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________________ sAdhvI ratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha nArI ke muktidAtA bhagavAna mahAvIra -- DA. zAntA bhAnAvata strI aura puruSa, samAjarUpI ratha ke do pahiye haiN| donoM kI samAnatA hI ratha kI gatipragati hai / itihAsa ke pRSTha palaTa kara dekhe jAyeM to hameM pratIta hotA hai ki nArI ne samAja meM kabhI sammAna kA jIvana jiyA hai to kabhI apamAna kA bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA AvirbhAva IsA pUrva chaThI zatAbdI meM jaba isa dharA para huA, vaha samaya nArI ke liye mahApatana kA thaa| samAja meM usakA koI sthAna va sammAna nahIM thA / vaha gAjara-mUlI aura bher3a-bakariyoM kI bhAMti caurAhe para khar3I kara beca dI jAtI thI / bar3e-bar3e seTha, zrImanta use kharIda lete aura dAsI kI taraha usakA upayoga karate the / vaha cetana hokara bhI jar3a vastu samajhI jAtI thI / "asvataMtratA strI puruSa pradhAnA" tathA "striyA vezyA tathA zUdrAH yepi syuH pApayo nayaH " jaise vacanoM kI samAja meM mAnyatA thI / Jain Educa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne nArI ko mAtA, patnI, bahana, putrI Adi vividha rUpoM meM dekhA / usake astitva ko phcaanaa| unhoMne patita nArI jIvana ko U~cA uThAne ke lie bharasaka prayatna kiyA / nArI ko usakA khoyA huA sammAna dilAte hue unhoMne kahA - "nArI ko puruSa se heya samajhanA ajJAna, adharma, evaM atArkika hai| nArI apane asIma mAtRprema se puruSa ko preraNA evaM zakti pradAna kara samAja kA sarvAdhika hita sAdhana karatI hai tathA vAsanA, vikAra aura karma- jAla ko kATa kara mokSa prApta kara sakatI hai / isIliye mahAvIra ne apane catuvidha saMgha meM sAdhuoM kI bhAMti sAdhviyoM ko aura zrAvakoM kI bhA~ti zrAvikAoM ko barAbarI kA sthAna diyA / unhoMne sAdhu sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikAoM ko tIrtha kahA aura cAroM ko mokSamArga kA pathika batAyA / yahI kAraNa thA ki mahAvIra ke dharma - zAsana meM puruSoM kI apekSA striyoM kI saMkhyA adhika thI / 14000 sAdhu the to 36000 sAdhviyAM / eka lAkha unasaTha hajAra zrAvaka the to tIna lAkha aThAraha hajAra zrAvikAe~ thIM / puruSa kI apekSA nAriyoM kI adhika saMkhyA honA isa bAta kA pratIka hai ki mahAvIra ne nArI jAgRti kA jo bigula bajAyA, usase nArI samAja meM jAgRti AI va patita aura nirAza nArI sAdhanA ke mArga para bar3hI / usa samaya sAdhu saMgha kA netRtva indrabhUti gautama ke hAthoM meM thA to sAdhvIsaMgha kA netRtva candanabAlA ke nArI ke muktidAtA bhagavAna mahAvIra : DaoN0 zAntA bhAnAvata | 237
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha hAthoM meM / puSpalA, sunandA, revatI, sulasA nAma kI anya mukhya sAdhviyAM thiiN| isI prakAra unhoMne nArI ko dharmopadeza sunane, dharmasabhAoM meM prazna pUchane, apanI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna karane Adi ke avasara pradAna kiye / jayantI nAmaka rAjakumArI ne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samakSa gaMbhIra tAttvika evaM dhArmika carcA kI thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya dAsa-dAsI prathA joroM para