AtmajJAna kI AbhA se abhimaMDita ho ge| unakI AMkhoM se AtmajJAna kI AbhA abhivyakta hone lgii| kiraNoM ke ratha para calakara roja sUraja AtA hai, magara Aja ke sUryodaya meM bAta kucha alaga thii| cAMda kI cAMdanI bhI kahIM adhika dUdhiyA, kahIM adhika zItala thii| kucha aisI khumArI thI ki kisI ko do bUMda pAnI kI jarUrata ho aura use pUrI bhAgIrathI hI utaratI dikhAI de| jaise rAha bhaTake rAhagIra ko acAnaka maMjila najara A jaae| __ AdamI janma-janma taka puNyoM kI saugAta pAtA hai, taba kahIM jAkara kisI sadguru kA saMyoga milatA hai| janma-janma taka kisI pAtra meM uMDelane kA prayAsa ho, to janaka jaisA supAtra milatA hai| supAtra, yAnI jo pAtra rikta hai aura apAtra, yAnI jo pAtra pUrita hai, bharA huA hai| ahaMkArI vyakti kabhI supAtra nahIM ho sktaa| ahaMkAra ke zikhara para baiThA inasAna kisI per3a kA ThUTha ho sakatA hai, zItala chAMva dene vAlA taruvara nhiiN| vaha vyakti gaDDhA ho sakatA hai, sarovara nhiiN| Atma-rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita ho cukA hai| aba to janaka aise hI nAca uThe haiM, jaise kabhI mIrA nAcI thI; jaise kabhI caitanya mahAprabhu ke pAMva thirake the| aba taka unheM kisI guru ke rUpa meM AIne kI talAza thI aura Aja AInA mila gyaa| aba to lagatA hai ki aSTAvakra nahIM boleMge, varan janaka ke bhItara kA guru-tattva bolegA; janaka kI vINA hogI, magara jhaMkAra aSTAvakra kI hogii| pAtra khAlI ho, to use bharA jA sakatA hai, magara pAtra pUrI taraha bharA ho, to usameM aura nahIM uMDelA jA sktaa| pahAr3oM para barasA pAnI pahAr3oM para nahIM thmtaa| pAnI to vahIM ThaharatA hai, jahAM zUnya hotA hai| ThIka vaise hI aSTAvakra kA AtmajJAna janaka ke aMtaHkaraNa meM jAkara sthita huA aura janaka 'maharSi janaka' hokara moha, vAsanA, tRSNA-sabase uparata ho gae, AtmajJAna ke prakAza se ota-prota ho ge| 23 For Personal & Private Use Only

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janaka ke jIvana se asat kA, ajJAna kA, Asakti kA saMsAra svataH vilIna ho gyaa| aMdhakAra svataH tirohita ho gyaa| svayaM meM samAhita jJAna kA dIpa jala utthaa| ve pratiSThita ho gae svayaM kI Atma-sattA meN| moha-mamatA, ahaM-AkAMkSA vaise hI dUra ho gae, jaise kisI kA bhrama dUra ho jAtA hai, jaise kisI kI AMkha khula jAtI hai, jaise kisI cAtaka kI pyAsa pUrita ho jAtI hai| jaise koI onAmI jAga uThatA hai| ___onAmI apane samaya kA eka zaktizAlI pahalavAna! jaba vaha apane akhAr3e meM utaratA, to apane guruoM ko bhI pachAr3a detA, jinase usane kuztI ke dAMva-peca sIkhe the, lekina daMgala meM utaratA, to apane hI ziSyoM se zikasta khA jaataa| vaha ulajhana meM phaMsa gyaa| onAmI apane hI samaya ke z2ena saMta hAkujU se milaa| hAkujU ne kahA-tuma to sAgara meM uThatI mahAtaraMga ho| Ao, mere sAtha baiTho aura dhyAna meM utro| dhyAna meM utarakara tuma apane Apa ko mahAtaraMga ke rUpa meM dekho| onAmI ne vaisA hI kiyaa| vaha dhyAna meM utraa| pahale pahala to mana kucha aura socatA rahA, magara jaise-jaise usakA dhyAna sthira hotA calA gayA, vaise-vaise usane dekhA ki usake bhItara eka mahAn taraMga uTha rahI hai| usane dekhA ki jisa maMdira meM vaha baiThA hai, usakI pratimA bhI usI mahAna taraMga kI capeTa meM A gaI aura usako bhI vaha mahAtaraMga apane sAtha bahA le gii| taraMga uThatI calI gii| sArA saMsAra usI taraMga kI capeTa meM A rahA hai aura yaha taraMga aise hI sabako lIlatI calI jA rahI hai| sAgara meM uThane vAlI taraMga, jo bar3e-bar3e jahAjoM ko nigala jAyA karatI hai, usase bhI kahIM adhika bhayAvaha thI yaha mhaatrNg| agalI subaha jaba hAkujU ne onAmI ko dekhA, to lagA ki usake cehare para eka alaga hI AbhA hai, eka alaga hI muskAna hai, AtmavizvAsa se bharI muskaan| use yaha jAnate dera nahIM lagI ki onAmI kA dhyAna sadha gayA hai| usa dina ke bAda to pUre jApAna meM onAmI ke mukAbale kA koI dUsarA pahalavAna nahIM huaa| jaise onAmI kI mahAtaraMga meM bar3e-bar3e sUramA parAsta ho gae, vaise hI janaka ke jIvana meM jaba AtmajJAna kI mahAtaraMga AvirbhUta huI, to saMskAroM aura vAsanAoM ke jahAjoM ko aise lIla gaI, jaise kucha thA hI nhiiN| jaba koI vyakti AtmajJAna kI saMpadA se abhibhUta ho jAtA hai, to usake AnaMda kI koI sImA nahIM rhtii| jo vyakti sImA ke bhItara asIma ko dekha le, kSaNa ke bhItara zAzvatatA ko nihAra le, kAyA ke bhItara kAyanAta kA darzana kara le, usakI khuzI kA aMdAjA lagAyA jA sakatA hai? roma-roma rasa jharegA, aMga-aMga se AtmajJAna kI AbhA phuuttegii| aise hI asIma AnaMda se janaka ota-prota ho 24 For Personal & Private Use Only

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gae haiN| ve ahobhAva se, kRtajJatA se abhibhUta haiN| AMkhoM meM unake ArdratA hai| hRdaya meM nIravatA aura AnaMda-dazA hai| ve bodha-dazA meM nimagna haiN| unake bhItara jo kucha huA, kaise huA, yaha ve bhI nahIM jaante| jo huA guru kI sannidhi se huaa| pattA bhI nahIM hilA aura visphoTa ho gyaa| ghAva bhI nahIM huA aura zalya-kriyA pUrNa ho gii| moha-mAyA se vaise hI mukta ho gae, mAno kisI ne purAne kapar3e utAra die hoM, sAMpa se keMculI utAra dI ho| rAjarSi to Atma-vibhora dazA meM haiN| Aja ke saMdeza aSTAvakra ke saMdeza nahIM haiM, ve to janaka kI prApta kI gaI anubhUtiyAM haiN| ina anubhUtiyoM ke bAda jo zabda phUTe, jo unmanI avasthA ubharI, ye sUtra unhIM ke saMketa haiN| Aja kA sUtra hai aho niraMjanaH zAnto, bodhohaM prakRteH prH| etAvantamahaM kAlaM, mohenaiva viDaMbitaH // janaka kahate haiM-aho maiM niraMjana hUM, nirdoSa hUM, zAMta hUM, bodha hUM, prakRti se pare hUM, kiMtu Azcarya hai ki maiM itane kAla taka moha dvArA ThagA gyaa| eka mumukSu AtmA ko jaba apanA Atmabodha hotA hai, Atmabodha kI nirmala nirjhariNI umar3atI hai, to vaha usameM nahAkara khila uThatI hai| taba AdamI ke janma-janmAMtara ke saMskAra kSaNa meM tirohita ho jAte haiN| isI AnaMda meM bhIgakara eka mumukSu AtmA kaha rahI hai ki maiM nirdoSa, bodha aura zAMta hUM; maiM prakRti se bhI pare huuN| eka Azcarya bhI hai ki maiM lagAtAra moha ke dvArA ThagA jAtA rhaa| jaba taka ajJAna thA, abodha-dazA thI, taba taka to jAnate the maiM azAMta hUM, doSa aura pApoM se bharA huuN| taba taka lagatA thA ki maiM zarIradharmA hUM, lekina jaise hI jJAna kA prakAza phUTA, sArA aMdhakAra kahIM dubaka gyaa| aMdhakAra kitanA bhI saghana kyoM na ho, prakAza ke Age vaha Tika nahIM paataa| jaise-jaise AdamI jJAna ke prakAza ke sAtha Age bar3hatA hai, jIvana kA tamas apane Apa dUra hotA calA jAtA hai| bar3e Azcarya kI bAta hai ki eka jJAnI AdamI apane jJAna se jAna rahA hai ki maiM to pUrI taraha zAMta, pavitra aura zuddha rahA, magara moha kI ulajhana mujhe ulajhAe rhii| mAyA kI gAMTha hI kucha aisI thI, Asakti ke baMdhana hI kucha aise the ki maiM apane Apako nahIM jAna paayaa| jAnA, aba taka auroM ko jaanaa| usa jAnane ko jAnanA kaise kaheM, jahAM vyakti sabako jAnate hue bhI svayaM ko na jAna paae| svayaM hI anajAnA, anadekhA hai| hama jo bhI haiM, jaise bhI haiM, apane Apako dekheM, apane Apase palAyana na kreN| agara lagatA hai ki bhItara pazu baiThA hai, to usako pahacAneM aura lagatA hai ki bhItara inasAna hai, Izvara hai, to use bhI phcaaneN| 25 For Personal & Private Use Only

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tumheM lagatA hai ki tumhAre bhItara krodha, ahaMkAra aura dveSa kI grathiyAM haiM, vAsanA aura vikAra kI graMthiyAM tumheM parezAna karatI haiM, to tuma kaba taka palAyana karate rahoge? jaba bhI bhItara jhAMkoge, yaha saba pratibiMbita hogA hii| bahuta ho gayA bAharI pddh'naa| aba to hameM apanI hI AtmakathA par3hanI hogii| dhyAna meM baiThakara apane hI bhItara dekho ki hamAre vicAroM meM kyA-kyA kacarA umar3akara AtA hai| acchA yA burA-jo bhI vicAra mana meM Ae use eka panne para likhate jaao| ImAnadArI se do saptAha taka yaha likhate jaao| phira paMdraha dina bAda apanI isa AtmakathA ko pddh'o| vaha AtmakathA gAMdhI kI AtmakathA se kahIM adhika upayogI sAbita hogii| vaha tumhAre jIvana meM navIna krAMti kA sUtrapAta karegI, parivartanoM kI puravAI lekara aaegii| nae jIvana kA sUtrapAta hogaa| yaha mata samajho ki aSTAvakra vaktA the, to janaka vahAM kevala zrotA bhara the| sunane vAle to aSTAvakra ko bahatere mile hoMge, bahutere mila jAte, kyoMki zrotAoM kI kamI na taba thI aura na aba hai| zrotA kaI kisma ke hote haiM-eka, jo sunate-sunate sote haiM; dUsare, jo sunate-sunate sarote-sA vyavahAra karate haiM ki kaba-kaise-kisa bAta ko kATA jAe; tIsare, jo vAstava meM sunate haiM, lekina sunate bhara haiM; cauthe, jo sunane ke sAtha-sAtha manana bhI karate haiM aura pAMcaveM, ve zrotA, jo sunate-sunate usako bhI sunane laga jAte haiM, jo sunane vAlA hai aura janaka aise hI zrotA the| mukta bhAva se grahaNa karane vAle aise supAtra zrotA durlabha haiM, to mukta hRdaya se dene vAle aSTAvakra jaise brahmarSi bhI nasIba se milate haiN| yaha anUThA saMyoga, anupama upakrama huA aura rAjA janaka ne kahA-aho, maiM niraMjana hUM; nirdoSa huuN| __AdamI doSI tabhI taka hai, jaba taka vaha svayaM ko doSoM se yukta mAnatA hai| jisa pala yaha Atmabodha jaga gayA ki maiM nirdoSa hUM, to phira pApa tumheM sparza nahIM kara paaeNge| jaba taka Atmabodha nahIM jagA, taba taka pApa haiM, prAyazcita hai, pApoM kI punarAvRtti hai| phira yahAM niSpApa kauna hai! kauna hai, jisane kabhI pApa nahIM kiyA! jIsasa ke sAmane eka mahilA ko pITate hue bhIr3a pahuMcI to janatA ne jIsasa se kahA ki isa mahilA ne vyabhicAra kiyA hai| ise mArane kA Adeza diijie| jIsasa ne kevala itanA hI kahA ki isa mahilA ko mArane kA adhikAra hara usa vyakti ko hai, jisane kabhI pApa na kiyA ho| kevala vahI AdamI Age Ae aura isa mahilA para patthara pheNke| koI bhI vyakti aisA nahIM milegA, jisane mana meM bhI kabhI pApa na AcarA ho, lekina hama kevala apane jIvana meM pApoM kA prAyazcita na kreN| sIdhA-sA sUtra hai, aMdhakAra ko dUra krnaa| aMdhakAra, jo kabhI aMdhakAra se dUra nahIM hogaa| aMdhakAra hamezA prakAza se hI dUra hogaa| aMdhere meM eka jalatA cirAga caahie| jIvana meM 26 For Personal & Private Use Only

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jaise-jaise niraMjana kA bhAva umar3atA calA jAegA, vaise-vaise hamAre bhItara kA kalmaSa svataH dhulatA calA jAegA / AdamI ajJAna kI avasthA meM pApa karatA hai, jJAna kI avasthA meM koI AdamI pApa nahIM karatA / ajJAna avasthA meM rakhA gayA galata kadama hI pApa hai | jJAna-dazA meM rakhA gayA sahI kadama hI puNya hai| agara koI AdamI jAnatA hai ki nazA karanA svAsthya ke lie hAnikAraka hai, phira bhI nazA karatA hai, to yaha usakI mUrcchA hai / jAnanA alaga bAta hai aura usase chUTa jAnA alaga bAta hai| par3ha lene bhara se jJAna upalabdha nahIM hotaa| jJAna to vaha hai, jo anubhava se mile / AtmajJAna kA udaya ho jAne ke bAda jIvana meM kabhI - koI pApa nahIM hotA / bhale hI kisI kI najara meM jJAnI dvArA kiyA jAne vAlA kRtya anucita ho, lekina jJAnI ke lie to vaha bhI eka puNya kRtya hai / aisA nahIM ki AtmajJAna pAne ke bAda janaka ne rAjamahaloM meM dina na bitAe, rAjarAniyoM ke bIca na rahe / AtmajJAna pAne ke bAda anAsakti AvirbhUta hotI hai, vItarAga - vijJAna ghaTita ho jAtI hai, jisake bAda kamala rahatA to kIcar3a meM hai, magara phira bhI donoM ke bIca eka phAsalA kAyama ho jAtA hai| isI dUrI kA nAma nirliptatA hai, sAdhanA hai| jJAna meM pApa bhI puNya ho jAtA hai aura ajJAna meM puNya bhI pApa ho jAtA hai / hajAroM varSoM taka ajJAna - avasthA meM kie gae pApa, pApa rahate haiM, lekina jAgrata avasthA meM kiyA gayA thor3A-sA puNya hI hajAroM varSoM meM kie gae pApoM ko dho DAlatA hai / DAkU aMgulImAla ke jIvana kI ghaTanA hai| kahA jAtA hai ki aMgulImAla bhagavAna buddha ke sAmIpya se bhikSu ho gyaa| DAkU rUpa meM usane saikar3oM logoM ko mArA thA aura unakI aMguliyoM kI mAlA banAI thI, isalie svAbhAvika thA ki usake utane hI zatru hoMge / aMgulImAla buddha ke sAnnidhya meM baiThA thA / unake pAsa aura bhI kaI ziSya AsIna the| tabhI samrATa prasenajita kA Agamana huA / samrATa ne praNAma kiyA aura ziSyoM ke bagala meM baiTha gayA / usane buddha se pUchA- bhaMte, maiMne sunA hai ki kala ApakI DAkU aMgulImAla se bheMTa huI ! buddha ne kahA- hAM vatsa, kala merA usase milanA huA thaa| 'to kyA usane Apa para talavAra nahIM uThAI ?' prasenajita ne pUchA / buddha ne kahA- hAM, usane mujha para talavAra utthaaii| rAjA ne phira pUchA- to kyA Apa para prahAra bhI kiyA? buddha muskarAe aura kahane lage-usane ceSTA to kI thI, magara usakA prahAra usI para jA lgaa| 'to kyA vaha aba DAkU nahIM rahA?' rAjA ne pUchA / buddha ne javAba diyA-hAM rAjana, aba vaha DAkU nahIM rahA, bhikSu ho gayA hai| jo ThIka merI bagala meM baiThA hai, vahI hai bhikSu aMgulImAla / isa bAta kI carcA sAre zahara meM phaila gaI ki DAkU aMgulImAla bhikSu ho gayA hai / 27 For Personal & Private Use Only

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AhAracaryA kA samaya aayaa| aMgulImAla ne bhagavAna se kahA-bhaMte, AhAracaryA kA samaya ho gayA hai| yadi ApakI anumati ho, to maiM AhAra le aauuN| buddha ne use dekhA aura kahA-tumheM anumati hai, magara smaraNa rahe ki Aja kA dina tumhAre lie munitva kI kasauTI kA dina hai| jisa sthiti meM tumane isa vihAra meM praveza kiyA thA, vaha barakarAra rahe; kAyA calatI rahe, magara tuma sthitaprajJa bane rhnaa| ___aMgulImAla ne AhAracaryA ke lie prasthAna kiyaa| sAre zahara meM bAta phaila cukI thii| logoM ne dekhA ki bhikSu aMgulImAla pUrNataH nihatthA hai| jaba aMgulImAla bIca caugAna meM pahuMcA, to logoM ne usa para pattharoM kI bAriza kara dii| usake zarIra se khUna bahane lagA, magara usane najara uThAkara bhI logoM kI tarapha nahIM dekhaa| vaha arddha-mUrchita hokara rAste meM gira pdd'aa| aMgulImAla ne AMkheM kholIM, to usane sira para kisI ke komala hAthoM kA sparza paayaa| buddha usake pAsa baiThe usake sira ko sahalA rahe the| buddha ne pUchA-kaho vatsa, isa samaya tumhAre mana meM kyA cala rahA hai? aMgulImAla ne kahA-bhaMte, Apa aura mujhase pUchate haiM! Apa to saba kucha jAnate haiN| maiM yaha soca rahA hUM prabhu, ki ye loga kitane acche haiM, jinhoMne mujhe apane jIvana bhara ke kie gae sAre pApoM ko dhone kA itanI jaldI avasara de diyaa| mere mana meM ina saba logoM ke prati kSamA, prema aura karuNA kI bhAvanA hai| yaha kahate-kahate hI aMgulImAla kI sAMseM ruka giiN| vaha buddha kI goda se nIce lur3haka gyaa| buddha khar3e hue aura use praNAma kiyaa| buddha ne kahA-aMgulImAla, tumane bhale hI DAkU kA jIvana jIA, magara tumhArI mRtyu arihanta-sI huii| ___AtmajJAna kI apUrva ghaTanA ghaTate hI jIvana bhara ke sAre pApa apane Apa dUra ho jAte haiN| jyoM-jyoM pyAja kI parateM utArate jAeM, tyoM-tyoM vaha laghu rUpa grahaNa karatA jAegA aura aMtataH zUnya zeSa rhegaa| dhyAna bhI aisA hI eka zUnya hai, jo parata-dara-parata haTane ke bAda prakaTa hotA hai| AtmajJAna upalabdha haA, to maiMne jAnA ki maiM nirdoSa hI nahIM, zAMta bhI huuN| aba taka kevala azAMti-hI-azAMti anubhava kii| mana meM to jaise kolAhala macA huA hai, shor-hii-shor| patnI nahIM thI, to ashaaNti| patnI A gaI, to ashaaNti| beTA nahIM thA, to azAMti / dhana nahIM thA, to ashaaNti| donoM mila gae, to bhI ashaaNti| mana ke pAsa azAMti kA anubhava karane ke alAvA aura koI vikalpa nahIM hai| kisI bhI cakra meM saMpUrNa cakra gatizIla rahatA hai, magara usakI dhurI sthira banI rahatI hai| manuSya kA mana bhI cakra ke samAna hai| sArA kolAhala, sArA zora mana kI paridhi para hai| mana kI dhurI, mana kA keMdra to sadA-sadA zAMta rahatA hai| jo isa rahasya se rU-ba-rU ho gayA, vahI kaha pAtA hai ki maiM zAMta huuN| 28 For Personal & Private Use Only

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bodha huA, to jAnA ki maiM 'sAkSI kA - bodha' bhara huuN| aba taka mUrcchA ke kAraNa bhaTakatA rhaa| aba bodha huA, to mUrcchA aise bikhara gaI jaise barasoM se bher3oM ke Tole meM raha rahe siMha ko apane siMhatva kA bodha hone para usake dvArA kI gaI garjanA se bher3eM titara-bitara ho jAtI haiN| siMha nijatA ko upalabdha huA; eka mumukSu AtmA apane AtmajJAna ko upalabdha huI / moha, mAyA, vikRtiyAM, saMskAra kSaNa bhara meM havA ho ge| mUrcchA TUTI, to jAnA ki yaha parivAra, yaha jamIna, yaha jAyadAda, jisako maiM apanA samajhatA rahA, eka khvAba nikalA, eka sapanA sAbita huaa| sapane kitane apane hote haiN| mujhe yAda hai - eka samrATa kA beTA bImAra ho gyaa| rAjavaidyoM ne javAba de diyA / rAjA, rAniyAM, vaidya - sabhI usake irda-girda baiThe the| socate-socate rAjA kI AMkha laga gii| nIMda meM eka sapanA dekhA ki bahuta dUra sone se bane sAta-sAta rAjamahala haiM; sAta rAjarAniyAM haiM; sAta hI rAjakumAra haiN| sAre rAjaputra yuddha-vidyA meM itane pAraMgata ho gae ki eka akelA putra zatru kI senA ko parAsta kara sakatA thA / pitA prasanna thA ki usake sabhI sAtoM putra suyogya, catura aura niSNAta the / usane apane beToM ko gale lagA liyA, tabhI rAjamAtA cillAI - yuvarAja mara gyaa| isI cIkha ke sAtha sapanA TUTa gayA / samrATa anamane bhAva se idhara-udhara Tahalane lagA / rAjamAtA ne socA- beTA calA gayA aura bApa kI AMkha meM eka bhI AMsU nhiiN| mAM ne kahA- beTA, dekha terA beTA calA gayA hai| tU apane lie nahIM to logoM ke lie hI sahI, do AMsU dulakA le| rAjA ne kahA- mAM, tuma to rone kI bAta kaha rahI ho, mujhe to vismaya ho rahA hai| batAo maiM kisa-kisa rAjakumAra ke lie roUM ? una sAta rAjakumAroM ke lie yA isa eka rAjakumAra ke lie ? mAM ne pUchA- beTA, kyA tUne koI sapanA to nahIM dekhA? rAjA ne kahA- hAM, maiMne eka sapanA dekhA hai 1 samrATa kI bAta sunakara mAM ko krodha A gyaa| usane kahA- bevakUpha, vaha to sapanA thA aura yaha hakIkata hai| samrATa ne javAba diyA- mAM, kala taka yaha hakIkata thI, magara Aja yaha bhI sapanA hai / vaha baMda AMkhoM kA sapanA thA aura yaha khulI AMkhoM kA sapanA hai| rAjA kI mUrcchA TUTa cukI thI / vaha saMnyAsa ke mArga para bar3ha calA / moha-mUrcchA usase vaise hI chUTa gae, jaise kisI ke hAtha se kAMca kA bartana / janaka kahate haiM ki maiM prakRti se pare hUM; maiM aba koI prakRti nahIM hUM / prakRti zarIra kI hotI hai; prakRti mana aura vicAroM kI hotI hai| prakRti yAnI jo parivartanazIla hai| maiM to aparivartanIya huuN| mere lie na koI choTA, na koI bar3A hai; na koI suMdara, 29 For Personal & Private Use Only

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na koI kurUpa hai; na koI UMcA, na koI nIcA hai| na vikAra hai, na nirvikAra; na suvAsa hai na sparza / deha-dharma kI prakRti svataH vilIna ho gii| maiM jIvana-jagat kI ina sArI prakRtiyoM se alaga, maiM to eka caitanya AtmA huuN| yogI AnaMdaghana ne bahuta pyArA gIta gunagunAyA thA avadhu nAma hamAro rAkhe, so parama mahArasa cAkhe // nahIM hama puruSA nahIM hama nArI, varNana bhAMti hmaarii| nahIM hama jAti nahIM hama pAMti nahIM hama laghu nahIM bhArI // nahIM hama tAte nahIM hama sIre, nahIM dIragha nahIM chottaa| nahIM hama bhAI nahIM hama bhaginI, nahIM hama vApa, na beTA // nahIM hama manasA, nahIM hama zabdA, nahIM hama tana kI dhrnnii| nahIM hama bhekha, bhekhadhara nAhI, nahIM hama krttaa-krnnii| nahIM hama parasana nahIM hama darzana, rasa na gaMdha kachu naahiiN| AnaMdaghana cetanamaya mUrati, sevaka jana balI jAhIM // AnaMdaghana kahate haiM ki jo merA vAstavika nAma DhUMr3ha legA, vahI vyakti asalI mahArasa kA rasAsvAdana kara paaegaa| yahAM mAtA-pitA dvArA Aropita nAma kI nahIM, 'gumanAma' ke asalI nAma kI talAza hai| ve kahate haiM ki na to maiM puruSa hUM, na maiM nArI huuN| ye sAre AkAra to zarIra ke haiN| jaba maiM zarIra hI nahIM rahA, to phira maiM puruSa aura nArI kahAM se ho gayA! nahIM jAMti, nahIM pAMti; na sAdhu, na sAdhaka; nahIM hama laghu, nahIM hama bhArI; na hI maiM choTA, na hI bar3A huuN| maiM to isa sabase bhinna huuN| AnaMdaghana ne kahA-na maiM bhAI hUM, na bahina hUM; na maiM bApa hUM, na maiM veTA hUM; na maiM garama hUM, na ThaMDA hUM; na maiM zabda hUM, na mana hUM; na maiM kartA hUM, na maiM kAraNa hUM aura 30 For Personal & Private Use Only

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na hI maiM veza hUM, na veza ko dhAraNa karane vaalaa| maiM rasa, sparza, darzana se bhinna koI aura huuN| isI 'aura' ko Aja maiMne pahacAnA hai| ___ maiM aba taka moha, mAyA, pravaMcanA aura Asakti se ThagA jAtA rahA huuN| apanoM ke lie auroM ko ThagA, magara apanoM ne hI mujhe Thaga liyaa| ThagA bhI bar3e salIke se| mamatA-buddhi se aisA luTA ki kaha bhI nahIM pAtA ki maiM luTa gyaa| yaha ahasAsa, yaha AtmAnubhUti taba huI, jaba maiM Atmabodha ko upalabdha huaa| aba to maiM zAMta, niraMjana, bodha hUM; prakRti se pare huuN| jisa sAdhaka ko yaha anubhUti ho gaI vaha Atmasthiti meM sthita hai, AtmasvarUpa hai| janaka kahate haiM ki mujhe to aba apane meM aura vizva meM kahIM koI pharka najara hI nahIM aataa| isa saMpUrNa vizva meM bhI maiM mujhe hI dekha rahA huuN| dvaita miTa gayA, bheda jAtA rhaa| saba advaita ho gayA, eka ho gyaa| mujhe to sArA saMsAra apanA hI lagatA hai| yA to sArA saMsAra merA hai athavA kahIM kucha nhiiN| sArA saMsAra AtmA se hI niSpanna huA hai| jo bhinnatA dikhAI detI hai, vaha bilkula vaisI hI hai, jaise jala se taraMga bhI paidA hotI hai, phena bhI paidA hotA hai aura budabude bhI uThate haiM, para alaga-alaga rUpa najara Ane ke bAvajUda jala se bhinna nahIM haiM, Atma-ajJAna ke kAraNa hI saMsAra pratibhASita hotA hai, AtmA kA jJAna hone para saMsAra kahAM bhAsatA hai, maiM to prakAza svarUpa huuN| prakAza merA nija svarUpa hai| yaha saMsAra AtmA ke prakAza se hI Alokita hai| ___maiM jJAna, puruSArtha aura AnaMda kA saMgama huuN| jo maiMne apanA svarUpa jAnA hai| 'aho ahaM namo mahyaM' maiM Azcaryamaya huuN| mujhako hI merA namaskAra hai| Aja to brahmarSi, icchA hotI hai ki maiM apane hI caraNa cUma luuN| apane Apako hI balihArI hai| maiM kRtakRtya huaa| maiM avinAzI; brahmA se lekara tRNa paryanta sAre jagat kA bhI nAza ho jAe, taba bhI merA nAza nahIM hai| aho ahaM namo mahyaM, vinAzI yasya nAsti me| brahmAdistamba paryantaM, jagannAzepi tiSThataH // janaka kahate haiM- 'aho ahaM namo maaN'| jaba saMpUrNa sattA kA, astitva kA AdhAra maiM AtmA hI hUM, to maiM aura kise namaskAra kruuN| merA mujhako hI namaskAra hai| AtmA hI brahma hai, vahI viSNu aura vahI mhesh| AtmA ko kisI ne nahIM banAyA, varan saba isI se bane haiN| jagat to nAzavAn hai| jisakA nirmANa huA hai, usakA vilaya to hogA hii| indra-devendra bhI apane rUpa se skhalita aura cyuta hoMge hii| merA koI vilaya nahIM 31 For Personal & Private Use Only

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hai, koI skhalana aura cyavana nahIM hai / ye saba guNa-dharma to deha meM hote haiM / maiM deha nahIM, videha hUM, dehAtIta huuN| mujha caitanya ko merA namaskAra ! yaha deha, sAmrAjya aura vizva bhI, mere sAtha saMbaddha hone ke bAvajUda maiM ina sabase svayaM ko asaMbaddha dekhatA huuN| merA na baMdhana hai, na mokSa / merA to saba kucha zAMta ho gayA hai| mauna ho gayA hai, yaha zarIra, svarga, naraka, bhaya, ye saba mere lie kalpanA bhara haiN| mujhe ina sabase kyA prayojana! agara aba taka mere lie svarga-naraka, baMdha-mokSa, deha aura mUrcchA rahI hai, to isalie, kyoMki merI jIne meM icchA thI / aba saba kucha zAMta hai| mana aura citta kI havAeM thama cukI haiN| maiM mauna hUM / prabhu, aba maiM mukta huuN| mujhe merA namaskAra ! namastubhyaM, namasmadyaM / tubhyam mahyam namo namaH // tumheM bhI namaskAra; mujhe bhI nmskaar| tumako, mujhako donoM ko hI merA namaskAra / sabako merA nmskaar| saMpUrNa astitva ko namaskAra / astitva kI AtmA ko namaskAra / usa premI jIvana kI jaya ho // jo pItA ho viSa kA pyAlA, samajha anUThI mAdaka hAlA / janma-maraNa kI bhavabAdhA se, jisakI AtmA amara - abhaya ho, usa premI jIvana kI jaya ho // jo dIpaka para prANa homakara, sotA ho sukha kI samAdhi para / jisa para car3he hue phUloM se, yaha dharatI surabhita madhumaya ho, usa premI jIvana kI jaya ho // jaya ho rAjarSi, tumhArI jaya ho, brahmarSi tumhArI jaya ho, tuma abhaya hue, amara hue| cira samAdhi ko upalabdha hue| tuma jaise puNya - puruSoM se hI yaha dharatI surabhita hai, madhumaya hai / tumhArI jaya, tumheM hamAre namana haiM 1 32 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aMtardRSTi kI kasauTI jaise kisI jalate hue dIye ko dekhakara bujhe hue dIye ko jyotibodha ho jAe, jaise kisI khile hue phUla ko dekhakara hRdaya kI kaliyAM khila uTheM, jaise kisI AkAza ko dekhakara bhItara kA AkAza sAkAra ho jAe, kucha aisI hI sthiti janaka kI huI hai-aSTAvakra ke sAhacarya se, AtmajJAnI ke saMsarga se| kisI jalate hae dIye ko dekhakara bajhe hae dIye ko jyotibodha ho AyA hai, mumukSu AtmA jaga gaI hai| aSTAvakra jaise sadguru kA saMyoga pAkara mATI kA eka dIyA prajvalita ho uThA hai aura usane janma-janmAMtara se AtmA ko ghere hue aMdhakAra ke AvaraNa ko, ghaTATopa kAluSya ko pala meM hara liyA hai| aMdhakAra kitanA hI saghana kyoM na ho, use miTAne ke lie eka choTA-sA cirAga hI kAphI hotA hai| bhale hI Aja hameM koI ciMgArI choTI lage, magara vaha apane kadama virATatA kI ora bar3hA le, to dAvAnala ko janma de sakatI hai| bIja cAhe kitanA bhI choTA kyoM na ho, aMkurita ho jAe, to vizAla baragada kA rUpa le sakatA hai| varSA kI choTI-choTI bUMdeM bAr3ha kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letI haiN| mukha se nikalA eka vAkya vyakti aura itihAsa kI dizA badala sakatA hai| hama kisI cIja ko choTI kahakara usakI upekSA nahIM kara skte| agara choTA-sA cirAga hamAre janma-janma ke kAluSya ko miTA DAle, to vaha choTA kahAM! janaka ne jAna liyA hai ki aba taka mere irda-girda moha aura mUrchA ke hI AvaraNa rhe| pariNAma yaha nikalA ki maiM janma-janma taka bhaTakatA rhaa| Aja jaba AtmajJAna kI AbhA prakaTa huI hai, to moha kI viDambanA ke lie AMkhoM se AMsU Tapaka rahe haiM-oha, maiM isa svarUpa kA svAmI aura mere sAtha aba taka yaha chalAvA! mere bhItara siMhatva chipA huA thA, lekina maiM bher3oM ke Tole meM isa prakAra khoyA rahA! jaba AtmajJAna kA prasAda barasatA hai, to usake Age duniyA kI bar3I se bar3I saMpadA bhI tyAjya hai| agara eka tarapha svarga kA siMhAsana ho aura dUsarI tarapha AtmajJAna kI rozanI ho, to usa rozanI ko pA lenA jyAdA sArthaka hai| tabhI to koI vizvAmitra 33 For Personal & Private Use Only

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mokSa kI sAdhanA ke mArga para cala par3atA hai, to devendra kA Asana kaMpita ho jAtA hai / vaha bheja hI detA hai kisI menakA ko ki jAo aura use roko, jo AtmajJAna ke rAste para nikala par3A hai| agara vaha svarga ke siMhAsana kI tarapha bar3ha rahA hai, to use DigAne kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| basa, vaha Atmabodhi upalabdha nahIM kara pAe / moha vigalita ho gayA; malIna mUrcchA dhvasta ho gaI, mana meM uThane vAlI viSaya-vAsanAoM kI taraMgeM pUrI taraha se zAMta ho gaIM / janaka kI sthiti niSkaMpa jalate hue dIpaka-sI ho gii| tabhI to ve ghoSaNA karate haiM ki merA moha vigalita ho gayA; Aja sArA saMsAra hI merA ho gayA / agara tuma mAnate ho ki saMsAra kA koI astitva hai, to sArA saMsAra tumhArA hai aura agara mAnate ho ki sArA saMsAra kSaNa-bhaMgura hai, to yahAM kucha bhI nahIM hai / janaka vicAra karate haiM, aba yaha zarIra hI nahIM, varan svarga aura naraka, baMdha aura mokSa - ye saba mujhe kalpanAeM lagatI haiN| mujha caitanya AtmA ko aba svarga aura naraka se kyA prayojana ! jo AdamI svarga aura naraka donoM ke bhAva se mukta ho cukA hai, use agara naraka meM bhI Dhakela diyA jAe, to vaha naraka ko bhI svarga banA degA | jIvana ko agara svarga banAne kI kalA nahIM AtI, to vaha svarga ko bhI naraka kA rUpa de baitthegaa| jIvana ke utthAna kI rozanI mila jAe, to cAhe naraka bhI hamAre dvAra para svAgata karane ko Ae, hama naraka ke salIba ko bhI svarga kA siMhAsana banAne kA upakrama kara leNge| sAkSI-bhAva saghana ho cukA hai, AtmajJAna kI rozanI ghanIbhUta ho gaI hai| aise meM janaka apane bhItara uTha rahI taraMgoM ko spaSTataH dekha rahe haiN| ve taraMgeM apane svabhAva meM svataH vilIna ho rahI haiM / sAkSitva kA sUraja uga Ae, to mana meM cAhe jaise dharma-vidharma uTheM, vyakti una sabase alaga, una sabase nispRha rahatA hai / taba vyakti bhoga ke dvAra se gujarakara Ae, to bhI vaisI hI nirliptatA banI rahatI hai| Aja jaba AtmajJAna kA ahobhAva barasa rahA hai, to kevala yahI icchA nahIM hotI ki usa paramAtmA ko dhanyavAda deM athavA aSTAvakra ko praNAma kareM, jisake sAnnidhya se AtmajJAna upalabdha huA, varan Aja to svayaM ko praNAma karane kI icchA ho rahI hai / niHsaMdeha hameM auroM ke dvArA milane vAle sahayoga ke kAraNa unake prati AbhArI honA cAhie, lekina Aja to dhanyavAda hama apane Apako deMge ki jo aba taka asaMbhava lagatA thA, Aja vaha saMbhava huaa| yaha kevala paramAtmA kI anukaMpA yA aSTAvakra ke jJAna-saMdeza ke kAraNa hI nahIM, svayaM kI pAtratA kI badaulata bhI mumakina huaa| agara isa maMdira meM koI pUjA karane vAlA na Ae, to maMdira kA kyA mUlya hogA? Aja to svayaM ko praNAma hai, kyoMki Aja jAnA maiM kauna hUM? " 34 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kahA jAtA hai, jaba saMta hozIna mRtyu- zayyA para par3e the, to unake eka ziSya ne kahA- guruvara, Apa hameM eka javAba dete jaaie| yaha javAba hI hamArA mArgadarzaka hogaa| hozIna ne kahA - pUcho, kyA pUchanA cAhate ho ? ziSyoM ne kahA- Apa kauna haiM? Apa mUlataH kahAM se Ae haiM? taba hozIna ne jo javAba diyA vaha svarNAkSaroM meM aMkita karane yogya hai| saMta hozIna ne kahA ki maiM eka adbhuta daidIpyamAna loka se AyA hUM, yahI merA paricaya hai / ziSyoM ne pUchA-bhagavana, Apa yahAM se jAeMge kahAM? hozIna muskarAe aura kahA - maiM jisa daidIpyamAna loka se AyA hUM, vahIM lauTa rahA huuN| ziSya ne kahA- bhagavana, maiM ApakA Azaya nahIM samajha pAyA / Apa kyA kahanA cAhate haiM? javAba dene ke lie taba taka guru nahIM ruke| unake prANa pakherU ur3a ge| ve daidIpyamAna loka kI yAtrA para nikala pdd'e| 1 saMta hozIna kA ziSya jIvana-bhara usa pahelI ko nahIM samajha pAyA / zAyada Apake lie bhI yaha eka abUjha pahelI hI ho / hozIna jIvana ke yathArtha ko hI sparza kara rahe the| unake kahane kA Azaya yahI thA ki tumheM daidIpyatA meM hI apanI pahacAna karanI hai / aSTAvakra Aja eka naI vyavasthA denA cAhate haiM / ve AtmajJAnI ko bhItara se TaTola lenA cAhate haiM ki AtmajJAna upalabdha hone ke bAda bhI usake bhItara kahIM janma-janma kA kAluSya bacA huA to nahIM hai, Asakti kA avazeSa to nahIM hai| taba aSTAvakra janaka se savAla karate haiN| sUtra hai avinAzinamAtmAnam, ekaM vijJAya tattvataH / tavAtmajJasya dhIrasya kathamarthArjane ratiH // aSTAvakra kahate haiM- AtmA ko tattvataH eka aura avinAzI jAnakara bhI tujha AtmajJAnI dhIra ko dhana ke arjana meM kyoM Asakti hai? aSTAvakra dekhanA cAhate haiM ki janaka ke bhItara kahIM sAMsArika vRttiyoM-moha, mAyA, vAsanA Adi kI koI dabI huI ciMgArI to nahIM hai / janaka se pUchate haiM-janaka, AtmA ko eka ora avinAzI jAnane ke bAda bhI tumhAre bhItara dhana ke arjana kI Asakti hai| 'AtmA ko eka ora avinAzI jAnakara' yahI to ekamAtra aisA tattva hai, jo aneka ke bIca bhI ekatA ko sthApita karatA hai| yahI to vaha tattva hai, jo vyakti ko yaha bodha karavAtA hai ki jahAM eka hai, vahAM saba hai, lekina jahAM saba haiM, vahAM eka nahIM hai, vahAM kucha bhI nahIM hai / isI kAraNa mahAvIra ne kahA thA- jo eka ko jAna letA hai, vaha sabako jAna letA hai, lekina jo eka se anabhijJa raha jAtA hai, vaha sabase hI anabhijJa raha jAtA hai / 1 35 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kahA jAtA hai ki samrATa nami kisI saMkrAmaka roga se pIr3ita ho ge| bahuta ilAja kiyA gayA, lekina koI bhI ilAja kAragara nahIM huaa| aMta meM kisI dUsare deza se Ae vaidya ne salAha dI ki agara rAjA ko unakI rAjarAniyAM lAla caMdana ghisakara unake badana para lagAeM, to ve zIghra svastha ho sakate haiN| rAjarAniyAM caMdana ghisane lgiiN| unake kaMgana kI khanakhanAhaTa itanI adhika thI ki rAjA tilamilA utthaa| rAjA ne usa AvAja ko baMda karane kA Adeza diyaa| kucha dera bAda rAjarAniyAM caMdana ghisakara rAjA ke sAmane phuNciiN| rAjA ne vismayapUrvaka kahA-kyA yaha caMdana tumane ghisA hai? rAjarAniyoM ne sira hilAkara sahamati dii| rAjA ne pUchA-pahale to kaMganoM kI AvAja A rahI thI, bAda meM kyoM nahIM AI? rAniyoM ne kahA-rAjana, pahale hAthoM meM kaI kaMgana the, so unake TakarAne se AvAja A rahI thii| __rAjA kI jijJAsA bar3hatI jA rahI thii| rAjA ne pUchA-to kyA tuma logoM ne apane-apane kaMgana utAra die? rAniyoM ne kahA-nahIM rAjana, hamane kaMganoM meM se eka-eka saubhAgya sUcaka kaMgana rakhakara zeSa sabhI utAra die| isI vajaha se AvAja nahIM aaii| rAjA cauMke, mAno koI mahAn sUtra hAtha laga gayA ho| na jAne kahAM se zakti umar3I aura ve uTha khar3e ho ge| ciMtana karane lage-oha, to jahAM eka hai, vahAM zAMti hai aura jahAM aneka haiM, vahAM kolAhala hai| jaise hI nijatA meM chipI zAMti kI pahacAna huI ki uTha khar3e hue aura rAjamahaloM se nikalakara AtmasAdhanA aura Atma-ArAdhanA ke mArga para cala pdd'e| ___ aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki yaha bAta nizcita hai ki jahAM eka hai, vahAM zAMti hai| janaka, Aja tUne jAnA hai ki tU eka hai, avinAzI hai| vinAza zarIra kA hotA hai, zarIra ke paryAyoM kA hotA hai| vyakti baMdhA hai makAna se, dhana se| inake naSTa hone para vaha rotA hai, lekina hamArI mRtyu para na ve zokAkula hote haiM, na AMsU bahAte haiN| purAne daura meM rAjAoM ke prANa unameM nahIM rahate the| ve kahIM aTakAkara rakha die jAte the| rAjA ko sau tIra mAra lo, magara rAjA nahIM maratA, kiMtu jisa kisI pazu-pakSI meM rAjA ke prANa hote the, use mArate hI rAjA ke prANa pakherU ur3a jAte the| aba pratIka badala gae haiN| aba rAjAoM kA sthAna dhanavAnoM ne le liyA hai aura totoM kA sthAna tijoriyoM ne le liyA hai| aba tijoriyAM sApha ho jAeM, to AdamI mara jAtA hai| dhana AnA thA, so A gayA, jAnA thA, so calA gayA; zarIra ko utpanna honA thA, so ho gayA, naSTa honA thA, so ho gyaa| tU to avinAzI hai| tere bhItara to sadA-sadA yaha bodha banA huA rahe ki maiM avinAzI huuN| Aja taka deha jalI hai, saMyoga jalA hai| TUTegA, to saMyoga ttuuttegaa| tuma to mere priya Atman, usa AtmA 36 For Personal & Private Use Only

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ke svAmI ho, jisako eka bAra nahIM, sau-sau bAra bhI citA para jalA diyA jAe, lekina vaha nahIM jltii| pAMca phuTa kI yaha kAyA miTTI se banI hai aura miTTI meM milakara miTTI ho jAnI hai| zAyada Apa logoM ko patA ho ki mahAtmA gAMdhI kI hatyA kI gaI, to koharAma-sA maca gayA thaa| bhale hI hatyA jAyaja nahIM thI, lekina hatyAre goDase kI najara meM kucha bhI nAjAyaja nahIM thaa| mahAtmA gAMdhI kA beTA goDase ke pAsa jela meM gayA aura usase kahA ki vaha nahIM cAhatA hai ki ahiMsaka vyakti kI hatyA karane vAle ko hiMsaka tarIke se phAMsI dI jAe, isalie tuma nyAyAdhIza ke samakSa apanI galatI kabUla kara lo, to maiM pUrI koziza karUMgA ki tumheM phAMsI kI sajA na ho| nivedana ke pratyuttara meM goDase ne kahA-mujhe nahIM lagatA ki tuma gAMdhI ke nikaTastha ho| mere mArane se na gAMdhI marA hai aura na mujhe phAMsI lagane se maiM mruuNgaa| kevala deha dharAzAyI hogI, deha jlegii| gAMdhI kala jIvita thA aura Ane vAle kala ko bhI jIvita rhegaa| jisa kAyA se iMsApha aura nAiMsApha kA khela khelA jA rahA thA, maiMne mAtra usa kAyA ko girAyA hai| vaha kAyA gira jAnI caahie| yaha jIvana kA parama satya hai ki kAyA giratI hai, tuma thor3e hI girate ho| isIlie aSTAvakra hamako kuredakara pUchanA cAhate haiM ki AtmA ko avinAzI-ajanmA jAnane ke bAvajUda tujha dhIra-puruSa ko dhana meM Asakti kyoM ho rahI hai? manuSya ke mana kI tRSNAoM meM, AsaktiyoM meM do mukhya haiM-pahalI, dhana kI aura dUsarI kAma kii| AdamI apane jIvana meM kevala do hI cIjoM ke iMtajAma meM lagA rahatA hai, dhana aura vAsanA-pUrti ke sAdhana meN| kAma kA saMbaMdha hai, tana se aura dhana kA saMbaMdha hai, mana se| jo AdamI dina-rAta dhana ke pIche lagA huA hai, vaha mana ke bahAva meM baha rahA hai aura jo AdamI kAma kI taraMgoM meM ghirA hai, vaha nizcita taura para tana kA hokara jI rahA hai| aSTAvakra yaha bodha denA cAhate haiM ki na tuma tana ho, na mana ho, to phira dhana aura kAma tumhArA kahAM se ho jAegA? dhana saMgraha ke lie nahIM hai, upayoga ke lie hai| yaha to jIvikopArjana kA sAdhana hai| isake pIche pAgala bane mata ghuumo| dhana kamAne ke cakkara meM AdamI subaha se zAma taka lagA rahatA hai, dhobI ke gadhe kI taraha ghara se ghATa aura ghATa se ghara tk| itanA paisA ki caina kI nIMda bhI nasIba nahIM hogii| kucha to sImA bAMdho, kucha to saMyama brto| utanA hI kamAo, jitanA jIte-jI upayoga kara sako, sAta pIr3hiyoM kI ciMtA chor3a do| ___dhana upabhoga kI vastu hai, usakA upabhoga kro| jIvana meM jo karanA cAhate ho, agara dhana usameM sahAyaka ho, to dhana kA upayoga kara liyA jaae| dhana kataI 37 For Personal & Private Use Only

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pApa nahIM hai, pApa hai mUrcchA, pApa hai Asakti / anAsakta sadA puNya meM jItA hai| anAsakta dhana kA upayoga karate hue bhI, siMhAsana para AsIna rahakara bhI mukta hai| eka z2ena saMta hue- jessIna / jessIna peMTiMga kiyA karate aura usake evaja meM moTI rakama liyA karate the / ve samarpita pezevara peMTara the| eka bAra eka yuvatI unake pAsa pahuMcI aura kahane lagI- mujhe citra banavAnA hai, magara zarta yaha hai ki Apako vaha citra mere sAmane banAnA pdd'egaa| jessIna ne kahA- ThIka hai, mujhe koI dikkata nahIM / unhoMne eka dina taya kiyA aura usa dina jessIna ne citra banAnA zurU kara diyaa| jaisA citra vaha cAhatI thI, vaisA citra banAkara de diyA gayA aura badale meM vAMchita rAzi le lii| rAzi dekara yuvatI Age bar3ha gii| kucha dUra jAkara vaha palaTI aura jessIna ke pAsa Akara kahA- peMTara, tumhArI kalA meM to dama hai, lekina ho tuma lAlacI vyakti / tuma paise ke lie peMTiMga karate ho, yahI sabase bar3I khAmI hai / phira na jAne usane kyA socA aura apanA skarTa kholakara jessIna kI tarapha phaiMka diyA aura kahA- tuma isa para peTiMga banAo, to jaanuuN| jessIna ne yuvatI kI cunautI bar3I vinamratA se svIkArate hue kahA- mujhe isa para bhI peMTiMga karane meM koI dikkata nahIM hai, lekina isakI rAzi abhI jitanI dI hai, usase ATha gunA hogii| yuvatI taiyAra ho gaI / jessIna ne kucha hI paloM meM peMTiMga banAkara skarTa use sauMpa diyaa| yuvatI rAzi paTaka kara ghRNita bhAva se vahAM se calI gaI / yuvatI bAjAra meM pahuMcI, to use jessIna ke bAre meM carcA sunane ko milii| use jo jAnane ko milA, usakI usane kalpanA bhI nahIM kI thii| usane jAnA ki jessIna kevala dhana ke lie hI peMTiMga karatA hai, magara vaha dhana svayaM ke lie nahIM kamAtA / usakI dhana kamAne kI tIna vajaheM haiM- pahalI, jahAM vaha rahatA hai, vahAM anna kA bahuta bar3A bhaMDAra hai, jisakA upayoga vaha asahAya - garIboM ke lie karatA hai / isa anna-bhaMDAra kA saMcAlana isI peMTiMga ke paise se hotA hai / dUsarI, vaha apanI peMTiMga kI kamAI se jApAna ke sabase bar3e maMdira taka pakkA rAstA banavA rahA hai| aura tIsarI vajaha yaha hai ki vaha apane svargIya guru kI icchA ke anurUpa eka maMdira banavAnA cAhatA hai| kahA jAtA hai ki jisa dina usakI tInoM icchAeM pUrI ho gaIM, vaha jaMgaloM meM calA gayA, use kisI ne peMTiMga karate nahIM dekhA / jIvana meM jo kucha karanA thA, dhana kA usake lie upayoga kiyA gayA / AtmasamRddha vyakti hIre - kaMkar3a ke jor3a-tor3a meM nahIM lagatA / jo bhItara se daridra hai, vahI bAhya vastuoM ke saMgraha meM rasa letA hai / vahI dhana, pada, pratiSThA, mAna, sammAna kI phirAka meM rahatA hai| saMtoSI aura anAsakta vyakti dhana kA vaisA hI upayoga aura vitaraNa 38 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kara detA hai, jaisA ki bacapana meM Apane eka kahAnI sunI hogI ki eka AdamI cAra Ane kamAtA thaa| eka AnA mAtA-pitA ke lie, eka AnA bacce aura patnI ke lie, eka AnA bacata ke lie aura eka AnA paramArtha ke lie| kyA hama aisA karate haiM? nahIM, kyoMki hama AsaktiyoM meM itane ulajhe haiM ki cAra Ane to kyA, hamAre lie to cAra lAkha bhI kama haiN| isIlie aSTAvakra janaka se kahate haiM-janaka, agara tU dhana ke arjana meM hI lagA rahA, to tere jIvana meM pAyA huA AtmajJAna bhI vyartha calA jAegA, sArI zikSAeM vyartha ho jaaeNgii|" vastutaH duniyA meM koI bhI AdamI garIba nahIM hai| garIba to ve haiM, jo dhana ke prati Asakta bane rahate haiM aura isIlie janaka ko yaha cetAyA jA rahA hai ki AtmA ko tattvataH eka aura avinAzI jAnakara bhI tujha AtmajJAnI dhIra-puruSa ko dhana kamAne meM kyoM Asakti hai? ve kevala dhana ke prati hI sAvaceta nahIM kara rahe haiM, varana Asakti kI aura bhI saMbhAvanAeM haiM, isalie eka sUtra aura kaha denA cAhate haiN| sUtra hai AsthitaH paramAdvaitaM, mokSArthe'pi vyvsthitH| AzcaryaM kAmavazago, vikalaH kelizikSayA // arthAta parama advaita meM sthita huA aura mokSa ke lie udyata huA puruSa kAma ke vazIbhUta hokara krIr3A ke abhyAsa se vyAkula hotA hai, yahI Azcarya hai| AdamI kI do mukhya AsaktiyAM hotI haiN| eka Asakti kA saMbaMdha tana se hotA hai aura dUsarI Asakti kA saMbaMdha mana se| mana kA saMbaMdha dhana se hai aura tana kA saMbaMdha kAma se hotA hai| AtmajJAna to Aja huA hai, kAma kA abhyAsa to jIvana-bhara se, janma-janma se rahA hai| tuma AtmajJAna to pA loge, para patA nahIM kala vApasa usI chichaledArI meM par3a jaao| vizvAmitra jaise AtmajJAnI bhI phisala pdd'e| AdateM saralatA se nahIM chuutttiiN| khujalI ke rogI ko kitanA hI kyoM na samajhA do ki khujalAne se pIr3A aura bar3hegI, magara jaise hI khujalI uThatI hai, AdamI khujalAne laga jAtA hai| janaka ne avazya hI AtmajJAna arjita kiyA hai, kiMtu isakA matalaba yaha nahIM ki ve nirvANa ko upalabdha ho ge| unheM samAdhi sadhI hai, para savikalpa samAdhi sadhI hai| yaha AtmajJAna kI sthiti hai| AtmajJAna se astitva aura AtmA kA bheda miTa jAtA hai, kiMtu yaha samAdhi kI vaha sthiti hai, jisameM vikalpa banA rahatA hai| atIta ke saMskAra, mana, buddhi, citta bIja rUpa meM bace rahate haiN| nirvikalpa samAdhi, nirvANa taba hai, jaba ye bIja bhI naSTa ho jAte haiN| isalie aSTAvakra kureda rahe haiM una bIjoM ko, pUrva kI jar3oM ko| Fo___39 For Personal & Private Use Only

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janaka kahate haiM ki yA to sArA saMsAra merA hai athavA merA koI nahIM hai| tumheM saMsAra se prema karane kA pUrA adhikAra hai, magara tumhAre prema meM saMkIrNatA na ho, saMkucitatA na ho| apane prema ko vistAra do, prema ko sadA sArvajanika rkho| jaba bhI prema ko gopanIya rakhoge, prema pApa ho jaaegaa| mujhe yAda hai, eka sAdhvI huI hai, nAma thA iishuun| vaha itanI suMdara thI ki usako dekhakara sAdhAraNa vyakti to kyA AtmajJAnI bhI phisala jAe aura aisA hI huaa| vicalana kI kAI eka yuvA saMta ke pairoM ke nIce A hI gii| usane IzUna ko patra likhaa| patra meM usane sAdhvI ke prati prema jatalAyA aura eka nijI baiThaka kI mAMga kii| IzUna ne yuvA saMta ke patra kA koI javAba nahIM diyaa| nirdhArita dina, jisa dina saMta ne samaya mAMgA thA, apane guru kA saMdeza pUrA hone ke bAda sAdhvI IzUna khar3I huI aura usane usa saMta kI tarapha saMketa karate hue kahA-agara tuma mujhase prema karate ho, to Ao aura sabake bIca mujhe AliMganabaddha kro| yuvA saMta najareM jhukAe baiThA rhaa| __tumhAre prema meM itanA sAhasa hI kahAM! prema hamArA virATa ho jAe-sabake lie, sabake prti| agara aisA nahIM hogA, to Atmabodhi ko upalabdha karane ke bAda bhI saMbhava hai ki pairoM tale kAI A jaae| vaha vyakti dhanya hai, jo kaMcana aura kAminI se sadA anAsakta rahatA hai| vaha vyakti dharatI kA jIvaMta paramezvara hai| aSTAvakra bhI aise hI koI bhagavAna rahe; janaka meM bhI aisI hI koI bhagavattA phaTI, to aSTAvakra ne jAna liyA ki aba janaka meM na dhana kI Asakti rahI, na kAma kI; to aMtima sUtra khaa| sUtra hai aMtastyakta kaSAyasya, nirdvandvasya niraashissH| yadRcchayAgato bhogo, na duHkhAya na tuSTaye // arthAta jisane aMtaHkaraNa ke kaSAyoM ko tyAga diyA hai aura jo dvaMdvarahita, AzA rahita hai, aise puruSa ko daiva-yoga se prApta bhogoM meM na dukha hai, na sukha hai| jaba aMtaHkaraNa kaSAya-mukta ho gayA hai, saumya aura sarala ho gayA hai, to bAhara cAhe jaisA vAtAvaraNa bane, isase kyA pharka par3atA hai, bAhara kA vAtAvaraNa tumheM prabhAvita karatA hai, to isakA artha hai, apane aMtarmana kA anveSaNa kro| jaina dharma meM pravrajita hone ke bAda mujhe patA calA ki jaina saMta nArI kA sparza nahIM krte| maiM cauMkA ki saMtoM se mahilAeM ghabarAtI haiM yA mahilAoM se saMta ghabarAte haiM? saMta ke lie to donoM hI samAna haiM, kyA strI, kyA puruSa! liMga-bheda ke girane 40 For Personal & Private Use Only

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se hI saMnyAsa ghaTita ho pAtA hai, saMta kI to aMtaradRSTi, AtmadRSTi hotI hai / agara deha-dRSTi bacI rahI, to saMtatva kA janma hI kahAM huA ! sAdhanA-patha para kadama hI kahAM bar3hA ! dharma meM agara niSedha ho, to strI aura puruSa donoM kA ho, praveza kI anumati ho, to donoM ko ho aura phira niSedha aura vidheya ke niyama bhalA auroM para kyoM lAde jAeM? virakta ko apane phisalane kA bhaya ho, to pahale vairAgya ko praur3ha aura paripakva ho jAne do, pazcAt saMnyAsa kI soco| saMta ke lie amIra-garIba kA, krodha-kSamA kA, sone-mATI kA, strI-puruSa kA, niMdA-stuti kA bhAva gira jAnA caahie| jisakA aMtaHkaraNa nirdvandva, niSkaSAya, nirmala huA, use bhogoM se, nimittoM se, sthitiyoM se na sukha hotA hai, na dukha / jisa vyakti ne aMtaHkaraNa ke kaSAyoM ko tyAga diyA hai, use na sukha kA ahasAsa hai, na dukha kI hI pratIti hotI hai / vaha donoM meM sthitaprajJa banA rahatA hai / nirdvandva aura nirAsakta banA rahatA hai| vaha sukha-dukha ke pAra sadA cira AnaMda meM sthita rahatA hai / vaha cahuM ora ullasita rahatA hai usakA hara dina ujjvala hotA hai| hara kSaNa usakA hRdaya pulaka se bharA rahatA 1 vaha usa cira muskAna kA svAmI hotA hai - jaisI muskAna mahAvIra ke thI, buddha ke thI, jIsasa aura sukarAta ke thI / 1 1 aMtarmana jitanA niSkaSAya, jitanA saumya aura jitanA svArthamukta hogA, aMtarmana utanA hI svargamaya hogA, mukti ke mAdhurya ko jI paaegaa| hama aMtarmana ke maMdira kI ora bar3heM aura Atmapulaka kA dIpa prajvalita kreN| svayaM jyotirmaya hoM, auroM ko jyoti kI saugAta pradAna kareM / namaskAra / 41 For Personal & Private Use Only

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bhoga bhI, yoga bhI yAtma-smaraNa se bar3hakara koI puNya nahIM aura Atma-vismaraNa se bar3hakara koI jApApa nahIM; AtmajJAna se bar3hakara koI upalabdhi nahIM aura Atma-ajJAna se bar3hakara koI dAridraya nhiiN| apane Apako pAnA jIvana kI sabase bar3I samRddhi hai, apane Apako kho baiThanA jIvana kI sabase bar3I garIbI hai| jisa kisI ne durjeya saMgrAma ke hajAroM yoddhAoM ko jItA ho aura agara vahI vijetA apane Apase hAra cukA ho, to usakI jIta ko parAjaya hI kahA jaaegaa| Atma-vijaya se bar3hakara koI vijaya nahIM hai| apane citta kI vRttiyoM ke prati hone vAlA samyak jAgaraNa jIvana kI vijaya kA parama sUtra hai| sadpravRttiyoM meM sthita hamArI apanI AtmA hI hamArI sabase pyArI mitra hai aura duSpravRttiyoM kI ora gatizIla hamArI apanI AtmA hI hamArI sabase bar3I zatru hai| manuSya ke eka ora mitra haiM aura dUsare pArzva meM zatru haiN| duniyA meM mitra ke nimitta koI aura hote haiM tathA zatru ke nimitta bhI koI aura hote haiM, lekina aSTAvakra tumheM jisa dharAtala para le jAnA cAhate haiM, usa para tumhI tumhAre mitra ho aura tumhI tumhAre zatru; tumhI tumhAre jIvana kA svarga banAte ho aura tumhIM tumhAre jIvana kA nrk| tumhAre jIvana kI mukti kI AdhArazilAeM tumhI ho| aSTAvakra kA divya sAnnidhya milA aura janaka ne jAnA-maiM kauna hUM; aba taka mere jIvana meM janma-janmAMtara meM kauna-sI viDaMbanAeM mere sAtha rahIM? janaka ne apane baMdhana aura mokSa ko jAna liyA hai, AtmajJAna kI saMpadA ko upalabdha kara liyA hai, to aSTAvakra yaha bhI puSTi kara lenA cAhate haiM ki kahIM rAkha meM koI aMgArA to dabA huA nahIM raha gayA hai, kyoMki akasara aisA hotA hai ki Upara-Upara dikhAI dene vAlI rAkha meM dhadhakate aMgAre dabe raha jAte haiM aura jisa kSaNa hamArI niyati kA, hamArI karma-prakRti kA koI jhoMkA AtA hai, to rAkha ur3a jAtI hai aura ve sulaga par3ate haiN| ___ eka AtmajJAnI vyakti bhI aMgAroM kI dhadhaka se sulaga sakatA hai, isIlie aSTAvakra ne par3atAla prAraMbha kara dI hai| ve khoja rahe haiM ki kahIM tumhAre mana meM 42 For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhana ke prati koI Asakti to nahIM hai, kahIM tumhAre mana meM kAma ke prati mUrchA to nahIM hai; sAmrAjya ke prati moha to nahIM hai| ___ aSTAvakra ke AhvAna se janaka cauMka pdd'e| ve kahane lage--prabhu, Apa aura mujhase yaha savAla karate haiM? koI aura vyakti mere prati saMdeha karatA to bAta lAjamI thI, para Apane mere para saMdeha kiyA! eka AtmajJAnI hI AtmajJAnI ke prati saMdeha kara rahA hai| pUjyavara, agara dhana hogA bhI to maiM dhana se niHzeSa rahUMgA, nirdhana rhuuNgaa| vaha vyakti nirdhana nahIM hai, jisake pAsa paisA hai, nirdhana to vaha vyakti hai, jisakI dhana ke prati Asakti TUTa gaI hai| hama logoM ne 'nirdhana' zabda kA artha bar3e gire hue arthoM meM kiyA hai| nirdhana honA to saubhAgya kI bAta hai| hAM, daridra honA pApa aura abhizApa kA sUcaka hai| bhagavata-kRpA huI, maiM nirdhana huaa| bAhara se nirdhana aura bhItara se samRddha, apanA svayaM kA smraatt| __ kahA jAtA hai bhagavAna buddha ke pAsa unakA ziSya pahuMcA aura kahane lagA-bhaMte, maiM aMga-baMga-kaliMga dezoM meM jAkara dharma aura zAMti ke Apake vicAroM ko Age se Age phailAnA cAhatA huuN| bhagavAna ne kahA-vatsa, tU jAnA cAhatA hai, yaha acchI bAta hai, magara yaha bhI dhyAna rakha ki vahAM ke loga sAdhuoM aura bhikSuoM ke prati bar3e hI nirdayI aura upadravI haiN| jAne se pahale mere eka savAla kA javAba detA jaa| merA savAla yaha hai ki agara tU aMga-baMga-kaliMga dezoM meM gayA aura vahAM ke logoM ne tumheM gAliyAM dI, to tumhAre mana meM kyA hogA? ziSya ne buddha ke prazna ko sunA aura bar3e zAMta bhAva se kahA-taba mere mana meM yaha hogA prabhu, ki ye loga kitane acche haiM jo kevala gAliyAM dete haiM, cAMTA to nahIM lgaate| buddha ne kahA-cAMTA mAreM to? to mere mana meM yaha hogA ki ye loga kitane sahayogI haiM, jo kevala cAMTA hI mArate haiM, DaMDe se nahIM piittte| ziSya kA javAba pAkara buddha cauNke| buddha ne kahA-vatsa, mAna lo una logoM ne tumheM DaMDoM se pITA, to tuma kyA karoge? ziSya ne kahA-prabhu, taba mere mana meM yaha hogA ki ye loga kitane udAra haiM, jo DaMDoM se hI pITa rahe haiM, talavAra se to nahIM kaattte| buddha ne kahA-merI aMtima jijJAsA yaha hai ki agara una logoM ne tumhAre siradhar3a ko talavAra se alaga kara diyA to? buddha ziSya se apane aMtima prazna kA uttara pAne ko utsuka the| ziSya ne kahA-pUjyavara, taba maiM apane Apako saubhAgyazAlI samajhUgA ki merI deha dharma ke kAma AI; maiM zAMti kA saMvAhaka bnaa| bhaMte, mere mana meM aisA hI hogaa| tathAgata ne kahA-vatsa, tU jahAM jAnA cAhatA hai, vahAM jaa| tumhAre lie rASTra aura sImAeM mahatvahIna haiM, sArI pRthvI tumhArI apanI hai| tU zAMti dUta hai| 43 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aisI hI sthiti janaka ke sammukha AI aura janaka ne bhI kahA ki bhaMte, Apa aura mujhase yaha savAla karate haiN| mere mana meM dhana aura kAma ke prati koI Asakti nahIM hai| prabhu, merA to yaha kahanA hai hantAtmajJasya dhIrasya, khelato bhogliilyaa| na hi saMsAravAhIkaimUDhaiH saha samAnataH // janaka ne kahA- hanta, bhoga-lIlA ke sAtha khelate hue AtmajJAnI dhIra puruSa kI barAbarI saMsAra ko sira para Dhone vAle mUDha puruSoM ke sAtha kaise kI jA sakatI hai? janaka ne saMbodhana hI diyaa-hnt| hanta yAnI hanana karanevAlA, mAra girAne vAlA, apane bhItara ke zatruoM ko parAsta kara dene vaalaa| janaka kahate haiM-bhoga lIlA meM khelate hae AtmajJAnI dhIra puruSa kI barAbarI saMsAra ko sira para Dhone vAle mUDha puruSoM ke sAtha kaise kI jA sakatI hai? bhagavan eka AtmajJAnI aura eka saMsArI puruSa meM kucha to pharka kroge| maiM samajha gayA hUM ki AtmajJAna pAnA sahaja hai, yaha anubhUta hai| AtmajJAna kI ghaTanA manuSya meM dhyAna ke dvArA, sAdhanA ke dvArA Aja-isI kSaNa ghaTita ho sakatI hai, magara janma-janma se siMcita kie jA rahe karma isI kSaNa kATa pAnA saMbhava nahIM hai| karma kevala do hI tarIkoM se kATe jA sakate haiM-yA to tuma karmoM ko kATane ke lie puruSArtha karo yA phira jaba karma udaya meM Ae, to use hozapUrvaka bhogakara usase chuTakArA pA lo| puruSArtha karanA hara kisI ke basa kI bAta nahIM hai, lekina udaya meM Ane vAlI vRtti yA karma kI sthiti ko sajagatApUrvaka, jAgarUkatApUrvaka, bodhapUrvaka bhogate hue kATa denA apekSAkRta sahaja hai| ____ aSTAvakra manuSya ko yaha mArga denA cAhate haiM ki tuma bhale hI gRhastha meM raho, magara gRhastha meM rahate hue bhI gRhastha-saMta bno| saMsAra meM rahanA kadApi burA nahIM hai, saMsAra ko apane meM basA lenA burA hai| rAjA ho yA raMka-vaha vyakti dhanya hai, jo Atmabodha ko upalabdha hai| Atmabodha ko prApta vyakti aura behozI meM jIne vAle AdamI meM bhArI aMtara hotA hai| Ama mahilA khAnA pakAne ke lie cUlhA jalAtI hai, to jhaTa se gaisa ko cAla kara detI hai, bagaira dekhe-jAne ki gaisa ke barnara para koI tilacaTTA yA anya koI kITa to nahIM baiThA hai| pAnI lenA hai, to use isa bAta kA dhyAna nahIM rahatA hai ki bartana meM kahIM koI chipakalI to nahIM girI huI hai; pAnI meM koI kITa-pataMgA to nahIM hai| bhojana banAne meM bhI karmoM kI nirjarA ho sakatI hai, karmoM kA baMdhana ho sakatA hai aura citta ko bhArabhUta kiyA jA sakatA hai| 44 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kisAna agara kheta jotatA hai, to jhaTa se cAbuka calA detA hai| AtmajJAnI vyakti aisI bhUla nahIM krtaa| AtmajJAnI janaka bhI kRSi-kArya karate the| ve jaba hala jotate the, to eka tarapha baila hotA thA, to dUsarI tarapha svayaM jutate the| jo vyakti baila aura munaSya ke bhItara eka samAna AtmA mAnatA hai, vaha AtmajJAnI vyakti bhoga ke dvAra para bhI pahuMcakara sadA-sadA nirlipta, nispRha aura anAsakta banA rahatA hai| aisA nahIM hai ki bhoga kI prakRti udaya meM na AegI, bhogAvalI karma to udaya meM AeMge hii| eka vyakti bhoga-bhogakara unheM aura puSTa karatA rahatA hai, dUsarA itane hoza se, itane sAkSitva se bhogatA hai ki usake dvArA pravRtti hone ke bAvajUda pravRtti na huI khlaaegii| jJAnI kA bhoga bhI karma-saMskAra ko zithila karane vAlA hotA hai| vaha kartA-bhAva se mukta hotA hai| pariNAmataH vaha karma-phala kA bhoktA nahIM hotaa| eka vyakti vaha hai, jo vAsanA evaM bhoga kI abhilASAvaza bhoga ke prati udyata rahatA hai, dUsarA vaha hai, jo bhoga kA draSTA banakara bhoga kI vRtti se mukta ho jAtA hai| janaka kahate haiM ki jJAnI ke kArya kI tulanA mUr3ha puruSa ke kArya ke sAtha kaise kI jA sakatI hai| calane meM to rahaTa bhI calatA hai aura gannA perane kI carbI bhI, magara donoM ke calane meM bar3A pharka hai| eka to ganne ko harA karatA hai, dUsarA ganne ko pera kara chUtoM kA Dhera lagA detA hai| jJAnI-ajJAnI ke karma meM yahI aMtara hai| __ jJAnI mRtyu ke samaya bhI haMsatA hai, ajJAnI jiMdA rahate hue bhI rotA hai| jJAnI ke pAsa kucha na ho, phira bhI pulakita rahatA hai, ajJAnI saba kucha hote hue bhI ciMtita rahatA hai| jJAnI saMsAra ko nATaka samajhatA hai, ajJAnI nATaka ko bhI yathArtha mAna baiThatA hai| yahI to pharka hai| basa, jJAnI kI pahacAna yahI hai ki jahAM kartA-bhAva gira jAe sAkSI-bhAva kA sarvodaya ho jaae| jo, jaisI paristhiti A gaI, bagaira kisI nanunaca ke usase gujara ge| viparIta paristhiti meM khinna na hue, anukUla paristhiti meM rAgAsakta na hue| janma huA, to thAliyAM na bjiiN| mRtyu huI, to chAtI na piittii| mRtyu kA gama nhiiN| mRtyu kA bhI usI muskAna se svAgata ho, jaisA ki hamane janma kA kiyA thaa| pratikUlatAeM bhalA kisake jIvana meM na aaeNgii| nAnaka ho yA kabIra, buddha ho yA mahAvIra, rAma ho yA rahIma, kiMtu jo sadAbahAra muskAna kA svAmI ho gayA, use mRtyu bhI bAdhita nahIM kara sktii| hara vyakti sadAbahAra prasanna rhe| vaha karma kA kartA-bhoktA nahIM, karma kA sAkSI bhara rahatA hai| vaha hara ulaTaphera ke bIca nizcita rahatA hai| vaha niyati ke hara kRtya kA svAgata karatA hai| vaha masta rahatA hai, hara hAla meM masta! jaba, jahAM, 45 For Personal & Private Use Only

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jo honA hotA hai, vaha hogaa| na to tuma bIte kI ciMtA karo aura na hI Ane vAlI sAta pIr3hiyoM kA ciMtana / Aja jitanA, jo kucha milA hai, use sahajatA se jIyo, AnaMda aura bodha se jIyo / prakRti ke ghara kI vyavasthAeM itanI sazakta haiM ki tumhAre janma se pahale jIvana kI vyavasthAeM pUrNa ho jAtI haiM; kokha se dharatI para pAMva par3ane se pahale mAM kI chAtI meM dUdha taiyAra hai / phira kisa bAta kI ciMtA ! hamArA jIvana to AIne kI taraha honA cAhie ki jaba usake sAmane gae, to usane hamArA ceharA hameM dikhA diyA aura jaise hI usake sAmane se haTe ki AInA pahale kI taraha sApha / eka mazahUra saMta hue-tAnaz2ena / tAnaz2ena aura unake guru donoM kahIM se lauTa rahe the ki tabhI joroM kI bAriza huii| rAstA kIcar3a se bhara gayA, magara ve calate rhe| ve nadI ke kinAre phuNce| ve nadI ko pAra karane vAle hI the ki tabhI eka yuvatI kI AvAja aaii| yuvatI ne pAsa Akara kahA- mahAnubhAva, barasAta kA mausama hai| nadI meM pAnI bar3ha calA hai / maiM akelI hUM / Dara rahI hUM ki kahIM nadI meM DUba na jAUM / kyoM na Apa merA hAtha thAmakara mujhe nadI pAra karA deN| guru ne kahA- nahIM - nahIM, hama aisA nahIM kara skte| hama kisI strI kA sparza nahIM krte| guru to cala par3e, magara tAnaz2ena vahIM ruka ge| tAnaz2ena ne yuvatI se kahA - Ao, tuma parezAna mata hoo| calo, maiM tumheM pAra lagA detA huuN| usane usakA hAtha pakar3akara nadI pAra karA dii| donoM apane gaMtavya kI ora cala par3e / tAnaz2ena aura usake guru apane sthAna para pahuMce aura so gae, lekina guru ko rAta ko nIMda nahIM aaii| agale dina guru ne ziSya ko TokA - tumheM mAlUma hai ki hama strI kA sparza nahIM krte| isake bAvajUda tumane use nadI se pAra kaise lagA diyA ? tAnaz2ena muskarAyA aura kahA- oha, to Apa usa yuvatI kI bAta kara rahe haiN| maiM to usa yuvatI ko vahIM para chor3a AyA thA, para Apa to usa yuvatI ko yahAM taka le Ae haiM aura pUrI rAta use apane sAtha rakhA; vicAroM meM.... / janaka yahI to kahate haiM - AtmajJAnI puruSa kI usa mUr3ha AdamI se tulanA kaise kI jA sakatI hai, jo ki saMsAra ko apane sira para Dhoe calatA hai / prabhu, bhogalIlA ke sAtha khelate hue AtmajJAnI dhIra puruSa kI tulanA saMsArI vyakti ke sAtha nahIM kI jA sktii| unhoMne bataura nivedana apane sadguru se kahA tajjJasya puNyapApAbhyAM sparzo hyantarna jAyate / na hyAkAzasya dhUmena, dRzyamAnA'pi saMgatiH // 46 For Personal & Private Use Only

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janaka kahate haiM- usa pada ko jAnane vAle ke aMtaHkaraNa kA sparza puNya aura pApa ke sAtha vaise hI nahIM ho sakatA, jaise AkAza kA saMbaMdha dhueM ke sAtha nahIM ho sakatA / AtmajJAnI vyakti kA kevala dhana, kAma yA bhoga - paribhoga se hI koI saMbaMdha nahIM hotA, varan usakA to pApa aura puNya se bhI koI nAtA nahIM / ThIka usI prakAra jaise dhuAM AkAza kI ora uThatA hai, to lagatA hai ki AkAza aura dhuMA eka ho rahe haiM, lekina vastutaH unake bIca koI saMbaMdha nahIM hotA / janaka usI AkAza kI bhAMti anaMta aura nispRha haiM, jisameM aba cAhe jaisI badaliyAM caleM, cAhe jaisI bijaliyAM garajeM, koI prabhAva nahIM / aisI hI avasthA isa mumukSu AtmA kI hai, jisakA na pApa ke sAtha saMbaMdha hai aura na hI puNya ke sAtha / manuSya ke lie pApa hI baMdhana nahIM hai, puNya bhI baMdhana hai| mahAvIra ne kabhI apane ziSyoM se kahA thA ki sAMkala cAhe lohe kI ho, cAhe sone kI / gale meM DAloge, to donoM hI phAMsI kA phaMdA bneNgii| kisI se dhana chInakara kiyA gayA pApa aura kisI ko dAna dekara kamAyA gayA puNya, donoM janma-maraNa ke baMdhana kA kAraNa banate haiM / aparigraha kI bhAvanA se kiyA gayA dAna kabhI puNya nahIM hogA, vaha to parigraha-mukti kA zuddha AcaraNa hI hai| dAna hamezA aham bhAva ko puSTa karatA hai, kartA - bhAva ko bar3hAtA hai| dAna hamezA eka ko bar3A, eka ko choTA dikhAtA hai / auroM ke lie apane mana meM udAratA lAo, sahayoga kI bhAvanA lAo, dAna kI bhAvanA kataI nhiiN| manuSya manuSya ko kabhI dAna nahIM de sakatA, vaha sahayoga kara sakatA hai| manuSya paramAtmA ko kabhI dAna nahIM de sktaa| vaha paramAtmA aura guru ke prati kevala samarpaNa kara sakatA hai / samarpaNa aura dAna meM bar3A pharka hai / dAna meM kartA-bhAva rahatA hai aura samarpaNa meM kartA-bhAva miTatA hai, isalie dAna nahIM, sahayoga aura samarpaNa kI bhAvanA hamAre mana meM AtmasAt ho / mAnA hama karNa banakara apanA jIvana kurbAna nahIM kara sakate, rAjA zivi banakara apanI jaMghA kA mAMsa kATakara kabUtara kI jAna nahIM bacA sakate, magara hama dvAra para Ae yAcaka kI jholI to bhara sakate haiM; garIba par3osI ke bacce kI sAkSaratA kA iMtajAma to kara sakate haiM sabako do, sabako luTAo, magara dekara bhUla jAo / pApa ko to jIvana se haTA hI do, puNya ko bhI dariyA meM DAla do| maiM to de rahA hUM, kyoMki dene meM AnaMda AtA hai| jahAM dene meM AnaMda hai, vahAM kauna-sA pApa, kauna-sA puNya ! vahAM AdamI pApa aura puNyoM se vaise hI nirlipta hai, jaise AkAza bAdaloM se nispRha aura nirlipta 47 For Personal & Private Use Only

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rahatA hai| zUnya bano, apane Apako AkAza bnaao| apane Apako jitanA khAlI karoge, utane hI pUrNa hote cale jaaoge| zUnya meM hI pUrNa sAkAra hotA hai| janaka ne ahaM kA tyAga kiyA, to jIvana meM sarvam ghaTita huaa| behatara hogA AdamI bhItara se svayaM ko nirlipta karatA calA jaae| parivAra ke bIca jIyA, saMsAra ke bIca, lekina svayaM ko AdhyAtmika mArga para rkhe| kartavya karmoM ko karate hae bhI svayaM ko unase nirlipta rkhe| aisA vyakti kabhI mAyUsiyoM se nahIM ghiratA, prasannatA sadAbahAra rahatI hai| yaha bAta jIvana meM bAra-bAra manana karane ke lie, AcaraNa ke lie hai, unmukta AkAza meM ur3Ana bharane ke lie hai| jaise dhuAM AkAza ko nahIM chU sakatA, aise hI hama saMsAra meM jieM ki saMsAra hameM chU na paae| saMsAra meM rahakara bhI saMsAra se asparzita rheN| asparza-yoga ko jInA hI kRSNa kI anAsakti hai, mahAvIra kI vItarAgatA hai| kaivalya aura samAdhi ko jIvana meM aMkurita aura puSpita karane kA sahI mArga hai| Aja itanA hii| nmskaar| 48 For Personal & Private Use Only

