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________________ sAdhvIratnapuSpavatI abhinandana grantha nArI ko bhUmikA : vizva-zAnti ke sandarbha meM -DA. kR. mAlatI jaina jahA~ bhI jAtA hU~, vIrAna najara AtA hai / khUna meM DUbA hara maidAna najara jAtA hai / uparyukta paMktiyA~ eka bhAvuka kavi kA kalpanApravaNa pralApa mAtra nahIM, apitu Aja ke nirantara vikAsazIla vizva kA yathArtha kAruNika citra hai / Aja jabaki cAroM ora hiMsA kA vAtAvaraNa hai, raktapAta, laTa-pATa, evaM upadrava-utpAta jaise dinacaryA meM zAmila ho gaye haiM, AtaMkavAda, sAmpradAyikatA aura raMgabheda ke viSadhara phana phailAye ghUma rahe haiN| jAti, varga aura prAnta ke nAma para vighaTanakArI zaktiyA~ apane dAMva peMca dikhalA rahI haiM, vizva kI mahAzaktiyAM vighaTanakArI astra-zastroM ke nirmANa meM apane bauddhika-vilAsa kA paricaya de rahI haiM, taba vizva zAnti kI carcA araNya rodana sA pratIta hotI hai| isa carcA meM, usa nArI kI bhUmikA para vicAra karanA--jisakI kahAnI kevala "A~cala meM dUdha aura A~khoM meM pAnI' taka simaTI hai, jise mUrtimatI durbalatA kahakara sambodhita kiyA jAtA rahA hai (Frailty thy name woman) satahI stara para hAsyAspada lagatA hai| jo abalA apanI hI rakSA nahIM kara sakatI, vaha vizva zAMti kI sthApanA meM kyA yogadAna degI? aise vicArakoM kI bhI kamI nahIM hai jo yaha dRr3hatA ke sAtha svIkAra karate haiM ki pratyeka saMgharSa ke mUla meM kahIM na kahIM nArI rahI hai / rAma-rAvaNa yuddha kA doSAropaNa satI sItA para saralatA se kiyA jAtA rahA hai aura mahAbhArata ke mUla meM draupadI ko dekhA jAtA rahA hai| saMgharSa ke pramukha kAraNoM meM jara aura jamIna ke sAtha jorU kI gaNanA bhI kI jAtI hai taba phira ? kyA yahI saca hai ? nahIM, nirAza hone kA prazna to uThatA nhiiN| cilI ke mahAkavi pavlonerUdA ke zabdoM meM "bAhara aMdherA bahuta hai / kucha bhI nahIM sUjhatA / maiM choTA sA dIpaka jalAye rahUMgA / merA choTA sA pariveza Aloka meM rhegaa|" nArI kI bhUmikA : vizva-zAnti ke saMdarbha meM : DaoN0 kumArI mAlatI jaina | 265
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________________ Dura ... ..... .. .. .. . . ... . ... .inhini i iiiiiiiiiiii sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha) AAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL MARATH L ACL. admini. han.. ............. . I ..... HI ..... ............. .. R OHHHHHHHHHI : Aiye, AsthA aura AzA ke isI Aloka meM hama itihAsa ke pRSThoM ko palaTeM, vartamAna para dRSTi DAleM, to pAyeMge ki "dayA, mAyA, mamatA, madhurimA aura agAdha-vizvAsa" ke umar3ate ratnanidhi ko apane vakSasthala meM sameTe, nArI ne sadaiva hI saMgharSa aura azAnti ko dUra kara zAnti aura samarasatA kI sthApanA meM mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA kA nirvAha kiyA hai| hindI-sAhitya ke prasiddha nATakakAra, zrI jayazaMkara prasAda ne apane prasiddha nATaka 'ajAtazatru" meM likhA hai "kaThoratA kA udAharaNa hai puruSa aura komalatA