Book Title: Piyush Ghat
Author(s): Vijaymuni Shastri
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003423/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pIyUSa ghaMTa S vijaya muni zrI sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanmati sAhitya ratna mAlA ke antargata lokodaya graMtha mAlA pra H 19. na kA Wan 5 zAma-paiTha pra H pIyUSa ghaTa lekhana : vijaya muni zAstrI zrI sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka: sanmati jJAna pITha lohAmaNDI, AgarA saMskaraNa : tRtIya mUlya : 5-50 mudraka : navIna prinTarsa prakAza kampojiMga hAusa AgarA-2 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahAnI kI kahAnI ! kalA ke kSetra meM, kahAnI se bar3ha kara abhivyakti kA zAyada hI koI sundara sAdhana ho / kahAnI kalA, apane Apa meM itanI paripUrNa evaM AkarSaka hai ki saba kA mana moha letI hai, isakA pratyakSa pramANa hai--ghara kI bUr3hI dAdI aura nAniyA~ ! jaba ve apanI pyAra bharI goda meM kusuma - komala mana vAle nanhe sutroM ko lekara dulAra karatI huI unase kahatI hai- 'Ao lallU kahAnI suno !' taba bAlaka khela chor3a dete haiM, miThAI chor3a dete haiM aura nIMda ke jhaTake unase kosoM dUra bhAga jAte haiM ! kyoMki kahAnI, unake mAnasa ko itanA kasa kara pakar3atI hai ki ve apanI priya se priya vastu ko bhI bhulA dete haiM ! dasa kAma nAnI ke kahane para ve bemana ke bhI karane ko taiyAra ho jAte haiM / Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAlakoM meM kahAnI ke prati AkarSaNa hotA hai isakA artha to yaha huA ki vaha baccoM ke hI matalaba kI cIja hai- aisI bAta nhiiN| baccoM kI svaccha komala bhAvanA kA kathA gata pAtroM se tAdAtya bhAva, zIghra ho jAtA hai| ve apanA bhastitva bhulAkara kathA maya yA pAtra maya ho jAte haiN| ataH kahAnI kA ullekha karate samaya kahAnI ke prati unakI ruci kA ullekha karanA Avazyaka hai / bAdala jaba umar3a ghumar3a kara Ate haiM to vasundharA kI goda harI timA se bhara jAte haiM aura java bhAvoM ke meva umar3a ghumar3a kara Ate haiM to kahAnI-kalA ke anUThe zilpa dvArA hRdaya para sthAyI prabhAva DAlane vAle citroM meM prANoM kA saMcAra kara jAte haiN| mAnava meM saMvedanazIlatA zAsvata bhAva haiN| vaha jaba kahAno par3hatA yA sUnatA hai to kathAgata pAtra ke sukha-du.kha meM apane Apako sAjhIdAra samajhane lagatA hai / ataH kahAnI gata pAtroM ke ghAta pratighAtoM se pAThaka kA dilI lagAva ho jAtA hai-ajJAta bhAvena hii| vaha anubhava karane lagatA hai ki yaha sukha-dukha mujhe hI ho rahA hai| manuSya aisA anubhava isIlie karatA hai, ki mAnava vedanA kI sanAtana abhivyakti kahAnI ke kaNa-kaNa meM ramI rahatI hai| vaise bar3e-bar3e mata pravartakoM ne bhI kahAnI, rUpaka, dRSTAnta evaM udAharaNoM dvArA dhArmika bhAvanAoM kA jana mAnasa para sthAyI prabhAva DAlA hai, bahata sambhava hai ki darzana zAstra kI zuSka bAtoM se vaha na par3A ho| bauddha sAhitya kI "jAtaka" kathAoM kI 6 jildoM meM buddha ke pUrva bhavoM kI jhAMko hai / isI prakAra vaidika Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAhitya aura jaina sAhitya meM bhI paryApta kathAe~ haiN| jaina sAhityodadhi se eka nahIM anekoM ghaTa bhara kara rakhe jA sakate haiN| parantu samprati yaha choTA ghaTa hI prastuta hai| 'kahAnI kI kahAnI' kahate hue yahA~ yaha kaha denA Avazyaka pratIta hotA hai, ki TIkAoM, cUNiyoM, bhASyoM, niyuktiyoM evaM Agama udadhi se eka-eka bUMda lekara yaha 'pIyUSa ghaTa' bharA hai| yaha ghaTa kitanI zIghratA meM bhara gayA! yaha mata pUchiye ! mere parama snehI muni kanhaiyAlAla jI 'kamala' ne mujhe bAra-bAra ukasAukasA kara, protsAhita kara-kara-kahAniyA~ likhane ko vAdya kiyA thaa| unhoMne kahAniyA~ likhavAnA prArambha karavAI aura phira inheM sarAhI bhI khUba hii| maiM samajhatA rahA, kahAnI likhavAne ke lie hI mujhe aura merI kahAniyoM ko sarAha rahe haiN| parantu jaba Agama sAhitya ke prakANDa vidvAna paM0 zrI becaradAsa jI dozI evaM dArzanika, vidvAna paM0 zrI dalasukha bhAI mAlavAr3iyA tathA 'jaina darzana' jaise Thosa grantha ke akele eka lekhaka DA0 zrI mohanalAlajI mehatA, indra prasthIya DA0 indracandra jI pI0 eca0 DI0 ne va vizva dharma aura vizva mAnava ke amara gAyaka aura preraka muni zrI suzIla kumAra jI Adi vidvAnoM ne ina kahAniyoM ko pasanda kiyA aura adhikAdhika likhane ke lie utprerita kiyA to maiM samajhA, kahAniyA~ kucha kAma kI hI sAbita hoNgii| jaba mujhe kahAno aura rUpaka bhI likhane meM rasa AyA to ve dina yAda haiM-bhUkha pyAsa saba bhAga gaI tho, ATha-ATha ghanTe jama kara baiThatA thA taba lekhanI nirantara Age-hI-Age calatI rahatI thIkAgaja ke cithar3oM para sara paTa ! __ kahAnI likhane meM jaba-jaba merI gati dhImI par3I taba-taba muni madhukara jI kI madhura preraNA tathA mere abhinna hRdaya Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paM0 zrI malla jI ko balabAn preraNA mere hAthoM kI gati ko bar3hA diyA karatI thiiN| inhIM sAthiyoM kI yaha pAvana preraNA kA madhura pariNAma 'pIyUSa ghaTa' haiM ! 300 kahAniyA~ likhavA lenA inhIM snehiyoM kA kAma hai| anyathA mujha jaisA alasa vyakti kyA likhatA ! ina sAthiyoM meM kAma karane kI Aga hai ! ina kI AtmA kI jar3e niSThA ke pAnI se siMcita haiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki utsAha kI khAda de-dekara mujha se inhoMne ye kahAniyA~ likhavA lI! ___ 'kahAnI kI kahAnI' kA yaha pUrvAdha huA uttarArdha yoM haiye kahAniyA~ kahAnI kalA kI dRSTi se pUrNa hai yA nahIM isakA dAvA maiM to kaise kara sakatA hU~ lekina dharma, darzana, itihAsa, saMskRti sAhitya aura samAja-viSaya ke pAThaka isa se rasa grahaNa kara sakeMge-aisA maiM vizvAsa lekara cala rahA hai| bhAratAya saMskRti ke saMgIta ke svaroM ko ina kahAnI meM rahe tathyoM se gati milegI, laya milegI, tAla milegI aura milegA vaha saba kucha jo Aja ke zastrAtmaka saMhAra yuga se Ube mAnava meM eka khAsa taraha kI dilItamannA andara-hI-andara phaDa-phaDA rahI hai-use rAhata ! eka bAta aura jisake viSaya meM mauna rahanA Sin of omission hogaa| manuSya kA Sin of comission se bacanA sarala hai, parantu Sin of omission se bacanA duSkara hai| 'pIyUSa-ghaTa' kI sajAvaTa, jagamagAhaTa aura sAja-sajjA zrIsubodha muni jI kI hai| ve prastuta pustaka ke sampAdaka haiN| sampAdana sundara evaM sajIva hai ! vaha mujhe bhAyA ! usane merA mana mohA !! A~kheM ThaharA lIM !! aura dila jIta liyA !!! pAThakoM ko bhI vaha pasanda AegA hii| iso vizvAsa ke sAtha virAma ! mAtA rukamaNI bhavana, jaina sthAnaka, kAnapura. 20-6-60 I0 ----vijaya muni Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSaya-sUcI pRSTha saMkhyA "" "- YOr irrir n krama saMkhyA 1. bhUlA rAhI rAha para 2. nArI nara se Age 3. usane vAtsalya ko jana-jana meM khojA 4. buddhi kA kauzala 5. nArI kI abhilASA 6. subhadrA jIta gaI 7. vAtsalya dUdha banakara stana se phUTa par3A 8. sulasA kI dharma parIkSA 6. jIvana ke utthAna-patana kI kahAnI 10. AryA candanA kA upAlambha 11. vizvAsa badalA to vizva badalA 12. mAtA kI mamatA jIta gaI 13. javAnI kA tUphAna 14. koNika aura ceTaka kA yuddha 15. cakravartI banane kI lAlasA 16. Asakti kA jAla 17. deva hArA, mAnava jItA 18. viSa hArA amRta jItA 16. zatru ke lie zastra 20. pazcAttApa kI Aga 21. satya asIma hai 22. jo Aja pAyA thA 23. sevA kA Adarza 24. dhanI bano, dhana-lobhI nahIM 25. amAtya kI bAta 26. maMthana kA motI 27. nindiyA jAgI nindiyA lAgI 28. subaha kA bhUlA ghara na lauTA 26. usakI nAva tira rahI thI 30. kSamApanA kA Adarza 31. kAma vijetA sthUla bhadra 32. ajuna kI kSamA sAdhanA .CCh0.omc Co.660." x xxurururury GmWW vb Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33. jyotirdhara jIvana 34. apane bala para apanA nirmANa 35. krodha para kSamA ke gIta 36. kaTu hai yaha saMsAra 37. saccA tyAgI kauna 38. AtmA kA apUrva dhana 36. bhoga se yoga kI ora 40. kapila kA antardvanda 41. prakAza se aMdhakAra meM 42. Ardraka kumAra 43. amAtya tetali putra 44. rohiNoya cora 45. vijaya cora 46. AcArya ASADhI ke ziSya 47. kSaNikavAdI azvamitra 48. rAzita rohagupta 46. phAlgurakSita kA durAgraha 50. tiSyagupta kI bhrAnti 51. Arya gaMgadeva kA bhrama 52. mRgA putra 53. ujjhita kumAra 54. abhagna sena cora 55. zakaTa kumAra 56. bRhaspati datta 57. nandI vardhana 58. umbara datta 56. sorya datta 60. devadattA 61. aMju kumArI 62. Alocaka 63. buddhiryasya balaM tasya 64. bakare kA sukha 65. jIvana jIne kI kalA 66. sAhase lakSmIrvasati 101. 104 106 113 117 116 122 125 12= 131 134 137 140 145 148 150 153 154 157 156 162 165 167 176 171. 173 175 177, 176 181 184 186. 188. 160 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUlA rAhI rAha para! yAdava jAti ke taruNa sUrA aura sundarI meM AkaNTha DUba gaye the apanA mAna bhUla gae the| mAMsa ko unhoMne viziSTa bhojana mAna liyA thaa| rAjakumAra nemi kA vivAha thA / bArAta ke svAgata meM mA~sa bhojana kA Ayojana thaa| maga zaze, kukuTTa Adi asahAya pazuoM kI cItkAroM ne nemi ke hRdaya meM karuNA kA tIvra Andolana utpanna kara diyaa| rAjakumAra nemi ne dayA dravita ho rAjakumArI rAjamatI kA parityAga kara apane jAti bandhuoM ke samakSa eka mahAn Adarza upasthita kiyaa| nemi ke prabajita ho jAne para rathanemi ne rAjamatI se vivAha karane kI icchA abhivyakta kI thii| rAjamatI ne socA ! eka ko hRdaya samarpita kara cukii| aba dUsarI jagaha kaise diyA jA sakatA hai ? hRdaya to eka hI hai aura vaha maiMne nemi ko de diyA rAjula buddhimatI thii| rathanemi kA vAsanA vega zAnta karane kA eka upAya khoja nikAlA / eka dina usane vibhinna prakAra ke khAdyAnna khAe, aura nAnA prakAra ke peya padArtha pie / ratha nemi ke Agamana ke sAtha hI madana phala khAkara usane vamana kara diyaa| rathanemi isa nATaka ko samajha nahIM skaa| rAjamatI ne vAnta pAtra ko rathanemi ke samakSa rakhakara vinIta bhAva se kahA: "lIjIe, pAna kIjie, isakA !" Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 : pIyUSa ghaTa ____ "kyA yaha pIne ke yogya hai ?" nAka sikor3akara tiraskAra kI bhASA meM rathanemi ne rAjamatI se kahA ! ___"kyoM, kyoM nhiiN| jabaki Apa, apane lagha bhrAtA neminAtha ke dvArA parityaktA rAjakumAro ko parigRhItA karanA cAhate hai ! to yaha vAnta pAtra kA padArtha pAna nahIM hai ?" __rathanemi kI vicAra-dhArA badalI, vaha Abhyantara nindrA se jAgRta huA aura Atma-sAdhaka zramaNa bana gayA / nemi ke binA rAjula kI duniyA sunI thI ! vaha bhI parivrAjikA hokara apane manonIti ArAdhya ke patha para cala pdd'ii| mana ko mor3ane kI dera hai, jIvana kI dizA badalane meM phira vilamba hI kyA ? __varSA kI suhAvanI velA tho| rAjula, bhagavAn neminAtha ke darzana kara giranAra se nIce utara rahI thii| utarate varSA huI ! varSA meM bhIge vastroM ko sukhAne ke lie usane eka samIpastha guphA meM praveza kiyaa| vastroM ko idhara-udhara phailA diyaa| nirjana ekAnta sthAna jAnakara, nirvastrA hokara vaha vahA~ baiTha gii| parantu usI guphA meM zramaNa rathanemi bhI dhyAna mudrA meM khar3A thaa| rAjula ko dekhakara usakI prasupta vAsanA jAgRta ho gii| hRdaya maMthana calA, para mana thaka gayA thA / vaha hArA mana zItala chAyA meM sukha khoja rahA thaa| nArI ke rUpa se yogo kA yoga hAra cukA thaa| vaha rAjula se bhoga kI bhASA meM bolA : ___ "uTho, rAjula ! tumhArA yaha saukumArya yoga ke lie nahIM, bhoga ke lie hai| Ao calo, saMsAra meM cleN| saMsAra kitanA madhura hai ? opha ....! aura yaha dama tor3a dene vAlI yoga sAdhanA kitanI kaThora hai ?" Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 5 rAjamatI kA satItva sajaga aura sateja hokara bola uThA : "dhIratthu ! te jaso kAmI, motaM joviya kAraNA ?" "rathanemi tumheM dhikkAra hai ! zreyasa kA parityAga karake tuma preyasa ko aMgIkAra karanA cAhate ho| isa apayaza se to tumhArA maraNa hI adhika zreSTha hai / jarA soco, samajho, tuma kauna ho? aura maiM kauna hU~ ? tuma samudra vijaya ke putra ho, aura maiM ugrasena kI kanyA hU~ / nemi, vAsanA kI dRSTi Atma-hanana kI dRSTi hai| yaha tumheM pada-pada para tRNa kI taraha asthira kara degii|" rAjamatI ke subhASita aMkuza se kAma-matta gajendra rathanemi sanmArga para A gyaa| rathanemi kA vAsanA vega zAnta rasa meM pariNata ho gayA / bhUlA rAhI phira rAha para cala pdd'aa| -dazavai0 2, gA0 6, TIkA | . Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI nara se Age! videha deza kI rAjadhAnI mithilA nagarI meM, kumbharAjA rAjya karatA thaa| prabhAvatI usakI rAnI tho| malladinna rAjakumAra thA, aura mallI rAjakumArI thii| rAjakumArI mallI kA rUpa, lAvaNya aura saundarya adbhuta thaa| deva usake rUpa se IrSyA karate the| rAjakumArI ne apane sundara saMskAroM ke kAraNa AjIvana kaumArya vrata kA saMkalpa kara liyA thA / brahmacarya kI sAdhanA meM vaha sadA sajaga rahatI thii| usa samaya kozala ke pratibuddha rAjA ne, aMga ke candrachAya rAjA ne, kAzI ke zaMkha rAjA ne, kuNAla ke rUpI rAjA ne, kuru ke adIna zatra rAjA ne aura paMcAla ke jitazatru rAjA ne rAja kumArI mallI ke rUpa, lAvaNya aura saundarya kI kathA sunI to ve use prApta karane ke lie vikala ho utthe| saba ne apanA-apanA sandeza rAjA kumbha ke pAsa bhejaa| rAjA kambha ne sabako inkAra kara diyA, kyoMki rAjA ko yaha vizvAsa thA ki mallI vivAha karane ko taiyAra nahIM hai| svArthAndha puruSa nArI ke bhAvoM kA mUlyAMkana nahIM kara sktaa| vaha to nyAya aura anyAya se apanA svArtha sAdhanA ho cAhatA hai| rAjAoM ne rUpa sundarI mallI ko prApta karane ke lie kumbha para AkramaNa kara diyA / kumbha meM itano zakti nahIM thI, ki vaha sabase Takkara le sake / yuddha huA, rAjA kumbha Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAro kA mana : 7 ke jItane kI koI AzA hI nahIM thI, vaha parAjita huaa| saundarya, dRSTA ko sukha detA hai| para puSpa ko koI masalane lage to........? rAjakumArI buddhimatI thii| usane sthiti ko samajhA aura ulajhana ko sulajhAne kA prayatna karane kA saMkalpa kiyaa| mallI ne apane mahala meM apanI eka suvarNa kI mUrti banavAI aura use sugandhita khAdya dravyoM se bharakara AvRtta kara dii| chahoM rAjAoM ko mahala meM Ane kA nimantraNa de diyaa| mallI kI mUrti itanI sundara thI, ki rAjAoM ne dekhakara use hI mallI smjhaa| mUrti kA anAvaraNa kiyA to usameM se tIvra durgandha uchalI, vaha sabhI rAjAoM ko asahya ho gaI / rAjakumArI ne avasara ko pahacAnakara vinamra zabdoM meM rAjAoM se khaa| "isa mUrti ko dekhakara Apa mugdha ho gaye the| paranta mUrti meM se jo durgandha nikala rahI hai, usase ghabarAte ho bandhuoM, mere isa zarIra kI--jisa para Aja Apa saba atyanta mugdha ho, yuddha karane ko bhI taiyAra hokara Ae ho-yahI sthiti hai| jarA jJAna netroM se dekho| isa carmAvRtta zarIra meM rudhira, mAMsa, majjA aura asthi ke sivA aura hai hI kyA ? mala, mUtra, aura zleSma kI durgandha isase bhI bharI huI hai| phira isa para itanI Asakti ?" zakti se jo kArya nahIM hotA, baha buddhi se sahaja hI ho jAtA hai| saba rAjAoM ne kumbha se apane aparAdhoM kI kSamA mA~gI au ra bar3e sneha se saba apane-apane deza ko vidA ho ge| Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 : pIyUSa ghaTa kAlAntara meM rAjakumArI mallI pravajita ho gaI, to rAjAoM ne bhI dIkSA aMgIkAra karake mallI ke patha kA hI anu. gamana kiyaa| mallI nArI thI, paranta usane manuSya samAja ke samutkarSa ke lie jo kiyA, vaha Aja bhI pavitra aura smaraNIya hai| aura anta meM vaha apanI sAdhanA se tIrthaGkara bnii| -jJAtA0 a0 6. usane vAtsalya ko jana-jana meM khojA ! mAtA kA putra para sahaja sneha hotA hai| vaha svayaM kleza uThA sakatI hai, parantu putra ko sukha dene ke lie vaha pratyeka prayatna karane ko taiyAra hai| putra kA amaMgala mAtA saha nahIM sktii| rAjagRha meM rAjA zreNika rAjya karatA thaa| rAnI kAlI, sundarI, rUpavatI aura vRddhimato thii| zreNika ko vaha rAnI sarva prakAra se priyA thI, iSTA aura vallabhA thii| kAlIkumAra isI kA putra thA, jo sundara aura sukomala thaa| kAlI rAnI ko vaha prANoM se bhI adhika priya thaa| ___ rAjA zreNika ke bAda koNika ne apanI rAjadhAnI campA ko banAyA thA rAnI kAlI aura kAlIkumAra bhI campA nagarI meM rahane lge| magadha aura aMga donoM para zreNika kA rAjya thaa| zroNika ne apane jIvana kAla meM hI magadha aura aMga ke gyAraha ___ Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : vibhAga kara die the, jisase putroM meM kisI prakAra kA saMgharSa na ho / usa yuga meM samaya aura aMga donoM vizAla deza the / magadha kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhI thI aura aMga kI rAjadhAnI campA nagarI thI / koNika ne rAjagRhI ko chor3akara campA ko apanI rAjadhAnI banAyI thI / koNika aura kAlIkumAra meM atyanta -sneha aura sadbhAva rahatA thA / trillakumAra aura vehAsakumAra koNika ke sahodara bhAI the / rAjA zreNika ne vihallakumAra ko sicAnaka gandha hastI aura vaMka hAra diyA thA / vaha apanA hAra pahana kara hAtho para savAra ho, roja bAjAra meM se nikalatA / eka bAra koNika kI rAnI padamAvatI ko vihallakumAra kI isa zAna zaukata ne IrSyA dagdha kara diyA / rAnI ne koNika ko hAra - hAthI chIna lene ke lie bAdhya kara diyA / vihallakumAra apanI rakSA ke lie apane nAnA ceTaka ke pAsa pahu~ca gyaa| vaha vizAlA nagarI kA adhipati thA / ceTaka ne vihallakumAra evaM hAra aura hAthI kI rakSA kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kara liyA thA / koNika aura ceTaka meM bhayaMkara yuddha huA / isa bhISaNa evaM dAruNa yuddha meM kAlIkumAra koNika kI ora se yuddha meM gayA thaa| saMsAra kA itihAsa kahatA hai - yuddha ke tIna kAraNa haiM- "dhana, rAjya aura nArI / " svArtha ne bhAI-bhAI meM bheda kI dIvAra khar3I kara dI / eka bAra bhagavAn mahAvIra campA nagarI pdhaare| nagara ke bAhara upavana meM pariSadA lgii| rAnI kAlI, bhagavAn ke darzana aura vandana ko AI / pariSadA ke lauTa jAne para kAlI rAnI ne vandanA karake bhagavAn se pUchA : Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 : pIyUSa ghaTa "bhaMte, kyA maiM apane kAlIkumAra ko dekha sakU~gI ? vaha aba kahA~ para hai ?" kAlI ne jijJAsA bharI dRSTi se bhagavAna kI ora dekhA / bhagavAn ne yathArthavAda usake sAmane rakhA : "kAlI, aba tU kAlIkumAra ko nahIM dekha skegii| vaha yuddha meM rAjA ceTaka ke tIvra prahAra se mara gayA hai, aura aba paMka prabhA meM nAraka bana cukA hai / " kAlI rAnI kA saMsAra kAlIkumAra ke binA sUnA ho cukA thA / rAjamahala meM aba usakA mana nahIM lagatA / saba rAgaraMga phIke lagane lage / kAlo ke mana ne mor3a liyA : "jisa saMsAra meM merA putra nahIM rahA, vahA~ maiM bhI na rhuuNgii|" koNika se anumati lekara vaha zramaNI bana gaI / candana vAlA kI sevA meM rahakara kAlI ne gyAraha aMgoM kA adhyayana kiyA / saMyama aura kaThora tapa kI sAdhanA se apane jIvana ko sAdha liyA / kAlI rAnI jitanI komala thI, sAdhanA meM utanI kaThora bhI rahI / nArI meM Asakti bhI atyanta hai, aura tyAga bhI adbhuta tathA anupama hai / kAlI ne guraNI kI AjJA se ratnAvalI tapa kI ekAgratA se sAdhanA kI aura anta meM siddha, buddha aura mukta ho gayI / - nirayAvaliyA a0 1, anta kR0 varga 8, sa0 1/ Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ buddhi kA kauzala! dhana hone para bhI yadi buddhi nahIM hai, to jIvana sukhI nahIM raha sktaa| jIvana ke hara kSetra meM buddhi kI AvazyakatA hai| binA buddhi ke jIvana sUnA-sUnA rahatA hai| rAjagRha nagara meM eka buddhimAna dhanya sArthavAha rahatA thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma thA, bhadrA! sArthavAha ke cAra putra thedhanapAla, dhanadeva, dhanagopa aura dhanarakSita / una cAroM putroM ke kramazaH cAra paliyA~ thiiN| ujhikA, bhogavatI, rakSikA aura rohinnii| cAroM putra aura unakI cAroM patniyA~ apane-apane kArya meM dakSa thIM / dhanya aura bhadrA sukhI the| ___eka dina dhanya sArthavAha ne socA : "maiM aba to vRddhatva kI ora agrasara hai| jIvana kA patA hI kyA? yaha dIpaka kaba bujha jAya, kauna jAne / kAryavazAt kabhI ghara se bAhara bhI jAnA par3a jAya ! abhI to bhadrA bhI hai, cintA jaisI sthiti bhI nahIM hai| parantu hamAre bAda kyA hogA ? puruSa kA kSetra ghara ke bAhara kA hai| ghara kA kArya to nArI ke hAthoM meM surakSita raha sakatA hai| ina cAroM putra vadhuoM meM kauna ghara ko sa~bhAlane meM dakSa aura yogya hai / yaha parIkSA mujhe kara lenI caahie|" sArthavAha ne apane samasta parijanoM ko aura jJAtijanoM ko bulAkara eka prIti bhoja kiyA aura usa avasara para saba ke Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 : pIyUSa ghaTa samakSa apanI cAroM putra vadhuoM ke hAtha meM pA~ca-pA~ca cAvala ke dAne dekara kahA ! "inheM saMbhAlakara rakhanA aura jaba maiM mAMgu, taba mujhe lAkara de denaa|" pahalI putra vadhU, ujhikA ne vicAra kiyA : "isa samRddha ghara meM cAvaloM kI kyA kamI hai ?" usane ve dAne pheMka die| dUsarI ne vicAra kiyA : "ye dAne sasurajI ne die haiN| pheMkane yogya nahIM haiN|" usane khA lie| tIsarI ne una dAnoM ko rezamI kapar3e meM bAMdhakara ratna karaNDikA meM rakha chor3e aura socA : "jaba mA~geMge, taba de duuNgii|" cauthI ne vicArA : "sasura jI buddhimAna haiM, pA~ca dAne dene meM koI vizeSa prayojana honA caahie|" rohiNI ne ve pA~ca cAvala ke dAne apane pitRgRha bheja die bone ke lie / pA~ca varSa meM dAnoM se koThe bhara ge| ___pA~ca varSa ke bAda sasura ne phira apane parijanoM aura jJAtijanoM ke samakSa prIti bhoja kiyA aura unake samakSa apane die hue pA~ca-pA~ca cAvala ke dAne maaNge| ujhikA ne kahA "ve maiMne pheMka die the, ye naye dAne liijie|" __ bhogavatI ne kahA : "maiMne khA lie the, naye kaho to lA huuN|" rakSitA ne ve surakSita lauTA kara kahA : "liijie| rohiNI ne kahA : "unheM lAne ke lie gAr3iyAM cAhie, AdamI unheM nahIM lA sktaa| dhanya sArthavAha rohiNo kI bAta se atyanta prasanna hue aura sabake sAmane kahA : "Aja se maiM apane ghara kA sArA bhAra rohiNI ko sauMgatA huuN| rakSikA ko maiM sampatti rakSA kA dAyitva detA huuN| bhogavatI ___ Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 13 ko rasoIghara kI vyavasthA detA hU~ / ujjhikA ko maiM ghara kI saphAI ke lie niyukta karatA huuN|" manuSya kI kImata buddhi se A~kI jAtI hai / rohiNI sabase choTI hotI huI bhI apane buddhibala se sabake Upara ho gaI / jJAtA0 a0 7 / nArI ko abhilASA ! svarga nagarI dvArikA ke rAja prAsAdoM meM devakI apane vicAroM meM DUbI soca rahI thI / mAnasa maMthana cala rahA thaa| vaha dekha rahI thI - soca rahI thI: "Aja, Aja to mahala sUnA-sA lagatA hai / zAnti meM sukha hai, kolAhala nahIM ! dvanda nahIM ! para bAlaka kI kilakArI kahA~ hai yahA~ / " usake cintana ne mor3a liyA : "maiM kitanI puNya honA hU~ ? kitanI manda bhAgyA hU~ / sAtasAta putroM ko janma dekara bhI maiM eka ko bhI lAr3a pyAra nahIM kara sakI ! khilA-pilA nahIM sakI ! stanapAna nahIM karA sakI ! goda meM lekara dulAra nahIM kara sakI ! chaha putra sulasA ke yahA~ pAle gae, aura kRSNa ko bhI kaMsa se bacAne ke lie nanda ke yahA~ bhejanA par3A / maiM kaisI mAtA hU~ ? chaha dIkSA le gae, aba vaha lauTane vAle nahIM, kRSNa bhI aba rAjanIti meM ulajhA rahane se kabhIkabhI mere pAsa AtA hai / hAya nArI kA bhAgya "1" Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 : pIyUSa ghaTa kRSNa, Aja mAtA devakI ke caraNa vandana karane AyA thaa| parantu mAtA kI udAsI aura khinnatA vaha dekha nahIM skaa| patra mAtA ke duHkha ko saha nahIM sakatA / udAsI kA kAraNa samajhA to kRSNa ne kahA : ___ "mA~ ! tuma cintA mata kro| tumhArI abhilASA pUrI hogii| merA AThavA~ bhAI hogaa| usakA tuma lAr3a-pyAra aura dulAra krnaa|' telA karake kRSNa ne hariNa gameSI deva kI ArAdhanA kii| prasanna hokara deva ne kahA : "maiM ApakA yaha kArya kara sakatA huuN| para eka zarta ke sAtha devakI ke putra avazya hogA, parantu taruNa hone para vaha dIkSA legaa|" buddhimAna vartamAna ko sAdhate haiN| bhaviSya kI cintA nahIM karate / ThIka samaya para devakI ne eka sundara, sukumAra aura kAnta patra ko janma diyaa| jIvana kI sAdha pUrI huii| gaja-tAlu ke samAna sukomala hone se usakA nAma gajasukumAra rakhA gayA / -anta0 va0 3 a06/. Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ subhadrA jIta gaI ! campA nagarI meM jinadatta zrAvaka kI eka rUpavato evaM guNavato sUpatrI thii| nAma thA subhdraa| subhadrA apane sadgaNoM se Asa-pAsa prasiddha thii| subhadrA jaina thI, aura jaina-dharma meM use pragAr3ha anurAga thaa| pitA kA saMkalpa thA, subhadrA kA vivAha usI yuvA se hogA jo jaina-dharma meM anurakta hogaa| ___ eka bauddha yuvaka ne subhadrA ke anupama rUpa ko dekhA, aura mugdha ho gayA / subhadrA kI sahaja suSamA ne aura usake svAbhAvika sadguNoM ne bauddha yuvaka ko jaina banane ke lie mauna preraNA dii| eka AcArya kI sevA meM upasthita hokara usane pAMca aNuvrata aMgIkAra kara lie vaha jaina-sAdhanA meM itanA sajaga thA, ki alpa kAla meM hI vaha prasiddha zrAvaka bana gyaa| subhadrA ke pitA ne use jaina-dharma meM anurakta samajhakara subhadrA kA vivAha usa yuvA ke sAtha kara diyA / parantu sAsa aura nanada saba bauddha the| ve saba subhadrA se dveSa karane lage, aura use bauddha banAne kA SaDyantra karane lge| subhadrA apane dharma meM sadA sajaga aura sateja rhii| vaha apane dharma kA pAlana karatI rhii| vidvapI manuSya sadA doSa hI dekhA karatA hai| eka bAra eka jina-kalpI zramaNa nagara meM Aye / megha garjana para mayUra cupa nahIM baiTha sktaa| subhadrA ke mAnasa meM apAra Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 : pIyUSa ghaTa harSa thaa| vaha saMkalpa kara rahI thI, "sAdhUnAM darzanaM, tIrthabhUtA hi saadhvH|" subhadrA kI sAdha Aja varSoM bAda pUrI huI thii| subhadrA ne sadguru ko vandana kiyA aura sukha-zAnti puuchii| subhadrA kI A~khoM se yaha chupA na raha sakA ki muni kI eka A~kha meM tinakA par3A hai| satI subhadrA ne apanI jIbha se tinakA nikAlane kA satprayatna kiyA to subhadrA ke tilaka kA sindUra muni ke bhAla para bhI laga gyaa| sAsa aura nanada ne sato ko kalaMka lagAne kA avasara hAtha se nahIM khoyaa| subhadrA kA pati bhI satI para sandeha karane lagA aura vaha ghara vAloM ke dUSita pracAra se prabhAvita hokara bauddha bana gyaa| subhadrA ko apanI cintA nahIM thI, parantu apane dharma ke apamAna kI adhika cintA thii| saccA dhArmika kabhI bhI apane dharma aura saMskRti kA tiraskAra nahIM saha sktaa| jahAM apanA ghara samajha kara subhadrA AI bhI, vahIM usa para sandeha huaa| use sabane apane satItva kI parIkSA dene ko khaa| ___satI subhadrA ne nagara ke banda dvAroM ko kholakara aura chalanI meM nIra bharakara apane satItva kA prabala pramANa upasthita karake nagara-janoM kI zraddhA punaH prApta kI, dharma-vimukha pati ko punaH dharmonmukha kiyA, apane sAsa, sasura aura nanada ko jaina-dharma meM anurakta kiyA aura apane dharmamaya gaurava ko bddh'aayaa| Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAtsalya dUdha bana kara stana se phUTa par3A! eka bAra bhagavAn neminAtha dvArikA nagarI padhAre / bhagavAn ke bhikSu saMgha meM chaha bhikSu eka jaise the / rUpa meM, raMga meM aura vaya meM tulya the| ve chaha ke chaha sahodara bhrAtA the / sundara, darzanIya aura kAnta / unake zarIra ke avayava kamala se bhI komala the| dekhane vAloM ko vismaya hotA thA ye bhoga kI vaya meM yogI aura tapasvI kyoM bana gae ? unheM belA-belA pAraNA karate dekha logoM ko Azcarya hotA thaa| pAraNe kA dina thaa| chahoM ne do-do kI TolI banAkara bhagavAn se pAraNA lAne kI AjJA lekara dvArikA meM praveza kiyaa| garIba aura amIra, mahala aura jhopar3I-sabhI meM sarvatra ve apanI vidhi se bhakta-pAna kI gaveSaNA karate-karate devakI rAnI ke mahala meM kramazaH kucha samaya ke antara ke sAtha jAte rahe / devakI ne . harSa ke sAtha vidhivat unheM modakoM kA udAratA se dAna diyaa| eka bAra, do bAra phira tIsarI bAra bhI dAna karane meM devakI ko harSa thA, ullAsa thA / parantu eka cintA bhI utpanna ho gii| socane lagI : "kyA kAraNa hai, isa vizAla nagarI meM jahA~ kRSNa vAsudeva rAjya karatA hai, jahA~ bar3e-bar3e seTha sAhUkAra rahate haiM, vahA~ bhikSuoM ko bhikSA nahIM milatI?" Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 : pIyUSa ghaTa bhikSuoM kA samAna varNa, samAna rUma, samAna AkRti aura samAna vaya hone se devakI rAnI ko unakI bhinnatA kA paribodha na ho skaa| bhikSaoM ko tIsarI TolI se devakI ne jijJAsA bhAva se vinamra zabdoM meM pUchA : "bhaMte vizAla dvArikA meM anyatra bhikSA sulabha nahIM hai ? Apako bAra-bAra (tona-tIna bAra) mere yahA~ para Ane kA kaSTa karanA par3a rahA hai ?" bhikSuoM ne zAnta bhAva se kahA : "devAnupriya, hama saba eka hI nahIM haiM / alaga-alaga haiM / jo pahale Aye, ve hama nahIM ! dUsare Aye, ve pahale nhiiN| pahale vAle pahalI hI bAra Ae haiM, tIsarI bAra nahIM / vaise hama chahoM bhagavAn neminAtha ke ziSya haiM / bhaddilapura nagara ke nAga gAthApati hamAre pitA haiN| devakI ne yaha sunA to atIta kI eka madhura smRti tAjA ho gii| socane lagI : "eka bAra polAsapura nagara meM atimukta zramaNa ne mujha se kahA thA : devakI, tu nala kubera jaise sundara, dazanIya aura kAnta ATha putroM ko janma degI / bharata kSetra meM anya kisI mAtA ko itane sundara putroM ko janma dene kA saubhAgya nahIM milegA to kyA, muni kI vaha vANI mithyA hai ? maiM bhagavAn se puuchuugii| ina chahoM putroM ko janma dene vAlI mAtA dhanya hai| kitane sundara sukomala putra haiM ?" Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 16 devakI apane sundara ratha meM baiThakara bhagavAna ke darzana ko gii| bhagavAna ne kahA : "devakI, tere mana meM yaha zaMkA hai ? para, devakI yaha zaMkA ucita nahIM hai|" bhagavAn ne Age kahA : ___"bhaddilapura ke nAga gAthA pati kI patnI sulasA mRta bandhyA thii| usane hariNa gameSI deva kI bhakti kI thii| deva prasanna ho gyaa| devako, tuma aura sulasA eka sAtha garbha ko dhAraNa karatI thI aura eka sAtha putroM ko janma detI thiiN| deva tumhAre putroM ko sulasA ke pAsa le jAtA aura sulasA ke mata putroM ko tumhAre pAsa le AtA thaa| devakI, jina chahoM bhikSuoM ko tumane dekhA hai, ve sulasA ke nahIM, tumhAre hI aMgaja putra haiN| atimukta muni kI vANI mithyA nahIM hai|" yaha sunakara devako ko apAra harSa aura atyanta ullAsa huaa| devakI vahA~ se uThakara chahoM bhikSuoM ke pAsa gaI aura vandana karake samIpa baiTha gii| unheM dekhakara devakI ke stanoM se dUdha kI dhArA phUTa niklii| putroM kA vAtsalya dudha banakara phUTa niklaa| usakI kaMcukI bhIga gii| vaha apane ko dhanya dhanya samajha rahI thii| --- anta kR0 varga0 3 a0./20 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sulasA kI dharma-parIkSA ! sahajAne kA saMkalmeM bhagavAn ke hajAyA / eka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM ambaDa, eka prasiddha sanyAsI thaa| vaha bhagavAna ke siddhAntoM se atyanta prabhAvita thaa| eka bAra usane vicAra kiyA : "rAjagRha meM bhagavAn ke hajAroM-lAkhoM bhakta haiN| maiM rAjagaha jAne kA saMkalpa rakhatA huuN| apanA yaha saMkalpa maiM bhagavAn se vyakta kruuN| dekheM, bhagavAn kisako apanA dharma sandeza dene ko kahate haiN|" ___ ambaDa sanyAsI ne kahA : "bhaMte, merA rAjagaha jAne kA vicAra hai / ApakI koI sevA ho, to pharmAe~ !" prabhu ne zAntabhAva se kahA : "vahA~ merI eka bhaktA haisulasA / usako 'damasva' khnaa|" ___ ambaDa ne vicAra kiyA : "itane vizAla nagara meM se kevala sulasA kA hI nAma kyoM liyA ! sulasA kI bhakti kI parIkSA to kara dekha ?" mArga meM calate ambaDa ko vicAra AyA, "puNyazIlA hai. sulasA, jisako arihanta bhI yAda karate haiM / " sulasA ke ghara pahuMca kara ambaDa sanyAsI ne aneka prakAra kI parIkSA kii| parantu sulasA kI niSThA, zraddhA aura bhakti meM kaNa bhara bhI antara nahIM par3A / sanyAsI ne aneka vaikriya rUpa banAkara sulasA ko apanI ziSyA banAne kA prayatna kiyA. parantu jarA bhI saphalatA nahIM milii| sulasA ne guru buddhi se namaskAra bhI nahIM kiyaa| Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 21 sulasA kI dRSTi meM deva arihanta, guru nirgrantha aura dayAmaya dharma ke prati ananya zraddhA bhAvanA thI / parIkSA meM vaha saphala rahI / dazavai0 0 a0 3, ni0 gA0 182/ jIvana ke utthAna - patana kI kahAnI ! campA nagarI meM soma, somadatta aura somamUrti tIna sahodara bhAI the| unake nAgazrI, bhUtazrI aura yakSazrI tIna patniyA~ thIM / eka dina bhojana banAne kI bArI nAgazrI kI thii| bhUla se usane kar3avA tU bA banA liyaa| parijanoM kI nindA ke bhaya se usane dharmaghoSa ke ziSya dharmaruci aNagAra ko de diyaa| muni ne jIvoM kI dayA socakara usa viSAkta tUbe ko DAlA nahIM, khA liyA / dharmaruci muni ke maraNa ke kAraNa ko sunakara nagara ke logoM ne nAgazrI ko dhikkArA aura ghara vAloM ne bhI use nikAla diyA / Arta evaM raudra dhyAna ke kAraNa vaha marakara naraka meM gaI / nAgazrI kA jIva anekoM janmoM ke bAda campA nagarI vAsI sAgaradatta sArthavAha kI patnI bhadrA kI kU~kha se patnI ke rUpa meM janmA / nAma rakhA - sukumAlikA / vaha sundarI thI, rUpavatI thI, parantu viSakanyA thI / jinadatta sArthavAha ke rUpavAn putra sAgara ne usake sAtha vivAha kiyA, para zIghra hI use chor3a diyaa| phira eka daridra ke sAtha usakA vivAha kiyA, vaha bhI sukumAlikA ko chor3akara bhAga gayA / Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 : pIyUSa ghaTa sukumAlikA apanI apamAna bharI jindagI se taMga Akara bahu zrutA gopAlikA AryA ke pAsa dIkSita ho gii| eka bAra vaha subhUti bAga meM tapasyA kara rahI thI, vahA~ usane devadattA gaNikA ke sAtha pA~ca puruSoM ko dekhaa| prasupta vAsanA jAga uThI / saMkalpa kiyA, mere tapa kA koI phala ho, to mujhe bhI pA~ca puruSoM kA saMyoga mile| manuSya apanI sAdhanA ke amata meM viSa gholane kA Adi deha tyAga kara vaha devI banI / vahA~ se paMcAla deza ke kAMpilya nagara meM drapada rAjA kI rAnI culaNI kI putrI bnii| nAma thA, dropdii| dhRSTadyumna isakA bhAI thaa| pitA ne svayaMvara racA, jisameM anekoM dezoM ke rAjakumAra aura rAjA Ae / dropadI ne pA~ca pANDavoM ke gale meM pAMca raMga ko mAlAeM DAlakara unheM pati rUpa se svIkAra kara liyaa| hastinApura meM ghamatA-ghUmatA nArada A pahu~cA / sabane uThakara satkArapUrvaka namaskAra kiyA / parantu draupadI ne nArada ko asaMyata aura avirata jAnakara vandana nahIM kiyA / nArada ne badale kI mana meM gAMTha bAMdha lii| apUrNa manuSya , apane apamAna ko kabhI bhUlatA nahIM hai| Aga lagAkara dUra khar3e tamAzA dekhane vAloM meM nArada vikhyAta hai| vaha dhAtakI khaNDa dvIpa meM pUrva ke dakSiNArdha bharata kI apara kaMkA nagarI ke rAjA padmanAbhi ke pAsa jA phuNcaa| inakI sAta-sau rAniyA~ thiiN| putra eka hI thA, nAma thA sunAma raajkumaar| nArada ke mukha se dropadI ke rUpa ko prazaMsA sunakara rAjA ne deva kI sahAyatA se use apane yahA~ maMgA liyA / pANDava hairAna ___ Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 23 the / kRSNa ko nArada se jJAta ho gyaa| pANDavoM ko lekara kRSNa deva kI sahAyatA se aparakaMkA meM jA phuNcaa| yuddha kiyaa| dropadI ko lekara lauTa rahA thA ki kapila vAsudeva ne suvrata arihanta ke kathanAnusAra kRSNa ke ratha kI dhvajA ko dekhaa| donoM ne zaMkha bajAyA / kRSNa lavaNa sAgara ke deva se milane Thahara gayA aura dropado sahita pANDava naukA se gaMgA pAra karake naukA chapA kara baiTha ge| kRSNa apane bala se gaMgA pAra karake A gyaa| pANDavoM ke isa vyavahAra se kRSNa nArAja ho ge| pANDavoM ko deza niSkASita kara diyaa| bAda meM kuntI kI prArthanA para pANDavoM ko mathurA de dii| ___ anta meM pravrajA lekara pAMcoM pANDava apanI sAdhanA se siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| dropadI bhI AryA banI, zuddha sAdhanA karI / deva banI vahA~ se mahAvideha meM mukta ho gii| -jJAtA a0 16/. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AryA candanA kA upAlambha ! kauzAmbI nagarI meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa lagA thaa| mRgAvatI darzana ko gii| parantu vahA~ vilamba ho gayA, kyoMki candra aura sUrya bhI bhagavAna ke darzanoM ko Ae the, ataH samaya kA patA na lagA / jaba mRgAvatI svasthAna ko lauTI to vikAla ho cukA thaa| AryA candanA ne magAvatI ko kahA : "uttama kulotpanna hokara bhI tumane lauTane meM vikAla kyoM kiyA?" kulIna nArI ko madhura upAlambha bhI paryApta hotA hai| magAvatI ne apanI bhUla kI vinamra svara meM kSamA mA~gI aura bhaviSya meM sajaga rahane kA saMkalpa vyakta kiyaa| AryA candanA so gaI, aura mRgAvatI baiThI-baiThI apanI bhUla kA pazcAtApa karatI rahI / vaha socane lagI : "maiMne yaha bhUla kyoM kii| mujhe apane mata meM apramata rahanA caahie|" zubha adhyavasAyoM kI pariNati bar3hatI rhii| itanI bar3hI ki kevala jJAna kA divya prakAza ho gyaa| rAta ke aMdhere meM eka sA~pa idhara-udhara ghUmatA huA vahA~ A nikalA / magAvatI ne AryA candanA kA hAtha dhIre se uThAkara Upara kara diyA / nidrA khula jAne se candanA ne pUchA : Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 25 "yaha kyoM ?" mRgAvatI ne vinamra svara meM kahA : "eka sarpa idhara se nikala rahA thaa|" parantu rAta ke ghora andhakAra meM sarpa kA bodha tumheM kaise ho gayA?" mRgAvatI ne zAnta svara meM kahA : "mujhe aba kahIM para bhI andhakAra nahIM, sarvatra prakAza hI prakAza dRSTigata hotA hai|" candanA ne mRgAvatI ke isa satya ko svIkAra kiyA / vizvAsa badalA to vizva badalA ! magadha janapada meM rAjagRha eka zobhita nagara thaa| vaha magadha kI rAjadhAnI thii| rAjA zreNika aura mahArAnI dhAriNI apane deza aura nagara kI prajA kA apanI nija santAna ko taraha saMrakSaNa aura saMvardhana karate the| prajA bhI zraddhA aura bhakti se unake AdezoM kA paripAlana karane meM apanA hita samajhatI thii| mahArAnI dhAraNI sukha nidrA meM soI thii| svapna meM usane dekhA-eka zveta gajarAja usake mukha ke andara praveza kara rahA hai| rAnI apanI zaiyA se turanta uTha baiThI, aura rAjA ke zayana kakSa meM jAkara savinaya bolI : "prANanAtha, maiMne abhI-abhI yaha svapna dekhA hai / yaha zubha hai yA azubha ! isakA phala kyA hai ?" Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 : pIyUSa ghaTa zreNika ne madhura svara meM kahA : "priya, tumhArA yaha svapna zubha hai| isa zubha svapna ke tIna mahA lAbha nirbAdha hone vAle haiM-putra lAbha, artha lAbha aura rAjya lAbha / " svapna phala sunakara rAnI rAjA ko vandana karake vApisa apane zayana kakSa meM lauTa aaii| yogya samaya para rAnI ke putra janma ne rAjabhavana, nagara aura deza ko mukharita kara diyaa| rAjakumAra kA nAma meghakUmAra rakhA gyaa| kalAcArya ke pAsa rahakara meghakumAra ne apanI toba pratibhA se samasta kalAe~ aura vidyAe~ sokha liiN| yuvA hote hI aneka sundarI evaM guNavatI rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha megha kA vivAha ho gayA / saMsAra ke viSaya sukha meM meghakumAra nimagna ho gyaa| AdhyAtmika jAgaraNa kA AghoSa karane vAle prabhu mahAvIra rAjagRha nagara ke guNazIlaka bAga meM Akara virAjita hue / nagara ke hajAroM jana, darzana aura amata vANI kA mahAlAbha lene Ane lge| meghakumAra kI moha nidrA bhaMga huii| vaha bhI parama prabhu ke pAvana caraNoM meM pahu~ca gayA / dezanA sunakara bhAvitAtmA ho gyaa| usake mana meM yaha prazna bijalI kI taraha koMdha gayA : ___"mujhe kidhara jAnA cAhie thA, aura kidhara cala par3A hU~ ! maiM eka rAha bhUlA rAhI thA, aba rAha batAne vAlA mila gyaa| yadi aba na sa~bhalA to phira kaba sa~bhalUgA ?" meghakumAra kA janma-janma kA soyA manuvA guru-zabda sunakara jAga uThA / jo saMsAra abhI taka madhura evaM sukhada thA, aba dRSTi badalane se hI vahI khArA aura duHkhada ho gyaa| mahala vahI the, rAja-rAniyA~ vahI thIM, rAga-raMga vahI saba-jyoM kA tyoM ! parantu ___ Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 27 mana badalane se saba badala gayA thaa| vizvAsa badalA to vizva badala gyaa| raMga-raMgIle mahala, meghakUmAra ke lie kArAgRha ho ge| prANapriyA vanitAe~ paira kI ber3I bana giiN| parantu meghakumAra ke AdhyAtmika jAgaraNa ne eka jhaTake meM unheM tor3akara dUra pheMka diyaa| aba yadi koI bandhana zeSa thA to janma dene vAlI mAtA kI sahaja mamatA thii| manuSya saba kucha ThakarA sakatA hai. parantu mAtA kI mamatA kA vaha sahasA tiraskAra nahIM kara sktaa| dhIre-dhIre anunaya-vinaya se meghakumAra ne mAtA kI mamatA para bhI vijaya pA lii| Atma-bodha kI tIvra bhAvanA lekara vaha prabhu ke caraNoM meM jA phuNcaa| parama prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM upasthita hokara medhakumAra ne vinIta bhAva se kahanA Arambha kiyA : "bhate, yaha saMsAra viSaya aura kaSAya ko Aga se jala rahA hai| ghara meM Aga laga jAne para gaha svAmI apanI sArI vastueM lekara bAhara nikala AtA hai, vaise hI maiM bhI apanI priya vastu AtmA ko isa prajjvalita saMsAra gahaha se nikAla lene kI bhAvanA se pratrajita honA cAhatA huuN|" __meghakumAra kI mAtA mahArAnI dhAriNI ne sneha bhare hRdaya se aura azrupUrNa netroM se bhagavAn kI ora dekhate hue vinamra bhAvena nivedana kiyA : "bhaMte, yaha meghakumAra merA putra hai| mujhe yaha apane prANoM se bhI adhika priya hai, kAnta hai, iSTa hai aura priya hai| jisa prakAra kumuda paMka meM se paidA hokara bhI paMka aura jala se abhilipta nahIM hotA, usI prakAra yaha merA megha bhI kAma-bhogamaya jIvana vyatIta Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 : pIyUSa ghaTa karake aba kAma bhogoM se nirlipta hone kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai / bhaMte ! maiM Apako yaha ziSya - bhikSA de rahI hU~ / svIkAra kara mujhe kRtArtha kIjie, merI prArthanA aMgIkAra kIjie / " - meghakumAra ke pravrajita hote hI mAtA dhAriNI ne gadgad svara meM kahA : "tAta, tuma aba AgAra se aNagAra bane ho / saMyamasAdhanA meM prayatna karanA, parAkrama karanA, jarA bhI pramAda mata karanA, indriyoM kA nigraha karanA, manovRtiyoM kA nirodha karanA, rAga aura dveSa para vijaya pAnA aura zukla dhyAna ke bala se siddha, buddha aura mukta bananA / merI taraha kisI anya mAtR-hRdaya ke rodana meM nimitta mata bananA, vatsa ! meghakumAra aba rAjakumAra nahIM, eka Atma-sAdhaka bhikSu bana gayA / anya bhikSaoM kI taraha vaha bhI bhagavAn ke AdezoM kA paripAlana karane ko tatpara ho gayA thA / pravrajA divasa kI pahalI rAta thI / meghakumAra kI zaiyA laghu hone ke kAraNa saba bhikSuoM ke anta meM dvAra ke pAsa thI / AtejAte bhikSuoM ke pairoM kI raja aura ThokaroM se meghakumAra sukha se so nahIM sakA / vaha adhIra ho gyaa| usake mana meM vicAra uThA : "ye bhikSu kitane svArthI haiM ? jaba maiM rAjakumAra thA, taba merA kitanA Adara karate the aura aba kitanA anAdara karate haiM ! ThokareM mArate phirate haiM / mujha se isa prakAra kA saMyama nahIM pala sakegA / bhagavAn kA yaha saMyama mArga bhagavAn ko ho mubAraka ho|" vaha rAjabhavana kA Adara-satkAra meghakumAra kI kalpanA meM bijalI banakara kauMdha gyaa| rAta jaise-taise karavaTa badalate kaTa gayI / Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 26 udhara sUrya udIyamAna thA, idhara meghakumAra bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM rAta bItI sunAne phuNcaa| meghakumAra ko Ate dekha, bhagavAn ne svayaM kahA : "megha, rAta tumheM bar3I vedanA rahI / sukha se nidrA nahIM A skii| Ate-jAte bhikSaoM ke pairoM kI ThokaroM se tuma adhora ho uThe, aura saMyama tyAga kA saMkalpa kiyaa|" meghakumAra ne saba svIkAra kiyaa| bhagavAn ne sAntvanA dete hue kahA : 'megha ! vartamAna mAnava bhava se pUrva, tIsare bhava meM aura dUsare bhava meM tuma gaja yoni meM the| vahA~ eka zazaka kI dayA karane ke lie tumane kitanA kaSTa uThAyA thA, aura Aja tuma mAnava hokara bhI, usameM bhI bhikSu hokara sAdhAraNa-se kaSTa se itanA adhIra ho gaye / megha, sAvadhAna ! apane ko saMbhAlo, vatsa ! adhora mata ho, samabhAva se kaSTa sahana kro| mAna-apamAna kI tulA para apane Apako mata tola !" bhagavAn kI vANI suna, meghakumAra saMyama meM sthira, dhIra aura acaMcala bana gayA aura apanA sampUrNa jIvana, saMyama aura zramaNa sevA meM samarpita kara diyaa| Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAtA kI mamatA jIta gaI! sAdhutA kA mArga sahaja aura sukhada nahIM hai| vaha phUloM kA mArga nahIM, kA~ToM kA mArga hai / balavAn AtmA ho dRr3hatA ke sAtha isa mArga para Age bar3ha sakatI hai| eka bAra tagarA nagarI meM vihAra karate-karate AcArya arhana mitra apane ziSya varga ke sAtha pdhaare| AcArya kI kalyANI vANI sunakara vaNikadatta ko vairAgya ho gyaa| pravajA lene kA saMkalpa kiyaa| bhadrA patnI aura araNaka putra ne bhI saMyama lene kI bhAvanA vyakta kii| tInoM prabajita ho ge| datta ko araNaka para atyanta sneha thaa| vaha svayaM hI usakI bhikSA lAtA aura sevA karatA thA / ati sneha bho anarthakara hotA hai / aramaka karmaTha nahIM bana skaa| dUsare sAdhu mana meM saba samajhate hue bhI bAhara meM kucha kaha nahIM sakate the| sabhyatA bhI eka agalA hai, jisameM banda honA hI par3atA hai| kAlAntara meM vRddha pitA dattake dehAvasAna para araNaka ko bar3I cintA huI ! do-cAra dina taka santoM ne araNaka ko bhojanapAna lAkara diyaa| bAda meM svayaM usako hI lAnA pdd'taa| bhISma grISma par3a rahA thA / Upara se sUrya tapa rahA thA, nAce se dharatI tapa rahI thii| garama lU cala rahI thii| aragaka Aja pahalI bAra bhikSA ko nikalA thaa| garamI, bhUkha aura pyAsa al Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nArI kA mana : 31 tInoM ne milakara araNaka ko adhIra banA diyA / vaha eka gRha kI chAyA meM khar3A ho gayA ! saMyama kI kaThoratA ko vaha mana hI mana anubhava kara rahA thaa| ___ sahasA eka taruNI nArI ne use galI meM klAnta khar3A dekhaa| nArI rUpa dekhatI hai| apanI dAsI ko bhejakara usane araNaka ko Upara bulA liyA! pUchA : "Apa kauna haiM ? aura kyA cAhate haiM ?" "maiM bhikSa hU~, aura bhikSA lene AyA huuN|" nArI ne madhura svara meM pUchA : "Apa bhikSa kyoM bane ? yaha sundara zarIra kyA tapa ke lie hai ? yaha tAruNya niSphala kyoM khote ho?" nArI ke vacanoM kA mAdhurya puruSa ko vebhAna kara detA hai ! araNaka yoga ko bhUla gayA aura bhoga ke dala-dala meM dhaMsa gayA! araNaka bhoga ke andhakAra meM kho gayA. vaha mArga bhUla gyaa| idhara snehI sAthI sAdhuoM ne bahuta dekhA bhAlA, para araNaka kA kahIM patA nahIM lgaa| sAdhvI mAtA bhadrA ko jJAta huA : "araNaka bhikSA ko gayA thA, abhI lauTA nhiiN|" mAlA kI mamatA jAga utthii| vaha nagarI ko galI-galI meM, Dagara-Dagara meM araNaka ko khoja rahI thii| jisa kisI ko bhI vaha mArga meM dekhatI use araNaka kA paricaya dekara pUchatI : "kyA tumane dekhA hai, kahIM para merA lAla / " saMsAra meM sabhI prakAra ke manuSya hote haiM ! dUsare ke santAna para ha~sane vAle bhI haiM, to sahAnubhUti rakhane vAle bhI haiN| paranta araNaka kA patA nahI laga skaa| Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 : pIyUSa ghaTa bhadrA pagalI bana cukI thii| ati zoka manuSya ko unmatta kara detA hai| gavAkSa meM baiThe araNaka ne isa pagalI nArI ko dekhaa| yaha vAtsalya kI prati-mUrti usakI jAnI-pahacAnI thii| use apanI karanI para kheda ho aayaa| snehAbhibhUti ho talle se utara pdd'aa| mAtA ke sammukha A~sU bhara kara bolA : mAtA ! merI mAtA, aura usakI yaha dazA ? mA~, maiM hU~ terA araNaka ! kSamA karo mAtA, mere gurutara aparAdha ko|" nArI kA sneha hAra gayA. mAtA kI mamatA jIta gaI / asvastha araNaka svastha ho gyaa| araNaka ne mAtA se punaH savinaya kahA : "mAtA, maiM lambA saMyama nahIM pAla sktaa| mArga bhale hI kaThora ho, parantu choTA ho| AjJA ho, to anazana kara lU !" ___ AcArya kI sevA meM pahu~cakara AlocanA kI jIvana kI saMzuddhi kI aura AcArya tathA mAtA ko AjJA se tapta zilAkhaNDa para pAdapopa gamana saMthArA kara liyA / alpakAla meM hI sukomala zarIra navanIta-sA pighala gayA / araNaka ne apanA kArya sAdha liyaa| araNaka jitanA bhIru thA, utanA hI vIra niklaa| grISma parISaha ko jItane vAle sAdhaka ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki ve apanI sukumAlatA kA parityAga kreN| u0 a0, ni0 gA062/. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti ! Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ javAnI kA tUphAna ! magadha samrATa bimbasAra zreNika ke do tejasvI putra hue the-nandA rAnI kA abhayakumAra, aura celanA rAnI kA koNika / abhayakumAra zreNika kA mantrI thaa| vikaTa-se-vikaTa samasyA ko bhI abhaya apanI buddhi se sahaja hI sulajhA detA thaa| abhayakumAra vinIta, vinamra aura ziSTa thaa| vaha rAjA ko atyanta priya thaa| koI bhI rAjya kA kAma abhaya kI anumati ke binA nahIM ho pAtA thaa| abhaya buddhimAna thA, bhaktivAna thA, aura vyavahAra meM madhura tathA catura bho / prajAjana bhI abhaya ko prema bharI dRSTi se dekhate the| __ koNika apane jIvana ke prArambha se ho uddhata, avinIta aura ahaMkArI thaa| jaba vaha celanA ke garbha meM thA, to celanA ko apane pati zreNika ke kaleje kA mAMsa khAne kA dohalA huA thaa| isa azubha putra ko janmate hI celanA ne use kurar3I para phikavA diyA thaa| apane garbha ko naSTa karane ke lie bhI celanA rAnI ne prayatna kiyA thaa| kintu zreNika ke pitR-hRdaya ne sadA koNika ko pyAra kiyA aura rakSA bhii| koNika kI rakSA ke lie zreNika ne celanA ko vizeSa preraNA bhI dI thii| vaha koNika ko aMkurita, pallavita aura puSpita dekhanA cAhatA thaa| gulAbI bacapana se nikala kara koNika ne apane mahakate yauvana meM praveza kiyaa| ATha rAja-kanyAoM ke sAtha usakA pariNaya ho Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 : pIyUSa ghaTa gyaa| jIvana ke sukha-bhogoM meM koNika matta ho gyaa| bhoga. vilAsa, vaibhava-ina tInoM meM vaha grasta thA ! koNika kI rAjya-lipsA jAga utthii| usane pitA se kahA : "tuma vRddha ho gae ho| phira bhI, abhI taka rAjya lobha nahIM chUTA hai| maiM kaba rAjya kara~gA? merA yauvana tIvra gati se botA jA rahA hai|" usane apane kAlIkumAra prabhati dasa bhAiyoM ko apane anukUla banAkara vidroha kara diyA, aura rAjya siMhAsana para adhikAra kara liyaa| pitA zreNika ko jela ke sIMkhacoM meM banda kara diyaa| kisI ko bhI milane kI anumati nahIM thii| apanI mAtA celanA ke atyanta anurodha para dina meM kevala eka bAra milane kI anumati na jAne usane kaise de dI thii| manuSya kitanA bhI kaThora kyoM na ho, vaha saba kucha bhUla sakatA hai| parantu apanI janma dene vAlI mAtA ko nahIM bhUla sakatA, eka bAra koNika ke mana meM mAtA ke prati zraddhA utpanna huii| vaha vandana karane aayaa| mAtA celanA udAsa baiThI thI, koNika ne pUchA : ___"amba Aja itanA udAsa kyoM ? tumhArA putra koNika Aja magadha aura aMga deza kA samrATa hai, adhipati hai| prasannatA ke badale yaha khinnatA kyoM ?" ___ "jisa putra ne apane pitA ko bandI banA kara jela meM DAla diyA hai, kyA vaha mAtA ke sAtha vaisA vyavahAra nahIM kara sakatA?" celanA ne bhartsanA ke svara meM khaa| celanA ne phira apane dabe udgAroM ko vyakta karate hue kahA : "koNika, tU nahIM jAnatA ki tere pitA tujhase kitanA pyAra karate. the|" antara duHkha ke udvaga ke sAtha celanA ne koNika ko garbha Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 37 meM Ane se lekara pAlana-poSaNa aura usake vivAha taka kI ghaTanAoM ko kaha sunAyA / koNika ne abhI taka jisa dRSTi se pitA ko dekhA thA, yaha dRSTi usase sarvathA bhinna thI / pitA kA madhura sneha, jIvana rakSA aura zikSA - ye saba bAteM koNika ke jIvana meM nayA mor3a, nayA DhaMga aura naI dizA dene lagIM / celanA ke mAtR-sneha se udbhUta udgAroM ne koNika ko jIvana meM gaharA utarane ko vivaza kara diyaa| vaha turanta teja gati se pitA ko mukta karane cala pdd'aa| apane krUra karma para vaha andara hI andara jala rahA thaa| nahIM soca sakA vaha, maiM jo karane jA rahA hU~, usakA viparIta pariNAma bhI ho sakatA hai / zreNika ne koNika ko ugra rUpa meM Ate dekhA, to ghabarA gayA / usane socA : "yaha na jAne kisa mauta se mujhe mAregA / maranA to hai hI, svayaM kyoM na mara jAU~ !" tAlapuTa viSa khAkara zreNika ne koNika ke pahu~cane se pahale hI apanI jIvana lIlA samApta kara dI / koNika atyanta santapta ho utthaa| varSoM se saMcita krUra karmoM kA hima-paTala pazcAtApa ke Atapa se pighalapighala kara A~suoM ke rUpa meM baha calA ! vilApa, vedanA aura rodana se sArA mahala zoka santapta ho gayA ! pitA kI dAruNa mRtyu ne koNika ke jIvana ko badala diyA / dRSTi badalI, to sRSTi hI badala gaI / najara ke phera se duniyA badalatI hai / uddhata, krUra, ahaMkArI koNika aba vinIta, mRdu aura namra banane kA prayatna karane lgaa| apane vizAla rAjya ke usane gyAraha sama vibhAga karake apane bhAiyoM ko bA~Ta die / pitA kI mRtyu ke kalaMka ko dhone ke lie yA bhUlane ke lie usane magadha ko chor3akara aMga deza kI campA ko apanI rAjadhAnI banAyA / Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 : pIyUSa ghaTa koNika campA meM rahane lgaa| usake sahodara bhAI halla-vihalla bhI campA meM hI rahate the| eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra vihAra karate-karate campA nagarI pdhaare| rAjA koNika ko sUcanA milii| koNika bhagavAn kA bhakta thaa| usane darzana va vandana ko jAne kA saMkalpa kiyaa| sampUrNa nagara sajAyA gyaa| vizAla senA, vipula vaibhava aura samagra antaHpura ke sAtha saja-dhajakara koNika bhagavAna kI dharmasabhA meM aayaa| bhagavAn ko vandanA karake koNika baiTha gyaa| vaha ekAgra aura ekaniSTha hokara bhagavAn kI kalyANI vANI suna rahA thaa| bhagavAn komala, madhura aura zAnta svara meM, sarvajana sulabha ardha-mAgadhI bhASA meM bola rahe the : "yaha jIvana-jisake saundarya para manuSya mugdha hai, vaha jala meM budbuda ke tulya hai|" .. "yaha jIvana-jisa para manuSya ko garva aura ahaMkAra hai, vaha kuzA ke agra bhAga para sthita jala-binda ke samAna caMcala hai|" ___"jIva hai, ajIva hai| jIva kA bandha bhI hai, jIva kA mokSa bhI hai| pApa bhI hai, aura puNya bhI hai|" acche karmoM kA phala acchA hotA hai aura bure karmoM kA phala barA hotA hai|" bhagavAn ko madhura vAgdhArA para zrotA mugdha the nimagna the, prasanna the| pariSadA ke cale jAne para koNika bhI vandana karane ko bhagavAn ke samIpa meM AyA, aura namra svara meM bolA : "bhate, ApakA nirgrantha pravacana zreSThatama hai, vaha pavitratama hai, vaha jIvana ko svaccha, nirmala tathA pAvana karane vAlA hai| bhaMte, maiM usameM AsthA, niSThA aura zraddhA karatA huuN|" Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 36. koNika lauTa gyaa| vicAroM ko jyoti apane sAtha lekara / koNika aba bhakta thA, vinamra thA aura vinIta thA ! -uvavAi sutta, nirayA0, a0 1/. koNika aura ceTaka kA yuddha ! halla aura vihalla-donoM koNika ke sahodara bhAI the aura celanA ke aMgaja putra the| apane jIvanakAla meM rAjA bimbasAra zreNika ne apane hAthoM se.hallakumAra ko Asecanaka gandha hastI aura vihallakumAra ko aThAraha lar3I kA vaMka hAra diyA thaa| rAjya kI donoM vastue~ ratna the| koNika kI rAnI padmAvatI ko isa bAta kI bahuta dinoM se jalana thii| koNika ne eka bAra spaSTa hI kaha diyA thA : ___ "ina donoM vastuoM para merA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| pitA jI ne apane hAthoM se unheM ye vastue~ dI haiN| aura phira, hallavihalla mere bhAI haiN| unakI vastu merI hI vastu hai|" paranta padmAvatI ke tiriyA haTha se parezAna hokara koNika ne hallavihalla se hAra aura hAthI kI mA~ga kara hI dii| halla aura vihalla ne socA : "koNika balavAna rAjA hai| hamAro zakti sImita hai| padmAvatI kA SaDyantra aura kucakra zAnta hone vAlA nahIM hai| Aja to hama se hAra aura hAthI kI mAMga kI gaI hai, parantu kala hama se vaha chInA bhI jA sakatA Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 : pIyUSa ghaTa hai|" ve donoM hAra hAthI aura apanI rakSA ke lie apane nAnA ceTaka ke pAsa jA phuNce| ceTaka vaizAlI gaNarAjya ke adhipati the| koNika evaM halla aura vihalla kI mAtA celanA, ceTaka kI putrI thii| bar3e prayAsa se zreNika ne isake sAtha vivAha kiyA thaa| rAnI celanA kI satata preraNA se hI rAjA zreNika jaina-dharma meM anurakta banA thaa| koNika kA krodha ubhara AyA, javaki usane halla aura vihalla kA vrata sunaa| koNika hAra aura hAthI, aura baha bhI halla-vihalla ke sAtha lene ko tula gayA; aura udhara ceTaka bhI hAra, hAthI tathA halla-vihalla ko saMrakSA ke lie sarva prakAra se sanaddha thA ! donoM pakSoM kI senA raNabhUmi para chA giiN| ghanaghora, bhayaMkara dAruNa yuddha prArambha ho gayA, ! azva senA, ratha senA, gaja senA tathA padAti senA-sabhI yuddha meM utrii| ceTaka ne apane amogha vANoM se kAlIkumAra prabhRti dasa kumAroM ko mAra ddaalaa| isase kaddha hokara koNika ne mahAzilA kaNTaka aura ratha-musala saMgrAma kI racanA kii| apanI sampUrNa zakti lagAkara koNika yuddha meM bhir3a gayA thaa| ceTaka hAra gayA aura koNika jIta gyaa| parantu vijetA banane para bhI vaha parAjita ke barAbara hI thaa| kyoMki use hAra, hAthI aura halla-vihalla nahIM mila ske| baMka hAra ko deva le gayA, hAthI Aga meM jalA diyA gayA aura halla-vihalla isa svArtha pUrNa evaM barbara saMsAra kA parityAga karake 'bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pAsa dIkSita hokara Atma-sAdhaka bana gae the| Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 41 yuddha kI jvAlA meM mahA yoddhA ceTaka bhI mara gayA / yuddha kA pariNAma kabhI sukhada aura sundara nahIM hotA / - nirayAvalikA sutta, a0 1/ cakravartI banane kI lAlasA ! jo manuSya apanI zakti se, apanI yogyatA se adhika phala kI kAmanA karatA hai aura usa phala ko samaya se pUrva cAhatA hai, vaha kabhI apanA vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA / eka bAra zreNika kA putra koNika, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke darzanoM ko AyA / bhagavAn ke zrIcaraNoM meM vandanA karake bolA : "bhaMte, jo cakravartI apane jIvana meM kAma - bhogoM kA parityAga nahIM kara sakatA, vaha marakara kahA~ jAtA hai ?" "sAtavIM naraka meM," bhagavAn ne zAnta svara meM kahA / koNika ahaMkAravaza apane Apako cakravartI samajha rahA thaa| pUchA: "bhaMte, marakara maiM kahAM janma lU~gA ?" "chaThIM naraka meM !" " sAtavIM meM kyoM nahIM, bhaMte ?" "tU cakravartI nahIM haiM, isalie !" rator ne adhIra hokara pUchA : "bhaMte kyA maiM cakravartI nahIM bana sakatA ! mere pAsa itanI vizAla senA hai, itanA vipula vaibhava "hai, taba bhI ! " Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 : pIyUSa ghaTa bhagavAn ne komala vANI meM kahA : "vatsa, tumhAre pAsa utane ratna nahIM haiM, utanI nidhi nahIM hai, jitanI eka cakravartI ke pAsa honI cAhie / isalie tuma cakravartI pada nahIM pA skte|" kAmanA kA zikAra mAnava apanI zakti kA santulana nahIM kara paataa| koNika ke mAnasa meM cakravartI banane kI bhUkha prabala thii| usane kRtrima ratna banA-banA kara nidhi bhara lii| vijetA banane ke lie tamisrA guhA meM jyoM hI praveza karane lagA ki pratipAlaka deva se niSedha kI bhASA meM kahA : __ "cakravartI bAraha hI hote haiM aura ve ho cuke haiN| Apa cakravartI nahIM haiM ; ataH isa kandarA meM praveza karane kA sAhasa na kreN| yadi Apa isa prakAra kI anadhikRta ceSTA kareMge to vinAza ko prApta kreNge|" "vinAza kAle viparIta buddhi," vAlI bAta huI / tamisrA guhA meM koNika ke anAdhikRta praveza karane para pratipAlaka deva ne prahAra kiyaa| koNika marakara chaThI naraka bhUmi meM utpanna huaa| cakravartI banane kI kAmanA pUrI na kara skaa| * dazavai0 a0 1, niyukti gA0 7:/ Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Asakti kA jAla ! rAjA koNika dvArA zAsita campA nagarI meM mAkandI sArtha - vAha rahatA thA / bhadrA, usakI sahacarI tho| jinapAlita aura jinarakSita do yogya putra the / ve catura, sAhasI aura vinIta the / anekoM bAra unhoMne vyApAra ke lie lavaNa sAgara kI lambI yAtrA kI / pitA ne kaI bAra kahA : " aba apane ko dhana kI jarUrata nahIM hai / paryApta dhana tuma kamA cuke ho / ataH khatare se bharI-pUrI lavaNa sAgara kI yAtrA tuma banda kara do !" parantu ve nahIM mAne, yAtrA para cala par3e / jadAna ke naye khUna meM jo joza hotA hai, vaha use zAnti se baiThane nahIM detA / dhana kI Asakti manuSya ko mRtyu ke mukha meM jAne ko bhI taiyAra kara detI hai / lavaNa sAgara kI vizAla chAtI para unakA jahAja calA jA rahA thA / sAgara meM sahasA tUphAna A gyaa| jahAja prabala pavana ke vega ko na saha sakA / eka takhte ke sahAre se ve ratnadvIpa jA lage / vahA~ ratnadvIpa kI eka devI rahatI thI / use kyoM hI jinapAlita aura jinarakSita ke Ane kI sUcanA milI, tyoM hI vaha unake pAsa AI | apane sundara prAsAda meM unheM le gaI aura kahAH "tuma yahA~ raho aura mere sAtha patnI jaisA vyavahAra kro| maiM Aja se tumheM apanA pati svIkAra karatI hU~ / yadi tumane merI bAta svIkAra nahIM kI, to tumhArA sira hogA aura merI khUna kI Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 : pIyUSa ghaTa pyAsI talavAra ?" bhaya aura lobha se manuSya anucita bAta ko bhI svIkAra karane meM vivaza ho jAtA hai / unhoMne bhI svIkAra kiyaa| eka bAra ratnA devI lavaNa sAgara kI dekha-bhAla karane gaI aura donoM se kaha gaI : "tuma yahIM rahanA / maiM jaldI lauTane kA prayatna karUMgI / dakSiNa dizA ko chor3akara tuma kisI bhI dizA meM jAnA, sarvatra tumheM bAga-bagIce aura Amoda-pramoda ke sAdhana mileNge| dakSiNa meM eka dRSTi-viSa sarpa rahatA hai, udhara bhUlakara bhI mata jaanaa|" niSedha, manuSya ke mAnasa meM eka tIvra jijJAsA utpanna kara detA hai| jinapAlita aura jinarakSita, devI ke bandhanoM se akulA gae the| mAtA-pitA kI madhura smRti aura mAta-bhUmi kA sahaja sneha unake mAnasa meM pallavita ho gyaa| dRr3ha nizcaya manuSya ko mArga batAtA hai| ve dakSiNa dizA meM bar3ha cale / Age calakara zUlI para car3he eka manuSya ko dekhA aura pUchA : "tuma kauna ho?" usane kahA : "maiM eka vyApArI huuN| ratnA devI kI bAsanA kA zikAra hone se hI merI yaha dazA huI hai| usako bAta na mAnane para vaha yahI hAla karatI hai| tuma apanA kalyANa cAhate ho to yahAM se pUrva dizA kI ora jaao| bahA~ eka khaNDa meM zailaka yakSa kA yakSAyatana hai, vaha azva-rUpa meM rahatA hai| aSTamI, catardazI, amAvasyA aura pUrNimA ke dina vaha apane bhaktoM se kahatA hai- kisako rakSA karU~ / ' ata. tuma vahA~ jAne se chUTa sakate ho|" Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 45. sukha kI rAha batAne vAlA kitanA priya hotA hai ! jinapAlita aura jinarakSita vahA~ jA phuNce| yakSa ne kahA . "tuma merI pITha para baiTha jaao| parantu dhyAna rakhanA, tuma jarA bhI usake bhaya aura pralobhana meM mata pha~sanA / jarA bhI phaMse, ki mare / " ___azva-rUpa yakSa unheM lekara cala pdd'aa| ratnA devI apane mahala meM pahu~cate hI saba rahasya samajha gii| pIche talavAra lekara daudd'ii| bhaya aura pralobhana donoM die, parantu jinapAlita ne udhara dhyAna bhI nahIM diyaa| jinarakSita unake saundarya ko dekhakara aura priya vacanoM ko sunakara jyoM ho vimohita huA ki azva ko pITha se gira par3A / devI ne use mAra ddaalaa| dRr3ha rahane para jinapAlita apane ghara pahu~ca gyaa| jJAtA a09/. Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deva hArA, mAnava jItA! purAne yuga ko yaha bAta hai| usa purAne yuga kii,| jahA~ itihAsakAra abhI nahIM pahuMcA hai| zraddhA ke netroM se hI jisa yuga ke prakAza ko camaka ko hama dekha sake haiM, Aja taka ! __ vaha yuga, bhagavatI mallI kA yuga thaa| campA nagarI thI, jisameM dhana-zreSThI rahatA thaa| vaha zrAvaka thA, satyAsatya ko jAnatA thA / karttavya-akarttavya ko samajhatA thaa| jaisA yogya vaha pitA thA, vaisA hI dakSa use putra milA thaa| nAma thA, usakA arhannaka / vaha nIti meM, rIti meM aura dharma meM dakSa thA / vyApAra karane meM vaha kuzala thaa| aura samudrI vyApAra meM bhI yazasvI ho gayA thaa| eka bAra antrika samudrI yAtrA kara rahA thA / usakA jala-pota sAgara kI taruNa taraMgoM para thirakatA calA jA rahA thaa| sahasA tUphAna A gyaa| jahAja hilane-Dulane lgaa| svarga kI deva-sabhA meM indra ne apane mukha se arhannaka ke dharmamaya jIvana kI prazaMsA kii| eka mithyAtvI deva, prazaMsA ko sahana na kara parIkSA lene ko calA aayaa| vaha pizAca kA bhayaMkara rUpa banAkara jahAja meM A gayA thA-yaha tUphAna usI kA thaa| ___ arhanaka nirbhaya hokara jahAja meM baiThA rhaa| mana meM dRr3ha saMkalpa kiyA : Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 47 "yadi upasarga se baca gayA, to bhakta-pAna grahaNa karUMgA, nahIM to mere cAroM AhAroM kA parityAga hai / " vaha abhaya hokara mana hI mana bhagavAna kI stuti karane lgaa| abhaya ko bhaya kahA~ ? vaha sthira aura dRr3ha thaa| deva apane prayatna meM niSphala ho gyaa| deva ne kahA : ___ "tujhe yatheccha dhana dUMgA, parantu eka bAra apane dharma ko tU chor3a de, use mithyA aura asatya kaha de|" deva ne lobha ko bhASA meM kahA / parantu arhannaka ne vizvAsa ke sAtha uttara diyA : ____ "kabhI nahIM, kabhI nahIM ! Apa, bhale hI mujhe mAra DAleM ! paranta maiM apane dharma ko kabhI asatya yA mithyA nahIM kaha sakatA huuN| dharma to mujhe prANoM se bhI adhika priyatara hai| dhana kSaNika hai, dharma zAzvata hai|" arhannaka ke svara meM dRr3hatA thii| anta meM deva hAra gayA, mAnava jIta gyaa| arhannaka ko bhaya aura lobha-donoM nahIM jIta sake / deva prasanna hokara bolA : ___ "mujhe kSamA karo, arhannaka ! maiMne tumheM bar3A kaSTa diyA / lo, yaha kuNDala kI jor3I-maiM tumheM upahAra detA huuN|" ___ arhannaka ke inkAra karane para bhI deva nitya kuNDala yugala dekara calA gayA thaa| arhannaka mithilA meM AyA, aura usane rAjA kumbha kI rAjakumArI mallI ke lie vaha upahAra savinaya samarpita kara diyaa| vahA~ bahuta dinoM taka rahakara phira vaha apane deza ko lauTA / sAtha meM prabhUta dhana saMcaya karake le AyA thaa| aba usane apane jIvana kI dizA ko bdlaa| dharma kI ArAdhanA, sAdhanA meM vizeSa rasa lene lgaa| vrata, niyama ora dharma kA pAlana karake arhannaka deva-loka meM gyaa| jJAtA a08/. ___ Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSa hArA, amRta jItA bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prathama varSAvAsa jisa grAma meM thA, usakA nAma asthigrAma thA / varSAvAsa pUrA karake mahAvIra kA zvetAmbikA jAne kA saMkalpa thaa| mArga do the-eka sIdhA, dUsarA dhUmakara / bhagavAna sIdhe rAste se jAne lge| grAma ke bAhara gavAle haMsa rahe the| mahAsAdhaka mahAvIra ko unhoMne vanapatha kI ora jAte dekhA to kahane lage : ___ "bhikSa, idhara jAnA ThIka nahIM hai| idhara Age calakara eka dRSTi-viSa sarpa rahatA hai, vaha bhayaMkara hai| jo bhI idhara se gayA, vaha na Age jA sakA, aura na lauTa kara A skaa|" ___ abhaya ko bhaya nahIM hotaa| isa satya ko gvAla-bAla nahIM AMka sake / matavAlA, masta sAdhaka nirantara Age bar3hatA rahA ! Age hI Age bar3hatA gayA ! ! citta meM na bhaya ! na trAsa ! na AkulatA! ___ jIvana meM jisa abhaya, adveSa aura akheda kA pAvana sandeza lekara vaha sAdhaka calA thA, usakA amRta-pAna vaha dRSTi-viSa sarpa ko bhI karA denA cAhatA thaa| calate-calate masta yogI ne sarpa kI bA~bI para dhyAna lagA diyA thA-sthira khar3e hokara / dRSTi-viSa sarpa ke jIvana meM Aja yaha prathama avasara thA, jaba ki vaha eka mAnava ko abhaya rUpa meM apanI bAMbI para khar3e dekha Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 46 rahA thaa| mRtyu se bhayabhIta manuSya hI usane abhI taka dekhe the, para Aja vaha apane dvAra para khar3e yogI ko vismaya bharI dRSTi se dekha rahA thaa| nirNaya nahIM kara sakA, yaha kyA hai ? yaha kauna hai ? yaha kyoM ho rahA hai ? . ___apanA pUrA bala lagAkara sarparAja ne eka bhayaMkara phupakAra maarii| kintu yogI aba bhI acala, aTala khar3A thaa| phira pUrI zakti lagAkara prabhU-caraNoM meM tIvra daMza maaraa| yogI phira bhI sthira. aDiga hI khar3A rahA / viSa hAra cukA thA, amRta muskarA rahA thaa| krodha hArA, kSamA jIta gaI !! viSadhara par3A-par3A prabhu kI ora dekha rahA hai| nahIM samajhA vaha-yaha kyA aura kyoM ho rahA hai ? bhagavAn ne zAnta svara meM yoM kahA : __'saMbujhaha, kiM na bujjhaha / " caNDa jarA saMbhala ! dekha apane meM apane ko / tU kauna thA, kyA ho gayA ? ____ madhura vANI kA amRta-pAna karake vaha matavAlA aura masta ho gyaa| apane Apa meM vaha DUbane lgaa| DUbatA rahA ! DUbatA rahA !! DUbakara le AyA, vaha apane antara jIvana-sAgara meM se| ___ "maiM bhikSu thaa| ziSya para krodha kiyaa| krodha kitanA bhayaMkara tApakara, aura dAruNa bhAva hai|" jAti smaraNa jJAna kI jyoti se sArA atIta prakAza se jagamagA uThA ! vaha soca rahA thA : "maiM pratibodha ko pAyA gayA hU~; bhaMte ! yaha ApakI apAra kRpA ko pAmara kaise bhUlegA? Aja se jIvana ke anta taka / kSamA merA dharma, zAnti merA dharma, abhaya merA dharma ! kucha bhI ho, maiM kSamA rkhuugaa| pratizodha, kSobha aura roSa bahuta kiyA-bahuta kiyA-aba na kruuNgaa|" Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ '50 : pIyUSa ghaTa logoM ne pahale use mArA bhI, pITA bhii| phira sevA aura 'pUjA bhI kii| dugdha aura ghRta kI sevA caNDa sarpa ko ulTI dAruNa huii| cIMTI Akara cipaTane lgiiN| vedanA bhayaMkara hone lgii| phira bhI samatA! zarIra se mamatA jA rahI thI, samatA A rahI thii| jitanA krodha thA, usase bhI bar3hakara kSamA aura zAnti aura vaha sarpa se deva bana gyaa| nandI gA0 76/. zatru ke lie zastra eka bAra kRSNa, baladeva, satyaka aura dAraka cAroM milakara vana vihAra ko ge| vahIM para sUrya asta ho jAne para eka vaTavRkSa ke nIce cAroM Thahara ge| socA : "vikaTa vana hai, cAroM zrAnta haiM, nIMda gaharI aaegii| kisI prakAra kA upadrava na ho, isalie eka-eka prahara taka pratyeka jAgaraNa kare, aura zeSa sote rheN|" saba sahamata ho ge| dAruka ne kahA "pahalA yAma meraa| Apa saba Ananda se so jAe~, maiM praharI huuN|" eka pizAca Akara bolA : "maiM bhUkhA hai| bahuta dinoM se bhojana nahIM milaa| tere ina soe hue sAthiyoM ko maiM khA jAnA cAhatA huuN|" dAruka ne garjakara kahA : 'mere baiThe, mere sAthiyoM ko khA jAnA sugama nahIM hai|" Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 51 donoM meM yuddha hone lagA / dAruka kA krodha jaise-jaise bar3hatA rahA, vaise-vaise pizAca kA bala bhI bar3hatA rahA / dAruNa thaka cukA thA / vaha pizAca ko jIta nahIM sakA / dUsare prahara meM satyaka, aura tIsare yAma meM baladeva bhI uThA / aura ve bhI apane sAthiyoM kI prANa-rakSA ke lie jI-jAna se pizAca ke sAtha lar3ate rahe / parantu pizAca ko eka bhI harA nahIM sakA / caturtha prahara meM kRSNa uThA / usane apane sAmane eka pizAca ko khar3e dekhA / pizAca bolA : "tere sAthiyoM ko khAne AyA hU~ / bahuta kAla kA bhUkhA hU~ / Aja vidhi vazAt yatheccha bhojana mila gayA hai / " kRSNa ne nirbhaya hokara kahA " parantu mujhe jIte binA terI icchA pUrI na hogI / " kRSNa bar3A catura thaa| vaha pizAca aura manuSya ke bala se bhalI-bhA~ti paricita thA / pizAca yuddha karane lagA / kRSNa zAnta bhAva se khar3A kahatA rahA : "zAbAza ! tU bar3A balavAn hai, tU yoddhA hai ! tU malla hai ! tU bahAdura hai !!" pizAca kA bala kSINa hone lagA / usane anubhava kiyA, jaise koI usake usake bala ko chIna rahA ho| vaha lar3atA- lar3atA thaka gayA aura bhUmi para gira par3A / prabhAta velA meM dAruka, satyaka aura baladeva tInoM uThe, kRSNa ne dekhA; saba ke saba ghAyala ho rahe the ! pUchA: "kyA bAta hai ?" Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 : pIyUSa ghaTa tInoM ne kahA : " bAta kyA hai ? yaha saba to vana vihAra kA puraskAra hai / rAtri meM pizAca se 'yuddha kiyA thA, tabhI to baca gae - hama saba ?" kRSNa ne muskAna bharakara kahA : "bandhuo, yuddha to pizAca se maiMne bhI kiyA thA, para maiM ghAyala nahIM huaa| vaha svayaM hI ghAyala huA par3A hai / " tInoM ne dekhA to vastutaH kucha dUrI para ghAyala pizAca bhUmi para aceta par3A thA / tInoM vismaya ke sAtha bole : "yaha kyA bAta hai ?" " bAta kucha bhI nahIM hai ! pizAca ke sAtha lar3ane kI eka kalA hotI hai / vaha tumhAre pAsa nahIM thI / maiM pizAca se lar3A nahIM, zAnta bhAva se khar3A rhaa| vaha uchala-kUda macAtA rahA / maiM usake bala kI prazaMsA karatA rahA / prazaMsA kA zastra zatru ke krodha ko jItane kA acUka sAdhana hai / ! krodha ko jItane ke lie zAnti kI talavAra cAhie / " kRSNa ne kahA / u0 a0 2, gA0 31/ Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pazcAttApa kI Aga ! jIva kI jaisI pariNati hotI hai, usakA jIvana bhI usI DhAMce meM DhalatA hai / asatkarma to heya hotA hI hai, parantu satkarma kI Asakti bhI bar3I bhaMyakara hotI hai, jisako dAruNa phala se binA bhoge chaTakArA nahIM mila pAtA / rAjA zreNika kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha meM zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra pdhaare| aura guNazIlaka udyAna meM virAjita hue / eka dardura nAma vAlA tejasvI deva darzana ko AyA / deva ke divya teja ko dekhakara, gaNadhara gautama ne pUchA : "bhaMte dadura ko yaha adbhuta teja kaise milA ?" bhagavAn ne madhura svara meM kahA gautama, eka bAra maiM yahA~ para AyA / yahA~ kA samRddha, sukhI aura vyavahAra catura maNikAra, nanda merA pravacana sunakara santuSTa huA aura usane zrAvaka vrata svIkRta kie / vaha dharma sAdhanA karatA rahA / kAlAntara meM vaha asaMyata aura Asakta manuSyoM ke saMsarga meM rahane ke kAraNa dharma meM zithila ho gayA..... !" " eka bAra jyeSTha mAsa meM usane nirjala telA kiyaa| pauSadhazAlA meM vaha tapa karane baiTha to gayA, parantu atyanta tRSa / evaM atyanta kSudhA se pIr3ita huA aura samabhAva nahIM rakha sakA / usake mana meM vicAra AyA : Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 : pIyUSa ghaTa "tRSA kitanI bhaMyakara pIr3A hai| kyoM na maiM lokahita ke lie rAjagRha ke bAhara eka sundara puSkariNI banA dUM, jisakA jala pAna kara jana, zAnti aura sukha kA anubhava kara skeN|" apane vicAra ko sAkAra rUpa dene meM saMpanna vyakti ko vilamba nahIM lagatA / maNikAra nanda ne eka vizAla evaM vistRta pUSkAriNI taiyAra karA lI, jisake cAroM ora saghana vRkSoM vAle cAra vana-khaNDa the| pUrva ke vana-khaNDa meM citra zAlA, dakSiNa meM pAka-zAlA, pazcima meM auSadha-zAlA aura uttara meM alaMkArazAlA bnvaadii| dUra-dUra ke yAtrI vahA~ Akara sukha pAte the| cAroM ora nanda kA yaza phaila gyaa| rAjagaha ke ghara-ghara meM nanda kI prazaMsA ke gIta gAe jAne lge| apanI prazaMsA aura yaza ko pacAnA koI sarala kAma nahIM hai| prazaMsA vaha bhUkha hai, jisakI pUrti jIvana bhara nahIM ho sktii| manuSya isameM apanI rAha bhUla jAtA hai| kAlAntara meM maNikAra nanda solaha mahArogoM se pIr3ita ho gyaa| cikitsA karAne para bhI vaha svastha nahIM ho skaa| roga dazA meM bhI usakA mana puSkariNo meM aTakA huA thA / apanI tIvra Asakti ke kAraNa hI vaha marakara sva-nirmitta puSkariNI meM meMDhaka bana gyaa| puSkariNI meM Ane-jAne vAle logoM ke mukha se apanI prazaMsA sunakara vaha gambhIra vicAra karatA / use jAti smaraNa jJAna ho gyaa| apanI tIvra Asakti ke kAraNa hone vAlI durdazA para use pazcAtApa hone lgaa| "eka bAra maiM phira rAjagaha meM aayaa| parivAra sahita rAjA zreNika vandana ko AyA / meMDhaka ne bhI jala bharane ko aura snAna ___ Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 55 karane ko Ane vAle logoM se sunA-maiM yahAM AyA huuN| usane bhI darzana aura vandana kA saMkalpa kiyaa| mArga meM phudakatA cala rahA thA, ki ghor3e ke paira ke nIce kucalane se ghAyala ho gayA aura calane kI zakti na rahane se vahIM se usane mujha ko bhAva-vandana kara liyaa| use apanI Asakti para bar3A pazcAtApa thaa| pazcAtApa kI Aga meM doSa jalakara bhasma ho jAte haiM / vaha deha tyAga kara yaha dardara deva banA hai|" -jJAtA a0 13/. satya asIma hai ! yaha kahAnI usa yuga kI hai, jaba vanoM meM rahakara tApasa ghora tapasyA kiyA karate the| tApasa tapasvI to hote hI the, sAtha hI vidvAn bhI hote the| prAcIna bhAratIya sAhitya, tApasoM tapasyAoM se bharA par3A hai| ____ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke yuga meM ambaDa eka prasiddha tApasa thA, jise kahIM para parivrAjaka kahA gayA, aura kahIM para sanyAsI kahA gayA hai| ambaDa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI sAdhanA se atyanta prabhAvita thaa| vaha bhagavAna ke prati gaharI niSThA rakhatA thaa| sanyAsI ke veSa meM rahakara bhI usane bhagavAna mahAvIra se bAraha vrata aMgIkAra kie the| bahmacarya-brata ko vaha dRr3hatA se pAlatA thA, aura apane ziSyoM se bhI palavAtA thaa| ambaDa ke sAta-sau ziSya the, ve bhI apane guru jaisI hI sAdhanA karate th| Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 : pIyUSa ghaTa eka bAra vaha rAjagRhI jAne lagA, to bhagavAn se pUchA : "maiM rAjagRha jA rahA hU~, koI sevA ho to kRpA kIjie / " bhagavAn ne nAga gAthApati ko patnI sulasA ko dharma-sandeza kahalAyA / ambaDa ne socA : "sulasA apane dharma meM kitanI dRr3ha hai ? parIkSA karake dekheM !" usake aneka rUpa banAe, bhagavAn kA rUpa bhI banAyA, parantu sulasA ne use namaskAra nahIM kiyA / sulasA kI zraddhA se vaha atyanta prasanna huA / ambaDa ne ghora tapasyA kI thI, kaThora sAdhanA kI thI, vratoM kI samyak ArAdhanA kI thI / isa kAraNa use vaikriya labdhi aura avadhi jJAna bhI prApta ho gayA thA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharma meM ambaDa ko atyanta zraddhA thI / jaisI zraddhA ambaDa sanyAsI kI thI, vaisI hI zraddhA usake sAta sau ziSyoM kI bhI thI / eka bAra ambaDa ke sAta sau ziSya eka sAtha kaMpilapura se gaMgA ke kinAre-kinAre purimatAla nagara jA rahe the / bhayaMkara grISma thA, bhayaMkara Atapa bar3ha rahA thA, AkAza aura dharatI jala rahe the / jhulasAne vAlI tU cala rahI thI / pyAsa lagI, kaMTha sUkhane lge| gaMgA kA nirmala jala baha rahA thA, parantu binA kisI gRhastha kI AjJA ke ve pAnI nahIM pI sakate the / kisI ke Ane kI pratikSA karate rahe, parantu koI nahIM AyA / zItala jala to ve lete the, para AjJA binA kaise leM ? asteya vrata kA ve itanI kaThoratA pUrvaka pAlana karate the / sthiti vikaTa hotI jA rahI thI ! tRSA kA vega carama sImA saba ke saba bhUmi kA zodhana karake gaMgA leTa gae !!! Upara se sUrya tapA rahA thA / para pahu~ca rahA thA !! ve kI reta meM anazana karake Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 57 nIce se reto jalA rahI thI !! phira bhI ve zAnta, prazAnta aura upazAnta the !!! arihanta, mahAvIra ko aura ambaDa ko unhoMne bhAva-vandana kiyaa| apane bratoM kI AlocanA kI / jIvana kA zodhana kara liyA aura kAla karake ve brahmadeva loka meM ge| kAlAntara meM ambaDa bhI kAla karake pAMcave brahmaloka meM hI gyaa| dharma ke prati kitanI dRr3ha AsthA thI, unako ! pA~cave devaloka meM pahu~cakara ambaDa mahAvideha meM dRr3ha pratijJa nAma se siddha hogaa| sampanna kula meM janma lekara bhI aura mAtApitA dvArA bhogoM kI ora AkarSita karane para bhI vaha bhogoM meM lipta nahIM hogaa| jaise kamala jala meM utpanna hokara bhI jala se parilipta nahIM hotA, vaise hI dRr3ha pratijJa bhI saMsAra ke kAma-bhogoM meM lipta nahIM hogaa| __saMsAra kA parityAga karake vaha dokSita hogA / kaThora sAdhanA se, ugra tapa se, saMyama se vaha apanI AtmA ko bhAvita kregaa| anta meM eka mAsa kI saMlekhanA kara vaha siddha, buddha aura mukta hogaa| -uvavAI sU0/7 Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo Aja pAyA thA! bhAskara kA bhAsvara prakAza jyoM hI dharAtala kA saMsparza karatA hai, tyoM hI mukulita kamala khila uThate haiN| nabhomaNDala meM jaba kAre kajarAre meghoM kA gambhIra garjana hotA hai, taba mayUra apanI kuhuka roka nahIM sakatA hai| mahApuruSa ke padhArane para bhakta apane gharoM meM kaise banda raha sakatA hai ? usakA mana apane ArAdhya ke caraNoM meM loTa jAne ko adhIra ho uThatA hai| bhagavAn neminAtha dvArikA nagarI ke bAhara upavana meM virAjita hue| zrIkRSNa aura mahArAnI padmAvatI vandana karane aura dharma-dezanA sunane ke lie Ae / bhagavAn kI madhura vANI ke amRta-pAna se paritapti kA sukhada anubhava virale hI bhAgyavAnoM ko milatA hai| padmAvatI vApasa lauTa gii| parantu zrIkRSNa vahIM baiThe rahe / bhagavAn se pUchane lage : "bhaMte ! devaloka ke tulya isa sundara nagarI dvArikA kA vinAza kisI nimitta se hone vAlA to nahIM hai ?" zrIkRSNa, yAdava kumAroM ko surA evaM sundarI ke vilAsa se sazaMkita ho ho cuke the| samajhAne-bujhAne ke samasta prayatna niSphala ho cuke the| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra, zrIkRSNa ke mana kI zaMkA ko jAna gae the| bhagavAn bole : "kRSNa ! saMsAra meM eka bhI vastu zAzvata nahIM hai, AtmA ko chor3akara ! dvArikA nagarI kA vinAza hone Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 56 vAlA hai aura vaha vinAza yAdava kumAroM dvArA pratAr3ita dva pAyana RSi ke kopa se hogaa|" buddhimAna apanA apamAna saha letA hai, parantu apane hI sAmane apanI kRti kI vaha avagaNanA nahIM dekha sakatA / zrIkRSNa ne atisvara se pUchAH "kyA maiM bhikSa bana sakUgA, bhaMte !" "nahIM, kRSNa ! "bhaMte ! aisA kyoM nahIM hogA ?" bhagavAna ne dhIra svara se kahA : "Aja taka ke mAnava itihAsa meM kisI bhI vAsudeva ne pravrajyA nahIM lI, le bhI nahIM sakatA, aura le bhI nahIM skegaa| yaha saMsAra kA zAzvata niyama hai-kRSNa !" manuSya ke mana meM apane bhaviSya kI gaharI cintA chipI rahatI hai / zrIkRSNa ne vinamra-bhAva se phira pUchA : "bhaMte ! yahA~ se jIvana kA anta ho jAne para maiM kahA~ aura kisa rUpa meM raha sakUgA ?" ___ "kRSNa ! yaha sundara dvArikA jala rahI hogI, yahA~ ke surA aura sundarI meM bhAna bhUle loga agnikumAra kI Aga meM bhasma ho rahe hoMge, taba tuma, balabhadra aura tumhAre mAtA-pitA dvArikA se nikalakara pANDava-mathurA kI ora jAte-jAte mArga meM vasudeva aura devakI ke jIvana kA anta ho jAne para, kozAmbI vana meM vRkSa ke nIce pRthvI-zilA para leTe hue tumhAre paira meM jarAkumAra bANa mAregA, jisase tumhAre jIvana kA anta ho jAyagA aura tuma vahA~ se tIsarI pRthvI meM jIvana dhAraNa kroge| balabhadra, jo Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 : pIyUSa ghaTa tumhAre lie jala lene jAyegA, vaha bhI usa samaya tumhAre pAsa na hogA / apanA duHkhada bhaviSya sunakara yA jAnakara kisako cintA na hogI ? kRSNa cintAtura ho ge| unako gahare cintana meM dekhakara bhagavAn neminAtha ne AzA kA saMvala dete hue kahA : "kRSNa ! tuma itanI cintA kyoM karate ho ? tumhArA agalA jIvana sukhada aura sundara hai / " "yaha kaise bhaMte !" kRSNa ne utkaNThA se pUchA / "kRSNa ! zatadvAra nagara meM eka antima tIrthakara hogA / vaha tuma hI ho / " bhagavAn ne kahA / apanA ujjvala bhaviSya sunakara kRSNa harSa-vibhora ho gae / pramodamaya abhinaya karane lage / apanI pUrI zakti se unhoMne siMhanAda kiyA / phira bhagavAn ko vandana karake dvArikA kI ora cala par3e / kRSNa ne jo Aja pAyA, vaha kabhI nahIM pAyA hogA / -- antakRt aMga-sUtra, varga 5 a0 1/ Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sevA kA Adarza! dvArakA ke prazasta rAjamArga se zrIkRSNa apane gajarAja para baiThakara bhagavAna neminAtha ke darzana aura vandanA ko jA rahe the| sAtha meM aMga-rakSaka senA tathA anya bahuta viziSTa jana bhI the| rAjamArga ke samIpa hI eka vRddha puruSa ko dekhA : 'deha se jarjarita hai, hAtha-paira kAMpa rahe haiM, calate-phirate deha kA santulana bhI ThIka nahIM rahatA hai| phira bhI, vaha apane kaMpita hAthoM se eka-eka IMTa uThAkara apane ghara ke andara le jA rahA hai| vaha apane jIrNa bhavana ko phira se khar3A karane ke prayatna meM hai|" zrIkRSNa ke hRdaya ko dayA-bhAvanA sahayoga ke rUpa meM phUTa pdd'o| dIna para dayA karanA, hIna ko ubhAranA-mahApuruSoM kA sahaja svabhAva hai| navanIta, jaise Aga ke tApa se pighala uThatA hai, vaise dayA-pravINa sajjana hRdaya bhI duHkhI ke duHkha ko dekhakara pighala jAtA hai| dayA, sevA meM pariNata ho jAtI hai| sahAnubhUti aura sadbhAva, mAnavatA kI AdhArazilA bana jAtI hai| zrIkRSNa hAthI se nIce utare, apane anucaroM ko Adeza na dekara svayaM apane hAtha se eka IMTa uThAI aura vRddha ke ghara ke andara DAla dii| yuga-puruSa jidhara dekhane lagatA hai, udhara hajAroM kI dRSTi Tika jAtI hai / jidhara vaha apane do Daga rakhatA hai, udhara hajAroM kadama Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 : pIyUSa ghaTa cala par3ate hai / jidhara eka hAtha bar3hagayA, udhara hajAroM hAtha kAma karane ko bar3ha jAte haiN| zrIkRSNa kI senA ne aura sAthI janoM ne dekhate hI dekhate vUddha kI sArI IMTeM andara DAla diiN| vRddha, zrIkRSNa kI karuNA se prabhAvita thA aura zrIkRSNa usakI sevA karake Aja atyadhika prasanna the| -antakRta aMga-sUtra, varga 3, a08/. dhanI bano, dhana-lobhI nahIM! yaha kahAnI usa yuga kI hai, jabaki rAjA zreNika rAjagRha meM rAjya karatA thaa| rAjA zreNika to prajAvatsala thA hI, rAnI celanA bhI komala svabhAva kI rAnI thii| usakI anubhUti vyApaka aura vizAla thii| varSA kA mausama thA / bhAdave kI kAlI aMdhiyArI rAta, aura mUsalAdhAra varSA ho rahI thii| rAnI celanA jAga uThI, aura mahala ke pichale bhAga kI khir3akI meM jA baitthii| AkAza meM vidya ta jaba taba camakatI rhtii| vidya ta ke prakAza meM usane dekhA, vegavatI nadI meM se koI kucha nikAla rahA hai ! phira jarA dhyAna se dekhA, to jJAta kara sakI, ki koI puruSa bahate pAnI meM se lakar3I nikAlanikAla kara kinAre DAla rahA hai / puruSa kI nirdhanatA para rAnI cetanA ko gaharI cintA ho aaii| prabhAta belA meM rAjana jAge to rAnI ne sabase pahale rAta bItI ghaTanA kaha sunAI, aura kahA : Apake rAjya meM itane duHkhI aura daridra manuSya bhI rahate haiM, Azcarya hai|" Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 63 rAjA ne rAnI ko sAntvanA dete hue kahA : "maiM isakI jAMca karU~gA aura usa vyakti ko rAjya-koSa se yogya sahAyatA bhI duuNgaa| rAjA ke Adeza se bar3I chAna-bIna ke bAda usa vyakti ko rAja-sabhA meM upasthita kiyA gyaa| ___vyakti ne apanA paricaya dete hue kahA : "maiM isI rAjagRhI nagarI kA vAsI huuN| nAma merA mammaNa seTha hai| mere pAsa eka baila to hai, dUsare baila kI prApti ke lie idhara-udhara se mehanata karake dhana ekatrita kara rahA huuN|" ___ rAjA ne socA : "bar3A garIba hai, yaha vyakti / merI go. zAlA meM bahuta-se-baila haiN| rAjya sampatti meM prajA-janoM kA pUrApUrA adhikAra hai|" gozAlA ke adhyakSa ko rAjA ne Adeza diyA : "isakI manapasanda kA eka baila ise de do|" mammaNa seTha gozAlA meM gayA, para eka bhI baila mana ko nahIM bhaayaa| rAjA ne pUchA : "kyoM kyA bAta hai ?" mammaNa bolA : "mahArAja, mujhe to merI jor3I kA baila caahie|" "tumhArA baila kaisA hai ?" rAjA ne puuchaa| mammaNa ne vinaya yukta zabdoM meM kahA : "mere ghara para padhAreM, mahArAja ! kyoMki vaha merA baila yahA~ nahIM A sktaa| mammaNa seTha ke sAtha rAjA zreNika usake ghara phuNce| bar3I havelI thI, para khasatA hAlata meN| havelI meM praveza karane ke bAda mammaNa mahArAja ko talaghara meM le gayA, jahA~ varSoM se zAyada jhADU bhI nahIM dI gaI thii| jaise-taise rAjA vahA~ phuNcaa| ____ Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 : pIyUSa ghaTa cAroM ora aMdherA-ho-aMdherA / rAjA mana meM socane lagA : "kisa pAgala ke pAle par3a gayA hU~ !" parantu, mammaNa ne jyoM hI eka vastu para se phaTI gudar3I uThAI,. ki samUcA talaghara prakAza se bhara gyaa| seTha ne kahA : ' yaha hai, mahArAja mujha garIba kA baila !" rAjA ne dhyAna se dekhA : "svarNa kA baila hai, jisameM hIrepanne aura mANakya-motI jar3e hue haiN|" rAjA ke vismaya kA pAra nahIM rhaa| rAjA vicArane lagA : "itanI sampatti hote hue bho itanA garIba banA hai, ki bhayaMkara kAla-rAtri meM jAkara nadI ke vega se lakar3iyA~ ikaTThI karatA rahatA hai ?" mammaNa seTha rAjA se kahane lagA : rAjan ! yaha baila 66 karor3a kI lAgata kA hai / merI abhilASA hai, ki isa jor3I kA dUsarA baila bhI lA sakeM to apane Apako dhanya smjhgaa| isa bur3hApe meM bhI itanA zrama isIlie karatA huuN|" rAjA zreNika ne eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra se prazna kiyA: "bhate ! mammaNa seTha ke pAsa itanA vipula dhana hai, phira bhI sukhI kyoM nahIM ? na svayaM khAtA hai, aura na dAna-puNya hI kara sakatA hai ?" __ bhagavAna ne kahA : "devAnupriya ! dhana do prakAra se prApta hotA hai-puNyAnubandhI punya se, aura pApAnubandhI puNya se|" jisa dhana ko pAkara manuSya ke mana meM zubha-kArya karane kA saMkalpa jAge, vaha pahalA, aura jisa dhana ko pAkara manuSya Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 65 ke mana meM zubha-kArya karane kA saMkalpa yA vicAra na uThe, vaha dUsarA ! mammaNa seTha ke pAsa dhana to bahuta hai, para vaha pApa kA dhana hone se kisI zubha-kArya meM kharca nahIM kara sktaa| isa prakAra kA dhanamoha manuSya kA patana karatA hai| rAta-dina dhana meM Asakti banI rahane ke kAraNa aisA manuSya koI bhI zubha kAma karane meM saphala nahIM hotaa| "gRhastha jIvana ke lie dhana Avazyaka to hai, para vaha jIvana kA sAdhya na hokara sAdhana hI rahanA caahie| jIvana ke lie dhana hai, na ki dhana ke lie jIvana ! mammaNa seTha itanA bar3A dhanI hokara bhI jIvana bhara dukhI rahA aura anta meM naraka meM bhI gyaa| dhanamoha kA yahI pariNAma hotA hai| Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amAtya kI bAta ! koI vastu na apane Apa meM bhalI hai, aura na burii| jaisA nimitta milatA hai; vastu vaisI hI bana jAtI hai / vastu mAtra pariNamanazIla hai| campA nagarI meM jitazatru rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| dhAriNI rAnI thI, adInazatra rAjakumAra thaa| subaddhi usake amAtya kA nAma thaa| vaha eka vicArazIla zrAvaka thA aura vastu ke svarUpa ko jAnatA thaa| nagarI ke vAhara eka khAI thI, jisameM gandA pAnI bharA thaa| rAjA eka dina udhara se nikalA aura usa sar3e jala ko dekhakara subuddhi se bolA : "yaha pAnI kitanA gandA hai ?" / amAtya sUbaddhi ne vinIta bhAva se kahA : "rAjana ! yaha to vastu kA svabhAva hai, ki usameM pariNamana hotA hI rahatA hai| jo Aja acchI hai, vaha kala burI ho sakatI hai, aura jo Aja barI hai, vaha kala acchI bana sakatI hai|" __ rAjA ne yaha bAta sunakara phira kahA : "yaha tumhArA bhrama hai / jo acchA hai, vaha acchA hI rahegA, aura jo burA hai, vaha burA hI rhegaa| kyA yaha gandA pAnI bhI kabhI suvAsita ho sakatA hai ?" Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 67 subuddhi ne yaha bAta sunI aura apane mana meM rakha lii| buddhimAna manuSya bolatA kama hai, aura karatA adhik| __ amAtya subuddhi ne khAI kA gandA pAnI maMgAyA aura zodhana prakriyA se eka saptAha bhara meM use zuddha, nirmala aura svaccha banA liyaa| usameM sugandhita dravya DAlakara use surabhita bhI banA ddaalaa| eka bAra rAjA apane sahacaroM aura parijanoM ke sAtha bhojana kara rahA thaa| amAtya ne jala bharane vAle ke hAtha vaha pAnI bheja diyaa| jala pokara rAjA atyanta prasanna hue / bole : "yaha pAnI bar3A zItala, madhura aura surabhita / kahA~ se AyA, aura kauna lAyA? yaha to udaka ratna hai|" ___ dAsa ne vinamra hokara kahA : "yaha pAnI amAtya subuddhi ne Apake lie hI bhejA thaa|" kAlAntara meM rAjA ne amAtya se pUchA : "itanA zItala aura madhura evaM surabhita jala kahA~ se AyA ?" subuddhi ne vinIta svara meM kahA : "yaha pAnI usI khAI kA hai raajn|" rAjA ko vizvAsa nahIM aayaa| usane svayaM bhI usI prakriyA se jala kA zodhana karake dekhA to amAtya kI bAta para vizvAsa karanA pdd'aa| rAjA isa tathya ko samajha gayA, ki vastu pariNamanazIla hai| nimitta milane para vaha bhalI aura burI hotI rahatI hai| ___ Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMthana kA motI! yaha bAta Ajakala kI nahIM, mahA bhArata-kAla kI hai| droNAcArya ke gurukula meM kaurava aura pANDava adhyayana ke lie Ae the| koravoM meM duryodhana bar3A thA aura pANDavoM meM yudhiSThira / duryodhana bacapana se hI bar3A abhimAnI evaM krodhI thA aura yudhiSThira vinamra evaM zAnta / yudhiSThira, kaurava aura pANDava donoM ko sneha-bharI dRSTi se dekhatA thA, kintu duryodhana meM yaha bAta nahIM thI ! zikSA Arambha huii| gurujI saba ko eka-sAtha par3hAne lge| pahale dina sabako varNamAlA kI zikSA dii| dUsare dina kA pATha thA-"sadA satya bolo, krodha mata kro|" guru ne pATha diyA, ziSya yAda karane lge| ___ yaha lo, pAThazAlA kI chuTTI ho gii| anya rAjakumAra khela-kUda meM masta haiN| para, yudhiSThira eka ora baiThA apanA vahI pATha yAda kara rahA hai-"sadA satya bolo, krodha mata karo", "sadA satya bolo, krodha mata karo !" lo, sUrya deva astAcala para A pahu~ce haiN| gurukUla ke chAtra aura adhyApaka saba saMdhyA karane lage haiN| yudhiSThara bhI uThA aura snAna karake saMdhyA karane lgaa| sArA saMsAra nidrA ke andhakAra meM DUba gyaa| Azrama ke rahane vAle apanI-apanI kuTiyoM meM sone cala diye haiN| Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 66 para, yudhiSThira ? yudhiSThira to apanA vahI pATha yAda kara rahA hai : "sadA satya bolo", "krodha mata karo !' Aja yudhiSThira ko nIMda nahIM A rahI hai| vaha socatA hai : "kala gurudeva pUchege pATha yAda ho gayA? to kyA uttara dUMgA? yaha pATha to bar3A kaThina hai. yaha eka yA do dina meM yAda ho sakegA, nahIM hogA !. yaha to kaI varSoM kA pATha lagatA hai !" __ prabhAta kA suhAvanA samaya hai / sUrya kI sunahalI prabhA svarNasI vikIrNa ho rahI hai| Azrama ke cAroM ora vRkSoM ke cikanecikane kusuma komala kisalayoM para advitIya camaka parivyApta ho rahI hai / yaha lo, pAThazAlA meM saba chAtra A pahu~ce haiN| ___ sammukha gurudeva virAjamAna haiM / ve saba ko sneha meM bhIge netroM se dekha rahe haiM / kucha kSaNoM bAda madhura svara meM gurudeva ne pUchA : "kyoM ! kala kA pATha yAda ho gayA? sarala hI to thA !" duryodhana-hA~, guru deva ! yAda kara liyaa| karNa-mujhe bhI yAda hai| duHzAsana--- maiMne to kala ho kara liyA thaa| bhIma-lIjie, maiM abhI sunAtA hU~ ! bhIma kI bAta para AcArya jI muskraaye| saba sAthI bhI ha~sane lage / aura guru ko apane ziSyoM para garva thaa|| ___ yudhiSThira sira nIcA kiye cupa-cApa baiThA thaa| vaha apane dhyAna meM magna thaa| use kucha patA nahIM, kahA~ kyA ho rahA hai| vaha to apane usI pATha kA cintana aura manana kara rahA thaa| yudhiSThira ko cupa-cApa baiThA dekhakara AcArya jI ne kahA : Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 : pIyUSa ghaTa __ "vatsa, yudhiSThira ! tuma cupa kyoM ho? kyA pATha gada nahIM hai ?" yudhiSThira-hA~ gurudeva ! yahI satya hai, mujhe pATha yAda nahIM hai| AcArya-haiM, kyA kahA, yAda nahIM! basa, do vAkya aura ve bhI yAda nahIM ? yudhiSThira-hA~ gurudeva, yAda nahIM hai ? bahuta parizrama kiyA, para nahIM hue| AcArya-inako kaise yAda ho gaye ? yudhiSThara-gurudeva, inakI ye jAneM ! mujhe to yAda nahIM huaa| __ AcArya jI krodhita ho utthe| char3I hAtha meM lI aura yudhiSThira ko mArane lge| tamAce aura char3I- donoM kA prayoga huaa| mArate-mArate yudhiSThira kA muMha lAla kara diyA, para yudhiSThira kucha na bolaa| sira nIcA kie saba kucha sahatA rahA ! sunatA rahA !! usake anya bhAI isa chamA para, sahiSNutA para daMga the ! duryodhana soca rahA thA : "yadi isa prakAra mere eka bhI tamAcA lagA hotA, to gurUjI ko majA cakhA detA / batAtA ki kiso ko mArane kA kyA pariNAma hotA hai| hama rAjakumAra haiM, phira hameM mArane vAlA yahA~ kauna ?" Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 71 eka dina bAbA bhISma pitAmaha baccoM kI dekha-rekha ke lie gurukula meM A pahu~ce / saba rAjakumAra "bAbA Ae, bAbA Ae, kahate hue unakI pyAra bharI goda meM jA baitthe| pitAmaha kA saba ko samAna sneha milA / kuzala-maMgala ke bAda pitAmaha ne pUchA : "kyoM AcArya jI, saba bacce acchI taraha par3hate haiM na ?" AcArya jI-"hA~, saba hI honahAra haiN| jitanA par3hAtA hai. yAda kara lete haiM, para yudhiSThira par3hane meM mana nahIM lgaataa| Aja cauthA dina hai, isase do vAkya bhI yAda nahIM hue !" pitAmaha ne yudhiSThira ko sambodhita karate hue kahA : "vatsa, AcArya jI kyA kahate haiM ? tuma sabase bar3e hokara bhI ThIka se mana lagAkara nahIM par3hate ho| dekho, yaha avasthA tumhAre par3hane-likhane kI hai| vidyA acchI taraha par3hoge to vidvAna bana jAoge, saba loga tumhArA Adara-satkAra kiyA kreNge| beTA, saMsAra meM vidvAna kI bar3I kadra hai| samajhe, mana lagAkara par3hA kro|" vinamra bhAva se yudhiSThira ne kahA : "bAbA jI ! AcArya jI se pUcha lIjie, maiMne pATha kA dUsarA hissA 'krodha mata karo' to kala sunA diyA hai| para, usakA pahalA hissA 'sadA satya bolo' abhI yAda nahIM huaa| jaba taka maiM apanI vANI para vijaya na pA lUM, taba taka kaise kahU~ ki pUrA pATha yAda kara liyA?" yudhiSThira kI isa tathya bharI vANI ko sunakara droNAcArya cauMka utthe| pitAmaha aura AcArya donoM gad-gad ho gye| unheM Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 : pIyUSa ghaTa yaha mAlUma nahIM thA ki yudhiSThira kitanA vicArazIla hai| jJAnasindhu ke Upara hI Upara tairane vAloM kI saMkhyA bahuta hai, parantu jisako droNAcArya jI nibuddhi samajhane ko bhUla kara rahe the, vahI yudhiSThira isa saMsAra meM vidyA se, AcaraNa se aura tapa se khUba hI cmkaa| usakA yaha buddhi kauzala dekhakara droNAcArya jI ne kahA thA, "bhaviSya meM yaha bAlaka merI samagna AzAoM ko pUrI kregaa| svayaM camakegA aura merA bhI nAma camakA degaa|" Aja vidyArthiyoM meM asaMkhya duryodhana mila sakate haiM para, yudhiSThira kitane mileMge ? Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nindiyA jAgI ! nindiyA lagI !! manuSya kara bhI hai, dayAzIla bhI hai| manuSya kaThora bhI hai, mRdu bhI hai| manuSya meM deva se dAnava banane kI zakti hai, to dAnava se vaha deva bhI bana sakatA hai| hRdaya parivartana ho jAne para vaha apane ko jaisA cAhe banA sakatA hai ! __ bharata-kSetra ke kekaya deza ke Adhe bhAga meM zvetAmbikA nagarI thii| nagarI se bAhara uttara-pUrva ke koNa meM magabana udyAna thA-- sundara, surabhita aura sukhada / nagarI sundara, aura vahA~ ke loga samaddha the| rAjA paradezI vahA~ para rAjya karatA thaa| rAnI kA nAma sUryakAntA, aura rAjakumAra sUryakAnta thaa| paradezI rAjA kara, kaThora, nirdaya aura bhayaMkara thaa| dharma kyA hai ? yaha kabhI usane jAnane kA prayatna hI nahIM kiyaa| prajAjana sadA usase bhayabhIta rahate the| para-duHkha ko vaha apanA mano-vinoda samajhatA thaa| "deha se bhinna jIva nahIM hai|" yaha usakA dRSTikoNa bana gayA thA / abhI taka koI aisA samartha puruSa use nahIM milA thA, jo paradezI rAjA ke dRSTikoNa ko badala ske| prajAjana paradezI ko sAkSAt yama aura kAla samajhate the| kuNAla deza kI rAjadhAnI zrAvastI meM rAjA jitazatra rAjya karatA thaa| vaha paradezI kA abhinna mitra thaa| donoM meM pragAr3ha ___ Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 : pIyUSa ghaTa prema thaa| koI bhI sundara vastu dekhate, to eka-dUsare ko diyAliyA karate the-upahAra ke rUpa meN| eka bAra paradezI ne apane buddhimAna tathA vizvasta mantrI citta sArathi ko zrAvastI bhejA-kucha upahAra dene ko tathA vahA~ kI rAjanIti kA adhyayana karane ko| zrAvastI meM pahuMca kara cira sArathi ne jitazatra rAjA ko upahAra samarpita kiyA aura vahA~ rahakara rAjanIti kA adhyayana karane lgaa| / usa samaya vahA~ bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kI ziSya paramparA ke samartha AcArya kezI zramaNa padhAre the| citta ne bhI unakI kalyANI vANI kA lAbha liyaa| citta, kezI zramaNa ke pravacana sunakara unameM Daba gyaa| use rasa AyA ! use anubhava haAmerA khoyA dhana mujhe mila gyaa| usane bAraha vrata aMgIkAra kie / lauTate samaya citta ne kezI zramaNa se zvetAmbikA padhArane kI prArthanA kii| kezI zramaNa mauna rahe / citta ne dobArA prArthanA kI ! tibArA phira prArthanA kI !! kezI zramaNa paradezI kI krUratA aura adharmazIlatA se bhalIbhA~ti cira-paricita the| unheM apanA bhaya nahIM thA, ve svayaM abhaya the| parantu apane dharma aura saMgha kI vahA~ para avajJA na ho jAe, isakI usake mAnasa meM gaharI cintA thii| citta, catura thA, vaha mauna ke rahasya ko samajhatA thaa| citta sArathi vinamra, para sateja svara meM bolA : "bhate, Apa kisI prakAra kA anyathA vicAra na kreN| zvetAmbikA avazya hI pdhaareN| vahAM Apake padhArane para bahuta bar3A lAbha hogAdharma kI mahatI sevA hogI ! prabhAvanA hogI !" Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa kI zakti : 75 kezI zramaNa vihAra karate-karate zvetAmbikA padhAra gae aura mRgavana meM virAjita hue / prajAjana hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM Akara vANI kA amRta pAna karane lage / pravacana- zailI, madhura aura AkarSaka thI / pratipAdana paddhati adbhuta aura anupama thI / paradezI ko azva zAnta aura zrAnta eka dina citta, avasara dekhakara rAjA parIkSA ke bahAne mRgavana kI ora le AyA / hokara citta aura paradezI mRgavana meM cale ge| vahA~ para kezI zramaNa janatA ko dharma dezanA sunA rahe the / rAjA ne ghRNA bharI dRSTi se eka bAra kezI zramaNa kI ora dekhA / parantu kezI sAmAnya santa nahIM the / ve cAra jJAna ke dharttA aura deza-kAla ke jJAtA the / unake saMyama aura tapa kA prabhAva adbhuta thA / citta kI preraNA se, muni ke teja se aura apanI jijJAsA se vaha kaizI zramaNa ke caraNoM meM pahu~ca gyaa| muni kI dharma dezanA kA usake mAnasa para prabhAva pdd'aa| usane kezI zramaNa se chaH prazna kie the / tarka- pUrNa samAdhAna pAkara vaha prasanna ho gayA / usake jIvana meM Aja yaha camatkAra thA / usakI cira-saMcita zaMkAoM kA Aja maulika samAdhAna mila cukA thA / paradezI ke jIvana kI dizA badala gaI / usane vahIM para bAraha vrata aMgIkAra kara lie| vaha zrAvaka bana gayA / vaha adharma se dharma kI ora, krUratA se komalatA kI ora apanI pragati aura vikAsa karane lagA / vaha abhaya, adveSa aura akheda hokara dharma kI sAdhanA karane lagA / prajAjana bhI aba use zraddhA aura bhakti ke netroM se dekhane lage the / paradezI jitanA krUra, kaThora aura ugra thA, aba usase bhI adhika dayAlu, komala aura namra bana gayA thA / kezI zramaNa kA padhAranA saphala ho gayA / citta kI cira-saMcita bhAvanA bhI pUrI huI / Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 : pIyUSa ghaTa 1 apane para anurakti kI kamI aura virakti kI adhikatA dekhakara sUryakAntA rAnI ke mana meM kSobha, roSa aura pratizodha kI Aga jalane lagI / apane bhoga-vilAsa meM vighna samajha kara vaha ubala pdd'ii| jaba rAnI ko yaha jJAta huA ki rAjA ne apane rAjya ke cAra vibhAga kara die hai, aura aba ve nivRtta hote jA rahe haiM, taba to roSa kI jvAlAe~ phUTa par3IM ! rAnI ne bhojana meM viSa dekara rAjA paradezI ko mArane kA asaphala prayatna kiyA opha''''! svArthAndha vyakti kitanA krUra ho jAtA hai ? paradezI ko viSa dAna kA patA lagA / vaha pauSadhazAlA meM jAkara baiTha gayA / jIvana kI AlocanA karake saMlekhanA kara lI / usake mana meM sUryakAntA ke prati jarA bhI dveSa aura roSa nahIM thA / vaha zAnta, prazAnta, upazAnta thA / samAdhi maraNa se marakara vaha prathama devaloka ke sUryAbha vimAna meM sUryAbha deva bana gayA / vahA~ se mahAvideha kSetra meM hokara siddha, buddha aura mukta hogA / - rAya paseNiya/ Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ subaha kA bhUlA ghara na lauTA ! manuSya kA. utthAna aura patana usake vicAroM aura bhAvanAoM para nirbhara karatA hai| satya ko samajhanA aura samajha kara use jIvana meM utAranA sugama nahIM hai| satya ko pAkara bhI bahuta-se satya patha se bhUla-bhaTaka jAte haiN| kuNDalapura nagara meM mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI bar3I bahina sudarzanA rahatI thii| jamAlI usakA putra thaa| vaha kalAoM meM, vidyAoM meM tathA dharma-nItiyoM meM pAraMgata vidvAna thA / vyakti kI yogyatA kabhI chipI nahIM rahatI, jaise puSpa kI sugandha chipI nahIM rhtii| mahAvIra kI putrI priyadarzanA ke sAtha jamAlI kA zubha divasa meM vivAha ho gyaa| vivAha, nara aura nArI kA eka pavitra sambandha hai| jamAlI aura priyadarzanA meM sneha thA-ve sukhI the| ___ bhagavAn mahAvIra eka bAra kuNDalapura pdhaare| janatA ne amRtavANI sunii| jamAlI to itanA mugdha ho gayA ki apanI mAtA se anumati lekara pA~ca-sau kSatriya kumAroM ke sAtha pravajita hokara bhagavAn kA ziSya bana gayA / priyadarzanA ke lie bhI aba saMsAra sUnA thaa| pati kA mArga, patnI kA mArga hai| isa saMkalpa se priyadarzanA bhI eka hajAra sahacariyoM ke sAtha bhagavAn kI ziSyA bana gii| jamAlI apane ziSya-parivAra ke sAtha aura priyadarzanA apane ziSyA-parivAra ke sAtha vizAla bhArata ke grAmagrAma aura nagara-nagara meM dharma-jAgaraNa kA sandeza dene lge| Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 : pIyUSa ghaTa kAlAntara meM jamAlI anagAra vihAra karate-karate zrAvastI nagarI pahu~ce / nagarI ke bAhara tinduka bAga meM Thahara gae / manuSya kA svAsthya usake vicAroM ke sAtha, unake bhojana se bhI prabhAvita hotA hai / rUkhA-sUkhA bhojana milane se usake zarIra meM roga paidA ho gyaa| deha kI zakti itanI kSINa ho cukI thI ki ve khar3e aura baiThe bhI nahIM raha sakate the| deha-bala ke binA adhyAtma sAdhanA bhI ruka jAtI hai| apane ziSyoM ko jamAlI ne Adeza diyA: ___"maiM baiThane meM azakta hU~, leTanA cAhatA hU~, merI zayyA taiyAra kara do|" ___ ziSya guru ke Adeza ke pAlana meM juTa ge| azakti manuSya ko adhIra banA detI hai| eka kSaNa ke bAda hI jamAlI ne pUchA : "zayyA kara dI kyA ?" ziSyoM ne kahA : "abhI nahIM, abhI taiyAra kI jA rahI hai|" jamAlI ziSyoM ke isa uttara se vicAroM ke gahare sAgara meM utarate gae unake mAnasa meM vicAroM kA tUphAna umar3a par3A bhagavAna mahAvIra kA kathana hai : "jo kArya prArambha ho cukA hai, use kiyA hI samajhanA caahie| parantu yaha to pratyakSa meM hI loka viruddha hai|" jamAlI ko apanI sUjha para garva ho aayaa| ziSyoM se kahA : "bhagavAn mahAvIra jo kahate haiM, vaha ThIka nahIM hai| maiM jo kahatA hU~, vaha ThIka hai| kArya ko samApti-pUrNatA para hI use 'kRta' kiyA huA kahA jA sakatA hai, Arambha karate hI 'kRta' kahanA galata hai|" Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 81 svasthya ho jAne para vaha khulakara apane vicAroM kA pracAra karane lgaa| priyadarzanA ne bhI jamAlI ke pakSa ko satya mAnakara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zAsana ke viruddha pracAra karanA Arambha kara diyaa| pitA se putrI kitanI dUra bhaTaka gaI thii| jamAlI ke bahuta se ziSya aura priyadarzanA kI bahuta-sI ziSyAe~, unakA virodhI vicAra aura pracAra dekhakara bhagavAn ke zAsana meM cale gae the| eka bAra priyadarzanA DhaMka kumbhakAra ke yahA~ para tthhrii| DhaMka bhagavAn mahAvIra kA parama-bhakta aura zraddhAzIla zrAvaka thaa| priyadarzanA ne use jamAlI ke vicAra meM lAne kA prayatna karate hue kahA : "devAnupriya, bhagavAn kA mArga ThIka nahIM hai, jamAlI kA kathana satya hai|" / parantu DhaMga kumbhakAra bhagavAn ke dharma meM itanA anurakta thA ki usake gale priyadarzanA kI bAta nahIM utrii| DhaMka ne priyadarzanA ko samajhAne kA eka sundara upAya socaa| jisa samaya priyadarzanA kI ziSyAe~ svAdhyAya meM nirata thI, usa samaya DhaMka ne eka aMgArA unakI zATI para rakha diyA, patA lagate hI priyadarzanA ne bhartsanA ke svara meM kahA : "Arya yaha kyA karate ho? hamArI zATI jala gaI hai|" DhaMka ne vinamra zabdoM meM kahA : "pUjyA, Apake mata se ApakI vAta ThIka nahIM hai ! zATI kA abhI eka pallA hI jalA hai pUrI zATI nhiiN| phira 'jala gaI' yaha vacana prayoga Apake mata ke pratikUla hai|" buddhimAna ko saMketa paryApta hotA hai| apane mithyA vicAroM kI AlocanA karake priyadarzanA ne phira bhagavAn kA Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 : pIyUSa ghaTa zAsana svIkAra kiyA / priyadarzanA ke cale jAne para jamAlI ko bahuta dhakkA lagA / vaha zrAvastI se campA pahu~cA, bhagavAn ke samIpa jAkara vaha bolA : "devAnupriya, jaba maiM Apake pAsa se gayA thA, taba maiM chadmastha thA / atra sarvajJa haiM, kevalI hU~ aura jina hU~ / " gaNadhara gautama ne jo bhagavAn ke pAsa hI baiThe the, jamAlI se prazna kara diyA : " yadi Apa sarvajJa haiM, to batAie ki yaha loka zAzvata hai, yA azAzvata hai ? jIva zAzvata hai, yA azAzvata hai ?" jamAlI praznakarttA kI jJAna-garimA ke sAmane hataprabha ho gae, kucha uttara na de sake / bhagavAn zAnta svara meM bole : "jamAlo, tuma eka choTe-se prazna kA bhI samAdhAna nahIM de sake; jabaki merA eka choTe-sechoTA ziSya bhI isakA uttara de sakatA hai !" jamAlI niruttara hokara vahA~ se lauTa ge| bahuta varSoM taka kaThora cAritra kA pAlana kiyA / parantu jana sAdhAraNa meM apane mithyA vicAroM kA pracAra karane se zraddhA bhraSTa ho gaI thI / ataH unakA antima jIvana sudhara nahIM sakA / - uttarA0 a0 3, ni0 gA0 167 / Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usako nAva tira rahI thI! sundara bhora kA sunahalA sUrya polAsapura ke rAja-prAsAdoM para apanI komala, kezarI kiraNeM bikhera rahA thaa| khagoM kA madhura kalarava mahaloM meM mAdakatA bhara rahA thaa| vijaya rAjA kI rAnI zrIdevI apanI dulAra bharI bolI bola rahI thI : "vatsa, atimukta ! uTho, jaago| sUrya kI gulAbI AbhA se polAsapura ko kaisI suSamA ho gaI hai ? lo uTho, dekho, dera mata karo-lAla mere|" jIvana kA mAdhurya kahA~ hai ? jIvana kA saundarya kahA~ hai ? eka hI uttara hai, eka hI samAdhAna hai-zaizava meM ! bacapana meM !! kitanA komala, kitanA madu, aura kitanA madhura hai-yaha zaizava kAla ! na yahA~ chala hai, na kapaTa hai, na mAyA hai, aura na kisI prakAra kA durAva chupAva.hI hai| sIdhI-sarala bhASA meM komala bhAvoM kI abhivyakti mAno, mukha kamala se surabhita parAga jhara rahA ho| atiyukta rAjakumAra hai| surIlI AvAja, mIThA kaMThamAno koyala kUka rahI hai| nagara ke baccoM meM hila-milakara khela rahA hai| mukha kI gulAbI AbhA, sundara vasana aura camakate-damakate AbhUSaNa zAlInatA ke pratIka haiM / parantu mana meM na bheda hai, na kheda hai / vaha khela rahA hai, kyoMki khela use pyArA hai| baccoM ko khela meM ananta Ananda AtA hai| na pyAsa ko paravAha, ta bhUkha kI Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 : pIyUSa ghaTa kI cintA / atiyukta matavAlA hokara, apanI mastI meM jhUma rahA hai ! kUda rahA hai !! khela rahA hai !!! gaNadhara gautama bhikSA ke lie polAsapura meM Ae haiN| eka ghara se nikale, dUsare meM praveza kiyA, phira tIsare meN| baccoM ke khela ke maidAna ke pAsa hokara ve dhIra, gambhIra aura manda gati se bar3he cale jA rahe the| zAnta, dAnta aura manda muskAna se bharA mukha, vizAla bhAla, unnata mastaka, camakate netra, abhaya kI maMjula mUrti ! atimukta isa bhavya vyaktitva se prabhAvita hokara bolA : "bhaMte, ApakA paricaya ?" atimukta ne Age bar3hakara puuchaa| "maiM eka bhikSu huuN| yahI merA paricaya hai|" gautama ne muskarA kara javAba diyaa| "to, Apa gharoM meM kyoM ghUmate haiM ?" jijJAsA bharI dRSTi se atimukta gaNadhara gautama ke maMgalamaya mukha kI ora apalaka dekha rahA thaa| "bhikSA ke lie, vatsa !" gotama ne khaa| "acchA, bhojana ke lie ! padhArie mere ghara, merI mAtA Apako prabhUta bhojana deM degii|" atimukta ke antara jIvana meM jo jyoti jagamagA rahI thI, usI ne bhASA kA rUpa lekara yaha bAta kahI thii| atimukta nirbhaya thA / apane nanheM-se hAtha se usane gaNadhara gautama kI aMgulI pakar3a lI thI, aura apane sAtha apane ghara le aayaa| mAtA dekhakara hairAna ! pitA dekhakara Azcarya maiM !! putra ke cAturya para mAtA andara-hI-andara viha~sa rahI thii| mAtA se atimukta ne kahA : 'mAtA, inheM bhikSA dIjie, khUba diijie| Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 85 itanA bhojana dIjie, ki dUsare ghara inheM jAnA hI na pdd'e|" gaNadhara gautama atimukta ke sundara saMskAroM se prasanna the| gautama ne apanI maryAdA se bhakta-pAna liyA aura lauTane lge| atimukta ne samIpa hokara pUchA : "Apa kahA~ jA rahe haiM !" ___"nagara se bAhara zrIvana meM mere dharma guru haiN| unakI sevA meM jA rahA huuN|" gautama ne neha bhare nayanoM se dekhate hue kahA / ___"acchA, Apake bhI guru haiM ? to calie maiM unake darzana kruuNgaa|' atimukta paricita kI bhA~ti sAtha meM cala rahA thaa| gautama ne jaise vandana kiyA, vaise hI atimukta ne bhI prabhu ko sabhakti vandana kiyaa| jagamagAtI isa bAla-jIvana jyoti ko bhagavAn ne madhura zabdoM meM madhura upadeza diyaa| "bhaMte. maiM bhI Apa jaisA honA cAhatA huuN|" atimukta ne vizvAsa ke gambhIra svara meM khaa| atimukta apane ghara lauttaa| pitA se aura mAtA se apane hRdaya kI bhAvanA spaSTa kaha dii| mAtA ha~sI, pitA muskraayaa| donoM ne samaveta svara meM kahA : "bhikSu bananA ha~sI khela nahIM hai vatsa ! yaha asidhArA para calanA hai jalate aMgAroM para bar3hanA hai| jIvana meM hI matyu kA nAma hai-bhikSutva ! tuma abhI kusuma-se komala ho|" __maiMne apane Apako tola liyA hai, nApa liyA hai| apanI zakti ko parakha liyA hai maiM aMgAroM para cala sakatA huuN| zUloM para bar3ha sakatA huuN| merA saMkalpa aTala hai|" atimukta ke dRr3ha svara se mAtA-pitA kaMpita ho ge| apane pakSa ko sabala karate hue atimukta bola rahA thA : Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 : pIyUSa ghaTa "jo janmA hai, vaha avazya hI maregA / para kaba aura kaise jIvana kA pardA giratA hai, yaha maiM nahIM jAnatA / " "jIva, karma ke vaza varti ho saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA hai, yaha maiM jAna cukA hU~ aura isa para vizvAsa bhI kara cukA hU~ / " mAtA-pitA kI prasannatA ke lie, manastoSa ke lie, atimukta prathama rAjya siMhAsana para AsIna huA / para antara meM lagana thI ataH vaha bhagavAn ke pAvana zAsana meM dIkSita ho gayA / aba atimukta sAdhaka bana gayA thaa| calatA thA / viveka ko sAtha rakhatA thA aura vANI meM gambhIratA AnA sahaja thA / svabhAva kabhI-kabhI dabAne para bhI ubhara ubhara AtA thA / / saMbhala - saMbhala kara vaha vicAra meM gahanatA parantu bAla-sulabha AkAza, meghAcchanna thA / varSA hokara hI cukI thI / sthaviroM ke sAtha atimukta zramaNa bhI vihAra bhUmi ko nikalA / sthavira idhara-udhara bikhara gae / atimukta ne dekhA kala-kala ninAda karatA varSA kA jala teja gati se bahA calA jA rahA hai / bacapana ke saMskAra ubhara aae| miTTI se pAla bA~dhakara jala ke pravAha ko rokA, aura apanA pAtra usameM chor3a diyA / Ananda vibhora hokara vaha bola uThA : "tira merI naiyA tira / " zItala bayAra cala rahI thI, atimukta kI naukA thiraka rahI thI / prakRti ha~sa rahI thI / parantu sthavira yaha kaise sahana kara sakate the ? antara kA roSa usake mukha para spaSTa pratibhAsita ho rahA thA / atimukta apane jIvana meM Aja prathama bAra DarA thA, kaMpA thA, bhayabhIta huA thA / "abhaya Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 87 ke pAsa A kara bhI yaha bhaya kyoM?" yaha prazna andara-hI-andara atimukta ko kacoTa rahA thaa| sthaviroM ke roSa kA kAraNa vaha apane Apa meM khoja rahA thaa| jisane khojA, vaha pA gyaa| atimukta apanI bhUla para pazcAttApa karane lagA apanI maryAdA kA bhAna use ho gyaa| laghu zramaNa atimukta ke hRdayAkAza meM eka gambhIra garjana ke sAtha viveka kI bijalI koMdha gii| AlocanA ke jala se vaha pAvana bana cukA thaa| bhagavAn kI parisevA meM pahu~cakara sthaviroM ne savinaya prazna kiyA "bhaMte, ApakA yaha laghu sAdhaka atimukta kitane bhavoM meM mukta hogA ?" "isI bhava meM yaha mukta hogaa|" bhagavAn zAnta svara meM kahate jA rahe the : "sthaviro! tuma isakI hIlanA, nindanA aura garhaNA mata kro| bane jahA~ taka isakI sevA karo, bhakti kro| yaha svaccha hai, amala, hai, pAvana hai, vimala hai| isa para krodha mata karo, roSa mata karo !" sthavira, apanI-apanI svAdhyAya bhUmi ko lauTa ge| bhagavAn kI vANI para unheM vizvAsa thaa| atimukta ke ujjvala bhaviSya ke prati unakA Adara bar3hane lagA thaa| carma deha kI sevA se kitanA mahAn lAbha hai / sthavira aba kahate the : "atimukta deha se laghu hai, para vicAroM se yaha mahAn hai| yaha sAgara se bhI gambhIra hai aura himagiri se bhI U~cA hai| ___ Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 : pIyUSa ghaTa jisakI AtmA nirmala hai, vaha pUjya hai, AdaraNIya haiM / sAdhanA kI bhUmi para deha kI pUjA nahIM, guNoM kI pUjA kI jAtI hai|' ___ laghu sAdhaka atimukta aba ekAgra aura ekaniSTha hokara sthaviroM ke pAsa vinaya aura bhakti se gyAraha aMgoM kA adhyayana karane lgaa| saMyama aura tapa kI kaThora sAdhanA se usakA kamalasA komala deha kumhalA gayA / gulAbI AbhA teja aura oja meM pariNata ho gaI thii| guNa saMvatsara kI lambI sAdhanA se deha kSINa hone lagA thaa| phira bhI vaha lagha para mahAn sAdhaka meva, tapomArga para bar3hatA hI rhaa| anta meM vipulagiri para saMlekhanA karake ajara, amara aura zAzvata ho gayA ! atimukta kA jIvana eka madhura kAvya bana gayA hai !! -antakR0, varga 6, a0 15/. Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSamApanA kA Adarza! gaNadhara gautama aura zrAvaka Ananda donoM bhagavAn ke saMgha ko zobhA the| donoM kI jIvana-bhUmi para dharma sAkAra hokara utarA thaa| eka meM zramaNa-dharma kA carama vikAsa thA, dUsare meM zrAvaka dharma kA anupama nivAsa, donoM hI bhagavAna ko kRpA ke pAtra the, priyatara the / guru ko yogya ziSya ke jIvana para pUrNa vizvAsa aura santoSa thaa| sandeha evaM avizvAsa kI eka bhI kAlI rekhA nahIM thI ! bANijyagrAma nagara ke bAhara pauSadhazAlA meM dharma sAdhanA karate-karate Ananda ko avadhi-jJAna prakaTa ho gyaa| gambhIra aura gaharA vyakti sampatti pAkara bAhara chalakatA nhiiN| pUrNa kumbha kabhI chalakatA nahIM aura adhUrA kabhI bole binA raha hI nahIM sakatA ! Ananda ne apanI isa Rddhi kA, apanI isa siddhi kA kisI ke sAmane bakhAna nahIM kiyaa| yogya vyakti kA saMyoga milane para apanI Rddhi-siddha ko prakaTa karane meM koI doSa bhI nahIM hotA, balki prakaTa karane meM kabhI-kabhI lAbha bhI ho jAtA hai| ___ indrabhUti gaNadhara gautama belA-belA pAraNA karate the| jJAna ke sAtha tapa kA yoga jur3a jAne para jIvana tejomaya ho jAtA hai| binA tapa kA jJAna phIkA-phIkA sA rahatA hai| usameM jIvana jyoti nahIM jgtii| Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 : pIyUSa ghaTa pAraNe kA dina thaa| bhagavAn kI AjJA se gaNadhara gautama svayaM gocarI ko cala pdd'e| svAvalambana bhikSu jIvana meM Avazyaka hai / bANijyagrAma nagara ke ghara-ghara meM pAvana caraNa par3ane lge| jidhara bhI Daga bar3ha jAte, jidhara bhI dRSTi par3a jAtI, dAtA bAga-bAga hokara nihAla ho jAtA / bhikSu kA pAtra maMgalamaya hotA hai, kisI bhAgyazAlI ke ghara hI vaha pahu~catA hai| bhikSA lekara indrabhUti gautama prabhu kI sevA meM vApisa lauTa rahe the| dhIra, gambhIra aura manthara gati ke sAtha / jana-jana ke mukha se jaba gautama ne, zrAMvaka-Ananda kI tapasyA, sAdhanA aura ArAdhanA kA zraddhAmaya yazogAna sunA-to Ananda se milane kI apane mAnasa-koSa meM cira saMcita bhAvanA kA ve virodha nahIM kara sake / Ananda ke pAsa gautama svayaM jA phuNce| ____ gaNadhara gautama ko AyA jAnakara Ananda ke mana meM apAra harSa laharAne lgaa| zarIra tapasyA se kRza aura azakta ho cukA thaa| svAgata-satkAra ke lie uThane kI prabala bhAvanA hone para bhI vaha uTha nahIM sakA / kSINa svara meM bolA : "bhaMle, uThane kI bhAvanA hote hue bhI uTha nahIM sktaa| merA savinaya sabhakti vandana svIkAra kreN|" gautama ne vandana svIkAra kiyaa| Ananda ne pUchA - "bhaMte ! gRhastha ko avadhi jJAna ho sakatA "hA~, avazya ho sakatA hai" gaNadhara gautama ne khaa| "to, bhaMte, ApakI kRpA se vaha mujhe milA hai| pUrva meM, pazcima meM aura dakSiNa meM lavaNa samudra meM pAMca-pAMca-sau yojana Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 61 taka, uttara meM culla himavAn parvata taka, Upara saudharma vimAna taka aura nIce ratnaprabhA ke loluyacyuta narakavAsa taka jAna sakatA hU~, dekha sakatA huuN|" Ananda ne apanI bAta khii| gaNadhara gautama ne zAnta svara meM kahA : "Ananda ! zrAvaka yA gRhastha ko avadhi jJAna ho to sakatA hai, para itanA lambA nahIM, itane vistAra vAlA nahIM / Ananda, tuma apane isa Alocya kathana kI AlocanA karake jIvana kI zuddhi kro|" Ananda ne vinIta bhAva se kahA : "bhante, kyA satya kI bhI zuddhi kI jAtI hai ?" ___"hA~ kI jAtI hai|" gautama ne khaa| ___ "to, bhante, Apa bhI apanI zuddhi karane kI kRpA kreN|" namra svara meM Ananda se khaa| gaNadhara gautama mauna bhAva se vahA~ se cala par3e / prabhu ke caraNoM meM upasthita hote hI apane mana meM rahI zaMkA kI gA~Tha kholakara rakha dI aura vinaya yukta svara meM bole : 'bhante, maiM bhUla kI rAha para hU~, yA Ananda ?" bhagavAn ne spaSTa rUpa meM kahA : "gautama bhUla kI rAha para tuma ho, Ananda nahIM ! Ananda kA kathana satya hai| usameM zaMkA ke lie jarA bhI sthAna nahIM hai|" sAdhaka satya ko pAkara Rddha nahIM harSita hotA hai| gaNadhara gautama tatkSaNa hI Ananda ke pAsa Ae aura kSamApanA kii| gaNadhara gautama aura zrAvaka Ananda donoM saralatA aura namratA ke madhura kSaNoM meM rahakara eka-dUsare se kSamAyAcA kara rahe the| Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 : pIyUSa ghaTa 14 hajAra zramaNoM ke adhinAyaka gaNadhara gautama meM kitanA mahAn vinamra bhAva thA ! gautama ke prabuddha mana meM satya kA kitanA Adara thA! kitanI saralatA thI !! kitanI namratA thI !!! sAdhaka apanI bhUla ko mAna-apamAna ke gaja se nahIM nApatA hai| gautama ke mana meM sandeha thA, para mahAvIra kI vANI ne usakA samAdhAna kara diyA, pipAsu kI pyAsa bujha gii| isa taraha gaNadhara gautama aura zrAvaka Ananda ke jIvana kA yaha pAvana prasaMga Aja ke abhimAnI yuga ke lie eka sundara sandeza hai| Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAma vijetA sthUla bhadra ! pATalI putra meM nanda rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| zakaTAla usakA mantrI thaa| mantrI ke sthUla bhadra aura zriyaka do putra the tathA seNA, veNA evaM reNA Adi prabhRti sAta putriyA~ bhI thiiN| unakI smaraNa zakti ajaba-gajaba kI thI ! ___pATalIputra meM vararuci eka brAhmaNa thA, vidvAna aura catura bhI / vaha rAjA se bahuta dhana letA thaa| prajA ke dhana kA durupayoga dekhakara zakaTAla ko bar3A kleza hotA thaa| usane vararuci ko dhana denA banda kara diyA thaa| vararuci ne vaira kI gA~Tha bAMdhalI thii| ataH zakaTAla ko saMkaTa meM DAlane meM vararuci saphala ho gyaa| parantu zriyaka ke hAtha se marakara zakaTa ne apane vaMza ke vinAza ko roka diyaa| nanda ne zriyaka ko mantrI banane ko kahA / para vaha mAnA nhiiN| bolA : "sthUla bhadra merA bar3A bhAI hai, use mantrI banA leN|" sthUlabhadra kozA vezyA ke rAga meM matavAlA aura masta thaa| parantu pitA kI mRtyu kI sUcanA se vaha prabuddha ho gyaa| vairAgya se bhAvita hokara usane dIkSA grahaNa kara lii| sthUlabhadra muni dIkSA lekara jJAna-dhyAna meM rata rahane lge| grAmAnugrAma vihAra karate hue sthUlabhadra apane guru ke sAtha pATaliputra padhAre / cAturmAsa kA samaya najadIka A jAne se guru ne vahIM para caturmAsa kara diyaa| taba guru ke samakSa Akara cAra Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 : pIyUSa ghaTa muniyoM ne alaga-alaga cAturmAsa karane kI AjJA mA~gI / eka muni ne siMha kI guphA meM, dUsare ne sarpa ke bila para tIsare ne kue kI mer3ha para aura sthUlabhadra muni kozA vezyA ke ghara cAturmAsa karane kI AjJA mA~gI / guru ne una cAroM muniyoM ko AjJA de dI / saba apane-apane iSTa sthAna para cale gaye / jaba sthUlabhadra muni kozA vezyA ke ghara gaye to vaha bahuta harSita huI / vaha socane lagI : " bahuta samaya kA bichar3A merA premI vApisa mere ghara A gayA / " muni ne vahA~ ThaharAne ke lie vezyA kI AjJA mA~gI / usane muni ko apanI citrazAlA meM Thaharane kI AjJA de dii| isake pazcAta zrRMgAra Adi karake vaha bahuta hAva-bhAva dikhAkara, muni ko calita karane kI koziza karane lagI, kintu sthUlabhadra aba pahale vAle sthUlabhadra na the / bhogoM ko kipAkaphala ke samAna dukhadAyI samajhakara ve unheM ThukarA cuke the / unake raga-raga meM vairAgya ghara kara cukA thA / isalie kAyA se calita honA to dUra; ve mana se bhI calita nahIM hue| muni kI nirvikAra mukha mudrA ko dekhakara vezyA zAnta ho gii| muni kA dharmopadeza vaizyA hRdaya ko chU gayA aura vaha jAga gii| usane bhI bhogoM ko duHkha kI khAna samajha kara unako sarvathA ke lie tyAga diyA aura vaha zrAvikA bana gaI | ke cAturmAsa samApta hone para siMhaguphA; sarpadvAra aura kue kI mer3ha para cAturmAsa karane vAle muniyoM ne Akara guru ko vandana kiyA guru ne "kRta duSkarAH" kahA, arthAt "he muniyoM ! tumane duSkara kArya kiyA hai, merI AtmA tumase prasanna hai / " Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda ! 65 jaba sthUlabhadra muni Aye to guru mahArAja eka dama khar3e ho gaye, unakI muni kI ora hAtha bar3hAkara "kRta duSkara-duSkaraH" kahA; arthAt "he mune ! tumane mahAn duSkara-duSkara kArya kiyA hai maiM tumase bahuta prasanna huuN|" guru kI bAta sunakara una tInoM muniyoM ko IrSyAbhAva utpanna huaa| jaba dUsarA cAturmAsa AyA taba siMha kI guphA meM cAtumAMsa karane vAle muni ne kozA vezyA ke ghara cAturmAsa karane kI AjJA maaNgii| guru ne AjJA nahIM dI, phira bhI vaha vahA~ cAturmAsa karane ke lie calA gyaa| vezyA ke rUpa lAvaNya ko dekhakara usakA citta calita ho gayA / vezyA dharmazIlA bana gaI thii| parantu muni ne vezyA se bhoga kI kAmanA vyakta kii| vezyA ne kahA : "mujhe lAkha mohareM do, taba""!" "muni ne kahA : "hama to bhikSuka haiN| hamAre pAsa dhana kahA~ ?" vezyA ne kahA : "nepAla kA rAjA hara eka sAdhu ko eka ratna-kambala detA hai| usakA mUlya eka lAkha mohara hai| isalie tuma vahA~ jAo aura eka ratna-kambala lAkara mujhe do| vezyA kI bAta sunakara vaha muni nepAla gyaa| vahA~ ke rAjA se ratna-kambala lekara vApisa lauttaa| muni ko jaMgala meM kucha cora mile| unhoMne usakA ratna-kambala chIna liyA vaha bahuta nirAza huaa| antataH vaha punaH nepAla gyaa| apanI sArI Apa bItI kahakara usane rAjA se dUsare kambala kI yAcanA kii| aba kI bAra usane ratna-kambala ko bA~sa kI lakar3I meM DAla kara chipA liyaa| jaMgala meM use phira cora Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 : pIyUSa ghaTa mile| usane kahA : "maiM to bhikSaka huuN| mere pAsa kucha nahIM hai| ___ usake aisA kahane se cora cale gye| mArga meM bhUkha-pyAsa ke anekoM kaSToM ko sahana karate hue usa muni ne bar3I sAvadhAnI ke sAtha ratna-kambala usa vezyA ko lAkara diyaa| ratna-kambala ko lekara vezyA ne use usI samaya azuci meM pheMka diyA jisase vaha kharAba ho gyaa| yaha dekhakara muni ne kahA : "tumane yaha kyA kiyA, isako yahA~ lAne meM mujhe kitane kaSTa uThAne par3e haiM mAlUma hai ?" __vezyA ne kahA : "mune ! meMne yaha saba kArya tumheM samajhAne ke lie kiyA hai| jisa prakAra azuci meM par3ane se yaha ratna-kambala kharAba ho gayA hai, isI prakAra kAmabhoga rUpI kIcar3a meM phaMsakara tumhArI AtmA bhI malina ho jAyagI, patita ho jaaygii| he mune, jarA vicAra karo! ina viSaya-bhogoM ko kipAkaphala ke samAna duHkhadAyI samajhakara tumane inako ThukarA diyA thaa| aba vamana kiye hue kAmabhogoM ko tuma phira se svIkAra karanA cAhate ho| vamana kie hue kI bAMchA to kaue aura kutte karate hai / mune ! jarA samajho aura apanI AtmA ko smhaalo|" vezyA ke mArmika upadezoM ko sunakara muni kI giratI huI Atma: punaH saMyama meM sthira ho gii| unhoMne usI samaya apane pApa kArya ke lie-"micchAsami duka ruDaM" diyA aura kahA : sthUlabhadraH sthUlabhadraH sa eko'khila-sAdhuSu / yuktaM duSkara-duSkarakArako guruNA jye| arthAt-saba sAdhuoM meM eka sthUlabhadra muni hI mahAn duSkara kriyA ke karane vAle haiN| jisa dezyA ke yahA~ bAraha varSa pahale Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 67 rahe usI kI citrazAlA meM cAturmAsa kiyaa| usane bahuta hAvabhAva pUrvaka bhogoM ke lie mani se prArthanA kI kintu ve kiMcita mAtra bhI calita na hue| aise muni ke lie guru mahArAja ne 'duSkara-duSkara' zabda kA prayoga kiyA thA, vaha yukta thA ! ucita thA !!" -nandI gA0 76/7 arjuna kI kSamA sAdhanA ! magadha deza kI rAjadhAnI ke bAhara sundara phUloM kA eka bAgA thA, jisameM surabhita aura raMga-biraMge phUla huA karate the| ajuna mAlAkAra kA yaha bagIcA thaa| usakI AjovikA kA yahI eka sAdhana thaa| bandhumatI usakI patnI thI! vaha sundara aura rUpavatI thii| usake aMga-aMga se yauvana phUTa rahA thaa| pulakita yauvana yukta rUpavatI ko pAkara arjuna parama pramudita thaa| bAga ke madhya bhAga meM yakSa kA eka devAlaya thaa| arjuna mAlAkAra ke pUrvaja isakI ArAdhanA karate cale A rahe the| arjuna aura bandhumatI bhI yakSa kI pUjA karate the| arjuna abhI bAga meM phUla cuna rahA thA aura bandhumatI yakSAyatana meM pUjA karane ko aaii| rAjagRhI meM lalitA nAma kI eka goSThI thI. jisameM svacchanda, AvArA, kara aura vyabhicArI loga mile hue the| ___ Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 : pIyUSa ghaTa usa goSThI ke chaha puruSa Aja idhara A nikle| unhoMne -bandhumatI ko yakSAyatana meM praveza karate dekhA / mana kI prasupta vAsanA jAga uTho | arjuna ko loha zrRMkhalA se bAMdhakara ve chaha puruSa bandhumatI ke sAtha anArya karma karane lage / puruSa cAhe kitanA ho balahIna evaM azakta kyoM na ho vaha apane sAmane hI apanI patnI kA apamAna nahIM saha sakatA / puruSa meM puruSatva nahIM, yaha usa para vajra prahAra kI sI coTa hotI hai / nArI meM saundarya nahIM, yaha usake svAbhimAna para khulA AkramaNa ! una chaH vyaktiyoM kA karma arjuna ke puruSatva ko cunautI thI ! yakSAyatana meM apanI aura apanI patnI kI yaha durdazA dekhakara arjuna kA mana glAni se bhara gayA / vaha yakSa ko bhartsanA karate hue kahane lagA / "kyA terI bhakti kA yahI phala hai ! kyA hama terI pUjA isIlie karate haiM ?" arjuna ke isa upAlambha se yakSa ne usake zarIra meM praveza kiyA / arjuna ke samasta bandhana TUTa gae aura usane apane hAtha meM loha mudgara lekara chahoM puruSoM ko aura apanI patnI bandhumatI ko mAra DAlA / lagAtAra 5 mahIne aura 13 dinoM taka arjuna kA yahI krama rhaa| isI bIca usane 1141 manuSyoM kA ghAta kiyA / vaha apane Apa meM bebhAna thA aura hiMsA karanA usakA nitya karma bana gayA thA / rAjA zreNika ke Adeza se nagarI ke dvAra banda ho gae / AghoSaNA kara dI gaI, ki - " jise apanA jIvana priya ho, vaha nagarI ke bAhara na nikale !" Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 66 bhagavAn mahAvIra ke padhArane kI sUcanA rAjA ko aura nagara kI janatA ko bhI lgii| parantu kisI kA sAhasa nahIM ho sakA / jIvana kA moha sabako avaruddha kie hue thaa| ___ megha ko garjanA hone para mayUra nAcatA hai, to kamala kI surabhi para bhramara guMjAra karatA hai, taba bhagavAn ke Ane para bhakta, ghara kI dIvAroM meM kaise banda raha sakatA hai! mAtA-pitA Adi sabhI ke samajhAne para bhI sudarzana prabhu ke darzana-vandana ko cala hI pdd'aa| jIvana kI apekSA sudarzana ko prabhu ke darzana adhika priya the / arjuna kA use jarA bhI bhaya nahIM thaa| abhaya hokara sudarzana dhIra, manda gati se bar3ha rahA thaa| sahasA kAla banakara ajuna sAmane A pahu~cA thA! sudarzana ne mana meM pratijJA kI : ___ "yadi isa saMkaTa se baca gayA, to prabhu ke darzana karUMgA nahIM baca sakA, to sAgArI saMthArA hai !" arjuna krodha meM bharakara AyA thaa| paranta sudarzana ke sAmane vaha nisteja ho gyaa| zarIra se yakSa ke nikala jAne para vaha niHsatva hokara dharaNItala para gira pdd'aa| bhautika bala para adhyAtma bala kI yahI mahAn vijaya thI! kara aura balavAn arjuna sudarzana ke sAmane dIna aura nirbala banakara par3A huA thaa| arjuna ne sudarzana kI ora zAnta netroM se dekhate hue kahA : "devAnupriya, tuma kauna ho ! kahA~ para jAnA cAhate ho?" "merA nAma sudarzana hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA maiM bhakta huuN| prabhu ke darzana ko jA rahA hU~ !" sudarzana ne madhura svara meM kahA thA tabhI! Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 : pIyUpa ghaTa "to, kyA maiM vahA~ nahIM cala sakatA! kyA mujhe darzana kA adhikAra nahIM hai ?" ajuna ne AzA bharI A~khoM se sudarzana ko ora dekhaa| ___ "kyoM nahIM, avazya cala sakate ho ! vahA~ para kisI kA praveza niSiddha nahIM hai / apAvana bhI vahA~ pAvana ho jAtA hai|" arjuna kA mana balliyoM uchala par3A, vaha kahane lagA : "acchA, bahata acchA ! maiM abhavana hai, aba pAvana banane kA saMkalpa hai, meraa|" arjuna sudarzana ke sAtha cala pdd'aa| bhagavAn ne ajuna se kahA : "arjuna, sAvadhAna ho jA ! manuSya janma ko saphala kara le ! atIta to bIta cukA hai aba bhaviSya tere hAtha meM hai ! dharma meM vaha zakti hai, jisase kala kA apAvana Aja pAvana bana sakatA hai| vizvAsa badalate hI vizva badala jAtA hai, vatsa !" ajana mAlAkAra bhagavAna kA ziSya ho gyaa| AgAra se aNagAra bana gyaa| vaha jIvana kA nayA mor3a lekara nayI dizA meM bar3hane lgaa| bhakta-pAna ke lie arjuna bhikSu, nagara meM jaataa| para vahAM use milate-patthara, DaMDoM kI mAra, cAMToM kI coTa aura apazabda ke tIkhe vANa-jo sIdhe mana se TakarAte ! parantu ajana muni, zAnta aura dhIra thaa| mana meM socatA : ___"yaha saba to merA apanA kiyA karma hai| merI karatA se ye sabhI pIr3ita the| maiMne kitanI hiMsA kI thI !'' apane atIta ko yAda karake arjuna muni kA mAnasa glAni se bhara-bhara jAtA thaa| Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 101 chaha mAsa taka lagAtAra logoM ke tAr3ana, tarjana ko arjana ne zAnta bhAva se sahana kiyaa| pandraha dinoM kI saMlekhanA karake saMyama aura tapa se AtmA ko bhAvita kiyA aura anta meM vaha apAvana se pAvana bana gayA / siddha, buddha aura mukta ho gyaa| --anta kR0 varga 6, a0 3/. jyotirdhara jIvana mAnava jIvana kA lakSya bhoga nahIM, tyAga hai| tyAga se jIvana meM zAnti, sukha aura Ananda kI prApti hotI hai, jaba ki bhogamaya jIvana sadA hI azAnta evaM satRSNa rahatA hai| kuzola evaM hAre mana kA manuSya sAdhanA meM saphala nahIM hotaa| __ dvArikA nagarI saurASTra deza kI rAjadhAnI thii| usake samIpa raivataka parvata thA / usake pAsa hI nandana bAga thA, jisameM eka sura priya yakSAyatana thaa| dvArikA, kRSNa mahArAja kI rAjadhAnI thii| dvArikA meM hI eka bhadrA sArthavAhI rahatI thii| usakA eka putra thaa-thaavccaa| thAvaccA bhogoM meM nimagna thaa| eka bAra ariSTa nemi bhagavAna vahAM pdhaare| sura priya yakSAyatana meM virAjita hue| kRSNa-dezanA sunane ko Ae aura nagara ke prajA jana bhii| thAvaccA putra ne bhagavAn kI vANI sunakara, mAtA kI AjJA lekara pravrajyA grahaNa kara lii| thevaroM ke pAsa 11 aMga aura 14 pUrvo kA adhyayana kiyA / Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 : pIyUSa ghaTa thAvaccA putra apane ziSyoM sahita vihAra karate-karate selakapura nagara meM pahu~ce / vahA~ para subhUmi bhAga udyAna meM virAjita hue / rAjA selaka, rAnI padmAvatI, yuvarAja maNDUka aura panthaka prabhati 500 mantrI tathA nagara ke loga darzana karane evaM dharma-pravacana sunane ko aae| rAjA selaka ne zrAvaka vrata aMgI. kAra kie| kAlAntara meM mahAmuni thAvaccA putra bhI vahA~ se vihAra kara ge| usI yuga meM eka parivrAjaka thA, jisakA nAma zuka thaa| vaha veda vidyA meM pAraMgata thA aura sAMkhya darzana kA marmajJa ! eka bAra parivrAjaka zuka, ghUmatA-ghUmatA saugandhikA nagarI meM AyA, vahA~ eka vikhyAta seTha thA-sudarzana / zreSThI sudarzana ne parivrAjaka zuka se dasa dharma mUlaka, pAMca yama, pA~ca niyama aura dAna-dharma Adi kA upadeza sunA aura usake mata ko svIkAra kara liyaa| nagara ke dUsare prajA janoM ne bhI parivrAjaka ke dharma ko svIkAra kiyA thaa| kAlAntara meM vihAra karate-karate aNagAra thAvaccA putra bhI vahA~ padhAre aura nIlAzoka bAga meM virAjita hue / nagara ke logoM ne upadeza sunA / zreSThI sudarzana bhI atyanta prabhAvita huA aura usane thAvaccA putra se zrAvaka vrata aMgIkAra kara lie| parivrAjaka zuka ko yaha jJAta huA, to vaha sudarzana ke pAsa gyaa| parantu sudarzana ne usake prati vizeSa bhakti pradarzita nahIM kii| apane hajAra tApasoM ko sAtha lekara vaha thAvaccA putra aNagAra ke pAsa nIlAzoka bAga meM gayA, vicAra carcA kii| anta meM vaha bhI thAvaccA putra kA ziSya ho gyaa| zreSThI sudarzana ko yaha dekhakara bar3I prasannatA huii| thAvaccA ne apane ___ Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 103. zAsana kA bhAra zuka para chor3a diyA aura svayaM puNDarIka parvata para cale ge| zeSa jIvana vahIM para vyatIta kiyA aura anta meM siddha, buddha aura mukta ho ge| ___aNagAra zuka, vihAra karate-karate selakapura pdhaare| vahA~ subhUmi bhAga udyAna meM virAjita hue / selakapura ke rAjA ne apane rAjya kA bhAra apane putra maNDUka ko diyA aura svayaM apane 500 mantriyoM ke sAtha prajita ho gyaa| guru ke pAsa adhyayana aura tapasyA karake selaka aNagAra bhI vihAra karatekarate eka bAra selakapura meM pdhaare| maNDUka ne khUba bhakti kI aura rugNa dazA dekhane yogya vaidyoM se cikitsA kraaii| selaka apane zramaNatva bhAva ko bhUla gayA aura sukha-suvidhA meM masta ho gyaa| dUsare sabhI ziSya apane selaka guru ko chor3a gaye / sevA meM kevala eka panthaka hI raha gyaa| sampUrNa varSAvAsa bIta gyaa| kArtika kI pUrNimA thii| panthaka ne pratikramaNa kiyA aura anta meM guru se bhI kSamA-yAcanA kii| selaka kA prasupta mana sajaga ho gyaa| vaha kuzIla se phira suzIla ho gyaa| anta meM puNDarIka parvata para apanA zeSa jIvana vyatIta kiyA, aura thAvaccA kI taraha siddha, buddha aura mukta hue| -jJAtA a05/0 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane bala para apanA nirmANa ! eka bAra zramaNa mahAvIra kummAra grAma se kucha dUra saMdhyA velA meM dhyAnastha khar3e the| eka gopAla AyA aura dhyAnastha mahAvIra se bolA : "re zramaNa ! jarA dekhate rahanA mere baila yahA~ cara rahe haiM, maiM abhI lauTakara aayaa|" dIrgha tapasvI mahAvIra apanI samAdhI meM the| __ gopAla lauTakara AyA to dekhA vahAM baila nahIM haiM, parantu zramaNa dhyAnAvasthi haiN| pUchA : "mere baila kahA~ haiM ?" idhara-udhara dekhA bhI bahuta / para bailoM kA kucha bhI atA-patA nahIM lagA / ve apane sahaja svabhAva se carate-carate kahIM dUra nikala gaye the ! zramaNa mahAvIra kA kucha bhI uttara na pAkara vaha kopa meM bhara kara bolA : "dhUrta ! tU zramaNa nahIM hai, cora hai !" gopAla rassI se zramaNa mahAvIra ko mArane ke lie udyata hotA hai, udhara devarAja indra svarga se yaha soca kara Ate haiM - "kahIM yaha ajJAnI zramaNa mahAvIra ko satAne na lge|" yaha soca kara indra ne lalakAra kara gopAla se kahA : "sAvadhAna ! tU jise cora samajhatA hai, ve rAjA siddhArtha ke varcasvI rAja kumAra vardhamAna haiN| Atma-sAdhanA ke lie inhoMne kaThora zramaNatva ko dhAraNa kiyA hai| dIrgha tapa aura kaThora sAdhanA karane ke kAraNa ye mahAvIra haiM !!" Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 105 gopAla apane ajJAna mUlaka aparAdha kI kSamA mA~ga kara calA gyaa| para indra ne zramaNa mahAvIra se kahA : "bhaMte ! ApakA sAdhanA kAla lambA hai| isa prakAra ke upasarga, parISaha aura saMkaTa, Age aura bhI A sakate haiN| ataH ApakI parama pavitra sevA meM hI satata rahane ko kAmanA karatA huuN| maiM upasaga se ApakI surakSA kruuNgaa| ___ gopAla kA virodha aura indra kA anurodha mahAvIra ne sunA to avazya, para abhI taka ve apane samAdhi bhAva meM sthira the| samAdhi kholakara bole : ___"indra ! Aja taka ke Atma sAdhakoM ke jIvana ke itihAsa meM na kabhI yaha huA, na kabhI yaha hogA aura na kabhI yaha ho sakatA hai-upasargoM se kauna baca sakatA hai ? mukti yA, mokSa athavA kevala jJAna kyA, dUsare ke bala para, dUsare ke zrama para aura dUsare kI sahAyatA para kabhI prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai ? __"Atma sAdhaka, apane bala para, apane zrama aura apanI zakti para hI jIvita rahA hai aura rhegaa| vaha apanI masta jindagI kA bAdazAha hotA hai, bhikhArI nahIM ! vaha svayaM apanA rakSaka hai vaha kisI kA saMrakSita hokara nahIM raha sakatA / sAdhaka kA kaivalya mokSa sAdhaka ke Atma-bala meM se hI prasUta hotA hai !" __ zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sammukha jIvana ke do citra thegopAla aura indra / eka virodhI, dUsarA sevaka ! eka trAsaka, dUsarA bhakta !! parantu bhagavAn donoM ko samatva dRSTi se dekha rahe the| na gopAla ke akRtya ke prati ghaNA aura na indra kI bhakti ke prati rAga ! yaha hai-samatva yoga kI janotthAna mUlaka sAdhanA !! -jJAtA06/. Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krodha para kSamA ke gIta ! gajasukumAla kA gulAbI bacapana mahakane lagA, devakI ke mahala meM hI nahIM, dvArikA nagarI ke ghara-ghara meM nara aura nArI jaba kahIM para bhI milakara baiThate, vahIM para gajasukumAla ke yauvana kI, rUpa kI aura lAvaNya kI carcA karate the / vaha manuSya nahIM hai, deva | kyA rUpa hai ! kyA yauvana hai ! kyA vilAsa hai ! kyA deha kAnti hai ! bhalA, kisI manuSya meM isa adbhuta aura anupama rUpa- saundarya kI sambhAvanA ho sakatI hai ? nahIM nahIM, kadApi nahIM / gajasukumAla sundara hai, kusuma se bhI sukomala hai / "na bhUto na bhaviSyati / " devakI kA amita vAtsalya, vasudeva kA apAra neha, aura kRSNa kA aparimita prema gajasukumAla ko mahaloM se aura vizeSataH dvArikA se bAhara nahIM jAne detA thA / kahIM koI vairAgya kA nimitta gajasukumAla ke dRSTi patha para na A jAe - yahI zaMkA sabake mana meM cakkara kATa rahI thI / kyoMki janma se pUrva hI gajasukumAla ke sambandha meM eka deva kI bhaviSya vANI thI : "rAjakumAra jyoM hI taruNAI ke mAdaka mor3a para jAegA, tyoM hI vaha bhikSu bana jAyegA / vaha kisI bhI mUlya para saMsAra meM na rahegA / " bhagavAn neminAtha sahasrAmra vana meM padhAra cuke the / nagara meM aura mahala meM eka umaMga aura utsAha bhara gayA thA / devakI Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 107 aura kRSNa ne gajasukumAla se chipe-chipe bhagavAna ke darzana ko jAne kI taiyArI kii| parantu gajasukumAla ke sajaga kAnoM ne vaha suna liyA, jise na sunane dene kA Ayojana kiyA gayA thaa| usakI catura A~khoM ne vaha dekha liyA-jise gopya rakhane kA pravala prayatna kiyA gayA thaa| ThIka samaya para, gajasukumAla, kRSNa ke pAsa ho hAthI para jA baitthaa| sajaga manaSya kabhI pramAda nahIM krtaa| jisa rAjamArga se kRSNa kI savArI jA rahI thI, usake samIpa hI eka sundara, sukomala vAlA apanI saheliyoM ke sAtha kanduka khela rahI thii| dvArikAvAsI somila brAhmaNa kI putrI somA apane khela meM lIna thii| use kisI ke Ane-jAne kA bhAna nahIM thaa| parantu kRSNa kI dRSTi somA kI suSamA para Tika gii| gajasUkamAla ke sAtha isakA vivAha kreNge| yahI bhAvanA lekara kRSNa ne somila se somA kI mAMga kii| usane saharSa svIkAra kara liyaa| "ratnaM samAgacchatu kAMcanena / " bhagavAn ke darzana, vandana aura upadeza sunakara kRSNa lautte| sAtha hI gajasukumAla bhI lauTA, parantu kucha aura rUpa meM, kucha aura hI dhuna meM ! gayA thA, vaibhava aura vilAsa ke sAtha, para lauTA to tyAga aura vairAgya kI jyoti ke sAtha ! gajasukumAla ne Ate hI apanI pravajyA kA prastAva rakha diyaa| devakI aura vasudeva kA vAtsalya, kRSNa kA sneha aura bhAvajoM kA madhura hAsa-vilAsa-ye saba milakara bhI gajasukumAla ko roka nahIM sake kyoMki tyAga ke prazastha patha para agrasara hone ke lie usakA mana macala rahA thA ! eka taruNa tapasvI, jisane Aja hI tyAga patha para apanA phaulAdI kadama rakhA thA, vaha Aja hI jIvana kI carama koTi ko chu lene kI koziza meM laga gayA ! Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 : pIyUSa ghaTa sandhyA kI gulAbI AbhA, catudika meM parivyApta thI, dinakara adRzya ho gayA thaa| ghane meghoM ke AMcala meM gAyeM raMbhA rahI thiiN| ve daur3atI huI Age-pIche mur3a-mur3akara apane pyAre bachaDoM kA pyArA mukhar3A dekhane ko vikala thiiN| unakA mamatva stanoM meM bojha bana bAhara phUTa par3anA cAhatA thA / pakSI AkAza se utara. utara kara apane nIDa meM lauTa rahe the| bacce nIr3a se Ahara AAkara apanI mA~ kI pratikSA kara rahe the / ve mA~ kI mamatA pAne ko vyAkula the| somila brAhmaNa ne, jo vana se nagara kI ora jA rahA thaa| usane dekhA ki merA jAmAtA hone vAlA gajasUkumAla Aja muNDa hokara tapasvI bana gayA hai, zramaNa bana gayA hai| merI kusuma komala beTI ke jIvana ke sAtha yaha khilavAr3a ! krodha manuSya ko andhA banA detA hai| somila ke mana meM krodha kA tUphAna utthaa| vaha bhUla gayA, kRSNa kI rAjasattA ko / nirjana sthAna ne use vaira kA badalA lene kA avasara diyaa| -pAsa kI talaiyA se gIlI miTTI lekara dhyAna mudrA meM khar3e taruNa zramaNa gajasakUmAla ke sira para pAla baaNdhii| jalatI citA se somila ne usameM dhadhakate aMgAre bhara die| isa ka ra karma ko karake vaha vahA~ khar3A nahIM raha skaa| manuSya ke mana kA bhaya hI manuSya ko khA jAtA hai| taruNa tapasvI kA mastaka jala rahA thaa| camar3I, majjA aura mAMsa sabhI jala rahe the| mahAbhayaMkara, mahAdAruNa vedanA ho rahI thii| phira bhI vaha taruNa yogI apano dhyAna mudrA se DigA nhiiN| mana ke kisI bhI bhAga meM na kahIM para baira na kahIM para virodha aura na kahIM para pratizodha ! vaha masta sAdhaka apano Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 106 mastI meM masta thA !! deha aura AtmA ke bheda usake lie jAne pahacAne ho cuke the| AtmA kI vibhAva pariNati se vaha amara sAdhaka svabhAva pariNati meM rama gayA thaa| sukha aura duHkha kI somAoM ko pAra karake vaha zAzvata Ananda kI bhUmi para paha~cA thaa| jo pAnA thA, vaha pA cukA thA--Aja hI ! Aja kA sAdhaka, Aja hI ajara, amara aura zAzvata bana gyaa| gaja sukumAla aura somila Aja nahIM haiN| parantu donoM kA jovana Aja bho hameM socane ko, vicArane ko bAdhya karatA hai, ki krodha para kSamA kI yaha mahAn vijaya hai ! roSa para toSa kI zAnadAra jIta ! dAnavatA para mAnavatA kA amara jyghoss| usane socA hogA : "yaha saba mere kRta karma kA hI phala hai| maiM svayaM karatA huuN| maiM svayaM bhoktA huuN| somila se kabhI karja liyA thaa| Aja byAja sahita cukA kara halkA ho rahA huuN| kauna kisako duHkha detA hai / yaha saba to apane hAthoM kA hI khela hai ! jindagI kI jisa bulandI se gajasukumAla bola rahA thA, vahA~ sAmAnya manuSya ko pahu~ca nahIM, kadApi nahIM hai / aise jIvana dhanyadhanya haiN| nemiprabhu ke caraNoM meM baiThA kRSNa pUcha rahA thA : "bhaMte, merA bhrAtA gajasukumAla kahA~ hai ? vandana karane kI bhAvanA hai|" ___ "vaha kRta-kRtya ho gayA hai, kRSNa !" bhagavAn ne gambhIra svara meM khaa| :"bhaMte, kyA eka hI divasa meM usa bAla sAdhaka ne sAdhanA ke carama lakSya ko prApta kara liyA ?" kRSNa ne kAtara svara meM pratiprazna kiyaa| Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 : pIyUSa ghaTa "AtmA meM ananta bala hai, vatsa ! vaha kyA nahIM kara sakatA hai ?" bhagavAn ne dhIra svara meM sampUrNa ghaTanA kaha dii| kRSNa vihvala hokara bolA : "bhate, vaha anArya kauna hai ? kahA~ rahatA hai? itanA sAhasa usakA?" kRSNa roSa kI bhASA meM bola uThA! ___ "kRSNa ! tuma use nagara meM praveza karate hI dekha skoge| adhIra mata bano, vatsa !" bhagavAna ne khaa| nagara janoM se somila ne jaba yaha sunA ki kRSNa, bhagavAn nemi ko vandana karane gae haiM, to andara-hI-andara eka mahA bhayAnaka prazna koMdha gayA : "vahA~ ve mere pApa ko jAna leNge|" somila, bhayAkrAnta hokara vana kI ora bhAgA jA rahA thA, udhara se khinna, udAsIna aura kruddha kRSNa hAthI para baiTha nagara kI ora A rahA thaa| somila ne dUra se kRSNa ke hAthI ko dekhA to bhayAtura ho, pachAr3a khAkara gira par3A aura mara gayA !! ___kRSNa ne socA : "yahI hai, vaha duSTa karma karane vAlA pApI !" usake zava ko nagara ke bAhara phikavA diyA gyaa| eka dina dvArikA mahAnagarI ke ghara-ghara meM gajasukumAla ke rUpa, yauvana aura saundarya kI carcA thI, aura Aja nagara ke naranArI gajasukumAla kI kSamA kI carcA kara karake dA~toM tale aMgulI dabA rahe the| zraddhA, bhakti aura