Book Title: Navkar Mahamantra Vaigyanik Anveshan
Author(s): Ravindra Jain, Kusum Jain
Publisher: Keladevi Sumtiprasad Trust
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We shall work with you immediately. -The TFIC Team. Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kelAdevI sumatisAra- mahAmaMtra NamokAra : vaijJAnika anveSaNa ( kenAdevI sumatiprasAda TrasTa dvArA puraskRta kRti ) yaha kRti NamokAra maMtra para upalabdha kRtiyo ke sAtha rahakara bhI apanI asmitA rakhatI hai| dhvani siddhAnta, raMga cikitsA, maNivijJAna evaM dhyAna aura yoga ke dharAtala para yaha maMtra kyA kahatA hai ? kyA ghoSita karatA hai aura kahAM ThaharatA hai ? isa pustaka meM dekheM tathA maMtrazakti aura usakI mahattA ko parakheM ! Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRti - mahAmaMtra NamokAra vaijJAnika anveSaNa lekhaka - DaoN0 ravIndrakumAra jaina, DI0 liT0 sampAdana - kusuma jaina, sampAdikA - ' NANasAyara' (jaina vaimAsika) prakAzaka kelAdevI sumatiprasAda TrasTa 5 / 263, yamunA vihAra, dillI 110053 vitaraka arihanta inTaranezanala 239, galI kusa, darIbA, dillI- 110006 dUrabhASa 3278761 (c) kelAdevI sumatiprasAda TrasTa, dillI saMskaraNa prathama, navambara, 1993 mUlya : 50 rupaye ISBN No 81-85781-05-2 mudraka navanIta priNTarsa, dillI-110032 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhAzISa NamokAra mantra magalamaya hai aura anAdi siddha hai| isa mahAmantra kI saracanA mahattvapUrNa aura alaukika hai / isa mantra me parameSThI babanA hai, jo parama pAvana hai aura parama iSTa hai| unakI smati, unako abhyarthanA aura unakI vinaya hamAre karma nirjaraNa kA prabala nimitta hai| yaha pUrNa vizuddha AdhyAtmika mantra hai, isa mantra ke jApa se eka viziSTa AdhyAtmika UrjA samutpanna hotI hai| kyoMki mahAmantra meM kisI vyakti vizeSa kI upAsanA nahIM, apitu guNoM kI upAsanA hai| isa mahAmantra kA mahattva imalie bhI hai ki zrutajJAna rAzi kA sampUrNa khajAnA, isame hai| dUsare zabdo meM yaha mahAmantra jina zAsana kA sAra hai| isa mahAmantra kI garimA ke sambandha ne pUrvAcAryoM ne saskRta, prAkRta, apabhraza, gujarAtI aura rAjasthAnI meM vipula sAhitya kA sajana kiyA hai / vividha dRSTiyoM se isa mahAmantra kI mahattA kA udaghATana kiyA hai| __isake zraddhApUrvaka jApa se laukika siddhiyAM aura saphalatAe to prApta hotI ho hai para kramaza isake jApa se niyasa sidi aura bhavamurita bhI prApta ho sakatI hai bazarte ki isakA jApa sampUrNa mAsthA aura bhakti ke sAtha, ucita vidhi, upayukta sthAna aura samaya me zuddha mana se kiyA jaaye| jinhoMne bhI jAne anajAne isa mantra kA Alambana liyA hai, use sakaTo, ApattiyoM/vipattiyo Adi se nikalane, mulajhane kA mArga milA hai| eka NamokAra mantra ko tIna zvAsocchavAsa me par3hanA caahie| pahalI zvAsa me Namo arihatANa, ujchavAsa me Namo siddhANa, dUsaro prayAsa meM Namo AiriyANa, ucchavAsa meM Namo ubajamAyANa aura tIsarI zvAsa meM Namo loe aura ucchvAsa me savvasAhUNa bole| Namo arihatANa bolane ke sAtha samavazaraNa meM sthita aSTa pratihAryoM se maNDita parama audArika zarIra meM sthita vItarAga sarvajJa arihanta AtmA kI anubhUti ho| gamo siddhANa bolate samaya nokarma se bhI rahita siddhAlaya meM virAjamAma pUrNa zuddhAtmA kA anubhava ho| gamo ApariyANa bolane para AcArya ke ATha AcAravAn Adi vizeSa guNoM se pUrNa zikSA dete hue phira bhI antara meM, AtmA meM bAra-bAra upayoga le jAne vAle ziSyo se maNDita AcArya kA smaraNa ho| Namo uvamAyANa bolane para cetanAnubhati se bhUSita, bAhya meM paThana-pAThana Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko kiyA meM lIna mahAtatvajJAnI, bAyo AcArya dvArA prabasa yaha mAsIna pAdhyAya kA khyAla ho aura gamo loe sambasAraNa bolane para bhaTThAisa mUlaguNoM se pUrNa zuddha upayoga meM vizeSa rUpa se lage sAdhuoM kA dhyAna ho| ina parameSThiyoM ke smaraNa aura namaskArapUrvaka kAryotsarga karane se AtmA kA AtmIya sambandha caitanya bhAvo kI sannikaTatA kA sambandha prakaraNa rUpa meM ho jAtA hai| para parameSThiyoM kA sacitraNa hRdaya meM kara leMge aura bAhara ke kAma kI mamatA kA utsarga kara deMge to vAstavika dhyAna karane kI kSamatA prApta hogI aura vaha dhyAna caMtanya ko sparza karane lagegA / pAca parameSThiyo ke svarUpa me jo tanmaya ho jAte haiM unhe to AtmarUpa paramAtmapada ko prApti hotI hai| mantra kA jApa kitanI salyA meM ho, kitane samaya taka ho, isakA khyAla na rakheM aura adhika-se-adhika ekAgratA aura nirmalatA pUrvaka jApa kareM isa zailI se mantra jApa dvArA eka apUrva Ananda AyegA |maansik Apa zreSTha hotA hai| jisameM mana meM hI mantra kA cintana kiyA jAtA hai| hoTha bhI nahIM hilte| __ 'mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa' eka upayogI kRti hai| isake lie lekhaka aura prakAzaka badhAI ke pAtra haiN| kelAdevI sumatipramAda TrasTa jinavANI ke pracAra-prasAra meM sakriya hai, yaha prazasanIya hai| sammevazikharajI, madhuvana (vihAra) -AcArya vimala sAgara 8-10-93 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purovAk adhyAtma kA artha hai AtmA ke viSaya me socanA, carcA karanA aura usameM utaranA / mAnava isa virATa jagata me kramaza. adhikAdhika ulajhatA calA jAtA hai aura apanI bhItarI caitanya zakti se parAi mukha hotA calA jAtA hai| vaha sukho kA svAmI na banakara dAsa bana jAtA hai aura eka gaharI riktatA kA anubhava karatA hai| isI riktatA ke kAraNa vaha janma-janmAntara meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai| vaha duniyA kA svAmI hokara bhI svaya se aparicita rahatA hai| apane hI ghara me videzI ho jAtA hai| isI rugNatA, riktatA aura nAsamajhI kA upacAra mahAmantra NamokAra karatA hai aura AtmA ko sasAra me kaise rahakara apane parama lakSya ko kaise prApta karanA hai, yaha sahaja jJAna detA hai / mantra kA artha hai-mana kI durgati se rakSA karane bAlA, mana kI tRpti aura mana kA aasphaaln| spaSTa hai ki svaya bhI Atmazakti se paricita hone ke lie mAtpazaktiprApti ke utkRSTa udAharaNa pavaparameSThI kI zaraNa isa mahAmantra se hI sambhava ho sakatI hai| vizada rUpa me nija kI sakalpazakti, icchAzakti aura mAnasika UrjA ke vikAsa ke lie isa mantra kI sAdhanA ke aneka rUpa apanAe jAte haiN| yaha mahAmantra mUlata' adhyAtmaparaka hai, parantu isake mAdhyama se sAsArika niyamana eva santulana bhI prApta kiyA jA sAtA hai| ata siddhi aura bhAntarika vyaktitva kA sAkSAtkAra ye do rUpa isa mantra se prakaTa hote haiN| vastuta: sidi to isase anAyAsa hotI hai, basa nijasvarUpa kI prApti ke lie viziSTa sAdhanA apekSita hotI hai isI siddhi aura AntarikatA ke AdhAra para isa mantra ke do rUpa banate haiN| pUrNa navakAra mantra siddhibodhaka hai aura mUla pacapadI mantra adhyAtma bodhaka hai| mAsArikatA rahita samAra apanI sahajatA me svaya chUTa jAtA hai| jIvana kI anivAryatA me hama sasAra me rahate to hai hii| ata hame usako niyantrita karanA hI hogaa| prastuta kRti vastuta mere sevAvakAza se lagabhaga 2 varSa pUrva mere mAnasakSitija para ubharI thii| maiMne par3hA, socA aura anubhava kiyA ki NamokAra mantra ananta pAralaukika, lokika eva bAdhyAtmika zaktiyo kA akSaya bhaNDAra hai, isa para kucha vaijJAnika dATa me vicAra karanA adhika samIcIna eva zreyaskara hogaa| Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaijJAnika zabda se mega Azaya vijJAnaparaka na hokara adhika mAtrA meM kramabaddha, tarkasagata eva sapramANa honA rahA hai| hA, jo bhI sambhava ho sakA hai, maine vaijJAnika mAnyatAo kA bhI Azraya liyA hai| isa pustaka ko isa dizA me maiM apanA prathama prayAsa mAnatA hU~ / maiM samaya rahate isa pustaka me saketita binduo para vistAra se kAma kruugaa| yaha kRti prApta kRtiyo ke sAtha rahakara bhI apanI asmitA rakhatI hai| NamokAra mantra vizvajanIna anAdyananta mantra hai| yaha mantra samAra kA saskAra kara use adhyAtma meM parivartita karane kI advitIya kSamatA rakhatA hai| dhvanisiddhAnta, raga-cikitsA, maNi-vijJAna eva dhyAna aura yoga ke dharAtala para yaha mantra kyA kahatA hai, kyA dyoSita karatA hai aura kahA ThaharatA hai, sudhI vanda dekheM, smjhe| __ mantra-zakti aura usakI mahattA para bhI svatantra carcA hai, akSaraza vivecana hai, prkheN| eka kicijJa kucha bhI dAvA to nahI kara sakatA, parantu ImAnadArI kA mAzvAsana to de hI sakatA hai| eka bAta aura-dhAmika uccatA yA AdhyAtmika parAkASThA sAmAnya mAnaka mastiSka kI pakaDa se pare hone ke kAraNa Azcarya yA camatkAra kahI jAtI hai, yaha kisI dharma kI anivAryatA hai, anyathA vaha dharma nahIM hogaa| pUrNatayA jAgata mUlAdhAra zakti kA sahaja zabda-udreka mantra hotA hai| AbhAra isa pustaka ke kucha lekha 'tIrthakara' patrikA me san 1985-86 meM prakAzita hae aura phira 'NANasAyara' patrikA ne sabhI lekho ko kramaza prakAzita kiyaa| zrI megharAja jI taijasa zakti sampanna haiM, baDI lagana se Apane pustaka chApI hai / Apako zuddha hRdaya se sAdhuvAda samarpita karatA hai| mahAkavi kAlIdAsa ke zabdo me meM kevala itanA hI igita karanA cAhatA hU-"A paritoSAt viduSAM, na sAdhamanye prayoga vijJAnam / " bhavadIya 13, zaktinagara, pallavavaram, madrAsa ravIndra kumAra jaina Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdakIya sasAra ke sabhI dharmoM aura jAtiyo me mantra-vidyA ati prAcIna vidyA hai| Aja vijJAna jina ghaTanAo ko asambhava mAnatA hai, mana prabhAva se ve pratyakSa dekhI jAtI hai, jinakA uttara na vijJAna ke pAsa hai aura na hI manovijJAna ke pAsa / anubhava kA satya tarka kI kasauTI se Upara hotA hai| vijJAna kI pakaDa se pare hotA hai| mahAmantra NamokAra adbhuta acintya prabhAvazAlI maMtra hai| yaha hamArI mAtmazakti kI puSTi/vRddhi, bAharI azubha zaktiyo se rakSA aura caturmukhI abhyudaya karane vAlA hai| jisa prakAra lohe aura pArasa ke bIca me yadi kapaDA lagA deM to lohA varSoM taka pArasa ke sAtha rahane para bhI lohA hI rahegA, jaba taka hamArA ajJAna aura bazraddhA kA paradA nahIM uThegA hama mahAmantra ke amata kA sparza nahI kara pAyeMge / mantra yA ArAdhanA ke kSetra me zraddhA aura bhakti kA atyanta mahatva hai| yadi Apake kaNa-kaNa me, roma-roma me NamokAra mantra racA/basA hai, Apako usa para aTala mAsyA hai to vaha kisI bhI kSaNa bharanA prabhAva dikhA sakatA hai? tIrthakara ke NamokAra vizeSAka me eka ghaTanA chapI thI-ki jAmanagara ke zrI gulAbacanda ne isa mokAra mantra para aTala AsthA se kaisara jaise roga se bhI mukti prApta kI thii| Aja ke vaijJAnika yuga meM bhI jaba cikitsA vijJAna apanI unnati ke carama vikAsa kA dAvA kara rahA hai| phira bhI DAkTaroM ko yaha kahate sunA jAtA hai-rogI ko aba davA kI nahI duA kI jarUrata hai| cikitmA zAstrI DaoN leslI bedaraheDa pAzcAtya jagata meM adhyAtma cikitmA ke siddhAnto eva prayogo ko vikasita karane me agraNI mAne jAte haiN| apanI prasiddha pustaka "sAikolaoNjI, rilIjana eNDa honiga" me unhone sAmUhika prArthanA se udbhUta divya UrjA se kitane hI maraNAsanna vyaktiyo ke svastha hone kI ghaTanAo kA A~kho dekhA vivaraNa prakAzita kiyA hai| NamokAra mantra se lokika lAbha milane ke aneko udAharaNa pratidina sunane me Ate haiM-kisI kA ziraHzUla samApta ho gayA, kisI ke bicchU kA jahara utara gayA, kisI ko sarpadaMza se jIvanadAna mila gayA, kisI ko mUla-mava kI bAdhA se mukti mila gaI, kisI ko dhana kI prApti aura kisI ko santAna-lAbha / bhamokAra mantra kI mahimA se sambaddha anaginata kathAeM prAcIna pranthoM me vidharI paDI hai ? Aja bhI saikaDo saMsmaraNa prakAzita ho rahe haiN| NamokAra mantra ke pAMca pado kA svarUpa-jJAna honA atyanta Avazyaka hai kyoki isase zraddhA ke nirmala aura sudRr3ha hone meM sahAyatA milatI hai / iSTa chattIsI meM paMca parameSThiyoM kA svarUpa atyanta sarala sundara rUpa meM diyA gayA hai Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 zrI arihaMta ke 46 mUlaguNa cautIso atizaya sahita, prAtihArya puni ATha ananta catuSTaya guNa sahita, chIyAlosoM pATha // atizaya rUpa sugadha tana, nAhi paseva nihAra / priyahita vacana atulya bala, rudhira zveta AkAra // lakSaNa, sahasa aru ATha tana, samacatuSka saThAna / vajrabRSabhanArAma juta, ye janamata daza jAna // yojanazata ika me subhikSa, gagana gamana mukha cAra / nahi adayA upasaMga nahi nAhIM kavalAhAra // saba vidyA Izvarapano, nAhi baDhe nakha keza / animiSadga chAyA rahita, daza kevala ke veza // deva racina hai cAra daza, arddhamAgadhI bhASa / Apasa mAhIM mitratA nirmala diza AkAza // hota phUla phala Rtu sabaM, pRthvI kAMca samAna / caraNa kamala tala kamala hUM, nabha te jaya jaya bAna // mada sugaMdha bayAra puni, gadhodaka kI vRSTi / bhUmi viSe kaTaka nahi, harSamayo saba sRSTi // dharma cakra Age rahe, puni vasu magalasAra / atizaya zrI arihata ke ye cautIsa prakAra || to azoka ke nikaTa me, sihAsana chavivAra / tIna chana sira para lase bhAmaDala pichavAra / / divya safe mukhate khiraM, puSTavRSTi sura hoya / DhAraM causaTha camara jala, bAjaM vuvubhi joya || jJAna ananta ananta sukha darasa ananta pramAna / bala ananta arihata so iSTa deva pahicAna // janama jarA tirasA kSudhA, vismaya Arata kheda / roga zoka mada moha bhaya, nidrA citA sveda // rAgadveSa aru maraNa yuta, ye aSTAdaza doSa / nAhi hota arihanta ke, so chavi lAyaka moSa // zrI siddha ke 8 guNa samakita darazana jJAna, agara laghu avagAhanA / sUcchama vIrajavAna, nirAbAdha guNa siddha ke || Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI AcArya ke 36 guNa dvArA sapa daza dharma juna, pAlai pcaacaar| SaT Avazyaka vigupti guNa, AcAraja pada saar|| anazana Unodara kara, vrata sakhyA rasa chor| vivikta zayana Asana dharai, kAya kleza suThaaura // prAyazcita dhara vinaya juta, vaiyAvata svAdhyAya / puni utsarga vicAra ke, dharai dhyAna mana laay|| chimA mAradava Arajava, satya vacana cita paag| sajama tapa tyAgI saraba, AkiMcana tiya tyAga / samatA ghara vandana kara, nAnA thuti bnaay| pratikramaNa svAdhyAya juta, kAryotmarga lgaay|| darzana jJAna cariva tapa, vIraja pacAdhAra / gopai mana vaca kAya ko, gina chasosa guNa sAra / / zrI upAdhyAya ke 25 gaNa baudaha pUraba ko ghara, gyAraha aga sujAna / upAdhyAya paccIsa guNa, par3he par3hAve jJAna / prathamahi AcArAMga gani, dUjo sUvakRtAMga / ThANa aga tIjo subhaga, cautho samavAyAga / / bhyAlyApaNNati pacamo, jJAtakathA SaTa Ana / puni upAsakAdhyayana hai, anta kRta daza ThAna / anusaraNa utpAvadaza hai, sUba vipAka picAna / bahuri praznadhyAkaraNajuta, gyAraha aga pramAna / / utpAda pUrva agrAyaNI, tIjo vIrajavAda / asti nAsti paramAda puni, pacama jJAna pravAda / / chaTTo karma pravAda hai, sata pravAda pahicAna / aSTama AtmapravAda puni, navamo pratyAkhyAna / vidhAnavAda pUraba dazama, pUrvakalmANa mahata / prANavAda kiriyA bahula lokabindu hai anta / zrI sarva sAdhu ke 28 mUla guNa pacamahAbata samiti paca, pacendriya kA rodh| SaT Avazyaka sAdhuguNa, sAta zeSa avabodha // Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 hiMsA anUta tasakarI, abrahma parigraha pApa / mareettaM tyAgavo, paMca mahAvrata thApa // IryA bhASA eSaNA, puni kSepaNa AdAna / pratiSThApanAjuta kiyA, pAMca samiti vidhAna || saparasa rasanA nAsikA, nayana zrotrakA rodha / paTha Avazi majana tajana, zayana bhUmi kA zodha // vastra tyAga kezaloca aru, laghu bhojana ikabAra / vatana mukha meM nA karaM, ThAr3e lehi AhAra // sAdharmo bhavi paThana ko, iSTa chatIsI grantha / alpa buddhi budhajana racyo, hitamita zivapura patha // zraddhA ke sAtha Avazyaka hai bhAvanA kI zuddhi / NamokAra mantra japate samaya mana me bure vicAra, azubha sakala aura vikAra nahI Ane caahie| mana kI pavitratA se hama mantra kA prabhAva zIghra anubhava kara skeNge| mana jaba pavitra hotA hai to use ekAgra karanA bhI sahaja ho jAtA hai / bhakti me zakti jagAne ke lie samaya kI niyamitatA aura nirantaratA Avazyaka hai / mantrapATha niyamita aura nirantara hone se hI vaha camatkArI phala paidA karatA hai / hA, yaha jarUrI hai ki japa ke sAtha zabda aura mana kA sambandha juDanA cAhie / pAtaMjala yoga darzana me kahA hai - tajjapastadartha bhAvanam - vahI hai, jisame arthabhAvanA zabda ke artha kA smaraNa, anusmaraNa, cintana aura sAkSAtkAra ho / - japa - sAdhanA me sabase mahattvapUrNa bAta hai, citta kI prasannatA / japa karane kA sthAna sApha, svaccha honA caahie| AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa zAnta ho, kolAhalapUrNa nahI ho / jisa Asana para yA sthAna para japa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha jahA taka sambhava ho, niyata, nizcita honA caahie| sthAna ko bAra-bAra badalanA nahIM caahie| sIdhe jamIna para baiThakara jApa karanA ucita nahI mAnA jAtA / sAdhanA, dhyAna Adi ke samaya bhUmi aura zarIra ke bIca koI Asana honA jarUrI hai| sarvadharmaM kAryaM siddha karane ke lie darbhAsana (dAbha, kuzA) kA Asana uttama mAnA jAtA hai| pUrva yA uttara dizA me mukha karake sAdhanA-dhyAna karanA caahie| padmAsana yA siddhAsana japa kA sarvottama Asana hai| japa ke lie aisA samaya nizcita karanA sAtha baiTha ske| bhAga-dauDa kA vyartha hI mAnasika tanAva aura mana nahIM lagatA / ekAnta me, karanA caahie| hie jaba sAdhaka zAnti aura nizcitatA ke samaya japa ke lie ucita nahI honA, isase utAvalI banI rahatI hai| jina kAraNa dhyAna me Alasya rahita hokara zAnta mana se mana-hI-mana jara Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra ke viSaya me yaha prasiddhi hai ki isakA ATha karoDa, ATha lAkha ATha hajAra, ATha sau ATha bAra japa karane se jIva ko tIsare bhava meM parama sukhadhAma mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| para kama-se-kama pratidina eka mAlA to avazya hI hara kisI ko japanI caahie| __ jana sAdhanA paddhati meM do prakAra ke stotra vizeSa prasiddha hai eka bApajara stotra, dUsarA jinapajara stotra / vajrapajara stova me NamokAra mantra ke pado kA apane agoM para nyAsa kiyA jAtA hai aura unake vrajamaya banAne kI bhAvanA kI jAtI hai| jinapajara stotra me caubIsa tIrthakaro kA aMga nyAsa kiyA jAtA hai| AtmarakSA vajrapajara stotra OM parameSThinamaskAraM sAra navapadAtmakam / mAtmarakSAkara vaja-paJcarAbhaM smarAbhyaham // 1 // OM namo arahatANa ziraska zirasi sthitam / OM namo savasiddhANaM, mukhe mukhapaTa varam // 2 // OM namo AyariyANa aMgarakSA'ti shaapinii| OM namo uvajjhAyANa, Ayudha hastayoThim // 3 // OM namo loe savvasAhUNaM, mocake pAdayo shubh| eso pacanam kAro, zilA bajramayotale // 4 // samdhapApa-ppaNAsaNo, vo vacamayo bhiH| magalANa ca samvesi, sAdirAja gArakhAtikA // 5 // svAhAnta ca pada jeyaM, paDhama havai mNgl| vopari vanamaya, pidhAna deharakSaNe / / 6 / / mahApramAvA rakSaya, kssudropdrv-naashinii| parameSThipadobhatA, kathitApUrvasUribhi // 7 // yazcavaM kurute rakSA, parameSThi-pau sadA / tasya na syAt bhaya vyAdhirAdhizcApi kadAcana // 8 // jinapaJjara stotra OM hrIM zrIM ahaM mahadamyo namo nama / OM hrIM zrIM ahaM sikhabhyo namo namaH // 1 // OM hrIM zrIM ahaM AcAryamyo namo namaH / OM hrIM zrIM ahaM upAdhyAyebhyo namo nama // 2 // OM hIM zrIM mahaM zrI gautamasvAmI pramukha sarvasAdhubhyo namo nmH| eSa paMca namaskAraH srvpaaplyNkrH| Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 hiMsA anta tasakarI, abrahma parigraha pApa / manabaccanataM tyAgavo, paca mahAvrata thApa / IryA bhASA eSaNA, puni kSepaNa AdAna / pratiSThApanAjata kiyA, pAMco samiti vidhAna / saparasa rasanA nAsikA, nayana zrotakA rodha / paTha Avazi majana tajana, zayana bhUmi kA shodh| vastra tyAga kezaloMca aru, laghu bhojana ikabAra / tina mukha meM nA kareM, ThAr3e lehi AhAra // sAdharmI bhavi paThana ko, iSTa chatIsI prny| alpa buddhi budhajana racyo, hitamita zivapura patha // zraddhA ke sAtha Avazyaka hai bhAvanA kI zuddhi / NamokAra mantra japate samaya mana me bure vicAra, azuma sakalA aura vikAra nahI Ane caahie| mana kI pavitratA se hama mantra kA prabhAva zIghra anubhava kara skeNge| mana jaba pavitna hotA hai to use ekAgra karanA bhI sahaja ho jAtA hai| - bhakti me zakti jagAne ke lie samaya kI niyamitatA aura nirantaratA bhAvazyaka hai / mantrapATha niyamita aura nirantara hone se hI vaha camatkArI phala paidA karatA hai| hA, yaha jarUrI hai ki japa ke sAtha zabda aura mana kA sambandha juDanA caahie| pAtaMjala yoga darzana meM kahA hai-tajjapastadarthabhAvanam-japa vahI hai, jisame arthabhAvanA zabda ke artha kA smaraNa, anusmaraNa, cintana aura sAkSAtkAra ho| japa-mAdhanA me sabase mahatvapUrNa bAta hai, citta kI prsnntaa| japa karane kA sthAna sApha, svaccha honA caahie| AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa zAnta ho, kolAhalapUrNa nahI ho| jisa Asana para yA sthAna para japa kiyA jAtA hai, vaha jahA taka sambhava ho, niyata, nizcita honA caahie| sthAna ko bAra-bAra badalanA nahIM caahie| sIdhe jamIna para baiThakara jApa karanA ucita nahIM mAnA jaataa| sAdhanA, dhyAna Adi ke samaya bhUmi aura zarIra ke bIca koI Asana honA jarUrI hai / sarvadharma kArya siddha karane ke lie darbhAsana (dAbha, kuzA) kA Asana uttama mAnA jAtA hai| pUrva yA uttara dizA me mukha karake sAdhanA-dhyAna karanA cAhie / padmAsana yA sivAsana japa kA sarvottama Asana hai| japa ke lie aisA samaya nizcita karanA cAhie jaba sAdhaka zAnti aura nizcitatA ke sAtha baiTha ske| bhAga-daur3a kA samaya japa ke lie ucita nahI honA, isase vyarSa hI mAnasika tanAva bora utAvalI banI rahatI hai| jima kAraNa dhyAna meM mana nahIM lgtaa| ekAnta meM, bAlastharahita hokara zAnta mana se mana-hI-mana mA karanA caahie| Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra ke viSaya me yaha prasiddhi hai ki isakA ATha karoDa, ATha lAkha ATha hajAra, ATha sau ATha bAra japa karane se jIva ko tIsare bhava meM parama sukhadhAma mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| para kama-se-kama pratidina eka mAlA to avazya hI hara kisI ko japanI caahie| jaina sAdhanA paddhati me do prakAra ke stotra vizeSa prasiddha hai eka vajrapajara stotra, dUsarA jinapajara stotra / vajrapajara stotra me NamokAra mantra ke pado kA apane ago para nyAsa kiyA jAtA hai aura unake vrajamaya banAne kI bhAvanA kI jAtI hai| jinapajara stotra me caubIsa tIrtha karo kA aga nyAsa kiyA jAtA hai / AtmarakSA vajrapaJjara stotra OM parameSThinamaskAra sAra navapadAtmakam / mAtmarakSAkara baga-paJcarAbha smarAmyaham // 1 // OM namo arahatANa ziraskaM zirasi sthitam / OM namo samvasiddhANa, mukhe mukhapaTa varam // 2 // OM namo AyariyANa aMgarakSA'ti shaapinii| OM namo uvajmAyANaM, Ayudha hastayorahaTham // 3 // OM namo loe samvasAhUNa, mocake pAdayo shubhe| eso paMcanam kAro, zilA banamayotale // 4 // sammapApa-ppaNAsaNo, bano vajramayo bhiH| magalANaM ca savasi, sAdirAGagArakhAtikA 151 svAhAnta ca pada jeya, paDhama havA mNgl| vopari vanamaya, pidhAna deharakSaNe // 6 // mahApramAvA rakSaya, kssudropdrv-naashinii| parameSThipadobhUtA, kathitApUrvasUribhi // 7 // pazcavaM kurute rakSA, parameSThi-pa savA / tasya na syAd bhaya vyAdhirAdhizcApi kadAcana // 8 // jinapaJjara stotra OM hrIM zrI ahaM ahaMdabhyo namo nmH| OM hrIM zrIM mahaM sisabhyo namo namaH // 1 // OM hrIM zrIM ahaM bhAvAryabhyo namo nmH| OM hrIM zrIM mahaM upAdhyAyebhyo namo nama // 2 // OM hIM zrIM ahaM zrI gautamasvAmI pramukha sarvasAdhumyo namo namaH / eSa paMca namaskAraH srvpaapkssyNkrH| Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 maMgalANaM ca sarveSA, prathamaM bhavati mNglN| OM hrIM zrIM ahaM jaye vijaye, ahaM paramAtmane nmH| kamalaprabha sUrIdra bhASitaM jinapajaram // 3 // ekabhuktopavAsena vikAlaM ya paThedivam / manobhilaSita sarva, phala sa labhate pra.vaM / / bhazAyI brahmacaryaNa, krodhlobhvijjitH| devatA pavitrAtmA, SaNmAsarlabhate phalaM // 4 // arhan sthApayenyUni-siddha ckssurllaattke| AttAryazrovayomadhye, upAdhyAyantu nAsike // 5 // sAdhuvadaM mukhasyAne manaHzuddhi vidhAya ca / sUrya vadanirodhena sudhI sarvArthasiddhaye // 6 // dakSiNe madanadveSI dhAmapAveM sthito jinH| agasadhiSu sarvajJa, parameSThI zivakaraH // 7 // pUrvasyAM jino rakSeta AgneyyAM vijitendriya / dakSiNasyAM para-brahma, naiRtyAM ca trikAlavit // 8 // pazcimAyA jagannAtho, vAyavye paramezvara / uttarAM tIrthakRtsarva, IrAne ca niraMjana // 9 // pAtAla bhagavAnnAhannAkAze puruSottamaH / rohiNI pramukhAdevyo rakSatu sakala kulam // 10 // RSabho mastakaM rakSedajito'pi vilocne| sabhava' karNayagale, nAsikA cAbhinandana // 11 // oSThau zrI sumati rakSet, daMtApama prbhovibhuH| jihvA supArzvadevo'ya, tAlu cadraprabhAmidha // 12 // kaLaM zrI sudhidhirakSeta hRdayaM zrI suzItala / zreyAso vAyagalaM, vAsupUjya kara-dvayaM / / 13 // aMgulI vimalo rakSata, anaMto'sau nkhaanpi| zrI dharmopyudarAsthIni, zrI zAMtinAbhimaDala // 14 // zrI kutho guhyaka kSet, aro romkttiitle| malliharU pRSTivaMzaM, piMDikA munisuvrata // 15 // pAdAMgulinamo rakSet, zrI nemozcaraNa dvayam / zrI pArzvanAthaH sarvAMgaM baImAnazcidArakam // 16 // pRthvI jala tejaska, vAravAkAzamayaM jagat / / rakSavazeSamApebhyo, vItarAgo niraMjana // 17 // Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 rAjadvAre zmazAne ca, sagrAme zanusaMkaTe / vyAghracaurAsidi, bhUtapreta bhayAzrite // 18 // akAle maraNe prApte daaridryaaptsmaashrite| Apuvasve mahAdukhe, mUrkhatve rogapIDite // 19 // DAkinI zAkinI praste, mhaamhgnnaadite| nasAre'dhvavaiSamye, vyasane cApadi smaret / / 20 / prAtareva samutthAya, ya paThejinapajara / tasya kicidbhayaM nAsti, labhate sukhasampada / / 21 // jinapaMjaranAmeda ya, smaratyanuvAsaram / kamalaprabha rAjendra , zrIya sa labhate nara 12211 prAta. samutthAya paThetkRtajJo, ya stotrmetjjinpiNjsy| AsAdayena saH kamalaprabhAkhya, lakSmI manovAMchitapUraNAya / / 231 zrI rudrapallIya varavya ebagacche, devaprabhAcAryapAnjahasa / vAdIndra cUDAmaNiraiSa jeno, jIyAdasau zrI kamalaprabhAkhyA' / / 2411 prAcIna mantra zAstro me AtmarakSA indra kavaca kA varNana milatA hai| "maMtradhirAja cintAmaNi zrI NamokAra mahAmantra kalA" Adi grantho me isa prakAra hai 1. OM gamo arihatANa hyA hRdayaM rakSa rakSa hu phaT svAhA / 2 OM namo siddhANa hrIM ziro rakSa rakSa hu phaT svAhA / 3 OM Namo AyariyANa hUM zikhA rakSa rakSa huM phaT svAhA / 4. OM Namo uvamAyANaM haiM ehi ehi bhagavati va kavaca bajiNi vaNi rakSa rakSa huM phaT svaahaa| 5OM gamo loe samya sAhaNaM ha kSipra kSipra sAdhaya vanahaste zUlini duSTAn rakSa rakSa huM phaT svaahaa| NamokAra mantra vrato kA vidhAna bhI hai / jo 18 mAsa me 35 dina meM hotA hai| mantra sAdhanA ke kSetra me, anubhavI sAdhako se jAnakArI prApta kara lenA upayogI rahatA hai| NANasAyara (jaMna vaimAsika) kA mokAra vizeSAka prakAzita huA hai| jo bahuna carcita rhaa| sAdhaka use bhI dekhe / yadi ApakI koI samasyA yA jijJAsA hai, to Apa nisaMkoca likha sakate hai| merA dRDha vizvAsa hai ki ApakI hara samasyA kA samAdhAna NamokAra mantra me hai, AzA hai Apa isa mahAmantra kI ArAdhanA aura sAdhanA kara apane jIvana ko pAvanatA ke ucca zikharo para agrasara kreNge| bhavadIyA dillI, 16 akTUbara 1993 kumuma jaina sampAdikA-NANasAyara (jaina namAsika) Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI yojanA zrI azoka jaina, sampAdaka, 'sahaja-Ananda' ne apane mAtA-pitA kI pAvana smati me kelAdevI sumatiprasAda TrasTa kI sthApanA kii| TrasTa ke antargata mahattvapUrNa maulika sAhitya prakAzita karane ke sAtha-sAtha, prativarSa jaina vidyA ke kSetra me kAryarata vidvAna ko puraskRta karane kI yojanA banAI gaI hai| isa yojanA me prathama puraskAra DaoN ravIndra kumAra jaina, madrAsa ko unako pADulipi NamokAra vaijJAnika anveSaNa' para diyA gayA, jo aba pustakAkAra rUpa meM Apake hAtho me hai / yaha TrasTa kA pAcavA puSpa hai| isake pUrva hamane AtmA kA vaibhava (darzana lAr3a), jaina gItA (AcArya vidyAsAgara), chahaThAlA kA aMgrejI anuvAda (DaoN. esa0 sI0 jaina), Scientific Treatise on Great Namokar Mantra (Dr R. K Jain) prakAzita kI hai| hamAre sabhI prakAzano ko vidvat samAja me samAdara prApta huA hai| hame vizvAsa hai ki yaha mahattvapUrNa yUstaka eka dastAveja ke rUpa meM pahacAnI jaayegii| Aja deza ke vibhinna vizvavidyAlayo me jaina vidyA se sambandhita adhikAza zodha-prabandha aprakAzita hI paDe hai| samAja ke samartha logo kA yaha atyanta pavitra dAyitva ho jAtA hai ki ve atyanta zrama se likhe gae ina zodha prabandho ko prakAzita karavAne hetu apanA sakriya aura Thosa sahayoga pradAna kre| kelAdevI sumatiprasAda TrasTa, isa sArasvata sAdhanA ke protsAhana hetu eka yojanA prArambha kara rahA hai| maiM samAja ke prabaddha niSThAvAna kAryakartAo kA isa mahattvapUrNa yojanA ko sAkAra karane me apanA hara sambhava sahayoga dene kA AhvAna karatA hU~ / bhavadIya megharAja jaina saciva-kelAdevI sumati prasAda TrasTa, dillI Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama 17-21 22-35 36-42 43-56 dharma aura usakI AvazyakatA mantra aura mantra vijJAna NamokAra mantra kI aitihAsikatA mantra aura mAtRkAe mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna NamokAra mantra aura raga vijJAna yoga aura dhyAna ke sandarbha me NamokAra mantra mahAmantra NamokAra artha, vyAkhyA [padakramAnusAra] NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya eva prabhAva 57-83 84-105 106-118 119-139 140-160 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAma--- - ravIndrakumAra jaina lekhaka paricaya janma - 15-12-1925 - jhA~sI (u0pra0) zikSA - jaina siddhAnta zAstrI, kAvyatIrthaM, ema0 e0 (hindI evaM maskRta), zaikSika sevA pI-eca0 DI0, DI0 liT0 - paMjAba, AgarA, tirupati (Andhra pradeza) eva madrAsa vizva vidyAlayo me kula 35 varSa taka snAtakottara evaM zodha starIya adhyApana kiyaa| san 1985 meM dakSiNa bhArata hindI pracArasabhA ke vizvavidyAlaya vibhAga ke adhyakSa evaM prophesara ke rUpa me sevAvakAza grahaNa kiyA / - 35 chAtro ne pI-eca0 DI0, tathA 50 chAtro ne ema0 phil0 upAdhiyA~ Apake nirdezana meM prApta kI / pramukha prakAzita grantha sAhitya, saMskRti evaM samAja se sambandhita lagabhaga 200 lekha pratiSThita patra-patrikAo, smArikAo me prakAzita / eka sazakta kavi, lekhaka, vaktA eva prAdhyApaka ke rUpa me khyAti arjita / 1 kavivara banArasIdAsa 2. tapta lahara 3. upanyAsa siddhAnta aura saMracanA 4 bihArI navanIta 5. jana mAnasa 6 sAhityika anusaMdhAna ke AyAma 7. sAhityAlocana ke siddhAnta 8. sAkSAtkAra 9 bAlazaurireDDI kA aupa0 kRtitva 11. A Seientific Treatise on Great zodha svakAvya samIkSA samIkSA sva kAvya samIkSA kAvya zAstra kAvya samIkSA Namokar Mantra 11 mahAmantra NamokAra : vaijJAnika anveSaNa samIkSA 1964 1965 1972 1972 1972 1975 1989 1990 1991 1993 1993 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma aura usakI AvazyakatA mana, vANI aura zarIra ke dvArA kiyA gayA ahisAtmaka eva nirmANakArI AcaraNa hI dharma hai| mana me vacana meM aura kriyA me pUrNatayA ekarUpatA hone para hI kisI viSaya meM sthiratA aura nirNAyakatA A sakatI hai / masAra ke sabhI prANI sukha cAhate haiM aura dukha se bacanA cAhate hai / usI sukha prApti kI hoDA-hoDI me mAnava vizva kA saba kucha kimI bhI kImata para prApta kara lenA cAhatA hai / parantu sasAra-saMgraha kA to anta nahI hai / prAya bahuta bAda me hama yaha anubhava karate hai ki sukha masAra ko pAne me nahI apitu tyAgane meM hai / jIvana kI sArthakatA nijI pavitratA ke sAtha dUsaro ke lie jIne meM hai / yadi sasAra ke vaibhava me sukha hotA to tIrthakara, cakavartI, nArAyaNa aura pratinArAyaNa Adi usako tRNavat tyAgakara vairAgya kA jIvana kyo apanAte ? ata spaSTa hai ki mAnava kA jIva mAtra ke prati ahisaka eva hitakArI AcaraNa hI dharma hai| vizva ke sabhI dharmo meM, dharma kA sAra yahI hai / isI sAra ko apane-apane DhaMga se saba dharmo ne paribhASita kiyA / jaina dharma meM bhI kahI AtmA kI vizuddhatA para bala diyA gayA hai| aura kahI AcaraNa kI vizuddhatA para bheda kevala balAbala kA hai / hama sUkSma dRSTi se dekhe to yaha bheda sabhI jaina zAkhAo ke adhyayana se spaSTa ho jaaegaa| dharma bojha nahI hai, vaha jIvana kI sampUrNa sahajatA hai / nirvikAra AtmA kI sahajAvasthA Urdhva-gamana hai - AdhyAtmika mUlyoM kA vikAsa hai / mAnava jIvana kI utkRSTa avasthA hai Atma-sAkSAtkAra arthAt hamArA apanI nijatA me lauTanA / nijatA me lauTanA sayama dvArA hI sabhava hai / kalpasUtra kI paribhASA dRSTavya hai --"sayama mArga me pravRtti karane vAle jisase samartha banate hai, vaha kalpa kahalAtA hai / usa kalpa kI nirupaNA karane vAle zAstra ko 'kalpa sUtra' kahate hai / " hamAre zAstro me dharma ko bahuvidha paribhASita kiyA hai - yathA 'vatthu sahAvo dhammo ' arthAt vastu kA svabhAva ( sahaja jIvana ) hI dharma hai / tatvArtha sUtra meM Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa "samyakadarzanajJAnacAritrANimokSamArga" arthAt samyakadarzana, samyakjJAna aura samyakcAritrya kA ekIkRtta trika hI mokSamArga hai-dharma hai| __ mAnana mAtra me bhAvanA ke do stara hote hai| aindrika sukhoM kI ora AkRSTa karane vAle bhAva-hIna bhAva kahalAte hai| iname tAtkAlika AkarpaNa aura pratyakSa sukha jhalakatA hai/milatA hai ata. mAnava inase prabhAvita hokara inakA anucara bana jAtA hai / dUsare bhAva Atmika stara ke ucca bhAva hai / iname tvarita sukha nahIM hai| dhIre-dhIre iname se sthAyI mukha prApta hotA hai| ye bhAva hai--ahisA, dayA, kSamA, vAtsalya, tyAga, tapa, mayama eva prsevaa| ucca starIya bhAvo me pravatti kama hI hotI hai| jyo-jyo sasAra me bhoga, vilAsa kI sAmagrI kA ambAra jaTatA hai, tyoM-tyo mAnava kI laukika pravatti bhI baDhatI jAtI hai| Aja gata yugo kI tulanA meM hamArI sabhyatA (bhautika jijIviSA) bahuta adhika vikasita ho cukI hai| anAja utpAdana, zastra nirmANa, audyogika vikAma, cikitsA vijJAna, yAtAyAta ke sAdhana, dUradarzana Adi ke AviSkAro ne Aja ke mAnava ko itanA suvidhAjIvI banA diyA hai, itanA sAsArika aura pagu banA diyA hai ki basa vaha eka yantra kA aza mAtra banakara raha gayA hai| vaha jIvana ke, naye mUlya banA nahIM pAyA hai aura purAne mUlyoM ko hIna aura anuNyogI samajhakara chor3a cukA hai / vaha vizakU kI taraha anizcitatA me laTaka rahA hai| do vizva yuddhoM ne usake jIvana meM anAsthA, nirAzA aura anizcitatA bhara dI hai| vaha ajJAta aura anirdiSTa dizAo me bhAgA calA jA rahA hai| Azaya yaha hai ki Aja kA mAnava jIvana malyoM eva AdhyAtmika malyoM kI asagati aura anizcitatA se bar3I tejI se gujara rahA hai| isa prasaga me mahAkavi bhartRhari kA eka prasiddha padya udAharaNIya hai "ajJaH sukhamArAdhyaH, sukhatara mArAdhyate vizeSajJaH / jJAna lava durvidagdhaM, brahmApi naraM na raujayati // " nItizataka-3 arthAta murkha vyakti ko saralatA se samajhAyA jA sakatA hai, vizeSajJa ko saMketa mAtra se samajhAyA jA sakatA hai, kintu jo ardhajJAnI hai use brahmA bhI nahI samajhA sakate haiN| spaSTa hai ki Adhanika mAnava tatIya vizvayuddha ke jvAlAmukhI para baiThA huA hai| kabhI-kisI kSaNa meM vaha Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmaM aura usakI AvazyakatA / 19 bhasma ho sakatA hai| ataH Aja use dhArmika jijIviSA kI - AdhyAtmika jijIviSA kI gatayugo kI apekSA atyadhika AvazyakatA hai| isa saMdarbha meM eka atyanta saTIka udAharaNa dRSTavya hai -ing auragajeba ne apane eka patra me apane adhyApaka ko likhA hai, "tumane mere pitA zAhajahA se kahA thA ki tuma mujhe darzana pddh'aaoge| yaha ThIka hai, mujhe bhalI-bhA~ti yAda hai ki tumane aneka varSoM taka mujhe vastuoM ke sambandha me aise aneka avyakta prazna samajhAe, jinase mana ko koI santoSa nahI hotA aura jinakA mAnava samAja ke lie koI upayoga nahI hai / aisI thothI dhAraNAeM aura khAlI kalpanAeM, jinakI kevala yaha vizeSatA thI ki unhe samajha pAnA bahuta kaThina thA aura bhUla jAnA bahuta sarala kyA tumane kabhI mujhe yaha sikhAne kI ceSTA kI ki zahara para gherA kaise DAlA jAtA hai yA senA ko kisa prakAra vyavasthita kiyA jAtA hai ? ina vastuo ke lie maiM anya logoM kA AbhArI hUM, tumhArA bilakula nahI / " Aja jo saMsAra itanI sakaTApanna sthiti meM phaMsA hai, vaha isalie ki vaha 'zahara para gherA DAlane' yA 'senA ko vyavasthita karane' ke viSaya me saba kucha jAnatA hai aura jIvana ke mUlyoM ke viSaya meM, darzana aura dharma ke kendrIbhUta praznoM ke sambandha meM, jinako ki vaha thothI dhAraNA aura korI kalpanAe kahakara eka ora haTA detA hai, bahuta kama jAnatA hai / * viveka puSTa AsthA dharma kI rIDha hai| hama aneka dhArmika tatvo ko prAya ThIka samajhe bagaira hI unhe tuccha aura anupAdeya kahakara upekSita kara dete hai / vidyA prApti ke pUrva aura vidyA prApti ke samaya tathA bAda bhI vinaya guNa kI mahatI AvazyakatA hai| mahAmantra NamokAra isI namana guNa kA mahAmantra hai / upAdhyAya amara muni jI ne apanI pustaka 'mahAmantra NamokAra' me likhA hai - "manuSya ke hRdaya kI komalatA, samarasatA, guNagrAhakatA eva bhAvukatA kA patA tabhI laga sakatA hai jabaki vaha apane se zreSTha eva pavitra mahAn AtmAo ko bhakti bhAva se gadgad hokara namaskAra karatA hai, guNoM ke samakSa apanI ahatA ko tyAgakara guNI ke caraNo me apane Apako sarvatobhAvena arpita kara detA * 'dharma aura samAja' pu0 5 - DaoN0 sarvapallI rAdhAkRSNan (hindI anuvAda) / Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa hai|" jaina sAdhanA paddhati jIvatva se prArambha hokara Atmopalabdhi (mokSa prApti) me paryavasita hotI hai| jaina sAdhanA kA malAdhAra indriya sayama evaM manoniyantraNa hai / mahAmantra isa dizA meM mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA adA karatA hai| / ukta vivecana dvArA yaha spaSTa kiyA gayA hai ki mAnava jAti ko dharma kI AvazyakatA sadA se rahI hai aura Aja kI paristhiti meM sarvAdhika hai| Aja mAnava jAti ke sAskRtika evaM AdhyAtmika malyo me vighaTana bar3hatA jA rahA hai aura sabhyatA ke nita naye ADambaro se vaha svaya ko vivaza bhAva se jakaDatI jA rahI hai| ata sAsArika aura AdhyAtmika mUlyo kI isa sthiti ko kevala dharma hI samhAla sakatA hai, vaha hI santulana de sakatA hai| dharma vyakti ko samAja yA rASTra kI ikAI mAnatA hai aura usake vikAsa me sAmAjika vikAsa kA sahaja Adarza dekhatA hai, vaha pratyeka vyakti kI mahAnatA kI sabhAvanA me vizvAsa karatA hai| pUjIvAdI vyavasthA anta karaNa kI svAdhInatA aura svAbhAvika adhikAro kI bAta karake zopaNa karatI rahatI hai| dUsarI ora dvandvAtmaka bhautikavAda me padArtha ko prAthamikatA dekara cetana tatva ko usakA upajAta mAnA gayA hai aura anta me sAmAjika vyavasthA aura vikAsa ko hI mahatva diyA gayA hai, vyaktigata svAdhInatA ko nhiiN| yAntrika bhautikavAda meM to jIva-tatva ko bhI padArtha ke rUpa me hI svIkAra kiyA gayA hai / ata mAvarsavAda me samAja ko badalakara hI vyakti ko badalane kI prakriyA hai| vyAvahArika vijJAna aura takanIkI vijJAna jinake AviSkAra se mAnava buddhi kI prakRti para vijaya siddha huI hai| inakA sAmAnya mAnava para ThIka ulTA prabhAva par3A hai ki ina yantro kA dAsAnudAsa bana gayA hai| mAnava UrjA kA yantrIkaraNa ho gayA hai| spaSTa hai ki Aja kA mAnava eka khokhalA eva uddezyahIna jIvana jI rahA hai| AtmA kI mahAnatA kA Adarza Aja lupta sA ho gayA hai| "AtmArthe pRthivI tyajet" kA Adarza Aja kevala aitihAsika mahatva kI cIja banakara raha gayA hai / yadyapi Aja saskRti aura dharma ke nAma para kucha khadyotI kArya hote hai, para inase kalmaSa kI jamI moTI parate kaise ghaTa-kaTa sakatI hai ? ata Aja mAnava jAti kI bhItarI tAkato ko bacAne ke lie dharma ko Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma aura usakI AvazyakatA / 21 sarvathA naye caitanya ke sAtha ubharanA hai| yadi aura vilamba huA to phira mAnava usa pAzavika dharAtala para pahuca cukA hogA, jahA se use AtmA kA svara sunAI hI nahI degA / bhautika vikAsa aura upalabdhiyo kA pUrNa svAmI hokara bhI mAnava ne inakI parAdhInatA svIkAra kara lI hai / mAnava caritra kA aisA patana isa yuga kI sabase baDI kSayakarI durghaTanA hai / dharmarUpa - mantro kA pramukha mahatva unakI pAralaukikatA eva adhyAtma dRSTi me hai / laukika-maMgala kI pUrNa prApti usase saMbhava hai parantu vaha gauNa hai / vAstava meM ati sakSepa me - sUtra rUpa me mantroM dvArA hI kisI dharma ko samajhA jAtA hai| jaba-jaba koI dharma lupta hotA hai to kevala mantro kI hI jihvAsthatA zeSa rahatI hai aura hama kAlAntara meM apane atIta se puna: juDa jAte hai / jaina mahAmantra anAdyananta hai / usameM jaina dharma kA samasta AcAra-vicAra pUrNatayA anta syUta hai Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mantravijJAna zabda athavA zabdo me saMsthApita divyatva eva AdhyAtmika UrjA hI mantra hai / kisI RSi athavA svayaM Izvara tIrthaMkara dvArA apanI tapa pUna vANI me ina mantro kI racanA kI jAtI hai / ina mantro kA prabhAva yugayugAntara taka barAbara banA rahatA hai / mantra meM nihita zabda, artha aura svayaM mantra sAdhana hai / mantra ke dvArA zuddhatama Atmopalabdhi (mukti) eva laukika siddhiyA bhI prApta hotI hai / mantra kA mukhya lakSya AdhyAtmika vizuddhatA hI hai / mantra meM nihita IzvarIya guNoM aura zaktiyo kA pavitra mana aura zuddha vacana se manana eva japa karane se mAnava kA sabhI prakAra kA trANa hotA hai aura usame apAra bala kA sacaya hotA hai / " zabdo meM sampuTita divyatA hI mantra hai / mantra ke nimnalikhita aga hote hai- -mantra kA eka aMga RSi hotA hai / jise isa mantra ke dvArA sarvaprathama AtmAnubhUti huI aura jisane jagat ko yaha mantra pradAna kiyA / mantra kA dvitIya aga chanda hotA hai jisase uccAraNa vidhi kA anuzAsana hotA hai / mantra kA tRtIya aga devatA hai jo mantra kA adhiSThAtA hai / mantra kA caturtha aga bIja hotA hai jo manta ko zakti pradAna karatA hai / mantra kA paMcama ama usakI samagra zakti hotI hai / yaha zakti hI mantra ke zabdoM kI kSamatA hai| ye sabhI milakara mAnava ko upAsya devatA kI prApti karavA dete haiM / " mantra keva AsthA para AdhArita nahI hai| inameM korI kapola-kalpanA yA camatkAra utpanna karane kI pravRtti nahI hai / mantra vAstava me pravRtti kI ora nahI apitu nivRtti kI ora hI mAnava kI citta vRtiyo ko nirdiSTa karate hai / mantra vijJAna ko samajhakara hI mantra kSetra me jAnA caahie| " zabda aura cetanA ke gharSaNa se naI vidyuta taraMge utpanna hotI hai / mantravijJAna starfa vidyuta UrjA para AdhArita hai / " mantra se vAstava me 1. 