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________________ osavAla jAti kA itihAsa agaracanda nAhaTA jAti kA sambandha janma se hotA hai| jaina dharma meM jAti janma se na mAnakara karma se mAno gaI hai / jabaki vaidika dharma meM jAti kI ucca-nIcatA janma para nirdhArita hai| vAstava meM dekhA jAya to eka hI mA~ ke janmeM hue yA yAvat mA eka hI sAtha janmeM hue do baccoM ko prakRti, dhvani, ruci, AkRti meM bhinnatA pAI jAtI hai / isaliye kevala jAti yA varNa meM janma lene se hI use U~cA va nIcA mAna lenA ucita pratIta nahIM hotA hai / sat-karma ke dvArA noca mAne jAne vAlI jAti meM janmA huA manuSya bhI pUjanIya ho jAtA hai / aura asatya karmoM dvArA ucca varNa yA jAti meM utpanna manuSya nindA yogya bana jAtA hai / jaina dharma ke uttarAdhamyana mUtra meM kahA hai ki karmoM arthAt kAryoM se hI manuSya brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zadra banatA hai / kisI bhI jAti meM utpanna hue manuSya kA mahattva usake sadguNoM evaM kAryoM se hI mAnA jAnA caahiye| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke anuyAyI sabhI jAti evaM vargoM ke loga the| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA ahiMsA kA siddhAMta samatA para AdhArita hai / arthAt sabhI prANiyoM meM AtmA eka samAna hai unheM sukhoM evaM duHkhoM kA vedana yA anubhava bhI samAna rUpa se hotA hai| jIvana sabhI ko priya hai, maraNa aura duHkha koI nahIM cAhatA hai / isaliye prANiyoM ke sAtha maitrI aura prema kA sambandha banAye rakhanA bhI ahiMsA hai| dharma meM to sabhI ko samAna sthAna hai| jo pAlana kare vahI usakA adhikArI hai, isaliye jaina dharma meM harIkezI jaise cANDAla bhI dIkSita ho sake, para Age calakara brAhmaNoM kA prabhAva jaina dharma para bhI par3A aura kramaza: nIcI mAnI jAne vAlI jAtiyoM ke loga jaina dharma meM kama Ane lage, ataH saMkhyA vRddhi ruka-sI gii| jaina dharma kA pracAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya to pUrva deza kI ora hI adhika thaa| kramaza: vaha dakSiNa-pazcima kI ora bhI bar3hane lgaa| rAjasthAna meM usa samaya zrImAla nagara jise minamAla bhI kahate haiM, bahuta prasiddha va samRddhizAlI nagara thaa| ve isa nagara ke nAma se zrImAla jAti vAloM ke rUpa meM prasiddha the / zrImAla nagara ke pUrva kI ora rahane vAle jainI prAgavAr3a-poravAr3a jAti vAle khlaaye| zrImAla nagara se vahA~ kA eka rAjakumAra apane yahAM ke eka zreSThI parivAra ko lekara eka Ujar3a sthAna meM gayA / aura vahAM nagara basAne kA prayatna kiyaa| usa sthAna kA nAma uveza thA yA osiyA par3A hai| jise saMskRta meM upakeza nagara bhI kahA gayA hai| vahA~ ratnaprabhu sUri nAmaka pArzvanAtha paramarA ke AcArya padhAre / unhoMne rAjA aura janatA ko camakAra dikhAkara jaina dharma ke prati anurAgI banA diyaa| vahA~ ke jo loga jainI bane, ve usa nagara ke nAma se anyatra jahA~ bhI gaye uesa-vaMzIya yA osavAla jAti ke khlaaye| isa taraha osavAla jAti kI sthApanA huI, mAnI jAtI hai / pArzvanAtha paramparA ke ratnaprabhu