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________________ nirayAvalikA Adi sUtratraya zrI dharmacanda jaina apane gApakarmoM ke kAraNa naraka meM jAne vAle jIvoM kA varNana nirayAvalikA meM kiyA gayA hai| isameM 5 upAMga haiM, jinameM se prathama 3 kalpikA (nirayAvaliyA), kalpAvarnAsikA evaM puSpikA kA paricaya isa Alekha meM AdhyAtmika zikSaNa borDa ke rajisTrAra evaM tatvajJa zrI dharmananda jI dvArA diyA gayA hai| - sampAdaka jaina dharma meM Agama aMgapraviSTa aura aMgabAhya ke bheda se do prakAra ke haiN| torthakaroM se artha rUpa upadeza sunakara gaNadhara jinheM sUtra rUpa meM grathita karate haiM, unheM aMgapraviSTa Agama kahate haiN| bhagavAna ke upadeza ke AdhAra para bAda ke AcAryoM ne jina AgamoM kI racanA kI, unheM aMgabAhya Agama kahate haiN| sabhI upAMga aMga bAhya kahalAte haiN| unameM eka upAMga hai. nirAvalikA sUtra | nAma isa Agama meM naraka meM jAne vAle jIvoM kA paMktibaddha varNana hone se ise 'nirayAvalikA' kahate haiN| isameM pA~ca upAMga samAviSTa haiM 1. nirayAvalikA athavA kalpikA 2. kalpAvataMsikA 3 puSpikA 4. puSpacUlikA aura 5. vRSNidazA paricaya nirayAvalikA sUtra meM eka zrutaskandha, bAvana adhyayana, pA~ca varga aura 1100 zloka pramANa mUla pATha hai| isake prathama varga meM dasa adhyayanoM meM kAla, sukAla, mahAkAla, kRSNa, sRkRSNa, mahAkRSNa, vIrakRSNa, rAmakRSNa, pitRsenakRSNa aura mahAsenakRSNa kA jIvana caritra varNita hai| nirayAvalikA (kalpikA) prathama varga meM magadha deza ke samrAT zreNika ke dasa putroM kA naraka meM jAne kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| zreNika kI mahArAnI celanA se kUNika kA janma huaa| kUNika rAjya lipsA kA icchuka banakara apane laghu bhrAtA kAla, sukAla kumAra Adi ke sahayoga se apane pitA ko bandIgRha meM DAla detA hai tathA svayaM rAjA banakara jaba mAtA ke caraNa vandana ko jAtA hai to mAtA mu~ha phera letI hai tathA kUNika se kahatI hai ki tumhAre pitA tumheM kitanA adhika cAhate the / garbha avasthA ke dohada kI ghaTanA tathA utpanna hone ke bAda ukarar3I meM pheMkane, murge dvArA aMgulI nauMca denA, mavAda nikalanA, mavAda ko mu~ha meM cUsate cUsate bAhara nikAlanA, tumheM sukha upajAnA Adi kI sArI ghaTanA vistAra se batalAtI hai| ghaTanA sunakara kUNika apane pitA ke bandhana kATane hetu kulhAr3I hAtha meM liye kArAgRha kI ora jAtA hai, kintu usake pitA zreNika socate haiM ki aba yaha mujhe na jAne kisa taraha tar3aphA-taDaphA kara
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________________ 1312 ...... jinavANI- jainAgama-sAhitya vizeSAGaka | mAregA, aisA socakara vaha svayaM kAlakUTa viSa jo ki mudrikA meM thA, use khAkara apane prANoM kA aMta kara lete haiN| kuNika apanI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha se tvadalakara campAnagarI kara lete haiM,vahA~ para bhagavAna mahAvIra kA padArpaNa hotA hai tathA rAjA zreNika kI rAniyA~ evaM kUNika kI choTI mAtAe~ apane putra kAla, sukAla Adi kumAroM kA yuddha meM prANAnta ho jAne ke samAcAra bha. mahAvIra ke zrImukha se sunatI haiM, tathA saMsAra kI asAratA evaM kSaNabhaMguratA ko jAnakara ve mAtAe~ dIkSita ho jAtI haiN| karmoM ko kATakara mukta ho jAtI haiM, ina saba bAtoM kA bahuta hI mArmika DhaMga se sarala bhASA meM vivaraNa prathama varga meM prastuta kiyA gayA hai| rAjA zreNika ke chattIsa putra hone kA jaina sAhitya meM ullekha milatA hai| unameM se jAlI. mayAlI, uvayAlI, purisaseNa, vAriseNa Adi 23 rAjakumAroM ke sAtha meghakumAra aura nandosena ne bhI zramaNa dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| gyAraha rAjakumAroM ne sAdhanA patha svIkAra nahIM