Book Title: Parmatma Banne ki Kala
Author(s): Priyranjanashreeji
Publisher: Parshwamani Tirth
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/004255/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sapiramA paramAtmA banane kI kalA (paMcasUtra para AdhArita) sAdhvIpriyaraMjanAzrI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyakSa prabhAvI dAdAguru deva dAdA zrI jinadattasUrijI dAdA zrI jinakuzalasUrijI www.jainelibrary or Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA ( paMcasUtra para AdhArita) bhAga-1 na pratyakSa kRpA pa. pU. AcArya bhagavaMta zrI kailAzasAgarasurIjI ma.sA. pa. pU. upAdhyAya pravara zrI maNiprabhasAgarajI ma.sA. prerikA pArzvamaNi tIrtha prerikA pa.pU. dvaya guruvaryA zrI sulocanAzrIjI ma.sA. taporatnA pa.pU.zrIsulakSaNAzrIjIma.sA. na lekhikA sAdhvI priyaraMjanA zrI prakAzaka pArzvamaNi tIrtha peddatumbalam, AdonI (AMdhra pradeza) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAma pustaka : paramAtmA banane kI kalA prerikA pArzvamaNi tIrtha prerikA pa.pU. dvayagurUvaryA .. zrIsulocanAzrIjIma.sA. taporatnA pa.pU.zrIsulakSaNAzrIjIma.sA. lekhikA : sAdhvI priyaraMjanA zrI sampAdana . : DaoN. priyadivyAMjanA zrI DaoN. baMzIdhara tAter3a . prakAzana sahayoga : gurUbhakta . mUlya : sadupayoga AvRtti : 2000 prakAzana varSa : janavarI- 2014 pustaka prApti sthAna : zrI jinakAntisAgara sUri ArAdhanA bhavana, hamIrapurA, bAr3amera (rAja.) pArzvamaNi tIrtha peddatumbalam, AdonI (AMdhrapradeza) DijAIniMga-seTiMga : celasiMha bhATI (kiMga oNpha kaMpyUTara) mudraka : AkRti AphaseTa, ujjaina For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ akabara pratibodhaka yugapradhAna caturtha dAdA gurudeva zrI jinacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhaba zat-zat namana... akabara pratibodhaka yugapradhAna caturtha dAdA gurudeva zrI jinacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhaba ke caturtha svargArohaNa zatAbdI varSa (1620-2070) ke pAvana prasaMga para prakAzita yaha graMtha hamAre lie parama puNyodaya kA pratIka hai| sabake AsthA kendra gurudeva ke caraNoM meM merI vaMdanAaiM, sAdara samarpita / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ||shrii sthaMbhana pArzvanAthAya nmH| * ||shrii dAdA gurUdevAya nmH| rakharataragaccha nabhomaNi kavi samrATa sva. pa.pU. AcArya zrI jina kavIndrasAgara sUrIvazvara jI ma.sA. ke ziSTA racna gacchAdhipati AcArya zrI jinakailAzasAgara sUri - zrI jaina zvetAmbara nAkor3A pArzvanAtha tIrtha mu.po. mevAnagara, bAlotarA - 344025, jilA-bAr3amera (rAja.) / AzIrvacana sAdhvI priyaraMjanA zrI jI sAdara sukhazAtA Apake dvArA preSita patra dinAMka 16.12.2013 ko prApta huaa| yaha jAnakara atIva prasannatA huI ki 'paMca-sUtra' para AdhArita sAdhanA paraka pustaka kA prakAzana kiyA jA rahA hai| isa prakAzana se jaina samAja lAbhAnvita hogaa| isa prakAzana para merI zubhakAmanA preSita karatA huuN| gacchahitecchu macyA pillA gacchAcArya zrI jina kailAzasAgara sUri . 04 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzIrvacana sAdhvI priyaraMjanA zrI jI sAdara sukhazAtA bhora kA pahalA kSaNa baDA hI adbhuta hotA hai| usa kSaNa kA upadeza anUThA hotA hai| usa kSaNa kA vimarza samajha meM A jAye to jIvana meM rozanI hue binA nahIM rhtii| vaha kSaNa eka hI bAta kahatA hai- apane jIvana kA uddezya samajho! use pahicAno! aura usake liye purUSArtha karo! yaha prazna bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai| kyoMki isa prazna kI gaharAI meM hI samAdhAna kA amRta chipA hai| yaha prazna bhora meM hI apane Apa se kiyA jA sakatA hai| nIrava aura ekAnta vAtAvaraNa meM jaba koI mere pAsa nahIM hotA, taba maiM apane pAsa hotA huuN| aura tabhI maiM apane Apa se berokaToka bAta kara sakatA huuN| jaba maiM yaha prazna apane Apa se karatA hU~ to samAdhAna milatA hai-jIvana kA uddezya zAnti pAnA hai| phira prazna kI hAramAlA prAraMbha ho jAtI hai, jisakA niSkarSa prakaTa hotA hai- mukti prApta karanA hI jIvana kA uddezya hai| janma-maraNa kA bhaTakAva hI azAnti kA kAraNa hai| isa bhaTakAva kA kAraNa karma hai to siddha huA ki karma kSaya karanA hI merA uddezya hai| karma ke do bheda AsAnI se samajha meM A sakate haiM - eka puNya karma, dUsarA pApa karma! . - apane uddezya ko prApta karane ke liye sabase pahale hameM pApa karma kA kSaya karanA hogaa| isa pApa karma kA kSaya kaise kareM, yahI isa pustaka kA kathya hai| sAdhvI priyaraMjanAzrIjI ne AcArya haribhadasUri raMcita paMcasUtra grantha ke prathama pApa pratighAta guNa bIjAdhAna sUtra para sundara vivecana kiyA hai| dharma kA prAraMbha pApa kSaya se hai| pApa kSaya hogA, tabhI samyaktva rUpa guNoM kA bIjAropaNa hogaa| phira kamazaH paramAtma tatva kI ora kadama baDhate jaayeNge| - isa pustaka meM sAdhvI priyaraMjanAzrIjI ne bahuta hI saralatA ke sAtha isa tathya ko prastuta kiyA hai| merI kAmanA hai ki ve isI prakAra kramazaH pAMcoM sUtroM kA vivecana pUrNa kara sAhitya-sarjana kA purUSArtha karate rheN| unakI adhyAtma-pragati ke liye merI zubhakAmanAeM haiN| -upAdhyAya maNiprabhasAgara 05 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhakAmanA saMdeza sAdhvI priyaraMjanA zrI jI sAdara sukhazAtA . 'paMcasUtra' pA~ca sUtroM kA graMtha hai| pratyeka sUtra 40 zloka kA hai| isameM mAnava jIvana se mokSa taka kI vikAsa yAtrA ke krama ko batAyA gayA hai| mAnavIya deha puNya kI upalabdhi hai| lekina mAnava jIvana kA upayoga yadi AdhyAtmika kSetra meM karanA ho to paMcasUtrakAra bhagavAna ciraMtanAcArya do bAta batAte haiM-'pApa pratighAta', mana kI caMcalatA ke sAmane Akramaka bno| pApoM ko khatma karanA asaMbhavita hai| kyoMki saMsAra pApa kI jaharIlI vAyu se hI calane vAlA hai| azuddha pAnI kI machalI ko Apa zuddha pAnI meM DAla deM to mara jaayegii| saMsAra pApa mukta ho jAye to saMsAra hI miTa jaaye| , . pApa mukta saMsAra yA saMsArI jIvana nahIM mila sakatA hai to bhagavAna ciraMtanAcArya pharamAte haiM ki Apa apanI hI caMcalatA ke sAtha ldd'o| lar3anA yAnI tIvra pazcAtApa hai| caMcalatA saphala pApoM kI janetA hai| caMcalatA miTA nahIM sakate ho to pazcAtApa lA do aura tamAma guNoM kA bIja bhI to pazcAtApa hai| jinazAsana ke prAcIna sAhitya meM paMcasUtra mUrdhanya kakSA kA graMtha hai| . sAdhvIvaryA zrI priyaraMjanA zrI jI ne apanI vyutpanna matiyukta kalama isa graMtha kI vivecanA meM lagAI hai| sAdhvI jI bhagavanta kI vyutpannatA se maiM paricita thA, lekina unakI AtmIyatA kA bhI abhI-abhI paricaya huA hai| maiM apanI dIdI samajhakara bAta mAna letA huuN| AzIrvacana to maiM kaise bheja sakatA hU~, lekina zubhecchA avazya bheja rahA huuN| isa graMtha kI vivecanA se merI dIdI kI kalama avirata rahe, yahI kAmanA hai| Master plan of human life... -panyAsa candrajItavijaya 06 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzIrvacana suhiNobhavaMtujIvA! anantopakArI devAdhideva caramatIrthAdhipati zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra deva ne sakala jIvarAzi ke hitArtha adbhuta vacanayoga ke mAdhyama se karUNA brsaaii| prabhu kI karUNA dhArA kA sakriya anubhava karane vAle zAstrakAra parama maharSiyoM ne anupama zAstra sarjana kiyaa| jinAgama, jinavacana para AdhArita asaMkhya prakaraNa graMtha jaina saMgha ke sadbhAgya se vartamAna se maujUda haiN| 'paMcasUtra' eka aisA hI advitIya graMtharatna hai, jo kalikAla meM kalpavRkSa samAna hai| isa sUtra kA parizIlana apUrva karma nirjarA kA sAdhana hai, (aNuppeha mANassa, siDhilI bhavaMti, parihAyaMti, khijjaMti, asuh-kmmaannu-bNdhaa)| (sUtra-1) azubhakarma ke anubaMdha bhI samApta ho jAte haiM, aisA hai isa graMtharatna kA adbhuta prabhAvA yAkinI mahattarAsUnU sUripuraMdara zrImad haribhadAcArya ne isa sUtra para TIkA banAI, jisake AdhArita aneka vivecana vartamAna meM upalabdha haiN| . saumya svAbhAvI, svAdhyAya, premI, viduSI sAdhvIvaryA priyaraMjanA zrI jI ma.sA. ne isa 'paMcasUtra' para gaharI anuprekSA karake jo ciMtana, manana, parizIlana kiyA, vaha Aja bhavya jIvoM ke kara-kamaloM meM upahAra svarUpa prastuta ho rahA hai, yaha AnaMda kI bAta hai| isa vivecanA ke mAdhyama se sabhI bhavya jIvoM kA saMsAra sImita ho jAe aura zIghra mokSa prApti ho, yahI shubhaabhilaassaa....| migasara sudI 15, saiTelAITa, ahamadAbAda yuvA hRdaya samrAT pU.A.vi. hemaratnasUri ma.sA. ke ziSya -paM. virAgaratna vijaya gaNI 07 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzIrvacana jinAgama va Agametara sAhitya hamAre jIvana kA zAzvat satya hai| jisameM vimala vicAroM kI dhar3akana, AcAra kA spandana, anekAnta kA anubaMdhana aura ucca saMskAroM kA aGkana hai| ___paMcasUtra' jIvana cetanA kI nirmala taraMga hai, jisameM antarjagata kI divya vabhavya anubhUtiyA~ rUpAyita hokara laharAtI haiN| isake pratyeka caraNa meM, pratyeka dhvani meM aura pratyeka zabda meM pavitra preraNA aThakheliyAM karatI hai; jisameM vicAroM kA vega hotA hai, anubhUti kA Aloka hotA hai aura saMvedanA kI snigdhatA hotI hai| isI kAraNa itihAsa ke pRSThoM para aura jana-jihvA para svarNAkSaroM kI bhAMti cirasthAyI hai| ___ 'paMcasUtra' kI mahaka caMdana kI taraha hai, jo jitanI ghisI jAe utanI hI adhika phailatI hai| isameM darzana sambandhI gaMbhIra carcA ke sAtha dharma kA marma bhI prastuta hai| yaha apanI madhura mahaka se ApyAyita karatI rahatI hai| prastuta saMdarbha meM parama pUjyA sAdhvI zrI priyaraMjanA zrI jI ma.sA. ke kRtitva kA eka spaSTa va sudRr3ha AdhAra hai aura vaha hai vicAroM meM anubhava kI prerakatA aura zabdoM kI sjiivtaa| isakI vyaMjanA unakI apanI rasapUrNa lekhanI se huI hai, isalie prastuta pustaka meM sarvatra tAjagI, AcAra-vicAra aura bhakti se otaprota cintana kI mahaka milatI hai| tadartha mujhe hArdika khuzI hai| - muni RSabha vijaya 08 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara AzI amRtama, mAnava jIvana meM prasantA, sahajatA aura mRtyu meM samAdhi pAne kA ekamAtra sAdhana hai svaadhyaay| svAdhyAya kA artha hai svayaM kA ciMtana karanA, svayaM kA nirIkSaNa aura adhyayana krnaa| svAdhyAya svayaM dvArA svayaM kI zodha hai| svayaM ke guNoM evaM doSoM kI tulanAtmaka samIkSA hI saccA svAdhyAya hai| svAdhyAya arthAta mAtra par3hanA hI nahIM apitu vidhi, viveka evaM ekAgratA ke sAtha samyak ciMtana karanA hai| . jisa adhyayana meM azAMti, kaSAya, kAmanAeM, tanAva, rAga-dveSa Adi bar3he, jisase AtmA kA ahita ho, vaha svAdhyAya nahIM hai| Agama sUtroM kA, vItarAga paramAtmA kI vANI kA adhyayana hI saccA svAdhyAya hai| Agamika svAdhyAya se jIvana meM samyak bodha hotA hai| AtmA para AcchAdita ajJAna, moha kA AvaraNa dUra hotA hai| svAdhyAya se nakArAtmaka soca sakArAtmaka banatI hai| jIvana meM dhairya, sahanazIlatA, vikasita hone lagatI hai| svAdhyAya se jJAnAvaraNIya karmoM kA kSaya hotA hai| bhaviSya meM jJAnendriyAM sazakta banatI hai| svAdhyAya samudra meM gati karane vAle jalayAna ke lie prakAza stambha ke samAna, sar3aka para calane vAle vAhanoM kA niyaMtraNa karane hetu spIDabrekara jaisA, galata gAr3I meM yAtrA karane vAloM ke lie TikiTa nirIkSaNa ke samAna hai| .. . vItarAga sarvajJa kathita Agama, pUrvadharoM dvArA viracita sUtroM kA adhyayana karma kSaya kI amogha sAdhanA hai| paMcasUtra bhI mahAzAstra hai| kisI prAcIna AcArya bhagavaMta se viracita hone ke kAraNa ise cirantanAcArya racita kahA jAtA hai| AcArya haribhadasUrijI ne isa mahAgraMtha para saMkSipta vivecana likhA hai| isase aisA pramANita hotA hai ki yaha zAstra kisI . 09 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrvadhara dvArA hI racita hai| prathama sUtra meM batAyA hai ki anAdikAla se jIvAtmA saMsAra meM rAga-dveSa va karmoM ke saMyoga se paribhramaNa kara rahI hai| saMsAra bhramaNa se viramita hone ke lie prAthamika kyA-kyA upAya hai?yaha isase pratipAdita hai| prathama sUtra kA nAma pApa pratighAta guNa bIjAdhAna hai| catuHzaraNa gamana, duSkRta garhA, sukRta anumodana kA varNana hai| saMsAra duHkharUpa hai, duHkha kA phala dene vAlA aura duHkha kA anubaMdha bar3hAne vAlA hai| sAdhvI priyaraMjanA zrI ma.sA. ne prathama sUtra kI savistAra vivecanA kI hai| hAlAMki anya vivecana bhI upalabdha hai phira bhI yaha subodha, sarala kRti jana sAdhAraNa ke lie anamola upahAra hai| sAdhvIvaryA kA zrama anumodanIya hai| antara ke kaNa-kaNa se zrama sAphalya hetu zubhakAmanAeM sahavAtsalya pUrNa aashiirvaad| sudhi pAThakavarga isakA svAdhyAya ciMtana, manana karake jIvana meM parivartana lAyeMge, isI AzA ke sAtha - - sAdhvI salocanA zrI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhakAmanA saMdeza sAdhvI zrI priyarajanAzrI jI ne apane prabala purUSArtha se "paMcasUtra ke AdhAra para paramAtmA banane kI kalA" nAmaka pustaka ko taiyAra kiyA hai| paMcasUtra nAmaka yaha grantha ati prAcIna hai aura sAdhaka jIvana kA preraka rahA hai, usI ke sUtroM ke AdhAra para racita prastuta pustaka meM sAmAnyajana ke jIvana upayogI sUtroM aura anubhavoM kA vistAra se vivecana kiyA gayA hai| tathyoM kA prastutIkaraNa yuktipUrvaka evaM sAmAnyajana ko sahaja rUpa se samajha meM A jAe isa prakAra se huA hai / hameM jo mAnava jIvana milA hai, usa mAnava jIvana kA sAra isI meM haiM ki manuSya meM mAnavIya guNoM kA vikAsa ho / prastuta pustikA mAnava jIvana meM mAnavIya mUlyoM kI pratisthApanA meM sahayogI banegI - aisA merA pUrNa vizvAsa hai / sAdhvI zrI priyaraMjanAzrI jI prArambha se hI eka vidyA premI evaM jJAna guNa sampannA sAdhvI rahI hai| unake dvArA kiyA gayA yaha prayatna janasAdhAraNa ko preraNA de aura usa preraNA ke phalasvarUpa samAja meM mAnavIya mUlyoM kA vikAsa ho, yahI zubhecchA hai / maiM sAdhvIjI ke magaMlamaya jIvana kI anumodanA karate hue yahI apekSA rakhatA hU~ ki ve zrutadevI sarasvatI kI upAsanA meM sadaiva saMlagna rahe aura svastha rahakara naye naye granthoM kA sajUna karatI rhe| isI zubhakAmanAoM ke saath.......| bhavadIya (i (DaoN. sAgaramala jaina) prAcya vidyApITha, dupAr3A ror3a, zAjApura (ma. pra. ) 465001 11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zubhakAmanA saMdeza 'paMca-sUtra' svAdhyAya kA prazasta viSaya hai| isakI vyAkhyA vahI puNyAtmA kara sakatI hai, jisameM sva-para ko jAnane kI rUci ho; jinhoMne jIvana ke yathArtha ko jAnA, mAnA aura jIvana meM udghATita kiyA ho| .. isa laghu graMtha meM batAe gaye haiM zuddha-dharma prApti ke ve sazakta kAraNa aura kArya, jinake mAdhyama se jIva 'duHkharUve, duHkhaphale, duHkhAnubaMdhe' saMsAra se chuTakArA pA sakatA hai| paMcasUtra meM saTIka varNana hai arihanta, siddha, sAdhu aura dharma kI zaraNa kA, jo zAzvat sukha kA kAraNa hai| sabhI jIvoM ke prati maitrI, karUNA, mAdhyasthya kA bhAva aura 'Atmavat sarvabhUteSu' kI kAmanA kA, duSkRta gardA aura sukRta kI anumodanA kA mArmika varNana pUjya sAdhvI jI ne apanI sArasvata-lekhanI se bahuta prabhAvI DhaMga se kiyA hai| pUjyanIya sAdhvI zrI priyaraMjanA zrI jI hArdika sAdhuvAda kI pAtra haiM, jinhoMne 'paMcasUtra' ke prathama adhyAya para apanI vyAkhyA likhI hai| unakI kalama se satat sarasvatI kI dhArA bahatI rahe, aura amRta banakara pAThakoM ko mRtyuMjaya banAtI rahe, yahI hArdika shubhkaamnaa| DaoN. jJAna jaina B.Tech.,M.A.,Ph.D For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI bAta akabara pratibodhaka yugapradhAna caturtha dAdA gurUdeva zrI jinacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhaba ke caturtha svargArohaNa zatAbdI varSa (1620-2070) ke pAvana prasaMga para prakAzita yaha graMtha hamAre lie parama puNyodaya kA pratIka hai| sabake AsthA kendra gurUdeva ke caraNoM meM merI ananta vaMdanA, unhIM ke caraNoM meM yaha graMtha sAdara sAdara smrpit| isa graMtha ke lekhana prakAzana meM jinakI punita preraNA rahI hai, ve hai mama jIvana upakArI, merI hRdaya kI AsthA kI kendra gurUvaryA dvaya pa.pU. zrI sulocanAzrIjI ma.sA. evaM pa.pU. sulakSaNAzrIjI m.saa.| Apake pAvana caraNa-kamaloM meM merI vinrama vandanA arja karatI huuN|aapshrii ke annata upakAroM kI RNI hU~ maiN| ___ bAta usa samaya ki hai jaba maine prathama bAra 'paMcasUtra' kA adhyayana kiyA thaa| mana meM usI dina eka bAta jAgRta huI ki isa sUtra kA vistRta vivecana karanA hai| vistRta vivecana hetu khoja karane para mujhe sarvaprathama "paMcasUtranu parizIlana' nAmaka pustaka prApta huii| mana prasanna huA para utanA nahIM, jitanA honA thaa| kyoMki pustaka gujarAtI meM thii| pustaka kA adhyayana karane para mana kahane lagA ki kAza! yaha pustaka hindI bhASA meM hotI, to AsAnI se sabhI hindI pAThakavRMda isa graMtha ke adhyayana kA lAbha le sakate the| vaise bhI aneka jaina graMtha hindI meM anupalabdha hai| ataH mana meM vicAra AyA ki kyoM na isa graMtha kA hindI meM anuvAda kiyA jaae| phira I.san 2012 var3odarA cAturmAsa meM isakA lekhana kArya pU. gurUvaryAzrI kI preraNA se prArambha kara diyA gayA aura isa bIca dUsarI pustaka "ucca prakAza nA paMthe" prApta huii| donoM pustakeM mere graMtha lekhana meM ati sahayogI bnii| isake atirikta kucha anya pustakoM kA sahArA lekara graMtha ko sahaja, sarala evaM paripUrNa banAne kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai, jisase sudhi pAThakagaNa saralatA se isakA jJAna prApta kara jIvana meM parirvatana lA ske| - vaDodarA cAturmAsa ke pazcAt hamArA ahamadAbAda kI ora vihAra huaa| vahA~ bAr3amera cAturmAsa kI vinatI cala rahI thii| lekhana kArya thor3A maMda sA ho gyaa| parantu jaba bAr3amera pahu~cAnA huA to vahA~ zikSAvid DaoN. baMzIdhara tAter3a se milanA huaa| unakI sAnidhyatA pAkara isa kArya ko pragati dI gii| I. san 2013 bAr3amera cAturmAsa meM isa kArya ko sampanna karane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kiyA gyaa| prathama tIrthakara Adezvara dAdA kI chatra chAyA meM va deva-gurU kI asIma kRpA se yaha kArya sampanna huaa| isa lekhana kArya meM zrImAn tAter3a sA. kA samyaka, nirdezana nahIM milatA to zAyada hI yaha kArya isa varSa 13 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampanna ho paataa| svAsthya asvastha hone para bhI jaba kArya hotA bulAne para samaya dete the| yaha unakA bahuta bar3A vinaya evaM gurUjanoM ke prati samarpaNa hai| jJAna-dAna ke lie ve paisA yA samaya ko kabhI nahIM dekhte| unake sAmane maiM eka choTI sI sAdhvI thI phira bhI Adara-vyavahAra meM kahIM kamI nahIM hotI thii| graMtha sampannatA kA zreya Apako hI jAtA hai| isake lie unheM sAdhuvAda antara hRdaya se Apake prati kRtajJatA prakaTa karatI huuN| lekhana kSetra meM hamAre manobala ko bar3hAne evaM isa graMtha kI upAdeyatA kI abhivRddhi hetu hameM jo AzIrvacana evaM zubhakAmanAeM prApta huI hai, niHsaMdeha ve hamAre meM nUtana UrjA evaM sakArAtmaka soca ke lie preraNAdAyI bnegii| maiM una sabhI ke prati vitrama kRtajJatA jJApita karatI hU~ aura bhaviSya meM aise hI mArgadarzana, AzIrvAda evaM sahayoga kI apekSA karatI huuN| ____ bhaginI sAdhvI DaoN. priyadivyAMjanAzrIjI kA prastuta kArya meM mahatvapUrNa avadAna rahA hai| unake purUSArtha ke binA isa kArya para pUrNatA kA kalaza kaise cddh'taa| unhoMne apanI urvara prajJA aura tIkSNa medhA se ise dekhA, parakhA, jAMcA, aura Avazyaka saMzodhana kiye| unakA AtmIyabhAva abhivyakti kA nahIM apitu svAnubhUti kA viSaya hai| isa kArya ko sampAdita karane meM sAdhvI zrI priyazubhAMjanAzrIjI kA bhI amUlya yogadAna rhaa| bAr3amera zrI saMgha ke ArAdhaka bhAI-bahina, ArAdhanA bhavana kA zAMta evaM sundara vAtAvaraNa evaM samasta pratyakSa parokSa rUpa ke sahayogI bhI dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| gurU bhakta parivAra ke prati bhI maiM zubhakAmanAeM rakhatI huI dhanyavAda detI huuN| isake atirikta pratyakSa va parokSa rUpa se isa lekhana kArya meM jo bhI sahayogI bane hai, una sabake prati maiM hArdika kRtajJatA jJApita karatI huuN| pAThakagaNa "paramAtmA banane kI kalA'' nAmaka isa pustaka se preraNA lekara nirmala evaM samujjvala jIvana banAkara doSoM ko naSTa kareM evaM sadguNoM ko lAkara karmakSaya kareM yahI antara mana ke udgAra haiN| yadi pramAdavaza jinavANI virUddha kucha bhI likhA pratIta ho to kSamA karate hue kRpayA use sudhAra kara par3he, aisI vinama apekSA hai| AzA hai yaha graMtha upayogI evaM saMgrahaNIya bnegaa| ArAdhanA bhavana, bAr3amera (rAja.) sulocanA carANAzritA sAdhvI priyaraMjanAzrI 14 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA prastAvanA anantopakArI-anantajJAnI-paramatAraka paramAtmA ne 'jagat ke sabhI jIva duHkhoM se mukta ho jAe~ evaM zAzvat sukha ko prApta kareM', aisI manobhAvanA se dharmatIrtha kI sthApanA kii| jinazAsana sampUrNa vizva meM sarvazreSTha kahA jAtA hai, kyoMki isameM jo vaizvika siddhAMta darzAye gaye haiM, ve dUsarI jagaha kahIM bhI dekhane ko nahIM milate hai| jaise- AtmA anAdi hai, karma-pudgala anAdi haiM aura donoM kA saMyoga bhI anAdikAla se hai| isa saMyoga ke prabhAva se sabhI AtmAeM eka samAna hone para bhI jIva alaga-alaga prakAra se karma sahita utpanna hote haiN| isa karma saMyoga kI vicitratA ke kAraNa jIva ko vibhinna prakAra se sukha-duHkha Ate rahate haiN| apanI AtmA isa vicitra dazA se kaise mukta bane aura saccA sukha kaise prApta kareM, isI ke lie vAstavika tattva kA svarUpa prabhu ne batAyA hai| anAdikAla se isa saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI AtmA isa saMsAra se mukta nahIM huI, kAraNa hai-ajnyaantaa| ajJAnatA ke kAraNa hI AtmA jisa sthAna meM rahatI hai, vaha sthAna vAstava meM kaisA hai, kaise-kaise duHkhoM se ghirA huA hai, yaha bhI soca-samajha nahIM pAtI hai| duHkha mukhyataH sAta haiM- 'janma, jarA, maraNa, roga, zoka, iSTa-viyoga aura aniSTa sNyog'| ina sAta duHkhoM se saMsAra ThasAThasa bharA huA hai| vAstava meM yahI saMsAra kA vAstavika svarUpa hai| - saMsAra zabda hI yaha sUcita karatA hai- sam+sAra arthAt jisameM samyagjJAna, samyagdarzana, aura samyakcAritra hI sArabhUta hai, zeSa saba kucha asAra evaM azaraNa hai| 'dharmaratna prakaraNa graMtha' meM zrAvakAcAra kI bAta karate hue zrI zAMtisUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne saMsAra kaisA hai? isakA varNana karate hue kahA hai duharUvaM dukkhaphalaM, duhANubaMdhiM viddNbnnaaruuvN| . saMsAramasAraM, jANiuNa na raiM tahiM kunnii|| arthAt- saMsAra duHkha-rUpa hai, duHkha-phalaka hai, duHkhAnubaMdhI hai evaM AtmA kI viDambanA svarUpa hai| aise asAra saMsAra ko jAnane vAlA zrAvaka kahIM bhI Ananda nahIM maantaa| saMsAra duHkhamaya hai| saMsAra ke prati vairAgya bhAva jagAne ke lie saMsAra kI duHkhamayatA kA vicAra karanA atyanta Avazyaka hai| saMsAra kisa prakAra duHkhamaya hai, isakA atyanta sUkSmatA se varNana jJAnI bhagavaMtoM ne kiyA hai| ... paMcasUtra meM cirantAcArya jI ne saMsAra kI asAratA kA varNana karate hue likhA hai 15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duHkharUve, dukkhaphale, dukkhaannubNdhe| saMsAra duHkha-rUpa hai, duHkha-phalaka hai aura duHkhAnubaMdhI hai| saMsAra saca meM duHkha rUpa hai, kyoMki vaha AtmA kI vibhAga dazA hai| AtmA kA svabhAva sukharUpa hai, to AtmA kA vibhAva duHkha rUpa hI hogaa| AtmA kA svabhAva mokSa hai, mokSa meM sampUrNa sukha hai- akSaya, ananta, anupama sukha hai, jabaki saMsAra AtmA kA vibhAva hai, pudgala ke AdhAra para kAyama hai| AtmA ke vibhAva meM duHkha ke atirikta aura kucha nahIM hotA, ye bAta hameM hamAre dimAga meM dRr3ha kara lenI caahie| jJAnI bhagavanta kahate haiM ki jaise samudra meM jalacara jIvoM kA koI pAra nahIM hotA, usI prakAra saMsAra meM duHkhoM kA bhI koI pAra nahIM hotaa| saMsAra kA yahI eka svarUpa hai| saMsAra kI yahI eka nitAnta vAstavikatA hai| hamArI AtmA moha mUr3ha bana gaI hai| ata: use saMsAra meM duHkha dikhAI nahIM detA, yaha to usakI vikRti hI hai| motiyAbinda ke marIja ko akhabAra ke akSara dikhAI nahIM dete, vaha to usakI AMkha kI vikRti ke kAraNa hai, akSara haiM nahIM, aisA to nahIM hai n| usI prakAra mohAdhIna AtmAoM ko saMsAra meM duHkha kI pratIti na ho - aisA ho sakatA hai, para usase saMsAra kA svarUpa nahIM badala jaataa| saMsAra meM to duHkha hai hii| saMsAra svayaM duHkharUpa hI hai| aise saMsAra meM ajJAnI jIva jo kucha pravRtti karate haiM, vaha pApa hI hotA hai aura . pApa kA phala bhI duHkha hI hotA hai| ataH saMsAra ko duHkha-phalaka kahA gayA hai| aise pApamaya saMsAra kI choTI-bar3I pratyeka pravRtti kA phala to duHkha hI hotA hai| isIlie pUjya umAsvAti jI ma. 'zrI prazamarati prakaraNa' meM likhate hai duHkhadviT sukhalipsuH mohAnthatvAdadRSTa gunndossH| yAM yAM karoti ceSTAM tayA tayA duHkhmaadtte|| duHkha kA dveSI va sukhoM kA lAlacI jIva, moha ke bhayAnaka aMdhatva ke kAraNa kisI bhI pravRti meM guNa evaM doSa ko yathArtha rUpa meM nahIM dekha sakatA, jAna bhI nahIM sakatA, isI kAraNa jIva jo bhI pravRtti karatA hai, usake phalasvarUpa vaha duHkha hI pAtA hai| yaha saca hai ki jagat kA pratyeka jIva duHkha se ghabarAtA hai| jIva mAtra jo kucha bhI karatA hai, duHkha se bacane ke lie hI karatA hai, parantu viDambanA yahI hai ki una pravRttiyoM ke 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA kAraNa jIva duHkha hI pAtA hai| hameM apane hRdaya meM yaha bAta sthira kara lenI cAhie ki saMsAra kI hara eka pravRtti pApa hI hai, aura pApa kA phala duHkha hai| vastutaH saMsAra duHkha - phalaka hI hai| 'saMsAra kI koI bhI pravRtti karake maiM unake duHkhoM ko hI AmaMtraNa de rahA huuN|' yaha vicAra hamAre mana-mastiSka meM dRr3ha kara lenA caahie| jIva aisI pravRtti rAga-dveSa, moha evaM ajJAnatA Adi doSoM kI vajaha se hI karatA hai, aise doSoM se yukta jIva hI pApa pravRtti meM jur3atA hai| rAga-dveSAdi doSoM kI rukSatA ke kAraNa saMsAra kI koI bhI pApa pravRtti sirpha eka bAra hI duHkha nahIM detI hai balki vaha to duHkhoM kI eka paramparA khar3I kara detI hai / isa prakAra vicAra karane para hameM yaha anubhava honA cAhie ki saMsAra svarUpa se duHkharUpa hai, pApoM ke kAraNa duHkhaphalaka hai aura rAgadveSAdi doSoM ke kAraNa duHkhAnubaMdhI hai| isa prakAra saMsAra kI duHkhamaya sthiti kA vicAra kiyA jAye, to vairAgya bhAva paidA hote dera nahIM lagegI | aisA jJAnI pharamAte haiN| paMcasUtra sambandhI vaktavya dravyAnuyoga caraNakaraNAnuyoga ityAdi anuyoga para samartha AcArya pravaroM ne anupama zAstra sRjana kiyA hai, unameM 'tattvArthAdhigama' mahAzAstra atigaMbhIra rUpa se prakhyAta hai, isI prakAra yaha 'paMcasUtra' bhI inakI tulanA meM advitIya graMtharatna hai, jo kalikAla meM cintAmaNi ratna ke samAna hai| vastu samartha yAkinI mahattarA sUnu sUripuraMdara zrImad haribhadrAcAryajI kI vRtti kahatI hai 'pravacanasAra eSa sajjJAna kriyA yogAt', arthAt samagra Arhata zAstroM kA sAra yaha paMcasUtra hai, kyoMki isameM samyak jJAna kriyA Adi kA khajAnA bharA huA hai| zrI vItarAga sarvajJa, jinezvara prabhu ke zAsana meM praveza karane ke lie isa 'paMcasUtra' kA prakAza mumukSu ke lie ati Avazyaka hai| jo saccA sukha mokSa meM hai, usI sukha kI nIMva se zikhara taka kI mArga-sAdhanA hI paMcasUtra kA paramArtha hai / jisa moha ko kSaya karake hI mokSa kI prApti ho sakatI hai, usa moha ko hI kSaya karane kA sahaja / sarala mArga ati nipuNa bhAva se, bharapUra vizadatA se isa graMtha meM varNita kiyA gayA hai| jIvoM kI tathAbhavyatA bhinna-bhinna hotI hai / isalie tuccha buddhivAle jIvoM ko sukha kI icchA se artha aura kAma purUSArtha meM tIvra rujhAna hotA hai / paramAtmA ne kahA hai ki saMsAra ke dukha kiMpAka phala jaise duHkhamayI, parAdhIna, nirAdhAra hone para bhI jIvoM ko iSTa hote haiM, kintu uttama mumukSu AtmAoM ko saccA aura zAzvat sukha adhika priya hone se ve dharma aura mokSa 17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA purUSArtha meM lIna hote haiN| cAroM purUSArtha meM pradhAna dharma purUSArtha ko kahA hai, kyoMki yahI saba kucha siddha karane vAlA hai| jaba artha, kAma aura mokSa, tInoM dharma purUSArtha se hI prApta hue aura Age bhI hoMge, to phira sabhI jIvoM ko dharma purUSArtha kI sAdhanA hI jIvana meM hitakArI hai| zuddha dharma ke lie zrI sarvajJa kathita zAstroM meM vidita dharma kA pUrNarUpeNa paripAlana ati Avazyaka hai| sarvajJa vacanAnusArI yaha 'paMcasUtra mahAzAstra' maMda zakti vAle duSamakAla ke jIvoM ko saMkSipta meM sarvajJa kathita dharma kA sAra jAnane ke lie eka ratna khAna ke samAna hai| isakI ati nipuNa sUtra racanA to bhUkhe ke lie ghevara jaisI svAdiSTa hai| pramANika zAstroM meM yaha 'paMcasUtra' mAnava bhava meM mokSa prApta karA dene vAlI sAdhanA kA bolatA zAstra hai| ____ anAdi bhavasAgara meM hamane ajJAna dazA vaza duHkhoM ke hI upAya ddhuuNddh'e| duHkhamaya dazA bhogii| duHkha kI hI paramparA clii| avyavahAra-nigoda meM aisA anantAnaMtakAla nArakI se ananta guNA duHkhamaya janmamaraNAdi kA anubhava hone ke pazcAt vahA~ se chUTa kara vyavahAra-nigoda Adi meM eka hI mahAmoha ke udaya ko lekara ananta pudgalaparAvarta bitaaye| jisameM kRSNapakSIya amAvasyA jaise manuSya bhava bhI prApta kiye aura hAra gye| parantu aba Aja jo sarvajJa zAsana kI prApti huI hai to usase Asanna bhavI banakara 'do kadama bhora kI ora' (paMcasUtra) ke mahAprakAza se pazu jIvana ko pAra kara isa uttama jIvana ko ujjvala banAnA hai| paramezvara kA zAsana svIkAra kara 'prathama sUtra' 'pApa pratighAta guNabIjAdhAna' meM batAye gaye mArga kI ArAdhanA kareMge to hI pApa kA kSaya karake sahajAnandI guNoM ke bIjoM kA vapana kara paayeNge| vahA~ samyagdarzana ke zuklapakSIya jyotsanA jaise prakAza meM puNyAnubandhI puNyodaya bar3hegA aura moha kA kSaya hone se anta meM mokSa kA pUrNimA candra prakAzita hogaa| yahI sAmarthya isa paMcasUtra meM hai| prathama sUtra - pApa pratighAta-guNabIjAdhAna prastuta 'paMcasUtra graMtha' meM kula pA~ca sUtra saMkalana kiye gaye haiM, kintu hama yahA~ 'do kadama bhora kI ora' (prathama bhAga) meM pahale sUtra kA hI vivacena kara rahe haiN| isa sUtra ke vivecana hetu hamane ise pA~ca khaNDoM meM vibhakta kiyA hai| prathama khaNDa meM maMgalArtha arihanta paramAtmA kI namaskAra pUrvaka stuti kI gaI hai| phira arihanta bhagavAna ke cAra vizeSaNoM kA vistAra se varNana prastuta kiyA gayA hai, jisameM arihanta prabhu ke cAra atizayoM ko bhI darzAyA gayA hai| 'vItarAga' vizeSaNa ke prasaMga meM rAga kA bala dveSa doSa se bhI jyAdA hai| usake aneka hetu va inase bhI jyAdA moha khataranAka hai| unake kAraNa darzAye gaye haiN| prazasta - aprazasta rAga dveSa ke svarUpa kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| devendra pUjA kA rahasya, sarvajJa 18 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA kauna? arihanta prabhu ne kyA-kyA yathArtha prakAzita kiyA, ityAdi mAnava bhava kA mUlyAkaMna isa khaNDa meM kiyA gayA hai| dUsare khaNDa meM viSaya ko prArambha karate hue kahA gayA hai ki jIva, saMsAra, karma saMyoga sabhI anAdi haiN| duHkharUpa, duHkhaphalaka, duHkhAnubandhI saMsAra kA uccheda zuddha dharma se hI ho sakatA hai| ataH saMsAra kA bhaMyakara svarUpa darzAyA gayA hai| phira anAdikAla kI saMsAra yAtrA, samavAya kI samajha, utkRSTa bhAva jagAe~, purUSArtha hI karttavya hai| inakA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| sAtha hI zuddha dharma ke tIna lakSaNa va zuddha dharma sAdhane kI vidhi prastuta kI gaI hai| tathAbhavyatva kA svarUpa va unake paripAka ke tIna upAya darzAe gaye haiN| tatpazcAt praNidhAna ke tIna lakSaNa prastuta kara praNidhAna ke pAMca caraNoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| tIsare khaNDa meM catuHzaraNa svIkAra kaise kareM? zaraNa svIkAra ke bAda sulasA mahAzrAvikA va ambaDa parivrAjaka kI kathA vistAra se prastuta kI gii| zaraNa hameM tArane vAle haiN| navakAra maMtra kI zaraNa se amarakumAra kA agnikuNDa bhI svarNa-siMhAsana bana gayA, tatpazcAt arihanta paramAtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra karane hetu viziSTa vizeSaNoM kA varNana prastuta kiyA gayA hai| inheM parama trilokanAtha, anupama puNya samUha Adi vividha vizeSaNoM se darzAyA gayA hai| dUsarI zaraNa siddha bhagavaMtoM kI hai| isameM janma-jarA-maraNa mukta Adi vizeSaNoM ke sAtha aImuttA muni kA dRSTAnta prastuta kiyA gayA hai| tIsarI zaraNa sAdhu bhagavaMtoM kI hai| prazAMta-gaMbhIra Azaya vAle, paropakAra gaThana, padma upamA vAle vizeSaNoM se suzobhita karate hue sAdhu bhagavanta kI mahimA para pradezI rAjA kA dRSTAnta ullekhanIya hai| prArthanA sUtra kA bhI varNana kiyA gyaa| anta meM kevalI prarUpita dharma kI zaraNa kA trilokapUjita, mohAMdhakAra nAzaka, rAgadveSa viSa maMtra Adi vizeSaNoM ko darzA kara kumArapAla rAjA, khaMdhaka muni ke udAharaNa varNita kiye gaye haiN| 'caturtha khaNDa meM duSkRta kI gardA, usake kAraNa prastuta kara, prabhu se kaise prArthanA kareM, ise samajhAyA gayA hai| duSkRta gardA se samakita kI prApti aura kaba hogA karmoM kA anta, anya kI sAkSI se AtmanindA ityAdi kA vivecana kiyA gayA hai| zalyoddhAra se ho AtmoddhAra, choTA sA zalya mahAkaSTadAyaka (azva dRSTAnta), gozAlA va rUkmiNI sAdhvI ke cAritra se bhI rUbarU karAyA gayA hai| zuddha-zraddhA-bhakti hI mukti kA kAraNa hai, ataH zraddhA bhakti ko aura majabUta banAne kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| choTI-sI bhUla kI bar3I sajA, prAyazcit se Atmazuddhi, artha-kAma meM DUbA jIva jIvana meM anake bAra galatI kara baiThatA 19 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA hai, inako vivecita karane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai| jinazAsana kI prApti karane ke pazcAt usakI sevA karanI cAhie, zrI saMgha para vAtsalya paidA karanA cAhie isI meM Atma- kamAI hai, inakA vivecana bhI graMtha meM darzAyA gayA hai / anta meM duSkRta kI garhA kaise kareM, samAdhi kyoM durlabha hai, ityAdi darzAkara mRtyu ke do rUpa va prakAroM kA ullekha kara unakA vivecana kiyA gayA hai| paMcama yAni aMtima khaNDa meM pApa - pratighAta - guNabIjAdhAna kA tIsarA upAya sukRta anumodana kA ullekha kiyA gayA hai| prArambha meM arihanta va siddha bhagavaMtoM kI, phira paMcamamahAvratadhArI AcArya, upAdhyAya, sAdhu bhagavaMtoM kI sukRta anumodanA kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| tatpazcAt zrAvaka-zrAvikAoM ke dvArA kiye gaye sukRta dAna, vrata, niyama, tapa, sAdhanA, jJAna, darzana, cAritra kI anumodanA prastuta kI gaI hai| anumodanA ke do kAraNoM ko darzAkara dharma ke cAra prakAra dAna, zIla, tapa, bhAva para yathocita dRSTAnta prastuta karate hue bhAva dharma kI anumodanA ko darzAyA gayA hai / praNidhAna zuddhi, unnattikAraNa sAdhanA ke aMga, unnati ke viziSTa sAdhana aura unake kAraNoM ko prastuta kiyA gayA hai| aMta meM prArthanA karate hue sUtra kI mahimA kA varNana kara sUtra- svAdhyAya kA pariNAma prastuta karake aMtima maMgala kara graMtha kA samApana kiyA gayA hai| pAThakoM kI suvidhA ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue hamane pratyeka khaNDa ke prArambha meM mUla sUtra ko bhI prastuta kiyA hai; kyoMki mUla sUtra ke sAtha-sAtha usake vivecana kA Ananda kaI guNA vRddhikara hotA hai| 20 For Personal & Private Use Only sulocana caraNa raja - priyaraMjanA zrI Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA grantha paricaya ananta upakArI carama tIrthapati paramAtmA mahAvIra svAmI kA zAsana Aja bhI mahAn puruSoM, mahAn granthoM evaM mahAn tIrthoM se gauravAnvita hai| ina tristambhoM se hI ratnatraya sAdhanA kI sahI pUMjI milatI hai| isa sAdhanA ke lie paMcasUtra grantha kA vistRta adhyayana karanA Avazyaka hai| zrI paMcasUtra eka bhavya evaM Atma-kalyANArthI zAstra hai| isa zAstra ke raciyatA kA nAma evaM itihAsa kahIM nahIM milatA hai, parantu zAstra kI bhASA Adi bhAvavAhI racanAzIlatA ko dekhakara lagatA hai ki tattvArthasatra se bhI pahale isakI racanA kI gayI hogI, aisI kalpanA hai| ajJAta raciyatA hone se isa sUtra ko cirantanAcArya dvArA racita kahA jAtA hai| . isa sUtra para TIkA racane vAle yAkinI mahattarA sunu ko kauna nahIM pahacAnatA? cittaur3a rAjA ke samartha vidvAna purohita-brAhmaNa se jaina sAdhu-dIkSA prApta kara jaina zAsana ke mahAprabhAvaka jaina AcArya pada taka pahu~cane vAle, 1444 zAstroM ke praNetA, bhagavanta zrI haribhadrasUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne isa paMcasUtra para vivecana likhA hai| yahI isa grantha kI mahAn upayogitA aura gaMbhIratA ko sUcita karatA hai| TIkAkAra ke anusAra isa grantha kA nAma 'paMcasUtraka' evaM upAdhyAya yazovijaya jI mahArAja kI 'dharmaparIkSA' meM 'paMcasUtrI' nAma milatA hai| vartamAna meM isa grantha kA paMcasUtra' nAma hI pracalita hai| * paMcasUtra grantha meM zAstrakAra ne navanidhAna Adi AdhyAtmika tattva ratnoM ko bhara diyA hai| hameM paMcasUtra ke gahana adhyayana, cintana, manana dvArA tattvanidhAna ko prApta karanA hai| paMcasUtra kA vistAra se vivecana karane se pUrva yaha Avazyaka hai ki hama paMcasUtra kA saMkSipta paricaya jAna leN| paMcasUtra kA saMkSipta vivecana paMcasUtra ke pA~ca prakaraNoM meM ye 5 mukhya viSaya haiM1. pApapratighAta aura guNabIjAdhAna 2. sAdhudharma-paribhAvanA, 3. pravrajyA grahaNavidhi 4. pravrajyA pAlana aura 5. pravrajyAphala-mokSa, 21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA mukhya pA~ca adhikAroM ko lekara pA~ca sUtroM kA samUha hone se ise 'paMcasUtra' kahA gayA hai| ina pA~ca adhikAroM kA vivecana isa prakAra hai1. pApapratighAta aura guNavIjAdhAna ___ pA~caveM sUtra meM pravrajyA phala yAni dIkSA kA phala, mokSa kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| usI mokSa dazA ko prakaTa karane ke lie sarvaprathama kAraNa svarUpa pahale sUtra meM pApapratighAta aura guNabIjAdhAna karane kI prakriyA jarUrI hai| pApapratighAta meM 'pApa' arthAt azubha anubandha kA Agamana 'pratighAta' yAni viccheda karanA hai| jaba anubandha naSTa ho jAyegA to AtmA se pApa kA adhikAra hI uTha jAegA tathA AtmA para guNoM kA adhikAra sthApita ho jaaegaa| guNabIja yAni guNoM kA bIja, guNa - jaise hiMsAtyAga Adi guNa jo haiM, unake bIja, 'AdhAna' : sthApana karanA, ropaNa karanA; jisase rAga, dveSa Adi saMkleza ruka jAeM aura guNa kI paramparA cle| isakA nAma hai gunn-biijaadhaan| inake zreSTha AdhAra bhUta catuHzaraNa svIkAra Adi upAya prathama sUtra meM batAye gaye haiN| ye upAya itane saTIka haiM ki inase pApa pratighAta aura guNabIjasthApana hone se Age ke sUtroM kA padArtha AtmA meM saralatA se sthApita hotA hai| 2. sAdhudharma kI paribhAvanA sAdhu dharma arthAt paMca-mahAvrata aura kaSAyopazama rUpa kSamAdi 10 prakAra ke cAritra dharma, unakI paribhAvanA arthAt pUrvabhUmikA taiyAra karane ke lie tIvra utkaNThA se yukta aNuvratoM kA abhyaas| hRdaya se ciMtana, utkaNThA arthAt AtmA ke caritra ke vIryollAsa ko jAgRta karanA hai| isalie dUsare sUtra meM zrAvaka ke pA~ca aNuvratoM ke atirikta dUsarI anya bahuta sI adbhuta aura atiAvazyaka sAdhanAe~ batAI gaI haiN| 3. pravrajyA grahaNa vidhi mumukSu yAni dIkSArthI ko saMsAra tyAga kisa prakAra karanA, usake aneka vidhAnoM kA varNana isa tIsare sUtra meM gambhIra va sundara rIti se kiyA gayA hai| 4. pravrajyA paripAlana isameM sAdhu dharma ke cAritraguNa dvArA AtmA jyAdA se jyAdA bhAvita bane; jaise, candana meM sugandha kI taraha AtmA meM eka guNa eka rasa kaise bane, usake lie aneka upAyoM kA varNana kiyA gayA hai| una upAyoM ke sAtha cAritra dharma kI caryA kA pAlana kaise karanA hai, isakA varNana kiyA gayA hai| 22 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA 5.pravrajyA phala. cAritra kI parAkASThA para pahu~ca kara, sarvakarmoM ko kSaya kara, pravrajyAphala svarUpa mokSa phala avazya grAhya hai| isa sUtra meM mokSa viSaya (svarUpa) kA adbhuta pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai| paMcasUtra kA prayojanayukta krama paMcasUtra ke prakaraNoM kA saMkSipta vivecana karane ke bAda yaha prazna hamAre sAmane upasthita hotA hai ki paMcasUtra kA prayojana yukta krama kyA honA cAhie? isI prazna kA uttara yahA~ prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai, jisase sudhI pAThaka isake vyavahArika krama se rUbarU ho sakeM nUtana jinAlaya kA nirmANa karanA ho to sarvaprathama bhUmi kI zuddhi karanI par3atI hai| bhUmi zuddhi ke lie jamIna kI khudAI kara bhItara rahe asthi-paMjara, azuddha padArtha Adi nikAla kara saphAI karanI par3atI hai| jaise kisAna bhI kheta jotane se pahale purAne va kharAba bIjoM ko nikAla kara phira naye bIjoM kA vapana karatA hai, vaise hI apane bhItara rahe pApa bIjoM ko nikAlakara pahale saphAI karanI hogii| bIja yAni sNskaar| hiMsA Adi pApa karane se karma bandhana hote haiM, sAtha hI kusaMskAra khar3e ho jAte haiM, kyoMki bahuta se kharAba saMskAra hamArI AtmA ke bhItara bhare par3e haiN| unako nikAla kara zuddha karanA hai| prazna uThatA hai ki ina pAMca sUtroM kA krama aisA kyoM rakhA gayA? samAdhAna haipA~ca sUtroM kA yaha krama yukti yukta hai, kyoMki jaise pApa kA pratighAta kie binA guNa bIjAdhAna nahIM hotA aura guNa bIjAdhAna hue binA dharma guNa AdhAra zraddhA-pariNAma kA aMkura nahIM phUTatA; aura jaba zraddhA nahIM hogI to sAdhu dharma kI paribhAvanA honA aura bhI kaThina hai, kyoMki taba sAdhu dharma kI paribhAvanA nahIM kie hue ko dIkSA lene kI vidhi svIkArane kA adhikAra nahIM hotaa| dIkSA nahIM lI to usake pAlana karane kA prazna hI kahA~ uThatA hai? dIkSA kA pAlana nahIM karegA to dIkSA kA phala mokSa kahA~ se milegA? yAni milegA hI nhiiN| yadi koI dUsare krama se isa vidhi kA pAlana karegA to vAstavika guNa, AtmA kI utkrAnti hI nahIM hogii| usase mokSa siddha nahIM hogaa| isalie paMcasUtra ke isa krama se hI vastu kI prApti hogii| - paMcasUtra kA jo krama batAyA gayA hai, vaha sahetuka hai| ataH jIvoM ko sarvaprathama pApoM kA pratighAta karane ke pazcAt hI dharma guNa ke bIja kA vapana karanA caahie| yahA~ dharma guNa yAni prANAtipAta viramaNa Adi hai| jIva hiMsA, asatya bhASaNa ityAdi duSkRtyoM para 23 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sahaja bhAva se arUci, apakSapAta, dveSa Adi hone ke pazcAt inakA pratijJAbaddha tyAga karanA hI 'guNa' hai| inameM bhI svargIya sukha kI prApti ityAdi AkAMkSA se hiMsA kA tyAga kiyA jAe to unakA koI mUlya nahIM hai, kyoMki ye koI guNa rUpa nahIM khlaaeNge| inameM bhautika sukha-siddhiyoM kI aMdha-tRSNA hI mukhya rUpa se rahatI hai| inake sukhoM ke sthAna para 'ye hiMsAdi duSkRtya bhava ko bar3hAne vAle haiM, mokSa ko rokane vAle haiM, AtmA kI eka adhama nindanIya dazA hai', aisA samajhakara inakA tyAga kiyA jAe, guNa grahaNa kI zuddha icchA prakaTa ho, ahiMsAdi guNoM kA Adara ho, taba hI dharma guNa prakaTa huA khlaaegaa| hiMsAdi tyAga guNoM ko svIkAra karane kI bAta to dUsare sUtra meM batAye jAe~ge, kintu inake bIjoM ko vapana karane ke upAya (AdhAna) to isa prathama sUtra meM hI batAe gaye haiN| . bIjAdhAnayAni kyA? ___koI bhI dharma athavA guNa inake bIjoM ke vapana karane ke pazcAt hI kramazaH una bIjoM ke aMkura, nAla, patra, phUla ityAdi utpanna hote haiN| usake phalasvarUpa usI rUpa meM phala va guNa prApta hote haiN| zrI lalita vistrarA zAstra meM ina guNa rUpI bIjoM kA varNana karate hue kahA gayA hai- 'bIja stprshNsaadi'| dharmaguNa kI prazaMsA karanA hI inake bIja kahalAte haiM; arthAt dharmaguNa kisI bhI prANI meM dekhakara athavA upadeza dvArA zravaNa kara mana meM unake prati AkarSaNa bhAva paidA hote haiM aura bhItara se udgAra nikala jAte haiM ki, 'aho! kitanA sundara yaha dharma-guNa! kitanA sundara hiMsA kA tyAga va asatya kA tyAga kahA hai ... ityaadi|' ye hI dharma guNa kI prazaMsA kahalAtI hai| dharma-guNa rUpI phala prApta karane meM yaha prazaMsA 'bIja' rUpa hai| phira dharma-guNa prApta karane kI abhilASA, utkaNThA jagatI hai ki mujhe dharma-guNa kaba prApta hogA? yadi dharma-guNa zIghra prApta ho jAe to kitanA sundara hogA? aise dharma-guNa ko prApta karane kI hArdika abhilASA 'aMkura' ke samAna hai| dharma-guNa kaise prApta hogA, use prApta karane ke lie zAstra zravaNa karanA, upAya DhUr3hanA ityAdi prayAsa karane se jIvana meM dharma-guNa kA svIkAra ho jAnA, dharma-guNa prApta ho jAnA hI 'bIja kA phala' prApta honA kahalAtA hai| ye guNa bIja vAstava meM pApapratighAta karane ke pazcAt hI prApta hote haiN| jisa prakAra pApapratighAta meM azubha anubandha ke Azrava roka diye jAte haiM, usI prakAra zubha anubandha ke karma prakaTa ho jAte haiN| vaise to prati samaya karmoM kA bandha honA to calatA hI rahatA hai, parantu tIvra mithyAtva kaSAya Aveza ityAdi zAnta ho jAne se unhIM ke sthAna para citta meM zubha bhAva prakaTa ho jAte haiN| isa prakAra zubha anubandha arthAt zubha karmoM kI paramparA 24 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA AraMbha ho jAtI hai| inheM hama puNyAnubandhI karma kaha sakate haiN| inake binA vipAka (phala) ke samaya AtmA meM tIvra mithyAtva, kaSAyAveza kA abhAva hone se dharma - guNa kI rUci bhItara meM prakaTa hotI hai| sArAMza pApa pratighAta ke pazcAt guNa bIjAdhAna karane kI icchA ho to sarvaprathama prANAtipAta-viramaNa Adi guNoM kA AkarSaNa prakaTa karanA hogaa| jIvana meM dharma- guNa hI grahaNa karane yogya (upAdeya) haiM / yahI karttavya haiM, hitakArI haiM, prApta karane yogya haiN| hiMsA, asatya Adi karane yogya nahIM haiN| aisA bhItara meM bhAva paidA hogaa| isase dharma-guNa ke prati zraddhA prakaTa hotI hai| isa dharma - guNa kI prApti se hI jIvana dhanya lagatA hai| yahI dharma - guNa jIvana meM sArabhUta hotA hai, yahI zraddhArUpa bIja samyaktva kahalAtA hai| isa zraddhA meM mokSa ke prati rUci hai, tattva kA Agraha hai / pariNati jJAna hai| ye sabhI bhAva kaba Ate haiM ? jaba pApa kA pratighAta hotA hai, jaba bhavarUci kA pApa miTa jAtA hai, taba hI mokSa kI rUci prakaTa hotI hai| atattva, mithyAtva kI rUci kA pApa calA jAtA hai, taba hI tattva rUci jagatI hai aura saMsAra-rasikatA kA pApa calA jAtA hai; arthAt viSayoM ko sukha rUpa aura indriyoM ko sukha kA sAdhana rUpa meM dekhanA, jaba yaha pratibhAsa jJAna calA jAtA hai, taba tattva pariNati kA guNa AtA hai| pariNati arthAt viSayoM kA saccA svarUpa samajha meM AnA| viSaya - halAhala viSa ke samAna hai, bhavoM kI vRddhi karane vAlA hai, aisA hRdaya meM aMkita ho jAnA hI pariNati kahalAtI hai| isI prakAra hiMsA, asatya ityAdi pApoM ke prati bhI lage / aise bhAva citta meM utpanna hone ke pazcAt mithyAtva pApa kA pratighAta hokara samyagdarzana rUpI guNa bIja kI prApti hotI hai| isa paMcasUtra ke padArtha ko bAhya rUpa meM samajhanA sarala hai kintu bhItara meM utAranA gaharA va gaMbhIra hai| hRdaya meM isa sUtra kA sparza ho jAe, isake lie ati gaMbhIra vicAroM kI jarUrata hai| jaba pApa pratighAta se azubhAnubandha ke Azrava rUka jAte haiM, tathA guNabIjAdhAna dvArA zubhAnubandha ke Azrava prakaTa ho jAte haiM, taba hRdaya meM hiMsAdi dRSkRtyoM ke bhAva jagAne ke pApa sAdhana ke sthAna para guNoM ke bhAva utpanna karane ke sAdhana prakaTa hote haiN| isa prakAra zubha pravRti ke anukUla bAhya aura Abhyantara sAdhana prApta hote haiN| bAhya se mAnava deha, AryakSetra, pA~ca indriyoM kI paTutA, svastha mana, Arogya, arihanta devAdhideva, nirgratha gurU, sarvajJa vacana ityAdi prApta hote haiN| Abhyantara se zubhabhAva, samyagvIryollAsa ityAdi prakaTa 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA hote haiN| anta meM, mokSa na mile, vahA~ taka puNya se aise sAdhana prApta hote rheNge| azubha anubandha ke pratighAta aura zubhAnubandha ke bIja vapana se hI aisI sthiti prakaTa hotI hai| yahI puNyAnubandhI puNya kA prabhAva hai| isameM mukhya rUpa se vizuddha adhyavasAya yAni hRdaya kA zubha bhAva dharma guNa kI tIvra icchA, mokSa Adi ye hI 'guNabIja' haiN| guNabIjAdhAna se hiMsA-viramaNa Adi guNoM ke prati rUci va AkarSaNa prakaTa honA ina guNoM ko sthUla rUpa se svIkAra karane ke lie prayatna AraMbha honA hai| 'sthUla' se tAtparya gRhastha ghara nivAsa meM rahate hue inakA pAlana kara sake, vaise bar3e-bar3e rUpa meM hiMsA viramaNa, asatya viramaNa aadi| yathA 1. maiM niraparAdhI calane-phirane vAle jIvoM ko jAna kara mArUMgA nhiiN| 2. maiM kanyA, gAya, bhUmi Adi viSaya sambandhI jhUTha bolUMgA nhiiN| 3. parigraha rakhe pramANa se jyAdA rakhUgA nahIM ityaadi| inheM aNuvrata kahate haiN| saMsAra ke tyAgI sAdhu bhagavaMtoM ko mahAvrata lene hote haiM; jisameM pRthvIkAya, apkAya Adi sUkSma jIvoM kI bhI hiMsA kA niSedha hotA hai| thor3A sA asatya bhASaNa bhI varjita hotA hai| eka paise kA bhI parigraha nahIM hotA, ityaadi| aisI sthiti ko hRdaya meM prakaTAne ke lie yahA~ aNuvrata svIkAra karanA aura inake poSaNa karane vAle viSayoM kA Adara va bAdhaka viSayoM kA tyAga karanA hai| ina sabhI kA abhyAsa gRhastha ko karanA caahie| kSamAdi kA yahI abhyAsa isa prakAra ke sAdhu dharma meM pahu~cane ke lie hai| jisase inheM sAdhu dharma kI bhAvanA vAlA abhyAsa yAni paribhAvanA kahate haiN| / sulocanA caraNa raja - DaoN. priyadivyAMjanAzrI 26 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala paMcasUtra Adya maMgala khaNDa - prathama Namo vIyarAgANaM, savva-nRNaM, deviMda-pUI-yANaM, jaha-TThia-vatthu-vAiNaM, telukka-gurUNaM, aruhaMtANaM, bhgvNtaannN| 27 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala prathama sUtra pApapratighAta-guNabIjAdhAna he vItarAga paramAtmA! he sarvajJaprabhu! devendra dvArA pUjita prabhu! yathArtha ko kahane vAle nAtha! he tIna bhuvana ke jagadgurU! aise uttama vizeSaNoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle he arihanta bhagavanta! Apako merA koTi-koTi praNAma ho| paMcasUtra kI zurUAta 'namo' zabda se hotI hai| pahalA zabda 'namo vIyarAgANaM', grantha ke maMgalAcaraNa ke lie hai| zubha kArya kI zurUAta ke lie maMgala to vizeSa rUpa se karanA cAhie, jisase vighna dUra hotA hai aura kArya nirAbAdha rUpa se sampanna hotA hai| kahate haiM ki zubha kArya meM vighna to Ate hI haiM, isalie yahA~ maMgala jarUrI hai| azubha kArya meM vighna utpanna ho to acchA mAnanA cAhie, jisase azubha kArya rUka jaaeN| maMgala iSTa devatA ke smaraNa se yA namaskAra se hotA hai| jagat meM devAdhideva arihanta vItarAga paramAtmA hI sarvazreSTha iSTa deva haiN| inheM kiyA gayA namaskAra sarva vighnoM kA nAza karane vAlA hai| isalie arihaMta paramAtmA ko kiyA gayA namaskAra sabase zreSTha (uttama) maMgala kahA jAtA hai| namaskAra tIna prakAra ke hote haiM - icchAyoga, zAstrayoga, sAmarthya yog| yahA~ inako saMkSipta meM batAyA jA rahA hai1. 'icchA yoga' meM arihanta paramAtmA ko namana karane kI kevala icchA hotI hai| vidhi yA avidhi ke dhyAna binA mAtra namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai| 2. 'zAstrayoga' meM arihanta paramAtmA ko zAstra anusAra sampUrNa vidhipUrvaka namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai| 3. 'sAmarthya yoga' meM arihanta paramAtmA ko unakI sampUrNa AjJA kA pAlana karate hue namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai| yaha sAmarthya yoga kevala jJAna ke ekadama nikaTa hai; arthAt kevalajJAna Akara hI rahatA hai| vizeSaNa yukta namaskAra evaM vizeSaNa rahita namaskAra meM kevala bhAvoM meM aMtara hotA hai| bhAvoM kI mahattA ke lie yahA~ vizeSaNa kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| sUtra meM arUhaMtANa bhagavaMtANaM yaha vizeSya hai| arihaMta ko arUhan aura arhan bhI kahA jAtA hai, unake artha yahA~ batAye gaye haiN| 1. arihaMta - ari+haMta; jinhoMne rAga-dveSa rUpI zatruoM ko naSTa kara diye haiN| 2. arUhan - rUha dhAtu kA artha utpanna honaa| arthAt jinake karma phira se utpanna nahIM hoNge| 28 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala 3. arhan - jo sampUrNa vizva ke jIvoM ke lie pUjanIya hai| arihaMta paramAtmA ko namaskAra karake zAstrakAra maMgala karate haiN| arihaMta bhagavAn ke cAra vizeSaNa - 1. vItarAga, 2. sarvajJa 3. devendrapUjita aura 4. yathAsthita vastu ko kahane vAle, aise tIna bhuvana ke sdguru| ye cAra vizeSaNa jagadguru paramAtmA ke cAra mahAn atizaya ko batAte haiN| pahale cAra vizeSaNa ko samajha leN| vItarAgaAdicAra vizeSaNoM kI sArthakatA 1. vItarAga- 'vItaH apeto rAgaH' jinake rAga-dveSa cale gye| 'rAga' arthAt AtmA meM Asakti ke pariNAma jagAne vAlA mohanIya karma, AtmA meM aprIti karAne vAlA krm-'dvess'| mithyA jJAna ke pariNAma jagAne vAlA krm-moh| rAgAdi yAni rAga-dveSa aura moha jinake samApta ho gaye, ve vItarAga kahalAte haiN| jo moha ko AtmA meM dabAkara karmodaya ko roka kara rakhate haiM, ve upazAnta-moha-vItarAga hote haiN| parantu yahA~ para sarvathA kSINamohI aura chamastha (ajJAna) bhAva se rahita aise vItarAga vizeSaNa ko lenA hai| isalie vItarAga ke sAtha sarvajJa kA vizeSaNa likhA gayA hai| 2. sarvajJa- bhUtakAla, vartamAna kAla aura bhaviSya kAla ke sabhI dravyoM aura sabhI paryAyoM ko jo jAnate aura dekhate haiM, unheM sarvajJa kahate haiN| jo tIna loka aura tIna kAla kI kisI bhI vastu, padArtha se aparicita nahIM haiN| ve saba kucha jAnate haiN| unheM dekhate haiM, hara jIva ke ananta bhava calacitra kI taraha dikhAI dete haiN| nimitta zAstrAdi ke AdhAra para trikAlavettA bhI vyavahAra meM sarvajJa kahe jAte haiM, parantu ve sarAgI hote haiN| isalie sarvajJa ke sAtha vItarAga vizeSaNa rakhA gayA hai| sarvajJatA prApta karane ke lie uttama se uttama sAdhanA karanI par3atI hai| pramAda kA tyAgakara svAdhyAya, dhyAna meM nirata rahanA par3atA hai| taba kevala jJAnI sarvajJa kahalAte haiN| jahA~ pramAda hai, vahA~ kevala jJAna nahIM hotaa| . 3. devendroM se pUjita- vItarAga evaM sarvajJa to sAmAnya kevalajJAnI bhI hote haiN| sarvajJa do prakAra ke hote haiM- tIrthaMkara sarvajJa, sAmAnya kevalajJAnI srvjny| tIrthaMkara deva viziSTa puNya vAle hote haiN| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ko kevalajJAna prakaTa hote hI devatA samavasaraNa kI racanA karate haiM, jo aSTa prAtihArya se suzobhita hotA hai| paramAtmA ke baiThane kA siMhAsana ratnajar3ita svarNa se yukta hotA hai| mastaka ke pIche AbhAmaNDala hotA hai| paramAtmA kI deha se bAraha guNA U~cA azokavRkSa unake pIche hotA hai| mastaka ke Upara tIna chatra hote haiN| devadundubhI, divyadhvani, puSpa vRSTi Adi kI racanA kara devoM ke deva 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala arthAt devendra, paramAtmA kI pUjA, bhakti karate haiN| smaraNa rahe, unameM hama se kaI guNA jyAdA zakti va sAmarthya hotA hai phira bhI indradeva paramAtmA kI pUjA meM tatpara rahate haiN| karor3oM devatA sevA meM hAjira khar3e rahate haiN| isalie yahA~ sAmAnya kevalajJAnI na lekara jinezvaradeva ko liyA gayA hai evaM devendroM se pUjita', yaha vizeSaNa rakhA hai| 4. yathAsthita vastuvAdI- parama satya yAni yathArtha ko kahane vAle tIna vizeSaNoM se alaMkRta arihanta paramAtmA dharma-tIrtha kI sthApanA karake, mokSamArga ke tattvoM kA upadeza pharamAte haiM, tatpazcAt hI mokSa padhArate haiN| yahI sUcita karane ke lie yathAsthitavAdI yaha cauthA vizeSaNa kahA gayA hai| kahate haiM- caudahapUrvI zrutakevalI bhagavanta bhI yathAsthita vastuvAdI hote haiM, parantu sUtrakAra ko zrutakevalI bhagavantoM ko yahA~ nahIM lenA hai| pUrva ke tIna vizeSaNoM ko jor3akara yahA~ yathAsthita vastuvAdI zrI jinezvaradeva ko hI liyA gayA hai| sUtra meM arUhaMtANa zabda hai| usakA artha - jinameM aba karmabandha kA koI bhI kAraNa nahIM, jinameM karma ke aMkura udita nahIM hoNge| zrI tIrthaMkara prabhu ke cAra vizeSaNa meM cAra mahAatizaya 1. apAyApagamAtizaya - 'apAya' arthAt doSa, 'apagama' yAni nAza karane vAle arthAt jo sarva rAga-dveSAdi doSoM se rahita ho gaye, ve vItarAgA 'apAya' kA matalaba upadrava bhI hotA hai| vItarAga prabhu apAyApagama vAle haiN| tIrthaMkara nAma karma ke udaya hote hI prabhu vihAra mArga ke savA sau yojana meM mArImarakI ityAdi upadravoM kA nivAraNa karane vAle haiN| vItarAga vizeSaNa se apAyApagama atizaya sUcita hotA hai| 2. jJAnAtizaya - sarvajJa vizeSaNa se hI jJAnAtizaya arthAt sarvadravya, sarva paryAya ko jAnanA, dekhanA; isI sarvajJatA se jJAnAtizaya jAnA jAtA hai| 3. pUjAtizaya - devendroM se pUjita isa vizeSaNa se pUjAtizaya ko batAyA gayA hai| vaise bhI paramAtmA isa atizaya se vizva ke sarva jIvoM se pUjita kahalAte haiN| nara-nArI, deva-dAnava, nArakI, tiryaMca sabhI paramAtmA kI pUjA, bhakti karate haiN| vacanAtizaya - yathAsthita vastuvAdI vizeSaNa se 35 atizayoM se yukta vANI ko vacanAtizaya kA nirdeza kiyA hai| cAra mahA-atizaya ke svAmI prabhu tIna loka ke guru haiN| Atmahita kA upadeza pharamAne vAle hI sacce guru hote haiN| zuddha aura satya dharma ke upadezaka, saMsAra ke tyAgI aura vairAgI nigraMtha muni ke atirikta anya kauna ho sakate haiM? arihanta paramAtmA hamAre sarvazreSTha guru haiN| Adya guru haiN| . vItarAga zabda se vItadveSa, vItamoha bhI samajha lenA hai| rAga sabhI doSoM kA rAjA For Perso 30. Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala hai, isa eka rAga ke jAne se bAkI sabhI doSa apane Apa naSTa ho jAte haiN| dveSa se bhI jyAdA balavAna doSa 'rAga' hai| rAga kA nAza dasaveM guNasthAnaka ke anta meM hotA hai, dveSa kA nAza navameM guNasthAnaka meM hI ho jAtA hai| isase jJAta hotA hai ki dveSa naSTa hone para jitanI Atmavizuddhi hotI hai, usase jyAdA citta ke adhyavasAya kI adhika vizuddhi ho to hI rAga naSTa hotA hai| rAgabar3AbalavAna rAga doSa, dveSa doSa se bhI jyAdA prabala doSa hai| yaha isa prakAra hai1. rAga kA AyuSya dveSa se bhI jyAdA bar3A hai| 2. dveSa bhUlanA sarala hai para rAga bhUlanA kaThina hai| 3. dveSa karanA par3atA hai, rAga sahajatA se ho jAtA hai| 4. dveSa se hone vAlA nukasAna dikhAI detA hai, parantu rAga se jo nukasAna hotA hai vaha samajha meM nahIM aataa| 5. dveSa mata karo, aisA sabhI kahate haiM, parantu rAga mata karo, aisA jagat meM koI nahIM - kahatA, yaha to vItarAga kA zAsana kahatA hai| 6. dveSa durdhyAna karAtA hai| yaha anubhava hotA hai; parantu rAga durdhyAna karAtA hai, aisA nahIM lagatA hai| 7. dveSa karane vAlA apane prati dveSI banakara rahe, yaha acchA nahIM lgtaa| parantu rAga karane ... vAlA apane prati akhaNDa rAgI banA rahe, aisA cAhatA hai; usakA rAgIpanA chUTe yaha bhI - acchA nahIM lgtaa| 8. dveSa durguNa hai, yaha phira bhI mAlUma hotA hai; parantu rAga AtmA kA svabhAva nahIM hai, balki durguNa hI hai, yaha jJAta nahIM hotaa| 9. dveSa lambe samaya taka rahe to acchA nahIM lagatA hai, aura rAga lambe samaya taka rahe to bhI acchA lagatA hai| 10. AThoM karmoM kI jar3a 'mohanIya karma' aura mohanIya kI jar3a 'rAga' hai| mohanIya kI . prakRti ke mUla meM rAga hai| tIvra koTi kA rAga arthAt anaMtAnubaMdhI kA rAga jaba taka nahIM jAegA, taba taka mithyAtva nahIM jAtA hai| rAga ke do prakAra haiM- prazasta rAga aura aprazasta raag| prazasta rAga karma-bandhana nahIM karatA hai, karma bandhana ko chur3Ane vAlA hai| prazasta For Perso31 & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala rAga auSadhi kI taraha aprazasta rAga se chur3AtA hai| prazasta rAga arthAt deva- guru dharma para rAga, samyak zAstra, tIrtha, parva, dharmakSetra para rAga hone se pApa kA bandha nahIM hotA hai, galata AkAMkSA kA rAga hI pApa kA bandha karAtA hai| dharmarAga yAni dharmalezyA vAloM kA rAga, pApoM ko kATakara AtmA kA vikAsa karAtA hai| aprazasta rAga arthAt pApa kI lezyAvAlA rAga / parantu prazasta kA dikhAvA karane se prazasta nahIM bana jAegA ? daridra yadi sAhUkAra ke kapar3e pahana le to koI sAhUkAra nahIM bana jaaegaa| daridratA kI dizA badale; dhaMdhA badale, vRtti badale to loga vizvAsa kreNge| putra va patnI ke Upara prazasta rAga tabhI kahalAegA jaba sneha rAga va kAma rAga calA jaaegaa| ye sAdhu acchA vAsakSepa DAlate hai, isase phAyadA hotA hai, ityAdi bhI azubha, aprazasta rAga bana jaaegaa| saMsAra ke lAbha kI apekSA se, hAsyAdi moha kI vRtti ke poSaNa kI dRSTi se rAga kare to aprazasta rAga hotA hai| saMsAra se nistAra pAne ke lie, mukta hone ke lie tathA usake upAya se jur3ane ke lie rAga kiyA jAya to prazasta rAga kahalAtA hai| isase dharma zyA aura dharma kA rAga, donoM bar3hate jAte haiN| dharma lezyA kI mAtrA, zuddhatA aura vega jitanA kama hogA, puNya utanA hI kamajora bNdhegaa| dharma kI lezyA prazasta to puNya bhI prazasta aura usase dharma sAmagrI bhI prabhAvI milegii| zAlibhadra ke jIva kI dharma lezyA AhAra dAna ke samaya bahuta U~cI thI to devatA dvArA navvANu peTiyAM roja milatI thI / utkRSTa dharma lezyA se yukta hokara jaisA cAritra liyA, vaisA pAlana kiyaa| UMcI dharma lezyA vAlA adhUrI sAdhanA kI cAha nahIM karatA / pUrva bhava meM khIra dAna ke pazcAt hI guru mahArAja ke prati prazastaM rAga kA pravAha bahA / peTa meM zUla kI pIr3A ho rahI thI, phira bhI darda ko bhUlakara citta meM guru mahArAja hI base hue the| mAtA kyA kara rahI hai? mere peTa para davA lagA rahI hai yA nahIM, isakA bhAna nahIM; parantu guru ke upakAroM kA ciMtana jArI thaa| aho! mere upakArI guru mujhe ni:saMdeha tAreMge, kitanA sundara yoga ! khIra dAna hetu mahAtmA kA suyoga milaa| aisI dAna dharma kI anumodanA hRdaya se kara rahA thaa| yahI prazasta rAga hai| isI se vaha ucca vaibhava kI sAmagrI kA svAmI banA / yaha sAmagrI pApAnubandhI nahIM hone ke kAraNa moha meM aMdhA nahIM bnaatii| zAlibhadra ne mAtra itanA jAnA ki eka rAjA merI hI taraha eka mAnava hai, phira bhI merA svAmI hai| vicAra badale / turanta deva pradatta ratnAdi navvANu peTiyA~ bhI lohe kI peTI jaisI lagIM / apsarA jaisI battIsa patniyA~ samasta saMsAra kI mA~-bahina jaisI lagane lgiiN| jisa puNya meM kucha kamI ho, aisI puNyAI mujhe nahIM 32 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala caahie| isalie Riddhi, 32 patniyA~ evaM pyArI mAtA ko choDakara vItarAga prabhu mahAvIra bhagavAn ke caraNa pakar3e aura cAritra le liye aura saMsAra sAgara se tira gye| yahI prazasta rAga tAratA hai, aprazasta rAga mAratA hai| rAga se bhI jyAdA dveSa kharAba dikhatA hai, paraMtu rAga dveSa se bhI jyAdA bhayaMkara hotA hai| rAga AtmA meM vastu ke prati AkarSaNa bhAva paidA karatA hai, AtmA ko apanI ora khIMcatA hai, jabaki dveSa AtmA ko vastu se dUra rakhatA hai| isa prakAra aneka dRSTi se 'rAga' dveSa se bhI jyAdA balazAlI aura mahAanarthakArI hai| isI ke sAtha dUsare doSa jabarana poSita ho jAte haiN| isalie rAga nikAleMge to dUsare doSa apane Apa nikala jaaaiNge| raMge vaha rAga hai| AtmA jisase raMgI jAe, vaha rAga hai| AtmA ko vastuoM ke AkarSaNa ke raMga se raMgate haiM, isalie vaha rAga hai| 'dviS' dhAtu arthAt apasanda honA, kharAba laganA, isase dveSa zabda banA hai| jinheM iSTa para AkarSaNa nahIM hotA hai, unheM aniSTa para aprIti-anAdara kA bhAva bhI nahIM hotA hai, jinake iSTa va aniSTa ke prati Adara va kharAba bhAva cale gaye, ve hI vItarAga hote haiN| vItarAga vItamoha bhI hote haiN| arthAt, jinakA moha bhI naSTa ho gayA hai| moha yAni ajJAna, mithyAjJAna, viparyAsa, mUr3hatA, mithyAtva, durAgraha ityaadi| rAga-dveSa do bar3e DAkU AtmA ko apane vaza meM karake, AtmA ke asalI sthAna (mokSa) se ise parAGmukha rakhate haiN| ina do DAkuoM ke sAtha moha aura bhayaMkara khataranAka luTerA hai| 'rAga' binA bhauMke phUMkakara, cATakara kATatA hai, jabaki 'dveSa' bhauMkakara kATatA hai| 'moha' aMdhere meM rakhakara phira kATa letA hai| rAga aura dveSa meM, kATane vAlA kuttA hai, yaha jJAta hotA hai| jabaki moha meM jisane kATA vaha kuttA hai, yaha patA hI nahIM calatA hai| moha kutte ko bakarA dikhAtA hai, sAMpa ko DorI dikhAtA hai| jagat meM jo kucha mUlyavAna hai, jaise jar3a padArtha - ghara, dukAna, dhana, kuTumba, kAyA, ye hI mahattva ke haiM, zreSTha haiM, sarvasva haiM, hitakArI haiM, aisA moha batAtA hai| usakA mana mAtra jar3a padArtha ko hI mUlya detA hai| usake Age AtmA jaisI koI vastu hai hI nhiiN| 'jar3a se jInA aura jar3a se hI maranA', yaha sabhI cAla moha kI hai| AtmA ke lie deha hai, yaha bAta use bhulA detA hai| deha hI vastu hai, isalie isakA dhyAna rakhanA hai, aisA hI vartana hai| AtmA ke lie deha hai, aisA nahIM balki deha ke lie hI AtmA hai, aisA dikhAtA ___ jitanA moha ko jItanA kaThina hai, utanA moha se hAranA sarala hai| moha nahIM hotA, kevala rAga-dveSa hI hote to kATane vAle kutte ko pahacAna jaate| kutte para vizvAsa nahIM 33 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala rakhate, kintu moha to kutte ko bakarA dikhAtA hai| bakarA hI kATa rahA hai, aisA jabaradastI manavAtA hai| isa prakAra moha pratikUlatA ko anukUlatA dikhAtA hai| ahita ko hita, hita ko ahita dikhAtA hai| moha AtmA kA ati nukasAna to karatA hI hai, sAtha hI nukasAna ko lAbha rUpa meM batalAtA hai| moha ko kAbU meM karoge to hI rAga vaza meM hogaa| moha hai, tabhI taka jIva Ananda se rAga karatA hai| rAga ko hitakArI mAnatA hai| AtmA se moha yAni mithyA mati (asatya dhAraNa) dUra ho jAne ke bAda hI rAga use duzmana dikhAI degaa| moha bar3A guNDA hai, luTerA hai, aisA mAnane ke badale use parama mitra mAna baiThe haiM, yahI hamArI saba se bar3I bhUla moha nahIM hogA, tabhI rAga-dveSa ke dUSaNoM kI pahacAna hogI, use dUSaNa (doSa) ke rUpa meM maanegaa| para moha dUSaNa ko dUSaNa ke rUpa meM mAnane hI nahIM detA, guNa kI muhara chApa lagA detA hai| doSa para guNa kA lebala lagAnA yaha mahA bhayaMkara hai| eka mAnava abhimAnI hai parantu svayaM doSita hote hue bhI svayaM ko guNavAna mAnatA hai| maiM samajhadAra huuN| maiM koI mUrkha nahIM, ThoTha nahIM, isa prakAra abhimAnI vyakti doSoM ke Upara guNa kA lebala lagAtA hai| hogA pramAdI dharma ke prati, Atmahita ke prati beparavAhI, aura Upara se lebala lagAtA hai sAvadhAnI kA, AtmajAgRti kaa| gurU bahuta samajhAte haiM, parantu abhimAna use satya vastu samajhane hI nahIM detaa| hogA to alpa jJAnI para, apane jJAna ko mahAsAgara maanegaa| ahaM bhAva aura kumati jAegI to AtmA kA svarUpa samajha meM aaegaa| guNa doSa kA viveka hogaa| doSa ke Upara guNa kA lebala nahIM lgaaegaa| puNya jAgRta hogA to doSa bhI guNa meM prakaTa hogaa| para doSa to doSa hI hai| guNa ke rUpa meM doSa kA sevana mahA-bhayaMkara rUpa hai| samajho! vItarAga ke zAsana ko chor3akara mana:sthiti galata sukha ke pIche, kadAgraha ke pIche, moha ke dvArA karA rahI jagat kI zAbAsI ke pIche, jIva svayaM apane hAthoM se apanI AtmA ko guNoM se dUra kara rahA hai| AtmA ko doSoM meM Dubo rahA hai| isalie moha kA tyAga kareM, paramAtmA kI upAsanA kreN| ___vItarAga ke pazcAt sarvajJa vizeSaNa jJAnAtizaya ko sUcita karatA hai| yAni ananta jJAna, sarvajJa, vizva ke samasta jIva, pudgala ityAdi anaMtAnaMta dravyoM ke ananta bhUta, bhaviSya aura vartamAna kAla ke jJAna vAle; pratyeka dravya ke bane hue, banane vAle va bana rahe sarva anantAnaMta bhAva paryAyoM (avasthAoM) ko hAtha meM rahe hue AMvale kI taraha pratyakSa dekhane aura jAnane vAle; vaha trikAla ke sarva paramANu, sarvaparamANu ke sarva paryAya aura sarva jIvoM ke anaMtAnaMta bhAva, una sabhI ko pratyakSa dekhate haiN| isa kevala jJAna kA prakAza jabaradasta hai| anantAnaMta kAla kI koI bhI vastu athavA ghaTanA isameM chupI nahIM rahatI hai| pratyakSa zuddha jJAna 34 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala kA svabhAva hI jJeya vastu ko jAnane kA hai| kitanA jAnate haiM, yaha maryAdA nahIM bAMdhI jA sakatI hai| kyoMki maryAdA bAMdhane meM niyama yaha hai ki itanI hI vastu ko jAnate haiM? kevalajJAna prakAza kA svabhAva yaha hai ki jisakA nAma jJeya hai use jAnegA, bAda meM bhale hI vaha ananta kAla pUrva kA ho yA bAda kA ho| kevalajJAnI vartamAna, bhUta, bhaviSya sarva-kAla ko, samasta jJeya ko pratyakSa dekhate haiN| unase koI prasaMga athavA koI sthiti chipI nahIM rahatI 'devendroM se pUjita' arihaMta paramAtmA kA tIsarA vizeSaNa hai| isase tIsarA pUjAtizaya sUcita hotA hai| asaMkhya devatAoM ke svAmI indra bhI jinakI pUjA bhakti karate haiM, ve arihanta bhagavAn kaise hoMge? una paramAtmA kI ve pUjA kisa bhAva se karate hoMge? yaha samajhanA Avazyaka hai| paramAtmA kI pUjA do prakAra se kI jAtI hai1. lAlaca yA svArtha se, parAdhInatA yA Dara se kI gaI pUjA adhama pUjA kahalAtI hai| 2. upakArI mAnakara yA guNoM ke bahumAna se athavA guNa prApta karane ke lie jo pUjA karate __haiM, vaha uttama pUjA kahalAtI hai| nirmala avadhijJAna ke mAlika aura pUrva bhava kI sundara ArAdhanA vAle indradeva parAdhInatA se yA lAlaca se kabhI prabhu ko namana nahIM karate haiN| jinako asaMkhya kAla taka paudgalika sukhoM kA pAra nahIM, aise indra 'arihanta paramAtmA' kI pUjA do kAraNoM se karate haiM- prathama arihanta paramAtmA ke anantAnaMta upakAra va guNa ke prati bahumAna bhAva se| dUsarA unake jaise (paramAtmA ke jaise) guNoM kA svAmI banane ke lie| jaba indra isa bhAvanA se pUjA karate haiM taba hameM kisa prakAra va kisa AzA se pUjA karanI cAhie? zAstroM meM kahA gayA hai ki indradeva paramAtmA kI pUjA bhautika apekSA aura Rddhi kI AzA ke binA vizuddha bhAvoM se karate haiM, mAnava bhava prApta kara prabhu ke jaise zuddha bhAva aura vizuddha cAritra prApta karane ke lie pUjAM karate haiN| vaha indrAsana ko cirasthAyI karane ke lie nahIM, phira se indra kI Rddhi mile, isalie bhI nahIM, balki jo mAnava bhava indroM ko vartamAna meM nahIM milA hai usake lie indra tarasate haiN| .....aura hameM jo zreSTha manuSya bhava milA hai, usase kaisI uttamottama sAdhanA ho sake, usakI hameM koI paravAha hI nahIM, bhAna nahIM! - hama manuSya bhava pAkara kevala-tuccha viSayoM ko pAne meM, kaSAyoM kA pArA car3hAne meM, rasa, Rddhi aura zAtA gArava ke jAla meM baMdha jAne meM apanA jIvana samApta kara rahe haiN| phira bhI dekho, indra manuSya bhava ke lie kAmanA karatA hai, paramAtmA kA pUjaka banatA hai| 35 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala yadyapi indra kI pUjA adhUrI hai, kyoMki vaha vItarAga paramAtmA kI sarvavirati cAritra kI AjJA kA pAlana nahIM kara sakatA hai| bhagavAna kI zreSTha pUjA, bhagavAn kI AjJA sarvAMza pAlane meM rahI huI hai; aura vaha sarvavirati ke pAlana se hotA hai / prazna ho sakatA hai ki bhagavanta kI AjJA kA pAlana gaNadhara mahArAja zreSTha rUpa se karate haiM, to paMca sUtrakAra ko prabhu ko gaNadhara pUjita aisA kahanA cAhie thA, devendrapUjita kyoM kahA? isakA javAba yaha hai ki daivika atizaya sukha-sanmAnAdi se yukta indradeva arihaMta paramAtmA kI bhakti kare, yaha eka anUThI vizeSatA hai| jisa kSetra meM arihaMta bhagavanta vicaraNa karate haiM, usI kSetra meM gaNadhara bhI vicaraNa karate haiN| isalie ve vahIM rahate hue usI kSetra meM paramAtmA kI pUjA karate. haiM, para usase bhI adhika dUra se, parajAti, parakSetrI, devoM ke bhI svAmI manuSya kSetra kI durgandha kI avagaNanA karake bhI indra yahA~ prabhu kI pUjA ke lie Ate haiM, yahI vizeSatA kahalAtI hai / jagat ke bAla jIva (ajJAnI jIva) divya RddhimaMta aura vaibhavazAlI aise devoM ke dvArA tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta kI pUjA hote dekhakara adhika AkarSita hote haiN| devatAoM ke dvArA samavasaraNAdi kI racanA karanA bahuta uccakoTi kI pUjA kahalAtI hai / asaMkhya yojana se nIce Akara devatA pUjA karate haiM, jise dekhakara ajJAnI jIva AkarSita hote haiN| arihanta paramAtmA kyA-kyA prakAzita karate haiM? inakA cauthA vizeSaNa 'yathAsthitavAdI' hai, jisase vacanAtizaya sUcita kiyA gayA hai / kevalajJAna prApta kara sarvajJa bane, kRtakRtya hue, svayaM kA prayojana siddha kara mukti nilaya meM cale gye| aisA nahIM hotaa| jo svayaM ko prakaTa huA, svayaM ko pratyakSa huA, usakA jJAna jagat ke samakSa rkhaa| jagat ko mukti mArga kA upadeza diyA aura yogya ko tAra kara svayaM akSaya ratnatrayI kI sAdhanA kara vizva meM usakI prabhAvanA kI / Apa vastutva ko yathAsthita ( jaisA hai vaisA ) kahane vAle haiN| vastutattva utpAda, vyaya aura dhrauvya (sthira) vAlI haiM, to usa vastu ko vaise hI batalAne vAle haiN| jIva, ajIva, Azrava, bandha, saMvara, nirjarA aura mokSa, ye jJeya - heya - upAdeya tattva haiN| nAma, sthApanA, dravya, bhAva, ye cAroM nikSepa cAra bhedoM se vastumAtra meM bAMTI huI haiN| vastu 'pramANa' aura 'naya' jJAna se jJeya hai / syAdasti ityAdi saptabhaMgI ke syAdvAda se vastu kA pratyeka dharma pratipAdya hai| pratyeka vastu ananta dharmAtmaka hai| ye sabhI yathArtha adhika aura spaSTa kahane vAle haiN| matijJAna, zruta-jJAna, avadhijJAna aura manaH paryava jJAna se bhI sarvajJa kA jJAna sarvazreSTha hai| isa jJAna se paramAtmA ne dekhA hai ki jIva jar3a padArtha meM mUrcchita banA hai, phaMsA hai, aTakA hai, isalie saMsAra meM bhaTaka rahA hai aura duHkha meM duHkhita ho rahA hai| jar3a padArthoM kA AkarSaNa TUTegA, tabhI mukti kA sAdhaka bnegaa| isalie prabhu ne jar3a rUpI kAyA ke prati dayA nahIM dikhaaii| kAyA kI nahIM, AtmA kI vizuddhi dikhAI hai| kahate haiM yaha mAnava bhava 36 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala hAtha meM hai| abhI taka jIva ne pUrva bhavoM meM jo ananta karmoM ke jAla bAMdhe haiM, unheM tor3a dene kA apUrva avasara hai| isalie usa jAla ko tor3a hI denA hai, bar3hA nahIM denA hai / sarvajJa prabhu ke vacana hRdaya ko chUne caahie| sarvajJa ke vacana kI zraddhA AtmA ke hara pradeza para vyApta ho jAnI caahie| isase AtmA bhAvita ho jAnI caahie| isake lie galata kA bacAva nahIM karanA cAhie / jIva ko bacAva karane kI Adata anAdi kAla se hai / yaha bacAva dambha hai, yaha bacAva moha kI zikSA hai| aba to jJAnI kI zikSA caahie| jJAnI ke vacana hRdaya ke ArapAra utara jAne caahie| unake vairAgya ke upadeza rUpI bANoM se rAga rUpI hRdaya gadgad ho jaae| itanA hI nahIM balki sarvajJa ke vacana para avicala zraddhA se ye upadeza aba Atmaghara meM aisA ramaNa karane laga jAyeM ki ghara-bAjAra meM yA mitroM meM, sukha meM yA duHkha meM AtmA ko hI jAgRta rkhe| bacAva kisI kA calA nhiiN| jarA bhI aruci yA acchA nahIM laganA, yaha bhI dveSa hai| duniyA~ meM apane ko aniSTa lagane vAle viSaya, aniSTa jIva aura aniSTa saMyoga ke prati dveSa jitane samaya rahe, utane samaya yaha AtmA ko mUr3ha banAtA hai / aho ! kyA zuddha AtmA para viSayoM meM raha sakatA hai ? para kI jaMjAla meM gira sakatA hai ? svayaM ko saMbhAlane kA, svayaM kI kharAbI miTAne meM kyA kamI rahI hai? to samajhanA cAhie ki prabhuvacana kI zraddhA meM kamI rahI hai, nahIM to eka samaya para bhI cintA karane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| dUsare to apane bhAgya ke anusAra hI vartana karate haiN| cAra vizeSaNoM se yukta paramAtmA, tIna bhuvana ke guru, tIna loka ke jIvoM ke : hitakArI, Apa hI ekamAtra zaraNa haiM, Apa hI pitA, mAtA, bhrAtA aura trAtA haiN| smaraNa rahe arihanta ko aruhaMta, arahaMta bhI kahate hai / jinase koI rahasya ajJAta yAni chipA nahIM hai| jo vItarAga haiM, sarvajJa haiM, ve yathArtha vastu kahane vAle to haiM hI, phira dUsare aura vizeSaNa kahane kI jarUrata nahIM thI, phira bhI kahA gyaa| isakA kAraNa yahI hai ki jo : aset vastu svIkAra karate haiM, unake niSedha ke lie ye vizeSaNa kahe haiN| unakI mAnyatA yaha hai ki 'vastu vANI kA viSaya hI nahIM hai / zabda aura artha kA sambandha laga hI nahIM sakatA hai| isalie vastu ko yathArtha kahane vAle koI ho hI nahIM sakate haiN|' yadi vastu aura zabda kA sambandha hI nahIM ho to kisI saMketa- zabda se vahI vastu kaise jAnI jAtI hai ? pUrvaghara maharSi bhI yathAsthita vastuvAdI haiM, para unako yahA~ nahIM lenA hai; isalie vItarAga Adi vizeSaNa liyA gayA hai / kaha sakate haiM ki sAtha-sAtha ina sabhI kI bhI stuti ho jAe, pUjyoM kI stuti karanA acchA hI hai ? parantu viveka kI bAta yaha hai ki sarvatra guNoM 37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adya maMgala kI parAkASThA jisameM ho, vahI mukhyarUpa se stavana karane yogya haiN| yahA~ utkRSTa guNoM kI stuti hotI hai| ina guNoM ke antargata samAna avAntara guNoM kI stuti to A hI jAtI hai| mAtra nyAya batAne ke lie hI dUsare maharSiyoM ko nahIM liyA gayA hai, sAtha hI unheM bAda meM rakhane ke lie bhI nahIM liyA gayA hai, yahA~ yaha bhI samajhanA hai| ' trailokya guru' kA vizeSaNa sarva vizeSaNoM ke artha kA upasaMhAra karatA hai / 1. tIna loka meM rahane vAle jIvoM ko tattva-bhUta padArtha kahane vAle haiN| 2. tIna loka ke jIvoM se bhI adhika guNa, prabhAva aura upakAra vAle haiM; evaM 3. tInoM loka meM pUjya haiM, isalie prabhu tIna loka ke guru kahalAte haiN| unako namaskAra ho| (bhagavaMta zabda meM 'bhaga' zabda se samagra aizvarya vaibhava Adi saMpatti lenA hai / ) isa prakAra paramAtmA ko pA~ca vizeSaNoM se namaskAra kiyA gyaa| vItarAga, sarvajJa, devendroM se pUjita, yathAsthita vastuvAdI aura tIna loka ke guru| karmoM kA kSaya bhI isI krama se kiyA jAtA hai| paramAtmA ne sarvaprathama mohanIya karma kA nAza kiyA aura vItarAgI khlaae| phira jJAnAvaraNIya, darzanAvaraNIya aura antarAya karma arthAt ina tIna ghAtI karmoM kA nAza kiyA, taba sarvajJa kahalAe / cAra ghAtI karma naSTa hote hI kevalajJAna prakaTa hotA hai| tIrthaMkara nAmakarma kA vipAkodaya prArambha ho jAtA hai / devatAgaNa apane-apane kartavya pUre karane ke lie manuSya loka meM Ate haiM / paramAtmA kI sevA - bhakti karake Anandita hote haiN| isase paramAtmA devendroM se pUjita kahalAte haiN| phira devatAoM dvArA samavasaraNa kI racanA hotI hai| prabhu usI svarNa siMhAsana para virAjamAna hokara dezanA pharamAte haiN| jo vastu (padArtha) jisa prakAra kI hai, use usI prakAra se pharamAte haiM, isalie yathAsthita vastuvAdI prabhu kahalAte haiN| tIna loka ke jIvoM ko dharma kA upadeza dene se Apa trailokya guru khlaae| mahAn cAra atizayoM se yukta paramAtmA hamAre lie vandanIya, pUjanIya haiM, isalie hama unheM koTi-koTi namaskAra karate haiN| 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA paMcasUtra arihaMtopadeza khaNDa - dvitIya je-eva-mAIk-khaMti 1. iha khalu, aNAI - jIve, 2. aNAI - jIvassa bhave, 3. aNAI - kamma- saMjoga-nivvattie 4. dukkharuve, 5. dukkhaphale, 6. dukkhANubaMdhe *** asaNaM cchittI 'suddha dhammAo, suddha dhamma- saMpattI pAva-kamma-viga-mAo, pAva-kamma-vigamo tahA- bhavva-ttAI-bhAvao / *** tassa puNa vivAga-sAha-NANi 1. causaraNa-gamaNaM, 2. dukkaDa - garihA, 3. sukaDANa sevaNaM, ao kAyavvaya-miNaM hou kAmeNaM sayA, suppaNi-hANaM bhujjo - bhujjo saMkilese, tikAla-masaMkilese / arihaMtopadeza 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA 1. jIva anAdikAla se hai| he mere antaryAmi prabhu ! Apane nimnalikhita chaH bAteM batalAI haiM (37) arihaMtopadeza 2. jIva kA saMsAra anAdikAla se hai| 3. jIva ke karma ke sAtha saMyoga bhI anAdikAla se haiM, anAdikAla se calatA A rahA yaha sNsaar..| 4. saMsAra svayaM 'duHkharUpa' hai| 5. bhogane ke bAda phala meM du:khadAyaka hone se 'duHkhaphalaka' hai| 6. aura ina duHkhoM kI paramparA cAlU rahane se 'duHkhAnubandhI' bhI hai| (ba) arihaMtopadeza vizva vatsala vibhu! Apane aise duHkha rUpa saMsAra kA nAza karane ke nimnalikhita upAya batAye haiMduHkhasvarUpa, duHkhaphalaka aura duHkhAnubandhI saMsAra kA nAza 'zuddhadharma' dvArA hotA hai| zuddhadharma kI prApti 'pApakarmoM ke vinAza' se hotI hai| pApa karmoM kA vinAza ' tathAbhavyatva' ke paripAka se hotA hai| tathAbhavyatva- mokSagamana kI yogyatAvAlA anAdi-pAriNAmika bhAva / jaise- ghAsa meM kerI rakhane se jaldI pakatI hai, vaise hI jIva kI yogyatA svarUpa tathAbhavyatva bhI abhI ke upAyoM se jaldI taiyAra hotA hai| jIva kA kAla pakate hI zubhaphaloM kI hAramAlA zurU ho jAtI hai| 40 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza Atma svarUpa parva meM 'namo vIyarAgANaM' sUtra se iSTadeva ko namaskAra kiyA gyaa| vaha namaskAra maMgala ke lie hai| usake pazcAt vividha vizeSaNoM se paramAtmA ke guNoM ko jAnA, jisase unake vacana hamAre hRdaya meM saralatA se utre| paramAtmA kI vANI para jarA bhI zaMkA na ho, isalie aba hameM jAnanA hogA ki paramAtmA mukti kI sAdhanA kA kyA upAya batAte haiM? pApapratighAta- pApa nAza kA upAya yAni pApa uccheda se hI saMsAra kA uccheda hotA hai| yaha saMsAra kisakA hai? kaba se hai? kisa prakAra banA huA hai? aura kaisA svarUpa aura pariNAma vAlA hai? 'Iha khalu aNAijIve' Iha arthAt loka meM hai, aloka meM nhiiN| jIva yAni aatmaa| bhinna-bhinna jJAnAdi paryAyoM meM (avasthAoM meM) niyamita rahe, vaha AtmA hai| yahI Atmadravya anAdi kAla se hai, sanAtana hai| nayA utpanna nahIM hotA hai| navIna zarIra kI utpati se AtmA bhI navIna utpanna hotI hai, yaha dhAraNA / mAnyatA galata hai| kyoMki pUrva meM jo sarvathA asat thA, vaha kabhI bhI utpanna hokara jagat meM A hI nahIM sakatA hai| usI prakAra paMcabhUta ke samUha meM AtmA navIna hI utpanna huI hai, aisA mAnanA galata hai| jaise mATI ke piMDa meM aprakaTa rUpa se ghar3A hai, jaba usa para ghar3A banAne kI kriyA karate haiM, taba ghar3A prakaTa hotA hai| taMtu meM aprakaTa rUpa meM bhI ghar3A nahIM hai, isalie taMtu kriyA se kabhI bhI ghar3A prakaTa nahIM hotA hai| usI prakAra pRthvI Adi paMcabhUta meM aprakaTa rUpa se caitanya hai hI nhiiN| isalie nayA prakaTa ho hI nahIM sakatA hai| AtmA usase utpanna huI, aisA nahIM kahA jA sktaa| isa siddhAMta ko sat kAryavAda kahate haiN| syAdvAda kI zailI to sadasatkAryavAda hai, arthAt miTTI meM ghar3A kathaMcit sat hai, isalie sat bhI hai aura asat bhI hai| aghaTita rUpa se sat hai aura ghaTita golAkAra rUpa se asat hai| jabaki taMtu meM ghar3A sarvathA asat hai| aba yadi AtmA ko bhI sarvathA asata mAneMge to yaha kabhI prakaTa hogI hI nhiiN| isalie AtmA anAdikAla kI aura jar3a-bhUta se ekadama alaga prakAra kI siddha hotI hai| yaha AtmA svayaM ke Atma pradezoM para karma ke yoga se zarIra kI racanA karatI hai| . saMsAra kA svarUpa : jaise AtmA anAdi kAla se hai, vaise jIva kA bhava arthAt saMsAra bhI anAdi kAla se hai| saMsAra arthAt AtmA kI badalatI rahatI azuddha avasthA, .AtmA kI vibhAva dazA, manuSyAdi gati, zarIra ityAdi hai| kisI kAla meM jIva ekadama zuddha, phira karma se yukta banA, aisA saMsAra pahale kabhI thA hI nhiiN| jisameM prANI karmoM ke paravaza hokara manuSya, deva Adi rUpa meM utpanna hotA hai, aise saMsAra ko bhava kahate haiN| ye 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza anAdi saMsAra bhI anAdi kAla se karma saMyoga se calA A rahA hai| anAdi kI vastu, saMsAra ye anAdi ke kAraNoM se hote haiN| nahIM to jo pUrva meM kisI samaya AtmA karma saMyoga se rahita hotI, to vaha zuddha hotI, aura aisI zuddha AtmA ko mukti mile hue jIva kI taraha punaH saMsAra zurU karane kA koI kAraNa hI nahIM hotaa| phira saMsAra hogA hI kisa prakAra se? vartamAna saMsAra aura zarIra, indriya, prANa ityAdi pUrva meM bA~dhe hue karmoM ke kAraNa milate haiN| jaise-jaise pUrva karma kiye, vaise-vaise zarIra Adi mile haiN| isalie zarIra Adi kA prApta honA usake karmoM ke adhIna hai, tabhI ye karma, zarIra Adi saMsAra ke lie hI baMdhe hue hai| ye zarIrAdi usake bhI pUrva ke bA~dhe hue karmoM se mile haiM aura ve karma usase bhI pUrva ke zarIra dvArA, aura vaha zarIra pUrva ke karma dvaaraa...| isa prakAra pUrva pUrva kAla kA zarIra aura karma kA vicAra karane se saMsAra aura karma-saMyoga kA pravAha anAdi siddha hotA hai| yukti siddha isa anAdi saMsAra ko nahIM mAnate aura kahate haiM- 'kabhI to isakI zurUAta huI hI hogii|' isa prakAra manamAnI kAlpanika kalpanA karate haiM, yaha yukti rahita hai| kyoMki isa prakAra mAneM to sabase pahalI Adya zurUAta ko to kAraNa binA kA mAnanA par3egA, jo galata hai| jagat meM kAraNa binA kArya ho hI nahIM sktaa| koI eka karma saMyoga yA saMsAra vyaktigata rUpa se utpanna karane vAlA hogA, jo jarUra prArambha vAlA hai| phira bhI usase pUrva usake kAraNa rUpa dUsarA aisA saMsAra aura karma saMyoga thA hI, ye bhI anivArya hai| isa prakAra pUrva-pUrva kA vicAra karane se yaha saMsAra pravAha se anAdi kAla kA siddha hotA hai| arthAt saMsAra ke hone kI kriyA anAdi kAla se cala rahI hai| jaise samaya, ghar3I, varSa ityAdi kAla naye hI utpanna hone vAle haiM, phira bhI kAla kA pravAha anAdi kAla se cala rahA hai, vaise hI anAdi kAla saMsAra ke lie samajhanA caahie| anAdikAla kI saMsAra yAtrA : saMsAra meM nizcaya hI anAdi kAla se jIva haiN| yaha bahuta hI cintanAtmaka prazna hai ki kyA isa vizva meM hamArA jIva anAdi kAla se hai, aura isakI koI Adi yAni Adya utpati bhI nahIM hai? aisA koI kAla nahIM thA, jaba hama the hI nhiiN| anantakAla se hama isI loka meM the aura anantakAla taka yahIM rahane vAle haiN| Aja taka apanA jIva isI saMsAra meM kahIM na kahIM janma aura mRtyu ko prApta karatA huA yahA~ AyA hai| sthiratA to hamArI kahIM bhI nahIM rhii| ataH he bhavya jIva! kSaNabhara ke lie vicAra kara ki anAdi kAla se hamArA jIva isa saMsAra meM hI hai to itane samaya kahA~ thA? kyA kara rahA thA? isakA anAdi itihAsa kyA hai? kisa prakAra yaha manuSya janma pAyA? anAdi kAla se hamArA jIva nigoda meM thaa| vahIM ananta bAra janma aura mRtyu ko 42 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza prApta karatA rhaa| eka aMgula ke asaMkhyAtaveM bhAga jitane pramANa kI eka kAyA meM ananta jIvoM ke sAtha rahA aura aise asaMkhyAta zarIra ikaTThe hote haiM aura anantAnanta jIva eka sAtha milate haiM, taba ye bAdara nigoda kahalAte haiN| inheM hama apane carma cakSu se dekha sakate haiM kintu sUkSma nigoda to hameM dikhAI bhI nahIM dete haiN| caudaha rAjaloka aise sUkSma nigoda se sampUrNa ThasAThasa bharA huA hai| loka ke pratyeka pradeza meM ananta-ananta jIva pratyeka samaya janma-mRtyu ko dhAraNa karate rahate haiN| ye jIva itane sUkSma hote haiM ki hama inakA na kisI zastra se chedana-bhedana kara sakate haiM, na inako pAnI meM bahA sakate haiM, na Aga meM jalA sakate haiM, na inheM koI kaSTa pahu~cA sakate haiN| mAnava zarIra se hama ina sUkSma jIvoM kA kucha bigAr3a nahIM sakate, para mana ke dvArA inakI virAdhanA karane se pApa karma kA bandhana avazya hotA hai| eka nigoda meM ananta jIva kisa prakAra raha sakate haiM? isa prazna ko spaSTa karane ke lie zAstroM meM ise eka udAharaNa se samajhAyA gayA hai| jaise eka vaidyarAja eka lAkha auSadhiyA~ lekara AtA hai aura una sabhI auSadhiyoM ko bArIka pIsakara milA detA hai| phira una auSadhiyoM ko rAI ke dAne jitanI ekadama choTI-choTI golI banA detA hai| phira koI unase prazna kareM ki isa eka golI meM kitanI auSadhi hai? to vaidyarAja jI yahI kahegeM ki isa eka golI meM eka lAkha auSadhiyAM milAI gaI haiN| vaise hI eka zarIra meM ananta jIva eka sAtha samA jAte haiN| paramAtmA kI vANI zaMkA rahita hai| parama satya hone se zaMkA nahIM karanI caahie| hamArA jIva anAdikAla se sUkSma nigoda meM yAni avyavahAra rAzi meM hI rhaa| ananta kAla hamArA avyavahAra rAzi meM hI vyatIta huaa| nigoda meM jIva kA AyuSya antarmuhUrta kAla jitanA rahatA hai| antarmuhUrta yAni 48 minaTa se kucha samaya nyuun| pratyeka jIvoM kA AyuSya jarUrI nahIM ki do ghar3I hI hogaa| kyoMki utkRSTa se antarmuhUrta evaM jaghanya se eka sekanDa kA 22vA~ bhAga hai| yAni eka sekaNDa meM 22 bAra janma maraNa karanA hai| antarmuhUrta yAni AyuSya kitane bhI sekanDa yA minaTa kA ho sakatA hai, para do ghar3I (48 minaTa) se jyAdA nahIM hogaa| sUkSma nigoda meM ananta jIvoM ke bIca eka zarIra prApta hotA hai| usI eka zarIra meM sabhI jIvoM ko eka sAtha zvAsocchavAsa lenA hotA hai, eka sAtha AhAra grahaNa karanA par3atA hai| una jIvoM ke na to A~kheM haiM, na nAka hai, na kAna, na jIbha kI prApti hai| mAtra eka indriya hai, vaha hai sparzendriyA yAni mAtra unako eka kAyA milI hai| usI zarIra se AhAra, zvAsocchavAsa Adi grahaNa karanA hotA hai| ekadama alpa cetanA hotI hai| aisI dArUNa paristhiti meM hama sabhI ne apanA ananta kAla bitAyA hai| ___ avyavahAra rAzi ke bhayaMkara duHkhoM se chuTakArA prApta karane kA koI upAya hai? 43 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza bhayaMkara duHkhoM se mukti kA mAtra eka hI upAya hai isake atirikta dUsarA koI upAya yA rAstA nahIM hai| zAstroM meM paramAtmA ne pharamAyA hai ki jaba eka jIva mokSa yAni siddha paMda prApta karatA hai, taba eka jIva sUkSma nigoda yAni avyavahAra rAzi (nigoda) se vyavahAra rAzi meM AtA hai| isameM bhI ananta jIvoM meM se kisa jIva kA nambara lagegA, una jIvoM ko yaha patA bhI nahIM calatA hai| paramAtmA pharamAte haiM ki ananta jIvoM meM se jisa jIva kI niyati, bhavitavyatA jAgRta ho gaI ho, vahI jIva avyavahAra rAzi se nikalakara vyavahAra rAzi meM AtA hai| isake alAvA dUsarA koI upAya nahIM hai| kama se kama eka samaya meM eka jIva aura jyAdA se jyAdA 108 jIva eka sAtha meM mokSa jA sakate haiN| mokSa jAne kA jIvoM kA antara kAla jyAdA se jyAdA chaH mahIne kA hai| kyoMki eka jIva kama se kama chaH mAha ke bhItara mokSa gamana karegA, aura eka jIva sUkSma nigoda se bAhara aayegaa| yadi saMkhyAta jIva mokSa gamana kareMge to saMkhyAta jIva avyavahAra rAzi se bAhara aaeNge| vyavahAra rAzi meM AnA arthAt bhavoM kI yAtrA zurU ho jaanaa| nIla (kAI), phUlaNa Adi jo jIva hameM dikhAI dete haiM, usa bAdara nigoda meM bhI anantAnanta jIva eka sAtha hote haiN| usa bAdara nigoda meM bhI hamArA jIva ananta kAla vyatIta karatA hai| ananta kAla janma mRtyu ko dhAraNa karane ke pazcAt pRthvIkAya meM janma letA hai| pRthvIkAya bhI do prakAra ke hote haiM- sUkSma pRthvIkAya evaM bAdara pRthviikaay| isake pazcAt sUkSma apkAya, bAdara apkAya, sUkSma tejaskAya, bAdara tejaskAya, sUkSma vAyukAya, bAdara vAyukAyA isa prakAra kramabaddha jIva Age hI bar3hegA yaha nizcita nahIM hai| ina bhavoM ke bIca vaha punaH bAdara nigoda meM bhI jA sakatA hai, ananta kAla ke pazcAt krama se yA binA krama se tiryaMca, vikalendriya, naraka Adi sabhI bhavoM ko prApta karatA hai| vaha sabhI sthAnoM para janma-mRtyu dhAraNa kara bhayaMkara duHkhoM ko prApta karatA hai| duHkhoM ko sahana karanA hI sAdhanA hai| usI ananta kAla taka kI sAdhanA ke pazcAt bar3I kaThinAI se evaM prabala puNyodaya se jIva ko manuSya bhava kI prApti hotI hai| bar3I muzkila se durlabha mAnava bhava prApta ho jAne ke pazcAt isakI sArthakatA Atma sAdhanA dvArA mokSa prApta karane se hai| samavAya kI samajha _ paramAtmA ne pA~ca samavAya batAye haiM- svabhAva, niyati, kAla, karma evaM puruSArtha 1. svabhAva - jIva svabhAva se do prakAra ke hote haiN| bhavyatva aura abhavyatvA bhavya jIva samyaktva prApta kara mokSa jA sakatA hai| kintu abhavya jIva kabhI samyaktva prApta nahIM kara sakatA hai. aura mokSa bhI nahIM jA sakatA hai| avyavahAra rAzi se bAhara Akara 44 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza bhavoM kI yAtrA zurU karate hue kaI bAra vApasa nigoda meM jAtA hai aura ananta kAla taka vahA~ bhayaMkara duHkhoM ko bhogatA hai| 2. niyati - avyavahAra rAzi se vyavahAra rAzi meM lAne kA kArya hI niyati kahalAtA hai| ananta jIvoM meM jisa kisI bhI jIva kI niyati jAgRta hogI, vahI bhAgyazAlI jIva avyavahAra rAzi se bAhara nikala pAtA hai| 3. kAla- niyati ne jIva ko avyavahAra rAzi se bAhara Ane kA saubhAgya prApta karAyA kintu phira bhI vyavahAra-rAzi meM Ate hI saMsAra meM bhaTakane kA kArya zurU ho jAtA hai| bhavayAtrA meM jIva ananta pudgalaparAvartana kAla (eka pudgalaparAvartana yAni ananta kAlacakra) taka bhaTakatA hai| anantakAla se ananta bhavoM meM jIva sabhI sthAnoM meM jAkara A jAtA hai| eka pudgalaparAvartana kAla bhI bahuta lambA samaya hai, to isa jIva ne ananta pudgala parAvartana kAla kahA~ vyatIta kiye? kahate haiM lokAkAza ke eka-eka pradeza para pratyeka jIva kA ananta bAra janma-maraNa huA hai, tabhI anantAnanta kAla sampUrNa ho sakate haiN| abhavya jIva kI dazA to vicAra kara dekho? una jIvoM ko to kabhI bhI mokSa prApta nahIM hogaa| sAdhanA ke dvArA svarga prApta kara leMge, para sampUrNa karmoM ko kSaya kara mokSa prApta nahIM kara skte| unakA saMsAra bhramaNa calatA hI rhegaa| vicAra karo! yadi hama abhavya hote to? kyoMki ananta prayatna karane para bhI abhavya ko bhavya nahIM banAyA jA sakatA hai| niyati ko namana karo ki usane hameM bhavya banAyA hai| acaramAvarta kAla meM sabhI jIva abhavya kI taraha hI hote haiN| dharma kArya karanA acchA hI nahIM lagatA hai| jIva pApa kArya rUcipUrvaka karatA hai aura durgati meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai| kabhI kisI ke kahane se yA kisI ko dekhakara thor3A-thor3A dharma kriyA kiyA bhI to svarga meM utpanna huA aura vahA~ se bhI apkAya yA pRthvIkAya meM giraa| caramAvartakAla meM Ane se pahale tIrthaMkara ke jIvoM ko bhI cAroM gati meM bhaTakate rahanA par3atA hai| jIva kA kAla paripUrNa (paripakva) hone para hI maMjila prApta hotI hai| usake pahale jIva kA prayAsa sAtha nahIM detA hai| acaramAvarta kAla se caramAvarta kAla meM lAne kA kArya kAla kA hai| 4. karma - caramAvarta kAla meM A jAne ke pazcAt bhI jIva ko dharma saralatA se nahIM prApta hotA hai| usameM bhI zubha puNyakarma kA udaya ho to arihaMta paramAtmA ke darzana hote haiN| anyathA anya deva ke darzana kara dharma ke sthAna para adharma karake pApoM kA bandha kara lete haiN| puNyodaya se sudeva, suguru, sudharma evaM acche kula meM janma milatA hai| caramAvarta kAla meM puNya se anukUla dharma sAdhana sAmagrI milI bhI parantu pramAda ke kAraNa usakA 45 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza sahI upayoga nahIM kiyaa| ArAdhanA ke sthAna para AzAtanA karake phira se durgati meM giraa| 5. puruSArtha - saccA dharma milane ke pazcAt purUSArtha karanA hamArA kArya hai| puNyodaya se bhojana prApta ho gayA, parantu khAne kA purUSArtha svayaM karegA tabhI peTa bhregaa| sAmagrI milane taka kA kArya ho gyaa| aba upayoga mAtra sahI prayatna va mehanata dvArA honA caahie| jaba jIva saccA purUSArtha kara karmoM kA kSaya karegA tabhI mokSa rUpI maMjila ko prApta kregaa| ____ hameM jAnanA hogA ki apanA sahI va saccA ghara kahA~ hai va kauna sA hai? sarvaprathama 'bhavyatva svabhAva' ke kAraNa hamArI niyati jAgRta huI aura avyavahAra rAzi se bAhara Ane kA avasara milaa| vaise anantAnaMta jIva bhavya hone para bhI kabhI bAhara nahIM A sakane ke kAraNa mAtra jAti bhavya hI kahalAte haiN| siddha jIvoM ke ananta upakAra se va 'niyati' jagane se hama bAhara aae| tatpazcAt bhI ananta pudgalaparAvartana kAla taka saMsAra kI yAtrA karate hue tIsare upAya 'kAla' ko pAra kiyaa| phira anantakAla vyatIta hone para bhI turanta dharma nahIM mila paayaa| 'karmayoga' va puNyodaya se hI uttama va zreSTha dharmasAmagrI milii| zubhakarma ke udaya se sudeva, sudharma Adi sahI sAdhana milane ke pazcAt mAtra eka hI kArya bacatA hai, vaha hai 'puruussaarth'| pahale cAra kAraNa apane hAtha meM nahIM the| usake lie intajAra karanA hI par3atA hai, parantu cAra kAraNa ko pAra karane ke bAda purUSArtha karanA apanA karttavya hai| yadi aba bhI saccA purUSArtha nahIM kareMge to prakRti hamase sabhI sAmagrI chIna legii| bhAgya se hameM deva, guru, dharma mile| phira bhI hama saMsAra ko bhogane meM, khAne-pIne meM, mauja-zauka karane meM sampUrNa jIvana samApta kara deMge to phira yaha durlabha jIvana dubArA nahIM milegaa| isalie kar3I mehanata yAni kaThina purUSArtha kara hameM sAdhanA meM lIna bananA hai| Aja bhI aise mahAn saMta haiM jo pramAda ko chor3akara 14-15 ghaNTe svAdhyAya, dhyAna meM lIna rahate haiM to kyA hama 2-4 ghaNTe bhI svAdhyAya, dhyAna Adi nahIM kara sakate haiM? manuSya janma hI pratidina araboM kI kamAI karAne vAlI per3hI hai| isa amUlya per3hI meM baiThane ke bAda bhI yadi hama mAtra khAne-pIne meM apanA samaya bigAr3a deMge to kyA yaha per3hI Age cala paayegii| usa per3hI meM Age nukasAna hI uThAnA pdd'egaa| anAdi kAla ke duHkhoM ko yAda karake ciMtana kro| kisa bhava meM hamane saMsAra ko nahIM bhogA? yAni saMsAra bhogane kA kArya hI hara bhava meM hamane kiyaa| unako yAda kara mAtra dharma purUSArtha meM laga jAnA hai| paramAtmA ke dvArA batAye gaye dharma-mArga para ArUr3ha hokara tapa-japa svAdhyAya-dhyAna meM laga - 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza jAnA hai| taba hI apanA yaha bhava bhramaNa TUTegA aura hama mokSa mArga kI ora agrasara ho skeNge| saMsAra kI asAratA saMsAra kI asAratA ko lekara hara dharma graMtha meM bahuta kucha kahA gayA hai| jaina darzana meM bhI saMsAra kI asAratA para paramAtmA ne jIva ko saceta kiyA hai, unhoMne apanI amRtamayI vANI ke dvArA hRdaya ko sparza karane vAlI ekadama mArmika bAta pharamAte hue batAyA hai ki saMsAra meM sabhI jIva anAdi kAla se haiM aura ananta kAla taka rheNge| inakA na Adi hai na anta hai| mAtra saMyoga badalate rahate haiN| zarIra ke pudgaloM kI apekSA se paryAya naSTa aura utpanna hote haiM kintu saMsAra meM eka bhI paramANu na to sampUrNa samApta hotA hai, aura na hI eka paramANu bhI navIna utpanna hotA hai| saMsAra meM jitane bhI jIva aura pudgala haiM, ve utane hI rahate haiM, kama yA jyAdA nahIM hote haiN| . jo bhavya jIvaM saMsAra kI asAratA ko jAna letA hai, vaha sAdhanA dvArA mukti ko prApta kara letA hai| kintu abhaMvya jIva to mokSa tattva ko hI svIkAra nahIM karate haiN| jaina sAdhu-saMta ko dharmArAdhanA karate dekhakara abhavya jIva vicAra karate haiM ki aisI ArAdhanA karane se svarga kA sukha prApta hotA hai| isI bhAvanA se ve jaina sAdhu banate haiM aura makkhI ke eka paMkha ko bhI vedanA nA pahu~ce, vaise zuddha cAritra kA pAlana karate haiN| dravya se cAritra kA : pAlana kiyaa| kintu bhAva cAritra kA sparza hRdaya ko nahIM huaa| mokSa ke prati arUci bhAva rakhate hue, svarga kI abhilASA se sAdhu jIvana kA pAlana kiyaa| isalie abhavya jIva mara kara nava graiveyaka meM deva hI bana pAte haiN| abhavya jIva anya bhavya jIvoM ko mokSa kI sahI prarUpaNA to karate haiM, para svayaM meM mokSa ke prati sahI rUci nahIM jagatI hai| isalie kahate haiM ki tIrthaMkaroM se bhI jyAdA ananta jIvoM ko abhavya jIva pratibodhita karate haiN| abhavya jIva kabhI mokSa nahIM jAte haiM, isalie anAdi ananta kAla taka svayaM bhaTakate hI raheMge aura jo bhaTaka rahe haiM unako bodha bhI dete rheNge| abhavya jIvoM kA bhI jyAdA samaya nigoda meM hI vyatIta hotA hai| sabhI bhavya jIva acaramAvartakAla meM abhavya jIvoM kI taraha hI hote haiN| mAyA-prapaMca, kaSAya Adi ke kAraNa bAra-bAra durgati meM jAte rahate haiN| vahA~ jIva ne sAMsArika sukhoM kI kAmanA ke lie kudeva, kuguru, kudharma ko saccA deva Adi mAnakara unakI pUjA kii| niHsvArtha bhAva se dharma nahIM kiyaa| mokSa kI kAmanA se nahIM balki bhoga kI bhAvanA se dharma kiyaa| dharma nAma se bhI kaI bAra jhUTha-kapaTa karate rahate haiN| deva guru kI 47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza bhayaMkara AzAtanA karake ananta bAra naraka meM gye| sAtoM narakoM meM 84 lAkha narakAvAsa haiN| unameM bhI jAkara ananta bAra duHkhoM ko sahana kiyaa| una narakoM meM se bacane kA na to koI upAya kiyA, na to bacane kA koI upAya thaa| kAla ke prabhAva ke kAraNa jIva ne khUba duHkha, bhayaMkara kaSTa, pIr3A ko hI bhogaa| isa saMsAra meM eka bhI daHkha aisA nahIM hogA jo jIva ne nahIM bhogA hogaa| yAni pApa karane se duHkha AtA hai aura jIva ne saMsAra ke sabhI pApoM ko ha~sate hue kiyaa| aisA koI pApa nahIM bacA, jo jIva ne nahIM kiyaa| saMsAra ke ananta AkAza pradeza ke eka-eka pradeza para jIva ne anantabAra mRtyu prApta kI hai| saMsAra ke sabhI jIvoM ke sAtha sabhI prakAra ke sambandha rizte-nAte banAye haiN| yAni pratyeka jIva ke sAtha hamane mAtA-pitA, putra, bhAI-bahana, pati-patnI Adi parivAra ke sambandha banAye haiN| 'mahAnizItha sUtra' meM AtA hai ki eka jIva ne mAtra 'Iyala' ke kitane bhava kiye? to kahA gayA hai ki 'Iyala' meM se jaba jIva cyava jAtA hai, taba mAtra kalevara rahatA hai| Aja taka ke sabhI Iyala ke bhavoM ko ikaTThA kareM to ananta lokAkAza meM samAveza nahIM ho sakate haiM, jIva ne itane bhava mAtra Iyala ke bhava ke kiye haiN| yaha eka aupacArikatA hai| isI prakAra tiryaMca ke pRthvIkAya, apkAya, agnikAya, vAyukAya, vanaspatikAya, bendriya, tendriya, caurendriya ke anantAnanta bhava kiye haiN| itane lambe samaya taka muzkiloM aura duHkhoM ko hI jhelate rhe| paMcendriya-tiryaMca, naraka, manuSya aura deva ke bhI ananta bhava kiye| sabhI jagaha sardI-garmI, bhUkha-pyAsa, sabhI prakAra ke daNDa, sajA, mAra khAte-khAte acaramAvarta kAla kA lambA samaya pUrNa kiyaa| isa prakAra jIva saMsAra meM bhaTakatA bhaTakatA caramAvarta kAla meM aayaa| yahA~ bhI sabhI prabala puNya karmoM kA udaya ho to hI anukUla dharma kI sAmagrI milatI hai| deva-guru kI prApti hotI hai| vartamAna meM pUre vizva meM jaina dharma kitane jIvoM ko milA hai? karma ne puNyAtmA ko harI jhaNDI dikhAI aura ucca sAdhana-sAmagriyA~ prApta ho gii| samaya kI sArthakatA ko jAnakara eka kSaNa bhI vyartha meM na jAne deN| kyoMki jIva purUSArtha ke dvArA hI karmoM se chuTakArA pA sakatA hai| vaha bhI pramAda rahita hokara purUSArtha karegA to| 'prajJApanA sUtra' meM kahA gayA hai ki caudaha pUrvadhara samakita dhArI jIva bhI yadi pramAda ke vazIbhUta ho jAte haiM, svAdhyAya nahIM karate haiM to ve mRtyu ke pazcAt nigoda meM utpanna hote haiN| / isa nigoda se bacane ke lie arihaMta paramAtmA ne jIva ko yaha samajhAyA hai ki vaha isa amUlya mAnava jIvana ko pramAda meM na gaMvA kara apane mana meM vairAgya ke prati utkRSTa bhAva jgaae| 48 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA utkRSTa vairAgya ke bhAva saMsAra kI asAratA jAnane ke pazcAt saMsAra se bhaya laganA caahie| kyoMki saMsAra rUpI dAvAnala se sampUrNa loka jala rahA hai| isa Aga meM jalate hue apane Apa ko kaise bacAU~? isa bhayaMkara saMsAra se hama kaise chUTeMge ? kaba chUTeMge ? bhItara aisI AvAja uThanI caahie| isa duHkha rUpI saMsAra meM aba aura nahIM raha sakate, basa Aja hI ghara parivAra va saMsAra kA tyAga kara saMyama lene ke lie taiyArI kara lenI caahie| soco, Aja taka karmoM ne mujhe cAroM gatiyoM meM bhaTakAyA hI hai / aba maiM ina karmoM ko tor3a dU~gA / ina karmoM ne mujha para kauna se julma nahIM kiye| saMsAra kI bhayaMkaratA to avyavahAra rAzi se hI cala rahI hai| eka sAtha ananta jIvoM ke sAtha eka kAyA meM bAra-bAra janma maraNa kA bhayaMkara duHkha milaa| kitanA lambA samaya vahA~ vyatIta karanA pdd'aa| vahA~ se vyavahAra rAzi meM AyA to koI sukha nahIM milaa| vahA~ bhI acaramAvarta kAla kA lambA samaya duHkha, pIr3A sahana karane meM hI pUrNa ho gayA / tiryaMca gati meM bAdara ekendriya banA, para vahA~ bhI sukha se jIne nahIM diyA gyaa| pRthvIkAya kA jIva banA to lobha-moha ke kAraNa pahAr3a tor3akara una pattharoM se bar3e-bar3e makAna banAte, khadAna khodakara unameM se sonA nikAla kara AbhUSaNa banAkara pahanate / apkAya kA jIva banA, vahA~ bhI kisI ne mujhe saralatA se bahane nahIM diyA, binA Avazyaka bhI merA bahuta durUpayoga kiyA jAtA thA / isa taraha agni yA vAyu yA vanaspati bnaa| vahA~ bhI logoM ne apane sukha ke liye hamAre Upara kaSToM kA pahAr3a girAne kA kAma kiyaa| svayaM kI khuzI ke liye hama para chedana-bhedana Adi pIr3A dene kA hI kArya karate / isa taraha sthAvara ke bhava meM apAra duHkha ananta kAla taka bhoge / phira trasa jIva banA to vahA~ bhI choTe jIva, bar3e jIvoM kA AhAra bana jAte the| maukA dekhate hI pakar3akara mAra DAlate the / baila ke bhava meM mujhase hala calavAyA gyaa| gAr3I se ba~dhakara bhAra khIMcanA pdd'aa| kutte ke bhava meM pattharoM kI mAra pdd'ii| ghor3e ke bhava meM cAbuka khAne pdd'e| machalI banA to machuAre pakar3a lete * the| pakSI banA to zikArI jAla meM pha~sA kara mAra DAlate the| ye to paMcendriya tiryaMca ke bhava haiN| saMsAra ke duHkhoM ko sahana nahIM kara pAte, taba pApa kArya karate the, isase kaI bAra naraka meM bhI jAnA pdd'aa| vahA~ bhI paramAdhAmI deva, jIvoM ko khUba tar3apA-tar3apA kara vedanA dete the / kSetra ke duHkha bhI apAra sahana karane pdd'e| 84 lAkha jIva yoni meM bhaTakA hI bhaTakA / kahIM para bhI acche bhAva jAgRta nahIM hue / anuttara deva evaM indradeva ke bhava ko chor3akara, saMsAra meM aisA koI bhI choTA yA bar3A bhava nahIM hai, jise hara jIva ne prApta na kiyA ho / arthAt sabhI prakAra ke zarIra dhAraNa kiye| janma aura mRtyu se sabhI sthAnoM ko sparza karake AyA / acaramAvarta arihaMtopadeza 49 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza kAla meM bhI bhArI karmI jIva banA rhaa| isalie devAdhideva paramAtmA ke darzana bhI durlabha bana gye| sacce mArgadarzaka nahIM mile| jo mile, ve bhI galata mArga batAne vAle mile| sacce guru kA yoga bhI durlabha thaa| kabhI thor3A Age bar3ha bhI jAtA to bhautika AkarSaNa Adi nimitta se patana ho jaataa| phira lambe samaya taka karmoM kI mAra khAnI pdd'tii| karmoM ne mujha para jarA bhI dayA nahIM kii| julma-sajA dete samaya eka pratizata bhI bacAva nahIM kiyaa| karmoM ke dvArA diye gaye bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara duHkhoM ko bhI kabhI samajha se, kabhI binA samajha se sahana kiyaa| jaba karma kucha kama hue, taba apunarbandhaka bnaa| yAni karmoM kI utkRSTa sthiti kA baMdha aba yaha jIva nahIM kregaa| kahate hai karmoM ko kabhI zarma nahIM aatii| para jaba jIva karmoM ko tor3ane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kara letA hai taba karma kA kucha nahIM cltaa| aba mujhe paramAtmA mile, sacce guru mile va arihanta prarUpita dharma AcaraNa ke lie mila gayA hai to isa apUrva avasara ko mujhe chor3anA nahIM hai| aba pramAda rUpI bistara kA tyAga karanA hai, baiThe nahIM rahakara karmoM se lar3ane kI pUrI taiyArI karanI hai| aba to bAjI mere hAtha meM hai| kevala sat (sacce) purUSArtha kI AvazyakatA hai| puruSArtha hI hamArA kartavya isa bhava meM hameM sarvazreSTha deva-guru dharma rUpI uttama sAmagrI prApta huI hai| pUrvakAla meM to uttama sAmagrI kA bhI abhAva thaa| yadi milA bhI hogA to ajJAna ke kAraNa hama pahacAna bhI nahIM pAye the| kitane muzkila se puNya ekatra kiye hoMge, taba jAkara itane ucca zikhara ke pAsa pahu~ca paaye| zikhara ke pAsa Akara aba kyA karanA hai? use chU lenA hai athavA lauTa jAnA hai| anukUla bAjAra, pUMjI, dhandhA saba milane para bhI baiThe rahane se mUrkha hI kahalAye jaayeNge| pramAda chor3akara mehanata kareMge to Atma dhana prApta hogaa| vaise hI saMsAra uccheda ke lie purUSArtha ko bhI mahattva diyA gayA hai| krodha-mAna-mAyA-lobha, ina cAra cANDAla caukar3I kA nAza karanA hai| ye cAroM luTere haiN| inako naSTa nahIM kareMge to hama hamAre AtmarUpI dhana ko kabhI prApta nahIM kara paayeNge| paramAtmA ne apanI dezanA meM pharamAyA hai ki jIva bhUtakAla meM thA, vartamAnakAla meM hai aura bhaviSya kAla meM rhegaa| jIva trikAla dhruva hai| aisA koI kAla yA samaya nahIM thA, na hogA, jaba jIva nahIM thA na rhegaa| Aja vijJAna bhI kahatA hai ki jagat ke pudgaloM ke paryAyoM meM parivartana hotA hai| parantu ekadama nayA paramANu na utpanna hotA hai, na purAnA naSTa hotA hai| yaha sat bAta hamAre zAstroM ko hI mAnya hai, vijJAna ko nhiiN| vijJAna jar3a ke viSaya meM zodha kara rahA hai, to AtmA kI zodha kyoM nahIM karatA hai? merI AtmA pUrva meM kahA~ thI? 50 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza kauna thI? ina praznoM kA uttara vijJAna kyoM nahIM detA hai? 'AcArAMga-sUtra' meM likhA hai ki adhikatama jIva apane ko eka bhAratIya yA hindU ke rUpa meM jAnate haiN| jyAdA se jyAdA jAneMge to 'maiM AtmA hU~', aisA jAnate haiN| tattva ko jAnakara tattvoM kI bAta karane vAle duniyA~ meM virale loga hI haiN| jo svayaM ko AtmA mAnatA hai, vaha apane viSaya meM aisA vicAra karegA ki maiM kahA~ se AyA hU~? mara kara mujhe kahA~ jAnA hai? mere hI sAmane mere pUrvaja, sambandhI, parivArajana yamarAja ke ghara pahu~ca gye| phira bhI maiM mUrkha kI taraha pramAda meM jIvana vyatIta kara rahA huuN| sabakI hI taraha mujhe bhI eka dina yahA~ se jAnA hai| isa bAta ko eka udAharaNa se samajheM __ eka vyakti bhojana karane baitthaa| thAlI meM bhojana parosA gyaa| pahalA kavala mu~ha meM ddaalaa| use acchI taraha cbaayaa| pahale kavala kI sthiti dekhakara roTI kA dUsarA kavala usa para ha~satA hai ki dekha tujhe kaise cabAyA jA rahA hai| usakI isa sthiti para khuza ho rahA hai aura apane Apa ko baca gayA jAna rahA hai| para vaha yaha nahIM samajha pA rahA hai ki usa kavala kI taraha hI use bhI dUsare hI kSaNa cabA diyA jaaegaa| aisI hI sthiti hamArI bhI bana gaI hai| pratidina samAcAra patroM meM bhayaMkara Trena durghaTanA meM saikar3oM manuSya mara gaye, bImArI se kitanoM kI mauta ho gaI, ghI, dUdha, anAja meM milAvaTa karane se usa jIva ko pakar3A gyaa| aise aneka duHkhada samAcAra par3hane ke pazcAt hamAre mana meM kaise vicAra Ate haiM? Aja sampUrNa paristhitiyA~ hI badala gaI haiN| Apake pAsa karor3oM rupae kyoM na hoM, Apako zuddha ghI, dUdha nahIM mila sakatA hai| aura hama hI kahate haiM ki Aja vijJAna khUba pragati kara rahA hai, udyoga kA vikAsa ho rahA hai| canda varSoM kA yaha jIvana milA hai, pratidina mRtyu hamAre nikaTa A rahI hai, phira bhI yadi hama jAgRta nahIM hoMge to punaH anantakAla ke bAda hI manuSya janma prApta hogaa| yahA~ se na karor3oM kI sampatti sAtha jAyegI, na parivAra sAtha jaarogaa| dhana yA dharma kyA sAtha calegA, soco? anantakAla taka jIva ne saMsAra meM bhaTakane kA hI kAma kiyA hai| karmoM ne jitane DaNDe mAre, utanI mAra hamane bhI khUba khaaii| aba hama purUSArtha karake dharma sAdhanA nahIM kareMge, to karmoM ne to parezAna kiyA hI thA aura karate hI rheNge| apanA atIta kA itihAsa to jJAta ho gyaa| aba bhaviSya ko kaisA banAnA hai, yaha apane hAtha hai| jisa kisI jIva kA itihAsa sunate haiM, vaha hakIkata meM apanA hI itihAsa hai| apanA itihAsa sunakara yA par3hakara saMsAra ke prati tIvra vairAgya jaga jAnA cAhie aura saMyama lekara sundara ArAdhanA dvArA karmoM kA kSaya karanA caahie| amUlyamAnava jIvana 51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza vartamAna meM loga mAnava jIvana ko amUlya nahIM mAnate haiM kyoMki janma se devaguru-dharma kI prApti sahajatA se ho gii| parantu hakIkata meM mAnava jIvana hameM saralatA se nahIM milA, balki ananta kAla kI kaThina mehanata ke pazcAt yaha janma milA hai aura usameM bhI sAtoM narakoM meM asahanIya vedanA sahana kI hai| tiryaMca kA jIvana to hamArI A~khoM ke sAmane hai| sardI-garmI, bhUkha-pyAsa kA kaSTa jIvana bhara sahana kiyaa| niyati, kAla, karma aura purUSArtha kI asIma kRpA se hameM anta meM arihanta bhagavAn mile| vicAra kareM, saMsAra meM hara kArya ke pIche jaba lAIna (katAra) meM ghaNToM khar3A rahanA par3atA hai, taba vahA~ thaka jAte haiM to vicAra karate haiM ki hamArI bArI kaba aaegii| parantu saMsAra yAtrA meM abhI hameM thakAna kA anubhava hI nahIM huA, isalie bhava aTavI meM bhaTaka rahe haiM, aura bhaTakate- bhaTakate aba nambara laga gayA to samaya kA sadupayoga nahIM kara rahe haiN| vikathA, pramAda meM samaya bitA deMge to amUlya mAnava jIvana yUM hI khatma ho jaayegaa| anantakAla phira intajAra karanA pdd'egaa| isalie bhUtakAla punaH ripITa na ho, atIta kA purAvartana na ho jAe, isakA pUrA dhyAna . rakhate hue dharma meM laga jAnA caahie| jIva aura karmakAsaMyoga jIva aura karma kA saMyoga anAdi kAla se hai| kisI samaya meM bAMdhA huA karma kisI vizeSa kAla meM naSTa ho sakatA hai| parantu AtmA aura karma kA saMyoga anAdi kAla se rahA huA hai| karma samaya-samaya para badalate jAte haiM, kyoMki karmoM ke bandha aura udaya meM badalAva AtA rahatA hai| phira bhI saMyoga-pravAha kI dRSTi se karma jIva kA saMyoga anAdi hI khlaayegaa| pUrva meM bAMdhe gae karmoM ko isa bhava meM bhogate haiN| phira isI bhava meM bAMdhe gaye karmoM ko jIva phira agale bhava yA kaI bhavoM ke bAda bhI bhogate haiN| jaise 1. RSabhadeva paramAtmA ne apane pUrva bhava meM pA~coM mitroM ne milakara ArAdhanAsAdhanA kI aura pA~coM mitra agale bhava meM prathama tIrthaMkara, bharata, bAhubalI, brAhmI aura sundarI bne| 2. marIci ke bhava meM bAMdhe gaye karma bhagavAn mahAvIra ko apane antima bhava meM udaya meM aae| nIca gotra karma bandha ke kAraNa hI devAnandA brAhmaNI ke kukSI meM 82 dina taka paramAtmA mahAvIra ko rahanA pdd'aa| jisa utkRSTa mAnava jIvana ko prApta karane ke lie devatA lAlAyita rahate haiM, jaba vaha hameM prApta ho jAtA hai aura hama isa saMsAra meM A jAte haiM to yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai ki hameM jIvana bhara sukha hI prApta hogaa| sukha aura duHkha hara vyakti ke apane pUrva janmoM ke karmoM 52 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza kA arjita phala hai| yadi yaha phala mIThA aura rucikara hai to hameM sukha kI anubhUti hotI hai aura yadi yaha phala kar3avA aura arUcikara hai; to duHkha kI anubhUti karAtA hai| hama use duHkha ke rUpa meM vyakta karate hue bhogate haiN| sacamuca sukha aura duHkha donoM bhogya haiN| sukha aura duHkha ko jIvana ke paimAne para yadi nApeM to hameM spaSTa dikhAI degA ki hara prANI ke jIvana meM sukha kSaNika hai aura jise vaha pramAda vaza bhoga letA hai| zeSa kevala duHkha hI bacatA hai, jise yadi jJAniyoM kI bhASA meM kaheM to yaha saMsAra duHkhAnubaMdhI hai| jJAnI pharamAte haiM ki yaha saMsAra duHkharUpa, duHkhaphalaka aura duHkhAnubandhI hai| duHkharUpa kahane kA tAtparya saMsAra duHkhavAlA hai, aisA nahIM balki saMsAra svayaM duHkha hai, duHkha svarUpa hai| isameM dikhane vAlA viSaya sukha hI duHkha hai, sukhAbhAsa hai; kaise ? jisa prakAra zarIra meM khujalI hone para khujAla calatI hai, khujAla lene para duHkha kA kSaNika pratikAra aura kSaNika sukhAbhAsa hotA hai| vaise hI pUrva meM utpanna hue tRSNA kI khujAla duHkha ke viSaya samparka se kSaNika pratikAra aura kSaNika viSayasukha bhogane se sukhAbhAsa hotA hai| parantu bAda meM khujalI kI taraha bhayaMkara nayI tRSNA, khujAla aura naye duHkha ko jagAne vAlI banatI hai| isalie vastuta: saMsAra kI koI bhI bAta aisI nahIM hai jo duHkhasvarUpa nahIM hai| janma, jarA, mRtyu, roga, zoka ye hI mahAn duHkha haiM aura yahI saMsAra hai| isalie saMsAra duHkharUpa hai| punaH saMsAra duHkhaphalaka isa prakAra kahA gayA hai ki saMsAra bhavAntara meM yAni dUsarI gati meM puna: janma, jarA, mRtyu, roga, zoka ityAdi duHkha detA hai; isalie phalarUpa meM bhI saMsAra duHkha dene vAlA hai| isakA kAraNa yaha hai, pUrva karma ke hisAba se janma-jarAmRtyu Adi aneka prakAra se bhoga ko majabUta karatA hai| isase puna: nayA janmAdi duHkha rUpa saMsAra khar3A ho jAtA hai| isalie saMsAra kA phala bhI duHkha hI dene vAlA hai| ata: saMsAra duHkhaphalaka hai| eka bAra karma udaya meM A gayA, aba calA gayA, phira udita nahIM hogaa| aisA bhI nahIM hotA hai, balki aneka janmoM taka duHkha kI paramparA kA sarjana karatA hai / arthAt aneka bhavoM meM jAkara aura naye-naye azubha karma ko bAMdhatA hai, duHkha rUpI bhavoM ko utpanna karatA hai| aise karma bIja hamArA vartamAna saMsAra paidA karane vAle hone se janma Adi sabhI duHkha anya bhavoM meM duHkha kI paramparA calAne vAle bhI haiN| arthAt saMsAra duHkhAnubandhI hai| pratyeka vastu ko cAra nikSepoM se ghaTAyA jAtA hai| nAma, sthApanA, dravya aura bhAva / saMsAra zabda ko cAra nikSepoM se kisa prakAra ghaTAyA gayA hai, yaha batAte haiM- kAgaja meM 53 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza saMsAra zabda likhA ho, vaha 'nAma saMsAra' khlaaegaa| saMsAra ke cAroM gatiyoM kA citra banA ho, use 'sthApanA saMsAra' kahA jaaegaa| eka gati se dUsarI gati meM jIva kA bhramaNa karanA, yaha 'dravya saMsAra' khlaaegaa| AtmA meM viSaya-kaSAyoM ke pariNAma hone para, vaha 'bhAva saMsAra' khlaaegaa| vaise sadaiva dravya hI bhAva utpanna kA kAraNa hotA hai| parantu yahA~ viparIta niyama hai| bhAva saMsAra, dravya saMsAra kA kAraNa hai| cAroM gatiyoM meM jIva kA bhramaNa karanA yaha viSaya-kaSAya ke pariNAmoM ke kAraNa hI hai| 'yoga zAstra' meM bhI kahA gayA hai ki viSaya kaSAya ke parAdhIna AtmA hI saMsAra hai| rAga-dveSa se yukta AtmA hI saMsAra hai| jitane pariNAma bigar3ate haiM, utane dravya saMsAra (bhava) bigar3ate haiN| vAsupUjya svAmI jI ke stavana meM upAdhyAya jI mahArAja ne kahA ki 'klezavAsita mana hI saMsAra hai', arthAt kleza, rati, arati, niMdA, dveSa, ina sabhI meM daur3atA mana hI saMsAra hai| isa eka paMkti meM hI kitanA gUr3ha artha va tattva bhara diyA hai| mana ko samajhA do, kyoMki yahI mana saMsAra meM bhaTakAtA hai| dravya saMsAra to bhayaMkara lagatA hai, para kabhI-kabhI yaha bhAva saMsAra vAstava meM acchA nahIM lagatA hai| yahA~ rAga karanA to acchA lagatA hai| parantu rAga ke AdhAra para AyA huA duHkha bhayaMkara lagatA hai| duHkha rUpa rAga-dveSa ko samajhane ke pazcAt chor3ane kA prayatna karanA hai| zubha aura zuddha dharma se bar3hakara saMsAra meM aura kucha acchA nahIM hai| ajJAnI jIvoM kI najara hamezA dravya saMsAra para hotI hai| jaise-jaise jJAna bar3hatA hai vaise-vaise bhAva saMsAra para najara TikatI hai| jaba eka-eka viSaya-kaSAya bhayaMkara dikhAI dene lagatA hai, taba dravya aura bhAva saMsAra, donoM hI duHkha rUpa hai, duHkha kA kAraNa hai, duHkha dene vAlA, duHkha kI paramparA ko bar3hAne vAlA hai| yaha jJAta ho jAtA hai| jaise- Aga kA choTA sA kaNa bhI peTrola kI TaMkI para giratA hai to bar3I durghaTanA kA sarjana karatA hai| vaise hI thor3A sA bhI kiyA gayA krodha, mAna, mAyA rUpa kaSAya bhayaMkara saMsAra meM bhaTakAne vAlA hai, garta meM le jAne vAlA hai| thor3A sA karja bhI kisI kA denA ho to upekSA kie binA cukA denA caahie| choTA sA bhI ghAva ho to usakI upekSA kie binA ilAja karavAnA caahie| usI taraha thor3A bhI rAgAdi bhAva bhItara meM dikhAI detA ho to binA upekSA usa rAga kA tyAga kara denA caahie| Aja choTA sA doSa dikhAI dene vAlA kala bar3A visphoTa karane vAlA bana sakatA hai aura usakA pariNAma kitanA duHkhad hogA, yaha socanA bhI duHkhadAyI hai| saMsAra anAdi kAla se cala rahA hai to isase jIvoM ko kisa bAta kI takalIpha ho rahI hai? jisase kahA jAtA hai ki saMsAra kA uccheda karanA caahie| jaise sUrya, candra, 54 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza graha, nakSatra, tAre, pRthvI bhI to anAdi kAla se haiN| isI taraha saMsAra bhI anAdi ananta kAla taka calatA rahe? samajheM, takalIpha hameM isa bAta kI hai ki saMsAra duHkharUpa hai, duHkha dene vAlA hai, duHkha kI paramparA ko bar3hAne vAlA hai| vartamAna meM saMsAra duHkharUpa hai jo Adhi, vyAdhi, upAdhi, roga, janma, jarAvasthA, maraNa, daridratA, saMkleza, paisA, kuTumba, apayaza, apamAna Adi duHkhoM kI cintAoM se bharA huA hai| yahA~ kisI bhI jIva ko kahIM bhI zAMti nahIM hai, caina nahIM hai| zrImantoM ko caina kI nIMda nhiiN| golI khAkara nIMda lenI par3atI hai| karor3oM, araboM rUpaye ke mAlika haiM para mana meM zAnti nahIM hai| pratidina saMsAra meM aTThArahapApasthAnaka kA pApa karate haiM aura duHkhoM ko bar3hAte jAte haiN| vastutaH saMsAra kI pravRtti hI duHkha utpanna karane vAlI hai| pApa pravRtti ke dvArA jaba tIvra rasayukta karmoM ko jIva bAMdhatA hai to isI bhava meM phala bhogane par3ate haiM, aisA bhI hotA hai| anyAya, anIti karake, logoM ko lUTakara dhana ikaTThA kiyA ho to antima avasthA meM kaiMsara athavA lakavA jaisI bar3I bImArI zarIra meM A jAtI hai| bAhara se bar3e-bar3e mahArathI dikhAI dene vAle bhI bhItara se vaicena hote haiN| aneka cintAe~ unake sira para hotI haiN| isalie saMsAra meM koI bhI sukhI nahIM hai, aisA kahate haiN| vartamAna to duHkha meM bIta rahA hai para pariNAma bhI duHkha rUpa hI hotA hai| duHkha kI paramparA vAlA hotA hai| duHkha kI paramparA eka yA do bhava taka hI sAtha calakara phira chUTa jAne vAlI bhI nahIM hai, balki bhavoM bhava taka sAtha calatI hai| gozAle kAjIvana . . paramAtmA mahAvIra Adi 24 tIrthaMkara kevalajJAna ke pazcAt hI caturvidha saMgha kI sthApanA karate haiN| phira sarvaprathama gaNadhara, sAdhu Adi unake ziSya banate haiN| isase pahale chamastha avasthA meM mauna sAdhanA karate haiN| parantu paramAtmA ko kevalajJAna prakaTa hone ke pahale hI gozAlA unakA ziSya banakara unake sAtha vicaraNa karane lagA thaa| jaba paramAtmA mauna hI rahate the to unakA lAbha gozAlA uThA letA thaa| jhUTha-kapaTa ke sahAre logoM meM paramAtmA ko nIcA dikhAtA aura khuda ko U~cA aura bar3A jJAnI batAtA thaa| kAphI samaya ke bAda gozAlA ne paramAtmA se tejolezyA calAnI sIkhI aura anta meM krodhAveza meM Akara usI tejolezyA kA prayoga paramAtmA ke Upara kiyaa| parantu vahI tejolezyA kI agni paramAtmA ko tIna pradakSiNA lagAkara gozAle ke zarIra meM praveza kara gii| gozAle ne prabhu se kahA- chaH mahIne pazcAt terI mRtyu ho jaaegii| taba paramAtmA ne pharamAyA - he gozAlA! merI mRtyu ko abhI kucha varSa bAkI haiM, kintu sAta dina pazcAt terI mRtyu ho jaaegii| 55 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza __gozAlA chaH dina taka tar3aphatA rahA aura aMtima dina usane khUba pazcAtApa kiyA, jisase marakara devaloka meM utpanna huaa| kaSAya se yukta cikane karmoM ko usane pahale hI bA~dha liyA thaa| jaba karma udaya meM Aye to hara bhava meM use jalanA par3A, bAra-bAra jalAyA gyaa| devaloka se gozAlA kA jIva cyavakara manuSya loka meM Akara rAjA bnegaa| vahA~ para bhI jaba vaha sAdhujanoM ko parezAna karegA, taba jyAdA parezAna hokara sAdhujana rAjA ko tejolezyA se jalA ddaaleNge| isI prakAra Ane vAle bhavoM meM bhI aneka kaSToM ko sahana karate hue vaha jIvana bitAegA aura anta meM jala kara hI maranA pdd'egaa| eka, do bhavoM kI pIr3A se, vedanA se karma chUTane vAle nahIM haiN| tIvra karma bAMdhA hai to bhavoM taka paramparA calegI hii| jaba taka bhagavAn sAkSAta nahIM mileMge, taba taka duHkha bhoganA hI pdd'egaa| kevala narakoM meM hI nahIM, balki pratyeka narakAvAsa meM jAkara hama Aye haiN| katlakhAne meM pazu ko kATate va mArate dekhate haiM to hamAre zarIra meM kaMpakaMpI hone lagatI hai| isI prakAra asaMkhya bAra apane ko bhI kATA gayA hai| paramAtmA kA, guru bhagavantoM kA hama para kitanA asIma upakAra hai ki isa bhava meM dharma kA mArga dikhAkara phira se girate hue bacA liyaa| pazuoM ke jIvana kI kalpanA to kro| janma milA baila kA, phira usakA pAlanapoSaNa huaa| thor3A zarIra hRSTa-puSTa huA ki kisAna kI majadUrI karanI cAlU huii| bhayaMkara sardI-garmI meM bhI kheta meM hala khIMcanA pdd'aa| jaba zarIra kA pUrA rasa nikala jAtA hai, taba aMta meM katlakhAne le jAyA jAtA hai| kaTate samaya bhayaMkara pIr3A meM Arta dhyAna, raudra dhyAna A gayA to sIdhe naraka hI jAnA pdd'egaa| hara bhavoM meM mAra par3atI hai phira bhI dharma karane kA mana nahIM karatA hai| pApa pravRtti hI calatI rahatI hai| itanA adhika rAMga-dveSa hotA hai ki pApa vRtti se chUTa hI nahIM pAte haiN| jaba puNya prabala nahIM ho to anArya deza meM janma lenA par3atA hai| vahA~ bhI manuSya janma milegA para phaladAyaka nahIM hogA, kyoMki bhava jala tArane vAle sacce deva-guru-dharma kA vahA~ abhAva hai| jaba saccA dharma nahIM milegA to mAnava dharma ke nAma para adharma hI karegA aura durgati meM hI jaaegaa| anArya dezoM meM mAnava meM mAnavatA kA, dayA dharma kA abhAva hotA hai| jIvita mAnava ko jalA denA, peTrola DAlakara Aga lagA denA, aisI amAnavatA vahA~ najara AtI hai| Arya deza meM aise bhI mAnava ke darzana hote haiM jinheM sacce deva-guru-dharma nahIM milate haiM, phira bhI unameM sajjanatA najara AtI hai| nyAya nIti se pramANika jIvana jIne vAle hote haiN| lagatA hai thor3e se puNya kI kamI ke kAraNa ve jaina dharma se vaMcita raha gye| pUrva pradhAnamantrI lAla bahAdura zAstrI bahuta hI sajjana vyakti kahalAte the| 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza sAdA-jIvana ucca vicAra ko caritrArtha karane vAle the| eka bAra zAstrI jI apanI patnI ke sAtha kalakattA meM sAr3I kharIdane ke lie sAr3I kI dukAna para gye| dukAna kA mAlika zAstrI jI ko dekhakara turanta Azcarya cakita hokara khar3A ho gyaa| pradhAnamaMtrI jI svayaM dukAna para Aye haiM to mahaMgI sAr3iyA~ nikAlakara unako dikhAne lgaa| pA~ca, dasa hajAra kI sAr3I dekhakara zAstrI jI ne kahA- 'mujhe itanI kImatI sAr3I nahIM caahie'| dukAna vAle ne kahA- 'Apako paise kahA~ dene haiM, Apa to mAtra sAr3I pasaMda kiijie|' zAstrI jI ne kahA- 'mujhe muphta meM sAr3I nahIM lenA hai|' dukAna ke mAlika ne kahA- 'Apa se koI paise kaise le sakatA hai? yaha Apa hI kI dukAna hai| Apa cAhe jitanI sAr3I leN|' dukAna vAle ne apanI pahacAna batAte hue zAstrI jI ko dukAna meM lagA huA unakA phoTo dikhAyA, parantu zAstrI jI ne eka na maanii| sAmAnya sAr3I pasaMda kara usakA mUlya dekara apanI patnI ke sAtha cale gye| kahane kA tAtparya hai ki zAstrI jI ko sajjanatA milI, para sacce deva-guru-dharma nahIM mile; aura hameM dharma milA, karma ne hamArI AvAja suna lii| paramAtmA kI zaraNa meM lAkara chor3a diyaa| aba hameM kyA karanA hai? paramAtmA ke zaraNa meM jAkara unake caraNa pakar3a lenA hai yA chor3a denA hai? aba to mAtra eka hI sahArA hai, paramAtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra kara lene meM hI sAra hai| aba maiM bahuta thaka gayA hU~, mujhe durgati meM nahIM jAnA hai| mujhe eka dina bhI duHkha nahIM bhoganA hai, zIghra saMyama lekara sundara ArAdhanA karanI hai| bAlaka kI taraha bhagavAn ko pakar3akara lipaTa jAnA hai| . kalikAla sarvajJa hemacandrAcArya jI ma. vItarAga strotra meM bhagavAn se prArthanA karate hue kahate hai ki 'jaba taka Apa mujhe mokSa nahIM le jAoge, taba taka maiM ApakI zaraNa nahIM choDUMgA aura Apa bhI mujhe mata chodd'naa|' - itanA saba kucha kahane kA tAtparya yahI hai ki karma ne hamako sabhI suvidhAe~ dI haiN| jaise mAtA halavA banAkara apane lADale beTe ke mu~ha meM kavala rakha bhI detI hai, para usa kavala ko gale se nIce to usake beTe ko hI utAranA hogaa| basa isI taraha karmoM ne hameM sAmagrI de dii| aba una sAdhanoM kA hameM sahI upayoga karanA hai| kevala saccA puruSArtha karanA hai| acaramAvartakAla ke kAraNa hamArA puruSArtha bhI hameM sahI pariNAma nahIM de pAyA thaa| parantu caramAvarta kAla meM Ane ke pazcAt aba hameM sahI sAmagrI prApta huI hai| sacce deva-guru-dharma mila gaye haiN| aba sahI puruSArtha nahIM rahA to karma sattA usa sAmagrI ko vApasa chIna legii| 57 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA citta, vitta aura pAtra ye tInoM vastue~ eka sAtha milatI haiM, taba inake AdhAra para phala kI prApti hotI hai| citta arthAt mana ke pariNAma; yAni pariNAma bahuta ucca hone caahie| vitta arthAt kisI ko dI jAne vAlI vastu, yAnI vastu bhI zakti anusAra zreSTha honI caahie| pAtra se tAtparya yaha hai ki jise diyA jA rahA hai, vaha pAtra bhI supAtra honA cAhie | kyoMki supAtra meM diye ye kA pariNAma zreSTha hotA hai jaise- zAlIbhadra ke jIva ne pUrva bhava meM khIra kA dAna jaina sAdhu ke badale kisI anya saMnyAsI ko yadi diyA hotA to aisA zreSTha phala nahIM miltaa| arthAt zreSThatama pAtra hameM sudeva - suguru kA mila gayA hai| isake sAtha citta aura vitta hamArA jitanA zreSTha hogA, utanA uttama phala prApta hogaa| do mahilAe~ thIM, donoM meM mitratA thI, parantu eka anya dharma ko aura dUsarI jaina dharma ko mAnatI thii| pahalI sahelI uttama se uttama dravyoM se apane deva kI pUjA karatI thI / dUsarI zakti anusAra sAmAnya dravya se arihaMta bhagavAn kI aSTa prakAra kI pUjA karatI thii| ' donoM U~ce bhAvoM se prabhu kI sevA pUjA karatI rhiiN| kise jyAdA lAbha hogA ? yahA~ jJAnI bhagavatoM kA yahI kahanA hai ki jisake pAsa sAmAnya dravya va bhAva hai, para pAtra zreSTha hai use uttama phala prApta hogA, kintu jisake pAsa uttama dravya hai, uttama bhAva bhI hai parantu zreSTha pAtra nahIM hone se usako jaina mahilA ko mile phala meM se anantaveM bhAga jitanA phala bhI nahIM milegaa| kyoMki pAtra uttama nahIM hai / parantu tInoM uttama ho to aciMtya phala pradAna karatA hai| arihaMtopadeza dUsare udAharaNa se samajhAte haiN| do sevaka apane-apane seTha jI kI khUba mana lagAkara sevA karate haiN| unameM eka seTha jI ke pAsa sAdhAraNa saMpatti hai, aura dUsare seThajI ke pAsa karor3oM kI saMpatti hai| donoM seTha jI apane sevaka ke kArya se khuza hokara apanI prasannatA ko vyakta karane ke lie sevaka ko kyA deMge? yadi sevaka kA vetana 1000 ru. kA hogA to pahalA seTha jyAdA se jyAdA 1500 ru. kA vetana kara degaa| vahIM dUsarA seTha apane sevaka ko 15000 ru. dekara apanI khuzI vyakta kregaa| isI taraha anya devI-devatA jo svayaM apUrNa haiM, asarvajJa haiM, sarAgI haiM, unakI bhakti cAhe jitanI bhI U~ce bhAvoM se kI jAye, ve hameM kyA phala de sakate haiM? thor3A hI phala hameM mila sakatA hai jabaki vItarAga kI sacce bhAvoM se kI gaI thor3I bhI bhakti / pUjA hameM ananta guNA phala dene vAlI banatI hai| puruSArtha ke lie vIryAntarAya karma kA kSayopazama honA caahie| zakti anusAra hamArA puruSArtha nahIM hogA to vIryAntarAya karma kA bandha hotA hai, aura bhI zakti rahita banatA hai / jitanI zakti hameM prApta huI hai, usase kucha adhika puruSArtha karanA caahie| jitanA 58 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza adhika zakti kA prayoga kareMge, utanA svAbhAvika rUpa se kArya hotA calA jaaegaa| isa prakAra prayatna se jIva jyAdA se jyAdA Age bar3hatA jAyegA, aura vIryAntarAya karma kA kSayopazama hogaa| hameM zreSTha jina zAsana kI prApti huI hai| usameM bhI jJAnI-dhyAnI, tapasvI, gItArtha guru mile haiN| aba mAtra puruSArtha kara apane karmoM ko zithila kara naSTa karanA hai| vartamAna meM hama dekha rahe haiM ki jagaha-jagaha deza-videza meM krikeTa maica khele jA rahe haiN| isakA kyA phala milane vAlA hai? maica Akhira kyA hai? eka prakAra kA kautuka hai nA? kauna jItA, kauna hArA, yahI dekhanA acchA lagatA hai| bhItara icchAe~ jagatI haiN| yahI icchA Age hamAre jIvana meM kaise rUpAntarita hotI hai| draSTavya hai ___ eka mArga meM do murgoM ko lar3avAyA jA rahA hai| isa kautuka ko dekhane bahuta loga khar3e haiM, donoM murge lahuluhAna ho gaye haiN| Apa vahA~ se jA rahe haiN| Apake mana meM icchA jagegI ki kauna hArA aura kauna jItA? aura Apa bhI dekhane ke lie vahA~ mArga para khar3e ho jaayeNge| phira kabhI malla kuztI, to kabhI do deza ke bIca yuddha Adi kautuka dekhane kI icchA jAgRta hotI hai| araba meM arabI U~Ta kI pUMcha se choTe bAlaka ko bAMdhakara U~Ta ko daur3AyA jAtA hai| jaba bAlaka ko pUMcha se ghasITane para miTTI ke thaper3e, patthara kI coTa lagatI haiM; aura vaha bAlaka jora-jora se cillAtA hai, taba usa AvAja ko sunakara arebiyana logoM ko Ananda AtA hai, khuzI manAte haiN| yaha bhI kautuka dekhane kI ruci hai| aise hI kautUhala priya paramAdhAmI deva, jo asura nikAya ke devatA kahalAte haiM, unako naraka ke jIvoM se koI duzmanI nahIM hotI hai| parantu ina devoM ko bhI kautuka karane va dekhane kI atyadhika ruci hotI hai| ye deva kautUhala priya hote haiN| inhIM saMskAroM se naraka meM Ate haiM aura jIvoM ko duHkha dete haiM; aura jaba ve jIva jora-jora se cillAte, rote, gir3agir3Ate haiM to unheM bar3A majA AtA hai, Ananda AtA hai| isI taraha krikeTa maica Adi khela dekhane se aise aneka kautuka dekhane ke bIjoM kA vapana hotA hai| ... paramAdhAmI jIva niyama se bhavya jIva hI hote haiN| hama bhI bhavya jIva haiN| kyoMki isa jIva ne bhI paramAdhAmI ke ananta bhava kiye haiN| nArakIya jIvoM ko bhayaMkara duHkha diye| phira vahA~ se mRtyu prApta kara tIsare bhava meM nArakI kA hI bhava prApta hotA hai| jIva vahA~ bhayaMkara duHkha ko bhogatA hai| isa prakAra kaI bhavoM taka yaha cakra calatA rahatA hai| usa samaya vahA~ hameM kauna bacAne AtA hai? parantu kAla kA paripAka hotA hai, karmoM kA kucha kSayaupazama, kSayopazama hotA hai, taba sundara mAnava janma kI prApti hotI hai| aba yadi bhUla kara dI aura jina zAsana kA khyAla na rakhakara use chor3a diyA to bhava bhramaNa phira se AraMbha ho 59 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza jaaegaa| puruSArtha nahIM kareMge to anAdi saMsAra meM bhaTakate hI rahanA pdd'egaa| saccA va acchA puruSArtha kareMge to hI saMsAra se pAra ho paayeNge| bhayaMkara saMsAra zAstroM meM aneka sthAnoM para saMsAra kI asAratA kA varNana milatA hai, jahA~ pratyeka jIva ko bhayaMkara duHkha bhoganA par3atA hai| suara Adi tiryaMca prANiyoM ko pakar3akara katlakhAne meM le jAyA jAtA hai, usa samaya unako ulTA laTakAkara unake gude meM garama salAkheM DAlakara jIbha ke bhAga se bAhara nikAlA jAtA hai| tatpazcAt unako gola-gola ghumAkara unake nIce agni jalAte haiN| jIvita prANI ko jalAte haiM aura sekate haiM! devanAra katlakhAne meM jIvita pazuoM kI camar3I utAra dI jAtI hai| garamAgarama ubalate pAnI meM pazuoM ko DAlakara unake zarIra se camar3I nikAlate haiN| Aja bhI sampUrNa vizva meM pratidina karor3oM-araboM kI saMkhyA meM machaliyoM ko kATA jAtA hai| isase bhayaMkara pApa mahApApa hotA hai| jAne athavA anajAne meM vyakti vadha, hiMsA karake pApa karmoM ko bAMdha letA hai aura badhe hue karmoM kA phala to bhugatanA hI par3atA hai| yathA ____ paramAtmA mahAvIra ke samparka meM Ane se pUrva zreNika rAjA zaiva dharma ko mAnane vAle the| unheM zikAra khelane kA atyadhika zauka thaa| eka dina zikAra khelate samaya unhoMne eka hiraNI para bANa calAyA, jo garbhavatI thii| eka sAtha apane eka nizAne se do jIvoM kA vadha dekhakara samrATa zreNika bahuta khuza hue aura vahIM pariNAma svarUpa AyuSya karma kA baMdha ho gyaa| bahuta samaya bAda samrATa zreNika paramAtmA mahAvIra ke samparka meM aae| eka dina bhagavAna se rAjA ne pUchA, 'bhagavan! maiM isa bhava ke pazcAt marakara kahA~ jAU~gA?' / bhagavAn ne kahA- 'zreNika! tuma yahA~ se mRtyu prApta kara naraka meM utpanna hone vAle ho|' turanta rAjA ne kahA- 'bhagavanta Apa kA bhakta, pratidina ApakA smaraNa karane vAlA, mere hRdaya meM, mere khUna, mAMsa, haDDI meM mAtra Apa base ho| Apa ke sivAya rAjya ke prati athavA antaHpura kI rAniyoM ke prati bhI rAga nahIM hai| phira bhalA kaise maiM naraka meM jAU~gA?' bhagavAn ne pharamAyA- 'rAjan! abhI tumhAre hRdaya meM mere prati aTUTa zraddhA bhakti haiM, tumhAre hRdaya meM merA nivAsa hai, sahI hai, parantu mere samparka meM Ane se pahale hiraNI kA zikAra karate samaya usakA vadha kiyA, taba tumheM atyanta harSa evaM khuzI huI thii| basa vahIM naraka kA AyuSya karma bandha ho gyaa| rAjan! kiye hue pApa karmoM ko samabhAva se bhoganA hI 60 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza hogaa| usake pazcAt tuma bhI merI hI taraha tIrthaMkara banakara sarva jIvoM kA kalyANa kroge| parantu mRtyoparAMta naraka ke duHkhoM ko bhoganA hI pdd'egaa| isameM koI saMdeha nahIM hai|' jaina dharma meM mAnava janma prApta karane ke pazcAt isa asAra saMsAra se chUTane kA saccA puruSArtha karanA hI hogaa| parantu isa saMsAra kA uccheda kisa prakAra se hogA? isake lie zuddha dharmArAdhanA karanI hogii| dharmArAdhanA meM jitanI gar3abar3I yAni virAdhanA hogI, utanA hI hamArA pariNAma kama ho jaaegaa| pratyeka kriyA jitanI zuddhatA pUrvaka kI jAegI, usakA pariNAma utanA hI zreSTha prApta hogaa| antima ucca kakSA kI paripUrNa dharmArAdhanA karane se hI antima mokSa phala kI prApti hogii| zuddha dharma ke tIna lakSaNa 1. bahumAna pUrvaka dharma karanA - pratyeka mAnava kA kartavya hai dharma krnaa| kintu dharma kaisA? bahumAna pUrvaka kiyA gayA dharma zreSTha kahalAtA hai| isalie sampUrNa Adara | bahumAna sahita dharma karanA caahie| manuSya jIvana meM aisA dRr3ha saMkalpa honA cAhie ki dharma ke atirikta kucha bhI karane jaisA nahIM hai| yadi kucha karanA bhI par3atA hai to lAcArI va karma kI prabalatA hai| yahA~ eka mAtra bhagavAn kI bhakti, guru kI vaiyAvacca aura dharmArAdhanA, yahI kartavya hai| aisI hI spaSTa buddhi kI mAnyatA hamAre bhItara caahie| 2. saMjJA-nigraha pUrvaka dharma karanA- sAmAnyataH hama eka tarapha dharma kriyA karate haiM to dUsarI tarapha saMjJAoM ko khulA chor3a dete haiN| isa prakAra kiyA huA dharma lAbhadAyaka nahIM hotA hai| indriyoM kA nigraha karane vAlA hI dharmArAdhanA kA saccA pAtra hotA hai| upavAsa tapa karake pAraNe ke dina bhojana para Asakta bananA, nizcita rUpa se aisA tapa-dharma zuddha nahIM kahalAtA hai| pratyeka kriyA meM AhAra saMjJA, bhaya saMjJA, maithuna saMjJA, parigraha saMjJA aura krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha Adi odha saMjJA ko ghaTAte jAnA hai| jaba saMjJAoM kA lazkara apane Upara TUTa par3atA hai taba, usake sAmane saMgharSa kara saMjJAoM kA nigraha karanA hai| 3. phala kI icchA se rahitadharma karanA- dAna Adi pratyeka dharmAcaraNa karane se saMjJAoM ke prati Asakti kama huI yA nahIM? saMjJA patalI par3I athavA nahIM? brahmacarya pAlana meM maithuna-saMjJA ko tor3anA hai| dAna dekara parigraha-saMjJA, tapa dvArA AhAra-saMjJA kama honI caahie| indriya viSayoM ke prati rAga bhAva ghaTate jAnA caahie| binA phala kI icchA vAlA dharma honA caahie| kahA gayA hai ki dAna dene se devaloka kA sukha milegaa| tapazcaryA karane se - 61 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza tejasvitA prApta hogii| brahmacarya ke pAlana se jyAdA bhoga sukha prApta hoNge| isa prakAra phala kI icchA rakha kara dharma nahIM karanA caahie| icchA sadaiva eka hI honI caahie| merI AtmA kaba mokSa ko prApta kregii| aba saMsAra sAgara meM nahIM DUbanA hai ! mAMganA bhI ho to bhavasAgara se tirAne vAlI sAmagrI kA saMyoga mAMgeM / samAdhimaraNa, suguru kA saMyoga, guru vacana / AjJA kA pAlana mAMgeM, jisase ki Age calakara ye sabhI mokSa rUpI lakSmI dene vAle bneN| hameM azuddhatA se zuddhatA kI ora jAnA hai| zuddha dharma turanta yAni zuruAta se prApta nahIM hotA, lekina lakSya zuddha dharma kA hI honA caahie| usakI avagaNanA na kreN| phira bhI koI yadi saMsAra ke sukhoM kI icchA se dharma karatA ho to usakI bhAvanA ko Thesa pahu~ce, vaisA nahIM kahanA caahie| saMgha meM gItArtha AcAryoM kI javAbadArI bahuta bar3I hotI hai, kyoMki ve hI jIva ko azuddha dharma se dhIre-dhIre zuddha dharma kI ora pravRtta karate haiM / yahA~ samajhane jaisA yaha hai ki koI azuddha dharmArAdhanA karatA ho to use nIcA nahIM dikhAnA cAhie aura na hI nimna dRSTi se dekhanA caahie| usakA dharma nahIM chur3avAte hue mIThe vacanoM dvArA samajhAnA cAhie ki tU lAkha kI kamAI ko rAkha meM kyoM kho rahA hai| jisa dharmArAdhanA se devaloka ke sukha yA mokSa sukha kI prApti hotI hai, to aise bhayaMkara ihaloka ke tuccha sukhoM kI apekSA kyoM ? dharmArAdhanA dvArA jIva anukUlatA pUrvaka mokSa mArga meM Age bar3hatA hai to tU asAra saMsAra kI apekSA kyoM rakhatA hai? ityAdi aneka prakAra se use samajhA kara dharma kI ora mor3anA caahie| aba hameM yaha nizcaya karanA hai ki hameM mAtra vizuddha dharma hI caahie| prAraMbha kAla meM bAlajIva kI taraha ArAdhanA calI para aba praur3ha yuvAna kI taraha calanA hai| vizuddha dharma kI hI ArAdhanA karanI hai / bhagavAn kI bhakti karate hue kavi dhanapAla kahate haiM - he bhagavAn ! terI bhakti karane se mujhe devaloka kI bhoga-sukha-samRddhi nahIM caahie| terI bhakti se mere naraka kA duHkha samApta ho jAe, aisI bhI icchA nahIM hai| Apatti nivAraNa, rogAdi nivAraNa yA cakravartI Adi pada bhI nahIM caahie| yadi mukti bhI milane vAlI ho to bhI nahIM caahie| mujhe to mAtra terI bhakti, kevala terI bhakti hI caahie| ye mila gayA to jIvana meM saba kucha mila gyaa| sahI bhI kahA hai ki jaba bhaktajana paramAtmA kI bhakti meM aise ekAkAra ho jAte haiM, taba inakI mukti kI icchA bhI chUTa jAtI hai| zuddha dharma saMsAra se chUTane kA mahattvapUrNa mArga zuddha dharmAcaraNa hai| zuddha dharmAcaraNa ke lie bahumAnapUrvaka dharmAcaraNa, saMjJAnigrahapUrvaka dharmAcaraNa, phala kI icchA se - 62 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza rahita dharmAcaraNa honA caahie| inakA pUrA-dhyAna rakhanA hogaa| paramAtmA ne bhI zuddha dharmAcaraNa ke lie rAjapATa, sukha-samRddhi, bhoga-Rddhi, parivAra Adi saba kucha chor3A... arthAt dharma, saMsAra sukha ko prApta karane ke lie nahIM kiyA jAtA hai| zuruAta meM pratyeka bAlajIva saMsArI icchA se dharma karatA hai, para samajha Ane ke pazcAt use chor3a denA caahie| dharma mokSa sukha kI prApti ke lie hI kiyA jAtA hai| phira bhI koI pUche ki saMsAra ke duHkhoM ko dUra karane ke lie hameM kyA karanA cAhie? to use yahI kahanA cAhie ki zArIrika roga, mAnasika roga Adi sabhI prakAra ke kaSTa dharmAcaraNa se hI dUra ho sakate haiN| ataH nisvArtha bhAva se dharma kro| saMjJAoM ko tor3anA, icchAoM kA nirodha karanA itane sarala kArya nahIM haiN| saMsArika jIvoM ke lie ye kArya bahuta kaThina haiN| phira bhI sAMsArika icchAoM se dharma karate-karate dhIre-dhIre Age bar3hanA hai aura samajha bar3hate hI zuddha dharmAcaraNa meM AnA hai| karmavazAt hama pApa kara baiThate haiM, parantu aisI sthiti meM bhI pApa heya (chor3ane jaisA) laganA caahie| vAstava meM to karane yogya AcaraNa to zuddha dharma hI hai| yaha to merA durbhAgya hai ki mujhe pApAcaraNa karanA par3a rahA hai| kRSNa mahArAjA ke aneka rAniyA~ aura aneka rAjakanyAe~ thiiN| jaba rAjakanyAe~ vivAha ke yogya ho gaIM to unheM apane pAsa bulAkara yahI prazna karate- biTiyA! tumheM dAsI vananA hai athavA rAnI? sabhI kanyAe~ kahatIM, hameM rAnI bananA hai| kRSNa rAjA kahate- rAnI bananA hai to jAo mere bhAI zrI nemInAtha paramAtmA ke pAsa aura cAritra aMgIkAra kro| isa taraha sabhI ko cAritra mArga para bhejate the| yadi koI kaha dete ki mujhe dAsI bananA hai, to usakI zAdI karavAte, para use bhI kisI prakAra pratibodha dekara cAritra mArga para bheja dete the| ve bhItara se jAnate the, saMsAra heya hai, chor3ane jaisA hai| svayaM andara se apanI AtmA ko dhikkArate the ki, 'dekho merA bhAI sampUrNa vizva ke jIvoM ko tAra rahA hai aura maiM abhI taka AraMbha, samAraMbha ke bhoga meM DUbA huA huuN|' rAjapATa ko bhogate hue bhI unakA mana sadaiva mokSAbhilASI banA rhtaa| citta ratnatrayI kI prApti meM udvigna banA rhtaa| kRSNa mahArAjA ko bhI saMsAra to heya hI lagatA thaa| cAritra mohanIya karma kA udaya hone se cAritra grahaNa nahIM kara pA rahe the| ratnatrayI kI ArAdhanA hI upAdeya (grahaNa karane yogya) hai, yahI mokSa kA mArga hai| isase hI saMsAra kA uccheda hotA hai| samakitI AtmA ko saMsAra meM pApa karanA bhI par3atA hai to usakA mana sadaiva mokSa mArga para hI hotA hai| 63 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza vyavahAra kI talahaTI se nizcaya ke ziravarapara dharma rUpI dvAra meM praveza karate hI prAraMbhika avasthA meM hI sIdhe zuddha dharma kI bAta nahIM kI jAnI caahie| yahA~ jIvoM ke bhavyatva ke anurUpa dharmAcaraNa ke lie kadama bar3hAnA caahie| nizcaya naya kI dRSTi se sAMsArika phala kI icchA se dharma kiyA jAya to vaha dharma kaur3iyoM kI kImata kA kahA jAtA hai, parantu vyavahAra naya meM samanvaya karanA par3atA hai| nizcaya ke zikhara taka pahu~cane ke lie sAdhaka ko bIca meM vyavahAra kI sIr3hI car3hanI jarUrI hotI hai| zuddha dharma kI prApti ke lie cAra caraNa batAye gaye haiM 1. apunarbaMdhaka 2. samakit 3. dezavirati 4. sarvavirati jaise-jaise sAdhaka zuddha dharma kA pAlana karane lagate haiM, vaise-vaise aura Age bar3hate jAte haiM, jaise- zrAvaka dharma kA pAlana karane ke pazcAt sAdhu-dharma ko svIkAra karate haiM, phira usase bhI Age ve niraticAra vratoM kA pAlana karane lagate haiN| zuddha se zuddhatara aura phira zuddhatama dharma kA pAlana karane se kevalajJAna aura anta meM sampUrNa karmoM ko kSaya kara mokSa sukha ko prApta kara lete haiN| isa taraha zuddha se zuddhatama taka le jAne ke lie zAstroM meM cAra caraNa batAye gaye haiN| ina cAroM caraNoM meM se hama kisa caraNa meM haiM, yaha jAnane yogya hai| sarvaprathama sAmarthya ho to sarvavirati grahaNa kreN| yadi prabala sAmarthya yoga na bane to dezavirati cAritra svIkAra kareM! anyathA samakita yAni samyagdarzana nirmala banAkara zuddha banane kA prayatna karanA caahie| itanI bhI zakti yadi nahIM ho to apunarbaMdhaka meM sthira honA 'apunabaMdhaka' avasthA arthAt jo tIvra kaSAya bhAvoM se pApa nahIM karatA hai| jise naye bhava bar3hAne kA rAga nahIM hotA, jo aucitya ke pAlana meM tatpara rahatA hai| tInoM lakSaNoM ke pAlana karane se sAdhaka 'samakita' prApta karatA hai| yAni deva-guru dharma para zraddhA-Adara, bhakti, bahumAna ke bhAva Ate haiN| isase Age jAkara sthUla vrata grahaNa karane ke bhAva Ate haiN| aMzataH yAni thor3I kriyA, aNuvrata Adi jIvana meM grahaNa karate haiN| vaha 'dezavirati' kahalAtI hai| yahI dezavirati Age 'sarvavirati' prApta karAtI hai| yaha pUrvAbhyAsa hai| zrAvaka-dharma kA acche se pAlana karanA, ekAsanA Adi tapa-tyAga, parvatithi kI ArAdhanA, svAdhyAya, vaiyyAvacca karanA, zrAvaka dharma kI ArAdhanA karate hue sAdhu dharma meM aanaa| paramAtma vacanoM kA niraticAra pAlana va gurujanoM kI vaiyAvacca pUrvaka saMyama kI sAdhanA karate-karate kevalajJAna taka pahu~canA hai| 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza zuddhadharmasAdhane kI vidhi saMsAra kA uccheda (nAza) jJAna-darzana-cAritra rUpa zuddha dharma acAraNa se hogA, kintu yaha dharma aucitya sahita, nirantaratA sahita, satkAra sahita, vidhisahita sevana karane se prApta hogaa| hameM aisA vicAra nahIM karanA cAhie ki vratadhArI zrAvaka evaM avratI gRhastha kyA aisI ArAdhanA kara sakate haiM? hA~, kara sakate haiN| abhigraha karane se yAni dRr3ha saMkalpa rUpI pratijJA karane se zrAvaka yA gRhastha inakA pAlana pUrNarUpa se kara sakate haiN| arthAt jJAna-darzana-cAritra kI vividha ArAdhanA pratijJA pUrvaka karane se hI hotI hai| zuddha dharma sAdhane kI vidhi yahA~ prastuta kI jA rahI hai1. aucitya- yahA~ sarva prakAra se aucitya kA pAlana nahIM hogA to akelI zuddha dharma kI sAdhanA bhI AtmA ke anAdi kAla ke kusaskAroM ko miTA dene meM samartha nahIM bana sakatI hai| anucita AjIvikA, ayogya vyavahAra AtmA ko kaThora banAtI hai, AtmA ke sAtha ekameka nahIM hotI hai| jisa prakAra kaThora miTTI se bhinna-bhinna AkRti ke ghar3A, kuNDI, zikorA Adi nahIM banAye jA sakate haiM parantu vahI ghar3A Adi komala miTTI se banAye jA sakate haiN| usI prakAra anucita vyavahAra se kaThora banI huI AtmA ke lie bhI samajhanA hogaa| miTTI se ghar3e kI taraha jJAna-darzana-cAritra bhI AtmA ke pratyeka pradeza para utArane kA pariNAma hai| AtmA aucitya pAlana se mulAyama banatI hai| vaha kaise? aucitya pAlana meM jaba AtmA adhika pramANa meM lobha, krodha, ahaMbhAva, kSudratA Adi ko chor3atA hai, taba AtmA mulAyama banatI hai| 2. nirantaratA (sAtatya)- bhUtakAla ke ananta bhavoM meM jIva ne mithyAtva, ajJAna, hiMsAdi pApa aura indriyoM kI nirantara dhArAbaddha pApa pravRtti ke dvArA AtmA meM mithyAtva bhAva, mUr3ha dazA, ajJAnatA aura pApa pravRtti ko hI dRr3ha kiyA hai| ise miTAne ke lie samyagdarzana, jJAna, cAritra kI nirmala pravRtti se jIvana meM satat AcaraNa karanA caahie| zarIra meM bahuta lambe samaya se gAr3ha rUpa se vyApta hue roga ko dUra karane ke lie jaise auSadhi kA sevana satat karanA par3atA hai, vaise hI mithyAtva Adi gAr3ha rUpI saMsAra roga ko dUra karane ke lie samyagdarzanAdi kA satat AcaraNa karanA caahie| 3. satkAra- hRdaya ke Adara-bahumAna sahita dharmAcaraNa karanA caahie| isa jIva ne saMsAra rUpI roga ko bar3hAne vAle moha kA khUba Adara sahita sevana kiyaa| isalie hI saMsAra meM aneka kaSTa aura pIr3A kA anubhava karane ke pazcAt bhI jaise priya putra ke prati moha nahIM haTatA hai, vaise hI saMsAra se moha nahIM haTatA hai| hRdaya ke bahumAna sahita jo 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza samyagdarzanAdi zuddha dharma AcaraNa meM AegA, tabhI mokSAbhilASI ko mokSa ke prati prIti bar3hegI aura saMsAra ke prati moha, mAyA ghttegii| krama se saMsAra-roga dhIre-dhIre naSTa hotA jaaegaa| 4. vidhi- isake pazcAt anta meM dharma zravaNa Adi sAdhanA vidhi kA pAlana karanA jarUrI hai| Adara pUrvaka sadaiva sevA karane vAlA putra yadi vidhi se sevA nahIM karatA ho to mAtra isa aviveka doSa ke kAraNa pitA-putra ko chor3atA nahIM hai| dharma chor3anA nahIM, parantu sevA to vidhi se hI honI caahie| auSadha bhI satat aura bahuta zraddhApUrvaka grahaNa karane ke sAtha-sAtha usa samaya khAna-pAna evaM kupathya kA tyAga Adi vidhi kA sevana karanA caahie| anyathA auSadha roga ko miTA nahIM sakatA hai| bar3e rAjA-mahArAjA bhI satkAra sammAna ke pazcAt vidhi ko avazya mahattva dete haiN| vaise hI bhava roga ko miTAne ke lie dharma rUpI auSadha kA sevana vidhi anusAra hI honA caahie| aucitya-AjIvikA ke lie yogya vyavasAya, loka vyavahAra kA ucita pAlana, ucita rahana-sahana, ucita bhASA va bhojana, kuTamba-parivAra, mitra-maNDala ke sAtha ucita vyavahAra, isa taraha sarvatra aucitya kA pAlana honA caahie| sAtatya-darzana, jJAna, cAritra kI pravRtti jIvana meM nitya athavA samaya-samaya para niyamita rUpa se sadaiva calanI caahie| jisase sundara va acche saMskAra dRr3ha bana jaaeN| Adara, dAnAdi dharma aura dharmI para mUlyavAna ratna ke nidhAna kI taraha agAr3ha prIti rkheN| unake saMvAda ke prati anurAga rakheM, unake prati kI gaI nindA ko zravaNa nahIM kareM, nindaka ke prati dayA, saMsAra kI sabhI vastuoM se bhI dharma ko adhika mahattva, dharma prApta karane kI utkRSTa AturatA, dharma prApta karane ke lie viziSTa udyama, dharma kI prApti hone para apUrva harSa aura romAMca kA anubhava, dharma prApta hone kA itanA Ananda ki apane jIvana ko isI se mahAbhAgyazAlI samajheM, isameM kisI prakAra kI rUkAvaTa yA bAdhA na A jAe, isakA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rkheN| vidhi-zAstra meM batAe gae kAla, sthAna, Asanna, mudrA, Alambana ityAdi kA pAlana kareM tathA jJAna-darzana-cAritra tapa-vIrya inake ATha-ATha AcAroM kA sevana kareM, dharmarahita AtmAoM ke prati bhAva dayA, dharmI jIvoM ke prati hRdaya se saharSa prema ityAdi aneka vastu isa vidhi meM gine jA sakate haiN| . pUrva meM kathita vaisI sthiti prakaTa karane ke lie jIvana meM unhIM viSayoM kA abhigraha grahaNa kara pAlana karanA hogA, isa abhigraha se dharma satat rUpa se jIvana meM 66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza upayogI siddha hote haiM va sthAI sthira ho pAte haiN| zuddha dharma ko samyagdarzanAdi rUpa meM pUrva meM kahe gaye anusAra samajhanA hogaa| aise zuddha dharma kI bhAva se AtmA meM sparzanA honI caahie| yaha sparzanA mithyAttva-mohanIya, jJAnavaraNa, darzanAvaraNa, anantAnubaMdhI kaSAya Adi pApakarma ke pUrNataH nAza se hotI hai| ina pApoM ke kSaya ke lie tathAbhavyattva (svabhAva), kAla, niyati (bhavitavyatA), karma (puNya-pApa) tathA purUSArtha, ina pA~ca kAraNoM kA samavAya (anakula saMyoga) honA jarUrI hai| sarvaprathama tathAbhavyattva kA paripAka hote hI anya kAla, niyati Adi kAraNa svayaM hI anukUla bana jAte haiN| tadhAbhavyatva kAsvarUpa zuddha dharma kI prApti pApa karma kI maMdatA se hotI hai| pApa karma kI maMdatA tathAbhavyatva ke paripAka se hotI hai| bhavyatva arthAt mokSa prApta karane kI yogyatA, tathAbhavyatva yAni viziSTa bhavyatva, una bhavya jIvoM ke mokSa prApta karane kI vaiyaktika yogyatA / tthaabhvytv| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki sAmAnya se sabhI bhavya jIvoM meM bhavyatva-svabhAva samAna hone para bhI mukti eka samAna rIti se prApta nahIM hotI hai. balki alaga-alaga kAla meM, alaga-alaga sAmagrI prApta kara bhinna-bhinna prakAra se dharmabIja kI prApti kara ke, bIja ke Upara aMkura Adi phala paryanta taka vikAsa kI taraha mokSa paryanta taka vikAsa se prApta hotA hai| ye sabhI vicitratA vastu ke svabhAva kI vicitratA ke binA nahIM bana sakatI haiN| alaga-alaga vyaktiyoM kA alaga-alaga bhavyatva, yahI una vyaktiyoM kA tathAbhavyatva hai| yaha tathAbhavyatva sAdhya vyAdhi ke samAna hai| kahate haiM ki roga asAdhya ho to usakA ilAja nahIM hai, para sAdhya ho to sAdhanoM ke dvArA roga ko samajha kara usakA ilAja karane se roga kA anta ho jAtA hai| usameM tathAbhavyatva bhI upAyoM ke dvArA paka sakatA hai aura aMta meM bhava Arogya yAni mokSa ko prApta hote haiM, tathAbhavyatva kA anta ho jAtA hai| * sAdhya-vyAdhi ke samAna tathAbhavyatva kA paripAka karane ke lie yahA~ tIna sAdhana batAye gaye 1. cAra zaraNa kA svIkAra 2. duSkRta kI gardA 3. sukRta kI anumodnaa| saMsAra se mukti aura mokSa pAne kI icchA rakhane vAle jIvAtmA ko ina upAyoM kA sevana niyamita, upayoga pUrvaka karate rahanA caahie| hA~, jaba bhI citta aprasanna ho, mana 67 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza meM bhaya, kheda, dveSa, cintA Adi saMkalpa-vikalpa Ate hoM, taba bAra-bAra ina tInoM sAdhanoM kA sevana kreN| jaba kabhI mana azAMta aura DAMvADola sthiti meM na ho to bhI ina tInoM sAdhanoM kA tIna bAra smaraNa kreN| hamAre pUrva RSi muniyoM ne apUrva sAdhanA kI thii| apane karmoM kA uccheda karane hetu hameM bhI zuddha dharma kI ArAdhanA karanI caahie| jaise ki dhannA aNagAra, zAlibhadra, meghakumAra Adi aneka mahAtmAoM ne zuddha ArAdhanA dvArA karmoM ko kSaya karane kA puruSArtha kiyaa| dhannA kAkaMdI ne dIkSA aMgIkAra karate hI abhigraha sahita chaTha-tapa (do upavAsa) ke pAraNe, chaTha-tapa kiye the| pAraNA bhI Ayambila tapa se krte| Ayambila meM bhI kaisA AhAra lete the? jaba logoM ke ghara sabhI sadasyoM kA khAnA samApta ho jAtA, tatpazcAt ve gocarI lene yAni AhAra grahaNa karane nikalate the| usameM bhI bacA huA acchA AhAra nahIM lete balki tapele meM nIce cipakA huA athavA jalA huA AhAra, jise loga pheMkate the, usa para makkhI bhI baiThanA pasanda na kare, aise nIrasa-virasa AhAra Ayambila meM lete the| AhAra grahaNa karate samaya mana meM eka hI vicAra karate, isa zarIra ko khaba SaDarasa bhojana karAyA, isalie anAdi kAla se isa saMsAra meM bhaTakanA par3A hai| aba isa zarIra ke prati moha tyAga kara AtmA ko usakI khurAka denI hai| isa prakAra chaTha kA tapa jIvana-paryanta svIkAra karake Atma kalyANa karane lge| , zAlibhadra ke jIva ne pUrva bhava meM kevala eka bAra hI aura eka hI muni bhagavanta ko thor3A khIra dAna kiyA, parantu praNidhAna (ekAgratA) jabaradasta hone se vaha kriyA kitanA phala dene vAlI bnii| mana meM mAtra eka hI bhAva - kaise guru? kaisA unakA tyAga-tapa? anta samaya meM bhI eka zaraNa kA dhyAna thaa| vacana se bhI bahumAna, satkAra pUrvaka, bhakti-bhAva pUrvaka apane ghara bulAkara unheM khIra boharAyA thaa| U~ce bhAvoM se bohArAne se agale bhava meM guru ke sthAna para sAkSAt arihaMtadeva bhagavAn mile| itanI Rddhi-siddhi milane para bhI anAsakta bhAva milaa| bAhya vaibhava saba kucha milane para bhI Antarika vaibhava prApta karane hetu prabhu zaraNa meM cAritra grahaNa karate haiN| zuddha cAritra dharma kA pAlana kara aMta meM anazana karake anuttara devaloka meM gye| vahA~ se cyavakara punaH rAjA ke ghara rAjakumAra rUpa meM janma leMge aura cAritra grahaNa kara usI bhava meM mokSa jaayeNge| tathAbhavyatva paripAka karane ke sAdhana tathAbhavyatva paripAka karane ke tIna sAdhana haiN| pahalA sAdhana zrI arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu aura sarvajJa bhASita dharma kA saccA zaraNa svIkAra karanA hai| isa jagat meM dUsare sabhI zaraNa mAtra aupacArika rUpa se zaraNa haiM, 68 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza yAni kahane mAtra ke lie zaraNa haiN| kyoMki unakI zaraNa svIkAra karane ke bAda karma roga ke sAmane saccA rakSaNa nahIM milatA hai, hamezA ke lie ApattiyAM nahIM TalatI haiM, isalie phira bAra-bAra zaraNa kI apekSA rahatI hai| isameM thakAvaTa bhI nizcita hai aura pariNAma se to avazyameva nirAdhAra va duHkha kI sthiti hI milatI hai| jabaki deva, guru, dharma kI zaraNa meM saccA va pUrNa rakSaNa hai| sabhI prakAra kI ApattiyoM se bacane kA zreSTha upAya yahI hai| inako prApta kara lene ke pazcAt jiMdagI meM kabhI dhokhA nahIM khA sakate haiM aura bhaviSya meM bArambAra anya zaraNa bhI svIkAra nahIM karane par3ate haiM, kyoMki krama se AtmA inakI zaraNa se saMsAra roga se mukta ho jAtI hai| . dUsarA sAdhana duSkRtya gardA hai| isameM jo duSkRtya jarA bhI karane yogya nahIM the, aise nahIM karane yogya kArya maine kiye, yaha galata kiyA hai| isa prakAra kI buddhi sahita ve pApa mere mithyA hoM, aisI hArdika bhAvanA jAgRta rahatI hai| guru kI sAkSI meM ina duSkRtyoM ko yathArUpa yathAsthita nivedana karanA, 'aho! yaha maiMne galata kiyA hai|' aisA svahRdaya se pazcAttApapUrvaka svIkAra karanA hI gardA hai| ye donoM zaraNa pUrva meM bAMdhe gaye karma ke anubandha ko tor3ane meM apratihata (sacoTa) zakti pradAna karate haiN| karma kA anubadha yAni karma meM rahI huI svayaM ke udaya samaya naye karma baMdha kI paramparA calAne kI zakti, usakA nAza duSkRtya gardA karatI hai| tIsarA sAdhana sukRta kI anumodanA hai| arthAt arihaMtAdi AtmAoM kI uttama pravRttiyA~ aura uttama guNoM kI anumodanA kA sevana krnaa| yahA~ sukRta zabda ke sAtha anumodanA isalie liyA hai ki anumodana yadi viveka vAlA yAni binA daMbha kA aura vastu kA mUlyAMkana karane vAlA ho, sAtha hI niyamita hotA ho to hI AtmA meM akhaNDa zubha adhyavasAya ko avazya sAdha sakatA hai| acchI pravRtti svayaM karane meM athavA dUsare se karavAne meM nizcita rUpa se vaise bhAva kI siddhi hogI hI, aisA sadaiva nahIM bana sakatA hai| anumodanA meM to mana-vacana-kAyA, tInoM yoga kI prasannatA caahie| ye prasannatA AtmA meM mahAn zubha pariNati ko jagAye binA nahIM rhtii| puNya ho yA pApa, donoM tIna prakAra se hote haiM1. svayaM karane se, 2. dUsare ke dvArA karavAne se, evaM 3. svayaM ke anumodana se| isameM uttama (zubha) anuSThAnoM kI anumodanA bhI eka prakAra kA Asevana hai| yaha pavitra kArya hai| isase vizuddha bhAva hRdaya meM jAgRta hote haiN| ye tInoM upAya aucitya, nirantaratA, satkAra aura vidhi ke sevana se, auSadhi se 69 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza sAdhya roga kI taraha hI tathAbhavyatva kA paripAka karate haiM, aura paripAka hote hI pApakarmoM kA nAza hotA hai, zuddha dharma ke bhAva se prApta huA saMsAra kA uccheda hotA hai| ina tIna sAdhanoM se avazya hI duHkhamaya, duHkhaphalaka aura duHkhAnubaMdhI saMsAra ke nAzavAnaM tattva kI siddhi hotI hai| isalie mokSArthI bhavya jIvoM ko ina sacce sAdhanoM kA hamezA sevana karanA caahie| vaha bhI prazasta praNidhAna, ekAgratA, bhAvavizuddhi aura karttavya ke nizcaya se karanA cAhie / yahA~ kAla kA vicAra nahIM hai, kintu jaba bhI kiyA jAya taba sundara praNidhAna sahita kiyA jaay| kyoMki kAryasiddhi meM praNidhAna sAdhanA kA pradhAna aMga hai| kahA gayA hai ki praNidhAna pUrvaka kiyA gayA karma prabala vipAkavAlA mAnA jAtA hai| isameM avazya anubandha hotA hai aura isase Age kI pravRtti ityAdi yoga siddhi taka pahu~cAte haiN| praNidhAnapUrvaka kiyA gayA kArya jyAdA phala pradAna karatA hai / jaise, arjuna jaba lakSya ko sAdha rahA thA, taba use putalI kI ekamAtra A~kha dikhAI dii| bAkI kucha bhI use dikhAI nahIM de rahA thA / aisI tanmayatA Ae, anya vastu athavA AvAja para dhyAna nahIM jAe tabhI praNidhAnapUrvaka kArya kahalAtA hai| praNidhAnapUrvaka kiye gaye kArya kA phala tIvra vipAkavAlA hotA hai| pethar3azAha maMtrI jaba paramAtmA kI aMga racanA kara rahe the, taba kaisI adbhuta ekAgratA thii| rAjya kArya hetu bulavAne para bhI paramAtma-pUjA ko chor3akara nahIM gaye, inkAra kara diyaa| rAjA svayaM pethar3azAha maMtrI kI ekAgratA dekhakara Azcaryacakita raha gye| unakI parIkSA hetu svayaM mAlI ke sthAna para khar3e rahakara puSpa dene lage taba niyamAnusAra puSpa na Ate dekhakara maMtrI ne palaTakara dekhaa| Aja puSpa dene meM galatI kyoM ho rahI hai, taba jJAta huA ki puSpa to rAjA svayaM de rahe haiN| pUjA dravya hamArI kriyA praNidhAnapUrvaka ( ekAgratApUrvaka) honI caahie| dharmakriyA thor3I sI bhI karo, kintu acche tarIke se karo / adhika mAtrA kI jarUrata nahIM hai| maMdira meM mAtra pUjA kI, phira bAhara nikala Ae to vaha pUjA alpa phala pradAna karane vAlI khlaaegii| vahI sAtha-sAtha bhAvoM ko jor3akara caityavaMdana - stavana Adi praNidhAna pUrvaka kI hai to karor3oM guNA adhika mUlya vAlI bana jAtI hai / ananta guNA puNya kA upArjana hotA hai / anantaguNA azubha karma khatma hote haiM, eka kacce hIre kI kImata 5000 rupaye hai, yadi usI hIre ke pIche hama 5-10 dina mehanata kara acchI ghisAI karake aMgUThI meM lagA deM to vahI hIrA pA~ca karor3a rupaye kA ho jAtA hai| aisI hI gatAnugatika dharmakriyA karate rahane ke badale praNidhAnapUrvaka karane kA abhyAsa karanA caahie| For Persona Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza praNidhAnapUrvaka kI gaI kriyA se tIvra vipAka vAle karmoM kA baMdha hotA hai| sAtha hI anubadha bhI hotA hai| phira cAhe puNyakarma ho yA cAhe paapkrm| zubha praNidhAna se puNya karma kA baMdha aura azubha praNidhAna se pApa karma kA baMdha hotA hai| meghakumAra ke jIva ne hAthI ke bhava meM eka kharagoza kI rakSA kI, jisase usa jIva ne tIvra rasa vAle zubhakarma kA baMdha kiyaa| usa puNya karma ke udaya se zreNika mahArAjA ke yahA~ rAjaputra meghakumAra ke rUpa meM janma milaa| pUrva bhava meM eka kharagoza kI rakSA kii| agale bhava meM dIkSA lekara chaH kAya ke jIvoM kI rakSA karane vAle bne| yahI hai praNidhAna pUrvaka kI rkssaa| praNidhAna ke tIna lakSaNa 1. vizuddhabhAvanApUrvaka kriyA - isa kriyA meM alpa mAtra bhI svArtha nahIM honA caahie| niHsvArtha bhAvanA se kI gaI kriyA, vizuddha kriyA kahalAtI hai jaise, dAna dene ke pazcAt apane nAma kI kAmanA honA, yaha vizuddha bhAva kI kriyA nahIM hai| vizuddha bhAva meM saMsAra ke sukha, devaloka kI icchA, svArtha Adi bhAva nahIM hone caahie| dharma kArya ko karor3oM, araboM se bhI adhika mUlyavAna dharmAnuSThAna ko saMsAra ke thor3e se tuccha sukha ke pIche becanA nahIM caahie| jo sAMsArika sukha kI icchA karatA hai, use dhIre se, madhura vANI se samajhAkara dharma mArga se jor3anA caahie| dharma kriyA ko praNidhAnapUrvaka hI karanA caahie| zuddha praNidhAna se hI mokSa kI prApti hotI hai| paramparA se mokSa prApti kI sAdhanA kA bhI praNidhAna kara sakate haiN| jaba paramAtmA mahAvIra cAra mAha taka dhyAnastha avasthA meM lIna hokara khar3e the, taba jIraNa seTha vahA~ paramAtmA se vinatI karate aura kahate, 'he prabho! ApazrI mere ghara pAraNe kA lAbha dene ke lie pdhaarie|' jIraNa seTha jI pratidina paramAtmA ke darzana, vandana karate aura hAtha jor3akara vinatI karate, 'prabhu! mujhe lAbha diijie|' kitane vizuddha bhAva hoNge| yahA~ seTha ke mana meM kisI prakAra kI sAMsArika kAmanA nahIM thii| mAtra vizuddha bhAvoM se antima dina (cAra mahIne bAda) bhI vinatI karake Aye the| Aja paramAtmA mahAvIra ke cAra mahIne ke upavAsa kA pAraNA hai| Aja prabhu jarUra pdhaareNge| pUrI galI sugandhita jala chir3akakara, khuzabUdAra banAkara phUloM se sajA dI gii| pAraNe kI taiyArI karavA kara, svayaM ghara ke bAhara khar3e hokara iMtajAra kara rahe haiN| bhagavAn Aja to pAraNA karane jarUra pdhaareNge| abhI padhAra hI rahe hoMge, abhI padhArane hI vAle haiN| inhIM vizuddha bhAvoM meM ArohaNa ho rahe haiN| itane meM paMca divya kI vRSTi hotI hai, usa samaya mana meM sAr3he bAraha karor3a sonaiyyA kI bhAvanA nahIM thii| 71 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza mana meM eka hI vicAra thA ki paramAtmA ko pAraNA karavA kara merI bhI mukti nikaTa A jaaye| maiM bhI mokSa sadana kA svAmI bnuuN| hameM bhI pratyeka dharma kriyA karate vakta aise hI zubha bhAva lAne caahie| mere dvArA kiyA gayA svAdhyAya, prabhu bhakti, nAma kI kAmanA ke lie nahIM, merI AtmA kI mukti ke lie hai| saMsAra kI icchA aura Azaya hamAre bhAvoM ko azuddha banAte haiN| 2. ekAgratA pUrvaka kriyA pratyeka kriyA meM mana ko usI meM samarpita kara denA caahie| bhagavAn ko jaba jIraNa seTha jI pAraNe ke lie vinatI kara rahe the, taba mAtra vANI se hI nahIM balki hRdaya ke bhAvoM se vinatI kara rahe the / mana samarpita ho gayA thaa| eka kriyA meM dUsarI kriyA kA bhAva nahIM AnA hI saccI ekAgratA kahalAtI hai| 3. yathAzakti kriyAliMga pratikramaNa Adi dharma kriyA vidhipUrvaka karanA / jaisI vidhi zAstroM meM batAI gaI hai, vaisI hI vidhi krnaa| zakti anusAra pratyeka dharma kriyA karanI caahie| zAstrAnusAra jIva ne ananta rajoharaNa (oghe) grahaNa kiye haiN| isa kathana anusAra aba hameM rajoharaNa nahIM lenA, mAtra dhyAna, sAdhanA hI kareM, aisA socanA galata hai, aisA vicAra karanA bhI apalApa karanA kahalAtA hai| zakti anusAra kriyA karanA anivArya hai| jIraNa seTha ne ghara para baiThe-baiThe hI prabhu ko pAraNA karavAne kI bhAvanA nahIM prakaTa kI / pratidina tinatI karane jAte / paramAtmA kabhI kucha nahIM kahate, phira bhI roja jAte aura kahakara Ate, 'bhagavan ! pAraNe kA lAbha do!' unake bhAva bilkula vizuddha the| mana bhI paramAtmA ko samarpita thaa| mana meM eka hI bhAva thA- 'bhagavAn! mujha pAmara ke ghara-AMgana kaba padhAreMge? mujha patita ko pAvana kaba kareMge?' inhIM bhAvoM se vinatI karate rahate aura mArgazIrSa kRSNa ekam kA dina A gyaa| madhyAnha ke samaya acAnaka devaduMdubhI bajane lgii| prabhu kA pAraNA pUraNa seTha ke yahA~ ho gyaa| prabhu kA pAraNA ho gayA, jAnakara jIraNa seTha jI ko aisA vicAra nahIM AyA ki maine itanI vinatI kI, cAra mahIne pratidina gayA, phira bhI prabhu mere ghara nahIM Aye | balki aise vicAra Ate haiM ki mere karma abhI bhI itane kama nahIM hue haiM, isalie prabhu kA pAraNA mere yahA~ nahIM huaa| jJAnI bhagavanta kahate haiM ki pAraNA kA lAbha pUraNa seTha ko milA phira bhI usase bhI jyAdA ananta guNA lAbha jIraNa seTha ne prApta kiyaa| bArahaveM devaloka kA AyuSya karma bAMdha liyaa| jIraNa seTha ke bhAvoM meM kucha kSaNa sthiratA raha jAtI to kevalajJAna ko prApta kara lete| 72 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza yahA~ ullekhanIya yaha hai ki tIvra praNidhAna vAle karma ucca phala pradAna karate haiM, kyoMki tInoM lakSaNoM se yukta haiN| hameM bhI aba nizcita karanA hai ki dharma kriyA meM sAMsArika bhAva nahIM Ane caahie| bhagavAn kA zAsana hI mahAn hai| isa jina zAsana kI tulanA meM dUsarA koI nahIM A sakatA hai| kSapaka zreNI evaM tIrthaMkara nAmakarma, donoM praNidhAna ke antima phala kahe gaye haiN| nAgaketu ne bhI paramAtmA kI pUjA karate samaya praNidhAna ko ekadama majabUta banAyA thaa| usI se kSapaka zreNI para car3ha gye| jaba bur3hiyA mA~ puSpa lekara bhagavAn kI pUjA karane nikalI, tabhI rAjA zreNika apane prajAjanoM ke sAtha prabhu darzana-vandana ke lie samavazaraNa meM jA rahe the| usI bhIr3a meM bur3hiyA mA~ bhI calane lagI, para teja gati se jA rahI bhIr3a ke bIca bur3hiyA mA~ A gaI aura vahIM zubha pariNAmoM sahita usakI mRtyu ho gii| mara kara vahI mA~ vaimAnika devaloka meM utpanna ___jaba 'savi jIva karU zAsana rasI' kI aisI bhAvanA mana meM AtI hai, tabhI tIrthaMkara nAma karma kA baMdha hotA hai| bhAvanA mAtra mana se hI nahIM kI, usake anurUpa kriyA bhI thii| yahA~ praNidhAna majabUta bnaa| praNidhAna yAni mana-vacana-kAyA jisameM otaprota ho arthAt saMkalpa zakti jitanI majabUta utanI kriyA meM saphalatA prApta hotI hai| pratyeka kArya ke cAra caraNa batAe gaye haiN| isI se kArya siddha hotA hai| 'SoDaza zAstra' meM sAdhaka ke lie praNidhAna, pravRtti, vighnajaya, siddhi isa prakAra kramazaH cAra caraNa batAye gaye haiN| 1. praNidhAna - 'saMkalpAt siddhi jaayte'| saMkalpa se siddhi hotI hai| kisI kArya ko karane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa karanA hI AdhA kArya sampanna huA smjhnaa| kyoMki pratyeka kArya kA prArambha hI dRr3ha nirNaya para saMbhAvita hai| * * jaise- draupadI pA~ca pANDavoM kI patnI thii| eka bAra jaba nArada jI ke ghara Ane para draupadI ne unakA vinaya-bahumAna nahIM kiyA to nArada jI ko yaha acchA nahIM lgaa| bAta mana meM basa gii| draupadI ko isa bAta kA majA cakhAne ke lie nArada jI ghAtakI khaNDa dvIpa phuNce| vahA~ jAkara padmottara rAjA ke sAmane draupadI ke rUpa kI khUba prazaMsA kii| rAjA draupadI ko pAne ke lie lAlAyita ho utthaa| rAjA ne devatA se sahAyatA maaNgii| deva ne kahA ki draupadI mahAsatI strI hai| yaha kArya mujhase nahIM hogA Apa dUsarA kArya khie| atyadhika Agraha karane se deva ne draupadI ko palaMga sahita jambUdvIpa se ghAtakI khaNDa meM lAkara use sauMpa diyaa| prAtaHkAla hote hI pANDavoM ko draupadI dikhAI nahIM dii| Asa-pAsa sabhI sthAnoM 73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA arihaMtopadeza para DhU~DhA gayA, para draupadI kahIM dikhAI nahIM dii| pANDava zrIkRSNa kI sahAyatA lekara sabhI jagaha draupadI ko khojane lge| tabhI nArada jI ko Ate hue dekhA aura pUchA ki Apane draupadI ko kahIM dekhA hai kyA? nArada jI ne kahA- ghAtakI khaNDa meM draupadI ke samAna hI eka strI to maiMne dekhI thI, para vaha draupadI hai yA nahIM, mujhe patA nhiiN| zrIkRSNa jI samajha gaye the| kAma nArada jI kA hI hai| pANDavoM ko kahA, calo hameM ghAtakI khaNDa jAnA pdd'egaa| zrIkRSNa ne devatAoM kI ArAdhanA kii| unakI sahAyatA se do lAkha yojana kA pula banAyA gyaa| pula ke sahAre sabhI ghAtakI khaNDa phuNce| vahA~ pahu~cakara sabhI padmottara rAjA ke rAjya ke bAhara Akara Thahara gye| pANDavoM ne milakara zrIkRSNa se kahA- Apa yahIM ArAma pharamAiye, padmottara rAjA ko hama pA~coM bhAI jItakara draupadI ko lekara Ate haiN| zrIkRSNa ne kahArAjA mahAbalavAna hai| tuma jIta nahIM sakoge? pANDava - koI samasyA nhiiN| agara samasyA hai, to usakA samAdhAna bhI hai| jIteMge yA mreNge| isa prakAra saMkalpa sahita pA~coM pANDava nikala gae, para padmottara rAjA kI senA pANDavoM kI senA se kaI guNA bar3I thaa| pANDava lAkha prayatna karane para bhI jIta nahIM paaye| Akhira punaH lauTa aae| zrIkRSNa ne kahA - mujhe patA hI thaa| tuma mu~ha utAra kara vApasa aaoge| pUchA- kaise ? zrIkRSNa ne kahA - tuma kahakara hI isa prakAra gaye the, jIteMge yA mreNge| tumhArA saMkalpa hI adhUrA thaa| hama jIta kara hI raheMge, aisA dRr3ha saMkalpa honA caahie| saMkalpa jitanA prabala hogA, siddhi utanI hI nikaTa hogii| 2. pravRtti - jabaradasta praNidhAna (saMkalpa) grahaNa karane ke pazcAt kArya meM pravRtti honI caahie| saMkalpa svIkAra kara lene ke bAda baiThe rahanA saccA saMkalpa nahIM kahalAtA hai| jitanI jyAdA se jyAdA zakti ho, usa zakti ke anusAra kArya prAraMbha kreN| 3. vijajaya - acche kArya meM avazya hI vighna utpanna hote haiN| kArya meM Ane vAle vighno ko dhairyatA, bahAdurI va soca samajha kara use dUra karanA caahie| kaSToM ke Age jhukanA nahIM balki aDiga hokara khar3e rahanA caahie| tAki vighna duma dabAkara bhAga jaae| 4. siddhi-vinoM ko dUra karane se hI siddhi kI prApti sAmane najara Ane lagatI hai| kAra siddha ho jAnA yAni siddhi mila jAnA hotA hai| isake pazcAt kyA karana cAhie? antima eka caraNa aura hai| vaha pA~cavA caraNa viniyoga kA kahalAtA hai| 5. viniyoga- prApta hue phala ko anya jIvoM ko pradAna krnaa| anya jIvoM meM usa jJAna Adi kA bodha denA, bA~TanA vahI viniyoga kahalAtA hai| 74 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa paMcasUtra cArazaraNa khaNDa - tRtIya jAvajjIvaM me bhagavaMto-parama-tiloga-nAhA, aNuttara-puNNa-saMbhArA, khINa-rAga-dosa-mohA,aciMta-ciMtAmaNI, bhavajalahi-poA,egaMta-saraNA, arihNtaa-srnnN| tahA-pahINa-jara-maraNA, avea-kamma-kalaMkA, paNaTTa-vA-bAhA, kevala-nANa-daMsaNA, siddhipura-nivAsI, niruvama-suha-saMgayA, savvahA-kaya-kiccA, siddhA saraNaM *** *** tahA-pasaMta-gaMbhIrA-sayA, sAvajja-joga-virayA, paMca-vihA-yAra-jANagA, paro-vayAra-nirayA, paumAi-ni-dasaNA, jhANaj-jhayaNa-saMgayA, visujjha-mANa-bhAvA, sAhU srnnN| tahA-surA-sura-maNua-pUio, moha-timiraM-sumAlI, rAga-dosa-visa-parama-maMto, heU sayala-kallA-NANaM, kamma-vaNa-vihAvasU, sAhago siddha-bhAvassa, kevali-paNNatto dhammo jAvajjIvaM me bhagavaM srnnN| * ** 75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa svIkAra hamane paramAtmA kI zaraNa aneka bAra svIkAra kii| phira bhI saMsAra se hamArA nistAra nahIM huaa| isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? isakA uttara zAstroM meM yaha batAyA gayA hai ki jIva ne ananta bAra dharmArAdhanA kI tathA cAritra bhI aMgIkAra kiyA, arihaMta Adi kI zaraNAgati / bhI svIkAra kI, phira bhI saMsAra se pAra nahIM huaa| isakA eka hI kAraNa samajhanA hogA ki jIva ne abhI taka zraddhApUrvaka zaraNa svIkAra nahIM kiyA, zaraNa kA sparza hRdaya kI gaharAI se nahIM huaa| aba hameM mAtra paramAtmA ke prati sampUrNa zraddhA bhAva jAgRta karane haiN| cAra zaraNa sUtra meM arihaMta Adi cAra zaraNoM ko aneka vizeSaNoM se vibhUSita kiyA gayA hai| isameM sUtrakAra kA eka hI lakSya thA ki ina vizeSaNoM ke dvArA jIvoM meM arihaMta paramAtmA Adi cAra zaraNoM ke prati vizeSa zraddhAbhAva jAgRta ho / zraddhA jIvanta honI caahie| jo guNa inameM darzAye gaye haiM, ve guNa anya meM ghaTita nahIM ho sakate haiM; aisI bhAvanA hRdaya meM pUrNa rUpa se basa jAnI caahie| aisI dRr3ha mAnyatA hI hameM arihanta deva ke prati saccI zraddhA kA sukha pradAna kregii| yahI bhAvanA jIva ko uttarottara bhAvoM meM Age bar3hAtI hai| isI se saMsAra kI yAtrA kama hote-hote zIghra hI mukti dilAne vAlI banegI, aisA nizcita ho jAtA hai| jaba yaha tathya hRdaya ko sparza kara jAtA hai, taba azubha Azrava, pApa kA pratighAta karatA hai| pApa kA pratighAta hote hI guNa rUpI bIjoM kA AdhAna karane meM samaya nahIM lagatA hai| ise hama sulasA mahAzrAvikA ke jIvana prasaMga se jaaneNge| mahAzrAvikA sulasA kI kathA bhagavAn mahAvIra campA nagarI pdhaare| bhavya jIvoM para upakAra hetu prabhu anarAdhAra dharma dezanA pharamA rahe the| dezanAMta meM ambar3a nAmaka parivrAjaka vahA~ aayaa| 'prabhu...! maiM rAjagRhI nagarI jA rahA huuN| koI kArya ho to pharamAiye ?' ambar3a ko aprazasta jinadharmI banAne hetu prabhu ne kahA- 'rAjagRhI meM sulasA zrAvikA ko dharmalAbha khnaa|' ambar3a Azcaryacakita ho utthaa| kauna sulasA... ? nAgasArathI kI patnI...? hA~ vahI ... / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne use dharmalAbha khlvaayaa| na to vaha rAjarAnI hai, aura na vaha seTha zrImanta kI patnI hai, vaha to mAtra sArathI kI patnI hai| eka sAmAnya sI nArI ko mahAvIra ne dharmalAbha khlvaayaa| Akhira usameM kyA haiM? sampUrNa rAste bhara meM ambar3a ne yahI socA aura anta meM nirNaya kiyA- 'pahale maiM sulasA kI parIkSA karU~gA, phira dharmalAbha kahU~gA / ' 76 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA ambar3a parivrAjaka thA / aneka zaktiyA~ evaM vidyAe~ unake caraNa cUmatI thIM / yoginI ke sAta AdezoM kA pAlana karane se usane yoginI ko vaza meM kara rakhA thaa| sulasA kI parIkSA karane ke lie usane jaina muni kA veza banAyA evaM sulasA ke gRhAMgana meM jA khar3A huaa| 'dharmalAbha... / ' munirAja ko gRhAMgana meM AyA dekhakara zrAvikA sulasA bhAva-vibhora ho gii| roma-roma pulakita ho uThA uskaa| cAra zaraNa 'padhAro munivr....pdhaaro|' sAdhuvezI ambar3a ne munirAja ko na zobhe, vaisI vastu kI yAcanA kI to zrAvikA samajha gaI ki vaha sAdhu nahIM, pakkA Thaga hai / zrAvikA ne ambar3a ko ravAnA kara diyaa| ambar3a hatAza na huaa| apanI vidyA zaktiyoM se brahmA kA veza banA kara vaha nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM baiTha gayA / rAjagRhI kI prajA brahmA ke padArpaNa se pAgala ho gii| loga nagara ke bAhara daur3ane lge| logoM ke Tole ke Tole Ane lge| par3osI ne kahA'zrAvikA sulasA...! calo, Aja to sAkSAt brahmA padhAre haiM, darzana kara Ae~! calo calo dekhakara to AeM ki brahmA jI haiM kaise ?" kintu sulasA samakita dRSTi vAlI zrAvikA thI / usane kahA- 'maiM rAga-dveSa ko jItane vAle vItarAga bhagavAn ko hI deva mAnatI huuN| kisI anya ko nhiiN| maiM nahIM aatii|' ambar3a ne hajAroM logoM ko vahA~ AyA dekhA / usakI A~kheM sulasA ko DhU~r3ha rahI thI, kintu sulasA najara nahIM aaii| tIsare dina zrIkRSNa kI lIlA racakara vaha nagara ke bAhara sulasA kI rAha dekhane lagA / sArA nagara zrIkRSNa ke darzana ko umar3A, kintu sulasA vahA~ bhI najara nahIM aaii| ata: ambar3a ne sAkSAt tIrthaMkara kA rUpa banAyA evaM nagara ke bAhara samavazaraNa kI racanA kii| 'maiM paccIsavA~ tIrthaMkara hU~', aisI udghoSaNA bhI usane nagara meM karavAI / harSa ke mAre logoM ke Tole ke Tole udyAna meM Ane lge| par3osiyoM ne sulasA se kahA- 'hamAre bhagavAn ke darzana karane to tU nahIM AI, kintu Aja to tere hI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna Ae haiM, darzana karane cala, Aja to tU AegI nA?' sulasA zraddhAvAna zrAvikA thI / azraddhAlu aura anya zraddhAlu bhI nahIM thI / usane logoM se spaSTa kaha diyA- 'yaha tIrthaMkara nahIM, koI pAkhaNDI hai, kyoMki mere bhagavAn 77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa mahAvIra kahA karate haiM, tIrthaMkara eka avasarpiNI yA utsarpiNI meM caubIsa hI hote haiM, to yaha paccIsavA~ tIrthaMkara kahA~ se AyA? mujhe mere bhagavAn ke vacanoM para dRr3ha zraddhA hai, maiM isake pAkhaNDa meM phaMsane vAlI nahIM huuN|' sArA nagara AyA kintu sulasA darzana karane nahIM aaii| yaha dekha ambar3a harSita ho utthaa| oha...! kaisI dRr3ha zraddhA hai jaina dharma para isa zrAvikA ko, bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jo dharmalAbha kahalavAyA, vaha yogya hI hai| eka dina prAtaHkAla apanI sArI mAyA sameTakara ambar3a sulasA zrAvikA ke gRhAMgana meM jA phuNcaa| sulasA ne atithi ke yogya satkAra kara pUchA- 'kahA~ se Ae ho? kyA kAma hai?' ambar3a ne kahA- 'maiM campApurI se AyA huuN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne tumheM dharmalAbha kA sandezA bhejA hai|' bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nAma sunakara sulasA kI roma-rAzi vikasvara ho gii| kaisI agAdha karUNA kI bhagavAn ne, mujha jaisI sAmAnya nArI ko dharmalAbha khlvaayaa| dharmalAbha, sunate hI sulasA pAnI-pAnI ho gii| turanta khar3I hokara prabhu jisa dizA meM vicaraNa kara rahe the, usa dizA meM svayaM ke mana meM prabhu kA smaraNa kara bArambAra paMcAMga praNipAta vandana kiyA aura bola uThI... 'he prabhu! prabhu! ye ApakI kitanI bar3I dayA hai ki Apane pApa ghara meM baiThI huI mujhe yAda kiyA? Apane merI khabara lI? merI kyA aukAta hai? viSaya vAsanA ke kIcar3a meM phaMsI huI mere Upara itanI adhika karUNA!' bolate-bolate usakI A~kheM prabhu ke anahada upakAra se bharabharA gyiiN| rote-rote kahane lagI'mere nAtha... Apa ciraMjIvI raho, aho, Apake bar3e-bar3e gaNadhara mahArAjA aura indra jaise sevk| kaise suyogya aura kahA~ pApa se bharI hU~ maiM? prabhu! aba to anta taka dayA karanA ki jisase saMyama-tapa-dhyAna meM car3ha jAU~, Apake eka mAtra AdhAra se bhavasAgara pAra ho jaauuN|' ___ambar3a yaha dekhakara pAnI-pAnI ho gyaa| A~khoM meM A~sU bharakara kahane lagA'sulasA! tuma dhanya ho, tumhArA jIvana dhanya hai, itanI apAra zraddhA bhagavAn mahAvIra prabhu para rakhatI ho| jagat meM inheM hI sArabhUta mAnakara dUsarI koI bhI icchA, AturatA tumhAre mana meM uThatI hI nahIM hai| saMsAra meM baiThI ho, phira bhI prabhu ke prati aisA AtmasamarpaNa, niHsaMdeha AzcaryakAraka hai, Apako merA koTi-koTi vandana hai|' aisA kahakara ambar3a svayaM ke samyaktva ko nirmala karatA huA vahA~ se calA gyaa| __ arihaMta deva kI shrnn| ye hI eka nAtha haiM, ye hI tAraNahAra haiM, sakala sukha ke bIja haiM, yahI sabhI prakAra ke bhaya se chur3Ane vAle haiM, ye hI darzanIya; vandanIya, sevanIya haiN| 78 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa mana kahe ki jagat meM arihaMta se bar3hakara dekhane yogya anya kucha bhI nahIM hai, vandana karane yogya koI deva nahIM hai, stuti, guNagAna aura sevA karane yogya arihaMta kI tulanA meM koI dUsarI vibhUti nahIM hai, inakI zaraNa svIkAra karane se hRdaya meM aisA anubhava hotA hai, jaise ki saba kucha prApta ho gyaa| inameM samA jAU~, merA jIvana maiM inake sampUrNa Adeza se paripUrita banA dU~, aura saMsAra se chUTa jaauuN| sAdhaka ko aise ucca vicAra rakhane caahie| zaraNa svIkArane kI cAbI yahA~ yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhanI hai ki zaraNa ko svIkAra kisa prakAra kiyA jAtA hai? dRSTAnta se samajheM- jaMgala meM khUba dhana lekara koI calA jA rahA ho, usake pIche yadi koI lUTane vAle laga jAe to vaha kitane bhayapUrvaka daur3ane lagatA hai? aba sAmane se koI zastradhArI pakkA rakSaka (mileTrI) mila jAe, taba kitane vizvAsa aura kitanI jyAdA garaja se unase zaraNa mAMgatA hai? 'tU cintA mata kr| kisakI himmata hai jo tujhe koI hAni pahuMcA sake?' yadi isa prakAra AzvAsana milatA hai to usake mana meM zaraNa svIkArane kA kitanA gadgad bhAva va Ananda A jAtA hai? gadgad hRdaya se kaise usakI zaraNa ko svIkAra kara letA hai| isI prakAra svayaM ko laganA cAhie ki isa saMsAra aTavI meM karma aura kaSAya rUpI luTeroM se hama sabhI pakar3e gaye haiN| isase ananta Atma-dhana nAza aura janma maraNa kI paramparA nizcita hai| isa sthiti meM, jaba hameM nizcita rUpa se bacAne vAle arihaMta Adi cAroM kI zaraNa prApta ho cukI hai to avazya inakI zaraNa meM jAkara prArthanA karanI cAhie ki, 'he arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu aura kevalI prarUpita dharma, mujhe kevala ApakI hI zaraNa hai, dUsarA koI merA AdhAra nhiiN| koI merA rakSaNahAra-tAraNahAra nahIM, mitra nahIM, nAtha nahIM, Apa hI mere prANa, zaraNa, nAtha ho|' hRdaya meM karma aura kaSAya ke tIvra bhaya ke sAtha ye zaraNa svIkAra kreN| arthAt 'arihaMtA me zaraNaM' bolane ke sAtha karma kaSAya kI bhayaMkara vedamA kA anubhava ho| arihaMta Adi cAroM zaraNa kA isa vedanA se bacAne kA akATya sAmarthya samajha meM AtA ho; aura isake sAtha hI jIvana meM isakI AvazyakatA kA anubhava bhI ho| isa prakAra karma-kaSAya kA bhaya, jisase mukta karane vAle arihaMta Adi cAroM ke prati rakSaNa kI tIvra zraddhA aura karma-kaSAya se mukti kI AvazyakatA; ye tInoM mila jAeMge tabhI saccI zaraNAgati kA bhAva khar3A hogaa| zaraNa svIkArane kA ucca bhAva lAne ke lie yahA~ eka bAta samajhane jaisI hai| maraNa zayyA para par3A huA mAnava kitanA jyAdA gadgad aura dravita hRdaya se arihaMta Adi 79 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAra zaraNa paramAtmA banane kI kalA kI zaraNa svIkAra karatA hai? isakA kAraNa? svayaM dvArA mAne hue sabhI sage-sambandhI, kAyA, svayaM kI sabhI sampatti Adi kucha bhI svayaM ko zaraNa nahIM de sakate haiN| yaha pratyakSa dikhAI detA hai| svayaM ko aba turanta paraloka gamana karanA hai, yaha vAstavikatA AMkhoM ke sAmane ghUma rahI hai| jIvana bhara Acarita pApoM se hRdaya dravita hotA hai| aisI paristhiti meM spaSTa dikhAI detA hai ki paraloka jAne meM koI rakSaNa de sakatA hai to mAtra arihaMta Adi cAra zaraNa haiN| basa! aise hI anta samaya meM svIkAra kiye gaye zaraNa kI taraha isa jIvana meM bhI aisI paristhiti ko mana meM laaeN| kisako patA hai ki bAda ke samaya meM maiM jindA rahU~gA ki nahIM? aisA samajhakara gadgad bhAva se zaraNa svIkAra karanA caahie| ... vaise to dravya-saMsAra kharAba hai, para bhAva-saMsAra usase bhI jyAdA kharAba hai| sahaja meM choTA sA nimitta milA nahIM ki aMtara meM saMkalpa-vikalpa AraMbha ho jAte haiN| azAtA vedanIya karma mAtra zarIra ko pIr3ita karatA hai, jabaki mohanIya karma mana ko pIr3ita karatA hai| yaha nahIM karane yogya pApa karavAtA hai| hameM kisakI hAya jyAdA lagatI hai? roga Ae usakI athavA rAga ho jAe usakI? apanI dRSTi roga kI tarapha hai, parantu hama rAga kI tarapha nahIM dekhate haiN| mohanIya karma ke udaya se saMsAra bhayAvaha lagatA hai aura isa bhayAvaha aTavI ko pAra lagAne vAle arihaMta Adi cAroM kI zaraNa hI tAraNahAra kahalAtI hai| bhayaMkara kaiMsara Adi roga meM zItalatA pradAna karane vAle, AtmA kI paripUrNa rakSA karane vAle, ye cAroM zaraNa haiN| ina ko hara pala hRdaya meM basAkara rakhanA caahie| arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu aura dharma; ye cAroM mAtra jIva ke zaraNabhUta haiN| inake atirikta sarvatra azaraNa haiN| hiraNoM ke samUha para AkramaNa kara siMharAja eka hiraNa ko le jAtA hai| usa samaya hajAroM hiraNa bhI sAtha meM kyoM na hoM, ve sabhI mAtra siMha ko hiraNa le jAte hue dekha sakate haiM, para usakI rakSA nahIM kara sakate haiN| ____mRtyurAja rUpI siMharAja jaba AkramaNa karatA hai, taba Asa-pAsa sthita svajana mAtA-pitA, bhAI-bahana, cAcA-cAcI Adi sabhI milakara bhI kisI ko mRtyu se bacA nahIM sakate haiN| mRtyurAja ke Age kisI bhI prANI kA kucha nahIM cala sakatA hai| AyuSya karma ke pUrNa hone ke pazcAt koI bhI vyakti eka pala kA bhI jIvanadAna nahIM kara sakatA hai| karma prakRti kA niyama sarvatra lAgU hotA hai| tIrthaMkara bhagavAn aciMtya zakti ke svAmI, pracaNDa puNya Adi sAmarthya bala hone para bhI apanA AyuSya karma eka kSaNa ke lie. bhI nahIM bar3hA ske| hara dina AyuSya karma ghaTatA jAtA hai| Apa bhI apanA AyuSya eka sekeMDa bhI ghaTA yA bar3hA nahIM sakate haiN| isalie jaba kAla rUpI siMha chalAMga lagAkara hameM mArakara 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa le jAne AegA, taba zoka yA kheda nahIM karanA ki maMdira nirmANa karane kI merI bhAvanA, sAdharmika bhakti karane kI bhAvanA mana meM hI raha gii| prAyazcita karanA, AlocanA lenA to raha gyaa| sAvadhAna! yahA~ karma rAjA ke Age kisI jIva kA kucha bhI nahIM calatA hai| AyuSya pUrNa huA to jAnA hI pdd'egaa| ___ jIva kA koI zaraNa nahIM hai| jo socA, vaha kucha bhI hotA nahIM hai| phira phUlakara gubbArA kyoM hote ho? puNya na rahA to dabA huA dhana bhI koyalA bana jAtA hai| phira kisa bAta para abhimAna karanA? kisa prakAra se bar3A bana kara dikhAnA hai? sagara cakravartI ke 60,000 putroM ke mana meM aSTApada tIrtha kI surakSA karane kA vicAra aayaa| parvata ke cAroM dizAoM meM bar3e-bar3e khaDDe khoda diye| gaMgA nadI kA pAnI lAkara usameM bharane lge| pAtAla loka ke devatA una para krodhita hokara bole- 'rUka jAo! isa taraha nadI kA pAnI binA AjJA mata le jaao|' para ve rUke nhiiN| Aveza meM Akara devoM ne krodhAgni se 60,000 putroM ko eka kSaNa meM jalAkara bhasmIbhUta kara diyaa| sabhI putra tIrtharakSA ke bhAvoM se mre| azubha kArya ke lie gae hote to unakI kyA gati hotI? koNika rAjA ne cer3A rAjA se rAjya prApti hetu yuddha kiyaa| eka karor3a pacAsa lAkha yoddhA yuddha karate-karate mRtyu ko prApta hue| eka ko chor3a sabhI manuSyoM kI durgati huii| eka kI sadgati kA eka hI kAraNa, kisI vyakti ke dvArA grahaNa kie jA rahe cAra zaraNa ko svIkAra karanA va duSkRta gardA, isa vidhi kI dekhAdekhI krnaa| dravya se kI gaI pratipatti kriyA bhI kabhI sadgati yAni manuSya gati detI hai| sadgati prApta karanA durlabha hai| kaSAyoM ke vazIbhUta hokara mRtyu ko prApta karane vAle anya sabhI tiryaMca va naraka gati meM utpanna hue| arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu va dharma; ina cAroM zaraNoM ko pakar3a lo| eka bAra inheM svIkAra lo, phira kabhI mata chodd'naa| hara paristhiti meM inakI zaraNa Apako sadgati dilAne vAlI hogii| pArzvanAtha bhagavAn ke jIva marubhUti se bhUla huI to anta samaya meM samAdhi calI gii| ArttadhyAna, raudradhyAna meM mana calA gyaa| gati bigar3a gii| kabhI-kabhI puNyazAlI jIva sampUrNa jIvana svastha rahate haiM, aura anta meM mRtyu ke samaya bhayaMkara pIr3A se grasta ho jAte haiM to vaha pIr3A samAdhi ko nahIM TikA pAtI hai| usa samaya cAra zaraNa bhI yAda nahIM Ate haiN| jabaki jIvana bhara dUsaroM kI sevA-suzruSA meM hI tana, mana samarpita kiyaa| jisane dUsaroM kI sevA dvArA aneka kaSToM ko saharSa sahana kiye haiM, ve sadgati ko prApta karate haiN| bAdAma khAte samaya cintana karo ki isase darzana-jJAna-cAritra kI ArAdhanA hogI 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa ki nahIM? agara nahIM to vaha bAdAma niSphala gii| eka miSThAna ke Tukar3e ko ArAdhanA ke lie mu~ha meM DAlate haiM, athavA rAga ke poSaNa ke lie? 'upadezamAlA' grantha meM kahA gayA hai ki jisa vastu se ratnatrayI kI ArAdhanA meM vRddhi na hotI ho, ve sabhI vastue~ laukika (duniyAvI) kahalAtI haiN| he zramaNa! isameM terA adhikAra nahIM hai| kahate haiM, duniyA meM sabhI ko naukara se 'kaise kAma nikAlanA cAhie', yaha AtA hai parantu isa zarIra ko muphta meM hI khilAte rahate haiN| Akhira yaha zarIra hI hamArI AtmA kA patana kregaa| dukAna meM seTha ne naukara ko sampUrNa kAryabhAra sauMpa diyA, lekina naukara aisA nikalA ki seTha ko hI dukAna se nikAla diyA aura svayaM dukAna para kabjA jamA liyaa| sAdhu jIvana meM darzana-jJAna-cAritra kI ArAdhanA anivArya rUpa se karanI hotI hai| isake atirikta kI kriyA usako aparAdhI sAbita karatI hai| sAdhu jIvana ke adhikAra kI taraha zrAvaka jIvana meM bhI darzana-jJAna-cAritra kI ArAdhanA ke sAtha AjIvikA kI chUTa hotI hai, anyathA nahIM hotii| maica, sinemA Adi dekhane kA adhikAra nahIM hotA hai| atyadhika parigraha rakhane kA adhikAra nahIM hotA hai| ratnatrayI kI ArAdhanA sukhamaya ho, yahIM taka AjIvikA kI chUTa hotI hai, anyathA nhiiN| arihaMtAdi cAroM zaraNa ApattiyoM se bacAte haiN| Apatti do prakAra kI hotI hai1. bAhya Apatti yAni zarIra, ghara, corI, apaharaNa, inase ye zaraNa rakSA karate haiN| 2. AbhyaMtara Apatti - viSaya-kaSAya kA uThanA, saMkleza, udvega, inase bhI ye zaraNa hameM bacAte haiN| mRtyu ke samaya meM hI nahIM balki jIte jI ye cAroM zaraNa hamArI rakSA kreNge| arihaMtadeva, siddha prabhu, sAdhu va dharma ina cAroM ko sacce dila se hRdaya meM sthApita karanA caahie| vaha bhI tIna prakAra se sthApita kreN| smaraNa se zaraNa, zaraNa se smrpnn| jaisekabhI-kabhI bhagavAna ko yAda karanA, yaha smaraNa hai| zaraNa meM gauNa va mukhya do prakAra ke bhAva hote haiN| pratyeka prANI ke jIvana meM arihaMta Adi cAra pradhAna vastueM haiN| ye nikaTa ke sambandhI haiM, riztedAra haiM, jabaki saMsArI dUra ke sambandhI haiN| jinakI zaraNa svIkAra ho, ve mukhya rUpa se hRdaya meM sthApita hote haiN| ghara kI tijorI meM ratna bhI hote haiM, sone-cAMdI ke AbhUSaNa bhI hote haiN| ghara meM kapar3e, khAne-pIne kI vastue~ bhI hotI haiN| pratyeka vastu ke prati bhAva eka samAna hai athavA alaga-alaga hai? alaga-alaga hI hote haiN| ratnoM ke mUlya adhika hI hoNge| ratnoM ke sthAna para arihaMta Adi cAra zaraNa hote haiN| ye nikaTa ke sambandhI kahalAte haiM evaM anya sabhI vastuoM kI taraha anyoM 82 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa kI zaraNa hamAre dUra ke sambandhI kahalAte haiN| isakA nAma hI zaraNa kahalAtA hai| zaraNa svIkArane se kyA phala milatA hai? to kahate haiM ki sabhI prakAra kI ApattiyoM se apanI rakSA hotI hai| jaba hRdaya meM mAtra arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu va dharma ko sthAna de diyA jAe, anya sabhI kA tyAga kara diyA jaae| ina cAroM zaraNoM se hI merA saccA sambadha hai, anya se nahIM; aisA svIkAra ho, taba vaha saccA samarpaNa kahalAtA hai| - samarpaNa kI bAta to abhI bahuta dUra hai| pahale dharma meM vyavasthita ho jAnA hai| kyoMki jisane bhI arihaMta Adi cAra zaraNa ko svIkAra kiyA, vahI jagat meM nirbhaya banatA hai| jisane apane antaHkaraNa meM inako baiThAyA, unake graha, nakSatra yoga anukUla ho jAte hai| ye sabhI arihaMta ke dAsa haiN| unakI sevA karane vAle haiN| arihaMta Adi ke prati asthi-majjA rAga karanA caahie| ye cAroM hI mere jIvana meM pradhAna haiN| Apatti yA kaSTa Ae taba bhI hameM apanI zraddhA ko sthira rakhanA caahie| zraddhA hoto aisI ___eka samaya kisI deza meM varSA nahIM ho rahI thii| kitane samaya se pAnI kI bUMda nahIM gira rahI thii| usa samaya sabhI loga milakara prArthanA karane ke lie carca meM gye| usa dina eka choTI-sI lar3akI chAtA lekara AI thii| logoM ne pUchA tuma chAtA kyoM lAI ho? usane bar3e pyAra se kahA- 'yadi prabhu se prArthanA kareMge to bAriza AyegI na, isalie bhIgane se bacane ke lie chAtA lekara AI huuN|' zraddhA ho to aisii| kahate haiM ki paramAtmA kI zaraNa svIkArane ke pazcAt kabhI svayaM ke jIvana meM acchAI najara nahIM Ae to bhI hameM use burA nahIM mAnanA, acchA hI mAnanA caahie| kyoMki paramAtmA kI zaraNa hamAre lie Age kucha na kucha acchA hI karane vAlI hai| sagara cakravartI ke 60,000 putroM kI ghaTanA meM dekheN| jaba 60,000 putra jala rahe the taba indra unheM bacAne nahIM Ae, kintu inake sAtha dUsare sevaka jalakara marane lage to indra Akara unako rokane lge| yaha saba puNya kI bAta hai| ataH arihaMta paramAtmA kI zaraNa puNya ko bar3hAne vAlI hai| karma sattA kI kaisI vicitratA hai| sevaka ko bacAne Ane meM puNya hI kAraNa hai| devatA bhI puNya ho to hI Ate haiN| ataH puNya kA puMja ekatrita kreN| arihantoM kI zaraNa svIkArane se, unakI bhakti se sarva puNya prabala hote haiN| ataH inakI kRpA prApta kreN| jisa kisI prakAra se puNya bar3hatA ho, usI prakAra kI bhakti-sevA karanI caahie| sarvatra pUchakara bhI, jAnakArI prApta kara gurujanoM dvArA batAe mArga para calakara puNya upArjana kreN| sacce deva-guru ke mila jAne ke pazcAt isa saMsAra meM kisalie dUsaroM se mAMganA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa par3atA hai| puNya ikaTThA karane ke lie sacce hRdaya se inakI bhakti kreN| arihaMta kA zAsana mana meM basA lo, 'vyApAra meM anIti nahIM karanA cAhie'; aisA vicAra AnA bhI pratipatti pUjA kahalAtI hai| yaha AjJApAlana rUpa pUjA hai| jagat kInazvaratA indra ne bhayabhIta sevakoM ko bacAkara kahA- 'cakravartI tumheM kucha nahIM khegaa| tuma sabhI nirbhaya hokara jaao| maiM unheM javAba de duuNgaa|' saba pahu~ceM, usase pahale indra brAhmaNa kA rUpa banAkara vahA~ pahu~ca gayA aura apane kaMdhoM para murde ko rakhakara karUNa krandana karane lgaa| jora-jora se cillAte hue kahane lagA- 'mujhe maMgala agni do|' sagara cakravartI ne usakI AvAja sunI aura pUchA- 'aisA karUNa krandana kauna kara rahA hai? use yahA~ bulaao| usake duHkha ko dUra kro| aisI karUNa AvAja sunI nahIM jaatii|' sainika brAhmaNa ko lekara rAjA ke pAsa aayaa| brAhmaNa rAjA se kahatA hai- 'merA putra mara gayA hai| kala saMdhyA ke samaya sA~pa ne use Dasa liyA thaa| zarIra harA ho gayA hai|' sajjana vyakti kA hRdaya makkhana jaisA mulAyama va komala hotA hai| dUsaroM ke duHkha ko dekhakara dravita bana jAtA hai| jagat ke jIvoM ke duHkha rUpI agni se sagara cakravartI kA hRdaya rUpI makkhana pighala gyaa| sagara cakravartI dravita ho uThA- 'are pagale! marA huA vyakti kabhI jIvita ho sakatA hai kyA?' brAhmaNa ne kahA- 'kala rAtri meM mujhase prasanna hokara kuladevI ne kahA- maiM tere putra ko bacA sakatI huuN| yadi tU maMgala agni lekara A jaaegaa| sampUrNa nagarI meM bhramaNa karane para bhI mujhe maMgala agni nahIM milii| maMgala agni yAni jisa ghara se eka bhI vyakti mRtyu ko prApta na huA ho, usa ghara se agni lekara AnA hai|' sagara cakravartI bole- 'are brAhmaNa! tuma kyA kaha rahe ho? mRtyu to mere parivAra meM bhI aneka logoM kI huI hai| kuladevI ne Akara tumheM pratibodha diyA hai| jarA vicAra kro| sampUrNa vizva hara kSaNa badalatA rahatA hai| jahA~ janma hai, vahA~ mRtyu nizcita hai| he bhUdeva! mRtyu to eka dina sabhI kI aaegii|' usI samaya sabhI sevaka vilApa karate hue vahAM Ate haiN| sagara cakravartI sabhI se rone kA kAraNa pUchate haiM- 'bhAI! kyA bAta hai? tuma sabhI kyoM ro rahe ho?' sabhI ne kahA'Apake 60,000 putroM ko devoM ne agni meM bhasma kara diyaa|' . - abhI-abhI jo sagara cakravartI brAhmaNa ko zikSA de rahe the, apane putroM ke mRtyu 84 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA kI bAta sunate hI turanta murcchita ho gye| aba sagara cakravartI ke 60,000 putroM ko kauna jIvita kara sakatA hai, arthAt koI bhI nhiiN| isI azaraNa sthiti kA vicAra karanA caahie| hameM ina duHkhoM se kauna bacA sakatA hai, isI bAta para ciMtana karanA hogaa| jIva meM itanA satva nahIM hai ki sampUrNa samarpaNa ke bhAva rakhe / saMsAra yadi pUrA nahIM chUTatA ho to bIca kA caraNa arthAt zaraNa ko svIkAra kro| sagara cakravartI ke 60,000 putroM meM se eka bhI putra nahIM baca sakA / arthAt kula calAne ke lie eka bhI putra nahIM rahA / jisa prakAra sulasA zrAvikA ke bhI 32 putra zreNika mahArAjA ke eka hI bANa se mRtyu ko prApta ho ge| saMsAra kI asAratA ko batAte hue kahA gayA hai ki yahA~ lAkha bhI eka dina meM rAkha ho sakate haiM aura khAka bhI eka dina meM lAkha bana sakate haiN| yahA~ eka dRSTAnta viSayAnukUla pratIta hotA hai eka seTha thaa| vaha rezamI kapar3oM kA vyApAra karatA thA / kArobAra meM pramANikatA aura spaSTatA ke kAraNa usakI bar3I prasiddhi thii| seTha ke prati sabhI kA acchA vizvAsa thA / unakI lokapriyatA bhI khUba thI, kyoMki seTha kA svabhAva milanasAra, hRdaya sarala evaM nizchala thaa| cAra zaraNa * eka dina rAjA ko kucha rezamI kapar3e kI AvazyakatA hone se unhoMne seTha ke ghara bulAve kA saMdezA bhejaa| acAnaka rAjA kA saMdezA pAkara seTha ghabarAte hue mahala meM phuNcaa| rAjA ne ekadama se hI savAla kiyA- 'seTha ! tumhArI dukAna meM rezamI kapar3A hai ? ' yaha sunate hI seTha asamaMjasa meM par3a jAne se cakarA gyaa| use kucha sudha-budha hI nahIM rahI, nahIM cAhate hue bhI sahasA usake mu~ha se nikala gayA- 'rAjan ! merI dukAna meM rezamI kapar3A nahIM hai|' itanA kahakara seTha jI lauTa aae| seTha jI ke jAne ke bAda kucha logoM ne rAjA se kahA- 'nAtha ! seTha bilakula jhUTha bolatA hai| hama abhI-abhI usakI dukAna se Aye haiM / usakI dukAna meM rezamI kapar3oM kA Dhera lagA huA hai| ' rAjA bolA- 'maiM jAnatA huuN| seTha bar3A satyavAdI hai, nItijJa hai aura usa para mujhe pUrNa bharosA hai, vaha kabhI bhI asatya nahIM bolegaa|' logoM ne kahA- 'rAjan ! hAtha kaMgana ko ArasI kI kahA~ AvazyakatA hai| Apa hamAre sAtha seTha kI dukAna para pdhaareN| Apako svataH hI patA laga jAegA ki hama jhUThe haiM yA seTha ?' yaha sunakara rAjA bolA- 'acchA, kala subaha cleNge|' seTha ne ghabarAhaTa meM anAyAsa hI niSprayojanArtha jo asatya bhASaNa kara diyA thA, usa kAraNa ve bar3e duHkhI ho ge| unake cehare para gaharI udAsI chA gii| unakA mana apanI 85 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa bhUla kA ehasAsa kara pazcAttApa ke bhAvoM se bhara gyaa| zIghra apane beTe ko bulAkara unhoMne kahA- 'beTA! Aja gajaba ho gyaa| mujhase bahuta bar3I galatI ho gaI hai| maiMne ghabarAhaTa meM rAjA ko galata bAta kaha dI ki merI dukAna me rezamI kapar3A nahIM hai| patA nahIM mere dvArA aisA mithyA-vacana kyoM nikalA? ataH aba merI pratiSThA kA savAla hai| isa kahe gae vacana ke anusAra sArA mAla jalA do|' beTA bolA- 'pitAjI! dukAna meM lAkha rupaye kA mAla hai, kaise jalAyA jAe? yadi Apane rAjA ko mithyA kaha bhI diyA to kyA ho gayA? rAjA ko kyA patA calegA ki Apake pAsa mAla hai yA nahIM? ataH vyartha ciMtA na kreN|' ___ yaha sunakara seTha ne kahA- 'putra! mujhe lAkha kI cintA bilakula bhI nahIM hai, mujhe apanI sAkha kI cintA hai| apanI sAkha ke kAraNa mujhe vacana kI cintA hai, kyoMki kahate lAkha gayA sAkha rahyA, phira bhI lAkhaja hoy| sAkha gayA lAkhaja rahyA, bAta na pUche koy|| arthAt lAkha cale jAne para bhI yadi sAkha raha jAegI to lAkha phira ho jAeMge parantu sAkha gaI aura lAkha rahe to koI bAta bhI nahIM puuchegaa| Akhira pitA jI ke AdezAnusAra putra ne sArA mAla rAtoM-rAta jalA diyaa| dUsare dina acAnaka rAjA seTha kI dukAna para jA phuNce| ghara aura godAma ko bArIkI se jAMcA kintu kahIM bhI rezamI kapar3e kA tAra unheM nahIM milaa| rAjA seTha kI saccAI se bar3A prabhAvita hotA huA rAjamahala phuNcaa| rAjamahala meM Akara unhoMne kruddha hokara Adeza diyA- 'maMtrIzvara! una samasta cugalakhoroM kI jIbha nikAla lI jAe, mere sAmane bhI unheM aise satyaniSTha seTha kI cugalI karate hue zarma nahIM aaii|' jaise hI seTha ko isa Adeza kA patA lagA, vaise hI seTha daur3akara rAjA ke pAsa gayA aura karabaddha hokara bolA- 'rAjan! ve loga jhUThe nahIM haiM, sacce haiN| ve cugalakhora nahIM, sajjana haiN| kala taka merI dukAna meM rezama kA sAmAna avazya thA, kintu kala maine ghabarAhaTa ke kAraNa Apako rezamI kapar3e ke lie manA kara diyA thaa| isa vacana ko nibhAne ke lie rAtri meM maine sArA rezamI kapar3A jalA diyaa| ataH unako bilakula daNDa na diyA jaae|' seTha kI aisI sarala-spaSTa satyavAditA se rAjA prasanna huA aura usane pUchA'seTha jI! ApakI dukAna aura godAma meM rezama kA mAla kitanA thA?'' 86 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa seTha bolA- 'rAjan! eka lAkha kA mAla thaa|' rAjA ne seThaM kI neka nIti para prasanna hokara usI samaya seTha ko eka lAkha rupaye rAjakoSa se dilavA diye| seTha ne ghara jAkara beTe se kahA- 'beTA! dekho, yaha hai sAkha kA prabhAvA sAkha se lAkha vApasa ho gye|' sukarAta ne likhA hai- 'acchI pratiSThA prApti ke lie svayaM ko utanA yogya banAne kA prayAsa karanA, jitanA tuma dUsaroM kI najaroM meM dikhanA cAhate ho|' isa saMsAra meM kisakA AdhAra hai? na dhana kA hai, na vyakti kA hai| AdhAra to usI kA liyA jAtA hai jo svayaM majabUta ho, nAzavAna na ho| hameM vicAra karanA cAhie ki karor3oM, araboM kI sampatti kyoM na ho para jaba AyuSya pUrNa ho jAtA hai, taba vahI sampatti hamArI rakSaka nahIM banatI hai| isa saMsAra meM arihaMta Adi cAroM zaraNa ke binA koI rakSaka nahIM hai| inako jIvana meM pratyeka kArya khAte-pIte, sote-uThate samaya yAda karanA caahie| inake binA maiM azaraNa huuN| inake atirikta anyoM ke sAtha merA koI vyavahAra nahIM hai| arihaMta paramAtmA ke vacana hI mere lie sarvasva haiN| . arihanta, siddha, sAdhu, kevalI prarUpita dharma; ina cAroM kI zaraNa ko bArambAra svIkAra karanA caahie| jo jIvana meM ina cAroM kI zaraNa svIkAra kara letA hai, usake jIvana meM ApattiyA~ dUra se hI gAyaba ho jaaeNgii| krUra va anya graha hairAna, parezAna bhI nahIM kareMge, vahIM ruka jaaeNge| apazakuna bhI Talakara zakuna rUpa meM parivartita ho jaaeNge| dUsare bhavoM meM durgati meM jAne se ye cAroM zaraNa hI hameM roka paayeNge| isa bhava meM bhI cAroM ke zaraNa hI hama saba kI saMsAra ke duHkhoM se rakSA kreNge| haribhadrasUrIzvara mahArAja kI rakSA kA preraka prasaMga hamAre sAmane hai AcArya haribhadrasUrIzvara jI mahArAja ke do vidvAna ziSya adhyayana ke lie bauddha bhikSu ke pAsa gaye the| vahA~ bauddhoM ko jaina saMtoM se dveSa hone se una donoM vidvAna ziSyoM ko maravA diyA gyaa| isa ghaTanA ko sunakara AcArya zrI ko sahana nahIM huA aura ve bhayaMkara krodha meM A gye| vidyA ke prabhAva se 1400 bauddha sAdhuoM ko kabUtara banAkara agni meM rakhe garama tela meM DAlakara maravAne kA vicAra kiyaa| sampUrNa taiyArI ho gii| unake guru (AcArya zrI) ne jaba jAnA to turanta patra likhakara unake krodha ko zAnta kiyaa| . nyAya kise kahanA cAhie? kisI vyakti ne kisI se lAkha rupaye lekara unheM punaH vApasa dene se inakAra kara diyA, to usa lAkha rupaye ke lie lar3anA, korTa meM kesa DAlanA, ye laukika nyAya kahalAegA; kintu lokottara nyAya jaina zAsana use kahatA hai 87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA jahA~ rupaye ke lie kaSAya nahIM ho / sva, para ke hita kI bhAvanA nyAya evaM ahita kI bhAvanA anyAya kahalAtI hai| haribhadrasUri jI mahArAja bhI kaSAya ke vazIbhUta ho gye| galata nirNaya le cuke the| bauddhoM ke galata kRtya para Aveza meM Age bar3ha cuke the| usa samaya arihanta - deva evaM guru kI zaraNa hI unako kaSAya se bacA paaye| unakI durgati ko aTakA ske| ve hI hamAre rakSaka haiM, tAraNahAra haiN| guru ne mAtra do vAkya likhe the- 'jisane kaSAya kiyA, usakI AtmA ananta saMsAra meM bhaTaka gaI aura jisane kSamA rakhI, usakA mokSa huaa|' yahA~ eka aura dRSTAMta prastuta hai guNasena kA jIva kSamA rakhatA hai, jabaki isake viparIta agnizarmA kA jIva krodha karatA hai| agnizarmA ne tApasI dIkSA grahaNa kii| mAsakSamaNa ke pAraNe mAsakSamaNa kI tapasyA cala rahI thii| pAraNA bhI abhigraha pUrvaka honA cAhie; anyathA pAraNA niSphala ho jAtA hai| aise tIna mAsakSamaNa ho gye| tInoM bAra pAraNe meM guNasena se bhUla ho gaI / agnizarmA tApasa kA pAraNA nahIM ho paayaa| do mAsakSamaNa ke pAraNe kI bhUla taka bhAva vizuddha the, kintu tIsare pAraNe kI bhUla meM usake bhAva parivartita hue, bhayaMkara Aveza A gyaa| yaha merA duzmana hai| aba ise mere tapa kA bala dikhA dU~gA / ... aura janama-janama taka maiM hI ise mArane vAlA banU~, usane aisA nidAna kara liyaa| galatI guNasena rAjA kI thI / kaSAya utpanna agnizarmA ko huA / cAra zaraNa mana bar3A caMcala hai, ise pakar3a kara rakhanA par3egA / mana choTI bAta yA choTA kAraNa hone para bhI bhayaMkara rUpa se bigar3a jAtA hai| sAdhaka kSapaka zreNI yUM hI nahIM car3hane lagatA hai| koI camar3I utAra rahA ho, usa vyakti ke prati bhI bahuta acche bhAva hoM, tabhI guNoM kI zreNI car3hI jAtI hai| hameM ina donoM kathAnakoM meM yaha dekhanA hai ki arihaMta deva, guru Adi kI zaraNa svIkAra karane se usI bhava meM kaise rakSA huI aura zaraNa nahIM svIkAra karane se durgati meM jAnA pdd'aa| agara abhI bhI hamane zaraNa svIkAra nahIM kiyA to hamArA kyA hogA ? jaba guru dvArA saMdeza prApta huA to haribhadrasUrIzvara jI mahArAja ne vicAra kiyA- 'merA kyA hogA ? maiM marakara kahA~ jAU~gA? maiMne kitanA Aveza kiyA, kaSAya kiyaa| yadi yaha saMdeza samaya para nahIM milA hotA; do dina derI se milatA to kitanA pApa, kitanA anartha ho jaataa| mere guru hI rakSaka haiN| yaha unakI zaraNa kA hI pariNAma hai| ' zaraNa bane tAraNa taraNa AgamoM ke pramukha bhASyakAra AcArya jinabhadragaNi kSamAzramaNa 'vizeSAvazyaka 88 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA bhASya' meM pharamAte haiM arihaM ti vaMdaNa-namaMsaNAI, arahaM ti pUya skkaai| siddhigamaNaM ca arahA, arihaMtA teNa vuccati / / devAsura-maNuyANaM arihA, pUyA-susattamA jmhaa| ariNo haMtA rayaM haMtA, arihaMtA teNa vuccati // | arthAt, jo vandana / namaskAra ke yogya haiM, pUjA - satkAra ke pAtra haiM, siddha gati ko prApta karane kI kSamatA - yogyatA jinameM hai, tathA jinhoMne karmarUpI raja ( maila) ko dUra kiyA hai, unheM arihaMta kahA jAtA hai| cAra zaraNa arihaMta zabda ke cAra akSaroM meM ajaba - gajaba kI tAkata hai| eTama bama meM vizeSa prakAra ke aNuoM ke milane se usameM pracaNDa zakti ikaTThI hotI hai / usI taraha kucha vizeSa prakAra ke akSaroM ke saMyoga se una akSaroM meM jabaradasta tAkata ikaTThI ho jAtI hai| saMyoga se tAkata bar3hatI hai; vighaTita hone se tAkata ghaTatI hai| saMyoga meM zakti kI bAta ko isa prakAra kahA gayA hai- 'saMghe zakti kliyuge'| kalayuga meM saMgaThana meM hI zakti hai / ThIka vaise hI, jaise ki do vyApArI milakara vyApAra karate haiM to vyApAra jyAdA phailatA hai; kintu sabhI mUrkhoM ke milane se limiTeDa kampanI nahIM cala sktii| usako calAne ke lie eka iMjiniyara, eka udyogapati caahie| sabhI kA samyak samanvaya caahie| vaise hI samyak 1. akSaroM ke milane se samyak zakti utpanna hotI hai| akSaroM ke paraspara saMyoga se vizeSa prabhAva par3atA hai| isalie jJAnI bhagavantoM ne 68 akSaroM kA saMyoga kiyA hai, 'namaskAra : mahAmantra' ke rUpa meN| isa mantra meM jitanI gaharAI meM hama utareMge, jitanI jyAdA sUkSmatA meM jAe~ge, utanI hI jyAdA tAkata prApta hogii| sUkSma taraMgoM se hI to TI.vI. cainala calate haiN| yahA~ mUla bAta yahI kahanI hai ki arihanta Adi kI zaraNa ko hRdaya meM mukhya sthAna denA hai| ye hI pradhAna haiM, zeSa sabhI gauNa haiN| hameM inhIM kI zaraNa svIkAra karanI hai| : hameM apanI cintA kA bhAra unake sira para DAla denA hai| isase hamArI rakSA karane kI jimmedArI unakI ho jAtI hai| kyoMki, zaraNa bhI usI kA hotA hai, jo svayaM sakSama ho, jisameM ananta zakti ho / arihanta Adi cAroM zaraNa zaktizAlI haiN| unakI zaraNa svIkAra karane se 'cAhe jaise karma kyoM na bAMdhe hoM, ve sabhI karma TUTa jAte haiN| sabhI pApoM kA kSaya ho jAtA hai, puNya kA upArjana hotA hai| arihaMta bhagavantoM kI zaraNa hameM duniyA~ ke sabhI sukhoM ko pradAna karAne vAlI hai| siddha bhagavantoM kI zaraNa se aTake hue karma naSTa ho jAte haiM / sAdhu bhagavantoM kI zaraNa se 89 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa pApa kI pravRtti calI jAtI hai| kevalI prarUpita dharma kI zaraNa se sarva karmoM kI nirjarA hotI zreNika mahArAjA ne jaba se paramAtmA mahAvIra kI zaraNa svIkAra kI thI, tabhI se ve sukhI bana gye| aura to aura, dUsare bhava meM vaha svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samAna bana jAte haiN| jo samarpaNa bhAva ke sAtha zaraNa meM AtA hai, usako prabhu apane jaisA hI banA dete haiN| moha rAjA bar3A balavAna hai| hama jaise-jaise U~ce uThane kA prayAsa karate haiM, vaise-vaise moha rUpI DAkU ke hamale tIvra hone lagate haiN| usa samaya paramAtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra kara lI ho to hameM kisI kA bhaya nahIM lgegaa| hama nirbhaya bana jaayeNge| zaraNa ko chor3anA nhiiN| jisa prakAra samudra meM DUbate hue ko lakar3I kA takhtA hAtha laga jAtA hai, use kaThinAiyoM meM bhI pakar3a kara rakhatA hai to vaha bacakara samudra se pAra ho jAtA hai; usI prakAra kaThinAiyoM meM bhI prabhu kI zaraNa ko jo nahIM chor3atA hai, vaha saMsAra rUpI samudra se, bhavasAgara se pAra ho jAtA hai| zaraNa svIkAra kara lene se arihaMta bhagavAn hameM bhI avazya bhavasAgara se pAra kreNge| jinezvara Adi kI zaraNa hamArI dravya va bhAva, donoM apAya se rakSA karate haiN| yadi mumbaI jAnA ho to Apa basa meM baiThate haiN| phira pIche khar3e rahane vAloM yA mArga meM Ane vAloM kI cintA kauna karatA hai? 200, 500 rupaye TikaTa ke dekara vizvAsapUrvaka basa meM baiThate haiN| TikaTa le lene se bhItara nizciMtatA A jAtI hai| vaise hI jina zAsana ko prApta karane ke lie eka TikaTa banavA lo aura jina zAsana kI naukA meM baiTha jaao| cAra zaraNa hI jina zAsana kI naukA hai| inameM itanI adhika tAkata hai ki ve naukA meM baiThane vAloM kI dravya aura bhAva, donoM apAya se rakSA karate haiN| apAya arthAt duHkha, pratikUlatA, roga, per3hI kI cintA, ye sabhI dravya apAya hai| moha, rAga, rati, vedanA, ye sabhI bhAva apAya haiN| mana ke bhItara uThane vAle adhyavasAyoM se rakSA ye zaraNa hI kreNge| moha ke DAkU dUra se hI bhAga khar3e hoNge| paraMtu sadaiva smaraNa rakhanA hogA, zaraNoM kA svIkAra samyak honA caahie| bIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta munisuvrata svAmI ko eka azva ko pratibodha dene va usakI rakSA ke lie sATha mIla vihAra kara rAtri meM AnA par3A; kyoMki usa azva ne arihanta paramAtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra kI thii| azvamedha nAmaka yajJa meM vaha azva samApta hone vAlA thaa| kintu, jAti smaraNa jJAna se jAnakara usane paramAtmA kI ekamAtra zaraNa svIkAra kara lI aura dhyAna meM sthira khar3A ho gyaa| usakI vahI saccI pakar3a paramAtmA ko sATha mIla dUra se yahA~ taka khIMca kara le AI; aura usa azva kI rakSA huii| isalie kahA 90 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa gayA hai ki jaise-jaise arihanta Adi cAroM kI zaraNa svIkAra kareMge, vaise-vaise utkRSTa koTi ke saMyoga svayaM sAmane upasthita hoMge va uttama koTi kA cAritra mArga samprApta hogaa| navakAra maMtrahItAre bhavyatva ke paripAka kA cintana karanA jIvana kA hetu honA caahie| arihanta Adi hI mere zaraNa rUpa haiM, dUsarA koI bhI nhiiN| bhayaMkara Apatti, saMkaTa, roga, kaSTa, duHkha meM bhAI-bahana, mAtA-pitA Adi parijana, koI bhI rakSA nahIM kara sakate haiN| rakSA kI tAkata mAtra inakI zaraNa meM hI haiN| kahate haiM ki bar3e se bar3e jeDa sikyuriTI vAle bhI isa duniyA~ se vidA ho gaye, kintu 'namaskAra mahAmantra' jinake hRdaya meM basa gayA, ve isa saMsAra se pAra ho gye| bhaviSya meM Ane vAlI Apatti, saMkaTa ke samaya mana meM dRr3ha saMkalpa dhAraNa karanA cAhie ki inakI zaraNa ke alAvA aura koI bhI merI rakSA karane vAle nahIM hai| mana meM Ane vAle azubha vicAroM se bhI ye hI rakSA karane vAle haiM, kyoMki mana AtmA ke adhIna nahIM hai| __mana meM uThane vAle bure vicAra AtmA kA hita karane vAle nahIM haiN| eka suara khA-pIkara kIcar3a meM par3A rahegA to use kaise vicAra Ae~ge? usakA mana kahA~ daur3egA? kIcar3a meM hI yA kahIM aura? kyoMki usa suara ne kIcar3a ke atirikta kucha aura dekhA hI nahIM hai| hamArI AtmA ne bhI anAdi kAla se indriya-viSaya rUpI kIcar3a ke atirikta kucha bhI nahIM dekhA hai| hama AhAra Adi saMjJAoM meM par3e rhe| eka bhava meM hI nahIM anAdikAla se hI ina pA~coM indriya viSayoM ke sevana meM hama bhaTakate rahe; to isa bhava meM bhI punaH usI kA hI vicAra aaegaa| sundara puSpoM kA bagIcA, dharma, vaiyAvacca, ArAdhanA, svAdhyAya, paramAtma bhakti, pUjA rUpI sundara udyAna to hamane kahIM dekhA hI nhiiN| sundara puSpa dekhanA hai to dharma-ArAdhanA rUpI bagIce meM bhramaNa karanA hogaa| jaise ki bhramara ko sadaiva puSoM kA cintana calatA hai| puSpoM ke vicAra hI use puSyoM ke pAsa khIMca lAte haiN| paramAtmA hIrakSaNahAra . hamArI AtmA meM karma rUpI ATha-ATha cora virAja rahe haiN| ye cora kisa samaya kauna sA ahita kArya hamAre dvArA karAne ko kaTibaddha kara deM, yaha kucha nahIM kaha sakate haiN| kintu jaba bhI ina karmoM kA udaya AtA hai taba navIna karmoM kA baMdha nizcita hI hai| usa samaya hameM kaise jAgRta rahanA cAhie? paMca sUtrakAra kahate haiM- 'he devAdhideva! mujhe mAtra aba ApakI hI zaraNa svIkAra hai| he paramAtmA! jisa samaya mithyAtva kI gahana kAlimA yukta A~dhI Ae, usa samaya tujhe hI merI rakSA karanI hai| maiM jaba kabhI bhI galata mArga meM bhaTaka 91 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa jAU~ to punaH samyak mArga meM mujhe tujhe hI lAkara bacAnA hogaa| tU hI mAtA, tU hI bhrAtA, ta hI rakSaNahAra hai| he prabhu! Aja duniyA~ ke loga itanI vikaTa paristhiti meM jI rahe haiM to Ane vAlA kala kaisA hogA? phira isa jina zAsana kA kyA hogA? saMgha, tIrtha, maMdira Adi kA kyA hogA? dharma saMskRti para jaba bhI Apatti AegI; jaise bhI upasarga Ae~ge, taba mAtra tU hI bcaanaa| bhagavAn! mujhe eka mAtra terA hI AdhAra hai| he tAraNahAra! mujhe mere pApoM se, duHkhoM se chur3Ane vAlA koI nahIM hai|' jisa prakAra amara kumAra para vikaTa paristhiti meM jaba duHkhoM kA pahAr3a girA, mAtA-pitA parijanoM ne nahIM apanAyA, usakA sAtha chor3a diyA, taba namaskAra maMtra kI zaraNAgati hI camatkAra sRjana karatI hai| amarakumAra kI kathA rAjagRhI nagarI atyanta sundara thii| vahA~ zreNika rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| vaha zaivadharmI thA, parantu jaina dharma kA dveSI bhI thA evaM zikAra kA atyaMta premI thaa| eka bAra zreNika rAjA ko apanI nagarI meM eka advitIya citrazAlA banAne kI icchA huii| saMpatti kI koI kamI nahIM thii| usane turanta deza-paradeza se acche-acche zilpI evaM kuzala citrakAroM ko bulaayaa| citrazAlA banAne kA kArya jora-zora se Arambha huaa| dIvAreM, khaNDa evaM bAgabagIce taiyAra ho gye| zilpiyoM ne citrazAlA meM nakkAzI kArya to itanA adbhuta kiyA ki usake Age kucha bhI upameya nhiiN| aisI adbhuta citrazAlA taiyAra ho gii| citrakAroM ne pratyeka dIvAra para aise citra banAe ki dekhane vAle Azcaryacakita ho jaaeN| eka bAra svayaM zreNika rAjA citrazAlA ko dekhane aae| eka sthAna para citrita mu~ha phAr3e khar3e siMha ko dekhate hI rAjA eka kSaNa ke lie to ghabarA ge| bAda meM yakAyaka dhyAna AyA ki yaha to citra hai| aneka loga deza-paradeza se citrazAlA ko dekhane ke lie Ate the| citra itane jIvaMta the ki dekhane Ane vAle loga bhI Azcarya cakita ho jAte the| citrazAlA pUrNarUpa se taiyAra ho gaI, kintu mukhya daravAje ke abhAva meM bAharI dRzya zobhArahita laga rahA thaa| rAjA ne zilpiyoM ko nakkAzI vAlA sundara daravAjA taiyAra karane kI AjJA dI aura sAtha hI yaha bhI kaha diyA ki daravAje meM aisI putaliyA~ banAnA, jise dekhane vAloM ko aisA lage ki jIvaMta striyA~ hI haiN| zilpiyoM ne apanI sampUrNa zilpakalAoM kA upayoga kara rAjA kI icchA se bhI 92 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa adhika adbhuta daravAjA taiyAra kara diyaa| kintu yaha kyA? eka rAtri meM hI vaha pUrA daravAjA TUTakara gira pdd'aa| phira dUsare dina bhI vahI baat| zilpI bicAre atyanta ciMtita ho gye| rAjA ne mahAn rAjajyotiSiyoM ko bulavAyA aura unase daravAjA TUTane kA kAraNa puuchaa| _ 'rAjan! citrazAlA kI bhUmi ke adhipati devatA Apa para krodhita hue haiN| isa devatA ne hI mukhya daravAje ko rAtoM-rAta tor3akara girA diyA hai| hA~, yadi battIsa lakSaNa yukta bAlaka kI vidhipUrvaka bali dI jAe to devatA prasanna ho jaaeNge| phira citrazAlA kA daravAjA nahIM ttuuttegaa|' apane jJAna dvArA jyotiSiyoM ne satya bAta kaha dii| rAjA ko atyaMta ciMtA huii| eka ora daravAje ke abhAva meM citrazAlA kI zobhA samApta ho jAyegI, deza-paradeza se dekhane Ane vAle rAjA ityAdi bhI isa kamI ko batAe binA nahIM raheMge evaM dUsarI ora battIsa lakSaNa vAle bAlaka kA vadha karanA pdd'egaa| eka ora hatyA kA kalaMka hai, to dUsarI ora citrazAlA kA moha tathA saMsAra meM yaza-kIrti prApta karane kI kAmanA kA bhUta hai| - rAjA kA jIvana dharmamaya nahIM thaa| jisake hRdaya meM karUNA dharma ho, vaha pApa se baca sakatA hai, kintu jisake hRdaya meM yaza-kIrti kI lAlasA va moha ho, vaha pApa se nahIM baca sktaa| anta meM rAjA ne nirNaya kiyA ki battIsa lakSaNa vAle bAlaka kI bali dekara bhI citrazAlA kA daravAjA taiyAra kiyA jaay| . rAjA ne turanta maMtriyoM ko bulvaayaa| salAha karake nagara meM DhiMDhorA piTavAyA gayA- 'he nagaravAsiyoM! rAjA kI citrazAlA kA daravAjA banAne ke lie usa bhUmi kA devatA battIsa lakSaNa yukta bAlaka kI bali mA~ga rahA hai| ataH isake lie jo apane battIsa lakSaNa yukta bAlaka ko bali hetu degA, use rAjA kI ora se bAlaka ke tola ke barAbara sone kI mohareM dI jaaegii|' rAjA kI AjJA ke anusAra sevakoM ne pUre nagara meM yaha DhiMDhorA pITanA jArI rkhaa| kauna taiyAra hogA? sabako sone kI moharoM se adhika apanA jIvana evaM kuTumba ke sabhya hI adhika priya hote haiN| nahIM, nahIM, asAra saMsAra meM saba jagaha aisA nahIM hai| pUrA saMsAra svArtha se bharA huA hai| svArtha kI utpati jar3a vastuoM kI lAlasA se hI hotI hai| ... 'are bhadrA! tUne sunA? vajana ke barAbara sone kI mohareM!' RSabhadatta ne apanI 93 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa patnI se khaa| 'hA~, svAmInAtha! apane cAra putra haiM; eka ko de deN| apanI daridratA samApta ho jaaegii|' patnI ne khaa| _ 'kauna sA putra dUM?' 'isameM pUchane kI kyA bAta hai? sabase choTA amariA (amara kumAra) khA pIkara hRSTapuSTa ho gayA hai| ghara meM koI kAma karatA nahIM, maiM bhI usase duHkhI ho gaI huuN| use de do, eka Aphata kama ho jAyegI aura hamArI daridratA miTa jaayegii|' ___ amara kumAra bhadrA kA sabase choTA putra thaa| usakI khurAka ghara meM sabase adhika thii| khuzamijAjI evaM laTThabAja thaa| yadi vaha kisI se lar3AI kare to eka hI muSTi prahAra meM sAmane vAle kI battIsI bAhara nikAla de, aisA tAkatavara thaa| ghara meM badamAzI bhI khUba karatA thA aura bAhara sabake sAtha jhagar3A karatA thaa| ghara kA koI kAma karane ke lie kaheM to vaha turanta manA kara detA thaa| mAtA pitA usase duHkhI the| kiMtu... duniyA~ meM kahAvata hai, putra kuputra ho sakatA hai para mA~ kabhI kumAtA nahIM hotii| apane peTa ke putra ko bali ke lie beca dene kA isa brAhmaNa mAtA-pitA kA bahuta hI krUratA bharA yaha vicAra thaa| hAya! saMsAra kitanA svArthI hai, krUra hai, aipte saMsAra ko sau kosa dUra se hI praNAma kara denA caahie| saMsAra ko lAta mAra kara saMyama hI lenA caahie| mAtA-pitA ne amara kumAra ko bali ke lie rAjA ko sauMpa dene kA aMtima nirNaya kara liyaa| 'rAjan ! namaskAra! ApakI citrazAlA pUrNa nahIM ho rahI hai, isakA prajAjana ke rUpa meM hameM bahuta duHkha hai| Apake duHkha meM hama bhI duHkhI haiN| bahuta vicAra ke bAda anta meM Apake jaise mahAna rAjA kI icchA ko pUrNa karane ke lie hama apane priya sundara putra ko bali dene ke lie sauMpane ko taiyAra haiN|' brAhmaNa ne rAjamahala meM jAkara rAjA ko apanA aMtima nirNaya batA diyaa| 'mere priya prajAjana! pUre nagara meM mAtra tumane hI mere hRdaya ke duHkha ko sparza kiyaa| tujhe dhanyavAda hai|' prasanna rAjA ne sammAnapUrvaka brAhmaNa aura brAhmaNI ko vidA kiyaa| dIvAroM ke bhI kAna hote haiN| pUre nagara meM yaha bAta phaila gii| amara ke eka mitra ne usase kahA, 'mitra samAcAra mile?' 94 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA 'kauna se samAcAra ?' amara ne pUchA? 'rAjA kI citrazAlA kI bali tujhe banAyA jAyegA / ' "he he... aisA nahIM ho sktaa| mujhe kyoM bali banAe~ ?' 'are mitra ! tere mAtA-pitA ne sona kI moharoM kI lAlaca meM tujhe bali ke lie beca dene kA rAjA ko vacana de diyA hai|' cAra zaraNa mitra kI bAta sunate hI ghabarAhaTa se kA~patA huA amara daur3A sIdhA mA~ ke pAsa'mA~! mA~! saccI bAta hai kyA? kyA tU bali ke lie mujhe rAjA ko saupegI ?" 'hA~! hA~!! khA pIkara bahuta tagar3A ho gayA hai| badamAzI, lar3AI-jhagar3A karane ke atirikta tujhe kucha dikhAI nahIM detA, to terI aisI dazA hI hogii|' Akroza meM mA~ ne khaa| amara atyaMta duHkhI ho gyaa| usake mukha kI lAlimA, zarIra kA joza va badamAzI karane kA svabhAva; sabhI eka hI kSaNa meM kapUra kI taraha ur3a gye| jIvana meM pahalI bAra mA~ ke caraNoM meM gira par3A- 'mA~-mA~ mujhe kSamA kro| aba kabhI badamAzI nahIM kruuNgaa| mA~ terI pUrI sevA karU~gA aura ghara kA sabhI kAma kruuNgaa| mA~ bartana bhI maiM mAMjUMgA aura kapar3e bhI dhoU~gA / mA~ mujhe mata bec|' sone kI moharoM ke lobha meM aMdhI banI huI krUra mAtA amara ko lAta mAra kara dUsare kamare meM calI gyii| phira dharatI evaM vRkSoM ko bhI kaMpita kara de, aisA karUNa krandana prArambha ho gyaa| amara sabake pAsa bhaTakatA hai aura vinatI kara rahA hai ki mujhe bacAo, mujhe bacAo / jo mujhe bacAyegA, usakA maiM sevaka bana jAU~gA, dAsa ho jAU~gA / usake ghara kA saba kAma kruuNgaa| pitA ke pAsa gyaa| mAmA, mAmI ke pAsa bhI gyaa| cAcA, cAcI ke pAsa bhI gayA; mitroM se milA / sabane amara ke sAmane vivazatA btaaii| sabakA eka hI uttara thA ki 'tere mAtA-pitA ne tujhe beca DAlA hai| aba rAjA ke sAmane hamArI kyA cale ?' anta meM bali ke lie nizcita kiyA huA dina A gyaa| rAjasevaka amara ko lene ke lie usake ghara para gaye / 'khabaradAra mujhe hAtha lagAyA to / ' rAjasevakoM ko jora-zora se amara ne kahA / rAjasevaka amara kI bAta sunakara ghabarA gaye, kintu rAjA kI AjJA kA pAlana ta unheM karanA hI thaa| ata: ve amara ko pakar3ane lage to amara ne eka sevaka ko mukkA mArakara usake dA~ta ukhAr3a diye, kintu anta meM rAjasevakoM ne amara ke hAtha-pA~va bAMdha diye| 05 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa bAjAra se hokara amara ko ghasITakara le jAyA gyaa| amara ke rUdana se nagarajanoM kI A~khoM meM se A~suoM kI dhArAeM bahane lagIM aura sabane mana hI mana rAjA aura brAhmaNa-brAhmaNI ko dhikkaaraa| amara bAra-bAra bolatA rhaa| 'jo mujhe bacAyegA, usakA maiM AjIvana dAsa bana jaauuNgaa| mujhe bcaao-bcaao|' amara kumAra ko rAjA ke samakSa upasthita kiyA gyaa| 'rAjan! prajApAlaka hokara mere jaise nirdoSa bAlaka kI hatyA karane ke lie Apa taiyAra hue haiM, yadi rakSaka hI bhakSaka banegA to yaha dharatI pApa se bhara jaayegii|' yaha kahate hI amara rAjA ke pairoM meM gira par3A aura rote hue bolA, 'mere nAtha! mujhe bcaao| maiM hamezA ApakI sevA kruuNgaa| mujhe mata mAro, mujhe mata maaro|' 'vatsa! maiM kyA karU~? tere mAtA-pitA ne hI tujhe tere tola ke barAbara sone kI moharoM ke badale becA hai|' rAjA siMhAsana para se khar3A hokara bolA 'he sevakoM, aba eka ghaTikA kI hI dera hai| ataH sabhI taiyArI karavAo aura isa bAlaka ko snAna Adi karavAkara, AbhUSaNa pahanAkara sjaao|' . 'jI rAjan! Apako ghaNI khmmaa| ApakI AjJA zirodhArya hai|' rAjasevaka balapUrvaka amara ko le ge| snAna karavAkara sundara vastra evaM AbhUSaNoM se sajAkara taiyAra kiyA aura agnikuNDa ke sAmane lAkara khar3A kiyaa| sAmane dikhatI nizcita mauta se ghabarAyA huA amara bacane kI kisI AzA se cAroM ora dekha rahA hai| sAmane jalatI huI agnikuNDa kI jvAlAe~ dikhAI de rahI haiN| agni kaNDa ke cAroM ora baiThe hue jyotiSI maMtroccAra karake agni meM 'oma svAhA' bolate hae kucha DAla rahe the| cAroM ora nagara ke logoM ke jhuNDa dikhAI de rahe the| pUrva dizA meM rAjA sajadhaja kara siMhAsana para baiThA thaa| pAsa hI maMtrIgaNa, nagarajana tathA zrImanta dikhAI de rahe the| tabhI yakAyaka eka jyotiSI bolA, 'aba samaya nikaTa hai|' yaha sunate hI amara atyanta ghabarA gyaa| bacAo kI teja cIkha nikala gii| yakAyaka mana meM apane jaina mitra ke guru mahArAja yAda aae| kaI dinoM pahale jaina mitra ke sAtha amara upAzraya meM gayA thaa| taba guru mahArAja ne amara ko navakAra maMtra sunAyA thA aura kahA thA- 'vatsa, jaba bhaya lage, taba navakAra maMtra kA smaraNa krnaa| yahI saMkaTa, Apatti tathA kaThinAiyoM meM se apane ko pAra utArane ke lie samartha hai| jisake hRdaya meM navakAra usakA kyA kare sNsaar|' bAlaka amara aba sAvadhAna ho gyaa| mAtA-pitA ne beca ddaalaa| rAjA mArane ke lie taiyAra huA aura saMsAra meM aba koI bhI zaraNa nahIM rhaa| ataH aba guru mahArAja ke 96 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa kahe anusAra navakAra mantra meM hI lIna ho jaauuN| jo hogA so hogaa| yaha socakara amara navakAra mantra meM lIna ho gyaa| itanA tallIna ki vaha saba kucha bhUla gyaa| sAmane vAle agnikuNDa aura mauta ke bhaya ko bhI vaha bhUla gyaa| kSaNa-pratikSaNa bIte jA rahe the| eka kSaNa pUrva eka sevaka ne amara ko uThAyA aura muhUrta ke samaya para thAlI ke DaMke, ghaNTe aura vAjiMtroM kI dhvani ke sAtha agnikuNDa meM pheMka diyaa| kintu Azcarya! 'namaskAra mahAmantra' ne adbhuta camatkAra kA sarjana kiyaa| jisakA saMsAra meM koI nahIM, usakA tAraNahAra navakAra mantra hai| amara ne smaraNa prArambha kiyA aura navakAra ke prabhAva se turanta hI agnikuNDa kI agni gAyaba ho gii| amara ne apane Apako sone ke siMhAsana para baiThA huA paayaa| yaha hai navakAra maMtra kA cmtkaar| agni kuNDa se sone kA siMhAsana bana gyaa| yaha dekhakara rAjA ne use mukta kara diyaa| amarakumAra ne ghara na jAkara muni veza dhAraNa kara liyA aura sAdhanA karane jaMgala meM calA gyaa| dhyAna meM lIna amara muni para svayaM kI mAtA kA upasarga aayaa| yahA~ se mRtyu prApta kara amara muni bArahaveM devaloka meM utpanna hue| zrIpAla kumAra ko kitanI Apatti AI? dhavala seTha ne prapaMca se samudra meM girAyA, taba bhI zrIpAla kumAra ke mana meM to arihantAdi navapada kI hI zaraNa thI, jinake prabhAva se magaramaccha ne nauMkA kI taraha apanI pITha para baiThAkara samudra ke kinAre lAkara utAra diyaa| yahA~ rAjakanyA ke pati ke rUpa meM zrIpAla ko lene ke lie rAjA ke sainika loga Ane lge| zrIpAla kumAra ko arihaMta Adi kI zaraNa svIkArane ke pratApa se hI nau-bhava kI samRddhi ko to dekhA hI, sAtha hI vaha mokSa kI ananta samRddhi ko bhI varaNa karane vAle . kahate haiM- bhavyatva ke paripAka ke lie pratidina tIna bAtoM kA bArambAra smaraNa honA caahie| cAra zaraNa svIkAra karanA, duSkRta kI gardA aura sukRtoM kI anumodnaa| ina tInoM bAtoM kA mahattva to hai hI, para inameM bhI sabase jyAdA mahattva unameM praNidhAna kA honA hai| binA praNidhAna ke, hajAra bAra kI gaI kriyA hameM sampUrNa phala dene vAlI nahIM hotI, jabaki praNidhAna pUrvaka kI gaI eka bAra kI kriyA bhI hameM sacce phala ko dilAne vAlI bana sakatI hai| samasta kAryoM kI siddhi arthAt kArya kI saphalatA ke lie praNidhAna mukhya kAraka hai| AdhyAtmika jIvana meM jisa kArya kI icchA karate haiM, vaha kArya yadi praNidhAna pUrvaka hogA to avazya phala diye binA nahIM rhegaa| praNidhAna pUrvaka kriyA se tIvra rasavAle For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa karmoM kA baMdha hotA hai| praNidhAna yAni jisakA lakSya hamane banAyA hai usake atirikta anya vastuoM kA vicAra hI mana se nikAla denaa| mAtra usI vastu ko mana meM baiThAkara rkhnaa| paramAtmA darzana vidhi meM tridizA-tyAga vidhi AtI hai, jisameM tIna dizAoM kA tyAga karake mAtra paramAtmA kI dizA meM dRSTi honI caahie| jinAlaya meM kisane praveza kiyA athavA kauna jA rahA hai, unakI jAnakArI bilakula nahIM rakhanI caahie| pratikramaNa karate samaya bhI isI vidhi kA dhyAna rakhanA hai| sUtra va artha, donoM meM cintana calanA caahie| vartamAna meM aise sAdhu bhagavanta va zrAvakagaNa maujUda haiM, jo pratikramaNa ke eka-eka sUtra meM eka-eka zabda kA cintana karake apane pApoM kA smaraNa karate hue A~khoM se cahuMdhArA A~sU bahAte haiN| pratyeka sUtra meM gUr3ha rahasya bharA hai| arihaMta ceIyANaM sUtra va usake artha meM bhI gUr3ha rahasya va phala chipA huA hai| sampUrNa vizva ke logoM dvArA paramAtmA ko jo vandana, pUjana, stavanA, stuti, vastraphUla Adi se sammAna kiyA gayA ho, una sabhI kA phala hameM mila sakatA hai| para kaise? anumodanA se; aura inake anumodanArtha eka navakAra kA kAyotsarga karake phala ko prApta kara sakate haiN| kAyotsargamIsaprayojana samyaktva kI prApti, athavA mokSa kI prApti ke lie kAyotsarga karanA caahie| zraddhApUrvaka kAyotsarga honA caahie| mAtra zraddhA hI nahIM, buddhipUrvaka zraddhA caahie| jaldI-jaldI nahIM, dhairyatA pUrvakA dhIraja dhAraNa kara ke, zabdoM ke artha kI dhAraNA se evaM anuprekSA pUrvaka sUtra artha kA cintana karanA hI kAyotsarga hai| itanA hI nahIM, bar3hatI huI zraddhA se, bar3hatI huI buddhi se, dhairyatA se, dhAraNA se, anuprekSA se kAyotsarga karanA caahie| isa prakAra sampUrNa bhAva pUrvaka kiyA gayA kAyotsarga kA sundara pariNAma prApta hotA hai| inakA lAbha mAtra eka navakAra ke kAyotsarga se samprApta ho sakatA hai| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai sUtra kA eka bhI pada uccAraNa karo to praNidhAna pUrvaka karanA caahie| aisI dharma kriyA mokSa dilAne meM saphalIbhUta banatI hai| kama karo para zraddhApUrvaka karo, ekAgra hokara kro| eka bAra navakAra kA uccAraNa karanA hai to bhI bhAva sahita uccAraNa kro| mana sampUrNa rUpa se isI meM sthira bana jaae| navakAra mahAmantra ke eka akSara mAtra 'na' meM 1008 vidyAdeviyA~ virAjamAna haiN| mAtra DUbanA AnA cAhie, kArya meM saphalatA avazya milatI hai| 98 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA he arihaMta bhagavanta ! Apa tInoM loka meM sarvazreSTha haiN| Apa sarvotkRSTa puNya ke bhaNDAra haiN|. Apa rAga dveSa aura moha ko jIta cuke haiN| Apa acintya ciMtAmaNi ratna ke samAna haiN| arihaMta bhagavAn kI zaraNa Apa isa saMsAra sAgara se tArane ke lie jahAja svarUpa haiN| he dayA ke sAgara! he kRpA ke bhaNDAra! he anAthoM ke nAtha! he anaMtAnanta arihaMta bhagavAn! jIvana bhara Apa hI mere ekamAtra zaraNa haiN| Adhi, vyAdhi aura upAdhi se grasta isa saMsAra sAgara meM phaMsA huA huuN| maiM ananya aura akAma bhAva se ApakI zaraNAgati ko svIkAra karatA huuN| bhagavAn parama trilokInAtha, utkRSTa puNya samUha vAle, rAgadveSa-moha kA kSaya kara diyA, acintya ciMtAmaNi, bhavasAgara meM jahAja rUpa, ekAnta zaraNa karane yogya, arihanta deva hamAre zaraNabhUta haiN| paramatrilokI nAtha cAra zaraNa sarvaprathama arihaMta bhagavantoM kI zaraNa svIkAra karanA hai| isa sUtra meM arihaMta prabhu viziSTa vizeSaNa batAe gaye haiN| unake prati pUrNa zraddhA aura atizaya Adara vAlA bananA hai| yaha bAta bhUlanI nahIM hai| tabhI ye zaraNa svIkAra karane meM saphala bneNge| jIvanabhara arihaMta bhagavantoM kA mujhe zaraNa ho / yaha eka prakAra kI pratijJA samAna hai| yadi sAmAnya bhAvanA rUpa * abhilASA hotI to Age bhavAntara ke lie bhI kI jA sakatI thI, kintu jAvajjIva kI maryAdA na ba~dhatI / maryAdA bAndhI gaI hai to bhavAntara meM ajJAnatAvaza kabhI isa pratijJA kA khaNDana na ho jAe isa hetu se / khaNDana kA bhaya pratijJA meM hone kA ginA gayA hai, para abhilASA se nhiiN| isalie zaraNa svIkArane vAle ko yaha bAta dhyAna meM rakhanA cAhie ki ye zaraNa isa jIvana ke anta taka hI haiN| aba inakI zaraNa chor3anA nahIM aura dUsare kI zaraNa svIkAra karanA nhiiN| yahA~ jisameM karma ke aMkura nahIM ugate, aSTa-pratihArya kI Rddhi se jo zobhita haiM, parama aizvarya rUpa yaza- jJAna dharma vAle aise ariha-bhu kI zaraNa svIkAranA hai| " prabhu hameM isa loka aura paraloka kI durgati ke bhaya se bacAte haiN| bhaviSya meM dIrgha 99 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa saMsAra se bacAte haiN| yugoM-yugoM taka janma-jarA-mRtyu ke jaTila jaMjAla se saMrakSaNa karAte haiN| isa vizeSaNa ke prati zraddhA yaha batAtI hai ki maiM nAtha to arihanta deva ko hI mAnatA huuN| abhI jagat meM koI karor3oM kI Rddhi dekara daridratA se bacAte haiM, auSadha dekara mahAroga se bacAte haiM, sahArA dekara nirAdhAra se bacAte haiM, sevA karake asuvidhA se bacAte haiM, rakSaNa dekara cora, DAkU se bacAte haiM para inase kyA bahuta khuza honA? inase kyA jarA yA mRtyu kA bhaya Tala gayA? phira naye janma-maraNa Adi ke duHkha dUra ho gaye? durgati ko tAlA laga gayA? bhaviSya meM utpanna hone vAle roga, dAridra-duHkha dUra ho gaye? nhiiN| inako dUra karane kI zakti to mere aciMtya prabhAvI arihaMta devAdhideva meM hI hai| kahA~ sAmarthya trilokInAtha kA aura kahA~ ye svayaM anaath| kamaTha ke kASTha se pArzva prabhu ne jalate sarpa ko bAhara nikAlA va prabhu dvArA navakAra mantra sunakara sarpa ne bhI prabhu kI zaraNa svIkAra kara lI aura marakara dharaNendra bnaa| durgati ttlii| ye arihaMta ke binA kauna karatA? sarpa bhI prabhu kI zaraNa pAkara dharaNendra bana gyaa| utkRSTa puNya ke svAmI ___ sarva puNyoM meM zreSTha puNya, tIrthaMkara nAma karma, zreSTha yaza, saubhAgya Adeya Adi puNya ke prAgbhAra vAle haiN| inake adbhuta yoga se, ye mAtA ke garbha meM Ate haiM, tabhI indroM ke acala siMhAsana kampAyamAna ho uThate haiN| janma samaya 56 digkumArikAeM palanA jhulAtI haiN| 64 indra devatA sahita prabhu kA janmAbhiSeka mahotsava karate haiN| janma se roga, maila, pasIne se mukta kaMcana jaisI kAyA, sugandhI zvAsocchavAsa, adRzya AhAra-nihAra Adi vidhi, gAya ke dUdha sadRzya rUdhira aura avibhatsa mAMsa, ina atizaya se suzobhita, kevalajJAna ke pazcAt apUrva aSTa-pratihArya, samavazaraNa, calate samaya caraNoM ke nIce svarNakamaloM kI Rddhi vAle, devendroM-narendroM se sevita kula 34 aura vANI ke 35 atizayoM se yukta ye prabhu hote haiN| jagat meM dUsare puNya, isa puNya ke Age kucha mahattva nahIM rakhate haiN| bharata cakravartI kA putra marIci RSabhadeva prabhu kI daivika rajata-svarNa-ratnamaya samavasaraNa kI alaukika samRddhi ke puNya-dekhakara vicAroM meM Age bar3ha gye| isase unako jagat ke puNya para vairAgya utpanna ho gyaa| vahIM marIci ne dIkSA aMgikAra kii| bhavoM ke anta meM ve hI mahAvIra prabhu bne| aise prabhu ke ekAnta rUpa se zaraNa meM jAne se hama bhI prabhu bana sakate haiN| ye sabhI isI puNya kI viziSTatAeM haiN| to kyA dUsare puNyoM kA svAgata, sammAna yA gItagAna, icchA karanA kyA hamako zobhA degA? aho! kitane utkRSTa puNya ko dhAraNa karane vAle devAdhideva kI prApti mujhe huii| isa puNya ko dekhakara jagat meM dUsare AkarSaNa va 100 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA icchita jaisA hai hI kyA ? jIvana meM mere to ye puNyavanta arihaMta hI nAtha hoM, yahI zraddhA caahie| - rAga-dveSa moha ke vijetA phira se rAga-dveSa-moha arthAt iSTa ke prati Asakti, aniSTa ke prati aruci aura ajJAna / mithyA jJAna jinakA ekadama naSTa ho gayA hai, aise prabhu kI mujhe zaraNa ho / mere prabhu bhaktoM para lezamAtra bhI na rAga vAle, na zatru para dveSa vAle haiN| vIra prabhu ne mahAbhakta gautama para na rAga kiyA aura tejolezyA chor3ane vAle gozAle para na dveSa kiyaa| usI prakAra prabhu ke koI bhI kathana mUr3hatA - ajJAnatA se bhare nahIM haiN| kyoMki ve vItarAga, sarvajJa haiN| aise dUsare koI deva nahIM, mAnava nahIM, ve to mAtra prabhu hI haiN| aise nAtha ke zaraNa meM jAne se samyak jJAna vairAgyAdi kI jarUra prApti hotI hai| isalie inakI zaraNa svIkAra karanI caahie| aise prabhu 'acintya cintAmaNi' svarUpa haiN| acintya cintAmaNiratna cAra zaraNa acintya kyoM kahA? isalie ki cintAmaNi to Apake dvArA socA gayA usake anusAra phala ko pradAna karatA hai| vaha bhI laukika arthAt isa loka meM upayoga Ae jitanA hI phala detA hai, jabaki paramAtmA to dhAraNa kiye gaye phala se bhI utkRSTa aise akalpanIya, ananta sukhamaya mokSa prApti ke phaloM ko dene vAle haiN| aise acintya cintAmaNi rUpa prabhu ko prApta karane ke pazcAt aba mere pAsa aura kyA kamI hai, jo maiM laukika kisI Apatti ke prasaMga meM kucha kama mAnUM athavA duHkhI hoU~ ? bhavasAgara meM jahAja rupa bhagavAn saMsAra se pAra utArane vAle hone se bhavasAgara meM jahAja ke samAna haiN| inakI zaraNa meM rahate hue maiM jarUra bhavasAgara ko tirane ke lie prayAsa karU~gA, aisI merI icchA hai| bhava arthAt caturgati rUpa sNsaar| usI taraha viSaya, kaSAya, anAdi kI saMjJA Adi bhI bhava haiN| ina sabhI se jIva ko chur3Ate haiM arihanta prabhu / ekamAtra zaraNa bhagavAn arihaMta deva hI ekAMta rUpa se zaraNa svIkArane yogya haiN| kyoMki ye bhedabhAva binA svayaM ke aparAdhI athavA niraparAdhI sabhI AzritoM kA hita karane vAle haiN| usameM bhI Azrita ke sampUrNa hita karane vAle haiN| unake jaise sarva-kalyANa karake mahAn upakAra dUsarA kauna kara sakatA hai? koI nahIM kara sakatA hai / jagat ke pRthvIkAya, apkAya Adi ekendriya jIva taka sabhI jIvoM kI pahacAna aura dayA karane kI bAta tIrthaMkara bhagavAn 101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa ne sikhA kara bhavya jIvoM ko ina jIvoM kI rakSA karane vAlA bnaayaa| itane sUkSma jIvoM ke kalyANa va hita kI bAta dUsare kisI ne nahIM khii| yadi dUsare kisI ne nahIM kahI hai to aise dUsaroM kI zaraNa hRdaya meM kaise rakha sakatA hai koii| hRdaya meM rakhane kI jarUrata hI nahIM hai|. isalie 'arihaMtA zaraNaM' arthAt azoka vRkSa, surapuSpavRSTi ityAdi aSTa-pratihArya rUpI pUjA ke yogya aise arhat bhagavanta mere jAvajjIva zaraNa haiM, AzrayabhUta haiM, inakA hI mujhe AdhAra hai| jagat ke kahe hue, kalpita nAma mAtra ke zaraNa para mujhe zraddhA nahIM hai| aise nAma . ke zaraNabhUta seTha, mitroM, kuTumba, dhana, sattA ityAdi mujhe kisI bhI avasara meM sahAya na bhI kare to bhI maiM duHkhI nahIM houuNgaa| cintA nahIM karU~gA; kyoMki maiM jAnatA hU~ ki inameM se koI bhI merA saccA zaraNa nahIM hai| maiMne to ekamAtra devAdhideva kA saccA ananya zaraNa rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA hai| aba mujhe kisI prakAra kA bhaya yA Apatti nahIM hai| pUrva ke tIvra karma ke udaya se kabhI pratikUlatA A bhI jAe to nAtha kI zaraNa ke pratApa se vaha karma anta ko prApta karane vAlA hI bnegaa| isameM se aba naye karmoM kA aMkura nahIM phUTegA, karma kI dhArA rUka jAegI aura duHkhoM kA sadA ke lie abhAva ho jaaegaa| yogakSemakAraka arihaMta paramAtmA ke inhIM vizeSaNoM ko hama anya rUpa se samajhane kA prayAsa karate haiN| arihaMta paramAtmA hamAre nAtha haiM, rakSaka haiN| jo yogakSema karate haiM, ve hI hamAre nAtha . hote haiN| paramAtmA kI kRpA se hI mokSamArga meM naye-naye yoga kI prApti hotI hai aura una prApta hue yogoM kI rakSA bhI paramAtmA kI kRpA se hI hotI hai| durgati meM girate hue jIvoM kI rakSA bhI arihaMta paramAtmA karate haiN| bAhya aura AbhyaMtara zatruoM se jIvoM kI surakSA evaM tInoM lokoM ke jIvoM ko bacAne vAle bhI arihaMta bhagavAn haiM, kyoMki paramAtmA anuttara puNya ke svAmI hote haiN| duniyA~ meM aise viziSTa puNya kisI ke nahIM haiM, vaise viziSTa puNya ko ve dhAraNa karane vAle haiN| indradeva, sura, asura Adi devatAoM ko sevA ke lie bulAnA nahIM par3atA hai| ve svayaM daur3e-daur3e Ate haiN| paramAtmA kI sevA meM prathama hama pahu~ceMge, isa prakAra kahate hue unake vimAna Age bar3hate jAte haiN| jaba paramAtmA kA janma hotA hai, taba caudaha rAjaloka sampUrNa kSaNabhara ke lie prakAzita ho jAtA hai| sampUrNa AkAza devatAoM se bhara jAtA hai| asaMkhya devatA merU parvata para svayaM pahu~ca jAte indra mahArAja jahA~ paramAtmA kI mAtA zayana kara rahI haiM, vahA~ Akara prathama prabhu ko vandana, pazcAt mAtA ko bhI vandana karate haiN| phira kahate haiM- 'he jagat dIpikA! sampUrNa 102 For Personal Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa jagat ko prakAzita karane vAle jagatkalyANa kartA prabhu ko janma dene vAlI ratnakukSI mAtA, Apako vandana ho|' aisA kaha kara indra mahArAja mAtAzrI ke samakSa prabhu kA anya svarUpa sthApita karate haiM tathA mAM ko avasvApinI nidrA meM sulAkara paramAtmA ko abhiSeka hetu le jAne ke lie pA~ca rUpa dhAraNa karate haiN| prathama rUpa se vaha paramAtmA ko svayaM apane karakamaloM se uThAte haiN| dvitIya rUpa se paramAtmA ke mastaka para chatra dhAraNa karate haiN| tRtIya rUpa se hAthoM meM vajra lete haiN| caturtha va paMcama rUpa se paramAtmA ke donoM tarapha cAmara DhulAte haiN| paramAtmA janma se ananta puNyazAlI hote haiN| janma lete hI eka karor3a sATha lAkha kalazoM ke dvArA karor3oM devatA paramAtmA kA jala-abhiSeka karate haiN| eka kalaza kI nAla eka yojana pramANa kI hotI hai| jinakI sevA meM indra devatA hAjira hote haiM, karor3oM devatA sevA meM upasthita hote haiM, aise utkRSTa puNya mAtra tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ke hI hote haiN| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA jaba mAtA ke garbha meM padhArate haiM, taba se unakA acintya prabhAva pratyakSa najara Ane laga jAtA hai| kaI bAra paramAtmA kA nAmakaraNa bhI unake prabhAva ke anusAra mAtA-pitA rakhate haiN| jaise ajitanAtha paramAtmA ke mAtA-pitA sogaThabAjI kA khela khelA karate the| hara bAra mAtAzrI hAra jAtI thIM, kintu jaba se dUsare tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kA mA~ ke garbha meM avataraNa huA, mA~ khela jItane laga giiN| isalie paramAtmA kA nAma ajitanAtha rakhA gyaa| sumatinAtha paramAtmA kA nAma kaise rakhA gayA? kahate haiM usa samaya rAjya meM eka kaThina samasyA utpanna ho gaI thii| rAjA ke samakSa eka aisA jaTila prazna AyA, jisakA samAdhAna mahArAnI ne apanI mati se kiyaa| eka pati ke do patniyA~ thii| pati kI anAyAsa mRtyu ho gii| donoM patnI ke bIca eka putra thaa| niyamAnusAra jisakA putra hotA hai, use sampatti dI jAtI hai| ataH donoM patniyA~ use apanA putra kahane lgiiN| svayaM ko usakI mAtA batalAne lgiiN| ... mahArAnI ne kahA- 'isa samasyA kA samAdhAna maiM kruuNgii| eka putra ke do Tukar3e kara diijie| putra kA AdhA-AdhA zarIra aura AdhI-AdhI sampatti donoM striyoM ko de diyA jAyA' nakalI mA~ ne isa nyAya ko svIkAra kara liyA; para asalI mAtA ne kahA ki mujhe nahIM cAhie merA putra, isake do Tukar3e mata kro| mArane se acchA merA putra usake pAsa jIvita to rhegaa| aisA kahakara vaha phUTa-phUTa kara rone lgii| dUsarI strI ke hRdaya meM jarA bhI 103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA darda nahIM thA / putra maregA, parantu AdhI sampatti to prApta hogii| 'mahArAnI ne kahA- nyAya ho gayA / putra va sampatti, donoM isa mA~ ko de diyA jAe, apane bacce ko marate hue nahIM dekha sakatI, vahI saccI mA~ hai| paramAtmA jaba mA~ ke garbha meM avatarita hue taba mAtA ko sadbuddhi utpanna huI, isalie putra kA sumatinAtha nAma rakhA gyaa| aise viziSTa puNya ke dhAraka, rAga-dveSa-moha ko kSINa karane vAle vItarAgI paramAtmA hI hamAre arihaMta deva hote haiN| arihanta paramAtmA hamAre lie acintya cintAmaNi ratna ke samAna haiN| cintAmaNi ratna kI prApti tapa sAdhanA se hotI hai| aTThama tapa ke dvArA : sAdhanA siddha ho jAne para sAdhaka cintAmaNi ratna ke samakSa hAtha jor3akara jo bhI mA~ga yA kAmanA karatA hai, vahI vastu kSaNabhara meM A~khoM ke samakSa upasthita ho jAtI hai| kahate haiM ratna se yadi saptamaMjila ke mahala kI icchA kareM athavA karor3oM svarNa mudrAoM kI kAmanA kareM to bhI saba kucha turanta mila jAte haiN| kintu hamAre arihaMta paramAtmA to cintAmaNi ratna se bhI bar3hakara ratna haiN| kyoMki mAMgane yA socane se hI ye ratna vastu ko pradAna karate haiM, kintu. arihanta paramAtmA to kabhI socA bhI na ho, vaise acintya phala ko dene vAle hote haiN| cAra zaraNa AcArya hemacandrasUri jI mahArAja sAheba ne likhA hai ki yadi mAnava ko thor3I bhI samajha A jAe to usa buddhi kA ekamAtra upayoga arihaMta paramAtmA kI bhakti karane meM lagA de, anya sabhI kArya ko chor3a de| jIvana meM kabhI bhI kucha bhI mAMganA nahIM pdd'egaa| arihaMta paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM mastaka TikA do| tumhArI kalpanA se kaI guNA jyAdA hI prApta hogaa| prabhu ke zAsana kI sevA ke atirikta kucha nahIM cAhanA hai / bhavobhava taka prabhu ke sAnnidhya ke alAvA kucha nahIM caahie| arihaMta paramAtmA isa bhISaNa bhava rUpI samudra se pAra utArane meM vAhana kI taraha haiN| isa para baiThane se yAni inako bhajane se ve hameM zIghra saMsAra se pAra utAra dete haiN| ata: 'aise tAraNataraNa jahAja svarUpa arihaMta deva kI zaraNa hI mere lie yogya hai| maiM aSTa prAtihArya va samavazaraNa se yukta devAdhideva kI hI eka mAtra zaraNa svIkAra karatA hU~', aisI kAmanA karanI caahie| 104 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa siddha bhagavAna kIzaraNa he siddha bhagavanta! Apa janma jarA maraNa se rahita haiN| Apane karma rUpI kalaMka ko dho diyA hai| Apa saba pIr3AoM se mukta haiN| Apane kaivalyajJAna aura kaivalyadarzana ko dhAraNa kiyA hai| Apa siddha zilA nAma kI zAzvat nagarI ke nivAsI haiN| Apake sarva kArya saMpanna ho gaye haiN| Apa sarvathA kRtakRtya haiN| prakaTa prabhAvI siddha bhagavanta! jIvanabhara Apa hI mere sacce zaraNa haiN| halAhala kaliyuga meM cAroM tarapha se ghirA huA maiM sacce hRdaya se bhAvapUrvaka ApakI zaraNa svIkAra karatA huuN| siddha svarupabodha nicchinna satvadukkhA, jAI-jarA-maraNa baMdhana vimukkaa| avvAbAhaM sukkhaM, aNuhu~ti sAsayaM siddhaa|| (aupapAtika sUtra) candesu nimmalayarA, Aiccesu ahiyaM pyaasyraa| sAgaravara gambhIrA, siddhA siddhiM mama disNtu|| (Avazyaka sUtra) .. siddha bhagavAn kA svarUpa batAte hue zAstroM meM kahA gayA hai- jinake samasta duHkha kSaya ho gaye haiM, jinheM janma-jarA-mRtyu aura karma Adi kA koI bhaya nahIM, bandhana nhiiN| jo pratikSaNa ananta Ananda aura parama sukha kA anubhava kara rahe haiM, jo avinAzI svarUpa haiM, ve haiM siddha bhgvaan| jo hajAroM candramA se bhI adhika nirmala aura zAMta haiM, hajAroM sUryoM se bhI adhika prakAzamAna haiM aura mahAsamudra se bhI adhika gambhIra haiM, ve siddha bhagavAn hameM siddha gati - candasu nimmalayA, pradAna kreN| _ vizeSaNoM se yukta siddha prabhu, janma-maraNa rahita, karmakalaMka se mukta, samasta pIr3A naSTa ho gaI jinakI, kevala jJAna-darzana vAle, siddha nagarI ke vAsI, anupama sukha sampanna, sarvathAkRtakRtya, siddha bhagavanta hamAre zaraNabhUta haiN| bhAvapUrvaka zaraNa 105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa arihaMta bhagavAn kI taraha hI aba maiM siddha bhagavAn kI zaraNa ko svIkAra karatA huuN| siddha bhagavAn kaise hai? 'pahINa jarAmaraNA' arthAt jinake janma rUpI ityAdi bIja hI nahIM hone se jarA (vRddhAvasthA) aura mRtyu rUpI aMkura bhI ekadama kSINa ho gae haiM, jisase. janma-maraNa phira se kabhI bhI jIva kA sparza kara hI nahIM sakatA hai, isalie sadA ke lie akSaya sthitivAle zrI siddha bhagavanta bane haiN| aho! yaha kitanI sundara avsthaa| vicitra vizva kI raMgabhUmi para vidUSaka kI taraha navIna-navIna gati ke veza meM janma dhAraNa karanA, pudgaloM ko dhAraNa karanA, zarIrAdi kA ghATa taiyAra karanA, inake poSaNa hetu bekAra kI kaThina mehanata karanI va bAda meM bhI ghasAte rahanA, bUr3he honA yA jaldI mara jaanaa| isalie vahA~ ye sabhI lupta ho jAte haiN| vahA~ pUrva kI sabhI mehanata, unakA phala aura usameM bAndhe gaye pApoM kA bhAra, sira para ina sabhI viDambanAoM kA hamezA ke lie anta AtA ho to pIr3A kisa bAta kI? are, saMsAra meM dUsare trAsa-pIr3A to bAda kI bAta haiM, parantu mAtra bArambAra parAdhInatA pUrvaka janma grahaNa karanA par3atA hai, vaha bhI vivekI jana ke lie zarmanAka bAta hai| __ choTe bAla rAjakumAra aImuttA jaise ko bhI jaba paramAtmA mahAvIra ke sAnnidhya meM samajha milI ki 'saMsAra ke pApa se bAra-bAra janma-maraNa prApta hotA hai| ataH cAritra grahaNa kara karma kSayakara siddha banane ke bAda phira kabhI janma-maraNa nahIM karanA par3atA hai', aImuttA ne ghara Akara mAtA jI ko samajhAkara svayaM cAritra lekara karmakSaya kara mokSa prApta kiyaa| siddha bana gye| siddha prabhu kI akSaya sthiti kA mIThA / madhura khyAla hI jIva ko svayaM ke janma-maraNAdi ke prati ghRNA ke bhAva utpanna karatA hai| mujhe aisI manorama akSaya sthiti prApta ho, aisI lagana utpanna karatA hai| jaba 'micchAmi dukkaDam' antaHkaraNa pUrvaka hotA hai, taba camatkAra kA sRjana hotA hai aura aimuttA muni kI taraha kevalajJAna va mokSa prApta ho jAtA hai| yahA~ hama Apako aImuttA muni kI kathA batA rahe haiN| aImuttA munikI kathA polAsapura nAmaka nagara thaa| vahA~ vijaya nAmaka rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| unakI zrI devI nAmaka mahArAnI thii| mahArAnI zrIdevI rUpavatI, guNavatI aura zIlavatI thii| mahArAnI ne eka putra ko janma diyaa| jisakA nAma thA aiimuttaa| aImuttA jaba chaha varSa kA thA taba bhagavAn mahAvIra apane gautama Adi ziSyoM ke sAtha polAsapura pdhaare| polAsapura kI janatA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke padhArane se harSAnvita ho utthii| 106 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa bhagavAn mahAvIra deva ke prathama gaNadharadeva gautama svAmI jI bele ke pAraNe belA karate the| Aja unakA pAraNA hone se ve polAsapura kI galiyoM meM nirdoSa gocarI (AhAra) lene ke lie bhramaNa kara rahe the| rAjamArga para rAjakumAra aImuttA apane bAla mitroM ke sAtha khela rahA thaa| usane tapa ke teja se daidIpyamAna sAkSAt dharmamUrti gautama svAmI jI ko dekhA to Azcarya huaa| usane gaNadhara deva se pUchA- 'devArya Apa kauna haiM? aura nagara meM kisalie ghUma rahe haiM?' gaNadhara deva bole- 'hama jaina muni haiM evaM gocarI lene ke lie nagara meM bhramaNa kara rahe hai|' 'to Apa mere yahA~ gocarI ke lie clie|' aImuttA ne Agraha pUrvaka kahA- 'maiM Apako bhikSA duuNgaa|' gaNadhara deva aImuttAkumAra ke sAtha rAjamahala meM gocarI lene pdhaare| rAjakumAra ne modaka voharA kara puNya prApta kiyaa| . gautama svAmI ko chor3ane ke lie jAte samaya aImuttA ne pUchA- 'kRpaalu...| Apa kahA~ rahate haiM?' gautama svAmI pharamAte haiM- 'mahArAjA siddhArtha ke putra vardhamAna, jinheM loga mahAvIra kahate haiM / ve mahAvIra paramAtmA hamAre guru haiN| hama unhIM ke sAtha rahate haiN|' .. aImuttA gaNadharadeva ke sAtha bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa aayaa| bhagavAn dezanA pharamA rahe the| prabhu kI megha jaisI gaMbhIra vANI sunakara aImuttA kumAra ko vairAgya utpanna ho gyaa| usane rAjamahala Akara apanI mAtA zrIdevI se kahA- 'mA~, maiM bhagavAn kA ziSya banakara Atma kalyANa kruuNgaa| mujhe dIkSA lene kI anumati diijie|' - mA~ ne kahA- 'beTA, kyA tU jAnatA hai, dIkSA kyA hotI hai?' aImuttA ne kahA- 'jo maiM jAnatA hU~, vaha nahIM jAnatA hU~ aura jo nahIM jAnatA hU~ vaha jAnatA huuN|' zrIdevI mahArAnI ne pUchA- 'tU kahanA kyA cAhatA hai?' atizIghra aImuttA bolA- 'jo janmA hai, usakI mRtyu avazyameva hai, maiM yaha jAnatA huuN| tathA maiM yaha nahIM jAnatA ki jIva kina karmoM se narakAdi durgati meM jAtA hai, kintu yaha avazya jAnatA hU~ ki jIva svayaM apane karmoM ke kAraNa gati prApta karatA hai|' mAtA bar3I prasanna ho uThI putra kI bAta sunkr| pitA vijayarAjA ko bhI isI taraha 107 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA . cAra zaraNa samajhA kara mAtA-pitA kI icchA se eka dina ke lie rAjA banakara aImuttA ne bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa saMyama grahaNa kara liyaa| aba vaha rAjakumAra se aImuttA muni bana gye| . bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bAlamuni aImuttA ko sthavIra muniyoM ko sauMpa diyaa| sthavira muniyoM ke pAsa rahakara aImuttA muni zAstrAbhyAsa karane lge| eka dina kI bAta hai ki bAlamuni sthaviroM ke sAtha sthaMDIla gae the| anya muni dUra andara jhAr3iyoM meM chupakara apanI zaMkA nivAraNa kara rahe the, taba bAlamuni aImuttA nipaTa cuke the| ve nadI ke kinAre para khela rahe baccoM ko ekaTaka dRSTi se dekha rahe the| meghavRSTi ke kAraNa gaDDhoM meM pAnI bhara gayA thaa| vahA~ bacce kAgaja kI nAva tirAne kA khela khela rahe the| bAlamuni kA mana hAtha meM na rahA aura unhoMne apane pAtra ko pAnI meM chor3a diyA- 'yaha merI naukA pAnI meM taira rahI hai|' itanA bolakara ve harSa se nAca utthe| itane meM sthavira muni vahA~ A phuNce| unhoMne aImuttA muni ko pAnI meM nAva calAte dekhA aura bola uThe- 'are aiimuttaa...| tuma yaha kyA kara rahe ho? tuma sAdhu hokara apkAya (pAnI) ke jIvoM kI hiMsA kara rahe ho| asaMkhya jIvoM kA nAza kara tumane ghorAtighora pApa bAndha liyA hai| calo bhagavAn ke pAsa calakara tumhAre pApoM ke prAyazcita kA pratikramaNa kro|' . bAlamuni cauMka uThe sthavira muniyoM kI bAta sunakara, kyoMki ve pApabhIrU the| pApa ho gayA to ghabarA gae, uph...| maiMne pAnI ke jIvoM kI virAdhanA kara dii| bhayaMkara pApa kiyA hai Aja maiNne| aba merA kyA hogA? pramAdavaza ho gae pApa kA pUre rAste calate-calate pazcAtApa karate hue bAlamuni bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa aae| sthavira muniyoM ne kahA'calo apane pApoM kA pratikramaNa kara lo|' bAlamuni aImuttA apane pApoM kA pratikramaNa karane lge| 'iriyAvahiyaM sUtra' laghu pratikramaNa kahalAtA hai| isa sUtra ke dvArA jIvoM ke sAtha kSamApanA kI jAtI hai| aImuttA muni iriyAvahiyaM karane lge| iriyAvahiyaM bolate bolate 'paNagadaga' yAni pAnI ke jIvoM kI virAdhanA kI, zabda Ate hI aImuttA muni dhuja uThe! Age bar3hane ke bajAya ve unhIM zabdoM kA bArambAra uccAraNa karane lage, paNaga-daga paNaga...daga paNaga...daga evaM artha kI vicAradhArA- 'aho apkAya ke jIvoM kI virAdhanA dvArA Aja mujhe kitanA pApa lagA?' A~khoM meM A~sU A ge| jIva virAdhanA khaTakane lgii| ___ aImuttA muni pApoM kA prAyazcita kara rahe the| paNaga...daga... kA uccAraNa evaM artha kI vicAraNA evaM antaHkaraNa pUrvaka kA pazcAtApa hone se karmoM kA nikandana nikalane 108 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa lgaa| zubha dhyAna meM ArUr3ha ho gaye, ghanaghAtI karmoM ko kSaya kara kevalajJAna prApta kara liyA bAlamuni aImuttA ne| sthavira muniyoM ne bAlamuni se kahA- 'calo parSadA maiM baiTha kara prabhu kI dezanA zravaNa kreN|' bAlamuni aImuttA sthavira muniyoM ke sAtha cala pdd'e| jaise hI ve kevalI bhagavantoM kI parSadA ke pAsa pahu~ce, aImuttA muni udhara mur3a gye| yaha dekha kara sthavira muniyoM ne kahA- 'are bAlamuni! tuma udhara clo| kyA tumheM mAluma nahIM ki vaha kevalI parSadA hai|' taba bhagavAn mahAvIra ne pharamAyA- 'muniyoM! kevalI kI AzAtanA mata karo!' sthavira muni yaha sunakara cauMka par3e! kyA pharamA rahe haiM bhagavAn! kyA aImuttA ko kevalajJAna ho gayA? ___ paramAtmA ne pharamAyA- 'hA~, pApoM kA prAyazcita karate-karate aImuttA muni ko kevalajJAna ho gayA hai| aba ve kevalI haiM, isalie isI parSadA meM baittheNge|' karmarUpIkalaMka se mukti siddha bhagavanta karma kalaMka se rahita hote haiN| isalie sphaTika ke samAna atyanta nirmala bane hue haiN| zraddhAlujana ko jagat kI Rddhi-siddhi pradAna karane vAle karma, kalaMka rUpa meM prakAzita hote hai| karma kalaMka ko dUra karane vAle jIva hI nizcita rUpa se mahAvIra aura vikramazAlI hote haiN| kyoMki karmoM kA ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa se sarvanAza karane kA - kArya hI atyanta kaThina hai| sarvapIr3Ase rahita sarva pIr3A, vina, kaSTa ityAdi sarvathA nAza ho jAne se zrI siddha bhagavanta sarvathA bAdhArahita bane hue haiN| ye sabhI prakAra kI U~cI nIcI viSamatA, svarUpa-hAni, vibhAva Adi se pare haiM arthAt 1. siddha bhagavAn zarIra, karma Adi se ekadama rahita hone se unako mAna-apamAna, yaza-apayaza, zAtA-azAtA, iSTa-aniSTa Adi viSamatA nahIM haiN| 2. nija kA ananta jJAna-sukhAdi maya svarUpa pUrNataH khilA huA hotA hai| isameM svarUpa hAni nahIM haiN| 3. rAga-dveSa-ajJAna-hAsya-bhaya-dInatA-mada-mAyA-kAma-krodha ityAdi vibhAva arthAt parAdhIna bhAva bhI nahIM haiN| maiM aise siddha prabhu kI maiM zaraNa meM jAtA huuN| isa prakAra samajhakara ki 'karma hai tabhI For Perso109 Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA taka hI bAdhA aura viSamatA hai / nirbAdha sthiti ke lie niSkarma sthiti caahie| sabhI logoM acchA to karma se hI Akula vyAkula hokara karmoM kA anta se Akula-vyAkula hone se karane kA prayatna kruuN| kevalajJAna darzana se yukta uttama kevalajJAna (sampUrNa jJAna) aura kevaladarzana ko dhAraNa karane vAle sarvajJa aura sarvadarzI haiN| kyoMki jJAna-darzana to AtmA kA svabhAva hI hai / isalie to ve cetana haiM anyathA inakA caitanya kyA hai? yaha jJAna arthAt jJeya mAtra ko jAnate haiN| tIna kAla ke samasta bhAva jJeya haiM to phira tadna AvaraNa rahita bane hue jJAna jagat ke sabhI bhAvoM ko kaise nahIM jAnegA? jagat ke sabhI bhAvoM ko taTastha rUpa se ( rAga-dveSa ke binA) dekhanA va jAnane kI kaisI sundara rmnntaa| mujhe bhI kaba zuddha jJAnadazA kI prApti hogI / . siddhapura ke vAsI cAra zaraNa mithyA matoM kI mAnyatA kI taraha yaha jagat-vyApI nahIM haiM, parantu loka ke anta meM siddhazilA ke Upara nivRtti nagarI ke nivAsI bane hue haiN| anupama sukha sampanna siddha bhagavaMta anupama svAdhIna sukha se paripUrNa haiN| koI viSaya, koI kAla, koI saMyoga yA koI bhI paristhiti kI isa anantasukha ko apekSA nahIM haiM, aise asAMyogika, nitya, sahaja, Ananda ke bhoktA zrI siddha prabhu hai / aho ! hamAre sApekSa sukha kI tucchatA, kSaNikatA, duHkhapariNAmitAdi kahA~ hai ?, aura kahA~ ye nirapekSa ananta Ananda kI bAta ? ananta Ananda pAne ke lie hameM ananta Anandamaya zrI siddha prabhu kI zaraNa hai| karakaMDu rAjA ne pahale puSTa zarIra vAle baila ko, bAda meM jIrNa zarIra vAle baila ko dekhakara vicAra kiyA ki, 'are! bAda meM hamArI bhI yahI sthiti banane vAlI hai| saMsAra kA sukha kahA~ nitya rahane vAlA hai? javAnI, sampatti aura Arogya ke sApekSa ye sukha kyA par3e rahane haiM? kyoMki javAnI ityAdi nazvara hoMge tatsApekSa sukha bhI nazvara hai| saccA sukha to siddhAvasthA meM hai| isake lie udyama nahIM karU~ ?' aisA vicAra karake unhoMne siddha zaraNa rUpa cAritra aMgikAra kiyaa| pravRtti mAtra kA Ayojana iSTa kI siddhi hai, aura jIva kA iSTa ekAMta sukha hai| sarvathA kRtakRtya haiM siddha bhagavaMt sarva prakAra se kRtakRtya haiN| siddha prayojana vAle bane haiN| aba inako For Persor 110 Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa koI prayojana zeSa nahIM hai| isalie koI bhI pravRtti sAdhane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| aise siddha bhagavanta zreSTha mokSatattva rUpa haiN| __ jagat meM tattva do haiM- jar3a aura jIvA jar3a se bhI jIva tattva uttama hai| kyoMki isa vizva meM koI bhI jar3a kabhI bhI zAzvat zuddha bana nahIM sakatA hai, jabaki jIva ekadama zuddha bana sakatA hai, jisase punaH azuddha kabhI bhI nahIM hogaa| dUsarI bAta, jIva tattva meM siddha-buddha-mukta jIva dUsare jIvoM se jyAdA zreSTha haiM, kyoMki ye sarvathA karma-kalaMka se rahita haiN| tIsarI bAta tattva meM aMtima sAdhya mokSa tattva hai| inheM sAdhane ke pazcAt kucha bhI sAdhane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| yahI mokSa siddha svarUpa hai| isalie hI siddha bhagavanta parama tattva rUpa haiN| inase U~cA yA inake samAna dUsarA koI tattva nahIM hai| ye aise sampUrNa kRtArtha hote haiM ki inako mokSa milane ke pazcAt dUsarA kucha bhI prApta karanA bAkI nahIM rahatA hai| aba inako zarIra nahIM, bhUkha nahIM, pyAsa nahIM, khujAla nahIM, vedanA nahIM, icchA nahIM, ajJAna nahIM; aba kyA karanA bAkI rahA? isalie mujhe to siddha bhagavAna kI hI zaraNa hai, inhIM kI sevA karane yogya hai, inakA hI dhyAna karane yogya hai, prApta karane yogya hai, stuti karane yogya hai| jinhoMne apane prabala purUSArtha ke dvArA apane sabhI karmoM ko kSaya kara diyA evaM punaH isa dharatI para jinakA AvAgamana nahIM, janma-jarA-maraNa rUpI tIna bhayaMkara roga jinake naSTa ho gae, aise siddha bhagavantoM ko hamArA koTi-koTi vndn| - karma AtmA para lagA huA kalaMka hai, isalie sAsAMrika AtmA karmoM se kalaMkita hai| siddha bhagavantoM ke karma nahIM haiM, isalie siddha bhagavanta akalaMkita hote haiN| arihaMta bhagavanta ke ghAtI karma cale gae aura aghAtI karma bhI jAne vAle haiM, isalie arihaMta paramAtmA bhI akaMlakita hI kahalAte haiN| janma lete hI yaha siddha ho jAtA hai ki hamAre karma bAkI haiM, karma haiM tabhI janma hotA hai, duHkhoM ko bhoganA par3atA hai| isa duniyA~ meM prANI aneka prakAra ke duHkhoM se duHkhI hai| cAhe vaha roga ho yA bur3hApA ho yA kuTumba parivAra kI cintA ho, inase sampUrNa duniyA~ ke jIva duHkhI bane hue haiN| manuSya janma prApta karane ke pazcAt usakA eka hI lakSya nizcita ho jAnA cAhie kI mujhe ina karmoM ko kSaya karanA hai| ArAdhanA, sAdhanA ke dvArA azubha karma dUra karanA hai| naye zubha karmoM ke bandha pazcAt zuddhatA ko bar3hAte hue mokSa ko prApta karanA hai| jahA~ karma hI nahIM, vahA~ pIr3A kisa prakAra kI arthAt jinakI sarva-pIr3A samApta ho cukI hai, vaise siddhoM kA svarUpa kaisA hogA? ve kevala jJAna va kevala darzana se yukta haiN| mAtra 111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa AtmA ke svAbhAvika guNoM kA AsvAdana lete haiM, usameM ramaNa karate haiN| duHkha calA gayA hai. aura sampUrNa sukha prakaTa ho gayA hai| kevalajJAnI sarvajJa bana gye| tInoM kAla meM aisA koI bhI samaya nahIM hai, jisa samaya kI vastu, ghaTanA yA padArtha ko ve nahIM jAnate hoN| arthAt pratyeka jJeya padArtha, jAnane yogya padArtha ko jAnate haiM, ve hI sarvajJa haiN| sarvajJatA kI prApti mUlyavAna vastu kI prApti kI taraha kaThina purUSArtha se prApta hotI hai| siddhapura arthAt mokSA paiMtAlIsa lAkha yojana pramANa kI siddhazilA hai jo 14 rAjaloka meM sabase Upara, loka ke anta meM sthita hai| usake pazcAt alokAkAza hai| jaba. karmoM se AtmA sampUrNa mukta banatI hai, usI samaya AtmA siddhapura pahu~ca jAtI hai, AtmA usase Age aloka meM nahIM jA sakatI hai| jinako kisI bhI upamA se upamita nahIM kara sakate haiM, na kisI ke sukhoM se barAbarI yA tulanA kI jA sakatA hai, vizva ke sampUrNa jIvoM ke sukhoM ko ekatrita kareM to vaha mAtra kAla kA sukha huaa| tInoM kAla ke sukha se bhI ananta guNA sukha siddha paramAtmA ko hotA hai| jinake sarva prayojana pUrNa hote haiN| isa saMsAra meM koI bhI icchA yA kArya bAki nahIM haiM, saMsAra kI ananta bhramaNA samApta ho gaI hai| sarvathA kRtakRtya ho gaye, aise siddha bhagavanta kI mujhe zaraNa ho| sAdhu bhagavantoM kI zaraNa' he muni bhagavantoM!!! Apa prazAMta aura gaMbhIratA ke mahAsAgara haiN| . Apa sarva prakAra kI pApapravRttiyoM se dUra haiN| Apa paMcAcAra ke pAlane meM samudyata haiN| Apa sarva jIvoM para paropakAra karane meM magna haiN| Apa saMsAra ke kAryoM se alipta haiN| Apa saMsAra sarovara meM padmakamala jaise nirmala haiN| Apa hamezA ke lie dhyAna aura svAdhyAya meM tatpara haiN| Apa sadaiva dUsaroM kA bhalA karane ke lie vizuddha vicAroM meM ramaNa karane vAle haiN| he hitakArI! he upakArI! he paramopakArI! he sAdhu bhagavaMta! jIvana kI aMtima zvAsa taka Apa hI kI mujhe zaraNa ho| 112 For Personal a Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA kleza kalaha aura kaSAyoM se bhare isa saMsAra ke aMdhere meM bhaTakatA maiM sacce bhAvoM ApakI zaraNa meM AtA hU~! prazAMta aura gambhIra Azaya kSamA namratA Adi guNoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle hone se inake citta ke pariNAma prazAnta haiM, uchalate nahIM haiN| unameM bhI kSamA guNa ko pahale liyA gayA hai| isalie ye kSamAzramaNa kahalAte haiM, tuccha aura kSudra nahIM / tuccha svabhAva, tuccha icchA va soca inakI nahIM hai| sacce sukha kA kitanA sundara sAdhana hai / pAmara prANI Aveza ke vaza hokara krodhI banakara pahale svayaM duHkhI hotA hai, sAtha hI dUsare ko bhI duHkhI karatA hai, aura pariNAma se aneka duHkhoM ko punaH AmantraNa detA hai| kSamAzIla manuSya Aveza ko naSTakara zAnta citta vAlA banA, na kabhI Antarika rAgAdi kleza kA bhoga karane vAlA banA huA, na kabhI Antarika rAgAdi kleza kA bhoga karane vAlA banatA hai aura na hI dUsaroM ko banAne vAlA banatA hai| vaha to sva para ke karma ke vicitra nATaka ko nihAratA huA Apatti meM bhI saccI prasannatA kA anubhava karatA hai| isI prakAra avasara Ane para dUsaroM ko bhI dhArmika aura prazAMta banAtA hai| yazodhara cAritra meM eka prasaMga AtA hai cAra zaraNa sudatta munIzvara nagara ke bAhara dhyAna meM khar3e haiN| rAjA zikAra ke lie nikalA huA hai, usI jaMgala meM muni ko dekhakara apazakuna mAnakara unake Upara zikArI kutte chor3a detA hai / parantu kutte prazAMta muni ke najadIka pahu~cate hI unake tapa saMyama ke prabhAva se AkarSita hokara, zAMta hokara vahIM khar3e raha jAte haiN| rAjA khUba kSobha ko prApta karatA hai| vahA~ upasthita eka zrAvaka dvArA batalAne para samajha meM AyA ki ye to pahale eka bar3e rAjakumAra the, aba mahAtyAgI sAdhu tapasvI bane hue haiN| jAnakArI prApta hote hI rAjA ko pazcAttApa hotA hai ki maiM eka kutte se bhI gayA gujarA huuN| rAjA, muni ke pAsa jAkara kSamA mAMgate haiM / prazAnta munIzvara thor3A-sA bhI krodha athavA arUci dikhAe binA Atma hitopadeza, dharmopadeza dekara rAjA ko mahAn dharmAtmA banAte haiN| muni isI prakAra gaMbhIra Azaya vAle hote haiN| ve citta kI gaMbhIratA ko lekara * akArya hone se bacAkara mRdubhAva ko TikAkara rakhate haiN| vahA~ ahaMbhAva aura garva ke Avega kahA~ se khar3e ho sakate haiM? jagat kI karmajanita vicitra ghaTanAeM sAgara sama gaMbhIra citta ko nahIM hilA sakatI haiM, vismayayukta nahIM banA sakatI haiN| tuccha vicArAdi meM kamajora nahIM banA sakatI haiM / kintu, isase viparIta ye ghaTanAe~ to aise gambhIra citta meM zAMtarUpa meM samAkara tAttvika vicAroM ko gati detI haiM aura AtmA ko jyAdA ojasvI tejasvI banAtI 113 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa haiN| jisase AtmA meM kaSAya kI icchA pariNati yA viSaya kI tuccha vicAraNA utpanna nahIM hotI hai| sarva pApavRttiyoM se dUra 'sAdhu bhagavanta sAvadya yoga se virAma prApta hue haiM, nivRtta ho gaye haiN| sAvadya arthAt pApa, pApa vAlI mana-vacana kAyA kI prvRtti| yaha sAvadya vyApAra karane rUpa, karavAne rUpa aura koI kArya karate hoM to usameM anumati anumodanA rUpa; aise tIna prakAra ke hote haiN| sAvadya vyApAra sAMsArika kathA karane vAlA hai; ghara, kuTumba aura Arambha parigraha, eka rAmAyaNa rUpa hai| isase sAdhu bhagavanta sarvathA nivRtta haiM, arthAt paTkAya jIva ke saMhAramaya athavA parigrahAdi kA moha mUr3hatAmaya hiMsAdi pApa vyApAra aba na hI to ve svayaM karate haiM, na hI dUsaroM ke se karavAte haiN| itanA hI nahIM, dUsare karate hoM to usameM khuza honA yA sammati denA bhI pasanda nahIM karate haiN| unake pAsa se apane sAvadya kArya meM sammati kI AzA bhI nahIM rakha sakate haiM to hameM unake dvArA karavAne kI bAta hI kahA~ AtI hai| yahA~ eka dRSTAMta kA ullekha kiyA jA rahA hai ye AcArya bhagavaMta nagara ke bAhara padhAra cuke the| kumArapAla rAjA ke maMtrI havelI meM padhArane ke lie AcArya zrI se vinatI karate haiN| AcArya mahArAja ke Agamana ke pazcAt maMtrIzvara kahate haiM, 'mahArAja sAheba jI ! yaha havelI abhI naI taiyAra kI gaI hai|' AcArya zrI mauna rahe / punaH maMtrI jI ne pUchA- 'kyoM, Apane kucha kahA nahIM ?' sAtha meM sthita anya munijana maMtrI ko jAgRta karate hue kahate haiM- 'maMtrI jI ! tumako pApa ke sAvadya kArya meM sAdhu bhagavantoM kI sammati cAhie, para nahIM milegii| sammati to dharmakArya meM hI milegI / ' maMtrI jI turanta samajha gaye aura kahate haiM- 'lIjie Aja se yaha havelI pauSadhazAlA ke lie sauMpatA huuN| ' aba AcArya zrI kahate haiM- 'isameM dharma-ArAdhanA - sAdhanA sundara rUpa se pravartamAna hogii|' AcAryadeva ne sammati pradAna kI, para kahA~ ? dharma kArya meM sammati dii| isa prakAra mana-vacana-kAyA ke dvArA hone vAle pApoM se sarvathA nivRta hokara sAdhu zubha pravRtti kA pAlana karane vAle hote haiN| isalie kahA gayA hai- 'paMcavihAyAra jANagA ! ' 114 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA paMcAcAra pAlaka jJAnAcAra, darzanAcAra, cAritrAcAra, tapAcAra, vIryAcAra; ina pA~ca prakAra ke pavitra AcAra ke samyakjJAtA arthAt jJa parijJA aura pratyAkhyAna parijJA vAle arthAt jAnane vAle aura pAlana karane vAle hote haiN| isameM inako samyakzAstrajJAna, samyagdarzana, paMcamahAvratamaya samyak-cAritra, bAhya - Abhyantara tapa, ina cAroM meM prabala vIryotsAha poSaka, samarthaka, vardhaka vividha AcAroM kA hI pAlana karane vAle hote haiN| aise sundara AtmopakArI aura para ko lezamAtra bhI pIr3A nahIM dene vAle svayaM jIvana jIne ke uparAnta ve maharSi paropakAra meM bhI lIna hote haiM / avasara milane para bhavya jIvoM ko mAtra pavitra niSpApa jIvana jIne kA upadeza dekara doSatyAga aura guNaprApti meM utsAhita karate haiN| yogya jIvoM ko sAdhutA kA pAlana karavAkara ghara kA uttama upakAra karane vAle munirAja hI haiN| 1. inakA upakAra svayaM ke lie evaM dUsaroM ke lie ekAntika rUpa se hai, apakAra lezamAtra bhI nahIM haiN| kevala zuddha upakAra hai| cAra zaraNa 2. vaha upakAra AtyaMtika arthAt aMtima hai, jisa upakAra ke pazcAt dUsare upakAra kI apekSA hI nahIM rhe| kyoMki jIva isa doSatyAga aura guNapAlana ke upakAra se anta meM ananta zAzvat sukha prApta karake hamezA ke lie kRtakRtya baneMge, aisA inakA upakAra hai| nAstika pradezI rAjA ne kyA kiyA, isakA dRSTAnta yahA~ prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai - pradezI rAjA kI kathA zvetAmbI nAmaka nagarI meM pradezI rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| vaise to rAjA nyAyIprajApAlaka evaM zUravIra thA, kintu thA vaha nAstika / use kisI bhI dharma para zraddhA nahIM thI / usakI paTarAnI kA nAma sUryakAntA thaa| sUryakAMtA vilAsI evaM vyabhicAriNI thii| parapuruSoM * meM Asakta rAnI pradezI rAjA ko hamezA ThagatI rahatI thii| rAjA ke maMtrI kA nAma citrasArathI thaa| maMtrI paropakAra parAyaNa evaM Astika thaa| vaha pArzvanAtha bhagavAna kI paramparA ke kezIkumAra nAmaka zramaNa kA paramabhakta bhI thaa| eka - bAra mahAzramaNa kezIkumAra zvetAmbI nagarI meM padhAre, taba paropakAra parAyaNa maMtrI citrasArathI ne mana hI mana socA, kisI bahAne rAjA ko gurudeva ke pAsa le jAU~ tAki rAjA Astika bana ske| eka dina maMtrI citrasArathI ghUmane ke bahAne rAjA ko usa jagaha le AyA, jahA~ 115 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa kezIkumAra virAjamAna the| rAjA ne jaba muni ko dekhA to usake mana meM garva A gyaa| usane mahAmuni kezIkumAra ko hAtha taka na jodd'e| balki garva sahita bolA- 'he muni| tuma vRthA kaSTa kyoM sahana karate ho? isa duniyA meM dharma nAma kI koI vastu hai hI nahIM / ' kezIsvAmI bole- 'tuma kisa AdhAra para yaha kaha rahe ho ?' rAjA ne kahA- 'merI mAtA dharmaniSTha thii| usake mRtyu ke samaya maine usase kahA thA ki yadi dharma ke prabhAva se tU svarga meM jAe to mujhe vahA~ ke sukhoM ke bAre meM batAnA / mere pitA jI nAstika the| unakI mRtyu ke samaya maine unase kahA thA ki yadi adharma se naraka kI prApti ho to Apa mujhe Akara batAnA / kintu Aja taka na mAtA AI, na pitA aae| ataH maine nirNaya kiyA ki na to svarga hai aura na naraka / svarga aura naraka kI bAteM AkAza puSpa kI taraha mAtra kAlpanika haiN| ' * rAjA pradezI kI bAta zravaNakara mahAzramaNa kezIkumAra ne dhIra, vIra, gaMbhIra vANI se kahA- 'rAjan ! tumhArA nirNaya ajJAnatA pUrNa hai| yaha vAstavika satya hai ki tumhArI mAtA zrAvikA dharma kA pAlanakara svarga meM gaI haiM evaM tumhAre pitA jI nAstika hone ke kAraNa adharma karake naraka meM gae haiN| ' kezIsvAmI ne dRr3hatA ke sAtha apanI bAta prastuta karate hue kahA- 'tumhArI mAtA tumhAre pAsa svarga ke sukhoM kA bayAna karane nahIM AI, isakA kAraNa vahA~ ke atyadhika sukha haiN| devaloka meM vyakti sukhAsanna hone ke kAraNa vaha apane vacana kA pAlana karane meM kAyara bana jAte haiM evaM tumhAre pitA jI naraka se tumheM vahA~ ke duHkhoM ke bAre meM batAne nahIM aae| isameM unakI parAdhInatA kAraNabhUta hai / naraka kA koI bhI jIva kadApi narakAgAroM se bAhara nahIM jA sakatA hai| ' kezIsvAmI kI bAta zravaNa kara uttejita ho rAjA pradezI ne nayA prazna khar3A karate hue kahA- 'AtmA jaisI koI vastu jaba saMsAra meM nahIM hai to yaha paraloka kahA~ se AyA ?' mahAzramaNa ne pUchA- 'tuma kisa AdhAra para kahate ho ki AtmA nahIM haiM ? ' 'munivara ! isake lie maine kaI prayoga kie jaise, kisI cora ko jaba mRtyudaNDa diyA gayA, taba usakI deha ke tila barAbara Tukar3e-Tukar3e karake maine dekhe to bhI mujhe AtmA dikhAI nahIM dI | yadi AtmA hotI to avazya dikhAI detI ?' pradezI rAjA bolA | kezIkumAra ne kahA- 'rAjan ! yaha socanA ajJAnatA bharA hai / maiM tumase hI pUchatA hU~ ki araNI kASTha meM agni hai yA nahIM ?" 116 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa 'hai|' -rAjA bolA 'to usake Tukar3e-Tukar3e karake tuma mujhe agni dikhA sakate ho?' -kezI svAmI ne puuchaa| ___ rAjA kSaNa bhara ke lie soca meM par3a gyaa| kezI svAmI bole- 'rAjana! araNI kASTha ke Tukar3e karane para agni dikhAI bhale na detI ho, kiMtu isase aisA nirNaya karanA ki usameM agni nahIM hai, yaha to mAtra ajJAnatAjanita bAta hai| dUdha meM ghI nahIM dikhAI detA, isase kyA yaha mAneMge ki dUdha meM ghI nahIM hai?' pradezI rAjA kA garva khaNDita hone lgaa| Aja prathama bAra koI use niruttara kara rahA thaa| phira bhI usane hAra na mAnate hue prazna kiyA- 'yadi AtmA hai to jIvita yA mRta vyakti ke bhAra meM aMtara kyoM nahIM hotA?' kezI kumAra ne sahajatA se pratyuttara dete hue kahA- 'luhAra kI dhamaNI meM havA bharane ke bAda evaM havA rahita dhamaNI ke vajana meM koI pharka nahIM hotA hai, ThIka vaise hI deha meM AtmA hone para evaM na hone para vajana meM pharka nahIM par3atA hai|' pradezI rAjA kA mana svaccha hone lagA thaa| usane antima prazna karate hue kahA'prabhu! maiMne eka aparAdhI ko vAyurodhI (eyara TAiTa) koTharI meM baMda karavA diyA thaa| usase vaha mara gayA evaM usake mRtadeha meM hajAroM kIr3e paidA ho gye| savAla yaha hai ki vAyurodhI koTharI meM se AtmA bAhara kaise nikalI evaM hajAroM kIr3oM kI AtmA ne andara praveza kaise kiyA?' .: 'isameM kyA Azcarya hai rAjan...? jahA~ ajJAnatA hotI hai vahIM Azcarya hotA hai| maiM tumase pUchatA hU~ ki vAyurodhI koTharI meM baiThakara yadi zaMkha bajAyA jAe to usakI AvAja bAhara AegI yA nahIM?' '. 'AvAja to AegI hii|' - ''jaba koThI meM koI chidra nahIM thA to AvAja bAhara kaise AegI? aura yadi AvAja bAhara A sakatI hai to AtmA bAhara kyoM nahIM A sakatI hai?' kezI kumAra ne rAjA ko samajhAte hue kahA- 'rAjan! AtmA hai kintu vaha arUpI hone se pratyakSa bhale nahIM dikhAI detI ho, kintu pramANoM se vaha siddha hotI hai|' ... rAjA pradezI niruttara ho gyaa| usane kezI kumAra muni ke caraNa pakar3a lie'prabhu... Apane mujhe saMsAra-sAgara meM DUbane se bacA liyA, anyathA meM bhavasAgara meM DUba 117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA jaataa| ' pradezI rAjA usa dina se Astika bana gyaa| usane dharma ko svIkAra kara liyaa| aba vaha parama upAsaka bana sAdhanAmagna rahane lgaa| parva ke dinoM meM pauSadha bhI karane lagA / yahI upakArI guru kA upakAra hai| paropakAra meM magna sAdhu bhagavanta 'paumAI nidaMsaNA' kamala upamA vAle haiN| jaise kIcar3a meM utpanna aura jala meM nivAsa hone para bhI kamala, ina donoM ko sparza kie binA U~cA rahatA hai, vaisehI sAdhu bhagavanta kAma-bhoga se utpanna hue aura bhoga se pale hue hone para bhI, kAma-bhoga donoM kA sparza kie binA nirvAsanAmaya yogI jIvana jIte haiN| aise hI svarUpa se nirmala, upazama, svaccha, karuNA se madhura aura tRpti gAMbhIrya se bhare hue hRdaya vAle sAdhu bhagavanta bhI pavitra, dayAlu, gaMbhIra aura zAnta hote haiN| inakA satsaMga zItala aura ananta guNa vAlA hotA hai| aise maharSiyoM kI zaraNa svIkAra kara 'kaba maiM bhI kamala - dRSTAnta jaisA jIvana jIU~gA?' arthAt saMsAra ke kAryoM se alipta kaba hoU~gA, aisI bhAvanA bhAvita kreN| . aise munirAja kAma bhoga kI gaMdI vRtti pravRtti mAtra se alaga rahakara jhANajjhayaNasaMgayA arthAt dhyAna aura adhyayana meM lIna rahate haiN| dhyAna va svAdhyAya meM tatpara 'dhyAnasaMga' arthAt (1) dharmadhyAna - 1. jinAjJA kI atinipuNatAdi / 2. rAgadveSAdi AzravoM kA apAya anrth| 3. jJAnAvaraNIyAdi karmoM kA vipAka / 4. loka saMsthAna sthiti| ina viSayoM para dhyAna athavA zukla dhyAna yAni dravya-paryAya ke sAtha eka viSaya para dhyAna vAle hote haiN| cAra zaraNa (2) mahAvrata kI paccIsa bhAvanA, maitrI Adi cAra bhAvanA, anityAdi bAraha zubha bhAvanA ke sAtha, kisI bhI bhAvanA ke eka viSaya para eka prazasta ekAgra vicAradhArA jahA~ dUsare-tIsare vicAroM kA vyAkSepa nahIM, aise dhyAna vAle haiN| (3) samasta kriyA mArga meM ekAgra zubha citta rUpa dhyAna vAle haiN| 'adhyayanasaMga' arthAt jJAnayoga, samyak zAstroM kI vAcanA, pRcchanA, parAvartanA, anuprekSA aura dharmakathA; ina pA~coM kA AtmalakSI satat abhyAsa kara inhIM meM lIna rahate haiN| jIvana meM adhyayana aura dhyAna kI hI mukhya pravRtti mukti kA AsvAda karAte haiN| 118 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa vizuddha vicAroM meM ramaNatA aise sAdhu bhagavanta 'visujjhamANabhAvA' zAstra meM kahe anusAra samiti-guptisvAdhyAya-Avazyaka ityAdi anuSThAnoM se AtmA ke bhAvoM ko uttarotara vizuddha karane vAle hote haiN| jisa prakAra hiMsA, jhUTha, juA, niMdA, parigraha, viSaya-sevana Adi kriyA se hRdaya ke bhAva krUra, niSThura, mAyAvI Adi bana jAte haiM, usI prakAra ina samiti, gupti, zAstrAdhyayana, pratikramaNa-paDilehaNa Adi kriyAoM se bhAva zuddha va zuddhattara banate haiN| yaha sahaja hai| aho! mAnava bhava kI ye kaisI sundara sphltaa| saca hI hai- anantakAla se cale A rahe kAma, krodha, lobha (mada, matsara, hAsya, zoka, rati, arati) ityAdi malina bhAvoM se atyanta dUSita huI AtmA kA saMzodhana-vizuddhikaraNa zrI jinAjJAkathita prazasta vRtti aura pravRttiyoM kA trikaraNa yoga ke pAlanarUpa jala se hotA hai| yadi malina bhAvoM kA nAza aura pratipakSI brahmacarya, kSamA Adi vizuddha bhAvoM ko AtmasAt karane kI bAta yahA~ nahIM kareMge, to phira dUsare bhava meM kyA kara sakeMge? samyagdarzana-jJAna-cAritra-tapa se mAtra mukti mArga ko sAdhane vAle hone se ve sAdhu kahalAte haiN| ApakA mujhe jIvana-paryanta zaraNa ho, AzrayabhUta ho; aise mahAn AtmAoM ke zaraNa meM jAne vAle hRdaya kA parivartana itanA to jarUra hotA hai ki Adarza-jIvana jIne kI paddhati tathA vastu lAbha-alAbha kA lekhA-jokhA, bhaya-nirbhayatA kI ginatI ityAdi jagat se to vilakSaNa bhAva hI ina mahAtmAoM ko hote haiN| inakA anusaraNa karanA caahie| tIsare zaraNa meM vizeSaNa yukta sAdhu bhagavantoM kI zaraNa ko svIkAra karate hue kahA gayA hai ki vartamAna kAla meM sacce guru bhagavantoM kA prApta honA kaThina hai| jJAnI gurujanoM kA milanA durlabha hai| ataH unakI prApti ke lie gurujanoM kI parIkSA kI jAe, yaha ucita nahIM hai, balki unakI prApti ke lie vItarAga bhagavAna se prArthanA karanI caahie| "prArthanA sUtra' meM mokSamArga ke lie atyaMta upayogI bhavanirveda Adi ATha vastuoM kI bhagavAna se mA~ga kI gaI hai| yaha prArthanA mana kI ekAgratA aura dRr3ha nizcaya ke sAtha karanI hotI hai, hameM kyA mAMganA hai? kisase mAMganA hai? aura yAcaka ke rUpa meM hameM kaisA honA cAhie, isakA bhI viveka honA caahie| sAdhaka vicAra karatA hai 'sarvaguNoM ke dhAraka, sarva sukha ke kAraka ye hI paramAtmA haiM, isalie vAstavika sukha ke sAdhana bhI mujhe vahIM se mileNge|' aise bahumAnapUrvaka sAdhaka paramAtmA se prArthanA karatA hai 1. bhava kA nirveda-saMsAra se aruci 2. mokSamArga kA anusaraNa 3. iSTaphala kI siddhi 4. loka avyavahAra kA tyAga 119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA . gurujanoM kI pUjA 5. cAra zaraNa 6. paropakAra kA anukaraNa 8. suguru ke vacanoM kA sadaiva pAlana | 7. suguru kA yoga he bhagavAna! Apake prabhAva se mujhe bhava-nirveda Adi guNoM kI prApti ho / bhava-nirveda Adi jina ATha vastuoM kI prArthanA karanI hai, ve mukhyatayA AMtarika bhAva haiN| he bhagavAna! Apa guNoM ke bhaNDAra, karUNA ke sAgara haiM, aciMtya zakti se yukta haiM, isalie he prabhu! Apake prabhAva se mujhe bhava-nirveda Adi kI prApti avazya hogI, aisA mujhe vizvAsa hai| aise dRr3ha vizvAsa aura zraddhApUrvaka sAdhaka prArthanA karatA hai| he bhagavAna / mujhe sukhI honA hai| saccA sukha mokSa meM hai / mokSamArga para calane ke lie guNoM kI prApti anivArya hai, isalie mokSa ke lie jarUrI guNoM kI pragati ke lie maiM sahRdaya prArthanA karatA huuN| hRdayapUrvaka kI gaI merI isa prArthanA ko Apa suneM aura he kRpAnidhAna! kRpA karake mujhe ina guNoM kA dAna kreN| saMsAra ke prati aruci he nAtha! mujha para kRpA kareM aura viSaya kaSAya se bhare isa saMsAra para mujhe udvega paidA karavAe~ jisase maiM mokSa aura usake ananta sukhoM ke lie kucha yatna kara skuuN| jaba taka isa saMsAra kA merA rAga kama nahIM hogA, usakI Asakti kama nahIM hogI, taba taka mujhe dharma meM rasa nahIM par3egA, usameM ruci nahIM bar3hegI aura mere karma kA anta nahIM aaegaa| isalie he prabhu | sabase pahale Apa mujhe bhava kA vairAgya prApta karavAe~, jisase vAstavika artha meM maiM dharma kA AraMbha kara skuuN| mokSa mArga kA anusaraNa karanA he nAtha! anAdikAla se merA jo kumArga-gamana hai, anAdikAla kI jo merI Ter3hI cAla hai, use roka kara Apa mujhe mokSamArga kI ora gamana krvaaeN| Apa merI vRtti aura pravRtti ko mokSamArga kI ora modd'eN| prabhu! maiMne dharma to bahuta bAra kiyA hai, parantu vaha bhI isa loka yA paraloka ke sukha ke lie hI / tapa-tyAga bhI bahuta kiyA hai, parantu vaha bhI mAnAdi kaSAya ke lie; paraMtu dharma karake mujhe kaSAyoM kA tyAga karanA hai, mujhe AtmA kA Ananda prApta karanA hai, aisI bhAvanA se maine kabhI dharma nahIM kiyA hogA / isalie he vibhu ! sabase pahale mujhe Apa AtmAbhimukha banAe~ / AtmA ke Ananda ke lie tapa tyAga meM prayatna karavAe~ to hI mujhameM mArgAnusAritA nAma kA guNa prakaTa hogaa| 120 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa 'manovAMchita phala kI prApti he nAtha! maiM pAmara hU~, jisase saMyama svIkAra nahIM kara sakatA aura saMsAra meM saMpatti yA strI Adi ke binA bhI nahIM calatA, isalie durbhAgyavaza kamAne to jAnA hI par3atA hai| dhanAdi bhI bhAgyAnusAra hI milane vAle haiN| to bhI he nAtha! Apa kI kRpA se saMpatti aisI mile, jisase ki dharma sAdhanA meM koI avarodha na aae| he nAtha! ApakI kRpA se nyAya-nItipUrvaka utanA dhana mile ki jisase maiM sAmAyika Adi dharmakriyA svastha citta se kara sakU~ tathA dUsare aneka anartha se baca sakU~, jisase merA mana mokSamArga se leza mAtra bhI na htte| yaha eka zrAvaka kI prArthanA hai jo saMyama aMgIkAra nahIM kara sakA ho| jijJAsA- vItarAga paramAtmA ke pAsa rAgavardhaka strI, dhana yA nirogI zarIra Adi kI prArthanA karanA kyA yogya hai? tRpti- sAMsArika sukha ko bhogane aura mauja karane ke lie strI, dhanAdi ko bhagavAna ke pAsa mAMganA yogya nahIM hai, parantu jinako mokSa kI sAdhanA karanI hai aura aisA satva nahIM hai ki sarvasaMga kA tyAga kara sake, isa kAraNa jise saMsAra meM rahanA par3atA hai, use saMsAra calAne ke lie dhanAdi kI jarUrata par3atI hai| ye cIjeM jaba taka na mileM, taba taka unake abhAva meM mana asvastha ho aura jisake kAraNa mana saMkleza se ghirA rahatA ho, AMdhi-vyAdhi, upAdhiyoM ke kAraNa mana Artta-raudradhyAna se grasta ho jAtA ho, taba aise sAdhakoM dvArA apanI sAdhanA ko jIvaMta rakhane yA Age bar3hAne ke lie tathA azubha dhyAna se bacane ke lie mAtra mana kI svasthatA sthira karane kI mAMga kI jAe to vaha ayogya nahIM hai| loka-viruddha kAtyAga he nAtha! anAdikAlIna kusaMskAroM ke kAraNa mujhameM svayaM to zakti nahIM hai ki isa niMdA Adi loka-virUddha kArya se baca sakU~, phira bhI he paramAtmA! Apake prabhAva se mujhameM aisA sAmarthya prakaTa ho, jisase ki maiM loka-virUddha kArya kA tyAga kara skuuN| gurujanoM kI pUjA ___ he paramezvara! ApakI kRpA se mere mAnAdi kaSAya naSTa hoM aura mujhe gurujana kI pUjA prApta ho| paropakAra he nAtha! anAdikAla se AtmA meM sthita yaha svArtha yA saMkucita vRtti mujhe 121 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA - cAra zaraNa paropakAra meM utsAhita nahIM hone detI, udAratA guNa ko prakaTa nahIM hone detii| he prabhu! Apa kRpA karake mujhe aisA AzIrvAda dIjie ki ApakI kRpA se merI svArtha-vRtti kA vinAza ho aura maiM paropakAra meM rata bnuuN| sadguru kAyoga he vItarAga! Apake sAmarthya se mere puNya kA udaya ho, jisase mujhe suguru kI prApti ho| he devAdhideva! Apake prabhAva se mere mAnAdi kaSAya banda hoN| unake prati merA namratA bharA vinayapUrNa vyavahAra ho| unake prati merI zraddhA aura samarpaNa kA bhAva dinapratidina bddh'e| suguru ke vacanoM kA anusaraNa ___ he nAtha! sadguru mileM, unake vacana sunane ko mileM, parantu aisI zakti nahIM ki unakA pUrNa pAlana kara skuuN| isalie he vItarAgA ApakI kRpA se mujhameM aisA bala prakaTa ho ki ina guru bhagavantoM ke vacana kI maiM pUrNa upAsanA kara skuuN| unakI hitazikSAnusAra apane jIvana ko sudhAra skuuN| unakI AjJA kA pUrNa pAlana kara apane mohanIya Adi karmoM kA vinAza kara skuuN| he nAtha! ye ATha amUlya guNa mujhe mAtra isa bhava meM hI nahIM cAhie balki jaba taka merA mokSa na ho, taba taka mujhe jitane bhI bhava karane par3eM, una sabhI bhavoM meM mujhe ina viziSTa ATha vastuoM kI prApti ho| aba merA koI bhava aisA nahIM honA cAhie ki jisase mere pAsa ye ATha guNa na hoN| .. isa prArthanA sUtra dvArA yahI jAnanA samajhanA hai ki guru ke vacanoM para saccI zraddhA honI caahie| guru ke vacanoM para tarka nahIM karanA caahie| saccI zraddhA se guru vacana ko svIkAra karanA evaM akhaNDa pAlana karanA caahie| yahI saccI zraddhA sampUrNa jJAna prApta karavA detI hai| zraddhA ke binA jJAna zuSka hai, jJAna se bhI zraddhA balavAna hai; kyoMki bhItara ke rAga-dveSa ke bhAvoM kI vizuddhi to gurujanoM para zraddhA rakhane se hI hotI hai| ___ sadaiva inhIM bhAvoM se prabhu ke samakSa prArthanA karanI hai| prabhu suvizuddha haiN| ataH Apake samakSa kI gaI prArthanA phalIbhUta hokara rhegii| parantu kyA hameM saccI prArthanA karanI AtI hai? athavA mAtra gatAnugatika pratidina kI taraha bolakara A jAte haiN| artha yA bhAvoM kA jJAna na hone se pratidina kI prArthanA samAna ho jAtI hai| jabaki yogoM kI sthiratA kevalajJAna dilA sakatI hai| sUtroM ke pratyeka zabda mantrAkSara svarUpa haiN| aneka rahasya samAhita haiM inmeN| apane vicAroM se bhI jyAdA aneka guNita lAbhoM se yukta hote haiN| 122 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa prabhu se hara samaya prArthanA karanI cAhie ki 'he prabhu! terI kRpA se suguru kA yoga aura unake vacana ko pAlana karane kA saMbala prApta ho|' mAtra eka bhava hI nahIM, bhavobhava inhIM kI mAMga kreN| isa paMcama Are meM mahAgItArtha guru kI hameM kRpA prApta huii| pratyakSa rUpa se bhale hI kevalajJAnI paramAtmA prApta nahIM hue hoM, parantu lokaprakAza sUtra ke racayitA apane sUtroM meM likhate haiM ki- 'hameM pradhAna maMtra kI prApti huI hai| isa mantra kI prApti se hI yaha siddha ho rahA hai ki guru kA pratyeka vacana tIrtha svarUpa hai| pratyeka vacana meM dvAdazAMgI kA samAveza hai| guru ke vacana hI zAstra haiN| ata: mana ko guru ke caraNa-kamaloM meM samarpita karanA caahie|' jo pratyeka paristhiti meM citta ko svastha banAe rakhate haiM; uttejanA-udvega se rahita, harSa-zoka se rahita, prazAMta va gaMbhIra uddezya vAle hote haiM; sukha ke prasaMga athavA duHkha ke dina meM jinake cehare kI rekhA meM jarA.bhI antara najara nahIM AtA hai; pada kI prApti para harSollAsa nahIM, apayaza kI prApti para kheda nahIM; aise guru bhagavaMta ko merA koTi-koTi prnnaam| hiMsA-jhUTha-corI-maithuna-parigraha-krodha-mAna-mAyA-lobha-rAga-dveSa-kalaha-paizUnyaratiarati-paraparivAda-mAyA-mRSAvAda-mithyAtvazalya; ina aThAraha pApa sthAnakoM se jo virama gaye, rUka gaye haiN| pavitra jIvana va ucca pariNAma vAle muni sAvadha pApa se dUra rahate haiN| sAdhu jIvana meM jIvadayA kA pAlana kiyA jAtA hai, isalie AtmA pApabhIrU bana jAtI hai| thor3I bhI galatI se AtmA ko bhaya lagatA hai| ataH prAyazcita kara punaH apanI AtmA vizuddha banA lete haiN| . paMca mahAvratoM ko svIkAra karake muni sarva pApoM se virata ho jAte haiN| gRhastha dinabhara ke pApoM kA prAyazcita leM to kitanA hogA? jJAnI bhagavanta kahate haiM- duniyA~ ke sabhI parvata svarNamaya ho jAeM, una sabhI parvatoM ko dAna kara diyA jAe, to bhI una pApoM kA prAyazcita pUrNa nahIM hotA hai| mAtra eka samaya kA bhojana grahaNa karate haiM to unameM kitane pRthvIkAya, apkAya, teUkAya, vAyukAya Adi jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai| ataH ina pApoM se bacanA hai to eka mAtra upAya cAritra hai| itanI jAnakArI ho jAne ke pazcAt bhI jIva yadi cAritra aMgIkAra karake kaSToM ko svIkAra nahIM karegA to karmasattA kisI ko bhI nahIM chodd'egii| pApoM kA phala aneka guNA hameM bhava-bhava taka bhugatanA hI pdd'egaa| paramAtmA mahAvIra ke jIva ne tripRSTha vAsudeva ke bhava meM sevaka ke kAnoM meM garama-garama zIzA DalavAyA thaa| sevaka ko saMgIta priya lagA va kucha 123 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa dera Ananda aura le lU~, itane mAtra ke saMgIta zravaNa sukha kA phala isI bhava meM sevaka ko milaa| vAsudeva ne jo karma kiyA, vaha aMtima bhava meM prabhu ko milaa| paccIsaveM bhava meM paramAtmA ke jIva dvArA gyAraha lAkha assI hajAra chaH sau paiMtAlIsa mAsakSamaNa kI tapasyA karane para bhI karma samApta nahIM hue| nikAcita bAMdhe gae karma antima bhava meM bhI udaya meM aae| gvAle ne paramAtmA ke kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkI aura unheM samatA se paramAtmA ne sahana kiyA, taba ve karma samApta hue| jinazAsana hI hameM AtmotthAna kA saccA mArga batalAtA hai| sAdhu bhagavantoM ke paMcAcAra ko jAnane evaM pAlana karane ko tatpara bneN| ye nimna prakAra haiMjJAnAcAra - svayaM par3heM, dUsaroM ko par3hAyeM va jJAna jJAnI kI ArAdhanA kreN| darzanAvAra - sAdhu kA vinaya, bhakti, vaiyyAvacca kreN| cAritrAcAra - cAritra ke AcAra va kriyAoM kA pAlana kreN| tapAcAra- chaH bAhya, chaH Abhyantara tapa kA pAlana kreN| vIryAcAra - zakti anusAra ArAdhanA meM vIrya aura satva kA upayoga kreN| sAdhu sadaiva dUsaroM ko sahAyatA pradAna karate haiN| bhalAI karate haiN| saMsAra ke sukhoM meM, paise kamAnA, dukAna yA phaikTarI kA muhUrta nikAlanA Adi meM nahIM balki mokSa mArga meM . sahAyatA pradAna karate haiN| saMsAra ke sukha z2ahara ke samAna haiN| sAdhu z2ahara khilAne meM sahAyatA pradAna nahIM karate haiN| paisA kamAnA pApoM kA badha karanA hai| sAdhu saMsAra kriyA meM nahIM, dharma-kriyA meM sahAyaka banatA hai| svayaM nirlipta kamalavat jIvana jIte haiM, anya ko bhI usase Upara uThane ke lie preraNA pradAna karate haiN| jJAna-dhyAna-adhyayana meM rata, ekAgracitta hokara jIvana ko zAnta-prazAMta banAte haiN| ve hara samaya ucca bhAvoM meM bar3hane vAle hote haiN| vaiyAvacca, bhakti ke bhAvoM meM mana ko vizuddha banAte haiN| inhIM sAdhu bhagavantoM kA mujhe zaraNa prApta ho| zAstra meM mAtra zaraNa svIkAra kI hI bAta nahIM kahI gaI hai balki kisa prakAra zaraNa svIkAra karanA, isakA bhI vyavasthita varNana zAstrakAroM ne kiyA hai| sacamuca, unakA hama para bahuta bar3A upakAra hai| pratyeka zaraNa ko vizeSaNoM se vibhUSita karake unake guNoM se hameM paricita karAyA hai| ye vizeSatAe~ hamAre zubha bhAvoM meM vRddhi karAtI haiN| sUtroM meM aneka prakAra kI saMpadA samAhita kara hameM eka sAtha pradAna kiyA hai| aba usa saMpadA ko prApta karane hetu zrama nahIM karanA hai, balki usakA sahI upayoga karane mAtra kA prayatna jIvana meM hameM karanA hogaa| manuSya bhava prApta ho gayA, aba zubha bhAvoM ko prApta karanA hai, supraNidhAna karanA hai| 124 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sAdhu bhagavanta kI zaraNa svIkAra karake zrAvaka ko vicAra karanA hai ki pratidina jitanA anAja pacAne kI zakti rakhate haiM, to jIvana meM jo kucha jAnate haiM athavA sunate haiM una kaTu satya ko bhI pacAne kI zakti rkheN| yaha gaMbhIra guNa sAdhu jIvana se prApta kreN| sAvadya pApa vyApAra nahIM karanA cAhie, para vartamAna meM jo karor3oM rupaye kamA rahe to use prApta kara anumodana na kareM evaM karor3a rupaye kA nukasAna hone para kheda na kreN| dhana ke pIche jIvana ko vyartha nahIM khonA hai| mana vacana kAyA se pApa karanA nahIM, karavAnA nahIM, karate hue kA anumodanA nahIM karanA / jaise muni bhagavantoM ne pApa tyAgA hai, vaise maiM bhI kruuN| sAdhu jIvana meM sarva sAvadya vyApAra kA tyAga hotA hai / sAmAyika meM zrAvaka do ghar3I ke lie sAvadya vyApAra kA tyAga karatA hai, kintu muni jIvana paryanta sAvadya vyApAra ko tyAgatA hai| sAdhu tIna karaNa va tIna yoga se pApoM ko chor3atA hai| zrAvaka do karaNa va tIna yoga se pApa tyAga karatA hai| sAmAyika meM rahatA hai para ghara, dukAna ko mAlikI kA tyAga nahIM karatA hai| anumodanA calatI rahatI hai| baiMka meM rupaye kA byAja AtA rahatA hai| vastu kI mAlikI kA anumodana calate rahane se pApa kA krama bhI calatA hai / sarvavirati mahAn sAdhanA hai| cAra zaraNa garmI meM ThaNDI havA AtI hai to hama anumodanA karane laga jAte haiN| anumodanA se vAyukAya ke jIvoM kI virAdhanA hotI hai| aisA hamAre paramAtmA ne batAyA hai| jinazAsana kI balihArI hai, jisane hameM choTe-bar3e pApoM se bacane kA upAya batAyA hai| saMgha kI abhivRddhi ke viSaya meM ziSya ne guru se pUchA- 'bhagavanta ! sampUrNa saMgha abhivRddhi ko kaise prApta kare ?' AcArya zrI ne koI yojanA banAkara nahIM batAI, balki mAtra do zabdoM meM uttara diyA- 'paMcAcAra kA pAlana kre'| Age bar3hane ke lie pAMca AcAroM kA pAlana karanA caahie| svArtha-parAyaNatA ko chor3akara paropakAra parAyaNa baneM / tIrthaMkara svayaM parama upakAra kI bhAvanA bhAte haiN| ata: hameM bhI dUsaroM se apekSA kI bhAvanA rakhe binA paropakAra karanA * cAhie | jinazAsana meM aise bhAgyazAlI bhAI bhI aneka haiM jo kisI se apekSA rakhe binA, vApasa lene kI bhAvanA binA sevA, bhakti karate haiN| jaba dhArmika AyojanoM meM upadhAna tapa, varSItapa sAmUhika rUpa se karAyA jAtA hai, vahA~ sarvaprathama kArya karavAne pahu~ca jAte haiN| tana-mana se tapasviyoM kI sevA - bhakti karake anta meM binA kucha grahaNa kiye ghara cale jAte . haiM, aura kahate haiM ki hama paramAtmA darzana pUjana karane ke pazcAt hI bhojana grahaNa karate haiN| kucha mahAnubhAva isa prakAra bhI saMgha kI bhakti karate haiN| 125 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA dharma kI zaraNa he jinadharma ! deva dAnava aura mAnava se Apa pUjita haiN| he jinadharma! moharUpI aMdhakAra kA nAza karane ke lie Apa sUrya samAna haiN| he jinadharma! rAgadveSa rUpI viSa kA nAza karane ke lie Apa uccastara ke maMtra haiN| he jinadharma! sabhI jIvoM ke kalyANa meM Apa hI eka mAtra kAraNa haiM / he jinadharma ! karmarUpI vana ko jalAne ke lie Apa dAvAnala ke samAna haiN| he jinadharma ! Apa hamAre siddha svabhAva ko prakaTa karane vAle haiN| he jinadharma! Apa arihaMta bhagavAna ke zrImukha se prakaTa hue haiN| he jinadharma ! he nirAdhAroM ke AdhAra! he anAthoM ke nAtha! vizva meM sarvotkRSTa jinadharma! maiM bhava-bhava taka ApakI hI zaraNa svIkAra karatA huuN| cAra zaraNa cAra gati aura caurAsI lAkha jIva yoniyoM ke bhavabhramaNa meM phaMsA huA maiM, he jinadharma ! Aja se mana, vacana aura kAyA se ApakI zaraNa svIkAra karatA huuN| aba yahA~ cauthA zaraNa batalAte haiM / mAtra sAdhu kI zaraNa svIkAra karatA hU~, itanA hI nahIM balki kevalajJAnI bhagavanta dvArA prarUpita zuddha dharma kI maiM zaraNa svIkAra karatA huuN| vaha dharma kaisA hai ? kahA~ se AyA ? sura-asura - manuSya se pUjita sura yAni jyotiSka aura vaimAnika devoM se, asura arthAt bhavanapati aura vyantara devoM se, vaise hI manuSyoM arthAt gaganagAmI vidyAdharoM se pUjita dharma hai| ye vizeSaNa aisI zraddhA karavAte haiM ki jagat kI Rddhi-samRddhi ityAdi dene vAle seTha sAhUkAra yA rAjA se bhI jyAdA yaha dharma mujhe adhika mAnya hai| kyoMki dharma to devoM ko bhI mAnya aura pUjya hai| aise hI ati pUjya uccatama dharma kI zaraNa prApta karane kA mujhe gaurava hai, merA ahobhAgya hai ki mujhe aisA zuddha dharma mAnane va pUjane ke lie milA hai| moharUpI aMdhakAra ke nAzaka yaha dharma moharUpI aMdhakAra ko miTAne ke lie sUrya samAna hai / 'moha' arthAt sat-asatya, asalI-nakalI, tAraka-mAraka, hita-ahita, sva-paraka, kArya-akArya ityAdi ke viveka kA abhAva, aviveka aura isase AtmA kI hone vAlI mUr3ha avasthA / yaha moha nizcita hI vastu ke sacce, udAsIna, taTastha, niSpakSa svarUpa ke darzana nahIM karane detA hai| isalie yaha moha aMdhakAra ke samAna hai| zruta-samyaktva aura cAritraM rUpa tripuTI dharma 126 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa AtmA ko sUrya samAna prakAza pradAna kara usa moha ko dUra karate haiN| isase aba jagat kI vastuoM kA saccA svarUpa AtmA meM bhASita hotA hai| yaha sampUrNa pratApa dharma kA hai| aise dharma kI zaraNa isa icchA se svIkAra karatA hU~ ki 'aMza mAtra bhI aisA dharma prApta ho jAe to AtmA kI mUr3ha dazA zithila pdd'egii|' paramamaMtra samAna . rAga-dveSa rUpI viSa ko dUra karane ke lie dharma zreSTha mantra samAna hai| jaise viSa se prANI kI mRtyu hotI hai vaise rAga-dveSa se AtmA kI bhAva-mRtyu hotI hai| jo jJAnAdi bhAva prANa haiM, ve sabhI ruka jAte haiM, sAtha hI ye rAgadveSa se baMdhe hue tIvra karmoM ko lekara jIva ko bhAvI ajJAna-saMsAra meM bhava-bhava taka mRtyu prApta karAte haiN| isalie yaha rAga-dveSa eka vicitra bhayaMkara viSa hai| dharma hI ke dvArA inakA ghAta kiyA jA sakatA hai| isalie jinadharma isa viSa ke sAmane maMtra-tulya hai| jinadharma kI zaraNa aisI zraddhA kI mAMga karatI hai ki yadi AtmA meM jinadharma kI saccI sparzanA karanI ho to rAgadveSa kA pahale kI taraha pAlana-poSaNa nahIM karanA hogA, balki rAgadveSa ko pahale kama karanA hogaa| aho! kaisA sundara yaha dharma? isako prApta karane se rAgadveSa rUpI z2ahara aura isase car3hI huI mUrchA utara jAegI; sAtha hI yaha bhI satya hai ki dharma kA aisA svarUpa hone se hI dharma kI zaraNa jAne vAlA1. dharma kA sevana karate hue kisI prakAra kI viSayoM kI AkAMkSA nahIM rakhegA, ye icchAe~ : to rAgadveSa rUpI viSa kA poSaNa karane vAlI haiN| 2. anya dharmAvalambiyoM kI vRtti ke bhItara jAne para vahA~ dharmavRtti ke badale, rAga kA tAMDava dekhatA hai to usameM mana nahIM lagAtA hai| 3. sAMsArika pravRtti meM rAgadveSa ke tUphAna meM svayaM jur3A hogA, vahA~ bhI aisA vicAra hogA ki are! aisA suMdara mahAmantra samAna zuddha dharma mere pAsa hone para bhI maiM rAgadveSa kA z2ahara AtmA meM ghola rahA huuN| yaha kaisA durbhAgya hai? kaba ina zaraNoM ko svIkAra - karUMgA? kaba mujhe zuddha dharma sparza dekara rAgadveSa se bacAegA? sarvakalyANa kAraka .. yaha dharma sarvajJa bhagavAna ke dvArA kahA huA (heu sayala kallANANa) deva, manuSya gati, yaza, zAtA ityAdi mokSa taka sabhI kalyANoM kA pUrNa sAdhana hai| yaha vizeSaNa yaha 'sUcita karatA hai ki adharma arthAt hiMsA, jhUTha, corI, abrahma, parigraha tathA krodhAdi kaSAya, mithyAtva, kuzAstra ityAdi ye sabhI kalyANa ke sAdhana nahIM hai| kadAcit ajJAnatAvazAt 127 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA . cAra zaraNa inameM se kisI kA Alambana liyA ho to bhI ye kalyANa va sukha ke sAdhana rUpa kabhI bhI nahIM mAne jaaeNge| kalyANa aura sukha kA kAraNa dharma hI hai| isI zraddhA se dharma kA zaraNa saphala hotA hai| jaise sacce vaidya ko 'maiM tumhArI zaraNa AyA hU~', aisA kahane vAlA pIr3ita mAnatA hai ki dUsare galata-vaidya tathA doSapoSaka vastu Arogya ke hitakAraka nahIM haiM, balki hita ke ghAtaka haiM, avarodhaka haiM; vaise hI jaise koI bar3e vyakti ke zaraNa meM gayA huA duHkhI daridra yaha samajhatA hai ki inakI zaraNa se hI merI daridratA aura duHkha dUra hogaa| sAtha hI luTeroM ke kaSToM se bacA sakatA hai| aise rakSakoM ke zaraNa meM jAne vAle 'yaha dharma sarva kalyANa kA kAraNa hai, isalie dharma ke zaraNa jAtA huuN|' usake mana meM dharma kA mUlya agaNita hogaa| vaha samajhatA hai ki 'khAnA-pInA' dharma nahIM hai, balki tyAga, tapa dharma hai| isalie kalyANa bhI tyAga-tapa meM hai, khAne-pIne meM nhiiN| puNya kI kitAba meM tyAga-tapa jamA hote haiM, khAne-pIne kA hisAba nahIM hotaa| anAdi kAla se khAne-pIne kI Adata, rasa ke tyAga aura tapa se hI miTatI hai, khAne-pIne se nhiiN| aneka prakAra ke rAgadveSa ke saMkleza, kuvicAra, atRpti, adhIratA Adi ye sabhI khAne-pIne ke pIche haiN| tyAga-tapa meM to ina sabhI kI zAMti haiN| mAnava jIvana kI mahattA tyAga-tapa meM rahI huI hai, khAne-pIne meM nhiiN| paraloka ujjvala tyAga tapa se banatA hai, aneka pApa tyAga-tapa se hI rukate haiM, sadvicAraNA tyAga-tapa se hI vikasita hotI hai, nirvikAratA tyAga tapa se AtI hai, lar3AI-jhagar3e tyAga tapa se samApta hoMge; ye sabhI bhaviSya meM milane vAle aneka sukha tyAga tapa rUpI dharma se hI prApta hoNge| parantu rAga-raMga bhoga sukha se nahIM, dharma kI zaraNa lete samaya jarUra pUrNarUpeNa hRdaya meM prakAzita honA cAhie ki inake sivAya dUsarI koI bhI vastu se merA koI kalyANa athavA kisI prakAra kA bhalA nahIM hone vAlA hai| jainadharma kI mahattA vItarAga sarvajJa zrI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ne jo dharmazAsana kI sthApanA kI hai, vaha sarva kalyANa arthAt vItarAgatA sarvajJatA taka samasta zubha bhAvoM ko prakaTa karane vAlA hai| aise dharmazAsana ke prati zraddhA kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacandra sUrizvara jI mahArAja ne rAjA kumArapAla ke hRdaya meM majabUta kI thii| ___ kumArapAla pahale jaina nahIM the| kumArapAla hemacandrAcArya mahArAja se pUchate haiM'prabho! kauna sA dharma saccA hai? aura mujhe kauna-sA dharma karanA cAhie?' hemacandrAcArya mahArAja ne usa samaya aisA nahIM kahA ki jaina dharma saccA hai, tU isI dharma ko svIkAra kr| sarvadharma kI parIkSA karane ke pazcAt saccI pahacAna karanI cAhie, isalie javAba dete haiM'he rAjan! tumhAre lie sabhI dharma kI ArAdhanA Avazyaka hai| tumhAre lie sabhI deva upAsya 128 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA / cArazaraNa haiN|' AcArya bhagavanta samajhate the ki sabhI devoM kA svarUpa jAnakara svayaM kI buddhi se hI use nirNaya kara lenA cAhie ki kauna se deva zreSTha haiM? ___dharma kisI para thopane kI vastu nahIM hai, andara se lagane kI / chUne kI cIja hai| isalie vItarAga paramAtmA sarvadoSoM se rahita haiM aura sarvaguNoM se yukta haiM, aisA use samajha A jaaegaa| taba vaha usakA mUlyAMkana kara skegaa| yahI bAta 'bhaktAmara' kI sattAIsavIM gAthA meM kahI gaI hai ko vismayo'tra yadi nAma guNairazeSai tvaM saMzrito niravakAzatayA munIza! doSairUpAtavividhAzraya jAta garvaiH svapnAMtare'pi na kdaacidpiikssito'si|| arthAt he munIndra! duniyA~ ke samasta guNa anya kisI meM nahIM prApta hone se tujhameM hI nihita haiM, isameM kucha bhI Azcarya nahIM hai| balki vividha jIvoM meM Azraya lene se garviSTha bane doSoM se yukta anya kI taraha Apa ko svapna meM bhI hamane dekhA nahIM hai| isase nizcita hotA hai ki vItarAga deva zreSTha haiN| vItarAgatA bhagavAna zaMkara ke pAsa rahane gaI to pArvatI pAsa meM baiThI hone se vaha punaH vApasa A gii| nirbhayatA zastradhArI devoM ke pAsa rahane gaI to vahA~ bhI bhayasUcaka zastroM ko dekhakara vaha bhI phira se lauTa kara vItarAga ke pAsa A gii| isa prakAra zrI vItarAga prabhu sarvaguNayukta haiM aura sarvadoSamukta haiN| unake dvArA batAyA gayA aMhisAmaya dharma hI zreSTha hai| 1444 granthoM ke racayitA haribhadrasUri jI 'mahArAja kahate haiM pakSapAto na me vIre, na ca dveSaH kpilaadissu| * yuktimad vacana yasya, tasya kArya prigrhH|| . arthAt mujhe vIraprabhu para rAga nahIM hai, aura na hI kapila, gautama, kaNAda ityAdi para dveSa hai| tarka kI sIr3hI para car3hate hue mujhe jo vacana yuktiyukta lagatA hai, use maiM svIkAra karatA huuN| jo zraddhAlu haiM, unako kriyA ke mAdhyama se dharma de sakate haiN| parantu jo zraddhAlu nahIM . haiM, buddhijIvI haiM, buddhizAlI haiM, unako padArtha ke mAdhyama se dharma dene meM saphalatA milatI karmavana dAhaka dharma jJAnAvaraNAdi karmarUpI vana ko jalAkara rakhane vAlA hone se agnisamAna hai| 129 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa karmavana meM duHkha aura kleza ke phala utpanna hote haiN| sarvajJa kathita zuddha dharma ko prApta nahIM karane ke kAraNa AtmA meM yaha vana phalA-phUlA hai| anAdi anantakAla se saMsArI jIvoM ko duHkharUpI kar3ave phala cakhAte rahate haiN| yaha duHkha AtmA kA sahaja svabhAva nahIM hai| ye to karma ke udaya se Ate haiN| karma hiMsAdi pApoM se janma lete haiM / sarvajJa ke dvArA kahA huA zuddha aura siddha ahiMsAdi dharma isa karmavana ko jalAkara bhasmIbhUta karatA hai| phira duHkha kA nAmonizAna nahIM rahatA hai| bAda meM sphaTika ke samAna nirmala AtmA meM ananta jJAna aura ananta sukha kI zAzvat jyoti jagamagAtI hai / aho ! kaisA sundara dharma; maiM isako sA lU~gA to mere karma to naSTa ho hI jaayeNge| kyoMki isase hI karma naSTa hote haiN| siddhabhAva kA sAdhaka dharma siddhatA kA, mukti kA sAdhaka hai, saMpAdaka hai| dharma ke binA siddhi nahIM hotI, isa prakAra dharma hogA, tabhI siddhi kI ora avazya prayANa hogaa| jaise-jaise dharma sadhegA, vaise-vaise jIva vItarAga dazA, zuddha jJAna dRSTi ityAdi ke nikaTa jA rahA hogaa| aise dharma kI maiM jAvajjIva zaraNa svIkAratA huuN| yahA~ cAroM zaraNoM ke kArya eka samAna haiM, isalie eka ke badale cAroM zaraNa svIkAra karane meM paraspara ke kAryoM kA virodha nahIM Ane vAlA / arihaMta prabhu vItarAga haiM, vItarAgatA ke upadezaka haiN| siddha prabhu bhI vItarAga haiM, sAdhu eka mAtra vItarAgatA ke sAdhaka haiM, dharma vItarAgatA kA upAyabhUta hai| isa prakAra cAroM vItarAga banane meM upayogI haiN| isalie cAroM zaraNa meM anyAnya virodha nahIM hai| cauthe zaraNa meM dharma ko svIkAra kara hameM vicAra karanA hai ki anAdikAlIna saMsAra rUpI bhavasAgara se tirAne vAlA yaha dharma hai / kintu Aja mAnava kI mana:sthiti bar3I ulajhana se bhara gaI hai| bhArata deza meM hI aneka dharma haiM / unameM bhI jaina dharma ke aneka vibhAjana haiN| vartamAna meM sampUrNa jJAnI, kevalajJAnI paramAtmA kI upasthiti nahIM hai| aise meM saccA va madhyastha vyakti to asamaMjasa sthiti meM par3a jAtA hai / kintu hama sabhI ko bacapana se kevalajJAnI bhagavantoM ke dvArA kahA gayA zuddha aura sAtvika dharma prApta huA hai| jisa kisI ko isa zuddha dharma kI prApti nahIM huI, ve aneka dharmoM kI parIkSA karate rahate haiM aura anta meM isI dharma ko zreSTha batalAte haiN| sahI mArga kA cayana hameM janma ke sAtha hI jinazAsana samprApta ho gyaa| jaina dharma meM bhI aneka paMtha, sampradAyoM kA vibhAjana hai| inameM bhI zvetAmbara, digambara, sthAnakavAsI, terApaMthI Adi 130 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa kitane gaccha-paMtha haiN| kAna jI svAmI se nizcaya naya kA dharma nikalA, dAdA bhagavAna, rajanIza ozo Adi kitane hI paMtha nikale haiN| jahA~ bAteM bar3I, para AcaraNa meM zUnyatA hotI ho, vahA~ vizeSa sAvadhAnI rakhanI caahie| 'duHkhamA' nAmaka paMcam Are ko viSaile sarpa kI upamA dI gaI hai, jo mAnava ko daMza mAratA rahatA hai| yaha paMcama ArA bhayaMkara hone se upAdhyAya jI mahArAja ne kahA- 'kalikAle jinabimba jinAgam, bhaviyaNa kuNaadhaaraa|' isa kalikAla meM paramAtmA kI pratimA aura zAstra, ye hI ekamAtra AdhArabhUta haiM; saMsAra se tirane ke sAdhana haiN| dharma kI zaraNa svIkAra karane vAloM ke lie ise samajhanA jarUrI hai| jinezvara paramAtmA ke dvArA prarUpita dharma ke atirikta anya kahIM bhI nahIM jAnA arthAt dUsarI jagaha bhaTakanA nhiiN| jIvana paryanta yahI merA dharma hai, aisI dRr3hatA se use svIkAra karanA hai| tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ne jagat ke jIvoM ke lie hita kI bhAvanA se jisa dharma ko batAyA hai, usI dharma ko maiM svIkAra karatA huuN| bhItara meM vizeSa harSollAsa kI vRddhi ho, isa kAraNa dharma kI vizeSatA batAI gaI hai| yaha sAmAnya koTi kA dharma nahIM haiM, balki samyag dRSTi ke devatAoM dvArA pUjanIya hai| ___dharma ko pUjane ke lie dharmI ko pUjanA par3atA hai| dharma AtmA kA guNa hai| isalie vaha AtmA meM rahatA hai aura jaba vaha dharma ko jIvana meM svIkAra kara dharma karatA hai, taba devatAoM dvArA vaha dharmI vyakti pUjita bana jAtA hai| usa dharmI purUSa kI devatA bhI prazaMsA karate haiM, indra mahArAja bhI indrasabhA meM baiThane se pahale viratidhara ko praNAma karate haiN| paramAtmA virati dharma kA varNana karate hue pharamAte haiM ki samyagdRSTi devatA bhI devaloka meM aisA saMkalpa karate haiM ki yahA~ se manuSya gati jAne ke bAda ATha varSa kI umra meM cAritra grahaNa karU~gA aura karmoM ko kSaya kruuNgaa| isIprakAra virati dharma ko hameM bhI svIkAra karanA cAhie, jise prApta kiye binA mokSa nahIM hai| 'cAritra bina nahIM mukti re|' saMsAra kA aMta virati dharma se hI AtA hai| kahate haiM, mahAbhoga mahARddhi ke svAmI cakravartI bhI 64000 mahArAniyoM evaM chaH khaNDa kA Adhipatya kA tyAga kara cAritra dharma, sarvavirati dharma ko svIkAra karane ke lie cale jAte haiN| yaha mArga mahApurUSoM dvArA nirmita hai| tIrthakara 'bhagavanta ko bhI cAritra dharma svIkAra karane ke pazcAt hI kevalajJAna prakaTa hotA hai, gaNadharadeva, baladeva, rAjA, mahArAjA bhI cAritra dharma svIkAra karate haiN| paramAtmA RSabhadeva ke zAsana meM aneka rAjA hue| una sabhI ne rAjya-sattA chor3akara dIkSA grahaNa kii| karmakSaya kara mokSa padhAra gye| kucha anuttara vimAna ke deva bne| deva, samrATa Adi ke dvArA sevita aise dharma kI zaraNa hameM svIkAra karanA hai| 131 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA parantu, jaba taka mohanIya karma kA pragAr3ha andhakAra hai, taba taka mithyAtva - mohanIya karma satya ko nahIM samajhane detA hai | cAritra - mohanIya jIvana 'acche saMskAra nahIM Ane detA hai | darzana - mohanIya zraddhA prakaTa nahIM hone detA hai| bhagavAna ke darzana se hamArI A~khoM meM azrudhArA pravAhita nahIM hone kA kAraNa yahI hai ki abhI samakita kI nIMva majabUta nahIM banI hai| paramAtmA kA nAma smaraNa bhI yadi mana meM harSollAsa paidA nahIM karatA hai to yaha bhI samyaktva kI kamajorI kA kAraNa hai| paramAtmA hameM abhI taka hamAre pratIta nahIM ho rahe haiM, yaha bhI moha jAla kA khela hai| jIva yahIM para phaMsatA jAtA hai| moha ke gAr3ha AvaraNa kA nAzaka yadi zuddha dharma hamAre hRdaya meM A jAe to moha kA aMdhakAra turanta bhAga jAtA hai| jaise ilAcI putra kA moha rUpI adhaMkAra muni ko dekhakara turanta calA gyaa| nagara seTha kA putra eka naTinI ke pIche pAgala banA huA hai / naTinI ke pyAra ke pIche ghara, kuTumba, paise Adi sabhI kA tyAgakara naTinI ko prApta karane naToM kI TolI meM A gyaa| cAra zaraNa eka bAra ilAcI kumAra rassI para nRtyakalA pradarzita kara rahA thA / nRtya karatekarate ekadama sAmane mahala meM dRSTi pdd'ii| rUpavAna, devAMganA, apsarA jaisI eka zrAvikA muni bhagavanta ko modaka (laDDU) voharA rahI thI, kintu muni bhagavanta eka dRSTi se AhAra le rahe the| unakA dhyAna jarA bhI vicalita nahIM huaa| isa dRzya mAtra se ilAcI kumAra ke mana meM vicAra AyA ki 'merA mana kaisA apavitra hai, pApI hai| muni kitane pavitra haiM! dRSTi bhI nIce dharatI kI ora hai|' isI vicAra se rassI para hI mana parivartita huA aura apane pApoM kA prAyazcita karate-karate karmoM ko kSaya kara kevalajJAna ko prApta kara liyaa| zuddhadharma ne hI moharUpI aMdhakAra ko dUra kiyA hai| kahane kA tAtparya yahI hai ki dharma kI saccI zaraNa svIkAra karane ke lie dRr3ha zraddhAvAna bananA jarUrI hai| paramAtmA kI vANI zat-pratizata satya hai| isa para aMzamAtra bhI zaMkA nahIM honI caahie| saMsAra ke bhaya se AtmA kI rakSA karane ke lie Azraya rUpa yaha dharma hI hai| guNDoM se bacane ke lie jaise pulisa kA Azraya hotA hai, ThIka vaise hI rAga-dveSa aura moha rUpI tUphAna se bacane ke lie arihaMta Adi cAroM kI zaraNa ko bhAvapUrvaka svIkAra karanA caahie| arihaMta Adi kI zaraNa svIkAra karane ke sAtha hI yaha bhI svIkAra kareM ki paramAtmA ne jina bAtoM kA niSedha kiyA hai, unakA AcaraNa nahIM karU~gA; AtmasAkSI va prabhu-sAkSI se svayaM ke pApoM kI nindA kruuNgaa| vaise duniyA meM sadaiva dUsaroM kI niMdA karanA prAyaH sabhI ko priya lagatA hai aura isI kAraNa cikane rasa karma kA bandhana 132 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa hotA hai| yahA~ apanI AtmA kI nindA svayaM ko karanI hotI hai| AtmanindA karate-karate to vairAgya pAkara kevalajJAna taka pahu~ca jAte haiN| AtmanindA karake kalyANa ko prApta karane vAle rAjA-rAnI kI kahAnI ke lie hama sahanazIlatA kI pratimUrti khaMdhaka muni kA udAharaNa yahA~ prastuta kara rahe haiM, jo ki sabhI ke lie Adarza hai khaMdhaka muni kI kathA khaMdhaka rAjakumAra ke jIvana meM munivara ke upadeza kA prabhAva pdd'aa| khaMdhaka kumAra ne utsAha aura vairAgya ke sAtha mAtA-pitA se AjJA prApta kara saMyama svIkAra kiyaa| pitA zrI ne vicAra kiyA - khaMdhaka ne Aja taka kisI prakAra kA kaSTa sahana nahIM kiyA hai| ataeva mujhe aisI vyavasthA kara denI cAhie ki use kisI prakAra kA abhAva, upadrava na staaye| isa prakAra vicAra karake pitA ne putra moha se prerita hokara pA~ca sau sainikoM kI vyavasthA kara dii| aisA prabandha kiyA gayA ki khaMdhaka muni ko isa bAta kA patA na lage aura unakI barAbara rakSA hotI rahe / khaMdhaka muni ko gupta rUpa se rakSA karane vAle sainikoM kA patA nahIM thaa| ve to yahI jAnate the ki merI to rakSA karane vAlI merI AtmA hai, anya koI nahIM hai| isa prakAra khaMdhaka muni tapazcaryA karake AtmakalyANa karane lge| AtmA ko bhAvita karate hue grAmAnugrAma vicarane lge| vihAra karate-karate ve apanI sAMsArika bahina ke rAjya meM pdhaare| unake pIche gupta rUpa se cala rahe sainika vicAra karane lage ki aba khaMdhaka muni apanI bahina ke rAjya meM A pahu~ce haiM, aba kisI prakAra ke upadrava kI sambhAvanA nahIM hai / isa prakAra nizciMta hokara sainika dUsare kAryoM meM laga gye| idhara khaMdhaka muni AtmA aura zarIra kA bhedavijJAna ho jAne ke kAraNa tapazcaraNa dvArA zarIra ko sukhAkara AtmA ko balavAna banAne meM lage hue the| eka bAra khaMdhaka muni bhikSAcarI karane ke lie rAjamahala ke pAsa se nikle| usa samaya rAjA aura rAnI rAjamahala kI aTArI para baiTha kara nagara nirIkSaNa karane ke sAtha hI manovinoda kara rahe the| rAnI kI dRSTi akasmAt muni ke Upara par3a gii| muni ko dekhate hI rAnI vicArane lgii| merA bhAI bhI inhIM muni kI taraha bhramaNa karatA hogaa| isa taraha vicAramagna hone ke kAraNa rAnI kSaNabhara ke lie manovinoda aura vANI - vilAsa ko bhUla gii| rAjA ne dekhA - sAdhu ko dekhakara yaha mujhe bhUla gaI hai| dUsare ke vicAroM meM DUba gaI hai| isa sAdhu ke prati rAnI kA premabhAva to nahIM hogA? isa viSaya meM dUsaroM kI salAha lenA bhI anucita hai| ataeva kisI aura se pUchane kI apekSA isa sAdhu ko samApta kara denA hI ThIka 133 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa hai| isa prakAra vicAra kara rAjA ne naukara ko bulA kara AjJA dI- jAo! usa sAdhu ko vadhabhUmi para le jAo aura mArakara usakI khAla utAra laao| __rAjA kI kaThora AjJA sunakara cAMDAla kAMpa utthaa| vaha mana hI pana vicAra karane lagA ki Aja mujhe kitanA jaghanya kAma sauMpA gayA hai| yadi maiM rAjA kI AjJA bhaMga karU~gA to mujhe prANa-daNDa diyA jaaegaa| isa prakAra vicAra kara khaMdhaka muni ke pAsa AyA aura unheM pakar3ane lgaa| muni ne pUchA- mujhe kisa kAraNa pakar3A jA rahA hai? cAMDAla bolArAjA kI AjJA anusAra zmazAna bhUmi meM tumhArA vadha kiyA jAegA aura tumhAre zarIra kI khAla utArI jaaegii| yaha hRdayavidAraka vacana sunakara muni ko AghAta pahu~canA svAbhAvika thaa| parantu khaMdhaka muni ko zarIra aura AtmA kA bheda-vijJAna jJAta thaa| ataeva ve vicArane lage- yaha zarIra nazvara hai| kisI na kisI dina jIrNa-zIrNa ho jaaegaa| aisI sthiti meM agara Aja hI yaha naSTa hotA hai to isameM mujhe duHkha karane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? merI AtmA to ajara-amara hai| use koI kaSTa nahIM pahu~cA sakatA hai| aisA vicAra kara aura dhairya dhAraNa kara. ve cupacApa cAMDAla ke pIche calane lge| jaba donoM vadha sthala para pahu~ce, taba munivara ne kahA- bhAI! mere zarIra meM rakta nahIM hai, isa kAraNa camar3I haDDI ke sAtha cipaka gaI hai| ataH khAla udher3ane ke lie koI sAdhana sAtha lAye ho yA nahIM? anyathA tumheM bahuta kaSTa hogaa| cAMDAla mana meM vicAra karane lagA- maiM kitanA pApI hU~? Apa mahAtmA haiN| Apake hRdaya meM mujha jaise pApAtmA ke prati bhI karUNA hai, parantu isa samaya maiM nirUpAya huuN| mujhe anicchA se aura duHkhita mana se bhI Apake vadha kA pApa karanA pdd'egaa| vadhasthala para le jAkara cAMDAla ne duHkhI hRdaya se muni kA vadha kiyA aura unake zarIra kI khAla utAra lii| parantu ve zAntamUrti munirAja, paramAtmA ke dhyAna se tanika bhI vicalita nahIM hue| zarIranAza ke samaya apanI AtmA paramAtmA ke sAtha aisA anusandhAna kiyA ki paramAtmA kA dhyAna karate hue unheM mRtyu kA duHkha anubhava hI nahIM huaa| muni ke mana meM kisI ke prati na krodha bhAva utpanna huA aura na vairabhAva hii| khaMdhaka muni ne isa prakAra kI ucca bhAvanA bhAte hue kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| jisa uddezya ke lie unhoMne saMsAra kA tyAga kiyA thA, vaha Atma zreya sAdhana kA uddezya siddha karake mokSa prApta kiyaa| isa prakAra khaMdhaka muni siddha buddha aura mukta ho ge| cAMDAla vadha karake muni kI khAla lekara rAjA ke sAmane upasthita huA aura atha 134 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa se iti taka bAteM batAne lgaa| isI bIca eka cIla rAjA ke mahala para ur3atI-ur3atI AI, jisake mu~ha meM kucha thaa| rakta raMjita vastra meM use koI svAda nahIM AyA, ataeva vaha vastra rAjA ke mahala para hI chor3akara ur3a gii| 'khUna se lathapatha yaha oghA kisI muni kA mAlUma - hotA hai', aisA vicAra kara rAnI rAjA ke pAsa gaI aura kahane lagI- 'mahArAja! Apake rAjya meM kisI muni kA ghAta huA hai| yaha oghA usI muni kA mAlUma hotA hai| usa muni ne aisA kyA aparAdha kiyA thA ki use prANa daNDa diyA?' . rAnI ke prazna ke uttara meM rAjA ne atha se iti taka kA sArA vRntAta kaha sunaayaa| rAjA kA kathana sunakara rAnI ke duHkha kA pAra na rhaa| apAra vedanA ke sAtha rAjA ne khoja karAI to mAluma huA ki vaha muni rAnI ke saMsArAvasthA ke bhAI the| yaha jAnakara rAjA ko ghora pazcAtApa huaa| rAnI ke kahA- 'mAtra pazcAtApa karane se muni phira se jIvita nahIM hoNge| isa muni ke mArga kA anukaraNa kareMge tabhI apanA kalyANa hai|' AtmaniMdA karate-karate rAjA-rAnI ne saMyama mArga grahaNa karake AtmakalyANa kiyaa| . jIva saMsAra sAgara meM paribhramaNa karate-karate ananta kAla bitA detA hai| isa kAraNa use adhyAtma kI prApti nahIM huii| aisA adhyAtma, jo saMsAra sAgara se pAra lagA de, vaha caramAvarta kAla meM hI prApta hotA hai| acaramAvarta kAla meM jIva ko sacce adhyAtma-sukha kI prApti nahIM hotI hai| adhyAtma kA artha hai AtmA kI prIti, zuddha svarUpa kA bhAna, tattva ke prati shrddhaa| acaramAvarta kAla meM Atma-tattva ke prati prIti na hone ke tIna kAraNa batAe gae haiM 1. jIva ke abhI bahuta bhava bAkI haiN| . 2. AtmA meM atizaya malInatA hai, bhavyatva kI aparipakva avasthA hai| 3. atattva abhiniveza yAni atattva kA Agraha kadAgraha chUTA nahIM hai| ... atattva ke prati Agraha yAni jabaradasta pakar3a honA Atma-pragati meM avarodhaka hai| galata vastu ko pakar3akara chor3atA nahIM, vaha kadAgraha hai| isalie zAstroM meM zreSTha guNa prajJApanIyatA kA ullekha milatA hai| ArAdhaka AtmA meM sarvaprathama yaha yogyatA honI paahie| prajJApanIyatA ho to gurujanoM dvArA samajhAyI gaI bAteM hRdaya meM sparza karatI haiN| isake binA saMyama-tapa-cAritra kI sabhI ArAdhanA vyartha calI jAtI hai| haribhadrasUri jI mahArAja ke mana ke bhItara jaba tIvra Aveza A gayA thA, taba 1400 bauddhoM ko kaue banAkara garamAgarama ubalate hue tela meM talane kA jaghanya koTi kA 135 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa pApa karane kA vicAra aayaa| usI samaya guru dvArA pradatta zloka kI antima paMkti par3hakara usakA cintana karane lge| bhItara kI prajJApanIyatA prakaTa huii| .. . ekasya tao mokkho bIyassa aNanta sNsaaro| kaSAya ke upazama se eka kA mokSa tathA kaSAya kI tIvratA se dUsare kA ananta saMsAra bar3ha gayA hai| usI prajJApanIyatA ke kAraNa bAta hRdaya meM utarI, aura jaghanya pApa karane se baca gayA . - zAsana ke pratyanika ke prati bhI dveSa, arUci, asadbhAva nahIM hone caahie| hRdaya ke asadbhAva svayaM kI AtmA ko malina karate haiN| dUsare kA ahita hogA hI, yaha jarUrI nahIM para svayaM kA ahita nizcita hai| jarA idhara dekheM- tIna khaNDa ke adhipati prativAsudeva kahalAte haiN| rAvaNa hajAroM vidyAoM se vibhUSitaM the, para abhI tIna khaNDa jItanA bAkI thaa| jaMba rAvaNa tIna khaNDa ko jItane ke lie laMkA se prayANa kara cuke the| anta meM kevala bAli ko jItanA bAkI rahA, taba use lalakArA gyaa| rAvaNa ne kahA- 'bAli! merI AjJA ko svIkAra kara le anyathA tumheM pachatAnA pdd'egaa|' bAli ne rAvaNa kI lalakAra sunakara eka hI bAta kahI- 'bAli ne jIvana meM eka bAra jinezvara deva kI AjJA svIkAra kara lI, aba use kisI kI bhI AjJA svIkArane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai|' rAvaNa aura bAli ke bIca yuddha AraMbha ho gyaa| bahuta bar3I senA, bhayaMkara yuddha, lAkhoM logoM ko mauta ke ghATa utAra diyA gyaa| bAli ne aisA dAMva khelA, jisase kabhI na parAjita hone vAlA rAvaNa bhI hAra gyaa| tabhI bAli ne vicAra kiyA ki itane bar3e mahAn purUSa kI yaha hAlata ho gaI to isa saMsAra meM kyA rakhA hai| phira isa saMsAra meM choTe logoM kA kyA sammAna hogA? hAra se rAvaNa kA mastaka lajjA se nIce jhuka gyaa| sabake samakSa usako apamAnita honA pdd'aa| kyA se kyA dazA prApta ho gii| yaha saMsAra duHkha rUpa hai| aisA cintana mAtra hI bAli ke jIvana meM parivartana lekara aayaa| bAli yuddha bhUmi meM hI apane mastaka ke bAloM kA loca karake cAritra aMgIkAra kara vahA~ se vihAra kara ge| aba bAli muni bana ge| bAli muni dharatI para vicaraNa karate-karate aSTApada parvata para gaye aura vahIM dhyAna mudrA meM khar3e ho gye| usI samaya rAvaNa unake Upara se AkAza mArga se jA rahe the| bAli muni ke tapa-tyAga ke prabhAva se vimAna staMbhita ho gyaa| nIce bAli muni ko dekhate hI rAvaNa krodha kI agni se jalane lage aura vicAra karane lage- 'yaha mujhe abhI bhI parezAna - For Perso136 Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA cAra zaraNa kara rahA hai| satA rahA hai| abhI cakhAtA hU~ mjaa|' rAvaNa vimAna se nIce utarakara aSTApada kI talahaTI para Ate haiN| nIce guphA meM baiThakara vicAra karate haiM ki sampUrNa aSTApada ko uThAkara bAlI sahita lagNa samudra meM pheMka huuN| 1000 vidyAoM ke svAmI rAvaNa apane vidyA-bala se sampUrNa parvata ko uThAne kA prayatna karate haiN| cAroM ora se patthara girane lge| eka sAtha pattharoM ke girane kI AvAja se bAli muni kA dhyAna vicalita huaa| itanA bhayaMkara upadrava! unhoMne apane jJAna se jAnA ki rAvaNa aSTApada parvata ko uThAkara pheMkane kI taiyArI meM hai| isa para bhI bAli ke mana meM eka pratizata bhI rAvaNa ke prati galata vicAra utpanna nahIM huaa| zAsana ke pratyanika ko kabhI zikSA svarUpa sajA denI bhI par3e, taba bhI mana meM usake prati kabhI bhI dveSa ke bhAva nahIM hone caahie| bAli muni ke bhI mana meM rAvaNa ke prati jarA bhI dveSa bhAva nahIM thaa| mana meM mAtra tIrtha rakSA ke bhAva se ve apanA karttavya pUrA karate haiM aura muni mAtra paira ke aMgUThe se parvata ko dabAte haiN| turanta guphA ke andara baiThe rAvaNa ke mukha se jora se cIkha nikalatI hai, khUna kI ulTiyA~ hone lagatI haiN| kahane kA tAtparya tIrtha rakSA hetu kartavya nibhAte samaya mAtra kisI bhI pratipakSI ke - prati dveSa, arUci yA tiraskAra ke bhAva nahIM hone caahie| yadi dveSa Adi ke bhAva raheMge to . vahA~ svayaM ko DUbanA pdd'egaa| - saMgha mahAn hai| gaccha-mata Adi pantha alaga-alaga hoMge, phira bhI hameM apane siddhAMtoM ko nahIM chor3anA caahie| vartamAna meM gItArtha guru bhagavantoM para vikaTa samasyA upasthita hai, phira bhI devaguru kI kRpA se saba vyavasthita dharma cala rahA hai| anya dharmI logoM kA kahanA hai ki hamAre alAvA anya sabhI kAphira haiN| anya . dharmoM meM dUsare dharmoM kI niMdA kI jAtI hai, kiMtu jaina dharma meM anya dharmoM meM rahe guNIjanoM kI anumodanA karate haiN| apanI AtmA saMkleza se dUra rhe| kisI ke prati asadbhAva nahIM ho jAe, isa bAta kA vizeSa dhyAna rakhate haiN| 137 - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA paMcasUtra duSkRta gardA khaNDa - caturtha saraNa-muva-gao-a eesi, garihAmi dukkddN| jaNNaM arihaMtesu vA, siddhesu vA, Ayariesu vA, uvajjhAesu vA, sAhUsu vA, sAhUNIsu vA, annesU vA, dhamma-hANesu mANaNi-jjesu pUaNi-jjesu, tahA mAIsu vA, piIsu vA, baMdhusu vA, mittesu vA, uvayArIsu vaa| oheNa vA jIvesu magga-dviesu amagga-TThiesu, magga-sAhaNesu, amagga-sAhaNesu, jaMkiMci vitaha-mAyariyaM, aNA-yari-avvaM aNicchi-avvaM, pAvaM pAvANu-baMdhi, suhumaM vA bAyaraM vA, maNeNa vA vAyAe vA, kAeNa vA, kayaM vA, kArAviyaM vA, aNu-moiaM vA, rAgeNa vA, doseNa vA, moheNa vA, ittha vA jamme, jammaMtaresu vA, garahia-meyaM, dukkaDa-meyaM; ujjhiyavya-meyaM *** viA-NiaM-mae, kallANa-mitta-gurU-bhagavaMta-vayaNAoM, eva-meaMti roiaM saddhAe, arihaMta-siddha-samakkhaM, garihAmi aha-miNaM, dukkaDa-meaM, ujjhiyavva-meaM, ittha micchAmi dukkaDaM, micchAmi dukkaDaM, micchAmi dukkddN| *** hou me esA samma garihA, hou me akaraNa-niyamo, bahu-mayaM mame-aMti, icchAmo aNu-saDiM, 1 arihaMtANaM bhagavaMtANaM 2 gurUNaM kallANa-mittA-NaMti hou me eehiM saMjogo, hou meM esA supatthaNA, hou me ittha bhumaanno| hou me iyo mukkh-biiaNti| pattesu eesu ahaM, sevA-rihe siA, ANA-rihe siA, paDivatti-jutte siA, nirai-Ara-pArage siaa| For Perso138 Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA duSkRta gardA he prANezvara paramAtmA! isa taraha arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu aura dharma kI zaraNa svIkArane se merI buddhi nirmala banI hai| aba mujhe pApakAryoM aura duSkarmoM ke prati durbhAva paidA huA hai| bhUtakAla meM kiye pApa-karmoM ke lie maiM pazcAtApa pUrvaka paMca-parameSThI ke samakSa gardA-niMdA zurU karatA he parameSThI bhagavanta! ___ isa saMsAravAsa meM kabhI bhI arihaMta bhagavantoM, siddha bhagavantoM, AcArya bhagavantoM, upAdhyAya bhagavantoM, sAdhu bhagavantoM, sAdhvI jI bhagavantoM kI AzAtanA kI ho, dUsare bhI dharma ke sthAna rUpa guNAdhika aise mAnanIya aura pUjanIya AtmAoM ke prati ayogya vartana kiyA ho, janma-janmAMtara meM prApta hue, mAtAoM, pitAoM, bhAiyoM, mitroM aura upakAriyoM ke prati maiMne jo bhI viparIta AcaraNa kiyA ho, unakA dila duHkhAyA ho to usake lie mAphI mAMgatA hU~, kSamA cAhatA huuN| he prAtaH smaraNIya paramAtmA! . maiM kitane ko yAda kruuN| sAmAnya rUpa se kahU~ to isa vizva meM mokSa mArga meM rahe hue athavA mithyAtvarUpI unmArga meM rahe saba jIvoM ke prati athavA unmArga ke sAdhanarUpa talavAra Adi adhikaraNoM ke prati, avidhi se paribhoga karane meM jo koI viparIta AcaraNa kiyA ho, nahIM karane lAyaka tathA nahIM icchane yogya aisA pApAnubandhI pApa AcaraNa kiyA ho; phira vaha pApa isa janma meM yA janmAMtara meM kiyA ho, vaha pApa sUkSma ho yA sthUla ho, mana se, vacana se, kAyA se, rAga se, dveSa se, moha se kiyA ho, karavAyA ho, anumodana kiyA ho; vaha saMba avazya nindA karane yogya hai| duSkRtya svarUpa hai| chor3ane jaisA hai| ye bAteM maiMne eka mAtra mitra jaise mere guru bhagavanta ke vacanoM se sunI haiM aura ye bAteM hI ThIka haiM, aisA mere hRdaya meM sthita ho gayA hai| isalie he arihaMta paramAtmA! he siddha bhagavAna! Apake samakSa maiM ina pApoM aura duSkRtyoM kI nindA karatA huuN| mere ye sabhI pApa mithyA hoM, mithyA hoM, mithyA hoN| he prabhu! una bhUloM ke prati bAra-bAra micchAmi dukkar3am, micchAmi dukkar3am, micchAmi dukkdd'm| 139 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta aise pApa bhItara sattA meM par3e hue haiN| yaha saMsAra bandha se nahIM, anubandha se calatA hai / praNidhAna anubaMdha karAtA hai / praNidhAna pUrvaka ke pApa-udaya ke samaya navIna pApa bAMdhakara pApa kI paramparA ko calAte rahate haiN| pApa kA rAga tor3eM AtmA meM azubha rasa vAle karma rUpI TAIma-bama bhare par3e haiN| cAhe jaba udaya meM A sakate haiN| kucha bhI nahIM kaha sakate arthAt azubha karma rUpI bama kA visphoTa kabhI bhI ho sakatA hai| yadi praNidhAna pUrvaka jhUTha bolanA, corI karanA, anIti, anyAya, bhogavilAsa meM tIvra anubandha kiyA / anAdikAla ke abhyAsa se isa jIva ko pApakarma meM hI rasa AtA hai, usI meM Ananda aura ullAsa AtA hai / jisase tIvra anubaMdha vAle karmoM kA bandha kiyA hai, isalie isase viparIta karma ke lie duSkRtya kI garhA bhI praNidhAna pUrvaka karanI hogii| jIva satvahIna hai| vartamAna meM sarvatra rAga ke hI nimitta milate haiM / usI meM sampUrNa jIvana vyatIta ho jAtA hai| pUrvakAla kI taraha alpa rAga-dveSa kA jIvana to phira bhI ThIka, para yahA~ to karmoM kA lepa jabaradasta lagA huA hai| karmoM kA baMdha karanA AsAna hai, kintu unhIM karmoM kA udaya Ane para bhoganA bar3A kaThina hotA hai| kSaNa meM bAMdhe gaye karma ko bhogane meM palyopama - sAgaropama laga jAte haiN| isalie cAra zaraNa, duSkRtya garhA, sukRta anumodanA inakA trikAla cintana karanA caahie| jisase anta samaya bhAva Tike raha jAeM aura samAdhi prApta ho jaae| jIvana paryanta ke kAle dhandhe va pApoM ko dekhate haiM to aisA lagatA hai ki samAdhi to abhI ati durlabha hai| zAyada kabhI deva guru kI kRpA-dRSTi ho jAe aura adhyavasAya acche ho jAeM to alaga bAta hai| jIvana meM kabhI paramAtmA kI pratiSThA karavAI ho, usa samaya yadi ucca bhAva the aura anta samaya meM vaha yAda A jAeM, bhAva zubha bana jAeM to samAdhi mRtyu ho jAe, anyathA durlabha hai| AtmA kI niMdA : tor3e bhava duHkha phandA pratidina bAra-bAra smaraNa karate raho 'maiM pApI hU~, nIca gati gAmI hU~', merI pravRtti kitanI kharAba hai| kaSAya rUpI adhyavasAya kI talavAra kitanI bAra guru mahArAja para calAI hai| maiM yAni kauna? jagat ananta pApoM se bharA huA hai / bhUtakAla meM lAkhoM, karor3oM pApa hama karake Ae haiM tathA naye pApa karate hI jA rahe haiN| aise meM kaise sadgati prApta hogI ? kauna sadgati degA? aise hI mokSa nahIM miltaa| anantakAla aura bhaTakanA par3e, aisI to hamArI taiyArI hai| dAla meM thor3A namaka jyAdA gira jAe to sahana karane kI tAkata nahIM hai| patnI para 140 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA bigar3a par3ate haiN| usane to bhUla se eka dAla hI bigAr3I hai, kintu hamane to jAnakara ananta pApa karake apane ananta bhava bigAr3a diye, usakA kyA hogA? bhUtakAla ke sabhI pApa-karmoM ke mAdhyama se saMskAroM se vAsita ho ge| isa bhava meM jIva ko karor3oM bhavoM meM ikaTThA kie hue pApa-karmoM ko kama karane cAhie the, parantu navIna pApa karake isa jIva ne una pApa-karmoM ko aura bar3hAne kA kArya kiyaa| hiMsA, jhUTha, corI meM vimUr3ha bana gyaa| parArtha sevA ko bhUlakara svArthAMdha bana gyaa| jIvana kA hisAba do bhAgoM meM kara sakate haiM- pahalA jamA-khAtA, dUsarA udhaar-khaataa| jo kucha bhoga meM Ananda kiyA, vaha udhAra khAtA; khAnA-pInA, mauja-majA karanA, ye sbhii| aba dUsarA jamA khAtA, sAdharmika bhakti, tapazcaryA, dharmArAdhanA Adi kina bhAvoM se kie? unakA vicAra to kreN| kyA hameM paraloka meM jAnA hai yA nahIM? jAnA hI pdd'egaa| AyuSya pUrA hone meM jitanI dera hai| eka aMgUThe se pUre merU parvata ko hilA dene vAle acintya zakti ke svAmI tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ne bhI indra ko yahI kahA- AyuSya kA eka bhI kSaNa na to bar3hA sakate haiM, na hI ghaTA sakate haiN| jo samaya calA gayA, usameM parivartana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai| Aja vartamAna meM jIva jo duHkha bhoga rahA hai, vaha duHkha bhUtakAla ke duSkRtya kA hI phala hai| ina se chuTakArA pAne hetu hameM bArambAra duSkRtyoM kI gardA karanI hogii| maiM krodhI, mAnI, lobhI rati-arati karane vAlA huuN| maiM mAyA-mRSAvAdI huuN| mere jaisA pApI adhama AtmA aura isa saMsAra meM koI nahIM hai| .. duniyA meM aneka pApakarma karane vAloM ko deva-guru kA saMyoga nahIM milA to ve kadAcit kSamya haiN| parantu hameM to uttamottama vastu milane ke pazcAt bhI ina aThAraha pApa sthAnoM kA hama sevana kara rahe haiN| unako chor3ane kA abhI taka prayAsa bhI nahIM kiyA, jabaki hama to jinazAsana ke sainika haiN| hama para deva-gurujanoM kI ananta kRpA hai| saMskArI mAtA-pitA yukta parivAra milA hai| itanA saba kucha prApta hone ke pazcAt jinazAsana kI Dora saMbhAlane kI javAbadArI aura adhika bar3ha jAtI hai, phira bhI ina sabhI kartavyoM ko bhUla kara hama pApoM meM DUba rahe haiN| prabhuse prArthanA . paramAtmA se nitya prArthanA kreN| Apa guNI, maiM kaisA avaguNI hU~! Apa kitane puNyazAlI, maiM kaisA pApI! Apa zikhara para virAjamAna haiM, maiM gaharI khAI meM girA par3A huuN| yadi prabhu ApakI kRpA dRSTi nahIM banI to maiM kabhI bhI nigoda rUpI khAI meM jA sakatA huuN| 141 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta ga kintu mujhe Apase eka hI AzA hai, prabhu! ApakI kRpA dRSTi rUpI kiraNa mujha para pdd'egii| Apa mujha para karuNA kA amRta varSAo, merA kalyANa kro| hama sabhI jIvoM ne khUba pApa kie, isalie pApI haiN| aise-aise kusaMskAra DAle haiM, usase Apa hI bacA sakate haiN| sAtavIM naraka meM le jAeM, aise karma bhI kie haiN| una karmoM se chur3Ane vAle bhI Apa hI haiN| itanA jAnate hue bhI Apa hI rakSaka haiM, tAraNahAra haiN| pApoM kI niMdA karate samaya akarttavyabhAva (akartA) honA caahie| nahIM karane lAyaka pApa maine kie| inako caturbhaMgI se jAnA jA sakatA hai 1. dUsaroM kA bar3A pApa bhI choTA laganA caahie| 2. apanA choTA pApa bhI bar3A laganA caahie| 3. apanA bar3A guNa bhI choTA laganA caahie| 4. dUsaroM kA choTA guNa bhI bar3A laganA caahie| isa prakAra ke vicAroM se bhI AtmA saMskArita banatI hai| bhavyatvaguNa jyAdA paripAka hotA hai| paramAtmA ke guNoM ko yAda karate hue apane duSkRtya kI jyAdA se jyAdA gaha karanI hai| he prabhu! maiM ina bhoga sukhoM ke pIche, kAma aura artha ke pIche pAgala banA phiratA huuN| rAta-dina unheM hI pAne kI lAlasA meM daur3a lagA rahA huuN| Apane jina sAdhanoM kA tyAga kiyA varSIdAna dekara dIkSA aMgIkAra kI; zarIra para rahe vastra, AbhUSaNa, mukuTa saba kucha " tyAga kara diyaa| Apane parivAra meM rahe mAtA-pitA, putra, patnI, svajana- parijana kA tyAga kiyaa| sabhI ke prati moha mAyA chor3a AtmA ko sAdhanA meM lagA diyaa| phira mur3akara bhI nahIM dekhA, na una sabhI ko yAda kiyaa| he prabhu! ApakI nitya pUjA karane vAle hama Apake hI dvArA tyAge hue bhogoM kI kAmanA karate haiN| unhIM ke pIche unheM pAne ke lie pAgala bane hue haiN| paramAtmA ne unheM zatru mAna kara tyAgA aura hama use mitra mAnakara apane ghara meM basAte haiN| ye merI kaisI mUrkhatA hai! jIvAtmA kA uddhAra jisa prakAra paira se dhUla kA tyAga kiyA jAtA hai vaise hI paramAtmA ne saMsAra ko raja kI taraha tyAga diyaa| usI saMsAra meM hama kitane ulajhe hue haiM! kabhI paccIsa lAkha rupaye kamAne ke pazcAt ekAMta meM jAkara una pApoM ko yAda kara roe nahIM! ye khokhA, peTI sA~pa kI peTI kI taraha anta meM hameM hI DaMka mArane vAle haiM, aisA lagA nahIM; balki una para 142 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta atyadhika mUrcchA jagI, lobha jagA, ye sabhI ajJAnatA haiM, mUr3hatA hai / jitanA adhika parigraha hogA, utane hI jyAdA pApoM kI gaTharI bddh'egii| hama duniyA ke sabhI 'artha' 'anartha' ko karane vAle haiM, jabaki 'kAma' ko viSa kI upamA dI gaI hai| jo AtmA ke guNoM ko turanta samApta kara detA hai| ye sabhI pApa bar3I prasannatA se kie| ina pApoM kI nindA karanI hai| abhI hama jo dharmArAdhanA kara rahe haiM, ve sabhI gatAnugatika kriyAyeM haiN| jaina dharma meM utpanna hue, isalie thor3A bahuta dharma hama kara lete haiM / kintu artha aura kAma ke prati rahI huI mUrcchA kama karane kA kitanA prayAsa kiyA? dharma karane vAlA yaha kahatA hai ki dharma ke prabhAva se hamArA sabhI kucha acchA cala rahA hai| parantu artha aura kAma kA sukha prApta ho, aisI bhAvanA rakhanA bhI ucita nahIM hai| vizuddha bhAva nahIM hai / yahI mUrcchA bhAva hai / ise ghaTAnA va haTAnA hogaa| tabhI kahate haiM jIva kA uddhAra kaba hogA ? mUla bAta yaha hai ki abhI taka duSkRtya hameM duSkRtya laga hI nahIM rahe haiN| hiMsA karanA pApa hai, aisA lagatA hai parantu parigraha saMgraha karanA kyA pApa lagatA hai? paira ke nIce meMDhaka A jAe to turanta guru bhagavanta ke pAsa prAyazcita lene ke lie jAte haiN| parantu paisoM ke prati atirAga ho gayA athavA paisA jyAdA A gayA, usakA prAyazcit dIjie aisA kabhI gurujanoM se kahA? gatavarSa maiMne khUba paise kamAe, unakA prAyazcita lenA hai; kabhI aisA vicAra AyA kyA ? sAdhu ko artha aura kAma se sadaiva dUra rahane ke lie kahA gayA hai| gurujana hameM do bAteM batAte haiM, strI aura paisoM kI paMcAyata meM nahIM par3anA / dharma ke lie bhI paisoM kI bAteM zrAvakoM se nahIM krnaa| strI se sadaiva dUra rahanA, bAtacIta nahIM karanA / jo ina bAtoM kA : dhyAna rakheMge, unakI sAdhutA majabUta rhegii| parigraha bhAra laganA sAmAnyatayA Apa dekhate haiM ki paise vAle vyAkhyAna meM Age Akara baiThate haiN| sAmAnya janatA pIche baiThatI hai, usa samaya paise vAloM ko kyA aisA lagatA hai ki maiM karor3oM rupaye kA mAlika hU~, ataH itane adhika parigraha ke bhAra se bhArI banA hU~, mujhe pIche baiThanA caahie| saccA zrAvaka apanI sampatti ko dekhakara apanI AtmA ko dhikkAratA hai, he Atman! ina rupaye-AbhUSaNoM kA mujhe kyA karanA hai? kisake lie haiM ye saba ? inakI mUrcchA utAra dU~ to kitane sAdharmikoM kI bhakti kA lAbha prApta kara sakatA huuN| ina dhana-sampatti ko sAta kSetra meM lagAkara, bhakti kA lAbha lekara puNyAnubandhI puNya kA arjana ho sakatA hai to kyoM na vaha lAbha uThA luuN| 143 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA para aisA nahIM ho sakatA, kyoMki yaha jIva anAdikAla se dhana kI mUrchA se grasita rahA hai| duSkRtyagahasisamakita duSkRtya ko duSkRtya ke rUpa meM svIkAra karanA, usakI samyag prakAra se gardA karanA, yahI bar3I se bar3I ArAdhanA hai| naraka ke jIva Aja bhI bhayaMkara vedanA meM samakita kA upArjana karate haiM; aura hameM arihaMta, jinapratimA, sAdhu bhagavanta ke darzana, vandana, bhakti evaM siddhagiri kA sundara yoga milA, phira bhI samakita nahIM milatA hai| nArakI ke jIvoM ko inameM se kucha nahIM milA, phira bhI samakita kaise prApta huA? to yahAM kahate haiM-vahA~ ke nArakI jIva apane duSkRtoM kI gardA karake samakita prApta karate haiM, vibhaMga jJAna se pUrva bhava dekhakara ki pUrvabhava meM maiMne aneka pApa karma kie the, unhI bhayaMkara pApodaya ke kAraNa mujhe nAraka meM utpanna honA pdd'aa| una duHkhoM, vedanAoM ko sahana karate samaya apane hI pApa duSkRtya yAda Ate haiM aura unakI gardA karate haiN| bArambAra pApoM kI gardA kI jAtI hai to mithyAtva mohanIya karma vizuddha hotA huA samakita mohanIya meM badala jAtA hai| isa prakAra duSkRtya gardA se nArakI samyaktvI banate haiN| karmoM kA aMta kaba? tIvra rAga ke kAraNa jIva ko pApa abhI taka pApa rUpa nahIM lagate haiM, jabaki pApoM ko pApa rUpa mAnanA hI samakita hai| paramAtmA kA hama para ananta upakAra hai| jaba unhoMne hamArA hAtha pakar3A taba hamane unase hAtha chur3A lie| unakI amRtamaya vANI ko samajha nahIM pAe aura saMsAra meM hI bhaTakate rhe| isase cAroM gati meM bhaTakanA pdd'aa| janma-maraNa karanA par3a rahA hai| usa samaya unakI upekSA kI, aba kisa prakAra unake pAsa jAeM? anantakAla meM anantAnanta bhavoM meM ananta pApa kie| aba kyA paira uTheMge? A~khoM ke samakSa adhaMkAra chA jAe, aisI merI duSkaraNA hai| una sabhI duSkRtyoM kI maiM gardA karatA huuN| apane duSkRtyoM kA maiM apane mukha se bhI uccAraNa nahIM kara sktaa| tIvra ArtadhyAna -raudradhyAna kiye| isa bhava meM Akara hara prakAra se pApoM ko nikAlanA thA, para merI dizA hI alaga thii| maiMne pApa ghaTAne ke badale pApoM ko bar3hAne kA kArya kiyaa| kahate haiM, jahA~ arihaMta bhagavantoM kA zaraNA mila jAtA hai, vahA~ apanA pUrva kA sampUrNa lekhA-jokhA cukA kara karjA samApta kara sakate haiN| tiryaMca ke bhava meM kAtila kaba katlakhAne meM le jAe aura mastaka dhar3a se alaga kara de, patA hI nahIM cltaa| naraka meM paramAdhAmI jIvoM ne khUba satAyA, pIr3A dene meM kisI bhI prakAra se kamI nahIM chodd'ii| itanA saba kucha jAnane ke bAda 144 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA bhI eka navakArasI karane se do sau varSa ke naraka ke duHkha samApta ho jAte haiM, to bhI navakArasI nahIM karatA huuN| sAmAyika karane se, prabhu darzana, gurudarzana se bhI ananta puNya kA upArjana hotA hai, phira bhI isa lAbha se vaMcita rhaa| pazu-pakSI bhI yadi deva-guru ke darzana kI bhAvanA se nikaleM va unakA AyuSya vahIM samApta ho jAe to unakA manuSya bhava yA deva bhava nizcita ho jAtA hai| isa bhava meM saba kucha pAkara yadi kucha nahIM kiyA, yadi yahI chUTa gayA . to bhavAntara meM phira manuSya gati se tiryaMca yA naraka gati kI hI prApti hogii| manuSya kA atyadhika samaya ArtadhyAna meM vyatIta hotA hai| caubIsa ghaNToM meM mana-vacana-kAyA tInoM jyAdA kahA~ daur3ate haiM? vaha to usI ArtadhyAna meM hI jyAdA jAte haiN| kAyA se jyAdA vANI caMcala hai, aura vANI se bhI jyAdA caMcala mana ko kahA jAtA hai| vANI ko phira bhI vaza meM kiyA jA sakatA hai, para mana kA kyA karanA? mukha se uccAraNa 'NamutthuNaM sUtra' kA ho rahA hai aura mana bAjAra meM, ghara meM bhaTaka rahA hai| sAtha hI hama apane khajAne rUpI puNya se sadgati kI apekSA rakhate haiN| / sadaiva AMkhoM se A~sU bahAte-bahAte paramAtmA se yahI prArthanA karanA hai ki- 'mujha sama khala ko nahIM svAmI, mujha sama khala ko nhiiN|' trikAlayAda Ate deva-guru . ananta upakArI paramAtmA ke sAtha hamane kitanA sambandha rakhA? prAtaHkAla mAtra 15 minaTa, AdhA yA eka ghaNTA darzana pUjana ke lie nikAla lie, bAkI kA samaya sampatti arjana va bhoga meM bitA dete haiN| - yadi kisI maMdira ke nirmANa meM dhana arpaNa karane se lAkhoM rupaye prApta hue, kisI katlakhAne meM jA rahe pazuoM ko abhayadAna dene se svAsthya svastha ho gayA; to yahI vicAra karate haiM ki maiMne apanI buddhi ke bala se dhana va Arogya ko prApta kiyA hai, paramAtma-kRpA se va unake prabhAva se aisA nahIM huA; jabaki unako ye mArga batAne vAle bhI kauna haiM? aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora le jAne vAle prathama hamAre paramAtmA hI haiN| inhIM ke prabhAva se saba kucha prApta hotA hai| inhIM ke samakSa hameM apane pApoM kA mukta hRdaya se svIkAra kara unakI nindA gardA karanI hai| nahIM karane yogya prabhu maine khUba pApa kie| mujhe mere pApoM kI kSamA pradAna kreN| aisA bAra-bAra doharAnA caahie| anyakIsAkSImeM pApoM kI nindA janasabhA ke samakSa kiye gaye pApoM kA prAyazcita janasamudAya ke sAmane hI honA 145 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta ga caahie| vahIM kSamA yAcanA karanI par3atI hai| ekAMta meM kie pApoM kI AlocanA gItArtha guru (jJAna, dIkSA paryAya va umra meM bar3e) ke pAsa karanI caahie| sabhI choTe-bar3e pApoM ko prakaTa kara unase AlocanA lenA va unase liye gaye prAyazcita ko samyak prakAra se sampUrNa krnaa| jo isa prakAra prakaTa karatA hai, vahI mahAn banatA hai, Adara kA pAtra banatA hai| kyoMki dharma ke aneka kArya kara lenA sarala hai, kintu apane pApoM ko dUsaroM ke samakSa prakaTa karanA bahuta kaThina hai| yahA~ taka kahA gayA hai ki yadi cakravartI ko kahA jAya ki apane sampUrNa pApoM ko guru ke samakSa kaho athavA apanA chaH khaNDa kA rAjya guru ko samarpita kara do, to donoM meM se vaha cha: khaNDa rAjya samarpita kara degA, para pApoM ko nahIM kaha pAyegA / isalie kahA jAtA hai ki paramAtmA ke vacana ko jo svIkAra letA hai, usake lie pApoM kA svIkAra kaThina nahIM hotA hai| prAyazcita karane ke lie bhI yogya guru hone anivArya haiN| yogya guru nahIM mile to 700 yojana (1 yojana = 12 kimI.) taka khoja kreN| phira bhI na mile to 12 varSa taka bhI unakI khoja karake hI unase prAyazcita leN| yaha bahuta mahatvapUrNa bAta hai| zreSTha, dAna, zIla, tapa kI dharma ArAdhanA karatA ho, parantu antara- hRdaya meM choTA bhI pApa, rUpI zalya par3A ho to vaha apane Apako ghRNita anubhava karatA hai / zalya rahita AtmA kI zakti bar3hatI jAtI hai, vahIM zalya se yukta AtmA kI zakti ghaTatI jAtI hai / pApa rUpI zalyoM kI garhA karane se hamezA ke lie karmakSaya kara mukti prApta kI jA sakatI hai| vahIM bhItara zalya bhare par3e hoM to ArAdhanA kI pragati rUka jAtI hai| zalyoddhAra se ho AtmoddhAra eka choTA sA zalya kisa prakAra hamArI AtmA kI pragati meM rUkAvaTa paidA kara sakatA hai, ise hama eka dRSTAnta se smjheNge| zubha lakSaNa yukta azva ke kAraNa rAjA apane rAjya meM tathA dUsare rAjya meM bhI prasiddhi ko prApta karatA thaa| dUsare rAjya ke rAjA to usa azva ke kAraNa apanA mastaka bhI nahIM uThA sakate the| vaha azva lakSaNa yukta hone mAtra se azvazAlA me zobhita hotA thA / yuddha Adi meM bhI isako jAne kA koI kAma nahIM thaa| eka tiryaMca prANI kA bhI kitanA puNya prabala, usI kA prabhAva / hameM yahA~ dekhanA hai ki tIrthaMkara deva kA acintya prabhAva kaisA hotA hai? inake prabhAva se kyA nahIM ho sakatA hai| aise prabhAvika devAdhideva ke milane ke pazcAt bhI yadi 146 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta unakI upAsa'nA nahIM karate haiM to hama kaise mAne jAe~ge? kahate haiM, paramAtmA ke prabhAva se jIvana meM eka bhI pratikUlatA nahIM rahatI tathA anukUlatA Ae binA nahIM rahatI / isa vizva kI koI bhI sampatti aisI nahIM, jo unake prabhAva se nahIM mila sakatI aura eka bhI Apatti aisI nahIM jo nahIM Tala sakatI hai| duniyA ke khAna-pAna, sammAna-satkAra, paisA-kuTumba saba kucha anukUla ho sakate haiN| roga, daridratA sabhI ApattiyA~ naSTa ho sakatI haiN| vaha kaise ? devoM ke deva indra mahArAjA se pUchie - 'Apa indra kaise bane ?' vaha bhI eka hI bAta kaheMge" paramAtmA kI AjJA kA pAlana karane se, deva guru ke sevA bhakti se / ' khatarA dUsarI tarapha dekheM / anya rAjya ke rAjA apane rAjya meM sUcita karavAte haiM ki isa azva ko jo mAra degA, usako mu~hamAMgA InAma diyA jaaegaa| InAma sabhI cAhate haiM, mola lenA koI nahIM caahtaa| sUcanA ko sunakara eka vyakti ne kucha vicAra kiyA va isa kArya ko karane kA bIr3A utthaayaa| apane rAjA kA Adeza va AzIrvAda lekara vaha vyakti dUsare rAjA ke rAjya meM phuNcaa| yahA~ Akara vaha pahale azvazAlA meM jAtA hai| lakSaNayukta azva ko cAroM ora se nihArane ke pazcAt eka choTA sA tRNa kA kAMTA sahajatA se azva zarIra meM ghoMpa detA hai| kAMTA choTA va sAdhAraNa thA, sAtha hI dikhAI bhI nahIM detA thaa| phira bhI usa kATe ke prabhAva se azva kI hAlata bigar3ane lagI / pratidina usakI kAyA sUkhane lgii| nagara ke rAjA, prajA sabhI cintita ho gaye / vaidyoM ko bulAyA gayA / azva ko dekhakara jA~ca kiyA jAtA, para kucha bhI roga najara nahIM aataa| bImArI kA patA na cale, taba taka ilAja kaise kreN| eka dina eka anubhavI vaidya kA AnA huaa| usane azva kI jAMca kI aura usa azva ke pUre zarIra para gIlI miTTI lagA dI / jahA~ kAMTA thA, vahA~ para miTTI zIghra sUkha gaI / vaidya jI ko patA cala gayA ki yahA~ kucha lagA huA hai| turanta use nikAla kara ilAja kiyA gyaa| azva punaH hRSTa-puSTa ho gyaa| zalya nikalA to zarIra svasthya huaa| zalya rahane se eka lAkha bhava bddh'e| choTA zalya bar3A kaSTadAyaka -rukmiNI kI kathA kSitipratiSThita nagara ke rAjA kI putrI rukmiNI ne yauvana vaya me kadama rakhA hI yA ki rAjA ne usakA vivAha yogya rAjakumAra ke sAtha kara diyA, parantu vivAha hote hI usakA pati yamazaraNa ho gyaa| bAla vidhavA ho jAne se vaha bhayabhIta ho gii| nirAdhAra hone use jitanA duHkha nahIM thA, usase bhI aneka gunA duHkha use AjIvana brahmacarya pAlane asamarthatA meM lgaa| vaha agni meM kUdane kI taiyArI karane lgii| usake pitA ne use 147 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA .. duSkRta gare samajhAyA ki agni meM jala marane se AtmahatyA kA pApa lagatA hai| AtmahatyA se mahAn durgati bhI hotI hai| hatyA karane vAle jIvana meM prAyazcita le sakate haiM, lekina AtmahatyA karane se paraloka meM na prAyazcita le sakate haiM, na hI pati kA milana hotA hai| ataH jalakara marane kA vicAra chor3a do aura apanA jIvana dharma anuSThAna meM lagA do| usakI pUrNa vyavasthA rAjya kI ora se ho jaayegii| dharma anuSThAna meM vyasta rahane se tU saralatA se brahmacarya pAla skegii| terA citta dharma anuSThAnoM se ota-prota ho jaayegaa| rukmiNI ne pitA zrI ke vacanoM ko mAnakara apane vicAroM ko badala diyaa| dina pratidina vaha adhikAdhika dharmasAdhanA karane lgii| usameM brahmacarya ke guNoM kA bhI vikAsa hone lgaa| isa guNa ke pratApa se usakI yazogAthA gA~va-gA~va meM pahu~ca gii| isI bIca usake pitA kI mRtyu ho gyii| usa samaya kucha maMtriyoM ne vicAra kiyA ki rAjA niSNutra haiM, isalie rAjyAbhiSeka kisakA kiyA jAye? kucha maMtriyoM kI ora se yaha sUcanA thI ki rukmiNI yadi putrI hai, tathApi pavitra AtmA hai| ataH use rAjagaddI para biThAnA ucita hai| sabhI ne svIkRti pradAna kii| rAjagaddI para baiThane ke bAda bhI rukmiNI zuddha brahmacarya kA pAlana karatI thii| isase usakI kIrti cAroM dizAoM meM vyApta ho gii| rukmiNI ke brahmacarya guNa kI khyAti se AkarSita hokara eka brahmacarya premI buddhimAna yuvaka, jisakA nAma zIlasannAha thA, vaha maMtrIpada ke lie aayaa| usakA yaha vicAra thA ki bharaNa-poSaNa bhI hogA aura eka guNavAna AtmA kI sevA bhI hogii| sadbhAgya se use maMtrIpada bhI mila gyaa| eka dina rAjyasabhA meM zIlasannAha maMtrI baiThA thaa| rAja-siMhAsana para baiThI huI rukmiNI cAroM ora dRSTi ghumA rahI thii| itane meM yauvana aura lAvaNya jisake aMga-aMga meM vikasita ho gayA thA, usa zIlasannAha maMtrI para dRSTi girI, girate hI dRSTi vahIM sthira ho gii| aho! isa mAnava kA itanA rUpa! are! yauvana chalaka rahA hai| mana meM aise kuvicAroM kA cakra prArambha ho gayA aura dRSTi meM vikAra A gyaa| zIlasannAha ko vastusthiti samajhate dera na lgii| vaha vicAra karane lagA- are! maiM to cAroM dizAoM meM khyAtanAma eka brahmacAriNI kI sevA karane AyA thaa| oha! pAnI meM se Aga uThI hai| kahA~ jAU~? dhikkAra ho isa kAmavAsanA ko| kyA isa kAmAgni se maiM bhI bhasmIbhUta ho jAU~gA? nahIM, nahIM... mujhe kahIM aura calA jAnA caahie| yahA~ rahanA ucita nahIM haiN| kyA patA, kaba usakI kAmAgni mere Atmadeha ko jalAkara bhasma kara de? For Persona de private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA merI AtmA ko apane paMje meM le le, isase pahale hI maiM kisI dUsare rAjya meM calA jaauuN| . isa prakAra vicAra kara vaha rAjya chor3akara calA gyaa| vaha zIlasannAha maMtrI vicArasAra nAmaka dUsare rAjA ke pAsa gayA aura vahA~ usane maMtrIpada kI yAcanA kii| aneka parIkSA karane ke bAda vicArasAra rAjA ne kahA ki, 'ApakI buddhi kI parIkSA ke bAda hameM vizvAsa hai ki Apa maMtrIpada ke sthAna ko suzobhita kara skeNge| parantu vizeSa itanA hI pUchanA hai ki Apane isase pahale kisI rAjA kI sevA kI hai to usakA nAma btaaiye|' usane javAba diyA, 'mApha kIjiegA, maiM usakA nAma nahIM batAU~gA, kyoMki usakA nAma lene se hAtha meM liyA huA grAsa bhI chor3anA par3atA haiN|' rAjA ne kahA- 'Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM? kyA kisI kA nAma lene mAtra se grAsa chor3anA par3atA hai? Apa gapa to nahIM hA~ka rahe haiN| lo abhI bhojana ma~gavAtA huuN|' isa prakAra kahakara rAjA ne bhojana kA thAla mNgvaayaa| hAtha meM eka grAsa lekara zIlasannAha se kahA ki, 'aba rAjA kA nAma bolie|' usane kahA- 'rukminnii|' itanA uccAraNa karate hI eka saMdezavAhaka ne Akara rAjA se kahA- 'calie! jaldI clie| zatruoM ne rAjya para AkramaNa kara diyA hai| vikaTa paristhiti khar3I ho gaI hai| apanI senA pIche haTa rahI hai| hAra-jIta kA savAla hai| Apa zIghra pdhaariye|' rAjA ne turanta hAtha meM liyA huA kavala thAlI meM DAla diyA aura yuddha ke lie prayANa kiyaa| zIlasannAha ne yuddha bhUmi meM praveza kiyA ki turanta hI use mArane ke lie zatru sainika sAmane Ane lge| . yuddhabhUmi meM praveza karate hI zIlasannAha ke brahmacarya ke prati anurAga ke kAraNa zAsana devI ne una sainikoM ko staMbhita kara diyA aura AkAzavANI kI ki 'brahmacarya meM Asakta zIlasannAha ko namaskAra ho|' - isa prakAra ghoSaNA karake devatAoM ne usa para puSpavRSTi kii| zIlasannAha yaha sunakara UhApoha karane lgaa| itane meM to vicAra karate-karate use avadhijJAna utpanna ho gyaa| brahmacarya kA prema bhI AtmA ko itane ucca sthAna para pahu~cA sakatA hai to jIvanabhara brahmacarya ke sAtha saMyama pAlU~ to kaisA adbhuta utthAna hogA? ___vairAgyabhAva meM Akara usane vahIM para dIkSA le lii| ... zIlasannAha muni vihAra karate-karate eka bAra kSitipratiSThita nagara meM aaye| vahA~ 149 149 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA __ duSkRta gare rukmiNI vaMdana karane AyI aura udyAna meM dezanA sunii| dezanA sunane se usake roma-roma vairAgya se jhanajhanAne lge| hRdaya rUpI bAvar3I meM vairAgyabhAva kA pAnI uchalane lgaa| usane samagra saMsAra kA parityAga kara cAritra grahaNa kiyaa| bahuta varSoM ke bAda zIlasannAha AcArya hue| eka bAra zIlasannAha AcArya ke pAsa rukmiNI sAdhvI vihAra karake AyI aura kahane lagI ki 'mujhe anazana karanA hai|' taba AcArya zrI ne kahA ki anazana karane se pahale AlocanA karake AtmA ko halkA banAnA cAhie, jisase sadgati aura mokSa kI prApti ho| - usane AlocanA karanI zurU kii| aneka prakAra kI hiMsA, asatya, corI Adi kI AlocanA kaha dI, paraMtu rAjadarabAra meM ghaTita A~kha ke pApa kI AlocanA nahIM kii| AcArya zrI ne aneka prakAra se vaha pApa yAda karAne aura AlocanA karavAne kA prayala kiyA, parantu usane dUsare nae kie hue hiMsAdi pApoM kA smaraNa kara AlocanA grahaNa kii| aMta meM AcArya bhagavaMta ne sAdhvI jI ko kahA ki rAjadarabAra meM kisI vyakti para vikAramaya dRSTi DAlakara pApa kiyA ho to usakI bhI AlocanA karanI caahie| rukmiNI samajha gayI ki AcArya zrI to merA pApa jAnate haiN| aba yadi unake samakSa svIkAra karU~gI, to unakI dRSTi meM halakI ginI jaauuNgii| parantu aba mere mahattva aura ahaMtva kA rakSaNa kisa taraha karUM? mohanIya karma ke udaya se svayaM kA mahattva aura ahaMtva ko banAe rakhane ke lie usane bAta ko mor3a diyA aura kahA ki maiMne maMtrI ke sattva kI parIkSA ke lie dRSTi DAlI thii| isa prakAra pApa ko chipAyA aura zuddha AlocanA nahIM kI, jisase usake eka lAkha bhava hue| aba vicAra kIjiye ki aneka prakAra ke pApoM kI AlocanA karane para hama yadi eka bhI pApa kI AlocanA chipA deMge, to rukmiNI kI taraha hamArI AlocanA zuddha nahIM ho paayegii| hA~, pApa yAda karane para bhI yAda na Ae, to aMta meM yaha kahanA ki 'maiMne isase bhI adhika pApa kiye haiN| oha guruvarya zrI! kucha to yAda hI nahIM Ate haiN| ataH koI pApa anajAna meM raha gayA ho to usakA bhI prAyazcita karane ko taiyAra huuN| unakA micchAmi dukkddm|' 'he tAraka gurudeva! maiM ajJAna aura mUr3ha mana vAlA huuN| mujhe kitanA yAda raha sakatA hai? jo yAda nahIM ho, usakA micchAmi dukkddm|' rUkmiNI sAdhvI jI ko AcArya zrI bArabAra samajhAne kA prayAsa karate haiM ki zalya ko bhItara mata rkho| vaise hI guru bhagavanta hameM bhI bAra-bAra kahate haiM ki jo pApa 150 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA kiyA hai, unako prakaTa kara halake bana jaao| aneka sAdhakoM ko zalya bhItara cubhate rahate haiM, para zalya ko nikAla nahIM pAte haiM yA nikAlane kI tAkata nahIM hai| duSkRta gardA meM yahI zalya nikAlane kA kArya karanA hai| jJAnI gItArtha guru ke samakSa apane pApoM kI gardA karanI guru ke lie zAstroM meM kahA gayA hai ki kisI ne apane pApoM ko guru samakSa kahA ho aura guru una pApoM ko kisI ke samakSa prakaTa kara dete haiM to unheM bhI naraka meM jAnA pdd'egaa| zAstra ke AdhAra para guru para vizvAsa pUrvaka ve apane pApoM ko guru ko batAte haiM aura apanI AtmA kI zuddhi karate haiN| yadi guru gaMbhIra nahIM raha pAte haiM, unake mana meM lIkeja ho to una guru bhagavantoM kA bhI ananta saMsAra bar3ha jAtA hai| cAra kAna kI bAteM pA~caveM kAna meM nahIM jAnI caahie| do kAna ziSTa ke, do kAna guru mahArAja ke; inake sivAya kisI ko patA nahIM calanA caahie| sAdhvI rukmiNI kA cAritra pavitra thA, parantu eka mAtra dRSTirAga kA zalya nahIM nikAla pAne se eka lAkha bhava taka bhaTakanA pdd'aa| eka doSa anya bhava meM guNAkAra hokara prakaTa hote haiN| puNya kama ho jAtA hai aura ghorAtighora durgatiyA~ Age se Age khar3I ho jAtI gozAledvArA duSkRtagahare . samatAdhArI paramAtmA mahAvIra para tejolezyA pheMkane vAlA va do muni bhagavantoM ko jalAkara bhasma kara dene vAlA gozAlA usI bhava meM samakita prApta kara letA hai| gozAlA apane pUrvabhavoM meM guru ke samakSa apalApa karatA thaa| aneka AcArya bhagavantoM kI avagaNanA, nindA karatA thaa| vahI pUrvabhava kA zalya isa bhava meM bhI udaya meM aayaa| .. jo AcArya bhagavanta athavA sAdhu-sAdhvI jI bhagavantoM kI niMdA karatA hai, binA jAne unake bAre meM apazabda tathA burAI karatA hai, usako bhI gozAle ke samAna bananA pdd'egaa| muni bhagavantoM ke sAtha kleza nahIM krnaa| unake prati durbhAva vaira nahIM paidA honA caahie| unake prati madhura vyavahAra rakhanA caahie| __ gozAle ne pichale bhava meM guru ke prati burA vartana kiyA, ataH guNAkAra hokara vahI pApa udaya meM AyA aura paramAtmA ke sAtha bhI galata vartana karane lgaa| galata saMskAra aise bhItara DAla rakhe the, jisase isa bhava meM paramAtmA ko bhI nahIM chodd'aa| una para bhI kejolezyA pheMkane vAlA bnaa| isa tejolezyA kI agni ke tApa se paramAtmA ko chaH mahIne saka dasta lgii| upakArI guru bhagavanta para hI gozAle ne apakAra kiyaa| 151 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta ga kahate haiM Aja logoM ko tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ke prati rAga hogA, parantu yadi guru bhagavantoM ke prati tiraskAra yA dveSa ke bhAva rakhate hoM to unakA vipAka (phala) bhayaMkara koTi kA udita hogaa| paramAtmA ke samakSa gozAlA kI pukAra gozAlA jaba paramAtmA se kahatA hai ki he vardhamAna ! merI tejolezyA ke dvArA tuma jalakara bhasma nahIM hue, parantu chaH mahIne ke bhItara tumhArI mRtyu ho jaaegii| paramAtmA ko kevalajJAna ke pazcAt upasarga nahIM hote, parantu mahAvIra bhagavAn ko upasarga aaye| yaha eka Azcarya haiN| paramAtmA mahAvIra ne kahA- he gozAlA ! merA AyuSya to abhI bar3A hai paraMtu terI to sAta dina ke pazcAt mRtyu hai| paramAtmA para phaiMkI gaI tejolezyA paramAtmA ko tIna pradakSiNA dekara gozAlA ke zarIra ke bhItara praveza kara gyii| vaha sAta dina taka tar3apatA hai, jalana kI pIr3A sahana karatA hai kintu antima dina use bhItara se ahasAsa hotA hai ye mere guru haiN| maiMne apane hI guru ko mArane ke lie tejolezyA pheMkI; do muni bhagavantoM ko jalA diyA / maiM kitanA pApI, adhamI huuN| maiM marakara kisa gati meM jAU~gA? aMtima rAtri meM gozAlA ko ghora pazcAtApa huaa| hamane bhI gozAle jaise pApa kiye| acaramAvartta kAla meM aise pApa aneka bAra kie| isalie prabhu ke samakSa hamezA kaho- 'mujha sama khala ko nahIM svAmI / ' khala yAni mUrkha, luccA / kyoMki dUsare loga jagat ko Thagate haiN| maine paramAtmA ko, sAdhu bhagavanta ko, sAdharmikoM ko ThagA hai| bhagavAna Apane mujhe nigoda se bAhara nikAlA aura maiMne ApakA kahanA hI nahIM maanaa| Apane AzravoM kA tyAga karane ke lie kahA aura maiMne AzravoM ko bar3hAyA hI hai| paramAtmA ne kahA- hiMsA, jhUTha, corI Adi pApa karane yogya nahIM haiN| ina pApoM ko karane se jIva naraka meM jAtA hai| itanA jAnane ke pazcAt bhI maiMne ina pApoM ko nahIM chodd'aa| bhagavAna ne brahmacarya pAlana karane ke lie kahA kintu, mere mana-vacana-kAyA kA koI ThikAnA nahIM hai| maiM ghora vAsanA kI agni meM jalatA rhaa| kahate haiM duniyA~ ke sabhI luTeroM ko khar3A kara diyA jAe to unameM sarvaprathama nambara merA hI lgegaa| nahIM karane yogya cintana maiMne mana se kiyaa| nahIM bolane jaise vacana maine bole, nahIM karane jaisA kArya maiMne kiyaa| kitane hI jIvoM kA vizvAsaghAta kiyaa| choTe se choTA pApa bhI bhoganA par3atA hai| maiMne to lAkhoM, karor3oM anaginata pApa kie haiN| pApoM se piTArA bharA par3A hai| mujha pApI kA kyA hogA ? machalI banakara lAkhoM jIvoM ko khAyA hogaa| isase sAtavIM naraka meM bhayaMkara bhUkha, pyAsa, sardI, garmI Adi upasargoM ko 33 152 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA sAgaropama taka bhogA hai| vahA~ se karmoM kA bhAra jaise halkA huA aura bAhara aayaa| tiryaMca gati meM janma milA, pApa TUTe para una pApoM kA anubandha nahIM chuuttaa| isalie hiMsA Adi pApa calate rhe| ataH anubandha tor3ane ke lie duSkRta gardA ko svIkAra karanA hogaa| jJAnI bhagavantoM ne aisA nahIM kahA ki anubaMdha ko yAni pApa kI paramparA ko tor3ane ke lie mAsakSamaNa ke pAraNe mAsakSamaNa kro| aisA na kahakara balki ekadama sarala upAya batAye haiN| duSkRtya kI gardA kro| guru ke sAnnidhya meM jAkara duSkRtya-pApoM ko prakaTa kara Atmazuddhi kro| gozAlAkosabuddhi AI ___ sAtaveM dina gozAlA kI bhavitavyatA jAgRta huii| gozAlA yAni jinazAsana kA pratyanIka (dveSI) hone para bhI anta samaya apane pApoM ke prati ghRNA ke bhAva jge| maiMne ye kyA kiyA? bhagavAna mahAvIra to mere dharmaguru kahalAte haiM aura dIkSA lene ke pazcAt mujhe kitanI bAra mRtyu se bcaayaa| maiM jAnatA thA ki Apa hI sarvajJa haiM phira bhI unhIM se sIkhI gaI tejolezyA kA galata prayoga maiMne unhIM para kiyaa| mere jaisA ajJAnI duniyA~ meM aura koI nahIM hogA? usa gozAlA ne jo gardA kI, vaha to yahA~ bahuta kama zabdoM meM prastuta hai| parantu usane jo dila se gardA kI, usase bhI jyAdA gardA hameM apane pApoM kI karanI hogii| gozAlA se bhI jyAdA pApa karma hamane kie haiN| hama jitane U~ce sthAna para pahu~ce haiM, utanI hI bar3I-bar3I hamArI galatiyA~ haiN| ucca sthAna prApta karane ke pazcAt maryAdA se yukta jIvana zobhAspada hotA hai; aura deva-guru-dharma-jinazAsana ko prApta karane vAlA ucca vyakti yadi aisA adhama kArya karatA hai to vaha nizcita rUpa se nindanIya hai, nindA kA pAtra banatA hai| zreSTha mAnava jIvana prApta kara yadi eka pratizata dharma aura navvANa pratizata viSaya kaSAya meM bitA deM to imase bar3A gunahagAra aura kauna ho sakatA hai? sarvaprathama AtmasAkSI se apane pApoM kI nindA karanI tathA usameM jo bhAvoM kI pariNati hotI hai, usake bAda guru ke pAsa apane pApoM kI gardA karanI caahie| guru jo prAyazcita deM, unheM samyak rUpa se vahana krnaa| AtmasAkSI se nindA ke bAda guru sAkSI se gardA honI caahie| gozAlA nindAse gahA kI ora gozAlA apane pApoM kI jabaradasta niMdA kara rahA hai| antima samaya sabhI ko ekatrita karake kahatA hai- maiMne kala taka jo kucha kahA thA, vaha saba galata thaa| maiM sarvajJa nahIM 153 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA huuN| maiM gozAlA huuN| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA ziSya huuN| nimitta zAstra kA jJAna prApta kara maiMne apane Apa ko sarvajJa ghoSita kiyA hai| maiM sabase bar3A gunAhagAra huuN| merI mRtyu ke bAda zarIra ko rassI se bAMdhakara rAja mArga kI ora lekara jaanaa| sAre nagara meM udghoSaNA karavAnA ki gozAlA sarvajJa nahIM thaa| isane apane guru ko ThagA hai| mere mRta deha para thUkanA, patthara mAranA aura aMta meM agni saMskAra krnaa| . AtmaniMdA karate-karate gozAlA samyagdarzana prApta kara letA hai| aMtima samaya meM hI AyuSya karma kA bandha huaa| itanA pApa kiyA phira bhI 12 devaloka meM gyaa| AtmaniMdA, duSkRta kI niMdA kA yaha sundara anuSThAna hai| gozAlA ne AtmaniMdA to kI paraMtu duSkRta gardA guru samakSa nahIM kara paayaa| yadi gardA guru ke pAsa kara letA to. pApa ko mUla se nikAla detaa| deva, guru kI AzAtanA kI jar3eM bahuta gaharI calI jAtI haiN| vahIM deva, guru ke pAsa gardA kara leM to jar3eM ukhar3a jAtI haiN| niMdA se ghAsa nikalI, para gardA nahIM karane se bIja raha gyaa| bantha TUTA para anubandha raha gayA 'bandha aura anubandha' kyA? karma bAMdhane ke pazcAt acche bhAva Ate haiM to batha TUTa jAtA hai; kintu usa karma kI paramparA miTAne ke lie guru kI zaraNa meM jAkara gardA karanA anivArya hotA hai| apane pApoM ko prakaTa krnaa| isase zalya nikala jAte haiN| anubaMdha TUTa jAte haiN| gozAlA ne bhagavAna kI niMdA kyoM kI? kahA jAtA hai ki usake jIva ne pUrva bhava / se guru niMdA ke zalya ko vahana kara rakhA thaa| vahI anubandha rUpa karma aneka guNAkAra hokara paramAtmA kI nindA karane ke rUpa meM udita huaa| ataH hara jIva ko ati sAvadhAna honA hai| sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavanta bhI pUrNa jJAnI nahIM hote haiN| ataH galatI ho jAtI hai| unakI galatiyoM kI niMdA nahIM karanI caahie| ho sake to madhura vANI se samajhAyeM, anyathA chor3a deM; para dveSa yA AzAtanA karane se gozAlA se bhI jyAdA bhayaMkara paristhiti hamAre sAtha ghaTa sakatI hai| isalie hara samaya jAgRta rahanA hai| pApoM kI nindA va gardA kaisI ho? kahA jAtA hai, jo pApa jitane bhAvoM se kie, usase jyAdA bhAvoM se usakI niMdA / gardA kreN| bAMdhate samaya jyAdA bhAva, nor3ate samaya bhAva kama hoM to karma tor3ane meM mahatva nahIM rkhtaa| zuddha zraddhA bhaktimukti yahA~ duSkRta gardA ke dvArA jIvana ko unnata banAne ke lie tIna bAteM dhyAna meM rakhakara AcaraNa meM lAnA jarUrI hai| ye tIna bAteM jinake jIvana meM utara jAeM, unakI bhavyatA paripAka ho jAtI hai| 154 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA guru sAkSI meM Atma zuddhi- sarvaprathama gardA karate samaya aise bhAva hone cAhie ki maiM mAtra isI bhaMva ke nahIM balki asaMkhya bhavoM ke duSkRtyoM ke bhAra ko lekara bhaTaka rahA huuN| isa prakAra guru ke samakSa apane una pApoM ke bhAra ko smaraNa meM rakhakara gardA kareMge to AtmA nirmala banegI va bhAra halakA hogaa| Aja kA samaya bar3A vikaTa hai| samAcAra patroM meM hama dekhate hai prathama pRSTha pr...| mRtyu kI khabareM adhika chapI hoNgii| madhyama pRSTha ke madhya meM mRtyu kI khabareM kucha kama dekhane ko mileNgii| mRtyu bahuta sastI ho gaI hai| AyuSya kI maryAdA ghaTa gaI hai| Apa apanI gAr3I ekadama vyavasthita calA rahe haiM, parantu sAmane se Ane vAlA bhUla kara de aura Apa kI gAr3I ko Takkara mAra de to Apa kyA kara sakate haiM? kyoMki AyuSya kA koI bharosA nahIM hai| isalie pratyeka jIva ko binA kisI zarma se Atma zuddhi kara lenI caahie| kisI ke bhI samakSa nahIM kahane jaisI bAta guru ke samakSa kaha denI caahie| guru gaMbhIra ho| ghora pApa sunakara cehare kI eka rekhA bhI na bdle| jinazAsana meM kitanI suMdara vyavasthA hai ki aneka bhavoM meM jo pApa nahIM dho sake, ve pApa yahA~ dho sakate haiN| pUrva bhavoM ke pApoM ko hama jAnate taka nahIM haiM, phira bhI unakI vyavahAra se niMdA karate haiM aura prAyazcita lete haiN| vartamAna meM pApoM kI nindA karate-karate bhUtakAla ke pApoM kA bhI prAyazcita sAtha meM ho jAtA hai| aisI vyavasthA mAtra jinazAsana meM hai| anya dharmoM meM aisI vyavasthA zAyada hI sunane ko milegii| vahA~ to apaghAta kI bAteM sunane ko milatI haiN| apadhAna karane se karma nahIM marate haiM, unake saskAra aura majabUta bana jAte haiN| duHkhapUrvaka marane se dUsare bhava meM punaH duHkha Ane para marane ke hI vicAra Ae~ge; aura kitane hI bhavoM taka yaha paramparA calatI rhegii| paMcendriya kI hatyA kA pApa naraka meM le jAtA hai| yaha kArya kAyaroM kA hai| sacce parAkramI vyakti duHkha ko samatA se sahana kara karma kA kSaya karate haiN| yahA~ yahI samajhanA hai ki yadi samAdhimaraNa athavA paraloka meM sadgati cAhate haiM to Atmazuddhi karanA hogaa| bar3e-bar3e tapasvI, saMyamI AtmA ne bhI choTA-sA zalya hRdaya meM rakha liye to unakA bhI anta bigdd'aa| samAdhi naSTa ho gii| jabaki dUsarI tarapha saralabhAva se zuddhi karane vAle samAdhi ko prApta kara lete haiN| yahI Atma zuddhi kI zakti hai| zraddhA- isa bhava meM prApta hue sudeva-suguru-sudharma para atyanta zraddhA utpanna karanI hogii| maiM jo kucha bhI dikhAI de rahA hU~, vaha saba kucha paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA se prApta hai| mere arihaMta deva kI tulanA meM dUsare anya koI deva nahIM ho skte| ye mere bhagavAna ke pramANa For Person 155rivate Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta ga vacana mujhe mAnya haiN| isake lie sampUrNa jIvana samarpita karatA huuN| jIvana dene ke lie taiyAra huuN| paramAtmA ke sAtha-sAtha unake batAye hue mArga kA anusaraNa karane vAle kaMcana kAminI ke tyAgI paMcamahAvratadhArI hI mere guru haiN| guru duniyA~ meM sarvazreSTha nidhi haiN| unhIM para mujhe dRr3ha zraddhA bhAva hai| unakI sadaiva sevA, bhakti, bahumAna karanA hai / unake sahayogI bananA hai tAki bhavAntara meM mujhe bhI jaldI se saMyama / cAritra udaya meM AeM aura maiM bhI apanI AtmA kA kalyANa kara skuuN| bhakti- parama tAraka tattvoM para arUci, asadbhAva kabhI nahIM honA caahie| parantu sAmAnya mAdhyastha bhAva bhI nahIM hone caahie| kalikAla sarvajJa gurudeva ne kahA'mAdhyastha api doSAya', mAdhyasthatA ke bhAva bhI doSa yukta kahalAte haiM / paramAtmA ke darzana mana ko prasannatA dilAne vAle haiN| Ananda vibhora ho jAnA caahie| kavi dhanapAla jI ne to yahA~ taka likhA hai - jise paramAtmA ko dekhakara anahada Ananda kI anubhUti na hotI ho to, yA to vaha kevalajJAnI hai yA vaha asaMjJI hai| asaMjJI jIva ke mana nahIM hotA hai| jar3a kI taraha darzana kie aura phira nikala kara A ge| bhItara prema nahIM uchale to yaha kaisI viDambanA hai| pratimA jI ko sAkSAt bhagavAn mAnanA hai / unake darzana se merA ber3A pAra ho gyaa| Aja tribhuvanapati ke darzana hue| darzanakarate-karate pAgala bana jaanaa| jaba duniyA pAgala kahe, taba hoziyAra aura jaba duniyA hoziyAra kahe taba hama pAgala haiN| paramAtmA hamAre ananta upakArI haiN| ananta karuNA kA jharanA inake nayanoM se satat baha rahA hai| basa, apane hI zabdoM se bhakti kruuN| kavitA banAnI nahIM AtI ho, parantu apanI TUTI-phUTI bhASA se prArthanA kruuNgaa| kumArapAla mahArAja ne 70 varSa kI Ayu meM jaina dharma prApta kiyaa| phira saMskRta siikhii| paramAtmA kI stuti hetu vItarAga strotra kI racanA kI, isa strotra kI stuti karate-karate svayaM bhAva vibhora ho jAte the| zraddhA-bhakti bane majabUta jaba kumArapAla rAjA sacce zrAvaka bana gaye, taba kaMTakezvarI devI rAjA ko calAyamAna karane AtI hai| una para trizUla pheMkatI hai, kuSTha roga utpanna karatI hai aura kahatI hai, 'he rAjan ! yadi ThIka honA hai to jaina dharma chor3a do|' kumArapAla rAjA bhayaMkara kuSTha roga se pIr3ita ho gae the| pUrA zarIra kuSTha rogI, phira bhI bhaya nhiiN| rAjA devI se kahate haiM- 'tujhe jo cAhie, vaha de sakatA hU~ parantu arihaMta 156 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA bhagavAn ko nahIM chor3a sakatA huuN| unakI AjJA mere lie prANa hai| ve sAtvika the| maiM jalakara mara jAU~gA para loka meM jaina dharma kI nindA to nahIM hogii|' rAjA kumArapAla pratyeka kArya guru AjJA se karate the| jinazAsana ko prApta karane ke bAda guru kA hAtha mastaka para nahIM ho to unakA jIvana zurU nahIM huaa| gurudeva ne jala maMtrita karake unheM pIne ko diyaa| rAjA dvArA maMtrita jala kA sevana karate hI kuSTha roga dUra ho gyaa| maMtra kI zakti dvArA devI ko pakar3akara kSamA maMgavAI gii| yahA~ kumArapAla rAjA kA satva dekhane jaisA hai| satva honA bahuta mahatvapUrNa bAta hai| yazodevasUri jI ma.sA. ne 36 varSa kI umra meM dIkSA lii| zrImaMta parivAra se Ae the| dIkSA ke pahale unheM guru ne eka hI vAkya kahA- 'kaba taka saMsAra ke kIcar3a meM par3e rahoMge?' yazodevasUri jI ma.sA. kA satva dekhiye| bAteM to hotI rahatI haiM parantu unhoMne niyama liyA ki cAturmAsa ke pahale merI dIkSA nahIM huI to mere pratidina upavAsa kA abhigraha hai| ...aura cAturmAsa ke pahale unakI dIkSA ho gii| 'upamitibhava prapaMcakathA' meM satvaguNa kI atyadhika praMzasA kI gaI hai| . satvazAlI ke graha sadA anukula ho jAte haiM, kyoMki satva guNa sabase zreSTha guNa hai| kumArapAla rAjA satvazAlI kahe jAte the| saMkalpa kiyA thA pratidina chaH RtuoM ke puSpoM dvArA paramAtmA kI pUjA karU~gA anyathA AhAra pAnI grahaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| satvazAlI purUSoM ko devatA bhI sahAyatA karate haiN| dUsare hI dina chaH RtuoM ke puSpa udyAna meM utpanna ho gye| pratyeka kArya meM satva caahie| satva ke binA kAma nahIM ho sakatA hai| choTIbhUla,bar3I sajA . zreNika mahArAjA ke dvArA huI hiMsA kI bhUla se naraka ke AyuSya kA badha huaa| do yA pA~ca minaTa ke azubha bhAva, kintu una pApoM ko bhogane kA samaya 84,00,000 varSa taka, naraka kA bhayaMkara duHkha, piidd'aa| naraka meM kama se kama jaghanya kArya kA phala 10,000 varSa kA AyuSya hai| kintu bAMdhane kA yadi kAla antarmuhUrta kA bhI ho to bhogane kA kAla asaMkhya kAla taka bhI nahIM chUTa pAtA hai| isalie hara samaya sAvadhAnI rakhanI caahie| pA~ca minaTa kI bhI choTI sI bhUla bar3I takalIpha, kaSTadAyaka, pIr3AkArI bana sakatI hai| isalie paramAtmA mahAvIra ne apanI dezanA ke mAdhyama se sUtra meM kahA hai- 'samayaM goyama mA pmaayye|' he gautama! eka kSaNa (samaya) kA bhI pramAda mata kr| pramAda yAni ki rAga, dvess| 157 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA prAyazcit se Atma zuddhi hameM apane kie hue pApoM ke prAyazcit dvArA AtmA ko zuddha kara lenA caahie| hRdaya ke zalyoM kA nirAkaraNa kara lenA caahie| yadi AtmA kI vizuddhi jIva kara letA hai to tUphAnI samudra meM bhI jinazAsana kI naiyA nizcita rUpa se use pAra utAra degii| yaha paMcama ArA tUphAnI samudra kI taraha hai| jinazAsana jahAja samAna hai| pUrNa vizvAsa jaba hogA taba hI bhagavAna hameM bacA sakate haiN| jinazAsana ke atirikta hameM aura koI nahIM taaregaa| tana-mana-dhana samarpita kara denA hogaa| pramAda kA tyAga karanA hogaa| isa jIvana rUpI gAr3I ko arihaMta kI AjJA rUpI paTarI para calAnA hogaa| andara ke zalyoM kA nirAkaraNa karake Age bar3hanA hogaa| hameM isa bhava va parabhava ke duSkRtyoM kI garhA karanI hai / Aja taka hamane kyA kiyA ? mAtra pApa kiye| duHkha bhoge / artha aura kAma ke pIche daur3ate hI rhe| jaba taka rAjya nahIM milA, taba taka rAjya kI prApti hetu kumArapAla ne jaMgala meM kyA kiyA? jaMgala meM bhaTakate rhe| jaMgala meM ghUmate hue jaba eka vRkSa ke nIce baiThe the, pAsa ke bila se eka cUhA bAhara AtA aura eka svarNa mohara rakhatA, phira usa para nRtya karatA / isa taraha bAra-bAra cUhA AtA, svarNa rakhakara usa para nAcane lgtaa| duSkRta ga jJAnI bhagavaMta ise hI anAdikAla ke saMskAra kahate haiN| jIva artha, kAma ke pIche sadA se atRpta hai| vaha kabhI tRpta nahIM ho sakatA hai| tRSNA kA aMta nahIM rAja kAryakarttA ke pAsa karor3oM rupaye hone para bhI tRpti nahIM hai| abhI aura rAjya sukha caahie| usake pazcAt pradhAnamaMtrI bananA hai / zAyada kabhI pradhAnamaMtrI kA pada bhI mila jAe to kyA tRpti ho jAegI? nahIM, cakravartI kA sukha caahie| yadi chaH khaNDa kA sAmrAjya mila jAye to kyA zAnti hogI ? nahIM, devaloka kA sukha caahie| devoM ko indra bananA hai / indra banane ke bAda bhI bhaya banA rahatA hai / vahA~ bhI sukha nahIM, kyoMki AyuSya pUrNa hone para mRtyu hogii| usakA bhy| arthAt icchAoM ke rahate vyakti kabhI sukhI nahIM bana sakatA hai| isa mAnava jIvana ko prApta kara sundara ArAdhanA karanI cAhie thI, Atmonnati hetu sundara cAritra kA pAlana karanA cAhie thA; kintu aise sundara saMyoga ke prApta hone para bhI mAnava artha aura kAma ke pIche apanA sampUrNa jIvana vyatIta kara DAlatA hai| jisa prakAra zreNika mahArAjA ke rAjya meM dina meM citrazAlA kA pravezadvAra banAyA jAtA aura rAtri hone 158 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA para vaha TUTa kara gira jAtA thA, vaise hI pUrI jindagI dhana ekatrita karate haiM aura anta meM use chor3akara cale jAte haiN| dUsare bhava meM vaise hI khAlI hAtha janma lete haiN| punaH eka se kamAnA zuru karate haiN| AyuSya karma kA koI bharosA nahIM hai| pitA jI jIvita haiM aura putra duniyA~ se alavidA ho jAtA hai| aise aneka udAharaNa saMsAra meM dekhane ko milate haiN| jagat meM sabhI jIva dUsaroM ke lie rAma-rAma karane jAte haiM, phira bhI svayaM abhimAna rahatA hai ki mujhe kucha nahIM hone vAlA hai| . aba hameM yaha nizciya karanA hai ki jo paraloka meM bhI hamAre sAtha calegA, usI puNya kA saMgraha hameM karanA hai| kyoMki jJAnI bhagavanta pharamAte haiM- jo jitanA dhana saMgraha karegA, usake sampUrNa pApa kA pArsala bhavAntara meM bhI sAtha jaaegaa| jaise vaTa vRkSa kA mUla jIva apane vanaspati kAya ke zarIra meM sthira thaa| jaba mUla jIva mara jAtA hai aura anya gati meM punaH utpanna ho jAtA hai, taba usI vRkSa kI lakar3I ko kATakara usase kulhAr3I va bANa banAte haiN| usase phira lakar3I kATane kA va bANa se zikAra karane kA kArya karate haiN| ...to yaha hiMsA kA pApa kise lagegA? zikArI+vRkSa ke jIva, donoM ko pApa lgegaa| yahA~ adhikaraNa Adi kA pApa lagatA hai| yahA~ pApoM kA jitanA tyAga karake jAtA hai, utanA hI karmoM ke bhAra se jIva halkA hotA hai| artha-kAma meM DUbAjIva . zrAvaka sadaiva sAdagImaya jIvana jInA pasanda karatA hai parantu mUrkha jIva apanA bacapana khelane meM va javAnI mauja-zauka meM bitA detA hai| jabaki zrAvaka to sadaiva zramaNa jIvana kI upAsanA karane vAlA hotA hai| ataH yogya avasara para cAritra kI sAdhanA kara lenI cAhie; kintu artha aura kAma meM phaMsA jIva inase sadaiva atRpta hI rahA aura saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA rhaa| sampUrNa jIvana usI ke pIche pAgala bana samApta kara detA hai, aura anta meM rote-rote paraloka jAnA par3atA hai| eka karor3a rupaye ginane se rupaye sAtha nahIM jAyeMge, kintu eka navakAra bhI zuddha mana se gina letA hai to vaha paraloka meM sAtha jAtA hai| sAdhujanoM kI bhakti va sevA suzrUSA kI hogI to ve sabhI puNya avazya sAtha cleNge| isI se bhavAntara meM sAdhutA kA jIvana prApta hotA hai| jinazAsana kIsevA bhayaMkara Arambha samArambha karane vAle jIvoM kA uddhAra ananta upakArI paramAtmA se hI ho sakatA hai| isalie jinazAsana kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| sAta-kSetra dAna ke lie batAye gaye haiN| sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka-zrAvikA, jinAgama, jinabimba evaM jinmNdir| ye sAtoM kSetra 159 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gare dAna-dharma meM zreSTha mAne jAte haiN| dvArikA nagarI meM sthita do vaidyarAja atyadhika Arambha samArambha pUrvaka jIvana jIte the, kintu svabhAva se donoM eka dUsare se ekadama viparIta the| eka sIdhA, sarala, dUsarA akkhar3a svabhAva vaalaa| ekadA gA~va meM sAdhu bhagavaMta asvastha ho gye| vaidyarAja ko bulAyA gyaa| akkhar3a svabhAvI vaidya jI ne svAsthya dekhakara unheM batAyA ki Apako zahada ke sAtha yaha davA lenI hogii| sAdhu bhagavanta ne kahA abhakSya zahada kA hama bhakSaNa nahIM karate haiN| ataH dUsarA upAya btaaie| akkhar3a vaidya ne akkhar3atA se kahA- 'dUsarA upAya nahIM hai| yadi ThIka honA hai| to yaha davA zahada se hI lenI par3egI anyathA maiM calatA huuN|' yahA~ sAdhu bhagavaMta kA apamAna kara unakI avajJA kii| sAtoM kSetra pUjya kahe gaye haiN| unameM prathama sAdhu bhagavanta ko. pUjya kahA gayA hai| unakI mAnasika rUpa se kI gaI avagaNanA bhI bhayaMkara vipAka ko bhogane vAlA banA detI hai| sAdharmika bathu bhI mahAn hote haiN| unakI bhI upekSA nahIM karanI caahie| kyoMki inhIM meM se koI tIrthaMkara kA jIva hai to koI gaNadhara kA jIva ho sakatA hai| unakI bhI sevA karanI caahie| jinazAsanasloM kIkhAna tIrtha yAtrA kA mahatva jAnakara do sAdharmika bandhuoM ne tIrtha-yAtrA ke lie apane gA~va se prasthAna kiyaa| aneka tIrthoM kI yAtrA karate-karate donoM eka grAma meM phuNce| vahA~ bhojana kI vyavasthA pratidina calatI rahatI thI, kintu Aja pAkazAlA jaldI banda kara dI gayI thii| donoM ko bhojana nahIM milaa| vahA~ ke sAdharmika bandhu ne kevala Aja unakI upekSA kii| Aja jAne dIjiye, ye bhojana kahIM aura kara leNge| ve donoM bandhu anya sthAna para pahuMce aura vahIM apane bhojana kI vyavasthA kara lii| grAma meM jJAnI guru bhagavanta kA Agamana huaa| gA~va ke jaina bandhu ne hAtha jor3akara guru mahArAja se kahA ki 'mere dvArA koI bhUla-cUka huI hai to phrmaaiye|' guru mahArAja ne kahA- 'tumhAre yahA~ se jo do sAdharmika badhu bhojana kie binA hI cale gaye haiM, unameM se eka tIrthaMkara kA jIva thA, dUsarA gaNadhara kA jIva thaa| jise diyA jAtA hai vaha supAtra jitanA zreSTha hotA hai, utanA bhakti kA phala bhI zreSTha prApta hotaa| tumhAre yahA~ pratidina sAdharmikoM ko bhojana karAyA jAtA hai, kintu kala tumane unakI upekSA kii| zreSTha phala prApti se vaMcita raha gye| eka lAkha zrAvakoM ko bhojana karAyA jAye athavA eka zreSTha AtmA ko bhojana karAyA jAye, donoM kA samAna phala prApta hotA hai|' ___caturvidha saMgha sabase bar3A pAtra hai, kyoMki yaha ratnoM kI khAna hai| isa saMgha meM 160 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA aise-aise aneka bahumUlya ratna paidA hue haiM, jinake dvArA saikar3o dharma kArya sampanna hote haiN| aneka jinamandira, dAnazAlA Adi zreSTha kArya inhIM ke dvArA hI sampanna hote haiN| - 'bhAmAzAha', jinheM Aja bhI loga zraddhA se namana karate haiM, ve bhI isI jinazAsana ke ratna the| unhoMne mahArANA pratApa ke samakSa apanI tijorI kA tAlA kholakara rakha diyaa| usI sampatti se mevAr3a ke sampUrNa 360 jinamaMdiroM kI rakSA kI gii| vartamAna 'kumArapAla vI.zA.' ne bhI aneka jinamaMdiroM kA jIrNoddhAra karavAkara unakI surakSA kii| isI caturvidya saMgha meM aisI suzrAvikAe~ bhI haiM, jo apane suputroM ko jinazAsana kI dhurI ko sambhAlane ke lie samarpita kara detI haiN| unameM 'mAtA madAlasA' kA nAma smaraNa karate haiM to unake caraNoM meM zIza jhuka jAtA hai| zrIsaMghaparavAtsalyabhAva kahate haiM, jisa zrIsaMgha ko hama ratnoM kI khAna kahate haiM; usa saMgha meM aneka gaccha, pantha, samudAya nikala gaye haiN| kintu Aja bhI saMgha mahAn kahA jAtA hai| Aja jaina saMgha ke pAsa zaMtrujaya, giranAra, rANakapura, AbU jI Adi aneka tIrthoM kI kImatI sampatti hai aura paMcamahAvratadhArI sAdhu-sAdhvI jI bhI saMgha ke lie bahumUlya sampatti kahe gae haiN| inakI surakSA kI jimmedArI zrIsaMgha para hai| yadi tIrtha ho to unake jirNoddhAra kI va sAdhu-sAdhvI jI ho to unake AhAra-pAnI-auSadhi Adi kI ciMtA zrIsaMgha hI karatA hai| isalie zrIsaMgha ko mahAn kahA gayA hai| isIlie isa saMgha ke prati vAtsalyabhAva, premabhAva jgaaeN| isI saMgha meM hamArA janma huA hai, aisA yoga mahAn puNyodaya se prApta hotA hai| ataH unakI kisI bhI samaya upekSA nahIM karanI caahie| sevAse Atma-kamAI . pUrva meM dvArikA nagarI ke do vaidyoM kI bAta cala rahI thI, jisameM se eka vaidya ne . sAdhu bhagavanta kI upekSA kI; kintu dUsare vaidya jI kA svabhAva sarala thaa| sarvaprathama usa vaidya ne mahAtmA kA nirIkSaNa kiyA, tatpazcAt auSadhi dii| unake AcAra-niyama ke anukUla auSadhi batalAkara unake svAsthya ko ThIka kiyaa| prema se unakI bhakti kii| isa paMcama kAla ke bhayaMkara saMsAra meM sAdhu-sAdhvI jI kI bhakti hI Atma-kamAI ke lie eka prakAza kiraNa hai| yahA~ ve donoM vaidya jI bhayaMkara Arambha-samArambha kI kriyA karate the| prathama vaidya jI ne Arambha ke sAtha hI sAdhu kI AzAtanA bhI kI, ataH mara kara sAtavIM naraka meM utpanna huaa| dUsarA vaidya Arambha sahita jIvana jItA thA, para sAdhu kI bhakti kI zI, ataH mara kara tiryaMca gati meM bandara kA jIva bnaa| atyadhika Arambha ke kAraNa saMgha meM unakI nindA hotI 161 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gahI thI, paraMtu sAdhu ke prati bhakti-prema-Adara ke bhAva se usakI naraka ttlii| kisa samaya kauna se jIva kaise karma bA~dha lete haiM, una sabhI kA lekhA-jokhA AtmA ke kaMpyUTara meM phIDa hotA rahatA hai| hara samaya ke alaga-alaga adhyavasAya, bhAva-pariNAma kA AtmA badha karatI hai| ye karma kisI jIva ko nahIM chor3ate haiN| kAla ke paripakva hote hI hara jIva ko apane karmAnusAra vahA~ jAnA par3atA hai| kahate haiM, hamAre dvArA jitane jIvoM kI hiMsA kI jAtI hai, unase hajAra guNA jyAdA bAra hameM punaH janma lekara maranA par3atA hai| isa jinazAsana ko prApta karane ke pazcAt saMbhala jAnA hai| artha aura kAma ke pIche daur3a lagAnA chor3a denA hai| jinazAsana ko samarpita ho jAnA hai| . ... - jagaDUzAha ne anAja kA saMgraha kiyA, kintu becakara kamAne ke lie nahIM balki bhUkhe vyakti ko, garIba ko dene ke lie| unhoMne usa sthAna para likhavA diyA- 'yaha anAja garIboM ke lie hai|' jinazAsana rUpI khajAnA prApta hone ke pazcAt apanI tijorI ko khola do| jo milA hai, vaha saba paramAtmA kA diyA huA hone se vaha paramAtmA kA hai| merA to kucha bhI nahIM haiN| maiM to mAtra munIma huuN| naukarI karatA huuN| tanakhvAha prApta karatA huuN| ataH mujhe isa sampatti ko mauja-zauka meM ur3Ane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| . alpasevA-bhakti kAgaz2aba phala Upara ke kathAnaka anusAra vaidya mara kara bandara bnaa| vahA~ bhI 700 baMdariyoM kA svAmI bnaa| eka dina usa jaMgala meM eka sArthavAha kA sArtha jA rahA thaa| sAtha meM sAdhu bhagavanta bhI cala rahe the| unameM se eka muni bhagavaMta ke paira meM bar3A sA nukIlA kAMTA cubha gyaa| calane meM unheM bhayaMkara takalIpha ho rahI thii| usa muni ne anya bhagavantoM se Age padhArane ke lie kahate hue kahA- 'mujhase aba calA nahIM jA rahA hai| ataH maiM yahI anazana kara apanI antima sAdhanA kara luuNgaa|' dUsarA upAya nahIM milane se munijanoM ko jAnA pdd'aa| jaMgala meM akele muni ko dekhakara sabhI baMdariyA~ cillAne lgii| taba bandara vahA~ aayaa| sAdhu bhagavanta ko dekhakara aisA lagA ki inako pahale kabhI dekhA hai| vicAra-vicAra meM bandara ko jAti-smaraNa jJAna huaa| jJAna se apane pUrva bhava ko jAnane lgaa| sAtha hI pUrva bhava meM vaidya hone se use isa bhava meM bhI jar3I-bUTiyoM kA jJAna ho gyaa| jJAna se jAnakara turanta jar3I-bUTI lAkara muni bhagavaMta kI auSadhi kara unako ThIka kara diyaa| vahA~ se mara kara bandara kA jIva devagati meM deva bnaa| isake pazcAt marakara manuSya banakara pApoM kA prakSAla kara AtmasAdhanA karake mokSa ko prApta 162 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA kregaa| AtmA ko mokSa ke sAtha jor3a de, vaisA yoga hai yaha duSkRta grdaa| isase mukhya rUpa se do prakAra ke phala kI prApti hotI hai 1. vartamAna meM duHkhoM ko sahana karane kI zakti prApta hotI hai| 2. anikAcita karmoM kA nAza hotA hai| isa yoga kA sabase bar3A phala hai ki dharmI AtmA ko yahA~ sahiSNutA prApta hotI hai| phira cAhe jitanI bhayaMkara Apatti jIvana meM A jAe, unako sahana karane kI zakti prApta ho jAtI hai| dharmI AtmA samajhane laga jAtI hai ki sAMsArika sukha jisa prakAra eka bhrama hai, vaise hI duHkha bhI bhrama hai| kintu anAdikAla ke abhyAsa ke kAraNa adhikatara jIva duHkha Ane para rAga-dveSa se grasita bana jAte haiN| rAga-dveSa AtmA ke do bar3e roga haiN| kaiMsara zarIra kA roga hai| zarIra aura AtmA kA saMyoga hI pahale jIva ko duHkhI karate haiN| dharma meM jaise-jaise pariNamana karate jAeMge, vaise-vaise usakI sahiSNutA bar3hatI jaaegii| - dharma ke dvArA do prakAra ke lAbha hote haiM- anikAcita karma samApta ho jAte haiM sAtha hI nikAcita karma ke udaya samaya meM sahiSNutA ke bhAva jAgRta hote haiN| . anAdikAla se jIva ne praNidhAna pUrvaka pApakarmoM ko bA~dhA thA aura abhI bhI vaise hI pApoM ko bAMdha rahA hai| isa prakAra praNidhAna pUrvaka kie gaye pApoM se karmoM kA anubandha hotA hai, yAni ina pApoM kI paramparA calatI rahatI hai| praNidhAna ke kAraNa hamane pApakarmoM kA anubadha kiyA hai| jisakI paramparA calI A rahI hai| tIvra rasa vAle karmoM ke anubandha udaya meM Ate samaya, utanI hI tIvratA se karmaphala bhogane par3ate haiN| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki Aja taka hamane jitane bhI praNidhAna pUrvaka pApoM ke anubadha kiye haiM, unase bhI jyAdA praNidhAna pUrvaka duSkRta kI gardA meM svayaM ko lagAnA hogaa| isase anAdi kAla ke azubha karmoM kA bandha TUTegA aura rasa bhI phIkA pdd'egaa| isase kamI azubha karma bhoganA bhI nahIM pdd'egaa| duSkRta gardA se hI jIva saMsAra kI paramparA ke bandhana ko chor3a skegaa| isake binA yaha paramparA samApta nahIM ho paayegii| . anubandha ko tor3ate-tor3ate kabhI ucca koTi ke bhAva A jAne se sampUrNa karma TUTa zrI jAte haiN| duSkRta gardA se jIva apane pApoM ko dho sakatA hai| isase azubha phala bhI dhula jAte haiN| 163 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA duSkRta gardA se tIvra se tIvra rasa vAle karma alparasa vAle bana jAte haiM, purAne pApa karmoM ke anubandha TUTa jAte haiN| Aja taka hama sabhI ne praNidhAna, ekAgratA aura duniyA ke svArtha ke bhAva se pApa karma kie| aise pApa karma ke dvArA AtmA meM tIva-rasa aura anubanya vAle karmoM kA bandha huaa| ataH ina donoM prakAra ke karma bandha ko tor3ane kI zakti isa duSkRta gardA meM hai| jaise hiMsA kA pApa hamane bahuta kiyaa| cUlhe meM lakar3I jalAte samaya A~kha meM pAnI AyA? zeyara bAjAra meM rupaye jaba kAgaja bana gaye, taba rAgI ko rAta meM nIMda harAma ho gii| putra bImAra par3A, usako dekhakara A~khoM meM A~sU Ae, kintu pApa karma karate samaya kyA ronA AyA? hamane ha~sate-ha~sate karma bA~dhe the| usa samaya vicAra nahIM AyA ki ina karmoM kA udaya AegA to kaise inako bhogeNgeN| __ praNidhAna pUrvaka kie gaye pApoM ko kaise bhogeMge, yaha cintanIya prazna hai? kaise kareM duSkRta-gA? ye pApa karane jaise nahIM haiM, phira bhI maiMne kiye haiN| are! itanI hiMsA kI maiMne? parigraha kA amApa saMgraha kiyA? jo nahIM karanA thA, phira bhI karatA hI rahA aura jo karanA thA, use nahIM kiyaa| jaise mujhe ATha varSa kI umra meM dIkSA lekara Atma-kalyANa karanA thA, vaha maiMne nahIM kiyaa| paramAtmA ne kahA- yaha durlabha mAnava jIvana sampatti ekatrita karake parivAra calAne ke lie nahIM hai| to ye maiMne kiyaa| yaha jIvana AtmA sAdhanA-ArAdhanA hetu . cAritra grahaNa karane ke lie hai, to vaha maiMne nahIM kiyaa| ___ saMsAra meM rahakara pApa karate haiM, phira bhI unase apanA bacAva karate haiN| saMsAra yAni pApoM meM rhnaa| pApakarma krnaa| aisA bacAva nahIM caahie| akarttavyatva (akattA) kI buddhi ko pradhAnatA denI hogii| maiM kudarata kA, karmasattA kA gunAhagAra huuN| kudarata ne mujhe pA~ca indriya, jainadharma, deva-guru saba kucha diyaa| kyA maiM inakA sahI rUpa se upayoga kara pAyA? deva, guru ke vacanoM ke viparIta jo kucha kiyA, ve saba duSkRta hI haiN| ataH ina pApoM kI mukta kaNTha se nindA karanI hai| eka-eka duSkRta ko yAda karate hue A~khoM se A~sU nikalane caahie| durlabhasamAdhihai labdhisUri ma. paramAtma stavana meM likhate haiM- 'hU~ pApI chu nIca gati gAmI' dina bhara meM kitanI bAra yAda AtA hai? hama thor3I ArAdhanA karate haiM, aura svayaM ko ArAdhaka AtmA mAnane laga jAte haiN| do-cAra bhava pazcAt hameM mokSa ho jaaegaa| jaba acche kAla meM bhI samAdhi durlabha hotI hai to duSkAla meM, vyAdhi meM, mRtyu ke samaya samAdhi kyA raha 164 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta pAyegI ? jahA~ samAdhi maraNa hI dUra hai vahA~ mokSa to durlabha hI hai| samAdhi kA~ca se jyAdA nAjuka hai| samAdhi ko TikA pAnA jyAdA muzkila hai| jaise jarA sI Takkara lagI ki kA~ca TUTa jAtA hai, vaise hI jarA se do zabda kisI ne kahe, mana khaNDita ho jAtA hai| mana meM dharma se viparIta cintana calA, yAni asamAdhi ho jAtI hai / citta kI svasthatA hI samAdhi hai| jabaki mana se kucha viparIta ho jAe to mana ke vicAra hI viparIta ho jAte haiN| anta samaya meM sambandhIjanoM ko parijanoM ko chor3akara prayANa karanA hotA hai, isalie mAnava samAdhi TikA nahIM pAtA hai| yadi koI navakAra mantra bhI sunAte haiM to usa samaya mana sthira nahIM ho pAtA hai| mana to zArIrika vedanA meM hI jAtA hai| lAkhoM prakAra ke adhyavasAya citta samAdhi ko tor3a dete haiN| sadgati durlabha hai, kyoMki samAdhi durlabha hai| mRtyu ke do rUpa saMvegaraMgazAlA evaM uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM mRtyu ke do rUpa batAe gaye haiM1. nirbhayatApUrvaka mRtyuvaraNa evaM 2. anicchApUrvaka athavA bhayabhIta hokara mRtyu ko varaNa krnaa| samAdhimaraNa meM manuSya kA mRtyu para zAsana hotA hai, jabaki anicchApUrvaka maraNa meM mRtyu manuSya para zAsana karatI hai| maraNa ke pahale prakAra ko paNDitamaraNa yA samAdhimaraNa kahA gayA hai, aura dUsare prakAra ko bAla (ajJAnI) maraNa yA asamAdhimaraNa kahA gayA hai| pahalA jJAnIjana kA dehatyAga hai, to dUsarA ajJAnI evaM viSayAsakta kA maraNa hai, isalie jJAnI anAsakta hone se eka bAra hI mRtyu kA varaNa karatA hai, balki ajJAnI viSayAsakta hone se bAra-bAra mRtyu ko prApta karatA hai| ajJAnI mRtyu ke bhaya se kAMpatA hai tathA usase bacane kA prayAsa karatA hai; kintu jJAnI mRtyu kA varaNa karatA hai / mRtyu se bhayabhIta nahIM hotaa| usa avasthA meM bhI vaha nirbhaya hotA hai| ata: amaratA kI dizA meM Age bar3hatA hai| sAdhakoM ke prati bhagavAna mahAvIra kA * yahI sandeza thA ki mRtyu ke upasthita hone para dehAsakti chor3akara usakA mitravat svAgata kro| * maraNa ke pA~ca prakAra saMvegaraMgazAlA ke racayitA jinacandrasUri jI ne maraNa vibhakti ke pazcAt bArahaveM dvAra meM maraNa ke svarUpa kI carcA kI hai| isameM sarvaprathama racanAkAra paNDitamaraNa kA 165 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA svarUpa pharamAte haiN| yaha maraNa duHkhoM ke samUharUpa latAoM kA nAza karane ke lie eka tIkSNa dhAra vAlI kulhAr3I ke samAna hai| isake viparIta janma-maraNa aura duHkhoM kI paramparA ko bar3hAne vAle maraNa ko vItarAga bhagavAn ne bAlamaraNa kahA hai| punaH ina donoM ke pA~ca upa-prakAra batalAe haiM 1. paNDita-paNDita maraNa -jinezvaradevoM kA 2. paNDitamaraNa - sarvaviratidhara sAdhuoM kA 3. bAlapaNDitamaraNa - dezavirati zrAvaka Adi kA 4. bAlamaraNa - avirata samyakdRSTiyoM kA 5. bAla-bAlamaraNa - mithyAdRSTiyoM kA jo jinezvaradeva kathita vacanoM para zraddhA nahIM rakhate haiM, ve jIva ananta bAra janma-maraNa karane ke pazcAt bhI lezamAtra nirveda guNa ko prApta nahIM karate haiN| bAlamaraNa kA saMkSepa meM ullekha karate hue kahA gayA hai ki yaha saMsAra durgama aTavI ke samAna hai, jisameM duHkhoM se pIr3ita jIva bAlamaraNa se marate hue anAdikAla se paribhramaNa kara rahe haiN| janma, jarA, maraNarUpI isa cakra meM paribhramaNa karate hue atyadhika thaka jAne se ve saMsAra se pAra nahIM hote haiN| jisa prakAra rahaTa meM bAMdhA huA baila dina-rAta ghUmatA hI rahatA hai, usI prakAra jIva bhI saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA hai| ataH bAlamaraNa ke svarUpa ko jAnakara dhIra purUSoM ko paNDitamaraNa svIkAra karane kA prayatna karanA caahie| yahA~ duSkRtya kise kahA gayA hai, use pahale samajhanA hogaa| zrI arihaMta bhagavAna tathA maMdira jI kI AzAtanA, virodha, avinaya, avarNavAda yA anAdara Adi karanA, unakI AjJA kI avahelanA karanA, unake tattva siddhAMta yA mArga kA virodha karanA yA virAdhanA karanA, azraddhA yA azuddha prarUpaNA karanA ityAdi inake viSaya prati viparIta AcaraNa duSkRta kahe jAte haiN| lakSmaNA sAdhvI jI ko inhIM virAdhanAoM ke pIche ATha sau kor3A kor3I sAgaropama jitane kAla taka saMsAra meM bhaTakanA pdd'aa| siddha bhagavAna ke prati hamArA viparIta AcaraNa kyA huA? abhavya kI taraha mAnyatA ho jaanaa| jaise siddha koI ho hI nahIM sakate haiM, yadi hote haiM to inameM caitanya jaisA kyA hotA hai! ananta sukha ke prati kuzaMkA honA, vahA~ para khAnA-pInA, lAr3I, vAr3I, gAr3I Adi nahIM hai, to sukha kaisA hai? aisI aneka mithyA mAnyatA evaM prarUpaNA va siddha bhagavAna kI mUrti kI AzAtanA Adi karanA, ye sabhI siddha bhagavAna ke prati viparIta 166 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA AcaraNa haiN| mukti meM sukha kaisA? aisI zaMkA karane vAle ko yaha khyAla nahIM hai ki vahA~ para kisI bhI prakAra kI tRSNA nahIM hai| khAne-pIne kA kaSTa bhI nahIM hai| isalie to vahA~ saccA sukha hai| koI karma nahIM hai, apekSA nahIM hai, isalie hI ananta svAdhIna sukha hai| ye sukha kAlpanika sukha nahIM,balki vAstavika sukha haiN| kAlpanika to indriyoM ke viSayoM kA sukha hai, kyoMki jisa vastu meM jaisA sukha prApta hotA hai, vaisA hI sukha anya manuSya ko yA dUsare samaya usI vastu meM svayaM ko bhI prApta nahIM hotA hai| isalie saMsAra meM saccA sukha kahA~ hai? dharma sthAna ke prati bhI viparIta AcaraNa meM anAcaraNIya aura anicchanIya AcaraNa ko isa prakAra samajhanA hogA? isameM mAtA-pitA se lekara koI bhI jIva ke prati kRtaghnatA, droha, IrSyA, pIr3A, apamAna, ityAdi anAcaraNIya kahalAte haiN| mArga sAdhana kI AzAtanA, avagaNanA, nAza ityAdi bhI anAcaraNIya kahalAte haiN| saMkSipta meM- jo koI mithyAmati ajJAna, aprazasta rAga-dveSa, hAsya-masakharI, harSonmAda, asad kheda yA krodhAdi kaSAya vaza jIva yA jar3a ke prati bolA gayA yA vicArA gayA, ye sabhI anAcaraNIya anicchanIya gine jAte haiN| inakI gardA karanI caahie| . apane dvArA ho gaye duSkRtyoM kA saccA 'micchAmi dukkaDam' karanA ho aura duSkRtyoM ke saMskAra aura duSkRtyoM se baMdhe hue karmoM ko AtmA meM se pheMka denA ho to itanA jarUrI hai ki 1. ahaMbhAva ke tyAga ke sAtha hI sacce pazcAttApa ke yogya komala aura namra hRdaya; 2. doSoM para tiraskAra bhAva; 3. AtmA ke prati jugupsA; aura 4. doSa sevana karane vAle ko poSaNa karane vAle duSkRtya ke mUla meM rahe hue kaSAya kI zAnti ke sAtha kSamAdidharma kA Alambana jarUrI hai| . bhagavAna arihaMta deva se lekara sarva jIva aura sarva sAdhana ke prati cAhe jisa prakAra se janma janmAMtara meM duSkRtya kiye hoM, unake isa paddhati se nindA, garhA, dugaMcchA, pazcAttApa ho, to aise duSkRtya ko sahajatA se karavAne vAlA mUlabhUta saMsAra aura atattva ke prati rUcibhAva rUpI pApa usakA pratighAta kyA nahIM hogA? . kahane kA tAtparya yahI hai ki saMsAra ke sabhI duSkRtyoM kI yadi sahI rUpa se gardA hogI to ina pApoM kA pratighAta hogA hii| 167 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA Atma-vikAsa meM upayogI pA~cabhAva 'micchAmi dukkaDam' meM garbhita ye pA~ca bhAva AtmavikAsa ke lie bahuta upayogI 1. doSoMkAtiraskAra 2. doSita AtmAkIdurgacchA 3. namra aura komala hRdaya 4. svacchanda niraMkuzavRtti para roka; aura 5. doSa duSkRtya ke mUla meM kAma karane vAle kaSAyoM kA upazama,atatva ruci kA tyAgA pahale evaM dUsare bhAvoM se yaha lAbha hai ki doSoM kA phira se sevana karane kA prasaMga A bhI jAe to usameM pahale ke jaise rasa nahIM rhegaa| doSoM ko kama se kama karane kI vRtti bana jaaegii| isalie jaba taka duSkRtya sevana cala rahA hai, taba taka inakI gardA aura svAtma durgacchA rahanI hI caahie| yahA~ prazna uThatA hai ki pApa karate rahe aura phira una pApoM kI gardI karate rahe to kyA daMbha yA chala paMpaca nahIM hogA? uttara meM kahA jAtA hai ki yadi isa prakAra daMbha kA vicAra karake jo bArambAra kiye gaye duSkRtya kI gardA kA kArya na kare to jIva kabhI bhI U~cA nahIM A paaegaa| kyoMki, saMsAra meM pahalI bAra meM doSoM kA tyAga ho hI nahIM sakatA hai| gRhastha ko ghara-saMsAra ke Arambha parigraha evaM viSayoM ke pApaM rahate hI haiN| sAdhu ko vItarAgatA prApta hone se pahale aneka choTe-choTe rAga-dveSa, hAsya, rati-arati ityAdi bAdhaka banate haiN| yadi inakI gardA, tiraskAra, svAtma durgacchA nahIM karate hoM to isakA artha yaha hogA ki unakA dila doSoM meM duHkhI nahIM hotA balki khuza rakhane vAlA banatA hai| bAda meM ye kabhI chUTa nahIM sakeMge, ye garhA-durgacchA calatI rahegI to hI doSoM kA sevana niSkriya banate jaaeNge| isalie pApoM kI gardAdi meM daMbha yA chala prapaMca nahIM hai, jabaki yahA~ kisI ko dikhAne ke lie, yA dUsarI tIsarI lAlasA ke liye nahIM, balki antara se akarttavya rUpa se pUrNa lagana se doSoM ke prati gardA tiraskAra honA caahie| bharata cakravartI ko bhI aisI Antarika gardA calatI rahatI thii| isI kA pratApa thA ki ArIsA bhavana meM maukA milate hI rAgAdi doSoM kI gardA aura inake poSaka padArtha ke Upara ghRNA bar3hI, phira prabala pApapratighAta hote hI turanta unako kevalajJAna prakaTa huaa| 168 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA tIsare evaM cauthe 'micchAmi dukkaDam' meM dUsarI bAta yaha AtI hai ki isase namratA komalatA Ae aura niraMkuza vRtti para roka lgaaeN| kaThora miTTI para AkAra nahIM baiThatA hai, vaise hI kaThora hRdaya meM guNoM kA AkAra nahIM banatA hai| komalatA meM hI AkAra baiThatA hai| svayaM ko aura doSa duSkRtya ko mahatva denA kaThina hai| isalie yadi kaThinatA ko nikAla diyA jAya aura guru ke samakSa duSkRtya kI saccI gardA kI jAye to isameM ahamtva kA bhAva dbegaa| maiM bar3A, maiM acchA, guru ke Age apanI tucchatA kyoM dikhAU~? aisA ahaM bhAva U~ce guNasthAna meM car3hane nahIM detA hai, isalie namratA bhI Avazyaka hai| _ pA~caveM bhAva meM doSa yA pApoM ko khuzI-khuzI sevana karane kI anAdi kAla kI galata Adata hai| inheM nikAlane ke lie khojanA hogA ki antara kI kauna sI duSTa vRtti para ina doSoM kA sevana kie jA rahe haiM? cakSuzIlatA yA sparza kuzIlatA meM nirbhayatA ho aura inameM lobha rahe, yaha hRdaya kI duSTa vRtti hai| isI mUla bIja ke Upara parastrI kA nirIkSaNa yA sparza kA pApa kiyA jAtA hai| isalie ina pApoM ko prerita karane vAle bIjoM ko hI ukhAr3a kara pheMka denA caahie| aise pratyeka duSkRtya aura pApoM ko nikAlane ke lie inakI mUlabhUta duSTa vRtti ko ukhAr3akara pheMkanA hai| inake nikala jAne se inake Upara duSkRtyoM kA utpanna hone kA baMdha ho jaaegaa| - dRSTAnta - krodha kaSAya kA duSTa bhAva hI apazabda, kaThora-bhASA, prahAra karanA Adi pApa karavAtA hai? yadi mUla meM se jo krodha kaSAya ko hI zAnta kara diyA jAya to apazabda, kaThora-bhASA ityAdi bolane ke lie tatpara nahIM bnegaa| yahI sahajatA hai| isa prakAra duSTa vRtti aura sabhI kaSAyoM kA upaSama karane se hI pApa kI sImA ulAMghI jA sakatI hai| jaise roga kI cikitsA karake usake mUlabhUta kAraNa ko haTA diyA jAtA hai, vaise hI pApa-duSkRtyoM ke nivAraNa meM bhI mUlabhUta kAraNabhUta kuvRtti ko khoja kara nikAla kara haTAne kA prayatna karanA cAhie, to hI saccI unnati hotI rhegii| AtmA meM se duSTa bhAvoM ke haTane se U~ce guNasthAnaka car3he jAte haiN| yahA~ doSa ko tiraskAra aura svAtmA kI durgacchA karane ke viSaya meM 'aImuttA muni' kA sundara prasaMga ghaTatA hai, jisakA pUrva meM vistAra se varNana kiyA gayA hai| bAlaceSTAvat tAlAba meM pAtra ko tiraayaa| muniyoM ne unako sAvadhAna kiyA, parantu unako aisA darda huA ki are! pyAre prabhu ne to mujhe pApa se bacAne ke lie cAritra dene kA mahAn upakAra kiyA, aura maiM duSTa phira se pApa kara rahA hU~? kaisA adhama hU~? parantu anya muniyoM kI vicAraNA kaisI thI ki ina asaMkhya jIvoM kI virAdhanA kA duSTa pApa? isa aImuttA 169 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA - duSkRta gaha muni ko abhI aura kitane bhava karane hoMge? isa prakAra virAdhanA karane vAle muniyoM ko prabhu ne sAvadhAna kiyA ki aImuttA muni to carama-zarIrI haiM, yahA~ se mokSa jaaeNge| inakI kImata kama mata gino| taba vahA~ munijana svadoSa kI garhA-durgacchA karate haiN| kaisA dhanya zAsana hai| ___ svachaMda vRtti kA tyAga va namratA kA svIkAra 'kumArapAla' ke jIva ne pUrvabhava meM hI kiyA thaa| rAjakumAra hote hue bhI duSTa vyasana ke kAraNa deza se nikAla diyA gayA thA, jisase jaMgala meM luTerA bnaa| abhimAna aura svacchaMdatA ke ghora kRtya karatA thaa| parantu muni ke samparka se duSkRtya-gardA meM cddh'aa| namra bana gyaa| svacchaMdatA bhUlakara gurubhakta aura arhadbhakta bana gyaa| vahI jIva mRtyu prApta kara kumArapAla rAjA banAA paramArhata gurubhakta aura arhadabhakta bnaa| 'micchAmi dukkDam' ke AMtarika bhAvoM ke sAtha gardA karate hue aisI bhAvanA bhAvita kareM ki isa prakAra merI samyak vidhi sahita aura bhAva se duSkRtya gardA ho| mAtra zAbdika hI nahIM, hArdika gardA aisI ho ki jisase una duSkRtyoM kI lezamAtra bhI sundaratA yA karttavyatA aba mujhe nahIM bhASita ho| sAtha hI jaise eka bAra rAgadveSa kI gAMTha bhedana karane ke bAda phira se karma kI utkRSTa kAla-sthiti kA bandha nahIM hotA haiM, usI prakAra hRdaya meM phira se una duSkRtyoM ke bandha aba nahIM raheM, aisA unake akaraNa kA niyama ho| 1. pUrva ke duSkRtya kI gardA aura 2. bhaviSya ke duSkRtya kA akaraNa niyama, ye donoM; athavA ___1. catuHzaraNagamana aura 2. duSkRtagardA, ye donoM mujhe bahuta hI rUcikara lagate haiN| isalie maiM trilokanAtha zrI arihaMta bhagavAna aura kalyANa mitra gurudevoM kI mujha para kRpA aura hitazikSA kI icchA pratidina karatA huuN| inakI kRpA aura hitazikSA, cAra zaraNa svIkAra tathA duSkRtya gardA kA, Upara kahe anusAra guNoM kA vistAra karanA hI sAdhanA meM bIjabhUta hai| yahA~ guru sAkSAt upakArI hone para bhI pahale deva kI, phira guru kI hitazikSA kI kAmanA kyoM kI gaI? isakA kAraNa yahI hai ki tattva ko aMgIkAra karane vAlI AtmA hI mUla upadezaka hai, isalie adhika guNI paramAtmA kI ora pahale pravartamAna honA, yaha ucita hai| duSkRta gardA ke bAda hI anuzAsita kI kyoM kAmanA kI? isake lie kahA gayA ki tattvAnusArI manuSya ko adhika guNoM ke lie, unakI tarapha jhukane va mor3ane ke lie prayatna karanA caahie| ye svIkAra karane para hI tattvoM ko svIkAra kiyA, aisA saccA ginA jaaegaa| yaha eka karttavya nizcaya hai ki maiM arihaMta bhagavAn kI aura guru kI AjJA kI 170 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gardA icchA karatA huuN| ___yahA~ yaha dhyAna meM rakhanA hai ki inakI hitazikSA aura samAgama, ye donoM praNidhAna kevala 'korI-prArthanA' karane ko hI sUcita nahIM karate haiM, balki 'maiM ina donoM ko prApta karane ke lie prayatnazIla hoU~', aisA hRdaya kA dRr3ha nirNaya karane ko bhI sUcita karate haiN| isalie prArthanA ke sAtha-sAtha aisA nirNaya bhI karanA caahie| arihaMta Adi kA samAgama bhI mAtra apanI zakti se hI nahIM milane vAlA balki devAdhideva aura guru kI kRpA se milatA hai| isalie unake samAna unako prApta karane kI pIDAyukta uttama prArthanA ho| __he prabhu! ApakA saMyoga mujhe hamezA mile; aho! parama purUSa dvArA calI A rahI uttama vastu kI prArthanA mAtra bhI jagat meM kaisI alabhya, anamola aura ananta upakAraka vastu hai| unake Upara mujhe atyadhika sadbhAva evaM sammAna ho, jisase jIvana meM hRdaya ke atyanta ullAsa ke sAtha yaha prArthanA bArambAra karatA rhuuN|' isa prakAra prArthanA bArambAra karane se mujhe mokSa kA bIja prApta ho, yaha bhI prArthanA kA svarUpa hai| prArthanA AtmA ko namra banAtI hai| jinake Age prArthanA kI jAtI hai, unakI ora vizeSa nikaTatA va namratA lAtI hai| zubha adhyavasAya ko jAgRta karake dIrghakAla taka jIvanta banAkara rakhatI hai tathA jIva ko susaskAra se samRddha karatI hai| isase mithyAtva Adi karma naSTa hote haiM, aura mokSa bIja prApta hote haiN| ___ mokSabIja svarNa kalaza kI taraha anubandha vAlA 'zubhakarma' hai| anubandha matalaba prmpraa| jaise sone kA kalaza tor3e jAne ke bAda bhI sonA rahatA hai, vaise hI prArthanA se prApta huA zubha puNya karma vipAka bhale hI bhoga liyA jAtA hai, parantu ye zubhAnuvandhI karma hone se navIna zubha karma upasthita ho jAte haiN| zubhakarmoM kI paramparA AraMbha ho jAtI hai| deva-guru ke saMyoga se hRdaya meM aisI utkaNThA hotI hai ki merI duSkRta kI gardA jIvanta rhe| usa para mujhe bahumAna-Adara prApta ho| merI yaha prArthanA utkRSTa banI rhe| zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra kI TIkA kA eka sundara prasaMga prastuta hai eka citrakAra kI putrI ke buddhibala aura vivekazakti ko dekhakara rAjA ne use apanI paTarAnI bnaayaa| dUsarI anya rAniyoM ko usa paTarAnI se IrSyA ke bhAva the| isI kAraNa anya rAniyA~ IrSyAvaza usake virUddha rAjA ke kAna bharane lgiiN| eka dina ve rAniyA~ kahane lagIM- 'dekhie! ApakI paTarAnI daravAjA banda karake andara jAdU TonA karatI hai|' gupta rUpa se, daravAje ke chidra se rAjA ne dekhA ki merI priya rAnI to citrakAra kI putrI ke 171 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gahA~ samaya ke purAne vastroM ko pahana kara gadgad hRdaya se prabhu se prArthanA karatI hai ki 'he prabhu! Apa sadaiva mere hRdaya meM base rhnaa| he jIva! tU apanI purAnI sthiti ko yAda rakhakara kabhI abhimAna mata krnaa| terI anya bahanoM ke prati prema bhAva rkhnaa| inakA sammAna krnaa|' ___ rAjA cakita hokara dUsarI rAniyoM ko usake aise sundara bhAva ko batAkara usake prati kA IrSyAbhAva chur3avAtA hai| apanI paTarAnI para aura adhika Adara bhAva vAlA banatA hai| prArthanA kaise camatkAra kA sarjana karatI hai, yaha isa prasaMga se jAnA jA sakatA hai| duSkRtya gardA aura deva-guru saMyoga tathA inakI prArthanA, ina tInoM para bahumAna bhI karane yogya hai| ye aise haiM ki inake sAmane jagat kacarA lagatA hai| apanI hoziyArI bhI vyartha lagatI hai| gardA, saMyoga prArthanA aura bahumAna, ina mokSa bIjoM se sAdhaka sudRr3ha zubhAnubandha kI sthiti upasthita karatA hai| jaise, sone kA kalaza TUTa jAne ke bAda bhI sonA upasthita rahatA hai, usI prakAra yahA~ mRtyu bhI ho gaI to gardAdi cAroM kA anta hone para inakA sAra tattva arka upasthita rahegA aura isase bhavAntara meM zubha-paramparA calatI rhegii| guNasena rAjA ke dvArA agnizarmA tApasa ke pAraNe kA lAbha lene meM anajAnepana se bhI bhUla huI, vaha anucita hI huA aisA lagatA hai; paraMtu isase anta meM agniyukta reta ke upasarga meM bhI vaha tApasa ke jIva ke prati vizeSa kSamAbhAva rakhatA hai tathA deva-guru sahita jaina dharma kA saMyoga milanA ati durlabha jAnakara usa para samarpita ho jAtA hai| isase guNasena kA zubhAnubandha bhAva upasthita hotA rahatA hai| Ane vAle bhavoM meM ve uttarottara Age bar3hate hue anta meM samarAditya-kevalI-bhagavAna bne| isa prakAra prArthanA bahumAna, gardAdi dvArA mokSaparyaMta upayogI banatI hai| isa zubha saMskAra se aisI paramparA ko dene vAle zubha karma mujhe prApta hoN| arihaMta Adi kA saMyoga saphala kahalAtA hai| saMyoga milane ke pazcAt arihaMta kI sevA karane se saMyoga sArthaka ginA jAtA hai| inakI sevA sadaiva karanI cAhie, yahI mAnava jIvana kI prabhAvanA hai| dUsaroM kI sevA se jIva ko sukha ke badale duHkha milate dekhA hai, kintu arihaMtAdi kI sevA se zAzvat sukha prApta hotA hai| ___maiM cAhatA hU~ ki tAraka devAdhideva aura sadguru mujhe prApta hue haiM to maiM inakI sevA upAsanA karane ke yogya bnuuN| lAyaka bnuuN| uttama purUSoM kI sevA acchI taraha se karane ka avasara yogya AtmAoM ko hI milatA hai| sAtha hI yogya banakara sevA karane vAlA, sela kI kRpA kA pAtra banatA hai| isalie maiM kalyANakArI AjJA meM ramaNa karane vAlA pAtra bnuuN| For Personal Private Use Only Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duSkRta gardA paramAtmA banane kI kalA "jina kI AjJA kA pAlana to zivasundarI kA saMketa hai|' unakI pratipati vAlA baneM; svIkAra, bhakti, bahumAna aura samarpitatA vAlA banU~, jisase unakI AjJA ko aticAra rahita sampUrNa pAlana kara bhavapAra karane vAlA bnuuN| niraticAra AjJApAlana kI parAkASThA meM maiM phuNcuuN| isalie ye merI bahumAnapUrvaka prArthanA hai| sevA bhakti ke binA AjJA kI yogyatA nahIM milatI hai| jaise AjJA meM ramaNa karane kI samyag Atma-dazA, AjJA ke sahI svIkAra binA samarpitatA honA azakya hai; usI prakAra svIkAra samarpitatA ke binA samarpitatA honA azakya hai| svIkAra samarpitatA ke binA sampUrNa AjJA kA pAlana karake aMzamAtra bhI bhUla yA doSa na lagAkara bhava pAra utarane kA kArya azakya hai| isalie aisA krama rakhA gayA ki sevA-bhakti kI mujhe yogyatA prApta ho, AjJA meM ramaNa karane kI yogyatA prApta ho, mujhe AjJA pAlana kA avasara prApta ho, aura maiM AjJApAlana ko doSa lagAe binA, akhaNDa rUpa se calAkara parAkASThA kI AjJA pAlana taka sIdhe pahu~ca skuuN| - yahA~ yaha sUcita karate haiM ki 'deva guru saMyoga milane para pahale karttavya yogya banakara unakI sevA karanA hai|' zayyaMbhava, bhadrabAhu, haribhadra ityAdi brAhmaNa cAritra grahaNakara pahale deva-guru kI sevA meM laga gye| jina AjJA, jina vacana ke yogya banakara usI meM ramaNa kara prabhAvaka AcArya bne| varAhamihira, kulavAlaka, bAlacandra ityAdi muniyoM ne bhUla kI to inakA jIvana dhUla bana gyaa| isalie yogya banakara sevA karanI caahie| he prAtaH smaraNIya paramAtmA! maiM kitanoM ko yAda karUM? sAmAnya rUpa se kahU~ to isa vizva meM mokSa mArga meM rahe hue athavA mithyAttvarUpI unmArga meM rahe. saba jIvoM ke prati athavA mokSamArga ke sAdhana rUpa pustakAdi upakaraNoM ke prati athavA unmArga ke sAdhanarUpa talavAra Adi adhikaraNoM ke prati avidhi se paribhoga karane meM jo koI viparIta AcaraNa kiyA ho, nahIM karane yogya tathA nahIM cAhane yogya aisA pApAnubandhI pApa AcaraNa kiyA ho; phira vaha pApa isa janma meM yA janmAMtara meM kiyA ho, vaha pApa sUkSma ho yA sthUla ho; mana se, vacana se, kAyA se, rAga se, dveSa se, moha se kiyA ho, karavAyA ho, anumodana kiyA ho; vaha saba avazya nindA karane yogya hai| duSkRta svarUpa hai| chor3ane jaisA hai| ye bAteM maiMne ekamAtra mitra aise mere guru bhagavanta ke vacanoM se sunI haiM aura ye bAteM 173 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA duSkRta gare hI ThIka haiM, aisA mere hRdaya meM sthApita ho gayA hai, isalie he ariMhata paramAtmA! he siddha bhagavAn! Apake samakSa meM ina pApoM aura duSkRtyoM kI nindA karatA huuN| mere ye saba pApa mithyA hoM! mithyA hoM! mithyA hoM! he prabhu! una bhUloM ke prati bAra-bAra micchAmi dukkaDam! micchAmi dukkaDam! micchAmi dukkDam! prArthanA he vizvavatsala vibhU! - Apake prabhAva se maiMne jo duSkRta-gardA kI haiM, usameM Apake prabhAva se mere antara meM saccA bhAva prakaTa ho| he vizvavAlezvara nAtha! maiMne jina pApoM kI nindA gardA kI hai, ve pApa phira se jIvana meM kabhI na karUM, aisA akaraNa niyama mujhe Apake prabhAva se mile| ye duSkRta gardA aura pApa akaraNa niyama mujhe bahuta acche lage, isalie he arihaMta bhagavAn! he kalyANamitra gurudevoM! ApakI hitazikSA mujhe bAra-bAra prApta ho| Apa donoM kA saMyoga bhI mujhe bAra-bAra prApta ho| ApakA saMyoga pAne ke lie merI ye prArthanA sacamuca su-prArthanA (phaladAyI) ho| su-prArthanA ke prati mujhe atyaMta bahumAnabhAva hai| he prabhu! aisI su-prArthanA dvArA mujhe puNyAnubaMdhI puNya svarUpa mokSabIja kI prApti ho| he nAtha! jaba ApakA milana ho taba he tAraNahAra jahAja arihaMta paramAtmA! he patita-pAvana kalyANa mitra gurudeva! ___ sacce aMtaHkaraNa se kI gaI merI prArthanA ke prabhAva se eka aisA dhanya pala jarUra AyegA, jaba donoM kA sAkSAt saMyoga mujhe prApta hogaa| usake lie abhI se saMkalpa karatA hU~ ki Apa jaba mujhe mileM, taba maiM ApakI sevA ke yogya banU~, maiM ApakI AjJA pAlana karane yogya banU~, maiM ApakI AjJA svIkAra karane yogya banU~, maiM ApakI AjJA kA niraticAra rUpa se pAlana karane yogya bnuuN| merI yaha antara kI icchA Apake prabhAva se paripUrNa ho paramAtmA! ForPor 1740 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA paMcasUtra sukRta anumodanA khaNDa - paJcam saMviggo jahA-sattIe sevemi sukaDaM, aNu-moemi savvesiM arahatANaM aNuTThANaM, savvesiM siddhANaM siddhabhAvaM, savvesiM AyariyANaM AyAraM, savvesiM uvajjhAyANaM sutta-ppayANaM, savvesiM sAhUNaM sAhu-kiriaM, ... savvesiM sAvagANaM mukkha-sAhaNa-joge, savvesiM devANaM, savvesiM jIvANaM, hou-kamANaM, kallANA-sayANaM mgg-saahnn-joge| . ** * hou me-esA aNu-moaNA, samma vihi-puviA, samma suddhA-sayA, samma paDivatti-ruvA, samma niraI-ArA, parama-guNajuttaarahatAi saamttho| 175 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRtaM anumodana sukRta anumodanA. he sArvabhauma cakrAdhIzvara prabhu! zaraNAgati aura duSkRta-gardA kI jaladhArA se siMcakara saMvigna banA huA aba maiM yathAzakti sukRta kI anumodanA kA kArya zurU karatA huuN| he mere mastaka ke tAja, mere hRdaya ke hAra, mere pyAre prabhu!!! 1. isa vizva meM tInoM kAla meM hue anantAnaMta arihaMta paramAtmAoM ke dharmadezAnAdi. upakAroM kI anumodanA karatA huuN| 2. sarva siddha bhagavantoM ke ananta, akSaya, avyAbAdhAdi svarUpa siddhabhAva kI anumodanA karatA huuN| 3. samasta AcArya bhagavantoM ke paMcAcAra pAlana rUpa sukRtyoM kI anumodanA karatA huuN| 4. sarva upAdhyAya bhagavantoM ke jJAnadAna Adi sukRtyoM kI anumodanA karatA huuN| 5. samasta sAdhu bhagavantoM ke svAdhyAya Adi sukRtyoM kI anumodanA karatA huuN| 6. sabhI zrAvakoM ke mokSamArgarUpa muni kI vaiyAvacca Adi sukRtyoM kI anumodanA karatA 7. jo nikaTa meM mokSa jAne vAle haiM, jo zuddha sarala Azaya vAle haiM, aise indrAdika deva aura bhavyAtmA; aise sabhI jIva tathA mokSamArga ke sAdhanarUpa jo koI sadAcAra Adi zubha kArya hoM, unakI maiM sacce hRdaya se anumodanA karatA huuN| prasaMga ke anusAra aba pApa-pratighAta aura guNa bIjAdhAna kA tIsarA upAya 'sukRta-anumodanA' kA varNana karate haiN| saMvigna banA huA maiM zakti anusAra sukRta kA sevana karatA huuN| 'saMvigna' yAni saMvega vAlA- arthAt mokSa aura mokSamArga kA abhyrthii| 'sevana karatA hU~' yAni phira anumodana karatA huuN| kisakI anumodanA karanA? sarva arihaMta bhagavantoM kI dharmadezanA ityAdi uttama anuSThAna aura sarva siddha bhagavantoM kI siddha dshaa| karaNa-karAvaNa aura anumodana, ye tInoM eka samAna phala dene vAle kahe jAte haiN| yahA~ sUtrakAra ucca anuSThAna kI anumodanA ko jaise svayaM kArya karane ke samAna jitanA mahAna lAbha batAte haiN| trikAla ke ananta jinezvara devoM ke ananta duSkara anuSThAna kA hameM AcaraNa karanA hai, to kyA hai hamAre pAsa itanA samaya aura itanI zakti ? para ina anuSThAnoM kI For Pers175& Private Use Only Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA anumodanA karane se ina anuSThAnoM ko karane jitanA lAbha milatA hai| _. arihaMta bhagavAna ke anuSThAna kauna-se haiM? zreSTha apramatta saMyama, ugravihAra, ghora tapa, pracaNDa parisaha jaya, bhayaMkara upasargoM meM lokottara sahiSNutA sahita dRr3ha-hRdaya se dhyAna, krUra kama se nirdayarUpa pIr3ita jagat ko tAraka-dharma kA upadeza; bhavya jIvoM ko cintAmaNi se bhI adhika zruta-samyak dezavirati aura sarvavirati kA dAna, saMyama preraNA... ityaadi| arihaMta prabhu ke eka se bar3hakara eka aise kitane hI sarvasundara anuSThAna haiN| dhanya bhAgya! dhanya jIvana! dhanya pravRtti! aise ananta jinezvara devoM ke ananta anuSThAnoM kI maiM pulakita hRdaya se anumodanA karatA huuN| aho! kaisI inake lokottara kArya! aho! mere jaise dIna-duHkhI jagat ke bhavya jIvoM ke ananta upakArI ananta arihaMta prabhu ke ananta uttamottama sundara anusstthaan| are! inameM se maiM eka bhI anuSThAna kA sahI AcaraNa karane meM samartha nahIM huuN| phira bhI ahobhAgya mere ki mujhe uttamottama anuSThAna jAnane-samajhane ko mile haiN| aisI pramoda bhAvanA milii| mujhe inakI anumodanA karane kA lAbha milA hai| . yahA~ samajhanA hai ki 'karaNa-karAvANa aura anumodana, samAna phala nipajAyo re' isa kathana ke anusAra dharma-sAdhanA ke tIna rAste haiN| inameM se yaha tIsarA upAya rUpa batAyA gayA 'anumodanA' cAra vizeSatAoM se yukta hai- 1. bhAvapUrNa hRdaya 2. AtmA ko pramudita karake 3. apUrvaharSa aura bahumAna sahita 4. in anuSThAnoM ko jIvana meM utArane kA manorathA yahA~ anumodanA se anuSThAna kA sAkSAt AcaraNa ke samAna lAbha kyoM nahIM milatA hai? anumodana arthAt anusaraNa karane vAle kA modana (aannd)| anuSThAna ko anusaraNa karane kA aannd| saMyama-tapa-titikSA-dharmopadeza Adi anuSThAna ke pratipakSI jo tattva, asaMyama, sukhazIlatA, kaSAya, pApopadeza ityAdi, ina para se dhyAna haTAkara una anuSThAnoM ke Upara AkarSita aura abhilASA rUpa se mugdha hone vAle hRdaya kA nirmala aura preraka AnandA AkarSaNa arthAt aho! ye kaise uttama aura AdaraNIya haiN| aisA bhava abhilASitA yAni ye mujhe kaba milegA? aisI kaamnaa| - aba dUsare prakAra meM sarva siddha bhagavAna kI siddhi arthAt avyAbAdha (akSaya nirUpadrava) sthiti, ananta zAzvat sukha, arUpitA, sphaTikavat, niSkalaka zuddha svarUpa ananta jJAna-darzana ityAdi kI anumodanA karatA huuN| aho! hamArI kahA~ adhama gati bArambAra janma-maraNa kI roga-zoka kI, kAma-krodha-lobha kI, hiMsAdi pApoM kI, mahA ajJAna mahA-moha kI upadravamaya avasthA? aura kahA~ sAmane siddha AtmA kI kitanI uttama adbhuta agama avsthaa| 177 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA tInoM kAla ke sabhI AcArya bhagavantoM kA jJAnAcAra, darzanAcAra, caritrAcAra, tapAcAra aura viiryaacaar| ina AcAroM kA pAlana, bhavya jIvoM ko inakA dAna aura inameM pravartana sAtha hI zAsana prabhAvanAdi sabhI kI bhUri-bhUri anumodanA karatA huuN| jagat ke prANiyoM ke hiMsaka aura mohabhare vivekazUnya, kaSTaprada pApa AcAra kahA~, aura kahA~ vivekI aura bhAvadayAmayI unnatikArI, kaMcana samAna ye jJAnAcAra Adi uttama AcAra! kahA~ pApAcAroM kA pAlana aura pracAra? kahA~ pavitra AcAroM kA pAlana aura pracAra? AcArya kezI gaNadhara ne nAstika pradezI rAjA ko aura thAvaccAputra AcArya ne mithyA dRSTi sudarzana zreSThi ko mahAAstika samakita zrAvaka bnaayaa| ... isa prakAra sabhI upAdhyAya jI mahArAja, jo bhAvI maMgalamaya sUtroM kA samyag vidhi se dAna karate haiN| sUtradAna aura sUtra paramparA-rakSaNa kI anumodanA karatA huuN| kaisI ye mahAn purUSoM kI sundara bhAvAnukampA; jinake yoga se anantakAla meM ye ziSya-varga ko kisI se upakAra nahIM huA ho, vaisA ati mahAn upakAra huaa| usI prakAra sUtroM kI bhUtakAla se calI A rahI kalyANa paramparA akhaNDa bhaviSya ke lie clegii| . .. usI prakAra sarva tyAgI sAdhu mahAtmAoM ke samyak svAdhyAya, aMhisA-saMyama aura tapa, vinaya bhakti aura vaiyAvacca upazama-zubhadhyAna aura maitrI karUNA Adi zubhabhAva tathA mahAvrata aura inakI sundara bhaavnaa| ghora upasarga aura usameM acala sthiratA, dhIratA, sAtha meM bhavya jIvoM ko ratnatrayI sAdhanA meM sahAyabhUta... ityaadi| sAdhu bhagavaMtoM ke uttama anuSThAnoM kI maiM bahuta anumodanA karatA huuN| kitanI alaukika jIvanacaryA hai| kaisA nirdoSa, svapara hitakArI, kalyANAnubaMdhI, vizvavatsala vyavahAra, kaisI AtmA kI pavitra pravRtti, kaisA prabala puruussaarth| aho! jina bhAgyavAn AtmAoM ko itanA suMdara jIvana prApta hotA hai| unake puNya kI tathA unake AtmA kI balihArI hai| unako karor3oM bAra dhanyavAda hai| bhavasAgara ko lagabhaga tirane ke lie Ae haiN| hRdaya se kiye anuSThAnoM para pUrNa zraddhA, AkarSaNa bhAva, nidhAna prApti rUpa harSa ityAdi se anumodanA kI jaae| jIvana meM yahI sAra hai, yahI karttavya hai, yahI zobhAspada hai, isameM svayaM purUSArtha ke yogya karmoM kA kSayopazama hotA jAtA hai| RSabhadeva prabhu kA jIva pUrva meM vajrasena cakravartI ke bhava meM pitA tIrthaMkara kI kRpA prApta kara sukRta anumodanA karatA rahA, isase mohanIya vIryAMtarAya ityAdi karmoM ko dabAte, unakA kSayopazama karake cakravartI rUpa ko chor3akara muni banA, yahA~ taka 14 pUrvadhara mahAtapasvI aura aneka labdhi se sampanna banakara tIrthaMkara nAmakarma upArjana kara anuttara vimAna meM deva bnaa| pUrNa zraddhA, AkarSaNa aura 178 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA harSa, ye sAdhanA ko tejasvI banAte haiN| sabhI zrAvakoM ke dvArA kI gaI deva- guru kI vaiyAvacca, tattvazravaNa, dharmarAga, prabhubhakti, sAdhusevA, dAna vrata- niyama tapasyA sAmAyikAdi svAdhyAya ityAdi sAkSAt yA paramparA se mokSa sAdhanabhUta hai| aise jJAna, darzana, cAritra ke vyApAroM kI maiM anumodanA karatA huuN| moha kA adhikAra AtmA para se uThane ke pazcAt aise adhyAtma yoga ke anuSThAna jIva ko prApta hote haiN| ye AtmA ke adbhuta vikasita guNoM kI avasthA ko sUcita karate haiN| ye avasthA doSoM se bhare hue isa vizAla jagat meM ati durlabha aura mahApavitra hokara, jahA~ kucha dikhatA ho, vahA~ khUba hI anumodanIya hai / itanA hI nahIM, sabhI deva, sabhI jIva jo mumukSu haiM, mukti ke nikaTa haiM, arthAt jo carama pudgala parAvartana meM Ae hue vizuddha Azaya vAle haiM, nirmala bhAva vAle haiM, inake mArgasAdhana yoga kI maiM anumodanA karatA huuN| mokSa ke mArgabhUta samyagdarzana- jJAna - cAritra unake sAdhanabhUta yoga arthAt mArgAnusArI Adi dhArmika kI, devadarzana, vrata sevana Adi yogoM kI pUrvasevA tathA nyAyasampannAdi mArgAnusArI guNa, samyagdarzanAdi mokSa ke mArga ko sAdhane ke lie anukUla banate haiN| mithyAdRSTi ko bhI mithyAtva hone para bhI isa guNa kI apekSA se prArambhika yAni pahalA guNasthAna kahA gayA hai| yaha arthayukta hai| isa paramparA se bhI mokSa sAdhaka ke ye guNa ( kuzala- vyApAra, zubha pravRtti) anumodanIya hai| 4 yahA~ samajhane jaisA hai ki mokSamArga upayogitA kI aura jinavacana se avirodha kI sukRta anumodanA karanI, kintu sva athavA para, kisakI sukRta anumodanA karanI cAhie? kahate haiM bhAvapUrvaka sva evaM para dvArA kie gae sukRtoM kI anumodanA karane se dharmaphala meM guNAkAra vRddhi hotI hai / jaise zAlibhadra ke jIva saMgama ne pUrva bhava meM sAdhu bhagavanta ko bhAva pUrvaka khIra voharAI arthAt AhAra dAna kiyA, usI ke pratiphala rUpa zAlibhadra ko aDhalaka Rddhi kI prApti huii| zAlibhadra ke jIva ne eka bAra khIra dAna kiyA, hamane aneka bAra khIra dAna kiyA parantu phira bhI samAna pariNAma kyoM nahIM prApta huA? to kahate haiM ki isake pIche bhI do kAraNa chupe hue haiM sukRta anumodanA 1. pahalA kAraNa yaha hai ki hama dharma kriyA to karate haiM, parantu ekAgratA pUrvaka, rucipUrvaka, Adara bahumAnapUrvaka aisI dharmakriyA hamArI nahIM hotI hai| pApa kriyA tIvra rasapUrvaka hotI hai| vahA~ pahale aura bAda kI pUrI taiyArI hotI hai; kintu jaba dharma kriyA karate haiM to binA taiyArI kI hotI hai| isalie dharma meM rUci jagatI nahIM hai| dharmakriyA karate samaya bhI rUcipUrvaka taiyArI honI cAhie; tatpazcAt anumodanA ke bhAva caahie| isI se 179 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA dharmanizcita dRr3ha va majabUta banatA hai| khIra boharAne ke pUrva bhI pratidina muni bhagavanta ko anya mitroM ke dvArA dAna karate hue dekhatA aura svayaM bhItara hI bhItara AhAra dAna karane kI bhAvanA karatA ki 'vaha dina kaba AegA, jisa dina maiM dAna duuNgaa|' 2. dharma kriyA karane se pUrva usa kriyA kI pUrva meM bArambAra bhAvanA bhAnI cAhie kriyA karane ke pazcAt punaH usI kriyA kI anumodanA karanI caahie| AdhyAtmika jagan kA yaha niyama hai ki jaba bhI vyakti sacce bhAvoM se icchA karatA hai to usako avazya phala prApta hotA hI hai| phala prApti hetu saccI icchA / sacce manoratha ke sAtha hI Atmabala majabUta honA caahie| bhautika jagat meM isase viparIta hotA hai| tuma jisakI icchA karoge, vaha tumase utanA dUra calA jAtA hai| kadAcit prabala puNyodaya se mila bhI jAtA hai to bhavAntara meM vahI durlabha bana jAtA hai| binA icchA, binA apekSA ke dvArA kI huI dharma kriyA atyadhika sukha pradAna karAtI hai| pudgala ke sukha hameM saMsAra meM bhaTakAte haiN| jinazAsana ke prApta ho jAne ke pazcAt aisA ho jAnA cAhie ki mokSa ke atirikta mujhe kucha nahIM caahie| dRSTi se mAtra yaha guNa hI anumodanIya hai, parantu isase mithyAtvI anumodanIya nahIM haiN| inakI prazaMsA nahIM karanI hai| anyoM meM bhI dayA Adi guNa jo jinavacana ke anusAra haiM, ve sabhI citta se anumodanIya haiM, jo samakita kA rUpa bIja vapana samAna niradhAra haiN| isalie abhiniveza hokara yAni durAgraha (manamAnI) va atAttvika kalpanAoM ke chor3akara praNidhAna kI zuddhi karane meM AtI hai| praNidhAna arthAt kartavyoM kA nirNaya aura abhilASA, vizuddha bhAvanA zakti anusAra kriyAvAlI aura usameM banI huI mana ke ekaagrtaa| unakI zuddhi kisa prakAra hai? isalie to zAstroM meM kahA gayA hai ki 'dAnaM tapastathA zIlaM nRNAM bhAvena vrjitm| arthahAniH kSudhA pIr3A, kAya klezazca kevlm||' arthAt - dAna, zIla, tapa evaM bhAva, ye cAroM prakAra ke dharma AtmA ko tabhI lAbhadAyI banAte haiM, jaba inameM bhAva kA prAdurbhAva hotA hai| bhAva ke binA dAna mAtra artha hAni kA kAraNa banatA hai| tapa mAtra bhUkhe rahane se adhika kucha nahIM hotA hai| zIla kA pAlana bhAvapUrvaka yadi nahIM kiyA gayA to vaha mAtra kAyakleza hI mAnA gayA hai| ataH sabhI dharmArAdhanAoM, anuSThAnoM, kriyA-kAMDoM meM bhAva kA honA Avazyaka mAnA gayA hai| mana ke zubhAzubha pariNAma, zubhAzubha adhyavasAya ko jJAnI bhagavaMtoM ne bhAva kaha For Perso180 Private Use Only Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA jaise parvatoM meM zujaya parvata, maMtroM meM navakAra mantra, rAjAoM meM rAjA rAma, nadiyoM meM gaMgA nadI uttama mAnI gaI hai, vaise hI dharmoM meM uttamottama dharma bhAvadharma mAnA gayA hai| sabhI dharmoM meM jyeSTha bhAva dharma hai| mAnava deha meM sabase mahattvapUrNa aMga mAnava mastiSka hai| vaise vaha kucha bhI karate hue dikhAI nahIM detA, kintu sampUrNa deha kA saMcAlana vahI mastiSka karatA hai| yadi mastiSka deha ke kisI bhI aMga ko galata saMdezA pahu~cAe to anartha ho jAtA hai, vaise hI sArI dhArmika kriyAoM kA saMcAlaka bhAva hI hai| prabhu darzana ke samaya hama stuti bolate haiM bhAve bhAvanA bhAvie, bhAve dIje daan| bhAve jinavara pUjie, bhAve kevljnyaan|| bhAva bhI bhAvapUrvaka honA caahie| kaisI ajIbogarIba bAta hai yh| yU~ dekhA jAe to bhAva kA bhAva spaSTa hai- 'bhAvanA bhava naashinii|' hamAre mahApurUSoM ne bhAvanA ko hI zreSTha batAkara kahA hai ki bhAvanA bhavoM kA nAza karatI hai| yadi bhAvanA nahIM to phira dAna, zIla, tapa kevala saMsAra ke sukha taka hI sImita ho jAte haiM, kintu bhAva kA sambandha jur3A ki mokSa kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| dAna-dharma - pUrva meM hamane zAlibhadra kI bAta kI thii| isalie sarvaprathama hama dAna kI mahimA ko hI samajha leN| dAna bhAvapUrvaka honA caahie| yadi bhAva se rahita dAna hogA to usameM mAtra kIrti kI kAmanA hogii| yaza kamAne kI icchA hogii| pada-pratiSThA pAne kI manokalpanA jAgRta hogii| zilAlekhoM para apanA nAma aMkita karane kI kAmanA prakaTa hogii| yaha saba isalie hogA ki dAna to diyA jA rahA hai, kintu bhAva nahIM hai| bhAva rahita dAna ko hamAre jJAnI bhagavantoM ne mAtra dhana kA vyaya batAyA hai, dhana kI hAni kahA hai, kyoMki bhAva rahita dAna sacce artha meM dAna bhI nahIM rahatA hai, vahA~ badale meM kucha prApta karane kI bhAvanA jAgRta ho utthegii| maiM itanA dAna karU~ to mujhe kyA milegA? kyA merA nAma samAcAra patroM meM cmkegaa| bhAva rahita dAna, dAna na rahakara vyApAra ho jAegA, saudebAjI ho jAegI, kyoMki phira vahA~ mAtra dAna rahegA, zubha bhAva nhiiN| bhAvanA ko bhavanAzinI kahA gayA hai| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki bhAvarahita dAna mAtra isa loka evaM paraloka ke phala ko pradAna kara sakatA hai kintu usa dAna meM jaba bhAva - 181 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA jur3atA hai to bhavabhramaNA tor3a detA hai / yAda rakhanA, hamane Aja taka zAlibhadra ke yahA~ pratidina utaratI 99 peTiyoM para hI dhyAna diyA hai| dAna dete samaya ve 99 peTiyAM dikhAI detI haiM kintu zAlibhadra ke dAna kA bhAva kabhI hamane jAnane kA prayAsa hI nahIM kiyaa| hamArA dAna dravya dAna hI rahA, bhAvadAna nahIM bana skaa| revati mahAzrAvikA ne kolApAka kA dAna diyaa| kitanA samaya dAna meM vyatIta huA hogA ? kSaNa, do kSaNa, pA~ca kSaNa / kintu revati zrAvikA kA vaha dAna bhAvapUrvaka kiyA. gayA dAna thaa| siMha aNagAra vohara rahe haiN| mahAzrAvikA revati voharA rahI hai| dravya kolApAka hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ko khUna kI dasteM laga rahI thI, isalie yaha auSadhi ke rUpa meM mahAzrAvikA revati kolApAka voharA rahI hai| tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke lie voharA rahI hai| usa kSaNa bhAvoM kA samudra laharA rahA thA mahAzrAvikA revati ke hRdaya meM; aura kSaNa do kSaNa kI bhAvadhArA ne mahAzrAvikA ko tIrthaMkara pada kI bheMTa de dii| sukRta anumodana dAna to sabhI roja dete hoMge ? kintu Aye kabhI aise bhAva ? yadi AyA hotA to abhI taka mokSa nagarI meM cale jAte, kintu hamArA mana hamezA dAna ke phala svarUpa bhoga hI mAMgatA rahatA hai| mAMga karanA yA apekSA rakhanA dravya dAna hai, bhAva dAna nhiiN| eka prasaMga inhIM bAtoM ko darzAtA hai bAta una dinoM kI hai jaba zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra chamrastha avasthA meM pRthvItala pAvana kara rahe the| tapa pUrNa hone para zramaNa bhagavAn kisI nagarI meM gocarI ke lie nikle| kisI bhAgyazAlI ke yahA~ bhagavAna kA pAraNA huA to devatAoM ne prasanna hokara suvarNa moharoM kI varSA kii| yaha dekha kara eka vezyA ne socA- 'sArI jindagI nAca gAne meM bitAne jAta sAdhu ko dAna denA acchA hai| eka bAra bhikSA do aura sone kA Dhera ho jaaegaa|' ke idhara eka bhAMDa sAdhu veza pahanakara bhikSA ke lie niklaa| nagara meM vezyA ne usa sAdhu ko (bhAMDa) dekhakara AmantraNa diyA / 'padhAro mahArAja ! padhAro !' bhAMDa ne AmantraNa svIkAra kiyaa| apane hAtha bhikSA ke lie phailAe / vaizyA ne dAna denA Arambha kiyA aura bAra-bAra Upara dekhanA zurU kiyaa| aba vRSTi ho, aba vRSTi ho| kintu svarNa mohareM to barasI nhiiN| jaba bhAMDa ne dekhA ki vezyA Upara dekha rahI hai to use bhI kala kI ghaTanA yAda A gii| use manomana ha~sI A gayI aura vaha bolA vo sAdhu, vo zrAvikA tU vaizyA, maiM bhAMDa / 182 * For Personal & Private Use Only Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA thArA mhArA yoga thI, patharA par3aze raaNdd|| __ yaha dAna nahIM saudA hai| hamAre jJAnI bhagavantoM kA kathana hai, dAna do to bhAvapUrvaka aura zIla kA pAlana karo to bhI bhaavpuurvk| zIladharma yahA~ zIla kA artha sadAcAra ke bajAya brahmacarya hI iSTa hai| 'zIlaM brhmcrym'| brahmacarya kA pAlana kisI kI dekhA-dekhI yA vAha-vAha ke lie nahIM balki bhAvapUrvaka karanA caahie| Aja samAja meM merI pratiSThA bar3hegI, isa hetu se zIlavata grahaNa karatA huuN| aisA zIlavata mAtra kAyakleza hI mAnA gayA hai| bhAvapUrvaka zIlapAlana se hamArA artha hai, viSaya vAsanAe~ vyakti ko pIr3ita na kareM to bhAvapUrvaka zIla pAlana banatA hai| bAki dravyazIla pAlana to Aja bhI saikar3oM loga kara rahe haiN| naukarI karane ke lie bAhara gAMva meM rahane vAle, jinakA parivAra sAtha meM na ho, aise loga bhI brahmacarya kA pAlana to karate haiM, vidhura ho yA vidhavA ho to ve bhI zIla to pAlate hI haiN| ve deha se zIla kA pAlana karate haiN| kintu unakA mana to vAsanAoM se bharA par3A rahatA hai| ise dravyazIla se adhika kucha nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai| ___ jarA guNasAgara zreSThi kA vicAra kro| kahA~ baiThe haiM ve abhI? lagna maMDapa meM, caMvarI maMDapa meM, kintu kaise bhAvoM meM raMjita ho gae hoMge ki ATha-ATha kanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha karate-karate bhI unheM kevalajJAna ho gyaa| hai nA Azcarya! vivAha maMDapa meM kevalajJAna? hA~, saccI ghaTanA hai yh| guNasAgara seTha ko hasta-milApa karate hI kevalajJAna * ho gayA, kyoMki usake pAsa bhAvapUrNa zIla thaa| guNasAgara kI kathA the to ve seTha ke putr| guNasAgara nAma thA unkaa| jaisA nAma vaise guNa the unmeN| sacamuca guNa ke sAgara hI the seTha gunnsaagr| yauvana ke jhUle-jhUlate guNasAgara kumAra nagara . meM paribhramaNa hetu nikale the| nagara ke seTha kI ATha kanyAoM ne guNasAgara ko dekhaa| dekhate hI unheM guNasAgara pasanda A gyaa| AThoM-ATha kanyAoM ne manomana nizcita kiyA, zAdI kareMge to guNasAgara kumAra ke saath| kanyAoM ke pitA kumAra guNasAgara ke pitA ratnasaMcaya seTha ke pAsa ge| unhoMne guNasAgara ke sAtha apanI AThoM kanyAoM kI zAdI kA prastAva rkhaa| ratnasaMcaya seTha ne prastAva svIkAra kara liyaa| guNasAgara ke sAtha ATha-ATha kanyAoM kI sagAI kara dI gii| 183 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA skRta anumodanA eka dina kI bAta hai / guNasAgara kumAra havelI ke jharokhe meM baiThA rAjamArga kI cahala-pahala dekha rahe the| tabhI eka tapasvI muni usake dRSTi patha meM aae| munivara ko dekhate hI unakA mana vartamAna ko pAra kara bhUtakAla kI galiyoM meM ghUmane lgaa| janma ke usa pAra kI ghaTanAe~ yAda A giiN| oha ! pichale janma meM maiM bhI muni thaa| sAdhanA karatA thA / kaisA AnandamayI vaha samaya thA ! taba sArA dina svAdhyAya meM bItatA thA ! guNasAgara kumAra AnaMdita ho utthaa| usake roma-roma meM Ananda kI anubhUti hone lgii| manomana nizcaya kiyA, isa janma ko bhI aisI hI ArAdhanA - sAdhanA meM nirgamana karanA hai| dIkSA lenI hai| guNasAgara kumAra ne mAtA-pitA ke samakSa dIkSA kA prastAva rkhaa| snehI mAtA-pitA cauMka pdd'e| acAnaka yaha parivartana kyoM ? ATha-ATha bahuoM kI sAsa banane ke aramAna saMjoye the guNasAgara kI mAtA ne / mAtA ne kahA- 'beTA! thor3e hI dina meM tumhArA vivAha hone vAlA hai aura tU dIkSA kI bAta kara rahA hai| aisI kyA bAta hai ? ' guNasAgara ne kahA- 'mAtA jii...| kahA~ saMyama jIvana kA apAra Ananda aura kahA~ yaha lagna jIvana kA bandhana ? maiM to gaganavihArI mukta paMchI huuN| mujhe vivAha kA bandhana pasanda nahIM hai| mujhe dIkSA kI anumati diijie| ' moha dUra ho gyaa| saMsAra kA koI bhI AkarSaNa guNasAgara ko AkarSita nahIM kara skaa| saMsAra se virakta vyakti ke lie 'saba pudgala kI bAjI' haiN| mAtA ne guNasAgara kumAra ko samajhAne meM koI kamI nahIM chor3I, kintu guNasAgara apane nirNaya meM aTala rhaa| yadi vairAgya kaccA hotA to guNasAgara vicalita ho jAtA, kintu yaha to bhavobhava kA ArAdhaka-sAdhaka vyakti thaa| apanI adhUrI sAdhanA pUrNa karane ke lie janmA thaa| ataH mAtA-pitA ke kisI pralobhana meM nahIM aayaa| jaba mAtA-pitA ko yaha mahasUsa ho gayA ki guNasAgara aba saMsAra meM nahIM rahegA, taba unhoMne eka zarta para dIkSA kI anumati dI, 'eka bAra vivAha kara leM, phira bhale dUsare dina dIkSA lenA ho to le lenaa|' guNasAgara kumAra ne mAtA-pitA kI bAta svIkAra lii| kintu jina kanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha honA taya hai, unheM bhI to pUchanA caahie| ata: ratnasaMcaya seTha ne kanyAoM ke pitA ko bulAkara kahA- 'vivAha karane ke ThIka dUsare dina hamArA putra dIkSA le legaa| apanI kanyAoM ko pUcha liijie| ' sajjhAyakAra mahApurUSa ne saMvAda khUba hI sundara racA hai'ama sutaM paraNavA mAtra thI thaze saMyamadhArI / ' 184 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA pitA ne kanyAoM se pUchA to kanyAoM ne jo pratyutara diyA vaha sajjhAyakAra mahApuruSa kI bhASA meM hI batAte haiM Apako 'kanyA kahe nija tAta ne A bhava avara na varazu re| je karaze e guNanidhi eha ameM AdarazuM re / ' kanyAoM ne pitA jI se kahA- 'kanyAe~ eka bAra hI kisI ko dI jAtI haiN| hama to vAgdAtA haiN| aba hamAre lie anya vara kI vicAraNA ke dvAra banda haiN| eka bhava meM do vara hama nahIM kara sakatI haiN| ataH he tAta ...! Apa hamArI cintA na kreN| hama vivAha to guNasAgara kumAra ke sAtha hI kreNge| kumAra kA jo mArga, vahI hamArA bhI mArga hogaa| yadi guNasAgara saMyama grahaNa kareMge to hama bhI sAdhvI banakara Atma-kalyANa kA mArga aMgIkAra kara leNge| ' kanyAoM kA pratyuttara kitanA adbhuta thA ? Aja kI kanyAoM se yadi yaha pUchA to ? Aja kI bAta to kucha kaha nahIM sakate...! hAM saca hai, jamAnA bhraSTa hotA jA rahA hai / Aja kI kanyAoM kI to bAta hI alaga hai / jarA-sI na banI ki talAka le liyA aura dUsarI zAdI kara lii| yaha saba pazcimI havA hai| isa viSAkta havA ne hamArI saMskRti ko kaiMsara kA roga lagA diyA hai| yatra-tatra sarvatra Aja punarlagna kA pracalana ho gayA hai| guNasAgara kI AThoM vAgadattAoM ne pitA se kaha diyA- 'zAdI eka se hI kI jAtI hai| dila eka ko hI diyA jAtA hai| hRdaya siMhAsana para eka ko hI biThAyA jAtA hai, aba hamAre jIvana meM anya vara kA koI sthAna nahIM hai|' kanyAoM ke pratyuttara prApta hote hI vivAha kI taiyAriyA~ hone lagIM, kintu guNasAgara to muni jIvana ke vicAroM meM lIna the / AhA....hA.... .hA.. ... / kaisA adbhuta Ananda prApta hogA ? vivAha kA dina AyA / varaghor3A lekara guNasAgara cale ATha-ATha kanyAoM ke sAtha zAdI karane / kintu kAma-kaSAya unake mana ko aba chU bhI nahIM skaa| unheM saMyama jIvana kI anubhUti ho rahI thI / maMDapa meM vivAha kI prakriyA prArambha ho gaI, kintu guNasAgara kumAra kA mana to dharma-bhAvazIla meM masta bana gayA hai| bhAvanA meM, saccI - bhAvanA meM, hRdaya kI bhAvanA meM magna guNasAgara kumAra hasta-milApa kI kriyA kara rahe haiM! nahIM, guNasAgara kI deha hI yaha vivAha kriyA kara rahI hai| mana to bhAvanA meM magna hai| bhAva dhArA meM aise lIna bana gae ki AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa bhI inako AkarSita nahIM kara skaa| 185 For Personer & Private Use Only Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA ___bhAvanA meM Age bar3hate-bar3hate soca rahe haiM guNasAgara kumAra, basa kala to maiM sAdhu bana jaauuNgaa| zruta-jJAna kA abhyAsa kruuNgaa| samatA rasa kA pAna kruuNgaa| kAma-kaSAya ko parAjita kruuNgaa| ye vivAha huA ki maiM mukta! phira zramaNa jIvana meM koI bandhana nhiiN| ArAdhanA sAdhanA meM masta rahakara AtmamastI kA Ananda prApta kruuNgaa| bhAvadhArA meM Age kUca karate-karate guNasAgara kumAra zrapaka zreNI meM ArUr3ha ho ge| ghanaghAtI karmoM kA nAza ho gayA aura hasta-milApa karate-karate guNasAgara kumAra ko kevalajJAna ho gyaa| - kaisA camatkAra kara diyA bhAvadharma ne? kabhI na banA itihAsa banAkara rakha diyA bhAvanA dharma ne| ...aura una kanyAoM ne kyA kahA thA? ___ 'je karaze e guNanidhi te ame AdarazuM re|' kanyAoM ne bhI guNasAgara ke mArga para Age kUca kiyaa| ve bhI mahApaMtha kI pathikA bana gii| unheM bhI bhAvanA dharma ne kevalajJAna kI prApti karavA dii| vara ko bhI kevalajJAna aura kanyAoM ko bhI kevljnyaan| bhoga ke sthAna parayoga guNasAgara ko jaba kevalajJAna prApta huA, turanta devatAgaNa Ate haiM aura caMvarI maMDapa ke sthAna para svarNa kA siMhAsana racate haiN| kevalajJAnI guNasAgara vahA~ siMhAsana para virAjamAna hokara dezanA pharamAte haiN| zAdI kA samUcA vAtAvaraNa kevalI bhagavaMta kI dezanA zravaNa meM badala gyaa| loga vicAra karane lage ki guNasAgara ne bhoga ko kaise yoga meM kaise parivartita kara diyaa| kaisI gajaba kI sAdhanA kI hogI? sabhI ke mAtA-pitA apane putra-putrI kI kevalI sthiti ko dekhakara svayaM ke jIvana ko dhikkArate haiN| apane sapheda bAloM meM dhUla pdd'e| dhikkAra hai hamArI AtmA ko| itanI bar3I umra ho gaI, bAloM ke raMga kAle se sapheda ho gaye, phira bhI hRdaya sapheda kyoM nahIM huA? antarAtmA to bhItara se kAlI hI hai| hameM saMsAra se vairAgya kyoM nahIM jagA? bhItara hI bhItara apane-apane duSkRtyoM kI gardA karate-karate unhoMne bhI kevala jJAna ko prApta kara liyaa| ___guNasAgara kevalI kI dezanA ke pazcAt sudhana zreSThi, jo vyApAra hetu AyA thA, vaha apanI A~khoM se kautuka sadRza kevalajJAna kI prApti ko dekhakara Azcarya karate hue kevalI bhagavAn se pUchatA hai- 'he bhagavan! aisA kautuka / Azcarya maine apanI A~khoM se prathama bAra dekhA hai| aisA na kabhI sunA, na dekhaa| yaha dRzya A~khoM se ojhala nahIM ho sakatA hai| kaisA hai hamArA jinshaasn| pariNaya ko kevalajJAna meM badala denaa| aisA adbhuta For Persona186rivate Use Only Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA zAsana prApta hone ke pazcAt AtmA meM guNa kI daridratA kaise raha sakatI hai? moha rAjA! terA niyaMtraNa duniyA~ para calatA hogA parantu jisane jinazAsana prApta kara liyA, usa para nahIM cala sakatA hai|' kevalI bhagavanta pharamAte haiM- 'he sudhana zreSThi! isase bhI adbhuta Azcarya tujhe terI hI ayodhyA nagarI meM apanI A~khoM ke samakSa dekhane ko milegaa|' vairAgya kI bhAvanA para pAThakoM ke lie yahA~ pRthvIcandra rAjA kA kathAnaka vistAra se prastuta kiyA jA rahA hai jaina zAsana ke itihAsa meM aise-aise mahApurUSoM ke kathAnaka haiM ki ve cAhe jaisI bhI sthiti meM rahe hoM, unhoMne kevalajJAna prApta karake jagat meM eka Azcarya kA sRjana kiyA hai| vaise to jaina zAsana meM kevalajJAna muzkila nahIM hai, AsAna hai; yadi uttama bhAvanA jAga jAye to| aise hI itihAsa-prasiddha eka pAtra haiM rAjA pRthviicndr| rAjA pRthvIcandra kI kathA pRthvIcandra ayodhyA nagarI meM harisiMha rAjA aura padmAvatI rAnI ke lADale putra the| kalpavRkSa ke aMkura kI taraha vRddhi pAte hue, mAtA-pitA ke lie AnaMda kA ve ekamAtra AdhAra the| . eka bAra muni bhagavaMta ke darzana karate hue unheM jAti smaraNa jJAna prApta huA, jisake prabhAva se unheM pUrva ke unnIsa bhavoM ke AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kA pariNAma bIsaveM bhava meM dekhane ko milaa| .. pUrvabhava kI sAdhanA kA jAti smaraNa jJAna hote hI pRthvIcandra rAjakumAra samagra saMsAra vAsa se virakta ho gye| gRhavAsa aba kArAvAsa samAna lagane lgaa| saMsAra kI pratyeka pravRtti meM ve udAsIna bana gye| yuvAvasthA ke bAvajUda saMsAra ke kisI kArya meM mana nahIM lgtaa| mohAdhIna mAtA-pitA ko duHkha huA aura ve socane lage ki ise saMsAra meM vilAsI kaise banAyA jAye? unhoMne socA ki zAyada svarga kI apsarA samAna, uttama kula meM utpanna huI rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha isakA vivAha kara dene se yaha sAMsArika sukhoM meM DUba jaaegaa| isakA yaha dharmamaya AcaraNa taba taka hI hai, jaba taka vaha kAminI ke netra-bANoM kA zikAra nahIM bana jaataa| ataH zIghra hI isakA vivAha kara denA caahie| mAtA-pitA pRthvIcandrakumAra ke samakSa vivAha kI bAta karate haiM taba rAjakumAra apane antarmana kI ucca bhAvanAoM ko mAtA-pitA ke samakSa vyakta karate hue kahate haiM ki 187 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA 'he pUjya! jIva ne anAdikAlIna saMsAra cakra meM jo sukha bhoge haiM, jina bhautika padArthoM ko bhogA hai, unheM agara ikaTThA kara deM to unake sAmane meru parvata eka choTI geMda jaisA lgegaa| itane sukhoM kA upabhoga karane ke bAvajUda bhI jIva ko kabhI tRpti kA anubhava hI nahIM huaa| he mAtA jI-pitA jI! jina sukhoM se kisI ko kabhI bhI tRpti nahIM milI, aise sukha bhogane ke lie Apa mujhase kyoM Agraha kara rahe haiM? merA mana ina viSaya bhogoM se sarvathA vimukha ho cukA hai| kumAra kI isa nirAsakti ko dekhakara mAtA-pitA atizaya khinna ho gye| ___mAtA-pitA kA prabala Agraha dekhakara, unake atizaya dabAva ke kAraNa aura bhogAvalI karma bAkI hoM to unakI jaMjIra tor3ane ke liye udAsIna bhAvapUrvaka pRthvIcandra kumAra vivAha ke liye taiyAra hue| ___dhUmadhAma se ATha kanyAoM ke sAtha pRthvIcandrakumAra kA vivAha mahotsava saMpanna huaa| mAtA-pitA kumAra ko magna banAnA cAha rahe the, para kumAra to bhagna hRdayapUrvaka lagna jIvana meM baMdha rahe the| . tuma jise 'prabhutA meM padArpaNa' kahate ho, kumAra ko to vaha 'pazutA meM padArpaNa'. lagatA thaa| tumhArI aura kumAra kI dRSTi meM kaisA jamIna-AsamAna kA aMtara hai! umaMga se bharI AThoM patniyA~ pRthvIcandra ko rijhAne ke liye unheM ghera kara baiTha gaIM, para pRthvIcandra ne apanI vairAgya bhAvanA, viSaya sukhoM kI bhayaMkaratA, AtaMrika anAsakti aura bhaya se chUTane ke liye virati kI jhaMkhanA ko aisI dardabharI bhASA meM vyakta kiyA ki AThoM navapariNitA pRthvIcandrakumAra se bhI adhika virakta ho saMsAra tyAga ko utAvalI ho utthiiN| kaisI yogya patniyA~ milI hoMgI pRthvIcandra kumAra ko| kaisI unakI bhI laghukarmitA hogii| sukha ho, samRddhi ho, yuvAvasthA ho aura bhoga ke sabhI sAdhana maujUda hoM, para unheM bhogane kI bAta to dUra, una sabhI kA itanI nispRhatA pUrvaka tyAgA . mAtA-pitA to ciMtA meM par3a gaye ki ise sAMsArika banAne ke liye isakA vivAha karavAyA, para isane to apanI AThoM patniyoM ko bhI vairAgI banA diyaa| aba kyA kareM? unheM kumAra ko rAjagaddI para baiThAne kA khyAla AyA aura unhoMne kumAra ko rAjagaddI svIkAra karane ke liye Agraha kiyaa| para kumAra kI jarA bhI icchA nahIM thii| ataH unhoMne mAtA-pitA ko khUba samajhAyA bhI, para unake atiAgraha ke kAraNa antataH unakA rAjyAbhiSeka bhI huaa| taba bhI unheM una pravRttiyoM meM jarA-sA bhI AMnada, Asakti athavA AturatA nahIM thii| bilkula nirlipta rahate hue jIva-dayA kA vizeSa pAlana karate-karAte hue For Person188rivate Use Only Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA aura prajA kA niHsvArtha bhAvapUrvaka pAlana karate hue ve rAjA ke rUpa meM apane dAyitvoM kA saMpUrNataH pAlana kara rahe the| rAjasiMhAsana unheM jarA-sA bhI lubhA nahIM skaa| ve to yahI socate rahate ki tattvadRSTi se dekhatA hU~ to loga jise gIta-saMgIta kahate haiM, ve sAre mujhe vilApa lagate haiN| loga jise nRtya gAna kahate haiM, ve mujhe sirpha viDaMbanA rUpa lagate haiN| loga jise AbhUSaNa mAnate haiM, mujhe to unakA nirarthaka bojha lagatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, ina sAre sAMsArika sukhoM kA pariNAma to bhayaMkara duHkha hI hai| inhIM bhAvoM meM ramaNa karate hue pRthvIcandra rAjA bhAvanA bhAte haiM - kaba maiM nirgrantha sAdhu banUMgA? - kaba maiM dravya evaM bhAva se mUMDa banUMgA? - kaba maiM sarvasaMga se virAma pAkara AtmabhAva meM lIna banUMgA? - kaba maiM pariSaha upasargoM ko zAMti se sahana karate hue apane karmoM ko samApta kara pAU~gA? inhIM bhAvoM meM lIna bane pRthvIcandra rAjA kI rAjasabhA meM eka bAra gajapura nagara se sudhana nAmaka eka uttama vyApArI aayaa| rAjA ne usase pUchA ki pRthvItala para bhramaNa karate : hue tumane kyA koI Azcarya dekhA hai? taba usa vyApArI sudhana ne batAyA ki gajapura nagara meM zrI guNasAgara nAmaka zreSThikumAra saMpUrNa nirAsakta bhAvapUrvaka gRhavAsa vyatIta karate the| mAtA-pitA ke atizaya .. Agraha ke adhIna ho antataH unheM ATha kanyAoM se vivAha racAnA par3A, para AThoM kanyAoM ke sAtha pANigrahaNa karate-karate guNasAgara to jAne kaise anupama bhAvoM meM ArUr3ha ho gae, - saMsAra se virakta ho gaye aura vahIM ke vahIM unheM kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gyii| unheM to huA hI, para unakI AThoM patniyoM ko bhI kevljnyaan| rAjan! maiM abhibhUta, digmUr3ha banA vahA~ khar3A thA, aura kevalI guNasAgara ne mujhase kahA ki isase bhI adhika vismita kara dene vAlI bAta tumheM ayodhyA meM pRthvIcandra rAjA kI rAjasabhA meM dekhane ko milegI aura isI uddezya se maiM yahA~ AyA huuN| .. itanA sunate-sunate pRthvIcandra rAjA bhI guNAnurAga kI bhAvanAoM kI zreNI para aise .. ArUr3ha ho, saMsAra baMdhanoM ko tor3a DAlane ke lie aise kaTibaddha bane ki rAjasiMhAsana para baiThe-baiThe pRthvIcandra rAjA ko bhI kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gyii| unakI patniyoM ko bhI kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gii| svayaM saudharma indra ne Akara unakA kevalajJAna mahotsava kiyaa| . . 189 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA isa pUre dRSTAMta meM mahattva kI bAta yaha hai ki ye uttama AtmAe~ 1. saMsAra ko kArAvAsa mAnatI thiiN| 2. unheM saMsAra kI kisI bhI pravRti meM rasa nahIM thA / 3. ve saMsAra ke kArya bhI mAtA-pitA Adi svajanoM ke dabAva se hI karate the, aura umaMga se nahIM, sukRta anumodanA 4. ina pravRtiyoM meM pravRtta hote hue bhI bhAvanA to sAdhu jIvana kI sAdhanA kI tathA mokSa prApti kI hI bhAvanA bhAyA karate the| manoratha kI zakti yaha hai jinazAsana / jahA~ ucca manoratha vAle ko kevalajJAna prApta hotA hai| jaise nAgaketu ne paramAtmA kI pUjA karate hue kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| IlAcI kumAra ko rassI para nAcate hue kevalajJAna prApta huaa| bharata cakravartI ko arIsA meM dekhate hue kevala jJAna prApta huaa| ataH duniyA~ ko hRdaya meM na baiThAkara jinazAsana ko hRdaya siMhAsana para sthApita kro| kaha do - he moharAjA ! he rAgagajendra aura dveSakezarI ! yaha hRdaya kA sihAMsana Apa logoM ke lie nahIM hai| mere devAdhideva aura guru bhagavantoM ke lie hai| moharAjA tuma nikala jAo / merA siMhAsana deva- guru ke lie hai| yahA~ tumhAre lie koI sthAna nahIM hai| sahI tarIke se nikala kara, punaH pravezakara apanI hoziyArI nahIM dikhAnI hai| ise kahate haiM bhAvapUrvaka zIla kA pAlana / icchA se zIla kA pAlana karanA / sukRta anumodanA meM hameM dhyAna rakhanA hai ki dUsaroM kI prazaMsA jAhira meM karanA cAhie | svayaM kI bArambAra sukRta kI anumodanA karane se soyA huA mAna kaSAya jAga jaayegaa| isalie svayaM kI sukRta anumodanA bArambAra va jAhira meM na kreN| guNIjanoM para pramoda bhAva mahApurUSoM ke sukRtoM kI anumodanA hameM bArambAra karanI caahie| sabake samakSa jAhira meM karanI caahie| bahumAnapUrvaka karanI cAhie / vinayavijaya jI mahArAja 'zAMtasudhArasa' meM pramoda bhAvanA meM batAte haiM ki mahApurUSoM ke guNoM ko dekhakara hameM AnaMdita honA caahie| gaNadhara puNDarika svAmI ne pA~ca karor3a muni bhagavaMtoM ke sAtha anazana dvArA mokSa prApta kiyaa| kArtika sudI pUrNimA ke dina drAvir3a vArikhilla dasa karor3a muni bhagavaMtoM ke sAtha mokSa pdhaare| ina sabhI muni bhagavaMtoM kA vicAra Ate hI mana Anandita, praphullita ho jAnA caahie| jisase kaThora pariNAma nirmala banate haiM; paramAtma 190 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA caityavandana, stavana, guNAnuvAda ina sabhI kA guNagAna sukRta anumodanA hI kahalAtI hai| duniyA~ ke vyavahArika kAryoM kI anumodanA kI jAtI hai| vyApAra maNDala ke pramukha banane para samAcAra patroM meM hArdika badhAIyA~ dI jAtI haiN| kucha acchA kArya karane para dhanyavAda diyA jAtA hai| koI pada yA sattA kI prApti para anumodanA ke lie posTara lagAye jAte haiN| saMsAra ke ina sabhI prasaMgoM para anumodanA karate haiN| ye svArtha bhAvanA hetu hote haiN| dharma meM sukRta ke lie jo anumodanA kI jAtI hai, vaha dharmabhAvanA hetu hotI hai| kahate haiM, isameM sabase bar3A lAbha yaha milatA hai ki hama jina jina sukRtoM kI anumodanA kareMge, ve guNa hamAre bhItara AyeMge hii| yahI AdhyAtmika niyama hai| parantu eka zarta yaha hai ki isameM bhautika svArtha nahIM honA caahie| jo guNa Apako cAhie, usa guNa kI Apa muktakaNTha se prazaMsA kreN| unakI sevA-bhakti kreN| jisase ve guNa Apake bhItara saralatA se A jaayeN| bhAvapUrvaka tapa bhAvapUrvaka tapa karane se hamArA tAtparya yaha hai ki khAne-pIne kI icchAoM ko rokanA, kintu Aja apanI tapasyA mAtra dekhAdekhI se hI hotI najara A rahI hai| kisI ne telA yA aThAI kI to mujhe bhI karanA hai| yaha dravya tapa huaa| bhAvatapa meM mAtra upavAsa yA Ayambila tapa karanA hI nahIM hai| kintu rasanendriyoM para kAbU kitanA pAyA, usase tapa kA patA calatA hai| tapa kA saccA lakSya svAda kI Asakti tor3anA hai, sukha suvidhAe~ yA deha kI Asakti kitanI kama huI, isa para hI tapa kA dravya yA bhAva nirbhara karatA hai| .. navakArasI kA paccakkhANa karane vAlA vyakti bhI bhAvatapa karanevAlA ho sakatA hai, kyoMki usakA lakSya sahI hai| mAsakSamaNa kA tapa karane vAle tapasvI kA tapa vyatapa bhI ho sakatA hai, kyoMki usameM tapa ke bhAva ke bajAya tapa kA aMhakAra jyAdA hotA hai| isa sambandha meM zAstroM meM kuragaDU muni kI kathA ullekhanIya haisuragaDU munikI kathA __kurUmaNi nagarI meM kumbha nAmaka rAjA rAjya karate the| unake lalitAMga nAmaka eka pojakumAra thaa| lalitAMga kumAra guNoM kA sAgara thaa| eka dina gurudeva kI dharmadezanA zravaNa kii| mana meM vairAgya bhAva utpanna huA aura mAtA-pitA kI anumati lekara saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| sAdhu to bana gaye, parantu tapa kA udaya nahIM thaa| saverA hote hI unheM vedanIya karma kA udaya hone se bhUkha lagatI thii| eka ghar3A bharakara kUra (bhAta) khAne kI roja kI Adata thI For Perso191 Private Use Only Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodana unheM, aura isalie sahAdhyAyI muniyoM ne unakA nAma kuragaDU muni rakha diyA thaa| kUra yAni bhAta gaDDU arthAt ghdd'aa| muni kuragaDU roja navakArazI tapa se adhika nahIM kara pAte the, kintu unakI navakArasI bhAvapUrvaka hotI thii| tapa dharma meM ve DhIle the, kintu upazamarasa ke sAgara the| deza-videza meM vihAra kara pariSaha ko sahana karane meM ve zUravIra the, kintu bhojana ke viSaya zithila the| paryuSaNa parva kA padArpaNa huA / gaccha meM to pahale se hI tapa kI sAdhanA prArambha ho cukI thii| pUrA gaccha tapasvI, kintu kuragaDU muni ko roja khAnA cAhie, jAnatA thaa| saMvatsarI ke dina bhI gurudeva ke Adeza se eka ghar3A bhAta (cAvala) le aae| unake gaccha meM cAra muni caumAsI tapa kara rahe the| kuragaDU muni ko mana meM aphasosa thA, maiM kaisA khAudarA ? roja khAne ko cAhie aura tapasvI jI cAra mahIne ke upavAsa kara rahe haiM, dhanya hai inheM / kuragaDU muni AhAra le aae| tapasvI muniyoM ko dikhAyA to una muniyoM ko gussA A gyaa| yaha kaisA khAudarA ? Aja to bacce bhI upavAsa karate haiM aura ye AhAra le AyA / muniyoM ke mauna thA, ataH unhoMne kuragaDU muni ke AhAra meM thUka diyaa| muni kuragaDU kI jagaha yadi hama apane Apa ko khar3A kareM aura koI apanI thAlI meM thUka de to kyA hogA ? apanA gussA sAtaveM AsamAna para car3ha jAegA / hai nA? basa yahI pharka thA apane meM aura unmeN| hama saba roja khAte haiM aura ve muni bhI roja vAparate haiM kintu unhoMne khAte-khAte kevalajJAna prApta kara liyaa| parantu hama saba bhaTaka rahe haiN| yaha jaina zAsana hai| yahA~ to bhogI bhI yogI kahalAtA hai| khAne vAlA bhI tapasvI kahalAtA hai| kyoMki bhAvanA unake sAtha hai, bhAvadhArA kA sAtatya hai / kuragaDU muni ke AhAra meM jaba muniyoM dvArA thUka diyA gayA, taba unhoMne socA- 'oha! kaisA bhAgya ? tapasvI muniyoM ne mere bhAta lUkhe dekhe to ghI DAla diyaa| tapomaya deha se nikalA yaha thUka mere jIvana meM tapadharma kA padArpaNa kraaegaa| maiM bhI inakI taraha hI tapa kruuNgaa|' kuragaDU muni AhAra grahaNa kara rahe haiM kintu unakA mana bhAvadhArA meM baha rahA hai| maiM bhI tapa kruuNgaa| eka-eka kaura mu~ha meM rakhate jA rahe haiM, aura bhAvadhArA meM bahate jA rahe haiN| karmoM kA saphAyA hotA jA rahA hai| muni bhAvadhArA ke sAtatya ke kAraNa ghanaghAtI karmoM ko jalAkara bhasma kara dete haiN| muni ko sva-niMdA aura para - prazaMsA ne kSapaka zreNI para car3hA diyA / bhAvadhArA meM bahate - bahate khAte-khAte bhI kevalajJAnI bana ge| 192 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA ___saccA tapa vahI hai, jisake dvArA jo kamiyA~ mujhameM haiM, unheM dUra kruuN| mAtra tapasvI kI vAha-vAha karanA hI anumodanA nahIM hai| balki jo Apa nahIM kara pA rahe haiM, usakA darda honA Avazyaka hai, duHkha honA cAhie; kintu Aja hamAre pAsa dikhAvA raha gayA hai aura vAstavika bhAva naSTa ho gaye haiN| hameM cAhie ki tapa kA bhAva jIvana meM laaeN| hameM dravya nahIM, bhAvapUrvaka tapa karanA hai aura bhAvapUrvaka kiyA gayA tapa hI mukti kA kAraNa batAyA gayA hai, hamAre jJAnI bhagavantoM ne kahA hai- dAna bhI bhAvapUrvaka denA, zIla bhI bhAvapUrvaka pAlanA, tapa bhI bhAvapUrvaka honA cAhie, tabhI vaha mokSa kA kAraNa bana sakatA hai| 'bhAve bhAvanA bhAvie bhAve kevljnyaan|' bhAva se bhAvanA bhAne se kevalajJAna kI prApti hotI hai| zuddha nisvArtha manoratha honA caahie| bhAvapUrvaka bhAvanA kIjie yAni hRdaya kA bhAva jur3a jAnA caahie| sabhI kriyA bhAvanA se kiijie| jinavara kI pUjA meM bhI bhAva cAhie, sAmAyika, pratikramaNa meM bhI bhAva honA Avazyaka hai, tabhI ve kriyAe~ AtmakalyANa kA kAraNa bneNgii| hameM bhI sabhI kriyAe~ evaM anuSThAna Adi bhAvapUrvaka karane kA bhAva rakhanA caahie| bhAvadharma AtmA ke upayoga pUrvaka dharma kI pravRtti, yahI bhAva dharma hai| dravya dharma vyavahAra kI bAta hai, jabaki bhAvadharma nizcaya kii| kabhI kriyA rUpa dharma alpa bhI hotA ho, taba bhI bhAvarUpa dharma to zrAvaka ke antara meM gUMjatA hI rahatA hai| zrAvaka taba svayaM ko saMsAra meM rahakara ThagA huA hI mAnatA hai| zrAvaka hamezA saMyama svIkArane ko tatpara rahatA hai| vaha aba samajha cukA hotA hai ki 'yaha janma mujhe bhoga ke lie nahIM, yoga arthAt AtmA ke kalyANa ke lie milA hai| rAga karane ke lie nahIM, tyAga karane ke lie milA hai| aba mujhe pudgala ke prati ramaNa nahIM krnaa| mujhe to aba AtmaramaNatA hI karanI hai|' aise vicAroM ke kAraNa, zrAvaka vAstava meM zakkara para baiThI huI makkhI jaisA hotA hai| Asakti zlezma hai, jabaki anAsakti shkkr| zlezma meM girI huI makkhI kitanI bhI chaTapaTAe, para ur3a nahIM pAtI, jabaki zakkara para baiThI huI makkhI ko ur3ane meM dera nahIM lgtii| - isI prakAra saMsAra ke lubhAvane sukhoM ko bhogate hue bhI zrAvaka ko use chor3ane meM dera nahIM lagatI, kyoMki zrAvaka to saMsAra kI pravRtti karate hue bhI moha ke pariNAmoM ko . tor3atA rahatA hai| ataH use sAMsArika pravRttiyoM ke kAraNa pApa kA baMdha hote hue bhI pApa kA anubandha to nahIM hotA hai| sacce zrAvaka ko kabhI pApAnubandhI karma nahIM baMdhate, kyoMki bantha pravRttiyoM dvArA hote haiM, jabaki anubandha vicAroM dvaaraa| zrAvaka ke vicAroM meM taba pApa nahIM 193 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA plte| vicAroM se pApoM kA uccheda hI hai bhAva dhrm| vyavahAra tabhI vyavahAra dharma banatA hai, jaba vaha nizcaya kA kAraNa banatA hai| dravyadharma bhI tabhI sArthaka banatA hai jaba vaha bhAvadharma kA kAraNa bne| pUjya upAdhyAya jI mahArAja ne kahA hai- 'nizcaya dRSTi dharIjI, pAle jo vyvhaar|' ... jaba taka nizcaya dRSTi hRdaya meM sthira nahIM hotI, taba taka koI bhI vyavahAra sadvyavahAra nahIM bana sktaa| kama se kama nizcaya ko pAne kA lakSya yadi ho, to bhI jIvana saphala ho jaae| nizcaya dRSTi itanI majabUta honI cAhie ki vyavahAra arthAt pravRtti kaisI bhI ho, para vaha mana ko jarA bhI vicalita na kara paae| zuddha Atma-dravya ko kendra meM rakhakara jo kucha bhI kiyA jAe, use nizcaya dRSTi kahate haiN| AtmA ko isa prakAra nizcaya dRSTi meM sthira kara denA hai ki kisI bhI prakAra kI vRtti-pravRtti, AtmA ke lakSya se rahita na ho| zuddha Atma-dravya kI jaba jarA-sI bhI jhAMkI ho taba AtmA ko vartamAna azuddhi kI pratIti hue binA na rhe| una azuddhiyoM ko dUra karane ke lie AtmA jo prayatna kare, jo pravRtti kare use jJAnI bhagavanta vyavahAra kahate haiN| adhikAMza AtmAe~ vyavahAra ko svIkAra kara nizcaya ko pAtI haiN| kucha AtmAe~ aisI bhI hotI haiM, jo sIdhe hI nizcaya taka pahu~ca jAtI haiN| paramAtmA ke zAsana kI ArAdhanA dravya aura bhAva arthAt vyavahAra va nizcaya ke samanvaya se hI karanI hai| dravya dharma kI ArAdhanA karane vAlI AtmA meM yadi bhAva na hoM to aisA dharma jaina zAsana ko maMjUra nhiiN| cAra prakAra ke dharmoM meM bhI bhAva dharma kA hI prAdhAnya hai| binA bhAva ke dAna ko nirarthaka batAte haiN| bhAva rahita zIla niSphala hotA hai aura bhAva rahita tapa to saMsAra vRddhi kA kAraNa banatA hai| bhAvadharma hI pratyeka ArAdhanA ko dharma banAtA hai| bhAvadharma taka pahu~cane ke lie sabase pahale isa saMsAra ko pahacAnanA hogaa| isakI vAstavikatA, vicitratA aura viSamatAoM ko jAnanA hogaa| saMsAra ke prati abhAva aura mokSa ke prati ahobhAva! yahI hai bhAva dhrm| jise saMsAra ke prati abhAva nahIM; aisI AtmA dharma kI ArAdhanA karatI ho, yaha kaise ho sakatA hai? jise saMsAra ke prati abhAva nahIM, use saMsAra meM vighnarUpa dharma kI ArAdhanA karane kI AvazyakatA kyA hai? yaha sUcita karatA hai ki usake dharma meM kahIM na kahIM mana kI malInatA par3I huI hai| saMsAra ke prati abhAva to AtmA kA Avazyaka guNa hai| atyanta prAthamika avasthA kA hai yaha gunn| apunabaMdhaka avasthA meM rahI huI AtmA ke lie bhI likhA gayA hai ki 'jehane nahIM bhava rAga re...|' saMsAra ke prati abhAva kA bhAva dharma kI prApti hetu prathama 194 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA AvazyakatA hai| budiyAmA~kIsukRta icchA __rAjasthAna meM Aja bhI aneka aise anUThe aura bhavya jinAlaya upasthita haiM, unake itihAsa hamAre samakSa haiN| eka choTe grAma meM eka bur3hiyA~ mA~ rahatI thii| zAdI ke kucha hI varSa bAda choTI umra meM pati kI mRtyu ho gii| akelI vidhavA apane jIvana kA nirvAha karane hetu logoM ke ghara kAma kara apanA peTa bharatI thii| jitanA milatA, usase svayaM kA gujArA kara letI, kyoMki pIche saMtAna kI ciMtA thI nhiiN| jaba pratidina kArya hetu gA~va ke bAhara jAtI thI, taba vahA~ kA sundara ramaNIya sthAna nihAra kara prasanna hotii| samaya vyatIta hotA rhaa| bur3hiyA par3hI-likhI nahIM thI, parantu use pArzvanAtha paramAtmA ke prati varSoM se agAr3ha zraddhA thii| jaba bhI vaha usa ramaNIya sthAna ko dekhatI, usakA vicAra cltaa| kAza! yahA~ pArzvanAtha paramAtmA kA jinAlaya hotA to kitanA manohara lagatA? .. usako svayaM ke kapar3oM kA ThikAnA nahIM thaa| khAne-pIne ke lie logoM ke yahA~ kArya karake gujArA nikAlanA par3atA thaa| choTI-sI TUTI-phUTI jhopar3I thii| phira bhI kisa AdhAra para vaha bhAvanA bhA rahI thii| jJAnI kahate haiM, zraddhA bar3I mahAn vastu hai| kuNThita buddhi vAloM ko zraddhAbala kI jAnakArI nahIM hai| parantu samasta vastue~ buddhi ke paimAne se nahIM nApI jAtI haiN| sammeta zikharakIyAtrA bur3hiyA mA~ ko patA calA ki usake gA~va se koI saMghapati sammeta zikhara jI kA saMgha le jA rahA hai| usameM sAdharmikoM ko bhI pAsa diyA jA rahA hai| bur3hiyA mA~ bhI pArzvadAdA ke darzana karane kI icchuka thii| ataH use bhI pAsa prApta ho gyaa| sabhI yAtrIgaNa mammeta zikhara jI phuNce| dUsare dina sabhI ko pArzvadAdA ke darzana ke lie parvata para car3hanA thaa| bur3hiyA mA~ ke bhI manoratha the ki vaha bhI Upara jAkara darzana kre| hameM bhI aisA manoratha karanA hai ki girirAja kI yAtrA karate samaya kadama-kadama para ananta karmoM kA kSaya kreN| dUsare dina bur3hiyA mA~ paramAtmA kI sacce hRdaya se pUjA, bhakti, sevA Adi karake tIna-cAra baje nIce phuNcii| bhojanazAlA meM bhojana kara kamare ke bAhara baiTha gii| itane meM dharmazAlA ke pAsa se jora-jora se rone kI AvAja sunAI dii| .. bur3hiyA mA~ vicAra karane lgii| pArzvanAtha ke darabAra meM kisake rone kI AvAja A rahI hai| jahA~ se AvAja A rahI thI, vahA~ pahu~cI aura dekhA ki paiMtIsa varSa kI zreSThi 195 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA vadhU ke peTa meM bhayaMkara darda ho rahA thaa| DaoNkTara Akara gye| dekhA, davA bhI lI para darda meM koI ArAma nahIM huaa| sabhI ciMtita the| dUsarA koI upAya bhI najara nahIM A rahA thaa| bahU ne rote-rote kahA- 'mujhe bacAo-bacAo! mere peTa meM bahuta darda ho rahA hai| andara hI andara naseM phaTa rahI hai| mA~ ne kahA- 'pArzvanAtha dAdA ko yAda kase saba acchA ho jaaegaa| zraddhA se liyA gayA nAma darda ko miTA degaa| mujhe to pArzvadAdA para hI zraddhA hai| beTI! eka gilAsa pAnI laanaa|' ...aura mA~ pArzvanAtha paramAtmA kA nAma smaraNa kara usa jala ko abhimaMtrita karatI hai tathA pArzvanAtha dAdA kI dhuna cAlU karA detI hai| sabhI dAdA kA nAma smaraNa karate haiN| prArthanA karate haiN| vaha jala pilAtI hai aura thor3I hI dera meM darda bhAga jAtA hai| bahUrAnI ke rone kI AvAja banda dekhakara sabhI ne pUchA- 'kyA darda ThIka ho gayA?' bahU ne kahA- 'mA~ ne jala pilAyA aura kucha hI paloM meM darda dUra ho gyaa| vaha mA~jI kahA~ haiM?' . bur3hiyA mA~ jI to apane kamare meM pahu~ca cukI thii| kisI ko patA nahIM thA ki mA~ jI kahA~ se AI aura kahA~ gaI? budiyAmA~jIkI nispRhatA zAma hone para bahUrAnI ne vicAra kiyaa| mA~ jI ne mujhe bacAyA hai| jo upakArI hote haiM, unakA upakAra nahIM bhUlanA caahie| munIma jI ko bhejakara khoja karavAyA ki mA~ jI kahA~ haiM? munIma jI khoja kara zreSThivarya ke pAsa AtA hai| zreSThivarya svarNa mudrA lekara mA~ jI ke pAsa AtA hai| caraNa sparza kara thAla pAsa meM rakhatA hai aura hAtha jor3akara vinatI karatA hai- 'Apane bahU para hI nahIM apitu pUre parivAra para upakAra kiyA hai| Apa ise prema se svIkAra kara liijie|' ___ mA~ jI- 'maiMne kucha nahIM kiyA, yaha mAtra pArzvanAtha dAdA kI kRpA hai| kucha karanA hai to unakI bhakti kro|' ___ bur3hiyA ne bheMTa lene se sApha inkAra kara diyaa| svayaM ke pAsa pahanane ko acchI sAr3I nahIM, isake uparAnta AI huI svarNa mudrAoM ko ThukarA diyaa| para zreSThivarya bhI khAlI lauTane vAlA nahIM thaa| yahA~ mA~ jI bhI dRr3ha thii| jo huA dAdA ke prabhAva se huA, svayaM ke bhAva ekadama nispRh| mujhe kucha bhI nahIM caahie| budiyAmA~jI kIudAttabhAvanA zreSThivarya ne kahA- 'mA~ jI Apa svIkAra nahIM kara rahI ho to Apa kI koI bhAvanA ho to kaho, jisa dharma kSetra meM lagAnA ho, vahA~ lagAkara ApakI bhAvanA pUrNa kara deNge|' 196 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA bur3hiyA bolI- 'zreSThivarya ! mujhe pArzvanAtha kA nAma smaraNa karane ko milA, itanA hI mere lie bahuta hai| yadi Apa jyAdA Agraha karate ho to hamAre gA~va ke bAhara eka sundara ramaNIya sthAna hai, jahA~ eka sundara bhavya jinAlaya pArzvanAtha paramAtmA kA bana jAe, aisI merI bhAvanA varSoM se hai / ' zreSThavarya bhAvanA ko svIkAra kara vahA~ se ravAnA ho gaye / antaramana kI bhAvanA sAkAra yAtrA pUrNa kara bur3hiyA apane gA~va phuNcii| kucha dina pazcAt kucha loga unheM DhUMDhate hue Ae aura sthAna Adi dekhakara usa jagaha ko kharIdA tathA paisoM kI cintA nahIM karate hue eka kArIgara ko bhavya jinAlaya ke nirmANa hetu Adeza diyaa| kucha hI varSoM meM vahA~ sundara jinAlaya ke rUpa meM mA~ jI kI bhAvanA saphala huii| mA~ jI kA sapanA sAkAra huaa| tAtparya yaha hai ki jisa bur3hiyA ke pAsa eka rupayA bhI khajAne ke rUpa meM nahIM thA vahA~ usakI bhAvanA jinAlaya nirmANa kI thI; aura vahI bhAvanA AdhyAtmika jagata kI hone se, nisvArtha bhAva pUrvaka hone se avazya saphala huii| jahA~ nisvArtha bhAva hote haiM vahA~ phala avazya milatA hai| sukRta anumodanA se do prakAra ke phala prApta hote haiM 1. jo vyakti sukRta kI anumodanA karatA hai, vahI sukRta usameM AtA hai| 2. sukRta karane vAloM ne jisa puNya kA upArjana kiyA, vaisA hI puNya vaha bhI upArjita karatA hai| anumodanA hRdaya se karanI caahie| tabhI kahA hai- 'karaNa, karAvaNa ne anumodana, sarikhA phala nipajAvata / ' bhAvoM kI tAratamyatA eka bAta barAbara samajhanI hai... zubha bhAva se puNya aura azubha bhAva se pApa kA * hotA hai| yahA~ duniyA~ jo bole, usase puNya-pApa nahIM baMdhatA hai, balki bhAva pramANa ha baMdha hogaa| Apa 24 ghaNTe kina bhAvoM meM rahate haiM ? 24 ghaNToM meM kitane ghaNTe zubha bhAva meM aura kitane ghaNTe azubha bhAva meM rahate haiM? usI para pApa-puNya nirbhara karatA hai| isameM kisI kI hoziyArI nahIM calatI hai| jo bhAvoM kI vicAraNA na kare to mUrkha khlaaegaa| 'jIva jaba saMsAra ke koI bhI padArtha kI icchA ke binA, svArtha bhAva ke binA, 197 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA paropakAra kI bhAvanA se jo kucha kare, usameM puNya kA hI baMdha hogaa| parantu paudgalika svArtha hogA, yaza-kIrti nAma kI cAhanA ho, sattA bhogane kA rasa ho aura inheM hI kendra meM rakhakara koI bhI pravRtti karane meM Ae~ to 100 pratizata pApa kA hI badha hogaa|' aisA nahIM mAneMge to pujArI, zilpI ityAdi sabhI ko puNya hI bNdhegaa| parantu paisoM ke lie pUjA karanA, mUrti kA ghar3anA ityAdi kArya hone se puNya kA baMdha nahIM hotaa| praNidhAnazuddhi ' he sarvazreSTha guNoM se yukta arihaMta paramAtmA! * Apake acintya sAmarthya bala se merI ye sukRta anumodanA sUtrAnusAra vidhi pUrvaka 0 0 yaha anumodanA zuddha Azaya vAlI aura karmoM kA nAza karane vAlI ho| yaha anumodanA samyag kriyA svarUpa banakara ApakI AjJA ko svIkAra karane vAlI 0 yaha sukRta anumodanA kisI bhI prakAra ke doSa binA niraticAra banI rhe| praNidhAna _ 'pra+ni' upasargapUrvaka 'yA' dhAtu se praNidhAna zabda banA hai| isakA saMkSipta artha hai karttavyatA kA sNklp| vastutaH karttavyatA kA saMkalpa karanA hI praNidhAna kahA jAtA hai| dRSTAMta rUpa meM Apane 500 rupaye kA dAna diyaa| yaha pravRtti hai dAna kii| dAna arthAt dhana kA tyaag| Apako ApakI saMpatti kA haka, mAlikI kA svecchA se tyAga karanA, isakA nAma daan| dUsare kI bhakti-paropakAra karanA yA unake saMkaTa kA nivAraNa karanA yA kisI bhI kAraNa se dhana denA arthAt dhanadAna diyA khlaaegaa| dAna ke bhI bahuta prakAra hote haiN| aba ApakA dhana tyAga karane lAyaka hai, saMgraha karane lAyaka nahIM hai, aisA saMkalpa ho to dhana dAna meM praNidhAna hai, aisA kahA jaaegaa| yahI zat-pratizat sahI artha hai| upavAsa karate haiM, jisameM Apa caubIsa ghaNTe AhAra nahIM lete| cauvihAra upavAsa ho to pAnI bhI nahIM lete haiN| AhAra pAnI ke tyAga ko karttavya mAnate haiM, aura khAne ko akarttavya mAneM to praNidhAna kahA jAtA hai| __praNidhAna kA artha Apa kyA samajhate haiM? Apako karane lAyaka, AcaraNa karane lAyaka, prApta karane lAyaka jo lagatA hai, aura usakA hI kartavya rUpa meM mAnasika saMkalpa ho, to vaha vastu praNidhAna khlaaegii| vartamAna meM Apake jIvana meM bahutaM praNidhAna hai, jaise 198 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA paisA kamAnA yogya hai, yaha saMkalpa hai nA ? Apa itanI mehanata saMkalpa ke binA kara sakate haiM ? karttavyatA kA nirNaya hI saMkalpa hai| isalie hI jisa-jisa jagaha karttavyatA kA saMkalpa hai, vahA~ vahA~ praNidhAna hai| jahA~ karttavyatA kA saMkalpa nahIM, vahA~ praNidhAna nhiiN| praNidhAna yukta dharma hI zuddha dharma ananta jo AtmA dharmatIrtha ko prApta karatI hai, usane bhUtakAla meM puNya kA saMcaya kiyA hai tabhI usako vyavahAra se dharmatIrtha kI prApti huI hai / bhUtakAla meM bhI isa dharma kI prApti kaI bAra huii| yaha koI pahalI bAra prApta nahIM huA hai / ananta bAra manuSya bhava prApta kiyA, bAra zAsana prApta kiyA, jaina kula-dharma kA bhI AcaraNa kiyA hai; dharma ke sAtha kucha lena-dena hI nahIM hai, aisA nahIM; balki dharma kA vizeSa paricaya bhI prApta kiyA / are! tIrthaMkara kI vANI bhI sunI, zraddhA bhI kI, AcaraNa bhI kiyA, zrAvakatva aura sAdhutva kA bhI vizuddha rUpa se pAlana kiyaa| apanI AtmA ne bhUtakAla meM kucha kiyA nahIM aura aba yaha zAsana mila gayA hai, isalie hama eka kadama Age A gaye haiM, aisA nahIM hai / isa jIva ne ananta bAra acche kArya kiye haiM / mana-vacana kAyA se ArAdhanA kI, phira bhI mokSa nahIM milA, saMsAra se jIva chUTA nahIM, AtmA kA utthAna huA nahIM / kAraNa kyA hai ? kauna-sI kar3I usameM kama par3a rahI thI ki jisase ArAdhanA AdhyAtmika dRSTi se niSphala gaI? isake lie upAdhyAya yazovijaya jI mahArAja pharamAte haiM ki, 've saccI ArAdhanA bhAvazUnya kI thI, arthAt usameM praNidhAna rUpa vizuddha bhAva dharma nahIM thA / ' mana kahIM bhaTakatA rahe aura kAyA se kriyA kI, yaha bhAva kA artha nahIM hai| vastuta: ekAgracitta kriyA kI ho, para usameM praNidhAna bhAva nahIM rahA ho to vaha kriyA bhAva zUnya kahI jAtI hai / koI bhI U~cA dharma yA sAmAnya dharma, jo bhAva dharma-yukta na ho to vaha dravya kriyA hI khlaaegii| aise dharma kA phala puNyabandha hogA, yA dharma kI sAmagrI prApta ho skegii| yaha usakA adhikatama phala hogA, parantu praNidhAna nAma ke bhAva dharma se hI saccA phala prApta hotA hai| isa bhAva ke sAtha dharma ko zuddha dharma kahate haiM, zeSa azuddha dharma kahA jAtA hai| zuddha dharma hI yogarUpa meM mokSa kA anusaMdhAna kara sakatA hai| azuddha dharma kA phala hI nahIM hai, aisA hama nahIM kahate; parantu azuddha dharma kA phala mukti nahIM hai / praNidhAna vAlA dharma hI mukti kA kAraNa banatA hai / mokSa kA praNidhAna kaba AtA hai ? zabda bolanA sarala hai, parantu usake bhAvoM ko pakar3anA kaThina hai / sarvadoSoM se * rahita aura sarvaguNa sampanna, AtmA kI aisI avasthA hI usakA mokSa hai| aba hamAre yA 199 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA Apake jIvana meM jaba taka koI bhI doSa zeSa hoMge, taba taka mokSa nahIM hogaa| isalie sabhI doSoM ko tilAMjali deMge, tabhI mokSa hogA; sAtha-sAtha Atmika sarvaguNoM kI parAkASThA prApta kareMge, taba mokSa huA khlaayegaa| - aba ye guNa prApta karane lAyaka na lageM, acche na lageM, isakI icchA yA abhilASA bhI nahIM, to mokSa prApta karane kA praNidhAna hai kyA? Apa kaheMge, kaisI bAta hai? jaise eka mAnava kahatA hai, mujhe arabapati bananA hai, para arabapati kaba bana sakatA hai| aba jise sau, hajAra, lAkha, karor3a, pA~ca karor3a rupaye nahIM cAhie, mAtra araba hI caahie| aisA vyakti milegA hI nahIM, para yadi mila jAe to Azcarya hI lagegA? . . arabapati banane se pahale lAkha to prApta kro| vaise hI Apako sIdhe mokSa kA TaoNpa levala caahie| hAM, maiM dharma karatA hUM, isase mokSa hogA, dUsarA mujhe saMsAra kA kucha nahIM caahie| jo aisA saMkalpa ho to sahI, para guNa prApta karane lAyaka lagate haiM ! guNoM ko prApta karane kI abhilASA hai bhItara! yadi eka guNa kI bhI abhilASA kama ho to bhI mukti kA praNidhAna nahIM AtA hai| ___kahate haiM, praNidhAna kA prArambha pahale yogadRSTi meM hotA hai| pUrNa praNidhAna pAMcavIM yogadRSTi meM AtA hai| samyagdRSTi kA praNidhAna zat-pratizata asalI sone jaisA hotA hai| samyagdRSTiyoM meM paraspara zuddhi kI taratamatA hogI, para heya-upAdeya kA viveka zatpratizata samAna hogaa| kadAcit chor3ane aura AcaraNa meM tIvratA, maMdatA yA bodha kI sUkSmatA kama jyAdA ho sakatI hai, parantu zat-pratizata doSa chor3ane jaise haiM (heya), guNa sabhI grahaNa karane jaise haiM (upAdeya); usakA viveka pakkA hogA, isase hI samyagdRSTi aura mithyAdRSTi ke praNidhAna meM pharka par3ane vAlA hai| apunarbandhaka dazA se isakI nIMva zurU hotI hai| yadi jIva meM eka bhI doSa kA Agraha hogA yA ekAdha guNa bhI yadi nahIM pasanda hoM to vaha punarbandhaka bhI nahIM hai| usake binA koI bhUmikA bhI nhiiN| zreSTha lokottara guNoM se yukta zrI arihaMtadeva, siddha bhagavAna Adi ke sAmarthya se unake zakti-prabhAva se Upara kahI gaI merI anumodanA1. Agama ke anusAra samyak vidhi vAlI ho, aisI maiM icchA karatA huuN| 2. vaha anumodanA tIvra mithvAttva karma ke vinAza se samyak yAni zuddha bhAva vAlI ho arthAt paudgalika icchA se rahita, daMbhahIna vizuddha bhAvanA vAlI ho| 3. vaha anumodanA samyak svIkAra karane vAlI ho, isalie usa kriyA ko acchI prakAra se pAlana karane vAlI ho| 200 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA 4. yaha sukRta anumodanA kisI bhI prakAra ke doSa binA niraticAra vAlI ho| pApa pratighAta aura guNa bIjAdhAna kA sAdhaka banAne ke lie anumodanA kA yaha sundara aura saTIka pravRttikrama batAyA gayA hai| unnatikAraka sAdhanA ke aMga anumodanA, koI bhI sAmAyikAdi dharmAnuSThAna, kSamAdi guNa yA dAnAdi sukRta kyA haiM? inakI sAdhanA karane ke lie kI gaI pravRtti ke ye vyavasthita aMga batAe gae haiM1. zAstrokta vidhi kA pAlana arthAt zAstra-jJAnIjanoM ke vacanoM ke prati jvalaMta sApekSa bhAva ki mujhe isa vidhi anusAra hI sAdhanA karanI hai, zAstravacana kI thor3I bhI upekSA kara ke nhiiN| 2. vizuddha adhyavasAya, arthAt hRdaya meM nirmala pavitra bhAva-bhAvanA vicAra karanI; tathA 3. zakti anusAra samyak kriyA; arthAt jisakI sAdhanA karanI hai, usameM sahI prvRtti| . samabhAva kI sAdhanA ke lie vidhi anusAra sAmAyika ke anuSThAna meM jur3anA, isakI pravRtti krnaa| usI prakAra4. isa pravRtti kA niraticAra pAlana, isameM jarA bhI doSa nahIM lagane denaa| ina cAroM meM se eka bhI kama nahIM clegaa| kyoMki pahale meM vidhi kA Agraha jinavacana ke prati sApekSa bhAva ko sUcita karatA hai; aura sarva-pravRtti meM hI nahIM balki pUre jIvana bhara ke lie jinAjJA hara kadama-kadama para Age rakhanA caahie| arthAt 'mere lie pahale jinAjJA', phira dUsarA aisA bandhana honA cAhie, 'jinAjJA hI tArane vAlI hai|' hRdaya se aisI pukAra jarUrI hai| nahIM to svacchanda pravRtti hone se ajJAna ceSTAe~ hoNgii| isase bhava pAra nahIM hogaa| _ jinAjJA kA bhAra hRdaya meM rakhane ke pazcAt punaH usameM viSayoM para Asakti, IrSyA, mada, kaThoratA, mAyA, svArthAMdhatA ityAdi kaluSita bhAva nahIM rakha skte| nahIM to yaha jinAjJA kA bala kama kara degaa| sattA-samRddhi kI AkAMkSA bhI nahIM rakha sakate haiN| deva-guru aura kriyA ke prati hRdaya se bhAvabharI bhakti aura bahumAna caahie| taba ina donoM ke hote hue pramAda to calegA hI kaise? dharma pravRtti kA pakkA purUSArtha caahie| nahIM to pApa kA purUSArtha calatA rahane vAlA hai| vahA~ hRdaya ke bhAva zuSka bana jAne vAle haiN| taba anAdikAla kI AhArAdi saMjJAe~ aura kaSAya saMjJAoM kI AhArAdi kI pravRtti se jame hue kusaskAra, isase virUddha tapa, dAna ityAdi dharma pravRtti ke purUSArtha se hI dabate jAte haiN| khAU-khAUM 201 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA Adi kI pravRtti se to inakA poSaNa hotA hI rhegaa| isa prakAra ye tInoM hone para bhI dharmapravRtti yadi avidhi se yukta hogI, to AtmA ke satva kA hanana hogaa| satva akhaNDa hogA to kyoM doSa lagAegA ? jaba pravRtti doSa rahita va aticAra-mukta banegI, tabhI isase Upara kI kakSA kI pravRtti hogii| Upara ke guNasthAnaka car3hakara aMtima parAkASThA vItarAgatA taka pahu~ca skegii| satva ke binA yaha saba kucha nahIM ho skegaa| unnati ke viziSTa sAdhana aura unake kAraNa jinAjJA ke prati aTUTa rUci, nirmala hRdaya, prabala purUSArtha aura satva, ina cAroM unnati ke sAdhanoM ke lie - 1. samyak vidhi kA pAlana 2. vizuddha adhyavasAya 3. yathAzakti samyak kriyA aura 4. usakA nirdoSa niraticAra nirvAha, ye pravRtti ke aMga haiN| 1. jinAjJA ke prati rUci se jIva jinezvara deva kI saccI zaraNa svIkAra karatA hai| unake zaraNa meM jAnA matalaba unako saccA, tAraka, rakSaka, zAsaka mAnanA; unake dvArA kahe ye tattva hI sacce, unake dvArA kahA gayA ArAdhanA mArga hI saccA, aise hArdika bhAva upasthita honaa| jisase jinokta tattva, mArga aura vidhi ke prati bahuta Adara bhAva rahate hI haiN| anAdi ke mUlabhUta doSa ahaMtva ko miTAne ke lie ye bhAva adbhuta kAma karate haiN| yaha saca hai ki maiM jinAjJA ko prAthamikatA detA huuN| aisA mAtra kahanA hI nahIM, balki jIvana meM jI kara batAnA; yaha hai jinAjJA rUci, isalie sakriya jinAjJA rUci cAhie / sukRta anumodanA 2. sundara adhyavasAya se bharA hRdaya, pavitra bhAva meM satata lagA rahe to malina bhAva aura halke vicAra bahuta kama ho jAe~ge / kusaMskAra hrAsa hote jAe~ge, susaMskAra kA bala bar3hatA jaaegaa| jisase zubha saMskAroM kA samUha ekatrita hote hI Age uccakoTi ke adhyavasAya ko avasara milatA rhegaa| 3. purUSArtha aura satva ke mUlya to tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke dvArA kahe gaye dharma zAsana kI sthApanA ke dvArA samajha sakate haiN| yadi kAla, svabhAva, pUrvakarma athavA bhavitavyatA se hI AtmA kA uddhAra ho jAtA ho to zAsana kI sthApanA karane kI kyA jarUrata? parantu mokSa mArga kI ArAdhanA meM purUSArtha badalane ke lie hI ArAdhanA kA zAsana sthApita kiyA / jJAnAcAra, darzanAcAra, cAritrAcAra, tapAcAra aura vIryAcAra, ina paMcAcAra meM vIryAcAra nAma kA alaga se AcAra batAyA gayA hai| yaha AcAra cAroM AcAroM ke purUSArtha meM vizeSa satva badalane ke lie hai; jisase jIva kI nirdoSa aura zaktiyukta 202 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA ArAdhanA ho yahA~ hameM vizeSa dhyAna meM rakhanA hai ki yaha prArthanA 'viSaya sahita hai', 'saviSaya yukta hai|' saviSaya yAni AlambanabhUta prArthya vyakti vAlI hai| isameM Alambana sat arthAt prArthanA koI kAlpanika vyakti ke Age nahIM kI jA rahI hai, balki vAstavika aura prabhAvazAlI viziSTa vyakti ke Age kI jA rahI hai| isase prArthanA niSphala jAne vAlI nahIM haiN| kyoMki prArthya purUSa kI lokottara uttamatA hI unake Age prArthanA karane vAle hRdaya ko aisA komala, namra aura udAra banA detI hai ki jisase usa hRdaya meM prArthya ke aneka guNoM kA AkarSaNa ho jAtA hai| parama purUSa ke Alambana se hI aisA hotA hai| yaha unakA viziSTa prabhAva hai| jisase unake Age zuddha bhAva se karAI gaI prArthanA kA bhI mUlya kama nhiiN| prArthanA to pArasa hai| yaha jIva ko guNa svarNa ke jvalanta teja arpita karatA hai| lohe jaisI guNahIna AtmA ko sonA jaisA guNa sampanna banAtA hai| anumodanA ke lie kI gaI prArthanA bhI aisI sundara bheMTa karatI hai, jinake yoga se kramazaH niraticAra zuddha cAritra taka pahu~ca kara, jIva ajara-amara bana jAtA hai| vAha! yahA~ mAnava bhava meM kitanI mahAmUlyavAna prArthanA kI sulabhatA hai| vastu kI prArthanA, vastu ke prati utkRSTa AkarSaNa aura abhilASA ko sUcita karatA hai tathA AkarSaNa ke sAtha saccI abhilASA bIja hai| isase phala AeMge hI, isalie prArthanA ke dvArA bIja kA vapana kro| nAgaketu kA jIva pUrva bhava meM tele kA tapa nahIM kara skaa| parantu idhara aTThama kI prArthanA, utkRSTa AkarSaNa-abhilASA se cala rahI thii| udhara sotelI mA~ ne ise nIMda meM hI jhopar3I sahita jalAkara rAkha kara diyaa| zubha bhAvoM ke kAraNa nAgaketu rUpa ne manuSya bhava prApta kiyaa| itanA hI nahIM, janma lete hI pUrva bhava kA smaraNa hote hI tele kA tapa udaya meM aayaa| tapa kA AcaraNa rUpI phala prApta huAkramazaH isI bhava meM mokSa prApta kiyaa| ataH prArthanA pArasamaNi hai| anubandha ke vicAra 'anubandha AtmA kA prkaash'| .. jaise caumAse meM AkAza ghane bAdaloM se ghirA ho to dina meM bhI aMdherA hotA hai| aura vaha ghane bAdala jaba patale hote haiM, usa samaya sUrya kI kiraNoM kA prakAza sIdhe nahIM Akara mAtra ujAlA hotA hai, aura kisI samaya bAdala meM kisI jagaha se eka cheda ho, yAni thor3A bAdala haTa jAe, taba sUrya kI kiraNa sIdhe AtI hai, taba bhI ujAlA hotA hai| donoM samaya ujAlA hI hai, phira bhI donoM meM pharka hai| kyA pharka hai? yahI samajhanA hai| For Pers203 Private Use Only Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA sUrya - AtmA bAdala - karmapaTala-sahaja mala sUryaprakAza - jJAnAdiguNa sUrya bAdala se DhakA huA hai| AtmA karmoM se DhakI huI hai| ghane bAdala patale hoM, taba sUryaprakAza sIdhA bAhara nahIM AtA hai aura bAdala meM chidra ho jAe to sIdhe sUryaprakAza bAhara AtA hai| usI prakAra AtmA ke Upara se karma patale hoMge, taba jJAnAdi-kSamAdi guNa bAhara Ate haiN| use zAstrIya bhASA meM audayika bhAva kA prakAza kahA jAtA hai| kyoMki yaha prakAza karmapaTala meM se hokara AyA hai, aura yahI kSamAdiguNa karmapaTala meM chidra karake prakAza kare to use kSayopazama bhAva kahA jAtA hai| audayika bhAva se ho rahI prakriyA meM koI camar3I utArane ke lie Ae to bhI kSamA to raheMgI, aisA viziSTa prakAza dikhAtA ho phira bhI usakA phala, mAtra devaloka, mokSamArga meM eka kadama bhI nhiiN| sahaja mala meM chidra nahIM huaa| isa sahaja mala meM choTA bhI chidra honA hI mokSamArga hai| isa dRSTAnta meM itanA bheda hai ki bAdala meM chidra hokara puna: banda ho jAtA hai| jabaki sahaja mala meM eka bAra choTA-sA bhI chidra hone ke bAda kabhI bhI banda nahIM hotaa| basa yahI sahaja mala meM jo choTA-sA chidra honA hI mokSamArga hai, aura taba se hI puNya ke anubatha kI zurUAta hotI hai| - sahaja mala-saMsAra ke padArthoM meM hI sukha hai, aisI gaharI maanytaa| - sahaja mala meM chidra- saMsAra ke padArthoM meM jo sukha kI gaharI mAnyatA hai, vaha maMda ho jaanaa| puNyakAanubandhakaba? sukha saMsAra ke padArthoM meM hai, aisI buddhivAloM ko puNya kA anubandha nahIM hotaa| saMsAra kharAba lage, bAda meM jo kucha karane meM Ae, usameM puNya kA anubandha hotA hai| sahaja mala kA thor3A bhI hAsa hue binA, jitanA bhI guNoM kA prakaTIkaraNa ho yA phira araboM rupaye kA dAna ho yA viziSTa zIla kA pAlana ho, mAsakSamaNa ke pAraNe mAsakSamaNa ho yA viziSTa koTi kA kSamAdi guNa ho, phira bhI puNya kA anubandha nahIM hogaa| kendra sthAna meM AtmA kahate haiM, koI camar3I utAre to bhI gussA nahIM krnaa| yaha kisI hada taka kSamA kahI jA sakatI hai| parantu aisI kSamA bhI niSphala kahalAegI, kAraNa AtmA kendra sthAna meM na 204 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA thii| saMsAra maje se bhoga sakU, isalie zAnti prApta kI hai nA? isa prakAra kI mana kI zAnti ko dharma nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai| anubandhakA prabhAva apanI mUla bAta anubandha yAni kyA? bandha kI prmpraa| jIva jaba-jaba karma batha karatA hai taba isa anubandha ke kAraNa hI jIva paramparA calAne vAle karmoM ko bAMdhatA hai| yAni ye karma jaba udaya meM AeMge taba apanA citta, apane bhAva, apane pariNAma, apanI manodazA kaisI sthiti meM hoMge, yaha nizcita karane vAlA yaha anubandha hai| isase jaba ye udaya meM AeM, taba yadi pApa kA anubandha hogA to apanI bAraha baja jAegI aura puNya kA anubandha hogA to koI cintA nahIM, kyoMki puNya ke anubandha kI upasthiti meM jIva ko sabuddhi hI prakaTa hotI hai aura pApa ke anubandha kI hAjarI meM jIva ko durbuddhi prakaTa hotI hai| baMdhe hue karmoM ke udaya kAla meM vicAradhArA kaisI honI cAhie? manaHsthiti kaisI ho? yaha anubandha ke AdhAra para nizcita hogaa| yaha anubandha acchA yA kharAba kaise baMdhatA hai, isa para hama vicAra karate haiN| zubhAnubandhakAupAya jisa jIva ko viveka buddhi prakaTa nahIM huI, mAtra zubha pravRtti karatA rahatA hai; use bhI pApa kA hI anubatha hotA hai| yaha anubandha eka bhava taka nahIM calatA, bhava kI paramparA taka calatA rahatA hai| isalie anubandha kharAba hogA to patana nizcita hai aura anubatha acchA hogA to utthAna nizcita hai| phira kisI ko eka bhava, kisI ko do-pA~ca bhava bhI anubandha ke anusAra patana aura utthAna avazya hone vAlA hai| jaba taka viveka buddhi paidA na hoMgI, taba taka pApa kA anubandha hogA hii| _ 'viveka arthAt jo jaisA hai use vaisA dekhanA, lAbhadAyaka ko lAbhadAyaka tarIke se, nukasAna karane vAle ko nukasAna karane vAle tarIke se, hitakArI ko hitakArI tarIke se, ahitakArI ko ahitakArI tarIke se, dekhanA usakA nAma vivekA' aisA viveka prakaTa ho taba puNya kA anubandha hotA hai| viveka Ane se use sampUrNa saMsAra asAra lagegA aura AtmA va AtmikaguNa hI sAra lgeNge| sAra-asAra kA bhAna spaSTa hone se heyopAdeya kI buddhi sthira hone se saMsAra kI pravRtti karate-karate jo anubandha hogA, vaha puNya kA anubatha hogaa| jabaki jisameM viveka prakaTa huA nahIM, usakI pravRtti zubha hone para bhI anubandha puNya kA nahIM, pApa kA hI hogaa| kyoMki saMsAra asAra nahIM lgaa| isalie badha aura anubandha kI saMkSipta vyAkhyA yaha hai ki 'bandha bhAvoM para nirbhara karatA hai aura anubandha mAnyatA para For Personal Private Use Only Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA nirbhara karatA hai|' jaba taka sahaja mala rAga-dveSa kI pariNati, saMsAra ke anukUla padArthoM ke prati rAga aura pratikUla padArthoM ke prati dveSa hai, taba taka anubandha kharAba hI baMdhate haiN| yaha sahajamala anAdikAla se hai| ise tor3ane kA upAya kyA hai? isakA vicAra karanA hai| saMsAra ke padArthoM meM sukha kI buddhi sahajamala hai| isalie saMsAra kaisA lagatA hai? yaha vicAra karanA hai| saMsAra kharAba lagA ki nahIM..? isa duniyA~ meM rAga-dveSa hI mujhe nukasAna pahu~cAte haiM, yaha dimAga meM baiThA yA nahIM..? yadi baiTha gayA to sahaja mala kama huA hai aura nizcita puNya ke anubandha kI zurUAta ho gaI aura eka bAra bhI puNya kA anubandha jisako zurU ho gayA, usakA mokSa sunizcita hai| puNyAnubandhI puNyakAmahattva ___ suripurandara zrI haribhadrasUrIzvara jI mahArAja pharamAte haiM ki puNyAnubandhI puNya mokSa kA bIja hai| jaise bIja ke binA phala saMbhava nahIM, vaise hI puNyAnubadhI puNya ke binA mokSa saMbhava nhiiN| isalie mokSa jAne se pahale puNyAnubandhI puNya anivArya hai, aura isake Ane para yaha samajha meM AtA hai ki yaha saMsAra merI indriyoM ko Ananda dene vAlA hai, mere zarIra ko sukha prApta karAne vAlA hai, parivAra kA poSaNa karane vAlA hai, parantu merI AtmA ko Ananda dene vAlA nhiiN| ye sabhI to aMta meM chor3akara jAne vAle haiN| isa duniyA~ kI eka bhI cIja mere sAtha calane vAlI nahIM hai| isalie jIvana meM pradhAnatA AtmA va dharma kI rahane vAlI hai, isalie use anubandha puNya kA hone vAlA hai aura ye hI mokSa ke bIja haiN| yaha abaMdhya kI kImata hai, aura isakI vicAraNA karanI caahie| jo loga khAlI zubha-azubha pravRtti ke viSaya meM par3e haiM, unakA kucha nahIM hotaa| mAtra puNya bAMdhane se kAma nahIM hogaa| puNyAnubandhI puNya bAMdhanA pdd'egaa| vaha kaba hogA? sahaja mala kA hAsa hogA tb...| sahaja mala kA hAsa kisa prakAra hogA? laukika padArthoM meM se sukha kI buddhi naSTa hogI tb..| saMsAra ke padArthoM meM sukha nahIM, aisA hRdaya meM svIkAra kareM to hI kucha kAma hogaa| sukRta kI saccI anumodanA bhI mithyAtva kI maMdatA ke binA nahIM ho sakatI hai| mithyAtva maMda karane ke lie AtmA meM zubha adhyavasAya avazya jAgRta karane caahie| arihaMta devAdhideva ke prati viziSTa sadbhAva jAgRta hogA taba hI zubha adhyavasAya prakaTa hoNge| isa prakAra arihaMta, siddha ityAdi tattva prabhAvazAlI tattva haiN| inako aise hRdaya meM dhAraNa kiyA jaae| ye sadbhAva zubha adhyavasAya ko jAgRta karake mithyAtva ko maMda banA dete haiM aura hRdaya meM sukRta kI saccI anumodanA ullasita karate haiN| yaha to bhagavanta ke prabhAva 206 For Personal & Private Use Only . Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA se banA hai, kRpA se banA hai, aisA kahA jAtA hai| dRSTAnta- dhuvatArA ke Alambana se samudra meM nAvika saccI dizA meM nAva calAkara ISTa sthAna para pahu~catA hai, to vahA~ nAvika mAnatA hai ki bhale hI nAva calAne meM buddhi aura mehanata merI hai tathA ISTa sthAna pahu~cAne meM bhale hI sAdhana naukA hai, parantu aMdherI rAta ke samaya virATa samudra meM sahI pravAsa dhruvatArA ke prabhAva se huA hai| yaha tArAdeva kI hama para anahada kRpA hai| isa prakAra yahA~ bhISaNa bhavasAgara ke viSaya meM indriya-viSayadarzana aura mithyAtvamata-darzana ke aMdhakAra meM saccA mokSa rAha pravAsa hokara ISTa mokSa sthAna para paha~cA de, vaha arihaMta deva ke Alambana se, unake prabhAva se unakI kRpA se hI saMbhava hai| ye yadi nahIM hote to jIva kI buddhi, mehanata, saba kucha saMsAra kI rAha para hI calA jaataa| anAdi bhUtakAla meM ye Alambana nahIM pAyA, isalie jIva bhava meM bhramaNa karatA rahA hai| nizcaya se ve arihaMta-siddha bhagavAna acintya prabhAvazAlI haiM, vItarAga sarvajJa haiM, parama kalyANa svarUpa haiM, jIvoM ke parama kalyANa kA kAraNa haiN| kaise? 1. arihaMta bhagavanta nizcaya se acintya zakti prabhAva vAle haiM, vItarAga sarvajJa haiN| ___ acintya kA matalaba agama, ameya aura anupama haiM; arthAt arhat zakti na to barAbara .. samajha sakate haiM, na mApa sakate haiM, na kisI ke sAtha tulanA kara sakate haiN| 2. usI prakAra prabhu parama kalyANa svarUpa haiN| unake darzana, zreSTha kalyANa ke darzana kiye| kyoMki prakaTa paramajJAna aura parama sukhamaya unakI AtmA kA svarUpa hai, yahI zreSTha kalyANa hai| yaha svarUpa AtmA se abhinna hai| isalie aba jo paramAtmA svayaM hI ananta kalyANa svarUpa haiM, una paramAtmA ke sacce darzana meM parama kalyANa ke hI darzana kiye, aisA anubhava hotA hai| AtmA jaise saMsAra ke trividha tApa se chUTakara ananta kalyANa ke AMgana meM pahu~cI ho| AcAryAdi parameSThi purUSa jinako kevalajJAna ho jAtA hai, ve mukhya rUpa se vItarAga sarvajJa hote haiN| dUsare mahAvirAgI aura bahuzruta AcAryAdi mahApurUSa abudha jIvoM ke lie vItarAga sarvajJa ke samAna parama Alambana haiM tathA parama kalyANa svarUpa haiN| jIvoM ko usa upayoga se param kalyANa dene meM AcAryAdi kAraNabhUta haiN| paMca parameSThi bhagavantoM kI sAdhanA aura upAsanA kauna-sA kalyANa nahIM karavAtI? unakA tAraka upadeza kalyANa ke aneka mArgoM ko prakAzita karatA hai| unake darzana kalyANa ke upayoga ko jAgRta karate haiN| unakA hI smaraNa, unakA hI vandana, unakI hI bhakti, unake hI guNoM kA utkIrtana, unake hI Alambana, unakI hI zaraNa ityAdi jIvoM ke lie acintya mahAkalyANa ke vyavasthita sAdhana 207 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodana banate haiN| isalie ye acintya prabhAvantA haiN| isase hI 'ye abhaya-cakSu mArga-zaraNabodhi-dharma ke dAtA haiM, ye hI jina-tIrtha-buddha-mukta-banAne vAle' ityAdi haiN| aisI stuti gaNadhara mahArAja zreSTha vidvAna bhI karate haiN| sulasA ne kyA kiyA thA, yahI ki usane prabhu zrI mahAvIra paramAtmA kI zaraNa ko jabaradasta prazasta rUpa se pakar3A thaa| 'mere to paramAtmA mahAvIra hI AdhAra haiM, ye hI dekhane-vicArane-svIkArane lAyaka haiM, brahmAdi deva, nhiiN'| isase usane tIrthaMkara nAmakarma ke utkRSTa puNya kA upArjana kiyaa| prArthanA ___ prabhu se prArthanA karate haiM ki hamArI sukRta kI anumodanA zuddha ho, samyag ho; para vaha kaise hogI? jaba taka arihaMta, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya evaM sAdhu bhagavantoM kI kRpA prApta na ho| AdhyAtmika jagat meM jo kucha kamAI hotI hai, vaha deva guru kI kRpA se hotI hai| apanI icchA ke bala para vyakti kI gAr3I Age nahIM bddh'egii| apane bhItara sampUrNa zakti paramAtmA kI kRpA se prApta hotI hai| jisake bhItara deva-guru ke prati zraddhA bhakti nahIM, vaha zreSTha cAritra kA pAlana nahIM kara sktaa| uttama jIvana va dRr3ha saMkalpa paramAtmA ke prabhAva se hI prApta hotA hai, kyoMki paramAtmA acintya zaktizAlI haiN| hama soca bhI nahIM sakate haiM ki paramAtmA kA sAmarthya kaisA hai! samarpaNa hI mokSakAmArga guru ke prati samarpita bhAva se bhakti karanI caahie| apanI icchAoM kA tyAga karanA, yahI saccI dIkSA hai| guru kI icchA meM mila jaanaa| apanI icchA ho evaM guru kI bhI icchA, dIkSA dene kI ho to alaga bAta hai kintu svayaM kI icchA nahIM kintu guru kI icchA jJAnabala se tumheM dIkSA dene kI hai to guru kI icchA ko pradhAnatA dekara dIkSA lenA guru samarpaNa kahA jAtA hai| yahI saccA dharma hai| guru ke prati premapUrvaka dIkSA le sakate haiM, yadi yogyatA dikhAI de to| jaise- gautama svAmI aMhakAra pUrvaka Ae aura guru ko samarpita kara diyA apanA sArA jiivn| gautama svAmI jI kA nAma hama kyoM lete haiM ? unake nAma mAtra meM itanA prabhAva hai 'aMgUThe amRta base labdhi taNA bhnnddaar|' kucha vicAra nahIM krte| guru ne kahA- tumheM devazarmA ko pratibodha dene jAnA hai| turanta 'tahatti', 'AjJA kA paaln'| paramAtmA ne jo Adeza diyA, vaha karanA hai| Agraha chor3a hI denA caahie| icchAnirodha hI tapa hai| For Perso208 Private Use Only Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA guru samaparNa hI sAdhanA kI nIMva unheM hI dIkSA va kevalajJAna kI saphala prApti hotI hai jo guru ko samarpita hote haiN| pa.pU. A. zrI kalApUrNasUri jI ma. sA. kahate the- 'pyAsa Aja lagI hai, pAnI kala mile to kaise cala sakatA hai ? hameM to Aja hI paramAtmA ko prApta karanA hai| abhI pyAsa lagI hai| Ane vAle bhava meM pAnI mile to nahIM cle| jahA~ baiThe ho, bhagavAna kA dhyAna calatA rahe, svAdhyAya ke samaya bhI vicAroM meM bhagavAna ke vacana hone caahie| zAstra ke pratyeka vacana meM paramAtmA ke darzana karane haiN| guru kI bhakti hI hameM saccI zakti detI hai / sukRta anumodanA 209 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA paMcasUtra pariziSTa aciMta-satti-juttA-hi-te bhagavaMto, vIarAgA, savvannU, parama-kallANA, parama-kallANa-heU sattANaM!!! mUDhe amhi pAve-aNAi-moha-vAsie, aNabhinne, bhAvao hiaa-hiaannN| *** abhinne siA, ahia-nivitte siA, hia-pavitte siA, ArAhage siA, ucia-paDivattIe, savva-sattANaM shiaNti| icchAmi sukar3a icchAmi sukaDaM icchAmi sukaDaM *** evameaM, samma paDha-mANassa, suNa-mANassa, aNuppeha-mANassa, siDhilIbhavaMti, parihAyaMti, khijjaMti, asuha-kammANu-baMdhA, niraNu-baMdhe vA asuha-kamme, bhagga-sAmatthe suha-pariNAmeNaM, kaDaga-baddha via vise-appa-phale siA, suhA-vaNijje siA, apuNa-bhAve siaa| * * * tahA-Asa-gali-jaMti pari-posi-jjaMti, nimma-vijjati, suha-kammANu-baMdhA, sANubaMdhaM ca suhakamma, pagiTTa pagiTTha-bhAva-jjiaM, niyama-phalayaM,supautte viva mahAgae, suha-phale siA, suhapa-vattage siA, parama-suha-sAhage siaa| ao-apaDibaMdha-meaM, asuha-bhAva-niroheNaM, suha-bhAva-bIaMti, suppaNihANaM-sammaM paDhiavvaM, mmaM soavvaM sammaM annuppehi-avvNti| *** namo namia-namiANaM parama-gurU-vIarAgANaM namo sesa-namukkArA-rihANaM jayau savvaNNu-sAsaNaM parama saMbohIe suhiNo bhavaMtu jIvA, suhiNo bhavaMtu jIvA, suhiNo bhavaMtu jiivaa| 210 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA madhyama maMgala he acintya zakti ko dhAraNa karane vAle arihaMta bhagavanta! Apa vItarAga haiN| Apa sarvajJa haiN| Apa svayaM parama kalyANa svarUpa haiN| sarva jIvoM ke parama kalyANa kA kAraNa bhI Apa hI haiN| he mere nAtha! Apa itane sAmarthya vAle mujhe milane ke bAda bhI merI kathanI ke bAre meM Apase Apa ko kyA kahU~? maiM sacamuca kitanA mUrkha hU~! kitanA pApI hU~! anAdikAla se moha ke saMskAroM se kitanA grasita hU~, ki mere hita aura ahita ko bhI nahIM jAna sakA! . he parama pitA paramAtmA! . maiM namabhAva se cAhatA hU~ ki Apake aMcintya prabhAva se maiM mere hita aura ahita kA jAnakAra bnuuN| ahita se virAma pAUM, hita pravRtti kruuN| saba jIvoM ke sAtha ucita vyavahAra karUM aura saccA ArAdhaka bnuuN| kAraNa ki aisA karane meM hI merA hita hai| he vizvavAlezvara! - isa prakAra sukRtaM kI anumodanA karane se aba maiM bhI sukRta kI icchA karatA hU~! sukRta kI icchA karatA hU~! sukRta kI icchA karatA hU~! maiM aise viziSTa guNa aura viziSTa upakAra karane vAle arihaMta Adi bhagavantoM ko unake samyak svarUpa meM nahIM svIkAra karatA huuN| sukRta se hRdaya vidAraNa kI abhilASA nahIM karatA hU~, maiM mUr3ha hU~, abUjha-ajJAnI hU~, kyoMki maiM pApI jIva huuN| ajJAna aura moha ke aneka prakAra ke pApoM ne mujhe bahuta ghera rakhA hai| merA saMsAra anAdikAla se calatA A rahA hone se anAdikAla se abhyasta aise moha ko lekara merI AtmA ke pradeza-pradeza para jaise lahasuna kI gaMdha se vastra kA tantu-tantu vAsita ho jAtA hai, vaise merI AtmAyI rAga-dveSa aura ajJAnatA se vAsita ho gaI haiN| mai rAga-dveSa evaM moha ke naze se unmanta banA huA hU~, he prabho! tattva se anabhijJa hU~, merI AtmA ke hI vAstavika hita aura ahita se nirbodha huuN| isase jyAdA merI kyA tAkata ki sukRta kI vAstavika anumodanA maiM kara sakU~? parantu maiM abhilASA karatA hU~ ki arihaMta devAdhideva kI saccI zaraNa-svIkAra karake unake prabhAva se maiM hitAhita kA jAnakAra banUM, ahitakArI mithyAtva, avirati, kaSAya, pramAda aura azubha yoga kI pravRtti se nivRta banUM tathA hitakArI samyagdarzana jJAna evaM cAritra mArga meM pravartamAna hoU~ pravRtti se maiM mokSamArga kA, mokSamArga ke dAtA devAdhideva kA, sadgurujanoM kA, - - 211 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA jinAjJA kA, ityAdi ke sukRtyoM kA ArAdhaka bnuuN| jagat ke sabhI jIvoM ke prati aucityabharI pravRtti vAlA bnuuN| maiM isa prakAra sukRta kI icchA karatA hU~, sukRta kI icchA karatA hU~, sukRta kI icchA karatA huuN| tIna bAra kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki1. yaha mana-vacana-kAya ke trikaraNa yoga se sukRta karane kI icchA ko sUcita karatA 2. yaha bhUta-vartamAna aura bhaviSya, ye tIna kAla ke sukRta kI icchA ko sUcita karatA ___3. yaha sukRta arthAt anumodanA bhI svayaM karanA, karavAnA va anumodana karanA, ye tIna rUpa se icchA honA, yaha sUcita karatA hai| isa sukRta kA Asevana hI uttama kriyA hai| dUsare jIvoM kA sukRta anumodana bhI vaisA hI mahAphaladAyI hai, vaha vizeSa rUpa se rathakAra gRhastha, baladeva muni aura tiryaMca mRga ke kathAnaka se vicAra karane yogya hai| rathakAra saMyamI kI bhakti karane hetu dAna dvArA saMyama kA pAlana karavA rahA hai, aura hiraNI usa saMyama tathA dAna sukRta kI anumodanA karatI hai| isameM hiraNI muni ke saMyama sukRta kI aura rathakAra ke dAna sukRta kI kaisI adbhuta anumodanA karatI hai ki yahA~ se una donoM ke sAtha hiraNI pA~caveM brahmaloka meM utpanna hotI hai| yahA~ mRga ko kahA~ se aise uttama saMyama aura dAna ke phala jaisA phala prApta huA? kahate haiM ki yaha anumodanA sukRta ko karane yA karavAne kI curAI huI anumodanA nahIM thI; balki svayaM ke dvArA praNidhAna pUrvaka kI gaI thii| zAstra meM kathita karaNa, karAvaNa va anumodana kA samAna phala isa dRSTAnta meM saTIka siddha ho rahA hai| sUtra svAdhyAya kI mahimA isa taraha utkRSTa bhAvoM ke sAtha jo ina sUtroM kA acchI taraha se pATha karatA hai, sunatA hai, cintana karatA hai, una AtmAoM para bhUtakAla meM lage azubha karmoM ke bandhana DhIle par3ate haiN| una karmoM ke pudgala girane lagate haiM, una karmoM kI dIrgha sthiti kA bhI nAza hone lagatA hai| are! una karmoM ke anubandhoM kA bhI sarvathA nAza ho jAtA hai| 212 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodanA paira meM sarpa kATane ke bAda aMgUThe ko DorI se kasa kara bAMdha dene se jaise z2ahara Age nahIM bar3hatA hai, vaise hI isa sUtra kA pATha karane se karma kA z2ahara bhI Age phailane se rUka jAtA hai| duHkha dene vAle karma niranAnubaMdha ho jAte haiN| isa sUtra ke prabhAva se karmoM kA sAmarthya khatma ho jAtA hai, karmoM kA phala alpa ho jAtA hai, una karmoM ko saralatA se saMpUrNatayA AtmA se dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai| phira karmoM kA baMdha nahIM hotA hai| bhUtakAla meM bhoge, vaise duHkhoM ko bhaviSya meM bhoganA nahIM par3atA hai| - isa prakAra ise samyak prakAra se par3hane vAle, sunane vAle aura inakI anuprekSA karane vAloM ke azubha karma ke anubaya zithila banate haiM, hAsa ko prApta ho jAte haiM, aura kSINa ho jAte haiN| yahA~ sUtra ko samyak rIti se par3hane se kaise apUrva phala kI prApti hotI hai, use batAte haiN| 'samyak rIti se' yAni ki hRdaya meM saMvega kA prakAza bichAkara pUrva meM kahe gaye 1. cAra zaraNa meM saMvega arthAt zrI arihaMtadevAdi ke una vizeSaNoM kI vaisI kI vaisI hRdayasparzI zraddhA aura Adara, . 2. duSkRta gardA meM saMvega arthAt hRdaya meM se duSkRta ke zalya nikAlakara, svayaM ke duSkRtakArI AtmA ke prati saccI durgacchA ke bhAva 'are re re! maiM kaisA adhamakArI? maiMne kaisA galata kArya kiyA vaise hI; 3. sukRta Asevana meM saMvega arthAt kriyA paryanta AtmA ko le jAya, vaisI guNa pramodavAlI praarthnaa| 4. sAtha hI, use pAlana karane meM devAdhideva aura sadguru ke parama sAmarthya ke bhAva para aTala zraddhA, yaha saMvega hai| 5. sAtha hI saMvega arthAt zaraNa ityAdi tIna upAya anantakAla isa bhava meM prApta kasne ke badale svayaM ko mahAdhanya mAnane ke bhAva ityAdi sunane vAle mukhya rUpa se yaha sUtra svayaM par3hane vAle tathA dUsaroM ke pAsa sunane vAle, vaise hI sUtra ke artha kA pIche se smaraNa pArA cintana karane vAle ko, karmoM ke pUrva meM bAMdhe gaye azubha baMdha aura anubandha maMda hote haiN| una karmoM kI sthiti kama hotI hai tathA viziSTa koTi ke zubha adhyavasAya ke sundara abhyAsa dvArA una azubha karmoM ke anubandha nirmUla naSTa ho jAte haiN| azubha karma kA anubandha arthAt AtmA meM rahe hue prakaTa yA chupe tIvra bhAvoM ke saMskAra; athavA una saMklezoM ko jagAne vAle vizeSa cikane krm| aise azubhAnubandhI bhAva saMsAra meM avicchinna baha rahe haiM, parantu mahAmantra sama mahauSadhi aura zreSTha rasAyana sama, parama amRta svarUpa pUrvokta sUtra kA paThana, 213 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumodana zravaNa, manana aura ekAgradhyAna AtmA meM utArane se jo zubha bhAva jAgRta hote haiM, usase una azubha anubaMdhoM kA cUrA ur3a jAtA hai| bAda meM AtmA para cale A rahe saMsAra pravAha ko sukhAkara hI chuTakArA letA hai ! sUtra svAdhyAya ke pariNAma isa sUtra kA svAdhyAya karane vAle pAThakoM ke jIvana meM zubha karmoM kA anubandha bharapUra pramANa meM ikaTThA hotA hai| zubha bhAvanAoM kI vRddhi hone se puNya karma paripuSTa banate haiN| atyanta balavAna bane zubha karma jIvAtmA ko mokSa taka pahu~cAte haiN| zubha adhyavasAya ke sAtha isa sUtra kA svAdhyAya karane se puNya karma utpanna hotA hai| puNya karmoM ke pIche yaha anubandha itanA jyAdA prakRSTa hotA hai ki ye puNyakarma nizcita hI uttama phala dete haiN| mahAvyAdhi meM dI gaI koI kalyANakArI auSadhi jaise acUka pariNAma dikhAtI hai, vaise hI ye zubhakarmoM ke anubandha bhI acUka phala dete haiN| naye tejasvI zubha kAryoM meM pravRtti karAne vAle banate haiM, tathA parama sukha kA kAraNa banate haiM / isaliye ina kAraNoM ko jAnakara, saMsArI phala kI icchA rahita hokara, citta ke azubha bhAvoM ko dUra karake jo isa sUtra kA svAdhyAya kiyA jAye to ye sUtra zubha bhAvoM ke bIja banate haiN| ekAgratA dhAraNa karake isa sUtra kA acchI taraha pATha karanA, acchI taraha zravaNa karanA tathA acchI taraha se. paribhAvana karanA caahie| isa prakAra isa paMcasUtra ke dvArA hRdaya meM ullasita hue zubha adhyavasAya se azubhAnubandha rUpI z2ahara dUra hotA hai| usase azuddha karma ke vipAka kI paramparA calAne kA sAmarthya naSTa ho jAtA hai| jaise maMtra ke sAmarthya se kaMTakabaddha viSa bahuta thor3e phala dene vAle ho jAte haiM, vaise hI cAra zaraNa Adi ke zubha bhAva rUpI maMtra se yahA~ bAkI ke azubha karma rUpI viSa bhI alpa phalavipAka vAle bana jAte haiN| use sahajatA se aura sampUrNa rUpa se dUra kara sakeM, aise ho jAte haiM; dUsarA bhI vaisA hI utkRSTa sthitivAlA, phira se janma na le vaisA ho jAtA hai| aise hone se pUrvakAla meM jaisA bhogA, vaisA aba bhaviSyakAla meM azubha karma ke mahAkaTuvipAka bhogane nahIM rahate / cAra zaraNAdi tIna upAya aura pUrvokta prArthanA se upasthita hue zubha bhAva kA yaha jabaradasta lAbha samajha Ae to pratidina isakA trikAla adhyayana kreN| yahA~ isa prakAra nukasAna ke nivAraNa hetu yaha phala rUpa meM kahA gayA hai| aba For Personal Private Use Only Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA samyag upAyoM kI siddhi svarUpa phala ko kahate haiM isa sUtra aura usake artha paThana se karma ke anubandha AtmA meM bharapUra ekatrita hote haiM, sAtha hI zubha bhAva kI buddhi se ve anubandha puSTa hote haiM aura parAkASThA taka pahu~cate haiN| aho ! kaisA mahimAvaMta yaha paMcasUtra ! nizcaya se, anubandha vAlA zubhakarma isameM rahe hue atyanta anubandha kI apekSA se utkRSTa koTi kA hotA hai| usI prakAra karma tIvra 'zubha' adhyavasAya meM upArjita huA hogA to niyama se uttama phala ko pradAna kregaa| jaise ekAnta rUpa se kisI kalyANakArI uttama auSadhi kA sahI rIti se vidhipUrvaka prayoga kiyA gayA ho to vaha sundara phalasvarUpa Arogya-tuSTipuSTi ko pradAna karatI hai| vaise hI, zubha karma manubandha vAlA hotA hai| yaha vipAka se naye tejasvI zubha meM pravRtti karAtA hai aura isa prakAra paramparA se zubha utkRSTa koTi kA hokara nirvANa ke parama sukha kA sAdhaka banatA hai / jaise ananta saMsAra azubhAnubandha para hotA hai, vaise hI ananta mokSa zubhAnubandhI prabalatA para utpanna hotA hai| isalie nidAna rahita arthAt kisI bhI prakAra ke anAtmika yAni jar3a sambandhI rAga, lobha yA mamatva rakhe binA, arthAt isa loka yA paraloka sambandhI paudgalika prAzaMsA, manokAMkSA ityAdi dUra karake, vaise hI azubha anubandhoM ko rokakara, zubha bhAva pAvanAoM ko paidA karane meM ye sUtra bIja samAna kAma karate haiM, isIlie ye asAdhAraNa nimitta kAraNa banate haiN| 1. sundara praNidhAna se (vizuddha bhAvanA, ekAgratA, tanmayatA aura kartavya nizcaya ke sAtha sukRta anumodanA 2. samyak prakAra arthAt citta ko prazAnta karake isa sUtra ko par3hanA cintana-manana karanA caahie| jisa prakAra isakA vAcana tathA vyAkhyAna kA barAbara anusaraNa karate hue akhaNDa zravaNa karanA cAhie, usI prakAra sUtra ke padArthoM kA cintana-manana karanA cAhie / aMtima maMgala devendroM, narendroM aura gaNadharoM dvArA bhI jinheM namaskAra karane meM AyA hai aise he rama guru! he vItarAga bhagavanta ! Apako merA koTi-koTi praNAma / namaskAra karane yogya aise he AcAryoM evaM munivaroM ! 215 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA banane kI kalA sukRta anumoda - Apako merI bAra-bAra vndnaa| - vItarAga sarvajJa praNIta jinazAsana kI jaya ho| - sarvottama aise samyaktva kI prApti karake jagata ke sabhI jIva sukhI hoN| sukha hoN| sukhI hoN| aba sUtra kI samApti karate samaya antima maMgala karate haiN| devatAoM se pUjita ai indradevatA aura gaNadhara maharSi bhI jinheM vandana karate haiM, aise parama guru vItarAga paramAtmA ke namaskAra ho| bAkI namaskAra ke yogya aise guNAdhika AcAryAdi mahArAjAoM ko namaskA ho| sarvajJa prabhu kA zAsana mithyA darzanoM ko haTAkara vijaya prApta kare, jayavanta ho prANijagat varabodhi-lAbha se, arthAt mithyAtva doSa TAlakara samyagdarzana Adi zuddha ghara ke sparza se sukhI bane, sukhI bane, sukhI bne| isa prakAra 'pApa pratighAta se' arthAt azubha karavAne vAle AzravabhUta bhAvoM ve vicchedapUrvaka 'guNabIja kA AdhAna' arthAt bhAva se prANAti-pAtAdi-viramaNa rUpI guNa ve bIja kA AtmA meM sthApana ho, arthAt usa prakAra ke zubhAnubandhaka vicitra vipAka vAle kara kA AdhAna sUcita kiyA gayA hai| ise sUcita karane vAlA 'pApa-pratighAta-guNabIjAdhAna sUtra samApta huaa| for par 216.vate Use Only For Personal & Private Use Only Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdara samarpaNa pUjyA sulocanAzrIjI ma.sA. 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BSNLOnld www.ainelibrary on Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paricaya kRti svayaM kRtikAra kA paricaya detI hai| sugandha se hI sumana kI pahacAna banatI hai| priyaraMjanAzrIjI mAsA. mAtA 000000 janma sthAna janma 31.08.1967 bhAdavA sudI 11 / nAma rAjakumArI zrImatI sonIdevI pitA zrI baMzIlAlajI kaTAriyA bilAr3A (rAja.) dIkSA 31.05.1985 dIkSA sthAna : bAr3amera dIkSA dAtA pa.pU.A. zrI jinakAntisAgarajI ma.sA. guruvaryA : pa.pU. sulocanAzrIjI ma.sA. pa.pU. sUlocanAzrIjI ma.sA. kI viduSI ziSyA sAdhvI priyaraMjanAzrIjI apane kucha viziSTa guNoM ke kAraNa eka alaga AbhA maNDala rakhatI haiN| ve zruta saMyama kI sAdhanA meM apramata bhAva se saMlagna hai| gurUvaryAzrI ke sAnidhya meM vinaya, viveka, vidyA kI trividhi ArAdhanA meM sallIna hai| sahaja-snehila, sevAzIla, madhurabhASiNI, vyutpanna pratibhA kI dhanI hai| paramAtmA banane yaha adhyayana kRti unake jJAna kI gaMbhIratA, viSaya ko AtmasAta kI kalA karane kI dakSatA evaM bhAvoM kI abhivyakti dene vAlA napA tulA prAMjala zabda kauzala prazaMsanIya hI nahIM manomugdhakArI bhI hai| ruci lekhana se bhI adhyayana, ciMtana, manana evaM dhyAna meM abhiruuci| sAhitya lekhana : saphalatA ke motI, divya sulocanA darzana, pArzvamaNi devavaMdana vidhi, Ao!prabhu prArthanA kro| gahUlyAMjali, tapAMjali, jIvana rUpAntaraNa kI bUndeM, bhagavAn terI ArAdhanA, paramAtmA banane kI kalA vicaraNa kSetra : rAjasthAna, gujarAta, mahArASTra, karnATaka, AMdhapradeza, tamilanADu, madhyapradeza, chatIsagar3ha Adi! only DrintArationHIRO0704OEX700