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________________ nArI: mAnavatA kA bhaviSya jaina dharma mUlataH Atmika vikAsa kA dharma hai / vahA~ Atmazuddhi gantavya hai, jJAna usakA prazasta patha hai aura ahiMsA kA anuzAsana hai pAtheya / jainadarzana meM kartA va bhoktA AtmA hai / jIva zabda bhI adhikAMzataH AtmA ve paryAyavAcI ke rUpa meM hI prayukta huA hai / mahAvIra ne jJAna kI parAkASThA para pahu~ca kara pAyA ki AtmA eka aisA tatva hai jo zakti kI ananta saMbhAvanAoM se yukta hai| sAtha hI unhoMne yaha bhI anubhUta kiyA ki pariNati meM anantarUpI hone para bhI saMbhAvanAoM meM samasta brahmANDa kI pratyeka AtmA samAna hai| karma ke phalasvarUpa jJAna ke vikAsa aura hrAsa ke anurUpa AtmA kA utthAna aura patana avazyambhAvI hai| koI bhI AtmA, sampUrNa Atmazuddhi se pUrva, isa niyama se pare nahIM haiM / samAnatA ke isI mUlabhUta siddhAnta kI nIMva para hI nirmANa huA usa caturvidha sAmAjika paramparA kA jisake niyama isI siddhAnta bhUmi se samaya, kAla aura paristhiti ke anurUpa prasphuTita hote rhe| isa eka udghoSa ke pazcAta kyA isa prazna kA koI sthAna raha jAtA hai ki "nArI kA jaina dharma meM kyA sthAna hai ?' phira bhI yadi yaha prazna uThA hai to mahatva isa prazna kA nahIM hai / mahatva hai usake uThane ke kAraNoM kA, cAhe vaha Aja kI bAta ho athavA saikar3oM-hajAroM varSa pUrva kI, cAhe vaha sAmAnya nAgarika kI bAta ho athavA sAmarthyavAna yA cintaka kii| jaina AgamoM meM Atmika vikAsa ke mArga para strI aura puruSa meM bheda hone ke saMketa nahIM milte| yaha tathya jaina samudAya kI tatkAlIna sAmAjika mAnyatAoM ko bhI parilakSita karatA hai| jaina paramparA meM nArI ko apane sthAna se cyuta karane kI prakriyA sarvaprathama Atmika vikAsa ko acelatva (nagnatatva) ke sAtha Avazyaka rUpa se jor3ane ke Agraha se Arambha huii| yaha thA pA~cavIM zatAbdi ke pazcAta kA yuga athavA aagmik| __ "sau varSa kI dIkSitA sAdhvI ke liye bhI sadyaH dIkSita sAdhu vandanIya hai / " Agamika vyAkhyAoM ke yuga meM jaina samAnatA para lagA yaha dhabbA Aja bhI vidyamAna hai / puruSa varga kA yaha Agraha ati sAdhAraNa va AdhArahIna tarkoM para TikA thA aura ise kabhI kA samApta ho jAnA surendra botharA [hindI-aMgrejI Adi bhASAoM ke / vizeSajJa-prastuta grantha ke sahasampAdaka For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ 204 nArI : mAnavatA kA bhaviSya : surendra botharA cAhiye thA / Agamika pratipAdanoM se viparIta hone para bhI itanI lambI avadhi taka Tika raha jAnA puruSa varga kI durabhisandhi kA dyotaka hai / strI ke Atmika vikAsa kI sambhAvanA ke viruddha prathama tarka hai ki strIzarIra kI saMracanA aisI hai ki usameM raktasrAva eka niyamita prAkRtika prakriyA hai / raktasrAva kA Atmika vikAsa se kyA sambandha hai, yaha samajhanA kaThina hai| aura phira raktasrAva to eka Ayu vizeSa taka hI hotA hai, usake bAda ? aisA hI dUsarA tarka hai ki strI para balAtkAra ho sakatA hai isaliye vaha acela nahIM raha sakatI / kyA sacela rahane para balAtkAra nahIM ho sakatA ? kyA puruSa para balAtkAra nahIM ho sakatA ? kyA usa para hone vAle balAtkAra ko parISaha kahakara gauravAnvita kara dene se vaha mokSa kA adhikArI ho gayA ? anya tarka batAyA gayA hai ki strI karuNA pradhAna hai - - tIvra puruSArtha nahIM kara sakatI / yaha tarka apane Apa meM hI AdhArahIna hai kyoMki yathArtha satya ke viparIta hai / jahA~ taka tIvra puruSArtha kA prazna hai strI puruSa se kahIM