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tyAga ho deha-bhAva kA manuSya eka dIyA hai, eka aisA dIyA, jisameM mATI bhI hai aura jyoti bhii| manuSya / svayaM eka maMdira hai, eka aisA maMdira, jisameM pUjAgRha bhI hai aura usakA devatA bhii| manuSya ke lie eka ora saMsAra kA mArga hai, dUsarI ora nirvANa kA maarg| jisase mATI ke dIye meM kevala mATI dikhAI detI hai, use saMsAra ke nAma para kevala mATI hI hAtha lagatI hai| jise kevala maMdira kI koranI kI suMdaratA hI dikhAI detI hai, usake hAtha maMdira ke nAma para kevala gAre-miTTI se banA 'maMdira' hI lagatA hai| jisakI aMtardRSTi jyoti para jAkara keMdrita ho jAtI hai, usakA jIvana apane Apa hI jyotirmaya ho jAtA hai| jisakI AMkha maMdira ke devatA para jAkara keMdrita ho jAtI hai, usake jIvana meM devatva apane Apa avatarita ho jAtA hai| aSTAvakra jaise maharSiyoM ko sunanA hamAre lie tabhI sArthaka ho sakatA hai, jaba hamAre bhItara jyoti kI eka abhIpsA jaga jAe, hamAre bhItara devatva kI pyAsa prabala ho uThe, anaMta AkAza ko dekhane kI mumukSA jAgrata ho jaae| ___maiMne mATI ko mATI hote dekhA hai aura jyoti ko parama jyoti meM vilIna hote pAyA hai| ina AMkhoM ne miTTI se banate dIye ko bhI dekhA hai aura miTTI se banatI kAyA ko bhI nihArA hai / miTTI, miTTI se banI aura usI meM samA gii| isa banane-miTane ke pahale aura bAda meM jo dhruvatva rahA, jo zAzvata aura nissIma rahA, use bhI aMtas-cakSuoM ne nirakhA hai| yaha deha pAnI kA bulabulA hai, jo banA, thor3I dera pAnI para rahA aura phira usI meM simaTa gyaa| loga bhale hI saMsAra meM baMda muTThI lekara Ate haiM, lekina jAte vakta hAtha pasAre hue hI jAte haiM, yaha jatalAne ke lie ki mATI kevala mATI ke lie hI jI paaii| vaha mATI dhanya ho jAtI hai, jo thor3I-sI bhI dhruva ke lie jI jAtI hai, AtmaprajJa hone ke lie svayaM ko balidAna kara jAtI hai| mATI kI tabhI sArthakatA hai, jaba yaha bikharane se pahale mAnavatA ke kAma A jAe, isake rakta kI eka bUMda kisI kI jAna bakhza de| __ bhoga-lIlA manuSya ke ajJAna kI pariNati hai aura tyAga usake jJAna kA sahaja prinnaam| jahAM aMtarjJAna ghaTita hotA hai, vahAM tyAga apane Apa calA AtA hai| 49 For Personal & Private Use Only

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tyAga jJApana kA anugAmI hotA hai| bAhara se tyAga ho aura bhItara se smaraNa ho, vahAM tyAga, tyAga nahIM, Atma- pravaMcanA hai / vaha tyAga vyakti ko bAhara se sammAna aura yaza dilA sakatA hai, lekina bhItara kI kuMThA ko kama nahIM kara sakatA / krodha chor3o, abhimAna chor3o, rAga-dveSa chor3o- ye bAteM kahanA-sunanA bar3A AsAna hai| aba taka Apa ye bAteM kitanI - kitanI bAra suna cuke hoMge, lekina AtmasAta nahIM ho pAIM / AtmasAta tabhI ho sakatI haiM, jaba vyakti apanI mUla jar3oM ko pahacAne, unako jhakajhore, jo kevala AtmajJAna se hI saMbhava hai / jaba taka vyakti ko AtmajJAna upalabdha nahIM hogA, taba taka ahiMsA, ahiMsA nahIM bana pAtI; taba koI acaurya jIvana meM ghaTita nahIM ho sakatA; aparigraha jIvana kI parachAI aura satya jIvana kA prakAza nahIM bana pAtA / satya, ahiMsA, acaurya to phUla haiM, bIja nahIM haiN| bIja to AtmajJAna hai, jisake aMkuraNa se ye phUla khileNge| AtmajJAna vyakti ke jIvana meM tyAga apane Apa le AtA hai, koI prayAsa nahIM karanA par3atA / AtmajJAna yAnI jIvana kI aMtarpratIti, AtmajJAna yAnI svatva kI anubhUti | aMtar - anubhUti tyAga ko anAyAsa apanI parachAIM kI taraha sAtha le jAtI hai / kahate haiMhaiM- rAjA bhartRhari ko kisI AgaMtuka ne eka amRtaphala bheMTa kiyA aura kahA- rAjan, yaha amRtaphala svIkAra kreN| jo koI isa amRtaphala kA sevana karatA hai, usakA bur3hApA calA jAtA hai, vaha naI tAjagI, nayA yauvana pA letA hai / samrATa ne mana-hI-mana socA, maiM to bahuta jI liyA, maiM kyA khAUM? kyoM na yaha phala rAjarAnI ko de dUM? usane mere lie apane Apako samarpita kiyA hai| samrATa ne vaha phala rAjarAnI ko de diyA / rAjarAnI ke saMbaMdha kisI mahAvata se the, isalie usane vaha phala anupama upahAra ke rUpa meM mahAvata ko de diyA / mahAvata kisI vezyA se jur3A huA thA, usane vaha phala vezyA ko sauMpa diyA / vezyA ne socA ki maiMne to jIvana bhara pApa-hI- pApa kiyA hai| maiM kyA isa phala ko khAUM ? isa phala ko pAne ke sacce adhikArI to mere prANapriya mahArAja haiN| yaha socakara vezyA rAjasabhA meM vaha amRtaphala bheMTa karane phuNcii| usake hAtha meM vaha amRtaphala dekhakara rAjA ko Azcarya huA / rAjA ko vezyA se aura mahAvata se tafasIla hAsila huii| taba rAjasabhA ke bIca virAjamAna rAjA bhartRhari saMnyAsa kI apUrva AbhA se abhimaMDita ho uThA aura kahane 1 lagA yAM ciMtayAmi satataM mayi sA viraktA / maiM jisake bAre meM itanA socA karatA thA, mujhe kyA mAlUma thA ki vaha mujhase itanI virakta hai| 50 For Personal & Private Use Only

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sadA-sadA smaraNa rakhanA ki tuma jisake lie marate ho, saMbhava hai, vaha tumase virakta ho| jaisI hI jIvaMta pratIti hotI hai, anubhUti hotI hai, rUpAMtaraNa svataH ghaTita hotA hai| rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita na ho, parivartana na Ae, to samajho vaha 'anubhUti' chalAvA hI thii| agara jIvana meM vairAgya na AyA, to baMdA mATI meM janmA, mATI para hI keMdrita rahA aura aMtataH usI mATI meM samA gyaa| jisakI dRSTi jaga gaI, jisakI AMkha khula gaI, vaha jyoti para sthira ho jAtA hai, jyoti-patha para apane kadama bar3hA detA hai| taba rAjA bhartRhari jIvana meM rAjarSi bhartRhari ho jAte haiM; taba phira se koI janaka yaha udghoSaNA kara dete haiM ki bhoga-lIlAoM ke bIca khelate hue bhI maiM vaise hI nirlipta rahatA hUM, jaise kIcar3a meM khilA koI kml| aSTAvakra sthUla ko to girA hI cuke haiM, aba sUkSma ko bhI girA denA cAhate haiN| ve kahate haiM na te saMgo'sti kenApi, kiM zuddhastyaktu micchsi| saMghAtavilayaM kurvannevameva layaM vraja // arthAta terA kisI se saMga nahIM hai, tU zuddha hai, phira tU kisako tyAganA cAhatA hai? tU dehAbhimAna kA tyAga kara, mokSa ko prApta ho| aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki jaba tuma bhoga-lIlAoM ke bIca khelate hue bhI unase alipta khar3e ho, to vatsa! tumhArA kisI se bhI saMga nahIM hai, kisI se bhI gaThajor3a nahIM hai| ye jo saMga-sAtha tuma dekha rahe ho, ye saMga-sAtha to basa, jaba taka haiM, taba taka hai| sAre saMga-sAtha sAMyogika haiN| hama saMyoga ko saMyoga bhara mAna leM, to tatkSaNa tuma apane Apako ekatva ke dvAra para khar3A paaoge| yahI sthiti to buddhattva hai| buddha jisa dina isa satya ko samajha gae, unake sAre baMdhana khuda-ba-khuda chUTa ge| ve syAha aMdhere meM apanI patnI aura putra ko sote hue chor3akara, rAjamahaloM ko chor3akara nikala pdd'e| jIvana meM jaba jJAna jaga cukA aura tyAga ghaTita ho gayA, to AdamI Age-pIche kI nahIM vicaartaa| ciMtA chUTa gaI, ciMtana prakaTa ho gyaa| aSTAvakra jana-jana ko yahI saMdeza denA cAhate haiM ki tU tyAga karanA hI cAhatA hai, to deha kA, deha ke abhimAna kA tyAga kara, tAki tyAga bhI sArthaka aura gauravAnvita ho ske| jisakA deha kA abhimAna chUTa gayA, rAga chUTa gayA, usake mana meM vyAdhi rahate hue bhI samAdhi rahatI hai| tana cAhe jisa dvAra se gujaratA calA jAe, magara usakI sAdhanA aura samAdhi ko khaMDita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| vaha maMdira ke akhaMDa dIpaka kI taraha jyotirmaya rahatA hai| 51 For Personal & Private Use Only

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agara tyAga hI karanA hai, to dehAbhimAna kA tyAga kro| chiTa-puTa tyAgoM se kyA hogA! kevala mana ko tasallI bhara milegI ki hAM, maiMne tyAga ke nAma para kucha tyAga kiyaa| tuma tyAga kA AzvAsana bhara hI pA skoge| cetanA meM tyAga kA sauMdarya prakaTa na ho paaegaa| dehAbhimAna ke tyAga meM sAre tyAga samA jAte haiM, jaise sAgara meM sArI nadiyAM samA jAtI haiM, aise hI deha-bhAva ke tyAga meM sAre tyAga nimajjita ho jAte haiN| tyAga ho aisA, jo hameM dehAtIta kara de, videha mukti pradAna kara de| AdamI macchita hai, dakhI aura pIr3ita hai, kyoM? kyoMki AdamI mAnatA hai, yaha merA zarIra, yaha merA privaar| isa mamatva ke AropaNa ke kAraNa hI AdamI dukhI hai| AdamI kA apanI deha ke prati asIma anurAga hai, tabhI to vaha eka choTA-sA kAMTA cubhane se hI becaina ho uThatA hai| ____ eka choTe se kAMTe kI vyAdhi bhI vaha baradAzta nahIM kara paataa| deha kA eka choTA-sA saMvega bhI use bahA le jAtA hai| deha kI kAmukatA use kAmuka banA DAlatI hai| deha kI bhUkha use zaitAna banA detI hai| hama kevala dehI ho gae haiN| deha meM koI devatA rahatA hai, usa ora hamArA dhyAna hI nahIM hai| hama dIye kI mATI kI sajAvaTa aura usake sauMdarya para hI, usake sukha para hI aTaka ge| hamArA yaha aTakAva hI cetanA ke bhaTakAva kA kAraNa bana gayA hai| Asakti kA laMgara bana gayA hai| kahate haiM-rAjakumAra megha ne saMnyAsa liyaa| rAjakumAra jaise saikar3oM ziSya aura the| svAbhAvika hai ki jo nayA hogA, usakA sthAna daravAje taka pahuMcegA hI, so saMta megha ko bhI rAta ko sone ke lie vahIM jagaha milii| pezAba kI nivRtti ke lie bar3e-bUr3he saMta bAra-bAra A-jA rahe the| unake pairoM kI AhaTa aura Thokara jaba-taba saMta megha ko jagA jaatii| megha tilamilA utthaa| vaha socane lagA ki mujhe agara yaha patA hotA ki saMnyAsa meM itanI takalIpheM haiM, to maiM kadApi saMnyAsa nahIM letaa| aba bhI kyA bItA hai| maiM to rAjakumAra rahA hI huuN| kala vApasa rAjamahaloM meM calA jAUMgA aura pitAjI se kaha dUMgA ki mujhe aisA saMnyAsa nahIM jiinaa| saMta megha ke mana meM rAta bhara udher3a-buna calatI rahI, UhApoha macI rhii| agale dina jaise hI usane Azrama ko chor3akara rAjamahala ke lie kadama bar3hAe ki bhItara se sadguru ne pukArA-megha, itanI jaldI hI mArga se vicalita ho ge| vaha cauMkA, socane lagA-sadguru ne mujhe kaise pahacAnA? sadguru ne kahA-megha, maiMne tumhAre mana kI taraMgoM ko par3ha liyA hai| Aja tuma do-cAra vRddha saMtoM ke pAMvoM kI Thokara se itane vicalita ho ge| tumhArA apanI deha se itanA rAga! jarA smaraNa kara ki Aja se pahale tU kauna thA, kahAM se AyA, kisa puNya ke bala para rAjakumAra huA? 52 For Personal & Private Use Only

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sadguru saMta megha ko usake pUrvajanma ke bAre meM batAne lage-megha, tU pUrvajanma meM hAthI thaa| eka bAra jaMgala meM Aga laga gaI, to tumane saba jIvoM kI rakSA ke lie per3oM ko ukhAr3a-ukhAr3a kara eka maidAna bnaayaa| jaMgala ke sAre jAnavara usameM ikaTThe ho ge| tabhI tumane khujalI miTAne ke lie apanA eka pAMva Upara utthaayaa| khAlI jagaha kI talAza meM eka kharagoza calA aayaa| jahAM terA pAMva pahale rakhA huA thA, usane vahAM zaraNa le lii| jaise hI tuma apanA pAMva nIce rakhane ko hue ki tumane socA-yaha becArA zaraNa meM AyA hai| mujhe kyA pharka par3egA, agara maiM zeSa pAMvoM para hI khar3A raha luuNgaa| Aga bar3I bhayAnaka thii| tIna rAta taka Aga jalatI rahI aura jaba Aga bajhI to kharagoza nikala bhaagaa| tumane apanA pAMva nIce karanA cAhA, to vaha itanA jakar3a cukA thA ki nIce nahIM kara paae| jamIna para dhar3Ama se A gire aura mara ge| mere priya megha, jarA yaha soca ki tU eka hAthI thA, eka jAnavara thA, phira bhI apanI deha kI pIr3A ko isa taraha sahana kara gyaa| saMta-jIvana meM Akara tU deha-rAga ke kAraNa itanA vicalita ho gayA? sadguru ne use saMbodhi dI, mArga dikhaayaa| isa AtmajJAna kI dizA ko upalabdha kara megha ne apanI kAyA apane lie nahIM jii| usane sArA jIvana saMtoM kI sevA-suzrUSA meM samarpita kara diyaa| apanI deha ko auroM ke lie jIkara vaha sadA videha, sadA mukta rhaa| deha kA agara rAga TUTa jAe, to tuma deha meM rahate hue bhI aise jIoge, jaise kIcar3a ke bIca kamala rahatA hai| tuma deha meM jIte hue bhI deha se alaga bane hue rahoge; deha kA sAkSitva sadA-sadA tumhAre sAtha rhegaa| isalie aSTAvakra kahanA cAhate haiM ki agara tU tyAga karanA hI cAhatA hai, to deha ke abhimAna kA tyAga kara, deha ke rAga kA tyAga kara, deha kA poSaNa karane kI tumhAre bhItara jo mamatva-buddhi hai, usakA tyAga kr| bhojana kIjie, para prempuurvk| kar3avI yA phIkI, jaisI bhI milI hai, use grahaNa kreN| yaha Apake jIvana meM samatva-yoga hogA, sAmAyika kA AcaraNa hogaa| bhojana karate hue bhI hama sAdhanA ko apane jIvana meM jI jaaeNge| janaka paramajJAnI to the hI, aSTAvakra kA sAnnidhya pAkara AtmajJAna bhI mila gyaa| ve aSTAvakra ke saMdeza ko sunakara javAba dete haiM AkAza vadananto'haM, ghaTavat prAkRtaM jgt| iti jJAnaM tathaitasya, na tyAgo na graho layaH // janaka kahate haiM- bhagavana, maiM to AkAza kI bhAMti anaMta hUM, yaha saMsAra ghar3e kI taraha prakRtijanya hai, aisA jJAna hai, isalie na isakA tyAga hai, na grahaNa hai aura na laya hai| 53 For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMbhavataH adhyAtma kA isase sUkSma jJAna aura koI na hogA, jahAM kahA gayA hai ki maiM AkAza kI bhAMti anaMta hUM aura yaha sArA saMsAra prakRtijanya hai| sArA saMsAra banatA hai, miTatA hai, para maiM na banatA hUM, na miTatA huuN| maiM to usa AkAza kI bhAMti anaMta hUM, jisameM na jAne kitane paMchI ur3ate haiM, jAne kitane cAMda aura sitAre damakate haiM, na jAne kitanI bijaliyAM camakatI haiM, bAdala garajate haiM, phira bhI mujhameM kucha bhI nahIM hotaa| maiM to miTane aura banane ke kAlacakra se alipta khar3A huuN| Apa bhI usI AkAza para najareM jamAie, ekaTaka dekhate jaaie| palakeM apane Apa baMda hotI calI jAeMgI aura jisa AkAza ko tuma bAhara dekha rahe the, vahI bhItara dikhAI dene lagatA hai; AkAza hamAre bhItara ghaTita hone lagatA hai| bhItara ke zUnya AkAza ko upalabdha ho jAnA, svayaM ko upalabdha ho jAnA hai| bananA aura miTanA to AkAroM kA hotA hai, zarIra ke paryAyoM kA hotA hai| AkAra ke bhItara rahane vAle zUnya-AkAza ko agara tuma DhUMr3ha lete ho, to AkAra gira jAtA hai aura nirAkAra nAca uThatA hai| taba nirAkAra ke sAtha hama aise ekAkAra ho jAte haiM, jaise AMkha aura AkAza ekAkAra-ekalaya ho rahe haiN| taba bAhara bhI AkAza hai aura bhItara bhI aakaash| phalataH AkAza, AkAza meM samA jAtA hai; jyoti, jyoti meM tadrUpa ho jAtI hai| taba jIvana jyotirmaya ho uThatA hai; mana kI arAjakatA-pAgalapana svataH zAMta aura tirohita ho jAtA hai| taba tuma kamala kI bhAMti anAsakta-nirlipta ho jAte ho| tuma saMsAra meM rahate ho, jIte ho, magara apane Apako usase aise hI alipta khar3A pAoge, jaise sAgara ke kinAre khar3A pathika, daladala se alipta arviNd| 54 For Personal & Private Use Only

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sthitaprajJa kI sthiti manuSya kA jIvana aisA ho, jaise dharatI para khilA huA koI gulAba kA phuul| / jo kevala phUloM ke AkAra-prakAra aura raMga-rUpa se hI mohabbata karate haiM, unake lie to kAgaja ke phUla hI paryApta hote haiN| kAgaja ke phUla dikhane meM asalI phUloM jaise hI hote haiM, kiMtu unake pAra kevala ve hI hote haiN| dharatI para khile hue kisI phUla ko nihAro, to kevala phUla hI dikhAI nahIM detA, varan phUloM ke pAra jo adRzya hai, vaha bhI dRSTigata hotA hai| vaha adRzya hI phUloM kA mUla prANa hai| jahAM vyakti apane prANoM ke jarie phUloM ke prANoM ko nihAratA hai, vahAM prANa kevala prANa nahIM rahate, prANa bhI mahAprANa bana jAte haiN| kAgaja ke phUla to bAjArU haiM, lekina dharatI para khile phUla to mAM kI goda meM khelate mAsUma bacce kI taraha haiN| __ Aja kA insAna kAgaja ke phUloM kI taraha hai| AkAra-prakAra se vaha pUrNa manuSya dikhAI detA hai, lekina usake bhItara suvAsa aura komalatA najara nahIM aatii| usa maMdira kA mUlya hI kyA, jisakA bhagavAna usameM nahIM rahatA ho| masjida ke phAnUsa aura carca kI momabattI kA prakAza to Aqhira bAhara se jalAyA gayA prakAza hai| prakAza to vaha hai, jo phAnUsa aura momabattI ke bujha jAne para bhI, cAMda aura sUraja ke DUba jAne para bhI AdamI kI AMkhoM meM sadA-sadA banA rhe| ghupa aMdhere meM bhI tumhArI aMtarAtmA kA prakAza tumheM apanI pahacAna karavA hI degA, tumheM digdarzana karavA hI degaa| aSTAvakra usI prakAza kI bAta karanA cAhate haiM, jo duniyA bhara ke ghaTATopa aMdhakAra ke bIca bhI tumheM rAha dikhA de| svayaM ke bhItara ke isa prakAza kA bodha tuma nahIM kara pAe, to tumhArI AtmA tumheM kabhI mApha nahIM kregii| tuma hajAroM-hajAra dIye kyoM na jalA lo, apanA eka dIyA anabujhA raha gayA, to bAharI dIye bhI kyA artha rakha pAeMge! gadhe kI pITha para agara caMdana bhI Dho lo, taba bhI usake lie to vaha kevala bhAra hI hai| agara svayaM ke jIvana meM svayaM kI suvAsa nahIM hai, to jIvana kAgaja kA phUla hI hogaa| 55 For Personal & Private Use Only

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vahI puSpa hamAre sira kA zRMgAra ho sakegA, hamArI AMkhoM kA AkarSaNa ho sakegA, hamAre hRdaya meM sthAna pA sakegA, jisameM apanI koI suvAsa hai, jisakI apanI prANavattA hai| kAgaja ke phUloM se paraheja rakhate hue asalI phUloM kI tarapha apanI najara uThAo, tAki cetanA kA nayA gIta phUTa sake, nayA adhyAya AraMbha ho sake, cetanA ke saMsAra kA sRjana ho ske| manuSya ke lie usakA jIvana hI bhAratabhUta ho gayA hai| prANoM kI use khabara nahIM hai, prakAza kA use patA nahIM hai, suvAsa kA koI saMdeza nahIM hai| manuSya ne apane Apako bAhara ke jJAna se, zikSAoM se, pAMDitya se itanA adhika bhara liyA hai ki AdamI ke pAsa jIvana ke jJAna ke nAma para kevala kalpanAeM haiM, korI dhAraNAeM, smRtiyAM aura ciMtAeM haiN| jIvana ke prati pyAsa aura abhIpsA kisI meM nahIM hai, vaha akhaMDa jIvana, jahAM na janma hai, na mRtyu hai| jahAM kevala jIvana hai| jo Aja jIvita hai, vaha mRtyu ke dvAra se gujarane para bhI jIvita rhegaa| bIte hue kI yAda karake koI bIte hue ko lauTAkara nahIM lA sakatA, bhaviSya kI kalpanAeM karake use Aja meM pariNita nahIM kara sktaa| jaisA hai, vaisA jiio| na atIta kI ciMtA ho aura na bhaviSya kI klpnaa| jahAM AdamI kevala vartamAna kA hokara rahatA hai, vahAM jIvana meM aMtarAtmA pravartamAna rahatI hai| sAdhu to bahuta ho jAte haiM, lekina unameM sAdhutA ke, sAdhanA ke phala nahIM khila paate| ve kahalAne bhara ko sAdhu haiN| unake jIvana se sAdhanA pUrNataH gAyaba hai| phira to sAdhu eka svAMga ho gayA, bahurUpiyA ho gayA; phira to dharma bhI pradarzana kA rUpa le baiThegA, pralobhana bana jaaegaa| dharma vyakti kI dhAraNA nahIM bane, vaha vyakti-vyakti ko dhAraNa karane vAlA bne| dharma meM na pralobhana ho, na pradarzana ho, kevala zuddhatA kI bAta ho| dharma ke marma kI ora ve hI bar3ha pAte haiM, jo aMdhere meM khar3e hue prakAza ke lie pratIkSArata haiN| isa prAMgaNa meM bhI sunane ke lie ve loga hI A rahe haiM, jo yathArtha meM yaha anubhava karate haiM ki jIvana meM kahIM aMdhakAra hai| jahAM sAdhanA, yoga aura AcaraNa na hogA, vahAM kevala nauTaMkI aura majamebAjI hogii| jIvana bhI rAmalIlA kA mAtra abhinaya hogA, rAma ko AcaraNa meM utArane kA prayAsa nahIM hogaa| koI rAma ke veza meM hogA, koI rAvaNa kI zakla meM / dharma abhinaya athavA abhinaya kA upakaraNa nahIM hai| vaha to AdamI ko anaMta AkAza kI ora le jAtA hai; usa maulika AtmasvarUpa kI ora le jAtA hai, jahAM ki aSTAvakra hama sabako le jAne ke AkAMkSI haiN| yaha manuSya kI bahuta bar3I viDaMbanA rahI hai ki usakA avatAra AkAza se huA hai, para usakA svayaM kA AkAza usake hAtha se 56 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kahIM chiTaka gayA hai| manuSya ko bAhara kA AkAza hI dikhAI detA hai| usakA bhItara kA AkAza na jAne kaise AcchAdita ho gayA hai| usake pAsa usakA zUnya AkAza na bcaa| jisa dina AdamI ko yaha zUnya AkAza upalabdha ho jAtA hai, usa dina vaha usa anaMta ko upalabdha ho jAtA hai, jisake sAmane duniyA bhara kI saMpadAeM tuccha aura nagaNya hotI haiN| kahate haiM-eka bar3e pavitra aura Atmabodhi ko upalabdha saMta hue, jinakA nAma thA-bAlazema / bAlazema pratidina pau phaTane se pahale jhIla kinAre jAte, vahAM jAkara ve jhIla ko dekhte| kucha na karate, jala meM uThane vAlI taraMgoM ko zAMtabhAva se nihArA krte| mAno laharoM ko dekhanA hI unake jIvana kI aMtardRSTi ho| eka paharedAra unako roja savere aMdhere-aMdhere nadI kI tarapha jAte dekhtaa| vaha sazaMkita thaa| eka dina paharedAra ne bAlazema kA pIchA kiyaa| paharedAra Azcaryacakita thA ki saMta nadI kinAre jAkara laharoM ko ekaTaka kyoM dekhA karate haiM? Akhira paharedAra se rahA nahIM gyaa| usane bAlazema ko rokA aura pUchA-mahAnubhAva, Apa kauna haiM ? bAlazema isa prazna se cauNke| unhoMne kahA-jo prazna tumane mujhase kiyA hai, vahI prazna to maiM apane Apa se pUchA karatA huuN| maiM javAba dUM, isase pahale kyoM na tuma apanA paricaya do| usane kahA-maiM to paharedAra huuN| bAlazema muskarAe aura kahA-maiM bhI apanA nAma DhUMr3ha rahA thA, paharedAra se behatarIna nAma aura kyA ho sakatA hai| bhAI, maiM bhI paharedAra huuN| bAlazema kA javAba pAkara paharedAra aura utsuka ho utthaa| use samajhate dera na lagI ki ve sAmAnya saMta nahIM haiN| paharedAra ne kahA-prabhu, maiM ApakI bAta ko pUrI taraha nahIM samajha paayaa| mujhe vistAra se smjhaaeN| bAlazema ne kahA-tuma paharA dete ho, maiM bhI paharA detA huuN| tuma makAna ke bAhara gujarane vAloM para najara rakhate ho aura maiM makAna ke bhItara rahane vAloM kA paharA detA huuN| paharedAra ne kahA-ThIka hai, Apa bhI paharA dete hoMge, para isake badale meM Apako milatA kyA hai, kyoMki mujhe to apane isa kAma kA mehanatAnA milatA hai| bAlazema ne kahA-mere dvArA isa paharedArI ke badale meM jo mehanatAnA, jo puraskAra milatA hai, usake Age to duniyA bhara kI sArI saMpadAeM nagaNya aura tuccha haiN| maiM usa anaMta saMpadA kA svAmI bana rahA hUM, jisake svAmI kabhI koI janaka bane, kabhI koI bharata bne| paharedAra ne pUchA-kyA maiM bhI yaha puraskAra pA sakatA hUM? bAlazema ne kahA-avazya, hara koI isa anaMta saMpadA kA svAmI ho sakatA hai| tuma to paharedAra ho hii| tumheM to basa dizA-parivartana bhara kI jarUrata hai| taba tuma jisa cetanA ke svAmI banoge, usase tuma kRtapuNya ho jAoge; AnaMda kI rimajhima bauchAreM tuma para brseNgii| 57 For Personal & Private Use Only

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agalA sUtra hai mayyanantamahAmbhodhau, jagad vIciH svbhaavtH| udetu vAstamAyAtu, na me vRddhiH na ca kSati // janaka kahate haiM-mujha aMtahIna mahAsamudra meM jagatarUpI lahara svabhAva se udaya ho, cAhe mitte| merI na vRddhi hai, na haani| janaka kahate haiM ki 'mujha aMtahIna mahAsamudra meN'| koI patA thor3e hI hai ki tumhArA mahAsamudra kitanA vistRta aura virATa hai| bhale hI Apako lagatA hogA ki ApakA zarIra pAMca yA chaH phITa kA hai, para hakIkata yaha hai ki isakA vAstavika vistAra AMkanA muzkila hai| apane muMha se nikalA eka-eka zabda anaMta meM vyApta ho rahA hai| yaha mata socanA ki maiM jo bola rahA hUM, vaha isa prAMgaNa meM hI yA Apake aMtaHkaraNa taka hI yaha bAta pahuMca rahI hai| ye zabda akhila brahmAMDa taka pahuMca rahe haiN| Apa TelIvijana dekhate haiM, jo taraMgoM ke mAdhyama se hI saMcAlita hotA hai| ye taraMgeM akhila brahmAMDa taka prasArita hotI haiN| isa rUpa meM tuma zabda aura mana ke dvArA mahAsamudra ho; tuma eka pala meM yahAM ho to agale hI pala duniyA ke usa chora pr| svAbhAvika hai ki eka jJAnI vyakti ke bhItara bhI jagata kI koI taraMga uTha jaae| AtmajJAna to bahuta bhItara kI ghaTanA hai| citta kI vRtti, taraMga to phira bhI uTha sakatI hai, isIlie maiMne kahA ki AtmajJAna pAnA AdamI ke lie sarala hai, citta para jamI huI vRtti kI paratoM ko, saMskAroM kI caTTAnoM ko haTAnA jyAdA kaThina hai| AtmajJAna upalabdha ho jAe aura citta kI zuddhi na ho, to jagatarUpI lahara ke paidA hone kI saMbhAvanAeM prabala rahatI haiN| jisane jAnA hai svayaM ko, svayaM meM samAhita traikAlika satya ko, vaha jagat kI taraMga kA draSTA-bhara rahatA hai| vaha deha ko, deha ke dharma ko dekhatA hai, mana ko, mana ke dharma ko dekhatA hai, para vaha kevala draSTA hI banA rahatA hai| deha aura deha ke dharma apanA kAma karate haiM aura draSTA hara hAla meM alipta banA rahatA hai| janaka ke jIvana kI eka ghaTanA hai| kahate haiM-RSi yAjJavalkya apanA pravacana zurU karane vAle the| sabhAgRha khacAkhaca bhara gayA thA, lekina samrATa janaka sabhA meM upasthita nahIM ho pAe the| logoM meM kAnAphUsI hone lagI ki maharSi ho gae, to kyA huA, rAjA kI jarUrata to inheM bhI hai| kAnAphUsI yAjJavalkya ke aMtarkendra meM pratibiMbita huii| thor3I hI dera meM janaka A ge| taba maharSi yAjJavalkya ne pravacana prAraMbha kiyaa| pravacana pUrA hI nahIM huA thA ki tabhI eka ghaTanA ghaTI, eka mAyA racI gii| koI vyakti zahara se daur3atA huA AyA aura kahane lagA ki mithilAnagarI 58 For Personal & Private Use Only

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meM Aga laga cukI hai, daur3o-daur3o! yaha sunate hI sAre loga daur3a pdd'e| saMta bhI daur3e, gRhastha bhI daur3e, sabhI daur3e, para yAjJavalkya aura janaka Tasa se masa nahIM hue| unako dekhakara lagatA thA ki kucha huA hI nhiiN| yAjJavalkya ne janaka se kahA-janaka, tuma mithilAnagarI kI tarapha kyoM nahIM jAte? tumhAre bhI mahala jala rahe hoMge; sArI saMpatti svAhA ho rahI hogii| janaka muskarAe aura kahA-bhaMte, jahAM jAkara maiM sthita hUM, vahAM na koI Aga hai aura na use bujhAne kA koI prayatna hai| yaha mithilAnagarI jalatI hai, to isameM merA kyA jalatA hai? jahAM itanI gaharI soca hai, vahAM nissaMdeha draSTA-bhAva hai| isa bhAva meM jIne vAlA vyakti to kahegA ki citta meM vikAra kI taraMga uThatI hai, to uThatI hai, isameM merA kyA jAtA hai, isa zarIra meM bhoga kI koI kAmanA jagatI hai, to jagatI hai, yaha zarIra kA dharma hai| maiM thor3e hI kAmottejita hotA hUM, maiM thor3e hI vikRta hotA huuN| jahAM AdamI saMsAra se, zarIra se, vicAroM se, mana se svayaM ko alaga rakhatA hai, alaga dekhatA hai, alaga jAnatA hai, vaha vyakti saMsAra meM sadA AtmajJAnI kI taraha, advaita AtmA kI taraha jItA hai| vaha AnaMda ke saMsAra meM jItA hai, jahAM na janma hai, na mRtyu hai, jahAM vyakti svayaM hai| agalA sUtra hai nAtmA bhAveSu no bhAvaH tatrAnante nirNjne| ityasakto'spRhaH zAnta, etadevAhamAsthitaH // janaka kahate haiM-AtmA viSayoM meM nahIM hai aura viSaya AtmA meM nahIM haiN| isa prakAra maiM anAsakta hUM, spRhAmukta hUM aura isI avasthA meM sthita huuN| janaka apane guru ko yaha vizvAsa dilAnA cAhate haiM ki manuSya agara vAsanAoM, vikAroM, viSayoM meM apane Atmika sukhoM kI talAza karatA hai, to yaha kadama hI galata rAha para hai viSayoM meM AtmA nahIM hai aura AtmA meM viSaya nahIM haiN| jahAM maiM hUM, vahAM zarIra nahIM hai aura jahAM zarIra hai, vahAM maiM nahIM huuN| jisa sAdhaka ko isa bAta kA bodha ho cukA hai, usake lie to cAhe svabhAva meM jagata kI taraMga uThe yA miTe, use koI prayojana nhiiN| vaha to caitanya meM vizrAma karatA hai| kisI bhI bAta meM usakA hastakSepa nhiiN| usane to apanI naukA ke laMgara khola die haiN| vaha kahatA hai ki aba naukA jidhara le jAnA cAhe, le jaae| maiM to havA ke jhoMkoM aura niyati kI anaMta rekhAoM ke udyama kA sAthI bhara huuN| sthitaprajJa AdamI kahatA hai ki citta ke dharma jahAM jAnA cAhate haiM, vahAM jAeM, maiM thor3e hI jAtA huuN| jahAM AdamI honI meM hastakSepa nahIM karatA, vahIM niyati kA amRta-prasAda, niyati ke AzISa usa para barasate haiM; usake karmoM kI nirjarA hotI 59 For Personal & Private Use Only

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hai| jaise patajhar3a Ane para pIle-pIle patte apane Apa jhar3a jAte haiM, vaise hI AdamI ke saMskAroM ke baMdhana, karma-prakRtiyoM ke baMdhana apane Apa chiTaka jAte haiN| na AdamI bhoga karake pAra laga sakA hai, na tyAga karake pAra laga pAyA hai| agara bhogane ko hI mukti kA upAya samajha liyA jAe, to eka bAta kI AzaMkA hamezA banI rahatI hai ki AdamI agalI martabA isa bhoga se apane Apako kaise bacA pAegA? vaha AdamI phira-phira usI khujalI ko khujalAnA cAhegA, usI galatI ko doharAnA caahegaa| agara AdamI tyAga ke mArga ko pakar3a legA, to natIjA yaha hogA ki tyAga to bAhara se ho jAegA, magara mana kI pakar3a usase alaga nahIM ho paaegii| tyAga taba taka tyAga hotA hI nahIM hai, jaba taka bhItara se pakar3a na chuutte| pakar3a ke chUTa jAne kA nAma hI tyAga hai| yahI anAsakti hai, aparigraha hai, mUrchA kA vilInIkaraNa hai| jahAM pakar3a hai, vahIM baMdhana hai| kahate haiM-bAyajIda apane ziSyoM ke sAtha rAste se gujara rahe the ki tabhI dekhA eka vyakti apane baila kI rassI thAme usake Age-Age cala rahA thaa| bAyajIda ne apane ziSyoM se kahA-batAo, baila aura isa vyakti meM se mAlika kauna hai ? ziSya bAyajIda ke prazna ko sunakara cauMke / cauMkanA svAbhAvika thA, kyoMki kisAna hI baila kA mAlika thaa| ziSyoM ne kahA-guruvara, Apa yaha kyA pUcha rahe haiM? sIdhI-sAdI bAta hai ki inameM kisAna hI baila kA mAlika hai, kyoMki jo jisake Age cale, vaha usI kA maalik| zAyada bAyajIda yahI sunanA cAhate the| unhoMne jhaTa se cAkU uThAyA aura rassI ko kATa diyaa| rassI ke kaTate hI baila daur3ane lagA, pIche-pIche AdamI bhAgane lgaa| bAyajIda ne kahA-batAo, aba kauna-kisakA mAlika hai? ziSya muskarA die| agara tuma viSayoM ke pIche calate ho, to tumhAre mAlika viSaya ho gae aura jahAM viSaya tumhAre pIche caleM, to tuma viSayoM ke mAlika ho ge| jahAM viSayoM ke adhIna hama hue, vahAM AtmA kho gaI aura jahAM viSaya hamAre adhIna hue, vahAM vyakti AtmavAna huaa| aSTAvakra kA itanA hI sAra-saMdeza hai ki hara vyakti AtmavAna bne| aSTAvakra AtmavAna hone kA choTA-sA sUtra denA cAhate haiM ki apanI iMdriyoM ko apane adhIna rkho| aisA nahIM ki iMdriyoM ke adhIna tuma ho jaao| kisI ne agara kar3avA zabda kaha diyA, to itanI milakiyata rakho ki usako hajama kara sako / agara khAne meM sabjI kar3avI A gaI hai, to apanI iMdriyoM para itanA svAmitva rakho ki usa sabjI ko Apa bar3e prema aura Adara ke sAtha svIkAra kara sko| choTI-sI upekSA to hamase sahana hotI nahIM hai aura socate haiM mIrAM kI taraha jahara taka kA pyAlA pI leMge, apanI iMdriyoM ko, apane kaSAyoM ko jIto / yahI vijaya parama vijaya khlaaegii| 60 For Personal & Private Use Only

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tuma apane caitanya meM vizrAma karo, yahI jJAna hai, yahI mukti aura nirvANa hai| Upara-Upara dharma kA dikhAvA aura bhItara meM adharma kA poSaNa na ho| bAhara ho sauMdarya, zItalatA, para bhItara ho dAhakatA, bhItara jalatI ho aMgIThI, to jIvana virodhAbhAsamaya khlaaegaa| __ mujhe yAda hai-eka vyakti guru kI talAza meM TheTha himAlaya kI kaMdarAoM taka phuNcaa| usane eka vItarAga' saMta kI talAza kii| usane socA ki yaha merA guru hone ke kAbila hai athavA nahIM, yaha bhI to parakha lUM / usane kahA-bhagavan, maiM nIce talahaTI se yahAM AyA huuN| mujhe bahuta ThaMDa laga rahI hai| Apa thor3I-sI Aga mujhe pradAna kara diijie| saMta ne kahA-hama loga Aga nahIM rakhate, hamAre pAsa Aga nahIM hai| vyakti ne kahA-bhagavan, jyAdA nahIM, thor3I-sI Aga de do| saMta ne punaH vahI bAta dohraaii| AdamI ne phira Aga maaNgii| saMta jhuMjhalA utthaa| saMta ne kahA-tU kaba se Aga-Aga cillA rahA hai| agara itanI hI Aga cAhie, to abhizApa de duuNgaa| Aga meM jhulasate rhnaa| saMta kI bAta sunakara AdamI vyaMgyapUrvaka muskraayaa| usane kahA-saMtapravara, Apa kahate haiM ki mere pAsa Aga nahIM hai, to phira ye ciMgAriyAM kahAM se A rahI haiM? saMta ne pUchA-kauna-sI ciMgAriyAM ? vyakti ne kahA-ApakI jhaMjhalAhaTa, ApakA krodha, ye hI to Aga kI ciMgAriyAM haiN| himAlaya meM Akara baiTha gae, sAdhu ho gae, to kyA huA, sAdhutA nahIM aaii| janaka aSTAvakra se itanA hI nivedana karanA cAhate haiM ki maiM caitanya meM sthita hUM, caitanya meM vizrAma kara rahA huuN| cAhe svabhAva meM jagata bane yA miTe, isase mujhe na to hAni hai, na lAbha hai| maiM to hara jalana se, hara Aga se atIta, sadA-sarvadA mukta aura Atmasthita huuN| aho cinmAtramevAhamindrajAlopamaM jgt| ato mama kathaM kutra, heyopAdayekalpanA // aho, maiM caitanyamAtra hUM, saMsAra iMdrajAla kI bhAMti hai| taba merI heya aura upAdeya kI kalpanA kisameM ho? aho cinmAtraM! kevala itanA hI bodha paryApta hai| maiM to kevala sAkSI caitanya mAtra hUM, isa tathya kA satata smaraNa aura bodha banAe rakhanA hI dhyAna hai, mukti hai| aSTAvakra sIdhA hameM caitanya-bodha se bhara rahe haiN| ve nakAra nahIM rahe, ve svIkAra ko mahattva de rahe haiN| ve yaha nahIM kahate ki maiM deha nahIM hUM, vicAra yA mana nahIM hUM; maiM basa, caitanya hUM, yaha bodha aura svIkAra hI mUlyavAna hai| __ zuruAta hai 'aho' se, Azcarya se, AnaMda se| maiM caitanya mAtra hUM, aho! Aja maiMne jAnA sadguru tumhArI sannidhi se ki maiM to caitanya mAtra huuN| mujhe Azcarya 61 For Personal & Private Use Only

Page #63
hai isa bAta se ki maiM aba taka apane Apako kyA-kyA samajhatA rahA! gItA meM kRSNa kahate haiM ki tU yaha mAnanA hI chor3a de ki jinase tU yuddha kara rahA hai, ve tere cAcA, mAmA, tAU yA pitAmaha haiN| tU apane Apako deha mAnatA hI kyoM hai? deha mAnegA, to svAbhAvika hai ki ye loga bhI tujhe cAcA, mAmA, tAU najara aaeNge| tU to apane Apako merA svarUpa aura AtmA-mAtra smjh| kRSNa ne arjuna se jo kahA, Akhira jaba usane bhagavAna kA vAstavika rUpa dekhA, to vaha bhI kaha uThA, ki aho! Azcarya hai, maiM kevala caitanya mAtra hUM! rAste se gujara rahe saMta para jaba kisI ne lAThI kA prahAra kiyA, to usake hAtha se lAThI gira pdd'ii| saMta ne lAThI uThAI aura vApasa lauTAnI caahii| mArane vAlA vyakti cakita ho utthaa| kyA mArane vAle ke prati yoM sAdhuvAda! saMta ne kahA, maiM jisa per3a ke nIce se gujara rahA hUM, agara usakI TahanI mujha para gira par3atI to! vaha saMyoga hI to khlaaegaa| TahanI aura lAThI, donoM ko hI jahAM saMyoga mAna liyA jAtA hai, vahAM mukti to svataH jiyI jA rahI hai usake lie heya aura upAdeya, tyAjya aura bhogya jaisA bheda bacatA nahIM hai| pAnI se bhare kUDe meM dikhate cAMda ke pratibimba ko hama cAMda mAna baiThate haiM, para agara miTTI kA vaha kUDA phUTa jAe, to na pAnI rahatA hai, na caaNd| kevala zUnya bhara bacA rahatA hai| ___ aho, cinmAnaM! itanA hI bodha paryApta hai| tuma isa sUtra ko aMtaraMga meM utarane do aura lIna ho jAo apane meM, aNtrliin| saMsAra svayaM hI iMdrajAla kI bhAMti tirohita ho jaaegaa| tuma deha se videha aura janma-maraNa se uparata ho jaaoge| 62 For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMsAra meM khile samAdhi ke phUla aSTAvakra-gItA una logoM ke lie amRta varadAna hai, jinake aMtaHkaraNa meM AtmajJAna kI tIvra abhilASA hai| yaha gItA unake lie pavitra saugAta hai, jinake aMtaHkaraNa meM mokSa kI mumukSA hai| yaha gItA unake lie prakAza-staMbha hai, jo apane AMtarika prakAza ko upalabdha honA cAhate haiN| isa gItA kA parama lakSya yahI hai ki hara vyakti AMtarika prakAza, AMtarika svAsthya aura AMtarika AkAza ko upalabdha ho| aMtarjagata kA apanA svAda hai; apanA prakAza aura suvAsa hai| manuSya kI aMtaryAtrA meM koI tattva bAdhaka banatA hai, to vaha manuSya kA apanA hI mana hai| manuSya kA mana eka sarAya kI taraha hai, jisameM na jAne kitane vAMchita aura avAMchita yAtrI Ate haiM, jAte haiN| isameM vicAroM aura vikalpoM ke yAtrI, kalpanAoM tathA dhAraNAoM ke atithi pala-pratipala Ate haiM, cale jAte haiN| agara vyakti ko svayaM kA gRhasvAmI bananA hai, to nizcita taura para ina Ane-jAne vAle yAtriyoM para aMkuza lagAnA hogaa| manuSya ke mana meM bar3I arAjakatA hai, bar3A pAgalapana hai; manuSya kA mana bar3A caMcala aura gaMdalA hai| jinameM AtmajJAna kI abhIpsA aura mokSa kI mumukSA hai, ve vyakti taba taka AtmajJAna kI rozanI ko upalabadha nahIM kara pAeMge, jaba taka usake mana kI bAdhAeM, duvidhAeM nIce nahIM gira jaatiiN| manuSya kA mana hI usake lie saMsAra kA aura nirvANa kA sAdhana banatA hai| manuSya ke mana meM hI bAhya jagata kI taraMgeM haiM, usI ke mana meM aMtaHkaraNa ke nirvANa kA sopAna hai| usI meM pApa aura puNya, baMdhana aura mokSa haiN| hama loga hamezA se eka sUtra sunate Ae haiM-manaeva manuSyANAM kAraNaM bNdhmokssyo| mana hI manuSya ke baMdhana aura mokSa kA kAraNa hai| vyakti ke lie ucita yaha hogA ki vaha ImAnadArI ke sAtha apane mana kA, apane citta kA nirIkSaNa kre| jaise-jaise nirIkSaNa gaharAtA jAegA, tyoM-tyoM mana svataH hI vilIna hotA calA jaaegaa| mana se mukta honA hI hai, to pahalI kImiyA (sAra tatva) yaha hai ki mana ko jitanA sAdhanA cAheMge, mana utanA hI caMcala hogaa| mana ko jitanA keMdrita karoge, vaha utanA hI vikendrita hogA, utanA hI vartulAkAra ghuumegaa| mana ko sAdhanA 63 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kabhI bhI kAma nahIM detaa| mana kA visarjana kara denA hI mana se mukta hone kA sarvAdhika sArthaka sUtra hai| kahate haiM ki saMta mAtsu apanI jhopar3I meM baiThakara mana ko sAdhane kI sAdhanA kiyA karate the| mana ko sAdhate-sAdhate laMbA arasA bIta gyaa| eka dina mAtsu ke guru ne usake mana ko par3hA aura usakI jhoMpar3I meM cale aae| ve lage IMTa ko ghisne| subaha se zAma ho gii| mAtsu se rahA na gyaa| usane pUchA-yaha Apa kyA kara rahe haiM? guru ne javAba diyA-maiM isa IMTa se AInA banAne kA prayatna kara rahA huuN| mAtsu ne vinamratApUrvaka kahA-guruvara, kyA IMTa kabhI AInA bana pAI hai? guru ne haMsakara kahA-mAtsu, jo bAta tuma mujhase kaha rahe ho, vahI maiM tumheM samajhAne AyA huuN| jaba IMTa ko ghisane se vaha AInA nahIM bana sakatI, to phira mana ko sAdhane se kyA mana se kabhI mukta huA jA sakatA hai? mana hI to AtmadarpaNa ke prakaTa hone meM bAdhA hai| mana to ur3atI dhUla hai, jo AIne para jama gaI hai| AtmadarpaNa para pasarI yaha reta kalpanAoM, dhAraNAoM aura AgrahoM kI reta hai| dhUmila ho gaI hai manuSya kI aNtraatmaa| hama agara apane kamare meM baiThe haiM aura sUraja kI rozanI kamare meM A rahI hai, to hameM usa rozanI meM kucha ur3ate hue dhUlikaNa dikhAI deNge| ye dhUlikaNa daraasala prakAza ko roka rahe haiN| yaha alaga bAta hai ki AtmaprakAza ko dhUlikaNa na DhaMka sakate haiM, na roka sakate haiM, magara hamArI AMkheM jarUra DhaMka deNge| hama apanI AMkhoM se zuddha rozanI ko dekha nahIM paate| hamAre sAre prayAsa IMTa ko ghisane ke prayAsa ho rahe haiN| loga mAlAeM pherate haiM, sAmAyika karate haiM, japa karate haiM, lekina sabakI eka hI zikAyata rahatI hai ki kyA kareM kisI meM bhI mana nahIM lgtaa| jo na lage, vahI to mana hai| mana ko hama jitanA lagAnA cAheMge, vaha utanA hI uchlegaa| agara mana ke prati sajagatA, sAkSI-bhAva aura draSTA-bhAva A jAe, to vaha svataH vilIna ho jAtA hai| mana ko sAdhane kI koziza se vyakti bAhara Ae aura mana ke pAra rahane vAle tattva ko nihaare| isa saMdarbha meM aSTAvakra kucha denA cAhate haiN| ve kahate haiM tadA baMdho yadA cittaM, kiMcit vAMchati shocti| kiMcit muMcati gRhaNAti, kiMcit hRSyati kupyati // tadA muktiryadA cittaM, na vAMchati na zocati / na muMcati gRhaNAti, na hRSyati na kupyati // 64 For Personal & Private Use Only

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arthAta jaba mana kucha cAhatA hai, kucha socatA hai, kucha tyAga karatA hai, kucha grahaNa karatA hai, sukhI aura dukhI hotA hai, taba baMdha hai| jaba mana na cAha karatA hai, na socatA hai, na tyAgatA hai, na grahaNa karatA hai, na sukhI hotA hai, na dukhI hotA hai, taba mukti hai| jIvana meM kabhI-kabhI jo sUtra bar3e sarala najara Ate haiM, unako jInA utanA hI kaThina ho jAtA hai aura jo sUtra bar3e kaThina najara Ate haiM, unako jInA utanA hI AsAna ho jAtA hai / aSTAvakra kA yaha sUtra jitanA AsAna lagatA hai, utanA hI duSkara bhI hai| jaise koI AdamI majhadhAra ke bIca phaMsA huA ho, to usa AdamI kA kinAre laganA kaThina ho jAtA hai, vaise hI jo vyakti apane mana ke aMdhe galiyAroM meM ulajha cukA hai, usake dvArA mana ko pAra karanA kaThina ho jAtA hai| mana ke dvArA uThane vAlI hara kriyA baMdhana hai aura jisase mana kA vilInIkaraNa hotA hai, vaha hara kriyA mukti hai / jina kriyAoM ke dvArA mana gatizIla hotA hai, vaha hara kriyA manuSya ke lie baMdhana haiN| agara dhyAna ko bhI kriyA banA loge, to vaha bhI baMdhana hai; agara bhakti ko bhI kriyA banA loge, to vaha bhI baMdhana hai, isIlie to riMjhAI ne kahA thA ki jaba tuma samAdhi ke mArga para bar3hate ho aura yadi usa mArga para bhagavAna bhI cale AeM, to unako bhI eka kinAre kara denA / jaba tuma apane Apa se mila rahe ho, apane se maitrI ho rahI hai, AtmajJAna kI rozanI se bhara rahe ho, taba mana kI hara gati tumhAre lie pravAha kI gati hogI / yaha bAta gaharAI taka samajha lene kI hai / AdamI jiMdagI-bhara mana ko sAdhane kA dhyAna karatA hai aura mana kabhI sadha nahIM pAtA, isalie dhyAna bhI kiyA ho, para dhyAna huA nhiiN| jahAM dhyAna karane jAoge, vahAM dhyAna bhI kriyA bana jaaegaa| jahAM dhyAna kriyA banatA hai, vahAM vaha samAdhi meM bAdhaka bana jAtA hai, isIlie svabhAva meM AnA hI mokSa meM jInA hai aura parabhAva meM cale jAnA hI baMdhana meM cale jAnA hai / jaisA hai, vaisA hai - yahI bhAva svabhAva hai / taTasthatA hI dhyAna hai / svabhAva meM jInA hI dhyAna hai / na bure se paraheja aura na acche se mohbbt| ' na kAhU se dostI, na kAhU se vaira' / aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki jaba mana kucha cAhatA hai, taba baMdhana hai / manuSya ke pAsa mana nAma kI aisI zakti hai, jo hara samaya kucha na kucha cAhatI rahatI hai I manuSya hara samaya mAnasika avasAda se grasta rahatA hai / jo milA hai, usameM tRpti nahIM hai| agara gehuMA raMga mila gayA, to sAbuna ragar3a-ragar3a kara nahAte ho ki thor3A-sA kAlApana to miTa jaae| kapila brAhmaNa, jo do tolA sonA mAMgane ke lie nikalA thA, mana ke bhaTakAva meM, tRSNAoM ke jAla meM phaMsakara eka rAjA se usakA rAjya hI mAMgane ke lie taiyAra ho jAtA hai / manuSya kA atRpta mana daur3a rahA hai| 65 For Personal & Private Use Only

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gRhastha ho yA saMta, kisI kI bhI cAha miTI nahIM hai / gRhastha makAna banAnA cAhatA hai, to saMta maTha banAne meM lagA hai| isa gatizIla mana ko vahI samajha sakatA hai, jo caitanya-tattva kI ora gati karane meM bhI sakSama hai I kahate haiM - eka bAra jIsasa naukA se gaililI jhIla ko pAra kara rahe the| naukA jhIla ke bIca pahuMcI, tabhI eka bhayaMkara tUphAna umdd'aa| pUrI jhIla AMdolita ho uThI, sAre logoM meM koharAma maca gyaa| naukA para savAra anya yAtrI bacane ke lie jora-jora se AvAjeM lagAne lage, lekina tAjjuba ki jIsasa naukA ke eka kona meM tasallI se baiThe the| logoM ne jIsasa se kahA ki prabhu, naukA DUba rahI hai aura Apa AMkha mUMde baiThe haiN| jIsasa ne vismaya kI mudrA meM pUchA- kyA ho gayA ? javAba milA- jhIla meM tUphAna A gayA hai| jIsasa ne kahA- mujhase kyA kahate ho / jAkara tUphAna se kaho ki tUphAna, zAMta ho jaa| loga haMse, kahane lage- agara aisA hI hai, to Apa hI uThakara kaha do| jIsasa jhaTa se khar3e hue, naukA ke dUsare kinAre pahuMce aura bulaMda svara meM kahA- zAMta, zAMta, tUphAna zAMta ho! bAibila kahatI hai ki gaililI jhIla tatkAla zAMta ho gii| yaha bAta zAyada atizayoktipUrNa lage, para maiM ise pratIka ke rUpa meM letA hUM / gaililI jhIla manuSya kA apanA mana hai, jisameM vicAroM, kalpanAoM, vikalpoM ke na jAne kitane-kitane tUphAna umar3ate rahate hai / AdamI ke bhItara itanA svAmitva ho ki vaha mana para aMkuza lagA sake, kahe - mana zAMta aura mana zAMta ho jaae| agara mana tumhArA kahanA mAnatA hai, to tuma mana ke svAmI hue aura mana ke kahe anusAra tuma calate ho, to mana tumhArA svAmI huA / aSTAvakra kucha aura saMketa denA cAhate haiM / ve kahate haiM ki manuSya kA mana kucha tyAga yA grahaNa karanA cAhatA hai, to vaha bhI baMdhana hI hai / ve kevala grahaNa karane ko hI baMdhana nahIM kahate, varan tyAga karane ko bhI baMdhana kahate haiM, kyoMki usake sAtha kriyA jur3I hai| tyAga kiyA nahIM jAtA hai, vaha to hamezA svataH hA hai| kisI ne tumheM niyama diyA ki tuma sigareTa nahIM pioge / tumane tyAga to kara diyA, para grahaNa kA bhAva nahIM gayA, natIjatana sigareTa to chor3a dI, para bAra-bAra ubAsiyAM lete rahoge, bAra-bAra usI kI yAda satAegI / tyAga vastu ko chor3ane kA nAma nahIM hai| vaha to vastu ke prati rahane vAlI mUrcchA aura smRti ko chor3ane kA nAma hai| tyAga taba kahalAtA hai, jaba grahaNa kA bhAva chUTa jAtA hai| 1 AdamI bAhara se tyAgI hotA hai, bhItara se bhogI hotA hai / jaba taka bhItara kI pakar3a na chUTe, taba taka vyakti bAhara meM kitanA hI tyAga kyoM na kara le, himAlaya para bhI kyoM na calA jAe, magara vaha gRhasthI vahAM bhI basA legA / 66 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kahate haiM - sAdhvI rAjula bAriza se ghira gaI thI / usakA sArA zarIra bAriza se tarabatara thaa| oTa pAne ke lie vaha kisI guphA meM ghusa gii| usane socA ki yahAM aMdherA hai, koI vyakti nahIM hai / maiM kapar3oM ko utArakara, nicor3a lUM, sukhA lUM aura vApasa pahana lUM / rAjula ne aisA hI kiyA aura apane kapar3e utAre / tabhI bijalI kar3akI aura usakI camaka meM usane eka saMta ko vahAM pAyA / vaha saMta koI aura nahIM rAjula kA devara rathanemi thA / usane rAjula ko dekha liyA aura usakA mana caMcala ho gyaa| usane rAjula ko pukArA / rAjula cauMkI aura jhaTa se apane kapar3oM ko sNbhaalaa| rathanemi ne rAjula ko bhoga ke lie AmaMtrita kiyaa| taba rAjula ne rathanemi ko jo saMdeza diyA, usase jaina dharma ke sAre zAstra, sAre graMtha bhare par3e haiM / rAjula ne rathanemi se kahA- rathenemi, agara tU kueM para calate hue rahaTa kI taraha asthira ho gayA; agara tU per3a para Tike hue patte kI taraha havA ke sAtha caMcala ho gayA, to jarA kalpanA kara ki tU sAdhanA ke mArga para kisa taraha sthira raha pAegA / nizcaya hI tUne bAhara se tyAga kara diyA hai, lekina bAhara kA tyAga bhI tere lie bhArabhUta bana gayA hai| tyAga bAhara huA, pakar3a bhItara meM aura majabUta ho gaI / bAhara se vyakti ne mana ko sAdhane kI ceSTA kI, para mana to uchalatA rahA ki kahIM koI rAjula mila jAe aura maiM apanI atRpti ko zAMta kara luuN| yaha manuSya ke mana kI vikRta dazA hai ki vaha bAhara se tyAga kara detA hai, lekina bhItara meM tyAga ho nahIM paataa| cUMki aSTAvakra isa bAta se vAkipha haiM, isIlie kahA hai ki tyAga bhI tere lie baMdhana hai aura grahaNa karanA bhI tere lie baMdhana hI hai / jahAM vyakti na dukhI hotA hai aura na sukhI hotA hai, vahIM para vyakti kI mukti hotI hai| jahAM sukha aura dukha haiM, vahIM baMdhana hai / sukha aura dukha meM hamArI jo samAna sthiti banI huI rahatI hai, usI kA nAma tapasyA hai| dhUpa ho yA chAMva - donoM hI sthitiyoM meM sama rahane vAlA vyakti hI tapasvI huA, isalie baMdhana aura mukti kA itanA sA sAra - saMdeza hai ki jahAM mana kriyAzIla hotA hai, vahIM baMdhana hai aura jahAM sAkSitva upalabdha ho jAtA hai, kevala draSTAbhAva rahatA hai, vahIM mokSa hai / janaka ke lie kahA gayA yaha sUtra hama sabake lie mukti kA pyArA-sA saMdeza lekara AyA hai ki apane mana para aMkuza lagAo, na cAho, jo milA hai, usameM tRpta raho / na atIta ke bAre meM soco, na bhaviSya ke sapane sNjoo| jaisA vartamAna milA hai, use vaise hI jIo / vrata-upavAsa jaise laghu tyAga mata kro| apanI deha kI Asakti, mana ke anurAga kA hI tyAga kara do| grahaNa karanA hI hai, to apanI cetanA ko grahaNa karo / tyAga karanA hI hai, to deha-dRSTi kA, carma-dRSTi kA tyAga kro| na sukha, na dukha, donoM hI sthitiyoM meM jahAM vyakti AnaMdita rahatA hai, vahIM vaha jIte-jI hai 1 mukta 67 For Personal & Private Use Only

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tadA baMdho yadA cittaM, saktaM kAsvapi dRssttissu| tadA mokSo yadA cittamAsaktaM sarvadRSTiSu // aSTAvakra kahate haiM-jaba citta kisI dRSTi, kisI viSaya meM lagA hai, taba baMdha hai aura citta jaba saba dRSTiyoM se anAsakta hai, taba mokSa hai| prathama caraNa meM aSTAvakra ne vyakti ko mana ke sAtha jor3A aura kahA-mana se atirikta, mana se vicchinna rahanA hI, mana se bhinna rahanA hI mokSa hai| ve Age baMdhana aura mokSa ko spaSTa karate hue kahate haiM ki jahAM vyakti viSayoM meM Asakta hai, vaha Asakti hI vyakti ke lie baMdhana hai| jahAM vyakti hara dRSTi se anAsakta ho gayA, vaha vyakti mukta hai| manuSya ke mana meM palane vAle AkarSaNa kA nAma hI Asakti hai; rAga kI graMthi kA nAma hI Asakti hai| manuSya unhIM cIjoM ko pasaMda karatA hai, jinake prati usakA khiMcAva hai, rAgAtmaka saMbaMdha hai| jisa raMga ke prati hamArI Asakti hotI hai, usako dekhate hI mana praphullita ho uThatA hai| agara isa AkarSaNa se, isa parigraha se hama mukta honA cAhate haiM, to saMkalpa leM ki hama apane jIvana meM kevala usa eka hI raMga ke vastra phneNge| taba hama usa eka raMga meM kitanI vividhatAeM, kitanI 'vairAyaTI' DhUDheMge? aMtataH usa vastra, usa raMga ke prati rahane vAlA rAga chUTa hI jaaegaa| jIbha kI jisa sabjI ke prati Asakti hai, vahI sabjI acchI lagatI hai| yaha Asakti miTa jAnI caahie| tuma makAna meM raho, makAna ke mAlika hokr| kahIM makAna tumhArA mAlika na ho jAe, isa bAta kA dhyAna rkho| eka vyakti ne eka saMta ko apane ghara para AmaMtrita kiyA, tAki saMta usakA makAna dekheM, usakI tArIpha kareM aura samAja meM isa bAta kA 'pracAra' kreN| usa vyakti ne saMta ko pUrA makAna dikhAyA, eka-eka cIja dikhAI, para saMta ne koI tArIpha nahIM kii| usane saMta ke mana kI bAta tAr3ane ke lie saMta se pUchA-prabhu, agara makAna meM kucha kamI-bezI raha gaI hai, to batAeM, tAki saMpUrNatA A jaae| vyakti kI bAta ko saMta ne sunA, para anasunA kara diyaa| vyakti ne phira puuchaa| aMtataH saMta ne kahA-bAkI saba to ThIka hai, para tumane isameM daravAjA kyoM lagavAyA? agara daravAjA na lagavAtA aura pUrI taraha baMda makAna hI banAtA, to tU sadA-sadA isameM hI rhtaa| tujhe bAhara nikalane kI jarUrata hI nahIM rhtii| AdamI ne kahA-agara makAna ke dvAra na hogA, to ghara se bAhara kaise nikalanA hogA? saMta ne kahA-jaba anaMtaH ghara se bAhara nikalanA taya hai, phira makAna ke prati Asakti kyoM? 68 For Personal & Private Use Only

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jaba citta kisI dRSTi athavA viSaya meM lagA hai, taba baMdha hai, citta kA laganA hI baMdha hai| citta kA na laganA hI mokSa hai| jarA TaToleM ki hamArA citta kahAM-kahAM lagA hai, kisa-kisa se lagA hai| citta kA kisI se laganA hI Asakti hai| yahI rAga hai| apane se apanA atikramaNa hai| citta kisI se na lagA, citta, citta meM hI AsIna rahA, taba anAsakti hai| sApha zabda meM yahI mokSa hai| __ Apa saMsAra meM raha rahe haiM, para aise raheM ki jaise jala meM kamala ho| kArya aura kartavya pUre kreN| kArya bhI hamArI pUjA aura prArthanA ho jAe, para agara kArya ke prati Asakta ho gae, to vaha hamArI pUjA bhI hamAre lie baMdhana ho jaaegii| hama mokSa ko jieN| abhI aura Aja jieN| maraNoparAMta milane vAle mokSa ke bajAe vartamAna ko mokSa kA paryAya bnaaeN| sabake sAtha raheM, para citta se pratikriyA-zUnya kevala sAkSI cetanA meM sthita rheN| sAkSI cetanA hI mukta hai| jo nirlipta hai, vaha saMnyAsI hai| jo lipta hai, vaha saMsArI hai| yahI aSTAvakra kA Aja kA saMdeza hai| 69 For Personal & Private Use Only

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nirdvandva hone kI kalA naisI hamArI dRSTi hotI hai, vaisI hI sRSTi hotI hai| mahattvapUrNa yaha nahIM hai ki sRSTi kaisI hai, varan isase bhI jyAdA aham yaha hai ki hamArI apanI dRSTi kaisI hai? sRSTi to jaisI hai, vaisI hI rahatI hai, lekina jyoM-jyoM dRSTi meM utAra-car3hAva Ate haiM, tyoM-tyoM vyakti ke lie sRSTi bhI vaisI hI ho jAtI hai| svastha aura prasanna dRSTi ke sAtha agara saMsAra ko nihAro, to saMsAra svayameva svarga ho jAtA hai| udAsa aura vikRta dRSTi se agara saMsAra ko nihAroge, to vaha tumhAre lie naraka hI hogaa| eka bagIce meM agara suthAra jAegA, to usakI dRSTi lakar3I ke stara para TikI rahegI aura kalAkAra jAegA, to usakI dRSTi phUloM kI sukumAratA, unakI komalatA para hogii| mahattva sRSTi kA utanA nahIM hai, jitanA sRSTi ke prati rahane vAlI dRSTi kA hai| ___eka cIla AkAza meM ur3atI hai| vaha UMcAiyoM para ur3a rahI hai, para usakI dRSTi jamIna para par3e mAMsa ke Tukar3e ko hI DhUMDhatI hai| svayaM UMcAI para, para dRSTi kaluSita! kevala maMdira meM cale jAne se yaha mata mAna lenA ki tumhArI dRSTi meM bhI maMdira kA vAsa ho cukA hai| jaba taka aMtardRSTi unnata nahIM hotI, koI cAhe jaisA pada aura pratiSThA pA le, usakI aMtarAtmA sadA girI huI hI khlaaegii| gAMdhI ne tIna baMdaroM kA prasaMga dekara kahA ki burA mata dekho, burA mata bolo aura burA mata sunaa| maiM cAhUMgA ki AdamI apanI dRSTi meM thor3A-sA sudhAra lAe, vaha na kevala burA na dekhe, burA na bole, burA na sune, varan vaha acchA dekhe, acchA bole aura acchA hI sune| Apa burAI se dUra haiM, yaha acchI bAta hai, para Apa acchAI se dUrI rakhate haiM, yaha acchI bAta nhiiN| burA na karanA acchI bAta hai, para acchA na karanA, yaha burI bAta hai| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' manuSya kI usa aMtardRSTi ko kholanA cAhatI hai, jahAM jAkara AdamI apane vAstavika sukha, svAsthya, AnaMda aura prakAza kA svAmI banatA hai| agara dRSTi ko svastha banAnA hai, to dRSTi ko svaccha karo, sadA guNagrAhI aura sarvadarzI 70 For Personal & Private Use Only

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bane rho| eka bAta sadA yAda rakhanA ki cAhe dharma ho yA adharma, naitikatA ho yA anaitikatA, prAmANikatA ho yA beImAnI-sabakA AdhAra dRSTi para TikA huA haiN| bAhya parivartana bhara se AdamI ke bhItara kI AMkheM kabhI parivartita nahIM hotiiN| tuma bAhara se apane caritra aura vyavahAra ko kitanA hI kyoM na badala lo, vaha bAharI badalAva bhItara parivartana ke binA apUrNa aura bemAnI hai| isase koI pharka nahIM par3atA ki tumane isa varSa krodha na kiyA, mukhya bAta yaha hai ki aba bhI krodha kI koI taraMga tumhAre meM zeSa hai yA nhiiN| eka AdamI mAMsa khAtA hai, isalie Apa use hiMsaka kaheMge, jabaki aSTAvakra kI bhASA kucha bhinna hogii| ve kaheMge ki mAMsa khAne ke kAraNa AdamI hiMsaka nahIM hai, balki AdamI hiMsaka hai, isalie mAMsa khAtA hai| hamane aba taka usI caritra ko samajhA hai, jo bAhara se Aropita kiyA jAtA hai aura yahAM aSTAvakra usa caritra kI preraNA de rahe haiM, jo hamAre bhItara se nikhara kara A rahA hai| AdamI damana karatA hai| AdamI ke bhItara krodha, kaSAya, kAma, vikAra bhare par3e haiM, loka-vyavahAra ke calate vaha inako bhItara dhakelatA hai, bAhara Ane se rokatA haiN| inako abhivyakta karanA galata hai, to bhItarI damana bhI galata hI hai| vicAroM kI taraha Apa apanI saMtAna ko bhI dabAte haiN| Apa una para avAMchita pratibaMdha lagAkara unake naisargika vikAsa ko hI avaruddha nahIM karate, varan unake bhItara eka Akroza ko bhI janma dete haiN| unakI aMtardRSTi, unakA mAnasa kaise parivartita kiyA jAe, isa ora hamArA dhyAna nahIM hai, isake prati sajagatA nahIM hai| aMtarmana ke parivartana ke binA Upara se lAdA gayA niyama aura tarka Upara-Upara hI ThIka hai| bhItara kA jahara kaba ugala Ae, patA nahIM cltaa| ___maiMne sanA hai-eka kekaDe aura biccha ke bIca baDI gaharI dostI thii| eka dina bicchU ne kekar3e se kahA-mitra, Aja to mana meM nadiyA kI saira karane kI icchA ho rahI hai| tuma mujhe isa kinAre se usa kinAre para le clo| kekar3e ne kahA-bicchU bhAI, maiM rahA kekar3A aura tuma Thahare viSaile jIva / tere aura mere bIca mitratA hai, yaha to ThIka hai, para maiM tumheM usa taTa para kaise phuNcaauuNgaa| bicchU ne kahA-tuma apanI pITha para mujhe biThA lo aura nadiyA pAra karavA do| kekar3e ne AzaMkA jatAI ki agara tU merI pITha para Akara baiThA aura DaMka mAra diyA to? bicchU ne kahA-maiM aura tumheM DaMka maaruuN| avvala to tU merA dosta hai aura phira terI mauta merI mauta kA bhI to kAraNa bnegii| kekar3e ne javAba diyA-bAta tumhArI tarkasaMgata aura vyAvahArika hai| Ao, merI pITha para baiTha jaao| 71 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kekar3e kI pITha para savAra hokara bicchU saira ko niklaa| jaba ve majhadhAra meM pahuMce, to kahIM se eka lahara AI aura una donoM ko taraMgita kara diyaa| usI taraMga ke sAtha bicchU meM bhItara taraMga uThI aura usane saTa se kekar3e ko DaMka mAra diyaa| kekar3A karAha utthaa| ve donoM DUbane lage, kyoMki kekar3e ko jahara car3ha cukA thA aura bicchU tairanA nahIM jAnatA thaa| kekar3e ne DUbate-DUbate hI pUchA-dosta, tumhAre usa tarka kA kyA huA? bicchU ne kAMpatI sAMsoM se kahA-tumane kevala tarka ko hI sunA hai, prANI ke svabhAva ko nahIM jaanaa| ve jJAna kI bAteM thIM aura yaha merA svabhAva hai| jaba taka vyakti kI aMtardRSTi meM hI jahara bharA huA hai, bAhara se cAhe jitanI caritratA aura saccaritratA kI bAteM kara lI jAeM, saba rAkha ke Upara lIpA potI hai| AdamI bAhara ke AcAra-vyavahAra ke dvArA apanI aMtardRSTi, aMtarAtmA para jamI dhUlikaNa kI paratoM ko janma-janmAMtara aura majabUta karatA jAtA hai| ve parateM aMtataH sakhta patthara meM tabadIla ho jAtI haiM / aSTAvakra kA prayAsa kevala aMtarAtmA kA svAmI banAnA hI nahIM hai, varan vyakti ke bhItara jame hue dhUlikaNa haTa jAeM, prakAza meM ghula-ghulakara A rahe dhUlikaNoM ke vijAtIya tattva chaTa jaaeN| ye uddezya hai aSTAvakra kaa| AtmajJAna ke mArga para jisa tyAga aura tapa kI, jisa viziSTatA kI darakAra hai, unhIM ko sameTe Aja aSTAvakra ke kucha sUtra hama leNge| sUtra hai kRtAkRte ca dvandvAni, kadA zAMtAni kasya vaa| evaM jJAtveha nirvedAdbhava tyAgaparo'vratI // arthAta kiyA aura anakiyA karma aura dvaMdva kaba-kisake zAMta hue haiM? isa prakAra nizcita jAnakara saMsAra meM udAsIna aura nirveda hokara avratI aura tyAgaparAyaNa ho| ___ hara mumukSu AtmA ko jisake aMtaHkaraNa meM AtmajJAna kI abhIpsA pala rahI hai, yaha saMbodhana hai| yaha sAmAnya saMbodhana nahIM hai, varan saMbodhi-sUtra hai| aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki karma cAhe kiyA huA ho yA anakiyA ho, dvaMdva kaba-kisakA zAMta huA hai? kevala yaha mata samajhanA ki jo karma tuma karate ho, ve hI karma haiN| bahuta sAre karma aise hote haiM, jo AdamI karatA nahIM hai, phira bhI karma kA bhAra usa para car3hatA hai| AdamI zarIra ke dvArA utane karma nahIM karatA, jitane mana aura vicAroM ke dvArA karatA hai| vaha vAstavika jIvana meM eka hatyA bhI nahIM karatA, magara mana meM, vicAroM meM vaha kitanI-kitanI bAra hatyAeM kara baiThatA hai| mana meM kI gaI yaha hatyA, yaha hiMsA hI pApa haiM, yahI pApa asala jiMdagI meM doharAyA jAe, to vahI aparAdha bana jAtA hai, jisakI sajA ke lie adAlateM khar3I kI gaI haiN| pApa chipA huA aparAdha hai aura aparAdha prakaTa huA pApa hai| acchA hogA vyakti apane aMtarmana kI ora sajagatA se kadama bar3hAe, kyoMki vaha haradama mana ke pApoM meM hI jItA hai| 72 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki kiyA aura anakiyA, karma aura dvaMdva kaba-kisake zAMta hue haiM? yathArtha to yaha hai ki vyakti kA jIvana hI dvaMdva ke sahAre calatA hai| vyakti-vizeSa kA hI nahIM, varan saMpUrNa jagata kA hI jIvana dvaMdva mUlaka hai| dvaMdva ke AdhAra para hI saMsAra kI saMracanA huI hai| agara jIvana se dvaMdva kI dhArA TUTa jAe, nirdvandvatA kA sUryodaya ho jAe, to tuma apane Apako paramAtmA se bharA-pUrA paaoge| jahAM dvaMdva hai, vahIM saMsAra hai aura jahAM nirdvandvatA hai, vahIM mokSa hai| dvaMdva yAnI jar3a aura cetana kA mizraNa; dvaMdva yAnI dAeM aura bAeM kA mizraNa; dvaMdva yAnI lAbha aura hAni kA mishrnn| agara dvaMdva gira jAe, to mana hI gira jaaegaa| dvaMdva hai, to saMsAra ke sAre kAmakAja cala rahe haiN| AdamI agara calatA hai, to do pAMvoM ke sahAre calatA haiM, donoM pAMvoM kA saMtulana hI dvaMdva hai| jaise pakSI do DainoM ke sahAre AkAza meM ur3atA hai, vaise hI insAna bhI dvaMdva ke sahAre saMsAra meM jItA hai| jagata kI vyavasthA dvaMdva para hI AdhArita hai, mokSa dvaMdva se, jagata se uparata ho jAnA hai| manuSya ke mana meM dvaMdva palatA hai, isIlie eka manuSya dina meM sau-sau bAra svarga aura sau-sau bAra naraka kI yAtrAeM karatA hai| Apa jitanI dera prema aura kSamA meM, dayA aura karuNA meM, vizva-maitrI aura zAMti meM jIte haiM, utanI hI dera Apa svarga meM jI rahe haiN| jitanI dera Apa krodha aura kaSAya meM, kAma aura kAmanA meM jIte haiM, utanI hI dera Apa naraka kI Aga meM jhulasa rahe haiN| do minaTa meM hI AdamI muskarAne lagatA hai aura agale hI pala vaha cIkhane-cillAne lagatA hai| vaha pala meM preta aura pala meM deva ho uThatA hai| AdamI ke mana meM palane vAlA dvaMdva hI use pretAtmA aura devAtmA ke jhUle meM jhulAtA hai| jahAM para AdamI kA dvaMdva gira gayA, vahIM nirdvandvatA hai aura jahAM para nirdvandvatA hai, vahIM para nirvANa aura mokSa hai| aSTAvakra saceta karate haiM, kyoMki ve manuSya ke mana kI kamajorI jAnate haiN| ve kahate haiM ki 'isa prakAra nizcita jAnakara' yAnI sunane se kAma na calegA, kitAboM ko par3ha lene se kAma nahIM clegaa| kAma nizcayapUrvaka jAna lene se hI calegA, tabhI sahI marma hAtha lgegaa| __ aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki isa saMsAra meM nirveda aura udAsIna hokara avratI aura tyAgaparAyaNa bno| 'udAsInatA' kA artha cehare ko murajhAe phUla kI taraha laTakAnA nahIM hai| udAsInatA kA artha hotA hai-ut + AsIna, yAnI saMsAra se apane Apako Upara uThA lenaa| kIcar3a meM paidA huA kIr3A kIcar3a meM dhaMsatA calA jAtA hai, jabaki kIcar3a meM girA bIja kIcar3a se udAsIna ho jAtA hai, kamala bana kara khila jAtA haiN| kIcar3a meM janma lekara eka vyakti usase udAsIna ho jAtA hai, vahIM dUsarA vyakti usase rAga kara baiThatA hai, Asakta ho jAtA hai| jahAM Asakti hai, vahIM saMsAra hai, vahIM daladala hai aura jahAM udAsIna sthiti hai, vahIM para nirvANa aura mokSa hai| 73 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aSTAvakra sUtra meM kahate haiM 'udAsIna aura nirveda hokara' / nirveda yAnI veda rhit| veda kA artha hotA hai liMga, jinake bheda haiM-strI-veda, puruSa-veda aura npuNsk-ved| nirveda kA dRSTikoNa itanA-sA hI hai ki vyakti ke mana meM rahane vAlA yaha bhAva ki yaha puruSa, yaha mahilA, yaha bheda gira jAe; yaha dubhAMta gira jaae| AtmA na puruSa hotI hai, na strI hotI hai; mana aura vicAra na puruSa hote haiM aura na strI hote haiN| strI-puruSa kevala vyakti kA zarIra hotA hai| yahAM to deha se videha jIne kI bAta hai| aSTAvakra yaha preraNA denA cAhate haiM ki tumhAre mana meM rahane vAlA strI-puruSa kA bheda gira jAnA caahie| jo bheda hai, vaha daihika hai| cetanA ke stara para donoM samAna haiN| kahate haiM-zukadeva aura unake pitA eka gAMva kI ora jA rahe the| unake bIca kAphI phAsalA thaa| gAMva se pahale eka sarovara thA, jisameM kucha mahilAeM nahA rahI thiiN| mahilAoM ne apane vastra kholakara taTa para rakha die the| Age cala rahe zukadeva ke pitA ko jaba apanI ora Ate dekhA, to unhoMne jhaTa se apane vastra pahana lie aura eka tarapha khar3I ho giiN| zukadeva ke pitA ne socA ki mahilAeM kitanI maryAdAzIla aura saumya haiM, jo bar3e-bujurgoM kA itanA adaba-viveka rakhatI haiN| aisA socate hue ve rAste para Age bar3ha ge| tAlAba ko pAra kara cuke the, tabhI zukadeva pIche Ane lge| isa bAra mahilAoM ne koI vastra nahIM pahane, na sakucAIM aura na eka tarapha khar3I huiiN| ve nirvastra hI yathAvata nahAtI rhiiN| zukadeva ne AMkha uThAkara bhI na dekhA aura apanI hI dhuna meM Age bar3ha ge| zukadeva ke pitA isa ghaTanAkrama ko dekha rahe the| unhoMne mana-hI-mana socA ki merI ina mahilAoM ke bAre meM dhAraNA galata thii| ye to bar3I nirlajja haiN| jaba mahilAeM snAna kara cukIM, to zukadeva ke pitA unake pAsa phuNce| unhoMne kahA-merI eka jijJAsA hai| tumane eka vRddha saMta ko dekhakara apane vastra dhAraNa kara lie, jabaki eka yuvA saMta ko dekhakara tumane itanI nirlajjatA dikhAI, Akhira kyoM? mahilAoM ne kahA-saMtapravara, jo prazna Apake mana meM uThA hai, vaha to zukadeva ke mana meM uThanA cAhie thA, lekina zukadeva ke mana meM aisA koI prazna nahIM uThA, kyoMki Apa nirveda na the| zukadeva nirveda hai, unake lie strI aura puruSa meM koI bheda nahIM hai| unake lie to hama strI hote hue bhI strI nahIM haiN| jo vyakti apanI dRSTi meM strI aura puruSa ke bheda ko girA detA hai, kevala Atmavat-dRSTikoNa rakhatA hai, vahI vyakti zukadeva hotA hai, nirveda hotA hai| aSTAvakra kahate haiM-'isa prakAra nizcita jAnakara saMsAra meM udAsIna aura nirveda hokara avratI aura tyAgaparAyaNa ho|' bAta thor3I-sI virodhAbhAsa bharI lagegI, kyoMki ve avatI hone kI bAta kaha rahe haiM aura tyAgaparAyaNa hone para bhI bala de rahe haiN| 74 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kyA Apane apane mana ko kabhI par3hA hai? AdamI bAhara se to vrata le letA hai, lekina tyAgaparAyaNa nahIM ho pAtA / tyAga to vyakti ke jJAna kA prakAza hai, jJAna kI parachAIM hai| tyAga jJAna kA sahaja pariNAma hai| AdamI ne suna lI kisI saMta kI bAta, prerita ho gae aura niyama le liyA, vratI ho ge| hotA yaha hai ki AdamI bAhara se to vrata le letA hai, para bhItara se vaha virata nahIM ho paataa| natIjatana vaha khuda hI niyamoM meM baMdha jAtA hai / vyakti niyamoM meM rahe, yaha acchI bAta hai, para unameM baMdha jAnA apane Apa meM baMdhana hI hai| AdamI jIe, sajagatA se jIe / jaba-jisakI-jo jarUrata par3e, jaba-jaisI - jo cIja prApta ho jAe, taba - vaisA - usa rUpa meM jI lenA hI siddhi ko prApta kara lene kA mahAmaMtra haiM / AdamI tyAgaparAyaNa ho, para bAhara se niyamoM-pratyAkhyAnoM ko lene kA Agraha na rakhe, varan tyAga bhItara meM ho, aMtardRSTi meM tyAga ho / aMtas kA parivartana hI jIvana kA vAstavika parivartana hai / agalA sUtra hai ko'sau kAlo vayaH kiM vA dvandvAni no nRNAmR / tAnyupekSya yathA prAptavartI siddhimavApnuyAt // arthAta vaha kauna-sA kAla hai, kauna-sI avasthA hai, jisameM manuSya ke dvaMdva na hoM, isalie tU unakI upekSA kara, yathAprApya vastuoM meM saMtoSa kara / saMtoSa karane vAlA vyakti hI siddhi ko prApta hotA hai| 1 aSTAvakra kahate haiM - vaha kauna-sA kAla rahA, jaba vyakti ke sAtha dvaMdva na rahA ho? aisA koI bhI yuga nahIM rahA, jisameM sukha aura dukha na hoM, pApa aura puNya na hoM, utAra aura car3hAva na hoN| agara ye saba na hoM, to 'rAmAyaNa' kA janma hI nahIM hotaa| agara duniyA meM dvaMdva na hote, mAnasika uThApaTaka na hotI, to 'mahAbhArata' kI racanA hI nahIM ho pAtI / tretA, dvApara, kaliyuga sabhI kAlakhaMDa eka samAna haiN| koI bhI yuga acchA aura burA nahIM hotA / hamArI apanI hI dRSTi use 'acchA' yA 'burA' karAra detI hai / sabhI yugoM kI apanI-apanI khAsiyateM, apanI-apanI khAmiyAM rhiiN| rAma maryAdA puruSottama kahalAe, lekina unakI maryAdA meM bhI kaise-kaise dvaMdva rhe| jisa sItA ne azoka vATikA meM rahakara rAma ke atirikta kisI bhI puruSa kI vAMchA nahIM kI, usa sItA ko dhobI kI eka bAta para rAma ne tyAga kara diyA / tA ke rAma kI AMkhoM meM, AMsU kA nirjhara palatA thA / sItA kA AMcala isIlie, karuNA se bhIgA lagatA thA / 75 For Personal & Private Use Only

