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________________ pratidhvani devendra muni zAstrI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ zrI tAraka guru jaina granthamAlA kA caudahavAM puSpa prati dhva ni lekhakaparamazraddheya paNDitapravara prasiddhavaktA rAjasthAnakesarI zrI puSkara muni ma0 ke suziSya devendra muni, zAstrI, sAhityaratna sampAdaka zrIcanda surAnA 'sarasa' prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya padarAr3A (udayapura) Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pustaka : pratidhvani lekhaka : devendra muni zAstrI, sAhityaratna sampAdaka : zrIcaMda surAnA 'sarasa' artha saujanya : nagarAja candanamala 30, viTThalavAr3I, bambaI- 2 prakAzaka : zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya padarAr3A ji0 udayapura (rAjasthAna ) prathama mudraraNa : agasta 1971 mudraka : zyAmasundara zarmA zrI priMTarsa, rAjA kI maMDI AgarA-2 mUlya : 3) 50 tIna rupae pacAsa paise Jain Education Internationa
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________________ samarpaNa jinakI pavitra preraNA aura patha-pradarzana se merI cintana dizAeM sadA Alokita rahI haiN| unhIM paramAdaraNIya paramazraddhaya sadguruvarya rAjasthAna kesarI paMDitapravara zraddhaya zrI puSkara muni jI ma0 ke kara kamaloM meM -devendra muni Jain Education Internationa
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________________ lekhaka kI kalama se gaMbhIra vicAroM ko par3hate-par3hate jaba kabhI mana Uba jAtA hai, to kahAniyA~ aura jIvanacaritra par3hakara mana kI sustI dUra kara letA hU~, isIprakAra gaMbhIra viSayoM para likhate-likhate jaba mastiSka vizrAma cAhane lagatA hai to kathA-kahAniyA~ aura sUktiyA~ likhane laga jAtA hUM, isase mastiSka kI thakAna bhI dUra ho jAtI hai, aura naI sphUrti se mana tarotAjA bhI ho jAtA hai| pichale tIna-cAra varSoM meM maiMne anubhava kiyA ki kahAniyA~, jIvana-caritra vAstava meM hI mAnasika vizrAma ke sAtha-sAtha kartavya kI naI sphUrti aura preraNA jagAne meM bhI advitIya siddha huI haiM / pAThaka unheM cAva se par3hatA hai, aura unase prakaTa hone vAlI preraNA ke prati bar3e sIdhe aura prabhAvakArI DhaMga se AkRSTa hotA hai / jaise gariSTa bhojana ke sAtha-sAtha kucha supAcya aura susvAda bhojana bhI Avazyaka hotA hai, vaise hI gaMbhIra viSayoM ke adhyayana ke sAtha-sAtha kucha halakA aura rucikara adhyayana bhI Avazyaka hotA hai| mana kI yaha AvazyakatA kathA kahAniyA~ Adi se pUrI ho jAtI hai| ___idhara meM choTe-choTe preraka rUpaka, kahAniyA~ Adi kI cArapA~ca pustakeM maiMne likhI aura ve prakAzita huI / pAThakoM ne unheM cAva se apanAyA, vidvAnoM ne bhI unheM sarAhA aura sAmAnya Jain Education Internationa
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________________ jijJAsuoM ko bhI ve rucikara lgiiN| isase merA utsAha bar3hatA gayA aura kahAniyA~ likhatA calA gyaa| ___ mere sAhityasarjana kI mUla preraNA zraddhaya gurudeva zrI puSkara muni jI ma0 sA0 kA varada AzIrvAda hI rahA hai| unakI jIvaMta preraNAe~ yadi mujhe na mila pAtIM, to saMbhava hai maiM sAhitya jagata meM Aja bhI ka-kha se Age nahIM bar3ha pAtA / ataH yaha jo kucha hI bana par3A hai, vaha to maiM ananya zraddhA ke sAtha unhIM kA varadAna mAnatA huuN| mere sAhityika kAryoM meM paramasnehI zrIcanda jI surAnA 'sarasa' kA bhI jo sahayoga rahA hai, maiM use vistRta nahIM kara sakatA / merI aneka pustakoM kA sundara sampAdana unhoMne kiyA hai aura bar3e sneha ke sAtha / prastuta 'pratidhvani' meM bhI unakI lekhinI kA rasa-sparza huA hai aura isase kahAniyoM va rUpakoM meM kucha vaiziSTya AyA hai| mere anya sAhityika sahayogiyoM ko bhI maiM kaise vismRta kara sakatA hU~ ? maiM jo kucha likhatA hU~, par3hatA hUM vaha saba Akhira kisI sahayoga ke binA kaise sambhava ho pAtA ? AzA hai mere sAhitya ke pAThaka bhI mujhe isIprakAra sahayoga kara sAhitya sarjanA ke mere utsAha ko bar3hAte rheNge| zrImeghajI thobhaNa jainadharmasthAnaka 170 kAMdAvAr3I, bambaI-4 ASADhIpUrNimA saM 2028 -devendra muni Jain Education Internationa
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________________ sampAdakIya zrI devendra muni jI sthAnakavAsI jainasamAja kI naI pIr3hI ke taruNa sAhityakAra haiM / unhoMne sAhitya kI aneka vidhAoM para likhA hai, aura jamakara likhA hai| ve adhyayanazIla haiM, anu saMdhitsu hai aura udAra samIkSaka bhI hai, isalie unakI kRtiyoM meM, cAhe vaha zodhanibandha hai, aitihAsikacarcA hai, jIvanacaritra hai, vicArasUktiyA~ hai, yA kahAnI aura rUpaka haiM, prAyaH unameM adhyayana, anusaMdhAna aura ciMtana manana kI gaharI chApa milatI hai / prastuta pustaka unakA eka kahAnI saMgraha hai, kintu yaha sirpha kahAnIsaMgraha na hokara eka vicAra-grantha bhI hai| isameM preraka vicAra, anubhUta sUkta evaM mahApuruSoM kI uktiyA~ bhI haiM / jaba mujhe sampAdana ke lie yaha pustaka milI to maiM isakI kahAniyA~ par3hakara praphulla ho uThA / prAyaH kahAniyoM meM eka-na-eka jIvanasparzI preraNA chipI hai, jIvana kA koI gaharA satya vyakta hotAsA lagatA hai, aura lagatA hai koI prajJA-puruSa apane jJAna-cakSaoM se dekhe hue jIvana evaM jagata ke rahasya - romAMca ko anubhava kI vANI meM khola kara rakha rahA hai / kahAniyoM ko bhAva-bhASA Adi kI dRSTi se parimArjita karane ke bAda isake nAmakaraNa kA prazna mere mana meM AyA to maiM kucha kSaNa pustaka kI kahAniyoM ko hI ulaTa-pulaTa kara par3hane lgaa| pustaka Jain Education Internationa
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________________ ( 8) kI tIsarI kahAnI 'pratidhvani' sahasA hI mere mana ko vibhora kara gaI / mujhe lagA, saMpUrNa pustaka kA sAra isa eka kahAnI meM saMkSipta ho gayA hai, aura pUrI kahAnI 'pratidhvani' ina cAra akSaroM meM baMdha gaI hai / sacamuca hamArA bAhyajagata, bhautika saMsAra hamArI antaradhvani kI eka pratidhvani mAtra hai / jaisI dhvani, jaisA ciMtana aura jaisI bhAvanAe~ hamAre bhItarI saMsAra maiM uThatI haiM bAhya-saMsAra se vaisI hI pratidhvani gUMja uThatI haiM, jaisA bimba hogA darpaNa meM vaisA hI pratibimba jhalakegA | jaisI hamArI antaradhvani hogI, saMsAra kI ina ghATiyoM meM vaisI hI pratidhvani gUMjegI / isa pustaka kI kahAniyA~ hI kyA, kintu saMsAra kI samasta kahAniyA~ aura samasta upadeza Akhira pratidhvani ke isI sUtra kA bhASya hI to karate haiM / ataH isa pustaka kA yaha nAma mujhe bahuta hI sArthaka aura apane kathya ko vyakta karanevAlA lagA / pustaka meM kula 73 kahAniyA~ hai, aura prAyaH hara kahAnI apane kathya ko kAphI spaSTatA se vyakta karatI hai / pAThaka ko mastiSka para kucha bhAra diye vinA bhI vaha sahajagamya ho jAyegA aisA merA vizvAsa hai / AzA karatA hU~ yaha kahAnI saMgraha pAThakoM ko rucikara, rasaprada aura zikSAprada pratIta hogA / jaina bhavana 30 julAI, AgarA-2 - zrIcanda surAnA 'sarasa' Jain Education Internationa
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________________ prakAzakIya apane prabuddha pAThakoM ke kara-kamaloM meM vicArottejaka rUpaka tathA laghu kahAniyoM kA saMgraha :--'pratidhvani' pradAna karate hue hameM atyanta prasannatA hai| prastuta pustaka ke lekhaka haiM-sthAnakavAsI samAja ke udIya mAna taruNa-sAhityakAra zrI devendra muni jI zAstrI, sAhityaratna, aura sampAdaka haiM-zrIcanda surAnA 'sarasa' / pustaka bhAva, bhASA,zailI Adi sabhI dRSTiyoM se nUtanatA lie hue hai / kahAnI sAhitya meM yaha eka navIna zailI hai / kathAoM ke pUrva vizvavidyuta vicArakoM ke cintanasUtra diye gaye haiM, jo hRdaya ko vidyuta kI taraha sparza karate haiM / 'khilatI kaliyA~ muskarAte phUla' ke pazcAt usI zailI meM yaha dUsarI pustaka hai / isa pustaka ke prakAzana kA sampUrNa arthasahayoga dAnavIra svargIya zrImAn seTha hastImala jI mehatA kI dharmapatnI, dharmAnurAgiNI zAntAbAI kI AjJA se unake suputra zrImAn candanamala jI mehatA ne pradAna kiyA hai, etadartha hama unake hRdaya se AbhArI haiM / hameM AzA hI nahIM, apitu dRr3ha vizvAsa hai ki unakA udAra sahayoga hameM samaya-samaya para milatA rhegaa| -zAntilAla jaina maMtrI-tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya Jain Education InternationaFor Private Personal Use Only
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________________ svargIya zrImAn seTha hastImala jI mehatA : eka paricaya zarada pUrNimA ke cA~da kI taraha jo apanI dugdha - dhavala jyotsnA se jana-jana ke mana ko mugdha karatA ho, usa lubhAvane aura suhAvane jIvana ko kauna vismRta ho sakatA hai ? zAyara ke zabdoM meM kahA jAya to jindagI aisI banA jindA rahai dilazAda tU / jaba na ho duniyA~ meM to, duniyA ko Aye yAda tU // 10 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dAnavIra dharmapremI udAracetA sva0 zrImAn seTha hastImalajI sAgaramalajI mehatA sAdar3I (mAravAr3a) Jain Education me
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________________ lambA kada, gaura varNa, bhavya lalATa, ha~sate hoTha, khile locana zAMta aura tejoddIpta mukhamudrA, ina sabhI ne milakara aise vyaktitva kA nirmANa kiyA thA jise loga dAnavIra seTha hastImala jI mehatA ke nAma se pahacAnate the| jitanA unakA bAhya vyaktitva AkarSaka thA, utanA hI unakA Antarika jIvana bhI mana-mohaka thaa| ve prakRti se sarala, svabhAva se komala, aura hRdaya se udAra the| ve kevala garajanevAle megha hI nahIM, barasanevAle megha the aura jaba barasate the to jamakara barasate the |unhoNne apanI choTI umra meM atyadhika udAratA ke sAtha dAnadiyA thA / anAtha, vidhavAe~ aura garIba chAtroM ko unhoMne guptarUpa se sahAyatAeM dI thiiN| kaba ? kise ? kitanI sahAyatA dI, usakA patA unake atirikta ghara ke kisI sadasya ko nahIM hotA thaa| ve use dAna nahIM, kintu apanA kartavya samajhate the / kisI bhI prANI ko kaSTa meM dekhakara unakA hRdaya dayA se dravita ho jAtA thaa| unakA janma rAjasthAna kI vIrabhUmi arAvalI pahAr3a kI talahaTI meM base hue sAdar3I (mAravAr3a) meM huA, / jahA~ para sthAnakavAsI muniyoM kA virATa sAdhu sammelana san 1652 meM huA aura zramaNasaMgha kA nirmANa huaa| Apake pUjya pitA zrI kA nAma seTha sAgaramala jI thA aura mAtezvarI kA nAma rAdhAbAI thA / Apake jyeSTha bhrAtA kA nAma pukharAja jI hai / jo pUnA (mahArASTra) ke labdha pratiSThita vyApAriyoM meM se haiN| sAdaDInivAsI bAlacandajI talesarA kI suputrI dharmAnurAgiNI zAntAbAI ke sAtha ApakA vivAha sampanna huaa| Apake pA~ca Jain Education Internationa
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________________ putra haiM / 1. candanamalajI 2. campAlAlajI 3. mohanalAlajo 4. dilIpakumAra aura 5. mahendrakumAra / maiTrika kA adhyayana sampanna kara Apa sAdar3I se bambaI Aye, prAraMbha meM dUsare ke yahA~ para naukarI kii| phira samvat 2001 meM bambaI viThalavAr3I meM 'nagarAja candanamala' ke nAma se chatariyoM kI dukAna kii| bhAgya aura puruSArtha ne sAtha diyA, vyApAra camaka utthaa| jisa prakAra paisA kamAte rahe, usIprakAra udAratA ke sAtha dAna bhI dete rahe / pUnA meM sthAnaka banAne ke lie 25 hajAra rupae diye / aMdherI aura kAMdIvalI (bambaI) meM Apake nAma se sthAnaka ke vizAla haoNla haiM / sAdar3I (mAravADa) moTara sTeMDa para musAphirakhAnA bhI Apane banAyA hai| jo bhI sahayoga ke lie Apake pAsa AtA, use Apa premapUrvaka sahayoga dete| Apa koTa (bambaI) saMgha ke varSoM taka maMtrI pada para rhe| ApakA janma san 1915 meM huA thA aura 52 varSa kI laghu vaya meM 16 mArca, 1667 meM ApakA svargavAsa huaa| zrImAn hastImala jI sAhaba kI puNyasmRti meM unakI dharmapatnI zrImatI zAntAbAI ke Arthika saujanya se prastuta grantha kA prakAzana ho rahA hai| pUjya pitA kI taraha hI zrImAn candanamala jI Adi unake sabhI putra dharmaniSTha haiM / unase samAja ko bahuta AzA haive sabhI apane pUjya pitA kI taraha yazasvI baneM, yahI maMgala kAmanA -rAjendrakumAra mehatA, bambaI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ anukrama 1. appadIpo bhava 2. svarUpa bhAvanA 3. pratidhvani 4. apanI-apanI kalpanA, apanA-apanA Izvara 5. bhAratIya nArI kA Adarza 6. amUlya zloka 7. sukha-svapna 8. kArU kA khajAnA 6. kapar3e badala gaye 10. eka citra : tIna parachAI 11. pRthvI gola hai ? 12. cInI kI pur3iyA 13. prastutIkaraNa 14. rAjA ke tIna guNa 15. sonA yA jAganA ? 16. pApa palaTa kara AtA hai 17. aba terI parIkSA 18. svarga se bhI UMcA Jain Education Internationa
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________________ ( 14 / 16. nayA Azcarya 20. vijaya kA rahasya 21. dikhAve kI bhakti 22. asalI sonA 23. buddhi ko ulaTie 24. tU bhI so jAtA 25. saMkar3I galI 26. nAma ke lie 27. saccA sAdhu 28. samasyA kI samasyA 26. jhaMDA aura pardA 30. aMdhA kauna ? 31. koI rogI nahIM milA 32. jJAna kA adhikArI 33. uTha ! calapar3a ! 34. dUSita bheTa 35. svataMtratA kI jhUThI pukAra 36. dila badala ! 37. tuma kauna ! 38. mRtyu nahIM cAhie 36. eka doSa ! 40. smRti aura vismRti 41. jhUThI prIta 42. mana ko mAMjo 105 108 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ ( 15 ) 43. apanI chAyA 44. jaisI dRSTi : vaisI sRSTi 45. bAdazAha kA mUlya 46. zabda nahIM, bhAvanA 47. dharma kA gaurava 48. Ananda kA mUla 46. dila kA AInA - A~kha 50. jJAnI kA dhIraja 51. vIra aura udAra 52. nispRhatA kA abhyAsa 53. Agraha 54. sone kA jhola 55. kyA gorA, kyA kAlA 56. mitra banAkara 57. rAvaNa kI sIkha 58. niMdA kI lAja 56. vilAsa kA viSa 60. mAtA kI pratikRti 61. ApakA nAma ? 62. svAmI banAma rakSaka ? 63. aMkuza apane hAtha meM 64. samrAToM ke samrATa 65. mohajAla 66. bhAmAzAha kA tyAga 125 12.8 131 133 135 137 140 143 146 148 150 152 154 157 156 162 164 167 171 174 176 178 180 183 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 188 161 164 67. rAjA kA Adarza 68. manuSya kI khopar3I 66. mana kI bAta 70. siddhi yA Izvara ? 71. dharma kA sAra 72. dRr3ha saMkalpa 73. caritra va bhava Jain Education Internationa
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________________ appadIpo bhava bhagavAna mahAvIra kA eka vacana haije aNaNNadaMsI se aNaNNArAme -AcArAMga sUtra jo ananyadarzI arthAt AtmA ke sivAya aura kisI ko nahIM dekhatA hai, vaha AtmA ke sivAya anyatra kahIM nahIM rmtaa| ___ yaha satya hai ki AtmadraSTA AtmA meM hI ramatA hai, aura bAhyadraSTA bAhara meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai| bAhara meM dekhane vAle kI AkAMkSAeM-dhana, vaibhava, sattA aura yaza para maMDarAtI hai, para jaba dRSTi bAhara se mur3akara bhItara ko calI jAtI hai, to apane Apa meM saba kucha pA letI hai| vaha sacamuca meM appadIpa-AtmadIpa---apanA dIpaka svayaM bana jAtA hai| eka kamboDiyana bauddha kathA hai| kamboja ke samrATa tiGa-miD. kI rAjasabhA meM eka bauddha bhikSa AyA aura samrAT se kahane lagA-mahArAja ! maiM tripiTakAcArya hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani pandraha varSa taka sAre bauddha jagata kA tIrthATana kara maiMne dharma ke gUr3ha tattvoM kA rahasya prApta kiyA hai| merI bhAvanA hai ki kamboja kA zAsana bhagavAna tathAgata ke AdezoM ke anusAra cale, maiM rAjya kA dharma-guru bananA cAhatA huuN|' dharmajJa samrAT bhikSa kI kAmanA jAna kara kiMcit muskarAye---"ApakI sadicchA maMgalamayI hai, kintu abhI Apa dharmagranthoM kA ekabAra punaH pArAyaNa kiijie|" bhikSa ka kA ceharA krodha se lAla par3a gyaa| para krodha ko bhItara hI dabAe ve vahA~ se lauTa aaye| socA'samrAT ko ruSTa karane se kyA lAbha; eka bAra saba granthoM ko punaH par3ha DAlanA caahie|' bhikSa eka varSa bAda punaH samrAT kI sabhA meM upasthita huA aura bolA-"maiMne saba grantha dubArA par3ha DAle haiM, aba rAjya-guru kA pada mujhe milanA caahie....|" samrATa ne punaH muskarAkara kahA-"bhadanta ! eka bAra aura par3ha liijie|" bhikSa krodha meM tamatamA utthaa| yaha kyA majAka kara rahe haiN| para vaha cupacApa lauTakara nadI ke eka zAMta taTa para calA gyaa| apamAna kA daMza bhItara meM pIDita kara rahA thaa| usane zAMti ke lie sAMdhya prArthanA kI aura grantha ko lekara baiTha gyaa| par3hate-par3hate unhIM granthoM ke zabda nayI-nayI artha cetanA lekara usake antara meM jAgane lage, vaha unhIM ke rahasyoM meM kho gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ appa dIpo bhava eka varSa bIta jAne para bhI vaha samrAT kI sabhA meM nahIM pahu~cA to samrAT tiD. - miD. svayaM usake caraNoM meM pahu~ce / dekhA vaha to tana-mana kI sudhi bhUle basa antardhyAna meM lIna hai / samrATa ne prArthanA kI- "bhagavan ! caliye ! dharmAcArya kA Asana suzobhita kIjiye !" bhikSu kI samasta AkAMkSAeM samApta ho cukI thI / usane dharmagranthoM ke sacce rahasya ko pAliyA thA / maMdamita ke sAtha bolA- 'rAjan ! saddharma upadeza kA nahIM, AcaraNa kA viSaya hai / upadeza meM nirA ahaMkAra hai, AcaraNa meM Ananda hai / aba mujhe kisI 'para' kI AkAMkSA nahIM / bhagavAna kA eka hI vAkya mere hRdaya ko prakAzita kara gayA hai- appa dIpo bhava svayaM apane dIpaka bano / * ZT5 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ svarUpa bhAvanA saMsAra ke darzana - Izvara ke sambandha meM Aja bhI ulajhe hue haiM / ananta ananta kAla se cintana karatA huA mAnava mana Izvara ke rUpa aura svarUpa kI ghATiyoM meM Aja bhI bhaTaka-bhaTaka rahA hai / vizva ke Izvara-sambandhI vicAroM meM prAyaH parokSAnubhUti hI mukhya hai / aura vaha saba kI svataMtra yA anukRta hotI hai| abataka ke vicAroM kA anuzIlana karane para cAra vicAra sUtra mere samakSa A rahe haiM / 1. svAmi-dAsa bhAvanA 2. pitA-putra bhAvanA 3. sakhA-bhAvanA 4. svarUpa bhAvanA eka dArzanika ne eka bAra Izvara ke viraha se vyAkula hokara eka UMce parvata para car3hakara Izvara ko pukArA 4 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ svarUpa bhAvanA svAmin ! maiM terA dAsa hU~; merI icchAoM kA tU hI svAmI hai, tU hI mere bhAgya kA vidhAtA hai, mujhe darzana de, maiM terI AjJAoM kA pAlana karUgA / Izvara ne kucha bhI uttara nahIM diyaa| dArzanika aura cintana karane lgaa| eka dina phira usane usI parvata para car3ha kara pukArA he parama pitA ! maiM terI santAna hU~, tumane hI mujhe paidA kiyA hai, mere pAsa jo kucha hai, tarA dana hai, merI prArthanA suna aura mujhe apanI chavi dikhA ! Ivadara taba bhI mauna rahA / dArganika punaH Izvara kI khoja meM lIna ho gayA aura ekadina phira pahAr3a kI coTI para car3ha kara Izvara ko sambodhita kiyA-"he prabhu ! mere mana meM rAta dina tama base ho, jaise yUvati ke mana meM usakA premI ! tuma hI sacce mitra ho, tumhI sacce sakhA ho, aba Ao! aura merI antara pIr3A ko zAMta kro|" Izvara kI ora se koI pratidhvani lauTakara nahIM AI / dArzanika taba bhI vicalita nahIM huA aura socatA rhaa| eka dina punaH asIma sAhasa baTora kara usane gaMbhIra svara se Aha vAna kiyA-"he paramAtmA ! maiM vahI AtmA haiM, jo eka dina paramAtmA banegA / maiM pRthvI para par3A mUla hUM, tuma AkAza meM khile phUla ho / maiM aura tuma do nahIM, Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani eka hI rUpa ke do svarUpa haiN| maiM hI tU hai, tU hI maiM huuN| aba maiM tumheM nahIM pukaaruuNgaa|'--aur dArzanika ne apane antara ko nihArA to vahAM paramAtmA khar3A usI ko pukAra rahA thA brahma tat svAsi*--- "vaha brahma tU hI to hai ! jise pukAra rahA hai|" * viveka cUDAmaNi 225 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani isa saMsAra meM sarvatra pratidAna aura pratidhvani kA siddhAnta vyApta hai| prema dene vAle ko prema milatA hai, TThapa barasAne vAle ko dvaSa ! rAvaNa aura duryodhana ne saMsAra meM yuddha aura ghRraNA-dveSa ke bIja DAle to unheM mRtyu, niMdA aura vidvaSa ke hI phala prApta hue, jabaki rAma aura dharma-putra ko prema aura zraddhA kI mAlAe~ arpita kI gaI, caMki unhoMne prema aura sneha kI phUloM kI kyAriyAM lagAI thIM ! atharvaveda kA eka vacana hai--yazcakAra sa niSkarata(atharva 2 / 6 / 5) jisane jaisA kiyA, vaisA hI paayaa| isa para jaise bhASya karate hue tathAgata buddha kA eka vacana mujhe yAda A gayA hai| hantA labhati hantAraM jetAraM labhate jayaM-(saMyuttanikAya 1 / 3 / 15) mArane vAle ko mArane vAlA aura jItane vAle ko jItane vAlA mila jAtA hai / vAstava meM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani yahI to pratidAna, pratichAyA, yA pratidhvani kA siddhAnta hai / jaisI AkRti hogI, darpaNa meM vaisI hI pratidhvani dIkhegI | jaisI dhvani hogI, kueM aura pahAr3iyoM meM TakarA kara vaisI hI pratidhvani lauTegI / 8 eka Azrama thA, pahAr3iyoM kI talahaTI meM, nadI ke kinAre prAkRtika suSamA kI goda meM / eka deza kA rAjakumAra vahA~ ke AcArya ke pAsa adhyayana karane ko AyA / eka dina saMdhyA ke samaya rAjakumAra havA khAne ke lie talahaTI meM ghUmatA huA Age pahAr3I ghATI meM calA gayA / ghATI meM vaha bahuta Age calA gayA aura saMdhyA kA bhura muTA hone laga gyaa| havA ke jhoMke se peDanyattoM kI marmara dhvani huI to rAjakumAra ko lagA -pAsa kI ghATI meM koI chipA hai / vaha kucha kadama pIche lauTA to use lagane lagA jaise koI chupe chupe usakA pIchA kara rahA hai| usane idhara-udhara dekhA aura bhaya se bharrAyI AvAja meM pukArA"kauna hai ?" pahADiyoM ke antarAla se utane hI jora se pratiprazna gUMja uThA "kauna hai ?" aba to rAjakumAra sahama gayA, bhaya se usake hAthapaira kA~pane laga gye| ThaMDI havA meM bhI sira para pasIne kI bUMdeM Tapakane laga gaI / apane Apa ko DhADhasa baMdhAne ke lie usane phira jora se pukArA - 'kAyara ! Darapoka ! kahA~ chipA haiM ?" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani vaisI hI bharbharAtI AvAja gUMja uThI-"kAyara ! Darapoka ! kahA~ chipA hai ?" rAjakumAra ke paira DagamagA uThe, chAtI dhar3akane laga gaI, usake hAtha meM koI zastra bhI nahIM thA, aura aba nizcaya ho gayA ki avazya hI koI usakI jAna lene ke lie chipA baiThA hai| usane chAtI ko hAtha se dabAyA aura eka bAra sAhasa baTora kara khUba jora ma cillAyA- 'maiM mAra ddaalNgaa|" pahAr3iyoM se pratidhvani gaMja uThI-'maiM mAra ddaaluuNgaa|' gajakumAra pasIne se tarabatara ho gayA, sira para pAMva rakhakara daur3A Azrama kI ora / usake pairoM kI pratidhvani hI use laga rahI thI, jaise vaha duSTa usakA pIchA kara rahA hai, para mur3akara dekhane kI himmata usameM nahIM rhii| vaha hAMphatA-hAMphatA Azrama ke dvAra para pahuMcA aura mUrchA khAkara gira pdd'aa| ___AcArya daur3akara Aye / rAjakumAra kA sira godI meM lekara jala chidd'kaa| rAjakumAra hoza meM AyA to usane saba bAta sunaaii| __ mAnava-mana ke pArakhI AcArya ne muktahAsa ke sAtha kahA-"vatsa ! tuma usase kaise Dara gaye ? vaha to bahata hI bhalA AdamI hai, kisI cIMTI ko bhI kaSTa nahIM, detA, baccoM se to vaha bahuta hI pyAra karatA hai / tuma kala phira vahIM jAnA aura jaisA maiM kahU~ vaisA pukAranA / " Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani __dUsare dina rAjakumAra phira usI pahAr3I ghATI meM gayA aura AcArya ke kahe anusAra AvAja lagAI-'mere mitra ! idhara Ao !" pratidhvani AI-"mere mitra ! idhara Ao!" isa mitratA kI pukAra se rAjakumAra kA mana Azvasta ho gayA, usane aura jora se kahA- ''maiM tumheM prema karatA huuN|" pahAr3iyA~ aura jaMgala jaise eka sAtha pukAra uThe-"maiM tumheM prema karatA huuN|" rAjakumAra kA hRdaya sacamuca nirbhaya ho gyaa| usane hRdaya kI saccAI se pUkArA--"hama saba mitra haiN|" ava to jaise pahAr3oM kA cappA-cappA use pukAratA sunAI par3A-"hama saba mitra haiN|" jIvana aura jagata meM sarvatra pratidhvani kA yahI siddhAnta lAgU hai| zatru ko zatru aura mitra ko mitra kI pratidhvani sunAI par3atI hai| "phUla ko mUla aura kA~Te ko kaaNttaa|" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ apanI-apanI kalpanA : apanA-apanA Izvara Izvara kyA hai ? aura kyA karatA hai ? yaha prazna Aja bhI utanA hI vikaTa hai jitanA mAnava ke citana kAla kI prathama velA meM thA ! mAnava kI Izvara samvandhI dhAraNAoM aura mAnyatAoM para vicAra karane para kabhI kabhI Azcarya hotA hai, kabhI kabhI haMsI AtI hai, aura kabhI-kabhI kheda hotA hai| lagatA hai mAnava ke mana meM jisa samaya jaisA vicAravimba banA usane vaisA hI pratibimba ghar3a liyA Izvara ke rUpa meN| jisakI jaisI bhAvanA rahI, usane vaisA hI bhagavAna taiyAra kara liyaa| dekhie : vibhinna dharma paramparAoM ke Izvara kA rUpa / Izvara kA eka rUpa hai---purandara ! arthAt gA~voM ko ujAr3ane vAlA / eka rUpa hai balipriya-gAya, ghor3A aura manuSya Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani ke rakta-mA~sa kI bali vAhane vaalaa| eka rUpa hai-sarvazaktimAn-arthAt jaisA cAhe vaisA karane vAlAmanamojI! athavA jisakI lAThI usakI bhaiMsa kA siddhaantvaadii|ek Izvara hai-jo manuSyoM ke ratto-rattI bhara pApoM kA hisAva rakhatA hai aura unheM nirdayatA pUrvaka daNDa bhI detA hai, vaha nyAyAdhIza hai / eka rUpa hai-dayAlu ! jagatpitA ! bar3e se bar3A pApI bhI bhayakara jalma karake usakI zaramA meM pahu~ca gayA to vaha use mApha kara detA hai / eka Ivara manuSyoM ke daHkha aura pIr3AoM kA nAza karane svayaM avatAra dhAraNA karatA hai, to eka isa dharatI para svayaM na Akara apane dUta athavA putra kA bhejakara hI vaha kAma karA detA hai| eka Izvara hai--jo kayAmata ke dina saba murdo ko kabra se bulAkara unake nyAya-anyAya kA phaisalA karatA hai|" Izvara kI ina vicitra evaM vibhinna kalpanAoM kA mUla hai-mAnava mana kI paristhitiyA~, kalpanAeM aura AvazyakatAeM / jise, jisa samaya jisa zakti kI apekSA huI, usane Izvara ke usI rUpa kI kalpanA karalI / saMta tulasIdAsa jI ke zabdoM meM jAkI rahI bhAvanA jaisI prabhu mUrata dekhI tina taisI ! eka arabI loka kathA hai.---- eka bAra billiyoM kA eka jhaMDa eka U~ce pahAr3a ko coTI para ekatra huaa| eka bhArI bharakama bhUrI billI bar3e Jain Education Internationa
