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________________ 38 / niSkAma karmayoga - mahAtmA gAMdhI he pAparahita arjuna ! AraMbha se hI isa jagat meM do mArga calate Aye haiM-eka meM jJAna kI pradhAnatA hai aura dUsare meM karma kI / para tU svayaM dekha le ki karma ke binA manuSya akarmI nahIM ho sakatA, binA karma ke jJAna AtA hI nhiiN| saba chor3akara baiTha jAne vAlA manuSya siddhapuruSa nahIM kahalA sktaa| tU dekhatA hai ki pratyeka manuSya kucha-na-kucha to karatA hI hai| usakA svabhAva hI usase kucha kraayegaa| jagat kA yaha niyama hone para bhI jo manuSya hAtha-pA~va DhIle karake baiThA rahatA hai aura mana meM taraha-taraha ke manasUbe karatA rahatA hai, use mUrkha kaheMge aura vaha mithyAcArI bhI ginA jaayegaa| kyA isase yaha acchA nahIM ki indriyoM ko vaza meM rakhakara, rAga-dveSa chor3akara, zoragula ke binA, Asakti ke binA arthAt anAsakta bhAva se, manuSya hAtha-pA~voM se kucha karma kare, karmayoga kA AcaraNa kare ? niyata karma-tere hisse meM AyA huA sevA kArya--tU indriyoM ko vaza meM rakhakara karatA raha / AlasI kI bhA~ti baiThe rahane se yaha kahIM acchA hai| AlasI hokara baiThe rahane vAle ke zarIra kA aMta meM patana ho jAtA hai| para karma karate hue itanA yAda rakhanA cAhiye ki yajJa-kArya ke sivA sAre karma logoM ko baMdhana meM rakhate haiN| yajJa ke mAnI hai, apane liye nahIM, balki dUsare ke liye, paropakAra ke liye, kiyA huA zrama, arthAt saMkSepa meM sevA / aura jahA~ sevA ke nimitta hI sevA kI jAyegI, vahA~ Asakti, rAga-dveSa nahIM hogaa| aisA yajJa, aisI sevA, tU karatA raha / brahmA ne jagat upajAne ke sAtha-hI-sAtha yajJa bhI upajAyA, mAno, hamAre kAna meM yaha maMtra kA ki pRthvI para jAo, eka dUsare kI sevA karo aura phUlophalo, jIva mAtra ko devatArUpa jAno, ina devoM kI sevA karake tuma unheM prasanna rakho, ve tumheM prasanna rkheNge| prasanna hue deva tumheM binA mAMge manovAMchita phala deNge| isaliye yaha samajhanA cAhiye ki loka-sevA kiye binA, unakA hissA unheM pahale diye binA, jo khAtA hai, vaha cora hai aura jo logoM kA, jIvamAtra kA bhAga unheM pahu~cAne ke bAda khAtA hai yA kucha bhogatA hai, use vaha bhogane kA adhikAra hai / arthAt vaha pApamukta ho jAtA hai| isase ulaTA, jo apane liye hI kamAtA hai-majadUrI karatA hai-vaha pApI hai aura pApa kA anna khAtA hai / sRSTi kA niyama hI yaha hai ki anna se jIvoM kA nirvAha hotA hai| anna varSA se paidA hotA hai aura varSA yajJa se arthAt jIvamAtra kI mehanata se utpanna hotI hai / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 266 ] [ karma - siddhAnta hA~ jIva nahIM hai vahA~ varSA nahIM pAyI jAtI / jahAM jIva hai vahA~ varSA avazya hai / jIvamAtra zramajIvI hai / koI par3e-par3e khA nahIM sakatA aura mUr3ha jIvoM ke liye jaba yaha satya hai, to manuSya ke liye yaha kitane adhika aMza meM lAgU honA cAhiye ? isase bhagavAna ne kahA, karma ko brahmA ne paidA kiyA / brahmA kI utpatti akSara brahmA se huI, isaliye yaha samajhanA cAhiye ki yajJa mAtra meM, sevA mAtra meM akSara brahmA, paramezvara, virAjatA hai / aisI isa praNAlI kA jo manuSya anusaraNa nahIM karatA, vaha pApI hai aura vyartha jItA hai / yaha kaha sakate haiM ki jo manuSya Antarika zAnti bhogatA hai aura saMtuSTa rahatA hai, use koI karttavya nahIM hai, use karma karane se koI phAyadA nahIM, na karane koI hAni nahIM hai / kisI ke saMbaMdha meM koI svArtha use na hone para bhI yajJa kArya ko vaha chor3a nahIM sakatA / isase tU to karttavya-karma nitya karatA raha, para usameM rAga-dveSa na rakha, usameM Asakti na rakha / jo anAsaktipUrvaka karma kA AcaraNa karatA hai, vaha Izvara sAkSAtkAra karatA hai / phira janaka - jaise nispRhI rAjA bhI karma karate-karate siddhi ko prApta hue, kyoMki ve lokahita ke liye karma karate the| to tU kaise isase viparIta bartAva kara sakatA hai ? niyama hI yaha hai ki jaisA acche aura bar3e mAne jAne vAle manuSya AcaraNa karate haiM unakA anukaraNa sAdhAraNa loga karate haiM / mujhe dekha | mujhe kAma karake kyA svArtha sAdhanA thA ? para maiM caubIsoM ghaMTA binA thake, karma karatA hI rahatA hU~ aura isase loga bhI usake anusAra alpAdhika parimANa meM baratate haiM / para yadi maiM prAlasya kara jAU~ to jagata kA kyA ho ? tU samajha sakatA hai ki sUrya, caMdra, tAre ityAdi sthira ho jAyeM aura ina sabako gati dene vAlA, niyama meM rakhane vAlA to maiM hI ThaharA / kintu logoM meM aura mujha meM itanA pharaka jarUra hai ki mujhe Asakti nahIM hai, aura loga Asakta haiM, ve svArtha meM par3e bhAgate rahate haiM / yadi mujha jaisA buddhimAna karma chor3e to loga bhI vahI kareMge aura buddhi bhraSTa ho jaayeNge| mujhe to Asakti rahita hokara karttavya karanA cAhiye, jisase loga karma - bhraSTa na hoM aura dhIredhIre anAsakta honA sIkheM / manuSya apane meM maujUda svAbhAvika guNoM ke vaza hokara kAma to karatA hI rahegA / jo mUrkha hotA hai, vahI mAnatA hai ki "maiM karatA hU~" / sAMsa lenA, yaha jIvamAtra kI prakRti hai, svabhAva hai / A~kha para kisI makkhI Adi ke baiThate hI turaMta manuSya svabhAvata: hI palakeM hilAtA hai / usa samaya nahIM kahatA ki maiM sAMsa letA hU~, maiM palaka hilAtA hU~ / isa taraha jitane karma kiye jAyeM, saba svAbhAvika rIti se guNa ke anusAra kyoM na kiye jAyeM ? unake liye ahaMkAra kyA ? aura yoM mamatvarahita sahaja karma karane kA suvarNa mArga hai, saba karma mujhe arpaNa karanA aura mamatva haTAkara mere nimitta karanA / aisA karate-karate jaba manuSya meM se grahaMkAra vRtti kA svArtha kA nAza ho jAtA hai, taba usake sAre karma svAbhAvika aura nirdoSa ho jAte haiM / vaha bahuta jaMjAla meM se chUTa jAtA hai / usake liye phira karma - baMdhana jaisA kucha nahIM haiM aura jahA~ Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ niSkAma karmayoga ] [ 267 svabhAva ke anusAra karma ho, vahA~ balAtkAra se na karane kA dAvA karane meM hI ahaMkAra samAyA huA hai| aisA balAtkAra karane vAlA bAhara se cAhe karma na karatA jAna par3e, para bhItara-bhItara to usakA mana prapaMca racatA hI rahatA hai| bAharI karma kI apekSA yaha burA hai, adhika baMdhanakAraka hai| to, vAstava meM to indriyoM kA apane-apane viSayoM meM rAga-dveSa vidyamAna hI hai| kAnoM ko yaha sunanA rucatA hai, vaha sunanA nhiiN| nAka ko gulAba ke phUla kI sugaMdha bhAtI hai, mala vagairaha kI durgandha nhiiN| sabhI indriyoM ke saMbaMdha meM yahI bAta hai| isaliye manuSya ko ina rAga-dveSarUpI do guNoM se bacanA cAhiye aura inheM mAra bhagAnA ho to karmoM kI zrRMkhalA meM na pdd'e| Aja vaha kiyA, kala dUsarA kAma hAtha meM liyA, parasoM tIsarA, yoM bhaTakatA na phire, balki apane hisse meM jo sevA A jAye, use Izvara prItyartha karane ko taiyAra rahe / taba yaha bhAvanA utpanna hogI ki jo hama karate haiM, vaha Izvara hI karAtA hai-yaha jJAna utpanna hogA aura ahaM bhAva calA jaayegaa| ise svadharma kahate haiN| svadharma se cipaTe rahanA cAhiye kyoMki apane liye to vahI acchA hai| dekhane meM para dharma acchA dikhAyI de to bhI use bhayAnaka samajhanA cAhiye / svadharma para calate hue mRtyu hone meM mokSa hai| - bhagavAn ke rAga-dveSa rahita hokara kiye jAne vAle karma ko yajJa rUpa batalAne para arjuna ne pUchA--"manuSya kisakI preraNA se pApa karma karatA hai ? aksara to aisA lagatA hai ki pApa karma kI ora koI use jabardastI Dhakele le jAtA hai|" bhagavAn bole-"manuSya ko pApa karma kI ora Dhakela le jAne vAlA kAma hai aura krodha hai| donoM sage bhAI kI bhA~ti haiM, kAma kI pUrti ke pahale hI krodha A dhamakatA hai / kAma-krodha vAlA rajoguNI kahalAtA hai / manuSya ke mahAna zatru ye hI haiN| inase nitya lar3anA hai| jaise maila car3hane se darpaNa dhuMdhalA ho jAtA hai, yA agni dhue~ ke kAraNa ThIka nahIM jala pAtI aura garbha jhillI meM par3e rahane taka ghuTatA rahatA hai, usI prakAra kAma-krodha jJAnI ke jJAna ko prajvalita nahIM hone dete, phIkA kara dete haiM yA dabA dete haiM / kAma agni ke samAna vikarAla hai aura indriya, mana, buddhi, saba para apanA kAbU karake manuSya ko pachAr3a detA hai / isaliye tU indriyoM se pahale nipaTa, phira mana ko jIta, to buddhi tere adhIna rahegI, kyoMki indriyAM, mana aura buddhi kramazaH eka dUsare se bar3ha car3hakara haiM, tathApi AtmA una sabase bahuta bar3hA-car3hA hai| manuSya ko AtmA kI apanI zakti kA patA nahIM hai, isaliye vaha mAnatA hai ki indriyA~ vaza meM nahIM rahatIM, mana vaza meM nahIM rahatA yA buddhi kAma nahIM krtii| AtmA kI zakti kA vizvAsa hote hI bAkI saba AsAna ho jAtA hai / indriyoM ko, mana aura buddhi ko ThikAne rakhane vAle kA kAma, krodha yA unakI asaMkhya senA kucha nahIM kara sktii| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only