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________________ paNNA samikkhae dhamma dharma zabda jitanA adhika vyApaka stara para pracalita hai aura usakA upayoga kiyA jA rahA hai, utanI hI usakI sUkSmatara vivecanA nahIM kI jA rahI hai| isa dizA meM ucita prayatna jo apekSita haiM, ve nahIM ke barAbara haiM aura jo kucha haiM bhI, ve mAnava cetanA ko kabhI-kabhI dhuMdhalake meM DAla dete haiN| dharma kyA hai? isakA patA hama prAyaH vibhinna mata-paMthoM, unake pracAraka guruoM evaM tattat zAstroM se lagAte haiN| aura, Apa jAnate haiM, mata-paMthoM kI rAha eka nahIM hai| aneka prakAra ke eka-dUsare ke sarvathA viruddha kriyA-kANDoM ke niyamopaniyamoM meM ulajhe hue haiM, ye sb| isa sthiti meM kise ThIka mAnA jAe aura kise galata? dharma guruoM evaM zAstroM kI AvAjeM bhI alaga-alaga haiN| eka guru kucha kahatA hai, to dUsarA guru kucha aura hI kaha detA hai| isa sthiti meM vidhi-niSedha ke vicitra cakravAta meM mAnava-mastiSka apanA hoza kho baiThatA hai| vaha nirNaya kare, to kyA kare? yaha sthiti Aja kI hI nahIM, kAphI purAtana kAla se calI A rahI hai| mahAbhAratakAra kahatA hai-zruti arthAt veda bhinna-bhinna haiN| smRtiyoM kI bhI dhvani eka nahIM hai| koI eka muni bhI aisA nahIM hai, jise pramANa rUpa meM saba loka mAnyatA de skeN| dharma kA tattva eka taraha se aMdherI guphA meM chipa gayA hai " zrutirvibhinnA - smRtayo vibhinnAH naikomuniryasya vacaH pramANam / dharmasya tattvaM nihitaM guhAyAm / vizva jagat meM yatra-tatra aneka upadrava, virodha, saMgharSa, yahA~ taka ki nara-saMhAra bhI atIta ke itihAsa meM dekhate haiN| Aja bhI insAna kA khUna bedardI se bahAyA jA rahA hai| ataH dharma-tattva kI samasyA kA samAdhAna kahA~ hai, isa para kucha-na-kucha cintana karanA Avazyaka hai|
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________________ 2 mAnava, dharatI para ke prANiyoM meM sarvazreSTha mAnA gayA hai| usase bar3hakara anya kauna zreSThatara prANI hai? spaSTa hai, koI nahIM hai| cintana-manana karake yathocita nirNaya para pahu~cane ke lie usake pAsa jaisA mana-mastiSka hai, vaisA dharatI para ke kisI anya prANI ke pAsa nahIM hai| mAnava apanI vikAsa-yAtrA meM kitanI dUra taka aura U~cAiyoM taka pahu~ca gayA hai, yaha Aja sabake sAmane pratyakSa hai| koI svapna yA kahAnI nahIM hai| Aja mAnava Upara candraloka para vicaraNa kara rahA hai aura nIce mahAsAgaroM ke tala ko chU rahA hai| eka-eka paramANu kI khoja jArI hai| yaha saba kisI zAstra yA guru ke AdhAra para nahIM huA hai| isakA mUla manuSya ke mana kI cintana - yAtrA meM hI hai| ataH dharma-tattva kI khoja bhI idhara-udhara se haTAkara mAnava-mastiSka ke apane mukta cintana para hI A khar3I hotI hai / yaha maiM naI bAta nahIM kara rahA huuN| Aja se aDhAI hajAra varSa se bhI kahIM adhika pahale zrAvastI kI mahatI sabhA meM do mahAn jJAnI muniyoM kA eka mahattvapUrNa saMvAda hai| muni haiM - kezI aura gautama / maiM dekhatA hU~ ki ukta saMvAda meM kahIM para bhI apane-apane zAstA evaM zAstroM ko nirNaya ke hetu bIca meM nahIM lAyA gayA hai / saba nirNaya prajJA ke AdhAra para huA hai| vahA~ spaSTa hai, jo gautama ke dvArA upadiSTa hai ki prajJA ke dvArA hI dha rma kI samIkSA honI caahie| sUtra hai - " paNNA samikkhae dhammaM "" arthAt prajJA hI dharma kI samIkSA karane meM samartha hai| aura dharma hai bhI kyA ? tattva kA arthAt satyArtha kA viziSTa nizcaya hI dharma hai| aura yaha vinizcaya antataH mAnava kI prajJA para hI AdhArita hai| zAstra aura guru saMbhavata: kucha sImA taka yoga de sakate haiN| kintu, satya kI AkhirI maMjila para pahu~cane ke lie to apanI prajJA hI sAtha detI hai| 'pra' arthAt prakRSTa, uttama, nirmala aura 'jJA' arthAt jnyaan| jaba mAnava kI cetanA pakSa-mukta hokara idhara-udhara kI pratibaddhatAoM se alaga hokara satyAbhilASI cintana karatI hai, to use avazya hI, dharma tattva kI sahI dRSTi prApta hotI hai| yaha RtambharA prajJA hai / Rt arthAt satya ko vahana karane vAlI zuddha jJAna cetanA / yoga darzanakAra pataMjali ne isI saMdarbha meM eka sUtra upasthita kiyA hai--'RtaMbharA tatra prajJA', 1, 48. ukta sUtra kI vyAkhyA bhojavRtti meM isa prakAra hai 44 "RtaM satyaM vibhartiM kadAcidapi na viparyayeNAcchAdyate sA RtaMbharA prajJA tasminsati bhavatItyarthaH / " prajJA se dharma kI samIkSA - dvitIya puSpa
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________________ arthAt jo kabhI bhI viparyaya se AcchAdita na ho, vaha satya ko dhAraNa karane vAlI prajJA hotI hai| mAnA ki sAdhAraNa mAnava kI prajJA kI bhI eka sImA hai| vaha asIma aura ananta nahIM hai| phira bhI usake binA yathArtha satya ke nirNaya kA anya koI AdhAra bhI to nahIM hai| anya jitane AdhAra haiM, ve to sUne jaMgala meM bhaTakAne jaise haiM aura paraspara TakarAne vAle haiN| ataH jahA~ taka ho sake apanI prajJA ke bala para hI nirNaya ko AdhArita rakhanA cAhie | antima prakAza usIse milegaa| zAstroM se bhI nirNaya kareMge, taba bhI prajJA kI apekSA to rahegI hii| binA prajJA ke zAstra mUka haiM? ve svayaM kyA kreNge| isa sambandha meM eka prAcIna manISI ne kahA hai- " jisa vyakti ko apanI svayaM kI prajJA nahIM hai, usake lie zAstra bhI vyartha hai| zAstra usakA kyA mArgadarzana kara sakatA hai? andhA vyakti yadi acchA-se-acchA darpaNa lekara apanA mukha maNDala dekhanA cAhe, to kyA dekha sakatA hai" " yasya nAsti svayaM prajJA, zAstraM tasya karoti kim / locanAbhyAM vihInasya, darpaNa : kiM kariSyati / / zAstra ke lie prAkRta meM 'sutta' zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| usake saMskRta rUpAntara aneka prakAra ke haiM, unameM sutta zabda kA eka saMskRta rUpAntara supta bhI hotA hai| yaha rUpAntara acchI taraha vicAraNIya hai| suttaM arthAt supta hai, yAnI soyA huA hai| soyA huA kAryakArI nahIM hotA hai| usake bhAva ko evaM paramArtha ko jagAnA hotA hai aura vaha jAgatA hai, cintana evaM manana se arthAt mAnava kI prajJA hI usa supta zAstra ko jagAtI hai| usake abhAva meM vaha kevala zabda hai, aura kucha bhI nahIM / ataH prAcIna vicArakoM ne zAstra ke sAtha bhI tarka ko saMyojita kiyA hai| saMyojita hI nahIM, tarka ko pradhAnatA dI gaI hai| prAcIna manISI kahate haiM ki, jo cintaka tarka se anusaMdhAna karatA hai, vahI dharma ke tattva ko jAna sakatA hai, anya nahIM / yukti - hIna vicAra se to dharma kI hAni hI hotI hai| "yastarkeNAnusaMdhatte, sa dharme veda netaraH / yuktihInavicAre tu dharmahAniH prajAyate / / " prastuta saMdarbha meM merA bhI eka zloka hai, jisakA abhiprAya hai ki zAstroM ko acchI taraha spaSTatayA cintana karake hI grahaNa karanA cAhie / cintana ke dvArA paNNA samikkha dhammaM 3
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________________ hI zAstra zivatva kI upalabdhi kA hetu hotA hai| cintana ke abhAva meM kevala zabda- pradhAna zAstra ziva nahIM, apitu zava hI raha jAtA hai| zava arthAt mRta, murdA mRta ko cipaTAye rahane se antataH jIvita bhI mRta hI ho jAtA hai| mRta kI upAsanA meM prANavAna UrjA kaise prApta ho sakatI hai? 44 " zAstraM sucintitaM grAhyaM, cintanAddhi zivAyate / anyathA kevalaM zabda pradhAnaM tu zavAyate / / " bhAratIya cintana - dhArA meM prajJAvAda kA nAda anuguMjita hai / bauddha - sAhitya to prajJApAramitA kA vistAra se varNana hai hI / jaba taka prajJA pAramitA ko nahIM prApta kara letA hai, taba taka vaha buddhatva ko nahIM prApta ho sktaa| jaina - saMskRti meM bhI prajJA para hI aneka sthAnoM meM mahattvapUrNa bala diyA gayA hai| svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke lie bhI prajJA ke vizeSaNa prayukta kie gae haiN| bahuta dUra na jAe~, to sUtrakRtAMga ke prathama zrutaskaMdha kA vIrathuI nAmaka adhyayana hamAre samakSa hai| usameM gaNadhara sudharmA kahate haiM se bhUnne - ve mahAn prajJAvAle haiN| kAsava Apanne - mahAvIra sAkSAt satya ke draSTA AsuprajJAvAle haiN| se pannayA akkhaya sAgare vA ve prajJA se akSaya sAgara ke samAna haiN| - anyatra bhI Agama sAhitya meM prajJA zabda kA prayoga nirmala jJAna - cetanA ke lie prayukta hai| yaha prajJA kisI zAstra Adi ke AdhAra para nirmita nahIM hotI hai| yaha jJAnAvaraNa karma ke kSaya yA kSayopazama se anta:sphUrta jJAna - jyoti hotI hai| vastuta: isI ke dvArA satya kA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai| isake abhAva meM kaisA bhI koI guru ho, aura kaisA bhI koI zAstra ho, kucha nahIM kara sktaa| isIlie bhArata kA sAdhaka nirantara 'tamaso mA jyotirgamaya' ke prArthanA sUtra kI raTa lagAe rahatA hai| ajJAna hI tamas hai aura tamas hI mRtyu hai / buddha ise pramAda zabda ke dvArA abhivyakta karate haiN| kahate haiM - pramAda mRtyu hai aura apramAda amRta hai'appamAo amatapadaM, pamAo maccuno padaM / " dhammapada, 2, 1. yaha apramAda kyA hai? pramAda kA abhAva hokara jaba prajJA kI jyoti prajvalita hotI hai, taba apramAda kI bhUmikA prApta hotI hai| aura, isI meM sAdha ka amRtatva kI upalabdhi karatA hai| 4 prajJA se dharma kI samIkSA - dvitIya puSpa 44
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________________ bhAratIya dharma aura darzana meM RSi zabda kA pracura prayoga huA hai| svaya bhagavAn mahAvIra ko bhI parama maharSi kahA gayA hai ___ "aNuttaragaM paramaM mhesii|" sUtrakRtAMga, 1, 6, 17. anyatra bhI aneka prajJAvAna muniyoM ke lie RSi zabda kA prayoga huA hai| harikezabala muni kI stuti karate hue kahA gayA ___ "mahappasAyA isiNo hvnti|" -uttarAdhyayana, 12, 31. Aja jAnate haiM, RSi zabda kA kyA artha hai? RSi zabda kA artha hai-satya kA saakssaat-drssttaa| RSi satya kA zrotA kadApi nahIM hotA, pratyut apane antaHsphUrta prajJA ke dvArA satya kA draSTA hotA hai| koSa-sAhitya meM RSi kA artha yahI kiyA gayA hai| vaha antaHsphUrta kavi, muni, mantra-draSTA aura prakAza kI kiraNa hai| kavi zabda kA artha kAvya kA racayitA hI nahIM, apitu Izvara-bhagavAn bhI hotA hai| isa sambandha meM IzopaniSad kahatA hai "kavirmanISiparibhU svayaMbhU" ukta vivecana kA sAra yahI hai ki satya kI upalabdhi ke lie mAnava kI apanI svayaM prajJA hI hetu haiM prajJA ke abhAva meM vyakti, samAja, rASTra evaM dha rma Adi saba tamasAcchanna ho jAte haiN| aura isI tamasAcchanna sthiti meM se andha -mAnyatAe~ evaM andha-vizvAsa janma lete haiM, jo antataH mAnava-jAti kI sarvotkRSTatA ke sarvasva saMhAraka ho jAte haiN| atIta ke itihAsa meM jaba hama pahu~cate haiM, to dekhate haiM ki prajJA ke abhAva meM mAnava ne kitane bhayaMkara anartha kie haiN| hajAroM hI nahIM, lAkhoM mahilAe~, pati ke mRtyu para pativratA evaM satItva kI garimA ke nAma para pati ke zava ke sAtha jIvita jalA dI gaI haiN| Aja ke sudhArazIla yuga meM yadA-kadA ukta ghaTanAe~ samAcAra patroM ke pRSThoM para A jAtI haiN| yaha kitanA bhayaMkara hatyA kANDa hai, jo dharma evaM zAstroM ke nAma para hotA A rahA hai| devI-devatAoM kI prastara mUrtiyoM ke Age mUka-pazuoM ke balidAna kI prathA bhI dhArmika paramparAoM ke nAma para cAlU hai| eka-eka dina meM devI ke Age sAta-sAta hajAra bakare kATa die jAte haiN| aura, hajAroM nara-nArI, bacce, bUDhe, paNNA samikkhae dhamma 5
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________________ naujavAna harSollAsa se nAcate-gAte hai evaM devI ke nAma kI jaya-jayakAra karate haiN| lagatA hai ki mAnava ke rUpa meM koI dAnavoM kA melA lagA hai| vicAra-carcA kareM aura virodha meM svara uThAe~ to jhaTapaTa koI zAstra lAkara sAmane khar3A kara diyA jAtA hai| aura, paNDe-purohita dharma-dhvaMsa kI duhAI dene lagate haiN| pazu hI kyoM, sAmUhika nara-bali taka ke itihAsa kI ye kAlI ghaTanAe~ hameM bhAratIya itihAsa meM mila jAtI haiM aura Aja bhI mAsUma baccoM ke sira kATa kara devI ko prasanna karane ke lie bali ke rUpa meM arpita kara die jAte haiN| andha-vizvAsoM kI paramparA kI kathA bar3I lambI hai| kahIM grAmINa mahilAe~ sarvathA nagna hokara varSA ke lie khetoM meM hala jotane kA abhinaya karatI haiN| ora, kahIM para pazu bali evaM narabali taka isake lie de dI jAtI hai| prajJA-hIna dharma ke cakkara meM bhramita hokara logoM ne AtmapIr3ana kA kaSTa bhI kama nahIM uThAyA hai| vastrahIna nagna hokara himAlaya meM rahate haiN| jeTha kI bhayaMkara garmI meM cAroM ora dhUnI lagAte haiN| kAMTe bichAkara sote haiN| jIvita hI mukti ke hetu gaMgA meM kUda kara Atma-hatyA kara lete haiN| aura, kucha loga to jIvita hI bhUmi meM samAdhi lekara mRtyu kA varaNa bhI karate haiN| aura, kucha Atma-dAha karane vAle bhI kama nahIM haiN| lagatA hai, manuSya A~khoM ke hote hue bhI aMdhA ho gayA hai| dharma rakSA ke nAma para vaha kucha bhI kara sakatA hai yA usase kucha bhI karAyA jA sakatA hai| dharma aura guruoM ke nAma para aisA bhayaMkara zahIdI jhanUna savAra hotA hai ki apane se bhinna dharma-paramparA ke niraparAdha logoM kI sAmUhika hatyA taka karane meM unheM koI hicaka nahIM hotii| ye saba upadrava deva-mUr3hatA, guru-mUr3hatA tathA zAstra-mUr3hatA ke kAraNa hote haiN| prajJA hI, ukta mUr3hatAoM ko dUra kara sakatI hai| kintu, dharma ke bhrama meM usane apanA yA samAja kA bhalA-burA socane se inkAra kara diyA hai| ataH apekSA hai, prajJA kI antar-jyoti ko prajvalita karane kii| binA jJAna kI jyoti prajvalita hue, yaha bhrama kA saghana andhakAra kathamapi dUra nahIM ho sktaa| ataH aneka bhArata ke prabuddha manISiyoM ne jJAna-jyoti ko prakAzita karane ke lie prabala preraNA dI hai| zrIkRSNa to kahate haiM-"jJAna se bar3hakara vizva meM anya kucha bhI pavitra nahIM hai" 6 prajJA se dharma kI samIkSA - dvitIya puSpa
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________________ " na hi jJAnena sadRzaM pavitramiha vidyate / " ajJAna tamas ko naSTa karane ke lie jJAna kI agni hI sakSama hai| zrIkRSNa aura bhI bala dekara kahate haiM- " he arjuna ! jaise prajvalita agni kASTha samUha ko bhasma kara detI hai, vaise hI jJAna rUpa agni saMpUrNa karmoM ko bhasma kara detI hai "yathaidhAMsi samiddho'gnirbhasmasAtkurute'rjuna / jJAnAgniH sarva-karmANi bhasmasAtkurute tathA / / " - gItA, 4, 37 upaniSad sAhitya meM sarva prathama maulika sthAna IzopaniSad kA hai| yaha upaniSad yajurveda kA antima adhyAya hai / usakA eka sUtra vacana hai - 'vidyayA'mRtamaznute' arthAt vidyA se hI amRta-tattva kI upalabdhi hotI hai| tIrthaMkara zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI jJAna - jyoti para hI atyadhika bala diyA hai| muni zabda kI vyAkhyA karate hue unhoMne anya kisI bAhya kriyA-kANDa vizeSa kI carcA na karake munitva ke lie samyag - jJAna kI hI hetutA ko svIkRta kiyA hai nANeNa ya muNI hoI / - uttarAdhyayana, 25, 32. zramaNa Avazyaka sUtra meM eka pATha hai, jo hara bhikSu ko subaha sAyaM pratikramaNa ke samaya upayoga meM lAnA hotA hai| vaha pATha hai "micchataM pariyANAmi sammattaM - uvasaMpajjAmi / abohiM pariyANAmi bohiM uvasaMpajjAmi / annANaM pariyANAmi, nANaM uvasaMpajjAmi / " pATha lambA hai| usameM kA kucha aMza hI yahA~ uddhRta kiyA gayA hai| isakA bhAvArtha hai-"maiM mithyAtva kA parityAga karatA hU~ aura samyaktva ko svIkAra karatA hU~ aura samyak-jJAna ko svIkAra karatA huuN| 11 kitane udAtta vacana haiM ye / kAza, yadi hama ina vacanoM para caleM, to phira dharma ke nAma para cala rahe pAkhaNDoM ke bhrama kA aMdherA mAnava mastiSka ko kaise bhrAnta kara sakatA hai? apekSA hai, Aja prajJAvAda ke punaH pratiSThA kI ! jana-cetanA meM prajJA kI jyoti prajvalita hote hI jAti, paMtha tathA rASTra ke nAma para Ae dina paNA samikkha dhammaM 7
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________________ hone vAle ugravAdI yA AtaMkavAdI jaise upadravoM ke kAle bAdala sahasA chinna-bhinna ho sakate haiN| aura, mAnava apane ko mAnava ke rUpa meM punaH pratiSThita kara sakatA hai| mRta hotI huI mAnavatA ko jIvita rakhane ke lie svatantra cintana ke rUpa meM prajJA kI UrjA hI kAma de sakatI "nA'nyaH panthA vidyate'yanAya" saMdarbha 1. uttarAdhyayana, 23, 25. 2. dhammaM tatta vinnicchyN| 3. suttaM tu sutameva u| --uttarAdhyayana, 23, 25 vahI. -bRhatkalpa bhASya evaM TIkA, 309 * prajJA se dharma kI samIkSA - dvitIya puSpa