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________________ zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya prosavAla mahAsammelana prathama adhivezana-ajamera riporTa prakAzaka rAya sAhaba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA bI, e, mantrI-osavAla mahAsammelana, ajamera saMvata 1660 ] [ I0 san 1933 . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ PRINTED BY M. ROY. at the Viswabinode Press, 48, Indian Mirror Street, Calcutta. & Published by Rai Saheb K. L. Bapna B. A, Secretary, All-India Oswal Mahasammelan. AJMERE. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ viSaya prArambhika vivaraNa vijJaptiyoM kA sArAMza DepuTezana kA vivaraNa svAgatAdhyakSa kA cunAva sabhApati kA pahale dina kI baiThaka dUsare tIsare " " "" " " " sUcI-patra AmantraNa dhanyavAda upasaMhAra pariziSTa ( ka ) svAgatAdhyakSa kA bhASaNa (kha) sabhApati kA bhASaNa (ga) viSaya nirdhAriNI samiti ke sadasyoM kI tAlikA 29 (gha) Aya vyaya sahAyakoM kI nAmAvalI : : : : : : : Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat : :: : : : : : : : : : : : : : pR0 1 4 30 SOV 8 10 12 23 31 35 37 45 67 71 72 www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat zrI akhila bhAratavarSIya ghosavAla mahAsammelana sabhApati, svAgatAdhyakSa, sadasyoM aura svayaMsevakagaNa
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________________ 454545454545454545454545454545454545454545454545 akhila bhAratavarSIya osavAla mahAsammelana au USUSL645454545454545454545454545454545454545455 prathama adhivezana-ajamera, saM0 1enae riporTa saMgaThana ke isa yugameM pratyeka samAja ke liye yaha Avazyaka ho gayA hai ki vaha apane bhinna 2 aMgoM ko eka sUtra meM bAMdha kara sAmUhika rUpase apane utthAna ke liye prayatna kre| kevala bhinna 2 samAjoM ko hI saMgaThana kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai parantu rAjanatika, dhArmika tathA audyogika kSetra meM bhI saMgaThana eka prabhAvazAlI zakti mAnI jAtI hai aura isake sahAre hI loga apanI unnati ke mArga ko prazasta karane meM samartha hote haiN| hamAre dezameM bhI bhinna 2 samAja, vyavasAya tathA vicAra ke manuSya pArasparika saMgaThana ke dvArA apane ko unnatizIla banAne kA prayatna karate haiN| kevala saMgaThana para hI hamArA yaha deza saMsAra ke pramukha rASTroM kI zreNI meM apanA ucita sthAna prApta karane kA udyoga kara rahA haiN| saMgaThana ke dvArA deza ke udyoga dhaMdhoM ko bhI sudhArane kA prayatna ho rahA hai| isa dRSTi se hamArA osavAla samAja hI pichar3A huA hai| sAmAjika saMgaThana kA koI vyavahArika kAryakrama athavA svarUpa apane sAmane nahIM rahane ke kAraNa hama apane saMgaThana ko svapnavat hI samajhate the| anya samAjoM ke saMgaThana tathA unake dvArA honevAlI unnati kI ora tRSNA bharo dRSTi se dekhane ke sivA hamAre liye koI dUsarA rAstA nahIM thaa| apanI niHsa. hAya avasthA para manahI mana hama lajita hote the aura nikaTa bhaviSya meM isa dazA se chuTakArA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 2 ] pAnekA upAya soMca rahe the| koI bhI vyakti yA samAja nahIM cAhatA ki unnati kI ora agrasara hone kI vaha ceSTA na kare / avanati ko dUra karane kA pratyeka vyakti hara samaya vicAra karatA hai / sAdhanoM kI pratikUlatA ke kAraNa icchApUrti athavA lakSya prApti ke liye use bhale hI adhika dinoMtaka pratIkSA karanI pdd'e| osavAla samAjake sambandha meM bhI yahI bAta thI / yoM to hamaloga bahuta dinoM se sAmAjika saMgaThana kA upAya socA karate the lekina durbhAgyavaza athavA apanI akarmaNyatA ke kAraNa hamako isa sambandha meM vyavahArika rUpa se kucha karane kA avasara nahIM milA thaa| phira bhI sAmAjika saMgaThana kI Aga mana hI mana sulaga rahI thI aura yaha nizcita sA thA ki kisI na kisI samaya yaha avazya prajjvalita hogI aura isake dvArA sAmAjika burAiyoM, kamajoriyoM aura abhAvoM kA sahaja meM hI yathAzIghra nAza ho sakegA / isa sthala para yaha kaha denA bhI Avazyaka hai ki idhara kaI varSoM se bhinna 2 vyaktiyoM ke dvArA apane sAmAjika saMgaThana kA udyoga huA thA / bhinna 2 sthAnoM meM saMsthAoM tathA sammelanoM kI utpatti hotI thI, lekina kaI kAraNoM se unameM koI bhI akhila bhAratavarSIya rUpa na pA sakA aura na kisI kA saMcAlana hI adhika dinoM taka ho sakA / ina saMsthAoM aura sammelanoM ke dIrghajIvI nahIM hone ke kaI kAraNoM meM se hama mukhyataH do kAraNoM kA ullekha kara sakate haiN| pahalA to yaha thA ki unameM sarvavyApI sAmAjika bhAva na the| kisI saMsthA kA janma dhArmika AdhAra para huA thA to kisI kA janma samAja ke kisI zreNI vizeSa ko lekr| isaliye inheM pUrNa sahayoga athavA sahAnubhUti nahIM mila skii| dUsarA kAraNa yaha thA ki inakA sambandha kisI prAnta vizeSa athavA sthAna vizeSa se thA ataH inheM akhila bhAratavarSIya mahatva prApta na ho sakA / pichale anubhavoM se lAbha uThAnA samAja ke liye Avazyaka thA / isake sAtha hI samAja ke manasvI vyakti yaha anubhava kara rahe the ki kisI vyApaka udyoga tathA saMgaThana ke binA samAja kI bigar3I huI dazA ko sudhAranA kaThina hai lekina akhila bhAratavarSIya udyoga ke liye koI agrasara nahIM ho rahA thA / eka deza vyApI saMgaThana ke udyoga kA bojha apane sira para lekara koI bhI samAja ko vivazatA ke kaSTa se mukta karane kA sAhasa nahIM karatA thaa| isa samaya acAnaka kucha logoM kA vicAra vyavahArika rUpa dhAraNa karane lagA / prAraMbha meM yaha na socA gayA thA ki jisa prakAra eka choTe se vaTa vIja ke dvArA vizAla vaTavRkSa kI utpatti hotI hai usI prakAra caMda utsAhI logoM ke pArasparika parAmarza ke phalasvarUpa eka akhila bhAratavarSIya saMsthA kI utpatti ho sakegI parantu isa akhila bhAratavarSIya osavAla mahAsammelana kI utpatti aise hI huI / ghaTanA yaha huI ki gata jAr3e ke dinoM meM AgarA nivAsI bAbU dayAlacaMdajI jauharI ajamera pdhaare| rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA, bAbU dayAlacandajo jauharI tathA bAbU akSayasiMhajI DAMgI ke bIca samAja kI varttamAna avasthA para bAteM huii| isI parAmarza ne dhIre 2 gambhIra rUpa dhAraNa kiyA aura eka akhila bhAratavarSIya sammelana karane kI taraMga manameM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat Pu www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 3 ] uThI / isI ke phalasvarUpa ajamera ke kaI anya utsAhI sajjanoM se bhI bAteM huI aura buleTina prakAzita karanA sthira huaa| vaha buleTina ( naM0 1) bhinna 2 prAntoM tathA nagaroM ke pramukha vyaktiyoM tathA utsAhI kAryakarttAoM ke pAsa bhejI gaI aura sammelana ke sambandha meM una mahAnubhAvoM kI sammati mAMgI gaI / samAja ke saubhAgyavaza sammelana ke sambandha meM kaI sthAnoM se AzAvaddha ka sammatiyAM AI / isale ajamera ke kAryakarttAoM kA utsAha aura bhI bar3hA aura nikaTa bhaviSya meM hI ve sammelana kA adhivezana karane kA vicAra karane lage / utsAha to baDhA, sammelana karane kI utkaTa abhilASA logoM ke hRdaya meM uTho paraMtu ise vyavahArika rUpa kaise diyA jAya yaha prasaMga upasthita huA / yahi utsAhapUrNa sammatiyoM ke sAtha 2 sahAyatA ke bhI vacana milate to dUsarI bAta hoto aura mArga meM kisI prakAra ko prabala bAdhA dikhalAyI nahIM detI / lekina aisI bAta na thI / sahAyatA ke liye koI sAmane upasthita na thA / aiso dazA meM kevala nijI bala para isa mahAn kArya kA dAyitva apane sira para uThAne meM gine ginAye sthAnIya kAryakarttAgaNa AgA pIchA karate the / parantu utlAha tathA samAja sevA kI bhAvanA unameM prabala thii| isake sAthahI sammilita svara se saMsthA ko AvazyakatA batalA kara samAja ke Torannya vyaktiyoM ne unake utsAha ko aura bhI baDhA diyA thA / unalogoM ke hRdaya meM yaha bhAvanA uThI ki jaba samAja ko sammelana kI AvazyakatA hai to bAdhAoM ke bhaya se AvazyakatA pUrti kI ora agrasara na honA kAyaratA hogI / samAja kI virATa zakti meM aTala vizvAsa rakhate hue ve kAryakSetra kI ora agrasara hue / sammelana karane ke prastAva ko kAryarUpa meM lAne ke liye ajamera ke kAryakarttA utsuka ho uThe aura isa sambandha meM vicAra karane ke liye eka sabhA karane kA nizcaya huA / kucha sajjanoM ke hastAkSara se eka sUcanA chapatrA kara bAMTI gaI aura saMvat 1686 caita zukla 4 (10 apraila li-1932 I0 ) ke sAr3he sAta baje saMdhyA samaya lAkhanakoThar3I meM bAbU mUlacandajI boharA ke sabhApatitva meM eka sabhA huii| isa sabhA meM buleTina naM0 1 tathA usa para AI huI sammatiyAM par3hakara sunAI gaI / isake sAtha isa viSaya para bhI vicAra huA ki sammelana karane kA Ayojana kiyA jAya yA nahIM aura yadi karanA Avazyaka ho to kahAM aura kaba honA cAhiye / prastAvita sabhA ke nAmakaraNa ke sambandha meM bhI parAmarza huA aura dIrghakAla taka vAda vivAda hotA rahA / pazcAt yaha sthira huA ki sammelana kA Ayojana kiyA jAya tathA isakA prathama adhivezana ajamera meM hI ho| kArttika kRSNa 1,2,3 tadanusAra tAH 15-16-17 akTUbara san 1632 ko baiThaka kA dina sthira kiyA gayA aura dUsare hI dina rAtri ko svAgata samiti kA saMgaThana karane ke liye eka sabhA bulAne kA nizcaya karake sabhA visarjita huI / isake anusAra caitra zukla 5 tAH 11 apraila 1932 I0 ko bAbU mUlacaMdajI boharA ke sabhApatitva meM phira eka sabhA huii| usameM svAgata samiti ke padAdhikAriyoM kA cunAva huA aura svAgata samiti sambandhI kucha niyamAdi banAye gaye ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 4 ] nimnalikhita sajana svAgata samiti ke padAdhikArI cune gaye : bAbU suganacaMdajI nAhara-upa-sabhApati bAbU akSayasiMhajo DAMgI-maMtro bAbU dhanakaraNajI coraDiyA-upa-maMtrI seTha sobhAgamalajI mehatA-koSAdhyakSa kAryakAriNI samiti ke sadasya :- .. rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA bAbU mUlacaMdajI boharA bAbU mANakacaMdajI bAMThiyA SAbU harIcaMdajI dhADIvAla bAbU hamIramalajI lUNiyA uparokta nirvAcana ke sAtha 2 kAryakAriNI samiti ko yaha adhikAra bhI diyA gayA ki AvazyakatAnusAra vaha apane sadasyoM kI saMkhyA vRddhi kara sakatI hai| isake anusAra kucha dinoM ke bAda seTha rAmalAlajI lUNiyA tathA bAbU dayAlacaMda jo jauharI kAryakAriNI ke sadasya banAye gye| padAdhikAriyoM ke cunAva ke bAda khAMgata samiti ne utsAha-pUrvaka apanA kAya Arambha kiyaa| janatA meM sammelana ke prati sahAnubhUti utpanna karane ke liye kaI vijJaptiyAM prakAzita kI gaI aura unakA logoM para acchA prabhAva pdd'aa| inakA sArAMza isa prakAra hai : vijJapti naM01 meM svAgata samiti kI utpatti tathA sammelana sambandhI buleTina naM01 ke viSaya meM AI huI pramukha sammatiyoM kA saMkSipta vivaraNa hai| vijJaptinaM02 meM svAgata samiti dvArA nirdhArita sammelana tathA svAgata samiti sambandhI niyamAvalI hai tathA usake dvArA janatA se sabhApati ke cunAva ke sambandha meM sammati mAMgI gaI hai| vijJapti naM03 meM svAgata samiti ke dvArA bhinna 2 sthAnoM meM pracArArtha aura pratinidhi (DelIgeTa) banAne ke liye jAnevAle DepuTezanoM kA ullekha hai tathA janatA ke sAmane kaI AvazyakIya sAmAjika viSayoM ke prazna rakhe gaye haiN| vijJapti 204 meM samAja ke sAmane sammelana meM vicArArtha kucha AvazyakIya viSayoM kA ullekha hai aura usa para janatA kA matAmata AhvAna kiyA gayA hai| vijJapti naM05 meM svayaMsevakoM ke liye apIla kI gaI hai tathA unake karttavya ke sambandha meM kucha bAteM haiN| tA0 30-4-32 ko pAMco vijJaptiyAM prakAzita kara dI gii| kAryakartAoM meM se rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA vizeSa utsAha ke sAtha sammelana kI saphalatA ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ liye prayatna karane lge| Apane tAH 5-6-32 se 15-1-32 taka maMtrIjI ko sambodhana karake buleTina nN02|3|4 prakAzita kii| ina saboM meM samAja kI unnati ke liye kaI prakAra ko skIma tathA anyAnya viSayoM kI AlocanA thii| idhara kAyakartAoM kI ora se bhArata ke bhinna 2 sthAnoM meM aSAr3ha vadi 1 tA0 16.632 se nimaMtraNapatra bhejA jAne lgaa| isake bAda se hI kAryakrama bar3hatA gayA / apane samAja kA gozavArA, DAirekarI taiyAra karane ke liye phArma banA kara saba prAntoM meM bheje gye| isake atirikta maMtrI kI ora se svayaMsevakoM ke niyama, unake praveza ke liye prArthanA-patra Adi bhI AvazyakatAnusAra prakAzita hote rhe| uparokta vijJaptiyAM, buleTina Adi sAhitya DAka dvArA mukhya 2 nagaroM aura zaharoM meM pracArArtha bheje gye| suyogya utsAhI maMtrI bAbU akSayasiMhajI DAMgI ne aMgrejI bhASA meM 'The Future of the Oswal Community' nAmaka eka sAragarbhita lekha tAH 2-7-32 ko prakAzita kiyaa| ___ina saba sAhityoM se lokamata puSTa karake sadasya aura pratinidhi banA kara jisameM samAja ke loga sammelana ke avasara para acchI saMkhyA meM upasthita hokara usakI kAryavAhI meM bhAga leM, isako vyavasthA ke liye DepuTezana kI pATiyAM sthAna 2 meM, vizeSa kara jahAM osavAloM kI acchI basto hai bhejane kA nizcaya kiyA gyaa| DepuTezana ke daure meM jina 2 mahAzayoM ne bhAga liyA thA unake kAryakrama kA saMkSipta vivaraNa isa prakAra hai :(1) bAbU sampatarAjajI dhAr3IvAla aura bAbU ratanacaMdajI pArakha / Apaloga dehalI, paMjAba aura bIkAnera prAnta meM gaye aura 200 membara banAyA tathA sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 371) caMdA saMgraha kiyA aura nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : dehalI, paTiyAlA, nAbhA, mAlerakoTalA, ambAlA, ludhiyAnA, hoziyArapura, jAlaMdhara, jhaMDiyAlA guru, amRtasara, nArovAla, pasarura, siyAlakoTa, jammU, jholama, rAvalapiMDI, gujarAnavAlA, lAhaurapaTTI, kasUra, pharIdakoTa, jIrA, rohatAsa, jagarAmA, bIkAnera, saradAra sahara, cUru, ratanagar3ha, gaMgA zahara aura lADanU / / (2) rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA aura bAbU ugamacaMdajI mehatA Apaloga sI0 AI0, sI0, pI0, gujarAta aura kAThiyAvAr3a gaye, 200 membara banAyA tathA sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 620) caMdA saMgraha kiyA aura nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : kizanagar3ha, jayapura, jodhapura, koTA, ratalAma, pUnA, bambaI, indaura, khaMDavA, bhusAvala, jalagAMva, jAmanera, manamAr3a, nAsika, igatapurI, ahamadanagara, auraMgAbAda, jAlanA, paramaNo, akolA, amarAvatI, cAndA, zyodha, mAlabacco, nAgapura, betUla, hosaMgAbAda, bhopAla, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ seMka, jhAlAvAr3a, savAdI, mAdhopura, jAvarA, bar3odA, bhaDoca, sUrata, ahamadAbAda, kembe, bhAvanagara, verAvala, jUnAgar3ha, porabandara, rAjagar3ha, jAmanagara pAlanapura, sirohI aura erinapura, / (3) bAbU horAlAlajI vakIla Apa mAravAr3a meM daurA karake 300 membara banAyA tathA sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru. 705) caMdA saMgraha kiyA aura nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : sojata, vagaDo. AnuvA, rAena, phAlanA, vAlI, samadaDI, sAMDerAva, zivaranapura, khivAnadI, vagerA, pAlI, sAdar3o, Ahora, jAlora, bAlotarA, pacabhadar3A, bAr3amera, vAMdanavADA, kumarakoTa, nAgora, kucerA, pUravA, meDatA, kucAmana roDa aura zivagaMja / (4) bAbU akSayasiMhajI DAMgI, vakIla aura bAbU lAbhacaMdajI corar3iyA Apaloga 50 membara banAyA tathA sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 360) caMdA saMgraha kiyA tathA nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : zAhapurA, AgarA, simalA, lazkara, sipro aura klkttaa| (5) bAbU hIrAlAlajI coraDiyA Apa 20 membara banAyA tathA sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 34) caMdA saMgraha kiyA ora nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : kAnapura, banArasa aura mirjaapur| (6) bAbU cAMdamalajI coraDiyA, vakIla Apa ajImagaMjameM pracAra kiyA vA sammelanake sahAyatArtha ru040) saMgraha kiyaa| (7) bAbU manoharasiMhajI mehatA Apa 57 membara banAyA tathA sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 88) caMdA saMgraha kiyA aura nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : ____ bAnarAr3A, caNAva, barela, gulAbapurA, bhIlavAr3A, mADalagaDha, begU, mADala, vitor3a, DUMgarapura aura bhesolagaDha / (8) bAbU saradArasiMhajI pAnagaDiyA aura bAbU ratanacaMdajI pArakha Apaloga 40 membara banAyA aura sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 75) caMdA saMgraha kiyA aura nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : TITagaDha, bhIma, devagaDha, kAkarolI, nAthadvArA aura udypur| (E) bAba saradAramalajI seThiyA aura bAbU jasakaraNajI koThArI Apaloga 100 membara banAyA aura sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 237) caMdA saMgraha kiyA tathA nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA: Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [7] kizanagar3ha, haramADA, arAI, saravAra bhInAya, tipArI, bhuvAMrA, tiloniyA bhuvAnI aura godAnA / (10) bAbU premacaMdajI solaMkhI Apa 24 membhara banAyA tathA sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 36) caMdA saMgraha kiyA aura nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : ghArerAva, desUrI. rANI, koTa, sevADI, sAMDerAva aura vijovA / . (11) bAbU ugamacaMdajI mehatA Apa 24 membara banAyA aura sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru0 40) caMdA saMgraha kiyA jayapura maiM 'pracAra kiyA / tathA vyAvara aura ( 12 ) bAbU kizanalAlajI paTavA Apa 16 membara banAyA aura sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru046) caMdA saMgraha kiyA tathA bharatapura aura alavara meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA / (13) bAbU milApacaMdajI mehatA aura bAbU zAntilAlajI Apaloga 26 membara banAyA tathA sammelana ke sahAyatArtha ru052) caMdA saMgraha kiyA aura nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kiyA : bADamera, hAlA, karAMcI, aura jaisalamera / ( 14 ) bAbU dhanakaraNajo corar3iyA aura bAbU umarAvamalajI lUNiyA ne nimnalikhita sthAnoM meM pracAra kA kArya kiyA : nImaca, sitArA, solApura, kolApura, bailagAva, dhADavAra, baMgalora, madrAsa, haidarAbAda, DekAna, kAmaThI, sivonI, narasiMgapura, damoha, jhAMsI aura datiyA / tatpazcAt maMtrIjI ne tA0 6-6-32 ko vijJapti naM0 6 prakAzita kiyaa| isameM svAgata samiti ke dvArA bhinna 2 sthAnoM meM bheje hue DepuTezanoM kA ullekha tathA sammelana ke adhivezana kI taiyArI kI carcA hai Age cala kara adhivezana ko pUrNa saphalatA ke liye suyogya svAgatAdhyakSa aura sabhApati ke cunAva ke viSaya meM muSTimeya kAryakarttAoM ko vizeSa kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| svAgatAdhyakSa kA pada grahaNa karane ke liye sthAnIya sajjanoM se bAraMbAra Agraha kiyA gayA lekina ve loga isa bhAra ko uThAne ke liye taiyAra na hue| isa uttaradAyitvapUrNa bhAra ko uThAne ke liye AsapAsa ke bhI koI sajjana taiyAra na the / saubhAgyavaza apane samAja ke prasiddha kAryakarttA jAmanera nivAsI seMTha rAjamalajI lalavANI sAheba se prArthanA kI gaI aura unhoMne sahRdayatApUrvaka isa bhAra ko svIkAra kiyA / itanA hI nahIM, Apane isa kArya meM vizeSa utsAha dikhalAyA aura Arthika sahAyatA dene kA bhI vacana diyA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ isa prakAra se sammelana ke kArya meM protsAhana baDhatA gyaa| patra patrikAoM dvArA samAja ke saba prAnta ke loga isa mahAn kArya kI AvazyakatA anubhava karate hue acchI dilacaspI dikhAne lge| aba kevala sabhApati ke sthAna ko suzobhita karane ke liye eka anubhavI yogya sajana ke cunAva kI cintA rho| apane samAja ke kaI pratiSThita puruSoM se yaha bIr3A uThAne ke liye sAgraha nivedana kiyA gayA, lekina saphalatA nahIM huii| koI bhI yaha bhAra grahaNa karane ke liye taiyAra nahIM hue| bAba paraNacaMdajI nAhara samAja ke eka prakhyAta vayovRddha vidvAna haiN| inake netRtva meM sammelana kA kArya karane ke liye kaI sthAnoM se sammatiyAM bhI AI thIM aura nivedana karane para Apane bhI zArIrika azakyatA ke kAraNa kSamA maaNgii| isa prakAra se saba prayatna niSphala hote hue dekhakara bAbU dayAlacaMdajI sAheba ne punaH zrImAn nAharajI sAheba para ho sAgraha dabAva ddaalaa| asvastha rahane para bhI Apane samAja kI sevA ko eka pradhAna karttavya samajha kara anta meM sabhApati kA isa dAyitvapUrNa pada ko grahaNa karane kI svIkRti bhejii| isa samAcAra se sammelana ke kAryakartAoM meM kAphI saMtoSa aura utsAha phailaa| pazcAt tAH 26-6-32 ko svAgatakAriNI samiti kI baiThaka meM sarvasammati se zrImAn nAharajI sabhApati cune gye| isa cunAva kA bijalI sA asara pdd'aa| dUsare dina tAH 27-6-32 ko maMtrI kI ora se vijJapti naM. 7 prakAzita huii| isameM svAgatAdhyakSa aura sabhApati ke cunAva ko ghoSaNA ke sAtha svAgata samiti ke bhinna bhinna vibhAgoM ke maMtriyoM tathA padAdhikAriyoM kA ullaM kha hai| __ sammelana kI tArIkha jyoM 2 najadoka pahuMcatI gaI tyoM 2 logoM meM umaMga baDhatA gyaa| svAsthya ThIka nahIM rahane para bho bhomAn nAharajI ne rAtadina anavarata parizrama kara apanA mahatvapUrNa bhASaNa prastuta kiyaa| kisa kAryakrama kA sahArA lene para sammelana kA kArya sucAru rUpa se saMcAlita ho sakegA, isa viSaya kI ora unakA vizeSa dhyAna thaa| yaha bAta unake dhyAna meM thI ki prathama adhivezana hone ke kAraNa isa vAra ke adhivezana ko hI pathapradarzaka kA kAma karanA pdd'egaa| sAmAjika sudhAroM ke sambandha meM jo rekhA nirdhArita hogI tathA jisa rIti nIti kA sahArA liyA jAyagA usIke anusAra bhaviSya meM kArya hogaa| Apa jaise vidvAn aura bahudazI haiM, vaisehI gaMmbhIra tathA karmaTha bhii| Apa apane prAnta ke kaI dhArmika aura sAmAjika ulajhanoM ko sulajhAne meM saphalatA prApta kara cuke the| Apa suvikhyAta itihAsavettA haiN| lagabhaga do varSa pahale kalakattA ke 'osavAla navayuvaka samiti' ne eka abhinaMdana patra dekara Apako sammAnita kiyA thaa| Apake cunAva se sAre samAja meM tathA vizeSa kara ajamera ko janatA meM yatheSTa sahAnubhUti utpanna ho gaI / kAryakuzala rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA ne atula parizrama se sammelana ke liye pulisa maidAna meM eka vizAla paMDAla banavAne kA kAma Arambha kara diyA / ___ adhivezana kA kArya tAH 15-10-32 se zurU hone kA nizcaya ho cukA thaa| isakAraNa yaha nizcaya kiyA gayA ki sabhApatijI kalakatte se 12-10-32 ko ravAnA hokara tAH 14-10-32 ko ajamera pahuMceMge aura isa prakAra eka dina vizrAma kara sabhA kI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ kAryavAhI meM bhAga leNge| durbhAgyavaza tAH 6-10-32 ko sabhApatijo kI putravadhU ke dehAnta hone kA samAcAra milA / parantu isakI koI paravAha na kara ve apane karttavya-pAlana para aTala rahe lekina yahIM para hI sabhApati mahodaya ko agni-parIkSA ko itizrI nahIM huii| tIsare hI dina tAra se samAcAra milA ki ve svayaM inaphlunjA roga se grasita ho gaye haiM aura unakA ajamera ke liye prasthAna karanA kaThina hai| idhara sammelana meM bhAga lenevAle sajana tathA svayaMsevaka bAhara se padhArane lage the| aiso dazA meM svAgata samiti tathA upasamiti ke kAryakartAgaNa bar3I asamaMjasa meM pdd'e| aba prazna yaha uThA ki yA to sammelana kA adhivezana kucha dinoM ke liye sthagita kara diyA jAya yA usake saMcAlana kA koI aura prabandha kiyA jaay| lekina prathama adhivezana meM hI isa taraha kisI bhI prakAra se kAma calAnA saMtoSaprada nahIM jNcaa| anta meM yaha nizcaya huA ki sammelana ko sthagita rakhanA kisI bhI prakAra ucita nahIM hogaa| aisA karane se loga akAraNa hI nAnA prakAra ko kalpanA karane lgeNge| isa kAraNa sabhApatijI ke pAsa isa Azaya kA tAra bhejA jAya ki bAhara se pratinidhiyoM kA AnA prArambha ho gayA hai| isa kAraNa adhivezana ko sthagita rakhanA saMbhava nahIM hai| Apa apane suputra athavA aura kisI yogya sajjana ke sAtha apanA bhASaNa bhejakara kAryArambha hone deM aura do eka dinoM meM svasthya hone para Apa svayaM pdhaareN| lekina yahAM to sabhApatijo ke hRdaya meM samAja-sevA aura karttavya pAlana kI prabala lahara uTha raho thii| tAra pAte hI Apane nizcaya kara liyA ki kisI bhI hAlata meM aba nahIM rukeMge aura bomAra rahate hue bhI tAH 13-10-32 ko lambo saphara ke liye kamara kasa kara ajamera ke liye paMjAba mela se ravAnA ho gye| sAtha meM unake putra bAbU vijayasiMhajI nAhara bI0 e0, bihAra-nivAsI unake dauhitra bAbU indracandajo sucaMtI bI0 e0 ela0 ela0 bI0 eDavokeTa hAIkorTa tathA AgarA-nivAsI dezabhakta bAbU cAMdamalajI jauharI bo0 e0 ela0 ela0 bo0 vakIla hAIkorTa the| rAste meM kAnapura, AgarA tathA kizanagar3ha ke bhAiyoM ne apane apane sTezanoM para acchI saMkhyA meM upasthita hokara puSpavRSTi ke dvArA sabhApatijI kA premapUrNa svAgata kiyaa| tAH 15 akTUbara ko prAtaH sAr3he sAta baje ke samaya ajamera sTezana para gAr3o jA lgo| svAgata ke liye vahAM pahale se hI bahusaMkhyaka loga upasthita the| una meM kucha vizeSa nAma isa prakAra hai : seTha kAnamalajI loDhA, seTha rAmalAlajI lUNiyA, bAbU gulAbacandajI DhaDDA ema0 e0, seTha hIrAcandajI sucato, seTha phUlacandajI jhAvaka, bAbU pUraNacandajI sAmasukhA, bAbU kunnanamalajI phirodiyA vakIla, seTha indramalajI lUNiyA, bAbU dayAlacandajI jauharI, seTha sobhAgamalajo mehatA, bAbU amaracandajI kocara, seTha suganacandajI dhAmana gAma vAle, svAgatAdhyakSa seTha rAjamalajI lalavANI, rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI vAphaNA, bAbU suganacaMdajI nAhara tathA bAbU akSayasiMhajI DAMgI-mantrI sammelana / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 10 ] Trena ke pahuMcate hI puSpavarSA aura bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jaya', 'osavAla jAti kI jaya' ityAdi uccadhvani se nabhomaMDala gUMja utthaa| jisa samaya sabhApatijo sTezana ke pleTaphArma para utare usa samaya unako jvara thA to bhI ve prasanna-mukha the| unako tathA unake sAtha ke sajanoM ko phUloM ke hAra pahinAye gye| sabane julUsa nikAlane kA Agraha kiyA parantu Apane isakI svIkRti nahIM do| pazcAt sTezana ke maidAna meM sabhApatijI ne svayaMsevakoM tathA vidyAlaya ke chAtroM kA nirIkSaNa kiyaa| una logoM ne bhI sabhApatijI kA sammAnasUcaka svAgata kiyaa| isake bAda cAra ghor3oM kI savArI meM baiThakara sabhApatijI 'blU kesala' baMgale meM pdhaare| bAhara se Aye hue pratinidhi, darzaka Adi anyAnya sajanoM ke ThaharAne kI aura bhojanAdi kI kaI sthAnoM meM yogya vyavasthA kI gaI thii| rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajo bAphaNA sAheba kI dekharekha meM paMDAla bhI bahuta cittAkarSaka taiyAra huA thaa| usake mukhya dvAra se praveza karate samaya dAhinI ora enkve rI Aphisa aura bAMI ora TikaTa ghara banA huA thaa| dUsare dvAra se praveza karane para bAMI ora darzaka, pratinidhi aura nimantrita logoM ko gailariyAM kramazaH bano huI tho| dAhinI ora darzaka, pratinidhi aura mahilAoM ke liye sthAna thaa| bocameM vaktAoM ke liye plaiTaphArma banA huA thaa| sabhApatijI ke liye sone cAMdI ke kAma kI kusI maMca ke bIca meM suzobhita thI aura usake donoM tarapha do aura cAMdI kI kursiyAM sajI huI thii| paMDAla ke bAhara darzakoM ke vizrAma ke liye tathA khAne pIne kI suvidhA ke liye bar3e 2 kaimpa aura Dere lage hue the aura dukAneM bhI thiiN| paMDAla ke bhItara aura bAhara kA dRzya sundara thaa| ___paMDAla ke bAhara pradarzanI bhI sajAI gayI thii| isameM rAjaputAnA meM utpanna honevAle khanija vAnaspatika Adi prAkRtika padArtha tathA khetoM meM paidA honevAle nAnA prakAra ke dravya aura yahAM ko kArIgaro ke namUne rakhe hue the| inake atirikta pradarzanI meM, baccoM ko prArambhika zikSA sugamatA se prApta karane ke sAdhana ekatrita kiye gaye the| ina viSayoM ke vizeSajJa zrIyut bAbU caturbhujajI gailota, DI0 Do0 Ara0, ema0 ela0 esa. Adi tathA zrIyuta bAbU nArAyaNa prasAdajI maiTha, bI0 esa0 so0 ina vastuoM ko bar3I khUbI se samajhAte the aura darzaka loga bhI unheM bar3I dilacaspo ke sAtha dekhate the| pahile dina kI baiThaka kAryakrama ke anusAra prathama divasa ke adhivezana kA kArya dina 1 baje se Arambha huaa| paMDAla meM pratinidhi, darzaka, mehamAna tathA mahilAoM kI upasthiti acchI saMkhyA meM thii| maMca para baiThe hue viziSTa logoM meM sabhApatijo ke paricita divAna bahAdura haravilAsajo sAradA ema0 ela0 e0 tathA mahAmahopAdhyAya rAya bahAdura paM0 gaurIzaMkara ojhAjI ke nAma vizeSa ullekhanIya hai| bAlakoMke maGgala gAna ke pazcAt svAgatAdhyakSa seTha rAjamalajI lalavANI ne apanA madhura bhASaNa ( pariziSTha-ka) pddh'aa| ApakA bhASaNa choTA thA parantu rocaka aura samayAnukUla thaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 11 ] isa ke pazcAt rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA ne sabhApati ke cunAva kA prastAva ina zabdoM meM kiyA: saMsAra ke saba jAtiyoM meM, saba prANiyoM meM eka saraparasta hotA hai jo unheM rakSA karatA hai aura rAstA batalAtA hai| makkhiyoM meM jaise Queen Bee, hAthiyoM meM agulA hAtho, bandaroM meM Tole kA saradAra, iso taraha saba jana samUhoM meM eka na eka saradAra kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai| binA mukhiyA ke samAja saMgaThita nahIM hotA lekina samAja ke mukhiyA meM ye guNa hone cAhiye ki vaha vidvAn ho, anubhavo ho, sAhasI ho, kartavyaparAyaNa ho tathA karmazIla vA zuddha AcaraNavAlA ho| dhanavAna vA sattAvAna kI jarUrata nahIM kyoMki dhana vidvAn vA sattAvAloM ke sAmane koI vakata nahIM rkhtaa| mAmUlI rAjya karmacArI eka bar3e sAhukAra ko uThA biThA sakatA hai| jisane bArUda kI bandUka nikAlo vA megajIna banAnevAlA apane zastra se koTAdhipati kA dila hilA sakatA hai| vidyA ke eka camatkAra se karor3oM rupaye kI sampatti ho sakatI hai| Ford ko banAnevAlA eDIsana usake jvalanta udAharaNa haiN| jo guNa mukhiyA meM honA cAhiye vaha saba hamAre manonIta pramukha sAheba bAbU pUraNacaMdajI nAhara meM vidyamAna hai| vidyA meM Apa ema0 e0, bI0 ela0 haiM, Apa kA anubhava Apa kI racita kitAboMse prakhyAta hai| ApakI vidvatA Apake aitihAsika anusandhAna tathA Apa ke kaI yunIvarsiTiyoM ke membara hone se prakaTa hai; karttavyaparAyaNatA vA jAti-prema ApakA isI se siddha hai ki apane ghara meM dUsare lar3ake kI bahU kI mRtyu hone para jisako pAMca dina hI hue haiM vA svayaM inaphluJjA bukhAra meM mabatilA rahate hae jisase ApakA svAsthya bilakala hilane Dalane ke lAyaka bhI nahIM hai, Apa vacana ko pAlate hue jAti sevA ke nimitta kalakatte se bar3e lambe saphara meM saba taraha ke kaSTa sahakara yahAM padhAre haiM, isaliye hamArA saubhAgya hai ki zrImAna bAbU pUraNacaMdajI nAhara se prArthanA kareM ki ve isa sammelana ke pradhAna pada ko grahaNa kara sammelana ke kArya kA saMcAlana kreN| suprasiddha ghAbU gulAbacaMdajo DhaDDA ne sabhApatijI ke divya jIvana para adhika prakAza DAlA aura suyogya zabdoM meM rAya sAheba ke prastAva kA anumodana kiyaa| pazcAt AgarA-nivAsI bAbU dayAlacaMdajI jauharI tathA sikandarAbAda vAle bAbU javAharalAlajI ne sabhApatijI kI yogyatA aura jIvanapara aura bhI prakAza DAlate hue prastAva kA samarthana kiyaa| isake pazcAt karataladhvani ke sAtha bAbU pUraNacandajI nAhara ne sabhApati kA Asana grahaNa kiyaa| rIyAMvAle seTha pyArelAlajI kI kanyA zrImatI mANakabAI ne kukuma se sabhApatijI ko tilaka karake hAra pahanAyA aura osavAla bAlakoM kI maMDalI ne sundara bhajana gaayaa| tadpazcAt sabhApati mahodaya ne prArthanA ke bAda bhASaNa Arambha kara ke, sardI aura jvara ke prakopa se kaMThasvara ruddha rahane ke kAraNa apane suyogya dauhitra bAbU iMdracaMdajI sucaMtI ko apanA bhASaNa par3hakara sunAne kA Adeza diyA aura bAbU iMdracaMdajo ne sabhApatijI kA prabhAvazAlI bhASaNa spaSTa aura prabhAvapUrNa rUpa se pddh'aa| Apa ke vidvatA pUrNa bhASaNa kA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 12 ] zrotAoM para bar3A hI sundara prabhAva pdd'aa| usa samaya paMDAla strI puruSoM se khacAkhaca bharA huA thaa| sampUrNa bhASaNa pariziSTa-kha meM prakAzita kiyA gayA hai| bhASaNa samApta honepara viSaya nirdhAriNI samiti kA cunAva huaa| jo 2 sajana cune gaye unakI tAlikA pariziSTa-ga meM dI gaI hai tadantara prathama dina kI madhyAhna baiThaka kA kArya samApta huaa| usI dina rAtri ko sAr3he sAta baje blyU kaizala meM viSaya nirdhAriNI samiti (Subject Committee) kI baiThaka huii| sabhApatijo ke asvasthya rahane ke kAraNa unake sthAna para bAbU pUraNacaMdajI sAmasukhA ne bar3I yogyatA ke sAtha kAma claayaa| dUsare dina prAtaH kAla tathA rAtri ko aura tIsare dina sabere usI sthAna meM kAryakramAnusAra viSaya nirdhAriNI samiti kI sabhAyeM hotI rahIM aura sAmasukhAjI upasthita rahakara saba kAma karate the| baiThakoM meM kaI prastAvoM para khUba vAda vivAda hotA rahA aura kucha parivartana ke sAtha kaI prastAva sammelana meM upasthita karane ke liye sarvasammati se svIkRta hue aura kucha prastAva bahumata se pAsa hue| dUsare dina kI baiThaka dvitIya divasa 1 baje se adhivezana kA kArya Arambha huaa| pahale maMtrI bAbU akSayasiMhajI DAMgI ne sammelana se sahAnubhUti rakhane vAle AcArya, munirAja tathA pratiSThita sajanoM ke bAhara se Aye hue tAra Adi kA saMkSipta vivaraNa isa prakAra par3ha kara sunAyA :(1) AcArya mahArAja zrIvallabhavijayajI-muH sAdar3I ___ "osavAla vaMzIya samagra janatA kA saMgaThana aura unakA bhalA kisa prakAra ho sakatA hai vicAra kiyA jAve, itanA hI nahIM usakA pracAra bhI kiyA jAve, nirdhArita kiyA hai atIva harSa kA viSaya hai| isake liye sabase pahale saMgaThana-saMgha Apasa meM milane kI jarUrata hai| jaba Apa saba saradAroM kA zuddhAntaHkaraNapUrvaka saMgaThana ho jAyagA to phira Apa jisa kisI bhI kArya ko karanA cAheMge bahuta hI jaldI kara skeNge| zAsanadevatA Apake hara eka kArya meM sahAyatA deveM aura Apa ko sammelana meM saphalatA prApta hove yahI hamArI bhAvanA hai|" (2) AvArya mahArAja zrIjinacAritrasUrijI-muH bIkAnera ___ "ApalogoM kI bar3I bhArI saphalatA vA aikyatA ke liye Izvara se prArthanA karatA huuN|" (3) muni mahArAja zrIcunnIlAlajI-muH vyAvara "samayAnusAra osavAla jAti ko sudhAra karanA cAhiye aura saMgaThana para Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 13 ] vizeSa dhyAna denA caahiye| Apasa kI phUTa isakI avanati kA mukhya kAraNa hai| sammelana ko pUrNa saphalatA mile|" . (4) muni mahArAja zrIhimAMzuvijayajI (anekAntI)-muH ujjaina "osavAla jAti ko paraspara sambandha karane meM prAnta, deza kA bheda bAdhaka nahIM honA caahiye| zroosavAla sammelana sampUrNa saphalatA prApta kare, yaha maiM hRdaya se cAhatA huuN|" (5) rAya bahAdura siremalajI bAphaNA, ema0 e0, ela0 ela0 bI0, sI0 AI0 I0 pradhAna maMtrI-riyAsata indora ___ "mujhe bar3A kheda hai ki kaI anivArya kAraNoM ke sababa maiM nahIM A sktaa| sammelana kI saphalatA hRdaya se cAhatA huuN|" (6) DA0 bhaMvaralAlajI barar3iyA, sivila sarjana-lakhanaU ___"chuTTI nahIM mila sakane ke kAraNa A nahIM sktaa| maiM sammelana kI pUrNa saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" (7) zrImAn kanhaiyAlAlajI bhaMDArI, mainejiMga DAirekTara, 'bhaMDArI mils'-- indora "maiMne sammelana meM Ane kA pUrNa nizcaya kara liyA thA parantu Aja hI eka aisA kAma upasthita ho gayA hai ki jisake kAraNa merI icchA ke viruddha mujhe yahAM rukanA par3A hai| maiM sammelana ko pUrNa saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" (8) seTha raghunAthamalajI, baiGkara-muH haidarAbAda (DekkAna ) "bImArI ke kAraNa sammelana ke adhivezana para nahIM A sakatA jisake liye kheda hai| maiM sammelana kI hara prakAra se saphalatA cAhatA huuN| maiM prArthanA karatA hUM ki jo prastAva pAsa kiye jAveM unako vyavahArika rUpa bhI diyA jaave| osavAla samAja ke sahAyatArtha osavAla baiGka kAyama karane ke liye merA anurodha hai / Izvara se prArthanA karatA hUM ki sammelana ko pUrI saphalatA mile|" (6) seTha acalasiMhajI (jelase)-muH AgarA (bAbU dayAlacandajI jauharo dvArA prApta) "maiM osavAla samAja meM saMgaThana, prema aura sudhAra kI nihAyata z2arUrata samajhatA hUM aura agara avakAza milA to sevA karane ko taiyAra huuN|" (10) zrImato bhagavatI devI, dharmapatnI seTha avalasiMhajI-muH AgarA "bImAra hone ke kAraNa nahIM A sakatI isakA kheda hai| sammelana kI saphalatA cAhatA huuN| kRpayA paradA, strI-zikSA tathA svadezI vastuoM ke prayoga Adi viSayoM para prastAva pAsa kriyegaa|" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 14 ] (11) zrImAn rAjendrasiMhajI siMghI-muH kalakattA ___ "kheda hai ki maiM nahIM A sakatA / sammelana kI hRdaya se saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" (12) zrImAn bAlacaMdajI zrIzrImAla-muH ratalAma "osavAla jAti meM vAla rasama rivAz2oM kA palaTA karanA, andhAdhundha bAdazAhI kharca ke sthAna para deza kAlAnusAra sulabha rivAz2oM rasamoM kA pracAra karanA ityAdi kAryoM ko vyavasthita aura saMgIna rUpa se karane ke liye saMgaThana bala ko unnata banAne kI AvazyakatA hai|" (13) seTha maMgalacaMdajI jhAvaka - muH madrAsa "hamako Apa ke kArya se pUrNa sahAnubhUti hai aura zrIvItarAga bhagavAna se ApakI saphalatA kI prArthanA karate haiN|" (14) seTha vijayarAjajI--muH madrAsa __"upasthita hone se lAcAra huuN| sammelana kI hRdaya se saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" (15) zrIyuta sesamalajI-muH igatapurI "kheda hai mAtA bImAra haiN| paradA, mRtyubhoja ke khilAfa maiM apIla karatA huuN| sammelana kI sampUrNa saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" / (16) seTha ratanacaMdajI golechA -- muH jabalapura __"maiM hRdaya se sammelana kI saphalatA cAhatA huuN| gurudeva nirvighnatApUrvaka samApta kreN| sammelana ke pratyeka mahAnubhAva se merA nivedana hai ki sammelana ko saphala banAkara samAja meM saMgaThana, aikyatA, zikSA, dhArmika unnati aura kurotiyoM ke nivAraNa kA prastAva pAsa kara ina ko kArya rUpa meM pariNata hone kI yojanA kreN|" (17) zrIyuta sajjanasiMhajI siMghavI-muH govaradhana "bImAra hone ke kAraNa sammilita nahIM ho sakatA jisa ke liye kheda hai| sammelana kI hRdaya se saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" (18) seTha ridharAjajI dhAr3IvAla-muH lazkara (gvAliyara ) ___ "bahuta dinoM se asvasthya rahane ke kAraNa Ane se majabUrI hai| sammelana ke sAtha mujhe pUrNa sahAnubhUti hai aura usakI bar3hotarI ke liye maiM hara taraha se koziza karane ke liye taiyAra huuN| maiM sudhAroM ke viSaya meM apane vicAra bho bheja rahA huuN|" (16) seTha cunnIlAlajI manoharalAlajI goTho-muH nAsika siTI ___"kheda hai A nahIM skte| sammelana kI saphalatA cAhate haiN| jAti suvyavasthita ho, aise sudhAroM kI AyojanA kI jaave| saba sampradAyoM kI aikyatA bahuta jarUrI samajhI jaave|" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 15 ] (20) seTha pukharAjajI kocara-muH hiMganaghATa "sammilita nahIM ho sktaa| AzA hai Apaloga samAja sudhAra ke kArya meM saphala hoNge|" (21) seTha choTamalajI surAnA-muH hiMganaghATa ____ "karmavaza upasthita nahIM ho sktaa| Apa ke samAja sudhAra ke liye prayatna pUrNa saphala ho|" (22) seTha kesaromalajI lalavANo, maMtrI, 'zvetAmbara kAnpharensa'-muH puunaa| ___ "kheda hai upasthita nahIM ho sktaa| hara prakAra se sammelana kI saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" ( 23 ) seTha korasI vijapAla-muH raMgUna (barmA) "mahAsammelana ko pUrNa saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" (24) zrIyuta maMtro, 'zrIosavAla maMDala'-muH maMdasora "sammelana kI hara prakAra se saphalatA cAhatA huuN|" (25) zrIyuta maMtro, 'osavAla yuvaka maMDala'-muH nairobI ( aphrikA ) ____ "sammelana kI hRdaya se pUrNa saphalatA cAhate haiM aura AzA hai yaha sammelana osavAloM ko unnati kA sAdhana hogaa| bAlavivAha, vRddhavivAha, mRtaka bhoja aura kanyAvikraya ke viruddha prastAva pAsa hone caahiye| vidhavA vivAha bhI samarthana karanA cita hogaa|" . isake pazcAt sammelana kA kArya Arambha haa| pahalA prastAva yaha mahAsammelana ahiMsA vrata ke vratI vartamAna yuga ke sarvazreSTha puruSa mahAtmA gAMdhI ko hArdika badhAI detA hai aura harSa prakaTa karatA hai ki jisa mahAn uddezya ko lekara unhoMne kaThina anazana vrata ko dhAraNa kiyA thA vaha saphala ho gayA aura unakA jIvana saMkaTa Tala gayA hai| yaha prastAva sabhApati kI ora se rakhA gayA aura isa para jaina samAja ke pratiSThita vidvAn paMDita sukhalAlajI ne apane gambhIra bhASaNa se acchA vivecana kiyA jisakA sArAMza yaha thA ki achUta kahalAnevAle logoM ke sAtha durvyavahAra karane se hindU dharma dUsaroM kI dRSTi meM kitanA gira gayA hai aura hinduoM kI Apasa kI zakti kitanI nirbala ho gayI hai| kisI bhI dharma meM apane bhAI ko achata samajhane kI AjJA nahIM hai aura isa aspRzyatA rUpI bhayaMkara lAMchana ko dUra karane ke liye anazana vrata ko dhAraNa kara mahAtmAjI ne hindU saMsAra kA bar3A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 16 ] bhArI upakAra kiyA hai| unhoMne upayukta zabdoM meM upasthita janatA ko Adeza diyA ki bhaviSya meM achUta kahalAnevAle bhAiyoM ke sAtha premapUrvaka vyavahAra kareM jisase mahAtmAjI kA uddezya saphalIbhUta ho aura deza kA kalyANa ho| unhoMne samajhAyA ki jaina dharma ke andara to achUtapana hai hI nahIM ora osavAla jAti jinameM adhikatara jainI haiM unakA parama kartavya hai ki ve achUtoddhAra ke dezavyApI Andolana meM apanA kriyAtmaka sahayoga pradAna kareM jisase mahAtmAjI ko apanA vrata punaH na Arambha karanA pdd'e| prastAva sarvasammati se svIkRta huaa| dUsarA prastAva yaha mahAsammelana mRtyu sambandhI kisI bhI prakAra ke jImanavAra ko nitAnta anAvazyaka, hAnikara, samAja para bhArasvarUpa tathA jaina siddhAntoM ke pratikUla samajhatA hai aura samAja se anurodha karatA hai ki isa prakAra ke jImanavAroM ko zIghra uThA deM aura maukAna Adi avasaroM para milaNI, juhArI, page lagAI ityAdi lena dena ke dastUra turata banda kara deN| yaha prastAva bAbU pUnamacaMdajI nAhaTA bhusAvalavAloM ne rakhA aura batalAyA ki osavAla samAja meM pracalita mRtyu sambandhI jImanavAra samAja para kalarUpa hai| yaha kevala dharma viruddha hI nahIM hai parantu Arthika aura sAmAjika dRSTi se bhI itanA nikammA aura hAnikAraka hai ki unakI burAiyAM batAne ke liye koI bhI upayukta zabda nahIM hai| aise ghAtaka rivAjoM ke kAraNa garIba bAlaka bAlikAyeM jIvikA tathA zikSA se vaMcita raha jAte haiM aura becArI vidhavAyeM kharca ke liye dUsaroM kA muMha dekhatI huI ghora duHkha kA anubhava karatI hai| Azcarya to yaha hai ki AdamI ghara se jAtA hai, AmadanI kA silasilA dRr3hatA hai aura tarata hI dAvata kI taiyArI hotI hai| gAMvoM meM to yahAM taka jyAdatI:hotI hai ki jAyadAda, jevara beca kara bhI kriyA kI rasma adA kI jAtI hai| samAja ko aise 2 amAnuSika rivAz2oM ko turata banda karanA cAhiye aura yaha bhI dhyAna rakhanA cAhiye ki aise avasara para maukAna Aye hue ristedAroM ko milaNI, juhArI, page lagAI ityAdi lena dena ke dastUra bhI banda kareM kyoMki yaha avasara DhAr3hasa baMdhAne ke liye hotA hai, AmadanI karane ke liye nhiiN| prastAva ko anumodana karate hue vakIla bAbU kunnanamalajo phirodiyA, ahamadanagaravAloM ne kahA ki samAja kA jitanA paisA nukate Adi niupajAU kAmoM meM kharca ho jAtA hai vaha yadi bAlabaccoM kI paravariza aura zikSA meM qhace ho to samAja kA kalyANa ho sakatA hai| kyA aise nAjuka samaya meM jaba ki saMsAra bhara meM Arthika saMkaTa chAyA huA hai, hamArA girA huA samAja apane Apa ko na saMbhAlegA aura marane ke upalakSa meM dAvateM khAnA banda na karegA? nukatA ke liye na dharma meM ho Adeza hai, na sAdhAraNa videka hI takAz2A karatA hai| jaba kisI ke ghara kA Adamo mare to samAja kA tathA usake sambandhiyoM kA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 17 ] yaha kartavya hai ki kisI taraha bhI usakI pUrti kare aura saba mila kara usake khAnadAna kI dhana jana se sahAyatA kara usakA viyoga bhulA de| isake viparIta hamAre samAja ke bar3e bur3he usakA ghara khAlI karAkara sadA ke liye hI usakI patnI, bAlabaccoM ko mohatAz2a aura duHkhI karane kA mahA pApa apane sira lete haiN| kisI dhanI vyakti ko paisA kharca karane meM Apatti na ho to isake yaha mAne nahIM ki garIba AdamiyoM ko bhI pisa jAnA pdd'e| mRtyu sambandhI jomanavAra jaise ku-rivAz2a tathA maukAna ke avasara para Aye hue sambandhiyoM ko milaNI, juhArI, page lagAI ityAdi lena dena ke dastUra sarvarUpa se banda karane ke liye samAja ko kaTibaddha ho jAnA cAhiye anyathA samAja ke logoM kI sthiti bar3I bhayaMkara ho jaaygii| prastAva ko.bAbU rAjamalajI lalavANI ne samarthana kiyA aura mRtyu sambandhI jImanavAroM kI burAiyAM batalAte hue kahA ki mRtyu bhoja ke kAraNa hamAre samAja kI sthiti DAvAMDola ho gayI hai| deza ke kaI bhAgoM meM isa prathA ne itanA jora jamAyA hai ki loga isake liye apano paitRka sampatti se hAtha dho baiThane ko taiyAra ho jAte haiN| hamAre deza meM adhikAMza logoM kI Arthika paristhati kaisI kharAba hai, yaha batalAne kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| isase Apa sahaja hI meM samajha sakate haiM ki isake phalasvarUpa hamAre kaI bhAI bhAro karja ke bojha se lada kara zoghra hI mRtyu ke grAsa bana jAte haiM, kaI bAjAra meM apanIzA kha kho baiThate haiM aura kaI apane ko bar3I dukhamaya sthiti meM pAte haiN| isa kuprathA ko uThAne ke liye unhoMne jora diyaa| bAbU nathamalajI corar3iyA ne samarthana karate hue kahA ki kaise 2 dhanika eka 2 nukate meM pacAsa 2 hajAra rupayA kharca kara dete haiM aura apane garIba svajAtIya bhAiyoM ke sAmane burA udAharaNa rakhate haiN| aisI amAnuSika prathA ko ekadama jar3a se ukhAr3a kara alaga kara denA caahiye| bAbU suganacandajI nAhara ne prastAva kA samarthana karate hue kahA ki upasthita sajanoM meM se kaI logoM ke dila meM ye bhAvanAyeM uThatI hoMgI ki jaba ye rivAz2a kaI varSoM se cale Ate haiM to kyA hamAre pUrvaja aise nirbuddhi the ki unako ina prathAoM ke avaguNa dikhAI nahIM dete the? aura unhoMne inako kyoM sAmAjika rUpa diyaa| unhoM ne batalAyA ki hamAre pUrvajoM kA samaya isa samaya se bilakula bhinna thA aura usa samaya kI jarUratoM ko bhaI dRSTi rakhate hue unhoMne ina rivAz2oM ko kAyama kiyaa| purAne jamAne meM na rela thI na tAra aura na Ajakala aisI dUsarI suvidhaayeN| logoM ko eka jagahase dUsarI jagaha jAne meM tathA dUsare nagaroM ke logoM ke kuzala samAcAra maMgAne meM bar3I kaThinAI uThAnI par3atI thI, khajAtIyapana kA bhAva bhI una dinoM jora para thA jisase vivAha tathA buDDoM ke marane para mausara aise avasara AsapAsa kI virAdarI ko ikaTThA karane aura paricaya karane ke hetu cala pdd'e| aise avasaroM para milane se unake lar3ake lar3akiyoM ke sambandha jor3a liye jAte the aura Apatti ke samaya eka dUsare kI sahAyatA sammilita rUpa meM karane kA prabandha kara sakate the| usa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 4] jamAne meM khAdya padArtha itane saste the ki logoM kA jImana karAnA bhArasvarUpa nahIM hotA yaa| aba samaya bilkula badala gayA hai| pahale se biparIta kAraNa upasthita haiM balki sarva kAraNa aise utpanna ho gaye haiM jo batalAte haiM ki ina rivAjoM kA na rahanA hI samAja ke liye hitakara haiM aura inhI rivAjoM ke vidyamAna rahane ke kAraNa samAja dinoMdina avanati kI ora jA rahA hai| hameM bhI apanI AvazyakatA ke anusAra apane pracalita rivAjoM kI badalanI caahiye| samaya kI gati se biparIta calane vAlA manuSya yA samAja nahIM Thahara sakatA aura hamArA bhI isI meM kalyANa hai ki samaya ko pahacAna kara hama turata usake anusAra kAma karane lge| prastAva sarvasammati se svIkRta huaa| . tIsarA prastAva deza tathA samAja kI vartamAna Arthika sthiti ko dRSTi meM rakhate hueM yaha sammelana anurodha karatA hai ki sambandhaM aura vivAha Adi prasaMgoM paraM jI kharca kiyA jAtA hai usa meM kamI kI jAya aura isa uddezya se nimnalikhita bAMtoM para vizeSa dhyAna diyA jAya : (ka) gAje bAje Adi ADambara meM kamI kI jAya / (kha) vezyAnatyaM, thiyeTara Adi, AtizabAjI, phulavADI, dAMta kA cUr3A Adi ekadama banda kiyA jAya / (ga) barAtiyoM kI saMkhyA ghaTAI jAya / (gha) jImanavAroM meM kharca kama kiyA jAya / (ca) nAvAM, tyAga Adi meM adhika kharca na karanA, isa uddezya se pratyeka sthAna ke samIja ko yaha ucita hai ki uparokta tathA isI prakAra ke anya nirarthaka kharcI para niyaMtraNa kre| (cha) milaNI, juhArI, paharAvaNI, paira dhulAI ityAdi avasaroM para jo rupayA kapar3A Adi diyA jAtA hai, use kama kiyA jAya / (ja) sagAI ke bAda kanyA ke liye jo jevara par3ale ke pahale bhejA jAtA hai vaha na bhejA jaave| yaha prastAva vayovRddha samAja sevI bAbU gulAbacandajI DhaDDA ema0 e0 ne rakhate huai kahA ki kaI acchI 2 gRhastiyAM apane lar3ake lar3akiyoM kI zAdiyoM meM apanI haisiyata se jyAdA kharca karane ke kAraNa kiMgar3a gaI hai| Ajakala jaba ki logoM ke rojagAra kama ho meM haiM to yaha bahuta jarUrI hai ki unake kharce meM bhI kamI ho jaave| unhoMne batalAyA ki Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 16 ] vivAha ke kaI kharce, jo ki prastAva meM batAye gaye haiM, anAvazyaka, nirarthaka aura bhadde haiM, unako banda karane meM kevala rupayA hI nahIM bacatA hai varan vivAha kI zobhA bar3hatI hai| ina anAvazyaka kharcoM ke kAraNa hI Ajakala logoM ko vivAha meM karjadAra honA par3atA hai aura vivAha kA jo vAstavika Ananda hai usase baJcita rahanA par3atA hai| bar3I 2 barAteM tathA unakI mijavAnI meM bahuta dhana vyartha kharca kiyA jAtA hai jisakA natIjA yaha hotA hai ki hamAre samAja meM kanyAoM kA janma hobA bhAra rUpa samajhA jAtA hai| sthAnIya loga milakara niyama banA leM aura aise phajUla kharcoM ko hamezA ke liye miTA deM to samAja kA bahuta kalyANa ho sakatA hai| unhoMne batalAyA ki aise zikSita samapa meM yadi koI sajana vivAha meM vezyA nRtya karAkara apane parivAra aura bAlabacoM para bure prabhAva DAleM aura dhana kA durupayoga kareM to isa se baDhakara kyA mUrkhatA ho sakatI haiN| isa prastAva meM batAye hue bahuta se phajUla kharcoM ke kAraNa hI apane baccoM kI zikSA ke liye yathocita vyaya nahIM kara sakate aura usake phalasvarUpa hameM apane jIvanakrama ko nIce girAnA par3atA hai| aba samaya AgayA hai ki hamaloga cete aura aise phajUla kharca ko turata banda kreN| bAbU nathamalajI corar3iyA ne isa prastAva ko anumodana karate hue kahA ki dhanI logoM kA hI isa meM khAsa doSa hai kyoMki unake pAsa kharca karane ke liye paisA hai isaliye the samAja ke dUsare logoM kI paravAha nahIM krte| ve loga madrAsa saka spezala le jAne aura hajAroM AdamiyoM ko dAvateM dene meM hI apanI kIrti samajhate haiN| kyA hI acchA ho yadi ye dhanI loga apane dhana kA sadupayoga karanA sIkheM aura paise ko isa taraha barabAda na kara use aise kAryoM meM lagAve jisase samAjakA kalyANa ho| bAbU samarathamalajI siMgho vakIla sirohI ne isakA samarthana karate hue kahA ki dUsare 2 dezoM ke dhanI loga apane dhanako aise 2 kAmoM meM lagAte haiM jisase sarvasAdhAraNa kA hita hotA hai| ve loga kAleja, skUla, chAtravRtti Adi phaNDa kAyama karate haiM aura sivAya apane dostoM ke dAvata dene ke kisI taraha ke kArya athavA zAdI ke mauke para apane dhana kA ADambara nahIM krte| bhArata ke aura 2 samAjoM meM aura vizeSa kara osavAloM meM aise dhanI na bhI hote hue vivAhoM meM hajAroM lAkhoM rupaye kharca kara dete haiN| vaha kharca isa rUpa meM kiyA jAtA hai jisakA koI bhAvajA nahIM hotA aura ina phajUlakharcI ke rivAjoM se garIba loga mara miTate haiN| haisiyata se jyAdA karja lekara kharca kara DAlate haiM aura phira janma bhara taka cukAte haiN| aise kaI udAharaNa maujUda haiM ki isa prakAra kiye gaye karya ke kAraNa naujavAnoM kI asAmayika mRtyu huI hai phira bhI kheda hai ki samAja nahIM cettaa| unhoMne batalAyA ki samaya ko dekhate hue kaI bhAiyoM ne ina khau~ para niyantraNa karane ke liye niyama banA liyA hai| aba upisthata sajjanoM kA yaha kartavya hai ki isa prastAva ko pAsa kara isa ke pAlana karane meM kaTibaddha ho jaay| prastAva sarvasammati se svIkRta huaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 20 ] .cauthA prastAva yaha sammelana kanyA vikraya aura sAtha hI sAtha samAja meM bar3hate hue ghara vikraya ko ghRNAkI dRSTi se dekhatA hai| - isa sammelana ke vicAra meM Dore, TIke ityAdi kA rivAz2a tathA nega nukatoM kA ThaharanA bahuta ghRNAspada hai| yaha sammelana navayuvakoM aura kanyAoM se vizeSa anurodha karatA hai ki ve apane Apa ko kisI bhI hAlata meM isa lena dena ke badale na bikane deM aura jahAM aisA lena dena ho usa vivAha ke varapakSa vA kanyApakSa ke kisI bhI kAma kAja meM sammilita na hoN| - yaha prastAva AgarA-nivAsI bAbU candamalajI vakIla ne rakhate hue kahA ki kanyA vikraya aura samAja meM bar3hatA huA vara vikraya osavAloM ko adhogati kA kAraNa hai| apane bacce baJcIyoM ko becane se jyAdA ghRNAspada kArya aura kauna sA ho sakatA hai| unhoMne batalAyA ki samAja ke bahuta se loga kanyA-vikraya ko burI dRSTi se dekhate haiM aura yathAzakti usakA virodha karate haiM parantu ve ho lar3akoM ko sagAI meM TIkA ThaharAne aura lene meM kucha saMkoca nahIM karate varan usa ko Adara sUcaka samajhate haiM isakA natIjA yaha hotA hai ki lar3akoM ke mAtApitA lar3akI ke guNa, avaguNa, kalA kauzala para dhyAna nahIM dete aura kevala paise ke lAlaca meM paDakara zAdI kara lete haiM jisa se anamela aura guNa karma viruddha vivAha hote haiM aura dAmpatya-jovana klezamaya ho jAtA hai| mAtA pitAoM ko kanyA yeM itanI bhAra rUpa ho jAto hai ki unakA janma Apatti rUpa samajhate haiN| navayuvakoM aura kanyAoM ko Adeza karate hue unhoMne kahA ki ve loga apane Apa ko isa taraha na bikane deM aura jahAM aisA amAnuSika lena dena ho usa vivAha ke varapakSa vA kanyApakSa ke kisI bhI kAma kAja meM sammilita na hoveN| bAbU kizanalAlajI paTavA kukar3ezvara vAloMne kahA ki kanyA vikraya hI ne vRddhavivAha ko bar3hA rakhA hai| kucha kAma-vilAsI dhanavAna buDDhe mUrkha mAtA pitAoM ko pralobhana dekara unakI yuvatI kanyA ko jo kisI navayuvaka ke sAtha vyAhI jAnI cAhiye thI, hara lete haiN| ye loga sacamuca samAja ke kauve haiM jinheM dUsaroM kI cIja lene meM saMkoca taka bhI nahIM hotaa| mUrkha mA bApa becArI kanyA ko eka vyApAra kI vastu samajhate haiM aura buDDhe kI umra kA khyAla na kara usa para UMcI se UMcI bolo lagAte haiM natIjA yaha hotA hai ki yogya kintu dhanahIna svajAtIya bhAI vinA strI ke rahate haiM aura aisI bhAgyahIna kanyAoM ko bho vaidhavya bhogane kI bArI AtI hai| apane samAja kI saMkhyA dhaTane kA bhI yaha kAraNa hai kyoMki prathama to aise buDDhoM ke santAna hI nahIM hotI aura agara huI bhI to alpa-AyuvAlI hotI hai| samaja kA isa meM bahuta doSa hai kyoMki aise buDDoM ke hAtha yuvatI kanyA ke bikane ke viruddha vaha AvAz2a nahIM uThAtA hai| mUrkha mAtA pitA becAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 21 ] samAja ke paJcoM ko tathA dUsare logoM ko laDDU khilAne ke liye dhanake abhAva se nirdoSa bAlAoM ko beca kara kalaGkakA TIkA lagAte haiN| bara vikraya ke bhI bahuta se doSa unhoMne samajhAyA aura prastAva kA anumodana kiyaa| bAbU nAthamalajI corar3iyA ne kahA ki dhanavAna loga buDDe nikamme hote hue bhI apanI vAsanA-tRpti ke liye yuvato kanyA se vivAha kara lete haiM isake kAraNa nirdhana bhAiyoM ke suyogya lar3akoM ko vinA zAdo kiye raha jAnA par3atA hai jisase buDDoM ke sAtha vyAhI huI aisI yuvatIyAM tathA aise avivAhita yuvaka durAcAra meM phaMsa jAte haiM aura isase samAja kA patana hotA hai| samAja ko cAhiye ki jAnavaroM ko taraha aba lar3akiyoM ko na bikane de| unhoMne bara vikraya ko bhI pUro nindA kI aura isa prastAvakA samarthana kiyaa| bAbU indaracandajI bAphaNA sItAmaUvAloM ne bhI inhIM zabdoM meM prastAva kA samarthana kiyaa| prastAva sarvasammati se svIkRta huaa| pAMcavAM prastAva yaha sammelana anurodha karatA hai ki striyoM kI zArIrika, mAnasika tathA naitika unnati meM pardA eka bar3I rukAvaTa hai, ataH isa hAnikAraka prathA ko samAja se yathAzakya haTA diyA jaay| jina sajanoM ne isa prathA ko dUra kara diyA hai, yaha sammelana unakA abhinandana karatA hai| yaha prastAva rakhate hue zrImatI siddhakaMvara bAI ne kahA ki lAja zarma striyoM kA bhUSaNa hai parantu parade kA rivAja jo osavAla samAja meM pracalita haiM, bahuta nindanIya hai| dayA, zIla, udAratA, santoSa Adi guNoM kI taraha lajjA bhI eka citta kI vRtti hai jo bAhara bhItara saba sthAnoM meM rAta dina ho sakatI hai| kevala sAta yodI ke bhItara banda raha kara yA bar3A sA ghaghaTa kADha kara koI lajAvatI nahIM ho sktii| saJcI lajA ke liye vitta ko zuddhi kI AvazyakatA hai| Aja kala ke parade ke Dhakosale ne samAja kI striyoM ko bahuta girA diyA hai| jo striyAM jeTha, sasura aura patise paradA. karatI hai ve nAI, mAlI, kubhAra, parohita, pujAro tathA saMDamusaMDa phakIroM se paradA nahIM karane meM saMkoca nahIM samajha tii| striyoM ko aisA paradA uThAdenA cAhiye jisase unako svAsthya-rakSA meM kaThinAI ho tathA unake gharake logoM kI sevA meM pharka AtA ho| paradA aisA honA cAhiye jisase ki ve duSToM se bacI rheN| Aja kala ke beDhaMge parade ke kAraNa striyAM bAhara nahIM nikalatIM aura isa kAraNa ve vidyAdi uttama guNoMse vaMcita raha jAtI hai| bAla baccoM ke pAlana poSaNa tathA unakI prArambhika zikSA kA bhAra mukhyatayA striyoM para hI hotA hai, isaliye unameM avidyA ke kAraNa santAnake zikSaNa meM bar3A antara ho jAtA hai jisase ve apane dharake sahAyaka na Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 22 ] hokara bAdhaka hote haiN| puruSoM se apIla karate hue ki striyoM ko ucita khataMtratA deveM, unhoMne striyoMkI tarapha saMketa karate hue kahA ki pyArI bahanoM! Apa bhI to paramAtmA kI ghanAI huI haiM, ApameM bhI bhalAI burAI socane samajhane kI buddhi hai| yadi puruSa dhyAna nahIM deM to Apa sabahI milakara svayaM paradA tor3ane ke zubha kArya ko hAtha meM le, aise kArya meM Izvara sahAyatA karegA aura maiM sevA karane ke liye taiyAra huuN| bAbU indracaMdajI sucaMtI aiDavokeTa-paTanA ne isa prastAvakA anumodana karate hue kahA ki paradA Adhunika bhAratakI sabase buro prathA hai| jitanI jaldI ho sake hameM ise uThA dene kI koziza karanI caahiye| bhAratakA ujjvala stritva jo sabhI kAlameM gauravAnvita thA isI ke kAraNa apanI AbhA kho rahA hai| jidhara AMkha uThAveM udhara Apako dIkha par3egA ki jo bAlikA bAlyakAla meM bar3I pratibhAzAlinI, svataMtrarUpa se vicaraNa karane vAlI evaM ujjvala dIkha par3atI thI vahI apanI sArI prasannatA, AbhA tathA utsAha kho kara eka zarmIlo bhAryA bana baiThatI hai| use bAhya jagat kA kucha bhI jJAna nahIM rahatA aura usake jIvanakA Adarza aura uddezya bilakula saMkIrNa ho jAtA hai| isa dukhadAI prathA ke viruddha mahAtmA gAMdhI ne bhI kaI bAra apane vicAra prakAzita kiye haiN| unakA spaSTa kathana haiM ki parade kI prathA atyanta amAnuSika. hAnikara aura samaya kI gati ke viruddha hai| isa sambandha meM banArasa ke prasiddha vidvAn bAbU bhagavAnadAsajI ke kathana ko bhI nahIM bhUlanA caahiye| Apa likhate hai ki jaise 2 tuma paradA kama karo, tumheM apanA kapar3A moTA karanA caahiye| parade ke kAraNa hamAre pahinAve meM jo pharka ho gayA hai jisa ke kAraNa striyAM bArika aura bhavakedAra Dresa pahanatI hai usa meM bhI bahuta zoghra parivartana karane kI AvazyakatA hai| isa viSaya meM hameM mahAtmAjo ke AdezoM ke anusAra kArya karake bhArata kI ramaNiyoM ko phira se satI sItA evaM damayantI ke samAna Adarza banA denA caahiye| bAbU kunnanamalajI phirodiyA vakIla ahamadanagara ne prastAva kA samarthana karate hue parade se paidA huI hAniyAM jaise striyoM meM kama zikSA honA, svAsthya ko kho denA, kAyaratA aura hatotsAhita honA ityAdi batalAI aura upasthita janatA ko khUba samajhAkara kahA ki yadi tuma apane bahanoM ko siMhano banAnA cAhate ho to paradA tor3a do| paradA prakRti ke viruddha hai aura striyAM svayaM bhI paradA nahIM cAhatI hai| unhoMne striyoM kA dhyAna AkarSita karate hue kahA ki yahAM para parade kA prabandha rahate hue bhI kaI striyAM parade ke bAhara Akara baiThI haiM aura jo parade meM baiThI huI haiM unane bhI parade kI cAndanI nIce girAdo hai| yadi koI paradA pasanda karato to eka aura vAndanI apanI apanI ora se lagA letii| eka parade kA prastAva anubhabI mahilAne rakhA hai isase bhI svayaM siddha hai ki striyoM ke vicAra parade ke viSaya meM kaise haiN| paradA na rakhane vAlI gujarAta kI striyAM bar3I vivakSaNa buddhi kI hotI hai aura hara prakAra se pati kI madada karane meM samartha hotI haiMdUsarI striyoM kI taraha lAcAra nahIM hotiiN| samAja ke pratinidhi sajanoM se maiM prArthanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ / 23 ] karatA hUM ki ve isa kuprathA ko haTA kara striyoM kA zAririka, Atmika aura mAnasika vikAza hone deN| bAbU javAharalAlajI lor3hA sampAdaka 'zvetAmbara jaina' AgarA ne ina zabdoM meM isakA samarthana karate hue kahA ki hamAre bhole bhAiyoMko samajha para ApalogoM ko bicAra karanA cAhiye ki ve kahIM 2 to auratoM ko itanA DhAMka kara nikAlate haiM mAno koI bar3A pArsela eka sthAna se dUsare sthAna ko jA rahA ho aura ve hI striyAM mAI, dhobI, kahAra, manihAroM ke Age muha ughAr3e mahIna vastra pahane hue niHsaMkoca DolatI phIratI haiN| Azcarya to isa bAta kA hai ki jinake pairoM kI aGgaliyAM koI gharavAlA vA riste dAra nahIM dekha sakatA hai, vahI striyAM musalamAna cUr3IvAloM se niHsaMkoca cUr3iyAM pahanatI hai| jo hAtha pati ke hAtha meM diyA thA vaha manihAra ke hAtha meM dekara cUr3iyAM pahana letI hai| kahIM 2 to dina meM gharase bAhara nahIM hotI aura rAta meM nikalatI haiN| kahIM lambI ghUghaTa nikAlatI haiM parantu peTa Dhakane kA tanIka bhI dhyAna nahIM rkhtii| parade ke kAraNa saikar3oM striyA tapedika ko zikAra bana gaI haiM, kaI guNDoM ke hAthoM satAI jAne para bhI kucha na kara sakIM ityAdi parade kI khurAiyAM batalAte hue kahA ki apanI prAcIna prathA ke anusAra vartAva karanA cAhiye pahile mAtAyeM yaha beDhaMge parade nahIM karatI thIM; unakI AMkhoM meM zarma thI, vaha DhoMga karanA pasanda nahIM karatI thiiN| kahIM apane kisI devI devatoM kI mUrtiyoM ke citra para paradA dekhA hai ? paradA to musalamAna zAsakoM ke samaya se calA hai| aba samaya badala gayA hai, parade kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai isaliye Apa logoM se prArthanA hai ki apane deviyoM ko parade rUpI kuprathA se haTAkara khatantra bnaaiye| prastAva sarvasammati se svIkRta huaa| isake pazcAt dUsare dina kI baiThaka kA kArya samApta huA aura sabhA visarjita huii| saMdhyA ko yathAsamaya viSaya nirdhAriNI samiti kI baiThaka huI aura adhika rAtri taka kAma calatA rhaa| usI prakAra prAtaHkAla meM bhI samiti kI cauthI baiThaka baitthii| prastAvoM ke kArya samApta hone para sabhApatijI ne sammelana kA kArya bhaviSya meM sundara rUpa se calAne ke liye phaMDa kI AvazyakatA batAI aura sammelana kI baiThaka meM phaMDa ke liye apIla karane kA prastAva upasthita kiyA ga tIsare dIna kI baiThaka baga prastAva isa sammelana ke vivAra meM 18 varSa se kama umra ke lar3ake tathA 24 varSa se kama umra kI kanyA kA vivAha tathA 40 varSa se Upara kI vRddhavivAha aura eka patnI ke rahate hue dUsarA vivAha samAna ke liye bahata hI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 24 ] hAnikAraka hai, isaliye anurodha karatA hai ki aise vivAha banda kiye jAya aura jahAM aisA vivAha ho, usa vivAha ke bara pakSa tathA kanyA pakSa donoM ke usa vivAha sambandhI kisI bhI kAma kAja meM sammilita na hoN| AgarA-nivAsI bAbU rAmacandrajI luMkar3a ne yaha prastAva rakhA aura bhASaNa dete hue kahA ki bRTiza rAjya meM zAradA ekR jArI hone se prastAva kA pahilA bhAga to saba sajanoM ko mAlUma hI hai| dezI rAjyoM meM jahAM yaha kAnUna nahIM hai vahAM bhI osavAla bhAiyoM ko isake anusAra hI apane lar3ake lar3akiyoM ki zAdI karanI caahiye| vAlavivAha ke bhayaGkara pariNAma ko kauna nahIM jaantaa| vAlya avasthA brahmacarya pAlana karane kA hai| isa kAla meM bAlaka bAlikAoM ko brahmacarya vrata dhAraNa karate hue vidyopArjana karanA cAhiye jisase ki ve apane bhaviSya ko ujjvala aura kArya kuzala banA skeN| zAradA eka kI maryAdA to kama se kama hai| durbhAgya kI bAta hai ki hamAre deza meM brahmacarya kA mahatva Ajakala loga bhUla gaye haiM aura isa kAraNa hI paratantratA kI ber3iyoM meM jakar3e hue haiN| isa prastAva dvArA hama osavAla samAja ko caitanya karate haiM ki vaha brahmacarya ko mahattA ko samajheM aura koI bhI strI puruSa bAlavivAha karA kara apanI santAna ke ghAtaka na bne| _ Aja kala apane samAjameM vidhavAoM ko bar3hatI huI saMkhyA ko jo hama loga dekhate haiM usakA mUla kAraNa bAlavivAha tathA utanA hI bhayaMkara vRddha vivAha hai| 40 varSa kI umra meM jaba pudgala zithila ho jAte haiM to kisI ko yaha haka nahIM hai ki apane svArtha sAdhana ke liye vaha kisI kanyA kA jIvana naSTa kre| dina prati dina hama anubhava se dekhate haiM ki bAla vivAha aura vRddha vivAha hI hamArI garIba ghAlAoM ke vaidhavya kA kAraNa hai| maiM samAja se pUrNa rUpase anurodha karatA hUM ki vaha isa prastAva ko svIkRta kara kAryarUpa meM pariNata kare isa se avazyameva hamArI santAna vIra, buddhimAna, sudRr3ha, sAhasI hogI aura jIvana saMgrAma meM kArya kuzalatA kA paricaya degii| eka strI ke hote hue dUsarI zAdI karanA dharma viruddha tathA klezamaya hai ataH yaha prathA banda honI caahiye|| durga ( sI0 pI0 ) nivAsI bAbU haMsarAjajI dezalaharA ne prastAva para prakAza DAlate hue isakA anumodana kiyaa| pazcAt kukaDezvara-nivAsI bAbU kizanalAlajI paTavA ne isa prastAva ko samarthana karate hue kahA ki purAne samaya meM mAtA pitA apanI santAna ko taruNa avasthA taka brahmavayaM pAlana karA kara vidyA adhyayana karAte the parantu Aja kala yaha abhilASA rahatI hai ki laDake kI zAdI hokara kaba gharameM jaldI baha aave| zArIrika, mAnasika tathA Atmika zakti kSINa hone ke atirikta laDake apane vaivAhika jimmevAriyoM ko bhI nahIM samajha sakate aura roTI kamAne ke kAbila na rahane ke kAraNa unakA dAmpatya jIvana hamezA ke liye kaSTamaya ho jAtA hai| eka patnI rahate hue dUsarA vivAha karanA sarvathA anucita samAja ne batAyA sacamuca hI aisA karanA strI varga kI ora bhArI anyAya karanA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pazcAt vAkU gulAbacandajI DhaDDA ne isa prastAbameM isa prakAra sAMsodhana peza kiyA ki.40.varSa kI AyukI jagaha 45 ko AyuH ho aura yadi strI kanyAHyA pAgala ho to usame rahate hupha dUsarI stro ke sAtha bhI zAdI kI jA sakatI hai| unhoMne kahA ki abhI samAja meM 40 varSa se jyAde umra ko zAdiyAM bahuta hotI haiM isa liye yadi 40 varSakI Ayu rakhI jAyago to prastAvake amala meM Ane meM kaI bAdhAyeM upasthita hoNgii| prArambhika kArya ke liye yadi 45 kI umra rakhI jAya to acchA hai| eka strI ke rahate hue dUsaro se sAdo nahIM karane kI rukAvaTa kevala isaliye ko gaI hai. jisameM nirarthaka koI do zAdiyAM na kare aura pahilI strI kA jovana klazamaya na hoM jaay| bandhyA athavA pAgala hone ko hAlata meM dUsarI zAdI yadi kI jAya to harja nahIM kyoMki vivAha kA mukhya uddezya santAnotpatti hai| isa saMzodhana ko AgarA-nivAsI bAbU vAndamalajI kIla ne samarthana kiyA, parantu upasthita janatA ne isa saMzodhana para aprasannatA prakaTa kii| pazcAt jayapura-nivAsI bAbU siddharAjajo DhaDDA ne joradAra zabdoM meM saMzodhana kA virodha karate hue kahA ki navayuvaka to isa ko bhI nApasanda karate haiM ki 40 varSa kI AyavAle paruSa 15 varSa kI kanyAse vivAha kre| yadi. 40 kI AyavAle, koI zAdo kareM to unake liye vidhavA se vivAha karanA ucita haiN| vivAha ke liye 45 varSa umra nirNaya karanA vRddhavivAha.kI saMkhyA baDhAnA hai| unhoMne kahA ki yadi kisI strI kA pati santAnotpatti yogya na ho athavA pAgala hota kyA use dasare pati ko AjJA dI jAtI hai? jaba dI nahIM jAtI to puruSoM ko bhI eka strI ko vidyamAnatA.meM kisI bhI hAlata meM dUsarI zAdI karane kA adhikAra nahIM hai| yaha saMzodhana. stro-jAti ke pakSa meM bilakula anyAya-yukta hai, ata: ise akhokAra karanA caahiye| isake pazcAt bAbU gulAbacandajI DhaDDhA ne musakarAte hue saMzodhana ko vApasa liyaa| mUla prastAva sarvasammati se svIkRta huaa| sAtavAM prastAva samAja ke utthAna ke liye zikSA pracAra ko anivArya AvazyakatA ko anubhava karate hue yaha mahA sammelanaH sthira karatA hai ki AvazyakatAnusAra jagaha 2 vidyAlaya, pustakAlaya, chAtravRttiyAM, chAtra vikAsa tathA vyAyAmazAlA ati saMsthAyeM sthApita kI jAMya tathA bAlaka aura bAlikAoM ke par3hane kA yathocita prabandha kiyA jaay| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 26 ] bhUsAvala vAle bAbU pUnamacandajI nAhaTA ne isa prastAva ko rakhate hue apane bhASaNa meM kahA ki kisI bhI deza aura jAti kI unnati usake lar3ake lar3akiyoM kI zikSA para nirbhara hai| Aja hamAre samAja kA pUrNa lakSya osavAla jAtiko unnata karane kA hai aura yaha tabhI ho sakatA hai jaba ki pratyeka osavAla bAlaka aura bAlikA par3ha likha kara taiyAra ho| dekhiye! jApAna thor3e hI varSa pahile bahuta pichar3A huA thA aura aba vaha zikSita honeke kAraNa hI itanI unnati kI hai| unhoMne kahA ki zikSA se kevala likhanA par3hanA hI merA abhiprAya nahIM hai-yaha zabda bahuta vyApaka hai| zArIrika bala bar3hAnA Adi bhI zikSA hI hai| durbhAgyavaza hamArI jAti meM zArIrika unnati ke sAdhana tathA vidyAdhyayana ke skUla, kAleja evaM kalA kauzala kI zikSA prApta karane ke liye kArakhAne bahuta hI kama haiM aura yahI kAraNa hai ki hama apane Apako Ajakala aisI girI dazA meM pAte haiN| aba samAja ko jAgRta hokara apane baccoM ko zikSAko apane hAtha meM lekara dezakAlAnusAra Age bar3hanA caahiye| prastAva kA anumodana karate hue phalodI-nivAsI bAbU phUlacandajI jhAvake ne kahA ki vidyA, dAna, haridhyAna aura kRpANa, ina cAra guNoM se hara jAti kA gaurava jAnA jAtA hai| apane osavAla samAja meM sarvaguNasampanna puruSa ho gaye haiN| kRpANa kA camatkAra dekhanA ho to gujarAta ke daNDanAyaka AbhU aura vimalazAha mantrI AdikA varNana pddh'iye| haridhyAna meM zrIsthUlibhadrajI, gajasukumAlajI, mahArAjA kumArapAlajI adike jIvana ko sAmane rkhiye| dAna meM vIravara bhAmAzAha, vastupAla aura tejapAla prasiddha haiN| vidyA meM to kahanA hI kyA, eka se eka bar3he car3he ho gaye haiN| zrI samaya sundarajI kRta 'aSTalakSo' (eka pada ke AThalAkha artha) aura zrI hemacandrAcArya kRta 'dvisaMdhAna' par3hiye, isa meM eka rUpa meM to prAkRta sUtra siddha kiye haiM usI se zleSAlaMkAra meM arthAt dUsare artha meM mahArAjA kumArapAla kA jIvana caritra varNana kara diyA hai| Apaloga prAcIna itihAsa ko paDhiye aura isa prastAva ko sarvasammati se pAsa kiijiye| pazcAt ajamera vAle bAbU gajamalajI lor3hA ne isa prastAva kA samarthana karate hue zikSA kI paribhASA kI ora batalAyA ki zikSA vahI hai jisase manuSya kI buddhi kA vikAza ho aura jisase bhalA burA pahacAnane kA viveka adhika bddh'e| unhoMne osavAla yunivarsiTI kI yojanA sAmane rakhI aura kahA ki agara pratyeka osavAla eka2 paisA roja de to sAla bhara meM 60 lAkha rupaye A sakate haiM parantu zakti hote hue bhI icchA nahIM hotii| aura bhI batAyA ki saba unnatizIla dezoM meM zikSA para hI jyAdA jora diyA jAtA hai| udAharaNa svarUpa bhArata meM hI musalamAna loga prAyaH garIba rahate hue bhI apano kauma ke baccoM kI tAlImI para jyAdA kharca aura parizrama karate haiN| apanA samAja isa ora bahuta nirutsAhI dikhatA haiN| osavAloM kI choTI saMsthAyeM jaise ajamera kA osavAla hAI skUla tathA dUsare 2 sAmAjika chAtrAlaya vA vidyAlaya acchI dazA meM nahIM hai| bhosavAloM ke liye kyA kaThina hai ki ina saMsthAoM ko cande dvArA Arthika sahAyatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 27 ] dekara Adarza banAve tathA yunivarsiTI kAyama kare aura bAla baccoM kI zikSA samAja meM anivArya kara de kyoMki zikSA hI saba unnati kA mUla hai, ataH samAja ko isa para vizeSa dhyAna denA caahiye| __ dhAmana gAMva vAle bAbU suganacandajI :lUNAvata ne isakA samarthana karate hue , aura Adhunika zikSA kI burAiyAM batAte hue kahA ki pracalita zikSA praNAlI ko sudhAranA caahiye| kheda kI bAta hai ki hamAre osavAla bhAI svAbhAvika taura se kalA kauzala ko burA samajhate haiN| jApAna ke bI0 e0 pAsa kiye hue loga hajAmata banAne ke kAma ko burA nahIM samajhate aura apane vidyA ke vikAza se kucha dina taka nAI kA kAma kara phira phoTogrAphI kA kArya karane lagate haiN| pazcAt khilaune Adi banAkara videzoM se vyApAra sambandhI likhA par3hI karake AsAnI se cAra sau, pAMca sau rupayA mAhavAra upArjana kara lete haiN| hamAre osavAla bandhu eka hI kAma para lage rahate haiM aura vaha bhI kalA kauzala se pRthaka kAma pr| yaha yuga kalA kauzala kA hai isa liye isa para vizeSa dhyAna denA caahiye| zrIyuta svAmI kRSNacandrajI adhiSThAtA gurukula paJcakUlA, paMjAba vAloM ne bAlakoM ke saccaritra banAne para jyAdA jora diyA aura gurukula ke sthApita karane kA mahatva batalAte hue prastAva kA samarthana kiyaa| prastAva sarvasammati se svIkRta huaa| AThavAM prastAva isa mahAsammelana ke sammukha upasthita kartavya aura kAryavAhI kA mahatva dekhate hue eka yogya phaNDa kI vizeSa AvazyakatA hai tAkI isakI kAryavAhI sthAyI rUpa se calatI rahe kyoMki prAntIya kArya ko smaraNa rakhate hue usake liye AvazyakatAnusAra Arthika sahAyatA pradAna karanA tathA kAryakartAoM ko saba prakAra se madada pahuMcAnA jarUrI haiN| ataH yaha sammelana vizeSa rUpa se anurodha karatA hai ki sammelana ke prastAvoM ko kArya rUpa meM pariNata karane ke liye aura kArya kI saphalatA ke liye apane samAja ke bhAIloga isa phaNDa meM yathAzakti sahAyatA pradAna kreN| . .. yaha prastAva sabhApatijI kI ora se rakhA gayA aura sammelana ke mantrI bAbU akSayasiMhajI DAMgI ne ise par3ha kara sunaayaa| pazcAt bAbU gulAbacandajI DhaDDA, bAbU dayAlacandajI jauharI tathA bAbU nathamalajI corar3iyA ne joradAra zabdoM meM isakA anumodana aura samarthana kiyA aura apane 2 bhASaNoM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 28] dhArA marmasparzI apIla kii| paMDAla meM isakA acchA asara par3A aura upasthita sAnoM sammelanake kaNDa meM sahAyatA denA prArammAkiyA tathA saba logoM ke pAsa khayaMsevaka gaNa pahuMca kara artha saMgraha karane lge| vayovRddha DhaDDAjI sAhaba to isa apIla se isane utsAhita dikhAI par3e ki Apane usI samaya apane hAtha kI aMguThI nikAla kara phaNDa meM bheMTa 'kAra dii| unakA yaha dRSTAnta anukaraNa karate hue upasthita bhAiyoM meM se kaI udAra sajanoM ne usI taraha apanI 2 aMgUThiyAM sammelana ke phaNDa meM apeNa kii| ye gUThiyAM usI samaya bhASaNa-maJca para nilAma kI gaI jo acche dAmoM meM bikiiN| samApatijIkI ora se acchI rakama dI jAne kI ghoSaNA huii| sahAyatA dene kAmoM se mahadarAbAda nivAsI saiTha indaramalajI, sikandarAbAda nivAsI seTha-jorAvasmalajI motIlAlajI, baitUla (sI0 pI0) nivAsI seSTha lakSmIcandajI goThI. Adike nAma bAlankhamIya haiN| upasthita mahilAoM ne bhI isa kArya meM pUrNa sahAyatA dekara hAtha kyaayaa| jAmanera nivAsI zrImatI pAma kaMvarajI lalavANI, ghAmaka nivAsI zrImatI bhaMvarakaMvarajo lUNAvata, nAgapura nivAsI zrImato mAnakaMvarajI corar3iyA, sikandarAbAda nivAsI zrImatI mAnakaMvarajI aura gumAnakuvAjI kocara Adi ne acchI madada do| smo-prakAra phaNDa ke apIla meM upasthita logoM ne yathAzakti tana mana dhana se sahAyatA de kara isa kArya meM sahayoga diyaa| madhamA prastAva yaha sammelana nimnalikhita sajanoM kI eka prabandha kAriNI samiti niyata karatA hai jo isa sammelana kA kArya AgAmI adhivezana taka sucAru rupa se calAvegI aura isa kA baMdhAraNa taiyAra kara AgAmI adhivezana meM peza kregii| isa samiti ko adhikAra hogA ki ina membaroM ke atirikta anya membara bhI AvazyakatAnusAra jisa prAnta se cAhe zAmila kara sakegI aura AvazyakatAnusAra kAryakAriNI samiti (varkiGga kamiTI) evaM eka cA sitothika upasamitiyAM (sagha kamiTiyAM ) niyukta kara skegii| varkiGga kamiTI ke membara sabhApati mahodaya ke suvidhAnusAra padAdhikAriyoM ke atirikta anya pAMca sadasya taka cuna sakeMge vA saba kamiTiyoM meM padAdhikAriyoM ke AMtarika aura dUsare sadasya taka cune jA skeNge| saba kamiTiyoM ko adhikAra rahegA ki AvazyakatAnusAra apane sadasyoM ko saMkhyA meM vRddhi kara skogii| abhApati zrIpUraNamaMdajI mAhara, klkttaa| upansamApati-seTha pamnamalajI lalavANI, jAmanera / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 26 ] pradhAna maMtrI-rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI ghAphaNA, salamera / sahakArI maMtrI zrIsugamacaMdajI mAhara, ajmerH|| maMtrI sabhApati-zrIvijaya siMhajI nAhara, klkttaa| koSAdhyakSa seTha kAnamalajI loDhA, ajmer| zrI gulAbacaMdajI daDDA, jypur| zrI phUlacaMdajI jhAvaka, phalodo / " 'siddharAjajo DhaDDA , " dIpacandajI goThI, betUla (sI0 pI0) " kundanamalajI phirodiyA, ahamadanagara / " khemacandajI siMghI, dhakIla sirohii| " bAMdhamalajI kola, aagraa| " mAnakacandajI bAMThiyA, ajamera / " puraNayaMdajo sAmasukhA, klkttaa| " akSayasiMhajI DAMgI, vakIla " " iMdracaMdajI sucaMtI aiDavokeTa, vihaar| " saradAramalajI chAjer3a, zAhapurA sttett'| " bhairUlAlajI baMdha, bhUsAvala / gokalacaMdajI nAhara, dehlii| suganacaMdajI lUnAvata, dhAmanagAMva / " gopIcaMdajI dhAr3IvAla, klkttaa| " nathamalajI coraDiyA, niimc| javAharalAlajI, sikandarAbAda, (yu0pI) " devakaraNajI mehatA, ajamera / asarAjajI amUpamacaMdajI, ghANerAva / " acalamAnI mandI, rtlaam| alapata siMhajI mehatA, udayapura / lAlA TekacaMdajI, kaMDiyAlA guru(paMjAba) AnaMdarAmajI surAmA, dehlii| zrI pUnamacaMdajI rAMkA, mAgapura / pratApasiMhajI madhalakhA, siitaamuu| " rAjamalajI DosI, bhopaal| " nirmalakumArasiMhajI navalakhA, ajiimgNj| " kAlIdAsajIjasakaranajI jauharI ahamadAbAda" kanhaiyAlAlajI bhaMDArI, iNdor| chogamalajI copar3A, vakIla, klkttaa| " kezarImalajI gUgaliyA, dhaamk| prastAva sarvasammati se svIhata huaa| dazavI prastAva dezakAla dekhate hue yaha sammelana hamAre samAja ke ve aGga jo hamAre samAna Adarza khAnapAna aura AcAra vicAra rakhate hue bhI kucha samaya se kisI kAraNavaza nyAre 2 bhAga meM dikhate haiM, unheM sAtha milA lene tathA unake sAtha roTI beTI kA vyavahAra khola dene kA anurodha karatA hai| yaha prastApa nImaca nivAsI bAbU nathamalajI coraDiyA ne rakhA aura apane bhASaNa meM pratAki zakAla ko dekhakara hamalogoM ko apane samAja ke una bhAiyoM ko, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 30 ] jo hamAre samAna khAnapAna, AcAra vicAra, rIti- rasma rakhate hue bhI kisI kAraNavaza kucha samaya se vichur3a gaye haiM sAtha milA lenA cAhiye aura una ke sAtha beTI vyavahAra khola denA caahiye| bAbU javAharalAlajI loDhA, sampAdaka 'zvetAmbara jaina', AgarA ne isa prastAva kA anumodana kiyaa| isa para siroho vAle bAbU khemacaMdajI siMgho vakIla ne isa kA virodha kiyaa| sirohI-nivAsI rAyacandajI modI ne virodha kA anumodana kiyaa| pazcAt bhoTa liye jAne para kevala cAra virodha ke pakSa meM aura sArA paMDAla mUla prastAva ke pakSa meM hone ke kAraNa bahumata se prastAva svIkRta huaa| ____isa ke bAda bAbU siddharAjajI DhaDDA ne achUtoddhAra viSayaka eka prastAva jo isa prakAra thA rakhate hue isapara kAphI prakAza DAlA aura vivecana karate hue kahA ki yaha viSaya samayAnukUla aura bar3e mahatva kA haiN| prastAva "yaha sammelana achUtoddhAra ke dezavyApI Andolana ko ora sahAnubhUti dikhalAtA huA apanA yaha nizcita mata prakaTa karatA hai ki pratyeka harijana ko kuveM, nala, vizrAmagRha, skUla Adi sArvajanika sthaloM ke upayoga karane kA anya manuSyoM ke samAna ho adhikAra honA caahiye|" jisa samaya ukta prastAva rakhA gayA usa samaya ajamera-nivAsI kucha loga jo ki achUtoM ke sambandha kA koI bhI prastAva upasthita hone para ho hallA karane ke irAde se Aye hue the, zoragula macAne lge| usI samaya sirIhI-nivAsI bAbU khemacandajI siMghI ne isa prastAva kA virodha kiyaa| isa se unalogoM aura una ke himAyatiyoM kI ucchRkhalatA aura bhI bar3ha gaI aura adhivezana kA kArya calanA kaThina ho gayA parantu svAgata samitI ke kAryakartAoM aura svayaMsevakoM ne baDe zAntise sthiti kA sAmanA kiyA aura bahadI sabhApatijI kI caturatA se zIghra hI zAnti ho gii| sammelana kI saphalatA aura samAja ke gaurava ko hRdaya se cAhate hue prastAvaka bAbU siddharAjajI DhaDDhA ne apanA prastAva vApasa le liyA pazcAt adhivezana kA kArya punaH Arambha huaa| ___gyArahavAM prastAva osavAla samAja ke adhikAMza logoM ke vyApArI honeke kAraNa unakI unnati deza ke udyoga dhandhe para avalambita hai| dezI udyoga dhandhoM ko Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 31 tarakkI dene ke liye yaha sammelana hAdi anuka vAlA ki samAja kA pratyeka vyakti vyaktigata tathA sAmuhika rUpamA kArya meM svadezI vastu kA hI prayoga kreN| yaha prastAva sabhApatijI kI ora se seTha kAnamalajI lor3hA ajamera vAloMne peza kiyA aura sarvasammati se svIkRta huaa| AmaMtraNa isa prakAra sammelana ke adhivezana kA kArya saphalatApUrvaka samApta hone para ahamadanagara-nivAsI zrI kundanamalajI phirodiyA ne AgAmI varSa sammelana ko bambaI prAnta meM AmantraNa karane ke liye yogya zabdoM meM upasthita sajanoM se nivedana kiyA aura svAgatAdhyakSa zrIrAjamalajI lalavANI ne isakA anumodana kiyaa| tadanantara betUla-nivAsI zrIyuta dIpacaMdajI goTho ne barAra prAnta ke liye sammelana ko nimaMtraNa karate hue kahA ki vaha pradeza aura 2 prAntoM se bahuta pichar3A huA hai, isa kAraNa adhivezana prathama sI0 pI0 barAra prAnta meM honA hI adhika lAbha dAyaka hai| sabhApatijI aura upasthita sajjanoM meM aba yaha samasyA upasthita huI ki kisa prAnta kA nimantraNa prathama svIkAra karanA caahiye| pazcAt yaha nizcaya huA ki bambaI prAnta meM sammelana hone ke uparAnta dUsare varSa sI0 pI0 barAra meM honA ucita hogaa| upasthita samasta sajanoM ne isa ghoSaNA kA karataladhvani se svAgata kiyaa| dhanyavAda sammelana kI kAryavAhI ke anta meM sabhApati se lekara samasta kAryakartAoM aura upasthita sajanoM ko dhanyavAda dene kA kArya Arambha huaa| vayovRddha zrIgulAbacandajI DaDDhA ne apane gaMbhIra zabdoM meM samasta padAdhikAriyoM ke kAryoM kI prazaMsA kI aura kahA ki sammelana kI ora se adyAvadhi jo sAhitya prakAzita hue haiM una saba viSayoM meM kucha matabheda rahane para bhI isa osavAla mahAsammelana kA kArya thor3e hI samaya meM bahuta acche DhaGga se huaa| isa kArya meM rAya sAhaba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA kA atula parizrama sarvathA prasazaMnIya hai| sammelana ke kArya meM zakti saMcArita karane meM protsAhana denevAle eka aura chipe rustama haiM aura vaha haiM AgarA-nivAsI bAbU dayAlacandajI jauhro| haMsate 2 unhoMne kahA ki Apa aura rAya sAhaba donoM sajana eka pAMva se lar3e haiM aura ye loga kahate haiM ki una logoM kI isa kamI ke kAraNa vizeSa kArya nahIM kara sake lekina maiM samajhatA hUM ki agara samAja ko aise 2 do cAra laGgar3e aura mila jAyaM to isa kA nizcaya hI kalyANa ho jaay| pazcAt unhoMne pratinidhiyoM, svayaMsevakoM tathA aura 2 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 3 ] sajjanoM ko jo itanA kaSTa uThAkara sammelana meM sahayoga dene ke liye upasthita hue haiM, pUrNa rUpa se dhanyavAda diyA / pazcAt sammelana ke maMtrI bAbU akSayasihajI DAMgo ne kahA ki yaha mahAn kArya jisa khUbI se sampanna huA haiM isa kA sarva zreya pratinidhiyoM tathA vizeSa kara ajamera ke osavAla samAja kA hai| kyoMki yadi inameM se eka bhI vyakti ke sahayoga kI kamI raha jAtI to vaha truTi pUrti honI kaThina ho jAto / osavAloM meM dhanavAna tathA vidvAn mahAnubhAvoM ne bhI isa pUrI sahAyatA aura sahAnubhUti dikhalAI tadartha unheM bhI hArdika dhanyavAda hai / apanA amUlya samaya dekara jina sajjanoM ne DepuTezanoM meM jAkara jAti-sevA kI tathA svayaMsevakoM ne jisa taraha apane karttavya pAlana kA apUrva paricaya diyA isake liye sammelana kI ora se maiM unheM dhanyavAda detA hUM / isa ke atirikta hija hAinesa mahArAjA bahAdura kizanagar3ha tathA seTha sonIjI sAheba ne sammelana ko jisa taraha madada pahuMcAI hai isa ke liye una logoM ko jitanA dhanyavAda diyA jAya, thor3A hai| vizeSakara kizanagar3ha daravAra ne moTara, lArI sAmiyAnA Adi vastueM saharSa denekI jo udAratA dikhAI tathA sabhApati mahodaya kI asvasthatA kA samAcAra pAkara unakI zuzrUSA ke liye apane daravArake DAkara sAhaba ko bheja kara sahAnubhUti prakaTa kI isa liye hamaloga unake vizeSa kRtajJa aura AbhArI haiN| samAja ke samasta sajjanoM ne jisa prakAra apUrva tyAgarUpa jalase isa sammelana ke paudhe ko sIMcA hai isa se AzA kI jAtI hai ki nikaTa bhaviSya meM vaha phala phUla se suzobhita hokara osavAla jAti ke saMgaThanakA kArya pUrNa karegA / unhoMne yaha bhI kahA ki sabhApati mahAzaya jisa zArIrika avasthA meM kalakatte se khAne hue vaha prAyaH saba ko mAluma hai aura vizeSa jAnane kI bAta yaha hai ki una ke vahAM se prasthAna ke kucha hI divasa pahile una kI putravadhU kA dehAnta ho gayA thaa| aisI hAlata meM una ne jvaragrasta hote hue bhI itanA dUra padhAra ne kA kaSTa liyA yaha una ke karttavya pAlana aura jAti prema kA pratyakSa dRSTAnta hai aura samAja ke kAryakarttAoM tathA navayuvakoM ke liye anukaraNIya hai / jila pavitra uddezya ko lekara samAja siromaNi bAbU pUraNacandajI nAhara ne apave netRtva meM mahAsammelana ke prathama adhivezana kA kArya samApta kiyA hai aura janatA ko jo mArga dikhalAyA hai usa se apanI jAti zIghra hI unnati patha para agrasara hoto dikhAI par3egI / ataH hama saba una ke pUrNa AbhArI haiM aura AzA karate haiM ki una kA yaha kArya osavAla samAja ke itihAsa meM amara rahegA / anta meM sabhApatijI ke ora kA dhanyavAda una kA svara-bhaMga rahane ke kAraNa bAMbU indracandajI subaMtI eDavokeTa ne par3hA jo isa prakAra hai : Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat -: www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 33 ] "pratinidhiyoM, bahanoM aura bhAiyoM! .. akhila bhAratavarSIya osavAla mahAsammelana kA prathama adhivezana Apa mahAnubhAvoM kI sahAyatA se pUrNa saphalatA ke sAtha samApta ho gayA hai / Arambha meM mujhe bhaya thA ki maiM adhyakSa pada kA uttaradAyitvapUrNa gurubhAra vahana karane meM samartha ho sakUgA yA nahIM, kintu Apa saba bahanoM aura bhAiyoM ne Adise anta taka bahuta sahAyatA kI aura mujhe nAma mAtra kA bhI kaSTa nahIM hone diyaa| ataH mujhe pUrNa AzA hotI hai ki Apaloga aise sevAvratI osavAla bhAI apane samAja ko unnati zikhara para pahuMcA deNge| Apaloga samAja ke hita ko dhyAna meM rakha kara dUra dUra se yahAM padhAre haiN| jisa utsAha, dhairya, zAnti aura prema se Apa ne isa sammelana meM bhAga liyA hai usa kI sarAhanA nahIM ho sktii| ekamAtra jAti ke maGgala kI kAmanA se Apa logoM ne saba prakAra kA sukha tyAga kara Ananda pUrvaka yahAM saba kaSTa shaa| pratinidhi bhAiyoM! Apa ko jo kucha kaSTa huA hai usake liye kSamA cAhatA hUM tathA hRdaya se zatasaH dhanyavAda detA hai| sthAna 2 para merA svAgata kara ke Apa bhAiyoM ne mere prati pragADha sneha kA jo paricaya diyA hai isa se maiM gada gada ho rahA huuN| isa zuddha prema kA kyA dhanyavAda ho sakatA haiM ? mahAsammelana ke saMcAlakoM ko sadA yaha cintA rahI kI mujhe lezamAtra bhI kleza na ho| mujhe to kucha karanA hI na pdd'aa| zrImAn bAbU akSayasiMhajI DAMgI mantrI mahodaya tathA rAya sAheba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA ne jisa tyAga aura sneha se Atma samarpaNa kara mero sahAyatA kI hai isake liye maiM vizeSa AbhArI haiN| svAgata-sa ke upAdhyakSa bhAI suganacandajo nAhara, utArA samiti ke nAyaka zrIyuta bAbU pannAlAlajI lor3hA ne jisa tatparatA, kuzalatA aura tyAga ke sAtha kAma nibAhA hai vaha prazaMsA ke yogya hai| bhojana prabandha samiti ke pramukha zrI bhairUlAlajI hIMgar3a ne hama saboM ko susvAda bhojana se tRpta kiyA hai| zrImAn seTha rAmalAlajI lalavANI, bAbU dayAlacandajI jauharI. seTha saubhAgyamalajI mehatA, zrImAn rAmamalajI luNiyA, zrIyuta mANakavandajI bAMThiyA, zrImAn harIvandajI dhAr3IvAla, zrIyuta javAhiramalajo luNiyA, bAbU dhanakaraNajI coraDiyA Adi sajanoM tathA svayaMsevakoM ko maiM hArdika dhanyavAda detA huuN| Apa logoM ne apanI sArI zakti lagA kara isa mahAsammelana ko saphala banAyA hai| ina ke atirikta zrImAn bAbU gulAva candajI DhaDDA, bAbU pUraNacandajI sAmasukhA, seTha kAnamalajI lor3hA aura seTha phUlacaMdajI bhAvaka kA bhI vizeSa AbhAra mAnatA huuN| . sajanoM! hameM una jAti hitaiSI bhAiyoM ko bhI na bhUlanA cAhiye jo icchA rahate hue bhI kaI kAraNa vaza yahAM nahIM padhAra sake haiM lekina jinhoMne apane sahAnubhUti sUcaka patroM aura tAroM dvArA hameM protsAhana diyA hai ki ve loga hamAre sAtha haiN| anta meM maiM Apa saba logoM kA AbhAra mAnatA hUM aura sarva zaktimAna paramAtmA se prArthanA karatA hUM ki vaha hamArI jAti kA bhaviSya ujjvala banAyeM aura hama ko bala deM ki hama isa kArya meM jI jAna se laga jAMya, aisA sammelana hotA rahe aura dUra 2 ke bhAiyoM se milane kA suavasara prApta karate rheN|" 6 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 34 ] isa ke bAda prabandhakAriNI samiti kI baiThaka dUsare dina 'blyu kezala' meM do baje dina ko bulAne kI ghoSaNA kI gaI pazcAt sabhApatijI ne sabhA visarjana karane kI AjJA dii| pazcAt sandhyA samaya paMDAlameM akhila bhAratavarSIya osavAla navayuvaka pariSada kI baiThaka zrImAn seTha bhairUlAlajI bama ke sabhApatitva meM huI aura kaI mahatvapUrNa prastAva pAsa hue aura yaha nizcita huA kI akhila bhAratavarSIya osavAla mahAsammelana meM pAsa hue prastAva navayuvaka gaNa kAryarUpa meM pariNata karane kA prayatna kareM tathA aspRzyatA nivAraNa ke dezavyApI andolana ke prati kriyAtmaka sahayoga karane kI pratijJA kreN| pariSada ke mantrItva pada kA bhAra jayapura nivAsI zrIyuta siddharAjajI DhaDDA ne apane Upara lenA svIkAra kiyaa| pariSada kI niyamAvalI Adi taiyAra karane ke liye 11 sadasyoM kI samiti niyukta kI gii| dUsare dina subaha ko paMDAla meM zikSA aura vyavasAya para 8 se 12 baje taka ahamadAvAda vAle paM0 sukhalAlajI, bAbU nArAyaNa prasAdajI maiTha, bI0 esa0 sI, prinsapala TIcarsa TreniMga skUla, jodhapura, bAbU catarbhujajI gahalota, DI0 DI0 Ara0, ema0 Ara0 e0 * esa0, ema0 ela0 esa0 riTAyarDa supariTenDenTa, jodhapura aura sAvika asisTenTa kaMsaraveTara, gvAliyara sTeTa Adi vizeSajJoM ke mahatvapUrNa bhASaNa hue| svAgatAdhyakSa zrImAn seTha rAjamalajI lalavANI ne bhI kRSi sambandhI apane anubhava se bahuta hI manoraJjaka vyAkhyAna diyaa| vizeSajJoM ke bhASaNa se saMtuSTa hokara seTha indaracaMdajI lUNiyA haidarAvAda-nivAso ne vyAkhyAnoM ko chapavA kara jagaha 2 vitaraNArtha ru0 100) sahAyatA dene kA vacana diyaa| ye vyAkhyAna prakAzita ho kara sammelana ke heDa Aphisa se vitIrNa kiye gaye haiN| kisI sajana ko AvazyakatA ho to vahAM se maMgA sakate haiN| usI dina do pahara 12 baje paMDAla meM osavAla mahilA pariSada kI baiThaka huI jisameM striyoM ne paradA uThAne, strI zikSA pracAra karane tathA svadezI vastu vyavahAra karane kA prastAva pAsa kiyaa| pazcAt dina 2 baje 'blyu kesala' meM prabandha kAriNI samiti kI baiThaka huI jisameM sammelana ke Aya vyaya kA hisAba sunAyA gayA aura AgAmI varSa ke liye bajeTa tathA sammelanakI kAryavAhI ke liye kucha niyama banAye gye| pazcAt sabhApatijo, svAgatAdhyakSa, mantrI tathA anyAnya kAryakartAoM evaM bAbU gulAbacandajo DhaDA Adi upasthita sajjanoM ke phoTo liye gye| usa dina rAtri ko paMDAla meM maijika lainTana ke sAtha vizeSajJoM ke vyAkhyAna bhI hue| usI rAtri ko sabhApatijI vahAM se ravAne hue| sTezana para svayaMsevaka gaNa tathA rAya sAhaba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA, bAbU akSayasiMhajI DAMgI, bAbU suganacaMdajI nAhara, bAbU dayAlacandajI jauharI Adi upasthita the| sabhApatijI apane svabhAvasiddha namratA ke sAtha saboM ko satkAra karate hue Trena meM savAra ho kara prasthAna kiyaa| www.umaragyanbhandar.com Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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________________ [ 35 ] upasaMhAra jisa osavAla mahAsammelana kI carcA kebala caMda mitroM kI maMDalI meM calI thI vahI yathAsamaya prArambha hokara sAnaMda samApta ho gyaa| kisI bAta kI carcA AsAna hotI hai, lekina use kArya rUpa meM pariNata karanA bar3A hI kaThina ho jAtA hai / samAja ke andara bhinna 2 pravRtti tathA vicArake manuSya pAye jAte haiM / aisI dazA meM yaha spaSTa hai ki unheM eka plATaphArma para lAkara khar3A karanA bahuta hI kaThina kArya hai / osavAla mahAsammelana ke sambandha meM bhI yahI bAta thI / samAja bahuta dinoMse anubhava kara rahA thA / yathA samaya sammelana samAja kA karttavya hai ki apanI isa sRSTi ko vaha phUlane phalane de / sAmAjika saMsthAoM kA janmadAtA samAja hI hotA hai| kisI saMsthA vizeSa ko janma dene ke bAda samAja kA karttavya ho jAtA hai ki vaha usa kI vRddhi tathA unnati kI ora pUrA 2 dhyAna de / jisa vRkSa ko usa ne lagAyA hai use pUrNa rUpa se soMcatA rahe jisa se usa kI suzItala chAyA tathA madhura phala ke upabhoga kA avasara mile / saMgaThana ke dvArA hI hama apane bhaviSya ko ujjvala tathA gauravapUrNa banA sakate haiN| samAja ke pratyeka bandhu se namra nivedana hai ki ve tana mana dhana se isa virATa udyoga meM sahayoga pradAna kareM tathA sammelana ke svIkRta prastAvoM ko vyavahArika rUpa meM lAne ke liye yathAsAdhya prayatna kreN| kebala ApakI sahAyatA ke bala para hI sammelana kI saphalatA nirbhara hai / ajamera saM0 1686 san 1632 I0 isa kI AvazyakatA bhI ho gayA / aba Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat samAja kA namra sevaka akSaya siMha DAMgI mantrI svAgatasamiti, prathama adhivezana zrIakhila bhAratabarSIya osavAla mahAsammelana www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ seTha rAjamalajI lalavANI svAgatAdhyakSa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pariziSTa-ka svAgatAdhyakSa kA bhASaNa mahilAo aura sajjano ! paJca parameSThI paramAtmA ko mana, vacana, kAyA se namaskAra kara ke aura unhIM kI zaraNa lekara maiM Aja Apa logoM ke sammukha upasthita huA hU~ / yaha mere liye bar3e hI saubhAgya kI bAta hai ki Apa ke svAgata kA suvarNa suyoga mujhe prApta huA hai / zabdoM meM zakti nahIM ki maiM apanI prasannatA vyakta kara skuu| Apa loga dUra dUra sthAnoM se nAnA prakAra ke kaSToM ko saha kara tIrthayAtrI kI taraha, isa samAja-samAroha meM sammilita hone ke liye padhAre haiM, ataH Apa kA darzana hI kalyANakara hai / para mujhe to Apa ke svAgata kA bhI saubhAgya prApta ho rahA hai| isa saubhAgya para maiM jitanA bhI garva karU, thor3A hai / Aja kA dina mere jIvana kA eka gauravapUrNa bhAga hai / svAgatasamiti kI ora se Apa kA svAgata karate hue Aja maiM apane ko dhanya mAna rahA hU~ / Aja jisa sthAna para Apa kA svAgata karane ke liye maiM khar3A huA hai, vaha aitihAsika, prAkRtika tathA sAmAjika gaurava meM apanI samatA nahIM rkhtaa| bhArata ke prAcIna itihAsa ke sAtha ajamera zabda sambandhita hai| isa nagara kI utpatti ke sambandha meM nAnA prakAra kI kimbadantiyAM pracalita haiN| aneka vidvAnoM ne isa sambandha meM gaveSaNApUrNa anusandhAna kiyA hai| karnala TADa ajamera nAma kI utpatti kI vyAkhyA karate hue eka sthAna para likhate haiM ki yaha saMskRta ke 'ajaya' aura 'meha' zabda ke saMyoga se banA hai / 'ajaya' zabda kA artha hotA hai nahIM jIta sakane lAyaka aura 'mera' kA ye hai phaadd'ii| yaha sthAna itanA surakSita thA ki yaha eka prakAra se ajaya samajhA jAtA thaa| isa . kAraNa. yaha ajayameru ( ajamera) kahA jAne lgaa| unhoMne hI eka dUsarI vyAkhyA bhI dI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 38 ] hai| eka sthAna para ve likhate haiM ki "rAjA vizAladeva ke pUrvaja ajayapAla kI bakarI ke jhuNDa ke AdhAra para isa nagara kA nAma ajamera pdd'aa| sara alekajeNDara kaniMghama kA kahanA hai ki "ajayapAla nAmaka rAjA ke nAma para isa nagara kA nAmakaraNa ajamera huaa| isI prakAra ajamera nAma kI utpatti ke sambandha meM nAnA prakAra kI bAteM kahI jAtI haiN| isa nagara kI prAkRtika chaTA bhI bar3I nirAlI hai| abhI taka cauhAna rAjAoM kI vibhUtiyoM ke bhagnazeSa darzakoM ke hRdaya meM sphUrti paidA karate haiN| isa nagara meM dehalI daravAz2A, AgarA daravAz2A, UsarI daravAz2A tathA madAra daravAz2A bahuta hI prasiddha haiN| ajamera hindU aura musalamAnoM ke liye par3A hI pavitra sthAna hai| hinduoM ke tIrtha sthAnoM meM puSkara tIrtha ko eka vizeSa sthAna prApta hai aura vaha ajamera ke nikaTa hI hai| khvAjA sAhaba kA nAma musalamAnoM ke liye bar3A hI pavitra mAnA jAtA hai / jainiyo kA bhI ajamera se bar3A hI ghaniSTa sambandha hai| hamAre prasiddha AcArya zrI jinadatta sUrijI kA saMvat 1211 meM yahAM hI svargavAsa huA thaa| ina kA stUpa isa samaya taka yahAM vidyamAna hai| osavAla samAja kA to isa nagara se bar3A hI gauravapUrNa sambandha hai| dhArmikatA ke sAtha 2 yahAM ke osavAloM ne vIratA kA bhI yatheSTha paricaya diyA haiN| eka namUnA dekhiye-1787 I0 meM marahaToM ke hAtha se ajamera ko mukta karane ke bAda maravAr3a ke mahArAjA vijayasiMhajI ne dhanarAjajI siMdhavI nAmaka eka osavAla vIra ko yahAM kA zAsaka banAkara bhejA, lekina cAra varSa ke bAda hI marahaToM ne phira mAravAr3a para car3hAI kI aura mer3atA tathA pATana kI lar3AiyoM meM unakI vijaya huii| usI samaya marahaTA senApati ne ajamera para dhAvA kiyaa| vIravara siMghavI apane muTThI bhara vIroM ke sAtha kile kI rakSA karatA rahA aura marahaToM ko kevala durga para gherA DAle raha kara ho santoSa karanA pdd'aa| pATana kA parAjaya ke bAda mahArAjA vijayasiMhajI ne vIravara dhanarAja ko AjJA dI ki vaha kilA zatruoM ko supurda kara jodhapura lauTa aave| siMghavIjI ke sAmane bar3I vikaTa samasyA upasthita huii| eka ora thI svAmI kI AjJA aura dUsarI ora thA kAyaratA kA klngk| vIravara dhanarAja ne hIre kI kaNI khA lii| usa vIrakesarI ke antima zabda ye the-"jAkara mahArAja se kaho ki una kI AjJA pAlana kA mere liye kevala yahI eka mArga thaa| mere mRta-zarIra ke Upara se hI marahaTe ajamera meM praveza kara sakate haiN|" . .. sajanoM! mujhe garva haiM ki vIravara siMghavI kI isa lIlA-bhUmi meM ApakA svAgata karane ke liye maiM upasthita huA huuN| sammelana kA adhivezana bulAne kA ajamera ko eka vizeSa adhikAra prApta hai aura vaha haiM isakA kendriya mhtv| yaha nagara aise sthAna para basA huA hai, jahAM hara prAnta ke nivAsI suvidhApUrvaka padhAra sakate haiN| paJjAva, rAjapUtAnA, yuktaprAnta tathA madhyaprAnta ke bhAiyoM ke samAgama ke liye yaha bar3A hI suvidhApUrNa sthAna hai| yaha bAteM socakara hI sammelana kA prathama adhivezana yahAM karane kI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 36 ] prabala bhAvanA hama logoM ke hRdaya meM utpanna huI aura apanI kamajoriyoM ko koI paravAha naM. kara Apa logoM ko yahAM nimantrita karane kA sAhasa hama logoM ne kiyaa| hamArA nimaMtraNa svIkAra kara Apane yahAM padhArane kI jo asIma kRpA dikhalAyI hai, usake liye Apako jitanA dhanyavAda diyA jAya, thor3A hai / sajjanoM! yaha saMgaThana kA yuga hai| kaliyuga meM saMghazakti hI sabase bar3I zakti batalAI gayI hai / hamArI AMkhoM ke sAmane hI aneka samAja apanA saMgaThana kara unnati kI ora agrasara ho rahe haiN| bahuta dinoM se osavAla samAja ke bho aneka utsAhI vyakti samAjika sammelana karane kI bAta soca rahe the / yatra tatra isake liye udyoga bhI hotA thA / hama loga bhI samaya para isa sambandha meM parAmarza kara liyA karate the| kaI vAra sammelana ke adhivezana karane kI bhAvanA prabala ho jAtI thii| socate the ki aura koI lAbha ho yA na ho, samAja ke zubhacintakoM meM hama logoM kA bhI yahI lAbha kyA kama haiM ? kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki sammelana karane ke liye protsAhita hI hote jAte the / vyavahArika rUpa deneke liye kaTibaddha ho gaye aura usIke kRtakRtya ho rahe haiM / zumAra hone lagegA / isa z2amAne meM kisI na kisI prakAra hama loga antameM hama loga apane vicAra ko phalaM svarUpa ApakA darzana kara hama bhinna bhinna sthAnoMke bhAiyoM ko hama logoM ne apane vicAroM se sUcita kiyA aura prasannatA kI bAta hai ki prAyaH sabhI sthAnoM se AzApUrNa sammatiyAM aaii| ina sammatiyoM se protsAhita hokara hama logoM ne svAgata samiti kI racanA kI aura adhivezana kI taiyArI. Arambha ho gaI / saMgaThana ke maMDala tathA maiM pahale hI nivedana kara cukA hUM ki yaha yuga dvArA hI yaha zakti prApta ho sakatI hai, lekina kucha loga aise sammelana Adi se betaraha ghabarA gaye haiM / una kI ghavarAhaTa aneka sthAnoM para dekhA gayA hai ki kAryakarttAoM kI kAraNa saMsthAoM ke dvArA lAbha ke badale hAni huI hai tathA saMsthAoM kI upayogitA asvIkAra nahIM kI jA upayoga para nirbhara karatA hai| udAharaNa svarUpa talavAra ko hI lIjiye / talavAra ke dvArA saMghazakti kA hai| bhI haiM jo saMgha, sarvathA nirAdhAra nahIM hai / akarmaNyatA tathA pArasparika dveSa ke / lekina isa AdhAra para sammelanoM sakatI hai| kisI bhI vastu kA guNa manuSya zatruoM tathA hiMsaka pazuoM se apanI rakSA karatA hai, lekina usI talavAra ke dvArA vaha AtmahatyA bhI kara sakatA hai / zakti vahI hai, guNa vahI hai, parantu upayogitA meM bhinnatA hone ke kAraNa usa ke guNa kA rUpa hI vikRta ho gayA / jisa ke dvArA rakSA hotI thI usI ke dvArA vinAza huA / saMsthAoM ke sambandha meM bho yahI bAta lAgU hai / sajjanoM! Arambha meM hI maiM Apa ko batalA denA cAhatA hUM ki Apa ko apane sammelana kA adhika se adhika sadupayoga karanA cAhiye / yadi Apa pUrI zakti tathA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [40] utsAha ke sAtha isa kI saphalatA ke liye kaTibaddha Apa ko saphalatA prApta karane se nahIM roka sakatI hai| joriyoM ko dUra karane kA sAdhana banAnA cAhiye / hoMge, to saMsAra kI koI bhI zakti isa sammelana ko hameM apanI kama bandhuoM ! Age bar3hane ke pahile maiM usa AkSepa kI carcA karanA cAhatA hUM jo sAmAjika saMsthAoM ke Upara lagAye jAte haiM / kucha logoM kA kahanA hai ki rASTrIya pravAha ke isa yuga meM sAmAjika saMsthAoM kI utpatti hone se rASTrIyatA ko dhakkA lagatA hai / deza kI sthiti bhinna 2 dizAoM meM vibhakta ho jAne ke kAraNa rASTrIya prabhAva zithila ho jAtA hai, lekina yadi gambhIratA pUrvaka vicAra kiyA jAya to sAmAjika saMsthAoM ke kaTTara se kaTTara virodhiyoM ko bhI yaha mAnanA par3egA ki unakI dhAraNA puSTa AdhAra para avalambita nahIM hai| sajjano ! sAmAjika saMsthAoM se rASTrIyatA ko dhakkA lagane kI yadi kucha bhI sambhAvanA rahatI to Aja Apa mujhe isa sthAna para na pAkara sAmAjika saMsthAoM ke virodhiyoM kI zreNI meM pAte, lekina maiM to dekhatA hUM ki aisI saMsthAoM se rASTrIyatA kI dhArA zithila hone ke badale aura bhI prabala hotI hai / jisa taraha bhinna 2 aGgoM ke dvArA samUce zarIra kA nirmANa hotA hai, usI taraha bhinna 2 samAjoM ke saMyoga se rASTra kI sRSTi hotI hai| apane zarIra ko svastha aura zaktizAlI banAne ke liye hameM bhinna 2 aGgoM kI svacchatA kI ora dhyAna denA par3atA hai aura sadaiva isa bAta kI ceSTA meM rahanA par3atA hai ki koI aGga kamajora athavA khana na hone paave| eka bhI aMga ke rugna hone para sArA zarIra zaktihIna ho jAtA hai, yahI bAta rASTra ke sambandha meM bhI lAgU hai / 'rASTrIyatA', 'rASTrIyatA' kI cillAhaTa meM yadi hama sAmAjika sudhAra kI bAta bhUla jAMya to phala yaha hogA ki hamArA rASTrIya svarUpa usa zarIra kI taraha nikammA tathA rogagrasta ho jAyagA jisa ke bhinna 2 aGga rUma tathA zaktihIna hai| adhika vistAra meM na jA kara hama sAmAjika saMsthAoM ke virodhiyoM kA dhyAna sAmAjika saMgaThana ke isa pahalU kI ora AkarSita karanA cAhate haiM aura hamArA vizvAsa hai ki yadi ve sahRdayatA tathA niSpakSatA pUrvaka isa prazna para vicAra karage to ve bhI isa nizcaya para pahuMceMge ki sAmAjika saMsthAoM ke dvArA rASTrIya pragati kSINa hone ke badale aura bhI prabala hotI haiN| sajjano ! aba maiM Apa kA dhyAna apane samAja ko vartamAna paristhiti kI ora AkarSita karanA cAhatA hUM / isa prazna kI jaTilatA Aja hamAre kaleje ko vidIrNa kara rahI hai| jaba maiM apane samAja kI vartamAna paristhiti para vicAra karatA hUM to nirAzA ke kAle bAdala hamArI AMkhoM ke sAmane A jAte haiN| Aja hamArA sAmAjika zarIra kaI rogoM se grasta hai, avidyA kA bhUta hamAre sira para savAra hai, pArasparika saMgaThana tathA. ekatA kA abhAva hamAre zarIra ko Tukar3e 2 kara rahA hai, vyApAra kI kamI hamAre zarIra ko zaktihIna banA rahI hai| ina prazno para vizeSa prakAza zrImAn sabhApatI mahodaya tathA Apa pratinidhi sajjana ddaaleNge| maiM saMkSepa meM apanA mata Apa logoM ke sAmane rakhatA hUM / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 41 ] saba se pahile hama logoM ko apanA dhyAna avidyA kI ora AkarSita karanA vaahiye| jaba taka hama ajJAna se chuTakArA nahIM pAte, kisI prakAra hamArA utthAna nahIM ho sakatA hai| unnati kI ora agrasara hone kI saba se pahalI sIr3hI vidyA-prApti hI hai, avidyA ke kAraNa hamAre samAja ko hara prakAra se kSatigrasta honA par3a rahA hai| yaha vidyA kA hI phala hai ki nirdhana dhana nahIM paidA kara sakate aura dhanI apane dhana kA sadupayoga nahIM kara skte| becAre garIboM ko koI vyavasAya nahIM sUjhatA aura dhaniyoM ko phijalakhI tathA akarmaNyatA se chuTakArA nahIM miltaa| yaha kitane kheda kI bAta hai ki hamAre samAja kA na koI Adarza patra hai aura na koI kaalej| maiM Apa se pUchanA cAhatA hUM ki kyA apane samAja meM dhana jana ko kamI hai ? merA anumAna hI nahIM dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki bhApa meM se pratyeka AdamI svAbhimAna-pUrvaka yahI uttara deMge ki hamAre samAja meM na to dhana kI kamI hai aura na jana kii| phira bhI avidyA ke kAraNa isa samaya hamArA sAmUhika rUpa nahIM ke barAbara hai| samAcArapatra ke ho praznako lojiye| sAmAjika patra ke abhAva ke kAraNa hama loga apanI unnati kA koI joradAra Andolana nahIM kara sakate haiN| apane vivAra ko eka dUsare taka pahuMcAnA bhI hama logoM ke liye kaThina hai| kaI prAntoM meM hamAre osavAla bhAiyoM ne gauravapUrNa kArya kiyA hai| yadi itihAsa ke rUpa meM unheM lipibaddha kiyA jAya to usa se hamAre samAja kA mukha ujjvala ho sakatA hai, parantu yahAM to avidyA kA bolabAlA hai| kauna likhe aura kauna likhaave| kucha dinoM taka yadi yahI krama jArI rahA to hamArA sArA aitihAsika mahatva naSTa ho jAyagA aura hama sadA ke liye andhakAra ke gahare garta meM gira jAyeMge, aba bhI samaya hai| dinakA bhUlA bhaTakA yadi zAma ko ghara lauTa Ave to vaha bhUlA huA nahIM kahalAtA hai| yaha avidyA kA hI phala hai ki hama loga apane sAdhanoM kA upayoga nahIM kara pAte haiN| rAjaputAne tathA anya sthAnoM meM kitane hI osavAla navayuvaka bekAra baiThe haiN| yadi nijI prAnta kI prAkRtika vibhUtiyoM kA ve upayoga kareM to apane liye bahuta bar3A kSetra taiyAra kara sakate haiN| isa se na kevala unakI nijI athavA osavAla samAja kI bhalAI hogI, pramUcA deza sAmUhika rUpa se usa se lAbhAnvita ho skegaa| navona sAdhanoM kA upayoga karane se rAjayutAne meM bhI vartamAna DhaGga ke udyoga-dhandhoM kA nirmANa ho sakatA hai, lekina isa ke liye vaijJAnika jJAna ko AvazyakatA hai aura avidyA ke rahate aisA honA kisI prakAra sambhava nahIM hai| isa sambandha meM samAja ke dhanI, mAnI sajanoM kA bhI bahuta kucha karttavya hai| unheM cAhiye ki kiso saMgaThita udyoga ke dvArA isa sAmAjika roga ko dUra karane ko ceSTA kreN| maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki hamAre samAja meM par3he-likhe logoM kA sarvathA abhAva hai| avazya ho hamAre samAja meM aneka aise ratna haiM, jinhoMne apanI vidvattA ke dvArA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 42 ] samAja kA mukha ujjvala kiyA hai| phira bhI vartamAna doSapUrNa zikSApraNAlI ke kAraNa zikSitoM kA pUrNa vikAza nahIM ho pAtA hai| hamAre navayuvakoM ko cAhiye ki zikSA-prApti ke samaya apane svAsthya kI ora ve pUrA 2 dhyAna rkheN| mAnasika vikAza ke sAtha sAtha zArIrika unnati karane para hI ve apanI camaka se samAja ko Alokita kara skeNge| . vidyApracAra ke sAtha sAtha hama logoM ko pArasparika saMgaThana kI ora bho yatheSTha dhyAna denA caahiye| hama itanI bar3I saMkhyA meM yahAM sammilita hue haiM, isa se yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki hama meM aba saMgaThita hone kI pravRtti utpanna huI hai| maiM Apa se anurodha karatA hUM ki Apa isa pravRtti ko sthAyitva pradAna kreN| ina dinoM kucha loga sammelanoM tathA sabhA sosAiTiyoM ko phaizana ke rUpa meM dekhate haiN| sAmAjika athavA rAjanaitika samAroha samajha kara Amoda pramoda ke liye ve ina meM canda ghaNToM ke liye sammilita ho jAte haiN| maiM Apa se prArthanA karatA hUM ki yadi apane liye nahIM to bhAvI santAna ke hita ko sAmane rakha kara Apa isa prabRtti ko sthAyitva pradAna kreN| yaha eka lahara AI hai, yadi Apa cAheMge to isa lahara ke dvArA apanI burAiyoM ko dho sakate haiM, kamajoriyoM se mukti pA sakate haiN| merA hRdaya isa samaya AzAoM se paripUrNa hai| merI antarAtmA meM AvAja uTha rahI hai ki Apa aisA cAheMge aura avazya caaheNge| - sajanoM! Ao, kaTibaddha ho jAo, isa vedI para hI pratijJA kara lo ki apanI burAiyoM se paritrANa pAye binA hama caina na leMge, sukha kI nIMda na soyeNge| sAmAjika saMgaThana ko saphala banAne ke liye hameM apane kSetra ko vistRta banAnA hogaa| jina logoM se hamArA khAna pAna hai, unase yadi hama beTI vyavahAra kara leM, to aisA karane meM kisI prakAra ko hAni dikhalAI nahIM detii| aneka samAjoM ne udAratA tathA sahRdayatA pUrvaka sAmAjika kSetra ko vistuta kiyA hai aura isa se una ko yatheSTha lAbha bhI huA hai| hamAre samAja kI vyAvasAyika sthiti bigar3atI jA rahI hai| nija kA na koI baiMka hai aura na kApareTiva sosaayttii| isa kA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki susaMgaThita DhaGga se koI audyogika kArya bhI nahIM ho pAtA hai| sAmAjika kApareTiva sosAyaTI rahane para samAja ke honahAra chAtroM ko isa zarta para ucca zikSA ke liye karja dAna kiyA jA sakatA thA ki vidyA-prApti ke bAda upArjana ke dvArA ve use adA kara deN| aisA hone se samAja ke honahAra yuvakoM ko vikAza kA sundara avasara mila sakatA hai aura apanI. pratibhA se ve samAja kA unnatizIla kArya karane meM samartha ho sakate haiN| . sajjanoM! aba maiM ApakA adhika samaya lenA nahIM caahtaa| Apa vidvAna sabhApati mahodaya kA bhASaNa sunane ke liye utsuka hoNge| Apa sabhApati mahodaya kI khyAti se paricita hai| Apako mAlUma hogA ki inake vidvattA-pUrNa aitihAsika tathA purAtatva sambandhI anusandhAnoM ke dvArA Aja na kevala jaina-samAja varana samUce deza kA vidvAna-maNDala gauravAnvita ho rahA hai| Apane jaina itihAsa ke sambandha meM aneka bahumUlya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ anusandhAna kiye haiM aura una camatkAroM ko deza ke sAmane rakkhA hai, jo sadiyoM se andhakAra ke parde meM chipe hue the| ApakA pustakAlaya aura prAcIna bhAratIya mUrtiyoM, citroM tathA sikkoM kA saMgrahAlaya kalakattA nagarI kA eka darzanIya sthAna hai| ApakA parivAra ucca zikSita hai| baMgAla-prAnta meM jAkara basane vAle osavAloM meM sabase pahale ucca zikSA Apane hI prApta kii| vizva-vidyAlaya chor3ane ke bAda bhI kalakattA, DhAkA Adi vizva. vidyAlayoM se parIkSaka ke rUpa meM Apa kA sambandha rhaa| AI0e0, bo0 e0 Adi ke to parIkSaka Apa hote hI the, kalakattA vizva-vidyAlaya kI suvikhyAta prema canda rAya canda parIkSA taka ke bhI Apa parIkSaka the| banArasa vizva-vidyAlaya meM Apa kaI varSoM taka zvetAmbara jaina sampradAya ke pratinidhiyoM meM se the| aise yogya sabhApatiko pAkara Aja hama sacamuca apane ko ahobhAgya samajhate haiN| bandhuoM! aba maiM Apa se bidA aura kSamA cAhatA huuN| apanI kamajoriyoM se AdamI svataH paricita rahatA hai| maiM bhI apanI truTiyoM kA jAnakAra huuN| maiM jAnatA hUM ki hamArI sevA meM bahuta kucha truTiyAM raha gaI haiN| mujhe mAlUma hai ki hama Apa ke anukUla apanI sevA nahIM kara ske| sajjanoM! Apa udAra haiM, Apa kA hRdaya vizAla hai| mujhe AzA hI nahIM pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki hamArI truTiyoM ke liye Apa kA udAra hRdaya avazya hI hameM kSamA pradAna kregaa| svAgata samiti ke utsAhI kAryakartAoM tathA suyogya padAdhikAriyoM ne jisa tatparatA ke sAtha kAma kiyA hai, usa ke liye unheM dhanyavAda denA bho maiM nahIM bhUla sktaa| yaha una ke udyoga kA hI phala hai ki thor3e samaya meM hI, jaisA bhI ho sakA, hama loga sammelana kI taiyArI pUrI karane meM saphala hue| hamArA nimantraNa svIkAra kara nijI kAma-dhandhoM ko chor3a tathA aneka kaSToM ko saha kara Apane yahAM padhArane kI jo asoma kRpA ko hai, usa ke liye Apa ko eka bAra phira hRdaya se dhanyavAda detA huA maiM apane sthAna ko grahaNa karatA huuN| ajamera saM0 1986, kArtika badI 1 san 1932 I0 rAjamala lalavANI . svAgatAdhyakSa, prathama adhivezana zrIakhila bhAratavarSIya osavAla mahAsammelana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ bAbU pUraNacaMdajI nAhara sabhApati Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 20............................................. pariziSTa-kha PARAMHARITATISTIANE sabhApati kA bhASaNa tharihante saraNaM pavajAmi, sike saraNaM pvjaami| .. sAhU saraNaM pavajAmi, kevalipapattaM dhamma saraNaM pvjaami|| bandhuo aura bahano! saMsAra parivartanazIla hai| saMsAra kI pratyeka bAta meM, pratyeka vastu meM sadA parivartana hotA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI kahA hai "teNaM phAleNaM deNaM smveg"| itihAsa kA koI bhI yuga aisA nahIM hai, jisa meM koI na koI parivartana dupaa| vAstava meM yadi dekhiye to itihAsa inhIM parivartanoM kA lekhabaddha vRttAnta mAtra hai| magara vIra sambat kI isa pacIsavIM zatAbdI meM mAnava jIvana meM jo parivartana hue hai, gatyAta vyApaka haiN| manuSya ne jaba se bhApa aura bijalI para vijaya prApta kI hai. se jisa kArya mahInoM lagate the, vaha Aja kucha dinoM meM hI ho jAtA hai| saMsAra meM hone vAle parivarsoM meM bhI bijalI kI bhAMti tejI ghusa gaI hai| pariNAma svarUpa mAja sAre saMsAra -- puthala macI hai| manuSyoM ke rAjanaitika, Arthika aura sAmAjika jIvana meM jamIna AsamAna ke parivartana upasthita ho gaye haiN| mAja saMsAra kA pratyeka jIvita deva aura pratyeka jIvita jAti apane ko navIna parivartanoM bhaura navona paristhitiyoM ke maka banAye meM vyasta haiN| parivartana prakRti kA aTUTa niyama hai| jo jAtiyAM apo jIvana ko samaya aura paristhitiyoM ke anukUla nahIM banAnI, ve maSTa ho jAtI hai| bAba sAre prAcya dezoM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 46 ] meM jAprati kI lahara dikhAI detI hai| bhAratavarSa bhI navIna cetanA kI sphUrti se spandita ho rahA thaa| deza kI pratyeka jAti aura pratyeka sampradAya meM yaha cetanA dRSTigocara ho rahI hai| isa vizvajanIna cetanA, isa vyApaka jAgrati se udAsIna rahanA kisI bhI jAti, sampradAya athavA deza ke liye ghAtaka hai| ___sajanoM! maiM khabhAva se hI AzAvAdI (Optimist ) huuN| magara maiM svIkAra karUMgA ki jIvana ke isa antima bhAga meM pichale kucha dinoM se apane samAja ko avasthA dekha kara mujhe nirAzA hone lagI thii| dezake anya samAjoM aura anya jAtiyoM ko apanAapanA saMgaThana karate dekha.kara, jIvana ko daur3a meM agrasara hote dekhakara, kabhI kabhI apane samAja ke bhaviSya ke viSaya meM cintA hone lagatI thii| parantu Aja kI isa mahAsabhA, Aja ke isa vRhat bandhu samudAya ko dekha kara mujhe atyanta prasannatA hai ki merI cintAyeM nirmUla thiiN| hamAre samAja kI cetanA zakti vilupta nahIM huI hai| samAja paristhitiyoM se bilakula bekhabara nahIM hai| varan vaha unakA sAmanA karane ke liye kisI anya samAja se pichar3A rahanA nahIM caahtaa| vaha anya jAtiyoM aura sampradAyoM meM, deza meM tathA saMsAra meM apanA ucita aura sammAnapUrNa sthAna grahaNa karane ke liye udyata hai| hamArA samAja svabhAva se hI dhArmika vRtti kA hai| parantu bahudhA loga dharma aura samAja ke antara ko na pahacAna kara, donoM ko eka hI mAna lete haiM / jisa se hama loga apane mArga se cyuta ho kara bhaTaka jAte haiN| dharma satya hai, nitya hai, kalyANakArI hai| parantu usakA sambandha manuSya ko AtmA se hai| pratyeka vyakti apane apane pUrvajanmArjita karmAnusAra pala, buddhi, AtmavizvAsa aura dharma ko vibhinna mAtrA meM prApta karatA hai| samAja inhIM vyaktiyoM ke vAhyasaMgaThana kA nAma hai| apane nityaprati ke sAMsArika jIvana ke nirvAha ke liye manuSya eka samAja bana kara rahate haiM aura suvidhA ke liye deza aura kAla kI AvazyakatAnasAra AcAra-vyavahAra, rahana-sahana, khAna-pAna, vivAha-zAdI, Adi bAtoM ke sambandha meM jo niyama banA lete haiM, vahI sAmAjika niyamoM ke nAma se paricita hai| samAja ke pratyeka vyakti ko ina niyamoM kA pAlana karanA par3atA hai| samaya ke parivartana ke sAthasAtha kabhI kabhI ye niyama aura rUDhiyAM vikRta ho jAtI haiM, una kI upayogitA meM antara par3a jAtA hai| aura ve unnati aura vikAza ke mArga meM ar3acana DAla kara bAdhA utpanna karane lagatI haiM / usa samaya una meM navIna paristhitiyoM aura navIna AvazyakatAoM ke anusAra hera-phera aura parivartana kiye jAte haiN| isa prakAra ke parivartana sadA se hote Aye haiM aura hote raheMge, isa prakAra ke parivartana se muMha mor3anA mRtyu ke mukha meM jAnA hai| 'parivattana yA vinAza (Change or die) prAkRti kA niyama hai| hamAre dharma meM vAhya jagata ko parivartanazIla mAnA gayA hai, ataH jo parivartanazIla hai, usa ke hera-phera se kucha banatA bigar3atA nhiiN| dharma aura samAja kA AdhArabhUta antara na samajhane ke kAraNa hamAre dharmaprANa bhAiyoM meM yaha bhramapUrNa dhAraNA phailI hai, ki sAmAjika bAtoM meM hastakSepa karanA, dharma para kuThArAghAta karanA hai| maiM apane zraddhAvAna dhArmika bandhuoM se vinamra prArthanA karU~gA ki ve ina vAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [47 1 niyamoM ke parivartana se bhayabhIta na hoN| jisa.prakAra tarala jala adRzya vASpa aura kaThora hima ke bAharI AkAra-prakAra meM atyadhika ansara hone para bhI unakA Antarika tattva arthAt jala eka rahatA hai, isI prakAra bAharI jIvana ke niyama badala jAne se hamAre Antarika satya meM kisI prakAra kA vyAghAta nahIM pahuMcatA / isa sabhA ne apane uddezyoM meM kevala sAmAjika viSaya rakha kara sabake sAmpradAyika vivAdoM ko dUra rakhane kI jo buddhimAnI kI hai, vaha vAstava meM prazaMsanIya hai| bandhuo! hamArA dharma satya aura ahiMsA para avalambita hai| isaliye vaha saMsAra meM saba se adhika samAnatA vizvamaitrI aura bhrAtRbhAva kA dharma hai| Adhunika bar3e bar3e rAjanaitika vidvAnoM ke vicAra kI sImA kevala manuSyoM kI samAnatA taka hI parimita hai, parantu hamAre dharma meM 'mitto me sarvabhUyesu'. yaha samAnatA aura maitrIbhAva jIva mAtra ke liye hai| UMca-nIca kA vicAra jaina-dharma ke bilakula hI pratikUla hai| hamAre yahAM aSTa madoM kI gaNanA bhayaMkara pApoM meM haiN| ina aSTa madoM se yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki kevala UMca-nIca kA vivAra aura kula mada hI garhita nahIM hai, varana dhanamada, jJAnamada Adi bAteM bhI varjita haiM, jina se prakaTa hai ki jaina dharma sAmyavAdI hai| khatantratA aura dhArmika udAratA kI dRSTi se bhArata kA koI anya dharma jaina dharma kI barAbarI nahIM kara sktaa| sajanoM! jaina sAdhanoM kI vyAvahArika saphalatA kA saba se mahAna, saba se ujjvala udAharaNa Aja pRthvI ke saba se zreSTha mahApuruSa ne upasthita kiyA hai, jise dekha kara sArA saMsAra Azcarya se cakita stambhita raha gayA hai| yaha udAharaNa hai sAvaramatI ke saMta mahAtmA gAMdhI kA navInatama anshnvrt| Apa ko yaha batalAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai ki mahAtmAjI kA yaha anazana hamAre jainasiddhAntoM ke sarvathA anukUla hai| isa prakAra Aja phira eka bAra mahAtmAjI ne Atmazakti kI mahAnatA aura jainasiddhAntoM kI utkRSTatA kI vijaya-dundubhI bajA dI hai| sajanoM! isa mahAsabhA ke pramukha pada.kA bhAra Apane mujhe dekara merA sammAna kiyA hai, ba~dhe hue Dharre ke anusAra mujhe Arambha meM hI usake liye dhanyavAda denA cAhiye thA, parantu maiMne aisA nahIM kiyA, isa ke liye kSamA cAhatA huuN| Ajakala DikTeTarazipa kA yuga hai| saMsAra ke aneka dezoM meM DikTeTaroM dvArA zAsana ho rahA hai| bhArata meM bhI. eka ora kAMgresa ke DikTeTara dikhAI dete haiM aura dUsaro ora sarakAra ne ArDinensa nikAla kara eka prakAra se sarakAra ko DikTeTarazipa sthApita kara rakhA hai| DikTeTara kI AjJA kA pAlana karanA hara eka kA kartavya hai| parantu ina DikTeTarazipoM meM sabase vikaTa DikTeTara. zipa hai sAdhAraNa janatA kii| usa kI AjJA kA ullaMghana nahIM ho sktaa| hamAre yahAM bhI va paramezvara' kahalAte haiN| panoM kI AjJA IzvarIya AjJA ke samAna kahI gayI hai| phira yadi kahIM yaha DikTeTarazipa prema kI haI taba to usa kI AjJAoM kI kaThoratA bahata adhika bar3ha jAtI hai, kyoMki prema ke.bandhana lauha zRMkhalAoM se sahasroM gunA adhika dRr3ha hote Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 4] hai| ve aTUTa hai| samAja ke paJcoM ne jaba eka mata se premapUrvaka isa mahAn pada kA bhAra uThAne kI mI AjJA dI taba majhe bhI apanI savidhA-asavidhA kA. apane rUna zarIra aura akhasthatA kA vicAra na kara ke paJcoM ko AjJA ko zirodhArya karanA pdd'aa| maiM isa pada ke yogya hUM, yA ayogya hUM, mujha se isa gurusara pada kA uttaradAyitva aura karttavya pUrA ho sakegA yA nahIM, yaha nirNaya karanA Apa mahAnubhAvoM kA kAma thaa| merA kAma to kevala AjJApAlana karanA hai| hA~, maiM Apa ko yaha vizvAsa dilAtA hUM ki apanI zakti aura rudra buddhi ke anusAra Apa kI AjJAoM aura apane kartavyoM ko pUrA karane kA kAyamanovAkya se prayatna kruuNgaa| _ vidyA pracAra ke uddezya ko kArya rUpa meM pariNata karanA sammelana kA prathama kartavya hai / 'vidyAratna mahAdhanam' 'kiM kiM na sAdhayati kalpalataivavidyA,' 'vidvAn sarvatra pUjyate' mAdi mahApuruSoM ke vAkya Apa saba sajana jAnate haiM, ataH isa viSaya para adhika vyAkhyA kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| samAja kA asalI hita aura jAtIya unnati kevala jJAna vRddhi se hI ho sakatI hai| jAti kI unnati meM azikSA bar3I ghAtaka siddha ho rahI hai| isa se bhI hAnikAraka bAta yaha hai ki azikSita vyakti apane hita aura ahita ke prati aMdhA bana jAtA hai| vaha bahudhA bhale ko burA aura bure ko bhalA samajhane lagatA hai| Aja yUropa jo itanA susaMgaThita aura jJAna-vijJAna meM unnata hokara saba prakAra se sampanna hai, usakA saba se bar3A kAraNa usa kI sArvajanika zikSA hI hai| isa ke abhAva ke kAraNa hI hamAre samAja meM agaNita kusaMskAra, pArasparika IrSA, dveSa, ghRNita kurItiyA~ aura kutsita vicAroM ne ghara kara liyA hai| Apa logoM ko mAlUma hI hai ki anya jAtiyoM kI apekSA hamArI jAtimeM zikSA kA pracAra bahuta kama hai| aMgrejI vidyA meM to hama bahuta hI pichar3e hue haiN| isa meM sandeha nahIM ki hama zikSA meM kramazaH kucha 2 Age bar3ha rahe haiN| parantu yadi hama kachuve kI cAla se caleMge to anya jAtiyoM kI daur3a meM hama kitane pIche raha jAyeMge yaha kalpanA karane se hI hRdaya kA~pa uThatA hai| hamAre samAja meM ucca zikSA prApta DAkTara, vakIla, vairiSTara, prophesara aura iJjIniyara Adi kI saMkhyA bahuta hI alpa hai| samAja ke liye kyA yaha kama lajA kA viSaya hai ? hamArI jAti ke liye isa se adhika kheda kA viSaya aura kyA ho sakatA hai ? hamArI yaha durgati osavAla jAti kI usa kumbhakarNI nidrA kA pariNaya detI hai, jo abhItaka TUTane kA nAma nahIM letii| sajanoM! hama kabataka isa prakAra kAna meM tela DAle par3e raheMge? aba saMkaTa carama sImA taka pahuMca gayA hai| isa ke liye zIna hI paura prazna udyoga honA cAhiye, jisa se hamArI isa ghora tAmasI aviyA rUpa viTA kA anta ho| ajJAna ke nivir3a andhakAra meM hameM apanI unnati kA rAstA nahIM sUjha pdd'taa| andhere meM to hita ahita aura ahita apanA kalyANa mAlUma detA hai| nIMda kI isa brar3atA meM prAyaH bahudhA yaha dekhA jAtA hai ki soyA huA AdamI jamAne vAle ko apanA zatlu samajhatA hai| parantu yaha spaSTa hai ki jagAne meM yaha vilamba, paha Alasya hI manuSya kA parama bairI hai| 'AlasyaM hi manuSyANAM zarIrastho mahAripuH' / mApane sAre bholavAla samAja ko jagAne ke liye hI Apa saba mahAzaya Aja yahAM ekatrita Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ hue haiN| jisa dina hama isa guNarAzinAzI doSa ko apane samAja se haTAne meM samartha hoMge usI dina bar3I se bar3I bAdhAyeM bhI hamArI unnati ko nahIM roka skeNgii| vartamAna yuga meM zikSA ke binA koI bhI kArya saphalatApUrvaka nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| kyA vyApAra, kyA udyoga-dhandhA, kyA dharma aura kyA karma, saba zikSA para nirbhara hai| isaliye maiM jora dekara Apa se nivedana karUMgA ki isa ora Apa pracaMDa parizrama kreN| samAna ke kucha vayovRddha sajanoM kA vicAra hai ki Adhunika zikSA, AcAra aura vyavahAra ko niya detI hai| kucha aMza meM yaha Apatti satya bhI ho sakatI hai, kintu isa meM zikSA yA vidyA kA doSa nahIM hai| isa meM vizeSa zikSA-praNAlI kA doSa hai| isa doSa ko dUra karanA, zikSA ko vAstava meM upayogI banAnA hamArA kAma hai| yadi hama apane bAlabaccoM ko bacapana se hI isa prakAra kI zikSA deM jina se una meM sadAcAra kI vRddhi ho, una kA caritra dRr3ha ho, una meM svadharma aura acchAI burAI ko pahacAnane kI buddhi utpanna ho, sAtha hI ve samAja ke prati, deza ke prati aura apane prati apane kartavyoM ko samajha sakeM to ve Adhunika zikSA kI burAiyoM se grasita hone nahIM paayeNge| saMsAra meM jitanI jAtiyAM unnati ke zikhara para car3hI haiM, ve apane navazizuoM ko ucita zikSA dekara hI isa gauravapUrNa pada para pahuMca sakI haiN| hama logoM ko bhI apane bAlakoM ko Arambha se hI upayukta zikSA denI caahiye| isa kArya ke liye zahara zahara meM, grAma grAma meM choTI hI kyoM na ho, pAThazAlAyeM madarase Adhikholane caahiye| vidyAdAna se bar3ha kara koI bhI dAna nahIM hai| maiM apane una saba bhAiyoM se jo isa yogya haiM, joradAra apIla karatA hU~ ki apane prAMta meM kama se kama eka vidyAlaya jisa meM ucca zikSA kA prabandha ho, kholane meM sahAyatA deN| ___ hamArI santAna hamArI jAti ke Adarza vidvAnoM aura netAoM kI dekharekha meM dhArmika aura laukika donoM prakAra kI zikSAeM prApta kara sakeM, isa ke liye eka kendrIya zikSaNa saMsthA honI caahiye| hamArI jAtIya saMsthA ho yaha kAma kara sakatI hai| jisa prakAra 'kSatriya kAleja,' 'kAnyakubja kAleja' 'aiGgalo-vaidika kAleja' Adi vidyAlaya apanI apanI jAti aura dharma kI unnati ke liye sthApita kiye gaye haiM vaisA hI eka uttama kAleja kyA hamArA samAja nahIM khola sakatA? yadi hamAre netA sacce hRdaya se isa kAma meM tatpara ho jAya to ve bAta kI bAta meM eka ucca koTi kA Adarza jAtIya kAleja khaDA kara sakate haiN| vartamAna vikaTa samaya ko dekhate hue aura apanI jAti kI unnati ko dhyAna meM rakha kara merA to una se karavaddha yaha namra nivedana hai ki ve isa mahat kArya kI sAdhanA meM juTa jaay| binA ucca zikSA ke koI bhI jAti kadApi unnati nahIM kara sktii| hamAre samAja ke jo navayukka ucca zikSA prApta kara cuke haiM, unheM yaha kAma sambhAlanA caahiye| aura hamAre dhaniyoM ko mukta hasta ho kara isa sadanuSThAna meM dAna karanA caahiye| isa kAleja meM AryasabhyatA aura saMskRti ke anusAra navyatama jJAna kA adhyApana ho| isa kAleja ke sAtha hamArA jo jAtIya skUla hogA vaha sukumAra bAlakoM ko saccaritra banAne meM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 50 ] bahuta sahAyatA kregaa| skUla aura kAleja meM isa bAta kA vizeSa dhyAna rakhanA par3egA ki chAtra sAde jIvana ke sAtha sAtha ucca vicAroM ko hRdaya meM sthAna deN| apanI jAti ke chAtroM ko saccaritra banAne ke liye hameM una saba kAlejoM aura vizvavidyAlayoM meM apane svatantra borDiGga hAusa kholane par3eMge, jahAM osavAla jAti ke chAtra par3hate hoN| jisa kendra meM 10, 15 chAtra bhI par3hate hoM vahAM eka borDiGga hAusa kI sthApanA kI jA sakatI hai| isa se eka lAbha yaha bhI hogA ki una meM kharca kama par3ane se nirdhana chAtra bhI ucca zikSA prApta karane meM samartha hoNge| ina nirdhana chAtroM kI par3hAI na ruke, isa kA khyAla karanA pdd'egaa| bambaI ke 'mahAvIra vidyAlaya' ke nAma se Apa loga bhalI bhAMti paricita hoMge, usa se bambaI prAMta ke hI nahIM anyAnya prAntoM ke utsAhI chAtroM ko bhI jo madada milatI hai, vaha kisI se chipI nahIM hai| mere kSudra vivAra meM to eka aise phaNDa kI nitAnta AvazyakatA hai jisa se ye saba jAtIya kArya ho ske| usa phaNDa se kAleja, skUla, grAmoM meM pAThazAlA, kanyAzAlA, pustakAlaya aura uttIrNa chAtra chAtriyoM kI sahAyatA aura utsAha nimitta vRtti, pAritoSika vitaraNa Adi kAryoM kI vyavasthA ho skegii| aise mahAna kAryoM ke liye vizAla phaNDa kI AvazyakatA hai| vartamAna paristhiti dekhate hue yadi aisA phaNDa ekatrita honA sambhava nahIM ho to kama se kama apane samAja ke bhAI loga jahAM jahAM rahate hoM vahAM samaya aura sAdhana ke anukUla phaNDa se isa prakAra ke kAryoM kI vyavasthA kreN| pArasiyoM, yahUdiyoM tathA kucha hindU jAtiyoM ke aise phaNDa haiM jo apanI apanI jAtikI mahAna sevA kara rahe haiN| isa phaNDa se una ke aspatAla, anAthAlaya Adi bhI khule hue haiM, nissahAya abalAoM kI sahAyatA kI jAtI haiM, akiMcana chAtroM kI par3hAI kA kharca usa se calatA hai, tIbra buddhivAle yogya chAtroM ko ucca zikSA ke liye protsAhana milatA hai| anAtha vidhavAoM ko idhara udhara bahakane se bacAyA jAtA hai aura anya aneka jAtIya kAryoM meM isa kA sadvyaya ho sakatA hai| . * aba samaya ne bahuta palaTA khAyA hai| eka samaya thA jaba kevala vaizya hI vyApAra karate the, lekina Aja varNoM kA pratibandha nahIM rhaa| Aja to pratyeka vyakti isI cintA meM hai ki kisI prakAra dhana kamAyA jaay| isaliye brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura sabhI varNavAle vahI kAma karate haiM, jina meM unheM adhika se adhika lAbha ho| yaha koI nahIM dekhatA ki yaha kAma amuka varNa kA hai| kalakatte meM brAhmaNoM kI jUtoM kI dukAneM, dhoSIkhAne Adi haiN| Aja vyApArika pratiyogitA kA kSetra atyanta vizAla ho gayA hai| aisI sthiti meM hameM bhI hoza sambhAlanA caahiye| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 51 ] isake atirikta eka bAta aura bhI hai / varttamAna yuga meM vyApAra ke tarIkoM meM bhI mahAna krAMtikArI parivartana ho gaye haiN| aba taka vyApAra kA artha kevala utpAdaka aura kretA ke bIca kA kAma ( middle man's work ) hI thA / arthAt abataka kisAna anAja utpanna karatA thA athavA julAhe kapar3A taiyAra karate the / vyApArI kA kAma kevala yahI thA ki deza-videza ke kisAnoM se una kI upaja athavA julAhe aura anya kArIgaroM se una kA mAla kharIda kara deza-videza ke kharIdAroM ( consumers ) taka pahuMcA denA / parantu aba Ane jAne aura mAla pahuMcAne ke sAdhanoM kI sugamatA ho jAne se isa bAta kI joroM se koziza ho rahI hai ki svayaM utpAdaka apane mAla ko sIdhA kharIdAra ke pAsa pahuMcA de / isa kA pariNAma yaha hai ki bIcavAle vyaktiyoM kI saMkhyA dina dina ghaTa rahI hai| aba to milavAle apanA mAla taiyAra kara ke sIdhe DAka ke dvArA kharIdArako ghara baiThe pahuMcA dete haiN| aba jamAnA svayaM utpAdaka banane kA hai / ataH isa samaya zilpa aura udyoga-dhandhoM ke dvArA hI koI bhI jAti samRddhizAlI ho sakatI hai / isaliye isa bAta kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai ki kAlejoM meM yA anyatra hameM aisA prabandha karanA cAhiye ki osavAla navayuvaka nAnA kalAoM aura udyoga-dhandhoM meM pravINa bana kara una ke dvArA apanI AjIvikA arjana kreN| jisa hunara se satyatA ke sAtha apanI jIvikA cale use sIkhanA yuvakoM kA kattavya hai / osavAla jAti vyApAra pradhAna hai| bhArata ke vyApAra meM una kA mukhya sthAna thA / una ke dvArA dezI zilpa, kalA-kauzalAdi kI bhI apUrva unnati huI thI, para mahAna lajjA kA viSaya hai ki Aja vaha bahuta pIche calI gayI hai / avazya hI kucha udyoga-dhandhe aise haiM, jina se hamAre dharma ko vyAghAta phuNce| parantu aise dhandhoM kI saMkhyA adhika nahIM hai aura una ke binA bhI hamArA kAma AsAnI se cala sakatA hai / phira bhI osavAla samAja meM jitanA adhika zilpa kA pracAra hogA utanI jyAdA hamArI samRddhi bar3hegI / "udyoginaM puruSasiMhamupaiti lakSmI" udyogI vIroM ko hI lakSmI varaNa karatI haiN| isa liye apane dharma kI rakSA karate hue hameM udyoga-dhandhoMko apanAnA cAhiye / isa samaya hamArI jAti meM jo navayuvaka zikSA prApta kara cukate haiM ve bhI kucha to zikSA ke doSa se kucha anya kAraNoM se baMgAliyoM kI taraha naukariyoM ke pIche daur3ane lagate haiM / prAcIna samaya meM hama logoM ne isa ora kabhI dhyAna na diyA thaa| vIravara bhAmAzAha ne vyApAra vANijya se atula sampatti paidA kara mahArANA pratApa ko deza-rakSA ke kArya meM sahAyatA dI thI / ataH isa ora bhI maiM apane bhAiyoM kA dhyAna vizeSa rUpa se AkarSita karatA hUM / sajjano ! Adhunika kAla meM saba se adhika mahatva stro zikSA ko diyA jA rahA hai aura yaha ucita hI hai| mAtAoM kI goda meM hI samAja pala kara bar3A hotA hai / hamAre mahApuruSa mAtAoM kI goda meM hI pala kara bar3e hue haiN| ve hI kisI kuTumba ko banAtI yA bigAr3atI haiM / kheda kA viSaya hai ki hamAre samAja meM strI-zikSA kA saba se kama pracAra hai / azikSitA mAtAoM kI santAna kaisI hogI ? isa kA nirNaya maiM Apa para hI chor3atA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ huuN| skUla meM to lar3ake thor3I dera rahate haiM, lekina sadAcAra, saccaritratA Adi guNa una meM mAtA se hI Ate haiN| azikSitA mAtA na to gRhasthI kA hI ucita prabandha kara sakegI aura na use apane bAlabaccoM ko ThIka rAste para lAne kA hI Dhaga aavegaa| saMsAra ke saba unnata dezoM meM zikSitA mahilAyeM hI rASTra aura jAtiyoM kA nirmANa kara rahI haiN| bhAratavarSa meM par3hI likhI striyAM ho dezonnati kI gati ko agrasara kara rahI haiN| vartamAna rASTrIya Andolana ne hameM dikhA diyA hai ki nArI jAti zikSA pAne para kyA kara sakatI hai| aba samaya A gayA hai, jaba hamAre samAja ko bhI apanI bahinoM aura mAtAoM kI zikSA kA bIDA uThAnA pddegaa| kyoMki saba jAtiyoM kI unnati kI nIva nArI-zikSA para hI avalambita hai| srI-zikSA para bahuta kucha sAhitya likhe jA cuke haiM, jisa ke doharAne kI jarUrata nhiiN| paranta apane samAja ke viSaya meM yaha kahanA paDegA ki isa ora abhI taka bhArata ke kisI prAMta meM yA kisI bhI nagara meM hamArA samAja ucita prabandha karate dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| kalakattA nagarI ke "osavAla navayuka samiti ke utsAhI sadasyoM ke parizrama se kahAM eka osavAla mahilA sammelana huA thaa| isa sammelana kI samAnetrI zrImatI hIrA kumArI, vyAkaraNa sAMtyatIrtha ne jo bhASaNa diyA thA, vaha bar3e mahatvakA thaa| usa meM unhoM ne apane samAja kI striyoM ke muNa aura doSoM ke sAtha sAtha zikSA ke viSaya meM AvazyakIya saba bAteM batAI thiiN| parantu ina saba vyavasthAoM ke liye phaNDa kI vizeSa mAvazyakatA rahatI hai| jaba taka aise aise sammelanoM se tathA saMgaThita zakti se prastAva kArya rUpa meM pariNata nahIM kiye jAyage taba taka kucha phala nahIM hogaa| zArIrika unnati bhI zikSA kA eka aGga hai| isa meM bhI apanA samAja bahuta pIche hai| aura aura samAjoM meM isa viSaya para jitanA dhyAna diyA jAtA hai, hamAre samAja meM utanA nahIM diyA jaataa| hamAre bhAI dina rAta vyavasAya vANijya meM paMse rahane ke kAraNa isa ora se prAyaH udAsIna rahate haiN| manuSya-jIvana saphala karane meM svAsthya kA prathama sthAna hai, 'eka tandurastI sau nyAmata' yaha pratyakSa dekha rahe haiM, phira bhI svAsthya kI unnati ke upAya socane tathA unheM kAryarUpa meM pariNata karane meM samucita prayatna nahIM hotaa| sabala zarIra meM rahanevAlI AtmA bhI balavAna hotI hai| saMsAra kI sahasroM anya jAtiyAM bhI vyavasAyI aura vANijya-premI haiM, parantu ve apane svAsthya para ucita dhyAna denA prathama kartavya samajhatI haiM aura isI kAraNa ve saba kAmoM meM apane loga se adhika saphalatA prApta karatI haiN| vyAyAma ke atirikta jaba taka eka dinacaryA ke anusAra rahana sahana, AhAra bihAra karane kA abhyAsa nahIM rakheMge to kramazaH svAsthya naSTa hotA jaaygaa| svAsthya ke liye laccha jalavAyu aura zuddha bhojana ko sAmagrI atyAvazyaka hai| sAtha sAtha kucha vyAyAma aura manoraMjana kA samaya bhI niSata karanA caahiye| svAsthya unnati se kevala samAja kI nahIM, balki deza kI unnati meM bhI hama loga bhAga le skeNge| eka samaya thA ki hamAre samAja meM sacce vIroM kI kamI nahIM thii| yadi isa ora dhyAna diyA jAya aura vyAyAmasAlA Adi sthApita hoM tathA samaya aura sAdhana ke anukUla vyavasthA kara ke hama kramaza: Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 53 ] svastha aura balavAna baneM to aura samasta kAryoM meM bhI avazya phalIbhUta hoNge| isI prakAra hamArI bahanoM ko bhI svAsthya para pUrA dhyAna rakhanA caahiye| Ajakala hamAre samAja kI striyoM meM svAsthya hAni adhika parimANa meM dekhI jAtI hai / yadi ve bhI zikSA ke sAtha sAtha kucha zArIrika parizrama jaise ki TahalanA, zuddha vAyu sevana Adi anukUla vyAyAma kA abhyAsa rakheM to thor3e samaya meM unakI bhI svAsthyonnati ho sakegI / jaba ki samAja kA utthAna aura patana mAtAoM aura bahanoM ke hAtha meM hai to unake svAsthya para ucita dhyAna dene ke viSaya meM koI matabheda nahIM ho sakatA / kucha Ajakala deza meM sthAna 2 para sevA samitiyAM sthApita haiM I ina sevA samitiyoM meM to vizeSa jAtiyoM, sampradAyoM yA samAjoM kI hai aura kucha sarvasAdhAraNa ko hai / sarvasAdhAraNa ko sevA samitiyoM meM kahIM kahIM para hamAre jaina navayuvaka bhI svayaMsevakoM kA kArya karate haiN| kyA hI acchA ho ki jahAM kahIM bhI hamAre samAja ke loga paryApta saMkhyA meM hoM, vahAM para isa prakAra kI sevA samitiyAM sthApita kI jAMya / ceSTA karane se samAja meM aise navayuvakoM kI kamI na hogI jo apanA thor3A sA samaya - vaha samaya jise ve aksara gapazapa karane athavA tAza khelane meM ur3A dete haiM- dekara samAja kI sevA kara skeN| vivAha zAdI, mI tathA tithi-tyauhAra ke avasaroM para ye svayaMsevaka apane bhAiyoM ko sahAyatA de sakate haiM / inhIM sevA samitiyoM ke dvArA vyAyAmazAlAoM, svAsthyaprada kheloM aura manoraMjana Adi kA prabandha AsAnI se ho sakatA hai| isa kArya meM vyaya bhI adhika na hogA, jise sthAnIya sajjana thor3I sI udAratA se anAyAsa uThA sakate haiN| manuSya sAmAjika jIva hai / usa kI sabhyatA aura saMskRti kI nIMva samAja para hI hai| samAja kA avalamba na rahane se manuSya kA manuSyatva sthira nahIM raha sakatA / yahI kAraNa hai ki sAmAjika vahiSkAra bahuta kaThora daNDa samajhA jAtA hai| kabhI kabhI manuSya rAja-daNDa kI upekSA kara jAtA hai, parantu samAja-daNDa ke Age use apanA mastaka jhukAnA hI par3atA hai| sarvasAdhAraNa para samAja kA jo vyApaka prabhutva hai, usa se hama saba bhalo bhAMti paricita haiM / samAjake prabhutva aura samAja kI kSamatA ke sAmane bar3e bar3e zaktizAlI zAsakoM ko bho parAjita honA par3A hai| samAja ke gurutva aura usa ko vyApakatA ke viSaya meM Apa logoM se kucha adhika kahanA vyartha sA hI hai| kyoMki Aja Apa sajjanoM kA itanI vizAla saMkhyA meM yahAM ekatrita honA hI samAja kI gurutA, upayogitA aura prabhAva kA pratyakSa pramANa hai / matabheda ko dUra kara ke, eka aba maiM apane samAja kI kucha kamajoriyoM kI ora Apa mahAnubhAvoM kA dhyAna AkarSita karatA huuN| sambhava hai, kucha sajjana merI bAtoM se sahamata na hoM, parantu sabhA aura sammelana kA uddezya ho yaha hotA hai ki vicAra vinimaya ke dvArA sarvamAnya praNAlI nikAla kara usake dvArA samAja kA hita viSayoM kA ullekha karUMgA, jina kA sudhAra isa samaya samAja ho rahA hai| kiyA jAya / aba maiM una liye nitAnta Avazyaka ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 54 ] sAmAjika jIvana kA saba se adhika sambandha roTI aura beTI se hai / saMkSepataH ise hama nimnalikhita tIna bhAgoM meM vibhakta kara sakate haiM: 1 - eka paMkti meM kaccA pakkA bhojanAdi 2- paraspara vaivAhika sambandha 3 - paraspara goda lena-dena kA sambandha prAcIna kAla se osavAloM kA bAraha nyAtoM ke sAtha roTI vyavahAra calA AtA hai, aura abataka maujUda hai / parantu beTI vyavahAra aura goda lena-dena kA vyavahAra kevala zrImAla bhAiyoM ke sAtha hotA hai| kahIM kahIM poravAloM aura khaMDelavAloM ke sAtha bho beTI vyavahAra hai, aisA sunA hai| yaha krAnti kA yuga hai / pratyeka samAja apanI unnati tathA prasAra kI ora agrasara ho rahA hai / isa pravAha se hama logoM ko bhI ucita lAbha uThAnA caahiye| merA to mata yaha hai ki jina jina nyAtoM ke sAtha roTI vyavahAra hai, una se vivAha sambandha bhI sthApita kiyA jaay| isa se samAja kI sImA bahuta kucha vistRta ho jaaygii| deza kI varttamAna paristhiti isa samaya hamAre sAmane hai / prAyaH sabhI samAja udAratA tathA sadbhAva ke dvArA apanI sImA vistRta kara rahe haiN| hama logoM ko bhI isa daur3a meM kisI prakAra pIche nahIM rahanA cAhiye / apane samAja kI vartamAna sthiti aura rIti rivAja dekhate hue yaha kahanA par3atA hai ki jina nyAtoM se roTI vyavahAra hai, unake sAtha beTI vyavahAra khola deM, to apane samAja kI sImA aura saMkhyA, jo dina prati dina saMkIrNa aura kSINa ho rahI haiM, bahuta kucha vistRta ho sakatI haiN| apane samAja ke pradhAnusAra vivAha ke kSetra meM dharma kI athavA AmnAya kI roka Toka nahIM honI cAhiye / dekhiye ! hamAre eka osavAla nyAtoM meM hI zvetAmbara mUrttipUjaka, sthAnakavAsI, terahapaMthI, digambara, vaiSNava Adi haiM aura ina meM vivAha Adi meM koI bAdhA nahIM pdd'tii| aisI dazA meM jina nyAtoM se khAna pAna khulA huA hai, aura ve eka hI dharma ko mAnane vAle haiM, to paraspara vivAha Adi sambandha bhI khula jAnA bilakula hI nyAyasaMgata aura ucita hai| isa se kaI prakAra ke lAbha hoMge / hamAre osavAla nyAta meM jo daze aura pAMce kahalAte haiM, una ke viSaya meM bhI hama loga udAsIna baiThe haiM / yaha to siddha hai ki hama loga eka hI the, kisI samaya kucha kAraNoM se vaimanasya hokara pArasparika sAmAjika vyavahAra banda huA hogA / jina kAraNoM se sAmAjika vyavahAra banda huA hogA, aba unakA astitva bhI nahIM hai / ataH aba una ke sAtha saba prakAra kA sambandha aura vyavahAra khola denA cAhiye / vaivAhika kSetra kI sImA vistRta karane se saMtAna nIroga aura balavAna hogii| isakI vizAlatA se kuTumbiyoM kA pArasparika vaimanasya ghaTa jAyagA / prAyaH dekhA gayA hai ki eka hI gAMva yA zahara meM vivAha hone se santAnotpatti kama ho jAtI hai aura sambandhiyoM ke bIca pArasparika sadbhAva kI bhI kamI ho jAtI hai| isaliye jahAM taka sambhava ho, eka gAMva kI lar3akI kA vivAha dUsare gAMva yA zahara meM karanA cAhiye / isa ke sAtha hI dUsare sthAnoM meM vivAhAdi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 55 ] sambaMdha hone se paraspara vivAra aura bhAva vinimaya hote rheNge| aisA hone se hamArI unnati kA mArga bahuta prazasta ho jaaygaa| isa sthala para mujhe eka ghaTanA yAda A gayI hai| yaha bIkAnera kI bAta hai| maiM sastrIka vahAM gayA thA aura samAja ke eka pratiSThita dhanavAna bhAI ke yahAM ThaharA thaa| ve do bhAI the| ghara meM donoM bhAiyoM kI patniyAM aura vRddhA mAtA thiiN| merI strI habelo meM vRddhA mAtAjI ke pAsa tthhriiN| donoM bahuyeM zahara kI thiiN| sthAnIya rivAja ke anusAra prAtaHkAla donoM apane pIhara calI jAtI aura saMdhyA samaya lauTatI thiiN| natIjA yaha thA ki gRhasthI kA sArA bhAra aura atithiyoM kI sevA Adi vRddhA mAtA ko hI karanA par3atA thaa| isa ghaTanA ne zahara meM vivAhAdi karane kI dikkatoM aura dina bhara mAyake meM rahane kI kurIti ne mere Upara gaharA prabhAva ddaalaa| dAmpatya jIvana ke atirikta bhI mahilAoM kA bahuta kucha karttavya hai| ve gRhastha jIvana kI adhiSThAtrI aura saMcAlikA haiN| atithi-sevA, zizupAlana Adi kA bhAra unhIM para hai| parantu yadi ve dina kA sArA samaya mAyake meM hI svacchaMdatA se bitAyeMgI to una ko ina pavitra kartavyoM ke sampAdana kA avasara nahIM mila sktaa| ina saba kaThinAiyoM ko dUra karane kA ekamAtra upAya vaivAhika kSetra kI vRddhi aura isa prakAra mAyake meM rahane ke rivAja ko dUra karanA hI hai| ___yahA~ samAja kI vezabhUSA ke sambandha meM bhI kucha nivedana kara denA maiM Avazyaka samajhatA huuN| vastra kA mukhya uddezya lajjA aura garmI-saradI kA nivAraNa hai, parantu aba una kA prayoga AkarSaNa aura saundarya vRddhi ke liye kiyA jAtA hai| isa samaya jo pahirAvA pracalita hai vaha Arthika tathA svAsthya kI dRSTi se sarvathA hAnikAraka hai| udAharaNa kharUpa rAjapUtAne ke pahirAve ko hI liijiye| kisI prAMta vizeSa para AkSepa karanA hamArA uddezya nahIM hai| lekina spaSTavAditA ke nAte hameM yaha avazya hI svIkAra karanA par3egA ki hamAre pahirAve meM sudhAra kI bahuta kucha guJjAiza hai| hamArI striyA~ gahanoM se isa prakAra ladI rahatI haiM ki ve una ke Upara eka prakAra kA bojha sA ho jAtA hai| isa vyayasAdhya ADambara se samAja ko jo kaThinAiyAM uThAnI par3atI haiM, use prAyaH sabhI bhAI jAnate haiN| isake sAtha hI hamArI deviyoM ke saundarya tathA svAsthya para bhI inakA bar3A hI hAnikara prabhAva par3atA hai| gahanoM ke bojha ke kAraNa ve apane zarIra ko pUrNarUpa se sApha sutharA nahIM kara sakatI haiM, jo kevala una ke zarIra ko hI hAni nahIM pahuMcAtA varan una kI bhAvI santAna ko bhI isa hAni kA bhAgI honA par3atA hai| AbhUSaNoM ke kAraNa striyoM kI khataMtratA meM bhI kAphI bAdhA par3atI hai| cora badamAzoM ke bhaya se ve eka sthAna se dUsare sthAna meM khataMtratApUrvaka jA bhI nahIM sakatI haiN| iMglaiMDa meM videzI vastuoM ko tyAga kara apane deza kI vastuyeM kharIdane ke liye loga er3I-coTI kA pasInA eka kara rahe haiN| iTalI meM kelA paidA na hone ke kAraNa, musolinI iTeliyanoM ko kelA khAne kI manAhI kara rahA hai, taba kyA hamAre samAja kI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 56 ] lahavAya zuddha khadekho vastroM kA vyavahAra nahIM kara sakatIM ? aba to deza meM sundara vastra banane lage haiN| ataH hameM pratyeka bAta meM svadezI vastuoM se hI apanI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti karanI caahiye| maiM samAja ke netAoM se karavaddha anurodha karatA hUM ki ina saba burAiyoM ko dUra karane meM ve apanI zakti tathA prabhAva kA upayoga kreN| sI prasaMga meM striyoM ke parade kA viSaya bhI kaha detA huuN| jina jina prAntoM yA zaharoM meM yaha rivAja hai, vahA~ ke logoM ko cAhiye ki ve sAMsArika jIvana meM aura svAsthya para isase jo jo hAni aura lAbha hote hoM unakI acchI taraha jA~ca kara leN| yadi ghe ise hAnikara samajheM to isa ko zIghra hI haTAne kA prayatna kreN| abalAoM ko saba prakAra se upayukta banAne meM aura una ke dvArA puruSoM ko kArya kSetra meM pUrI sahAyatA milane meM, yaha hAnikAraka rivAja bahuta hI bAdhaka hai| itihAsa se spaSTa hai ki pahale apane AyoM meM aisA na thaa| puruSoM ke sAtha sAtha striyoM kI unnati aura svataMtratA meM aisA pratibandha na thaa| musalamAna zAsakoM ke atyAcAra se hI yaha parade ko kuprathA pracalita huI thI aura vaha usa samaya anivArya bhI thaa| aba samAja ko AvazyakatAnusAra isa prakAra kI hAnikAraka prathAoM meM sudhAra kara lenA caahiye| gujarAta ke jainiyoM meM bilakula hI pardA nahIM hai, ve hamAre hindI bhASA-bhASI samAja se kisI bAta meM pichar3e nahIM haiN| paradA na rakhane se unheM kisI prakAra ko hAni nahIM hotI, ataH hama loga hI isa prakRti-virodhI prathA se kyoM cipaTe raheM ? isI prakAra striyoM ke bhoja ke samaya puruSoM kA parivezana karanA, vivAhAdi ke samaya bhaddI bhahI mAliyA~ gAnA Adi jo kucha hAnikAraka aura kutsita rivAja jahA~ jahA~ maujUda haiM, una kI bhI itizrI honI caahiye| hA~, maiM pahile vivAha-kSetra ke vistAra kI carcA kara rahA thaa| isa viSaya meM aura kauna kauna sI prathA pracalita hai, isa sambandha meM bhI saMkSeparUpa se kucha nivedana kara detA huuN| eka kimbadantI calI AtI hai ki apane osavAla nyAta meM solaha gota TAla kara vivAha hote the| isa samaya una kI saMkhyA ghaTate ghaTate kevala cAra raha gayI hai| kahIM kahIM do mota chor3a kara hI vaivAhika sambandha ho jAtA hai| gota TAla kara vivAha Adi hogA vaijJAnika dRSTi se bhI hitakArI mAnA gayA hai| Ajakala paMjAba ke osavAloM se rAjapUtAnA Adi sthAna ke osavAloM kA vaivAhika sambandha kama dekhane meM AtA hai| isakA pradhAna kAraNa yahI pratIta hotA hai ki hamAre paMjAba nivAsI bhAI gota kA vyavahAra kama karate haiM / yadi ve loga bhI apane apane mota ko anya osavAla bhAiyoM kI taraha apane nAma ke sAtha rakheM aura vivAha Adi ke sAya usI prakAra TAleM to unakA bhI sAmAjika vyavahAra kisI prakAra doSaNIya nahIM raha jaaygaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ isI prakAra gujarAta ke bhI AosavAla bhAI gotra kara bAhara kama rakhane ke kAraNa apane apane gota ko bhUla gaye haiN| phira bhI vahA~ ke kucha okhavALa bhAkoM ko apane apane gota mAlUma haiN| jo loga bhUla gaye haiM, unheM veTA kara apane ane mokhoM para patA lagAnA aura vivAhAdi ke samaya para TAlanA cAhiye, tAki apane ko unake sAtha sAmAjika vyavahAra meM kisI prakAra kI bAdhA na pdd'e| sajano ! yaha ghoSita karate hue mujhe asIma prasannatA hotI hai ki hamAre samAja se saMkoca vicAra aura aneka kuprathAyeM haTatI jA rahI haiN| videza manA-gamana kI bAdhAyeM bhI haTa gaI haiN| ina dinoM bAlavivAha, bRddhavivAha, kanyAvikraya, phijUlamAnoM Adi kurItiyoM ke duHkhada dRSTAnta kama dUSTigocara hote haiN| phira bhI isakA sabhI mUloccheda nahIM huA hai| yaha samaya AyA hai jaba ki hama logoM ko ina ko samAna pUrA karane meM apanI sArI zakti lagA denI caahiye| jina logoM ke hAthoM meM isa samaya samAja kA sUtra hai, unakA bhAra isa sambandha meM bahuta hI gurutara ho jAtA hai| prAyaH dekhA jAtA hai ki unakI choTI choTI kamajoriyoM ke dvArA bhI aneka sAmAjika kuhItiyoM ko protsAhana milatA hai| samAja unheM kevala saMcAlaka ke rUpa meM-sArathI ke rUpa meM hI nahIM dekhatA, vaha unase Adarza kI AzA rakhatA hai| janatA unheM anukaraNIya samajhatI hai| ataH unheM kisI prakAra kA kamajorI dikhAnI ucita nhiiN| sAmAjika saMskAroM meM vivAha saMskAra kA pramukha sthAna hai| sthAna sthAna para isa sambandha meM bhinna bhinna prakAra kI prathAyeM pracalita haiN| kheda kA viSaya hai ki isa samaya taka isa sambandha meM koI sarvamAnya jAtIya niyama nahIM bana sakA hai| isa prakAra ke niyama banAne kI bahuta bar3I AvazyakatA hai| aisA na hone se samAja kI avasthA sudhara nahIM sktii| dhanADyoM kI bAMdhalI se garIba bhAI botaraha pisa jAte haiN| dhanImAnI zrImAnoM ke pAsa to pAnI kI taraha bahAne ke liye yatheSTa dhana rahatA hai| yadyapi isakA kupariNAma unheM bhI Age calakara bhoganA par3atA hai, lekina isa sAmAjika saMgharSa meM garIba bhAiyoM ko bahuta kaSTa uThAnA par3atA hai| hama logoM kA pradhAna kartavya hai ki sAmAjika niyama banA kara vivAha sambandhI phijUlakharcI ko ekadama roka deM, jisa se sAmAjika pratiSThA kI vedo para hamAre garIba bhAiyoM kA balidAna na ho| sarvasammati se vivAha kI rIti rasma do yA tIna prakAra kI banAI jAMya to unheM kAryarUpa meM saba jagaha AsAtI se lAyA jA sakatA hai| sajjano! vivAha prakaraNa ko samApta karane ke pahale, bAla vivAha ke sambandha meM bhI kucha kahanA Avazyaka sA pratIta hotA hai| ati prAcIna kAlameM bAla kA kI prathA nahIM thii| manuSya jIvana ko mUlyavAna banAne ke liye acche acche niyama pracalita the| brahmacarya ke sAtha guru se zikSA prApta karake zArIrika unnati ke sAdhanoM kA abhyAsa karate '| prazcAt vayaH prApta hone para vivAha karake sAMsArika sukha bhogate the| usa samaya antarjAtIya vivAha bhI niSiddha na thaa| dAmpatya jIvana ko sulo banAne ke liye smAMsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 58 athavA rUpa guNAdi kI samAnatA dekha kara vivAha hote the / musalamAnI zAsana kAlameM una saboM ke amAnuSika atyAcAroM ke kAraNa bAla-vivAha pracalita huA hai / isI prakAra anamela vivAha, bahu vivAha Adi kI utpatti huI hai / inake phalasvarUpa bhAvI santAna ayogya hotI aura unase samAja kA to kahanA hI kyA, sAre deza kI hAni hotI hai / Apa jAnate haiM ki hamAre briTiza bhArata meM bAla-vivAha niSedha ke liye sarakArI kAnUna bana gayA hai| dezI rAjyoM meM bhI kahIM kahIM aise hI kAyade bane haiM, parantu jahAM jahAM nahIM hue haiM, vahAM bhI bananA cAhiye / isa kArya ke liye usa rAjya ke prajA loga dattacitta hokara zIghra kAnUna banavA leM aura unheM mAnya kareM, yaha merA namra nivedana hai / sAmAjika hita kI dRSTi se vRddha vivAha ko dUra karane kI bhI bahuta bar3I AvazyakatA hai / vRddha vivAha ke phalasvarUpa samAjameM nAnA prakAra kI burAiyoM kA prAdurbhAva hotA hai| hama logoM ko vaivAhika avasthA kI koI sImA nirdhArita kara denI cAhiye / merA vizvAsa hai ki isa prakAra kI vyavasthA prAyaH sabhI logoM ko mAnya hogo aura samAja ke sirase yaha kalaGka bhI dUra ho jAyagA / dekhA jAya, kanyA vikraya kI prathA atyanta nindanIya hai / jisa sthAna meM yaha kArya hote vahAM Andolana athavA satyAgraha karake turata ise roka denA cAhiye / vivAha carcA samApta karane ke pahale anamela vivAha kA jikra karanA bhI Ava zyaka hai / anamela vivAha se jo burAiyAM hotI haiM, unase prAyaH sabhI sajjana paricita haiN| isake cakra meM par3a kara pArivArika jIvana kitanA duHkhapUrNa ho jAtA hai, yaha zabdoM ke dvArA vyakta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / isa sambandha meM adhika kucha na kaha kara maiM kevala yahI anurodha karanA cAhatA hUM ki avilamba ina burAiyoM ko sadA ke liye dUra kara denA cAhiye / hamAre samAja meM aura bhI kaI prakAra kI kuprathAyeM pracalita haiM / mRtyu saMskAra ko hI lIjiye / isa kuprathA ko lekara samAja meM bahuta kucha vivecana huA hai| lekina kheda kA viSaya hai ki isa se samAja ko abhI taka paritrANa nahIM milA hai| eka rivAja jo deza meM atyanta hAsyAspada bana rahA hai aura hamAre samAja ko bhISaNa hAni pahuMcA rahA hai, vaha mRtaka ke ghara meM agni saMskAra karane ke bAda unake nikaTa sambandhiyoM kA pahuMca jAnA hai| jisa ke ghara meM koI mare, jahAM kisI sage sambandhI kA vira viyoga ho, vahAM jAkara samavedanA pragaTa karanA, bekala parivAra ko DhAr3hasa baMdhAnA aura usakI hara prakAra sahAyatA karanA, iSTamitroM aura bandhubAndhavoM kA karttavya hai / lekina aise zokAtura kuTumba meM bhojana karane ko DaTa jAnA vAstava meM amAnuSikatA hai| aisI prathA sabhya samAja meM anyatra kahIM dekhane meM nahIM AtI / bhalA, Apa sociye to pati- pitA Adi ke dehAnta se Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 56 ] vihvala parivAra zokasAgara meM magna chaTapaTA rahA hai, use apanI sudha nahIM hai, aiso ghora vipatti ke samaya meM usa para yaha bojha lAda diyA jAtA hai ki vaha apane sambandhiyoM ko dAvata de aura unake bhojana ke liye pUr3I aura miThAiyAM taiyAra kre| vaha mAtama manAve yA hama ko chaka chaka ke jimAve / yadi nirdhana kuTumba meM kisI kI mRtyu ho to use marane kA utanA duHkha nahIM hotA hai / asahya yantraNA to AnevAle kuTumbiyoM ko dAvata dene kI ho jAtI hai / yaha kutsita prathA zIghra banda honI caahiye| aise avasara para hamArA murzidA bAda kA samAja jo vyavahAra karatA hai, vaha vizeSa sarAhanIya hai| vahAM apane sambandhI tathA kuTumba ke loga bhojana karane nahIM jaate| balki apanA dharmaM samajhate haiM ki zoka santapta parivAra ko khAnA pakAne ke bhAMjhaTa se bcaayeN| ve kaI dinoM taka -- jaba taka azauca rahe - bhojana kA pakApakAyA sAmAna bhejate rahate haiM / merI samajha meM yadi saba jAti bhAI yaha prathA apanA leM to hamAre samAja kI eka niSThura kuprathA dUra ho jaaye| mRtaka ke ghara meM dhIraja dilAne jA kara vahA~ juhArI vagairaha ke rUpa meM rupaye lenA aura denA to isa se bhI adhika nindanIya hai / eka to mRtaka ke ghara vAloM para iSTa viyoga se ghora zoka chAyA rahatA hai| usa para yadi sahAnubhUti dikhAne aura unakI Arthika sahAyatA karane ke sthAna para ulTe unase dhana liyA jAya aura una para artha saGkaTa DAlA jAya to yaha samAja ke liye mahAna kalaGka kA viSaya hai / isake atirikta gujarAta kI tarapha mRtyu para chAtI poTanA, paMjAba, rAjapUtAnA Adi pradezoM meM jaba jaba koI sage sambamdhI 'mukAma' dene ke liye Ate haiM, taba taba ronA pITanA Adi kuprathAyeM bhI nirarthaka aura nindanIya haiN| jina prathAoM se samAja ko lAbha ke badale hAni hotI ho unheM jitanI jaldI chor3A jAya utanA ho samAja kA adhika kalyANa ho / mRtakabhoja, varSI Adi kuprathAyeM bho hameM chor3anI pdd'egii| kyoMki inase hAni ke sivA lAbha nahIM hai / hamArI jAti ko bhI ina prathAoM ke viruddha Andolana karanA cAhiye, tAki saba bhAI jAna jAMya ki ina se kyA ahita ho rahA hai| I .. achUtoddhAra ke prazna ne Aja bhArata bhara meM bhISaNa khalabalI macA dI hai| mahAtmA gAMdhI ne apanA amUlya jIvana saMkaTa meM DAla kara jo bhISma pratijJA kI thI, usane isa samasyA kA vizAla aura ugra rUpa saba ke sAmane upasthita kara diyA hai / hindU samAja kA koI aGga aisA nahIM hai, jo isa jaTila prazna se vicalita na huA ho / yaha hai bhI svAbhAvika, kyoMki 22 karor3a hinduoM meM prAyaH 7 karor3a achUta mAne jAte haiM aura yadi ye hama se alaga ho jAMya to hamArA tihAI aGga hI kaTa jAyagA / usa samaya hamArI jo durgati hogI, usakI kalpanA bhI bhayaMkara hai / jaina samAja bhI hindU jAti kA aMza hone ke kAraNa isa vikaTa paristhiti se korA nahIM nikala sakatA / rASTrIya bhAvApanna kucha jenI bhAI achUtoddhAra meM juTa gaye haiM aura ve aneka upAyoM se aspRzyoM ko apanAne lage haiN| isaliye yaha atyanta Avazyaka ho gayA hai ki jaina samAja ko Thoka patha para rakhane ke pUrNa aura viveka sammata vicAra rakhe jAMya / liye usa ke sammukha yukti Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ / 60 ] . achUtoM kI mukhya ApattiyAM ye haiM ki unheM kamoM aura tAlAboM meM pAnI marane nahIM diyA jAtA, sthaloM aura kAlejoM meM ve ucca jAti ke hindU lar3akoM ke sAtha pInahI pAte, mandiroM meM praveza nahIM kara sakate aura patita yAnIca gine jAne ke kAraNa unheM acchI naukariyAM nahIM milatI, jisa se unakI jIcikA meM bAdhA par3atI hai| ye ApattimA ucita hai| jaba hama loga kArakhAnoM meM kAma karane vAle musalamAna, IsAI Adi kA chumA humA nala kA jala pIte haiM, to phira ina hindU aspRzyoM kA chumA pAnI pIne meM kyA pAca hai ! UMTa ke camar3e se banI huI mazaka kA pAnI bhI to hama pIte hI hai| malA sociye to, jisa ko hama Aja achata kaha kara dutakArate haiM, kala ko ho yadi vaha IsAI yA musalamAna ho jAya to vidyAlayoM meM saba ke sAtha par3hatA hai aura kisI ko koI Apatti nahIM hotii| relagAr3I tathA dAma para achUta hamAre bagala meM baiThate hI haiN| aura usameM hameM Apatti nahIM hotI, taba unheM naukarI dene meM kyA aitarAja ho sakatA hai ? bhArata ke adhikAMza pradezoM kI vyavasthApikA sabhAoM meM camAra, bhaMgI Adi anta bhAI sadasya haiN| unake sAtha saba hindU binA agara magara ke saharSe baiThate hai| saca to yaha hai ki pratyeka manuSya achUta to usa avasthA meM rahatA hai jaba vaha azucipUrNa ho / udAharaNArtha jaba hama koI azuddha kAma kara ke Ate haiM to snAnAdi karane ke pahale taka achUta rahate haiN| svAsthya aura vijJAna kI daSTi se yaha ucita bhI hai| achUta to tabhI taka chUne yogya nahIM hai jabataka vaha gaMdA kAma kre| usa ke bAda nahA dho lene para vaha zuddha aura spRzya ho jAtA hai| kintu manuSya samAja kI atyAvazyaka sevA karane vAlo jAti para sadA ke liye aspRzyatA kA kalaGka lagAnA mahAna pApa hai| samayaM kI gati ko dekha kara yaha bilakula anAvazyaka hai| isa viSaya meM jaina samAja bahuta ho udAra hai| jaina siddhAMta to yaha hai ki prANI mAtra kI AtmA jhAna, darzana cAritramayo hai aura nizcaya rUpa se samAna hai| kisI bhI manuSya ko apane se hIna yA nova samajhane se, samajhane vAle ko mohanIya karma kA baMdha hotA hai, aura kisI bhI jIva ko usa ke adhikAroM se vaJcita karane se bA usa kI svAdhInatA meM bAdhA DAlane se antarAya karma ke baMdha kA hetu hotA hai| isa dRSTi se jaina dharma manuSya mAtra meM bheda bhAva nahIM rkhtaa| aba rahI mandira praveza ko baat| hamAre mandiroM ke tIna vibhAga haiM : (1) garbha gRha arthAt mUla gambhArA (2) sabhAmaNDapa aura DamaNDapa (3) bAharI bhAga mUla gaMmAra meM snAna kara ke, zuddha vastra dhAraNa kara anI tathA anya jAtiyoM ke nirAmizASI bhI jinendra deva kI pUjA ke nimitta jAyeM to kisI ko koI Apatti na ho| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ isI prakAra sabhAmaNDapa aura raMgamaNDapa meM kisI bhI jAti kA manuSya kyoM na ho, yadi vaha zuddha ho kara prabhu bhajana aura vaMdana ke liye Ave to isa meM bhI kisI ko kyA Apatti ho sakatI hai ? bAharI hisse meM to sadA se hara jAti ke manuSya AyA hI karate haiN| isa meM to chUta-achUta kA prazna kabhI uThA hI nhiiN| kintu ina achUta bhAiyoM kA anya hindU maMdiroM meM praveza karane kA Agraha karanA vAstavika artha rakhatA hai| jaina maMdiroM meM to ina kA jAnA yA jAne kA Agraha karanA nirarthaka hai| hAM, jo achUta jaina AcAra-vicAra grahaNa kara isa sampradAya meM Ave to dUsarI bAta hai| ___ isa sammelana meM anyAnya uddezyoM ke sAtha sAtha samAja ko Arthika sthiti sudhArane kA viSaya bhI rakhA gayA hai| vartamAna kAla meM Arthika sthiti cAro ora zocanIya ho rahI hai| jaba taka samAja ke bandhugaNa paraspara aikyabhAva sthApita kara ke pUrNa vizvAsa se vyavasAya kSetra meM agrasara na hoMge taba taka apanI sthiti ke sudharane kI AzA nahIM hai| Arthika unnati ke sambandha meM athavA rojagAra yA vyavasAya ke viSaya meM jAtIya sammelana ke dvArA niyama banAnA yA pratibandha sthApita karanA saMbhava nahI hai| jaba Apasa ke saMgaThana se bala aura vidyA pracAra se jJAna kI vRddhi hogI aura samAja se hara taraha kI phijUlakhI dUra hogI usa samaya hamArI Arthika sthiti sudhregii| parantu sthiti sudhArane ke liye baiGka Adi koI bhI aisI sArvajanika saMsthA khAsa eka samAja ke liye lAbhadAyaka honA kaThina hai| vyavasAya kA kSetra vizAla hai| yadi hama loga acchI taraha soca vicAra kara satyatA aura parizrama se apane dhana aura buddhi ko isa ora lagAyeMge to avazya Arthika sthiti meM unnati hogii| sajano! jAtIya itihAsa prakAzita karanA eka sarAhanIya kArya hai, parantu osavAla jAti kA itihAsa taiyAra karanA Ter3hI khIra hai| kisI jAti kA itihAsa likhane ke liye kalama uThAne para usa ke prArambhika itihAsa arthAt utpatti se hI likhanA hogA, poche paravattoM itihAsa likhA jaaygaa| adyAvadhi 'mahAjana vaMza muktAvalI', 'jaina sampradAya zikSA', 'jaina jAti mahodaya' Adi kaI grantha prakAzita ho cuke haiN| ina meM osavAla, zrImAla, poravAla, khaMDelavAla Adi nyAto ko utpatti kA varNana hai| ina ke atirikta rAjapUtAne ke tathA vizeSa kara mAravAr3a ke kucha bhAToM ke yahAM 'osavaMza utpatti' Adi ke kavittoM kA saMgraha milatA hai| ina logoM ke pAsa una ke gotravAra pUrva puruSoM kI tAlikA bhI milatI hai| ina saboM meM utpatti ke viSaya meM jo kathA hai, vaha prAmANika jJAta nahIM hotii| oziyAM meM jo mandira prazasti saM0 1013 kI milatI hai, usa meM aura vahAM ke saciyApa mAtA ke mandira meM saM0 1236 kA jo lekha vasamAna hai, usa meM hamAre mozavaMza ko utpatti kA koI ullekha nahIM hai| jaina yatioM ke yahAM jo patra mile haiM, unameM vIrAt 70 barSe ozavaMza utpatti likhI milatI hai aura kula bhAToM ke kapittoM meM vikrama saMvat 222 hai| parantu Aja taka isa viSaya kI khoja meM jo kucha pramANa upalabdha haiM, unase ye donoM hI bhramAtmaka mAlUma par3ate haiN| vIra bhagavAn ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 62 ] pazcAt AcAryoM kI paTTAvalI meM jo kucha likhA hai, usa se, spaSTa hai ki antima kevalI jaMbU svAmI, jinhoM ne mahAvIra svAmI ke pazcAt 64 varSa meM mukti prApti kI thI, unake ziSya prabhava svAmI usa samaya AcArya the aura una kA svargavAsa borAt 75 varSa meM huA thaa| yadi ozavaMza kI sthApanA usa samaya huI hotI to kisI na kisI grantha meM isa viSaya kA ullekha avazya miltaa| isa liye ina saba kAraNoM se yaha kalpanA ho sakatI hai ki osavAloM ko utpatti kA itihAsa bilakula andhakAra meM hai| pUrvAcAryoM ne kucha bhaviSya soca kara hI isa viSaya kI koI sAmagrI nahIM rakhI hai| paravartI yatioM aura kula bhAToM ke yahAM pAI jAne vAlI sAmagrI prAmANika nahIM hai| ve saba adhikAMza meM pramANa-zUnya, pakSapAta yukta aura kalpita haiN|| parivartI itihAsa ke viSaya meM prAcIna lekha prazasti, tAtra zAsana Adi meM jahAM jahAM hamAre ozavaMza kI aitihAsika ghaTanAoM kA ullekha milatA hai, usa se prakaTa hotA hai ki hamAre samAja ke logoM ne dharma aura deza sevA ke liye tana, mana, dhana kI agaNita AhutiyAM dI haiN| ina saba kA bahuta kucha masAlA vartamAna hai| bhArata ke itihAsa kI sAmagrI ke sAtha hamArA sAmAjika itihAsa bhI bahuta sA naSTa ho gayA hai, parantu aba bhI prayAsa karane se bahuta kucha sAdhana milane kI saMbhAvanA hai| mere vivAra se aisI dazA meM vartamAna zatAbdi kI ghaTanAoM se hI apanI jAti kA itihAsa likhanA Arambha kara deM aura pazcAt pahale kA itihAsa likhA jAya / jyoM jyoM pUrvavartI itihAsa kI ora agrasara hote jAyaMge tyoM tyoM mArga sApha hotA jAyagA aura Age ke sAdhana milane kI kaThinAiyAM kama hotI jaaygii| aura thor3e hI samaya meM eka acchA itihAsa bana jaaygaa| kramazaH hameM utpatti ke samaya taka pahuMcane kA prayAsa karanA hogaa| isa praNAlI se kArya karane meM saphalatA milane kI AzA hai| dillI ke hamAre zrImAla bhAI bAbU umarAva siMhajI TAMka, vakola sAhaba ne kucha dina pUrva Oswal & Oswal Family nAmaka eka choTI pustikA kA eka khaNDa aura Jain Historical Studies prakAzita kiyA thaa| tatpazcAt unakI aura koI pustaka zAyada nahIM chapI hai, parantu aura bhI bahuta pustakeM prakAzita huI haiM, jina se samAja ke itihAsa aura mahattA para acchA prakAza par3atA hai| apane osavAla samAja meM bahuta se zUra vIra karmaTha nItijJa mahApuruSa ho gaye haiN| bhAmA zAha, karmacanda vacchAvata, thAharU zAha bhanazAlI, ratnasiMha bhaNDArI, amaracanda surANA, indrarAja siMghI Adi mahA puruSa sadA cirasmaraNIya rheNge| isI ajamera nagarI meM DramarAja siMghI ne apane prANoM kI Ahuti dekara jAti aura samAja ke gaurava kI rakSA kI thii| mUtA nainasI prasiddha aitihAsika grantha 'khyAta' ke racayitA bhI osavAla the| "gorA bAdala kI kathA" Adi ke kartA jaTamala nAhara Adi sAhityikoM kI kamI nahIM hai| 'prema ratna' sarIkhI racanAyeM kara ke ratna kuvara aisI viduSiyoM ne bhI hamAre samAja kA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 63 mukha ujjvala kiyA hai| kalA ke kSetra meM bhI, isa Adhunika kAla kA saMsAra hamAre AbU ke mandiroM ko dekha dAMtoM tale uMgalI dabAtA hai| isI prakAra apane bahuta se ratnoM kA itihAsa andhakAra meM par3A huA hai| khoja karane para aisI bahuta kucha aitihAsika aura sAhityika sAmagrI upalabdha hogii| apanI jAti kI DAirekarI taiyAra karanA bhI eka prakAra se itihAsa kA eka aGga hai| isa sammelana ke sambandha meM kucha zaGkAoM ke samAdhAna kA jo parcA prakAzita huA hai, usa meM aisI kAryoM kI upayogitA spaSTa rUpa se samajhAyI gayI hai| AzA hai ki Apa loga una vicAroM se sahamata hoNge| DAirekRrI banAnA atyAvazyaka hai| samAja kI sthiti ko sugamatA se jAnane ke liye isake sivA aura koI sulabha sAdhana nahIM ho sktaa| eka bAra prakAzita hone se hI isa kI upayogitA spaSTa dikhAI pdd'egii| Aja se 42 varSa pUrva nAsika se hamAre eka osavAla bandhu bAbU nenasukha jI kevalacandANI nimANI sAhabane 'osavAla lokAMro Aja kAlarI sthiti' (The Present State of the Oswal ) nAmaka eka nibandha pustakAkAra meM prakAzita kiyA thaa| vaha pustikA mere pUjya pitAjI sAheba ke pAsa bhI AI thii| yadyapi vaha pustaka mAravAr3I bhASA meM arthAt DiMgala hindI meM likhI huI hai, parantu usa meM lekhaka ne apane vistRta anubhava se apane samAja kI sthiti para prakAza DAlA hai aura anta meM jo vicAra prakaTa kiyA hai, vaha atyanta mahatva pUrNa hai| yadi una kA vicAra kArya rUpa meM pariNata hotA to Aja apanA samAja bahuta kucha unnati patha meM agrasara ho cukA hotaa| Apa logoM ke sammukha usa nibandha kI mukhapIThikA aura anta kA kucha aMza yahAM upasthita karatA hUM: "hara eka cIja ne vAralo aura mAyalo isA doya aGga huve he uNa pramANeIja ApaNe sthiti rA piNa vAralo ora mAyalo isA doya aGga judA judA hai, uNaro judo judo vivAra krsaaN| vArale aGgaro vicAra karatA to loka sukhI, paisAvAlA. dAnasUra, kharacU isA dose kAraNa cArukAnI moTI moTI bAtAM dekhaNa meM ora suNana meM Ave, koI ThikANe pAMca so eka rupyAsU bIMTI AI, koI ThikANe to eka hajAra eka rupyAsU aaii| kaThaI cAra hajAra kI perAvaNI dirIjI, to kaTheI dasa hajAra kii| kaThaI zevagAM ne pAMca so eka rupyA tyAgarA, to kaTheI eka hajAra eka, kaTheI doya paragaNAro kAraja, to kaTheI pAMca paragaNAro, kaThaI zevagA ne doya doya rupyA dikhaNA, to kaThaDe dasa dasa rupyA, kaTheI savA so rupyAsU javAra, to kaThe tIna so rupyAsU, koI ThikANe eka so eka rupyAsU page lagAi, to koI ThikANe tIna so eka rupyAsU, eka jiNAre aThe pAMca pakavAnArA jImaNa, to dUjAre ghevara phoNI zivAya meM, geNAro to antaija nahIM, istrAje Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 64 ] vAlI bAtAMme to koI koI bAta kamatIpaNArI nikhara Ave nahIM, jinasa ApaNA loka paisA vAlA, ora sukhI dIse, piNa bAralo eka aGga dekhaneija, koI bAta nakkI karaNI vAjavI nahIM, mAyalo aGga dekhyA binA kharI sthiti mAluma paDalI nahIM jiro aThe thoDo vicAra karasAM / mAyale aDare vicAra meM uparalI sAralI bAtAM ulaTI nijara ambe, ora loka, dukhI, karaja meM DUboDA kAyare kAma ne kaMTAlayoDA isAIja ghaNA dIse, kAraNa rujagAra meM cArukAnI paidA Agale vidhe kamatI huya gaI kharaca dina dina dekhA dekhI badha gayA, jiNasU lokAMre kanne pUMjI meM tanta aura tarAvaTa rahI nahIM, U aiba chipAvaNAre vAkkhe thothI kIrti milAvaNArI icchA badha gaI, vA thothI kIrti saiMkar3oM kuTumbaro nAsa kara rahI hai" ityAdi anta meM kAmare vAste eka moTI sabhA sthApana huI cahije, uNa sabhA meM nyAya nyArA gAMvarA duzyAra aura anubhavo loka meMbara nemyA cahije, vA sabhA hara eka jilhAre gAMva meM bharaNI cahije, ora hara eka gAMvare aura kheDAre paMcAre tarapha eka eka muktyAra uNa sabhA meM AvaNo cahije, uNa sabhA meM bahumatasU jikA jikA TherAva huve, ve TherAva sArA jiNA kabUla karane uNa pramANe cAlIyo cahije, uNa sabhAre kharaca sAru, hara eka gAMva vAlA ora kheDA vAlA Apa Apare tAkada mAphaka vargaNI khuzIsU golA karane madata bhejanI cAhine, istrAje kAma cAlyo to thor3A dinA meM ApanA lokAMro sArI bAMtA meM sudhAro isI iNa meM bilakula saMso nahIM / " svAgatasamiti kI ora se Apa kI sevA meM kaI vijJaptiyAM pahuMcI hoMgI / unake avalokana se Apa isa sammelana ke uddezya se bhalIbhAMti paricita ho gaye hoMge / usakI saphalatA ke nimitta eka aisI saMsthA kA sthApita honA Avazyaka hai jo samasta samAja meM saMgaThana kI ruci paidA kare / eka hI varga kI unnati ko apanA lakSya banAne para saMgaThana meM utanI saphalatA prApta nahIM 'sakatI jitanI AzA kI jAtI hai| varga kI sImA jitanI vistRta hogo, saMgaThana meM utanI hI AsAnI hogii| saMsthA kA nAma aisA honA cAhiye jisa meM kisI bhI varga ko saMsthA ke sAtha sahAnubhUti dikhAne meM hicakicAhaTa na ho| aise sammelana yadi samaya samaya para hote raheMge to una se meM utsAha utpanna hotA rahegA aura hama kramazaH apane uddezyoM meM saphalatA prApta kreNge| saMsthA kI ora se eka patra kA prakAzita honA bhI jarUrI hai| patra se dUra dUra dezoM meM rahane vAloM ko bhI saMsthA ke kAryoM kI jAnakArI rahegI aura yadi Apa loga barAbara unnati dikhAte raheMge to mujhe pUrNa AzA hai ki saMsthA ko hara eka tarapha se saba prakAra kI sahAyatA milatI rhegii| samAja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ Aja se pacIsa vaSa pUrva san 1907 meM mere svargIya pUjya pitAjI ne zrI jaina zvetAmbara kAnpharensa ke pAMcaveM adhivezana ke sabhApati kA pada grahaNa kiyA thaa| yaha adhivezana ahamadAbAda meM huA thA aura usa meM paryApta saphalatA bhI milI thii| jainamadada-phaNDa kI sthApanA usI adhivezana kA pariNAma hai| isa sthAyI phaNDa kI sahAyatA se Aja taka jaina vidyArthIgaNa lAbha uThA rahe haiN| parantu samAja kI AvazyakatAmoM ko dekhate hue kevala yahI phaNDa paryApta nahIM hai| isa prakAra ke kaI phaNDa hone cAhiye, jina se prAnta prAnta meM aura sthAna sthAna meM hamAre samAja ke asamartha chAtra vidyArjana se vaJcita na rahane paaveN| sammelana ke uddezyoM para ye saba vivAra Apa mahAzayoM ke sammukha hai| aba Apa logoM kA kartavya hai ki unheM acchI taraha manana kara ke ucita prastAva pAsa kareM aura unheM kArya rUpa meM pariNata kareM tathA kAryakartAoM ko saba prakAra kI sahAyatA deN| samaya sayaya para aura sthAna sthAna para isa prakAra ke sammelanoM kA honA. Ava. zyaka hai, jo bIca kI kAryavAhI kA nirIkSaNa kara ke use agrasara karate rheN| uddezyoM ko saphala banAne ke liye jisa prakAra kI kamiTI, saba kamiTI Adi Avazyaka hoM, Apa loga una kA cunAva kreN| hamArA uddezya yaha nahIM hai ki samAja kI jo paJcAyate, sabhA samitiyAM Adi vartamAna haiM, unheM ukhAr3a phekA jAya yA Una kA virodha kiyA jAya, varana hamArA lakSya yaha honA cAhiye ki apanI samaveta zakti aura saMgaThana se una saSoM ko aura bhI puSTa kiyA jaay| una kI burAiyoM kA samayAnukUla sudhAra kareM aura una kI ora samAja ko jAgrata rkheN| gAMva kI paJcAyatoM tathA sthAna sthAna para navayuvakoM athavA vayovRddha sajanoM ne jo maNDala, samitiyA~, saMsthA Adi sthApita kara rakhI hai tathA samAja kI bhalAI ke liye aura jo kucha kArya cala rahe haiM una meM aura bhI sphUrti padA kI.jAye aura jina jina kAraNoM se unnati meM bAdhA pahuMcatI hai, unheM miTA kara samAja ko unnati kI ora bar3hAyA jaay| isa se pahale bhI hamArI jAtIya mahAsabhA karane ke liye kaI bAra prayatna ho cuke haiM aura kaI adhivezana bhI ho cuke haiN| parantu kheda hai ki ve prayatna cirasthAyI va ho ske| isa asaphalatA ke aneka kAraNa haiN| maiM mahAnubhAvoM se prArthanA karUMgA ki Apa ina kAraNoM para gambhIratA pUrvaka vivAra kareM aura pahale kI asaphalatAoM ke anubhavoM se lAbha uThAkara, isa mahAsabhA kI nIMva ko sthAyI aura dUr3ha AdhAra para sthApita kreN| pahale kI asaphalatAoM se nirAza hone kI koI bAta nahIM hai| asaphalatA hamAre anubhava ko bar3hAtI hai, hamArI buddhi aura saGkalpa ko adhika dUr3ha karatI hai aura usa se hamArI bhAvI saphalatA aura bhI adhika jAjvalyamAna ho uThatI hai| isa sambandha meM maiM eka bAta nivedana karUMgA ki hamAre kArya kartAoM ko eka sAtha hI aneka yojanAoM ( skImoM) ko hAtha meM na lenA caahiye| usa se hamArI zakti 10 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ [ 66 ] aneka bhAgoM meM vibhAjita ho jAtI hai aura kisI kArya meM pUrI saphalatA nahIM milatI / mahAsabhA kI prArambhika avasthA meM yaha zreSThatara hogA ki hama loga eka do bAtoM ko le kara una para hI apanI samasta zakti kendrIbhUta kara deM aura una meM saphalatA prApta hone para Age bddh'eN| yaha DhaGga adhika vyAvahArika aura upayogI siddha hogA / anta meM maiM samAja ke navayuvakoM se prArthanA karUMgA ki ve isa jAtIya mahAnuSThAna ko saphala banAveM / hamAre vayovRddha bhAiyoM kI paripakka buddhi, unakA vistRta anubhava aura jJAna hamArA sahAyaka hogA, hamArA patha pradarzaka banegA, parantu vAstavika kArya kevala navayuvakoM ke dvArA hI sampanna hogaa| pratyeka jAti meM, pratyeka sampradAya meM, pratyeka samAja meM aura pratyeka deza meM asalI aura Thosa kArya navayuvaka hI karate Aye haiM / navayuvako! Apa hI hamArI jAti aura deza ke bhAvI netA haiN| hamArA samasta ujjvala bhaviSya Apa ke hI dRr3ha kandhoM para hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jisa samaya apane divya sandeza se pRthvI ko Alokita kiyA thA, usa samaya una kI Ayu kyA thI? jisa samaya unhoM ne apane nirmala dharma kA pracAra Arambha kiyA thA, usa samaya rela nahIM thI, tAra nahIM the, moTa nahIM thIM, vAyuyAna nahIM the, chApAkhAne aura samAcAra-patra bhI nahIM the| usa samaya baGgAla se ajamera taka pahuMcane meM varSoM laga jAte the / itanI saba kaThinAiyAM hone para bhI unhoM ne saurASTra se lekara aGga taka aura paJjAba se lekara sudUra kaliMga aura dakSiNa anArya deza taka samasta bhAratavarSa ko apane divya Aloka se Alokita kara diyA thA, aura aisA Alokita kara diyA thA ki Aja taka una ke prakAza se hamAre antaHkaraNa prakAzita haiM; usa prakAza ko dekha kara Aja bhI videzI vidvAnoM kI AMkheM cakAcauMdha meM par3a jAtI haiM / ataH Ajakala jaba vAyuyAna ke dvArA kevala pandraha ghaNTe meM kalakatte se ajamera pahuMcA jA sakatA hai, jaba bijalI ke dvArA kevala kucha kSaNoM meM yahAM kA samAcAra pAtAla loka amerikA taka pahuMca jAtA hai, jaba hameM anya sahasroM suvidhAyeM aura sAdhana prApta haiM, taba kyA Apa apanI jAti kA saMgaThana nahIM kara sakate, kyA Apa apane samAja ko atIta ke usa gaurava pUrNa pada para pratiSThita nahIM kara sakate ? kara sakate haiM avazya hI kara sakate haiN| ataH maiM eka bAra punaH apane navayuvakoM aura deviyoM se apIla karatA hUM ki Apa bhagavAna kA nAma lekara dRr3ha saGkalpa se idhara dhyAna deM, Rddhi siddhiyAM Apa kI cerI hoMgI, saphalatA Apa kI bATa joha rahI hai / // OM zAntiH // ajamera saM0 1986, kArtika yadi 1 san 1932 I0 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat pUraNacaMda nAhara sabhApati, prathama adhivezana zrIakhila bhAratavarSIya osavAla mahAsammelana www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pariziSTa-ga viSaya nirdhAriNI samiti ke sadasyoM kI tAlikA ajamera . zrIyuta gAr3hamalajI lor3hA , kAnamalajI lor3hA ,, pannAlAlajI lor3hA , suganavandajI nAhara , sobhAgamalajI mehatA , rUpakaraNajI mehatA rUpacandajI mehatA zivacandajI dhADIvAla harIcandajI dhADIvAla rAmalAlajI lUNoyA , jItamalajI lUNIyA , dhanarAjajI lUNIyA , hamIraMmalajo lUNIyA " mANakacandajI bAMThiyA , akSayasiMhajI DAMgI rAya sAhaba kRSNalAlajIvAphaNA zrIyuta candarasiMhajI siMghI , mIlalAlajI copar3A ,, ghevaracandajo copar3A , harakhacandajI golechA jeThamalajI muthA dhanakaraNajI coraDiyA . dalelasiMhajI koThArI motIsiMhajI koThArI .. / madanacandajI seTho / - kalyANamalajI vaidya AgarA zrIyuta javAharalAlajI lor3hA , cAndamalajI coraDiyA , dayAlacandajI coraDiyA , rAmacandajI lUkar3a , durgAprasAdajI nAhara , sobhAgacandajI .. . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ bayapura zrIyuta himmatasiMhajI / / ratanalAlajI mehatA zrIyuta pUraNacandajI nAhara vijayasiMhajI nAhara , pUraNacandajI sAmasukhA / 68 ] jayapura zrIyuta gulAbacandajI DhaDDA , siddharAjajI DhaDDA , maMgalacandajI mehatA , umarAvamalajI sukhalecA , kapUracandajI dUsala , bhavaralAlajI bhUsala , durlabhajI trIbhuvanajI jodhapura - zrIyuta saMpatarAjajI bhaMDArI . kuzalasiMhajI koThArI TAr3agar3ha zrIyuta gulASacandajI muNota ThAThotI kisanagar3ha zrIyuta dhanarUpamalajI muNota raNajItasiMhajI muNota , dhokalasiMhajI muNota , indaracandajI darar3A . ratanacandajI pArakha gaNapatasiMhajI vAphaNA , mANakacandajI bhar3amecA jasapharaNajI koThArI motIlAlajo jammar3a suratasiMhajI mehatA ., madanasiMhajI mehatA , amaracandajI bhaNDArI chItaramalajI coraDiyA kukavara zrIyuta kizanalAlajI paTavA zrIyuta mAMgIlAlajI caudharI khIcanda zrIyuta zaMkaralAlajI golechA gulAbapurA zrIyuta kastUracandajI nAhara durga zrIyuta gajamalajI saMcetI . jaisiMhajI bhar3agatiyA - zrIyuta bhImarAjajI phatepuravAle zrIyuta gokulacandajI nAhara - AnandarAjajo surANA zrIyuta haMsarAjajI dazalaharA devagar3ha zrIyuta sahasamalajI saMcetI zrIyuta lAlacaMdajI kaTArA dhAmana gAMva zrIyuta suganacandajI luNAvata nImaca sITI zrIyuta nathamalajI coraDiyA - , umarAvasiMhajI caudharI paratApagar3ha - zrIyuta AnandIlAlajI rAtaDIyA dhAmaka guDIyA gaNapatarAyajI jaina ghANerAva zrIyuta ratanacandajI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ paMcapahAr3a pIpaloMdA popalyA phalodI barakANA bijovA zrIyuta nathamalajI nAgothA zrIyuta bhopAlasiMhajI rAThor3a zrIyuta hIrAlAlajI bhaMDArI zrIyuta phulacandajI bhAvaka amaracandajI kocara banUr3a zrIyuta vihArIlAlajI jaina baher3a bambaI prAMta, si0 pI0, verAra prAMta zrIyuta kundanamalajI phirodiyA punamacandajI nAhaTA pannAlAlajo bamba bhairUlAlajI bamba motIlAlajI surANA baMzIlAlajI coraDIyA sobhAgacandajI rAMkA bihAra bIkAnera 2 >> v " 29 " " " " >> amRtalAlajI javerI motodAsajI jasakaraNajI javerI kizanadAsajI muthA motIlAlajI muthA cunnIlAlajI muthA dIpacandajI muthA [ 66 ] zrIyuta bhabhUtamalajI zrIyuta premacandajI solaMkhI zrIyuta indracandajI sucantI zrIyuta phate candajI seThIyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat betula byAvara bhIma bhopAla maNAsA maMDorA minAya zrIyuta dIpacandajI goThI zrIyuta amolakha candajI surANA sahasamahajI voharA hemarAjajI barar3A amaracandajI nAhaTA cimanasiMhajI mehasA meSANA rAyapura " >> rUpanagara "9 Xiang " " " zrIyuta rAmalAlajI DosI japharamalajI lor3hA zrIyuta ratanalAlajI pAmevA zrIyuta karaNacandajI khemarAjajI zrIyuta lAlacandajI mehatA bhairUlAlajI hiMgar3a " zrIyuta sItArAmajI dakha tulArAmajI lor3hA tulArAmajI guDaliyA " mUlacandajI modI sahasa malajI .. 2 jAmalasiMhajI mer3atavAla kAlurAmajI kAMkariyA zrIyuta sukharAjajI DAgA zrIyuta amola candajI mudhA " zrIyuta bAlacandajI bhaMDAvata rAmasiMhajI darar3A www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ] . [7 lADana zrIyuta dhanarAjajI vaidamuvA zAhapurA zrIyuta saradAramalajI chAjer3a , ruganAthamalajI coraDIyA uMkArasiMhajI lor3hA , manoharasiMhajo DAMgI , madanasiMhajI caMDAliyA sikaMdarAvAda __ zrIyuta javAharalAlajI nAhaTA sItAmaU . . zrIyuta paratAvasiMhajI , indaracandajI bAphaNA sumerapura zrIyuta sukanarAjajo vakIla sevAr3I ___ zrIyuta umedamalajo rikhavadAsajI sojata zrIyuta hIrAlAlajI bhaMDArI haramADA zrIyuta daulatasiMhajI mehatA hAlA zrIyuta kasturacaMdajI ___" meharacandajI haidarAvAda zrIyuta indaramalajI lUNIyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ - pariziSTa-gha Aya-vyaya kA hisAba Aya kA vivaraNa vyaya kA vivaraNa 3663MB | sahAyatA khAte + 2080) svAgata sadasya zukla khAte 1154) pratinidhi 365) darzaka vividha 7301) kula jor3a 1966 // 5 // pracAra rAhA kharca khAte 36) makAna kirAyA " 300 DAka, tAra vibhAga " 1414 rozanI " 336 // vetana puraskAra 1354) sTesanarI pharnicara 864] presa vibhAga 30) saGgIta " 11234 paMDAla " 521 // svAgata" 182] bhASaNa chapAI. 1264 / phuTakara kharca 5766 15044) maujUda rakama .. 3430 sabhApati ke pAsa 1161) mantrI ke pAsa 7301) kula jor3a * vyaya kA hisAba tA0 25.232 se 21-11-32 taka kA hai| + sahAyakoM kI tAlikA pR0 72 meM dekhiye| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ sahAyakoM kI nAmAvalI kalakattA jAmanera dhAmanagAMva nAgapura haidarAbAda (dakSiNa) kacaroda sikandarAbAda betUla jAmanera kalakattA bulaDAnA (berAra) kizanagar3ha 501) zrI pUraNacandajI nAhara 351) zrImatI pAnakaMvarajI lalavAMnI 35) " bhavara kaMvarajI lunAvata " mAnakaMvarajI coraDIyA 2013 dIvAna bAhAdura thAnamalajI indracandajI luniyA 101) zrImatI mAnakaMvarajI 101) " gumAnakaMvarajI kocara 101) " pAnakaMvarajI kocara 101) zrI jorAvaramalajI motIlAlajI " lakSmIcaMdajI dIpacaMdajI goThI "rAjamalajI lalavAnI " bahAdurasiMhajI siMdhI " lAdUrAmajI momarAjajI dezalarA " madanasiMhajI nArAyaNasiMhajI "suganacaMdajI "dIpacaMdajI goThI . rAya bahAdura siremalajI bAphaNA 41) zrI campAlAlajI vaida 4) " iMdracaMdajI, 35 // " sobhAgamalajI mehatA - " lAlabhAI kastUrabhAI " punnIlAlajI borar3a vA kastUracaMdajI pArakha " kunnanamalajI phirodiyA " rAmalAlajI lUniyAM " tilokacaMdajI surANA " raghunAthamalajI " phaujamalajI koThArI 24 " gaMbhIramalajI abhayamalajI sAMDa 21) "cauthamalajI jayacaMdajI dhAmanagAMva betUla aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa indora jayapura haidarAbAda ajamera ahamadAbAda dAlA (siMdha) ahamadanagara ajamera kalakattA haidarAbAda (dakSiNa) bAsavAr3A ajamera kalakattA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ajamara iPits AgarA kizanagar3ha aMjamera indAra sAjata AgarA kalakattA zrI suganacaMdajI nAhara 14) , miTThana siMhajI dUgar3a 14) , tejakaraNajI cAMdamalajI 14) , indaracaMdajI baraDiyA 19) , lakSmIcaMdajI botharA 17 // , rAya sAhaba kRSNalAlajI bAphaNA galajI bhaMDAro 16) , saMpatarAjajI bhaMDArI 16) , acalasiMhajIkI dharmapatnI , TIkamacandajI DAgA , mohanalAlajI kaToliyA , lUNakaraNajI paTAvarI , amaracaMdajI kocara , pUnamacaMdajI pratApacaMdajI kocara , raghunAthasiMhajI coraDiyA , saradAramalajI chAjer3a , motIlAlajI boharA , lakSmIpatasiMhajI koThArI , phUlacaMdajI jhAvaka , gulAbacaMdajI golechA , sidharAjajI , oMkAramalajI lor3hA , samasta osavAla samAja " , , paMca , paMca osavAla zAhapurA jabalapura kalakattA phalodI 02220020200222222panaanaana zAhapurA bhopAla koraDI nImaca bhIlAr3A ajamera jodhapura , kastUramalajI bAMThiyA , navaratanamalajI bhaMDAvata , kizanasiMhajI mehatA , nemacaMdajo lukar3a , bhUpatasiMhajI dUgar3a, ema0 ela0 e0 , hanumAnadAsajI lakSmIcaMdajI karNAvaTa , dayAlacaMdajI jauharI 7), 'zAnimalajI kezarImalajI , bhagavAnadAsajI rikhabadAsajI AgarA ajImagaMja kalakattA AgarA 11 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 7) zrI pIracaMdajI pUlacandajI vaida jorAvaramalajI vaida kesarIcaMdajI dAnacaMdajI ganapatasiMhajI DAkTara akSayasiMhajo DAMgI pannAlAlajI loDhA ghevaracaMdajI copar3A bIbI kIbobhiije je je je je je je jI jI jI jI jI jIjejejebhiitiibhiigolI ko ko ko iishiiko ko 5) 5) 5) 4) 3) 3) 3) 3 ny 3) 22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 " " 2 "" " 99 >> sudhAra maMDala " 92 "" lAdurAmajI jauharI kAnamalajI siMghI " AIdAnajI hIrAcaMdajI koThArI phatecaMdajI raNachor3adAsajI . pUraNacaMdajI sAmasukhA dhanarAjajI vaida hukmIcaMdajI bAphaNA suganarAjajI surAnA rAmacaMdajI modI javeracaMdajI bAphaNA jairasI tArAcaMdajI acalamalajI modI madanasiMhajo mehatA caMdana siMhajI siMghI chaganamalajI kI dharmapattI maganamalajIkI " pratApacaMdajI muhatAkI dharmapatnI [ 7 ] pRthvIrAjajI khemarAjajI manohara siMhajI DAMgI sumeracaMdajI mehatA dalapatasiMhajI mehatA banArasIdAsajI kAzIprasAdajI. munAlAlajI siddhamalajI hamIramalajI chaganamalajI benIprasAdajI jeThamalajI nAgaracaMdajI koThArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat siparI kalakattA koTA sopaTa ajamera 2.2 2 indora AgarA kalakattA khaTola-lADanU sirohI " 79 "1 "" ratalAma sAhirA " ajamera yAM bAdanabAr3A vilovA khuDAlA zAhapurA jodhapura devagar3ha banArasa sirohI lazkara AgarA " www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ bambaI d`k````````` [ 71 ] 3) zrI kalyANadAsajI kapUracaMdajI AgarA 3) , khemarAjajI boharA 2) , mohanasiMhajI buliyA zAhapurA 2) , jagamohanalAlajI buliyA , phatesiMhajI coraDiyA 2), manoharasiMhajI caMDAliyA , naMdarAmajI khor3IdAsajI koTA , anarAjajI saMpatarAjajI , sAgaramalajI lachamanadAsajI bAr3amera , hastImalajo mAMgIlAlajI , chogalAlajI rUpalAlajI bhilavAr3A , banArasIdAsajI rikhabhacandajI lakhanaU 2) ,sumeramalajI surANA kalakattA 2) , kunanamalajI pokharaNA kizanagar3ha , hajArI malajI dalAla sirohI 2) , amaracaMdajI nAhara vyAvara 2) , zaktisiMhajI koThArI ajamera 2) , vRddhicaMdajI 2) zrImati caMDa kaMvarajI lor3hA 47) nimnalikhita pratyeka sajanoMne ru0 1) kI sahAyatA dI hai :ajamera zrI bAlAbaksajI jhAloro, jayapura , haricaMdajI dhAr3evAla, zrI siddharAjajI DhaDDA, , mAnikacandajI sonI ,, umarAvacandajI mohatA , rAjamalalI surANA jodhapura - , pyArelAlajI sonI zrI miTThAlAlajI mizrIlAlajI, udayapura devagar3ha zrI sobhAgasiMhajI dUgar3a, zrI hastimalajI DAgA , ratanalAlajI mehatA dharamAdA kadavAsa zrI nemicandajI bamba, zrI ghisUlAlajI surANA, nasirAbAda kukar3ezvara zrI tArAcandajo copar3A, zrI kizanalAlajI paTavA bAr3amera , kezarImalajo javiyA zrI bhImarAjajI bhagavAnadAsajI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vyAvara [76 ] anaar' lakhanaU zrI kezavalAlajI sivalAlajo zrI rikhaMbadAsajI ratanacandajI banerI " hIMgalAlajI cunnIlAlajI, zrI caMDUsiMha bhaMDArI " mulAbacaMdajI sitAbacaMdajI, " phlacaMdajI rUpacandajI . zrI megAlAlajI maNilAlajI, __" indaracandajI mAnikacandajI lAlacandajI amaravandajI khiUsarA " suganacandajo sarUpacandajI vimmana siMhajo . lazkara (gvAliyara) bhilavAr3A zrI suganacaMdajI sucaMtI . zrI sujAnasiMhajI baraDiyA " vijayamalajI siMgho makarAnA " vRddhicaMdajI mAnikacaMdajI zrI saMpatarAjajI bhaMDArI. " dhAbUlAlajI copar3A manAsara zAhapurA zrI ratanalAlajI pAmevA, zrI mohanasiMhajI chAjer3a, mAMulagar3ha saravAra zrI devIlAlajI mAru zrI motIlAlajI coraDiyA, minAva sirohI zrI goMdAlAlajI bherUlAlajI dhIMgar3a, zrI samarathamalajoM siMghI, puSkara " bhagavAna dAsajo makkhanadAsajo, zrI kundanalAlajI lor3hA " mIrulAlajI copar3AkI mAtAzrI, ,, dhanarAjajI tAter3a " hIrAlAlajo bhaMDArIkI patnI, zivarAjajI poravAra, ramA devagar3ha // mukhIlAlajI barar3iyA, bharatapura S) gumanAma phuTakara - 3663 POWER Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com