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sArA dvApara hI ulajha gayA, nArI ke bikhare bAloM meM / jyoti to kama, para dhuAM bahuta, uThatA thA jalI mazAloM meM / yaha mata soco ki mahAvIra athavA rAma athavA kRSNa kA yuga hI zreSTha thA / yaha unakI ibAdata kA vakta nahIM haiM / aba to khuda mahAvIra hone hI jarUrata hai; rAma-rAma raTane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| jarUrata isa bAta kI hai ki hama jIvana meM maryAdAoM ko jIkara rAma ko AtmasAta kareM, kRSNa kA karmayoga jIvana meM utaareN| vaha AdamI saccA mokSa pAne kA adhikArI hotA hai, jo yathAprApya meM zAMta aura saMtuSTa rahatA haiN| jo kala bIta cukA hai, usake bAre meM socane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / jo kala abhI taka AyA hI nahIM, usake bAre meM ciMtita hone kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / aisA bodha jo Acarita kara letA hai, sadA-sadA prasanna aura paritRpta rahatA hai / 1 dvaMdva citta kA svabhAva hai / dvaMdva ke pAra laga jAnA hI, dvaMdvAtIta ho jAnA hI sadAbahAra AnaMda ko jInA hai / aSTAvakra gItA kA eka hI sAra hai, eka hI lakSya hai-AdamI dvaMdva ke pAra lage, dvaMdvAtIta ho jaae| tuma dvaMdva ke nimittoM ke prati udAsIna ho jaao| usameM nirlipta ho jaao| sukha-dukha to rAta - dina kI taraha Ate aura badalate rahate haiN| tuma aise AkAza meM jAo ki rAta-dina tumhAre pAsa se gujareM, para tuma na rAta hue, na dina / sukha-dukha ke nimitta se na sukhI hue aura na dukhI / prakRti jo tumheM de de, usI ko bar3e prema se svIkAra kara lo| duvidhA Ae, to bhI usameM muskAna aura suvidhA AI, to bhI AnaMdita / yathAprApta vastuoM meM saMtoSa kro| saMtoSa karo yAnI saMpUrNa tuSTa raho, tRpta raho / pAtra Aja bharA huA hai, to bhI tRpta, rItA hai, to bhI tRpta / dhyAna kiyA, kucha pariNAma AyA, to bhI tRpta; na AyA to bhI saMtuSTa / prArthanA kA pariNAma milA, to bhI aura na milA to bhI, na koI zikavA na zikAyata ! yathAprApta ke, yathAsthiti meM, yathAniyati meM hama to sadA AnaMdita / saMtoSa karane vAlA hI siddhi ko prApta hotA hai / siddhatva milA hI usI ko hai, jo sadA tuSTa hai, tRpta hai, saMtoSa meM siddhi samAI hai| saca to yaha hai ki saMtoSa svayaM siddhi hai| saMtoSa svayaM samAdhi hai / samAdhi kA hI vyAvahArika aura prakaTa rUpa saMtoSa hai| godhana gajadhana bAjadhana, aura ratanadhana khAni / jaba Avai saMtoSa dhana, saba dhana dhUri samAni // 76 For Personal & Private Use Only

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saba dhana dhUla ke samAna hai, saMtoSa-dhana ke saamne| dhana kA mUlya hogA, para saMtoSa kA dhana vaha dhana hai, jo AdamI ko sadA dhanavAna banAe rakhatA hai| paisA-TakA to AtA-jAtA rahatA hai, saMtoSI sadA sukhii| sAIM itanA dIjiye, jAmeM kuTuba smaay| maiM bhI bhUkhA na rahUM, sAdhu na bhUkhA jAya // itanA prApta avazya ho jAe ki kuTuMba bhI pala jAe, merI bhI pUrti ho jAe aura gRha-dvAra para calA Ae koI sAdhu, koI atithi, vaha bhI kucha pAkara jAe, basa, itanA caahie| zeSa tRpti, AnaMda! isI meM hai siddhatva kI suvAsa, nirdvadvatA kA AnaMda! agalA sUtra hai vAsanA eva saMsAra, iti sarvA vimuMca taaH| tattyAgo vAsanAtyAgAt sthitiradya yathA tathA // arthAta vAsanA hI saMsAra hai, isalie vAsanA kA tyAga kr| vAsanA ke tyAga se hI saMsAra kA tyAga hai| aba jahAM cAhe, vahAM rh| aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki tujhe jahAM rahanA hai, jaisA jInA hai, vaisA jI, vaisA raha! kevala itanA-sA jAna le ki vAsanA hI saMsAra hai| agara tU isa mAyAvI saMsAra se mukti cAhatA hai, to kevala vAsanA kA tyAga kara / vAsanA ke tyAga meM hI saMsAra kA tyAga samAyA hai| ___ loga saMsAra ke tyAga kI pahala karate haiN| vAsanA chUTa nahIM paatii| kevala saMsAra ko hI chor3ane ke prayAsa calate haiN| jaba taka vAsanA na chUTI, taba taka saMsAra kA tyAga huA hI kahAM! bAhara tyAga ho gayA, bhItara saMsAra basA rhaa| aSTAvakra manovikAroM ke tyAga kI bAta kara rahe haiN| mana meM basI huI vAsanA se uparata hone kI salAha dete haiN| sAra bAta itanI sI jAneM ki vAsanA hI saMsAra hai, vAsanA se mukta honA hI nirvANa hai, vANa yAnI vAsanA aura nirvANa yAnI vAsanA rahita ho jaanaa| aSTAvakra Apako, hamako, sabako nirvANa kI dRSTi de rahe haiM ki vAsanA ke tyAga meM hI saMsAra kA tyAga samAhita hai| yadi tUne sacce arthoM meM tyAga kara diyA, to saMsAra svayaM tirohita ho jAegA aura isa avasthA ko prApta kara lene para phira tU cAhe jahAM raha, cAhe jaisI sthitiyoM meM raha, koI aMtara nahIM pdd'taa| videha mukti kI isa avasthA meM zukadeva aura janaka kI taraha tU bhI sabhI karma karate hue karma ke phala se mukta rhegaa| Aja basa itanA hI / 77 For Personal & Private Use Only

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o re mana, aba to vizrAma kara navIya cetanA ke tIna rUpa haiN| eka hai jar3atA; dUsarA hai arddha-mUvisthA aura / tIsarA hai paripUrNa sajagatA / jar3a puruSa vaha hai-jise na to apane aMdara prakAza kI jAnakArI hotI hai, na jisakA vyavahAra samAja ke anukUla hai / arddhamUchita vyakti vaha hai-jise apane aMdara prakAza kI jAnakArI hai, magara saMsAra ke moha meM DUbA hai, aMdara jAne kA prayAsa hI nahIM krtaa| pUrNa sajaga vyakti hI aMdara ke prakAza meM sthira hokara vAsanAmukta bhAva se saMsAra kA bhoga karatA hai| kucha loga aise hote haiM, jo aMdhakAra meM janma lete haiM aura apane jIvana ko bhI aMdhakAra kI ora le jAte haiN| kucha loga aise hote haiM, jo paidA to prakAza meM hote haiM, kiMtu unakA jIvana aMdhakAra kI ora jAtA hai| tIsarA sabase mahattvapUrNa pahalU yaha hai ki vyakti prakAza meM hI paidA hotA hai aura prakAza meM hI apanA jIvana bar3hAtA haiN| maharSi aSTAvakra vyakti ke usa jyotirmaya vyaktitva para vizvAsa rakhate haiM, jahAM vyakti kA AMtarika pahalU bhI prakAzita ho aura bAhya pahalU bhI ujjavala ho; AdamI kA janma bhI amRta ke rUpa meM ho aura usakA jIvana bhI amRta ho| Aja ke sUtroM meM maharSi aSTAvakra vyakti kI vyavahAra-zuddhi ke lie, vyakti kI anAsakti aura vItarAgatA ke lie, caitanya-vizrAnti ke lie kucha saMketa denA cAhate haiM, kucha razmiyAM bikheranA cAhate haiN| sUtra hai vihAya vairiNaM kAmaM arthaM caanrthsNkulm| dharmamapye-tayorhetuM, sarvatrAnAdaraM kuru // arthAta vairIrUpa kAma ko, artha ko aura mana ko saMkIrNa banAne vAle anya jJAnasAdhanoM ko tyAga de tathA ina sabhI ke kAraNa rUpa dharma kA bhI sabhI sthitiyoM meM anAdara hI kr| apane isa sUtra meM aSTAvakra ne bar3I krAMtikArI bAta kahI hai| koI bhI dhArmika graMtha, koI bhI AdhyAtmika vANI artha aura kAma ko hI tyAgane kI bAta kahate haiM, lekina aSTAvakra to apanI ora se yaha udghoSaNA karate haiM ki vyakti 78 For Personal & Private Use Only

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ke lie jitane artha aura kAma tyAjya haiM, dharma bhI usake lie utanA hI tyAjya hai| aisI cunautIpUrNa bAta kahane vAle saMta kama hI hote haiN| pahale caraNa meM maharSi kahate haiM ki tU vairI rUpa kAma kA tyAga kr| sivAya kAma ke manuSya kA koI prabala zatru nahIM hai| kAma meM saMsAra chipA hai| kAma meM Asakti chipI hai| kAma meM mUrchA aura zaitAna chipA hai| yahI makar3ajAla hai jIvana kA aura yahI bhoga-vilAsitA kA prerk| kAma se hI kAmanA kA vistAra hotA hai| buddha kahate haiM ki tRSNA hI mukti meM bAdhaka hai| tRSNA kyA hai? tRSNA kAmukatA hI hai| kAmanA ko jItanA hai, to kAma ko jIta jaaeN| kAmajayI to svataH hI mRtyuMjayI ho jAtA hai| jo kaMcana aura kAminI kI kAmanA se mukta hai, vaha vItarAga hai, AtmajayI hai, jiteMdriya hai| aSTAvakra janaka se kahate haiM ki rAjana, tujhe lar3anA hI hai, to usa zatru se lar3a, jisase sAdhAraNa AdamI parAjita ho jAtA hai aura yaha prabala zatru kAma hI hai| vAstava meM aSTAvakra ke sAre saMdeza jiteMdriyatA ke saMdeza haiM; Atmavijaya aura jinatva ke saMdeza haiN| kAma hI manuSya ke jIvana aura jagata kA AdhAra hai, vahI usakI mRtyu kA bhI kAraNa hai| agara duniyA meM kAma na ho, to na janma hai, na mRtyu hai aura na hI jiivn| jinhoMne phrAyaDa jaise manovaijJAnikoM ko par3hA hai, ve jAnate haiM ki manuSya kA mUla preraka tattva kAma hI hai| kAma kI preraNA se hI manuSya parivAra ko pAlatA hai, bIvI, bacce, dhana-daulata, kArobAra sabhI kAma se hI jur3e haiN| agara manuSya kI kAma-UrjA kSINa ho jAe, to usakI mRtyu hI ho jAtI hai| yoga isIlie kAma-UrjA ko kSINa karane kI bajAya kuMDalinI ke rUpa meM usakA UvArohaNa karane kI salAha detA hai| yoga kA yaha prayoga kAma-UrjA ko racanAtmaka rUpa denA hai| mastiSka kI UrjA jaba kAma-UrjA kI ora bahatI hai, to kAmakeMdra sakriya ho uThatA hai, jabaki vahI UrdhvamukhI bana jAe, to mastiSka ke suSupta selsa ko, mUrcchita par3e snAyuoM ko sakriya kara sakatI hai| yoga kAma kA udAtta rUpa cAhatA hai, usakA vikRta rUpa nhiiN| hameM to pAra jAnA hai janma ke, mRtyu ke| isake lie hameM pAra laganA hogA apane mana meM palane vAle kAma ke saMvego se| eka prAcIna ghaTanA hai| kahate haiM-eka maMtrI-putra sthUlibhadra hue| ve jIvana bhara vezyA kI goda meM hI par3e rhe| eka dina jaba unake pitA kA dehAMta ho gayA, to yaha sUcanA unako phuNcii| ve kAma meM itane DUbe rahe ki apane pitA kI aMtima yAtrA meM bhI zarIka nahIM hue| pitA kI zava-yAtrA usI vezyA ke ghara ke Age se gujrii| jaise hI sthUlibhadra ne apane pitA kI lAza ko dekhA, unako apane Apa para glAni huI, pazcAtApa huaa| usI kSaNa unake mana se kAma kA aMdhakAra chaMTa gayA aura nikala par3e saMnyAsa kI Dagara pr| unhoMne saMnyAsa svIkAra kara liyaa| 79 For Personal & Private Use Only

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sthUlibhadra apane guru ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne guru se yaha anurodha kiyA ki maiM apanA agalA pravAsa kozA vezyA ke yahAM rkhuugaa| yaha bAta sunakara unake guru-bhAI cauMka pdd'e| ve socane lage ki yaha saMta ho gayA hai, lekina isake mana meM to abhI bhI vahI vezyA, vahI kozA basI huI hai| sthUlibhadra kI bAta para guru muskarAe aura kahA-tuma jahAM cAho cAturmAsa karo, para dhyAna rakhanA yaha cAturmAsa tumhAre jIvana kI, tumhAre vairAgya kI kasauTI hogaa| __sthUlibhadra kozA vezyA ke ghara phuNce| kozA kI khuzI kA ThikAnA na rhaa| kozA ne pravAsa kI sahaja svIkRti de dii| pravAsa-kAla meM kozA jitane tarIkoM se rijhA sakatI thI, usane rijhAyA, para sthUlibhadra aTala aura aDiga bane rhe| jisane jItA hai kAma ko, vahI to saMta hai| rAga aura virAga meM aMtar-saMgharSa huA aura kala taka jo kozA vezyA thI, vaha sthUlibhadra kI ziSyA aura zrAvikA bana gaI, usane pAvana patha ko aMgIkAra kara liyaa| jisane kAma ko jItA, usane trailokya para vijaya pA lI aura jo kAma se hAra gayA, vaha sAre saMsAra para vijaya pAne ke bAvajUda parAsta hI khlaaegaa| isI kAraNa to aSTAvakra cAhate haiM ki hara mumukSu AtmA niSkAma mArga kI ora apane kadama bddh'aae| Akhira jIvana meM tuma kaba taka kAma kA sevana karate rhoge| tumhArI pIr3hiyAM-dara-pIr3hiyAM bIta gaIM isa kAma kI Asakti ke ulajhAva meN| tuma cAhate ho ki merA janma gira jAe, merI mRtyu miTa jAe, to niSkAma bno| ___kAma vairI hai, aura artha-anartha se bharA hai| artha-anartha kI khAna hai, artha kI Asakti anarthoM ko janma detI hai| artha mUlyavAna hai, para artha ke sAtha anartha chAyA kI taraha cale Ate haiN| isI dhana ke kAraNa bApa kI lAza bAda meM uThatI hai aura pahale baMTavArA hotA hai| AdamI kI mUrchA bahuta gaharI hai| dhana saMgraha ke lie nahIM hai, vaha to upayoga ke lie hai| jo dhana kA upayoga kara jAtA hai, vahI sahI mAyanoM meM dhanavAna hai| jo upayoga nahIM kara pAyA, chor3akara calA gayA, vaha sAMpa-bicchU banakara usI dhana kI rakSA ke lie phira-phira janma legaa| jitanA dhana ko juTAne meM mazakkata kI, use luTAne meM bhI utanI hI tatparatA, utanA hI sAhasa rkho| kala kI vyavasthA ke bAre meM mata soco| prakRti kI vyavasthAeM itanI anUThI haiM ki vaha 'cIMTI ko kaNa aura hAthI ko maNa' sahaja bhAva se detI hai| kisI AdamI ke pAMca kanyAeM haiM, to ve dhana ke abhAva meM avivAhita nahIM raha paaeNgii| kaba-kauna-kahAM nimitta bana jAegA, patA hI nahIM clegaa| AdamI ke pAsa jyoM-jyoM paisA bar3hatA hai, vaha paramezvara se tyoM-tyoM dUra hotA jAtA hai| lobha bar3hatA jAtA hai| lobha se hI parigraha pallavita hotA hai| parigraha 80 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kI putrI hai tRSNA / tRSNA yAnI lA aura lA ! tRSNA janma detI hai spardhA ko, IrSyA ko| auroM se jitanA baTora sakUM, khuda ko jitanA bhara sakUM, utanA bhara lUM / naukA ko agara jarUrata se jyAdA bharoge, to naukA ko Akhira DUbanA hI hai / aSTAvakra ke lie to dharma bhI tyAjya hai / ve kahate haiM ki tU dharma kI bhI upekSA kr| dharma yAnI zubha, adharma yAnI azubha; dharma yAnI puNya, adharma yAnI pApa; dharma yAnI kartavya, adharma yAnI akartavya, jo mokSa kA abhilASI hai, usake lie kyA zubha aura azubha, kyA pApa aura puNya, kyA svarga aura naraka ! puNya to use cAhie, jise svarga caahie| jo mukti kI kAmanA rakhatA hai, use to puNya kI bhI jarUrata nhiiN| vaha to puNya ko bhI vaise hI tyAjya samajhatA hai, jaise pApa ko / baMdhana to baMdhana hai, cAhe pApa kA ho yA puNya kA ho, zubha kA ho yA azubha kaa| ber3I cAhe sone kI ho yA lohe kI, vaha to AdamI ko bAMdhegI hI / mukti ke lie to pApa-puNya donoM se uparati caahie| pApa se mukta hone ke lie puNya hai, lekina mokSa pAne ke lie to puNya se bhI chuTakArA Avazyaka hai / mokSa artha, kAma aura dharma - tIno puruSArthoM ke pAra hai I agalA sUtra hai yatra yatra bhavet tRSNA, saMsAraM viddhi tatra vai / prauDhavairAgyamAzritya vItatRSNaH sukhI bhavaH // arthAta jahAM-jahAM tRSNA ho, vahAM-vahAM hI saMsAra jaan| praur3ha vairAgya ko Azraya karake vItatRSNA hokara sukhI ho / saMsAra kyA hai aura nirvANa kyA hai? aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki tRSNA ko hI saMsAra jAna / tRSNA hI manuSya kA baMdhana hai, vahI usakA aMdhakAra hai| tRSNA hI manuSya kA vistAra aura usakA saMsAra hai| jahAM tRSNA aura moha se chUTe, vahIM nirvANa hai / nirvANa meM do zabda haiM-nir aura vANa / nir kA artha hotA hai - rahita honA aura vANa kA artha hotA hai - vAsanA / nirvANa kA artha hotA hai-vAsanA se rahita ho jAnA / jo vyakti vAsanA se mukta ho gayA, kAma kI vAsanA se, dhana kI vAsanA se, nAma aura pada kI vAsanA se, vyApAra-vyavasAya kI vAsanA se mukta ho gayA, vaha apane jIvana meM akhaMDa nirvANa ko jI rahA hai / Apa apane kArya aura kartavya pUre kIjie, kiMtu manuSya jisa bhautika sukha kI tRSNA meM par3A usake pIche daur3a rahA hai, yAda rakheM ki ye bhautika sukha manuSya ke cApalUsa zatru haiM / vyartha kI lAlasA aura tRSNA meM ulajhakara RNa aura nirAzA ke daladala meM na phNseN| kama hai, to usameM bhI tRpta raheM / jo milA hai, jaisA milA 81 For Personal & Private Use Only

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hai, use AnaMda-bhAva se jI lenA, bagaira kisI zikavA-zikAyata ke, alipta bhAva se, yahI jIvana kI mukti hai| jahAM-jahAM tRSNA hai, vahIM-vahIM saMsAra hai| tRSNA kA pAtra kabhI bharatA nahIM hai| kitanA bhI pA lo, tRSNA nahIM miTa paatii| tRSNA ke pAtra ke Age to bhikhArI hI nahIM, sikaMdara bhI bhikhamaMgA hai| jaba sikaMdara rAjA puru ko jIta cukA thaa| to usa samaya sikaMdara se DAyojanija ne pUchA-tU isa taraha se eka-eka samrATa, eka-eka deza ko jItatA calA jA rahA hai| Akhira sArI duniyA para kabjA karane ke bAda kyA hogA? sikaMdara yaha prazna sunakara niruttara aura hatotsAhita ho gyaa| kahane lagA-yaha to maiMne socA hI nahIM ki Age kyA hogA? jaba taka hamane yaha na socA ki Age kyA hogA, AdamI tRSNAoM meM ghirakara basa jItA jAegA, jItA jAegA, isIlie aSTAvakra kahanA cAhate haiM ki tU praur3ha vairAgya ko prApta hokara vItatRSNA hokara sukhI ho| jisa prakAra kI kAmanA se AdamI vairAgya ke mArga para kadama bar3hAtA hai, vyakti ke lie bahuta kaThina hai ki vaha AjIvana usa mArga para aDiga rhe| yaha manuSya kA mana, jo Aja rAga ko cAhatA hai, kala vairAgya ko cAhegA, lekina vahI vairAgI mana rAga kI ora bhI lauTa sakatA hai| eka saMsArI AdamI ko to tuma kaha sakate ho ki tU rAgI hai, kAmI hai, viSayoM meM lipta hai, lekina eka vairAgI ko kaise kahoge? vairAgiyoM ke rAga bar3e vicitra hote haiN| kucha samaya pahale eka bahuta bar3A kathA-vAcana kA prasaMga zahara meM huaa| usa kAryakrama ke Ayojaka saMyoga se mujhase kAphI sambaddha rahe the| una pravAcaka-saMta mahodaya ko lene ke lie unakI kAra havAI aDDe phuNcii| saMtapravara ne yaha kahakara kAra meM baiThane se iMkAra kara diyA ki tumhArI kAra vAtAnukUlita nahIM hai| marate kyA na karate, hAthoM-hAtha e.sI. kAra kI vyavasthA kI gii| isa taraha unakA zahara meM Agamana huaa| vairAgiyoM kA rAga! bar3A vicitra hotA hai, tuma use rAga kaha bhI nahIM paate| kucha samaya pahale akhabAroM meM par3hA ki kuMbha ke daurAna nAgA-bAbAoM ke bIca talavAreM cala pdd'iiN| nagnatA aMgIkAra kara itane mahAn tyAga aura aparigraha ko svIkAra kiyA, phira bhI mana ke Akroza, hiMsA, pratispardhA se mukta nahIM ho paae| apane Apako bAhara se badala lenA kitanA AsAna hai, para bhItara se badala pAnA utanA hI kaThina hai| isI kAraNa to aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki jahAM-jahAM tRSNA ho, vahAM-vahAM hI saMsAra jAna, praur3ha vairAgya ko Azraya karake vItatRSNA hokara sukhI ho / tU paripakva vairAgya ko aMgIkAra kr| saMnyAsa lene kI jaldI mata krnaa| pahale apane vairAgya kI kasauTI ksnaa| jaba taka tuma pakke zrAvaka na banoge, tuma pakke zramaNa kabhI nahIM bana skte| pahale sadgRhastha to ho jAo, bAda meM samyaka saMta bhI ho jAoge, tuma praur3ha vairAgya ke svAmI bno| tuma jIto mana kI tRSNA ko, hRdaya ke bhaya ko, 82 For Personal & Private Use Only

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citta kI azAMti aura AsaktiyoM ko| tuma sukhI bano vItatRSNA hokara, vItamoha hokara, vItarAga hokr| agalA sUtra hai alamarthena kAmena sukRtenApi krmnnaa| ebhyaH saMsArakAntAre na vizrAntamabhUnmanaH // arthAta artha, kAma aura sukRta karma bahuta ho cuke haiN| inase bhI saMsAra rUpI jaMgala meM mana vizrAMti ko prApta nahIM huaa| ___ aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki janmoM-janmoM se hama kAma ko siMcita karate rahe haiM, dhana ko baTorate rahe haiM, para kyA tRpti AI? aba taka tumane sukRta karma bhI kitane kie, para kyA mana ko vizrAma milA? hajAroM bAra maMdira gae, magara mana kyA maMdira bana pAyA? acche aura bure-donoM prakAra ke karma meM gati aba bhI jArI hai, uThA-paTaka barakarAra hai| artha, kAma aura sukRta karma bahuta ho cuke| inase mana vizrAnti ko prApta nahIM huaa| aba to uparAma kr| Atmasthita rh| arnesTa krAsvI kI pyArI kavitA hai o. mere mana, mauna rh| kArya kI vyastatA meM tuma jo apanA ApA bhUla jAte ho, usase thor3I dera ke lie dUra haTa! ghar3I-bhara ke lie akelA rahane se mata Dara! o re mana, mauna rh| ruka jaa| kaba taka bhaTakatA rhegaa| vAMchita-avAMchita khUba huaa| aba kevala mauna, zAMta / zAMti meM aMtarlInatA hI parama saukhya hai| mana kI zAMti aura citta kI nirmalatA hI hamArA dhyeya ho| mana kI zAMti meM hI satya kA avataraNa hai; mana kI zAMti meM hI jJAna kA udaya hai| eka priya ghaTanA hai-jisane mujhe sahaja hI prabhAvita aura taraMgita kiyaa| yaha ghaTanA siMgona ke saMta jIUna se saMbaMdhita hai| saMta jIUna apane jamAne ke bar3e vidvAna pravaktA the| dUra-dUra se loga unheM bulAne aate| eka dina unakI mAM kA unake pAsa patra aayaa| mAM ne patra meM likhA-mujhe nahIM lagatA ki tuma dharma ke eka sacce upAsaka aura sacce anuyAyI ho| mujhe lagatA hai ki tumane auroM ke lie apane Apako zabdoM kA calatA-phiratA koza banA liyA hai| yAda rakho, sUcanAoM aura siddhAMtoM kA, yaza aura sammAna kA koI aMta nahIM hai| maiM cAhatI hUM ki tuma 83 For Personal & Private Use Only

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yaha bhASaNabAjI kA vyApAra baMda kro| tuma jAo kisI parvata kI talahaTI meM, kisI choTe se maMdira meM apane Apako sthApita kara lo| tuma apane samaya ko dhyAna ke lie samarpita karo aura vAstavika satya ko upalabdha kro| mAM ke jo zabda the, ve sIdhe hRdaya meM utara gae-AI viza yU vuDa sTaoNpa disa lekcara bijnes| DivorTa yora TAima TU meDiTezana eMDa ina disa ve aTena TU riylaaijeshn| maiM Apako AmaMtrita karatA hUM aMtaraghaTa meM lauTa Ane ke lie| kRtya bahuta hue| pApa-puNya, sukha-dukha kI uThA-paTaka bahuta huii| ___ chAtIkUTA bahuta huA, sira-paccI bahuta huI, bIvI-bacce kI aThakheliyAM khUba huIM, kriyA-karma bahuta hue, aba to mere mIta, vizrAma kr| vizrAma hI dhyAna hai, vizrAma hI saMnyAsa hai, vizrAma hI mukti aura nirvANa hai| aMtarmana meM mauna ho jA, Atmastha ho jA, aMtaralIna ho jaa| basa, itanA hI kahanA hai| zeSa, OM shaaNti| 84 For Personal & Private Use Only

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paristhitiyoM ke prati nirapekSatA - jIvana ke samasta sukha aura dukha kA javAbadeha svayaM manuSya hai| saMpatti ho, jo cAhe vipatti, sukha ho, cAhe dukha apane sAre kriyAkalApoM kA uttaradAyI svayaM manuSya hI hai| samaya kA duScakra kaheM, niyati kI amiTa rekhA yA bhAgya kI prabala viDaMbanA-ina sabake prati manuSya hI uttaradAyI hai| samaya tathA graha-gocara bhI hamAre apane hI pratibiMba haiM aura niyati bhI hamArA apanA hI hastAkSara hai| bhAgya bhI hamArI apanI hI pratidhvani hai| AdamI bhAgya, niyati aura samaya ke matthe para doSAropaNa karake apane Apase palAyana bhale hI kara le, para vaha unakI dRSTi se baca nahIM sktaa| bhAgya hai, to usakA pariNAma bhI hameM bhugatanA hogA, niyati kI anaMta rekhAeM haiM, to usake pariNAmoM se bhI hameM hI gujaranA hogA aura agara graha-gocara kI koI uThA-paThaka hai, to vaha bhI hamAre hI dvAroM se gujarane vAlI hai| AdamI apane jIvana meM janma-janmAMtara meM jaisA karatA hai, vaisA hI use saugAta ke rUpa meM lauTakara milatA hai| yadi hama cAhate haiM ki hameM kisI ke muMha se gAliyAM sunane ko na mileM, to isake lie jarUrI hai ki hama bhI gAlI-galauca na kreN| yaha taya hai ki gItoM ke badale meM gIta aura gAliyoM ke badale meM gAliyAM hI milatI haiN| auroM ke dvArA hamAre prati jo vyavahAra hotA hai, aisA mata samajhanA ki vaha vyavahAra auroM ke dvArA hamAre prati ho rahA hai, varan hamane jaisA kiyA thA, vahI upahAra ke rUpa meM lauTakara A rahA hai| Aja agara kisI ne Apako nAlAyaka kahA, to saMbhava hai ki yaha zabda sunakara Apa AgababUlA ho uThe, lekina yaha nizcita hai ki Apane bhI kabhI kisI ko nAlAyaka zabda kahA hogA, jo pratidhvanita hokara vApasa A rahA hai| prakRti kI yaha vyavasthA hai ki Apa jo AvAja kareMge, vaha gUMjegI aura phira Apa para hI brsegii| Apane kabhI socA ki maMdiroM meM zikhara kyoM banAe jAte haiM, sIdhI-sAdI chata hI kyoM nahIM banA dI jAtI? isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki jina maMtroM kA hama uccAraNa kareM, ve maMtra pratidhvanita hokara punaH hama para hI baraseM aura hamArI soI huI antazcetanA ko jagA deN| hamAre citta ko AdhyAtmika aura paramAtmamUlaka sukUna mila jAe, isIlae maMdiroM ke ye zikhara banate haiN| yaha 85 For Personal & Private Use Only

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AkAza bhI eka zikhara hai| isa jagata meM hama jaisA karate haiM, vaha lauTakara hama para barasatA hai| jisa AdamI ne jIvana kA yaha satya jAna liyA hai ki mujhe auroM ke dvArA vaisA hI pratiphala milegA, jaisA maiM apanI ora se detA hUM, to usake jIvana se ApAdhApI usI vakta miTa jaaegii| agara Apa cAhate haiM ki jIvana kI sArI gatividhiyAM pavitra, saumya aura svastha hoM, to Apa apanA vyavahAra bhI vaisA hI rkheN| maharSi aSTAvakra apanI ora se yaha vizvAsa dilAnA cAhate haiM, jisase AdamI apane jIvana meM hone vAlI uThApaTaka se palAyana na kare, Atma-niyaMtraNa aura vyavahAra-zuddhi ke lie prayatna kre| hama apane jIvana meM dharma ko pravartita kareM, lokacakra meM dharmacakra kA pravartana kreN| hama isa taraha jieM ki jagata kI ora se hone vAlA vyavahAra hamAre dvArA kiyA gayA vyavahAra ho jAe-pavitra aura klesh-rhit| aSTAvakra kahate haiM bhAvAbhAvavikArazca, svabhAvAditi nishcyii| nirvikAro gataklezaH sukhenaivopazAmyati // arthAta bhAva aura abhAva kA vikAsa svabhAva se hotA hai, aisA jo nizcayapUrvaka jAnatA hai, vaha nirvikAra aura klezarahita pUrNa zAMti ko upalabdha hotA hai| aSTAvakra ne kahA-bhAva aura abhAva donoM hI svabhAva se hote haiN| agara jIvana meM abhAva AtA hai, to nizcita rUpa se usakI vyavasthA hamane kI hogI aura svabhAva tathA anukUlatAeM haiM, to unakI vyavasthA bhI kabhI hamane hI kI hogI; atIta meM unake bIja hamane boe hoMge, jinakA rUpa hameM taruvara ke rUpa meM dikhAI de rahA hai| ye donoM prakRtijanya haiM, to tU kisa bAta kI cintA karatA hai! aSTAvakra kahanA cAhate haiM ki tumhAre jIvana meM abhAva ho yA svabhAva, naphA ho yA nukasAna-donoM hI sthitiyoM meM sadA prasanna bane raho / jIvana meM pratikUla paristhitiyAM AnA bilkula svAbhAvika haiN| unase bhayabhIta hone athavA palAyana karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| yaha jIvana to samaya kI pratispardhA hai, jisameM kabhI sukha Age nikala jAtA hai, to kabhI dukh| donoM hI paristhitiyAM hamAre sAmane AtI haiM, lekina vahI vyakti sadA-sukhI rahatA hai, sadA prasanna rahatA hai, jo donoM hI sthitiyoM meM samabhAva rakhatA hai| kahate haiM-eka samrATa kI sabhA meM carcA cala par3I ki duniyA meM itane sAre dharma-graMtha haiM, una sabakA sAra kyA hai? samrATa kI sabhA meM kaI bar3e-bar3e paMDita aura vidvAna baiThe hue the| hara eka ne apanI ora se kucha-na-kucha kahA, magara samrATa saMtuSTa nahIM ho paayaa| 86 For Personal & Private Use Only

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vajIra kI hara salAha para samrATa ne apanI samasyA saMta ke sammukha rkhii| saMta ne kahA-samrATa, maiM to nahIM jAnatA ki kisa dharmagraMtha kA kauna-sA sAra haiN| mere guru ne apanI mRtyu se pahale mujhe eka bIja-maMtra diyA thaa| vaha maMtra mere hAtha para baMdhe hue isa tAvIja meM hai| mujhe guru ne kahA thA ki saMsAra ke sAre dharmoM kA sAra, jIvana ke samasta satvoM kA satva isa tAvIja meM hai| rAjana, agara tuma cAho to yaha tAvIja le sakate ho| samrATa prasanna huaa| vaha usa tAvIja ko kholane ke lie utAvalA hone lgaa| saMta ne kahA-tAvIja to maiM tumheM de rahA hUM, magara merI eka zarta hai| zarta yaha hai ki tAvIja ko tuma tabhI khologe, jaba tuma apane Apako akelA, niHsahAya aura parama vyathA se ghirA huA paao| samrATa ne saMta ko zarta kI anupAlanA kA AzvAsana diyA aura tAvIja le liyaa| kucha arase bAda eka aisA saMyoga banA ki zatru dezoM ne milakara samrATa para AkramaNa kiyaa| samrATa yuddha meM parAsta ho gyaa| samrATa apane ghor3e para savAra hokara vahAM se baca niklaa| samrATa ghor3e ko jaMgala, nadI-ghATiyoM se daur3AtA huA calA jA rahA thA aura pIche zatru-pakSa ke sainikoM ke ghor3oM kI TApoM kI AvAjeM bhI lagAtAra A rahI thiiN| samrATa ko tAvIja kI yAda ho aaii| usane socA-yaha mere jIvana kA parama ekAkIpana hai, niHsahAya avasthA hai| aba mujhe yaha tAvIja kholanA caahie| usane ghor3e para savAra rahate hI tAvIja ko kholA aura pddh'aa| likhA thA-yaha bhI bIta jaaegaa| itanA-sA dharma-sAra par3hakara vaha cauMka gyaa| maiM kala taka samrATa thA, vaha bhI bIta gayA / Aja maiM jaMgala meM asahAya khar3A hUM, para yaha bhI bIta jaaegaa| dhIre-dhIre zatruoM ke ghor3oM kI TApoM kI AvAjeM AnI baMda ho giiN| zAyada ve kisI aura rAste para cale gae the| samrATa muskarAyA aura kahane lagA to yaha bhI bIta gyaa| parAjita samrATa ne apanI zakti phira baTorI, sainikoM ko taiyAra kiyA aura hamalA kara diyaa| samrATa ne vijaya hAsila kii| vaha phira samrATa bnaa| usakA phira se rAjyAbhiSeka hone lgaa| use tAvIja kI yAda AI-to yaha bhI bIta jAegA? sabhI acaMbhita the ki isa khuzI bhare mAhaula meM samrATa ke cehare para yaha zikana! unhoMne samrATa se kAraNa puuchaa| samrATa ne kahA-kyA yaha bIta nahIM jaaegaa| kahate haiM, taba samrATa ke jIvana meM bodha-dazA jAgrata huI, sukha-zAMti jAgrata huii| unhoMne jAna hI liyA ki bhAva kI dazA ho yA abhAva kI; anukUlatA ho yA pratikUlatA-jahAM donoM sthitiyoM meM samAnatA hai, vahIM para vyakti mukti ko jItA hai| pichale sAla mujhe bIkAnera jAnA pdd'aa| vahAM eka zakhsa haiN-chllaannii| AkAra-prakAra se puruSa haiM, assI varSoM kA AdamI hai, lekina vigata bIsa varSoM se mahilAoM ke vastra pahanatA hai| eka puruSa agara mahilAoM ke vastra pahane to svAbhAvika hai, loga use cher3eMge, vaha jidhara se gujaregA loga use ciddh'aaeNge| merA usa AdamI se saMparka 87 For Personal & Private Use Only

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huaa| usane apanA jIvana-vRttAMta mujhe sunaayaa| use hijar3A aura napuMsaka jaise zabdoM ko sunane meM koI gilA nahIM hai| jisa AdamI ne apane muMha para apane Apako hijar3A kahalAnA svIkAra kara liyA hai, usa AdamI ke jIvana meM cAhe niMdA ho yA prazaMsA, bhAva ho yA abhAva, vaha donoM hI sthitiyoM meM samadarzI rahatA hai| bhAva aura abhAva honA yA na honA, ye saba to pAnI meM uThane vAle balabale haiN| ye svabhAvatayA uThate rahate haiM, miTate rahate haiN| aba agara bhAva-abhAva ke vikAra uTha bhI AeM, to bhI ciMtita mata hoie aura Apase koI karma ho bhI gayA, to glAni mata kiijie| jo huA, so huaa| honA thA, so ho gyaa| jo huA, vaha honA hI thaa| honahAra huA, isameM kleza kisa bAta kaa| jo jIvana kI sArI vyavasthA ko honahAra kI vyavasthA mAna letA hai, vaha zAMta-sukhI rahatA hai| vaha vikAra ko prApta nahIM hogaa| vaha khinnatA aura kleza se nahIM ghirtaa| vaha sAkSI bhara banA rahatA hai, cetanA kA saakssii| agalA sUtra hai ciMtayA jAyate, duHkhaM, nAnyatheheti nishcyii| tayA hInaH sukhI zAntaH sarvatra galitaspRhaH // arthAta isa saMsAra meM ciMtA se dukha utpanna hotA hai, anyathA nahIM, aisA jo nizcayapUrvaka jAnatA hai, vaha sukhI aura zAMta hai, usakI icchA sarvatra gira cukI hai, vaha ciMtA se mukta hai| mahAvIra ne kahA-AdamI mithyAtva ke kAraNa dukhI hai| buddha ne kahA-AdamI mUrchA aura avidyA ke kAraNa hI dukhI hai| AcArya zaMkara ne mAyA ko manuSya ke dukhoM kA kAraNa batAyA hai| aSTAvakra dukha kA eka jIvana-sApekSa kAraNa talAzate haiM ki manuSya ke mana meM palane vAlI ciMtA hI manuSya ke dukhoM kA kAraNa hai, usakA AdhAra hai, ciMtA yAnI mAnasika asthiratA; ciMtA yAnI mastiSka kA nakArAtmaka rUpa; ciMtA yAnI jIvana meM palane vAlA ahaMkAra kA bhAva, krtaa-bhaav| ___ ciMtA kA mUla kAraNa hai vartamAna se bhAganA, atIta yA bhaviSya meM jiinaa| jIvana ko vartamAna-sApekSa bnaao| jaisA jIvana Aja hameM milA hai, usake bAre meM manana karo aura tadanusAra apane jIvana ko Age bddh'aao| atIta jo bhI rahA hai, atIta meM jo bhI huA, use smRti meM mata laao| atIta kA smRti meM AnA hI Asakti hai aura yaha Asakti hI ciMtA kA kAraNa banatI hai| jo abhI taka huA hI nahIM, usake bAre meM bhI vyartha kI kalpanAeM mata kro| Ane vAle kala ke bAre meM hI socate rahe, to isase tumhArI mAnasika kSamatA prabhAvita hogI, bauddhika-vikAsa, avaruddha hogaa| jisa AdamI ke pAsa dina-rAta ciMtA hai, usake pAsa na pratibhA hai, na medhA hai aura na hI prjnyaa| vaha kabhI nirNaya kara hI 88 For Personal & Private Use Only