sUri nAma ke kaI AcArya ho gaye haiM kyoMki kaI gacchoM meM rAjavaMzoM kI taraha eka hI nAma kI punarAvRtti hotI rhii| upakeza-gaccha-paTTAvalI-prabandha Adi ke anusAra osa vaMza ke pratibodhaka pahale ratnaprabhu sUri, mahAvIra nirvANa ke sattara varSa bAda osiyA Aye aura osavAla jAti kI sthApanA kI / para aitihAsika dRSTi se osa vaMza kI sthApanA kA samaya itanA prAcIna nahIM pratIta hotA / osiyA nagara meM jo bhI purAtatva mandira Adi prApta haiM unameM AThavIM sadI kA pahale kA koI nahIM hai| vahA~ ke mahAvIra jinAlaya meM bhI sabase prAcIna zilAlekha 11vIM zatAbdI kA prApta hai / anya pramANAnusAra bhI jaina dharma kA rAjasthAna meM pracAra sAtavIM-AThavIM zatAbdI se hI adhika huA, yaha kubalaka mAlA ko prazasti se bhI siddha hai| nAbhinaMdanoddhAra prabaMdha aura upakeza-padAvalI prabaMdha meM, jo ki saMvat 1393 ke AsapAsa race gaye haiN| sabase pahale yaha ullekha vI. ni. saM. 2503 143 Jain Education Interational
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________________ milatA hai ki ratnaprabhusUri ne vIra nirvANa saMvat 70 meM osavaMza kI sthApanA kii| isase pahale ke kisI bhI graMtha meM yaha saMvat nahIM milatA hai / jitane bhI zilAlekha aura prazastiyA~ Adi prApta huI haiM unameM jo osavAla vaMza kI pUrvaja-paramparA dI hai unakI pahuMca bhI AThavIM zatAbdI se Age nahIM jaatii| isaliye svargIya pUrNacandrajI nAhara Adi ne osavAla jAti kI sthApanA 9-10vIM zatAbdI se honA mAnA hai / muni jJAnasundarajI (deva gupta sUri) ne upakeza vaMza paTTAvalI Adi kA samarthana karate hue jina pramANoM ko prAcIna batalAyA hai una sabakI parIkSA meM apane osavAla navayuvaka patra meM prakAzita vistRta lekha meM bhalI-bhA~ti kara cukA hU~ / abhI taka koI aisA prAcIna pramANa nahIM milA hai jisase AThavIM zatAbdI se pahale osavAla jAti kI sthApanA huI ho, yaha siddha ho ske| ataH merI rAya meM yaha samaya AThavIM-navIM zatAbdI kA honA cAhiye / upakeza-paTTAvalI meM jo antima ratnaprabhu sUri nAma vAle AcArya hue haiM ve hI osavaMza ke saMsthApaka ho sakate haiN| osavAla jAti kI sthApanA ke sambandha meM dUsarI paramparA bhATa Adi kI hai| unake anusAra bI. e. AI. meM osavaMza sthApita huA para eka to yaha saMvat kI golamola hai, dUsarI isakI puSTi kA koI prAcIna pramANa upalabdha nahIM hai / bhAToM ke pAsa bhI prAcIna bahiyA~ mAMgI gaI to ve dikhA nahIM sake / kula-garuoM, mahAtmAoM, matheraNoM Adi ke pAsa jo bhI vaMzAvaliyA~ dekhI gaI, unameM 16 vIM zatAbdI se pahale kI likhI huI koI nahIM milii| solahavIM zatAbdI meM zrImAla jAti kI eka vaMzAvalI zrI AtmAnanda jaina zatAbdI grantha meM aMkita huI hai isI taraha kI kapar3e kI do vaMzAvaliyA~ hamAre saMgraha meM haiN| osavAla jAti ke mUla gotra 18 the jo bar3hate-bar3hate 1444 taka pahu~ca gaye / samaya-samaya para osavAla jAti meM jainAcArya ke banAye haye naye jainI sammilita hote gye| sthAnoM, viziSTa vyaktiyoM aura kAryoM ke AdhAra se naye-naye gotra ke nAma prasiddhi meM Ate gaye / isase