Book Title: Prachin Tibbat
Author(s): Ramkrushna Sinha
Publisher: Indian Press Ltd
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034584/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarasvatI- sirIz2a naM0 30 prAcIna tibbata rAmakRSNa sinahA, bI0 e0, 'vizArada' prakAzaka iMDiyana presa limiTeDa prayAga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata mujhe aisA lagA jaise maiMne kucha kahA ho| dUsare hI dina unakI rAjadhAnI ke lie cala dene kA zAyada maiMne vacana diyA thaa| sahasA bAje-gAje ke sAtha yaha choTA sA julUsa A~khoM se ojhala ho gayA aura maiM khoI huI sI khar3I raha gii| dhIre-dhIre dUra jAkara bAjoM kI dhvani vilIna ho gaI aura maiM jAga sI pdd'ii| are, yaha saba to satya thaa| maiM jItI-jAgatI himAlaya kI tarAI meM kalimpoMga taka pahu~ca gaI huuN| aura phira agara yaha kevala sapanA hotA to mujhe sauMpA huA yaha locavA mere pAsa kahA~ se khar3A rahatA ? ___kucha rAjanaitika ulaTa-phera se vivaza hokara dalAI lAmA idhara ina dinoM briTiza-rAjya meM Azraya grahaNa kara rahe the| yaha mera parama saubhAgya thA ki aisA daiva-saMyoga mere hAtha lgaa| maiMne ira suavasara kA pUrA-pUrA lAbha uThAne kA nizcaya kara liyaa| kalimpoMga meM dalAI lAmA bhUTAna ke rAja-mantrI ke atithi the| imArata vaise bhI kAphI AlIzAna thii| use aura raunaka dene ke lie bar3e lambe-lambe bA~sa kI do-do katAreM meharAba ke AkAra kI lagA dI gaI thiiN| hara eka bA~sa se jhaNDA phaharA rahA thA aura hara eka jhaNDe para 'oM maNi padma hu' likhA huA thaa| nirvAsita nRpati apane saikar3oM AdamiyoM ke sAtha yahA~ bhI ThATha hI se rahate the, kintu rAjaprAsAda kA vaha vaibhava yahA~ kahA~ se AtA ? sar3aka para jAtA huA koI rAhI bA~soM ke isa jhuramuTa ko dekhane ke lie kucha kAla ThiThaka bhale jAya, kintu isase use potalA ke vAstavika aizvarya aura cahala-pahala kA rattI bhara bhI anumAna honA asambhava thaa| lhAsA kI pavitra purI meM bahuta kama logoM kI pahu~ca bhikSasamrAT taka ho sakI hai| apane isa nirvAsana-kAla meM bhI ve Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA 3 kisI se milate-julate nahIM the| isake pUrva mere sivA tibbata deza ke bAhara kI aura kisI kho-jAti ko unake darabAra taka pahu~cane kI naubata nahIM AI thii| aura maiM dAve ke sAtha kaha sakatI hU~ ki Aja taka isa niyama kA apavAda kevala mere bAre meM huA hai| bauddha dharma ke siddhAntoM kI jAnakArI rakhanevAlI koI pAzcAtya strI dalAI lAmA kI samajha meM eka anokhI bAta thI / agara unase bAteM karate-karate mere nIce kI dharatI phaTa jAtI aura maiM usameM samAjAtI, to unheM itanA acambhA na hotA / unheM vizvAsa hI nahIM hotA thA / Akhira jaba ve rAha para Aye to bar3I namratA se mere guru kA nAma puuchaa| unheM vizvAsa thA ki maiM kisI eziyAI guru kA nAma luuNgii| unhoMne socA hogA ki mahAtmA buddha ke bAre merI jAnakArI eziyA meM Akara huI hogii| mere paidA hone -: kahIM pahale prasiddha bauddha grantha 'gyacher rolpA' kA tibbatI se pha eva bhASA meM anuvAda ho cukA thA / para unheM isa bAta kA vizvAsa dilAnA mere lie AsAna nahIM thA / " khaira", anta meM unhoMne kahA "agara tumhArI yaha bAta mAna bhI lo jAya ki kucha bAharI loga hamArI bhASA jAna gaye haiM aura hamArI dharma-pustakeM unhoMne dekhI haiM to yaha kauna jAnatA hai ki unakA asalI matalaba unakI samajha meM A hI gayA hai !" maiMne dekhA, mauqA acchA hai; cUkanA nahIM caahie| turanta kahA"jI, yahI to bAta hai| merA bhI anumAna hai ki tibbatI dharma kI kucha vizeSa bAtoM kA hamane bilkula galata artha samajhA hai / inhIM ko ThIkaThIka samajhane ke silasile meM to maiMne Apako bhI kaSTa diyA hai|" mere isa uttara se dalAI lAmA khuza ho gye| maiMne unase jojo savAla kiye sabhI kA uttara unhoMne prasannatA pUrvaka diyA aura mere lie aura bhI subhIte kara diye / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata hA~ to, yaha to maiM batA hI cukI hU~ ki kisa prakAra se sikkama ke uttarAdhikArI ku~vara se merI bheTa huI aura kaise maiMne unakI rAjadhAnI taka jAne kA vacana bhI de diyA thaa| para gaGgaToka ke lie cala dene ke pUrva yahA~ jo eka khAsa bAta dekhane meM AI usakA ullekha bhI karatI cluuN| __ tIrtha yAtrA karane ke lie nikale hue loga jhuNDa ke jhuNDa dalAI lAmA ke hAtha se AzIrvAda pAne ke lie ikaTTa hue the| roma meM bhI loga popa se isa prakAra kA AzIrvAda pAte haiM kintu yahA~ ke aura vahA~ ke DhaMga meM antara thaa| popa basa eka bAra hAtha uThAkara eka sAtha sabako AzIrvAda de detA hai, kintu dalAI lAmA ko pratyeka vyakti ko apane hAtha se alaga-alaga sparza karanA hotA hai| aura isa kArya meM unheM pratyeka ke ohade kA vicAra rakhanA par3atA, hai| jisakA darjA sabase bar3A hotA hai, usake mastaka para ve apane donoM hAtha rakhate haiN| auroM ke sira para ve kevala eka hAtha se yA do uMgaliyoM se--kabhI-kabhI eka se bhI chU bhara dete haiN| jo sabase nimna zreNI ke hote haiM unheM dalAI lAmA ke hAtha se apane sara para kAtaka ke eka halake sparza se hI santoSa karanA hotA hai| logoM kI saMkhyA saikar3oM meM thii| isa bhIr3a meM bahuta se baGgAlI aura nepAlI hindU bhI A mile the| bar3I dera taka yaha jana-samUha dalAI lAmA ke sAmane se nikalatA rhaa| __ ekAeka merI dRSTi eka ora kucha alaga bhUmi para baiThe eka aise AdamI para par3I, jo hindU sAdhuoM kI bhA~ti jaTA rakhAye hue thA para bhAratIya nahIM lagatA thaa| usakI bag2ala meM eka jholI thii| raha rahakara vaha bhIr3a ko dekhatA aura ajIba DhaGga se muskarA detA thaa| ___ * kAte hue sUta kA banA raGga-biraGgA phItA, jise dhArmika lAmA prAyaH eka dUsare ko meTa meM dete haiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA dAvasandUpa se jJAta huA ki vaha eka ramatA yogI (nAlajo) hai aura kucha dinoM se pAsa ke eka maTha meM ThaharA huA hai| jisa DhaGga se vaha dalAI lAmA aura bhIr3a ke sIdhe-sAde logoM para ha~sa rahA thA usase mujhe bar3A kautUhala huaa| maiMne socA, isase milanA cAhie aura nahIM to kucha naI bAtoM kA patA hI laga jaaygaa| maiMne dAvasandUpa se apanI icchA prakaTa kii| vaha rAjI ho gyaa| zAma hote-hote hama donoM usa gumbA (maTha) meM phuNce| lhA-khagA* meM eka AsanI para baiThA huA nAlajo abhI-abhI apanA bhojana samApta kara rahA thaa| hamane praNAma kiyaa| uttara meM usane kevala sara hilA diyaa| hamAre lie bhI baiThane ko AsanI AI aura pIne ko cAya milii| ___maiM soca hI rahI thI ki bAtacIta kA silasilA kaise prArambha kiyA jAya ki vaha vicitra vyakti ekAeka ha~sane lagA aura apane Apa na jAne kyA bdd'bdd'aayaa| dAvasandUpa kucha mimakA huA sA lgaa| "vaha kyA kahatA hai ?" maiMne puuchaa| "kSamA kIjie" mere locave ne kahA-"ye nAlajo kabhI-kabhI bar3o bhaddI bAteM kaha dete haiM / mujhe Apase batalAne meM hicaka hotI hai|" ___ "vAha ! isI taraha kI sArI bAtA kI jAnakArI karane to maiM nikalI hI huuN|" "acchA. to mApha kIjiegA maiM anuvAda karatA hU~-"yaha susarI yahA~ kyA banAne AI hai ?" __isa asabhyatA se mujhe thor3A sA bhI Azcarya nahIM huaa| bhArata meM bhI aisI kaI sAdhunI mere dekhane meM AI thIM jo pratyeka pAsa AnevAle ko gAlI dene kI eka Adata sI DAla letI haiN| * vaha kamarA jisameM dhArmika mUrciyAM rakhI jAtI haiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 prAcIna tibbata "usase kaho, maiM usake pAsa yaha jAnane ko AI hU~ ki vaha dalAI lAmA ke hAtha se AzIrvAda pAne ke lie ikaTThI huI bhIr3a meM kyA dekhakara ha~sA thaa|" "nAbadAna meM baja-baja karate hue tuccha kIr3e! apane Upara aura apane kRtyoM para inheM kitanA bar3A abhimAna hotA hai| chiH!" / "aura Apa ?" maiMne pUchA "kyA Apa taka koI gandagI nahIM chU gaI hai ?" vaha joroM se hNsaa| "jo bAhara nikalanA cAhatA hai use to aura bhItara DubakI lagAnI par3atI hai| maiM usa gande nAle meM suara kI taraha loTatA huuN| aura use svaccha pAnI ke jharane meM pariNata kara detA huuN| ghUre meM se sonA paidA karanA-yaha hama jaise khilAr3iyoM kA khela hai|" "to kyA........." "hama guru padmasambhava ke eka mAmUlI cele haiM, para phira bhI"... ___ maiMne dekhA ki mAmUlI cele' kA dimAga kisI U~ce AsamAna para thA; kyoMki 'phira bhI' kahate samaya usakI A~khoM meM eka aisI camaka thI jisase bahuta sI bAtoM kA patA calatA thaa| idhara merA dubhASiyA raha-rahakara idhara-udhara dekhatA thaa| usakA mana nahIM laga rahA thaa| dalAI lAmA ke lie usake hRdaya meM asIma zraddhA thI aura vaha apane kAnoM se yaha nindA nahIM suna sakatA thaa| phira 'ghUre meM se sonA paidA karanevAle usa khilAr3o' se use eka prakAra kA jo bhaya sA laga rahA thA vaha alg| ____maiMne vahA~ se cala dene kA vicAra kiyA aura nAlajorpA ko de dene ke lie kucha rupaye dAvasandUpa ke hAtha meM rakha diye| kintu isa bheTa se vaha bigar3a khar3A huaa| usane use asvIkAra bhI kara diyaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA dAvasandUpa ne aura prAgraha karanA ucita smjhaa| lAmA ke pAsa eka caukI para rupaye rakha dene ke lie vaha Age bddh'aa| ekAeka vaha ThiThakA, kucha pIche haTA aura dIvAla ke sahAre usane isa jora se pITha kA sahArA liyA jaise kisI ne use balapUrvaka pIche ko Dhakela diyA ho| karAhakara usane apane peTa ko donoM hAthoM se daboca liyaa| nAlajopo uThA aura chIMkatA-chA~katA kamare se bAhara ho gyaa| ___na jAne kisane mujhe bar3e jora kA dhakkA diyaa| nAlajopA ruSTa ho gayA hai| aba kyA hogA ?" maiMne kahA-"nAlajorpA kI bAta chodd'o| Ao cleN| mAlUma hotA hai, tumhAre phephar3e meM koI zikAyata hai| acchA hogA yadi kisI DAkTara ko dikhlaao|" dAvasandUpa kucha bolA nhiiN| bar3I dera taka vaha Dara ke mAre sahamA rhaa| hama apane ThikAne bhI pahu~ca gaye, para use merI bAta para vizvAsa nahIM huaa| dUsare dina hamane gaGgaToka ke lie prasthAna kiyaa| mere gaGgaToka taka pahu~cate-pahu~cate bar3e joroM kI A~dhI AI aura patthara par3ane lge| tibbatiyoM kA vizvAsa hai ki isa prakAra ke sAre daivI prakopa daityoM aura jAdUgaroM ke kRtya hote haiN| pattharoM kI varSA to unakA eka vizeSa akha hotA hai, jisakA upayoga ve becAre yAtriyoM ke mArga meM ror3e aTakAne ke lie yA kamajoradila celoM ko apane pAsa se dUra hI rakhane ke lie karate haiN| kucha dina bIta jAne para mantra-tantra meM vizvAsa rakhanevAle dAvasandUpa ne mujhe batalAyA bhI ki vaha pahale hI kisI mpA (jyotiSo) se milA thaa| usa gunI ne batalAyA thA ki Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata AsapAsa ke devI-devatA to mujhase aprasanna nahIM haiM, kintu mujhe mArga meM kucha kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA avazya karanA par3egA / usakI yaha bhaviSyavANI saca bhI huii| maiM sikkama meM apane pUrva paricita 'avatArI lAmA' se milo| usane saharSa merA svAgata kiyaa| use mere khoja ke kAma meM dilacaspI lete dera na lagI / bar3e utsAha ke sAtha usane isa kAma meM mujhe madada dI / sikkama meM merA kAma sabase pahale maThoM kI jA~ca karanA huaa| tarAI ke jaGgaloM meM idhara-udhara kucha yahA~ aura kucha vahA~ -- prAyaH pahAr3I kI coTiyoM para sthita ye gumbAe~ bar3I bhalI lagatI thIM / kintu unake bAre meM merI jo dhAraNA thI, vaha g2alata sAbita huI / sikkama kI gumbAe~ bar3I dIna-hIna avasthA meM haiN| unakI AmadanI bahuta thor3I hai / yahA~ ke dhanikoM meM se koI bhI unameM kucha sAhAyya nahIM detA hai aura yahA~ ke zikSArthI (trApAoM) ko svayaM apane kharca ke lie kAma karanA par3atA hai / jaba koI mara jAtA hai to usake zrAddha karAne kA gurutara bhAra inhIM maTha ke sAdhuoM ke sara para par3atA hai aura isa kAma ko ye bar3e cAva se karate bhI haiN| bAta yaha hai ki zrAddha ke bAda taraha-taraha ke mAla para hAtha sAfa karane kA maukA milatA hai aura dakSiNA se jeba alaga garama hotI hai| koI koI to becAre apane ghara bharapeTa khAnA taka nahIM pAte haiM aura jaba koI paisevAlA yajamAna mara jAtA hai to aisoM kI bana AtI hai| bahuta se gA~voM meM lAmA purohitoM kI jagaha tAntrika le lete haiN| para isase unameM paraspara kAI dveSa nahIM paidA hotA / eka hada taka kaha sakate haiM ki eka dUsare kI vidyA meM vizvAsa bhI rakhatA hai| lAmA kA Adara purAna matAvalambI bona aura Ganga-spA ( rAjya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA dharma meM A jAnevAle mAntrika ) se adhika hotA avazya hai kintu mantra-tantra meM jIvita aura mRtaka AtmAoM ko taGga karanevAle pizAcoM ke zamana karane ke lie adhika zakti mAnI jAtI hai| ____ mare hue manuSya ke zarIra se bAhara usakI prAtmA kaise nikAlI jAtI hai aura kaise use paraloka ke sacce mArga kA nirdeza kiyA jAtA hai-yaha bhI dekhane kA avasara daiva-yoga se mere hAtha apane Apa laga gyaa| usa dina maiM jaGgaloM se ghUma-phirakara lauTa rahI thii| akasmAt mere kAnoM meM kisI jAnavara kI aisI teja cIkha sunAI par3I jaisI maiMne pahale kabhI nahIM sunI thii| eka minaTa bAda vaha phira sunAI dii| dabe pA~voM maiM usI ora Age bar3hI aura cupake se eka jhAr3I meM chipakara baiTha gii| eka per3a ke nIce do lAmA dhyAnAvasthita ho pAlathI mAre baiThe the| 'hika ! unameM se eka, ajIba bhayAvane svara meM, cillaayaa| 'hik ! kucha kSaNa bAda dUsarA bhI cillaayaa| isI prakAra bArI-bArI se ruka-rukakara ve mantra kA uccAraNa karate the| bIca-bIca meM jaba ve cupa hote to bilkula zAnta-unake zarIra kA eka aGga bhI hilatA-DulatA na thaa| __ maiMne dekhA ki isa 'hika' ke uccAraNa meM unheM kAphI mehanata par3atI hai| thor3I dera bAda unameM se eka trApA ne apane gale para hAtha rakkhA / usake cehare kI AkRti bigar3a gaI aura usane eka ora muMha pherakara thuukaa| usake thUka meM lAla-lAla khUna sApha dikhalAI par3atA thaa| usake sAthI ne kucha khaa| maiM ise suna na skii| binA uttara diye hue vaha uThA aura guphA kI ora gyaa| maiMne usake sara ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata bIcobIca eka bar3A lambA sA tinakA sIdhA khar3A dekhaa| yaha kyA balA thI, merI samajha meM kucha bhI nahIM aayaa| ____ bAda ko dAvasandUpa se jJAta huA ki ye loga mRtaka zarIra se usakI AtmA ko svacchanda kara rahe the| mantra ke bala se khopar3I kA sirA (brahmANDa ) khula jAtA hai aura eka choTe se cheda ke mArga se prAraNAtmA zarIra ko tyAgakara bAhara A jAtI hai| mantra kA uccAraNa Thoka-ThIka sahI rUpa meM honA caahie| yaha kAma kevala vahI lAmA kara sakatA hai, jisane apane guru ke caraNoM ke samIpa kucha samaya taka rahakara zikSA-dIkSA lI ho| 'hika' ke bAda 'phaTa' kA uccAraNa karanA hotA hai aura taba jIvAtmA ke zarIra se bAhara nikalane ke lie brahmANDa meM eka mArga khula jAtA hai| mantra kA ThIka-ThIka uccAraNa na karane meM svayaM apanI jAna kA khatarA rahatA hai| jaba lambA tinakA sira para apanI icchA ke anusAra ThIka sIdhA khar3A raha jAya taba samajhanA cAhie ki mantra ke par3hane kI vidhi bhalI bhA~ti A gii| ___ mRtyu aura paraloka se sambandha rakhanevAle sabhI savAloM meM dAvasandUpa ko bar3I dilacaspI thii| Age calakara pA~ca yA chaH varSe bAda usane isa viSaya kI eka tibbatI pustaka kA sundara anuvAda bhI kiyaa| preta-vidyA meM usakA vizvAsa thA aura vaha svayaM jaba-taba mantra jagAtA thaa| lekina peTa kA cArA calAne ke lie vivaza hokara use naukarI kA sahArA lenA par3A thaa| bhArata sarakAra ne use bhUTAna ko dakSiNI sImA para dubhASiye kA kAma karane ke lie niyukta kara diyA thaa| dAvasandUpa se jaba merI bheMTa huI taba vaha sarakArI naukarI chor3a. kara gaGgaToka ke tibbatI skUla kA heDamAsTara ho gayA thaa| para Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 tibbata ke lAbhA use par3hAne se adhika par3hane kA zauqa thA / vaha haphtoM skUla nahIM jAtA thA / itane samaya meM vaha apanI kitAboM meM bhUlA rahatA thA yA aura lAmAoM ke sAtha baiThakara dharma-carcA kiyA karatA thA / apanA saba kAma usane apane sahAyaka adhyApaka ko sauMpa rakkhA thA, jise usase kucha adhika lar3akoM kI paravAha na thI / paravAha thI use sirpha eka bAta kI ki kahIM usakI naukarI chUTa jAne kI naubata na A jAya aura isa bAta kA alabattA use barAbara dhyAna banA rahatA thA / day isa prakAra svatantra chor3a diye gaye lar3ake apane adhikAroM kA pUrA-pUrA upayoga karate the| jo kucha thor3A-bahuta sabaka unheM yAda bhI ho jAtA, use khela-kUda meM bhUlate unheM dera na lagatI / phira eka dina vaha zrAtA jaba dAvasandUpa apane ziSyoM ke sAmane yamarAja kI bhA~ti kaThora banakara AtA / saba lar3ake eka paMkti meM usake sAmane Akara khar3e ho jAte / taba sabase kinAre khar3e hue lar3ake se koI savAla kiyA jAtA / agara usane usakA uttara diyA to diyA nahIM to usake pAsa khar3A huA dUsarA lar3akA javAba detA / Thoka javAba dene para vaha apane bag2ala ke sAthI ko eka capata rasIda karatA aura apanI jagaha para use karake svayaM usakI jagaha para khar3A ho jAtA / piTanevAle becAre lar3ake ko itane se hI chuTTI na milatI / usase dUsarA savAla pUchA jAtA / usakA bhI javAba na de sakane para usake bag2ala meM khar3A huA yAnI qatAra kA tIsarA lar3akA uttara dekara use usI taraha thappar3a mArakara usase apane sthAna kI badalI kara letA / kabhI-kabhI to Afata kA mArA koI becArA isI taraha capata para capata khAtA huA hatabuddhi hokara paMkti ke eka sire se bilkula dUsare kinAre taka pahu~ca jAtA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata kabhI-kabhI jaba dostI nibhAne kA savAla A par3atA to thappar3a jamAnevAle kA hAtha uThatA to bar3e jora se lekina ThIka jagaha para pahu~cane se pahale bIca meM hI usakA sArA z2ora khatama ho jaataa| para dAvasandUpa ur3atI cir3iyA pahacAnatA thaa| vaha saba samajhatA thaa| aise logoM ke lie usake pAsa dUsarI davA thii| ___"acchA acchA, idhara Ao, tumheM abhI patA nahIM; thappar3a bhI Thoka nahIM jamAnA aataa| calo idhara, Ao hama acchI taraha sikhA deNge|" ___ aba vaha thappar3a lagAnA acchI taraha sIkha gayA hai-isakA paricaya use apane sAthI ke gAla para dubArA capata lagAkara denA hotaa| sAtha hI apane naye sIkhe hue sabaka ko bhI zIghra bhUlane kI usakI himmata nahIM par3atI thii| ___ dAvasandUpa ke bAre meM mujhe aura bhI kaI maz2adAra bAteM yAda haiM lekina merA abhiprAya kadApi usakI ha~sI ur3Ane kA nahIM hai| aise bhalemAnasa dekhane-sunane meM kama Ate haiM aura yaha maiM apanA parama saubhAgya samajhatI hU~ ki aise yogya dubhASiye se merI bheMTa ho gaI thii| sikkama kA uttarAdhikArI kumAra vidvAnoM kA bar3A Adara karatA thaa| usane trAzilhumpo ke suprasiddha mahAvidyAlaya ke mAnanIya dArzanika kuzoga cAsa-d-jUda ko apane yahA~ atithi banAkara rakkhA thaa| kuzoga rAjadhAnI ke pAsa hI ena-ce kI gumbA ke mahanta banA diye gaye the aura unheM koI bIsa celoM ko vyAkaraNa aura dharmazAstra par3hAne kA pavitra kArpya bhI sauMpA gayA thaa| ___ kuzoga cos-d-ja de eka gelugsa-pA arthAt tsoMga khApA (1400 I0) ke naye mata 'pIlI TopI'vAle logoM ke sampradAya ke anuyAyI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwantumaragyanbhandar.com Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA 13 the| videzo lekhaka pIlI aura lAla TopIvAle vargoM ke dhArmika siddhAntoM meM paraspara bar3A bheda batAte haiM, lekina ena-ce ke vihAra meM eka gelugsa-pA ko lAla TopIvAle logoM ke sAtha milakara sabhApati ko haisiyata se sabhAkArya calAte dekhakara zAyada unheM apanI bhUla jJAta ho jaatii| ___ aksara bheTa-mulAkAta karane ke lie maiM kuzoga kI gumbA meM jAtI thii| prAyaH hamameM dhAmika vArtAlApa hI chir3a jAtA / lAmA logoM ke dharma ke viSaya meM isa taraha se khoda-khodakara prazna karane se unheM mere Upara sandeha huaa| eka roz2a akasmAt bAteM karata-karate unhoMne meja kI darAja kholakara kArAz2a kA eka bar3A pulindA bAhara nikAlA aura bauddhadharma se sambandha rakhanevAle savAloM ko usa lambI sUcI kA uttara vahIM usI dama mujhase dene ko khaa| savAloM se sApha patA calatA thA ki ve mujhe ghabarA dene ke lie hI hU~Dha-DhUMr3hakara cune gaye the| unakA koI khAsa matalaba bhI nahIM nikalatA thaa| jo ho, maiMne bArI-bArI se ina saba savAloM kA javAba de diyA aura maiM parIkSA meM pUrI utrii| isake bAda phira kabhI use mere Upara sandeha karane kA sAhasa nahIM huA aura vaha mujhase bahuta santuSTa rahane lgaa| ___ barmiyaga kuzoga nAmaka eka dUsare vidvAn ko mahArAjA sidkyoMga ne apane mahala hI meM zrAzraya diyA thaa| dhArmika vAdavivAda meM mahArAjA ko bar3A Ananda AtA thaa| ____ mahArAjA sadaiva apanI bhar3akIlI pozAka pahanakara bIcobIca meM eka sophe para baitthte| unake sAmane eka mez2a rakha dI jaatii| isa mez2a ke eka aura eka lambo kurasI para maiM baiThatI thii| hama donoM ke sAmane bar3hiyA cInI miTTI kA eka eka pyAlA rakha diyA jAtA, jisaka sAtha meM cA~dI kI eka taztarI aura mUMge aura phorAjoM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wrivatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata se mar3hA huA eka Dhakkana hotA thaa| mahArAjA se kucha dUra haTakara merI hI taraha ko eka kurasI para apanA lambA labAdA zAna se or3hakara barmiyaga bhI baitthte| unheM bhI eka pyAlA aura cA~dI kI taztarI milatI lekina unake sAmane Dhakkana nahIM hotA thaa| dAvasandUpa bhI aksara maujUda rahatA thaa| vaha vahIM pharza para hamAre pairoM ke pAsa Asana jmaataa| vaha pAlathI mArakara baiTha jAtA aura usake sAmane darI para eka pyAlA rakha diyA jAtA thaa| isa prakAra tibbato ziSTAcAra ke kar3e aura beDhaMge niyama barta diye jAte the| taba eka yuvaka bhRtya cA~dI kI eka bahuta bar3I degacI hAthoM meM kandhe ke Upara liye hue praveza karatA aura bar3e adaba aura adA ke sAtha muka-mukakara hamAre pyAloM meM cAya girAtA jaataa| usake DhaMga se sApha jAhira thA ki vaha apane isa mahattvapUrNa kArya ke gaurava se bhalI bhA~ti paricita thaa| cAya ke sAtha-sAtha makkhana aura namaka kA bhI vyavahAra hotA thaa| kamare ke konoM meM agarabattiyA~ sulagatI rahatI aura kabhIkabhI dUra ke kisI mandira se saMgIta kA dhImA svara hamAre kAnoM taka pahu~catA rhtaa| isa bIca meM vidvAn aura kuzala upadezaka barmiyaga kuzoga kA vyAkhyAna bhI calatA rahatA___"amuka amuka RSi isa viSaya meM aisA-aisA kaha gaye haiN| phalA-phalA~ jAdUgaroM ne kauna-kauna se camatkAra dikhalAye haiN| inameM se bahuta se to aba bhI pAsa ke pahAr3oM meM maujUda haiM lekina unake pAsa taka pahu~ca sakanA jarA Ter3hI khIra hai"......... kuzoga cos-du-z2ada aura barmiyag kuzog tibbata ke do pramukha sampradAya polo Topo aura lAla TopIvAlAM ke pratinidhi-svarUpa the| inake samparka meM Akara bahuta-sI jAnane yogya bAtoM kA patA claa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA mRtyu aura paraloka ke viSaya meM lAmA logoM ke bar3e manoraJjaka aura bhinna-bhinna vicAra haiN| bahuta se videziyoM ko ye bAteM ajJAta haiN| isa sambandha meM jAnakArI hAsila karane kA zauka mujhe inhIM do vidvAnoM ke samparka meM Akara huaa| __ mRtyu ke bAda turanta hI jIva kI kyA dazA hotI hai--isa viSaya meM tibbatI lAmAoM aura barmA, laMkA, syAma Adi dakSiNI dezoM ke bauddhoM meM paraspara matabheda hai| Ama taura para bauddhoM kI dhAraNA hai ki mRtyu ke pazcAt tatkAla hI jIva kA mRtyuloka meM puna: Agamana ho jAtA hai| aura apane karmoM ke anusAra use acchI yA burI yoni meM janma lenA par3atA hai| kintu tibbatI lAmAoM kA vizvAsa hai ki mRtyu ke anantara kucha samaya bIta jAtA hai aura taba kahIM chaH jIvadhAriyoM meM se kisI eka meM jIvAtmA janma letI hai| ___ "jo yuktivAn hai vaha naraka meM bhI sukhabhoga kara sakatA hai" tibbata meM eka pracalita kahAvata hai| 'thab' arthAt Dhaba se lAmA logoM kA kyA abhiprAya hotA hai, isakA AbhAsa pAThaka ko isase mila jaaygaa| jo vAstavika 'thab' kA jJAtA hai vaha jahA~ taka sambhava hai, apanI icchA ke anusAra jisa yoni meM cAhe phira janma le sakatA hai| ____ "jahA~ taka sambhava hai" tibbatI lAmA kahate haiM-"pUrva janma ke karmoM ke phalAphala kA bhAra bhI isa 'thaba' ko kAphI hada taka prabhAvita karatA hai|" karAmAtI lAmA logoM ke bAre meM yaha kahA jAtA hai ki unheM apanI mRtyu kA patA kucha samaya pahale se hI laga jAtA hai| mRtyu kI bhayaMkara yAtanAoM kA unheM kucha bhI bhaya nahIM rahatA aura marate samaya ve pUrNa rUpa se sajaga aura saceta rahate haiN| kyA ho rahA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata hai, kina-kina ajJAta aura vicitra lokoM se hokara unakI zrAtmA gujara rahI hai, kidhara kyA hai ina bAtoM kA patA unheM bhalI bhA~ti calatA rahatA hai| parantu sAdhAraNa logoM ke sambandha meM yahI bAta lAgU nahIM hotii| jo loga mRtyuzAstra kI jJAtavya bAtoM se anabhijJa rahate haiM unheM marate samaya aura marane ke bAda dUsaroM kI madada lenI par3atI hai| jo bAteM unhoMne jIvita rahakara nahIM sIkhI haiM vahI unheM marate samaya aura marane ke bAda eka anubhavI lAmA sikhAtA hai| mArga meM milanevAle sabhI prakAra ke vicitra jIvoM aura bAdhAoM se vaha unakA pUrI taraha paricaya karA detA hai, vizvAsa dilAtA hai aura nirantara patha kA nirdeza karane ko tatpara rahatA hai| maratA huzrA manuSya ekadama aceta na hone pAve, isa bAta kA lAmA ko bar3A dhyAna rakhanA par3atA hai| dhIre dhIre bhinna bhinna indriyoM kI vibhinna vyApArazakti ke kSINa hone kI ora vaha barAbara jIvAtmA kA dhyAna AkRSTa kiye rahatA hai| anta meM prANa-pakherU ko kAyA ke pijare se mukta karane ke lie lAmA prayatnazIla hotA hai| yaha Avazyaka hai ki prANavAyu brahmANDa ke mArga se hI bAhara nikle| aisA na hone para jIva kA bhaviSya ghora andhakAra meM jA par3atA hai| ___jIvAtmA kI vidhivat mukti ke lie 'hika' aura 'phaTa' kA ThIka-ThIka uccAraNa karanA par3atA hai| jisa karAmAtI lAmA ko ina zabdoM kA ThIka uccAraNa AtA hai, use apanI mRtyu ke samaya kisI dUsare vyakti ko samIpa rakhane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rhtii| jaba niyata samaya Ane ko hotA hai to use pahale se hI patA cala jAtA hai aura vaha mantra par3hanA Arambha kara detA hai| 'hika' aura 'phaTa' cillAte-cillAte vaha prANatyAga karatA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA isa DhaGga para bahuta se lAmA AtmahatyA ke kaThina kArya meM sahaja ho saphalazrama ho jAte haiM aura sunane meM AtA hai ki bahutoM ne sacamuca hI aisA kiyA bhI hai| jIvAtmA kAyA se unmukta hokara eka ajJAta patha kI ora agrasara hotI hai| Ama logoM meM yaha vizvAsa hai ki AtmA sacamuca hI koI yAtrA karatI hai aura use mArga meM milanevAle dezoM aura jIvoM kI koI vAstavika sthiti hotI hai| kintu aura samajhadAra lAmA isa yAtrA ko kevala svayaM-nirmita bhrama mAtra mAnate haiN| unakA kahanA hai ki jIvAtmA apane Apa gata janma ke AcAra-vicAra ke AdhAra para eka prakAra ke dhuMdhale chAyA-svapna kA nirmANa karatI calatI hai| ___ kucha aise bhI loga haiM jo kahate haiM ki AtmA ke zarIra se mukta hone ke thor3I dera bAda hI usakA eka prakAra ke divya prakAza se sAkSAtkAra hotA hai| isa teja ke sAmane usakI A~kheM agara Thahara gaI.- vaha andhA nahIM ho gayA to use nirvANa kI prApti ho jAtI hai; nahIM to phira usI AvAgamana ke cakra calane kI praNAlI prArambha hotI hai| tibbata meM aise logoM kI kamI nahIM hai jo apane samaya kA adhika hissA bekAra kAhilI meM baiThe-baiThe bitA dete haiN| inase taraha-taraha kI anUThI bAteM sunane ko milatI haiN| bahutoM kA yaha dAvA hai ki unhoMne aise lokoM meM bhramaNa kiyA hai, jahA~ sAdhAraNa manuSya kevala marakara hI pahu~ca sakate haiN| aise lokoM ko "bA?" aura inase lauTe hue ina vicitra jIvadhAriyoM ko deloga kahate haiN| ___ sauraMga ke gA~va meM eka bur3hiyA se merI bheTa huI jo kucha sAla pUrva barAbara eka sAla taka nirjIva sI banI rhii| usakA kahanA thA ki use svayaM apane zarIra kI sphUrti aura halkepana para bar3A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 prAcIna tibbata acambhA hotA thA / vaha jaba jahA~ cAhe jA sakatI thI, vaha AsAnI se pAnI ke Upara calakara nadiyoM ko pAra kara jAtI aura dIvAloM ke bhItara hokara usa pAra nikala sakatI thI, havA meM ur3a sakatI thI. Adi-Adi / kisI ke mara jAne para to aura tamAzA dekhane meM AtA hai| mare hue manuSya ko ulTe kapar3e - zrAge kA bhAga pIche pITha kI ora karake - pahanA diye jAte haiM aura usake paira chAtI para eka dUsare ke Upara mor3a diye jAte haiN| taba yaha gaTThara eka bar3e kar3Aha meM DAla diyA jAtA hai jisameM kabhI-kabhI vaha pUre eka haphte taka par3A rahatA hai| isI bIca meM zrAddha ke upacAra hote rahate haiN| isake bAda jaise hI kar3Aha khAlI hotA hai, use thor3A sA dho-dhAkara usameM cAya taiyAra hone ko DAla dI jAtI hai| ise zrAddha meM sammilita honevAle parijana binA kisI hicaka ke pI jAte haiM / jahA~ kahIM AsAnI se lakar3I mila sakatI hai, vahA~ mRta zarIra anyathA use jaMgalI jAnavaroM ke lie pahAr3oM ko jalA dete haiN| para chor3a Ate haiN| bar3e-bar3e dhArmika mahAn AtmAoM ke zava ko yatna- pUrvaka surakSita rakhane kI bhI paripATI hai| inheM 'maradojDa' kahate haiN| stUpoM ke AkAra ke coTeMna meM inheM bar3I sajAvaTa ke sAtha rakha diyA jAtA hai, jahA~ ye ananta kAla taka par3e rahate haiM / bauddha dharma meM dAnazIlatA kA bar3A mahattva mAnA gayA hai| zrAddha-avasaroM para lAmA logoM ko aise puNya kAryya meM hAtha ba~TAne kA acchA maukA mila jAtA hai| mare hue AdamI kI yaha icchA hotI hai, kama se kama mAnA aisA hI jAtA hai ki usakA zarIra hI usake marane ke bAda usakA AkhirI dAna ho - bhUkhe-pyAse jIvadhAriyoM kI kSudhA zAnta karane meM usakA upayoga ho / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 tibbata ke lAmA mRta manuSya kI AtmA ko paraloka meM ThIka rAste para rakhane ke sambandha meM tibbatI meM eka kitAba hai| usa pustaka meM isa viSaya para likhA hai (1) zarIra ko kisI pahAr3I para le jAte haiN| hAtha-paira teja cAka se kATa DAle jAte haiN| hRdaya aura phephar3e bhUmi para DAla diye jAte haiM aura cir3iyA~, bher3iye aura lomar3iyA~ inase apanI tudhA zAnta karatI haiN| (2) zarIra kA kisI pavitra nadI meM visarjana kara diyA jAtA hai| rakta nIle jala meM mila jAtA hai; mAMsa aura carbI se machaliyA~ aura UdabilAva apanA bhojana prApta karate haiN|| (3) zarIra kA dAha-karma kara diyA jAtA hai| mAMsa, carbI aura haDDI jalakara bhasma kI DherI ho jAte haiN| gandha se tistagaNa kA pAlana-poSaNa hotA hai| (4) zarIra pRthvI ke bhItara gAr3a diyA jAtA hai| isase kIr3oM ko AhAra milatA hai| jo loga paisevAle hote haiM ve zrAddha karanevAloM ko cha:-chaH hapte taka lagAye rakhate haiN| pratidina ve ho upacAra bAra bAra kiye jAte haiN| Akhira meM lakar3I kA eka halkA TaTTara banAkara taiyAra kiyA jAtA hai| ise mare hue manuSya ke saba kapar3e pahanA diye jAte haiM aura dhar3a ke Upara uso kI mukhAkRti kA kArAja kA banA huA eka ceharA ra~gakara rakha diyA jAtA hai| kabhI usakA nAma bhI Upara likha dete haiN| isake bAda usa TaTTara ke muMha meM zrAddha karAnevAlA Aga lagA detA hai| kahanA na hogA ki usa para ke vastroM ko vaha pahale se hI utAra letA hai| ye kapar3e usakI nijI sampatti hote haiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata isake bAda mRtAtmA kA mRtyuloka se saba prakAra kA sambandha TUTA huA samajha liyA jAtA hai| lekina usake bhUta banakara phira Ane kI sambhAvanA banI rahatI hai| isa preta-zaMkA ke nivAraNa ke lie zava ke ghara se bAhara hote hI usake nAma para eka bar3A sahabhoja kiyA jAtA hai jisameM ghara kA bar3A-bUr3hA khar3A hokara mRta jIva kI AtmA ko sambodhita karake yoM kahanA zurU karatA hai"amuka-amuka...suno...tuma aba mara cuke ho| isa bAta meM kisI taraha kA sandeha mata rkhnaa| yahA~ aba tumhArA koI kAma nahIM hai| khUba DaTakara antima bAra apanA khAnA khA lo| tumhAre sAmane kA rAstA bar3A lambA aura bahuta Ter3hA hai| tumheM mArga meM bahuta se pahAr3a aura nAle pAra karane pdd'eNge| sAhasa baTora lo| acchI taraha samajha lo ki aba yahA~ vApasa nahIM lauTanA hai|" ____eka jagaha to isase bhI adhika manoraJjaka vArtAlApa sunane meM AyA--"pAgdajina, tumheM isa bAta kA patA honA cAhie ki tumhAre ghara meM Aga laga gaI thI aura usameM saba kucha svAhA ho gayA hai| tuma zAyada koI qarjA cukAnA bhUla gaye the, isalie tumhAre donoM lar3ake pakar3a liye gaye haiN| tuma yaha bhI na jAnate hoge ki tumhAre bAda tumhArI strI ne kyA kiyaa| usane dUsarI zAdI kara lI hai| yaha saba dekhakara tumheM bahuta duHkha hogaa| isalie aba tuma phira yahA~ lauTane ko mUrkhatA mata krnaa|" ____ maiM zokapUrvaka yaha saba duHkha-vRttAnta sunatI rhii| mujhase rahA nahIM gyaa| maiMne pUchA-"Akhira yaha saba huA kaise ? vipattiyoM kA yaha pahAr3a kyA ekadama......" ___ sabake saba ulTe mere hI Upara ha~sa pdd'e| bole-"are, yaha saba to jhUTha hai| hamane yoM hI kaha diyaa| ghara-bAra saba durusta hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wrivatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 tibbata ke lAmA donoM lar3akoM ko goda meM baiThAkara strI dhUpa khA rahI hai aura usake caupAye khetoM meM cara rahe haiN| pAgdajina ko DarAne ke lie hI hamane yaha kahAnI gar3ha lI hai tAki vaha phira idhara ghUmakara dekhane kA bhI nAma na le|" __marane ke bAda isa loka meM janma lene ke pUrva kucha samaya taka AtmAe~ pretaloka meM ghUmatI rahatI haiN| inake bAre meM kabhI-kabhI inake parivAra ke logoM ko bure-bure svapna bhI dikhalAI par3ate haiN| isakA artha yaha samajhA jAtA hai ki AtmA becArI zaitAna ke cakkara meM par3a gaI hai aura use bar3I-bar3I yAtanAoM aura vipattiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3a rahA hai| sambandhI loga tatkAla hI kisI catura 'pAvo' ko sahAyatArtha bulA bhejate haiN| vaha pAtA hai aura mantra kA pATha karanA prArambha kara detA hai| dhIre-dhIre vaha nAcane lagatA hai| pahale dhIre-dhIre, phira teja aura phira aura tejI se / sAtha-sAtha DamarU bajatA rahatA hai aura ghaNTe ko dhvani hotI rahatI hai| nAcate-nAcate usako dazA pAgaloM kI sI ho jAtI hai aura taba basa usake zarIra ke bhItara bhUta A jAtA hai| vaha asphuTa svara meM kucha kahanA zurU karatA hai, jise loga bar3I satarkatA ke sAtha sunate haiN| aisA vizvAsa kiyA jAtA hai ki isI sAdhana (mIDiyama) ke dvArA mRta AtmA jo kucha sandeza kahanA cAhatI hai kahatI hai-"rAste meM eka daitya se merI muThabher3a ho gii| vaha mujhe apanA dAsa banAkara apanI guphA meM ghasITa lAyA hai| dina bhara mujhase kar3I mehanata letA hai| vaha bar3A kaThora hai aura merI bar3I durgati karatA hai| Izvara ke lie mujha para dayA karake mujhe isa zaitAna ke caMgula se chuTakArA dilAo, tAki maiM jaldo hI bAko rAstA tai kara DAlU ......aadi|" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata jo pretAtmA yaha saba bolatI huI samajhI jAtI hai usakA mAtA, strI aura bacce phUTa-phUTakara rone lagate haiN| unakA sabase pahalA kAma kisI bona mAMtrika ke pairoM par3anA hotA hai| "binA eka suara yA gAya kI bali diye hue kAma nahIM bana sktaa| daitya to vaza meM A jAyagA, lekina isake lie kAphI sara mAranA hogaa| kAma AsAna nahIM hai / " --bona unheM samajhA detA hai| ___ bali-pazu aura anya jo-jo sAmagrI vaha mA~gatA hai vaha tatkAla juTA dI jAtI hai| bali car3hAkara bona pUjA para baiThatA hai aura A~kheM mUMdate hI vaha daitya kI guphA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| lekina daitya prAyaH apanA vAdA tor3a detA hai| bali pA lene para bhI vaha apane bandI ko mukta nahIM krtaa| taba lAcAra hokara bona usase bhir3a jAtA hai aura yuddha ke dvArA use parAsta karake kisI taraha rAha para lAtA hai| hAthApAI karate karate vaha thaka jAtA hai, haoNphane lagatA hai aura usakA zarIra pasInA-pasInA ho jAtA hai| ___ kuTumba ke sabhI loga bar3I utkaNThA se usakI mukhamudrA kI ora dhyAna lagAye rahate haiM aura jaba bona A~kheM kholate hue muskarAkara batalAtA hai ki maiMne daitya ko parAsta kara diyA hai to una bholebhAle abhAgoM kI khuzI kA koI ThikAnA nahIM rhtaa| kintu zAyada hI kabhI pahale hI prayatna meM bona ko saphalatA milatI ho| bAra bAra vahI mantrapATha, pazu saMhAra aura anya upa. cAra kiye jAte haiM aura hara bAra bona mAntrika kI naI mehanata ke lie naI dakSiNA hotI hai| punarjanma ke pahale kucha samaya taka AtmAoM ko 'bArDo' meM rahanA par3atA hai| mRtyuloka meM use kisa yoni meM janma lekara jAnA par3egA, isakA nirNaya zije ( yamarAja ) karatA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA zije bahuta nirdaya nyAyAdhIza hai| pUrvajanma meM jisane jo. jo pApa yA puNya kamAyA hai, usI ke anusAra vaha usakA phaisalA sunA detA hai| catura lAmA aura mAMtrika logoM kA kahanA hai ki yaha phaisalA yathAsambhava kucha halkA bhI banAyA jA sakatA hai| lekina pUrvajanma ke kRtyoM kA palar3A kisa prakAra bhArI par3akara saba prayatroM ko niSphala kara detA hai, isakA ullekha Upara kiyA jA cukA hai| yahA~ isa viSaya meM kevala eka manorakhaka udAharaNa diyA jA rahA hai| eka bahuta bar3A lAmA jaba taka jIvita rahA, apanA samaya bekAra naSTa karatA rhaa| yuvAvasthA meM usake subhIte ke lie bar3hiyA se bar3hiyA pustakAlaya aura acche se acche zikSaka juTAye gye| lekina jaba vaha bUr3hA hokara marA taba use ThIka taura para apanA nAma bhI likhanA nahIM AtA thaa| DugpA koleMgsa nAmaka eka mazahUra DabaToba* inhIM dinoM isI ora ghUmate-ghUmate zrA pahu~cA; eka sote ke pAsa pahu~cakara usane dekhA koI lar3akI pAnI lene ke lie AI huI hai| DugpA ne na zrAva dekhA na tAva, caTa se Age bar3hakara ekAeka usakA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| lar3akI kucha baliSTha thI aura DabaToba ke bace hue dA~ta bhI hila hI rahe the| vaha hAtha chur3Akara bhAga khar3I huii| mA~ ke pAsa pahu~ca. kara usane saba kaccA ciTThA kaha sunaayaa| mA ko bar3A acambhA huaa| lar3akI ke bayAna se sApha jAhira thA ki yaha AkramaNakArI sivA DugpA koleMgsa ke aura koI ho hI nahIM sakatA thA aura DugpA aisI badatamIjI kara nahIM sakatA thaa| usake kisI lar3akI ko pakar3ane kA kyA matalaba thA-yaha usakI samajha meM bilkula na aayaa| usane socA, ho * eka RSi yA karAmAtI sAdhu / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na ho isake niyama siddha samajhakara / unu, usane apanI aura kAI prAcIna