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nahIM paaegaa| vaha to yahI socatA rahegA ki aisA kyoM huA, kyoM honA cAhie; kaba kiyA jAnA cAhie? ciMtA kA sakArAtmaka rUpa hai - ciMtana aura ciMtana kA nakArAtmaka aura vikRta rUpa hai - ciMtA / jaba manuSya kI ciMtA sakArAtmaka aura racanAtmaka mArga pakar3a letI hai, to ciMtA, ciMtana bana jAtI hai aura jaba vyakti kA ciMtana vikRta bana jAta hai, vahI ciMtana ciMtA bana jAtA hai| pharka sirpha nakArAtmakatA aura sakArAtmakatA kA hai| nakArAtmaka ciMtana se kisI samasyA kA koI hala nahIM mila pAegA / ciMtAoM ko pAlane se jIvana ko koI dizA nahIM mila pAegI, isalie mere prabhu bahuta nizcita rahA kro| jaba jo - jaisA honA hogA, taba vo vaisA ho jAegA / ciMtA se mukta rahane kA pahalA sUtra hI yaha hogA ki apane citta se kartA-bhAva ko haTA do; kartA-bhAva ko usa paramAtmA ko, usa prakRti ko, usa vyavasthA ko sauMpa do| paramAtmA se yahI prArthanA karo ki jaisA tU rakhanA cAhe, hama usI meM taiyAra haiM / hamane to patavAra tumhAre hAthoM meM sauMpa dI hai| aba isa naiyA ko jisa ora le jAnA cAhe, terI marz2I | hamane to aba apane Apako tumhArI muralI banA lI hai, muralIdhara! aba tU jaise svara phUMkanA cAhe, jaisA sura tU bajAnA cAhe, hama samarpita haiN| kartA-bhAva usako sauMpa do aura usake bAda tuma karma karo, pariNAma yaha hogA ki na tuma jIvana meM kisI taraha kI kAmanA karoge aura na hI ApUrti kI sthiti meM zoka yA avasAdagrasta hooge / kAma aura kAmanA se, zoka aura dukha se mukta hone kA yaha pahalA aura sArthaka sUtra hogA / 1 yaha bhI mata soco ki maiM aisA nahIM kara sktaa| hara vyakti asIma kSamatAoM kA svAmI hai| hama saba kucha kara sakate haiM, isa AtmavizvAsa aura AtmasaMkalpa ke sAtha puruSArtha karo / karma karanA tumhArA adhikAra hai, phala kI ciMtA paramAtmA para chor3a do| tuma mAlI kI taraha bIja bone aura use sIMcane kI ciMtA karo, kyoMki phUla-phala-pattiyAM denA to prakRti kI vyavasthA hai / aSTAvakra Age kahate hainAhaM deho na me deho, bodho'hamiti nizcayI / kaivalyamiva samprApto, na smaratyakRtaM kRtam // janaka se aSTAvakra kahate haiM- na maiM zarIra hUM, na zarIra merA hai / maiM to bodha rUpa caitanya hUM, aisA jo nizcayapUrvaka jAnatA hai, vaha puruSa kaivalya ko prApta hokara kie aura anakie kA smaraNa nahIM karatA / aSTAvakra hara jIvita prANI ko, hara sAdhaka ko yaha bodha denA cAhate haiM ki sadA-sadA yaha smaraNa rakho ki maiM na to deha hUM aura na yaha deha merI hai| jahAM vyakti ne svayaM ko deha mAnA, vahIM pahale ajJAna ke bIja kA AropaNa huA; zarIra meM paidA 89 For Personal & Private Use Only

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hone vAle zarIra ke sAre dharma tumhAre dharma ho jaaeNge| taba tuma kahoge ki mujhe bhUkha lagI; maiM kAmuka huA, mujhe krodha AyA; mere zarIra meM amuka prakAra kI saMvedanA ho rahI hai| yaha bAta hamAre bodha meM utara jAe, aMtardRSTi meM utara jAe ki yaha zarIra merA nahIM hai, to phira AdamI kahegA-peTa ko bhUkha laga gaI hai; galA pyAsA hai; zarIra meM bar3I uttejanA ho rahI hai; mana meM Akroza aura krodha kI taraMga paidA ho rahI hai| aisA nahIM hai ki mujhe krodha A rahA hai| maiM to mana kA sAkSI huaa| uttejanA agara jaga rahI hai, to zarIra ko jaga rahI hai| jahAM vyakti ne yaha jAnA ki maiM zarIra se alaga hUM, vahAM bhUkha bhI alaga ho gaI, pyAsa bhI alaga ho gaI aura kaSAya bhI svataH usase pRthaka ho ge| zarIra meM vyAdhi bhI rahI, taba bhI mana meM sadA-sadA samAdhi rhegii| rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa, maharSi ramaNa, jaina paraMparA kI eka sAdhvI vicakSaNazrI-ye sabhI vibhUtiyAM kaiMsara se pIr3ita rahIM / jijJAsA jagatI hai ki tana meM vyAdhi hote hue bhI una logoM ne samAdhi ko kaise jI liyA? isakA ekamAtra kAraNa yahI hai ki unhoMne jAnA deha alaga aura maiM alaga, cetanA alaga aura jar3a alg| jaise ratha aura rathika donoM alaga-alaga hote haiM, vaise hI maiM aura yaha kAyA-donoM bhinna haiN| janma ke sAtha zarIra janmA hai aura mRtyu ke sAtha zarIra mregaa| na maiM janmA, na hI merI mRtyu hogii| maiM to donoM hI sthitiyoM se alaga huuN| vyakti meM yaha bhAva jaga jAe, to sAkSitva kA udaya hogaa| taba vyakti deha ke bIca rahate hue bhI videha-sthiti ko jiiegaa| vaha jAna jAegA ki merI mRtyu kAyA kA parivartana bhara hai| zarIra aura cetanA ke bIca rahane vAlA tAdAtmya hI manuSya ke ajJAna kA AdhAra hotA hai| yaha tAdAtmya TUTa jAe, bhItara kI vAsanA gira jAe, Asakti miTa jAe, to AdamI deha meM rahate hue bhI dehAtIta ho jaaegaa| kahate haiM ki jaba sikaMdara bhArata-vijaya ke lie yahAM A rahA thA, to usake guru DAyojanija ne usase kahA-sikaMdara, bhArata se lauTate vakta tuma eka saMta ko apane sAtha lete aanaa| jaba sikaMdara yahAM se calane ko huA, to use apane guru kI bAta yAda aaii| usane gAMva vAloM se bAtacIta kI, to patA calA ki gAMva ke bAhara eka saMta rahate haiN| sikaMdara ne sipAhiyoM se kahA ki saMta ko pakar3a laao| sipAhI saMta ke Azrama meM phuNce| sipAhiyoM ne kahA ki sikaMdara kA Adeza hai ki Apa unakI sevA meM hAjira hoN| sAdhu ne kahA-sAdhu ve hote haiM, jo kisI kA Adeza nahIM maante| sikaMdara se kaha do ki maiM gulAma nahIM hUM, jo usakI AjJAoM ko maanuuN| sipAhiyoM ne jAkara yaha bAta sikaMdara ko btaaii| sikaMdara ne ise apanI tauhIna maanaa| eka sAdhu kI yaha majAla ki vaha manA kara de| 90 For Personal & Private Use Only

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sikaMdara ke Adeza para saMta ko lene senApati gyaa| senApati ne kahA-samrATa sikaMdara kA Adeza hai ki tumheM calanA hogaa| saMta ne kahA-aura agara na cala pAe to? to tumhArA sira dhar3a se alaga kara diyA jaaegaa| senApati ne javAba diyaa| saMta ne kahA-jAo, aura apane samrATa se jAkara kaha do ki jisako tuma mAranA cAhate ho, vaha to pahale se hI mara cukA hai| senApati ne jaba sArI bAta sikaMdara ko batAI, to sikaMdara ne svayaM jAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| sikaMdara sAdhu ke pAsa phuNcaa| sAdhu ne sikaMdara se kahA-uThAo tlvaar| hama bhI dekhate haiM, apanI kAyA ko apane sAmane girate hue| jisa vyakti ne apane zarIra se itanI bhinnatA dekha lI hai, vaha vyakti sadA-sadA sAkSI aura mukta rahatA hai| usake jIvana meM na kAmanA rahatI hai, na zoka rahatA hai| vaha hamezA kaivalya-lAbha ko prApta hokara jItA hai| ___ apanI kevalatA kA anubhava kara lene kA nAma hI kaivalya hai; maiM eka zuddha caitanya bhara hUM, isa bAta kA bodha kara lene kA nAma hI kaivalya hai| itanA-sA bodha caahie| vaha vyakti pRthvI se alaga, AkAza se mukta, agni se vaMcita, sRSTi ke samasta paMca mahAbhUtoM se bhinna tattva hotA hai| vaha kevala caitanya-tattva hotA hai, jo caitanya meM jAkara samAviSTa ho jAtA hai, jyoti parama jyoti meM tadAkAra ho jAtI hai| 91 For Personal & Private Use Only

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vikSepoM para vijaya duni niyA meM lagabhaga 350 dharma mAnavatA kI sevA meM lage hue haiM / dharma cAhe atIta kA rahA ho yA Aja usakA samaya sApekSa janma huA ho, dharma kA isase lena-dena nahIM hai| Akhira saba dharmoM kA sAra - saMdeza kyA hai ? citta kI nirmalatA aura vyavahAra kI saumyatA / aura isake lie jarUrI hai dhyAna aura yoga / dhyAna hI dharma kA sAra hai aura yahI adhyAtma kI kuMjI hai / saumya citta kA svAmI hone ke lie maMgalamaya jIvana aura AcaraNa kA pravartana karane ke lie dhyAna hameM aMtardRSTi detA hai / hama aise daura se gujara rahe haiM, jisameM AdamI ke pAsa prasannatA aura pramuditatA to kama hai, pIr3A aura aMtarvyathA jyAdA hai| maiMne hajAroM ceharoM ko dekhA hai; ceharoM para chAI muskAna ko dekhA hai, usa muskAna ke bhItara chipI pIr3A ko bhI dekhA hai / bAhara-bAhara haMsate-muskarAte ceharoM ke bhItara to dukha-darda kA lAvA sulaga rahA hai basa, unakI dukhatI raga para hAtha rakhane bhara kI dera hai ki tatkAla AMkhoM se AMsuoM kI dhAra phUTa par3egI / muskAna ke bhItara chipI pIr3A itanI gahana ho cukI hai ki bagaira dhyAna ke manuSya kI saMpUrNa cikitsA saMbhava hI nahIM hai 1 saMsAra ne apane nirmANa kA jitanA iMtajAma kiyA hai, usase kahIM jyAdA iMtajAma apanI mRtyu kA kiyA hai| duniyA meM itane adhika astra aura zastra bar3ha cuke haiM, itanA AtaMka phaila gayA hai, ghRNA aura pratispardhA kI rAjanIti isa kadara khelI jAne lagI hai ki kaba tIsarA mahAyuddha chir3a jAe, patA nhiiN| yaha pralaya, yaha kayAmata yadi hogI to svayaM manuSya dvArA manuSya jAti ke lie hogI / Aja AdamI zarIra se itanA rugNa nahIM hai, jitanA mana se rogagrasta hai / manuSya ke pAsa mana kI bImAriyAM jyAdA haiN| loga Ae dina AtmahatyAeM karate haiM; bhAI-bhAI Apasa meM jhagar3ate haiM; samAja aura samAja ke bIca talavAreM calatI haiN| manuSya, manuSya ke bIca ke phAsale bar3he haiM, bhale hI dezoM kI sImAoM meM kamI AI / yaha dUriyAM isa hada taka bar3hI haiM ki par3osI apane par3osI ko nahIM pahacAnatA / eka samaya thA, jaba par3osI, par3osI ke hara sukha-dukha kA barAbara bhAgIdAra thA; parivAra aura par3osa 92 For Personal & Private Use Only

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meM koI bheda nahIM kiyA jAtA thaa| Aja sthitiyAM ulaTa gaI haiN| pahale AdamI jaMgala meM sAMpa, bicchU, zera yA gIdar3a se bhayabhIta hotA thA, lekina Aja AdamI, AdamI se hI AtaMkita hai; apane mitra se hI DaratA hai ki na jAne kaba vaha dhokhA de jaae| dharatI para dharma aura zAMti, prema aura pavitratA kI bAteM bahata hotI haiM, yahAM zAMti aura surakSA ke nAma para prati ghaMTA pacAsa karor3a rupae kharca ho rahe haiM, jabaki hara tIna meM se do AdamI bhUkhe, naMge, beghara, bImAra aura berojagAra haiN| yahAM vikAsa ke jitane iMtajAma hue haiM, unase kahIM jyAdA vinAza ke hue haiN| aba aspatAloM ko khola lene bhara se kAma na calegA; galI-galI meM choTe-moTe maMdira banA lene bhara se kAma nahIM clegaa| aba to dhyAna aura yoga ke maMdira banAne hoMge, caritra-nirmANa ke vidyAlayoM kA vistAra karanA hogaa| jaba taka dhyAna aura yoga kI punarpratiSThA nahIM hotI, taba taka tuma havAeM pradUSita grahaNa karoge; anAja pradUSita khAoge; vicAra pradUSita pAoge; tuma jina logoM ke bIca jIoge, unakA pradUSaNa apane bhItara paaoge| tumhArA tana, tumhArA mana, tumhAre vicAra-saba asvastha hoNge| jIvana ke roma-roma meM asvasthatA vidyamAna hai, to saMpUrNa saMsAra svastha hogA, yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| jinheM dharatI se pyAra hai, jo dharatI para svarga dekhanA cAhatA hai, jo hara inasAna se prema karatA hai, vaha kabhI nahIM cAhegA ki pralaya mace yA dharatI hamAre hI hAthoM naraka bne| hama cAheMge ki dharatI para prayoga hoM, aisI prayogazAlAeM baneM, aise maMdira baneM, jahAM manuSya ko pUrA manuSya honA sikhAyA jAe; jo manuSya ko aMtarmana kI zuddhi karanA sikhAe; jo manuSya ke mana meM palane vAle vikAroM kI zalya-cikitsA kre| __ maharSi aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki sArA saMsAra dhyAnamaya ho, tIrthamaya ho| jaba taka vyakti aMtarmana kI zuddhi, usakI svasthatA, prasannatA ke lie prayatna na karegA; mana meM svarga ko IjAda karane ke lie kozizeM na karegA, taba taka AdamI ke sira para khatarA maMDarAtA rhegaa| AdamI bauddhika aura vaijJAnika vikAsa karane ke bAvajUda khinna, vipanna aura saMkaTagrasta banA huA rhegaa| jo vyakti apane Apa meM zuddha hai, samAdhistha hai, dhyAnastha hai, kRtapuNya hai, lekina pAte haiM ki unake aMtarmana kI sthiti ThIka nahIM hai, unake lie ye gAthAeM, ye sUtra bahuta kImiyA siddha hoNge| Aja kA sUtra hai samAdhyAsAdi vikSiptau, vyavahAraH smaadhye| evaM vilokya niymmevaahmaasthitH|| janaka kahate haiM-adhyAsa Adi ke kAraNa vikSepa hone para hI samAdhi kA vyavahAra hotA hai| aise niyama ko dekhakara samAdhirahita maiM sthita huuN| 93 For Personal & Private Use Only

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yaha sUtra mAnavatA ke dvArA hRdayaMgama karane yogya hai / jinake citta meM vikSepa hotA hai, unake dvArA samAdhi kA vyavahAra kiyA jAtA hai / unake lie jarUrI hai ki ve dhyAna ko apane jIvana kA parama mArga bnaaeN| citta kA dharma hI vikSepamUlaka hai / manuSya kA mana sadA caMcala rahatA hai aura yahI caMcalatA usake citta kI pahacAna hai / manuSya ke citta ke dharAtala para mana kI cir3iyAM pala - pratipala ur3atI hI rahatI haiN| dhyAna se dekhoge, to pahacAnoge ki hamAre citta kI sthiti kaisI hai? citta meM kabhI atIta hiloreM letA hai, to kabhI bhaviSya kI kalpanAeM umar3atI haiM, kabhI parijana yAda Ate haiN| citta bhauMre kI taraha idhara se udhara, udhara se idhara ghUmatA rahatA hai lagAtAra udher3abuna jArI rahatI hai / 1 dhyAna ke dvArA yaha pahacAnane kA prayAsa kareM ki Aja kI tArIkha meM hamAre citta kI sthiti kyA hai ? agara citta meM baiThe aura citta calatA huA dikhAI de, to ciMtita mata honA; bahatA huA dikhAI de, to usako bahane denA / tuma citta ko alaga hokara citta ke sAkSI, draSTA aura darzaka bhara bane rahanA / taba tuma citta ke sAtha rahate hue bhI usase bhinna, usase alaga ho jAoge / janaka kaha rahe haiM ki maiMne apane citta ke vikSepoM ko jIta liyA hai, jisane apane Apako jIta liyA, vaha AtmajJAnI ho cukaa| vahI AdamI samAdhi kA vyavahAra nahIM krtaa| vaha to samAdhirahita hokara samAdhi meM tallIna rahatA hai / janaka kahate haiM ki jaise karma kA anuSThAna ajJAna se hai, vaise hI usake tyAga kA anuSThAna bhI ajJAna se hai / isa tattva ko bhalI-bhAMti jAnakara maiM karma-akarma se mukta hokara apane meM sthita hUM / natIjatana merI ora se kisI bhI prakAra ke kartA kA bhAva nahIM, kriyA kA bhAva nahIM / jisane jAnA hai svayaM ko, usake sAre karma dhyAnapUrvaka hI hote haiM / Atmasthita vyakti to calatA huA bhI nahIM calatA / jo svayaM se aparicita hai, vaha nahIM calatA huA bhI calatA hai| jJAnI sevana karatA huA bhI sevana nahIM karatA / ajJAnI sevana na karatA huA bhI sevana karatA hai / savAla kriyA kA nahIM, kartA aura bhoktA-bhAva kA hai, akartA aura draSTA bhAva kA hai / janaka kahate haiM karmAnuSThAnamajJAnAt yathaivo paramastathA / buddhvA samyagidaM tattvamevamevAha-mAsthitaH // arthAta jaise karma kA anuSThAna ajJAna se hai, vaise hI usake tyAga kA anuSThAna bhI ajJAna se hai 1 manuSya jisa dina janma letA hai, usI dina se karma karanA prAraMbha kara detA hai / agara baccA bhUkha ke kAraNa ro rahA hai aura mAM ko bulA rahA hai ki mujhe 94 For Personal & Private Use Only

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dUdha pilAo, to yaha bhI usakI ora se karma karanA huA / isa taraha hamane mAM kI kokha meM hI karma karanA zurU kara diyA / prakRti hara kisI se karma karavAtI hai| karma ke binA rahanA prANi-jAti ke lie saMbhava hI nahIM hai| kucha karma svAbhAvika karma hote haiM; kucha Avazyaka karma hote haiM; kucha pratikarma aura niSkarma hote haiM aura kucha karma akarma hote haiM / kriyA niraMtara calatI rahatI hai| bhagavAna kRSNa gItA meM arjuna ko niraMtara karma karate rahane kI hI preraNA dete haiN| sAtha meM yaha bhI kahate haiM ki tuma kartA-bhAva se haTakara karma karo / ajJAna se karma tabhI taka calatA hai, jaba taka vyakti isa bhAva ke sAtha karma karatA hai ki 'karane vAlA maiM hUM' | 'maiM' kA ahaMkAra A jAne ke kAraNa hI karma vyakti ke lie ajJAna kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai / janaka eka bAta aura kahanA cAhate haiM ki karma ke tyAga kA anuSThAna bhI ajJAna se hotA hai| yaha bahuta gaharI bAta hai / karma kA tyAga karanA hai, to tuma tyAga karo, para use anuSThAna kyoM banAte ho / prayAsa pUrvaka kie jAne vAle tyAga se kisI bhI vastu athavA vyakti ko chor3A jA sakatA hai, lekina chUTA nahIM jA sakatA / chor3ane meM aura chUTane meM pharka hai / chor3atA AdamI hai aura chUTatA svataH hai; chUTanA svabhAva hai aura chor3anA karma hai / tyAga to vahI hai, jo jJAnamUlaka hotA hai / ajJAnamUlaka tapa bhI manuSya ke lie naraka kA hetu banatA hai| kahate haiM - kamaTha paMcAgni tapa kara rahA thA / vaha kevala phalAhAra letA thA / pArzvanAtha ne usake pAsa jAkara kahA- tapasvI, tumhArA tapa tumhAre lie naraka kA kAraNa hai / tapa vahI sArthaka hotA hai, jo jJAnamUlaka hotA hai / jisa tapa meM hiMsA hai, asaMyama hai, jisa tapa meM saMtoSa aura pavitratA nahIM hai, vaha tapa tapa nahIM manuSya ke lie tApa hai / Aja tyAga ko hama aisA anuSThAna banAne laga gae haiM ki hameM lagatA hai ki jaba taka tyAga kA pradarzana na ho, taba taka tyAga adhUrA hai / mahAvIra aura buddha se saMyAsa lene vAlA vyakti parivAra se AjJA lekara bhagavAna ke pAsa pahuMcatA, apanA veza utAratA aura nayA veza dhAraNa kara vAnaprastha, saMnyAsa yA guphAvAsa svIkAra kara letA / aba kisI ko dIkSA lenI ho, to julUsa nikalatA hai; usako gahanoM se lAda diyA jAtA hai / aba tyAga, tyAga na rahe ajJAnamUlaka anuSThAna ho ge| janaka to kahate haiM ki maiM to karma aura akarma-donoM kA tyAga karake Atma-sthita huuN| maiMne to apane kartAbhAva ko prakRti ko sauMpa diyA hai| aba to prabhu ! tU jaisA rakhanA cAhegA, vaise hI hama raha leMge / kRSNa ne to arjuna se yuddha taka karavAyA / vyakti kSatriya hai, vaha kSatriya kA karma kare / karma karanA manuSya kA dAyitva hai| basa, kartA-bhAva chUTa jaae| sAkSI 95 For Personal & Private Use Only

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ke dvArA hone vAlA yuddha bhI ayuddha kA hI rUpa huaa| yaha bahuta gaharI bAta hai| jisa AdamI ne apane Apako jAna liyA hai, vaha calatA hai, lekina calate hue bhI usako yaha nahIM lagatA ki maiM cala rahA hUM; vANI bolatI hai, maiM thor3e hI bolatA hUM, zarIra ko bhUkha lagatI hai, mujhe thor3e hI bhUkha lagatI hai| jisane apane Apako paMcamahAbhUtoM se pRthaka jAna liyA hai, vaha saba kucha karate hue bhI sabase nirlipta banA rhegaa| apane kartA-bhAva ko paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM sauMpa do, to prakRti Apake jIvana kI vyavasthAeM itanI sahajatA se karatI calI jAegI, jitanI ki Apa zramapUrvaka bhI nahIM kara pA rahe haiN| phira jIvana meM karma to hoMge, kriyAeM to hoMgI, magara karma kA bhAva tuma para hAvI nahIM hogaa| rAta ko jaba tuma sooge, to bar3I caina kI nIMda hogI, subaha jagoge to nae jIvana meM, nae saMsAra meM ApakA praveza hogaa| janaka Atma-sthita haiN| ve apanI ora se anAsakta ho cuke haiM; nirlipta ho cuke haiM; AtmajJAna meM sthita hokara ve svayaM apane sAkSI bane haiM; apanI deha ke, apane vicAroM ke, apane karma aura apane viSayoM ke| ve rasa, gaMdha, sparza sAre iMdriya-viSayoM ke sAkSI bhara banakara duniyA meM jIne kA prayAsa kara rahe haiN| jisane sAdhanoM se kriyA rahita svarUpa pAyA hai, vaha kRtakRtya hai aura jo svabhAva se hI svabhAva vAlA hai, vaha to kRtakRtya hai hI, isameM kahanA hI kyA! aise loga kulayogI hote haiN| pUrvajanma se sAdhanA karate Ae, sAdhanA svabhAva meM thI, vaha svabhAva se hI svabhAvastha rhaa| mArga cAhe jo apanAyA jAe, cAhe svabhAvamUlaka ho yA kriyAmUlaka-jJAna donoM ke lie Avazyaka hai| jIvana jJAna kA prakAza-puMja bane, jJAna kI parachAI bne| Aja apanI ora se itanA hI nivedana hai| 96 For Personal & Private Use Only

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mAlika baneM mana ke harSi aSTAvakra aura rAjarSi janaka ke sAtha hama sabhI jIvana aura adhyAtma ke sAgara meM dhIre-dhIre gahare utarate jA rahe haiN| aSTAvakra-gItA hamAre sAmane AtmajJAna kI razmiyoM ko ujAgara kara rahI hai| na kevala AtmajJAna kI razmiyoM ko hI, eka AtmajJAnI vyakti kA dRSTikoNa kaisA honA cAhie; usakA jIvana aura jIvana-zailI kaisI honI cAhie?-isake bAre meM bhI yaha aSTAvakra-gItA kaI dIpa-zikhAeM jalA rahI hai, kaI mIla ke patthara sthApita kara rahI hai| ___ duniyA meM do taraha ke zAstra hote haiN| pahale prakAra ke zAstra tyAga, kriyA ora ArAdhanA ke bAre meM dizA-nirdeza dete haiN| dUsarI zreNI meM aSTAvakra-gItA AtI hai, jo manuSya ko na to tyAga kI preraNA detI hai aura na hI kriyA aura ArAdhanA kii| yaha to vaha dharmazAstra hai, jo manuSya ko deha-bhAva se uparata karate hue use AtmajJAnapUrvaka jIvana jIne kA bhAva detA hai, eka aisA bhAva ki vyakti saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI saMsAra meM na rahane jaisA hotA hai| yaha na to pravRtti karane kI preraNA detA hai aura na hI pravRtti se palAyana karane kii| yaha pravRtti karate hue bhI pravRtti na karane jaisI sthiti detA hai| mahAvIra pUrI taraha nivRtti kA mArga batAte haiM; cArvAka pUrI taraha pravRtti kA mArga batAte haiN| aSTAvakra eka alaga darzana, eka aisI jIvana-dRSTi paidA karanA cAhate haiM, jahAM AdamI saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI saMsAra meM na rahane jaisA ho jAe, kIcar3a meM rahate hue nirlipta ho jaae| aSTAvakra ne eka bAra bhI yaha nahIM kahA ki janaka tuma saMnyAsI ho jaao| ve to niraMtara yahI kahate rahe ki tuma aise saMnyAsI bano, jo gRhastha meM rahate hue bhI saMnyastha-jIvana jIe; tuma aise samrATa bano, jo samrATa bhI ho aura saMnyAsI bhI ho| aisA gaurava, aisI mahimA, jIvana kI aisI zailI zAyada apTAvakra ke sivA koI gAra na de paayaa| saMsAra meM rahanA, sAmrAjya kA saMcAlana karanA parivAra ke bIca jInA manuSya ke lie kabhI bhI ghAtaka nahIM hotaa| ghAtaka hotA hai java samaya zubha aura azubha, pApa aura puNya ke aMtardvadra meM apane jIvana kI vyavasthAoM ko ulajhA detA hai| 97 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aSTAvakra-gItA kA ekamAtra dhyeya itanA-sA hI hai ki vyakti yena-kena prakAreNa apane bhItara cala rahe aMtardvadva se, yAtAyAta aura kolAhala se mukta ho jaae| manuSya kA mana agara zarIra kI ora jAtA hai, to jIvana meM bhoga prakaTa hotA hai; manuSya kA mana jaba cetanA kI tarapha bar3hatA hai, to jIvana meM yoga kA AviSkAra hotA hai| manuSya kA mana hI bhoga kA dvAra kholatA hai aura vahI mana yoga kA sUryodaya bhI karatA hai| janaka to yoga aura bhoga ke bIca kI vaha kar3I, vaha setu bana cuke haiM, jisane pahale mana ko samajhA, use badalA aura phira apane Apako mana se mukta kara liyaa| jisane apane Apako jAna liyA hai ki maiM deha aura mana se alaga hUM, vaha vyakti deha aura mana ke dvArA pravRtti karate hue bhI pravRtti na karane jaisA rahatA hai| janaka ne jAna liyA ki maiM zarIra se bhinna hUM; maiM zarIra kA kevala sAkSI bhara hUM; maiM apane mana se, vANI se, vicAroM se bhinna huuN| apane Apako pRthaka jAna lene kA nAma hI mahAvIra kI bhASA meM bheda-vijJAna hai| aSTAvakra ko jo denA thA, vaha bheda-vijJAna ke rUpa meM de diyA aura janaka ne una jJAna kI bAtoM ko, una upadezoM ko svIkAra kara liyaa| aba ve unake pAsa baiThakara pacA rahe haiM, rasa banA rahe haiN| eka aisA rasa bana rahA hai, jo janaka ko bhI abhibhUta kara rahA hai aura aSTAvakra ko bhI AnaMdita kara rahA hai; eka aisA rasa ki jisake Age jIvana kI sArI nIrasatAeM miTa jAtI haiN| eka aisA dIyA jala cukA hai, jisakI rozanI se sArA aMdhakAra tirohita ho jAtA hai| eka aisI zAMti sAkAra ho AI hai ki jaise havA ke thamane se dUra-dUra phailA jala thama-sA jAtA * hai, nistaraMga ho jAtA hai srovr| janaka bhI kucha sUtra dete haiM aura aSTAvakra bhI kucha sUtra dete haiN| agara apane jIvana ko ina sUtroM ke sAtha jor3a lo, to ye hameM vaise hI tRpta kara deMge, jaisI tRpti janaka ko milI thI; jaise mIla kA patthara pAkara bhaTakA huA rAhagIra rAstA pA letA hai aura jaise paMkha pAkara paMchI AkAza meM ur3ane ko Atura ho jAtA hai. aise hI ye sUtra hamAre sahayogI hoNge| pahalA sUtra hai akiMcana bhavaM svAsthya, kaupInatve'pi durlabham / tyAgAdAne vihAyAsmAdahamAse yathAsukham // janaka kahate haiM- nahIM hai kucha bhI-aise bhAva se paidA huA jo svAsthya hai, citta kI sthiratA hai, vaha to kopIna ko dhAraNa karane para bhI durlabha hai, isIlie tyAga aura grahaNa ko chor3akara maiM sukhapUrvaka sthita huuN| 98 For Personal & Private Use Only

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jisane jAnA hai ki 'nahIM hai kucha bhI usa vyakti kA kyA apanA koI dRSTikoNa, apanA koI Agraha aura durAgraha rahatA hai ? kyA usakI koI Asakti aura mUrcchA banI huI rahatI hai? kyA vaha AdamI kucha 'prApta' karane ke lie tRSNAtura rahatA hai ? janaka kahate haiM ki yahAM saba kucha kSaNabhaMgura aura anitya hai / saba kucha badala rahA hai| lagatA hai ki hara cIja yahAM para maujUda hai, hara cIja yahAM para sthira hai, lekina yaha dRSTi kA bhrama hai ki AdamI ko hara cIja sthira dikhAI detI hai, para vAstavikatA yaha hai ki duniyA meM, brahmAMDa meM koI bhI vastu, koI bhI vyakti, koI bhI paryAya apane Apa meM sthira nahIM hai / badala rahA hai saba kuch| vyakti hai, to vyakti badala rahA hai; mahala khaMDahara bana jAte haiM aura khaMDahara mahala bana jAte haiM; zmazAna zahara bana jAte haiM aura zahara zmazAna bana jAte haiM / saba kucha anitya hai, parivartanazIla hai| duniyA ke daladala meM AdamI kIcar3a ke kIr3e kI taraha kho gayA hai / vaha kIr3A agara kabhI kIcar3a se bAhara khule AkAza kI ora jhAMka bhI le, to bhayabhIta ho jAtA hai| vaha phira kIcar3a meM calA jAtA hai| kIcar3a kA apanA rasa hai, apanA majA hai| kAma kIcar3a hI to hai / janaka to apanI khulI AMkhoM se dekha rahe haiM ki yahAM to kucha bhI nahIM hai| yahAM AdamI musAphira kI taraha AtA hai aura calA jAtA hai / I jisane jAna liyA hai ki saMsAra meM kucha nahIM hai, usa vyakti ke citta meM sthiratA A jAtI hai| aisI sthiratA, jisako janaka svAsthya kI saMjJA dete haiM / svAsthya kA artha hotA hai - svastha honA, svayaM meM sthita honA / jo svayaM meM sthita hai, usake AnaMda kA mukAbalA nhiiN| kopIna dhAraNa karane vAle ko bhI vaisI tRpti aura saMtuSTi nahIM milatI / kevala saMnyAsa kA veza aMgIkAra kara lene bhara se, janeU dhAraNa kara lene bhara se, maulavI yA pAdarI kA veza dhAraNa kara lene bhara se vaha zAMti, vaha tRpti nahIM A sktii| ve kahate rahate haiM ki 'duniyA meM kucha bhI nahIM hai', phira bhI apane lie iMtajAma karate rahate haiM; apane lie maTha banAte haiM, maMdira banAte haiM, dhAmoM kA nirmANa karate haiM / banAne ke phera meM svayaM AdamI 'banatA' calA jAtA hai, vaha svayaM ke sAtha hI pravacanA karatA hai, lekina smaraNa rahe, jo apane mana kA mAlika hai, vaha saMnyasta hai aura jisakA mana mAlika ho cukA hai, vaha vyakti gRhastha hai; jisakA mana sthira hai, vaha saMnyasta hai aura jo caMcala mana kA hai, vaha gRhastha hai| aSTAvakra cAhate haiM ki vyakti ghara meM rahe, sAmrAjya kA saMcAlana karatA rahe, magara phira bhI vaha prakRti se nirlipta ho jAe; mana ke hote hue bhI amana kI sthiti meM pahuMca jaae| isIlie ve kahate haiM ki maiM tyAga aura grahaNa - donoM se hI 99 For Personal & Private Use Only

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uparata ho cukA huuN| tyAga to AdamI taba karegA, jaba vaha samajhegA ki saMsAra burA hai aura grahaNa taba karegA, jaba use yaha ahasAsa hogA ki saMsAra acchA hai| aSTAvakra ke lie to acche aura bure kA vikalpa hI calA gayA, bhAva hI calA gyaa| __ ye parama vItarAgatA ke sUtra haiM, rAga aura vairAgya ke sUtra nahIM / rAga se bhI Upara, vairAgya se bhI pare / ye sUtra na kevala saMsAra se Upara uThane ke sUtra haiM, varan saMnyAsa se bhI Upara uTha jAne ke sUtra haiN| agalA sUtra hai kutrApi khedaH kAyasya, jihvA kutrApi khidyte| manaH kutrApi tattyaktvA, puruSArthe sthitaH sukham // janaka kahate haiM ki kahIM to zarIra kA dukha hai, kahIM jihA dukhI hai, kahIM mana dukhI hotA hai| maiM to tInoM ko tyAgakara puruSArtha meM, AtmAnaMda meM sukhapUrvaka sthita ___ janaka ne kahA ki kahIM to zarIra kA dukha hai, to kahIM vANI kA dukha hai aura kahIM mana kA dukha hai| zarIra meM dukha hI dukha haiN| aisA koI kSaNa nahIM AtA, jaba dharatI para rahane vAlA jIvana apane Apako dukha se mukta mahasUsa karatA ho| dukha ke rUpa badala jAte haiM-kabhI vANI kA dukha mana kA dukha bana jAtA hai; kabhI mana kA dukha zarIra kA dukha bana jAtA hai, lekina dukha jArI hai, prANi mAtra meM dukha kI dhArA pala-pratipala gatizIla hai| to kyA saMsAra meM dukha-hI-dukha haiN| sukha kA koI AdhAra nahIM hai? sukhI vaha hai, jo taTastha rahatA hai; Atmasthita rahatA hai; sthitaprajJa banA huA rahatA hai; anukUla aura pratikUla-donoM hI sthitiyoM meM jo sadA-sadA prasanna aura masta rahatA hai| ___ AtmajJAnI vyakti hara kadama soca-samajhakara rakhatA hai| vaha hara kSaNa isa bAta kA smaraNa rakhatA hai ki duniyA meM saba kucha kSaNabhaMgura hai| isake bAvajUda saMbhava hai ki kabhI-koI saMskAra kI taraMga uThe, karma kI pravRtti, citta kI vRtti aisI A jAe jo vyakti ke jalate hue dIye para havA kA eka jhoMkA de jaae| cUka inasAna se hI hotI hai| inasAna vahI kahalAtA hai, jo dUsare kI bhUla ko anadekhI kara de, use kSamA kara de| aisA vyakti sadA prasanna rahatA hai, sadA-sadA masta rahatA hai| subaha jaba uThe, to dasa saiMkaMDa jI-bhara kara muskarAeM, sArA dina muskarAhaTa meM biitegaa| rAta ko sone ke pahale bhI yahI krama doharAeM, rAteM mIThI nIMda se gujreNgii| bhagavAna kare ApakA dina bhI muskAna se bharA ho aura rAteM bhI muskAna se lbrej| kitanA sarala sUtra hai-muskAna hI mukti hai| Aja ke lie apanI ora se itanA hI nivedana hai| namaskAra ! 100 For Personal & Private Use Only

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samajha unnata dazA kI zaSTAvakra-gItA ke mAdhyama se hama sabhI aMtarjagata kI gaharAI meM utarate jA jarahe haiN| isa saMpUrNa Atma-saMvAda kI pRSThabhUmi mAtra yahI hai ki manuSya ke lokacakra meM dharmacakra kA pravartana ho| isake lie aSTAvakra AtmajJAna ko jIvana aura adhyAtma-darzana kI dhurI banAnA cAhate haiN| manuSya ke pAsa jo kucha hai, manuSya ko usase paricita honA caahie| acchA hai, to acche se aura burA hai, to bure se| acche ko acchA jAne bagaira usake prati bar3ha calanA AdamI kI rUr3hatA hai aura bure ko jAne binA usase paraheja rakhane kI socanA AdamI ke aMdha-vizvAsa ko protsAhana hai| __ manuSya ko yaha pUrA-pUrA adhikAra hai ki vaha apanI hara acchI-burI saMbhAvanA se paricita ho aura donoM ko jAna lene ke bAda jo zreyaskara lage, use jIvana meM svIkAra kre| kisI bhI vyakti, vastu yA pahalU ke hama jitane karIba jAeMge, satya ko utanI hI bArIkI aura najadIkI se samajha paaeNge| agara rAta ke aMdhere meM rassI ko sAMpa samajhakara daur3ate rahoge, to aisI bhrAMtiyAM hotI raheMgI ki vyakti yA to saMsAra se bhAganA cAhegA yA saMsAra kA damana karanA caahegaa| jIvana ke lokacakra meM dharmacakra ke pravartana kA artha yaha hotA hai ki vyakti na to palAyana kara rahA hai aura na hI apanI lokabhAvanA ko dabAne kI koziza meM hai| kisI bhI pahalU ko AdamI samajha le, to vaha satya ko pA letA hai, karIba se samajhanA hI satya ko samajhane kA sUtra hai| maharSi aSTAvakra aura rAjarSi janaka jIvana ke eka-eka pahalU se aMtara-sAdhaka ko paricita karavAnA cAhate haiM aura yaha batAnA cAhate haiM ki tumhAre jIvana meM kucha bhI anucita hai, to tuma anucita ko usI rUpa meM jAno, bhAgo mt| na tuma bhAgo, na bhogo, kevala jaago| bhAga jAnA kAyaratA hai aura bhoga lenA nAsamajhI hai| tuma jAgo, sAkSI bno| apanI Atmabodhi ke AdhAra para jIvana ke mArgoM ko pAra kro| manuSya ke pAsa jitanI acchAiyAM haiM, utanI hI burAiyAM bhI haiN| manuSya kI jisa aMtas-cetanA meM prema aura zAMti ke sarovara haiM; AnaMda aura muskAna ke nirjhara haiM; kSamA aura karuNA kA AkAza barasatA hai, vahIM para krodha aura Akroza ke kAMTe 101 For Personal & Private Use Only