'kalyANa' 2. yoga upAsanA aka 1974 zAnti kI khoja' pR0 30 - sAdhvI rAjImatI Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mantravijJAna | 23 hama zakti bAhara se prApta nahI karate apitu hamArI suSupta aparAjeya caitanya zakti jAgRta evaM sakriya hotI hai| mantra kA vyutpatyartha evaM vyAkhyA : mantra zabda saMskRta bhASA kA zabda hai| isa zabda kI vyutpatti kaI prakAra se kI jA sakatI hai aura kaI artha bhI prApta kie jA sakate hai__ mantra zabda 'mana' dhAtu (divAdi gaNa) meM pTana (tra) pratyaya tathA patra pratyaya lagAkara banatA hai| isa vyutpatti ke anusAra isakA artha hotA hai-jisake dvArA (AtmA kA Adeza) arthAta svAnubhava yA sAkSAtkAra kiyA jAe vaha mantra hai| dUsarI vyutpatti me mana dhAtu kA 'vicAraparaka' artha lagAyA jA sakatA hai aura taba artha hogA-mantra vaha hai jisake dvArA AtmA kI vizuddhatA para vicAra kiyA jAtA hai| tIsarI vyutpatti meM man dhAtu ko satkArArtha me lekara artha kiyA jA sakatA hai-mantra vaha hai jisake dvArA mahAn AtmAo kA satkAra kiyA jAtA hai| isI prakAra man ko zabda mAnakara (kriyA na mAnakara) trANArtha me va pratyaya joDakara pulliGaga mantraH zabda banAne se yaha artha prakaTa hotA hai ki mantra vaha zabda zakti hai jisase mAnava mana ko laukika evaM pAralaukika trANa (rakSA) milatA hai| mantra vAstava meM uccarita kie jAne vAlA zabda mAtra nahIM hai. uccAryamAna mantra, mantra nahI hai| mantra meM vidyamAna ananta evaM aparAjeya adhyAtma zakti parameSThI zakti eva devI zakti hI mantra hai| ataH mantra zabda me mana +7 ye do zabda kramazaH manana-cintana aura vANa arthAt rakSA aura zubha kA artha dete hai| manana dvArA mantra pAThaka ko 1. man dhAtu ke aneka artha hai-yathA-(1) Adeza grahaNa, (2) vicAra karanA, (3) sammAna krnaa| 2. man zabda ko sajJA mAnane para usakA artha hogA--mAnava-mana ko jisase va arthAt nANa (rakSA eva zAnti) mile| 3. "varNAtmako na mantro, dazamujadeho na paJcavadano'pi / sakalpapUrva koTI, mAdolmAso mavenmantraH // " mahArtha majarI-pR0 102 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anvaSaNa paca parameSThI ke mahAn guNo kI anubhUti hotI hai| isase zaktizAlI hokara vaha kaSTaprada sAsArikatA se trANa pAne meM samartha hotA hai / mantra zabda kA eka viziSTa artha bhI dhyAna dene yogya hai / mana arthAt citta kI va arthAt tRpta avasthA arthAt pUrNa avasthA arthAt Atma sAkSAtkAra kI parameSThI tulya avasthA hI mantra hai / vAstava me cit zakti caitanya kI sakucita avasthA me citta banatI hai aura vahI vikasita hokara citi (vizuddha AtmA) banatI hai / " "citta jaba bAhya vedya samUha ko upasahRta karake antarmukha hokara cidrUpatA ke sAtha abheda vimarza sampAdita karatA hai to yahI usakI gupta mantraNA hai jisake kAraNa use mantra kI amighA milatI hai / ata mantra devatA ke vimarza me tatpara tathA usa devatA ke sAtha jisane sAmarasya prApta kara liyA hai aise ArAdhaka kA citta hI mantra hai, kevala vicitra varNa saghaTanA hI nahI / " vaidika paramparA ke antargata samasta mantro ko tritattvoM kA saMgaThita rUpa svIkAra kiyA gayA hai / ina tIno tattvo ke binA kisI vastu aura mantra kI racanA ho hI nahI sakatI / ye tIna tattva hai - ziva, zakti aura aNu (AtmA) | "zivAtmakAH zaktirUpAjJayA mantrAstathANavA / tatvatraya vibhAgena, vartante hyamitaujasaH // " netra tantra - 19 mantro ke bheda vaidika paramparA aura zramaNa (jaina) paramparA me mantro kA sarvaprathama AdhAra mUlamantra athavA mahAmantra hai / mahAmantra ke garbha se hI anya mantra janma lete hai / om (OM) para dono paramparAo kI gaharI AsthA hai / isakA artha apane-apane DhaMga se dono ne kiyA hai| zAradAtilaka, rAghava yA evaM saubhAgya bhAskara grantho meM vaidika (zaiva-vaiSNava ) paramparA ke mantro kA vistRta varNana prApta hotA hai / DaoN0 zivazakara avasthI ne ukta granthoM kI sahAyatA se mantra-bhedo ko vidvattApUrNa DhaMga se prastuta kiyA hai / mantro ko pramukha pAca vargo meM vibhAjita kiyA gayA hai-- * 'mantra aura mAtRkAo kA rahasya' pu0 190-191 - le0 DaoN0 zivazakara avasthI / Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mantravijJAna / 25 1 puruSa mantra, strI mantra, napusaka mantra / 2. siddha, sAdhya, susiddha, ari mantra / 3 piNDa, kartarI, bIja, mAlA mantra / 4 sAtvika, rAjasa, tAmasa / 5 sAbara, DAmara / puruSa mantra unhe kahate hai jinakA devatA puruSa hotA hai| puruSa devatA ke mantra saura kahalAte hai aura strI devatA se sambandha rakhane vAle mantra saumya / jina mantrI kA devatA strI hotI hai unhe vidyA kahate hai / mAmAnyatayA to sabhI ko mantra hI kahA jAtA hai / " jina mantro ke anta meM 'hu' aura phaT ' rahatA hai unhe pu0 mantra, aura do rU isa varNa se jisa mantra kI samApti ho use strI mantra kahate hai / namaH se samApta hone bAle mantra napuMsaka mantra kahalAte hai / 'prayogasAra' kA mata isase kucha bhinna hai / unake anusAra vaSaT aura phaT se samApta hone vAle mantroM ko puruSa, vauSaT aura svAhA se strI tathA 'hu' nama se samApta hone vAle mantro ko napuMsaka kahA gayA hai| eka akSarI mantra piNDa mantra, do akSaro vAle kartarI mantra aura tIna se lekara nau vargoM taka ke mantra bIja mantra kahalAte hai | isase bIsa varNa paryanta ke mantra, mantra ke hI nAma se jAne jAte hai / isase adhika varNa saMkhyA vAle mantra mAlA mantra kahalAte hai / inake atirikta mantroM ke chinna, uddha, zaktihIna Adi zatAdhika anya bheda bhI hote hai / ye sabhI yahA prAsaMgika nahI hai / ukta vivaraNa kevala tulanArtha eva jJAnArtha uddhRta kiyA gayA hai / mantra, yantra aura tantra- ina tIno kI sAnupAtika sayukta kriyA hI kisI sAdhaka ko pUrNatA taka pahucAtI hai| kevala mantra kI sAdhanA 1 maurA pu0 devatA mantrAste ca mantrA prakIrtitA / saumyA strIdevatAstaddvadvidyAste iti vizruta // (zAradA tilaka - rAghavI TIkA pU0 79 ) 2 pustrI napusakAtmAno mantrAH sarve samIritA / mantrA pudevatA jJeyA vidyA strodevatA smRtA 115811 , (zAradA tilaka tantra 2 paTala ) 3 pu0 mantrAH humphaDAntA syu dviThAntAzca striyo matA / napusakA namo'tAH syurityuktAH mantrAstridhA 158 11 vahI Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa se Azika lAbha hI hogA / mantra kucha viziSTa parama prabhAvI zabdo se nirmita vAkya hotA hai / kabhI-kabhI yaha kevala zabda mAtra hI hotA hai / yantra vaha pAtra (dhAtu nirmita, patra yA kAgaja ) hai jisame siddha mantra kita, akita yA veSTita rahatA hai / yaha eka sAdhana hai / tantra kA artha hai vistAra karane vAlA arthAt mantra kI zakti ko rAsAyanika prakriyA jaisA vistAra eva camatkAra dene vAlA / mantra, yantra aura tantra ye tIno bhItara se bAhara Ane kI prakriyA haiM - bindu ke sindhu me badalane kA krama hai / mana me sthita mantra mukha me Akara yantrastha ho jAtA hai aura vANI me prasphuTita hokara ( tantrita hokara) mudrita prakAzita ho jAtA hai / sampUrNa mantroM kI sakhyA sAta karoDa mAnI gayI hai / vaidika paramparA ke anusAra sabhI mantra ziva aura zakti dvArA kIlita hai ! bauddha paramparA me bhI mantroM kA aura tantroM kA sudIrgha cakra hai| jaina zAstroM meM mantroM kI ati prAcIna evaM vizAla paramparA hai / mantrakalpa, pratiSThAkalpa, cakrezvarIkalpa, jvAlAmAlinIkalpa, padmAvatIkalpa, sUrimalakalpa, vAgvAdinIkalpa, zrIvidyAkalpa, varddhamAnavidyAkalpa rogApahAriNIkalpa Adi aneka kalpa grantha hai / ye sabhI mantra evaM tanva pradhAna grantha hai | mantra zAstroM meM tIna mArgoM kA ullekha hai / ye haiM- dakSiNa mArga, vAma mArga aura mizra mArga / dakSiNa mArga - sAtvika devatA kI sAtvika uddezya se aura sAtvika upakaraNoM se kI gaI upAsanA dakSiNa upAsanA yA sAtvika upAsanA kahalAtI hai / vAma mArga - paca makAra - madirA, mAMsa, maithuna, matsya, mudrA - inake AdhAra para bhairavI cakroM kI yojanA hotI thI / mizra mArga - isake antargata parokSa rUpa se paMcamakAro ko tathA dakSiNa mArga kI upAsanA paddhati ko svIkAra kiyA gayA hai / vAstava meM yaha mArga vyartha hI rahA / mArga to do hI rahe / mantra zAstra me pramukha tIna sampradAya hai - kerala, kAzmIra aura gauNa / vaidika paramparA kerala - sampradAya ke AdhAra para calI / bauddhoM meM gauDa sampradAya kA prabhAva rhaa| jaino kA apanA svatantra mantra zAstra hai parantu kAzmIra paramparA kA jaino para vyApaka prabhAva hai / I mantra me svarUpa vivecana se yaha bAta suspaSTa hai ki mantra, artha aura zabda ke saMzliSTa mAdhyama se hameM adhyAtma me le jAtA hai arthAt Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mantravijJAna / 27 hama apane mUla svarUpa meM utarane lagate hai / yaha nirvikAra avasthA jIvana kI carama upalabdhi hai / mantra kI bhASA, nAdazakti aura dhvani taraMga kA sAmAnya jIvana kI bhASA se aura vyAkaraNa kI bhASA se bahata antara hai| sAmAnya bhASA aura vyAkaraNa kI bhASA to sArthaka aura sImita hotI hai, vaha mantra kI ananta artha mahimA aura dhvani vistAra ko dhAraNa nahI kara sktii| yahI kAraNa hai ki mantra meM usakI dhvanyAtmakatA kA bahuta mahattva hai| dhvani kA dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva me bahata adhika artha hai| zrI jainendrajI ne kahA hai ki sArthaka bhApA me mantra zakti kaThinAI se utpanna ho sakatI hai, kyoMki vaha artha taka sImita rahatI hai| jisame dhvani aura nAda hai yaha asImita hai| usame ananta zakti bhI DAlI jA sakatI hai| mantravijJAna : mantravijJAna se tAtparya hai mantra ko samajhane kI viziSTa jJAnAtmaka prkriyaa| yaha prakriyA vizvAsa aura paramparA ko tyAgakara hI Age baDhatI hai| isa vijJAna kA kArya hai mantra ke pUrNa svarUpa aura prabhAva ko prayoga ke dharAtala para ghaTita karake usakI vAstavikatA sthApita krnaa| jaba taka adhyayanakartA taTastha eva racanAtmaka dRSTi se sampanna nahI hai taba taka vaha isa prakriyA meM saphala nahIM ho sktaa| isI prakAra mantravijJAna kA dUsarA mahattvapUrNa vijJAna rahamya hai usame nihita (mantra meM nihita) artha, bhASA, bhAva evaM caitanya ke UrvIkaraNa kI nidhi ko vibhinna staroM para smjhnaa| Azaya yaha hai ki mantra ke bahumukhI caitanya kI guNAtmaka vyavasthA ko vyavasthita hokara samajhanA mantra. vijJAna hai| ___ anubhati-janya jJAna nizcita rUpa se cintana aura siddhAnta-pramUta jJAna se adhika viznasanIya, pratyakSa evaM vyApaka hai / mantra vijJAna meM bhI hama jyoM-jyoM mantra kI gaharAI me utareMge hamArA bauddhika eva saiddhAntika cintana chUTatA jAegA aura eka vizAla anubhUti hama meM ubharatI jaaegii| mantravijJAna vAstava meM vizleSaNa se sazleSaNa kI prakriyA hai| ahaMkAra kA pUrNatva meM vilaya mantravijJAna dvArA spaSTa hotA hai| ataH mantravijJAna ko samajhane ke cAra stara haiM-1. bhASA kA Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa mtara, 2. artha kA stara, 3 dhvani kA stara-nAda kA stara, vya janA zakti kA stara, 4 sammizraNa-phalitArtha / bhASA kA stara : yadi udAharaNa ke lie hama NamokAra mantra ko hI le to jaba pAThaka yA bhakta pahalI bAra mantra ko paDhatA hai yA sunatA hai to vaha mAmAnyatayA mantra kA pracalita bhASA rUpa hI jAna pAtA hai aura usake mAtha-sAtha sAmAnya artha-bodha ko jAnane ke lie kucha saceSTa hotA hai| yahA bhASA kA artha hai racanA kA zarIra aura usase prakaTa rUpAtmaka yA dhvanyAtmaka smmohn| yaha kisI racanA ko jAnane kI pahalI aura mAmAnya sthiti hai| artha kA stara: dUsarI, tIsarI, cauthI bAra jaba hama mantra ko paDhate yA japate hai aura samajhane kA prayatna karate hai to hama zabdo ke sthala artha ke pariveza me-paricita artha ke pariveza me cale jAte hai| NamokAra mantra me artha ke stara para arihanto ko namaskAra ho, siddho ko namaskAra ho Adi-artha se hama paricita hote hai| isase hamArA mantra se kucha gaharA nAtA juDatA hai, parantu abhI pUrNatA dUra hai| yaha stara to eka mAdhAraNa eva avikasita mastiSka kA hai| avikasita mAnasikatA 50 varSa ke vyakti meM bhI ho sakatI hai| dUsarI ora 10 varSa kA bAlaka bhI pratyutpannamati ke kAraNa mAnasika stara para vikasita ho sakatA hai| yaha to hama nityaprati dekhate hI hai ki kaI vyakti jIvana bhara artha ke sthUla stara meM kolhU ke baila kI taraha ghUmate rahate hai| unakI mAnasikatA kA eka stara bana jAtA hai| dhvani kA stara : kAvya zAstra zabda zaktiyo kA vivecana hai / ye zabda zaktiyA tIna hai-amidhA, lakSaNA aura vya janA / saundarya pradhAna eva jIvana kI gambhIra anubhUti ke viSaya ko prAya vyajanA dvArA hI prakaTa kiyA jAtA hai / isase usakI mundaratA bar3hatI hai aura mUla bhAva ati prabhAvI Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mantra vijJAna / 29 hokara prakaTa hotA hai| hara vyakti vyaMjanA ko grahaNa nahIM kara pAtA hai / vyaMjanA ko hI prakArAntara se dhvani kahA gayA hai / zrI rAmacarita mAnasa ke bAlakANDa meM sItAjI kI eka sakhI janaka vATikA meM Ae hue rAma aura lakSmaNa ko dekhakara Anandamagna hokara sItA aura anya sakhiyoM se kaha rahI hai-- "dekhana bAga kuMara dou Ae, vaya kisora saba bhAMti suhAe / zyAma gauri kimi kahauM bakhAnI, girA anayana nayana binu bAnI / / " * arthAt do kumAra bAga dekhane Ae hai| unakI kizorAvasthA hai, ve pratyeka dRSTi se sundara hai / ve zyAma aura gauravarNa ke hai / unakA varNana maiM kaise karU ? vANI ke naina nahI aura naina binA vANI ke hai / isa caupAI kA sAmAnya artha to spaSTa hai hI, parantu caturtha caraNa me jo bhAva vyajanA dvArA vyakta huA hai, use kevala marmajJa hI samajha sakate haiN| rAma aura lakSmaNa ke lokottara rUpa ko Akho ne dekhA hai-ataH Akhe hI pUrI taraha banA sakatI hai, parantu AMkho ke pAsa jihvA nahI hai, kaise kahe ? udhara jihvA ne dekhA nahI hai -- dekha hI nahI sakatI - kaise bole ? saba kucha kaha diyA aura lagatA hai kucha nahI kahA / rAma-lakSmaNa kA saundarya anirvacanIya hai, manasA vAcA pare hai| anubhUti kA viSaya hai| isa dhvanyAtmakatA ko samajhe binA ukta caraNa kA Ananda nahI A sktaa| yahI bAta mantra ko bhAva garimA me hai| Ama AdamI artha ke sAdhAraNa stara kI hI jIvana bhara parikramA karatA rahatA hai aura usakA mantra kI AtmA se tAdAtmya nahIM ho pAtA hai / dhvani kA jahA nAdamUlaka artha hai vahA mantra ke uccAraNa staroM kA dhyAna rakhakara hI usakA pUrA lAbha liyA jA sakatA hai / mantra vijJAna me bhakta kI cetanA aura mantroccAra se utpanna dhvani taraMga jaba nirantara gharSita hote hai to samasta zarIra, mana aura prANo me eka adbhuta kampana AsphAlita hotA hai| dhIre-dhIre isa kampana se eka vAtAvaraNamantramayatA kA vAtAvaraNa nirmita hotA hai aura bhakta usameM pUrNatayA lIna ho jAtA hai| yaha lIna hone kI sampUrNatA hI mantra kA sAdhya hai / * rAmacarita mAnasa - bAlakANDa - pU0 232 Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa hamAre AcAryo, kaviyo aura mahAn puruSo ne vANI kI mahimA kA bahuvidha gAna kiyA hai kabIra - aisI vANI bolie mana kA ApA khoya / aurana ko zItala kare, ApahuM zItala hoya // tulasI- tulasI mIThe vacana te sukha upajata cahuM ora / vazIkaraNa ika mantra hai, taja de vacana kaThora // zabda kA dukhAtmaka prabhAva itanA adhika hotA hai ki AdamI jIte jI mara jAtA hai, aura zabda ke sukhAtmaka prabhAva me AdamI maratA huA bhI jI uThatA hai / zabda brahma kI mahimA apAra hai| kahA hai ki talavAra kA ghAva bhara sakatA hai lekina vAgbANa kA kabhI nahI / spaSTa hai ki vANI me amRta aura vipa dono hai / samasta vizva para dhvani kA prabhAva dekhA jA sakatA hai| vANI ke ghAtaka prabhAva para eka prasaga prastuta hai eka bAra ladana kI eka prayogazAlA me vANI aura manovijJAna ke dabAva para eka prayoga kiyA gyaa| eka vyakti ke zarIra ke pUre khUna ko kraya kiyA gayA / mUlya yaha thA ki usake parivAra kA pUrA bharaNa-poSaNa sarakAra karegI / usa vyakti ko liTA diyA gayA aura pIche eka nalI dvArA khUna ko bUMda-bUMda karake nikAlane kA kAma zurU huaa| jaba kAphI samaya ho gayA to DAkTaro ne kahA ki itane khUna ke nikalane ke bAda to isa vyakti ko mara hI jAnA cAhie thA, Azcarya hai, zAyada docAra minaTa meM mara jaaegaa| ye zabda sunate hI vaha AdamI turanta mara gyaa| vAstava meM usake zarIra se rakta kI eka bUda bhI nahI nikAlI gayI thii| basa usake pIche se pAnI kI bUMde girAyI jA rahI thI / yaha mana para vANI kA aura mAnasikatA kA davAva thA / mantra kI sampUrNa dhvanyAtmakatA zarIra ke kaNa-kaNa me vyApta hokara AtmA ke bhItarI loka se samparka karatI hai aura use usakI vizuddhatA kA lokottara darzana karAtI hai| yaha bAta suspaSTa hai ki mantra vijJAna me AsthA, paramparA aura itihAsa kI AtmA me praveza karake use jJAna aura viveka ke pratyakSa prayoga ke dharAtala para lAkara sthirIkaraNa karAyA jAtA hai| vaijJAnika dharAtala para parIkSita karake hI kucha buddhi jIviyoM meM AtmA kA udaya hotA hai| jaina dharma me vizruta paMca namaskAra Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mantravijJAna / 31 mahAmantra jahAM vizuddha vizvAsa kA viSaya rahA hai, vahAM Aja vaha vijJAna kI kasauTI para bhI pUrI taraha caukasa utarA hai| usakI bhASA, usakI arthavattA, usakI bhAvasattA aura usakI dhvanyAtmakatA ko vidhivat samajhakara usame dIkSita honA adhikAdhika zreyaskara hai / pUrNa tAdAtmya kI avasthA meM mauna kI mahattA suvidita hI hai| eka mahAn vyakti ke mauna meM saikaDo vyAkhyAnoM kI zakti hotI hai / ataH mantra kI maccI ArAdhanA usake manana meM hai / citta kI pUrNa vizuddhatA ke sAtha kiyA gayA manana aura bhAva- nimajjana mantra vijJAna kI kujI hai / mantra dharma kA bIja hai| bIja meM vRkSa ke darzana karane kI kSamatA nara janma kI samagra sArthakatA hai dhammo maMgala muktikaNTha, ahiMsA saMjamo tavo / devA vitaM namassanti, jassa dhamme sayA maNo // dharma utkRSTa maMgala hai, yaha ahiMsA, sayama aura tapa rUpa hai| jisa mAnava kA mana isa dharma me sadA lIna hai, use devatA bhI namaskAra karate hai / mantra ko zabda aura dhvani ke stara para vaijJAnika prakriyA se bhI samajhA jA sakatA hai ataH mantra vijJAna ko zabda vijJAna hI samajhanA caahie| mAnava zarIra kA nirmANa vibhinna tattvoM se huA hai / usameM do cIjeM kAma kara rahI haiN| sUrya-zakti se hamAre andara vidyuta zakti kAma kara rahI hai isI prakAra dUsarA sambandha hai somarasa pradAtA candramA se| isase hamArA maeNgneTika kareNTa kAma kara rahA hai| isa maigneTika kareNTa kI sahAyatA se mAnava ke zarIra aura mAsa-peziyoM taka pahucA jA sakatA hai / kintu mana kI ananta gaharAI aura dravya kA zakti- bIja isa kareNTa kI pakaDa se pare hai| isake lie hamAre prAcIna RSiyo, muniyo aura mahAtmAo ne divya zakti ko AviSkRta kiyaa| yaha divya zakti divya karNa hai / isase hama sAmAnya mana ko suna sakate haiM aura sunA bhI sakate hai / jisa prakAra samudra meM eka kebila DAlakara ekadUsare ke savAda ko dUra taka pahucAyA jA sakA aura bAda me isI se tAra kA aura phira betAra ke tAra kA mArga bhI AviSkRta huA / Aja to Apa candraloka taka apanI bAta preSita kara sakate haiM, bAta prApta kara sakate haiM / amerikA Adi meM eka bahuta bar3A seTalAiTa sthira kiyA Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anvaSaNa gayA hai| samasta saMvAda vahA ikaTaThA ho jAtA hai aura use candramA taka bheja diyA jAtA hai, phira vahA se alaga-alaga sthAno ko savAda bheje jAte hai / isakA Azaya yaha hai ki hama jo zabda bolate hai unako pakar3A jA sakatA hai, puna prastuta kiyA jA sakatA hai| unako gantavya taka pahucAyA jA sakatA hai| parantu vizva bhara kI sabhI dhvaniyA AkAzataraMgoM me milakara kahI bhaTaka gayI hai-ve aba bhI hai aura unhe pakaDA jA sakatA hai| yaha bhI sambhava hai ki AkAza me bikharI huI arihanto aura tIrthakaro kI vANI bhI eka dina vijJAna kI sahAyatA se hama suna ske| isI dharAtala para adhyAtma zakti kI ati vikasita avasthA me hama mantra ke (betAra ke tAra) ke mAdhyama se arihanto aura tiirthkr| kA sAkSAtkAra bhI kara sakate hai| eka divya karNa bhI vikamita kara sakate hai jisase divya dhvani ko sunA jA ske| vANI yA bhASA ke jo cAra stara hai (baikharI, madhyamA, pazyantI aura parA) ve bhI mantra vijJAna kI dhvanimUlakatA kA samarthana karate hai| bhApA apanI bhAvAtmakatA se janma lekara sthUla zabdo me DhalatI hai aura phira dhIre-dhIre antata unI bhAvAtmakatA me lIna ho jAtI hai| ___mantra vijJAna meM zabda kI mahattA ko hama samajha rahe hai| Akhira ye zabda, yaha bhASA na jAne kitane sroto se bane haiM, yaha ThIka hai| kinta jo mUlabhUta bIja zabda eva varNa hai ye to vastakriyA se hI janme hai| arthAta vAstava me jaba taka hamArA Azaya (vicAra yA bhAva) zabda yA dhvani me Dhalakara AkAra grahaNa nahIM karatA taba taka hama use avyakta bhASA kaha sakate hai| ata. spaSTa hai ki bhASA yA dhvani kA hamAre mala mAnama se sIdhA-bhItarI aura gaharA sambandha hai| kimI bhI dravya kI UrjA ko pakaDane ke lie aura dUsaro taka pahucAne ke lie, hame usa vastu me vidyamAna vidyuta-krama ko samajhanA hogA / dekhanA hogA ki usase kisa prakAra kI kriyA-tarage baha rahI hai| isake lie prAcIna RSiyo ne eka vidhi nikaalii| unhone agni ko jalate hue dekhA / agni kI tIvra lau se 'ra' dhvani kA unhone sAkSAtkAra eva zravaNa kiyaa| ve isa niSkarSa para pahace ki agni se 'ra' dhvani utpanna hotI hai aura 'ra' se agni utpanna kI jA sakatI hai| basa 'ra' agni bIja ke rUpa me mAnya ho gyaa| isI prakAra pRthvI kI sthUlatA Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mantravijJAna | 33 se 'la' dhvani kA nirmAga hotA hai| koI tarala padArtha jaba sthUla hone kI prakriyA se gujaratA hai to 'la' dhvani hotI hai| jala pravAha se vaM" dhvani prakaTa hotI hai| 'va' hI jala kA AdhAra hai| 'va' se jala bhI paidA kiyA jA sakatA hai aura jala se 'va' dhvani paidA hotI hI hai| tasvo ke vivecana se yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki sRSTi ke samasta kriyAkalApoM meM dhvani sarvopari hai| raDAra Adi kA AviSkAra isI prakriyA ke bala para huaa| mantravAdiyoM aura mantrasRSTAo ne isI tathya ko dhyAna me rakhakara mantra racanA kI thii| tattvo kI zakti unakI kriyA me hI prakaTa hotI hai| varNamAlA meM zakti svaro me hai| vyajana mUla haiM kintu ve svaroM kI sahAyatA pAkara hI sakriya hote haiN| svata ve kucha nahI karate yA kara paate| yahI kAraNa hai ki vya jano ko yoni kahA gayA hai aura svaro ko vistAraka kahA gayA hai| svaro se sayukta hote hI vyajana uddIpta ho uThate hai| vyajano ko tattvo ke dharAtala para pAca vargoM meM vibhAjita kiyA gayA hai| samAna dharmitA ke kAraNa tattvo aura vo kI yaha vyavasthA kI gayIpRthvI tattva ka, ca, Ta, ta,pa prathama akSara jala tattva kha, cha, Tha, tha, pha, dvitIya akSara agni tattva ga, ja, Da, da, ba tRtIya akSara vAyu dha, jha, Dha, gha, bha caturtha akSara AkAza Da, Ja, Na, na, ma pacama akSara isa prakAra varNo ko zakti samuccaya ke sAtha pakaDA gyaa| aba AvazyakatA paDI ki zabdoM ko jIvana ke sAtha kaise joDA jAe? saSTi ke vikAsa aura hrAsa ko kaise samajhA jAe ? jIvana kI sArI sthitiyoM ko kaise samajhe ? vyAkaraNa, darzana aura bhASA vijJAna ne apane Dhaga se yaha kAma kiyA hai| sabhI zabda tattvo ke milana haiN| ___ mantra vijJAna kI vaijJAnikatA ko samajhane ke lie hama mahAmantra NamokAra ke prathama parameSThI vAcI arha (arihatANa) ko le le| aha mUla zabda thaa| aha me aprapaJca jagat kA prArUpa karane vAlA hai aura 'ha' usakI lInatA kA dyotaka hai| ahaM meM anta meM hai bindu (') yaha laya kA pratIka hai| bindu se hI sRjana hai aura bindu meM hI laya hai| yaha prazna uThatA hai ki sRjana aura maraNa kI yaha yAntrika kriyA hai isameM jIvana Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa bhakti kA abhAva hai-arthAt jIvana zakti ko caitanya dene vAlI agni zakti kA abhAva hai| ataH RSiyo ne ahaM ko ahaM kA rUpa diyA--usame agni zaktivAcI 'ra' ko joddaa| isase jIvAtmA ko uThakara paramAtmA taka pahucane kI zakti prApta huii| ata: arha kA vijJAna baDA sukhada Azcarya pradAna karane vAlA siddha haa| 'a' prapaJca jIva kA bodhaka-bandhana baddha jIvana kA bodhaka aura 'ha' zaktimaya pUrNa jIva kA bodhaka hai| lekina 'ra'-kriyamAna kriyA se yukta-uddIpta aura parama ucca sthAna me pahuce paramAtva tattva kA bodhaka hai| vibhinna kAryo ke lie zabdo ko milAkara mantra banAe jAte hai| mantro ke prakAra, prayojana, prabhAva aneka hai| unako vidhivata samajhane aura jIvana me utArane kA sakalpa hone para hI yaha mantra vijJAna spaSTa hogA-kAryakara hogaa| jisa prakAra rasAyana zAstra me vibhinna padArthoM ke AnupAtika mizraNa se adbhuta kriyAe aura rUpa prakaTa hote hai, usI prakAra zabdo kI zakti samajhakara unakA sahI mizraNa karane se unameM dhvasAtmaka, AkarSaka, uccATaka, vazIkaraNAtmaka eva racanAtmaka zakti paidA kI jAtI hai-mantro me yahI bAta hai| mantra sUkSma rUpa haivIja rUpa hai jisase bAhya vastu rUpI vRkSa utpanna hotA hai, to dUsarI ora lokottara mukha ke dvAra bho khulate hai| __mantra Atma-jJAna aura paramAtma siddhi kA mUla kAraNa hai| parantu yaha tabhI sambhava ho sakatA hai jaba jJAna hRdayastha ho jAe aura AcaraNa meM Dhala jaae| mahAtmA gAdhI ne ucita hI kahA hai-"agara yaha sahI hai aura anubhava vAkya hai to samajhA jAe ki jo jJAna kaMTha se nIce jAtA hai aura hRdayastha hotA hai, vaha manuSya ko badala detA hai| zarta yaha ki vaha jJAna Atma-jJAna hai|"* X "jaba koI saccA hI vacana kahatA hai, aura vyavahAra bhI aisA hI karatA hai| hama usakA asara roja dekhate hai| phira bhI usa mutAbika na bolate hai na karate haiN|" jJAna AcaraNa ke binA vyartha hai| usI prakAra caritra kI jaDa X * bApU ke AzIrvAda-pu. 206-217 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mantra vijJAna / 35 vizvAsa aura jJAna para AdhArita honI caahie| ahaMkAra vAstavika jJAna aura vyavahAra jJAna kA zatru hai| durbala aura vikalAga se bhI zikSA prApta hotI hai eka andhA vyakti rAtri meM dIpaka lie hue rAste para calA jA rahA thA / sAmane se Ate hue navayuvako kA dala usa andhe para vyaMgya se haMsakara dolA, 'sUradAsajI kamAla kara rahe ho, dIpaka lekara kyoM cala rahe ho ?" andhe ne kahA, 'yaha dIpaka Apa AMkha vAloM se bacane ke lie hai, kyoki Apa to madAndha hokara calate haiM, Akha pAkara bhI andhe haiM, mujhase TakarA sakate hai / Azaya yaha hai ki ahaMkAra jJAna kA zatru hai / phira mantra jJAna to parama nirmala mana me hI A sakatA hai Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kI aitihAsikatA NamokAra mantra kA mUla racayitA kauna hai ? isa sRSTi kA racayitA kauna hai ? NamokAra mantra kaba racA gayA ? Adi-Adi prazna uThate hI rahe hai / Age bhI uThate hI raheMge / mAnava svabhAva guNa ke sAtha prAcInatA ko bhI dekhatA hI hai / sahasro varSoM ke anusadhAna se yahI jJAta ho sakA hai ki yaha mantra anAdi-ananta hai / pratyeka tIrthakara ke sAtha svata prAdurbhUta hotA hai| tIrthakara isake mAdhyama se dharma kA pracAra-prasAra karate hai / vAstava me yaha mantra mUlata okArAtmaka hai| isakA 'o' kA vikasita rUpa hI pacaparameSThI namaskAra mantra yA NamokAra mantra hai| yaha mantra mAtRkA rUpa hai| yaha om meM se nikalatA hai aura om me hI laya ho jAtA hai| okAra ke prati yaha namana bhAva jaina mAtra ke kaNTha para rahatA hai aura pratyeka zAstra sabhA yA maMgala kArya ke prArambha meM paDhA jAtA hai- okAraM bindu sayuktaM nityaM dhyAyanti yoginaH / kAmadaM mokSadaM caitra, okArAya namo namaH // arthAt bindu sayukta okAra kA yogI nitya dhyAna karate hai / kAma aura mokSa dAyaka okAra ko puna - puna namaskAra ho| isa iloka me 'nitya' zabda se isa okAra kI nityatA prakaTa hotI hai / o ardhoSThya dhvani hai| isake uccAraNa meM oSTha Adhe khulakara sampuTa (ardha sampuTa ) ho jAte hai aura 'm' kA uccAraNa pUrNa hote-hote oSTha banda ho jAte hai / 'm' kA uccAraNa sthAna oSTha hai / spaSTa hai ki 'om' ke uccAraNa me svara aura sparza vyaMjano kA samAveza pratIkAtmaka rUpa se hai aura vANI virAma arthAta pUrNatA kI sthiti bhI hai| aba prazna yaha hai ki siddhAnta aura zraddhA ke sAtha itihAsa apanA samAdhAna cAhatA hai / itihAsa meM tithi aura ghaTanA kA hI mahatva hotA hai / vAstava me tithiyoM aura ghaTanAo kA silasilevAra saMgraha hI itihAsa hotA hai| kAnUna kI bhA~ti itihAsa bhI sAkSyajIvI hotA hai / Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kI aitihAsikatA / 37 parantu itihAsa kA itihAsa mAnava paramparA aura vizvAsa meM hotA hai jisakA mUla prApta kara pAnA kAphI kaThina hI nahIM asabhava bhI hai| phira bhI prApta itihAsa kyA hai ? arthAt RSi, AcArya athavA lekhaka ne kaba isa mantra kA ullekha kiyA / racanA kaba huI, yaha vatAnA to saMbhava nahI hai, kisane racanA kI, yaha bhI batA pAnA saMbhava nahI hai / parantu prApta vAGmaya ke AdhAra para NamokAra mantra kI aitihAsikatA para vicAra eka sImA taka to kiyA hI jA sakatA hai| "anAdi dvAdazAga jinavANI kA aMga hone se yaha anAdi mUlamantra kahA jAtA hai / 'SaTkhaNDAgama' ke prathama khaNDa jIvaTThADa ke prArambha meM AcArya puSpadata dvArA yaha mantra maMgalAcaraNa rUpa meM akita kiyA gayA hai| jisa para dhavalA TIkA ke racayitA AcArya vIrasena ne ise paramparA prApta nivaddha maMgala siddha kiyA hai| kyoki mokSamArga, usake upadeSTA aura sAdhaka bhI anAdi se cale A rahe hai| AcArya ziva koTi kRta 'bhagavatI ArAdhanA' kI TIkA ke anusAra yaha mantra dvAdazAga racayitA gaNadhara kRta hai| tIrthakara aura gaNadhara anAdikAla se hote cale A rahe hai / " isa mAnyatA ke AdhAra para mahAvIra ke gaNadhara gautama ke samaya aura kartatva ke sAtha mahAmantra ko jor3A gayA hai / gautama gaNadhara kA samaya I0 pU0 kA hI hai / sa svAmI ne caudaha Agamo kA sAra lekara NamokAra mantra kI khoja kI, yaha bhI eka mAnyatA hai / gahArAjA khAravela tathA kaliga kI guphAo me mahAmantra ke do pada Takita hai- Namo arihaMtANa, Namo middha / isase bhI racayitA aura samaya kA patA nahI lagatA hai / khAravela kA samaya I0 pU0 dvitIya zatI kA hai| zilA lekha kA samaya 152 I0 pU0 hai / "AcArya bhadrabAhu ke anusAra naMdI aura anuyoga dvAra ko jAnakara tathA pacamagala ko namaskAra kara sUtra kA prArambha kiyA jAtA hai / saMbhava hai isIlie aneka Agama-sUtroM ke prArambha meM paMca namaskAra mahAmantra likhane kI paddhati pracalita huI / jinabhadragaNI zramaNa ne usI AdhAra para namaskAra mahAmantra ko sarvazrutAntargata batalAyA / unake anusAra paMca namaskAra karane para hI AcArya sAmAyika aura kramaza: zeSa zrutiyo ko paDhAte the / prArambha me namaskAra mantra kA pATha dene aura Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa usake bAda Avazyaka kA pATha dene kI paddhati thii| 'namaskAra mantra ko jaise sAmAyika kA aMga batAyA gayA, vaise kisI anya Agama kA aga nahI batAyA gayA hai| isa dRSTi se namaskAra mahAmantra kA malasrota sAmayika adhyayana hI siddha hotA hai| Avazyaka yA sAmayika adhyayana ke kartA yadi gautama gaNadhara ko mAnA jAe to paMca namaskAra mahAmantra ke kartA bhI gautama gaNadhara hI Thaharate haiN|" "vigata DhAI hajAra varSo se ise lekara vipula sAhitya prakAza me AyA hai, jisakI jAnakArI jana-sAdhAraNa ko to kyA, vidvAno ko bhI pUrI taraha nahIM hai|' isa mata se bhI yahI jJAta hotA hai ki mahAmantra para lagabhaga DhAI hajAra varSoM se vipula sAhitya prakAzita huA hai, parantu isakI janma-tithi aura janaka ke viSaya meM yaha mata bhI mauna hai| isame prakAntara se mantra ko anAdi mAnA gayA hai| pa0 nemIcandajI jyotiSAcArya ne apanI prasiddha pustaka-'magalamantra NamokAra eka anucintana' me mahAmantra NakokAra ke anAdinvasAditva para vicAra kiyA hai| unake anusAra-~"NamokAra mantra anAdi hai / pratyeka kalpa kAla me hone vAle tIrthakaro ke dvArA isake artha kA aura unake gaNadharo ke dvArA isake zabdo kA nirUpaNa kiyA jAtA hai| paMca parameSThI anAdi hone ke kAraNa yaha mantra anAdi mAnA jAtA hai| isa mahAmantra me namaskAra kiye gaye pAtra Adi nahIM, pravAha rUpa se anAdi hai aura inako smaraNa karane vAle jIva bhI anAdi hai, ata yaha mantra bhI guru-paramparA se anAdikAla me pratipAdita hotA calA A rahA hai| AtmA ke samAna yaha anAdi aura avinamvara hai| pratyeka kalpakAla meM hone vAle tIrthakaro dvArA isakA pravacana hotA AyA hai|" ukta samasta vivecana se yaha tathya ubhara kara AtA hai ki yaha paca namaskAra mahAmantra anAdi hai / pratyeka tIrthakara apane yuga meM isa mantra ke artha kA vivecana karate hai aura phira unake gaNadhara yA gaNadharo dvArA usake zabdo kA vivecana hotA hai| digambara aura zvetAmbara dono hI jaina-zAkhAe isa mantra ko anAdi hI mAnatI haiN| isa mantra ke sambandha meM yaha zloka prasiddha hai--- anAdi mUla mantrIyaM, sarva vighna vinAzanaH / magaleSu ca sarveSu, prathamaM maMgalaM mtH|| Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kI aitihAsikatA / 39 mantra para anekAnta dRSTi mahAmatra NamokAra ko artha aura bhAva tatva ke AdhAra para hI anAdi kahA jA sakatA hai| isI ko hama dravyArthika naya bhI kahate hai / zabda aura dhvani ke stara para to ise sAdi mAnanA hI pdd'egaa| bhASA, dhvani, vAkya to pratikSaNa parivartita hote rahane vAle tatva haiM / isa mantra meM sAdhu zabda kA prayoga hai| yaha zabda muni RSi zabdo kI tulanA me nayA hI hai / ata dravyArthika naya hI pramukha hotA hai-AtmA hotA hai, vahI nirNAyaka tatva hai| paryAya to parivartanazIla hotI hI hai / dhvani ke stara para isa mantra para svatantra adhyAya me vicAra kiyA gayA hai| usase adhika spaSTatA AegI / vijJAna ke nitya naye AviSkAra zIghra hI isa tathya ko pramANita karege ki sabhI tIrthakaroM dvArA uccarita upadiSTa vANI jo cirakAla se AkAza meM vyApta thI, rikArDa kara lI gayI hai| Aja hama anubhava to karate haiM para batA nahI pAte, pramANita nahIM kara paate| kAraNa yaha hai ki tathya naSTa ho gaye hai, lupta ho gaye hai aura unakA sAra satya mAtra hamAre pAsa hai / mantra se hamAre samasta antazcaitanya ( AbhA - maNDala) me eka saMracanAtmaka vidyuta parivartana hotA hai| isase hama sudUra atIta aura sudUra bhaviSya ke bhI darzana kara samate hai| lAkho-karoDoM vyaktiyoM kA cintana aura vizvAsa pAgalapana nahI ho sakatA / avazya hI mahAmantra kI prAcInatA aura anAditva gaNitIya pakaDa kI cIja nahI hai / AcArya rajanIza ke isa kathana se prakArAntara se hama NamokAra maMtra kI anAditA kI eka sahaja jhalaka pA sakate hai- "mahAvIra eka bahuta Mast saMskRti ke antima vyakti hai-jisa saMskRti kA vistAra kama-sekama dasa lAkha varSa hai / mahAvIra jaina vicAra aura paramparA ke antima tIrthakara hai - caubIsave / zikhara kI, lahara kI AkhirI U~cAI aura mahAvIra ke bAda vaha lahara aura saMskRti saba bikhara gayI / Aja una sUtroM ko samajhanA isalie kaThina hai, kyoMki pUrA kA pUrA vaha vAtAvaraNa, jisame ve sUtra sArthaka the, Aja kahIM bhI nahI haiN| aisA samajhe ki kala tIsarA mahAyuddha ho jaae| sArI sabhyatA bikhara jAe, sIdhI logoM ke pAsa yAdadAzta raha jAegI ki loga havAI jahAjoM meM ur3ate the| havAI jahAja to bikhara jAeMge, yAdadAzta raha jaaegii| yaha yAdadAzta Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 / mahAmantra NamokAra . eka vaijJAnika anvepaNa hajAro sAla taka calegI aura bacce heNmege| kahege ki kahA hai havAIjahAja ? jinakI tuma bAta karate ho? aisA mAlUma hotA hai, kahAniyA hai, purANa-kathAe hai, mitha haiN|" NamokAra mahAmantra kI aitihAsikatA kA sIdhA artha hai jaina dharma kI aitihAsikatA, kyoki mahAmantra vAstava me jaina dharma ke sabhI tatvoM kA puSkala pratIka eva sUtra hai| dharma kA itihAsa sAmAnya itihAsa kI kasauTI para nahIM kasA jA sktaa| isakA pramANa mAnava jAti kI AtmA me usake cira-kAlika vizvAsa meM hotA hai| yaha itihAsa bhAvAtmaka hI hotA hai, rUpAtmaka bahata km| ___ "dharma kA svatantra itihAsa nahIM hotaa| samyaka vicAra va AcAra mpa dharma hRdaya kI vastu hai, jisakA kaba, kahA aura kaise udaya, vikAsa athavA hrAsa huA tathA kaise vinAza hogA, yaha atizaya jJAnI ke atirikta kisI ko jJAta nhii| ata indriyAtIta, atisUkSma dharma kA astitva pramANita karane ke lie dhArmika mahApurupo kA jIvana aura unakA upadeza hI dharma kA paricAyaka hai| dhArmika mAnavo kA itihAsa hI dharma kA itihAsa hai|'' isa mahAmatra kI aitihAsikatA para isa dRSTi se bhI vicAra kiyA jA sakatA hai ki yaha mantra dravyAthika naya se anAdi hai to kyA pUre paca parameSThiyo ko artha ke stara para mana me mUla rUpa me pahalI bAra me kiyA gayA hogA, athavA prArambha me kevala arihanta aura siddha parameSThI kohI liyA gayA aura phira dhIre-dhIre paravartI kAlo me bAda ke tIna parameSThI milA liye gaye / ati prAcIna yA prAcInatama udAharaNa yA zilAlekha to yahI siddha karate hai ki arihanta aura siddho ko hI prArambha me grahaNa kiyA gayA thaa| isake bhI kAraNa ho sakate haiM / vAstava me ye do hI Izvara yA deva rUpa hai, zepa tIna to abhI sAdhaka hI hailakSya ke rAhI hai| ye tIna guru hai, abhI deva nahI / ata. ubhara kara yaha dRSTi sAmane AtI hai ki dravyAthika naya kI dRSTi se bhI isa krama ko gvIkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai kyA ? vANI rUpa me Dhalane para bhI taba yahI krama AegA hii| tarka vaDA vahaga aura dUragAmI hotA hai| vaha rukanA jAnatA hI nahIM, para vizvAsa use thapathapAtA hai aura sthiratA detA hai| Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kI aitihAsikatA / 41 antataH itanA hI samajhanA paryApta hogA ki mantra to dravyArthika naya yA arthatatva ke AdhAra para pUrNa rUpa se anAdi hai, hAM nirmANa kAla me sabhava hai pada racanA me kucha antarAla rahA ho / parantu hamAre samakSa to mantra apanI pUrNa avasthA meM hI anAdirUpa meM mAnya hai| hame usakI nirmANa avasthAo ke tAratamya ke cakkara meM paDa kara apanI samyaka dRSTi ko dUSita nahI karanA hai| prAcIna RSiyo-muniyo ne aura atiprAcIna tIrthakaro ne bhI ho sakatA hai isa mantra kI artha aura vANI kI pUrNatA samaya-samaya para kI ho| ata unhI ke dvArA samagra rUpa meM diyA gayA mantra hI svIkAra karanA caahie| phira yaha bhI saMbhava hai ki AraMbha meM jo arihanta aura siddha parameSThI mAtra kA ullekha milatA hai, hoM sakatA usameM vyakti vizeSa ne una do parameSThiyoM meM hI zraddhA prakaTa karanI cAhI ho, zeSa tIna ke rahane para bhI unheM zAmila na kiyA ho / ata bAta vahI pUrNatA aura anantatA para pahucatI hai / prasiddha grantha mokSamArga prakAzaka ke racayitA pa0 ToDaramala jI paca namaskAra mantra kI aitihAsikatA kA saMketa karate hue likhate haiM ki - "akArAdi akSara hai ve anAdi vidhana haiM, kisI ke kiye hue nahIM hai / inakA AkAra likhanA to apanI icchA ke anusAra aneka prakAra kA hai, parantu jo akSara bolane me Ate hai ve to sarvatra sadA aise hI pravartane hai / isIlie kahA hai ki - " siddhovarNa sAmAmnAya - isakA artha yaha hai ki jo akSaro kA sampradAya hai so svaya siddha hai, tathA una akSaro se utpanna satyArtha ke prakAzaka pada unake samUha kA nAma zruta hai mo bhI anAdi nidhana hai |" "} sandarbha : 1 'aiso paca NamokAroM' - yuvAcArya mahAprajJa - prastuti 2 tIrthakara --- 77 NamokAra mana vizeSAka - le0 agaracanda nAhaTA - disa 1980 ng 3 mahAvIra vANI- pR0 33 - le0 bhagavAna rajanIza / 4 " jaina dharma kA maulika itihAsa" (prathama bhAga ) - pU0 5-6 lekhaka - AcArya zrI hastimala jI mahArAja / 5. mokSamArga prakAzaka - - pR0 10-lekhaka pa0 ToDaramala / Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mAtRkAeM mantra zabda ke vividha artho se yaha bAta sahaja ho jAtI hai ki mantra kisI bhI dharma kA bIjakoza hai| Adeza grahaNa karanA arthAta dRDha vizvAsa ke sAtha dhArmika vidhi niSedho ko svIkAra karanA-yaha mantra zabda kI prathama vyutpatti vAlA artha hai| isI bhAva ko hama jaina zabdAvalI me samyagdarzana kahate hai| chadamastha avasthA ko naSTa kara mAnava jaba samyagdRSTi bana jAtA hai tabhI dharma se usakA bhItarI sAkSAtkAra prArambha hotA hai / mantra zabda kA dvitIya artha hai vicAra karanA arthAta samAra aura AtmA ke sambandho para nizcayanaya kI dRSTi se vicAra karanA / sabhI dharmoM meM vizvAsa ke sAtha jJAna kI mahattA svIkAra kI gayI hai| samyajJAna kI mahimA jaina mAtra ko suvidita hai / ata mantra zabda nizcAyaka-asandigdhajJAna kA bhI dAtA hai / mantra zabda kA tIsarA artha mAnava ke AcaraNa para bala detA hai| tadanusAra hame svIkRta eva jJAta dhArmika vratoM, siddhAnto eva niyamo ko samyaka AcaraNa me DhAlanA cAhie kula milAkara dekhe to sabhI dharmoM meM vizvAsa, jJAna eva AcaraNa kI isI vizaddha triveNI ko dharma kA malAdhAra mAnA gayA hai| mabhI jaina zAkhA-prazAkhAo dvArA mAnya tatvArtha sUtra-mamyagdarzanajJAnacAritrANi mokSamArga -bhI samyakadarzana, samyakajJAna aura samyakacAritrya ko sAkSAta mokSamArga ke rUpa meM pratipAdita karatA hai| inhe tIna ratnatraya bhI kahA gayA hai| ataH suspaSTa evaM svaya siddha hai ki mantra zabda vAstava me dharma kA paryAya hI hai| mantra me sUtra rUpa ma samasta jinavANI garmita hai| mantra zabda ke artha kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki pAralaukika-AdhyAtmika tathyo eva phalo ke sAtha laukika jIvana kI samasyAo kA bhI isame samAdhAna nihita hai| mantrazabda kA ukta tIna kriyA-paraka arthoM ke atirikta sajJAparaka artha bhI atyanta mahatvapUrNa eva dharmamaya hai| man +tra arthAt citta ko vANa dAyinI, muktidAyinI-vizuddha avasthA / citta, cid aura citi Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mAtRkAe / 43 rUpa meM mana kI tIna avasthAe mAnI gayI hai / citta mana kI supta evaM azAnta avasthA hai / cid mana kI caitanyamaya jAgRta avasthA hai aura citi mana kI eka avasthA hai| jaba bahu sAkSAt brahma rUpa hokara sarvavyApI evaM pUrNa svatantra ho jAtA hai / ise hI jIvita-bhakti ke rUpa me bhAratIya dharmoM ne svIkAra kiyA hai / mantra zabda ke isa artha se bhI dharma se isakA amedatva hI siddha hotA hai / " yadyapi isa mantra kA yathArtha lakSya nirvANa prApti hai, to bhI laukika dRSTi se yaha samasta kAmanAoM ko pUrNa karatA hai / *" ida arthamantra paramArthatIya paramparA guru paramparA prasiddha vizuddhopadezam / " arthAt abhISTa siddhikAraka yaha mantra tIrthakaro kI paramparA tathA guru paramparA meM anAdikAla me calA A rahA hai| AtmA ke samAna yaha anAdi aura avinazvara hai / mantra aura mAtRkAeM : bhAratIya tAntrika paramparA ke granthoM meM niHzreyasa (mokSa) prApti evaM aihika kAmanAoM kI pUrti ke sAdhana ke rUpa me mantro ko svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| upakAraka karmoM ke anuSThAna ko tantra kahA gayA hai| karma sahati hI tantra hai / vAstava me tantra aura Agama ko paryAya ke rUpa me bhI svIkRti prApta hai / mantroM kI mahanIyatA kA rahasya tantro me nihita hai / sAmAnya jana mantro kI isa gaharAI aura vistAra ko na samajha pAne ke kAraNa unameM avizvAsa karane lagate hai / mantro kI racanA meM akSara, varNa eva varNamAlA kA anivArya yoga hai / vAstava me varNa aura varNamAlA marat aura sagaThita rUpa me sAkSAt mantra hI hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki varNoM ko mantro ko mAtRkA -zakti kahA gayA hai| "akArAdi kSakarAntA varNaH proktAstu mAtRkAH / sRSTinyAsa sthitibhyAsa saMhRtinyAsatastridhA // " - jayasena pratiSThA pATha zloka 376 arthAt AkAra se lekara kSakAra paryanta varNa mAtRkA varNa kahalAte hai / ina varNoM kA krama tIna prakAra kA hai - sRSTikrama, sthitikrama aura sahArakrama / NamokAra mantra me yaha krama hai - yathAsthAna isakA vivecana * " magalamantra NamokAra : eka anucintana" DaoN0 nemIcandra jaina jyotiSAcArya, pR0 17, pR0 581 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa hogaa| mAtRkA-zakti kA vivecana parAtrizakA' meM bhI kiyA gayA hai "akArAdi kSakarAntA mAtakA vrnnruupinnii| caturdaza svaropetA bindunaya vibhuussitaa||" varNAtmaka mAtRkAo kI sakhyA pacAsa hai| varNamAlA ko sthUla mAtakA ke rUpa meM mAnyatA prApta hai| varNamayI mAtakA-zakti hai aura arthamayI mAtRkA zubhAtmaka kriyA hai| zAstro meM isa varNamayI mAtRkApAkti ko uccAraNa aura arthachaviyo ke AdhAra para cAra prakAra se vargIkRta kiyA hai1 vaikharI sthUla mAtRkA 2 madhyamA vANI sUkSma mAtRkA 3 pazyantI sUkSmatara mAtRkA 4 paga sUkSmatama mAtakA vaikharI-vizeSa rUpa se mbara arthAta kaThina hone ke kAraNa ima vANI vidyA ko vaikharI kahA gayA hai| athavA kha (karNa vivara) se mampakta hone ke kAraNa bhI ise vaikharI kahA jAtA rahA hai| vikhara eka prANAza hai, usase prerita hone ke kAraNa bhI isa vANI ko vaikharI kahA jAtA hai| madhyamA-isa vANo vidhA me vaikharI kI apekSA bhAvAtmakatA ora mUmatA adhika rahatI hai| pazyantI-isame apekSAkRta rUpa se ardhapraNavatA aura vya jakatA kI mAtrA mUkSmatara hotI hai| ise sAmAnya vyakti nahIM samajha sakatA / parA-yaha vANI kA sUkSmatama rUpa hai| isame mAtakA zavita kA arthavistAra eva bhAvavistAra carama para hotA hai| varNo kI mAtakA zakti dhIre-dhIre baDhate-baDhate vindunAtmaka ho jAtI hai| yaha vaha avasthA hai jahA pahucakara vANI zabda aura varNa se haTakara kevala zanya nAdAtmaka ho jAtI hai| isI avasthA meM jIva kA (mAnava kA) apanI vizadvAtmA se antarAtmA se sAkSAtkAra hotA hai| imI ko vedAnta me nAda brahma kI sajJA dI gayI hai| ukta vivecana kA mathitArtha yaha hai ki mAtakA-zavita kI pUrNatA sthalatA athavA rUpAtmakatA se bhAvAtmakatA meM pariNata hone meM hai| vANI kI yaha avasthA anirvacanIya hotI hai| vAstava meM sAhitya kI zabdAvalI me ise vANI kI yA mAtakA-zakti rama-dazA kahA jA sakatA hai| ukta vivecana se yaha spaSTa hai ki inhI svara, vyajana eva bindu, visarga tathA mAvAo vAlI mAtRkA-zakti hI jJAna evaM bhASA lipiyoM kA mUlAdhAra hai| Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mAtRkAeM / 45 hamArI prANa vAyu aura UrjA donoM milakara kaNTha ke sAtha juDatI hai aura kucha dhvaniyAM nirmita hotI haiM / mUrdhA aura oSTha ke saMyoga se kucha dhvaniyAM banatI haiN| inhI dhvaniyoM ko mAtRkA kahate haiM / mAtRkA kA artha hai mUla aura sAre jJAna-vijJAna kA mUla hai zabda, aura zabda kA mUla kaNTha se oSTha taka hai / hamArI prANa UrjA TakarA karake, Ahata yA pratADita hokara aneka zabdAkRtiyoM ko paidA karatI hai, sphoTa paidA karatI hai usako vyavahAra me zabda kahate haiM / dhvani zabda ke rUpa me parivartita hotI hai / yaha apanI uccatama avasthA me divyadhvani yA nirakSarIdhvani bhI banatI hai| vAstava meM yaha banatI nahI hai khiratI haiapanI pUrI garimAmaya sahajatA se / yahI sampUrNa vizva ke sRSTikrama kA sacAlana karatI hai / isI ko hama mAtrikA yA mUla zakti kahate haiM / sArA jJAna-vijJAna isI se hai| Apa kisI naye zahara me pahucate hI usakI jAnakArI ke lie turanta usa zahara kI pustaka kharIda lete hai aura apanA pUrA kAma calA lete hai / yaha kyA hai ? yahI to hai mAtRkAzakti kA prakaTa phala / hamArI deva nAgarI lipi kI varNamAlA a se ha taka hai / kSa, tra, jJa to sayukta akSara haiM, svatantra nahI hai / ata. a se ha taka kI varNamAlA me hai / hamArI yAtrA a se Arambha hokara ha para samApta hotI hai / ase ha taka hI hamArA samasta jJAna-vijJAna hai| hama usI me svapna dekhate hai, socate hai aura jIvana kriyA me lIna hote haiM / hamAre samasta AcAra-vicAra kA mUlAdhAra yahI hai / yaha jo sasAra hai vaikharI kA sasAra hai / - bAhya zabda kA sasAra hai| isI ke sahAre hama samasta vizva ko jAnate hai / mantra me kevala itanA hI nahI hai ki zabda kA bAhya arthAt sthUla jJAna mAtra ho / hamane mAtRkA kI bAta kI hai / usako samajhanA hogA, usake vyApaka prabhAva ko hRdayagama karanA hogA / mAtRkA - zakti ke pUrNa prabhAva ko hara vyakti nahI samajha sktaa| isa sandarbha me spaSTatA ke lie mahAbhArata kA eka prasaMga yAda A rahA haibhISma pitAmaha bANo kI zayyA para leTe hue haiM / mRtyu ko roke hue hai / samasta pANDavadala natamastika hokara pitAmaha ke cAroM tarapha khar3A hai / pitAmaha ne kahA mujhe pyAsa lagI hai| sUryAsta ho rahA hai| pAnI lekara turanta sabhI loga daudde| pitAmaha ne nahIM piyA aura udAsa ho ge| phira bole, mujhe merI icchA kA pAnI arjuna hI pilA sakatA hai| ye Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa zabda sunate hI - arjuna kA artha caitanya prabuddha huA - arjuna ne turanta cANa se pRthvI cheda DAlI aura pAnI kI dhArA dharA para A gayI / pitAmaha ne tRpta hokara pAnI piyA aura prANa tyAga diye| isa bAta ko arjana hI samajha sakA / ina varNAtmaka mAtRkAo me laukika eva pAralaukika ananta phala dene kI apAra zakti hai / jaba ye mAtRkAe mantroM se pariNata ho jAtI hai to vaha zakti aNubama kI bhAti iname saMgaThita ho jAtI hai yaha zakti hote hue bhI ajJAnI aura kupAtra ko lAbha nahI pahucAtI hai kyoki usakI isake bodha eva vidhi se paricaya hI nahI hotA hai / udAharaNArtha eka jagalI vyakti ko yadi lAkho rupayo kI kImata kA hIrA prApta bhI ho jAe to vaha to use eka kAca kA Tukar3A hI samajhegA / hamAre dhArmika bhAI-bahino me bhI vizvAsa aura bodha kI kamI hone ke kAraNa unhe mAtRkAmamantrA kA lAbha nahIM hotA / mAtRkA-zakti (arthAt varNAtmaka) ke viSaya meM yaha kathana dhyAtavya hai - mantrANA mAtRbhUtA ca mAtRkA paramezvarI / " - yajJa vaibhava, adhyAya 4 "jJAnasyaiva dvirUpasya parApara vimadamaH / syAdadhiSThAnamAdhAra. zakti rekaMva mAtRkA / " - zivasUtravArtika- 23 mAtRkA varNa karma : 1 a, A, i, I, u, U R R, lR, lR, e, ai, o, au, a, a 2 ka, kha, ga, gha, Ga 3 ca, cha, ja, jha, Ja 4 Ta, Tha, Da, Dha, Na 5 ta, tha, da, dha, na ma 6 pa, pha, ba, bha, 7 ya, ra, la, va 8 za, Sa, sa, ha, kSa (16) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (4) (5) 50 samasta mAtRtakAo kI zakti, raga, devatA, tattva tathA rAzi Adi para aneka prAcIna jaina eva itara grantho me gambhIratApUrvaka vicAra kiyA gayA hai / kevala ina para hI eka vizAla grantha likhA jA sakatA hai| vyAkaraNa aura bIjakozo me inakA samagra vivecana hai hI / yahA pAThako kI jAnakArI ke lie mAtRkA-sAra-citra prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai --- Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizeSa tattva vAyu gni lAla .SAARAM H_ashase jala mAtakA varNa AkAra mahimA rAzi graha a svarNa varNa vizAla pacakoNAtmaka praNava bIta kA janaka meSa sUrya A zveta varNa sATha yojana kIrtidAyaka pIta varNa kuNDalI sadAzaktimaya jJAnamaya pIta campaka " caturvargaprada vRSa ka zveta parama kuNDalI caturvargaprada kuNDalI siddhidAyaka parama kuNDalI pacaprANamaya kuNDalI guNavayAtmaka parama kuNDalI zveta ariSThanivAraka karka candravarNa zubhakara lAla kAryasAdhaka siha kuNDalI bIjoM kA mUla pIta binduvata madu zakti kA udghATaka kanyA " lAla cakrAkAra zAMti bIjo me pramukha " " 'E : : ::: karka " AkAza " Atmasiddhi meM kAraNa vAyu agni zAsana devo ke AhvAna meM sahAyaka bhUmi nirjarA hetu jala caturvargaprada AkAza dhyAna mantroM meM pramukha " I Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtRkA varNa surkha lAla zveta AkAra mahimA kalikAvata icchApUrti kuNDalIvata kalpavRkSa kuNDalI rUpa guNavardhaka catuSkoNAtmaka sarvaprada parama kuNDalI zatrunAzaka rAzi graha tattva vizeSa tulA magala vAyu agni uccArana bIjo kA janaka " " bhami / jala mAraNa aura mohana bIjo kA janaka AkAza phaladAyaka vRzcika Aloo | 248 | 1 bama parama kuNDalI zAntiprada madhyakuNDalI navasiddhi kuNDalI kAryasAdhaka parama kuNDalI smtabhaka / vAyu uccATana vIja kA janaka agni bhami AdhivyAdhi zamaka jala zrIbIjo kA janaka AkAza mohaka bIjo kA janaka lAla lAla pIta kuNDalI zatru zamana dhan azubha bIjo kA janaka " viziSTa kArya sAdhaka " parama kuNDalI zAnti virodhI sukhadAyaka vAyu vidhvasaka kAryoM kA sAdhaka agni zubha kAryoM kA nAzaka bhUmi acetana kriyA sAdhaka jala mAraNa pradhAna AkAza lAla pIta Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtRkA varNa ta lAla AkAra mahimA parama kuNDalI sarvasiddhidAyaka kuNDalI magala sAdhaka parama kuNDalI caturvargaprada phalaprada kuNDalI mitravat phala pralamba AtmaniyantA rAzi graha tattva vizeSa makara bRhaspati vAyu sArasvata siddhidAtA " agni svara saMyoga me mohaka " " bhUmi Atmazakti kA prasphoTaka jala AkAza jalatattva kA sraSTA pIta lAla kumbha 1444 4 | 43 44 4 | AENA zubhra lAla zubhra parama kuNDalI sarvakArya sAdhaka pralamba kAryasAdhaka kuNDalI phalaprada zani vAyu jalatattvamaya agni phaTa dhvani ke yoga se uccATaka " bhUmi anusvAra mukta hone para vighna vinAzaka // jala zyAma lAla vighnotpAdaka parama kuNDalI siddhidAyaka " " AkAza santAna prApti me sahAyaka mIna zyAma lAla pIta catuSkoNa dvikuNDalI zAntidAyaka zakti kendra lakSmI prApti rogahartA " soma vAyu abhISTa siddhi kA kAraNa agni gativardhaka " bhami jala bAdhAnAzaka . kuNDalI Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtRkA za the Sa sa ha kSa varNa pIta lAla zveta lAla "" AkAra kuNDalI " kuNDalItraya kuNDalI 11 mahimA zAntidAtA siddhidAyaka hitakara kAntidAtA pracaprANAtmaka rAzi kanyA 37 31 " " graha soma "1 "1 " tatva jala vAyu jala AkAza agni vizeSa karmanAzaka noTa - ullikhita mAtRkA-sAra- nAlikA prapacasAra, zAradAtantra, saubhAgya bhAskara, jayasena pratiSThA pATha, magala mantra NamokAra eva mantra aura mAtRkAo kA rahasya nAmaka grantho kI mahAyatA se taiyAra kI gaI hai / Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mAtRkAeM 51 tra aura mAtRkA zakti : mantra ke sandarbha meM jaba hama mAtRkA vidyA ko samajhanA cAhate haiM no hameM yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhanI hogI ki mAtRkA vidyA meM kevala eafrat eva vargoM kA uccAraNa yA AkRti hI sammilita nahIM hai valki una dhvaniyoM kA mana, zarIra aura jagata para par3ane vAlA prabhAva bhI sammilita hai / ise dUsare zabdoM meM yo kahA jA sakatA hai ki mAtRkA vidyA ke do AyAma hai- jJAnAtmaka aura kriyAtmaka / jJAnAtmaka pahalU uccAraNa kiye jAne vAle varNoM kA evaM una varNoM se bane hue zabdoM ke artha kA saMketa detA hai, to kriyAtmaka pahalU una zabdoM ke uccAraNa se hone vAle prabhAva ko aura zakti ke parivartana ko sUcita karatA hai / udAharaNa ke rUpa me 'rAma' aura arha' ina zabdo ko liyA jA sakatA hai / jaba hama rAma zabda kA uccAraNa karate hai to isa uccAraNa se hamAre sAmane bhUtakAla me hue puruSottama rAma kI mAnasika pratikRti ubhara AtI hai / unake vyaktitva kI jhAkI spaSTa ho jAtI hai / parantu sAtha hI isa uccAraNa me eka gUr3ha tattva bhI hai| rAma zabda ke uccAraNa me r +A, m +a itane varNoM kA uccAraNa nihita hai / 'ra' kA uccAraNa karate samaya hamArI jihvA mUrdhA ko chUtI hai / mUrdhA ko chue vinA 'ra' kA uccAraNa nahI ho sakatA aura mUrdhA ko parama tatva kA sthAna mAnA gayA hai / 'ra' ke bAda hama 'a' kA uccAraNa karate hai / yaha kaNTha dhvani hai / kaTha ko jIva kA sthAna mAnA gayA hai / ata: 'ra' ke pUrNa uccAraNa se yaha spaSTa ho gayA ki paramAtmatattva ke sAtha jIva kA saMyoga hotA hai| donoM kA milana hotA hai| isake bAda 'ma' ke uccAraNa oSTha yugala kA anivArya sayoga hotA hai / 'ma' ke uccAraNa meM zakti andara se Upara kI ora uThatI hai aura AkAza kI mahAtarago me sammilita ho jAtI hai / ava 'rAma' zabda ke pUrNa uccAraNa kA artha huA ki 'rA' ke uccAraNa meM jIvAtmA aura paramAtmA kA sayoga hotA hai aura 'ma' ke uccAraNa se jIvAtmA paramAtmA meM lIna ho jAtI haiusame utarane lagatI hai / spaSTa hai AtmA hI parama nirvikAra avasthA ko prApta kara parama + AtmA = paramAtmA ho jAtI hai / apanI hI prasupta, damita evaM AcchAdita AtmA kI videzI tatvo se mukti dharma kI sabase bar3I kasauTI hai / Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa arha zabda ko bhI rAma zabda ke samAna mAtRkA zakti ke dvArA samajhA jA sakatA hai / jaba hama arha zabda kA uccAraNa karate hai to isa zabda se pUjya arihanta bhagavAna kA bodha hotA hai| unakI mUrti sAmana Ane lagatI hai / arha ke uccAraNa se arihanta parameSThI ke rUpa-bodha ke sAtha hamAre Antarika jagat me bhI parivartana hone lagate haiM / arha ke uccAraNa meM hama a + r + h + a + m kA uccAraNa karate hai / 'a' kA uccAraNa' kaNTha se hotA hai, vaha jIva kA sthAna mAnA gayA hai / 'ra' kA uccAraNa sthAna mUrdhA hai aura vaha parama tattva kA sthAna mAnA gayA hai / 'h' kA uccAraNa sthAna kaNTha hai, parantu jaba 'ha' 'ra' se juDakara uccarita hotA hai to usakA sthAna mUrdhA ho jAtA hai / mUrvA parama tattva kA sthAna hai / aba arha me antima akSara vindu hai / vaha makAra kA pratIka hai| makAra kA uccAraNa oSThayugala ke yoga se hotA hai| isame dono oSTho ke milana se dhvani bhItara hI gUMjane lagatI hai / zakti Upara kI ora arthAt sahasrAra kI ora uThane lagatI hai| isa prakAra pUre arha zabda kA mAtRkA aura vyAkaraNa sammata vizleSaNa ke AdhAra para artha yaha huA ki isame jIva kA paramatattva (arihanta) se sAkSAtkAra hotA hai aura dUsarI avasthA me yaha sAkSAtkAra ekAkAra me badalane lagatA haiekarUpa hokara sahasvAra ke mAdhyama se Upara uThane lagatA hai UrdhvaM gamana AtmA ke pramukha guNo me se eka hai / arha zabda ko eka dUsare prakAra se bhI samajhA jA sakatA hai / saMskRta me aha zabda hai / isakA 'a' sRSTi ke Adi kA bodhaka hai aura 'ha' usake anta kA / ata 'aha' usa tattva kA bodhaka hai jisase sRSTi kA Adi ora anta puna puna. hotA rahatA hai| jaba ima aha me arha kA 'r' juDa jAtA to isakA rUpa hI badala jAtA hai / aha arha bana jAtA hai / jaina dharma ne sAdhanA ke lie arha zabda kA upayoga kiyA hai arha me 'ra' agni zakti, kriyAzakti aura sakalpa zakti kA vodhaka hai| jaba sakalpa zakti ke kAraNa vyakti me sampUrNa zakti jaga jAtI hai to svata usake sasAra cakra kA anta ho jAtA hai / usakA aha arha bana jAtA hai / 1 " akuTavisajanIyAnAm kaSTha, " aSTAdhyAyI - pANinI 2 "DapU dhyAnIyAnAmoSThI" "1 12 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra bora mAtRkAe 53 yaha kahA jA cukA hai ki 'a' se lekara 'ha' taka meM sabhI varNoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai ataH aha ko sabhI varNoM kA sakSipta rUpa kahA jA sakatA hai / 'ra' sakriya zakti kA bIja hai| isa prakAra ahaM meM mAtRkAoM kI sabhI zaktiyoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai / 'arha' yaha zabda jJAna kA dhvani kA - sarasvatI devI kA bIja hai-AdhAra hai / arha ke uccAraNa kA mukhya prayojana hai suSumnA ko spadita karanA / isame 'a' candrazakti kA bIja hai / 'ha' sUrya zakti kA aura 'ra' agni zakti kA bIja hai| ye varNa kramaza iDA suSumnA aura nigalA ko prabhAvita karate haiM / isa prabhAva se kuDalinI jAgRta hotI hai aura vaha Urdhva gagana ke lie taiyAra hotI hai| isI prakAra hI ke uccAraNa se vizleSaNa karane para ukta niSkarSa prApta hotA hai / pratyeka mAtRkA (varNa) viziSTa tattva, viziSTa cakra, viziSTa AkRti, viziSTa nADI aura viziSTa raMga se sambandhita hone ke kAraNa viziSTa zakti ko utpanna karatA hai| vaha viziSTa bala kA pratinidhitva karatA hai / yaha zakti mAnava ke bAhya jagat ko jisa prakAra prabhAvita karatI hai usI prakAra antarjagata ko / yoga zAstra me pratyeka varNa kA viziSTa zakti kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| ye bIjAkSara haiM ata. inakA vyApaka artha eva mAtrA to bIjakoza eva vyAkaraNa dvArA ho pUrNatayA mamajhA jA sakatA hai / sata rUpa meM yahAM prastuta hai a -avyaya, vyApaka, jJAnAtmaka, Atmaitya dyotaka, zakti bIja praNavabIja kA janaka / - A -avyaya, kAmanApUraka, zakti bIja kA janaka, samRddhi, kIrti dAyaka / i - gatidAyaka, sakSmI prApti meM sahAyaka, agni bIja, mArdavayukta / I - amRta bIja kA AdhAra, kArya sAdhaka, jJAnavarddhaka, stambhana, mohana, jummana meM mahAyaka / u-uccATana evaM mohana kA AdhAra, zaktidAyaka, mAraka (pluta uccAraNa ke sAtha) U - uccATaka, mohAtmaka, dhvasaka R - RddhidAyaka, siddhidAyaka, zubha / Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 mahAmanta NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika adhyayana la-satyotpAdaka, vANI kA dhvaMsaka, Atmopalabdhi kA kAraNa / e-gati sUcaka, ariSTha nivAraka, vRddhikAraka ai-udAtta, uccasvasti hone ke kAraNa vazIkaraNa, deva-AhvAna meM shaayk| o-anudAtta, lakSmI aura zobhA kA poSaka, kArya-sAdhaka AM-mAraNa aura uccATana meM pradhAna, kArya sAdhaka aM-zUnya yA abhAva kA sUcaka, AkAza bIjo kA janaka, lakSmI dAyaka a-zAntidAyaka, sahAyaka, kAryasAdhaka ka-zAnti bIja, prabhAva eva sukha utpAdaka, mantAna prApti kI kAmanApUrti meM sahAyaka kha-AkAzabIja, kalpavRkSa ga-pRthakkArI, praNava ke sAtha sahAyaka gha-stambhaka bIja, vighna nAzaka, mAraNa aura mohana bIjo kA janaka Da-zatru nAzaka, vidhvaMsaka ca-khaNDa zakti kA sUcaka, uccATana bIja kA janaka cha-chAyA sUcaka, mAyAbIja kA janaka, zakti nAzaka, komala kAryo meM sahAyaka ja-nUtana kAryo me sahAyaka, Adhi-vyAdhi nirodhaka jha-rephayukta hone para kArya sAdhaka, zAntidAyaka, zrIkArI a-stambhaka, mohaka bIjo kA janaka, mAyA bIja kA janaka Ta-banhi bIja, Agneya kAryoM kA prasAraka, vidhvaMsaka kAryo kA mAdhaka -azubhasUcaka vIjo kA janaka, kaThora kAryoM kA sAdhaka, rodanakatA, azAntikArI, vanhibIja Da-zAsana devatAo kI zakti jagAne vAlA, nimnastarIya kAryoM kI siddhi meM sahAyaka Dha-nizcala, mAyAbIja kA janaka, maraNa vIjo me pramukha Na-zAntisUcaka, AkAza bIjoM me pradhAna, zakti sphoTaka ta-zakti kA AviSkAraka, sarvasiddhidAyaka tha-maMgala sAdhaka, svara mAtRkA yoga me mohaka Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra aura mAtakAeM 55 da-Atma zakti prakAzaka, vazIkaraNa bIjoM ko utpanna karane vAlA dha-zrI aura klI bIjoM kA sahAyaka, mAyA bIjo kA jnk|| na-Atmasiddhi kA sUcaka, jala tattva kA nirmAtA, Atma niyantraka / pa-paramAtmA kA sUcaka, jalatatvamaya, samagra sahAyaka pha-vAyu aura jala tattva se yukta, svara aura repha ke yoga meM vidhvaMsaka ba-anusvara yukta hone para vighna vinAzaka, siddhidAyaka bha-mAraNa, uccArana me upayogI, nirodhaka / ma-siddhidAyaka, santAna prApti me sahAyaka ya-zAnti sAdhaka, mitra prApti me sahAyaka, icchita prApti meM shaayk| ra-agnibIja, kArya sAdhaka, zakti saphoTaka la-lakSmI prApti meM sahAyaka, kalyANa sUcaka va-siddhidAyaka, ha, ra, aura anusvAra ke yoga me cmtkaarii| za-virakti, zAnti dAyaka Sa-AhvAna bIjoM kA janaka, siddhidAyaka, rudrabIja-janaka ma-icchApUrtikAraka, pauSTika, AkaraNa nAzaka ha-zAntidAyaka, sAdhanA me upayogI, samasta bIja janaka Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAMca tatva vAyu agni pathvI jana AkAza vizuddha cakra a Y ir3A (candra svara) svara u A e h U o R RR au la a - X ala mAtRkA - sAracitra (tattva, cakra, nADI, vizeSatA) anAhata maNipUraka cakra ka caTa ga ja da da gha jha0 ho kha cha u a pha Da piMgalA (sUrya) vyaMjanA 0 ga ,22 dha svAmiSThAna mUlAdhAra cakra cakra W suSunnA (agni) M la va la ma X na X m X hi dh X X X va sa za X suSunnA (agni AjJAcakra sahasrAra cakra AkAcakra sahagrAracakra X kSa X X la haX vizeSa grAhakanA darzanagati gadha svAda, kAma zravaNa, vAk Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna anuccarita vicAra aura bhAva avyakta bhASA ke rUpa me tathA uccarita bhAva aura vicAra vyakta bhASA ke rUpa meM Aja bhI bhASA vaijJAniko dvArA svIkRta hai / bhASA ko mahattA aura sArthakatA ko atyanta dUradarzitA se hamAre prAcIna RSiyo, muniyo eva jJAniyoM ne samajhA aura anubhava kiyA thaa| usI ke phalasvarUpa zabda brahma, sphoTavAda aura zabda zakti kA AviSkAra huaa| divya dhvani aura oMkArAtmaka nirakSarI dhvani kA khiranA ( jharanA) isI sandarbha kI vistRti meM samajhanA kaThina nahI hogaa| baikharI, madhyA, pazyantI aura parA ke ye cAra rUpa usakI mukhara sthUnatA se sUkSmatama mAnasikatA kI yAtrA ke kramika sopAna haiM / bhASA - bhASA mAnava kI janmajAta nahI, arjita sampatti hai / uccarita bhASA kA adhunAtana vikAsa mAnava ke sAmAjika evaM sAskRtika vikAsa kA kIrtimAna hai| mAnava ke mukhadvAra se nisRta sArthaka, yAdRcchika eva vyavasthita dhvani pratIkoM kA vaha samudAya bhASA hai jisake dvArA samAna bhASA-bhASI paraspara apane vicAroM aura bhAvo kA AdAna-pradAna karate haiM / bhASA vijJAna kI isa paribhASA kA dhyAna rakhakara aura prAcIna zAstrIya mAnyatAoM kA dhyAna rakhakara, hama mahAmantra NamokAra kA dhvani-vijJAna ke sandarbha meM adhyayana kara rahe hai / hama prathamataH dhvani kA svarUpa, dhvaniyantra, dhvaniyoM kA vargIkaraNa evaM dhvani parivartana para sakSepa me vicAra karege / aura phira mahAmantra me nihita dhvani taraMgoM, dhvani pratIko aura dhvani- maNDalo kA adhyayana tulanAtmaka anusandhAna evaM vaiSamyamUlaka anusandhAna ke dharAtala para kreNge| hama varNa - mAtRkA zaktiyo kA bhI isI sandarbha meM adhyayana kareMge | Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa dhvani kA artha aura paribhASA : bhASA vicAroM aura bhAvoM ke AdAna-pradAna kA sAdhana hai / vAkya bhASA kI sabase baDI ikAI hai, rUpa (pada) usase choTI evaM dhvani usase bhI choTI / kisI vastu ke dUsarI vastu se gharSita hone se jo pratikriyA ho, jise kAna se sunA jA sake, sAmAnyatayA use dhvani kahA jAtA hai / udAharaNa ke lie meDhaka athavA machalI ke pAnI meM uchalane yA kUdane se jo AvAja-dhvani yA sAuNDa hogI use dhvani kahA jaaegaa| yaha dhvani kI sAmAnya paribhASA hai aura isakA kSetra bahuta vyApaka hai / vaijJAnika dRSTi se vAyumaNDalIya dabAva ( Atmospheric pressure) me parivartana yA utAra-caDhAva (Variation ) kA nAma dhvani hai| yaha parivartana vAyukaNo ( Airparticles) ke dabAva ( Compression ) tathA bikharAva (refraction) ke kAraNa hotA hai / bhASA yA bhASA vijJAna ke prasaga me jisa dhvani para vicAra kiyA jAtA hai, vaha to paryApta sImita hai| ise bhASA dhvani kahA jAtA hai / bhASA dhvani bhASA me prayukta dhvani kI vaha laghutama ikAI hai jisakA uccAraNa aura sunane kI dRSTi se svatantra vyaktitva ho / uccAraNa ke samaya dhvaniyA aneka parivezoM se sambaddha hotI hai / -arthAt uccAraNa kI lambAI kyA hai usake anupAta meM vaha dhvani Adi, madhya yA anta meM kahAM taka uccarita hai|' usake pUrvApara svara vyajano kI sthiti kyA hai / ' yadi svara hai to kauna-sA - agra, pazca, madhya, vivRta, saMvRta, hrasva, dIrgha, ghoSa, aghoSa Adi / yadi vyajana hai to sparza, sparza sagharSI, mUrdhanya, dantya, vartsya, oSThya, anunAsika Adi meM se kauna hai / ' dhvani kA nirmANa pariveza ke mAdhyama se hotA hai / pariveza kI anivAryatA ke kAraNa svAbhAvika rUpa se dhvani ko parivartana ko prakriyA se apanI yAtrA karanI hotI hai / bhASA ke likhita rUpa se dhvaniyoM kA pratyakSaH koI sambandha nahI hai | likhita rUpa kA sambandha varNo se hai / varNa eva dhvani meM antara hai / bhASAoM me dhvaniyoM ko varNAtmaka pratIko meM vibhAjita karake samajhA jAtA hai| alaga-alaga bhASAoM meM kabhI-kabhI eka hI dhvani ke kaI pratIka hote hai - yathA - agrejI meM 'ka' dhvani ke lie (K), (C), (Q) Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 59 mahAmantra gamokAra aura pani vijJAna tathA 'sa' dhvaniyoM ke lie (s), (C) pratIka haiN| isI prakAra eka pratIka ko kaI dhvaniyo se bhI uccarita kiyA jAtA hai| agrejI meM hI dekhie-(G) jI dvArA 'ga' aura 'ja' dhvani uccarita hotI hai| dvArA 'Ta' evaM 'ta' dhvani, isI prakAra D dvArA 'I' evaM 'da' dhvani uccarita hotI hai| isa samasyA ko dhvani lipi dvArA sulajhAyA jAtA hai| isameM eka dhvani eka nizcita saMketa dvArA vyakta hotI hai| uccAraNa, savahana, eva grahaNa ke AdhAra para dhvani vijJAna kI tIna zAkhAeM ho jAtI haiM : 1. auccAraNika (Articulatory phonetics) 2 bhautika (Acoustic Phonetics) 3 zrotrika (Auditory phonetics) auccArinaka zAkhA dvArA dhvaniyoM kI kSamatA (zakti) aura anya dhvaniyo se bhinnatA kA jJAna hotA hai| udAharaNa ke lie cala, utkala. dhavala eva zakla zabdo meM prAraMbhika dhvani ca, u, dha, zu eka dUsarI se kitanI bhinna haiM isakA patA auccAraNika dhvani vijJAna yaMtra se laga sakatA hai| isI prakAra ukta sabhI zabdoM kI antima dhyani la hone para bhI apanI pUrvavartI dhvani ke kAraNa kisa prakAra uccAraNagata bhinnatA yA samAnatA rakhanI hai isakA bhI patA ukta vijJAna dvArA lagatA hai| paca padIya NamokAra mana ke pratyeka pada ke anta meM 'Na' dhvani, AtI hai| prArabha ke cAra padoM meM 'A' ke bAda 'Na' dhvani AtI hai| isakA ('A' dhvani kA) 'Na' dhvani para uccAraNagata prabhAva sUkSma hone ke kAraNa sAmAnyatayA samajhanA kaThina hai| parantu caturtha pada Namo uvajjhAyANaM 'ke 'Na' kA aura Nano loe samya sAhUNa ke 'Na' kA dhvanyAtmaka antara unakI pUrvavartI dhvani A aura U ke AdhAra para bahuta adhika ho jAtA hai| ise dhvaniyantra ke mAdhyama se aura mAtRkA zakti ke mAdhyama se bhI samajhA jA sakA hai| uccAraNa avayava : mAnavIya dhvani ke utpAdana, niyamana evaM vitaraNa me uccAraNa arthAta sampUrNa mukha-vivara kA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna hai| uccAraNa yantra do prakAra kA hotA hai-eka sthira aura dUsarA cl| kaMTha-nalika, nAsika vivara, nIce kI tAla ke vibhinna bhAga, UparI oSTha aura dAta sthira uccAraNa avayava haiM / svara tatrI, jihvA, nIce kA oSTha Adi cala uccAraNa avayava haiN| kucha bhASA vaijJAnika sthira uccAraNa Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 mahAmantra NamokAra eka baijJAnika anveSaNa avayavoM ke uccAraNa-sthAna ke rUpa meM mAnate hai, jabaki cala avayavoM ko bhI uccAraNa-avayava ke rUpa meM svIkAra karate hai / ucAraNa prakriyA me jabaDA eva oSTha to spaSTatayA dekhe jA sakate hai, jihvA bhI kucha dRSTavya hotI hai| anya kriyAe bhItara hotI hai, bAhara se nahIM dekhI jA sktii| eksare,TI0vI0, yuvI,leTigoskopa jaise upakaraNo se ye kriyAe samajhI jA sakatI hai| sampUrNa rUpa me yaha-mukha, nAsikA, kaMTha, phephaDe Adi kA samudAya vANI-mArga (Speech-Tract) kahalAtA hai| dhvaniyo ke uccAraNa vAgyatra (Vocal apparatus) se hotA hai| isI ko uccAraNa-avayava (Vocal organ) bhI kahate hai| uccAraNa avayava nimnalikhita hai___ 1 upAli jihvA (kaTha, kaTha mArga) (Pharynx). 2 bhojana nalikA (Gullet', 3 svara yantra kaThapiTaka, dhvaniyantra) (Larynx), 4 svara gantra mukha (kAkala) (Glottis), 5 svaratantrI (dhvanitantrI (Vocal Chord), 6 abhikAkala-svara yatrAvaraNa (Epiglottis) 7. nAsikAvivara (Nagal cavity), 8 mukha vivara(mouth Carty), 9 ali jihva (kauA, ghaMTI) (jvula), 10 kaMTha ((Gutter), 11. komala tAlu (Soft Palate) 12 mardhA, (Cerebrum), 13 kaThoratAlu (Hard Palatc), 14 varksa (Alreala, 15 gta (Teeth), 16 34103 (Lip) noTa-jihvA ko kucha bhAgo meM dhvani ke stara para vibhAjita kiyA gayA hai. ___ 17. jihvA (Tongue), 18 jihvAmUla (Root of the Tongue), 19 jihvAnIka (Tip of the Tongue), 20 jihvAna-jihvA phalaka (Front of the Tongue), 21. jihvA madhya (Middle of the Tongue), 22 jivApazca (Back of the Tongue) katipaya bhASA vaijJAniko ne vyavahArikatA ke daSTikoNa se kevala 16 dhvani-ago ko hI svIkAra kiyA hai| 1 svara yantra. 2 svara tantrI, 3. abhikAla yA svara yantrAvaraNa, 4 alijihvA, 5 komala tAla, 6 mardhA, 7 kaThora tAlu, 8 vartya, 1 dAta, 10. jihvA noka, 11 jihvAgra, 12. jihvAmadhya, 13 jihvApazca, 14. jihvAmUla, 15. nAsikA vivara, 16 otth| Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " - mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhyAna vijJAna 61 . pramukha uccAraNa avayava aura unakI kriyAeM saMkSepa meM isa prakAra phephar3e-phephaDo meM zvAsa-prazvAsa kI kriyA nirantara hotI rahatI hai| yahI zvAsa bAhara Ane para dhvani kA rUpa dhAraNa karatI hai / phephaDo ke Upara sthita zvAsa nalI se hokara hI zvAsa vAhara AtI hai-isa zvAsa se hI dhvani utpanna hotI hai| zvAsanalikA bhojana nalikA aura abhikAkala-hama pratikSaNa nAka ke dvArA bhItara kI tarapha sAMsa lete haiM aura use phephar3o meM pahacAte hai| vahI zvAsa (vAyu) phephaDo ko svaccha kara phira bAhara nikala jAtI hai / yaha zvAsa nalikA phephaDe kA hI eka aga hai| __zvAsa nalikA ke pIche bhojana nalikA hai jo nIce AmAzaya taka jAtI hai| ina donoM nalikAo ko pRthaka karane ke lie ina donoM ke bIca me eka dIvAla hai| bhojana nalikA ke sAtha zvAsa nalikA kI ora jhukI huI eka choTI-sI jIbha hai| jise abhikAkala kahA jAtA hai| zvAsa nalikA ko bhojana ke sama banda karane kA isI kA kAma hai| yaha dIvAla bhojana nigalate samaya zvAsanalI ke mukha ko banda kara detI hai aura taba bhojana nalI khala jAtI hai jisase hokara bhojana sIdhA AmAzaya me pahuca jAtA hai| zvAsa nalI vanda na ho to bhojana usame pahucegA, usa sthiti me manuSya kI mRtyu ho jAtI hai| spaSTa hai ki bhojana ke samaya mauna rakhanA zreyaskara hai kyoMki bAta karane para zvAsa nalikA khulegI hI aura bhojana usa ora bhI jA sakatA hai| svara yantra-svaratantrI-zvAsa nalikA ke UparI bhAga me abhikAkala se nIce dhvani utpanna karane vAlA pradhAna avayava hI svara yantra kahalAtA hai| yahI dhvani yantra bhI kahA jAtA hai| bAhara gale meM jA ubharI granthi (TeTuA) dikhatI hai vaha yahI hai| svara yantra me patalI jhillI ke bane do parade hote hai| inhe hI svaratantrI khte| agrejI me ise (Vocal Chord) kahA jAtA hai / __ mukhavivara, nAsikA vivara aura alijihvA (kauA)-svara yantra ke Upara Dhakkana (abhikAkala) hotA hai / isake Upara eka khAlI sthAna hai jise hama caurAhA kaha sake hai| yahA se cAra mArga (zvAsa nalikA, Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa bhojana nalikA, mukha vivara, nAsikA vivara) cAroM ora jAte haiN| nAsikA vivara aura mukhavivara ke muhAne para eka choTA-sA mAMsa khaNDa hai, vahI ali jihvA yA choTI jIbha kahalAtA hai| ali jihvA komala tAlu kA antima bhAga hai| komala tAla-mardhA ke anta kA asthimaya aza jahA komala mAMsa khaNDa prArambha hotA hai, komala tAlu kahalAtA hai jaba mukha vivara se vAyu bhItara kI ora lI jAtI hai to komala tAlu Upara uTha jAtA hai| kintu jaba vAyu nAsikA vivara se nikalatI hai taba komala tAla nIce kI ora jhuka jAtA hai| komala tAlu mukhavivara aura nAmikA vivara ke bIca eka kapATa kA kAma karatA hai| mUrdhA-kaThora tAlu aura komala tAlu ke bIca kA bhAga mUrdhA hai| yaha uccAraNa sthalana hai| kaThora tAlu-vayaM ke antima bhAga se lekara mardhA ke Arambha taka kA bhAga kaThora tAlu kahalAtA hai| mardhA kI bhAti yaha bhI uccAraNa sthAna hai, uccAraNa sahAyaka nahI / tAlavya kahI jAne vAlI dhvaniyo kA yahI sthAna hai| vayaM-Upara ke dAto ke mUla se kaThora tAla ke Arambha taka kA bhAga vayaM kahalAtA hai / yaha uccAraNa sthAna-avayava hai| dAta-dAno kI Upara kI pakti ke sAmane vAle yA ThIka madhya ke dAta hI dhvani utpAdana me vizeSa sahAyatA dete hai| ye dAta nIce ke opTha eva jihvA kI noka me milakara dhvaniyAM utpanna karane meM sahAyaka hote hai| jihvA-mukha vivara (dhvaniyantra) me jihvA sabase adhika mahatvapUrNa hai| jihvA uccAraNa avayavo me sabase pramukha hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki aneka bhASAo me jihvA ke paryAyavAcI zabda bhApA ke paryAya bana gaye hai| draSTavya hai saskRta-vAk, vANI (vAgindraya) phArasI-javAna agrejI-Taga, spIca (madara Taga) pheca-lAga, lagAja Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmanta gamokAra aura niviya 63 laiTina-liMguA grIkaleibena jarmana-pUprAkhe arabI-lismAna jihvA ko pAMca bhAgoM meM bAMTA jA sakatA hai1. mUla, 2. pazya, 3 madhya, 4. ugra, 5 noka vargIkaraNa-dhvaniyoM kA pramukha vargIkaraNa svara aura vyaMjanoM ke AdhAra para kiyA jAtA hai| yaha vargIkaraNa sAmAnyatayA suvidita hai aura vistata bheda-prabheda yahAM apekSita bhI nahIM hai; phira isa nibandha kI sImA bhI hai ho| bhautika zAkhAparaka dhvani vijJAna (Acoustic Phonetics) bhautika (Physics) me dhvani kI isa zAkhA ko dhvani vijJAna kahate hai| isake antargata pramukha rUpa se yaha adhyayana kiyA jAtA hai ki vaktAdvArA uccarita dhvaniyoM ko kina taragoM yA laharoM ke dvArA zrotA' ke kAna taka lAyA jAtA hai| vaktA se zrotA taka kI dhvani prakriyA isa prakAra hotI hai-vaktA ke phephar3oM se calI havA dhvani-avayavoM kI sahAyatA se Andolita hokara bAhara nikalatI hai aura bAhara kI vAyU me eka kampanna-sA paidA karake lahareM paidA kara detI hai| ye lahare hI sunane vAle ke kAna taka pahucatI hai aura usakI zravaNendriya me, kampana paidA kara detI hai| basa sunane vAlA suna letA hai| sAmAnyata ina dhvani taragoM kI cAla 1100-1200 phITa prati sekaNDa hotI hai| isa adhyayana me vividha dhvani-yantro se sahAyatA lI jAtI hai| yantro ke mAdhyama se sura, anutAna, dIrghatA, anunnarasikatA ghoSatva Adi kA vaijJAnika adhyayana hotA hai| isa zAkhA ko prAyogika dhvani vijJAna (Experlmental Phonetics) athavA yAtrika dhvani vijJAna (Instrumental Phonetics) bhI kahA gayA hai| pramukha dhvani yantra haiM 1. mukha mApaka (Mouth majer)-ise eTakinsa ne banAyA thaa| isakI sahAyatA se kiso dhvani ke uccAraNa ke samaya jIbha kI UMcAI. nicAI yA sikur3apana mApA jA sakatA hai| Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa 2 kRtrima tAlu (Fals Palete ) - yaha dhAtu se banA eka kRtrima tAlu hai / ise danta cikitsaka dhvani parIkSaNa ke lie tAlu ke AkAra kA banA dete hai | isame phreMca cAka yA pAuDara lagAkara, ise mukha me rakhakara tAlu meM jamA lete hai aura parIkSaNa yogya dhvani ko bolate hai / bolate samaya pAuDara pucha jAtA hai| turanta bAhara nikAlakara phoTo liyA jAtA hai / isase kRtrima tAlu dvArA dhvani ke sahI uccAraNa sthAna kA patA laga jAtA hai / sarvaprathama isakA prayoga 1871 me kITsa ne kiyA / 3. kAyamogrApha - kAyamogrApha ke dvArA uccAraNa ke samaya nAsA randhra, mukha tathA svara tatriyo ke kampana ko mArA jAtA hai / aghoSa - saghoSa dhvani bheda kI spaSTatA ke lie isa yantra kA upayoga hotA hai / isase anunAsikatA tathA mahAprANatA bhI nApI jAtI hai / 4 ika rAiTara - isa yantra se uccarita dhvaniyoM ke sAdA kAgaja para citra banate hai / 5 bhiMgogrApha- svIDana ke eka vaijJAnika ne isakA AviSkAra kiyA / dhvani parIkSaNa ke lie kAyamogrApha kI taraha yaha bhI upayogI hai| 6. AsilogrApha - kAyamogrAma kI zreNI kA hI eka yantra hai / dhvani kampana, dIrghatA, dhvani lahara kI parIkSaNa isase hotA hai| bolane para banI dhvaniyoM ke zIze para citra dikhAte hai / yaha vidyuta cAlita mazIna hai / 7 lAirigoskopa - dhvaniyoM ke vaijJAnika adhyayana ke lie yaha yantra upayogI hai / svara yantra eva svara tantrI kI dhvaniyoM ke parIkSaNa ke lie yaha yantra hai / eksare aura Tepa rikArDara kA upayoga to dhvani-citro ke lie Ama ho gayA hai| Tepa ke dvArA uccAraNa sthala ke nirNaya me sahAyatA milatI hai / 8 paiTarna ple baika - isakI sahAyatA se dhvaniyoM ko dRzyamAna banAyA jAtA hai / isake bAda dhvaniyoM kA vizleSaNa sahaja evaM sarala ho jAtA hai / 9 spIca sTrecara - videzI bhASA- dhvaniyoM ke sahI DhaMga se grahaNa Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra baura dhvani vijJAna / 65 karane meM isa yantra se sahAyatA milatI hai| kisI navIna bhASA ke 'dhvanigrAmoM ko samajhane meM isa yantra se sahAyatA hotI hai| 10 pica moTara - dhvaniyoM kA sura (Pitch) nApane ke lie isa yantra kA upayoga hotA hai / 11. iMTansiTI mITara - isase dhvani kI tIvratA evaM gambhIratA nApI jAtI hai / 12 ATophonoskopa -- yaha yantra svara-yantra ke adhyayana ke lie banAyA gayA hai / 13 brIdiMga palAska - zvAsa prakriyA ke adhyayana ke lie isakI racanA huI hai / 14 sTroboriMgosko - isa yantra ke dvArA svara-tantrI kI gatividhi kA adhyayana kiyA jAtA hai / ilekTrIkala, bokala Treka, phArameTa, grAphDi mazIna, ove, AsileTara Adi mazIno dvArA aura bhI sUkSmatA se dhvani ke vividha rUpo kA adhyayana ho sakatA hai / zrAvaNika dhvani-vijJAna (Auditory Phonetics) dhvani vijJAna kI yaha zAkhA uccarita dhvaniyoM kI zravyatA kA bahumukhI adhyayana karatI hai / java uccarita dhvaniyoM kI tarage mAnava ke karNa-chidro me praveza karatI hai taba zravaNa-tantriyoM me eka kampana hotA hai / isake bAda hI mAnava mastiSka savAda ( Message) yA dhvani grahaNa karatA hai| savAda grahaNa kI yaha prakriyA bahuta jaTila hai / hamArA kAna tIna bhAgo meM vibhAjita hai - 'bAhya karNa' ke bhItarI sire kI jhillI se zrAvaNI zira ke tantu Arambha hote hai, ye mastiSka se sambaddha rahate hai / dhvani kI lahare kAna me pahucakara kampanna utpanna karatI haiM phira mastiSka se jur3atI haiN| isa zAkhA kA adhyayana bahuta vyaya-sAdhya eva kaThora zrama tathA yogyatA kI apekSA rakhatA hai| vizva ke ati vikasita deza amerikA, phrAsa, rUsa aura iMglaiNDa isa kSetra meM ullekhanIya hai / sphoTavAda yA zabda brahmavAda sphoTa kA artha hai khulanA aura vistRta honA / sphoTa ko brahmavAdiyoM nAda kA zAzvata, sarjaka eva avibhAjya rUpa mAnA hai| kisI zabda ke Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 06 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa uccarita hote hI vaktA svaya ke yA zrotA ke citta meM yaha sphoTa artha ke rUpa meM udbhAsita hotA hai| vyAkaraNa (pANini vyAkaraNa) ke prasiddha bhASyakAra pataJjali ne isa zabda kA sabase pahale prayoga kiyA hai| vyAkaraNa me unakI sphoTavAda kI vyAkhyA prasiddha hai hii| bhartRhari ne apane grantha vAkyapadIya me dArzanika sandarbha me sphoTa kA ullekha kiyA hai| isa sphoTavAdI siddhAnta ke anusAra zabdo ke dvArA jo artha prakaTa hotA hai vaha na to vANI meM hotA hai aura na hI zabdo me, vaha to una varNo aura zabdo me sannihita zakti ke kAraNa hI abhivyakta hotA hai| yaha zakti hI sphoTaka kahalAtI hai| kAvya-zAstra me vakrokti, dhvani aura vyajanA Adi ke rUpa me isI zabda-zakti ko svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| bahmavAdiyo ke anusAra yaha sphoTa-zakti zuddha mAyA ke prathama vivatmika nAda meM nihita hai| nAda hI jagata kA mUla hai aura yaha jagat artha rUpa me zabda se nippanna hai| ___ jaina dharma ke anusAra tIrthakara kevala-jJAna prApta kara jisa nirakSarI aura okArAtmaka vANI dvArA upadeza dete hai, vaha vANI hI samasta artho aura vidyAo se vahata pare hai| isa vANI ko jIva mAtra apanIapanI bhApA me mamajha lete hai| nAda brahma yA kevalI kI divya-dhvani ke mUlAdhAra para hI samasta maSTi kA vistAra AdhRta hai| Aja AvazyakatA yaha hai ki hama usa mUla dhvani se paryApta bhaTaka gaye hai aura usakI pahacAna kho baiThe hai| yaha dhvani mahAmantra NamokAra me hai| NamokAra mantra meM varNa aura dhvani NamokAra mantra samasta varNoM kA pratinidhi mantra hai| svara eva vyajanamaya sArI mAtakA zaktiyA usame haiN| pratyeka varNa mantra meM eka nizcita sthAna para eka nizcita zakti ke rUpa me vidyamAna hai| usa varNa kA svarUpa, usakA raga, usakA tattva, usakI AkRti aura usase utpanna hone vAle spandana (UrjAtmaka yA tejolezyAtmaka) ko pUrNatayA samajhanA hogaa| spandana uccAraNa aura manana UrjA se sambaddha hai| zakti prApti ke lie spadana ko samajhanA hai| spandana ke lie dhvani sakhyA aura artha kA trika jaDanA Avazyaka hai| ina tInoM ke vikAsa meM vAk, prANa aura mana kA bhI krama hai| vAk, prANa aura mana ina tInoM Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna / 67 kA eka hI matalaba hai| vAka agni se AtA hai, prANa sUrya se AtA hai aura mana candramA se| hame samajhanA hogA ki ye tIno hamAre bhItara kaise paidA hote haiN| mana se kaise prakaTa hote hai aura phira kaise bAhara ke vizva meM vyApta hote hai| ___ mantroM kA prayojana yahI hai ki Apa baikharI ke dvArA zabda ke mUla ko pakar3ane ke lie gahare utarate cale jaae| prakAza ke mUla srota taka baDhate jAeM-vahA taka ki jahAM se mala kareNTa kA saMcAlana huA haijanma huA hai| Apa anta me parA vANI taka pahuMca jaae| jaba ApakA spandana (teja, laya) pArANasI taka pahuca jAegA, taba sAre jagat ko parivartita karane meM Apa parama samartha ho jAege, arthAta sArI sAsArikatA ApakI dAsI ho jAegI aura ApameM eka lokottara AbhAmaNDala udita hogaa| mantroccAraNa me spandano kI, laya aura tAla kI anurUpatA kA bahuta mahattva hai| laya aura nAla ThIka hone para jJAna aura bhAva dono me vRddhi hogii| baikharI japa kA prabhAva nirantara zakti aura sAmarthya baDhAtA hai, parantu isakA pUrA nirvAha kaThina hai| sthUla deha ke uccAraNoM kI apanI sImA hotI hai| mAnasika jApa kI mahattA adbhuta hai| kuNDalinI ke jAgaraNa me yahI jApa kAryakara hotA hai. para citta kI sthiratA to RSi, muni bhI nahI rakha paate| ataH baikharI (uccAraNa pradhAna) jApa se baDhate-baDhate mAnasa jApa taka hame pahucane kA sakalpa rakhanA caahie| isa kArya me jaldavAjI acchI nahIM hotii| ___dhvani para bhASAvaijJAnika, bhautika eva zrAvaNika staro para vicAra kiyA jA cakA hai| dhvani ke sphoTavAda aura zabdabrahmavAdI siddhAnta kA bhI anuzIlana ho cukA hai| dhvani ke zaktirUpa aura AdhyAtmikarUpa para bhI saMkSepa meM vicAra karanA vAchanIya hai| isase NamokAra mantra kI dhvanyAtmaka zakti ko samajhane meM suvidhA hogii|| dhvani isa jagat kA mUla hai, dhvani ke binA isa jagat ko pahacAnA nahI jA sktaa| jagat ke paMca tattva, samasta padArtha Adi dhvani meM gabhita hai| pratyeka paramANu meM jagat vyApI dhvanyAtmaka vidyutkaNa haiM, basa unakA AkAra simaTa gayA hai| hara kaNa meM, lahara, lambAI, cacalatA aura vikSobha hai| hama isa saba ko apane kAnoM se sunane meM Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa asamartha haiN| zabda jaba sthUla yA apara banatA hai to zravya evaM grAhya ho jAtA hai| dhvani kI viSamatA isa saMsAra kI azAnti kA kAraNa hai| jahA dhvani kI samarasatA aura ekatAnatA hai vahA~ samatA aura zAnti hai| saMgIta usI kA eka rUpa hai| dhvani taraMga hI vikasita hokara akSara kA rUpa dhAraNa karatI hai| dhvani hI tattvo se juDakara eka AkRti me DhalatI hai| yaha AkRti hI akSarAtmaka, lipiparaka rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai| AkRti aura dhvani kA sambandha chAyA aura dhUpa jaisA hai| AkRti vAstava meM dhvani kI chAyA hai| ina AkRtiyoM ko jo AkAza meM vyApta haiM, mahAtmAo aura RSiyo ne dekhA hai| Azaya yaha hai ki dhvani se AkRti aura AkRti se akSara aura akSara se zabda tathA zabda se vAkya kA krama rahA hai| dhvani jaba AkRti me avatarita hotI hai, taba kaisI hotI hai? AkRti aura dhvani meM adabhuta sAmya hai| jaisA hama bolate hai vaisA hI likhate haiM, aura jaisA likhate hai, vaisA hI bolate bhI hai| pratyeka padArtha AkRti se badhA hai| AkRti kA artha hai eka vizeSa prakAra kA, rasa, gadha, varNa eva sparza / ye sabhI viziSTa AkRtiyA kisI devatA se sambaddha hai| mantro ke mAdhyama se jaba hama deva-cintana karate hai to hamArI zakti baDhatI hai| manobala bar3hatA hai aura devatAo se hamArA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai| dhvani uccAraNa se Akati kA bodha hotA hai aura AkRti se akSara kA bodha hotA hai| hara akSara eka tattva se baMdhA hai| catuSkoNa se pRthvI tattva kA, SaTkoNa se vAyu tattva kA, candra lekhA me jala tattva kA trikoNa se agni tattva kA aura vartulAkAra koNa se AkAza tattva kA bodha hotA hai| hamAre sabhI sAsArika kArya ina tattvo se vadhe hue haiN| ina tattvo kI sthiti yA anupAta bigaDate hI hama aneka prakAra kI kaThinAiyoM meM par3a jAte hai, pRthvI tattva kI kamI hote hI zarIra me roga utpanna hone lagate hai| jala tattva ke bigaDate hI khUna bigaDane lagatA hai| mana para bhI isakA prabhAva par3atA hai| mastiSka ke vikata hone se vicAra bhI bigaDate hai| agni tattva bigaDane yA kama hone se zarIra meM uttApa hone lagatA hai| vAyu tattva ke asta-vyasta hone se aneka prakAra ke darda paidA hone lagate hai| AkAza tattva bigaDatA hai to mana vikSabdha hone Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna / 69 lagatA hai| dRDha icchA zakti TUTa jAtI hai| isI tattva kI sahI sAdhanA se mAnava me ananta jJAna, vairAgya aura Ananda kA sacAra hotA hai| hamAre zarIra meM jo hamArA mUla sthAna hai jise hama brahma yoni yA baDalinI kahate haiM, usI se UrjA kA prathama spandana hotA hai| yahI spandana dhvani me pariNata hotA hai|| NamokAra mantra ke pratyeka pada kA prArambha Namo se huA hai| Namo pada bolakara hama apane ahakAra kA visarjana karate haiN| 'Na' bolate hI nirmamatva yA nahI kA bhAva jAga uThatA hai aura 'mo' ke uccarita hote hI pUrA ahakAra TUTa jAtA hai| nirahakArI vyakti hI NamokAra mana ke pATha kA adhikArI hai| 'Na' sIdhA AkAza kI ora lagatA hai| vaha nAbhi se uThatA hai aura AkAza kI ora calatA hai| 'mosvAdhiSThAna meM calatA hai| isake uccarita hote hI hamAre oSTha juDa jAte hai / dhvani nikalane kI bahuta thoDI jagaha oTho ke ThIka madhya me bacatA hai| 'o' arthopTha dhvani hai| spaSTa hai ki 'Namo' pada kA uccAraNa karate hI hamArI sAsArika-bojhilatA samApta hotI hai aura hamAre mana meM eka Atmika (UrjA) (Energy) kA prasphuTana hone lagatA hai| 'Na' pigalA se suSamnA kI ora yAvA hai aura mo ke uccAraNa ke sAtha hI hama suSumnA me laya, ho jAte hai| dhvani kA dUsarA nAma hai nAda / nAda do prakAra ke hote haiN| manuSya ke mastiSka ke antima zIrSa se UrjA praveza karatI hai| vaha suSumnA meM hotI huI brAhmaNI ke dvArA mUlAdhAra ko prabhAvita karatI hai-Age baDhatI hai / mUlAdhAra se zabda paidA hote hai| yahI dhvani jaba pigalA se juDatI hai to dUsarI dhvaniyA paidA hotI hai| pigalA se juDane para yA to hrasva svara (a, i, u, R,la) yA anahata nAda' ke akssr| __ svAdhiSThAna ke nIce jo aNakoSa (do) hai unake nIce kI jaDa se do nADiyAM jAtI hai / iname se dAhinI aura se nikalane vAlI ko pigalA aura bAI ora se nikalane vAlI ko iDA kahate hai| ina dono kA sambandha mUlAdhAra se juDatA hai| yaha hote hI UrjA (Enkrgy) Ane lagatI hai, eka prakampana hotA hai, ta raga banatI hai aura suSumnA meM utaratI hai aura dhvaniyAM utpanna hone lagatI hai| kucha dhvaniyA iDA se sambandhita hai aura kucha pigalA se / dhvaniyo kA sambandha tattvo se ho jAtA hai| tattvoM ke bAda una kA sambandha alaga-alaga cakro se hai| kucha dhvaniyAM Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa mUlAdhAra ko prabhAvita karatI hai, kucha svAdhiSThAna ko, kucha maNipura ko, kucha anahata ko, kucha vizuddha ko, kucha AjJA cakra ko ora kucha sahasrAra kI / adhyAtma kI paddhati antarnirIkSaNa hai to vijJAna kI paddhati parIkSaNa hai / dono isa brahmANDa ke mUla tattva kI khoja meM lagI huI paddhatiyAM hai / yoga zAstra kI dRSTi se Antarika racanA yoga kI dRSTi se zarIra ke bhItarI bhAgoM me sAta cakra hai / inakI sahAyatA se dhvani aura AkRti ko saralatA se samajhA jA sakatA hai / ye sAta cakra isa prakAra hai: 1 mUlAdhAra cakra, 2 svAdhiSThAna cakra, 3 maNipura cakra, 4 anAhata cakra, 5 vizuddha cakra, 6 AjJA cakra, 7 sahasrAra cakra / 1. mUlAdhAra cakra - hamAre pRSThavaMza kA sabase nIce kA bhAga pucchAsthi hai / usame thoDA-sA Upara bAsa kI jar3a ke samAna eka nAr3iyoM kA puja hai / isI ko mUlAdhAra kahate hai / yaha kuDalinI zakti kA AdhArabhUta sthAna hai / ata ise mUlAdhAra kahate hai / isame pRthvI tatva kI pradhAnatA hai / 2. svAdhiSThAna - mUlAdhAra se lagabhaga cAra aMgula Upara mUtrAzaya garbhAzaya ke madhya zukrakoza nAma kI graMthi hai, vaha isa cakra kA sthAna mAnA gayA hai| isame jala tattva kI pradhAnatA mAnI gayI hai| kapha eva zukra jaise jalIya vikAro se isakA vizeSa sambandha hai / 3 maNipura cakra - nAbhi pradeza isakA sthAna mAnA gayA hai| isame agni tatva kI pradhAnatA hai| ise nAbhi cakra bhI kahA jAtA hai / 4. anAhata cakra - chAtI ke dono phaphphuso ke madhyavartI raktAzaya nAmaka mAsapiNDa ke bhItara isakA sthAna mAnA jAtA hai| isameM vAyu tattva kI pradhAnatA mAnI gayI hai / ise hRdaya cakra bhI kahA jAtA hai / 5. vizuddhi cakra - hRdaya ke Upara kaNTha sthAna me thAirAiDa granthi ke pAsa svara-yantra meM isakA sthAna mAnA jAtA hai| isameM vAyu tattva kI pradhAnatA hai / 6. AjJA cakra - donoM bhauoM ke bIca me andara kI ora bhUre raMga ke kaNoM ke samAna mAMsa kI do granthiyA hai| vahAM isakA sthAna mAnA gayA Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna / 71 hai| dhyAna kI sthiti me yaha sthAna kabhI cakra jaisA to kabhI dIpaka kI jyoti jaisA prakAzamAna dikhAI detA hai| isameM mahata tattva kA vAsa mAnA jAtA hai| ise tRtIya netra bhI kahate haiN| 7. sahasrAra cakra-bar3e mastiSka ke andara mahAvivara nAma ke mahA chidra ke Upara choTI-sI pola hai| vahI isakA nivAsa mAnA jAtA hai| ise brahmarandhra bhI kahate haiN| __isa prakAra yoga zAstra kI dRSTi se jo vicAra kiyA gayA, usase bhI yahI siddha huA ki hamArA jIvana hamAre bhItara se hI utpanna kI gayI UrjA se calatA hai| zvAsocchavAsa ke mAdhyama se use adhika gatizIla banAte haiN| yahI UrjA dhvani aura zabdoM meM badalatI hai / dhvani yA zabda utpanna hone kI prakriyA meM sabase pahale UrjA (Energy) suSumnA se hotI huI mUlAdhAra ko sparza karatI hai, phira vahA se eka prakampana kA rUpa letI haI Age baDhatI hai| svAdhiSThAna cakra se usako aura gati prApta hotI hai| isake bAda maNipura cakra se agni tatva grahaNa karatI hai aura hRdaya cakra se TakarAtI hai / yahA use vAyutattva prApta hotA hai| vAyu tattva ke prApta hote hI yaha dhvani nAda bana jAtI hai / yaha nAda kaNTha sthAna (vizuddhi cakra) me Akara, AkAza tattva ko prApta karatA hai| AkAza tattva se milane ke bAda kaNTha aura oSTha ke bIca ke avayavoM ke sahayoga se yaha nAda vibhinna vargo evaM zabdo ke rUpa meM bAhara prakaTa hotA hai| cUki yaha nAda kaNTha Adi avayavoM se TakarAtA hai-Ahata hotA hai isalie yaha nAda Ahata-nAda kahalAtA hai| jaba yaha nAda ina sthAno se TakarAye binA sIdhA hI Upara sahasrAra cakra taba taka calA jAtA hai, taba yaha nAda anAhata nAda kahalAtA hai / jaba kuDalinI jAgRta hotI hai arthAta jaba sampUrNa zakti sabhI prakAra se jaga jAtI hai, taba zabda zakti bhI pUrNa rUpa se jaga jAtI hai| aisI jagI huI zakti parama Izvara kA kArya karatI hai, isalie use zabda brahma kahA gayA hai / dhvani apanI yAtrA me kabhI iDA se sambandhita hotI hai to kabhI pigalA se to kabhI suSumnA se / iDA, piMgalA aura suSumnA se sambandhita hone ke kAraNa vargoM kI tIna prakAra kI zaktiyA mAnI gayI haiM-candrazakti, sUrya zakti tathA agni zakti / inhIM ko kramaza utpanna karane vAlI, banAye rakhane vAlI aura dhvasa karane vAlI (Creative power, Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 / mahAmantra NamokAra . eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa Preservative power, Destructive power) kahA jAtA hai| ina tIna zaktiyoM ke kAraNa hI jagata kA krama cala rahA hai| yoga-zAstra ke anusAra manuSya ke zarIra me iDA nADI somarasa ko yA candra kI UrjA ko vahana kara rahI hai| piMgalA nADI sUrya kA teja dhAraNa kara rahI hai aura suSumnA agni kI USmA kA sacAraNa kara rahI hai| mantroM meM tInoM prakAra ke varNo kA vinyAsa hotA hai ata mantroM meM bhI ve zaktiyAM rahatI haiN| yoga zAstra ke anusAra vyaMjana varNa ziva rUpa hai, uname svayaM gati nahI hai / svaro se juDakara hI ve gati prApta karate haiN| ata: vyajano ko yoni kahA gayA hai aura svaro ko vistaark| dhvani jaba Ahata nAda ke rUpa me muha se bAhara nikalatI hai to zabda eva varNa kahalAtI hai / varNa kA eka artha prakAza bhI hotA hai| dhvani ko prakAza meM badalA jA sakatA hai| vibhinna prakampanoM, Avattiyo (Frequencies) me prakampita hone vAlA prakAza hI raga hai| prakAza, raga, aura dhvani mUlataH eka hI hai| eka hI UrjA ke do AyAma haiN| dono avibhAjya hai| dhvani Ahata nAda anahata nAda (zabda brahma) zabda-varNa-AkRti prakAza raga spaSTa hai ki pratyeka Ahata dhvani AkRti me badalatI hai aura AkRti kA artha hai abhivyakti / abhivyakti kA artha haiM raga aura prakAza kA honA / abhivyakti AkAra aura raMga kI hI hogI aura raga vyakta hogA prakAza ke kaarnn| dhvani, varNa aura raga aura prakAza kA ghaniSTha sambandha mantra ke adhyayana manana me gaharI bhUmikA nibhAtA hai| raga kA jagata hamAre mAnasika aura Antarika jagata ko vahata prabhAvita karatA hai / rUsa kI eka andhI mahilA hAtho se rago ko chUkara Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra bhamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna / 73 aura unase utpanna hone vAle bhAvo kA anubhava kara raMgoM ko pahacAnatI thii| lAla raMga kI vastu ko chUne para use garamAhaTa kA anubhava hotA thA / vaha batA detI thI ki vaha lAla raMga ko chU rahI hai| hare raMga kA sparza karane para use prasannatA kA anubhava hotA thA aura vaha hare raMga ko pahacAna letI thI / nIlI vastu ko chUne para use UcAI kA anubhava hotA thA aura vaha nIle raMga ko pahacAna letI thI / mantra aura isase utpanna hone vAle rama hamAre Antarika jagat ke hrAsa aura vikAsa meM mahattvapUrNa yoga dete hai / sAmAnya vANI aura mantra vANI 1 samasta varNa mAlA kA aura usase bane zabdoM aura vAkyoM kA nAmAnyatayA sabhI upayoga karate hai / apane dainika jIvana kI AvazyakatAo me, prema me, krodha me, sukha me, dukha me ve hI dhvaniyA uccarita hotI haiN| parantu aise sabhI zabda mantra nahI kahe jA skte| inase lokottara UrjA aura prabhAva ko bhI paidA nahI kiyA jA sakatA / ve zabda yA zabda samUha hI mantra hai jinakI zakti ko puna: puna pavitra sAdhanA aura manana ke dvArA jagAyA gayA hai| isa zakti jAgaraNa kI prakriyA meM kevala zabda kI hI zakti nahI jagatI hai parantu sAdhaka kI pavitra aura tanmaya AtmA kI zakti bhI jagatI hai / ata mantrita zabda joki mantra bana gaye hai uname purAtanaprayoktAo ne apAra zakti bhI apanI sAdhanA se sacarita kI hai / yaha hama Aja jagAnA cAhe to hame apanI pAtratA para bhI eka dRSTi DAlanI hogI / hRdaya aura mana kI pavitratA, sAdhanA kI ekAgratA aura nirahaGkAra tathA ni svArtha AcaraNa mantra pATha kI pUrvavartI zarteM haiN| ha halo bIjAni cauktAni svarAH zaktaya IritAH // 366 // kakAra se hakAra paryanta ke vyajana bIja rUpa haiM aura akArAdi svara zakti rUpa hai / mantra bIjoM kI nippatti bIja aura zakti ke saMyoga se hotI hai / ataH sAmAnya vANI kI tulanA me mantra-vANI atyadhika zaktizAlinI evaM prabhAvotpAdaka hotI hai| phira mantra prayatna karake hI race jAte, ye to anAyAsa hI sahaja vANI ke rUpa meM kisI parama Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 / mahAmantra NamokAra - eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa pavitra RSi-mukha se yA phira AkAzavANI ke rUpa me prakaTa hote hai| mantra to anAdi ananta haiM use kevala samaya para lokavANI meM avatarita honA hotA hai| NamokAra mantra kA dhvanyAtmaka vizleSaNa evaM niSkarSa Namo - Na-zakti : zAnti sUcaka, AkAza bIjo meM pradhAna, dhvasaka bIjo kA janaka, zAnti sphottk| uccAraNa sthAna : mardhA-amata sthl| mo- siddhidAyaka-pAralauki siddhiyo kA pradAtA mantAna prApti meM sahAyaka / ma-oSTha, o-aoSTha arihaMtANa- a- avyaya (avinazvara), vyApaka AtmA kI vizuddhatA kA sUcaka, zuddha-vRddha jJAna rUpa, prANa-bIja kA janaka / kaNTha / tattva vAyu, sUrya-graha, svarNa varNa, AkAra vizAla ukta avinazvaratA, guNAtmakatA, vyApakatA Adi tatva mantrita arihanta padavartI akAra me hai| vizaddha pATha athavA jApa se ukta zaktiyoM evaM guNo kI prApti hotI hai| zakti kendra, kArya sAdhaka, samasta pradhAna bIjo kA janaka, zakti kA prsphottk| mUrdhA amRta kendr| agni / i-zakti . gatyarthaka, lakSmI praapti| uccAraNa sthAna : taalu| tattva . agni| Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ha tA Na - ti mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna / 75 zAnti, puSTi dAyaka, maMgalIka kAryoM meM sahAyaka, utpAdaka, lakSmI utpatti meM sahAyaka / kaNTha / AkAza tatvayukta / AkarSa bIja, sarvArthaka siddhidAyaka zakti kA AviSkAraka, sArasvata bIja yukta | danta / vAyu / pItavarNa, sukhadAyaka, parama kuNDalI yukta zakti kA sphoTaka, dhvasaka bIjoM kA janaka, zAnti sUcaka / mUrdhA / AkAza / 1 Namo arihatANaM padaka jo zakti, tattva aura dhvani taraMga ke AdhAra para vizleSaNa prastuta kiyA gayA hai usame yaha siddha hotA hai ki kevala 'namo' pada meM AkAza bIjo kI pradhAnatA, zAnti pradAyI zakti, siddhi zakti, laukika pAralaukika siddhiyo kI zakti tathA santAnaprApti meM sahAyaka hone kA adbhuta guNa hai / dhvani taraMga to ukta guNo ko mUrdhA se uccarita hone ke kAraNa amRtamaya kara detI hai / Na kAra to amRtamaya dhvanitaraMga yukta hai hI, sAtha hI 'mo' me oSTha-dhvani taraMga ke kAraNa 'Nakara' dhvani kA amRta prabhAva sthAI ho jAtA hai / Namo dhvani zabda brahma kI pUrNa yathArthatA vidyamAna hai / zabda brahma, amRta-varSI hotA hai| basa pAThaka yA japakartA ne svaccha evaM zuddha kaNTha se pUrI mAnasika pavitratA ke sAtha 'NamoM' kA uccAraNa kiyA ho, yaha dhyAtavya hai| pUrNatayA sarala nirvikAra evaM nirahakArI vyakti hI 'Namo' pada ke pATha kA sahI pAtra hai / 'namo' ke uccAraNa me 'mo' ke uccAraNa ke sAtha hI mUrdhAvartI amRta zakti se sampUrNa zarIra me eka tRpti, tanmayatA eva nirvikAratA kA saMcAra hotA hai| bhakta Namo pada ke pATha ke sAtha Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa hI arihaMtANa pada ke pATha kI pUrNa pAtratA prApta karatA hai| a+ri+ haM+tA+Na-pada ke sabhI mAtRkA varNa kramaza avinazvara-vyApakajJAnarUpa, zaktimaya-gatyarthaka, pupTidAyaka, lakSmI janaka, siddhidAyaka eva dhvasaka bIjo ke sphoTaka hai| vAyu, AkAza aura agni tattvoM kI garimA se yukta hai| dhvani taraMga ke stara para 'a' dhvani kaNTha se udbhUta hokara 'ri' se mardhAvartI amatatattva prApta kara 'ha' ke dvArA punaH kaNThastha hotA hai| aura 'tA' dvArA vAyutattva aura danta sthala ko gheratI huI antata 'Na' ke uccAraNa ke sAtha puna. mardhA-amata me praveza kara jAtI hai| spaSTa hai ki 'Namo arihatANa' para dhvani ke stara para bhakta yA pAThaka me zakti, siddhi eva amRta tattva (AtmA kI amaratA) kA anupama sacAra karatA hai| bhakta apAra zveta-AbhA maNDala se parivyApta ho jAtA hai| use apane irda-girda sarvatra eka nirabhra, nirmala zvetAbhA ke darzana hone lagate hai| vaha apanI AtmA me arihanta kA sAkSAtkAra karane kI sthiti meM A jAtA hai| usakA bhItara-bAhara koI zatru nahI raha jAtA hai| vaha ajAta zatru ho jAtA hai| yaha dhvani ta raga kA sphoTAtmaka prabhAva hI hai| Namo siddhANaM: Namo pada kI dhvaniparaka-vyAkhyA kI jA cukI hai| si-- Namo arihatANa pada ke uccAraNa ke pazcAta bhakta yA pAThaka me paryApta sAmarthya kA sacAra ho jAtA hai| jaba vaha siddhANa kI 'si' varNa-mAtakA uccAraNa karatA hai to usameM icchApUrti, pauSTikatA aura AvaraNa nAzaka zaktiyo kA saMcAra hotA hai| yaha dantya dhvani hai| samasta cakro ko pAra karatI huI yaha dhvani jaba mukha vivara se prakaTa hogI Ahata nAda kA rUpa dhAraNa karatI hai| taba adbhuta rakta AbhA maNDala se bhakta ghira jAtA hai| hA- 'ddha' yaha sayukta mAtRkA bhI dantya dhvani taragamaya hai / ata. ukta Ahata dhvani taraga atizaya zaktizAlI prabhAva utpanna karatI hai| jala tattna tathA bhami tattvo kI pradhAnatA ke kAraNa sthiratA me vRddhi hogii| catuvarga phala prApti kA yoga hogaa| Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna / 17 NaM- NaM dhvani to pUrNataH spaSTa hai ki vaha mUrdhA sthAnIya aura amRtamayI tathA amRtavarSiNI hai| ataH Namo siddhANa ke dvArA karmanAza kA yoga banatA hai| isa pada meM tIna dantya dhvaniyo kI yugapat taraga nirmita se jo Ahata nAda banatA hai vaha lokottara hotA hai| jyo hI vaha nAda (siddhA) 'NaM' dhvani kA sparza karatA hai isame zabdabrahma kI amRtamayatA bhara jAtI hai| bhakta yA pAThaka kevala 'Namo siddhANa' pada kA bhI japa yA sasvara pATha kara sakate haiM / ma ahitA kI dhvani taraMga se hama meM AdhyAtmika nirmalatA AtI hai, zvetAbhA se hama bhara uThate haiM, karmazatru varma para vijayI ho jAte hai, amRta tattva hamAre bhItara praveza karane lagatA hai / Namo siddhANa ukta prakriyA meM sakriyatA tattva ko yojita karatA hai aura zaktivardhana kA kAma bhI karatA hai / pUrva pada kI siddhi yA upalabdhi agale pada ke kArya me yogAtmaka hogI hI / NamosiddhANa pada pUrNatA ko dhvanita karatA hai / mAnava hRdaya aura mastiSka spaSTatA aura vizleSaNa apanI samatA me jAnanA samajhanA cAhatA hai ataH vaha apane sahajIvI AcAryoM, upAdhyAyoM aura sAdhuoM kI mahAnatA ko namana karatA hai aura apanI AkAkSA kI pUrti karatA hai / spaSTa hai ki paravartI tIna parameSTI pUrvavartI do parameSThiyoM kI zakti aura sAmarthya ke poSaka eva anuzAstA haiM / saMsArI jIva inake dvArA hI prakaTa rUpa me sanmArga grahaNa karate hai / Namo AiriyANaM : paMca namaskAra mantra meM AcArya parameSThI kA madhyavartI sthAna hai / AcArya parameSThI muni sagha ke pramukha zAstA eva caritra - AcAraNa ke prazAstA hote hai | ye zAstro ke jJAtA aura svayaM parama saMyamI evaM vratI hote hai / Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 / mahAmantra NamokAra . eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa A- yaha varNa mAtRkA pUrvavartI, kIrtisphoTikA eva sATha yojana paryanta AkAravatI hai| vAyu tattva ke samAna AsphAlita hai, sUrya grahavatI hai| dhvani taraga ke stara para kaMThasthA hai| kaTha dhvani meM ukta sabhI guNa bhAsvarita hote haiN| i- kuDalI sadRza AkAra yukta, pItavarNavatI, sadA zaktimayI, agni tattva yukta eva sUryagraha dhAriNI 'i' varNa mAtRkA hai| dhvani taraga ke stara para tAlusthAnavatI hai| ri- 'ri' mAtakA kA vizleSaNa 'arihatANaM' ke sAtha ho cukA hai| isI prakAra 'A' eva 'Na' mAtRkAjI kA bhI vivecana ho cukA hai| yahA dhyAtavya yaha hai ki 'ri' evaM 'NaM' ina mardhA-sthAnIya dhvaniyo ke kAraNa amata tattva kI pradhAnatA ho jAtI hai| ata 'A' tathA 'i' kaNThya eva tAlavya dhvaniyA atyadhika zaktizAlinI eva guNadhAriNI ho jAtI hai| AiriyANa pada kI Ahata dhvani stara para eva anAhata stara para prakhara mahanA hai| arihanta eva siddha parameSThI to deva parameSThI hai| AcArya parameSThI guNa aura bhaviSyat kI saMbhAvanA se deva hai, parantu vyavahArata ve abhI sasArI hI hai| AcArya parameSThI kI pramukhatA sasAra meM rahate hue vyavahArika dRSTi ke sAtha sabhI ko mokSamArga meM pravRtta karane kI rahatI hai / vyavahAra aura prayogamaya jIvana para AcArya parameSThI kA bala rahatA hai / dhvani ke AdhAra para bhI yahI tathya prakaTa hotA hai / Namo uvajjhAyANaM : u- uccATana bIjo kA mala, adabhata zaktizAlI, pIta campaka varNI, caturvarga-phalaprada, bhUmi tattva yukta, suurygrhii| mAtRkA zakti ke sAtha-sAtha uccAraNa ke samaya zvAsa nalikA dvArA jora se dhakkA dene para mAraka zakti kA sphoTaka / uccAraNa dhvani taraga ke AdhAra para oSTha dhvani yukt| Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna | 79 / va-pItavarNI, kuDalI AkAra vAlA, rogahartA, talatattva yukta, bAdhA nAzaka, siddhidAyaka, anusvAda ke sahayoga se laukika kAmanAoM kA pUraka / dhvani ke stara para tAlavya / jjhA-dhvani kI dRSTi se donoM varNa cavargI haiM ata. tAlavya haiN| lAla varNI hai, jala tattva yukta hai, zrI bIjo ke janaka haiN| nUtana kAryoM me siddhi, Adhi-vyAdhi nAzaka / yA- zyAmavarNI, catuSkoNAtmaka AkRtiyukta, vAyutatvavAn tAlavya __dhvani-taragayUkta mitra prApti me sahAyaka-abhISTa vastu kI prApti me sahayogI harita varNa / NaM- mAtRkA kI vyAkhyA pahale hI kI jA cukI hai| ___isa pada kI adhikAza mAtRkAe tAlavya hai| aura antataH mUrdhAsthAnIya 'Na' dhvani taraga se juDakara usameM lIna hotI hai| upAdhyAya parameSThI kA varNa harA hai jo jIvana meM jJAnAtmaka harItiyA aura abhISTha vastuo ko upalabdha karatA hai| mardhA-amRtAzayI dhvani taraga ko utpanna karake samagra jIvana kA amRta-kalpa banAtI hai| bhUmi, jala aura vAyu tattva hI harItiyA ke mUla AdhAra hai| ina tattvoM kI ima pada meM pramukhatA hai| dhvanyAtmaka stara para yaha pada atyanta zaktizAlI hai / mastiSka kI sakriyatA, zuddhatA aura prakharatA me yaha pada anupama hai| Namo loe sabba sAhUNaM : isa pada kA artha hai loka me vidyamAna samasta sAdhuo ko namaskAra ho| yaha parama aparigrahI aura sasAra tyAga ke lie kRtasaMkalpa sAdhuo kA arthAt uname vidyamAna guNoM kA namana hai / sAdhu pada se hI mukti kA dvAra khulatA hai ata. isa guNAtmaka pada kI vandanA kI gayI hai| Namo' pada kI vyAkhyA Arambha me hI ho cukI hai| lo- l +o=lo| varNa mAtRkA zakti ke AdhAra para 'la' zrI Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ '80 | mahAmantra NamokAra : eka baijJAnika anveSaNa bIjoM meM pramukha, kalyANakArI aura lakSmI prApti me sahAyaka hai| pItavarNI, ddhi muDalI yukta, mInarAzi, soma graha yukta tathA bhUtatva yukta hai| isakI dhvani dantya hai aura o ke sahayoga se vaha dantyoSTha ho jAtI hai / o mAtRkA udAttatA kA sUcaka hai, nirjarA hetuka, ramaNIya padArthoM kI sayojikA siha rAzi yukta, bhUmi tattvavatI tathA parama kuDalI AkAra kI mAtakA hai| 'lo' mAtakA dantyopTha dhvani taragI hone ke kAraNa karmaThatA aura sagharSazIlatA ko dhvanita karatI hai| antata: vijayaparva kI sUcikA hai / sAdhu parameSThI bhI karmamaya kamoM se sagharpa kA jIvana vyatIta karate hai| e- zveta varNa, parama kuDalI (AkAra), aripTa nivAraka, vAyutattva yukta, gatisUcaka, nizcalatA dyotaka tAlavya dhvani yukta / sa- zAntidAtA, zakti kArya sAdhaka, karmakSayakArI, karmaNyatA kA preraka, zvetavarNI, kuDalotraya AkAravAna, jalatattvayukta dntsthaaniiy| bba- kuDalIvata AkAra, rogahartA, jala tattvayukta, siddhidAyaka sArasvata bIjayakta, bhata-pizAva-zAkinI Adi kI bAdhA kA nAzaka, stambhaka, tAlavya dhvaniyukta / sayukta dhvani mAtRkA hone ke kAraNa dviguNa zakti / sA- 'sa' dhvani kA vivecana 'NamomiddhANa' ke prasaga me ho cukA hai ! dekhie| hU- 'ha' dhvani kA vivecana 'Namo arihatANa' ke pramaga me ho cukA hai / dekhie| Na- 'Na' dhvani pUrva vivecita hai hii| mahAmantra NamokAra anAdi-ananta mahAmantra hai| isakI garimA mahatA aura magalamayatA sahasro varSo se aneka bhakto ke pracura anubhava dvArA pramANita hotI A rahI hai| isakI mahattA ko siddha karanA kucha aisA hI hai jaise ki agni kI uSNatA siddha karanA athavA vAyu kI Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna | 81 gatimayatA siddha krnaa| phira bhI Adhunika sabhyatA kI mAMga hai ki kisI bhI bAta ko tarka siddha karake hI svIkAra kiyA jAe / ataH isa carcA meM mahAmantra kI aneka zaktiyoM ke sAtha usakI dhvanyAtmaka mahattA kI eka sakSipta kintu pUrNa jhalaka dI gayI hai| ___ 1. dhvaniyoM kI sampUrNa UrjA isa mahAmantra meM nihita hai| varNo kA sayojana aura gaThana kA krama dhvani taragoM ke sphoTaka sandarbha me hai| 2. dhvani vijJAna eka sampUrNatA aura sazliSTatA kA vijJAna hai| yaha sampUrNatA aura sazliSTatA isa mahAmantra me anta syUta hai| 3 isa mahAmantra kA dhvanyAtmaka pUrNa lAbha lene ke lie prAkRta bhApA kA apekSita abhyAsa kara lenA Avazyaka hai| zuddha uccAraNa se hI apekSita AbhA maNDala nirmita hotA hai aura zukla-UrjA sacArita hotI hai| 4 NamokAra mantra sadA eka mahA samudra hai| mAnava ko isameM gaharegahare utarane para nitya naye artha eva dhvani guNa kI navInatA prApta hogii| 5. dhvani, raMga, aura prakAza kA ghaniSTha nAtA hai| ina tInoM ko eka sAtha samajhanA hogA / paca parameSThiyo ke apane-apane pratIkAtmaka raMga hai| raga cikitsA (kalara therepI) kA mahattva Aja suvidita hai| raga ke prayoga, vastro para, makAna para aura prakAza para karane se roga-nivAraNa kI prakriyA hai hii| ___6 dhvani aura zabda brahmAtmaka dhvani meM antara hai| varNamAtRkAoM ke andara gabhita tattvoM ke kAraNa, varNa sayojana ke kAraNa aura bhakta kI niSThA aura ekAgratA ke kAraNa adbhuta laukika aura pAralaukika prabhAva utpanna hotA hai| 7 tarka kI apekSA yaha mantra anubhUti ke stara para svAnubhava kA viSaya adhika hai| mantra tarkAtIta hote haiN| 8. bhASA vaijJAnika stara para, bhautika stara para, zrAvaNika stara para dhvani kA adhyayana karane ke sAtha-sAtha yogika stara evaM AdhyAtmika stara para bhI dhvani ko mahAmantra ke sandarbha meM sakSepa meM AsphAlisa Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa kiyA gayA hai / zabdazakti aura nyAya zAstra kA bhI sandarbha dekhA gayA hai| yaha AloDana yahA sAketika hI rahA hai| dhvani ke stara para mahAmantra kI UrjA ko ThIka Dhaga se samajhane ke lie eka pUrI pustaka bhI kama hogii| sAmAnya jIvana me hI zabda kI dhvani jaba paricita aura vyavahRta artha se haTakara kevala nAdAtmaka eva layAtmaka rUpa dhAraNa kara sagIta me DhalatI hai athavA kIrtana me DhalatI hai taba eka adbhuta lokottara tanmayatA samasta jaDa cetana meM vyApta ho jAtI hai| yaha kyA hai? yaha kevala dhvani zabda brahma kA sahaja rUpa hai| yaha kArya dhvani-layAtmaka sagIta se hI sambhava hai / bahu dhvani kI ekatAnatA se samasta jar3a cetana me ekatAlatA chA jAtI hai| apane bhautika zAbdika stara se uThatA huaa| saMgIta-layAtmaka nAda jaba Ahata se anAhata nAda kI sthiti meM pahucatA hai taba sahaja hI AtmA kI nirvikAra sahaja avasthA se sAkSAtkAra hotA hai| namaskAra mahAmantra kA athavA sAmAnya mantra kA mukhya prayojana to mAnava ko usake mUla zuddha Atma-svarUpa kI garimA kI pahacAna karAnA hai, parantu kucha anya mantra camatkAra aura sAsArikatA me hI ulajha kara raha jAte hai| NamokAra mantra mahAmantra isIlie haiN| kyoki vaha sabakA sAmAnyatva apane sAtha rahakara bhI isase bahuta Upara AtmA ke jyotiSka loka se apanA asalI nAtA rakhatA hai| guru mantra kauna detA hai jo divya karNa se yukta hotA hai, guru hame dekhate hI hamAre AbhAmaNDala kI gatividhi ko pahacAna lete hai / ve samajha lete haiM ki hameM kisa zabda mantra kI AvazyakatA hai| vahI zabda guru dete hai / vaha zabda hamAre zakti vyUha ko jagAne vAlA hotA hai| usa zabda ke tanmayatA pUrvaka lagAtAra kiye gaye japa se hamAre andara eka dhvanimalaka rAsAyanika parivartana hotA hai| mantra hI sUkSma eva atIndriya dhvaniyA paidA kara sakatA hai| sAmAnya zabda yA dhvani se vaha kAma nahI ho sktaa| vaijJAniko ne prayoga karake patA lagAyA ki zravya dhvani vaha zakti nahIM rakhatI hai jo zakti mAnasika dhvani meM hotI hai| yadi zravya dhvani ke uccAraNa se eka pyAlA pAnI bhI garama karanA ho to lagAtAra DeDha sau varSa lgege| taba jarUrata vAlA vyakti bhI na rhegaa| itanI UrjA uccarita dhvani se Der3ha sau varSoM meM paidA hotI hai| lekina vahI zabda yA Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra aura dhvani vijJAna / 83 dhvani jaba mAnasika rUpa se uccarita hotI hai to eka sarvavyApi sphoTa paidA hotA hai; karNAtIta tarage paidA hotI haiN| ina karNAtIta taraMgoM meM sabase adhika zakti hai| dhvani jaba bhAvanA se milakara banatI hai to usame eka maigneTika kareNTa (cumbaka lahara) utpanna hotA hai| yuddha ke maidAna meM eka kAyara bhI apane senApati ke vIra rasa bhare zabdoM ko sunakara prANArpaNa ke lie taiyAra ho jAtA hai, premI ke zabda premikA ko prabhAvita karate haiM / to yaha sthUla bekharI vANI jaba itanA prabhAva DAla sakatI hai to parAvANI to sahaja hI lokottara prabhAva utpanna kara sakatI hai| sthalatA se sUkSmatA kA mahattva adhika-bahuta adhika isalie hai, kyoki sUkSmatA me zakti kA sAra, saghanatA aura prabhAvakatA ekIkRta evaM kendrita hotI hai / Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raMga vijJAna Aja zArIrika eva mAnasika svAsthya ke lie dhvani vijJAna, ratna vijJAna (Gem Therapy) sUrya-kiraNa cikitsA aura ragIna razmi cikitsA yA vijJAna kA varcasva vijJAna dvArA bhI pramANita kiyA jA cukA hai| bhAratIya santoM aura RSiyo-yogiyo ne to apane sahasro ke anubhava se ina vijJAno aura cikitsAo ko sahasro varSa pUrva hI pratipAdita kara diyA thaa| raga vijJAna yA raga cikitsA bhI ina vaijJAnika cikitsAo me apanA viziSTa sthAna rakhatI hai, balki yaha kahanA adhika samIcIna hogA ki ukta anya cikitmAo kA mUlAdhAra raga cikitsA hai / bAibila aura kUrma purANa ke vaktavyo se bhI yaha samarthita hai| indradhanupa ke sAta raMga atyanta mahattvapUrNa haiN| "The rain bow is transitory in nature, but when ius scen it is always the same, composed of the seven most bullient colours of the spectrum consisting of the colours-Violet Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red In the Holy Bible it is said (Genesis, IX, 13) about the Rain bow--"I do set my bow in tlic cloud and it shall be for token of a covenant between Me and the Earth" In the same chapter it is father said (IX, 16),"And the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it that I may remem. ber the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth". arthAt indra dhanuSa prakRtyA parivartanazIla hai, parantu jaba bhI vaha dikhatA hai, eka-sA hI dikhatA hai| sarvAdhika camakIle sAta rago se indradhanuSa nirmita hai| ye sAta raga hai-beganI, jAmunI, nIlA, harA, pIlA, nAragI aura lAla / pavitra bAibila me indradhanuSa ke viSaya me Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raMga vijJAna / 85 4 kahA gayA hai, "maiM bAdaloM me apanA dhanuSa rakhatA hU~ aura yaha mere aura pRthvI ke madhya eka pratijJApatra ke rUpa me rahegA / " isI adhyAya me Age kahA gayA hai, "yaha dhanuSa bAdaloM meM rahegA aura me sadA usa para dRSTi khUgA ki Izvara aura pRthvI ke sabhI jIvadhArI jagat ke bIca yaha pratijJApatra amara rahe aura merI smRti me rhe| ina sAto raMgoM ko sRSTi kA janaka, rakSaka eva dhvasaka batAyA gayA hai| sAta raMga, sapta graha, sAta zarIra cakra, saptasvara, sAta ratna, pAca tattva, pAMca indriyoM aura sapta nakSatro kA ghaniSTha sambandha hai / mahAmantra NamokAra kI mahimA aura guNavattA kA anusaMdhAna raMga vijJAna ke dharAtala para bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| aura isase hameM eka sarvathA naI samajha aura naI dRSTi prApta ho sakatI hai| bhautika zaktiyoM para niyantraNa karake unhe AdhyAtmika unnati kI dizA meM eka sAdhana ke rUpa me svIkAra karanA hI hogA / eka Atma-nirbharatA kI majila A jAne para sAdhana svaya hI chUTate cale jAte haiM / pratIkAtmakatA : NamokAra mantra meM pratIkAtmaka paddhati apanAyI gayI hai| pratIka ke ke binA koI mantra mahAmantra nahI kahA jA sakatA / isa mantra me jo arihanta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdhu parameSThI rakhe gaye haiM, ve sabhI pratIka hai / isame jo raMga rakhe gaye haiM, ve bhI pratIka hai / kalara aura lAiTa me bahuta pharka nahI hai / eka hI cIja hai / kalara me lAiTa aura sAuNDa so rahe hai / kalara strI vAcaka aura lAiTa puruSa vAcaka hai| 1 dhvanido rUpoM meM AkAra grahaNa karatI hai / ye do rUpa hai varNa aura aMka / varNa aura aka kA sambandha graho, nakSatro, tattvo aura raMgo se hotA hai / vAstava me varNa kA artha raga hI hai / dhvani ko AkRti meM badalane ke lie prakAza aura raga me badalanA hI paDegA / varNoM ke raMgo kA varNana pahale sAketika rUpa meM kiyA jA cukA hai| aMko ke raMga prakAra haiM eka kA raga -lAla (agni tattva) do kA raMga - kesariyA tIna kA raMga pIlA Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa cAra kA raMga harA pAca kA raga-nIlA cha kA raga-baiMganI sAta kA raga-jAmunI ATha kA raga-dUdhiyA (sapheda) no kA raga-dUdhiyA (cAmina) Azaya yaha hai ki akSarA yA varNoM kA hI raMga nahI hotA, aMkoM kA bhI raga hotA hai| raga se akSaro aura ako kI zakti aura prakRti kA bodha hotA hai| vindu kA mphoTa hI dhvani hai aura dhvani meM jaba sphoTa AtA hai to zabda banatA hai| dhvani sphoTa kI avasthA meM jaba kisI aga se binA TakarAhaTa ke calI jAtI hai aura sIdhI sahasrAra cakra se juDatI hai aura eka divya prakAza kA rUpa dhAraNa karatI hai to use anahata nAda kahA jAtA hai| jaba vaha dhvani zarIra ke ago se TakarAkara gujaratI hai to vaha varNAtmaka, akSarAtmaka eva zabdAtmaka ho jAtI hai| dhvani kA varNa, akSara eva zabda meM Dhalane badalane kA artha hai usame prakAza kA AnA aura prakAza ga ke dvArA hI prakaTa hotA hai| prakAza vinA raga ke abhivyakta nahIM ho sakatA / mAdhaka apane sakalpa bala me hI mantra meM utaratA hai| vAstava me mantra bhI to kisI ke sakalpa kI eka zabdAtmaka AkRti hai| sakalpake anusAra vicAro aura bhAvo me parivartana AtA hai| yaha parivartana-AkRti parivartana-hI mantra kA kAma hai| Apane anubhava kiyA hogA lAla raMga ke aura nIle raga ke kamare meM kitanA antara hai| lAla raga mana ko uttejita karatA hai, bhaDakAtA hai, jabaki nIlA raMga mana ko zAnta karatA hai, itanA hI nahI lAla raMga ke kAraNa vahI kamarA choTA dikhane lagatA hai jabaki nIle raMga ke kAraNa vahI kamarA baDA dikhatA hai| raga-parivartana bhAva parivartana kA pramukha kAraNa hai| dhvani tarago kA eka sthAna se dUsare dUravartI sthAna meM sampreSaNa aura dhavaNa tvarita zravaNa Aja vijJAna ke kAraNa Ama AdamI ke sAmAnya Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raga vijJAna / 87. jIvana ke anubhava kI bAta ho gayI hai| kintu AkRti aura dRzyoM kA avataraNa evaM sampreSaNa bhI kaimarA, eksare aura TelIvijana jaise yantroM se kitanA sugama ho gayA hai, yaha tathya bhI sabhI ko jJAta hai| kampyUTara se to aba AdamI kI mAnasikatA kA bhI sahI patA lagane lagA hai| yadi sUrya ke prakAza ko tripArzva (tikonA zIzA, Prism) se sampreSita kiyA jAe to usakA (prakAza) vizleSaNa ho jAtA hai| aisI prakriyA meM sUrya bilkula naye rUpa me prakaTa hotA hai| isame hameM sAta raga dikhAI dete hai| kisI vastu para yaha prakAza vikIrNa karane para ye sAtoM raMga spaSTa ho jAte hai| isa vizleSita prakAza ko hama spekTrama kahate haiN| isa vizleSaNa kA prakArAntara yaha huA ki yadi ukta sAta ragoM ko (baiganI, jAmunI, nIlA, harA, pIlA nAragI, lAla) mizrita kara deM to sapheda raga bnegaa| raMgoM athavA raMgIna kiraNoM ke guNa : lAla, nIlA aura pIlA ye tIna pradhAna raMga hai / anya raMga inake bhinna-bhinna AnupAtika mizraNo se banate haiM / ina raMgo kA mukha, samRddhi aura cikitsA ke kSetra me bahuta mahattva hai| lAla prakAza yA raga dhamanI ke rakta (lAla) ko uttejita karatA hai| kucha nAragI aura pIlA prakAza nADiyoM ko uttejita karatA hai| ina nADiyo meM yahI raMga hotA hai| nIlA raga dhamanI ke rakta ko zAnta karatA hai, kintu yahI zirAo ke rakta ko teja bhI karatA hai| kabhI-kabhI viparIta rago ke prayoga se asantulana dUra hotA hai| sira me rakta aura nADiyoM kI pradhAnatA hai, santulana ke lie nIle aura baiganI raga se lAbha hotA hai| hAtha-pairo ke darda Adi ke lie lAla raga uttama hai / mAsika dharma kI adhikatA meM nIlA, pIliyA me pIlA raga upayogI hai| lAla raga . lAla raga me garmI hotI hai| nADiyo ko uttejita karanA isakI viziSTa pravRtti hai| coTa yA moca meM isakA prayoga hotA hai| yauna daurbalya (Sexual weakness) me isakA adbhuta prabhAva hotA hai| nAragI / yaha raga bhI uSNatA detA hai / darda ko dUra karane meM yaha saphala Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa pIlA . hRdaya ke lie lie zubha hai, yaha mAnasika durbalatA dUra karane ke lie TAnika hai / mAnasika uttejanA ko bhI yaha dUra karatA hai / supumnA para prayoga karanA caahie| harA netra-dRSTi vardhaka hai / zAnta aura zamanakArI hai| phoDo yA jakhmo ko turanta bharatA hai / va peciza me lAbhakArI hai| nIlA darda zAnta karatA hai| khujalI zAnta karatA hai| mAnasika rugNanA me bhI kAryakara hai| AsamAnI raga * pAcana kriyA me tIvratA ke nimitta isakA upayoga hotA hai| tapedika-zamana hai| baiMganI raga damA, sUcana, anidrA me upayogI hai| razmi vijJAna eva raga vijJAna se sambandhita katipaya vaijJAnika mazIne yA yantra ye hai| inake dvArA vidhivat kiraNoM kI parIkSA kI jA sakatI hai| 1 razmicakra (Chromo disk)-yaha kuppI ke AkAra kA tAbe kA yantra hotA hai| isake bhItarI bhAga me nikila yA alyuminiyama kI kI eka parata hotI hai| isase prakAza saralatA se prativimbita hotA hai| zarIra me garamI bharane ke lie isakA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| sUrya prakAza ke sthAna para isakA upayoga hotA hai| kisI vizeSa raga ke prakAza ke lie usa raga kA zIzA imakI bhItarI sataha para rakha diyA jAtA hai| 2 razmi darpaNa * (Chromo lense)--yaha yantra duhare vartulAkAra zIze se banatA hai| isame kiraNe pAnI meM pratibimbita kI jAtI hai aura phira ve tirachI hokara zarIra ko chatI hai| jala samparka ke kAraNa ye kiraNe adhika zudva eva zaktimatI bana jAtI haiN| ___3 tApa prakAza yantra (Thermolume)-isa yantra ke bhItara leTakara rogI AsAnI se prakAza-snAna kara sakatA hai| rogI ke aga vizeSa para hI prakAza vikIrNa kiyA jAtA hai| isase zarIra ke rugNa sthalIya kITANu naSTa ho jAte hai| Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raMga vijJAna | 89 4 vidyuta tApa prakAza yantra-badalI ke dinoM meM aura rAta ke samaya prakAza snAna ke lie yaha yantra upayogI hai| sapheda raga ke arka laimpa ke kAraNa yaha yantra sUrya jaisA hI prakAza detA hai| raga Adi kI AvazyakatA ke anusAra balba badala liye jAte hai| 5 pArada vASpa lempa : (Quartz mercury vapour Lamp)spekTrama ke vibhinna raMgo me inphrAreDa aura alTrA vAyaleTa kiraNoM kA apanA vizeSa mahattva hai| inhe ukta yantra kI sahAyatA se hI prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| sUjana aura raktAdhikya ke rogoM me ye kiraNe mahauSadha kA kAma karatI haiN| Ayurveda aura raMga Ayurveda kA AdhAra vAta, pitta aura kapha haiN| inake AdhAra para go ko isa prakAra rakhA gayA hai-1. kapha kA AsamAnI raga, 2. vAta kA pIlA raga 3 pitta kA lAla raga, kisa raMga ke abhAva se kyA hotA hai, yaha jAnane ke lie dhyAtavya yaha hai ki pramukha aura sarvathA maulika do raga hI haiM-lAla aura AsamAnI (niilaa)| ragoM kI adhikatA bhI hAnikAraka hai| sustI, adhika nidrA, bhUkha kI kamI, kabja patale dasta zarIra me lAla raMga kI kamI ke kAraNa Ate haiN| rakta kA raMga lAla hai hii| AsamAnI ke abhAva meM krodha, jhujhanAhaTa, sustI, adhika nidrA aura pramAda kI sthiti banatI hai| ratna vijJAna (ratna-cikitsA) (Gem therapy) raga vijJAna athavA raga cikitsA meM indra dhanuSa kA sarvopari mahatva hai / parantu indra dhanuSa ke ragoM ko sIdhA usase hI toprApta karanA sambhava nahI hai| ata: sUrya-kiraNa dvArA, candra-kiraNa dvArA evaM ratna-raga yA kiraNa dvArAyaha kArya kiyA jAtA hai| prasiddha sAta ratno ke nAma, raga, graha aura cakra isa prakAra haiM : varNa 1. lAla lAla mUlAdhAra 2. motI nAragI candra sahasrAra 3. mUgA magala AjJA 4 pannA harA badha maNipura pIlA Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa 5 pupparAga yA pukharAja nIlA bRhaspati vizuddha 6 hIrA jAmunI zukra svAdhiSThAna 7 nIlama AmamAnI zani anAhata ye sAta pramukha evaM pratinidhi ratna zAzvata rUpa se sRSTi ko sAta raMgo vAlI kiraNe pradAna karate hai| inhI sAta rago ko hama indra-dhanupa me dekhate hai| inhI sAta kiraNo yA ragoM kI sRSTi kI racanA, rakSA aura vinAza kI sthiti hai| nakSatro ke samAna ukta sAta pavitra ratna ukta sAta indradhanuSI rago ke hI saghana yA sakSipta rUpa hai| ina ratnoM ke viSaya meM kucha mUlabhUta bAte ye hai| 1 sabase pahalI bAta yaha hai ki ye ratna sadA apanA eka zuddha raga hI _rakhate hai aura vahabhI bahuta adhika mAtrA meM rakhate hai| iname mizraNoM kI sabhAvanA nahIM hai| 2 ye sabhI ratna atyadhika camakIle hote haiM aura apanI ragIna kiraNa ko sadA prakaTa karate hai| 3 ye ratna alkohala, spiriTa aura pAnI meM DAle jAne para apanI kiraNo kA prakAza vikIrNa karate hai| inameM nyUnatA yA thakAna nahIM aatii| 4. inake raMgo kI vizvasanIyatA ke lie nikonA zIzA (Prism) bhI upayoga meM lAyA jAtA hai| NamokAra mahAmantra me antanihita rago kA apanA vizeSa mahattva hai| artha ke stara para, dhvani ke stara para aura sAdhanA (yoga) ke stara para isa mahAmantra ko samajhane kA yA isame utarane kA prayatna kiyA jAtA rahA hai aura isa dizA me bhArI maphalatA bhI prApta huI hai / raga-vijJAna yA raga-cikitsA kA bhI eka viziSTa eva vyApaka dharAtala hai| isake AdhAra para anya AdhAge ko bhI eka nizcita koNo me rakhakara samajhA jA sakatA hai / pAco parameSThiyo kA eka sunizcita pratIka raga hai| arihata parameSThI kA zvetavarNa, siddha parameSThI kA lAla varNa, AcArya parameSThI kA pIlA varNa, upAdhyAya parameSThI kA nIla varNa tathA mAdhu Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raga vijJAna / 91 parameSThI kA zyAmavarNa haiN| yaha varNa mAnyatA ati prAcIna kAla se calI A rahI hai / Aja yaha pramANita bhI ho cukI hai| hamArI jihvA dvArA uccarita bhASA kI apekSA dRSTi meM avatarita raMgo aura AkRtiyo kI bhASA adhika zaktizAlI hai| mahAmantra me nihita rago kI bhASA ko svaya meM utArane samajhane se adbhuta tadAkaratA kI sthiti banatI hai| paca parameSThI ke pratIkAtmaka raMgo ko kramazaH jJAna, darzana, vizuddhi, Ananda aura zakti ke kendroM ke rUpa meM svIkRta kiyA gayA hai| ye parameSThI pavitratA, teja, dRDhatA, vyApaka manISA eva satata muktisaMgharSa ke pratIka bhI hai| ukta paca vargoM kI nyUnatA se hamAre zarIra aura mana para gaharA prabhAva par3atA hai| arihata parameSThI-vAcaka raga (zveta) kI kamI se hamArA sampUrNa svAsthya bigaDatA hai aura hama kUpatha kI aura baDhate haiN| hamArI nirmalatA kamajora hone lagatI hai| siddha parameSThI vAcaka lAla raga hamAre zarIra kI USmA aura tAjagI kI rakSA karatA hai| isakI kamI se hamArI mAnasikatA bigaDatI hai| Alasya aura akarmaNyatA AtI hai| AcArya parameSThI kA pItavarNa hai| isakI nyanatA hone se hamArI cAritrika eva jJAnAtmaka dRDhatA ghaTatI hai| upAdhyAya parameSThI kA nIlavarNa hai| isakI kamI hone se hamArI zAnti bhaga hotI hai| hamameM ucca starIya jJAna aura cintana kI kamI hone lagatI hai| hama azAnta aura krodhI ho jAte hai| sAdhu parameSThI kA raga zyAma kA kAlA mAnA gayA hai| yaha raga mUla nahI hai| aneka rago ke mizraNa se banatA hai| isI prakAra zveta raga bhI aneka ragoM ke (sAta pramukha rago) mizraNa se banatA hai| zyAma varNa kI kamI hamAre dhairya ko kamajora karatI hai| sAtha-hI-sAtha hamArI karmoM ke viruddha saMgharSazIlatA bhI kama hotI hai| sAdha vAstava me tapa, sAdhanA aura tyAga ke pratIka haiN| ve nirantara kAlimA-karma-kAlimA se jUjha rahe hai| ata. unhe sagharSazIlatA kA pratinidhi parameSThI mAna gayA hai / sAdhu parameSThI apane sIdhe yathArtha ke kAraNa hamAre jIvana ke sannikaTa hokara hamame sIdhe utarate haiN| prAcIna RSiyo, muniyo aura jJAniyo ne apane dhyAna, manana aura anubhava se ukta rago kA anusandhAna kiyA hai| Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa mantrasya raMgoM ke anubhava kI prakriyA dhvani, prakAza aura raMga kA avinAbhAvI sambandha hai / iname krama ko dhvani se prakAza athavA raMga se svIkRta kiyA jAsakatA hai| ataH spaSTa hai ki isa samasta carAcara jagat ke mUla me raMga kA Adi -AdhAra ke rUpa meM mahattva hai / mantro me raMga kA vizeSa mahattva hai kyoki raMga ke dvArA ekAgratA, dhyAna, samAdhi aura Atmopalabdhi taka saralatA se pahucA jA sakatA hai| raMga se hame iSTa kI parameSThI kI chavi kA sadhAna karanA sugama eva nirbhrama ho jAtA hai / udAharaNa ke lie hama arihata parameSThI ke zveta raMga ko le sakate hai / 'Namo arihatANa' pada ke uccAraNa ke sAtha turanta hamAre tana mana arihanta ke guNo kI nirmalatA ( svacchatA-saphedI) aura kAyA kI pavitratA ( svacchatA-zvetimA) kA eka bhAva-citra - eka rUpAkRti ubharatI hai aura dhIre-dhIre hama usakA sAkSAtkAra bhI karate hai / yadi kisI bhakta ke mana me aisA zvetavANI dRzya nahI bana rahA hai to usakI tanmayatA me kahI kamI hai| use aura prayatna karanA caahie| dhyAna me sahaja ekAgratA Ane para koI kaThinAI nahI hogI / arihanta parameSThI kI nirmana AkRti kA AbhA maNDala hamAre mana me banegA hI / hA, yadi puna puna prayatna karane para bhI sahaja ekAgratA nahI A rahI hai to hame apane cAro tarapha abhipreta raMga ke anukUla vAtAvaraNa banAnA hogA / hame zvetavarNa ke vastra, zvetatrArNI mAlA aura zvetavarNI kakSa me baiThakara mantra ke isa pada kA jApa karanA hogaa| zvetavarNa kI kucha vastuo ko apanI samIpatA me rakhanA hogA / aSTama tIrthakara candraprabhu kA zvetavarNa mAnA gayA hai ata unakI zvetamUrti kI samakSatA meM baiThakara NamokAra mantra kA pUrA yA kevala Namo arihatANa kA pATha karanA vizeSa lAbhakArI hogaa| dhyAna rakhanA hai ki ye saba sAdhana haiM, sAdhya nahIM / svayaM raMga bhI sAdhana hI haiN| raga hI kyo svaya sampUrNa mantra bhI to Atmopalabdhi kA advitIya sAdhana hI haiN| zveta raMga maulika raMga nahI hai / sAta maulika raMgo ke AnupAtika mizraNa se banatA hai / ata vAstava me dekhA jAe to arihanta parameSThI yA arham me hI sabhI parameSThI gati hai| jisake citta me arihanta kI zvetAbhA kA janma ho Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raga vijJAna | 93 gayA hai, use anya cAra parameSThiyoM kI varNAbhA prApta karanA atyanta sahaja hogaa| sabhI parameSThiyo ke raMgo ke anusAra hama apanA caturdika vAtAvaraNa banAkara bhI siddhi kara sakate hai| hame apane zarIra, mana aura sampUrNa jIvana ke lie jisa zakti kI AvazyakatA hai, usI ke anurUpa hame Avazyaka pada kA jApa karanA hogaa| samasta mantra kA pATha to advitIya phala detA hI hai, parantu AvazyakatA ke anurUpa eka pada kA jApa yA manana bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| samasta mantra ke jApa me zveta varNa ke vastra, zvetavarNa kI mAlA Adi se sarvAdhika lAbha hogaa| manastRpti hogii| dvitIya zreSTha varNa hai nIlA / mala sAta rago me se tIna raga nIlaparivAra ke haiM / indra-dhanuSa ke rago se yaha tathya pramANita hai hii| hamAre zAstroM meM bhI caubIsa tIrthakAroM ke raga varNita hai| raMga nihita zakti kA dyotaka hotA hai| RSama, ajita, sabhava, abhinandana, sumati, zItala, pArzva, zreyAsa, vimala, anata, dharma, zAnti, kuthu, araha, malli, nami, mahAvIra ke varNa suvarNa (tapta svarNa-kundana jaise) mAne gaye haiM padma eva vAsupUjya kA lAla varNa mAnA gayA hai / candra prabhu eva puSpadanta ke zvetavarNa svIkRta hai, munisuvrata evaM nemi ke zyAmavarNa haiN| pArzvanAtha kA nIla zyAmavarNa haiN| hamAre samasta zarIra me mUla sAto raga hamArI kozikAoM meM vyApta haiM-sacita hai| ye sabhI zarIra ko sakriya aura svastha rakhane meM apanI mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhAte haiN| yadi iname se eka raga kI bhI kamI ho jAe to zarIra kA kriyAkrama bhaga hone lagatA hai| ragoM kI kamI kI pUrti hama davA se karate hai| mantra me rago kA bhaNDAra hai jisase hama zarIra ke stara para hI nahI AtmA ke stara para bhI lAbhAnvita ho sakate haiN| NamokAra mahAmantra me parameSThiyo kA sAmAnyatayA samAna mahattva hai| parantu zAstro me krama nirdhArita kiyA gayA hai| isa mantra meM bhI kabhI-kabhI hama krama ke AdhAra para choTe-bar3e kA nirNaya karane kI nAdAnI karane lagate haiN| vAstava me ye sabhI parameSThI trikAla-daSTi se dekhane para samAna mahattva ke haiN| vartamAna kAla mAtra dekhane se bhrama paidA hotA hai| Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 / mahAmantra NamokAra . eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa pacaparameSThiyo ke krama-nirdhAraNa meM vaijJAnikatA kI bhI adabhata gajAyaza hai| sIdhe krama kI vaijJAnikatA hai ki zvetavarNa saba varNoM kA pratinidhitva karatA hai| dUsarI ora antima parameSThI se prathama parameSThI taka zyAma se zveta banane taka kI pUrI prakriyA ko bhI samajhA hI jA sakatA hai| uttarottara AtmA ko vikasita avasthA ko dekhA jA sakatA hai / vAstava me yaha krama vAstavika aura vyavahArika dono dharAtalo para kharA utaratA hai| mahAmantra me anta syUta rago ke mAdhyama se Atma-sAkSAtkAra kI prakriyA kA khulAsA isa prakAra hai ki hama sarvaprathama mantra ke prati apanI manobhUmi taiyAra karate hai| dUsare sopAna para hama usakA (mantra kA) jApa, manana eva uccAraNa karate hai| uccAraNa yA manana se hamAre sampUrNa zarIra eva mana me eka adbhuta AbhAmaNDala athavA bhAvAloka paidA hotA hai| uccarita dhvaniyA mUlAdhAra se Arambha hokara samasta cakro meM vyApta hokara eka nAda kA rUpa letI hai| vaha nAda saghana hokara eka AbhA me prakAza meM badala jAtA hai| yaha prakAza sAre caitanya me vyApta ho jAtA hai| ghanIbhUta prakAza apanI abhivyakti ke lie vivaza hokara AkRti me badalatA hai aura AkRti raga me hogI hii| Azaya spaSTa hai ki dhvani se AkRti (raga) taka kI prakriyA meM hI mantra apanI pUrNa sArthakatA me ubharatA hai| isa bAta ko hama isa prakAra bhI kaha sakate hai ki dhvani apanI pUrNa avasthA me AkRti yA raga me Dhalakara hI sampUrNatayA sArthaka hotI hai| ise hama dhvani vizleSaNa kI prakriyA bhI kaha sakate haiM yA raga vijJAna kI pUrvAvasthA kA Akalana bhI kaha sakate hai| Apake zarIra me ApakA jo mala sthAna hai jise hama brahmayoni yA kaDalinI kahate hai, vahI se UrjA kA pahalA spandana prArambha hotA hai| dhvani kA vikAsa kaise hotA hai, dhvani me nAda kA janma kaise hotA hai, kisako hama bindu, nAda aura kalA kahate haiN| unhI kalAo se mantra kA vikAsa, kAma kA vikAsa hotA hai aura zarIra ke andara caya, upacaya, svAsthya kA hrAsa yA vRddhi bhI vahI se hotI hai| eka viziSTa akSara eka viziSTa tattva kA hI pratinidhitva kyo karatA hai ? bAta yaha hai ki pratyeka akSara eka AkRti se badhA huA hai| pratyeka dhvani eka viziSTa Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mokAra mantra aura raMga vijJAna / 99 prakAra kI AkRti ko utpanna karatI hai / pratyeka AkRti eka tattva se baMdhI huI hai aura pratyeka tattva kucha nizcita bhAvanAoM, icchAoM, vicAroM aura kriyAoM se baMdhA huA hai / udAharaNa ke lie Apa NaM kA uccAraNa krie| kisI tattva kI jAnakArI ke lie Apa usakA anusvAra ke sAtha uccAraNa kIjie / phira anubhava kIjie ki vaha Apako kidhara le jA rahA hai| ApakI nAbhi se eka dhvani uThatI hai vaha Apako brahma randhra kI ora yA mUlAdhAra kI ora yA anahata kI ora yA nAbhi kI ora le jA rahI hai / isase patA calatA hai ki Na aura ma kahate hI hamArA visarjana hotA hai, hama kisI me lIna hone lagate haiM / 'Na' nahI arthAt asvIkRti yA tyAga cetanA kA dyotaka hai aura isake (Na ke sAtha hI hama isa tyAga cetanA se bhara jAte haiM / aura pUrA 'namo' bolate hI hamArA samasta ahakAra visarjita ho jAtA hai / hama halke nirvikAra hokara AkAza kI ora uThate hai / Na aura ma ke milana se vahI sthiti hotI hai jo agni aura jala ke mizraNa se hotI hai / agni ke samparka se jala vASpa bana jAtA hai arthAt UrjA (Energy ) me parivartita ho jAtA hai| pratyeka varNa aura akSara ke vizleSaNa me raMga kA bahuta mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai / AkRti AegI to usameM vastue bhI ubhareMgI hI / kAna banda karane ke bAda binA varNoM kI dhvani jo hama sunate haiM vaha anAhata kahalAtI haiM / dhvani kA vibhinna cakra se sambandha hotA hai / cakro kA artha hai tattva aura tattva kA artha hai vibhinna prakAra ke raMga aura raMgo se prakAza prakaTa hotA hI hai / jo dhvani sIdhI nikalatI hai usakA raMga alaga hai aura jo dhvani guccha meM se (cakra yA kamala me se) nikalatI hai usakA raMga kucha aura hI hotA hai| Azaya yaha hai ki dhvani cakra se sambaddha hokara zakti aura UrjA badalatI hai / jarmana DhA0 arnesTa lADanI aura jenI ne prayoga kiye| unake prayogo se yaha siddha ho gayA ki dhvani aura AkRti kA ghaniSTha sambandha hai| sTIla kI patalI pleTa para bAlU ke kaNa phailAe gaye aura vAyalina ke svara bajAe gaye to pAyA gayA ki ina svaro ke kAraNa bAlU ke kaNa vibhinna AkAroM ko dhAraNa karate haiN| DaoN0 jenI kA prayoga dhvani aura Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa AkRti ke sambandha kI ora bhI puSTa karatA hai| unhone Teloskopa nAma kA yantra bnaayaa| yaha yantra bole gaye zabdo ko mAikrophona se nikAlatA hai aura sAmane vAle parde para unake AkAroM ko prastuta kara detA hai-unhe AkAroM meM badala detA hai| oma kA uccAraNa karane para isa yantra ke kAraNa parde para vartulAkAra dikhAI detA hai aura jaba 'ma' kA cinha dhIre-dhIre lupta hotA hai to vahI AkAra trikoNa aura SaTkoNa me badala jAtA hai| ___ yaha sampUrNa vizva dhvani aura AkRti kA hI eka khela hai| isI ko hamAre prAcIna RSiyo-muniyo ne nAma rUpAtmaka jagat kahA hai| isa vizva kI pratyeka vastu dhvani-AkRtimaya hai| isI ko dUsare zabdo me yo kahA jA sakatA hai ki pratyeka vastu prakampAyamAna aNu-paramANuo kA samUha hai| pratyeka vastu me aNuo ke prakampano kI AvRti (Frequencies) Adi kI vividhatA hai| prAcIna kAla me RSiyo-yogiyo ne apane antarjJAna se jAnA ki jaba dhvani AkRti meM badala sakatI hai to vaha dravya me bhI badala sakatI hai| unhone usa dravya para niyantraNa karane ke lie usa dhvani ko hI mAdhyama bnaayaa| unhoMne dravya vizeSa para dhyAna diyA, usa para apane mana ko atyanta ekAgra kiyA aura jAnA ki usase eka vizeSa prakAra kA spandana A rahA hai aura vaha spandana usa dravya ke sAre zaktivyUha ko apane me lie hue hai| spandana ke mAdhyama se padArtha ke zaktivyUha ko pakaDA jA sakatA hai| ra dhvani se agni ko paidA kiyA jA makatA hai| Rpiyo ne anubhava kiyA ki jaba bhI koI vastu tarala se saghana hone lagatI hai to usame se la dhvani Ane lagatI hai| 'lam' dhvani pRthvI tattva kI janano hai| 'vam' dhvani jala tattva kA AdhAra hai| jala java vahatA hai to usame 'vam' dhvani prakaTa hotI hai| isI prakAra 'vam' dhvani se jala ko-zItalatA ko paidA kiyA jA sakatA hai / 'yam' dhvani vAyu kA AdhAra hai, 'hama' AkAza kA AdhAra hai| ha dhvani se AkAza ko prabhAvita kiyA jA sakatA hai| __ isa prakAra pratyeka tatva eva vastu kI svAbhAvika dhvani ko pakar3ane kI koziza kI aura isa svAbhAvika dhvani ke mAdhyama se uma tattva Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raMga vijJAna | 97 yA padArtha ke zakti-vyUha ko usake guNoM ko, usakI vaiyaktikatA ko pahicAnA gayA / krama rahA-vastu se dhvani, dhvani se tattva, tattva se zavita-vyUha, zakti vyUha se bhAvanA aura vicAra isI prakAra varNa kisa tattva ko prabhAvita karatA hai, vaha kisa zakti-vyaha (ElectricCurrent) ko pakaDa rahA hai, isako khojA gayA pariNAmataH pratyeka varNa ko usake viziSTa tattva se jor3a diyA gyaa| jahAM taka ina vargoM kI AkRti kA sambandha hai yaha pahale hI kahA jA cakA hai ki hara dhvani AkRti ko paidA karatI hai| dhvani aura AkRti sambandha vaisA hI hai jaisA ki zarIra aura zarIra kI chAyA kaa| jaba hama zabdo ko bolate haiM to unakI AkRti AkAza meM usI taraha akita hotI calI jAtI hai jaisI ki phoTo lete samaya phoTo kI viSayavastu kA citra kaimare ke pleTa para aMkita ho jAtA hai| dhvaniyo kI ina akita AkRtiyoM ko prAcIna RSiyo ne AkAza meM dekhA hai / a, A, i, I Adi svara kaime bane eva anya vyajana kaise bane ? inake pIche jo kahAnI hai vaha uccAraNa AkRti aura pratilipi kI kahAnI hai| saskRta aura prAkRta bhASA me yaha prayoga atyanta saralatA se kiyA jA sakatA hai| spaSTa hai ki isa likhI gayI AkRti me aura AkAza para akita AkRti me adbhuta sAmya hai| ___ Aja vijJAna ke prayogoM ke AdhAra para yaha siddha ho cukA hai ki dhvani ko prakAza meM vadalA jA sakatA hai| vibhinna prakampana AvRtti (Frequencies) me pravRtta hone vAlA prakAza hI raMga hai| prakAza, raMga eva dhvani pathaka-prathaka tatva nahI hai apitu eka hI tattva ke alaga-alaga paryAya yA prakAra hai / inameM se kisI eka ke mAdhyama se anya do ko prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| raga kA jagata hamAre mAnasika aura bAhya jagata ko saphalatApUrvaka prabhAvita kara sakatA hai| rUsa kI eka andhI mahilA hAthoM se rago ko chUkara unase utpanna hone vAle bhAvo kA anubhava kara letI thii| vaha thor3I hI dera me una raMgoM kA nAma bhI batA detI thii| lAla raga kI vastu ko chUne para use garamAhaTa kA anubhava hotA thaa| hare raMga kA sparza karate hI use prasannatA kA anubhava hotA thaa| nIle raMga kI vastu ko chUne para use UcAI aura vistAra kA anubhava hotA thA / mantra aura Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa unase utpanna hone vAle raMga hamAre Antarika eva bAhya jagat ke vikAsa eva hrAsa me mahattvapUrNa yoga dete haiN| NamokAra mahAmatra ke pAMcoM pado ke pAca pratinidhi raMga haiM, isase hama 'paricita hI haiN| kisa raMga kA hamAre laukika aura pAralaukika jIvana para kyA prabhAva par3atA hai, yaha jAnane kI hamArI sahaja utsukatA hotI hI hai| para, raga paidA kaise hote hai ? raga paidA hote hai prakammana Avatti ke dvArA (Frequency) phrIkvensI kaise aura kisase paidA hotI hai ?...vaha zabda yA dhvani ke phailAva se paidA hotI hai| sAta hajAra kI phrIkvensI se lAla raga paidA hotA hai| Namo siddhANa kI dhvani se sAta hajAra kI phrIkvensI paidA hotI hai-isIlie lAla raga hai uskaa| Namo AyariyANa 6000 kI dhvaniyo kI phrIkvensI utpanna karane kI zakti hai| 6000 kI phrIkvensI pIle raMga ko utpanna karatI hai| Namo uvajjhAyANa me 5000 kI phrIkvensI kI tAkata hai arthAta Namo uvajjhAyANa kI dhvani meM 5000 kI phrIkvensI kI zakti hai| isase svata hI nIlA aura harA raMga paidA ho jAtA hai| ___dhvaniyo ke saghAta se, japa se, uccAraNa se kima prakAra kI phrIkvenmI paidA hotI hai ? yaha Izvara meM prakapanna paidA karatI hai| ina raMgo kA zarIra ke vibhinna bhAgo para prabhAva par3atA hai| yaha prabhAva kSatipUraka evaM zaktivardhaka hotA hai / hIliMga meM prANa aura raga mahattvapUrNa hai| mantrastha rago kA zarIra aura mana para prabhAva-'Namo arihatANa' pada kA zveta raga Apako rogo se bacAtA hai aura ApakI pAcana zakti ko ThIka karatA hai| mAnasika nirmalatA aura sarakSaNa zakti bhI isI pada ke zvetavarNa se prApta hotI hai / Namo siddhANa' kA lAla varNa zakti kriyA aura gati kA poSaka hai| niyantraNa zakti (Controlhng power) bhI isase hI bar3hatI hai| Namo AiriyANa' kA pIlA raMga sayama aura Atmabala kA vardhaka hai| cAritrya kA bhI yaha poSaka hai| 'Namo uvajjhAyANa' zarIra me zAnti eva samanvaya paidA karatA hai / isa nIle kI mahimA hai| hRdaya, phephaDe, pasaliyo ko bhI yaha raga ThIka karatA hai| 'Namo loe sabba sAhUNaM' kA kAlA raga hai| yaha zarIra kI niSkriyatA aura akarmaNyatA ko dUra karatA hai| karma damana aura sagharSa zakti isa varNa me hai / sAdhu parameSThI anathaka saMgharSa ke pratIka haiN| Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raMga vijJAna / 99 prakRti, tasva, raMga - prakRti paMca tatvoM ke mAdhyama se prakaTa hotI hai / prakRti kA artha hai sRSTi kI mUla enarjI (UrjA) / pra kA artha hai prakRSTa guNa arthAt paidA honA / kR kA artha hai kriyAzIla honA arthAt sthira honA / 'ti' kA artha hai naSTa honA / to prakRti zabda kA pUrNa artha huA - bananA, sthira honA aura naSTa honA / isI prakAra pra - satoguNa, kR - rajoguNa aura ti - tamoguNa ke pratinidhi akSara hai| ina tIna meM hI samasta sasAra basA huA hai NamokAra mantra isa sabako jAnane kI kujI hai / tattva aura unakA pravAha - hama apanI nAsikA ko havA kI dizA aura gati ke dvArA apane bhItara ke tatvoM kI sthiti ko jAna sakate haiM / pRthvI kA pravAha 20 minaTa taka jala tattva kA pravAha 16 minaTa taka, vAyu kA 12 minaTa taka, agni tatva kA 8 minaTa taka aura AkAza kA pravAha nAsikA vAyu meM 4 minaTa taka calatA hai / nAsikA meM bAyI ora candra svara hai aura dAyI ora sUrya svara hai / zarIra me AnupAtika zItalatA aura uSNatA jarUrI hai / anupAta bigaDane para roga Ate hai / yadi nAsikA kI havA nIce kI ora cala rahI hai to vaha jala tattva pradhAna hai / tirachI ora hai to pRthvItattva hai / Upara kI ora jA rahI hai to agni tatva hai / cAro tarapha baha rahI hai to vAyu tattva hai / yadi kucha sparza karatI huI Upara jAtI hai aura vahI samApta ho jAtI hai| to vaha AkAza tattva hai| pRthvI 12, jala 16, vAyu 8, agni 6, AkAza 4 agula taka apanI dizA me jA sakatA hai | pravAha kSaNa (minaTa) dizA gati sAra citra nAsikA vivaroM kI havA aura tattva agni 8 pRthvI tattra 20 jala 16 12 aMgula 16 paryanta vAyu 12 tiryakSa gati adhogati caturdika Urdhva gati kucha UrdhvamukhI alpa jIvI agula paryanta AkAza 4 8 agula paryanta 6 aMgula 4 aMgula paryanta paryanta Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa NamokAra mantra me sammohana (Hypnotising) ke bhI rAste haiN| isakI katipaya dhyaniyA aisI haiM jo mAnava ko hipnoTAija ( sammohita) kara sakatI hai / jaise NaM hai / Na kyA hai ? Na me eka baDI zakti hai| isame tIna stambha hai / kaisA bhI darda ho, kisI bhI aga me ho, usako 'Na' dvArA dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai / 'Na' pahale darda vAle hisse ko hipnoTAija karegA phira dabA degA / & arham - Apake pAsa 49 dhvaniyA haiM / iname pahalI dhvani hai a aura antima dhvani hai hai / ye dono dhvaniyA kaNTha se paidA hotI haiM / arham mUla mantra hai / dhvani ke sAtha uccarita karane para usame prakAza eva raga paidA ho jAte haiN| pahalA sapheda prakAza hai / vahI hI kara dene para lAla ho jAtA hai kyoki usame ra mila gayI hai| jaba vaha hrA (A) rUpa uccarita hotA hai to pIta prakAza AtA hai| hU ( u ) kahate hI nIlA prakAza AtA hai aura sa kahate hI raga eva prakAza kAlA ho jAtA hai / NamokAra mantra sRSTi kA mUla hai| sabhI pratinidhi akSara mAtRkAe usame hai | arham, oma, ho ke ekamAtra ke kahane para bhI vahI NamokAra mantra banatA hai / vyAkhyA aura paripUrNatA ke lie --bodha ke lie ise vistRta kiyA gyaa| isa pUrNa mantra ko suvidhA ke lie makSipta kiyA gayA yaha bhI hama kaha sakate hai / raMgo kI anubhUti kaise -- do prakAra ke Asana hote hai-sagarbha aura agarbha / jaba hama zvAsa ko mantra me badalate hai tatra sagarbha Asana hotA hai / jaba hama zvAsa kA darzana karate hai taba agarbha Asana hotA hai / prANa vAyu kI gati Urdhva ko hai aura apAna vAyu kI nIce kA hai| isako ulTe rUpa meM kaise kare / jisa samaya Apa sIvana ko dabA kara apAna ke nissaraNa kI prakriyA ko roka dege to apAna vAyu svata hI Upara ko uThanA prArambha kara degI / apAna vAyu ThaNDI hai aura prANa vAyu garma hai / jaba apAna garma ho jAegI to Upara ko bhAgegI hI / hara ThaNDI vastu ko nIce se garmI dI jAve to vaha Upara ko bhAgegI hii| lohe ko gaima se hI kATA jA sakatA hai| sirpha nIlI gaisa chor3ate haiM aura kATate hai / vaha nIlI gaisa hI AvasIjana hotI hai / usame nAiTrojana aura kArbana ye saba cIjeM milI huI hai| phaikTarI me gaiso ko alaga karate hai / jo TaNDI hotI hai vo Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raga vijJAna / 101 cupa ho jAtI hai aura jo garma ho jAtI hai vo Tika jAtI hai| jaba sirpha AkmIjana raha jAtI hai to usame kATane kI zakti bar3ha jAtI hai / __isa duniyA meM sAikika (mAnasika icchA dvArA) sarjarI ho rahI hai isakA artha hai-mAnasika icchA dvArA Aparezana karanA / peTa khola denA, peTa banda kara denA / apane para bhI tathA dUsare para bhI yaha kI jA sakatI hai| NamokAra mantra kA mUlAdhara dhvani hai| dhvani hI prakRti kI UrjA kA mUla svarUpa hai| isa prakRti me jo mUlabhUta zakti hai usake ananta rUpa haiN| ve banate haiM, sthira rahate haiM aura naSTa hote haiM / spaSTa hai ki prakRti dhvani ke mAdhyama se prakaTa hotI hai| dhvani prakAza me Dhalakara raga aura AkAra grahaNa karatI hai| mahAmantra kA sasvara jApa yA uccAraNa karatekarate zarIra me apekSita raga aura AkRtiyoM kI avatAraNA hogii| dhvani taraga dhIre-dhIre vidyata taraMgo meM badalegI aura phira yaha vidyata taraMga raga aura AkRti me DhalegI hii| isake bAda bhakta svaya kI pUrNatA kA sAkSAtkAra kara sake aisI kSamatA kI sthiti meM pahuca jAtA hai| mahAmantra meM kevala tIna pada haiM-mahAmantra NamokAra kI