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________________ apanI-apanI kalpanA : U~ce svara meM bola rahI thI-'bahano ! bahuta dinoM se hama saba upavAsa karake Izvara kI ArAdhanA meM lagI haiM, Aja saba mila kara Izvara kI prArthanA karo ! Izvara bar3A kRpAlu hai, pUrI zraddhA ke sAtha kI huI hamArI prArthanA vaha / jarUra sunegA aura sacamuca AkAza se cUhoM kI varSA : hoNgii|' usa muMDa ke pAsa meM hI eka moTA tAjA kuttA ghUma rahA thaa| billiyoM kI bAta sunakara use ha~sI AI aura vaha AkAza kI ora muMha karake kahane lagA- 'mUkha andhI billiyo ! kabhI tumhAre bApa-dAdoM ne bhI prArthanA kI thI aura cUhoM kI varSA dekhI thI? kitAboM meM likhA hai, jaba bhI Izvara kI pUjA hotI hai aura prArthanAeM kI jAtI haiM taba taba AsamAna se cUhoM kI nahIM, haDDiyoM kI varSA hotI hai|' Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 5 bhAratIya nArI kA Adarza bhAratIya nArI - Atma-saMyama evaM zAlInatA kI mUrti rahI hai / sneha evaM prema kI pratimA hote hue bhI usane sadA nIti evaM saMyama kI maryAdA kA pAlana kiyA hai / kisI para hRdaya nichAvara karake bhI usane apane dharma evaM rIti-nIti kI rakSA kI hai| pati se pIr3A evaM apamAna ke viSa ghUMTa pAkara bhI vaha kSamA kA amRta varSAtI rahI hai, kSaNika Aveza meM usane prema ke pavitra baMdhana ko nahIM todd'aa| usane jagat ke aparAdhoM ko kSamA kara sadbhAva evaM sneha kI dhArA bahAyI hai-- dekhie bhAratIya saMskRti ke tIna ujjvala caritra / 1: himarAja kI putrI pArvatI ne zivajI ke lie kaThora tapasyA kI / usakI tapasyA se prasanna zivajI pArvatI ke nikaTa Aye aura sneha gadgad hokara bole"Aja se maiM tumhArA tapaHkrIta dAsa hai / " 14 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bhAratIya nArI kA Adarza pArvatI ne sakucAte hue kahA-"deva ! merA manoratha saphala huA ! maiM Apako apanA mana to pahale hI de cukI hai kintu yaha zarIra to janma dene vAle kA hai, ise unhIM (pitA) se dAna svarUpa prApta kara unakA sammAna bar3hAie manasa stvaM prabhuH zambho ! dattaM tacca mayA tava ! vapuSaH pitarAvetau sammAnayitumarhasi / ___ -skanda purANa yaha hai eka ujjvala Adarza, jo mana ke hAtha se nikala jAne para bhI kabhI anucita AcaraNa karane kI bhUla nahIM karane detA ! tapovana meM zakuntalA-duSyaMta kA prathama milana huaa| duSyanta premonmatta hokara RSi kanyA ko grahaNa karanA cAhate the, ve use pAne utAvale ho uThe / zakuntalA uThakara jAne lagI, to prema-viha vala duSyaMta ne rokanA caahaa| zakuntalA ne nIcI A~kheM kie vinamratA pUrvaka kahA paurava ! rakkha avinngrN| gaaNa saMtatAvi Na su attaNo pahavAmi / -abhijJAna zAkuntalam 'he puruvaMzI ! ziSTAcAra kI maryAdA na toDo ! yadyapi maiM tumheM pyAra karatI hai, parantu maiM svataMtra nahIM haiM, pitA kaNva kI anumati para hI hamArA milana ho sakatA hai|" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani yaha hai, icchA para, pyAra kI bubhukSA para saMyama kA, kUla maryAdA kA pavitra aMkuza ! mana se cAhakara bhI binA pitA kI anumati ke kisI puruSa kA sparza taka nahIM kara sakatI vaha ! 3: aura yaha hai eka Adarza-jo anyAya, apamAna se pratAr3ita hokara bhI pati ke lie kabhI durbhAva se kaluSita nahIM huI, ulaTA anyAya va kaSTa ko apane karma kA doSa mAnakara usake pavitra prema kI janma-janma meM AkAMkSA karatI rhii| rAma kI AjJA se lakSmaNa jaba sItA ko vana meM chor3a kara lauTane lage to sagarbhA sItA kI manaH sthiti kitanI dayanIya aura kitanI duHkhamaya rahI hogI ? agni parIkSA dvArA zuddha pramAriNata nArI ko yoM vana meM chor3a denA kitanA bar3A anyAya thA ? para tava bhI mahAsatI sItA ke mana meM rAma ke prati koI durbhAva paidA nahIM huaa| apane sacce patiprema, evaM zIla saujanya kA paricaya dete hue usane lakSmaNa ke sAtha rAma ko saMdeza bhejAsAhaM tapaH sUrya - niviSTadRSTi rUI prasUtezcarituM yatiSye / bhUyo yathA me jananAntare'pi tvameva bhartA na ca viprayogaH / --raghuvaMza 14116 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bhAratIya nArI kA Adarza ___ 'maiM prasUti karma se nivRtta hone ke bAda sUrya bimba ke somane eka Taka A~kha lagAkara aisI ghora tapasyA karUMgI, jisake prabhAva se agale janma meM mujhe punaH tumhIM pati-rUpa meM prApta hoo aura isa janma kI bhA~ti phira tumase merA kabhI bhI viyoga na ho !' yaha hai eka amara Adarza-jo kaSToM kI citA meM DAlane vAle pati ko bhI hRdaya kA ananta sneha samarpita kara agale janma meM punaH use prApta karane ke lie tapasyA karane kA saMkalpa karatI hai ! yuga kI vartamAna havAoM meM bahane vAlI nArI jo sabhyatA aura saMskRti kI bAteM karatI haiM, kyA apane ina sAMskRtika AdarzoM para gaharAI se vicAra karegI? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amUlya zloka saMskRta sAhitya ke prasiddha mahAkAvya 'kirAtAjunIyam' ke praNetA kavivara bhAravi prAraMbha meM atyaMta daridra the| unakI patnI sadA hI unake kAvya para vyaMgya kasatI rahatI-'bAja Aye aise kavitva aura pAMDitya se ! ghara meM khAne ko dAnA nahIM, aMga Dhakane ko vastra nahIM, chappara se pAnI Tapaka rahA hai aura Apa haiM ki kAvya likhe jA rahe haiN| isase to acchA thA ki kAvyoM ko jalA DAlate aura rAjA kI naukarI kara lete / ' patnI kI vyaMgyokti kavivara ke hRdaya ko vedha gayI / vAstava meM ghara kI va patnI kI durdazA se svayaM kavi atyaMta dukhI the| patnI ke tAne para unakA hRdaya bhItarahI-bhItara ro par3A, aura aba apane jhUThe svAbhimAna ko tilAMjali de, apanA kAvya eka vastra meM lapeTa kara kavivara rAja darabAra kI ora cala pdd'e| dIna veza meM rAjasabhA kI ora jAte unakA svAbhimAna kacoTa rahA thA, Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amUlya zloka pA~va lar3akhar3A rahe the, para kare bhI kyA ? durbhAgya se pratADita kavi calate-calate eka sarovara ke kinAre jA phuNce| bhayaMkara dhUpa se khinna ho zItala havA kA sukhada-sparza pAne vahA~ vizrAma karane lge| sarovara meM khile hue kamaloM ko dekhakara kavi hRdaya vicAra magna ho gayA-'ye praphulla kamala bhI rAtri meM kumhalA jAte haiM, aura punaH sUrya udaya hone para muskarAne lagate haiN| isa choTe se jIvana krama meM bhI sukha-dukha AtA rahatA hai, to maiM phira dukha va daridratA se ghabarAkara Aja binA bulAye hI rAja darabAra meM jAkara apanA svAbhimAna kyoM ga~vA rahA hU~ ?' ___ kavi kA hRdaya cintana meM DUba gyaa| vahIM saMkalpavikalpa meM ulajhe eka kamala patra para unhoMne patthara kI nauMka se eka zloka likhA-~sahasA vidadhIta na kriyA mavivekaH paramApadAM padam dRNute hI vimRzyakAriNaM / ___ guNalubdhAH svayameva saMpadaH // --koI kAma sahasA nahIM karanA cAhie / aviveka hI to bar3I-bar3I vipattiyoM kA kAraNa hai| soca-vicAra kara kArya karane vAle ke pAsa sampadAeM svayaM calI AtI haiN| ___ zloka likhakara jaise hI kamala patra ko rakhA ki udhara se mahArAja svayaM AkheTa ke lie ghUmate hae udhara A nikle| kavivara ne jyoM hI mahArAja ko dekhA tupa Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 20 pratidhvani cApa vahA~ se haTakara anyatra cale ge| ___ rAjA ne vahIM chAyA meM vizrAma kiyA / kamala patra para vaha zloka par3hA to rAjA ko bahuta hI sundara lgaa| unhoMne kamala patra uThA liyA aura use sone ke akSaroM meM khudavAkara apane zayana kakSa meM TAMga diyaa| eka bAra mahArAja AkheTa ke lie bAhara gaye / pA~cachaH dina bAda lauTe / rAtri kA samaya thA, ataH mahArAja sIdhe aMtaHpura meM cale gye| vahA~ mahArAnI ke pAsa hI eka yuvaka ko soyA dekhakara rAjA krodha meM AgababUlA ho gye| donoM ko eka hI talavAra ke vAra meM samApta karane ke vicAra se jyoM hI talavAra khicI ki Upara zloka kI tarapha rAjA kI dRSTi calI gaI / kSaNabhara rAjA ke hAtha ruka gae, palake zloka para jama gii| par3hate-par3hate rAjA kA krodha kucha zithila par3a gyaa| talavAra hAtha se nIce gira par3I aura rAjA ne mahArAnI ko jgaayaa| yuvaka bhI utthaa| rAnI ne kahA-'beTA ! apane pitA ke caraNa chuuo|' rAjA Azcarya cakita dekhatA rahA / rAnI ne rahasya kholate hue batAyA-'mahArAja ! yahI hai apanA rAjakumAra / ise bacapana meM hI eka dAsI curAkara le gaI thii| varSoM bAda hamAre anucara ise DhUMDhakara lAne meM saphala hue haiN| mahArAja ne dUsare hI dina zloka ke racayitA kA patA lgaayaa| do-tIna dina bAda naukaroM ne sUcanA dI'mahArAja! isa zloka ke racayitA kA patA to cala gayA, Jain Education Internationa
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________________ amulya zloka para ve rAja darabAra meM Ane ko taiyAra nahIM haiN|' dUsare dina rAjA svayaM tIna lAkha svarNamudrAeM lekara bhAravi kI kuTiyA para pahu~ce / sammAna pUrvaka svarNamudrAeM caraNoM meM rakhate hue kahA-'Apake isa zloka ne hI mere rAjya ke ekamAtra uttarAdhikArI evaM priya rAnI kI hatyA hote-hote bacAI hai / ' rAjA ne kavivara bhAravi ko 'mahAkavi' kI upAdhi se vibhUSita kara rAja sammAna diyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ sukha svapna isa sRSTi kA sabase sundara sunaharA dina vaha hogA jaba manuSya kA mana naI karavaTa legA, para-duHkhAnubhUti ke sparza se usakA hRdaya usI prakAra udvelita hogA, jaisA svayaM ke duHkha sparza meM hotA hai| vaha apane sUkha-svapnoM kA mUlyAMkana karanA sIkhegA -dUsaroM ke duHkha-AghAtoM ke sAtha ! bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-"Aya tule payAsu"para pIr3A ko apanI pIr3A se tolo| apane duHkha kI tarAja meM dUsaroM kA dukha rakha kara tolo, tabhI tuma sukhaduHkha kI saccI pahacAna kara skoge|" para, hotA hai isase ulaTA ! insAna kA mana bhItara meM moma hai, bAhara meM patthara ! use apanI lagI-lagI sujhatI hai, dUsaroM kI lagI dillagI ! use paravAha nahIM ki usake vyavahAra aura vicAra se kisako kaisI coTa pahu~cegI ? dUsarA koI usakI coTa se karAhatA hai to vaha use Jain Education Internationa
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________________ sukha svapna 23 kAyara kahakara ghUrane lagatA hai, kiMtu hamadardI kI hilora hRdaya meM nahIM uThatI / usake mAnava svabhAva kI isa viDambanA para vyaMgya karane vAlI prasiddha vicAraka khalIla jibrAna kI eka kahAnI mujhe yAda AgaI hai patajhar3a meM per3a ke patte cara cara karate hue girate jA rahe the / unake zora se udvigna hokara ghAsa ke tinake ne kahA - "e mUrkho ! giranA hai, to gira par3o; kahIM apanA sira chupAkara baiTha jAo ! zora kyoM macA rahe ho ! tumhAre zora se mere sukha- svapna meM bAdhA pahuMca rahI hai / " eka pattA krodhita hokara bolA - " nIca kahIM kA ! adhogati ko prApta, gAna vidyA se vihIna, ciDaciDe tinake ! terI yaha himmata ! tU kyA jAne rAga kI laya meM kyA Ananda hai, kyA mastI haiM ? hamAre saMgIta se tujhe vedanA hotI hai ? IrSyAlu !" AMdhI aura varSA ne patta e ko bhUmi kI goda meM sulA diyA | phira bahAra kA mausama AyA, usakI A~kha khulI, para aba vaha pattA ghAsa kA tinakA bana cukA thA / phira patajhar3a kA mausama AyA / patte girane lage / unake zora se jAr3e kI mIThI nIMda meM soye ghAsa ke tinake kI nidrA TUTa gaI / vaha krodha meM bar3abar3AyA - 'ye patajhar3a ke patte kaise duSTa haiM, kisI kA sukha sahA nahIM jAtA Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani inase / mere madhura-zizira-svapnoM ko bhaMga karadiyA ina kambakhtoM ne !" tabhI vicAraka ne kahA-eka dina tU bhI pattA thA aura taba ghAsa ne tinake ko tUne jo kaThora uttara diyA kyA vaha bhUla gayA ? ___ apane duHkha se jarA dUsaroM ke dukha kI tulanA karake to dekha ! Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kArUM kA khajAnA bhagavAna mAhavIra kA eka bodha vacana hai-vittaNa tANaM na labhe pamatta*-he pramAda meM bhUle manuSyo ! yaha dhana kabhI bhI tumhArI rakSA nahIM kara skegaa| jisa dhana ko manuSya prANa se bhI adhika samajha baiThA hai, vaha prANa nikalate samaya niSprANa-sA dekhatA hI raha jAtA hai| manuSya maratA hai, dhana usakI tijorI meM banda par3A rahatA hai, vaha eka caraNa bhI usake sAtha nahIM calatA ! patnI ghara ke daravAje taka pahu~cA kara raha jAtI hai aura bAla-bacce zmazAna ghATa taka ! Age sAtha kyA jAtA hai ? sirpha eka dharma ! sukRta ! puNya ! / __ jo dharma ko chor3akara dhana jamA karane meM rahA-vaha marate samaya daridra kI taraha ghara se nikalatA hai| zekhasAdI ne 'gulistA~' meM eka jagaha likhA hai-'usa zakhsa ke janAje kI namAja mata par3ho, jisane allAha kI * uttarAdhyayana sUtra 4 / 25 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 26 pratidhvani yAda bhulAdI aura mAla jamA karane kI phikra meM sArI umra bitAdI / * eka buddhimAna se kisI ne pUchA - isa saMsAra meM bhAgya - zAlI kauna hai ? vidvAna ne javAba diyA- jisane khAyA (svayaM upayoga kiyA) aura boyA (paraloka ke lie sukRta kA boja boyA) vaha bhAgyazAlI hai / aura jo mara gayA aura chor3a gayA, vaha daridra ( badanasIba ) hai / kahate haiM IrAna meM eka samrATa ho gayA hai-- kArU !! usake pAsa apAra saMpatti thI ! usake bhaMDAroM kI to gaNanA hI kyA, bhaMDAroM kI kuMjiyAM hI cAlIsa U~ToM para calatI thI / hajarata mUsA ne use eka bAra upadeza diyA thA - "jisa taraha allAha ne tujha para maharabAnI kI hai, usI taraha tU bhI logoM para maharabAnI kara / bAdazAha kArU N ne isa upadeza para cuTakiyAM bajAkara majAka kiyA / jaba kArU marane lagA to usane saMpUrNa khajAnA apanI chAtI para rakhane kA Adeza diyaa| jaise hI khajAnA usakI chAtI para rakhA gayA, vaha bhUmi meM samAgayA / gulistAM bhAga 2 | 1 Aja bhI kisI ke pAsa apAra saMpatti hotI hai to usake lie 'kA' kA khajAnA' kahAvata calatI hai / * ! Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kapar3e badala gaye hajAroM varSa pahale dharmarAja yudhiSThira ne kahA thA"dharmasya tatvaM nihitaM guhAyo" -mahAbhArata dharma kA tattva guphA meM chipA rahatA hai| Aja ko paristhitiyoM meM yaha bAta satya anubhava ho rahI hai / Aja dharma ke nAma para adharma kI pUjA ho rahI hai, satya ke nAma para asatya kI jaya jayakAra se AkAzapAtAla gUMja rahe haiM / karuNA aura saralatA ke nAma para dhUrtatA ke ADambara pUrNa abhinaya para saMsAra mugdha ho rahA hai / aura itanA hI nahIM, adharma apanI jhUThI karatUtoM se dharma ko tiraskRta kara rahA hai / asatya apanI cakAcauMdha se satya ko nisteja banAne kA prayatna kara rahA hai aura manuSya ko A~khoM para pardA gira rahA hai ki vaha inake alaga-alaga rUpoM aura mukhauToM kI sacAI ko jAna bhI nahIM pA rahA hai / ina sthitiyoM para vicAra karate hue eka Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani 28 paurANika kathA yAda AjAtI hai / eka bAra do saheliyAM nadI ke zAMta taTa para ghUma rahIM thI / sahasA unheM do aura saheliyAM milIM jo phaTe hue kapar3e pahane vipadgrasta sI kahIM se A rahIM thI / saheliyoM ne unheM bhadra mahilA samajhakara abhivAdana kiyA | abhivAdana ke bAda paricaya huaa| una donoM ne apanA-apanA nAma batAyA - "merA nAma hai- rAjakumArI dhUrtatA !" aura merA nAma hai - " kumArI krUratA / " aura ApakA nAma kyA hai bahana jI ! -- donoM ne pUchA / merA choTA sA nAma hai- "dayA !" aura merA bhI eka sIdhA sAdA nAma hai- saralatA / " - uttara diyA donoM saheliyoM ne / bAtoM hI bAtoM meM cAroM meM sneha aura maMtrI bar3ha gaI / dhUrtatA ne kahA - "Ao ! dekho, nadI kA zAMta jala motI-sA nirmala aura barpha-sA zItala hai| isakI laharoM meM apUrva utsAha bharA hai, hama cAroM nadI meM nahAeM / " cAroM saheliyoM ne apane-apane kapar3e kinAre para utAra diye aura nadI meM DubakiyAM lagAne lagIM / dhUrtatA ne A~kheM maTakAkara krUratA ko izArA kiyA aura jhaTapaTa donoM nadI se bAhara nikalIM / krUratA ne dayA ke sundara rezamI kapar3e pahana lie aura dhUrtatA ne saralatA kA svaccha sAdA paridhAna apane zarIra para DAlA aura vahA~ se nau do gyAraha ho gaI / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kapar3e badala gaye dayA aura saralatA bhI bAhara AI ! una donoM ko pukArane lagI "apane kapar3e pahana kara jaaie|" para ve lauTI nahIM / vivaza ho dayA aura saralatA ne una donoM ke phaTe kapar3oM se hI apanA zarIra Dhaka kara lAja bcaaii| kra ratA aura dhUrtatA taba se Ajataka dayA aura saralatA kA pariveSa pahane saMsAra ko chala rahI hai| sAdhAraNa manuSya hI kyA, vidvAn bhI unase dhokhA khA rahe haiN| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ eka citra : tIna parachAI dharma aura zAstra kI carcAoM meM vijaya duMdubhi bajAne vAle AcArya zaMkara ne eka dina apane anubhava kI bAta kahI thIzabdajAlaM mahAraNyaM cittabhramaNa-kAraNam -viveka cUDAmaNi 62 ye bar3e-bar3e upadeza aura lambI tatvacarcAeM sirpha zabda jAla hai, usameM manuSya kI buddhi kI cir3iyA phaMsa jAtI hai to nikalanA bhI muzkila ho jAtA hai| ___ vAstava meM pothI kA dharma, jaba taka jIvana kA dharma nahIM banatA taba taka vaha zabda jAla hI hai| sundara se sundara kAvya likhane vAlA kavi, vairAgya kA upadeza badhArane vAlA vairAgI aura jozIlA bhASaNa sunAne vAlA netA jaba taka una bhAvoM ko, upadezoM aura AdarzoM ko apane jIvana meM nahIM utArate, to unake ve kAvya, pravacana, aura bhASaNa zabda jAla ke sivA aura kyA ho sakate haiM ? 30 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ eka citra : tIna parachAI 31 eka kavi ne eka gIta likhA, jisakA bhAva thA 'merI preyasi ! maiM tumhArI miTTI kI deha ko nahoM, kintu AtmA kI ananta sundaratA ko pyAra karatA hU~ / ' / usa gIta ko par3hakara eka praNayAkula kurUpa mahilA usake nikaTa AI, aura bolI-'maiM tuma se asIma pyAra karatI huuN| tuma mere rUpa ko nahIM, kintu hRdaya ke sacce pyAra ko parakho, kyoMki tuma ne apane gIta meM AtmA kI sundaratA se pyAra karane kI bAta kahI hai, mujhe vizvAsa hai, tuma usake anusAra mere hRdaya ke pavitra pyAra ko samajhoge !' kavi ne ghRNA se usakI ora dekhA aura muMha phera kara kahA--'vaha to merI kavitA kI bAta hai|' nArI ne tiraskAra ke sAtha kahA--'o zabdajAla phailAne vAle pAkhaMDI ! samabhI, tuma kAvya meM kucha aura ho, vAstava meM kucha aura...!' eka mahAtmA jI ne vizAla bhIr3a ko sambodhita karate hue kahA-'isa jIvana kA sAra hai sevA ! dAna ! karuNA! jo kucha apane pAsa hai, garIboM kI sevA meM luTA do / svayaM bhUkhe rahakara bhI apanI roTI garIboM ko de DAlo ! jo nara kI sevA karatA hai, vahI nArAyaNa kI sevA karatA hai|' upadeza khatma hone ke bAda bhIr3a bikhara gii| eka bur3hA sardI se ThiTaratA huA upadezaka ke sAmane AyA-- Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani mahArAja ! dhanya hai ApakA upadeza ! kar3Ake kI sardI par3a rahI hai aura mere pAsa tana Dhakane ko eka vastra kA cithar3A bhI nahIM hai| Apake zarIra para itane garma kapar3e haiM, do-do kambala hai, eka mujhe mila Aye to mahArAja ! jAna baca jaae|' haiM ! haiM haTo ! hamane upadeza diyA to hamAre hI gale par3a gaye ! hamane sevA aura dAna kI preraNA de dI aba kisI dAnI se mA~go haTo !' . buDDhe ne sardI se kA~pate hue dhUra kara dekhA-samajhA ! tuma sevA karane vAle nahIM, sevA kA upadeza karane vAle ho, sevA karanA tumhArA kAma nahIM hai|' eka netA ne zramadAna yajJa kA udghATana kiyAjanatA ko hAtha se zrama karane kI mahattA aura gaurava samajhAte hue kahA-'hameM hAtha se kAma karane meM gaurava kA anubhava honA cAhie, jo zrama se jI curAtA hai, vaha cora hai, dezadrohI hai..!' bhASaNa samApta kara netAjI Age nikala gye| kucha majadUra vahA~ se miTTI khodakara sara para uThA-uThAkara le jA rahe the / Akhira meM eka majadUra bacA, bharI huI TokarI usase uTha nahIM rahI thI, koI uThavAne vAlA nahIM thA, tabhI netAjI udhara se nikale / majadUra abhI zramadAna meM unakA jozIlA bhASaNa Jain Education Internationa
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________________ eka citra : tIna parachAI 33 sunakara AyA thaa| usane jarA hAthoM kA saMketa karake kahA-'bhAU sAhaba ! jarA isa TokarI ko sira para uThavA diijie|' netAjI ne A~kheM tarairakara usakI ora dekhA--'haiM ? kyA baka rahA hai| miTTI kI TokarI uThavAne ko maiM hI dIkhA sapheda khAdI ke ujale kapar3e maile ho jAyeMge"mujhe agalI sabhA meM bhASaNa dene jAnA hai aura yoM ghUrate hue cale gae jaise bher3iyA memane para ghUra rahA ho| ___ majadUra dAMta kiTa kiTAkara raha gayA-'zrama se jI curAne vAlA cora hotA hai, to tuma kyA ho, DhoMgI !!' Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 11 pRthvI gola hai ? kabhI-kabhI socatA hU~, bhaugolika dRSTi se pRthvI, gola hai yA capaTI, yaha Aja eka vivAda kA viSaya hai / kiMtu manuSya kI mAnasika pRthvI gola hai yaha nivivAda satya hai / manuSya ke antarjagata meM Aja parivartana kI jo gati cala rahI hai, vaha karIba-karIba usakI mUlasthiti ko badala cukI hai / jo dhArmika, nispRhatA, satyaniSThA aura adhyAtma evaM yoga ke patha para sIdhe calate the, ve Aja adharma, asatya, bhoga, aura nAstikatA kI dhurI para ulaTe calane laga gaye haiM / jinheM adhArmika, bhautikavAdI, anArya aura asabhya mAnA jAtA thA, ve Aja dharma kI adhika kadara karate haiM, yoga aura adhyAtma meM ruci le rahe haiM satya, ImAnadArI aura sabhyatA kI daur3a meM Age baDha rahe haiM / lagatA hai - pUraba pazcima ko jA rahA, aura pazcima 34 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pRthvo gola hai ? pUraba kI ora bar3hA A rahA hai| bhoga-thaka kara yoga kI chAyA meM A rahA hai| yoga-apanI Uba miTAne bhoga kI dhUpa meM aMgar3AI bhara rahA hai| eka kahAnI hai / aphakAra nAmaka eka prAcIna nagara meM do vidvAna rahate the| donoM eka dUsare ke pratidvandvI the, eka dUsare ke vicAroM kI majAka ur3Ate the| unameM eka Astika thA, Izvara meM vizvAsa karatA thA aura dUsarA nAstika-Izvara kI sattA para vyaMga kasatA rahatA thaa| eka bAra nagara ke logoM ne milakara una donoM kI bahasa karavAI, Izvara ke astitva para ghaMToM taka tarka-vitarka hote rahe / donoM kI hI dalIleM bar3I vajanadAra thIM ! usI zAma ko nAstika bhagavAna ke maMdira meM gayA apanA sira jhukAkara pichale pApoM kA pazcAttApa karane lagA-" prabho ! tumhAre astitva ke itane akATya pramANa hote hue bhI maiMne unheM jhuThalAyA, tumhArI nindA kI ! mujhe kSamA kara denA !" ___ aura usI zAma ko, Astika vidvAna bhI apane ghara phuNcaa| vaha apanI bhUloM para jhaMjhalA rahA thA-'kisI bhI tarka se, pramANa se Izvara kA astitva siddha nahIM hai / maiM vyartha hI logoM ko chalatA rahA hU~, ye saba pustake, dharmagrantha jhUThe haiM |'-bs usane apanI pustakeM ekatra kI aura phaMka ddaalii| CN Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 36 pratidhvani nAstika Astika kI gaddI para pahu~ca gayA aura Astika nAstika kI dizA meM cala pdd'aa| kyA sacamuca mAnava kI mAnasika pRthvI gola nahIM hai ? Aja ke tathAkathita dhArmikoM kI bhI yahI sthiti nahIM hai ? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 12 cInI kI pur3iyA saMskRta ke padmAnaMda mahAkAvya meM eka sUkti hai"bhujaMgamAnAM garalaprasaMgAnnApeyatAM yAMti mahAsarAMsi" __mahAsarovara meM ajagara aura vizAlakAya sAMpa nirantara jahara ugalate rahate haiM, phira bhI sarovara kA pAnI unase kabhI dUSita nahIM ho sktaa| isI prakAra satpuruSa kA jIvana jo ki sadguNoM kI sAdhanA meM mahAsarovara kI bhA~ti vizAla bana gayA hai, nindaka va duSTajanoM ke niMdApravAdoM se kabhI lAMchita nahIM ho sktaa| niMdaka kA svabhAva hI niMdApriya hotA hai, usakI jIbha ko viSa vamana karane kI Adata ho jAtI hai| kiMtu guNI jana usa para krodha nahIM krte| unakA to Adarza hotA haibuccamANo na saMjale -sUtra kRtAMga // 9 // 31 arthAt krodha yukta durvacana kahane vAle para bhI krodha 37 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani nahIM karanA / kiMtu usa krodha ko kSamA se zAMta kara denaa| be usa Aga ko pAnI se bujhA DAlate haiN| aviveka ko viveka se vijaya kara lete haiN| sirIyA ke prasiddha vicAraka khalIla jibrAna kI eka kahAnI hai| kisI samaya 'bugvaar| nagara meM eka atyaMta dayAla aura sadguNI rAjakumAra thA / usakI udAratA kI dUra-dUra taka khyAti thii| prajA usase bahuta pyAra karatI thii| uma nagara meM eka daridra vyakti rahatA thaa| jo phaTe hAla hokara bhI rAjakumAra kI bahuta niMdA karatA thaa| vaha rAta dina rAjakumAra ke sambandha meM jahara ugalatA rhtaa| rAjakumAra usa daridra niMdaka kI bAteM sunatA, para vaha kabhI kadra nahIM huaa| ulaTA usake prati rAjakumAra ke mana meM dayA kA bhAva jagatA / eka bAra zaradapUrNimA ke dina rAjakumAra kA janmadivasa manAyA jA rahA thaa| nagara meM cAroM ora cahalapahala, khuziyA~ thii| rAjakumAra ne eka sevaka ke hAtha nindaka ke ghara para tIna upahAra bheje-'eka ATe kI borI, eka sAbuna kI thailI aura eka pur3iyA cInI kii|' sevaka ne nindaka ko ye upahAra deta hue kahA-'rAjakumAra ne apane janmadivasa ke upalakSya meM Apako yaha bheMTa bhejI hai, kyoMki Apa unako hamezA yAda karate rahate haiN|' Jain Education Internationa
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________________ cInI kI pur3iyA nindaka kA sInA garva se phUla uThA-kyoMki usane vicAra kiyA-'rAjakumAra sacamuca merA Adara karatA hai, isIlie to usane yaha upahAra bhejA hai|' ahaMkAra ke naze meM chakA huA vaha logoM ko batAne lagA-'dekho, rAjakumAra bhI mere sAtha sneha saMparka bar3hAnA cAhatA hai, vaha merA kitanA Adara karatA hai, usane mujhe apane janma dina para upahAra bhejA hai|' nindaka kI zekhI bharI bAteM eka pAdarI ne sunii| usane kahA-'mUrkha ! rAjakumAra bahuta catura hai| usane terA sammAna karane ke lie nahIM, kintu terI AdateM sudhArane ke lie ye tIna vastueM bhejI haiN| inakA matalaba kucha samajhA hai ? nindaka pAdarI kI ora dekhakara cupa rhaa| vahA~ kAphI bhIr3a jamA ho gii| pAdarI ne batAyA- 'yaha ATA hai terA khAlI peTa bharane ke lie, kyoMki bhUkhA AdamI jyAdA zora karatA hai| yaha sAbuna hai tere gaMde zarIra ko sApha karane ke lie, cUMki nindA karate-karate tujhe nahAne kI bhI phursata nahIM milatI aura tere zarIra meM badabU A rahI hai| yaha cInI kI pur3iyA hai terI kar3avI jabAna ko mIThA karane ke lie|' kahate haiM usa dina se vaha nindaka rAjakumAra kA prazaMsaka bana gyaa| - Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 13 prastutIkaraNa anubhuti aura saMvedanA hara kisI ke pAsa hotI hai, para hara koI kavi aura lekhaka nahIM bana sakatA ! vicAra aura bhAva sabhI ke pAsa hote haiM, kiMtu vaktA saba nahIM bana sakate ! jisake pAsa anubhUti ko prastuta karane kI kalA hotI hai, bhAvoM ko abhivyakti dene kA cAturya hotA hai, vaha choTI-sI vastu ko bhI mahatvapUrNa rUpa pradAna kara sakatA hai| eka kalAkAra kisI pahAr3I pradeza meM bhramaNa kara rahA thaa| AdivAsI logoM ke bIca ghUmate hue usane eka ghara ke sAmane eka vizAla pratimA auMdhI par3I huI dekhii| vaha kisI prAcIna kalAkAra kI pratimA thI, para vahA~ ke loga use eka beDola patthara ke sivAya kucha nahIM samajhate the| kalAkArane usa ghara mAlika se kahA-'Apa yaha patthara hameM beca diijie|' ghara mAlika ne kahA-'isa patthara kA bhI koI mUlya hai, le jAo! yahA~ to bahuta patthara par3e haiN|" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 41 prastutIkaraNa kalAkAra ne use eka cA~dI kA sikkA diyA aura usa pratimA ko eka hAthI para lAda kara nagara meM pahu~cAyA gayA / ___ ekadina vaha pahAr3I AdamI usa nagara meM kisI kAma se aayaa| bAjAra meM ghUmate hue usane eka dukAna ke sAmane bahuta-sI bhIr3a jamA dekhI / eka AdamI jora-jora se pukAra rahA thA-"Aie ! saMsAra ke eka mahAn kalAkAra kI prAcInatama pratimA dekhie ! itihAsa aura kalA kA zreSTha namUnA hai| praveza zulka sirpha do rupayA !" pahAr3I AdamI do rupae dekara pratimA dekhane bhItara gayA to vaha dekha kara daMga raha gayA-yaha to vahI pratimA hai jise eka rupaye meM becI thI ! aura aba use dekhane mAtra ke do rupaye ! yaha hai prastutIkaraNa kI kalA, jisane Aja vijJApana bAjI kA rUpa le liyA hai| kiMtu isakA sadupayoga bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 14 rAjA ke tIna guNa IrAna ke mahAn nItijJa zekhasAdI se kisI ne pUchA"rAjA meM kauna-kauna se guNa hone cAhie ?" sAdI ne uttara meM eka kahAnI sunAI-bahuta pahale kI bAta hai ajama ( IrAna-tUrAna-IrAka kSetra) meM eka bAdazAha huaa| vaha bar3A anyAyI thA / prajA para jabardastI Aropa lagAkara usakA dhana-mAla chIna letA aura una para jora-julma krtaa| bAdazAha ke atyAcAroM se pIr3ita hokara janatA vahA~ se bhAgane lagI aura deza-chor3a-chor3akara dUsare dezoM meM jA bsii| eka bAra bAdazAha sabhA meM baiThA mahAkavi phiradausI kA prasiddha kAvya graMtha zAhanAmA suna rahA thA / usameM IrAna ke nyAyI samrATa phiradUM kI digvijaya kA varNana AyA / taba bajIra ne bAdazAha se pUchA--"mahArAja ! phiradaM ke pAsa na to dhana thA, na koI bar3A deza thA, na koI khAsa phauja thI, phira usane itane bar3e-bar3e dezoM para Jain Education Internationa
