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________________ (sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha nArI kA udAtta rUpa -- eka dRSTi - muni prakAzacandra 'nirbhaya' ema0 e0, sAhityaratna, (mAlavakesarI sva0 zrI saubhAgyamalajI mA0 sA0 ke ziSya) jaina kavi zrI amaracandrasUri ne nArI ke viSaya meM eka bahuta bar3I bAta kahI hai / usa bAta ke mAdhyama se hama yaha sahaja meM samajha sakate haiM ki vastutaH nArI jAti ko kitanA ucca sammAna diyA hai jaina dArzanikoM / kaviyoM / evaM manISiyoM ne; dekhie unhIM ke zabdoM meM "asminnasAre saMsAre, sAraM sAraMgalocanA / ! bhavAdRzAH / / " yatkukSi prabhAvA etA vastupAla arthAt-"isa asAra saMsAra meM sAraMga locana vAlI strI hI sAra hai, kyoMki he vastupAla ! usakI kukSi se tuma jaise nara-ratnoM kA janma huA / " jaina dharma aura darzana ke Adya praNetA bhagavAna RSabhadeva / prathama tIrthaMkara se lagAkara zeSa 23 tIrthaMkaroM ko janma dene vAlI isa dharA para nArI hI hai / tIrthaMkara kI mAtA ko jagat jananI kahA jAtA hai; aura ratna-kukSi kI dhAriNI bhI / tIrthaMkara ke janmotsava ke samaya jaba indra deva isa manujaloka meM Ate haiM to ve bhI sarvaprathama unakI mAtA ko hI namaskAra karate haiM / 'he ratnakukSi kI dhAriNI, jagat jananI mAtA, tumheM namaskAra hai / ' jaina dharma-darzana ke mAnya/sarvapUjya 63 ( tresaTha ) zalAkA-puruSoM kA janma bhI nArI ke garbha se hI huA / nArI ke abhAva meM vizvavaMdya 24 tIrthaMkaroM kA evaM anya zalAkA - puruSoM kA isa dharA para kaise avataraNa hotA ? Aja hama saba bhI isa manuja-dharA para sthita haiM vaha bhI nArI ke upakAra se / ananta upakAra se / nArI ke mAdhyama se hI hama janma lekara isa dharA para isa manuja loka meM vicaraNa kara rahe haiM / nArI kA udAtta rUpa - eka dRSTi : muni prakAzacandra 'nirbhaya' | 245 www
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha saMsAra ke jitane bhI mahApuruSa/RSi/muni/manISI/saMyamI, jo ki hamAre vaMdanoya haiM; jina para hameM bar3A gaurava hai; jinake adbhuta tyAga-tapa evaM Adarza jIvana para nAja hai hameM; jinakI duhAI dete hama thakate nahIM, jinheM hama yA hamArI saMskRti bhUla nahIM sakatI; ve sabhI nArI kI kukSi se hI janme the| hamArA prAk evaM prAcIna itihAsa hameM nArI ke mahimAmaya jIvana ke prati saMketa karatA hai| hama dekheM to sahI prAcIna itihAsa ko uThAkara / hameM vastu-sthiti kA jJAna ho jaaegaa| nArI ke mahAnatama jIvana kA darzana hameM Adya tIrthaMkara prabhu RSabhadeva kI janma-dAtrI mAtA marudevA meM hote haiN| prabhu RSabhadeva ke dvArA tIrtha-sthApanA se pahale hI ve kevalajJAna-kevaladarzana ke sAtha mokSa/ziva gati ko prApta ho gii| nArI kI mahAnatA ke lie evaM AtmotthAna ke bAre meM isase bar3A aura kyA pramANa ho sakatA hai ? __aise saMdarbha meM svataH hI prazna uTha khar3A hotA hai ki nArI ko naraka kA dvAra batAne vAlI ukti kA kyA huA? yathA (1) 'dvAraM kimekaM narakasya ? nArI'-zaMkara praznottarI-3 (2) 'striyo hi mUlaM narakasya puMsaH'-ajJAta kahA~ to vaha naraka kA dvAra kahalAyI aura kahA~ vaha mokSagati kI prathama adhikArI bana gayI? ina donoM bAtoM meM jamIna aura AsamAna sA virATa antara rahA huA hai| jaba hamane nArI ko bhogyA aura bhogamayI sthiti meM hI dekhA to hameM vaha nikRSTa dikhAI dI aura jaba use sarvocca zikhara para baiThe dekhA to hamArA mastaka nata ho gayA zraddhAbhAva se / jahA~ hama use naraka kA dvAra batalA kara nArI kA apamAna karate haiM, vahIM use utkRSTa upamA se upamita