osavAla gotroM kI sUcI jaina sampradAya zikSA osavAla rAsa Adi meM prakAzita huI hai, 700 taka kI saMkhyA hai| kisa-kisa gotra ko kisa-kisa AcArya ne kaba aura kaise pratibodha kiyA isa saMbaMdha meM jo hastalikhita pratiyA~ prApta huI haiM ve 17vIM zatAbdI ke pahale nahIM milatI haiM aura alaga-alaga gacchoM meM gotra sthApanA sambandhI vivaraNa alaga-alaga rUpa meM milatA hai| madhyakAla meM gacchoM meM kAphI khIMcatAna rahI hai| aura pratyekaH gaccha vAle hamAre AcArya ne amuka gotra ko pratibodha diyA, isa taraha ke vivaraNa ko apane daphtara-bahiyoM aura phuTakara patroM meM bhI likha rakhA hai paraspara virodhI hone se isa sambandha meM nirNaya taka pahuMcanA kaThina ho jAtA hai| zruti-paramparA aura kiMvadantiyoM ke AdhAra para mahAjana-vaMza muktAvalI bIkAnera ke prasiddha veda aura bahuzruta yati rAmalAlajo ne likhI / isI taraha yati zrIpAlajI ne jaina sampradAya zikSA nAmaka mahattvapUrNa grantha meM prakaraNa likhA hai / idhara muni jJAna sandarajI ne mahAjana vaMza mahodaya aura pArthanAtha paramparA kA itihAsa Adi granthoM meM tathA jAmanagara ke paMDita haMsarAja dvArA prakAzita jaina gotra saMgraha, eka anya grantha zrImAla jAtiyoM meM jAtibheda aura osavAla jAti ke itihAsa nAmaka vRhada graMtha meM yathAjJAta vivaraNa prakAzita huA hai| maiMne bhI kucha lekha likhe haiM para santoSaprada prAcIna aura sAmAjika sAdhanoM ke abhAva meM osavAla jAti kA itihAsa abhI taka likhA nahIM jA skaa| ataH jo grantha prakAzita huve haiM unhIM se santoSa karanA par3atA hai / samaya-samaya para isa jAti meM aneka vIra, buddhimAna, dAnavIra dharmaniSTa aura prabhAvazAlI sampanna vyakti hue| aura Aja bhI acche pramANa meM haiM, para aba logoM meM jAtIya gaurava kA hrAsa / ho cukA hai / jo sAdhana haiM ve bhI dinodina naSTa hote jA rahe haiM / jAti hitaiSI vyaktiyoM ko isa ora turanta dhyAna denA caahiye| osavAla jAti ke logoM ne apane itihAsa ko surakSita aura dIrghajIvI rakhane kA prayatna avazya kiyA / isaliye kulagaruoM, mahAtmAoM, bhAToM Adi ko protsAhana diyA / apane itihAsa ke lekhana aura saMrakSaNa ke liye hI lAkhoM rupaye kharca kiye para isakA jaisA pariNAma milanA cAhiye thA vaisA nahIM milA / aitihAsika vivaraNa likhane vAloM ne isa kArya ko apanA pezA banA liyA aura apanI vaMzAvaliyoM aura bahiyoM ko chipAkara rakhane lage / bhAToM ne to apanI sAMketika lipi meM bahiyA~ likhanI Arambha kara dii| jisase unheM koI dUsarA par3ha yA samajha nahIM sakatA / prAcIna bahiyoM evaM vaMzAvaliyoM ko surakSita rakhane meM bhI ve udAsIna bana gye| naI bahiyoM meM apane DhaMga se saMkSipta aura kAma calAye jAne lAyaka vivaraNa likhakara apanI AjIvikA calAte rahe / unake yahA~ Aja bhI khoja karane para kucha bacI-khucI upayogI sAmagrI mila sakatI hai| para isa jarUrI aura mahatvapUrNa kArya ke liye koI apanA samaya, zrama evaM artha vyaya karanA nahIM caahtaa| aneka grAma, nagaroM meM kaI gacchoM ke mahAtmA, matherana Adi mila sakate haiM-jinake pAsa