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________________ rAjA ke tIna guNa vijaya kaise prApta kI aura kaise unheM apanI hakUmata meM rakha skaa|" bAdazAha ne batAyA-"usake pAsa janatA kI tAkata thI, jahA~ bhI gayA, vahA~ kI janatA ne use prema kiyA, vizvAsa diyA aura hara taraha se usakA sAtha diyA, basa isI kAraNa vaha binA hathiyAra va phauja ke deza-para deza jItatA calA gyaa|" bajIra ne bAdazAha kI ora dekhA-"hajura ! jaba Apa yaha jAnate haiM ki logoM ko sAtha rakhane se hI hukUmata cala sakatI haiM to Apa apanI prajA ko bhagAte kyoM haiM ? Apa bhI prajA ko prema kyoM nahIM dete ? kyoM nahIM use rAjI rakhate ?" bAdazAha ne bajIra kI aura gaMbhIratA se dekhA aura pUchA---'tumhIM batAo, prajA ko rAjI rakhane ke lie bAdazAha ko kyA karanA cAhie ?" bajIra ne jabAba diyA-prajA ko rAjI rakhane ke lie bAdazAha meM tIna bAteM honI cAhie 1. udAratA 2. dayAlutA 3. nyAyapriyatA yadi bAdazAha meM ye tIna bAteM hotI haiM to prajA bhI badale meM use tIna bAteM detI haiM 1. bAdazAha ke khajAne ko bharatI haiM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 44 pratidhvani 2. bAdazAha ke lie apane prANa detI hai 3. bAdazAha ke lie hamezA zubha kAmanAeM karatI hai| praznakartA ne samAdhAna ke sAtha sAdI kA abhivAdana kiyaa| 8 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 15 sonA yA jAganA ? lagabhaga paccIsa-sau varSa pUrva kI ghaTanA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra eka bAra kauzAmbI meM padhAre / kauzAmbI nareza udayana kI buA tattvajJA jayaMtI ne bhagavAna se-eka vicitra prazna kiyA - "bhaMte ! sonA acchA hai, yA jAganA ?" prazna kA samAdhAna dete hue prabhu mahAvIra ne kahA atthegaiyANaM jIvANaM suttatta sAha atthegaiyANaM jIvANaM jAgariyatta sAhU -bhagavatI sUtra 1212 kucha prANiyoM kA ( jo ki adhArmika haiM) sote rahanA acchA hai, aura kucha prANiyoM kA (jo dhArmika haiM) jAgate rahanA acchA hai| ___isI uttara ke prakAza meM aba dekhie sAtasau varSa pUrva ke IrAnI tattvavettA sAdI kA eka apanA saMsmaraNausane likhA hai-maiMne eka anyAyI aura jora julma 45 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 46 pratidhvani karane vAle insAna ko dina meM kharrATe bharakara sote dekhA to maiMne khuza hokara kahA-isakA sonA jAgane se behatara hai, na sirpha isake lie hI, kiMtu dUsaroM ke lie bhii|" logoM ne Azcarya pUrvaka mujhe ghUrakara dekhA aura pUchA"aisA Apa kisalie kahate haiM ?" maiMne uttara meM eka kahAnI sunAI-eka anyAyI bAdazAha ne eka dharmAtmA phakIra se pUchA- "mere lie sabase acchI prArthanA ( ibAdata ) kauna sI rahegI jisase mujhe jyAdA se jyAdA zAMti mile / " phakIra ne jabAba diyA-"tuma dopahara ke vakta jyAdA se jyAdA soyA kro| yahI tumhAre lie sabase acchI prArthanA hogii|" ___ bAdazAha ne Azcarya ke sAtha pUchA-'aisA kyoM kaha rahe haiM Apa ?' phakIra bolA-"isalie ki tuma jitanI dera sote rahoge utanI dera loga tumhAre julma se bace raheMge, aura taba tumheM kucha-kucha zAMti jarUra milegii|" ___jaba adhArmikoM kA sote rahanA acchA hai, to dhArmikoM kA jAgate rahanA svayaM hI zreSTha siddha hogyaa| unhIM dhArmika vRtti puruSoM ko jAgaraNa kA AhvAna karate hue eka AcArya ne kahA hai jAgaraha ! NarA NiccaM jAgaramANassa bar3aDhate buddhI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ sonA yA jAganA __manuSyo ! jAgate raho, jAgane vAloM kI buddhi bhI jAgatI rahatI hai, aura vikAsa karatI jAtI hai / magara kaba ? jaba jAgane kA uddezya pavitra va dharma maya ho / ' isIlie kahA hai-dharmAtmA kA jAganA acchA hai, aura pApAtmA kA sonA ! - Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 18 pApa palaTa kara AtA hai tathAgata buddha ne eka bAra eka rAjapariSad ko saMbodhita karake kahA thA adussa hi yo dubbhe pApa kammaM akuvvato, tamevaM pApaM phusati ducitta anAdaraM / __ -iti vuttaka 3 / 40 jo rAjA yA adhikArI kisI nirdoSa vyakti ko doSI batAkara daNDita karatA hai, to usakA vaha pApa karma palaTakara usI duSTa citta vAle vyakti ko pakar3akara khatma kara DAlatA hai| vAstava meM dUsare ke lie khaDDA khodane vAlA svayaM bhI usa khaDDa meM jA giratA hai / eka prasiddha kahAvata hai khAr3a kharaNa jo aura ko tAhi kUpa taiyAra ! isI bAta ko spaSTa karane vAlA eka aitihAsika udAharaNa hai| phArasa deza meM umarUlaisa nAmaka eka bAdazAha ho gayA hai jisane prasiddha nagara zIrAja kA nirmANa 48 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pApa palaTa kara AtA hai 46 kiyA thaa| eka bAra bAdazAha kA eka gulAma bhAga gyaa| use pakar3ane ke lie sipAhI bheje gae aura gulAma ko pakar3a liyA gyaa| rAjya kA bajIra gulAma se nArAja thA, usane yaha avasara dekhA badalA lene kaa| bAdazAha se kahA-'jahA~panAha ! isa duSTa ko mAra DAlanA cAhie tAki dUsare gulAma Darate raheM, aura koI phira aisI zarArata karane kI kabhI himmata na kreN|' gulAma ne bajIra kI salAha sunii| vaha catura thaa| usane bAdazAha se prArthanA kI-'Apa jo bhI hukma deMge, vahI insApha hogA / mAlika kI marjI ke sAmane gulAma kA koI cArA bhI nahIM / kintu maiMne ApakA namaka khAyA hai, isalie ApakI bhalAI ke lie eka prArthanA karane kA adhikAra mAnatA huuN| maiM niraparAdha hUM, niraparAdha ke khUna kA pApa Apake sira par3e aura Age bhagavAna ke sAmane svayaM Apako isakA daNDa bhugatanA par3e--yaha ThIka nahIM hogA, isalie mujhe bhale hI mAra DAlie, kintu pahale mujhe doSI banAkara; tAki nirdoSa vyakti kI hatyA kA pApa Apake sira para na pdd'e|' vAdazAha ko gulAma kI bAta pasaMda AI / bolA'phira tU hI batA, kaise karanA cAhie ?' gulAma ne jabAva diyA---'mujhe AjJA dIjie ki pahale maiM bajIra ko mAra DAlU, aura phira isa aparAdha ke lie Apa mujhe maravA DAlie / tAki ApakA yaha kArya saMsAra Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 50 pratidhvani meM aura bhagavAna ke darabAra meM bhI nyAya kahalA sake / ' bAdazAha ne ha~sakara bajIra kI ora dekhA-'gulAma kahatA to ThIka hai, kahie ApakI kyA rAya hai ?' / bajIra ghabarAkara bolA-'jahAMpanAha ! yaha gulAma vicArA khAnadAnI sevaka hai, ise chor3a dIjie' isakI koI galatI nahIM, galatI merI hai ki maiM nItikAroM ke isa upadeza ko bhUla gayA-'tuma kisI para DhelA pheMkate ho, to usakI golI kA nizAna banane se baca nahIM skte|' jo dUsaroM kA burA socatA hai, khuda usakA bhI burA hotA hai / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 17 aba terI parIkSA manuSya hiMsA evaM anyAya kyoM karatA hai ? isakA manovaijJAnika vizleSaNa karate hue bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA haije pamatta guNaTThie se hu daMDe tti pavuccati -AcArAMga 111 / 4 jo pramatta aura viSayAsakta hotA hai, vahIM dUsaroM ko --hiMsA, pIr3A evaM anyAya ke dvArA daMDita karatA hai| apane prANoM kA, apane putra-parivAra evaM sukha-suvidhAoM kA jo mUlya manuSya kI dRSTi meM hai, yadi vaha dUsaroM ke prANa Adi kA bhI vahI mUlya samajhale to phira saMsAra se hiMsA evaM anyAya nAmaka tatva hI samApta na ho jAya ? eka phArasI vidvAna kA kathana hai ki tumhAre paira ke nIce dabI cIMTI kA hAla samajhanA ho to kalpanA karo ki eka hAthI ke paira ke nIce dabane para tumhArA kyA hAla ho Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 52 sakatA hai ? dUsare ke duHkha pratidhvani ko apane duHkha se smjho|" para kahAM samajhA hai aba taka usane ? apane thor3e se svArtha ke lie - rAjA apanI prajA ko mauta ke ghATa utAra sakatA hai, mAtA-pitA saMtAna ko beca sakate haiM, aura nyAya evaM niyama kI pothiyAM bhI badalI jA sakatI haiM / dekhie eka prAcIna udAharaNa eka bAra eka samrATa ko koI bhayaMkara roga huA 1 cikitsA karate-karate vaha thaka gayA, para roga nahIM miTA | kisI hakIma ne samrATa ko batAyA ki "amuka khAsa lakSaNa vAle AdamI kA jigara (yakRta) mila jAye to ApakA roga dUra ho sakatA hai / " usa AdamI kI khoja zurU huii| deza ke cappe-cappe ko chAnA gayA / Akhira eka gA~va meM eka garIba lar3akA milA jisameM ye saba lakSaNa the / samrATa ne usa lar3ake ke mAtA-pitA ko bulAyA aura kahA - "isa lar3ake ke barAbara sonA tolakara le lo, lar3akA hameM de do / " lobhI mAtApitA ne sone ke sAtha lar3ake kA saudA kara liyA / isake bAda rAjya ke nyAyAdhIza ne bhI rAja sabhA meM apanA nirNaya diyA ki eka samrAT kI jIvana rakSA ke lie kisI eka vyakti ko mAra DAlanA koI aparAdha nahIM hai, nyAya kI dRSTi se bhI yaha ucita hI hai / aba usa lar3ake ko vadha ke lie samrATa ke sAmane Jain Education Internationa
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________________ aba terI parIkSA 53 khar3A kiyA gayA, aura jallAda hAtha meM camacamAtA khaMjara lekara usakA kalejA nikAlane taiyAra huA / tabhI vaha asahAya lar3akA AkAza kI ora dekhakara bar3I jora se ha~sA / samrATa ne cakita hokara pUchA - " mauta ko sAmane dekhakara loga rote, sira pITate haiM, tU aise samaya meM bhI ha~sa rahA hai, aisI kyA bAta hai ? lar3ake ne kahA - ' jo mAtA-pitA apane putra ke lie saba kucha nichAvara karane ko taiyAra rahate haiM, ve bhI sone ke lAlaca meM Akara putra kI bali dene taiyAra hogae / jo nyAyAdhIza nyAya ke siMhAsana para baiThakara nyAya karane kI zapatha khAtA hai, vaha bhI kucha cA~dI ke Tukar3oM ke lie eka nirdoSa kI hatyA kA samarthana karane laga gayA aura jo samrATa prajA ko saMtAna kI taraha pAlane ke lie siMhAsana para baiThatA hai vaha sirpha apanI bImArI miTAne ke lie merA kalejA khAnA cAhatA hai to aise samaya meM usa bhagavAna kI ora dekha rahA hUM ki he bhagavAna ! ye to apane dharma se gira gaye haiM, aba terI parIkSA aura hai ki tU kyA karatA hai ?" lar3ake kI bAteM samrATa ke hRdaya meM cubha gaI / usakI A~kheM bhara AI / lar3ake kA sira cUmate hue usane khaa| 'apane zarIra ke lie kisI nirdoSa kI hatyA karane kI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 54 pratidhvani apekSA merA mara jAnA hI ThIka hai / " usane lar3ake ko sammAna aura pyAra dekara apane pAsa rakha liyA / aura dhIre-dhIre usakA svAsthya sudhara gayA / vAstava meM dUsare ke dukha ko apane dukha ke samAna samajhanA hI saccI karuNA hai / * Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 18 svarga se bhI U~cA hajAroM varSa pahale mahAbhArata kAla ke mahAn nItivettA vidura ne dhRtarASTra se kahA thA dvAvimau puruSau rAjan ! svargasyopari tiSThataH / prabhuzca kSamayAyukto daridrazca pradAnavAn ! - mahAbhArata udyogaparva 33 / 58 'rAjan ! do prakAra ke puruSa svarga ke bhI Upara sthAna pAte haiN| unakI mahAnatA aparimeya hotI hai / ' dhRtarASTra ne pUchA - ' ve kauna se do puruSa ?' vidura ne kahA- zaktizAlI hone para bhI kSamA karane vAlA, aura nirdhana hone para bhI dAna dene vAlA / kSamA vahI kara sakatA hai, jisakA hRdaya udAra aura vizAla hotA hai / eka prasiddha dohA hai ochana ko utpAta / kSamA bar3ana ko hota hai, kahA viSNu ko ghaTa gayo, jo bhRgu mArI lAta | 55 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani kahate haiM brahmarSi bhRgu eka bAra devatAoM meM bar3A kauna hai, isakI parIkSA karate hue brahmA, ziva Adi ke pAsa ghUma Aye / para unheM kahIM bar3appana kA darzana nahIM huA to ve zeSa-zayyAzAyI viSNu ke pAsa pahu~ce / lakSmI jI unake pAsa baiThI pAMva dabA rahI thiiN| bhRgu RSi ne pahu~cate hI viSNu ko pAMva kI Thokara mAra kara utthaayaa| viSNu ne Rpi ko sAmane khar3A dekhA to ve atyanta vinamratA ke sAtha unake caraNoM ko sahalAte hA bole--"bhagavan ! kahIM merI kaThora deha ke sparza se Apake caraNa kamaloM ko koI kaSTa to nahIM pahu~cA ? bhRgu pAnI-pAnI ho ge| unhoMne udghoSaNA kI-- 'viSNu hI sarva devoM meM zreSTha haiN|' yaha huI devoM kI bAta ! aba manuSyoM kI bAta bhI sunie--bagadAda ke khalIphA hArU razIda apanI nyAyaparAyaNatA aura prajAvatsalatA ke lie prasiddha the| eka bAra unakA zAhajAdA krodha meM Anana phAnana huA AyA, aura bolA--'Apake amuka aphasara ne mujhe mA~ kI gaMdI gAlI dI hai|' khalIphA ne zAhajAde ko sAmane baiThAyA aura bajIroM se pUchA--'batAie, usa aphasara ko isa aparAdha kI kyA sajA denI cAhie? kisI ne kahA--use jAna se maravA DAlie / kisI ne kahA--usakI jIbha khiMcavA denI cAhie / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ svarga se bhI UMcA 57 kisI ne kahA-usakA dhana mAla jabta kara deza se nikAla denA caahie| khalIphA ko kisI kI bAta pasaMda nahIM aaii| unhoMne apane zAhajAde se kahA-'pyAre beTe ! saba se acchA to yaha hai ki tuma usako mApha kara do| kyoMki jo dUsaroM ke sau aparAdha mApha karatA hai, bhagavAna usake hajAra aparAdha mApha kara detA hai| yadi tumhAre meM itanA Atmavala nahIM hai, badalA lenA hI cAhate ho, to jAo, tuma bhI use vahI gAlI de sakate ho, jo usane tumheM dI hai / kiMtu yadi badale ko hada se bAhara cale gae to usakI jagaha tuma aparAdhI ho jAoge / " yaha hai kSamA kA Adarza ! jo eka bAdazAha ke siMhAsana para baiThakara bhI gAlI dene vAloM ko mApha karane kI nasIhata detA hai / adhikAra sampanna hokara bhI kSamA kI zikSA sunAtA hai / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 0 nayA Azcarya bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ekabAra apane priya ziSya gaNaghara gautama ko saMbodhita karake kahA-"gautama ! jaise ghAsa kI noMka para hilatI huI osa kI bUMda sUrya kI rUpahalI kiraNoM ke prakAza meM motI-sI camakatI huI pratIta hotI hai, para vaha kitanI dera ! kucha hI kSaNa bAda to use gira kara miTTI meM mila jAnA hai, basa aisA hI hai yaha manuSya kA nazvara jIvana !"* ___ koI yaha soce ki-'nANAgamo maccamuhassa asthi / mujhe mauta apane muMha meM pakar3a kara nahIM le jAyegI, usakA yaha bhrama aisA hI hai, jaisA dina kA prakAza dekhakara koI soce ki aba rAta nahIM AyegI ? yaha mAnava mana kA bhrama, hai sabase bar3A ajJAna hai, moha hai, mUDhatA hai, ki vaha apane sAmane saMsAra ko maratA huA * uttarA 10 / 1 + AcArAMga 1 / 4 / 2 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ nayA Azcarya 56 dekhakara bhI svayaM nizcita huA baiThA hai, jaise use maranA hI nahIM hai / dharmarAja yudhiSThira ne ise hI sabase bar3A Azcarya kahA hai ! yakSa ne jaba unase pUchA- dharmarAja ! kahie, saMsAra meM sabase bar3A Azcarya kyA hai ? to yudhiSThira bole ahanyahani bhUtAni gacchanti yamamaMdiram / zeSAjIvitumicchanti kimAzcaryamataH param / saMsAra pratidina mara rahA hai, eka-se-eka Age yamarAja ke dvAra para pahuMca rahe haiM, kiMtu apane bApa dAdoM, aura mitra - baMdhuoM kI mRtyu dekhakara bhI jo Aja jIvita hai vaha socatA hai ki basa, ve cale gaye, mujhe to so varSa aura jInA hai - isase bar3hakara Azcarya aura kyA hogA ? dUsaroM ko marate dekhakara bhI manuSya apanA maranA bhUla gayA hai / koI kisI se marane kI bAta kahe, to uttara meM vaha kaha uThatA hai - 'mare mere duzmana !' vaha nahIM socatA ki 'duzmana to maregA, para kyA tuma nahIM maroge ?' IrAna kA nyAyI aura sadAcArI bAdazAha nauzeravAM eka bAra darabAra meM baiThA thA / eka AdamI ne Akara kahA - 'bhagavAna kI kRpA samajhie, ApakA amuka zatru mara gayA hai / ' bAdazAha ne eka tIkhI najara usake cehare para DAlI aura bole -- 'kyA tumane nahIM sunA, ki bhagavAna ne mujhe amara jIvana pradAna kara diyA hai ?" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani vaha AdamI Azcarya vimUr3ha huA bAdazAha ke muMha ko tAkane lgaa| 'Apake kathana kA Azaya kyA hai, maiM nahIM samajha pAyA?' usane khaa| bAdazAha ne uttara diyA- 'mujhe apane zatru kI mRtyu se koI khuzI aura Azcarya nahIM hai, kyoMki maiM jAnatA hU~, khuda merA jIvana bhI hamezA ke lie nahIM hai| mere kAnoM meM nirantara yaha AvAja gUMjatI rahatI hai-dUsare ke marane para kyA khuzI manAtA hai, Akhira tujhe bhI eka dina maranA hai, jaba maiM amara nahIM hai, to zatru ke marane para khuzI kaisI aura kaisA raMja mitra ke marane para ?' Jain Education Internationa
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________________ vijaya kA rahasya . eka cInI kahAvata hai- "jaba kisI rAjya kA zAsaka sotA hai to prajA jAgatI rahatI hai| isakA abhiprAya hai zAsaka jaba prajA ke sukha-duHkha se beparavAha hokara apane bhoga vilAsa evaM Ananda meM hI magana rahatA hai taba prajA duHkhoM evaM anyAyoM se pIr3ita ho uThatI hai, usakA sukha-caina harAma ho jAtA hai / mahAtmA zekhazAdI ne vostA~ meM eka jagaha likhA hai"prajA jar3a kI taraha hai, rAjA vRkSa kI taraha ! vRkSa kA AdhAra jar3a hai, yadi vRkSa phalA-phUlA rahanA cAhatA hai to use jar3a ko harI-bharI rakhanA hogaa| jar3a sUkha gaI, kumhalA gaI to vRkSa Dhaha pdd'egaa|" isI bhAva ko zabdAntara ke sAtha bauddha grantha jAtaka meM yU likhA hai- 'jo vyakti phala vAle vizAla vRkSa ke pake hue phala tor3atA hai usako phala kA madhura rasa bhI milatA rahatA hai, aura bhaviSya meM phalane vAlA vIja bhI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 62 pratidhvani naSTa nahIM hotA, isI prakAra jo rAjA vizAla vRkSa ke samAna rASTra kA nIti evaM dharma se prazAsana karatA hai, vaha rAjya kA Ananda bhI letA hai aura apane rAjya ko surakSita rakhatA huA usakA vistAra bhI karatA jAtA hai| -(jAtaka 18 / 528) inhIM vicAroM kI pratidhvani gUMja rahI hai- yUnAna ke vizvavijetA sikandara mahAn ke isa anubhava meM ekabAra kisI ne sikandara se pUchA-Apane pazcima se pUrva taka phaile hue itane sAre dezoM para muTThI bhara sainikoM kI sahAyatA se vijaya kaise prApta karalI ? Apase pahale bhI bahuta se bAdazAha ho gae haiM jo sampati meM, bala meM, senA meM hara taraha se Apase bar3hacar3hakara the magara unhoMne kabhI bhI itanI mahAna vijaya prApta nahIM kI ?" sikandara mahAn muskarA kara bole- "isa meM koI bar3A rahasya nahIM hai / maiMne jaba kabhI kisI deza ko jItA to apane tIna siddhAntoM kA barAbara dhyAna rakhA, aura unhIM siddhAntoM ne mujhe vijaya-para-vijaya kA dvAra khola diyA, vijita prajA kA pyAra aura vizvAsa bhI diyaa|" ve siddhAnta kauna se haiM ?-praznakartA ne puuchaa| sikandara ne uttara diyA 1. maiMne vijita deza kI prajA para kabhI julma nahIM kiyA, hamezA usake jAna-mAla kI rakSA kA dhyAna rkhaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ vijaya kA rahasya 63 2. maiMne vijita deza ke zAsakoM ke sAtha sadA sammAna pUrNa vyavahAra kiyA aura unakI bahAdurI kI prazaMsA kI / 3. maiMne vijita prajA aura zAsaka donoM kI sukhasuvidhAoM kA, unake hArdika vizvAsoM kA aura unake jAtIya gaurava kA dhyAna rakhA / isalie mujhe apane adhIna vijita dezoM se kabhI koI khatarA nahIM huA, vahA~ kI prajA-rAjA ne merA sahayoga kiyA / aura Age se Age merA rAstA sApha hotA gayA ! - gulistA~ meM uddhRta kathA se Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dikhAve kI bhakti vidvAnoM ne kahA hai jo vyakti logoM ko prabhAvita karane ke lie apane dhArmika kriyAkAMDoM kA pradarzana karatA haiM, loka raMjana ke lie tapasyA karatA hai, vaha vaisA hI mUrkha hai-jaisA koI logoM ko apanI samRddhi jatAne ke lie airAvata hAthI para lakar3iyoM kA bhAra DhotA hai, kUr3A-kacarA bharatA hai| AcArya bhadrabAha ke zabdoM meM loka pradarzana karane vAle kI tapasyA-Ikha ke phUla jaisI nirarthaka haimannAmi ucchaphullaM va niphphalaM tassa sAmantaM -dazavai0 ni0 301 eka bAra kisI mahAtmA jI ke cele kI prazaMsA sUnakara rAjA ne unheM apane mahaloM meM bhojana ke lie nimaMtrita kiyaa| rAjapuruSoM ne celA jI ke sAmane taraha-taraha ke svA Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dikhAve kI bhakti diSTa aura sugandhita vyaJjanoM ke thAla lAkara rakhe / usake muMha meM pAnI chUTa aayaa| peTa bhI pukArane lagA, kintu ve cir3iyA kI taraha eka-eka dAnA cugane lage, isa vicAra se ki loga samajhe celA jI bahuta hI alpAhArI aura saMyamI hai| bhojana ke bAda celA jI kA upadeza aura bhajana huaa| ve bhajana gAte-gAte jamIna para lur3haka par3e-isa vicAra se ki loga samajhe, prabhu bhakti meM kitane lIna haiN| bahata dera taka bhakti kA nATaka racane ke bAda sAyaMkAla celA jI vApasa apane Azrama aagye| guru jI pratIkSA meM baiThe the| celA jI Ate hI bole-'kucha khAnA bacA ho to jaldI lAo, peTa meM cUhe daMDa pela rahe haiN|' ____ guru ne Azcarya ke sAtha pUchA-ziSya ! tU to rAjA ke yahA~ bhojana karane gayA thA, kyA vahA~ kucha bhI nahIM khAyA? cele ne kahA-khAyA kyoM nahIM, kiMtu sirpha kahane bhara ko, kisI khAsa kAraNa se bhUkhA hI rahA'" / ' guru bar3e spaSTavaktA aura sarala hRdaya the, sira para hAtha dharate hue kahA---'mUrkha ! vaha khAsa kAraNa kauna sA bhagavAna kA saMdeza thaa| isake sivA aura kyA kAraNa hogA ki loga dekheM ki celA kitane saMyamI aura alpAhArI haiM, jo do-cAra dAne khAte haiM, aura dina bhara prabhubhakti meM lIna Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 66 pratidhvani rahate haiM / kintu jaise vahAM ke khAne se terA peTa nahIM bharA, yAda rakha, usI taraha usa dikhAve kI prabhu bhakti se bhI koI lAbha nahIM hone vAlA hai / ' * Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 22 asalI sonA upaniSad kA eka vAkya haiamRtatvasya tu nAzAsti vittana -bRhadAraNyaka 2 / 4 / 3 dhana se amaratA kI AzA nahIM kI jA sktii| jo dhana jar3a hai, nazvara hai, vaha hamezA jar3atA hI paidA karatA hai, nazvara khela racAtA rahatA hai| nirgrantha maharSiyoM kI bhASA meM vaha-bhAra hai-savve AbharaNA bhArA, aura baMdhana hai / dhana tijorI meM par3A rahatA hai, kiMtu usakA bhAra manuSya kI chAtI para rahatA hai / paisA bhale hI baiMka meM par3A ho, yA jamIna meM gar3A ho, athavA AlamArI meM chipA ho, vaha hamezA manuSya ko bA~dhe rakhatA hai| dhana kA bhAra halakA tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba usa dhana kI nazvaratA ko samajha liyA jAya / vaha baMdhana tabhI chUTa sakatA hai jaba usakI mamatA mana se haTa jAye aura Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani AtmA ke ananta akSaya dhana para manuSya kA mana Azvasta ho jaaye| dhana Ane kA mada use hotA hai, jo dhana kI vAstavikatA se aparicita hai| dhana jAne kA zoka bhI use hI hotA hai, jo usakI asaliyata ko nahIM jaantaa| vAstava meM jisane apane asalI dhana ko pA liyA, use na dhana kA garva hotA hai, na ciMtA aura zoka ! bauddha sAhitya meM bhikSu koTikarNa ko kahAnI bahuta hI preraNAdAyI hai| bhikSu koTi-karNazroNa apane gRhajIvana meM bahuta hI dhanI mAnI thA / usake kAnoM ke kuMDaloM kA mUlya hI thA eka karor3a svarNa mudrA / isI kAraNa loga use 'koTikarNa' kahane laga gaye / kiMtu eka dina use dhana kI niHsAratA aura azaraNatA pratIta huI aura vaha samasta saMpatti kA tyAga kara bhikSa bana gyaa| bhikSa ke vairAgya kI kahAnI logoM kI jabAna para nAca rahI thii| eka bAra vaha eka nagarI meM AyA to use dekhane-sunane ko janasamudra umar3a pdd'aa| hajAroM hajAra vyakti usakI sabhA meM dattacitta hokara usake vairAgya kI kahAnI sunane lage / usakI vANI aura jIvana-kathA itanI madhura aura hRdayagrAhI thI ki prAtaHkAla se saMdhyA ho calI thI para sabhA jyoM kI tyoM jamI rhii| usa sabhA meM eka kAtyAyanI nAmaka dhanADya gRhasvAminI bhI baiThI thI / saMdhyA hone para usane dAsI ko Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 66 asalI sonA kahA- tU jA, aura ghara meM dIpaka jalAde, yaha amRtopama upadeza chor3akara Ane kA merA to jI nahIM karatA / dAsI apane bhavana meM pahu~cI to vaha hakko bakkI raha gaI / vahA~ seMdha lagI thI, bhItara meM cora svarNa AbhUSaNoM kI gaThariyAM bAMdha rahe the| coroM kA saradAra bAhara khar3A nigarAnI rakha rahA thA / ghabarAI huI dAsI ulaTe pAMvoM lauTa pdd'ii| coroM kA saradAra usake pIche-pIche cala par3A ki dekheM yaha kahAM jAkara kise qhabara detI hai / dAsI svAminI ke pAsa pahu~cakara ghabarAye hue svara meM bolI- 'svAminI ! ghara meM to cora ghusa gaye' / kAtyAyanI ne kucha sunA hI nahIM, vaha upadeza sunatI rhii| dAsI ne ghabarAkara kahA - 'mAM ! mAM ! sunatI nahIM ho, ghara meM cora ghusa Aye haiM ! samasta svarNa AbhUSaNa liye jA rahe haiM / ' kAtyAyanI ne dhIme se A~kha Upara uThAI / 'pagalI ! ve le jAte haiM to le jAne de / ve saba svarNa AbhUSaNa nakalI haiM / itane dina maiM ajJAna meM thI, unheM asalI mAna baiThI thI / jisa dina unakI A~kha khulegI ve bhI pachatAyeMge, use nakalI pAyeMge | mujhe saccA svarNa to Aja milA hai ... / ise koI curA hI nahIM sakatA kAtyAyanI kA uttara suna dAsI A~kheM phAr3akara usakI ora dekhatI rahI, vaha samajha nahIM sakI, svAminI Aja kyA kaha rahI hai / pIche khar3e coroM ke saradAra ne yaha saba sunA to Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 70 pratidhvani usakI A~kheM phaTI raha gii| jaise koI varSoM se baMda dvAra sahasA khula gayA ho,-"haiM ! kyA kaha rahI hai ?, kyA vaha saba nakalI haiM ?, phira asalI svarNa kyA hai ? hameM vaha nakalI sonA lekara kyA karanA hai jisake rahane aura jAne se usake svAmI ko na harSa ho, aura na zoka ! hameM bhI to vahI sonA cAhie jisake kAraNa yaha gRhasvAminI apane ko dhanya-dhanya mAna rahI hai|" coroM kA saradAra vahIM DaTA rahA, aura bhikSa kI hRdaya-bodhaka vairAgya kathA sunane meM lIna ho gyaa| coroM ke saradAra kA mana jAga uThA / jaise saghana aMdhakAra meM koI dIpa jala uThA ho| vaha sira para pA~va rakha kara daur3A-apane sAthiyoM ke pAsa AyA-"mitro ! yaha sonA nakalI hai, isa kI gaThariyA mata bAMdho ! Ao ! tumheM asalI sonA dikhAUM !" coroM ne saba svarNa AbhUSaNa jyoM ke tyoM vahIM DAla die / saradAra ke pIche-pIche ve bhikSa koTikarNa zroNa ke nikaTa pahuMce / vairAgya ke prakAza meM unheM AtmA ke asalI svarNa kA darzana milA aura ve dhanya-dhanya ho gae ! saca hai-- jaba Avai saMtoSa dhana saba dhana dhali samAna / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ buddhi ko ulaTie eka nAva samudra kI balakhAtI laharoM para cala rahI thii| usameM aneka yAtrI baiThe the| eka saMta bhI usa nAva se yAtrA kara rahA thaa| kucha duSTa aura zarAratI vyakti usa nAva meM the| ve paraspara aTTahAsa, nindA aura azlIla majAkeM kara rahe the| saMta ne unheM kahA-bandhuo ! bAta karanA hai, to kucha aisI acchI bAteM karo, jinheM sunakara dUsaroM ko bhI prasannatA ho, tumhArI bAteM sunakara to sabhI yAtriyoM ke mana meM lajjA aura ghRNA umar3a rahI hai|" ___ saMta kI zikSA ne jaise sAMpa kI paMcha para paira rakha diyA / ve saMta ko gAliyA~ dene lge| saMta mauna hokara prabhu bhajana meM lIna ho gyaa| una duSToM kA krodha coTa khAye nAga kI taraha dugune vega se uphana par3A / saMta ke sira para ve jUte lagAne lage, usa para thUkane lge| cUMse aura lAtoM se marammata karane lage / saMta apanI prArthanA meM masta thA / tabhI AkAzavANI huI-saMta! tuma kaho, to ina dRSToM 71 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani ko abhI karanI kA phala cakhA daM, isa nAva ko ulaTa dUM?' AkAzavANI sunakara yAtrI ghbraae| duSToM ne saMta ke paira pakar3e aura A~sU bahAkara kSamA maaNgii| punaH AkAzavANI huI-'saMta ! bolo ! tuma cAho to abhI isa nAva ko ulaTa dUM / ' ___saMta ne A~kheM kholI--aura vinamra smita ke sAtha AkAza kI ora dekhakara kahA- 'deva ! tuma ulaTanA hI cAhate ho to, ina saba kI buddhi ko ulaTa do| nAva ko ulaTane se kyA hogA ?' vAstava meM to manuSya kI kubuddhi hI use duSTatA kI ora prerita karatI hai| phira usa kubuddhi ko hI miTAnA cAhie, kubuddhivAna ko miTAne se kyA lAbha ? bhAratIya saMskRti kA yahI amara saMgIta hai ki manuSya ! apanI buddhi ko nirmala rakha ! apane mana ko pavitra rakha ! terA karma to mAtra mana aura buddhi kA prativimba hai| mana kuA~ hai, karma jala hai| kueM meM yadi malina aura khArA pAnI hogA to karma ke Dola meM sApha aura mIThA pAnI kahA~ se AyegA ? isalie sarvaprathama mAnava ko yahI saMdeza diyA gayA haimA te mana statragAna mA tirobhUta / -atharvaveda 8 / 11 / 7 manuSya ! sAvadhAna raha ! terA mana kabhI kumArga meM na Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 73 buddhi ko ulaTie jAye, yadi calA jAye to use turaMta moDale, vahA~ use lIna mata hone de| yahI bAta garagadhara gautama ne kahI