kara usakA sammAna bhI kara dete haiN| yathA (1) 'yatra nAryastu pUjyante, ramante tatra devatAH / yatratAstu na pUjyante, sarvAstatrAphalAH kriyAH // ' -manusmRti-3 (2) 'sthito'si yoSitAM garbhe, tAbhirevavivaddhitaH / ___ aho ! kRtaghnatA sUrkha ! kathaM tA eva niMdasi ?' (3) 'rAdhA-kRSNaH sa bhagavAn, na kRSNo bhagavAn svayam / ' -paurANika vAkya hara vastu ke do pahalU haiN| hara vastu naya-pramANa se yukta hai| pratyeka vastu anekAMtavAda ke saMdarbha meM ubhayAtmaka yA anekAtmaka hai / pratyeka vastu syAdvAda ke saptabhaMgoM meM vibhakta hokara bhI satyatA evaM ekarUpatA lie hue hai| hamArA soca jaba kisI bhI vastu, jar3a ho yA cetana eka pahalU ko lekara, eka naya ko lekara, eka apanI dRSTi ko lekara, apanI hI paribhASA meM ba~dha jAtA hai taba hama satya aura vastusthiti ke darzana nahIM kara sakate haiN| 246 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna onal www.jaine
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha) HHHHHHHHREE HRAILERHHHHHHH mAtA marudevI kA eka mAtra udAharaNa/prasaMga hI hamAre azubha dRSTikoNa (nArI naraka kA dvAra hai) ko khaNDita kara detA hai| puruSa ke puruSatva kA ahaM, usakI zreSThatA tathA usakA thothA gaurava yahA~ Akara cupa ho jAtA hai / mauna ho jAtA hai| / prAcInakAla se yA yaha kaha deM ki nArI prArambha se hI apane astitva kA bodha karAtI AyI hai hameM, to koI atyukti yA atizayokti pUrNa bAta nahIM hogii| nArI sRSTi kA suMdaratama upahAra mAnA gayA hai| nArI ko sRSTi kA AdhAra kahA gayA hai| 'asAre khalu saMsAre, sAraM sAraMgalocanA / ' -yoga vAsiSTha asAra saMsAra meM nArI ko sAra rUpa mAnA gayA hai| manusmRti meM kahA gayA hai'striyaH zriyazca geheSu; na vizeSosti kazcana / ' --manusmRti 9/16 'sRjana-Adi se vizva nArI kI goda meM krIr3A karatA AyA hai / usakI muskAna meM mahAnirmANa ke svapna hai aura bhra -bhaMga meM pralaya kI vinAzakArI ghaTAe~ ! -najina nArI jIvana kI mahimA zabdAtIta hai / kyoMki nArI ke binA saMsAra abUrA hai / mAnava-saMsAra rUpI ratha ke puruSa aura strI donoM hI do cakra haiM jinake bala para yaha mAnavasaMsAra rUpI ratha gatimAna hai| do cakra vinA ratha-cAlana asambhava hai / nArI rUpI eka cakra ke abhAva meM saMsAra-ratha nahIM cala sakatA hai| puruSa ke ahaM kA vaha kilA-ki maiM svayaM samartha hU~-yahA~ AkAra dharAzAyI ho jAtA hai / nArI ke prati asammAna kI bhAvanA jo puruSa-mana meM vyApta hai vaha isa saMdarbha meM TUTa jAtI hai / nArI ke apratima evaM garimAmaya vyaktitva ko kisI kavi ne zabdoM meM bAMdhakara isa prakAra rUpAyita kiyA hai 'nArI-nArI mata karo, nArI nara kI khAna / nArI hI ke garbha se, prakaTe vIra bhagavAna // ' Ao, aba dekheM hama nArI ke bahu AyAmI vyaktitva ko vividha saMdarbho meM ! vibhinna rUpoM meM !! jisake bAda hama kisI niSkarSa para pahu~ca pAyeMge / hamAre prAcIna itihAsa meM nArI jIvana ke vividha pakSoM para paryApta prakAza DAlA gayA hai| phira bhI isa prastuta lekha ke mAdhyama se nArI ke vibhinna rUpoM kA eka saMketa mAtra kiyA jA rahA hai jisake kAraNa hamArA soca/vicAra zubha dizA meM mudd'e| Adarza mAtA ke rUpa meM nArI nArI ke hRdaya ko sAgara kI upamA dI jA sakatI hai / kyoMki usake hRdaya sAgara meM putra ke prati jo vAtsalya bhAva hai vaha athAha/aparimita/asIma/anaMta hai / usake hRdaya-sAgara meM vAtsalya-jala sadA-sadA se laharAtA huA bharA hai jo ki kabhI samApta hone vAlA nahIM hai| nArI kA udAtta rUpa-eka dRSTi : muni prakAzacandra 'nirbhaya' | 247 RELA . ...