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bhI haiM; vaira aura vaimanasya kI chichaledAriyAM bhI haiN| eka hI vyakti meM prema palatA hai aura usI meM Akroza chipA rahatA hai| acchAI aura burAI, phUla aura kAMTe-donoM kI jar3eM AdamI ke bhItara samAI huI haiM, isalie phUloM se pyAra kara lene bhara se kAma na calegA, tumheM kAMToM se bhI bacanA hogaa| hamAre bhItara rahane vAlA krodha, Akroza, vaira-ye sabhI hamAre apane haiN| hara manuSya ke bhItara kaI damana palate haiM; kaI ucchRkhalatAeM palatI haiM; kaI bImAriyAM palatI haiN| manuSya bAra-bAra ina bImAriyoM ko siMcita kara rahA hai| kisI AdamI ko joroM se bukhAra ho aura vaha ThaMDA peya pI le, to usake bukhAra meM bar3hotarI hI hotI hai| aise hI koI krodhI AdamI apane krodha ko bAra-bAra damana karake krodha ko aura puSTa aura majabUta karatA hai| mUrchA meM rahane vAlA AdamI mUrchita vAtAvaraNa meM rahakara apanI mUrchA ko aura bar3hAtA hai| ye burAiyAM tabhI chUTegI, jaba AdamI aMtas-cetanA kI gaharAI meM utaregA; cetana aura avacetana mana kI garta meM chipI dhUla ko haTA paaegaa| agara AdamI Atmabodhi ke sAtha, jAgarUkatA ke sAtha krodha kare, to usa vyakti ke dvArA krodha ho nahIM paaegaa| ajJAna aura behozI meM agara krodha bhI karoge, to bAra-bAra punarAvRtti hotI rhegii| behozI ke sAtha agara bhoga ke dvAra para pahuMcoge, to agale dina phira bhoga ke mArga se gujarane kI tamannA jagegI aura jAgarUkatA ke sAtha apanI AtmA ko apane hAtha meM rakhakara bhoga ke dvAroM se gujaroge, to bhI tuma yoga ke mArga kI ora pravRtta ho jaaoge| abhI-abhI jaba maiM yahAM pahuMcA, to kisI AtmIya vyakti ke ghara jAnA huaa| usa vyakti kA mAtra Der3ha-do varSa kA baccA garma pAnI se jala gayA thaa| usakA adhikAMza zarIra jala cukA thA, bAvajUda isake vaha apane bistara para AMkheM kholakara mauna pUrvaka leTA thaa| jaise hI maiM vahAM pahuMcA, usane apanA hAtha hilaayaa| itanI vedanA meM bhI usane merI muskAna kA javAba diyaa| vaha itanI pIr3A meM bhI prasanna hai, kyoMki usakA apanI deha ke prati moha nahIM jagA, koI mUrchA na jagI, koI tamas na jgaa| jisa vyakti kI aMtas-cetanA meM pUrI jAnakArI ke sAtha deha ke prati rahane vAlI mUrchA kA tAdAtmya TUTa jAtA hai, vaha deha meM rahatA hai, phira bhI usase nirlipta khar3A rahatA hai| tabhI to janaka kahate haiM prakRtyA zUnyacitto yaH pramodAd bhaavbhaavnH| nidrito bodhita iva, kSINa saMsaraNo hi saH // arthAta jo svabhAva se hI zUnya-citta hai, para pramoda se viSayoM kI bhAvanA karatA hai aura sote hue bhI jAgane ke samAna hai, vaha puruSa saMsAra se mukta hai| 102 For Personal & Private Use Only

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AtmajJAnI janaka ke muMha se uccArita huA yaha sUtra zAyada bhAratIya darzana meM milane vAle samasta Atma-anubhava mUlaka sUtroM aura siddhAMtoM meM anUThA aura nirAlA hai| 'vaha vyakti saMsAra se mukta hai, jIvana-mukti ko jI rahA hai, jisakA citta zUnya ho cukA hai| jo vyakti kevala pramodavaza hI viSayoM kI bhAvanA rakha letA hai, vaha sote hue bhI jAgane ke samAna hai|' vastutaH zUnya hI to adhyAtma kI AtmA hai, prANa hai, kuMjI hai, adhyAtma kI yAtrA kI zuruAta hI zUnya se hotI hai, usakA madhyama par3Ava bhI zUnya hai aura upasaMhAra bhI zUnya para hI hotA hai| zUnya yAnI tumhAre bhItara rahane vAlI anaMta UrjA, anaMta AkAza, prANa UrjA, caitanya uurjaa| zUnya yAnI badalI chaMTa gaI, kevala AkAza raha gayA; zUnya yAnI vaha suvAsa, jisakA koI AkAra nhiiN| jina kSaNoM meM vyakti apane bhItara AkAza kA anubhava kara letA hai, nirAkAra kA anubhava kara letA hai, tabhI AkAra kA tAdAtmya gira jAtA hai aura nirAkAra kA AnaMda nAca uThatA hai| sAkSitva hI vyakti ko parama zUnya kI ora le jAne kA mArga hai| sAkSitva kA sUraja uga Ae, to apane bhItara svataH hI zUnya prakaTa ho jAtA hai| ye veda, Agama, upaniSad-sabhI parama zUnya para hI to Tike haiM; yaha sakala brahmAMDa bhI parama zUnya para hI TikA hai / tuma bhI jisa para avalaMbita ho, jisase saMcAlita aura sakriya hote ho, vaha parama zUnya hI hai| tumhAre bhItara se zunya nikala jAe, to tuma bhI 'zUnya' ho jAoge, mRta ho jaaoge| jApAna meM dhyAna kI eka maulika paraMparA huI hai, jo ki 'jena' ke nAma se mazahUra huii| jena kA sArA zikSaNa aura adhyApana mAtra yahI hai ki vyakti parama zUnya ko upalabdha ho| eka z2ena saMta hue, jinakA nAma thaa-hotaaii| unake bAre meM kahA jAtA thA ki ve eka haMsate hue buddha the| AtmajJAna, parama zUnya ko upalabdha hotAI jaba phurasata ke kSaNa hote, to galiyoM, vAjAroM se gujarate / choTe-choTe bacce mila jAte, unameM TaoNphiyAM, biskuTa bAMTate clte| unakA jholA sadaiva inhIM cIjoM se bharA huA rhtaa| bacce unheM dekhate, pIche par3a jaate| unhoMne apane jIvana meM zAyada hI koI upadeza diyA ho, koI vaktavya diyA ho, saMkSipta pravacana bhI diyA ho| kevala mauna rahate, muskarA bhara dete, do-cAra zabda kaha lete| eka bAra saMta hotAI kisI rAste se gujara rahe the, to pIche se eka yuvaka ne hotAI ko AvAja lgaaii| saMta ruke| yuvaka ne kahA-saMtapravara, maiM kevala itanA hI jAnanA cAhatA hUM ki jisa paMtha ke Apa anuyAyI haiM, vaha jena Akhira hai kyA ? saMta ne Ava dekhA na tAva, apane kaMdhe para jo thailA laTaka rahA thA, usa thaile ko kaMdhe se nIce utArA aura ulaTA laTakA diyaa| thailA pUrA khAlI ho gyaa| yuvaka kucha samajha na paayaa| saMta hotAI baccoM ko TaoNphiyAM bAMTate-bAMTate Age bar3ha ge| 103 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kyA Apa samajha pAe ki jena kyA hai? saMta hotAI ne jena kI yaha samajha denI cAhI ki citta ko zUnya kara dene kA nAma hI jena hai; yahI sAdhanA hai, yahI dhyAna hai| apane ko rikta kara lene kA, maunapUrvaka sAkSitva ko upalabdha kara lene kA nAma hI z2ena hai| vahI z2ena hiMdustAna meM pahale 'jhANa' aura tadanaMtara dharmagraMthoM meM 'dhyAna' khlaayaa| z2ena aura jhena donoM eka hI haiN| ___jo vyakti svabhAva se hI zUnya ho gayA hai, vaha vyakti kevala pramodavaza hI viSaya kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai| yaha bar3A kImiyA sUtra hai| zAyada itanA cunautIpUrNa sUtra koI na kaha pAyA hogA ki agara viSayoM kI bhAvanA bhI rakhatA hai, to kevala pramodavaza, kevala khela samajhakara, rAsa-lIlA jAnakara / vaha to kevala eka 'svAMtaH sukhAya' kI bhAvanA rakhatA huA pratIta hotA hai| viSaya kauna se? zabda-viSaya, rUpa-viSaya, rasa-viSaya, gaMdha-viSaya aura sparza-viSaya / aSTAvakra to kahate haiM ki viSaya viSa ke samAna haiN| koI eka sAdhaka viSayoM kI bhAvanA kaise rakha legA? kahate haiM ki bhagavAna ne jaba sRSTi kI racanA kI, to ve akele the, to kyA ve akelepana se Uba gae the aura unhoMne saMsAra kA nirmANa kara diyA? unhoMne sRSTi kI racanA kevala pramodavaza kii| zrIkRSNa bhagavAna kahalAe, magara usakI lIlAeM to dekho| ve mAkhana-cora bane, logoM ke ghara coriyAM kIM, maTakiyAM phor3I, magara yaha saba kiyA mahaja prmodvsh| paramAtmA kA avatAra bhI kabhI-kabhI rAsa-lIlAeM racatA hai / ve mAkhana nahIM curAte, ve to janma-janma se tumhAre dvArA siMcita pApoM ko curA le jAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI lIlA racane ke lie miTTI uThA lete haiM aura khAne lagate haiN| jaba yazodA gAla para cAMTA mAra hI detI hai aura kahatI hai-mUrkha, tU yaha kyA kara rahA hai? vaha miTTI nikAlane ke lie kRSNa kA muMha khulavAtI hai| tabhI cauMka par3atI hai ki muMha meM sArA brahmAMDa cakkara lagA rahA hai| vaha samajha jAtI hai ki yaha mATI khAnA to eka lIlA bhara hai| AtmajJAnI vyakti bhojana karatA huA bhI bhojana nahIM karatA; calatA huA bhI nahIM calatA; khAtA huA bhI nahIM khaataa| anAsakta kA kisameM rasa, alipta AdamI kI kisameM spRhA ! jo svayaM AkAza ho gayA, use na to badalI se sarokAra hai, na bijalI kI camaka se| vaha vyakti jIvana-mukta hai, jisakA svabhAva se hI citta zUnya hai| agara vaha vyakti soyA huA dikhAI bhI de, to vaha soyA huA nahIM hai, sokara bhI jAgA huA hai| gItA kahatI hai ki saMyamI puruSa soyA huA bhI jAgrata hai aura asaMyamI puruSa jAgA huA bhI soe hue ke samAna hai| saMyamI puruSa leTI huI deha ke bhItara bhI nitya-niraMtara sAkSI aura jAgrata hai| purAnI dhArmika kitAboM meM bhAraMDa pakSI kA ullekha hai, jisake do muMha hote haiM, lekina zarIra eka hI hotA hai| jaba eka sira nIMda letA hai, to dUsarA sira paharA detA hai| isI taraha vaha vyakti jAgrata hai, jo soe hue logoM ke bIca bhI jAgrata rahatA hai| 104 For Personal & Private Use Only

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jIvana-mukti ke lie pahalA sUtra hI citta kI zUnyatA hai| janaka gunagunAte hue nivedana karate haiM kva dhanAni kva mitrANi, kva meM viSayadasyavaH / kva zAstra kva ca vijJAnaM, yadA me galitA spRhA // arthAta jaba merI spRhA naSTa ho gaI, to kahAM dhana, kahAM mitra, kahAM viSayarUpI cora haiM! kahAM zAstra aura kahAM jJAna hai! __ janaka kahate haiM- jisakA citta zunya ho cukA hai aura jisakI icchA naSTa ho cukI hai, usake lie dhana, mitra aura viSayoM kI kyA ahamiyata; usake lie kona-sA zAstra hai, kauna-sA jJAna haiN| vaha to sadA-sadA apane Apa meM tRpta hai| jisakI icchA naSTa ho cukI hai, vaha jagata se svataH hI mukta ho jAtA hai| jaba AdamI jagata meM icchAoM se ghiratA hai, to eka junUna, eka pAgalapana savAra hotA hai| spardhA kA, pratispardhA kaa| jahAM para icchA hai, vahIM para daur3a hai, vahIM para galAghoMTa saMgharSa hai, dUsare ko dabAne kI pravRtti hai| dhana kI daur3a hI icchA se jur3I huI hai| tuma isIlie dhana ke pIche daur3ate ho ki tumhAre mana meM dhana kI icchA hai| jisakI spRhA gira gaI, usakI spardhA gira gaI; vaha vyakti sadA-sadA tRpta rhegaa| vaha jAna jAegA ki dhana kahIM bAhara nahIM, mere bhItara hI hai, jise upalabdha kie binA maiM sadA-sadA nirdhana hI rhuuNgaa| usa vyakti kA kAI mitra bhI nahIM hotA, jisakI icchA naSTa ho gii| vyakti mitra tabhI banAtA hai, jaba vaha auroM meM sukha aura AnaMda talAza karatA hai| jisane apanA AnaMda apane meM talAzA hai, vaha kisI aura ko apanA mitra nahIM banAtA, vaha apanA mitra svayaM hotA hai| jisakI icchA gira gaI, usake lie viSaya rUpI cora bacate hI kahAM haiM! viSaya jaDe hae hI manuSya ke mana kI icchAoM se haiN| jisakA mana miTa cukA hai, kyA usakI viSayoM ke prati Asakti bhalA zeSa rahatI hai ? viSayoM ke prati hone vAlI Asakti hI vyakti kA saMsAra hai aura viSayoM ke prati hone vAlI anAsakti hI vyakti kA nirvANa hai| viSayoM ke girane kA artha viSayoM se bhAganA nahIM hai| mahAvIra ne bhI vivAha kiyA, unake bhI saMtAna huI; buddha ne bhI vivAha kiyA, unake bhI saMtAna huI; rAma ne bhI vivAha kiyA, unake bhI saMtAneM huiiN| na to unake lie dhana bAdhaka banA, na unake lie mitra bAdhaka bane aura na viSaya hI bAdhaka bne| manuSya ke lie bAdhA paidA hI taba hotI hai, jaba mana meM Asakti aura spRhA kA janma hotA hai, varanA alobha se jisane lobha ko jIta liyA hai, vaha vyakti saba kucha pAkara bhI unase nispRha aura nirlipta banA rahatA hai| 105 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kahate haiM- kapila brAhmaNa patnI kI icchApUrti ke lie do tolA sonA mAMgane ghara se niklaa| devavazAta sipAhiyoM ne use pakar3a kara rAjA ke sAmane peza kara diyaa| rAjA ne brAhmaNa kI vivazatA samajhI aura dayA karake use icchAnusAra sonA mAMga lene ko khaa| kapila kI spRhA itanI bar3hI ki vaha do tole se sau tole, phira eka hajAra tole, phira eka karor3a tole kI icchA karatA huA aMtataH sArA sAmrAjya mAMgane kA vicAra kara baitthaa| rAjA ne use vicAra magna dekha punaH icchita vastu mAMgane ko khaa| mana ke lobha se kapila ko itanI glAni huI ki usane kucha bhI mAMgane se manA kara diyA aura rAjasabhA se yaha socate hue lauTa AyA ki jo mana karor3oM tole sone se zAMta nahIM huA, vaha sAmrAjya pAkara kyA zAMta ho jaaegaa| kabhI nhiiN| icchAoM kA koI aMta hI nahIM hai| saMta vaha hai, jisakI spRhA, icchA zAMta hai| icchA-mukta vyakti svataH hI saMsAra se mukta ho jAtA hai| vaha to prApti meM saMtuSTa rahatA hai| aprApti meM vaha baukhalAtA nhiiN| vaha ciMtita nahIM hotaa| bhoga-vilAsitA meM rasa nahIM hotaa| icchA-mukta puruSa iMdriyoM kI Asakti se UMcA uTha jAtA hai| vaha aMtara-mauna meM jItA hai| jo aMtara-lIna hai, sthitaprajJa hai, svAbhAvika hai ki vaha icchA-mukta hotA hai| usakI icchA aura spRhA svataH gira jAtI hai| janaka Age kahate haiM antarvikalpa zUnyasya, bahiH svcchndcaarinnH| bhrAntasyeva dazAstAstAH tAdRzA eva jAnate // arthAta jo bhItara vikalpa se zUnya hai aura bAhara se bhrAMta hue puruSa kI bhAMti svachaMdacArI hai, aise puruSa kI bhinna-bhinna dazAoM ko vaise hI dazA vAle puruSa jAnate haiN| janaka ne kahA ki AtmajJAnI AdamI ke bhItara aura bAhara ke vyavahAra kI bAta to ho gaI, lekina AtmajJAnI vyakti ko jAnegA kauna ki yaha AtmajJAnI hai? usake vyavahAra ko samajhegA kauna ki usakA vyavahAra pramodavaza hai? unnata dazA kA vyakti hI jAna sakatA hai ki amuka vyakti kI dazA unnata hai| jo vyakti kevala sAMsArika dRSTikoNa se jAnegA, vaha usako kevala sAMsArika hI smjhegaa| vaha nahIM samajha pAegA ki kRSNa ke dvArA kI gaI rAsa-lIlAeM mAtra rAsa-lIlAeM thIM yA kucha aura? AdamI to kRSNa meM hI saMdeha kara legaa| vahI vyakti jAna sakatA hai, jo usa sthiti ko upalabdha hai| vahI jAnegA ki isake vyavahAra ke bhItara rahane vAlA parama satya kyA hai| __ eka premI hI prema kA mAdhurya, prema kI miThAsa ko jAna sakatA hai; bhakta hI bhakta ko samajha skegaa| rANA kyA samajhegA mIrA ko! mIrA ko samajhane ke lie kisI kabIra ko janma lenA hogA, gorakhanAtha bananA hogaa| 106 For Personal & Private Use Only

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eka saMta hue- bhadramuni / sahajAnaMdaghana / bar3e pahuMce hue AtmajJAnI sAdhaka the / samAja ne unakI kadra na kI / jisa paraMparA meM ve pravrajita hue, usa paraMparA ne unheM niSkAsita bhI kara diyA thA, magara isase usa AtmajJAnI ko kyA pharka par3atA ! paMDita kahAM jAna pAte haiM AtmajJAna kI AtmA ko / bAlAsatI rUpakaMvara mAtAjI ke bhakta batA rahe the ki jaba yaha saMta unase milane ke lie AyA, to jhoMpar3I meM baiThI bAlAsatI jI ne apane sabhI AzramavAsiyoM ko saMketa bhijavAyA ki kucha hI dera meM yahAM eka AtmajJAnI saMta pahuMcane vAle haiN| unakI pUrI vaMdanA - agavAnI kI jaae| jJAnI hI jJAnI ko jAna sakatA hai| zeSa to vahI vyavahAra kareMge, jo aSTAvakra ke lie janaka kI sabhA meM huA thaa| jahAM camar3I kI pUjA hotI hai, damar3I kI dukAnadArI calatI hai, vahAM AtmajJAnI ko kauna jAna pAegA! kAlA cazmA pahanakara sapheda dIvAra ko 'sapheda' kaise dekhA jA sakegA ! unnata dazA ko prApta karake hI unnata dazA ko samajhA jA sakatA hai| bAhara ke vyavahAra, bAhara kI lIlA to lIlA-bhara hai, lekina jisakA citta zUnya ho cukA hai, jisakI spRhA naSTa ho gaI hai, jo saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI isase nirlipta aura alipta jItA hai, deha aura mana se bhinna hokara kevala svayaM kA sAkSI hokara jItA hai, vaha na bhAgatA hai aura na bhogatA hai / vaha kevala jAgatA hai aura jAnatA hai, 'aSTAvakra gItA' kA mahAmaMtra hai, sAra-saMdeza hai / Aja apanI ora se itanA hI nivedana hai / namaskAra ! 107 For Personal & Private Use Only

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viSaya-virasatA hI mokSa jha kI velA meM maiM apane aMtara-mauna meM AtmalIna AsIna thaa| tabhI / 'jagatanArAyaNa' upasthita hue aura unhoMne bAMsurI-vAdana prAraMbha kiyaa| 'jagatanArAyaNa' kI aMguliyAM bAMsa para bane chidroM para nRtya karane lagIM; kaMTha se niHsRta hotI prANavAyU bAMsurI para svara-lahariyAM cher3ane lgii| bar3A anUThA jAdU hai usa bAMsurI meN| bAMsurI ke sura suna rahA thA, to lagA ki aisA hI eka saMgIta, eka brahmanAda bhItara umar3a rahA hai| bAhara aura bhItara kA saMgIta ekarasa, ekalaya, ekatAna ho ge| aMguliyAM sadhanI caahie| bAMsa kI poMgarI saMgIta kA asIma sAmarthya apane meM sameTe hai| jIvana bhI eka bAMsurI hai| jisa zakhsa ko aMguliyAM sAdhanI na AIM, usake lie bAMsurI kI adhika arthavattA nahIM hai, lekina jise sAdhane kI kalA A gaI, usake lie bAMsa, bAMsa nahIM; jIvana, jIvana nhiiN| usake lie jIvana bhI baMzIvAle kA varadAna hai| jaise bAMsurI ke bhItara eka zUnya, eka riktatA samAI hai, vaisI hI zUnyatA hama sabake bhItara maujUda hai| jIvana apane Apa meM saMgIta se bharA huA hai| yaha to manuSya hI hai, jo badhira banA huA hai| manuSya ko apanA jIvana-saMgIta sunAI nahIM detaa| jIvana svayaM anupama sauMdarya se AcchAdita hai, para kyA kareM, svayaM AdamI meM hI aMdhApana hai| jIvana parama AnaMda aura parama prasAra se pUrita hai, para kyA kareM, svayaM AdamI hI saMvedanahIna banA huA hai| jisake pAsa saMvedanA hai, usake lie jIvana karuNA kI pyAlI hai; usake lie jIvana AMgana meM utarA AkAza hai| hama yA to jIvana kA zoSaNa kara lete haiM yA phira isako isa taraha tapAne meM laga jAte haiM, jaise jame hue ghI ko pighalAne ke lie tapAyA jAtA hai| magara dhyAna rahe tapAne kA artha zarIra ko tapAnA-sukhAnA nahIM hai, tapAne kA artha hai mana ko, citta ko isa prakAra tapAnA ki vAsanAoM kA sArA jAla rAkha ho jaae| citta zAMta, zUnya, rikta ho jaae| maharSi aSTAvakra to usa vyakti ko AtmajJAna, tattvabodha kA adhikArI samajhate haiM, jisa vyakti kI icchAeM bhItara se galita ho cukI haiM; jisakA citta zUnya ho cukA hai; jisakI buddhi pavitra aura saumya ho cukI hai| 108 For Personal & Private Use Only

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aSTAvakra kahate haiM yathAtathopadezena kRtArthaH satvabuddhimAn / AjIvamapi jijJAsuH parastatra vimuhyati // arthAta satva-buddhi vAlA puruSa thor3e se upadeza se hI kRtArtha ho jAtA hai; asat-buddhi vAlA puruSa AjIvana jijJAsA karake bhI usameM moha ko hI prApta hotA hai| ___ aSTAvakra jAnate haiM ki janaka ko AtmajJAna upalabdha ho gayA hai; usakA citta zAMta ho gayA hai; usakI icchA aura spRhA samApta ho cukI hai| ve isakA kAraNa jAna cuke haiM, isIlie kahA hai ki buddhi saMpanna puruSa thor3e-se upadeza se hI kRtArtha ho jAtA hai| agara tumhArI buddhi satva, saumya aura pavitra hai, to tumhAre lie thor3A-sA upadeza bhI tumheM kRta-puNya kara jAegA; thor3I-sI dezanA bhI tumheM dhanya-dhanya kara jaaegii| laMbe-caur3e upadeza to unheM cAhie, jo bhItara se mUrchita haiN| jinakI aMtara-AtmA meM aSTAvakra ke ye sUtra, ye saMvAda utarane the, pahale dina hI utara gae, aba to kevala DUbanA bhara hai| amRta thor3A ho, to bhI paryApta hotA hai| jyoti kama ho, to bhI bahuta hotI hai| kahate haiM ki eka bAra kabIra aura pharIda Apasa meM mile| bheMTa se pahale kabIra apane ziSyoM ke Age pharIda kI bahuta tArIpha kiyA krte| hara prasaMga meM ve pharIda kA jikra krte| pharIda bhI jaba kabhI apane ziSyoM aura bhaktajanoM ke bIca hote, to kabIra kI yazogAthA gA liyA krte| apane milane ke dina ve zAma taka eka-dUsare ke pAsa baiThe rhe| donoM jaba-taba Apasa meM jhAMka liyA krte| ziSya to baiThe-baiThe ukatA gae, kyoMki donoM Apasa meM koI bAtacIta hI nahIM kara rahe the| ve to basa kSaNa-bhara ke lie eka-dUsare ko dekhakara muskurA bhara dete| sAMjha ho aaii| pharIda ne jhukakara abhivAdana kiyA aura kahA-kabIra sAhaba, yahAM Akara maiM kRtArtha huaa| itanA kahakara pharIda cale ge| kabIra muskraae| kahA, sAdhuvAda ! sAdhuvAda !! pharIda ke jAne ke bAda ziSyoM ne acaMbhe se kabIra se pUchA, Apa donoM dina bhara kucha na bole, phira bhI eka ne kRtArthatA prakaTa kI aura eka ne sAdhuvAda / hama yaha pahelI bUjha na pAe, yaha milana aura mauna samajha na paae| kabIra ne kahA-itanI to bAta kI thI hmne| tuma kahate ho ki hama mUka baiThe rhe| jinheM saMvAda karanA hai, ve to mauna bhI saMvAda kara lete haiM, jinake lie upadeza kAma karanA hotA hai, unake lie thor3A-sA upadeza bhI kAma kara jAtA hai| 109 For Personal & Private Use Only

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vyakti kI buddhi do taraha kI hotI hai - Rju jar3a aura vakra jar3a / Rju jar3a buddhi vaha kahalAtI hai, jisameM saralatA to hai, magara jar3atA bhI hai| vakra jar3a buddhi vaha hai, jisameM na kevala jar3atA hI hai, balki vakratA bhI hai, tArkikatA bhI hai, Ter3hA-mer3hApana bhI hai| AdamI na to Rju jar3a bane aura na vakra jdd'| Rju prAjJa bane / yahI merI saMdezoM kA sAra bhI hai| Rju yAnI hRdaya kI saralatA aura prAjJa yAnI mastiSka se buddhi aura jJAna- saMpanna / kevala jJAna - saMpanna honA vyakti ke ahaMkAra ko bar3hAvA degA aura kevala RjutA bhI AdamI ko aMdhavizvAsoM kI ora agrasara kara sakatI hai, isIlie maiMne kahA ki hara vyakti RjuprAjJa bane, eka aisA samanvaya, eka aisA saMgama ho ki mastiSka donoM ke bIca kA setu bana jAe, RjutA aura prajJA kA / vyakti kI buddhi sadaiva sAtvika rahanI cAhie / asAtvika aura vakra jar3a vyakti sadA hI tarka aura vitarka meM hI ulajhA rahatA hai / jisa guru se yudhiSThira ne zikSA pAI, usI se duryodhana ne bhI jJAnArjana kiyA, lekina donoM meM rAta aura dina kA pharka thaa| grAhyatA kI vajaha se eka yudhiSThira bana gayA aura dUsarA duryodhana / vikRta mastiSka se svIkAra kiyA gayA jJAna vyakti kI moha - mUr3hatA ko bar3hAtA hai aura sadbuddhi se grahaNa kiyA jJAna aMtaHkaraNa ke baMda daravAjoM ko khola detA hai; use aMtardRSTi kA svAmI banA detA hai / buddhi kI sAtvikatA aparihArya hai / hRdaya kI saralatA kI vedI para hI buddhi kI sAtvikatA saMbhAvita hai / hama sarala hRdaya ke svAmI baneM, sAtvika buddhi ke svAmI svataH ho jAeMge / aSTAvakra kA tattvopadeza phira svataH AtmasAta hogA / Apa buddhi kI sAtvikatA ko prApta hoM / isI AkAMkSA ke sAtha namaskAra / 110 For Personal & Private Use Only

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satya svayaM meM samAhita Aja ke sUtra bar3e anUThe aura krAMtikArI haiN| ye sUtra aise haiM ki jaise koI bar3I AtmIyatA se TheTha bhItara kI gaharAiyoM ko chU lenA cAhatA hai / Aja ke ye sUtra, sUtra kama haiM, hidAyateM jyAdA haiN| jaise koI AdamI sAgara ke kinAre khar3A ho aura laMgara kholakara naukA para savAra hone vAlA ho ki tabhI koI vRddha anubhavI mAMjha A jAe aura sAgara meM baratI jAne vAlI sAvadhAniyoM se sAvadhAna kara de; jaise koI AdamI kisI hAthI para savAra hone vAlA ho aura anubhavI mahAvata A jAe aura hAthI para savAra hone vAle ko saceta kara de / aisI hI kucha sAvadhAniyoM ko bar3I sAvadhAnI se sunanA hogA, kyoMki ye sAvadhAniyAM, ye hidAyateM bhAvI jIvana kI, sAdhanAtmaka jIvana kI khataroM kI sAMketika ghaMTiyAM haiN| sUtra hai AcakSva zrRNu vA tAta, nAnAzAstrANyanekazaH / tathApi na tava svAsthyaM, sarva vismaraNAdRte // aSTAvakra kahate haiM- aneka zAstroM ko anake prakAra se tU kaha yA suna, lekina sabake vismaraNa ke binA tujhe svAsthya aura zAMti nahIM milegii| cAhe aneka prakAra ke zAstroM ko sunA jAe yA par3hA jAe, lekina sAdhaka kI AtmA ko taba taka svAsthya aura zAMti nahIM mila sakatI, jaba taka ki vaha sabako vismarita nahIM kara detaa| jJAna kA vismaraNa hI sAdhaka kI mukti hai aura jJAna kA saMgraha hI sAdhaka ke mana meM calane vAlI UhApoha aura uThApaTaka hai / zAstra aura kitAbeM to satya ke lie kevala mArgadarzaka banate haiM / aSTAvakra gItA kA mahattva eka nakze jitanA hI hai| nakze kA kArya amuka sImA - rekhA aura mArga kA jJAna karAnA hai, mArgoM ko jAnanA eka aura bAta hai aura una para calanA judA pahalU hai / yaha manuSya kI bahuta bar3I viDaMbanA hai ki vaha zAstroM ko sunatA hai, unakI pUjA karatA hai, unako apane zIza para rakhatA hai, lekina unake marma se achUtA rahatA hai / zAstroM ke zabda tabhI sArthaka ho pAte haiM, jaba unakA artha hamAre jIvana se paribhASita 111 For Personal & Private Use Only

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hone lagatA hai| zAstra se tarka aura vitarka kA vikAsa hotA hai; bhrama aura saMzaya kI zuruAta hotI hai; pAMDitya kA prAdurbhAva hotA hai, jo AdamI ke ahaMkAra meM ijAphA karatA hai| nirvicAra kI sthiti ko upalabdha vyakti ke lie vicAra kA koI artha nahIM hai| isa sthiti meM praveza pAne ke lie AdamI ko vicAroM se, pAMDitya se aura hara taraha kI dalIloM se alaga ho jAnA par3atA hai, kyoMki jJAna ke vismaraNa meM hI mukti kI saMbhAvanA chipI huI hai| AdamI cAhe vicAroM kA saMgraha kare, cAhe dhana kA saMgraha kare yA jJAna kA saMgraha kare, saMgraha to Akhira saMgraha hI khlaaegaa| jaba dhana kA saMgraha tyAjya hai, mAnasammAna aura yaza kA saMgraha tyAjya hai, to phira vicAroM kA, jJAna kA saMgraha grAhya kaise ho sakatA hai? eka sAdhaka ke lie jarUrI hai ki vaha jJAna se bhI mukta ho jAe; jisa pustaka, mata, siddhAMta athavA pakSa kA Agraha hai, una sabase apane Apako alaga kara le| maiM jaba saMnyasta jIvana meM AyA, to maiMne cAhA ki maiM duniyA bhara ke zAstroM kA adhyayana kruuN| maiMne ATha-nau varSa subaha cAra baje se rAtri gyAraha baje taka kevala zAstroM ke paThana, manana aura svAdhyAya meM lgaae| jaba nau varSa bIta gae, to duniyA kI bahuterI kitAbeM maiM par3ha cukA thaa| itanI-itanI kitAboM ko par3hane ke bAvajUda merI aMtarAtmA ne mujhe jhakajhorA ki yaha jJAna to udhAra kA jJAna hai, kitAbI jJAna hai| tumhArA apanA jJAna kauna-sA hai? jitanA tumane par3hA hai, kyA usakA aMza-do aMza bhI tumhArA apanA anubhava banA hai? tuma duniyA ko kahate phirate ho ki AtmA kA kalyANa karo, para kyA tumane apane Apa se AtmA ko jAnA hai? agara tuma svayaM hI usa AtmA kA anubhava nahIM kara pAe ho, to tumheM kisI ko bhI yaha kahane kA adhikAra nahIM hai ki tuma eka AtmavAna ho, apanI AtmA kA kalyANa kro| taba aMtardhArA mur3I, cetanA kI dizA evaM dazA badalI aura pahalA kAma yaha kiyA ki dimAga ke kacare ko sApha kiyaa| nizcita taura para zAstra upayogI haiM, hara zAstra lakSyaparaka hai| zAstra mArga dikhAte haiN| tuma mArga ko jAna lo aura usake bAda use aise hI kinAre rakha do, taba apane dimAga ko zUnya, nitAMta rikta karane kA prayAsa prAraMbha kiyA jaae| kevala eka hI prayAsa ki jo-jo bhItara bharA hai, use kinAre kiyA jAe; vyAmoha-Asakti se apane Apako alaga kiyA jaae| jaise-jaise apane Apako bAhya anubhavoM se khAlI kiyA, zAstroM aura kitAboM se arjita jJAna se rikta kiyA ki Azcarya ghaTita huaa| jaise bAdaloM ke chaMTate hI sUraja prakaTa ho jAtA hai, vaise hI vyakti kA apanA jJAna vyakti ke bhItara mukhara ho jAtA hai| 112 For Personal & Private Use Only

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udhAra kA jJAna kAma nahIM AtA, maulika jJAna cAhie / bAhya prApta jJAna, vicAra, tarka-vitarka, bhrama-saMdeha kI caTTAneM jaba kinAre pheMka dI jAeM, to AtmajJAna kA sotA, svayaM kA nirjhara svataH phUTa par3atA hai / kitAbI jJAna goda liyA baccA hai aura AtmajJAna hamArI apanI prasUti hai / jJAna manuSya ke mastiSka ko bharane ke lie nahIM hotA, varan janma-janma se jisa ajJAna ko hama siMcita karate A rahe haiM, usa ajJAna kI pahacAna ke lie, usa ajJAna ke jJAna ke lie hI vyakti jJAna - mArga kI ora bar3hatA hai / vaha vyakti jJAnI nahIM hai, jisane sau-sau zAstra par3he haiN| jJAnI to vaha vyakti hai, jisane apane bhItara chipe ajJAna ko pahacAnA hai / kahate haiM-yUnAna kI eka devI Delphina kI ArAdhanA ke lie pUrA yUnAna umar3A karatA thA / sAlAnA melA lagatA, jisameM devI Delphina prakTa hotIM aura kucha camatkArika bhaviSyavANiyAM kiyA krtiiN| eka bAra jaba devI prakaTa huIM, to loga ekatra hue aura unhoMne pUchA-isa yuga meM sabase bar3A jJAnI vyakti kauna hai ? devI ne kahA- jisa nagara meM tuma isa mele kA Ayojana karate ho, usake bAhara eka jJAnI puruSa rahatA hai, jisakA nAma sukarAta hai / isa vakta vaha sarvopari jJAnI vyakti hai / sArI bhIr3a sukarAta ke pAsa phuNcii| sukarAta apanI mastI meM baiThA huA thA / sabane devI Delphina kI bAta kI jAnakArI dI / sukarAta ne kahA- lagatA hai devI ke kahane meM yA tumhAre sunane meM kucha cUka huI hai| hAM, eka vakta thA, jaba tuma cAhate to maiM apane ko jJAniyoM kA siramaura sAbita kara detA, para aba mere pAsa jJAna nahIM hai| saca to yaha hai ki mujha-sA ajJAnI aura koI na hogaa| loga phira devI Delphina ke pAsa pahuMce aura sukarAta kI kahI huI bAta sAmane rkhii| devI ne kahA- vahI vyakti to asalI jJAnI hai, jisane apane ajJAna ko pahacAna liyA hai| jaise hI vyakti apane ajJAna ko pahacAna letA hai, tatkSaNa usake jIvana meM jJAna kI kiraNa phUTa par3atI hai| jaba taka apane ajJAna kA bodha nahIM hogA, apane citta para jame hue ajJAna ko tuma nahIM pahacAna pAte, tumhAre jIvana meM jJAna ke nAma para ajJAna kA aMdhakAra hI hogA, jise tuma jJAna kI jyoti kahate ho, vaha to jJAna ke nAma para palane vAlA chalAvA hai, pravaMcanA hai / sAdhanA ke pathara para phira se kadama bar3hAie / apane ko pahale bilkula khAlI banAie / kUpa Upara kA pAnI, lenA na cAhatA / aMdara ke jharanoM se vaha khuda bhara jAtA / vyartha ke vikalpoM meM gote na khaaie| 113 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kitane bhare haiM aMdara, kucha na samAtA / adbhuta kucha ghaTane vAlA, ghaTane na pAtA / zUnya karane kA kucha-kucha zrama to uThAie / zakkara bharI ho cAhe, dhUla bharI ho / sone kI sAMkala ho yA lohA jar3I ho / zubhAzubha donoM tyAgo, zuddha bana jAie / sAdhanA-patha para eka bAra phira se kadama bar3hAe jAeM, eka bAra punaH abhiniSkramaNa ho / svayaM ko, citta ko rikta kareM / bhItara kA pAtra rItA hone deM, bAMsa ke bhItara kA zUnya sAkAra hone deM, tAki svara lahariyAM IjAda ho sakeM / kuAM bAhara ke pAnI ko svIkAra nahIM karatA / kuAM to svayaM jala srotoM se bharA huA hai / jo bAhara kA pAnI svIkAre, vaha kuAM nahIM, hauja hotA hai / hauja ko bAra-bAra bharanA par3atA hai| kuAM khuda letA hai, khuda ulIcatA hai, vaha to sadA labAlaba rahatA hai| hama hauja ko kinAre kareM aura kueM ke lie prayatna kreN| ThIka hai, jaba taka kuAM na mile, taba taka hauja hitakArI hai, para kuAM bane bagaira vistAra nahIM, tRpti nahIM, ApUrti nahIM / zAstra par3heM, manana kareM aura zAstra se mukta ho jaaeN| unake prati mohita aura Asakta na hoM / bhItara utareM aura bhItara kA jJAna ujAgara ho jAne deM / bhItara kI jyoti ko mukharita ho lene deN| agalA sUtra hai AyAsAt sakalo duHkhI, nainaM jAnAti kazcana / anenaivopadezena, dhanyaH prApnoti nirvRttima // aSTAvakra kahate haiM- prayAsa se saba loga dukhI haiM, isa tathya ko koI nahIM jAnatA isI upadeza ko jAnakara bhAgyavAna loga nirvANa ko prApta hote haiN| 'prayAsa se saba loga dukhI haiM, ise koI nahIM jAnatA / ' dekho, tuma kitane dukhI ho / jyoM-jyoM prayAsa karate ho, tyoM-tyoM Akhira dukhI hI hote ho / prayAsa karate ho svarga kA, magara hAtha lagatA hai naraka / cAhate to ho phUla, magara hAtha baMdha jAta hai kAMToM se| prayAsa Akhira dukha meM pariNita ho jAte haiM / prayAsa Akhira kaba taka karate rahoge ! subaha se zAma taka, rAta taka eka ha udher3a-buna jArI hai / garIba bhI aura amIra bhI, donoM hI daur3a rahe haiN| donoM hI bhAgama-bhAga meM lage haiN| donoM eka hI prayAsa meM haiM ki aura pAUM, kucha aura pAlUM, kucha aura ho jAUM, kahIM aura ho jaauuN| hara koI tRSNA ke pIche bahA calA jA rahA hai / kyaM kiyA jA rahA hai, kisalie kiyA jA rahA hai, yaha socane kI phurasata nhiiN| subaha 114 For Personal & Private Use Only

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uThe, nahAe-dhoe aura cala par3e dhaMdhA karane, rAta ko 11 baje Ae, khAe-pIe so ge| na dina ke khAne-pIne kA patA, na ghara vAloM kI khoja-khabara kA ThikAnA, aba bhalA yaha bhI koI jiMdagI hai ? kevala paisA-dhaMdhA, yahI hamArA lakSya aura puruSArtha ho gyaa| natIjA! natIjA yaha nikalA ki aSTAvakra ko kahanA par3A ki yaha koI nahIM jAnatA ki prayAsa svayaM dukha kA AdhAra hai| aSTAvakra ne dukha kA eka kAraNa yaha DhUMr3hA hai ki AdamI niraMtara prayAsa meM juTA huA hai| AdamI ne paramAtmA taka ko bAhara pAne kA prayAsa zurU kara diyA hai| prayAsoM se na to AtmA milatI hai aura na hI paramAtmA milatA hai| paramAtmA ko jahAM pAnA cAhie, vahAM nahIM khojaa| jaba bhI khojA, bAhara khojA, kahIM aura khojaa| yAnI hamArA pahalA kadama hI galata par3a gyaa| paramAtmA ko pAne ke lie prayAsa nahIM karanA pdd'taa| paramAtmA ko pAne ke lie to ve AMkheM cAhie, jinase hama paramAtmA ko pahacAna skeN| paramAtmA koI khoyA thor3e hI hai| vaha to hamArI cetanA kI parama zuddha, parama caitanya, parama sAkSI, sajaga dazA kA nAma hai| hamAre apane bhItara hamArA paramAtmA vAsa karatA hai| sUraja kI eka kiraNa duniyA bhara meM ghUma-ghUmakara sUraja ko khojane kA prayAsa karatI hai| vaha sUraja kA patA lagAnA cAhatI hai| vaha hara kiraNa se pUchatI hai ki tumane sUraja ko kahIM dekhA hai? kiraNa kA pahalA kadama hI galata uTha gyaa| apane bhItara kI AMkha khola letI, to vaha jAna letI ki sUraja kahIM aura nahIM, varan jahAM se tumhArI utpatti huI hai, vahI tumhArA sUraja hai, vahI mUla utsa hai| bagaira sUraja ke tumhArA astitva hI nahIM hai| 'moko kahAM DhUMr3he re baMde, maiM to tere pAsa meN'| sUphI saMta-paraMparA meM eka prasiddha mahilA huI hai raabiyaa| eka bAra rAbiyA apanI jhoMpar3I ke bAhara kucha khojane lgii| vaha kAphI dera DhUMDhatI rahI, magara abhISTa khoI vastu nahIM milii| yaha dekhakara usake sAthI saMtoM ne madada karanI caahii| unhoMne rAbiyA se pUchA ki kyA kho gayA hai, jo itanI dera se khoja rahI hai| rAbiyA ne kahA-maiM eka suI DhUMr3ha rahI huuN| sAthI saMtoM ne bhI DhUMDhA, magara suI na milii| unhoMne pUchA-rAbiyA, suI kisa sthAna para khoI thI? rAbiyA ne kahA-suI to jhopaDI meM khoI thii| yaha sunakara ve apanI haMsI roka na paae| unhoMne kahA-rAbiyA, tuma bhI kitanI mUrkha ho! jo vastu bhItara hai, use tuma bAhara DhUMDha rahI ho| rAbiyA ne kahA-tuma itanA kucha jAnate ho ki jo bhItara hai, use bAhara khojanA vyartha hai, to tuma usa satya ko khojane, bAhara kyoM bhaTaka rahe ho? satya kahIM bAhara nahIM, vaha to bhItara ke maMdira meM hI virAjamAna hai| prayAsa nahIM, pahacAna caahie| AtmadRSTi cAhie, vaha AMkha jo pahacAna sake svayaM ko, svayaM ke satya ko, zepa sava zAMta ho jaae| AtmalInatA aura Atmasthiti 115 For Personal & Private Use Only

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hI mukti kA prathama aura aMtima dvAra hai| aSTAvakra punaH saceta karate haiM haro yadyapadeSTA te, hariH kamalajo'pi vaa| tathApi na tava svAsthyaM, sarva vismaraNAdRte // aSTAvakra kahate haiM-yadi terA upadezaka ziva, viSNu athavA brahmA bhI hai, to bhI sabake vismaraNa ke binA tujhe svAsthya, zAMti aura mukti nahIM milegii| atyaMta gahana-gaMbhIra sUtra hai yh| pahale sUtra kA hI agalA caraNa samajheM ise| bar3A sAhasI sUtra hai| jitanA sAhasI hai, utanA hI ythaarthprk| aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki yadi terA iSTa brahmA, viSNu yA maheza bhI ho, to bhI unako bhulAe bagaira terI mukti saMbhava nahIM hai| jaba Apake kadama AtmajJAna kI ora uTha rahe hoM, bodhi-saMbodhi kI ora bar3ha rahe hoM, svayaM ke prakAza se pUrita ho rahe hoM, usa daurAna duniyA kA koI deva bhI A jAe, taba bhI use inakAra kara denaa| jaba tuma se mulAkAta ho tumhArI, to tumhIM baco tumhAre pAsa, zeSa saba darakinAra ho jaaeN| para Akhira 'para' hai, phira cAhe vaha koI bhI kyoM na ho| para kI Asakti bhI Akhira Asakti hI hai| Asakti to Asakti hai, mUrchA to mUrchA hai| cAhe vaha Asakti patnI kI ho, pati yA paramAtmA kI ho| eka rAga saMsAra kA rAga hogA aura dUsarA rAga mukti kA rAga hogaa| jisase tumane AtmajJAna pA liyA, apane sAre mArga prazasta kara lie, AkhirI paloM meM to unako bhI kinAre rakha denA; unako praNAma karanA aura Age bar3ha jaanaa| aSTAvakra ne pahale kahA thA-apane Apako deha se bhinna samajha, deha kA vismaraNa kara; phira apane mana kA vismaraNa kara, phira apane ahaMkAra kA vismaraNa kara; phira tU apane jJAna kA vismaraNa kara aura aMtima caraNa meM tU apane guru kA bhI vismaraNa kr| hiMdU dharma meM jaba koI vyakti saMnyAsa letA hai, to kahate haiM ki tU bola ki tU apane parivAra ko, saMsAra ko gaMgA meM visarjita karatA hai| jaba taka vyakti apane saMsAra ko gaMgA meM visarjita na kara pAe, to usakA saMnyAsa ghaTita hI nahIM huaa| aSTAvakra usase bhI do kadama Age bar3hakara guru taka ke tyAga aura vismaraNa kI bAta kahate haiN| ___ kahate haiM-mahAvIra ke pAsa eka parama vidvAna pahuMcA thA, jisakA nAma thA-iMdrabhUmi gautama / mahAvIra se eka-do saMvAda hone para hI use AtmajJAna ghaTita ho gyaa| usane apane guru ko nahIM chor3A, yaha merA guru, jisane mujhe AtmajJAna kA bodha karAyA, isase maiM kaise virakta ho jAUM? vaha gautama tIsa varSoM taka mahAvIra ke sAtha rahA, rAgAsakta rhaa| duniyA bhara ke rAga chor3a AyA, to kyA huA, paramAtmA ke, tIrthaMkara ke rAga meM ulajha gyaa| 116 For Personal & Private Use Only

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mahAvIra ke nirvANa kI velA AI / mahAvIra ne gautama ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura kahA-yahAM se solaha mIla dUra eka brAhmaNa rahatA hai / tU use jJAna kA upadeza A / bhagavAna kI AjJA thI, so calA gayA / vaha lauTa rahA thA, to bIca rAste sunA ki bhagavAna kA to nirvANa ho gayA, bhagavAna ne deha kA visarjana kara diyA / gautama ne yaha socA bhI nahIM thA ki bhagavAna mRtyu ke kSaNoM meM mujhako alaga kreNge| duniyA kA prakAMDa paMDita AdamI, mImAMsA darzana kA mUrdhanya vidvAna rone lagA / usane logoM se pUchA ki kyA bhagavAna ne jAne se pahale mujhe yAda kiyA thA? logoM ne javAba diyA-ve tumheM kaise bhUla sakate the / unhoMne jAne se pahale do paMktiyoM kA eka saMdeza likha chor3A hai tiNo hu si aNNavaM mahaM kiM puNa ciTThasi tIramAgao / abhitara pAraM gamittae, samayaM goyama mA pamAya // mahAvIra ne gautama se kahA- pyAre gautama, tU saMpUrNa mahAsAgara ko to lAMgha gayA, aba kinAre Akara kyoM baiThA hai? jaldI kara aura pAra laga, eka kSaNa kA bhI isameM pramAda mata kara / taba eka vItarAga cetanA jAga par3I / aSTAvakra ne socA, yaha janaka bhI aisA hI moha kara sakatA hai, isalie ye vacana khe| jaba taka na mile, taba taka guru kA artha, zAstra kA artha, lekina jaba jAna liyA mArga ko to tuma apane dIpaka khuda ho jaanaa| kisI aura se parAzrita hokara apanI jyoti ko usake adhIna ma krnaa| jyoti tumhArA svabhAva hai, tuma svayaM jyotirmaya bano / auroM kI kRpA-dRSTi se, auroM kI jyoti ke dAna se kaba taka apane jIvana ko calAte rahoge? Age bar3heM, pAra lageM / sAgara ko lAMgha gae haiM, to aba kinAre se bhI pAra laga jaaeN| kevala nadiyA se hI nahIM, kinAroM se bhI pAra laga jaaeN| janma se bhI, jIvana se bhI, mRtyu se bhI, sabase pAra / basa, hoM kevala sAkSI caitanya svarUpa, OM arham-svarUpa / namaskAra / 117 For Personal & Private Use Only

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mukta cetasa kI ahodazA jJA hI vaha dhurI hai, jisa para aSTAvakra gItA kA sArA vistAra TikA huA hai ! jIvana meM jJAna kA udaya, bodha kA udaya aMtaramana ke tamasa meM prakAza kI krAMti hai, kaivalya kA sUtrapAta hai, mokSa kI mumukSA kA jAgaraNa haiM / aSTAvakra eka ora jJAna ke udaya ko jIvana kA amRta varadAna mAnate haiM, vahIM dUsarI ora jJAna ke vismaraNa ko mukti kA rAjadvAra / jJAna ke vismaraNa se hI AtmajJAna kA udaya hotA hai / kitAbI jJAna kA vismaraNa ho, mata-matAntaroM kA vismaraNa ho, bhrama-saMzayoM kA vismaraNa ho, naya aura AgrahoM kA vismaraNa ho / bAhara ke jJAna se hamArI cetanA dabI jA rahI hai| kitAboM ko par3ha par3ha kara hamane apane Apako bhulA diyA hai| jJAna vahI hai, jo hameM apanI pahacAna krvaae| jisase hama apane Apako jAna sakeM, vaha jJAna hai| jisake kAraNa hama apane Apako bhUla baiThe haiM, use tuma jJAna kI saMjJA kaise de sakate ho ! vaha to eka prakAra se ajJAna hI hai / svayaM ke svabhAva-mUlaka jJAna ko jo DhAMka de, aMtataH vaha bhAra hI hai / jo patthara nirjhara ko phUTane se roka de, jo mATI kueM ko prakaTa hone se roke rakhe, vaha patthara, vaha mATI aMtataH hameM haTAnI hogI, usase mukta honA hogA / vyakti ne jAnA hai, pahacAnA hai, kitAboM ko, siddhAMtoM ko, kiMtu usase to hama aparicita hI rahe, jo hamArA apanA satva hai, astitva hai / kitAbI jJAna, zAstrIya jJAna hamAre lie mArgadarzaka avazya hai, magara hama mArga para calane kI bajAya mArga ke kevala nakzoM ko hI baTora kara rakha baiThe, kevala mIla ke pattharoM ko hI gina baiThe, to isase maMjila prApta nahIM ho sktii| kahIM aisA na ho ki jIvana kI sAMdhya - velA meM jaba mauta hamArI Dagara para Ae, to hama prAyazcita se bhare hoM ki maiM mUr3ha, jo anajAnA rahA apane Apa se / AiMsTIna jaba maraNAsanna thA, to usake hitaiSiyoM ne usase pUchA-mRtyu ke samaya tumhAre mana meM kyA ho rahA hai? AiMsTIna ne kahA, prAyazcita aura avasAda | mitroM ne pUchA- kyoM? AiMsTIna ne kahA- prakAza-varSa kI khoja kara lI, to kyA huA, svayaM 118 For Personal & Private Use Only

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kA prakAza to anacInhA hI raha gayA / saba jAnA, para vaha anajAnA raha gayA, , jisake alaga ho jAne para, jisake bichur3a jAne para AiMsTIna kabra kA rAhagIra ho jAegA, kabristAna meM daphanA diyA jaaegaa| usI AviSkAra aura satya-bodha ko tuma apanA kaho, jo Atma-niHsRta huA hai; jo jharanA tuma se hI phUTA hai I vyakti kA jJAna, AtmajJAna meM taba madadagAra ho jAtA hai, jaba vaha dhyAna kI dizA pakar3a le| tuma apane jJAna ko dhyAna ke dvAra se gujarane do| apane jJAna ko dhyAna kI aMgIThI meM pakane aura nikharane do| tumhArA jJAna dhyAna se gujara kara amRta ho sakatA hai| tumhAre lie jIvana kA varadAna sAbita ho sakatA hai| varanA jJAna tumheM kevala tarka-vitarka kI UhApoha se bharegA, bhrama - vibhrama se tumheM gheregA, pAMDitya ke ahaMkAra se tumhArI aMtarAtmA ke kada ko choTA karegA 1 tarka-kutarka, bhrama - vibhrama aura pAMDitya kA abhimAna - ye saba mana kI bImAriyAM haiM, vyAdhiyAM haiM / vyAdhi kA artha hI bImArI hai / aSTAvakra hara vyakti ko vyAdhi mukta aura svastha dekhanA cAhate haiM / mana kI vyAdhi se Upara uThAkara jIvana kI samAdhi kA sukha aura aizvarya denA cAhate haiM / Apa bhalI-bhAMti samajha cuke hoMge ki jIvana kI vyAdhiyAM kyA haiM / vyAdhiyoM kA rAga mata alApo / vyAdhiyoM kA Agraha mata pAlo / samAdhi kI ora apanI cetanA ko bar3hane do / jJAna aura yoga kA phala usI ko upalabdha hotA hai, jo tarka-kutarka se mukta ho cukA hai, Agraha - durAgraha se chUTa cukA hai / bhrAMtiyoM aura saMdehoM ko mAnasika asthiratA samajha kara unako dara- kinAra kara cukA hai| jJAna aura yoga kA phala use milatA hai - jo sadA zAMta hai, saMtuSTa hai, AnaMdita aura AtmalIna hai| tena jJAna phalaM prAptaM, yogAbhyAsaphalaM tathA / tRptaH svecchendriyo nityamekatve ramate tu yaH // arthAta jo puruSa tRpta hai, svaccha aura zuddha iMdriya vAlA hai, aura sadA ekatva meM ramaNa karatA hai, usI ko jJAna aura yogAbhyAsa kA phala prApta hotA hai| aSTAvakra kahate haiM ki 'jJAna aura yogAbhyAsa kA phala use prApta hotA hai jo... / ' jJAna kA phala kyA ? yogAbhyAsa kA phala kyA ? jJAna kA phala mokSa hai / yoga kA phala bhagavattA kI prApti hai / vahI jJAna to jJAna hai, jo hameM mukta kara de, hameM apane baMdhanoM kI pahacAna karavA de| 'sA vidyA yA vimuktayaM' / vahI vidyA, vidyA hai, jo mukta kara de / prazna hai, mukta kauna hogA, jJAna aura yoga kA phala kise milegA ? aSTAvakra isake lie tIna anivAryatAeM batA rahe haiN| tIna zartoM ko pUrA karane kI bAta kahate haiM / 119 For Personal & Private Use Only

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pahalA caraNa hai-jo tRpta hai| duniyA meM tRpti dikhAI hI kahAM detI hai| yahAM kevala bhikhArI hI atRpta nahIM hai, jo jholI lekara mAMgane ko nikala par3atA hai, varan sikaMdara bhI atRpta hai| jo eka deza ko jItane ke bAda, eka deza ko lUTane ke bAda kisI dUsare deza kI ora cala par3atA hai| jisake pAsa jitanA hai, vaha utanA hI atRpta hai| jisake pAsa jitanA kama hai, usakI atRpti utanI hI sImita hai| pAne se to atRpti ke dAyare aura bar3ha jAte haiN| maiM pUlUMgA, Akhira tuma kitanA pAoge! kitanA dhana baToroge! kitanA yaza arjita karoge! kitane padoM para apanI TAMga rakhanA cAhoge! yaha saba mana kI nAsamajhI hai| kyA tumane apane mana kI nAsamajhI ko samajhane kI kabhI koziza kI hai? jo hai, vaha tumhAre jIvana kI vyavasthA ke lie paryApta hai, usI meM tRpta raho n| kahate haiM ki sikaMdara kA kisI saMta se AmanA-sAmanA huaa| sikaMdara ThaharA vizva-vijetA, AkrAmaka tevara kA aadmii| sikaMdara ne saMta se kahA ki kyA tuma jAnate ho ki maiM kauna hUM? vizva-vijetA mahAn sikaMdara, sAre saMsAra kA sAmrAjya mere adhiin| saMta muskraayaa| usane kahA-jaise Aja tU chAtI Thoka kara bola rahA hai sikaMdara! maiM bhI aisA hI gumAna kiyA karatA thaa| maiM bhI tumhAre jaisA hI kabhI samrATa rahA thaa| kisI para AkramaNa karane jA rahA thA, lekina rAste meM senA pIche chUTa gaI aura maiM akelA hI bahuta Age bar3ha claa| maiM registAna meM bhaTaka gayA! garamI kI dhUpa meM pyAsa ke mAre tar3apa rahA thaa| mere prANa sUkhe cale jA rahe the| pyAsa ke mAre apane ghor3e ko apane hI sAmane maiMne marate hue dekhaa| merA hRdaya ro par3A ki itane bar3e sAmrAjya kA adhipati do bUMTa pAnI ke lie yoM lAlAyita! ____ maiMne khudA se minnata kI, bhagavAna se duA mAMgI aura apane lie eka loTA jala caahaa| tabhI na jAne kahAM se eka sajjana pahuMcA aura usane merI ora eka loTA pAnI bddh'aayaa| maiM apanA hAtha Age bar3hAUM ki tabhI usa sajjana ne mujhase pUchA-isa pAnI kI kImata kyA doge? maiMne garva se kahA-mere zarIra ke bhAra jitanA sonaa| usane kahA-yaha to bahuta kama hai| maiM cauNkaa| eka loTe pAnI ke badale itanA sonA, phira bhI vaha kahane lagA kama hai! maiMne kahA-AdhA sAmrAjya, magara usane kahA-itane meM bhI maiM tumheM yaha pAnI dene ko taiyAra nahIM hUM, isa pAnI ke Age AdhA sAmrAjya bhI AdhI kImata hI hai| maratA kyA na karatA! maiM bagaira pAnI ke tila-tila jala rahA thaa| maiMne kahA-pUrA sAmrAjya aura usane mujhe loTA thamA diyaa| mere prANa baca gae, magara merI cetanA kI dizA badala gii| sikaMdara, una tar3apate kSaNoM meM maiMne jAnA ki oha! sAmrAjya kI kImata kevala eka loTA pAnI! aura taba mere jIvana meM saMnyAsa kA sUraja ugA, tRpti kI bayAra bahI, atRpti aura prApti ke jaMjAla se mukta huaa| 120 For Personal & Private Use Only

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jIvana kI madirA ko pImadamasta huA yaha tana-mana merA, huA sveraa| sAMsoM kI saragama baja karake prANoM kA nivRtta huA aNdheraa| nahIM ciMtA bhUta-bhaviSyat kI vartamAna meM DAlA dderaa| jIvana kI madirA ko pI madamasta huA yaha tana-mana merA, huA sveraa| Atmazodha kI jvAlA ne gaharAI se mujhako gheraa| Atma-samarpaNa ghaTita huA naSTa ho gayA teraa-meraa| jIvana kI madirA ko pI madamasta huA tana-mana merA, huA sveraa| nahIM-nahIM, icchA kucha bhI dUra huA ajJAna ghneraa| pratipala jIvana jItA jAUM yaha jaga hai basa rain-bseraa| jIvana kI madirA ko pI madamasta huA yaha tana-mana merA; huA sveraa| tana-mana-jIvana tRpta ho uThA hai| jise bhUta-bhaviSya kI koI ciMtA nahIM, jisake mana meM koI icchA nahIM, svAbhAvika hai ki vaha tRpta hogA, AhlAdita hogA, madamasta hogaa| icchA aura ciMtA ke daladala se jo mukta hai, vahI mukta hai| vahI tRpta hai| aisA nahIM ki jJAna aura yoga kA phala use prApta hogA, varan prApta hI hai| jo sadA tRpta hai, vaha sadA mukta hai| jJAna aura yogAbhyAsa kA phala prApta karane ke lie aSTAvakra dUsarI jo anivAryatA batAte haiM, vaha hai svaccha aura zuddha iNdriy| svecchedriya! yaha sahaja anivArya hai ki vyakti apanI iMdriyoM se, apane mana se saumya ho, svaccha ho, nirmala ho| dekhanA 121 For Personal & Private Use Only

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AMkhoM kA dharma hai, kiMtu kyA dekhe aura kise dekhane se baceM, isa para bhI to dhyAna do| sunanA kAna kA dharma hai, kiMtu kyA sune aura kina bAtoM ko sunane se paraheja rakheM, isa para apanI buddhi kA istemAla karo / bolanA vANI kA karma hai, kiMtu mana meM AyA so bola diyA, mana meM AyA so khA liyaa| to isakA artha yaha huA ki hamArA apanI jabAna para koI lagAma nahIM hai| iMdriyoM kA svastha honA Avazyaka hai| jaba iMdriyoM kI svacchatA kI bAta kara rahe haiM, to mana kI svacchatA kI bAta apane Apa A gii| iMdriyAM to vaisA hI dekhatI-bolatI-sunatI-sUMghatI haiM, jaisA mana cAhatA hai| mana hI saba pApoM kA bApa hai| mana hI manuSya kA madirAlaya hai, aura mana hI manuSya kA mNdir| tumhArA mana maMdira hai, to tumhArI iMdriyAM usa maMdira kI ghaMTiyAM aura AratiyAM haiM / tumhArA mana agara madirAlaya hai, to tumhArI iMdriyAM vikRta, uttejita aura piyakkar3a haiN| mana meM vAsanA kA vAsa hai| AdamI bUr3hA ho jAtA hai, mana yA mana kI vAsanAeM thor3e hI bUr3hI hotI haiN| bur3hApe meM to ve aura javAna ho jAtI haiN| jaba tuma javAna the, to vAsanA itanI javAna na thii| jaba tuma bUr3he hue, to vAsanA kI aMgIThI aura sulaga utthii| javAna the, to mana kI pUrI bhI kara lete| bUr3he ho gae, to hAtha-paira javAba de baiThe, iMdriyAM lAcAra ho gaIM, mana akelA hI mAtor3e sAMDa kI taraha idharaudhara sIMga mAratA hai aura tuma asahAya par3e rahate ho| jo mana ke pAra laga gayA, usakA bur3hApA suMdaratara ho gyaa| mana to usake pAsa bhI hai, kiMtu nirvANa kI AbhA usameM phUTa par3I hai| o re mana! tU pAvana ho, saumya bn| kaba taka daladala kA kIr3A banA rahegA? iMdriyoM kI svacchatA ke lie cAra sUtra denA cAhatA huuN| tIna sUtra mahAtmA gAMdhI se letA hUM aura cauthA apanI ora se detA huuN| Apane gAMdhI ke tIna baMdaroM kA pratIka samajhA hai-burA mata dekho, burA mata suno, burA mata bolo| dekho, magara burA mata dekho; suno, magara burA mata suno; bolo, magara burA mata bolo|, dekho, magara darzanIya ko dekho; suno, magara grAhya ko suno, bolo, magara madhura aura saMtulita bolo| tIna baMdaroM se jur3A huA eka aura cauthA baMdara ina tInoM para baiThAnA cAhUMgA, jisakA hAtha apane mastaka kI ora hai, jo isa bAta kA pratIka hai ki burA mata soco| yaha cauthA, kiMtu sabase mahattvapUrNa preraNA hai| tuma agara burA nahIM socate ho, to nizcita mAna kara calo, tuma na burA dekhoge, na bolAge, na sunoge, iMdriyAM mana kI abhivyakti haiN| mana se burAI nikala gaI, to iMdriyAM svataH asat mArga kI ora jAne se baca giiN| mahAvIra ne kahA egappA ajie sattu kasAyA iMdiyANi y| te jiNittu jahA nAyaM, viharAmi ahaM muNI // 122 For Personal & Private Use Only

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arthAta maiM apanI eka avijita AtmA ko, avijita mana ko, avijita kaSAya aura iMdriyoM ko jIta kara yathA nyAyapUrvaka vicaraNa karatA hUM, jItA huuN| AtmajJAna aura yoga kA phala use milatA hai, jo yaha tIsarI anivAryatA aura pUrI karatA hai ki sadA ekatva meM ramaNa karatA hai| mukti ko vahI vyakti jI pAtA hai, jise apane ekatva kA bodha hai / ekatva-bodha kA artha hai ki yA to sArA saMsAra merA hai athavA kahIM kucha nahIM, koI merA nahIM; maiM kevala vizva kA sAkSI bhara huuN| ekatva-bodha kA artha guphAoM meM akele cale jAnA nahIM hai| aSTAvakra guphAvAsa ke preraka nahIM haiN| ve hameM aisA saMnyAsI banAnA cAhate haiM, jo sAmrAjya kA saMcAlana bhI kre| ve tumheM aisA gRhastha banAnA cAhate haiM, jisake kadama vItarAgatA kI ora hoM, anAsakti kI ora hoN| kevala akele ho jAne se ekatva bodha nahIM sdhtaa| guphA meM cale jAne se ekAkIpana AtmasAta nahIM hogaa| tuma guphA meM bhI cale gae, to mana meM tumhAre bhIr3a basI hai| koI patnI aura baccoM ko chor3a dene bhara se ekAkIpana thor3e hI sadhatA hai| bAhara-bAhara saba chUTa jAtA hai, lekina bhItara-bhItara sabakA rAga palatA rahatA hai| aSTAvakra tumheM vaha ekatva-bodha denA cAhate haiM, jo bhIr3a meM bhI guphA kA rUpa sAkAra kara de, sabake bIca, magara svayaM ke ekatva kA satata bodha ! jJAna aura yoga kA phala vaha vyakti apane jIvana meM hara-hameza jItA hai, jo sadA tRpta hai, svaccha-iMdriya hai aura ekatva-bodha ke AnaMda se AhlAdita hai| jinheM mukti kI kAmanA hai, ve aSTAvakra ke ina tIna sUtroM kA khUba manana kareM, apane dhyAna meM leM, inheM jieM aura masta rheN| agalA sUtra na jAtu viSayaH ko'pi, svArAmaM hrssyntymii| sallakI pallava prItamivebhanimba pallavAH // arthAta jaise sallakI ke pattoM se prasanna hue hAthI ko nIma ke patte harSita nahIM karate haiM, vaise hI ye viSaya AtmA meM ramaNa karane vAle ko kabhI harSita nahIM krte| jisane cakhe haiM sallakI ke patte, vaha nIma ke pattoM meM kaise harSita hogA! jisane pIyA hai mAdhurya, vaha Aka aura dhatUre ke rasa ke prati kyoM lAlAyita hogaa| jaba taka hAthI ko na mile khAne ko sallakI ke mIThe patte, to nIma ke kar3ave pattoM meM hI rasa lenA par3atA hai| jaba taka Atma-ramaNa na huA, Atma-bodha na huA, AdamI svAbhAvika hai ki viSayoM meM hI rasa legaa| kisI AtmajJAnI se pUcho viSayoM ke bAre meM, vaha usake prati upekSA drshaaegaa| kisI manacale yuvaka se pUcho, to vaha kahegA saca meM bar3A majA AtA hai| saMsAra meM jise rasa hai, use viSayoM meM rasa hai| logoM se pUcho, to hara koI sApha-sApha kahegA ki viSayoM meM bar3A rasa hai| bhauMrA 123 For Personal & Private Use Only

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phUloM para maMDarA rahA hai| hiraNa saMgIta para mohita ho rahA hai| pataMgA dIye para marA jA rahA hai| hAthI hathinI ke pIche pAgala huA jA rahA hai| viSayoM meM bar3A rasa hai| isalie rasa hai, kyoMki hara viSaya manuSya ko mUrchA kI ora le jAtA hai| mUrcchita vyakti ko vahI cIja acchI lagatI hai, jo use aura mUrchA meM le jaae| jaise ullU ko aMdherA rAsa AtA hai, aise hI mUrcchita vyakti ko viSaya rAsa Ate haiN| viSaya viSa hai| viSaile jAnavara usI cIja ko pAkara khuzahAla haiM, jisameM unake viSa kI bar3hotarI hotI ho| zarAba, saiksa aura saMgIta-tInoM hI AdamI ko mUrchA kI ora le jAte haiN| jisakI mUrchA TUTa gaI, use viSayoM kI khumArI lubhA nahIM sktii| Atma-ramaNa meM ramane vAle bhartRhari jaba taka viSayoM meM the, taba-taka AkaMTha DUbe hue the, aura jaba mUrchA TUTI, virakti jagI, to phira viSaya unheM vaise hI prabhAvita na kara pAe, jaise Ama ke mIThe phaloM ko khAne ke bAda koI nimbolI khAnA pasaMda na kre| AtmajJAnI nirviSaya rahatA hai| hAM, agara AtmajJAna hone ke bAvajUda agara nasIba meM hI likhA hai nIma ke pattoM ko khAne kA, to bAta alaga hai| puruSArthazIla manuSya ko bhI kabhI-kabhI apanI, karmadhArA ke adhIna ho jAnA par3atA hai| harmana hesa ne upanyAsa likhA-siddhArtha / isa upanyAsa kA nAyaka kitane utAra-car3hAva dekhatA hai! mukti kI gaharI mumukSA hone ke bAvajUda vaha apane mana kI sthiti aura manovijJAna meM hI ulajha jAtA hai| siddhArtha brAhmaNa-putra rahA, saMta thA, saMsAra meM lauTa AyA, saMtAna huI, nadiyA ke kinAre baiThe rAta-dina laharoM ko nihAratA, apanI aura saMsAra kI vicitratA ke bAre meM dekhtaa| oha! manuSya kA mana kitanA anokhA hai| Akhira vaha dvaMdva ke pAra lagatA hai| sahI arthoM meM siddhArtha ke bhAva kA usake jIvana meM sUryodaya hotA hai| kalpanA karo usa Ardra kumAra kI, jisane apanA pUrva janma jAnA, jAti smaraNa jJAna huA, bar3e vairAgya ke sAtha saMnyAsa aMgIkAra kiyA, lekina karma kI rekha para mekha nahIM mArI jA sktii| gRhastha meM lauTa aayaa| punaH saMnyAsa ke lie kRta saMkalpa huA, to usake apane hI beTe ne usake pAMva ko rezama ke dhAge se bAMdha diyaa| aura jaba Age jA kara paramajJAna ke nirjhara se AhlAdita huA, to usane kahA ki hAthI dvArA lohe kI jaMjIroM ko tor3anA AsAna hai, kiMtu viSaya aura moha-mUrchA ke rezama ke dhAgoM ko tor3anA duSkara hai| viSayoM ke daladala kA svAda hI aisA hai| na jAgarti na nidrAti, nonmIlati na miilti| aho paraMdazA kvApi, vartate mukta-cetasaH // 124 For Personal & Private Use Only

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arthAta vaha na jAgatA hai, na sotA hai| na palaka kholatA hai, na baMda karatA hai| oha! mukta cetas kI kaisI parama utkRSTa dazA hotI hai. 1 jo virakta hai, viSayoM se unmukta hokara vihAra karatA hai, nijatA meM jo sadA AnaMdita aura tRpta hai, usa mukta cetas kI dazA kaisI utkRSTa hai! jisane jAna hI liyA hai- 'aho cinmAtraM !' aho, maiM kevala caitanya hUM, usakI utkRSTa dazA kI tulanA kisase kI jAe ! vaha Atmasthita hai, phira bhI jharane kI taraha ninAdita hai / vaha AkAza kI taraha zUnya aura nispRha hai, phira bhI usake keMdra se megha - puSpoM kI rimajhima-rimajhima bAriza ho rahI hai / vaha janma-maraNa ke bIca se mukta ho cukA hai, phira bhI kisI gulAba ke phUla kI taraha praphullita aura AnaMdamagna hai / mukta cetas vyakti kI dazA hI kucha aisI hotI hai| mukta cetas puruSa na jAgatA hai, na sotA hai, na palaka kholatA hai, na baMda karatA hai| vaha naisargika dazA ko upalabdha ho cukA hai| apanI sahaja, saumya dazA ko upalabdha ho cukA hai| prakRti jisa rUpa meM peza honA cAhe, hoe| usake jIvana meM jaba jo honA hai, hoe| usake laMgara to khula cuke haiN| aba to havAeM jisa ora le jAnA cAheM, le jaaeN| vaha to duniyAdArI kI hara uThA-paTaka se Upara ho cukA hai| usakA ahaMkAra aura kartAbhAva miTa cukA hai| svapna-dazA bhI kSINa ho cukI hai, suSupti kA bhI abhAva ho cukA hai, usakI avasthA to turIya kI avasthA hai / turIya meM vyakti miTa jAtA hai, vyaktigata cetanA meM paramAtma cetanA ujAgara ho jAtI hai / vaha mukta ho cukA hotA hai, atimukta ho cukA hotA hai| aSTAvakra aura janaka isa dazA ke bhuktabhogI haiN| unakI dazA ko to vahI jAna sakatA hai, jo svayaM unakI dazA ko upalabdha hai / aSTAvakra ne janaka ko saMnyAsI banAyA hai, samrATa ko saMnyAsI ! eka aisA saMnyAsI, jo rAjamahaloM meM rahe, rAjya kA saMcAlana kre| Akhira aise kisI vyakti se hI rAjya ke kalyANa kI, usake zreyas kI, nyAya aura naitikatA kI ummIda kI jA sakatI hai| tuma saMnyAsI hone kI jaldI mata kro| veza-bAnA badalane kI jaldI mata karo / Ao hama aise saMnyAsI baneM, jo sabake bIca rahate hue sabase nirlipta aura nispRha rahe / jo rAjamahaloM meM rahakara guphAvAsI kA lutpha utthaae| apanI ora se itanA hI nivedana hai / namaskAra / 125 For Personal & Private Use Only

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lakSya banAeM, puruSArtha jagAeM - zrI candraprabha zrI lakSya pUrA karane ke lie apanI samasta zaktiyoM dvArA parizrama karanA hI puruSArtha hai| pataMjali mahAvIra aura buddha, rAma aura rahIma, mIrA aura maMsUra jaise avatAra puruSoM kA bhI eka lakSya thA, usI taraha AiMsTIna aura eDIsana, zeksapIyara aura maiksamUlara, nobala aura nelasana ne bhI apane jIvana meM mahAna lakSya banAe aura saMpUrNa puruSArtha ke sAtha use prApta karane meM juTa ge| unhoMne hara hAla meM saphalatA prApta kI aura ve zikhara puruSa bana gae / lakSya banAe. puruSArtha jagAeM vAstava meM yaha pustaka lakSya yAnI maMz2ila ke nikaTa se nikaTatara taka le jAnane ke tamAma rAste batAtI hai aura rAstoM meM Ane vAlI sabhI kaThinAiyoM ko dUra karane ke tarIke bhI batAtI hai / yaha eka aisI mArgadarzikA, aisI sahayAtrI hai, jo ApakI uMgalI pakar3a kara saphalatA kI ora le jAtI hai I ho pustaka meM lakSya prApti ke 6 caraNa batAe gae haiN| pahale caraNa meM mana ke bojha ko utAra pheMkane kI salAha dI gaI hai, yAnI hara taraha ke dabAva aura tanAva se mukta ho jaaeN| dUsare caraNa meM dUsaroM ke diloM para rAja karane aura tIsare caraNa meM pratikriyAoM se parahez2a karane kA mazavarA diyA gayA hai, jisase Apa meM zAMti, utsAha aura AnaMda barakarAra raha sake / cauthe caraNa meM kahA gayA hai ki bhaya kA bhUta zarIra aura mana ko khA jAtA hai aura niSkriya banA detA hai, ataH isase pIchA chur3AnA anivArya hai| agale pAMcaveM aura chaThe caraNa meM svastha soca ko apanAne aura jIvana-dRSTi ko sakArAtmaka banAne kA parAmarza hai / lekhaka kA kahanA hai ki jo ina caraNoM se gujara gayA, mAno vaha apanA lakSya pA gayA / DimAI AkAra * pRSTha : 96 mUlya : 48/- * DAkakharca : 15/ 0 For Personal & Private Use Only

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jieMto aise jiAe jieM to aise jieM - zrI candraprabha toneRNESNA 253460 "svastha aura madhara jIvana jIne kA pahalA aura AkhirI maMtra hai : sakArAtmaka soc| yaha eka akelA aisA maMtra hai, jisase na kevala vyaktigata aura samAja kI, varan samagra vizva kI samasyAoM ko sulajhAyA jA sakatA hai| yaha sarvakalyANakArI mahAmaMtra hai| koI agara pUche ki mAnasika zAMti aura tanAva-mukti kI kImiyA davA kyA hai, to sIdhA-sA javAba hogA - sakArAtmaka soc| maiMne anaginata logoM para isa maMtra kA upayoga kiyA hai aura Aja taka yaha maMtra kabhI niSphala nahIM huaa| sakArAtmaka soca kA abhAva hI manuSya kI niSphalatA kA mUla kAraNa hai| merI zAMti, saMtuSTi, tRpti aura pragati kA agara koI prathama pahalU hai, to vaha sakArAtmaka soca hI hai| sakArAtmaka soca hI manuSya kA pahalA dharma ho aura yahI usakI ArAdhanA kA biij-mNtr| sakArAtmaka soca kA svAmI sadA dhArmika hI hotA hai| sakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI puNya nahIM aura nakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI pApa nahIM; sakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI dharma nahIM aura nakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI vidharma nhiiN|" 3 DimAI AkAra - pRSTha : 136 | mUlya : 48/-: DAkakharca : 10/ For Personal & Private Use Only

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dharmaniSTha logoM ke lie zraddhApUrNa upahAra vedoM meM kyA hai ? upaniSadoM meM kyA hai? 601 DimAI AkAra * pRSTha: 176 purANoM meM kyA hai ? phula hasata aura AdhA aura maiM ghumA kara para 2 Metal pa kAya kAya kuNA pailA mila meM para prakAra pahana kara A sa ekkA 601 DimAI AkAra * pRSTha: 216 paravarka 601 DimAI AkAra * pRSTha: 218 wind bhAratIya darzanoM meM kyA hai ? jaina evaM HIPER-WAY, MUNI MESIN EDS-STENIRI videzoM se hote ha DAkakharca: 15/- se 20/-ru. prati pustaka aura 601DimAI AkAra * pRSTha: 200 For Personal & Private Use Only

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na janma, na mRtyu 'aSTAvakra-gItA' para amRta pravacana aSTAvakra maharSi hue aura janaka rAjarSi / donoM ke bIca saMvAda kA pratiphalana hI 'aSTAvakra-gItA' hai| AtmA se AtmA ke bIca sArthaka vArtA kA upakrama isa mahAna dharmazAstra ke dvArA sthApita huA hai| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' meM aneka choTe-choTe sUtra aura saMdeza haiM 1. jaise tuma kauna ho? * tumhAre jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai? tumhArA vartamAna kyA hai ? * tumhArA atIta kaisA rahA ? * kyA tuma apane bhaviSya meM atIta ko doharAnA cAhate ho yA prakAza se bhara jAnA cAhate ho? * tuma zizu rUpa se pahale kyA the? * kyA mRtyu hI jIvana kA samApana hai ? ye sabhI jIvana ke saMvAda haiM, jo aMtaHkaraNa ko jJAna se bhara dete haiN| jo loga deha-bhAva se mukta hokara Atma-jJAna se bharapUra jIvana jInA cAhate haiM, unake lie varadAna haiM ye sNvaad| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' satya kA adbhuta zAstra hai, jisameM adhyAtma kA puTa samAviSTa hai| yaha ekadama vyAvahArika hai aura satya kI gaharAI taka le jAtA hai| isake sabhI sUtra manuSya ke jIvana meM prakAza bharate haiN| yaha manuSya kI usa antardRSTi ko kholanA cAhatI hai, jahAM jAkara AdamI apane vAstavika sukha, svAsthya, AnaMda aura prakAza kA svAmI banatA hai| aSTAvakra kA kahanA hai ki gRhastha meM rahate hue bhI saMnyasta jIvana jio| saMsAra aura parivAra meM rahate hue AtmaniSTha hokara jInA hI vAstavika jIvana hai| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' kA yahI AdhArabhUta darzana hai| jIvana darzana ke gahana ciMtaka evaM tatva-draSTA zrI candraprabha kA janma san 1962 meM 10 maI ko huA tathA san 1980 meM 27 janavarI ko pravajyA prApta kii| vArANasI meM vividha dharmoM kA adhyayana kiyaa| sadavicAra tathA sadAcAra ke prasAra ke lie saMpUrNa bhArata kI paidala yAtrA kii| hampI kI guphAoM meM sAdhanA kii| himAlaya kI yAtrA tathA RSi-maharSiyoM se saMsarga kiyaa| Atma-prakAza prApti ke bAda samasta padoM va upAdhiyoM kA visarjana kara diyA tathA mAnavatA ke Adhyatmika utthAna ke lie 'saMbodhi sAdhanA' kA pravartana kiyaa| sarvakalyANa ke lie pracura mAtrA meM pustaka lekhana evaM haz2AroM kaiseTsa meM pravacanoM kA anUThA sNkln| dhyAna-yoga-sAdhanA ke lie jodhapura meM 'saMbodhi dhAma' kI sthaapnaa| mUlya: 48/ 9060E ISBN 81-223-0.842-2 TAMIL pustaka mahala pustakamahala Fax: 011-23280567,011-23260518 E-mail: info@pustakmahal.com dillI muMbaI baMgalora paTanA haidarAbAda 91798 12 21308425 // Visit our online bookstore: www.pustakmahal.com For Personal & Private Use Only