kA vizleSaNa hai-strI jAti / puruSa krUratA hai to strI karuNA-jo antarjagata kA uccatama vikAsa hai jisake bala para samasta sadAcAra Thahare hue haiN|" itihAsa sAkSI hai, karuNAmayI strI ne sadaiva puruSa kI krUratA kA pratyuttara apanI sahiSNutA aura atizaya kSamAzIlatA se dekara saMgharSa kA nirAkaraNa kara zAnti kI sthApanA kI hai| kevala lokApavAda se bacane ke lie niSkalaMka garbhavatI sItA kA rAma ke dvArA parityAga-niSThuratA kA vaha udAharaNa hai jise kSamya nahIM kahA jA sakatA lekina kSamAzIla, sahiSNutA kI pratimUrti sItA rAma ke isa kRtya para na unheM burA-bhalA kahatI hai aura na usa prajA ko kosatI hai, jisake mithyA apavAda ke kAraNa unheM viSama sthiti meM vana-vana bhaTakanA par3A / saMkaTa kI isa ghar3I meM unakA hRdaya pratizodha kI bhayaMkara jvAlA se dagdha nahIM hotA, apitu rAjA rAma aura unakI prajA donoM kA hita-cintana karatI huI ve kahatI haiM avalambya paraM dhairya mahApuruSa ! sarvathA / sadA rakSa prajAM samyak piteva nyAyavatsalaH / / arthAt --he puruSottama mere viyogajanya kheda kA parityAga kara dhairya ke sAtha prajA kA samyak prakAreNa pAlana krnaa| sItA cAhato to apane Upara kiye gaye atyAcAra kI duhAI dekara, rAjA rAma ke prati vidroha bhAvanA ko bhar3akA kara saMgharSa kA sUtrapAta kara sakatI thI-para nArI kA hRdaya "komalatA kA pAlanA hai, dayA kA udgama hai, zItalatA kI chAyA hai, ananya bhakti kA Adarza hai' ve bhalA kyoM azAMti utpanna karatIM ? __ bauddha dharmAvalambI magadharAja zreNika kA jaina sAdhuoM ke prati azobhanIya AcaraNa, unakI jaina, dharmAvalambI rAnI celanA ko uttejita karane ke lie paryApta thA para vivekazIla celanA apanA dhairya nahIM khotI / krodhAndha hokara, pratizodha lekara vaha rAjA zreNika ke hRdaya parivartana meM saphala nahIM ho sakatI thii| hA~, usakI sahiSNutA raMga laaii| rAjA zreNika ne jaina dharma aGgIkAra kiyaa| celanA kA vivekapUrNa sahiSNu AcaraNa dharmAndha kaTTarapaMthI vyaktiyoM ke lie eka anukaraNIya Adarza hai| dhArmika sahiSNutA ke sandarbha meM karnATaka prAnta kI jAkala devI kA udAharaNa bhI ullekhanIya hai| jaina dharma ke kaTTara virodhI apane pati cAlukya rAjA ko jainamatAnuyAyI banAne kA zreya jAkala devI kI vinamratA aura zAlInatA ko hI hai| kAza ! Aja dharma ke nAma para rakta kI holI khelane vAle vivekahIna, ina sahiSNu nAriyoM se dhArmika sadbhAvanA aura sauhArda kA pATha par3ha skte| rAja-vidroha aura dhArmika vaimanasya hI azAMti ko janma nahIM dete, sAhityika pratidvandvitA bhI zAnti kI jar3eM khodatI hai| "vAda" ke nAma para tathAkathita buddhijIviyoM kI guTabandI, ukhAr3a-pachAr3a, iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii . .. ......... 266 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna . . man. BEIN www.jainelibrap
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________________ sAdhvIratnapuSpavatI abhinandana grantha HARIALLAHABHARAutiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHimAmAmAmAmA AlocanA-pratyAlocanA, chIMTAkazI-samasta, vAtAvaraNa ko itanA viSAkta banA detI hai ki svayaM sAhitya hI-'sAhitasya bhAva sAhityaM'-apanI arthavattA kho baiThatA hai| bauddhika vAda-vivAda kabhI-kabhI itane chichale stara para A utaratA hai ki hAthA-pAI kI naubata A jAtI hai| karnATaka kI prasiddha jaina kavayitrI kaMtI devI (I0 saM0 1106 se 1141) ke jIvana kI nimna ghaTanA isa tathya kA puSTa pramANa hai ki sAhityika kSetra meM bhI nArI ne saMgharSa ke mArga kA anusaraNa na kara vAtAvaraNa ko sauhArdapUrNa banAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai| kahA jAtA hai ki kaMtI kI alaukika pratibhA aura buddhi vailakSaNya ke kAraNa unakA samakAlIna kavi paMpa unase IrSyA karatA thA tathA pratikSaNa kSidrAnveSaNa kara nIcA dikhAne kI koziza karatA thaa| paMpa ne aneka kaThina se kaThina samasyAyeM prastuta kI kintu kaMtI unase kisI bhI prakAra parAsta nahIM huii| aMta meM eka dina kavi paMpa nizceSTa ho pRthvI para gira pdd'aa| paMpa ko mRta samajhakara kaMtI kA nizchala hRdaya karuNAdravita ho cIkha uThA "hAya ! mujhe merI jindagI se kyA lAbha hai ? mere guNa aura kAvya kI pratiSThA rakhane vAlA hI saMsAra se cala bsaa| paMpa jaise mahAna kavi se hI rAjadaravAra kI zobhA thI aura usa suSamA ke sAtha merA bhI kucha vikAsa thaa|" ina zabdoM ko sunate hI pampa ne A~kheM khola diiN| usakA hRdaya apane prati ghRNA aura pazcAttApa se bhara uThA / kaoNphI pI-pIkara apane sAthI sAhityakAroM ko kosane vAle buddhijIviyoM kI A~kheM isa vizAla hRdayA kavayitrI ke spRhaNIya AcaraNa se khula jAnI caahie| nArI svayaM to kSamAzIlA hai hI, krUrakarma karane ko udyata puruSoM ko sneha, sahanazIlatA aura sadAcAra kA pATha par3hAne kA uttaradAyitva bhI vaha saphalatApUrvaka nibhAtI hai| "prasAda" jI ke zabdoM meM"striyoM kA kartavya hai ki pAzavavRtti vAle krUrakarmA puruSoM ko komala aura karuNApluta kareM" / (ajAtazatru nATaka) zvetAmbara sAhitya meM AcArya haribhadrasUri ke jIvana vRttAnta meM nAriyoM ke isa kartavya-pAlana kA sundara udAharaNa dRSTigata hotA hai apane ziSyoM ke bauddhoM dvArA mAre jAne para AcArya haribhadra krodhavaza bauddhAcAryoM ko maMtrabala se AkarSita kara unheM mArane ko udyata hue / usa samaya "yAkinI mahattarA" ne samajhAkara unake krodha ko yuktipUrNa DhaMga se zAMta kiyaa| AcArya haribhadra sUri ne "yAkinI mahattarA" ke upakAra ko "yAkinI mahattarA sUnu" ke rUpa meM apanA paricaya dete hue vyakta kiyA hai| bhAratIya nArI ne pratipakSa kI krodhAgni ko samatA aura zAnti ke zItala jala se to zAnta kiyA hI hai, samaya kI pukAra para usane raNacaNDI kA rUpa dharakara kara AtatAiyoM ke vinAza ke lie apane nAjuka hAthoM meM talavAra bhI dhAraNa kI hai / caMdragiri parvata ke zilAlekha naM0 61 (136) meM jo "vIragalu" ke nAma se prasiddha hai usameM gaMga nareza rakkasayaNi ke vIra yoddhA "vaddega(vidyAdhara) aura unakI patnI "sAviyavve" kA paricaya diyA huA hai / yaha vIra nArI apane pati ke sAtha "vAgeyUra" ke yuddha meM gaI thI aura vahA~ zatru se lar3ate hue vIra gati ko prApta huI thii| lekha ke Upara jo citra utkIrNa hai, usameM vaha ghor3e para savAra hai aura hAtha meM talavAra lie hue hAthI para savAra kisI puruSa kA sAmanA kara rahI hai / ___ nArI kI bhUmikA : vizva-zAnti ke saMdarbha meM : DaoN0 kumArI mAlatI jaina | 267