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha | - isI ke kAraNa vaha pUtra rUpa meM mAnava prANI koha mAha taka apane garbha meM dhAraNa kara prANa-praNa se usakI rakSA meM juTI rahatI hai| aparimita vAtsalya bhAva ke kAraNa hI pUtra prasava ke sAtha hI usakA vAtsalya bhAva bhI dhavaladagdha kI dhArA meM baha nikalatA hai / jisakA eka-eka bUMda bhI anamola hai, usakI kImata nahIM AMkI jA sakatI hai| 'kahate haiM ki mAnava ke rakta meM jaba taka mAtA ke raja kA eka bhI kaNa vidyamAna rahatA hai vahA~ taka mara nahIM sakatA / jisa kSaNa usakA antima kaNa samApta ho gayA usa dina zarIra bhI chUTa jaayegaa|' mAtA ke rUpa meM vaha Adarza sevA kI pratimUrti bhI hai / jaba taka putra apane pairoM para khar3A hokara kArya karane meM sakSama nahIM bane vahA~ taka vaha apane tana kI cintA bhI nahIM karake putra kI sevA meM lagI rahatI hai| __mAnava ko prArambhika zikSA dene vAlI bhI nArI rUpa mAtA hI hai| mAtA dvArA diye gaye dhArmika, sAmAjika, naitika, pArivArika Adi sabhI prakAra ke saMskAra jIvana paryanta mAnava ke hRdaya meM jame rahate haiN| putra cAhe rUpavAna ho yA vidrUpa, sundara ho yA asundara, aMgopAMga se paripUrNa ho yA vikala-kaisA bhI ho, mAtA ke hRdaya meM usake prati asIma mamatA eka samAna hI rahatI hai| usakI bhAvanA meM kabhI kahIM bhedabhAva nahIM AtA hai| putra ke tana-mana kI jarA-sI pIr3A se bhI mAtA kA hRdaya ro uThatA hai / putra kI pIr3A/becainI/ kaSTa ko haTAne miTAne ke lie vaha prANa-praNa se juTa jAtI hai / usa samaya usakA mAtRtva sAkAratA meM khila uThatA hai| vaha samartha hai yA nahIM yaha prazna nahIM hai kintu mahatvapUrNa bAta yaha hai ki usakA prayatna kitanA karuNA/mamatA se bharA huA hai| kisI ne mAtA rUpI nArI ke lie kahA hai ki use kabhI bhI kisI bhI upamA se upamita nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai / kyoMki vaha anupameya hokara bhI mahatvapUrNa hai| mAtA marudevI ne RSabhadeva ko, mAtA trizalA ne mahAvIra ko, mAtA kauzalyA ne zrIrAma ko, mAtA devakI ne zrIkRSNa vAsudeva ko, mAtA aMjanA ne hanumAna ko, mAtA sItA ne lava-kuza ko, mAtA rukmiNI ne pradyumnakumAra ko, mAtA madanarekhA ne namirAja RSi ko, mAtA bhadrA ne zAlibhadra ko, mAtA dhAriNI ne jambUsvAmI jaise putra-ratnoM ko janma dekara saMsAra ko yaha batA diyA ki nArI abalA hokara bhI sabaloM ko janma dene vAlI hotI hai| mAtArUpa nArI kI kukSi se zreSThatama mahApuruSoM kA janma huA hai| isake bAre meM adhika kyA kaheM ? saMkSipta meM itanA hI bahuta hai ki nArI ke binA mAnava kabhI isa dharA para avatIrNa nahIM ho sktaa| Adarza patnI ke rUpa meM nArI kA jisa ghara meM janma hotA hai vaha usa ghara, parivAra, mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahana, grAma-nagara Adi sabhI ko, unake prati usakI jo mamatA/moha, lagAva hai usa sabhI ko tor3akara vaha samaya Ane para apane pati ke ghara calI jAtI hai| 248 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna www.iaine