thii| unhoMne dAsIprathA, striyoM kA vyApAra aura unake kraya-vikraya ko rokaa| isa prathA kA pracalana kevala suvidhA ke khAtira nahIM thA balki dAsiyA~ rakhanA vaibhava evaM pratiSThA kA paricAyaka thaa| jaba samrATa zreNika ke putra rAjakumAra meghakumAra kI sevA ke lie nAnA dezoM se dAsiyoM kA kraya-vikraya huA to mahAvIra ne khulakara virodha kiyA aura dharmasabhAoM meM usake viruddha AvAja bulanda kI / pariNAmasvarUpa mahAvIra ko aneka upasarga evaM kaThora daMDa diye gye| una sAre kaSToM ko unhoMne samatA bhAva se sahana kiyaa| jaba mahAvIra ne apane dharmasaMgha kI sthApanA kI to usameM unhoMne rAjagharAne kI mahilAoM ke sAtha-sAtha gaNikAoM, vezyAoM ko bhI pUre sammAna ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa karane kA adhikAra diyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana kAla meM gaNikA ke rUpa meM jina striyoM kA jIvana paruSoM dvArA heya dRSTi se dekhA gayA, bhikSuNI saMgha meM dIkSA lene ke bAda jIvana-vyavahAra meM parivartana lAkara, ve hI striyA~ apaneapane dvArA kRta-karmoM kA prAyazcitta kara vaMdanIya bana gyiiN| __ upekSita nArI jAti ko sammAna dene ke lie hI bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane sAdhanA kAla ke 12veM varSa meM eka kaThora abhigraha dhAraNa kiyaa| isa abhigraha meM 13 kaThora saMkalpa the| 1. koI rAjakumArI ho, 2. vaha becI gaI ho 3. muNDita ho, 4. hAthoM meM hathakar3I ho, 5. pairoM meM ber3I ho, 6. tIna dina kI bhUkhI ho, 7. A~khoM meM A~sU hoM, 8. hoThoM para muskAna ho, 6. AdhA dina bItane ke bAda 10. eka paira dehalI meM eka paira dehalI ke bAhara ho, 11. sUpa ke kone meM, 12. ur3ada ke bAkule hoM, 13. bhauMyare meM khar3I muni ko bhikSA dene kI bhAvanA bhA rahI ho to AhAra lenA; nahIM to bhUkhe rhnaa| ___ uparyukta saMkalpoM se yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki tatkAlIna samAja meM nArI kI bar3I dayanIya sthiti thI / samAja evaM parivAra dvArA vaha pratAr3ita kI jAtI thii| usa pratAr3ita dukhI nArI jAti ko mahAvIra samAja meM punaH pratiSThita karanA cAhate the| isIlie aisA abhigraha unhoMne kiyaa| rAjA-rAniyoM ke bhikSAdAna ko unhoMne ThukarAyA / antataH prabhu mahAvIra kA yaha abhigraha phalita huA rAjakumArI candana haathoN| yo vaha svaya rAjakumArI thI, campAnagarI ke rAjA dadhivAhana kI putrI thii| para tatkAlIna rAjA zatAnIka ke AkramaNa ke kAraNa dadhivAhana kI mRtyu ho gaI / pitA kI mRtyu ke vAda mAtA dhAriNI ne zIla-rakSA ke liye apane prANa tyaage| beTI candanA asahAya ho gii| sArthavAhI ne use kozAmbI ke seTha ke hAtha pA~ca sau moharoM meM becA / seTha-patnI seThAnI ne rAjakumArI candanabAlA para aneka atyAcAra kiye, jisake kAraNa rAjakumArI candanA ko dAsI bananA par3A, hathakar3I-ber3I meM ba~dhanA par3A, sira muNDita karAnA par3A, bhUkhoM rahanA pdd'aa| para mahAvIra ko dekhakara isa viSama sthiti meM bhI vaha muskarA uThI / mahAvIra ne usake hAthoM se ur3ada ke bAkule grahaNa kara jaise samasta rAjarAniyoM se bhI adhika sammAna aura gaurava usake guNa-zIla ko diyaa| 238 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna www.jainedao HAH
