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________________ [ 6 ] prArthanA : paradA dUra karo prArthanA karane kA mukhya hetu AtmA meM vidyamAna parantu prasupta vyaktiyoM ko jAgRta karanA hai / kalpanA kIjie, yadi mAcisa kI tUlI se prazna kiyA jAya ki tU AgapeTI se kyoM ragar3a khAtI hai, to kyA uttara milegA ? uttara hogA - jalane ke lie, apane teja ko prakaTa karane ke lie / manuSya kI cittavRtti cetanA tUlI ke samAna hai aura manuSya tUlI ragar3ane vAle ke samAna / yahAM bhI yahI prazna upasthita hotA hai ki Akhira cittavRtti ko paramAtmA ke sAtha kyoM ragar3A jAtA hai ? paramAtmA ke caraNoM ke sAtha use kisa lie ghisA jAtA hai ? taba sAdhaka kA bhI yahI uttara hogA - jalane ke lie apane teja ko prakaTa karane ke lie / saMsArI jIva ne apanI tUlI (cittavRtti) ko kabhI dhana se, kabhI tana se aura kabhI anya sAMsArika sAdhanoM se ragar3ate-ragar3ate alpasatva banA liyA hai / aba use hoza AyA hai aura vaha cAhatA hai ki tUlI kI zeSa zakti bhI kahIM isI prakAra bekAra na calI jAya / agara vaha zeSa zakti kA sAvadhAnI ke sAtha sadupayoga kare, to use pazcAttApa karake baiThe rahane kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai usI bacI-khucI zakti se vaha teja ko prasphuTita kara sakatA hai, kramazaH use bar3hA sakatA hai aura pUrNa tejomaya bhI bana sakatA hai| vaha pichalI tamAma hAni ko bhI pUrI kara sakatA hai / cittavRtti kI tUlI ko paramAtmA ke sAtha ragar3ane kA vidhipUrvaka kiyA jAne vAlA prayAsa hI prArthanA hai / isake viparIta jo aba bhI hoza meM nahIM AyA hai aura aba bhI apanI manovRtti ko paramAtmA meM na lagA kara dhana-jana Adi sAMsArika sAdhanoM meM hI lagA rahA hai / vaha usa mUrkha ke samAna hai, jisane patthara para ragar3a-ragar3a kara adhikAza tUliyoM ko bekAra kara diyA hai aura bacI-khucI tuliyoM ko bhI usI prakAra naSTa karanA cAhatA hai, vaha hAtha malatA raha jAyegA / AtmA ke lie paramAtmA sajAtIya aura jar3a padArtha vijAtIya haiM / sajAtIya dravya ke sAtha ragar3a hone para jyoti prakaTa hotI hai aura vijAtIya ke sAtha ragar3a hone se jyoti ghaTatI hai / vizva ke mUla meM jar3a aura cetana do hI Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 316 * tattva haiM / cetana kA cetana ke sAtha sambandha honA sajAtIya ragar3a hai aura jar3a ke sAtha sambandha honA vijAtIya ragar3a hai / vyaktitva evaM kRtitva jJAnI puruSoM ke sAtha tattvavimarza karane se jJAna kI vRddhi hotI hai / unake sAtha kiyA huA vicAra-vimarza saMvAda kahalAtA hai aura jaba mUrkho ke sAtha mAthA ragar3A jAtA hai, to vaha vivAda kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letA hai aura zakti kA vRthA kSaya hotA hai, kalaha. krodha aura hiMsA kI vRddhi hotI hai, takarAra bar3hatI hai aura svayaM kI zAMti bhI samApta ho jAtI hai / ataeva hamArI prArthanA kA dhyeya hai- jinhoMne ajJAna kA AvaraNa chinna-bhinna kara diyA hai, moha ke tamasa ko haTA diyA hai / ataeva jo vItarAgatA aura sarvajJatA kI sthiti para pahu~ce haiM, jinheM ananta jJAna, ananta darzana, ananta vala aura ananta zAMti prApta huI hai, ananta sukha sampatti kA bhaNDAra jinake lie khula gayA hai / una paramAtmA ke sAtha ragar3a khAnA aura isakA Azaya hai- apane antara kI jyoti ko jagAnA | vaha jyoti kahIM se udhAra kharIda kara nahIM lAnI par3atI, yaha AtmA meM hI vidyamAna hai; magara AvaraNoM kI saghanatA ke kAraNa vaha dabI huI hai, chipI huI hai / use UparI dRSTi se hama dekha nahIM pAte / tila ke dAne meM tela maujUda hai, magara usakI abhivyakti ke lie ragar3a kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| binA ragar3a ke vaha nahIM nikalatA / tila ke dAnoM ko lekara baccA yadi kisI patthara se dhamAdhama kUTane lage to bhI kyA hogA ? taba bhI vaha ThIka taraha se nahIM nikalegA / vaha kAma nahIM A sakegA / isI prakAra dUdha meM makkhana hai, dahI meM makkhana hai aura diyAsalAI meM Aga maujUda hai / phira ina sabako ragar3a kI pekSA rahatI hai, maMthana kI apekSA rahatI hai / magara ma~thane kI bhI eka viziSTa vidhi hotI hai / ThIka mathanI hA aura jAnakAra maMthana karane vAlA ho, to hI dahI meM se makkhana nikalatA hai / agara Apako mathanI pakar3A dI jAya, to makkhana nikAla sakeMge ? nahIM, jo maMthanakriyA meM prakuzala hai, vaha nahIM nikAla sakatA / yadyapi dUdha-dahI meM makkhana dIkhatA nahIM hai, phira bhI kuzala maMthanakartA kucha hI minaToM meM vidhipUrvaka mathAnI ghumA kara makkhana nikAla letA hai / Jain Educationa International prArthanA bhI mathanI ghumAnA hai; magara jaisA ki abhI kahA gayA, baha vidhipUrvaka honA cAhie / sarvaprathama to uddezya spaSTa honA caahie| jaise mathanI ghumAne kA uddezva navanIta prApta karanA hai, usI prakAra prArthanA kA uddezya paramAtmabhAva rUpa makkhana ko prApta karanA hai / manthanadhvani ke samAna jaba For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. *317 prArthanA kI vANI prasphuTita hotI hai aura jaba vidhipUrvaka mana-mathAnI se manthana kiyA jAtA hai, taba paramAtmabhAva rUpa navanIta prApta hotA hai| jaise dahI nabanIta sajAtIya hai; unake mUla meM antara nahIM hai, usI prakAra AtmA aura paramAtmA mUlataH eka hI hai| jaina darzana prAtmA kI alaga aura paramAtmA kI alaga jAti svIkAra nahIM krtaa| phira bhI donoM ke pariNamana pRthaka-pRthaka haiM / isa pArthakya ko dUra karanA hI sAdhanA aura prArthanA kA prayojana hai / jise vidhipUrvaka manomanthana karane se makkhana mila gayA hai, vaha paramAtmA hai aura jo usa makkhana ko prApta nahIM kara pAyA hai, vaha AtmA hai / jisa AtmA meM jJAna-Ananda rUpa navanIta ko prApta karane kI prabala bhAvanA jAga uThI hai, vaha sAdhanA ke kSetra meM avatIrNa hotA hai / vaha paramAtmA ke caraNoM kA zarasA grahaNa karake usake svarUpa kA aura phira svarUpa ke mAdhyama se nijasvarUpa kA cintana karatA hai, smaraNa karatA hai, usameM tallIna hokara ramaNa karatA hai aura isa prakAra apane vizuddha caitanyasvarUpa ko vikasita aura prApta kara letA hai| sAdhaka isa uddezya ko samakSa rakha kara jaba sAdhanA ke kSetra meM pA~va rakhatA hai, to usake mana meM se saMkoca haTa jAtA hai| vaha yaha nahIM socatA ki maiM pUrNa vizuddha svarUpa ke sAtha ragar3a khAne kA kaise adhikArI ho sakatA hU~; vaha bilakula niSkalaMka aura maiM kalaMka-kAlimA se putA huA ! mujha meM kAma, krodha, mana, moha, mAna, mAyA Adi doSa haiM, vividha prakAra kI ajJAnamaya vRttiyA~ vartamAna haiN| maiM usa zivasvarUpa siddhasvarUpa ke sAtha kaise ragar3a khAU~ ! merI-usakI kyA samatA hai ? para nahIM, sAdhaka aura prArthI aba apane ko paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM ragar3ane ke lie prastuta karatA hai, to kahatA hai-prabho ! merI vartamAna yogyatA ko nahIM dekhanA hai, balki merI zakti ko dekhanA hai| Apako jisa zakti kI abhivyakti ho cukI hai, sattA rUpa meM bahI mujha meM hai / magara vaha soI huI zakti Apa ke sAtha Takkara kiye binA jAgatI nahIM hai / isI vizvAsa aura isI AzA se maiM Apake caraNoM meM prastuta huA huuN| lohe kA Tukar3A svarNa banane ke lie aura mUlyavAn banane ke lie jaise pArasa ke pAsa pahu~catA hai aura hIre kA kaNa apanI camaka bar3hAne ke lie kasauTI ke nikaTa pahu~catA hai, usI taraha maiM bhI, he prabho ! tere pAsa AyA hU~ / ataeva Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 318 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva prabhu mere avaguNa citta na dharo, svAmI mere avaguNa citta na dharo / samadarzI hai nAma tihAro, cAhe to pAra karo / prabhu mere0 // ika lohA ThAkura pUjA meM, ika ghara badhika paryo / pArasa guNa avaguNa na vicAre, kaMcana karata kharo / / prabhu mere0 // kyA kahatA hai bhakta apane ko arpita karatA huA ? vaha antaHkaraNa ko khola kara, niSkapaTa bhAva se prabhu ke caraNoM meM uMDela detA hai / kahatA haiprabho ! tuma samadarzI kahalAte ho| koI kula kI dRSTi se, koI bala kI dRSTi se, koI sattA aura adhikAra Adi kI dRSTi se kisI ko U~cA aura kisI ko nIcA samajhatA hai / magara tuma to kisI ko U~cA aura kisI ko nIcA nahIM mAnate / tumhArA yaha svabhAva hI nahIM hai / tuma to jIva ke mUla svabhAva ko jAnate ho| tumhArA siddhAnta to yahI batalAtA hai ki usa bacce meM bhI jise likhanA, par3hanA athavA bolanA bhI nahIM prAtA, ananta jJAna kA bhaNDAra bharA hai, usameM bhI ananta jJAnI aura paramajyonirmaya deva virAjamAna haiM / aura bAlaka kI bAta bhI chaadd'ie| Akhira vaha bhI manuSya hai aura pA~ca indriyoM kA tathA mana kA dhanI hai| usase bhI choTe aura nIce stara ke jIvadhAriyoM ko leN| eka kIr3e ko leM yA ekendriya jIva para ye hI vicAra kareM / usakI cetanA eka dama suSupta hai, vaha ronA nahIM jAnatA, ha~sanA bhI nahIM jAnatA, calanA phiranA bhI nahIM jAnatA / phira bhI usameM paramAtmika zaktiyA~ vidyamAna haiM / vahI zaktiyA~ jo AdinAtha meM, parzvanAtha meM aura mahAbIra meM haiM / to bhakta kahatA hai Jain Educationa International samadarzI hai nAma tihAro / prabho ! Apa samadarzI kahalAte haiM, to mujhe bhI pAra kara do, mujhe bhI usI pUrNatA para pahu~cA do / koI kaha sakatA hai- are tU pAra karane kI mAMga karatA hai parantu jarA apanI ora to dekha ! apane rUpa ko dekha kiM tU kaisA hai ? For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ zrAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. prArthI kahatA hai - bhAI bAta tumhArI saccI hai / maiM azuddha hU~ / kalaMkita hU~, kalmaSagrasta hU~, magara yaha bhI to satya hai ki ki aisA hone ke kAraNa hI yaha prArthanA kara rahA hU~ / azuddha na hotA to zuddha hone kI prArthanA kyoM karatA ? kalaMkita na hotA to niSkalaMka hone kI prArthanA kyoM karatA ? jo zuddha hai, buddha hai aura pUrNa hai, use prArthanA kI darakAra hI nahIM hotI / eka choTA sA nAlA atyanta gaMdale pAnI kA nAlA, jaba gaMgA kI dhArA ke sAtha milatA hai aura gaMgA use thor3I dUra taka saMga-saMga le jAtI hai, to vaha gaMdA pAnI, gaTara kA pAnI bhI gaMgAjala bana jAtA hai / usakI malinatA gaMgAjala se dhula jAtI hai / magara aisA hogA tabhI jaba vaha kucha kSaNoM taka gaMgA ke sAtha mila kara calegA / * 316 to prArthanA meM hameM kyA karanA hai ? paramAtmA ke svarUpa ke sAtha milakara calanA hai / prArthanA meM Apa bolate rahe ki - prabho ! Apa meM rAga nahIM, dveSa nahIM, roSa nahIM, Apa vItarAga haiM, parantu ApakA raMga bhagavAn ke raMga meM na mila rahA ho, zrApa unake zabdoM ke sAtha na cala rahe hoM, to vaisI nirmalatA prApa kaise prApta kara sakate haiM ? agara Apa gaMgA rUpa bananA cAhate haiM to apane Apako gaMgA jI kI dhArA meM paramAtmasvarUpa meM milAkara kucha samaya taka saMga-saMga calanA par3egA / aisA kiyA to Apako malinatA dUra ho jAegI aura Apa meM nirmalatA A jAegI / agara hama apane antaHkaraNa ko paramAtmA meM milA kara ekarUpa nahIM kara lete, AtmA aura paramAtmA ke bIca vyavadhAna banA rahane dete haiM, to dasa, bIsa varSa taka kyA, asaMkhya janmoM taka pacane para bhI paramAtmAmaya nahIM bana sakate / hamArI malinatA dUra nahIM ho sakatI / vaha to tabhI dUra hogI jaba donoM ke bIca kA pardA haTa jAya, donoM meM koI vyavadhAna na raha jAya aura hama apane citta ko paramAtmA ke virAT svarUpa meM tallIna kara deM / kucha dina pahale arjunamAlI kA udAharaNa Apake sAmane rakkhA thA / vaha chaha mahInoM taka bhayAnaka hiMsAkRtya meM racA-pacA rahA, magara jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM jA par3A aura unakI vicAradhArA meM mila kara bahane lagA, apanA ApA khokara tanmaya ho gayA to use zuddha-buddha aura nirmala hote kyA dera lagI ? sArA maila dhula gayA / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 320 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva isI prakAra Apa bhI apane antaHkaraNa ko vItarAga-svarUpa ke sAtha saMjo kara aura bIca ke samasta pardo ko haTA kara calome to vItarAma bana Aoge prAcIna santa ne kahA hai maiM jAnUM hari dUra hai, hari hirade ke mAMhi / Ar3I TATI kapaTa kI, tAseM sUjhata nAhiM / / bhagavAn bahuta dUra nahIM haiM, balki atyanta nikaTa haiN| prazna hotA hai ki nikaTa haiM, to dikhAI kyoM nahIM dete? isa prazna ke uttara meM santa kahatA haidonoM ke bIca eka TATI khar3I hai-paradA par3A huA hai, isI kAraNa vaha dikhAI nahIM detA / agara paradA haTa jAya to vaha dikhAI dene lagegA / yahI nahIM, apane hI bhItara pratibhAsita hone lgegaa| jIva ziva se milane gayA-paramAtmA se milane calA parantu paradA rakha kara calA to ? usane samajhA-maiM bar3A sAdhaka hU~, bar3A jJAnI hU~, dhanI hU~, ohadedAra huuN| isa prakAra mAyA kA paradA rakha kara gayA aura isa rUpa meM bhale hI vItarAga ke sAtha prArthanA kI, ragar3a kI, taba bhI kyA vItarAmatA prApta kI jA sakegI? nahIM, kyoMki bIca meM paradA jo raha gayA hai / parade kI vidyamAnatA meM ragar3a se Apa jo jyoti jagAnA cAhate haiM, vaha nahIM jAga sktii| ataeva parade ko haTAnA Avazyaka hai / Apa aisA kareMge to parama jhAnti pA sakeMge, parama jyoti jagA sakeMge, paramAnanda prApta kara skeNge| amRta-karaNa 0 prabhu kI prArthanA sAdhanA kA aisA aMga hai, jo kisI bhI sAdhaka ke lie kaSTasAdhya nahIM hai / pratyeka sAdhaka, jisake hRdaya meM paramAtmA ke prati gaharA anurAga hai, prArthanA kara sakatA hai| 0 jo mAnava Atmadeva kI prArthanA karatA hai, vaha ziva-zakti kA adhikArI bana jAtA hai / eka bAra ziva-zakti kI upalabdhi ho jAne para prArthI kRtArtha ho jAtA hai aura use prArthanA kI bhI AvazyakatA nahIM raha jaatii| . prAcArya zrI hastI Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only