hai mana rUpI ghor3A jo daur3a lagAtA huA kumArga meM jAnA cAhatA hai, maiM usakI lagAma pakar3e baiThA hU~ aura use sanmArga kI ora bar3hAe cala rahA huuN| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 24 tU bhI so jAtA jo apane satkarma ke ahaMkAra meM dUsaroM kI avajJA karatA hai vaha vAstava meM duharI mUrkhatA karatA hai-apane satkarma ko to naSTa karatA hI hai, para dUsaroM ke doSa dekhane kA pApa bhI karatA hai| isIlie jJAnIjanoM ne bAra-bAra yaha kahA haianna jaNaM khisai bAla panna -sUtrakRtAMga 1 / 13 / 14 apane jJAna ke ahaMkAra meM dUsaroM kI avajJA karanA mUrkha AdamI kA kAma hai / buddhimAna kisI kI bhI nindA nahIM kare-no tuccha e (sUtrakRtAMga) kisI ke doSoM para najara nahIM TikAena siyA tota gavesae ---uttarA0 1140 yadi tumhAre pAsa A~kha hai, dekhane kI zakti hai, to 74 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 75 tU bhI so jAto muskarAte hue phUloM ko dekho, tumheM bhI tRpti milegI, A~khe bhI prasanna hoNgii| patajhar3a kI sUnI saMdhyA para A~kheM daur3Ane se kyA lAbha hogA? gaMdagI para najara TikAne se to acchA hai, A~kheM baMda hI rakhI jAya !" zekhasAdI ne apanI Atma kathA meM likhA hai- 'bacapana meM vaha bhagavAna kI khUba bhakti kiyA karatA thaa| subaha bahuta sabere uThakara namAja par3hatA aura kurAna zarIpha kA pATha karane baiTha jaataa|' eka bAra masjida meM apane pitA ke pAsa baiThakara kurAna-zarIpha kA pATha karane baitthaa| bahuta rAta bIta gaI, Asa - pAsa ke sabhI loga nIMda meM kharrATe bharane laga gae, para sAdI kI A~khoM meM bala bhI nahIM pdd'aa| apane pitA se kahA-'abbAjAna ! dekhie ye loga to murdo se bhI bAjI mAra le ge| allAha kI phikra bhI nahIM hai inheM !' putra kI bAta sunakara pitA ne duHkhI dila se kahA'beTA ! acchA hotA ina logoM kI taraha tU bhI so jAtA, to dUsaroM ke doSa (aiba) dekhane ke pApa se to baca jaataa|' agara terI A~kheM sacamuca bhagavAna ko dekhatI hotI, to oroM ke doSa nahIM dekha paatii| para tU kurAna hAtha meM lekara bhI zaitAna kI A~kheM lie baiThA hai|' sAdI ne kAna pakar3Asacamuca dekhanA ho to kisI kI bhalAI dekhanA cAhie, burAI nhiiN|" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 25 saMkar3I galI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI eka dArzanika sUkti haijeNa siyA teNa No siyA - AcArAMga 11224 tuma jina vastuoM aura bhogoM se sukha kI icchA rakhate ho, vastutaH unase sukha nahIM mila sakatA / cUMki bhoga aura sukha donoM hI do viparIta mArga hai| eka pUraba kA eka pazcima kA / dhUpa aura chAMha, Aga aura jala kI taraha bhoga aura yoga, lokaparaNA aura AtmaSaNA do sarvathA bhinna tattva hai / jaba mana meM kAmanA hotI hai, taba virakti nahIM A sakatI / jaba mana meM cAha hotI hai, taba nispRhatA kaisI ? isIlie to kahA hai jassa Natthi imA jAI aNNA tassa kao siyA ? - AcArAMga 1|4|11 76 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 70 saMkar3I galI jisako lokaiSaNA nahIM hai, use anya cintAeM aura pApa-pravRttiyA~ bhI nahIM hai / vastutaH jaba mana lokaiSaNA meM ramatA hai, taba AtmA kI eSaNA nahIM ho sktii| rAma aura rAvaNa kI taraha bhoga aura yoga,tyAga aura kAma eka sAtha nahIM raha pAte / kabIra kI bhASA meM prema galI ati sAMkar3I tAmai do na samAya / isa saMkar3I galI meM tyAga aura bhoga sAtha-sAtha kaise raha sakate haiM ? eka bAdazAha ne phakIra se pUchA- 'kabhI Apa mujhe bhI yAda karate haiM ? phakIra ne jabAba diyA-'hA~, hA~, kyoM nahIM ?' bAdazAha ne khuza hokara pUchA-'bhalA kisa vakta ?' phakIra ne nirbhayatA ke sAtha kahA-'jaba bhagavAna ko bhUla jAtA hUM, taba ApakI yAda A jAtI hai|' vAstava meM jaba sAdhaka bhagavAna ko, arthAt apane ko bhUla jAtA hai, tabhI vaha dUsaroM ko yAda karatA hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ nAma ke lie tathAgata buddha ne kahA hai anariyadhamma kusalA tamAha yo AtumAnaM sayameva paavaa| -suttanipAta 4 / 41 / 3 jo svayaM apanI prazaMsA (Atma-prazaMsA) karatA hai, vaha anArya dharma kA AcaraNa karatA hai| AtmaprazaMsA, AtmakhyAti kI bhAvanA dharma ke kSetra meM sadA-sadA se niSiddha hai / AcArya zaMkara ne to yahAM taka kahA hai-AtmAnaM ca te ghnati ye svargaprAptihetUni karmANi kurvanti--(kenopaniSada zAMkara bhASya) jo kevala svarga yA paraloka ke sukha ke lie karma karate haiM, ve sacamuca meM apanI Atma-hatyA karate haiN| para, svarga kI kAmanA to dUra, Aja to manuSya laukika lAbha, yaza aura kIrti kI bhAvanA se maramiTa rahA hai / apanI prasiddhi aura nAma ke lie dharma kSetra ko Jain Education Internationa
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________________ nAma ke lie bhI saudA banA rahA hai| prAyaH dekhA gayA hai, dharmazAlA, aspatAla, skUla, upAzraya aura maMdiroM kA nirmANa karane vAle, paraloka ke puNya kI apekSA isa loka ke yaza ko hI sarvasva mAna rahe haiM aura usa nirmANa para apane nAma kA zilAlekha lagAkara apUrva Atma tuSTi se pulaka uThate haiM, jaise koI ananta puNya kA arjana kara cuke hoN| ___ eka dArzanika kahIM ghUmatA huA eka sar3aka para se gujraa| usane dekhA, sAmane eka vizAla maMdira kA nirmANa ho rahA hai / dArzanika ko Azcarya huA-Aja to maMdira meM jAne vAle ghaTa rahe haiM, aneka maMdira sUne par3e haiM, unameM jAkara koI ghaMTI ghaDiyAla bhI nahIM bajAtA, vahAM nayA maMdira bana rahA hai ? vaha jijJAsA lie usa maMdira kI ora bar3ha gyaa| ___mandira ke mukhya dvAra para pahu~ca kara usane logoM se pUchA-yaha mandira kyoM bana rahA hai ? logoM ne dArzanika kI ora ghUra kara dekhA-kyA koI pAgala to nahIM hai ? yaha bhI koI prazna hai ? mandira to bana rahA hai, bhagavAna ke lie ! dArzanika ko sahI uttara nahIM milA, vaha aura bhItara calA gyaa| eka bUDhA kArIgara jo saba kI dekha rekha kara rahA thA, baiThA thaa| dArzanika ne usake sAmane vahI prazna duharAyA-mandira kyoM bana rahA hai ? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 80 pratidhvani bUr3he kArIgara ne apane hAtha se hajAroM mandiroM kA nirmANa kiyA thaa| vaha dArzanika kI utsukatA ko samajha rahA thA, dArzanika kA hAtha pakar3a eka ora le gyaa| vahA~ aneka kArIgara bhagavAna kI mUrtiyA~ taiyAra kara rahe the| dArzanika ne socA-zAyada yahI uttara mile, ki bhagavAna kI ina mUrtiyoM ke lie vaha ruka gyaa| kArIgara ne dArzanika ko saMketa kiyA, vaha aura Age bar3hA / eka zveta zilApaTTa kI ora saMketa karake kArIgara ne kahA-dekhA, kyA ho rahA hai ? dArzanika ne gaura se dekhA, usa para nirmANakartA kA nAma-paricaya likhA jA rahA thaa| kArIgara ne kahA'samajhe ! isIlie mandiroM kA nirmANa hotA rahA hai, aura hotA rhegaa|' dArzanika kI A~khoM meM saMtoSa ke sAtha mAnava mana kI viDambanA para Azcarya bhI jhalaka uThA-'mAnava ne dharma aura bhagavAna para bhI apane nAma kI mohara lagAnI zurU kara dii| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 27 saccA sAdhu jisane mamatA ko mAra diyA-vaha muni hai / kahA haise hu diTThapahe muNi jassa natthi mamAiyaM -AcArAMga 12 / 6 vahI muni saccA mokSa kA draSTA hai, apane paMtha kA jJAtA hai, jisake mana meM mamatA kI gAMTha nahIM hai| jo sAna hokara bhI dhana kI Azakti meM DUbA hai, paise kA pAjI banA hai, vaha kaisA sAdhu ? eka rAjA ke janmadivasa para aneka bahumUlya upahAra Aye / rAjA bar3A dhArmika prakRti kA thaa| usane apane pradhAna ko Adeza diyA ki-Aja ke upalakSya meM Aye hae samasta upahAra nagara ke sAdhu saMnyAsiyoM meM bA~Ta do| rAjA kI AjJA se pradhAna nagara meM sAdhu saMnyAsiyoM kI khoja karane nikalA aura zAma ko samasta upahAra jyoM ke tyoM lAkara rAjA ke sanmukha rakha die / rAjA ne Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 82 pratidhvani Azcarya ke sAtha pUchA-yaha kyA ? sAdhU saMnyAsiyoM ko nahIM bA~TA ? __ pradhAna ne vinamratA ke sAtha kahA--'mahArAja ! dina bhara nagara meM ghUmatA rahA, para koI sAdhu saMnyAsI hI nahIM milA ? jo vAstava meM sAdhu haiM, ve to ina upahAroM ko chUte bhI nahIM, aura jo ina upahAroM kI abhilASA karate haiM, ve vAstava meM sAdhu nahIM, aba Apa hI kahie maiM kina ko daM ?' rAjA ne prasannatA ke sAtha pradhAna ko dhanyavAda diyAvAstava meM hI tumane sAdhu saMnyAsiyoM kI saccI parIkSA kI hai / sacce sAdhu ko dhana se kyA lenA hai ?..." Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 28 samasyA kI samasyA Aja samasyAoM kA yuga hai-cAroM ora samasyAeM khar3I hai, manuSya unameM ulajha gayA hai vaise hI, jaise mauta se DarA huA paMchI kisI jAla meM ulajha jAtA hai / para, sacamuca hI kyA itanI samasyAeM haiM jitanI hama soca rahe haiM ? hama samasyA ko nikaTa se dekhate bhI haiM, yA kevala samasyA kI kalpanA se hI svayaM ko digmUr3ha banA rahe haiM ? merA vizvAsa hai, vAstavika samasyAeM utanI nahIM haiM, jitanI hamane kalpanA karalI haiM / samasyAoM kI bhI samasyA yaha hai ki samasyA ko nikaTa se, sthira vicAra se dekhane parakhane kI Adata nahIM hai, kintu samasyA kA mAhola khar3A kara usake kalpita bhaya se hI hama adhikAMzataH vyAmUr3ha hue jA rahe haiN| eka kahAnI hai / kisI rAjA ko eka buddhimAna maMtrI kI AvazyakatA huI / usane rAjya ke buddhimAna vyaktiyoM kI parIkSAeM lii| aneka parIkSAoM ke bAda tIna vyakti 83 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 84 pratidhvani cune gaye / aba una tIna meM se bhI eka sarvAdhika buddhimAna ko cunane kA prazna aayaa| rAjA ne unake cunAva-parIkSaNa kA bhI eka dina nizcita kiyaa| una tInoM kI parIkSA kI pahalI rAta ko nagara meM eka aphavAha ur3A dI gaI ki kala rAjA ina tInoM vyaktiyoM ko eka kamare meM baMda karegA, aura usa para eka aisA vicitra tAlA lagAyA jAyegA jo bhItara se hI khala skegaa| vaha cAbI se nahIM, kintu gaNita vidhi se kholA jA skegaa| jo garigata meM sabase adhika pratibhAzAlI hogA vahI use khola skegaa| una tInoM ne bhI yaha aphavAha sUnI, usameM se do vyakti bar3e cintita ho utthe| ve rAta bhara tAloM ke saMbaMdha meM likhe gaye aneka zAstroM ke panne ulaTate rhe| aura gaNita ke niyamoM ko samajhane meM magajapaccI karate rhe| rAta bhara jagane se unakI A~kheM sUja gaI thI, ceharA dhUpa khAye phUla kI taraha kumhalA gayA thA / citA aura uttajanA ke kAraNa unakA mAnasika saMtulana bhI bigar3a gayA thaa| kiMtu tIsarA vyakti bilkula be paravAha thA / vaha rAta bhara zAMti se soyA aura subaha prasannatA evaM tAjagI ke sAtha uTakara apane nitya karma meM laga gyaa| rAjabhavana meM jAne ke samaya una donoM ke pA~va DagamagA rahe the / unake hAthoM meM gaNita kI bar3I-bar3I pustakeM thIM, A~kheM nIMda se bhArI ho rahI thii| para tIsarA vyakti vinA kisI yArI ke prasannatA ke sAtha rAja bhavana Jain Education Internationa
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________________ samasthA kI samasyA 85 ke usa kakSa meM jA paha~cA, jahA~ ve donoM pahale se hI baiThe garigata ko pustakeM cATa rahe the| aphavAha saca niklii| una tInoM vyaktiyoM ko eka kakSa meM baMda kara dvAra para eka vicitra tAlA lagAyA gayA, jisapara aMkita garigata ke aneka aMka, va rekhAeM yaha spaSTa kara rahe the ki vAstava meM hI yaha tAlA khola pAnA bar3I Ter3hI khIra hai, garigata kI paheliyoM se jUjhe binA yaha tAlA nahIM khula skegaa| tAlA lagAkara ghoSaNA kI gaI ki-'jo isa kakSa kA tAlA kholakara sarva prathama bAhara AyegA vahI rAjya kA pradhAna cunA jaayegaa|' donoM vyakti tAle para lage gaNita aMko ke anusaMdhAna meM juTa ge| bIca-bIca meM gaNita kI puratake khola-khola kara TaTolane lage / samaya kama thA, aura tAlA kholanA bar3A vikaTa ho rahA thA / bhAgya nirNaya kI ghar3I nikaTa A rahI thI, kucha hI kSaNoM meM bArA - nyArA hone vAlA thaa| citA aura bhaya ke kAraNa una donoM ke sira para se pasIne kI bUMde Tapa TapAne laga gaI / tIsarA vyakti jo aba taka nizcita baiThA thA, usane na koI gaNita kI pustaka par3hI, aura na koI tAle para ligbe gaye aMko kA adhyayana hI kiyaa| vaha kucha dera A~kheM baMda kie baiThA rhaa| phira sahasA uThA, dhairya aura zAMti ke sAtha calakara dvAra ke tAle ke pAsa AyA / dhIre se usane tAle para paMjA lagAkara ghumAyA to basa tAlA khula gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani vAstava meM vaha tAlA khulA hI thaa| tAle kI yAMtrika bAteM saba mAtra dhokhA thii| para isakA jJAna to ina tInoM ko kahAM thA ? vaha vyakti dvAra khola kara jaise hI bAhara AyA-rAjA ne usakA svAgata kiyA / gaNita kI paheliyAM bujhAne vAle ve donoM mahAnubhAva aba bhI AMkar3oM se ulajha rahe the / rAjA ko jaba apane sAmane khar3A dekhA to ve avAk se raha gaye / rAjA unakI ora dekha kara ha~sA-'mahAzaya ! samasyA se ulajha to rahe ho, para pahale yaha bhI to dekhanA thA ki vAstava meM samasyA kucha hai bhI yA nahIM ? jo samasyA ko binA samajhe hI usakA samAdhAna khojane meM jUTa jAtA hai, vaha rAjya kA pradhAna to kyA, eka gRhasthI kA kuzala svAmI bhI nahIM bana sakatA !' / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 26 jhaMDA aura pardA bhagavAna mahAvIra kA eka nItivacana haimANeNa ahamA gaI ahaMkAra se adhogati hotI hai / saMsAra meM aisI kauna sI vipatti hai, jo ahaMkAra se nahIM AtI ! arthAt samasta vipattiyoM kA, duHkhoM kA mUla ahaMkAra hai / AcArya zayyaMbhava kA vacana hai vivattI aviNIyassa saMpatti viNiyassa ya -uttarAdhyayana 87 - dazavaM 0 hArA22 ahaMkArI ko vipatti aura vinamra ko saMpatti milatI hai / isalie to maharSi vaziSTha ne ahaMkAra ko jagat ke samasta duHkhoM kA bIja batAyA hai ahamartho jagad bIjam - yogavAziSTa 4|36 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 88 pratidhvani eka bAra bAdazAha ke eka zAhI jhaMDe ne rAjamahaloM ke dvAra para lage parde se kahA----'bhAI ! tuma to bar3e bhAgyazAlI ho / dekho, tuma aura maiM donoM eka hI kapAsa se paidA hue haiM, apane mAtA-pitA eka haiM, donoM kA svAmI bhI eka hai, kintu donoM ke bhAgya meM kitanA antara hai / maiM sadA havA meM thaper3e gvAtA rahatA huuN| dina-rAta daur3a lagAte dama-bhara AtA hai, jaMgala-jaMgala ghUmanA par3atA hai, kaThora hAthoM meM, bA~sa kI zUlI para TaMge-TaMge, yuddha ke maidAnoM meM zahanAiyoM se mere to kAna bahare hae jA rahe haiM, kitanA kaThina aura kaSTamaya hai merA jIvana ! dhUpa, A~dhI, varSA aura sardI kI mAroM se kacUmara nikalA jAtA hai / kSaga bhara kA caina nahIM / eka tuma ho, ki rAta-dina mahaloM kI zItala chAyA aura ThaMDI havA meM Agama se Tahala rahe ho| gaja-rAniyoM aura dAsiyoM ke komala hAthoM kA mparza pA kara macala rahe ho / madhura gItoM kI jhaMkAra meM masta hue jhUma rahe ho / kitanA sukhamaya tumhArA jIvana !' parde ne sukha kI ThaMDI sAMsa lekara kahA-'bhAI ! isa kA eka choTA sA kAraNa hai !' bhaDe ne havA meM zira uThAte hue pUchA-'kyA ?' parde ne dhIme se kahA- 'tuma hamezA apanA sira ahaMkAra se Upara uThAye calate ho, jabaki merA sira namratA ke sAtha hamezA nIce jhukA rahatA hai / ' Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 30 aMdhA kauna ? AcArya zaMkara se kisI ne pUchA-aMdhA kauna ? / AcArya ne uttara diyA-'aMdho hi ko yo viSayAnurAgI !' jisakI buddhi viSayoM se grasta ho gaI hai, vahI aMdhA hai ! Aja ke yuga meM koI pUche ki-aMdhA kauna ? to maiM to kahaMgA ---- 'aMdho hi ko yo nijasvArtha draSTA' jo kevala apanA svArtha dekhatA hai, vaha draSTA hote hue bhI aMdhA hai, kyoM ki dUsaroM ko lAbha aura hita dekhane kI dRSTi usake pAsa nahIM hai| ___ mujhe eka purAnI kahAnI yAda AtI hai| eka nagara meM dhanADhya seTha rahatA thaa| usake eka hI saMtAna thI-eka putrI ! aura vaha bhI bar3I kurUpa ! kurUpa bhI aisI ki jise dekhakara kurUpatA bhI zarma se nIcA sira jhukAle ! kanyA bar3I huI to pitA ko usake vivAha kI ciMtA lgii| kanyA ke vivAha meM usane apAra dhana dene kI ghoSaNA kI, 84 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 20 pratidhvani para, koI bhI AdamI usake sAtha vivAha karane taiyAra nahIM huA / Akhira dhana se kurUpatA to nahIM DhaMkI jA sakatI / eka bAra eka aMdhA daridra naujavAna kahIM se bhaTakatA huA dhanI ke dvAra para pahu~ca gayA / dhanI ne use dhana kA lAlaca dikhAyA / usane bhI socA - kurUpa ho yA sundara, Akhira mere lie to barAbara hai, yahAM to bhaiMsa aura gAya meM koI pharka nahIM, phira roTI kA ArAma to milegA, daridratA calI jAyegI / , aMdhe ne usa kurUpa kanyA ke sAtha vivAha kara liyA / kucha dinoM bAda laMkA kA eka bahuta bar3A vaidya usa nagara meM AyA / vaha aMdhoM kI A~kha ThIka kara detA / hajAroM aMdhoM ko usane A~kha dedI thI ! nagara meM usakI halacala macI to kucha logoM ne dhanI seTha se kahA - seThajI ! aisA maukA phira se hAtha nahIM AyegA, apane ja~vAI kI A~kha bhI ThIka karavA lIjie / " seTha ne krodha meM Akara unako gAlI dI - " dRSTo ! kyA tuma yahI cAhate ho ki merA dAmAda jyoM hI A~khoM se merI lar3akI ko dekhe to use chor3akara bhAga nikale !" aMdhe ne jaba sasura kA uttara sunA to bolA- 'calo acchA hI huA, isa ghara meM eka nahIM, do aMdhe mile / maiM to A~khoM se hI aMdhA hU~, lekina mere sasura sAhaba to nIyata se bhI aMdhe ho rahe haiM / ..... Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 31 koI rogI nahIM milA Ayurveda ke AcArya vAgbhaTTa kA eka vacana hai- 'kosam ? " - arthAt svastha nIroga kauna hai ? uttara " meM kahA hai- 'hitabhuk mitabhuk zAkabhuk caiva' - hitakArI evaM parimita zAkAhAra karane vAlA nIroga rahatA hai / mahAn zrutadhara AcArya bhadrabAhu ne svastha jIvana ke upAya batAte hue eka bahuta hI mahatvapUrNa bAta kahI hai- hiyAhArA miyAhArA appAhArA ya je narA / na te vijjA tigicchaMti appANaM te tigicchagA // - oghaniyukti 578 jo manuSya hitAhArI, mitAhArI evaM alpAhArI haiM, unheM kisI vaidya ke dvAra khaTakhaTAne kI jarUrata nahIM, ve svayaM apane vaidya haiM, apane cikitsaka Apa haiM / isI saMdarbha meM phArasI gadya ke janaka zekhasAdI kI eka kahAnI mujhe yAda A rahI hai / 61 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ prativvani eka bAra IrAna ke eka bAdazAha ne apane rAjya ke sabase prasiddha hakIma ko hajarata muhammada mustaphA kI sevA meM bhejA, isalie ki vaha hajarata kI samaya para sevA kareM, aura unakI prajA ko svastha va noroga rakhane meM madada deN| ___kaI barasa gujara gaye / hakIma araba meM rahA, para vahAM par3e-par3e usa para sustI chAne lagI, Aja taka koI usake pAsa davA lene to dUra, nAr3I dikhA ne bhI nahIM aayaa| kisI ne usase davA ke lie pUchA taka nhiiN| hakIma parezAna thA, vaha itanA hoziyAra, para yahA~ usakI hoziyArI kI kisI ne komata bhI nahIM kii| Akhira usase rahA nahIM gayA, aura bAdazAha ke sAmane upasthita haA'hajarata ! mujhe IrAna ke zAha ne ApakI sevA meM isalie bhejA thA ki samaya para maiM Apa logoM kI kucha sevA kara apanI vidyA kA camatkAra dikhA skuu| para kheda hai ki mujhe bIsa varSa bIta gae, para koI mere pAsa nahIM phaTakA, kisI ne mujhase koI davA dArU kI salAha taka nahIM lI ! Akhira maiM baiThA-baiThA kyA karU~ ?' hajarata ne muskarAkara kahA-'hakIma sAhaba ! ApakA kahanA ThIka hai, magara yahA~ ke logoM meM do kharAba AdateM haiN| eka to ve jaba taka kar3akar3AtI bhUkha se becaina nahIM ho jAte taba taka kucha khAte nahIM, aura dUsare khAne kA baiThate haiM to Adhe peTa ho uTha jAte haiM, jaba peTa kAphI khAlI rahatA hai to khAne se apanA hAtha khIMca lete haiM- ina Jain Education Internationa
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________________ koI rogI nahIM milA do burI AdatoM ke kAraNa hI ve kabhI ApakI sevA meM hAjira nahIM ho sake ! hakIma ne zarma se sira jhukA liyA aura kahA-'hajarata ! Apa bilkula sahI kaha rahe haiM / ye hI to kudarata ke do sunahare niyama haiM jo manuSya ke svAsthya ko sadA akSuNNa banAye rakhate haiN| nIroga aura svastha jIvana ke lie ye hI do upAya haiM, aura jaba prajA svayaM hI ina niyamoM kA pAlana karatI hai to mere jaise hakImoM kI yahA~ koI jarUrata hI nhiiN| saba svayaM hI apane hakIma haiN|' aura IrAna kA hakIma bIsa varSa vAda svasthajIvana kA mahAn sUtra sIkhakara apane deza ko lauTa gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 32 jJAna kA adhikArI upaniSad kA eka vAkya hai teSAmasau virajo brahmaloko na yeSu jihmamanRtaM na mAyA - prazna upaniSad 1 / 16 jina meM na kuTilatA hai, na kapaTa hai, aura na asatya hai, ve hI vAstava meM zuddha, nirmala brahmaloka ko prApta kara sakate haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI meM bhI yahI pratidhvani gaMja rahI hai dhamo suddhassa ciTThai -uttarAdhyayana zuddha evaM sarala hRdaya meM hI dharma ThaharatA hai / jisakA antaHkaraNa sarala evaM nizchala hai, vahIM pavitratA rahatI hai, aura jahAM pavimatA hotI hai, vahIM 94 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ jJAna kA adhikArI 65 satya, jJAna evaM Izvara kA nivAsa hotA hai| isalie yaha ukti satya hai-sarala hRdaya hI bhagavAna kA maMdira hai| tathAgata buddha ne to kahA hai-jo kuTila AcaraNa karatA hai vaha cAMDAla hai aura jo sarala hRdaya hotA hai vahI brAhmaNa hai, vahI jJAna prApta karane kA saccA adhikArI hai| satyakAma jAbAla ke nAma se eka jAbAlopaniSad prasiddha hai| usameM varNana hai-eka bAra RSi haridra mata gautama ke Azrama meM eka bholAbhAlA tejasvI kizora aayaa| zraddhA ke sAtha RSi ke caraNoM meM sira jhukAkara bolA-'AcArya ! maiM satya aura brahma kI khoja karane AyA hUM / Apa anukaMpA kara majhe brahma vidyA deN| aMdhe ko cakSa kA dAna dIjie RSivara !' RSi ne gaMbhIra dRSTi yuvaka kI bholI sUrata para ddaalii| usakI nizchala A~khoM meM apUrva nirmalatA thii| RSi ne pUchA-'vatsa ! terA gotra kyA hai ? tere pitA kauna haiM ?' kizora ko na apane gotra kA patA thA, aura na pitA kA / vaha sakucAkara nIcA sira kie khar3A rahA / aura do kSaNa rukakara ulTe pA~va cala pdd'aa| kucha samaya bAda punaH kigora Azrama meM pahu~cA aura RSi ke samakSa Akara bolA-'AcArya ! mujhe na apane gotra kA jJAna hai na apane pitA kA ! merI mA~ bhI nahIM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 66 pratidhvani jAnatI, merA pitA kauna hai ? maiMne apanI mA~ se pUchA, usane batAyA ki yuvAvasthA meM vaha aneka puruSoM ke sAtha ramaNa karatI rahI hai, isalie vaha bhI ThIka-ThIka nahIM batA sakatI ki merA pitA kauna hai| merI mA~ kA nAma jAvAlI hai, aura merA nAma satyakAma ! merI mA~ ne kahA hai-isalie maiMne saba sahI-sahI Apako batA diyA hai, aba mujhe brahma vidyA sikhalAeM, maiM usI kI khoja meM bhaTaka rahA huuN|" RSi isa sarala satya se abhibhUta ho utthe| sneha gad-gad ho unhoMne satyakAma ko hRdaya se lagA liyA-- "tuma sacamuca hI brAhmaNa ho, brahma vidyA ke adhikArI ho / jisa hRdaya meM satya kI itanI sarala abhivyakti hogI, vahI to brahma vidyA pA skegaa| usake lie gotra aura kula kabhI bAdhaka nahIM ho sakate / satyavaktA hI to brahma vidyA kA saccA adhikArI hotA hai| satya aura jJAna pAne ke lie aura kucha nahIM, basa, nirmala nizchala hRdaya caahie| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 33 uTha ! cala par3a ! jo baiThA rahatA hai, maMjila usase dUra calI jAtI hai jo calatA hai, maMjila usake caraNoM meM svayaM Akara khar3I ho jAtI hai / upaniSad kA eka vAkya hai yadA vai karoti, atha nistiSThati chAMdogya upaniSada 7|21|1 manuSya jaba kAma karane lagatA hai to niSThA svayaM jaga jAtI hai / jo calane se pahale hI yaha socatA rahe ki itanA lambA rAstA hai, mere pAsa sAdhana kucha nahIM, kaise ise pAra kara sakUMgA, vaha kabhI do kadama bhI nahIM cala sakatA / vaha mUrkha yaha nahIM soca pAtA ki jitane sAdhana haiM, utanI dUra to cala, Age aura sAdhana mila jAyeMge / bhaviSya kI thothI kalpanA lie kyoM Dara rahA hai ? apane prApta sAdhanoM kA upayoga kara aura cala par3a calate haiM jaba karaNa svayaM patha bana jAtA hai / aura sunA hai tU ne --rAma ke sAmane kitanA bar3A kArya 27 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani thA laMkA vijaya ! samudra ko pAra karanA aura usa mahAbalI rAvaNa se lohA lenA, aura senA kyA thI muTThI bhara bandara ! rahane ko eka gA~va nahIM, zastroM ke nAma para kucha purAne jaMga khAye zastra ! para Atmabala kI eka huMkAra ne rAma ke caraNa laMkA kI ora bar3hA die, rAma ne laMkA para vijaya dhvaja phaharA diyA-bAnara senA ke bala para nahIM, Atmabala para ! isIlie kahA hai kriyAsiddhiH satve vasati mahatAM nopakaraNe -dhairyazAlI janoM kI zakti sAdhanoM meM nahIM, kintu unake sAhasa meM rahatI hai| sAdhana to svayaM jUTa jAte haiN| jaba cala par3ane kA sAhasa hotA hai to mArga svayaM dIkha par3atA hai ! eka U~cA pahAr3a thA / Asa pAsa meM usake viSaya meM yaha janazra ti thI ki usakI coTI para bhagavAna zivazaMkara pArvatI ke sAtha virAja rahe haiM / dina nikalane se pahale jo coTI para para pahuMcatA hai use ziva ke darzana ho jAte haiN| ____ eka gA~va kA bholA kisAna roja apane khetoM se usa pahAr3I ko dekhatA aura mana hI mana phudakatA usakI coTI para car3hakara bhagavAna ke darzana karane ! para usakI car3hAI thI dasa mIla kii| aura car3hane ke lie AdhI rAta ko hI ghara se nikala jAnA par3atA thaa| kisAna ne eka dina zahara se lAlaTena kharIdI, taiyArI kara pahAr3a para car3hane kI umaMga meM rAta ke bAraha baje hI vaha ghara se nikala pdd'aa| para, apane kheta kI meMTa taka AyA to usake pA~va Thika Jain Education Internationa
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________________ uTha ! cala par3a ! 66 ge| usake mana meM eka duvidhA khar3I ho gii| rAta kA ghuppa aMdhakAra hai / cAroM ora sannATA chAyA hai / aura lAlaTena kA prakAza bahuta hI manda hai, sirpha dasa kadama hI usase dikhAI par3ate haiM, jabaki pahAr3a kI car3hAI dasa mIla kI hai / vaha socatA rahA- isa dasa kadama taka par3ane vAlI rozanI se dasa mIla kaise car3hA jAyegA ? basa usakA utsAha ThaMDA par3a gayA, vahIM dama DAla ke baiTha gayA / tabhI eka bUr3hA hAtha meM choTI sI lAlaTena lie pahAr3I kI ora jAtA udhara se nikalA / bUr3he ko rokakara kisAna ne pUchA- bAbA, kahA~ jA rahe ho ? pahAr3I para bhagavAna ke prAtaHkAla ke darzana karanebUr3he ne bar3I saMjIdagI se jabAva diyA / yuvaka kisAna bolA - "bAbA, calA to maiM bhI thA, para hamArI lAlaTena se to sirpha dasa kadama taka hI rozanI par3atI hai, yaha dasa mIla kI car3hAI kaise pAra par3egI ?" bUr3hA usakI bAta para ha~sA - pAgala kahIM kA ! dasa kadama kI rozanI to kAphI hai, pahale dasa kadama to cala, phira dekha Age ke dasa kadama para rozanI aura paDane lagegI, jaise calegA, Age se Age rAstA dIkhatA jAyegA, eka kadama kI rozanI ke sahAre to maiM sArI dharatI kI parikramA kara AU~ ! uTha ! cala ! calane vAle ko Age seAge rozanI milatI jAtI hai / " Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dUSita bheMTa dAna, zIla, tapa-ye mokSa ke sAdhana haiM ! kiMtu kaba ? jaba ve Atma zRddhi ke lie kie jAte hoM, yadi ina meM loka dikhAve aura pratiSThA kI bhAvanA AgaI to samajhie amata bhI jahara ho gyaa| aba zarIra ko bala detA hai, para kona sA anna ? zuddha anna ! yadi dUSita anna khAyA jAya to vaho prANa nAzaka bhI bana jAtA hai| isI prakAra dharma, dAna, pUjA, bhakti Adi ke sAtha yadi loka vAsanA-dikhAve kI bhAvanA A jAtI hai to ve saba zubha kRtya bhI dUSita anna kI bhAMti tyAjya bana jAte haiN| eka dhanADhya seTha ne bhagavAna ke maMdira meM eka hajAra svarNa mudrAyeM arpita karane kI ghoSaNA kI ! vaha una mudrAoM kI thailiyoM ko lekara mUrti ke samakSa jAkara baiTha gyaa| theliyAM jora-jora se paTakane lagA tAki usakI Jain Education InternationaFor Private Personal Use Only 10.