Adara se vandana kara rahe the| gaja sukumAla moma se istapAta bana gayA, kusuma se kuliza bana gayA, phUloM se haTakara zUloM para calate hue bhI apanI mastI meM masta rhaa| somila ke krUra krodha para gajasakumAla ke karuNa bhAva, kSamA ke gIta bana-dvArikA ke kaNa-kaNa meM bikhara gaye the| anta kR0 20 varga 3, a08. ___ Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya ghoSa, vijaya ghoSa! vArANasI nagarI meM kAzyapa gotra vAle do sahodara bhAI the-jayaghoSa aura vijaya ghoSa ! donoM eka sAtha janme the, eka sAtha pAlita evaM poSita hue the| donoM meM gaharA sneha thaa| donoM veda vidyA meM pAraMgata the| yajana-yAjana aura adhyayanaadhyApana meM pravINa the ! ___ "eka bAra jayaghoSa gaMgA-snAna karane ko ghara se niklaa| mArga meM calA jA rahA thA, ki usane dekhA : eka sA~pa ne meMDhaka pakar3a rakhA hai, aura sA~pa ko mayUra pakar3ane ke prayatna meM hai / jIvana lIlA ke isa karuNa dRzya ne jayaghoSa ko antarmukhI banA diyA, vaha socane lagA : _ "hama apane se durbala jIvana ke sAtha khilavAr3a karate haiN| parantu kAla kA majabUta paMjA hameM bhI pakar3ane ko bar3hA calA A rahA hai|" jayaghoSa ke mana meM vikRta jIvana ko saMskRta jIvana banAne kI bhAvanA jAgrata ho gaI ! ____ jayaghoSa brAhmaNa se zramaNa bana gyaa| sAdhanA se apanI AtmA ko bhAvita karane lgaa| vaha ghora tapa karane lagA-vaha tapasvI bana gyaa| idhara vijayaghoSa vArANasI meM yajJa karA rahA thA, udhara jayaghoSa mAsa khamaNa ke pArane ke nimitta nagarI meM aayaa| ghUmatA-ghUmatA vijayaghoSa kI yajJazAlA meM jA phuNcaa| parantu Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 : pIyUSa ghaTa brAhmaNoM ne zramaNa kA upahAsa kiyaa| jayaghoSa ne vijayaghoSa se prazna kie| parantu vaha uttara nahIM de skaa| donoM bhAI do siroM para khar3e the| eka tyAga ke zikhara para aura dUsarA bhoga ko viSama bhUmi para ! jayaghoSa ne vijayaghoSa ko sacce yajJa kA svarUpa batAte hae kahA: "indriyoM kA nigraha aura manovRttiyoM kA nirodha hI saccA yajJa hai| zeSa yajJoM se kalyANa aura sukha nahIM milatA hai| "saccA brAhmaNa vaha hai, jo satya bolatA hai, sabase prema karatA hai, corI nahIM karatA, parigraha nahIM rakhatA aura vAsanA para vijaya pAtA hai| "jAti se koI bhI U~cA-nIcA nahIM hotaa| jAti janma se nahIM, karma se banatI hai|" jayaghoSa kI divya-vANI kA prabhAva vijayaghoSa para pdd'aa| vaha bhI zramaNa bana gyaa| tyAga, tapa aura sAdhanA meM lIna raha kara donoM ne apanA Atma-kalyANa kara liyA, aura anta meM siddha aura buddha mukta bne| u0 a0 25/ Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaTu hai yaha saMsAra' ! kAkandI eka sundara nagarI thI, jisameM jIvana ko sukhamaya banAne kI samasta sAmagrI upalabdha thii| jitazatra rAjA kA zAsana vahA~ sabako priyatara thaa| sArthavAhI bhadrA isI kAkandI kI rahane vAlI thii| bhadrA buddhimatI, sundarI tathA vyavahAra-dakSA thii| usake pAsa apAra dhana-rAzi thii| pati kA abhAva hone para bhI pati kI virAsata ke rUpa meM bhadrA kI goda meM eka sundara, sukomala evaM priyadarzanIya Atmaja thA-dhanyakumAra ! bhadrA kA yaha prANa thA aura thA jIvita dhana! saMsAra meM mAtA ke lie putra se bar3ha kara priya evaM iSTa anya koI vastu nahIM hai| putra bhale hI kuputra ho jAye, parantu mAtA kabhI kumAtA nahIM ho sktii| bhadrA kA sarvasva dhanyakumAra thaa| usakA pAlana-poSaNa aura zikSaNa-yahI bhadrA kI sAdhanA thI, aura yahI thI bhadrA kI mAtR-hRdaya sulabha tpsyaa| mAta-hRdaya kI sahaja mA~ga hai : "apane jIvana ke svastha kSaNoM meM apanI putra vadhU kA mukha dekhnaa|" ___sArthavAhI bhadrA bhAgyazAlinI thii| usane eka-do nahIM, battIsa-battIsa putra-vadhuoM kA sundara mukha dekhA thaa| unakI sevA aura bhakti se vaha satkArita aura sammAnita bhI banI / dhanyakumAra to apanI mAtA ko pUjA kahatA hI thaa| nagara ke anya loga bhI bhadrA ko "mAtA" isa sneha nimajjita zabda se sambodhita Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 : pIyUSa ghaTa karate the| bhadrA ke gRhastha jIvana kA pota, saMsAra-sAgara kI UparI sataha para Ananda aura maMgala se bahA jA rahA thaa| dhanyakumAra to mAnava-bhavasulabha bhogoM meM itanA DUbA thA ki use sUrya ke udaya-asta kA bhI patA nahIM thaa| eka bAra mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvAra kAkando nagarI pdhaare| dhanyakumAra ne darzana evaM vandana kiyA aura dezanA bhI sunI / votarAga kI vANI meM adbhuta prabhAva hotA hai| pahalI bAra sunI dezanA se ho dhanyakumAra meM hRdaya ko anurakti virakti meM pariNata ho gii| jo saMsAra abhI taka priya aura madhura thA, vaha aba apriya aura kaTu ho gayA ! bhoga ko tandrA se jAgakara dhanyakumAra yoga ke patha para calane ko kaTibaddha ho gyaa| apAra dhana-vaibhava kA pralobhana, battIsa patniyoM kA praNaya-vandhana aura mAtA kI amiTa mamatA bhI dhanyakumAra ko usake saMkalpa se haTA nahIM skii| ___ dhanyakumAra jisa dina zramaNa banA, usI dina se usane bele. bele pAraNA karane kA abhigraha svIkAra kiyaa| pAraNA meM bhI sarasa AhAra nahIM, naurasa AhAra lene kI kaThora pratijJA ko| jisa bhojana ko eka kaMgalA bhikhArI bhI lene meM saMkoca kare, aise tuccha bhojana ko dhanya aNagAra grahaNa karatA thaa| kabhI AhAra milA to pAnI nahIM, aura pAnI milA to bhojana nhiiN| phira bhI dhanya aNagAra apano mastI meM masta! apanI sAdhanA meM zAnta ! apanI tapasyA meM sthira ! apane karma meM sadA sajaga ! Atma-sAdhanA meM deha sahayogI raha sake, anukUla raha sake, isIlie use bhojana denA, dhanya aNagAra ne taya kiyA thaa| sarpa jaise binA ragar3a ke bila meM jAtA hai, vaise hI dhanya aNagAra binA Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 115 svAda lie bhojana nigala jAtA thaa| svAda jaya kI yaha carama rekhA thii| saMyama tathA tapa se apanI AtmA ko bhAvita karane ke vrata para dhanya aNagAra aDiga aura acala thaa| dhanya aNagAra alpa samaya kI sAdhanA se hI itanI UMcAI para jA lagA thAjahA~ phUla aura zUla meM bheda rekhA nahIM thii| anukalatA aura pratikUlatA meM pRthaka buddhi nahIM thii| ghora tapasyA se dhanya aNagAra kA deha kSINa aura kRza bana cukA thaa| rakta, mA~sa aura majjA-deha meM nAmamAtra ko thii| carma se Avatta kevala asthipaMjara ho zeSa raha gayA thaa| uThate. baiThate, calate-phirate, haDDiyoM kI kar3akar3AhaTa hone lagI thii| dhanya aNamAra jIvita thaa| deha-bala se nahIM, Atma-bala se / vaha khar3A hotA thA, deha-bala se nahIM, manobala se / vaha bolatA thA, parantu bar3I kaThinatA ke sAtha / sAdhaka apane jIvana meM bhautikatA se kitanA Upara uTha sakatA hai ! dhanya aNagAra kA jIvana Aja bhI eka cunautI banakara sAdhakoM ke sAmane khar3A hai / rAjA zreNika kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhI meM mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra padhAre / zreNika darzanoM ko aayaa| bhagavAn se usane pUchA : "bhate, Apake sAdhaka ziSyoM meM sabase UMcA sAdha , kauna hai| kauna mahAduSkara kiyA aura mahAnirjarA karane vAlA hai ?" binA kisI lAga-lapeTa ke prabhu kA spaSTa uttara thA : ___ "zreNika, sAdhakoM meM sabase U~cA sAdhaka aura aNagAroM meM sabase UMcA aNagAra aura tapasviyoM meM sabase U~cA tapasvI, dhanya aNagAra hai| vaha mahAdRSkara kriyA karane vAlA hai, mahAnirjarA karane vAlA hai|" Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 : pIyUSa ghaTa rAjA zreNika turanta dhanya aNagAra ke darzana ko, vandana ko gayA / guNI kA Adara na karanA bhI jIvana kA eka bar3A doSa mAnA jAtA hai | bhagavAn ke zrImukha se kI jAne vAlI apanI prazaMsA ko zreNika se sunakara bhI dhanya aNagAra kA mana harSita aura pulakita nahIM huA / prazaMsA aura nindA, mAna aura apamAna, Adara aura dutkAra ke jhaMjhAvAtoM se dhanya aNagAra kA mana aprabhAvita ho cukA thA / sAdhaka jIvana ke lie prazaMsA aura sammAna phisalana bhUmi hai, jahAM phisalane kA hara samaya khatarA banA rahatA hai / anta meM, anubhavI sthaviroM kI dekharekha meM dhanya aNagAra ne saMlekhanA ko / navamAsa kA saMyama - paryAya aura eka mAsa kI saMlekhanA karane ke bAda dhanya aNagAra deha tyAga kara sarvArtha siddha vimAna meM jA pahu~cA / vahA~ se mahAvideha hokara siddha, buddha aura mukta ho gayA / - anuttaropapAtika varga, 3, a01/0 Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saccA tyAgI kauna ! gaNadhara sudharmA kI dezanA se bhAvitAtmA hokara eka kaThiyArA ne pravrajyA grahaNa karane kI, bhavya bhAvanA abhivyakta kii| vaha zramaNa banakara Atma-sAdhanA meM saMlagna ho gayA / tapaH sAdhanA meM vaha sadA apramatta rhtaa| usa kaThiyArA ko bhikSa banA dekha-vahAM ke loga paraspara kahate the : "peTa bharane ko bhojana nahIM thA, tana DhA~pane ko kapar3A nahIM thA aura sira chupAne ko ghara nahIM thA, isalie bhikSu bana gyaa| isane kauna-sA tyAga kiyA hai ? tyAgane ko isake pAsa thA hI kyA ?" ___ lokApavAda ke bhaya se adhIra hokara nava bhikSa ne sudharmA se nivedana kiyA : "guru deva, mujhe yahA~ se anyatra le clie|" abhaya kumAra ko jaba isa ghaTanA kA patA lagA, to usane gaNadhara sudharmA se prArthanA kI : "Apa yahA~ se vihAra na kiijie| maiM logoM kI bhrAnta dhAraNA kA samAdhAna kara duuNgaa|" ___ abhaya kumAra buddhimAn thaa| kaThina se kaThina samasyA kA hala vaha kara sakatA thaa| usane ratnoM kI tIna DherI lagA lIM, aura nagara meM udghoSaNA karA dI, ki abhaya kumAra ratnoM kA dAna karanA cAhatA hai| hajAroM loga ekatrita ho gae / abhaya kamAra ne logoM ko sambodhita karate hue kahA : "tuma meM se jo bhI vyakti agni, jala aura nArI-ina tInoM kA parityAga karegA, Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 : pIyUSa ghaTa use ye ratna rAziyAM maiM duuNgaa|" ratna-rAzi lene ko sabhI taiyAra the, para inakA tyAga karane ko koI bhI taiyAra nahIM thaa| .. abhaya kumAra kI bAta sunakara loga eka-dUsare kA muha tAkane lage, aura eka-dUsare se kahane lage : ___"ina tInoM vastuoM ke binA jIvana meM ratna rAzi kA upayoga hI kyA ? mUlya hI kyA? jala to jIvana hI hai, agni ke binA bhojana kase banegA ! aura nArI to sukhoM kI khAna hI hai| nArI ke binA puruSa kA jIvana niSphala hai| gRhiNI se hI to ghara kI zobhA hai ?" taba abhaya kumAra ne gambhIra svara meM kahA : "tumameM se eka bhI aisA vIra nahIM hai, jo ina tInoM vastuoM kA parityAga karake ratnarAzi le sake ? vastu choTo ho yA moTo, usa para se mamatva bhAva haTAnA sarala bAta nahIM hai| tyAga meM, tyAjya vastu ke nahatva kA prAdhAnya nahIM, bhAvanA kA hI eka mAtra mahatva hai|" abhaya kumAra ne apanI bAta ko aura spaSTa karate hue kahA : "tuma loga jise garIba, daridra aura kaMgAla samajhate ho, aura jisake sambandha meM kahate ho, isane kona-sA tyAga kiyA hai? isake pAsa tyAgane ko thA hI kyA? yaha tumhArI bhrAnta dhAraNA hai| dhana, jana, aura parijana kA tyAga ho tyAga nahIM hai, balki apane manovikAroM kA tyAga hI eka mAtra saccA tyAga hai / tuma meM se kauna yaha tyAgane ko taiyAra hai ?" __nagara ke loga apanI bhUla ko samajha gae aura unhoMne usa dina se kaThiyArA bhikSu kA tiraskAra karanA chor3a diyaa| tyAga ke vAstavika artha ko janatA ne samajha liyA thaa| -dazave a0 2, gA0 3 TIkA ___ Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kA apUrva dhana ! DhaMDhakumAra mahArAja kRSNa kA putra thaa| vaha bhagavAn neminAtha kI kalyANI vANI sunakara bhoga se vimukha ho gayA aura yoga kI ora bar3ha calA thA / vaha bhagavAna kA ziSya bana gyaa| alpa-kAla meM hI ugra tapa aura kaThora sAdhanA se DhaMDha muni bhagavAn ke ziSya-parivAra meM sabase prathama ho gyaa| eka bAra kRSNa ne bhagavAna se pUchA : "bhate, Apake 18 hajAra ziSyoM meM sabase ugra tapasvI, sabase kaThora sAdhaka aura sabase adhika zreSTha cAritravAna kauna hai ?" sarvajJa yathArtha vaktA hotA hai| bhagavAn ne kahA : "DhaMDha muni !" bhagavAn kA saMkSipta uttara thaa| kRSNa ne zAnta bhAva se pUchA : "bhaMte, alpakAla meM hI DhaMDha muni ne kauna-sI kaThora sAdhanA kI hai ?" bhagavAn ne kahA : "kRSNa, usane alAbha parISaha ko jota liyA hai|" "dvArikA nagarI meM jaba vaha bhikSA ko nikalatA to bhikSA nahIM miltii| antarAya karma kA prabala udaya hone ke kAraNa use alAbha hI alAbha hotA aura yadi kahIM lAbha bhI hotA to isalie ki yaha rAjakumAra hai| Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 : pIyUSa ghaTa "DhaMDha muni ne eka ghora abhigraha kara liyA hai ki para-nimitta se hone vAle lAbha ko maiM grahaNa nahIM karU~gA / " DhaMDha muni ke ugra abhigraha ko sunakara kRSNa ke mana meM darzana aura vandana kI bhAvanA jAga uThI, bolA : bhaMte, DhaMDha muni kahA~ para haiM ?" bhagavAna ne kahA : "yahAM se nagarI ko jAte samaya jaba tuma nagara meM praveza karoge, taba DhaMDha muni ko dekha sakoge / " kRSNa apane gaja para baiThe jA rahe the, ki nagarI meM praveza karate hI unheM DhaMDha muni ke darzana ho gae / hAthI se nIce utarakara kRSNa ne DhaMDha muni ko vandana kiyA, sukha zAnti pUchI / tyAga-bhUmi para pahu~ca kara putra, pitA se bhI mahAn ho sakatA hai / eka sabhya seTha ne kRSNa ko vandana karate dekhA, mana meM socA "yaha muni koI asAdhAraNa hai, jisako hamArI nagarI ke samrAT bhI vandana karate haiM / " muni usI seTha ke ghara bhikSA ko kRSNa Age bar3ha gae / DhaMDha gae / seTha ne zraddhA aura bhakti sAtha modakoM kA dAna diyA / zAnta bhAva se DhaMDha muni bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM jA pahu~ce / vinIta bhAva se pUchA : "bhaMte, kyA merA antarAya kSINa ho gayA hai ? kyA merI yaha bhikSA apanI labdhi kI hai ?" bhagavAn ne kahA : "nahIM vatsa, abhI antarAya kSINa nahIM huaa| tumhArI bhikSA, para-nimitta kI hai / sva-nimitta kI nahIM hai / tumheM yaha saba kRSNa vAsudeva ke vyaktitva se milA hai / DhaMDha -muni ko mana meM jarA bhI glAni nahIM huI / hAtha se jAte lAbha Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 121 ko dekhakara manuSya ko kitanI vedanA hotI hai ? para DhaMDha muni zAnta bhAva se socane lagA : "yaha merA lAbha nahIM hai, para kA hai| yaha bhikSA kitanI bhI madhura aura sarasa kyoM na ho, mere kalpa kI nahIM hai|" ___ DhaMDha muni zAnta citta se modakoM ko ekAnta sthAna para viveka se DAla rahe the, ki zuddha pariNati se kevala-jJAna prakaTa ho gyaa| jo pAnA thA, vaha pA liyaa| jo karanA thaa| vaha kara liyA DhaMDha muni kRta-kRtya ho gyaa| alAbha ko jItanA kitanA kaThina kAma hai| AzA meM prasanna rahane vAle saMsAra meM hajAroM aura lAkhoM haiM, para nirAzA meM bhI AzA kA divya prakAza dekhane vAle virale hI hote haiN| u0 a0 2, gA0 31/. Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhoga se yoga kI ora mithilA nagarI meM rAjA nami rAjya karatA thaa| vaha bhogoM meM saMsakta thaa| bhogoM se haTakara yoga para kabhI usakA dhyAna hI nahIM jAtA thaa| dina-rAta bhoga-vilAsa ke mAdaka vAtAvaraNa meM rahakara nami apane Apako bhUla-sA gayA thaa| bhogoM kI cakAcauMdha manuSya ko bebhAna kara DAlatI hai| parantu antataH bhoga kA pariNAma roga hotA hai / nami ke deha meM dAha jvara ho gyaa| dAruNa vedanA se vaha atyanta abhibhUta rahane lgaa| eka vaidya ne batAyA, ki "bAvanA candana kA lepa nirantara karate rahanA caahie|" nami para rAniyoM kA atyanta anurAga thaa| vaidya ke kahane para ve svayaM apane hAthoM se candana ghisane lgiiN| eka sAtha candana ghisane se hAtha kI cUr3iyoM se hone vAlA zabda bhI rAjA nami ko sahana na ho skaa| vedanA ke kSaNoM meM priya bho apriya ho jAtA hai| rAjA ne mantrI se kahA : "yaha khana-khanAhaTa kA zabda mujhe sahana nahIM ho rahA hai| yaha zabda kahA~ se ho rahA hai, aura kyoM ho rahA hai ? Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 123 mantrI ne namra svara meM kahA : "yaha saba ApakI zAnti ke lie hai| rAniyA~ svayaM apane hAdhoM se lepa ke lie candana ghisa rahI haiM / ataH hAtha kI cUr3iyoM kA yaha zabda hai|" nami ne vicAra kiyA : "kabhI yaha zabda kitanA priya lagatA thA ! aura Aja kitanA apriya evaM kaTu laga rahA hai !! rAniyoM ne apane hAthoM meM sobhAgya sUcaka eka-eka cUr3I rakhakara zeSa nikAla dI, aura apanA kArya cAlU rkhaa| aba mahala meM mukharatA kA sthAna nIravatA ne le liyA thA / nami ne utsuka hokara pUchA : kyA candana ghisA jA cukA ?" "nahIM, abhI ghisA jA rahA hai|" mantrI ne kahA / "to aba unakA zabda kyoM nahIM hotA hai|" rAjA kA punaH prazna thaa| mantrI ne sthiti spaSTa karate hue rAniyoM se kahA : "saubhAgya sUcaka eka eka cUDI hAthoM meM rakhakara zeSa saba cUr3iyA~ nikAla dI haiN| aba akelI cUr3I khanake to kisake sAtha khanake ?" ___ nami kA prasupta mAnasa jhakajhora uThA ! usane jAgaraNa ko eka aMgar3AI lI aura phira gahare vicAra sAgara meM DUba gyaa| anta meM vaha isa mUlyavAna motI ko pA gayA : ___ "vaha kolAhala, yaha azAnti, saba anekatva meM haiM, ekatva meM to zAnti aura Ananda hI hai|" Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 : pIyUSa ghaTa vicAra dhArA badalI, ekatva kI sAdhanA karane kI bhAvanA balavatI huii| socA "yadi merI vyAdhi zAnta ho jAe, to maiM kala hI bhikSu bana jaauuNgaa|" manuSya ke saMkalpa meM mahAn bala hotA hai| nami kA tIvra dAha jvara upazAnta ho gyaa| cintana karate karate nami ko pUrvajanma kI smRti sajaga ho utthii| prabhAta hote hI mithilA janapada ke vizAla vaibhava kA pari. tyAga kara zramaNa bana ge| ekAnta vana-bhUmi meM Atma-sAdhanA kA mahA pravAha pravAhita hone lgaa| indra ne brAhmaNa rUpa se pratyakSa meM Akara nami se jJAna-carcA kI aura usake tyAga vairAgya kI parIkSA lI, nami saphala ho gayA ! u0 a06/. Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kapila kA antardvanda tRSNA ko jisane jIta liyA. usane sampUrNa vizva ko jIta liyA / tRSNA aura vAsanA para vijaya pAne vAlA kabhI kleza nahIM pAtA aura na vidvAna kabhI nirAdara ! kauzambI nagarI meM jitazatru rAjA rAjya karatA thA / kAzyapa brAhmaNa usakA purohita thA, vaha sarva vidyAoM meM pAraMgata thA, rAjA usakA sammAna karatA thA / purohita kI patnI yazA thI aura usake putra kA nAma thA kapila / kapila abhI zizu hI thA ki kAzyapa kA sahasA nidhana ho gayA | pati ke marane kA yazA ko apAra duHkha thA / kapila ke pitA kA purohita pada eka dUsare brAhmaNa ko milA / jaba brAhmaNa azva para baiThakara yazA ke ghara ke Age se nikalatA, to yazA ko bar3I mano vyathA hotI / nArI kA mana bIte dinoM ko yAda karake rone lagatA hai / mAtA ke A~sU, putra ke jIvana ko kabhI-kabhI mor3a dete haiM apanI mAtA ke preraNA se kapila zrovastI nagara meM rahane vAle apane pitA ke mitra, upAdhyAya indradatta ke pAsa adhyayana ko gayA / mitra ke putra aura medhAvI kapila ne adhyApaka tathA chAtra sabako apane vinaya aura sneha guNa meM bA~dha liyA / indradatta ne zAlibhadra seTha ke ghara para kapila ke bhojana kI vyavasthA kI / yauvana kI urvara bhUmi para vikAroM ke aMkura phaTate dera nahIM lagatI / seTha kI dAsI aura kapila eka-dUsare ke sneha meM ba~dha Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 : pIyUSa ghaTa gae / dAsI sagarbhA huii| donoM cintA ke sAgara meM DUba gae / kapila ghabarA gayA / nArI sthiti ko saMbhAlane meM dakSa hotI hai / bolI : " aba cintA karane se kyA ? Apa pati aura maiM patnI ! donoM ko milakara gRhastha jIvana kI gAr3I khIMcanI hai / " aura dAsI kapila ke sAtha sukhamaya jIvana jIne ke moThe-mIThe svapna dekhane lagI ! para apanA dAsya jIvana aura kapila kI nirdhanatA bhI usake sAmane thI ataH eka kSaNa ruka kara phira vinamra zabdoM meM kapila se kahA : "priyatama yahAM para dhanadatta seTha hai / usake ghara jo brAhmaNa sabase pahale pahu~cakara darzana detA hai, vaha use do mAzA sonA detA hai / tuma sabase ho pahale pahu~ca jAo to tumheM mila jAyagA / " kapila madhya rAtri meM ho uThakara cala par3A seTha ke ghara | cora samajhakara use pakar3a liyA gayA aura prAtaH rAjA kI sabhA meM upasthita kiyA gayA / kapila ne rAjA ko Apa bItI kaha dI / satya chupA nahIM raha sakatA / santuSTa hokara rAjA ne kahA "acchA jo cAho, mA~ga lo !" . kapila azoka vATikA meM vicAra karane lagA : kyA mA~gU ? do mAzA se kyA hogA ? hajAra, lAkha, karor3a mAzoM se bhI kyA hogA ? rAjya hI kyoM na mAMga lU~ ?" vRkSa se eka jIrNa patra ko par3ate kapila ne dekhA / jIvana kI dizA badalane ko yaha eka saMketa thA / apane jIvana kI eka rekhA, kapila ke mAnasa para khica gii| vizvAsa badala gayA, jIvana kI pagaDaMDI hI jAti-smaraNa jJAna ho gayA ! vicAra badala gayA, badala gaI / ' Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI kA dvanda : 127 bhikhArI kapila jIvana kA samrATa ho gayA / vaha bhikSu bana gyaa| jisane apanI tRSNA ke mahAgarta ko santoSa se bhara diyA usakA Adara kauna nahIM karatA ? rAjA ne zramaNa kapila ko namaskAra kiyA / bandI jIvana bitAne vAle pA~ca sau coroM ko pratibodha dekha kara kapila ne unake jIvana meM bhI tyAga kI jyoti jalA dI / chaha mAsa kI kaThora sAdhanA se kevala jJAna kA mahAprakAza mila gayA / kapila kevalI bhagavAn bana gayA / lobha, tRSNA, kAmanA aura vAsanA ko jItane vAlA sAdhaka prakAza ke mahApatha para calatA hai aura dUsaroM ko calane kI bhI preraNA detA hai / u0 a0 8, ni0 gA0 256 / Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAza se aMdhakAra meM prakAza manuSya ko sahaja hI priya hotA hai, aura aMdhakAra apriya hotA hai| prakAza jIvana hai, aura aMdhakAra mRtyu hai / eka bhUgarbha zAstrI kisI parvata kI aMdhakAra pUrNa guphA meM dhAtuzodha karane ke lie gyo| apane sAtha taila pUrNa dIpaka bhI vaha prakAza ke lie le gayA thaa| anyathA usa ghora aMdhere meM use mArga hI nahIM milatA, aura dhAtuoM kA anusandhAna karanA bhI asambhava ho jaataa| vaha dIpaka ke prakAza meM parvata kI gahana guphA meM andara hI andara bar3hatA gyaa| durbhAgyavaza use eka patthara kI Thokara lago, dIpaka hAtha se dUra jAkara pdd'aa| cAroM ora aMdhakAra ho gyaa| mArga bhI andhakAramaya ho gyaa| mArga bhI aba nahIM sUjhatA thaa| ghora aMdhakAra meM vaha idhara-udhara bhaTakatA phiratA rahA / aMdhakAra manuSya ke lie abhizApa hai| ___ eka sarpa para usakA paira par3A, sarpa viSadhara thA / vaha bhUgarbhavettA vahIM mara gayA / usake saba saMkalpa dhare hI raha ge| ___ saMsAra bhI eka parvata hai| manuSya bhava guphA hai| samyaktva dIpaka hai| zaMkAkAMkSA kI Thokara se vaha bujha jAtA hai, jisase mithyAtva kA aMdhakAra sarvatra vyApta ho jAtA hai| phira viSaya kA viSadhara jIvana ko Dasa letA hai| uttarA0, a0 4, gA0 5.. Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ke avirAma samara meM, kabhI hAra hai jIta kbhii| kabhI parAjaya kA ronA hai, gAnA jaya ke gIta kabhI / phUla na uThanA vijaya-garva se, dukhI na honA khAkara hAra / uThakara giranA gira kara uThanA, hai yaha jIvana kA vyApAra // Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ardraka kumAra jIvana meM kabhI utthAna, kabhI patana | vicAra kA sthAna vikAra ne liyA, ki patana taiyAra / vikAra ko haTAkara vicAra AyA, ki utthAna / sAdhaka jIvana kA lakSya hai-patana se utthAna kI ora sajaga hokara bar3hanA / samudra ke madhya meM sthita Ardra kapura eka nagara thA / Adraka vahA~ kA rAjA thA, ArdrakA rAnI, tathA ArdrA ke kumAra bahA~ kA rAjakumAra thA / zreNika meM aura Ardra ke rAjA meM paraspara prabhUta prema thA / abhaya kumAra aura Ardra' ke kumAra meM bhI paraspara atyanta sneha - sadbhAva thA 1 prema meM apAra zakti hai / eka bAra abhaya kumAra ne Adraka kumAra ke lie katipaya sundara upahAra bheje, jo dharma-sAdhanA ke upakaraNa the| unheM dekhakara ArdrA'ka kumAra atyanta prasanna huA / vicAra karate-karate use jAti-smaraNa jJAna ho gayA / bhArata Ane kI pitA se anumati mA~gI parantu saphalatA nahIM milI / rAjakumAra kabhI calA na jAe, isalie pA~ca-sI aMgarakSaka tainAta kara die ge| kintu kisI prakAra Adra ke kumAra vahA~ se nikalane meM saphala ho gayA / Arya-bhUmi bhArata meM Ate hI usane svayaM dIkSA le lI / eka bAra ghUmatA- ghUmatA ArdrA ke muni vasantapura meM AyA / nagara ke bAhara kisI zreSThI ke bAga meM dhyAna-mudrA meM sthita ho gayA / Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 : pIyUSa ghaTa zreSThI kanyA apanI saheliyoM ke sAtha bAga meM Akara khelane lgii| sahasA muni ko dhyAnastha dekhA / muni ke rUpa, yovana aura saundarya para vaha mugdha ho gayo / vaha khela ko bhUla gayI, aura muni kI ora apalaka dekhatI rhii| muni AtmA kA dhyAna kara rahA thA. aura zreSThI kumArI muni ke saundarya kA dhyAna karane lgii| usane apane mana meM saMkalpa kara liyA___ "vivAha merA yadi hogA, to isa muni ke sAtha / anyathA, maiM kumArI hokara hI rhuuNgii|" _saMskAra prabala hote haiN| jIvana kyA hai ? saMskAra-saMcaya / mAdaka muni saMskAra-vaza zreSThI kumArI ke sneha-pAza meM Abaddha ho gyaa| zreSThI kumArI apane manoratha kI pUrti para prasanna thii| manoratha kI pUrti se jIvana harA-bharA ho jAtA hai| saMsAra-sAgara kI caMcala taraMgoM para-donoM pravAhita hone lge| ___ kAlAntara meM Adraka ko putra-ratna kI prApti huI / vaha phira se sAdhanA mArga kI ora bar3hane ke lie prayatna karane lgaa| parantu putra-prema ne bAraha varSoM ke lie bAMdha kara saMsAra meM rkhaa| eka bAra zrImatI Adraka carakhA lekara kAtane lagIM / khelakara Ae putra ne pUchA-'amba, Aja yaha kyA kara rahI ho?" ____ "vatsa, tere pitA mujhe aura tujhe chor3akara jAne ko taiyAra haiM / peTa bharane ke lie sUta kAta rahI huuN| yaha garIboM kI nirdoSa AjIvikA hai-vatsa !" zrImatI ne dulAra bhare Adra-kaNTha se khaa| ___ "amba, tuma cintA mata karo ! maiM abhI upAya kara detA hU~, jisase pitAjI nahIM jA skeNge|'' usane kaccA sUta lekara ___ Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 133 prasupta pitA ke pairoM meM bAraha A~Te lagA die| putra-prema ke vazIbhUta hokara Adraka bAraha varSoM taka phira saMsAra meM saMsakta rhaa| vAsanA ke saMgharSa meM parAjita Adraka phira se apane vikAroM se yuddha karane ko taiyAra ho gyaa| jisa mArga se haTA thA, phira usa para dRr3hatA se bar3hane lgaa| __ eka bAra vaha vasantapura se rAjagRhI jA rahA thaa| mArga meM gozAlaka se vAda kiyA, tApasoM se vAda kiyaa| apane paine toM se unheM parAsta kiyaa| vaha rAjagRhI jA phuNcaa| abhaya kumAra ne Adraka muni ko bahumAnapUrvaka vandana kiyA, namaskAra kiyaa| -sUtrakRtAMga cUNi. Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amAtya tetali putra dharma ko sAdhanA Atma-kalyANa ke lie ho karanI caahie| bhaya aura lobha ke vazIbhUta hokara nahIM / adharma se parAGmukha aura dharma ke abhimukha honA, koI AsAna kAma nahIM hai| tetalipura nagara meM kanaka-ratha rAjA, padmAvatI rAnI aura tetaliputra amAtya rahatA thaa| isI nagara meM mUSikAra dAraka eka svarNakAra thaa| usakI patmI bhadrA thI, aura putrI poTTilA thI, jo rUpavatI evaM buddhimatI thii| eka bAra poTiTalA apane makAna kI chata para baiThI thI, ki udhara se nikalate amAtya tetali putra kI dRSTi usake rUpa meM ulajha gyii| amAtya ne poTilA ke pitA se usakI mAMga kI aura vaha taiyAra ho gyaa| yogya vara milanA bar3A kaThina hai| poTilA kA vivAha tetali putra ke sAtha ho gayA / rAjA kanaka-ratha kI apane rAjya meM bar3I hI Asakti thaa| vaha apane janmate hI putra kA aMgacchedana kara detA thA, jisase vaha rAjya yogya na ho| rAnI isa karatA se vyAkula thii| para rAjA se kucha kahane kA use sAhasa nahIM hotA thaa| saMyogavaza rAnI aura poTilA donoM eka kAla meM sagarbhA hii| rAnI ne amAtya ko apanA vicAra pahale hI vyakta kara diyA thaa| rAnI ke putra huA, aura poTilA ke mRta putrI / Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 135 amAtya tetali ne mRta putrI rAnI ke pAsa rakha dI, aura rAjakumAra ko poTilA ke pAsa rakha diyaa| rAjA ko putra janma kA patA lagate hI vaha talavAra lekara AyA / parantu mAlUma huA ki rAnI ke mata pUtrI huI hai, vaha lauTa gyaa| amAtya ne rAjakumAra kA nAma rakhA-kanaka dhvaja / ___ kAlAntara meM tetali putra kA poTilA ke prati sneha manda ho gayA / prayatna karane para bhI vaha amAtya ko apane ghara para anurakta nahIM kara skii| apane nagara meM Ane vAlI bahuzru tA suvratA AryA se bhI poTilA ne bhakti karake yaha pUchA-''koI mantra, tantra, yantra, auSadhi TonA-TAbhaNa yA aisA vazIkaraNa batAie, jisase meM apane pati ko anurakta kara skuuN|" ___AryA suvratA ne zAnta bhAva se kahA-'bhadre, hama zramaNI hai| dharma sunane kI icchA ho, to sunA sakatI hai| parantu caritra viruddha bAta hama apane kAnoM se sunanA bhI pasanda nahIM karatI haiN|" suvratA kI vANI kA poTTilA ke citta para gaharA asara pdd'aa| vaha pravajA lene ko taiyAra ho gayI / tetila putra se anumati lene kI bhAvanA se Akara bol| "merA yaha saMkalpa hai|" amAtya ne kahA--- "maiM anumati de sakatA hai| parantu isa zarta para ki devatA banakara tU mujhe pratibodha dene naanaa|" poTTilA ne bAta mAna lI poTTilA sAdhvI hokara alpakAla meM hI sAdhanA karake deva bnii|| rAjA kanaka ratha ke avasAna ho jAne para tetali ne kanaka dhvaja ko rAjA bnaayaa| kanaka dhvaja tetali ko apane pitA ke tulya samajhatA thaa| kulIna vyakti apane upakAra karane vAle ko sadA Adara detA hai| Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 : pIyUSa ghaTa poTilA deva banakara aneka bAra tetali ko samajhAne aaii| parantu vaha nahIM cetaa| devI zakti se prabhAvita kanaka dhvaja ne tetali kA apamAna kara diyaa| isa AghAta ko amAtya nahIM saha skaa| Adara jIvana hai, aura anAdara maraNa / amAtya tetali putra ne aba rAjya meM na rahane kA balavAn saMkalpa kara liyaa| cintana karate-karate jAti-smaraNa jJAna huaa| pravajita hokara ugra sAdhanA kii| jIvana kA mArga sama nahIM, viSama hai| kabhI car3hAva to kabhI DhalAva bhI / parantu jo sajaga hokara calatA hai use kisI prakAra kA bhaya nhiiN| -jJAtAsUtra Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rohiNeya cora prAcIna samaya kI bAta hai / rAjagRha nagarI meM rohiNeya nAma kA eka cora rahatA thaa| vaha corI karane meM bar3A hI kuzala thA, aura vaha kisI kI pakar3a meM bhI na AtA thaa| rIhiNeya kA pitA marate samaya usase kaha gayA thA___ "beTA ! dekho, eka bAta yAda rakhanA ki jahA~ para koI sAdhu-santa upadeza dete hoM, vahA~ bhUlakara bhI mata jaanaa|" eka bAra kI bAta hai| rAjagRha meM zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA samavasaraNa lgaa| saba loga unakA upadeza sunane ge| saMyogavaza rohiNeya bhI usake pAsa se hokara gujraa| rohiNeya ko Dara thA ki kahIM bhagavAn kA upadeza usake kAnoM meM na par3a jAe / ataeva usane apane donoM hAthoM se apane donoM kAna banda kara lie / saMyoga se calate-calate rohiNeya ke paira meM eka kA~TA cubha gyaa| aba vaha eka hAtha to apane kAna para jyoM kA tyoM rakhe rahA aura dUsare se para kA kA~TA nikAlane lgaa| usa samaya bhagavAn ke ye vAkya rohiNeya ke kAna meM par3e "devaloka meM devoM ke gale kI mAlA kumhalAtI nahIM, devoM ke palaka lagate nahIM, unakA zarIra nirmala rahatA hai, tathA ve cAra aMgula jamIna chor3akara adhara calate haiN|" __itane meM roNiNeya ke paira kA kAMTA nikala gayA, aura vaha phira dUsare hAtha ko apane kAna para rakhakara calane lgaa| Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 : pIyUSa ghaTa kucha samaya bAda rohiNeya rAjagRha meM corI karatA huA pakar3A gyaa| parantu rAjA ke karmacAriyoM ko yaha nahIM mAlUma ho sakA ki vaha rohiNeya hai yA anya koI ? unhoMne use poTanA bhArambha kara diyA aura kahA ki saca-saca batA tU kauna hai ? nItizAstra ke aneka paNDita vahA~ Ae, parantu koI kucha patA na lagA skaa| ___ anta meM jaba koI upAya na rahA, to cora ko khUba madyapAna karAkara use behoza kara diyA gayA, aura eka atyanta sUndara bhavana banAkara, use bahumUlya gaha-takiyoM Adi se sajAkara cora ko vahA~ sulA diyA gyaa| - prAtaHkAla hone para cora ne dekhA ki vaha atyanta sundara bhavana meM leTA huA hai| nAnA maNiyoM se jaTita vaha bhavana jagamaga-jagamaga kara rahA hai| usakA zarIra bahamulya vastra aura AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta hai / sundarI yuvatiyoM kA nAca-gAna ho rahA hai| nAca-gAna ke pazcAt yuvatiyoM ne cora ko praNAmapUrvaka kahA "deva, Apa bar3e bhAgyazAlI haiM, jo Apa isa devaloka meM janme haiM / kRpAkara apane pUrvabhava kA varNana kIjie / isa devaloka kA niyama hai, ki jo apane pUrvabhava kA varNana karatA hai, vaha adhika samaya taka devaloka meM vAsa karatA hai, anyathA vaha yahA~ se zIghra hI cyuta ho jAtA hai|" ye bAteM sunakara rohiNeya ko turanta bhagavAn mahAvIra ke vAkya smaraNa ho Ae-"devaloka meM devatAoM kI mAlAe~ murajhAtI nahIM, unake palaka lagate nahIM, tathA ve adhara calate haiN|" Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 136 rohiNeya ne socA ki tIrthaGkara ke vAkya kabhI mithyA nahIM hote| mAlUma hotA hai ki mujhe phaMsAne ke lie yaha saba jAla racA gayA hai / yaha sArA khela mujhe phaMsAne ke lie hI hai| rohiNaya ke mana meM vicAra AyA -- "mahAvIra ke eka vAkya kA kitanA mAhAtmya hai ! unake vAkya-smaraNa se hI Aja mujhe jIvana-dAna milA, anyathA mere jIvana kA kabhI kA anta ho gayA hotaa| jaba unakA eka-eka vAkya itanA kImatI hai, to unakA samasta upadeza kitanA kalyANakArI hogA !" __ rohiNeya ke jIvana meM krAMti kI lahara daur3a gaI. aura usane bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM baiThakara unakA dharma svIkAra kiyaa| jaina kathAkoSa Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vijaya cora bAta yaha usa samaya kI hai, jaba magadha deza kI rAjadhAno rAjagRha meM rAjA zreNika rAjya karatA thaa| zreNika ke rAjya meM jahA~ sajjana prajAjana the-vahA~ kara, kaThora aura kaTu-svabhAva kA vijaya cora bhI thaa| nagara ke loga sadA isase sAvadhAna rahate the / kyoMki ve isakI krUratA se paricita the| anekoM bAra ise pakar3ane kA prayatna bhI huA, parantu vaha mAlukA kaccha meM chupA rahatA, aura avasara pAkara kabhI lUTa-khasoTa kara bhAgakara phira chupa jAtA / krUra prakRti kA manuSya svayaM bhI bhayabhIta rahatA hai| rAjagRha meM hI dhanya sArthavAha nAma vAlA eka prasiddha vyApArI bhI rahatA thaa| bhadrA usakI seThAnI thii| panthaka nAma kA eka usake yahA~ dAsa thaa| sArthavAha ke pAsa vipula dhana aura apAra vaibhava thaa| parantu usake ghara meM yadi koI kamo thI, to mAtra yahI, ki usake ghara kA dIpaka koI putra yA putrI nahIM thA ! isakI donoM ko sadA cintA lagI rahatI thii| kAlAntara meM dhanya aura bhadrA kI yaha bhAvanA bhI pUrI huii| mAtA kI sUnI goda ko putra janma ne bhara diyaa| nAma rakhA, devadatta / bar3I sAdha ke bAda devadatta milA thA / ataH usakA bar3e lAr3a-pyAra se lAlana-pAlana hone lgaa| panthaka dAsa sadA usako sevA meM tatpara rahatA / sadA chAyA kI taraha devadatta ke sAtha rahatA thaa| Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 141 __ eka bAra rAjamArga ke pAsa ke maidAna meM bAlaka krIDA kara rahe the / panthaka bhI devadatta ko lekara vahA~ para pahu~ca gayA / devadatta ko eka ora baiThAkara panthaka khela meM bebhAna thaa| avasara pAkara vijaya cora devadatta ko lekara bhAga gayA, aura usake bahumUlya AbhUSaNa utAra kara, usako mArakara kUpa meM DAla diyaa| panthaka muha dikhAne lAyaka nahIM rahA / isa dAruNa ghaTanA se dhanya aura bhadrA ke duHkha kA to kahanA hI kyA ? pulisa ne daur3a-dhUpa karake vijaya cora ko pakar3a liyA, aura devadatta kA zava bhI kUpa meM mila gyaa| vijaya cora ko isa kara karma ke kAraNa jela meM banda kara diyaa| parantu bhadrA ko kyA pUtra ke abhAva meM caina thI? ikalaute beTA kA abhAva mAtA ko bahuta dinoM taka sAlatA rahatA hai| dhIre-dhIre dhanya aura bhadrA putra-zoka ko bhUle hI the, ki kisI rAja-aparAdha meM dhanya sArthavAha bhI pakar3A gayA, aura bijaya cora ke sAtha hI use bhI jela meM banda kara diyA gayA / sArthavAha ko usake ghara se bhojana AtA thA / vijaya cora ne kahA- "maiM bhUkhA hU~ ! mujhe bhI thor3A bhojana de diyA karo / ' seTha ne kahA-"tU merA putra ghAtaka hai / maiM tujhe bhojana nahIM de sktaa|" sArthavAha ko zauca-laghu-zaMkA huyI, to usane vijaya cora se sAtha meM calane ko kahA, kyoMki ve donoM eka hI ber3I se baMdhe hue the| vijaya cora ne avasara se lAbha uThAte hue kahA-"apane bhojana meM se mujhe bhI dene kI pratijJA karo, to sAtha cl|' dhanya jo vijaya kI bAta svIkAra karanI pdd'ii| vaha apane bhojana meM se kucha bhAga vijaya cora ko bhI dene lgaa| __ jela se mukta hokara sArthavAha ghara AyA / saba ne harSa prakaTa kiyaa| parantu bhadrA ne svAgata isalie nahIM kiyA, ki unhoMne Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 : pIyUSa ghaTa jela meM mere putra-ghAtaka ko bhojana-pAna karAyA thA / nArI kA komala-mAnasa ruSTa bhI jaldI hotA hai, aura tuSTa bhI jaldI / dhanya ke samajhAne para bhadrA bhalI-bhA~ti samajha gyii| _ kAlAntara meM dhanya sArthavAha ne dharmaghoSa muni se tyAga-dharma svIkAra kiyaa| deva-janma ke bAda mahAvideha meM janma lekara siddha, buddha aura mukta hogaa| vijaya cora apane kara karmo ke kAraNa naraka meM utpanna huaa| ___ AtmA dhanya sArthavAha haiM, aura zarIra vijaya cora / jhAna, darzana aura cAritra Adi sadguNa devadatta tulya haiM / apanA ahita karane vAle zarIra ko bhI AtmA sahayoga isalie detA hai, ki vaha usake vikAsa meM sAdhana banakara rhegaa| -jJAtAsUtra/. Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maNDita cora yaha zarIra saMyama-sAdhanA meM jaba taka sakSama aura svastha hai, taba taka isakA pAlana-poSaNa tathA saMrakSaNa karanA Avazyaka hai| parantu yaha saba jIrNa-zIrNa ho jAe, taba tapa karake AtmakalyANa meM use saphala karanA caahie| prAcIna samaya meM benAtaTa nagara meM mUladeva nAma kA eka rAjA thA, vaha apanI prajA kA sneha se pAlana karatA thA / prajA kA kaSTa rAjA kA apanA kaSTa hotA hai| usI nagara meM eka maNDita cora bhI rahatA thaa| dina meM vaha apane paira meM paTTI bA~dhakara julAhe kA rUpa banAkara nagara ke bAjAroM meM, galiyoM meM aura muhalloM meM corI kA dAva dekhatA phiratA rahatA thaa| usake ghara meM eka bhUmi-gRha thA, jisameM lUTa kA aura corI kA apAra dhana bharA par3A thA, jisakI rakSA usakI rUpavatI bahina kiyA karatI thii| bhAI cora thA aura vahina rakhavAlina thii| maNDita cora jyoM hI majadUra ke sira para dhana kI poTa dharavAkara lAtA, bahina tyoM ho majadUra ke paira-hAtha dhone ke bahAne use kUpa meM dhakela detii| ___ mUladeva rAjA ne prajA ke dukhaH ko dekhakara maNDita cora ko pakar3ane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kara liyaa| manuSya kyA nahIM kara sakatA? yadi vaha karanA dhAra le, to| mUladeva majadUra kA veSa banAkara rAta ko nagara bhara meM ghUmatA-phiratA rahatA / Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 : pIyUSa ghaTa eka bAra devayoga se maNDita ko mUladeva majadUra hI mila gyaa| sira para gaTharI uThAkara vaha maNDita ke ghara pahu~cA / gaTharI andara DAlI aura maNDita cora kI rUpavatI bahina majadUra ke paira hAtha dhulAne vAhara AyI / kUpa ke koThe para baiTha gyii| paira dhone ko taiyAra huyI, ki paira meM rAja-cinha dekhakara cakita huyo | rUpa ko rUpa khIMcatA hai / vaha muladeva para mugdha hokara bolI "maiM Apako mArane ke bhAva se AyI thI, para Apa para merA sahaja sneha ho gayA / maiM Apako apanA pati svIkAra karatI hU~ / maiM yaha bhI jAnatI hU~, ki Apa rAjA haiM / " " parantu eka zarta ke sAtha meM Apako apanA pati banA sakatI hU~, aura sArA dhana vaibhava bhI dikhA sakatI hU~ / yadi Apa mere bhAI maNDita ko na mAreM, to / " mUladeva buddhimAna aura dhIra thaa| dUsare roja maNDita ko julAhe ke rUpa meM pakar3a liyA / apane sAmane maNDita cora ko khar3A karake bolA " maNDita, maiM tujhe isa zarta para chor3a sakatA hU~, ki tU apanI bahina kA vivAha mere sAtha kara de / maiM tujhe apane koSa kA adhyakSa bhI banA sakatA hU~ / " maNDita ko yaha bAta pasanda A gayI / usane apanI bahina kA vivAha mUladeva rAjA ke sAtha kara diyA / vaha rAjya koSa kA adhyakSa banA 1 kAlAntara meM mUladeva ne maNDita se madhura svara meM kahA"aba tumheM dhana kI kyA kamI hai| prajA kA dhana loTA do / " maNDita ne dhIre-dhIre sabakA dhana lauTA diyaa| eka roja avasara dekhakara rAjA ne maNDita ko zUlI para car3hA diyA / prajA aba Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 145 sukhI aura samRddha hotI gaI, kyoki cora kA bhaya aba nahIM rahA thaa| yaha zarIra cora hai| dharma dhana hai| jIva rAjA hai| jaba taka zarIra se dharma hotA hai, taba taka vaha usakI rakSA karatA hai| bAda meM tapa kI Aga meM jalakara apanI Atma-zuddhi karatA hai| -u0 a0 4, gAthA 7, TIkA/0 AcArya ASADhI ke ziSya saMzaya aura zaMkA se adhyAtma-jIvana meM kAluSya A jAtA hai| yadi usakA bhalI-bhA~ti se samAdhAna nahIM kiyA jAtA hai, to| zvetAmbikA nagarI ke polAsa bAga meM, AcArya ASADhI apane ziSyoM ko yoga kI sAdhanA karA rahe the| AdhA kAma ho cukA thA, AdhA abhI bAkI thaa| __karma kA khela adbhuta hai| madhya rAtri meM visUcikA roga ke tIvra prakopa se AcArya ke jIvana kA sahasA avasAna ho gyaa| AcArya devaloka meM, devarUpa se utpanna ho ge| ziSya nidrA meM sote hI rhe| unheM isa ghaTanA kA jarA bhI patA nahIM laga skaa| deva ne vicAra kiyA-ziSyoM kI sAdhanA abhI adhUrI hai| yaha socakara usane rUpane mRta kalevara meM praveza kiyaa| prAtaHkAla Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 : pIyUSa ghaTa ziSyoM ko jagAkara kahA - "uTho, pratikramaNa karo / pratilekhanA karo | dhyAna karo / " jaba yoga sAdhanA pUrI huI, aura vaha deva tadRzya hokara isa prakAra bolA - "maiM marakara deva bana gayA thA / tumhArI sAdhanA pUrI karAne ko hI mujhe yahA~ para AnA par3A hai / meM asaMyata aura avirata hokara bhI tuma logoM se vandana aura satkAra letA rahA hU~ / isake lie maiM tuma sabase kSamA yAcanA karatA hU~ / tuma saba milakara mujha ko kSamA pradAna karo / " isa ghaTanA se ziSyoM ke mana meM saMzaya aura zaMkA kA vAtAvaraNa paidA ho gayA / ve eka-dUsare se isa prakAra parampara kahane lage "bhagavAn tIrthakara kI AjJA hai, ki asaMyata ko vandanA nahIM karanI caahie| kauna saMyata hai ? kauna asaMyata hai ? isakA paribodha honA kaThina hai / " ataH sabane 'avyakta-dharma' ko svIkAra kara liyA / unheM sarvatra andhakAra hI dIkhane lagA / kahIM para bhI unakA vizvAsa nahIM jamatA thA / eka bAra ve saba ziSya ghUmate-ghUmate rAjagRha nagarI meM jA pahu~ce / usa samaya vahA~ para sUryavaMzI rAjA balabhadra rAjya karatA thA / vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra kA param bhakta thA / rAjA ko ina avyakta ninhavoM ke Ane kA patA laga gayA / kabhI-kabhI jo bAta upadeza se samajha meM nahIM AtI, vaha yukti se sahaja meM hI samajha meM A jAtI hai / rAjA ne unako Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 147 sanmArga para lAne ke aneka satprayatna kie| parantu ve samajha nahIM sake / Akhira, rAjA ne apane anucaroM se zramaNoM ko bulavAyA, aura usako apamAnita kiyA / zramaNa kahane lage - "rAjan, tuma zrAvaka hokara hama zramaNoM ko apamAnita kyoM karate ho ? hama to niraparAdha haiM / " rAjA ne apanI bAta kA avasara dekhakara kahA - "kauna jAnatA hai, ki Apa zramaNa haiM, aura maiM zrAvaka hU~ ? Apake mata meM to sava kucha avyakta hai / isa deha meM kona sAdhu hai, kauna asAdhu hai ? isakA parijJAna Apa meM se kisI ko nahIM hai / phira Apa yaha kaise kahate haiM, ki hama niraparAdha zramaNa haiM / " rAjA ke kathana ko sunakara AcArya ASADhI ke ziSya apanI bhUla ko pahacAna gae / phira apane bhrAnta vicAroM kI AlocanA karake, zuddhi karake zuddha ho ge| phira pahale jaise hI eka-dUsare ko vandana bhI karane lage / apane mana kA saMzaya aura zaMkA ke dUra hote ho ve phira se bhagavAn ke pavitra evaM satya siddhAntoM para dRr3hatA se zraddhA karane lage / - u0 a0 3, ni0 gA0 166 Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSaNikavAdI azva mitra guru se jJAna prApta karanA sahaja nahIM hai| pAtratA, yogyatA aura gambhIratA kI bar3I jarUrata hai / anyathA, kabhI-kabhI artha kA anartha bhI ho jAtA hai / kisI samaya mithalA nagaro ke bAhara lakSmI nandana bAga meM, AcArya mahAgiri apane ziSya parivAra ko lekara padhAre / AcArya kA ziSya thA, koDinna aura koDinna kA ziSya thA, azva mitra / vaha bar3A hI medhAvI aura kuzAgra buddhi thA / vaha apane guru se dazama pUrva kA adhyayana kara rahA thA / eka bAra usake mana meM zaMkA uThI "jIva kabhI nAraka, kabhI deva, kabhI manuSya aura kabhI pazu banatA hai / vidyut ke tulya yaha cetanA ko dhArA kSaNika hai / vaha sthira nahIM haiM / kabhI kucha aura kabhI kucha / AcArya ne aura usake guru ne bhI samAdhAna karane kA prabala prayatna kiyaa| ve isa prakAra se bole - " vatsa, pratyeka vastu paryAya dRSTi se kSaNika hote hue bhI dravya se sthira hai / " parantu usane apanA mithyAgraha nahIM chodd'aa| vaha apanA mithyA mAnyatA para aTala rahA / samajhAnA - bujhAnA saba bekAra gayA / eka bAra azva mitra rAjagRha meM pahuMcA / bhagavAn mahAvora ke zrAvakoM ko jJAna huA, ki yahA~ eka kSaNikavAdA ninhava AyA hai | zrAvaka usako apamAnita karane lage / Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 146 vaha bolA-"mujhe kyoM apamAnita karate ho ? merA aparAdha kyA hai ?" zrAvakoM ne kahA-"na aba apamAnita hone vAlA rahA, aura na apamAna karane vAle hI rhe| Apake mata meM tA saba kSaNika hai| phira kauna kisakA aparAdhA hai? Apake mata meM to koI kisI kA aparAdho hai hI nhiiN|" zrAvakoM kI bAtoM ko sunakara azvamitra apano bhUla ko samajha gyaa| apane mithyA vicAroM ko AlocanA karake vaha punaH zuddha ho gyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM meM phira se sthira ho gyaa| -u0 a0 3, ni0 gA 170/. Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vairAzika rohagupta manuSya ko jJAna to sIkhanA caahie| para apane prApta jJAna kA ahaMkAra kabhI na karanA caahie| ahaMkArI kA jJAna bho ajJAna hI hai| antarikSa nagara meM bhUtagraha bAga thaa| eka bAra vahA~ zrIgupta AcArya pdhaare| AcArya apane ziSya parivAra ke sAtha the| usI avasara para vahA~ para kahIM se eka parivrAjaka bhI AyA, jo aneka vidyAoM meM pravINa thaa| rAja-sabhA meM jAkara vaha bolA___ "rAjan ! yA to Apake rAjya ke paNDita mere se zAstrArya kareM, yA hAra mAnakara mujhe vijetA mAna leN|" rAjA kA eka bhI paNDita zAstrArtha ko taiyAra nahIM huaa| saba ke saba paNDitoM ne kahA---- "yahA~ para zrIgupta AcArya padhAre haiM / unakA ziSya rohagupta bar3A vidvAn hai| vaha zAstrArtha kara sakatA hai| dUsare kisI kI zakti nahIM hai, isako jItane kii|" rohagupta ne AcArya ko binA pUche hI apanI anumati de dI / AcArya ko jJAta hone para unhoMne kahA "bhikSu ko isa prakAra ke vitaNDAvAda meM nahIM par3anA Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 151 caahie|" guru ke inkAra karane para bhI rohagupta zAstrArtha karane ke lie rAja-sabhA meM gyaa| parivrAjaka ne apanI vidyA se eka bicchU bnaayaa| roha ne apano vidyA se mayUra banA diyaa| bicchU bhAga gyaa| phira parivrAjaka ne mUSaka banAyA, to roha ne bilAva banA diyaa| parivrAjaka ne hariNa banAyA, to rohagupta ne siMha banA diyaa| kisI bhI prakAra roha ne parivrAjaka ko jItane nahIM diyA / Akhira hArA huA manuSya roSa karane lagatA hai| parivrAjaka ne socA-rohagapta bar3A vidvAn hai| isako jItanA bar3A kaThina hai| taba parivrAjaka ne cAturya se kAma liyaa| usane roha se pUchA "rAzi do hotI haiM na ?" aba yadi rohagupta isa satya ko svIkAra karatA hai, to parivrAjaka ko bAta kA samarthana hotA hai| yadi inkAra karatA hai, to apane siddhAnta kA apalApa hotA hai| vivAda meM jItanA ho mukhya dhyeya hotA hai| rohagapta ne kahA---- "rAzi do nahIM, tIna hotI haiM jIva rAzi, ajIva rAzi aura no jIva no ajIva raashi|" anta meM parivrAjaka hAra gayA aura rohagapta jIta gyaa| __rohagupta kI prazaMsA cAroM ora phaila gii| parantu AcArya ne kahA "tUne siddhAnta ke viruddha mata ko sthApanA kI hai, yaha ThIka nahIM hai|" roha ko bhI apanI bAta kA Agraha ho gayA thaa| samajhAne para bhI vaha samajhA nhiiN| Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * 152 : pIyUSa ghaTa kAlAntara meM, AcArya rohagupta ko kRtikA vaNik kI dukAna para le ge| vahA~ svarga, pAtAla aura madhyaloka meM jo bhI vastue~ haiM, saba milatI thiiN| AcArya ne vahA~ pahu~cakara 'no jIva, no ajIba vastu mA~gI / ' vaNik ne kahA - " yaha vastu to tInoM loka meM se kisI bhI loka meM nahIM hai| phira milegI kahA~ se ?" AcArya ne rohagupta se kahA - " vatsa ! apanA Agraha chor3a do| apane mithyA vicAra kI AlocanA karake zuddhi kara le / " parantu roha kisI bhI prakAra mAnA nahIM / anta meM AcArya ne rohagupta ko gaccha se bAhara kara diyA / siddhAnta kA apalApa karane se vaha rohagupta ninhava ho gayA / - u0 a0 3, ni0 gA0 172 / Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phAlgurakSita kA durAgraha vinIta ziSya zaMkA hote hI gurU se samAdhAna kara letA hai / guru se samAdhAna pAkara vaha apane Agraha kA parityAga kara detA hai / : dazapura eka sundara nagara thA / vahA~ para eka AcArya padhAre / unake tona ziSya the - durbalakA puSpamitra, phAlgu-rakSita ora goSThA- mahila / phAlgu rakSita tInoM meM bar3A thA / parantu ayogya hone se AcArya ne use AcArya pada nahIM diyA / puSpa mitra kI yogyatA se prasanna hokara use AcArya pada de diyA / phAlgu rakSita, donoM para vidveSa rakhane lagA / manuSya apanI ayogyatA kA vicAra na karake dUsaroM para IrSyA karane lagatA hai / phAlgu rakSita ne kahA - "jIva ke karma cipaTe hue haiM / yaha siddhAnta galata hai / jaise aMgarakhI aura zarIra tathA zarIra aura kaMcukI alaga-alaga haiM, vaise hI AtmA aura karma bhI alagaalaga haiM / " usakA dUsarA vicAra yaha thA ki jaba taka mana sthira rahe, tabhI taka vrata evaM pratyAkhyAna saccA hai / gurU ke samajhAne para bhI vaha mAnA nahIM / anta meM AcArya ne use gaccha se bAhara kara diyA / Agraha - -zIla manuSya sakatA / kabhI bhI vinIta aura yogya nahIM bana -- u0 a0 3, ni0 gA0 175/ Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tiSyagupta ko bhrAnti vijJAna hI jAna sakatA hai / siddhAnta ke viSaya meM ekAnta satya ananta hai / use ananta kisI bhI vastu aura kisI bhI vicAra mithyA hotA hai / tiSyagupta eka medhAvI tathA pratibhAvAn zramaNa thA / usake pAsa tIvra tarka zakti bhI thI / parantu jaba tarka zraddhA se bhaTaka jAtA hai, to heya ho jAtA hai / tiSyagupta apane gurU se Atma-pravAda pUrva par3ha rahA thA / usameM jIva kA vistRta varNana hai / ziSya ne gurU se tarka kiyA "gurudeva ! kyA jIva ke eka pradeza ko, do pradezoM ko, tIna Adi pradezoM ko bhI jIva kaha sakate haiM ?" guru ne kahA- "hA~, kaha sakate haiM / " ziSya ne apanI bAta ko majabUta karate hue kahA - "nahIM, guru deva ! yaha siddhAnta satya nahIM hai / yA to pUrNa pradezoM vAle jIva ko hI jIva kaho, yA phira jIva ke carama pradeza ko jIva kaho / zeSa dazAoM meM jIva ko jIva nahIM kaha sakate / " tiSyagupta apanI bAta para ar3a gayA / Agraha manuSya ko ekAntavAda kI ora le jAtA hai / guru ne mRduvANI meM anekoM prakAroM se samajhAyA / para vaha nahIM maanaa| guru ne kahA - " bhagavAn kA vacana sApekSa hotA hai / apekSA se eka pradeza bhI jIva ho sakatA hai / sampUrNa pradeza bhI Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 155 jIva ho sakatA hai| carama pradeza bhI jIva ho sakatA hai| yaha to nayavAda kI apekSA se kahA gayA hai|" gurU ne tarka rakhate hue kahA___ vatsa, sudi kI pratipadA ko bhI zukla pakSa kahate haiM, aura pUrNimA ko bhI zukla pakSa kahate haiN| naigama naya aura nizcama naya ko samajho!" 'mithyAtva kA udaya hone para satya bhI asatya jaisA lagane lagatA hai| tiSya samajha nahIM sakA / gurU ne usakA parityAga kara diyA / tiSyagupta apane mithyA vicAra kA pracAra karane lgaa| eka bAra bihAra karatA-karatA tiSyagupta amala kalpA nagarI meM jA phuNcaa| vahA~ usane apane vicAra kA pracAra kiyaa| zrotAoM meM vahA~ eka mitrazrI zrAvaka bhI thaa| vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra kA parama bhakta thaa| gambhIra vyakti kisI truTi ko sabake sAmane kabhI nahIM kahatA hai| mitrazrI ne tiSya ko samajhAne ke aneka prayatna kie| eka bAra tiSya bhikSA karatA-karatA zrAvaka ke ghara bhI pahu~ca gyaa| catura kabhI avasara ko hAtha se nahIM jAne detA hai| tiSya ne gocarI lene ko apanA pAtra kholA, to mitrazrI ne usameM eka cAvala kA dAnA. eka dAla kA dAnA, aura eka ghI kA TapakA rakha diyaa| tiSya ne kahA-'zramaNa kA bhI upahAsa kiyA jAtA hai|" mitrazrI ne kahA--"yaha upahAsa nahIM hai| ApakA siddhAnta hI aisA hai / jIva ke eka carama pradeza ko hI to Apa jIva mAnate haiM na? phira eka-eka dAne se sampUrNa cAvala aura sampUrNa dAla kyoM ___ Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 : pIyUSa ghaTa nahIM mAna lete ? ghI ke eka Tapake ko sampUrNa ghI kyoM nahIM mAna lete ? kyA eka dAne se ApakI bhUkha zAnta nahIM ho jAtI ?" tiSyagupta ko yaha bAta laga gaI / vaha isa yukti se apane tarka ke mithyAtva ko samajha gayA / apane bhrAnta vicAroM kI AlocanA kI aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke siddhAnta meM phira se r3ha AsthA abhivyakta kii| subaha kA bhUlA, zAma ko ghara lauTa AyA / pratyeka vastu ananta dharmAtmaka hai, use eka hI dRSTikoNa se dekhanA mithyAtva haiM, aura aneka apekSAoM se samajhanA anekAnta hai / - u0 a0 3, ni0 gA0 168 / Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Arya gaMgadeva kA bhrama zuddha zraddhA kA milanA kaThina hai| binA zraddhA ke jIvana sthira nahIM hotaa| jo manuSya apanI zraddhA ko zuddha rakhatA hai- vaha kabhI duHkhI nahIM hotaa| ullaka nadI ke tIra para ullaka tora eka nagara thaa| nadI ke dUsare tIra para kheTaka grAma thaa| nagara meM dhanagupta AcArya kA varSAvAsa thaa| AcArya kA ziSya gaMgadeva apane niSya parivAra ke sAtha kheTaka grAma meM thaa| eka bAra zaratkAla meM vaha guru ko vandana karane jA rahA thaa| mArga meM nado pdd'ii| vaha nadI ko pAra kara rahA thaa| Upara sUrya tapa rahA thA, aura nIce zItala jala / usake mana meM vicAra AyA__"bhagavAn kA kathana hai, ki eka samaya meM do kriyAoM kA vedana nahIM hotA hai| parantu yaha to pratyakSa hai, ki maiM eka sAtha hI saradI aura garamI kA vedana kara rahA huuN|" ____guru kI sevA meM pahu~ca kara usane apane vicAra ko guru ke sAmane rakhA / guru ne kahA "tumhArA yaha vicAra satya nahIM hai| 'sukha meM upayoga hone para duHkha nahIM, aura duHkha meM upayoga hone para sukha nhiiN|' Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 : pIyUSa ghaTa yaha bhagavAn kA kathana hai, aura yaha satya hai|" gaMgadeva apane Agraha ko na chor3a skaa| kAlAntara meM vaha rAjagRha gyaa| vahAM nadI ke tIra para eka yakSAyatana thaa| vahA~ para gaMgadeva apanA upadeza dene lgaa| yakSa kupita ho gyaa| bolA--"terA kathana asatya hai| yakSa ne krodha ke svara meM kahA-tU isa asatya patha ko chor3a de, nahIM to terA ahita hogaa|" vicAra karane para gaMgadeva ko apanI bhUla kA paribodha ho gyaa| apane mithyA vicAroM kI AlocanA karake vaha phira zuddha ho gyaa| -u0 a0 3, ni0 gA0 171. Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRgA putra jIva apane karmoM kA phala pAtA hai| vaha jaisA bhI karma karatA hai, vaisA hI phala use mila jAtA hai| karma kA siddhAnta aTala evaM acala hai| usake atikramaNa karane kI zakti kisI meM bhI nahIM hai| dAruNa karma kA phala bhI dAruNa hI hotA hai / apanA utthAna aura patana karane meM jIva svatantra hai| vaha U~cA bhI uTha sakatA hai, aura nIce bhI gira sakatA hai / jambudvIpa ke bharata-kSetra meM zatadvAra eka nagara thaa| vahA~ para rAjA dhanapati rAjya karatA thaa| zatadvAra nagara ke agnikoNa meM vijaya vardhamAna eka grAma thA, vahA~ ikAI rAThaura eka ThAkura thaa| vaha pA~ca-sau grAmoM kA adhipati thaa| vaha prakRti se kaThora, svabhAva se krUra aura hRdaya se duSTa prakRti kA thaa| apane pApa ko bhI vaha puNya samajhatA thaa| ikAI ThAkura prajA kA utpIr3ana karatA thaa| anyAya se dhana ekatrita karatA thaa| corI aura lUTa bhI karatA thaa| prajA ko trAsa denA hI usakA dharma thA ! pApa kA ghar3A jaba bhara jAtA hai, taba phUTa jAtA hai| ThAkUra ke pApakarma kA udaya A cukA thaa| usake deha meM eka sAtha solaha mahA roga utpanna ho ge| vaidyoM ko muMha mA~gA dhana dene kI udghoSaNA karane para bhI koI vaidya usake eka bhI roga ko zAnta nahIM kara skaa| pApI mara kara bhI caina nahIM paataa| ikAI mara kara ratna prebhA meM nAraka rUpa meM vedanA bhogane lgaa| Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 : pIyUSa ghaTa magA grAma nagara meM vijaya kSatriya rAjA thaa| magAvatI usakI rAnI thii| ikAI kA jIva naraka kI bhayaMkara vedanA bhogakara magAvatI ke garbha meM aayaa| pApAtmA puNyavatI mAtA ke garbha meM Akara, usake saMkalpoM ko bhI dUSita kara detA hai / vijaya kSatriya kA sneha magAvatI para se haTane lagA ! magAvatI ne garbhapAta kA saMkalpa bhI kiyA, parantu saphala nahIM ho skii| ___ garbhakAla pUrA hote hI mRgAvatI ne eka putra ko janma diyA, jo andha, mUka, badhira aura paMgu thaa| jisake kAna-nAka, A~kha Adi ke AkAra mAtra hI the| putra ko dekhate hI magAvatI bhayabhIta hokara usa mAMsa-piNDa ko kUrar3I para DAlane kA Adeza dene lagI parantu rAjA ke niSedha se vaha vaisA kara nahIM skii| pApa kA phala bhoge binA chuTakArA nahIM ho paataa| bhagavAna mahAvIra magA grAma nagara meM pdhaare| vijaya rAjA vandana ko gyaa| hajAroM loga bhI upadeza sunane ko aae| eka janmAndha manuSya bhI pariSad meM baiThA thaa| usakI hIna dazA ko dekhakara gaNadhara gautama ne prabhu se pUchA "bhaMte, isa andha se bhI bhayaMkara vedanA bhogane vAlA jIva koI hai ?" bhagavAn ne kahA- "hA~, gautama hai| vijaya rAjA aura magAvatI rAnI kA putra magA bhayaMkara vedanA meM hai|" magA ko dekhane kI balavatI vatti gautama ke mana meM jaagii| magAvatI ke pAsa jAkara gautama ne sahaja bhAva se apane Ane kA kAraNa btaayaa| pahale to magAvatI ne apane svastha aura sundara putroM ko dikhAyA / kintu bAda meM mRgA ko bhI dikhaayaa| . jisa bhUmi-gRha meM vaha banda thA, usakA dvAra kholate hI durgandha Ane lgii| bar3I vIbhatsa mUrti thii| bhojana karane kA DhaMga bhI Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAho : 161 usakA bar3A bIbhatsa thaa| dekhakara gaNadhara gautama ke mana meM AyA "yaha aisA kisa pApa-karma se banA ?" gautama vahA~ se candana pAdapa bAga meM prabhu ke pAsa lauTa aae| gautama ke praznoM ke uttara meM bhagavAn ne magA ke pUrvabhava aura anantara bhAvI bhavoM kA varNana kiyA--"ananta saMsAra meM paribhramaNa ke bAda magA apane pApakarmoM se halkA hokara mahAvideha se siddha, buddha aura mukta hogaa|" magA kA jIvana pApa-karma kI vAstavika kahAnI hai| pApa karane vAlA hI apane pApa ko bhogatA hai| -vipAka zru0 1, a0 1/. Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ujjhita kumAra surA, sundarI aura mAMsa meM saMsakta rahane vAlA jIva kabhI sukhI aura samRddha nahIM hotaa| bhoga ke kardama meM phaMsA manuSya apanA kitanA patana kara sakatA hai ? hastinApura eka sundara nagara thA, vahA~ para sunanda rAjA thaa| nagara meM eka darzanIya gozAlA tho, jisameM gAya, baila, bhaMsa aura pAr3oM ke pAlana kA acchA prabandha thaa| nagara meM eka bhIma kaTagrAhI nAma vAlA kara bhAva kA luTerA bhI rahatA thA, usakI patnI kA nAma utpalA thaa| jaba vaha garbhavatI huI, to usake mana meM dohada AyA____ "maiM gAya aura bailoM ko grIvA, udara aura hRdaya kA mAMsa bhakSaNa kruuN|" bhIma rAtri ke andhakAra meM gozAlA meM pahu~cA aura mAMsa le aayaa| pApAtmA kI mAtA kA dohada bhI pIDaka hotA hai| putra kA janma huA, aura usakA nAma gotrAsa rkhaa| gotrAsa kara, kaThora aura nirdaya thaa| bhIma kaTagrAhI ke marane para vaha senApati banA, parantu prajA ko pIDita karatA ho rhaa| mara kara vaha naraka meM gyaa| vahA~ se gotrAsa kA jIva vANijya grAma nagara meM rahane vAle vijaya mitra sArthavAha kI patno subhadrA ke putra rUpa meM janmA / Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 163 mAtA ko usa para aprIti utpanna ho gii| isalie use kUrar3I para pheMka diyaa| phira vApisa le liyaa| isa kAraNa usakA nAma ujjhita kumAra rakhA gayA / yauvana meM Akara vaha uddhata, svacchanda aura duvRtta ho gyaa| avArA hokara idhara-udhara ghUmatA phiratA rahatA thaa| __ nagara meM kAmadhvajA gaNikA thii| sundara, catura aura mano mohinI thii| ujjhita kumAra usake snehapAza meM ba~dha gyaa| madhulipta asidhArA ke samAna bhoga prArambha meM madhura lagatA hai| rAnI ke asvastha ho jAne para rAjA kI dRSTi bhI kAmadhvajA para jAkara TikI / sundarI aura surA apane upabhoktA ko unmatta kara detI hai| rAjA ne kAmadhvajA para apanA varcasva sthApita kara liyaa| __ eka bAra ujjhita kumAra kAmadhvajA ke yahAM para jA phuNcaa| donoM eka-dUsare ke sneha meM Abaddha the| rAjA ne yaha dekhA, to kruddha hokara Adeza diyaa| ____ "isake kAna aura nAka kATa lo, paira meM ber3o pahanA do, donoM hAtha pIche bA~dha do aura nagara ke bIcoM-bIca mArate hue ise nikaalo|" Adeza kaThora thaa| parantu rAjA kA thaa| rAjA ke viruddha bolane kI zakti kisameM hai ! manuSya dUsare ke pApa ko dekhatA hai, apanA nhiiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra nagara ke bAhara bAga meM virAjita the| gaNadhara gautama bhikSA lekara lauTa rahe the| mArga meM jana-samUha se pariveSTi ujjhita kumAra kI dazA ko dekhakara, ve gambhIra ho ge| mArga meM aneka prazna unake vimala mAnasa para umare A rahe Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 : pIyUSa ghaTa the / prabhu ke caraNoM meM Akara gautama ne ujjhita kumAra ke viSaya meM pUchA___ bhagavAn ne usakA pUrva bhava aura anantara bhAvI bhavoM kA varNana kiyA-"ananta saMsAra kA paribhramaNa karatA-karatA vaha mahAvideha se siddha hogaa|" ___ jIva apane karma se hI patana ke garta meM giratA hai, aura apane karma se ho utthAna ke patha para lagatA hai| apanA vikAsa aura apanA vinAza, manuSya ke apane hAthoM meM hai| ---vipAka zra0 1, a0 2. Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhagna sena cora rasanA lolupa manuSya apane jIvana kI ora nahIM dekhatA / apane sukha aura svAda ke lie vaha dUsaroM kI vedanA kA anubhava nahIM karatA / purimatAla eka nagara thA / mahAbala vahA~ kA rAjA thA / nagara meM eka aNDa vaNika bhI rahatA thA / vaha aNDoM kA vyApAra karatA thA aura svayaM bhI aNDoM kA bhakSaNa karatA thA / apano AyuSya pUrI karake vaha naraka meM gayA / nagara ke samIpa hI parvata kI kandarAoM meM eka cora pallI thI / vijaya cora sabakA netA thA / usake pAsa pAMca sau coroM kA dala thaa| vaha krUra, nirdaya aura luTerA thA / aNDa vaNika kA jIva vijaya cora ke putra rUpa meM utpanna huA / nAma rakhA abhagna sena / vaha apane pitA se bhI adhika bhayaMkara aura sAhasI thA / prajA ke prANoM kI use jarA bhI paravAha nahIM thI / prajA kI zikAyatoM se taMga Akara rAjA ne abhagna sena ko pakar3ane ke lie apanI senA bhejI, para vaha hAtha nahIM A sakA / anta meM dhokhA dekara use pakar3a liyA gayA / rAjA kruddha thA / ataH kaThora daNDa dene kA Adeza diyA rAjamArga meM bA~dhakara aura mArate-pITate use le jA rahe the / Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 : pIyUSa ghaTa hajAroM loga usakA tamAzA dekha rahe the / gaNadhara gautama bhI usa mArga se bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM nagara se bAhara upavana meM jA rahe the / mArga meM yaha karuNa dRzya dekhA / prabhu caraNoM meM pahu~cakara abhagna sena cora ke viSaya meM pUchA / bhagavAn ne usakA pUrvabhava aura uttara bhavoM kA varNana kiyA "anantakAla taka saMsAra kA paribhramaNa karake zuddha adhyavasAya ke kAraNa vArANasI nagarI meM eka zreSThI putra hokara saMyama grahaNa karake, apanI sAdhanA se siddha hogA / " -- vipAka zra0 1, a0 3 Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakaTa kumAra vAsanA para vijaya pAnA manuSya kA lakSya honA caahie| sundarI ke sneha-pAza meM baddha hokara kauna sukhI ho sakA hai ! sohaMjanI nagarI meM mahAcandra rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| subhadra zreSThI aura usakI patnI bhI isI nagarI meM rahate the| bhadrA ne eka putra ko janma diyA / nAma rakhA-zakaTa kumAra / nagarI meM sudarzanA eka vezyA bhI thii| usa para zakaTa atyanta Azakta thA / amAtya bhI sudarzanA kI rUpa-rAzi para mugdha thaa| zakaTa apane mAtA-pitA ke marane para uddhata, kaThora aura svacchanda ho gayA thaa| vartamAna jIvana pUrva ke saMskAroM kA phala hai| chagalapura se siMhagiri rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| vahA~ para chanika nAma vAlA kasAI bhI rahatA thaa| bakarA, meMDhA, gAya, bhaiMsa aura hariNa Adi jIvoM ko mArakara unakA mAMsa becA karatA thaa| pApa ke dhana se dhanavAna hokara vaha aura bhI adhika pApa karatA rahatA thaa| vahA~ se marakara hI vaha zakaTa kumAra banA thaa| eka bAra amAtya ne zakaTa ko sudarzanA se sneha karatA dekhaa| vaha jala-bhuna gayA aura rAjA se zikAyata kii| rAjA ne Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 : pIyUSa ghaTa kaThora se kaThora sajA dene ko kahA / amAtya ke Adeza se usake aMga bhaMga kie gae aura bAjAra se hokara vadhya-bhUmi le jAyA jA rahA thaa| mArga meM gaNadhara gautama ne yaha karuNa dRzya dekhA aura bhagavAn se puuchaa| bhagavAn ne zakaTa kA pUrva bhava aura uttara bhavoM kA varNana kiyA "ananta saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA-karatA anta meM siddha, buddha aura mukta hogaa|" -vipAka zru0 1, a0 47 Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bRhaspati datta manuSya sukha, zAnti aura samRddhi kI madhura kalpanA karatA hai, apane lie | parantu vaha apane sukha kA bhavya prAsAda dUsaroM ko lAza para khar3A karatA cAhatA hai / yaha usakI bhrAnti hai / sarvabhadra nagara meM jitazatru rAjA rAjya karatA thA / mahezvara datta usakA purohita thA / rAjya kI vRddhi ke lie aura rAjA kI zAnti ke lie vaha yajJa kiyA karatA thA, jisameM brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdroM ke bAlakoM ke hRdaya kA mAMsa lekara agni meM homatA thA / vaha krUra thA, krUra karmA thA / mara kara vaha vahA~ se naraka meM gayA / vahA~ se vedanA bhogakara vaha rAjA zatanika zAzita kauzAmbI nagarI meM purohita somadatta kI patnI vasudattA ke putra rUpa meM utpanna huA / nAma rakhA bRhaspati datta | rAjA ke eka rAjakumAra thA, udAyata / donoM paraspara mitra the, sahacara the| eka-dUsare ke snehI sAthI the / bRhaspati datta rAjabhavana meM bhI jAtA thA / udAyana rAjA ke padmAvatI rAnI thI / vaha sundarI aura rUpavatI thii| eka bAra udAyana ne bRhaspati ko apanI rAnI ke Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 : pIyUSa ghaTa sAtha apakarma karate dekhA, aura kruddha hokara kaThora daNDa kA Adeza diyaa| gaNadhara gautama ne bRhaspati ke karuNa dRzya ko dekhakara bhagavAn se puuchaa| bhagavAn ne bRhaspati ke pUrva bhava kA aura uttara bhavoM kA varNana kiyA "ananta kAla taka saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karake vaha apano sAdhanA se saMyama kA pAlana karake siddha hogaa|" para nArI meM Asakta manuSya ke jIvana kI kyA dazA hotI hai ? yaha yahA~ bhalI-bhA~ti dekhA jA sakatA hai| -vipAka zru0 1, a05/. Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nandI vardhana daNDa-bala se mAnava ke mana kA sudhAra nahIM hotaa| zikSA se hI manuSya kI manovRtti ko mor3a diyA jA sakatA hai| jIvana kA sudhAra bhaya se nahIM, prema aura sadbhAva se kiyA jAnA caahie| ___siMhapura nagara meM rAjA siMharatha kA rAjya thaa| duryodhana vahA~ kA nagara rakSaka thaa| kara, kaThora aura kaTa svabhAva kA thA / thoDe se bhI aparAdha para kaThora daNDa dene vAlA thaa| tAMbA, zIzA letA aura tela garama karake tathA azva, vRSabha aura mahiSa kA mUtra ekatrita karake vaha aparAdhI ke deha para DAlatA thaa| garama tela ke kar3Aha meM jIvita manuSya ko DAlakara vaha tamAzA dekhA karatA thaa| jIvana kisI kA zAzvata nahIM hotaa| vaha nagara rakSaka duryodhana pApa kA apAra bhAra lekara marA aura vahA~ se chaTThI naraka meM nAraka bnaa| _vahA~ se nikala kara mathurA nagarI ke rAjA zrIdAsa kI rAnI bandhuzrI kI kUkha se jnmaa| rAjakumAra kA nAma nandI vardhana rakhA gyaa| bacapana sukha se biitaa| yuvarAja vanane para rAjA banane kI tIvra lAlasA jAga uThI / bhoga-vilAsa ko Aga kabhI zAnta nahIM hotii| ___ nandI vardhana ne citra nApita se milakara apane pitA zrIdAsa ko mArane kA SaDyantra racA, parantu usameM saphalatA nahIM milii| Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 : pIyUSa ghaTa jIvana kI mamatA bhI kabhI manuSya ko galata rAste para jAne se roka letI hai / citra rAjabhaya se kA~pa gayA / sArI bAta rAjA se kaha dI / zrI dAsa ne nandI vardhana ko tapta loha sihAsana para baiThAkara, ubalatA zIzA aura tAMbA usake sira para DAlakara usakA abhiSeka kiyaa| rAjya lobha ne pitA aura putra ke jIvana meM kitanA bhayaMkara ulaTa-phera kara diyA / gaNadhara gautama ne nandI vardhana ke jIvana ke sambandha meM pUchA aura bhagavAn ne pUrva tathA uttara bhavoM kA varNana karake kahA"ananta saMsAra ke paribhramaNa ke bAda vaha mahAvideha se siddha, buddha aura mukta hogA / " - vipAka zru0 0 1, a0 6 / Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ umbara datta dharma kA mUla viveka hai| binA viveka ke dharma sthira nahIM hotaa| kyA karanA, kyA nahIM karanA ? kyA denA, kyA nahIM denA ? kyA khAnA, kyA nahIM khAnA ? yaha saba viveka se jAnanA caahie| pATala khaNDa nagara meM siddhArtha rAjA thaa| usI nagara meM sAgara datta eka sArthavAha rAjA thaa| usakI patnI gaMgAdattA aura putra umbara datta thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra pATala khaNDa nagara ke bAhara virAjita the| gaNadhara gautama gocarI lekara lauTa rahe the| mArga meM unhoMne dekhA eka bhikhArI hai, jisake aMga-aMga se kor3ha phUTa rahA hai| rakta aura pIpa baha rahA hai| mAnava kI hona dazA para gautama ko gaharI cintA hone lgii| prabhu se jAkara pUchA-"bhaMte ! yaha kauna hai, aura kyoM aisA ho gayA hai ?" bhagavAn ne zAnta svara meM kahA___"vijayapura nagara meM kanakaratha rAjA thaa| dhanvantari vahAM eka vaidya thaa| vaha rogiyoM kI cikitsA kiyA karatA thaa| pathya ke lie vaha rogI ko kacchapa, murgA, kharagoza, hirana, kabUtara, tItara ___ Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 : pIyUSa ghaTa aura mora Adi kA mAMsa khAne kI preraNA karatA thaa| isa pApamaya upadeza ke kAraNa vaha marakara naraka gayA vahA~ se vaha umbara datta ke rUpa meM AyA hai| vaha sArthavaha sAgara datta kI patnI gaMgAdattA kA putra hai| yaha apane pApa-karma kA dAruNa phala bhoga rahA hai| ananta kAla taka saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatA rahegA / anta meM mahAvideha se siddha hogaa|" rogI kI sevA karanA pApa nahIM hai / vaha to dharma hai / parantu sevA meM jisa viveka kI jarUrata honI cAhie, vaha dhanvantari meM nahIM thI / hiMsA kA upadeza diyA, usI kA yaha phala thaa| -vipAka zra0 1; a0 7/. Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saurya datta apanI AvazyakatA kI pUrti karanA manuSya kA kartavya hai| parantu dUsaroM ke vinAza para apanA vikAsa karanA-mahApApa hai, jisakA dAruNa phala Aja nahIM to kala milegA hii| sorIpura nagara meM sauryadatta rAjA thaa| nagara ke bAhara IzAna koNa meM macchImAroM kA eka mohallA thaa| samudradatta eka macchImAra rahatA thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma samudradattA aura putra kA sauryadatta thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra nagara ke bAhara bAga meM virAjita the| indrabhUti gautama bhikSA lekara prabhu kI sevA meM lauTa rahe the| unhoMne mArga meM eka karuNa dRzya dekhA eka manuSya thaa| zarIra usakA sUkhA jA rahA thaa| calatephirate aura uThate-baiThate haDDI kar3a-kar3a karatI thii| gale meM macchI kA kA~TA phaMsA huA thaa| atyanta vedanA thI / "bhaMte, yaha aisA kyoM ?" bhagavAn ne kahA___"nandIpura nagara meM mitra rAjA thA usake sirIya rasoiyA thaa| vaha atyanta krUra aura nirdaya thaa| pazu aura pakSiyoM kA mAMsa svayaM bhI khAtA thA, aura dUsaroM ko bhI khilAyA karatA Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 : pIyUSa ghaTa thA / vahA~ se Ayu pUrI karake naraka meM gyaa| vahA~ se phira yaha yahA~ para samudradattA kA putra banA hai| vartamAna bhava meM bhI mAMsa khAtA rahA / macchI kA kAMTo gale meM pha~sa jAne ke kAraNa usakI yaha karuNa dazA bana gaI hai| ananta saMsAra kA paribhramaNa karane ke bAda yaha mahAvideha se siddha hogaa|" bhojana manuSya jIvana kI eka anivArya AvazyakatA hai| parantu vaha mAMsa ke sarvathA parityAga se bhI pUrI kI jA sakatI hai| mAMsa bhojana kA dAruNa phala yahA~ para batAyA gayA hai| -vipAka zra0 1, a0/0 Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devadattA nArI kA hRdaya komala bhI hai, aura kaThora bhii| vaha apane sukha-vilAsa meM kisI ko bAdhaka nahIM hone denA caahtii| apane svArtha ke lie nArI bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara pApa kara sakatI hai| sadbhAvanA jAgane para vaha bar3e se bar3A tyAga bhI kara sakatI hai| nArI amRta bhI hai, aura viSa bhii| rohor3a nagara meM vaizramaNadatta rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| zrIdevI rAnI thii| aura puSpa nandI rAjakumAra thaa| isI nagara meM datta nAma vAlA eka gAthApati bhI thaa| usakI patnI kA nAma thA kRssnnshrii| devadattA usake eka putrI thii| vaha sundarI aura rUpavatI thii| dhana kA mada, aura rUpa kA mada manuSya ko pAgala banA DAlatA hai| ___ nagara ke bAhara bAga meM bhagavAn mahAvIra virAjita the| indrabhUti gautama bhikSA lekara lauTa rahe the| mArga meM unhoMne eka atyanta dayanIya dRzya dekhA___"rAjapuruSoM se ghirI huI eka nArI thii| bandhanoM se ba~dhI huI thii| usake kAna, nAka aura stana kaTe hue the| rudhira baha rahA thA gotama ne pUchA-"bhaMte, yaha kyA bAna hai ?" bhagavAn ne kahA___"yaha nArI, devadattA hai| rAjakumAra puSpa nandI kI rAnI hai| apane pUrva ke bhava meM yaha supratiSTha nagara ke rAjA mahAsena kA Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 : pIyUSa ghaTa putra siMhasena thaa| apanI zyAmA rAnI ko prasanna rakhane ke lie isane apanI dUsarI rAniyoM ko jalAkara mAra DAlA thaa| isa bhaMyakara pApa ke kAraNa siMhasena naraka meM gyaa| vahA~ se aba yaha devadatta banA haiM / yahA~ Akara bhI usakI bhoga-lAlasA zAnta nahIM hii| pUSpa nandI kI mAtA zrI devI ko apane bhoga meM bAdhaka samajhakara isane use kumRtyu se mAra ddaalaa| patA lagane para puSpa nandI ne devadattA ko yaha kaThoratama daNDa diyA hai|" ___ "ananta saMsAra ke bAda yaha mahAvideha se siddha, buddha aura mukta hogii|" vipAka zra0 1, a0 6. Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMju kumArI bhoga ora roga kA sAtha hai| jahA~ bhoga hai, vahA~ roga avazya rahatA hai / bhoga prArambha meM madhura lagatA hai, parantu anta meM usakA phala kaTu hotA hai| ____ vardhamAnapura nagara meM vijaya mitra rAjA thaa| isI nagara meM dhanadeva eka sArthavAha rahatA thaa| usakI patnI priyaMgu aura putrI aMjU kumArI thii| aMjU kumArI rUpa, yauvana aura lAvaNya se sampanna thii| bhagavAna mahAvIra nagara ke bAhara bAga meM Thahare the| gaNadhara gautama gocarI lekara A rahe the / mArga meM unhoMne eka karuNa dRzya ko dekhA eka nArI thii| usake zarIra meM rakta aura mAMsa atyanta alpa thaa| asthi-paMjara mAtra thI sabhI loga use ghRNA bharI dRSTi se dekha rahe the| gautama ne puuch|-"bhNte, yaha aisA kyoM huA?" bhagavAn ne dhIra svara meM kahA "indrapura eka nagara thaa| indra datta rAjA thaa| pRthvIzrI vahA~ eka vezyA thii| usane apane rUpa aura saundarya kI Aga meM nagara ke aneka taruNoM ko dagdha kara diyA thA / apane isa pApa ke kAraNa vaha marakara naraka meM gaI / vahA~ apane pApa kA phala bhoga kara vaha priyaMgu kI putrI aMjU kumArI bnii| vijaya mitra rAjA usake rUpa al Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 : pIyUSa ghaTa aura yauvana para mugdha ho gyaa| use apanI rAnI banA liyA / kAlAntara meM aMjU kumArI atyanta rugNa ho gaI / cikitsA karAne para bhI svastha nahIM ho sakI bhoga kA atireka jIvana kA anta kara detA hai| jisa nArI ko tumane dekhA hai, vahI aMjU kumAra "ananta saMsAra kA paribhramaNa karake anta meM mahAvideha meM siddha hogii|" "bhoga meM roga kA bhaya hai. rUpa meM jarA sA bhaya hai, dhana meM corI kA bhaya hai| sarvatra bhaya hI bhaya hai| abhaya to mAtra eka vairAgya meM hI hai / saMyama meM kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM rhtaa|" vipAka N0 1, a0 10/. Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Alocaka ___ eka bAra brahmA apAra jala rAzi ke madhya kamalAsana para baiThe the| zUnya meM baiThe-baiThe unheM apanA ekatva akharane lgaa| socane lage-~-"saMsAra kI racanA karU, to kaisA rahe ? saMsAra eka aisA saMsAra, jisameM kIr3I se kujara taka ke pazu hoM, macchara se garur3ha taka ke pakSI hoM, vAnara se nara taka ke manuSya hoM, aura ....... ! aura kyA ho ? sukha-samRddhi se pUrNa svarga tathA klezasantApa se pUrNa naraka ! jisase ki svarga ke lobha se aura naraka ke bhaya se merI prajA pApa na kara ske|" "maiM saMsAra-racanA kA prayatna kara rahA hU~ ? para, merI kRti acchI hai, athavA buro, isako parIkSA kauna karegA? usake guNa doSoM kI mImAMsA kauna karegA?" yaha prazna brahmA se saMsAra racanA se pUrva hI samAdhAna mA~gatA thaa| brahmA ne bahuta-kucha soca vicAra kara, nirNaya kiyA- "sarva prathama eka TIkAkAra athavA Alocaka racU', jo merI kRtiyoM meM gaNa doSoM kI mImAMsA kara unheM upayogI siddha kara sake / anyathA merI sRSTi-kRti sundara na bana skegii|" __ brahmA ne eka samartha TIkAkAra kI racanA kara usase kahA'dekho, jo kucha bhI maiM racU, usakI jA~ca-par3atAla tuma karate rahanA, merI kRtiyoM ke guNa-doSoM kI sUcanA mujhe dete rhnaa| ___ Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 : pIyUSa ghaTa para isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA, ki tumhArI dRSTi kevala doSadarzana meM hI sthira na ho jaae| TIkAkAra athavA Alocaka kA kartavya to yaha hai ki vaha prAmANikatA ke sAtha jahA~ doSoM ko dekhatA hai, vahA~ vastu ke guNoM kA prakAzana bhI karatA hai| tabhI ksiI kRti kI upayogitA yA anupayogitA siddha ho sakatI hai| eka pakSapAtinI dRSTi vastu ke svarUpa ko nahIM samajha sktii|" brahmA ne saMsAra-racanA kA kArya prArambha kara diyaa| kArya itanI tejI se calA ki TIkAkAra ko avakAza hI na miltaa| jaba taka vaha eka vastu kA parIkSaNa kara pAtA, pacAsoM dUsarI kRtiyA~ usake sammukha upasthita ho jaatiiN| vaha taMga A gyaa| para, inkAra bhI kaise kare ? apanI nAka kA savAla Age khaDA thaa| anta meM TokAkAra ne apano dvaSa-buddhi kA sahArA lekara AlocanA ke tIkhe tIra chor3anA prArambha kie, tAki brahmA apanI racanA banda kara de| ___ "brahmA jarA virAma karo ! tumhArI kRtiyoM meM uttarottara doSa bar3hate jA rahe haiM ! yaha mujhase sahana na ho skegaa| tumhArI yaha kor3I! itanI halkI-phulkI hai, ki merI phUka se hI gaja bhara dUra jAkara par3atI hai| tumhArA yaha kujara ! itanA bhArI-bharakama hai ki isake marane para ise zmazAna-bhUmi taka le jAne kI tAkata kisI meM nahIM / tumhArA yaha uSTra ! isakI grIvA itanI lambI aura isakA zarIra itanA U~cA hai, ki yaha tumhArI sRSTi ke sAre hare-bhare vRkSoM ko khAkara samApta kara degA / tumhArA yaha vAnara ! itanA caMcala aura itanA zaitAna hai, ki matta rAvaNa kI laMkA meM Aga lagA kara use bhasma kara degA / kaliyuga meM jaba ise vanoM meM phala-phUla na mileMge, taba kisAna kI khetI ko hAni phuNcaaegaa| tumhArA yaha mAnava ! isakI chAtI meM eka khir3akI Avazyaka thA, Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 183 jisase isake mAnasa meM race jAne vAle kucakroM kA bhaNDAphor3a ho brahmA apanI isa mAnava-rUpa sarvazreSTha kRti kI durAlocanA se tilamilA utthe| unhoMne Aveza ko roka. viveka-pUrNa svara meM kahA- 'maiMne tujhe hI pahale racA, yahI mero eka bhUla hai| pratIta honA hai ki tero buddhi paNa ho gaI hai| tabhI to tujhe merI kRtiyoM meM doSa hI doSa najara Ate haiN|" brahmA ke mukha se sahaja ho nikala par3A"vidvAMso yadi mama doSamugireyuH yadvA te guNa-gaNameva kIrtayeyuH / tat tulyaM bata manute mano madIyam, tat kaSTaM punareva mAha mandaH // " "kalA kA pArakhI vidvAn yadi merI kRtiyoM meM doSa ho doSa athavA guNa hI guNa dekhe, to merA mana santoSa pA sakatA hai| para eka mUrkha yadi mere doSa ko bhI guNa kahatA hai, to vaha mujhe akharatA hai--burA lagatA hai|" -loka-kathA ke AdhAra para Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ buddhiryasya valaM tasya mAlava deza ko rAjadhAnI ujyayinI nagarI meM rAjA caNDapradyota rAjya karatA thA / vaha uddhata, kara, ahaMkArI aura balavAn thaa| para-pIr3ana meM ho usako zakti kA upayoga hotA thaa| eka bAra zreNika rAjA ke pAsa apanA dUta bhejakara usane kahalAyA--- "siMcAnaka gandhahastI, vaMkacUr3ahAra, abhayakumAra aura celamanA rAno mujhe de do / nahoM, to yuddha ke lie taiyAra rho|" abhayakumAra ne dUta se kahA-apane rAjA se jAkara yaha kahanA "agniratha, anilagiri hAthI, vajrajaMdha dUta aura zivA devo yahA~ bheja do| yadi apanI kuzalatA Apa ko priya ho, to|" rAjA caNDapradyota kruddha hokara apanI vizAla senA lekara rAjagRha para car3ha aayaa| parantu abhaya ne bhedanIti ke prayoga se caNDapradyota ko bhagA diyaa| __ rahasya khulane para caNDapraota ko abhaya para bar3A krodha AyA usane eka vezyA ko zrAvikA banAkara dhokhe se abhaya ko apane yahA~ pakar3a lAne meM saphalatA prApta kii| parantu abhaya bar3A buddhimAna thaa| jisake pAsa buddhi hai, vahIM balavAna hai| jisake pAsa buddhi nahIM, vaha nirbala hai| abhaya ko apanI buddhi para vizvAsa thaa| Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 185 abhaya ne ghaNDapradyota kI samAna AkRti aura AvAja vAlA vyakti DhUDha liyA thaa| ratha meM baiThakara baha AdamI aura abhaya bAjAra meM se nikalate, abhaya usake jUte mAratA, vaha cillAtA, loga chur3Ane ko Ate, to donoM haMsa par3ate / loga ise Ae dina kI majAka samajhate / ____eka roja abhaya ne vAstava meM caNDapradyota ko apane AdamiyoM se pakar3avA kara, ratha meM DAlakara jUte mAratA huA, ujjayinI ke . bAjAra se hokara rAjagRha le AyA / vahA~ zreNika se kSamA mA~gane para use chor3a diyA gyaa| caNDapradyota ne phira kabhI abhaya ko nahIM chedd'aa| Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bakare kA sukha jo manuSya khA-pIkara masta banA rahatA hai. dharma sAdhanA nahIM karatA, usakI kyA sthiti hotI hai ? isako uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 7 veM adhyayana meM eka rUpaka ke dvArA samajhAyA kisI anArtha puruSa ke ghara eka bakarA thA, aura gAya tathA bachar3A bhI thA / baha gaha svAmI bakare ko do bAra snAna karAtA, usake zarIra para raMga-biraMge belabUTe krtaa| acchA pauSTika bhojana detA / kapar3e or3hAtA / khUba lAr3a-pyAra krtaa| usakI hara taraha se sevA karatA / bakare kA yaha sukha-vaibhava dekhakara pAsa hI baMdhe bachar3e ne gAya se kahA :____mA~, yaha kyA bAta hai ? yaha bakarA isa puruSa ko kucha bhI nahIM detA, phira bhI usakI itanI sevA ? aura tu dUdha detI hai, phira sUkhA ghAsa milatA hai| isa bhedabhAva kA kAraNa kyA hai ? gAya ne bachar3e ko dhIre se samajhAte hue kahA:-beTA, taramAla se se yaha sUkhA ghAsa acchaa| usakA rahasya kabhI avasara para btaauuNgii| eka bAra usa puruSa ke ghara para usakA koI priya atithi aayaa| puruSa ne apane hAtha meM painI churI lekara bakare ko kATa Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 187 ddaalaa| atithi ko sevA ke lie hI to use pAlA-poSA gayA thaa| yaha krUra karma dekhakara bachar3A bhI bhayabhIta ho gayA ki kahIM merI bhI yahI dazA na ho jaae|-prntu gAya ne kahA-ghabarA mata; hameM koI kAMTane vAlA nahIM hai| kyoMki hama sUkhA ghAsa khAkara dUdha dete haiM / bhaya to unheM hai --- jo khUba khA pIkara bhI kucha dete nahIM haiN| "jo khAegA gaTakA, vahI sahegA jhttkaa|" bakare kI sevA kA phala use mila rahA hai / ___ gUru gAya ke samAna hai, ziSya bachar3e ke samAna / pApa zramaNa bakare ke samAna hai| kAla atithi ke tulya hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra, a0 7, ni0 gA0 24.5 Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana jIne kI kalA zakti se jo kArya nahIM hotA, vahI kArya buddhi se sugamatA ke sAtha ho jAtA hai / zakti se buddhi adhika mahatvapUrNa hai| kisI vana meM eka mata gaja par3A thA / ghamatA-dhamatAka siyAra udhara A niklaa| mana meM socA, 'yaha mere lie yatheTa bhojana hai, bahuta dinoM taka kAma clegaa|' vaha isa prakAra soca hI rahA thA, ki eka siMha bhI vahA~ A pahu~cA / siyAra bar3A varta hotA hai| siMha ne pUchA, 'tU yahA~ kyoM baiThA hai ?' 'mAmAjI, maiM Apako bhojana ke liye nimantraNa detA hU~' siyAra ne siMha se kahA / siMha ne pUchA, 'yaha kisakA zikAra hai ?' siyAra ne cAlAkI se kahA, 'vyAghra kA hai|' yaha sunakara siMha vahA~ se cala par3A / kyoMki siMha apane puruSArtha kA hI khAtA hai, kisI dUsare ke zrama kA nhiiN| __kucha samaya bAda vahA~ vyAghra A gyaa| usane bhI pUchA'yaha kisakA zikAra hai|' siyAra ne hoziyArI se kAma liyaa| bolA-siMhakA hai| yaha sunakara vyAghra vahAM se bhAga khulA huaa| abhI vighna paramparA niHzeSa nahIM huI thii| thor3I dera bAda hI vahA~ eka kAka A gayA thaa| siyAra ne socA- yadi ise kucha nahIM dUMgA, to yaha kAMva. kA~va karake anya bahata kAgoM ko yahA~ ekatrita kara legA / aura phira kAkarava se yahA~ anya bahuta se vighnakara jIva ekatrita ho Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 186 jaayeNge| ise thor3A denA hI acchA hai / musIbatoM se bacAva ho jaaygaa| usane eka Tukar3A use pheMka diyaa| __ itane meM hI vahAM eka dUsarA siyAra A ttpkaa| pahale siyAra ne usa para prahAra karake use bhagA diyA / aura sampUrNa mata gaja para Adhipatya jamA liyaa| yaha to eka rUpaka haiM samAja meM sabhI prakAra ke manuSya hote haiN| uttama, madhyama, adhama aura sdRsh| uttama ko vinaya se, madhyama ko bheMTa se, adhama ko thor3A dekara aura sadRza ko bala se apane vaza meM karake kI kalA saukhe vinA jIvana sukhI aura samRddha nahIM bana sakatA / yaha eka nIti kA siddhAnta hai uttama praNipAtena, zUraM bhedena yojayet / nocamalpapradAnena, sadRzaM ca parAkramaH // " Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAhase lakSmIrvasati bhUmi ko vasundharA kahA jAtA hai| kadama-kadama para isa meM sampadA bharI par3I hai| parantu bhAgyavAna ko hI vaha prApta hotI hai, puNyahIna ko nahIM / dhana prApti kI apekSA dhana saMrakSaNa meM adhika kleza rahatA hai| idhara-udhara ghUmatA eka dIna-daridra kaNika ratnadvIpa jA pahu~cA / vahIM usane pracura mAtrA meM sundara aura bahumUlya ratnoM ko dekhA, vaha apane bhAgya para cakita thaa| usane ratnoM ko to ekatrita kara liyA, parantu ghara le jAne kI samasyA usake sanmukha thii| kyoMki mArga lambA, vikaTa aura coroM ke upadrava se yukta thaa| ___manuSya kA sabase bar3A sAthI hai usakI buddhi, jo vipatti meM usakA sAtha hI nahIM detI, balki use sahI rAstA bhI batA detI hai| vaNika ne ratnoM ko chapAkara rakha diyA aura apanI jholI meM patthara bharakara coroM ke sAmane se nikltaa| coroM ne use do cAra bAra TokA bhI, rokA bhI, usakI jholI meM patthara dekhakara use chor3a diyaa| bAda meM unhoMne use TokanA rokanA chor3a diyaa| vaNika catura thaa| avasara pAkara vaha ratnoM ko nikAla le gayA / parantu abhI saMkaToM sA anta nahIM thaa| eka vikaTa vana meM Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUle-bhaTake rAhI : 161 se jaba vaha gujara rahA thA, to tIvra pyAsa se usake prANa saMkaTa meM phaMsa ge| idhara-udhara dekhA, para vahA~ jala kahA~ ? atyanta prayatna karane para use eka talaiyA milI / usakA jala sar3a gayA thA, usameM aneka mata hariNoM ke kalevara par3e hone ke kAraNa usakA jala apeya bana cukA thaa| parantu tIvra taSNA jala cAhatI hai, svacchatA aura asvacchatA nhiiN| vaNika ne usI jala ko pIkara apane bujhate hue prANadIpa ko bacA liyaa| usI vipUla ratna rAzi ko dekhakara vaha apane ghara paha~ca gayA usako dInatA aura daridratA sukha aura samaddhi meM pariNata ho gii| ___ yaha vizva vikaTa vana hai| Atma-sAdhaka vaNika hai / jJAna, darzana aura cAritra Adi sadguNa ratna rAzi hai| viSayakaSAya cora hai| jo sAdhaka kaSTa sahana karake bhI ise pAra kara letA hai, vaha sadA sukhI hai / -vijayamuni, sAhityaratna Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _