Neminath

Author(s): Surendra Bothra
Publisher: Surendra Bothra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/229266/1

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neminAtha (ariSTanemi) sureMdra botharA sabhI jaina tIrthaMkaroM ke jIvanavRtta ahiMsA kI bhAvanA aura ahiMsaka AcaraNa se ota-prota haiM; kiMtu, sahaja karuNA kI bhAvanA ke udvelana se tatkAla jisake jIvana meM dizA parivartana huA, vaha viziSTa nAma hai ariSTanemi, jo jaina paraMparA ke bAIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna neminAtha ke nAma se adhika jAne jAte haiN| ariSTanemi una tIna jaina tIrthaMkaroM meM haiM, jinakA ullekha prAcIna jainetara graMthoM meM ahiMsA mArga ke pratipAdaka ke rUpa meM milatA hai| ariSTanemi kA ullekha Rgveda meM cAra sthAnoM para milatA hai| prasiddha bauddha vidvAna dharmAnaMda kausAMbI chAMdogya upaniSada ke ghora AMgirasa RSi ko ariSTanemi mAnate haiN| DaoN0 rAdhAkRSNana ke anusAra RSabha, ajita aura ariSTanemi kA ullekha yajurveda meM tIrthaMkara ke rUpa meM huA hai| mahAbhArata ke zAMti parva meM ariSTanemi dvArA rAjA sagara ko mokSamArga ke upadeza kA ullekha hai / jaina paurANika kathAoM ke anusAra isa vibhUti kA janma harivaMza meM huA thaa| prAcIna kAla meM yamunA nadI ke taTa para zauryapura (sauripura) nAmaka rAjya thaa| isake saMsthApaka mahArAja saurI ke do the putra aMdhaka vRSNi aura bhogavRSNi / aMdhaka vRSNi ke samudravijaya, azoka, stamita, sAgara, himavAna, acala, dharaNa, pUraNa, abhicaMda aura vasudeva ye dasa putra the, jo dazArha nAma se prasiddha hue| samudravijaya aura vasudeva vizeSa prabhAvazAlI va prasiddha hue / samudravijaya ke cAra putra the ariSTanemi, rathanemi, satyanemi, evaM dRr3hanemi / vasudeva ke mukhya do putra the. kRSNa va balarAma / isa prakAra ariSTanemi aura zrI 'kRSNa cacere bhAI the / -- ariSTanemi yuvA hue to unake samakSa vivAha kA prastAva rakhA gayA / aneka bAra Agraha karane para bhI virakta svabhAvI ariSTanemi ne apanI svIkRti nahIM dI / taba zrIkRSNa ne apanI samasta rAniyoM ko kahA ki kisI bhI prakAra ariSTanemi ko vivAha ke lie sahamata kraao| rukmiNI satyabhAmA Adi rAniyoM ne caturAI se ariSTanemi ko manA liyA aura ugrasena kI kanyA rAjImatI se vivAha taya ho gyaa| binA kisI vilaMba ke vivAha kA muhUrta nikAlakara samasta taiyArI kI gii| niyata tithi ko pUrNa vaibhava se bArAta niklii| dUlhe ariSTanemi ko zrIkRSNa ke sarvazreSTha gaMdhahastI para baiThAyA gyaa| udhara ugrasena ne atithiyoM ke svAgata ke lie vibhinna prakAra ke pakavAna to banavAe hI the, sAtha hI saiMkar3oM pazuoM ko bhI ekatra kara eka bAr3e meM baMda kiyA thaa| jaba bArAta usa bAr3e ke nikaTa pahuMcI taba kumAra ariSTanemi ke kAnoM meM bhayAkrAMta mUka pazuoM ke kraMdana kA svara pdd'aa| isa karuNa svara se dayAlu kumAra kA hRdaya dravita ho gyaa| unhoMne mahAvata se isa viSaya meM puuchaa| mahAvata ne batAyA ki samIpastha eka bAr3e meM kucha pazupakSiyoM ko bAMdhakara rakhA hai, jinakA upayoga vivAha ke avasara para die jAne vAle bhoja meM kiyA jaaegaa| kumAra ne jaise hI yaha sunA, unake mana meM dukha kA Avega uThA aura karuNA se unakA

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hRdaya bhara aayaa| mere kAraNa itane nirIha prANiyoM kI nimarma hatyA?nahIM, yaha ucita nahIM hai| mujhe isa nirdaya paraMparA ko samApta kara saMsAra ko karuNA aura ahiMsA kA mArga dikhAnA caahie| kumAra ariSTanemi ne apanA hAthI rukavAyA aura mahAvata se kahA ki vaha jAkara saba pazu-pakSiyoM ko mukta kara de| nirIha prANiyoM ko mukta karake mahAvata vApasa lauTA to kumAra ne apane sabhI AbhUSaNa utArakara use de die aura dvArakA kI ora lauTa calane ko khaa| rAjA samudravijaya zrIkRSNa Adi sabhI gurujanoM ne unheM rokakara manAne kA athaka prayatna kiyA, kiMtu unake hAtha asaphalatA hI lgii| kumAra ko nahIM rukanA thA to nahIM ruke| unhoMne kahA, jaise pazu-pakSI baMdhana meM baMdhe the vaise hI hama sabhI karmoM ke baMdhana meM baMdhe karuNAvihIna jIvana bitAte haiN| anyoM ko kaSTa dete haiM aura phalasvarUpa svayaM kaSTa pAte haiN| mujhe ina baMdhanoM se mukta hone ke lie karuNA aura ahiMsA ke patha ko prazasta karanA hai| kRpayA kSamA kreN| sva-dIkSA ke pazcAt bhagavAna ariSTanemi ko cauvana dina kI sAdhanA ke bAda hI kevala jJAna prApta ho gyaa| isake bAda neminAtha ne dIrgha kAla taka ghUma-ghUmakara ahiMsA kA upadeza diyaa| eka bAra zrIkRSNa bhoga-vilAsa meM anurakta yAdavoM ke bhaviSya kI ciMtA lekara unake pAsa phuNce| neminAtha ne madya-mAMsa ke sevana meM lipta yAdavoM kA bhaviSya aMdhakAramaya batAyA aura use rokane ko khaa| zrIkRSNa ko bAta samajha meM A gii| unhoMne usa samaya dvArakA meM jitanA bhI madya thA, vaha sArA vana meM phiMkavA diyA aura mAMsa-madya ko eka prakAra se pratibaMdhita kara diyaa| kisI rAjya zAsana dvArA amArI kA niyama lAgU karane kA saMbhavata yaha prathama udAharaNa hai aura isake preraka the bhagavAna arissttnemi|