tibbata na ho isameM koI bheda avazya hai| sAdhAraNa sadAcAra aura ziSTAcAra ke niyama siddha puruSoM ke bAre meM nahIM lAgU ho skte| ve jo kucha karate haiM, soc-smjhkr| unakI bAtoM kA samajhanA hara eka vyakti kA kAma nahIM hai| astu, usane apanI lar3akI se kahA-"beTI, jisa mahAna puruSa ko tumane dekhA hai ve aura koI nahIM, svayaM DumpA koleMgsa haiN| ve jo kucha kareMge, bhalA hI kreNge| tuma ulTe pA~va vApasa lautto| unase kSamA mA~ganA aura ve jo kucha AjJA deM usakA pAlana karanA / " ___lar3akI lauttii| usane eka patthara para DabaToba ko cupacApa vicAramagna baiThe dekhaa| usa para dRSTi par3ate hI DugpA ha~sa par3A aura bolA-"beTI, striyoM ko dekhakara mere mana meM koI vikAra utpanna nahIM hotaa| bAta yaha thI ki samIpa ke vihAra ke bar3e lAmA kA dehAvasAna ho gayA hai| mujhe unakI AtmA bArDo meM bhaTakatI huI dikhalAI par3I thI aura maiMne cAhA ki kisI prakAra unakA janma phira manuSya-yoni meM ho jaay| maiMne prayatna kiyA, lekina honahAra balavAna hai| karmoM kA phala kauna meTa sakatA hai ? tuma bhAga khar3I huI aura tumhAre jAne ke bAda hI pAsa ke khetoM meM caratA huA gadhoM kA vaha jor3A mila gyaa| maiMne apanI A~khoM se dekhA hai; aura zIghra hI maTha ke pradhAna lAmA ko gadhe kI yoni meM janma lekara phira isa saMsAra meM AnA pdd'egaa| xxx likhate-likhate merI DAyarI eka dina bhara gii| maiMne usa ulaTa-palaTakara dekhA to mAlUma huA ki sikkama pahu~cane ke bAda kAphI kAma huA hai| maiMne socA, thor3A vizrAma kara lenA ThIka hogaa| mujhe kampA-da-joG aura zigAlje kI saira kI suujhii| isI bIca meM sunAI par3A ki cInI logoM kI hAra ho gaI hai aura Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ke lAmA zIghra hI dalAI lAmA apanI rAjadhAnI lhAsA ko vApasa lautteNge| maiM kucha pahale hI kalimpoGa pahu~ca gii| mujhe dalAI lAmA ke darzana to ho hI gaye, sAtha hI sAtha mujhe unase do-eka bAteM kara sakane kA bhI suyoga prApta ho gyaa| bAda ko kucha logoM ne mujhe vizvAsa dilAnA cAhA ki isase mere loka aura paraloka donoM bana gaye haiN| ___ kalimpoGachor3ane ke bAda maiM naipAla calI gaI aura kucha dina vahA~ rahakara banArasa calI aaii| tibbata jaise vicitra deza aura rahasya-pUrNa vAtAvaraNa se maiMne abhI-abhI apane ko pRthak kiyA thaa| antara bahuta bar3A thA aura kucha dinoM ke lie ziva bhagavAna kI isa pavitra purI meM merA mana virama gayA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, lowwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA adhyAya lAmA logoM kA prAtithya abhI banArasa chor3ane kA merA vicAra bhI nahIM thA ki paristhitiyoM ne kucha aisA palaTA khAyA ki eka dina sabere uThakara mujhe cupacApa himAlaya kI tarAI kI ora le jAnevAlI eka relagAr3I ko pakar3anA hI pdd'aa| gagaToka pahu~cate-pahu~cate mAlUma huA ki purAne mahArAjA aba isa saMsAra meM nahIM rhe| unake suputra yuvarAja sikyoMga tulku unake uttarAdhikArI hue haiN| naye mahArAjA ne jaba mere Agamana kA vRttAnta sunA to ve bar3e prasanna hue| unakI icchA huI ki maiM kucha dinoM taka unakI rAjadhAnI meM rukakara taba Age bddh'e| maiM svayaM apane mana meM aisA cAha rahI thii| unake prastAva ko mAna gii| mere rahane kA prabandha bhI gaGgaToka se 10 mIla kI dUrI para vanasthalI meM chipI huI podA' kI gumbA (maTha) meM lAmA tulku ne kara diyaa| mandira meM hI eka bar3A vistRta kamarA mere rahane ke lie cunA gyaa| khAne ke prabandha ke lie jo bhojanAlaya milA vaha kama choTA na thaa| tibbatI prathA ke anusAra mere naukara rAta ko isI meM sote bhI the| do bar3I khulI khir3akiyoM se hokara sUrya kA sAga prakAza mere kamare meM AtA thaa| havA kI kamI na thii| meMha aura ole bhI kamare meM aksara binA roka-Toka A jAte the| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18yrwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAmA logoM kA Atithya isa bar3e kamare meM eka kone meM maiMne eka tipAI para apanI kitAbeM sajA dI aura apanI pholDiMga mez2a aura kurasI ThikAne se rakha dii| yaha merA kAma karane kA kamarA' huaa| dUsare kone meM leTane kA sAmAna lagAyA gyaa| bIca meM eka acchI-khAsI jagaha baiThane-uThane ke lie nikala aaii| __podA'Ga ke mandira meM dina meM do bAra-sUryodaya aura sUryAsta ke samaya-pUjA hotI thii| gyeli', raiMga do'ja aura nagAr3e kA sammilita svara bar3A bhalA lagatA thaa| sunate-sunate maiM apane ko bhUla jAtI thii| kisI gaharI saritA ke gambhIra pravAha ke samAna rAginI dhIre-dhIre cupacApa AtI aura kAnoM meM samA jAtI thii| isa saMgIta kI svara-laharI hRdaya meM eka vicitra prakAra ke karuNa bhAva kA saJcAra karatI thii| aisA pratIta hotA thA jaise sadiyoM se khoI huI mAnavatA ke avasAda kI koI halkI kiraNa a~dhere meM bhUlakara A par3I ho| tibbata meM varSa bhara meM eka bAra asura-pUjA hotI hai| aisA saMyoga huA ki mere vahA~ Thaharane ke samaya ke bhItara hI yaha pUjA A pdd'ii| lAmA logoM ke pratyeka maTha meM eka alaga mandira yA kamare meM ina asuroM kI sthApanA hotI hai| sAla bhara meM basa yahI kevala eka bAra inheM bAhara nikAlA jAtA hai| bAkI samaya meM ye eka prakAra se kArAgAra meM par3e-par3e sar3A karate haiN| ye asura aura koI nahIM, bhAratavarSa ke bahuta pahale ke hI nikAle hue prAcIna devatA haiN| tibbatI logoM ne inake Upara vizeSa kRpA karake inheM apane yahA~ Azraya de diyA hai, parantu inako vighnakArI aura upadravI samajhakara inheM pUre sAla bhara kArAgAra meM bandI rakhate haiN| ina abhAge, deza se nikAle hue, devatAoM meM mahAkAla sabase pramukha hai| mahAkAla kI mUrti saMhArakartA ziva bhagavAn kA hI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wrnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 prAcIna tibbata raudra rUpa hai / apanI vidyA ke bala se mahAkAla ko apanA dAsa banAkara lAmA loga usase taraha-taraha kA kAma lete haiM aura sunI anasunI karane para nirdayatApUrvaka use daNDa bhI dete haiM / jaba vaha cIna meM thA asantuSTa ho gaye / pU~cha meM bA~dha dI kiMvadantI hai ki karmamA sampradAya ke eka AdaraNIya lAmA ne mahAkAla ko apanA sevaka banAkara rakkhA | to kisI kAraNa vahA~ ke mahArAjA usase unhoMne AjJA dI ki lAmA kI dAr3hI ghor3e kI jAya aura ghor3A daur3AyA jAya / saGkaTa ke samaya lAmA ne mahAkAla kA smaraNa kiyA, kintu mahAkAla ke pahu~cane meM derI ho gaI / kisI taraha mantra ke bala se apanI lambI dAr3hI ko cehare se dUra karake isa vipatti se lAmA ne chuTakArA paayaa| bAda meM jaba mahAkAla usake pAsa pahu~cA to lAmA ne krodha meM Akara usa becAre ko itane jora kA thappar3a lagAyA ki yadyapi isa ghaTanA ko hue kaI sau varSa vyatIta ho gaye, lekina Aja bhI usake gAla vaise hI phUle hue haiN| yahA~ aura dUsare maThoM meM bhI, kahA jAtA hai ki, vicitra prakAra kI anahonI bAteM dekhane meM AtI haiN| kabhI-kabhI mahAkAla ke pAsa sAmane ke cabUtare para rakta kI bUMdeM TapakI huI milatI haiM aura kabhI-kabhI AdamI ke dila yA dimAg2a kA bacA huA bhAga / lAmA logoM kA kahanA hai ki ye cihna bhayaGkara devatA ke kupita hone kA paricaya dete haiN| mahAkAla kI mUrtti ko trApA loga mantra kA pATha karate hue bar3I sAvadhAnI ke sAtha bAhara nikAlate haiM aura eka a~dhere kaThaghare meM le jAkara rakha dete haiN| do cele usa para paharA dene ke lie tainAta kara diye jAte haiM jo barAbara mantroM kA uccAraNa karate rahate haiM / eka kSaNa ke lie unake hoMTha ruke ki mahAkAla chur3Akara bhAgA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAmA logoM kA Atithya maina dekhA ki mandira meM rahanevAle chATa-bar3e sabhI loga vahA~ jamA hAkara dhIre-dhIre kAI mantra duharA rahe hai| choTe-choTe bacce rAta ta bhara jAgata rahane ke prayatra meM baiThe-baiThe thaka jAte haiN| unheM Dara lagA rahatA hai ki jahA~ eka jJagaNa ke lie unakI AMgya pI. unakA mantrayATha rukA. mahAkAla kaTa jAyagA aura mavama pahale ve hI usake kApa ke bhAgI hoNge| kucha samaya ke lie pAma ke chATabATa gA~vA meM nA pUrI khalabalI maca jAtI hai| mahAkAla ko isa svatantratA ma unake sabhI bAharI dainika kAra-bAra ruka jAta hai| ve sA~jha hI ko apane ghara daravAz2a bhItara ma banda kara rakhate hai aura mAtAmA kI apane baccoM ko kar3I hidAyata rahatI hai ki ve sUrya DUbana ke pahale hI ghara vApasa lauTa AveM / sAdhAraNa tAkata rakhanevAla asura logoM ko kSati pahuMcAne ke dA~va meM deza meM idhara-udhara ghUmata rahate haiN| mantrabala meM inakA eka sthAna para bulAkara inheM patalI lakar3I aura raGga-biraGga dhAgoM se bane hue eka sundara piMjar3a meM ghusane ke lie vivaza kiyA jAtA hai / isake bAda yaha choTA piMjar3A aura usake badanasIba bando eka agnikuNDa meM sAvadhAnI ke mAtha DAla diye jAte haiN| parantu mAntrikA ke bhAgya se ye asura amara hAta hai| hara dUsare sAla phira va jyAM ke tyAM jI uThata haiM aura phira unakA vinAza karane ke lie ve hI upacAra karane par3ata haiN| isa bhA~ti mAntriko kI gajI kI samasyA bhI mahaja hI meM hala hotI rahatI hai| yaha saba tamAzA mana apanI A~khoM meM dakhane kA avasara milaa| itanI sAvadhAnI se kAma lene para bhI kucha lAmAoM kA yaha zaGkA banI rahI ki abhI maba asura unake manda meM nahIM A ke ye kucha jA pakar3e jAne se baca gaye haiM--daza meM ghUma-ghUmakara zenAnI karane kA maukA daMDa raha haiM inamma nibaTana ke lie lAmA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata logoM ne eka aise vyakti ko khojA, jisa para unheM kucha adhika vizvAsa thaa| ___ eka zAma ko lAchena kA gomachena bulAyA gyaa| vaha pUrA jAdUgaroM kA sA bAnA banAkara aura naramuNDoM kI mAlA gale meM DAlakara bAhara maidAna meM sabake sAmane niklaa| dhadhakatI huI Aga ke sAmane khar3e hokara vaha apane jAdU ke khajara (phaLa) se bar3A dera taka havA meM na jAne kauna-kauna nizAna banAtA rhaa| vaha kina adRzya daityAM se lar3a rahA thA, isakA to mujhe patA nahIM calA lekina maiMne dekhA ki a~dhere meM akelA Upara ko uThatI huI laharoM ke sAmane khar3A vaha svayaM eka daitya se kama bhayaMkara nahIM dIkhatA thaa| ___ yadyapi maiM podA'G meM nizcita rUpa se ThaharI huI thI phira bhI sikkama kI sImA ke bAhara taka merA AnA jAnA nahIM rukA thaa| pUrvI tibbata se do gomachena himAlaya kI pahAr3iyoM meM rahane ke lie A gaye the| saMyoga-vaza merI mulAqAta ina logoM se ho gii| inameM se eka sAkyoMga meM rahatA thA aura isI vajaha se sAkyoMga gomachena kahalAtA bhI thaa| tibbatI prathA ke anusAra kisI vyakti ko usakA nAma lekara pukAranA ziSTAcAra ke viruddha samajhA jAtA hai| naukaroM ke sivA pratyeka vyakti kI koI na koI upAdhi hotI hai aura loga use isI nAma se jAnate bhI haiN| sAkyoMga gomachena ko bahuta sI AdateM vicitra aura usako apanI thiiN| kintu vaha spaSTa vicAroM kA AdamI thaa| vaha prAyaH zmazAnoM kI saira karane jAyA karatA thA aura apane banda kamare meM ghaNTAM baiThA mantra jagAyA karatA thaa| bhikSuoM kI taraha kA geruA vastra vaha kabhI nahIM pahanatA thA aura choTe-choTe bAla rakhane ke bajAya bAloM kA jUr3A sara para banAye rahatA thaa| tibbata Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18urvatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 31 lAmA logoM kA Atithya meM gRhasthoM ke atirikta aura koI isa prakAra ke bAla rakkhe dekhA jAtA hai to loga use 'nAlajopA' hI samajhate haiM jo rahasyapUrNa 'sugama mArga' kA anusaraNa karake mukti prApta karane kI ceSTA meM prayatnazIla rahate haiN| naye mahArAjA tulku kI prArthanA para sAkyoMga gomachena ne logoM ko dharma kA upadeza dene ke lie rAjadhAnI meM eka daurA karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| ina vyAkhyAnoM meM se eka ko dekhane kA avasara mujhe bhI prApta huA thA--dekhane kA isalie ki usa samaya merI tibbatI bhASA kI jAnakArI bilkula nahIM ke barAbara thii| vaha jo kucha kahatA thA usakA matalaba to rattI bhara bhI merI samajha meM nahIM AtA thA, lekina maiM dekhatI avazya thI ki usakI joradAra bhASA, joza aura vyAkhyAna dene ke zAnadAra DhaMga se janatA ke cehare kA raMga pala-pala para badalatA rahatA thaa| __ isa DhaMga para dharma kA upadeza karanevAlA sAkyoMga gomachena ke atirikta aura koI bhI bauddha bhikSu mere dekhane meM nahIM AyA / isakA kAraNa kevala yaha hai ki purAnI bauddha-praNAlI ke anusAra joradAra bhASA meM ojapUrNa vaktRtA tyAjya mAnI gaI hai| dharma ke sUkSma siddhAnta to zAnta bhAva se upadezoM ke AdAna-pradAna se hI buddhi meM A sakate haiN| eka dina maiMne prazna kiyA--"parama mokSa (thapa) kyA hai ?" mujhe batalAyA gayA-"samasta siddhAntoM aura kalpanA kI ekamAtra upekSA, bhrama paidA karanevAlI mastiSka kI samagra ceSTAoM kI avahelanA kA hI dUsarA nAma parama mokSa hai|" * dekhie sAtavA~ adhyAya / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata ___eka aura dina, bAta-bAta meM, usane kahA-"maiM dekhatA hU~ 'sugama mArga' kI ora spaSTa rUpa se ApakA mukAva hai| hamAre isa mArga kI bArIka se bArIka bAtoM ke samajhane meM Apako derI na lgegii| Apa tibbata avazya jaaie| eka se eka bar3hakara yogya guru isa mantra kI dIkSA dene ke lie vahA~ Apako mileNge|" isa para maiMne pUchA-"lekina merA tibbata jAnA ho kaise sakatA hai ? videzI logoM ko tibbata deza meM ghasane kI manAhI jo hai|" usane binA eka kSaNa ruke hue kahA-"tibbata meM ghusane kA rAstA kaI tarapha se hai| sabhI vidvAn lAmA kucha lhAsA aura zigAja meM Akara ikaTTha thor3e hI ho gaye haiN| pUrvI tibbata meM to balki aura kuzala zikSaka mila sakate haiN|" ___cIna deza kI ora se tibbata meM ghusane kA vicAra mujhe kabhI sUjhA hI na thA aura na gomachena kA izArA hI merI samajha meM aayaa| kadAcit aisA abhI vidhAtA ko maJjUra nahIM thaa| dUsarA gomachena dAliMga gomachena bhI sAkyoMga gomachena kI bhA~ti jahA~ se AyA thA, usI jagaha ke nAma se pukArA jAtA thaa| vaha svabhAva kA kucha ghamaNDI thA aura bAtacIta bar3I aiMTha ke sAtha karatA thaa| tibbata meM bahuta kama loga aise mileMge jo zuddha zAkAhArI hoN| dAliMga gomachena svayaM mAMsa-bhojI thaa| bAtacIta ke silasile meM eka bAra maiMne usase apanI zaMkA prakaTa kI ki buddha bhagavAn ne to ahiMsA ko paramadharma mAnA hai, taba kyoM bahuta se tibbatI bauddha mAMsa kI bhI bhojya padArthoM meM gaNanA karate haiN| usane turanta uttara diyA-"yaha prasaGga to kucha aisA-vaisA hai nahIM ki maiM eka-do vAkyoM meM Apake savAla kA javAba de skuuN| bAta yaha hai ki hama manuSyoM kI hI bhA~ti pazuoM meM bhI bahuta sI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, iswoatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAmA logoM kA Atithya "cetanAe~" huA karatI haiN| lekina hama logoM kI hI taraha ina jIvoM kI cetanAzaktiyoM kA eka hI pariNAma nahIM huA krtaa| jIvita prANI koI eka hI vastu nahIM balki kaI bhautika tattvoM kA mizraNa hai| kintu ye saba bAteM to bar3I gUr3ha haiN| inheM samajhane ke lie kiso yogya lAmA ke pAsa kucha samaya taka rahakara thAnAyadA zikSA grahaNa karanI caahie|" mere beDhaGga savAloM kA silasilA prAyaH isI yukti se lAmA kATa diyA karatA thaa| ____ eka dina zAma ko sikyoMga tulku, dAliMga lAmA aura maiM baiThebaiThe bAteM kara rahe the| karAmAtI sAdhutroM ke bAre meM jikra chir3A thaa| jisa zraddhA aura abhimAna ke sAtha gomachena apane guru lAmA kI sAmarthya aura adbhuta zaktiyoM kA bakhAna kara rahA thA usakA prabhAva lAmA tulku para, mAlUma hotA hai, gaharA pdd'aa| usa samaya naye mahArAjA kA mastiSka cintAoM se khAlI nahIM thaa| eka biramA rAjakumArI ke sAtha unake byAha kI bAtacIta cala rahI thii| isI ke bAre meM unheM bar3I phikra thii| ____ "zoka hai ki isa bar3e nAlajopA se maiM kisI taraha mila nahIM sakatA" usane mujhase a~garejI bhASA meM kahA, "sacamuca, usakI rAya mere lie bar3I lAbhakArI hotii|" aura gomachena kI ora mur3akara usane tibbatI meM kahA--"kyA batAU~, tumhAre guru yahA~ hama logoM ke bIca meM nahIM haiN| maiM saca kahatA hU~, mujhe aise hI kisI antaryAmI siddha mahApuruSa ko bar3I AvazyakatA thii|" kintu usakA kAma kisa prakAra kA thA, kisa viSaya meM use salAha kI AvazyakatA thI, yaha saba usane kucha nahIM prakaTa kiyaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 prAcIna tibbata ___"kyA koI bahuta khAsa bAta hai ?" gomachena ne pUchA-"bahuta khAsa aura bahuta j'ruurii|" "sambhavata: Apa jo rAya cAhate haiM, vaha Apako mila sakatA hai|" . maiMna sAcA zAyada vaha apane guru lAmA ke pAsa koI harakArA yA patravAhaka bhejegaa| maiM saphara ke lambe fAsile kI ora usakA dhyAna AkRSTa karanA cAhatI ho thI ki ekAeka usakI ceSTA kI ora merI dRSTi gii| usane apane netra mUMda liye the| zoghratA ke sAtha usakA ceharA pIlA par3A jA rahA thA aura usake aMga kar3e hue jA rahe the| mujhe bhaya huA ki zAyada use vara car3ha AyA hai, lekina lAmA tulku ne mujhe use cher3ane se rokA / "cupacApa, zAnta baiThI rho|" usane dhIre se kahA-"lAmA loga aksara bAteM karate-karate samAdhi kI avasthA meM cale jAyA karate haiN| unheM jagAnA nahIM caahe| isase unake prANa taka jAne kA bhaya rahatA hai|" ___ maiM ruka gii| ekAeka lAmA ne A~kheM kholI aura ekaTaka aise dekhate hue bolA jaise vaha so rahA ho, usakI bolI bho badalI huI thI,-"koI cintA mata karo; yaha masalA kabhI tumhAre sAmane uThegA hI nhiiN|" phira usane dhIre-dhIre apano A~kheM banda kara lI / usako mukhAkRti badalI aura vaha apane Ape meM A gyaa| hamAre aura savAloM ko vaha TAla gayA aura kucha kSaNa bAda hI apane kamare meM isa taraha uThakara calA gayA jaise vaha bilkula thaka gayA ho| lAmA tulku merI ora mur3e-"usake isa uttara kA kucha bhI matalaba nahIM nikalatA hai|" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, whatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAmA logoM kA prAtithya lekina patA nahIM, daivayoga se yA koI aura vajaha thI ki usane jo kucha kahA thA, usameM bhArI matalaba niklaa| mahArAjA tulku kA, bahuta pahale se, eka lar3akI ke sAtha prema ho gayA thA aura unakA vivAha kahIM aura honevAlA thaa| unheM isI bAta kI cintA tho kintu kucha aisA saMyoga A par3A ki unheM isake bAre meM adhika nahIM socanA pdd'aa| byAha se kucha dina pahale hI ve isa saMsAra se kUca kara gye| ____ maiM lAmA tulku ke sAtha nepAla rAjya kI sImA taka gaI huI thii| unake naukara-cAkara isa bAta ko jAnate the ki mahArAjA ko apane deza kI 'dharma sambandhI vicitra bAtoM' ko mujhe dikhalAne kA bar3A zauka thaa| lauTatI bAra unhoMne patA diyA ki pAsa ke pahAr3oM meM do bar3e vicitra saMnyAsI barase se aise chipakara rahate the ki koI unako parachAI taka na pAtA thaa| samaya-samaya para unake lie eka nizcita guphA meM kucha khAdya sAmagrI rakha do jAtI thI aura ve use rAta ko Akara uThA le jAte the| para ve kahA~ rahate the, kyA karate the, isakA na kisI ko patA thA aura na kisI ne patA lagAne kI koziza hI kI thii| ___ mahArAjA ne AjJA dI ki jaGgala ko cAroM ora se ghera liyA jAya aura ina donoM vicitra jIvoM ko pakar3akara unake pAsa lAyA jaay| hA~, isa bAta kA dhyAna avazya rakkhA jAya ki unheM kisI prakAra kI hAni na pahu~cane paave| ___ bar3o kaThinatA se donoM saMnyAsI pakar3akara lAye gye| mujhe phira aise adbhuta prANI dekhane ko nahIM mile| dA ke donoM dekhane meM bar3e hI gande lagate the| unake zarIra para thor3e se phaTe kapar3e the| unake cehare lambe-lambe jhabare bAloM se Dhake hue the aura unake bhItara se unakI bar3I-bar3o A~kheM bijjU kI sI camaka rahI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata thiiN| ve apane cAroM ora aise sahame hue dekhate the jaise do jaGgalo jAnavara jaGgala se ma~gavAkara piMjar3e meM banda kara diye gaye hoN| lAmA tulku ne do bar3e-bar3e jhAbe maiMgavAye aura unheM cAya, makkhana, jau ke ATe aura cAvala Adi vastuoM se bharavA diyA / usane saMnyAsiyoM ko batalAyA ki usakA irAdA yaha saba kA saba unheM de dene kA thaa| lekina phira bhI ve donoM kucha na baale| gA~va ke logoM ne batalAyA ki jaba se ye yahA~ Tike haiM, tabhI se zAyada inhoMne mauna rahane kI pratijJA kara rakkhI hai| ___ mahArAjA phira bhI mahArAjA the aura apane deza ke svaamii| unhoMne kahA ki taba kama se kama ye hamAra sAmane jhukakara salAma hI kreN| lekina ve donoM saMnyAsI bar3e haThIle sAbita hue| maiMne dekhA, bAta bigar3A cAhatI hai aura becAroM ko bar3I musIbata kA sAmanA karanA pdd'egaa| maiMne mahArAjA se prArthanA kI ki ina donoM ko chor3a diyA jaay| pahale to lAmA tulku rAjI na huaa| para mere Agraha karane para usane anta meM AjJA dI-daravAje kholakara ina jagalI jAnavaroM ko bAhara nikAla do|" jaise hI saMnyAsiyoM ne dekhA ki bhAgane kA maukA hai, ve una jhAboM para TUTa pdd'e| eka ne zIghratA ke sAtha apano gudar3I meM se na jAne kyA vastu nikAlakara use mere bAloM meM khoMsa diyA aura taba ve donoM kharahoM kI taraha bhAga gye| mujhe apane bAloM meM eka choTI sI tAvoz2a milI jise maiMne aura logoM ko bhI dikhlaayaa| zAyada sIdhA-sAdA saMnyAsI samajha gayA thA ki maiMne usake aura usake sAthI ke chuTakAre ke lie siphA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 lAmA logoM kA Atithya riza kI thii| aura apanI kRtajJatA prakaTa karane ke lie yaha upahAra vaha mujhe bheMTa de gayA thaa| sidvyAMga tulku barAbara mere pahAr3oM para car3hane ke zauka kI haMsI ur3AyA karatA thaa| kinacinaciMgA kI coTI ke nIce hama kucha dina ke lie ruke, phira mahArAjA ne apane sAthiyoM ke sAtha gaGgaToka lauTa jAne kA vicAra kiyaa| merA usakA sAtha chUTa gyaa| mujhe usakI yAda aba taka AtI hai| maiM use aba bhI apane sAmane dekhatI huuN| isa bAra vaha prArabyopanyAsa ke kisI 'jina' ke libAsa meM nahIM, balki yorapIya phaizana ke mutAbika haiTa paiMTa meM thaa| dUra--pahAr3I ke pIche A~khoM se omala hone ke pahale vaha merI ora mur3A aura haiTa hAtha meM UMcA uThAkara vahIM se cillAyA, "jyAdaha samaya taka bAhara na rhnaa| jaldI vApasa lauttnaa|" isake bAda phira maiMne use kabhI nahIM dekhaa| kucha mahIne bAda hI jaba maiM lAchena meM rukI thI, usakI acAnaka mRtyu ho gii| __kucha dina pahale hI lAmA logoM ne usakI janmapatrI dekhI thI aura batAyA bhI thA ki amuka mAha meM usake graha acche nahIM the aura usakI Ayu ke samApta hone kI sambhAvanA thii| ina logoM ne kucha japa-tapa Adi ke karane kI bhI salAha dI thI, lekina lAmA tulku ne manA kara diyA thaa| ina saba bAtoM meM usakA thor3A bhI vizvAsa nahIM thaa| avazya hI logoM ne use haThIlA aura adhArmika samajhA hogaa| maiM bephikra hokara kucha dina to jarUra ghUmane-vAmane meM bitA deto, lekina corTana nAimA jAne kI merI bar3I icchA ho rahI thii| gaGgaToka meM hI logoM ne mujhe batalAyA thA ki "sikkama meM Apane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 prAcIna tibbata jo maTha dekhe haiM, unameM kucha nahIM hai| yadi Apa svatantratApUrvaka tibbata meM nahIM ghUma sakatIM to kama se kama corTena nAimA hI ho Aie / vahA~ kI gumbA se Apako kucha-kucha andAjA laga jAyagA ki tibbatI vihAra kisa prakAra ke hote haiM / " tibbatI logoM kA kahanA hai ki coTeMna nAimA ke irda-girda koI 180 corTana aura itane hI pahAr3I sote hoNge| lekina ye sabake saba hamArI dhUla bharI A~khoM se dikhalAI nahIM dete / jahA~ ye srota pRthvI meM se phUTate haiM vahIM ke jala kA Acamana karake kisI bhI alabhya se alabhya vastu kI icchA prakaTa kI jAya to vaha sahaja hI meM prApta ho sakatI hai / prAcIna kiMvadantI ke anusAra TavIM sadI meM tibbata ke dharmaguru padmasambhava ne corTenanAimA ke AsapAsa kahIM saikar3oM hastalikhita pustakeM isalie chipAkara rakha dI thIM ki inameM likhI huI bAteM apane samaya ke bahuta pahale kI thiiN| mahAguru ne pahale se hI jAna liyA thA ki Aja se saikar3oM varSa bAda lAmA loga inheM khoja nikAlane aura inakA asalI tattva samajhane meM samartha ho sakeMge / sunate haiM, aneka lAmA arase se inhIM granthoM kI khoja meM lage haiM aura inameM se kaI prApta bhI hue haiN| cArTena nAimA meM mere dekhane meM sirpha cAra devadAsiyA~ (anI ) AI / tibbata meM bahuta sI vicitra bAteM dekhane-sunane meM AtI haiM, lekina isa deza kI striyoM kI bahAdurI para to mujhe bahuta hI acambhA huaa| bahuta kama yorapIya striyA~ inakI bhA~ti sunasAna registAnoM meM 4,4 yA 55 kI saMkhyA meM yA kabhI-kabhI akelI hI rahane ko taiyAra hoNgii| yahA~ kI striyA~ itanI sAhasI hotI haiM ki ve hiMsra pazu aura DAkuoM se ghire hue jaMgaloM se hokara bekhaTake yAtrA karatI haiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 podAika lAca hI rahI thI kimalena Ajakalahara taka AsAnAne kA lAmA logoM kA Atithya patajhar3a kA samaya A pahu~cA, pahAr3I rAste barpha se bhara gaye aura tambU ke bhItara rAteM kaTanI kaThina ho gii| maiMne pahAr3oM ko zoghra chor3a diyaa| thAGagaca meM jisa baMgale meM maiM rahatI thI, vaha samudra kI sataha se 12000 phITa U~ce--tibbata kI sImA se 14 mola ke phAsile paraeka sundara nijana pradeza meM jaMgaloM se ghirA huA thaa| mujhe yaha sthAna bahuta hI pasanda AyA aura kucha dinoM ke lie gaGgaToka yA podA'G lauTane kA vicAra maiMne sthagita kara diyaa| ___maiM soca hI rahI thI ki jAr3oM meM kahA~ rahanA ThIka hogA ki patA lagA ki lAchena kA gomachena Ajakala apane Azrama meM hI thA aura apane baMgale se sabere calakara dupahara taka AsAnI se maiM vahA~ pahu~ca sakatI thii| maiMne turanta usake pAsa taka jAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| usake samIpa rahakara bahuta sI bAtoM kA patA lagAnA thA aura bahuta sI bAteM sIkhanI thii| lekina apane ghor3e ko maiMne pahale se hI alaga kara diyA thA aura coTana nAimA ke bAda se barAbara yAka para saphara kara rahI thii| yAka kI savArI meM lagAma kA kAma nahIM par3atA hai| donoM hAtha khAlI rahate haiN| merI vahI zrAdata par3I thI aura jaba maiM ba~gale ke mAlika ke ghor3e para car3hI to bhI akla na aaii| jAnavara acchA thaa| jaise hI vaha apanI jagaha se tejI ke sAtha chUTA, vaise hI maiM dhar3Ama se nIce zrA girii| bhAgyavaza mere nIce ghAsa thI aura coTa kucha kama aaii| ba~gale kA mAlika DaratA DaratA mere pAsa AyA aura bolA-"Apa vizvAsa kIjie, isake pahale kabhI isa ghor3e ne aisA nahIM kiyA hai| yaha to bahuta sIdhA hai| mujhe isake Upara pUrA bharosA thaa| parasoM se maiM ise apane kAma meM lA rahA huuN| dekhie, maiM khuda Apako car3hakara dikhAtA huuN|" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wywatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata ___vaha ghor3e ke pAsa gayA, use cumakArA, usakI pITha thapathapAI aura car3hane ko kUdA, lekina usake paira rikAba meM nahIM pdd'e| ghor3e ne use lAta mArI aura vaha dana se nIce A gyaa| usakA bhAgya mujhase bhI jyAdA khoTA thA aura vaha caTTAna para cAroM khAne citta giraa| kucha loga usake pAsa daur3e aura kucha mere pAsa aaye| "Apa jaldI se jaldI gaGgaToka lauTa jAie, gomachena taka jAne kA vicAra chor3a diijie| yaha saba usI kI zaitAnI hai| vaha Apako apane pAsa taka nahIM Ane denA cAhatA hai aura isI se yaha saba azakuna ho rahe haiN|" isake do dina bAda mujhe lene ke lie gomachena ne eka bar3hiyA ghor3I bhejii| usane merI isa durghaTanA kA hAla kisI se sunA hogaa| mujhe calane meM kucha derI ho gaI thii| zAma hote-hote godhUli ke dhuMdhale prakAza meM mujhe kucha jhaNDiyA~ dikhAI dii| yahIM mujhe pahu~canA thaa| AdhI dUra Age Akara lAmA ne merA svAgata kiyA aura na jAne kina ghUmaghumAvavAle aura pecAde rAstoM se hotA huA vaha mujhe apane nivAsasthAna se eka mIla dUra nIce kI eka guphA meM le gyaa| yahA~ makkhana milI huI cAya aura Aga kI aMgIThI taiyAra milii| mere aura yoGgadena ke sone kA prabandha ho jAne para lAmA mere naukaroM ko apanI guphA ke pAsa kI eka jhopar3I meM rahane ke lie livA le gyaa| samaya pAkara maiMne lAmA se prArthanA kI ki mujhe apanA ziSyA banAkara apane pAsa rakha le lIjie aura mere Upara kRpA karake mere bhI jJAnacakSu kholie| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAmA logoM kA Atithya 41 bahuta kahane-sunane para vaha rAjI huA / lekina usane mujhase vAdA karA liyA ki jaba taka maiM usake pAsa rahU~gI, gaGgaToka yA dakSiNa kI ora jAne kA vicAra na karU~gI / lAmA gomaLena ke pAsa kucha dinoM taka ruka jAne se mujhe bahuta ho lAbha huA / vyAkaraNa aura bhASAkoSa se jaba-taba kAma par3ate rahane se tathA lAmA ke sAtha bAtacIta karate-karate mujhe tibbatI bhASA kI acchI khAsI jAnakArI ho gaI / sAtha hI sAtha tibbata deza ke bahuta se prasiddha karAmAtI lAmAoM ko jIvaniyoM se bhI merA paricaya ho gyaa| par3hAte-par3hAte vaha prAyaH ruka jAtA aura apanI nija kI dekhI huI ghaTanAoM kA varNana karane lagatA / bahuta se pahu~ce hue lAmAoM ke sAtha usakI mulAqAta thii| una sabakI bAtacIta, jIvanI aura cuTakule vaha, jyoM kA tyoM, mujhe sunAtA rahatA / isa prakAra usake pAsa usakI apanI guphA meM baiThe-baiThe maiM dhanI se dhanI lAmAoM ke mahaloM meM ghUma AtI; bar3e se bar3e siddha saMnyAsiyoM kI guphAoM kI saira kara AtI: sar3aka para TahalatI aura rAste meM eka se eka anokhe AdamiyoM se merI bheTa hotI thii| isa DhaGga para maiM tibbata deza ke nivAsiyoM se, unake rIti-rivAja aura vicAroM se bhalI bhA~ti paricita ho gii| yaha jAnakArI bAda ko mere bar3e kAma AI / lekina isase koI yaha na samajha le ki maiMne yahA~ rukakara tibbata meM aura Age bar3hane kA vicAra hI badala diyA aura agara maiM aisA karanA cAhatI bhI to mere lie aisA karanA asambhava thA / isa nirjana registAna meM mere naukara-cAkara mere kahane se bhalA kaba taka ruka sakate the / mujhe zIghra hI corTena nAimA vApasa AnA pdd'aa| yahA~ se maiM zigAtje ke lie ravAnA huI / mere sAtha meM yoGgadena aura kevala eka bhikSu aura thA / hama tInoM ghor3e para Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata savAra hue aura hamArA sAmAna eka haTTe kaTTe TaTTa, para lAda diyA gyaa| _____saphara bahuta lambA nahIM thaa| koI cAra dina kA rAstA subhIte kA thA / ___ AkhirakAra eka dina zAma ko jaba ki maiM sar3aka ke eka mor3a para zarAba ke naze meM cUra dhUla meM loTate hue eka AdamI ko dayApUrNa dRSTi se dekha rahI thI, merI nigAha kisI aura zAnadAra dRzya para pdd'ii| thor3I dUra para sandhyA ke dhudhale Aloka meM AkAza meM tane nIle vitAna ke tale tAzilhunpo kI gumbA thI aura sunaharI chatoM ko astAcala ko gamana karate hue sUrya bhagavAna apanI antima razmiyoM se suzobhita kara rahe the| __ tAzilhunpo kI suprasiddha gumbA zigAje se dUra nahIM hai| yaha bar3e lAmA--jinheM videzI tAzI lAmA kahate haiM-kA sthAna hai| tibbata meM loga unheM tsA penchena rimpoche ( tsAMga prAnta kA mAnanIya vidvAn mahApuruSa) ke nAma se jAnate haiN| ve odyagmeda arthAt akhaNDa tejavAna bhagavAna buddha ke aMza aura sAtha hI sAtha unake priya ziSya subhUti ke avatAra mAne jAte haiN| dhArmika dRSTi se unakA aura dalAI lAmA kA barAbara kA aohadA hai| / dUsare dina mujhe tAzI lAmA ke sAmane upasthita hokara unheM apane deza ke bAre meM khulAsA taura para batAnA pdd'aa| maiMne unheM batalAyA ki merI janmabhUmi perisa meM thii| ___ "kauna sA perisa ?-lhAsA ke dakSiNa meM eka gA~va phApI hai jisakA zuddha uccAraNa pairo hai--vahI to nahIM !" maiMne samajhAyA ki merA perisa itanA nikaTa nahIM thA aura tibbata kI rAjadhAnI se pazcima kI dizA meM par3atA thaa| para isa bAta para maiM barAbara jora detI rahI ki koI bhI AdamI tibbata se calakara binA samudra pAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wiatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAmA logoM kA Atithya kiye hue mere deza taka pahu~ca sakatA hai aura isalie maiM philiGga nahIM thii| philiGga ke mAne videzI haiM aura videza yahA~ samudra pAra ke deza ko kahate haiN| kahanA na hogA ki maiMne isa zabda kA prayoga prAlaMkArika bhASA meM kiyA thaa| ___ maiM zigAje ke pAsa itane dinoM taka rukI rahI ki merA nAma deza meM phaila jAnA svAbhAvika taura para Avazyaka ho gyaa| maiM aba bahuta sIdhe-sAde DhaGga para sAdhuoM kA sA jIvana vyatIta karatI thii| isI se merI prasiddhi aura bhI ho gii| tAzI lAmA kI mAtA taka ne mere pAsa apanA nimantraNa bhejaa| svayaM tAzI lAmA kA bartAva mere sAtha bahuta hI acchA thaa| lAmA-dharma ke adhyayana meM merA utsAha dekhakara ve bar3e prasanna hue| hara prakAra se isa kArya meM merI sahAyatA karane kI unhoMne tatparatA dikhlaaii| unhoMne mujhase pUchA bhI ki maiM tibbata kyoM nahIM calI jaatii| tibbata jAne kI icchA to merI bhI thI, kintu maiM yaha bhI jAnatI thI ki tAzI lAmA cAhe kitane bhI AdaraNIya vyakti kyoM na hoM, lekina ve dalAI lAmA ke usa varjita deza meM mere jAne kI svIkRti kadApi nahIM dilavA sakate the| jina dinoM maiM zigAtje meM thI unhIM dinoM vaha mandira bhI banakara taiyAra ho rahA thA jise tAzI lAmA AgAmI buddha maitreya ke nAma para banavA rahe the| ___ eka bar3e kamare meM virATa rUpa maitreya bhagavAn mUrtimAna the| bIsa catura kalAkAra sthAna-sthAna para dhanavAn ramaNiyoM ke bheMTa kiye hue ratnoM kI jar3AI kara rahe the| tAzI lAmA kI pUjanIyA jananI bhI apane samasta bahumUlya ratnoM kI peTI lekara upasthita thiiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwantumaragyanbhandar.com Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata jitane dinoM maiM zigAtje meM rahI, bar3e Ananda ke dina the / tarahataraha ke logoM se merI bheTa - mulAqAta hotI thI / nitya naye prakAra ke tamAze dekhane meM Ate the / 44 AkhirakAra vaha dina bhI AyA jaba ki mujhe tAzilhunpo chor3anA pdd'aa| kucha aphasosa aura eka ThaNDhI sA~sa lekara apanI pustakoM aura upahAroM ke sAtha maiM zigAtje, nagara se bAhara huI / nArathA'Ga meM tibbata deza kA sabase bar3A chApAkhAnA thA / ise bhI maiMne dekhaa| isI bIca meM eka khAsa ghaTanA ghttii| gaGgaToka meM jo a~gareja rejIDeMTa rahatA thA usane pahale hI eka patra mujhe isa Azaya kA bhejA thA ki maiM tibbata deza kI somA jaldI se jaldI chor3a dU~ / isI Azaya kA dUsarA patra jaba mere pAsa pahu~cA to maiM pahale se hI tibbata chor3akara sudUra pUrva ke lie hindustAna ko ravAnA ho cukI thI / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIsarA adhyAya tibbata kI eka prakhyAta gumbA eka bAra phira himAlaya ko pAra karake maiM hindustAna ke rAste para A khar3I huii| isa vicitra lubhAvane deza meM kucha dina taka aisA sukhamaya jIvana vyatIta kara lene ke bAda phira ise chor3ate hue duHkha huA / tibbata kA yaha pravezadvAra bahuta rahasyamaya jarUra rahA, lekina maiM jAnatI thI ki kitanI jAnane yogya bAteM chUTI jA rahI thIM, kitanI dekhane lAyaka cIja dekhane ko nahIM milIM / ... lekina mujhe 'jAdU kA deza' chor3anA hI pdd'aa| maiM brahmA gaI / vahA~ sAgena kI pahAr3iyoM meM kucha dina taka kAmatAGa bauddhoM ke sAtha banI rhii| phira maiM jApAna gaI aura vahA~ jana matAvalambiyoM ke to fo kU-jI maTha ke zAntipUrNa vAtAvaraNa meM kucha dinoM ke lie zAnti milI / isake bAda koriyA gaI / vahA~ ghane jaMgaloM meM chipI huI pAnayA-ana kI gumbA ne merA svAgata kiyA / phira maiM pekiGga pahu~cI / peliMga-sse meM kucha dina bIte / yaha bihAra kanpaya ziyasa ke zAnadAra mandira ke pAsa hI hai / yahA~ se phira tibbatane mujhe apanI ora khiiNcaa| barase se maiM dUra deza meM TikI huI kambama kI gumbA kA svapna dekhatI rahI thii| mujhe to kabhI AzA nahIM thI ki vahA~ pahu~ca sakU~gI / para phira bhI yAtrA Arambha kara dii| mujhe tibbata ka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 prAcIna tibbata deza meM paira rakhane ke lie cIna deza kI sArI uttarI-pazcimI sImA taya karanI pdd'ii| __ maiMne eka kAphile kA sAtha pakar3A, jisameM apane-apane sevakoM ke sAtha-sAtha do dhanI lAmAoM ke atirikta sudUra kA~sU prAnta kA eka saudAgara aura kucha bhikSu aura sAdhAraNa gRhastha Adi the| ye loga saba ke saba Amdo kI pAra jA rahe the| yAtrA bar3I majadAra rhii| apane manorajana ke lie saphara kI ghaTanAoM aura sAthiyoM ke vicitra svabhAva se mujhe kAphI masAlA milaa| ___ hama loga do-eka dina ke lie eka sarAya meM Thahara gaye the| logoM ko patA calA ki hamAre kAphile meM kucha vyApArI bhI the| jarUrI cIjoM kA mola lene ke lie kaI AdamI bAhara se sarAya ke bhItara aaye| lena-dena ke silasile meM bar3I dera taka ThakaThaka hotI rhii| kisI bAta para saudAgaroM ke saradAra se aura eka AdamI se kucha cala gii| saradAra bar3A bigar3e-dila mAlUma par3atA thA aura vaha zrAdamI dekhane meM to bar3A sodhA sA lagatA thA lekina jhagar3AlU eka nambara kA thaa| donoM apanI-apanI bAta para ar3a gaye aura hAthApAI taka naubata A phuNcii| saradAra eka bar3A grAMDola cInA naujavAna thaa| usake sAmane vaha dUsarA AdamI kevala bonA sA lagatA thaa| __ sarAya ke mAlika ne dekhA, bAta bar3hatI jAtI hai| usane vivaza hokara pAsa hI meM rahanevAle kucha sipAhiyoM ko bulA bhejaa| udhara se saradAra ke lar3AkU sAthI aura naukara bhI barAbarI meM A gye| taba nahIM banA thA to aba bnaa| jaldI hI sarAyavAle ko apanI galatI mAlUma ho gii| becArA daur3A-daur3A Akara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wrivatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata kI eka prakhyAta gumbA 47 mere pairoM meM gira par3A aura mujhase bIcabacAva karane ke lie prArthanA ko / maiMne donoM daloM ko samajhA-bujhAkara kisI taraha zAnta kiyaa| jhagar3A qhatma huA / sAtha hI sAtha isa bAta kA bhI patA cala gayA ki kitanI jaldI ye loga marane-mArane para tula jAte haiN| dUsare dina maiMne sarAya ke daravAje para dekhA, kaI DAkuoM ke tAja e kaTe hue sara laTaka rahe the| DAkuoM kI isa deza meM kamI nahIM hai / jisa sar3aka se hameM jAnA thA usa para lar3atI huI senAoM kA adhikAra thA / maiMne socA ziyAna - kI sIdhI sar3aka pakar3ane ke bajAya usa tarafa se kaI kosa kI dUrI para haTakara base hue TaGgazAU nagara se jAnA ucita hogA / jisa roz2a maiM TaGgazAU pahu~co, usake dUsare ho dina nagara ko zatruoM ne ghera liyaa| maiMne apanI A~khoM se sainikoM ko sIr3hI lagA-lagAkara zaharapanAha kI dIvAloM para car3hate dekhA, jinake Upara bar3e-bar3e patthara nagaranivAsI Upara se girA rahe the| mujhe aisA lagA jaise maiM purAnI tasvIroM meM dikhalAye gaye zahara ke gheroM aura lar3atI huI faujoM ko dekha rahI thI / zenzI ke gavarnara ne mujhe apane yahA~ cAya ke lie bulAyA / maiM gaI bhii| isa cAya pArTI kI yAda mujhe sadaiva banI rahegI / poTha se bandUkeM bA~dhe hue aura kAratUsoM se laisa vIra yoddhA kisI kSaNa ho sakanevAle hamale ke lie taiyAra, cAya-pAno kA prabandha kara rahe the| unake ceharoM para AtmavizvAsa thA aura hoThoM para ha~sI / bar3e itamInAna ke sAtha sabhI loga apane-apane kAma meM lage hue the / gavarnara aura anya bAtacIta karanevAle bhadra puruSa bar3e ziSTAcAra aura Adara ke sAtha apane atithiyoM se ha~sa-ha~sakara bAteM kara rahe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 prAcIna tibbata the| ye loga kitane bhale the| cInI loga kaise bahAdura, ziSTa aura sabhya hote haiN| maiMne dekhA aura samajhA ki hara eka deza meM aura pratyeka jAti meM acche aura bure loga hote haiN| ___antata: maiM kisI taraha se isa Apatti-pUrNa pradeza se bAhara huii| eka dina vaha bhI AyA, jaba maiMne apane ko sahI-salAmata Amdo meM paayaa| maiMne paramAtmA ko dhanyavAda diyaa| kamabama kA vihAra......aura eka bAra phira maiMne apane ko tibbatI vAtAvaraNa se ghirA huA paayaa| -buddhadeva ko namaskAra hai| devoM kI bhASA aura saryoM kI bhASA meM, danujoM kI bhASA meM, manujoM kI bhASA meM, aura saMsAra kI samasta bhASAoM meM dharma kA pracAra ho / mere sAmane kamabama kA vihAra thA, jisake bar3e kamare kI chata ke Upara choTe-choTe lar3ake khar3e hue kucha mantroM kA pATha kara rahe the| ekAeka una saboM ne eka sAtha apane apane zaMkhoM ko muMha se lagAkara phUMkanA prArambha kiyaa| thor3I hI dera ke bAda pAsa kI sar3akoM meM bahuta se logoM ke pairoM kI AvAja sunAI pdd'ii| jaldI se apane-apane jUte nikAlakara ye loga vihAra ke bhItara ghasa gye| sabere kI pUjA-abhyarthanA ke lie taiyArI ho rahI thii| bar3o gumbAoM meM ikaTThahue lAmAoM kI saMkhyA saikar3oM taka pahu~catI hai| ___UMcI chata se, lambe khambhoM aura praveza-dvAra para bahuta sI tasa. vIreM buddhadeva aura bodhisattvoM kI laTaka rahI thiiN| aura bhI kaI devI-devatAoM ke citra yatra-tatra dikhalAI par3a rahe the| ____ kamare ke bhItara bhUmi para sthApita pichale bar3e lAmAoM ko manohara mUrtiyA~ aura sone-cA~dI ke Dibbe, jinameM unakI rAkha surakSita rakkho huI thI, makkhana ke diyoM ke sAmane camaka rahI thiiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18yrwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata kI eka prakhyAta gumbA sArA vAtAvaraNa pUrNa zAnti aura dhArmika pUta-bhAvanAoM se citta ko pUrita kara rahA thaa| ina lAmAoM ke caritra ke adhUrepana ke viSaya meM koI kaise bhI vicAra bhale hI banA le, lekina isameM sandeha nahIM ki ekatra huI sArI sabhA kA prabhAva hRdaya para bar3A gaharA par3atA thaa| ___ aba saba loga apane apane sthAna para cupacApa palthI mArakara baiTha gye| bar3e lAmA aura ucca padAdhikArI apane siMhAsanoM para zobhita hue| siMhAsanoM kI U~cAI unake ohade ke anusAra bar3I choTI thii| choTe dhArmika lAmA lambI-lambI beJcoM para, jo jamIna se thor3I hI U~cI thI, baitthe| gambhIra aura dhIme svara meM dhIre-dhIre mantra-pATha prArambha hushraa| ghaNTe, gyAliGa aura raigadoja choTe-choTe aura bar3e Dhola aura damAme bhI sAtha-sAtha bajate jAte the| / sAdhAraNa celoM kI maNDalI beJcoM ke ekadama pIche daravAja ke pAsa baiThI huI thii| ye loga sabase adhika cupacApa the| majAla kyA ki kisI kI sA~sa jora se nikala jaay| ve bhalI bhA~ti jAnate the ki sadA sAvadhAna rahanevAlA costimpA phaurana bAta karanevAloM yA thor3A bhI cakabaka karanevAloM ko phaurana tAr3a jAtA hai| usake aura usake U~ce Asana ke pAsa laTakate hue kor3e aura char3iyoM ke bhaya ke mAre unakI thor3I bhI kAnAphUsI karane kI himmata na hotI thii| isa taraha kA daNDa choTe-choTe baccoM ke lie nirdhArita nahIM hai| bar3e aura samajhadAra mUoM ko hI kevala gumbA ke costimpA kA AtaGka hara kSaNa banA rahatA hai| * pratyeka vihAra meM eka costimpA hotA hai jisakA karttavya yaha hotA hai ki pUjA ke samaya anucita vyavahAra karanevAloM ko ucita daNDa dekara zAnti rkkhe| 4. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 prAcIna tibbata bar3I dera taka pUjana-ArAdhana hotA rhaa| isake bAda sabako pIna ko cAya do gii| tibbatI loga garama-garama cAya meM makkhana aura namaka DAlakara pIte haiN| ise ve bahuta pasanda karate haiN| tibbata kI prathA ke anusAra hara eka jana apane vyavahAra ke lie apanA pyAlA alaga rakhatA hai| kisI ko vihAra ke bhItara khUbasUrata cInI miTTI yA cA~dI ke bar3hiyA pyAloM ko lAne kI AjJA nahIM hai| saba pyAle lakar3I ke bane hue hote haiM-sAde sIdhe aura bagara kisI nakAzI ke| __ bar3I-bar3I dhana-sampanna gumbAoM meM cAya ke sAtha-sAtha makkhana kA vyavahAra hotA hai| bhikSa loga bhoja meM zarIka hone ke lie Ate haiM to apane sAtha eka-eka choTA sA pAtra lAnA nahIM bhuulte| isameM ve cAya ke Upara utarAye hue makkhana ko utAra lete haiN| ise ve logoM ke hAtha beMca dete haiN| phira yahI makkhana yA to cAya meM dubArA DAlane ke kAma AtA hai yA isase loga apane ghara ke diye jalAte haiN| ____ bar3o-bar3I gumbAoM meM dhanI yAtriyoM yA vahIM ke bar3e lAmAoM kI ora se aise kaI bhoja diye jAte haiM, jinameM bhikSugaNoM ko khAne ke lie taraha-taraha ke mAla aura kabhI-kabhI dakSiNA meM bhArI rakama bhI prApta hotI hai| tibbata meM bauddha dharma kA jo pracalita rUpa dekhane meM AtA hai usameM aura jaisA laGkA, cIna, jApAna Adi dezoM meM hai-usameM bahuta antara hai| yahA~ ke vihAra bhI apane DhaMga ke anUThe hI hote haiN| tibbatI bhASA meM vihAra ko 'gumbA' kahate haiM jisakA artha hotA hai, "nirjana sthAna meM koI ghr"| yaha nAma bahuta kucha ThIka bhI hai| mAnava-buddhi se pare apara loka ko saphalatA pUrNa vijaya, Atma-mImAMsA, brahmajJAna aura prAkRtika bhUta-tattvoM para adhikAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wywatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata kI eka prakhyAta gumbA 51 ina ucca AdarzoM ko lakSya meM rakhakara ye gaganacumbI imArateM barpha se ghire hue vizAla nagaroM meM uThAI gaI thiiN| para Ajakala to siddha aura karAmAtI lAmA inake bAhara hI dekhane meM Ate haiM / vihAroM kA vAtAvaraNa kucha pahale jaisA na raha jAne ke kAraNa ve aura nirjana, AdamiyoM ko pahu~ca se dUra, pahAr3a kI kandarAoM ko apane lie adhika upayukta samajhate haiN| phira bhI ina saMnyAsiyoM kA AdhyAtmika jIvana prAyaH inhIM vihAroM se Arambha hotA hai| jina lar3akoM ke mAtA-pitA unheM maTha jIvana ke lie cuna lete haiM ve 8 yA 9 sAla ke ho jAne para vihArasaMgha meM praveza karate haiN| apane kuTumba ke kisI bar3e bhikSa ke hAtha meM yA kisI sambandhI ke na milane para jAna-pahacAna ke eka bhale AdamI kI nigarAnI meM ve sauMpa diye jAte haiM / prAya: yaha pahalA adhyApaka unakA umra bhara kA guru hotA hai / pratidina sabere lar3ake A~kha mIMcate hue uThate haiM aura apane se bar3e kI dekhAdekhI dainika jIvana meM laga jAte haiN| jisa DhaMga se yahA~ dina kA Arambha hotA hai usI se AbhAsa mila jAtA hai ki ina gumbA meM rahanevAloM kA jIvana kisa prakAra kA hotA hogA / jina lar3akoM ke mA~-bApa paisevAle hote haiM unake ghara se tarahataraha kI vastue~ AtI rahatI haiN| prAyaH makkhana, sUkhe meve, cInI, rAba aura roTiyA~ Adi AtI haiN| jina bhAgyavAnoM ko ye cIz2a * saralatA se prApta hotI rahatA haiM unakA dainika jIvana eka prakAra se bilkula hI badala jAtA hai; kyoMki inakI sahAyatA se ve g2arIba lar3akoM se jisa prakAra ko cAheM sevA le sakate haiM / bar3e hone para ina vidyArthiyoM kI icchA yadi aura par3hane ko huI aura paristhitiyA~ pratikUla na huI to ve vihArasaMgha kI ora se bane hue cAra vidyAlayoM meM se kisI eka meM nAma likhA lete haiM / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 prAcIna tibbata choTI-moTI gumbAoM se vidyAdhyayana prArambha karanevAle celoM ko aisI suvidhAe~ sulabha nahIM rahatI; kyoMki inakI ora se isa prakAra ke koI kAleja nahIM bane hote| maTha meM raha cukane ke bAda ve jaba jahA~ cAheM, cale jA sakate haiN| bhinna-bhinna vidyAlayoM meM bhinna-bhinna viSaya par3hAye jAte haiM(1)tsena kAleja meM darzana-zAstra aura manovijJAna / (2) gyi-ud kAleja meM taMtra-zAstra ( jAdUgarI ) kI zikSA dI jAtI hai| (3) mena kAleja meM cInI aura bhAratIya paddhati ke anusAra vaidyaka kI par3hAI hotI hai| (4) dona kAleja meM dharma-zAstra ke adhyApaka milate haiN| vyAkaraNa, gaNita aura anya vividha viSaya ina vidyApIThoM se bAhara kucha adhyApaka apane ghara para hI par3hAte haiN| niyata tithiyoM para philAsaphI ke chAtroM meM paraspara vAda-vivAda huA karatA hai| isake lie cAroM ora dIvAloM se ghire hue khAsa taura ke bAgIce bane hue hote haiN| ina vivAdoM meM apanI bAta kucha kama hI kahI jAtI hai| prAya: dharmagranthoM ke bar3e lambe-lambe uddharaNa hI duharAye jAte haiN| lekina unake kahane kA DhaGga aisA hotA hai ki mAlUma par3atA hai mAnoM bar3I garamAgaramI ke sAtha savAla-javAba cala rahe haiN| prazna karate samaya hAtha para hAtha mArane kI, pRthvI para paira paTakane kI aura bAhoM ke cAroM ora mAlA ghamAna kI vicitra praNAlI hotI hai| uttara dene ke samaya bhI eka khAsa DhaGga se kUda-phA~da macAne kA tarIkA hotA hai| phalasvarUpa dekhanevAlA yahI samajhatA hai ki vAda-vivAda bar3e joroM para cala rahA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata kI eka prakhyAta gumbA ina zAstrArthoM ke bAra meM eka bAta aura batA dena ke yogya hai / "vavAda ho cukane para sabhA bhara meM vijetA vijita ke kandhoM para baiThAkara cAroM ora ghamAyA jAtA hai| nyi-uda kAleja ke chAtroM kA deza meM bar3A mAna rahatA hai| ye -yudapA kahalAte haiN| logoM kA vizvAsa hai ki bar3e-bar3e kupita devatAoM ke krodha ko zAnta karane meM ye hI samartha ho sakate haiM aura vahAra ko rakSA kA bhAra bhI inhIM para rahatA hai; kyoMki bhUta-preta-bAdhA kA nivAraNa inake sivA aura kAI kara hI nahIM sktaa| ___ ina vihAroM meM do taraha ke bhikSu hAta haiM-galurasa-pA arthAna bolo TopIvAle-jinheM vivAha karane kI manAhI hai aura lAla ttopiibaale| isa sampradAya ke bhikSayoM ko, jinheM gelo'G kahate haiM. vivAhita jIvana vyatIta karane kI AjJA hai| lekina ye bhI apane bAla-baccoM ko apane sAtha nahIM rakha sakate / vihAroM se bAhara unake lie alaga ghara bane rahate haiN| laGkA ke vihAroM yA aura kisI deza ke maThoM kI bhA~ti ya tibbatI gumbAe~ bho una logoM ke bharane ke lie banatI haiM jo AdhyAtmika tattvoM kI khoja meM lage rahate haiN| apane lakSya taka pahu~cane ke lie hara eka bhina cAha jasa mAga kA sahArA le sakatA hai| usake lie kAI eka nirdiSTa nahIM nirdhArita rhtaa| ___ apanA-apanI koThariyAM meM alaga-alaga bhikSugaNa mantra-tantra jagAta haiM aura jisa DhaGga se cAhate haiM, jJAna-mArga kA r3hate haiN| isa vipaya meM unake guru ke atirikta aura kisI ko kucha bolane kA adhikAra nahIM hotaa| aura to aura, koI usake vyaktigata vicAroM ke viSaya meM bhI pUchatAcha nahIM kara sktaa| vaha cAhe jisa siddhAnta kA pakSapAtI ho-ekadama nAstika ho kyoM na ho--usa kimI se koI sarokAra nhiiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, vunafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata pratyeka gumbA meM eka bar3e kamare ke atirikta kaI eka lhA-khaG yAnI devasthAna hote haiN| ina sabako sthApanA kisI na kisI devatA yA aitihAsika athavA paurANika bodhisattvoM ke nAma para kI jAtI hai| jinheM zraddhA hotI hai ve ina mUrtiyoM ke darzana karane Ate haiN| ina devatAoM ke sammAna-svarUpa ve agarabattI yA ghI ke diye jalAte haiN| kabhI kabhI manautiyA~ bhI karate haiM, para sadaiva nhiiN| buddhadeva ke Age varadAna kI icchA nahIM prakaTa kI jAtI, kyoMki bhagavAn sAMsArika icchAoM kI sImA ke bAhara cale gaye haiN| hA~, loga zapatha le sakate haiM aura apanA vizvAsa prakaTa karate haiN| jaise "isa jIvana meM yA dUsare jIvana meM bahuta sA dhana-dhAnya dAna meM dUMgA aura aneka jIvoM kA kalyANa mujhase hogA"; yA "buddha bhagavAna ke siddhAntoM kA tAtparya merI buddhi meM A rahA hai| maiM nirantara apanA karttavya karma karatA jA rahA hU~ / " Adi aadi| ___pahale ke bauddha bhikSoM kI bhA~ti ye loga daridratA kA svAgata nahIM krte| merA to vicAra yaha hai ki jo lAmA yahA~ apanI prasannatA se g2arIba banakara rahanA cAhe usakA koI vizeSa Adara nahIM hotaa| isa taraha kA pAgalapana sirpha saMnyAsI hI karate haiM, jinakA apanA koI ghara-bAra nahIM hotaa| hA~, siddhArtha gautama aura anya purAne bar3e gharAnoM ke yuvakoM kI kahAniyA~, jinhoMne thor3I umra meM hI saMsAra se nAtA tor3akara saMnyAsa grahaNa kara liyA thA, bar3e cAva aura zraddhA ke sAtha kahI-sunI jAtI haiN| parantu Ajakala ke samaya meM aisI ghaTanAe~ asambhava aura kisI anya jagat kI mAnI jAtI haiN| vihAra-saMgha meM praveza karate hI kisI ko rahane ke lie muphta koTharI nahIM de dI jaatii| pratyeka bhikSa ko apane lie svayaM prabandha karanA par3atA hai| kabhI-kabhI use apane hI sambandhiyoM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata kI eka prakhyAta gumbA yA mitroM kI koTharI mila jAtI hai aura kabhI-kabhI dhanI lAmAoM kI ora se banI huI koThariyoM kirAye para lenI par3atI haiN| apane peTa ke lie bhI use kucha na kucha kAma karanA par3atA hai| koI bhaNDArI bana jAtA hai, koI muhari aura koI saaiis| honahAra vidyArthiyoM, vidvAnoM aura bar3e-bUr3he lAmAoM ko alabattA kucha udAracitta lAmA apane yahA~ yoM hI sthAna de dete haiN| jisake pAsa vidyA hotI hai, use apane lie adhika kaThinAI nahIM karanI pdd'tii| vidyArjana karake, paurANika AkhyAnoM ke citra banAkara, jyotiSa gaNanA yA janmakuNDalI hI khIMcakara yA pUjApATha karavAkara hoziyAra loga yoM hI bahuta kAphI dhana paidA kara lete haiN| jinheM thor3A bahuta vaidyaka kA jJAna hotA hai unakI to bana pAtI hai| aise logoM kI to bar3I pUcha rahatI hai| para sabase adhika AmadanI jisa peze meM hotI hai vaha koI dUsarA hI hai| jo apane pAsa se kucha paisA lagA sakate haiM ve vyavasAya se bahuta kucha paidA kara lete haiN| jinake pAsa nijI pUMjI nahIM hotI ve dUsare vyavasAyiyoM ke yahA~ munImI yA koI aura choTI naukarI kara lete haiN| eka bar3e vihAra kA intajAma kisI nagara ke prabandha se kama kaThina nahIM hotaa| ina gumbAoM ke bhItara jo bhina rahate haiM unhIM kI saMkhyA hajAroM taka pahu~catI hai| inake atirikta pratyeka maTha ke mAtahata bahuta se gA~va bhI hote haiM, jinakA prabandha inhIM gumbAoM kI tarapha se hotA hai| kucha cune hue aphasara apane muhariroM aura eka prakAra kI pulIsa kI sahAyatA se ina gA~vavAloM kI dekhabhAla karate haiN| cunAva ke dvArA gumbA kA sabase bar3A padAdhikArI saugsa-chen zalaGgo niyata kiyA jAtA hai| vihAra-saMgha ke niyamoM kA jo ullaMghana karate haiM unheM daNDa dene kA adhikAra bhI ise hI hotA hai Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata aura yahI gumbA meM logoM kA praveza karatA, chuTTI detA yA kisI ko bAhara nikAla sakatA hai| bahuta se aura karmacArI isake mAtahata kArya karate haiN| ye sabhI padAdhikArI bar3e-bar3e labAde pahanakara aura hAtha meM mUMge se jar3I cA~dI kI bhArI char3iyA~ lekara bar3I zAna se nikalate haiN| pulisa ke ye sipAhI 'DabaDaeNba' kahe jAte haiN| haTTe-kaTTe badanavAle anapar3ha ujaDu loga, jinheM bacapana meM unake mAtA-pitA ne bhUla se gumbAoM meM bharatI karA diyA thA, isa pulisa meM A jAte haiN| ina vicitra sipAhiyoM kI bahAdurI ke sabase bar3e tamage dhUla aura maila haiN| eka saccA vIra kabhI hAtha-mu~ha dhone kI galatI nahIM krtaa| agara akla ne aura z2ora mArA to vaha kar3Aha ke nIce jame hue cikane kAjala se apane cehare ko kAlA karake bilkula aphrIkA kA habazI hI bana jAtA hai| _ 'DabaDaba' ke zarIra para phaTe cithar3oM ke alAvA samUce kapar3e kaThinatA se dekhane meM Ate haiN| isakI vajaha kabhI-kabhI g2arIbI hoto hai; lekina aksara vaha apane kapar3e jAna-bUjhakara phAr3a DAlatA hai| vaha socatA hai ki aisA karane se loga use dekhakara aura jyAdA roba maaneNge| nayA kapar3A badana para par3ate hI ye use makkhana kI cikanAhaTa aura dhUla kI madada se apane mana muzrAphika banA DAlate haiN| inake hAtha-mu~ha para bhI maila kI taheM jamI rahatI haiN| ina adhikAriyoM ke atirikta gumbAoM meM eka zreNI una logoM kI alaga hotI hai, jinheM lAmA tulku kahate haiN| lAmA dharma meM tulku logoM kA eka vizeSa sthAna hai; kyoMki bauddha dharma kI aura kisI zAkhA meM isa prakAra ke logoM kI koI saMsthA nahIM hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata kI eka prakhyAta gumbA lAmA tulku na to bahuta purAne haiM aura na ekadama nye| san 1650 ke bAda se inakA nAma suna par3atA hai| gelugsa pA (pIlI TopIvAloM) ke pA~caveM bar3e lAmA ko maMgoloM ne aura cIna deza ke mahArAja ne tibbata kA zAsaka svIkAra kara liyaa| para isa sAMsArika vaibhava aura aizvarya se lobaz2anga gyAtso kI parituSTi na huii| unhoMne apane ko bodhisattva chenre| jigsa* kA aMza ghoSita kiyaa| sAtha hI sAtha apane dhArmika guru ko tAzilahunpo kA bar3A lAmA banAkara unake prodpagmeda* kA tulku hAne kI prasiddhi kii| jo aura bar3I-bar3I gumbAe~ thI unhoMne bhI zIghra hI apanAapanA mAna bar3hAne ke lie apane yahA~ kisI na kisI bar3e lAmA yA bodhisattva kA avatAra karAnA jarUrI smjhaa| isa prakAra gumbAoM meM tulku hone kI prathA clii| ___dalAI lAmA, tAzilhunpA ke bar3e lAmA, mahilA dorja phAgmoye bodhisattvoM ke tulku haiN| devI-devatAoM, dAnavoM aura pariyoM ke tulku ( khAdhoma ) inase nIce kI zreNI ke haiN| 'tulku' kA zAbdika artha hotA hai jAdU kA banA huA koI AkAra / maiM pahale adhyAya meM batA cukI hU~ ki (1912 meM ) dalAI lAmA se merI mulAqAta huI thI to unhoMne merI zaMkAoM kA bharasaka samAdhAna kiyA thA aura mere kucha savAloM kA javAba bhI eka lambe patra meM likhakara dene kI kRpA kI thii| ___ dalAI lAmA ke isI lambe patra meM se maiM yaha aMza uddhRta karatI hU~ *chenarez2igsa aura zroda pagmeda kA krama se saMskRta meM avalokitezvara aura amitAbha nAma hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18yrwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata "bodhisattva aneka sUkSma zarIra dhAraNa kara sakatA hai| mastiSka ko sampUrNa rUpa se ekAgra karake vaha eka hI samaya meM bhinna sthaloM para bhinna tulpa (sUkSma) upasthita kara sakatA hai| vaha kevala AdamI kA AkAra hI nahIM balki pahAr3I, vana, ghara, sar3aka, kuA~, pula - jisakA rUpa cAhe le sakatA hai| usakI isa prakAra kI sRjana karane kI zakti apAra hai / " marate samaya prAyaH lAmA batalA detA hai ki amuka deza yA prAnta meM maiM phira janma lU~gA / kabhI-kabhI vaha agale janma ke mAtApitA kA nAma, ghara meM daravAje aura dizA kA bhI patA de detA hai / 58 kAyade ke anusAra isake do sAla ke bAda loga isakI jA~capar3atAla karate haiM ki mare hue lAmA ne phira kahA~ janma liyaa| patA laga jAne para loga usa bacce ke sAmane taraha-taraha kI vastue~, mAlAe~, kitAbeM, cAya ke pyAle* Adi lAkara rakha dete aura unameM se agara vaha mRta lAmA ko cIjoM ko cuna letA hai to usake lAmA tulku hone meM koI sandeha nahIM raha jAtA, kyoMki vaha apane pichale janma kI cIjoM ke pahacAnane kA pakkA pramANa de rahA hai| kabhI-kabhI aisA hotA hai ki bahuta se lar3ake eka sAtha hI kisI lAmA ke tulku banane ke ummIdavAra hote haiM / yaha tabhI hotA hai jaba sabhI lar3akoM meM pahacAna ke koI na koI cihna hote haiN| hara eka svargIya lAmA ko koI na koI cIz2a uThA letA hai; yA taba jabaki do tIna nirNAyakoM meM isa viSaya meM matabheda ho jAtA hai ki kauna asalI tulku hai / * hara eka tibbatI kA - cAhe vaha garIba ho yA amIra -- apanA eka alaga pyAlA hotA hai jise vaha kabhI dUsare ko nahIM detA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata kI eka prakhyAta gumbA kahanA na hogA ki jaba kabhI kisI bar3e lAmA tulku yA vihAra ke mahAsthavira kI jagaha khAlI hotI hai to ina jhagar3oM kA uThanA jarUrI hotA hai| aise mauka para kaI bar3e gharAne apane-apane kuTumba ke kisI ummedavAra ko tulku banA dene kI icchA rakhate haiN| pratyeka gumbA meM bar3e lAmA tulku ko chor3akara aura kaI choTechoTe tulku hote haiN| kabhI-kabhI inakI saMkhyA saikar3oM taka pahu~catI hai / ye loga tibbata meM aura tibbata ke bAhara maMgoliyA meM bar3Ibar3I jAyadAdoM ke mAlika hote haiN| inameM se choTe se choTe kA samIpI saMbaMdhI honA bar3e bhAgya kI bAta hai| __ isalie tulku ke rikta sthAna ke lie taraha-taraha ke cakra aura SaDyaMtra calate rahate haiN| aura khAma yA uttarI sImA prAnta ke bahAdura logoM meM isake lie thor3I bahuta dhana-jana kI hAni kara denA koI bahuta bar3I bAta nahIM hotI hai| ____ aneka bAra pichale janma kI camatkArapUrNa ghaTanAoM ko jyAM kA tyoM bayAna karake kama umravAle bAlaka apanI smaraNa-zakti kA vilakSaNa paricaya dete haiN| ina kahAniyoM meM hameM tibbatI logoM ke andhavizvAsoM, dhUrtatAoM aura mUkhetAoM kA bar3A bhAga milA huA dikhAI detA hai| ___ kamabama meM maiM pegyAI lAmA ke bar3e makAna meM rahatI thii| hamAre par3osa meM eka sAdhAraNa tulku Agneya-sAMga kA ghara thaa| gRhasvAmI ko mare hue sAta sAla ho gaye the aura abhI taka isa bAta kA patA nahIM calA thA ki purAne mAlika ne dubArA kahA~ janma liyaa| para merA anumAna hai ki gumAzte ko isakI koI vizeSa cintA na thii| vaha kucha bephika aura khuzahAla mAlUma par3atA thaa| kahate haiM, eka bAra mAlagujArI ke prabandha ke silasile meM gumAztA eka gA~va meM phuNcaa| use pyAsa lagI thI aura vaha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 prAcIna tibbata thor3I dera sustAne ke lie eka asAmI ke ghara meM Thahara gayA / cAya taiyAra hone ke lie car3hA dI gaI aura niyarpA ( gumAztA ) apanI jeba se su~ghanI ko DibiyA nikAlakara cuTakI meM le hI rahA thA ki kasmAt kone meM khelate hue eka choTe bAlaka ne DibiyA para hAtha rakhakara bar3e roba se kahA -- "tuma merI DibiyA apane pAsa kyoM rakkhe hue ho ?" gumAztA bhauMcakkA sA raha gayA / sacamuca DibiyA usakI apanI nahIM, agneyatsAMga kI ho thii| use har3apane kA usakA abhiprAya nahIM thA, parantu vaha use apane prayoga meM avazya lAtA thA / vaha kA~pane lagA / "merI coja turanta mere havAle karo / " lar3ake ne aura adhika adhikAra jatAte hue kahA / Dara ke mAre kA~pate Dara ke mAre kA~pate hue kiMkartavyavimUr3ha andha-vizvAsI gumAzte se ghuTane Tekakara mAko ho mA~gate bana par3A / isake kucha dina bAda hI maiMne usa lar3ake ko zAna ke sAtha eka bar3hiyA kAle TaTTU para savAra hokara apane purAne ghara meM bar3e samAroha se Ate dekhA / TaTaTTU ke Age-Age thA . khuda gumAztA aura vaha apane hAthoM meM usakI lagAma liye hue thA / maiMne eka aura tulku ke isase bhI bar3hakara Azcaryajanaka aura anUThe DhaGga se AnsI se kucha mIla kI dUrI para eka choTo sarAya meM akasmAta mila jAne kI ghaTanA apanI A~khoM dekhii| usa hisse meM maGgoliyA se tibbata jAnevAlI sar3akeM pekiGga aura rUsa ke bIca kI lambI sar3aka se Akara milatI haiN| isalie jaba maiM sUrya DUbane se kucha pahale eka sarAya meM pahu~cI aura use pahale se hI maGgoloM ke eka kAphile ke logoM se bharA huA pAyA to mujhe burA to bahuta lagA, lekina isa para koI acambhA nahIM huA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ko eka prakhyAta gumbA ye loga kucha aise uttejita se mAlUma dete the jaise abhIabhI unake bIca koI khAsa bAta ho gaI ho| lekina kucha to apanI bhalamanasAhata se aura kucha mere aura lAmA yauGgadena ke vairAgiyoM ke se kapar3oM ko dekhakara unhoMne hama logoM ke lie eka kamarA khAlI kara diyA aura hamAre jAnavaroM ko bhI astabala meM jagaha dilA dii| __ zAma hote hote hamArI jAna-pahacAna kucha aura bar3ha gaI aura maGgoloM ne hameM apane sAtha cAya pIne ke lie bulA bhejaa| bAtacIta ke silasile meM mAlUma huA ki ye loga sazAU hote hue lhAsA jAne ke lie nikale the| lekina jisa kAma ke lie ye loga tibbata kI rAjadhAnI ko jA rahe the vaha akasmAt usI dina prAnsI meM pUrA ho gayA aura aba ve vahIM se Age bar3hane ke bajAya vApasa lauTa jaayeNge| ___bAta yaha thI ki ina logoM ke vihAra ke tulku kI jagaha khAlI. ho gaI thI aura koI 20 sAla se Upara ho gaye the lekina usake lie unheM koI ummIdavAra nahIM mila sakA thaa| bahuta kucha koziza karane para bhI ina logoM ko maTha ke purAne pradhAna kA patA na milaa| saba tarafa se hArakara aba ye loga dalAI lAmA ke pAsa apanI phariyAda lekara jA rahe the ki vahI unheM isa bAta kA patA deM ki maTha ke pradhAna ne marakara phira kahA~ janma liyaa| lekina unake lhAsA taka pahu~cane kI naubata bhI nahIM AI aura boca hI meM lAmA tulku apane Apa khuda unase Akara mila gayA thaa| zAyada dalAI lAmA ko pahale se hI ina logoM ke bAre meM patA cala gayA thA aura usana kisI taraha isa kAphile ke lhAsA taka pahu~cane ke pahale. hI unake lAmA tulku ko unase milA diyA thaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, whatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata ___ lAmA tulku eka sundara naujavAna aura lambe DIla-Daula kA AdamI thaa| dakSiNI-pazcimI tibbata meM aGgArI prAnta meM usakA ghara thA aura usakA nAma thA 'migyur'|| migyura bacapana se hI kucha cintita rahatA thaa| usakA vizvAsa thA ki use jahA~ honA cAhie thA, vaha vahA~ nahIM hai / apane gA~va meM aura apane sage sambandhiyoM ke bIca meM vaha apane Apa ko bAharIsA anubhava karatA thaa| svapna meM vaha una prAkRtika dRzyoM, baluhe registAnoM aura pahAr3oM para banI huI eka bar3I gumbA Adi, Adi aisI vastuoM ko dekhatA rahatA thA jinakA aGgArI meM kahIM cihna taka nahIM thaa| jaba vaha jAgatA hotA taba bhI usakI A~khoM ke sAmane aise ho cetanA-sambandhI kAlpanika citra nAcate rhte| ___ jaba vaha choTA hI thA to apane ghara ko chor3akara bhAga khar3A huaa| usane kaI sthAnoM ko dhUla phaoNkI, Aja yahA~ kala vahA~; para kahIM eka jagaha para usakA mana nahIM laga skaa| jo mRga-marIcikA use apane bhulAve meM DAle hue thI vaha abhI dUra se ho use lalacA rahI thii| Aja vaha erika se calakara usI taraha niruddezya ghUmatAghAmatA yahA~ taka A pahu~cA thaa| usane sarAya dekho, kAphile ke par3Ava ko aura A~gana meM khar3e U~ToM ko bhI dekhaa| eka ajJAta preraNA na use sarAya ke bhItara pahu~cAyA aura usane phATaka ke bhItara ghusate hI apane sAmane khar3e eka vRddha lAmA ko dekhaa| aura taba ekAeka bijalI kI tejI ke sAtha usake dimAga meM sArI bAteM ghUma gii| purAne vicAra yAda ho aaye| use aisA mAlUma huA jaise vaha bUr3hA lAmA usase kama umra kA aura usakA celA hai| vaha svayaM usakA guru hai aura usake bAla bur3hApe ke kAraNa sapheda ho gaye haiN| vaha donoM tibbata Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18urvatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ko eka prakhyAta gumbA ke dhArmika sthAnoM kI yAtrA karake aba pahAr3I para sthita apane purAne vihAra ko vApasa lauTa rahA hai| ___usane usa lAmA ko ina saba bAtoM kI yAda dilaaii| apanI usa yAtrA, dUra kI gumbA aura bahuta sI aura bAtoM ke bAre meM vistAra-pUrvaka aneka kahAniyA~ kaha sunaaii| zIghra hI vaha aura Avazyaka parIkSAoM meM pAsa utarA aura binA kisI hicakicAhaTa yA bhUla ke purAne lAmA kI cIz2a usane pahacAna lii| maGgoloM ke mana meM kisI prakAra kA koI sandeha nahIM raha gyaa| prasannatA se unhoMne aGgArI ke usa yAtrI ko apanA pradhAna mAna liyA aura dUsare hI dina maiMne kAphile ke U~ToM ko apanI usI susta cAla se dhIre-dhIre gobI ke registAnI maidAna meM dUra para jAkara antarikSa meM adRzya hote dekhaa| nayA lAmA tulku apane bhAgya kA upabhoga karane jA rahA thaa| kambama kI gumbA meM aura kaI vicitra bAteM dekhane meM aaii| isa sthAna kA yaha nAma kaise par3A-isako bhI kahAnI bar3I rocaka hai| kambama ko gumbA meM eka bahuta purAnA per3a hai jisake kAraNa isakA nAma aura dUra dUra taka phaila gayA hai| isa vicitra aura vismaya-pUrNa vRkSa kI kathA isa prakAra hai___ Amdo san 1555 meM uttarI-pUrvI tibbata. meM-jahA~ Aja kambama ko vizAla gumbA sthita hai-(gelugsa-pA) pIlo TopIvAle sampradAya ke pravartaka sauMga khApA kA janma huaa| janma-divasa ke kucha dinoM bAda hI lAmA dabachena karmA dorja ne bhaviSyavANI kI ki yaha bAlaka bahuta hI honahAra hogaa| usake mAtA-pitA ko una logoM ne Adeza diyA ki jisa sthAna para bAlaka kA janma huA hai vaha khUba sApha-sutharA rakkhA jAya / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18yrwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 prAcIna tibbata __ kucha dina bIta jAne para usa sthAna para eka per3a ke aMkura uga Aye / Asa-pAsa ke logoM meM yaha bAta phaila gaI aura hote-hote dUradUra ke loga usakI pUjA karane Ane lge| Aja kI vizAla aura suprakhyAta kambama kI gumbA kA Arambha yahIM se hotA hai| kaI sAla bAda jaba ki sauMga khApA ne apane dharma-sudhAra kA kAma hAthoM meM liyA aura ghara chor3e hue unheM bahuta dina ho gaye to unakI mAtA ne patra dvArA unheM ghara bulA bhejaa| usa samaya tsoMga khApA madhya tibbata meM the| unhoMne apane dhyAna meM hI patA calA liyA ki unake aAmdo jAne se kisI prANI kA koI vizeSa lAbha na haagaa| astu, unhoMne harakAre ko eka patra, apanI do tasvIreM. gyAlavA senja aura tAMtrika demaloga ke kucha citra dekara ulTe pA~va vApasa bhejaa| isake atirikta yogabala se utanI dUra tibbata meM baiThe-baiThe vahIM se isa per3a kI pattiyoM para una tasvIroM ko jyoM kA tyoM aGkita bhI kara diyaa| tasvIreM itanI sApha thIM ki catura se catura citrakAra vaisA citra na utAra sakatA thaa| ina tasvIroM ke sAtha aura bhI kaI cihna aura cha akSara (auM maNi padma huN|) vRkSa ko zAkhAoM aura chAla para dikhalAI pdd'e| __ isa vihAra kA nAma isa prakAra kamabama kI gumbA pdd'aa| kamabama ke zAbdika artha haiM-"eka lAkha cihn| phrAMsIsI yAtrI haka aura gaibeTa apane varNanoM meM likhate haiM ki unhoMne pattiyoM para 'oM maNi padma hu~' par3hA thaa| phrAMsa meM aise kucha aura yorapIya yAtriyoM se bheTa huI jinhoMne isa bAta kA samarthana kiyaa| kintu mere dekhane meM to aisA koI per3a nahIM aayaa| * gorakhapura jile meM tahasIla devariyA se kAI 7 mIla dUra kolI nAmaka eka grAma hai| yahA~ bhI do per3a aise haiM jinake kAraNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wywatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tibbata ko eka prakhyAta gumbA isa jagaha kI khyAti aura bar3ha gaI hai| mujhe paikaulI jAne kA avasara eka bAra milA thaa| yahAM para eka vizAla maTha banA huA hai| maTha ke pAsa eka bar3A tAlAba hai aura tAlAba ke kinAre do per3a hai, jinake cAroM ora sundara svaccha cabUtare bane hue haiN| ina per3oM ke tanoM, DAloM aura TahaniyoM para sAfa devanAgarI kI sundara lipi meM 'rAma' zabda sthAna-sthAna para likhA huA hai| ina vRkSoM ke tanoM aura moTI DAloM ke Upara se eka prakAra kA patalA chilakA samaya-samaya para alaga hotA rahatA hai, jisake nIce se sAfa aura nayA 'rAma' nikala pAtA hai| ina vicitra vRkSoM ke bAre meM agara koI kiMvadantI sunane meM na AtI to mujhe Azcarya hI hotaa| pUchane para patA calA ki ye vRkSa 'bodhi-vRkSa' kI zAkhAe~ haiN| svayaM zAkya-muni gautama jisa vRkSa ke tale 'buddhatva' ko prApta hue the usakI DAleM aura TahaniyA kATa-kATakara loga na jAne kahA~-kahA~ le gaye the| kahate haiM, ye per3a lakA dvIpa se ma~gAye gaye the| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cauthA adhyAya mantra-tantra tibbata deza kI bar3I janasaMkhyA mantra-tantra, bhUta-preta, Tone-TaTake Adi meM pUrA vizvAsa rakhatI hai| jAdUgara logoM kI taraha-taraha kI kriyAe~ hotI haiM aura inameM zavoM kI AvazyakatA par3atI hai| kucha logoM kA kahanA hai ki ina anokhe mantroM aura rahasya-pUrNa rUpakoM ke parde ke pIche IzvarIya jJAna se sambandha rakhanevAlI vidyA chipI huI hai| para vastuta: isa prakAra ke ulaTe adhyAtmavAda kA bauddhadharma se koI sambandha nahIM hai| lAmA-dharma ke antargata bhI ye bAteM nahIM AtI, yadyapi cupake-cupake kaI lAmA ina kriyAoM kI siddhi ke lie udyoga karate rahate haiN| isa taraha ke vicitra dharma kA mUla rUpa bhAratavarSa ke hindU tAMtrikoM aura purAnI yena-dharmazAkhA ke siddhAntoM meM alabattA milatA hai| nIce kI kahAnI ceTakU meM mere sunane meM aaii| miniyAgyAra lhAkhA ke mahanta cogs tsAMga ke bAre meM yaha prasiddhi hai ki usane kucha bhaviSyavANiyA~ kI thIM, jo ThIka samaya para tibbata, cIna aura saMsAra ke aura konoM meM ThIka utreNgii| usakI zaktiyoM adbhuta thI aura AdateM anokhii| usakI beDhaGgI bAtoM kA matalaba sabakI samajha meM nahIM AtA thaa| eka dina zAma ko ekAeka usane apane eka trApA ko bulaayaa| "do ghor3oM ko taiyAra kro| hameM abhI calanA hai", usane AjJA dii| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra trApA ne kahA, "aMdherA bar3ha gayA hai aura derI ho gaI hai| kala sabere tar3ake hI cala deNge|" "javAva mata do| jaldI Ao aura calo', cogsa tsAMga ne kaha diyaa| ghor3e Aye aura donoM adhere meM cle| eka nadI ke pAsa pahu~ca kara ve ghor3e se utara pdd'e| cogsa tsAGga nadI ke kinArekinAre Age-Age calA aura pIche pIche usakA celaa| ____ yadyapi AkAza meM bilakula a~dherA chAyA huA thA, parantu pAnI meM eka jagaha "sUrya kI kiraNoM kA prakAza" par3a rahA thaa| usa prakAza meM nadI ke pravAha ke viruddha-ulTI bahatI huI eka lAza dikhalAI pdd'ii| lAza bAhara nikAlI gaI aura cogsa tsAMga ne kahA-"apanA cAqa nikaalo| isameM se eka Tukar3A mAMsa kATo aura use khA jaao| merA eka gya-gara pA ( bhAratavAsI) dosta Aja hI ke dina yahA~ isI prakAra bhojana bhejatA hai|" usane svayaM eka Tukar3A kATA aura use khAne lgaa| trApA Dara se kA~pa utthaa| usane bhI apane guru kA anukaraNa karanA cAhA lekina mAMsa ke Tukar3e ko muMha meM rakhane kI usakI himmata nahIM huii| usane use apane ambaga (labAde ke bhItara ) meM chipA liyaa| ___ saberA hote-hote donoM maTha ko vApasa lautte| lAmA ne trApA se kahA___ "merI icchA thI ki tuma bhI kucha prasAda pA jAte; lekina tuma usake yogya nahIM ho| tabhI tumane apanA hissA muMha meM rakhane ke bajAya cupake se kapar3oM meM chipA liyA hai| ___ yaha sunakara trApA ko apanI bhUla para bar3A pachatAvA huaa| usane apane ko kosate hue mAMsa ke Tukar3e ke lie ambaga meM hAtha ddaalaa| para vaha vahA~ nahIM thaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata ___ bAta yaha hai ki jina logoM kI AdhyAtmikatA bahuta U~ce darje ko pahu~ca jAtI hai, unake zarIra kA mUla tattva aisI vastu meM parivartita ho jAtA hai ki usameM kaI vizeSa guNa A jAte haiN| aise logoM ke zarIra ke mAMsa kA eka Tukar3A bhI agara khAne ko mila jAya to usase apane meM adbhuta cAmatkArika zaktiyoM A jAtI haiM aura eka alaukika Ananda kA anubhava hotA hai| eka saMnyAsI ne mujhe yaha bhI batalAyA ki kabhI-kabhI nAlajo loga aise logoM ko DhUMDhakara milate haiM aura unase isa bAta kI prArthanA karate haiM ki marane ke pahale ve apane bAre meM patA de deM jisase unake zarIra ke mAMsa kA eka Tukar3A unheM bhI sulabha ho ske| __ socane kI bAta hai ki aise bahumUlya padArtha ko pAne kI pratIkSA loga kaba taka karate hoMge / zubhasya zIghram-pratIkSA karanA bhalA kisI ko acchA bhI lagatA hai ? aura sacamuca mujhe batalAyA gayA ki kabhI-kabhI loga pratIkSA karate-karate thaka jAte haiM aura ThIka samaya se kucha pahale hI apanA prApya pA lete haiN| ___ nAcatI huI lAza lAza nacAne ke lie tibbatI rolaiGa nAma kI kriyA karate haiN| rolaiGa eka aisI kriyA kA nAma hai jisameM lAza uThakara khar3I ho jAtI hai| rolaiGa kaI prakAra ke hote haiN| rolaiG aura trauMgajaga donoM bilakula alaga-alaga cIja haiN| trauMgajaga meM dUsare kisI prANI kI AtmA lAza meM A jAtI hai aura rolaiG meM deha meM pahalevAlI AtmA hI praveza karatI hai| aisA lAmAoM aura tAntriko kA vizvAsa hai| eka DA-ga-spA se mujhe rolaika ke bAre meM sArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, l8wwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra bAteM mAlUma huii| usakA kahanA thA ki usane svayaM isa kriyA kA abhyAsa kiyA thaa| ___ isa kriyA kA sAdhaka eka aMdhere kamare meM lAza ke sAtha banda ho jAtA hai| usameM AtmA bulAne ke lie vaha usa para sIdhA leTa jAtA hai| usakA mu~ha lAza ke muMha ke ThIka Upara hotA hai aura vaha lAza ko, dAnoM hAthoM meM kasakara, pakar3e rahatA hai| aura saba vicAroM ko ekadama dUra karake vaha ekAgra citta maM mantra kA jApa zurU karatA hai| kucha dera ke bAda lAza hilane lagatI hai aura uThakara khar3I ho jAtI hai tathA chuTakAga pAna ko ceSTA karatI hai| sAdhaka use kasakara pakar3e rahatA hai| lAza aba pUrI koziza karake chUTanA cAhatI hai; sAdhaka ko bhI apanA pUrA jora lagAnA par3atA hai| vaha lAza ke Upara apane oThoM ko rakkhe hue barAbara cupacApa mantra ko duharAtA rahatA hai aura lAza usake caMgula se chUTana ke lie kamare kI chata taka kI U~cAI taka kUda-phA~da macAtI hai| ___anta meM lAza kI jIbha usake muMha ke bAhara nikala par3atI hai| yahI ThIka avasara hotA hai| sAdhaka apane dA~toM se usa jIbha ko pakar3akara kATa letA hai| lAza turanta nIce gira par3atI hai| isa jIbha ko sukhAkara pAsa rakha lete haiM aura jisake pAsa yaha rahatI hai usakI camatkAra karane kI zaktiyA~ kaI gunI bar3ha jAtI haiN| ___ lekina isa nAcatI huI lAza ko vaza meM rakhanA bar3A kaThina kAma hai| isa kAma meM thor3A bho cUkane para mRtyu avazyambhAvI hai| ____ mujhe jisa nAlajopA ne ye saba bAteM batalAI usane yaha bhI kahA ki usake pAsa eka aisI jIbha thii| maiMne use dekhane ko maaNgaa| jo kAlo-kAlI cIz2a mujhe dikhAI gaI vaha jIbha ho sakatI thI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwantumaragyanbhandar.com Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 prAcIna tibbata para isa bAta kA koI pakkA pramANa nahIM thA ki yaha jIbha vaisI ho lAza kI thii| jo bhI ho, tibbatiyoM kA vizvAsa hai ki rolaiG kI kriyA meM sacamuca ye saba bAteM hotI haiN| __inakA to yaha bhI kahanA hai ki mantra ke bala se jagAye jAne ke alAvA lAza apane Apa uThakara khar3I ho sakatI hai aura jIvita prANiyoM ko hAni pahu~cA sakatI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki kisI ke marane ke bAda usakI lAza kI dekha-rekha karane ke lie kucha loga niyata kara diye jAte haiM aura ve barAbara mantroM kA jApa karate rahate haiN| zepogoM ke eka trApA ne mujhe nimnalikhita ghaTanA sunAI thI"lar3akapana meM hI use eka gumbA meM cele kI haisiyata se rahanA par3A thaa| eka bAra vaha apane yahA~ ke tIna lAmAoM ke sAtha eka mare hue AdamI ke ghara gyaa| lAmA loga lAza ke haTAne ke samaya ke Avazyaka saMskAroM ke lie bulAye gaye the| kucha rAta bIta jAne para kamare ke eka kone meM tInoM lAmA so gye| usI kamare ke dUsare kone meM lAza kAna meM yana-pUrvaka bA~dhakara rakha dI gaI thii| "mantroM kA barAbara pATha karate rahane kA kAma mujhe sauMpA gayA thaa| AdhI rAta hote-hote mujhe nIMda lagane lagI aura thor3I dera ke lie merI A~kheM phaMpa gii| eka halkI AvAz2a se cauMkakara maiM sajaga ho gyaa| eka kAlI billI lAza ke pAsa se hokara nikalI aura kamare ke bAhara calI gii| mere kAnoM ko aisA lagA jaise kahIM koI kapar3A cIrA jA rahA ho| ekAeka maiMne lAza ko hilate hue dekhaa| kaphana ko phAr3akara usameM se eka hAtha nikalA aura sote hue una AdamiyoM kI ora bddh'aa......| Dara ke mAre maiM sUkha gayA aura eka chalA~ga meM kUdakara kamare se bAhara ho gyaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra 7 naMbara tInoM lAmA maga pAye gaye aura lAza kA kahIM patA na thA phaTA huA kAna namAna para par3A thaa| isa prakAra kI aneka kahAniyA~ tibbata ke bhale AdamiyoM ke na hama sunana kA milatA hai| inameM ina logoM kA bar3A pakkA vizvAsa rahatA hai aura ina kahAniyoM kA hI laMkara tibbata ke bAre meM eka bar3A pAthA alaga taiyAra kiyA jA sakatA hai| jAdU kA khaJjara jAdU ke gvajara-phabA-jinakA prayoga prAya: lAmA jAdUgara karate hai, kaoNsa. lakar3o yA hAthAdA~ta ke banAye jAta haiN| ye dekhane meM bar3e bar3hiyA hote haiM aura ina para prAya: sundara citrakArI bhI sAdhAraNa sAdhe-sAde AdamI isake nAma se kosoM dUra bhAgate hai majAla nahIM ki unakI jAnakArI meM unake ghara ke bhItara yA AmapAsa kahIM par3osa meM yaha khajara rakha diyA jaay| jAdUgara joga isa bhayAnaka aujAra meM bar3e-bar3e jinda vaza meM kiye rahate 1 avasara pAkara ye apane kA svatantra kara lene kI ceSTA karane ma kucha kasara nahIM karate aura yadi inakA phira jItane kI yukti na mAlUma huI to jisake pAsa yaha khaJjara rahatA hai usake prANoM era ho yA banatI hai| ___ uttarI tivyata meM yAtrA meM-eka vAra mega sAtha lAmA logoM ka eka jatthaM se ho gyaa| bAta-bAta meM patA calA ki ye loga eka phabA le jA rahe hai| jisa lAmA kA yaha phavA thA use mare abhI bAr3a hI dina hue the aura isI arase meM isa jAdU ke gvajara ne saikar3oM Amata DhA dI thii| tIna trApAoM ne ise chU liyA thA unameM se do to mara gaye aura tIsare ne ghor3e para se girakara apanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 prAcIna tibbata TaoNga tor3a lI thii| maTha ke A~gana meM jhaNDe kA jo baoNsa thA vaha apane Apa TUTa gayA thA aura isase bar3hakara burA asaguna dUsarA koI ho hI nahIM sakatA thaa| logoM ne kisI tarakIba se isa khajara ko eka baksa meM banda kara diyA thA aura kisI devasthAna ke samIpa eka guphA meM chor3ane ke lie le Aye the| isa devasthAna ke AsapAsa ke gA~vavAloM ne jaba yaha vRttAnta sunA to ve marane-mArane ko taiyAra ho gye| becAre trApA-jo mantroM se abhimantrita kArAja ke saikar3oM pannoM kI taha meM lapeTakara, eka sandUkacI meM rakha Upara se muhara Adi lagAkara, kisI prakAra isa khacara ko yahA~ taka le Aye theghabarA gaye ki aba kyA kareM! isa jAdU ke khasara ko eka bAra dekhane ke lie merI utsukatA bar3ha gii| _ "mujhe apanA pharbA dikhA do" maiMne kahA--"zAyada maiM tumhArI kucha sahAyatA kara skuuN|" para khajara ko baksa se bAhara karane kA unako sAhasa nahIM huaa| bahuta kahane-sunane para unhoMne mujhe svayaM apane hAthoM se use nikAlane kI anumati de dii| phuoM purAnI tibbatI kalA kA eka acchA namUnA thA-dekhane meM bahuta hI sundr| merI icchA use apane pAsa rakhane kI huii| para maiM jAnatI thI ki trApA loga use kisI taraha dene ko rAjI na hoNge| usI rAta ko saberA hone se kucha pahale hI khaJjara ko lekara maiM cupacApa tambU ke bAhara kucha dUra nikala gii| maiMne use eka sthAna para gar3A diyA aura use hathiyAne kI koI tarakIba socane lgii| ___ mujhe vahA~ isI prakAra baiThe-baiThe kaI ghaNTe bIta gye| merI A~kheM bhI nIMda ke bhAra se ma~pane lgii| ekAeka mujhe aisA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wnafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra 73 mAlUma huA jaise khaJjara se kucha dUra ke antara para koI zakla Age ko bar3ha rahI hai / koI lAmA mAlUma par3atA thaa| dabe pA~va Age bar3hakara usa lAmA ne khaJjara ke lie hAtha bar3hAyA hI thA ki eka kSaNa meM jhapaTakara - isake pahale ki vaha phurbe para hAtha lagAye - maiMne use ukhAr3a liyA / khavara thA hI itanA bar3hiyA ki use dekhakara kisI AdamI kA ImAna badala jAya / yaha AdamI sambhavataH apane aura sAthiyoM kI apekSA kama Darapoka thA / usane socA hogA ki maiM so rahI hU~ -- khaJjara hathiyAne kA yaha acchA mauqA hai| aura vaha use curAkara beca degA / ekAeka mujhe eka bAta suujhii| maiM turanta tambU ke bhItara lauTa aaii| jo AdamI abhI-abhI bAhara se AvegA yA AyA hogA, vahI cora hai I tambU meM pahu~cakara maiMne dekhA sabhI pAlathI mAre baiThe the aura sara hilA hilAkara bhUta preta Adi ko dUra rakhane ke lie mantroM kA pATha kara rahe the / maiMne cauGgadena kA pAsa bulAkara pUchA - "inameM se kauna kucha dera pahale bAhara gayA thA ?" "koI nahI / " usane kahA- "Dara ke mAre ye adhamare hA rahe haiN| nitya karmoM ke lie tambU ke bAhara nikalane kI bhI kisI kI himmata nahIM huii|" "oho, taba kyA maiM sapanA dekha rahI thI ?" maiMne svayaM sAcA / phira jyoM kA tyoM saba hAla saba logoM se kaha sunAyA / "arrara" saba ke saba eka svara meM cillA par3e- "nizcaya hA ve hamAre bar3e lAmA the / unhoMne apanA phurvA vApasa lenA cAhA hogA / zAyada use pA jAne para ve vahIM ApakA anta bhI kara ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 prAcIna tibbata dete| lekina 'jetsunmA' tuma eka saccI 'gomachen mA' ho, yadyapi kucha loga tumheM philiGga* kahate haiN| hamAre savAd lAmA (AdhyAtmika guru) bar3e bhArI jAdUgara the; phira bhI apanA phurvA ve tumase chIna na ske| aba use tumhIM apane pAsa rkkho| hA~, vaha khajara tumhAre pAsa rahegA aura aba kisI ko hAni nahIM phuNcaavegaa|" ve saba eka sAtha bole aura eka sA~sa meM yaha saba kA saba kaha gye| maiMne dekhA, bhaya ke mAre unakI A~kheM nikala AI haiN| yaha jAnakara ki unake zaktizAlI bar3e lAmA unake itane nikaTa A gaye the, ve kaoNpa gye| yaha socakara ki aba usa bhayAnaka jAdU ke khajara se unheM chuTakArA mila gayA hai, ve bahuta kucha prasanna dIkhane lge| nirbhayatA prApta karane ke kucha upAya zAyada hI saMsAra kA koI dUsarA deza aisA ho jahA~ ke nivAsiyoM meM tibbata se adhika bhUta-preta, TonA-TaTakA-sambandhI kahAniyA~ sunane meM AtI ho| vAstava meM yadi kiMvadantiyoM para bharosA karake donoM kI ginatI kI jAya to yahI patA calegA ki tibbata meM rahanevAle AdamiyoM kI saMkhyA yahA~ ke per3oM, caTTAnoM, ghATiyoM, moloM, jharanoM Adi meM luke-chipe bhUtoM aura cur3eloM kI apekSA kahIM kama hai| ____ ina bhUtoM ko apane vaza meM lAne kA guNa sabhI ke pAsa nahIM hotaa| yaha vidyA jise mAlUma hotI hai, usakI khuzAmada karane kopacAsoM AdamI hamezA taiyAra rahate haiN| mantroM kI dIkSA ke vAste cele banAne ke lie saikar3oM usake talave cATate rahate haiN| * videzI vykti| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, lowwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra 75 lekina jAdUgara logoM ko isa bAta ke lie rAjI kara lenA ha~sI-khela nahIM hai| kisI ko apanA celA banAne ke pUrva ve usakI kaThina se kaThina parIkSA lete haiM / eka AdamI ko, jisase merI thor3I bahuta jAna-pahacAna thI, svayaM eka aisI parIkSA denI par3I thii| jisa goman ko usane apanA guru banAnA cAhA thA vaha AmhA kA eka lAmA thaa| usane isa AdamI ko sIdhe eka sunasAna bhayAvane TIle kI ora ravAnA kiyaa| eka bhUta isa Tola para rahA karatA thA / yahA~ pahu~cakara apane ko eka per3a se bA~dhakara isI bhUta ko lalakArane kA usa AdamI ko Adeza thA / cAhe kitanA bhI bhaya use lage, kintu usakA kAma barAbara 24 ghaNTe taka vahIM ba~dhe khar3A rahanA thaa| na to use apane chur3Ane kI bAta dhyAna meM lAnI cAhie thI aura na vahA~ se bhAgane kI / sAdhAraNataH celoM kI pahalI parIkSA yahI huA karatI hai| hA~, kabhI-kabhI celerAma ko eka dina ke bajAya tIna dina aura tIna rAta taka barAbara binA khAye piye, nIMda aura thakAvaTa ko dUra karake vahIM ba~dhe khar3e rahanA par3atA hai| aisI zArIrika dazA aura mAnasika avasthA meM svAbhAvika taura para pattA taka girane se aisA mAlUma hogA ki bhUta A gayA aura manuSya Dara jAyagA -- yaha hama AsAnI se samajha sakate haiM / A eka dUsare lAmA ne apane ziSya ko isI bhA~ti eka jaMgala meM bhejA, jahA~ koI thAgsa yAMga nAma kA dAnava rahatA thaa| cIte ke rUpa meM acAnaka prakaTa hokara jaGgala meM carate hue pazuoM ko mArakara khA jAne kI isakI Adata thI / jaGgala meM pahu~cakara eka per3a se ba~dhakara ziSya ko apane kI eka gAya samajha lenA thA / gAya hI kI AvAz2a meM use raha-raha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata isI taraha tIna dina bhUkha-pyAsa meM pahu~catA to usakA 76 kara cillAnA bhI thA / bitAkara jaba vaha apane guru lAmA ke pAsa faisalA hotA / jisa ziSya kA ullekha pIche kiyA gayA hai use faisalA sunane ke lie adhika samaya taka pratIkSA nahIM karanI pdd'ii| pahale hI dina eka cIte ne Akara use cIra-phAr3akara khA ddaalaa| lekina yaha cItA thAgsa-yAMga hI thA yA koI dUsarA jAnavara - isake socane ko kisI ne AvazyakatA nahIM samajhI / agara yaha mAna bhI liyA jAya ki bahuta sI anahonI bAteM sacamuca kI kabhI-kabhI ghaTa jAtI haiM to bhI yaha nizcaya hai ki aise avasara kama Ate haiN| asala bAta to yaha hai ki jisa taraha se lagAtAra kaI ghaNToM balki dinoM taka ye loga sunasAna DarAvanI jagahoM meM bhUtoM kA AvAhana karate rahate haiM, usase ina logoM ke palapala para bhUtoM aura cur3ailoM ke A jAne kA bhrama ho jAnA svAbhAvika bAta nahIM hai / eka bAra maiMne isa sambandha meM kaI lAmAoM se prazna kiye| mujhe batalAyA gayA ki vizvAsa aura vizvAsa donoM Avazyaka zraGga haiN| pahale bhUtoM kI sattA meM vizvAsa rakhanA hotA hai aura bAda ko avizvAsa / lekina agara ThIka samaya se pahale avizvAsa vizvAsa kI jagaha le le to sArA kiyA-karAyA miTTI meM mila jAtA hai; arthAt nirbhayatA prApta karane kI sArI pichalI yuktiyA~ nirarthaka siddha ho jAtI haiM gA (pUrvI tibbata) ke eka gomachena se, jinakA zubhanAma kuzog vAMgachen thA, isa prakAra ke bhaya se honevAlI Akasmika mRtyu ke sambandha meM merI bAtacIta huI / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra lAmA ne kahA- "isa prakAra jinakI mRtyu hotI hai ve loga Dara ke mAre hI mara jAte haiN| unakA zrama unakI kalpanA-zakti kA paidA kiyA huA hotA hai| jo bhUtoM meM vizvAsa nahIM karatA, vaha kabhI bhUtoM dvArA mArA nahIM jA sktaa|" ___ isI lAmA ne mujhase eka bAta aura bhI kahI thI-"agara koI isa bAta kA pakkA vizvAsa kara le ki bAgha nAma kA koI bhayAnaka jantu nahIM hotA to use isa bAta kA bhI pUrNa vizvAsa ho jAyagA ki bAgha usakA kucha nahIM bigAr3a sktaa| bAgha usake sAmane usa para TUTa par3ane ko taiyAra ho, lekina vaha nirbhaya hokara jyoM kA tyoM apanI jagaha para baiThA rhegaa| ___ "hama loga svayaM apanI kalpanA-zakti se apane bhrama kI utpatti karate haiM; jisa taraha kI cAhate haiM usa taraha kI vastuoM ke AkAra nirmANa karate haiN| inameM se kucha hamAre lie lAbhakara hote haiM aura kucha haanikr| hameM tarka dvArA ina kalpanA-nirmita AkAroM para adhikAra rakhanA cAhie / ___ "eka udAharaNa se yaha bAta aura spaSTa ho jaaygii| eka AdamI apane jhopar3e meM alaga rahatA hai| usa jhopar3e se kucha dUrI para eka nadI hai| nadI meM se nikalakara reMgatI huI machaliyA~ usake jhopar3e taka nahIM A sktiiN| hA~, agara usa nadI se eka nAlA nikAlakara usake jhopar3e taka lAyA jAya to pAnI ke sAtha-sAtha machaliyA~ apane Apa calI aaveNgii| ___ "isI prakAra nAle nikAlakara hama apane mastiSka ke pAsa taka asambhava vastue~ le A sakane meM samartha hote haiM aura hameM ina nAloM ke nikAlane meM apanI sArI buddhi kA sahArA lenA * inhIM zrAkAroM (tulpa ) kA varNana AThaveM adhyAya meM dekhie / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wiatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 prAcIna tibbata par3atA hai| inameM se kaI kabhI-kabhI bar3e Apattijanaka nikala pAte haiN| taba hamAre prANoM para hI bana pAtI hai|" bhayAnaka gupta bhoja vAstava meM ina paMktiyoM ko par3hakara pAThakoM ko haMsI nahIM AnI cAhie aura na kisI prakAra kA Azcarya hI prakaTa karanA cAhie / isase kahIM bar3hakara bhayAnaka aura adbhuta kriyA "coD' hotI hai| "coD' kA artha hotA hai kATa-kATakara pheNknaa| ise karanevAlA jo kucha karatA hai apane zrApa karatA hai aura akelA hotA hai| use na to kiso kI sahAyatA kI AvazyakatA hotI hai aura na kisI kI zikSA ko| aura isake karanevAle kA pariNAma hotA hai bImArI, pAgalapana yA mRtyu / ina tIna pariNAmoM ke apavAda bahuta kama sune jAte haiN| zmazAna yA aisI hI koI bhayAvanI jagaha isa kAma ke lie ThIka samajhI jAtI hai| aura agara isa jagaha ke bAre meM koI DarAvanI kahAnI mazahUra ho yA usake pAsa hAla hI meM koI durghaTanA ho gaI ho to isase bar3hakara upayukta sthAna dUsarA ho hI nahIM sktaa| 'coD' eka prakAra kA rUpaka hai jisameM, samajhanA cAhie ki prArambha se anta taka eka hI pAtra hotA hai| cor3a karanevAle ko aura anya pAtroM kI apekSA pahale apanA "pArTa" bhalI bhA~ti samajha lenA hotA hai| use dhArmika nRtya ke lie Avazyaka aGgasaJcAlana ko vidhi sIkhanI par3atI hai jisameM eka niyama se paira pRthvI para paTake jAte haiM aura sAtha-sAtha jAdU kA mantra bhI par3hA jAtA hai| phira use kAyade ke anusAra dorje aura pharba ko pakar3ane kA DhaGga AnA cAhie aura isake bAda DamarU aura AdamI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wywatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra 79 kI jA~gha kI haDDI ke bane hue eka bigula ( kAgaliMga ) ke bajAne kA tarIkA AnA caahie| sthAna ke abhAva se maiM cor3a ke mantroM kA anuvAda de sakane meM asamartha hU~ / isameM bar3e lambe-lambe vAkya hote haiM jinako duharAne ke sAtha hI sAtha sAdhaka nAlajorpA "pairoM ke nIce" apanI samasta manovRttiyoM ko "kucala detA hai" aura apane sampUrNa svArtha bhAva kI hiMsA kara DAlatA hai| isa kriyA kA sabase majedAra hissA vaha hai jisameM ise karanevAlA apanA bigula bajA-bajAkara bhUkhe bhUtoM ko nimantraNa meM sammilita hone ke lie bulAtA hai / vaha kalpanA karatA hai ki eka cur3aila, jo vAstava meM usakI apanI icchAzakti ke atirikta aura kucha nahIM hai, usake sara ke UparI hisse se nikalakara usake sAmane khar3I ho gii| isa cur3aila ke hAthoM meM eka talavAra hotI hai jisase vaha eka vAra meM usakA sara dhar3a se alaga kara detI hai aura taba jaba taka ki muNDa ke muNDa bhUta, vaitAla Adi isa bhoja ke pAsa Akara ikaTThA hote rahate haiM vaha usake aura aMgoM ke Tukar3e-Tukar3e karake kATatI hai / khAla khIMcakara alaga karatI hai, peTa kI cIra-phAr3a karatI hai / aMtar3iyA~ alaga gira par3atI haiN| khUna kI nadI baha jAtI hai aura bhojaka jahA~-tahA~ zora karate hue noca-khasoTa karane meM laga jAte haiN| isI bIca meM sAdhaka isa prakAra ke vAkyoM se unheM uttejita bhI karatA rahatA hai " janma-janmAntara meM Aja taka na jAne kitanI bAra apane zArIrika sukha ke lie, apane ko mRtyu ke mukha se bacAne ke lie, maiMne na jAne kitane jIvoM ko satAkara apane khAne-pIne aura rahane kA prabandha kiyA hogA / zrAja maiM apane ina saba karmoM kA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata prAyazcitta kara rahA huuN| Aja apane isa amUlya zarIra ko maiM apanI icchA se samApta karatA huuN| ___"maiM bhUkhe ko apanA mAMsa, pyAse ko apanA rakta, naMgoM ko zarIra DhaMkane ke lie camar3I aura jAr3e meM ThiThurate huoM ko tApane ke lie apanI haDDiyA~ detA huuN| dukhiyoM ke lie apane sukha ko aura marate hue prANiyoM ke lie apanI zvAsa ko chor3atA huuN| ___"agara maiM apane zarIra kA parityAga karane meM thor3A bhI pIche hahU~ to mujha para lAnata hai ! pApini cuDaila ! agara tU mere mAMsa ko kATa-kATakara ina bhakhe bhatoM ko na khilA sake to tujhe dhikkAra hai|" isa kriyA kA nAma hai 'lAla bhoja' aura isake bAda hI jo dUsarI kriyA hotI hai, usakA 'kAlA bhoj'| bhUtoM ke nimantraNa kA yaha kalpita dRzya lupta ho jAtA hai aura unake aTTahAsa kI AvAz2a bhI kSINa ho jAtI hai| thor3I dera ke bAda nAlajopI bhI apane Ape meM A jAtA hai| isa kAlpanika Atma-balidAna se usameM jo uttejanA A gaI thI, vaha bhI zAnta ho jAtI hai| ___aba use kalpanA karanI par3atI hai ki vaha kAle kIcar3a se bhare hue eka gar3he se nikAlI gaI manuSya kI sUkhI haDDiyoM kA eka Dhera ho gayA hai| kAle kocar3a se aura kucha nahIM; duHkha, yAtanA, pAtaka aura anya jaghanya karmoM-jinase usakA pichale janma meM sambandha rahA hai-Adi se matalaba hai| use bhalI bhA~ti samajhanA par3atA hai ki tyAga kI bhAvanA ho viDambanA hai jisakA AdhAra thothA andhA garva mAtra hai| vAstava meM tyAga ke lie aba usake pAsa kucha hai hI nahIM; kyoMki vaha svayaM 'kucha nahIM hai| ye bekAra kI haDDiyA~ jo aura kucha nahIM apane astitva isa "maiM" kI samyak rUpa se Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwantumaragyanbhandar.com Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra 81 vismRti haiM-usI gaDDhe meM phira DUba jAveM-use inase kucha sarokAra nahIM hai| isa zAnta aura mUka Atma-tyAga ke sAtha-sAtha bali para car3ha jAne kA ghamaNDa dUra ho jAtA hai aura isa kriyA kI samApti hotI hai| kucha lAmA isI cor3a ko karane ke lie 108 zmazAnoM aura 108 upayukta jhIloM kI khoja karate-karate sArA tibbata deza hI nahIM balki cIna, jApAna aura naipAla taka kA cakkara kATa Ate haiN| aura cAhe jo kacha ho, lekina cor3a kI isa vidhivat kriyA meM jo gUDha rahasya chipA hai usase koI inkAra nahIM kara sktaa| __ saMyogavaza mujhe svayaM apanI A~khoM se cor3a kI kriyA ko bahuta samIpa se dekhane kA avasara prApta huA hai| mere pAsa kA makkhana samApta ho gayA thA aura isakI khoja ke lie mujhe svayaM bAhara jAne kA kaSTa karanA par3A thaa| usa samaya maiM uttarI tibbata meM yAtrA kara rahI thI aura hamArA par3Ava eka bar3I thAMga* meM par3A huA thaa| ___ ekAeka vATI kI niHstabdhatA ko bedhatI huI eka AvAz2a mere kAnoM meM pdd'ii| AvAja kucha bhayAnaka aura karkaza thii| kaI bAra yaha AvAja AI aura DamarU kA DamaDama zabda bhI kucha dera ke bAda sunAI pdd'aa| ___ ekAeka mujhe khayAla AyA cor3a kA; cor3a ke alAvA koI dUsarI bAta ho hI nahIM sktii| maiM AvAja ko lakSya karake Age bar3hatI gii| dhIre-dhIre zabda bhI sApha-sAfa sunAI par3ane lge| AsapAsa kI pahAr3I jagaha aisI thI ki mujhe vahA~ usake bahuta samIpa hI kI eka caTTAna ke nIce dabe pA~va jAkara chipakara baiTha rahane kA avasara mila gyaa| aba maiMne satarka hokara saba kucha apanI A~khoM se dekhanA zurU kiyaa| koI prAjJaparAmita kI prazaMsA meM mantra par3ha rahA thA-"o'm ! prAjJadeva gaye, cale gye| * thAMga = pahAr3I caTTAnoM yA caur3I ghATI ke bIca kA sapATa maidaan| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wywatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata Upara aura Upara se bhI Upara apara loka ko cale gye| zro'm ! svAhA !!" kucha dera ke bAda DamarU ke DamaDama kA gambhIra zabda bhI dhImA par3A aura dhIre-dhIre ekadama ruka gyaa| nAlajopA aba samAdhi ko avasthA meM calA gyaa| kucha samaya ke bAda phira caitanya hokara usane apanA jana sbhaalaa| bAyeM hAtha meM kAMgaTTaGa aura dAye meM DamarU Upara U~cA uThAkara vaha isa prakAra khar3A ho gayA jaise kisI adRzya zatru ko yuddha ke lie lalakAra rahA ho| ____ "maiM, nirbhaya nAlajorpA", usane jora se pukArakara kahA"maiM svayaM ko, devoM ko aura dAnavoM ko yo kucala detA huuN|" usakI AvAja aura U~cI huI-"o lAmA, nAlajorpA, cApA aura khAdomA Ao, Ao tuma saba Ao aura saba ke saba isa nRtya meM merA sAtha do|" ____ aba usane apanA nRtya zurU kiyaa| vaha cAroM konoM kI ora cAra bAra mukaa| kahatA gayA "maiM garva ke dAnava ko kucalatA huuN| krodha ke dAnava ko, viSaya aura mUrkhatA ke dAnavoM ko bhI kucalatA huuN|" ____ hara eka "kucalatA hU~" ke sAtha-sAtha sacamuca vaha joroM se paira ko pRthvI para de mAratA thA aura 'tsenazesa tsena' kA uccAraNa karatA jAtA thaa| ___ usane apanA labAdA, jo jamIna meM lithar3a rahA thA, phira sabhAlA aura DamarU aura turahI ko eka ora rakha diyaa| mantroM kA uccAraNa karate-karate usane apane hAtha se eka choTA sA tambU khar3A kiyaa| tambU ke sapheda kapar3e meM tInoM konoM meM lAla aura nIle raMgoM meM 'oM, A' aura 'hu~ likhA huA thaa| pA~coM artha rakhanevAle raMgoM-lAla, nIlA, harA, pIlA aura sapheda-ko bahuta sI jhAlareM chata se laTaka rahI thiiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, lowwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra nAlajorpA ne apane cAroM ora eka bAra dekhA; phira usakI nigAha pAsa par3e hue eka murda kI ora gii| sApha mAlUma hotA thA ki vaha kucha hicaka sA rahA hai aura usakI himmata use dhokhA de rahI hai| usane eka gaharI sA~sa lI aura kaI bAra mAthe kA pasInA hAthoM se pochA aura taba apane ko jhakajhorakara aiso mukhamudrA banA lI jaise usane anta meM apanA sAhasa baTora liyA ho| usane apanI turahI uThAI aura use bajAnA zurU kiyaa| pahale dhIre-dhIre ruka-rukakara, phira tejI ke sAtha jora-z2ora se / ___ "yaha lo ! maiM apanA badalA cukAye detA hU~" ekAeka vaha cillAyA-"lo, aba taka maiMne tumheM khAyA hai| aba tumhArI bArI hai| mujhe khaao| Ao, bhUkhe bher3iyo, aao| ___ "Ao maiM, tumheM dAvata detA huuN| jaldI Ao aura mere zarIra kA mAMsa noca nocakara khA jaao| maiM tumheM bulA rahA huuN| ___"yaha lo, yahA~ maiM tumhAre lie pake kheta, hare-bhare jaGgala, khile hue phUloM kA bagIcA sapheda aura lAla bhojana aura vastra donoM datA huuN| khAo / khaao| Ao!" / ___ aba trApA pUre Aveza meM A gayA thaa| usane joroM se apanA kAMgaliMga bajAyA aura isa jora se cIkha mArakara vaha Upara uchalA ki jaldI meM usakA sira choTe tambU kI chata se TakarA gayA aura tambU usake Upara gira pdd'aa| kapar3oM ke bhItara vaha thor3I dera taka hAtha-paira mAratA rahA, phira pAgaloM kI taraha gambhIra aura bhayAnaka ceharA liye hue usake bAhara niklaa| aba raha-rahakara vaha hAtha-paira pheMka rahA thA aura kabhI-kabhI raha-rahakara karAha uThatA thaa| spaSTa thA ki isa samaya vaha bar3I bhArI yantraNA meM hai| maiMne aba samajhA cor3a ha~so-khela nahIM hai| vaha becArA bhUkhe bhUtoM ko apane zarIra meM dA~ta gar3A-gar3Akara mAMsa kATa-kATakara khAte hue Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata sacamuca anubhava kara rahA thaa| usane apane cAroM ora muMha pherakara dekhA, phira na jAne kise sambodhita karake bAteM karane lgaa| sambhavata: vaha apane sAmane khar3e kAlpanika bhUtoM ko sApha dekha rahA thaa| __ merI kAphI dilacaspI ho rahI thI, lekina bahuta dera taka kevala tamAzabIna kI haisiyata se maiM dekhatI na raha skii| maiMne socA yaha becArA isI yantraNA meM apane ko mAra bhI ddaalegaa| ise bacAnA caahie| __astu, maiMne use jagA dene kA vicAra kara liyA, para eka bAta thI jo mujhe aisA karane se roka rahI thii| maiM jAnatI thI ki mere isa prakAra bAdhA dene se usake kAma meM vina par3a jAyagA, apane dimAg2a se vaha ise kabhI ThIka na smjhegaa| sambhava hai, vaha bigar3a bhI khar3A ho| kucha dera ke lie maiM isa udher3a-buna meM par3a gii| isI bIca meM nAlajo phira darda ke mAre kraahaa| ____ maiM aba ruka na skii| daur3akara usake pAsa pahuMcI lekina jaise hI usane mujhe dekhA vaise hI vaha kUdakara aura tanakara khar3A ho gayA aura pAgaloM kI taraha sara maTaka-jhaTakakara kahane lagA"zrA, tU bhUkhI hai| le, merA mAMsa khA aura merA khUna pii|" ____ maiM apanI ha~sI roka na skii| dayA ke bajAya usakI mUrkhatA para mujhe thor3A sA krodha hI A gayA / "cupa raho", maiMne DaoNTakara kahA, "bako mata; yahA~ koI bhUta-preta nahIM hai| dekho, yaha maiM huuN|" ___ maiMne jo kucha kahA use zAyada usane sunA bhI nhiiN| vaha usI taraha bar3abar3AtA rhaa| maiMne socA ki maiM jo labAdA or3he hue hU~, usase zAyada mere cuDaila hone kA kucha bhrama ho jAtA ho / isase maiMne use utArakara pheMka diyA aura kahA, "lo pahacAno, maiM kauna hU~ ! aurata yA cuDaila ?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mantra-tantra kintu isase kucha vizeSa lAbha nahIM huaa| vaha mujhe chor3akara usa kambala ko dUsarA bhUta samajhakara uso se bhir3a gyaa| ekA. eka usakA paira tambU ke eka sUMTe se lar3a gayA aura vaha lar3akhar3Akara gira pdd'aa| usake badana meM aisI kamajorI A gaI thI ki girategirate vaha turanta behoza ho gyaa| maiM pratIkSA karatI rahI ki aba uThe, taba uThe; lekina use phira cher3ane kA mujhe sAhasa nahIM huaa| kahIM kucha aura samajhakara vaha aura adhika na Dara jAya, isa bhaya se maiMne thor3I hI dera ke bAda usase binA kucha kahe-sune cupacApa eka ora kA rAstA liyaa| ___ jaba maiM udhara se mur3I to rAste meM yAda AyA ki pAsa hI kI eka pahAr3I para lAmA rAbajomsa gyAtso rahate the| maiMne socA, calakara ina lAmA mahodaya ko saba bAtoM kI sUcanA do jaave| sambhava hai, ve kisI prakAra isa mUrkha, coD-sAdhaka ke prANoM kI rakSA kara leN| jaba maiM unake pAsa pahuMcI to ve pAlthI mAre, dhyAnAvastha baiThe the| jaise hI unakA dhyAna merI ora AkRSTa huA, maiMne unheM saba kucha batAkara unase sahAyatA karane kI prArthanA kii| __unake hoThoM para thor3I dera ke lie kevala eka muskarAhaTa Akara lupta ho gii| ___ "tuma cor3a ke rahasya se paricita mAlUma hotI ho / jesunmA, kyA yaha bAta saca hai ?" "jI ho| ve phira cupa ho gye| thor3I dera ke bAda maiMne unheM apanI bAta kI phira yAda dilaaii| unhoMne kahA, "kyA tumhAre guru ne tumheM yaha nahIM batAyA thA ki isa cor3a ke sambhavataH tIna pariNAma huA karate haiM-roga, pramAda yA mRtyu| tharpa ( parama mokSa ) amUlya vastu hai aura kisI amUlya vastu kI icchA rakhanevAle Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwantumaragyanbhandar.com Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata prANI ko bhArI se bhArI mUlya bhI denA par3atA hai| dekho, yadi tumheM 'sugama mArga' pasanda na ho to tumhAre lie anya bhI kaI rAste haiN| tuma unameM se koI eka apane lie cuna sakatI ho"| ___ maiM kyA karatI ? cupa rahI aura thor3I dera bAda vahA~ se uThakara calI aaii| jina logoM ko cor3a kA phala eka bAra prApta ho jAtA hai, unheM phira isa kriyA ke 'nATakIya aGga' ke karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM raha jaatii| taba kevala ekAgracitta hokara baiThakara usakI bhinnabhinna avasthAoM ko, mastiSka meM lAnA par3atA hai aura kucha samaya ke bAda to yaha abhyAsa bhI anAvazyaka sA ho jAtA hai| para patA nahIM apane pichale dinoM ke saphala zrama ke santoSa ko yAda karake yA kinhIM aura kAraNoM se jinheM kevala vahI jAnate haiM kabhI-kabhI kaI gomachena to eka sAtha milakara cor3a karane ke lie ikaTTha hote haiN| eka bAra isa sammilita nRtya ko dekhane kA bhI merA saubhAgya huA thaa| khAma pradeza ke lambe qada ke AdamI bar3e sapheda labAdoM ko or3he hue, tAroM bharI rAta meM DamarU ke tAla para turahI bajA-bajAkara nAcate the| unake tejapUrNa mukhamaNDala para sAMsArika lipsAoM ko 'kucala DAlane' kA garvollAsa spaSTa rUpa se aGkita thaa| nAcane ke bAda ve anizcita samaya ke lie dhyAnA. vastha ho gye| usI dhyAna meM pAlthI mAre zarIra sIdhA kiye aura A~kheM mUMde hue ve saberA ho jAne para bhI kaI ghaNToM taka usI prakAra mUrtivat baiThe rhe| merA vizvAsa hai, isa dRzya ko maiM kabhI bhI bhulA na skuuNgii| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pA~cavA~ adhyAya purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya-paramparA prastuta pustaka ke isa adhyAya se sambandha rakhanevAlI eka se eka bar3hakara rocaka kahAniyA~ saikar3oM balki hajAroM kI tAdAda meM hama cAheM to tibbatiyoM kI jabAnI suna sakate haiN| dUsarI bhASAoM meM anUdita hokara dUsare dezoM meM-jinake nivAsiyoM ke rItirivAja aura zrAcAra-vicAra tibbatavAsiyoM se bilkula bhinna haiM-jaba ye kahAniyoM par3hI jAtI haiM to unakI rocakatA adhikAMza rUpa meM naSTa ho jAtI hai| vAstava meM apane deza meM, dhArmika gumbAoM kI aMdherI koThariyoM meM yA caTTAnI guphAoM kI chatoM ke nIce, inameM aura adhika andhavizvAsa rakhanevAle tibbatA lAmAoM ke bIca meM jaba ye kahAniyoM kahI-sunI jAtI haiM to inameM kucha aura hI bAta hotI hai| pahale maiM saMkSepa meM tilopA kA vRttAnta kahatI huuN| goki vaha baMgAla kA rahanevAlA thA aura apane jIvana meM eka bAra bhI usane tibbatI sImA ke isa pAra paira nahIM rakkhA thA, kintu vaha 'lAla TopIvAloM kI eka pramukha zAkhA (gyud-pA) kA AdhyAtmika guru mAnA jAtA hai| isI sampradAya ke eka saMgha meM lAmA yauGgadena ne pahale-pahala 8 varSa kI Ayu meM praveza kiyA thaa| ___ "tilopA baiThA hai aura usake sAmane usakI dharma-pustaka khulI rakkhI hai jise vaha bar3e dhyAna se par3ha rahA hai| phaTe purAne vastroM ko pahane hue eka buDDhI aurata usake pIche kahIM se Akara khar3I ho Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata jAtI hai aura ekAeka pUchatI hai, "jo kucha par3ha rahe ho usakA kucha matalaba bhI tumhArI samajha meM A rahA hai yA yohI"...... tilopA isa savAla para cauMka uThatA hai| use kucha krodha bhI A jAtA hai, kintu isake pUrva ki vaha kucha kaha sake, bhikhArina bur3hiyA usakI kitAba para thUka detI hai| isa bAra to tilopA ke badana meM sara se paira taka Aga hI laga jAtI hai| isake kyA mAne ? dharmapustaka kA isa prakAra kA anAdara karane kI isa cuDaila kI yaha majAla! vaha usakI lAnata-malAmata karanA zurU karatA hai| ina sabakA javAba buDDhI kevala eka zabda meM detI hai, jisakA kucha artha tilopA kI samajha meM nahIM aataa| buDDhI kitAba ke panne para dubArA thUkatI hai aura usake dekhate dekhate adRzya ho jAtI hai| tilopA soca meM par3a jAtA hai--yaha buDDho aurata kauna hai ? vaha jo kucha kaha gaI, usakA kucha artha bhI hai ? jarUra hogaa| kyA sacamuca vaha jo kucha par3ha rahA hai usakA asalI matalaba usakI samajha se bAhara hai ? kauna jAne ! aura vicitra bur3hiyA kahA~ guma ho gaI? vaha use DhUMDhakara rhegaa| ___astu, vaha usakI talAza meM nikala par3atA hai| calate-calate khojate-khojate vaha use eka zmazAna meM akelI baiThI dekha pAtA hai jahA~ a~dhere meM usakI A~kheM aGgAroM kI taraha camakatI thiiN| buDDhI tilopA ko DAkiniyoM kI mahArAnI ke pAsa jAne kA Adeza karatI hai| apane deza kA rAstA batAkara mArga meM milanevAlI vipattiyoM se bacane ke lie vaha use calate-calate eka mantra bhI batA detI hai| ___ apane rAste meM tilopA ko eka-do nahIM saikar3oM bAdhAe~ milatI hai--nadI, nAle, bIhar3a vana, banele khU khvAra jAnavara, cakkara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya- paramparA 89 dAra rAste, bhUta-preta aura DAkiniyA~; kintu vaha saba musIbatoM ko bhelatA huA nirantara apane mantra kA pATha mana hI mana karate-karate DAkiniyoM ke deza taka pahu~ca kara hI dama letA hai / kile meM ghusate samaya usake cAroM aura bar3e-bar3e dA~ta nikAlakara DAkiniyA~ A Akara khar3I ho jAtI haiN| per3oM kI DAloM aura bhAloM kI nAkoM se usakA rAstA roka letI haiN| krine kI dIvAloM se Aga kI lapaTeM nikalane lagatI haiM lekina batAye hue mantra ke bala se tilopA ina sabako na karatA huA rAno ke kamare taka pahu~ca hI jAtA hai / DAkiniyoM kI rAnI use bhulAve meM DAlane kA yatna karatI hai kintu tilopA usake pAsa pahu~cakara usake camacamAte hue gahane pakar3akara khIMca letA hai; phUloM kI mAlA ko nocakara aura rezamI sunahale rAjasI vastra jhaTakakara pairoM ke tale kucala detA hai phira rAnI kA hAtha pakar3akara use siMhAsana se nIce utAra letA hai / " DAkiniyoM para isa prakAra kI vijaya kI tibbatI sAhitya meM maujUda haiN| para ye kevala haiM - inakA asalI matalaba gUr3ha aura rahasya se saikar3oM kahAniyA~ kahAniyA~ ho nahIM bharA huA rahatA / satya kI khoja aura adhyAtmavAda kI ora isameM izArA rahatA hai / tilopA ne apane dharma kI zikSA eka vidvAn kAzmIro brAhmaNa naropA ko dI aura naropA ke eka ziSya lAmA mArpA ne usakA apane deza vAsiyoM meM pracAra kiyaa| lAmA mArpA ke priya ziSya milArepA kA celA dAgpolhAjI huA aura Aja taka yaha ziSyaparamparA barAbara kAgyuda-pA sAmpradAyikoM meM isI prakAra calI A rahI hai / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata narotA kAzmIrI brAhmaNa thA jisakA samaya IsA kI dUsarI sadI meM mAnA gayA hai| vaha darzana-zAstra kA pakkA vidvAn thA aura jAdUgarI bhI acchI jAnatA thaa| tibbata meM narotA naropA ke nAma se vikhyAta hai| ___ naropA jisa rAjA ke darabAra meM rahatA thA, kisI kAraNa usase vaha eka bAra bahuta nArAja ho gyaa| jAdU ke jora sa usane use mAra DAlane kA nizcaya kiyaa| eka alaga kamare meM DrAgapoi Dabathab (mAraNa-vidhi) karane ke lie usane apane ko banda kara liyaa| jisa samaya vaha apane isa upacAra-karma meM lagA huA thA, ekAeka usake sAmane jAdU ke caukora cauka ke eka kone ke Upara eka DAkinI prakaTa huI aura usane usase prazna kiyA ki tuma isa rAjA ko mArakara use paraloka meM acchI jagaha bhejane kI yA usake mRta zarIra meM phira se prANa lAne kI sAmarthya rakhate ho yA nahIM? naropA ne sira hilAkara apanI asamarthatA prakaTa kara dii| isa para DAkinI bahuta bigdd'ii| usane use khUba hI phaTakArA aura batAyA ki usakA yaha kArya jAdUgarI ke niyamoM kA sarAsara apamAna kara rahA hai| apane isa aparAdha ke badale meM use jarUra hI marakara ghora naraka meM jAnA pdd'egaa| ___ Dara ke mAre naropA kA~pane lagA aura usane isa bhayaMkara daNDa se bacane kA upAya puuchaa| khAdomA ne use tilopA ko DhUMDhakara milane kI salAha dI aura batalAyA ki apane duSkarmoM ke pariNAma se bacane ke lie kevala eka upAya hai-sI cIga lasa cIga' arthAt 'sugama-mAga' aura siddhAnta kI zikSA-dIkSA denevAle tilopA kI zaraNa meM jaanaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wywatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya-paramparA naropA apanA kArya banda karake zIghra hI tilopA kI khoja meM baGgAla kI ora cala diyaa| tAntrika tilopA eka avadhUta thaa| avadhUta logoM ke bAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki ve na to kisI vastu kI icchA karate haiM aura na anicchA, unheM na kisI bAta kI zarma hotI hai aura na apanI kisI cIz2a yA apane kisI kArya para grv| ve saMsAra ke samasta padArthoM se udAsIna, kuTumba, samAja aura saba prakAra ke dhArmika bandhanoM se mukta hokara svacchanda ghUmate haiN| jisa samaya naropA tilopA ke pAsa pahu~cA, vaha eka bauddhavihAra ke A~gana meM naGga-dhaDaGga baiThA huA machaliyA~ khA rahA thaa| machalI ke kA~ToM ko vahIM apane pAsa bag2ala meM jamA karatA jAtA thaa| eka mina udhara se niklaa| usane bauddha-vihAra ke bhItara hI isa prakAra jIva-hatyA karane ke lie bahuta burA-bhalA kahA aura use turanta vihAra se bAhara cale jAne kA nirdeza kiyaa| tilopA ne kucha javAba nahIM diyaa| basa, usane kucha mantra hoThoM meM par3he aura apanI u~galiyA~ jhaTakAra dii| phira kyA thA ? usake bag2ala meM par3e hue kA~Te hilane lage aura eka kSaNa meM saba kI saba machaliyA~ jyoM kI tyoM reMgane lagIM; phira ve Upara havA meM uThI aura kucha samaya ke bAda na jAne kahA~ lopa ho gii| naropA bhaucakkA khar3A raha gyaa| ekAeka use dhyAna AyAtilepA! kahIM yaha karAmAtI sAdhu tilopA hI tA nahIM thA? usane aura logoM se pUchatAcha kI to mAlUma huA ki hA~, vahI tilopA thA jisakI khoja meM vaha kAzmIra se paidala calakara itanI kaTi nAiyoM ke bAda baGgAla pahuMcA thaa| kintu aba kyA ho sakatA thA ? tilopA na jAne kyA huA ! havA meM milA yA dharatI ke bhItara samA gyaa| kisI ko usakI parachAI taka na Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata mila skii| nirAza hokara naropA phira tilopA ko khojane cala pdd'aa| kaI bAra aisA huA ki jahA~ vaha jAtA vahIM patA calatA ki yahA~ tilopA thA no avazya, para abhI-abhI patA nahIM kahA~ calA gayA / __bahuta sambhava hai ki naropA kI jIvanI likhanevAloM ne usakI isa yAtrA ke varNana meM bahuta kucha apanI ora se bar3hAkara likha mArA ho, lekina isameM koI sandeha nahIM ki ye varNana kAko dila caspa haiM aura inakA kucha matalaba bhI hai| ____ kabhI-kabhI rAste meM naropA kI ajIba-ajIba taraha ke logoM se bheMTa ho jAtI thI jo aura kucha nahIM tilopA kI mAyA mAtra the| eka bAra eka ghara kA dvAra kholakara eka AdamI nikalA aura usane anna ke bajAya usake pAtra meM madirA u~DelanI zurU kara dii| naropA krodha meM vahA~ se cala diyaa| usake pITha pherate hI ghara aura ghara ke mAlika donoM lupta ho gye| abhimAnI brAhmaNa apane patha para akelA khar3A raha gyaa| itane meM eka ora se ha~sane ko AvAz2a AI aura kisI ne kahA-vaha AdamI maiM thA maiM, "tilopaa"| dUsare dina eka dehAtI AdamI ne naropA ko pukArakara rokA aura eka jAnavara kI khAla nikAlane ke kAma meM usase madada karane ko khaa| naropA nAka-bhauM sikor3akara chiTakakara dUra jA khar3A huA aura eka bAra phira mAyAvI tilopA kI AvAja AI, "vaha AdamI maiM thaa|" ___ aura bhI--rAste meM naropA eka AdamI ko apanI strI ko bAla pakar3akara nirdayatApUrvaka ghasITate hue dekhatA hai| usake bAdhA dene para vaha niSThura puruSa usase kahatA hai-"yaha aurata bar3I pAjI hai| maiM isakI jAna lekara hA chodd'egaa| tuma isa kAma meM merI sahAyatA karo aura nahIM to cupacApa apanA rAstA lo, mujhe roko Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, i@wiseatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya-parampaga 9: mata / " naropA adhika nahIM sahana kara sktaa| jhapaTakara usa AdamI ko pachAr3akara vaha usake sIne para car3ha baiThatA hai| para yaha kyA ! vahA~ usake nIce na to vaha AdamI hai aura na kahIM AsapAsa koI strI !! bhUtalIlA--aura kyA ? eka paricita svara phira sunAI par3atA hai, "vahA~ bhI maiM thA--maiM tile!paa|" / ___ aura isa taraha ke bhulAve naropA ko eka-do nahIM, vAsAM. pacIsAM diye jAte haiN| hairAna hokara naropA pAgaloM kI taraha tilopA kA nAma z2ora-jora se pukAratA huA vana-vana iMr3hatA phiratA hai| vaha rAsta meM milanevAle hara eka AdamI aura jAnavara ke pairoM meM gira par3atA hai, para tilopA kA kahIM patA nahIM miltaa| vaha jAnatA hai ki usakA guru kisI veza meM mila sakatA hai lekina vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA ki dRr3he jAne para vaha kahA~ milegaa| aise bahuta se cakamoM ke bAda eka roz2a Akhira zAma hote-hote naropA eka zmazAna meM pahu~catA hai| isa bAra vaha dhokhA nahIM khAtA, apane guru ko pahacAna letA hai aura usake pairoM meM girakara usakI dhUli apane mastaka para le letA hai| aura isa bAra mAyAvI tilopA bhI use chor3akara nahIM jaataa| ___isake bAda kaI varSa taka naropA tilopA ke pIche-pIche lagA rahatA hai| jahA~-jahA~ usakA guru jAtA hai vahA~-vahA~ vaha bhI jAtA hai| parantu tilopA abhI usakI kucha paravA taka nahIM karatA; kucha sikhAnA-par3hAnA to dUra rhaa| hA~, bAraha bar3I aura bAraha choTo parIkSAoM dvArA naropA ko apanI gurubhakti kA paricaya avazya denA par3atA hai| bhAratIya prathA ke anusAra naropA apane guru kA bhojana karAne ke lie bhikSA mA~gakara le AtA hai| niyama yaha hai ki guru ke bhojana kara lene para usI meM se ziSya bhI apane lie kucha prasAda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata le letA hai lekina bhitA-pAtra meM kucha chor3a dene ke bajAya tilopA vaha saba kA saba caTa kara jAtA hai aura kahatA hai-"yaha cAvala itanA moThA hai ki abhI maiM itanA hI AsAno se aura khA sakatA huuN|" __dUsarI bAra AjJA pAne ke pahale hI naropA pAtra lekara usa ghara ke daravAje para pahu~cA jahA~ kA cAvala usake guru ko itanA pasanda AyA thA, para isa bAra use daravAjA banda milaa| naropA ne na Ava dekhA na tAva, lAta mArakara daravAjA khola diyA aura andara 'ghusa pdd'aa| rasoIghara meM jAkara vaha haMDe se apane pAtra meM cAvala uDela hI rahA thA ki loga barAla ke kamare se daur3e Aye aura use pITate-pITate adhamarA kara ddaalaa| hoza meM Ane para naropA apane guru ke pAsa pahu~cA; kintu tilopA ne sahAnubhUti-sUcaka eka zabda bhI apane muMha se nahIM nikaalaa| "maiM dekhatA hU~; mere kAraNa tumheM thor3I-sI mAra khAnI par3a gii| bolo, kyA mujhe guru banAne kA tumheM aba bhI aphasosa nahIM hai ?" naropA isako mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hotaa| yaha kauna sI bar3I bAta hai| vaha apane guru ke lie AvazyakatA par3ane para jAna taka de sakatA hai| dUsare dina rAha meM calate-calate jaba eka gande pAnI kA nAlA dikhalAI par3A to tilopA ne apane ziSyoM se pUchA, "agara maiM hukma dU to tumameM se kauna, usa gande pAnI ko pIne ke lie taiyAra ho sakatA hai ? aura jaba taka dUsare ziSya eka dUsare kA muMha tAkate khar3e rahate haiM, naropA daur3akara cullU se bhara bharakara vaha pAno pone lagatA hai| na to use gandagI se jhijhaka hotI hai aura na apane dharma-bhraSTa hone kI hicaka / eka dUsaro parIkSA isase kucha kar3I hotI hai| eka roz2a guru ke lie bhojana kI sAmagrI lekara jaba naropA lauTA to kyA dekhatA hai ki tilopA kaI bar3e bar3e sUye Aga meM tapAye Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya-paramparA lie taiyAra baiThA hai| acambha meM Akara usane apane guma se isakA prayojana puuchaa| yogI hNsaa| achA yaha tA batalAyA", usane pUchA-'ki kyA tuma mero sannatA ke lie thor3A-bahuta kaSTa bhI sahana kara sakate ho ?' naropA ne uttara diyA, "guruvara, merA yaha nazvara zarIra ApakA hai| Apa isakA jaisA cAhie. vaisA upayoga kIjie / / tilopA na eka-eka karakaM naropA ke bolA nA khUnoM meM bIsa sUye Thoka diye aura kahA, "merA pratIkSA karanA. maiM abhI AtA hai|" itanA kahakara bAhara se daravAjA banda karaka guru calA gayA aura celA usI ke bhItara banda baiThA rahA / ___ kaI dina bota gaye / aura kaI dina bitA cukane ke bAda tilApA jaba vApasa lauTA to usane usI taraha naropA kA sUrya gar3Aye hue jamAna para baiThe dekhaa| "tuma aba taka akele baiThe kyA soca rahe the ? batAo, kyA aba bhI tumhArI samajha meM yaha bAta nahIM AI ki mujha jaise kaThorahRdaya, nidaya vyakti kA sAtha chor3ane meM hI tumhArI bhalAI hai ?" ___ "maiM aba taka yaho sAcatA rahA ki agara Apako dayA mere Upara na ho sako to phira 'sugama-mArga' ke siddhAntA kA mujhe aura koI nahIM samajhA skegaa| inako jAne binA jo-jo yantraraNAe~ naraka meM mujhe bhugatanI par3egI. unhIM ke bAre meM maiM sAcatA rahA thaa|" becAre naropA ne javAba diyaa| ____ isa taraha kaI varSa bIta gaye, aura isI bIca meM kabhI narApA ko chata para se nIce kUdanA par3A aura kabhI Aga meM se hokara nikalanA pdd'aa| isa prakAra ke taraha-taraha ke jokhima ke kAma vaha apane guru ko prasanna rakhane ke lie karatA rhaa| vaha guru kI kAI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata bAta nahIM TAlatA thA aura usake vAkyoM ko veda kI taraha pramANa samamatA thaa| lekina tilopA aisA-vaisA guru to thA nahIM, jo itanI AsAnI se khuza ho jAya / isa prasaGga kI eka aAkhirI kahAnI aura sunAkara maiM samApta kruuNgii| vaha kucha majedAra bhI hai| guru aura cele donoM apane rAste para cale jA rahe the ki unheM zAdI karake lauTatI huI eka bArAta dikhalAI pdd'ii| unake sAtha meM dulahana kI pAlakI bhI thii| tilopA ne naropA se kahA"mujhe usa aurata kI jarUrata hai| jAo, use mere lie una logoM se mA~ga laao|" binA eka kSaNa ruke hue naropA bArAta ke bIca meM ghusa gayA aura pAlakI kI ora bddh'aa| pahale to loga yaha samajhe ki brAhmaNa hai, zAyada AzIrvAda dene jA rahA ho, use kisI ne rokA nhiiN| para jaba naropA dulahana kA hAtha pakar3akara use pAlakI se bAhara nikAlakara eka ora khIMcane lagA to kisI ne ITa, kisI ne patthara, kisI ne pAlakI kA baoNsa yA DaNDA-jise jo kucha bhI milA-lekara usake Upara prahAra karanA Arambha kiyaa| cAroM ora se loga usa para TUTa par3e aura mArate-mArate becAre ko adhamarA kara diyaa| haoNphate-haoNphate jaba naropA gira par3A to ve use vahIM chor3a pAlako uThAkara calate bane / hoza meM A jAne para kisI taraha daur3akara jaba naropA apane sanakI guru ke pAsa pahu~cA to eka bAra phira usase vahI savAla kiyA gyaa| "kyA tumheM aba bhI mere sAtha rahane kA......" aura eka bAra phira gurubhakta cele ne mastaka navAkara uttara diyA ki aise guru kA celA kahalAne ke lie vaha isa taraha kI saikar3oM mautoM kA sAmanA ha~sate-ha~sate kara legaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya-paramparA 97 anta meM naropA ko apane parizrama kA phala milakara rahA; lekina kisa taraha ? usako usake guru ne niyamita rUpa se zikSA. dIkSA nahIM kii| eka dina-jaba ki donoM dhUnI ke pAsa baiThe theekAeka tilApA ne apanA jUtA uThAkara naropA ke muMha para tar3Aka se de mArA aura ekadama AsamAna ke saba tAre aura candramA bhI naropA ko sUraja kI rozanI meM hI dikhalAI par3a gaye aura "sugamamArga" kA pratyeka tatva usakI samajha meM apane Apa A gyaa| tilApA ko apane ziSya ke isa DhaGga para jJAna-cat khAlane kI vidhi 'ts-An' sampradAya ke cInI upadezakoM ke tarIke se bahuta kucha milatI-julatI hai| ___ bAda meM naropA ke bahuta se cele hue| kiMvadantiyoM ke anusAra vaha svayaM bahuta hI dayAlu guru thaa| apane ziSyoM ko vaha apanI bItI huI-cele banane ke samaya kI-kaThinAiyoM kA bayAna bar3e cAva se sunAtA thA aura svayaM unake sAtha bahuta acchA battAva karatA thaa| maiM pahale kaha cukI hU~ ki tibbata meM naropA lAmA mArpA ke AdhyAtmika guru kI haisiyata se prasiddha hai| isI lAmA mApA kA ziSya sAdhu-kavi milArespA thA jisake dhArmika gIta Aja bhI tibbata meM sabase adhika lokapriya haiN| milAresA ko bhI apane guru mApo se usI prakAra hairAna honA par3A thA jaise naropA ko apane guru tilopA se; kyoMki mArpA naropA kI bhA~ti dayAvAn nahIM balki usakA bilkula hI ulTA thaa| milArespA ko apane Apa patthara kATakATakara apanI pITha para Dho-Dhokara lAnA thA aura use akele hI inase-binA kisI kI madada liye hue-eka makAna khar3A karane kA hukma thaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata ___ makAna kaI bAra banakara taiyAra huA aura mArpA ne use ekadama girAkara phira naye sire se khar3A karane kA hukma diyaa| anta meM jo makAna banakara taiyAra huA vaha Aja bhI dakSiNI tibbata ke 'lhobrAga' meM maujUda hai| ___isa taraha kI kahAniyoM meM tibbatiyoM kA bar3A pakkA vizvAsa hotA hai aura agara hama yaha samajha leM ki ye kahAniyoM bIte hue samaya kI yAda haiM aura Ajakala ke z2amAne meM aisI ghaTanAoM kA honA asambhava bAta hai to yaha hamArI bhUla hogii| mApo ke samaya se Aja taka tibbatI logoM ke vicAra vaise hI bane hue haiM; unameM thor3A bhI adala-badala nahIM huA hai| apanI yAtrA ke silasile meM mujhe kaI gharoM meM mehamAna banakara TikanA par3A hai, jahA~ tibbata ke prAcIna dharma-sAhitya meM milanevAlI kahAniyA~ jItajAgate rUpa meM ina logoM ke bIca dekhane ko milI haiN| Aja bhI usI purAne DhaGga para guru lAmA ko loga talAza karate haiM aura usakI prasannatA ke lie hara prakAra ke upAya kiye jAte haiN| ___ mujhe svayaM apanI jAna-pahacAna ke kaI sAdhu aura nAlajopA mile jinhoMne svayaM apane cele banane kI kahAniyA~ mujhe jyoM kI tyoM sunaaii| yaha avazya hai ki ina logoM meM naropA aura milArespA kA sA utsAha nahIM milatA; kyoMki ye donoM cele apane samaya ke asAdhAraNa vyaktiyoM meM se the| para phira bhI Ajakala ke dinoM meM bhI guru ko prasanna karane ke lie cele jina kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA ha~sI-khuzI se karane ko taiyAra rahate haiM usakA patA to cala hI jAtA hai| aisI kahAniyA~ saMkhyA meM eka do nahIM, saikar3oM haiN| ziSyoM ke yogya guru lAmAoM ko khoja meM bhagIrathaprayatnoM ke viSaya meM maiMne jitanI kahAniyA~ sunI haiM una sabameM nAcevAlI TheTha tibbatI mAlUma huii| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wnafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya-paramparA 99 yezeja gyAtsA jaba eka lAmA gomachena ke nikaTa ziSya banane ke lie prArthI huA to vaha 'sugama-mArga' ke siddhAntoM se ekadama aparicita nahIM thaa| apane jIvana ke kaI sAla usane nirjana ekAntavAsa meM bitAye the| usane apane Apa apanI kaI zaGkAoM kA nivAraNa kara liyA thaa| basa, kevala eka prazna kA uttara vaha na pA sakA thaa| mastiSka kyA hai ?-usake lie yahI eka aisI pranthimayI mAyA thI, jisako gutthI sulajhAne meM vaha asamartha thaa| uThate-baiThate, sote-jAgate vaha isI udher3a-buna meM par3A rahatA kintu vaha capala vastu usase usI taraha dUra bhAga jAtI thI jaise kisI choTe bacce kI muTThI meM se pAnI, jo use apane hAtha meM banda karake rakhanA cAhatA ho| yezeja ko azAnta dekhakara, usake guru ne use apanI jAnapahacAna ke eka lAmA gomachena ke pAsa jAne kI anumati dii| yAtrA bahuta lambI na thii| kevala tIna saptAha kA saphara thA, jo tibbatiyoM ke vicArAnusAra kucha nahIM thaa| lekina rAstA eka bar3e registAna aura aTThAraha-aTThAraha hajAra phuTa kI U~cAI ke pahAr3oM para se hokara thaa| yezez2a taiyAra ho gyaa| jau kA thor3A sA ATA, makkhana, cAya Adi sAmAna lekara usane apanI gaTharI bA~dhI aura cala pdd'aa| ___ mArca kA mahInA thA jaba tibbata meM khUba joroM kI barpha giratI rahatI hai| yezeja gyAtso ko yaha bAdhA bhI na roka skii| ___ eka roja zAma ko yezeja lAmA gomachena ke ritod ke sAmane jAkara khar3A huaa| usakA bhesa dekhakara ziSyoM ne jAna liyA ki yAtrI kahIM dUra se A rahA hai| unhoMne use baitthaayaa| yezeja ne apanI gaTharI pITha para se utArI aura use z2amona para rakha diyaa| rakhate hI bolA- "lAmA gomachena yadi bhItara mAzeja gyAtso kA yaha machena ke ritA ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata hoM to mere Ane kI sUcanA unheM denI caahie| mujhe unase kucha kAma hai|" ___ lAmA ggremachena ne use apane rahane ke kamare ke pAsa taka nahIM phaTakane diyaa| yezeja ko isa para thor3A bhI Azcarya nahIM huaa| vaha jAnatA thA ki pahale parIkSA denI par3atI hai| kaThina se kaThina parIkSA ke lie vaha prastuta bhI thaa| usane gomachena ke nivAsasthAna se alaga hI eka ziSya kI kuTiyA meM usakA Atithya grahaNa kiyA / eka saptAha bIta jAne para Darate-Darate yezez2a ne gomachena ko phira apane bAre meM yAda dilAne ke lie khabara krvaaii| uttara milA to turanta, para bar3A tteddh'aa| yezeja ko AjJA milI turanta ritoda chor3a de aura apane Azrama ko vApasa lauTa jAya / yezeja ke lie AjJA-pAlana ke atirikta dUsarA cArA na thaa| usane vahIM se pahAr3I ke Upara sthita guru ke Azrama ko, jamIna taka nata hokara, praNAma kiyA aura vApasa lauttaa| uso dina sA~jha ko eka bar3A barphIlA tUphAna aayaa| yezeja rAstA bhUla gyaa| usI rAta ko usake pAsa kA khAne kA saba sAmAna bhI cuka gyaa| bhUkhA, pyAsA aura hatAza rogI sA vaha kisI taraha apanI gumbA taka vApasa lauttaa| para usane himmata na haarii| usane apane mana ko samajhAyA ki pahale-pahala kisI bar3e kAma ke hone meM bhUta-preta isI prakAra bAdhAe~ pahu~cAyA karate haiN| ___ usane phira dUsarI bAra yAtrA kii| phala pahalI bAra se acchA na rhaa| lAmA gomachena ne use apane pairoM meM praNAma karane kI anumati nahIM dI aura phira vApasa lauTA diyaa| bAdhAeM nA kara dUsarI bAra ne use apane padayA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18yrwajumaragyanbhandar.com Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya-paramparA 101 yazez2a ne apanA haTha na chodd'aa| dUsare varSa usane do bAra phira prayatna kiyaa| tIsarI bAra jaba vaha gomachena ke pAsa pahu~cA to use lAmA ne bahuta burA-bhalA khaa| use pAgala btaayaa| lekina yezez2a ne dhairya na chodd'aa| kahate haiM, anta meM yezez2a gyAtsA lAmA gomaLena kA ziSya hokara ho rahA aura Age calakara apane guru kA sabase priya ziSya huaa| ___ eka dUsare haThIle ziSya kI kathA isase bhI vicitra hai| vaha apane DhaGga kI eka hI hai| ___ karmA dorja kA janma eka nIca kula ke gharAne meM huA thaa| eka geyoka* ko haisiyata se usane chuTapana meM hI eka vihAra-saMgha meM praveza kiyA thaa| jAti-varNa meM U~ce kuTumboM ke usake sAthI bar3e tiraskAra pUrNa bhAva se usakI ha~sI ur3AyA karate the| karmA dArja ne mujhe batalAyA ki usane 8 varSa kI umra meM hI ina logoM ko kisI na kisI taraha nIcA dikhAne kI pratijJA kara lI thii| bar3e hone para apane isa uddezya kI pUrti ke lie usa eka hI upAya sUjha pdd'aa| usane mana hI mana ThAna liyA ki kisI dina vaha prasiddha nAlajorpA ( jAdUgara ) haagaa| usake hAtha meM adbhuta zakti hogii| apane bhatoM aura DAkiniyoM kI sahAyatA se vaha eka bAra apane saba duzmanoM kA majA cakhA degaa| agara ve usake sAmane khar3e hokara kaoNpate hue hAthoM se mApho na mA~geM to usakA nAma karmA dorja nhiiN| basa, basa, use ThIka upAya sajha gayA hai aura vaha jAdUgarI sIkhakara hI rhegaa| -... ___ * nayA celA, jisake garIba mAtA-pitA usakA kharca nahIM calA sakate aura use apane lie kisI lAmA ke yahA~ koI kAma karanAgharanA hotA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Swnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 prAcIna tibbata ___ karmA dorje ne apanI gumbA chor3a dI aura eka ora kahIM jaMgaloM meM nikala gyaa| eka UMcI pahAr3I para pahu~cakara eka sote ke nikaTa usane resakyAMgpA* logoM ko nakala karane ke lie apane saba kapar3e utAra pheMke aura bar3e-bar3e bAla bar3hA liye| Asa-pAsa ke loga, jo use kabhI kabhI kucha sAmAna dene A jAyA karate the. jAr3oM meM bhI karmA ko uso prakAra pAlathI mAre naMge-badana dhyAnastha dekhA karate the| ___ karmA dorje thor3I-bahuta jAdUgarI jAnatA thaa| usako yaha bhI patA thA ki use apane lie eka yogya guru kI AvazyakatA hai, lekina bhUta preta Adi meM usakA bahuta bar3A vizvAsa thaa| use milAraspA kI jIvanI kA hAla mAlUma thA, jisane inhIM kI sahAyatA se eka bAra apane zatruoM ke Upara eka pUrA kA pUrA makAna hI girA diyA thaa| usane eka kyilaka-hora ( jAdU kA cauka ) khIMcA aura usI para dhyAna gar3Akara isa AzA meM baiTha gayA ki tauvA loga svayaM prakaTa hokara use eka yogya guru ke pAsa taka pahu~cA deNge| ___ sAtaveM roja rAta ko ekAeka pAsa ke pahAr3I sote meM bahuta sA pAnI bhara gayA aura vaha bar3ha claa| usake usa tez2a pravAha meM karmA, karmA kA kyilaka-hora aura jo kucha usakA thor3A-bahuta sAmAna thA vaha saba kA saba baha gyaa| bhAgyavaza kA DUbate. DUbate bcaa| jala ke pravAha ke sAtha bahatA-bahatA karmA eka ghATI meM lagA jahA~ jAkara sotA samApta hotA thaa| * ve nAlajo jo tyUmo kI vidyA jAnate haiN| khAlI eka patalA satI kapar3A 'resa kyAMga' pahanate haiM yA ekadama naMge-badana hI rahate haiN| dekhie chaThA adhyAya / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya - paramparA 103 karmA dorje ne apane sAmane eka sApha svaccha ritod ( Azrama ) dekhaa| usake mana meM isa bAta kA rattI bhara bhI sandeha na raha gayA ki tauvoM kA usake sAmane prakaTa hone kA sAhasa to na ho sakA, lekina unhoMne isa daivI DhaMga se use eka yogya guru ke pAsa pahu~cA diyA hai| avazya hI isa ritod meM jo lAmA rahatA hai vahI usakA guru hone kI kSamatA rakhatA hai 1 yahIM para yaha batA denA ThIka hogA ki isa ritAd meM aura koI nahIM; eka sAdhAraNa, sabhya samAja se sambandha rakhanevAle bUr3he lAmA rahate the / ve svabhAva se ekAntapriya the aura bauddha-dharmagranthoM ke anusAra 'grAma se nAtidUra aura nAtisamIpa' eka choTA sA ghara banAkara apane do eka ziSyoM ke sAtha alaga rahate the / unake pAsa unakI thor3I-bahuta pustakeM thiiN| unakA jIvana sAdhAraNa sA thaa| jAdUgarI kI mantra - vidyA aura aindrajAlika nAlajorpAzroM se unakA kisI prakAra kA sambandha nahIM thA / karmA dorja sIdhA ritod meM pahu~cA / usane bAhara havA meM Tahalate hue kuzoga tAnsamyesa ko bar3I zraddhA se sASTAMga praNAma kiyaa| phira bar3e hI vinamra svara meM usane unase apane ziSya banA lene kI prArthanA kii| vRddha lAmA ne use apanI saba kathA - kyilakahora kI bAta aura 'devI' bAr3ha kA hAla-jyoM kI tyoM kaha lene dii| para karmA ke bAra-bAra yaha kahane para ki vaha "devI" DhaGga para unake zrI caraNoM ke samIpa taka pahu~cAyA gayA hai, unhoMne use yaha batalA denA Avazyaka samajhA ki vaha jagaha jahA~ vaha bahate bahate pahu~cakara rukA thA, unake "zrI caraNoM" se kAfI dUrI para thii| unhoMne karmA dorja se usake isa prakAra naMge badana rahane kI vajaha bhI pUchI / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 prAcIna tibbata ___apane isa anokhe ziSya ke bAre meM jo kucha pUchanA-tAchanA thA vaha saba samajha-bUjhakara kuzoga cupa ho gye| kucha kSaNa ke bAda unhoMne apane eka naukara ko bulAkara use samajhA diyA ki isa becAre ko rasoIghara meM le jAo aura ise a~gIThI ke pAsa baiThAkara khuba garamAgarama cAya pilaayo| isake lie eka purAne bAladAra (phara ke ) koTa kA bhI prabandha kara do| yaha AdamI barAbara do sAla se jAr3e meM ThiThuratA A rahA hai| karmA dorja apane bhar3akIle 'pAgatasA' (bher3a kI khAla ) ko pahanakara bahuta khuza huA, lekina use isa bAta kA bar3A apha. sosa rahA ki usake guru ne usakA aise DhaGga se svAgata nahIM kiyA, jaisA ki "daivI DhaGga" se pahu~cAye gaye eka ziSya kA honA cAhie thaa| usane gomachena se phira milakara unheM acchI taraha apane bAre meM batA denA aura yaha samajhA denA ki vaha guru se kyA kyA AzA rakhatA hai, bahuta Avazyaka smjhaa| para isakI naubata hI nahIM aaii| vRddha lAmA kA sApha-sApha Adeza use 'kevala hara taraha ArAma se rakhane kA thaa| lAcAra hokara karmA cupa rahA / abhI usake guru kI yahI marjI thii| aba usake santoSa ke lie kevala do bAteM raha gaI thiiN| kabhI-kabhI chajje para kuzoga Akara baiTha jAte the, unakI eka jhalaka pA lenA aura jaba kabhI ve apane anya ziSyoM ko kisI dhArmika sUtra kI vyAkhyA samajhAne lagate the to use sAvadhAna hokara sunanA / isI prakAra eka sAla se kucha Upara bota gyaa| aba kamA dhore-dhIre nirAza hone lgaa| vaha bar3I prasannatA se saba prakAra kI musIbatoM ko jhelane aura kaThina se kaThina parIkSA dene ko taiyAra thA para isa prakAra cupacApa akarmaNya banakara ArAma se par3e rahanA use bar3A burA lagane lgaa| para aba bhI usakA yahI vizvAsa thA ki Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwa.tumaragyanbhandar.com Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ purAne dharma-guru aura unakI ziSya paramparA 105 devI zaktiyA~ use yahA~ taka le AI thIM aura isa vRddha puruSa ke atirikta saMsAra kA koI vyakti usakA guru nahIM hA sakatA thaa| yahI nahIM. kabhI-kabhI ghabarAkara karmA doje AtmahatyA taka kI bAta bhI socane lgtaa| ___ isI bIca meM usake guru ke ritod meM usakA eka bhatIjA phuNcaa| bhatIjA kiso bar3I gumbA kA lAmA tulku thaa| usake sAtha-sAtha usake aura bhI naukara-cAkara the aura vaha bar3e ThATha-bATa se AyA thaa| usakI nigAha eka roz2a karmA para bhI pdd'ii| usane usase pUchA ki vaha dina bhara aMgIThI ke pAsa AlasiyoM sA kyoM par3A rahatA hai aura koI kAma-dhAma nahIM krtaa| karmA dorje prasannatA se pAgala ho uThA / antata: usake bhAgya phire| zAyada aba usake Upara devatAoM kI kRpA-dRSTi huI hai aura unhoMne isa lAmA tulku ke rUpa meM usakA eka saccA hitaiSI bhejA hai| usane sApha-sAfa apanA sArA kaccA ciTTA lAmA tulku se kaha sunAyA aura usase apane cAcA se siphAriza kara dene kI prArthanA kii| ___ isake bAda bahuta dinoM taka kucha nahIM huA aura vaha dina bhI AyA, jaba lAmA tulku apanI gumbA ko vApasa lauTane kI taiyArI karane lgaa| karmA kA dila baiTha gyaa| usakI prArthanA para tulku ne bhI dhyAna nahIM diyaa| cacA-bhatIje donoM eka se nikale......para jAne ke pahale lAmA tulku ne karmA dorje ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura kahA,-"dekho, maiMne kuzoga rimpoche se tumhAre bAre meM jikra kiyA thaa| unhoMne uttara diyA hai ki jisa jAdUgarI kI vidyA kA tuma sIkhanA cAhate ho usako kitAbeM unake ritAd meM nahIM haiM : isa viSaya kI bahuta sI pustakeM hamArI gumbA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 prAcIna tibbata ke pustakAlaya meM maujUda haiN| sAtha calakara ina kitAboM se pUrA-pUrA lAbha uThAo / " karmA soca meM par3a gyaa| lAmA tulku kA sAtha denA hI bAda, kahate haiM, usakI yaha ka jaise taise dUra huI / ke isake bAda phira karmA dorje sAdhu ho gayA aura milArespAjisake prati usake hRdaya meM bar3I pragAr3ha zraddhA thI-- kI taraha ghUmaghUmakara jIvana vyatIta karane lgaa| jaba maiM usase milI taba vaha bilkula buDDhA ho gayA thaa| lekina kahIM eka jagaha para ghara banAkara rahane kA usakA vicAra taba bhI nahIM thA / rimpoche kI rAya hai ki tuma mere lekina kucha soca-samajhakara usane ThIka samajhA / aura koI 13 sAla vAstava meM aise bahuta kama saMnyAsI yA nAlajopo mileMge, jinakI apane guru ke khojane kI kahAnI itanI vicitra aura rocaka hogii| hA~, pratyeka ziSya kI AdhyAtmika zikSA se sambandha rakhanevAlI kucha na kucha vicitra ghaTanAe~ avazya hotI haiN| bahuta sI sunI huI kahAniyA~ aura 'cele' kI haisiyata se svayaM apane kucha anubhava mujhe ina anUThI bAtoM meM se bahutoM para vizvAsa kara lene ke lie vivaza kara dete haiM } Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaThA adhyAya icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga laG-gom-pA 'laDa-gom' samasta zabda ke antargata tibbatI logoM ke prANAyAma se sambandha rakhanevAle aise bahuta se abhyAsoM kA antarbhAva ho jAtA hai, jo zArIrika aura AdhyAtmika unnati ke lie bar3e upayogI siddha hue haiN| la-gom ke abhyAsoM se bhinna-bhinna prakAra kI zaktiyA~ prApta hotI haiM, yadyapi laG-gom zabda kA prayoga aba eka vizeSa abhyAsa ke lie hotA hai jo zarIra meM eka Azcaryajanaka sphUrti aura halkApana lA detA hai aura laGa gompA minaToM meM kosoM kI qhabara letA hai| isa prakAra kI eka vidyA kI sacAI aura usakI karAmAtoM meM tibbatiyoM kA vizvAsa bahuta purAne samaya se rahA hai aura hameM aneka pracalita kahAniyoM meM vAyuvega se jAnevAle lAmAoM kA ullekha milatA hai| milArespA svayaM aiso zaktiyoM kI DIMga mAratA hai aura batalAtA hai ki kaise usane usI kAsale ko jise te karane meM use qarIba qarIba eka mahInA laga gayA thA isa vidyA ko sokhane ke bAda kevala kucha dinoM meM samApta kiyA thaa| isa adbhuta zakti kA kAraNa vaha prAraNa vAyu para pUrNa adhikAra batalAtA hai| isameM kisI ko sandeha nahIM ho sakatA ki yaha kAma bahuta hI kaThina hai aura vAstava meM sacce laD- gompA bahuta hI ine gine lAmA hote haiN| sabhI tibbatI yAtrAoM meM sadaiva bhAgya ne merA sAtha diyA hai / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 prAcIna tibbata laGga-gom-pA jaise vicitra daur3Aka ko apanI A~khoM se dekha sakane kI merI prabala icchA bhI pUrI hone se bacI nahIM raho aura saMyogavaza mujhe isa vidyA ke eka-do nahIM, balki tIna-tIna jJAtA dekhane ko mile / pahale laG-gom-pA se merI bheTa uttarI tibbata ke cAMga thAMga* ___ godhUli kI velA thii| yauGgadena, maiM aura mere naukara eka caur3e Usara maidAna ko pAra kara rahe the| akasmAt bar3I dUra para kSitija meM apane ThIka sAmane kisI hilatI huI kAlI coja para merI nigAha pdd'aa| dUrabIna se dekhane para patA calA ki koI AdamI hai| lekina AdamI itanI tejI se bhalA kaise cala sakatA hai| mujhe bahuta acambhA huA aura phira ina nirjana pradezoM meM kisI se yAtrA meM bheTa ho jAnA asambhava sI bAta thii| AdamI akelA thaa| usake pAsa koI jAnavara bhI nahIM thaa| yaha yAtrI ho kauna sakatA hai ? maiM Azcarya meM par3a gii| ___ mere eka naukara ne kahA ki zAyada koI bhaTakA huA yAtrI ho jo apane jatthe ke sAthiyoM se bichur3akara alaga jA par3A hai| para maiM barAbara usa AdamI ko dUrabona se dekhatI rhii| sabase adhika Azcarya mujhe usakI usa g2ajaba kI cAla para ho rahA thA, jisase vaha tejI ke sAtha Age bar3hatA huA calA A rahA thaa| maiMne naukara ke hAtha meM dUrabIna de do| usane bhI dekhA aura dekhate hI cillA par3A-"lAmA laGgoma-pA coga dA" arthAt yaha to koI lAmA laGgom-pA mAlUma hotA hai| * eka lambA-caur3A aura U~cA Usara maidAna jisameM sirpha thor3e se khAnAbadoza khemoM meM rahate ho| cAMga yAMga kA asalI matalaba hai "uttarI maidAna"; lekina aba yaha zabda kisI bhI bar3e Usara maidAnajo uttarI tibbata ke maidAnoM kI taraha ho-ke artha meM prayukta hotA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wrivatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 109 lAmA laGa gompA - ina zabdoM ne mujhe ekadama caukannA kara diyA / ina logoM ke bAre meM maiMne pahale se hI bahuta kucha suna rakkhA thA aura thor3A-bahuta inake zikSA- siddhAntoM se bhI paricita thI, lekina maiMne kabhI apanI A~khoM se ina logoM ke karizme nahIM dekhe the| maiM khuzI ke mAre nAca utthii| kyA sacamuca Aja merI barasoM ko icchA pUrI hogii| agara yaha AdamI sacamuca hI la-gompA huA to mujhe kyA karanA hogA ? .... maiM use rokakara usase kucha bAteM karU~gI / use aura pAsa se dekhU~gI, aura usakA citra lU~gI... bahuta kucha karU~gI / para jaise hI maiMne apane mana kI icchA prakaTa kI, vaise hI merA vahI naukara cillA par3A"mA~jI ! Apa isa lAmA ko rokane kA yA usase bAtacIta karane kA bilkula vicAra na kiijiegaa| yAtrA karate samaya ye laGa gompA lAmA gaharI samAdhi kI avasthA meM hote haiM / samaya se pahale dhyAna TUTa jAne se GAg kA jApa karate-karate ye ruka jAte haiM / inake bhItara jo devatA AyA rahatA hai, vaha bhAga jAtA hai aura aisI dazA meM phira ina becAroM ke prANoM para hI A banatI hai / " itane meM lAmA laD- gompA bilkula hI nikaTa A gayA / hamane dekhA, usakI mukha-mudrA zAnta aura sthira thI / usake netra dUra kisI nissIma pradeza meM niruddazya bhAva se tAka rahe the / vaha daur3a nahIM rahA thA / aisA mAlUma par3atA thA jaise vaha dharAtala kA chUtA huA bhAgA calA jA rahA hai aura kUdatA huA Age bar3ha rahA hai| usake pairoM meM rabar3a ke geMda kI sI lAca thaa| hara bAra jaba usake paira pRthvI ko chUte the, taba vaha dugane jora ke sAtha Age koThila sA uThatA thA / vaha eka hAtha se apanA lambA kuto sa~bhAle hue thA aura usake dUsare hAtha meM phurbA thA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 prAcIna tibbata vaha jaba hama logoM ke sAmane se hokara nikalA to mere naukara apane-apane khaccaroM para se nIce utara pdd'e| sabane sara jhukAkara use praNAma kiyaa| lekina lAmA laG-gompA apane rAste para usI tejI ke sAtha bar3hatA calA gyaa| zAyada usane hama logoM meM se kisI ko dekhA bhI nahIM / isake cauthe roja sabere hama loga theba -gyAI prAnta kI sarahadI sImA para pahu~ce jahA~ ki kucha caravAhe Dere DAle par3e the / ina logoM se bAteM karane para patA calA ki jisa dina lAmA laD-gom-pA se hamArI bheTa huI thI usake ThIka eka roz2a pahale sandhyA samaya pazuoM ko ikaTThA karate hue eka DumpA (caravAhe ) ne bhI use usI taraha jAte hue dekhA thA / maiMne isase kucha anumAna lagAne kI koziza kii| dina bhara meM jitane gharATe hama safara karate rahe thejAnavaroM kI raftAra, apane sustAne aura kheme ukhAr3ane ke samaya ko nikAlakara, saba jor3a-jAr3akara - hisAba lagAyA to isI pariNAma para pahu~cI ki cAroM dinoM taka vaha lAmA usI cAla se binA kahIM ruke hue rAta-dina barAbara calatA rahA hai tibbatI loga apane pairoM se bahuta kAma lete haiN| / caubIsa ghaMTe taka barAbara calate rahanA ina logoM kI samajha se koI anahonI bAta nahIM hai / lAmA yaunadena aura maiM svayaM- donoM cIna se lhAsA Ate samaya kabhI kabhI barAbara 19 ghaNTe taka binA kahIM ruke yA sustAye hue cale haiN| eka bAra to hameM dena dardA ko pAra karane ke lie ghuTanoM taka jamI huI barpha meM calanA par3A thaa| phira hamArI susta cAla kI lAmA laD-gompA kI tez2a cAla se kyA tulanA ? aura phira vaha lAmA koI thebagyAI se hI to A nahIM rahA thaa| usane kahA~ se calanA Arambha kiyA thA aura vaha kahA~ jAkara rukegA, yaha saba mujhe kucha bhI jJAta na thA / kucha caravAhoM ne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 111 batalAyA ki sambhava hai, vaha tsoga se A rahA ho; kyoMki tsAMga prAnta meM aise kaI vidyApITha the jahA~ laG-gom ko zikSA kA suvyavasthita prabandha thaa| patA nahIM ki asaliyata kyA thii| ____ yaha saMyoga hI thA ki mujhe dUsarI bAra, sudUra pazcima ke zetcuAnez2a ke svatantra sUbe meM, eka aura laGga-gom-pA kI jhalaka dekhane ko mila gii| para isa bAra use calate hue dekhane kA maukA nahIM milA thaa| ___ hama loga eka jaGgala ko pAra kara rahe the| hama aura yauGadena Age-Age the aura naukara-cAkara piiche| ekAeka eka mor3a para mur3ate hI hamane apane sAmane eka AdamI ko dekhA jo ekadama nagna thA / usake zarIra meM tamAma lohe kI jaMjIreM par3I huI thiiN| vaha eka caTTAna para baiThA huA kucha soca rahA thaa| apane vicAroM meM vaha aisA DUbA huA thA ki hama logoM ke pAsa pahu~cane para bhI use kucha khabara na huii| hama loga Azcarya meM Akara ThiThaka gye| lekina usa AdamI ke vicAroM kA tA~tA zAyada TUTa gayA; kyoMki usakI dRSTi hama logoM para par3I aura vaha hama logoM ko dekhate hI bar3I tejI ke sAtha kUdakara eka jhAr3I meM chipa gyaa| koI hirana vaisI chalA~ga kyA maaregaa| thor3I dera taka usako jaMjIroM ke jhan-jhan bajane kI AvAz2a AtI rahI, phira vaha bhI banda ho gii| ____ "lak-gom-pA hai, laDa-gom-pA", yauDdena ne mujhase kahA"maiMne isI taraha ke eka AdamI ko aura bhI dekhA hai| ye loga apane ko bhArI karane ke lie gale meM jaMjIreM DAla lete haiN| kyoMki kabhI-kabhI unake havA meM ur3a jAne taka kA bhaya rahatA hai|" . pUrvI tibbata meM eka aura laGgom-pA se merI bheTa huii| ise maiMne khAme prAMta ke eka bhAga-'gA' meM dekhA thaa| isa bAra bhI hama Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 prAcIna tibbata apane choTe qAphile ke sAtha saphara kara rahe the| kucha dina calata rahane ke bAda eka rajopA bhI apanI choTI gaTharI lekara hamAre sAtha ho liyA thA / ye loga garIba yAtrI hote haiM jo mA~gate-khAte cala par3ate haiM aura rAste meM agara kisI qAfile kA sAtha ho gayA to usI meM zAmila ho jAte haiN| mauqa-bemauka e ye naukaroM ke kAma meM hAtha ba~TA lete haiM jisase naukara-cAkara bhI khuza ho jAte haiM aura mAlika kI bhI cApalUsI ho jAtI hai| loga inakI hAlata para tarasa khAkara inheM bhI kucha na kucha khAne ke lie de dete haiM / hajAroM ropA isI prakAra tibbata ke vyApArika mArgoM para qAfiloM ke sAtha lage hue dekhe jAte haiN| bhI apane isa naye sAthI kI ora koI vizeSa dhyAna nahIM diyaa| isa bAta kA patA hameM jarUra calA ki vaha khAma kI pAvoMGa gumbA meM rahatA thA aura tsAMga prAnta ko jA rahA thA / rAstA kAphI lambA thA aura hama socate the ki isa taraha se mA~gatA-khAtA huA paidala calakara to vaha apane gantavya sthAna taka tIna-cAra mahone meM bhI nahIM pahu~ca sakegA / hamane jisa dina yaha rajopA hamAre kAfile meM A milA usake tIsare roz2a maiM aura eka naukara bAqI logoM kA sAtha chor3akara kucha Age bar3ha gaye the / apane khAne-pIne ke lie kucha sAmAna bhI hamAre sAtha hI thA / hama loga zAma ko eka jagaha para rukakara aura logoM ke A jAne kI pratIkSA karane lge| cAya pI aura gozta pakAne ke lie kaNDe baTorane lage / ekAeka maiMne usI rajopA ko kucha dUra para tejI ke sAtha apanA ora Ate dekhA / usake aura pAsa A jAne para maiMne sAfa-sAfa dekhA ki vaha usI vicitra prakAra se kUdatA huA Age bar3ha rahA hai jisa taraha se maiMne bagyAI ke lAmA laD- gompA ko jAte hue dekhA thA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 113 hamAre pAsa taka pahu~cakara ArajopA bar3I dera taka apane sAmane tAkatA huA cupacApa khar3A rhaa| vaha haoNpha nahIM rahA thA / aisA alabattA mAlUma par3a rahA thA jaise vaha arddhamUrcchitAvasthA meM ho / usameM kucha bolane kI yA hilane-Dulane kI usa samaya bilkula zakti na thii| khaira, thor3I dera ke bAda usakA dhyAna TUTA aura vaha apane Ape meM A gyaa| pUchane para usane batalAyA ki pAboMga kI gumbA meM vaha eka gomana se laGa gom kI vidyA sIkha rahA thA para gomana ke bIca hI meM vahA~ se kahIM cale jAne para aba vaha sAMga ko zAlU gumbA meM zikSA pUrI karane jA rahA thA / usane mujhe aura kucha nahIM batalAyA aura zAma taka vaha bahuta udAsa sA rhaa| bAda ko usane yauna dena se batA diyA thA ki vaha apane Apa na jAne kaba dhyAnastha ho gayA thA / aura sacamuca isake asalI kAraNa para vaha mana hI mana bahuta lajjita thA / bAta yaha thI ki hamAre naukara aura khaccaroM ke sAtha calate calate rajopA besabra ho gayA thaa| inakI usa susta cAla para vaha betaraha khIjha gayA thA / socate-socate usakA dhyAna hamArI ora bhI gayA / usane mana hI mana socA ki isa samaya hama loga cAya pIkara maja e se baiThe hoNge| zAyada gozta bhI ur3a rahA ho / yahI bAteM socate-socate vaha apane Apako aura apane Asa-pAsa kI cIjoM ko bhUla gyaa| usakI kalpanA zakti acchI thI / usane sAfa-sAfa Aga para pakate hue gozta ko dekhA aura usake mu~ha meM pAnI bhara zrAyA / caTa usane apane lambe-lambe qadama bar3hAne zurU kiye aura aisA karane meM jisa vizeSa tez2a cAla se calane kA vaha abhyAsa kara rahA thA, usI ke anukUla usake paira apane Apa jaldI-jaldI uThane lage / aura aisA ho jAne para, jaisI ki usakI Adata par3I huI thI, sIkhe hue mantroM kA uccAraNa 8 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 prAcIna tibbata bhI karanA usane zurU kara diyaa| phira prANAyAma ke dvArA zvAsavAyu ko ThIka karane kA nambara AyA aura ArajeopA laG gom kI antima avasthA yAnI samAdhi kI dazA meM pahu~ca gyaa| para apane dhyAna meM bhI use pakate hue gozta kA khayAla barAbara banA rahA thaa| ___laGagom-pA ko apane isa pApa-kRtya para sacamuca bar3A pazcAttApa huaa| pavitra mantroM aura laGagona ke abhyAsoM kA apane peTUpana kA sAdhana banA lene para use bar3o lajjA huii| itano lajjA huI ki dUsare dina sabere jaba hama sokara uThe to usa ArajopA kA hamAre jatthe bhara meM kahIM patA na thaa| __Upara maiM batA cukI hU~ ki tsAMga prAnta kI gumbAe~ laGa-gom-pA kI zikSA ke lie mazahUra haiN| yahA~ para maiM eka aisI ghaTanA de rahI hU~ jisakI vajaha se zAlU gumbA meM khAsa taura se isI vidyA kI par3hAI hotI AI hai| ___ kahAno ke pAtra haiM do bar3e-bar3e lAmA-yaGgatona dorjapAla jAdUgara aura prasiddha itihAsakAra bustoN| kahate haiM, eka bAra yaGgatAna ne zinje ( yamarAja ) ko apane adhIna karane ke lie eka Dabathab karanA prArambha kiyaa| yaha devatA roz2a apanI bhUkha miTAne ke lie eka prANI ko jIvana-lIlA samApta karatA rahatA hai| isa kara kANDa ko samApta karane ke lie hI lAmA jAdUgara ne apanA anuSThAna pUrA karane kA saGkalpa kiyA thaa| bustoM ko bhI isakI sUcanA milI lekina use vizvAsa na huA ki usakA mitra kisI prakAra se itane bhayaGkara devatA ko apane vaza meM lA sakatA hai| tIna aura lAmAoM ke sAtha vaha uso dina yaGgatona ke yahA~ cala diyaa| vahA~ pahu~cakara vaha dekhatA kyA hai ki sacamuca zinje usake mitra ke Age hAtha bA~dha khar3A hai| usakA bhayaGkara AkAra itanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, l8wwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga bar3A thA jitanA ki AkAza aura usakI lapalapAtI. huI jIbha khule hue muMha se bAhara laTaka rahI thii| jAdUgara ne batalAyA ki zinje usake kAbU meM A gayA hai, lekina usase pakkA vAdA lane ke lie kiso eka lAmA kA apane prANoM kA moha tyAga karake usako bhaMTa car3hanA Avazyaka thaa| yaha sunakara aura loga to cupake se vahA~ se nau do gyAraha hue lekina bustAM ne kahA ki agara usakI apanI eka jAna jAne se asaMkhya jIvoM ko prANa-rakSA hotI ho to vaha khuzI-khuzI zinje kI bhaTa car3ha jaaygaa| parantu usake mitra ne javAba diyA ki usakI apanI vidyA meM hI itanA bala thA ki vaha bagaira apane dosta kI jAna liye hue zinje kA peTa bhara ske| lekina hA~, bustoM aura usake bAda usake uttarAdhikAriyoM ko hara bArahaveM sAla isa anuSThAna ko vidhivat pUrA karane kA jimmA lenA hogaa| bustoM ne svIkAra kara liyA aura yaGgatona dorjapAla ne bahuta sI jAdU ko battakheM banAkara unheM zinje ke khule mukha meM jhAMkakara use banda kara diyaa| tabhI se bustoM ke bAda barAbara Aja taka zAlU gumbA ke avatArI lAmA hara bArahaveM sAla zinje ko prasanna rakhane ke lie isa pUjA ko karate cale zrA rahe haiN| para mAlUma hotA hai jaise-jaise samaya bItatA gayA vaisevaise zinje ke sAthiyoM ko saMkhyA bhI bar3hatI calo gaI; kyoMki aba to zAla lAmA ukta avasara para bahuta se dAnavoM ko Amantrita karate haiN| ___ ina dAnavoM ko eka jagaha para ikaTThA karane ke lie eka teja harakAre ko jarUrata par3atI hai| yaha harakArA 'maheketAha' kahalAtA hai| mAlUma hotA hai ki zinje ko savArI ke bhaiMse 'mahe' se yaha nAma par3A hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 prAcIna tibbata nyAla tod kyid phga yA sAmadi ke bhikSuoM meM se hI koI eka vyakti isa kAma ke lie cuna liyA jAtA hai| jinakI 'mahaketA banane kI icchA hotI hai unheM pahale Upara batalAI gaI kisI eka gumbA meM isakI vidhivat zikSA prApta karanI par3atI hai| tIna sAla tIna mahIne taka barAbara eka ghora andhakAra-pUrNa ekAnta sthAna meM prANAyAma se sambandha rakhanevAle kucha abhyAsAM ko sIkhanA hotA hai| taba ina logoM kI parIkSA lI jAtI hai / isa parIkSA meM jise sabase adhika nambara milate haiM vahI 'maheketA bana sakatA hai| parIkSA kaI prakAra se lI jAtI hai| ___ jamIna meM eka gaDDhA khodA jAtA hai jisakI gaharAI parIkSArthI kI U~cAI ke barAbara hotI hai| isa gaDDhe ke Upara eka prakAra kA gumbada banAyA jAtA hai jisakI U~cAI bhI dharAtala se AdamI kI U~cAI ke barAbara hotI hai| gaDDhe ke bhItara baiThe hue AdamI ke pAsa se Upara gumbada ke sire taka kI U~cAI AdamI kI U~cAI kI duganI huI yAnI agara AdamI 5 phITa 5 iMca lambA huA to gaDDhe ke nIce se lekara Upara gambada ke sire taka kI nApa 10 phITa 10 iJca hotI hai| isa gumbada ke sire para eka choTI so jagaha khulI chor3a dI jAtI hai| nIce gaDDhe meM AdamI pAlathI mArakara biThA diyA jAtA hai| aba vaha isa bAta kI koziza karatA hai ki pAlathI mAre hue aura baiThe-baiThe kUdakara vaha usI khulI jagaha se ucakakara bAhara nikala jaay| ___ maiMne sunA hai ki isa prakAra kI kalAbAjI sacamuca isa deza meM saphalatApUrvaka kI jAtI hai, lekina maiMne apanI A~khoM se eka bAra bhI nahIM dekhii| para yaha parIkSA bilakula zurU-zurU kI huii| antima parIkSA isase kaThina rakkhI gaI hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 117 tIna varSa taka andhakAra pUrNa ekAntavAsa kara cukane ke pazcAt ve sAhasI ziSya, jo apane ko parIkSA meM pUre utarane ke yogya samajhate haiM, zAlU kI ora cala par3ate haiN| vahA~ Upara batAye hue gaDDhoM meM ye usI prakAra biThA diye jAte haiN| gaDDhoM meM ve sAta dina taka rahate haiM, phira bAhara nikalate haiN| lekina zAlU meM Upara kI ora nahIM balki bag2ala ko bhota meM eka bahuta hI choTA sA cheda rahatA hai| isa cheda kI nApa parIkSArthI ko dUsarI uMgalI aura aMgUThe ke bIca meM jitanI jagaha A sakatI hai, usI ke anusAra rakkhI jAtI hai| use kUdane kI bhI jarUrata nahIM hai| itanI riyAyata aura kara dI jAtI hai ki parIkSArthI kA eka sTUla de diyA jAtA hai| isI para car3hakara use usa choTe se cheda ke bAhara reMgakara nikala jAnA hotA hai| ____ vidvAn lAmA loga laD-gom-pA kI vidyA ko svIkAra karate haiM aura isake abhyAsa se zarIra meM A jAnevAlI tejI aura halkepana kI bhI tArIpha karate haiN| para mAlUma hotA hai ve isa hunara kI jyAdA paravA nahIM krte| unakI yaha udAsInatA hameM bhagavAna buddha kI jIvanI se sambandha rakhanevAlI eka ghaTanA kI yAda dilAtI hai| __zAkya-muni gautama eka bAra apane ziSyoM ke sAtha eka jaMgala ko pAra kara rahe the| eka guphA meM kaThina tapasyA karate hue eka sAdhu se unakI bheTa ho gii| patA calA ki barAbara 25 sAla se vaha usa guphA meM usI prakAra tapasyA karatA calA A rahA hai| __"para bhAI mere, isa lambI aura kar3I tapasyA se tumheM lAbha kyA huA hai ?" bhagavAn ne usase puuchaa| "maiM jisa nadI ko cAhU~ usa para khar3AU~ pahane hue jala para calakara pAra kara sakatA huuN|" garva meM Akara tapasvI ne kahA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 prAcIna tibbata "zrAha, mere bhole saMnyAsI ! kyA sacamuca tuma isI choTI sI bAta ke lie 25 sAla se itanA kaSTa uThA rahe ho! eka mAmUlI sikke ke badale meM mA~jhI tumheM isa pAra se usa pAra utAra detaa|" binA Aga ke apane ko garama karane kI vidhi mAlUma hotA hai, lAcI khADa parvata meM guphA-vAsa karate samaya jaba milAraspA ne apane Apako cAroM ora barpha se ghirA pAyA aura dekhA ki aba usakA usI guphA meM barasAta taka ruka jAnA anivArya ho gayA hai to usane bhI isI tadabIra se kAma liyA thaa| aisA honA asambhava nahIM hai| milArespA kavi thA aura eka kavi kI haisiyata se usane isa anubhava ko apanI eka kavitA kA viSaya banA diyA, jisake kucha bhAga kA svatantra anuvAda yoM hai : isa saMsAra se khinna hokara lAcI khAGa ko kandarAoM meM maiMne zaraNa lI hai| AkAza aura pAtAla ne milakara jhamA ko apanA saMdeza dekara mere pAsa bhejA hai| samora aura jala-ina tattvoM ne dakSiNa-deza ke kAle bAdaloM se maitrI kii| unhoMne sUrya aura candra ko bandI kara liyaa| choTe nakSatroM ko AkAza se bhagAyA, aura bar3oM ko kuhare meM chipA diyA / aura taba barAbara nau dina aura nau rAta taka barpha girii| sabase bar3I bauchAreM, Upara se cir3iyoM kI bhA~ti ur3atI huI nIce AI; Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 119 choTo jo maTara aura sarasoM ke dAnoM ke barAbara thIM; lur3hakatI aura cakkara mAratI huI girI / usa bAra barpha khaba joroM se girii| bahuta Upara ke pahAr3I sote oloM se bhara gaye; nIce vanoM meM saba per3a nIce se Upara taka DhaMka gaye / gharoM meM AdamI banda hue pAlatU jAnavara bhUkha se mara gaye darindoM aura parindoM ne upavAsa kiyA; cUhe dharatI ke nIce gar3e khaz2Ane bana gaye / barpha, sarda havA aura merA patalA sUtI kapar3Aina tInoM meM sapheda pahAr3I para paraspara eka yuddha huaa| barpha mere zarIra para par3ate hI pighalakara baha gaI; mere patale sUtI kapar3e meM agni kI garamI thIuse chUkara garajatI huI havAe~ cupa ho gii| ghaNToM taka yaha tumula-yuddha hotA rahA phira merI vijaya huii| mere pIche AnevAle aneka saMnyAsI haiM; unake lie maiM 'tyUmo' kA yaha mahAn camatkAra chor3atA huuN| samudra se koI 18000 phaTa kI U~cAI para eka barphIlI guphA meM kevala eka patalA sUtI vastra pahanakara yA karIba-karIba bilkula naMge badana sArA jAr3A kATa denA aura phira bhI jIte bace rahanA koI mAmUlI bAta nahIM hai| phira bhI aneka tibbata-nivAsI hara sAla apanI khuzo se isa kaThina karma meM pravRtta hote haiN| unakI isa sahana-zakti kA AdhAra vahI 'tyUmo' hai jisake cAmatkArika guNoM kI prazaMsA Upara milAraspA ne svayaM ko hai| * reskyAG / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwa.tumaragyanbhandar.com Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 prAcIna tibbata 'tyUmo' kA zAbdika artha hotA hai grmo'| lekina tibbatI bhASA meM aba isa zabda kA vyavahAra isa sAdhAraNa garmI ke artha meM nahIM kiyA jaataa| tyUmo kA abhiprAya eka vizeSa prakAra kI agni se samajhanA cAhie jisakI garamI prANavAyu meM milakara samasta zarIra meM 'sA' arthAt nAr3iyoM ke dvArA phaila jAtI hai| eka bAra isakI zikSA prArambha ho jAne para phira phara yA Una kA koI kapar3A zarIra para DAlanA aura Aga tApanA ekadama manA hai| isa vidyA kA abhyAsa pratidina brAhma muhUrta meM uThakara prAtaHkAla kiyA jAtA hai| sUrya nikala Ane ke pahala tyumo ke khAsa-khAsa abhyAsa samApta ho jAne cAhie, kyoMki yaha samaya dhyAnastha hone ke lie sarvathA upayukta hotA hai| bAhara khulI havA meM kevala eka patalA sUtI kapar3A pahanakara yA bilkula vastra-hIna hokara isakA abhyAsa kiyA jAtA hai| ___ zurU-zurU meM baiThane ke lie eka caTAI ko Asano sabase acchI hotI hai| TATa ke Tukar3e yA kATha ke sTUla kA bhI istemAla hotA hai| kucha abhyAsa ho jAne para ziSya loga yAMhI bhUmi para baiTha jAte haiN| aura adhika yogyatA A jAne para to loga sAtA aura tAlAboM meM jamI huI barpha para hI baiThanA ThIka samajhate haiN| abhyAsa Arambha karane ke pahale koI vastu khAnI pInI nahIM cAhie, vizeSa kara kisI garama tarala padArtha kA peTa meM jAnA to ekadama manA hai| __baiThane ke do tarIqa haiN| pAlthI mArakara ( padmAsana) yA pAzcAtya DhaGga ke anusAra dA jAnU hokara jisameM donoM hAtha sAmane ke donoM ghuTanoM para rakkhe hote haiM aura a~gUThA, tarjanI aura kaniSThikA (sabase choTI u~galI ) Age ko nikalI rahatI haiM aura zeSa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 121 donoM u~galiyA~ - bIcavAlI aura cauthI - andara ko hathelI ke nIce mur3I rahatI haiM / pahale prANAyAma ke dvArA nAsikA -mArga ko zuddha vAyu se svaccha kara lete haiM phira krama se ahaGkAra, kAMdha, ghRNA, lAbha, IrSyA aura moha kA 'recaka' ke sAtha mastiSka se bAhara nikAla dete haiN| phira eka 'pUraka' hotA hai, jisameM sabhA RSi-muniyoM kA AzIrvAda, bhagavAna buddha kI AtmA, pA~coM buddhiyA~ aura isa loka meM jo kucha zivam aura sundaram hai usakA apane meM 'AvirbhAva' kiyA jAtA hai | isake anantara kucha dera taka mastiSka ko pUrNataH ekAgra karake anya saba bhAvoM aura manovikAroM ko ekadama dUra kara diyA jAtA hai| taba isI zAnti - pUrNa sthiti meM apanI nAbhi meM eka kamala kI kalpanA karanI hotI hai| isa kamala para sUrya ke samAna prabhA-pUrNa zabda 'rAma' dikhalAI par3atA hai / 'rAma' ke Upara 'mA' hotA hai aura 'mA' meM se dorjI nAlajomI ( eka devI) nikalatI hai| jaise hI devI nAlajormA dikhalAI de, usI kSaNa tatkAla apane ko usameM milA denA caahie| devI ke prakaTa hote hI nAbhi meM 'A' akSara spaSTa rUpa se dikhalAI detA hai| isa 'A' ke samIpa hI eka choTA sA agnikuNDa hotA hai| 'pUraka' kI sahAyatA se aura manoyoga ke dvArA isa agnikuNDa ko prajvalita karanA hotA hai jisakI bhayAnaka lapaToM meM nAlajorpA apane Apako ghirA huA dekhatA hai| zurU se AkhIra taka barAbara isa agni ko prajvalita rakhane ke lie mana ko ekAgratA, prANAyAma kI tInoM kriyAe~ ( pUraka, kumbhaka aura recaka ) aura mantra kA kramabaddha jApa nitAnta Avazyaka hotA hai / samasta mAnasika zaktiyA~ kendrIbhUta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 prAcIna tibbata hokara kevala isI agni aura usakI lapaToM ko prajvalita rakhane meM pravRttizIla rahatI haiN| ____ mAlUma hotA hai, tibbatI logoM ne bhAratavAsiyoM kI ir3A, piGgalA, suSumnA kA bhAva apanAyA hai| tibbatI bhASA meM nAr3I ke artha meM 'tsA' zabda prayukta hotA hai| inheM krama se 'romA', 'kyAGamA' aura 'umA' kI saMjJA dI gaI hai| vAstava meM ye 'tsA' sAdhAraNa rakta kI nAr3iyoM nahIM hai| ye sUkSma AkAra kI, sAre zarIra meM cetanA ko pahu~cAne kI nAr3iyA~ mAnI gaI haiN| 'sA' saMkhyA meM asaMkhya haiN| inameM se tIna jo sabase mukhya haiM unheM Upara batA diyA gayA hai| ___ tattvavid dArzanikoM ke matAnusAra isa prakAra kI kinhIM nAr3iyoM kI zarIra ke bhItara koI vAstavika sthiti nahIM hai| ve basa adhyAtmavAda ke silasile meM kevala mAna bhara lI gaI haiN| mukhya kriyA ke dasa vividha aGga haiM, kintu yaha bAta bhalI bhA~ti jAna lenI cAhie ki ina do aGgoM ke bIca meM kahIM koI virAma nahIM hai| eka ke bAda dUsarA aura dUsare ke bAda tIsarA, isa prakAra kramazaH barAbara vividha aGgoM meM bhinna-bhinna kalpanAe~ aura vibhinna anubhava hote cale jAte haiN| pUraka, kumbhaka aura recaka ke sAtha-sAtha niyamita rUpa se mantra-vizeSa kA jApa hotA rahatA hai| prArambha se lekara anta taka mastiSka sarvathA ekAgra rahatA hai| sAdhaka dekhatA hai kevala eka vastu tyUmo kI agni aura anubhava karatA hai kevala eka vastu-usa prajvalita agni kA pracaNDa tApa / dasa vividha aGgoM kA paricaya saMkSepa meM isa prakAra karAyA jA sakatA hai 1-mukhya nAr3I 'umA' kalpanA meM dekhI jAtI hai| yaha itanI patalI hotI hai jitanA ki patale se patalA sUta yA bAla / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wiwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 123 phira bhI isameM Aga kI lapaTeM Upara ko ora uThatI rahatI haiM aura prANAyAma ko vAyu unheM prajvalita karatI rahatI hai| 2-'umA' aura bar3I dikhAI par3atI hai| bar3hate-bar3hate yaha kaniSTikA u~galI ke AkAra kI ho jAtI hai| 3-bar3hate-bar3hate vaha bhujA ke AkAra kI ho jAtI hai| 4-isa nAr3I kA prasAra samasta zarIra meM ho jAtA hai| yA dUsare zabdoM meM zarIra hI 'tsA' ho gayA hai-eka zIze kI nalI ke samAna jisameM prajvalita agni aura vAyu bharI hai| 5-sthUla AkAra aba nahIM dikhalAI pdd'taa| aparimita rUpa se AkAra meM bar3hakara 'umA' samasta saMsAra meM vyApta ho jAtI hai| cAroM ora agni hI agni dRSTigocara hotI hai, jisakI bhayaGkara lapaToM ke bIca nAlajorpA apane ko ghirA huA dekhatA hai| Arambha meM sAdhaka pA~caveM aGga para jaldI hI se pahu~ca jAtA hai| yogya, tyUmo ke rahasya se bhalI bhA~ti paricita sAdhaka dhoredhore itamInAna se apanI kriyA ko pUrI karate haiN| phira bhI pA~caveM aGga taka pahu~cate-pahu~cate kama se kama lagabhaga eka ghaNTe ke barAbara samaya laga hI jAtA hai| isake pazcAt phira vahI UparavAlI kriyA, viparIta krama se, karate haiM arthAt pA~caveM aGga se prArambha karake pahale taka pahu~cA dete haiN| isa kriyA ko kucha loga kevala pahale pA~ca aGgoM taka pahu~cAkara samApta kara dete haiM aura kucha loga pIche ke pA~ca aGga bhI karate haiN| sAdhaka ise dina meM, yA jaba kabhI use sardI laga rahI ho, kara sakatA hai; kintu sIkhane ke lie prAta:kAla brAhma muhUrta kA samaya sabase adhika upayukta mAnA gayA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, vwnafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 prAcIna tibbata kabhI-kabhI anta meM eka prakAra kI parIkSA bhI lI jAtI hai| aura isa parIkSA ke sAtha-sAtha tyUmo ke ina vidyArthiyoM kA zikSAkAla samApta hotA hai| jAr3oM meM kisI rAta ko, jaba ki kar3Ake kI sardI par3atI hotI hai, sarda havA san-san karatI huI bahatI aura AkAza meM cA~dano chiTakI hotI hai, ina vidyArthiyoM ko eka jharane yA jhIla ke pAsa le jAyA jAtA hai| agara sabhI sote jama gaye hote haiM to barpha khodakara eka cheda kara liyA jAtA hai| cele naMge-badana pAlathI mArakara jamIna para baiTha jAte haiM aura usI barpha ke pAnI meM cAdareM bhigo bhigokara unake zarIra para rakkhI jAtI haiN| isa prakAra sabere taka ye cAdareM bhIgatI aura sUkhatI rahatI haiN| anta meM jisakI sukhAI huI cAdaroM ko gintI sabase adhika hotI hai, vahI bAjI mAra le jAtA hai| ___kabhI-kabhI ye loga jamI huI barpha para svayaM baiTha jAte haiM aura kucha dera bAda nIce ko jitanI barpha pighalI rahatI hai yA Asa-pAsa jitanI dUrI taka barpha para koI asara par3A rahatA hai usase baiThanevAle kI tyUmo kI zakti kA andAz2A AsAnI se laga jAtA hai| betAra kI tAra-barkI mAnasika saMkramaNa ( dUra se eka dUsare ke vicAroM ko prabhAvita karanA ) rahasyapUrNa tibbata deza ke ajJAta jJAna-bhANDAra kA eka mukhya aMga hai aura 'barpha ke isa bhUkhaNDa' meM usakA vahI sthAna hai jo ki pazcima meM betAra ke tAra kA hai| para jaba ki betAra ke tAra kI Avazyaka mazIneM sabhI pAzcAtya dezoM ke nivAsiyoM ko AsAnI se mila sakatI haiM, yahA~ tibbata meM Ithara (havA) ke jariye Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18yrwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 125 khabara bhejane kI aura bArIka yuktiyA~ kevala isa deza ke ine-gine gunI lAmAoM taka hI parimita haiN| ____TelIpethI ( mAnasika vArtAlApa ) pazcima ke logoM ke lie koI naI vastu nahIM hai| vaijJAnikoM ne svIkAra kiyA hai ki manuSya ke zarIra meM eka aisI zakti hai jo hameM eka dUsare ke mAnasika vicAroM kA patA dene meM Azcaryajanaka kSamatA kA paricaya detI hai| lekina yaha zakti kaba aura kisa prakAra kAma meM lAI jAnI cAhie, isa bAta kA abhI unheM kucha patA nahIM hai| unake bar3e. bar3e vaijJAnika yaMtroM ne isa viSaya meM unakI kucha madada nahIM kI hai aura abhI taka TelIpethI prakRti ke abhedya parde ke pIche chupA huA manuSya-jAti ke lie eka rahasya-pUrNa kautUhala hI rahA hai| kintu tibbata deza meM yaha bAta nahIM hai| vahA~ ke sabhya samAja ke sabhI loga isa sambandha meM ekamata haiM ki TelIpethI bhI vijJAna kA eka aGga hai jo kisI bhI dUsarI vidyA kI hI bhA~ti sIkhI jAkara vyavahAra meM lAI jA sakatI hai| ___ mAnasika saMkramaNa ke lie sabase adhika jarUrI bAteM haiM-mana kI ekAgratA aura anya saba prakAra ke vicAroM ko mastiSka se dUra karake samasta cetanA-zakti ko kevala eka ora lagA denaa| isake bAda bhinna-bhinna paristhitiyoM meM hamAre jo bhinna-bhinna mAnasika vikAra hote haiM, unakA satarka vizleSaNa aura Akasmika harSa, zoka, bhaya yA ekAeka kisI ko yAda A jAnA-isa prakAra kI jo anubhUti hai usakA hamArI indriyoM kI ceSTAoM para kyA prabhAva par3A karatA hai isakA bhalI bhAMti jJAna karanA Avazyaka hotA hai| kucha samaya taka ziSya akele apane Apa abhyAsa karatA hai| isake bAda vaha eka a~dhere banda kamare meM apane guru lAmA ke sAtha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata baiThatA hai| donoM dhyAnastha ho jAte haiM aura donoM ko vicAradhArA eka nirdhArita dizA meM bahatI hai| niyata samaya ke bAda ziSya guru se dhyAna ke samaya kI apanI vividha mAnasika avasthAoM ko batalAtA hai| usake apane vicAra jahA~ taka guru ke vicAroM se milate-julate haiM aura jahA~ unameM paraspara antara hotA hai-una saba para vaha dhyAna detA hai| aba yathAzakti mana ko apane adhIna karake ziSya saba prakAra ke vicAroM se mastiSka ko khAlI kara detA hai| taba usake citta meM apane Apa jo-jo bhAva akasmAt uThate haiM aura jinakA usake vartamAna kArabAra yA anubhUti se kucha bhI sarokAra nahIM rahatA hai, una para vaha gaura karatA hai| usake mastiSka-paTala para jo-jo cetanA-sambandhI citra spaSTa prakaTa hote haiM unheM vaha dekhatA jAtA hai| aura phira anta meM dhyAna ke bAda vaha ina bhAvoM aura citroM ko guru se batalAtA hai jo isa bAta kI jA~ca karatA hai ki kahA~ taka ye usake saMketita padArthoM se milate-julate haiN| phira isake bAda zikSaka ziSya ko baiThe-baiThe mAnasika Adeza bhejatA hai, jinake anusAra ziSya kArya karatA hai| agara isameM saphalatA prApta ho gaI to aura Adeza diye jAte haiM / sAtha hI sAtha donoM apane bIca ke phAsale ko bhI bar3hAte jAte haiN| ziSya loga kabhI-kabhI apane Apa apanI jA~ca karane ke lie eka dUsare ke pAsa mAnasika Adeza usa samaya bhejate haiM, jaba ki use pAnevAlA kisI dUsare kAma meM vyasta hotA hai| isa khabara ke lene kI ora usakA thor3A bhI dhyAna nahIM hotaa| jina logoM se kabhI koI jAna-pahacAna nahIM hotI zrAra jo loga TelIpethI kisa cir3iyA kA nAma hai, yaha bhI nahIM jAnate, unake bhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, louwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAma loga to jAka bAta batalA vidhAna, jasa kA mila paTanAoM meM icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 127 mAnasika vicAroM ko prabhAvita karane kI ceSTA ko jAtI hai| kucha loga to jAnavaroM taka ke Upara prayoga karate haiN| yahA~ para eka bAta batalA denI jarUrI hai aura vaha yaha hai ki isa prakAra ke mesmerijma ke vidhAna, jaise acAnaka chata se patra kA nIce gira par3anA yA takiye ke nIce liphAphe kA mila jAnA tibbatI lAmAoM kA bilkula ajJAta haiN| isa prakAra kI ghaTanAoM se sambandha rakhanevAle savAla pUche jAne para ve ise majAka samajhakara ha~sa par3ate haiN| unheM kisI prakAra vizvAsa hI nahIM hotA ki savAla karanevAlA sacamuca ha~sI nahIM kara rahA hai| mujhe yAda hai ki mere muMha se yaha sunakara kucha philiGga ke loga isa prakAra ke sAdhanoM se mRta AtmAoM se bAteM karane meM vizvAsa karate haiMtAzilhunpo ke eka lAmA ne bar3I maja dAra bAta kahI thI--"aura kyA, yahI ve loga haiM jinake bAre meM mazahUra hai ki unhoMne hindustAna phataha kiyA hai|" usane philiGga logoM ke bAdepana para vismaya prakaTa karate hue kahA thaa| tibbatavAsI ina abhyAsoM meM sAla ke sAla lagA dete haiN| inameM se kitanoM ko saphalatA prApta hotI hai aura kitane becAroM ko asaphalatA, yaha to paramAtmA hI jAnatA hai| aura cAhe jo hA, lekina isa prakAra kI ghaTanAoM ko kAphI U~ce pahu~ce hue AdhyAtmika guru lAmA bilkula bekAra kI bAta samajhate haiN| unakA kahanA hai ki isa taraha kI kautUhala-pUrNa zaktiyoM ke lie udyoga karanA baccoM kA khilavAr3a mAtra hai| ___ kaI varSa taka ke anubhavoM ke AdhAra para maiM yaha kaha sakatI hU~ ki tibbata deza meM prakRti devI ne kucha aisA sAmAna hI juTA diyA hai aura yahA~ kI bhUmi meM kucha khAsa-khAsa bAteM aisI haiM * videzI log| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcIna tibbata jinase TelopethI aura anya vismaya-parNa mAnasika vyApAroM ke lie adhika subhItA sA hai| ye khAsa-khAsa bAteM kyA haiM ? inheM pRthaka-pRthak bhAgoM meM bA~TanA aura unake bAre meM koI nirdhArita niyama batA denA to asambhava sI bAta hai| jabaki isa adhyAya meM varNita manoyoga se sambandha rakhanevAlI cAmatkArika ghaTanAe~ hI hamAre lie kevala vismaya-janaka haiM to hama unake kAraNoM kA ThIka-ThIka patA lagAne meM bhalA kaba samartha ho sakate haiM ? ho sakatA hai ki isakA sambandha isa deza kI u~cAI se ho| sambhava hai yahA~ kA agAdha zAnti-sAgara, jisameM ki sArA kA sArA tibbata DUbA huA hai-vaha asAdhAraNa niHzabda zAnti jisakA zabda-maiM kaha sakatI hU~ ki-bar3e se bar3e kolAhala-pUrNa pahAr3I jharanoM kI U~cI se U~cI AvAz2a ke Upara bhI AsAnI se sunAI par3atA rahatA hai, koI khAsa suvidhA paidA kara detI ho| isake lie hameM yahA~ kI ni:stabdhatA para bhI dhyAna denA hogaa| yahA~ kI sar3akoM para aura dezoM kI bhA~ti bar3I-bar3I bhIr3eM jamA nahIM rahatI haiM jinake mAnasika vicAra kisI na kisI rUpa meM Ithara (vAyu) kI zAnti ko bhaGga karate rahate hoN| isake atirikta tibbatiyoM kA sIdhA-sAdA mastiSka bhI, jo hamAre mastiSka kI bhA~ti taraha-taraha kI cintAoM aura vicAroM se bharA huA nahIM rahatA, jarUra kucha na kucha apanA prabhAva DAlatA hI hogaa| jo kucha bhI ho, isameM koI sandeha nahIM ki yahA~ ke AdamiyoM kI jAnakArI meM yA anajAne meM hI icchAzakti aura manoyoga se sambandha rakhanevAlI ghaTanAe~ prAyaH ghaTatI rahatI haiN| ___ jaba maiM lhAsA kI yAtrA kara rahI thI to Denazina nadI ko ghATI meM mujhe TelIpethI kI zaktiyoM kA pratyakSa pramANa bhI dekhane ko milA thaa| cosda-jauMga kI gumbA ke eka lAmA ne jisa DhaGga se Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 129 apane eka ziSya ko mAnasika Adeza diyA thA, usakA jaise kA taisA varNana yahA~ maiM pAThakoM ke kautUhala ke liye detI huuN| ___ yauGgadena aura maiM rAta bhara eka ThaNDhe maidAna meM soye the| hameM rAta ko sardI khUba lagI thI aura subaha bhI IMdhana kI kamI ke kAraNa binA cAya piye hI hameM phira cala denA par3A thaa| bhUkhe, pyAse hama dopahara taka calate rahe / sar3aka ke kinAre hameM eka lAmA apanI darI para baiThA dikhAI par3A jo abhI-abhI apanA dopahara kA khAnA samApta kara rahA thA / lAmA ko dekhate hI mana meM kucha zraddhA sI utpanna ho jAtI thii| usake sAtha tIna trApA aura bhI the jo zAyada usake cele hI the; kyoMki unakI pozAka naukaroM kI sI nahIM thii| cAra phande-par3e ghor3e bhI Asa-pAsa ghAsa cara rahe the| ___ ina logoM ke sAtha bahuta sI lakar3I thI aura cAya kI keTalI aba bhI Aga para garama ho rahI thii| ___ hama loga bhesa badalakara yAtrA kara rahe the| hamArA libAsa nidhana yAtriyoM kA sA thaa| astu, hamane lAmA ko sAdara praNAma kiyaa| ho sakatA hai, cAya kI keTalI ko dekhakara hamAre mana meM jo bhAva ho Aye the unheM usane hamAre ceharoM para jyoM kA tyoM par3ha liyA ho| usane dhIre se kahA-"ninje* !' aura taba hameM pAsa hI baiTha jAne kA izArA kara diyaa| baiThate hI usane hamase apanA pyAlA | nikAlane ko khaa| eka trApA ne hamAre pyAloM meM cAya u~DelI aura sAmane tsAmpA lAkara rakha diyaa| isake bAda vaha apane sAthiyoM ko * tibbatI lAmA aksara isa zabda kA prayoga karate haiN| isaka artha hai "Aha vecAre badanasIba !" "oha ! aphasosa" ____ hara eka tibbatI apanA pyAlA apane sAtha rakhatA hai kyoMki dUsare kisI kA pAtra vaha vyavahAra meM nahIM lA sktaa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 prAcIna tibbata yAtrA ke lie ghor3e ko taiyAra karane meM madada dene lagA / ekAeka una ghor3oM meM se eka rassI tur3Akara bhAga khar3A huA aura vaha rassI lekara usake pIche daur3A / lAmA zAyada adhika bAtacIta karanA pasanda nahIM karatA thA / vaha cupacApa usI bhAge hue ghor3e kI ora dekhatA rahA / aba merI nigAha lakar3I ke eka bartana para par3I jisake peMde meM dahI kA bacA huA kucha bhAga sUkha rahA thA / dUra para eka dehAta dikhalAI diyaa| maiMne anumAna kiyA ki vahIM se lAmA ne yaha dahI ma~gAyA hogA / bag2aira tarakArI ke sakhe tsAmpA ko gale se nIce utArane meM hameM kaThinAI ho rahI thI aura maiMne yauMgadena ke kAna meM cupake se kahA - " lAmA ke cale jAne para tuma usa dehAta meM jAnA / vahA~ dahI jarUra mila jAyagA" / yadyapi maiM bilkula dhIre bolI thI aura hama loga lAmA ke bahuta pAsa bhI nahIM baiThe the, phira bhI zAyada lAmA ne merI bAta suna lii| usane merI ora apanA mu~ha kiyA aura eka bAra dhIre se usake mu~ha se nikalA -- " niMje !" isake bAda usane usa tarafa apanA mu~ha phera liyA jidhara vaha ghor3A bhAga gayA thaa| vaha gaura se udhara hI dekhatA rahA / trApA ne ghor3e ko pakar3a liyA thA aura aba vaha usake gale meM rassI DAlakara vApasa le A rahA thaa| akasmAt vaha trApA ThiThaka gayA, jaise use koI bAta yAda ho AI ho / vaha vahIM ghor3e ko eka patthara se bA~dhakara sIdhA pIche vApasa lauTA 1 kucha dUrI para jAkara usane sar3aka chor3a dI aura usI dehAta kI ora calA gayA jise maiMne yogadena ko dikhAyA thaa| thor3I dera bAda hamane use ghor3e ke pAsa 'koI cIz2a' lekara lauTate dekhA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 131 jaba vaha ghor3A lekara hamAre pAsa taka yA gayA to mujhe patA calA ki vaha 'koI cIz2a' aura kucha nahIM, dahI se bharA huA eka kATha kA bartana hai| usane use lAmA ko nahIM diyA, balki use hAtha meM liye hue usakI ora khar3A dekhatA rahA jaise pUcha rahA ho"kyA Apane yahI cIz2a ma~gAI thI ? aba maiM isa dahI kA kyA karU~ ?" I usake isa mUka prazna ke uttara meM lAmA ne sara hilAkara "hA~" kara diyA aura pA ko batalAkara kahA ki dahI mere lie hai dUsarI jisa ghaTanA kA ullekha maiM kara rahI hU~ vaha tibbata ke bhItara nahIM balki usa sarahadI hisse meM ghaTI jo aba cIna ke cuAna aura kaoNMsU ke prAntoM meM milA liyA gayA hai / tAna aura kunkA darre ke bIca meM jo jaGgala par3atA hai usake pAsa se hokara hama loga yAtrA kara rahe the / ina hissoM meM DAkU bahutAyata se dekhe jAte haiN| idhara se jAnevAloM kA jitanI hI bar3I saMkhyA meM safara karanA ho sake utanA hI acchA hotA hai / hamAre sAtha cha: yAtrI aura A mile the| inameM se pA~ca cInI vyApArI the aura eka koI lambe kada kA bonpo jisake bar3e-bar3e bAla kisI lAla cIja meM lapeTe hue para bahuta bar3e sAfa kA kAma de rahe the / maiMne dekhA, mauqA acchA hai| isase koI na koI naI bAta avazya mAlUma hogii| maiMne use apane sAtha bhojana karane kI dAvata dii| bAta-bAta meM patA calA ki vaha apane guru kA sAtha dene jA rahA thA / usakA guru eka bhArI bonpo jAdUgara thA jo pAsa kI kisI pahAr3I para eka bar3A Dabthaba ( anuSThAna ) kara rahA thaa| isa Dabthaba se vaha eka bar3e zaktizAlI daitya ko apane vaza meM karanA cAhatA thA / maiMne apane mehamAna ke guru se milane kI gumpA thA the aura sara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 prAcIna tibbata utkaTa abhilASA prakaTa kii| AraspA ne sara hilAyA aura kahA ki aisA honA nitAnta asambhava hai| jaba taka anuSThAna samApta na ho jAya, koI usake guru ke pAsa taka nahIM jA sktaa| ___maiM samajha gaI ki isake sAtha tarka karanA vyartha hai| cupa rahI aura socA ki jaba yaha bAspA hamArA sAtha chor3akara alaga ho jAyagA taba hama loga bhI cupake cupake isakA pIchA kreNge| sambhava hai, isa prakAra akasmAt pahu~cakara anuSThAna karate hue bonpo jAdUgara kI eka jhalaka dekhane ko mila jaay| maiMne apane naukaroM ko usa DAnspA para dhyAna rakhane kI cetAvanI kara dii| mAlUma hotA hai, kAraspA merA Azaya tAr3a gyaa| usane yaha bhI anubhava kiyA hogA ki hama logoM ke bIca meM usakI hAlata kucha-kucha najarabanda kaidiyoM kI sI thii| lekina aspA ne kisI bAta kA burA na mAnA / usane haMsate-hasate mujhase kahA bhI"yaha na samajhiegA ki maiM bhAga jaauuNgaa| agara Apako maMzA ho to Apa mujhe rassiyoM se jakar3a diijie| mujhe Apase pahale vahA~ pahu~cane ko AvazyakatA hI nahIM hai| merA guru pahale se hI saba jAna gayA hai| 'Dagisa lak gI teka lA tena tAG tsAra' maiMne mAnasika saMkramaNa se sUcanA bheja dI hai|" ___ maiMne usakI bAta para kucha dhyAna na diyaa| maiM jAnatI thI ki ye loga bar3I-bar3I DIMgeM mArane meM pakke ustAda hote haiN| aksara jhUThamUTha adbhuta-adbhuta zaktiyoM kA upayoga meM lAne kA dama bharate haiN| kintu isa bAra merI dhAraNA galata sAbita huii| hama loga darai ko pAra karake bAhara nikle| hamAre sAmane aba khulA maidAna thaa| DAkuoM kA bhaya na rahA aura cInI vyApArI hamase bidA lekara alaga ho gye| merI icchA aba bhI apane sAthI kAraspA kA pIchA karane kI thI ki ekAeka chaH Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ icchA-zakti aura usakA prayoga 133 ghur3asavAra bar3I tejI se sarapaTa Ate dikhAI diye / pAsa Ane para ve apane- apane ghor3oM para se utara pdd'e| unhoMne 'khA-tArasa' ( abhivAdana ) kiyA aura upahAra meM makkhana diyaa| yaha saba ziSTAcAra ho cukane para unameM se eka vaya meM bar3e bhale AdamI ne mujhase saMketa se yaha prArthanA kI ki maiM apanA irAdA badala dU~ aura bonpo tAntrika ke Dabthaba meM koI bAdhA na dU~ / unhoMne batalAyA ki khAsa-khAsa ziSyoM ke sivA aura kisI ko vahA~ jAne kI anumati nahIM hai, jahA~ jAdU kA klika- hora banAkara bonpA apanA anuSThAna pUrA kara rahe haiN| maiMne apanA vicAra badala diyaa| sacamuca, mAlUma hotA hai, spA ne zAyada apane guru ko mere bAre meM qhabara bheja dI thii| jJAta hotA hai, dRSTi sambandhI mAnasika saMkramaNa ( TelIpethI ) se bhI tibbatavAsI aparicita nahIM haiN| kisse-kahAniyoM kI bAta jAne dIjie, tibbata meM Aja bhI kucha aise loga maujUda haiM jinakA dAvA hai ki unhoMne svayaM aise kAlpanika chAyAcitra dekhe haiM jo una taka kisI na kisI TelIpethika DhaMga se pahu~cAye gaye the / ye citra una sUratoM se bilkula bhinna hote haiM, jinheM hama apane svapnoM meM dekhate haiN| kabhI-kabhI chAyAcitra dhyAna kI avasthA meM prakaTa hotA hai aura kabhI-kabhI taba jaba ki dekhanevAlA kisI na kisI mAmUlI kAma meM lagA rahatA hai| eka lAmA tsipA ne mujhase batalAyA ki eka bAra khAnA khAte samaya usane eka gyudA lAmA ko dekhA / yaha usakA bar3A mitra thA jise usane bahuta samaya se nahIM dekhA thA / gyuda lAmA * jyotiSI / + gyi ud kAleja kA sahapAThI jahA~ bAqAyadA tantra zAstra ( jAdUgarI ) kI zikSA dI jAtI hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 prAcIna tibbata apane ghara kI caukhaTa para khar3A thA aura usake bagala meM eka adher3a umra kA nApA, pITha para eka choTI sI gaTharI liye hue, khar3A thA jaise vaha abhI-abhI apanI yAtrA ke lie khAnA hone ko prastuta ho / trApA ne lAmA ke pairoM meM sira navAyA aura AjJA mA~gI / lAmA ne use uThAkara musakarAte hue kucha kahA aura taba uttara kI ora hAtha se izArA kiyA / trApA isI dizA meM ghUmA aura usane phira tIna bAra jhuka-jhukakara praNAma kiyA / taba usane apane corA ko sa~bhAlA aura cala pdd'aa| sipA ne yaha bhI dekhA ki caug2A eka kinAre para burI taraha se phaTA huA hai| isake bAda hI yaha chAyA citra lupta ho gayA / kucha saptAha ke bAda yahI yAtrI gyuda lAmA ke pAsa se sacamuca hI AyA aura sipA lAmA se gaNita jyotiSa ke kucha aMgoM kI zikSA prApta karane kI icchA prakaTa kI / trApA ne batalAyA ki apane pichale guru se bidA hote samaya usane jaba use praNAma kiyA to gyuda lAmA ne ha~sate hue jo bAta kahI thI vaha yaha thI - "tuma aba apane naye guru ke pAsa jA rahe ho| use bhI isI samaya praNAma kara lenA tumhArA karttavya hai / " phira usane uttara kI ora hAtha uThAkara batAyA thA ki isI dizA meM sipA lAmA kA ghara par3atA hai / lAmA ko apane naye ziSya ke labAde meM vaha phaTA huA hissA bhI dikhalAI par3A jisa para usakI nigAha pahale hI chAyA citra meM par3a cukI thI / anta meM apane kucha nijI anubhavoM ke bAre meM maiM kaha sakatI hU~ ki maiMne svayaM kAphI samaya isa TelIpethika vijJAna ko sIkhane meM naSTa kiyA thA aura kaI bAra apane guru lAmAoM ke mAnasika deza samajha sakane meM saphala bhI huI thii| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtavA~ adhyAya adhyAtma kI zikSA tibbata kI dhArmika janatA ko hama do bhAgoM meM bA~Ta sakate haiN| pahale hisse meM ve loga Ate haiM jo paramparA se cale Aye hue DhoMgoM meM pUrA andha-vizvAsa rakhate haiM aura dUsare ve loga haiM jo UparI banAvaTI bAtoM ko bekAra samajhate haiM aura nirdhArita niyamoM ko avahelanA karake apane-apane alaga tarIka para mukti-mArga kI svatantra khoja ke pakSa meM haiN| lekina isake yaha mAne kadApi nahIM haiM ki donoM daloM ke logoM meM Apasa meM koI vaira bhAva rahatA hai| inameM Apasa meM dhArmika matabheda cAhe jitanA ho, para aura sabhI bAtoM meM inakA paraspara kA bartAva bhAI-cAre kA sA rahatA hai| niyamita rUpa se sAdhu-jIvana vyatIta karanevAle saMnyAsI mAnate haiM ki sadAcAra aura maTha kI niyama-baddhatA se Ama taura para bahutoM ko lAbha pahu~catA hai, kintu vAstava meM ye bAteM eka U~ce lakSya taka pahu~cAne ke lie sIr3hiyA~ bhara haiN| dUsare varga ke pakSapAtI svIkAra karate haiM ki sadAcAra kI zikSAoM aura niyamita jIvana kA apanA alaga mahattva hai aura zurU-zurU meM ziSyoM ko inakI upekSA nahIM karanI caahie| aura phira yaha bAta to Ama taura para sabhI loga mAnate haiM ki donoM meM se pahalA tarIkA adhika sarala hai| sAdhu-jIvana, saccaritratA, jIvoM para dayA, sAMsArika lipsAoM kA pUrNatayA tiraskAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 prAcIna tibbata aura mAnasika zAnti-ina sabase moha dUra hotA hai; aura moha kA sarvathA nivAraNa hI mukti kA ekamAtra upAya hai| ____eka tIsarA tarIqA jise logoM ne sIdhA mArga* (yA sodhA tarIkA ) kA nAma diyA hai, bahuta hI Apatti-janaka samajhA jAtA hai| jo loga isakI zikSA dete haiM, unakA kahanA hai ki isa mArga ko pakar3anA vaisA hI hai jaise ki kisI pahAr3I kI U~cI coTI taka pahu~cane ke lie cakkara mAratI huI Upara jAnevAlI pahAr3I pagaDaNDI kA sahArA na lekara koI ekadama sIdhI caTTAnoM ko pAra karatA huA Upara taka pahu~cane kA dussAhasa kre| isa kAma meM to basa jo sacce zUra aura asAdhAraNa sAhasI hoMge ve hI saphalatA pA skeNge| thor3I sI bhI lAparavAhI ho jAne se patana avazyambhAvI rahatA hai; catura se catura AdamI saikar3oM gaz2a nIce girakara apanI haDDo-pasalI tor3a legaa| isa patana se tibbatI dharma-AcAryoM kA tAtparya dhArmika adhaHpatana se hai jo ki manuSya ko nIcI se nIcI dazA taka pahu~cA sakatA hai; AdamI manuSya se jAnavara bana sakatA hai| ___maiMne eka vidvAna lAmA ko yaha kahate hue sunA hai ki sugama mArga ke kaThora siddhAnta bahuta kucha uttarI aura madhya eziyA ke eka bar3e prAcIna mata se milate-julate haiN| lAmA kA pakkA vizvAsa thA ki ye siddhAnta buddhadeva kI sabase mahattvapUrNa zikSAoM se hU-bahU milatejulate haiM jaisA ki bhagavAn ke upadezoM se sApha patA calatA hai| para lAmA ne yaha bhI batalAyA ki buddha bhagavAn jAnate the ki sugama-mArga kA upAya bahuta thor3oM ke lie hitakara hogaa| sAdhAraNa taura para logoM ke lie vahI rAstA Thoka hogA jo sIdhA-sAdA ho aura jisameM kiso Apatti kI sambhAvanA na ho| isI lie unhoMne * lAma caMga arthAt choTA rAstA / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 137 sAdhAraNa zreNI ke logoM aura ausata darje kI buddhi ke bhikSuoM ke lie eka subhItevAle dharma kA pracAra karanA ThIka smjhaa| isI lAmA ko zAkya-muni gautama ke gya-gar ( bhAratavarSa ) meM janma lene para bhArI sandeha thaa| usakA kahanA thA ki zAyada zAkya-muni ke pUrvaja kisI eziyAI kauma ke loga the| use isa bAta kA pUrA vizvAsa thA ki AgAmI buddha bhagavAn maitreya uttarI eziyA meM hI phira janma leNge| ___ kahA~ se usane ye vicAra ikaTTha kiye the, isakA mujhe kucha patA nahIM laga skaa| eziyAI saMnyAsiyoM ke sAtha vAda-vivAda kI rattI bhara bho gujAiza nahIM hotii| Apake sau savAloM kA javAba ve basa eka "maiMne aisA-aisA apane dhyAna meM dekhA hai" meM de dete haiN| aura jahA~ unhoMne eka bAra aisA kaha diyA, vahA~ phira unase kisI bAta kA patA calAne kI AzA karanA durAzA mAtra hai| __isI taraha ke vicAroM meM vizvAsa karanevAle nepAla ke kucha nevAra bhI mere dekhane meM aaye| unakA kahanA thA ki gautama buddha unake apane deza meM paidA hue the aura ve loga aura cInI eka hI jAti ke the| tibbato jAdUgaroM ke pAsa rahakara zikSA grahaNa karanevAle vidyArthI do bhAgoM meM bA~Te jA sakate haiM___eka to ve loga haiM jo prakRti para kisI prakAra kI vijaya nahIM cAhate, balki kucha devatAoM kA iSTa prApta karane meM yatnazIla rahate haiN| yA kucha jindoM ko apane vaza meM karake unase taraha-taraha kI gulAmI lene kI koziza karate rahate haiN| isa taraha ke jIvadhArI sacamuca hI kisI loka meM vAsa karate haiM isa bAta meM ye thor3A bhI sandeha nahIM rkhte| ve yaha bhI mAnate haiM ki unakI apanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwantumaragyanbhandar.com Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 prAcIna tibbata zakti ina jindoM kI tAqata se kahIM kama hotI hai aura jo kAma ve inheM apanA gulAma banAkara karavA sakate haiM use akele binA inakI madada ke lAkha sara mArane para bhI, nahIM kara sakate 1 , dUsarI zreNI meM kevala thor3e se catura anubhavI Ate haiN| ye bhI kabhI-kabhI unhIM tarIqoM se kAma lete haiM jinakA unase kama hoziyAra pahalI zreNI ke jAdUgara prayoga karate haiM / para jisa uddezya se ye aisA karate haiM vaha bilkula dUsarA hI hotA hai / pahalI zreNI ke jAdUgaroM kI taraha ye bahuta sI prAkRtika kautUhalamayI ghaTanAoM ko kevala 'karAmAta' hI nahIM samajhate, pratyuta unakA vizvAsa hai ki inakI vajaha khuda jAdUgaroM meM utpanna honevAlI eka zaktivizeSa hai jo usake vAstu zAstra ke vAstavika jJAna para bahuta kucha nirbhara rahatI hai| ye dUsare prakAra ke jAdUgara bahudhA pahu~ce hue phakIroM kI bhA~ti leoka-dRSTi se chipe hI rahate haiM / jahA~ taka ho sakatA hai ve apane ko ajJAta vAsa meM hI rakhanA pasanda karate haiN| unheM nAma kI bhUkha nahIM hotI aura ve kabhI-kabhI hI apanI zaktiyoM kA upayoga karate haiN| hA~, pahale prakAra ke jAdUgara taraha taraha ke vismayapUrNa camatkAra dikhAkara logoM ko Azcarya se bhara denA hI eka bar3A bhArI kAma samajhate haiN| choTe se choTe bhIkha mA~gate hue madAriyoM se lekara bar3e se bar3e dhanavAn gRhasthoM taka meM isa prakAra ke bahuta se jAdUgara, karAmAtI bhaviSyavaktA, mAyAvI DhU~r3hane para pAye jA sakate haiN| Upara maiM batA cukI hU~ ki aneka utsAhI navayuvaka yogya guru ke pAne ke lie kaise-kaise sAhasika kArya karate haiM / aura isa uddezya kI siddhi ke lie bar3I se bar3I kaThinatAoM kA ha~sate-ha~sate sAmanA kara lete haiN| sacamuca upayukta guru bar3e bhAgya se hI milatA hai| isake khojane meM kAphI sAvadhAnI se kAma lenA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA . 139 par3atA hai aura jisa dina kisI ko apanA guru mAna lete haiM usa dina samajhA jAtA hai ki Aja jAvana kI eka bar3I mahattvapUrNa ghaTanA ghttii| kahane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai ki isa guru ko yogyatA para hI ziSya kA sArA bhaviSya nirbhara rahatA hai| prArambha meM kucha dinoM taka guru apane naye cele kI yogyatA kI jA~ca karatA hai| isake bAda darzana-zAstra ke kucha siddhAntoM se vaha usakA paricaya karAtA hai| ekAdha kyilkahora kA khIMcanA batAkara use unakA matalaba bhI samajhA detA hai| ____ isake bAda jaba use vizvAsa ho jAtA hai ki ziSya honahAra hai taba vaha use adhyAtma-zAstra kI vidhivat praNAlI se zikSA denA prArambha karatA hai| adhyAtmavAda kI zikSA ina tIna prakAroM meM dI jAtI hai| 1. tAvaoN-dekhanA, jA~ca karanA; 2. gom-pA-socanA, dhyAna karanA; ___3. zyod-pA-abhyAsa karanA, aura anta meM isI ke dvArA uddezya kI siddhi| eka dUsarI kama pracalita tAlikA ina cAra zabdoM meM usI bAta ko eka dUsare DhaGga se kahatI hai| tona :- artha, kAraNa arthAt vastuoM kI jA~ca-par3atAla| unakI vyutpatti aura unake prArambha aura anta kA kaarnn| loba :-vibhinna siddhAntoM kA drshn| 2. gom:-jo kucha sIkhA-par3hA gayA hai yA kisI aura DhaGga se jJAta huA hai-usake bAre meM socnaa| vidhivat dhyAna lagAne kA abhyaas| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 prAcIna tibbata 3. togsa :-parama jJAna / vidyAdhyayana karane ke lie ziSyoM ko apane Apako kisI nirjana sthAna meM banda kara lenA hotA hai| guru lAmA aksara use 'sAma' koThariyoM meM banda hokara abhyAsa karane kA Adeza detA hai| 'sAm' zabda kA artha hotA hai 'sImA, kisI deza kI sarahada' / dhArmika zabda-koSa meM sAma meM rahane kA tAtparya hai ekAntavAsa, eka hada ke bhItara cale jAnA aura phira usake bAhara paira nahIM rkhnaa| ___ yaha hada kaI prakAra kI hotI hai| bahuta Age bar3he hue AdhyAtmika lAmA apane lie kisI prakAra ko sthUla sImA kI zrAva. zyakatA nahIM smjhte| dhyAnastha hone ke pUrva hI apane Apako eka kAlpanika hada ke bhItara rakhakara zeSa vastu AkAra rakhanevAle padArthoM se ve apane Apako alaga kara lete haiN| ___'sAma' aneka prakAra ke hote haiN| inameM se kucha kama kaThina hote haiM aura kucha thor3e aura kdd'e| sahala tarIkoM meM se eka yaha bhI hai ki koI gRhastha apane nijI kamare meM hI banda ho jAtA hai| vaha yA to bAhara nikalatA hI nahIM aura agara nikalatA bhI hai to isake lie vaha kucha samaya niyata kara letA hai| usakA yaha bAhara nikalanA bhI kisI dhArmika uddezya se hI hotA hai jaise prAcIna devasthAnoM kI parikramA karanA yA kucha mUrtiyoM ke Age daNDa-praNAma karane Adi ke lie| ___ apane niyama ke anusAra sAmsapA* lokahita ke lie bAhara nikala sakatA hai yA viparIta dazA meM unakI A~kha bacAkara rahatA hai| pahale kAyade ke mutAbika vaha apane ghara ke logoM se, riztedAroM aura naukaroM se kabhI-kabhI bola letA hai| jaba taba do-eka * sAma meM rhnevaalaa| yAda rahe 'sAmsapA' aura zabda hai aura sAmA aur| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 141 milane-julanevAle bhI usake kamare meM A-jA sakate haiM; lekina dUsare DhaGga para rahanevAle tsAmsapA kevala unhIM logoM se bolate haiM jo unakI dainika AvazyakatAoM ko juTAne kA kAma karate haiN| kisI ko unake pAsa taka jAne kI AjJA nahIM rhtii| agara kAma bahuta jarUrI huA to ekAdha minaTa ke lie donoM eka dUsare se bAtacIta kara sakate haiM, lekina aise avasaroM para unake bIca meM eka bar3A sA pardA khar3A kara diyA jAtA hai aura ve eka-dUsare ko bagaira dekhe bAteM karake alaga ho jAte haiN| prAyaH bahuta se tibbatI vidvAn ina upAyoM ko kiso dhArmika uddazya kI siddhi ke lie nahIM, pratyuta yoM hI vidyAbhyAsa ke lie kAma meM lAte haiN| ye aura kucha nahIM, vyAkaraNa, darzana, jyotiSa yA vaidyaka kA adhyayana karate haiM aura vinoM se dUra rahane ke lie isa prakAra kA nijena ekAntavAsa unheM apane kAma ke lie bahuta ThIka samajha par3atA hai| kucha kevala eka naukara ke sAmane ho sakate haiM aura kucha kisI ke bhI nhiiN| ___ kucha ekadama maunavrata dhAraNa kara lete haiM aura AvazyakatA par3ane para likhakara bAteM kara sakate haiN| ___ kucha apanI khir3akiyoM ko isa prakAra banda kara lete haiM ki koI bhI prAkRtika dRzya yA AkAza ke sivA bAhara kI koI bhI vastu unake dekhane meM nahIM A sakatA / ___ bahuta se aise bhI hote haiM jo apanI khir3akiyA~ ekadama banda kara lete haiM yA kisI binA khir3akI ko kATharI meM rahate haiN| ve AkAza ko bhI nahIM dekha skte| hA~, bAhara se rozanI bhItara A sakane ke lie kAi na koI prabandha z2arUra kara diyA jAtA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wnafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 prAcIna tibbata usa hAlata meM jaba ki sAmsapA kisI ke sAmane nahIM hotAbhojana karane ke samaya vaha eka dUsare kamare meM calA jAtA hai aura taba naukara khAnA lAkara usake kamare meM rakha detA hai| agara tsAmsapA ke vyavahAra meM eka hI kamarA huA to naukara caukhaTa ke pAsa lAkara bhojana kA thAla rakha detA hai aura daravAz2a para khaT khaTa kA zabda karatA hai| AsapAsa ke loga bag2ala ke kamaroM meM cale jAte haiM aura sAmsapA kivAr3a kholakara thAlI andara kara letA hai| koI bhI jarUrI cIz2a use isI tarIke para mila sakatI hai aura isI DhaGga se vaha cIjoM ko lauTA bhI detA hai| daravAz2a kA kuNDA khaTakhaTAne se yA eka ghaNTI bajAne se loga usI taraha apane-apane kamaroM meM cale jAte haiN| aura do-eka minaTa ke lie sAmsapA phira apane sAma ke bhItara ghusa jAtA hai| isa taraha ke sAma meM rahanevAloM meM se kucha to apanI AvazyakatAoM ko kAgaja para likhakara batA dete haiM, lekina kucha isa subhote se bhI phAyadA nahIM utthaate| mAno huI bAta hai ki unheM apanI AvazyakatAoM ko ekadama hI kama kara denA par3atA hai| yahA~ taka ki agara unheM khAnA pahu~cAnevAlA bhI apanA kAma kiso dina bhUla jAya to ve maunavrata aura upavAsa donoM puNya- . karmoM kA phala eka sAtha hI upArjana kara lete haiN| zrAma taura para isa taraha kA apane ghara hI meM sImA ke bhItara rahanA' bahuta kama dinoM taka rahatA hai| adhika se adhika eka sAla taka isakA avadhi hotI hai| prAyaH tIna mAha, eka mAha, eka saptAha yA kabhI-kabhI kucha dinoM meM hI gRhastha tsAmsapA apane ekAntavAsa ko tor3a dete haiN| ___spaSTa hai ki adhika samaya kA aura kar3A ekAntavAsa apane ghara kI sAdhAraNa koThariyoM meM honA asaMbhava hai| vahA~ cAhe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 143 kitanI bhI sAvadhAnI se kAma liyA jAya, logoM ke idhara-udhara Ate-jAte rahane se aura ghara ke sAMsArika vAtAvaraNa se itane adhika sannikaTa hone ke kAraNa sAmsapA ke kArya meM thor3A-bahuta vighna par3a hI jAtA hai| kucha lAmA to vihAroM kI zAnti aura nIrava vAtAvaraNa ko bhI kAphI nahIM smjhte| bahuta so gumbAoM kI ora se aise ekAntavAsapremiyoM kI suvidhA ke lie alaga se kucha dUra pahAr3o para choTe-choTe ghara bane hote haiN| ina gharoM ko 'sAmsakhA kahate haiN| kabhI-kabhI to ye ekAntagRha vihAroM se itanI dUrI para banAye jAte haiM ki unake bIca meM kucha dinoM ke mArga kA antara rahatA hai| prAyaH sabhI tsAmsakhAG do bhAgoM meM ba~Te hote haiN| eka kamarA ekAntavAsI ke uThane-baiThane aura sone ke kAma meM AtA hai aura dUsarA bhojanAlaya kA kAma detA hai| isI meM usakA nAkara bhI rahatA hai| __ jaba tsAmsapA kisI Adamo ke sAmane nahIM hotA to usakA naukara usase alaga kucha dUra kI eka jhoMpar3I meM rahatA hai / sAmsapA ke kamare meM eka jaMgalA khola diyA jAtA hai aura isI rAste se vaha apanA bhojana pAtA hai| pUrA bhojana to dina bhara meM sirpha eka bAra pahu~cAne kA niyama hai para makkhana par3I huI cAya kaI bAra lAI jA sakatI hai| agara lAmA 'lAla TopI' vAle kisI sampradAya kA anuyAyI huA to cAya kI jagaha para vaha jau kI madirA kA prayoga karatA hai| tibbatiyoM meM prAyaH eka jau kA thailA apane sAtha rakhane kA calana hotA hai| isa thaile meM se vaha, jaba usakI icchA hotI hai, do-eka muTThI bhara nikAlakara cAya yA jo kI madirA ke sAtha phA~ka jAtA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, louwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 prAcIna tibbata ina sAmsakhAr3a ke viSaya meM eka bAta yaha yAda rakhane ke yogya hai ki inameM ve hI loga Azraya lete haiM jo kisI na kisI dhArmika saMgha se kucha sambandha rakhate haiN| inameM se aneka lagAtAra kaI varSa sAmsakhAr3a meM bitA dete haiM / prAyaH ekAntavAsa kI avadhi tIna sAla, tIna mahIne, tIna saptAha aura tIna dina taka hotI hai| yahI avadhi kucha loga eka bAra samApta karake phira do yA tIna bAra duharAte haiN| kucha aise bhI hote haiM jo jIvana paryanta ina sAmsakhAr3a meM rahane kA nizcaya kara lete haiM / eka aura prakAra kA ekAntavAsa, jo isase bhI adhika kar3A hotA hai, bilkula andhakAra meM kiyA jAtA hai| a~dhere meM dhyAna karane kI prathA kevala lAmA-dharma meM hI nahIM, balki sabhI bauddha dezoM meM hai| isa Dhaka ke kaI kamare maiMne brahmA meM dekhe haiM aura sAgena pahAr3I meM svayaM kucha dina maiM ina koThariyoM meM bitA cukI huuN| lekina brahmA meM aura anya dezoM meM loga isa prakAra kI a~dherI koThariyoM meM kevala kucha ghaNToM ke lie praveza karate haiM, jaba ki tibbata ke tsAmsapA apane sAmsakhA meM apane ko varSoM ke lie khuzI-khuzI banda kara lete haiM / kabhI-kabhI to loga mRtyu- paryanta apane ko ina natroM meM jIvita gAr3a rakhate haiM, yadyapi aise logoM kI saMkhyA adhika nahIM hotii| n bilkula a~dherA kara lene ke lie ye koThariyA~ z2amIna ke nIce tahakhAne ke rUpa meM banAI jAtI haiN| inameM khir3akiyA~ to nahIM hotIM, lekina hA~ Upara havA ke Ane-jAne ke lie U~cI cimaniyA~ avazya rahatI haiN| ina cimaniyoM ke rAste se sirpha havA jAtI hai, prakAza nahIM jAne paataa| koThariyoM meM itanA aMdherA rahatA hai ki apanA hAtha nahIM sUjhatA / para kucha dinoM ke bAda tsAmsapA kI A~kheM usa adhere se abhyasta ho jAtI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA haiM aura apane AsapAsa ke sthAna kA thor3A bahuta andAjA kara sakane meM samartha hotI haiN| __jo loga ina tahakhAnoM meM kaI sAla bitA cuke haiM, unakA kahanA hai ki ye koThariyA~ adbhuta divya-prakAza se Alokita rahatI haiN| kabhI to inameM rozanI bhara jAtI hai, kabhI kamare kI pratyeka vastu prakAza se camakane lagatI hai aura kabhI khile hue phUla, AkarSaka prAkRtika dRzya aura jaba-taba sundara divyAMganAe~ inhIM kamaroM meM unake sAmane A-Akara prakaTa hotI haiN| dilabahalAva ke lie ina cIjoM ke sivA aura bahuta se pralobhana ina tahakhAnoM meM sAmsapA kA svAgata karate haiN| dhArmika AcAryoM ke matAnusAra ye kama sAhasI, alpa buddhivAle ziSyoM ko bhulAve meM phA~sane ke lie hote haiM / tsAmsapA jaba ina a~dherI koThariyoM meM kaI sAla bitA cukatA hai aura usake ekAntavAsa ko avadhi samApta hotI rahatI hai to thor3A-thor3A karake vaha apane netroM ko phira prakAza se abhyasta karanA Arambha karatA hai / isake lie usakI koTharI kI eka dIvAla meM Upara eka bahuta choTA sA cheda kara diyA jAtA hai| roja ise thor3A-thor3A karake bar3A karate jAte haiN| zurU-zurU meM yaha AlpIna ke UparI sire ke barAbara hotA hai aura dhIre-dhIre bar3A hotA-hotA yaha khir3akI ke AkAra kA ho jAtA hai| yaha kAma yA to sAmsapA khuda karatA hai yA usake mitroM meM se koI athavA usakA guru| jitanI lambI ekAntavAsa kI avadhi hotI hai, utanA hI adhika samaya isa cheda ko bar3A karane meM laga jAtA hai| jo loga apanI jindagI meM pahalI bAra ina koThariyoM meM banda hote haiM ve ekAntavAsa kI avadhi meM samaya-samaya para apane guru se mantra bhI lete rahate haiN| yaha guru unase bAhara se hI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 prAcIna tibbata usI khir3akI ke rAste se bAtacIta karatA hai, jisase hokara usakA bhojana andara AtA hai| guru lAmA apane hAtha se isa koTharI kA tAlA banda karatA hai aura isa mauka para tathA bAda meM jaba vaha use apane hAtha se kholakara ziSya ko bAhara nikAlatA hai to eka pUjA kI jAtI hai| ekAntavAsa adhika kar3A na hone kI hAlata meM dvAra para eka patAkA gAr3a dI jAtI hai aura isameM una logoM kA nAma likhA rahatA hai, jinheM sAmsapA se milane kI AjJA usake guru kI ora se hotI hai| jo loga jIvana bhara ke lie apane ko sAmsakhAr3a meM banda kara lete haiM unake daravAje para nizAna ke lie eka sUkhI TahanI bhUmi meM hI khoMsa dI jAtI hai| ___ sAma khAi prAyaH gumbAoM ke AsapAsa hI dhyAna karane ke lie bane hue kuTIroM ke artha meM prayukta hotA hai| inase dUra nirjana sthAnoM meM bane hue Azrama-sthaloM ko 'ritod' kahate haiN| ritod kabhI bhI pahAr3iyoM ke tale nimnapradeza meM nahIM banAye jaate| ye hamezA Upara kisI jacanevAlI jagaha para hote haiN| inakI sthiti bhI nirdhArita niyamoM ke anusAra pasanda ko jAtI hai| eka mazahUra tibbatI kahAvata bhI hai gyAbrI tAga duna rI tso arthAt ritod kisI pahAr3I para aisI U~cI jagahoM para banAye jAveM jahA~ unake pIche pahAr3I caTTAneM hoM aura Age sAmane koI pahAr3I sotA ho| ___ritod-pA (ritodvAle ) na to utanA kaThina jIvana hI vyatIta karate haiM, jitanA tsAmsapA, aura na ye loga aMdhere kamare meM banda honA hI jarUrI samajhate haiN| isa prakAra ke-manuSyoM kI bastI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 147 se dUra-purAne DhA~ce ke bane hue gharoM meM dhArmika pravRtti ke mahattvAkAMkSI kaTTara lAmA nAlajorpA vAsa karate haiN| kahanA nahIM hogA ki sabhI sAmsapA aura ritodvAsI RSi aura mahAtmA nahIM hote| vyartha ke DhoMga, jhUThe aura pAkhaNDI sAdhu bahuta pahale se tibbatI sAdhuoM kI jamAta meM mile hue haiN| gomachena ke AvaraNa meM kaI ghUmate hue Thaga sIdhe-sAde dehAtiyoM aura bhole-bhAle gar3eriyoM ko taraha-taraha ke lAlaca dekara unakI A~khoM meM dhUla jhAMkate aura apanA ullU sIdhA karate haiN| eka pazcima kI ora kA vyakti kaha sakatA hai ki thor3e-bahuta nAma ke lie yA kucha paisoM ke lAlaca meM Akara inameM se bahuta kama loga sAdhuoM kA sA rUkhA aura kar3A jIvana vyatIta karane ke lie rAjI hote hoNge| lekina ise tibbatI pahala se dekhanA caahie| pAzcAtya dRSTikoNa se yaha jarUra kucha maeNhagA par3atA hai| __pazcima ke logoM kA vizvAsa hai ki koI AdamI adhika kAla taka akelA binA kisI se bAla-cAla cupacApa nahIM raha sakatA aura koI agara aise dustara kArya ko karane kA duHsAhasa karegA to yA to vaha ekadama mUkhe hI bana jAyagA yA sir3I ho jAyagA / lekina ye tibbatI saMnyAsI bIsa-bIsa tIsa-tIsa varSa taka akale binA kisI se bola-cAle ekAntavAsa nibhA dete haiN| aura phira bhI pAgalapana kA unameM lezamAtra bhI AbhAsa nahIM aataa| yaha koI Azcaryajanaka bAta nahIM hai| sambhavataH pazcimavAsiyoM kI uparyukta dhAraNA lAiTa-hAusa ke paharedAroM, bhagna-pota ke bace hue-sunasAna dvIpoM meM jA par3anevAle yAtriyoM yA bandIgRha meM DAla diye hue kaidiyoM kI kahAniyoM para nirbhara hai| Aja taka maiMne kisI tibbatI ko yaha kahate hue nahIM sunA ki use Arambha ke do-cAra dina bhI kATane meM kaThinAI par3I ho yA usane kucha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wywatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 prAcIna tibbata sUnepana kA anubhava kiyA ho / hone kA anubhava hI nahIM hotA / ba~TAye rakhatI haiN| unheM apane kAma kI cIjoM ke kucha socane kA avakAza hI nahIM milatA / vAstava meM inheM apane akele bahuta sI bAteM unake dhyAna ko atirikta aura apane ekAntavAsa ke samaya meM ye tsAmsapA yA ritopA jina abhyAsoM meM vyasta rahate haiM ve eka nahIM aneka haiM aura bhinnabhinna prakAra ke hote haiN| unheM ikaTThA karake unakI eka sUcI banA denA eka asambhava sI bAta hai; kyoMki inameM se bahutoM ko Aja taka saMsAra kA koI eka hI vyakti jAna sakane meM asamartha rahA hai| inameM se bahutere to apanA samaya eka mantra ke hajAroM nahIM balki lAkhoM bAra ke jApa meM hI bitA dete haiN| kabhI-kabhI yaha saMskRta bhASA kA koI mantra hotA hai jisakA eka zabda bhI unakI samajha meM nahIM AtA aura kabhI-kabhI tibbatI bhASA kA hI koI sUtra hotA hai jisakA artha bhI bahudhA unakI samajha se bAhara hI rahatA hai / 1 sabase adhika pracalita mantra vahI 'o maNi padme hu~' vAlA hai lagabhaga sabhI videzI yAtriyoM aura lekhakoM ne apanI pustakoM meM isa mantra kA ullekha kiyA hai, para zAyada hI inameM se kisI eka ne isakA asalI tAtparya samajhA ho / Aja taka adhikAMza pAzcAtya vidvAn pahale akSara 'o' kA anuvAda sAmAnya vismayasUcaka zabda 'Aha' (Ah ! ) meM karate Aye haiM aura antima zabda 'huM' kA matalaba Amona ( Amen ) lagAte haiN| eka 'om' zabda ke arthoM para bhAratavarSa meM bahuta sA sAhitya maujUda hai| isameM laukika, alaukika aura pAralaukika sabhI prakAra ke artha A jAte haiN| om kA abhiprAya trideva ( brahmA, viSNu aura maheza se ho isase brahmANDa kA advaita sakatA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 149 matAvalambiyoM ke ekezvaravAda kA tAtparya ho sakatA hai| isakA artha paramapuruSa hotA hai aura yaha yogazAstra kA antima zabda bhI hai jisake uccAraNa karane ke bAda phira saba kucha niHzabda hai| zrI zaGkarAcArya ke matAnusAra yaha samasta smaraNa-cintana kA ekamAtra AdhAra hai| om vaha zabda hai jisake ThIka uccAraNa se samAdhistha yogI yoga kI carama sImA para pahu~cakara brAhmI sthiti meM praveza kara jAtA hai aura jisake sahAre vaha laukika aura pAralaukika aizvayoM kI prApti sahaja hI kara sakatA hai| oM, haM aura phaTa ye tInoM saMskRta zabda tibbatiyoM ne bhAratavAsiyoM se liye haiN| kintu na to ve inake vAstavika artha se paricita haiM aura na unheM yahI patA hai ki bhAratIya yogazAstra meM ina zabdoM kA kitanA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai / ve to kevala yahI jAnate haiM ki ina zabdoM meM adbhuta prabhAvazAlinI zakti hai| aura isI lie unhoMne inakA prayoga apane hara eka dhArmika aura aindrajAlika mantroM ke sAtha kara bhara diyA hai| ___ pUre mantra 'oM maNi padma hu~' ke kaI artha haiN| sabase sIdhA aura AsAna matalaba isa prakAra hai-'maNi padma' kA saMskRta meM artha hotA hai 'kamala meM rtn'| 'kamala' saMsAra hai aura 'rana' svayaM tathAgata buddha bhagavAn kI zikSAe~ haiN| 'hu~' eka prakAra kA yuddha meM lalakArane kA zabda hai| lalakArA kise jAtA haikauna apanA zatra hai ? isakI vyAkhyA loga alaga-alaga apanI buddhi ke anusAra karate haiN| koI-koI ise bhUta-pretoM ke lie samajhate haiN| koI krodha, tRSNA, ghRNA, moha aura dambha Adi mAnasika vikAroM ko hI apanA zatra mAnate haiN| eka mAlA hotI hai aura vaha isI mantra ko par3hate par3hate 108 bAra pherI jAtI hai| eka pherA pUrA hone para hIH' zabda kA uccAraNa kiyA jAtA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 prAcIna tibbata 'hI' kA artha kucha loga kRtrimatA se DhaMkI huI Antarika vAstavikatA se lagAte haiN| ____ sAdhAraNa buddhi ke loga vizvAsa karate haiM ki 'oM maNi padma hu~' kA jApa karane se nissandeha ve svargaloka meM vAsa paaveNge| jo aura matimAna hote haiM ve batalAte haiM ki isa mantra ke chahoM zabda chaH jIvadhAriyoM se sambandha rakhate haiM aura adhyAtmavAdaviSayaka chaH raMgoM kA prAzaya prakaTa karate haiN| ____ 'om' zvetavarNa hai aura devatAoM (lhA) ke artha meM AtA hai| 'ma' nIlavarNa hai aura isakA sambandha asuroM ( lhAmayina ) se hai / 'Ni' pIlA hai aura manuSyoM ( mI) ke artha meM AtA hai| 'pad' harA hai aura isakA zrAzaya jAnavaroM (tyUdo ) se hotA hai| 'me' lAla hai| isakA artha hotA hai ve loga jo manuSya nahIM haiM ( yidAga* yA mi-mA-yinA ) / 'huM' kAlA varNa jisakA artha naraka meM rahanevAle prANiyoM se hai| isa prakAra kA artha lagAnevAle tattvavijJoM kA kahanA hai ki isa mantra ke jApa se manuSya chaH yoniyoM meM se kisI meM janma nahIM letA, arthAt parama mokSa pA jAtA hai| 'oM maNi padma hu~' ke atirikta aura bhI kaI mantra haiM; jaise 'oM banasattva' yA 'oM bana guru padmasiddhi hu~'...Adi / * yidAga logoM kA zarIra parvata ke AkAra kA hotA hai aura gardana sUta ke itanI patalI hotI hai| ye bar3e abhAge jIva hote haiM aura inheM sadaiva bhUkha-pyAsa satAtI rahatI hai| jaba ye jala ke pAsa pahu~cate haiM to pAnI Aga kI lapaToM meM badala jAtA hai| hara subaha tibbatI inheM abhimaMtrita jala car3hAte haiM jo Aga meM nahIM badalatA : 1 isa zreNI meM gandharva, kinnara, daitya ityAdi Ate haiM / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 151 bar3e mantroM meM se jo sabase adhika pracalita hai, vaha zuddha tibbatI bhASA meM hai| usameM saMskRta kA koI zabda nahIM hai| isa mantra kA nAma 'kyAbado' hai aura isakA jApa zurU-zurU meM eka lAkha bAra karane kA vidhAna kiyA gayA hai| isake sAtha-sAtha itane hI bAra daNDa-praNAma karane kA Adeza hai| tibbatI loga zraddhA prakaTa karane ke lie praNAma do prakAra se karate haiN| pahalA DhaMga to cInI tarIka 'kovotovo' se milatAjulatA hai aura dUsarA hai bhAratIya prathA ke anusAra sASTAMga praNAma jise ye loga 'myAcaga' kahate haiN| dhArmika avasaroM para yahI pichalA prakAra vyavahAra meM AtA hai| ina mantroM kA jApa karane ke atirikta lAmA saMnyAsI prANAyAma aura yogazAstra se sambandha rakhanevAlI bahuta sI kriyAeM apane sAma-vAsa kI avadhi meM sIkhate haiN| bahuta se kyila-khora khIMcane kA bhI abhyAsa hotA hai| inakA sIkhanA jarUrI hotA hai; kyoMki lagabhaga sabhI prakAra ke tAntrika upacAroM meM inakA kAma par3atA hai| kyila-kahora kAg2az2a yA kapar3e para banI huI yA patthara, dhAtu athavA lakar3I para khudI huI zakaleM haiM / kucha zakaleM choTI-choTI patAkAoM, devasthAna ke diyoM aura anna, jala Adi se bhare hue pAtroM se bhI banAI jAtI haiN| ekAdha mandira meM maiMne sAta-sAta phuTa ke dAyare meM bane kyila-vahAra dekhe haiN| yadyapi 'kyila-kahora' kA artha 'vRtta' hotA hai, lekina bahuta sI zakaleM caukora bhI hotI haiN| ve riyala-kahora jinakA upayoga jAdUgara loga kisI devatA yA dAnava ko vaza meM lAne ke lie karate haiM, sAdhAraNa rIti se trikoNa hote haiN| ___ ina abhyAsoM ke atirikta mastiSka ko eka hI ora AkRSTa rakhane ke lie aura citta ko ekAgra karane ke lie bhI yatheSTa parizrama kiyA jAtA hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 prAcIna tibbata lagabhaga sabhI bauddha dezoM meM mana kI ekAgratA para bahuta kAphI jora diyA gayA hai| laMkA, syAma aura barmA meM to isake lie eka prakAra kA yantra, jise 'kAzinasa' kahate haiM, prayoga meM lAyA jAtA hai| ye yantra aura kucha nahIM, raMga-biraMgI miTTo kI banI huI rikAbiyA~ rahatI haiM yA pAnI se bharA huA koI golAkAra choTA sA bartana / kabhI-kabhI kAzinasa prajvalita ami hI hotI hai jisake Age gola sUrAna kiyA huA eka kAlA sA pardA hotA hai| inameM se koI eka vRtta cuna liyA jAtA hai aura usI para barAbara dRSTi gar3Akara dekhate haiN| dekhate rahane ke sAtha hI bIca-bIca meM A~kheM mUMda lI jAtI haiM aura jaba netra banda kara lene para bhI vaisA hI vRtta A~khoM ke sAmane banA rahe to samajha lenA cAhie ki saphalatA mila rahI hai| tibbatI logoM kA kahanA hai ki sAmane rakhakara dekhane ke lie koI bhI padArtha cunA jA sakatA hai| jo vastu kisI ke dhyAna aura vicAroM ko AkarSita kara sake, vahI ThIka samajho jAnI caahie| ___ isa sambandha kI eka kahAnI tibbatI dhArmika janatA meM itanI adhika pracalita hai ki zAyada hI kisI ke kAna meM par3ane se bacI ho___eka adher3a umra ke yuvaka ne kisI saMnyAsI se ziSya banA lene ko prArthanA kii| guru lAmA ne pahale use apane citta ko ekAgra karane kA Adeza diyaa| unhoMne pUchA-"tuma bahudhA kauna sA kAma karate ho ?" yuvaka ne uttara diyA-"prAyaH maiM pahAr3iyoM para yAka carAyA karatA huuN|" "bahuta acchA / " saMnyAsI ne kahA-"tuma yAka kA hI dhyAna meM dekho|" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 153 yuvaka turanta ulTe pA~va vApasa lauTA aura usane apanI choTI aarai meM baiThakara yAka ko dhyAna meM dekhanA Arambha kiyA | kucha dinoM ke bAda guru lAmA apane naye ziSya ke pAsa gaye aura unhoMne bAhara se usakA nAma lekara pukArA / "jI, AyA", aura tatkAla yuvaka apanA Asana tyAgakara uTha baiThA; "lekina gurujI bAhara AU~ kaise ? isa daravAz2a e mere to sIMga ulajha jAyeMge / " bAta yaha thI ki usane citta ko ekAgra karake dhyAna lagAyA thaa| apane ko bhI isa kAma meM vaha ekadama bhUla baiThA thA / use to basa eka dhuna thI, eka qhayAla thA aura jaldI meM vaha apane ko hI sIMgadAra jAnavara samajha baiThA thA / tibbatI loga dharma-viSayaka sabhI bAtoM ko bar3e sammAna aura zraddhA kI dRSTi se dekhate haiN| para mAlUma hotA hai, unake svabhAva meM hAsyapriyatA kA aMza yatheSTa mAtrA meM milA huA hai / nIce kI kahAnI mujhe gAga ke eka nAlajorpA ne batalAI thIeka gurubhakta ziSya kaI varSa apane guru lAmA ke pAsa adhyayana meM bitAkara apane ghara ko vApasa lauTa rahA thaa| rAste meM usane samaya kA samucita upayoga karane ke lie dhyAna karanA zurU kiyaa| calate rahane ke sAtha hI usane tibbatI ziSTAcAra ke anusAra yaha kalpanA kI ki usake guru lAmA usake sara para baiThe hue haiM / thor3I dera ke bAda vaha kisI cIz2a se Thokara khAkara bilakula auMdhe mu~ha gira pdd'aa| lekina vaha itane gahare dhyAna meM DUbA huA thA ki usakI vicAra-zRMkhalA tanika bhI na ttuuttii| vaha zIghra hI kSamA mA~gatA huA uTha khar3A huA - "rimpoche, kSamA kIjie / mujhase cUka huii| maiMne anajAna meM yaha aparAdha kriyA / Apa kaise gira gaye ? kidhara gaye ? Apake coTa to nahIM...... Adi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 prAcIna tibbata zrAdi" / aura zraddhA pUrNa ziSya eka guphA meM daur3akara jhA~kane lagA ki kahIM usake guru lAmA lur3hakate - lur3hakate vahA~ to nahIM jA pahu~ce ! 'sara para baiThe hue lAmA' ke bAre meM eka dUsarI kahAnI, jo mujhe eka DugpA* lAmA ne batalAI, isase bhI adhika majadAra hai / vaha thor3I sI bhoMr3I z2arUra hai. para usase pahAr3I caravAhoM kI manovRttiyoM kA patA bhalI bhA~ti laga jAtA hai 1 eka anI ( bhikSuNI) ko usake AdhyAtmika guru ne dhyAna karane kA Adeza diyA aura kahA ki apane dhyAna meM isa bAta kI kalpanA karanA ki sara para svayaM guru lAmA baiThe hue haiM / na ne aisA hI kiyA aura apane dhyAna meM use aisA anubhava huA ki mAre bojha ke vaha dabI jA rahI hai / guru lAmA haTTa e-kaTTa moTe zarIra ke AdamI the aura vaha unakA bojha adhika samaya taka na sa~bhAla skii| hameM mAnanA par3egA ki sabhI dezoM kI striyA~ musIbata se jaldI se jaldI chuTakArA pAne ke lie puruSoM kI apekSA adhika caturAI dikhA sakatI haiN| vaha jaba dubArA apane guru lAmA se milI to lAmA ne usase pUchA ki hamArI usa AjJA kA pAlana kiyA thA, yA nahIM ? "kiyA thA", anI ne uttara diyA "lekina rimpoche ApakA bojhA itanA bhArI ho gayA ki kucha dera ke bAda maiMne Apase jagaha badala lI thii| maiM svayaM Apako nIce karake Apake sara para savAra ho gaI thI / " citta ko ekAgra karane ke lie aneka prakAra ke sAdhana hote haiN| Ama taura para koI eka prAkRtika dRzya cuna liyA jAtA hai| suvidhA ke lie samajha lIjie vaha eka udyAna hai / isa udyAna kA mANavaka apane dhyAna meM spaSTa dekhatA hai| bagIce meM jitane * bhUTAna kA rahanevAlA / - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 155 prakAra ke phUla haiM, jisa-jisa raGga kI unakI paMkhur3iyA~ haiM, jahA~-jahA~ jo-jo paudhe lage haiM, hara eka DAla, hara eka per3a aura phulavAr3I ko, pratyeka vastu ko, vaha pratyakSa apane sAmane lAne kA prayatna karatA hai| aura jaba pUrA-pUrA dRzya usake netroM ke sAmane A jAtA hai taba vaha dhIre-dhIre eka-eka karake saba padArthoM ko kama karatA jAtA hai| thor3I dera ke bAda phUloM kA raGga phIkA par3ane lagatA hai; aura dhore-dhIre unakA AkAra choTA hotA jAtA hai| aba ve bilakula nanheM se hokara dhUla meM pariNata ho jAte haiM aura taba yaha dhUla bhI A~khoM se ojhala ho jAtI hai| ___ kucha dera bAda sifa z2amIna raha jAtI hai| aura aba isa jamIna meM se bhI IToM ke Tukar3e aura miTTI ke Dhele gAyaba hone zurU hote haiN| yahA~ taka ki anta meM udyAna aura vahA~ kI sArI bhUmi bhI lupta ho jAtI hai| ___kahate haiM, isa prakAra ke abhyAsoM se sAdhaka loga apane mastiSka se saba prakAra kI vastuoM ke sthUla AkAra aura sUkSma padArthoM ke vicAroM ko dUra hI rakhane meM saphalatA prApta karate haiN| ___ kucha sAdhaka aura kucha nahIM to AkAza hI para dhyAna jamAte haiN| AkAza kI ora Upara muMha karake ye loga bhUmi para citta leTa jAte haiM aura zUnya AkAza meM kisI eka sthAna para ekaTaka hokara dRSTi gar3Aye rakhate haiN| isa prakAra ke dhyAna aura unase jo vicAra mastiSka meM Ate haiM unase, kahA jAtA hai ki, sAdhaka eka vicitra prakAra kI samAdhi kI avasthA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai jisameM vaha apane Apako ekadama bhulAkara svayaM vizvamaya hone kA adbhuta anubhava karatA hai| ___ mAlUma hotA hai ki tibbatavAsI vizeSakara dogachena sampradAya ke loga bhAratIya yogazAstra ke siddhAntoM kI bhI thor3I-bahuta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 prAcIna tibbata jAnakArI rakhate haiN| hinduoM ko prAcIna, zarIra meM SaTcakroM ke honevAlI, bAta se milatI-julatI huI tibbatiyoM kI 'khaoNra losa' vAlI dhAraNA hai| 'khaoNra losa' ( inheM kabhI-kabhI 'kamala' bhI kahate haiM ) zarIra meM zakti ke vividha kendra haiN| prAyaH inhIM kendroM ko eka-eka karake zakti se ApUrita karane kA uddezya isa kriyA meM rahatA hai| sabase Upara ( brahmANDa meM) DhobatauG (sahasradala kamala ) rahatA hai aura isa kendra taka zakti ko pahuMcAnA sAdhaka kA antima dhyeya hotA hai|| cIniyoM ke sAna sAmpradAyikoM kA mata kucha milate-julate tibbatI siddhAntoM kA pratipAdana karatA hai| apane ina vicAroM ko ye isa prakAra kI ulaTavAsiyoM meM prakaTa karate haiM____ "yaha dekho, samudra se dhUli ke bAdala uTha rahe haiM aura bhUmi para laharoM kI bhISaNa garjanA sunAI par3a rahI hai| ____ "maiM paidala cala rahA hU~ para yaha kyA maiM to eka baila kI pITha para savAra huuN| ___"jaba maiM pula ke pAsa pahu~catA hU~ to pAnI to bahatA nahIM, pula hI bahatA-bahatA Age ko bar3ha rahA hai| "khAlI hAtha maiM jAtA hU~ phira bhI mere hAthoM meM yaha phAvar3e kA beMTa hai|....." Adi Adi / tibbata deza meM prAyaH eka prazna logoM ke muMha se sunane meM AtA hai| usakA ullekha maiM yahA~ kara rahI hU~___ eka patAkA hila rahI hai| hilanavAlI vastu kyA hai ? patAkA yA vAyu ? isakA uttara hai hilanevAlI vastu na to patAkA hai aura na vAyu / saca pUcho to vaha tumhArA mastiSka hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 157 mujhe patA nahIM isa prakAra ke vicAra vivAsiyoM ne kahA~ se liye haiM / aura yadyapi eka lAmA ne mujhase batalAyA bhI ki bonapA ina siddhAntoM kI zikSA tibbatavAsiyoM ko padmasambhava ke tibbata meM Ane ke bahuta pahale hI de cuke the, lekina merA anumAna hai ki ye vicAra tibbata meM nepAla se hokara cIna yA bhAratavarSa se hI Aye haiN| mastiSka kI sthiratA aura citta kI ekAgratA kI parIkSA ke lie tibbatavAsiyoM ne eka vilakSaNa tarakIba DhUMDha nikAlI hai / miTTI yA pItala ke choTe-choTe diye makkhana se bharakara dhyAna lagAnevAle ke sara para rakha diye jAte haiN| inameM eka battI par3I jalatI rahatI hai| sAdhaka dhyAna lagAye baiThA rahatA hai| jyoMhI yaha diyA sira para se khasakakara nIce girA tyoMhI samajha liyA jAtA hai ki sAdhaka pUrNa rUpa se apane mana ko vaza meM kara sakane meM viphala rahA hai| kahate haiM ki eka lAmA ne apane kisI ziSya kI parIkSA lene ke lie isI prakAra kA eka dIpaka usake sira para rAta ko rakha diyA aura use dhyAnAvastha ho jAne kI AjJA dii| dUsare dina sabere ve jAkara dekhate kyA haiM ki ziSya usI prakAra pAlathI mAre cupacApa baiThA huA hai aura cirArA usake bag2ala meM nIce jamIna para sa~bhAlakara rakkhA huA hai| makkhana samApta ho gayA thA aura battI bujhI huI thii| becAre ziSya ne isa abhyAsa kA asalI matalaba to samajhA nahIM thA / usane saca saca batA diyA ki jaba makkhana ke qhatama ho jAne para cirAga gula ho gayA to maiMne svayaM use utArakara pRthvI para rakha diyA thA / jaba guru lAmA ne usase pUchA"agara tuma dhyAna meM the to tumheM isI bAta kA patA kyoMkara calA * arthAt tibbata meM bauddha dharma ke AvirbhAva ke pahale / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com } Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 prAcIna tibbata ki cirArA buka gayA hai yA tumhAre sara para koI cIja bhI rakkhI huI hai ?" taba kahIM jAkara use apanI mUrkhatA kA patA claa| kabhI-kabhI cirAg2a ke bajAya pAnI bharakara koI choTA sA pyAlA bhI rakha dete haiN| cirAg2a yA pyAle se sambandha rakhanevAlI bahuta sI choTI-choTI kahAniyA~ pUrva ke sabhI dezoM meM pracalita haiN| bhAratIya sAhitya meM inakI saMkhyA bezumAra hai | eka yahA~ para dI jAtI hai kinhIM RSi kA koI ziSya thA, jisakI AdhyAtmika unnati para svayaM unheM bar3A garva thA / isa vicAra se ki unake priya ziSya kI zikSA meM agara koI kora-kasara raha gaI ho to vaha bhI pUrI ho jAya, unhoMne use yazasvI rAjarSi janaka ke pAsa bhejA / janaka ne usa ziSya ke hAtha meM eka pyAlA diyA aura usa pyAle meM labAlaba pAnI bhara diyA gayA / ziSya ko isI pyAle ko hAthoM meM liye hue rAjaprAsAda ke eka bar3e kamare ke cAroM kone taka ghUma ne kI AjJA huii| yadyapi rAjarSi janaka saMsAra kI samasta vilAsa - pUrNa sAmagriyoM se vimukha the, kintu to bhI unake mahala kA aizvarya devatAoM ke mu~ha meM pAnI lA detA thaa| sone aura qImatI pattharoM se jar3I huI dIvAle, vastrAbhUSaNa se susajjita darabArI eka bAra dekhanevAloM kI A~khoM ko cakAcauMdha kara dete the / agala-bagala khar3I huI ardhanama divyAMganAoM ko mAta karanevalI narttakiyA~ ziSya kI ora kaTAkSa pheMka- pheMkakara muskarAI, ha~sI aura usakA dhyAna AkarSita karane ke lie aura na jAne kauna-kauna sI ceSTAe~ unhoMne kI; parantu ziSya barAbara usI pyAle para apanI dRSTi gar3Aye rahA / aura jaba vaha janaka ke rAjasiMhAsana ke pAsa phira pahu~cA to pAnI jyoM kA tyoM thaa| eka bU~da bhI pyAle ke bAhara nahIM chalakI thii| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kI zikSA 159 rAjarSi janaka ne usa ziSya kA yaha kahakara ki tumheM aba kisI zikSA kI jarUrata nahIM hai, usake guru ke pAsa vApasa bheja diyaa| ziSya kA jaba dhyAna karane kA kAphI abhyAsa ho gayA to usake guru ne use apane 'yidAm' ( iSTadeva ko dhyAna meM rakhakara samAdhistha hone ) kI AjJA dii| kiso ekAnta jana-zUnya sthAna meM celA baiTha gyaa| khAne ke lie dina bhara meM kevala eka bAra kucha minaToM ke lie vaha apanA dhyAna tAr3atA thaa| yidAm ko dhyAna meM rakkhe hue, mantroM kA jApa karata karate aura kyila-kahora banAte-banAtaM mahInoM balki sAloM kA arasA bIta gyaa| aura barAbara ziSya ko yahI AzA banI rahI ki aba vaha dina AnA hI cAhatA hai, jaba usakA yidAm usake sAmane kyilakhora meM Akara prakaTa rUpa se darzana degaa| niyamAnusAra thor3ethor3e samaya ke bAda guru lAmA ziSya se usakI unnati ke bAre meM pUcha-tAcha karate rhe| ziSya ne batalAyA ki yidAm usake kyila. vahAra meM prakaTa huA thA ......aura usane apane devatA ko apanI A~khoM se dekhA bhI thA, lekina yaha jhalaka kevala do-eka kSaNa ke lie usake sAmane Akara phira adRzya ho gaI thii| ____ "bahuta Thoka", guru lAmA ne kahA-"aba saphalatA nikaTa hai| sAhasapUrvaka bar3he clo|" ___kucha dina bAda yidAm kyila-vahAra prakaTa hokara phira gAyaba nahIM ho jAtA thaa| vaha sAmane prakaTa rUpa meM barAbara apane AkAra meM khar3A rahane lgaa| guru lAmA ne kahA-"zAbAza ! lakina tumheM itane hI para santoSa na kara lanA caahie| jAo aura phira dhyAna lgaao| tumhArA yidAm tumhAre sira ko chUkara tumheM AzIrvAda degaa| tumase bolegaa|" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 prAcIna tibbata kucha dinoM ke bAda yaha phala bhI prApta ho gayA / aura kucha aura samaya ke bAda vidAm ziSya ke sAtha-sAtha, jahA~-jahA~ vaha jAtA thA vahA~-vahA~, parachAI kI bhA~ti pIche-pIche lagA rahatA thA / guru lAmA prasannatA ke mAre phUle nahIM samAte the / ve apane yogya ziSya kI pITha ThoMkakara kahane lage- " basa, aba tumhAre sIkhane yogya mere pAsa koI vidyA nahIM raha gaI hai| tumheM tumhArA prApya prApta ho gayA hai / tumhAre sAtha-sAtha mujhase bhI adhika zaktizAlI eka rakSaka lagA huA hai|" kucha ziSya lAmA ko dhanyavAda dekara garvapUrvaka apane sthAna ko vApasa lauTate haiM / parantu kucha aise bhI nikala Ate haiM jo kA~patekA~pate apane guru ke caraNoM meM gira par3ate haiM aura sAfa zabdoM apanA aparAdha svIkAra karate haiM ki unake mana meM koI saMzaya utpanna ho gayA hai yA unheM mAnasika azAnti satAtI rahI hai| unakA yidAm unake sAmane prakaTa avazya huA thaa| usake caraNoM meM unhoMne apanA mastaka navAyA thA aura devatA ne unake sira ko sparza karake apane mukha se AzIrvacana bhI kahA thA, lekina unheM na jAne kyoM aisA lagatA thA ki yaha saba bhrama mAtra hai I na to kahIM koI vidAm AyA thA aura na koI devatA unase bolA thA / yaha saba unake apane kalpanA - nirmita calacitra mAtra the / " basa-basa, yahI to sArI bAta hai| isI ko samajhane kI tumheM z2arUrata thI / devatA, dAnava aura sampUrNa sRSTi aura kucha nahIM, dimAg2a meM rahanevAlI eka mRga marIcikA hai jo mastiSka meM apane Apa prakaTa hotI hai aura apane Apa hI mastiSka meM antahiMta ho jAtI hai|" aise avasaroM para guru lAmA kA prAyaH yahI eka uttara hotA hai / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra RSiyoM aura yogiyoM ke isa bRhad bhUbhAga ne AsapAsa ke dezavAsiyoM kA dhyAna Aja hI nahIM, sadiyoM se apanI ora AkRSTa kara rakkhA hai| gautama buddha ke samaya ke bahuta pahale se hI bhAratavAsiyoM ko himAlaya kI U~cI coTiyA~ pUta-bhAvanAoM se prerita karatI rahI haiN| aura Aja bhI usa samaya kI aneka pracalita kahAniyA~ vizAla tuSAra-dhavala girirAja ke pIche chipe hue kautUhala-pUrNa meghAcchAdita parIdeza ke bAre meM bhAratIya sAhitya meM milatI haiN| ___ cIna-nivAsI bhI tibbatI marusthala kI vicitratA se prabhAvita mAlUma hote haiN| unake suprasiddha dArzanika ( dAnizamanda ) lA otna ke bAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki ve apane bur3hApe meM baila para savAra hokara isI ora kahIM Aye the| unhoMne tibbata kI sImA ko pAra kiyA thA aura phira ve vApasa nahIM lauTe the| aisI hI dantakathA bodhidharma aura unake kucha cInI ziSyoM ( tsAna sAmpradAyikoM) ke bAre meM prasiddha hai| ___ Aja ke jamAne meM bhI bahuta se bhAratIya yAtrI kandhoM para bhArI-bhArI bojha lAde hue tibbata meM ghasane ke lie UMce bhayAnaka pahAr3I rAstoM para car3hate hue dekhane meM Ate haiM; jaise khAye hue se--kisI jAdU ke prabhAva se-udhara khiMcate cale jA rahe hoN| jaba unase usa yAtrA kA abhiprAya pUchA jAtA hai to ve yahI uttara dete haiM ki aura kucha nahIM, unako antima icchA tibbata deza meM jAkara marane kI hai| bahudhA vahA~ kI zItala vAyu, U~cA dharAtala, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwwantumaragyanbhandar.com Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 prAcIna tibbata bhUkha aura thakAvaTa unakI isa abhilASA kI pUrti meM sahAyaka hotI hai / Akhira tibbata ke isa anokhe AkarSaNa kA kAraNa kyA hai ? isameM koI sandeha nahIM ki bahuta purAne samaya se hI jAdUgaroM aura mAyAvI tAntrika ne tibbata deza ko apanA ghara banA rakkhA hai aura pratidina yahA~ tilasmAtI ghaTanAe~ ghaTatI rahatI haiM / prakRti ne inake cAroM ora kaThora, zuSka vAtAvaraNa upasthita karake inheM anya ucca AkAMkSAoM se vazcita kara rakkhA hai| isI se mAlUma hotA hai, inhoMne apanI sArI zakti eka dUsare hI prakAra kI mAyApurI ke nirmANa karane meM lagA rakhanA hI ThIka samajhA hai / saba kahIM se nirAza hokara ye svarga ke udyAnoM meM apanI-apanI pasanda ke naye phUloM ke lagAne, havAI mahaloM ke banAte aura girAte rahane meM hI apane dina kATa dete haiM / tibbata jaise deza meM vAmakI devI ke ina upAsakoM ke lie suvidhAe~ bhI aneka haiN| saca pUchie to yahA~ kI pahAr3I ghATiyA~, retIle maidAna aura andhakAra - pUrNa guphAe~ isa deza ke nivAsiyoM ke kalpita devaloka aura mAyApurI se adhika hI durbodha aura vismayakArI haiM / kisI kI lekhanI meM vaha jAdU nahIM hai ki vaha tibbatA prAkRtika dRzyoM kI zAnadAra khUbasUratI, manamohinI chaTA, zAntipUrNa niHstabdhatA aura itanA gaharA asara DAlanevAle AkarSaNa kA saccA khAkA khIMcane meM kAmayAba ho ske| yahA~ kI sunasAna ghATiyoM ko pAra karate hue akele yAtrI ko aisA lagatA hai ki vaha videzI vyakti hai aura use isa ajJAta deza kI sImA ke bhItara paira rakhane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| ekAeka usake pA~va apane Apa ruka jAte haiM aura vaha apanI AvAja nIcI karake zaGkita netroM se idhara-udhara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 163 upasaMhAra dekhane lagatA hai ki kaba jaldI se jaldI usa pahalA bhAgyavAn vyakti, jise isa jAdU ke deza meM rahana-Tikane kA janmasiddha adhikAra prApta hai, mile aura vaha apanI isa anadhikAra ceSTA ke lie usase kSamAyAcanA karake aparAdha kA bAmA sira se utAra pheNke| to kyA yaha kaheM ki tibbata ko prasiddhi jina kAraNoM se dUra. dUra ke dezoM taka pahu~cI hai, vaha kevala mithyA bhrama hai ? unameM kAI tattva nahIM hai ? nhiiN| taba ? taba sabase sahala upAya yaha hai ki tibbatiyoM kI ina alokika ghaTanAoM ke viSaya meM apanI jo nijI dhAraNAeM haiM unhIM kA sahArA leM, yadyapi ve bhI vicitratA se khAlI nahIM haiN| tibbata bhara meM yaha to koI nahIM kahatA ki aisI ghaTanAe~ asambhava haiM, lekina unameM alaukikatA kA aMza mAnane ke lie koI taiyAra nahIM hogaa| ___ alaukika tattva-vAda kisa cir3iyA kA nAma hai-yaha yahA~ kAI vyakti nahIM jaantaa| tibbatavAloM kA kahanA hai ki ina alaukika ghaTanAoM ke pIche kAI asAdhAraNa bAta nahIM rhtii| jisa taraha pratidina aura saba cIz2a hamArI A~khoM ke sAmane hotI najara AtI hai, usI taraha ye bhI haiN| prAkRtika niyamoM kI thor3I sI jAnakArI aura kucha sAvadhAnI kI AvazyakatA honI cAhie aura phira jo jaba cAhe taba, jaise cAhe vaise, karataba kara sakatA hai| dUsare mulkoM meM jina ghaTanAoM ke hone meM eka UparI duniyA ko jIva-zaktiyoM kA hAtha honA svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai ve, tibbatI lAmAoM ke kahane ke anusAra, mAnasika pravRttiyoM se prabhAvita honevAlI sAdhAraNa ghaTanAe~ haiM / ina ghaTanAoM kA tibbatI do hissoM meM bA~Tate haiM (1) ve ghaTanAeM, jo anajAna meM eka yA kaI vyaktiyoM ke manobhAvoM se prabhAvita hokara ghaTatI hai| isa dazA meM kattA ko Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 prAcIna tibbata isa bAta kA koI anubhava nahIM hotA ki usakI ceSTA kisI alaukika ghaTanA ke ghaTita hone meM kisI prakAra sahAyaka ho rahI hai / mAnI huI bAta hai ki isameM vaha kisI soce hue pariNAma ko lakSya meM rakhakara kArya nahIM karatA / ( 2 ) ve ghaTanAe~ jo jAna-bUjhakara prabhAvita kI jAtI haiM aura jinakA matalaba kisI nizcita uddezya ko pUttiM karanA hotA hai| ye ghaTanAe~ prAyaH - hamezA nahIM - eka ho vyakti dvArA prabhAvita kI jAtI haiN| mAnasika pravRttiyoM aura icchAzakti ke dvArA kisI ghaTanA ko ghaTita karane kA gurumantra hai - apane mana ko ekAgra karake samasta cetana zaktiyoM ko eka ora lagA denA | AdhyAtmika lAmAo kA kahanA hai ki citta ko ekAgra kara lene para eka prakAra kI zakti utpanna karanevAlI "lahareM" paidA hotI haiM, jinakA upayoga bhinna-bhinna rUpoM meM kiyA jA sakatA hai| yaha zakti ( jisake lie tibbatI logoM kA apanA zabda "zagsa" yA "sAla" hai ) jaba-jaba koI mAnasika yA zArIrika kriyA ghaTita hotI hai, utpanna hotI hai / aura yaha zakti jitanI adhika hotI hai, jisa ora saMcAlita kI jAtI hai usI prakAra kI alaukika ghaTanA logoM ke dekhane meM AtI hai| 1 - yaha zakti kisI vastu meM bhara dI jAtI hai aura jo vyakti ina vastuoM ko chU letA hai usameM usI prakAra kI zaktivIratA, sAhasa, utsAha Adi - bhara uThatI hai / lAmA loga bhA~tibhA~ti kI goliyA~, tAvIz2a aura yantra isI siddhAnta ke AdhAra para banAte haiM aura jo inheM apane pAsa rakhate haiM unakA vizvAsa hotA hai ki ve aura AsAnI se saphalatA, svAsthya, siddhi Adi prApta kara sakate haiM tathA DAkuoM, bhUtoM aura durghaTanAoM ko dUra rakhane meM samartha hote haiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra 165 sabase pahale lAmA ko niyamita rUpa se samucita khAdya-padArthoM se apane Apako zuddha kara lenA hotA hai, phira jisa vastu meM use zakti bharanI hai usI meM vaha apane samasta vicAroM ko kendrIbhUta karatA hai| kabhI-kabhI isa kAma meM use mahInoM laga jAte haiM aura kabhI-kabhI jaba kArAja yA patta e para koI kyila- khora khIMcanA hotA hai to palaka mArate yaha kAma hotA hai| 2- kisI vastu meM zakti bharakara usameM - samajha lIjieeka taraha kI jAna DAla dete haiM / usa bejAna cIz2a meM eka taraha kI gati karane kI zakti A jAtI hai aura vaha jAna DAlanevAle ke AjJAnusAra kAma kara sakatI hai| ina zaktiyoM kA upayoga gAspA loga tabhI karate haiM jaba unakA vicAra kisI abhAge kI jAna le lene kA hotA hai / udAharaNa ke lie eka chure ko le lIjie / chure meM yaha jAna phU~ka karake use jisa AdamI kI hatyA karanI hotI hai usake sone ke bistara ke sirahAne rakha dete haiN| vaha AdamI usa chUre ko vahA~ dekhakara acambhe meM A jAtA hai / use hAtha meM lekara usakI parIkSA karatA hai / chare meM jo 'zakti kI lahareM bharI gaI haiM unase prabhAvita hokara vaha vyakti svayaM chare se apanI AtmahatyA kara letA hai aura gAspA kA abhiprAya sahaja hI meM siddha ho jAtA hai / 9 3 - kabhI-kabhI kisI vastu kI sahAyatA ke binA hI zakti kA prasAra kiyA jAtA hai / lakSita sthAna para pahu~cakara vaha apanA asara DAlatI hai / kahA jAtA hai, isa upAya se lAmA loga apane dUra-dUra ke ziSyoM ko mAnasika aura zArIrika svAsthya aura sAhasa ityAdi se bharane meM saphala hote haiN| kucha jAdUgara loga isa zakti kA upayoga eka dUsare hI DhaGga para karate haiN| zakti ko ve kisI AdamI ke pAsa bheja dete haiN| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 prAcIna tibbata aura jisake pAsa yaha 'lahara' jAtI hai usakI bhI himmata, bahAdurI, cAturI Adi lekara jAdUgara ke pAsa phira vApasa A jAtI hai| ye loga isa tarakIba se apanI tAqata, umra, tandurustI Adi bar3hA sakate hai / 4 - tibbatI adhyAtmavAdiyoM kA yaha bhI kahanA hai ki kucha catura tAntrikoM meM yaha bhI kSamatA hotI hai ki jina vastuoM kI kalpanA ve apane dimAg2a meM karate haiM, unakI sRSTi bhI kara sakate haiM- jaise AdamI, jAnavara, nirjIva cIz2a, hare maidAna, pake kheta Adi / yaha sRSTi kevala mAyApUrNa mRga marIcikA nahIM hotI, varazva isakA apanA astitva hotA hai| isameM asaliyata rahatI hai| udAharaNArthaM eka mAyA kA ghor3A hinahinAtA hai, kulA~ceM bharatA hai| usa para savAra AdamI rAste meM ghor3e ko rokakara nIce utaratA hai, sar3aka para milanevAle yAtriyoM se bAteM karatA hai aura phira cala detA hai| jAdU kA banA huA eka makAna sacamuca ke AdamiyoM ko apanI chata ke nIce jagaha detA hai, Adi Adi / isa prakAra kI bAtoM kA bezumAra ullekha tibbatI kahAniyoM meM milatA hai| qhAsa taura para liG ke pratApI rAjA gesara kI bahAdurI ke viSaya meM to aisI bahuta sI kiMvadantiyA~ pracalita haiM / yuddha meM rAjA apane vipakSI ke viruddha bahuta se zatru khar3e kara detA / mAyA ke yoddhAoM, ghor3oM, naukaroM, saudAgaroM, khamoM, lAmAo Adi kI racanA karatA hai aura inameM se hara eka jIte-jAgate jIvadhAriyoM kI taraha bartAva karatA hai / yuddhabhUmi meM ye yoddhA usI zUratA se zatru kA lohA lete haiM jaise sacamuca ke vIra sainika / yaha saba kA saba nirI korI kalpanA aura baccoM ke bahalAne kI kahAniyoM ke sivA aura kucha nahIM mAlUma hotaa| inameM se Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra 167 99 pratizata paurANika upAkhyAnoM se sambandha rakhatI haiM-hameM aisA ho mAlUma par3atA hai| lekina jaba-taba ekAdha alaukika ghaTanAeM sacamuca hotI rahatI haiM aura kucha aise Azcaryajanaka vyApAra hamAre dekhane meM Ate haiM ki hameM una para avizvAsa karane kA sAhasa nahIM hotaa| ___pazcima ke jo yAtrI eka bAra tibbatI sImA taka pahu~ca cuke haiM aura unhoMne yahA~ ke sAdhAraNa logoM ke andhavizvAsa aura dharmaparAyaNatA ke bAre meM apanI koI nijI dhAraNA banA lI hai ve, merA vicAra hai, nIce dI huI donoM kahAniyoM ko par3hakara bar3A acambhA mAneMge ki tibbata jaise dhArmika aura sIdhe-sAde deza ke nivAsI bhI aise yuktisaGgata aura buddhi ko cakarA denevAle siddhAntoM meM vizvAsa karate haiN| ___ eka bAra ko bAta hai, eka saudAgara apane kAphile ke sAtha eka maidAna ko pAra kara rahA thaa| havA tez2a thI jo usake sira para se usakI TopI ur3A le gii| ina logoM meM aisA vizvAsa hai ki agara sira para se TopI gira par3e to usake uThAne meM bar3A apazakuna hotA hai| astu, usa saudAgara ne usa TopI ko vahIM vaise ho chor3a diyaa| TopI vahA~ se ur3akara eka jhAr3I meM jA pahu~cI aura kA~ToM meM ulajhakara vahIM ruka gii| kara lagI huI vaha bezakImata bar3hiyA TopI usI jhAr3I meM mahInoM ulajhI rahakara dhUpa aura pAnI sahate sahate ajIba sUrata kI bana gii| yahA~ taka ki dekhanevAle use pahacAna bhI na sakate the| kucha dinoM ke bAda eka musAphira udhara se nikalA aura usane jhAr3I meM bhUre raGga kI koI cIz2a dekhii| Darapoka aura kamajora dila kA hone ke sababa se vaha nIcI A~kheM kiye hue cupacApa apane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, 18wiwatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 prAcIna tibbata rAste para calA gyaa| gA~va meM pahu~cakara usane logoM se kahA ki usane jhAr3I meM 'koI cIz2a' dekhI thI jisake do bar3e bar3e kAna usake pAsa pahu~cane para khar3e ho gaye the / gA~va ke aura logoM ne usa 'cIja' ko Akara dekhA aura dhIre-dhIre prasiddha kara diyA gayA ki usa maidAna kI eka jhAr3I meM koI bhUta rahatA hai - jAnevAle bacakara jaayN| loga udhara se jAte to usa ora eka bhayapUrNa dRSTi DAla lete aura sA~sa roke hue cupacApa nIcA sira kiye apanA rAstA pakar3ate / isake bAda phira pAsa se jAnevAloM ne sAfa dekhA ki vaha 'cAja' hila rahI hai| dUsare dina usane kA~ToM meM se apane ko chur3A liyA aura anta meM saudAgaroM ke eka jatthe ke pIche-pIche ho liyA / bhaya se adhamare becAre saudAgaroM ko pIche mur3akara dekhane kA bhI sAhasa na huaa| jAna bacAne ke lie ve loga sira para paira rakhakara bhAga khar3e hue| TopI meM itane AdamiyoM ke vicAroM ke kendrita ho jAne se eka prakAra kI jAna A gaI thI / yaha kahAnI, jise tibbatI saccI ghaTanA batalAte haiM, kendrIbhUta vicAroM kI zakti aura una alaukika ghaTanAoM kI, jinameM karttA ke lakSya meM koI nizcita uddezya nahIM rahatA, eka acchI misAla hai| dUsarI kahAnI eka mare hue kutta e ke dA~ta ke bAre meM hai jo tibbata bhara meM itanI prasiddha huI ki use lekara eka masala ho bana gaImaoNsa gusa yAda nA kyo so da ta / arthAt agara vizvAsa kI bhAvanA hai to kutte ke dA~ta se bhI rozanI paidA ho sakatI hai| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra 169 eka vyApArI hara sAla mAla lene ke lie hindustAna AtA thaa| usakI bUr3hI mAtA hara bAra use 'pavitra dhAma' se koI na koI cihna lAne kA Agraha karatI thI aura hara bAra vyApArI bhUla jAtA thaa| AkhirI bAra jaba ghara lauTate samaya usakA rAstA kucha ghaNToM kA raha gayA to use apanI bur3hiyA mA kI mA~gI huI cIz2a kI yAda aaii| use bar3I lajjA mAlUma huI aura vaha bigar3I bAta banAne ke lie koI upAya socane lgaa| __ekAeka usakI nigAha sar3aka ke kinAre par3e hue eka kutte ke TUTe jabar3e para pdd'ii| usane use uThA liyA aura usameM se eka dA~ta tor3akara use dho-dhAkara rezama meM lpettaa| phira le jAkara use apanI bholI-bhAlI vRddhA mAtA ko sauMpa diyaa| usa becAro ko paTTI kyA par3hAI ki isase bar3hakara mUlyavAn cihna ho hI nahIM sakatA thaa| vaha svayaM bhagavAn sAriputroM kA dA~ta thA jo use bhAratavarSa ke eka bar3e mandira ke kisI dayAlu pujArI ne prasAda ke sAtha diyA thaa| becArI buDDho prasannatA ke mAre phUlI na smaaii| apane lAyaka beTe ko usane lAkha-lAkha balaiyA~ lI aura sAriputra ke dA~ta ko eka cA~dI kI DibiyA meM banda kara use deva gRha meM vedI para rakha diyaa| roja usakI pUjA karatI, ghI ke diye jalAtA, AratI utAratI aura ar3osa-par3osa kI aurateM bhI pUjA meM usakA sAtha detiiN| kucha samaya ke bAda, kahate haiM, usI dA~ta se eka prakAra ke teja kI kiraNeM phUTakara nikalane lagI thiiN| isa kahAnI meM bhI hameM tibbatiyoM ko mAnasika vicAroM ke kendrIkaraNavAlI dhAraNA kI puSTi dekhane ko milatI hai| ina sabakI taha meM vahI bAta hai| sabakA AdhAra vahI hamArI icchA-zakti hai| * bhagavAn gautama buddha ke eka parama priya ziSya / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, wwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 prAcIna tibbata aura isa taraha kI kahAniyoM ko sacI samajhakara unameM vizvAsa kara lenA una logoM ke lie koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai jo hamAre isa saMsAra ko bhI eka prakAra kA mithyA bhrama hI mAnate haiN| ___ adRzya ho sakane kI kSamatA rakhanevAle yogiyoM kA ullekha sabhI dezoM ke kitsA aura kahAniyoM meM milatA hai| isa viSaya meM bhI tibbata-vAsiyoM ko apanI nijI dhAraNA hai| isakI vajaha ve batalAte haiM-mastiSka kI samapra kriyAzIlatA kA ekadama banda ho jAnA-Thahara jaanaa| isa dhAraNA ke anusAra apane Apako logoM kI dRSTi se chipA lene kA savAla nahIM hotA, balki logoM kI hI najara meM kucha antara lA denA hotA hai| koziza isa bAta ko kI jAtI hai ki apane AsapAsa ke logoM ke mastiSka meM apane bAre meM kisI kisma ke vicAroM ko 'lahara' na uThane paave| isa tarakIba se logoM ko isa bAta kA anubhava nahIM hotA ki koI unake sAmane se yA pAsa se hokara nikala rahA hai| aura agara thor3A-bahuta isa bAta kA anubhava hotA bhI hai to vaha bahuta kama-itanA kama ki koI usakI ora dekhane kI paravA bhI nahIM krtaa| isI bAta ko eka udAharaNa se smjhie| jaba koI vyakti calate samaya bahuta jora kA zabda karate hue calatA hai, logoM ko dhakke dete hue, cIjoM ko ThukarAte hue yA aura kisI prakAra kI ceSTA karatA huA calatA hai to vaha bahuta se logoM ke mastiSka meM bahuta prakAra ke indriya-janita 'bedha' paidA karatA calatA hai| agara koI cupacApa bagaira kiso ko chue hue, binA koI zabda paidA kiye hue, apane rAste para calA jAya to vaha bahuta kama logoM ke tA * isake lie tibbatI zabda hai tompaa'| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, lowwafumaragyanbhandar.com Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra 171 mastiSka meM bahuta kama bhAva yA bodha paidA karegA aura bahuta kama loga use dekha pAyeMge | / lekina koI kitanA bhI cupacApa cale, phira bhI mastiSka kI gati to hotI hI rahatI hai aura isa gati kI 'lahara' jise chUtI hai usa para bhI apanA asara kisI na kisI rUpa meM DAlatI hai / to bhI lAmA logoM kA kahanA hai ki agara koI dimAg2a kI harakata ko ekadama roka de to vaha dUsare meM koI 'bodha' nahIM paidA karatA aura isalie dUsaroM ke dekhane meM nahIM AtA hai I pahale adhyAya meM mRtyu aura paraloka -viSayaka varNana meM hama dekha cuke haiM ki kucha logoM (Deloga ) kI AtmA kucha samaya ke lie zarIra se bAhara nikalakara na jAne kahA~-kahA~ (bArDo ) ghUma AtI hai, na jAne kauna-kauna se kAma karatI hai aura zarIra taba taka eka prakAra se soyA huA par3A rahatA hai| kabhI-kabhI ye AtmAe~ dUsarI AtmAoM ke zarIra meM bhI praveza kara jAtI haiM, vaha zarIra jIvita prANiyoM kI bhA~ti sAre kArya karane lagatA hai| aura jaba AtmA use chor3akara apane zarIra meM vApasa A jAtI hai to phira vaha nirjIva ho jAtA hai| hindustAna meM isa taraha kI bahuta sI kathAe~ pracalita haiN| sabase jyAdA mazahUra kahAnI suprasiddha vedAntavAdI zrI zaGkarAcArya ke bAre meM hai| zaGkarAcArya kA eka bar3A bhArI pratidvandvI thA maNDana mizra / maNDana kA karma-mImAMsA -zAstra meM pUrA-pUrA vizvAsa * isa siddhAnta ke anusAra mukti kevala deva pUjana, yajJa, havana, pazubali tathA dharmagrantha ke paThana-pAThana se prApta ho sakatI hai| zrI zaGkara kA kahanA thA ki nahIM, mokSa kA sAdhana kevala eka vastu hai aura vaha hai jJAna / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 prAcIna tibbata thA aura zrI zaGkara bilakula isake pratikUla vicAroM ke the| zrI zaGkara ne maNDana ko zAstrArtha ke lie Amantrita kiyaa| donoM meM yaha tai huA ki zAstrArtha meM hAranevAlA jItanevAle kA ziSyatva grahaNa karegA aura use apane guru kI bhA~ti hI jovana vyatIta karanA hogA / isa samajhaute ke anusAra agara zrI zaGkarAcArya hAra jAte to unheM apanA saMnyAsa tyAga karake vidhivat vivAha karanA par3atA aura gArhasthya-jIvana vyatIta karanA hotA / aura agara unakI jIta hotI to maNDana ko apanI vivAhitA patnI kA parityAga karake geruA bAnA pahanakara saMnyAsa grahaNa karanA hotA / aisA huA ki maNDana qarIba qarIba hAra hI rahA thA aura zaGkara ke maNDana ko apanA celA banAne meM thor3I hI kasara raha gaI thI ki maNDana kI strI bhAratI ne bIca meM bAdhA dii| zrI bhAratI par3hI-likhI aura bar3I viduSI strI thii| usane kahA"hindU zAstroM ke anusAra patnI pati kI ardhAGginI hai / donoM eka haiN| tumane hamAre svAmI ko to parAjita kara diyA; lekina jaba taka tuma mujhe bhI zAstrArtha meM nahIM harA dete taba taka tumhArI jIta adhUrI hI hai|" bAta ja~catI sI thI / zaGkarAcArya niruttara ho gaye / unhoMne bhAratI ke sAtha zAstrArtha prArambha kiyaa| bhAratI ko eka cAlAkI suujhii| prAcIna hindU-zAstrakAroM ne dharma ke antargata kAma-zAstra kA bhI eka pramukha sthAna mAnA hai| bhAratI ne isI viSaya meM kucha prazna kiye jinakA uttara zrI zaGkara, bAla-brahmacArI hone ke kAraNa, na de ske| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra 173 zaGkarAcArya kI buddhi cakarA gaI aura unhoMne bhAratI ke savAloM kA uttara dene ke lie eka mahIne kI muhalata maaNgii| bhAratI sahamata ho gaI aura zrI zaGkara ThIka eka mahIne ke bAda vApasa lauTane kA vacana dekara calate hue| saMyogavaza iso samaya mayUkha nAma ke kisI rAjA kA dehAnta ho gayA thaa| usake mRta zarIra ko loga dAha-saMskAra ke lie zma. zAna kI ora liye jA rahe the| zaGkarAcArya bahuta prasiddha saMnyAsI the| ve apane asalI veza meM, jisa zAstra meM unakI vidyA adhUrI thI usakI zikSA nahIM le sakate the| unhoMne dekhA, maukA acchA hai| caTa unhoMne apanI AtmA ko usa zava ke zarIra meM pahu~cAyA aura rAjA mayUkha punarjIvita ho utthaa| ___ rAjA ke ranivAsa meM eka se eka bar3hakara sundarI rAniyA~ aura vezyAe thiiN| una sabakI prasannatA kI sImA na rhii| inameM se bahutoM kI ora vRddha rAjA ne barasoM se koI dhyAna nahIM diyA thaa| jisa utsAha aura lagAva ke sAtha zrI zaGkara ne bhAratI ke savAloM kA javAba par3hanA prArambha kiyA, usase antaHpura ke sabhI logoM ko bar3A acambhA huaa| unheM zaGkA huI ki kahIM koI siddha to svargIya rAjA ke zarIra kA upayoga nahIM kara rahA hai| isa bhaya se ki kahIM phira vaha apane zarIra meM vApasa na calA jAya, unhoMne deza ke kone-kone meM DuggI piTavA dI ki agara kahIM bhI kisI AdamI kI lAza khojane se par3I mila sake to use turanta jalAkara rAkha kara diyA jaay| udhara zrI zaGkarAcArya ke ziSya, jinake nirIkSaNa meM ve apanA zarIra chor3a gaye the, apane guru ke ThIka samaya taka vApasa na lauTana para bar3e Atura ho rahe the| unhoMne bhI DhiMDhorA sunaa| unheM bar3I Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 prAcIna tibbata cintA huii| zava ko eka gupta sthAna meM rakhakara ve apane guru kI khoja meM turanta nikala par3e / idhara zaMkarAcArya apane adhyayana meM itane dattacitta the ki aura saba bAteM ve ekadama bhUla gaye the| unheM bhAratI taka kI sudhi na rahI thii| lekina jaba unake ziSyoM ne pAsa pahu~cakara unhIM kA banAyA huA eka pada gAkara sunAyA to unheM ceta ho AyA aura turanta ve rAjA mayUkha ke zarIra kA parityAga karake apanI deha meM A gaye, ThIka usI samaya jaba ki ranivAsa se chUTe hue naukaracAkara use citA para rakhakara usameM agni kA sparza karAne hI jA rahe the | zrI zaGkarAcArya eka bAra phira bhAratI ke pAsa vApasa Aye 1 zAstrArthaM huA aura unhoMne use apane zreSTha anubhava-jJAna kA saba prakAra se paricaya diyaa| bhAratI cakita raha gii| use apanI hAra mAnanI pdd'ii| fasect on ghaTanAoM ke viSaya meM eka bahuta bar3A grantha alaga hI banakara taiyAra ho sakatA hai, lekina sirfa eka vyakti kI khoja meM ye saba bAteM kahA~ se A sakatI haiN| aura vaha bhI taba jaba ki tibbata meM yAtrA karanevAle videziyoM ke lie suvidhAe~ bahuta kama haiN| merI bar3I prabala icchA hai ki merA yaha varNana anya anubhavazIla yAtriyoM ke mana meM isa vismaya - pUrNa jAdU ke deza kI vicitra bAtoM ke patA lagAne aura prAcIna hr cIna ke sAmane rakhane kI utkaNThA paidA kara de| jo bAteM jahA~-jahA~ jaisI mere dekhane meM AI, unakA maiMne jo kucha mujhase bana par3A, isa pustaka ke pichale pannoM meM varNana kara diyA hai| chaThe adhyAya meM maiM manovijJAna aura icchA-zakti se sambandha rakhanevAlI kucha alaukika ghaTanAoM kA ullekha kara cukI hU~ aura Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra 175 isa adhyAya ke Arambha meM unake tathya ko samajhane meM sahAyatA pahu~cAnevAlI tibbatavAsiyoM kI jo apanI nijI dhAraNAe~ haiM, unakA bhI saMkSipta rUpa se paricaya diyA jA cukA hai| aba yahA~ mere dekhane meM jo camatkAra - pUrNa bAteM AI unheM aura sAtha hI sAtha apane nijI anubhava kI katipaya vismayakAriNI ghaTanAoM kA ullekha karake maiM isa upasaMhAra ko samApta karU~gI / (1) mere sAtha eka tibbatI naukara thaa| vaha kisI kAma se tIna haphte kI chuTTI lekara ghara calA gyaa| apane ghara pahu~cane para sage sambandhiyoM se milakara mAlUma hotA hai vaha Ane kI bAta bhUla gyaa| tIna haphte qhatama ho gaye aura vAMgadU kA kahIM patA na thaa| maiM roz2a usake bAre meM socatI aura hara rAta ko yaha socakara so jAtI ki dUsare dina vaha prAtaHkAla z2arUra AvegA / lekina isI taraha kaI dina Aye aura kaI rAteM gaI kintu vAMgadU kA AnA na huA, na huA / maiMne samajha liyA, usane apanI naukarI chor3a dene kA hI nizcaya kara liyA hai| - isake bAda eka rAta ko maiMne svapna dekhA ki vAMgadU A gayA hai para eka naye DhaGga kA libAsa pahane hue hai| usake sira para jo TopI hai vaha bhI naI aura videzI phaizana kI hai| dUsare dina sabere tar3ake hI mere eka naukara ne Akara sUcanA dI- "vAMgadU A gayA / " maiM acambhe meM A gii| svapna itanI jaldI saca huA cAhatA hai ! maiMne pUchA - "kahA~ hai ?" usane batalAyA - maiM abhI-abhI use dekhatA A rahA hU~ / kheme se bAhara niklie| vahIM, usa sAmane kI ghATI meM / maiM gaI / vAMga ko dekhA bhii| usake sira para vaisI hI TopI thI aura sacamuca vaha usI libAsa meM thA, jisameM maiMne use rAta ko sapane meM dekhA thA / maiM lauTakara kheme meM AI aura vAMgadU Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 prAcIna tibbata kI pratIkSA karane lgii| vaha nahIM aayaa| maiMne kucha dera aura rukakara naukara ko Age jAkara qhabara lAne kI AjJA dii| usane vApasa lauTakara batalAyA ki kahIM kisI vAMgadU kA patA nahIM milatA ! usI dina zAma ko sUryAsta hone para vAMgadU eka qAfile ke sAtha usI ghATI meM phuNcaa| vaha bilkula usI libAsa meM thA jisameM maiMne use rAta ko sapane aura dina ko ghATI meM dekhA thA / eka minaTa bhI ruke bag2aira maiM una AdamiyoM ke pAsa pahu~cI aura unase svayaM prazna kiyaa| unase mAlUma huA ki abhI sabere ke samaya to ve loga hamAre kheme se kAfI dUrI para the aura vAMgadU barAbara sabere se zAma taka unake sAtha rahA thA / bAda ko maiMne aura jagaha pUchatAcha kii| qAfile ke ravAnA hone kI jagaha aura samaya ke bAre meM dariyAphta kiyA to mAlUma huA ki jo kucha vAMgadU aura usake sAthI kaha rahe the vaha saccA thA / (2) eka tibbatI citrakAra kabhI-kabhI mere pAsa A jAtA thA / vaha kucha krodhI devatAoM kI pUjA karatA thaa| apanI tasvIroM meM bhI aksara inhIM ko taraha-taraha ke rUpoM meM dikhalAyA karatA thA / eka dina zAma ko jaba vaha mere pAsa AyA to maiMne dekhA eka dhu~dhalI sI zakala - jisakI sUrata usI ke citroM meM se eka se hU-bahU milatI-julatI hai-- usake pIche-pIche Age ko bar3ha rahI hai / maiMne sAmane bar3hakara apanA eka hAtha usakI ora bar3hAyA to aisA mAlUma huA ki jaise u~galiyoM se koI bar3I mulAyama sI cIz2a chU gaI hA / yaha cIz2a mere sparza karate hI g2Ayaba ho gaI / pUche jAne para citrakAra ne svIkAra kiyA ki vaha pichale kucha dinoM se usI devatA ko pAsa bulAne ke lie eka Dabthaba kara rahA thA jisakI eka chAyA - jhalaka mujhe dekhane ko milI thii| aura Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra usa dina sabere kA sArA samaya usane usI kA eka citra khIMcane meM lagAyA thaa| vAstava meM usane svayaM usa zakla ko nahIM dekhA thaa| uparyukta donoM dRSTAntoM meM ghaTanAe~ kartA kI apanI jAnakArI meM nahIM ghaTI haiN| yA eka lAmA ke zabdoM meM-vAMgadU aura citrakAra ko ina ghaTanAoM kA kartA nahIM kahA jA sktaa| (3) eka tIsarI vicitra ghaTanA jo usa zreNI kI alaukika ghaTanAoM kI eka acchI misAla hai jinameM koI Azcaryajanaka vyApAra apane Apa hI jAtA hai| usameM kAraNa kA koI mUla AdhAra nahIM rhtaa| ___ una dinoM khAma pradeza meM punAga ritod ke samIpa hamArA par3Ava par3A thaa| eka dina zAma ko jahA~ hamArA khAnA banatA thA vahA~ maiM kucha dekhane gaI thii| mere bAvarcI ne mujhase kahA ki kucha cIja ghaTa gaI haiN| mere kheme se use milanI caahieN| use sAtha lekara jaba maiM apane kheme meM AI to hama donoM ne dekhA ki ArAmakursI para eka tapasvI lAmA baiThe hue haiN| hameM koI Azcarya nahIM huA kyoMki ye lAmA aksara mujhase bAtacIta karane A jAyA karate the| bAvarcI bhI yaha kahakara calA gayA-"rimpoche ne Ane kA kaSTa uThAyA hai| jAU~, jaldI se cAya banA laauuN| bAda ko bhojana kI sAmagrI le jaauuNgaa|" ___ maiM Age ko bddh'ii| merI dRSTi barAbara lAmA kI ora thI jo apanI jagaha para cupacApa nizcala baiThe hue the| jaise hI maiM pAsa pahu~cI, vaise hI aisA mAlUma huA jaise sAmane se koI dhuMdhalA sA pardA haTa rahA ho yA A~khoM ke Age se kAI jhillI haTa gaI ho| aura ekAeka maiMne dekhA ki ArAmakursI khAlI par3I hai--usa para koI nahIM hai| tapasvI lAmA na jAne kyA ho gye| itane meM bAvarcI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 prAcIna tibbata cAya lekara A gyaa| use vahA~ mujhe akelI dekhakara bar3A Azcarya huaa| lekina maiMne use nAhaka DarA denA ucita nahIM samajhA aura usase kaha diyA ki "rimpoche kevala mujhase eka bAta kahane Aye the| kAma ho jAne para ve cale gye| unheM jaldI thii|" kAlpanika yidAm , jinakA bayAna pichale adhyAya meM A cukA hai, dA matalaba hala karate haiN| eka se to ziSyoM ko yaha zikSA milatI hai ki kahIM koI bhUta-preta devatA-dAnava Adi nahIM hai aura yadi hai to kevala usakI apanI kalpanA ko sRSTi meN| dUsare se nAce darja ke jAdUgara apane lie eka sAmarthyazAlo aGgarakSaka kA sAmAna karate haiN| isa vidyA kI jAnakArI rakhanevAle jAdUgara jisa veza meM cAheM apane ko chipA sakate haiM, jahA~ cAheM jA sakate haiN| __ ina saba bAtoM ko dekha-sunakara mere mana meM bhI yaha bAta AI ki maiMna itane sAla tibbatavAsiyoM ke sAtha bitA diye| unake sAtha kahIM kahIM merA bar3A ghaniSTha sambandha bho rahA hai lekina ina bAtoM kA maiMne svayaM utanA anubhava nahIM kiyA jitanA mujhe karanA cAhie thaa| maiMne apane abhyAsa zurU kiye aura harSa kA viSaya hai ki apane prayatroM meM mujhe thor3I-bahuta saphalatA bhI milii| __ maiMne apane lie eka sAdhAraNa ha~samukha moTe lAmA ko cunA aura apane ko eka sAma meM banda karake dhyAna aura anya Avazyaka upacAra karanA Arambha kiyaa| kucha mahInoM ke abhyAsa ke pazcAt kAlpanika lAmA prakaTa huaa| dhIre-dhIre usakA AkAra sApha ho gayA aura vaha jItA-jAgatA Adamo sA mAlUma hone lgaa| vaha eka taraha se mega mehamAna ho gayA aura mere kamare meM mere sAtha rahane lgaa| taba maiMne apanA ekAntavAsa tor3a diyA aura apane naukaroM aura kha me ke sAtha eka yAtrA ke lie ravAnA ho gii| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, bowywatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra merA mehamAna lAmA bhI hamAre giroha meM Akara zAmila ho gyaa| maiM bAhara maidAna meM thI, roja mIloM taka ghor3e ko pITha para hI raha jAtI thI lakina lAmA karIba-karIba hamezA barAbara mere sAtha banA rahatA thaa| mere lie aba yaha bhI jarUrI na raha gayA ki maiM jaba-taba usake bAre meM socA kruuN| chAyA-lAmA sacamuca ke AdamiyoM kI taraha ceSTAe~ karatA......jaise vaha hamAre sAtha calatA thA, rukatA thA aura idhara udhara dekhane lagatA thaa| kabhI-kabhI vaha bilkula sApha dikhAI par3atA aura kabhI-kabhI chipA rahatA thaa| mujhe bahudhA aisA lagatA jaise kisI ne mere kandhe para hAtha rakha diyA ho yA kisI kA lambA labAdA mujhase chU gayA ho| ____ maiMne moTe lAmA kA jo AkAra apanI kalpanA se banAyA thA, dhIre-dhIre usameM kucha parivartana hone lgaa| moTA, bar3e-bar3e gola gAlovAlA vaha ha~samukha lAmA aba eka dubalA-patalA, pIle, sUkhe cehare kA eka chAyA-lAmA hI raha gyaa| vaha mujhe aba aura adhika parezAna bhI karane lgaa| usameM gustAnI A gii| thor3e meM samajhie, vaha mere adhikAra se bAhara calA gyaa| ___eka bAra eka gar3eriyA mere pAsa makkhana dene aayaa| usane isa tulpa (chAyA-lAmA ) ko sacamuca kA lAmA samajha liyaa| ____ maiMne isa tulpa kA samApta hI kara denA ThIka smjhaa| maiM lhAsA jAne kA bhI vicAra kara rahI thii| isalie merA irAdA aura pakkA ho gyaa| lekina isa kAma meM mujhe 6 mahIne kI kar3I mehanata karanI pdd'ii| merA kAlpanika lAmA kisI bhA~ti apanI jIva-lIlA samApta karane kA gajI hI nahIM hotA thaa| ___ isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai ki maiM apane chAyA-lAmA kI sRSTi karane meM saphala ho sakI thii| eka khAsa bAta, jo dhyAna dene ke yogya hai, yaha hai ki isa prakAra ke kAlpanika AkAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 prAcIna tibbata kevala unake banAnevAle hI nahIM balki aura loga bhI apanI A~khoM se dekhate haiN| ___ ina alaukika ghaTanAoM ke viSaya meM tibbatiyoM meM Apasa meM matabheda hai| kucha kA vicAra hai ki sacamuca kisI vastu kA AkArarUpa sthiti meM A jAtA hai aura kucha kA kahanA hai ki kato kI vicAra-zakti hI itanI prabala hotI hai ki jisa AkAra kI vaha sRSTi karatA hai use dUsare bhI uso prakAra dekha sakate haiM jisa prakAra vaha svyN| tibbatI logoM kA kahanA hai ki AdhyAtmika dRSTi se UMce pahu~ce hue lAmA sAdhAraNa manuSyoM kI bhA~ti nahIM mrte| ve jaba cAheM apane zarIra kA aisA parityAga kara sakate haiM ki unake paMcaprANoM ke paMcatatvoM meM mila jAne para unakI deha kA cihna bhI na raha jaay| san 1916 meM jaba maiM zigAtna pahu~cI to AgAmo buddha maitreya bhagavAn kA nayA vizAla mandira lagabhaga pUrA-pUrA banakara apanI samApti para thaa| tAzo lAmA kI icchA thI ki isa mandira meM mUrti ko prANa-pratiSThA svayaM unake AdhyAtmika guru aura dhArmika salAhakAra kyoMgabU rimpoche apane hAthoM se kreN| unhoMne mAnanIya lAmA se isake lie prArthanA bhI kI thii| lekina rimpoche ne manA kara diyA thaa| unakA vicAra thA ki unheM mandira ke banakara taiyAra hone ke pUrva hI paraloka kI yAtrA karanI pdd'egii| isake uttara meM, kahate haiM, tAzI lAmA ne apane guru se mandira kI samApti taka jIvita rahane kA bahuta anurodha kiyA thaa| ___ kyoMgabU rimpoche bilakula vRddha ho cuke the aura tapasvI sAdhuoM kI bhA~ti nagara se kucha kosa kI dUrI para yezU tsAMgapU (brahmaputra nada) ke tIra para rahA karate the| tAzI lAmA kI vRddhA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, kurnatumaragyanbhandar.com Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upasaMhAra 181 bhAtA rimpoche kA bar3A sammAna karatI thIM aura jaba maiM unake yahA~ mehamAna thI to ukta lAmA ke viSaya meM kaI asAdhAraNa kahAniyA~ sunane ko milI thIM 1 hA~, to rimpoche ne mUrtti kI prANa-pratiSThA ke zubha kArya ke lie ruka jAne kA hI nizcaya kiyA aura unhoMne tAzI lAmA ko isake lie vacana bhI de diyaa| sambhava hai, isa prakAra kA vAdA pAThakoM ko acambhe meM DAla de| lekina isa deza ke nivAsiyoM kI nizcita dhAraNA hai ki yogya anubhavI lAmA apane icchAnusAra svayaM apane marane kA samaya nizcita kara sakate haiN| taba mere zigAja se cale Ane para lagabhaga eka varSa ke bAda saba taiyArI ho cukane para tAzI lAmA ne niyata tithi para eka bar3hiyA pAlakI aura kucha cobadAroM ko bar3I saja-dhaja ke sAtha kyoMgavU rimpoche ko livA lAne ke lie bhejaa| cobadAroM ne rimpoche ko pAlakI ke bhItara ghusate hue apanI A~khoM se dekhA / daravAje banda kara diye gaye / pAlakIvAloM ne pAlakI uThAI aura cala diye / tAzilpo kI vikhyAta gumbA ke sAmane lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM loga isa zubha kArya kI pUtti ko dekhane ke lie ekatra hue the| akasmAt una logoM ne vismaya meM Akara dekhA ki kyoM bU rimpoche akele aura paidala cale A rahe haiN| unhoMne cupacApa mandira ke praveza dvAra ko pAra kiyA aura sodhe maitreya bhagavAn kI virATa mUrti ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne apane hAthoM se usakA sparza kiyA aura isake bAda ve usI meM vilIna ho gaye / kucha samaya ke pazcAt pAlakI cobadAroM ke sAtha pahu~cI / logoM ne usakA daravAz2A kholA 1 jagaha khAlI thI / Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, watumaragyanbhandar.com Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 prAcIna tibbata bahutoM kA vizvAsa hai ki isake bAda kahIM kisI ne lAmA rimpoche ko nahIM dekhaa| jaba maiMne isa ghaTanA kA vRttAnta sunA to zigAtja jAkara asaliyata kA patA lagAne ke lie merI bar3I prabala icchA huii| lekina usa samaya maiM lhAsA meM chadmaveza meM rahatI thii| zigAtle meM bahuta se logoM se hamArI jAna-pahacAna thii| vahA~ isa avasara para merA aura yoGgadena-donoM kA jAnA asambhava thaa| apane kasalI libAsa meM prakaTa hone ke mAne the phaurana se peztara tibbatI sImA ke lie ravAnA ho jAnA, aura hama lhAsA se sAmye aura dakSiNI tibbata kI bahuta sI gumbAoM ko dekhane jAna cAhate the / yAralaGa prAnta ke itihAsa-prasiddha sthaloM ko dekha Ane kI bhI bar3o utkaTa abhilASA ho rahI thii| astu, hama zigAtz2a jAne kA vicAra badalanA hI pdd'aa| Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, unatumaragyanbhandar.com