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________________ sAdhvIratna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha re mirmi HHHHHHHHHHH. isI sandarbha meM kiraNA devI jaina kA nAma bhI itihAsa meM svarNAkSaroM meM aMkita hai| mugala bAdazAha akabara ke dvArA lagAye jAne vAle 'mInA bAjAra' ko jisameM zakti aura vaibhava ke bala para nArI kI asmitA sareAma lUTI jA rahI thI, banda karAne kA zreya isI vIrAMganA ko hai| kahA jAtA hai ki kisI taraha kiraNA devI isa mInA bAjAra meM pahu~cA dI gii| jaba bAdazAha kI lolupa dRSTi rUpasI kiraNA para par3I taba bAdazAha ne use apanI vAsanA-pUrti kA sAdhana banAnA cAhA / kiraNA devI, apanI pratyutpannamati aura udAra sAhasa kA paricaya dete hue, bAdazAha kI kaTAra chInakara usI se usakA vadha karane ko prastuta huI / anta meM isa AzvAsana para, ki bhaviSya meM bAdazAha nAriyoM ke satItva ke sAtha isa taraha khilavAr3a nahIM karegA-kiraNA ne use jIvanadAna diyaa| isa prakAra eka vIra nArI ke sAhasika abhiyAna ne eka pathabhraSTa bAdazAha ko sanmArga kI ora prerita kiyaa| uparyukta aitihAsika udAharaNoM se yaha spaSTa hai ki paristhitiyoM kI mAMga ke anurUpa, nArI ne sarvasahA, kSamAzIlA banakara yA anyAya ke damana ke lie raNacaNDI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara sadaiva zAnti sthApanA meM mahatvapUrNa yogadAna diyA hai| vizva-zAnti meM nArI kI bhUmikA para yahA~ anya dRSTikoNa se bhI vicAra karanA asaMgata na hogaa| nArI jAyA hI nahIM jananI bhI hai| jo kevala bacce ko janma dekara hI apane kartavya se mukta nahIM ho jAtI apitu use eka suyogya, zAntipriya nAgarika banAne kA gambhIra uttaradAyitva bhI vahana karatI hai| jaina itihAsa meM aisI mAtAoM kA nAma amara hai, jinhoMne pAlane meM bhakti aura vairAgya ke bhajana sunAkara, apane nanheM zizu ko sAMsArika saMgharSoM se pRthaka rahakara zAMti ke mArga para calane kI preraNA dI hai| "baccoM kA hRdaya komala thAlA hai cAhe usameM ka~TIlI jhAr3I lagA do, cAhe phUloM ke paudhe / " (ajAtazatru 'prasAda') AMgla bhASA kA yaha kathana bhI vicAraNIya hai "Child learns the first lesson of citizenship between the kiss of his mother and caress of his father". baccA nAgarikatA kA pahalA pATha mA~ kI goda meM sIkhatA hai / vizva-zAMti ke udghoSaka caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvana-nirmANa meM unakI mAtAoM ke yogadAna ko svIkAra karate hue hI, zrI mAnatuMgAcArya ne nimna zabdoM meM mA~ marudevI ke prati apanI bhAvabhInI zraddhAMjali samarpita kI hai strINAM zatAni zatazo janayanti putrAn / nAnyA sutaM tvadupamaM jananI prsuutaa| sarvA dizA dadhati bhAni sahasrarazmi / prAcyeva digjanayati sphuradaMzujAlam / / jagata ke bIca anekoM mAta prasava karatI haiM putra jineza / kisI mA~ ne na kiyA utpanna __ Apake sama para suta rAkeza / / 268 | chaThA khaNDa : nArI samAja ke vikAsa meM jaina sAdhviyoM kA yogadAna www.jainelibra RAN
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________________ sAu ritna puSpavatI abhinandana grantha) dizAe~ sArI dharatI haiM sitAroM kA prabhu ujiyaalaa| kintu prAcI hI prakaTAtI divAkara sahasrarazmi vaalaa|| sItA cAhatI to apane lADale, lava-kuza ko unake pitA rAma kA vidrohI banAkara, pratizodha lene ke lie Amane-sAmane khar3A kara detI kintu Adarza jananI sItA anajAne meM lava-kuza ke dvArA rAma ke ye gaye apamAnajanaka AcaraNa ke lie, saMtapta hotI hai aura pUtroM ke apane pitA se kSamA yAcanA karane para hI, caina kI sA~sa letI hai| abhayakumAra aura vAriSeNa jaise zAntipriya puruSoM ke jIvananirmANa meM celanA ke yogadAna ko bhI vismRta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai| ANavika yuga kI vibhISikA meM vizva-zAnti kI sthApanA kI carcA, hamArI mAnanIyA svargIyA pradhAnamantrI zrImatI indirA gAMdhI ke yogadAna ke ullekha ke binA adharI hai / dRDha icchA zakti kI dhanI, isa lauha mahilA ne zAnti kI balivedI para apane prANoM kI Ahuti dekara jo anukaraNIya vismayakArI Adarza prastuta kiyA hai, use Age Ane vAlI pIr3hiyA~ sadaiva smaraNa rkheNgii| mUrtimatI karuNA, madara TeresA ke, vizva zAnti sthApanA ke lie kiye gaye athaka prayAsa, hameM eka kSaNa ke lie yaha socane ko majabUra kara dete haiM ki isa kampyUTara yaga meM bhI dayA aura mamatA kA akAla nahIM par3A hai| Aja ke bhautikavAdI yuga meM jaba dhanamada aura balamada se baurAyA vyakti eka dUsare ke sarvanAza meM hI apanI mahattA kA caramotkarSa aura apane astitva kI sArthakatA talAzatA hai taba sAdhvIratna zrI puSpavatI ke nirdezana meM mahAsatI zrI candrAvatI jI, mahAsatI zrI priyadarzanA jI, mahAsatI zrI kiranaprabhA jI, mahAsatI zrI ratnajyoti jI Adi nArI-ratnoM ke, sAMsArika vaibhava ko ThukarA kara, zAnti-sthApanA ke lie kiye gaye anavarata prayatna ANavika astroM ke Dhera ke nIce sisakatI huI vizva-zAnti ko eka sambala pradAna karate haiN| paidala gA~va-gA~va jAkara apanI sumadhura zItala vANI se zAnti, sahayoga aura sadabhAvanA kA udghoSa karatI huI ina sAdhviyoM ke dRr3ha Atmika bala ko dekhakara hameM rASTrakavi maithilIzaraNa gupta kI nimna paMktiyA~ sArthaka pratIta hotI haiM eka nahIM do do mAtrAyeM nara se bhArI nArI (dvApara) ina sAdhviyoM kA yaha prayAsa nizcaya hI hiMsA ke kAraNa raktaraMjita vasundharA meM pIyUSa srota | kI taraha pravAhita hokara viSamatAoM ko dUra kara, jIvana ko samarasatA kA dRr3ha AdhAra pradAna karegA nArI! tuma kevala zraddhA ho vizvAsa rajata naga pagatala meN| pIyUSa srota sI bahA karo __ jIvana meM sundara samatala meM / (kAmAyanI-"prasAda") nArI kI bhUmikA : vizva-zAnti ke saMdarbha meM : DaoN0 kumArI mAlatI jaina | 266