adhika tIvra puruSArtha kI saMbhAvanA rakhatI hai aura puruSa se kahIM adhika nirdaya ho sakatI hai / itihAsa ko dekheM to anaginata udAharaNa mila jAyeMge jahA~ strI ne ina donoM meM puruSa ko bahuta pIche chor3a diyA hai / Age kahA hai ki caMcala svabhAvI hone ke kAraNa strI dhyAna va sthiratA kA abhAva hotA hai| tathya yaha hai ki strI kI tulanA meM puruSa adhika kSetroM meM caMcala svabhAvI hai / ThIka vaise hI yathArtha se pare hai yaha tarka ki strI meM vAda sAmarthya aura tIvra buddhi kA abhAva hotA hai / Atmika vikAsa ke kSa etra kI ye AdhArahIna dhAraNAe~ puruSa ne hI banAI / vahA~ se yahI dhAraNAe~ niyama banakara dharma ke kSetra se hotI huI samAja ke kSetra meM A giiN| puruSa ko nArI - dAsatA ke liye bar3I sazakta ber3iyA~ mila gaIM aura Arambha ho gayA usa damana cakra kA jisameM bhinna paramparAoM ke bheda bhUla samasta puruSa varga eka ho gayA, cAhe vaha vaidika paramparA kA ho, bauddha paramparA kA, jaina paramparA kA yA anya kisI paramparA kA / dAyitvoM kA santulana svastha parivAra va samAja ke liye atyanta Avazyaka hai / parivAra va samAja ke bikharAva kA kAraNa isa santulana kA bigar3anA hI hai| puruSa varga ne jaba apanI vyaktigata mahatvAkAMkSAoM ke liye nArI - damana kA cakra Arambha kiyA tabhI se yaha santulana bigar3atA calA gayA / AdhArahIna tarka aura bhI vikasita hokara kutarkoM meM Dhala gaye / kucha udAharaNa haiM ve tarka jo strI ke liye upayoga meM lAye gaye haiM para upayukta haiM puruSa ke liye / "striyA~ thor3e se upahAroM se hI vazIbhUta kI jA sakatI haiM aura puruSoM ko vicalita hone meM sazakta hotI haiM / " "sandhyAkAlIna AbhA ke samAna kSaNika prema vAlI aura apanA svArtha siddha ho jAne para puruSa kA parityAga karane vAlI / " "pApa karma nahIM karane kA vacana dekara bhI punaH apakArya meM laga jAtI haiM / " strI kI dAsatA kI yaha paramparA jo mUlabhUta dArzanika siddhAntoM ke viparIta thI, nirbAdha calatI gaI / videzI AkramaNoM kI zrRMkhalA ne bhI usake adhika puSTa hone meM mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhAI / mAnava samAja kA sarvAdhika mahatvapUrNa aMga sAmAjika anuzAsana ke nAma para dAsatA ke daladala meM dha~satA calA gayA / usakI carama pariNati huI strI ko avalA, tAr3anA ke yogya, naraka kA dvAra Adi garhita nAmoM se sambodhita karane meM / sthiti kI dayanIyatA yaha hai ki svayaM nArI kA socane kA tarIkA vaisA hI ho gayA hai jaisA puruSapradhAna samAja cAhatA hai / yugoM ke dabAva ne use apane Apako puruSa kA sahabhogI mAtra samajhane kA AdI banA diyA hai / vaha bhUla- sI gaI hai ki naisargika yathArtha yaha hai ki puruSa aura nArI paraspara eka
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________________ khaNDa 5 : nArI - tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari 175 dUsare ke sahayogI haiM / aisA nahIM hai ki mAtra strI hI puruSa kI sahabhogI hai aura puruSa aise kisI bhI dAyitva se mukta hai / puruSa ne sAma, dAma, daNDa, bheda sabhI prakAra ke upAyoM se strI ko dAsatA kI ora dhakelA hai / AvazyakatA par3ane para use pUjA bhI, sone se lAdA bhI, sahalAyA bhI / antataH nArI apanI pahacAna hI bhUla gaI / puruSa ne kahA nArI buddhihIna hai aura vaha mAna gaI / puruSa ne kahA ki vaha Atmika vikAsa ke patha para calane kI yogya nahIM hai aura vaha mAna gaI / puruSa ne kahA ki vaha janma-janmAntara se puruSa kI dAsI hai aura vaha mAna gii| puruSa ne kahA ki usake vikAsa kI carama pariNati puruSa ke nAma para bali jAne meM hai aura vaha mAna kara saharSa citA para car3ha gaI / puruSa ne kahA ki vaha abalA hai aura vaha mAnakara samarpita hone meM hI apane ko dhanya samajhane lagI / nArI jaba-jaba bhI usa nirantara jakar3ate dharma, rAjya tathA samAja ke zAsana ke virodha meM AvAja uThAtI hai, eka ajIba-sI pratikriyA sAmane AtI hai- "nArI svatantra hone ke nAma para svacchanda hone kI ceSTA karatI hai / " svatantratA aura svacchandatA ke bIca kI sImA rekhA kSetra taya hogA / svacchanda na hone ke niyama kyA kevala nArI ke liye hI haiM ? sAmAjika tathA naitika vidhAnoM kA puruSa ke dvArA ullaMghana kyA svacchandatA nahIM hai ? kAla ke pariprekSya meM dekheM to kyA pichale pacAsa varSoM meM puruSa samudAya ne sabhI sImA rekhAe~ pAra nahIM kara dI haiM ? phira strI para hI svacchandatA kI ora bar3hane kA Aropa kyoM ? saMtrasta nArI ke bhItara kA jvAlAmukhI yadi phUTa par3atA hai taba usake bhaTaka jAne kA doSa nArI para nahIM usI varga para hai jisake trAsa ne use jvAlAmukhI banA diyA / aura yaha trAsa mAtra bhautika yA zArIrika nahIM hai / koI kSa etra aisA nahIM chor3A gayA jahA~ nArI ko pIr3ita na kiyA gayA ho / taba usane samaya rahate pratikAra kyoM nahIM kiyA ? kyA strI sacamuca abalA hai ? kyA vaha zArIrika tathA mAnasika rUpa se vAstava meM puruSa kI tulanA meM heya hai ? nahIM ? yathArtha to pAramparika mAnyatAoM se sarvathA viparIta hai / pichale dazaka ke khela rikArDoM ko dekheM to yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki strI ne puruSa ko aneka kSetroM meM pIche chor3a diyA hai / zarIra ke vajana ke anupAta se patA calatA hai, vaha zarIra sauSThava (bAr3I bilDiMga) ke hara aMga meM puruSa se spardhA jIta sakatI hai| daur3a, tairAkI tathA anya vyAyAmoM meM usakI spardhA kI kSamatA puruSa ke samAna pAI gaI hai / bIsa varSa pUrva striyoM ko Der3ha mIla se adhika dUrI kI daur3a meM bhAga nahIM lene diyA jAtA thA, yaha socakara ki isase usake zarIra ko hAni pahu~cegI / pA~ca varSa pUrva mahilAoM kI merAthana daur3a olampika kheloM meM prathama bAra zAmila huii| daur3ane kI gati meM vikAsa ko dekheM to pAte haiM ki pichale pandraha varSoM meM mahilAoM ne apane merAthana daur3a ke samaya meM 40 miniTa kI kamI kI hai jabaki usI daurAna puruSa dhAvaka kevala 2 miniTa hI kama kara pAye / pichale varSa hI barphIlI havAoM meM himAMka se 50 DigrI nIce ke tApamAna meM 33 varSIya mahilA sUsara nabukara ne 1046 mIla kuttAgAr3I daur3a lagAtAra tIsarI bAra jItI thii| isa daur3a meM vizva ke sarvazra eSTha puruSa pratiyogI bhI zAmila hote haiN| khela cikitsakoM tathA manovaijJAnikoM kA mAnanA hai ki strI meM lambI avadhi tathA dUrI ke kheloM ke lie svAbhAvika zArIrika va mAnasika abhiruci tathA kSamatA hotI hai|
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________________ nArI : mAnavatA kA bhaviSya : surendra botharA strI zarIra kI saMracanA meM carbI kI mAtrA adhika hotI hai| isa carbI kA sarvAdhika aMza usake nitamboM meM kendrita hotA hai| isase usakA zArIrika santulana puruSa kI apekSA zreSTha hotA hai / strI kI mAMsapeziyA~ dIrgha sahanazakti kI kSamatA liye hotI hai tathA zakti ke lie vAta-kAyAgni para nirbhara karatI hai / usakI mAMsapeziyoM ke taMtu patale hote haiM jisase poSaka tattvoM tathA oNksIjana kI rakta tathA kozikAoM ke bIca racanAntara kI gati tIvra hotI hai / apekSAkRta kama zArIrika vajana tathA kama oNksIjana ko AvazyakatA ke kAraNa usameM dIrghakAlIna kriyAzIlatA kI kSamatA hotI hai / mAMsapeziyoM ke jor3a vAle taMtuoM meM adhika lacIlApana hone ke kAraNa usako coTagrasta hone ke prati adhika pratirodhakatA hotI hai / puruSa kI tulanA meM strI abhyAsa ke daurAna kama thakatI hai tathA adhika ekAgratA banAye rakhatI hai / 176 ye saba guNa use zArIrika kheloM ke kSetra meM adhika saMtulita pragati kI ora le jA rahe haiN| hA~ puruSa ke mukAbale unameM visphoTaka zakti kI kamI avazya hotI hai / jisase kama samaya va dUrI tathA vizuddha zArIrika zakti vAle kheloM meM vaha puruSa se pIche raha sakatI hai / mAnasika va bauddhika kSetroM meM bhI aneka sthAnoM para strI puruSa se adhika sakSama pAI gaI hai| viparIta paristhitiyoM meM saMtulana banAye rakhane kI kSamatA strI meM puruSa se adhika hotI hai / mAnasika tanAva ke jisa bindu para puruSa TUTa jAtA hai, strI sahajatA se pAra kara letI hai| takanIkI kAryoM meM bhI ve sabhI kSetra jinameM sUkSma, kalAtmaka tathA saMvedanazIla kArya praNAliyA~ hotI haiM, strI puruSa se adhika kuzalatA prApta kara letI hai / kisI bhI kSetra kA adhyayana kareM to spaSTa pratIta hotA hai ki prakRti ne strI ko kSamatA meM puruSa se kisI bhI bhA~ti nirbala yA heya nahIM banAyA hai / sAmAjika vikRtiyoM tathA puruSa kI durabhisaMdhiyoM use nirbala banA diyA hai / isameM koI saMdeha nahIM ki pichale pacAsa varSoM se nArI kI sthiti meM nirantara sudhAra huA hai / kintu yaha sudhAra apekSAnusAra vyApaka aura svastha hai yA nahIM isameM sandeha hai / Aja bhI strI para puruSa kI apekSA atyadhika atyAcAra hote haiM / Aja bhI vaha apane Apako asurakSita pAtI hai| Aja bhI use hara kadama para apane Apako taiyAra karanA par3atA hai puruSa dvArA niyantrita samAja ke virodha kA sAmanA karane ko / Aja bhI daheja kA dAha aura vaidhavya kI viDambanA usakA pIchA nahIM chor3ate / aura aise hI anekoM kAraNoM se Aja bhI usake janma ko kosA jAtA hai / itanI bhI pragati ho gaI hai ki yaha saba khuleAma kama hotA hai cupake-cupake adhika / aura vaha bhI isalie nahIM ki nArI kA varcasva kisI mAtrA meM sthApita ho gayA hai apitu isalie ki puruSa kI saMbhrAntatA kI paribhASA kucha badala gaI hai / nArI vikAsa kI isa maMtharagati ke pIche hai hamArI sAmUhika kuNThita mAnasikatA / parAdhInatA ke saikar3oM varSoM ne hamArI saMskRti ke aneka svastha aMzoM ko naSTaprAya kara diyA thA / svAdhInatA ke bAda hama unheM punaH jIvanta kara pAne kI ora eka kadama bhI nahIM bar3ha pAye / kAraNa hai ki Aja bhI zAsana, samAja, zikSA Adi sabhI mahatvapUrNa kSetroM para niyantraNa usI samudAya yA usake uttarAdhikAriyoM kA hai jisakI racanA videzI zAsana ne zAsita samudAya ke zoSaNa ke liye kI thI / isa samudAya meM strI aura puruSa donoM hI zAmila haiM / tanika gaharAI meM utareM to yaha spaSTa ho jAyegA ki hamAre sarvAMgINa vikAsa meM bAdhArUpI yaha samartha samudAya anya sabhI kSetroM ke samAna nArI varga ko bhI pUrNatayA apane niyantraNa se rakhane kI ceSTA meM nirantara juTA rahatA hai| yaha catura samudAya bhalIbhA~ti samajhatA hai ki svastha samAja kI racanA strI
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________________ khaNDa 5 : nArI-tyAga, tapasyA, sevA kI surasari 177 jAti ko usakA ucita sthAna dene para hI ho sakatI hai / svastha samAja kI racanA se sarvAdhika hAni nihita svArthoM vAle niyantraka samudAya kI hI hogii| apane hI svArthoM ke virodha meM svayaM hI kauna kadama uThAyegA / aura yoM ye gutthI sulajhane kI jagaha ulajhatI calI jAtI hai / isakA sArA uttaradAyitva hai usa varga kA jo kahIM zAsana kI bAgaDora thAme hai to kahIM dharma kI, kahIM zikSA kI nIti nirdhAraka banA baiThA hai to kahIM sAmAjika rIti-rivAjoM kaa| sacamuca yadi nArI kI sthiti sudhAranI hai to samartha tatvoM ko svArtha tyAga karanA hogA aura sAmAnya tatvoM ko apanI kuMThita mAnasikatA ko dUra karanA hogaa| isa kuMThA se puruSa aura strI donoM hI pIr3ita haiM / koI bhI ekAMgI upAya samasyA ko jaTila hI karegA / nArI-mukti kA artha yadi use mAnavIya samAja meM usake apane svAbhAvika sthAna para puirsthApita karanA hai taba to usakI dizA svastha hai / kintu yadi usakA artha mAtra ghara se nikalakara sar3aka para A jAnA hai to vaha eka kuMThA se nikala kara dUsarI kuMThA meM phaMsa jAne se adhika kucha nahIM hai| mAtRtva strI kI prAkRtika kriyA hai / puruSa ne usake isa prAkRtika guNa ko usakI nirbalatA ke rUpa meM sthApita kara diyA aura vaha Aja bhI usa mAnasikatA se ubara nahIM pA rahI hai / isakA samAdhAna khojane ke liye yadi vaha mAtRtva se ghRNA kara usase pare haTegI athavA use gauNa karegI to mAtra usakI hI nahIM samasta mAnavatA kI hAni hogii| use yaha samajhanA hogA ki jise vaha apanI sabase bar3I nirbalatA kA srota samajha baiThI hai vaha hai usakI sabase bar3I zakti jo prakRti ne use dI hai| prajanana kI prakriyA meM nArI kA aMza atyadhika mahatvapUrNa hai / sAmAjika dRSTikoNa se dekheM to bhaviSya ke samAja kA bhAra adhikAMzataH nArI para hai / sarjanAtmaka prakriyAoM ke anta ke sAtha samAja ke bhaviSya kA anta honA nizcita hai / mA~ ke binA saMtAna nahIM, saMtAna ke binA vaMza nahIM aura vaMza ke binA bhaviSya kA samAja nhiiN| isa sarjana kA uttaradAyitva mAtra bhautika kriyA-kalApa taka hI sImita nahIM hai| mA~ santAna ko janma hI nahIM detI, usakI sarvaprathama aura sarvAdhika mahatvapUrNa zikSikA bhI hotI hai| itihAsa uThAkara dekheM aura nirAgraha vizleSaNa kareM to pratIta hogA ki nArI ke apane naisargika sthAna se dhakela diye jAne ke sAtha-sAtha Arambha huA hai, mAnava jAti meM mAnavIyatA ke hrAsa kA itivRtta / mAnavatA ko nirantara jaTila hotI AtaMkavAda, nazIlI davAoM ke sevana, paryAvaraNa Adi kI samasyAoM se yadi koI ubAra sakatA hai to vaha hai nArI / Aja kA samAja to apane vikRta AgrahoM se mukta ho sakegA yaha kaThina lagatA hai / kala ke nAgarikoM se hI AzA kI jA sakatI hai ki ve vizva ko vikAsa kI samyaka dizA deN| aura kala ke nAgarika kA nirmANa karane vAlI hai kevala svastha mAnasikatA va Atma-vizvAsa liye suzikSita, susaMskArI ba sAhasika naarii| ___ vaha nArI jo na to apane pArivArika uttaradAyitva kA balidAna vyaktigata mahatvAkAMkSAoM ke lie karatI hai aura na parivAra ke liye apanI mahatvAkAMkSAoM kA galA ghoMTatI hai| vaha nArI jisake nArItva meM to koI kamI nahIM hai kintu jo nirbala nahIM hai / baha nArI jo svAbhimAninI hai kintu hIna bhAvanA se prerita mithyAbhimAna ke Agraha se grasita nahIM hai / vaha nArI jo na to puruSa kI dAsI hai na use aMguliyoM para nacAne vAlI nAyikA apitu hai kaMdhe ne kaMdhA milA mAnavIya bikAsa ke patha para barAbara ke kadama uThA calane vAlI sahadharmA / jainAgamoM ke mUla pratipAdana isameM mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhA sakate haiM, kyoMki ve una katipaya vicAradhArAoM ke pratinidhi haiM jinhoMne nArI ko sahaja samAnatA kI dRSTi se dekhA hai| .