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha / prabhu mahAvIra ke upadeza sunakara jahA~ puruSa Age bar3he haiM vahA~ nAriyA~ bhI pIche nahIM rahIM / magadha ke samrATa zreNika kI mahAkAlI, sukAlI Adi dasa mahArAniyA~ sAdhanA-patha svIkAra kara letI haiM / jo mahArAniyA~ mahaloM meM rahakara AbhUSaNoM se zarIra ko vibhUSita karatIM, ve jaba sAdhanA-patha para bar3hIM to kanakAvalI, ratnAvalI Adi tapa ke hAroM ko dhAraNakara Atma-jyoti camakAne lgiiN| prabhu mahAvIra ke upadeza suna aneka zrAvaka apane cAritradharma meM sthira hue| apane pati para prabhu mahAvIra kI par3I AdhyAtmika chApa se bhalA patnI kaise vaMcita raha sakatI hai ? zivAnandA jaba Ananda zrAvaka se yaha sunatI hai-devAnapriye, maiMne zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa se dharma sunA hai| vaha dharma mere liye iSTa, atyanta rucikara va hitakara hai / devAnupriye, tuma bhI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa jAo, unheM vandana karo, namaskAra karo, unakA satkAra karo, sammAna karo, ve kalyANamaya haiM, maMgalamaya haiM, jJAnasvarUpa haiM / unakI paryupAsanA karo tathA 5 aNuvrata, 3 guNavrata aura 4 zikSAvrata 12 prakAra kA gRhasthadharma svIkAra kro| zivAnandA yaha sunakara bar3I prasanna huii| bhagavAna ke pAsa jAkara usane zrAvikAdharma aMgIkAra kiyaa| prabhu mahAvIra kI preraNA se gRhasthAzrama meM nArI kA sammAna bar3hA, zIlavatI patnI ke hita kA dhyAna rakhakara kArya karane vAle puruSa ko mahAvIra ne satpuruSa kahA / vidhavAoM kI sthiti meM sudhAra huaa| mahAvIra ke samaya satI prathA kI chuTa-puTa ghaTanAe~ bhI milatI haiN| jIva-hiMsA ke virodhI mahAvIra kI preraNA se isa kuprathA kA bhI anta huaa| mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM mAtRtva zakti kA bar3A sammAna thaa| jaba ve garbha meM the, taba yaha socakara ki mere halana-calana se mA~ ko apAra kaSTa kI anubhUti hotI hogI, unhoMne kucha samaya ke lie apanI halana-calana kI kriyA banda kara dii| isase mAtA trizalA ko apane garbhastha zizu ke bAre meM zaMkA ho uThI aura vaha atyadhika duHkhI hone lgii| mA~ kI isa manodazA ko jAna mahAvIra ne phira halana-calana kriyA, prArambha kara dii| bacce kI kuzala kAmanA se mA~ kA mana prasannatA se bhara gyaa| isa ghaTanA se mAM ke prati mahAvIra kI bhakti atyadhika bar3ha gaI aura unhoMne garbhAvasthA meM hI yaha saMkalpa kiyA ki maiM mAtA-pitA ke jIvita rahate vairAgya dhAraNa nahIM kruuNgaa| isa pratijJA kA pAlana unhoMne apane jIvana meM kiyaa| jaba taka mAtA-pitA jIvita rahe, unhoMne dIkSA nahIM lii| isa prakAra spaSTa hai ki mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM nArI ke prati Adara aura zraddhA kA bhAva thaa| ve use sAdhanA meM bAdhaka na mAnakara preraNA-zakti aura sahanazIlatA kI pratimUrti mAnate the| yaha unhIM kA sAhasa thA ki unhoMne nArI ko Aja se aDhAI hajAra varSa pUrva sAmAjika aura Arthika adhikAroM se var3hakara, ve samasta AdhyAtmika adhikAra pradAna kiye jinake kAraNa vaha Atma-zakti kA pUrNa vikAsa kara svayaM paramAtmA bana ske| nArI ke muktidAtA bhagavAna mahAvIra : DaoN0 zAntA bhAnAvata | 236