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________________ duSita bheTa 101 khanakhanAhaTa se saba logoM kA dhyAna udhara hI kendrita ho jAya / huA bhI aisA hI / jaba vaha svarNa mudrAeM nikAla kara eka-eka ginakara mUrti ke sAmane rakhatA to bar3I jora kI AvAja karatA / unheM dekhane ke lie kAphI bhIr3a jamA ho gaI / jaise-jaise bhIr3a baDhatI gaI, vaise-vaise seTha kA Ananda bhI bar3hane lgaa| logoM kI ora kanakhiyoM se dekhadekha kara vaha svaraNaM mudrAeM car3hAtA aura jaise Ananda meM uchala pdd'taa| saba mudrAeM car3hAne ke bAda usane garva ke sAtha upasthita bhIr3a ko dekhA, usakA sInA phUla rahA thA, aura phira pujArI jI kI ora dekhaa| vRddha pujArI seTha kA nATaka dekha rahA thA, usane kahA"seTha ! ye mudrAeM vApasa le jAo, bhagavAna ko nahIM car3ha sakatI / " seTha ke ahaMkAra para jaise coTa par3I, vaha garjakara bolA- 'kyoM nahIM car3ha sakatI mahArAja !' / vRddha pujArI ne gaMbhIra hokara kahA-'kabhI dUSita va jhUThI vastu bhI bhagavAna ko car3hatI hai ? ina mudrAoM ko tumhAre ahaMkAra ne jhUThI karadI hai, ye ahaMkAra kI vAsanA se dUSita haiM, inheM haTA lo bhagavAna ke pavitra maMdira se..." Jain Education Internationa
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________________ svatantratA kI jhUThI pukAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ekabAra kahA vAyA vIriyamittaNa samAsAseMti appayaM-jo mu~ha me dharma, dayA aura Izvara kA nAma lete rahate haiM, kiMtu karma meM kore cikane ghar3e ke sAthI hote haiM ve kevala dharma kI bAtoM se jhUThamUTha hI apane ko Azvasta karate jAte haiM / ve svayaM ko dhokhA dete haiN| sacamuca aise vyakti vacanavIra hote haiM, kama vIra nhiiN| ___ Aja jidhara bhI dekho, ye vacanavIra dharma kI pukAra lagAte sunAI dege / karuNA, sevA aura sadAcAra kA udaghoSa karake uchalate dikhAI deNge| dekhane sunane vAlA soce-aho ! kitane dhArmika haiM ! kitane sadAcArI ! kitane bhale ! para vAstava meM ve jisa dharma kI bAteM karate haiM, vaha to sirpha totA raTaMta haiM, dharma kyA hai yaha prazna unake mana aura jIvana ko kabhI chU taka bhI nahIM jaataa| 102 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ svatantratA kI jhUThI pukAra 103 eka bAra svaMtatratA saMgrAma kA eka senAMnI, kisI jela se nikala kara apane ghara jA rahA thaa| rAta ko vaha eka sarAya meM ThaharA / sarAya ke mAlika ne eka totA pAla rakhA thA / jaba svataMtratA AMdolana kI havAeM cAroM ora macala rahI thIM to mAlika ne bhI apane tote ko 'svataMtratA' kI raTa sikhaaii| subaha pau phaTane se pahale hI tote ne raTa lagAI"svataMtratA ! svataMtratA ! svataMtratA !" thake mAMde yAtrI kharrATe bhara kara so rahe the / para, vaha jela se AyA huA svataMtratA premI jAga rahA thA / tote kI raTa sunI to jela jIvana kI tIvra pIr3Ae usakI smRtiyoM meM tAjI ho gaI, taba vaha bhI tIvra vedanA ke sAtha cillAyA karatA thA"svataMtratA ! svataMtratA !'' kitanA pyArA zabda hai ! aura kitanI pIr3AeM haiM baMdI jIvana meM ! totA phira jora se bola uThA- "svataMtratA ! svataMtratA !" __ usa yAtrI ko tote kI pukAra asahya ho utthii| use lagA-yaha vicArA bholA pakSI, isa piMjar3e meM par3A karAha rahA hai aura AjAdI kI pukAra kara rahA hai / tabhI punaH tote ne jora se cIkha mArI-svataMtratA ! svataMtratA ! aba to yAtrI jaise apanI hI antara vedanA se tilamilA uThA, vaha piMjar3e ke pAsa AyA, totA jora-jora se svataMtratA kI pukAra lagA rahA thaa| usane piMjar3A kholA, para totA piMjar3e ke sIkhacoM ko pakar3a kara bhItara hI baiThA rahA, Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 104 pratidhvani aura svataMtratA-svataMtratA-cillAtA rahA / yAtrI ne tote kI TAMga pakar3a kara khIMcakara bAhara nikAlA, aura makta AkAza meM ur3Akara eka sUkha kI sAMsa lii| usakI antarAtmA ko zAMti milI, ki eka prANI ko usane svataMtra kara diyA ! para, vaha apane vistare para jAkara so bhI nahIM pAyA thA ki totA ur3atA-ur3atA phira piMjar3e meM ghusa gayA aura jora-jora se cillAne lagA-'svataMtratA ! svataMtratA ! svataMtratA !" yAtrI ne sira para bala lete hue kahA-"jhUThI hai isakI svataMtratA kI pukAra ! daMbhI ! nIMda harAma kara rahA hai|" Aja ke dharmAtmAoM kI dharma-pUkAra bhI kyA aisI nahIM hai ? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 36 dila badala ! nirgrantha paramparA ke mahAn tattvajJAnI garadhara indrabhUti se ekavAra zramaraNa kezIkumAra ne pUchA - 'koI zramaraNa raMgIna vastra pahanatA hai, koI sapheda aura koI pahanatA hI nahIM, isa vibhinnatA kA kyA kAraNa hai ? eka hI mArga ke anuyAyI isa taraha alaga-alaga dizAoM meM kyoM calate haiM ?' indrabhUti tattvajJAna kI gaharAI meM DubakI lagAte hue bole- na to vastra rakhane se mukti aTakatI hai, aura na vastra utArane se mukti milane kI hI koI nizciti hai, vastra to mAtra eka AvaraNa hai deha kI lajjA ke lie ! - logoM ko sahaja paricaya dene vAlA eka pariveSa haieka cinha hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isI bAta ko ekabAra yoM prakaTa kiyA thA kasacIreNa na tAvaso - utta0 25 / 32 105 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 106 pratidhvani valkala, vRkSa kI chAla oDha lene se hI koI tapasvI nahIM ho jaataa| tapasvI to vaha hotA hai jisane antara mana kA tapAyA ho, jIvana ko tapAyA hA / bAharI veSa vinyAsa kI viDambanA dikhAte hue eka bAra tathAgata ne kahA thAkiM te jaTAhi dummedha! kiM te ajinasATiyA ? ___-dhammapada 26 / 12 mUrkha ! jaTAoM se aura mRga chAlAoM se terA kyA bhalA hogA ? jaba mana ke gahana-gavara meM rAga-dveSa kA mala bharA par3A hai to bAhara kyA dhotA hai ? vAstava meM hI veSa badalane ke sAtha yadi rAga-dveSa nahIM chUTA, bAnA badalane ke sAtha 'bAga' (Adata) nahIM badalI to zekhazAdI kI vahI bAta hogI ki zera ko khAla oDha lene se bher3iyA zera nahIM bana sakatA ! eka bAra saMta abuhasana ke pAsa eka vyakti AyA aura gir3agir3Akara bolA--'ai mere daraveza ! maiM bar3A pApI aura julmagAra rahA huuN| aba mujhe apane pApoM se ghRNA ho rahI hai, maiM sanyAsI kA pavitra jIvana jInA cAhatA hU~, kRpA kara Apa apanA yaha pavitra vastra mujhe de dIjie ! basa, merA uddhAra ho jaaygaa|' usane gir3agir3Ate hue apanA sira saMta ke caraNoM meM rakha diyA aura AMsuoM se bhigodiyA saMta ke caraNoM ko| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dila badala ! 107 saMta ne usakA sira pyAra se uThAyA, aura- 'bole maiM tumheM apane vastra hU~ usase pahale-kyA tuma merI eka bAta kA uttara doge?' vaha vyakti to basa eka hI yAcanA kie jA rahA thA 'mujhe apanA pavitra vAnA de do, merA kalyANa ho jaaygaa| saMta ne phira usI pyAra se kahA-'bhitra ! tumhArI icchA pUrI karUMgA, para pahale mere eka savAla kA uttara to de do|' vaha vyakti AzA bharI najara se Upara dekhane lgaa| saMta ne kahA-kyA koI strI puruSa ke vastra pahana lene se puruSa ho sakatI hai, yA ki koI puruSa strI ke vastra pahana kara strI bana sakatA hai ? ___'nahIM''" mere daraveza ! para"" / ha~sakara abuhasana bole-"to lo ye mere vastra aura vastra hI kyoM; mere zarIra kI khAla bhI oDha lo to kyA hogA?" hasana ne usa vyakti kI ora dekhA, vaha svayaM kI bhUla para pachatA rahA thA, hasana ne kahA-'phakIra kA vastra pahanalene se koI sitamagara phakIra nahIM ho sakatA, phakIrI ke lie to dila badalanA par3atA hai, kapar3e nhiiN..|" tU pavitra jIvana jInA cAhatA hai to dila badala ! kapar3e badalane se kyA hogA? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ tuma kauna ? eka bAra eka samrATa apanI rAjadhAnI kI galiyoM meM akelA ghUma rahA thaa| sAMjha kA jhuramuTA ho gayA thA, aMdherA ghira rahA thaa| eka saMkar3I-sI galI meM samrATa nikala rahA thA ki sAmane se eka bUr3hA saMnyAsI lakuTiyA TikAe A rahA thA / galI meM donoM ttkraae| samrATa ko jora kA dhakkA laga gayA to baukhalA kara bolA-"ai kauna ho tuma ?" saMnyAsI kI tejasvI A~khoM ne samrATa kI garvonnata kAyA ko pahacAna liyA, aura lAparavAhI se bolA-"eka mahAna samrATa !" samrATa kA krodha aura bhI bhar3aka uThA, sAtha meM Azcarya bhI ! yaha koI bUr3hA sanyAsI apane Apako-eka mahAn samrATa batA rahA hai? samrATa ko usakI mUrkhatA para ha~sI bhI A rahI thii| usane vyaMga ke svara meM pUchA-'kisa bhUmi para ApakA rAjya hai ?' 108 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ tuma kauna ? 106 sanyAsI ne kahA--"svayaM para hI / " samrATa ne bAta ko duharAyA - 'acchA ! samrATa ! to maiM kauna haiM ?" 'tuma eka gulAma !' 'kisa kA ?' 'apane ApakA ?' samrATa AgababUlA ho utthaa| usane sanyAsI ko pakar3a kara jela meM banda kara diyA aura subaha rAja sabhA meM usake rAtri ke vyavahAra para roSa prakaTa karate hue pUchA - 'tumane svayaM ko samrATa ka~se kahA ?' sanyAsI ne uttara diyA- " maiMne apanI vAsanA aura icchAoM para vijaya prApta kara lI hai / tumane mujha para krodha kiyA aura jela meM banda kara diyA taba bhI mere mana meM tumhAre lie koI roSa nahIM hai kintu tuma samrATa hokara bhI apane krodha ko nahIM jIta sake, thor3A-sA chU jAne para bhI yoM baukhalAgae jaise sAMpa chU gayA ho, to phira samrATa kahAM hue ? apanI vAsanA aura vikAroM ke to gulAma hI rahe / " / samrATa ne sanyAsI ke sAmane sira jhukA liyA / vAstava meM jisane apane ahaMkAra aura krodha ko jIta liyA vahI saccA vijetA hai / zaMkarAcArya se kisI ne pUchA - "vizva vijetA kI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 110 kyA paribhASA hai ? jitaM jagatkena ? AcArya ne uttara diyA- manohi yena ? jisane mana ko jIta liyA usane jagata ko jIta liyA / pratidhvani maharSi vaziSTha ke zabdoM meMahamartho jagad bIjam - yoga vA0 4 / 36 ahaMkAra hI jagata hai / ahaMkAra, krodha ( kaSAya) ko jItanA hI parama vijaya hai- esa so paramo jao - basa, yahI parama jaya hai / X Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 38 mRtyu nahIM cAhie IPL kabhI-kabhI eka vicAra bijalI kI taraha mana meM koMdha jAtA hai-manuSya kitanA bhI duHkha aura saMkaTa meM par3A ho, kitanI hI vedanA aura yaMtraNA se tar3apa rahA ho, para phira bhI vaha cAhatA hai-"jItA rhuuN| kucha dina aura jI lUM !" kyA yaha jIvana kA moha nahIM hai ? phira socatA hUM-"kucha manuSya jIvana kI pIr3AoM se ghabarA kara AtmahatyA kyoM kara lete haiM ? aneka logoM ko duHkha kI jvAlAoM meM jalate yaha pukAra lagAte sunatA hU~- "he paramAtmA ! aba to uThA le ! mauta kyoM nahIM AtI? isa jIne se to maranA acchA !" kyA ve sacamuca jIvana se nirmoha ho gae haiM ? ___ kucha gaharAI meM utaratA hai aura unake avacetana ko TaTolatA hU~ to pAtA hUM-donoM meM hI eka samAna jIne kI tIvra icchA hai| mauta-mauta pukArane vAlA bhI mauta kI kalpanA se sihara uThatA hai| jIvana ko dutkAranA sarala Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 112 pratidhvani hai, mauta ko pUkAranA bhI AsAna hai, kintu mauta se pyAra karanA-kaThina, bahuta kaThina hai / dIrghadarzI bhagavAna mahAvIra ne yahI to kahA thA-saMsAra meM eka choTe se choTA jantu-kIr3A aura svarga kA adhipati indra-donoM meM hI jIne kI AkAMkSA samAna hai-"appiyavahA, piya jIviNo"-unheM vadha-mRtyU apriya hai, jIvana priya hai, isalie kisI kA jIvana mata luutto| eka purAnI kahAnI hai,kaI bAra saMtoM ke muMha se suno hai| eka lakar3ahArA bar3A duHkhI thA, lakar3iyAM kATatekATate hAtha bhI lakar3I ho gae the, sira para bhAra Dhote-Dhote keza aura TATa ghisa gayI thii| bacapana se bur3hApA A gayA, hilate-calate pAMva DagamagAne lage the, phira bhI vicAre kI dazA nahIM badalI, aba bhI use eka muTThI canA tabhI milatA jaba lakar3iyAM kATakara le jAtA, unheM bectaa| jIvana kI isa kaThora yAtanA se vaha hAra gyaa| eka dina bhArI bAMdhate-bAMdhate use apanI durdazA para ronA A gayA, aura vaha duHkhAvega meM pukAra uThA- "he paramAtmA ! mujhe ina kaSToM ko jhelate rahane ke lie itanI laMbI jiMdagI kyoM de dI ! kyA merA mRtyu patra tumhArI phAila meM kahIM daba gayA ? mujhe kyoM nahIM uThAte-isa jindagI se mauta behatara hai"!" kahate haiM lakar3ahAre ne jaise hI pukArA pIche se eka atyaMta ThaMDA paMjA usake gale para par3A / vaha cIkha uThAkauna hai ? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ mRtyu nahIM cAhie 113 / 'tumane mujhe abhI pukArA thA' - pIche se AvAja AI / usakA galA dabatA calA gayA, una hAthoM meM jaise barpha thI, buDDhA - kAMpane laga gayA, aura bhaya ke mAre pasIne kI dhArAeM chUTa gii| "nahIM ! nahIM ! - maiMne tumako nahIM pukArA, tuma kauna ho ?" tabhI eka bhayAnaka AkRti usake sAmane A gayI ! "maiM mRtyu hU~, abhI tumane paramAtmA se prArthanA kI, isalie mujhe tumheM uThAne ke lie bhejA gayA hai / " buDDhe ne hoza saMbhAlA, aura hAtha jor3a kara bolA'oha ! bhUla gayA ! mujhe nahIM uThAnA hai, kRpA kara isa bhArI ko mere sira para uThavA dIjie.. isIlie pukArA thA.. aba kabhI nahIM pukArUMgA.. aura pukArUM to kRpayA Ane kA kaSTa mata karanA..!" * Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 38 eka doSa ! burAI eka bhI burI hotI hai / choTe se choTA dIkhane vAlA dugurNa bhI jIvana ko dUSita kara DAlatA hai jaise choTI sI cinagArI lAkhoM mana ruI ke Dhera ko bhasma kara DAlatI hai / eka choTA sA kA~TA chaha phuTa ke vizAla zarIra meM becainI paidA kara detA hai, eka choTA sA phor3A pUre zarIra ko rogI banA DAlatA hai, to phira eka doSa, eka durgAre jIvana meM kyA-kyA nahIM kara DAlatA hogA ? mahAn zrutadhara AcArya bhadrabAhu ne kahA haiaNathovaM vaNathovaM aggithovaM kasAyathovaM ca Na hu me vIsasiyavvaM thovaM pi te bahuM hoI / -Ava0 ni0 120 RNa (karja) vraNa ( ghAva ) agni aura kaSAya - yadi inakA thor3A sA bhI aMza vidyamAna hai to usakI upekSA nahIM karanI caahie| ye alpa bhI samaya para vistAra pAkara bhayaMkara bana jAte haiM / 114 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ eka doSa ! 115 kahate haiM eka bAra rAjA bhoja apane sAmaMtoM evaM senApatiyoM ke sAtha baiThA thA / saMgati ke kAraNa rAjA kA bhI AkarSaNa 'madyapAna' kI ora ho rahA thA / yaha durguNa AtA dekhakara kAlidAsa cauMka uThA / usane rAjA ko sAvadhAna karane kI dRSTi se eka bhikSuka kA veSa banAyA aura phaTI-TUTI gudar3I zarIra para DAle rAjA kI sabhA meM praveza kiyA / rAjA ne bhikSuka kI sahasroM chedavAlI kaMthA dekhI to kahA - " bhikSuka ! tumhArI yaha kaMthA to jIrNa ho gaI haiM, isameM to cheda hI cheda ho cuke haiM / " bahuta bhikSuka ne ha~sa kara kahA - "mahArAja ! yaha kaMthA nahIM, machaliyA~ pakar3ane kA jAla hai / " rAjA ne Azcarya ke sAtha pUchA - "kyA ? tuma machaliyA~ bhI pakar3ate ho ?" "hA~, mahArAja ! khAne ke lie! " " to tuma machaliyA~ khAte bhI ho?" 'hA~, mahArAja ! zarAba jo pItA hU~ to mA~sa bhI cAhie !' bhikSuka ne sahajabhAva se uttara diyA / rAjA kI A~kheM phaTI-sI raha gaI / "kyA tuma zarAba bhI pIte ho? kaise bhikSuka ho tuma?" "mahArAja ! vaizyAoM ke sAtha jo rahatA hU~, vahA~ to binA zarAba aura mA~sa ke Ananda hI nahIM AtA..!" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani "Upha ! bhikSuka hokara bhI yaha saba ? Akhira itanA paisA kahA~ se AtA hai tumhAre pAsa?" bhikSaka ne jarA ha~sakara kahA - "mahArAja ! isameM rahasya kI kyA bAta hai ? rAta meM corI karatA hU~, dina meM juA khelatA hUM basa paise kI kyA kamI ?" rAjA to Azcarya meM DUbA jA rahA thA / bhikSuka kA veSa, aura itanI durvRttiyAM ! zikAra, madya, mAMsa, vezyAgamana, juA aura corI ! Akhira saba doSa eka hI jagaha A gaye / 116 rAjA ke Azcarya ko bhaMga karate bhikSuka ne kahA"mahArAja ! aisA to hotA hI hai, jaba eka doSa A jAtA hai to saba doSa apane Apa A jAte haiN| maiMne madyapAna zurU kiyA aura dhIre-dhIre ye saba doSa A gaye aba chUTate nahIM ! isIlie to kahAvata hai-chidra vanarthA bahulI bhavanti - eka surAkha hajAroM surAkha paidA kara detA hai / isalie prArambha meM hI choTe se choTe doSa ko bar3A samajhana cAhie / " rAjA ko lagA, jaise bhikSuka ne eka rahasya kholakara rakha diyA hai| usake sAmane eka bahuta bar3A upadeza sunA diyA hai, aura sAvadhAna karadiyA hai kisI bhayaMkara khatare se '''' kucha dina bAda kAlidAsa ne anubhava kiyA, usake nATaka kA pariNAma saphala rahA, rAjA bhoja apanI maryAdA sthira ho gayA hai / meM punaH Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 40 smRti aura vismRti Aja kucha logoM ko smRti kA roga hai, kucha ko vismRti kA dekhatA hUM, jo bAteM yAda nahIM rakhanI cAhie jo smRti kA kUr3A karakaTa hai, bhAra hai, use to loga smRti para Dho rahe haiM, aura jo vAstava meM hI smRti ko sacetana rakhane vAlI bAteM haiM, jinameM jIvana kA Adarza bharA hai unheM bhulAye jA rahe haiM ! Apa socate hoMge - " kyA yAda rakhanA cAhie, kyA nahIM rakhanA cAhie isakA koI zAstra hai ? 'hai !' merI bhASA meM hI nahIM, hajAroM varSa purAnI bhASA meM bhI haiM / sunie yaha prasaMga | grIsa kA mahAn tattvavettA aphalAtU jIvana kI aMtima zaiyyA para soyA thA / taba kucha loga unake pAsa Aye aura bole - " jAte-jAte hameM kucha batAte jAie !" aphalAtU ne kahA- "gA~va ke saba logoM ko jamA karo, phira maiM apanI bAta kahUMgA / " 117 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 118 pratidhvani gA~va ke saikar3oM strI-puruSa dArzanika saMta kI aMtima sIkha sunane ko ekatra hue| ____ aphalAtU ne kahA-dekho mere Aja taka ke upadezoM kA sAra hai ye cAra bAteM : 1. yadi koI tumhAre sAtha kabhI burA bartAva kare to _turanta bhulA denA cAhie ! isase tuma kSamA karanA sIkhoge ! 2. yadi tumane kisI kI bhalAI kI ho, upakAra kiyA ho, to use bhI bhulA denA caahie| isase jIvana meM udAratA va saralatA aayegii| 3. jisane bhI janma liyA hai, use eka dina maranA bhI hogA, isa bAta ko hamezA yAda rakhanA caahie| isase tuma jIvana meM sadA jAgarUka rhoge| 4. tumhAre lie jo kucha acchA hai, aura burA hai, usako karane vAle tuma svayaM hI ho, apanA bhAgya apane hAtha meM hai, isa bAta ko sadA yAda rakhanA caahie| basa yahI saba saphalatAoM kA mUla maMtra hai| logoM ne upadeza ko sara A~khoM para car3hAyA, aura kahate haiM usake bAda aphalAtU ne donoM hAtha U~ce uThAkara vidA mAMgI, vaha sacamuca vidA hogayA ! Jain Education Internationa
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________________ smRti aura vismRti 116 Aja bhulAne vAlI bAtoM ko manuSya raTa-raTa kara yAda kiye jA rahA hai, aura yAda rakhane vAlI bAteM kaba se bhUla cukA hai''''? * Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 41 jhUThI prota saMsAra kA sneha aura prema vAstava meM kAMca kI botala ke samAna hai, jo saMdeha kI jarA-sI Thesa lagate hI TUTa jAtA hai / usa sneha meM pada-pada para zaMkA, bhaya aura avizvAsa ke kAMTe biche rahate haiM / svArtha kI durgandha chipI rahatI hai / tathAgata buddha ne isIlie kahA thA sa ve mitto yo pahi abhejjo - suttanipAta 2115/3 mitra aure maMtrI kI kasauTI yahI hai ki vaha parazaMkA, saMdeha Adi se kabhI bhaMga na ho| jo zaMkA, saMdeha evaM avizvAsa kI Thokara se TUTa jAtI hai, vaha maMtrI jhUThI hai, jJAnIjana usa maMtrI para kabhI Azvasta nahIM hote ! gujarAta ke prasiddha oliyA saMta akhA, apane pUrva jIvana meM ahamadAbAda meM svarNakAra kA dhaMdhA karate the / sunAra kI ThagI prasiddha hai, para usase bhI jyAdA prasiddha thI 120 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ jhUThI prIta 121 akhA kI ImAnadArI / apane jIvana meM usane kabhI bhI kisI ke sone meM kucha beImAnI nahIM kI / eka sadgRhaNI ke sAtha akhA kA bahana jaisA pavitra sneha thA / usa bahana ne eka bAra akhA ko tIna sau rupaye die aura eka sundara kaMThamAlA banA dene ke lie kahA / akhA ne bahana kA kAma pUrI AtmIyatA ke sAtha kiyA, usameM sau rupaye kA sonA apanI ora se bhI milA diyA aura sundara kaMThamAlA taiyAra kara ke bahana ko dI / kaMThamAlA kA vajana adhika dekhakara bahana ke mana meM bama kA bhUta ghusa gayA / socA, akhA Akhira sunAra ho to hai, ho sakatA hai isakA vajana bar3hAne ke lie kucha aura cIja milAdI ho / vaha dUsare sunAra ke pAsa daur3I gaI aura kaMThamAlA ke sone kI parIkSA karavAI ! sunAra ne parIkSA karake batAyA - yaha sonA to vilkula zuddha hai, tumane kitane meM banavAI hai ? bahana ne kahA- 'maiMne to akhA ko tIna sau rupaye diye the !" sunAra ne ha~sakara kahA - " bAbalI ! akhA para bhI bahama karatI hai ? isa meM to cAra sau rupaye kA sonA hai, aura majUrI ke rupaye alaga !' bahana ko apane jhUThe bahama para pazcAttApa huaa| vaha daur3akara akhA ke pAsa gaI aura rotI huI apanI bAta sunAI / sunate hI akhA kI A~kheM khula gaI / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 122 pratidhvani sacamuca yaha saMsAra saMdeha aura avizvAsa se bharA hai| hara bahana-bhAI aura pati patnI kA sneha saMdeha kI Thesa se kA~ca kI botala kI taraha kaba TUTa jAye koI vizvAsa nhiiN| jisa bahana ke lie usane apanI gAMTha ke sau rupaye lagAe, vaha bahana bhI socatI hai-usane avazya sone meM khoTa milAI hogI, Akhira sunAra jo hai| usI dina akhA ghara chor3a kara jaMgala kI ora calA mayA / saMsAra kI jhUThI prIti tor3akara usane prabhu se saccI prIti lgaayii| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 42 mana ko mAMjo kucha vicAraka kahate haiM-"mana pApI hai, duSTa hai, isako mAra DAlo !" kiMtu 'pApI mana ko mAra DAlanAmana kA upacAra nahIM hai|' jainadarzana kahatA hai-mana ko mAro nahIM, sUdhAro ! maile vastra ko phAr3a kara mata pheMka do, use dhokara ujalA bnaao| jJAtAsUtra (115) meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-"jaise rakta se sanA vastra pAnI se dhone para ujalA ho jAtA hai, vaise hI mana ko (AtmA ko) zubha bhAvanAoM ke svaccha jala se pratipala dhote rahane se vaha ujjvala ho jAtA hai|" isIvicAra ko prakArAntara se bauddha grantha abhidhamma piTaka meM yoM kahA hai anuputvena medhAvI thoka-thokaM khnne-khnne| kammAro rajatasseva niddhane mlmttno|| 123 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 124 pratidhvani jaise sunAra cA~dI ke maila ko dhIre-dhIre sApha karatA rahatA hai, vaise hI buddhimAna sAdhaka AtmA ke mala ko, thor3A-thor3A karake sApha karatA rahe, jisase ki mana ujjvala evaM nirmala bana jAya / sAdhaka ko manako pratikSaraNa zubha kAmanAoM se nirmala karate hI rahanA cAhie / yadi usake prati upekSA kara dI gaI to jaise nikammI talavAra jaMga khA jAtI hai, aura anupayogI vastra par3e-par3e malina ho jAte haiM vaise hI zubhabhAva zUnya mana pApa se bhara jAtA hai / rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa se eka zraddhAlu ne pUchA- Apa to pahu~ce hue yogI haiM, phira dhyAna Adi pratidina karate rahane kI kyA jarUrata haiM ? paramahaMsa ne apanA kamaMDalu hAtha meM lete hue batAyA- 'yaha kitanA sApha hai, camaka rahA hai na ? kyoM ?' svayaM hI prazna kA samAdhAna dete hue Age kahA - " maiM ise pratidina sApha karatA rahatA hai| yadi eka bAra sApha karake rakha dUM aura phira isakI saMbhAla na karU~ to kyA yaha itanA svaccha va camakadAra raha sakatA hai ? isIprakAra AtmA ko jo ki zarIra ke sAtha raha rahA hai, sAdhanA ke dvArA yadi zuddha va nirmala nahIM kiyA jAya to vaha bhI malina ho jAtI hai / mana ko cAMdI kI bhAMti jitanA mAMjA jAya, utanA hI nirmala rahatA hai|" * Jain Education Internationa
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________________ apanI chAyA eka RSi ne manuSya kI ananta supta zakti ko udbodhita karate hue kahA hai vizaM vizaM maghavA paryazAyata -Rgveda 10 // 43 / 6 pratyeka manuSya ke bhItara indra (ananta aizvarya) soyA par3A hai| para manuSya hai ki vaha bAhara hI bAhara aizvarya kI khoja meM daur3a rahA hai| __svAmI rAmakRSNa ne eka jagaha likhA hai- "Rddhi aura saMpatti chAyA kI taraha manuSya kA anugamana karatI hai| jo manuSya chAyA ko pakar3ane kI ceSTA karatA hai, chAyA usase dUra bhAgatI hai, jo apane ko pakar3a letA hai, chAyA svayaM usake adhikAra meM A jAtI hai|" ____ AThavIM kakSA kA eka bAlaka vidyAlaya se apane ghara A rahA thA / hAtha meM pustakoM kA bastA lie vaha cala rahA thA aura pIche kAphI lambI macalatI huI chAyA usakA 125 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ apanI chAyA anugamana kara rahI thii| bAlaka ko ghUmatI-phiratI chAyA dekhakara Azcarya huaa| vaha eka jagaha khar3A ho gayA, chAyA bhI khar3I ho gii| vaha eka jagaha baiThA, chAyA bhI baiTha gaI / vaha daur3ane lagA to chAyA bhI pIche-pIche daur3ane lgii| vaha chAyA ko pakar3ane kA prayatna karane lagA, para chAyA to usake pIche khisaka jaatii| vaha hairAna thA, aura rAste meM hI idhara-udhara pAgala jaise bhaTakane lgaa| vidyAlaya kI chuTTI kara usakA adhyApaka bhI usI rAste A rahA thaa| bAlaka kA yaha pAgalapana dekhakara usane pUchA- "rameza ! kyA kara rahe ho ?" "sara ! mere pIche yaha chAyA cala rahI hai, isakA sara pakar3anA cAhatA hU~, para yaha hAtha hI nahIM A rahI hai / " adhyApaka ne bAlaka ko samajhAte hue kahA-'rameza ! chAyA ko pakar3ane ke lie daur3ane para chAyA kabhI hAtha nahIM aatii| ise pakar3anA cAhate ho, to eka tarIkA hai|' "sara ! kyA tarIkA hai, jaldI batAie !"-bAlaka ne kutUhalapUrvaka pUchA ! "tuma apanA sira pakar3akara khar3e ho jAo !'' bAlaka ne jyoM hI apanA sira pakar3A, usane dekhA, chAyA ne bhI apanA sira pakar3a liyA hai| vaha kilakArI mAra kara haMsa par3A-'vAha ! sara ! bahuta acchA ! apanA sira pakar3ane se hI chAyA kA sira pakar3a meM A jAtA hai|' Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 127 pratidhvani bAlaka kA yaha anubhava adhyAtmajJAniyoM kA saccA jIvana darzana hai, jisane apane Apako pakar3a liyA, svayaM para niyantraNa kara liyA, chAyA kI bhA~ti pIche-pIche calane vAlI saMsAra kI samasta vibhUtiyAM svayaM hI usake vaza meM ho jAtI haiN| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 44 jaisI dRSTi : vaisI sRSTi eka prasiddha sUkti haiaMdhakAro apassataM (sutta nipAta 3 / 38 / 40) aMdho ke lie cAroM ora aMdhakAra hI aMdhakAra hai| kahAvata hai-sAvana ke aMdhe ko saba duniyA harI-harI dIkhatI hai, aura patajhar3a ke aMdhe ko duniyAM vIrAna lagatI hai| jisane A~khoM para kAlA cazmA lagAyA hai, use ujjvala jaladhArA bhI kAlI maTamailI dikhAI degI aura jisakI najara sApha hai, vaha hara vastu ko usake asalI rUpa meM dekha sakatA hai| jisake mana meM IrSyA, dveSa evaM ghRNA bharI hai, use saMsAra meM kahIM prema, sadbhAva aura sadguNa dikhAI nahIM de sakatA / aura jisakA antaHkaraNa sneha, sadbhAva evaM 128 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ jaisI dRSTi : vaisI sRSTi 126 guraNAnurAga se chalachalA rahA hai, use kahIM bhI dveSa, aura zatrutA kA darzana bhI nahIM ho pAtA / bhalA sarvatra bhalAI dekhatA hai, burA burAI / eka saMskRta sUkti hai saralaH pazyati sakalaM sarva saralena bhAvena / sarala saba kucha sarala bhAva se sarala hI dekhatA hai, aura kuTila sabako kuTila mAnatA hai / mahAbhArata yuga kI eka ghaTanA hai - zrIkRSNa ne eka bAra dharmarAja yudhiSThira ko eka kAma soMpA - "dharmarAja ! tuna dvArikA ke samasta durjanoM kI eka tAlikA banAkara lAo !" dharmarAja ne yogezvara kI AjJA zirodhArya kara apanA kAma prArambha kara diyA / udhara duryodhana ko bhI zrIkRSNa ne eka Adeza diyA"nagara ke samasta sajjanoM kI sUcI taiyAra karake lAo / ' aura duryodhana bhI juTagayA apane kArya meM / kucha dinoM bAda donoM hI khAlI sUcI patraka lie zrIkRSNa ke samakSa upasthita hue / zrIkRSNa ne pUchA"yudhiSThira ! kyA tumane apanA kArya pUrA kara liyA ?" vinaya aura saMkoca ke sAtha dharmarAja ne kahA- "mahArAja ! aba taka to mujhe aisA koI bhI vyakti nahIM milA jise sacamuca durjana kahA jA sakatA ho, maiM dekhatA hUM, to hara jana meM sajjanatA ke darzana hote haiM, phira kaise use durjana kI sUcI meM caDhAUM / " Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 130 __ zrIkRSNa ne duryodhana kI ora prazna bharI najara utthaaii| duryodhana ne kSobha prakaTa karate hue kahA-"mahArAja ! sajjanatA to jaise lupta ho gaI hai| jise bhI dekhatA hU~, Upara se sajjanatA aura bhalAI kA AvaraNa or3he hajAroM loga durjana kI AtmA lie ghUmate haiM / phira kisakA nAma sajjana meM likhU aura kisakA durjana meN|" ___ do viparIta anubhavoM kA mUla kAraNa thA, do viparIta dRSTiyAM / dharmarAja ko jisa saMsAra meM koI durjana nahIM milA, usI saMsAra meM duryodhana kI dRSTi meM koI sajjana nahIM thaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bAdazAhata kA mUlya tathAgata buddha jaba aMtima mahAprayANa kara rahe the taba upasthita jana samUha ko apanA divyasaMdeza dete hue eka vacana kahAvayadhammA saMkhArA appamAdena sappAdethA ! -dIghanikAya. 2 / 3 / 23 saMsAra meM jo bhI vastueM haiM ve saba kSaNika haiM, nAzavAn hai| ataH unapara ahaMkAra evaM Asakti na karake apramAda pUrvaka apanA jIvana lakSya sAdhate rho| vAstava meM jo bhautika vastu, vaibhava evaM sAmrAjya nAzavAn hai, usakA avinAzI jIvana ke lie kyA mUlya ho sakatA hai ? cakravartI kA sAmrAjya bhI jaba kSaNika hai, to usakA ahaMkAra kaisA? aura kaisI usa para Asakti ? kahate haiM, araba ke bAdazAha hAdara razIda ko apanI bAdazAhata kA bahuta abhimAna thaa| usakA abhimAna Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 132 pratidhvani haTAne ke lie eka bahuta prasiddha saMta (phakIra) ne eka dina bAdazAha se pUchA-"jahA~panAha ! yadi kabhI Apa aise registAna meM cale jA~ya, jahA~ para mIlo meM na koI AdamI dikhAI de aura na kahIM pAnI ! mAre pyAsa ke prANa nikalane lage taba koI AdamI jisake pAsa sirpha AdhA sera pAnI ho, vaha Apase AdhA rAjya lene kI zarta lagA kara pAnI pilAe to kyA Apa vaha zarta maMjUra kara sakate hai ?" bAdazAha ne kahA-"usa samaya to jo vaha kahe, karanA hI par3egA, prAgoM se baDhakara bAdazAhata nahIM hai !" . . phakIra ne jarA gaMbhIratA kA AvaraNa haTA kara kahA"jahA~panAha ! jo bAdazAhata sirpha AdhA sera pAnI ke lie bika sakatI hai, kyA vaha koI abhimAna karane jaisI cIja hai ?'' garIbI aura amIrI meM kitanA sAmAnya aMtara hai-sirpha eka ghaMTA kI pyAsa ! eka gilAsa pAnI kaa| phakIra kI bAta para bAdazAha ko apanI bhUla mahasUsa huI aura usakA abhimAna kAphUra ho gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 46 zabda nahIM, bhAvanA zabda miTTI kA dIyA hai, bhAvanA usakI jyoti hai / jo jyoti kI avagaraNanA kara 'dIye' ko mahatva detA hai, vaha cetanya kI avamAnanA kara jar3a kI pUjA karatA hai / cetanA ke kSa etra meM, bhAvanA ke jagata meM zabda sirpha colA hai, talavAra kI myAna hai, vahA~ cole aura myAna kA koI mUlya nahIM mola karo talavAra kA par3A rahana do myAna ! eka bAra rAma jaba vanavAsa meM ghUma rahe the to niSAdoM kA rAjA 'guha' unakA bhakta bana gayA thA / vaha na adhika par3hA likhA thA, na vANI kA ziSTAcAra aura sundara bAhyAcAra kA hI use jJAna thA / usakA hRdaya sarala, aura rAma ke prati atyanta bhakti parAyaNa thA / niSAdarAja kaI bAra premAtireka meM rAma ko 'tU' zabda 133 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 134 pratidhvani se pukAratA thaa| niSAdarAja kA yaha asabhya vyavahAra lakSmaNa ko bahuta akharatA / eka dina ve krodhita ho gaye, aura use pITane ke lie taiyAra ho ge| rAma ne lakSmaNa ko samajhAte hue kahA-'lakSmaNa ! tU jar3a zabdoM meM ulajha rahA hai, para usakI bhAvanA kI madhura saurabha ko nahIM pahacAna pA rahA hai| isake muMha se premapUrvaka nikalA huA 'tU' zabda mujhe sahasroM 'Apa' zabdoM se bhI adhika priya lagatA hai / kyA tuma nahIM dekha rahe ho, usakI bhAvanAoM meM bhakti aura sneha kI kitanI jabadasta hilora hai ? yaha hilora zabdoM meM nahIM baMdha sakatI, isameM bhAvanA kA vega haiM, tuma usa vega ko samajho !' rAma ke samajhAne para lakSmaNa ne zabdoM kI pakar3a se nikala kara bhAvanA ke madhura-madhura jagat meM jhAMkA to ve svayaM hI bhAva-vibhora ho utthe| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 47 dharma kA gaurava dharma AtmA kI divyatA hai, jAti, varNa evaM kUla kI sImAeM usake teja ko maMda nahIM kara sktii| __ kyA aisA hotA hai ki brAhmaNa kula kI agni adhika tejasvI ho, aura caMDAla kula kI maMda ? kyA aisA hotA hai ki brAhmaNa kula kA jala adhika zItala ho, aura caMDAla kula kA USNa ? nahIM ! to phira dharma meM kula-jAti kA bheda kyoM aura kaise ho sakatA hai ? jo sadAcAra aura zIla kA pAlana kare, vahI dharma kI ArAdhanA kara sakatA hai| bhikSa Ananda eka bAra zrAvastI ke rAjapatha para bhramaNa kara rahe the / bhayaMkara dhUpa ke kAraNa mAre pyAsa ke unako galA sUkha rahA thaa| eka gRhadvAra para khar3I taruNI kI ora dekhakara Ananda ne pAnI kI yAcanA kii| 135 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani taruNI ne hAtha meM jala kA bartana liyA, para sakucAte hue usane namra dRSTi se bhikSu kI ora dekhakara kahA"para, bhikSu ! maiM caMDAla kanyA hU~ / " usake hAtha kAMpa rahe the / 136 Ananda ne sAMtvanA ke svara meM kahA - " subhage ! maiMne pAnI mAMgA thA, jAti nahIM pUchI !" aura taruNI ne zraddhA ke sAtha bhikSu ko jala pilAyA / caMDAla kanyA Ananda ke samabhAva se prabhAvita hokara tathAgata ke pAsa AI, usane jJAna prApta kiyA, aura pravrajita ho gaI / caMDAla kanyA kI pravrajyA dekhakara zrAvastI ke uccavargIya logoM meM khalabalI maca gayI / rAjA prasenajita bhI kucha bhrAMta aura uttajita hue tathAgata ke pAsa Aye / tathAgata buddha ne unake hRdaya kA aMdhakAra dUra karate hue kahA"koI bhI bar3A manuSya AkAza se nahIM utaratA, aura koI bhI choTA manuSya pAtAla se nahIM nikalatA / svayaM ke AcAra-vicAra se hI saba choTe bar3e banate haiM / " karma, vidyA, dharma, zIla aura uttama jIvana inase hI manuSya zuddha hote haiM, gotra aura dhana se nahIM / buddha ke upadeza se saba kI bhrAMti dUra haTa gaI / ( majjhimanikAya 3 / 43 / 3) Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 48 Ananda kA mUla " saMsAra meM saba se adhika sukhI va Anandita kauna hai ? " - eka vidvadsabhA meM prazna uThA, aura havA meM tairane lagA / kisI ne kahA- saMtoSI ! kisI ne kahA- satyavAdI ! aura kisI ne bhakta, nispRha saMta aura kisI ne dayAlu bAdazAha ko sabase adhika sukhI batAyA, para vidvAnoM ke tarka tUNIroM ne ina saba samAdhAnoM ke antaratama ko bheda kara rakha diyA / prazna asamAhita hI khar3A rahA - "saba se bar3A sukhI kauna hai ?" eka vRddha ne kahA- maiMne eka dina eka nadI ke taTa para makhamalI ghAsa para eka abodha zizu ko khelate dekhA, havA ke halke-halke hiloroM se vRkSa kA koI choTA-sA pattA girakara usake pAsa A jAtA to zizu use dekha kara 137 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 138 pratidhvani AnaMdita ho uThatA, koI cir3iyA cahakatI to zizu kilaka uThatA, eka choTA-sA bakarI kA baccA sAmane AyA to zizu use dekhakara AnaMda se lalaka uThA-vRddha ne vidvAnoM ko ora prazna bharI najara se dekhA-"batalAie usa zizu ke AnaMda kA kAraNa kyA hai ?" yadi jJAna se AnaMda prApta hotA hai to zizu to nirA abodha thA, use kucha bhI jJAna nahIM; usake pAsa koI satkarma bhI nahIM / vaha gulAba ke phUla ko dekhakara bhI AnaMdita ho rahA thA aura nIma ke pattoM ko hilatA dekha kara bhI ! usakI AnaMda sRSTi kA mUla kyA hai ? vaha pAnI meM sarasarAtI machalI ko daur3atI dekhakara bhI kilaka uThatA aura viSadhara bhujaMga ko Ate dekha kara bhI AnaMda se macalane lagatA / Akhira usake nirmala AnaMda kA utsa kahA~ thA ?" sabhA meM stabdhatA chA gaI, bAlaka ke AnaMda ke mUla taka kisI kI sUkSmadRSTi nahIM phuNcii| vRddha ne apanI anubhavI vANI meM kahA- "bAlaka kI AnandAnubhUti kA mUla srota yahI hai ki usakI apanI koI kalpanA nahIM, usakA hRdaya nirmala evaM pavitra thA, phala aura kAMTA, machalI aura viSadhara meM vaha koI antara nahIM dekhatA... usakI antara sRSTi sarvathA vItarAga thI, sneha evaM AnaMda kI lahariyAM usake hRdaya meM uThatI thIM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ Ananda kA mUla 136 aura unhIM kA pratibimba vaha samasta jagata meM dekhatA thA / basa-zizu sA nirmala, nirAgraha hRdaya hI AnaMda evaM sukha kA mUla kendra hai|" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 46 dila kA AInA-A~kha A~kha-dila kA AInA hai / bhana kI gaharAI meM jo bhAvoM kI raMga-viraMgI taraMge uchalatI haiM, A~kheM unakA spaSTa pratibimba prakaTa kara detI haiN| lajjAspada bAta dekhate hI ve jhuka jAtI haiM, Ananda kA anubhava karate hI camaka uThatI haiN| roSa kA udaya huA nahIM ki ve lAla aMgAre-sI ho kara jala uThatI haiM, aura karuNA kA udreka hote hI nama hokara barasa par3atI haiN| jo bAta vAraNI nahIM prakaTa kara sakatI, vaha bAta A~kheM prakaTa kara detI haiN| mahAbhArata meM eka kathA hai-vyAsa jI ke putra zukadeva bAraha varSa ke nahIM hue ki tapasyA karane jaMgala kI ora cala pdd'e| ve nirvastra hI the| mArga meM eka tAlAba para apsarAeM vastra utAra kara nahA rahIM thI, zukadeva ko dekhakara bhI vaise hI nahAtI rhiiN| zukadeva ke pIche vyAsa jI daur3e jA rahe the, use manAne 140 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dila kA AInA - AMkha 141 ke lie | vyAsajI ko dekhate hI apsarAeM sakucA kara vastra pahanane lagIM / AzcayapUrvaka vyAsajI ne kahA - abhIabhI merA taruNa putra idhara se nikalA taba to tumheM bilkula hI zarma nahIM AI, aura mujha brahmajJAnI vRddha ko dekhakara zarma kara rahI ho? hote apsarAeM vinaya ke sAtha bolI- maharSe! zukadeva taruNa hue bhI usakI A~khoM meM eka abodha zizu kI bhAMti bholApana thA, use dekhakara hameM bhAna bhI nahIM huA ki koI puruSa hamAre sAmane se gujara rahA hai, kiMtu ApakI AMkhoM meM na vaisA bholApana thA na abodhatA ! Apa ko dekhate hI hamArI A~kheM zarma se svayaM jhuka jAtI haiM / sacamuca hI A~kheM manuSya ke hRdaya kA darpaNa hotI haiM / A~khoM meM hRdaya ke bhAva kitanI tIvratA se spaMdita hote haiM aura mana va caritra para kitanA prabhAva DAlate hai isakA udAharaNa hai landana se prakAzita 'preDikzana' patrikA kI isa rocaka ghaTanA meM phrAMsa ke 'sainaTI sarmA' nAmaka gAMva meM eka jaineTa nAmaka lar3akI janmAMdha thii| vaha svabhAva se bar3I sarala, suzIla aura madhura thI / 16 varSa kI avasthA meM eka jeTAnI nAmaka DAkTara ne usakA Aprezana kara 'A~kha baiMka' perisa se dUsarI A~kheM maMgavAkara lagA dIM / dUsarI A~kha lagane ke bAda lar3akI ke svabhAva meM vicitra parivartana ho gyaa| vaha bar3I krUra, jhagar3AlU aura ri Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 142 pratidhvani nirdaya bana gii| eka-do bAra to usane AtmahatyA kA bhI prayatna kiyA / DAkTaroM ke samajhAne para usane batAyA ki use logoM se napharata ho rahI hai| logoM kI A~kheM use ghUratI-sI lagatI haiN| lar3akI ke svabhAva meM vicitra parivartana dekhakara DAkTaroM ko Azcarya haa| unhoMne perisa A~kha-baiMka se patra vyavahAra kara patA lagAyA ki ve A~kha kisa vyakti kI thI ! bahata chAna-bIna ke bAda patA calA ki-eka hatyA ke abhiyukta, jise phA~sI kI sajA dI gaI thI usane svecchApUrvaka apanI A~kheM baiMka ko dAna kara dI thIM, ve hI A~kha lar3akI ko lagAI gaI haiN| ___ DAkTaroM ko bhI atyaMta Azcarya huA ki eka vyakti kI A~kha anya vyakti ko lagAne para usakI manovRttiyoM para unakA kitanA gaharA asara par3atA hai| jaina darzana ne isIlie to manaHsaMyama ke sAtha cakSusaMyama kI bAta kahI hai| mana ko pavitra rakhane se hI A~kha pavitra raha sakatI haiN| dUSita mana kI A~kha bhI dUSita hI hoMgI aura pavitra mana kI A~kha bhI pavitra ! tIrthaGkaroM kI karuNA-snigdha A~khoM ko dekhakara hiMsaka mAnava aura hiMsaka pazu bhI dayAlu aura sarala bana jAte haiM / A~khoM kA yahI camatkAra hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ jJAnI kA dhIraja saMkaTa, Apatti aura vinAza kI kAlI ghaTAeM jaba ghahara-ghahara kara jIvana patha ko aMdhakAra maya banA detI haiM, sukha, prasannatA aura Ananda kI prakAza kiraNoM ko DhaMka detI haiM, taba vaha kauna-sA dIpaka hai jo apanA kSINa prakAza dekara bhI manuSya ke mana ko Aloka detA hai, vipatti ke garta meM jhUlate hue ko sahArA dekara thAme rakhatA hai, vaha kauna sA sahArA hai ? vaha hai-jJAna, viveka ! dhairya ! ___ kabhI- kabhI jIvana meM aise bhUcAla Ate haiM, ki manuSya sahasA apane varSoM ke zrama kI upalabdhiyoM se hAtha dho baiThatA hai| jIvana bhara kI upalabdhi kSaNa bhara meM naSTa ho jAtI hai, aisI vikaTa velA meM manuSya kA viveka, evaM saMyama kSata vikSata honA sahaja hai, para kucha mahAna vivekazAlI evaM kartavyaniSTha vyakti hote haiM, jo ina AghAtoM ko bhI prakRti kA upahAra mAnakara svIkAra kara lete haiM, aura usI sAhasa ke sAtha punaH apanI sAdhanA meM juTa Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 144 pratidhvani jAte haiN| prasiddha vaijJAnika sara Aijaka nyUTana ke jIvana kA prasaMga hai / kisI prayoga ke silasile meM nyUTana ne barasoM se eka yaMtra ke kucha AMkar3oM kA eka grApha banAkara rakha chor3A thaa| yaha grApha-kAgaja prayogazAlA meM yaMtra ke pAsa hI rakhA rahatA thaa| kaI sAla purAnA hone ke kAraNa grAphakAgaja mailA ho gayA thA aura usa para dhabbe bhI par3a gaye the| ___ekabAra purAnA naukara haTTI para calA gayA, nayA naukara prayogazAlA meM saphAI kara rahA thaa| naukara kI najara usa maile purAne kAgaja para gaI, usane socAmAlika ko zAyada nayA kAgaja nikAlakara kAma lene kI phursata na milI ho, ataH usane usa pUrAne kAgaja ko phADakara raddI kI TokarI meM DAla diyA aura nayA kAgaja vahA~ rakha diyaa| idhara prayogazAlA meM nyUTana paha~ce / yaMtra ke pAsa nayA kAgaja dekhakara cakita hue ! phira purAnA kAgaja khojane para dikhAI nahIM diyA to naukara ko bulAkara pUchAyahA~ kA kAgaja kahA~ gayA ? "pUrAnA ho gayA thA, isalie phAr3akara raddI kI TokarI meM DAla diyA "sAhaba !" nyUTana kSaNa bhara vimUr3ha se-khar3e rhe| hatAza-nirAza ho sira pakar3akara vahIM baiTha gye| varSoM kA parizrama ana Jain Education Internationa
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________________ jJAnI kA dhIraja 145 jAna naukara ne raddI kI TokarI meM DAla diyA / ve pasIne se tara-batara ho rahe the / para kucha kSaNa bAda hI apane Apako saMbhAla liyA nyUTana ne / dhairya TUTane nahIM diyA, punaH prayogazAlA meM uThakara baiTha gaye aura A~kar3oM kA dUsarA grApha banAne meM juTa gaye ! yaha hai vivekI mAnasa kA dhairya ! itanI vikaTa ghar3iyoM meM bhI usane apane viveka ko jagAye rakhA, aura mAnasika saMtulana bigar3ane nahIM diyA / prasiddha lekhaka kAralAila ke jIvana meM bhI kucha aisI hI ghaTanA ghttii| phreMca rAjyakrAnti ke sambandha meM usane eka bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa grantha likhA, aneka durlabha patra va A~kar3e usameM saMkalita kiye the / usakI pAMDulipi apane eka mitra ke pAsa dekhane ko bhejI / mitra kI asAvadhAnI se pAMDulipi ko naukara ne raddI meM beca DAlA aura raddI vAle ne use jalA DAlI / kAralAila isa ghaTanA se kucha dera hataprabha sA raha gayA / para cupacApa ghara lauTakara usane apanI smRti ko sthira kiyA aura punaH vaha grantha likhane meM juTa par3A / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 51 vIra aura udAra ___ eka jijJAsU ne kisI vidvAn se pUchA-udAratA aura vIratA-ina donoM meM kisakA mahattva adhika hai ? vidvAn ne kahA-jisameM udAratA hai, use vIratA kI jarUrata hI kyA hai ? jijJAsu kA samAdhAna nahIM huaa| vaha vidvAn ke muMha kI ora tAkatA rhaa| vidvAn ne kahA-yudhiSThira, arjuna, duryodhana aura kaNaM meM tuma prAtaHkAla kisakA nAma sabase pahale loge ? jijJAsu-karNa kA ? vidvAn-kyoM ? kyA vaha sabase bar3A vIra thA ? jijJAsu-"nahIM ! vIratA nahIM kiMtu dAnazIlatA meM saMsAra meM usakI jor3I kA koI dUsarA nahIM huA !'' aura jijJAsu apane hI muMha se apanA samAdhAna pAkara saMtuSTa ho gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ vIra aura udAra 147 dAna va udAratA kI mahimA gAte hae tathAgata buddha ne kahA hai dinna hoti sunIhataM -aMguttara nikAya 3 / 6 / 2 diyA huA cirakAla taka surakSita rahatA hai / Rgveda ke RSiyoM ne kahA haidakSiNAvaMto amRtaM bhajante -Rgveda 1 / 125 / 6 dene vAlA amarapada prApta karatA hai| vAstava meM jisane diyA usI ne kucha kiyA saMsAra vIroM ko nahIM kiMtu, dAniyoM ko yAda karatA hai / dAnI vIroM kA bhI poSaNa karatA hai, isalie vIra bhI dAnI ko hI zreSTha samajhate haiM / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ nispRhatA kA abhyAsa mana meM yadi tRSNA nahIM ho, to jagat kA koI bhI padArtha cAhe vaha sonA ho yA miTTI-eka samAna pratIta hotA hai| samatvabhAva kI yaha sAdhanA hI nispRhatA kI kasauTI hai| isIlie sAdhaka kA yaha vizeSaNa AgamoM meM AyA haisama leTaTha-kaMcaNo bhikkha -utta0 35 / 13 bhikSa sone meM aura patthara meM samAna buddhi rakhatA hai / yogI kI paribhASA karate hue yahI bAta gItA meM duharAI gaI haisamaloSTAzpakAMcanaH -gItA 14 / 24 rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa ke jIvana kI eka ghaTanA hai| jaba ve sAdhanA kAla meM dhyAna evaM bhakti meM lIna rahate the to 148 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ nispRhatA kA abhyAsa 146 gaMgA ke kinAre baiTha kara eka hAtha meM rupayA (cA~dI kA sikkA) lete aura eka hAtha meM gaMgA kI miTTI / miTTI ko hAtha meM lekara kahate-yaha miTTI hai, yaha anna paidA kara saMsAra ko detI hai, jagat kA pAlana karatI hai| dUsare hAtha meM rupayA lekara kahate-yaha TAkA hai, isase loga anna kharIdate haiN| para yaha anna paidA nahIM kara sktaa| aura phira donoM ko samAna bhAva se kahate-'miTTI-TAkA' 'TAkA-miTTI' miTTI aura TAkA meM koI bheda nhiiN| miTTI TAkA samAna hai| loga paramahaMsa se isa prakAra ke jApa kA kAraNa pUchate, to paramahaMsa ne kahA-miTTI aura TAkA meM bheda nahIM dekhanA yahI to mana kI samavRtti hai aura isa samavRtti kI sAdhanA ke lie mana se donoM ke bheda kI kalpanA miTanI caahie| yaha bheda kalpanA miTa gaI ki nispRhatA kA abhyAsa sadha gyaa|" vAstava meM sAdhaka ke mana kI itanI UMcI sthiti bane ki vaha sonA aura miTTI, miTTI aura TAkA meM koI bheda anubhava na kareM, miTTI ke sparza meM jo sAmAnya manaHsthiti rahatI hai, sone aura rupaye ke sparza meM bhI usI prakAra kI sAmAnya sthiti banI rahe-to nispRhatA kA saccA abhyAsa huA samajhanA caahie| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ Agraha graha' manuSya ke lie iSTa bhI hote haiM aura aniSTa bhI, kiMtu 'Agraha' to sadA aniSTa hI hotA hai / Agraha-se satya kA dvAra banda ho jAtA hai / AgrahI buddhi-satya ko satya rUpa meM nahIM, kiMtu apanI pUrvabaddha dhAraNA ke anukUla banAne kA prayatna karatA hai| yadi kisI suA~khe vyakti kI dekhI huI vastu ko janmAMdha vyakti nakArane lage to isakA artha yaha nahIM ki suA~khA vyakti jhUThA hainA'ndhA'dRSTyA cakSuSmatAmanupalambhaH sAMkhya darzana 11156 isI prakAra AgrahI yadi kisI satya ko nakAratA hai to usake nakAra mAtra se satya kA astitva lupta nahIM ho jaataa| rAjasthAna meM eka lokakathA prasiddha hai / eka gA~va meM 150 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ Agraha 151 kucha vyakti caupAla meM baiThe gapazapa kara rahe the / eka jATa ne zarta lagAI "ki yadi koI vyakti pacAsa aura pacAsa kA jor3a sau siddha karade to maiM apanI bhaisa use de duuNgaa|" jATa ne ghara pahu~cakara jATanI ke sAmane apanI zarta batAte hue mUMchoM para bala lagAyA, to jATanI ne ghabar3A kara kahA-kaisI pAgalapana kI bAta karate ho, pacAsa aura pacAsa to sau hote hI haiM / bhaiMsa dekara kyA mere baccoM ko bhUkhoM mAroge ?" ___jATa ne haMsate hue kahA-ghabarAo mata ! pacAsa aura pacAsa sau hotA hai yaha to maiM bhI jAnatA hUM, kiMtu maiM kisI ke sAmane ise svIkAra karUgA tabhI to? maiM 'nAnA' hI kahatA rahA to zarta hAra kaise jaauuNgaa|" vAstava meM AgrahI vyakti jaba satya ko 'satya' samajha kara bhI usako asvIkAra karatA jAye to use phira kauna samajhAe ? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 54 sone kA jhola eka pAdarI mahodaya ne nagara ke prasiddha zrImaMta yahUdI ko IsAI banAne ke vicAra se unheM carca meM bulaayaa| thor3I dera bAtacIta kI aura prabhu IsA kA nAma sunAkara yahUdI ke zarIra para tIna bAra pAnI ke chIMTe DAle / pAdarI ne kahA-aba tuma IsAI bana gaye ho, pavitra dina (sAbAtha ke dina) meM kabhI bhI mA~sa mata khaanaa| yahUdI ne pAdarI kI bAteM sunI aura cupacApa apane ghara calA aayaa| sAbAtha ke dina pAdarI ne socA-"calakara dekhanA cAhie ki vaha vyakti sacamuca mere kahane para amala karatA hai yA nhiiN|" pAdarI ThIka bhojana ke samaya para usake ghara pahu~cA aura vaha dekhakara hairAna rahagayA ki Aja bhI usakI Tebala para mA~sa rakhA huA hai| pAdarI ne kahA- "tumheM yAda nahIM rahA, Aja ke Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 153 sone kA jhola pavitra dina meM mA~sAhAra karane kI manA kI thI na ?" / ___ yahUdI ne kahA- "mujhe yAda hai ! kiMtu ise to maiMne tIna bAra pAnI ke chIMTe DAlakara bejiTebala banA liyA hai|" pAdarI bar3I hairata se use dekhane lagA-"aisA nahIM ho sakatA, kitanA bhI pAnI chIMTo, mA~sa to mA~sa hI rhegaa|' yahUdI ne tIkhI muskarAhaTa ke sAtha pAdarI kI A~khoM meM A~kheM DAlI-"phira pAnI ke chIMTe dene se yahUdI IsAI kaise ho sakatA hai ?" pAdarI ke pAsa isa bAta kA koI jabAba nahIM thaa| vAstava meM dharma Upara se nahIM thopA jAtA, vaha to hRdaya se janma lenA caahie| eka jainAcArya ke zabdoM meMvaNNeNa juttisuvaNNagaM va asai guNanihami dazavai. niyukti 356 sone kA jhola car3hA dene se pItala kabhI sonA nahIM ho sktaa| vaise hI kevala dhArmika mata yA paMtha badala lene se vyakti dhArmika nahIM hotA / dhArmikatA hRdaya se jaganI caahie| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 55 kyA gorA, kyA kAlA agarabattI dIkhane meM kAlI hai, para usakA karaNa karaNa madhura sugandha se mahakatA rahatA hai / kapAsa kA phUla - dIkhane meM dUdha sA ujalA hai, para kahIM sugaMdha kA eka karaNa bhI usameM nahIM hai ! apanI sugaMdha ke kAraNa agarabattI pUjA ke samaya gharaghara meM jalAI jAtI hai / isI prakAra jisa vyakti meM guNa haiM, sneha evaM sadbhAva hai, usakI camar3I cAhe kAlI ho, yA gorI, vaha sarvatra sammAna evaM Adara prApta karatA hai / RSi aSTAvakra ne to eka bAra mahArAja janaka ke rAja paMDitoM ko lalakAra kara kahA thA - " camar3I ko dekhanevAlA camAra hotA hai, AtmA ko dekhanevAlA jJAnI !" 154 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ kyA gorA, kyA kAlA 155 bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to yahA~ taka kaha diyA sakkhaM khu dosaI tavo viseso na dIsaI jAi visesa koi / saMsAra meM tapa (sAdhanA) kI vizeSatA hI pratyakSa dIkha rahI hai, jAti, varNa evaM raMga kI koI vizeSatA nahIM hai| bhAratIya nIti kA sUtra hai-caMDAla se bhI dharma kA zreSTha tattva grahaNa kara lenA cAhie |antyaadpi paraM dharma -manusmRti 2 / 238 aura isa nIti sUtra ko Age bar3hAte hue AcArya somadeva kahate haiM-"puruSAkAropetaH pASANo'pi nAvamaMtavyaH kiM punarmanuSyaH"-manuSya kA rUpa dhAraNa kie patthara kA bhI sammAna karanA cAhie, phira manuSya-cAhe gorA ho yA kAlA, caMDAla ho yA brAhmaNa usakA apamAna kyoM kiyA jAya ? usakA sammAna kara usake guNa grahaNa karanA caahie| bAta hai kucha purAnI, amerikA ke svataMtratA ke janma dAtA jArja vAziMgaTana ke jIvana kii| vAziMgaTana eka bAra apane mitroM ke sAtha ghor3e para savAra hue kahIM ghUmane ko nikle| rAste meM eka habzI (kAlA AdamI) udhara se AtA huA ruka gyaa| vAziMga Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 156 pratidhvani Tana ko dekhakara usane apanI TopI utAra kara unakA abhivAdana kiyaa| uttara meM jArja vAziMgaTana ne bhI sira jhukAkara ziSTatA ke sAtha usakA praNAma svIkAra kiyaa| jArja ke sAthI gorI camar3I vAle the, ve kAloM se napharata karate the / gorA kuttA unakI baiThaka meM A sakatA thA, para kAlA AdamI unake ghara kI dehalI para nahIM car3ha sakatA / jArja se bole-"eka kAle AdamI ke prati itanA sammAna pradarzita karanA Apake pada ke anurUpa nahIM hai|" jArja vAziMgaTana ne ha~sate hue apane mitroM kI ora dekhA-"Apa jise asabhya mAnate haiM, vaha AdamI jaba itanI sabhyatA dikhAtA hai to kyA maiM usase bhI nIcA, gayA bItA sAbita ho jAU~ ?" ___ "uccatA aura nIcatA kA mApadaMDa, kyA gorI kAlI camar3I hI hai ?" mitroM ke pAsa isakA koI uttara nahIM thA ! Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 56 mitra banAkara kaTutA se kaTutA nahIM miTa sakatI, vaira se vaira zAMta nahIM ho sakatA / agni se agni nahIM bujha sakatI ! bhagavAna mahAvIra se jaba pUchA gayA - "krodha ko vijaya kaise kareM ?" to unhoMne batAyA- 'kSamA' se !-- uvasameNa haNe kohaM - daza0 8 upazama se krodha ko jIto / jaba tathAgata buddha se pUchA gayA - zatrutA ko, vara virodha ko miTAne kA upAya kyA hai ? to vahI pratidhvani phira gUMjI - avera se vaira ko jIto avereNa ca sammaMtI - dhammapada 115 avera se hI vaira zAMta hotA hai / 157 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 158 pratidhvani mahApuruSoM kI yaha vANI jIvana aura jagata kA zAzvata niyama rahI hai / deza-kAla kI sImAoM se pare pratyeka udAtta jIvana meM pratibimbita hotI rahI hai| rASTrapati abrAhama liMkana ke jIvana kA prasaMga hai / ve apane mitroM ke prati jitane vinamra evaM madhura the, zatru oM ke prati bhI utane hI udAra evaM sahRdaya the / anekabAra apane zatra oM ko ve mitra kI taraha ghara para bulAte, unake sAtha bAtacIta karate aura bar3A ho sneha pradarzita karate / liMkana kI yaha nIti aura vyavahAra unake mitroM ko pasanda nahIM AI / ekabAra eka mitra ne jhaMjhalA kara likana se kahA-"Apa apane zatra oM ke sAtha mitra kI taraha vyavahAra kyoM karate haiM, inheM to khatma kara DAlanA caahie|" madhura muskAna ke sAtha liMkana ne uttara diyA-'maiM to tumhArI bAta para hI cala rahA hU~, zatruoM ko khatma karane meM hI lagA huuN|' hAM, tuma unheM jAna se mAra DAlane kI bAta socate ho, aura maiM unheM mitra banAkara ! zatru tA ko mitratA meM badalane kA, kaTutA ko madhuratA meM badalane kA kitanA sundara tarIkA thA yaha ! Jain Education Internationa
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________________ rAvaNa kI sIkha jaba raNazretra meM par3A rAvaNa aMtima sAMseM gina rahA thA, taba zrI rAma ne lakSmaNa ko saMketa kiyA-"lakSmaNa ! rAvaNa jaisA jJAnI aura rAjanItijJa jA rahA hai, usase bahuta kucha sIkhane jaisA hai, jAo, usake anubhava pUcho !" rAvaNa jaise AtatAyI aura duSTa se zikSA lene kI bAta, lakSmaNa ko asahya thI, para zrI rAma kI AjJA kA anAdara bhI kaise karate / anamane bhAva se ve rAvaNa ke nikaTa gaye / sirahAne kI ora khar3e hokara unhoMne rAvaNa se apane anubhavoM kI sIkha sunAne ko khaa| bhUmipara par3e sisakate rAvaNa ne lakSmaNa kI ora dekhA bhI nahIM / kSubdha ho, lakSmaNa lauTa aaye| lakSmaNa ko nirAza loTe dekhakara zrI rAma ne kahA-'anuja ! lagatA hai tuma ne laMkeza ke sirahAne khar3e hokara sIkha lenA cAhA hai| baMdhu ! sIkha to namra aura vinayI banakara hI prApta kI 156 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 160 pratidhvani jA sakatI hai / koI cAhe jitanA mahAna ho, lene ke lie to jhukanA hI par3atA hai, dekhate ho, samudra bhI nadI nAloM se pAnI lene ke lie unase nIce hI rahatA hai / " lakSmaNa apanI bhUla samajha gae, aba ve vidyArthI kI bhAMti rAvaNa ke pAsa gaye aura pA~voM kI ora khar3e hokara vinamra svara meM bole - " laMkeza ! maiM Apase kucha sIkhane AyA huuN| apane jIvana ke bahumUlya anubhavoM se kucha zikSA dIjie / " vedanA se karAhate hue rAvaNa ke mukha para eka madhurasmita rekhA khiMca gaI ! phira gaMbhIra hokara bolA - " maiM aba kyA sIkha deM, apane jJAna evaM anubhavoM se svayaM ko bhI sukhI nahIM banA sakA, to dUsaroM ko kyA kahU~ / sItA apaharaNa kI eka hI bhUla ne mere samasta gaurava ko miTTI meM milA diyA aura jIvana ke samasta sukRtyoM para pAnI phera diyA / phira bhI mujhe pUchate ho, to lo, saumitra ! ye tIna bAteM hRdaya paTala para aMkita karalo - 1. zubha kArya karane meM pala bhara kA bhI vilamba nahIM karanA cAhie | 2. krodha aura ahaMkAra ke vaza hokara koI kArya nahIM karanA cAhie / 3. duSkRtya karane se pUrva bhI gurijanoM kI anumati lenA cAhie / mujha se jIvana meM ye hI tIna bhUleM huii| zubha kArya kala Jain Education Internationa
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________________ rAvaNa kI sIkha para TAlatA rhaa| krodhAveza meM apane choTe bhAI ko bhI khader3a diyaa| sItA-haraNa jaisA duSkRtya guNIjanoM kI sammati lie vinA sahasA kara ddaalaa| kahate-kahate rAvaNa ne eka siharana ke sAtha A~kheM phera lI / * rAvaNa kI ina zikSAoM ke prakAza meM dekhie mahApuruSoM ke ye zikSAvacana-- bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gautama se bAra-bAra kahA samayaM gauyama ! mA pamAyae -utta0 10 / 1 gautama ! samaya mAtra bhI pramAda mata kara / je cheya se vippamAyaM na kajjA -AcA0 1 / 14 / 1 catura vahI hai, jo kabhI zubhakRtya meM pramAda na kareM aura dekhie tathAgata kA yaha vacanajAti mittA suhajjA ca parivajjati krodhanaM -aMguttara nikAya 7 / 6 / 11 krodhI ko, jJAtijana, mitra, aura suhRd sabhI chor3a dete haiM / aura mahAkavi bhAravi kI yaha sUkti sahasA vidadhIta na kriyAmavivekaH paramApadApadam jaldabAjI meM koI bhI kArya mata karo, avivekapUrNa / kriyA se aneka ApattiyA~ khar3I ho sakatI haiN| * vaidika granthoM ke AdhAra se / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 58 niMdA kI lAja 'niMdA' do akSara kA vaha viSa hai, jo manuSya ke jJAna aura caritra ko kaluSita kara usakI yazaHdeha ko naSTa kara DAlatA hai| niMdA karanevAlA-cAhe vidvAn hai, taba bhI zAstroM meM use mUrkha, ajJAna kahA hai| niMdaka kA caritra to acchA ho hI nahIM sktaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-- annaM jaNaM khisati bAlapanna __ --sUtra 1 / 13 / 14 apanI prajJA Adi ke ahaMkAra meM dUsaroM kI avajJA aura niMdA karanevAlA saca nukha mUrkha -buddhi hai| aura niMdA sunakara jo vyakti apanA dhairya kho baiThatA hai, zAstroM kI bhASA meM vaha bhI bAla hai, ajJAnI hai, koI baccA yadi kisI rAha calate sajjana para thUka de, to kyA vaha sajjana AdamI bhI usa para thUkane kI 162 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ niMdA meM lAja 163 ceSTA karegA ? nahIM ! aisA karane meM sajjana kI sajjanatA ko lAja AtI hai / jaba vizvakavi ravIndranAtha ThAkura ko nobala puraskAra milA aura unakI zubhrakIrti antarrASTrIya kSitijoM ko chUne lagI to kucha mahAnubhAvoM ke lie vaha bhayaMkara vyathA kI taraha asahya ho gaI / ve ravibAbU se jalate the, aura antara kI kaluSita bhAvanAoM ko patra-patrikAoM ke dvArA bikherate bhI the / unakI kaTu AlocanAoM ko ravibAbU sadA zAMta evaM prasanna hokara sahana karate / ekabAra upanyAsa samrAT zaraccandra se jaba ve kaTuAkSepa asahya ho uThe to unhoMne vizvakavi se unakA joradAra prativAda karane ke lie khaa| isa para raviThAkura muskarAkara bole-- upAya kyA hai zaratbAbU ! jisa zastra ko lekara ve loga lar3AI karate haiM, usa zAstra ko maiM to chU bhI nahIM sakatA / bAta cIta ke prasaMga meM ekabAra punaH vizvakavi ne kahA- maiM jisakI prasaMzA nahIM kara sakatA usakI niMdA karane meM bhI mujhe lAja lagatI hai / * yahI hai sajjanatA kA nirmalarUpa ! * zarad nibandhAvalI ( pR0 127) hi0 gra0 20 bambaI se prakAzita / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 56 vilAsa kA viSa nItijJa vidura ne kahA hai SaDadoSAH puruSeNeha hAtavyA bhUtimicchatA / nidrA, tandrA, bhayaM krodha AlasyaM dIrghasUtratA / - mahAbhArata udyoga0 33 / 78 aizvarya cAhane vAle puruSa ko nidrA, tandrA ( UMghanA) bhaya, krodha, Alasya aura dIrgha sUtratA - ina chaha durga uNoM ko chor3anA cAhie / vAstava meM ye chaha durgA hI mAnava jAti ke vinAza, patana evaM durgati ke kAraNa bane haiM / ina chahoM durguNoM kI eka jananI hai - vilAsitA ! vilAsa, bhoga aura Asakti meM phaMsA manuSya, apane hita se lAparavAha ho jAtA hai, prakRti se cir3acir3A, bhayabhIta evaM AlasI bana jAtA hai / itihAsa batAtA hai, vilAsa kA viSa jisa rAjA aura prajA ke jIvana meM ghulA, vaha 164 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ vilAsa kA viSa 165 nisteja evaM nirvIrya banakara apanA astitva bhI kho baiThe haiN| ___ bhArata meM hindU rASTra va rAjAoM ke patana kA aura videzI AtatAyi-zaktiyoM ke caMgula meM phaMsane kA aura kyA kAraNa thA-sivAya isa ke ? aura kyA kAraNa thA mugalazAhI ke sarvanAza kA ? . dillI ke siMhAsana para jaba muhammadazAha raMgIle kA zAsana thA, to dillI vilAsitA kI bAr3ha meM ATha DUba rahI thii| bAdazAha ke sAmane rAta-dina zarAba kA daura, suMdariyoM kI pAyala kI chama-chamAchama calatI rahatI ! vaha janatA ke sukha-dukha se veparavAha hokara basa raMgareliyoM meM masta rhtaa| ___ dillI ko isa prakAra vilAsitA meM DUbI dekha kara nAdirazAha ne bhArata para AkramaNa kiyA / jaba lAhaura se nAdirazAha ke AkramaNa kI sUcanA dillI pahu~cI to muhammadazAha zarAba pIkara behoza ho rahA thaa| gAnAvajAnA aura nAcanA-basa isI daura meM madamasta zAha se eka darabArI ne AkramaNa kI sUcanA para majAka karate hue kahA-"hajura ! asala bAta to yaha hai ki lAhora vAloM ke makAna itane U~ce haiM ki unheM dUsare mulka kI lar3AI bhI apane najadIka meM dikhAI detI hai| dara asala koI nAdirazAha-bAdirazAha itanI himmata nahIM kara sakatA jo hajUra jaise zAha kA sAmanA kara ske|" eka gAyaka ne kahA-"yadi nAdira A bhI gayA to Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 166 pratidhvani eka aisI bahare-ttabIla (madhura saMgIta) gAU~gA ki behoza na ho jaay|" jI-hajUriyoM kI mIThI bAteM aura zarAba kI mastI meM chake muhammada ne AkramaNa kI sUcanA ko majAka meM udd'aadiyaa| aura kucha hI dinoM meM nAdirazAha dillI para car3ha AyA / muhammada usake hAthoM kaida meM siyAra kI taraha baMda karake DAla diyA gayA / vilAsitA kA yahI viSelA pariNAma AtA hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 60 mAtA kI pratikRti dharmasUtrakAra manu ne mAtA ko pRthvI kI pratimUrti mAnA hai mAtA pRthivyA mUrtistu manusmRti 2 / 226 pRthvI - bhUmi ke rasa evaM gaMdha kA mAnava zarIra para sabase adhika prabhAva rahatA hai, jaise zarIra nirmANa meM bhautika - piMDa kA pramukha hAtha hotA hai, vaise hI mAnava ke zarIra evaM mAnasa kI racanA meM mAtA kA sabase mukhya evaM prabhAvazAlI hAtha rahatA hai / jainasUtroM ne isIlie mAtA ko'deva - guru - jaNaNI' aura 'rayaraNakucchi' ratnakukSi kahakara saMstuti kI hai / isIlie to hajAra pitA se bar3hakara eka mAtA ko mAnA gayA hai- sahasraM tu pitRn mAtA / dharmazAstra, aura zarIra vijJAna isa bAre meM ekamata hai ki mA~ ke caritra kA, usake mAnasa guNoM kA saMtAna para 167 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 168 pratidhvani saba se gaharA pratibimba par3atA hai / saMtAna sacamuca mA~ kI pratikRti hotI hai / lIjie isa sambandha meM itihAsa ke do bhinna-bhinna pakSoM kA nidarzana ! gujarAta ke eka rAjA ne apane rAjapaMDita ko bulAkara kahA- "hamArA rAjakumAra atyaMta medhAvI hai, ise zikSita kara siddharAja jaisA yogya zAsaka bnaaie|" rAjapaMDita ne nivedana kiyA-"mahArAja ! zikSA ke dvArA siddharAja jaisA sadAcArI, vIra evaM kuzala zAsaka banAyA to jA sakatA hai, para tabhI jaba usakI mAtA meM bhI siddharAja kI jananI jaise guNa vidyamAna ho|" rAjA ke pUchane para rAja paMDita ne batAyA-siddharAja jaba abodha bAlaka thA, to pAlane meM so rahA thA, usakI mAtA pAlanA jhulA rahI thI, ki siddharAja ke pitA vanarAja cAvar3A sahasA mahaloM meM Agaye, aura rAnI se ha~sI-vinoda karane lge| rAnI ne salajja kiMtu kaThora zabdoM meM kahA-"Apa para-puruSa ke sAmane merI lAja ga~vAte haiM, yaha ThIka nahIM !" rAjA ne cauMka kara pUchA- "yahA~ mahaloM meM para-puruSa kauna hai ?' rAnI ne pAlane meM soye siddharAja kI ora saMketa kiyaa| taba usakI Ayu karIba do mAha kI hogii| rAjA ne ise rAnI kA bahAnA samajhA aura usake sAtha aura bhI hAsya-ceSTAeM karane lge| tabhI bAlaka ne sahajabhAva se Jain Education Internationa
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________________ motA kI pratikRti 166 muMha phera liyaa| rAnI ko bAlaka ke mu~ha phera lene para bar3A ho kheda aura glAni huI ki-he bhagavAn ! bAlaka ne merI lAja dekhalI ! aura Atma-glAni ke isa bhayaMkara viSa ne sacamuca hI usakI jAna le lii|" __rAjapaMDita kI bAta sunakara rAjA ke mana se apane putra ko siddharAja jaisA vIra dhIra banAne kI kalpanAeM havA hogii| gaurava pUrNa mAtRtva kA yaha eka ujjvala pakSa hai| aura nArI ke hIna va bhayasaMtrasta mAtRtva kA dUsarA rUpa bhI dekhie muhammadazAha ko baMdI banAkara nAdirazAha ne jaba lAla kile para adhikAra kiyA to usane eka kar3I AjJA dI-"mRta bAdazAha kI samasta begameM mere sAmane Akara nAca dikhaaeN|'' nAdirazAha ke hukma se begamoM ke hoza-havAsa ur3agaye / jina begamoM ne kabhI rAjamahala kI deharI pAra nahIM kI, jina kA nAjUka mukhar3A kabhI sUraja aura cA~da ne bhI nahIM dekhA, ve daravAra meM Akara vezyAoM kI taraha para-puruSoM ke sAmane nAce ? para kare kyA ? nAdirazAha kA hukma kauna TAla sakatA ? begameM dIvAne-Ama meM Akara nAcane ko taiyAra hogaI / nAdirazAha mayUra-siMhAsana (takhte-tAusa) para leTA thA, sirahAne naMgI talavAra camacamA rahI thii| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani sahasA bAdazAha kI A~kheM khulI - tevara badala kara garja par3A - " calI jAo ! haTa jAo ? mere sAmane se ! tumhArA nApAka sAyA par3ane se kahIM maiM bhI bujadila na bana jAUM / tumheM apanI asmata kA bhI khyAla nahIM rahA, ki eka gaira-marda ke sAmane yoM nAcane taiyAra hogaI / acchA hotA aisI bezarmI ke badale jahara khAkara mara jAtI, tuma meM se kisI eka meM bhI kucha sAhasa aura hosalA hotA to sirahAne rakhA khaMjara mere sIne meM bhoMka nahIM DAlatI ! aisI bujadila auratoM kI aulAda kyA khAka rAja karegI ! calI jAo saba ! mujhe auratoM kA nAca nahIM dekhanA thA, hausalA dekhanA thA / ".... 170 nAdirazAha kI bhir3akI meM nArI kI dInatA aura mAtRtva kI durbalatA para gaharI coTa thI ! aisI hInamAtA kyA vIra saMtati ko janma de sakatI hai ? vAstava meM vIra mAtA hI vIra saMtAna ko janma de sakatI hai / saccaritra mAtA kI pratikRti hotA hai saccaritra puruSa ! Jain Education Internationa
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________________ ApakA nAma...? mahAkavi kAlidAsa se dhIra kI paribhASA pUchI gaI to citanapUrvaka kavi kI vANI mukhara ho uThI vikArahetau sati vikriyante yeSAM na cetAMsi ta eva dhIrAH vikAra utpanna hone kI sthiti sAmane Ane para bhI jisakA hRdaya vikAra-grasta nahIM banatA, vahI vAstava meM dhIra-vIra hai| dekhA jAtA hai, manuSya prAyaH apanI uccatA, mahattA aura tejasvitA kA pradarzana to bahuta karatA hai, bar3e-bar3e nAma aura vizeSaNoM kA ADambara lagAkara duniyA~ meM cakAcoMdha paidA karanA cAhatA hai, para jaba avasara AtA hai to sAre pradarzana aura ADambara TAMya-TAMya phisa ho jAte haiM / vizeSaNoM ke devatA ke bhItara kA rAkSasa muMha phAr3akara huMkAratA dikhAI dene lagatA hai| 171 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 172 pratidhvani ghaTanA hai lagabhaga tIna zatAbdI pUrva AgarA meM kavivara paM0 banArasIdAsa jI ke yuga kI / ekabAra koI sAdhu Aye / sAdhu ke kSamA aura tapasyA Adi guNoM kI prazaMsA sunakara kavivara bhI darzana karane ge| kucha bAta cIta ke bAda vinamratA pUrvaka bole-"kSamA-siMdhU ! kyA maiM Apa zrI kA zubha nAma jAna sakatA huuN|' "isa deha ko zItalaprasAda kahate haiM ?" / kavivara ne nAma sunakara atyaMta prasannatA vyakta kI, para yathAnAma tathAguNa kI kasauTI karane ke lie ve kucha dera bAda phira sAdhu jI se nAma pUcha baiThe / sAdhu ne kucha anyamanaskatA ke sAtha nAma duharA diyaa| thor3I dera bAda phira unhoMne nAma pUchA, to sAdhu jhuMjhalA kara bole -- "kyA ghanacakkara AdamI ho, dasabAra kaha diyA hamArA nAma hai zItalaprasAda ! zItalaprasAda !" isa bAra kavivara kucha dera taka cupa rahe / thor3I dera bAda uThakara calane lage, to phira hAtha jor3a kara nAma pUcha baiThe-mahArAja ! ApakA nAma ekabAra aura... !'' isa bAra sAdhu AgababUlA ho gaye, bole- "pUre gadhe ho tuma ! pacAsa bAra kahadiyA hamArA nAma hai zItala prasAda ! zItalaprasAda ! zItalaprasAda ! para tuma ho ki dimAga cATa rahe ho !" sAdhu jI kA yaha pracaNDa kopa dekhA to ve bola par3e Jain Education Internationa
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________________ ApakA nAma " 173 "mahArAja ! ApakA nAma zItalaprasAda nahIM, jvAlA prasAda mAlUma hotA hai / " aura paMDita banArasIdAsa, uTha kara cala die / x Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 62 svAmI banAma rakSaka rASTra kI apAra saMpatti jina hAthoM meM surakSita rahatI hai, use rAjA kahA jAtA hai / rAjA rASTra kI saMpatti aura samRddhi kA svAmI nahIM, mukta upabhoktA bhI nahIM, vaha to kevala usakA rakSaka mAtra hai / mahAbhArata meM rAjA kA Adarza batAyA hai - jaise bhauMrA phUloM kI rakSA karatA huA unase madhu graharaNa karatA hai, vaise hI rAjA bhI prajA kI rakSA karatA huA usI kI samRddhi ke lie usase kara rUpa meM dhana grahaNa karatA hai / yathA madhu samAdatte rakSan puSpANi SaTpadaH / tad vadarthAn manuSyebhya AdadyAdavihiMsayA || - mahAbhArata 34 / 17 rAjA ke isI Adarza ko gAMdhIjI ne 'TrasTIzipa' kA rUpa diyA / bhAratIya itihAsa meM isa prakAra ke rAjAoM kI kamI nahIM, jinhoMne rASTra kI saMpatti kA apane svArtha ke lie kabhI bhI durupayoga nahIM kiyA, 174 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ svAmI vanAma rakSaka 175 balki use prajA kI saMpatti mAnakara usakI rakSA hI karate rahe / dillI ke siMhAsana para gulAmavaMzIya bAdazAha nAsiruddIna kA zAsana thA / vaha bar3A nItiniSTha evaM puruSArthI zAsaka thA / pustakeM likhane se jo Aya hotI, usI se vaha apanA jIvana nirvAha karatA / rAjakoSa se kabhI eka paisA usane nahIM liyA / musalamAna zAsakoM kI rivAja ke viparIta usake eka hI patnI thii| naukara koI bhI nahIM thA, yahA~ taka ki rasoI bhI svayaM begama ko apane hAtha se banAnI par3atI / ekabAra rasoI banAte samaya begama kA hAtha jala gayA / begama ne bAdazAha se kucha dina ke lie naukarAnI rakhane kI prArthanA kI to bAdazAha ne uttara diyA " rAjakoSa para merA koI adhikAra nahIM hai, mere pAsa vaha prajA kI dharohara mAtra hai, usameM se maiM apane kharca ke lie eka paisA bhI nahIM le sakatA, aura merI svayaM kI kamAI itanI nahIM hai ki usameM se naukara rakhane jitanI bacata ho sake, phira tuma hI batAo naukarAnI ke lie paisA kahA~ se dogI ?" bhArata jaise vizAla deza ke bAdazAha kI begama ne jaba yaha uttara sunA to patA nahIM usake mana meM kyA pratikriyA huI hogI para itihAsa ne isa bAdazAha ke caritra ko rASTra kA mahAna Adarza svIkAra kara liyA hai ... / * Jain Education Internationa
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________________ aMkuza, apane hAtha meM eka prasiddha zera hai sahArA jo gairoM kA takatI rahI, ve tasvIreM bana kara laTakatI rahIM ! dUsaroM kA Azraya khojane vAle tasvIra jaise dIvAroM se laTakatI hai, vaise hI parAzrita hokara laTakate rahate haiN| jinameM puruSArtha, Atma-vizvAsa evaM svAvalaMbana kI bhAvanA prabala hotI hai, ve abhAva aura pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM janma lekara bhI unnati ke zikhara kI ora bar3hate cale jAte haiN| nAdirazAha ke sambandha meM prasiddha hai ki vaha eka dIna, sAdhana-hIna parivAra meM paidA huA thA yadyapi vaha kra ra evaM yuddhapriya manuSya thA, phira bhI apane sAhasI, evaM svAvalaMbI svabhAva ke kAraNa vaha mahAna senApatiyoM kI prathama paMkti meM ginA jAne lgaa| vaha dUsaroM kI sahAyatA ke 176 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ aMkuza, apane hAtha meM 177 bharose kabhI nahIM calatA, jisa kAma ko karane meM svayaM asamartha hotA, usa kAma meM kabhI hAtha nahIM DAlatA, cAhe vaha kitanA hI choTA yA bar3e se bar3A kAma hotaa| dillI para vijaya karane ke bAda parAjita bAdazAha muhammadazAha raMgIle ne use hAthI para biThAkara dillI kI saira karAne kA kAryakrama banAyA / nAdirazAha ne bhArata Ane para hI sarvaprathama hAthI dekhA thA, phira hAthI para baiThane kA to prazna hI kyA thA ! hAthI ke hode meM baiThane para usane hAthI kI gardana para mahAvata ko aMkuza lie baiThA dekhA to kahA-"tU yahA~ kyoM baiThA hai ? hAthI kI lagAma mere hAtha meM dekara tU nIce utara jA!" ___ mahAvata ne kahA- hujUra ! hAthI ke lagAma nahIM hotI! isa ko to hama pIlavAna hI calA sakate haiN|" ___ nAdirazAha ne coMka kara pIlavAna kI ora dekhA - "jisa jAnavara kI lagAma mere hAtha meM nahIM, maiM usa para baiTha kara apanI jindagI khatare meM nahIM, DAla sakatA" --yaha kaha kara nAdirazAha hAthI para se kUda pdd'aa| ___ kyA, jo manuSya apane mana rUpa hAthI ko aMkuza apane hAtha meM nahIM rakha sakatA, aura phira bhI usa para savAra ho rahA hai, vaha nAdirazAha kI isa ukti se zikSA nahIM legA? Jain Education Internationa