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha ...... iiiiiiiiiHERRRRRRRRRR RRRA manasA-vAcA-karmaNA vaha pati ke gRha-dvAra ko apanA mAnakara usa parivAra ke sukha-duHkha kI samabhAgI bana jAtI hai| usakA apanA sArA sukha-duHkha usa parivAra se jur3a jAtA hai| pati aura usakA parivAra hI usake lie AdhArabhUta hotA hai jise vaha prANa-praNa se svIkAratI hai| nArI pati ke sAtha chAyA rUpa ho jAtI hai| machalI aura pAnI kA jo sambandha hotA hai vahI sambandha pati-patnI kA hotA hai| nArI patnIdharma ko svIkAra kara dharmamArga para Age bar3hatI huI pati kI bhI dharmArAdhanA meM sahayogI banatI hai| isalie nItikAra ne kahA hai-'bhaaryaa-dhrmaanukuulaa|' atIta ke itihAsa meM aise aneka udAharaNa mila jAyeMge hameM, jinameM nArI kA 'dharmAnukUlA-bhAryA' rUpa sAkAra ho jIvanta pratIka bana cukA thaa| satI sItA, mahArAnI damayantI, mahArAnI draupadI, Adi aneka rAjavadhue~ pati-sevA meM hI apanA sukha mAnakara unake sAtha duHkha uThAne ko bhI tatpara bniiN| mahAsatI madanarekhA kA udAharaNa to vastutaH nArI ke divya patnIdharma ko mUrtimanta/jIvanta kara detA hai| __ apane hI jeTha maNiratha dvArA apane pati yugabAhu para prANaghAtaka vAra ke pazcAta jaba vaha dekhatI hai ki usakA pati jIvita nahIM raha sakatA hai to apanI asahAya avasthA kA vicAra nahIM karate hue vaha yugabAhu ko dharma kA zaraNA dekara, krodha-dveSa bhAva se haTAkara zubha bhAvoM meM sthira kara usakI gati ko sudhAra detI hai| nArI dharmasahAyikA hotI hai, isa ukti kA yaha jIvanta udAharaNa hai| isI prakAra bauddhadharmAnuyAyI aura pApa-paMka se lipta magadha samrATa mahArAjA zreNika ko mahArAnI celanA ne saddharma/vItarAga-vANI para unheM sthira kara, unakI samyaktva prApti meM sahAyaka banakara Adarza patnIdharma kA nirvAha kiyA thaa| satI subhadrA ne saMkaToM kI cintA na karate hue apane pati aura pUre parivAra kI vItarAga-vANI para zraddhA jagAkara zramaNa-dharma kA upAsaka banA diyaa| aise aneka udAharaNa hama dekha sakate haiM jinameM nArI ne apane dharma-patnI rUpa ko garimA se maMDita kara use bhavyatA pradAna kI hai| dharmapathAnugAmI nArI indriya-sukhopabhoga ke lie aneka nAriyoM ne apane-apane pati ke sAtha Atma-balidAna kiyA hai| kintu dharmapathAnugAmI tathA zIladharma kI rakSA ke khAtira bhI nArI ne apane pati ke prati jo ananya zraddhA bhAva hai use kAyama rakhA hai| nArI kA udAtta rUpa-eka dRSTi : muni prakAzacandra 'nirbhaya' | 246 mammmmmmmmmmmma www.ia
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________________ sAdhvIratnapuSpavatI abhinandana grantha HHHHHHHHHHHHHHE ALL .. ULAR + zIladharma kI rakSA ke lie aMga deza kI caMpA nagarI ke mahArAjA dadhivAhana kI dharmapatnI rAjarAnI dhAriNI (candanabAlA kI mAtA) ne apanI jihvA khIMcakara prANoM kA utsarga kara zIladharma kI rakSA kii| zIladharma kI rakSA ke hetu anekAneka nAriyoM ne apane prANoM kA utsarga kiyA hai| parantu ina sabase bhinna eka aisI ghaTanA bhI itihAsa ke svarNima pRSThoM meM aMkita hai ki jisase hamArA mastaka gaurava se ekadama U~cA uTha jAtA hai / vaha ghaTanA hai rAjamati kii| 22veM tIrthaMkara neminAtha (ariSTanemi) kI hone vAlI patnI rAjamati / neminAtha apane vivAha ke avasara para hone vAlI pazuvadha kI ghaTanA se sihara kara, karuNAbhAva se bhara toraNa dvAra se lauTa gaye / solaha zRMgAra se susajjita, pati-mukha dekhane ko baicena mana vAlI rAjamati ne jaba yaha dekhA ki usake hone vAle pati neminAtha toraNa dvAra se lauTa gaye taba usake hRdaya ko gaharA dhakkA lagA aura vaha mUcchita ho gyii| hoza meM Ane para jaba use jJAta huA ki neminAtha saMyamI banane vAle haiM to vaha bhI pati-patha kI anugAminI banane ko Atura ho utthii| aise meM usake mAtA-pitA/mahArAjA ugrasena tathA mahArAnI dhAriNI evaM pUre parivAra ne use bahuta samajhAyA ki dUsarA vara DhUMDhakara vivAha kara deNge| parantu vaha apane saMkalpa para aDiga rhii| prApta sampUrNa rAjya vaibhava aura parivAra kI moha-mamatA chor3akara vaha bhI saMyamI bana gyii| prAg aitihAsika kAla kI yaha pati-pathAnugAmI adbhuta/vismayakArI ghaTanA hameM jhiMjhor3akara rakha detI hai ki kyA nArI itanI utkRSTa tyAga kI divya mUrti bhI ho sakatI hai ? para hai yaha ghaTanA satya ! aura isa ghaTanA para hama sabhI ko nizcita rUpa se gaurava kI anubhUti hotI hai| kuzala zAsikA ke rUpa meM Annaiii - 1mIMIMARANAM ..........i ...... t . .. . HIHIRHI .. . . A NCHHI .. nArI hRdaya ko sadyaH vikasita puSpa paMkhur3iyoM kI upamA dI jAtI hai ; kyoMki vaha tana-mana donoM se hI sukumAra hai| kintu karttavya ke nAte samaya Ane para vaha usa sukumAratA ko tyAgakara kaThoratA bhI dhAraNa kara letI hai| phira bhI hai to vaha sukumAra hii| saMsAra meM to aneka nAriyoM ne zAsana-pada para baiThakara zAsana kiyA hai| vahA~ unameM kaThoratA ke sAtha kabhI-kabhI krUratA bhI praveza kara jAtI hai kara gayI hai| parantu dharma-zAsikA ke rUpa meM usakA rUpa kucha aura hI dRSTigata hotA hai| vahA~ kabhI kaThoratA dhAraNa karanI bhI par3e to vaha kaThora bhI ho jAtI hai kintu vahA~ krUratA kabhI pAsa taka nahIM phaTakatI hai| .... 250 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna .................. Asthmain " mA www.jainelibre
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha / iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii HREE ::::::: iiiiiiiiiHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH jaina dharma meM 24 tIrthaMkaroM ke vizAla sAdhvI samudAya kA netRtva 24 nAriyoM ne hI kiyA hai| prathama tIrthaMkara ke samaya brAhmI mahAsatI thI aura antima tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ke zAsana meM mahAsatI vaMdanA huI hai| ina donoM ne aura bIca ke 22 tIrthaMkaroM ke samaya kI 22 mahAsatiyoM ne bar3I kuzalatA se vizAla sAdhvI samudAya jo ki hajAroM-lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM thA unakA netRtva kiyaa| inake dvArA kiyA gayA netRtva svayaM ke lie bhI kalyANakArI thA aura sAdhvI samudAya ke lie bhii| eka udAharaNa leM-mahAsatI caMdanA jI ne eka bAra mahAsatI nRgAvatI ko upAlaMbha diyaa| isa upAlaMbha ke mAdhyama se hI mRgAvatI aura caMdanA donoM ko hI kevalajJAna upalabdha ho gyaa| dharmopadezikA ke rUpa meM yUM to nArI mAtA ke rUpa meM upadezikA/zikSikA rahI hI hai kintu Atma-sAdhanA ke mArga meM bhI nArI svayaM apanA hI Atma-kalyANa nahIM karatI apitu apane parivAra evaM aneka bhavi-jIvoM ko bhI Atma-sAdhanA ke patha para bar3hAne meM sahAyaka hotI hai| sAdhanA-patha meM bhI vaha kuzala upadezikA kA rUpa grahaNa kara vItarAga-vANI kA prasAra karatI huI aneka bhavya-jIvoM ko prazasta patha/sAdhanA patha para ArUr3ha karatI hai / yathA-prathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva kI suputrI sAdhvI brAhmI evaM sundarI donoM ne tapasyArata ahaM se grasita apane bhAI bAhubalI ko upadeza dekara ahaM rUpI hAthI se utArakara kevalajJAna rUpI jyoti se sAkSAtkAra kraayaa| 'vIrA mhArA ! gaja thakI nIce utaro ! gaja caDhyA kevala nahIM hosI re........."vIrA mhArA........! ___ ahaM ke TIle para car3hakara kisI ne Aja taka kevalajJAna rUpI sUrya ko nahIM dekhaa/paayaa| jisane bhI dekhA/pAyA usane namratA/vinaya se hii| brAhmI-sundarI ke udbodhana se bAhubalI bhI namrIbhUta hue aura jyoM hI unhoMne caraNa-nyAsa kiyA, ve kevala-sUrya se prabhAsita ho gye| ThIka isI taraha kA upadeza sAdhvI rAjamati ne rathanemi muni ko bhogoM kI ora mur3ate dekhakara diyA thaa| yathA dhiratthu te'jasokAmI, jo taM jiiviykaarnnaa| vantaM icchasi AveDaM, seyaM te maraNaM bhave // 42 // ahaM ca bhogarAyassa, taM ca'si aMdhagavaNhiNo / mA kule gaMdhaNA homo, saMjamaM nihuo cara // 43 // -uttarAdhyayana sUtra 22 nArI kA udAtta rUpa-eka dRSTi : muni prakAzacandra 'nirbhaya' | 251
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha "arthAt-he ayaza kI kAmanA karane vAle / tujhe dhikkAra hai, joki tU asaMyata jIvana ke kAraNa se vamana kiye hue ko pIne kI icchA karatA hai / isase to tumhArA mara jAnA hI acchA hai|' 'maiM ugrasena kI putrI hU~ aura tuma samudravijaya ke putra ho / hama donoM ko gandhana kula ke soM ke samAna na honA caahie| ataH tuma nizcala hokara saMyama kA ArAdhana kro|' isa vacanoM ke phalasvarUpa rathanemi kI jo sthiti banI, vaha isa prakAra hai 'tIse so vayaNaM soccA, saMjaIe subhAsiyaM / aMkuseNa jahA nAgo, dhamme saMpaDivAiA / uttarA0 22/47 "rathanemi ne saMyamazIla rAjamati ke pUrvokta subhASita vacanoM ko sunakara aMkuza dvArA madonmatta hastI kI taraha apane AtmA ko vaza meM karake phira se dharma meM sthita kara liyaa| jaina dharma darzana ke prakANDa vidvAna evaM vipula rUpa se dArzanika granthoM ke racayitA thI haribhadrasUri AcArya ne mahAsatI mahattarA yAkinI se pratibodha prApta kiyA thaa| prAcIna evaM arvAcIna donoM hI samaya meM aneka sAdhvI-rUmA nAriyoM ne bhavi jIvoM ko sadbodha se bodhita kara dharmopadezikA ke rUpa ko prakaTa kiyA hai| zAnti kI agradUtA nArI prAyaH kahA jAtA hai ki isa jagata meM 3 vastue~ vigraha ko utpanna karane vAlI haiM-jara, joru aura jmiin| kinhIM arthoM aura sandarbho meM sahI bhI ho sakatI hai yaha bAta / para nArI ne vizva samudAya ko vigraha se mukta bhI karAyA hai| isa bAta se hama anabhijJa nahIM hokara bhI anabhijJa hI haiN| nArI meM nirmANaka zakti bhI hai, sRjanAtmaka zakti bhI hai aura vinAzAtmaka zakti bhii| tInoM hI rUpoM meM nArI ko hama dekha sakate haiN| prastuta prasaMga meM hameM nArI kI nirmANaka aura sRjanAtmaka zakti ko dekhanA hai| jaina kathAnakoM meM mahAsatI mRgAvatI kI kathA AtI hai| mRgAvatI eka samaya yuddha bhUmi ke maidAna meM dikhAI detI hai| vahA~ vaha vigrahakI ke rUpa meM nahIM apitu sandhi evaM zAnti kI ke rUpa meM dikhAI par3atI hai| yuddharata do rAjAoM ko, joki bhAI-bhAI hI the kintu isa bAta se ve anajAna the aura unakI mAtA mRgAvatI hI thI-vaha unheM vastusthiti se avagata karAkara vItarAga-vANI kA pAna karAtI hai| phalasvarUpa yuddha sthagita hokara zAnti kI zahanAiyA~ gUMja uThatI haiN| yaha hai nArI kI zAntidUtA ke rUpa meM sthiti / aura bhI anya udAharaNa mila sakate haiM / .... .. BIH 252 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna www.jaine
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________________ H A LLULL.............. sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha / iiiiiiHPHHHHHHHHHmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmma cintanazIlA rUpa meM puruSa ke samAna hI nArI meM bhI cintana zakti rahI huI hai| kabhI-kabhI, kahIM-kahIM nArI kA cintana puruSa-cintana se bhI zreSTha evaM Age bar3hane vAlA bhI milatA hai| sAMsArikatA ko lekara cintana to prAyaH sabhI meM hotA hai kintu AtmA aura darzana kI gUr3ha bAtoM kA cintana/prakhara cintana bhI nArI kara sakatI hai| isake bhI aneka udAharaNa hama dekha sakate haiM zodha karane pr| jainAgama meM jayanti-zrAvikA ke dvArA pUche gaye praznoM kA ullekha milatA hai| vaha kuzAgra buddhi kI dhanI evaM sAhasika bhI thii| deva-manuja, aneka jJAna sampanna, labdhidhArI muniyoM-sAdhviyoM ke bIca samavazaraNa meM virAjamAna prabhu mahAvIra se usane sahaja bhAva se tattva-zodhana kI dRSTi se anekoM prazna pUche the| __ jayanti dvArA pUche gaye prazna bar3e hI dArzanika evaM mumukSuoM ke lie hitakArI haiN| dRr3ha saMkalpI aura tapArAdhanA meM anurakta puruSa ke samAna nArI meM bhI saMkalpa kI dRr3hatA bejor3a dikhAI detI hai| nArI jaba kisI kArya kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kara letI hai taba vaha use pUrNa karake hI rukatI hai| 'zrImad antakRddazAMga-sUtra' meM sAdhvi samudAya ke dvArA saMkalpita vividha prakAra kI tapa-ArAdhanA kA ullekha hai / jinheM dekhakara lagatA hai ki ve apane saMkalpa ko kitanI dRr3hatA se pUrNa karatI haiN| aise-aise dIrghakAla taka kI tapa-ArAdhanA ko ve svIkAra karatI haiM ki hameM bar3A Azcarya hotA hai| nArI apane mana para kitanA adhika saMyama rakha sakatI hai isa bAta ko hama ina udAharaNoM ke mAdhyama se jAna sakate haiN| meru-sI akaMpa zraddhAvanta nArI samudAya hamezA se zraddhA/vizvAsa pradhAna rahA hai| usake hRdaya meM zraddhA kI akhaNDa jyoti sadA hI prajvalita rahatI hai| zraddhA-andhazraddhA aura saddharmazraddhArUpa do prakAra kI hotI hai / donoM meM hI zraddhA-bhAva kI pradhAnatA rahatI hai| kintu andhazraddhA bhaTakAne vAlI hotI hai bhavoM-bhavoM taka; jabaki saddharma ke prati jo zraddhA hotI hai vaha bhava-bandhana se mukta karane vAlI hotI hai / vItarAga-vANI para zraddhA rakhane vAlI aneka nAriyA~ huI haiM jaina dharma meM / phira bhI jaina itihAsa meM eka aisI ghaTanA banI hai ki jise dekhakara hamArA mana bhI zraddhA bhAva se bhara jAtA hai| nArI kA udAtta rUpa-eka dRSTi : muni prakAzacandra 'nirbhaya' | 253 www.
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha rAjagRhI nivAsI sulasA ! usakI prabhu mahAvIra para itanI aTUTa zraddhA thI ki vItarAga-vANI ke sivAya anya kisI kI upAsanA ke lie vaha taiyAra nahIM thii| aneka Rddhi kA dhArI ambaDa saMnyAsI aneka prakAra ke rUpa banAkara sulasA kI zraddhA kI parIkSA karatA hai, parantu vaha bItarAga-vANI ke prati aTUTa zraddhA bhAba se eka iMca bhI nahIM DigI / ambaDa ne mahAvIra kA bhI rUpa banAkara AkarSita karanA cAhA kintu phira bhI vaha asaphala huaa| aura ghaTanA yahA~ aisI ghaTa gaI ki ambaDa svayaM sulasA kI dRr3ha zraddhA ke sAmane jhuka gyaa| upasaMhAra ___ isa prakAra hama dekheM ki nArI jAti jise hama dIna-hIna, avalA aura asahAya mAnate/samajhate haiM vaha kitanI uccakoTi kI sAdhikA bhI ho sakatI hai| vastutaH hamane Aja taka use hInatA kI dRSTi se hI dekhA kintu aba hama use sammAna kI dRSTi se bhI dekheN| nArI ne sAMsArika jIvana evaM AdhyAtmika jIvana donoM meM hI bahuta kucha sunahare Adarza sthApita kiye haiN| Aja pUnaH samaya AyA hai ki nArI-samAja apane zubha saMskAroM ke mAdhyama se mAnava-samAja meM zreSTha pIr3hI kA nirmANa kre| usake binA nArI samAja apanI hI nArI jAti ke dvArA jo kIrtimAna banAye gaye haiM usakI rakSA nahIM kara sktii| jaba taka nArI jAti apanI zakti se paricita nahIM hotI, use jAgRta nahIM karatI taba taka kucha bhI nahIM ho sakatA / ataH apanI zakti jAgRta kara nArI nArI-samudAya kA udAtta rUpa banAye rkhe| :: : ::: ::::: : puSpa-sUkti-saurabha0 vAtsalya kA prabhAva kevala manuSyoM evaM samajhadAra jAnavaroM para hI nahIM, per3a paudhoM aura vanaspati jagata para bhI acUka rUpa se par3atA hai| paramAtmA kI zakti jitanI virATa va vyApaka hai, utanI hI vyApaka va virATa mAnavIya zakti hai| mAnava-jIvana ko mahattA ke pada para pratiSThita karane vAle guNoM meM sevA eka mahatvapUrNa guNa hai| jisane svayaM apane Apako cirakAla taka Adarza paristhitiyoM meM rakhakara jJAna, anubhava, tapa ke AdhAra para viziSTa banA liyA ho, vahI vaisA upadeza dene kA adhikArI hai| -------------puSpa-sUkti-saurabha 254| chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna HEREVEAmit Unar www.jaine