kiyA aura ve mRtyu ko prApta kara naraka meM utpanna hue| mahAzilA kaNTaka saMgrAma nirayAvalikA ke prathama varga meM mahAzilA kaNTaka saMgrAma nAmaka yuddha kA bhI vistAra se varNana kiyA gayA hai| pitA kI mRtyu ke pazcAt kaNika campAnagarI kA rAjA bana gyaa| apane laghu bhrAtA halla-vehalla kumAra ko secanaka hAthI aura aThArahasarA hAra rAjA zreNika ne hI de diye the , jinakI kImata Adhe rAjya ke barAbara mAnI jAtI thii| donoM bhAI hAthI aura hAra se AnandakrIr3A kA anubhava kara rahe the| isake anantara kUNika kI mahArAnI padmAvatI ke mana meM IrSyA va lobha jAganA, kUNika ko hAra--hAthI lene ke liye bAra-bAra prerita karanA. halla-vehalla kumAra kA Dara ke mAre apane nAnA ceTaka kI zaraNa meM jAnA, kuNika dvArA yuddha kI cetAvanI denA, ceTaka dvArA zaraNAgata kI rakSA evaM nyAya kI rakSA karane kI pratijJA doharAnA, antima pariNAma mahAzilA kaNTaka saMgrAma honA, isa yuddha meM kaNika ke dasoM laghu - bhrAtA kAla kumAra, sukAla kumAra Adi kA mahArAjA ceTaka ke acUka bANoM se prANAnta hokara cauthI naraka meM gamana karanA, vahA~ se Ayu pUrNa kara mahAvideha kSetra meM janma lekara mokSa meM jAne kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| kalpAvataMsikA (kppvddNsiyaa)| isa sUtra meM rAjA zreNika ke dasa pautroM athavA kAla, sukAla kumAra Adi dasa rAjakumAroM ke dasa putroM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| isa sUtra meM aise dasa rAjakumAroM kA varNana hai jo kalpa devalokoM meM jAkara utpanna hue, isI kAraNa isa sUtra kA nAma kalpa+avataMsikA= kalpAvataMsikA rakhA gayA hai| isa upAMga meM kula dasa adhyayanoM meM padma, mahApadma, gadra, subhadra, paTmabhadra, paTmasena, padnagulma, nalinIgulma, Ananda aura nandana ina dasa
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________________ nirayAvalikA Adi sUtratraya 313 rAjakumAroM kA jIvana caritra varNita kiyA gayA hai| ye dasoM hI rAjakumAra zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI ke amRtamaya pravacana ko sunate haiM. saMsAra ke bhogoM se udAsIna bana sAdhu bana jAte haiN| aMga- sAhitya kA adhyayana kara, ugra tapa karate hue jIvana kA antima samaya nikaTa jAna kara saMthArA saMlekhanA pUrvaka samAdhi maraNa ko prApta kara saudharmAdi devalokoM meM deva rUpa me utpanna ho jAte haiN| ye sabhI rAjakumAra devaloka se Aya pUrNa kara mahAvideha kSetra meM manuSya ke rUpa meM janma leMge tathA dIkSita hokara sabhI karmoM kA kSaya kara siddha-buddha - mukta hoNge| isa prakAra isa kalpAtaMsikA upAMga meM mahAvratoM ke pAlana se Atmazuddhi kI prakriya batalAyI hai| jahA~ dasa rAjakumAroM ke pitA kaSAya ke. vazIbhUta hokara cauthI naraka meM jAte haiM vahIM ye rAjakumAra ratnatraya dharma kI samyag ArAdhanA karake devalokoM meM utpanna hote hai| sAdhanA se mAnava mahAmAnava bana sakatA hai tathA virAdhanA se naraka ke duHkhoM kA bhoktA bhI bana sakatA hai, yaha preraNA isa upAMga se prApta kI jA sakatI hai| pRSpikA (puphiyA) yaha nirayAvalikA kA tIsarA upAMga hai| isameM candra, sUrya, zukra, bahuputrika purNabhadra, maNibhadra, datta, ziva, bala aura anAdRta ye dasa adhyayana haiN| prathama adhyayana meM bha0 mahAvIra kA rAjagRha meM padArpaNa, candra deva kA darzana hetu Agamana, vividha nATyoM kA pradarzana, gaNadhara gautama dvArA jijJAsA, bhagavAna dvArA candra deva ke pUrvabhava kA kathana - pUrvabhava meM prabhu pArzvanAtha ke caraNoM meM agaMjita anagAra bananA, candra deva bananA Adi kA vistAra se varNana kiyA gayA hai| candra deva kA bhAvIM janma batalAte hue kahA hai ki vaha deva bhava pUrNa hone para mahAvideha kSetra meM manuSya ke rUpa meM janma lekara siddhi ko prApta karegA, isI prakAra kA varNana dUsare adhyAya meM sUrya deva kA kiyA gayA hai| tIsare adhyAya meM zukra deva kA varNana hai, isane bhI bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM upasthita hokara nATaka pradarzita kiye| gaNadhara gautama kI jijJAsA para bhagavAna ne zukra deva kA pUrvabhava batalAyA / pUrvabhava ke varNana meM somila brAhmaNa kA vedoM meM niSNAta honA, bha. pArzvanAtha kA vArANasI padhAranA, somila dvArA yAtrA, yApanIya, sarisava, mAsa, kulattha Adi ke bAre meM jaTila prazna pUchanA, bha. pArzvanAtha dvArA syAdvAda zailI meM saTIka samAdhAna denA, kusaMgati ke kAraNa somila kA punaH mithyAtvI bana jAnA, dizAprokSaka arthAt jala sIMcakara cAroM dizAoM ke lokapAla devoM kI pUjA karane vAlA, bele- bele dizA cakravAta tapasyA karanA, sUrya ke sammukha AtApanA lenA Adi kA varNana hai / isa adhyAya meM cAlIsa prakAra ke tApasoM kA varNana bhI milatA hai|
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________________ [31 jinavANI jainAgama-sAhitya vizeSAGka somila tApasa dvArA kASThamudrA se mukha ko bAMdhakara uttarAbhimukha ho uttara dizA meM mahAprasthAna (maraNa ke liye gamana) kA varNana isa bAta ko sUcita karatA hai ki usa samaya jaina sAdhuoM ke alAvA anya tApasa bhI khule mu~ha nahIM rahate hoNge| yaha prasaMga mukhavastrikA ko hAtha meM na rakhakara mukha para bAMdhanA siddha karatA hai| deva dvArA somila ko pratibodha denA. duSpravrajyA batalAnA, somila dvArA punaH zrAvaka ke pA~ca aNuvrata aura sAta zikSAvratoM ko svIkAra karane kA rocaka prasaMga bhI paThanIya hai| yaha zukra deva bhI candra, sUrya devoM ke samAna mahAvideha kSetra meM manuSya ke rUpa meM utpanna ho yAvat siddhi ko prApta kregaa| caturtha adhyayana meM bahuputrikA devI kA varNana hai| bahuputrikA devI kI kathA bahuta hI sarasa evaM manohArI hai| bahuputrikA devI kA bha. mahAvIra ke samavazaraNa meM upasthita honA, dAhinI bhujA se 108 devakumAroM tathA bAMyI bhujA se 108 devakumAriyoM kI vikurvaNA karanA, nATaka karanA, gaNadhara gautama dvArA jijJAsA karane para bha, mahAvIra dvArA pUrvabhava kA kazzana karanA, pUrvabhava meM bahuputrikA devI bhadrA sArthavAha kI patnI honA, vandhyA (putra rahita) honA, baccoM se pragADha sneha honA, sAdhvI bana jAnA, zramaNAcAra ke viparIta baccoM ko zRMgArita karanA, saMgha se niSkAsita akelI rahanA tathA AlocanA kiye binA saudharma kalpa meM bahuputrikA devI hone kI kathA vistAra se dI gayI hai| bahuputrikA devI kA AgAmI bhava batalAte hue kahA hai ki vaha somA nAmaka brAhmaNI hogii| solaha varSa ke vaivAhika jIvana meM battIsa santAna hogI, jinake lAlana-pAlana-azuci-nivAraNa Adi se bahuta parezAna hogii| anta meM saMsAra se virakta ho sAdhvI banegI, mRtyu ke uparAnta deva bhava prApta karegI aura vahA~ se nikalakara mahAvideha kSetra meM manuSya ke rUpa meM utpanna hokara yAvat siddhi ko prApta kregii| isa prakAra nirayAvalikA, kalpAvaMtasikA va puSpikA sUtra meM tathA isI prakAra puSpacUlikA aura vRSNidazA meM bhI satya kathAoM ke mAdhyama se jaina dharma ke siddhAntoM evaM zramaNAcAra, zrAvakAcAra kI advitIya preraNA pradAna kI gayI hai| kRtapApoM kI AlocanA aura prAyazcitta ArAdhanA kA yaha pramukha evaM mahattvapUrNa sUtra hai| ata: sAdhakoM ko cAhiye ki jaise hI unheM apane Apa athavA dUsaroM ke dvArA jAne-anajAne meM ho rahI bhUloM kI jAnakArI prApta ho, turanta unakI AlocanA, pratikramaNa aura prAyazcitta dvArA zuddhikaraNa kara lenA cAhiye tabhI ve ArAdhaka bana apane carama lakSya-mokSa ko prApta kara skeNge| --rajisTrAra a.mA. zrI jaina ratna AdhyAtmika zikSaNa borDa, jodhapura