purAnI vaMzAvaliyA~ Adi bhI kucha eka sAmagrI bacI huI hai| para idhara ve kor3iyoM meM mola bikatI jA rahI haiN| kyoMki aba unakI koI upayogitA (arthopArjana Adi kI) nahIM rahI / bhAToM Adi kI aba koI pUcha va mAna-sammAna na rhaa| ataH ve bhI dUsare kArya-dhaMdhoM meM lagate jA rahe haiN| isa taraha hamAre pUrvajoM ne jo jAtIya itihAsa kI surakSA ke liye prabandha kiyA thA, vaha aba bekAra-sA ho gayA hai| bar3e-bar3e logoM meM jo kucha jAtIya gaurava ke saMskAra the, ve bhI bhAvI pIr3hI meM samApta hote jA rahe haiN| isa taraha itihAsa ke prati upekSA bar3hatI jA rahI haiM / aba purAnI bAteM pothI ke begana jaisI ho rahI haiM / prAcIna cIjoM aura granthoM kI khoja ko loga aba murdo ko kaba se khodakara nikAlane jaisA vyartha prayAsa mAnane lage / kucha varSoM pahale taka jo vartamAna itihAsa ke saMgraha 144 rAjendra-jyoti Jain Education Intemational
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________________ kA kucha prayatna hotA dikhAI de rahA thA, Aja to vaha bhI dikhAI nahIM detaa| ___ osavAla jAti kA saMgaThana jainAcAryoM ne samaya kI pukAra aura bhAvI kalyANa kI dRSTi se kiyA thaa| isase yaha eka bar3A lAbha huA ki jaina saMskAra jaina jAtiyoM meM itane dRr3ha ho gaye ki aneka burAiyoM aura pApoM se ve sahaja hI baca sakeM / mA~sAhAriyoM ke zAsana-samparka aura par3osa meM rahate huye bhI jAtIyasaMgaThana ke kAraNa mAMsa-madirA niSedha Adi saMskAroM ko ve dIrghajIvI aura vyApaka banA sake / hiMsA ko kama-se-kama jIvana meM sthAna denA par3e, isaliye jaina jAti ke logoM ne vyApAra AjIvikA kA pradhAna sAdhana banA liyaa| aba to una saMskAroM ko surakSita rakhane kA prayAsa bahuta hI Avazyaka ho gayA hai / kyoMki jaina yuvakoM meM jaina saMskAra samApta hote jA rahe haiM / ___ osavAla jAti meM samaya-samaya para aneka viziSTa vyakti hue haiM, jinhoMne bhAratIya itihAsa ko nayA mor3a diyA hai / aneka rAjyoM ke saMcAlana meM osavAloM kA bar3A hAtha rahA hai / pradhAna mantrI, senApati, koSAdhyakSa, Adi vizeSa padoM para rahate huve unhoMne deza, jAti evaM dharma kI bar3I sevAeM kI haiN| itihAsa usakA sAkSI hai / sAhitya aura kalA ke kSetra meM bhI unakI sevAeM anupama haiM / kaI osavAla kavi aura granthakAra hae haiN| lAkhoM hastalikhita pratiyA~ likhavAkara unhoMne granthoM ko surakSita rkhaa| anekoM kaviyoM aura vidvAnoM ko Azraya, sahAyatA evaM protsAhana diyaa| anekoM bhavya mUrtiyoM aura mandiroM kA nirmANa kiyA / unhoMne sArvajanika hita ke anekoM kArya kiye / una sabakA lekhA-jokhA yatakicit bhI saMgraha kiyA to bhAvI pIr3hI ke liye vaha kAphI preraNAdAyaka hogA / apane pUrvajoM ke prati zraddhAvanata honA pratyeka kRtajJa manuSya ke liye Avazyaka hotA hai / hamArA vaha jIvana aneka janmoM-janmAntaroM, saMskAroM aura paramparAoM se prabhAvita hai| satpuruSoM se sadA sat-preraNA milatI rahI hai, isIliye unakA nAma-smaraNa aura guNa stavana kiyA jAtA hai / itihAsa ke dvArA hameM apanI pUrva paramparA kA vAstavika bodha hotA hai, dizA milatI hai / ataH apekSA karanA ucita nhiiN| jisa prakAra pUrvakAlIna itihAsa ko jAnanA Avazyaka hai .usI prakAra vartamAna sthiti kI jAnakArI bhI jarUrI hai| Aja osavAla samAja ke loga kina-kina dizAoM aura bAtoM meM, kauna-kauna agraNI haiM, isakI jAnakArI hameM aura hamAre baccoM ko honI caahiye| itihAsa nirmAtAoM para hamArI dRSTi rahanI hI cAhithe / samAja ke viziSTa vyaktiyoM ko sAmane lAnA va unnati ke icchuka vyaktiyoM ko Age bar3hAnA jarUrI hai / rAjanaitika, Arthika aura sAmAjika tathA dhArmika sabhI kSetroM meM hamAre pUrvajoM ne jo ucca sthAna prApta kiyA use banAye rakhanA hI nahIM aura adhika dyutimAna karanA hamArA kartavya hai / pArasparika sahayoga, svadharmavAtsalya aura dIrgha dRSTi kI atyanta AvazyakatA hai| deza, samAja, dharma ke anekoM kSetroM meM hamArI sevAeM bahuta hI jarUrI hotI haiM hamAre pAsa samaya aura zrama, sAdhana haiM para usakA sahI aura adhikAdhika upayoga hama nahIM kara pA rahe haiN| bhAvI pIr3hI ke nirmANa ke liye hama sajaga nahIM haiM, yaha avazya hI cintA kA viSaya hai / osavAla sammelana jaisI saMsthA ko hama jIvita nahIM rakha sake to hameM kama-se-kama maMca para baiThakara vicAra vinimaya kara bhAvI unnati kA mArga khojate hue aba bhI Thosa kAryoM ko kAryAnvita karane kA prayatna to avazya hI karanA caahiye| osavAla samAja meM Aja dhanikoM kI kamI nahIM, buddhizAlI bhI vyakti aneka haiM / para sahI dizA kI ora le jAne vAlA netA nahIM hai| isaliye Aja hama chinna-bhinna najara Ate haiN| samAja ke dhana kA upayoga loka hitoM ke kAryoM meM kama hotA hai, rUr3hi dikhAvA aura kIti Adi meM adhika hai| dhArmika saMskAroM meM dinoM-dina DhIla par3atI jA rahI hai / yadi isakI ora zIghra dhyAna nahIM diyA gayA to ujjvala bhaviSya kI AzA nahIM kI jA sakatI aura hamAre pUrvajoM se mahAna virAsata meM jo saMskRti hameM prApta huI hai, vaha dIrghakAlIna sAdhanA kA pariNAma hai / hamAre pUrvajoM ne sabako dharma kI preraNA ke liye jo anekoM maMdira, upAsaroM Adi dhArmika sthAna banAye haiM, unakI ucita dekhabhAla atyanta Avazyaka hai / unhoMne lAkhoM rupaye kharca karake jagaha jagaha para jJAna-bhaNDAra sthApita kiye, unameM granthoM kI surakSA aura unakA adhyayana karake lAbhAnvita honA bahuta hI jarUrI hai| hamAre bAlaka-bAlikAoM meM saMskAra aura naitika evaM dhArmika zikSA bahuta hI jarUrI hai| bekAra aura AzrayahIna vyaktiyoM ko kAma meM lagAnA, asahAya vyaktiyoM kI sahAyatA karanA, samAja ke prati sevAbhAvoM ko vikasita hone kA pUrNa avasara evaM sahayoga denA bhI utanA hI Avazyaka hai / vidhavA, bUr3hoM, apaMga vyaktiyoM, kI sAra sambhAla to hamArA kartavya hI honA cAhiye / osavAla samAja ke karNAdhAra mere osavAla navayuvaka samiti kalakatte ke vizeSAMka meM prakAzita lekha aura isa lekha meM diye gaye sujhAvoM para gambhIratA se zIghra hI vicAra kara Thosa kadama uThAveM, yahI anurodha hai| prApta daulata se sukRta karo, vaha tumheM Age bhI sahAyaka siddha ho skegaa| -rAjendra suri vI.ni.saM. 2503 145