pramukhatA haiprAkRtika UrjA kA jAgaraNa / prakRti ke apane krama meM tIna sthitiyAM haiM-utpatti, sthiti, aura vinAza / NamokAra mantra meM Namo uvajjhAyANa pada utpatti-jJAna, utpAdana kA hai| Namo siddhANa pada sthiti kA hai| Namo arihantANa pada nAza-karmakSaya kA hai| AcArya aura sAdha parameSThI upAdhyAya me hI gabhita haiN| ataH isa prakRti aura UrjA ke stara para mantra ke tIna hI pada banate haiN| utpatti, sthiti aura vyaya (nAza) aura puna -puna. yahI krama-ye tIna avasthAeM UrjA kI haiN| miTaTI, pAnI, havA, agni ye saba UrjA ke kSetra hai| jaba UrjA Thosa (Solid) hotI hai to miTTI bana jAtI hai| tarala hone para jala aura jaba jalatI hai to agni banatI hai / vahane para vAyu banatI hai| jaba kevala UrjA hI-(UrjA mAtra hI) raha jAtI hai to vaha AkAza ho jAtI hai| ina pAcoM tattvoM ke alaga raga haiN| inake apane-apane kendra haiM, inakI apanI pratIkAtmakatA hai| ina rago kI mAnava zarIra me nyUnatA kA gaharA prabhAva par3atA hai| ye raga, zakti kendra, pratIka, aura inakI nyUnatA ko paMca parameSThI ke sAtha joDakara dekhane se pUrA citra prastuta ho jAtA hai| sAra citra isa prakAra hai Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa - - pacaparameSThI varNa zakti kendra pratIka raMga nyUnatA kA prabhAva arihanta siddha zveta lAla jJAna darzana sphaTika bAla ravi bhAcArya pAdhyAya sAdhu pIlA vizuddhi dIpazikhA nIlA Ananda nabha kAlA zakti kastUrI asvAsthya prasAda, vikSiptatA bauddhika hrAsa krodha pratirodha zakti pIta varNa yA pIlA raga miTTI tattva ke nirmANa meM sahAyaka hai / jala tattva ke lie UrjA ko zveta rUpa dhAraNa karanA hotA hai| agni tattva ke lie lAla raga Avazyaka hai| nIlA raga vAyu tattva kA janaka hai| AkAza tattva ke lie bhI nIla varNa Avazyaka hai| rAga-dveSa ko sthira karake hI jala tattva ko niyantrita kiyA jA sakatA hai| jala tattva se hamArA mUtra hI nahI apitu rakta eva zarIra kI sArI icchAe cAlita hotI hai| Namo arihatANa me zveta ta raga hai / a aura ha meM jala tattva hai| ra me agni tattva hai| jala aura agni se hama galA, nAbhi, hRdaya ko svaccha-svastharakha sakate hai| ina ago kI svacchatA zvetavarNa bardhaka hotI hai| raga ke binA koI vastu dikhAI nahIM detii| rago ke dvArA hamArI bImArI kA patA calatA hai| DaoN0 bImAra vyakti kI Akha, jIbha, pezAba, thUka, kyo dekhatA hai ? inake rago se vaha roga ko turanta jAna letA hai| pRthvI tattva kA pIlA raga zarIra me vyApta hai| isakI kamI se rugNatA AtI hai| kintu yadi mUtra me pIlApana ho to vaha roga kA kAraNa hotA hai| mUtra kA varNa jala tattva ke kAraNa zveta honA cAhie / sapheda raga arihanta kA hai| eka zveta raga roga kA hai aura eka zveta raga svAsthya kA hai| isa zarIra ko tuccha, heya aura nAzavAn kahakara upekSA karane se hama NamokAra mantra ko nahI samajha skte| zarIra kI samajha aura svAsthya se hama sasAra ko samajha sakate haiM / Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raMga vijJAna / 103 saMsAra ko samajhakara use niyantrita kara sakate haiM aura phira AtmakalyANa kI sahajatA ko pA sakate hai / NamokAra vijJAna, arihanta vijJAna yA jaina dharma zaktizAliyoM kA dharma hai, kamajoroM kA nahI / paramparA aura mazIna bana jAne se isakI UrjA aura prANavattA tirohita ho gayI hai| AtmA aura zarIra ke sambandha ko santulita dRSTi se samajhakara hI calanA zreyaskara hogA / fron - mahAmantra ke raMgamUlaka adhyayana se aneka prakAra ke lAbha haiN| 1 prakRti se sahaja nikaTatA eva svayaM meM bhI prakRti ke samAna vividhatA, ekatA aura vyApakatA kI pUrNa sambhAvanA banatI hai| 2 zabda se zabdAtIta hone me raga sahAyaka haiN| anubhUti kI saghanatA, bhASA lupta ho jAtI hai| dhIre-dhIre AkRti bhI vilIna ho jAtI hai / dhvani, prakAza aura caitanya jyoti kI yAtrA hai / 3 raMga to sAdhana hai - sazakta sAdhana / siddhi kI avasthA me sAdhana svata lIna ho jAte hai / 4. tIrthaMkaro ke bhI raMgo kA varNana huA hai| dhyAna meM AkRti aura raMga kA mahattva hai hI / 5. raga- cikitsA kA mahattva suvidita hai / NamokAra mantra ke pado ke jApa se vibhinna raMgoM kI kamI pUrI kI jA sakatI hai| raMgo ko zuddha bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai / 6 indradhanuSa ke sAta raMgo kA mahattva, raga cikitsA kA mahattva, ratna cikitsA kA mahattva aura razmi cikitsA kA mahattva bhI samajhanA Avazyaka hai / 7 sthUla mAdhyama se dhIre-dhIre hI sUkSma bhAvAtmaka lakSya ko prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / raga hamAre zarIra ke eva mana ke sacAraka evaM niyantraka tattva haiM ata inake mAdhyama se hamArI AdhyAtmika yAtrA arthAt mantra se sAkSAtkAra kI yAtrA sahaja hI saphala ho sakatI hai / Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa AkRti aura raga kA mano-niyantraNa meM sarvAdhika mahattva hai| kRti Akati hIna hokara kaise jIvita raha sakatI hai ? kati ko jaiva dharAtala para AnA hI hogaa| isake bAda hI vaha bhAvaloka kI anantatA meM zAzvata vicaraNa kara sakatI hai| NamokAra mantra ke akSara, tattva aura raMga tattva raMga AkAza vAyu agni AkAza vAyu AkAza AkAza jala pRthvI AkAza AkAza vAyu vAyu agni vAyu AkAza Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra aura raga vijJAna / 103 nIlA 14 bana AkAza pathvI jala pRthvI yA vAyu AkAza kAlA AkAza pRthvI vAyu E to otto F no 5 jala jala jala AkAza AkAza sampUrNa mantra meM pRthvI tattva sakhyA 4, jala tattva sakhyA 5, agni tattva sakhyA 2, vAyu tatva sakhyA 7, AkAza tattva saMkhyA 12 hai| Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga aura dhyAna ke sandarbha meM NamokAra mantra samasta vizva ke RSiyo, santo aura vidvAno ne apane jIvana ke anubhava ke AdhAra para mAnava ke dukho kA mUla kAraNa, citta kI vikRti se utpanna hone vAlI azAnti ko mAnA hai| zArIrika kaSTo kA prabhAva bhI mana para paDatA hai / para, mana yadi svastha eva prakRtyA zAnta hai to vaha use sahaja eva nirAkula bhAva se saha letA hai / mAnasika rugNatA sabase baDI bImArI hai / isI mana kI bhaTakana yA dizAntaraNa ko rokane ke lie sabase baDI bhUmikA adA karatA hai| vastuta citta kA avAchita dizAntaraNa rukanA hI yoga hai| maharSi patajali ne apane yogazAstra me kahA hai 'yogazcittavRtti nirodha / ' jaina zAstro me bhI cittavRttiyoM ke nirodha ko yoga kahA gayA hai| AtmA kA vikAsa yoga aura dhyAna kI sAdhanA para hI avalambita hai| yogabala se hI kevalajJAna kI prApti hotI hai aura samasta karmo kA kSaya kiyA jAtA hai / sabhI tIrthakara paramayogo the / samasta RddhiyA aura siddhiyA yogiyo dAsiyA ho jAtI hai parantu ve kabhI inakA prayoga nahI krte| inakI tarapha dRSTipAta bhI nahI karate / yogazabda kA artha aura vyAkhyA - yuj dhAtu se ghaJ pratyaya ke yoga se 'yoga' zabda siddha hotA hai / 'yuj' zabda dvayarthaka hai / joDanA aura mana ko sthira karanA ye do artha yoga zabda ke hai / prathama artha to sAmAnya jIvana se sambaddha hai / dvitIya artha hI prastuta sandarbha meM hamArA abhipreta hai / mana ko sasAra se moDakara aura adhyAtma me joDakara sthira karanA hI yoga hai| yoga ke isI bhAva ko karma yoga ke prasaMga me 'zrImad bhagavat gItA' me 'yoga karmasu kauzalayam' kahakara prakaTa kiyA gayA hai / 'gItA' me kartavya karma ko pradhAnatA dI gayI hai / karma me kauzala citta kI ekAgratA ke abhAva me sambhava nahI hai / jaina zAstro me dhyAna zabda Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga aura dhyAna ke sandarbha meM NamokAra mantra | 107 kA prayoga prAyaH yoga ke artha meM kiyA gayA hai| yoga ke ATha aMga mAne jAte haiM-yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyama, pratyAhAra, dhAraNa, dhyAna aura samAdhi / ina yogAGgoM ke nirantara abhyAsa se sAdhaka kA citta susthira ho jAtA hai / tana ke niyantraNa aura vazIkaraNa kA mana para sahaja hI vyApaka prabhAva par3atA hai| isIlie vrata upavAsa Adi bhI kiye jAte yama aura niyama-jaina dharma meM tyAga aura nivRtti kA prAdhAnya hai| ataH yama-niyama ke svarUpa ko nivatti ke dharAtala para samajhanA hogaa| vibhAva arthAt aise sabhI bhAva jo mAnava kI sAMsArika lipsA kA poSaNa karate haiM unase dUra rahakara svabhAva arthAt Atma svarUpa meM lIna honA yama-niyama kA mUla svara hai| saMyama yama kA hI vikasita rUpa hai| yama ke mukhya do bheda haiM--prANi-sayama evaM indriy-sNym| mana, vacana, kAya se aura kRta, kArita, anumodana se kisI bhI prANI kI hiMsA na karanA aura yathAsambhava rakSA karanA prANI saMyama hai| apanI pacendriyoM para mana, vacana, kAya se saMyama rakhanA indriya sayama hai| hame rAga aura dveSa dono se hI bacanA hai| ye donoM hI saMsAra ke kAraNa haiN| niyama ke antargata vrata, upavAsa, sAmayika pUjana eva stavana Adi Ate haiN| inakA yathAzakti niSThApUrvaka pAlana karanA caahie| yogasAdhana meM hama zArIrika aura mAnasika niyantraNa dvArA AtmA ke vizuddha svarUpa taka pahucate haiN| yama, niyama ke dvArA hama ihaloka aura paraloka ko sahI samajhakara apanA jIvana sUcAru rUpa se calA sakate haiN| Asana-'icchA nirodhastapa' arthAt icchAo ko rokanA aura samApta karanA tapa hai / eka sakalpavAna vyakti hI apane jIvana ke sahI lakSya taka pahuMca sakatA hai| mana ke niyantraNa aura usakI zucitA ke lie zarIra ko bhI svastha eva anukUla rakhanA hogaa| yaha kArya Asana dvArA sambhava hai| Asana kA artha hai hone kI sthiti yA baiThane kI paddhati / yogI ko Asana lagAne kA abhyAsa karanA paramAvazyaka hai| yogAsana hameM svastha rakhane me tathA hamAre mana ko pavitra evaM jAgRta rakhane me acaka zakti hai| sAmAnyatayA AsanoM kI saMkhyA zatAdhika hai| haThayoga me to AsanoM kI saMkhyA sahastroM taka hai| jIva yoniyo ke samAna Asano kI sakhyA bhI caurAsI lAkha batAyI hai| pradhAnatA ke Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa AdhAra para kevala caugasI Asana hI mAnya evaM pracalita haiN| AG upasarga pUrvaka san dhAtu se sajJArUpa Asana zabda niSpanna hotA hai| Aja kA artha hai-maryAdA pUrvaka tathA pUrNatayA aura san kA artha hai-baiThanA yA tthhrnaa| spaSTa hai ki Asana se zarIra kA hI nahI mana kA bhI pariSkAra hotA hai / mantra-pATha me bhI Asana kA apanA viziSTa mahattva yogI athavA gRhastha ko cAhie ki vaha dhyAna ke lie ucita sthAna eva ucita Asana ko cane / siddhakSetra, jalAzaya (nadI taTa, samudra taTa) parvata, araNya, guphA, caityAlaya athavA ekAnta, zAnta, pavitra sthAna Amana ke lie upayogI hai| Asana caukI para, caTTAna para, bAlukA para yA svaccha bhUmi para lagAnA caahie| padmAsana, paryakAsana, vajrAsana, sukhAsana, kAyotsarga evaM kamalAsana dhyAna ke lie upayogI Asana hai| sAdhaka apanI zArIrika zakti ke anurUpa Asana lagA sakatA hai| bichAvana ko arthAt caTAI Adi ko bhI Asana kahA gayA hai| sUna, kuza, taNa eva Una kA Asana ho sakatA hai| Una kA Asana zreSTha mAnA jAtA hai| zarIra yantra ko sAdhanA ke anurUpa banAnA hI Asana kA uddezya hai| zarIra kI pUrI kSamatA zreSTha yoga sAdhanA ke lie paramAvazyaka hai| yogAsana aura zArIrika vyAyAma me antara hai| zArIrika vyAyAma kevala zarIra kI puSTatA taka hI sImita hai| parantu yogAsana me zArIrika svAsthya, mana aura vANI kI nirmalatA kA sAdhana mAva hai| sAmAnyatayA Asano ke tIna prakAra hai-1. UrvAsana-khaDe hokara kiyA jAtA hai| 2. niSodana Asana-baiThakara kiyA jAtA hai| 3. zayana Asana-leTakara kiyA jAtA hai| ina AsanoM ke kucha prakAra ye bhI hai-karvAsana-sampAda, ekapAda, kAyotsarga niSIdana-padmAsana, vIrAsana, mukhAsana, siddhAsana, bhdraasn| zayana Asana-daNDAsana, dhanurAsana, zavAsana, matsyAsana, garbhAmana, bhujagAsana / zubhacandrAcArya kRta jJAnArNava me padmAsana aura kAyotsarga ye do hI Asana dhyAna karane ke lie zreSTha batAe gaye haiN| Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga aura dhyAna ke sandarbha meM NamokAra mantra | 109 kAyotsargazcaparyaDU prazastaM kshcidiiritm| dehinAvIryavaikalyAt kAla doSeya samprati / / ___-jJAnArNava pra. 19, zloka 22 prANAyAma-zvAsa eva ucchavAsa ke sAdhane kI kriyA ko prANAyAma kahate haiN| zArIrika sAmarthya baDhAne ke sAtha-sAtha dhyAna me mAnasika ekAgratA baDhAne ke lie prANAyAma kiyA jAtA hai| vAstava me zArIrika vAyu ko (paca pavana yA paca prANa) sAdhanA hI prANAyAma hai / prANAyAma ke sAmAnyatayA tIna bheda haiM--pUraka, recaka, kumbhaka / pUraka-nAsikA chidra ke dvArA vAyu ko khIcakara zarIra me bharanA pUraka prANAyAma kahalAtA hai / recaka-isa khIcI huI pavana ko dhIrebAhara nikAlanA recaka hai| kumbhaka-pUraka pavana ko nAbhi ke andara sthira karanA kumbhaka prANAyAma hai| vAyumaDala cAra prakAra kA hai-pRthvImaDala, jalamaDala, vAyumaDala eva agnimaDala / ina cAroM prakAra ke pavano ko bhItara lene aura bAhara phekane se jaya, parAjaya, lAbha, hAni sabhava hote hai| yogI ina pavano ko niyantrita karake aneka prakAra ke laukika eva pAralaukika camatkAro kA anubhava karate haiM / niyantrita prANavAyu ke sAtha mana ko hRdaya kamala me virAjita karane vAlA yogI paramazAnta niviSayI aura sahajAnandI hotA hai| prANa ke prakAra-prANa eka akhaDa zakti hai use vibhAjita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| phira bhI suvidhA aura jIvana-sacAlana kI dRSTi meM usake pAca bhAga kiye jAte hai-prANa, apAna, samAna, udAna, vyaan| prANa-prANa kA mukhya sthAna kaTha nalI hai| yaha zvAsa paTala me hai| isakA kArya avirAma gati hai| zvAsa-prazvAsa eva bhojana nalikA se isakA sIdhA sambandha hai / apAna-nAbhi se nIce isakA sthAna hai| yaha mUlAdhAra se juDI huI zakti hai / yaha vAyu svAbhAvata. adhogAminI hai| yaha prANa vAyu (apAna vAyu) gudA, Ata eva peTa kA niyantraNa karatI hai| yaha UrdhvamukhI hone para prANa ghAtaka ho sakatI hai| prAya yaha UrdhvamukhI hotI nahI hai / samAna- hRdaya aura nAbhi ke madhya isakI sthiti hai| pAcana kriyA meM yaha sahAyaka hai| udAna-isase netra, nAsikA, kAna Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa eva mastiSka prabhAvita eva sakriya hote haiM / vyAna-samasta zarIra ko prabhAvita karatA hai / ago kI sadhiyA, peziyA aura kozikAeM isase kriyAzIla rahatI haiN| dhyAna rakhe-1 Asana ke bAda prANAyAma kre| 2 dUSita vAtAvaraNa me prANAyama na kre| 3. bhojana ke bAda 3 ghaTe taka prANAyAma na kre| 4 prANAyAma prAtaH (6 se 7 baje) tathA sAya (5 se 6 baje) kre| 5. prANAyAma ke lie padmAsana eva siddhAsana uttama hai| 6 prANAyAma ke pUrva malAzaya eva mUtrAzaya rikta ho| 7 teja havA me prANAyAma na kre| 8 prANAyAma ke samaya zarIra zithila eva mukhAkRti saumya rhe| mana tanAva rahita rhe| prANAyAma kI mahattA ke viSaya me 'jJAnArNava' me kahA gayA hai "janmazata janitamagraM, prANAyAmAt vilIyate pApam / nAr3I yugalasyAnvaM, yatejitAkSasya vIrasya // " arthAt prANAyAma se maikaDo janmo ke ugra pApa do ghaNTo me samApta ho jAte hai / sAdhaka jitendriya banatA hai| pratyAhAra-indriyo aura mana ko viSayo se pRthaka kara Atmonmukha karane kI prakriyA hai| mana ko Upara uThAnA arthAta mana kA UvAkaraNa karanA (AjJAcakra me le AnA) pratyAhAra kI pUrNatA hai| pratyAhAra phalIbhata ho jAne para yogI ko mamAra kI koI bhI vastu prabhAvita nahI kara pAtI hai / prANAyAma ke pazcAta isa cintana meM lIna honA hotA hai / prANAyAma se zarIra aura zvAsa vaza me hotI hai| pratyAhAra se mana nirmala aura nirAkula hokara AtmA me nimajjita ho jAtI hai / dhAraNA, dhyAna aura samAdhi--yuvAcArya mahAprajJa apanI pustaka 'jaina yoga' me kahate hai -"jaina dharma kI sAdhanA paddhati kA nAma muktimArga thaa| usake 3 aga hai| samyaka-darzana, samyaka-jJAna, samyaka critr| mahoSa patajali ke yoga kI tulanA meM isa ratnatrayI ko jaina yoga kahA jA sakatA hai| jaina sAdhanA paddhati meM aSTAga yoga ke sabhI ago kI vyavasthA nahIM hai / vahA prANAyAma, dhAraNA aura samAdhi nahI hai| zeSa ago kA bhI pratipAdana nahI hai|" pratyAhAra ke antargata mana AtmA meM lIna ho jAtA hai| isameM sthiratA aura lInatA kI dizA meM dhAraNA samartha hai| dhAraNA se Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga aura dhyAna ke sandarbha meM gamokAra mantra | 111 dhyAna meM nizcalatA AtI hai| Atmopalabdhi yA satyopalabdhi ke lie sakalpa cAhie aura isa sakalpa kI AvRtti sadA ekAgra dhyAna meM hotI rahe, yaha Avazyaka hai| saMkalpa kA eka dina himAlaya ko hilA sakatA hai, jabaki anizcitatA kI pUrI umra himAlaya kA eka kaNa bhI nahIM hilA sktii| sakalpa se hI UrjA kA prasphuTana hotA hai| pracalita artha me dhyAna kA artha hotA hai kisI Avazyaka kArya meM tAtkAlika rUpa se laganA-mana ko ekAgra krnaa| kAma ho jAne para nizcinta ho jAnA / phira apanI Alasya aura pramAda kI sthitiyoM meM kho jaanaa| yaha bAta yogaparaka dhyAna meM nahI hotI hai| vahAM to sthiratA aura lauTane kI sakalpAtmakatA hotI hai| yoga, dhyAna aura samAdhi ye zabda prAya samAnArthI bhI mAne gaye hai| dhyAna kI carama sImA hI samAdhi hai| zarIra aura mana kI ekarUpatA na ho to dhyAna kA pUrNa svarUpa nahI banatA hai| hAtha me mAlA pherI jA rahI ho aura mana madirAlaya me ho to kyA hogA? pahalI sthiti to nizcita rUpa se asAdhya roga kI hai| dUsarI sthiti me vartamAna to ThIka hai para Age kabhI bhI khatarA ho sakatA hai| indriyA aura viSaya AkRSTa kara sakate hai| ana dhyAna me zarIra aura mana kI ekarUpatA AtyAvazya hai / sakalpa AvRtti aura sAtatya cAhatA hai| dhyAna cAra prakAra kA batAyA gayA hai-Arta, raudra, dharma aura zukla / iname Arta aura raudra dhyAna kudhyAna hai tathA dharma aura zukla dhyAna zubha dhyAna hai| sAmArika vyathAo ko dUra karane ke lie athavA kAmanAo kI pUrti ke lie taraha-taraha ke sakalpa karanA ArtadhyAna hai aura himA, jhUTha, corI, kuzIla Adi ke sevana meM Anandita honA rodra dhyAna hai| inhe pAne ke lie taraha-taraha ke kucakro kI kalpanA karanA bhI rodra dhyAna hI hai / dhAmika bAto kA nirantara cintana karanA aura naitika jIvana mUlyoM ke prati niSThA rakhanA dharma dhyAna hai| zukla dhyAna zvetavarNa ke samAna parama nirmala hotA hai aura ise apanAne vAlA sAdhaka bhI parama nirmala citta kA hotA hai| NamokAra mahAmantra kA yoga ke sAtha gaharA sambandha hai| yoga sAdhanA ke dvArA hama zarIra aura mana ko susthira karake zAnta citta se paMca parameSThI kI ArAdhanA kara sakate haiN| "dhyAna cetanA kI vaha Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa avasthA hai jo apane Alambana ke prati pUrNatayA ekAgra hotI hai| ekAkI cintana dhyAna hai| cetanA ke virATa Aloka me citta vilIna ho jAtA hai|" zvAsa-prazvAsa kI prakriyA se prANAyAma kA sambandha bahuta adhika nahI hai, yaha dhyAna me rakhanA hai| prANAyAma kI sAdhanA ke vibhinna upAya hai / zvAsa-prazvAsa kI kriyA uname se eka hai| prANAyAma kA artha hai prANo kA sayama / bhAratIya dArzaniko ke anusAra sampUrNa jagat do padArthoM se nirmita hai| uname se eka hai AkAza / yaha AkAza eka sarvAyusyUta sattA hai| pratyeka vastu ke mUla me AkAza hai / yahI AkAza vAyu, pRthvI, jala Adi rUmo me paricita hotA hai| AkAza jaba sthUla tanvoM me paricita hotA hai| tabhI hama apanI indriyo se isakA anubhava karate hai| sRSTi ke Adi me kevala eka AkAza tatva rahatA hai yaha AkAza kisa zakti ke prabhAva se jagat meM pariNata hotA hai-prANa zakti se| jisa prakAra isa prakaTa jagat kA kAraNa AkAza hai usI prakAra prANa zakti bhI hai| prANa kA AdhyAtmika rUpa-yogiyo ke matAnusAra mesdaDa ke bhItara iDA aura pigalA nAma ke do snAyavika zakti pravAha aura merudaDastha majjA ke bIca eka suSumnA nAma kI zUnya nalI hai| isa zUnya nalI ke sabase nIce kuNDalinI kA AdhArabhUta padama avasthita hai| vaha trikoNAtmaka hai / kuNDalinI zakti isa sthAna para kuDalAkAra rUpa me avasthita hai jaba yaha kuDalinI zakti jagatI hai, nava vaha isa zUnya nalI ke bhItara se mArga banAkara Upara uThane kA prayatna karatI hai aura jyovaha eka-eka sopAna Upara uThatI hai, tyo tyo mana ke stara para stara khulate cale jAte hai aura yogI ko aneka prakAra kI alaukika zaktiyo kA sAkSAtkAra hone lagatA hai| uname aneka zaktiyA praveza karane lagatI haiN| jaba kaDalinI mastaka para caDha jAtI hai, taba yogI sampUrNa rUpa se zarIra aura mana se pathaka hokara apanI AtmA me lIna ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra AtmA apane mukta svabhAva kI upalabdhi karatI hai| kuDalinI ko jagA denA hI nattva-jJAna, anubhUti yA AtmAnubhUti kA ekamAtra upAya hai| kuDalinI ko jAgRta karane ke aneka upAya hai| kisI kI kaDalinI bhagavAna ke prati utkaTa prema se hI jAgRta hotI hai| Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga aura dhyAna ke sandarbha meM amokAra ma1 113 kiso ko siddha mahApuruSoM kI kRpA se, aura kisI ko samaya prAca vicAra dvaaraa| loga jise alaukika zakti yA jJAna kahate haiM, usakA jahAM kucha prakAza dRSTigocara ho to samajhanA cAhie ki vahAM kucha parimANa me yaha kuDalinI zakti mRSamnA ke bhItara kisI taraha praveza kara gaI hai / kabhI-kabhI anajAne meM mAnava se kucha adbhuta sAdhanA hoM jAtI hai aura kuDalinI suSumnA me praveza karatI hai| ullikhita vivecana aneka vidvAno aura santo ke sudIrgha cintana aura anubhava kA sAra hai / isame spaSTa hai ki hamAre andara eka sarvaniyantraka sUkSma zakti hai jo prAya: suSupta avasthA meM rahatI hai| mAnava ke caitanya me isakA jAgata honA parama Avazyaka hai, parantu prAyaH sabhI prANI isa zakti ko samajha hI nahIM pAte haiN| alaga-alaga dharmoM ne ise alaga-alaga nAma diye haiN| brahmacarya aura mAnasika pavitratA isake jAgaraNa ke pramukha AdhAra haiM / brahmacarya sarvopari hai-mAnava zarIra meM jitanI zaktiyA hai uname oja sabase utkRSTa koTi kI zakti hai| yaha boja mastiSka meM sacita rahatA hai| yaha oja jisake mastiSka meM jitave parimANa meM rahatA hai, vaha mAnava utanA hI adhika balI, buddhimAnI aura adhyAtmayogI hotA hai / eka vyakti bahuta sundara bhASA meM bahuta sundara bhAva vyakta karatA hai parantu zrotAgaNa AkRSTa nahIM hote| dUsarA vyakti na sundara bhASA prayoga karatA hai aura na sundara bhAva hI vyakta karatA hai, phira bhI loga usakI bAta se mugdha ho jAte haiM / aisA kyo? vAstava meM yaha camatkAra oja zakti kI sammohakatA kA hI hai| oja tattva cupa rahakara bhI bolatA aura mohita karatA hai| yahI mUla bAta bhItarI naitikatA aura niSThA se prasUta vANI kI hai, yaha saba me nahI hotI hai| mAnava apanI sImita oja zakti ko bar3hA sakatA hai| mAnava yadi apanI kAma kiyA aura durvyasanoM meM naSTa ho rahI zakti ko roka le aura sahaja adhyAtma mUlaka oja meM laga sake to vaha vizva me svayaM kA aura dUsaroM kA apAra hita kara sakatA hai| mAnava kI zakti aura Ayu kA sabase adhika kSaya kAmalolupatA ke kAraNa hotA hai| hamAre zarIra kA sabase nIce vAlA kendra (mUladhAraka akra) zakti kA niyAmaka evaM vitaraka kendra hai / yogI isIlie isa para vizeSa Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14141 mahAmantra gamokAra . eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa / dhyAna dete haiN| ye sArI kAma zakti ko oja dhAtu me pariNata karate haiM / kAmajayI strIpuruSa hI isa oja dhAtu ko mastiSka me sacita kara sakate haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki samasta dezo meM brahmacarya ko sarvazreSTha mAnA gayA hai| spaSTa hai ki NamokAra mantra ke sAdhaka me brahmacArya pAlana bhI pUrNa zakti Avazyaka hI nahI, anivArya hai| kuDalinI jAgaraNa aura AdhyAtmika sAkSAtkAra brahmacarya pAlana para Adhata hai / mantra zakti kA prasphuTana kAmI vyakti me nahI ho sktaa| yoga sAdhanA aura mantra sAdhanA kAmajayI vyakti hI kara sakatA hai| yoga me kAmajaya sabhava hai aura kAmajayI ko mantra siddhi sabhava hai| kAma samasta anartho kA mUla hai-- "viSayAsaktacittAnAM guNaH kovA na nazyati / na vaiduSya na mAnuSyaM nAbhijAtya na satyavAk // arthAt viSayI-kAmI puruSo kA kauna-sA guNa naSTa nahI hotA? sabhI guNa dhvasta ho jAte haiM / vaiduSya, mAnuSya, AbhijAtya eva satyavAk Adi sabhI guNa naSTa ho jAte hai aura guNa hIna vyakti zava hI hai| yoga kI sampUrNatA ke lie aura usakI mantra sambaddhatA ke lie zarIra kI bhItarI racanA kI jAnakArI aura upayogitA paramAvazyaka hai| yoga aura zarIra cakra--manupya sthala zarIra taka hI sImita nahIM hai| vaha sUkSma zarIra eva svapna zarIra Adi bhedo se Age bar3hatA huA samAdhi ko ora gatizIla ho jAtA hai| zarIra ke ina sabhI rUpo ko pAca zarIra bhI kahA gayA hai / annamaya zarIra, prANamaya zarIra, manomaya zarIra, vijJAnamaya zarIra aura Anandamaya zarIra / ina zarIro ko koza bhI kahA gayA hai| isI prakAra audArika, vaikriyaka, tejasa, AhAraka eva kArmANa ke rUpa me jaina zAstro meM zarIra bhedo kA varNana hai| inase pare AtmA hai / ina zarIro kI UparI sataha para Ithara zarIra (AkAza-vAyu zarIra) hai| Ithara ke bhaNDAra sthAna zarIra cakra kahalAte haiN| ye cakra Ithara zarIra ke Upara rahate hai| pratyeka cakrarUpI phala merUdaNDa (rIDha) ke pichale bhAga se alaga-alaga sthAna se prakaTa hotA hai| merUdaNDa se (pITha kI tarapha se) cakra-rUpI puppa nikalakara Ithara zarIra kI UparI sataha para khilate hai| Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yoga aura mana ke sandarbha meM NamokAra mantra / 115 pramukha sAta cakra haiM cakra 1 mUlAdhAra cakra 2 svAdhiSThAna cakra 3 maNipura cakra 4 anAhata cakra 5 vizuddha cakra 6 AjJA cakra 7 sahastrAra cakra sthAna merudaDa ke nIce mUla guptAga ke Upara nAbhika ke Upara meM hRdaya ke Upara kaTha meM dono bhauMhoM ke nIce mastaka ke Upara mukha chidra meM divya ye ca sadaiva kriyAzIla rahate haiM aura apane zakti ( praNAvAyu) bharate rahate haiM / isa zakti ke abhAva me sthUla zarIra jIvita nahI raha sakatA / 1 kuNDalinI -svarUpa, kriyA aura zakti - yaha mAnava-mAnavI ke merudaNDa ke nIce vidyamAna eka vikAsazIla zakti hai| yahI jIvana kA mUlAdhAra hai / yaha hamArI rIDha ke nIce suSupta avasthA me par3I rahatI hai / isako ThIka samajhane aura upayoga karane kI zakti prAyaH mAnava me nahIM hotI hai / yaha zakti lAbhakArI bhI hai aura nAzakArI bhI / yadi pUrNa jAnakArI na ho to ise na cheDanA hI ucita hai / aneka manuSyoM meM kabhIadbhuta atimAnavIya eva ati prAkRtika devI eva dAnavI kriyAeM dekhI jAtI hai / yaha saba ajJAta rUpa se jAgI huI kuNDalinI kA hI kArya hai - Azika kArya hai / kuNDalinI jAgaraNa me bahuta-sI bAteM ghaTita hotI haiM jaise sote-sote calanA, rAtri meM svapna darzana, atinidrA evaM anidrA | kisI samasyA kA tvarita samAdhAna mastiSka me bijalI kI taraha kaudha jAnA bhI isakA hI camatkAra hai / mUlAdhAra me zakti saMgrahIta hotI hai / vahI se sampUrNa cakroM me vitarita hotI hai| pRthvI aura sUrya ke kendro se hama zakti-saMgraha karake mUlAdhAra meM bharate hai / isI zakti ko cakroM kI uttejanA ke lie vitarita bhI karate haiM / kuNDalinI jAgRta hone para barphI kI noka kI taraha Upara ko car3hatI huI antataH jIvAtmA meM praveza karatI hai aura lokottara caitanya utpanna karatI hai / kuNDalinI jAgaraNa ke prabhAva ke sambandha meM aneka RSiyo, santoM evaM Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 / mahAmantra gamokAra : sAyika anveSaNa maharSiyoM ne apane anubhava semaya-samaya para prakaTa kiye haiN| zrI rAmakRSNa paramahasa kuNDalinI utthAna kA varNana karate hue likhate haiM ki kucha jhunajhunI-sI pAMva se uThakara sira taka jAtI hai| sira me pahucane ke pUrva taka to hoza rahatA hai, para usake sira me pahucane para macchA A jAtI hai| Akha, kAna apanA kArya nahIM karate / bolanA bhI sabhava nahI hotaa| yahA eka vicitra ni zabdatA eva samattva kI sthiti utpanna hotI hai| maiM aura tU kI sthiti nahI rhtii| kuNDalinI jaba taka gale meM nahI pahucatI, taba taka bolanA sabhava hai| jo jhana-jhana karatI huI zakti Upara caDhatI hai, vaha eka hI prakAra kI gati se Upara nahI cddhtii| zAstro meM usake pAca prakAra haiN| 1 cITI ke samAna Upara cddhnaa| 2 meDhaka ke mamAna do-tIna chalAga jaldI-jaldI bharakara phira baiTha jaanaa| 3 sarpa ke samAna vakragati se clnaa| 4 pakSI ke samAna Upara kI ora clnaa| 5 bandara ke samAna ulAga bharakara sira me phucnaa| kisI jyoti athavA nAda kA dhyAna karate-karate mana aura prANa usame laya ho jAe to vaha samAdhi hai| kuNDalino-jAgaraNa yA caitanya sphuraNa hI yoga kA lakSya hotA hai| kuNDalinI pUrNatayA jAgRta hokara sahastrAra cakra me pahuca kara annata samAdhi me pariNata ho jAtI hai| dhruva satya taka pahuMcane ke do sAdhana haiM- eka hai tarka aura dUsarA hai anubhava yA sAkSAtkAra / padArthamaya jagat bhI sthala aura sUkSma ke bheda se do prakAra kA hai| sthala jagata ko to tarka yA vijJAna dvArA samajhA jA sakatA hai, parantu sUkSmAtimUkSma padArtha kI bhItarI paristhiniyA taka dvArA spaSTa nahIM hotii| prayoga bhI asaphala hote haiM / indriya, mana aura buddhi kI sImA samApta ho jAtI hai| yogiyo, santo aura RSiyo kA cira sAdhanAparaka anubhava vahA kAma karatA hai| padArthasattA se pare bhAvajagata hai / bhAvajagata ke bho bhItara stara para stara hai| prakaTa mana, ardhaprakaTa mana aura aprakaTa mana-ye tIna pramukha stara hamAre mana ke haiN| manovijJAna bhI kahI thaka jAtA hai inhe samajhane me| santoM aura yogiyo kA anubhava kucha granthiyA kholatA hai, parantu sabakA anubhava eka-sA nahIM hotA hai anubhUti kI kSamatA bhI saba kI eka-sI nahIM hotii| usa anubhava kA sAdhAraNIkaraNa kaise ho, yaha bhI eka samasyA rahego ho| Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anubhava aura prAmANikatA yA vizvasanIyatA kA mela hotA hI cAhie / aba taka kA samasta vivecana jo anyAnya strotoM para AdhArita hai, kevala masAdhanA meM yoga kI bhUmi ko prastuta karane kA eka prayatna hai| yoga sAdhanA svayaM meM eka siTi hai, kintu yahAM hamane yoga ko mantrArAdhanA yA mantrasAdhanA kA eka sazakta eva anivArya sAdhana mAnA hai| hama ukta yoga svarUpa, siddhAnta yA prayoga paddhati ko mAne yA kisI anya strota kI bAta ko mAne yaha nirvikAra hai ki mana, vANI evaM karma-kAyagata sampUrNa niyantraNa ke abhAva meM mahAmantra to kyA, sAdhAraNa sAsArika jAdU TonA bhI siddha na hogA! yoga sAdhanA, dhyAna aura jApa se hama apanI AtmA me pavitratA lAnA cAhate haiN| hama cAhate haiM ki hama mahAmantra se sAkSAtkAra kara sake / isI ke lie hama yoga sAdhatA rUpI sAdhana ko apanAte haiN| isase hamAre zarIra me zakti, vANI me saMyama aura mana meM dRr3hatA aura acacalalA AtI hai / zArIrika svasthatA aura managata nizcalatA se hama mantrarAdhanA me lageMge to avazya hI vItarAga avasthA taka pahuMca mkeNge| kevalajJAna kA sAkSAtkAra kara sakeMge-apanI AtmA kI vizuddhavasthA pA sakege / antima satya eka hI hotA hai aura usakI sthiti bhI eka hI hotI hai, usake pAne ke prakAra aura rAste alagaalaga ho sakate haiN| utkRSTa yogI meM lakSya kI mahAnatA hotI hai, rAstoM kA Agraha nhii| niSkarSa rUpa me kahA jA sakatA hai--yoga kA artha hai juDanA / svaya ke dvArA, svayaM ke lie, svaya me (svAtmA meM) juDanA hI yoga hai / ayoga yA kuyoga (sAsArikatA) se haTanA aura apane mUla me parama zAntabhAva se rahanA yoga hai| vastutaH mana, vANI aura karma kA samanvaya, niyantraNa eba udAttIkaraNa bhI yoga hai / mantroM ke ArAdhana ke lie yaha AdhAra zilA hai| yogapUta vyakti sahaja hI mantra se sAkSAtkAra kara sakatA hai, jabaki yogahIna asayamI evaM avasaravAdI vyakti sau varSoM ke tapa aura yoga se zatAza bhI mantra-sAnnidhya prApta nahIM kregaa| sasAra ke tuccha kAryoM kI saphalatA ke lie bhI loga jI-jAna se eka tAna hokara juTa j| haiM-yaha svaya me yoga kA bhotika laghu rUpa hai| taba mantroM ke Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 / mahAmantra gamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa sAnnidhya eva AdhyAtmika unnayana ke lie yoga-sAdhanA kI mahanIyatA svata siddha hai| __ "yoga samApta hote hai, vahI yoga kA Adi bindu hai / yoga kA mUla strota ayoga kA artha hai kevala aatmaa| yoga kA artha hai AtmA ke sAtha sambandha kI sthApanA / ayoga ayoga hotA hai, yoga-yoga hotA hai, vaha na jaina hotA hai, na bauddha aura na pAta jl|" yoga vijJAna hai aura haiM prayogAtmaka manovijJAna / jIvana ko amara sArthakatA yogamaya niyamita kAryakrama hI de sakatA hai| NamokAra mahAmantra kA pratyeka akSara akSaya zaktiyo kA bhaNDAra hai / inake udaghATana aura tAdAtmya kI sthiti yoga dvArA hI jIva me sabhava hai / ata spaSTa hai ki yoga-mArga se sAkSAtkRta mantra svata jIva me yA sAdhaka me sahaja hI vizvajanIna samatva eva zAnti kA parAtpara udaghoSa karatA hai / dRSTi aura dRSTikoNa kA yahI sarvAMgINa vistAra mantro kA marma hai| zata pratizata lakSyAtmakatA yoga kA prANa hai| / Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra artha, vyAkhyA (padakramAnusAra) vizva ke pratyeka dharma me citta kI nirmalatA aura tadanusAra AcaraNa kI vizuddhatA ko svIkAra kiyA gyaa| isake lie sabhI dharmoM ne eka atyanta sakSipta pUrNa eva parama prabhAvakArI sAdhana ke rUpa me mantrI ko apanAyA hai / mantro me bhI sarvatra eka mahAmantra hotA hI hai / vaidika paramparA meM gAyatrI mahAmantra, bauddha paramparA me visaraNa mahAmantra, IsAI musalamAna aura sikkha dharma me bhI ibAdata aura IzanAma smaraNa ko mahAmantro kI sajJA dI gayI hai| jaina dharma isa paramparA kA apavAda nahI hai, apitu isa dharma me to ' NamokAra mahAmantra' ko anAdyananta mAnA gayA hai / mUla mahAmantra Namo arihatANa, Namo siddhANa, Namo AiriyANa / Namo uvajjhAyANa, Namo loe sabbasAhUNa / / arihanto ko namaskAra ho siddho kA namaskAra ho, AcAryoM ko namaskAra ho upAdhyAyo ko namaskAra ho, loka ke samasta sAdhuo ko namaskAra ho / mantra ke prathama pada meM arihanta parameSThI ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai / 'ari' arthAt zatruo ko hanta arthAt naSTa karane vAle arihanto ko namaskAra ho / yaha mahAmantra apanI mUla prakRti ke anusAra namaca aura vinaya guNa kI AdhAra zilA para sthita hai / vinaya aura namana ke mUla me zraddhA, guNagrAhakatA aura ahisaka dRSTi ke Thosa tattva vidyamAna hone para hI usakI sArthakatA siddha hotI hai| Azaya yaha hai ki arihanta parameSThI Atma-vikAsa ke sazaktatama virodhI mohanIya karma kA kSaya karake hI arihanta banate haiM / anya tIna dhAtiyA karma (jJAnAvaraNI, darzanAvaraNI aura antarAya) to astitvavAna hokara bhI nirjIva hokara Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 / mahAmantra maukAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa affcikara ho jAte haiM / ata spaSTa hai ki mAnava ke AdhyAtmika fare me sabase ast bAdhA hai sAsArika rizto meM ghora rAgAtmakatA, sAsArika sukha-sampati ke prati aTUTa lagAva / yaha Asakti yaha lagAva eka aisI madirA hai jisameM mAnava kA namasta viveka pUrNatayA naSTa ho jAtA hai| isa eka avaguNa ke A jAne para anya avaguNa to anAyAsa A hI jAte hai / isI prakAra mana se Asakti haTa jAne para sAre viSaya bhoga svata sUkhakara samApta ho jAte haiM / NamokAra mantra ke dvArA bhakta kI utkaTa caitanya zakti (AbhAmaMDala ) nirNAyaka eva nirmANakArI dizA me parivartita hotI hai| jyo- jyo mantra bhakta ke caitanya me utaratA jAtA hai tyo tyo usakA saba kucha udIptIkRta hotA jAtA hai / " mantra AbhAmaNDala ko badalane kI AmUla prakriyA hai / Apake Asa-pAsa kI spesa aura ilekTro DAyanemika phIlDa badalane kI prakriyA hai / " X X X arihanta majila hai, jisake Age phira koI yAtrA nahI hai / kucha karane ko na bacA jahA, kucha pAne ko na bacA jahA, kucha chor3ane ko bhI na bacA jahA, saba samApta ho gayA / jahA zuddha astitva raha gayA, pyora ekjisTesa jahA raha gayA, jahA gandha mAtra raha gayA, jahA honA mAtra raha gayA, use kahate hai arihanta / X X X afer arihanta zabda hai nigeTiva - nakArAtmaka / usakA artha hai jinake zatru samApta ho gye| yaha 'paoNjiTiva' nahI hai, vidhAyaka nahI hai / asala me isa jagat me jo zreSThatama avasthA hai, usako niSedha se hI prakaTa kiyA jA sakatA hai|" hai sasIma hai, choTA hai, nahIM asIma hai baDA hai / nahIM bahuta virATa hai / isIlie paramazikhara para rakhA hai arihanta ko / 1. 