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________________ samrAToM ke samrATa vIra kauna ? jo AkAMkSAoM se kabhI parAsta nahIM hotA ! sa balo anapacyutaH --taittirIya brAhmaNa 1 / 56 saccA balavAna vahI hai, jo kabhI AzA tRSNA ke vaza ho kara apane Atma-dharma se cyuta na ho| kabIradAsa ne kahA haicAha gaI citA miTI manavA be-paravAha ! jisako kacha cAhanA nahIM, so zAhana kA zAha ! vAstava meM jise kucha bhI spRhA, kAmanA na ho, saMsAra meM vaha sabase bar3A vijetA aura samrAToM kA bhI samrATa hai| samrATa bhI usake sAmane svayaM ko tuccha anubhava karate hai / yUnAna meM DAojinIsa eka mahAn nispRhIsaMta ho 178 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ samrAToM ke samrATa 176 gae haiM / sikandara mahAn ne jaba usakI kIrti sunI to use apane darabAra meM bulAne kI koziza kI / para DAojinIsa kabhI kisI bAdazAha aura raIsa ke sAmane nahIM jAtA thA / eka dina svayaM sikandara hI DAojinisa se milane pahuMcA / DAojinisa dhUpa meM leTA thaa| sikandara ke Ane para bhI vaha vaise hI leTA rahA / usake vyavahAra se sikandara mana-hI-mana khisiyA gyaa| vaha robIle svara meM bolA--"maiM sikandara mahAn huuN|" / "aura mujhe loga DAojinIsa mirAkI kahate haiM" -lAparavAhI se usane uttara diyaa| sikandara usake vyavahAra se hataprabha thA, vaha svara badalakara bolA-"maiM ApakI kyA sevA kara sakatA hU~ ?" nispRhI DAojinisa kA uttara thA-"hAM, itanA kAma karo ki jarA dhUpa choDa kara udhara khar3e ho jaao|" tyAga, aura nispRhatA ke samakSa vizAla sAmrAjya aura apAra bhoga-sAmagriyAM jaise dhUla cATane laga gii| __ bhASyakAra AcArya uvvaTa ke zabdoM meM aise hI nispRha vyakti yogI kahalAte haiM, unhIM kA yoga meM adhikAra hai nispRhasya yoge adhikAraH - (yajurvedIya uvvaTa bhASya- 40 / 1) aura ve hI yogI samrAToM ke samrATa kahalAte haiN| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ mohajAla isa virATa saMsAra meM manuSya kA astitva sAgara meM eka bUMda ke jitanA bhI hai yA nahIM-kauna jAne ? para moha evaM ahaMkAra ke vaza huA vaha socatA hai, "saMsAra meM maiM hI saba kucha hU~, mere samAna dUsarA koI nahIM ? mere jaisA koI itihAsa meM huA nahIM, aura hogA bhI nahIM !" mohagrasta prANI jJAnIjanoM kI isa vANI ko bhUla jAtA hai natthi keI paramANapoggalamatta vi paese jattha NaM ayaM jIve na jAe va, na mae vAvi / -bhagavatI sUtra 1217 isa virATa vizva meM eka paramANu jitanA bhI aisA koI kSetra (pradeza) nahIM hai, jahA~ para tumane (isa jIva ne) anekoMbAra janma evaM mRtyu kA cakkara nahIM lagAyA ho| 180 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ mohajAla 181 yahA~ asaMkhya-asaMkhya tIrthaGkara ho gae, asaMkhya cakravartI samrATa isa dharatI para Aye, ha~se aura rote hue cale gae, kisI kI koI gaNanA nahIM, phira kisa bAta kA ahaMkAra ! aura kisakA moha ? kahate haiM, jaba vizvavijetA sikandara mRtyu zayyA para par3A aMtima damator3a rahA thA to usakI mAM pAgala-sI hokara ro rahI thI-'ai mere lADale lAla ! aba maiM tujhe kahA~ pAUMgI ?" bUDhI mAM ko sAntvanA dene ke vicAra se sikandara ne kahA- "ammIjAna ! satrahavIM vAle roja merI kabra para Akara pukAranA maiM avazya hI miluuNgaa|" putra viyoga ke 17 dina bar3I muzkila se gujArane ke bAda satrahavIM rAta ko sikandara kI mAM kabra para phuNcii| kucha dera idhara-udhara talAza karane ke bAda use aMdhere meM pAMvo kI dhImI sI AhaTa sunAI dii| usane pukArA-"kauna ? beTA sikandara !" uttara AyA-"kauna se sikandara kI talAza kara rahI ho ?" mAM ne adhIra hokara kahA-"sikandara ! duniyAM kA zAhaMzAha ! eka hI to sikandara thA vaha isa jahAna meM / " eka bhayAnaka aTTahAsa ke sAtha AvAja AI-"arI bAbalI ! kauna sA sikandara ! kaisA sikandara ! yahA~ to Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 182 pratidhvani miTTI ke kaNa-kaNa meM hajAroM sikandara soye par3e haiM !" aura sikandara kI laMbI caur3I hajAroM chAyAeM buDhiyA ke sAmane nAca uThIM / buDhiyA bhayabhIta ho uThI, usakI moha nIMda khulI-"are ! duniyA ke jarre-jarre meM sikandara soye par3e haiM....maiM kisa lie bAvalI ho rahI hU~ ?" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 66 bhAmAzAha kA tyAga saMsAra meM dhana kA moha sabase bar3A hai / dhana ke lie aneka yuddha evaM saMgharSa hote rahe haiM / dhana kA tyAga karane vAlA - isalie mahAna mAnA gayA hai, cUMki vaha apanI durdAnta icchA aura tRSNA kA damana karake dhana kA virsajana karatA hai, aura use deza evaM samAja ke hita meM lagAtA hai / bhAratIya itihAsa meM dAnavIra bhAmAzAha kA nAma isIlie Aja bhI amara hai, ki unhoMne deza kI svataMtratA ke kaThina saMgharSa meM rANApratApa ko jo udAra sahayoga kara dezabhakti evaM apUrvatyAga kA paricaya diyA, vaha vastutaH hI mahAn thA / bhAratendu haricandra ne ke isa apUrva tyAga ke sambandha meM kahA hai bhAmAzAha jA dhana ke hita nAri tajai pati puta tajai pitu zIlahi khoI / 183 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 184 pratidhvani bhAI so bhAI larai ripu se puni mitratA mitra tajai dukha joI / tA dhana ko baniyA hai ginyo na, diyo, dukha deza ke Arata hoI / svAratha Arya, tumhAro hI hai tumarai sama aura na yA jaga koI / jisa dhana saMpatti ke lie-kaikeyI ne rAma ko vanavAsa dilAyA, pANDava-kauravoM ne aThAraha akSohiNI senA kA saMhAra kara DAlA, aura jisa dhana ke lie bar3e-bar3e yuddha, narasaMhAra aura pralaya hote rahe, usa dhana ke moha (baniyA hokara bhI) bhAmAzAha ne tyAga kara deza kI sevA ke lie arpaNa kara diyA-sacamuca yaha eka mahAn tyAga hai| bhAmAzAha ke pitA bhAramala bhI pahale rANApratApa ke maMtrI the| unake svargavAsa para bhAmAzAha ko maMtrI pada para niyukta kiyA gayA / bhAmAzAha evaM unakA bhAI tArAcanda donoM hI rANA ke vizvasta sevaka va vIra yoddhA the / bhAmAzAha kA hRdaya bahuta hI udAra thaa| haldIghATI ke yuddha meM bhAmAzAha ne bhI apanI talavAra kA camatkAra dikhAyA thaa|* * haldIghATI kA yaha vikhyAta yuddha san 1576, 18 jUna ko eka ghar3I dina car3he prArambha huA aura sAyaMkAla taka samApta hogayA thaa|-dekheN 'cAMda' varSa 11-pUrNa saMkhyA 122, pRSTha 118 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bhAmAzAha kA tyAga 185 haldIghATI ke yuddha meM 21 hajAra rAjapUta vIroM ne svataMtratA kI vedI para apane prANoM kI Ahuti de dI, phira bhI mevAr3a yavanoM ke dvArA AkrAMta hone se na baca sakA / rANApratApa apane bace-khuce sAthiyoM ke sAtha vIrAna jaMgaloM meM ghUmate hue mevAr3a ke punaruddhAra ke lie khUna-pasInA bahA rahe the / para aba na unake pAsa bar3I senA thI, aura na senA ko khurAka dene ke lie artha bhI rahA / sthiti yahA~ taka vikaTa bana gaI ki rANA svayaM bhI jaMgalI ghAsa kI roTiyA~ banavAte aura Adho roTI subaha aura AdhI roTI zAma ko khAkara bhI yavanoM se lohA lete rahe / ekabAra jaMgalI anna (ghAsa) kI roTiyA~ bana rahI thI, aura eka choTI baccI mAre bhUkha se vilakha rahI thI / use AdhI roTI dI gaI, baccI roTI pAkara nAcane lagI / tabhI eka jaMgalI billI ne lar3akI ke hAtha se roTI jhapaTa lI / baccI cillA uThI / rANA ne baccoM kI jaba yaha durdazA dekhI to unakA caTTAna-sA hRdaya bhI barpha kI bhA~ti pighala gayA / A~kheM bhara AIM / rANA ne mevAr3a chor3akara jAne kA vicAra kiyaa| * tabhI dezabhakta bhAmAzAha apane pUrvajoM kI saMpatti lekara rANA ke caraNoM meM Akara upasthita hue - "hindukulasUrya ! mevAr3a kA bhAgya Apake * akabara se saMdhi karane kA nizcaya kara liyA -- aisA bhI kahIMkahIM likhA gayA hai / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 186 pratidhvani hAthoM meM haiM, lIjie yaha sevaka caraNoM meM hAjira hai, yaha saMpatti, yadi deza va dharma kI rakSA ke lie kAma nahIM AyegoM to phira yaha miTTI hai|| ___ usa apAra dhanarAzi ko yoM deza rakSArtha samarpita hote dekhakara rANA kA hRdaya khila utthaa| unakA aparAjita bala, sAhasa aura zaurya huMkAra uThA / bhAmAzAha ko rANA ne chAtI se lagA liyA-"isa mevAr3abhUmi kI rakSA kA zreya mujhe nahIM, tumheM milegA ! tumhIM mevAr3a ke uddhArakartA ho|" bhAmAzAha ke apUrva tyAga ke sammAna meM unake vaMzajoM kA udayapura rAjya meM sadA prathamasthAna rahA, aura usa prAcIna gaurava kI smRti svarUpa nagara meM pratyeka utsava va nagarabhoja ke samaya sarvaprathama tilaka unhIM ke vaMzajoM kA kiyA jAtA rhaa| ___ 'vIra vinoda' (pR0 251) ke anusAra bhAmAzAha kA janma saMvat 1604 ASAr3ha sudI 10 (I0 1547 jUna 28) ko, tathA mRtyu saMvat 1656 mAgha zuklA 11 (I0 1600 janavarI 27) ko huaa| mRtyu ke ekadina pUrva unhoMne karnala jemsaTaoNDa ke kathanAnusAra bhAmAzAha ne rANA ko jo dhana bheMTa kiyA vaha itanA thA ki 25 hajAra sainikoM kA 12 varSa taka nirvAha ho sakatA thaa| -dekhie TADa rAjasthAna ji0 1 pR0 246 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ bhAmAzAha kA tyAga 187 apanI patnI ko eka bahI dI, jisameM mevAr3a ke khajAne kA kula hisAba-kitAba likhA huA thaa| bhAmAzAha ke beTe jIvAzAha ko mahArANA amarasiMha ne apanA pradhAna maMtrI bnaayaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 67 rAjA kA Adarza zarIra ke rakSaNa, bharaNa poSaNa meM jo sthAna 'mukha' kA hai, vahI sthAna rASTra ke saMrakSaNa, saMskAra, nyAya evaM poSaNa kI dRSTi se rAjA kA hai, ataH use bhI 'rASTra kA mukha' yA 'pramukha' kahA jAtA hai / isIlie kahAvata bhI hai-'mukhiyA mukha sama caahie|' rAjA na kevala prajA kI rakSA karatA hai, kiMtu apane ucce AdarzoM ke dvArA usake jIvana meM sundara aura mahAn saMskAroM kA aMkuraNa bhI karatA hai| __ Rgaveda ke eka maMtra meM kahA gayA haivizastvA sarvA vAMcchantu mA tvad rASTramadhibhrazat -Rgveda 101171 -rAjan ! saba prajA tumheM hRdaya se cAhatI rahe, tumhAre AdarzoM para anugamana karatI rahe / tuma se kabhI rASTra kA, prajA kA koI amaMgala na ho, isakA dhyAna rhe| 188 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ rAjA kA Adarza 186 rAjA ke isa Adarza kA pratibimba dekhie ekabAra jayapura ke rAjA savAIjayasiMha mahaloM kI chatapara ghUmate hue uSaHkAla kI ramaNIya chaTA dekha rahe the / sahasA unakI najara sAmane kI chata para par3I, jaise sAMpa para paira par3a gayA ho, rAjA turaMta cauMka kara ulTepAMva nIce utara Aye / unake cehare para eka bhArI viSAda kI malinarekhA thii| rAjapaMDita ko bulAkara mahArAja ne pUchA-"yadi koI pitA apanI taruNa putrI ko akasmAt nagna dekhale to use kyA prAyazcitta karanA cAhie ?" paMDita ne nivedana kiyA-"mahArAja ! isa prakAra kA vidhAna to maiMne kahIM dekhA nahIM, phira bhI dhana-dhAnyAdi se use saMtuSTa kara pazcAttApa kara lenA caahie|" rAjA ne apane vyaktigata koza se 5 hajAra rupae nagada dete hue maMtrI se kahA-"hamAre mahala ke par3osa meM jo amuka ghara hai, usameM rahanevAlI mahilA ko yaha dhanarAzi dekara hamArI ora se kSamA mAMgate hue kahanA-"mahArAja ne chatapara car3hate hue ApakI ora bhUla se dRSTi uThAlI, isa asAvadhAnI ke kAraNa unheM bahuta pazcAttApa huaa| prAyazcitta svarUpa ye 5 hajAra rupae bheje haiM aura putrI ko vizvAsa rahe ki bhaviSya meM binA sUcanA ke kabhI bhI mahArAja chatapara nahIM aayegeN|'' ___ maMtrI rAjA kI gaMbhIra mukhamudrA ko dekha rahA thA ki rAjA ne Age kahA-"maMtrivara ! prajA hamArI saMtAna hai, Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani yadi hama hI apanI bahU-beTiyoM kI ijjata nahIM karegeM to lucce-laphaMgoM ko kisa muMha se daNDa deMge ?" rAjA jayasiMha ke ucca naitika Adarza ke samakSa na kevala maMtrI hI vinata huA, para itihAsa Aja bhI usake AdarzoM se zikSA de rahA hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ manuSya kI khopar3I vizva meM eka aisA mahAgarta hai jo eka nahIM, hajArahajAra sumeru parvatoM se bhI nahIM bhara sakatA ? saMsAra bhara kA samasta dhana, dhAnya aura padArtha usa garta ko pUrA nahIM kara sakate ? vaha garta kyA hai ? vaha hai manuSya kA mana ! mAnava kA mastiSka ! mahAna vicAraka bhagavAn mahAvIra ne mAnava mana kI isa duSpuratA ko lakSya karake kahA hai savvaM jagaM jai tubbhaM savvaM vAvi dhaNaM bhave savvaM pi te apajjattaM neva tANAya taM tava ! -utta0 14/36 -yadi isa jagata kA samasta dhana bhI tumheM de diyA jAya taba bhI vaha tumhArI icchAoM ko pUrA karane meM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 162 pratidhvani aparyApta hogA aura na mRtyu se tumheM bacA skegaa| eka prAcIna kathA hai / eka deza meM nayA zAsaka siMhAsana para baiThA / zAsaka bar3A mahatvAkAMkSI aura sAmrAjyapremI thaa| usane apane bAhubala se dUra-dUra taka ke pradezoM para vijayadhvaja phaharAyA aura logoM se kara vasUla karake rAjakoSa ko bharanA zurU kiyaa| vaha vijayadhvajA phaharAtA huA samudra ke kinAre taka pahuMca gyaa| rAjA ne vizAla samudra ko garjate hue dekhA / usane apane maMtriyoM se pUchA- "isa ne hamAre rAjya kI bahuta bar3I bhUmi dabA rakhI hai, saikar3oM yojana meM apanA vistAra kara rakhA hai, Akhira hameM yaha kyA kucha 'kara' detA hai yA nahIM ?" maMtrI ne AzcaryapUrvaka naye rAjA kI ora dekhakara kahA-"mahArAja ! samudra kyA 'kara' degA? para isase hamAre rAjya ko bahuta lAbha hai !' rAjA-"lAbha kI bAta maiM nahIM pUchatA, kucha kara bhI to denA caahie| binA kara lie ise hama apane rAjya meM nahIM rahane deNge|" maMtrI mauna thA / rAjA ne senA ko Adeza diyA-"samudra ke sAtha yuddha zurU kara do / ' rAjA kI AjJA se bArUda, gole samudra kI chAtI para varSAe gaye, topoM kI gar3agar3AhaTa se samudra kA antastala kSubdha ho utthaa| bahuta dinoM kI lar3AI ke bAda ekadina samudra kA devatA varuNa prakaTa huaa| eka ojasvIvAraNI meM usane Jain Education Internationa
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________________ manuSya kI khopar3I 193 kahA- "rAjan ! yaha nirarthaka yuddha baMda karo ! kyA cAhate ho, bolo ?" rAjA ne robIle svara meM kahA - "tuma ne hamArI vizAla bhUmi roka rakhI hai, isakA 'kara' do / " ?" "samudra se bhI 'kara' cAhie "hAM! avazya ! binA kara die mere rAjya meM koI nahIM raha sakatA !" varuNadeva ne samudra kI gaharAI meM eka DubakI lagAI aura uttAla laharoM ke sAtha eka mAnava khopar3I rAjA ke caraNoM meM A girii| rAjA AzcaryapUrvaka dekha rahA thA, tabhI eka gaMbhIra dhvani uThI-" rAjan ! dekha kyA rahe ho ! yaha khopar3I hI manuSya ko parezAna karatI hai, yaha kabhI nahIM bharatI / yadi yaha bhara jAtI aura tRpta ho jAtI to tuma saba kucha pAkara bhI samudra se kara mAMgane nahIM Ate ...!" karAkAMkSI rAjA ciMtana meM DUba gayA - " kyA sacamuca yaha khopar3I nahIM bharatI ''''?" Jain Education Internationa
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________________ mana kI bAta eka kahAvata hai-dila, dila ko pahacAnatA hai| mana, mana kI bhASA samajhatA hai, mana meM jo vicAra lahareM uThatI haiM, dUsarA mana unakA pratibimba pakar3a letA hai| yadi mana meM bhalAI kI kalpanA uTha rahI hai, to dUsare kA mana svayaM usake prati anurakta ho jAtA hai| mana yadi kisI ko dhokhA denA cAhatA hai, to dUsarA mana svayaM usase sAvadhAna ho jAtA hai / isIlie tathAgata ne kahA hai. saMkappA kAma jAyasi -mahAnihasa pAli 11 kAma-saMsAra, saMkalpa se hI paidA hotA hai| jaisA saMkalpa mana meM uThatA hai, vaisA hI saMsAra bana jAtA hai| isI bAta ko AraNyaka meM yoM batAyA gayA hai 164 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 165 pratidhvani cittameva hi saMsAraH yaccittastanmayo bhavati -maitrA0 AraNyaka 6 / 34 citta hI saMsAra hai, jaisA citta vaisA hI mitta-jaisI bhAvanA hotI haiM, vaisI hI bhAvinI bana jAtI hai| eka prAcIna lokakathA hai eka bur3hiyA sira para gaTharI lie cala rahI thii| usake nikaTa se eka ghur3asavAra nikalA to bur3hiyA ne dInatApUrvaka kahA-"vIrA ! jarA yaha gaTharI apane ghor3e para rakha le, aura Age caurAhe para pyAU hai vahA~ rakha denaa|" ghur3asavAra ne aiMThakara kahA-"maiM kyA tere bAbA kA naukara hU~, jo terA sAmAna lAda ke ghUmatA rhuuN|" aura ghur3asavAra Age calA gyaa| thor3I dera bAda usake mana meM AyA- "maiMne to bar3I galatI kI / gaTharI le letA aura Age nikala jAtA to vaha bur3hiyA kyA kara sakatI thI ? saba mAla hajama ho jAtA"!" yaha socakara usane ghor3A vApasa mor3A, aura bur3hiyA ke pAsa Akara mIThe svara meM bolA-"bur3hiyA mAI ! lA, rakha de ghor3e para gaTharI, AdamI ko AdamI ke kAma AnA hI cAhie, vahA~ pyAU para rakhatA jAU~gA, lA dhara!" idhara bur3hiyA bhI apanI bhUla para soca rahI thI Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 166 mana kI bota yadi usa anajAne ghur3asavAra ko gaTharI de detI, aura vaha nau do gyAraha ho jAtA to maiM kyA karatI ?" ghur3asavAra ko lauTA dekhakara vaha bolI-"beTA ! vaha bAta to gaI, jo tere dila meM kaha gayA vaha mere kAna meM bhI kaha gayA / cala, apanA rAstA nApa !" saca hai, dila, dila kA gavAha hotA hai| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 70 siddhi yA Izvara upaniSad meM eka sthAna para batAyA hai-vidvAna, dhIra, vicakSaNa vaha hai jo preya (bhautikasiddhi) kA tyAga kara zreya (Atma-lAbha) kA varaNa karatA hai / zreyo hi dhIro'bhipreyaso vaNIte prayo mando yogakSa mAd vRNIte , -kaTha upaniSad 2 / 2 eka prAcIna loka zruti hai ki bhakta hanumAna kI sevAoM para prasanna hokara jagajjananI sItA ne hanumAna ko apanA bahumUlya ratnahAra puraskAra meM diyA / bhakta zreSTra hanumAna ne usa meM kI eka mariNa tor3I aura sUrya ke sAmane kara ke use parakhane lage jaise jauharI ratna kI parIkSA kara rahA ho| muskarAkara sItA ne pUchA-"hanumAna ! yoM kyA dekha Jain Education Internationa
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________________ pratidhvani 168 rahe ho ? kyA maNi khoTI hai ?" hanumAna ne vinayapUrvaka kahA - "mAta! maiM dekha rahA hU~ isa bahumUlya mariNa meM 'rAma' hai yA nahIM ?" "yadi nahIM ho to ''?'' AzcaryapUrNa jijJAsA se sItA pUchA / ne "to hanumAna ke kAma kA nahIM ! hanumAna ko to vahI vastu priya hai jisa meM 'rAma' ho / " ekaniSTha bhakta hanumAna kA uttara thA / yaha 'rAma' hI zreya hai / ratna ( preya) hanumAna (bhakta) ko priya nahIM hotA, use to rAma ( zra eya) hI iSTa hotA hai / aisA hI eka madhura prasaMga hai svAmI vivekAnaMda ke jIvana kA / eka bAra rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa ne zrI narendranAtha ( svAmI vivekAnaMda ) ko apane nikaTa bulAkara kahA - "maiM tumheM aSTa siddhi pradAna karanA cAhatA huuN| tujhe bahuta bar3ebar3e dharma kArya karane haiM, tujhe inakI AvazyakatA hogii| bola legA ?" eka muhUrta stabdha hokara narendranAtha ne pUchA - "isase kyA mujhe Izvara-lAbha hogA ?" "nahIM, isase Izvara - lAbha to nahIM hogA / " gaMbhIra hokara paramahaMsa ne uttara diyA / anAsakta bhAva se narendranAtha bole- "jina zaktiyoM Jain Education Internationa
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________________ siddhi yA Izvara 166 se mujhe Izvara lAbha na hokara kevala loka mAnyatA hI mile, unakI mujhe AvazyakatA nahIM hai / " vAstava meM vahI vibhUti zreSTha hotI hai jo IzvarAnubhUti meM sahAyaka ho, vahI zakti uttama hai, jo virakti kI preraka ho / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dharma kA sAra upaniSad kA eka vAkya haitasmai tapo damaH karmeti pratiSThA -kena upaniSad 4 / 8 AtmajJAna kI pratiSThA-arthAt buniyAda tIna bAtoM para TikI huI hai-tapa, dama (indriyanigraha) aura satkarma ! jJAna inhIM tIna mAdhyamoM se prakAzita honA cAhie aura unhIM para dharma sthira raha sakatA hai / ___Aja jJAna aura karma ko alaga-alaga dekhane kI vajrabhUla ho rahI hai| dainika jIvana vyavahAra jaise koI bhinna viSaya ho, aura adhyAtma koI bhinna vastu ho-aisA bhrAMtavizvAsa logoM meM bana gayA hai| __ bauddhagrantha 'dhyAnapaddhati sAra' meM eka kahAnI hai| cIna meM eka 'tAo-bU' nAmaka saMta kA ziSya thA 'cuD.. 200 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dharma kA sAra 201 sina' eka dina vaha apane guru ke pAsa Akara bolA"jisa dina se maiM Apake pAsa AyA hUM, Apane mujhe dharma kA sAra kyA hai, isa viSaya meM kabhI kucha nahIM khaa|" ___ guru ne uttara diyA-"jaba se tuma yahA~ Aye ho, maiM niraMtara tumheM dharma kA sAra batAtA rahA hU~ / jaba tuma cAya ke pyAle ko lekara mere pAsa Ae ho, to maiM sadA use prema aura zAMtipUrvaka svIkAra kie binA nahIM rahA / jaba tumane hAtha jor3akara Adara pUrvaka mujhe praNAma kiyA, to maiM bhI vinayapUrvaka apanA sira jhukAye binA nahIM rahA / aba tuma hI batAo ! maiMne kaba tumheM dharma kA upadeza nahIM diyaa| tumhArI bhrAMti yaha hai ki tuma dharma ko dainika jIvana ke vyavahAroM se bhinna upadeza kI vastu mAnate ho, isalie ina dharmamaya vyavahAroM ko dharma kI zikSA nahIM samajhate, aura maiMne prema, sadbhAva, zAMti aura vinaya meM hIdharma kI zikSA dI hai|" ziSya mauna hokara guru ke jIvana meM dharma kA sAra dekhane lagA, aura prasanna bhAva se caraNoM meM jhuka gyaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 72 dRr3ha saMkalpa mana meM dhyeya ke prati dRDhasaMkalpa ho, aura sAhasa ke sAtha juTe rahane kA jIvaTa ho, to phira phala kI pratyAzA kie binA jo apane kArya meM juTA rahatA hai, usake lie kyA asaMbhava hai ? duSprAya ko prApta karanA asaMbhava ko saMbhava banAnA, phira koI bar3I bAta nahIM hotI / tathAgata buddha ke jIvana se sambaMdhita barmo - sAhitya meM eka dharmakathA prasiddha hai / ekabAra tathAgata bodhi kI khoja meM bhaTaka bhaTaka kara himmata hAra cuke the| vApasa kapilavastu ke rAjamahala meM lauTane ke saMkalpa ne unake caraNa usa ora bar3hA diye the / calate-calate ve eka jhIla kinAre vizrAma ke lie kucha kSaNa ruke| vahAM eka gilaharI para siddhArtha kI dRSTi pdd'ii| vaha bAra-bAra pAnI ke pAsa jAtI, apanI pUMcha usameM DubAtI aura phira Akara reta para use bhaTaka detI / 202 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ dRr3ha saMkalpa 203 " nanhI gilaharI ! yaha kyA kara rahI ho ?" - siddhArtha pUchA / " isa jhIla ko sukhA rahI hUM" -- gilaharI ne garva ke sAtha uttara diyA | ne "tuma se yaha kAma asaMbhava hai, bhale tuma hajAra barasa jiyo, aura karor3oM araboM bAra apanI pUMcha pAnI meM DubA kara bhaTako, paraMtu tuma bhIla ko kabhI nahIM sukhA pAogI!" " acchA ! tuma aisA mAnate ho ? para maiM to kisI kAma ko asaMbhava nahIM mAnatI, jaba taka jIUMgI apanA kAma karatI rahU~gI / " - gilaharI bolI / siddhArtha ke hRdaya meM eka prakAza phaila gayA / mana kI nirbalatA havA ho gaI, aura eka vajrasaMkalpa liyA - "janana-mara gayorahRSTapAro nAhaM kapilAhvayaM praveSTA" - jaba taka bodhi prApta kara janma-maraNa kA pAra na dekha lUM, maiM bhI kapilavastu kI ora nahIM lauTUMgA / aura tapa nirata hokara ekadina bodhilAbha kara siddhArtha ne buddhatva prApta kara hI liyA / Jain Education Internationa
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________________ caritra vaibhava tathAgata buddha ne kahA hai-nAro kA naisargika saundarya hai-zIla ! isa saundarya ko daridratA malina nahIM kara sakatI, bur3hApA curA nahIM sakatA aura duSTatA ise dUSita nahIM kara sktii| bhAratIya nArI ke zIla kI gAthA vizva sAhitya ke karaNa-karaNa meM usI prakAra ramI huI hai, jaise Ikha ke pora-pora meM madhura rs| kannar3a ke mahAkavi vallattolla ne bAdazAha humAyUM ke yuga kI eka bhAratIya lalanA ke zIla saurabha ke sAtha humAyUM ke caritra vaibhava kI eka laghu kathA likhI hai mugala samrATa humAyUM eka bAra dillI ke rAjapatha se gujara rahA thA ki kisI choTe se ghara kI gokha meM baiThI eka sundarI para bAdazAha kI dRSTi pahu~ca gaI / sundarI ke sahaja, snigdha saundarya para bAdazAha mugdha huA kucha dera ekaTaka 204 Jain Education Internationa
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________________ caritra vaibhava 205 dekhatA rahA, aura phira Age calA gayA / bAdazAha kA darabArI naukara thA-usmAna / usane bAdazAha kI prema-mugdha-najara pahacAnI, aura socA "yadi isa strI ko bAdazAha ke mahaloM meM pahu~cA dUM to basa, bAdazAha prasanna ho jAyeMge aura merI takadIra khula jaayegii|" duSTa usmAna ne chala-kapaTa karake usa kulIna hindU ramaNI ko ekadina apane caMgula meM phaMsA liyaa| vaha strI DarI-sahamI, bhaya se kA~patI udAsa huI usake ghara meM baiThI thii| usmAna ne use khuza karane ke lie kahA- "maiM tumhAre divya saundarya kA mUlya karAnA cAhatA hU~, aba tuma kisI TUTI-phUTI jhoMpar3I meM nahIM, kiMtu zAhazAha humAyUM ke rAjamahala meM Ananda krogii| kala tuma bhArata kI sAmrAjJI banogI aura maiM usa vakta tumhArA pradhAnamaMtrI rahU~gA "ennAli torkaNama, mUTala majAnnaurU" / mUrkha usmAna ke divAsvapnoM para kulIna ramaNI ne ghRNApUrvaka thUka diyaa| rAtri ke samaya bAdazAha mahaloM meM akelA Tahala rahA thA, tabhI usmAna A~suoM se bhIgI usa sundarI ko bAdazAha ke sAmane le AyA / kSaNa bhara jaise bijalI camaka gaI ho, bAdazAha cakita huA usa daivIsaundarya ko dekhatA rhaa| bAdazAha kI prema-pipAsu A~kheM aura pulakatA huA ceharA dekhakara usmAna kA dila balliyoM uchalane lgaa| Jain Education Internationa
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________________ 206 pratidhvani use pUrA vizvAsa ho gayA, basa aba use pradhAnamaMtrI banane meM tanika bhI dera nahIM hogii| bAdazAha ne usa strI se pUchA-"to, tumheM hamArI begama bananA maMjUra hai ?" nArI ne muMha phera kara kahA-"maiM eka vivAhita hindU nArI hU~, mere lie merA pati hI bAdazAha hai, vahI merA bhagavAna hai / Apa ke isa badamAza naukara ne dhokhA dekara jabardastI mujhe yahA~ upasthita kiyA hai !" sunate hI bAdazAha kI bhRkuTiyAM tana gaI-"usmAna ! tuma ne eka bAdazAha ko zaitAna samajha liyA ? eka vivAhita hindU nArI kAM dharma naSTa kara hameM bhI apane rAjadharma se bhraSTa karane kA yaha duHsAhasa kiyA tumane !" usmAna kA~pa uThA / bAdazAha ne rakSakoM ke bulAyA aura AjJA dI-"isa gaddAra aura prajAdrohI ko DAlado jelakhAne meM / " phira usa strI kI ora mur3akara namrasvara meM bolA-"devi ! kSamA karanA ! hamAre eka nAlAyaka naukara ne Apako bahuta takalIpha dii| yadi Apa kumArI hotI aura hameM apanA pati svIkAra karatI to hama apane ko bhAgyazAlI samajhate / para, Apa to kisI kI amAnata haiM / hama bAijjata Apako apane ghara pahu~cA dete hai|" strI kA mukha maMDala prasatratA se khila uThA / usane nIcI A~kheM jhukAe hI hAtha jor3e-"jahA~panAha ! Apa prajA ke pitA haiM / mujha para Apane itanI kRpA kI hai to Jain Education Internationa
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________________ caritra vaibhava aba eka kRpA aura kIjie !" bAdazAha vismaya aura udAratA ke sAtha bolA" kahie ! Apa kyA cAhatI haiM / " 207 "yahI ki isa bhRtya kA aparAdha mApha kara dIjie / " nArI ne sahajabhAva se kahA / humAyU~ ke muMha se barabasa 'vAha ! vAha !' nikala par3A / usane mana-hI-mana usa devI ko praNAma kiyA, phira AbhUSaNoM se sajAkara vidA dete hue kahA - " tuma ne apane dharma kI hI nahIM, kiMtu hamAre dharma kI bhI rakSA kI hai aura eka garIba jAna kI bhI ! " Jain Education Internationa
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________________ lekhaka kI mahattvapUrNa kRtiyA~ kalpasUtra pratidhvani rAma rAja nema vANI bolate citra dharma aura darzana phala aura parAga jindagI kI lahareM buddhi ke camatkAra cintana kI cAMdanI vicAra - razmiyAM sAdhanA kA rAjamArga saMskRti ke aMcala meM minakhaparaNAro mola sAhitya aura saMskRti jindagI kI muskAna anubhUti ke Aloka meM oMkAra : eka anucintana RSabhadeva : eka parizIlana khilatI kaliyA~ : muskarAte phala bhagavAna ariSTanemI aura karmayogI zrIkRSNa bhagavAna pArzva : eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana AvaraNa pRSTha ke mudraka : mohana mudraNAlaya, AgarA-2 Jain Education Internationa