'mahAvIra vANI' pu0 41 42 - le0 zrI rajanIza Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmanA gokAra, vyAkhyA (damanuvAra) / 124 dhaer TIkA prathama bhAga me barihanta zabda kI vyAkyA 'raja' arthAt rajohanana zabda se kI gayI hai|' isakA Azaya yaha hai ki jJAnAcaraNI eva darzanAvaraNI karma mAnava ke vriloka eva trikAlajIvI viSaya tata ke anubhAktA jJAna aura darzana ko pratibandhita kara dete haiM / jaise dhUla bhara jAne para dRSTi me dhuMdha chA jAtI hai usI prakAra ye dono karma mAnava kA vikAsa roka dete haiN| ata inhe naSTa karane ke kAraNa hI arihanta kahalAte haiM / zeSa karma to phira svata naSTa hote hI haiM / isI prakAra rahasya abhAva ke sAtha bhI arihanta zabda kA artha kiyA gayA hai| rahasya bhAva kA artha hai antarAya karma / zAstrAnusAra antarAyakarma kA nAza zeSa tIna ghAtiyA karmoM ke avinAbhAvI nAza kA kAraNa hai| ye vyAkhyAe AcAryoM ne ApekSika dRSTi se kI haiN| sAtizaya pUjA arihanto kI hotI hai isa dRSTi se bhI arihanto ko namaskAra kiyA jAnA sambhava hai| bhagavAna ke garbha, janma, dIkSA, kevalajJAna aura nirvANa ina paca kalyANako me dekho dvArA kI gayI pUjAe mAnavo dvArA kI gayI pUjAo kI tulanA me apanA vaiziSTaya rakhatI haiN| nizcaya naya kI dRSTi se siddha arihanto se adhika pUjya haiM kyA ki ve aSTa karmoM ko naSTa karake mukti prApta kara cake haiN| parantu arihanto se jIvamAtra kI jo pratyakSa darzana eva upadeza kA lAbha hotA hai vaha bahuta mahattvapUrNa vahArika satya hai / ata isI dRSTi se arihanto ko mahAmantra me prAthamikatA dI gayI hai| mahAmantra me paca parameSThI ko samAna rUpa se namaskAra kiyA gayA hai kisI prakAra kA bheda rakhakara nyUnAdhikatA se namana nahI kiyA gayA hai / tathApi mathana vivakSA me to krama ko apanAnA anivArya hotA hI hai / isI prakAra yaha eka prakAra se svayambhU mantra hai -anAdimantra hai ata isakI mahAnatA me zakA kA koI mahatva nahIM hai| hAM, itanA jarUra hai ki mAnava-mana pada krama ke anusAra artha aura mahattA ko ghaTita karatA hI hai, vaha tarka kA sahArA bhI letA hI hai / arihanta -ananta 1 janAdvA arihantA / jJAnadgAvaraNAni rajAsIva / rahasyamAvAdvA arihantA / rahasyamantarAya / tasya zeSa ghAtitriyavinAzAfear bhAvino bhraSTa bIjavanti zaktIkRtA dhAtikamaNo hananAdarihantA / ' ' atizaya pUjArhatvAd vA arihantA"'dhavalA TIkA prathama bhAga 42 Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 / maharera NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa parameSThI kI garimA prAthamikatA aura atizayatA siddha karane me bho aisA huA bhI hai| isa para dRSTipAta Avazyaka hai / " jisake Adi meM akAra hai, anta me hakAra hai aura madhya me bindu sahita repha hai vahI (arha) utkRSTa tattva hai| ise jAnane vAlA hI tatvajJa hai / "" arihanta parameSThI vAstava me eka loka-paraloka ke sayojaka setu parameSThI hai / ye svaya paripUrNa haiM, praraka haiM aura haiM jIvanmukta / arihanta parameSThI svayaM tapa ArAdhanA eva parama sayama kA jIvana vyatIta karate hai ata mahaja hI bhakta kA unase tAdAtmya-sA ho jAtA hai aura aftarfan zraddhA umaDatI hai| arihanta jIva dayA aura jIvana nyANa jIvana kA bahubhAga vyatIta karate haiN| vAstava me NamokAra mantra kA prathama pada hI usakI AtmA hai-usakA prANAdhAra hai| arihanta vizeSa rUpa se vandanIya isalie hai kyoMki ve prANI mAtra kI vizuddha avasthA ke pArakhI hai aura isI AdhAra para 'Atmavata sarvabhUteSu' tathA 'bhittI me sambabhUdeSa' unakI dinacaryA me hastAmalakala jhalakate haiM - dikhate hai / arihanta kI virATatA aura jIva mAtra se nikaTatA itanI adhika hai ki Aja kevala arhata me hI paca parameSThI ke garbhita kara lene kI bAta jora pakaDatI jA rahI hai| arhata sampradAya kI vardhamAna lokapriyatA aura deza-videza me usakI navacaitanyamayI dRSTi kA prabhAva baDhatA hI jA rahA hai| ahata nAda, artha, Asana dhyAna, maMgala, japa Adi ke stara para bhI pUrNatayA khare utara cuke hai| ahana me asala ra sampUrNa mUlabhUta kA samAhAra ho jAtA hai / ata samasta mantra mAtRkAo ke arhata me garbhita hone se isakI svayame pUrNa mantrAtmakatA siddha hotI hai / arihanta hI mUlata tIrthakara hote haiM / tIrthakaro me atizaya aura dharmatIrtha pravartana kI atirikta vizeSatA pAyI jAtI hai ata ve arihanta tIrthaMkara kahalAte hai / "rAga dveSa aura moha rUpa tripura ko naSTa karane ke kAraNa tripurAri, sasAra me zAnti sthApita karane ke kAraNa zakara, netradvaya aura kevalajJAna se sasAra ke samasta padArthoM ko dekhane ke kAraNa trinetra eva karma vicAra jItane ke kAraNa kAmAri ke rUpa me arhat parameSThI mAnya hote haiM / ' * magala mantra NamokAra eka anucintana- pR0 41 " Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmanna naukAra ayaM vyAcyA (padakramAnusAra) | 123 pacAdhyAyIkaura ne arihanta kI sabase bar3I vizeSatA unake lokopakArI eSa dharmopadezaka hone ma mAnI hai| 'divyaudArika dehastho dhonadhAti catuSTaya / jJAnadRgvIya saukhyA sohana dharmopadezaka // ", mahAmantra hai ise pramukha rUpa se AdhyAtmika jijIviSA ke lie mAnA jAtA hai| isame camatkAra ko koI sthAna nahIM hai| jo NamokAra mantra kI sAdhanA nahIM kara sakate u he camatkAra kI bhASA hI samajha me AtI hai| sAdhanA karane ke bAda jaba anubhati ho jAtI hai to manuSya ko andara me hI zakti kA anubhava hone lagatA hai| camatkAra arihanta paramparA ke viruddha hai kyoki arihanta kI paramparA me dhAraNA ke dvArA sapravijayastra ta ho jAtI hai| dhAraNA aura dhyAna inakA mUla kAraNa hai| arihatANa ma do prakAra kI sAdhanA kI jArI hai| eka ara-kaTha se nAbhi kI ora aura phira ha-zarU karo-NTha se nAbhi taka jaao| phira bAda me suSamnA ke bIca taka / kaNTha se nAbhi taka phira nAbhi se suSumnA taka zaddha karake mastiSka taka pahucanA phira isa zarIra meM yAtrA karanA yaha jo tarIkA hai yahI siddhi kA rAstA hai| isama camatkAra jaisI koI bAta nahI hai| mantra kI prabhAva prakriyA jisa prakAra auSadha kA hamAre zarIra para rAsAyanika prabhAva paDatA hai usI prakAra mantra kA bhI par3atA hai| mana kA prabhAva zarIra ko pAra kara caitanyazakti para bhI par3atA hai| vIre dhAre hama re mana ko kasane vAlI davocane vAlI pravattiyA kSINa hokara samApta ho jAtI hai| mantra kA prabeka akSara cintana madu uccAraNa eva dIgha uccAraNo ke AdhAra para prabhAva krama paidA karatA hai| hamArI cetanA ke pramukha tIna pravAha va dra haiM- 6DA pigalA aura muSumnA / vAstava meM ye tIna zvAsa svara hai / iDA bAyA svara hai pigalA dAyA svara hai aura suSumnA madhya svara hai| bAyA aura dAyA svara hI 1 paJcAdhyAyI 402 2 tIryakara disa. 1980-10 10c-mani suzIla kumAra jI Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 / mahAmantra pyamokAra . eka bAkSika anveSaNa prAya sakriya rahatA hai / ye donoM sAsArika jijIviSA ke vAhaka haiM aura hamAre vitta ko azAnta rakhate hai jaba madhya svara ati suSamnA gatizIla ho uThatA hai to mana me sthiratA aura zAnti AtI hai| vAstava maiM yahIM se arthAt suSumnA ke jAgaraNa se hamArI AdhyAtmika mAnAkA pAzubhArambha hotA hai| suSumnA ke jAgaraNa aura sakriyatA me 'pamo arihaMtANaM' ke manana aura japana kA anupama yoga hotA hai| vAstava meM ahaMta ke pUrNa dhyAna kA artha hai svaya se sAkSAtkAra arthAta apanI parama - AtmA (paramAtmA) dazA me prasthAna / isa pada kI etAdRza aneka vizeSatAo kI vistRta eva prAmANika carcA Age eka svatantra adhyAya meM nirdhArita hai| mamo siddhANaM siddho ko namaskAra ho mokSa rUpI sAdhya kI siddhi arthAt prApti karane vAle siddha parameSThiyo ko namaskAra ho| jina siddho ne apane zukla dhyAna ko agni dvArA samasta-aSTakarma rUpI IMdhana ko bhasma kara diyA hai aura jo azarIrI ho gaye haiM, una siddho ko namaskAra ho| jinakA varNa tapta svarNa (kundana) ke samAna lAla ho gayA hai aura jo siddha zilA ke adhikArI haiM, una siddho ko namaskA rho| punarjanma aura jarA maraNa Adi ke bandhano ko sarvathA kATakara jo sadA ke lie bandhana mukta ho gaye haiM aise ujjvala siddha parameSThiyo ko namaskAra ho| AtmA ko pUrNa vizuddha avasthA siddha paryAya me hI prApta hotI hai| AtmA ke aSTa guNo kI pUrNatA se yukta, kRtakRtya evaM trailokya ke zikhara para virAjamAna eva vandya siddha parameSThiyo kA, namana isa pada me kiyA gayA hai| namanakartA svaya me ukta guNo ko kabhI lA sakegA, yA kama-se-kama Azika rUpa se hI lAbhAnvita ho sakegA, isI bhAvanA se vaha pUrNanirvikAra parameSThI ko parama vinIta bhAva se namana kara rahA hai| siddha parameSThI ke prati namana AtmA kI pUrNa viddhatA ke prati namana hai| mAnava vikalpo se janma-janmAntara se jUjhatA calA A rahA hai| vaha 1 "apThaviha kamma viyanA, sIdI mRdA Nira naNA nnicaa| aguNA kidacciA , loyagANivAsiNo siddhA / / " gommaTasAra jIvanakANDa gAthA-68 Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra water varya, vyAkhyA (padamAnusAra ) / 125 yAtmaka nirvikalpatA ko prApta karanA cAhatA hai| vaha siddha parameSThI se unake darzana, guNAnuvAda eva pUrNanamana se hI prApta ho sakatI hai / nirvikAra aura parama zAnta avasthA prApta karane ke lie Namo siddhANa kA dhyAna eva jApa atyanta mahattvapUrNa hai / Namo arihata rNa me zveta raMga ke sAtha tIna bhAva se dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai / isase hamArI mAnasika svacchatA aura Antarika zaktiyo kA unnayana hotA hai / Namo siddhANa siddha parameSThI ke dhyAna bIra jApa ke samaya, lAla raga ke sAtha hama sahaja hI juDa jAte haiN| siddha parameSThI ke namana ke samaya hamAre mAnasa paTala para vaha citra ubharanA cAhie jabaki siddha parameSThI aSTakarmoM kA dahRna kara nirmala raktavaNa kundana kI bhAti daidIpyamAna ho uThate haiM / hamAre zarIra meM rakta kI kamI ho athavA rakta me doSa mA gayA ho to Namo siddhANa kA paMcAkSarI jApa karanA vAMchanIya hai / Namo siddhANa' kA dhyAna darzana kendra me rakta varNa ke sAtha kiyA jAtA hai| bAla sUrya jaisA lAla varNa / darzana kendra bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa caitanya kendra hai| lAla varNa hamArI Antarika dRSTi ko jAgRta karane vAlA hai / isa raMga kI yahI vizeSatA hai ki vaha sakriyatA paidA karatA hai| kabhI sustI yA Alasya kA anubhava ho, jaDatA A jAe to darzana kendra me dasa minaTa taka lAla raMga kA dhyAna kre| aisA anubhava hogA vi sphUrti A gayI hai / "" vizuddha dRSTi se siddha parameSThI hI paMcaparameSThiyo me zreSThatama haiM aura prathama pada ke adhikArI haiM / prastuta mantra me vivakSA bheda se yA sasArI jIvo ke pratyakSa aura sIdhe lAbha tathA upadeza prApti Adi kI dRSTi se hI arihanta parameSThI kA prathama smaraNa kiyA gayA hai / spaSTa hai ki arihanto ko bhI antata siddha avasthA prApta karanA hI hai / siddha yA siddhAvasthA to arihanto dvArA bhI vandaya hai| vAstava meM siddha parameSThI pUrvavartI cAra parameSThiyo kI avasthAe pAra kara cuke hai aura anya parameSThiyo se guNAtmaka dharAtala para Age hai| anya parameSThiyoM ko abhI siddha abasthA prApta karanA hai / ata siddha parameSThI mAtra kA vandana namana, cintana, smaraNa paMcaparameSThI - vandana hI hai / phira bhI pUre mantra ke japa, dhyAna eva bhASya avazya hI vizeSa phaladAyI 1 "eso paca NamokAro"- -pa0 78 yavAcArya mahAprajJa Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika banveSaNa hogA / ata siddha parameSThI ko sarvopari mahattA svayasiddha hai| AcArya hemacandra kA mahAmantra ke prati yaha bhAva vAstava me siddha sandarbha me dhyAtavya hai - "harai duhaM, kuNai suhaM, jaNai jasaM somae bhava samudva / iha lAha paralokaya - suhANa, mUlaM mukkA // " arthAt mahAmantra NamokAra dukhahartA eva sukhadAtA hai / yaza utpanna karatA hai, bhava samudra ko sukhAtA hai / yaha mantra isa loka eva paraloka meM sukho kA mUla hai| siddhoM ke sambandha me eka bAta aura dhyAna dene kI hai - sAmAnyatayA kula sAta raMga mAne jAte hai-lAla, nIlA, pIlA, nAragI, harA, nIlA baMganI, baiganI ( vAyaleTa) / iname kula tIna hI mUla raga haiM - lAla, nIlA, piilaa| bAkI raga ina raMgoM ke mizraNa se banate haiM / Azcarya yaha hai ki sapheda aura kAlA raMga bhI mizraNa se banatA hai, maulika nahI haiM mizraNa se to phira sahasro raMga banate haiM / ukta tIna mUla raMgo me bhI lAla raMga hI pramukha hai / vahI USmA aura jIvana kA raMga hai| yahI siddha parameSThI kA raMga hai / ata isa stara para bhI siddho kI sarvopari mahattA prakaTa hotI hai / " Namo AiriyANaM AcArya parameSThiyoM ko namaskAra ho| jinake mana, vacana aura AcaraNa meM ekarUpatA hai, ve hI vizva-jIvo ke uddhAraka - patha-pradarzaka AcArya hai / ye AcArya svayaM ke AcaraNa me jJAna ko parIkSita eva pavitra karake hI prANiyoM ko sayama, tapa eva jJAna kA upadeza dete haiM / vAstava meM AcArya parameSTI apane AcaraNa dvArA hI pramukha rUpa se jIvo me sthAyI AdhyAtmika guNo kA sacAra karate haiM / AcArya parameSThI ke nijI AcaraNa dvArA hI unake nirmala vicAra prakaTa hote hai / ye upadeza 1 mI namaskAra pacavidhamAcAra caranti cArayantItyAcAryA / " dhavalA TIkA prathama -10 48 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra pramokAra varSa vyAkhyA (padakramAnusAra) / 127 kA sahArA kama hI lete haiN| ye AcArya parameSTho samaSTi, paramajJAnI, Atmanirbhara nirlobhI, nilipta eva guNa grAhaka bhI haiN| ye jIvana ke anuzAstA hai| ye AcArI eva AcArya ke bhavya sagama tIrtha haiN| inameM AcAra aura jJAna kA zreSTha sammilana huA hai| yahA AcArya parameSThI ke sambandha me vicAra karate samaya yaha viveka dRSTi paramAvazyaka hai ki inakA pramukha vyaktitva AcAra pradhAna hai-prayogAtmaka hai| ye darzana, jJAna, cAritra, tapa aura vIrya ina pAca AcAryoM kA svaya pAlana karate haiM aura sagha ke sabhI sAdhuo ko bhI ukna AcaraNa me lIna rakhate haiM / ye meru ke samAna dRDha aura pRthvI ke samAna kSamAzIla hote haiN| (AcArya parameSThI ke) 36 mUlaguNa hote haiM-12 tapa 10 dharma, 5 AdhAra, 6 Avazyaka aura 3 gupti / ye AcArya parameSThI zrAvako ko dIkSA dete hai-vrato meM lagAte haiN| doSI zrAvako yA sAdhuo kI prAyazcita dvArA zuddhi bhI karAte haiN| AcArya svarNa ke mamAna nirmala, dIpa jyoti ke samAna jyotirmaya haiN| unakA pItavarNa jIvana kI puSTi aura zuddhatA kA dyotaka hai| tIrthakara jisa dharma mArga kA pravartana karate haiM aura cAra tIrthoM kIzrAvaka, zrAvikA, sAdhu-sAdhvI- sthApanA karate haiM, unhe vidhivat calAte rahane kA prazAsanika uttaradAyitva, AcArya parameSThI kA hotA hai| ___ AcArya parameSThI paca parameSThI ke ThIka madhya meM virAjamAna hai| arihantA aura siddho ko dharma paramparA yugAnurUpa vivecana karanekarAne me hI AcArya parameSThI kI mahattA hai| spaSTa hai ki AcArya parameSThI arihanto aura siddho se saba kucha grahaNa karate haiM to dUsarI ora upAdhyAyo aura sAdhu parameSThiyo me apanA cAritrika eva anuzAsanAtmaka sandeza bharate rahate haiN| Age calakara AcArya ko sAdhu yA muni veSa dhAraNa karake hI mukti prApta karanA hai / ata isa dRSTi se sAdhu kA sthAna UcA hI hai| basa bAta itanI hI hai ki sAdhu avasthA taka pahucane kI sthiti kA nirmANa, AcArya parameSThI dvArA hI hotA hai mata AdhArazilA ke rUpa me AcArya parameSThI kI mahattA ko svIkAra karanA hI hogaa| kisI bhavana yA durga ke lie nIva kI mahattA kisI se chipI nahIM hai| "AcArya ve haiM jinakA jJAnayukta AcaraNa svaya ko zreSTha Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 / mahAmantra mamokAra. eka vaijJAnika banAne ke sAtha anyo ke lie preraNA, Adarza aura anukaraNa kA viSaya banatA hai| AcArya kA nirNaya catuvidha saMgha karatA hai aura tadanusAra unhe apane netRtva me sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA - cAro ke zAnaafra ke uttarottara vikAsa meM sahAyatA karanI par3atI hai / "" isa prakAra AcArya parameSThI vItarAga bhagavAna ke gurukula ke sacAlaka hote haiM aura cAro tIrthoM ke netA hote hai / Namo uvajjhAyANaM upAdhyeya parameSThiyoM ko namaskAra ho / AcArya parameSThI AcAra ( cAritrya) pAlana aura anuzAsana pakSo para pramukha rUpa se dhyAna dete haiM / inhI pakSo se sambandhita viSayoM kA adhyApana (upadeza ) bhI AvazyakatAnusAra dete haiM / upAdhyAya parameSThI me bAcArya ke pUrvokta prAya. sabhI guNa hote haiN| inakA pramukha kArya muniyoM ko dvAdazAGma vANI ke sabhI pakSoM kA vizada evaM tAtvika adhyayana karAnA hai / upa arthAt jinake samIpa baiThakara munigaNa adhyayana karate haiM ve upAdhyAya kahalAte haiM / athavA jJAna kI sarvocca upAdhi 'upAdhyAya' se jo vibhUSita ho ve upAdhyAya kahalAte hai / "jo muni paramAgama kA abhyAsa karake mokSa mArga meM sthita haiM tathA mokSa ke icchuka muniyoM ko upadeza dete haiM, una munIzvaro ko upAdhyAya parameSThI kahate haiM / upAdhyAya hI jainAgama ke jJAtA hone ke kAraNa munisagha me paThana-pAThana ke adhikArI hote haiM gyAraha aga aura caudaha pUrva ke pAThI, jJAna, dhyAna me lIna, parama nirgrantha zrI upAdhyAya parameSThI ko hamArA namaskAra ho / " samyagjJAna kI samasta uccatA, gAmbhIrya aura vistAra ke pUrNa jJAtA aura vivecanakartA upAdhyAya hote haiM / upAdhyAya parameSThI zrutajJAna ke adhiSThAtA hone ke sAtha-sAtha vyAkhyA aura vivecana kI navanavonmeSazAlinI pratibhA se bhI mamalakRta hote haiN| unakA samasta jIvana jJAnArjana eva jJAnadAnArtha samarpita rahatA hai / unameM kisI prakAra kA svArtha, hInatA granthi athavA vyApAra buddhi kA sarvathA abhAva rahatA hai / ve bAhara aura bhItara se eka se hote hai| unheM sAmArikatA se koI 1 'sarvadharma sAra mahAmantra navakAra'- - pR0 53, kAti RSInI 2 magalamantra NamokAra eka cintana' - pU0 48, DaoN0 nemicandra jIna Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmanta gamokAra artha, gyAsyA (padakramAnusAra) / 129 lagAva nahI hotA hai| unakA sasAra hotA hI nahI hai ata unakI samasta cittavRttiyA svAdhyAya aura naye-naye cintana meM lagI rahatI hai| Aja kA adhyApaka, prAdhyApaka eva prAcArya prAya yAntrika cetanA se anucAlita hotA hai aura vyApAra buddhi se hI pAThyakramamUlaka adhyApana karatA hai| usakA apane viSaya ke prati prAya tAdAtmya yA sagAtmaka sambandha nahI rahatA hai| vaha kevala 'anivArya kArya bhAra' taka hI sImita rahatA hai| apavAda svarUpa katipaya vidvAna aise bhI hote haiM jo adbhuta pratibhA ke dhanI hote haiM, nirantara svAdhyAya aura anusadhAna karate rahate haiN| parantu ve gRhastha hote haiM eva sasAra se baddha hote haiM ata unakA adhikAza samaya jJAna-sAdhanA me vyatIta nahIM hotA hai| unakI pratibhA kA pUrNa vikAsa sambhava nahI ho pAtA hai| upAdhyAya vizuddha guru hote haiN| uname jJAna aura cAritrya kI agAdha gurutA rahatI hai| ve parama nirlobhI hote haiN| kabhI vyApAra bhAva se vidyAdAna nahI karate haiN| aise parama guru kA ziSya honA kisI kA bhI ahobhAgya ho sakatA hai| guru ko kisI bhI stara para lagha nahI honA caahie| upAdhyAya parameSThI usa vidyA aura usa jJAna ko dete hai jisase samasta sAsArikatA anAyAsa prApta hotI hai aura ziSya use tyAgatA huA AtmA ke paramadhAma mokSa me dattacitta hotA calA jAtA hai| mahAkavi bhata hari ne vidyA kI vizeSatA ke viSaya me bahuta saTIka kahA hai-- "vidyA dadAti vinayaM, vinayAvAti pAtratAm / pAtratvAta dhanamApnoti, dhanAti dharma tata sulam // " -nItizatakam arthAt vidyA se vinaya, vinaya se satpAtratA, satpAvatA se dhana, dhana se dharma, dharma se sukha-aura AtmA kI carama upalabdhi-mukti kA sukha' prApta hotA hai| jJAnahIna mAnava pazu ke samAna hai, vaha zava hai| jJAna se hI zava me zivatva arthAt caitanya aura parakalyANa eva AtmavalyANa ke bhAva jAgRta hote haiN| yaha lokottara kArya upAdhyAya parameSThI dvArA hI sambhava hotA hai| madhyakAlIna hindI sAhitya kI jJAnAzrayI nirguNa dhArA ke pramukha kavi kabIradAsajI ne to guru ko sAkSAt Izvara hI mAnA hai Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa "guru govinda dono khaDe kAke lAgU pAya / balihArI guru Apane gobinda diyA batAya // " isa sAkhI me guru kA vinaya gaNa aura mahimA varNita hai / guru ko deva, brahma viSNa aura mahezvara mAnane kI bhAratIya AsthA Aja bhI akSuNNa hai / "gururbrahmA guruvaSNu, gurudevo mahezvara / guru sAkSAt parabrahma tasmai zrI gurave nama // " jJAna ke pAca mada hai kintu uname zrutajJAna ko choDa zeSa cAra to svaguNa monadharmI hai| zrutajJAna hI sva eva anya sabhI kA upakAra kara sakatA hai / ata zrutajJAna ko jJAna kA janaka kahA jAtA hai jisase cAro jJAna rUpa putra paidA ho sakate hai| hame aise zrajJAnadhArI upAdhyAya mahArAja se zrutajJAna prApta kara uttarottara kevalajJAna kI prApti karanI hai aura usake lie ekamAtra AdhAra upAdhyAya parameSThI hai|"" vizvAsa dharma kI jar3a hai aura isa jaDa kI jaDa hai| jaba taka jJAnahIna vizvAsa rahegA taba taka prANI kA citta asthira rahegA / jJAna netra ho vAstavika netra hai / yaha netra upAdhyAya parameSTI arthAta vidyAguru kI matkRpA se hI kriyAzIla hotA hai / mAnava eka anagaDha pASANa hai usame antanihita pratibhA aura jJAna kA prakAzana - saundarya aura devatva kA udbhAvanaudRkna zilpI gama - upAdhyAya dvArA hI hotA hai / Namo loe savva sAhUNa naro ke samasta sAdhaA ko namaskAra ho / ya muni nirantara ananta jJAna darzana cAritra eva vIrya Adi rUpa vizuddha AtmA ke svarUpa meM lIna rahate hai / zaSa cAra parameSThI muni yA sAdhu avasthA me dIkSita hAkara sudIrgha sAdhanA ke anantara hI mukti ke adhikArI hote hai / ata sAkSAta mukti-svarUpa ina parama virAgI sAdhuo ko manasA, vAcA, karmaNA namaskAra hA / arihanta aura siddha to sAkSAt devasvarUpa hai, pantu sAdhutA abhI deva mAga para hai aura mukti ke AkAkSI haiN| yaha * sarvadharmasAra - mahAmantra navakAra - pR0 92 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra artha, vyAkhyA ( padakramAnusAra ) / 131 krama kA antara hone para bhI sAdhu bhI pUrNatayA bandaya pacama parameSThI haiM / lakSya saba parameSThiyo kA eka hai aura vaha aTala hai| ye 28 mUlaguNo ke dhAraka haiN| samasta anta bAhya parigraha ko tyAgakara zuddha mana se munidharma ko agIkRta karake ho ye sAdhu banate hai / ye sAdhu parama ahiMsaka, aparigrahI eva taponiSTha hote haiM / AcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdhu ko deva yA parameSThI mAnane me kabhIkabhI zrAvako yA bhakto ke mana me zakA uThatI hai ki arihanta aura siddha to AtmasvarUpa ko prApta kara cuke hai, niSkarmatA bhI unhe prApta ho cukI hai ata unakA devatva nizcita ho cukA hai-- unakA parameSThItva pramANita ho cukA, parantu AcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdhu me to abhI ratnatraya kI pUrNatA kA abhAva hai / AtmasvarUpa kI prApti abhI nahI huI hai, abhI ghAtiyA karmoM kA nAza bhI nahI kiyA hai, ataH inhe deva yA parameSThI mAnanA ucita nahI hai / isa zakA kA samAdhAna yaha hai ki ukta zakA azata: ThIka hai parantu pUrNatayA ThIka nahI hai| ukta tIna parameSThI sunizcita rUpa se ratnatraya ke ArAdhaka hai aura abhI unakI ArAdhanA adhUrI hai parantu usakI pUrNatA sunizcita hai / ratnalaya -- samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna, eva samyak cAritrya ke ananta kSetra hai aura ina sabame devatva hai / ata inakA Azika pAlama karane vAle aura pUrNatA ke prati kRtasakalpa ukta AcArya, upAdhyAya evaM mAdhu parameSThI bhI vAstavika parameSThI hai / Atma-vikAsa kI apekSA se ukta pAco ko parameSThI mAnakara namaskAra kiyA gayA hai| prazasta vicAraka AcArya tulasI jI ne bhI ukta zakA kA samucita samAdhAna prastuta kiyA hai - "AcArya aura upAdhyAya arihanto ke pratinidhi hote haiM / arihanto kI anupasthiti meM AcArya aura upAdhyAya unakA kAma karate hai / isIlie unheM bhI parameSThI mAna liyA gayA / aba prazna rahA sAdhu kA / isakA sIdhA samAdhAna yahI hai ki arhat ho, AcArya ho yA upAdhyAya ho - ye saba pahale sAdhu hai aura bAda me aura kucha / vAstava me to sAdhu hI parameSThI kA rUpa hai / bhagavad gItA kI TIkA meM eka padya hai *********** Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa kAntAkAJcanacakeSu bhraamytibhvntrym| tAsu teSu viraktoyaH dvitIyaH paramezvara // sArA samAra strI aura kAcana ke cakra meM ghUma rahA hai, jo vyakti inase virakta rahatA hai, vaha dUsarA paramezvara hai| sAdha arhata banane kI sAdhanA kara rahA hai, isase vaha bhI parameSThI bana jAtA hai|' mathitArtha-ukta mahAmantra vizuddha rUpa se guNo ko sarvopari mahattva dekara unakI vandanA kA mantra hai| kisI vyakti, jAti yA dharma vizeSa kA isame ullekha nahIM hai| ata yaha sArvajanika, sArvadhArmika eva dezakAlajayI sarvapriya namaskAra mahAmantra hai| isame nama zabda ke dvArA bhakta kI nigahakArI nirmala mana sthiti prakaTa kI gayI hai to dUsarI ora guNAtmakatA ke kAraNa vizva vizruta zaktiyo kI mahattA ko svIkArA gayA hai, kisI sAsArika yA pAralaukika lAbha kA saketa bhI bhakta nahI detA hai| ata bhakta kI bhI mahAnatA kA patA lagatA hI hai| sasAra me sarala aura vizuddha vinayI honA sabase kaThina kAma hai| yaha mantra saralatA kI nIva para hI khaDA hai| saralatA kA artha hai nirvikAra-- niSkama avsthaa| padakrama NamokAra mahAmantra me padakrama rakhA gayA hai-arihanta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya aura saadh| ina paca parameSThiyo ke guNo ke AdhAra para jo variSThatA kA krama banatA hai usake anusAra NamokAra mantra kA krama ThIka nahI baiThatA hai| siddha parameSTI me ratnatraya kI pUrNatA hotI hai aura aSTa karmo kA pUrNa kSaya bhI ve kara cuke hote hai| ye bAte arihanta parameSThI me nahI hotI hai ata siddho ko mantra meM prathama sthAna prApta honA cAhie thaa| yaha zakA svAbhAvika hai / parantu yaha mahAmantra atiprAcIna hai aura anAdyananta hai| isake racayitA bhI yadi rahe ho to kamase-kama paramamedhAvI tIrthakara koTi ke hI rahe hoge| unakI vANI ko hI gaNadharI ne grathita .yA hogaa| taba kyA unhe isa variSThatA ma kA jJAna na thA ? avazya thA / taba ukta krama ke lie unake mana meM koI * 'tIrthakara' nava-disa0 80, pR0 36 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmanta bamokAra varSa, mAjyA (padakramAnusA) / 133 bAta avazya rahI hogii| vidvAnoM ne isa para vicAra kiyA hai aura samAdhAna bhI prApta kiyA hai| nizcaya naya kI daSTi se to siddha parameSThI hI krama meM prathama Ate hai parantu arihantoM ke dvArA hI janasamudAya ko upadeza kA lAbha hotA hai aura mukti kA mArga khulatA hai, siddho se isa bAta meM ve Age haiN| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki arihantoM ke kAraNa siddhoM ke prati logoM me adhika zraddhA utpanna hotI hai| ataH upakAra kI apekSA se hI arihanto ko prAthamikatA dI gayI hai| paca parameSThiyoM para vAstavika guNoM ke dharAtala para vicAra kiyA jAe to arihanta aura siddha to Atmopalabdhi ke nizcaya ke kAraNa sAkSAta deva koTi (prabhu koTi) me Ate haiN| zeSa tIna parameSThI abhI sAdhaka mAtra hai ata ve guru koTi me Ate hai| ye tIna to abhI arihanta eva siddha ke upAsaka hai aura gRhastho eva zrAvako dvArA pUjya haiN| isI prakAra dUsarI zakA yaha uThatI hai ki sAdhu parameSThI AcArya aura upAdhyAya se zreSTha haiM kyoMki AcArya aura upAdhyAya sAdhU avasthA dhAraNa karake hI mukti prApta kara sakate hai aura abhI ve sAdhu nahI hai| yahA dhyAna phira dravya aura bhAva pakSa para denA hai| muni yA sAdha ko upadeza dene kA kArya AcArya eva upAdhyAya hI karate haiM / ataH iso bhAva yA antaraga pakSa kA dhyAna rakhakara ukta krama rakhA gayA hai| jJAna ke dharAtala para upAdhyAya AcArya se bho Age hote haiM parantu AcArya parameSThI dvArA prakaTa zAsana vyavasthA aura dhArmika saMghoM kA caritra pAlana hotA hai ataH unheM isI upakAra eva vyavahAra bhAvanA ke kAraNa upAdhyAya se pahale sthAna diyA gayA hai| DaoN. nemIcanda jyotiSAcArya kA vicAra bhI padakrama ke sandarbha meM mahattvapUrNa eva vizvasanIya hai-'aisA pratIta hotA hai ki isa mahAmantra me parameSThiyo ko ratnatraya guNa kI pUrNatA aura apUrNatA ke kAraNa do bhAgoM meM vibhakta kiyA gayA hai| prathama vibhAga meM arihanta aura siddha hai| dvitIya vibhAga me AcArya upAdhyAya aura sAdha haiN| prathama vibhAga me ratnatraya guNa kI nyUnatA vAle parameSThI ko pahale aura ratnatraya guNa kI pUrNatA vAle parameSThI ko pazcAt rakhA gayA hai| isa krama ke anusAra Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa arihanta ko pahale aura siddha ko bAda meM paThita kiyA gayA hai| dUsare vibhAga meM bhI yahI krama hai| AcAya aura upAdhyAya kI apekSA muni kA (mAdhu kA) sthAna UtrA hai, kyoki gugasthAna ArohaNa munipada se hI hotA hai, AcArya aura upAdhyAya pada meM nhiiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki antima samaya meM AcArya aura upAdhyAya ko apanA-apanA pada choDakara munipada dhAraNa karanA par3atA hai| mukti bhI munipada se hI hotI hai tathA ratnatraya kI pUrNatA imo pada meM sambhava hai| ataH dono vibhAgo me unnata AtmAo ko pazcAt paThina kiyA gayA vicAra karane para yaha samAdhAna utanA hI vizvasanIya evaM narkAzrita nahI lagatA jitanA ki yaha tarka ki parameSThiyo ke vartamAna padakrama me lokopakAra bhAva ko agrimatA ke kAraNa hI maujUdA krama apanAyA gayA hai| AtmakalyANa aura lokopakAra ko daSTi meM rakhakara yaha krama apanAyA gayA hai| bAta yaha hai ki vartamAna krama kI sArthakatA, mahattA a ra aucitya me koI-na-koI Thosa kAraNa jo vizvasanIya ho, honA hI caahie| mahAmantra NamokAra aura mAtRkAo kA sambandha varNamAtRkA ke svarUpa aura mahattva para sakSepa meM ita pUrva igita kiyA jA cukA hai| akSara, varNa eva zabda rUpa me mAtRkA zakti kA vistAra hai| hamAre samasta jIvana me yaha zakti kArya karatI hai| jaba naka hama ise jAnate nahIM haiM aura sakalpapUrvaka isakA prayoga nahIM karate haiM. taba taka anukUla phala sambhava nahI hotA hai| NamokAra mahAmantra me samasta mAtRkA zakti kA prayoga huA hai| anya kisI bhI mana me yaha bAta nahIM hai| yaha isa mahAmantra ko adbhuta vizeSatA hai| isase bhI isa mantra kA lokottaratva siddha hotA hai| padakrama ke anusAra mAtRkA vizleSaNa - * magalamantra NamokAra-pR. 56 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra NamokAra arthaM, vyAkhyA (padakramAnusAra ) / 135 1 Namo arihaMtANaM 1 3 2 N + a m + A + r + i + a ta - A Na + a / 2 Namo siddhANaM 4 + a +o, sa + i, d +dh + A N + a / 1 3 Namo AiriyANaM 7+8 15+16 Na + a, ma + o, A + i, ra + i, ya + A N + a / 4 Namo uvajjhAyANaM 5 Na + a, ma + o, u, v + a, j, jh + A, ya + A Na + a / 5 Namo loe savva sAhUNaM 9+ 10 Na + a, ma + o, l + o, 6 sa+A, ha + U, Na + a / 1314 11+ 12 e, sa+a, v + v + a ukta vizleSaNa me svara mAtRkAe a A i I u U R R lR lR e ai o o a a' uvata sabhI solaha (16) svara NamokAra mantra me sayojana prakriyA se prApta hote haiM / kucha svara yathA I, R, lR, ai, o, a sIdhe prApta nahI hote haiM / inake mUla yojaka tatvo ke mAdhyama se inhe prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / yathA - i + i = I / ra R kA pratIka hai| l lU kA pratIka hai| a + i =ai / a +o = o a + a =a | punaravata straro ko pRthak kara dene para pUre 16 svara milate haiM / Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anbebala -paMjana mAtRkAeM Ta Tha Da Dha Na ta tha da dha na, zaSa, sa, ha dhvani siddhAnta ke anusAra uccAraNa sthAna kI ekatA ke kAraNa koI bhI vargAkSara varga kA pratinidhitva kara sakatA hai / NamokAra mantra meM vyajana mAtRkAo ko samajhane me isa siddhAnta kA dhyAna rakhanA hai| punarakta vyajano ke bAda kula vyajana mantra me hai ca cha ja jha ka kha ga gha D, pa pha ba bha ma ya ra la va, N + m + r + h + t + s +ya+ r + l + v + j + i + h, ukta vyajana dhvaniyoM ko varNa mAtRkAo me isa prakAra ghaTita kiyA jA sakatA hai gha - kavarga, ja - cavarga, N Tavarga, dha=tavarga, ma=pavarga, ya, ra, 1=1 la, va, sa za, Sa, sa, ha / ata NamokAra mahAmantra me samasta svara eva vyajana mAtRkA dhvaniyA vidyamAna hai mantra sUtrAtmaka hI hote hai / ata mAtRkA dhvaniyoM ko sAketika eva pratIkAtmaka paddhati me hI grahaNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| saketa avazya hI vyAkaraNa eva bhASA vijJAna sammata honA caahie| DaoN0 nemIcandra zAstrI jI ne ukta vizleSaNa krama apanAyA hai| isa vizleSaNa meM unake krama se sahAyatA lI gayI hai / kSa, tra, jJa ye tIna svatantra vyajana nahI haiM, sayukta hai| inhe isIlie mAtRkAo me sammilita nahI kiyA gayA hai / sayukta rUpa se azAnvaya se inheM bhI k, t, j ke rUpa me ukta mantra me sthAna hai hI / vibhinna nAma isa mahAmantra ko bhakti, zraddhA aura tarka ke AdhAra para aneka nAma die gae hai| iname NamokAra mantra, paca namaskAra mantra, patra parameSThI mantra, mahAmantra aura navakAra mantra | navakAra mantra ko chor3akara anya nAmo me nAma mAtra kA hI antara hai bAkI to mUla mantra vahI hai jisameM "paca parameSThiyo ko namaskAra kiyA gayA hai / Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra gamokAra varSa, vyAkhyA (padakramAnusAra) / 137 nadhakAra mantra kahane vAlo ne isa mantra me eka cAra caraNo yA padoM vAlA magala zloka bhI sammilita kara liyA hai| vAstava me mUlamantra to pAca pado kA ho hai| parantu calikA rUpa cAra pada jo mUla mantra ke phala ko batAte haiM, unheM bhI bhaktivaza mantra ke uttarArdha ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| mUlamantra pAMca pada Namo arihanANa, Namo siddhANa, gamo AiriyANa, jamo ubajhAyANa, Namoloe svysaahuurnn| cUlikA yA mantra kA uttarArdha eso paca NamokAro smvpaabppnnaasmo| magalANa ca samvesi, paDhama havai mgl|| arthAta yaha paca namaskAra mantra samasta pApo kA nAzaka hai aura samasta magalo me prathama magala hai| magala pATha ke samaya arthAta kisI sAdhu yA sAdhvI ke pravacana ke pazcAta aura kabhI kabhI prArambha me magalAcaraNa ke rUpa meM bhI isakA pATha kiyA jAtA hai| isake sAtha nimnalikhita pATha bhI bolA jAtA hai cattAri magala, arihatA magala, siddhA magala, sAhU magala, kevalI paNNatto dhammo mglm| cattAri loguttamA, arihatA loguttamA, siddha loguttamA, sAhU logutamA, kevalI paNNatto dhammo loguttmaa| cattAri saraNa pamvajjAmi, arihatA saraNa pavvajjAmi, siddhA saraNa pambanjAmi, sAha saraNa pabajjAmi, kevalIpaNNatta dhamma saraNa pvvjjaami| Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 / mahAmaMtra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa ___ magala pATha kI ina paktiyo me cAra ko hI magala svarUpa mAnA gayA hai| ye cAra hai-arihanta, middha, mAdha aura kevalI dvArA praNItadharma / ukta cAra hI sasAra meM zreSTha hai| maiM ina cAro kI zaraNa letA hUM aura kisI kI nhii| yahA dhyAna dene kI bAta yaha hai ki NamokAra mantra ko navakAra kA vistAra dete samaya usake akSuNNa rUpa kI rakSA karate hae usake phala aura mahattva ko bhI usame milA liyA gayA hai| parantu magala pATha me, kevala arihanta, siddha aura sAdha ko hI liyA gayA gayA hai, kevalI pramIga dharma ko mahattA kI zaraNa lI gayI hai| AcAryoM Ara upAdhyAyoM ko choTa diyA gayA hai| vAstava me ratnatraya ko vizadatA aura cAritrya kI udAttatA ke dhyAna se sambhavata aimA kiyA gayA hogaa| arihanta aura siddha to deva hI hai aura mAdha bhI devatulya hI haiN| AcArya aura upAdhyAya ko kevalI praNIna dharma ke vyAkhyAtA ke rUpa me caturya magala ke antargata gabhita karake samajhanA samIcIna hogaa| bhokArAtmaka sakSiptatA aura sukaratA ke kAraNa isa mahAmantra ko okArAtmaka bhI mAnA gayA hai| vidvAno aura bhakto kA eka zaktizAlI varga hai jo paMca namaskAra mantra kA okAra kA hI vikasita rUpa mAnatA hai| okAra me paca parameSThI gabhita hai aisI usa varga kI mAnyatA hai| sabhI voM me isa mAnyatA kA Adara hai| okAra me pacaparameSThI isa prakAra gabhita haiM1 arihanta - a 2 (siddha) azarIrI - a 3. AcArya - A a+a+ A = A 4. upAdhyAya u A+ u =o 5 (sAdhu) muni m o+m=om isI pacaparameSThI yukta okAra ke viSaya meM yaha zloka sarvavidita Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmantra thamokAra artha, vyAkhyA (padakramAnusAra) / 139 "oMkAraM bindu saMyuktaM, nityaM dhyAyanti yoginaH / kAmavaM mokSadaM caitra, oMkArAya namo nmH||" okAra ko kaI prakAra se likhA jAtA hai(1) om, (2) om, (3) AUM| jaina paramparA me tIsarA rUpa (OM) hA pracalita hai| * kA candrabindu siddho kA pratIka hai aura ardhacandra hai siddhazilA kA pratIka / Azaya yaha huA ki OM kAra ke niyamita stavana aura jApa se bhakta svayasiddha svarUpa kI prApti karatA hai| asiusA NamokAra mantra kA yaha eka saMkSipta rUpa aura hai / sakSepIkaraNa isa prakAra hai arihanta siddha AcArya upAdhyAya sAdhu bhakto meM isa bIjAkSarI saMkSipta mantra kA bhI khUba mAhAtmya evaM pracalana hai| isameM pratyeka parameSThI kA pahalA akSara jyo kA tyo lekara usakI nirvikAratA kI pUrI rakSA kA bhAva hai| ataH jina bhakto ke pAsa samaya aura zakti kI kamI hai ve isa sakSipta mantra ke dvArA bhI pUrNa lAbha le sakate haiN| seog Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva __ anAdi-ananta NamokAra mahAmantra ke mahAmantra ke mAhAtmya kA artha hai usa kI mahatI AtmA (Atma-zakti) arthAt ataraga aura mUlabhUta shkti| isI ko hama usa mantra kA gaurava, yaza aura mahattA kahakara bhI samajhate haiN| yaha mUlana Atma-zakti kA, Atma-zakti ke lie aura Atma-zakti ke dvArA aparimeya kAla se kAlajayI hokara, samasta sRSTi me jijIviSA se lekara bhabhakSA taka kI sandeza taragiNI kA mahAmantra hai| isa mantra kI mahimA kA jahA taka prazna hai vaha to hamAre samasta Agamo me bahuta vistAra ke sAtha varNita hai| yaha mantra hamArI AtmA kI svatantratA arthAt usakI sahajatA ko prApta karAkara use paramAtmA banAne kA sabase bar3A, saralatama aura sundaratama sAdhana hai| yahI isakI sabase baDI mahattA hai| isake pazcAta hamArI samasta sAmArika ulajhane to isa mantra ke dvArA anAyAsa hI sulajhatI calI jAtI haiN| pArivArika kalaha, zArIrika-mAnasika rugNatA, nirdhanatA, apamAna anAdara, santAnahInatA Adi bAte bhI isa mahAmantra ke dvArA apanA samAdhAna pAtI hai| Azaya yaha hai ki yaha mantra mAnava ko dhIredhIre sasAra me rahakara sasAra ko kaise jItanA hai yaha sikhAtA hai aura phira mAnava me hI aiso Antarika zakti utpanna karatA hai ki mAnava svata nilipta aura nirvikAra hone lagatA hai| use svAtmA me hI parama tRpti kA anubhava hone lagatA hai| ata isa mahAmantra ke bhI zArIrika aura Atmika dharAtalo kA pUrI taraha samajhakara hI hama isakI sampUrNa mahattA kA samajha sakate hai| Agamo me vaNita mantra-mAhAtmya-- __ NamokAra mahAmantra dvAdazAGga jinavANI kA sAra hai| vAstava me jinavANI kA mUla srota yaha mantra hai aisA samajhanA nyAya sagata hai| yaha Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva | 141 mantra bIja hai aura samasta jainAgama vRkSa-rUpa haiN| kAraNa pahale hotA hai aura kArya se choTA hotA hai / yaha mantra upAdAna kAraNa hai| prAya. samasta jaina zAstroM ke prArambha me magalAcaraNa ke rUpa meM pratyakSata NamokAra mahAmantra ko uddhata kara AcAryoM ne usakI lokottara mahattA ko svIkAra kiyA hai, athavA deva, zAstra aura guru ke namana dvArA parokSa rUpa se ukta tathya ko apanAyA hai| yahA kucha prasiddha uddharaNo ko prastuta karanA paryApta hogaa| isa mahAmantra kI mahimA aura upakArakatA para yaha prasiddha patra draSTavya hai eso paMca NamokAro, smvpaapppnnaasnno| maMgalANaM ca samvesi, par3hamaM havA maMgalaM // arthAt yaha paMca namaskAra-mantra samasta pApo kA nAzaka hai, samasta magalo meM pahalA maMgala hai, isa namaskAra mantra ke pATha se samasta magala hoge| vAstava me mala mahAmantra to pacaparameSThiyoM ke namana se sambandhita pAca pada hI haiN| yaha padya to usa mahAmantra kA maMgalapATha bA mahimA-gAna hai| dhIre dhIre bhakto me yaha paca bhI NamokAra mantra kA aga sA bana gayA aura isake AdhAra para mahAmantra ko navakAra mantra arthAta nau pado vAlA mantra bhI kahA jAtA hai| __isI mahattvAMkana kI paramparA me magalapATha kA aura bhI vistAra humA hai| cAra maMgala, cAra lokottara aura vAra kA hI zaraNa kA magalapATha hotA hI hai| ye cAra haiM-arihanta, siddha, sAdhu aura kevalIpraNIta dhrm| isame AcArya aura upAdhyAya ko dharma pravartaka pracAraka varga ke antargata svIkAra kara liyA gayA hai ataH khulAsA ullekha nahI hai| kabhI-kabhI alpajJatA aura adUradarzitA ke kAraNa aisA bhI katipaya logoM ko bhrama hotA hai ki AcArya aura upAdhyAya ko sasArI samajhakara choDa diyA gayA hai| vAstava me ye do parameSThI dharma kI jaDa jaisI mahattA rakhate haiM, inheM kaise chor3A jA sakatA hai| pATha draSTavya hai cAra-maMgala : pasAri maMgala, arihaMtA maMgala, sinAmaMgalaM : sAhU maMgalaM, kevalI paNNatto dhammo maMgalaM / / Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAra-zaraNa 142 / mahA pandha NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa cAra-lokottama casAri logottamA, arihatA logottamA, siddhA logottamA, sADU logottamA, kevalI paNNatto dhammo logottmaa|| cattAri zaraNa pavajjAmi, arihatA zaraNa pavajjAmi, siddhA zaraNa pavajjAmi, sAhU zaraNa pavajjAmi kevalI paNNatta dhamma zaraNa pvjjaami|| arthAta-cAra cAra kA yaha vika jIvana kA sarvasva hai| cAra magala haiM-arihanta parameSThI, siddha parameSThI sAdhu parameSThI aura kevalI praNIta dhm| cAra lokottama haiM-arihanta parameSThI, siddha parameSThI, sAdhu parameSThI aura kevalI praNIta dhrm| cAra zaraNa hai-isa sasAra se pAra honA hai to ye cAra hI rAbala tama zaraNa rakSA ke AdhAra hai|arihnt parameSThI, siddha paramapThI, sAdhu para meSThI aura kevalI praNIta dharma / emA paJcaNamoyAro-gAthA kI vyArayA AcArya siddhacandra gaNi ne isa prakAra kI hai--(eSa pacanamaskAra pratyakSavidhIyamAna pacAnAmahadAvInA namaskAra praNAma / ) saca kIdRza ? sarvapApa praNAzana / sarvANi ca tAni pApAni ca sarvapApAni iti karmadhAraya / sarva pApAnA prakarSeNa nAzano vidhvasaka sarvapApa praNAzana , iti tatpuruSa / sarveSA dravyabhAva bhavabhinnAnA maGgalAnA prathamivameva maGgalam / ___puna sarveSA maGgalAnA-maGgala kArakavastUnA dadhidUrvA'kSatacandananArikela pUrNakalaza svastikadarpaNa bhadrAsanavardhamAna matsyayugala zrIvatsa nandyAvartAdInA madhye prathama mukhya magala maGgala kArako bhvti| yato'smin paThite japte smRte ca sarvAgyapi maGgalAni bhavantItyarthaH / Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva | 143 arthAt -yaha paca namaskAra mantra sabhI prakAra ke pApo ko naSTa karatA hai| adhamatama vyakti bhI isa mantra ke smaraNa mAtra se pavitra ho jAtA hai / yaha mantra dadhi, dUrvA, akSata, candana, nAriyala, pUrNakalaza, svastika, darpaNa, bhadrAsana, vardhamAna, mastyayugala, zrIvatsa, nandyAvata Adi magala vastuo me sarvottama hai| isake smaraNa aura japa se aneka siddhiyA prApta hotI haiN| spaSTa hai ki isa parama magalamaya mahAmantra meM adabhata lokottara zakti hai| yaha vidyata taraga kI bhAti bhakto ke zArIrika, mAnasika eva AdhyAtmika sakaTo ko turanta naSTa karatA hai aura apAra vizvAsa aura Atmabala kA avirala sacAra karatA hai / vAstava me isa mahAmantra ke smaraNa, uccAraNa yA japa se bhakta kI apanI aparAjeya caitanya zakti jAga jAtI hai| yaha kaDalinI (tejasa zarIra) ke mAdhyama se hamAro AtmA ke ananta darzana, ananta jJAna aura ananta vIrya ko zANita eva sakriya karatA hai| arthAta Atma sAkSAtkAra isase hotA hai| paca parameSThiyo kI mahattA ko pratipAdita karate hue unase janakalyANa kI prArthanA isa prasiddha zArdUla vikrIDita chanda me kI gayI hai "ahaMnto bhagavanta indra mahitAH siddhAzca siddhi sthitAH / AcAryAjina zAsanonnatikarA. pUjyA upaadhyaaykaa.|| zrIsiddhAnta supAThakA manivarA rtntryaaraadhkaa.| pacate parameSThina pratidinaM kurvantuno maGgalam // ' jinazAsana me arihanta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdha, ina pAco kI parameSThI sajJA hai| ye parama pada me sthita haiM ata. parameSThI kahe jAte haiN| cAra ghAtiyA karmo kA kSaya kara cukane vAle, indrAdi dvArA pUjya, kevalajJAnI, zarIradhArI hokara bhI jo videhAvasthA me rahate haiM, tIrthakara pada jinake udaya me hai, aise arihanta parameSThI hamArA sadA magala kr| aSTa karmoM ke nAzaka, azarIrI, parama nirvikAra siddha parameSThI hamArA sadA magala kre| jinazAsana kI sarvatomukhI unnati jinake dvArA hotI hai aura jo svaya zAstrIya maryAdA ke anusAra caritra pAlana karate haiM aise AcArya parameSThI tathA samasta zAstro ke jJAtA Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 / mahAmantra gamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa aura zreSThatama prAdhyApaka parama guru upAdhyAya parameSThI hama saba kA sadA magala kara / samasta muni saMgha ke ye sarvocca adhyApaka hote haiN| ratnavaya (samyaka darzana-jJAna-cAritrya) kI nirantara ArAdhanA me lIna parama aparigrahI sAdha parameSThI hama saba kA magala kr| kisI bhI vyakti yA vastu kI mahAnatA usama nihita guNo ke kAraNa hI mAnI jAtI hai| phira ye guNa jaba sva se bhI adhika para kalyANakArI adhika hote haiM tabhI unakI pratiSThA hotI hai| isa ksauTI para paca parameSThI bilkula khare utarate haiN| janma maraNa roga, buDhApA, bhaya parAbhava dAridraya eva nirvalatA Adi isa mahAmantra ke smaraNa eva jApa se kSaNa bhara me naSTa ho jAte haiN| NamokAra mantra ke mAhAtmya varNana ko samajha lene para phira aura adhika samajhane kI AvazyakatA nahI raha jAtI hai apavitra pavitro vA, susthito du sthito pi vaa| dhyAtet paca namaskAra, saba pApai pramucyate // 1 // apavitra pavitro bA, sarvAvasthA gato'pi vaa| ya smareta paramAtmAna sa bAhyAbhyantare zuci // 2 // aparAjita mantro'ya sabavighnavinAzana / magaleSu ca sarveSu prathama magala mata // 3 // vidhnaudhA pralaya yAnti zAkinIbhUta pnngaa| viSo niviSatA yAti stUyamAne jinezvare // 4 // mantra sasAra sAra vijagadanupama saba pApAri mantra, sasArocchada mantra viSama viSahara kama nirmala mantram / mantra siddhi pradAna ziva sakha janana kevalajJAna mantra, mantra zrIjaina mantra japa japa japita janma nirvANa mantram / / 5 / / AkRSTi sura sampadA vidadhate muktitriyo vazyatA, uccATa vipadA caturgatimuvA vidvevmaatmensaam| stambha durgamanaprati prayatato mohasya sammohana, pAyAt pacanamaskArakriyAkSaramayI sArAdhanA devatA // 6 // ahamityakSara brahma vAcaka parameSThina / ' siddha cakrasya sadboja savata praNamAmyaham // 71 Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya eva prabhAva / 145 tvameva ama / rakSa jinezvara ||8|| zaraNa nAsti anyathA tasmAt kAruNya bhAvena rakSa X X X vado pAcoM parama guru sura guru vandana jAsa / vidhana harana magala karana, pUrana parama prakAza // 1 // ukta padyo kA mathitArtha yaha hai - paca namaskAra mahAmantra kA smaraNa athavA pATha karane vAlA zraddhAlu bhakta pavitra hA apavitra ho, sotA ho, jAgatA ho, ucita Amana me ho, na ho phira bhI vaha zarIra aura mana ke (bAharI-bhItarI) sabhI pApo se mukta ho jAtA hai| usakA zarIra aura mana adbhuta pavitratA se bhara jAtA hai| mAnava kA yaha zarIra lAkha prayatna karane para sadA aneka rUpa me apavitra rahatA hI hai, prayatna yaha honA cAhie. ki hamArI ora se pavitratA ke prati sAvadhAna rahA jaae| isa zarIra se bhI hajAra gunA mana cacala hotA hai aura pApa pravRtti meM lIna rahakara apavitra rahatA hai / kevala NamokAra mantra kI pavitratama zaraNa hI isa jIva ko zarIra aura mana kI pavitratA pradAna karatI hai / yaha mantra kisI bhI anya mantra yA zakti se parAjita nahI ho sakatA, balki sabhI mantra isake adhIna haiN| yaha mantra samasta vighno kA vinAzaka hai| samasta maMgalo me prathama maMgala ke rUpa me sarva svIkRta hai / mahattA aura kAlakrama se isakI prathamatA sunizcita hai / isa mantra ke prabhAva se vighnoM kA dala, zAkinI, DAkinI, bhUta sarpa viSa Adi kA bhaya kSaNa bhara meM pralaya ko prApta ho jAtA hai| yaha mantra samasta saMsAra kA sAra hai| trailokya me anupama hai ara samasta pApo kA nAzaka hai| viSama viSa ko harane vAlA aura karmoM kA nirmUlaka hai| yaha mantra koI jAdU TonA yA camatkAra nahI hai, parantu isakA prabhAva nizcita rUpa se camatkArI hotA hai| prabhAva kI tIvratA aura anupamatA se bhakta Azcaryacakti hokara raha jAtA hai| yaha mantra samasta siddhiyo kA pradAtA mukti sukha kA dAtA hai, yaha mantra sAkSAt kevalajJAna hai| vidhipUrvaka aura bhAva sahita isakA jApa yA smaraNa karane se sabhI prakAra kI laukika-alaukika siddhiyA prApta hotI haiM / Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa isase samasta deva sampadA vazIbhUta ho jAtI hai| muktivadhU vaza me ho jAtI hai| caturgati ke sabhI kapTo ko bhasma karane vAlA yaha mantra hai| moha kA stambhaka aura viSayAsakti ko samApta karane vAlA hai| AtmavizvAsa ko prabalatA dene vAlA tathA sabhI sthitiyo me jIva mAtra kA "parama mitra hai| arha yaha akSara yugala sAkSAta brahma hai aura parameSThI kA vAcaka hai| siddhiyo kI mAlA kA sadabIja hai| maiM isako mana, vacana aura kAya kI samagratA se praNAma karatA hai| he jinezvara rUpa mahAmantra mujhe Apake atirikta koI anya ubArane vAlA nahI hai / Apa hI mere parama rakSaka hai| isalie pUrNa karuNA bhAva se he deva / merI rakSA kIjie, rakSA kiijie| mahAmantra kA prabhAva hama mahAmantra NamokAra ke mAhAtmya ko athavA usake upakAra ko prabhAva ke rUpa me samajha sakate hai| aneka zAstrabhya prasago, kathAo aura uktiyo dvArA isa mAhAtmya kA lokottara prabhAva batAyA gayA hai| anekAneka bhakto ne apane-apane anubhavo ko bhI isa mantra ke prabhAva ke rUpa me prakaTa kiyA hai| yahA kucha vyaktigata anubhavo ko uddhata karake isa mahAmantra ke prabhAva kA spaSTa karanA adhika vyAvahArika hogaa| isa mantra ke camatkAro aura prabhAvo ko tIrthakaro eva muniyo ke jIvana me bhI ghaTita hote dekhA gayA hai| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne isa mantra kI ArAdhanA se samasta upasargo ko hasakara shaa| kamaTha tapasvI jo pacAgni tara karatA thA usakI dhanI me eka adhajalA nAga thA, usako pArzvanAtha na NamokAra mantra sunAkara nAgakumAra deva pada prApta kraayaa| _bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana me bhI nayasAra bhava me eva naukA prasaga me NamokAra mantra kA sAhAsya rhaa| ajana cAra rAjA zreNika, rAjA zrIpAla, seTha sudarzana, jIvandhara svAmI eva zvAna Adi ke prasaga muvidita hI haiN| arjuna mAlI jaise hatyAre aura mugdala seTha kI kathA bhI prasiddha hai hii| jaina dharma kI digambara-zvatAmbara sabhI zAkhAo me aneka sthAe mahAmantra ke Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva / 147 prabhAva para haiN| puNyAsrava aura ArAdhanA kathAkoSa ke atirikta aneka zAstroM aura purANo me bhI isa mantra ke prabhAva ko kathAoM dvArA prakaTa kiyA gayA hai| muni zrI chatramala dvArA racita 'jaina kathAkoSa' meM prasiddha 220 kathAe sahIta hai / iname aneka kathAe NamokAra mahAmantra kI mahimA para AdhArita hai / ina paurANika prAcIna kathAo ke atirikta hamAre nityaprati ke jIvana me ghaTita mantramahimA kI anubhUtiyAM to hamase bilkula sIdhI bAta karatI hai / yahA atyanta prasiddha katipaya kathAe sakSepa me prastuta haiM arjuna mAlI - antakRta dazA-6 magadha deza kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhI me apanI patnI bandhumatI sahita arjuna nAmaka eka mAlI rahatA thaa| nagara ke bAhara eka bagIce me yajJamandira thA / arjuna apanI patnI sahita isa bagIce ke phUla tor3atA, yakSapUjA karatA aura phira unhe bAjAra meM becakara jIvikA calAtA thA / eka dina arjuna yakSa kI pUjA me lIna thA aura usakI patnI bAhara puSpa bIna rahI thI / sahasA nagara ke chaha guNDe vahA A ge| bandhumatI kI sundaratA aura javAnI para ve mugdha ho ge| basa ekAnta dekhakara usake sAtha valAtkAra karane para tula ge| arjuna kA yakSa kI pratimA se bAdha diyA aura ve bandhumatI kA zIla bhaMga karane lage / arjuna isa atyAcAra se tilamilA uThA / usane yakSa se kahA, he yakSa, maiMne tumhArI jIvana bhara sevA-pUjA yahI phala pAne ke lie kI hai| merI sahAyatA -mujhe zakti de, yA phira dhvasta hone ke lie taiyAra ho jA / kara yakSa kA caitanya camaka uThA-usane eka zakti ke rUpa me arjuna mAlI ke zarIra meM praveza kiyA, basa, arjuna meM apAra zakti A gyii| usane krodha me pAgala hokara chahoM guNDo kI hatyA kii| apanI patnI ko bhI samApta kara diyaa| phira vo usa para hatyA kA bhUta hI savAra ho gyaa| nagara ke bAhara vaha rahane lagA aura jo bhI use milatA usakI vaha hatyA kara detA / nagara me Ataka chA gyaa| nagara ke bhItara ke loga Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa . bhItara aura bAhara ke loga bAhara hI rahane lage / samparka TUTa gyaa| vahAM se nikalane kA kisI kA sAhasa hI nahI hotA thA / usI samaya zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra bihAra karate hue vahAM pdhaare| rAjA zreNika bhagavAna ke darzana karanA cAhate the, para vivaza the| sudarzana seTha ne prANa hathelI para rakhakara bhagavAna ke darzana karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| basa rAjA se anumati lI aura cala paDe / nagara ke bAhara paira rakhate hI arjuna se unakA sAmanA huA / arjuna ne apanA kaThora mudgala sudarzana ko mArane ke lie uThAyA, para Azcarya kI bAta yaha huI ki arjuna hAtha uThAe hue kIlita hokara raha gayA / yakSa - zakti bhI kIlita ho gyii| kyo ? seTha sudarzana ne parama zAntacitta se mahAmantra NamokAra kA stavana Arambha kara diyA aura dhyAnastha khar3a rahe / kucha dera taka yahI sthiti rahI / mantra kI sarakSiNI deviyA seTha kI rakSA ke lie A gayI thI / basa namaskAra karake yakSa bhAga khaDA huA aura arjuna asahAya ho gayA / use apanI bhUkha-pyAsa aura asahAyAvasthA bodha huA / usane seTha sudarzana se pUrNa vinIta bhAva se kSamA mAgI / bhagavAna kI zaraNa meM jAkara munivrata dhAraNa kara liyA / nagaravAsiyoM ko use dekhate hI bahuta krodha AyA aura zabdo ke dvArA tathA pattharo ke dvArA muni-arjuna kA tiraskAra huaa| arjuna ne yaha vaDe dhairya ke sAtha sahA. vaha avicala rhaa| sudarzana seTha se usane mahAmantra ko gurumantra ke rUpa meM grahaNa kara liyA thaa| dhIre-dhIre logo kI dhAraNA badalI / arjuna ne antata sallekhanA dhAraNa ko aura AtmA kI sarvocca avasthA prApta kI / niSkarSa - yaha kathA spaSTa karatI hai ki mahAmantra ke prabhAva se eka bhakta ke prANo kI rakSA hotI hai aura dUsarI ora eka hatyArA apanI rAmasovRtti ko tyAgakara AtmakalyANa bhI karatA hai| vizvAsa phaladAyaka / sahI AdamI kA sahI vizvAsa saba kucha kara sakatA hai / "nara ho na nirAza karo mana ko / " ekapatita eva atyanta ajJAnI vyakti bhI yadi mahAmantra se jIvana kI sarvoccatA prApta kara sakatA hai to vivekazIla zraddhAvAn kyA nahIM pA sakatA ? Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva / 149 aMjana cora ko kathA - digambara AmnAya ke kathA granthoM me ajana cora kI kathA bahuta prasiddha hai| mahAmantra kI mahimA ne eka atyanta patita vyakti ko kisa prakAra jIvana kI mahAnatA taka pahu~cAyA-yaha bAta isa kathA dvArA baDI prabhAvikatA se vyakta kI gayI hai| lalitAMga deva jo atyanta vyabhicArI cora aura hiMsaka pravRtti kA vyakti thA, vahI bAda me ajana cora ke rUpa meM prasiddha huaa| yaha cora karma me itanA nipuNa thA ki logo ke dekhate-dekhate hI unakI vastuoM kA apaharaNa kara letA thaa| yaha svaya mundara aura balI bhI thaa| isakA rAjagRhI nagarI kI pradhAna nartakI-vezyA se (maNikAMcanA se) apAra prema thaa| ajana cora apano isa premikA para itanA adhika Asakta thA ki usake eka saketa para apane prANa bhI de sakatA thA-kucha atimAnavIya athavA anyAyapUrNa kArya karane ko taiyAra thaa| Thoka hI hai-viSayAsakta vyakti kA saba kucha naSTa hotA hI hai| "viSayAsakta cisAnAM guNaH ko vA na nazyati / na duSyaM na mAnuSyaM nAbhijAtyaM na styvaak||" arthAta viSayAsavata vyakti kA kauna-sA aisA guNa hai jo naSTa nahI ho jAtA, saba kucha naSTa ho jAtA hai| vaiduSya, manuSyatA, kulInatA tathA satyavAditA Adi sabhI gaNa naSTa ho jAte hai| eka dina maNikAcanA ne ajana cora se kahA, prANavallabha, prajApAla mahArAja kI rAnI kanakavatI ke gale meM jyotiprabhA nAmaka hAra Aja maiMne dekhA hai| maiM use kisI bhI kImata para cAhatI hai| Apa use lAkara mujhe diijie| maiM usake binA jIvita nahIM raha sktii| ajana cora ne premikA ko samajhAyA ki do-cAra dina me vaha ukta hAra lA degaa| use kRSNa pakSa kI vidyAsiddha hai-usakA ajana kRSNa pakSa meM hI kAma karatA hai, abhI zukla pakSa samApti para hai| thoDI-sI pratIkSA kara lo| premikA ne ajanapremI se kahA, maiM basa prANa hI tyAga duugii| yahI mere aura Apake prema kI parIkSA hai| Apa turanta hAra lA de, anyathA kala maiM jIvita na rhgii| Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa ___ ajana prabhAva meM A gayA aura hAra carAne ke lie aMjana (maMtrita ajana) lagAkara rAta me nikala pdd'aa| hAra curAne me vaha maphala ho gyaa| parantu rAste meM do bAte pratikUla bana pdd'ii| eka to hAra kI jyoti bAhara camaka uThI aura zukla pakSa ke kAraNa, a jana bhI kicitkara ho gyaa| aura aMjana cora bhI prakaTa rUpa se paharedAro ko dikha gyaa| paharedAro ne pIchA kiyaa| cora bhAga kara samIpavartI 3 zAna me eka vRkSa ke nIce zaraNa khojatA haA phcaa| usane Upara dekhaa| vahA~ 108 rassiyo kA eka jAla laTaka rahA thaa| nIca vividha prakAra ke (32 prakAra ke) zUla, kRpANa, barachI, bhAlA Adi zastra UrdhvamukhI hokara gADe gaye the| eka vyakti vahA~ NamokAra mantra kA jApa karatA huA kramaza eka-eka rassI kATatA jAtA thaa| parantu usakA citta ghabarAhaTa se bharA huA thA, vaha kabhI Upara caDhatA to kabhI nIve utaratA thaa| ajana cora ne usase pUchA, bhAI, tuma yaha kyA kara rahe ho? usane kahA maiM mantra dvArA AkAza-gAminI vidyA siddha kara rahA huuN| aMjana cora yaha sunakara hasane lagA aura bolA, Apa to Darapoka haiM, ApakA vizvAsa bhI kamajora hai, Apako vidyA siddha nahI ho sktii| Apa mana mujhe batA dIjie maiM siddha kruugaa| mujhe marane kA bhI Dara nahIM hai| mai yadi marU~ bhI to acche kArya meM hI maranA cAhatA huuN| taba vAriSeNa nAma ke usa Darapoka sAdhaka ne ajana cora ko NamokAra mantra batAyA aura mantra siddhi kI vidhi bhI btaayii| basa aMjana cora ne pUrI zraddhA ke sAtha nirbhaya hokara mantra pATha kiyA aura eka-eka AvRtti para eka-eka rassI kATatA gyaa| anta meM 108vI rassI kaTate hI, vaha nIce gire, isake pUrva hI, AkAza gAminI vidyA ne prakaTa hokara use (ajana cora ko) kAra uThA liyaa| ajana cora ko vidyA ne namaskAra kiyA aura kahA, mai Apase prasanna ha, Apake hara satkArya meM sahAyatA kruugii| ajana cora ko isa ghaTanA se aisI lokottara mAnasika-zAnti milI ki basa usane turanta sumerU parvata para pahucakara dIkSA lI aura kaThina tapazcaryA karake aSTakarmoM kA nAza kiyA tathA mokSa prApta kiyA-arthAta samasta saMmAra ke bandhano se mukta hokara AtmA kI nirmalatama sthiti ko prApta kiyaa| Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva | 151 eka pApI, durAcArI vyakti apanI pUrI zraddhA ke kAraNa mahAmantra kI sahAyatA se bandhana mukta ho sakA, jabaki zraddhAhIna vAriSeNa jJAnI hokara bhI kucha na pA skaa| zraddhAhIna jJAna se na vyakti svayaM ko Upara uThA sakatA hai na dUsaroM ko| kahA bhI hai-"sazayAtmA vinazyati" isI prakAra anantamatI kI kathA, rAnI prabhAvatI kI kathA bhI atyanta prasiddha haiN| pazuoM para bhI prabhAva 1 "NamokAra mantra ke prabhAva se (smaraNa se) bandara ne bhI Atma kalyANa kiyA hai| kahA gayA hai ki eka ardhamata bandara ko munirAja ne dayAkara NamokAra-mantra sunaayaa| bandara ne bhaktipUrvaka NamokAra mantra sunA jisase vaha citrAgada nAmaka deva huaa|" 2 "puNyAzrava kathA koza ke anusAra kIcaDa meM phasA eka hathinI ko NamokAra mantra ke zravaNa ke prabhAva se nara paryAya prApta huaa|" 3 va purANa me bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ne jalate hue nAga-nAginI ko mahAmantra sunAyA aura atyanta zAnta citta se zravaNa ke kAraNa ve nAga-nAginI bAda me dharaNendra aura padmAvatI hue| yaha kathA to sabhI jaina-vargoM me prakArAntara se prasiddha hai|" 4 "jIvanadhara svAmI ne maraNAsanna kutte ko mahAmantra NamokAra sunAyA thaa| mantra kI pavitra dhvani ta ragoM kA kutte ke samasta zarIra aura mana para adbhuta sAtvika prabhAva pddaa| aura usane turanta deva paryAya prApta kii| mahAmantra ke nirAdara kA phala AThave cakravartI sUbhIma kA rasoiyA baDA svAmIbhavata thaa| usane eka dina subhIma ko garama-garama khIra parosa dii| subhIma ne garma khIra khA lii| unakI jIbha jalane lgii| basa krodha me bhara kara khIra kA pUrA bartana rasoiye ke sira para uDela diyaa| isase vaha turanta marakara vyaMtara deva huaa| lavaNa samudra meM rahane lgaa| usane avadhi jJAna se apane pUrvabhava kI jAnakArI prApta kI, usake mana meM cakravartI se badalA lene kI bAta Thana gyii| Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 / mahAmana gamokAra eka baMzAnika anveSaNa basa vaha tapasvI kA beSa banAkara aura kucha svAdiSTa phala lekara cakravartI sUbhIma ke pAsa phucaa| usane ve phala cakravartI ko die| phala bahata svAdiSTa the| cakravartI ne aura khAne kI icchA prakaTa kii| tapasvI ne kahA, mai lavaNa samudra ke eka TApU meM rahatA hU, vahI ye phala prApta hote haiN| Apa mere sAtha calie aura yatheccha rUpa se khaaie| cakravartI lobha kA savaraNa na kara sake aura usa tapasvI (vyatara) ke sAtha cala diye| jaba vyatara mamudra ke bIca me pahuca gayA to turanta veSa badalakara krodhapUrvaka bolA, "duSTa cakravartI, jAnatA hai mai kauna ha ? maiM hI terA purAnA pAcaka hU / rasoiyA huuN| mai tujhase badalA luuNgaa|" cakravartI atyanta asahAya hokara NamokAra mantra kA pATha karane lge| isa mahAmantra kI mahAzakti ke sAmane vyantara kI vidyA bekAra ho gyii| taba vyantara ne eka upAya nikaalaa| usane cakravartI se kahA, "yadi apane prANo kI rakSA cAhate ho to NamokAra mantra ko pAnI me likhakara use apane paira ke agaThe se miTA do| cakravartI ne bhayabhIta hokara turanta NamokAra mantra ko pAnI me likhakara paira se miTA diyaa| basa vyantara kI bAta bana baiThI / mantra kA prabhAva aba samApta ho gyaa| taranta vyantara ne cakravartI ko mArakara samudra me pheka diyA aura badalA le liyaa| anAdara karane para mahAmantra kA koI prabhAva nahIM rahatA, balki aise vyakti kA apanA zarIrabala eva manobala bhI kSINa ho jAnA hai| NamokAra mantra ke apamAna ke kAraNa cakravartI ko saptama naraka me jAnA pdd'aa| mana kI pavitratA, uddezya kI pavitratA aura zatapratizata AsthA ima mahAmantra ke lie paramAvazyaka hai| bhakta ajJAnI ho, rugNa ho, ucita Amana me na baiThA ho, zArIrika stara para apavitra ho to bhI kSamya hai| mahAmantra aise vyakti kI bhI rakSA karatA hai aura use zakti pradAna karatA hai| parantu jAnabUjhakara lAparavAhI aura nirAdara karane vAlo ko mantra-rakSaka devI-devatA kSamA nahI karate / "itthaM jJAtvA mahAbhavyAH kartavya. parayA mdaa| sAra pacanamaskAraH vizvAsaH zarmava. satAm / / " Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya eka prabhAva / 153 bhopAla-mainA sundarI samasta jaina zAkhAo me zrIpAla aura usakI patnI mainA sundarI kI kathA prasiddha hai| ___ thopAla kI bAlyAvasthA meM hI usake pitA rAjA siMharatha kI mRtyu ho gii| zrIpAla ke cAcA ne turanta rAjya para adhikAra kara liyA aura zrIpAla kI mAM mantriyo kI sahAyatA se apanI aura apane putra kI jAna vacAne ke lie nikala bhaagii| jagaloM me bhaTakate-bhaTakate zrIpAla ko kuSTa roga ho gyaa| kisI taraha ujjaina nagarI me mAtA-putra phuce| ujjaina ke rAjA ke do putriyA dhI-surasundarI aura mainA sundrii| surasundarI hara bAta me apane pitA kA jhUThA samarthana karake lAbha uThA letI thI, jabaki mainA sundarI pitA kA Adara karate hue bhI satya kA hI samarthana karatI thii| eka bAra rAjA ne bharI sabhA me apanI donoM beTiyoM ko bulAyA aura pUchA-"tumhe saba prakAra ke sukha dene vAlA kauna hai ?" surasundarI ne uttara diyA, "pUjya pitAjI, maiM jo kucha bhI hU, ApakI hI kRpA se hU / Apa hI mere bhAgya vidhAtA hai|" isa uttara se rAjA kA ahakAra tuSTa huA aura usane harSa prakaTa kiyaa| aba mainA mundarI ko uttara denA thaa| usane kahA, "pitAjI, maiM jo kucha bhI hU, apane pUrvajanma ke zubhAzubha karmo ke kAraNa hai / Apa bhI jo kucha haiM apane zubha karmoM ke kAraNa haiM / merA aura ApakA putrI-pitA kA nAtA to nimitta mAtra hai|" isa uttara se pitA-rAjA ko bahuta gussA aayaa| rAjA ne surasundarI kA vivAha eka rAjakumAra se kiyA aura use bahuta adhika dhana-sampatti dekara vidA kiyaa| mainA sundarI kA vivAha kuSTa rogI zrIpAla se kiyA gayA aura daheja meM kucha nahI diyA gyaa| rAjA ne kahA-"mainA sundarI aba dekha apane karmoM kA phala / apanI kismata ko badalakara dikhaanaa|" mainA sundarI ne vinayapUrvaka apane pitA se kahA, "pitAjI, maiM Apako doSa nahIM detI hai| mere bhAgya me hogA to acchA samaya AegA hI / maiM dharma para aura mahAmantra para aTUTa zraddhA rakhatI hai| Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa vasa mainA sundarI ne apane pati kI pUrI sevA karanA prArambha kara diyA | vaha nityaprati mahAmantra kA jApa karane lagI aura bhagavAna ke gandhodaka se pati ko carcita bhI karane lgii| pati ke samIpa baiThakara mahAmantra kA pATha karatI rhii| dhIre-dhIre pati zrIpAla kA kuSTa roga samApta ho gayA / vaha parama sundara vyakti bana gyaa| usake mantriyo ne prayatna karake usakA patA lagAyA / antata zrIpAla ko usakA rAjA pada prApta huA / mahAmantra ke viSaya me nijI anubhava- aba taka hamane katipaya paurANika kathAo ke AdhAra para mahAmantra NamokAra ke mAhAtmya eva prabhAva kIe ke bhavya jhalaka dekhI / aba aura adhika prAmANikatA kI talAza me hama apane hI yuga ke sahajIvIsamakAlIna vyaktiyoM ke kucha mahAmantra sambandhI anubhava prastuta kara rahe haiM 1 ghaTanA 13-11-1985 ke prAta kAla kI hai / sampUrNa tamilanADu gata dasa dino se ativRSTi kI pralayakArI capeTa me thA / madrAsa nagara kA lagabhaga eka cauthAI bhAga jalamagna thA / maiM madrAsa nagara ke hI eka bhUkhaNDa jamIna- pallavaram me rahatA hU / 13 11-1985 ko prAta. hotehote merA samasta muhallA khAlI ho gyaa| loga ghara chor3akara cale gae / sabhI ke gharo meM 4-5 phuTa pAnI A gayA thaa| 3-4 kilomITara taka pAnI hI pAnI bharA huA thaa| mere ghara meM daravAje kI caukhaTa taka pAnI A cukA thA / saDaka se lagabhaga 4 phuTa UcI merI nIva hai| tIna-cAra ica pAnI aura baDhatA to mere ghara me pAnI A jaataa| merI patnI aura putrI kI ghabarAhaTa baDhatI hI jA rahI thii| maiMne kahA, thor3I dera to dhairya rakho, kucha na kucha hogA hI / Wo cupacApa bhItara ke kamare me baiThakara mahAmantra NamokAra kA pATha karane lagA / lagabhaga 15 minaTa ke bAda sahasA pAnI barasanA banda huA / dhIre-dhIre bharA huA pAnI bhI ghaTane lagA / ghara bhara meM apAra zAnti chA gayI aura ullAsa bhI / yaha mere jIvana meM mahAmantra kA sabase bar3A upakAra hai / samasta muhalle ko rAhata milI / mahAmantra ke atirikta mAnavIya zakti kyA kara sakatI thI ? Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva | 155 2. 'jaina darzana' patrikA ke barSa 3 aMka 5-6 jakhorA (grAma) jilA jhAsI (uttara pradeza) nivAsI abdula rajjAka musalamAna ne mahAmantra kI mahimA kA svAnubhava prakAzita karAyA hai| isakA ullekha DaoN. nemIcandrajI jyotiSAcArya ne apanI pustaka 'magala mantra NamokAra' eka anucintana' meM bhI kiyA hai| vaha akSarazaH isa prakAra hai- "maiM jyAdAtara dekhatA yA sunatA hUM ki hamAre jaina bhAI dharma kI ora dhyAna nahI dete| aura jo thoDA bahuta kahane-sunane ko dete bhI haiM to ve sAmAyika aura NamokAra mantra ke prakAza se anabhijJa haiN| yAnI abhI taka ve isake mahattva ko nahI samajhate haiN| rAta-dina zAstroM kA svAdhyAya karate hae bhI andhakAra kI ora baDhate jA rahe haiN| agara unase kahA jAe ki bhAI, sAmAyika aura NamokAra mantra AtmA me zAnti paidA karane vAle aura Ae hue du kho ko TAlane vAle haiN| to ve isa taraha se javAba dete haiM ki yaha NamokAra mantra to hamAre yahA ke choTe-choTe bacce bhI jAnate haiN| isako Apa hame kyA batAte haiM ? lekina mujhe aphasosa ke sAtha likhanA par3a rahA hai ki unhoMne sirpha dikhAve kI garaja se basa mantra ko raTa liyaa| usa para unakA dRDha vizvAsa na huA aura na ve usake mahattva ko hI samajhe haiN| mai dAve ke sAtha kaha sakatA hai ki isa mantra para zraddhA rakhane vAlA hara musIbata se baca sakatA hai kyoMki mere Upara se ye bAteM bIta cukI haiN| merA niyama hai ki jaba maiM rAta ko sotA hU to NamokAra mantra ko paDhatA huA so jAtA hai| eka maratabA jAr3e kI rAta kA jikra hai ki mere sAtha cArapAI para eka baDA sApa leTA rahA, para mujhe usakI khabara nhiiN| svapna me jarUra aisA mAlUma huA jaisA ki kaha rahA ho ki uTha sApa hai| maiM do-cAra maratabe uThA bhI aura uTakara lAlaTena jalAkara nIce Upara dekhakara phira leTa gayA, lekina mantra ke prabhAva se, jisa ora sApa leTA thA, udhara se eka maratabA bhI nahI utthaa| jaba subaha hunA, maiM uThA aura cAhA ki bistara lapeTa lU, to kyA dekhatA hU~ ki baDA moTA sApa leTA haA hai| maine jo pallI khIcI to vaha jhaTa uTha baiThA aura pallI ke sahAre nIce utarakara apane rAste calA gyaa| yaha saba mahAmantra NamokAra ke zraddhApUrNa pATha kA hI prabhAva thA jisase eka virSalA sarpa bhI anuzAsita huaa| Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 / mahAmantra NamokAra eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa dUsare abhI do-tIna mAha kA jikara hai ki jaba merI birAdarI bAlo ko mAlUma huA ki maiM jaina mata pAlane lagA hUM, to unhoMne eka bhAko, usame mujhe bulAyA gyaa| mai jakhorA se jhAsI jAkara sabhA meM zAmila huaa| hara eka ne apanI-apanI rAya ke anusAra bahuta kucha kahA-sunA aura bahuta se savAla paidA kie, jinakA ki maiM javAba bhI detA gayA / bahuta se mahAzayo ne yaha bhI kahA ki aise AdamI ko mAra DAlanA ThIka hai / apane dharma se dUsare dharma meM, yaha na jAne paae| anta me saba cale ge| maiM bhI apane ghara A gayA / jaba zAma kA samaya huAyAnI sUrya asta hone lagA to maiMne sAmAyika karanA Arambha kiyA aura jaba sAmAyika se nizcinta hokara Akhe kholI to dekhatA hU ki eka bar3A sApa mere Asa-pAsa cakkara lagA rahA hai aura daravAje para eka bartana rakhA huA milA, jisase mAlUma huA ki koI isame banda karake choDa gayA hai / choDane vAle kI nIyata eka mAtra mujhe hAni pahucAne kI thI / lekina usa sApa ne mujhe nukasAna nahI pahucAyA / mai vahA se Darakara AyA aura logo se pUchA ki yaha kAma kisane kiyA hai, parantu koI patA na lgaa| dUsare dina jaba sAmAyika ke samaya paDosI ke bacce ko sApa ne Dasa liyA taba vaha royA aura kahane lagA ki hAya maiMne burA kiyA ki dUsare ke vAste cAra Ane dekara jo sApa lAyA thA, usane mere bacce ko kATa liyaa| baccA mara gayA / pandraha dina bAda vaha AdamI bhI mara gayA | dekhie sAmAyika aura NamokAra mantra kitanA jabaradasta stambha hai ki Age AyA huA kAla bhI prema kA bartAva karatA huA calA gayA / " 'tIrthaMkara' patrikA ke NamokAra mantra vizeSAMka - 2, janavarI 1981 se katipaya uddharaNa prastuta haiM / ina uddharaNo se kucha prAmANika sAdhuo, muniyo, vidvAno eva gRhastho kI prakhara svAnubhUtiyo kI jAnakArI milatI hai- 1 pyAsa zAnta huI - sva0 gaNeza prasAda jI varNI jaba dUsarI bAra sammeda zikhara kI yAtrA para gae, taba parikramA karate samaya unhe vaDI jora ko pyAsa lgii| unakA calanA muzkila ho gyaa| ve NamokAra mantra kA smaraNa karate hue bhagavAna ko ulAhanA dene lage ki prabho, Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva | 157 zAstroM meM aisA kahA gayA hai ki sammeda zikhara kI vaMdanA karane vAle ko tiryaMca/naraka gati nahI miltii| pyAsa ke kAraNa yadi maiM ArtabhAva se marUMgA to tiryaca gati meM jAUgA, meDhaka banUgA, kyA zAstra meM likhA mithyA ho jAegA? thoDI dera bAda eka yAtrI udhara se nikalA aura usane batAyA ki pAsa hI meM eka tAlAba hai| varNAjI vahA gae, pAsa meM channA thA hI, pAnI chAnakara piyaa| pyAsa zAnta ho gyii| yAda AyA ki pahale bhI unhoMne yahA parikramA kI thI, taba to yaha tAlAba thA nhii| gaura se dekhane para na to vahA Asa-pAsa Age-pIche vaha yAtrI thA, na tAlAba, lekina pyAsa ava bujha gayI thI aura parikramA meM utsAha Ane lagA thaa| -siMghaI garIba dAsa jaina (64 varSa) kaTanI (ma0 pra0) 2 NamokAra mantra ko maiM apane jIvana kA mUla-mantra mAnatA hai| jaba kabhI mujhe aisA lagatA hai ki maiM kisI kaThinAI meM phasa gayA ha, usa samaya yaha mantra mujhe baDI zakti detA hai| maiM aisA mAnatA ha ki jaise kahI koI vidyat kauMdha jAtI ho, koI ilekTrika veva Akara mila jAtI ho, usI taraha se mere mAnasa para bhItara aura bAhara jaba maiM dekhatA hU, isa mantra kA hI prabhAva mAnatA huuN| -devendra kumAra zAstro, nImaca (ma0pra0) 3 adbhuta prabhAva/mahAn lAma- isa mantra kA jApa karate samaya apUrva Ananda kI anubhUti hotI hai| maiM eka sAsa meM japa karatA hai / maiMne jIvana ke una kSaNo meM bhI japa kiyA hai jaba vighna-bAdhAo kI ghaTAeM umaDa-ghumaDakara chAyI thii| para jApa karate hI dAkSiNAtya pavana kI taraha ve kucha hI kSaNo meM naSTa ho gayI thii| jIvana me maiM zatAvika bAra isa mantra kA adbhuta prabhAva dekha cukA hai| -devendra muni zAstrI (49 varSa), udayapura ___4. anubhUti abhivyakti se pare-isake jApa se mana me zAnti aura ekAgratA kI jo anabhUti hotI hai, vaha abhivyakti se pare hai| jaba bhI jIvana meM bAdhAeM AyI, usa samaya prastuta mantra ke jApa se ve usI taraha naSTa ho gayI aura aisA lagA ki sUryodaya se andhakAra naSTa ho jAtA hai| -rAjendra muni (26 varSa) udayapura 5. mantroccAraNa kA prabhAva-mantroccAra se citta meM prasannatA, pariNAmoM meM magnatA aura nirmalatA AtI hai| parvata kI coTI para, Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 / mahAmantra NamokAra : eka vaijJAnika anveSaNa ekAnta me, rAtri ke samaya bhaya kI parIkSA hetu maiMne isa mantra kA dhyAnamanana-cintana kiyaa| pariNAmasvarUpa maiMne apAra nirbhayatA aura zAnti kA anubhava kiyaa| eka bAra mere kamare ke pAsa eka kuttA maraNAsanna thA, chaTapaTA rahA thA, eka zrAvaka ne mujhe bulaayaa| maiMne usa kutte ke kAna meM 10 minaTa taka mantroccAra kiyA, usa maraNAsanna kutte kI Akhe khala gyii| kuttA svastha hokara bhAga gyaa| isI prakAra 10-11 varSIya bAlaka ko 105-106 DigrI bukhAra thaa| DAkTara yaha kahakara cale gae ki aba yaha kucha ghaNTo kA hI mehamAna hai| mujhe mAlUma huaa| maine usa bacce ke sira para hAtha pherA, sAtha hI bIsa minaTa taka NamokAra mantra kA uccAraNa usake kAna me dhIre-dhIre karatA rhaa| vAlaka sahasA hasane lgaa| bacce kA bukhAra sahasA utara gyaa| DAkTara Azcarya me paDa gye| 6 ekAgratA aura zAnti kI prApti-NamokAra mantra ke jApa se mujhe prAya ekAgratA prApta hotI hai| zAnti bhI, lekina vaha kabhI-kabhI yantravat hotI hai| maine isa mantra kA jApa roga meM, vipatti ke samaya, kabhI-kabhI galata kAma karane se utpanna bhaya, badanAmI ko TAlane ke lie bhI sakaTa ke samaya kiyA hai jisakA phala nikalA hai-aba bhaviSya me aisA kAma nahI kr| do vicitra evaM viparIta anubhava 7. vighna nivAraNa isakA uddezya nahI-mantroccAra ke kSaNoM meM mai ekAgratA cAhatA hU, para mana apanA kAma karatA hai aura jIbha apanA kAma karatI hai| dono meM tAla-mela nahI rhtaa| vighna-bAdhA, asvAsthya Adi ke nivAraNa ke uddezya se maine kabhI isakA jApa nahI kiyaa| isa mantra kA yaha udRzya hai|| -DaoN devendra kumAra jaina (55 varSa) indaura 8. dizA-darzana--isa mantra ke jApa se ekAgratA aura zAnti kA anubhava hotA hai| hara kaThina paristhiti me yahI sahArA rahA hai| isase manobala baDhA hai| pariNAma kI mantra jApa se apekSA nahI kI, kyoki yaha dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki sukha-dukha pUrva janita karmoM kA phala hai aura vaha bhoganA hI hai| isake smaraNa se zAnti ke pariNAmasvarUpa kArya karane Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mokAra mantra kA mAhAtmya evaM prabhAva | 159 kI rAha milii| kucha samaya se niyamita jApa banda ho gayA; phira bhI zraddhA ke kAraNa yadAkadA japatA huuN| Azcaryajanaka anubhava ho rahA hai ki jisa-jisa dina maiM isa mantra kA jApa karatA ha, koI na koI apratyAzita sakaTa A jAtA hai| -DaoN0 mAgIlAla koThArI (51 varSa) indaura mathitArtha isa sampUrNa nivandha kA AdhAra bhakto kA mahAmantra NamokAra para aTa vizvAsa hai-takatiIta zakAtIta vizvAsa hai| unake mantra sambandhI anubhava tAkiko aura nAstiko ko mithyA athavA Akasmika laga sakate haiN| mai kevala itanA hI kahanA cAhatA hUM ki hama manovijJAna aura adhyAtma ko to mAnate hI haiN| kama se kama mAnasikatA aura bhAvanAtmakamA ko to mAnate hI haiN| sAhitya ke zRMgAra, karuNa, vIra, raudra Adi nava rasoM ko bhI apane jIvana me ghaTita hote dekhate hI haiN| yaha saba mUlata aura antata hamAre manojagat ke ajita eva sajita bhAvoM kA hI saMsAra hai| mantrI ko aura vizeSakara isa mahAmantra ko yadi hama pAralaukika zakti se na bhI jor3eM to bhI itanA to hame mAnanA hI hogA ki hame citta kI sthiratA, dRDhatA aura aparAjeyatA ke lie svaya meM hI gahare utaranA hogA aura dUsaroM ke guNoM aura anubhavo se kucha sIkhanA hogaa| basa mahAmantra se hama svayaM kI zaktiyoM ko adhika balavatI eva caitanya yukta banAne kI preraNA pAte haiN| mantra hamArA Adarza hai hamArI bhItarI zaktiyo ko jagAne aura kriyAzIla banAne vaalaa| hama apane ninyaprati ke saMsAra me jaba kisI bImArI, rAjanItika sakaTa, zIlasakaTa, pArivArika sakaTa eka aise hI anya sakaTo se ghira jAte haiM aura ghora akelepana kA, asahAyatA kA anubhava karate haiM, taba hama kyA karate hai ? rote hai, cIkhate haiM aura kabhI-kabhI ghuTakara AtmahatyA bhI kara lete hai| yA phira rAkSasa bhI bana jAte haiN| para aisI sthiti me eka aura vikalpa hai apane rakSakoM aura mitroM kI tlaash| apanI bhItarI UrjA kI tlaash| hama mitroM ko yAda karate haiM, pulisa kI sahAyatA lete haiN-aadi-aadi| isI akelepana ke sandarbha meM sahAyatA aura Atma-jAgaraNa kI talAza meM hama apane parama pavitra RSiyoM, Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 / mahAmantra NamokAra . eka vaijJAnika banveSaNa muniyoM eva tIrthakaroM ke mahAna kAryoM aura AdarzoM se preraNA lete haiN| mantra to antataH anAdi ananta haiN| tIrthakaro ne bhI inase hI apanA tIrtha pAyA hai| jaba hame kisI magala kI, kisI lokottama kI zaraNa lenI hai, to svAbhAvika hai ki hama mahAnatama ko hI apanA rakSaka aura ArAdhya banAege aura hamArA dhyAna hamArI dRSTi mahAmantra NamokAra para hI jaaegii| svaya kI sakIrNatA aura sAMsArika svArthaparatA ko tyAgakara hame apane hI virATa me utaranA hogA--tabhI mahAmantra se hamArA bhItarI nAtA juddegaa| mahAnantra taka pahucane ke lie hame mantra (zuddha-citta) to banAnA hI hogaa| antata isa mahAmantra ke mAhAtmya eva prabhAva ke viSaya me atyanta prasiddha ArSavANI prastuta hai "harai duhaM kuNai suhaM, jaNai jasaM sosae bhava smudd| iha loe para loe, suhANa mUlaM gmukkro||" arthAt yaha navakAra mantra dukho ko haraNa karane vAlA, sukho kA pradAtA, yazadAtA aura bhavasAgara kA zoSaNa karane vAlA hai| isa loka aura paraloka me sukha kA mala yahI navakAra hai| "bhoyaNa samaye samaNa, vibohnne-pvesnne-bhye-bsnne| paMca namukkAra khalu, samarijjA smvkaalNpi||" arthAta bhojana ke samaya, sote samaya, jAgate samaya, nivAsa sthAna me praveza ke samaya, bhaya prApti ke samaya, kaSTa ke samaya isa mahAmantra kA smaraNa karane se mana vAMchita phala prApta hotA hai| mahAmantra NamokAra mAnava hI nahI apitu prANI mAtra ke ihaloka aura paraloka kA sabase baDA rakSaka evaM nirdeSTA hai| isa loka meM vivekapUrNa jIvana jIte hue mAnava apanA antima lakSya AtmA kI vizuddha avasthA isa mantra se prApta kara sakatA hai-yahI isa mantra kA carama lakSya bhI hai| "jiNa sAsaNassa sAro, cadurasa puNyANa je smubaaro| jassa maNe nava kAro, saMsAro tassa ki kunnh|" arthAta navakAra jina zAsana kA sAra hai| caudaha parva kA uddhAra hai| yaha mantra jisake mana me sthira hai saMsAra usakA kyA kara sakatA hai, arthAt kucha nahIM vigAr3a sktaa| 000 Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _