Book Title: Pratima Poojan
Author(s): Bhadrankarvijay
Publisher: Vimal Prakashan Trust Ahmedabad
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003200/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA-pUjana lekhaka pa.pU. zrI bhaTakaravijayajI gaNivara / Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA . pUjana - lekhaka aura saMgrAhaka - pU0 paM0 zrI bhadrakaravijayajI garirAvara zrI vimala prakAzana TrasTa ahamadAbAda Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prkaashk| zrI vimala prakAzana TrasTa ahamadAbAda prAvatti-prathama [vi0 saM0-2037 mUlya-ru0 8/prApti sthAna : (1) vimala prakAzana TrasTa, zAMti karmAzayala senTara, nagara seTha kA baMr3A, rilIpha roDa, ahamadAbAda (2) zrI jinadattasUri maNDala, dAdAvAr3o, ajamera (3) sarasvatI pustaka bhaMDAra, ratanapola, hAthIkhAnA, ahamadAbAda (4) somacanda DI. zAha, pAlotAraNA (5) mA. sevaMtIlAla vI. jena 20, mahAjana galo, pahalA mAlA, javerI bAjAra, bambaI zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha jaina pustaka bhaMDAra zaMkhezvara, vAyA hArAja (3. gu.) (7) zrI sUryazazo jaina tattvajJAna pAThazAlA, AratI (sI) blAka naM. 5, jUnA nAgaredAsa roDa, aMdhero, bambaI mudraka : zirIzacanda zivahare phAina ArTa priTiMga presa zrInagara roDa, ajamera Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI namaskAra-mahAmantra namo arihaMtAraNaM / namo siddhAraMNaM / namo AyariyAraNaM / namo uvajjhAyAraNaM / namo loe savvasAhUraNaM / eso pNcnmukkaaro| svvpaavppnnaasnno| maMgalAraNaM ca savvesi / paDhamaM havai maMgalaM / Hawti Khanal Finatan Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA-pUjana "jinapUjanasatkArayoH karaNalAlasaH khalvAdyo dezaviratipariNAmaH / " -bhagavAn zrI hribhdrsuuriH| vAstava meM deza virati-zrAvaka dharma kA prAdya pariNAma yadi koI hai, to vaha zrI jinezvara deva kI pUjA aura satkAra karane kI lAlasA hai, arthAt jise jinezvara deva kI pUjA aura satkAra karane kI lAlasA nahIM hai, use sarvajJokta paMcamaguNasthAnaka-svarUpa dezavirati-zrAvakapana kA zrAdya pariNAma bhI prApta nahIM huA hai, aisA samajhanA cAhiye / TA THAN K : AN. PERS Visit Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA - pUjana anukramaNikA prakAzakIya upodghAta prakaraNa : 1 pratimA pUjana kI pAramArthika zreya : sAdhakatA "akaratA : 2 pratimA pUjana kI prAcInalA 'prakaraNa : 3 pratimA pUjana kI zAzvatatA 'prakaraNa : 4 pratimA pUjana kI zAstrIyatA, vaijJAnikatA aura buddhimamyatA ko siddha karane vAlI praznosarI-prazna 1 se 68 'prakaraNa : 5 zlokAdi saMgraha prakaraNa : 6 mUrtipUjA ke sambandha meM eka jainetara vidvAn ke mananIya vicAra ... 241 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzaka kA nivedana paramopakArI pUjyapAda paMyAsa pravara zrI bhadrakaravijayajI garigavarya zrI ne Aja se cAlIsa varSa pUrva 'pratimA pUjana' nAmaka isa pustaka kA lekhana-saMpAdana-saMkalana kiyA thaa| ... prastuta pustaka meM unhoMne zAstrIya AdhAra para bahuta hI mArmika dRSTi se yaha spaSTa kiyA hai ki pratimA pUjana kitanI sarvocca kalyANakArI pravRtti hai| isa pustaka ko kAI bhI pAThaka samadRSTi se dhyAna pUrvaka par3hane ke bAda isI nirNaya para pahu~cegA ki pratimA pUjana sva-para-zreya ke liye ajor3a aura anupama saphala dharma kriyA hai| jina-pratimA pUjana ke mahattva ko samajhane tathA isa sambaMdhI bhrAMtiyoM ko dUra karane meM yaha pustaka ajor3a sAmagrI se paripUrNa hai| ataH AtmakalyANa ke icchuka mahAnubhAvoM se isa sampUrNaH pustaka ko ekAgratA se par3hane kA anurodha haiN| zrI jinadattasUri maMDala, ajamera ke maMtrI bhAI zrI cAMdamalajI sIpANI ne isa pustaka kI chapAI sambaMdhI tathA prapha saMzodhana meM jo utsAha batAyA hai usake lie vizeSa rUpa se dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| pU. paMyAsajI ma. sA. kA sAhitya vartamAna kAla meM pArAdhakaH varga ko mahAn preraNAdAyaka hai / pUjya zrI ke sAhitya kA amRtA Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "AtmArthI jIvoM ko mila sake isake lie pUjya zrI kA sAhitya kramazaH pragaTa karane kI bhAvanA hai / abhI hAla meM 'namaskAra dohana' nAmaka pustaka bhI gujarAtI meM chapa rahI hai / isake bAda bhI unakI ciMtanAtmaka pustakeM zIghra prakaTa hone vAlI haiM / isake sivAya unakI prakAzita pustakeM jo bhI upalabdha haiM. unakI sUco isa pustaka meM dI gaI hai / saba aisA ciMtanAtmaka sAhitya par3hakara AtmakalyANa ke mArga para Age bar3he yahI maMgala kAmanA / dinAMka 1-2-81 zrI vimala prakAzana TrasTIgaraNa ahamadAbAda Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA pUjana upodhAta samartha zAstrakAra-maharSi AcArya bhagavAn zrImad haribhadrasUrijI aura unase bhI pUrva ke mahAn pUrvAcArya maharSI pharamAte haiM ki "caityavandanataH samyak zubho bhAvaH prjaayte| tasmAt karmakSayaH sarva, tataH klyaarnnmshnute|| caitya arthAt jina maMdira athavA zrI jinabimba ko samyam rIti se vandana karane se prakRSTa zubha bhAva paidA hote haiN| zubha bhAva se karma kA kSaya hotA haiM aura karmakSaya se sarva kalyANa kI prApti hotI hai| mana, vacana, kAyA kI prazasta pravRtti kA nAma 'vandana' hai| mana se dhyAna karanA, vacana se stuti karanA tathA kAyA se pUjA Adi karanA, unheM zAstrIya bhASA meM vandana kriyA kahate haiN| zrI arihaMta ke caityoM ko mana, vacana aura kAyA dvArA vandana karanA, sugaMdhita puSpamAlA Adi dvArA unakI pUjA karanA, zreSTha vastrAlaMkAroM dvArA unakA satkAra karanA aura guNastuttyAdi dvArA unakA sanmAna karanA, yaha janmAntara meM bhI zrI jinadharma kI prApti karAne vAle hote haiM; aura anta meM janma, jarA, mRtyu Adi ke duHkhoM kA sparza bhI jahAM nahIM hai aise 'nirUpasarga' mokSapada ko dene vAle hote haiM, aisA sUtrakAra bhagavaMta mUla sUtroM meM pharamAte haiM / __ 'caityavandana' arthAt 'arihaMtoM kI pratimAoM kA pUjana' kaise hotA hai, isa sambandha meM zabdazAstra-vizArada pharamAte haiM ki Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (ii) "; "cittam-antaHkaraNaM, tasya bhAvaH karma vA, pratimAlakSaNam arhaccaityam / arhatAM pratimAH prazastasamAdhi-cittotpAdakatvAt caityAni bhaNyante / " citta yAnI anyaHkaraNa, antaHkaraNa kA bhAva athavA antaHkaraNa kI kriyA, usakA nAma caitya hai / arihaMtoM kI pratimAe~ antaHkaraNa kI prazasta samAdhi ko paidA karane vAlI hone se 'caitya' kahalAtI haiN| caitya zabda kA dUsarA artha"caityaM jinaukastabdibam / " zrI jinagRha athavA zrI jinabimba-aisA bhI artha koSakAroM ne kiyA hai| usa caitya ko vandana prAdi karane se zubha bhAva, kI vRddhi hotI hai, zubha bhAva kI vRddhi se uttarottara sammagdarzanAdi vizuddha dharmoM kI prApti hotI hai aura isase paraMparA se sarva karma kI mukti Adi mahat kArya bhI siddha hote haiM / prarhat caitya yAnI zrI arihaMtoM kI pratimAnoM ko vandanapUjana Adi karane se samyagdarzanAdi dhAtmaguraNoM kI prApti aura karmakSaya kI siddhi hotI hai, aisA zrImad haribhadrasUri ma0 mAdi ripuMgavoM ne hI pharamAyA hai aisA, nahIM, parantu pUrva ke pUrvadhara-bhagavAn zrI jinabhadra gariNa kSamAzramaNajI, daza pUrvadhara-bhagavAn zrI umAsvAtijI aura caudaha pUrvadhara dha takevalI bhagavAn zrI bhadrabAhu svAmIjI Adi aneka sUripuraMdaroM ne bhI mahAbhASya, pUjA prakaraNa, Avazyaka niyukti prAdi mahAzAstroM meM bhI aisA pharamAyA hai / itanA hI nahIM, parantu mUla Avazyaka sUtrakAra gaNadhara bhagavAn zrI sudharmAsvAmIjI mahA--- - - Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( iii ) rAja ne, kAyotsarga, zrAvazyaka aura usake zrAlAvoM meM bhI spaSTa zabdoM meM batAyA hai / pratimA-pUjana kI siddhi aura zreyaH sAdhakatA ke lie,. isase adhika prAcIna aura prabala pramANa dUsare bhAgya se hI ho sakate haiN| pratimA pUjana, yaha kisI prajJAnI, svArthI sAdhu, yA puruSa kI kahI huI nirarthaka kriyA nahIM hai, kintu sarvottama jJAna ko prApta, niHsvArthI aura zuddha puruSoM ne sva-para-zraya ke lie batAI gaI ajor3a aura anupama saphala dharmakriyA hai / isake aneka pramAraNa isa pustaka meM sthAna-sthAna para dene kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai / inheM dhyAna pUrvaka par3hane vAle kisI bhI samadRSTi vAcaka ko, spaSTa hue binA nahIM rahe ki - pratimA pUjana, yaha ajJAna yA aviveka meM se utpanna nahIM huI haiM, parantu isakA khaMDana hI ghora ajJAna aura aviveka meM se utpanna huA hai / " 3. pratimA-pUjana jaisI sarvocca AtmakalyANakara pravRtti ke lie vyaMga kasane vAle varga ke do bhAga ho jAte haiM / eka prAcIna vicArazra eNI kA aura dUsarA arvAcIna vicArazra eNI kA / prAMcI vicArazra eNI kA varga pratimA-pUjana meM hiMsA aura use adharma mAnatA hai aura pravIna, vizvAzI kA varga pratimA-pUjana meM buddhi kI jar3atA aura use aMdha paramparA mAnatA hai ! ye donoM vicArazra NiyAM prajJAna mUlaka haiM / pratimA-pUjana se hiMsA nahIM, parantu grahista bar3hatI hai tathA pratimA pUjana se buddhi kI jar3atA nahIM bar3hatI hai, kintu nirmalatA bar3hatI hai tathA aMtha anukarasya ke bajAya sarvotkRSTa jJAniyoM ke batAye jJAnamArga kA anusaraNa hotA hai / isa sampUrNa pustakA meM prAcIna aura arvAcIna donoM zreNI ke vicAroM kA pratimA-pUjana sambaMdhI virodha vAlA mantavya Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (iv) kilanA bhUla bharA hai, use samajhAne kA zakya prayAsa kiyA gayA hai aura pratimA pUjana se hone vAle uttarottara lAbhoM kA yukti, anubhava aura zAstra ke AdhAra se ho sake utanA satya samarthana kiyA gayA hai| pratimA pUjana ke pakSa sambaMdhI Aja taka bahutasA sAhitya zAstra ke anusAra prakAzita ho cukA hai / isa grantha meM usI bAta ko bhinna prakAra se samajhAyA gayA hai zrI jina - pratimA pUjana, yaha eka aisA viSaya hai ki usa para aneka mahApuruSoM ne aneka prakAra se vicAra kiyA hai aura usakelAbha DhUMDhane ke lie apanA jIvana lagAyA hai / usake hArda meM jaise jaise mahare utarale gaye haiM, vaise vaise unheM nayA nayA anubhava darzana prApta hotA gayA / isase hone vAle sampUrNa lAbhoM kA aMta DhUMDhanA, bar3e bar3e yogiyoM ko bhI bhramasya huA hai / aise eka gRhUna, anaMta upayogI aura saba kA hI ekAnta kanyA karate raviki vijAra kiyA jA maura usake - lAbha vadane ke lie jivI adhika sUkSma gati daur3AI jAve,. utanI kama hI hai / prastuta grantha meM jo kucha vicAraNA kI gaI hai, vaha Ajataka prakAzita huI zAstrAnusArI sAhitya ko dhyAna meM rakhakara hIM kI gaI hai / pratimA pUjana yaha sAdhuoM aura gRhasthoM donoM ke lie sAmAnya aura nitya dharma hai| isa nitya-dharma meM jitanI zraddhA aura samajha kI zuddhi aura vRddhi hotI rahe, utanI zuddhi karane kI Aja ke yuga meM atyaMta AvazyakatA hai / vartamAna samaya dharma ke viSaya meM bahuta kama vicAra kiyA jAtA hai / bahuta kama aise prAraNI dRSTigocara hote haiM, ki jo dharma ke viSaya meM gahare utarane kA prayAsa karate hoM / aisI sthiti meM dharma ke nAma para galata bAteM jIvana meM A jAtI haiM aura - Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahI bAteM calI jAtI haiM, yaha sahaja-svAbhAvika hai| zrI jina"pratimA-pUjana eka sarvottama dharmAnuSThAna hai| isa koTi kA dharmAnuSThAna aura koI anya ho, yaha tribhuvana meM bhI asaMbhavita hai| usake sammukha ajJAnatA, pUrvagraha, kuzikSaNa, jar3avAda, upekSA prora "dharma-pravagaNanA Adi aneka aniSTakArI bAteM muha bAye khar3I haiN| ina saba se svayaM bacane aura dUsaroM ko bacAne ke lie taiyAra hone kI jarUrata hai| aise samaya meM zrI jina-pratimA"pUjana kI zreSThatA siddha karane vAlA yahI nahIM, kintu aneka "prakAra kA sAhitya prakAzita karane kI aAvazyakatA hai| isa kArya kA eka aMza bhI isa pustaka dvArA pUrA ho, taba bhI yaha *prayAsa saphala huA hI samajhA jaaygaa| isa pustaka meM dI gaI praznottarI Aja se bahuta varSa pahale "prakAzita 'mati-maNDana-praznottara' nAmaka grantha ke AdhAra "para taiyAra kI gaI hai| isameM jo kamI raha gaI ho, to usake lie 'micchAmi dukkar3a" dene ke sAtha, pAThakoM ko ve kamiyAM gItArtha guruoM ke pAsa se sudhAra lene ko khAsa bhalAmaNa hai| karamacaMda jaina haoNla / aMdherI : saM0 1967-pauSa suda 8 tA0 6-1-1941 muni bhadrakaravijaya Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "pratimA-pUjana" 'pratimA pUjana kI pAramArthika zreyaH sAdhakatA' ajJAna kA sAmrAjya aura kuyuktiyoM kA prAbalya : ____ isa duniyAM meM jAnI jitanA upakAra kara sakate haiM usase adhika apakAra ajJAnI kara sakate haiN| suyuktiyoM kI saMkhyA kI apekSA kuyuktiyoM kI saMkhyA adhika hai| samyagdRSTi AtmAoM kI apekSA mithyAdRSTi AtmAe~ anantagunI haiM yaha bAta jitanI satya hai utanI hI satya bAta yaha bhI hai ki jJAniyoM kA jJAnasUrya aura usakI jAjvalyamAna kiraNeM jahAM phailatI haiM vahAM kaisA bhI ghora andhakAra kyoM na ho vaha eka kSaNa bhara meM dUra hue binA nahIM raha sktaa| "zrI vItarAga kI mUrti kI pUjA kareM yA nahIM ?" ___isa viSaya ko bhI bahutoM ne vivAdAspada banA rakhA hai| siddhAntavedI samagna mahApuruSoM ne eka mata aura eka hI svara meM pharamAyA hai ki "zrI vItarAga deva kI ArAdhanA mukhyatayA unakI mUrti ke dvArA hI sambhava hai / isake sivAya anya koTi upAyoM se bhI vaha suzakya nahIM hai|" dUsarI ora ajJAnI aura mithyAdaSTi prAtmAnoM ne isake vipakSa meM aneka kuyuktiyA~ upasthita kara jJAnI puruSoM dvArA pradarzita pavitramArga ko avaruddha . karane kA prayAsa karane meM jarA bhI kamI nahIM rakhI hai| jJAna kI apekSA ajJAna kA sAmrAjya jagat meM vizeSataH vyApta hai, isalie kutarkoM kA prabhAva ajJAnI aura sarala varga Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para hue binA nahIM raha sakatA / eka ora to svabhAvataH ajJAna kA sAmrAjya aura dUsarI ora kutarkoM kA prAbalya-donoM kA milana hone se zrI vItarAgadeva kI pavitra mUrti aura usakI paramakalyANakArI upAsanA se bhI ajJAnI aura sarala prAtmAoM kA mana vicalita hue binA na rahe to isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| nAstika se bhI paramArtha senAstika aise Astika dvArA vizeSa anartha hotA hai : . mUrti nahIM mAnane ke mata kI utpatti jaise bhayaMkara ajJAna meM se hI huI hai usI prakAra mUrti kI upAsanA ko eka hiMsaka kartavya ke rUpa meM jAnane kI athavA pahicAna karavAne kI kubuddhi bhI krUra mithyAtva meM se hI udbhUta huI hai / sAmAnya prAtmAeM svataH isa mata kI bhayaMkara ajJAnatA aura krUra hita ghAtakatA samajha sakane sthiti meM nahIM hotI aura isIlie jJAnIjanoM ne ise samajhAne kA bhagIratha prayatna kiyA hai| AtmA aura paraloka Adi vidyamAna aura pramANa siddha padArthoM ko nahIM mAnane vAlA nAstika jitanA anartha nahIM karatA hai, usase bhI adhika anartha AtmA Adi ko mAnate hue bhI usake prAMzika svarUpa ko nahIM mAnane athavA viparIta prakAra se mAnane vAlA Astika karatA hai, isIlie zrI jaina darzana meM aisI AtmAe~ vyavahAra se Astika mAnI jAne para bhI paramArtha se nAstikoM kI zreNI meM hI AtI hai| .. zrI jinezvaradeva ke satya vacanoM ko unake usI svarUpa meM grahaNa na kara viparIta rUpa meM grahaNa karane meM bhI zrI jinazAsana Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM Astikya kA bhaMga arthAt eka prakAra kI nAstikatA hI hai / prakaTa nAstikatA se jo hAni pahu~catI hai. usase bhI adhika hAni pracchanna nAstikatA se ho jAtI hai / prakaTa nAstika ke lie susaMyogavaza prAstika banane kI jitanI saMbhAvanA hai utanI saMbhAvanA pracchanna nAstika ke lie prAyaH nahIM hai, kyoMki vAstavika prakAra kA prAstika nahIM hote hue bhI adhikAMzataH AstikatA ke mithyAbhimAna meM magna hokara vaha samasta jIvana ko naSTa karane vAlA hotA hai / nAma aura AkAra ke AlaMbana kI AvazyakatA : * zrI jinezvaradeva, unake mArga para calane vAlI nigraMtha guru aura unake dvArA pratipAdita dharma - ina tInoM ko mAnate hue bhI ina tInoM kI sAdhanA jitanI 2 vidhiyoM se hotI hai una saba vidhiyoM ko nahIM mAnane vAlI AtmAe~ zrI jinazAsana ke paramArtha Astika ke rUpa meM Tika nahIM sakatI / "zrI jinezvara deva kI sAdhanA jisa prakAra unake nAma smaraNa se hotI hai, unake guraNa smaraNa se hotI hai, unake pUrvApara ke caritroM ke zravaNa se hotI hai, unakI bhakti se hotI hai, unakI AjJAoM ke pAlana se hotI hai, usI prakAra unake AkAra, mUrti yA pratibimba kI bhakti se bhI hotI hI hai, " - yaha satya jaba taka svIkAra na kiyA jAya taba taka zrI jinezvara deva kI kRta upAsanA bhI apUrNa hI rahatI hai / zrI jinezvara deva kI pUjA koI kalpita vastu nahIM athavA apanA svArtha sAdhane ke lie kinhI dhUrta vyaktiyoM ke dvArA AviSkRta vastu nahIM hai / yaha to bhakta AtmAnoM ke Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke hRdaya kI gaharI bhakti meM se nikalI huI eka sahaja aura anivArya vRtti tathA pravRtti hai| ___ jagat ke sabhI prANiyoM kI cittapravRtti apane 2 iMSTa padArtho ke guNa-dharma kI taraha rUpa-raMga ke prati svAbhAvika rUpa se jhukI huI hotI hai / itanA hI nahIM parantu chadmastha AtmAe~ vastu ke guraga dharma kI pahicAna bahudhA usake rUpa-raMga ke AdhAra para hI karatI haiN| mUrta padArthoM ke guNa-dharma bhI adhikAMzataH amUrta ( indriya agocara ) hote haiM to phira amUrta padArthoM ke guNa-dharma sampUrNatayA amUrta hoM to isameM Azcarya jaisI bAta. hI kyA hai ? amUrta padArthoM ke amUrta guNa-dharmoM kA svarUpa, unake nAma aura AkAra ko chor3a kara anya prakAra se jAnA jAya, aisA upAya isa jagat meM Aja taka khojA nahIM gayA hai| amUrta athavA mUrta donoM meM se eka bhI padArtha ke sabhI guNa-dharmoM aura usake svarUpa kA bodha chamastha AtmAoM ko unake nAma aura AkAra ke prAlaMbana ke binA leza mAtra bhI nahIM ho sakatA / aisA hote hue bhI "usakI bhakti yA upAsanA usake nAma athavA AkAra kA prAlaMbana lie binA hI ho sakatI hai" aisA mAnanA eka bhayaMkara bhUla hai| 'nAma' kI bhakti ko svIkAra karane vAlA AkAra kI bhakti ko inkAra nahIM kara sakatA : nAma kI bhakti ko svIkAra karane ke bAda AkAra kI bhakti kI upekSA karanA to aura bhI bhayAnaka bhUla hai / upAsya kA nAma kevala usake guNoM ko lakSya kara nahIM hotA parantu usake ___ Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dehAkAra ko lakSya kara hotA hai| yadi upAsya kA nAma kevala usake guNoM ko lakSya kara hotA to pratyeka upAsya ko bhinna bhinna nAma dene kI AvazmakatA hI nahIM rhtii| vibhinna upAsyoM ke samAna guNa hote hue bhI unake dehAkAra aAdi samAna nahIM hote isIlie hI pratyeka kA nAma alaga alaga diyA huaA rahatA hai| dehAkAra ke nAma kI bhakti kA phala mAnate hue bhI sAkSAt dehAkAra kI bhakti ko niSphala mAnanA-buddhi kI jar3atA ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM hai| nAma athavA nAma kI sthApanA--yaha zabdAtmaka jaDa padgaloM se banI huI hai| ThIka usI prakAra dehAkAra athavA usakI sthApanA bhI jar3a pudgaloM se banI hai / zabdAtmaka aura svalpa jar3a pudgaloM kI bhakti ko phalavatI mAnanA evam inhIM zabdoM se utpanna asAdhAraNa nimitta-svarUpa prAkArAtmaka vizAlakAya bane hue jar3a pudgaloM kI bhakti ko niSphala arthAt pApavardhaka mAnanA yaha to kSudra buddhi kA hI pariNAma kahA jA sakatA hai| nAma yadi kalyANakArI hai to yaha nAma jisa svarUpa kA hai vaha svarUpa adhika kalyANakArI hai-isameM kisI bhI buddhizAlI vyakti ke do mata ho hI nahIM skte| sAvadya-niravadya kA vicAra: 'nAma kI bhakti niravadya hai. tathA AkAra kI bhakti sAvedya hai'-aisA tarka karane vAle sAvadya-niravadya ke bheda ko nahIM samajha sake haiM / bhakti athavA guNa prApti ke kisI bhI kArya ko sAvadha kahanA-yaha zrI jaina zAsana ko mAnya nahIM hai| itanA hI nahIM ___ Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kintu koI bhI sabhya vyakti isa kathana se sahamata nahIM ho sktaa| adhika sAvadha se bacane ke liye alpa sAvadha ke upayoga ko bhI yadi sAvadha kA kArya mAnA jAya to isa dharatI para koI bhI niravadya kArya nahIM rahegA athavA rahegA to kevala eka hI jisameM hAtha paira hilAye binA zUnya rUpa se (jar3avat) baiThe rahanA yA soe rahanA hogaa| dUsare zabdoM meM mRtAvasthA hI niravadya bana kara zeSa rhegii| saMpUrNa jIvita avasthA sAvadha hai| isa sthiti ko bhakti athavA guNa prApti ke kArya meM prAropita karanA yaha to bhakti tathA guNa rahita rahane evaM rakhane kA hI eka rAjamArga hai| bAlaka jJAna rahita evaM krIr3AzIla svabhAva kA hotA hai| use jJAnI banAne ke prayatna karane para bhI apane khelane ke svabhAva ke kAraNa vaha zIghra jJAnI nahIM bana sakatA para kevala isI bAta para bAlaka ke ajJAnI rahane kA doSa par3hAne meM prayatnazIla zikSaka ko nahIM diyA jA sktaa| zikSaka para aisA doSa lagAnA jaise anucita hai vaise hI sadA sAvadha jIvana jIne vAle bhakta vyakti kI bhakti kI kriyA ko sAvadha kahanA bhI anucita hai| ___mAMsa bhojI vyakti ko mAMsAhAra kI Adata chur3avAne ke liye koI upakArI yadi use vanaspati AhAra kI salAha de to kevala itane para se hI vanaspati ko sevana karane vAlA athavA aisI salAha dene vAlA hiMsaka hai athavA hiMsaka bana jAtA hai-- aisA mAnanA dIvAnApana hI hai| isI prakAra yadi koI vaizyA pativratA banane kA prayatna kare athavA koI cora apanI corI kA kArya chor3akara kisI dhaMdhe para lagane kA prayatna kare to vaha pApI athavA hiMsaka bana jAtA hai--aisA kahanA jitanA nirbuddhi Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrNa evaM upahAsAspada hai utanA hI upahAsAspada yaha kahanA hai ki trasajIvanikAya kI hiMsA kI apekSA jisameM bahuta kama hiMsA rahatI hai aise padArthoM se upAsya kI bhakti kare tathA sarvatyAga-svarupa mahAn guraNa kI prApti taka pahuMcane kA prayatna kare-aise vyakti kA kArya hiMsApUrNa hai athavA isa kAraNa usakA AcaraNa sAvadha hai| upAsya ke AkAra kI bhakti ke liye kI jAne vAlI hiMsA bhakti-nimittaka hiMsA nahIM hai para vaha kevala upAsaka ke svAbhAvika hiMsaka jIvana kI abhivyakti hai| upAsaka ke svAbhAvika jIvana meM hiMsA samAI huI hai ataH vaha jitanA samaya bhakti kArya meM detA hai utane samaya taka vaha isa svAbhAvika hiMsA se mukta rahatA hai| itanA hI nahIM paraMtu pUrNa ahiMsatva kI prApti ke liye ahiMsA dharma kI coTI para pahuMce hue param ahiMsaka paramAtmA kI vaha bhakti karatA hai aura isake pariNAmasvarUpa vaha bhaviSya meM sAvadha se haTakara niravadyatA kI ora adhika se adhika Age bar3hatA hai| apane jIvana kI svAbhAvika sAvadyatA kA Aropa bhakti athavA guNa prApti ke kAryoM para karane vAlA ajJAnI vyakti Upara batAye hue sabhI lAbhoM se vaMcita raha jAtA hai| itanA hI nahIM para paramopAsya kI bhakti ke ekamAtra rAjamArga se svayaM bhI cyuta hotA hai tathA dUsaroM ko bhI cyuta karatA hai| AkAra ko nahIM mAnane kI bAteM kevala ajJAna janya hai| ___ nAma-bhakti yA AkAra-bhakti ko chor3akara kevala guNa-bhakti kI bAteM karane vAle athavA nAma bhakti ko mAnakara prAkAra bhakti ko chor3a dene vAle-upAsya kI bhakti kara sakate hai-aisA mAnanA Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevala AtmavaMcanA hai| nAma evaM AkAra ke binA arUpI upAsya athavA unake guNoM kA grahaNa sarvathA asaMbhava hai| nAma AkAra ke bodha dvArA upAsya ke guNoM kI yAda dilAtA hai jabaki AkAra nAma ke avalaMbana binA usake sAkSAt guNoM kA smaraNa karavAtA hai| nAma aura AkAra ke jagat meM rahakara nAma evaM AkAra kI bAtoM ko nakAranA buddhi kA droha hai| apane iSTa kI sAkAra bhakti meM avizvAsa karane vAloM ko bhI pratyakSa nahIM to parokSa rUpa se apane iSTa se saMbaMdha rakhane vAlI vastuoM ke AkAra kI bhakti meM vizvAsa karanA hI par3atA hai| udAharaNa svarUpa eka musalamAna apane ArAdhya kI pratimA ko sIdhI taraha se mAnane se inkAra karatA hai phira bhI eka choTI mUrti aura usake aMgoM kI bhakti ke badale usake hRdaya meM pUrNa masjida, masjida kA pUrA prAkAra tathA isake eka eka avayava kI bhakti pA hI par3atI hai| mUrti meM vizvAsa nahIM rakhane vAlA kaTTara musalamAna masjida kI. eka eka IMTa ko mUrti kI taraha hI pavitratA kI dRSTi se dekhatA hai tathA usakI rakSA hetu apane prANoM kI bhI paravAha nahIM krtaa| mUrti para nahIM to masjida kI pavitratA para usakA itanA vizvAsa baiTha jAtA hai ki isake lie vaha apane prANa dene para athavA dUsare ke prANa lene ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai| mUrti ke apamAna ke sthAna para use masjida kA apamAna khaTaka jAtA hai| ___ masjida bhI AkAra vAlI eka sthUla vastu hI hai| aisI vastu apane iSTa kA sAkSAt bodha karAne ke badale paramparA se tathA Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaThinAI se bodha karavAtI hai jabaki iSTa ko mUrti isakA sAkSAt bodha karavAtI hai tathA iSTa jitanA hI pavitra bhAva paidA karatI hai| muslima bAhya se mUrtipUjaka na hone para bhI jaise AIMER hRdaya se apane iSTa kI mUrti kA pujArI hai vaise hI koI Arya samAjI, brahmasamAjI athavA prArthanAsamAjI, kabIra paMthI, nAnaka paMthI athavA terApaMthI kA hRdaya bhI iSTa kI mUrti kI bhakti kI upekSA nahIM kara sakatA / apane iSTa evaM ArAdhya kI pratimA athavA citra kA apamAna inameM se koI bhI mahana nahIM kara sktaa| mUrti pUjaka athavA apUjaka donoM ko aise prasaMgoM para samAna prAMtarika vedanA hotI hai| phira bhI jaba AkAra ko nahIM mAnane kI bAta hotI hai taba aisA hI lagatA hai ki aisI bAteM kevala ajJAnajanita hI haiM; vizva ke padArthoM kI vAstavika vyavasthA ke ajJAna se hI aisI bAtoM kA janma hotA hai| padArtha mAtra kI cAra sthiti : vizva ke pratyeka padArtha kI kama se kama cAra sthiti hotI hai; nAma, AkAra, piMDa aura vartamAna avsthaa| vastu kI vartamAna bhAva avasthA jisa prakAra vastu kA bodha karAtI hai usI prakAra isa vastu kI vigata aura bhAvI avasthA, isa vastu kA AkAra tathA isa vastu kA nAma bhI vastu kA hI bodha karAtI hai| kArya - kAraNa Adi saMbaMdha : isa jagat meM pratyeka vastu kA dUsarI vastu ke sAtha kisI na kisI prakAra kA sambandha hotA hI hai / ye saMbaMdha nAnA prakAra ke Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 hote haiM / koI sambandha kAryakAraNa rUpa hotA hai to koI janya - janaka rUpa; koI sva-svAmitva rUpa hotA hai to koI tAdAtmaya tathA tadutpatti rUpa bhI hotA hai / agni aura dhue~ kA kArya-kAraNa rUpa sambandha hai tathA kumhAra evaM ghar3e kA janya-janaka rUpa / mAlika aura naukara kA sva-svAmitva rUpa, ghar3A aura ghar3e ke svarUpa kA tAdAtmaya rUpa tathA ghar3e aura miTTI kA tadutpatti rUpa sambandha hotA hai / isI bhAMti zabda evaM artha kA tathA sthApanA aura sthApya kA bhI paraspara sambandha hai jo krama se vAcya - vAcaka tathA sthApya sthApaka sambandha kahalAtA hai ! jisa prakAra dhu~e ke jJAna ke sAtha isake kAraNa rUpa agni kA jJAna bhI jJAtA ko hotA hai parantu usake kAraNa ke rUpa meM agni ko chor3a kara anya kisI vastu kA jJAna nahIM hotA athavA ghar3e ko dekhate hI usake nirmAtA ke rUpa meM kumhAra kA jJAna hotA hai na ki kisI aura kA athavA to usake upAdAna ke rUpa meM miTTI kA jJAna hotA hai parantu taMtu Adi kA jJAna nahIM hotA hai, isI prakAra agni athavA ghar3A zabda sunate hI pratyeka ko agni aura ghar3e kA hI nizcita bodha hotA hai; parantu anya kisI padArtha kA bodha nahIM hotA, athavA agni yA ghar3e kA citra dekhakara darzaka ko agni aura ghar3e kA hI smaraNa ho AtA hai; anya kisI padArtha kA smaraNa nahIM hotA hai / yaha bAta nizcita rUpa se yaha batAtI hai ki kArya-kAraNa sambandha kI bhA~ti vastu kA vAcya vAcaka evaM sthApya sthApaka Adi sambandha bhI vidyamAna hai / kArya-kAraNa sambandha ko Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnanA para vAcya-vAcaka sambandha ko na mAnanA-yaha ajJAnatA hai / vAcaka zabda nizcita rUpa se vAcya kA bodha karavAtA hai. ataH isa sambandha kA koI bhI buddhimAn vyakti inkAra nahIM kara sakatA hai| nAma-sthApanA ke do do prakAra : nAma do prakAra ke hote haiM, ThIka vaise hI sthApanA bhI do prakAra kI hotI hai| ghaTa padArtha kA 'ghar3A' aisA nAma tathA ghar3A padArtha rahita zarIrAdi anya padArtha kA 'ghaTa'-aisA nAma-isI prakAra ghar3e padArtha kA AkAra vaha bhI sthApanA aura ghar3AkAra kA citrAdi meM Alekhana vaha bhI ghar3e kI sthaapnaa| mUla vastu ke AkAra athavA mUla AkAra kI bhinna vastuoM ke AkAra meM koI bhinnatA nahIM hotI ataH donoM ko eka hI nAma se pukArA jAtA hai aura donoM apane sthApya kA samAna bodha karAtI haiN| hAthI ghor3oM ke pratyakSa AkAra athavA unake citra, rAjA rAnI ke pratyakSa AkAra athavA unake citrita AkAra hAthI ghor3e athavA rAjA rAnI kA hI bodha karAte haiM na ki kisI anya padArtha kA / mUla vastu jisa prakAra sthApanA se pahacAnI jAtI hai, isI taraha sthApanA vastu bhI AkAra se hI pahacAnI jAtI hai| donoM kI pahacAna AkAra se hone ke kAraNa donoM dvArA bodha karAne kA kArya samAna rUpa se hI hotA hai / upAsya deva aura unakI sthApanA-donoM kI pahacAna AkAra se hotI hai| isalie ye donoM eka hI nAma se sambodhita Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 hote haiN| pahacAna, smaraNa athavA bhakti ke liye bhAva padArtha meM nihita AkAra athavA bhinna padArtha meM nihita AkAra samAna kArya karatA hai| tIrthaMkara, zrI gaNadhara tathA anya iSTa evaM ArAdhya puruSa apane-kAla meM svayaM ke prAkAra se hI pahacAne jAte the kyoMki avadhi, manaH paryava Adi atIndriya jJAnoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle maharSi bhI tIrthaMkaroM ke amUrta aAtmA athavA unake guNoM kA pratyakSa jJAna karane meM samartha nahIM the| ve bhI una maharSiyoM ko unake audArika deha rUpI piMDa athavA unake AkAra se hI pahacAnate the| to phira atIndriya jJAna rahita anya chadmastha AtmAeM unheM unake piMDa athavA AkAra se hI pahacAna pAte haiM--isameM vizeSatA kyA hai ? upAsya ko pahacAnane athavA unakA paricaya karAne kA kArya jaise unake mUla AkAra se hotA hai vaise hI anya vastu meM sthApita upAsya ke AkAra se bhI vaha kArya ho jAtA hai| isase upAsya kI AkAramaya sthApanA bhI upAsaka ke liye upAsya ke samAna hI mAnanIya, pUjanIya evaM vaMdanIya bana jAtI hai| yaha bAta avivAdAspada hai| patthara kI gAya dUdha bhale hI na de parapratimA-pUjana se usake guNoM ko to prakaTa kiyA hIM jA sakatA hai : . yahA~ para kaI aisA tarka karate haiM ki "patthara kI gAya Adi una vastuoM ko pahacAnane ke liye upayogI bhale hI sAbita ho para dUdha dene ke liye to vaha Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirarthaka hI rahatI hai : vaise hI upAsya kI sthApanA upAsya kI pahacAna karAne kA kArya bhale hI karatI ho parantu samyagdarzanAdi dharma kI prApti sthApanA se kisa prakAra ho sakatI hai ? isake liye vAstavika gAya ko duhanA jisa prakAra Avazyaka hai isI prakAra mUla upAsya kI upAsanA sArthaka siddha hotI hai|" unakA yaha tarka ajJAnajanya hI hai / isameM dRSTAMta-dRSTAntika kA vaiSamya hai / dUdha dravya hai jabaki samyagdarzanAdi dharma guNa hai| dUdha rUpI dravya kI prApti gAya se karanI hai| jabaki samyagdarzanAdi dharma kI prApti upAsya se nahIM karanI hai parantu upAsaka ko to use apanI AtmA meM se hI prakaTa karanA hai| isako prakaTa karane meM upAsya to kevala mAdhyama hai| jisa prakAra upAsya kA mUla piMDa va usakA prAkAra nimitta rUpa.banatA hai isI prakAra upAsya kI sthApanA bhI vaise nimitta rUpa bana hI sakatI hai| upAsaka jaise upAsya kI upasthiti meM usake mUla AkAra kI sevA-bhakti se samyagdarzanAdi guNoM ko Dhakane vAle AvaraNoM ko haTAkara svayaM ke AtmaguNoM ko prakaTa kara sakatA hai, vaise hI upAsya kI anupasthiti meM upAsya kI sthApanA kI sevA-bhakti dvArA bhI upAsaka una guNoM ko Dhakane vAle prAvaraNoM ko haTAkara AtmaguNoM ko avazya prakaTa kara sakatA hai| kArIgara ko makAna pUjanIya nahIM para hameM deva pUjanIya haiM : upAsya kI anupasthiti meM usakI upAsanA upAsaka ke liye kisI makAna ke plAna ke samAna hai| makAna kI anirmita Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 avasthA meM kuzala kArIgara usake plAna ko hI bAra-bAra dekhakara bhavana nirmANa ke kArya ko pUrA kara sakatA hai| jaba taka makAna pUrA nahIM bana jAtA kArIgara ko vaha plAna hara ghar3I apanI najaroM ke sAmane rakhanA par3atA hai| ThIka usI bhAMti apanI AtmA ko upAsya sama banAne hetu upAsaka ko, jaba taka upAsya jaisI nirmalatA prApta nahIM ho jAtI taba taka, upAsya kI sthApanA ko pratipala apane sammukha rakhanA hI par3atA hai, yaha sarvathA svAbhAvika hai / aisI sthiti meM kaI yaha tarka prastuta karate haiM ki-"zilpI kI AvazyakatA bhavana ke plAna ko apanI najara ke sAmane rakhane kI hai na ki usakI pUjA karane kI / vaise hI upAsya ke samAna banane ke liye upAsaka apane ArAdhya kI mUrti ko. apanI dRSTi ke sammukha bhale hI rakha le para usakI pUjA se kyA tAtparya ? kArIgara plAna kI pUjA kare yaha jitanA aghaTita aura hAsyAspada haiM, utanA hI aghaTita aura hAsyAspada jar3a sthApanA kA pUjana karane meM hai aisA mAnane meM kyA doSa hai ?" yaha tarka UparI dRSTi se jarA AkarSaka lagatA hai parantu tanika gaharAI se socane para usakA khokhalApana spaSTa dikhAI detA hai| kArIgara ke lie jisa makAna kA plAna niraMtara dekhane yogya hai, vaha makAna upAsanA ke yogya nahIM hai jabaki upAsaka jisa devakI pratimA kI pUjA karatA hai vaha sthApya usake liye vaMdanIya, pUjanIya evaM upAsanIya hai / plAna kA sthApya (makAna) jisa prakAra apUjanIya hai isI prakAra jisakI pratimA hai vaha sthApya bhI yadi avandanIya, apUjanIya hotA to avazya usakI Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 pratimA kA pUjana Adi nirarthaka ThaharatA, parantu yahA~ to sthApanA ke viSaya meM sthApya parama upAsya hai| sAkSAt ArAdhya kI upAsanA se upAsaka jisa prakAra kArya siddhi prApta karatA hai| usI prakAra sthApya kI pratimA kI upAsanA se bhI usakI kArya-siddhi hotI hai| yadi mUla vastu pUjanIya hai to usakA nAma bhI pUjanIya bana jAtA hai| aisI sthiti meM usakA AkAra Adi bhI pUjanIya bana jAye to isameM Azcarya kI kyA bAta hai ? pUjA kA phala pUjaka ke pariNAma para AdhArita hai : yahAM itanA samajha lenA cAhiye ki jaina-zAsana meM upAsya kI bhAvAvasthA kI pUjA bhI upAsaka ke zubha pariNAma ke anusAra hI phala detI hai, parantu upAsya kI prasannatA athavA anya kisI niyamAnusAra nahIM! kyoMki jaina-zAsana ke upAsya to vItarAga hone se ve kabhI bhI prasanna-aprasanna nahIM hote haiM, hAM, vyavahAra kI apekSA se itanA kaha sakate haiM ki ve tAraka hamezA prANI mAtra para eka samAna prasanna rahane vAle tathA kRpA rasa se bharapUra hai- itanA hone se jaba taka upAsaka unake prati sanmukha vatti vAlA athavA ArAdhaka manobhAva vAlA nahIM banatA hai, taba taka vaha kucha bhI phala prApta nahIM kara sakatA hai| ArAdhaka ko apane zubha pariNAma se hI tirane kA hai, isa zubha pariNAma kI jAgRti ke lie jaise ArAdhya kA sAkSAt deha tathA usakA AkAra jisa prakAra vaMdana-pUjana tathA namaskArAdi meM nimitta banatA hai, vaise hI ArAdhya kI sthApanA bhI Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 unakI pUjA Adi dvArA ArAdhaka ke pariNAmoM ko nirmala banAtI hai / zrI vItarAga kI sAkSAt upAsanA bhI jaise zrI vItarAga ko leza bhI upakAraka nahIM hai, phira bhI vaha pUjaka ke lie upakAraka banatI hai vaise hI zrI vItarAga kI sthApanA kI upAsanA bhI zrI vItarAga ko kisI bhI prakAra se lAbhadAyaka nahIM hone para bhI, upAsakoM ko to avazya lAbha karatI hai ? kyoMki isase upAsaka ko guNa, bahumAna, kRtajJatA, vinayAdi guNoM kA pAlana avazya siddha hotA hai / doSa nivAraNa va guraNaprApti Adi kI preraNA bhI avazya hotI hai / guraNa bahumAna Adi eka-eka kArya bhI mahAn karma nirjarA karAne vAlA hai, to phira ve samasta kArya jahAM eka sAtha siddha hote haiM, aise zrI vItarAga ( unakI sthApanA dvArA kI jAtI) upAsanA sujJa puruSoM ko atyanta AdaraNIya baneM, isameM Azcarya bhI kyA hai ? Izvara ko vividha rUpoM meM mAnane vAloM ke lie bhI sthApanA ko svIkAra karanA hI par3atA hai : apane upAsya ko vItarAga mAnane vAle ko, apane upAsya kI upAsanA hetu, jisa prakAra mUrti Adi kI AvazyakatA hotI hai usI prakAra jo apane ArAdhya ko vItarAga nahIM mAnakara rAgI mAnate haiM, unako bhI, apane ArAdhya kI upAsanA ke lie usakI sthApanA kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / tathA rAga-dva eSa pUrNa hote hue bhI apane ArAdhya ko sarvajJa mAnane vAle unakI pratimA dvArA hone vAlI ArAdhanA yA virAdhanA se prasanna athavA aprasanna hote haiM - vaha svAbhAvika hai / aise rAgI aura Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvaSI paramezvara kA nAmamAtra japane para bhI apanI iSTa siddhi ho jAtI hai-aisA mAnane vAle unakI pratimA kI pUjyatA (jisameM nAma smaraNa avazya pA jAtA hai) meM vizvAsa na kareM athavA isase iSTasiddhi hotI hai-aisA nahIM mAneM-yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ? ___jo apane iSTa ko sarvajJa evaM sarvavyApI mAnate haiM unakA kahanA hai ki jisa bhAMti vizAla hAthI yA parvata eka choTe darpaNa meM pratibimbita ho jAtA hai aura usa samaya usakA AkAra mAtra hI choTA banatA hai parantu usake zarIra ke sabhI avayava vaise hI rahate haiM usI bhAMti vyApaka Izvara kI pratimA kI ArAdhanA sAkSAt vyApaka Izvara kI ArAdhanA jitanI hI phalavatI hotI hai| ... sAmAnya vyakti ke jie vyApaka Izvara kI kalpanA asaMbhava hai| aisA to usakI pratimA dvArA hI saMbhava hotA hai aura usakI upAsanA meM upAsaka ekAgratA se laga sakatA hai| sAtha hI sarvavyApI Izvara usakI mUrti meM bhI rahatA hI hai ataH usa mUrti meM bhI paramAtmA kA aMza A jAtA hai tathA usa mUrti kI ArAdhanA se paramezvara kI ArAdhanA avazya hotI hai| sAtha hI vyApaka Izvara avatAra rUpa meM prakaTa hote haiN| usa samaya unako choTA zarIra dhAraNa karanA par3atA hai| aisI dazA meM isa avasthA kI pUjA ke lie bhI mUrti ko mAnane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| aba jo loga gokhalA Adi kI sthApanA kara apane iSTa kA vaMdana, namana Adi karate haiM unako sthApanA meM to vizvAsa karanA hI par3atA hai paraMtu isa sthApanA meM prAkAra Adi kA sAmya na hone se aise logoM kI dazA donoM ora se bhraSTa hone jaisI bana jAtI Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 hai / inheM apanA mata chor3anA par3atA hai aura phala kI prApti bhI nahIM hotI / jo sthApanA meM tanika bhI vizvAsa nahIM rakhate ve apane sammukha kisako rakha kara vandana, namaskAra Adi karate haiM ? yaha atyanta vicAraNIya hai / kisI vastu ko sAmane rakhe binA jo vaMdana, namana karate haiM unheM vicAra zUnya evaM ayogya AcaraNa karane vAle kaha sakate haiN| apane iSTa kI mAnasika mUrti kI kalpanA kara, usake sanmukha vandana - namaskArAdi karate hoM, to aisI adRzya evaM asthira mUrti ko vandana - namana karane se yadi phala kI prApti hotI hai to dRzya evaM sthira mUrti ke sammukha sAkSAt vandana - namana karane se apekSAkRta adhika hI phala milatA hai-- isa bAta se ve kabhI inkAra nahIM kara sakate / aisI mAnasika mUrti kI kalpanA karane kI zakti sAmAnya vyakti meM sambhava nahIM hai / itanA hI nahIM parantu usa mUrti kA kalpita rUpa dhyAna meM lAne kI zakti bhI dRzya evaM sthira mUrti ko dekhane se hI A sakatI hai ataH sahI rUpa meM kalpita mUrti se dRzya mUrti hI upakAraka hotI hai, isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM hai / zrI jaina zAsana ke anuyAyI apane iSTa evaM upAsya ke rUpa meM sarvajJa aura vItarAga paramAtmA ko mAnate haiM / ye paramAtmA mokSa jAne se pUrva thor3e yA adhika samaya taka dehadhArI hote haiM, aisI bhI jainoM kI mAnyatA hai aura isIliye inako apane ArAdhya kA tatkAlIna AkAra avazya pUjanIya hai / kabhI bhI deha dhAraNa nahIM karane vAle paramAtmA zAstra - racayitA kadApi nahIM bana sakate haiM | Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 jo apane iSTa paramAtmA ko zAstroM evaM tattvoM ke nirUpakaM ke rUpa meM mAnate haiM unheM apane iSTa kA dehadhAraNa mAnanA hI par3egA / kAraNa yaha hai ki dehadhAraNa binA mukha kA honA asambhava hai aura mukha binA upadezaka banane kI sthiti bhI asambhava hai / apane paramAtmA ko sarvathA evaM sarvadA zarora rahita mAnane vAloM ko yaha bhI mAnanA par3egA ki inake zAstra Izvara racita nahIM parantu Izvara ko chor3akara kisI anya alpa buddhi evaM alpa zakti vAle ke kahe hue haiM aura unake zAstroM kI prAmANikatA sarvajJa evaM sarva zaktimAna paramAtmA ke vacanoM ke barAbara kabhI bhI nahIM bana sakatI hai / jainoM kI mAnyatA : jaina azarIrI siddhoM kI pUjA karate haiM / isa deha rahita siddhAvasthA ko prApta karane ke liye ina AtmAoM ne jo kucha bhI prayoga kiye haiM ve unakI sAkAra aura deha yukta avasthA meM hI kiye hue haiM ataH isa avasthA kI pUjanIyatA bhI jainoM ko nizcita rUpa se mAnya hai | jaina paramAtmA ko sAkAra aura nirAkAra - donoM hI rUpoM meM mAnate haiM / sAkAra paramezvara ko vItarAga evaM sarvajJa mAnane ke sAtha sAtha hI ve use zAstra aura tattvoM kA upadezaka bhI mAnate. haiM / isIliye inako nirAkAra evaM sAkAra paramezvara kI ve sabhI avasthAe~ vaMdanIya, namanIya evaM pUjanIya haiN| yadi ve upakAriyoM kI aisI bhAvadazA ko bhI vaMdanIya na mAneM to guraNavAna hote hue bhI ve sarvaguNa sampanna AtmAoM kA Adara karane vAle nahIM bana sakate tathA upadeza Adi dvArA svayaM ke Upara kiye gaye atulanIya upakAroM ko nahIM pahacAnane vAle sAbita Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 hote haiN| aisI sthiti niSThura evaM kRtaghna kI hI sambhava hai; anya kI nhiiN| vItarAga, sarvajJa tathA tattvopadezaka paramezvaroM kI pUjanIyatA ko svIkAra karane meM kisI bhI sajjana vyakti ko tanika bhI Apatti nahIM ho sktii| ___ guNa-bahumAna evaM kRtajJatA Adi guNoM kI kiMmata samajhane vAle no, aise sarvazreSTha, upakArI tathA mahAnatama guNoM se yukta mahApuruSoM ko sevA, pUjA, Adara, bhakti, vandana, stuti Adi adhika se adhika hoM isa bAta meM vizvAsa rakhate haiM / isa sevA pUjA se una pUjanIya mahApuruSoM ko koI lAbha na hote hue bhI unameM dhyAna lagAne vAle AtmAoM ko apane pavitra uddezya ke pariNAmasvarUpa karma nirjarAdi uttama phala ko prApti avazya hotI hai| zrI jaina zAsana meM pUjA kI phala prApti hetu pUjya kI prasannatA kI apekSA pUjaka ko zubha bhAvanA ko hI AdhArabhUta mAnA gayA hai| pUjya kI bhAva, avasthA kA pUjana bhI upAsaka kI guNa grAhakatA tathA kRtajJatAdi guNoM ke AdhAra para hI phala dene vAlA hotA hai| aisI dazA meM inhIM guraNoM ke zubha adhyavasAya se tathA Atma zuddhi ko prApta karane ke zubha saMkalpa se pratimA ke mAdhyama se pUjya kA vaMdana, upAsana Adi ho to ve karma nirjarAdi uttama phala ko nizcita rUpa se dene vAlA hotA hai| sthApanA dvArA ArAdhanA karane vAloM kI sApekSa mahattAH .... 'deva-guru Adi kI ArAdhanA se hone vAlI karma nirjarA prArAdhya dvArA pradatta nahIM hotI, kintu deva-guru Adi ke mAlambana ke kAraNa ArAdhaka ko hue zubha pariNAma ke adhIna hai',yaha bAta hama Upara dekha cuke haiN| Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 bhAva avasthA kI ArAdhanA bhI yadi ArAdhaka kI zubha bhAvanA ke AdhAra para hI phalavatI hotI hai to phira mUrti athavA sthApanA dvArA hone vAlI ArAdhanA meM to ArAdhaka ke zubha adhyavasAya rahate hI haiM / aisA kauna kaha sakatA hai ki ye adhyavasAya zubha nahIM hokara malina haiM ? bhAva avasthA kI ArAdhanA ArAdhya ke upasthiti kAla meM hI karane kI hotI hai kyoMki aisI sthiti meM ArAdhya kI uttamatA tathA upakAritA prAdi ko sAkSAt dekhane se bhakti kI jAgRti svAbhAvika hai / jaba ArAdhya kI sthApanA dvArA bhakti, prArAdhya kI anu-pasthiti kAla meM karane kI hotI hai taba ArAdhya kI zreSThatA aura bhakti pAtratA, upadeza, zAstra evaM paramparA dvArA hRdaya meM ThasI huI hotI hai / bhAvAvasthA kI ArAdhanA karane vAloM kI apekSA sthApanA dvArA ArAdhanA karane vAloM kI bhakti evaM pUjyatA kI buddhi adhika sthira banI huI hai, aisA mAnanA cAhiye / upakArI ko jIvitAvasthA meM usake upakAroM ke smaraNa kI apekSA usakI anupasthiti meM usake upakAroM kA smaraNa karane vAlA upakArI ke prati kama Adara vAlA hotA hai, aisA to kahA hI nahIM jA sakatA parantu adhika Adara karane vAlA hotA. hai, aisA kahA jAya to bhI galata nahIM hai / vyakti kI upasthiti kI apekSA usakI anupasthiti meM usako yAda karane vAlA usakA saccA anurAgI kahA jAtA hai ! isI prakAra pUjya kI vidyamAna dazA ke badale usakI avidyamAna dazA meM usakI bhakti sacce evaM aMtaraMga bhAva vAle ke alAvA anya kisI se nahIM ho sakatI, aisA svIkAra karanA hI par3egA / Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 ..'hRdaya meM bhakti bhAva ke binA bhI dikhAve ke kAraNa sthApanA kI bhakti karane vAle bahuta najara Ate haiM'-aisA tarka karane vAloM ko samajhanA cAhiye ki yaha sthiti jisa prakAra sthApanA ke liye hai usI prakAra bhAva avasthA kI bhakti ke liye bhI hai / bhAva avasthA kI bhakti karane vAle sabhI hRdaya se va sacce bhAva se aisA karate haiM-yaha bAta nahIM hai / dekhA dekhI, lobha, lAlaca, mAyA athavA anya kubuddhi ke vaza hokara bhI bhakti karane vAle hote haiN| yahI bAta sthApanA ke liye bhI saMbhava hai parantu bhAvAvasthA kI bhakti karane vAloM kI taraha kaI DhoMgI aura pAkhaMDI bhI hote haiM isase sabhI vaise ho jAte haiM, aisA to koI bhI nahIM kaha sktaa| isI taraha sthApanA kI bhakti karane vAloM meM bhI kaI jhUThe hote haiM, para isase sabhI vaise ho jAte haiM, aisA nahIM kahA jA sktaa| / isa prakAra ArAdhya kI anupasthiti meM unake Adara se hone vAlI phala prAti ke liye sthira evaM zuddha bhakti kI AvazyakatA hai| bhakti kI yaha sthiratA aura zuddhatA ArAdhaka kI atyaMta zubha phala dene vAlI hotI hai, yaha nirvivAda hai / ' devabhakti ke liye pRthaka caityAlaya anivArya hai : ' sthApanA kI bhakti apekSAkRta pUjaka ke adhika Adara ko sUcaka hai| yaha bAta siddha hone ke pazcAt sthApanA kI bhakti Adi ke liye maMdira Adi kI kitanI adhika AvazyakatA hai, yaha samajhanA aura samajhAnA bahuta hI sugama ho jAtA hai| koI bhI zubha pravRtti usake lie alaga sthAna binA sthira nahIM ho sakatI haiM / - vidyAbhyAsa yA kalA kauzala ke abhyAsa ke liye vidyAlaya, kaoNlaja evaM yunivasiTI Adi svataMtra bhavanoM kI AvazyakatA Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sabase pahale hotI hai| ThIka usI bhA~ti devabhakti, gurubhakti athavA dharmakriyA Adi karane ke liye bhI pRthaka sthAnoM ke nirmANa binA unakI nirvighna kriyAnviti saMbhava nahIM hai / jo loga skUla, kaoNleja, yunivarsiTI, boDiMga-hAUsa, jJAnazAlA, dAnazAlA, dharmazAlA, auSadhAlaya evaM prasUtigRha Adi ke nimitta svataMtra bhavana kI himAyata karate haiM ve aisA kabhI nahIM kaha sakate ki devabhakti ke liye svataMtra makAna kI jarUrata nahIM hai| phira bhI ve yadi aisA kahane ke liye taiyAra ho jAte haiM to samajha lenA cAhiye ki aise logoM ko anya padArthoM ke liye jo lagana hai itanI bhI devabhakti ke liye nahIM hai| anya sabhI kArya jitane Avazyaka haiM utanI hI devabhakti bhI Avazyaka hai athavA anya sabhI kAryoM kI tulanA meM devabhakti adhika Avazyaka hai, aisA mAnane vAlA varga aise manohara evaM ramaNIya devAlayoM kI AvazyakatA ko svIkAra kiye binA nahIM raha sakatA jahA~ adhika sugamatA pUrvaka devabhakti ho sakatI hai| devabhakti ke liye alaga se yadi vizAla aura manohara caitya hoM taba hI aise kSetroM meM acche sAdhuoM kA AvAgamana sulabha evaM saMbhavita banatA hai / acche sAdhuoM ko gahasthoM ke vaibhava aura samRddhi se koI prayojana nahIM hotA; ataH jaise taise kSetroM meM unakA vihAra nahIM hotA / susAdhu adhikatara aise kSetroM meM vihAra karate haiM jahA~ jinezvara deva kI bhakti ke liye adhika saMkhyA meM sundara caityAlaya Adi bane hote haiM / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki aise hI kSetroM meM acche zrAvakoM aura dharmArthI AtmAoM kA vizeSa rUpa se honA sambhava hai| sAtha hI sAtha isI kAraNa vahA~ saMyama kI surakSA, vRddhi Adi bhI AsAnI se ho sakatI hai / Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 sAdhu samAgama kI sulabhatA kA yadi koI pradhAna sAdhana hai to vaha jinezvara deva kI bhakti ke liye bane paryApta sundara mandira hI haiN| ina mandiroM ke abhAva meM sAdhuoM kA Agamana prAyaH asaMbhava-sA bana jAtA hai tathA sAdhu samAgama binA supAtra dAna, zrI jinavacana kA zravaNa tathA saMsAra se chuTakArA pAne ke liye atyaMta upayogI samyagdarzana, dezavirati tathA sarvavirati Adi guNoM ke lAbha se hameM vaMcita rahanA par3atA hai 1 kevala itanA hI nahIM para sahadharmI ke darzana bhI durlabha bana jAte haiN| pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki aisI sthiti meM sArmika kI bhakti Adi samyakatva ko nirmala banAne vAle AcaraNa kA pAlana bhI azakya bana jAtA hai / mandiroM se sarvadA lAbha hI hotA hai : ____zrI jaina zAsana meM sAdhuoM kA kisI eka sthAna para nitya-vAsa niSiddha hai kyoMki zrAvakoM ke sAtha unakA sneha bar3hatA hai tathA mamatva kI pravRtti kA poSaNa hotA hai / pariNAmasvarUpa dharma bhAvanA kI vRddhi ke badale hAni hI hotI hai / paraMtu zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI pAvana pratimA se adhiSThita hue maMdira ke saMbaMdha meM aisA kucha nahIM bntaa| isa sthAna para sarva sAdhAraNa samAna bhakti bhAva se sadA-sarvadA A sakate haiN| zrI jina mandira kisI bhI varga vizeSa ke pakSapAta athavA anurAga kA kAraNa nahIM banatA; ataH vaha hamezA samAna rUpa se sabhI kI bhAvanAoM kI abhivRddhi kA sthAna banA rahatA hai / sarvaguNa sampanna paramAtmA kI adhyakSatA vAle jina mandira ke Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSaya meM isa bAta kA anubhava pratyeka jijJAsu ko pratyakSa siddha hai| jaba kisI sAdhu kA eka hI sthAna para eka, do yA adhika cAturmAsa ho jAte haiM to aise sthAna para pakSapAta Adi ke aneka prasaMga bana par3ate haiM para zrI jinezvaradeva se adhiSThita mandira saiMkar3oM athavA hajAroM varSoM taka eka hI DhaMga se dharmavRttiyoM kA 'poSaNa karane vAle hote haiM tathA isake AlaMbana se sabhI loga samAna dharmIpana kI bhAvanA ko dRr3ha banA sakate haiN| - zrI jaina zAstroM ke kathanAnusAra zrI tIrthaMkara devoM ke vidyamAna kAla meM arthAt cauthe Are meM bhI dharmAtmAoM kI bastI vAle pratyeka gA~va meM jina mandiroM kI adhikatA hotI thI aura aise tAraka mandiroM ke pAlambana se hI usa samaya ke logoM ko bhI aneka prakAra ke dhArmika lAbha hote the| dhana vyaya ke liye uttama sthAna : . dharma bhAvanA ko banAye rakhane ke liye jisa prakAra maMdiroM kI jarUrata hai usI prakAra lobha aura parigraha ke pApa se upAjita dravya ke sadvyaya ke liye bhI jina mandiroM kI khAsa AvazyakatA hai / dharma ke liye dhana arjita karane kA jaina zAsana meM koI vidhAna nahIM hai paraMtu pApa saMjJAoM ke kAraNa upArjita davya kA sadupayoga karane kA tathA uttama dharma kSetroM meM dAna dekara uttama phala prApta karane kA to jaina zAsana meM vidhAna avazya hai / / paramAtmA ke upadeza athavA zAsana se dharma ko prApta / mAtmA saMgraha kiye hue asthira evaM vinAzI dravya kA upayoga, paramAtmA ke maMdira Adi ke liye na kare, to vaha raMka AtmA sarva samarpaNa buddhi se, paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA ke liye kabhI bhI Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 kaise tatpara ho sakegA ? paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA hetu, parigraha kI mamatA kama karane ke liye athavA gRhasthAvasthA meM udAratA Adi sadguNoM kI sarvotkRSTa phala prApti tathA zrI jina bhakti ke liye maMdiroM evaM mUrtiyoM se bar3hakara suMdara sthAna jagat bhara meM anyatra kahA~ mila sakatA hai ? paramAtmA ke zAsana kA apane Upara atula bhAvopakAra haiaisA samajhane vAle puNyAtmA paramAtmaparAyaNa banane ke liye mandira evaM mUrti para hone vAle adhika se adhika dhana vyaya ko kama hI mAnate haiM tathA isase viparIta dizA meM hone vAle dhana vyaya ko anarthakArI evaM sAMsArika baMdhanoM meM jakar3ane vAle samajhate haiM / prabhu zAsana ko prApta gRhastha to aisA mAnate haiM ki jina bhakti Adi meM upayoga meM nahIM Ane vAlA dravya prAyaHsvayaM kI tathA svayaM ke vaMzajoM kI parigraha bhAvanA kA poSaka hotA hai / kevala itanA hI nahIM para vaha to unako tathA unakI saMtati ko vilAsitA ke mArga para Age bar3hAkara unheM adhogati meM dhakelane vAlA banatA hai / mandiroM zrAdi para kiye hue dhana vyaya se hone vAle lAbha : jahA~ mandira aura mUrti para kiyA gayA dhana vyaya dhArmika AtmAnoM ke adhikAra kSetra meM jAkara kisI samudAya kI sampatti banatA hai vahA~ putra, pautroM Adi ko dI huI sampatti adhikAMzataH aise logoM ke svAmitva meM calI jAtI hai jo dharma parAyaNa nahIM haiM tathA usa para adhikAra bhI aise hI varga kA bana jAtA hai / Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jahA~ mandira evaM mUrti para kiyA huA dhanavyaya naSTa nahIM hotA para vaha rUpAntarita ho jAtA hai, jabaki bhogoM ke upabhoga meM, aiza ArAma meM tathA mauja zauka ke sAdhano para kharca kiyA huA dhana kSaNika phala dekara pUrNa rUpa se nAza hotA hai tathA bhoktA ke liye anartha evaM unmAda vRddhi kA kAraNa banatA hai aura usa mArga meM vyaya kiyA huA eka paisA bhI paramAtmA athavA usake pavitra zAsana kI ArAdhanA ke mArga meM upayogI nahIM bana sakatA / ___ avinAzI aura apAra sukha se bharapUra mokSa evaM isakI prApti ke patha pradarzaka tathA Atma-tattva aura anAtma-tattva kA bheda samajhA kara prAtma-tattva ke upAsaka banAne vAle paramAtmA ke manohara maMdiroM meM evaM ina tArakoM kI sundara pratimAoM meM sarvasva arpita kara dene kI bhAvanA kRtajJa AtmAnoM meM na ho, aisA kaise ho sakatA hai ? aisI buddhi kRtrima yA nirarthaka nahIM hotI parantu svAbhAvika evaM sArthaka hotI hai|| ___ dharma dRSTi se yaha dhana-vyaya AtmA ko paramezvara parAyaNa banAtA hai, vyavahAra dRSTi se mUrti aura mandira ke rUpa meM jagat meM kAyama rahatA hai tathA dIrgha-kAla taka anekoM kA upakAra karatA huA banA rahatA hai| jIvana meM prApta padArthoM kA zreSThatama upayoga karAne vAlA yadi koI bhI mArga hai to vaha isa prakAra zrI jina mandira aura zrI jinamUrti Adi kI bhakti meM hone vAlA dhanavyaya hI hai| dhana ke sadvyaya kA isase zreSTha mArga anya nahIM ho sakatA; kyoMki dUsarA koI bhI mArga isa prakAra kalyANakArI ho aisA sambhava nahIM hai / ... isa rAha se bhinna rAha para kiyA gayA dhanavyaya samyagdRSTi AtmAoM ke mana ko kRtrima evaM nirarthaka lagatA hai tathA unakI Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antarAtmA pukAra uThatI hai ki aisA artha (dhana) puNya kA nahIM parantu pApa kA kAraNa hai| zrI jina pUjA aura hiMsA : 'zrI jinezvara deva kI bhakti ke liye mUrti evaM maMdiroM para hone vAlA dhanavyaya nirarthaka nahIM apitu sArthaka hai' itanA svIkAra karane ke uparAMta bhI kaI logoM ke mana meM eka zaMkA kA~Te kI taraha cubhatI hai aura vaha yaha hai ki 'zrI jina pUjA meM pRthvI, jala, agni Adi ke jIvoM kA vinAza hotA hai to aisI pUjA kisa prakAra upAdeya bana sakatI hai ? ahiMsaka zAsana meM hiMsaka DhaMga para dharma hotA hai, aisA pratipAdana karanA kyA asaMgata nahIM hai ? aisI zaMkA kA janma jainI ahiMsA ke vAstavika jJAna ke abhAva meM hotA hai| jisameM jIva hatyA hotI hai vaha sArI kriyA hI hiMsaka hai' athavA jIva kA vadha honA, isI kA nAma hiMsA hai, aisA jaina zAstra ne kabhI nahIM khaa| jaina zAstrAnusAra'viSaya-kaSAyAdi kI pravRtti karate anya jIvoM ko prANa hAni isI kA nAma hiMsA hai|' viSaya-kaSAyAdi kI pravRtti binA hone vAlA prANa-vyaparopaNa Adi bhI yadi hiMsA mAnane meM Ave to dAna Adi eka bhI dharma pravRtti nahIM ho sakatI : kAraNa inameM pratyeka meM jIvavadha to samAyA huA hI hai| yadi jina pUjA ke kArya meM jIva vadha hai to gurubhakti, zAstra zravaNa, pratikramaNa Adi kAryoM meM kyA jIva vadha nahIM hai ? avazya hai; parantu isameM uddezya jIva vadha kA nahIM para guru bhakti Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 Adi kA hai| ataH aisI dazA meM ise hiMsA kA kArya nahIM kahA jA sktaa| isI bhA~ti jina pUjA meM bhI uddezya jina-bhakti kA hai ataH ise hiMsaka kArya kaise kahA jAya ? kevala jIvavadha ko hI yadi hiMsA kA nAma de diyA jAya to nadI pAra karane vAle tathA gA~va gA~va vihAra karane vAle sAdhu ko bhI hiMsaka hI kahA jaayegaa| sAtha hI lobha Adi kaSToM ko sahane vAle tathA ugra tapasyA dvArA zarIra ko sukhAne vAle evaM mahAvratoM ke saMrakSaNa hetu avasara Ane para apane prANoM kI bali dene vAle bhI hiMsA kA kArya karane vAle haiM, aisA kahanA pdd'egaa| ___isake javAba meM yadi aisA kahA jAya ki ina saba kAryoM ke liye bhagavAn kI anumati hai to isake sAtha hI prazna karanA par3egA ki 'kyA hiMsA ke kAryoM ke liye bhagavAn kabhI AjJA dete haiM ? kyA aisA ho sakatA hai ki bhagavAn ko hiMsA karane kI to nahIM para karavAne kI chUTa hai ? para nahIM, bhagavAn bhI trikaraNa yoga se hiMsA ke parihArI hote haiN| yadi ina kAryoM meM hiMsA hI hotI to bhagavAn kabhI bhI aisI AjJA nahIM dete : parantu nadI pAra karanA Adi kArya saMyama rakSA ke liye haiM, pudgala ke hetusara nahIM isaliye una pravRttiyoM ko hiMsaka nahIM para ahiMsaka mAnA gayA hai / sAdhu dravya pUjA kyoM nahIM karate ? - yahA~ aisA tarka honA bhI svAbhAvika hai "zrI jina pUjA bhaktisvarUpa hone se usameM hone vAlI virAdhanA yadi hiMsA nahIM hai to paMcamahAvratadhArI sAdhu pUjA kyoM nahIM karate ?" Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 isakA uttara yaha hai ki sAdhuoM ke dvavya pUjA nahIM karane kA kAraNa yaha nahIM hai ki yaha hiMsA kArya hai parantu yaha hai ki ve dravya ke tyAgI hote haiM / adhikAra vizeSa se hI kriyA vizeSa hotI hai / dravyapUjA ke adhikArI dravya ko dhAraNa karane vAle hote haiM vahAM sAdhutroM ko snAna nahIM karane kI pratijJA hotI hai jo dravya pUjA ke liye Avazyaka hai / isaliye sAdhunoM ke liye yaha kArya unakI pratijJA ke bhI viruddha haiM / gRhastha snAna karane vAle hote haiM tathA dravya ke saMgI bhI / isaliye bhakti ke nimitta dravya pUjA unake liye Avazyaka hai aura usameM pramatta yoga nahIM hone se anivArya rUpa se hone vAlA prAraNavyaparopaNa hiMsA kA rUpa nahIM hai / auSadhi rogI ke liye lAbhadAyaka hai ataH svastha vaidya ko bhI isakA sevana karanA cAhiye, aisA niyama nahIM banAyA jA sakatA / dravya pUjana Arambha evaM parigraha ke roga se pIr3ita AtmAoM ko usa roga se chuTakArA dilAne ke liai arthAt Arambha aura parigraha ke vicAra evaM AcaraNa se dUra rakhane ke liye vihita kiyA huA hai / sAdhu Arambha aura parigraha ke roga se mukta haiM ataH unako dravya pUjana rUpI auSadhi lene kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / zrI jina pUjA ke sAtha sarva virati ke dhyeya kI susaMgatatA : yahA~ para eka dUsarA aisA tarka bhI uThane kI saMbhAvanA hai ki "pRthvI kAyAdi ke AraMbhamaya dravya pUjana se nirAraMbhamaya sarva virati ke dhyeya kI siddhi kisa prakAra hotI hai ?" Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isakA sIdhA aura sarala uttara yaha hai ki aisA eka niyama hai ki jina guNoM kI ora jisa manuSya kI atyaMta zraddhA hotI hai vaha una guragoM ko prApta karane ke adhyavasAya vAlA hotA hI hai aura use vaha zubha adhyavasAya hI samaya para anaMta nirjarA karavAne vAlA banatA hai| aisI nirjarA se AtmA nirmala banakara svayaM ke kSAyopazamika athavA kSAyika guraNoM ko prApta karatA hai| guNa prApti hone se guNavAna ke vacanoM ke prati zraddhA bar3hatI hai| isa zraddhA kI tIvratA meM jyoM jyoM vRddhi hotI hai tyoM tyoM guNavAna ke vacanAnusAra AcaraNa karane kI AtmA meM tatparatA jAgatI hai tathA AcaraNa kI isa tatparatA meM se bAharI va bhItarI sabhI saMyogoM kA bhoga dene kI taiyArI utpanna hotI hai| isI kA nAma sarvavirati hai| isa prakAra paramparA se prabhu mUrti kA pUjana sarvavirati ke dhyeya ko pahu~cane kA sAdhana bana sakatA hai| itanA avazya hai ki zrI jinezvara bhagavAn kI pratimA ko pUjane vAle sabhI loga usI bhava meM sarvavirati ke dhyeya ko pahu~ca jAyeM, aisA nahIM hotA hai| sarvavirati aMgIkAra karane vAle pratyeka vyakti ko isI bhava meM mokSa prApti nahIM hotI to bhI sarvavirati kI ArAdhanA niSphala nahIM mAnI jAtI / isa prakAra kaI bhavoM taka virAdhanA kA varjana tathA ArAdhanA kA saMpAdana hone ke pazcAta hI sarvavirati bhavAMtara meM mokSa pradAna karatI hai| isI prakAra pravidhi se bacatA huA vidhi ko sAdhatA huA dravya pUjA karane vAlA, bhavAMtara meM sugamatA se sarvavirati taka pahu~ca sakatA hai| kAraNa ki zrI jinezvara bhagavAn kI pUjA karane vAlA inake rAja Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 vaibhava athavA sukha samRddhi ko sammukha rakhakara unako nahIM pUjatA parantu vaha to prArambha parigraha aura viSaya kaSAya ke pUrNa tyAga se sevita anagArapana kI tathA prApta kI huI aThAraha doSa rahitapana kI pUjA karatA hai / isa prakAra bhagavAn kA pUjana sarvavirati Adi guNoM kI ora atyanta zraddhA dhAraNa karake hotA hai ataH vaha sarvavirati ko dilAne vAlA hotA hai / 'prabhu pUjA ke arthI the' - aisA to kahA hI nahIM jA sakatA : aisA tarka sambhava hai ki "zrI jinezvara deva hiMsA kA tyAga karane ke liye sAdhuoM ko saMsAra - tyAga kA upadeza deM, tIvra kaSToM ko sahana karane kA kaheM tathA anta meM prAraNa tyAga taka kI bAta kaheM para apanI svayaM kI pUjA ke liye hiMsA Adi ho to bhI isakA nirjarAdi phala batAveM, to kyA yaha ucita hai ?' 21 isakA javAba yaha hai ki dUsare matoM kI apekSA jaina mata meM zrI jinezvara aisI koI eka AtmA nahIM hai / aisI AtmAe~ ananta ho gaI haiM aura ananta hone vAlI haiM / ina saba AtmAnoM kI pUjanIyatA kA nirUpaNa karanA tathA usameM vyaktigata pUjA ke hetu kI kalpanA karanA, yaha sarvathA viruddha hai / samudAya kI bhakti ke nirUpaNa meM vyaktigata pUjA ke pravartakapane kI kalpanA karanA, yaha bhayaMkara doSa dRSTi hai / koI sajjana durjana kI saMgati se hone vAlI hAni tathA sajjana kI saMgati se hone vAle lAbha batAve to aisA nahIM kahA Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jA sakatA ki aisA kahakara vaha apanI mahattA batAne kA prayatna karatA hai| usI prakAra aisA bhI nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki supAtra-dAna kA upadeza dene vAlA sAdhu svArthI hai|. ___koI sAdhu upadeza dete samaya yaha kahe ki 'sAdhu mahAtmA ke nAma-gotra ke zravaNa mAtra se bahuta lAbha hotA hai aura unake sammukha jAkara vaMdana-namana karane, sukhazAtA pUchane tathA unakI aneka prakAra se paryupAsanA karane meM to anahada lAbha hai" / yaha upadeza kisI vyakti vizeSa ko lakSya kara nahIM diyA gayA hai . ataH aisA nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki upadezaka apanI svayaM kI pUjA kA abhilASI hai| sAtha hI hama yaha bhI nahIM kaha sakate ki sAdhu ke sammukha jAne Adi meM hone vAlI jIva virAdhanA ke pApa kA bhAgI vaha upadezaka banatA hai| upadezaka kA irAdA to zrItA ke prAtmakalyANa kA hai na ki jIva vinAza kA / zrI jinezvara deva to kSINa mohI evaM vItarAga haiN| una para svayaM kI pUjA kI abhilASA kA Aropa lagAnA pUrNatayA ajJAnatA kA kArya hai| pUjA meM hiMsA kI bAteM karane vAle kI dazA : sarvavirati caudaha rAjaloka ke sarva jIvoM ko abhayadAna dene svarUpa hai| isakI prApti hetu ekendriya jIvoM kI svarUpa hiMsA vAlA pUjana nyAyayukta tathA adhika lAbhadAyI hai| isa pUjana dvArA ekendriya se bar3hakara dviindriya Adi kA varga rakSaNIya hai aura paramparA se ekendriya varga bhI rakSya hai| pazuvadha kI pUjA meM aisA nahIM hai, kAraNa ki paMcendriya se bar3hakara kisI jIva kA varga hai hI nahIM aura apane bhale ke nAma para hone vAlA Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcendriya ke vadha vAlA kArya dharmakArya mAnA bhI nahIM jA sakatA kyoMki yaha mAnavatA ke bhI viruddha hai| ahiMsA se cAritrAvaraNIya karma jaise nAza hote haiM vaise hI sarvavirati ke dhyeya se hone vAlA pUjana bhI cAritramohaniyAdi duSTa karma kI prakRtiyoM kA nAza karatA hai| donoM se eka hI kArya kI siddhi hone se ahiMsA tathA zrI jinapUjana utsargaapavAda rUpa bana sakate haiM paraMtu svargAdi samRddhi ke liye paMcendriya jIva kA vadha karake pUjana karane meM hiMsA aura parigraha donoM pApoM kA poSaNa hotA hai aura isase utsarga apavAdarUpa nahIM bana sakatA / prApta kiye hue saMyama ko banAye rakhane ke liye nadI utarane meM lAbha hotA hai to aprApta saMyama kI prApti ke liye devapUjAdi meM pravRtta hone vAle ko lAbha kyoM nahIM hogA ? arthAt avazya hogA hii| ___ zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjA ke pIche guNaprApti, vairAgya, mArgAnusAritA, duHkhakSaya aura karmakSaya Adi AtmakalyANakara vastuoM kA hI dhyeya hai| aise uttama dhyeya se pUjana karane vAlA yadi hiMsA ke phala ko prApta hotA hai to phira ahiMsA ke phala ko kauna prApta kara sakatA hai ? isakI khoja karanA asaMbhava hai| zrAvaka yadi dravyapUjana karatA hai to apane vrataniyamoM kA bhaMga karake to nahIM krtaa| . zrI jinezvara deva kI pUjA meM pazu Adi kA athavA abhakSya padArthoM kA naivedya nahIM rakhA jAtA aura na apeya vastuoM se prakSAlana karanA hotA hai / bar3A jhUTha athavA bar3I coriyAM karake bhI pUjana karane kA nahIM hotA / kama se kama dezavirati dharma kI bhUmikA se nIce girAne vAlA eka bhI kArya zrI jinapUjA meM karane kA nahIM hotaa| ___ ww Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - sacitta pAnI, vAyuvIbhana, agnisamArambha, vanaspatibhakSaNa, kaccI miTTI aura kaccA namaka jisane chor3a diyA ho usako pUjana ke vidhAna meM pravRtta nahIM hone kA hai / isa para bhI jo dhana kamAne athavA zarIra zuzra SAdi ke liye lezamAtra dayA ke vicAra se rahita hai, abhakSya evaM anaMtakAya taka ke padArthoM kA sevana jisane nahIM chor3A aise loga kevala jina pUjA ke liye kAma meM lAye jAne vAle jala, puSpa Adi kI virAdhanA ko hI jo bar3A rUpa de dene meM prayatnazIla hoM to samajhanA cAhiye ki ve mithyAtva se grasta evaM bhayaMkara durAgraha se pIr3ita haiN| pRthvI, pAnI, vAyu, agni aura pratyeka vanaspati : dviindriya teindriya tathA caurindriya, paMcendriya tiryaMca, manuSya, devatA aura naraka vagairaha sthAnoM meM rahane vAle jitane bhI jIva haiM inase, bhI anaMtaguNe jIva suI ke agrabhAga jitane anaMtakAya meM haiN| inakA upabhoga karane meM bhI jinako saMkoca nahIM aise loga pRthvI Adi ke anaMta bhAga ke jIvoM se hone vAlI svarUpa hiMsA kI bAta ko Age kara zrI jina pUjA jaise paramocca kartavya ko dhikkArate haiM, yaha bAta hI batAtI hai ki unakI dazA atyaMta zocanIya tathA vivekahInatA kI parAkASThA ko pahuMcI huI hai| kisI satI ko apane pati ke sAtha bAta karate dekhakara yadi koI vaizyA usakI ha~sI kare athavA tiraskAra kare to usakA yaha kArya jitanA nAsamajhI kA hai utanA hI athavA isase bhI bar3hakara nAsamajhI kA kArya una logoM kA hai| dravya aura bhAva dayA : zrI jinezvara deva ke manohara mandira, unameM pratiSThita ramaNIya pratimAe~ tathA unakA prAnandadAyaka pajana Adi Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 dekhakara laghukarmI bhavyAtmAe~ samyagdarzanAdi zrAtmaguNoM ko prApta karane vAlI banatI haiM tathA paraMparA se deza virati, sarvavirati Adi ucca kakSAoM ko prApta kara sarva karma - rahita | banakara anaMtakAla taka sabhI lokoM ke sabhI jIvoM ko sabhI prakAra se prabhayadAna dene vAlI banatI haiM / isIliye samyag - darzanAdi bhAva dharmoM kI prApti ke sAdhanoM ko zrI jainazAsana ne parama upakAraka ginA hai / jagat meM dayA do prakAra kI hai : eka dravyadayA va dUsarI bhAvadayA / dravyadayAM kI apekSA bhAvadayA anaMtagunI zreSTha hai / dravyadayA kevala dravya-prAraNoM ke uddezya se hai to bhAvadayA bhAva prAraNoM ke uddezya se hai / dravya-prANoM kA jIvana zralpakAla kA hotA hai ; bhAva-prAraNa ananta kAla taka rahate haiM / dravya - prAraNoM ke dhAraNa-poSaNa se hone vAlA sukha thor3A aura kSaraNasthAyI hotA hai to bhAva-prAraNoM ke AvirbhAva se hone vAlA sukha niravadhi evaM cirasthAyI hai / dravyadayA karane vAlA kevala kucha logoM ke kucha duHkhoM ko kucha samaya ke liye dUra kara sakatA hai jabaki bhAvadayA karane vAlA sabhI jIvoM ke sarvakAla ke duHkhoM ko dUra karane vAlA arthAt unako sadA ke liye duHkhoM se mukti dilAne vAlA hotA hai / samyagdarzanAdi bhAva guNoM kI prApti ke uparAMta mokSa prApti ke anya sAdhana bhI jaise - satsAdhu samAgama, inake sukha se jagat ke tAraka prakalaMka zrI jina vacana kA zravaNa, sarva viratimaya zuddha jIvana kA AcaraNa aura paraMparAgata avyAbAdha zAzvat pada kI prApti Adi zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjA zraura bhakti Adi se avazya prApta hote haiM / Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho zrI jina pUjA meM dAnAdi dharmoM kI ArAdhanA : __ zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjA ke samaya puNyabaMdha rUpa evaM karmakSaya rUpa donoM prakAra ke dharmoM kI eka sAtha pArAdhanA hotI hai jo nIce kI vigatoM se samajha meM A sakegA :zrI jina pUjana ke samaya akSatAdi car3hAnA-yaha dAna dharma hai| zrI jina pUjana ke samaya viSaya vikAra ko tyAganA-yaha ___ zIla dharma hai| zrI jina pUjana ke samaya prazanapAnAdi kA tyAga-yaha tapa dharma hai| ' pUjana ke samaya zrI jinezvaradeva ke guNagAna Adi karanA yaha bhAva dharma hai| zrI jina pUjA se hone vAlA karmakSaya : . . isI prakAra pUjana ke samaya caityavandanAdi dvArA guNastuti Adi karane se jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA kSaya hotA hai| prabhumUrti ke darzanAdi karane se darzanAvaraNIya karma kA nAza hotA hai| __yatanA aura jIvadayA kI zubha bhAvanA se asAtAdi vedanIya karma kA kSaya hotA hai| . zrI arihaMta paramAtmA tathA zrI siddha paramAtmA ke guNoM ke smaraNa se kramAnusAra darzanamohanIya tathA cAritramohanIya karma kA kSaya hotA hai| Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhu pUjana ke zubha adhyavasAya kI tIvratA se AyuSyakarma kA kSaya hotA hai| ... zrI jinezvaradeva ke nAmAdi lene se nAma karma kA kSaya hotA hai / ___ zrI jinezvaradeva kA vaMdana-pUjana Adi karane se nIca gotra karma kA kSaya hotA hai tathA zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjA meM zakti, samaya tathA anya dravya kA sadupayoga karane se vIryAMtarAyAdi karma kA kSaya hotA hai| isa prakAra jina pUjA meM puNyabaMdha, deza se yA sarva se karma nirjarA tathA paramparA se zAzvat sukhasvarUpa mokSa kI prApti taka ke sabhI kArya eka sAtha siddha hote haiM / zrI jina pUjA jaisA AsAna se aAsAna, bAlaka se lekara vRddha taka sabhI jise kara sakate haiM aisA tathA anupama lAbhakArI anya koI kArya loka-paraloka ke mArga meM dikhAI denA sambhava nahIM hai / usake prati tanika bhI vakra dRSTi dhAraNa karanA apane svayaM ke kalyANa ke prati vakra dRSTi dhAraNa karane ke samAna hai| apane tathA auroM ke kalyANa ke abhilASI logoM ko zrI jina pUjAdi anuSThAna meM svayaM sammilita hokara anya ko sammilita karanA tathA apane-parAye kA pAramArthika kalyANa sAdhanA, yahI saccI unnati kA uttama mArga hai| Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA-pUjana pratimA- pUjana kI prAcInatA anAdikAlIna AkAra : samasta vizva mUrtimAna padArthoM kA samUha rUpa hai| jitanA prAcIna vizva hai utanI hI prAcIna mUrti, prAkAra tathA unakI pUjA Adi hai / jaina siddhAnta ke anusAra samasta loka SaDdravyoM se bharA huA hai| ina chaH dravyoM meM pA~ca amUrta haiM va eka mUrta / ina amUrta dravyoM kA bhI koI AkAra vizeSa mAnA gayA hai / yAvat pAlokAkAza athavA jahA~ kevala eka AkAza dravya hI hai usako bhI gole jaise AkAra vAlA mAnA gayA hai| ___jaise amUrta dravyoM kA AkAra mAnA hai vaise hI amUrta dravyoM ke jJAna ko bhI AkArayukta mAnA gayA hai / amUrta dravyoM kI jAnakArI bhI mUrta dravyoM dvArA hI hotI hai / isa prakAra AkAra evam mUrti ko mAnane kA itihAsa kisI kAla vizeSa kA nahIM para vizva ke astitva taka ke sarvakAla ke liye sarjita hai| mUrti kA vizvavyApaka siddhAnta : mUrti, prAkRti, pratimA, pratibiMba, AkAra, plAna, nakzA, citra, phoTo-ye sabhI eka hI artha ke sUcaka zabda haiN| kisI na kisI prakAra se ina AkAroM ko Adara diye binA kisI kA kAma nahIM cltaa| eka bAlaka se lagAkara bar3e jJAnI taka Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 . sabhI ko apane abhISTa kI siddhi ke liye sarva prathama mUrti kI hI AvazyakatA hotI hai| dhArmika, vyavahArika athavA vaijJAnika, kisI bhI kSetra meM mUrti ke AkAra ko mAne binA nahIM cltaa| mUrti evaM AkAra ko mAnane kA siddhAnta vizva vyApaka hai| suvarNa aura usameM rahane vAle pIlepana ko tathA ratna aura usameM basI huI kAMti ko jisa prakAra kabhI alaga nahIM kiyA jA sakatA vaise hI vizva se usake AkAra kI mUrti ko bhI pRthaka nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| samasta vizva kI prakRti hI isa taraha mUrti evaM AkAra ko dhAraNa karane vAlI hai| aisI dazA meM mUrti ko nahIM mAnanA eka prakAra se vizva kI prakRti kA hI khUna karane ke barAbara hai| mUrti pUjA kI parama AvazyakatA : mumukSumAtra kA aMtima dhyeya janma, jarA aura maraNa Adi duHkhoM kA anta kara akSaya sukha ko prApta karanA hai| isa mahAn kArya kI siddhi ke liye sarva prathama AvazyakatA zreSTha sAdhanoM ko prApta karane kI hai| caMcala citta, ucchRkhala iMdriyAM, viSama viSayoM evaM kaTu kaSAyoM para vijaya prApta ho sake, aisA uttama sAdhana zukla dhyAnAvasthita aura zAMta mudrAyukta zrI jinezvara prabhu kI manohara pratimA se bar3hakara dUsarA koI bhI nahIM hai bhale hI vaha mUrti phira patthara, lakar3I, dhAtu, miTTI, retI yA kisI bhI padArtha kI banI ho / Izvara kI upAsanA yadi dharma kA eka mukhya aMga hai to usakI siddhi ke liye mUrti kI AvazyakatA se koI bhI inkAra ___ Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41 nahIM kara sktaa| kisI bhI nirAkAra vastu kI upAsanA mUrti ke abhAva meM asambhava hai, isako sabhI dharmAvalambI mAnate haiN| ataH Izvara ke prati zraddhA, bhakti tathA usake astitva kA vizvAsa banAye rakhane ke liye mUrti pUjA kI parama AvazyakatA hai| guNa pUjA ke liye bhI AkAra jarUrI hai : yahA~ koI aisA prazna kare yaha sambhava hai ki.. "Izvara kI upAsanA hetu jar3a mUrti kA AlaMbana lene kI apekSA unake svayaM ke guNoM kA AlaMbana lenA kyA burA hai ?" parantu yaha prazna kama samajha kA hai| Izvara jisa prakAra nirAkAra hai usI prakAra Izvara ke guNa bhI nirAkAra haiN| Izvara tathA usake guNoM kA jaba koI AkAra nahIM to alpa buddhi jIva usakI upAsanA kisa prakAra kara sakate haiM ? alpajJa jIvoM ko upAsanA meM lIna karane ke liye sAkAra, iMdriyagocara. tathA dRzya padArthoM kI AvazyakatA rahegI hii| phira kisI kA aisA bhI kahanA saMbhava hai ki hama Izvara athavA Izvara ke nirAkAra guNoM kI apane manamaMdira meM mAnasika kalpanA dvArA upasanA kara leNge| aisI 'sthiti meM pASANIya maMdira-mUrti kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? para aisA kahanA bhI ajJAnatA hai / manomaMdira meM nirAkAra Izvara kI kalpanA bhI sAkAra hI banane vAlI hai jaise ki aSTa mahApratihArya se vibhUSita, kevalajJAnAdi anaMta catuSTaya se yukta, samavasaraNa meM birAjamAna bhagavAn jinezvara mahArAja kI dharma dezanA samaya kI avsthaa| isa avasthA kI kalpanA nirAkAra nahIM para sAkAra hai| Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 maMdira aura mUrti ke mAnane vAle bhI isa kalpanA ko hI mUrta svarUpa pradAna karake upAsanA karate haiM / kalpanA karake athavA sAkSAt mUrti banAkara upAsanA karanA, donoM kA dhyeya eka hI hai / itanA aMtara avazya hai ki kAlpanika manomaMdira kSaraNasthAyI hai jaba ki sAkSAt maMdira tathA mUrti cirasthAyI hai / sarvazreSTha to yaha hai ki cirasthAyI dRzya maMdiroM meM jAkara bhagavAn kI zAMta mudrAyukta mUrti kI bhaktibhAva pUrvaka pUjAarcanA karake AtmakalyANa karanA, para kSaraNa vidhvaMsI kAlpanika aura adRzya mUrti mAtra se saMtoSa nahIM mAna lenA kyoMki aise saMtoSa meM spaSTa rUpa se bhakti kI kamI rahatI hai / mUrti kA zubhAvaha AlaMbana : itane vivecana se yaha spaSTa ho gayA hogA ki jitanI prAcInatA saMsAra ke itihAsa kI hai utanI hI prAcInatA mUrti pUMjA kI hai / isIliye vizva ke itihAsa ke sAtha hI saMsArI jIvoM ke kalyANArtha parama Avazyaka mUrti pUjA kA itihAsa bhI prApta hotA hai / jIvoM ke kalyANa aura mUrti pUjA, donoM kA paraspara ghaniSTa saMbaMdha hai / parama puruSoM kI mUrtiyoM ke zubhAvaha AlaMbana se saMsArI AtmAoM kI pApavAsanA maMda par3atI hai, viSaya - kaSAya kA vega ghaTatA hai, AraMbha - parigraha ke tyAga kI bhAvanA kA janma hotA hai, sanmArga kI ora agrasaratA sthAyI banatI hai aura sadA ucca guNoM kA Adarza milatA rahatA hai / mUrti pUjA kA virodha utpanna hone kA kAraraNa : mUrti pUjA prAcIna tathA kalyANakArI hone para bhI usakA virodha kaba se, kisake dvArA aura kisa kAraNa se huA, isakA Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 itihAsa bhI jAnanA Avazyaka hai / vizvasta tathyoM se yaha siddha hotA hai ki vikrama kI 7 vIM zatAbdI pUrva samasta saMsAra mUrti pUjA kA upAsaka thaa| sarvaprathama lagabhaga 1300 se 1400 varSa pUrva mUrti pUjA ke viruddha AvAja paigambara mahammada ne arabistAna meM uThAI thI kyoMki usa deza meM mUrti pUjA ke nAma para atyAcAra bahuta bar3ha gaye the| sira ke bAla bar3ha jAne se sira ko hI kATa DAlane kI kriyA jitanI avyavahArika hai utanA hI avyavahArika thA atyAcAra kA virodha karane ke bajAya mUrti pUjA kA virodha karanA / paigambara mahammada ne yaha virodha kisI bhI pramANa ke AdhAra para nahIM para talavAra ke bala para kiyaa| __ kevala prArya prajA meM hI nahIM para pAzcAtya dezoM meM bhI mUrti pUjA kA bahuta pracAra thA, aise aitihAsika pramANa upalabdha haiM / AsTreliyA meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI mUrti, amerikA meM tAmramaya siddhacakra kA gaTTA, maMgoliyA meM aneka bhagna mUrtiyoM ke avazeSa tathA makkA madInA meM jaina maMdira (jo hAla hI meM vahA~ se badala diyA gayA hai) Adi mUrti pUjA ke pramANa haiN| vyaktigata rUpa se koI mUrti pUjA ko nahIM mAne, yaha alaga bAta hai paraMtu dezATana karane vAloM kI jAnakArI se yaha bAta chipI huI nahIM hai ki Aja bhI jagat meM aisA pradeza khojane para bhI nahIM mila sakatA ki jahA~ mUrti pUjA kA pracAra na ho| muslima mat kI utpatti ke bAda musalamAnoM ne bhAratavarSa para kaI AkramaNa kiye aura dharmAMdhatA ke kAraNa isa deza ke Adarza maMdira-mUrtiyoM ko tathA zilpa-kalAoM ko naSTa-bhraSTa kiyaa| Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 phira bhI 15 vIM zatAbdI taka prArya prajA para muslima saMskRti kA thor3A bhI prabhAva nahIM par3A / vikrama kI 13 vIM zatAbdI meM dillI para muslima sattA kA zAsana huA / sattA ke mada meM Akara ve aneka maMdira evaM ajJAna logoM ko hindU dharma se bhraSTa karane lage phira bhI unheM pUrNa saphalatA nahIM milii| thor3e bahuta jo vidharmI baneM ve bhI adhikAMza svArthI aura dharma se anabhijJa loga the / aisI vikaTa sthiti meM bhI bhAratIya dharmavIroM para anArya saMskRti kA koI bhI prabhAva nahIM par3A / vikrama kI 14 vIM sadI meM dillI, mAlavA aura gujarAta kI bhUmi para muslimoM kI sattA kA Adhipatya huA aura unhoMne vahA~ kI zilpakalA aura maMdiroM kA nAza kiyA, vidharmI nahIM banane vAloM kI sampatti ko laTA tathA unheM prAraNa daNDa diyA / taba taka bhI dharmavIroM para anArya saMskRti kA jarA bhI prabhAva nahIM par3A para isake viparIta pratispardhA ke kAraNa dharma evaM mUrti pUjA para kA vizvAsa aura bhaktibhAva bar3hatA hI gayA / zilAlekhoM para se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki aisI vikaTa paristhiti ke samaya meM bhI purAne maMdiroM ke nAza kI apekSA naye maMdira adhika saMkhyA meM bane / udAharaNa svarUpa vi. saM. 136e meM musalamAnoM ne zatruMjaya ke sabhI maMdiroM kA nAza kiyA aura 1371 meM zreSThI samarasiMha ne karor3oM kA dravya kharca karake puna: zatru jaya para svargavimAna samAna maMdiroM kA nirmANa karavA liyA / vikrama kI 16 vIM sadI bhAratavarSa ke liye mahAduHkha evaM bhayaMkara kalaMka rUpa sAbita huI / anArya saMskRti kA doSapUrNa Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 prabhAva aneka vyaktiyoM para par3a cukA thA tathA aneka ajJAna vyaktiyoM ne anArya saMskRti kA aMdha anukaraNa kara binA kucha soce samajhe Arya maMdira evaM mUrtiyoM kI ora krUra dRSTi se dekhanA prArambha kara diyA thA / zvetAmbara jainoM meM loMkAzA, digambara jainoM meM tAraNasvAmI, sikkhoM meM guru nAnaka, julAhoM meM kabIra, vaiSNavoM meM rAmacaraNa tathA aMgrejoM meM mArTina lUthara Adi logoM ne binA soce samajhe saMskRti ke AdhAra staMbha rUpa maMdira aura mUrtiyoM ke viruddha AvAja uThAnA zurU kara diyA thA / 'Izvara kI upAsanA ke liye ina jar3a padArthoM kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, aisA kahakara mUrtiyoM dvArA apane iSTa devoM kI upAsanA karane vAloM ko unhoMne AtmakalyANa ke mArga se haTA diyA thA / zvetAmbara jainoM kA loMkAzA ke sAtha saMbandha hai / loMkAzA ke jIvana ke viSaya meM bhinna bhinna lekhakoM ke alaga alaga ullekha milate haiM parantu loMkAzA kA jaina sAdhu ke dvArA apamAna huA, isa viSaya meM sabhI ekamata haiM / eka ora usakA apamAna tathA dUsarI ora musalamAnoM kA sahayoga loMkAzA ko kartavyacyuta karane vAlA siddha huA / vi. saM. 1544 ke AsapAsa hue upAdhyAya zrI kamalasaMyamo siddhAnta caupAI meM likhate haiM ki phirojakhAna nAmakA bAdazAha mandiroM aura pauSadhazAlAoM ko dhvaMsa kara jinamata ko kaSTa pahu~cAtA thA / duSama kAla ke prabhAva se bukhAra ke sAtha siradarda kI taraha, loMkAzA ko usakA sahayoga mila gayA / praveza meM aMdhA insAna kyA kyA kukarma nahIM karatA ? isa viSaya meM jamAli aura gozAlA ke dRSTAMta prasiddha haiM / krodhAveza Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM AyA loMkAzA musalamAna saiyadoM ke vacanoM para vizvAsa kara apane dharma se cyuta huA / isase pUrva loMkAzA trikAla zrI jinapUjA karatA thA, aisA ullekha milatA hai| para sAdhuoM dvArA apamAnita hone ke bAda agni meM ghI kI bhAMti use saiyadoM kA saMyoga mila gayA tathA saiyadoM ne usase mandira aura mUrti chur3avA diye / taba se vaha pUjana kArya ko nirarthaka mAnane lgaa| saiyadoM ne usako kahA ki-'Izvara to mukti meM hai tathA gandagI se dUra hai to isake liye mUrtiyoM kI, mandiroM kI tathA snAna vilepana kI kyA jarUrata hai ?" loMkAzA ko yaha bAta pUrNa satya lgii| mithyAtva ke udaya se aisI jhUThI bAteM bhI kaI bAra hRdaya meM isa prakAra ghara kara jAtI haiM ki usake sammukha phira aneka yuktiyA~, Agama athavA itihAsa Adi ke pramANa bhI rakhane meM Ave to bhI ve nikala nahIM paatiiN| aura isI kAraNa aneka naye nikalane vAle paMthoM aura matoM kI taraha loMkAzA ne bhI apanA mata khar3A kara diyaa| lokAzA ne kevala mUrti pUjA kA hI virodha nahIM kiyA para jaina Agama, jaina saMskRti, sAmAyika pratikramaNa, dAna, deva pUjA tathA pratyAkhyAna Adi kA bhI virodha kiyaa| antima avasthA meM ise apane duSkRtyoM kA pazcAtApa bhI huA hai| isakA pramANa yaha hai ki unhoMne sAmAyika-pauSadha-pratikramaNa Adi kriyAoM ko Adara sUcaka sthAna diyA aura bAda meM dAna dene kI bhI chaTa dii| isake pazcAta meghajI RSi Adi ne isa mata kA sadaMtara tyAga kara punaH jaina dIkSA ko svIkAra kiyA hai tathA vaha mUrti pUjA ke samarthaka evaM pracAraka bane / loMkAgacchIya prAcAryoM ne mandiroM tathA mUrtioM kI pratiSThA karavAI tathA Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 apane upAzraya meM bhI pratimAoM kI sthApanA kara mUrtiyoM kI upAsanA kI hai| loMkAgaccha kA eka bhI upAzraya aisA nahIM thA jahA~ zrI vItarAga prabhu kI mUrti na ho| parantu vikrama kI 18 vIM sadI meM yati dharmasiMha aura lavajI RSi-donoM ne loMkAgaccha se alaga hokara punaH mUrti ke viruddha vidroha khar3A kiyaa| loMkAgaccha ke zrIpUjyoM ne donoM ko gaccha se bAhara kara diyA para una donoM ke dvArA pracArita mata cala pdd'aa| isa naye mata ko "hU~Dhaka mata" kA upanAma milaa| isa saMpradAya kA dUsarA nAma "sAdhu mArgI" athavA "sthAnakavAsI" pdd'aa| ina DhUDhiyoM aura lokAzA ke anuyAyiyoM meM kriyA aura zraddhA meM dina rAta jaisA aMtara hai| sthAnakamArgI yAnI DhUDhaka lavajI RSi ke anuyAyI haiN| sthAnakavAsI samAja kI utpatti kA yaha saMkSipta itihAsa hai / Aja unameM se bhI bahutoM ne mUrti pUjA kI AvazyakatA aura hitakAritA ko svIkAra kiyA hai| isa prakAra mUrti pUjA kA astitva sanAtana kAla kA hai / sabhI suvihita prAcAryoM ne isa vidhAna ko prAdara dekara jaina samAja para bar3A upakAra kiyA hai / mUrti pUjA ke virodhI bhI mUrti pUjA ko mAnate haiMisake udAharaNa : mUrti pUjA kA sarva prathama virodhI mahammada hai parantu usake anuyAyI bhI apanI masjidoM meM pIroM kI AkRtiyA~ banAkara puSpa-dhUpAdi se pUjate haiM, tAjIyA banAkara usake Age ___ Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 ronA-pITanA karate haiM tathA yAtrA ke liye makkA madInA jAkara vahA~ eka kAle patthara ko cumbana karate haiM tathA aisA mAnate haiM ki isase pApa naSTa hote haiM / __ mUrti pUjA nahIM mAnane vAle IsAI sUlI para laTakatI IsAmasIha kI mUrti aura kraoNsa sthApita kara apane carca meM use pUjyabhAva se dekhate haiM, dravya bhAva se pUjA karate haiM tathA puSpahAra car3hAte haiN| kabIra, nAnaka, rAmacaraNa Adi mUrti virodhiyoM ke anuyAyI apane apane pUjya puruSoM kI samAdhiyA~ banAkara pUjate haiM / samAdhiyoM ke darzanArtha bhakta loga dUra dUra se Ate haiM tathA puSpAdi padArtha car3hA kara apanI zraddhA vyakta karate haiN| sthAnakavAsI varga apane pUjyoM kI samAdhi, pAdukA, mUrti, citra Adi banAkara upAsanA karate haiM, darzana hetu dUra dUra se Ate haiM tathA darzana kara apane ko kRtakRtya mAnate haiN| koI bhI paMtha, mata, saMpradAya, jAti, dharma tathA vyakti mUrtipUjA se vaMcita nahIM hai| mUrti pUjakoM ne saMsAra para jitanA upakAra kiyA hai, virodhiyoM ne utanA hI apakAra kiyA hai| mUrti AtmakalyANakAraka hokara saMsAra ke sabhI jIvoM kI saccI unnati kA sAdhana hai / isakA virodha Atma-ahita kA tathA vizva bhara ke adhaHpatana kA pramukha kAraNa hai| Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA-pUjana pratimA-pUjana kI zAzvatatA - AtmakalyANa kA agatya kA aMga : "nAmAkRti dravyabhAvaiH, punatastrijagajjanam / kSetre kAle ca sarvasmi - bahataH samupAsmahe // 1 // " isa suramya padharatna meM parama upakArI, kalikAla sarvajJa, AcArya bhagavAn zrImad hemacaMdrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA pharamAte haiM ki.. "sabhI kAloM meM tathA sabhI kSetroM meM 'nAma, AkRti, dravya aura bhAva-ina cAroM svarupoM dvArA tInoM jagat ke logoM ko pavitra karane vAle zrI arihaMtoM kI hama upAsanA karate haiN|" uparyukta padya se yaha bhAva nikalatA hai ki zrI arihaMta bhagavAnoM kI mUrtiyA~ aura unakI pUjA Ajakala kI nahIM paraMtu sadA kI haiN| zrI arihaMtoM ke cAra nikSepA upAsya haiN| ina cAra meM se eka bhI nikSepA kI upekSA samyaktva kI prApti meM bAdhaka tathA prApta samyaktva ko nAza karane vAlI hai| - koI bhI kAla aisA nahIM ki jisameM mUrti pUjA kA astitva na ho tathA koI bhI kSetra aisA nahIM ki jisameM zrI arihaMta devoM kI mUrtiyAM unake upAsakoM ko pavitra na karatI hoN| mUrtipUjA AtmakalyAraNa kA prAraMbhika aMga hai| adhikAra evaM yogyatA Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 kara hote haiN| hotI hai| hara cAyA aura avasarpiNI ke anusAra sAdhuoM kI bhA~ti zrAvakoM ke liye bhI zrI arihaMta paramAtmAoM kI bhAvapUjA tathA dravyapUjA niraMtara Avazyaka hai| isake anusAra nahIM calane vAle sAdhu tathA zrAvaka ko zAstrakAroM ne prAyazcita kA bhAgIdAra batAyA hai| jahA~ tIrtha hotA hai vahA~ pUjA hotI hI hai : - bharata aura airavata kSetra meM pratyeka utsarpiNI aura avasarpiNI kAla meM ekeka caubIsI hotI hai| hara caubIsI meM caubIsacaubIsa tIrthaMkara hote haiN| aisI anaMtI caubIsI atIta meM ho gaI aura bhaviSya meM hogI / mahAvideha kSetra meM to zrI tIrthaMkaroM kA viraha hI nahIM hai / ataH jaba jaba aura jahA~ jahA~ una paramopakArI tIrthapatiyoM kA tAraka tIrtha pravartatA hai taba taba una una sthAnoM para zrI jina maMdiroM aura zrI jina mUrtiyoM tathA unakI upAsanA kA astitva sthAyI rUpa se hai / isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki zrI jinezvaradevoM ke pavitra mArga meM zrI jinezvara devoM kI pUjA ko samyaktva zuddhi kA eka parama aMga aura Atmonnati kA eka advitIya sAdhana mAnA gayA hai / zrI tIrthaMkaroM kA upakAra : zrI tIrthaMkara devoM kA jagat para asIma upakAra hai| samasta vizva kA hita karane kI sarvottama bhAvanA meM se zrI tIrthaMkara pada kA janma huA hai| isaliye unhoMne aneka bhavoM se zubha prayatna kara tIsare bhava meM jina-nAma karma kI nikAcanA kI hotI hai| aMtima bhava meM ve vizvavaMdya puNya karma kA upayoga karate samaya vizva ke samasta prANiyoM ke liye hitakArI dharmatIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiM / Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 51 isa tIrtha ke prabhAva se samasta dharma-karma kI suvyavasthA vizva meM pravarta hotI hai / saMsAra sAgara se bhavya grAtmAoM ko tArane ke liye ye tIrtha samartha hote haiM / mahA satvazAlI prAjJa puruSoM kA vaha AzrayasthAna hotA hai / yaha tIrtha avisaMvAdI aura acintya zaktiyukta hai aura usakA jo koI Azraya letA hai use vaha bhayAnaka bhavasAgara se tArane meM samartha hai / dvAdazAMgI, usakA AdhAra caturvidha zrIsaMgha aura usake prAdya racayitA zrI gaNadhara - deva, ye tInoM tIrtha kahalAte haiM / ina tIrtha ke Adya prakAzaka evaM prAya sthApaka zrI tIrthaGkara deva haiM / jaina dharma kI pratiSThA jagat meM vyApta hai to usameM mUla kAraNa zrI tIrthaGkara deva tathA unake jIvana kI viziSTatA hai / vAstava meM to zrI tIrthaGkara devoM kA sarvocca jIvana hI jaina dharma kI mahAn sampatti hai / jaina dharma kI sthAyitva kI yadi koI majabUta jar3a hai to vaha bhI vahI hai / kabhI sarvanAza jaisI sthiti bhI A jAya to bhI zrI tIrthaMkara devoM ke sarvocca jIvana kA Adarza jahA~ taka jagat meM vidyamAna hai taba taka punaH dharma jAgRti Ate dera nahIM lagatI / jaina dharma kI sarvoparitA aura dRr3hamUlatA hone kA mukhya kAraNa zrI tIrthaMkara devoM kA sarvocca jIvana hI hai aura isI kAraNa sabhI jaina apanI sabhI pravRttiyoM meM zrI tIrthaMkara devoM ke jIvana ko hI U~cA sthAna dete haiM / zrI tIrthaMkaroM kI pUjyatA- unakI vidvatA, rAjya sattA athavA rUpa-raMgAdi ke kAraNa nahIM hai parantu unake zrI tIrthaMkarapana ke kAraNa hai / aura isIliye jaina zAstrakAroM ne zrI tIrthaMkaroM kI lagna, rAjya va yuddha lIlA athavA krIr3A Adi kI ghaTanAoM Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 ko upAdeya ke rUpa meM Age nahIM rakkhA parantu cyavana, janma, dIkSA, kaivalya tathA mokSa avasthAoM ko Age rakhakara hI unakI upAsanA kI hai / mahimAzAlI jIvana : --- jagat meM eka se eka bar3hakara dUsarA manuSya mila hI jAtA hai / koI rUpa meM, koI guNa meM koI jAti meM athavA kula meM, koI buddhi athavA zAstra meM, koI kalA athavA kauzala meM, koI Rddhi athavA samRddhi meM tathA koI lAbha athavA khyAti meM - ina saba kA garva, mada Adi yadi koI utArane vAlA hai to vaha zrI tIrthaM - kara devoM kA jIvana hI hai| krodha, roSa, IrSyA athavA sahiSNutA, mAyA athavA daMbha, anIti athavA anAcArAdi doSoM ko rokane kI isa jagat meM satya preraNA yadi kisI bhI sthAna se prApta ho sakatI hai to vaha bhI zrI tIrthaMkara devoM ke jIvana se hI prApta ho sakatI hai / zrI tIrthaMkara devoM kA pradarza jIvana dUsaroM meM rahane vAle sabhI doSoM aura vikAroM ko prakaTa meM lAtA hai tathA yogya zrAtmAnoM ke una doSoM ko bar3hane se rokatA hai tathA unakA nAza bhI kara detA hai / isa jagat meM jo koI acchAI, ujjavalatA athavA pavitratA Adi dikhAI detI hai vaha saba pratyakSa athavA apratyakSa rUpa se tIrthaMkara devoM ke prati ujjavala tathA pavitra jIvana kA hI prabhAva hai * una uddhArakoM ke jIvana kI bhavyatA asaMkhya AtmAoM ko apane vikAsa sthAna para se Age bar3hane meM anAyAsa rUpa se eka sabala nimitta rUpa siddha hue binA nahIM rahatI / Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guNajJa bhaktoM kI bhAvanA : sabhI jIvoM ke vikAsa meM saba samaya samAna rUpa se upakAraka zrI tIrthaMkara devoM kA upakAra smRti paTa para tAjA banA rahe tathA vismaraNa na ho jAve isa kAraNa unakI upasthiti evaM anupasthiti meM unake prati rahane vAlI sanmukhavRtti ko banAye rakhane ke liye pratimA tathA mandiroM dvArA bhakti karane kI prathA vivekI varga meM sarvadA hotI hai, isameM koI Azcarya nahIM hai| saMsAra para kiye hue unake upakAra buddhizAlI AtmAoM ko sahaja rUpa se vaisA karane kI preraNA dete haiM / isa upakAra ko samajhane vAle unakI pratimA ke darzana kiye binA anna yA jala bhI nahIM lete| pUre dina yadi darzana nahIM ho to upavAsa karate haiN| hamezA trikAla darzana tathA sAta bAra caityavandana avazya karane kI pratijJA dhAraNa karate haiN| zrI tIrthaMkaroM ke prati isa mahAn pUjyabhAvanA ke pariNAma svarupa sthAna sthAna para bar3e bar3e mandira sthApita hote haiM aura unameM bahuta sI mUrtiyAM pratiSThita hotI haiN| bar3e zaharoM, kalyANaka sthaloM tathA anya mahatvapUrNa va sAmAnya sthaloM meM anekoM mandira evaM pratimAe~ astitva meM AtI haiN| vivekI AtmA sadA aise sundara avasara kI hArdika kAmanA karate haiM ki sArI pRthvI zrI jina mandiroM se susajjita ho jAve / aAdhunika saMskRti ke pujArI ko duniyA meM hara sthAna aura hara gA~va meM hAI skUla, haoNspiTala athavA posTa oNphisa Adi sthApita karane kI mahatvAkAMkSA hotI hai / imase bhI aneka guraNI mahatvAkAMkSA zrI tIrthaMkara devoM ke sarvocca guNoM ko pahacAnane Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 vAlI AtmAoM kI unakI smRti ko tAjI banAne vAle maMdiroM evaM mUrtiyoM ko sarvatra pratiSThApana karane kI hotI hai / sammAna kA bhAva jAgRta karane hetu : prajA tIrthakaroM ke darzana se vaMcita na raha jAya isa uddezya se bar3e 2 tIrtha banavAye jAte haiM, baDe 2 yAtrAgamana, samAraMbha, caitya, rathotsava, mahApUjA aura aisI anya kaI utsAhajanaka pravRtiyA~ karane meM AtI haiM aura aisA karake apanA tathA prajA kA tIrthaMkaroM kI tarapha ke sammAna kA bhAva jAgRta karane tathA nirantara cAlU rakhane ke prayatna kiye jAte haiM / zrI tIrthaMkaroM ke guraNoM ke jAnakAroM se aisA kiye binA rahA hI nahIM jA sakatA / kaisI bhI pravRtti meM par3A humrA vyakti bhI ina vAdyayaMtroM kI AvAja se sira U~cA uThAye binA raha nahIM sakatA / jAne anajAne bhI Atmika unnati ke yogya bIjAropaNa usakI AtmA meM par3a jAte haiM / ve bIja pattoM ke rUpa meM badala kara bhaviSya meM bar3A rUpa dhAraNa kara lete haiM / zrI jinamaMdiroM kI kalyANakAritA : zrI jina maMdira mUrtiyoM tathA unakI pUjA ke mahotsava Atmonnati evaM AtmavikAsa ke ananya sAdhana haiM, dhArmika jIvana ke lakSyabiMdu haiM tathA trikAlika uttamottama kartavya haiM, kAraNa ki choTI bar3I dhArmika pravRttiyA~ pratyakSa athavA parokSa rUpa meM vahIM se utpanna hotI haiM / zrI jinamaMdiroM kI mahimA kA varNana karate hue eka vidvAna paMDita ne ThIka hI kahA hai ki"zrI jinamaMdira vikAsa mArga se vimukha prANiyoM ko isa mArga Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para Age bar3hane ke liye agamya upadeza dene vAle mUlyavAna graMtha haiN| pathabhraSTa bhavATavI ke pathikoM ko rAha batAne ke liye prakAza staMbha haiM, Adhi, vyAdhi va upAdhi ke trividha tApa se jalI huI AtmAoM ko vizrAma ke liye Azraya sthAna haiM / karma tathA moha ke AkramaNa se vyathita hRdayoM ko pArAma dene ke liye saMrohiNI auSadhi hai| Apatti rUpI pahAr3I-parvatoM meM ghaTAdAra chAyAdAra vakSa haiN| duHkha rUpI jalate dAvAnala meM zItala himakaTa hai| saMsAra rUpI khAre sAgara meM mIThe jharane haiN| saMtoM ke jIvana prANa haiN| durjanoM ke liye amogha zAsana hai / atIta kI pavitra smRti hai / vartamAna ke Atmika vilAsa bhavana haiN| bhaviSya kA bhojana hai / svarga kI sIr3hI hai| mokSa ke stambha haiN| naraka-mArga meM durgama pahAr3a hai tathA tiryaMcagati ke dvAroM ke viruddha zaktizAlI argalA hai|" bhakti ke pIche rahasya : tIrthaMkaroM ke prati jainoM kI bhakti unmAdI nahIM varan sahetuka, pramANa sahita evaM samyagjJAna se yukta hai| usake pIche gahana AdhyAtmika rahasya, mAnasazAstra ke siddhAnta tathA sarvocca nIti-niyamoM kA pAlana rahA hai| una sabake vistRta vivecana, AgamazAstroM tathA unase saMbaMdhita vizAlakAya sAhitya meM, buddhigamya DhaMga se variNata haiN| ajJAnavaza virodha : mahAn upakArI vizvavaMdya zrI vItarAgadeva kI nivikAra, zAnta, dhyAnAvasthita mudrA jagat pUjya hai, sabhI duHkhoM kA nAza karane vAlI hai tathA sabhI sukhoM kI prApti kA parama sAdhana hai| ___ Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phira bhI isa jagat meM usI kA virodha karane vAlA, usake Age jaise taise bAdhA khar3I karane vAlA aura pUjA ke mUla ko ukher3ane meM hI apane janma kI sArthakatA samajhane vAlA varga bhI hai, isameM Azcarya kI koI bAta nahIM hai| kisI vidvAna ne ThIka hI kahA hai ki "isa jagat meM jJAnI jitanA upakAra kara sakatA hai usakI apekSA ajJAnI adhika apakAra kara sakatA hai| ajJAna eka bhayaMkara vastu hai / prajJAna ke kAraNa isa jagat meM jitane anartha hote haiM utane hiMsA Adi krU ra pApakarmoM se bhI nahIM ho skte| sAre jagat para ajJAna kA sAmrAjya chAyA huA hai| isakI chAyA tale rahane vAlI prAtmA jina pratimA aura usakI pUjA kA virodha na kare, yaha kaise ho sakatA hai|" jagat meM jJAna kI apekSA ajJAna adhika hai, suyuktiyoM kI tulanA meM kuyuktiyoM kI mAtrA adhika hai, usI prakAra samyagdRSTi aura nirAgrahI AtmAoM se mithyA dRSTi evaM durAgrahI prAtmAe~ adhika haiM, yaha bAta zrI jina pratimA aura usakI pUjA ke virodhI pracAra kArya se pratyakSa prakaTa hotI hai| zrI jinapratimA usakI pUjA karane vAloM ko pratyakSa rUpa se aneka lAbha detI rahI hai tathA sarva siddhAntavedI sajjana puruSoM ne usako apane antaHkaraNa se samarthana diyA hai phira bhI ajJAna kuvAsanA grasta tathA prAgraha ke kAraNa matAMdha bane loga usakA khaMDana karane meM kucha bhI bAkI nahIM rkhte| pratimA aura usakI pUjA ke niSedhakoM kI mukhya dalIla do haiM / eka to yaha ki pratimA jar3a hai tathA dUsarI yaha ki pUjA meM Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 57 hiMsA nihita hai / ina donoM prakAra kI dalIloM kA suyuktipUrNa evaM hRdayaMgama javAba isa pustaka meM dI gaI praznottarI meM mila jaaygaa| prAgama mAnane vAloM ko, paMcAgI ko bhI mAnya karanA hI cAhiye: pratimA ko nahIM mAnane vAlA 'sthAnakavAsI' varga bhI kisI rUpa meM Agama meM to vizvAsa karatA hI hai| pratimA vItarAga ke rUpI AkAra kI sthApanA hai parantu Agama to zrI vItarAga ke arUpI jJAna kI akSarazaH sthApanA hai| zrI vItarAga ke sAkSAta AkAra kI sthApanA ko nahIM mAnane kI himmata karane vAle bhI zrI vItarAga ke arUpI jJAna ke akSarAkAra-sthApanAsvarUpa Agama ko nahIM mAnane kA sAhasa nahIM krte| yaha bAta bhI sthApanA ke apratihata prabhAva ko hI sUvita karatI hai| sthAnakavAsI varga paiMtAlIsa pAgama meM se apane iSTa ke rUpa meM battIsa Agama aura ve bhI mUla mAtra hI mAnatA hai| aisA mAnate hue bhI ina battIsa AgamoM meM bhI sthApanA nikSepA kI kitanI prabala vyApakatA rahI huI hai, yaha samajhAne ke liye paropakArI zAstrakAra maharSioM ne kama prayAsa nahIM kiyA hai / zrI jinezvara deva kA dharma zrI jinezvaradeva kI AjJA ke pAlana meM hai na ki mAtra kalpita dayA ke kalpita prakAra ke pAlana meM / ____ jahA~ dayA vahA~ jinadharma, aisI vyAkhyA yadi nirapekSa hai to vaha adhUrI aura asatya hai| jahA~ zrI jina kI AjJA vahA~ zrI jina kA dharma, yaha saMpUrNa aura saccI vyAkhyA hai| zrI jina kI AjJA AgamoM meM nibaddha hai aura AgamoM kA artha paMcAMgI Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 yukta zAstroM meM gUMthA huA hai / sUtra, niyukti, cUriMga, bhASya aura TIkAyeM paMcAMgI haiM / inameM se eka bhI aMga ko nahIM mAnane vAle vastutaH AgamoM ko hI amAnya ThaharAne vAle haiN| sUtra ke racayitA zrI gaNadhara bhagavaMta haiM tathA artha batAne vAle zrI arihaMtadeva haiM | zrI gaNadhara bhagavaMta ke vacanoM ko mAnya rakhanA aura zrI arihaMta bhagavaMta ke kathana kI upekSA karanA buddhimattA kA kArya nahIM hai / sUtra kevala sUcanA rUpa hote haiM / sUtroM dvArA dI gaI sUcanA jisameM vistAra se kahI gaI hai unhIM ko niyukti, bhASya aura cUriNa Adi mAnA gayA hai| unake racanAkAra zrutakevalI, pUrvadhara tathA anya bahuzruta bhavabhIrU maharSi haiM / ve asAdhAraNa gItArtha, vidvAna aura paNDita haiM / unake vacanoM ko mAnanA buddhi kI sArthakatA hai / pratimA kI vaMdanIyatA ke pramAraNa : pratimA niSedhakoM ke mAne hue battIsa sUtra athavA AgamoM ke nAma nimnAnusAra haiM : gyAraha aMga, bAraha upAMga, naMdI, anuyoga, Avazyaka, dazavaikAlika, uttarAdhyayan, bRhatkalpa, vyavahAra, nizItha aura dazAzrutaskaMdha / ina battIsa sUtroM meM bhI sthAna sthAna para sthApanA - nikSepA kI satyatA, mAnanIyatA evaM vaMdanIyatA batAI huI hai / usakI thor3I sI hakIkata nIce mAphika hai| -- Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 1. zrI anuyogadvAra sUtra meM pratyeka padArtha ke kama se kama 'nAma, sthApanA, dravya aura bhAva' ye cAra nikSepA karane kI AjJA dI gaI hai| . 2. zrI ThANAMga sUtra meM cAra tathA dasa satyoM kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai tathA isameM sthApanA ko bhI satya rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| - 3. zrI Avazyaka sUtra meM cAroM nikSepoM se zrI arihaMta kA dhyAna karane kA Adeza hai jinameM caturviMzatistava se nAma aura dravya nikSepa se tathA caityastava dvArA sthApanA nikSepa se zrI jinezvara deva kI ArAdhanA darzAI gaI hai| 4. zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke prArambha meM jJAna kI sthApanA ke rUpa meM zrI gaNadhara devoM ne zrI baMbhI lipI ko namaskAra kiyA haiM 5. zrI dazavakAlika sUtra meM strI kI pratikRti bhI dekhane kI sAdhu ko manAI kara sthApanA ke zubhAzubha prabhAva spaSTarUpa se pratipAdana kiyA huA hai / 6. zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke bIsaveM zataka ke nave uddezA meM labdhidhara cAraNa muniyoM dvArA zAzvata aura azAzvata jina pratimAoM kI, kI huI vaMdanA kA spaSTa ullekha hai / 7. zrI samavAyAMga sUtra meM cAraNa muni zrI nandIzvara dvIpa meM caityavaMdanA ke liye jAte haiM taba satraha hajAra yojana Urdhva gati karate haiM, isakA spaSTa varNana hai| Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA kI pUjanIyatA ke pramANa : zrI jina pratimA jisa prakAra vaMdanIya hai umI prakAra pUjanIya bhI hai| isake liye inhIM battIsa AgamoM meM nimna prakAra ke pramANa maujUda haiM :___ zrI rAyapaseraNI sUtra meM zrI sUryAbhadeva dvArA kI huI pUjA kA vistRta vaNana hai| zrI sUryAbha devatA parama samyagdRSTi, parittasaMsArI, sulabha bodhi aura parama ArAdhaka Adi hai, aisA bhagavAn ne svamukha se pharamAyA hai / . zrI jJAtA sUtra meM bhavanapati nikAya ke deviyoM ko jina bhakti kI prazaMsA kI hai| zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM prabhu ke sAmane indrAdi dvArA kiye hue nATaka kI prazaMsA hai| zrI jIvAbhigama sUtra meM zrI vijayadeva dvArA kiye gaye nATaka kI prazaMsA hai| zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke cauthe ThANe meM zrI nandIzvara dvIpa para kaI devI devatAoM ke pUjA bhakti karane kA varNana hai| zrI jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti meM zrI jinezvaradeva kI dAr3he aura asthidaMta pramukha avayava, devatA bhakti pUrvaka apane sthAna para le jAkara pUjate haiM tathA agnidAha ke sthAna para pramukha stUpa kI racanA karate haiM, isakA spaSTa varNana hai / ... zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke dasaveM zataka ke chaThe uddezA meM indra apanI sudharmasabhA meM zrI jina dADhoM kI pAzAtanA ke varjana kA varNana hai| . Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61 zrI dazavaikAlika sUtra meM devatAoM ko manuSyoM kI apekSA adhika vivekI batalAyA hai tathA una devatAoM ke jIva pUrvabhava meM tapasyA aura zruta kI arAdhanA karake devaloka meM utpanna hue haiM; ataH unake kRtakArya atyanta mAnanIya haiM, aisA pratipAdana kiyA huA hai / zrAvakoM ke bhI pratimA kI pUjanIyatA ke pramANa : battIsa AgamoM meM jaise devatAoM ke zrI jina pratimA kI pUjA karane ke ullekha haiM vaise inhIM battIsa AgamoM meM manuSyoM dvArA kI huI pratimA pUjana ke bhI aneka ullekha milate haiM jinameM se kaI nimnAnusAra haiM : zrI uvavAI sUtra meM aisA batAyA gayA hai ki abaMDa parivrAjaka aura usake 700 ziSyoM ne zrI vItarAga ko namana karane kI tathA unakI pratimA ko chor3akara anya kisI ko namana nahIM kI pratijJA kI thI / zrI upAsaka dazAMga sUtra meM yaha batAyA gayA hai ki AnandazrAvaka ne anyatIrthI athavA anya devI devatA tathA unakI pratimAtroM ko vandana namaskAra Adi nahIM karane kI pratijJA kI thI / zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM asurakumAradeva saudharma devaloka takra jAte haiM / usa samaya zrI arihaMta, unake caitya tathA aNagAra muni, isa prakAra tInoM kA zaraNa svIkAra karate haiM, aisA varNana kiyA huA hai / zrI samavAyAMga sUtra meM prAnaMdAdi dasa zrAvakoM ke caitya Adi kA varNana kiyA huA hai / Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 zrI praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM zrI jinapratimA kA vaiyAvacca Adi karane kI prAjJA dI gaI hai| ( yahA~ pratimA ke vaiyAvacca . se tAtparya hai isake avarNavAda, upekSA, virAdhanA Adi ko TAlanA) zrI kalpasUtra meM zrI siddhArtha rAjA ke aneka yAga arthAt zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA karane ke ullekha haiN| ( zrI siddhArtharAjA parama samyagdRSTi zrAvaka the| unakA pazuhiMsA kA yajJa karavAnA saMbhava nahIM hai / zrI bhagavatI Adi siddhAntoM meM jahA~ rAjA zroNika aura mahAbalakumAra pramukha ke adhikAra prAte haiM vahA~ "hAyA kaya balikammA" aise jo ullekha kiye hue haiM isa balikarma kA artha bhI jinapUjA hI samajhanA hai ) ___ zrI jJAtAsUtra meM draupadI kI pUjA kA vistRta adhikAra hai| . (draupadI parama samyagdRSTi zrAvikA thii| zAsana prabhAvanA samyaktva ke ATha AcAroM meM se eka hai| zrI jinapratimA kI mahotsavapUrvaka pUjA bhI zAsana prabhAvanA kA tathA zAsanaunnati kA eka parama aMga hai, aisA zrI uttarAdhyayana Adi sUtroM meM variNata hai) zrI jinapUjA meM hiMsA athavA adharma nahIM : __ "zrI jinapUjA meM hiMsA hotI hai" aisA kahakara jo usakA niSedha karate haiM unake liye bhI unako mAnya battIsa AgamoM ke AdhAra para nIce anusAra hitazikSA hai : jisa 2 kriyA meM hiMsA hotI hai vaha yadi tyAjya hai to supAtradAna, munivihAra, sAdharmika-vAtsalya tathA dIkSA mahotsava Adi sabhI dharmakArya bhI tyAjya hI mAne jaayeNge| paraMtu zrI Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 63 zrAvazyaka sUtra, zrI bhagavatI sUtra, zrI AcArAMga sUtra aura zrI jJAtAsUtra yAdi zrAgamoM meM munidAna, sAdhuvihAra aura sAdharmika vAtsalya Adi dharmakArya karane kI sAdhu tathA zrAvaka donoM ko AjJA dI gaI hai| zrI uvavAI sUtra meM rAjA korika ke kiye hue prabhu ke vaMdana mahotsava kA vistRta varNana hai / zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM udAyana rAjA dvArA kiyA huA bhagavAn ke nagara praveza mahotsava kA tathA turIyA nagarI ke zrAvakoM dvArA kI gaI zrI jinapUjAdi kA varNana hai / zrI vipAka sUtra meM subAhukumAra kA varNana hai / usameM mithyAdRSTi guNasthAnaka para rahe hue bhI una subAhukumAra dvArA kiye hue supAtradAna se bhI puNyabaMdha tathA paritta saMsAra hone kA kahA hai / jo hiMsA ke yoga se kevala adharma hI hotA to subAhukumAra ko puNyabaMva kI prApti tathA paritta saMsAritA kI prApti kisa prakAra ho sakatI thI / para saccI bAta to yaha hai ki dAna kI bhA~ti jina pUjA bhI paritta saMsAra tathA puNyabaMdha kA kAraNa hotI hai / zrI jinapUjA tathA supAtradAnAdi dharma kAryoM meM zrAraMbha hotA hai para phira bhI vaha sadAraMbha hai aura usake yoga se saMsAra ke anya sadAraMbha se nivRtti hotI hai, yaha bar3A lAbha hai / jo loga ghara, kuTuMba, dhana-mAla, parivAra, birAdarI zrAdi asadAraMbhoM meM mukta nahIM hue haiM unake liye dAna, devapUjA, svAmivAtsalya Adi sadAraMbha hitakArI tathA karaNIya haiN| zrI rAyapaseragI sUtra meM zrI kezI nAma ke gaNadhara bhagavaMta ne pradezI rAjA ko asadAraMbha chor3ane ko kahA hai na ki sadAraMbha | sadAraMbha meM do guNa haiM jahA~ taka sadAraMbha rahatA hai vahAM taka asadAraMbha nahIM ho sakatA Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 tathA sadAraMbha meM jo dravya kharca hotA hai usa dravya se asadAraMbha kA sevana nahIM hotA / hiMsA ke tIna prakAra : sAdhu athavA zrAvaka ke jitane bhI uttama kArya haiM unameM hiMsA nihita hai para yaha hiMsA karmabaMdha kA kAraNa nahIM hai kyoMki hiMsA tIna prakAra kI kahI gaI hai : hetu, svarUpa aura anubaMdha / sAMsArika kAryoM kI siddhi ke liye hone vAlI hiMsA hetu - hiMsA hai, dharma kAryoM ke liye hone vAlI anivArya hiMsA svarUpa - hiMsA hai tathA mithyAdRSTi zrAtmA se hone vAlI hiMsA anubaMdha hiMsA hai| inameM svarUpa hiMsA karmabaMdha kA kAraNa nahIM hai / dharma kArya ke samaya prANI kI hatyA kA nahIM parantu usakI rakSA karane kA uddezya hotA hai para phira bhI anivArya rUpa se yadi hiMsA ho jAtI hai to vaha svarUpa hiMsA hai / svarUpa hiMsA terahaveM guNasthAnaka taka nahIM Tala sakatI parantu ise kevalajJAnAdi guNoM kI prApti meM pratibaMdhaka nahIM mAnA gayA hai / hetu - hiMsA va anubaMdha - hiMsA tyAjya hai kyoMki ve saMsAra ke hetubhUta kliSTa karmoM ke upArjana meM hetubhUta hai / zrI zrAcArAMgAdi siddhAntoM meM apavAda rUpa se hiMsA Adi kA prayoga karane vAle munivaroM ko tathA samudra ke jala meM apakAyAdi kI virAdhanA hote hue bho zubhadhyAnArUDha munivaroM ko kevalajJAna tathA mukti prApta hone ke udAharaNa haiM / saMyama zuddhi ke liye Avazyaka sAdhu vihArAdi kI bhA~ti zrI jinabhakti Adi meM hone vAlI hiMsA ko zrI jina AgamoM ne karmabaMdha karane vAlI nahIM mAnA haiN| kevala dayA kI nirapekSa pradhAnatA, yaha laukika mArga hai / lokottara mArga zrI jinAjJA kI pradhAnatA meM basA huA hai / Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jinazAsana syAdvAdabhita hai| suviveka pUrvaka ke zrAzayabheda se hiMsA bhI ahiMsA bana jAtI hai tathA vivekahIna kI ahiMsA bhI hiMsA bana jAtI hai / AtmabhAva kA jisameM hanana hotA hai vaha hiMsA hai para jisase AtmabhAva kA hanana nahIM hotA vaha hiMsA nahIM hai / dAna, devapUjA, pratikramaNa, pauSadha, sAdhuvihAra tathA sArmika vAtsalya Adi AtmA kA hanana karane vAlI kriyAe~ nahIM haiM aura isIliye ve paraMparA se pUrNa ahiMyA maya haiM tathA ve mukti dilAtI haiM / 'mukti ke sAdhanoM kA sevana karate samaya hone vAlI anivArya hiMsA AtmabhAva kA hanana karane vAlI nahIM hotI' yaha samajha jinako nahIM AI ve dharma buddhi se hI adharma kA sevana karane vAle baneM athavA adharma ke sevana ko hI dharma kA kAraNa mAnane lageM to isameM koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai| - dAnAdi zubha kAryoM kI bhA~ti zrI jinapUjA prAtmabhAva ko vikasita karane vAlI hai; ataH hiMsA ke nAma para isase dUra rahanA yA dUsaroM ko dUra bhagAnA ghora ajJAnatApUrNa AtmaghAtI kadama hai| mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se hone vAle nukasAna : . mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se nimna likhita nukasAna spaSTa haiM : 1. mUrti ko nahIM mAnane ke kAraNa 32 uparAMta ke prAgamoM se, pUrvadharoM dvArA banAye gaye niyukti Adi jJAna ke samudra samAna mahAzAstroM se tathA unake uttamottama sadbodhoM se vaMcita rahanA par3atA hai aura AgamoM ke sUtroM ko evaM granthakartA prAmANika mahApuruSoM ko aprAmANika kahakara jJAna tathA jJAniyoM kI pAzAtanA se ghora pApakarmoM kA upArjana hotA hai| Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. battIsa AgamoM kI bhI niyukti, bhASya aura cUNi vagairaha nahIM mAnane se, unake viruddha sva-kapola-kalpita TIkATabbe Adi banAkara, sva-para ko anartha ke bhayaMkara khaDDa meM DubonA hai| 3. anya caritrAdi granthoM meM se mUrti-viSayaka pATha ur3A kara usakI jagaha sva-kalpita pATha likhakara saiMkar3oM granthoM meM mUla granthakartA ke abhiprAya ke viruddha uthala puthala aura coriyA~ karanI par3atI haiM aura isase bhI mahA karma baMdhana hotA hai / 4. mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se yAtrA hetu tIrtha sthAnoM meM jAnA Adi svataH hI banda ho jAtA hai| isase tIrtha sthAnoM meM yAtrA nimitta jAne ke jo lAbha hote haiM ve apane pApa naSTa ho jAte haiM / tIrtha bhUmi meM jAne para utanA samaya gRhakArya, vyApAra, prArambha, parigrahAdi se svAbhAvika mukti milatI hai para jaba aise sthAnoM para jAnA banda ho jAtA hai taba brahmacarya pAlana tathA zubha kSetroM meM dravya vyaya Adi dvArA jo puNyopArjana Adi hotA hai vaha ruka jAtA hai| 5. mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se zrI jinezvara deva kI dravyapUjA chaTa jAtI hai aura isase dravyapUjA nimitta jo zubha dravya vyaya hotA hai tathA bhagavAn ke sAmane stuti, stotra, caityavaMdanAdi hote haiM ve ruka jAte haiM aura zrI jinamaMdira jAkara prabhubhakti ke nimitta apane samaya aura dravya kA sadupayoga karane vAle pUSyavAna prAtmAoM kI TIkA aura nindA karanA hI bAkI rahatA hai : isase kliSTa karma kI upArjanA tathA bodhi durlabhatAdi mahAn doSoM kI prApti hotI hai / Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se zrI jainasaMgha kI ekatA ko bar3A AghAta hotA hai tathA eka hI dharma ke mAnanevAle vyaktiyoM meM dharma ke nimitta phUTa ke bIja kA bIjAropaNa hotA hai jisase anya logoM meM bhI jaina dharma kI ha~sI hotI hai| pravacana kI malInatA karavAnA, mahAn doSa hai| itanA hI nahIM para isase jaina dharma ke prati jainetaroM kA jo AkarSaNa hai vaha bhI svAbhAvika rUpa se kama ho jAtA hai| pratimA pUjana se hone vAle lAbha : ___ aba zrI jina pratimA kI pUjA se hone vAle lAbhoM kI bhI thor3I ginatI krleN| 1. sadA pUjA karane vAlA vyakti pApa se DaratA hai tathA para-strIgamana prAdi anItipUrNa apakRtya karane ke saMskAra isakI AtmA meM se dhIre dhIre naSTa hote haiN| 2. kucha samaya prabhu ke guNagAna karane kA avasara nirantara prApta hotA hai aura isase thor3I bahuta antaHkaraNa kI zuddhi hotI hai| 3. sadA pUjA karane vAle kA thor3A bahuta dravya bhI pratidina zubha kSetra meM kharca hotA hai jisase puNyabaMdha hotA hai| 4. anIti, anyAya aura prArambha se upArjita dravya bhI yadi anIti ke tyAga kI bhAvanA se tathA pazcAtApa pUrvaka mandira banavAne ke kAma meM lagAyA jAya to isase durgati rukatI hai| mandira prAdi ba~dhavAne se lAkhoM loga isakA lAbha lete haiN| Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 dhana kA lAbha tathA vyaya donoM hI karma baMdha kA kAraraNa hote hue bhI mandira Adi banavAne meM isakA upayoga hone se vaha karma nirjarA kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai / 5. sadA pratimA kI pUjA karane se tIrthayAtrA karane kI zubha bhAvanA rahatI hai| tIrtha yAtrA karane se citta kI nirmalatA, zarIra kI nirogatA aura dAna, zIla tathA tapa kI vRddhi prAdi mahAna lAbha prApta hote haiM / 6. bImArI vagairaha meM sevA-pUjA nahIM bhI ho sake to bhI bhAvanA sevA pUjA kI hI rahatI hai aura aisI dazA meM kabhI mRtyu bhI ho jAya to bhI jIva kI zubha gati hotI hai / 7. gRhasthoM ke AtmakalyANa ke liye maMdira aura mUrti mukhya sAdhana haiM / suvihita ziromaNi AcArya bhagavAn zrImad haribhadrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja pharamAte haiM ki "AraMbha meM Asakta bane hue, chai: kAya jIva ke vadha se nahIM bace hue evaM bhavasAgara meM bhaTakate gRhasthoM ke liye nizcita rUpa se dravyastava hI AlaMbanabhUta hai / ina saba lAbhoM kA vicAra karake aura kucha nahIM bhI bana sake to bhI zrI jinezvaradeva kI pratimA ke pUjana ke liye to pratyeka kalyANa cAhane vAle vyakti ko tatpara rahanA hI cAhiye / isa mAnava janma meM zrI jinapUjA kI pavitra evaM kalyANakArI pravRtti ke AcaraNa meM kiMcit bhI pramAda karanA vivekI logoM ke liye ucita nahIM / zrI jina pratimA aura usakI pUjA ke agaNita lAbhoM ko samajhane ke liye zAstroM meM bahuta vivecana hai taba bhI maMdabuddhi vAle logoM ko nIce ke praznottarAtmaka vivecana se bhI bahuta lAbha honA saMbhava hai isaliye use bAraMbAra par3hane aura vicArane kI abhizaMSA kI jAtI hai / Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMgala-kAmanA "netrAnandakarI bhavodadhitaro zreyastaromaJjarI, zrImaddharmamahAnarendranagarI, vyApallatAdhUmarI / harSotkarSazubhaprabhAvalaharI, rAgadviSAM jitvarI, mUrtiH zrI jinapuGa gavasya,bhavatu,zreyaskarI dehinAm // 1 // zrI jinezvaradeva kI mUrti, __ bhaktajanoM ke netroM ko pAnaMda pahu~cAnevAlI hai, saMsAra rUpI sAgara ko pAra karane ke liye nAva samAna hai, kalyANarUpI vRkSa kI maMjarI jaisI hai, dharma rUpa mahA narendra kI nagarI tulya hai, nAnA prakAra kI Apatti rUpI latAoM kA nAza karane ke liye dhUmarI-dhUmasa jaisI hai, harSa ke utkarSa ke zubha prabhAva kA vistAra karane meM laharoM kA kAma karane vAlI aura rAga tathA dveSa rUpI zatruoM para vijaya prApta karAne vAlI hai, aisI zrI jinezvaradeva ko mUrti jagat ke jIvoM kA kalyANa karane vAlI bano ! Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA-pUjana %% E ma pratimA- pUjana kI zAstrIyatA, vaijJAnikatA tathA buddhigamyatA ko siddha karane vAlI praznottarI 1. prazna-cAra nikSepoM ke nAma aura unakA svarUpa kyA hai ? uttara-zrI anuyoga dvAra sUtra meM zAstrakAra maharSi pharamAte haiM ki :"jattha yajaMjANejjA, nikkhevaM nikkhive nirvsesN| jattha vi ya na jANejjA, caukkayaM nikkhive tattha // 1 // " ___ jahAM jisa vastu meM jitane nikSepA jJAta hoM vahA~ usa vastu meM utane nikSepA karanA aura jahA~ jisa vastu meM adhika nikSepA mAlUma nahIM ho sakeM vahA~ usa vastu meM kama se kama cAra nikSepA to avazya karane caahie| tAtparya yaha hai ki jagat ke tamAma dravya, nau tattva, pAMca parameSThi tathA nau pada, ina sabhI meM kama se kama cAra nikSepA to avazya utAre jA sakate haiM / kisI bhI vastu kA svarUpa jAnane ke liye sAmAnya rUpa se kama se kama cAra nikSepA to avazya kiye jAte haiM, ve isa prakAra haiM : Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. nAma nikSepA-vastu ke AkAra evaM guNa se rahita nAma, ve nAma nikSepA kahalAte haiM / 2. sthApanA nikSepA-vastu ke nAma tathA AkAra sahita parantu guNa rahita, ve sthApanA nikSepA kahalAte haiM / 3. dravya nikSepA-vastu ke nAma aura prAkAra tathA atIta aura anAgata guNa sahita parantu vartamAna guNa rahita ve dravya nikSepA kahalAte haiN| 4. bhAva nikSepA-vastu ke nAma, AkAra aura vartamAna guNa sahita, ve bhAva nikSepA kahalAte haiN| udAharaNa svarUpa-zrI jinezvara devoM ke 'mahAvIra' Adi nAma, ve nAma jina : una tArakoM ko pratimA, ve sthApanAjina : jina-nAma-karma bA~dhA ho aise zrI jinezvara deva ke jIva, ve dravyajina : aura samavasaraNa meM dharmopadeza dene ke lie virAjamAna sakSAt zrI jinezvara deva, ve bhAvajina kahalAte haiN| isa prakAra zrI jinezvara deva ke cAra nikSepA smjhnaa| ina cAra nikSepoM ke abhAva meM kisI bhI vastu kA vastupana siddha nahIM ho sktaa| jagat meM zaza-zRga nahIM to usakA vAcaka zuddha zabda bhI nahIM ki jisa zabda ke dvArA usakA bodha ho ske| jisakA nAma nahIM hotA usakI prAkRti bhI kisI prakAra bana nahIM sakatI ki jisako dekhane se zaza-zRMga kA bodha ho| jisakA nAma athavA AkAra donoM nahIM hote usakI pUrvApara avasthA aura vartamAna avasthA rUpa paryAya ke AdhArabhUta dravya bhI nahIM hote aura jahA~ 'nAma, sthApanA athavA dravya' tInoM kA abhAva hotA hai vahA~ vastu kA bhAva yA guNa to ho hI kaise sakatA hai ? Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 isalie nAmAdi nikSepAvihIna kisI padArtha kA isa jagat meM astitva hotA hI nahIM / ataH dravyAdika tInoM nikSepoM ko mAne binA kevala bhAva nikSepoM ko mAnane kI bAta zaza gavat kalpita hai / jisakA nAma usI kI sthApanA, jisakI sthApanA usI kA dravya aura jisakA dravya usI kA bhAva | isa prakAra pratyeka padArtha meM cAroM nikSepA eka sAtha rahe hue haiM / 2. prazna - pratyeka nikSepA kA vistAra pUrvaka svarUpa kyA hai ? uttara -- kisI bhI vastu ko pahacAnane ke lie sarva prathama usakA nAma jAnane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, yaha nAma nikSepA / nAma jAna lene ke pazcAt usI vastu kI vizeSa pahacAna ke lie usakI prakRti, AkAra athavA sthApanA jAnane kI jarUrata hotI hai, yaha sthApanA nikSepA / usI vastu ke saMbaMdha meM usase bhI adhika jJAna prApta karanA ho to usake guraNa doSa batAne vAlI usakI Age pIche kI avasthA kA nirIkSaNa karanA par3atA hai, usako dravya nikSepA kahA jAtA hai tathA ina tInoM nikSepoM ke svarUpa kA pratyakSa bodha karAne vAlI sAkSAt jo vastu hai, use bhAva nikSepA mAnA jAtA hai / bhAva nikSepA kA yathArtha jJAna karane ke liye prathama ke tInoM nikSepoM ke jJAna kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / jaMgala meM amUlya vanaspatiyA~ hote hue bhI jinake nAma tathA akArAdi kA jJAna nahIM hotA hai to unake guNoM kA bhI jJAna nahIM ho sakatA hai / nAmAdi tInoM nikSepA ke jJAna vihIna zrAtmA ke lie bhAva nikSepA ko viparIta rUpa se grahaNa karane kI adhika sambhAvanA hai / jisa bAlaka ko somala athavA sarpa Adi viSamaya vastu ke nAma, AkAra Adi kA jJAna nahIM Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA aisA ajJAnI bAlaka sAkSAt somala yA sarpa vagairaha se baca nahIM sktaa| isase yaha siddha hotA hai ki bhAva kA sAkSAt jJAna karAne vAlA akelA bhAva nahIM para usakA nAma, AkAra tathA pUrvApara avasthA, ye saba milakara hI kisI bhI padArtha ke bhAva kA nizcita bodha karAte haiM / kevala bhAva nikSepA ko mAnakara jo nAma Adi nikSepoM. ko mAnane se inkAra karate haiM unheM koI duSTa vyakti unake pUjya yA priya vyakti kA nAma lekara niMdA kare, gAlI de yA tiraskAra kare to kyA unako krodha nahIM pAtA? athavA usI pUjya yA priya vyakti ke nAma se unakI tArIpha kare to kyA khuzI nahIM hotI ? avazya hotI hai| ataH nAma nikSepA vyartha hai, aisA kahane vAlA mithyAbhASI hI hai / isI prakAra apane pUjya Adi ke citra ko kisI durAcArI strI ke sAtha rakhakara usa para se kuceSTA vAlA citra lekara koI nAlAyaka vyakti sthAna-sthAna para usakI apakIti kare to isase mUrti ko nahIM mAnane vAloM ko bhI kyA krodha nahIM aAtA ? avazya pAtA hai| arthAt sthApanA nikSepA bhI vyartha hai, yaha bAta galata hai| nAma aura sthApanA kI bhA~ti hI apane pUjya Adi kI pUrvApara avasthA kI burAI yA bhalAI sunane se krodha yA Ananda paidA hotA hai aura pUjya ke liye sAkSAn apakIrti aura apazabda sunane para bhI inake cAhane vAloM ko avazya duHkha hotA hai tathA prazaMsA sunane para sukha kI prApti hotI hai| isase yaha spaSTa hai ki cAroM nikSepoM meM bhinna 2 prabhAva upajAne kI zakti prakaTa rUpa se samAviSTa huI hai| Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 1. nAma nikSepA kisI bhI vastu ke sAMketika nAma ke uccAraNa se usa vastu kA botra karAnA prathama nAma nikSepA kA viSaya hai / zrI RSabhAdika caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma unake mAtA pitA ne janma samaya para rakhe hote haiM / isameM kAraNa, unake guNa nahIM kintu kevala "pahacAnane kA saMketa hai| nAma rakhane meM yadi guraNa hI kAraNa hotA to sabhI tIrthaMkara samAna guragavAle hone ke kAraNa sabhI kA eka hI nAma rakhanA cAhiye thaa| samAna guNa vAloM ke bhinna nAma to tabhI ho sakate haiM jaba nAma rakhate samaya guNa kI apekSA AkAra Adi kI bhinnatA para bhI lakSya diyA jAya / caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke guNa samAna hote hue bhI pratyeka ke AkAra, pUrvApara avasthA Adi meM bhinnatA thii| usI prakAra eka ho nAma kI jahA~ aneka vastue~ hotI haiM vahA~ bhI nAma dvArA jisa vastu vizeSa kA bodha hotA hai usakA kAraNa bhI usa vastu meM rahane vAlI guNa, AkAra Adi kI bhinnatA hai / jaise 'hari' yaha do akSara kA nAma hai para usase aneka vastuoM kA saMketa hotA / 'hari' zabda kahate hI 'kRSNa, sUrya, bandara, siMha aura ghor3A' Adi aneka zabdoM kA bodha honA zakya hone para bhI aisA nahIM hokara kevala kRSNa kA ho bodha hotA hai| isakA kAraNa usa zabda ko bolane vAle kA abhi'prAya kRSNa hI kahane kA hai| isI prakAra sUrya ke dhyeya se 'hari' zabda bolane se kevala sUrya kA jJAna hotA hai para kRSNAdi anya vastu kA jJAna nahIM hotaa| ____ isase yaha siddha hotA hai ki aneka saMketa vAle eka nAma meM bhinna 2 saMketoM ko bodha karAne kI jo zakti hai usakA kAraNa Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 75 akelA nAma nikSepA nahIM para una nAmoM ke sAtha anya sabhI nikSepoM kA hone vAlA bodha hai / dUsarA udAharaNa 'koTa' zabda kA lete haiM / 'koTa' zabda se pahanane kA vastra, nagara kI parikramA karatI cAra dIvAro, zarIra kI gardana Adi aneka arthoM kA bodha hotA hai| parantu jaba vastra ke uddezya se koTa zabda kA prayoga hotA hai taba pIche ke donoM arthoM kA bodha nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra gar3ha ke hetu se 'koTa' zabda kA prayoga karate samaya vastra Adi kA jJAna nahIM hotA tathA gardana ke uddezya se 'koTa' zabda kA prayoga karate gar3ha Adi kA jJAna nahIM hotA isakA kAraNa una tInoM vastuoM ke cAroM bhinna nikSepA hone ke atirikta kyA hai ? yahA~ itanA samajha lenA cAhiye ki bAkI ke tIna nikSepA unhIM ke vaMdanIya evaM pUjanIya haiM jinake bhAva nipA vaMdanIya aura pUjanIya haiM / aura isI kAraNa zrI bhagavatI, zrI uvavAI aura zrI rAyapaseriNa Adi sUtroM meM zrI tIrthaMkara deva tathA anya jJAnI maharSiyoM ke nAma nikSepA bhI vaMdanIya haiM, aisA kahA gayA hai| una una sthAnoM para kahA gayA hai ki "tathA rUpa zrI arihaMta bhagavaMtoM kA nAma gotra bhI sunane se vAstava meM mahAphala hotA hai|" nAma nikSepA kA mahatva batAne ke liye zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke cauthe aura dasaveM ThANA meM bhI kahA gayA hai ki "caunvihe sacce pannatte, taM jahA-nAma sacce, ___ Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 ThavaraNasacce, davvasacce bhAvasacce / tathA dasavihe sacce pannatte te jahA * "jaraNavayasammayaThavaraNA, nAme rUve paDucca sacce ya / vavahArabhAvajoge, dasame uvammasacce a||1||" cAra prakAra ke satya batAye gaye haiM :-nAma satya, sthApanA satya, dravya satya aura bhAva satya tathA zrI tIrthaMkara devoM ne dasa prakAra ke satya batalAye haiN| janapadasatya, sammatasatya, sthApanAsatya, nAmasatya, rUpasatya, pratItyasatya, vyavahArasatya, bhAvasatya, yoga satya aura upamAsatya / isa prakAra do cAra akSaroM ke nAma kI satyatA aura usase zrI mahAna phala kI siddhi hotI hai, aisA zAstrakAra mahApuruSoM ne sthAna sthAna para pratipAdita kiyA hai, to phira zrI vItarAgadeva ke svarUpa kA bhAna karAne vAlo zAnta AkAra vAlI bhavya mUrti ke darzana-pUjana Adi se aneka guNavAlA adhika phaladAtA siddha ho to isameM kyA prAzcarya hai ? 'janapada' satya-pAnI ko kisI deza meM paya, kisI meM pIcya, kisI meM udaka aura kisI meM jala kahate haiM, yaha janapada satya hai| 'sammata' satya-kumuda, kuvalaya Adi puSpa bhI kamala se utpanna hote haiM phira bhI paMkaja zabda araviMda kusuma ko hI sammata hai, yaha sammata satya hai| Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 77 'sthApanA' satya-lepa Adi ke viSaya meM arihaMta pratimA, eka Adi aMka vinyAsa aura kArSApaNa Adi ke viSaya meM mudrAvinyAsa Adi, ye saba sthApanA satya hai| 'nAma' satya-kula kI vRddhi na karatA ho to bhI 'kulavardhana' Adi nAma, yaha nAma satya hai| 'rUpa' satya-vrata kA prAcaraNa na karatA ho aura kevala liMga mAtra se vratI kahalAye, yaha rUpa satya hai / ___ 'pratItya' satya-anAmikA aMgulI kaniSThA ke saMbandha se doghaM aura madhyamA ke saMbandha se latru kahalAtI hai, yaha pratItya satya hai| 'vyavahAra' satya-parvata para ghAsa Adi jalane para bhI yaha kahanA ki 'parvata jalatA hai', pAnI jamane para yaha kahanA ki "ghar3A jamatA hai' tathA udara hote hue bhI yaha kahanA ki "anudarA kanyA-ye saba vyavahAra satya hai| bhAva satya-bagulA sapheda hai aura bhramara zyAma hai, aisA kahA jAtA hai| vAstava meM to una donoM meM pA~coM varNa hai, phira bho varNa ko utkaTatA ke kAraNa bagUlA sapheda va bhramara zyAma kahalAtA hai, yaha bhAva satya hai / . 'yoga' satya-daMDa ke yoga se daMDI, chatra ke yoga se chatrI Adi kathana, yoga satya hai| 'upamA' satya-samudra ke samAna tAlAba Adi kA kathana, upamA satya hai| Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 2. sthApanA nikSepA jisa vastu kA nAma mAtra sunakara usakA bodha aura bhakti honA saMbhava hai, to vastu kI prakRti athavA jisameM nAma ke uparAMta zrAkAra hai usase adhika bodha aura bhakti kaise nahIM hogI ? aura use karane ke liye kauna icchA nahIM karegA ? nAma nikSepA jisa prakAra zAstra siddha hai usI prakAra sthApanA nikSepa bhI aneka zAstroM se siddha hai | zrI anuyogadvAra sUtra meM dasa prakAra se sthApanA kA sthApana karane ko kahA gayA hai / 1 kASTa meM, 2 citra meM, 3 pustaka meM, 4 lepakarma meM, 5 guMthana meM, 6 veSTana kriyA meM, 7 dhAtu kA rasa DAlane meM, 8 aneka maNiyoM ke saMghAta meM, 6 zubhAkAra pASANa meM aura 10 choTe zaMkha meM / ina dasa prakAroM meM se kisI bhI prakAra meM kriyA tathA kriyAvAn puruSa kA prabheda mAnakara, hAtha jor3e hue tathA dhyAna lagAye hue Avazyaka kriyA sahita sAdhu ko prAkRti ke rUpa meM athavA prakRti rahita sthApanA karanA athavA Avazyaka sUtra kA pATha likhanA, yaha sthApanA Avazyaka kahalAtA hai / hAtha jor3akara tathA dhyAna lagAkara kriyA karane vAle kA rUpa yadi sadbhAva sthApanA hai to padmAsanayukta dhyAnArUr3ha, maunAkRti, zrI jinamudrAsUcaka pratimA sthApanAjina kaise nahIM kahalAye ? yadi pratimA sthApanAjina nahIM to pUrvoktasvarUpa Avazyaka bhI sthApanA Avazyaka nahIM kahalAyagA aura aisA karane se zrI anuyogadvAra sUtra ke pATha kA apalApa kaise nahIM hogA ? sUtra ke pATha kA lopa athavA apalApa jisako nahIM karanA Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 pAda sUtra-siddhAna aMza rUpI akSaka ve bho zrI ho use to zrI jinasvarUpa pratimA ko 'sthApanA'-jina ke rUpa meM ni:sandeha svIkAra karanA hI pdd'egaa| yadi sthApanA ko nirarthaka mAnA jAya to jaina dharma ke sabhI sUtra-siddhAnta bhI vyartha bana jAte haiM kyoMki ve bhI zrI vItarAga deva ke arUpI jJAna ke aMza rUpI akSaroM ko sthApanA hI hai aura yadi sUtra-siddhAntoM kA lopa hotA hai to jaina dharma kA hI lopa ho jAtA hai / jinako dharma kA lopaka nahIM bananA haiM ve sthApanA kI upekSA kisI prakAra nahIM kara skte| jisa prakAra nAma ke sAtha cAra nikSepA jur3e hue haiM usI prakAra sthApanA ke sAtha bhI cAra nikSepA jur3e hue haiN| yadi aisA na ho to kutte kA citra dekhate billI kA jJAna ho jAnA cAhiye aura billI kA citra dekhane para kutte kA jJAna honA cAhiye / parantu kutta kA citra dekhakara kutta kA hI jJAna hotA hai aura kisI kA nahIM kyoMki citra dekhate hI kutte ke cAra nikSepA kA jJAna hotA hai / jisakA citra dekhane meM AtA hai usake cAra nikSepA mana meM spaSTa ho jAte haiN| ___ yadi aisA nahIM hotA to bhagavAn zrI RSabhadeva svAmI kI pratimA dekhane para zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu kA smaraNa ho jAnA cAhiye kyoMki donoM ke bhAva nikSepA samAna haiN| bhAva nikSepA samAna hote hue bhI eka tIrthaMkara kI mUrti dekhane se anya tIrthakaroM kA bodha nahIM hotA, isakA kAraNa mUrti ke sAtha jur3e hue anya nikSepA haiM / nikSepoM kA viSaya yadi vyartha hai to eka 'kumudacandra kA nAma lene yA usakI mUrti dekhate samaya jitane 'kumudacandra' hoM, una sabakA jJAna usa samaya honA cAhiye para aisA nahIM hotA parantu kevala eka kA hI jJAna hotA hai / arthAt Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka nAma yA eka mUrti vAle bhinna bhinna puruSa ke cAra cAra nikSepA bhI bhinna bhinna hai, yaha bAta siddha hotI hai / ' jaise ki kisI ke guru kA nAma zrI rAmacandra' hai aura usa nAma ke saMsAra meM lAkhoM puruSa vidyamAna haiN| guru ke nAma vAle 'rAmacandra' aise akSaroM meM guru ke AkAra kA to koI bhI cinha hai hI nahIM to phira nAma mAtra se usa nAma ke hajAroM, lAkhoM puruSoM meM se kisakA smaraNa aura kisako namaskAra siddha hogA? yadi kahoge ki 'rAmacandra' zabda se mAtra guru kA hI smaraNa aura guru ko hI namaskAra humA para anya ko nahIM to kahanA hI paDegA ki-'rAmacandra' nAma ke dUsare sabhI puruSoM ko namaskAra nahIM karane ke liye aura kevala zrI rAmacandra' nAma ke apane guru ko hI namaskAra karane ke liye guru kI AkRti Adi ko mana meM sthApita kI huI hI hogii| isa prakAra pratyakSa athavA parokSa rUpa se sthApanAdi nikSepA svAbhAvika rUpa se gale meM par3a hI jAte haiN| yahA~ yadi aisI zaMkA ho ki, sthApanA nirjIva hone se kArya sAdhaka aura pUjanIya kaise bana sakatI hai ? to isakA samAdhAna yaha hai ki nirjIva vastumAtra yadi nirarthaka aura apUjanIya ho to zrI samavAyAMga, zrI dazAzrutaskaMdha tathA zrI dazavakAlika Adi sUtroM meM pharamAyA hai ki guru ke pATa, pITha, saMthArA Adi vastuoM ko paira ko Thokara laga jAya to bhI ziSya ko guru kI prAzAtanA kA doSa lagatA hai| guru ke 'pATa vagaire to nirjIva hI haiN| pUrvokta vastue~ nirjIva hote hue bhI gurutroM kI sthApanA hone ke nAte unakA avinaya karane se ziSya ko AzAtanA ___ Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 51 lagatI hai aura vinaya karane se bhakti evaM zubha phala kI prApti hotI hai / isI bhA~ti zrI jinezvaradeva kI mUrti zrI jinezvara deva kI hI sthApanA hone se usakI AzAtanA yA usakA vinaya karane se zubhAzubha phala kI prApti hotI hai / zrI jaina zAsana meM vinaya ko hI mukhya guNa mAnA gayA hai| usa guNa ke pAlana ke lie zrI jinezvaradeva kI sthApanA svarUpa mUrti kI bhakti Adi karanA bhI jaina dharma meM mukhya vastu ginI jAtI hai / yahA~ taka ki sAdhuoM ke vastra, pAtra, kaMbala, rajoharaNa aura muhapatti Adi upakaraNa nirjIva hote hue bhI unake dvArA cAritra guNa kI sAdhanA ho sakatI hai / zAstroM meM to yahA~ taka kahA hai ki lakar3I ke ghor3e se khelate hue bAlaka ko dUra haTAne ke liye koI sAdhu use aisA kahe ki "he bAlaka ! terI lakar3I haTA," to muni ko asatya bolane kA doSa lagatA hai| isa doSa se bacane ke liye sAdhu ko aisA hI kahanA cAhiye ki-'he bAlaka, tumhArA ghor3A haTAo' lakar3I meM koI sAkSAt ghor3Apana to hai hI nahIM; kevala usakI asadbhUta sthApanA hai taba bhI use mAnanA jarUrI hai, to zrI jina pratimA ko, jo zrI jinezvaradevoM kI sadbhUta sthApanA hai, use mAne binA kaise cala sakatA haiM ? __ zakkara ke khilaune jaise hAthI, ghor3A, kuttA, billI, gAya, manuSya Adi khAne se paMcendriya kI hatyA karane kA pApa lagatA hai, aisA dayA dharma ko samajhane vAle sabhI mAnate haiM / ve sabhI vastue~ nirjIva haiM phira bhI unameM jIva kI sthApanA hone se hI unako khAne kA niSedha kiyA gayA hai| isake sivAya dUsarA koI bhI kAraNa jJAta nahIM hotA / Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 dIvAra para citrita strI kI AkRti vikAra kA hetu hone se sAdhu ko use nahIM dekhanA caahiye| aisA jo niSedha kiyA gayA hai usase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki 'nirjIva vastue~ asara karane vAlI hotI hai ! sthApanA nirjIva hone para bhI usake prabhAva ko jAnane ke liye nimna dRSTAMta vizva vikhyAta haiM: 1. apane pati ke citra ko dekhakara pativratA strI khUba prasanna hotI hai| parantu usameM kabhI dveSa kI bhAvanA dikhAI nahIM detI hai| 2. prajAvatsala rAjAoM ke putale dekhakara vaphAdAra prajA nArAz2a nahIM hokara prasanna hI hotI hai aura isI kAraNa aise rAjA mahArAjAoM ke tathA mahAna parAkramI puruSoM ke putale unakI yAdagAra meM bane hue sthAna 2 para najara Ate haiN| 3. paradezavAsI apane svajana Adi ke hastAkSara vAle pakra ko dekhakara bhI apane hitaiSiyoM ke sneha milana jaisA saMtoSa anubhava karate haiN| 4. apane jyeSTha tathA iSTamitroM kI tasvIra dekhakara unake upakAra aura guNoM kA smaraNa ho AtA hai aura hRdaya prema se pulakita ho jAtA hai| 5. kAmazAstra meM strI puruSoM ke viSaya sevana ke caurAsI prAsana Adi dekhane se kAmIjanoM ko turanta kAma vikAra utpanna hotA hai| 6. yogAsana kI vicitrAkAra sthApanA dekhane se yogI puruSoM kI buddhi yogAbhyAsa meM prIti ko dhAraNa karane vAlI hotI hai| Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 83 7. bhUgola kA abhyAsa karane vAle nakzAdi dekhakara vizva kI aneka vastuoM kA jJAna AsAnI se kara sakate hai| 8. zAstra saMbaMdhI akSaroM kI sthApanA se unako dekhane vAle manuSya ko tamAma zAstroM kA jJAna bhI ho jAtA hai| 6. khetoM meM puruSoM kI AkRti khar3I karane se vaha prAkRti nirjIva hote hue bhI usake dvArA kheta kI rakSA acchI taraha se ho sakatI hai| 10. logoM meM kahAvata hai ki "azoka vRkSa kI chAyA citA" ko dUra karatI hai, "caMDAla puruSoM kI athavA rajasvalA striyoM kI chAyA azubha asara karatI hai" aura "garbhavatI strI kI chAyA" kA ullaMghana karane se yogI puruSoM kA puruSArtha naSTa hotA hai-yaha vijJAna siddha hai| 11 satI strI kA pati paradeza gayA ho taba vaha strI apane pati kI tasvIra kA roja darzana kara saMtoSa prApta karatI hai / zrI rAmacandrajI vanavAsa gaye taba unake bhAI bharata mahArAjA, rAma ko pAdukA ko rAma kI taraha hI pUjate the| sItAjI bhI rAma kI aMgUThI ko hRdaya se lagA kara rAma ke sAkSAt milana kA AnaMda anubhava karatI thii| hanumAna dvArA lAe hue sItA ke AbhUSaNoM ko dekha kara rAmacandrajI bhI atyanta prasanna hue the| zrI pAMDava caritra meM bhI kahA gayA hai ki 'droNAcArya kI pratimA sthApana karake unake pAsa se ekalavya nAma ke bhIla ne arjuna jaisI dhanuSa vidyA siddha kI thii| Upara ke kitane hI dRSTAMta aise haiM jinameM zarIra kA vizeSa prAkAra bhI nahIM hai, aisI nirjIva vastuoM se bhI santoSa kA anubhava ___ Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 prApta hotA huA dekhA jA sakatA hai to phira sAkSAt paramAtmA ke svarUpa kA bodha karAne vAlI, prabhu pratimA jisameM pUrNa Ananda hI hai, vaha mokSa kA kAraNa kyoM na bane ? zAMta mudrAvAlI zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI pratimA kI, unake nAma-grahaNa pUrvaka kI gaI pUjA prabhu ko avazya prApta karavA detI haiN| __ sevaka jaise apane svAmI kI mUrti dvArA svAmI kI pUjA karake usake dvArA apanA kArya siddha karatA hai; vaise hI paramAtmA kI mUrti dvArA paramAtmA kI pUjA karane se pUjaka bhI mahAn lAbha ko avazya prApta kara sakatA hai / isI kAraNa mahApuruSoM ne zrI arihaMta paramAtmA Adi ke cAroM nikSepAtroM saMsArI jIvoM ke liye parama upakArI aura atyaMta lAbhadAyaka batAye haiN| jisa vastu ke bhAva nikSepoM para logoM ko saMpUrNa prAdara ho unake nAma, sthApanA tathA guNa samUha ke smaraNa, darzana yA zravaNa se avazya usa vastu ke prati prema aura Adara meM vRddhi hotI hai| jisa para pyAra hai usake nAma, mUrti yA guNa ko mAna dene se sAkSAt vastu ko hI mAna aura Adara dene kA anubhava hotA hai| kisI dhanavAna pitA ne paradeza se apane putra ko patra dvArA sUcanA dI ki-'amuka vyakti ko pAMca hajAra rupaye de denA' aba vaha putra usa patra ko pitA kA sAkSAt Adeza rUpa mAnakara usa para amala kare yA nahIM? kare, aisA hI kahoge to vaha Adeza patra meM sthApanA rUpa hone se, sthApanA mAnane lAyaka siddha ho gaI / yadi kahoge ki 'patra mAtra se isa bAta para amala nahIM karanA' to aisA karane vAle putra ke liye kyA kahA jaaygaa| usane pitA kI AjJA kA pAlana kiyA yA ullaMghana Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 85 kiyA ? pAlana nahIM, parantu ullaMghana hI kahA jaaygaa| isa dRSTi se zrI tIrthaMkara-gaNadhara-praNita sUtroM meM pratipAdita sthApanA nikSepA ko mAnane vAlA svayaM bhagavAn kA hI prAdara karane vAlA banatA hai tathA nahIM mAnane vAlA svayaM bhagavAn kA hI apamAna karane vAlA banatA hai isameM lezamAtra bhI Azcarya nahIM hai| apane pUrvajoM ke citra tathA phoTo, Adi unake saMpUrNa svarUpa kA bodha karAne vAle hone se unake bhAva nikSepA kI aora AkarSita karate haiM, isameM koI zaMkA nahIM hai / para bar3e vyaktiyoM ke pUrNasvarUpa kA bodha nahIM karAne vAle unake vastra, AbhUSaNa evaM poSAka aAdi dekhane se bhI unake guNa yAda ho Ate haiM / yadi nirjIva rUpa sthApanA nikSepA sarvathA nirarthaka hote to pUrvokta kAryoM meM jisa prakAra ke bhinna bhinna bhAva Ate haiM ve nahIM Ane caahiye| isa para se socanA cAhiye ki parama pUjanIya, paramopakArI, ArAdhyatama, anaMtajJAnI, devAdhideva zrI tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kI zAMta, nirvikAra aura dhyAnArUr3ha bhavyamUrti ke darzana se zrI votarAgadeva ke guNoM kA smaraNa avazya hotA hI hai tathA unakI usa mUrti ko mAna dekara; hama unakA vinaya karate haiM-aisA avazya kahA jAtA hai| itanA hI nahIM para unakI mUrti ke bArabAra darzana, pUjana aura sevana se unake bhAva nikSepA Upara kA Adara aura prema dina prati dina avazya bar3hatA jAtA hai / ___ yadi vastu ke bhAva nikSepA para pyAra ho to usakI sthApanA Adi para bhI pyAra AtA hai| isI taraha jinake bhAva nikSepA Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para dvaSa ho unake nAma, sthApanA Adi cAroM nikSepA para bhI dveSa buddhi AtI hai| sAkSAt zatru ko dekhakara jaise vairabhAva paidA hotA hai vaise hI usakI mUrti ko dekhakara yA nAma Adi sunane se bhI dveSa bhAva avazya prakaTa hotA hai / ___ jo tIrthaMkaroM ke bhAva nikSepA para bhakti rakhate haiM tathA unakI mUrti para dvaSa-unase pUche ki tumhArI mAnyatA ke anusAra to tumhAre mitra Adi ko sAkSAt dekhakara to tumheM prema honA cAhiye parantu unakI mUrti tathA nAma Adi dekhakara aura sunakara prema nahIM honA cAhiye para dvaSa paidA honA cAhiye athavA sAkSAt zatru se mulAkAta hote hI citta meM krodhAgni prakaTa honI cAhiye parantu usakI sthApanA tathA nAma se dveSa utpanna nahIM honA cAhie kiMtu AnaMda utpanna honA caahiye| para aisA viparIta krama kisI bhI sthAna para dekhane meM nahIM aataa| kabhI aisA kahA jAya ki-zatra evaM mitra donoM meM samabhAva rakhanA cAhiye kiMtu rAgadveSa nahIM karanA cAhiye parantu aisA kathana kevala kahane mAtra kA hai| bar3e bar3e yogIzvara bhI jahA~ taka ghAtI karmoM ke yoga se mukta nahIM ho jAte taba taka rAga dveSa se pUrNatayA nahIM chUTa sakate to saMsAra ke aneka jaMjAloM ke moha meM phaMse gRhastha rAgadveSa rahita samabhAvavAlI avasthA meM raha sakate haiM,aisA kahanA yA mAnanA kevala vaMcanA mAtra hai| eka ora kevala zrI tIrthaMkaradeva ke bhAva nikSepA para hI prema rakhane kI bAta karanA tathA dUsarI ora samabhAva meM rahane kI bAta karanA isameM pratyakSa mRSAvAda hai| bhAva nikSepA para rAga parantu mUrti para dvaSa, yaha rAga-dveSa rahita sthiti kA lakSaNa kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai / eka nikSepA para dveSa rakhane se dUsare nikSepA para bhI dveSa svataH hI siddha ho jAtA hai| sthApanA nikSepA para dvaSa Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 87 rakhakara bhAva nikSepA para prema rakhane ko bAta karanA, yaha AtmavaMcanA ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM hai / niyama to yaha hai ki jo vyakti pratyakSa meM vidyamAna na ho to usa vyakti para zuddha bhAva paidA karane ke liye usako sthApanA ko bhakti ko chor3akara anya koI sarala upAya nahIM hai| binA sthApanA ke avidyamAna vastu ke prati zuddha bhAva prakaTa kiyA hI nahIM jA sktaa| cAroM nikSepoM kA isa prakAra paraspara sambandha hai / eka ke binA dUsarA nikSepA raha hI nahIM sktaa| sthApanA kA anAdara karane vAle se pUchA jAya ki"vartamAna meM jo noToM kA calana hai aise eka hajAra rupaye kA eka caika athavA DrAphTa yadi tumhAre pAsa ho to use tuma hajAra rupaye mAnate ho yA kAgaja kA Tukar3A / yadi kahoge ki 'hama to use kAgaja ke Tukar3e ke samAna mAnate haiM to use sAdhAraNa kAgaja ke Tukar3e ko taraha eka-do paise meM yA muphta meM dUsare ko kyoM nahIM dete ? usake uttara meM kahoge ki, 'aisA mUrkha kauna hogA jo hajAra rupaye ko eka paise meM yA muphta meM de deM ? to phira jarA mana ke netra kholakara mocanA cAhiye ki jaise eka hajAra rupaye kI anupasthiti meM utanI rakama kA kAma eka caika athavA DrAphTa se nikAlA jA sakatA hai, vaise zrI jinezvara deva ko anupasthiti meM unako mUrti dvArA bhI sAkSAt bhagavAn ko pUjane kA phala avazya prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| 3 dravya nikSepoM ____ jo vastu bhUtakAla meM athavA bhaviSyakAla meM kArya vizeSa ke kAraNa rUpa meM nizcita ho usa, kAraNa bhUta vastu meM kArya kA AropaNa karanA usakA nAma dravya nikSepA hai / jaise mRtaH ___ Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhu meM tathA kisI sAdhu hone vAle gRhastha meM, vartamAna meM, sAdhupana na hote hue bhI sAdhupana kA Aropa kara usako sAdhut kahA jAtA hai, yaha dravya nikSepA ke Azraya se sAdhupana samajhane kA hai| aura isI kAraNa sAdhu hone se pUrva sAdhu hone vAle ko dravya sAdhu mAnakara usakI dIkSA kA mahotsava bar3I dhUmadhAma se manAyA jAtA hai tathA sAdhu ke mRta zarIra kI dAha-kriyA ke samaya pAlakI meM biThAkara, paise uchAlate hue bar3e ThATa bATa se le jAyA jAtA hai aura loga bhI inake darzana ke liye daur3a 2 kara Ate haiN| zrI tIrthaMkara devoM ko janma tathA nirvANa ke samaya vaMdana, namaskAra karane kA pATha jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti Adi zAstroM meM hai to vaha namaskAra zrI tIrthaMkara deva ke dravya nikSepA ko huA ginA jAtA hai na ki bhAva nikSepA ko, kyoMki jaba taka kevalajJAna nahIM ho taba taka bhAva nikSepA nahIM kahalAtA / bhagavAn zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke janma samaya zakendra ke namaskAra karane kA ullekha zrI jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti meM batAyA huA hai tathA usI sUtra meM kahA hai ki zakendra ne zrI harINagameSI deva ke dvArA apane hita evaM sukha ke liye zrI tIrthaMkara deva kA janma mahotsava karane ke liye vahA~ jAne kA apanA abhiprAya devatAoM ko batAyA thA / yaha sunakara mana meM prasanna hokara kaI devatA vaMdana karane, kaI pUjA karane, kaI satkAra karane, kaI sammAna karane. kaI kautuka dekhane, kaI jinezvaradeva ke prati bhakti rAga nimitta, kaI zakendra ke vacana pAlana ke lie kaI mitroM kI preraNA se, kaI deviyoM ke kahane se, kaI apanA prAcAra samajhakara ( jaise ki ___ Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 samyaga dRSTi devoM ko zrI jinezvaradeva ke janma mahotsava meM avazya bhAga lenA cAhiye ) ityAdi kAraNoM ko apane citta meM sthApana kara bahuta se devI devatA zakendra ke pAsa aaye| yadi dravya nikSepA apUjanIya athavA. nirarthaka hotA to sUtra meM 'sukha ke liye tathA bhakti ke nimitta' Adi zabda vaMdanA ke adhi-. kAra meM kadApi nahIM pAte / aise hI zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke nirvANa ke samaya bhI zakendra kA Asana kaMpAyamAna hone para avadhijJAna se bhagavAn kA nivAraNa samaya jAnakara zakendra ne bhagavAn ko vaMdana namaskAra kiyA tathA sarva sAmagrI sahita zrI aSTApada tIrtha para, jahA~ bhagavAn kA zarIra thA, Akara udAsInatApUrvaka azra pUrNa netroM se zrI tIrthakaradeva ke zarIra ko tIna pradakSiNA dI, mRtaka ke yogya sArI vidhi kI, ityAdi zAstra pramANa bhI dravya nikSepA kI vaMdanIyatA ko hI siddha karate haiN| __ isake atirikta dUsarI taraha se bhI dravya nikSepA aura usakI pUjanIyatA kI siddhi hotI hai| zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke samaya meM tathA vartamAna kAla meM Avazyaka kriyA karate samaya sAdhu-. zrAvaka tamAma caturvizati stava ( yAnI logassa sUtra ) kA pATha bolate haiN| __zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke samaya meM, zeSa teIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke jIva caurAsI lAkha jIvayoni meM bhaTakate the isaliye unako usa samaya kiyA huA namaskAra bhAva nikSepA se kiyA huA nahIM ginA jA sakatA kintu dravya nikSepA se hI kiyA huA ginA jAtA hai / vartamAna kAla meM to inameM se eka bhI bhAva nikSepA meM nahIM haiM kyoMki sabhI siddhagati meM gaye hone se bhAva nikSepA meM arihaMta rUpa meM nahIM parantu siddha rupa meM hI birAjamAna haiM / jo Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bhAva nikSepA ko mAnakara dUsare nAma, sthApanA va dravya "nikSepA ko mAnane kA niSedha hotA to 'logassa' dvArA kisako namaskAra kiyA jAya / - 'logassa meM prakaTa rUpa se 'arihaMte kittaissaM' aura cauvIsaMpi kevalI' kahakara cauvIsoM tIrthaMkaroM ko yAda kiyA hai| tIrthakaroM kA yaha smaraNa bhAva nikSepe se hai hI nahIM, paraMtu nAma tathA dravya nikSepe se hI mAnane kA hai| jo ina do nikSepoM ko mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM unake mata se logassa ko mAnane kA rahatA hI nahIM tathA logassa nahIM mAnane se prAjJAbhaMga kA mahAdoSa lage binA bhI nahIM rhtaa| punaH sAdhu-sAdhvI ke pratikramaNasUtra meM bhI kahA hai ki zrI RSabhadevasvAmI se zrI mahAvIrasvAmI taka cIvIsoM tIrthaMkaroM ko namaskAra ho| isameM bhI ina nAmoM ke tIrthakara bhAva nikSepe se vartamAna meM koI nahIM hai, para dravya nikSepA se haiN| dravya nikSepA nahIM mAnane vAle ko pratikramaNa bhI Avazyaka mAnane kA nahIM rahatA aura isase bhI prAjJAbhaMga kA mahAdoSa lagatA hai| ___ bhAva nikSepA kA viSaya amUrta hone se atizaya jJAniyoM ke "sivAya anya koI bhI ise sAkSAt pahacAna yA samajha nahIM sakate haiN| isI kAraNa zrI jaina siddhAnta meM saMpUrNa kriyAoM kA'naigama, saMgraha, vyavahAra aura RjusUtra' ina cAra dravyapradhAna -nayoM kI mukhyatA se hI varNana kiyA gayA hai / dravya nikSepA kI "pradhAnatAvAlI kriyAoM ko yadi vyartha mAnA jAtA hai to jaina mata kA lopa hI ho jAtA hai| Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina siddhAnta ko mAnane vAloM ko dravyAthika cAra nayoM ko mAnya rakhakara dravya kriyA kA Adara karanA ucita hai / dravya nikSepA kI pradhAnatAvAlI kriyAe~ pariNAma kI dhArA ko bar3hAne vAlI haiM, jisase bhAva kA paripUrNa nizcaya hue binA bhI vrata'paccakkhAraNa Adi karavAne kI roti zrI jaina zAsana meM cala rahI hai| zrI anuyoga dvAra, zrI ThANAMga, zrI bhagavatIjI tathA zrI sUtrakRtAMga Adi aneka sUtroM meM dravya nikSepA kI siddhi kI huI hai aura isa bAta ko sapramANa sAbita kara diyA hai ki dravya ke binA bhAva kadApi saMbhava nahIM hai| paropakArI mahopAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI mahArAja ne svopajJavRtti sahita race hue zrI 'pratimAzataka' mahAgrantha meM pharamAyA hai ki "nAmAditrayameva bhAvabhagavattAdra pyadhIkAraNam / zAstrAtsvAnubhavAcca zuddhahRdayariSTaM ca dRSTa muhuH / tenAhatpratimAmanAdRtavatAM, bhAvaM puraskurvatA,mandhAnAbhiva dapaNe nijamukhAlokAthinAM kA matiH // 1 // " bhAva bhagavaMta kI tadra papane kI buddhi kA kAraNa-'nAma, sthApanA aura dravya-ye tIna hI haiN| zuddha hRdayavAloM ko yaha bAta zAstra pramANa se tathA svAnubhava ke nizcaya se bAraMbAra pratIta ho cukI hai| isa kAraNa zrI arihaMta paramAtmA kI pratimA kA Adara kiye binA hI zrI arihaMta paramAtmA ke bhAva ko Age bar3hAne vAloM kI buddhi aMdhe vyaktiyoM ke darpaNa meM dekhane kI kI buddhi ke samAna, hAsyAspada hai| isase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki bhagavAn kI bhAvAvasthA Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 zratIndriya hone se indriyoM tathA mana ke liye pragocara hai / use indriya tathA mAnasa gocara karane ke liye unakA nAma, prAkAra tathA dravya kA AlaMbana yahI eka sAdhana hai / nAma, AkAra aura dravya kI bhakti ko chor3akara kevala bhAva kI bhakti karanA yA honA, yaha asaMbhava hai / 4 bhAva nikSepoM jina jina nAmavAlI vastuoM meM jo jo kriyAyeM siddha haiM una una kriyAoM meM ve ve vastueM vartatI ho taba vaha bhAMva nikSepA kahalAtA hai - jaise ki upayoga sahita prAvazyaka kriyA meM pravRtta sAdhu, bhAvanikSepa se zrAvazyaka ginA jAtA hai / pratyeka vastu kA svarUpa isa prakAra cAroM nikSepoM se jAnA jA sakatA hai / unameM se yadi eka bhI nikSepa mAnya ho to vaha vastu, vastu ke rUpa meM TikatI hI nahIM / jisa vastu ko jisa bhAva se mAnA jAtA hai usake cAroM nikSepA usI bhAva ko prakaTa karate haiM / zubha bhAva vAlI vastu ke cAroM nikSepA zubhabhAva ko prakaTa karate haiM / mitra bhAva vAlI vastu ke cAroM nikSepA maitrIbhAva ko utpanna karate hai | kalyANakArI vastu ke cAroM nikSepA kalyANa bhAva ko paidA karate haiM aura akalyANakArI vasta ke cAroM nikSepA grakalyANa bhAva ko paidA karate haiM / isa saMsAra meM sAmAnya rUpa se sArI vastuyeM heya, jJa eya aura upAdeya, ina tInoM meM se kisI eka bheda kI hotI haiM / udAharaNa svarUpa -- strI saMga / sAdhutroM ko striyoM kA sAkSAt saMga niSiddha hai / sAkSAt saMga heya hai, ataH striyoM kA nAma, AkAra eka Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dravya bhI niSiddha ho jAtA hai / sAdhu puruSoM ke lie striyoM kA bhAva nikSepA jisa prakAra varjita hai usI prakAra nAma nikSepA se strI kathA kA bhI niSedha hai; sthApanA nikSepA se strI kI 'citrita mUrti ko dekhane kA bhI niSedha hai tathA dravya nikSepA se strI kI pUrvApara bAlyAvasthA tathA mRtAvasthA Adi kA sparza bhI niSiddha hai| isa prakAra heya rUpa vastu ke cAroM nikSepA heya rUpa banate haiM / kevala bhAva nikSepA ko mAnane vAle strI ke bhAva nikSepA ko chor3akara zeSa tInoM nikSepA kA Adara kadApi nahIM kara skte| isa prakAra jJeya vastu ke bhAva nikSepA jisa prakAra jJAna 'prApti meM nimitta bana sakate haiM usI prakAra cAroM nikSepA jJAna prApti meM nimitta bana sakate haiN| jambUdvIpa, bharatakSetra, merU parvata, hAthI, ghor3A Adi jJeya vastuyeM haiM / unako jisa prakAra sAkSAt dekhane se bodha hotA hai usI prakAra unake nAma AkAra Adi dekhane sunane se bhI una vastuoM kA bodha hotA hai| heya tathA jJeya kI bhA~ti upAdeya vastueM bho cAroM nikSepoM se upAdeya banatI hai / zrI tIrthaMkara deva jagat meM parama upAdeya hone se unake cAroM nikSepA bhI parama upAdeya bana jAte haiN| samavasaraNa meM birAjamAna sAkSAt zrI tIrthakara deva bhAvanikSepA se pUjanIya haiM isalie 'mahAvIra' ityAdi unake nAma kI bhI loga pUjA karate haiM / vairAgya mudrA se yukta dhyAnArUr3ha unakI pratimA ko bhI loga pUjate haiM tathA dravya nikSepA se unakI bAlyAvasthA ko pUrva avasthA tathA nirvANadazA kI Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 uttara avasthA ko bhI indra Adi deva bhakti bhAva se namana karate haiM, pUjA karate haiM tathA usakA satkAra karate haiM / isake viparIta anya devoM kA bhAva nikSepA tyAjya hone se unake zeSa tInoM nikSepA bhI samyag dRSTi AtmAnoM ke lie tyAjya bana jAte haiM aura isI kAraNa Ananda Adi dasa zrAvakoM ne vItarAga ko chor3akara anya devoM ko vaMdana namaskAra nahIM karane kI pratijJA lI thI / usa samaya vItarAga ke sivAya anya deva bhAvanikSepA se vidyamAna nahIM the para kevala unakI mUrtiyA~ thIM / ataH AnandAdika zrAvakoM kI namana nahIM karane kI pratijJA unakI mUrtiyoM ko lakSya karake hI thI, yaha apane Apa siddha ho jAtA hai / isI prakAra vItarAga ke sivAya anya devoM kI mUrtiyoM ko namana karane kA niSedha jina mUrti ko namaskAra karane ke vidhAna ko apane zrApa hI siddha kara detA hai / yadi koI rAtri bhojana ke tyAga ke niyama ko aMgIkAra karatA hai, to dina meM bhojana karane kI usakI bAta svata: hI siddha ho jAtI hai / isa prakAra cAroM nikSepA ke paraspara sambandha ko samajha lene kA hai / usameM vizeSa bAta yahI hai ki jisake bhAva nikSepoM zuddha aura vandanIya hai unake hI zeSa nikSepA vandanIya aura pUjanIya haiM, dUsaroM ke nahIM / isa para se koI aisA prazna kare ki - 'mare hue baila ko dekhakara kisI ko pratibodha ho jAya to kyA vaha pUjanIya bana jAtA hai ? to isakA uttara spaSTa hai / jisakA bhAva nikSepA vaMdana-pUjana yogya hai, usI ke zeSa tInoM nikSepoM kI pUjA ke lie zAstrakAra pharamAte haiM / sAkSAt baila ko kisI ne bhI pUjA yogya nahIM mAnA aura isIse usakA nAma Adi bhI pUjanIya nahIM hotA hai / rAjA karakaMDU Adi pratyeka buddha maharSi ne prativaddha baila Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65 ko dekhakara pratibodha prApta kiyA thA para bhAva baila vaMdanIya nahIM hone se unake pratibodha meM kAraNabhUta baila ke nAmAdika vaMdana karane yogya nahIM gine gye| prazna 3-strI ke citra vAle makAna meM sAdhu ko nahIM rahanA cAhie, aisA pharamAna kisa sUtra meM hai ? uttara-zru ta kevalI prAcArya bhagavAn zrImad zayyaMbhavasUri mahArAjA dvArA racita zrI dazavaikAlika sUtra ke AThaveM adhyAya meM pharamAyA hai ki jisameM strI kI mUrti ho aisI citra vAlI dIvAra ko nahIM dekhanA tathA alaMkArayukta athavA alaMkArarahita strI ko bhI nahIM dekhnaa| acAnaka dRSTipAta ho bhI jAya to sUrya ko dekhakara jisa prakAra dRSTi nIcI kara lI jAtI hai usI prakAra dRSTi nIcI kara lenI caahie| strI kA citra dekhakara moha utpanna hotA hai| isalie usakA jisa prakAra niSedha kiyA gayA hai, usI prakAra vItarAga paramAtmA kI pratimA ke darzana se vIta-. rAga dazA kA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai; ataH vItarAga avasthA kI prApti ke abhilASI ko bhI vItarAga paramAtmA ke sadaiva darzana Adi karane kI AvazyakatA batalAI gaI hai| prazna 4-strI kI mUrti dekhakara pratyeka ko kAma vikAra utpanna hotA dikhAI detA hai, parantu pratimA ko dekhakara vairAgya bhAva sabhI ko utpanna hotA ho aisA dikhAI nahIM detA hai,. isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? uttara- jinako pratimA para dvaSa athavA durbhAva hai unako vItarAga kI mUrti dekhane para bhI zubhabhAva prakaTa honA kaThina. Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai parantu jo laghu karmI jIva haiM unako to zrI vItarAga deva ko zAnta mudrA ke darzana ke sAtha hI roma roma meM prema umar3e binA nahIM rhtaa| muni kI zAnta mUrti ko dekhakara bhI kisI pApI AtmA ke mana meM jisa prakAra bhakti bhAva utpanna nahIM hotA hai, vaise hI jisako mUrti ke prati dvaSa yA durbhAva hotA hai aisI AtmA ko mUrti ke darzana se bhI bhakti bhAva utpanna nahIM ho, yaha svAbhAvika hai| jagat kA sAmAnya niyama to aisA hai ki guNavAna kI mUrti dekhakara unake jaise guNoM ko prApta karane kI utkaMThA hue binA nahIM rahatI para usameM bhI apavAda hote haiM zrI prAcArAMza sUtra meM pharamAyA hai ki"je prAsavA te parisavA, je parisavA te paasvaa|" arthAt-pariNAma kI dRSTi se jo Azrava ke kAraNa hote haiM; ve saMvara ke kAraNa banate haiM tathA jo saMvara ke kAraNa hote haiM; ve pAzrava ke kAraNa banate haiM / ilAciputra pApa ke irAde se ghara se nikale the tathApi pariNAma kI vizuddhatA se bA~sa kI DorI para nAca karate samaya kevalajJAna prApta kiyA thA / bharata cakravartI kA ArisA bhuvana meM rUpa dekhane jAnA prAzrava kA kAraNa thA; para mudrikA ke girane se zubha bhAvanAoM meM prArUr3ha hote hI unhoMne kevalajJAna prApta kara liyaa| isI prakAra sAdhu munirAja saMvara evaM nirjarA ke kAraNa haiM phira bhI unako duHkha dene, unakA burA vicArane tathA unakI nindA Adi karane se jIva azubha karma kA Azrava karatA hai, Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parantu isase sAdhu munirAja kI pUjanIyatA naSTa nahIM ho jaatii| sAkSAt bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra deva ko dekhakara bhI saMgamadeva tathA gvAle Adi ko azubha pariNAma hue, isameM kAraNa unakA azubha bhAva hI hai| eka kavi ne kahA hai ki patraM naiva yadA karIraviTape, doSo vasaMtasya kim / ullUko na vilokate yadi divA, sUryasya kiM dUSaNam / / varSA naiva patanti cAtakamukhe, meghasya kiM dUSaNam , yad bhAgyaM vidhinA lalATalikhitaM, devasya ki dUSaNam // 1 // karIra ke vRkSa para patta nahIM pAte usameM vasaMta Rtu kA kyA doSa ? ulla ko dina meM nahIM dikhAI detA to isameM sUrya kA kyA doSa ? varSA kI bUMdeM cAtaka ke mukha meM nahIM giratI to isameM megha kA kyA doSa ? tathA isI prakAra lalATa para likhe bhAgyAnusAra phala bhoganA par3e to isameM deva kA bhI kyA doSa mAnA jAya? isI prakAra zrI devAdhideva kI mUrti to zubha bhAva kA hI kAraNa hai tathApi unake dvaSI, duSTa pariNAmo tathA honabhAgI jIvoM ko bhAva utpanna na ho to vAstava meM unhIMkI kama nasIbI hai / sUrya ke sAmane koI dhUla DAle athavA sugaMdhita puSpa pheMke, donoM pheMkane vAle kI ora hI lauTate haiN| athavA kaThora dIvAra para koI mariNa yA patthara pheMke to ve vastue~ pheMkane vAle kI ora hI vApisa AtI haiM, athavA cakravartI rAjA kI koI nindA yA stuti kare to usase usakA kucha bigar3atA banatA nahIM; para niMdaka svayaM duHkha kA bhAgI banatA hai evaM prazaMsaka svayaM uttama phala prApta karatA hai| Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 dUsarI dRSTi se dekhA jAya to jisa prakAra pathya AhAra lene se khAne vAle ko sukha milatA hai aura apathya bhojana karane se bhojana karane vAle ko duHkha milatA hai para AhAra meM kAma meM lI huI vastu ko kucha nahIM hotA hai, ThIka usI prakAra paramAtmamUrti kI stuti, bhakti athavA niMdA karane se alipta aise paramAtmA para kucha bhI asara nahIM hotI hai parantu niMdaka svayaM durgati yogya karma upArjita karatA hai va pUjaka zubha karma kA upArjana kara svayaM sadgati kA pAtra banatA hai / dUsarI vicAraNIya bAta yaha hai ki brahmacArI mahAtmAoM ko strI kI mUrti dekhane kA niSedha kiyA hai paraMtu sAkSAt strI ke hAtha se AhAra pAnI lene kA niSedha nahIM kiyA / striyA~ darzana vaMdana karane AveM, ghaMToM taka vyAkhyAna sunane baiThI raheM, dharma carcA saMbaMdhI zaMkA samAdhAna athavA vArtAlApa kareM Adi kAryoM meM strI kA sAkSAt paricaya hote huI bhI niSedha nahIM kiyA para strI ke citrAMkana vAle makAna meM rahane kA niSedha kiyA hai. isakA kyA kAraNa ? citra meM aMkita strI kI AkRti mAtra se koI AhAra pAnI mila nahIM sakatA yA vArtAlApa ho nahIM sakatA hai / citrAMkita strI uThakara sparza bhI nahIM kara sakatI phira bhI zAstrakAroM ne use niSiddha batAyA hai / isake pIche kAraNa kevala itanA hI haiM ki strI ke citra athavA mUrti kI ora citta kI jaisI ekAgratA hotI hai, mana meM dUSita bhAva uThate haiM, dharmadhyAna meM bAdhA pahu~catI hai tathA karma baMdhana hone ke prasaMga upasthita hote haiM vaise dharma ke nimitta sAkSAt samparka meM Ane vAle strI prasaMgo meM sambhava nahIM hai, isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki vahA~ azubha mArga meM citta ko ekAgra karane kA avasara sAdhu ko kaThinAI se milatA hai jabaki Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ makAna meM strI kI mUrti hone para usa ora TakaTakI najara se bArambara dekhane kA tathA usameM citta ke ekAgra tathA lIna banane kI jyAdA saMbhAvanA rahatI hai tathA pariNAma svarUpa mana meM vikAra utpanna hote haiM, aise aniSToM kA pUrA pUrA bhaya rahatA hai| sUtrakAra maharSiyoM kI AjJA niSprayojana athavA vicAra rahita nahIM ho sktii| isa para se yaha nizcita ho jAtA hai ki mana ko sthira kara zubha dhyAna meM lAne hetu zubha aura sthira AlaMbana kI vizeSa AvazyakatA hai| aisA sthira evaM zubha AlaMbana zrI jinarAja ko zAMta mUrti ke sivAya dUsarA eka bhI nhiiN| isase dUsarI bAta yaha bhI siddha hotI hai ki uttama dhyAna evaM mana kI ekAgratA karane kI apekSA se zrI jinamUrti kI zreNI sAkSAt jinarAja se bhI bar3ha jAtI hai aura isI kAraNa zrI rAyapaseraNI Adi zAstra graMthoM meM sAkSAt tIrthaMkara deva ko vaMdana namaskAra karate samaya 'devayaM ceiyaM' jaise pATha haiM arthAt jaisI maiM jinapratimA kI bhakti karatA hU~ vaisI hI aMtaraMga prIti se ApakI (sAkSAt arihaMta kI) bhakti karatA hU~ / punaH sAkSAt bhagavAn ko namaskAra karate samaya "siddhi gaI nAmagheyaM, ThANaM saMpAviu kAmassa / ' arthAt-'siddhi gati nAma ke sthAna ko prApta karane kI icchA vAle' isa prakAra bolA jAtA hai aura zrI jinapratimA ke Age __ 'siddhi gaI nAmadheyaM ThANaM saMpattAraNaM / ' arthAt-"siddhi gati nAma ke sthAna para pahu~ce hue" isa prakAra Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 kahane meM AtA hai / ina pAThoM Adi kA saccA rahasya samajha kara pUrvAcAryoM dvArA atyaMta Adara sahita pramANita kI huI zrI jina pratimA kA aMtaraMga se Adara karanA cAhiye / prazna 5 - kyA koI aisA zAstrIya pramANa hai ki sthApya kI sthApanA kiye binA koI bhI dharma kriyA ho hI nahIM sakatI ? uttara - zrI jaina dharma meM samasta dharma kriyAe~ sthApanA ke sammukha hI karanI cAhiye, isake liye aneka sUtroM ke pramAraNa haiM / jaise deva ke prabhAva meM deva kI mUrti cAhiye vaise hI guru ke prabhAva meM guru kI sthApanA karanI cAhiye / duSama kAla meM sUrya samAna pUrvadhara AcArya bhagavAn zrI jinabhadra gariNa kSamAzramala mahArAja svaracita zrI vizeSAvazyaka mahAbhASya meM guru abhAva meM guru kI sthApanA karane ke viSaya meM nimna gAthA dvArA pharamAte haiM "guruvirahaMmi ThavaraNA guruvaesovadaMsaraNatthaM ca / jiraNavirahami jiragabibase varaNA maMtaraNaM sahalaM // 1 // zrI ThANAMga sUtra meM bhI daza prakAra kI sthApanA batAI hai, usakA sthApana kara 'paMcidiya' sUtra se usameM guru mahArAja ke guNoM kA AropaNa kara usake prAge dharma kriyA karanA ucita hai / sthApanA meM mukhya sthApanA 'kSa' kI kI jAtI hai / vaha tIna, pA~ca, sAta yA nau Avarta vAlA ho to uttama ginA jAtA hai / usakA phala zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI kRta 'sthApanA kulaka' meM vistAra se batAyA gayA hai / upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI mahArAja ne bhI sthApanA kI sajjhAya batalAI hai / usameM bhI isakA phala tathA vidhi batAI hai / Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 pUrvokta 'akSa' kA yoga na bane to jJAna darzana - cAritra ke upakaraNa jaise ki pustaka, navakAravAlI Adi meM sthApanA karane kA vidhAna kiyA huA hai / - zrAvazyaka dharmakriyAtroM meM sthAna 2 para guru mahArAja kI AjJA mAMganI par3atI hai to vaha kriyA karate samaya sAkSAt guru na hone kI sthiti meM unakI sthApanA binA kaise kAma calasakatA hai / zrI samavAyAMga sUtra meM bArahaveM samavAya meM guruvaMdana ke paccIsa bola pUre karane kA Adeza hai / usakA pATha nIce mAphika hai - duvAlasAvatte kittikamme pannate, taM jahA / "duraNayaM jahAjAyaM kittikammaM bArasAvayaM / causiraM tiguttaM, duppavesaM eganikkha maraNaM // | 1 || arthAt vaMdana kriyA meM bAraha Avarta pharamAe haiM, ve isa prakAra hai : avanata arthAt do bAra mastaka jhukAnA aura eka yathAjAta arthAt janma tathA dIkSA grahaNa karate samaya kI mudrA dhAraNa karanI / bAraha prAvartta arthAt prathama ke praveza meM chaH tathA dUsare praveza meM chaH ! ye 'aho kAya kAya saMphAsaM / ' Adi pATha se karanA / cAra bAra sira arthAt pahale tathA dUsare praveza meM do do bAra sira jhukAnA, tri gupta arthAt manavacana kAyA ina tInoM se vaMdanA sivAya dUsarA kArya na karanA, do praveza arthAt gurumahArAja kI sImA meM praveza karanA aura eka niSkramaraNa arthAt guru mahArAja kI sImA meM praveza Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 rUpa avagraha se bAhara nikalanA, isa prakAra kula paccIsa bola hue, usameM gurumahArAja kI hada meM do bAra praveza karanA aura eka bAra nikalanA yaha pratyakSa guru ke abhAva meM unakI sthApanA binA kisa prakAra saMbhava ho sakatA hai ? vaMdana ke pATha meM gurumahArAja kI AjJA mAMgakara bhItara praveza karane kA spaSTa pharamAna hai jaise ki "icchAmi khamAsamaNo vaMdiuM jAvariNajjAe nisIhiAe aNujAraNaha me miuggahaM nisIhi aho kAyaM kAyasaMphAsaM khamariNajjo me kilAmo / " arthAt- merI yaha icchA hai ki he kSamAzramaNa ! vaMdana hetu pApa vyApAra se rahita zarIra kI zakti se mita avagraha arthAt sAr3he tIna hAtha pramANa kSetra meM praveza karane kI mujhe prAjJA pradAna karo / usa samaya guru kI AjJA lekara ziSya 'nisIhi' arthAt guruvaMdana sivAya anya kriyA kA niSedha kara avagraha meM praveza kare aura donoM hAtha mastaka para lagAkara guru ke caraNa sparza karate. 'aho kAyaM kAyasaMphAsaM / Adi pATha kahe, jisakA artha aisA hai ki- 'he bhagavaMta ! ApakI adho kAyA arthAt caraNa kamala ko merI uttama kAyA arthAt mastaka dvArA sparza karate samaya Apako jo kaSTa pahu~cAyA ho use kSamA kro|' - isa prakAra aneka sthAnoM para guru mahArAja kI AjJA mAMga kara kriyA karane kI hotI hai| aisI kriyA guru ke abhAva meM Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 guru kI sthApanA binA kaise ho sakatI hai| yadi kahoge ki "guru- avasthA kI prAkRti kI mana meM kalpanA kara AjJA Adi mAMgUMgA' taba to sthApanA nikSepA kA sahaja rUpa se svIkAra ho gayA / phira mRtyu uparAMta anya gati meM gaye hue guruoM ko yAda karake unakA guNagAna karane meM AtA hai to usako kisa nikSepA ke adhIna samajhege ? gurupane kA bhAva nikSepA to usa samaya upasthita hotA hI nhiiN| bhAva nikSepe se to guru anya gati meM haiN| itanA hone para bhI 'gurupane ko pUrNa avasthA kI mana meM kalpanA karake guNagAna Adi karane meM AtA hai', aisA kahane se sthApanA nikSepoM evaM dravya nikSepoM donoM mAnane lAyaka siddha ho jAte haiN| prazna 6-zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke samaya meM zeSa teIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke jIva saMsAra meM the; phira bhI usa samaya unako vaMdana karane meM dharma kaise ho sakatA haiM ? uttara - zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke samaya meM anya teIsa tIrthakaroM ke vaMdana kA viSaya dravya nikSepA ke AdhIna hai| dravya binA bhAva, sthApanA athavA nAma kucha bhI nahIM ho sktaa| zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ne jina jIvoM ko mokSagAmI batAyA, ve sabhI pUjanIya haiM / jisa prakAra dhanADya sAhUkAra ke hAtha se likhI huI, usake hastAkSara va mohara vAlI; avadhi vizeSa kI huMDI ho to usakI avadhi pUrNa hone ke pUrvaMbhI rakama se kAma nikAlA jA sakatA hai, usI prakAra mokSagAmI bhavya jIvoM ko RSabhadeva svAmI Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 dvArA dI huI vizvastatA rUpI huMDI ko kaunasA vicArazIla vyakti asvIkAra karegA ? / bhagavAn ke vizvastatA 'rUpI prabala kAraNa ko lekara bAkI ke teIsa tIrthaMkara prathama tIrthaMkara ke samaya meM bhI vaMdanIya the| isa sambandha meM zrI AvazyakasUtra meM mUla pATha bhI hai ki 'cattAri-aTTha-dasa-doya, vaMdiyA jiNavarA cauvvIsaM / ' arthAt- cAroM dizAoM meM krama se cAra, pATha, dasa aura do isa prakAra caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke biMba zrI bharata mahArAjA ne aSTApada parvata para sthApita kiye haiN| isa viSaya meM niyuktikAra zra takevalI AcArya bhagavAn zrImad bhadrabAhusvAmIjI mahArAja ne khulAsA kiyA hai ki 'bharata rAjA ne zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ko bhAvi meM hone vAle taibIsa tIrthakaroM ke nAma, lakSaNa, varNa, zarIra kA pramANa Adi pUchakara usI ke anusAra, aSTApada giri para zrI jina maMdira banAkara sabhI tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAe~ ThIka vaise hI Akara kI sthApita kI thiiN| isase siddha hotA hai ki teIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke hone se pUrva bhI unakI pUjA tathA mUrti tathA maMdira dvArA unakI bhakti karane kI prathA sanAtana kAla se calI A rahI hai aura ise mahAn jJAnI puruSoM ne bhI svIkAra kiyA hai / prazna 7-'siddhAyatana' zabda kA kyA artha hai ? uttara-'siddhAyatana' yaha guNaniSpanna nAma hai| isakA artha jinamaMdira hotA hai / 'siddha' arthAt siddha bhagavAn kI pratimA aura 'Ayatana' arthAt ghara / arthAt jinaghara yA jina maMdira, Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 yaha 'siddhAyatana' kA artha / vaitADhya parvata. culla himavaMta parvata, meru parvata, zrI mAnuSottara parvata, zrI naMdIzvara dvIpa, zrI Rcakra dvIpa Adi parvatoM tathA dvIpoM para anekoM zAzvata jinamUrtiyoM vAle mandiroM ke hone kA zrI jIvAbhigama tathA zrIbhagavatI Adi sUtroM meM spaSTa batAyA huA hai aura una sUtroM ko tamAma jaina mAnate haiM / prazna 8-kaI loga zrI jina pratimA se jinabiMba nahIM lekara, zrI vItarAgadeva ke namUne ke samAna sAdhu ko grahaNa karate haiM, kyA yaha ucita hai ? uttara-unakI yaha mAnyatA jhUThI evaM kalpita hai| sUtroM meM sthAna sthAna para zrI jinapratimA zrI jinavara tulya kahI gaI hai| zrI jIvAbhigama Adi sUtroM meM jahA~ jahA~ zAzvatI pratimA kA adhikAra hai vahA~ vahA~ 'siddhAyatana' arthAt 'siddha bhagavAn kA maMdira' aisA kahA hai para 'mUrti-pAyatana' athavA 'pratimA-pAyatana' nahIM kahA hai| isase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki zrI siddha kI pratimA siddha ke samAna hai / ___zrI rAyapaseraNI sUtra tathA zrI jIvAbhigama sUtra meM zrI sUryAbha devatA tathA zrI vijayapolIgrA kI dravya pUjA kA adhikAra "dhUvaM dAUraNaM jiNavarANaM" arthAt 'zrI jinezvara deva ko dhUpa karake' aisA kahA hai| isase bhI zrI jina pratimA ko jinavara samAna mAnI gaI hai, yaha siddha hotA hai punaH zrI rAyapaseNI, zrI dazAzrataskaMdha aura zrI uvavAI Adi aneka sUtroM meM tIrthaMkara ko vaMdana ke lie jAte samaya zrAvakoM ke adhikAra meM kahA hai ki-'devayaM ceiyaM pajjuvAsAmi' Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 arthAt deva saMbaMdhI caitya 'arthAt zrI jinapratimA, unake sAmane maiM paryupAsanA kruuNgaa| aise aneka sthaloM para bhAva tIrthaMkara tathA sthApanA tIrthakara kI eka samAna paryupAsanA karane kA pATha hai; jisase donoM meM koI antara nahIM hai| __bhAva yA sthApanA donoM meM se kisI kI bhI bhakti aura "pUjA jisa bhAva se kI jAtI hai, tadanusAra phala kI prApti hotI hai| zrI jJAtAsUtra meM dropadI ke pUjana ke adhikAra meM zrI 'jina -maMdira' ko zrI 'jinagRha' kahA hai para 'mUrti-gRha' nahIM kahA / isa para se bhI zrI jinamUrti ko hI jina kI upamA ghaTatI hai na ki sAdhu kii| sAdhu vastra, pAtra, rajoharaNa aura muhapatti Adi upakaraNa sahita hai jabaki bhagavAn ke pAsa inameM se kucha 'bhI nahIM hotA / bhagavAn ratnajaDita siMhAsana para baiThate haiM, unake donoM ora ca~vara DhulAye jAte haiM, pIche bhAmAMDala rahatA hai, Age devakuMdubhi bajatI hai, devatA puSpavRSTi karate haiM ityAdi atizayoM se yukta bhagavAna hote haiM / sAdhu ke pAsa inameM se kucha bhI nahIM hotA hai / taba phira sAdhu aise zrI vItarAga kI barAbarI kaise kara sakate haiM ? paryaMkAsana para virAjamAna saumya dRSTi vAlI vItarAga avasthA kI pratimA to zrI arihaMta bhagavAna ke tulya hai / vItarAga kI mUrti ko vItarAga kA namUnA kahA jAtA hai para sAdhu kA nhiiN| sAdhu ke namUne ko hI sAdhu kahA jAtA hai| zrI aMtagaDadazA sUtra meM kahA hai ki 'hariNagameSI ko pratimA kI-ArAdhanA karane se vaha deva ArAdhya bana gayA' isI prakAra zrI vItarAga kI mUrti kI ArAdhanA karane se zrI vItarAgadeva ArAdhya bana jAte haiN| Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 prazna :-zrI jinapratimA ko jinarAja samajhakara namaskAra karo to vaha namaskAra mUrti ko huA, bhagavAn ko nahIM, kyoM ki bhagavAn to mUrti se bhinna haiM / mUrti ko namaskAra karane se bhagavAn ko namaskAra nahIM hotA aura bhagavAn ko namaskAra karane se mUrti ko namaskAra nahIM hotaa| isakA kyA samAdhAna uttara-mUrti aura bhagavAn sarvathA bhinna nahIM hai / ina donoM meM kucha samAnatA hai| zrI jinamUrti ko namaskAra karate samaya zrI jinezvara bhagavAn kA bhAva lAkara namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai ataH donoM bhinna nahIM kahe jAte / jaise yahA~ baiThe mahAvideha kSetra meM birAjamAna zrI sImaMdhara svAmI ko sabhI jaina vaMdana-namaskAra karate haiM taba rAha meM lAkhoM ghara, vRkSa, parvata Adi aneka vastue~ bIca meM AtI haiM to namaskAra una vastuoM ko huaA yA zrI sImaMdhara svAmI ko? yadi kahoge ki namaskAra karane kA bhAva bhagavAn ko hone se bhagavAn ko hI namaskAra huA, anya vastu ko nahIM; tathA kevalajJAna se bhagavAn bhI usa vaMdanA ko isI rIti se jAnate haiM taba isI taraha mUrti dvArA bhI bhagavAn kA bhAva lAkara vaMdana pUjana karane meM Ave to ise kyA bhagavAn nahIM jAnate ! ___ isI taraha sAdhu ko vaMdana namaskAra karate hue bhI unake zarIra ko vaMdana hotA hai yA unake jIvana ko ? yadi zarIra ko namaskAra kiyA jAtA ho to jIva to zarIra se pRthaka vastu hai aura jo jIva ko namaskAra karane meM prAtA ho to bIca meM kAyA kA avarodha upasthita hai aura kAyA jIva se bhinna pudgala dravya hai| al Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 yadi kahoge ki yaha pudgaladravya sAdhu kA hI hai to phira mUrti bhI devAdhideva zrI vItarAga prabhu kI hI hai, aisA kyoM nahIM soca sakate ho ? muni kI kAyA ko vaMdana karane se jaise muni ko vaMdana hotA hai vaise hI zrI vItarAga prabhu kI mUrti ko vaMdana karane se sAkSAt zrI vItarAga prabhu ko hI vaMdana hotA hai| prazna 10-nirAkAra bhagavAn kI upAsanA dhyAna dvArA ho sakatI hai to phira mUrti pUjA mAnane kA kyA kAraNa? uttara-manuSya ke mana meM yaha tAkata nahIM ki vaha nirAkAra kA dhyAna kara sake / indriyoM se grAhya vastuoM kA vicAra mana kara sakatA hai| usake atirikta vastuoM kI kalpanA bhI mana ko nahIM A sktii| ___jo jo raMga dekhane meM Ate haiM, jina 2 vastuoM kA svAda liyA jAtA hai, jina 2 vastuoM kA sparza kiyA jAtA hai, jo gaMdha sUdhane meM AtI hai athavA jo zabda sunane meM Ate haiM, utane taka kA hI vicAra mana kara sakatA hai, unake atirikta raMga, rUpa athavA gaMdha Adi kA dhyAna, smaraNa athavA kalpanA karanA manuSya kI zakti ke bAhara kI bAta hai| __ yadi kisI ne 'pUrNacandra' nAma ke vyakti kA kevala nAma sunA ho, use A~khoM se dekhA bhI na ho aura na kabhI usakA citra dekhA ho to kyA nAma mAtra se 'pUrNacandra' nAma ke vyakti kA dhyAna A sakatA hai ? nhiiN| usI prakAra bhagavAn ko sAkSAt athavA mUrti dvArA jisane dekhA nahIM ho vaha unakA dhyAna kisa prakAra kara sakatA hai ? jaba 2 dhyAna karanA hotA hai taba taba koI na koI vastu najara sammukha rakhanI hI hotI hai| bhagavAn ko jyoti svarUpa mAna Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 kara unakA dhyAna karane vAlA usa jyoti ko zveta, zyAma Adi kisI na kisI raMga vAlI mAna kara hI usakA dhyAna kara sakatA hai| siddha bhagavaMtoM meM aisA koI bhI paudgalika rUpa nahIM hai, unakA rUpa apaudgalika hai jise sarvajJa kevalajJAnI mahArAja sivAya anya koI nahIM jAna sakate haiN| ___zrI siddhacakra yaMtra meM zrI siddha bhagavaMtoM kI lAla raMga kI kalpanA kI gaI hai, parantu vaha kevala dhyAna kI suvidhA kI dRSTi se hai paraMtu vAstavika nahIM / nirAkAra siddha kA dhyAna atizayajJAnI ko chor3akara dUsarA koI bhI karane meM samartha nahIM hai| __koI kahegA ki hama mana meM mAnasika mUrti kI kalpanA kara; 'siddha bhagavAn kA dhyAna kareMge parantu patthara jar3a mUrti, ko nahIM mAneMge / unakA yaha kathana bhI viveka zUnya hai kyoMki yadi unase pUchA jAya ki tumhArI mAnasika mUrti kA raMga kaisA hai ? lAla yA zveta ? to ve kyA uttara deMge? yadi ve kahate haiM ki"usakA rUpa nahIM, raMga nahIM yA koI varNa nahIM isaliyekisa prakAra batAyA jAve ? to unheM yaha kahanA cAhiye ki jisakA rUpa, raMga athavA varNa nahIM usakA dhyAna karane kI tumhAre meM zakti bhI nahIM hai'| isa prakAra pratyakSa mUrti ko mAnane kI bAta se chuTakArA 'pAne ke liye mAnasika mUrti mAnane se anta meM dhyAna rahita dazA kI sthiti utpanna ho jAtI hai / jaba mUrti ke abhAva meM dhyAna banatA hI nahIM to prakaTa rUpa se mAnane meM kyA Apatti hai ? mAnasika mUrti adRzya evaM asthira hai jabaki prakaTa mUrti dRzya evaM sthira hai aura isIliye dhyAna Adi ke liye anukUla hai| sAtha hI bhagavAn zrI tIrthaMkara devatA samavasaraNa meM bhI pUrva kI ora mukha kara baiThate haiM tathA zeSa tInoM ora devatAgaraNa Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 bhagavAn kI tIna mUrtiyoM kI sthApanA karate haiM, aisA zrI samavasaraNa prakaraNa, zrI samavAyAMga sUtraTIkA, zrI tattvArtha sUtraTIkA Adi prAcIna graMtha pramANita karate haiN| kaI loga yaha kahate haiM ki 'bhagavAn ke adhika se adhika cAra mukha dikhAI dete haiM para tIna ora mUrti hai aisA nahIM hai" yaha bAta bhI jhUThI hai| kAraNa yaha hai ki kisI bhI zAstra meM isa prakAra kA ullekha nahIM hai| __samavasaraNa kI racanA se bhI citta kI ekAgratA ke liye mUrti kI AvazyakatA siddha ho jAtI hai / bhagavAn kI bhavya mUrti ke darzana se unake guraNa yAda Ate hI zraddhAlu logoM ko bhagavAn ke sAkSAtkAra jaisA Ananda prApta hotA hai tathA mUrti ko sAkSAt bhagavAn samajha kara bhAvayukta bhakti hotI hai| usa samaya bhakti karane vAle ke mana ke adhyavasAya kitane nirmala hote hoMge tathA usa samaya vaha jIva kaise zubha karmoM kA upArjana karatA hogA, isakA saccA aura pUrA jJAna sarvajJa ke sivAya anya kisI ke pAsa nahIM hai| ___jo loga svakalpita kalpanA se paramAtmA kA mAnasika dhyAna karane kA prADambara karate haiM, ve saikar3oM athavA hajAroM kosa vAhana Adi meM baiThakara paMcendriya taka ke jIvoM kA nAza kara apane guru Adi kI vandanA karane kisa liye jAte hoMge ? kyA guru kA mAnasika dhyAna ghara baiThe zakya nahIM ki jisa kAraNa guru ke mUrtimaya zarIra kI vandanA hetu hiMsA karake hajAroM kosa jAne kI jarUrata par3atI hai| sAMsArika jIva aneka citAoM se grasta hote haiM / kisI prAlaMbana ke abhAva meM unako zubha dhyAna kI prApti honA prAsAna Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 nahIM hai| asthira mana evaM caMcala idriyoM para niyantraNa rakhanA baccoM kA khela nahIM hai| kisI vAdya yaMtra para gAyA huyA gIta kAnoM meM par3ate hI caMcala mana udhara calA jAtA hai| usa samaya dhyAna kI bAteM kahIM ur3a jAtI haiN| aisI caMcala manovRti vAle logoM ke liye zrI jina pUjA meM lIna ho jAnA, yahI eka parama dhyAna hai| aneka cintAoM se yukta gRhasthAzrama meM jinapUjA kA anAdara karanA kevala hAnikAraka hI hai| duniyAdArI kI vividha bhaMjhaToM meM phaMse hue gRhasthoM ke liye mUrti ke AlaMbana binA mAnasika dhyAna honA sarvathA asaMbhava hai| zrI jinapUjA kA Adara karake tathA mUrti ke mAdhyama se zrI jinezvaradeva ke guNa-. gAna Adi karane se caMcala mana sthira hotA hai tathA sthira hue mana ko saMsAra kI prasAratA Adi kA bodha saralatA se karAyA jA sakatA hai| sukha-dukha meM jahA~ taka sama bhAva nahIM AtA hai, taba taka bar3e bar3e yogIrAja kI taraha AlaMbana-rahita dhyAna kI bAteM karanA vyartha hai| jisa samaya vaha samabhAva vAlI sthiti A jAyagI, AlaMbana svataH hI chUTa jaaygaa| __ zrI jaina dharma ke marmajJa pUrvAcArya maharSiyoM ne pratyeka jIva ko apane guNasthAnaka anusAra kriyA aMgIkAra karane kA Adeza diyA hai| vartamAna meM koI bhI jIva sAtaveM guraNasthAnaka se Age nahIM car3ha sakatA hai| jIvana ke bhinna 2 samaya meM prApta sAtaveM guNasthAnaka ke kula samaya ko jor3A jAya to vaha eka aMtarmuhUrta se adhika nahIM bntaa| isaliye vartamAna ke jIvoM ko UMce se UMcA chaTThA guNasthAnaka taka hI samajhanA caahiye| vaha guNasthAnaka pramAdayukta hone se usameM rahane vAle jIva bhI nirA-- laMbana dhyAna karane meM asamartha haiN| aisA hone para bhI jo loga Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 cha8 guNasthAnaka kI sImA ko bhI nahIM pahu~ca pAye haiM tathA aneka sAMsArika prapaMcoM meM guthe hue haiM ve nirAlaMbana dhyAna kI bAtoM kA pradarzana karate haiM, yaha kevala ADaMbara hai| cauthe, "pA~caveM guraNasthAnaka meM hone ke nAte zrAvaka dravya aura bhAva donoM prakAra kI pUjA karane ke adhikArI haiM jabaki sAdhu unase U~ce sthAna arthAt chaTTha guNasthAnaka meM hone se kevala bhAva 'pUjA ke adhikArI haiN| jisa prakAra vyavahArika zikSA meM pahale ka, kA Adi phira bArAkSarI, usake bAda zAstrAbhyAsa, aisA krama hai, usI prakAra guNasthAnaka kI U~cI dazA meM car3hate samaya kriyA meM bhI parivartana hotA rahatA hai / sIr3hiyAM chor3akara ekadama chalA~ga mArakara bhavana ke UparI bhAga para car3hane kA aviveka pUrNa prayatna karane se vaha sthAna to bahuta dUra raha jAtA hai, parantu isake viparIta nIce girane se hAtha paira bhI TUTa jAte haiN| - aba yadi koI prazna karatA hai ki 'saMsAra para rAga kama kiyA aura bhagavAn para rAga bar3hAyA to isameM bhI rAga to kAyama hI rahA / jaba taka rAga-dveSa rahita nahIM baneMge taba taka mukti kaise mila sakatI hai ? yaha prazna bhI nAsamajhI kA hai| "pUrNa rUpa se rAga rahita hone kI zakti nahIM Ave taba taka prabhu ke prati rAga rakhane se saMsAra ke azubha rAga tathA unase baMdhAte bure karmoM se bacA jA sakatA hai| ghara baiThe jitanI aneka prakAra kI vaibhAvika carcAe~ hotI haiM utanI jinamaMdira meM nahIM ho sktii| prabhu kI zAMta mUrti ke darzana se tathA unake guNagAna meM lIna hone se citta meM duSTa bhAva tathA bure vicAra Tika nahIM skte| itanA hI nahIM parantu unheM dUra haTAne kA eka mukhya ___ Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 sAdhana bhI prApta ho jAtA hai| jaba taka pUrNa vizuddhi prApta na ho, taba taka jIvana ko ucca mArga kI ora le jAne kA kevala yahI utkRSTa mArga hai| jo isa mArga meM vizvAsa nahIM rakhate tathA apane Apa ko pUrNa vizuddha mAnakara samabhAva-sAdhaka vAle mAnate haiM, unheM yaha pUchanA cAhiye hai ki yadi tuma vAstava meM rAga dvaSa se pare ho to tuma apane guru evaM anya netAoM kA Adara kara una para rAga kyoM karate ho ? unake AhAra, vastra evaM pAtrAdi ke prati sammAna bhAva kyoM rakhate ho? kyA yaha rAga rahita hone kA pratIka hai ? samabhAva meM lona vyakti ke liye sadA sAmAyika hai, to guru ke pAsa jAkara sAmAyika tathA pratikramaNa Adi karane kA kyA prayojana hai ? strI putrAdi priya vastuoM ke saMyoga se harSa tathA unake viyoga se zoka-dhana, mAla, hATa Adi ke lUTane se saMtApa tathA unakI prApti se harSa, vaise hI kisI duSTa vyakti ke bure vacana kahane para tathA kaSTa dene para krodha tathA sammAna dene para AnaMda, aisI bAtoM se rAga dveSa to pratyakSa dikhatA hI hai| unameM phira 'kAraNa' athavA 'pAlaMbana' ke binA samatA bhAva paidA karane kI bAta karanA kyA DhoMga nahIM hai ? 'merA ghara, merI strI, merA dhana, merA putra, merA naukara' Adi merA-terA karane kA jinakA svabhAva nirmUla nahIM huA, unako samadRSTi vAle kaise kaha sakate hai ? jo saMpatti tathA vipatti meM, zatru evaM mitra meM, svarNa aura 'patthara meM tathA ratna aura tRNa samUha meM koI bhI bheda-bhAva nahIM rakhate ve hI vAstava meM samabhAvazAlI, AtmajJAnI tathA ucca koTi ke sAdhaka haiN| Aja ke yuga meM aise mahAn vyakti kitane 8 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 haiM ? vizva kA bar3A bhAga duniyAdArI kI jhaMjhaToM meM pha~sA humA hai / unake liye 'apane Apako AtmajJAnI' siddha karane kA DhoMga racanA tathA ucita kArya kA anAdara karanA yogya nahIM hai| yogyatA binA mithyAbhimAna rakhane se kisI bhI svArtha kI siddhi nahIM ho sktii| iMdriyoM tathA mana para kAbU pAye binA nirAlaMbana dhyAna kI bAteM karane vAloM ko zAstrakAra nimnokta upamA dete haiM : "jo vyakti indriyoM ko jIte binA hI zubha dhyAna rakhane kI icchA karatA hai, vaha mUrkha jalatI huI Aga ke abhAva meM rasoI pakAnA cAhatA hai, jahAja ko chor3akara agAdha samudra ko donoM hAthoM se tairakara pAra karane kI tathA bIja boye binA hI kheta meM anAja utpanna karane kI icchA karatA hai|" prazna 15-mUrti to ekendriya pASANa kI hone se prathama guNasthAnaka para hai / usako cauthe-pA~caveM guNasthAnaka vAle zrAvaka tathA cha?-sAtaveM guNasthAnaka vAle sAdhu kisa prakAra: vaMdana pUjana kara sakate haiM ? | uttara-prathama to mUrti ko ekendriya kahane vAlA vyakti jaina zAstroM se anabhijJa hI hai| khAna meM se khodakara alaga nikAlA humA patthara zastrAdi lagane se sacitta nahIM rahatA, aisA zAstrakAra kahate haiM / acetana vastu meM guNasthAnaka nahIM hotA hai / aba yadi guraNasthAnaka rahita vastu ko mAnane se inkAra karoge to mahAdoSa ke bhAgI banoge kyoMki siddha bhagavAn sarvathA guraNasthAnaka rahita haiM, phira bhI zrI arihaMtadeva ke pazcAt sabase prathama sthAna para pUjane yogya haiN| guNasthAnaka saMsArI jIvoM ke liye haiM, siddha ke jIvoM ke liye nhiiN| Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115 dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki jisa prakAra mUrti ko guNasthAnaka nahIM usI prakAra kAgaja Adi se banI pustakoM kA bhI apanA koI guNasthAnaka nahIM hai / phira bhI pratyeka dharma ke anuyAyI apane granthoM kA bahuta Adara karate haiM, U~ce Asana para rakhate haiM tathA mastaka para car3hAte haiM / usakI sabhI prakAra kI AzAtanAe~ varjita haiM / thUka ke chAMTe yA paira se Thokara laganA bhI mahAdoSa rUpa ginA jAtA hai / vizva meM aisA koI dharma nahIM hai, ki apane iSTadeva kI vANI rUpa zAstra ko mastaka para nahIM car3hAtA ho tathA usakA khUba Adara-sammAna na karate ho / zrI jaina siddhAMta ke zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM bhI 'namo baMbhIe livIe' kaha kara zrI gaNadhara bhagavaMtoM ne akSara rUpI brAhmI lipi ko namaskAra kiyA hai to isameM kaunasA guNasthAnaka thA ? mRtaka sAdhu kA zarIra bhI acetana hone se guraNasthAnaka rahita hai, phira bhI loga dUsare kAma chor3akara unake darzana ke liye daur3a kara jAte haiM, tathA usa mRta deha ko bar3I dhUmadhAma se caMdana kI citA meM jalAte haiM / isa kArya ko guru bhakti kA kArya kaheMge ki nahIM ? yadi ise guru bhakti kaha sakate haiM, to pratimA ke vaMdana pUjana Adi ko jina bhakti kA kArya kyoM nahIM kahate sakate haiM ? prazna 12 - mUrti to patthara kI hai, usakI pUjA se kyA phala milegA ? mUrti ke Age kI gaI stuti kyA mUrti suna sakatI hai ? uttara - logoM ko patha bhraSTa karane ke liye isa prakAra ke prazna mUrti pUjA ke virodhI varga kI ora se khar3e karane meM Ate haiM, parantu usake pIche ghora ajJAna evaM kuTilatA chipI huI hai / Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 mUrti pUjaka loga yadi patthara ko hI pUjate hote to stuti bhI ve patthara ko hI karate ki 'he patthara ! he amUlya patthara ! tU anamola tathA upayogI hai| tero zobhA apAra hai| tU sthAna vizeSa kI khAna meM se nikalA hai| tujhe khAna meM se nikAlane vAle kArIgara bahuta kuzala haiN| hama terI stuti karate haiM, para isa prakAra patthara ke guNagAna koI nahIM karatA para sabhI loga patthara kI mUrti meM Aropita zrI vItarAgadeva kI stuti karate hI naz2ara Ate haiM ki, he niraMjana ! nirAkAra ! nirmohI ! nirAkAMkSI ! ajara ! amara ! akalaMka ! siddhasvarUpI ! sarvajJa ! vItarAga ! Adi guNoM dvArA guNavAna paramAtmA kI hI sabhI stuti karate haiM / kyA patthara meM ye guNa haiM ki jo patthara kI upAsanA kA jhUThA doSa lagAkara logoM ko galata dizA meM le jAne kA prayAsa kiyA jA rahA hai ? jaba pUjaka vyakti mUrti meM pUjA yogya guNoM ko Aropita karatA hai, taba use mUrti sAkSAta vItarAga hI pratibhAsita hotI hai| vaha jisa bhAva se mUrti ko dekhatA hai use vaha vaisA hI phala detI hai / sAkSAt bhagavAn taraNa-tAraNa haiM, phira bhI unakI AzAtanA karane vAloM ko burA phala milatA hai| usI bhA~ti mUrti bhI tAraka hote hue bhI usakI AzAtanA karane vAle usake bure phala bhogate haiN| __ zaMkA-mUrti ko bhagavAna kaise mAnA jAya ? kyA rUkhI sUkhI roTI ko miThAI mAna lene se vaha miThAI bana jAtI hai ? samAdhAna-saMtoSI tathA zubha pariNAmI jIvoM ko to jo saMtoSa miThAI se prApta ho sakatA hai, utanA hI saMtoSa rUkhI roTI Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 se bhI prApta ho sakatA hai| dUsarI ora asaMtoSI evaM azubhapariNAmI jIvoM ko to miThAI bhI adhika lAbha nahIM pahu~cAtI to rUkhI roTI se to unakA kyA kAma banane vAlA hai| dRSTAMta kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki zubhapariNAmI jIva mUrti se bhI sAkSAta bhagavAn ke darzana jaisA hI lAbha uThA sakate haiM, jabaki duSTa pri-| ragAmI jIva sAkSAt paramAtmA ke darzana se bhI azubha karma bA~dhate haiM tathA amRta ko bhI viSa karake apanAte haiN| do ghar3I pUrva ke sAmAnya sAdhu ko prAcArya pada pradAna karane ke sAtha hI anya sAdhu tathA zrAvaka chattIsa guNoM kA AroparaNa kara unakI vaMdanA karate haiM tathA kisI bhI vyakti ke pUrva meM gRhastha hote hue bhI dIkSA lete hI usameM sAdhu ke sattAIsa guNoM kA prAropaNa kara unako vaMdana namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai| jisa prakAra Aropita avasthA meM koI prAcArya tathA sAdhu krama se prAcArya tathA sAdhu ke rUpa meM pUjanIka bana jAte hai usI prakAra mUrti meM bhI aMjanazalAkA aura pratiSThA ho jAne ke bAda usameM arihaMta ke samAna pUjanIyatA utpanna ho jAtI hai| __'mUrti stuti ko sunatI hai yA nahIM ? yaha prazna hI ayogya hai, kyoMki patthara rUpa mUrti ke guNa gAna karane meM nahIM pAte haiM, jisakI vaha mUrti hai, usa deva kI stuti tathA prArthanA kI jAtI hai| vaha deva jJAnI hone ke nAte sevaka kI stuti Adi ko pUrI taraha jAna sakate haiM / ataH mUrti ke sAmane stuti karanA bhI ucita hai| prazna 13-zrI jinapratimA kI stuti karane kI sarvottama vidhi kyA haiM ? uttara-pratimA meM bhagavAn ke nAma tathA guNoM kA AropaNa kara usake samakSa bhagavAn kI stuti karanA, yaha sarvottama vidhi ___ Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 hai / jaise apane pUrvajoM kA citra dekhakara sabhI usakI prazaMsA karate haiM, use sunakara citta prasanna hotA hai tathA pUrvajoM ko Adara milatA ho, aisA pratibhAsa hotA hai vaise hI bhagavaMta kI pratimA kA Adara karane se bhagavAn kA hI Adara hotA hai, aisA laganA caahiye| bhagavAna ko Adara dene kI icchA jagI, yaha bhI paramazubha adhyavasAya kA lakSaNa hai aura usase jIva bhArI puNya upAjita karatA hai| gRhasthAzrama bhogane vAle zrAvakoM ke liye bhagavAn kA guNagAna karane hetu anukUla sthAna zrI jinamaMdira ko chor3akara anya koI nahIM hai / bhagavAn ke guNoM kA smaraNa tathA dhyAna karane ke liye zrI jina maMdira meM jina pratimA kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| usake darzana ke sAtha hI bhagavAn ke guNa yAda Ate haiM / ___ zrI jina mUrti kI mukhAkRti dekhakara vicAra paidA hotA hai, 'aho ! yaha mukha kitanA sundara hai ki jisake dvArA kisI ke liye bhI apazabda nahIM bolA gayA tathA jisase kabhI hiMsaka, kaThora athavA kar3ave vacana nahIM nikale / usameM rahI jIbha se rasanendriya ke viSayoM kA kabhI bhI rAga dveSa se sevana nahIM kiyA gayA parantu usa mukha dvArA dharmopadeza dekara aneka bhavya jIvoM ko isa saMsAra sAgara se pAra utArA gayA hai, isaliye vaha mukha hajAroM bAra dhanyavAda kA pAtra hai|' ___'bhagavAn kI nAsikA dvArA sugaMdha yA durgaMdha rUpa ghrANeMdriya ke viSayoM kA rAga athavA dveSa pUrvaka upabhoga nahIM kiyA gayA ___ 'ina cakSutroM dvArA pA~ca varSa rUpa viSayoM kA pala bhara ke liye bhI rAga athavA dveSa pUrvaka upabhoga nahIM kiyA gyaa| Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 kisI bhI stro ko ora moha dRSTi se athavA kiso zatru ko ora dvaSa haSTi se dekhA nahIM gayA; kevala vastusvabhAva tathA karma ko vicitratA kA vicAra kara bhagavAn ke netra sadA samabhAva meM rahate haiM / aise bhagavAn ke netroM ko koTizaH dhanya haiN|' ___'ina donoM kAnoM ke dvArA vicitra prakAra kI rAga rAganiyoM kA rAga pUrvaka zravaNa nahIM kiyA gayA parantu inhoMne madhura yA kaTu, acche yA bure jaise bhI zabda kAna meM par3e, unako rAgadveSa rahita hokara sune haiN|' ___'isa zarIra ko kisI jIva kI hiMsA athavA adatta-grahaNa Adi kA doSa nahIM lgaa| usakA upayoga kevala jIvarakSA nimitta tathA sabhI ko sukha mile, uso DhaMga se huA hai| isa deha se gA~va gA~va vihAra kara aneka jIvoM ke sAMsArika baMdhanoM ko tor3A hai, tathA sabhI karmoM kA kSaya kara kevalajJAna yA kebaladarzana ko prakaTa kiyA hai|' ____ aise prabhu anupama upakArI tathA sampUrNa jagat ke akAraNa bandhu hone se unako asaMkhya bAra dhanyavAda hai / inakI yathAzakti bhakti karanA, yaha merA parama kartavya hai|' / prabhu ko zAMta mudrA ko dekhakara aisI zubha bhAvanA aMtaHkaraNa meM utpanna hotI hai| uttama jIva, ni:svArtha premI aise paramAtmA kI jala, candana, kesara, barAsa, puSpa, dhUpa, dIpa, akSata, phala, naivedya Adi se pUjA karate haiM, bahumUlya AbhUSaNa car3hAte haiM, inakI 'bhakti meM yathAzakti dhana kharca karate haiM aura socate haiM ki 'yadi maiM prabhu kI bhakti karUMgA to, maiM svayaM tirane ke sAtha anyoM ko tirAne meM bhI nimitta banUMgA kyoMki merI bhakti dekhakara dUsare loga usakA anukaraNa kareMge tathA aneka bhavya puruSa bhagavAn kI sevA karane meM tatpara hoMge aura maiM usameM nimitta bnuuNgaa|' ___ Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 dravya pUjA samApti ke pazcAt bhAvapUjA karate samaya bhakta bhagavAn ke guNoM kA smaraNa kara apanI AtmA ke sAtha unakI tulanA karatA hai ki, 'aho! prabhu vairAgI haiM aura maiM rAgI hU~; prabhu dveSa rahita haiM aura maiM dvaSa pUrNa hU~;prabhu krodha rahita haiM aura maiM krodhI hU~; prabhu niSkAma haiM aura maiM kAmI hU~; prabhu niviSayI haiM aura maiM viSayI hU~; prabhu mAna rahita haiM aura maiM mAnI hU~; prabhu mAyA se pare haiM aura maiM mAyAvI hU~; prabhu nirlobhI haiM aura maiM lobhI hU~; prabhu AtmAnaMdI haiM aura maiM pudgalAnaMdI hU~; prabhu atIndriya sukha ke bhogI haiM aura maiM viSaya sukha kA bhogI hU~; prabhu svabhAvI haiM aura maiM vibhAvI hU~; prabhu ajara haiM aura maiM sajara hU~; prabhu akSaya haiM aura maiM kSaya ko prApta hote rahane vAlA hU~; prabhu azarIrI haiM aura maiM sazarIrI hU~; prabhu aniMdaka haiM aura maiM niMdaka ha~; prabha acala haiM aura maiM caMcala haiM; prabha amara haiM aura maiM maraNazIla hU~; prabhu nidrA rahita haiM aura maiM nidrA sahita hU~; prabhu nirmohI haiM aura maiM mohavAlA hu~; prabhu hAsya rahita haiM aura maiM hAsya sahita hU~; prabhu rati rahita haiM aura maiM rati sahita hU~; prabhu zoka rahita aura maiM zoka sahita hU~; prabhu bhaya rahita haiM aura maiM bhayabhIta hU~; prabhu arati rahita haiM aura maiM arati sahita hU~; prabhu nirvedI haiM aura maiM savedI hU~; prabhu kleza rahita haiM aura maiM kleza sahita hU~; prabhu ahiMsaka haiM aura maiM hiMsaka hU~; prabhu vacana-rahita haiM aura maiM mRSAvAdI hU~; prabhu pramAda rahita haiM aura maiM pramAdI hU~; prabhu AzA rahita haiM aura maiM AzAvAna hU~; prabhu sabhI jIvoM ko sukha dene vAle haiM aura maiM aneka jIvoM ko duHkha dene vAlA hU~; prabhu vaMcanA rahita haiM aura maiM vaMcaka hU~; prabhu Azrava rahita haiM aura maiM pAzrava sahita hU~; prabhu niSpApa haiM aura maiM pApI hU~; prabhu karma rahita haiM aura maiM karma sahita hU~; prabhu sabhI Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 121 ke vizvAsapAtra haiM aura maiM avizvAsapAtra hU~; prabhu paramAtmapada ko pahu~ce hue haiM aura maiM bahirAtmabhAva meM ghUma rahA hU~ ! Adi / ____ isa prakAra prabhu to aneka guNoM se paripUrNa haiM aura maiM saba prakAra ke durguNoM se paripUrNa huuN| isI kAraNa maiM isa saMsAra rUpI aTavI meM anaMtakAla se bhaTaka rahA huuN| Aja mere bhAgyodaya se mujhe bhagavAn kI mUrti ke darzana hue tathA usake pAlaMbana se mujhe prabhu ke guNoM kA tathA mere avaguNoM kA smaraNa huA; prabhu ke guNa tathA mere avaguNa samajha meM aaye| aba maiM apane durguNoM ko chor3ane kA prayatna karUM tathA jo mArga bhagavAn ne batalAyA haiM usakA anusaraNa karU~, sukha evaM kalyANa ke liye jaisA vyava-. hAra karane kA unhoMne pharamAyA hai vaisA hI vyavahAra maiM karUM / ___ isa prakAra kI zubha bhAvanA se stuti karate hue jIva apane azubha tathA kliSTa karmoM kA nAza karate haiM; isase samakita kI zuddhi hotI hai aura paraMparAgata mokSa ke anaMta sukhoM kI prApti hotI hai| zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA tathA stuti se isa prakAra ke sAkSAt tathA paramparAgata aneka lAbha hone se pratyeka bhavya AtmA ko jina-pratimA kA prayatna pUrvaka atyanta Adara karanA cAhiye / / prazna 14-pUjA aura pratiSThA mahA maMgalakArI haiM, to phira mUrti kI pratiSThA meM zubhAzubha muhUrta dekhane kA kyA prayojana ? uttara-kisI yogya ziSya ko jaba dIkSA denI hotI hai taba zubha muhUrta kyoM dekhA jAtA hai ? kyA dIkSA amaMgalakArI hai. ki jisake liye zubha muhUrta kI AvazyakatA hotI hai ? zubha nakSatra tathA zubha graha zubha sUcaka haiM va azubha graha tathA azubha nakSatra azubha sUcaka haiM; ata: pratyeka zubha kArya meM zubha muhUrta dekhane kI AvazyakatA hai| Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 bhagavAn svayaM to vItarAga haiM aura unakI mUrti bhI sabhI jIvoM kA bhalA karane vAlI hai phira bhI koI duSTa AtmA unako -AzAtanA, niMdA athavA AjJA kA ullaMghana kare aura pariNAmasvarUpa usakA ahita ho to usameM bhagavAn yA mUrti kA doSa - nahIM / zAstrakAroM ke AdezAnusAra sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, pauSadha, tapa, japa, niyama, dhyAna Adi pratyeka kriyA vidhivat karane se * lAbha karatI hai tathA pratikUla rUpa se vyavahAra karane para hAni karatI hai / yahI bAta mUrti kI pratiSThA ke viSaya meM bhI samajhanI caahie| zAstrAbhyAsa bhI asamaya aura avidhi se karane kI manAI hai / usI bhA~ti mUrtipUjA Adi samasta lAbhakArI kriyAe~ jisa mAtrA meM bhAvapUrvaka tathA vidhi sammAna pUrvaka karane meM prAtI haiM, utanI hI mAtrA meM phaladAyI hotI haiM / munirAja sadA - sabake hitakArI hote hue bhI jisa bhAva se unakI ora dekhA jAtA hai, usI prakAra kA phala jIva prApta karate haiM / jaise kisI mahAsatI sAdhvI ko rUpavAna dekhakara kisI - viSayI puruSa ko kAma vikAra utpanna ho jAya athavA sundara brahmacArI ko dekhakara koI duSTa strI usa para mohita ho jAya to kyA isase vaha sAdhu yA sAdhvI pravaMdanIya ho jAyegI ? unnIsaveM torthaMkara bhagavAn zrI mallInAthajI kI strI-rUpa pratimA dekhakara chaH rAjA kAmAtura ho gaye / to kyA isase bhagavAn zrI mallInAthajI kI mahimA samApta ho gaI ? kAmI- janoM ke mohanIya karma ke udaya se unako kharAba gati hoto hai, usakA kAraNa unake svayaM ke kliSTa karma haiM, na ki ve mahApuruSa / 'anArya logoM ko zrI jinamUrti se kahA~ lAbha hotA hai ?' Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 * aisA prazna karane vAle ko samajhanA cAhiye ki jisane satyadeva ke yathArtha svarUpa ko nahIM jAnA aura unakI pratimA ko apane iSTadeva ke rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM kiyA aisI AtmAoM ko zrI jinamUrti se lAbha na ho to usakA kAraNa unakI ayogyatA hai / jo paramAtmA ke svarUpa ko vAstavika rUpa se jAna pahacAna kara paramAtmA kI pratimA ko vaMdana, pUjana karate haiM, unako Ardra kumAra kI bhA~ti avazya zubhadhyAna utpanna hotA hai tathA aciMtya lAbha milatA hai, isameM lezamAtra bhI saMdeha nahIM / prazna 15 - zrI jinapratimA ko yadi koI anya dharmAvalambI apane maMdira meM sthApita kare to vaha vandanIya ginI jAyagI ki nahIM ? uttara-anya mata vAloM dvArA grahaNa kI huI tathA svayaM ke devarUpa meM svIkAra kI gaI zrI jinamUrti ko zrAvaka nahIM namegA kyoMki ve loga usa mUrti ko apane iSTadeva ke rUpa meM mAna kara apane mana kI vidhi ke anusAra usakI pUjA kareMge tathA vaha vidhi jainoM ko mAnya nahIM hogI ; ataH jahA~ vidhivata pUjA nahIM hotI ho aisI anyamatAvalabiyoM dvArA grahaNa kI huI jina pratimAnoM ko mAnane, pUjane kA zAstroM meM niSedha kiyA hai / zAstroM ke viSaya meM aisA niyama hai ki, - 'samyag dRSTi se grahaNa kiyA huA mithyAzra uta bhI samyakta hai, tathA mithyAdRSTi se grahaNa kiyA huA samyak ta bhI mithyAzruta haiM / vahI niyama zrI jinamUrti ko lAgU par3atA hai / anya dharmAcalambiyoM dvArA grahaNa kI huI pratimAnoM meM se pratimApana calA nahIM jAtA taba bhI avidhipUjana ke kAraNa tathA anya jIvoM ke midhyAtva kI vRddhi meM kAraNa-bhUta hone se samyagdRSTi AtmAoM ne una pratimAoM ke pUjana ko tyAjya batAyA hai / Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 yahA~ kisI ke mana meM prazna uThatA hai ki, 'jinamUrti kI bhA~ti sAdhu yadi mithyAtvI ke maTha meM utare to vaha pUjanIya hai yA nahIM ?' to usakA uttara yaha hai ki anyatIrthI ke makAna meM utarane mAtra se usakA sAdhupana calA nahIM jaataa| jaba taka apanA liMga aura kriyA chor3akara anya liMgI athavA anya liMga kI kriyA karane vAlA nahIM ho jAtA taba taka vaha sAdhu, sAdhu kI taraha pUjane yogya hai| zrI jinapratimA ke liye aisI bAta nahIM hai kyoMki anya mata vAloM dvArA grahaNa kI huI zrI jina pratimA ke pUjana kI vidhi, ve zrI jinamata ke anusAra nahIM karate para apane zAstrAnusAra karate haiM, aisI viparIta vidhi ko mAnyatA dene se pratyakSa rUpa se mithyAtva kI vRddhi hotI hai / prazna 16-yadi sammagdRSTi ke hAtha meM rahane vAle mithyAdRSTi ke zAstra samyaktra ta bana jAte hoM to veda, kurAna, bAibala Adi sabhI dharmagrantha kyA vaMdanIya nahIM bana jAyeMge ? uttara-samyagdRSTi ke hAtha meM rahane vAle nahIM, para hRdaya meM rahate hue zAstra, samyagdRSTi prAtmA ke liye samyakca ta bana jAte haiN| yaha prabhAva una mithyAdRSTi ke zAstroM kA nahIM, para samyagdRSTi ke vivekazIla hRdaya kA hai / nirapekSa vANI mithyA hote hue bhI use sApekSa rUpa se vicAra karane vAlA usameM se samyak vicAroM ko hI grahaNa karatA hai / - zrI naMdIsUtra meM akSara ko zru tajJAna kahA hai jisase kurAna Adi meM akSara rUpa jo jJAna hai vaha avazya vaMdanIya hai parantu usakA bhAvArtha vaMdanIya nahIM hai| kaI jinavANI ko bhAvayu ta kahate haiM tathA anya dharmoM ke zAstroM ko dravyazruta kahate haiM, para yaha galata hai / zrI naMdIsUtra meM Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 zrI jinavANI ko dravyazruta tathA usake bhAvArtha ko bhAvazruta kahA hai / zrI gaNadhara bhagavaMtoM ne 'namo sudevayAe' kahakara, zrI jinavANI rUpa dravyazruta ko vaMdana karane kA pATha zrI bhagavatIsUtra meM hai tathA usI sUtra meM " namo baMbhilivie" kaha kara brAhmI lipi ko bhI namaskAra kiyA hai | zrI jinavANI bhASAvargaraNA ke pudgala hone se dravya hai, -tathA brAhmI lipi bhI akSara rUpa hone se dravya hai / isaliye zAstroM meM kahe hue akSara dravyazruta haiM aura ve bhI vaMdanIya haiM, tathA mithyAzAstroM meM rahe hue akSara bhI dravyazruta rUpa meM -vaMdanIya haiM / mithyAdRSTi se grahaNa kiyA huA unakA bhAvArtha mithyA hone se vaMdanIya nahIM hai para samyagdRSTi se grahaNa kiyA huA, unakA bhAvArtha samyag hone se vaMdanIya hai / prazna 17 - prabhu ke nAma ko svIkAra kareM, parantu unakI AkRti ko nahIM mAneM to kyA yaha cala sakatA hai ? uttara - apane iSTadeva, guru ke nAma ko mAnakara jo usa nAma vAlI AkRti ko nahIM mAnate haiM, ve eka dRSTi se apane deva, guru kA anAdara kara ghora pApa karate haiM / jaba do akSara ke nAmamAtra se deva, guru ke svarUpa ke bodha hote se kalyANa ho to usI ke samAna AkAravAlI pratimA se dugunA lAbha kyoM nahIM hogA ? samajhanA to yaha cAhiye ki akelI AtmA zrarupI, avinAzI tathA niraMjana hone se usakA nAma nizAna deha ke Azrita hI hotA hai / jisakA nAma hai, usakI prAkRti bhI honI hI cAhiye | jisakI prakRti nahIM hotI, aisI nirAkAra vastu kA nAma bhI nahIM hotA hai / zAstroM meM arUpI AkAza kA bhI AkAra mAnA gayA hai / Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 isase spaSTa hotA hai ki, AkAra hIna vastu, koI vastu nahIM hai / nAma evaM prAkRti dvArA guNa kA bodha hotA hai / nAma ke sAtha prAkRti lagI hI hotI hai| isase jahA~ taka nAma mAnane kI AvazyakatA svIkRta hai, vahA~ taka AkRti mAnane kI AvazyakatA bhI svIkAra kI huI hai| prAkRti mAnane kI AvazyakatA tabhI chuTa sakatI hai jaba nAma mAnane ko AvazyakatA bhI chUTa gaI ho| __ 'nAma guraNa kA hotA hai para AkAra kA nahIM, aisA kahane vAle ko socanA cAhiye ki, guNa se to zrI RSabhadeva aura vardhamAna svAmI samAna haiM phira; zrI vardhamAna svAmI kA nAma lete hI bhagavAn Rbhadeva kyoM yAda nahIM Ate' ? yadi guNa kA nAma 'mahAvIra' yA 'vardhamAna' hotA to isa guNa vAle sabhI vyakti ina nAmoM ke sAtha hI yAda A jAne cAhiye / parantu 'mahAvIra' athavA 'vardhamAna' nAma lene se kevala bhagavAn 'mahAvIra' yAda pAte haiM, isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? isakA kAraNa eka hI hai ki, 'mahAvIra' nAma kevala unake guNa kA hI nahIM para AkAra kA bhI hai| bhagavAn 'mahAvIra' kA AkAra aura bhagavAn 'RSabhadeva' kA AkAra eka nahIM hai, isIliye eka kA nAma lete samaya dUsare yAda nahIM Ate haiN| . isase mAnanA par3egA ki nAma guNa pradhAna nahIM para AkAra ho pradhAna hotA hai| isake uparAnta bhI jo nAma mAnakara bhI AkAra ko mAnane se inkAra karate haiM, ve mUrkha haiM / jahA~ prAkRti nahIM, vahA~ nAma nahIM aura jahA~ nAma nahIM, vahA~ prAkRti nahIM isa prakAra donoM kA pArasparika saMbaMdha hai| para nAma tathA guNa meM aisA pArasparika saMbaMdha nahIM hai| ataH nAma aura usake, ___ Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 smaraNa kA phala mAnane vAle ko prAkAra tathA usakI bhakti kA phala bhI avazya mAnanA hI cAhiye / prazna 18-vastu kI anupasthiti meM usake yathArtha svarUpa ko jAnane ke upAya ko hI kyA AkAra kahate haiM ? uttara-pratyeka anupasthita vastu kA yathArtha svarUpa kevala usake nAma dvArA nahIM jAnA jA sakatA parantu AkAra dvArA hI jAnA jA sakatA hai| siMha yA bAgha kA nAma jAnakara koI jaMgala meM jAye to, nAma mAtra kI jAnakArI se vaha siMha yA bAgha ko nahIM pahacAna sakatA hai| unakI pahacAna ke liye nAma ke sAtha 2 AkAra kA jJAna bhI Avazyaka hai| isa kAraNa anupasthita vastu kA bodha karavAne ke liye akelA nAma samartha nahIM ho sktaa| sAtha hI AkRti jJAta ho, para nAma mAlUma na ho to usa vastu kA bodha honA to sarvathA azakya hai| arthAt bodhaka zakti nAma kI apekSA AkAra meM vizeSa rUpa se hai| prazna 16-kyA jar3a ko cetana kI upamA dI jA sakatI hai ? uttara-vastu ke dharma anaMta haiN| pratyeka dharma ke kAraNa vastu ko, bhinna 2 anaMta upamAe~ dI jA sakatI haiN| eka lakar3I para bAlaka savArI karatA hai taba lakar3I jar3a hote hue bhI use cetana ghor3e kI upamA dI jAtI hai / pustaka acetana hote hue bhI use jJAna yA vidyA kI upamA dI jAtI hai / isI prakAra samyagjJAna tathA dharma, ye Atmika vastue~ hote hue bhI, unheM kalpavRkSa evaM ciMtAmaNi ratna kI upamA dI jAtI hai| vastu ke anaMta guraNoM meM se koI bhI guNa lekara Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 usake dvArA jo 2 kArya siddha hotA hai usa 2 prakAra kI upamA dene kA vyavahAra vizva prasiddha hai| paramAtmA kI mUrti se paramAtmA kA jJAna hotA hai, isase usa mUrti ko bhI paramAtmA kahA jA sakatA hai| pA~casau rupaye kI huMDI yA noTa ko pA~casau rupayA hI kahate haiN| vAstavika rIti se dekhane para rupaye to cA~dI ke Tukar3e haiM va noTa, huMDI Adi kAgaja aura syAhI ke svarUpa haiM, parantu donoM se kAma eka samAna nikalatA hai aura isIliye donoM ko rupaye ho kahA jAtA hai, vaise hI paramAtmA kI mUrti bhI paramAtmA kA bodha karAne vAlI hone se use bhI paramAtmA kI upamA dI jA sakatI hai| prazna 20-AtmA kI unnati ke liye paMcendriya sAdhu kA avalaMbana svIkAra karanA acchA hai yA ekendriya pASANa kI mUrti kA ? uttara-pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki mUrti acetana hone se eke"ndriya nahIM hai / sAdhu kA avalaMbana sAdhu ke zarIra ke kAraNa nahIM, kintu usa zarIra ko Azraya dekara rahane vAle sAdhu ke uttama sattAIsa guNoM kA hai / jo aisA na ho to zarIra to -acetana hai| usake avalaMbana se kyA lAbha hone kA hai ? mUrti bhI patthara ko hote hue bhI usakI pUjA karate samaya pASaNa kA avalaMbana nahIM liyA jAtA, para jisako vaha mUrti hai, usa paramAtmA kA tathA usa paramAtmA meM rahane vAle anaMta guNoM kA hI avalaMbana liyA jAtA hai| isa dRSTi se sAdhu ke avalaMbana se 'bhI paramAtmA kI mUrti kA avalaMbana car3ha jAtA hai, isase zrI "jinAjJAnusAra usako svIkAra karane vAlA vizeSa Atma kalyANa kara sakatA hai| Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 prazna 21-pASANa kI mUrti meM prabhu ke guNoM kA AropaNa kisa prakAra hotA hai ? uttara-jisa prakAra sana Adi halkI vastuoM ko svaccha kara usake sapheda kAgaz2a banate haiM aura una kAg2az2oM para prabhu kI vANI rUpa zAstra likhe jAte haiM, taba tamAma dharmoM ke loga una zAstroM ko bhagavAn kI taraha pUjanIya mAnate haiN| usI taraha khAna ke patthara se mUrti banatI hai aura usa mUrti meM gurujana sUrimaMtra ke jApa dvArA prabhu ke guNoM kA AropaNa karate haiM, taba vaha mUrti bhI prabhu ke samAna pUjanIya bana jAtI hai / kisI gRhastha ko dIkSA dete samaya guru use dIkSA kA maMtra ( karemi bhaMte sUtra) sunAte haiM aura zIghra hI loga use sAdhu mAnakara vaMdanA karate haiM / yadyapi usa samaya usa navadIkSita sAdhu meM sAdhu ke sattAIsa guNa prakaTa ho gaye hoM, aisA koI niyama nahIM hai| phira bhI una guraNoM kA usameM prAropaNa kara usakI vaMdanA hotI hai| vaise hI mUrti bhI guNAropaNa ke bAda prabhu samAna vaMdanIya banatI hai jisase loga usakI vaMdanA, pUjA karate haiM, tathA usako namaskArAdi karate haiM, yaha sarvathA ucita hai| prazna 22-kyA sadAkAla prabhumUrti ko mAnate hI rahanA cAhiye ? uttara-hA~ ! jahA~ taka prAtmA pramAdI aura vismaraNazIla hai taba taka use prabhu guNoM ke smaraNAdi hetu prabhumUrti ko mAnanA hI caahiye| jJAnAbhyAsa meM vismRti ke bhaya se jinheM acetana pustakoM kA sahArA lenA par3atA hai, prabhu kA jApa karate bhUla ho jAne ke bhaya se jinheM acetana japamAlA kA prAzraya lenA par3atA hai, cAritra ke Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 pariNAma se patita ho jAne ke bhaya se jinheM rajoharaNa, muhapatti Adi kA prAzraya lenA par3atA hai, sardI, garmI aura varSA ke bhaya se jinheM acetana vastra tathA makAna Adi kA sahArA lenA par3atA hai tathA hiMsaka pazu pakSI athavA DAkU Adi ke bhaya se jinheM zastra ityAdi kI zaraNa khojanI par3atI hai, unheM taba taka prabhuguNa kI smRti ke liye acetana mUrti kA AlaMbana liye binA chuTakArA nhiiN| dUsare sabhI acetana AlaMbanoM ko svIkAra karate hue bhI acetana ke nAma para kevala paramAtmA kI mUrti ke AlaMbana ko; mAnane kA inkAra karate haiM; unake liye to paramAtmA ke dhyAna kI kimata, sAMsArika vastu jitanI bhI nahIM, aisA hI kahA jA sakatA hai| pustakAdi ke AlaMbana binA jJAnAbhyAsa meM cUka jAne vAle loga mUrti Adi ke AlaMbana ke abhAva meM paramAtma-dhyAna se nahIM cUkeMge, aisA kaise mAna liyA jAya ? paramAtma-dhyAna se haTAne vAlI pratipakSI vastuoM ke saMsarga se jo mukta nahIM, ve mUrti ke AlaMbana binA paramAtmA ke dhyAna se cUke binA raha hI nahIM sakate, para paramAtmA ke dhyAna se jIva ke cUka jAne para usakA kitanA nukasAna hotA hai, yaha sarva sAmAnya jagat ke khyAla meM nahIM hotaa| isIliye paramAtma-mUrti ke prAlaMbana ke lie koI kutarka kare to turanta mana cala-vicala bana jAtA hai / kintu zAstra kahate haiM ki saMsAra ke anya kArya bhUla jAne para jIva ko itanA nukasAna uThAnA nahIM par3atA jitanA paramAtma-dhyAna se cUka jAne para ! aise ananyaH pratibodhaka prAlaMbana kA isa jagat meM prabhAva ho jAya to, jIva Ata raudra dhyAna meM car3hakara anaMta saMsAra ko bar3hAne vAlA banatA hai| Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 koI bhI vyakti yadi apane jIvana bhara kI kamAI ko tAle binA kI tijorI meM rakkhe to kabhI na kabhI cora use lUTeM binA raheMge nahIM / vaise hI AtmA rUpI tijorI meM ekatrita zubhadhyAna rUpI mUlya dhana ko pratimA ke AlaMbana rUpI tAlA lagAkara surakSita na banAyA jAya to pramAda rUpI coroM dvArA usakA nAza hue binA nahIM rahatA / isa prakAra zubhadhyAna rUpI dhana kA nAza hone para AtmA ko anaMta saMsAra sAgara meM bhaTakanA hI zeSa rahatA hai / isaliye jinapratimA kA AlaMbana pramAdI jIvoM ke liye pAnI pahale pula bA~dhane ke samAna atyaMta hitakAraka hai, athavA jisa prakAra binA bAr3a ke kheta kI kisAna kitanI hI rakhavAlI kyoM na kare, pazupakSI usameM praveza kara anAja kA nAza kiye binA nahIM rahate, usI prakAra jina pratimA kI prAlaMbana rUpI bAr3a binA durSyAna rUpI pazu-pakSI zubhadhyAna rUpI pake hue dhAna kA nAza kiye binA nahIM rahate / grAtmA anAdi kAla se pudgala ke viSaya meM Asakta rahA hai / use pudgala ke saMsarga kI zrAsakti se mukta karane vAlA zubhAlaMbana pratimA ke binA dUsarA koI nahIM hai / ucca koTi ke zubhAlaMbanoM tathA jJAna dhyAna Adi dvArA pudgala kA rAga chUTa jAne para, bhUkha kI tRpti hote hI jaise pranAja kI tathA roga kI zAMti hote hI jaise davA kI icchA samApta ho jAtI hai, vaise sabhI prakAra ke AlaMbana svataH hI chUTa jAte haiM / para usake pahale saMsAra meM lipta prANiyoM ko zubha prAlaMbana chor3a denA hitakara nahIM hai / jisa prakAra sA~pa apane AvaraNa kA tyAga karatA hai vaise hI Ucca bhUmikA prApta hote hI AlaMbana svata: hI chUTa jAte haiM / Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 prazna 23-jar3a pratimA mokSadAyaka kaise ho sakatI hai ? uttara-zAstra ki, jo syAhI aura kAgaz2a rUpa hone ke kAraNa jar3a hote hue bhI, 'mokSa dilAne vAle haiM', aisA sabhI svIkAra karate haiM, to paramezvara kI mUrti bhI usake ArAdhaka ko mokSa kA sukha pradAna kyoM na kare ? zAstra IzvarIya vacanoM kI pratimA haiM; evaM mUrti bhagavAn ke AkAra kI pratimA hai| zabdoM kI pratimA se jisa prakAra jJAna hotA hai, usI prakAra AkAra kI pratimA se bhavya AtmAoM ko Izvara ke svarUpa kA jJAna hotA hI hai| - prazna 24-akSaroM ke AkAra ko dekhane mAtra se jJAna hotA hai parantu mUrti ko dekhane mAtra se jJAna kahA~ hotA hai ? - uttara-akSarAkAra ko dekhane mAtra se jJAna hone kI bAta kahanA g2alata hai| isa jJAna ke pUrva zikSaka dvArA una akSaroM ko pahacAnanA par3atA hai| akSaroM ko pahacAnane ke bAda hI par3hanA yA likhanA sIkhA jA sakatA hai / isa prakAra gurvAdika dvArA-"yaha devAdhideva zrI vItarAga kI mUrti hai / inake ajJAnAdi doSoM kA nAza ho cukA hai| ve anaMta guNa vAle haiN| ve devendroM se bhI pUjita haiM, tattvoM kA upadeza dene vAle haiM, mokSa kI prApti unheM ho cukI hai, saMsAra sAgara se tira cuke haiM, sarvajJa haiM, sarvadarzI haiM, dayA ke sAgara haiM, parISaha tathA upasargoM kI senA ko bhagAne vAle haiM tathA rAgAdi se rahita haiN|" aisA jJAna jaise jaise hotA jAtA hai, vaise 2 mUrti ke darzanAdi karate samaya una 2 guNoM kA jJAna tathA smaraNa dRr3hatara banatA jAtA hai| Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna 25--mUrti ke darzana se deva kA smaraNa hotA hai, yaha bAta barAbara hai, para usakI bhakti se kyA lAbha ? uttara-zAstra ke sunane athavA par3hane se paramezvara ke vacanoM kA bodha hotA hai, to bhI zAstra kA upakAra mAnane vAle bhakta loga use U~ce sthAna para rakhate haiM, paira nahIM lagane dete, malamUtravAlI apavitra jagaha se dUra rakhate haiM, acche kapar3e meM sameTa kara siMhAsana para rakhate haiM tathA usako vaMdana-namaskAra karate haiN| isa prakAra zAstra kI bhakti karane se zAstra ke vacanoM para prema bar3hatA hai, zraddhA sudRr3ha hotI hai tathA sanmArga para calane kA bala prApta hotA hai / isI taraha pratimA kI bhI vaMdana-namaskArapUjanAdi dvArA bhakti karane se bhagavAn para presa bar3hatA hai, zraddhA sateja hotI hai tathA guNa prApti kI tarapha Age bar3hane ke liye AtmA meM utsAha pAtA hai| guNa prApti ke utsAha se zubha dhyAna kI vRddhi hotI hai, zubha dhyAna kI vRddhi se karma-raja kA nAza hotA hai aura aisA hone para mokSa mAgaM atyaMta sugama ho jAtA hai ! prazna 26-patthara ko gAya ko duhane se jaise dUdha prApta nahIM hotA hai, vaise patthara kI mUrti pUjane se bhI kyA kArya siddha ho sakatA hai ? uttara-pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki yahA~ gAya kA dRSTAMta denA, anupayukta hai| gAya ke pAsa se dUdha lene kA hotA hai, para mUrti ke pAsa se kucha lene kA nahIM hotA / gAya jaise dUdha detI hai, vaise mUrti kucha nahIM detI hai| pUjaka svayaM apanI AtmA meM chipe hue vItarAgatAdi guNoM ko mUrti ke AlaMbana se prakaTa karatA hai| Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki jisa prakAra patthara kI gAya dUdha nahIM detI vaisI saccI gAya bhI, 'he gAya ! tU dUdha de' aisA kahane mAtra se dUdha nahIM detI hai| to phira sAkSAt paramAtmA ke nAma se yA jApa se bhI kArya siddhi nahIM honI cAhiye aura paramAtmA kA nAma bhI nahIM lenA cAhiye / parantu jisa zubha uddezya se Izvara kA nAma smaraNa kiyA jAtA hai, usI zubha uddezya se paramAtmA kI mUrti kI upAsanA bhI kartavya bana jAtI hai| paramAtmA kA nAma lene se jaise antaHkaraNa kI zuddhi hotI hai vaise hI paramAtma-mUrti ke darzanAdi se bho antaHkaraNa kI zuddhi hotI hI hai| .... isI taraha kaI kahate haiM ki-'jisa prakAra siMha kI mUrti Akara mAratI nahIM hai, vaise hI bhagavAn kI mUrti bhI Akara 'tAratI nahIM, kyoMki' siMha ! siMha !'-aisA nAma lete hI kyA 'siMha pAkara mAratA hai ? nhiiN| to phira bhagavAn kA nAma lenA -bhI nirarthaka hI tthhregaa| siMha kI mUrti nahIM mAratI, isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki mArane meM siMha ko svayaM ko prayatna karanA par3atA hai, marane vAle ko nahIM; jabaki bhagavAn kI mUrti dvArA tirane meM mUrti ko koI prayatna karanA nahIM par3atA hai, kintu - tarane vAle ko karanA par3atA hai| mukti kI prApti hetu vrata, niyama, tapasyA, saMyama Adi kI ArAdhanA vyakti ko karanI par3atI hai, paramAtmA ko nahIM / paramAtmA ke prayatna se hI jo tirane kA hotA to paramAtmA to . aneka zubha kriyA kara gaye haiM phira bhI, usase anya kyoM nahIM tira gaye ? parantu vaisA hotA nahIM hai| eka ke khAne se jaise dUsare kI bhUkha nahIM miTatI, vaise bhagavAn ke prayatna mAtra se bhaktajanoM kI mukti nahIM ho jaatii| unakI Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 135 mukti ke liye ve svayaM hI prayatna kareM, tabhI siddhi hotI hai| phira bhI bhagavAn kI mUrti ke prAlaMbana se hI jIva ko tapa niyamAdi karane kA ullAsa hotA hai aura usI AdhAra para 'bhagavAn kI mUrti tAratI hai', aisA kahane meM kisI bhI prakAra kI harakata nahIM hai| isase Age bar3hakara socane para-'patthara kI gAya dUdha detI hI nahIM'-aisA kahanA bhI galata hai| gAya ke A~cala tathA usakI dohana kriyA se anabhijJa vyakti ko isakA jJAna dene ke liye bhI gAya ko AvazyakatA hotI hai aura sAkSAt gAya ke abhAva meM usakI mUrti dvArA dohane kI usa kriyA kA jJAna diyA jA sakatA hai / isa jJAna ke abhAva meM yadi pratyakSa rUpa meM gAya mila bhI jAya to bhI usase dUdha prApta karane ko AzA vyartha hai| isa kAraNa eka apekSA se gAya kI mati ho dUdha dene vAlo siddha huI, yaha bhI svIkAra karanA hI pdd'egaa| isI taraha bhagavAn ke abhAva meM bhagavAn kI bhakti aura unake dhyAna ke jJAna ke liye bhagavAn kI mUrti avazya jarUrI hai| mUrti ke abhAva meM bhakti evaM dhyAna karane kA vAstavika anuSThAna tathA vidhi jAnanA saMbhava nhiiN| dhyAna tathA bhakti binA mokSa prApti kI icchA, vaMdhyA ke putra kI taraha, vaMdhyA hI rahatI hai| isa taraha patthara kI gAya jaise dohane kI kriyA sikhalAtI hai, vaise hI patthara kI mUrti bhakti-dhyAnAdi karanA sikhAtI hai aura usake anuSThAna ko jIvana meM kriyAzIla banAtI hai| __ prazna 27-paramAtmA ke nAma mAtra se hI yadi unake svarUpa kA bodha ho jAtA ho tathA usase antaHkaraNa ko zuddhi hotI ho to phira unakI pratimA ko pUjane kA Agraha kisa liye ? Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 uttara - pratimA ke darzana se jaisI prAtmazuddhi hotI hai, vaisI nAmamAtra se kadApi nahIM ho sakatI / nAma kI apekSA AkAra meM adhika vizeSatAe~ haiM / jaisA AkAra dekhane meM AtA hai vaise hI AkAra saMbaMdhI dharma kA cintana mana meM hotA hai / saMpUrNa zubha avayavoM kI patthara kI pratimA dekhakara usI prakAra kA bhAva utpanna hotA hai / kokazAstrAnusAra strI-puruSoM ke viSaya sevana saMbaMdhI Asana Adi ko dekhakara dekhane vAle kAmI vyakti ko, tatkAla vikAra utpanna hotA hai / yogAsanoM kI prAkRtiyoM ko dekhane se yogI puruSoM ke yogAbhyAsa meM zIghra vRddhi hotI hai / bhUgola ke abhyAsI ko nakzA Adi dekhane se vastuoM kA jJAna AsAnI se hotA hai / makAnoM ke plAna dekhane se usake jAnakAroM ko, una vastuoM kA turaMta dhyAna AtA hai; kevala nAma mAtra se vaha sArA khyAla nahIM A sakatA / isI prakAra paramAtmA ke nAma kI apekSA paramAtmA ke AkAra vAlI mUrti se paramAtmA ke svarUpa kA adhika spaSTa bodha hotA hai / tathA paramAtmA kA dhyAna karane ke liye AsAnI paidA ho jAtI hai / vaMdana - pUjana evaM Adara-satkAra jisa DhaMga se mUrti kA ho sakatA hai, usa DhaMga se nAma kA nahIM ho sakatA / mUrti kI bhakti meM tInoM yoga tathA anya sabhI sAmagriyoM kI vizeSatA graharaNa kI jA sakatI hai, jaba ki nAma kIrtanAdi meM vaha saba nahIM ho sakatA / prazna 28 - nirAlaMbana dhyAna kaba taka nahIM ho sakatA ? uttara - zrI jaina zAstroM meM mokSa rUpI mahala para car3hane ke liye Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caudaha sIr3hiyA~ rUpI caudaha guNasthAnaka variNata haiN| unameM se prathama pA~ca guNasthAnaka gRhasthoM ke liye haiM aura zeSa nau guNasthAnaka sAdhuoM ke liye haiN| chaThe guraNasthAnaka kA nAma pramatta tathA sAtaveM kA nAma apramatta hai| saMpUrNa AyuSya ke kAla meM, sAtaveM guraNasthAnaka kA kAla ginA jAve, to bhI antara muhUrta mAtra kA hI hai| sAta se Upara ke guraNasthAnaka isa kAla meM vidyamAna nahIM hai| mukhyatayA prathama ke chaH guNasthAnaka isa kAla ke jIvoM ke lie vidyamAna haiN| sAdhu ke chaThe guNasthAnaka meM bhI pAMca prakAra ke pramAda saMbhava hone se nirAlaMbana dhyAna ho hI nahIM sakatA / gRhastha to adhika se adhika pAMcaveM guraNasthAnaka : taka hI pahuMca sakate haiN| vaha to avazya pramAdI hai| pramAdI vyaktiyoM ko nirAlaMbana dhyAna ke liye ayogya batAyA hai| zrI guNasthAna kramAroha meM pUjyapAda zrI ratnazekhara sUrIzvara jI mahArAjA ne pharamAyA hai ki "pramAdyAvazyakatyAgAt, nizcalaMdhyAnamAzrayet / " yo'sau naivAgamaM jainaM, vetti mithyAtvamohitaH // 1 // artha-svayaM pramAdI hone para bhI jo avazyakaraNIya kAtyAga karatA hai tathA nizcala jaise nirAlaMbana dhyAna kA prAzraya karatA hai, vaha viparIta jJAna se mUrkha banA AtmA, zrI sarvajJa bhagavAn ke AgamoM ko nahIM jAnatA hai / isa kAla meM jIva sAtaveM guNasthAnaka se U~cA nahIM car3ha : sakate haiM aura sAtaveM guNasthAnaka kA samaya to bahuta thor3A hai: ataH jIva ko chaTThA athavA isase utaratA guraNasthAnaka hone se nirAlaMbana dhyAna sambhava nahIM ho sakatA hai| isa kAla ke bar3e. ___ Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 aura samartha puruSa bhI jaba nirAlaMbana dhyAna kA manoratha mAtra kiyA karate haiM, to alpa zakti vAle tathA viSaya-vAsanA meM DUbe rahane vAle vyaktiyoM ke liye to nirAlaMbana dhyAna ho hI kaise -sakatA hai ? prazna 26-koI vidhavA apane mRta pati kI mUrti banA kara pUjA-sevA kare to kyA isase usakI kAma zAMti athavA putra prApti hotI hai ? nahIM hotI to phira paramAtmA kI mUrti se bhI kyA lAbha hone vAlA hai| uttara-yaha eka kutarka hai / isakA uttara bhI usI prakAra denA 'cAhiye / pati kI mRtyu ke pazcAt usakI strI eka Asana para baiTha kara hAtha meM mAlA lekara pati ke nAma kA jApa kare to kyA usa strI kI icchA pUrI ho jAyagI yA use santAna prApti ho jAyagI ? nahIM hogii| to phira prabhu ke nAma kI japamAlA ginanA bhI nirarthaka siddha hogA / prabhu ke nAma se kucha bhI lAbha nahIM hotA, aisA to koI nahIM kaha sktaa| isake viparIta usI vidhavA strI ko pati kA nAma sunane se jo prAnanda aura smaraNa Adi hogA usakI apekSA dugunA pAnanda tathA smaraNAdi use, usakI mUrti athavA citra dekha kara hogaa| isa - taraha nAma kI apekSA mUrti meM vizeSa guNa nihita haiN| punaH kisI vyakti ne kabhI sAMpa ko nahIM dekhA, kevala -usakA nAma sunA hai| itane mAtra se usa puruSa ke kisI sthAna para sarpa dekhane para 'yaha sarpa hai' aisA jJAna hogA ? nahIM hogaa| parantu sarpa kA AkAra jisane jAnA hogA, vaha sarpa ko pratyakSa rUpa meM dekhate ho use pahacAna jaaygaa| isa prakAra jisa vyakti ne manuSya vizeSa ko dekhA nahIM, aura na usakI tasvIra dekhI hai; kevala usakA nAma sunA hai Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 to vaha vyakti yadi kisI samaya, usa manuSya ke nikaTa se bhI nikala jAya, to bhI use pahacAna nahIM sakegA, parantu jisa vyakti neusakI tasvIra dekhI hogI, vaha zIghna use pahacAna jAyagA ki, "yaha vaha vyakti hai' isa para se bhI siddha hotA hai ki pratyeka vastu kA svarUpa pahacAnane ke liye nAma jitanA upayogI hai, usakI apekSA mUrti athavA AkAra adhika upayogI hai| prazna 30-~jaba kArIgara dvArA nirmita mUrti pUjanIya hai, to usakA nirmAtA kArIgara vizeSa pUjanIya kyoM nahIM ? / - uttara-kArIgara pratimA ko banAne vAlA hai na ki usa vyakti ko ki jisakI vaha pratimA hai / bIja ko dharatI meM boyA jAtA hai, khAda DAlI jAtA hai aura kRSaka ke parizrama se hI una bIjoM se anna upajAyA jAtA hai| phira bhI anAja ke khAne vAle miTTI athavA khAda Adi khAnA pasaMda nahIM krte| zrI jina pratimA banato hai patthara Adi se, use banAtA hai kArIgara, para usakA svarUpa to zrI vItarAga paramAtmA hai| yadi kArIgara zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kA hI sarjaka ho to vaha avazya pUjanIya hai, para aisA to nahIM hai / pativratA strI pati ke phoTo kA prAdara karatI hai para phoTogrAphara kA nahIM / zAstroM ko likhane vAle pratilipikAra haiM, para kyA ve pUjanIya haiM? nahIM haiN| kyoMki zAstroM kA udbhavasthAna pratilipikAra nahIM hai| ve to kevala nakala karane vAle haiN| zAstra pUjanIya hone se zAstrakAra pUjanIya mAne jAte haiM, tathA zAstrakAra pUjanIya hone se unake dvArA racita zAstra pUjanIya mAne jAte haiM / yaha bAta bilkula ThIka hai| isI taraha zrI jinezvaradeva pUjanIya hone ke kAraNa unako pratimA bho pUjanIya ginI jAtI hai para pratimA kA banAne vAlA kArIgara Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 nahIM / kisI priya athavA pUjya vyakti ke citra meM adhikAdhika yathArthatA lAne vAlA vyakti, Ananda dene vAlA tathA puraskAra kA pAtra banatA hai / ThIka usI taraha vItarAgatA kI sundara chAyA rUpa meM zrI jinamUtti ko banAne vAlA kArIgara Ananda dene vAlA va inAma kA pAtra banatA hai / jo zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI mUrti ko mAnane- pUjane pradi se inkAra karane ke liye aise kutarka uThAte haiM ki, 'jaba mUrti pUjanIya hai, to usako banAne vAle kArIgara vizeSa pUjanIya kyoM nahIM ? unase pUchanA cAhiye ki, 'tuma jina zAstroM ko pUjanIya mAnate ho, unakI nakala karane vAle pratilipikAra athavA mudraNAlaya vAloM ko zAstroM se adhika pUjanIya mAnate ho kyA ? sAdhu mahAtmAnoM ke vastrAdi upakaraNoM ko tuma bahuta zrAdaraNIya mAnate ho parantu unako banAne vAle bunakara tathA kArIgara Adi ko inase bhI bar3hakara AdaraNIya mAnate ho kyA ? yadi nahIM to zrI jinamUrti ke sambandha meM hI aise kutarka kyoM ? zrI jinamUrti kI pUjanIyatA zrI jinezvaradevoM ke guNoM ke phalasvarUpa hI hai, isa bAta ko samajhane vAle vyakti to kabhI bhI aise bure vicAroM meM nahIM pha~seMge / prazna 31 - pratimA nirjIva hai to usakI pUjA kyoM hotI hai ? uttara- jo dravya pUjanIya hai, to vahamajIva ho yA ajIva, vaha pUjanIya hai hI / dakSiNAvarta zaMkha, kAma kumbha, cintAmaNi ratna, citrAvelI Adi padArtha ajIva tathA jar3a hone para bhI vizva meM pUje jAte haiM aura unake pUjane vAloM ko mana vAMchita phala kI prApti bhI hotI hai / jaise ye nirjIva vastue~ apane svabhAva se pUjaka kA hita karatI haiM vaise hI zrI jina Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 141 pratimA bhI pUjaka AtmAoM ko svabhAva se hI zubha phala detI hai| prazna 32-jina pratimA to sAdhAraNa kImata meM bikatI hai, to phira use bhagavAn kaise mAnA jAya ? uttara-bhagavAn ko vANI svarUpa zrI prAcArAMga, zrI bhagavatI Adi pustakeM thor3I kImata meM bikatI hai, to phira use bhI pUjanIya kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai ? pustakoM dvArA jJAna kA pracAra hotA hai ataH ve pUjanIya haiM, pratimA dvArA bhavyAtmAoM ko paramAtmA ke svarUpa kA jJAna hotA hai ataH vaha isase bhI adhika pUjanIya hai| zAstra ki jo, kAgaja para syAhI se likhe hue haiM, unako bhI svayaM gaNaghara maharSioM ne, 'bhagavAna' kahakara vaMdana namaskAra kiyA hai to pratimA vaMdana-namaskAra yogya ho, usameM zaMkA hI kyA hai ? zAstroM meM kahA hai ki - . 'namo baMbhIlivie' baMbhIlipi ko namaskAra ho ! 'AyarassaNaM' bhagavano 'bhagavAn zrI prAcArAga' ityAdi sulabha aura sastI vastue~ bhI kaI bAra bar3e vyaktiyoM ke svIkAra karane para durlabha tathA kImatI bana jAtI haiM / ThIka vaise hI alpa mUlya meM milane vAlI pratimAe~ bhI aMjanazalAkA tathA pratiSThA Adi zubha kriyAoM ke dvArA amUlya evaM parama pUjanIya banatI haiN| rAjyAbhiSeka hone para jaise sAdhAraNa vyakti bhI rAjA ginA jAtA hai tathA vivAhotsava ke bAda sAdhAraNa ghara kI kanyA bhI rAjarAnI athavA bar3e ghara kI seThAnI ginI jAtI hai vaise hI alpa mUlya meM milane vAlI pratimAe~ bhI zrI saMgha ___ Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 dvArA vidhivat pratiSThA hone para, sAkSAt paramAtmA ke samAna pUjanIya banatI haiN| prazna 33-mUrti paramAtmA tulya ho to use strI kA sparza kyoM ? use tAle meM kyoM rakhA jAtA hai ? / uttara strI ke sparza kA doSa, bhAva arihaMta ko lekara hai| pratimA to zrI arihaMtadeva kI sthApanA hai| sthApanA arihaMta ko strI ke sparza se koI doSa nahIM lagatA / yadi koI sthApanA arihaMta tathA bhAva arihaMta donoM meM eka samAna doSoM kA AropaNa karanA cAhatA ho to vaha saMbhava nahIM hai| sUtroM meM sonA, cA~dI tathA strI, puruSa evaM napuMsaka Adi aneka vastuoM ke nAma likhe hote haiN| ve sabhI una 2 nAmoM ke akSaroM kI sthApanA haiM / unameM citra bhI hote haiM / yadi sthApanA aura bhAva meM samAna doSa lagane kI kalpanA kI jAya to unako hAtha meM lene se sAdhu sAdhvI ke mahAvrata samApta ho jAne cAhiye, para aisA nahIM hai| ___ zAstra to sabhI munigaNa hAtha meM lekara par3hate haiN| usameM devaloka ke deva deviyoM ke citra tathA nArakiyoM ke citra Adi kA sabhI sparza karate haiM vartamAna patroM evaM pustakoM meM strI puruSoM ke citra patte 2 para bhare hote haiM, unakA brahmacArI, munivara Adi bhI sparza karate haiM / to kyA sabake zIlavata kAyama rahate haiM yA bhaMga ho jAte haiM ? citroM Adi ke sparza se yadi zIlavata naSTa ho jAtA ho to jagat meM zuddha brahmacarya ko pAlane vAlA koI milegA hI nhiiN| ataH jaise citra, puruSAdi kI sthApanA haiM aura isakA sparza hone se brahmacArI ko doSa nahIM lagatA. ___ Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 vaise hI mUrti, zrI arihaMta deva kI sthApanA hai, use strI Adi kA sparza hone se doSa kisa prakAra laga sakatA hai ? ___ sAdhu harI vanaspati ko hAtha nahIM lagAte haiM, phira bhI granthoM athavA pustakoM meM sthAna 2 para jhAr3I yA vanaspatiyoM ke citra Ate haiM to unakA sparza karane se kyA vanaspati ke sparza kA doSa lagatA hai ? nahIM lgtaa| isase siddha hotA haiM ki bhAva arihaMta tathA sthApanA arihaMta AzrayI ko, eka samAna doSa Aropita nahIM ho skte| aisA karane para mahA anartha ho jAtA hai| dUsarI bAta hai-tAle cAbI kI, bhagavAn kI sthApanA hone ke kAraNa pratimAjI kI rakSA hetu maMdiroM ko tAlA lagAyA jAtA hai| isase to ulTI bhakti hotI hai, doSa nahIM lagatA tathA bhakti kA parama phala mokSa hai| / jaise bhagavAn kI vANI kI sthApanA rakhane vAle sUtroM kI, rakSA ke liye unheM uttama vastroM meM lapeTa kara alamArI meM rakha kara tAlA lagAyA jAtA hai tathA sAdhu sAdhviyoM ke citroM ko sundara phrama meM mar3havAkara bhavya dIvAnakhAnoM meM TAMgA jAtA hai vaise hI bhagavAna kI pratimAoM kI rakSA ke liye zrI jina mandira tathA usake garbhadvAra para tAlA lagAyA jAve yA rakSA hetu, koI anya prabandha kiyA jAve to isameM kyA doSa hai ? yadi aisA nahIM kiyA jAve to duSTa loga AzAtanA Adi karate haiM aura usakA doSa rakSA nahIM karane vAle ko lagatA hai| prazna 34-kyA mUrti meM vItarAga ke guNa haiM ? uttara-eka apekSA se haiM tathA eka apekSA se nahIM bhI haiN| Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 pUjakavyakti usameM vItarAga bhAva kA AropaNa kara pUjA karatA hai, taba vaha mUrti vItarAga samAna hI banatI hai tathA vItarAga kI bhakti jitanA hI phala detI hai| isa dRSTi se zrI jinamUrti zrI jinavara ke samAna hai| duSTa pariNAma vAle vyakti ko . mUrti ke darzana se koI lAbha nahIM hotA para usake viparIta azubha pariNAma se karma baMdhana hotA hai| isake bajAya hama yaha * kaha sakate haiM ki mUrti vItarAga ke samAna nahIM hai para isase isakI ..tAraka zakti calI nahIM jAtI / zakkara moThI hote hue bhI gadhe : ko nahIM rucatI hai, balki nukasAna karatI hai, para isase zakkara kA svAda naSTa nahIM hotA / vaise hI mUrti bhI mithyAdRSTi jIvoM ko rucikara nahIM hotI, para isase usakI mokSadAyakatA calI * nahIM jaatii| prazna 35-mUrti yadi jinarAja tulya hai to isa paMcama pAre meM tIrthaMkara kA viraha kyoM kahA gayA hai ? uttara-bharatakSetra meM paMcama pAre meM tIrthaMkara kA viraha batAyA hai / yaha bhAva tIrthaMkara kI apekSA se kahA gayA hai na ki sthApanA arihaMta kI apekSA se kisI gA~va meM sAdhu na ho para unakI * tasvIra ho to bhI aisA kahA jAtA hai ki, 'isa gA~va meM prAja* kala koI sAdhu nahIM vicarate' to vaha viraha bhAva sAdhu kA hI - samajhA jAtA hai| koI aisA nahIM mAnatA ki, 'isa gA~va meM sAdhu kI tasvIra kA bhI abhAva hai|' prazna 36-eka kSetra meM do tIrthaMkara nahIM hote haiM, para eka hI bhavana meM aneka mUrtiyoM ko ekatrita kyoM kiyA jAtA hai ? uttara-yaha viSaya bhI sthApanA saMbaMdhI hai aura jo niSedha hai, vaha bhAva arihaMta ke saMbaMdha meM hai| jaise sabhI tIrthaMkara siddhigati Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ... 145 ko prApta hote haiM taba anaMtI caubIsI ke tIrthaMkara eka hI kSetra (dravya-nikSepa se) meM rahate haiM vaise (sthApanA-nikSepa se) eka hI maMdira meM eka sau ATha athavA usase bhI adhika pratimAoM ke rahane meM koI bAdhA nahIM hai| . sthApanA ko bhI eka sAtha rakhane meM yadi koI bAdhA hotI to zrI jaMbUdvIpa meM saiMkar3oM parvata, nadI, guphAe~ Adi bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM para haiM para inako eka hI nakze meM ekatrita kara logoM ko kaise samajhAyA jAtA hai ? sUtroM meM sabhI tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma kI sthApanA jaise eka hI kAgaz2a para kI jAtI hai tathA nAma arihaMta evaM dravya arihaMta ko bhI eka sAtha rahane meM jaise koI bAdhA nahIM pAnI hai vaise sthApanA arihaMta ko bhI eka hI makAna meM rahane meM koI bAdhA nahIM AtI haiM / jo bAdhA hai vaha bhAva arihata ko dhyAna meM rakhakara batAI gaI hai| . ... . prazna 37-kyA guru kA citra dekhakara ziSya evaM pitA kA citra dekhakara putra khar3A hogA ? Adara degA ? sasura kI tasavIra - dekhakara putravadhu ghUghaTa nikAlegI ? yadi nahIM to phira mUrti ko mAnane kA Agraha kisaliye ? uttara-ziSya apane guru kI tathA putra apane pitA kI tasavIra kA Adara nahIM karegA to kyA apamAna karegA? athavA koI zatra yadi una tasvoroM ke mukha para kAjala.potanA cAhegA to kyA ve aisA karane deMge? kyA ve isako sahana kareMge ? athavA tasavIroM ko kevala kAgaja tathA syAhI kA rUpa mAnakara saste meM logoM ke pairoM tale kucale jAne hetu pheMka deNge| aise kArya kisI ne kiye nahIM aura yadi koI karatA hai to vaha vicAravAnoM kI nigAha meM kapUta evaM ha~sI kA pAtra avazya ginA jaaygaa| isa prakAra kA yAcaraNa sAkSAt guru aura sAkSAt pitA kA apamAna Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 karane ke tulya hI ginA jAtA hai| isake viparIta una citroM ko acchI phrema meM lagAkara meja yA siMhAsana para U~ce sthAna para rakkheM athavA dIvAra para svacchatA se lagAveM to isase guru athavA pitA kA Adara karanA hI mAnA jAyagA tathA use dekhakara apane guru athavA pitA ko yAda Aye binA bhI nahIM rhegii| ... dUsarI bAta-ziSya athavA putra, guru athavA pitA ke nAma kA Adara kare, yA nahIM ? yadi karatA hai, to nAma kI apekSA citra se to vizeSa yAda AtI hai, aisI dazA meM use usakA vizeSa vinaya Adi karanA caahiye| sAtha hI yaha tarka bhI vyartha hai ki putravadhu zvasura kI tasavIra ko dekhakara ghUghaTa nahIM nikaaltii| jaise tasavIra dekhakara zarma nahIM karatI vaise hI nAma sunakara bhI ghUghaTa nahIM nikAlatI hai to phira paramAtmA kA nAma bhI nirarthaka ho samajhanA caahie| isake viparIta zvasura ko pahale nahIM dekhA ho to usakA citra dekhakara bahU ko. isa bAta kA jJAna hogA ki-'ye mere zvasura haiN| vaise hI jinhoMne bhagavAn ko nahIM dekhA hai ve mUrti se pahacAna jAyaMge ki, 'ye mere bhagavAn haiN|' ... " zvasura kI pahacAna hote hI bahU ko ghUghaTa nikAlane kI hicaka athavA zaMkA nahIM rahatI, jisase lAja karane-na-karane kA kArya sugama ho jAtA hai / vaha zvasura ko pahacAna kara turanta ghUghaTa nikAlatI hai tathA dUsaroM ko dekhakara nahIM nikaaltii| vaise hI mati dvArA prabhu kI pahacAna hone para asevya ke parityAga kA tathA sevya kI sevA bhakti karane kA kArya sugama bana jAtA hai aura kisI bhI prakAra ke bhramajAla meM par3ane kA bhaya nahIM rahatA / mUrti kA yaha bhI eka mahAn upakAra hai| . Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 prazna 38-bhagavAn kI mUrti hI yadi bhagavAn hai to pApI cora unake AbhUSaNa kaise curA kara le jAte haiM ? loga unakI hajAroM kI rakama kaise hajama kara jAte haiM ? unakI mUrti ko duSTa kaise khaNDita kara jAte haiM ? aura yadi bhagavAn sarvajJa haiM to unakI mUrti ko dharatI se khodakara kyoM nikAlanI par3atI hai ? zAsanadeva yaha kArya kyoM nahIM karate ? uttara-yaha prazna hI mUrkhatApUrNa hai / zrI vItarAga ke guNoM kA AropaNa kara bhakti ke liye jar3a vastu se banI mUrti jamIna meM se apane Apa kyoM na nikale athavA usake alaMkAra Adi ko corI karate hue pApI logoM ko zAsana devatA kyoM nahIM rokate ? isakA uttara yaha hai ki jar3a sthApanA meM yaha zakti kahAM se Ave ? tathA zAsanadeva pratyeka prasaMga para Akara upasthita ho jAveM, aisA niyama kahA~ hai ? bhagavAn zrI mahAvIradeva ke jIvanakAla meM unakI sevA meM lAkhoM deva upasthita rahate the phira bhI maMkhali putra gozAlA ne bhagavAn para tejolezyA pheMkI aura usase unheM khUna ke dasta kI vyAdhi huii| usa samaya zAsanadevoM ne kucha nahIM kiyA, isase kyA unakI bhakti meM antara pA gayA ? kitane hI bhAva aise hote haiM ki jinako devatA bhI nahIM badala skte| jisa samaya jo honA hai vaha kisI kAla meM bhI mithyA nahIM hotaa| svayaM zrI tIrthaMkara mahArAjA se dIkSA grahaNa karake aneka strI puruSa unake virodhI hue haiM, aneka prakAra ke pAkhaDI mata unhoMne sthApita kiye haiM tathA bhagavAn kI nindA kI hai : to kyA sarvajJa bhagavAn isa bAta ko nahIM jAnate the ki 'ye pAkhaMDI cAritra kI virAdhanA kareMge aura mithyAtva kA pracAra kareMge ? saba kucha jAnate the to phira unheM dIkSA kyoM dI? Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 kevala isIliye ki aise bhAvibhAva Adi ko bhI ye tAraka jAnate the| vartamAna meM zrI vItarAga kA dharma ati alpa pramANa meM raha gayA hai| usameM bhI aneka prakAra kI bhinna bhinna zAkhAe~ par3I haiM tathA chalanI kI taraha cheda ho gaye haiN| mithyAtva evaM durAgraha ke adhIna vyakti utsUtra bhASaNa karane meM kucha bAkI nahIM rkhte| taba phira aise niMdaka tathA pratikriyAvAdiyoM ko rokakara zAsana deva satya mArga kA upadeza kyoM nahIM dete ? logoM ko mahAvideha kSetra meM zrI sImaMdhara svAmI ke pAsa le jAkara unake darzana karAkara zuddha dharma kA pratibodha kyoM nahIM karavAte ? ataH devatAoM ke hAthoM se bhI jo jo camatkArI kArya hone likhe hote haiM vehI hote haiM, unase adhika nahIM, aisA mAnanA hI caahiye| abhI hAla meM bhI bahuta sI mUrtiyAM, jaise ki zrI bhoyaraNIjI meM zrI mallInAtha bhagavAn tathA zrI pAnasarajI meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI bhagavAn zrAdi ke lie zAsanadeva svapna meM Akara aneka prakAra ke camatkAra batAte haiM / asaMkhya varSoM se mUrtiyoM kI rakSA bhI karate haiN| isake atirikta kaI upasargAdi kA nivAraNa bhI karate haiM aura bahutoM kA nahIM bhI karate haiM kyoMki hara bAra zAsana deva sahAyatA kareM, aisA niyama nahIM hai| Aja ke yuga meM kaI mUrkhaloga zrI jinamaMdira meM corI Adi karane kA duSTa karma karate haiM to usakA phala ve avazya bhugateMge / isase zAsana devatAoM ko kalaMka nahIM lagatA athavA isase sthApanA arihaMta kI mahimA bhI nahIM ghtttii| arihaMta kI mahimA to tabhI kama ho sakatI hai, jaba ki sthApanA arihaMta ke bhaktoM ko isa bhakti se vItarAga paramAtmA ke guNoM Adi kA smaraNa na hotA ho, unako vItarAga bhAva, dezavirati athavA Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 sarvavirati ke pariNAma, saMyama aura tapa kI ora vIryollAsa, bhavabhramaNa kA nivAraNa athavA mokSa sukha kI nikaTatA Adi na hotI ho / ina sabhI lAbhoM se koI bhI inkAra nahIM kara sktaa| prazna 36-niraMjana nirAkAra kI mUrti kisa prakAra bana sakatI hai ? uttara-tamAma matoM ke deva tathA zAstroM ke racayitA nirAkAra nahIM hue para sAkAra hI hue haiN| dehadhArI ke sivAya koI bhI zAstroM kI racanA nahIM kara sakatA aura na mokSa mArga hI batA sakatA hai / sabhI zAstra akSara svarUpa haiN| akSaroM kA samaha tAlu, proSTha, dA~ta Adi sthAnoM se utpanna hotA hai aura ve sthAna dehadhArI ko hI hote haiM aura isIliye aise pratyeka vyakti kI mUrti avazya ho sakatI hai| mokSagAmI hone ke pazcAt ve avazya nirAkAra bana jAte haiM, phira bhI unakI pahicAna ke liye mUrti kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai| jisa prakAra zAstroM ke racane vAle deha dhAriyoM ke mukha se nikale hue akSaroM ke samUha kisI vizeSa prAkAra ke nahIM hote haiM yadyapi unake AkAra kI kalpanA karake, unako zAstroM ke kAgajoM para aMkita kiye gaye haiM aura isI se unakA bodha hotA hai| vaise hI nirAkAra siddha bhagavAn kA prAkAra bhI isa duniyA meM, unake antima bhava ke anusAra kalpanA karake mUrti rUpa meM utArA jAtA hai / isase nirAkAra siddha bhagavAn kA svarUpa bhI samajhA jA sakatA hai tathA sAkSAt siddha ke rUpa meM unakA dhyAna karane vAloM kI sabhI manokAmanAe~ bhI pUrNa hotI haiN| aisA eka niyama hai ki kisI bhI nirAkAra vastu kA paricaya karAnA ho to use sAkAra banAkara hI kiyA jA sakatA ___ Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 hai / isake lie prasiddha dRSTAMta sabhI prakAra kI lipiyoM kA hai / apane mana ke prAzaya ko dUsare ke zabdoM dvArA spaSTa rUpa se samajhAyA jA sakatA hai aura ye zabda jina vargoM ke bane hote haiM una varNoM ko bhinna 2 AkAra dene se hI unake artha kA spaSTa jJAna karAyA jAtA hai| varNoM ko ka, kha, ga, gha athavA A, B, C, D AkAra nahIM diye jAveM tathA sabakI prAkRti eka samAna kara dI jAya to kisI ko bhI bodha ho sakatA hai kyA? nahIM / isaliye nirAkAra vastu kA spaSTa bodha use AkAra pradAna kiye binA nahIM karAyA jA sktaa| prazna 40-isa yuga meM buddhijIvI loga mUrti ko nahIM mAnate hai, kevala jar3a loga hI mAnate haiM, kyA yaha bAta ThIka hai ? uttara-yaha bAta sarvathA asatya hai| kisI bhI kAla ke buddhimAna logoM kA kArya mUrti ko mAne sivAya calatA hI nhiiN| koI pratyakSa rUpa se mAnate haiM aura koI parokSa rUpa se| sabhI apane 2 dharmopadezakoM ko mAnate haiN| ve dehadhArI hote haiM aura isalie unakA AkAra bhI hotA hai| apane mata ke upadezaka ko pahacAnane ke lie unake dehAkAra kA upayoga kiye binA kyA unakA kAma calatA hai? nahIM cltaa| yUropa, amerikA, eziyA tathA aphrikA Adi bhinna-bhinna khaNDoM tathA unameM base vibhinna nagaroM, nadiyoM, parvatoM Adi kA jJAna dene ke lie pratyeka manuSya ko una 2 dezoM ke nakzoM Adi kA pAlaMbana lenA hI par3atA hai| kisI bhI nae ghara, hATa, havelI, dukAna, mahala athavA gar3ha ko banAte samaya usake pUrva usakA plAna taiyAra karanA hI par3atA hai| yaha mUrti nahIM to aura kyA hai ? Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 151 pratyeka deza ke buddhimAna logoM ko ina AkAroM kA prAMzraya lenA hI par3atA hai, phira bhI kevala devamUrti sambandhI bAdhA uThAne meM AtI hai, yaha kevala ajJAnatA athavA dharmadva eSa kA hI pariNAma hai| hama dekha Aye haiM ki sampUrNa jJAna nirAkAra zrata hai aura vaha kevala usake akSaroM kI zrAkRti se hI prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai / pratyeka dharmAnuyAyI zAstra tathA mAlA ko to mAnate hI haiM / zAstra jaise vacana kI sthApanA hai vaise mAlA bhI apanI apanI mAnI huI iSTa vastuoM kI athavA unake guNoM kI sthApanA hI hai / anyathA saMkhyA vizeSa maraNakoM kI hI mAlA honI cAhie, aisA niyama nahIM ho sakatA / pratyeka mata vAle apane iSTadeva ko pUjane hetu kisI na kisI prakAra ke AkAra ko mAnate hI haiM, aba isa bAta ko dUsare DhaMga se spaSTa kareM / IsAIyoM meM romana ketholika IsA kI mUrti ko mAnate haiM / proTesTenTa IsA kI smRti tathA una para kI zraddhA ko jIvita rakhane ke lie unako dI huI sUlI ke nizAna krosa ( 1 ) ko hamezA apane pAsa rakhate haiM / jJAna kI sthApanA rUpa bAibila kA Adara karate haiM, apane pUjya pAdariyoM ke haiM tathA unakI pratimAnoM, putaloM tathA karate haiM / citra apane pAsa rakhate kabroM kA bar3A prAdara musalamAna namAja ke samaya pazcima meM 'kAbA' kI tarapha mu~ha rakhate haiM / kyA qhudA pazcima ke sivAya anya dizA meM nahIM ? to phira pazcima meM mu~ha rakhane kI kyA jarUrata ? 'kAbA' kI yAtrA pazcima dizA meM hotI hai isalie pazcima kI ora naz2ara Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 rakkhI jAtI hai / taba phira ise bhI khudA kI sthApanA hI mAnA jAya / makkA madInA haja karane jAte haiM tathA vahA~ kAle patthara kA cumbana karate haiM, Ter3he hokara namana karate haiM, pradakSiNA dete haiM aura usa tarapha dRSTi sthira rakhakara namAja par3hate haiM / usakI yAtrA ke liye hajAroM rupaye kharca karate haiM / isa patthara ko pApanAzI mAnakara usakA khUba sammAna karate haiM / jaba anaghar3a patthara bhI Izvara tulya sammAna ke yogya hai tathA usake sammAna se pApoM kA nAza hotA hai to paramAtmA ke sAkSAt svarUpa kI bovaka pratimAe~ Izvara tulya kyoM nahIM ? usakA Adara, sammAna va bhakti karane vAloM ke pApoM kA nAza kyoM nahIM hogA ? kyA paramezvara sarvatra nahIM hai ki jisase makkA madInA jAnA par3atA hai / ataH mAnanA par3egA ki mana kI sthiratA ke liye mUrti ke rUpa meM athavA anya kisI rUpa meM sthApanA ko mAnane kI AvazyakatA hotI hI hai / muslima tAbUta banAte haiM. vaha bhI sthApanA hI hai / use lobhAna kA dhUpa kara puSpa hAra Adi car3hAkara acche DhaMga se usakA pradara karate haiM / zukravAra ko zubha dina mAnakara sAmAnya masjida meM tathA Ida ke dina bar3I masjida meM jAkara namAz2a par3hate haiM / ve masjideM bhI sthApanA hI haiN| kurAna zarIpha ko khudA kA vacana mAna kara sira para car3hAte haiM, vaha bhI sthApanA hI hai / aulIyA, phakIra, mIrAM sAhaba, khvAjA sAhaba Adi daragAhoM kI yAtrA karate haiM tathA vahA~ sthita majAroM para puSpahAra, mevA, miThAI prAdi car3hAkara vandana pUjana Adi karate haiM to vaha bhI sthApanAtulya nahIM to aura kyA hai ? masjidoM, makkA, madInA, phakIroM Adi kI tasvIra khiMcavAkara apane pAsa rakhate haiM, vaha bhI sthApanA hI hai / Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 153 isa prakAra kaI prakAra se musalamAna bhI apanI mAnI huI pUjya vastuoM kI mUrti ko eka samAna mAna dete haiM / pArasI loga agni ko mAnate haiM aura yaha bhI eka prakAra kI sva-iSTa deva kI sthApanA hI hai / nAnaka paMthI guru nAnaka ke pazcAt unakI gaddI para baiThane vAle jitane bhI gaddIpati hue una sabakI likhI pustakoM ko paramezvara tulya mAna kara bhakti karate haiN| grantha ko virAjamAna karate samaya bar3e bar3e julUsa nikAlate haiM, susajjita bhavanoM meM U~ce prAsana para rakhakara unake samakSa nATya Adi karate haiM tathA unakA rAta dina guNagAna karate haiN| pustakeM bhI akSaroM kI sthApanA hI haiN| kabIra paMthI kabIra kI gaddI ko pUjate haiN| koI unakI pAdukAoM ko pUjatA hai aura sabhI unakI racita pustakoM ko sira para car3hAte haiN| dAdU paMthI dAdUjI kI sthApanA tathA unakI vANI rUpa grantha ko pUjate haiM / samAdhi-sthala banavAkara usameM guru ke caraNoM ko pratiSThita karate haiM aura unakI pUjA karate haiM / vedoM meM bhI mUrti pUjA ke aneka pATha haiM ! ataH AryasamAjiyoM kA mUrti kA khaNDana karanA sarvathA anucita hai| unake svAmI dayAnanda zarIradhArI mUrtimaya the veda zAstroM kI akSara rUpa meM sthApanA ko ve mAnate the tathA sva-racita satyArthaprakAza prAdi pustakoM meM apanI vANI kI AkRtiyoM dvArA hI bodha karate tathA karavAte the| ina prAkRtiyoM kA prAzraya yadi nahIM liyA hotA to kisa taraha apane mata kI sthApanA kara sakate the ? ___ Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 . jisa mUrti athavA prAkRti kA Azraya lekara apanA kAma nikAlA usI mUrti kA anAdara karanA buddhimAnI kA kAma nahIM haiN| dayAnanda yadi mUrti ko nahIM mAnate hote to apane satyArthaprakAza grantha meM agni hotra samajhAne ke liye thAlI, cammaca Adi ke citra khIMcakara apane bhakta varga ko samajhAne kA prayatna kyoM karate? ___ jo bAta eka sAdhAraNa citrakAra bhI samajha sakatA hai use samajhane ke liye unake vidvAn kahalAne vAle ziSya bhI kyA asamartha the ? to phira mahAn Izvara tathA usakA svarUpa, Izvara kI mUrti binA ve kisa prakAra samajha sakate the ? svAmIjI kI tasvIra unake bhaktoM dvArA sthAna 2 para rakhane meM AtI hai| yadi aise saMsArasthita vyakti kI bhI tasvIra ke rUpa meM rahane vAlI mUrti ke darzana se svArtha sAdhA jA sakatA hai, aisA mAnate ho to sarvajJa, sarva zaktimAna tathA guru ke bhI guru aise paramezvara kI mUrti ke darzana Adi se sva-iSTa nahIM sAdhA jA sake, aisA kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai ? Arya samAjI bhI agni ko pUjate haiN| usameM ghI Adi DAlakara homa karate haiM to kyA vaha agni unakI dRSTi meM jar3a nahIM hai? sUrya ke sAmane khar3e rahakara 'Izvara-prArthanA karate haiM to vaha sUrya Adi kyA jar3a nahIM hai ? taba phira paramezvara kI mUrti se dUra kyoM bhAgate haiM ? mUrti kRtrima hai aura sUrya, agni Adi kRtrima nahIM, aisA kahate hoM to unake guruoM kA veza kRtrima hai yA akRtrima ? zAstra kRtrima haiM yA akRtrima ? unako Adara kaise dete haiM ? ata: jo vastu pUjanIya hai vaha cAhe kRtrima ho yA akRtrima usako pUjanA hI cAhiye, aisI sabake antaHkaraNa kI pukAra hai| Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 155 isa prakAra pratyeka paMtha ke anuyAyI apanI apanI pUjanIya vastuoM ke AkAra kI kisI na kisI DhaMga se pUjA karate hI haiN| isase mUrti pUjA bAlaka se lagAkara paMDita taka sabhI ko mAnya hai| prazna 41-guru sAkSAt rUpa meM upadeza dete haiM vaise mUrti kabhI upadeza nahIM detI athavA dene vAlI nahIM to phira sAkSAt guru ko chor3akara jar3a mUrti kI upAsanA karane se kyA lAbha ? uttara-saba se pahale yaha samajhanA cAhiye ki guru bhI upadeza kisako de sakate haiN| jo zUnya hRdaya vAle haiM, unheM guru bhI upadeza kaise de sakate haiM ? guru kA upadeza samajhane ke liye jaise pahale zAstrAbhyAsa karanA par3atA hai tathA samajhane kI zakti prApta karanI par3atI hai aura bAda meM hI vaha samajhA jAtA hai vaise hI mUrti pUjA ke liye bhI jisakI mUrti kI pUjA karanI ho usake guNoM kA svarUpa samajhakara phira usakI pUjA kI jAya to lAbha kyoMkara nahIM hogA ? avazya hogaa| phira-'guru upadeza dete haiM va mUrti upadeza nahIM detI'---isa kAraNa hI yadi guru pUjanIya hoM aura mUrti pUjanIya na ho to svargavAsI sabhI guru apUjanIya hI baneMge, kyoMki ve upadeza to dete nahIM haiM / to phira unako bhI hAtha jor3anA yA namaskArAdi karanA chor3a denA pdd'egaa| Age calakara kahA jAya ki guru upadeza kyoM dete haiM ? kyA upadeza dvArA sva-para-hita sAdhakara mokSa prApti ke liye ? yadi upadeza dene meM guruoM kA yahI dhyeya ho to mokSa prApti ke pazcAt azarIrI avasthA meM ve kisa prakAra upadeza de Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 sakeMge ? isase tumhArI dRSTi meM mokSa meM jAne ke bAda ve apUjya hoMge aura utane hI pUjya raheMge jitane ki mokSa ke irAde arthAt azarIrI banane ke irAde se upadeza na deM aura kevala isa caturgati rUpa saMsAra meM sadA kAla bhaTakane kA banA rahe, isa irAde se upadeza deN| kyoMki isake binA unake dvArA sadA kAla bodha nahIM diyA jA sakatA aura yadi ve bodha na deM to tumhArI dRSTi se pUjanIya nahIM gine jAyeMge | parantu bodha dene ke liye AhAra lenA par3e, nihArAdi karanA par3e, ve bhI tumhArI dRSTi meM pUjanIya, aura mokSa meM jAne ke bAda anAhArI banane vAle pUjya nahIM ! 'upadeza kareM ve hI uttama' aisA mAnane para, anta meM prAhAra kare vaha uttama aura grAhAra nahIM kare vaha uttama nahIM' - aisA mAnane kA prasaMga bhI A par3egA / ataH sadupadezAdi kareM ve to uttama haiM hI paraMtu jo aise zubha kArya karake nivRtta bana cuke haiM ve to unase bhI uttama haiM, aisA mAnanA hI cAhiye / 'mUrti upadeza nahIM detI ataH pUjanIya nahIM aura guru upadeza dete haiM ataH pUjanIya haiM' aisI prajJAnapUrNa bAteM karane vAle tattva ko nahIM samajhate / upadezAdi dekara jo dhanya bana cuke haiM aise siddha bhagavaMtoM kI mUrti to upadeza dene vAle gurutroM se bhI adhika pUjanIya haiM kyoMki gurujana unakA avalaMbana lekara hI guru bana sake haiM / jo siddha bhagavaMtoM kI pUjA karane se inkAra karate haiM unake samAna kRtaghna isa jagat meM dUsare koI bhI nahIM ! prazna 42 - bahuta loga kahate haiM ki kevala mUla sUtra ko mAnanA cAhiye, TIkA Adi pIche se banI haiM ataH unako nahIM mAnanA cAhiye / to isameM tathya kyA hai ? Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 157 uttara-mUla sUtroM meM kahA hai ki 'gaNaharA gaMthaMti arihA bhAsai / ' zrIgaNadhara bhagavaMta sUtra ko gUthate haiM aura zrI arihaMta bhagavaMta artha kahate haiM / kevala mUla sUtra ko mAnane kA kahane vAle chadmastha gaNadhara bhagavaMtoM kA vacana mAnane ko kahate haiM tathA kevalajJAniyoM dvArA batAye hue artha jinameM bhare hue haiM aise TIkA, cUNi, bhASya tathA niyukti Adi zAstroM ko mAnane kA inkAra karate haiN| chadmastha gaNadharoM kA kahA mAnanA aura kevalajJAnI bhagavAn kA kahA nahIM mAnanA, kyA yaha ucita hai / isa kAraNa zAstroM meM sthAna sthAna para niyukti Adi ko mAnane ke liye upadeza diyA hai| kahA hai ki sutattho khalu paDhamo, bIo nijjuttimIsio bhnniyo| taiyo ya niravaseso, esa vihI hoi aNuogo // 3 // .. anuyoga arthAt vyAkhyAna ke tIna prakAra haiN| sarva prathama kevala sUtra aura usakA artha, dUsarA anuyoga niyukti se mizrita tathA tIsarA bhASya-cUNi Adi sabhI se / isa prakAra anuyoga arthAt artha kahane kI vidhi tIna prakAra kI hai| sUtra to kevala sUcanA rUpa hote haiN| usakA vistRta vivaraNa to paMcAMgI se hI milatA hai| jo paMcAMgI ko mAnane se inkAra karate haiM ve bhI gupta rUpa se TIkA Adi dekhate haiM tabhI unako artha kA patA lagatA hai| __ aura zAstra kahate haiM ki, 'dasa pUrvadhara ke vacana sUtra tulya hote haiM / niyuktiyoM ke racayitA zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIjI caudaha pUrvadhara haiN| bhASyakAra zrI umAsvAtijI vAcaka pA~ca sau prakaraNa ke racane vAle daza pUrvadhara haiN| zrI jinabhadragariNa kSamAzramaNa Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 bhI pUrvadhara haiM / isaliye unake vacana sabhI prakAra se mAnaneM yogya haiM / cUriNakAra bhI pUrvaMdhara haiM / TIkAkAra zrI haribhadrasUri mahArAja Adi bhI bhavabhIru, 'buddhi nidhAna tathA devasAnnidhya vAle haiM / ata: unake vacanoM ko pramANa rahita mAnanA bhayaMkara aparAdha hai / pratyeka bhavabhIru AtmA kA yaha kartavya hai ki ina prAmANika mahApuruSoM ke eka bhI vacana ke prati ajJAnavaza bhI koI durbhAva nAne pAve isake liye saMpUrNa rUpa se satarka raheM / --- prazna 43 - prAgama paiMtAlIsa kahe jAte haiM phira bhI kaI loga battIsa hI mAnate haiM to kyA yaha ucita hai ? uttara - nahIM / battIsa zrAgama mAnane vAle bhI zrI naMdIsUtra ko mAnate haiM / jisameM tamAma sUtroM kI sUcI dI gaI hai / usameM diye hue aneka sUtroM meM se kevala battIsa hI mAnanA aura dUsaroM ko nahIM mAnanA, isakA kyA kAraNa hai ? battIsa ke sivAya anya naye likhe hue haiM aisA kahA jAya to ye battIsa bhI naye. likhe hue nahIM haiM, isakA kyA pramAraNa hai ? yadi paraMparA pramANa hai to iso prAmANika paraMparA ke AdhAra para dUsare sUtroM ko bhI mAnanA cAhiye / battIsa sUtroM ke mAnane vAloM ko ina battIsa meM nahIM kaho huI aisI bhI bahuta sI bAteM mAnanI par3atI haiM / bIsa viharamAna kA adhikAra, dhannA - zAlibhadracaritra, nema- rAjula ke bhava, rAmAyaNa zrAdi bahutasI vastue~ battIsa zrAgamoM meM nahIM haiM phira bhI unako mAnanA par3atA hai / battIsa sivAya ke anya sUtra paraspara: nahIM milate, isaliye nahIM mAnate yadi aisA kahA jAya to battIsa Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 meM bhI kaI sthAnoM para virodha dikhAI detA hai, isakA kyA kAraNa ? yaha virodha niyukti, bhASya aura TIkA prAdi ko mAneM binA nahIM haTa sktaa| kitane hI vacana utsarga ke hote haiM va kitane hI apavAda ke| kitane hI vidhivAkya hote haiM va kitane hI apekSAvAkya / kitane hI pAThAMtara, kitane hI bhayasUtra aura kitane hI varNana sUtra hote haiN| isa prakAra sUtra aneka bheda vAle hote haiN| unake gaMbhIra prAzaya ko samudra ke samAna buddhi ke dharaNI TIkAkAra Adi hI samajha sakate haiM, anya to unake viSaya kA sparza bhI nahIM kara skte| isake uparAMta bhI tuccha buddhi vAle loga apanI buddhi kI kalpanA se cAhe jo kaheM para aise loga jo kucha bhI kahate haiM use asatya aura aprAmANika hI samajhanA cAhiye / prazna 44-zrI jinapratimA saMbaMdhI ullekha kauna kauna se sUtroM meM haiM ? uttara-sUtroM meM jinapratimA. aura unakI pUjA ke saMbaMdha meM saiMkar3oM ullekha prApta hote haiN| bhAvArtha-zrI mahAkalpasUtra meM eka sthAna para zrI gautamasvAmI pUchate haiM... "he bhagavan ! tathArUpa zramaNa athavA mAhaNa tapasvI caityadhara arthAt jinamaMdira meM jAveM.?" bhagavan kahate haiM-"hA~ gautama ! sarvadA pratidina jaaveN|" Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 gau0 - "he bhagavan ! yadi vaha nityaprati nahIM jAve to prAyazcita AtA hai ?" bha0 - "hA~ gautama ! prAyazcita AtA hai ?" gau0 - 'he bhagavan ! kyA prAyazcita zrAtA hai ?" bha0 - " he gautama ! pramAda ke vaza hokara tathA rUpa zramaraNa athavA mAhaNa yadi jinamaMdira nahIM jAveM to chuTTa (do upavAsa ) kA prAyazcita AtA hai athavA pAMca upavAsa kA prAyazcita hotA hai / " gau0 - "he bhagavan ! jinamaMdira kyoM jAte haiM ? " bha0 - " he gautama ! jJAna, darzana evaM cAritra kI rakSA ke liye jAte haiM ? " gau0 - he bhagavan ! yadi koI zramaNopAsaka zrAvaka pauSadhazAlA meM pauSadha meM rahate hue brahmacArI jinamaMdira nahIM jAve to prAyazcita AtA hai ?" bha0 - "hA~, gautama ! prAyazcita zrAtA hai / he gautama ! jisa prakAra sAdhu ko prAyazcita, vaise hI zrAvaka ke liye bhI prAyazcita samajhanA / vaha prAyazcita chaTTa athavA pA~ca upavAsa kA hotA hai / " ( 2 ) "turaMgI, sAvatthI Adi nagaroM ke zrAvaka zaMkhajI, AnaMda, kAmadeva Adi ne trikAla zrI jinamUrti kI dravya pUjA kI hai tathA jina pUjA karane vAlA samyagdRSTi hai, nahIM karane vAlA mithyA Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dRSTi hai tathA pUjA mokSa ke liye kI jAtI hai|" aisA pATha zrI mahAkalpasUtra meM hai jisakA bhAvArtha nimnAnusAra hai / "usa samaya tugIyA nagarI meM bahuta se zrAvaka rahate the| 1 zaMkha, 2 zataka, 3 silappavAla, 4 RSidatta, 5 dramaka 6 puSkalI, 7 nibaddha, 8 bhAnudatta, 6 supratiSTha, 10 somila, 11 naravarma, 12 AnaMda aura 13 kAmadeva pramukha jo dUsare gA~va meM rahate haiM, dhanavAna, tejavAna, vistIrNa va balavAn haiN| jinhoMne sUtra ke aneka artha prApta kiye haiM tathA sUtra ke artha grahaNa kiye haiM tathA caturdazI aSTamI amAvasyA tathA pUrNimA kI tithiyoM ke dina pratipUrNa pauSadha karane vAle, sAdhu sAdhvI ko prAsuka, eSaNIya, azana, pAna, khAdima,svAdima kA pratilAbha karate vica-. rate haiM, jinamaMdiroM meM jinapratimAnoM kI trikAla caMdana, puSpa, vastrAdika dvArA pUjA karate hue nirantara vicaraNa karate haiN| he pUjya ! pratimA-pUjana kA uddezya kyA ? 'he gautama! jinapratimA ko jo pUjatA hai vaha samyagdRSTi ; jo nahIM pUjatA vaha,mithyAdRSTi jAnanA / mithyAdRSTi ko jJAna nahIM hotA, cAritra nahIM hotA, mojha nahIM hotA; samyagdRSTi ko jJAna, cAritra tathA mokSa hotA hai / isa kAraNa he gautama ! samyagdRSTi cAle ko jinamaMdira meM jinapratimA kI candana, dhUpa Adi dvArA pUjA karanI caahiye| (zrI naMdIsUtra meM isa mahAkalpasUtra kA ullekha kiyA huA hone se mAnane lAyaka hai phira bhI nahIM mAne to use naMdIsUtra kI prAjJA bhaMga kA doSa lagatA hai| zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM tugIyA nagarI ke zrAvakoM ke adhikAra' meM kahA hai ki Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 "hAyA kaya balikammA" / arthAt "snAna karake deva pUjA kI " ( 4 ) zrI uvavAIsUtra meM caMpAnagarI ke varNana meM kahA hai ki "bahulAI zrarihaMtace iAI" arthAt- 'arihaMta ke bahuta se jinamandira haiM' tathA zeSa nagariyoM meM jinamandira sambandhI caMpAnagarI kI bhalAmaNa kI hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki prAcIna samaya meM caMpAnagarI ke sAtha sAtha dUsare zaharoM meM bhI galI galI meM mandira the / ( 5 ) tathA zrI Avazyaka ke mUla pATha meM kahA hai ki "tatto ya purimatAle vaggura IsAraNa accae paMDimaM / malli jiraNAyaraNa paDimA uNNAe vaMsi bahugoThI" // 1 // bhAvArtha- purimatAla nagara ke rahane vAle vaggura nAma ke zrAvaka ne pratimA pUjana ke liye zrI mallinAtha svAmI kA mandira banavAyA / - (6) zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM jaMghAcaraNa aura vidyAcaraNa muniyoM ne zrI jinapratimA ko vaMdana karane kA adhikAra bIsaveM zataka ke naveM uddeza meM kahA hai Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "naMdIsaradIve samosaraNaM karei, kareittA tahiM cehayAI vaMdai, vaMdaittA ihamAgacchai ihamAgacchaittA, iha ceimAiM vaMvai // " bhAvArtha :-(jaMghAcaraNa va vidyAcaraNa muni) zrI naMdIzvara dvIpa meM samavasaraNa karate haiN| usake bAda vahA~ ke zAzvata caityoM (jinamaMdiroM) ko vaMdanA karate haiM / vaMdanA karake yahA~ bharatakSetra meM Ate haiM aura pAkara yahA~ ke caityoM (azAzvat pratimAoM) kI vaMdanA karate haiN| (7) zrI bhagavatIsUtra meM amarendra ke adhikAra meM tIna zaraNa kahe haiN| ve nIce mAphika haiM 'arihaMte vA arihaMtacejhyAriNa vA mAviprapparako praraNamArassa bhAvArtha-(1) zrI arihaMta deva (2) zrI arihaMta deva ke caitya (pratimA) aura (3) bhAvita hai AtmA jinako aise sAdhu, ina tInoM kI zaraNa jaannaa| (8) zrI AcArAMga ke prathama upAMga zrI uvavAI sUtrAnusAra aMbar3a zrAvaka tathA usake sAta sau ziSyoM ne anya deva guru kI vaMdanA kA niSedha kara zrI jinapratimA tathA zuddha guru ko namaskAra karane kA niyama liyA hai / vaha sUtra-pATha nIce mAphika hai : "aMbaDassa parivAyagassa no kappai annaithie vA mantrautthiya devayAI vA annausthiapariggahiyAiM arihaMtaceiyAI vA vaMdittaevAna namaMsittae vA, nannattha arihaMte vA arihaMta ceiAiMvA" Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 . anya tIrthI ke prati athavA anya tIrthoM ke deva ke prati athavA anya tIthiyoM ne grahaNa kiye hoM aise arihaMta ke caitya (pratimA) ke prati vaMdanA, stavanA tathA namaskAra karanA aMbaDa saMnyAsI ke lie vajita hai parantu arihaMta athavA arihaMta kI pratimA ko namaskAra karanA vajita nahIM hai| chaThe aMga zrI jJAtAsUtra meM draupadI zrAvikA ke satraha bhedoM kI dravya bhAva pUjA meM "namotthuNaM arihaMtANaM" kahane kA pATha prAtA hai : "tae raNaM sA dovaI rAyavarakannA jeNeva majjaraNaghare teraNeva uvAgacchai, majjaraNagharaM aNuppavisai, hAyA kayabalikammA kayakouyamaMgala-pAyacchittA suddhappAvesAiM vatthAI parihiyA majjarAgharAyo paMDiripariNakkhamai, jeNeva jirAghare teraNeva uvAgacchai, uvAgacchaittA jirAgharaM aNuppavisai aNupavisaittA pAloe jigapaDimAraNaM, paNAmaM karei, lomahatthayaM parAmusai evaM jahA suriyAbho jiraNapaDimAao accei taheva bhAriNaavvaM jAva dhuvaM Dahai, dhUvaM DahaittA vAmaM jANu aMcei, aMceitA dAhiraNajANu dhariNatalaMsi nihaTTa tikhuto muddhAragaM dhararigatalaMsi nivesei niveseittA IsirapaccuNNamai 2 karayala jAva kaTu evaM vayAsInamotthuraNaM arihaMtAraNaM bhagavaMtAraNaM jAvasaMpattAraNaM vaMdai ragamaMsai jinagharAyo pddirinnkkhmi|" ___isakA bhAvArtha isa prakAra hai / isake bAda vaha draupadI nAma kI rAjakanyA snAna gRha ke sthAna para AtI hai aura prAkara majjanaghara meM praveza karatI hai / praveza kara pahale snAna karatI hai / phira Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 balI karma arthAt gharamaMdira kI pUjA karake mana kI zuddhi ke liye kautuka maMgala karane vAlI vaha, zuddha doSa rahita pUjana yogya, bar3e jinamaMdira meM jAne yogya pradhAnavastra pahanakara majjana ghara meM se nikalatI hai aura nikalakara jahA~ jinamaMdira hai usa sthAna para pAtI hai| Akara jinaghara meM praveza karatI hai tathA tatpazcAt morapaMkha dvArA pramArjana karatI hai| bAkI jaise sUryAbhadeva ne pratimA pUjana kI usI vidhi se sattara prakAra se pUjA karatI hai| dhUpa karatI hai| dhUpa karake bAMyA ghuTanA Upara rakhatI hai va dAhinA ghuTanA jamIna para sthApita karatI hai| tIna bAra pRthvI para mastaka jhukAtI hai tathA phira thoDI nIce jhukakara, hAtha jor3akara, dasa nAkhUna zAmila kara, mastaka para aMjali kara aisA kahatI hai-'arihaMta bhagavAn ko namaskAra ho' jaba taka siddhagati ko prApta hue taba taka arthAt saMpUrNa zakrastava bolatI hai| vaMdana-namaskAra karane ke bAda maMdira meM se bAhara nikalatI haiN| (majjana ghara meM dropadI ne ghara-maMdira kI pUjA kI hai / usake bAda acche vastra pahana kara bAhara mandira meM gaI hai| isI prakAra aba bhI kaI zrAvaka karate haiM) (10) zrI upAsakadazAMga sUtra meM Ananda zrAvaka dvArA jinapratimA ke vaMdana kA pATha hai / vaha nIce mAphika hai__ "no khalu me bhaMte ! kappai prajjappabhiI annautthi ye vA, annautthiyadevayAriNa vA, annautthiyapariggahiyANi arihaMtaceiyAriNa vA vaMdittae vA nabhaMsittae vA" ____ bhAvArtha-he bhagavan ! mere Aja se lekara anyatIrthI (carakAdi), anyatIrthI ke deva (hari harAdi) tathA anya tIthiyoM ___ Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvArA grahaNa kiye hue arihaMta ke caitya (jina pratimA) Adi ko vaMdana-namaskAra karanA varjanIya hai| anya deva tathA guru kA niSedha hone para jainadharma ke deva-guru svayameva vaMdanIya ho jAte haiN| phira bhI koI kutarka kare to use pUche ki, "prAnanda ne anya devoM kI, cAroM nikSepe se vaMdanA kA tyAga kiyA athavA bhAva nikSepa se"? agara kahoge ki, 'anya devoM ke cAroM nikSepoM kA niSedha kiyA hai' taba to svataH siddha hayA ki arihaMta deva ke cAroM nikSepA use vandanIya haiN| yadi anya devoM ke bhAva nikSepa kA niSedha karane kA kahoge to una devoM ke zeSa tIna nikSepa arthAt anya deva kI mUrti, nAma Adi prAnanda ko vandanIya hoMge aura isa taraha karane se vratadhArI zrAvaka ko doSa lagegA hI / anya deva hariharAdi koI Ananda ke samaya meM sAkSAta maujUda nahIM the / unakI mUrtiyA~ hI thIM, to batAo ki usane kisakA niSedha kiyA ? yadi kahoge ki, 'anya devoM kI mUrtiyoM kA' to phira arihaMta kI mUrti svataH siddha huI / jaise kisI ke rAtri bhojana kA tyAga karane para use dina meM khAne kI chuTa apane Apa ho jAtI hai / isa pATha meM "caitya' zabda kA artha "sAdhu" karake kitane hI loga ulTA artha lagAte haiN| unase pUche ki-'sAdhuko anyatIrthI kisa taraha grahaNa kare ? yadi jaina sAdhu ko anya darzaniyoM ne grahaNa kiyA ho arthAt guru mAnA ho aura veSa bhI badala diyA ho to vaha sAdhu anya darzanI bana gyaa| phira vaha kisI bhI prakAra se jaina sAdhu nahIM ginA jA sktaa| jaise zukadeva saMnyAsI ne thAvaccA putra ke pAsa dIkSA lI usase vaha jaina sAdhu kahalAye para jaina parigRhIta saMnyAsI nahIM khlaaye| vaise hI sAdhu bhI Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anyatIrthI parigRhIta nahIM kahalAte / ataH caitya zabda kA artha sAdhu karanA, yaha sarvathA galata hai| ... tarka-caitya zabda kA artha yadi pratimA kareM to usa pATha meM Ananda ne kahA hai ki-'maiM anya tIrthI ko, anya deva ko tathA anya tIrthI ke dvArA grahaNa kI huI jina pratimA kI vaMdanA stavanA nahIM karUMgA va dAna nahIM duuNgaa| aisI dazA meM pratimA ke sAtha bolane kA tathA dAna dene kA kaise saMbhava hai ? samAdhAna-sUtra kA gaMbhIra artha guru binA samajhanA kaThina hai| sUtra kI zailI aisI hai ki jo zabda jisa 2 ke sAtha saMbhava hoM unako unake sAtha jor3akara unakA artha karanA cAhiye nahIM to anartha ho jAya / isase anya darzI guru ke lie bolane tathA dAna dene kA niSedha samajhanA va pratimA ke liye vaMdana karane kA niSedha samajhanA / yadi tInoM pAThoM kI apekSA sAtha meM loge to tumhAre kiye hue artha ke anusAra prAnanda kA kathana nahIM milegA kyoMki isa samaya hariharAdi koI deva sAkSAt rUpa se vidyamAna nahIM the / unakI mUrtiyA~ thiiN| unake sAtha bolane kA tathA dAna dene kA artha tumhAre anusAra kaise baiThegA ? (11) siddhArtha rAjA ke dravyapUjA karane kA varNana zrI kalpasUtra meM isa prakAra hai "tae eM siddhathe rAyA vasAhiyAe ThiivaDiyAe vaTTamANIya saie a sAhassie. a, sayasAhassie a, jAe a..... .... .... naMbhe paDicchamANe apaDicchAvamANe a eva vA viharaI" Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 bhAvArtha :-usake bAda siddhArtha rAjA, "dasa dina taka mahotsava ke rUpa meM kula maryAdA kA pAlana karate haiM jisameM sau, hajAra athavA lAkha dravya lage, aise yAga-arihaMta-bhagavaMta kI pratimA kI pUjA karate haiM, auroM se karavAte tathA badhAI ko svayaM grahaNa karate haiM tathA sevakoM dvArA grahaNa karavAte hue vicaraNa karate haiN| zaMkA-siddhArtha rAjA ne yajJa kiyA thA para pUjA kahA~ kI thI? samAdhAna-siddhArtha rAjA zrI pArzvanAtha svAmI ke bAraha vratadhArI zrAvaka the, aisA zrI AcArAMga sUtra meM kahA hai| to vicAra kareM ki ghor3e, bakare Adi pazuvadha kA yajJa ve kabhI kareM yA karAveM kyA ? laMbha arthAt badhAI / vyAkaraNa ke AdhAra para yaja zabda devaM pUjayAmIti vacanAt, deva pUjA vAcI hai| zrAvaka to jinayajJa-pUjA karatA hai| parama sambakatvadhArI zrAvaka siddhArtha rAjA zrI jinamaMdira meM dravya pUjA karane se bArahaveM devaloka (kisI mata se cauthe devaloka) meM jAne kA sUtra meM kahA hai / yadi hiMsaka yajJa karane vAle hote to nizcaya hI naraka meM jAne cAhiye, parantu siddhArtha rAjA ke mokSagAmo jIva hone kA, zrI vIra paramAtmA ne pharamAyA hai| caubIsa tathaMkaroM ke mAtApitA nizcaya hI mokSagAmI jIva hI hote haiN| (12) zrI vyavahAra sUtra meM kahA hai ki sAdhu jinapratimA ke sammukha AlocanA letA hai| Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 ( 13 ) zrI mahAnizItha sUtra ke cauthe adhyayana meM zrI jinamaMdira banavAne vAle ko bArahaveM devaloka arthAt dAna, zIla, tapa tathA bhAvanA kI ArAdhanA se jisa phala kI prApti hotI hai vaha phala prApta hotA hai, aisA pharamAyA hai / kAuMpi jigAya rohi, maMDiyaM savvameiNIvaTTa | dAraNAica ukkeNa saDDho, gacchejja praccuyaM jAva na paraM // 1 // bhAvArtha- pRthvItala ko jinamaMdiroM se susajjita karake tathA dAnAdi cAroM (dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva) karake zrAvaka acyuta - bArahaveM devaloka taka jAtA hai usase Upara nahIM / ( 14 ) punaH usI sUtra meM aSTa prakAra kI pUjA Adi kA vistAra se varNana hai / use jAnane ke icchuka logoM ko use dekhanA cAhiye / 1 ( 15 ) zrI prAvazyaka sUtra meM bharata cakravartI ke zrI jinaprasAda banavAne kA ullekha hai / "zubhasayabhAugAraNaM, cauvIsaM caiva jiragahare kAsI / sadhvajigANaM paDimA vaNNapamANehiM nigrahaM // 1 // | " artha - eka sau bhAI ke sau sthaMbha tathA caubIsa tIrthaMkara mahArAja kA jinamaMdira jisameM mAre tIrthaMkaroM kI unake varNa tathA zarIra ke pramAraNavAlI pratimAe~ zrI aSTApada parvata para bharata rAjA ne sthApita kI / Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI Avazyaka sUtra meM kahA hai ki :.."aMteure ceiyaharaM kAriyaM pabhAvatI pahAtA, tisaMjjha accei, annayA devI gaccei, rAyA vINaM vAyeI" bhAvArtha-prabhAvatI rAnI ne antaHpura meM caityadhara (jinabhuvana) bnvaayaa| usa maMdira meM rAnI snAna karake prAtaHkAla, madhyAhnakAla tathA sAyaMkAla trikAla pUjana karatI hai / kisI samaya rAnI nRtya karatI hai tathA rAjA svayaM vINA vAdana karatA hai| / zrI "zAlIbhadra caritra" jise prAyaH tamAma jaina mAnate haiM, meM kahA hai ki : "zAlIbhadra ke ghara meM unake pitA ne jinamaMdira banavAyA thA tathA ratnoM kI pratimAe~ banavAI thii| vaha maMdira aneka dvAroM sahita, devavimAna jaisA banAyA gayA thaa|" (18-19-20) zrI bhagavatI, zrI rAyapasegI aura zrI jJAtAsUtrAdi aneka sUtroM meM zrAvakoM ke varNana meM "nhAyA kyblikmmaa|" arthAt "snAna karake devapUjA karanA" aise ullekha haiN| zrI bhagavatIjI meM tugIyA nagarI ke zrAvaka ke adhikAra meM kahA gayA hai ki"zrAvaka yakSa, nAga Adi anya devoM ko nahIM pUje" tathA zrI sUyagaDAMga sUtra meM bhI kahA hai ki 'nAgabhUtayakSAdi' teraha prakAra ke anya devoM kI pratimA ko pUjane se mithyAtvapana prApta hotA hai tathA bodhibIja kA nAza hotA hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 171 "zrI arihaMtadeva kI pratimA ko pUjane se samakita kI prApti hotI hai tathA bodhibIja kI rakSA hotI hai| isa kAraNa "kayabalIkammA" pATha se zrAvakoM ko zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA karanI, aisA isakA artha huaa| kitane hI "nhAyA kaya balIkammA" kA "snAna karake phira pAnI ke kulle kiye" aise zAstra ke bilkula viparIta artha karate haiM, jo asatya hai| bhAvanikSepa se sAkSAt tIrthaMkara ko vaMdana-pUjana karane kA jo phala hai tathA samyaktva aura jJAna sahita cAritra pAlane kA jo phala sUtra meM batAyA hai, vahI phala zrI jinapratimA ke vaMdana pUjana kA kahA hai / yAvat mokSa prApti taka kA batalAyA hai| (21) zrI jJAtAsUtra meM tIrthaMkara gotra-baMdha ke lie bIsa sthAnaka kahe haiN| unameM "siddhapada kI ArAdhanA karanA" "aisA pharamAyA hai| una prarUpI siddha bhagavAna kA dhyAna-pArAdhana unakI mUrti binA ho hI nahIM sakatA / zrI vyavahAra sUtra meM kahA hai ki "siddhaveyAvacceNaM mahAnijjarA mahApajjavasANaM cevati / " siddha bhagavAn kI vaiyAvacca karane se mahAnirjarA hotI hai arthAt mokSa milatA hai| ___ tarka-siddha bhagavAna kI vaiyAvacca to nAma-smaraNa se hI ho jAtI hai to phira mUrti kA kyA prayojana ? uttara-nAmasmaraNa ko to guraNagAna, kIrtana, bhajana, svAdhyAya Adi kahate haiM, vaiyAvacca nhiiN| yadi vaiyAvacca kA Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ artha aisA karoge to zrI praznavyAkaraNa meM bAlaka kI, vRddha kI, rogI kI tathA kulagaNAdi kI dasa prakAra se sAdhu ko vaiyAvacca karanI cAhiye to kyA kevala nAma smaraNa se vaiyAvacca ho jAyegI ? athavA AhAra-pAnI, auSadhi, aMgamardana, zayyA, saMthArA Adi karane se hogI ? nAma Adi yAda karane se vaiyAvacca nahIM ginI jAtI, para pUrvokta prakAra se sevA bhakti karane se hI ginI jaaygii| siddha bhagavAn ko vaiyAvacca to unakA mandira banavAkara, usameM unakI mUrti sthApita kara, vastrAbhUSaNa, gaMdha, puSpa, dhUpa dopa dvArA aSTa prakArI va satraha prakArI Adi pUjA karanA, use hI kahA jaaygaa| (22) zrI praznavyAkaraNa meM Adeza hai ki nirjarA ke arthI sAdhu ko "ceiya?' arthAt jinapratimA kI hIlanA, usakA avarNavAda tathA usakI dUsarI bhI AzAtanAoM kA upadeza dvArA nivAraNa karanA caahiye| (23) zrI Avazyaka mUla sUtra pATha meM "arihaMta ceiyANaM karemi kAussagaM" aisA kahakara, sAdhu tathA zrAvaka, sarvaloka meM rahI huI zrI arihaMta kI pratimA kA kAussagga, bodhi bIja ke lAbha ke liye kare-aisA pharamAyA hai| (24) "thayathui maMgalaM" sthApanA kI stuti karane se jova sulabhabodhi hotA haiaisA zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM likhA hai / Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 173 ( 25-26 ) .. zrI anuyogadvAra tathA zrI ThANAMga sUtra meM cAroM nikSepa aura cAra prakAra ke tathA dasa prakAra ke satyoM kA varNana kiyA huA hai jisameM sthApanA nikSepa tathA sthApanA satya bhI AtA hai| usase bhI sthApanA arthAt mUrti ko mAnane kI bAta siddha ho jAtI hai| * durAgraha rahita buddhimAn logoM ke lie kevala saMketa hI kAphI hai| sUtra ke saikar3oM pAThoM meM se kevala itane hI pATha denA ucita samajhate haiN| aura bhI kaI pramANa prasaMga Ane para batAye jAyeMge / / usa para se vidvAn pAThakagaNa vAstavika nirNaya kara skeNge| agara jainoM meM paraMparA se mUrtipUjA na hotI to usakA ullekha mUla sUtroM meM pAyA kahA~ se ? jagat meM pratyeka nAmavAlI vastu apane guNa vizeSa se jur3I huI hai vaise hI mUrti' nAmadhArI vastu bhI kisI prakAra nirarthaka nahIM hai / 'mUrti' zabda bhI usameM rahI huI vastu kA vAstavika bodha karAtI hai| vaha sthApanA sivAya anya kisI bhI viSaya ke kAraNa se siddha nahIM hotii| prazna 45-pratimA ko jinarAja ke tulya mAnanA aura use prAbhUSaNa Adi car3hAnA, puSpa, dhUpa, snAna, vilepanAdi karanA, kyA yaha ucita hai ? kyA yaha kriyA tyAgI ko bhogI banAne jaisI nahIM hai ? uttara-tyAgI aura bhogI kA antara jo jAnatA hai, vaha aisA prazna nahIM kara sktaa| ahaMta zabda kA vyAkaraNa kI dRSTi se artha nimnAnusAra hai| Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 174 arihaMti vaMdaNanamaMsaNAi, arihaMti pUtrasakkAra / siddhigamaNa ca arahA, arahaMtA teNa vuccaMti // artha-jo vaMdana namaskAra Adi ke yogya hai, jo (iMdra Adi devoM ke kiye hue pATha pratihArya rUpa) pUjA evaM satkAra ke yogya hai aura jo siddhi gati kI prApti ke yogya hai, use parahaMta kahA jAtA hai / isa prakAra ahaMta nAma hI dravya pUjA kA sUcaka hai / - jisake rAga dveSa jar3amUla se ukhar3a gaye haiM, ve dUsare ke dvArA kI huI pUjA se bhogI athavA rAgI kaise bana sakate haiM ? rAga kI utpatti kA kAraNa moha-mamatA hai aura vaha sarvathA naSTa ho cukI hai, to ve isameM kisa prakAra lipta ho sakate haiM ? yadi pUjA se bhogI bana jAyeMge to kyA niMdA se niMdanIya bana jAyeMge ? nhiiN| pUjA athavAniMdA se unakI mahimA bar3hatI ghaTatI nhiiN| pUjA tathA niMdA se unakA koI sambandha nhiiN| pUjaka agara niMdaka puruSa ko hI ve kriyAe~ zubhAzubha phala dene vAlI haiM bhagavAn ko kevala-jJAna hone ke pazcAt pATha pratihArya hone kA zrI samavAyAMga sUtra meM vigatavAra varNana hai (1) azoka vRkSa bhagavAn ko chAyA karatA hai| (2) devatA jala-thala meM utpanna paMcaraMgI phUloM ko ghuTanoM taka barasAte haiN| (3) AkAza meM deva dudubhi bajatI hai| . (4) donoM ora ca~vara Dhulate haiN| (5) prabhu ke baiThane ke liye ratnajar3ita svarNa siMhAsana hamezA sAtha rahatA hai| Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 175 . (6) ratnamaya teja ke aMbArarUpa bhAmaMDala bhagavAn ke pIche rahatA hai| (7) divya dhvanirUpa prAtihArya dvArA manohara vINA kA svara hotA hai| (8) eka Upara dUsarA, aise tIna 2 chatra prabhu ke sira para rahate hai| aura lAkhoM, karor3oM deva. jaya jayakAra kI dhvani se stuti karate hue sAtha rahate haiN| deva samavasaraNa banAte haiM, jisameM cA~dI kA gar3ha aura sone ke kaMgUre, sone kA gar3ha aura ratna ke kaMgUre, ratna kA gar3ha aura maNimaya kaMgUre hote haiM aura bosa hajAra sIr3hiyA~ eka tarafa hotI haiN| bhagavAn ratnamaya siMhAsana para virAjamAna hokara pUrva dizA kI ora mukha karake dezanA dete haiN| zeSa tIna dizAoM meM devatA bhagavAn kI tIna mUrtiyA~ sthApita karate haiN| ina dizAtroM se pAne vAle loga tathA tiryaMca unako sAkSAt prabhu jAnakara namaskAra karate haiN| 'prabhu eka apane mukha se tathA tIna dizAoM meM mUrti ke mukha se, isa prakAra cAra mukhoM se atizaya dvArA dezanA dete haiN| calate samaya bhagavAn svarNa kamala para paira rakhakara grAmAnugrAma vihAra karate haiM, sugaMdhita pavana, sugaMdhita jala kA chiTakAva aura puNyavAn puruSoM ke lAyaka aneka divya padArtha prakaTa hote haiN| itane padArthoM kA sevana karane vAle tIrthaMkaroM kA tyAgIpana gayA nahIM, karma lage nahIM, bhogI bane nahIM, phira mukta paramezvara kI mUrti ke sammukha pUjaka kI dravyapUjA se una para bhogI banane kA Aropa athavA AkSepa karanA mAtra ajJAnatA ke sivAya aura kyA hai ? bhogIpana bAdya padArthoM se nahIM hotaa| vaha to AMtarika Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 moha ke pariNAma ke AdhIna hai| aise moha ko to bhagavAn ne pahale se hI deza nikAlA de diyA hai / alipta bhagavAn ko jaise pUjA se rAga nahIM, vaise niMdA se dveSa bhI nahIM / jo jisa taraha karatA hai use usI prakAra kA phala apanI zrAtmA ke liye prApta karatA hai / jaise sUrya kI ora koI thUke athavA svarNa mohara pheMke to vaha pheMkane vAle kI tarapha lauTa kara AtI hai / sUrya ko usase kucha lagatA nahIM / isI prakAra paramAtmA kI pUjA athavA niMdA se bhI niMdaka ko hI, lAbha-hAni hotI hai / zrI tIrthaMkara deva janma se lekara nirvANa taka pUjanIya aura vaMdanIya haiM kyoMki niMdanIya vastu ke cAroM nikSepa jaise niMdanIya hote haiM, vaise hI pUjanIya vastu ke cAroM nikSepa pUjanIya hote haiM / dravya nikSepa se pUrva janmAvasthA kA zrAropaNa kara jaise iMdrAdi devoM ne snAna karavAyA, vaise prabhu ko jala se snAna karAke aisI bhAvanA dhAraNa kareM ki - "he prabhu ! jaise jala prakSAlana se zarIra kA maila dUra hotA hai aura bAharI tApa kA nAza hotA hai vaise hI bhAva rUpa pavitra jala se merI AtmA ke sAtha rahane vAle karmamaila kA nAza ho / " aura "viSaya kaSAya ke tApa kA upazama ho" tathA yauvanAvasthA yA rAjyAvasthA kA AropaNa kara vastra, AbhUSaNa Adi pahanAne meM Ate haiM usa samaya socanA ki 'aho prabhu ! Apako dhanya hai ki isa prakAra vastrAbhUSaraNa, rAjapATa ko chor3akara, saMyama graharaNa kara, Apane aneka bhavya jIvoM kA uddhAra kiyA / maiM bhI apanI alpabuddhi aura parigraha ko chor3akara aisA kaba banU~gA ! isa prakAra kesara, candana, naivedyAdi car3hAkara, sabhI sthAnoM para alaMga 2 bhAvanA bhAvita karane meM prAtI hai tathA kevalI avasthA Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 177 kA AropaNa kara namaskAra-stuti Adi kI jAtI hai / zrI vItarAgadeva gRhasthAvasthA meM vastra tathA AbhUSaNa ke bhogI the, parantu usa avasthA meM bhI mana se to tyAgI hI the| parantu tIrthaMkara padavI kA nikAcita puNya upArjana karake Aye hone se prAtihAryAdi bAhya Rddhi bhI Akara prApta hotI hai aura nilipta bhAva se isakA bhI bhoga karanA par3atA hai| parantu usa samaya bhI ve rAga-dveSa rahita zuddha bhAva meM hone se unako naye karma baMdhana nahIM hote haiN| rAga-dvaSa kI caukar3I milatI hai tabhI karma baMdhana hote haiM / .. vItarAga prabhu kA khAna-pAna, baiThanA-uThanA prAdi saba moha-mamatva rahita hone se baMdha ke nahIM, parantu nirjarA ke hetu haiM jabaki ajJAnI loga una sabhI kAryoM meM mohita ho jAne se karma baMdha karate haiN| . prabhu to vItarAga haiM, nirAgI haiM, to phira unakI vastralaMkAra dvArA pUjA karane se unake nirAgIpana meM lezamAtra bhI nyUnatA kaise A sakatI hai ? bhagavAn kI tIna avasthA meM prathama piNDastha avasthA ke tIna bheda haiM : (1) janmAvasthA-nahalAnA, pakSAlana karanA, aMga poMchanA Adi karanA, yaha-janmAvasthA kI bhAvanA hai| (2) rAjyAvasthA-kesara, candana, phUlamAlA, AbhUSaNa, aMgaracanA Adi karanA, yaha-rAjyAvasthA kI bhAvanA hai| - (3) zramaraNAvasthA-bhagavAn kA keza rahita mastaka, kAyotsargAsana Adi kA ciMtana karanA, yaha zramaNAvasthA kI bhAvanA hai| - dUsarI padastha avasthA-pada kahane se zrI tIrthakara pada / isameM kevalajJAna se lagAkara nirvANa paryaMta kI kevalI avasthA kA ciMtana karane kA hai| isa avasthA meM prabhu ATha 12 Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 prAtihArya sahita hote haiM tathA ratnajar3ita siMhAsana para baiThate haiM / sone kA lagAtAra sparza pAkara bhI unakA vItarAga bhAva calA nahIM jAtA aura yadi calA jAtA hotA to gaNadhara mahArAja tathA iMdrAdideva kisaliye vItarAga kahakara unakI stuti karate ? vItarAgapana kA bhAva yaha koI bAhya padArtha nahIM, parantu prAMtarika vastu hai | - tIsarI rUpAtIta avasthA - yaha rUpa binA siddhaparaNe kI avasthA haiM / prabhu ko paryaMkAsana para kAUsagga dhyAna meM zAMta mudrA meM, baiThe hue dekhakara rUpAtIta avasthA kI bhAvanA karane ko hai / aisI dazA meM prabhu ko dekhakara isa avasthA kA ciMtana karane meM AtmA ko apUrva zAMti prApta hotI hai / jo prAtihAryAdi pUjA ko nahIM mAnate, unheM to kevala nirvANa avasthA ko hI mAnanA cAhiye, para aisA to tabhI ho sakatA hai, ki jaba bhagavAn kI ekAMta nirvAraNa avasthA hI pUjanIya ho tathA anya avasthAe~ pUjanIya hoM / prabhu kI samasta avasthAe~ pUjanIya haiM, isaliye unako pUjane kI rIti bhI uparokta tIna prakAra se zAstrakAroM ne batalAI hai / yahAM eka bAta yaha bhI samajhane kI hai ki jina sAdhutroM ko loga vaMdanA karate haiM, pUjA karate haiM ve tyAgI haiM athavA bhogI ? yadi tyAgI haiM to ve AhAra pAnI Adi kA upayoga kyoM karate haiM ? vaMdana - namaskAra kyoM svIkAra karate haiM ? vastra, pAtra Adi grahaNa karane se kyA ve bhogI, abhilASI yA tRSNAvAna siddha nahIM hote haiM ? yadi nahIM to jisa prakAra sAdhu mahAtmA rAga-rahita hokara pUrvokta vastu ko upayoga meM lekara, saMyama sAdhanA karate haiM; phira bhI bhogI nahIM bana jAte, usameM lipta Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 nahIM hote, balki sevaka puruSa yathocita bhakti kara apanA AtmakalyANa sAdhate haiM, vaise hI zrI vItarAgadeva kI pUjA ke liye bhI samajhane kA hai| prazna 46-bhagavAn to sAdhu haiN| unako kacce pAnI se snAna karavAne meM dharma kisa prakAra hotA hai ? . uttara-Upara batAye anusAra bhagavAn to janma se pUjanIya hone se, janmAvasthA Aropita kara snAna tathA yauvanAvasthA Aropita kara, unako vastrAbhUSaNa pahanAye jAte haiN| ___ jaise zraddhAlu zrAvakoM ko jJAta hotA hai ki koI puruSa yA strI dIkSA grahaNa karane vAlI hai, to use eka do mahIne taka ghara-ghara bhojana karAyA jAtA hai, snAna karAkara, vastrAbhUSaNa pahanAkara, vara-ghor3e para car3hAkara ghumAyA jAtA hai| yaha saba sagAI-sambandha ke nimitta nahIM para kevala bhakti ke nimitta hI kiyA jAtA hai, para isake uparAnta bhI jaba vahI sAdhu bana jAtA hai taba una saba meM se kucha bhI nahIM kiyA jA sakatA arthAt bhAva nikSepa ke Azrita kArya tathA dravya nikSepa ke Azrita kArya bhinna-bhinna hote haiM / bhagavAn ko snAna Adi karAkara alaMkAroM se vibhUSita karane kA kArya dravya nikSepa kI bhakti ke Azrita hai na ki bhAva nikSepa ke Azrita / mUrti kI bhakti cAroM nikSepoM se karane kI hotI hai| zrI tIrthakara mahArAjAoM ne to cAroM ghAtI karmoM kA nAza kara DAlA hai, karmabaMdhana ke mUla moha ko jalAkara rAkha kara diyA hai| vItarAga hone ke kAraNa naye karmoM kA bandhana unheM nahIM hotA, aisA zrI bhagavatI tathA zrI pannavarA Adi sUtroM meM pharamAyA hai| Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 180 jaba sAdhu ko cAra kaSAya, chaH lezyA aura pATha karma khapAne ke zeSa hai to aisI dazA meM sAmAnya sAdhu aura bhagavAna kI pUjA kA kalpa eka samAna kaise ho sakatA hai ? bhagavAn svarNa-siMhAsana para baiThate haiM, para sAmAnya sAdhu yadi sone kA sparza bhI karatA hai, taba bhI doSa lagatA hai kyoMki sAdhu ke lie moha paidA karane kA vaha kAraNa hai| . bhagavAn ko paccIsa kriyAoM meM se eka IryApathikI (mArga para calane kI) mAtra kriyA lagatI hai aura usase bhI prathama samaya meM karma baMdha hotA hai, dvitIya samaya meM vaha karma bhogate haiM tathA tRtIya samaya meM nAza karate haiN| ataH kahA~ to kesarI siMha aura kahA~ hirana ? kahA~ cakravartI rAjA aura kahA~ bhikSaka ? isa prakAra zrI vItarAga deva aura veSadhArI sAdhu meM mahAn antara hai aura isIlie donoM kI pUjA kA vyavahAra bhI eka samAna kaise ho sakatA hai ? __mUrti bhagavAn ke guNoM kA smaraNa karAne kA eka prAlaMbana hai, isalie kacce pAnI se snAna kA doSa use kisa prakAra laga sakatA hai ? sAkSAt prabhu kI pUjA kA tathA unakI mUrti kI pUjA kA kalpa to alaga-alaga hI rahane kA hai| jaise sAkSAt prabhu ko ratha meM biThAkara unakI bhakti nahIM kI jAtI, jabaki prabhu kI mUrti ko bhakti ke lie sabhI ratha meM biThAte haiN| bhAva arihaMta evaM sthApanA arihaMta kI bhakti karane kI praNAlI meM kaI prakAra se antara par3atA hai| prazna 47-bhagavAn to AdhAkarmI yA avyAhata AhAra kAma meM nahIM lete to phira unakI mUrti ke sAmane banA huA, bikAU lAmA huaA athavA sAmane lAyA huaA AhAra kaise rakkhA jAtA hai ? Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 uttara - pradhAkarmI AhAra na lene sambandhI vicAra to dIkSA lene ke bAda kA hai aura naivedyAdi dravyapUjA to usake pUrva kI avasthA kA viSaya hai, yaha khulAsA Upara ho cukA hai / jaise sAdhu hone vAle vyakti ko ghara-ghara bhojana karAyA jAtA hai para sAdhu hone ke bAda nahIM arthAt naivedyAdi pUjA dravya nikSepa ke prazraya se hai, bhAva nikSepa ke Azraya se nahIM / jaise indradeva tathA anya deva bhagavAn ke janma mahotsava ke samaya kaI uttama dravyoM se prabhu kI arcanA karate haiM tathA bAda meM bhI devatAgaNa bArambAra aisI bhakti karate haiM vaise hI prabhu ko chadmAvasthA ke kAraNa uparyukta bhakti kA vidhAna hai / ataH usameM doSAropaNa karanA vyartha hai / prazna 48 - choTI sI mUrti ke Age naivedya ke Dhera lagA die jAte haiM / kyA yaha anucita nahIM hai ? kyA mUrti ko khAne kI zrAvazyakatA rahatI hai ? NO uttara - yaha prazna sarvathA vyartha hai / naivedya mUrti ke khAne ke lie nahIM rakkhA jAtA kintu pUjA karane vAlA apanI bhakti ke lie aisA karatA hai / pUjya ko isase koI prayojana nahIM rahatA / mUrti khAtI nahIM, isIliye usake sAmane yaha vinaMti karane kI hai ki, "he prabhu ! Apa nirvedI tathA sadA anAhArI ho / Apake sAmane maiM yaha AhAra isa bhAva se rakhatA hU~ ki maiM isa AhAra tathA naivedya kA bilkula tyAga kara sadA ke liye Apake jaisA anAhArI pada ( mokSa ) prApta karU~ tathA he devAdhideva ! yaha AhAra aneka pApAraMbha karake taiyAra kiyA hai aura yaha AhAra yadi maiM khAU~gA to phira isake prAsvAdana se Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 mujha meM rAga-dveSa kI bhAvanA jAgRta hogii| jitanA AhAra maiM prApako arpita karU~gA utane AhAra sambandhI rAgadveSa kI bhAvanA kama hogI, bhakti kA lAbha milegA tathA paramparA se muktiphala kA svAda cakhane kA saubhAgya bhI prApta hogaa| prazna 46-bhagavAn aparigrahI haiN| unake sAmane paise, Take Adi rakhakara unheM parigrahI banAne kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? uttara-yaha kutarka bhI Upara jaisA hI hai phira bhI isa para punaH vicAra kreN| pahale to parigraha kise kahA jAtA hai ? khAna, pAna, vastra, alaMkAra, dhana dhAnya Adi pATha sparza vAle pudgala haiM, najaroM se jinheM dekhA jA sakatA hai, eka dUsare ko diye jA sakate haiM para aThAraha pApasthAnaka ke pudgala cAra sparza vAle haiM jinako kevalI bhagavAn ke sivAya anya koI dekha nahIM sakatA aura isase pApa ke pudgala eka dUsare ke dene se diye nahIM jA skte| parigraha pA~cavA pApasthAnaka hai / moha, mamatva, tRSNA Adi usake prakAra haiN| paramAtmA kA moha-mamatA rUpa parigraha to pUrNa rUpa se jala kara khAka bana gayA hai aura dUsare ke dene se aba diyA nahIM jA sakatA to phira aparigrahI aura nirmohI bhagavAn dUsare ke karane se parigrahI aura moha vAle kaise bana sakate haiM ? aura zrI jinapratimA ke sAmane dravya car3hAte samaya pUjaka kI bhAvanA kaisI hotI hai, yaha bhI samajhane yogya hai / dravya car3hAte samaya pUjaka yaha socatA hai ki "he prabhu ! maiM dhana jo ajita karatA hU~ usameM aneka prakAra ke karmabaMdha hote haiN| Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 183 sAtha hI usa dhana ko sAMsArika kAryoM meM kharca karane se ulaTI vizeSa pApavRddhi hotI hai / aisI dazA meM isa dhana meM se mere bhAva ke anusAra jitanA ghana maiM ApakI bhakti meM kharca karU~gA usa mAtrA meM pApavRddhi hotI ruka jaayegii| itanA hI nahIM parantu isase puNyAnubaMdhi puNya kA sarjana hogaa| aura aMta meM yaha dhana merA to hai hI nhiiN| merA tathA usakA svabhAva bhinna hai| maiM cetana hU~, vaha jar3a hai| ataH usa para se jitanI mUrchA moha utare, utanI mujhe utAranI cAhiye / isa prakAra apane parigraha aura apanI moha mamatA ghaTAne ke liye prabhubhakti Adi dhArmika kAryoM meM dravya kharca kiyA jAtA hai / jitanI mAtrA meM acche kArya meM dravya kharca karane kI icchA hotI hai utanI mAtrA meM tRSNA kama hotI hai aura jitanI mAtrA meM dhana saMcaya kI icchA hotI hai utanI mAtrA meM parigraha aura lobhavRtti kI vRddhi hotI hai| munijana bhI saMyama nirvAha ke liye vastra, pAtra, pustaka Adi padArtha grahaNa karate haiN| kAyA pudgala hai, use bhI ve dhAraNa karate haiN| khAna pAna bhI karate haiN| unakA ziSya samudAya bhI hotA hai / ye sabhI prakAra se pudgala hI haiN| una sabako yadi parigraha ginoge to sAdhuoM kA pA~cavA vrata sarvathA naSTa humA samajhanA par3egA aura kisI bhI sAdhu kA mokSa nahIM ho skegaa| parantu Aja taka asaMkhya muni mokSa meM pahu~ca gaye aura Age bhI jAyeMge / ataH jaise sAdhu puruSoM ke pAsa pUrvokta vastue~ hote hue bhI, ve usameM lipta tathA mamatA vAle nahIM hone se aparigrahI hI kahalAyeMge, vaise zrI vItarAga bhI aparigrahI hI haiM / ___ Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 marudevI mAtA ko hAthI kI savArI kiye hue tathA karor3oM kA alaMkAra pahane hue prAMtarika moha ke upazamana ke sAtha hI kevalajJAna utpanna ho gayA tathA cha: khaMDa ke svAmI bharata cakravartI ko gRhasthAvAsa meM hI kevalajJAna utpanna ho gayA / isase spaSTa hai ki kevala bAhya padArthoM ke yoga se hI parigraha nahIM kahA jA sakatA | : bAharI padArthoM ke yoga ko hI yadi parigraha kahA jAya to eka bhikhArI jisake pAsa pahanane ko vastra, khAne ko anna athavA pUTI kaur3I bhI na ho to use parama aparigrahI tathA mahAtyAgI samajhanA cAhiye / para aisA to koI nahIM mAnatA, kAraNa yaha hai ki una bhikhAriyoM ke pApa bAhya padArtha nahIM hote hue bhI unameM AMtarika parigraha yAnI tRSNA to bharI huI hai, isIliye unakA kalyANa nahIM ho sakatA / isase siddha hotA hai, ki icchA tRSNA, Adi pApa ke pudgala pratyeka ke svayaM ke apane pAsa rahate haiM / use Apa le-de nahIM skte| jo niSparigrahI haiM ve jisa taraha dUsaroM ke karane se parigrahI nahIM banate usI taraha vItarAga kI bhakti ke nimitta dravya car3hAne se vItarAga parigrahI nahIM bana jAte / prazna 50 - dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAvanA, ye cAra prakAra ke dharma haiM / unameM mUrtipUjA kisa prakAra ke dharma meM AtI hai ? uttara - mUrtipUjA meM cAroM prakAra ke dharma maujUda haiM aura ve nIce mAphika haiM prathama supAtra dAna dharma - isake do bheda : (1) akarmI ( karma rahita ) supAtra dAna / ( 2 ) sakarmI supAtradAna / pAtra bhI do Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 prakAra ke haiN| eka ratnapAtra tathA dUsarA svarNa pAtra / zrI tIrthaMkara aura siddha karmarahita, pAzA-tRSNArahita ratnapAtra haiN| unako uttama padArtha arpaNa karanA-akarmI supAtradAna ginA jAtA hai / dUsarA makarmI supAtra svarNapAtra vaha susAdhu / unako dAna denA vaha sakarmI supAtradAna kahalAtA hai| sAdhu ATha karmoM se saMyukta hote haiM. unako chaH lezyA bhI hotI haiM, bhUkha-pyAsa zAMta karane ke liye tathA sardI garmI ko dUra karane ke liye aneka vastuoM ke abhilASI bhI hote haiN| siddha paramAtmA tathA kevalI bhagavaMtoM kI tulanA meM chadmastha sAdhu alpa pUjya haiM, phira bhI unako dAna dete hue gRhastha puNya urjana kA mahAna lAbha prApta karate haiM tathA dhIre-dhIre mokSa ko bhI prApta kara sakate haiM to phira icchArahita, akarmI aise zrI siddha bhagavAn ke sAmane bhAvayukta uttamottama dravya arpaNa karane se ATha siddhi, navanidhi tathA muktipada kI prApti ho jAtI hai, isameM koI zaMkA nahIM ho sktii| eka sthAna para kahA hai ki"dehIti vAkyaM vacaneSu neSTaM, nAstIti vAkyaM tataH kaniSTaM / gRhAraNa vAkyaM vacaneSu rAjA, necchAmi vAkyaM rAjAdhirAjaH // 11 // bhAvArtha-kisI vastu kI yAcanA karanA ki-"mujhe vaha vastu do" yaha mahA nIca vacana hai| vastu mA~gane para bhI nahIM denA aura manA karanA yaha usase bhI nIca vacana hai| vastu sAmane lAkara kahanA ki, 'yaha vastu lo'yaha rAjavacana arthAt uttama vacana hai| aura lene vAlA vyakti kahe ki "merI icchA Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 nahIM hai"-yaha vAkya to rAjAdhirAja arthAt sarvottama hai / ataH icchA tRSNA rahita bhagavAn sarvapAtra ziromaNi supAtra haiM / unake sammukha dravya car3hAkara pUjA karate samaya prathama "dAna dharma" saralatA se siddha hotA hai| dUsarA zIladharma-pA~coM indriyoM ko vaza meM rakhane ko zIladharma kahate hai / gRhastha java bhAvayukta dravya pUjA karatA hai taba pA~coM indriyA~ saMvarabhAva ko prApta karatI haiN| isase zIladharma siddha hotA hai| tIsarA tapodharma-yaha chaH bAhya tathA chaH AbhyaMtara, aise bAraha prakAra kA hotA hai| usameM jinapratimA ko pUjate samaya pUjanakAla meM cAroM prakAra ke AhAra kA tyAga hone se bAhya tapa humA tathA bhagavAn kA vinaya, vaiyAvacca, dhyAna Adi karane se prAMtarika tapa huaa| cauthA bhAvadharma- zubha bhAvanA hone ke kAraNa hI zrAvaka pUjA karatA hai| hajAroM, lAkhoM rupaye kharca karake mandira Adi banavAnA, binA bhAva ke prAyaH azakya hai| pUjana karate samaya zrI tIrthaMkara devoM ke pA~coM kalyANakoM kI bhAvanA karanA, yaha bhI bhAvadharma hai| isa prakAra viveka pUrvaka vicAra karane se hama samajha sakate haiM ki zrI jinezvara kI mUrti pUjA meM bhI cAroM prakAra ke dharmoM kI eka sAtha ArAdhanA hotI hai / prazna 51-- "prArambhe natthi dyaa|" yaha sUtra vacana hai jisake anusAra dayA meM hI dharma haiM para prArambha meM nhiiN| zrI jinapUjA meM to prArambha hotA hai to phira usase dharma kaise ho sakatA hai ? Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 187 uttara--mAtra eka pada bolakara zeSa gAthA chor3a dene se artha kA anartha hotA hai| pUrI gAthA kA pUrvApara sambandha milAkara artha karane se hI satya padArtha kA jJAna hotA hai / vaha pUrI gAthA aisA artha batAtI hai ki, 'prArambha meM dayA nahIM, sAraMbha binA mahApuNya nahIM, puNya ke binA karma kI nirjarA nahIM tathA karma kI nirjarA binA mokSa nhiiN|' aisA kaunasA kArya hai jisameM prArambha arthAt dravya hiMsA na hotI ho ? parantu kriyA kI prazastatA tathA isa samaya AtmA kA bhAva Adi khAsa vicAranA caahie| zubha bhAva meM rahane se pApa nahIM hotaa| isake liye zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM pharamAyA "zubha jogaMpaDucca annaarNbho|" arthAt jahA~ mana, vacana, kAyA kA zubha yoga hotA hai, aise prArambha ko zrI tIrthaMkara deva anArambha kahate haiN| isase karma baMdhana nahIM hotaa| sAdhu nadI utaratA hai, vihAra karatA hai, gocarI karatA hai, 'paDilehaNa karatA hai, ye sabhI kArya vaha jAna-bUjhakara karatA hai| agara anajAna meM karane kA kahoge, to bar3A doSa lagegA kyoMki sAdhu ko yadi karane va na karane yogya kArya kA jJAna hI nahIM, to vaha zaMkArahita samyagdRSTi kisa prakAra kahalAyegA? jaise una kAmoM meM bhagavAn ko AjJA hai aura sAdhu zubha bhAva meM hone se karma nahIM baMdhate vaise hI zrAvaka ko bhI dravya pUjA meM tathA -sAdhu ko AhAra dene meM zrI jinAjJA hai| usameM jo hiMsA dikhAI detI hai vaha, svarUpa hiMsA hone se tathA usakA pariNAma hiMsA kA na hokara devaguru kI bhakti kA hone se, anAraMbhI hotI hai| ___ Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 yahA~ aisA kahoge ki, 'dravya pUjA meM to pratyakSa hiMsA dikhAI detI hai to usameM dharma kaise ho sakatA hai ? to aisA kahanA bhI ucita nahIM / ' 'pratyakSa jIva ko nahIM mAranA !' isI ko yadi ahiMsaka bhAva mAnoge to sUkSma ekendriya ( lokavyApI pA~ca sthAvara ) meM zuddha ahiMsaka bhAva mAnanA cAhie kyoMki ve bicAre to hiMsA kA nAma nizAna bhI nahIM samajhate aura kisI bhI jIva kI pIr3A meM nimitta nahIM banate / isalie ve hI zuddha hiMsaka siddha hoMge aura yadi ve ahiMsaka siddha hote haiM, to sarvaprathama mukti bhI unhIM jIvoM kI honI cAhie / parantu aisI viparItatA tIna kAla meM bhI sambhava nahIM / ataH saccI ahiMsA kI vyAkhyA jIva ko nahIM mAranA" itanI hI nahIM kintu 'viSaya kaSAya rUpa pramAda ke yoga se jIva ko nahIM mAranA' isI kA nAma saccI ahiMsA hai| zrI jinapUjA meM pramAda kA adhyavasAya nahIM, para bhakti kA zubha zradhyavasAya hai aura isaliye use jaina zAstrAnusAra hiMsA kabhI bhI nahIM kahI jA sakatA / isa prakAra jo vyakti dravya tathA bhAva ahiMsA kA svarUpa jAnakara ahiMsA kA grAdara karatA hai vahI saccA ahiMsaka ginA jAtA hai; zeSa loga to 'daravAje cor3e aura morI baMda ? kI kahAvata kA anusaraNa kara ahiMsA ke sacce mArga se bhaTaka jAte haiM / kitane hI kAmoM meM pratyakSa hiMsA Adi hote hue bhI una 2 kAryoM ko aise 2 prasaMgoM para Adara dene kI prajJA, zAstrakAroM ne sAdhu munirAja ko pharamAI hai / jaise ki (1) zrI bhagavatIjI meM kahA hai ki zrI saMgha kA kAraNa prA Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 par3e to labdhivaMta sAdhu, talavAra hAtha meM lekara AkAza mArga "para jAve (2) zrI ThANAMgasUtra tathA zrI bRhatkalpasUtra meM kahA hai ki kIcar3a meM tathA jala meM phaMsI huI sAdhvI ko bAhara nikAlane para bhI sAdhU zrI jinAjJA kA ullaMghana nahIM karatA tathA sAdhusAdhvI ke paira meM kA~TA athavA kIla cubha jAya yA aA~kha meM dhUla gira jAya aura koI nikAlane vAlA nahIM ho to ve Apasa meM bhI nikaaleN| __ (3) zrI sUyagaDAMga sUtra meM kahA hai ki kAraNavaza AdhAkarmI AhAra lene meM sAdhu ko doSa nahIM lagatA! (4) zrI prAcArAMga sUtra meM sAdhu ko nadI meM utarane kI tathA khaDDa meM gira jAya to per3a kI DAla athavA ghAsa prAdi ko pakar3akara bAhara nikalane kI AjJA hai (5) zrI uvavAI sUtra meM kahA hai ki ziSya kI parIkSA lene ke liye guru usa para jhUThe doSa lgaaye| aba yadi pratyakSa jIvoM ko nahIM mAranA, isI ko ahiMsA kahoge to paMcamahAvratavArI sAdhu ko to tInoM prakAra kI hiMsA kA paccakkhANa hai phira bhI use uparokta kArya karane ko kahA gayA hai, to isakA kyA ? isameM tuma jaisI hiMsA kahate ho vaisI hiMsA to spaSTa rUpa se rahI huI hI hai| ataH sAdhu jo uparokta prAjJA vihita kArya kare to kyA usase, usake vratoM kA khaMDana hogA yA nahIM ? phira tuma kahate ho ki khAte, pIte, uThate, baiThate bhI aisI hiMsA to hotI hI hai, to usake anusAra ve hiMsaka haiM yA ahiMsaka ? bhagavAna ne to isa prakAra jIvoM kI hiMsA hone para bhI yatanAvAna sAdhuoM ko ArAdhaka kahA hai / ___ Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 dharma ke nimitta zubha bhAva se koI kAma karate hue hiMsA hotI hai, usako bhI zAstrakAroM ne virAdhaka nahIM mAnA hai| sAdhu ko jaba, isa prakAra adhika lAbha dekhakara hiMsAyukta lagane vAle, kAryoM ko bhI karane kI anumati hai, to zrAvaka ko dharma ke nimitta prAraMbha karate pApa lage, aisA kaise ho sakatA hai ? aise kAryoM ko to bhagavAn zubhAnubaMdhI kahate haiN| jaise ki (1) sUryAbhadeva ke sAmAnika devatAoM ne samavasaraNa Adi racakara bhakti karane kI apanI icchA, bhagavAn ko batAI thI taba bhagavAn ne kahA ki, tumhArA yaha dharma hai| maiMne tathA anya tIrthaMkaroM ne isake liye anujJA dI hai|" Adi / eka yojana pramAraNa jamIna sApha karane meM asaMkhya vAyukAya, vanaspati kAya aura trasakAya tathA anya jIva jaMtuoM kA saMhAra hotA hai phira bhI usameM devatAoM kI bhakti ko pradhAna mAnakara bhagavAn ne usake liye AjJA dI hai| (2) zrI rAyapaseraNI sUtra meM citra pradhaka, kapaTa karake ghor3A daur3A kara, pradezI rAjA ko zrI kezI gaNadhara mahArAja ke pAsa upadeza dilAne le gyaa| usameM aneka jIvoM kA saMhAra hone para bhI pariNAma zuddha hone se usake isa kArya ko 'dharma' kI dalAlI kahA gayA hai na ki pApa kI dalAlI / (3) usI prakAra zrI kRSNa mahArAja ne dIkSA kI dalAlI kI aura usako bhI 'pApa dalAlI' na kahakara 'dharma dalAlI' hI kahA gayA hai| (4) zrI jJAtA sUtra meM zrI subuddhi pradhAna ne zrI jitazatru rAjA ko samajhAne ke liye gaMdA pAnI sApha karane hetu hiMsA kI, use bhI dharma ke liye kahA gayA hai| Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 161 (5) kisI ko dIkSA lene kI icchA hai| use oghA, muhapatti, vastra, pAtra kI jarUrata hai / yadi ye vastue~ koI zrAvaka detA hai, to usameM dharma hai yA adharma ? (6) sAdhu kA Agamana jAnakara dUra taka sAmane jAve, vihAra karate jAnakara rokane jAve, saiMkar3oM kosa dUra taka vaMdana karane jAve, kalpanIya vastuoM kI vyavasthA kara de, dIkSAmahotsava, maraNamahotsava Adi kare, ina saba kAmoM meM paMcendriya taka ke jIvoM kI pratyakSa hiMsA hotI hai| phira bhI aisA karane meM dharma hotA hai athavA adharma ? (7) zrI mallinAtha svAmI ne chaH rAjAoM ko pratibodha dene ke uddezya se mohana ghara banAkara apane Upara ke moha ko dUra karane ke liye, apane svarUpa kI eka pratimA khar3I kI tathA usameM nitya AhAra pAnI DAlate, usameM lAkhoM jIvoM kI utpatti haI aura unakA nAza huA phira bhI bhagavAn ko usakA pApa nahIM lgaa| ve to usI bhava meM mokSa sidhaare| usase yadi pApa vRddhi hotI to ve aisA kyoM karate tathA karane para bhI mokSa kaise prApta karate ? isa taraha AjJA sahita ke kAryoM meM svarUpa hiMsA hotI hai parantu pariNAma kI vizuddhatA se anubaMdha rUpa se 'dayA hai' aisA samajhanA caahiye| yahA~ para koI zaMkA kare ki "zrI tIrthaMkaradeva apanI bhakti ke liye chaH kAya jIvoM ke 'saMhAra kI AjJA kisa prakAra de sakate haiM ?" Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 usake uttara meM kahane kA hai ki, mahAna puruSa kadApi aisA nahIM kahate ki 'merI bhakti karo', 'merI vaMdanA karo' athavA 'merI pUjA karo' / para zrI gaNadhara mahArAja kI batAI huI zAstrayukta vidhi ke anusAra pUjana karane se sevaka varga kA avazya kalyANa hotA hai / jaise sAdhu svayaM ko lakSya kara nahIM kahatA ki, 'merI bhakti-sevA karo' para upadeza dvArA sAmAnya rIti se guru bhakti kA svarUpa batAve, supAtradAna kI mahimA samajhAve tathA bhakta jana tadanusAra AcaraNa kareM, to isase sAdhu ko apanI bhakti kA upadeza dene vAlA nahIM ginA jAtA, kyoMki samudAya kI bhakti ke upadeza meM vyakti kA pravartakapana nahIM ginA jaataa| prazna 52-kisI jIva ko mAranA, chaH kAya kA saMhAra karanA, yaha hiMsA hai tathA jIva para dayA lAkara use na mAranA, chaH kAya kI rakSA karanA, yaha dharma hai to phira jAnabUjhakara jIvahiMsA se dharma kaise hotA hai ? uttara-yaha prazna ekAMtavAdI kA hai| pahale sAdhu, sAdhvI tathA zrAvakoM ke liye jisa kAma ko karane kI prAjJA batAyI gayI hai, usameM kyA hiMsA nahIM ? avazya hai; para yaha hiMsA kevala dravya hiMsA hai, mArane ke dveSa rUpa pariNAma se kI huI hiMsA nhiiN| isaliye vaha hiMsA pApakArI athavA bhAva hiMsA nahIM mAnI jaatii| bAkI hiMsA to zvAsa lete, hAtha-paira hilAte aura calate baiThate huaA hI karatI hai / prAyaH koI bhI kArya aisA nahIM jisameM dravya hiMsA na hotI ho / aba Upara ke kAmoM meM hone vAlI hiMsA anajAne hotI hai, aisA kahanA bhI anucita hai kyoMki AhAra, nihAra, vihAra Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adi tamAma Avazyaka kriyAe~ jAna bUjha kara kI jAtI haiN| unako anajAna meM karane kA, kahane se to una kriyAoM ke karane vAle sabhI sAdhu, zrAvaka ajJAnI ThahareMge jinako kRtyAkRtya va gamanAgamana kI bhI khabara nhiiN| aura yadi aisA hotA hai to unheM samyagdRSTi kaise kaha sakate haiM ? ataH bhagavAn kI AjJA meM raha kara unake AdezAnusAra kAma karane vAlA vyakti hiMsaka nahIM, para ahiMsaka evaM pApI nahIM, varan puNyavAn ginA jAtA hai / yadi aisA na mAneM to ekendriya jIva to jAneanajAne lezamAtra bhI hiMsA nahIM karate, isaliye unako to sarvocca gati prApta honI cAhiye aura yadi aisA hI bana jAtA hai to kriyA, kaSTa, tapa, japa Adi kA kyA prayojana ? ___ kevala muMha se 'dayA, dayA' kI pukAra karane se dayA utpanna nahIM hotii| isake liye 'dayA tathA hiMsA kA paramArtha svarUpa kyA hai ? use samajhanA caahiye| zAstroM meM hiMsA tathA ahiMsA tIna 2 prakAra kI kahI hai| hiMsA ke tIna prakAra haiM(1) hetu hiMsA .. (2) svarUpa hiMsA (3) anubaMdha hiMsA vaise hI ahiMsA ke bhI tIna prakAra(1) hetu ahiMsAH (2) svarUpa ahiMsA (3) anubaMdha ahiMsA jinameM jIva hiMsA huI nahIM, para jIva-rakSA ke prayatna kA abhAva hai, use hetu hiMsA kahA jAtA hai / jisameM jIva-rakSA kA prayatna hote hue bhI jIvavadha huA hai use svarUpa hiMsA kahA jAtA hai evaM jisameM jIva kA vadha bhI hai . Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 tathA jIva rakSA kA prayatna bhI nahIM hai, vaha anubaMdha hiMsA kahalAtI hai / isI prakAra ahiMsA ke liye bhI samajha lenA / zrI jinapUjAdi dharma kArya meM svarUpa se hiMsA hai, para hiMsA kA bhAva na hone ke kAraNa anubaMdha ahiMsA kA par3atA hai / jaba taka mana, vacana aura kAyA ke yoga se sampUrNa sthiratA nahIM ho jAtI taba taka bolate, uThate aise pratyeka kArya karate prAraMbha tathA usase alpAdhika karmabaMdhana hotA hI rahatA hai / aisI dazA meM sarvathA ahiMsA kisI bhI kArya meM kisa prakAra ho sakatI hai ? zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke cauthe ThANa meM catubhaMgI kahI hai ! (1) sAvadya vyApAra aura sAvadya pariNAma (2) sAvadya vyApAra aura niravadya pariNAma (3) niravadya vyApAra aura sAvadya pariNAma (4) niravadya vyApAra aura niravadya pariNAma isameM prathama vibhAga mithyAtva ke prAzraya kA hai / dUsarA vibhAga samyagdRSTi tathA dezavirati zrAvaka kA hai kyoMki zrAvaka ke yogya devapUjA, sAdhuvaMdana Adi dhArmika kAryoM meM dikhane meM to ve sAvadya vyApAra mAlUma hote haiM, para usameM zrAvaka ke pariNAma hiMsA ke na hone ke kAraNa vaha kevala svarUpa hiMsA hai / jisakA pApa AkAza kusuma kI taraha AtmA Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 ko laga hI nahIM pAtA / tIsarA vibhAga zrI prasannacaMdra rAjaSi jaise kA jAnanA aura cauthA vibhAga sarvavirati sAdhu saMbaMdhI hai| dravya pUjA karane se hiMsA kA pApa lagane kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| __ zrI ThANAMgasUtra ke pA~caveM ThANe ke dUsare upadeza meM karmabaMdhana ke pA~ca dvAra batAe haiN| "paMca AsavadArA pannatA, taMjahA-(1) micchataM (2) aviraI (3) pamAno (4) kaSAya (5) jogA" artha-pApabandha ke pAMca kAraNa batAye haiM (1) mithyAtva (2) avirati, (3) pramAda, (4) kaSAya aura (5) yoga jaba ki prabhu pUjA zAMta citta se, samyaktvasahita, pramAda rahita evaM vidhi pUrvaka hone se mithyAtva, avirati, pramAda tathA kaSAya Adi cAra prakAra se karmabaMdha honA tanika bhI saMbhava nahIM hai| pA~cavA "yoga" nimitta rhaa| zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM (1) zubha yoga tathA (2) azubha yoga-yoga ke aise do prakAra batAye haiN| zubha yoga puNyabaMdha kA tathA azubhayoga pApabaMdha kA kAraNa hai| zrI jinapUjA meM kisI prakAra kI niMdA athavA avarNavAda Adi na hone se azubha yoga to kahA hI nahIM jA sktaa| kevala zrI jinezvaradeva kI bhakti, guNagAna, stuti Adi ke kAraNa zubha yoga hI kahA jAtA hai aura jitanI mAtrA meM vaha hogA, utanI hI mAtrA meM zubha baMdha pdd'egaa| kyoMki kAraNa binA kArya paidA nahIM hotaa| dravya pUjA meM azubhabaMdha ke kAraNa kA abhAva hone se zubha phala ho hotA hai / ____ Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tarka-aise to dharma ke nimitta mAMsAhAra karate hue bhI koI zubha bhAva rakkhe, to use bhI pApa nahIM laganA caahiye| samAdhAna-yadi mAMsAhAra karane se buddhi tathA pariNAma zuddha rahate hoM to sarvajJa paramAtmA ko bhakSyAbhakSya kA bheda batAne kI jarUrata hI nahIM hotii| vidvAn DaoNkTara bhI mAMsAhAra ko acchI buddhi pradAyaka nahIM mAnate / isake viparIta ve isakA niSedha karate haiM / anna, jala Adi bhakSya padArtha nirvikArI, nirogI, pauSTika tathA zArIrika evaM mAnasika bala kI vRddhi karane vAle haiM, jabaki mAMsa, madirA Adi abhakSya vastue~ vikAra karane vAlI, roga bar3hAne vAlI, zarIra tathA mana ko bigAr3ane vAlI tathA kubuddhi aura nirdayatA kA kAraNa hone ke kAraNa agrAhya hai| unake khAne se zubha bhAvanA kaise ho sakatI hai ? "anna jaisI DakAra" "aura jaisA khAve anna vaisA hove mana" 'kahAvatoM ko bhUlanA nahIM caahiye| ___ ekendriya to kevala avyakta cetanAvAle hai / usakI apekSA dvIndriya kA anaMtaguNA puNya hai| isa prakAra kramaza: paMcendriya jIvoM kI puNyAI, unase anaMtaguNI hai| to unako mArane se pApa bhI ekendriya kI apekSA anaMtaguNA vizeSa hai| aura unako mArane meM tIkSNa zastra kA upayoga karate samaya krodha tathA nirdayatA Adi dhAraNa karanI par3atI hai, jisase niSThura pariNAma to prArambha meM hI ho cuke hote haiM tathA mAMsa meM samaya 2 para paMcendriya (samUcchima) jIvoM kI utpatti tathA vinAza hunA karatA hai| isI kAraNa anaMtajJAnI sarvajJa paramAtmAoM ne aisI ghora hiMsA kA sarvathA niSedha kiyA hai tathA alpa pApa ke ___ Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 167 kAraNa anna, vanaspati Adi ekendriya padArthoM ko hI bhakSya pharamAyA hai| isa para bhI zrI jinapUjA ke sAtha mAMsa bhojana kI tulanA karanA, atyanta ajJAnatA evaM dharmadveSa kA sUcaka hai / prazna 53-puSpapUjA se puSpa ke jIvoM ko kaSTa pahu~catA hai, isakA kyA ? uttara- jo phUla bhagavAn ko car3hate haiM, una jIvoM ko koI kaSTa nahIM hotA balki unako surakSita sthAna milatA hai / isase puSpapUjA karane vAle to, una para dayA karane vAle haiN| una phUloM ko koI zaukIna loga lejAkara hAra, gajarA Adi banA kara saMghate haiM, masalate haiM, vezyA apane palaMga para bichAtI hai, attara ke vyApArI use cUlhe para car3hAte haiM, tela nikAlane hetu unheM pIsate haiM, isa taraha bhA~ti 2 se kaSTa pahu~cAte haiM, jabaki jo phUla prabhu ke aMgoM para caDhate haiM unako to jIvana bhara kaSTa pahu~cAne yA mArane kI kisI kI zakti nahIM / isaliye ve to sukha se apanI prAyu pUrNa karate haiN| zraddhApUrvaka phUloM ko lAkara, usako hAra meM pirokara vidhi pUrvaka bhagavAn ko car3hAne vAlA puSpa ke jIvoM ko kaSTa na dekara surakSA pradAna karatA hai| zrI Avazyaka sUtra kI havRtti ke dvitIya khaMDa meM kahA hai ki-- "jahA NavaNayarAisannivese kei pabhUya jalAbhAvo taNhAiparigayA tadapanodArtha kapa khaNaMti tesiM ca jaivi taNhAdiyA vaDati maTTikAkaddamAIhiM ya maliriNajjanti tahAvi tadubhaveNa ceva pANieNaM tesi te taNhAiyA so ya malo puvvao ya phiTTai Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 sesakAlaM ca te tadaNNe ya logA suhabhAgirago havaMti evaM vavvatthae jaivi asaMjamo tahAvi tamro ceva sA pariNAmasuddhI havai jAe prasaMjamo vajjiyaM aNNaM ca nivanasesaM khaveitti tamhA viriyAvirahi eNa davvatthazro kAyavvo subhANuvaMdhI pabhUyataraNijjarAphalo yatti kAUraNamiti" "jisa prakAra kisI naye nagara meM paryApta jala ke abhAva meM bahuta se loga pyAsa se marate hoM to, pyAsa dUra karane ke liye ve kutrA khodate haiM / usa samaya unheM adhika pyAsa lagatI hai tathA kIcar3a aura miTTI se zarIra malina bana jAtA hai, to bhI kuprA khodane ke bAda usameM nikale hue pAnI se unakI pyAsa bujha jAtI hai, tathA pahale kA lagA huA kIcar3a bhI dUra ho jAtA hai / usake pazcAt ve khodane vAle tathA anya loga usa pAnI se sukha bhogate haiM / usI prakAra dravyapUjA meM jo, svarUpa jIva hiMsA dikhAI detI hai para usa pUjA se pariNAma kI aisI zuddhi hotI hai ki, jisase asaMyama se utpanna hue anya saMtApa bhI naSTa ho jAte haiM / arthAt saMsAra ko kSIraNa karane kA vaha pUjA sabala kAraraNa banatI hai / isa kAraNa dezavirati zrAvaka ke liye jinapUjA zubhAnubaMdhI aura atyaMta nirjarA ke phala ko dene vAlI hai / jaise dayAlu, DaoNkTara, rogI vyakti para dayA lAkara, usakA roga dUra karane ke liye nAnA prakAra kI kar3avI auSadhiyAM detA hai athavA usa rogI ke zarIra kI zalya kriyA karatA hai, jisase use atyaMta pIr3A hotI hai| usase hairAna hokara bhI vaha apane paropakArI DAkTara kI nindA nahIM karatA aura isI taraha anya Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 loga bhI usa DAkTara ko nirdayI athavA pApI nahIM kahate, kyoMki DAkTara kA pariNAma to roga dUra karanA hotA hai, use kisI prakAra hiMsaka athavA adharmI nahIM kahA jA sktaa| isI prakAra samyagdRSTi zrAvaka ekendriya jIvoM para anukaMpA lAkara, unake mithyAtva rUpI roga ko dUra karane ke liye unako bhagavAn ke caraNa kamaloM meM pahu~cAtA hai / ata: ve puSpAdi vastue~ ko dhanya haiM ki unakA aise uttama kArya meM upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| una vastuoM kA aisA ahobhAgya kahA~ ki jisase unako paramezvara ke caraNa kamaloM kA sparza ho athavA vahA~ Azraya mile| dharmadAtA guru mahArAja bhI ziSya ke ajJAna rUpI aMdhakAra ko haTAne ke liye usakI nAnA prakAra se tAr3anA karate haiM, usa para krodha karate haiM, ziSya ko pratyakSa kaSTa dete haiM phira bhI unako koI burA yA nirdayI nahIM kahatA para ulaTI unakI prazaMsA hI karate haiN| aisA hI zrI jinapUjA ke liye upayoga meM Ane vAle ekendriya jIvoM ke viSaya meM bhI samajhanA lene caahie| - prazna 54-tIrthakara deva ke samavasaraNa meM devatAgaNa phUla kI vRSTi karate haiN| ve sacitta hoM to sAdhu se unakA saMghaTTA kaise ho sakatA hai ? uttara-zrI samavAyAMga tathA zrI rAyapaseraNI sUtra meM spaSTa kahA hai ki, 'jalaja thalaja' ityAdi zabdoM se jala meM utpanna kamalAdi tathA sthala arthAt jamIna para utpanna jAI juI, kevar3A, caMpA, gulAba Adi pA~ca raMgoM ke phUloM kI, kaMda nIce tathA mukha Upara aise jAnu-pramANa phUloM kI vRSTi hone kA ullekha hai / isase ve phUla acitta nahIM para sacitta hI sAbita hote haiN| ___ Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 Upara ke sUtroM meM likhA hai ki, 'puSphavaddalae viudhvaMti' arthAt phUloM ke bAdala banAe haiM, parantu phUla nahIM banAe / isase bhI vaikriya phUla siddha nahIM hote| .. aba sacitta phUla kA sparza sAdhu kaise kare ? isake uttara meM kahanA hai ki ghuTanoM taka phaile hue phUloM ko sAdhu athavA anya kisI vyakti se jarA bhI bAdhA nahIM pahu~catI, aisA bhagavAn kA atizaya hai| jinake prabhAva se zera tathA hirana, billI tathA cUhA, cItA tathA bakarI ityAdi jAnavara apane jAti svabhAva ke pArasparika vaira ko bhI bhUla kara dharma kA upadeza sunate haiN| usake prabhAva se puSpa ke jIvoM ko kaSTa na ho to, isameM Azcarya kisa bAta kA? zrI sthUlabhadrajI ke caritra meM kahA hai ki, 'kozyA gaNikA ne sarasoM ke Dhera para suI ko khar3A kara usa para gulAba kA phUla rakhakara usa para nAca kiyA, phira bhI strI ko athavA phUla ko koI bhI hAni nahIM pahu~cI' / soco ki sarasoM para sUI, usa para phUla aura phUla para strI kA bojha hote hue bhI kiso ko bAdhA nahIM pahu~cI to phira atyanta aciMtanIya tathA nirupama prabhAvazAlI zrI tIrthaMkaradeva ke atizaya se phUloM ko bAdhA na ho balki ve praphullita hoM, isameM azakya kyA hai ? jinake saMparka se karor3oM jIva samavasaraNa bhUmi meM ekatrita hote hue bhI bhIr3a hone kA kAma nahIM, unakA prabhAva sAmAnya jana kI kalpanA se bAhara hotA hai, isameM kaunasI bar3I bAta hai ? akathanIya zakti ke svAmI devatA jala-thala meM utpanna phUloM ko lAkara, unake bAdala banAkara aisI khUbI ke sAtha barasAte ki Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 201 jisase manuSya ke pairoM se unako hAni athavA kaSTa na ho / tA samavasaraNa ke bIca gar3ha kI dIvAra ke pAsa cAroM ora phUloM kI paMkti aisI banAte haiM ki jisase Ane jAne vAle sAdhuoM ke paira ke nIce bhI puSpa nahIM AveM / jisa prakAra bAga meM cAroM ora harI dUba hotI hai para bIca meM Ane jAne kI sar3akeM tathA khulI jamIna rahatI hai aura loga vahA~ baiThate haiM vaise hI phUloM kI varSA hone meM Azcarya nahIM hai| prazna 55-samavasaraNa meM sacitta vastu ko bAhara rakhanA aura acitta ko andara le jAnA, aisI prAjJA hai, isakA mela kaise biThAnA ? uttara-sacitta vastu ko bAhara chor3ane kI jo bAta kahIM gaI hai vaha apane upayoga kI vastu ke liye hai kintu pUjA kI sAmagrI ke liye nahIM / yadi sacitta vastu mAtra kA niSedha karoge to manuSya Adi kA zarIra bhI sacitta hai ataH usako bhI nahIM le jAnA caahiye| para aisA hone se to samavasaraNa meM koI jA hI nahIM sktaa| ___jIvayukta padArtha kI andara praveza karane kI zakti hai, acitta kI nahIM tathA sacitta ko chor3akara acitta ko aMdara le jAne kI hI bAta mAnoge to rAjA ke chatra, ca~vara, char3I, talabAra, mukuTa tathA sabhI logoM ke jUte bhI acitta hone se aMdara le jAye jA sakate haiM, para usake liye to manA hai| usI prakAra khAne kI pracitta vastu bhI bAhara chor3anI par3atI hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki pUjA kI sAmagrI sacitta ho yA acitta use samavasaraNa meM le jAne meM koI Apatti nahIM / isI prakAra yaha bhI samajhanA cAhiye ki apane khAna pAna kI koI bhI vastu. cAhe vaha acitta ho, phira bhI bhItara nahIM le jAI sktii| Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 202 prazna 56-jisa dravyapUjA ko sAdhu nahIM karatA usakA upadeza dekara dUsaroM se karavAne se kyA lAbha ? uttara---paMcamahAvratadhAriNI sAdhvI ko sAdhU namaskAra na kare, vaiyAvacca na kare parantu zrAvakoM ko upadeza dekara AhAra dilAve, vaMdanA karAve, dUsarI sAdhvI ko kahakara vaiyAvacca karAve tathA karane vAle ko acchA samajhe / sAtha hI sAdhu apane dIkSita ziSya ko vaMdana na kare para dUsare se vaMdana karAve / dUsarI dRSTi se dekheM to garIboM ko dAna denA, sAdharmika vAtsalya karanA, tapasviyoM ko pAraNA karAnA, munirAja ko khapatI yogya vastuoM kI pUrti karanA Adi dharma ke aneka kArya haiN| phira bhI sAdhu kA prAcAra na hone se vaha yaha saba na kare. para zrAvakoM ko aisA karane kA upadeza de tathA usakI anumodanA kre| isa nyAya se sAdhu sarvathA dravya ke tyAgI aura nirAraMbhI hone se dravyapUjA na kare, para upadeza dvArA karAve tathA usakI anumodanA kre| prazna 57 --- zrAvaka ke bAraha vratoM meM zrI jinamUti kI dravyapUjA kaunase vrata meM AtI hai ? uttara-jisake binA sabhI vrata niSphala haiM, aisI samasta zubha kriyAoM kA mUla samyaktva hai usake karane meM zrAvaka ko gRhasthAvAsa meM rahate hue bhI zrI jinamUrti kI dravya-bhAva pUjA karanA ucita hai| deva to zrI arihaMtadeva, guru to zrI jaina dharma ke zuddha guru aura dharma to kevalI praNita satya dharma / ye tInoM vastue~ cAroM nikSepoM se sabhI ko vaMdanIya evaM pUjanIya haiN| inako mAnane vAlA samyagdRSTi aura nahIM mAnane vAlA mithyA ___ Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 203 dRSTi hai / isa prakAra zrI jinapUjA samyaktva kA mUla hai aura samyaktva, yaha sabhI vratoM kA mUla hai / samyaktva ke binA sArI kriyAe~ niSphala haiM / prazna 58 - tapasyA karane se aneka labdhiyA~ utpanna hotI haiM parantu kyA zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA karane se kisI ko labdhi yA jJAna kI utpatti honA sunI hai ? uttara - zrI rAyapaseNI, zrI bhagavatI sUtra, zrI jovAbhigama, zrI jJAtAsUtra, zrI uvavAI sUtra, zrI Avazyaka sUtrAdi bahuta se sUtroM meM mUrtipUjA ko kalyANakArI, maMgalakArI aura aMta meM mokSa dene vAlI kahA hai / utkRSTa puNya jo tIrthaMkara gotra hai, vaha bhI jinapUjA se ba~dhatA hai / anya deva kI mUrti kI ArAdhanA se bhI logoM ke dhana, dhAnya, putra Adi kI prApti dRSTAMta vidyamAna haiM to zrI vItarAga kI mUrti kI ArAdhanA se pratyeka manavAMchita labdhi prApta ho, - isameM kyA Azcarya hai ? isake saMbaMdha meM dRSTAMta nimnAnusAra haiM ( 1 ) anArya deza kA nivAsI zrI Ardra kumAra zrI RSabhadeva svAmI kI pratimA ke darzana se jAtismaraNajJAna prApta kara, vairAgya dazA meM lIna huaa| jisakA varNana bAraha sau varSa pUrva likhita zrI suyagaDIMga sUtra ke dUsare zrutaskaMdha ke chaTTa adhyayana kI TIkA meM hai / (2) zrI mahAvIrasvAmI ke cauthe paTTadhara tathA zrI dazavaikAlika sUtra ke kartA zrI zayyaMbhavasUri ko, zrI zAMtinAthajI kI pratimA ke darzana se pratibodha prApta huA, aisA zrI kalpasUtra kI sthirAvalI kI TIkA meM kahA hai / Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 (3) zrI dvIpasAgarapannati tathA zrI haribhadrasUrikRta va zyaka kI bar3I TIkA ke anusAra hai zrI jinapratimA ke prAkAra kI machaliyA~ samudra meM hotI haiM / jinako dekhakara aneka bhavya machaliyoM ko jAtismaraNajJAna prApta hotA hai aura bAraha vrata dhAraraNa karA samyaktva sahita AThaveM devaloka meM jAtI haiN| isa prakAra tiryaMca jAti ko bhI jinapratimA ke AkAra mAtra ke darzana se, alabhya lAbha prApta hotA hai, to manuSya ke alabhya lAbha prApta ho, isameM kyA zaMkA ho sakatI hai ? 1 ( 4 ) zrI jJAtA sUtra meM zrI tIrthaMkara gotra ba~dha ke bIra sthAnaka kahe haiM / usake anusAra rAjA rAvaNa ne prathama arihaMta pada kI ArAdhanA, zrI aSTApada para rahane vAle tIrthaMkara deva ka mUrti kI bhakti kara tIrthakara gotra bA~dhA, aisA rAmAyaNa meM kaha hai / yaha rAmAyaNa zrI hemacandrAcAryajI ne satrahasau varSa pU hue, zrI jinasenAcArya kRta padmacaritra ke AdhAra se banAI ! aura jise prAyaH tamAma jaina mAnate haiM / (5) usI graMtha meM likhA hai ki rAvaNa ne zrI zAMtinA prabhu kI mUrti ke sAmane bahurupiNI vidyA kI sAdhanA kI, prabhu bhakti se vaha vidyA siddha ho gaI / (6) zrI padmacaritra meM kahA hai ki laMkA jAte sama zrI rAmacandrajI ne samudra pAra utarane ke liye zrI jinamUrti sAmane tIna upavAsa kiye / dharaNendra ne Akara zrI pArzvanA svAmI kI mUrti dI, jisake prabhAva se unhoMne AsAnI se samu pAra kara liyA / (7) jarAsaMdha rAjA ne kRSNa mahArAja kI senA para 'jara DAlo, sabhI sainikoM ko behoza kara diyA, taba zrI nemanAtha Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 svAmI kI AjJA se kRSNa rAjA ne tIna upavAsa kiye | dharaNendra me Akara zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu kI mUrti dI, jisake snAna jala se 'jarA' TUTa gaI aura sAre sainika hoza meM A gaye / yaha mUrti zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha ke nAma se aba bhI gujarAta meM vidyamAna hai (yaha kathana zrI harivaMza caritra meM hai ) / (8) nAgArjuna jogI ko kahIM bhI svarNa siddhi nahIM huI / anta meM zrI pAdaliptAcArya ke vacana se zrI pArzvanAtha svAmI kI pratimA ke sAmane zraddhApUrvaka ekAgratA karane se vaha siddhi prApta huI / isase vaha yogI parama samyaktvadhArI zrAvaka banA aura guru pAdaliptAcArya kI kIrti ke liye zrI zatruJjaya kI taleTI meM pAlItANA nagara basAyA, aisA zrI pAdalipta caritra meM varNana hai / (e) zrI zrIpAla rAjA tathA sAta sau kor3hiyoM kA aThAraha prakAra kA koDha ujjaina nagara meM zrI kesarIyAnAthajI kI mUrti ke sAmane, zrI siddha cakra yaMtra ke snAna jala se dUra ho gayA tathA unakI kAyA kaMcana ke samAna bana gaI / vaha mUrti hAla meM mevAr3a meM dhulevA nagara meM birAjamAna hai ( dekho zrI zrIpAla caritra ) / (10) zrI abhayadevasUrijI kA galata kor3ha zrI staMbhana pArzvanAthajI kI mUrti ke snAnajala se gayA / usake pazcAt unhoMne nava aMga sUtroM kI TIkA racI / (11) zrI gautama svAmI kI zaMkA nivAraNa karane ke liye bhagavAn ne zrImukha se pharamAyA hai ki jo vyakti Atmalabdhi se zrI aSTApada tIrtha para car3ha kara bharata rAjA dvArA Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 banavAI huI jina pratimAoM kA bhAvapUrvaka darzana karegA to vaha isI bhava meM mokSa meM jAyegA / isa bAta kA nizcaya karane ke liye, zrI gautama svAmI aSTApada para car3he tathA yAtrA karake usI bhava meM mokSa gaye, aisA zrI zrAvazyaka niryukti meM hai / (12) zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke mUla pATha meM kahA hai ki bhAva pUrvaka zrIjinamUrti kA zaraNa lene para kabhI nukasAna nahIM hotA / (13) caudaha pUrvaghara zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI zrI zrAvazyaka niyukti meM pharamAte haiM ki 'prakariNapavattamAraNaM, virayAvirayANaM esa khalu jutto / saMsArapayaNukaraNe, davvatthae kuvadiTThato / / 1 / / -- bhAvArtha - deza virati zrAvaka ko puSSAdi ke dvArA dravya - pUjA avazya karanI cAhiye / yaha dravyapUjA kUe ke dRSTAMta se saMsAra ko patalA karane vAlI hai / (14) TIkAkAra bhagavAn zrI haribhadrasUrijI ne zrI Avazyaka vRtti meM aisA batAyA hai ki prabhu pUjA puNya kA anubaMdha karane vAlI tathA bahu nirjarA ke phala ko dene vAlI hai / (65) zrI abhayadevasUrijI ne pUjA ke phala ko batAte hue kahA hai ki yadyapi zrI jinapUjA meM svarUpa hiMsA dikhAI detI hai, phira bhI vaha pUjA karane se gRhastha (kue ke dRSTAMta se ) zuddha hotA hai tathA pariNAma kI nirmalatA ke anukrama se muktiphala ko prApta karatA hai / (16) guNavarmA rAjA ke satraha putroM meM se pratyeka ne bhitra -- bhinna prakAra kI pUjA kI tathA ve usI bhava meM mokSa gaye, aisA. Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 207 satraha prakAra kI pUjA ke caritra meM kahA hai / satraha prakAra kI pUjA kA savistAra varNana zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra meM hai / (17) zrI jina pratimA kI pUjA bhakti karane se zrI zAMtinAtha svAmI ke jIva ne zrI tIrthaMkara gotra kA baMdha kiyA thA, aisA prathamAnuyoga sUtra meM kahA hai / (18) zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM aisA kahA hai ki tIrthaMkara kA nAma tathA gotra sunane se bhI mahA puNya hotA hai, to pratimA meM to unake nAma tathA sthApanA donoM haiM ataH una donoM kI pUjA hone se vizeSa puNya ho, isameM kyA prAzcarya ? (16) zrI zreNika rAjA ne zrI jinezvaradeva kI pratimA kI ArAdhanA se tIrthaMkara gotra bA~dhA, aisA adhikAra yoga-zAstra meM hai / (20) zrI mahAnizItha sUtra meM zrI jina maMdira banavAne vAlA bArahaveM devaloka meM jAtA hai aisA kahA hai / aise saikar3oM mUla sUtra tathA niyukti Adi ke pramANoM se mUrti pUjA uttama phala denevAlI siddha hotI hai / vartamAna meM kaI loga apane prAtmika dhana kA abhimAna karake, nizcaya ko Age kara dravyarahita, kevala bhAva ko hI pukArate haiM aura isake dvArA apanI svArtha siddhi kA ADambara karate haiM; parantu aisA karane se thor3A bahuta bhI jo Atmika dhana hotA hai use bhI apane aham athavA ahaMkAra se khokara ve nirdhana bana jAte haiM / isa viSaya meM uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM eka dRSTAMta hai | kisI sAhUkAra ne apane tIna putroM kI parIkSA lene ke lie : Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 pratyeka ko hajAra hajAra svarNa mudrAyeM dekara paradeza bhejA aura kahA ki, isa dhana se vyApAra kara, lAbha prApta kara, zIghra lauTa praayo| bar3e pUtra ne to karmacArI niyukta kara, Ane jAne vAloM kA acchA Atithya satkAra kara, sabhI ko prasanna kara, apane vyavasAya meM khuba dhana kmaayaa| dUsare putra ne vicAra kiyA ki-prAne pAsa to dhana bahuta hai, use bar3hAkara kyA karanA hai ? mUladhana banA rahe, itanA kAphI hai| aisA socakara mUladhana ko kAyama rakhakara Upara kA naphA khAne-pIne va mauja-zauka meM ur3A diyaa| tIsare putra ne mana meM socA ki pitA kI mRtyu ke pazcAt unakI vipula dhanarAzi ke mAlika hama hI to haiM, phira kamAne kI ciMtA kyoM karanA ? aise abhimAnI vicAra se usane mUla rakama ko bhI mauja-zauka meM ur3A dii| __ aba kucha samaya pazcAt tInoM putra, apane pitA ke pAsa ghara pahu~ce / sArI hakIkata pUchane ke bAda usa putra ko, jisane mUladhana bhI ur3A diyA thA, ghara ke kAma-kAja meM naukara kI taraha rakhakara, apanA gujArA karane ko kahA, arthAt zreSThi putra ke pada se haTAkara naukara bnaayaa| dUsare putra ko jisane mUladhana ko rakhakara usameM koI vRddhi nahIM kI, kucha dravya se vyApAra karane kI AjJA dii| parantu sabase buddhimAna bar3e putra ko, jisane asalI rakama ke alAvA bar3A naphA kamAyA thA, ghara kA sArA bhAra sauMpakara ghara kA mAlika bnaayaa| Upara batAye hue dRSTAMta kA upanaya yaha hai ki asalI dhana to manuSya janma hai| isameM jisane adhika kamAI kI, vaha dharmamArga Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 meM bar3hakara mahAn samRddhizAlI va devagati athavA sarvotkRSTa akSaya sthiti ko kramazaH prApta karane vAlA samajhanA; jisane mUladhana ( manuSya bhava) ko yathAvat kAyama rakkhA vaha marakara punaH manuSya yoni meM hI AyA, kucha ghaTA bar3hA nahIM, aisA samajhanA; kiMtu tIsarA to asalI rakama bhI gumA baiThA, divAliyA bana gayA, isase vaha manuSyagati rUpI uttama ratna ko hArakara karmavaza naraka tiryaMca rUpI nIca gati meM jA par3A, aisA samajhanA / saMkSepa meM kahA jAya to Atmika zakti kA abhAva athavA usakI vRddhi ke prati udAsInatA yaha mUladhana khokara daridra banane ke samAna hai / jisa satkRtya se tIrthaMkara gotra bhI ba~dhatA hai aise prabhAvazAlI satkRtya kA anAdara karane vAle loga apane baiThane kI DAlI ko hI tor3ate haiM / itanA hI nahIM para jisa mahAn puNya ke phala se yaha zreSTha manuSya janma prApta huA hai, usakI jar3a ko durAgraha rUpI kulhAr3I se kATane kI pravRtti karate haiM / prazna 56 - zrI jinapUjAdi kArya karanA, yaha to vyavahAra dharma hai / jo nizcaya ko prApta ho cuke haiM, unake lie aise adharmakArya kI kyA AvazyakatA hai ? uttara -- jo vyavahAra dharma ko chor3akara, kevala nizcaya dharma kI sAdhanA karane jAte haiM, ve donoM se cUkate haiM, kyoMki zrI jinamArga meM zuddha vyavahAra ko pradhAna pada diyA gayA hai, kevala nizcaya ko nhiiN| yaha sAbita karane ke lie aneka dRSTAMta haiM / jaise . (1) zrI bharatarAjA ko kevalajJAna prApta hone ke bAda bhI veza 'badalanA par3A, to kyA aisA kiye binA kevalajJAna vApisa calA Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAne vAlA thA? nahIM, para vyavahAra banAe rakhane ke lie gRhastha kA veza utAranA par3A aura muniveza dhAraNa karanA pdd'aa| (2) sAdhu barasate meha meM apane sthAna para Ave, paraMtu akelI strI vAle sthAna para na ruke / mArga calate samaya dUsarA rAstA na mile to sAdhu harI dUba para paira rakha kara cale, parantu strI ke sparza se bace kyoMki yaha loka vyavahAra se viruddha hai| (3) kevalI mahArAja dina aura rAta meM samAna rUpa se dekhate haiM, phira bhI vyavahAra banAye rakhane ke liye rAta meM vihAra nahIM karate haiN| - (4) yugalika bhAI-bahana, pati-patnI banane ke bAda bhoga kara ke marakara devaloka meM jAte haiM, parantu aisA kAma yadi Aja koI kare to use vyavahAra mArga kA ullaMghana kahA jAtA hai tathA mahA anarthakArI ginA jAtA hai| nizcita rUpa se jIva hiMsA to samAna hI hai| (5) zrI mahAvIra paramAtmA nizcita rUpa se jAnate the ki, do sAdhu mareMge para vyavahAra pAlana ke liye unhoMne bolane se inkAra kiyaa| (6) zrAvaka niraMtara prAraMbha-parigraha meM baiThA huA hai aura aneka jIvoM ko kaSTa pahuMcAtA hai| phira bhI corI kI vastu lenA, usake lie yogya nhiiN| isakA kAraNa yahI to hai ki isase kahIM loka vyavahAra kA lopa na ho jAya / (7) zrI vIra paramAtmA jAnate the ki-'mere roga kI sthiti paka gaI hai, ata: aba vaha miTa jAyegA' parantu vyavahAra ke liye tathA anya sAdhunoM ko yaha batalAne ke liye ki auSadhisevana se lAbha hotA hai, prabhu ne bhI prauSadhi grahaNa kii| Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (8) zrI mallinAthasvAmI avedI the para loka vyavahAra ko mAnya rakhane ke liye ve striyoM kI pariSada meM hI baitthte| (8) rAga se bacane ke liye sAdhu ko cAturmAsa ke sivAya akAraNa eka sthAna para eka mahIne se adhika nahIM rahanA cAhiye para jo moharAga baMdhane kA hotA hai to, rahanemi kI taraha eka ghar3I meM bhI baMdha sakatA hai| phira bhI eka mahIne se adhika rahane para hI vyavahAra kA bhaMga ginA jAtA hai anyathA nhiiN| isa prakAra vyavahAra mArga pradhAnatA ke anya bhI saikar3oM udAharaNa haiN| zrAvaka kA zuddha vyavahAra, rAtri bhojana Adi kA tyAga hai / jo isa vyavahAra ko tor3ate haiM ve svayaM bhI avazya tatkAla hI naSTa ho jAte haiM, aura jo zuddha vyavahAra ko aMgIkAra karate haiM, ve mokSa taka kA phala prApta karate haiM / prazna 60-bAraha varSIya duSkAla par3ane ke samaya sAvadyAcAryoM ne upadeza dekara mUrti pUjA karavAnA prAraMbha kiyA hai, usake pahale to kucha thA hI nahIM, aisA kaI kahate haiN| kyA yaha ThIka hai ? uttara-zrI mahAvIra svAmI ko bIsavIM paTTa-paramparA meM zrI skaMdilAcArya hue aura unake samaya meM bAraha varSIya duSkAla par3A thaa| aba jo unake bAda hue AcAryoM ne mUrtipUjA calAI ho to zrI devaddhigaraNI kSamAzramaraNa to bhagavAn mahAvIra kI sattAIsavIM paTTa-paramparA meM hue haiM; ataH unako bhI sAvadhAcAryoM meM zAmila karanA par3egA aura usa samaya anya saikar3oM zrAcAryoM Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 ne ekatrita hokara karor3oM granthoM kI racanA kI ataH una tamAma granthoM ko bhI nirarthaka mAnanA pdd'egaa| aura yadi aisA ho to jainadharma rahegA hI kahA~ / eka mUrkha vyakti bhI samajha sakatA hai ki duSkAla varSa meM naivedyAdi pUjA kA kharca bar3hAne ke upadeza kA pracAra kaise bar3ha sakatA hai ? usa samaya loga kharca ghaTAne ke upadeza ko hI grahaNa karate haiM / aura mUrti ke sAmane rakkhA huA anna Adi sAdhu ke kAma nahIM prAtA, yaha bAta kyA usa samaya loga nahIM jAnate the ? sAdhu apane svArthavaza aisA upadeza kare to bhI usa samaya kA samAja use kaise calane degA | naivedya pUjA Adi usa samaya zurU huI to mUrti to pahale thI hI, yaha to siddha ho gayA / sAkSAt 'sarasvatI' Adi tathA anya devI devatA jo hara samaya jina mahAtmAnoM kI sevA meM upasthita rahate the, aise zAsana premI dhuraMdhara prAcAryoM ko svArthI mAnanA tathA Aja-kala ke nirbuddhi puruSoM ko nisvArthI kahanA kitanA asaMgata hai ? lAkhoM varSoM se vidyamAna mUrtiyA~ tathA hajAroM varSa pUrva likhita pustakeM aprAmANika evaM Adhunika mana ghar3anta kalpanAe~ prAmANika aisA to kaise mAna sakate haiM ? ; zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA-bhakti, hAla meM zraddhAlu zrAvakavarga ke dvArA karane meM AtI hai / usake lie tathA pUjA ke samaya zrI jinezvaradeva kI piNDasthAdi tonoM avasthAoM kA prAropaNa karane meM AtA hai usake liye saiMkar3oM sUtroM ke AdhAra haiM jinameM se kitane hI sUtroM ke nAma mAtra nIce diye jAte haiM / ina sUtroM tathA inake racanAkAroM kI prAmANikatA meM kisI ke do mata nahIM haiM Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (1) zrI tattvArthasUtra tathA anya pA~ca sau prakaraNa ke racayitA dasa pUrvadhara vAcakazekhara zrI umAsvAtijI mahArAja dvArA racita pUjAprakaraNa / (2) caudaha pUrvadhara tathA zrI vIrabhagavAn ke chaThe paTTadhara zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI kRta Avazyaka niyukti / (3) dasa pUrvadhara zrI vajrasvAmIkRta pratiSThAkalpa / (4) zrI pAdaliptAcArya kRta pratiSThAkalpa / (5) zrI bappa bhaTTasUri kRta pratiSThAkalpa / (6) caudaha sau cavAlIsa graMthoM ke kartA zrI haribhadrasUrikRta pUjA paMcAzaka / (7) inhIM mahApuruSa dvArA racita zrI SoDazaka / (8) inhIM mahApuruSa dvArA racita zrI lalitavistarA / (e) inhIM mahApuruSa dvArA racita zrI zrAvakaprajJapti / (10) zrI zAlibhadrasUri kRta caityavaMdana bhASya / (11) zrI zAMtisUri kRta caityavandana bRhad bhASya / (12) zrI devendrasUri kRta laghu caityavandana bhASya / (13) zrI dharmaghoSasUri zrI kRta saMghAcAravRtti / : (14) zrI saMghadAsagaNi kRta vyavahAra bhASya / .... (15) zrI bRhatkalpa bhASya aura usakI zrI malayagirisUri kRta vRtti / (16) zrI mahAvIraprabhu ke hastadIkSita ziSya avadhijJAnI zrI dharmadAsagariNa kSamAzramaNa kRta updeshmaalaa| . . . Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 (17) jinake vidvattApUrNa granthoM se vartamAna vizva bhI cakita ho gayA hai, una 'kalikAla sarvajJa' viruda dhAraNa karane vAle zrI hemacandrAcArya kRta zrI yogazAstra / ___ (18) unhIM dvArA racita zrI triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritra / (19) pUrvadharaviracita zrI prathamAnuyoga / (20) pUrva ciraMtanasUri kRta zrI zrAddha dinakRtya sUtra / (21) zrI varddha mAnasUri kRta zrI AcAra dinakara / (22) zrI ratnazekhara sUrikRta zrI zrAddhavidhi / (23) , zrI prAcAra pradIpa / (24) kakkasUrikRta zrI navapada prakaraNa / (25) zrI jinabhadragariNa kSamAzramaNakRta zrI vizeSAzyaka mahAbhASya / (26) malladhArI zrI hemacaMdrAcArya viracita mahAbhASya vRtti (27) malladhArI zrI hemacaMdrAcArya kRta puSpamAlA / (28) zrI abhayadevasarikRta paMcAzakavRtti / (26) zrI jnyaataasuutr| (30) zrI tthaannaaNgsuutr| (31) zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra / (32) zrI jIvAbhigama sUtra / (33) zrI mahApratyAkhyAna str| .. (34) zrI mahAnizItha sUtra / (35) zrI devasundarasarikRta sAmAcArI prakaraNa / (36) zrI somasundarasUrikRta sAmAcArI prakaraNa / ___ Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ papAta " " / (37) zrI jinapatisUrikRta samAcArI prakaraNa / (38) zrI abhayadevasUrikRta (36) zrI jinaprabhasUrikRta , , / isa prakAra saiMkar3oM AcAryoM ke prAmANika granthoM ke AdhAra para mUrti pUjA kI jAtI hai| aba inameM se kaunase prAcAryoM ko sAkdyAcArya kahA jAya ? kadAcit aisA kahA jAya ki'pUrvadharoM ke samaya meM jJAna kaMThastha thA para bAda meM use pustakArUr3ha karane meM AyA, ataH mAnane meM zaMkA rahatI hai'-parantu yaha kahanA yathArtha nahIM hai, kyoMki usa samaya meM bhI pustakoM ke sarvathA abhAva kA ullekha kahIM nahIM hai| kyA zrI RSabhadeva svAmI dvArA calAI gaI lipi kA viccheda ho gayA thA ? yadi hA~ ! to phira logoM ke kAma kisa taraha calate hoMge ? .. ____ phira dUsarA pramANa yaha hai ki zrI vIra prabhu ke 680 varSa pazcAt, zrI devaddhigariga kSamAzramaNAdi saikar3oM prAcAryoM ne milakara eka karor3a se bhI adhika pustakeM bnaaii| usa samaya AcAryoM se paramparAgata prApta jJAna avicchinna rUpa se pustakoM meM barAbara yathAtathya utArane meM pAyA, usameM se bahuta se grantha, jo saikar3oM varSa pUrva ke likhe hue haiM, jJAna bhaMDAroM meM maujUda haiN| . .. - usa samaya una AcAryoM ke koI pratipakSI hue hoM to unakI tarapha se bhI usa samaya kI likhI pustakeM pramANa rUpa meM maujUda honI cAhiye, para aisA lagatA nhiiN| to phira dharma ke stambha rUpa paMDita puruSoM aura unakI racanAoM kI avajJA karane se mahApApa ke bhAgI banane ke sivAya dUsarA kyA phala mila sakatA hai ? Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 prazna 61 - kaI loga kahate haiM ki zrI vIra saMvat 670 meM sAcorA gA~va meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI kI mUrti kI pratiSThA huI, usase pahale mUrti thI hI kahA~ ? uttara--isa kathana kA koI pramANa nahIM / yadi aisA ho to lAkhoM varSa pUrva mUrti pUjA karane ke pATha, mUla sUtra meM kahA~ se Aye ? Aja bhI haz2AroM tathA lAkhoM varSa ke maMdira tathA mUrtiyA~ maujUda haiM / una maMdiroM tathA mUrtiyoM kI prAcInatA kI aMgreja zodhakartA tathA anya dArzanika vidvAn bhI sAkSI dete haiM / prAcIna maMdiroM aura mUrtiyoM ke liye kitane hI zAstrIya ullekha (1) zrI Avazyaka mUla pATha meM 'vaggura' zrAvaka dvArA mallinAtha svAmIjI kA maMdira purimatAla nagarI meM baMdhavAne kA ullekha hai / (2) bharata cakravartI ke zrI aSTApada parvata para caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI pratimAe~ unake varNa, laMchana tathA zarIra ke kada anusAra sthApita karane kA zrI Avazyaka sUtra ke mUla pATha meM kathana hai / (3) nijAma haidarAbAda ke pAsa meM kulpAka gA~va meM bharata rAjA ke samaya meM bharavAI huI zrI RSabhanAtha svAmI kI mUrti, jo samaya ke prabhAva se maMdira sahita jamIna meM daba gaI thI, hAla meM hI kucha samaya pUrva pragaTa huI hai| jamIna ke andara se maMdira nikalA hai / pratyakSa ke liye pramANa kI AvazyakatA nahIM / A~khoM se dekhakara jJAta kara lenA ki vaha tIrtha prAcIna hai athavA arvAcIna ? loga ise mANikyasvAmI kI pratimA bhI kahate haiM aura vaha devAdhiSThita hai / Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 217 (4) rAdhanapura ke pAsa meM zrI zaMkhezvara gA~va meM zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthajI ko mUrti gata caubIsI ke zrI dAmodara nAma ke tIrthaMkara ke samaya meM banI huI, devAdhiSThita maujUda hai| (5) baMbaI ke pAsa agAsI gA~va meM zrI munisuvratasvAmI kI pratimA unake samaya meM banI huI kahalAtI hai| (6) zrIpAla rAjA tathA sau kuSTha rogiyoM kA kor3ha zrI RSabhanAthajI kI mUrti ke snAna jala se dUra huA thA vaha mUrti zrI dhUlevA nagara meM zrI kesariyAnAthajI ke nAma se pahacAnI jAtI hai, jise lAkhoM varSa ho gye| (7) rAjA rAvaNa ke samaya meM banI huI, zrI aMtarikSa pAvanAthajI kI mUrti dakSiNa deza meM AkolA ke pAsa 'aMtarikSajI tIrtha meM vidyamAna hai| (5) isa caubIsI ke zrI neminAtha bhagavAn ke zAsana ke 2222 varSa pazcAta gor3a dezavAsI ASADha nAma ke zrAvaka ne tIna pratimAe~ bhrvaaiiN| unameM se eka khaMbhAta meM zrI staMbhana pArzvanAtha kI, dUsarI pATaNa zahara meM tathA tIsarI pATaNa ke pAsa meM cArUpa gA~va meM aba vidyamAna hai / usa para nimnAnusAra lekha haiN| 'namestIrthakRte tIrthe, varSadvika ctussttye| ASAr3ha zrAvako gauDo kArayeta pratimA trayam // ' ityAdi, isa hisAba se ye pratimAe~ lagabhaga 5,86,744 varSa purAnI haiN| Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 (6) mAravAr3a meM nAMdiyA gAMva meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI maujUda the, taba unakI mUrti sthApita kI huI hai jisako jIvitasvAmI kahate haiN| (10) kAThiyAvAr3a meM zrI mahuvA gA~va meM bhI bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI vicarate the, usa samaya kI bharavAI huI unakI pratimA hai| - (11) jodhapura ke pAsa prosiyA nagara meM zrI vIra nirvANa ke 70 varSa pazcAta sthApita kI huI zrI mahAvIra bhagavAn kI mUrti zrI ratnaprabhasUri dvArA pratiSThita kI huI hai, jise 2434 varSa ho gaye / anya prAcIna lekha bhI vahA~ haiN| (12) bharuca zahara meM zrI munisuvratasvAmI ke samaya kI unakI mUrti hai, jise lAkhoM varSa ho gye| (13) kaccha pradeza meM bhadrezvara tIrtha kA jo bhavya aura ati prAcIna jinAlaya hai usakA jIrNoddhAra karate samaya jaba khudAI kA kAma huA to jamIna meM se eka tAmrapatra milA hai jisa para prAcIna samaya kA lekha hai| usameM likhA hai ki-'yaha maMdira vIra saMvat 23 meM banavAyA huA hai, jisako Aja lagabhaga DhAI hajAra varSa ho gaye haiN| (14) bIkAnera meM zrI cintAmaNi pAzrvanAthajI ke maMdira meM, caubIsa sau tathA usase bhI adhika varSoM purAnI saikar3oM pratimAe~ haiN|... (15) sara kaniMgahAma kI svayaM kI 'prAciyolaoNjikala riporTa meM mathurA meM prApta huI kitanI hI mUrtiyoM ke lekha pragaTa Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 216 hue haiM jinakI nakaleM zrI tatva-nirNaya-prAsAda' nAma ke grantha meM chapI huI haiM jise jijJAsu par3ha sakate haiN| (16) saMprati rAjA dvArA vIra saMvat 290 ke bAda meM banavAI huI lAkhoM mUrtiyoM meM se bahuta sI pranimAyeM mAravAr3a, gujarAta ke aneka gA~voM meM maujUda haiN| puna: isake atirikta nimna sthaloM para aneka prAcIna pratimAe~ vidyamAna haiN| (17) zrI ghodhA meM zrI navakhaMDA pArzvanAtha / (18) zrI phalaudI meM zrI phalavRddhi pArvanAtha / (16) zrI bhoyaNI meM zrI mallinAthajI bhagavAn / (20) zrI pAbU ke mandiroM meM aneka prAcIna pratimAe~ haiM / (21) zrI kumArapAla rAjA dvArA banavAyA huA zrItAraMgA jI tIrtha kA gaganacubI jinAlaya aura usameM birAjamAna zrI ajitanAtha svAmI kI vizAlakAya bhavya mUti / (22) zrI varakANA meM varakANA pArzvanAtha / (23) zrI siddhAcalajI para hajAroM mandira evaM biba / (24) zrI giranArajI para mandira aura saiMkar3oM pratimAyeM / (25) zrI sammetazikharajI para rahe aneka jinaprAsAda / aura bhI aneka zrI jina mandira tathA mUrtiyA~ sthAna-sthAna para zrI jinapUjA kI prAcInatA evaM zAstrIyatA kA jIvita pramANa detI haiN| yadi mUrti pUjA kA niSedha hotA, to uparokta jina mandiroM ke pIche karor3oM rupayoM kA kharca kaise hotA ? sUtroM meM kisI sthAna para bhI zrI jina pUjA kA niSedha nahIM hai aura sthAna-sthAna para zrI jina pUjA kI prAjJA hai| Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 "se ki taM uvAsagadasAo? uvAsagadasAsu raNaM uvAsagANe gagarAI ujjAgAiM ceimAI varaNakhaMDA rAyAraNo ammApiyaro samosaraNAI dhammAyariyA dhammakahAmo ihaloiyapara loiya iddivisesaa|" zrI ThANAMga sUtra meM zrAvaka ko, (1) jinapratimA (2) jinamaMdira (3) zAstra (4) sAdhu (5) sAdhvI (6) zrAvaka-zrAvikA' -ina sAta kSetroM meM dhana kharca karane kA hukma pharamAyA hai tathA anya sUtroM meM bhI ye sAta kSetra zrAvaka ke lie sevya batalAye haiM / zrAvaka ANaMda Adi bAraha vratadhArI, dRr3ha dharmaniSTha zrAvaka the| zrI uttarAdhyayana ke 28 veM adhyayanAnUsAra samyakatva ke pATha prAcAroM kA unhoMne sevana kiyA hai| usameM sAta kSetra bhI pA jAte haiM kyoMki prAcAroM meM sArmika vAtsalya tathA prabhAvanA ye do prAcAra bhI kahe haiM / sArmika vAtsalya meM sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka zrAvikA-ye cArakSetra jAnane tathA prabhAvanA meM zrI jinabiMba, zrI jina maMdira, tathA zAstra-ye tIna gine jAte haiM / AnaMda, kAmadevAdi zrAvakoM ke atirikta pradezI rAjA ne bhI zrI jina maMdira banavAye haiN| prazna 62-pahale asaMkhya varSoM kI pratimAe~ hone kA kahA para pudgala kI sthiti itane varSoM kI na hone se kisa prakAra pratimAyeM sthira raha sakatI haiM ? . uttara-zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM pudgala kI jo sthiti batAI hai, vaha sAmAnya se svAbhAvika sthiti batAI hai para jisakI deva rakSA karate haiM ve to asaMkhya varSa taka raha sakate haiM jaise zrI jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti sUtra meM likhA hai ki Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 221 "bharatacakravartI digvijaya kara RSabhakUTa pahAr3a para pUrva meM ho cuke aneka cakravartiyoM ke nAma miTA kara unhoMne apanA nAma likhaa|" aba soco ki "bharata cakravartI ke pahale aThAraha kor3A kor3I sAgaropama bharatakSetra meM dharma kA viraha rahA hai, to itane asaMkhya kAla taka manuSya likhita nAma rahe ki nahIM ? avazya rhe| to phira zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha Adi kI mUrtiyAM devatA kI sahAyatA se raheM, isameM kyA prAzcarya hai ? RSabhakUTa aAdi pahAr3a zAzvata haiM, para nAma to banAvaTI hai| yadi nAma bhI zAzvata hoM to unako koI nahIM miTA sktaa| phira koI kahatA hai ki-'pRthvIkAya to 22000 varSa se adhika nahIM rahate to kyA devatA AyuSya bar3hAne meM samartha haiM ? usake uttara meM kahane kA hai ki-'mUrti pRthvIkAya jIva nahIM hai; nirjIva vastu hai| anupama devabhakti ke dvArA use asaMkhya varSoM taka bhI rakkhA jA sakatA hai, kyoMki jaina zAstrAnusAra kisI bhI pudgala dravya kA anaMtakAla taka bhI sarvathA nAza nahIM hotA / arthAt dravya kI apekSA sabhI pudgala zAzvata haiM; paryAya kI apekSA se prazAzvata haiN| jaise parvata meM se eka patthara kA Tukar3A lo to usa Tukar3e kA paryAya badalegA para pUrNatayA naSTa to kisI kAla meM bhI nahIM hogaa| usI rIti se tamAma pudgaloM ko samajhanA cAhiye ! punaH zrI jaMbUdvIpa-prajJapti meM avasarpiNI kAla ke pahale pAre kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki__ "ghane jaMgaloM, vRkSoM, phUla-phaloM se suzobhita, sArasa haMsa Adi jAnavaroM se bharapUra, aisI bAvar3iyoM tathA puSkariNI ..aura dIrdhIkAoM se zrI jaMbUdvIpa kI zobhA ho rahI hai| . ___ www Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 soco ki pahale Are meM ye bAvar3iyeM Adi kahA~ se AIM ? isa bharatakSetra meM nau kor3Akor3I sAgaropama se to yugalika rahate the| yugalika to bAvar3iyA~ Adi banAte nahIM hai, ataH yadi ve zAzvata nahIM haiM, to phira unheM kisane banAyA ? jisa prakAra ye bAvar3iyA~ asaMkhya varSoM se kAyama rahIM to phira devatAoM kI sahAyatA se mUrtiyA~ bhI kAyama kaise na rahe ? prazna 63-caitya zabda kA vAstavika artha kyA hai ? uttara-zrI sudharmAsvAmI ke paraMparAgata prAcAryoM ne 'caitya' zabda kA jo artha likhA hai vaha bhagavAn mahAvIra dvArA kathita hai| parama upakArI kalikAla sarvajJa zrImad hemacaMdrAcArya ne apane, anekArthasaMgraha meM isa prakAra artha kiyA hai| . "caityaM jinaukastabiMbaM, caityo jinasabhA tru.|' __ artha-caitya kahane se (1) jina maMdira (2) jina pratimA (3) jinarAja kI sabhA kA cotarAbaMdha vRkSa / isake sivAya dUsarA artha zAstra meM nahIM hai, tathA hotA bhI nahIM / amarakoSa athavA anya koI bhI koSanatha dekho, unameM isake sivAya dUsarA artha nahIM kahA hai| ataH isake sivAya managaDhanta artha karane vAloM ko jhUThA samajhanA caahiye| sUtrapAThoM meM jahA~ jahA~ usa zabda kA prayoga huprA hai, vahA~ vahA~ dUsarA artha lAgU ho hI nahIM sktaa| prazna 64-'caitya' zabda kA artha kitane hI 'sAdhu' athavA 'jJAna' karate haiM / kyA yaha ucita hai ? Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 223 uttara-'caitya' kA artha 'sAdhu' yA 'jJAna' kisI prakAra nahIM ho sakatA tathA zAstra ke saMbaMdha meM vaha artha upayukta bhI nahIM / sAdhu kI jagaha tamAma sUtroM meM "sAhu vA sAhuNI vA" "bhikkhu vA bhikkhuNI vA" aisA kahA hai, para"caityaM vA caityAni vaa|" aisA to kahIM bhI nahIM kahA hai tathA 'bhagavAn zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke caudaha hajAra sAdhu the', aisA kahA hai, para 'caudaha hajAra caitya the', aisA nahIM kahA / isa prakAra anya sabhI tIrthakaroM, gaNadharoM, prAcAryoM Adi ke 'itane hajAra sAdhu the', aisA kahA hai para 'caitya the' aisA zabda kisI jagaha nahIM hai| tathA caitya zabda kA artha 'sAdhu' kareM to sAdhvI ke liye nArI jAti meM kaunasA zabda usameM se nikala skegaa| kAraNa ki caitya zabda strIliMga meM bolA nahIM jaataa| __zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM (1) arihaMta, (2) sAdhu aura (3) caitya, aise tIna zaraNa kahe haiN| vahA~ jo 'caitya' zabda kA artha 'sAdhu' kareM to usameM 'sAdhu' zabda alaga se kyoM kahA? tathA jJAna kaheM to arihaMta zabda se jJAna kA saMgraha ho gayA, kyoMki jJAna rUparahita hai, vaha jJAnI ke sivAya hotA nahIM isaliye caitya se jinapratimA kA hI artha nikalatA hai| "arihaMta' aisA artha bhI saMbhava nahIM kyoMki-"arihaMta" bhI prathama sAkSAt zabda meM kahA huA hai| Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 'caitya' zabda kA artha 'jJAna' karanA, yaha bhI sarvathA asatya hai kyoMki zrI naMdI sUtrAdi meM jahA~ 2 pA~ca prakAra ke jJAna kA adhikAra hai vahA~ vahA~ "nANaM paMcaviha pnnnnttN|" aisA kahA hai para"ceiyaM paMcaviha paNNattaM / " aisA to kahIM nahIM likhaa| tathA usakA nAma matijJAna, zru tajJAna, avadhijJAna, manaHparyavajJAna tathA kevalajJAna kahA hai para maticaitya, zru tacaitya athavA kevalacaitya ityAdi kisI jagaha nahIM likhA tathA usa jJAna ke svAmI ko matijJAnI, zru tajJAnI, kevalajJAnI ityAdi zabdoM se paricita karavAyA hai na ki maticaityI, zra tacaityI athavA kevalacaityI zabdoM se / kisI ko jAtismaraNajJAna utpanna huA to use 'jAtismaraNajJAna' huA, aisA kahA hai para 'jAtismaraNacaitya' utpanna huA, aisA nahIM likhaa| zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM jaMghAcAraNa-vidyAcaraNa muniyoM ke adhikAra maiM 'ceiyAI' zabda hai tathA dUsare bahuta se sthAnoM para vaha zabda prayukta huA hai| usakA artha yadi jJAna karate haiM to jJAna. to ekavacana meM hai jabaki 'ceiyAI' bahuvacana meM hai| ataH vaha artha galata hai / punaH zrI naMdIzvaradvIpa meM arUpI jJAna kA dhyAna karane ke liye jAne kI kyA jarUrata hai ? apane sthAna para baiThe hue vaha dhyAna ho sakatA hai ataH vahA~ pratimAoM se hI tAtparya hai| .. aba caitya kA artha sAdhu athavA jJAna karane vAle bhI kaI jagaha pratimA kA artha karate haiN| unake thor3e se dRSTAMta Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 225 (1) zrI prazna vyAkaraNa ke Azrava dvAra meM caitya zabda kA artha 'mUrti' kiyA hai| (2) zrI uvavAI sUtra meM 'puNNabhadda ceie hotthaa'| yahA~ caitya kA artha maMdira aura mUrti kahA gayA hai / (3) zrI uvavAI sUtra meM 'bahave arihaMta ceiyAiM / ' yahAM bhI maMdira aura mUrti kA artha kahA gayA hai| (4) zrI bhadrabAhu svAmI ne zrI vyavahAra sUtra kI cUlikA meM dravyaliMgI "caitya sthApanA" karane laga jAyeMge, vahAM "mUrti kI sthApanA" karane laga jAyeMge, aisA artha kiyA gayA hai / (5) zrI jJAtA sUtra, zrI upAsakadazAMga sUtra, zrI vipAka sUtra meM 'puNNabhadda ceie|' kahakara pUrNabhadrayakSa kI mUrti va maMdira kA artha kahA gayA hai| (6) aMtagaDadazAMga sUtra meM bhI jahA~ yakSa kA caitya kahA gayA hai vahA~ usakA bhAvArtha maMdira yA mUrti batAyA hai| prazna 65-kaunase sUtra meM tIrthayAtrA kA vidhAna haiM ? aura usase kyA lAbha hotA hai ? uttara-tIrtha do prakAra ke haiM / (1) jaMgama tIrtha-yAnI catuvidha saMgha aura (2) sthAvara tIrtha-yAnI zrI zatrujaya, giranAra, naMdIzvara, aSTApada, pAbU, sammetazikhara Adi haiM-jinakI yAtrA jaMghAcAraNa munivara bhI karate haiM, aisA zrI bhagavatIjI ___ Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 sUtra meM pharamAyA hai| zrI gautamasvAmIjI bhI aSTApada para. gaye the| karmazatru ko jItane vAlA, aisA jo zatrujaya parvata hai, vahAM se anaMta jIva mokSa gaye haiM, aisA zrI jJAtA sUtra meM kahA gayA hai| zrI AcArAMga sUtra meM dUsare zru taskaMdha meM nIce mAphika tIrthabhUmi batAI hai "jammAbhiseya-nikkhamaNa caraNuppAyanivANe / / diyaloabhavaNamaMdaranaMdIsarabhomanayaresu // 1 // aTThAvayamujjite gayaggapayae va dhammacakke ya / / pAsarahAvattanagaM camarupAyaM ca vaMdAmi // 2 // "tIrthakara deva ke janmAbhiSeka kI bhUmi, dIkSA lene kI bhUmi, kevalajJAna utpatti kI bhUmi, nirvANa-bhUmi, devaloka ke siddhAyatana, bhuvanapatiyoM ke siddhAyatana, naMdIzvara dvIpa ke siddhAyatana, jyotiSI devavimAnoM ke siddhAyatana, aSTApada, giranAra, gajapada tIrtha, dharmacakra tIrtha, zrI pArzvanAtha svAmI ke sarvatIrtha, jahA~ zrI mahAvIra svAmI kAUsagga meM rahe, vaha tIrtha, ina sabakI maiM vandanA karatA huuN"| zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI zrI Avazyaka niyukti meM pharamAte haiM, ki zrI tIrthaMkara devoM kA jahA~ janma, dIkSA, kevalajJAna, nirvANa nicizta rUpa se huA ho, usa bhUmi ke sparza se samyaktva dRDha hotA hai| al Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 227 zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke hastadIkSita ziSya, avadhijJAna ko dhAraNa karane vAle zrI dharmadAsagaNI zrI upadezamAlA prakaraNa meM kahate haiM ki-zrAvaka jinarAja ke pAMcoM kalyANakoM ke sthAna para yAtrA ke liye jAve / sthAvara tIrtha kI yAtrA se aMta:karaNa kI zuddhi hotI hai| zrI mahAkalpa sUtra meM tIrthayAtrA ke uttama phala kA varNana hai| yadyapi apane rahane ke sthAna para bhI maMdira hote haiM, para tIrthayAtrA meM usakI apekSA vizeSa lAbha hotA hai kyoMki ghara para to vyApAra, rojagAra, sage-saMbaMdhI prAdi kI cintAe~ rukAvaTa DAlatI haiN| pUrA dina usI ke saMkalpa vikalpa meM rahane se dharmadhyAna meM citta sthira nahIM raha sakatA, parantu ghara.chor3ane ke pazcAt ye saba upadrava dUra ho jAte haiM tathA sAtha meM anya sArmika baMdhu hone se unake sAtha dhArmika carcA se mana praphullita hotA hai| zAstra kA jJAna milatA hai; mArga meM aneka gA~va va zahara par3ate haiM, jahA~ uttama sAdhujanoM tathA sujJa zrAvakoM kA samparka milane se navIna zikSA tathA bodha kI prApti hotI hai| __ tIrthabhUmi meM aise aneka sajjanoM se milane kA lAbha hotA hai tathA unake samIpa rahane se bahuta phAyadA hotA hai| ghara para aise mahAtmA va uttama puruSoM kA samAgama kadAcit hI mila pAtA hai aura samayAbhAva hone se unase vizeSa lAbha bhI nahIM liyA jA sktaa| tIrtha bhUmi para zrI tIrthaMkara, zrI gaNadhara tathA anya uttamotama vyaktiyoM kA nirvANa huA hai ataH ve yAda Ate haiM aura Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 unakA muraNAnuvAda karane kA uttama prasaMga milatA hai| yaha buddhi nirmala hone kA eka vizeSa sAdhana hai tathA pUjya puruSa jisa rAha para calakara guNavAna huye, usa rAha para calane kI hamArI bhI icchA hotI hai| usa samaya saMsAra asAra sA lagatA hai tathA usase virakta hokara mana Atmacintana karatA hai| parabhAva meM ramaNa karane kI icchA nahIM hotii| Atmika guragoM ko pragaTa karane ke aneka sAdhana prApta hone se usameM prayatnazIla banA jA sakatA hai| jisa 2 prakAra se Atmavizuddhi ho sakatI hai, una saba upAyoM ko juTAne kA bahumUlya avasara milatA hai / kitane hI dhyAna-priya loga pahAr3a kI guphAoM meM jAkara, ekAMta meM baiTha kara mAtmA tathA jar3a ke vibhAga tathA donoM meM rahane vAlI bhinnatA kA vicAra karate haiM, dharmadhyAna meM tallIna banate haiM aura zukla dhyAnAdi dhyAna kiyA jA sake, usake liye abhyAsa karate haiN| __ adhika zuddhi kA dUsarA kAraNa bhI yaha hai ki uttama manuSyoM ke zarIra ke pudgala-paramANu vahA~ phaile hue haiN| ve saba uttama hote haiM / jaba bhI kSapaka zreNI karane kI icchA ho taba vajaRSabhanArAca saMghayaNa kI parama AvazyakatA hai| usake binA uttama dhyAna ho hI nahIM sktaa| isase pudgala ko sahAyatA bhI Avazyaka hai| jina vyaktiyoM kI mukti nikaTa meM hotI hai, aise uttama puruSoM ke zarIra meM dhyAna ko puSTa karane vAle pudgala ekatrita ho cuke hote haiN| aba ve to nirvANa ko prApta ho cuke haiM, parantu ___ Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 unake ve pudgala unakI nirvANa bhUmi meM bikhare hue hote haiM / vahA~ adhikatara acche pudgaloM kA hI samUha hotA hai aura ve apane meM praveza kara jAte haiN| yadyapi bahuta samaya bIta gayA hai, phira bhI ve sabhI pudgala naSTa nahIM hote| / aise pavitra sthAna para puNyavAna strI-puruSoM ke aise nirmala pudagaloM ke sparza se buddhi kitanI nirmala hotI hogI, isakA anumAna anubhava binA nahIM lagAyA jA sktaa| ho sakatA hai, durbhAgI manuSya ko vahA~ acche ke badale kharAba pudgaloM kA sparza ho jAya, to yaha unake karma kA hI doSa hai / mukhya rUpa se to vahA~ uttama padagaloM kA hI sadabhAva hai| isa prakAra ghara kI apekSA tIrthayAtrA meM kaI guNA lAbha prApta hotA hai aura dharmadhyAna nirvighna evaM sugama bana jAtA hai / prazna 66-bhagavAna kI pUjA-pUjaka ko hitakArI hai phira bhI ciMtAmaNi ratna kI taraha usakA phala turanta yahIM para kyoM nahIM prApta ho jAtA? uttara-isa viSaya meM dUra dRSTi se vicAra karane kI jarUrata hai / pratyeka vastu ko jisa kAla meM phalane kA hotA hai, vaha usa kAla meM hI phalatI hai / kahAvata hai ki-"jaldI meM prAma nahIM pakate" jaise ki kheta meM bIja bone ke bAda usakA samaya pUrNa hone para hI anAja pakatA hai, pahale nhiiN| garbhasthiti prAyaH nau mahIne bItane ke bAda hI prasUti hoto hai| vanaspati, phala, phUla bhI ekadama nahIM pakate / cakravartI Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 rAjA, indradevatA pramukha kI, kI huI sevA tatkAla nahIM, para samaya mAne para hI phala detI hai| maMtra-jApa bhI koI hajAra jApa se to koI lAkha va koI karor3a jApa se siddha hotA hai / roganivAraNa ke liye kI huI davA bhI sthiti pakane para hI asara karatI hai| pArA siddha karate bahuta samaya lagatA hai / isa prakAra sabhI kArya apanI 2 avadhi pUrI hone para hI phala dete haiN| __ isI prakAra isa bhava meM bhAva sahita kI huI dravya pUjA kA mahAn puNya bhavAMtara meM bhogA jA sakatA hai tathA sAmAnya pUjA kA sAmAnya puNya to kadAcita isa janma meM bhI bhogA jA sakatA hai| uttama phala dene vAle kAryoM meM jJAnI puruSoM ko utAvale yA ciMtAtura nahIM honA cAhiye / ciMtAmaNi ratna Adi se milane vAlA phala pUjA ke phala kI tulanA meM kisI ginatI meM nahIM / vaha to tuccha phala ko dene vAlA hai tathA vaha parabhava meM nahIM para isa manuSya bhava meM hI jo adhikatara alpa samaya ke liye hotA hai, usI meM phala detA hai| parantu pUjA se upAjita puNya kA phala bahuta bar3A hone se adhika samaya meM bhogane yogya hotA hai| vaha dIrdhakAla devatAoM ke AyuSya meM hI ho sakatA hai / isaliye vaha mahAn puNya, jIva ko dUsare janma meM utpanna hone ke bAda hI udaya meM AtA hai| yadi isa bhava meM hI vaha prApta ho jAya to manuSya kI Ayu sAmAnya rUpa se alpa hone se tathA manuSya zarIra rogI evaM zIghra nAzavAna hone se use bhogate hue mRtyu ho jAne se vaha puNya rUpI DorI bIca meM hI TUTa jAtI hai tathA usa boca mauta rUpI mahAduAkha bhoganA par3atA hai jisakI tulanA meM anya koI duHkha vizeSa bhayaMkara nhiiN| aise bar3e puNya kA phala bhogate hue Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 231 boca meM mRtyu kA A jAnA kitanA bar3A aniSTa ginA jAtA hai ? jarA soco ki kisI gA~va kI tuccha jhoMpar3I meM rahane vAlA garIba manuSya, "paradeza jAkara karor3oM rupaye kamA kara ghara lauTa aayaa| vaha kyA isa choTI jhopar3I meM apano apAra daulata kA bhoga kara sakegA? kabhI nhiiN| usa dhana kA bhoga karane ke liye bhavya mahala-havelI usa sthAna para banavAnI pdd'egii| aisA karane meM usa purAnI jhoMpar3I kA avazya nAza karanA hI pdd'egaa| isa prakAra jhoMpar3I jaisA tuccha manuSya kA yaha zarIra hai aura karor3oM kI daulata rUpI usa pUjA kA mahApuNya hai| jaise jhoMpar3I meM baiThe 2 vaha puruSa apAra dhana kA bhoga nahIM kara sakatA, vaise hI isa kSaNabhaMgura, rogI, mAnava-deha meM rahA humA jIva mahApuNya kA phala nahIM bhoga sakatA / vaha puruSa jaise jhoMpar3o chor3a kara AlIzAna mahala banAkara vaibhava kI sAmagrI juTAtA hai, vaise hI jIva bhI apane alpakAlIna jhoMpar3I-rUpa zarIra ko chor3akara mahala rUpI deva Adi ke uttama zarIra ko prApta kara usake dvArA puNya kA svAda dIrghakAla taka bhogatA hai / ____ jaise bar3e parizrama se prApta mUlyavAn vastu lambe samaya taka "bhogate rahane para bhI naSTa nahIM hotI, vaise zrI jina pUjAdi zubha kAryoM se upAjita puNya bhI adhika samaya taka bhogate rahane para bhI samApta nahIM hotaa| ataH kisI bhI samaya koI utkRSTa bhAva A jAya aura pUjA se mahApuNya ba~dha jAya to usI anukrama se ucca gati meM pahu~ca jAyeMge, yAvat zrI tIrthaMkara gotra kA kA bhI vaMdha jina-pUjA se hotA hai| Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 prazna 67 -sUryAbha devatA ne zrI mahAvIra bhagavAn ke pAsa nATaka karane ko kahA taba prabhu mauna kyoM rahe ? vaha sAvadha kArya thA isIliye na ? uttara- usa samaya sUryAbhadeva ne kyA kahA, usa viSaya meM zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra ke nIce ke pATha para dhyAna do| ___ "ahaNNaM bhaMte ! devANuppiyANaM bhattipuvvayaMgoyamAINaM samaNANa niggaMthANaM battIsaibaddha nacihi uvadaMsemi" __ "he bhagavAn ! maiM Apake sAmane bhakti pUrvaka gautamAdi zravaNa nirganthoM ko battIsa prakAra kA nATaka btaauuNgaa|" . sUtrakAra to 'bhakti-pUrvaka" likhate haiM, phira bhI usako mana se-kalpita rUpa se sAvadha kaha denA kitanA anupayukta hai ? sAtha hI sUryAbha ne prazna ke rUpa meM nahIM pUchA, balki apanI icchA pragaTa kI hai| aisI bAtacIta meM javAba dene kI jarUrata manA karate samaya hI rahatI hai; svIkAra karate samaya nhiiN| agara savAla ke rUpa meM pUchA hotA to, sUryAbha jaisA mahA vivekI bhagavAn ke javAba ke binA kArya kA prAraMbha na krtaa| jaise koI naukara kisI kArya ke liye AjJA pAne ke lie apane svAmI ko prazna kare, phira bhI AjJA ke rUpa meM javAba prApta kiye binA vaha naukara yadi kArya zurU karade to vaha mahA avivekI aura AjJA kA ullaMghana karane vAlA hI ginA jaayegaa| parama samyaktvavAn sUryAbha ko aisA kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai ? bhakti ko icchA pragaTa karane ke vAkya meM mauna rahane se, AjJA hI samajhI. jAtI hai aura manA karanA ho tabhI bolane kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai| Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 233 jaise zrAvaka guru ke pAsa Akara icchA vyakta karatA hai ki'he gurujI ! maiM ApakI bhakti pUrvaka vaMdanA kruuN|' aba yadi guru kahate haiM ki, "hA~, kro|" to isase svayaM ke mukha se hI svayaM ko, vaMdana karane kA kahane se guru mAmalobhI kahalAtA hai aura yadi 'nA' kahe to guruvaMdana kA kArya sAvadya kahA jAkara usakA niSedha ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra-"sarote ke bIca supArI" jaisI dazA ho jAtI hai / taba isa kArya ko niravadya jAnakara guru ke liye cupa rahane ke sivAya koI rAstA nhiiN| jaise koI kasAI yadi guru ke pAsa Akara eka jIva ko usakI bhakti ke rUpa se mArane kA kahe to guru kyA javAba degA ?" yadi cupa rahe to kasAI samajhegA ki-"mAdhu kI isa kArya meM anumati hone se mujhe nahIM rokate" aura phalasvarUpa vaha mArane laga jaayegaa| para yadi sAdhu aisA kahe ki, "yaha kAma sAvadha hone se isameM bhakti nahIM hai" tabhI vaha mArane se rukegaa| Ajakala ke alpajJAnI sAdhu bhI sAvadya-niravadya tathA bhakti-abhakti ke hetU ko jAna kara yogya vartana karate haiM, to phira jagadguru sarvajJa bhagavAn, agara gautamasvAmI mahArAja Adi nATaka pUjA ko sAvadha samajhate to, usakA niSedha kaise nahIM karate ? "bhaktipUrvaka" zabda zAstrakAroM ne kAma meM liyA hai isase sUryAbhadeva kI bhakti pradhAna hai aura bhakti kA phala zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 29veM adhyayana meM mokSa taka kA kahA hai / kSAyika, samyaktvI, ekAvatArI, tIna jJAna ke svAmI sUryAbhadeva kyA deva-guru bhakti kI vidhi ko nahIM jAnate hoNge| sAtha hI bhagavAn Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 tathA dUsare sUtrakAroM ne bhI isa kArya meM bhakti kA samAveza kiyA hai aura isI kAraNa usakA niSedha nahIM kiyA / agara mauna rahane kA artha niSedhaM hI kareM to zrI - bhagavatI sUtra ke 11 veM zataka meM kahA hai ki - zrI vIraprabhu ke mukha se bahuta se zrAvakoM ne RSibhadra kI prazaMsA sunakara unako caMdana kiyA, aparAdhoM kI kSamA mAMgI tathA bArahaveM zataka meM bhI aisA ullekha hai ki bhagavAn ke mukha se zaMkhajI zrAvaka kI prazaMsA sunakara zrAvakoM ne unakI khUba hI vaMdanA kI tathA bahuta se zrAvakoM ne unase kSamA yAcanA kI / ina donoM prasaMgoM para bhagavAn cupa rahe / yadi bhagavAn ke mauna ke kAraNa ina kAryoM ko unakI zrAjJA ke viruddha kahoge to yaha koI nahIM mAnegA kAraNa yaha hai ki - 'bhagavAn ne saba kucha jAnate hue bhI Upara mAphika zrAvakoM kI prazaMsA kyoM kI tathA vaMdana karate hue vakoM ko kyoM nahIM rokA ? aisA prazna khar3A hogA / zrI jIvAbhogama, zrI bhagavatIjI tathA zrI ThANAMgasUtra meM -devatAgaraNa zrI naMdIzvara dvIpa meM aTThAI mahotsava, nATaka ityAdi karate haiM, unako ArAdhaka kahA hai, na ki virAdhaka / zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra meM bhI sUryAbhadeva ke sevakoM ne - samavasaraNa ke viSaya meM bhagavAn se kahA, taba bhagavAn ne unakI prazaMsA kI hai / zrI jJAtAsUtra Adi meM kahA hai ki zrI pAzvanAthajI kI aneka sAdhviyAM cAritra virodhI, tapasviniyA~, banI aura ajJAna tapasyA ke prabhAva se zrI mahAvIra paramAtmA ke sammukha unhoMne kaI prakAra ke nATaka, kiye jisakA phala gautama svAmI ke pUchane para bhagavAn ne pharamAyA ki Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 235 "isa nATaka kI bhakti karake ve ekAvatArIpana ko prApta huI haiM" kitane hI kahate haiM ki - mRgApRcchA meM bhI sAdhu yadi mauna dhAraNa kare to vahA~ kyA artha samajhanA ? mRgApRcchA meM sAdhu ko mauna rahane kA kahIM bhI nahIM kahA hai / zrI zrAcArAMga sUtra ke dUsare zrutaskaMdha meM kahA hai ki "jA vA no jAga vadejjA" arthAt - sAdhu jAnatA ho to bhI kahe ki maiM nahIM jAnatA hU~, athavA maiMne nahIM dekhA, aisA hI kahe / zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke AThaveM zataka ke pahale uddasa meM likhA hai ki "sacca maNappaogapariNaya mosavayApya zrogapariNayA" arthAt - mRgApRcchAdi meM mana meM to satya hai aura vacana meM miyA hai / zrI sUyagaDAMga sUtra ke AThaveM adhyayana meM bhagavAn pharamAte haiM ki "sAdiyAM musaM bUyA, esa ghamme vusImano" mRgA pRcchAdi binA asatya na bole, yaha saMyamiyoM kA dharma hai / arthAt usa samaya asatya bhASA bole, aisI prabhu kI AjJA hai / prazna 68 - jJAna kI mahattA vizeSa hai yA kriyA kI ? Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 uttara-jJAna ke binA satya-asatya kA patA nahIM cltaa| jJAna ke binA jagat kA svarUpa samajha meM nahIM aataa| jJAna ke prabhAva meM deva, guru aura dharma ke lakSaNoM kI pahacAna nahIM hotii| jJAna ke binA dharma kriyAyeM aMdhakriyAoM kI bhA~ti alpa phala dene vAlI hotI haiN| zuddha jJAna rahita kriyA to kevala ajJAna kaSTa hai / usase uccagati prApta nahIM kI jA sakatI kyoMki jamAlI, gozAlA Adi ne kriyA pUrI paalii| unake samAna dayA kauna pAla sakatA thA? phira bhI bhagavAn kI AjJA viruddha pravRtti hone se ve saMsAra kA kSaya nahIM kara sake / jo ekAMta kriyA se bar3A svAMga racakara, guru banakara, saMsAra ko Thagate haiM, unheM socanA cAhiye ki jamAlI Adi kI karaNI ke sAmane unakI kriyA kisa anupAta meM hai ? mithyAtva rUpa se kI huI kriyA ke dvArA devagati Adi ke sukha bhale hI mile, para usase saMsAra-bhramaNatA kama nahIM hotii| jaMgala meM rahane vAle, hAtha meM hI bhojana karane vAle, mahAn kaSToM ko sahana karane vAle, nagna ghUmane vAle, vratadhArI aura tapasvI mithyAtvI RSimuniyoM ke barAbara kA vartamAna meM koI lakSAMza bhAga kI kriyA pAlana karate hue dikhAI nahIM detA, to kevala kriyA pakSavAloM ko to aise hI guru ko dhAraNa karanA caahiye| zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki, "karor3oM varSoM taka paMcAgni tapa-japa karake ajJAnI kriyAvAdI, prAtmA kI jo zuddhi nahIM kara sakatA, utanI Atma zuddhi jJAnI manuSya eka zvAsozvAsa mAtra meM karatA hai|" zrI bhagavatI satra meM pharamAyA hai ki-"kriyA se bhraSTa huA jJAnI prAMzika virAdhaka hai aura sarva se prArAdhaka hai; jabaki Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 237 jJAna se bhraSTa kriyA karane vAlA prAMzika ArAdhaka hai, para sarvataH virAdhaka hai / " isIliye kahA hai ki"paDhamaM nANaM tao dayA" arthAt - dayA kI apekSA jJAna prathama zreNI meM hai / "hiMsA meM pApa hai" - aisA prathama jJAna hone se hI hiMsA ke kArya se dUra rahA jAyegA, anyathA nahIM / zrataH zuddha jJAnapUrvaka kI huI kriyA hI saMsAra se pAra utArane meM samartha hai, aisA samajhakara samyagjJAna kA upArjana karane ke liye udyama karanA cAhiye / paraMtu yaha dhyAna meM rakhanA ki jJAna, dayA pAlane ke liye hai, para dayA ko eka ora rakhane ke liye nahIM / dayA athavA dayA ko lAne vAlI kriyA, isakI hI yadi kImata nahIM kareM, to isake liye prApta jJAna kI bhI kImata kucha nahIM hai / duniyA meM jIne kI kImata hai, isaliye khAne kI kImata hai / yadi jIne kI kImata na hotI to ise banAye rakhane ke liye khAne kI bhI kabhI koI kImata nahIM ho sakatI thI / isI prakAra dayA kI kImata hai aura isIliye dayA ko lAne vAle jJAna kI kImata hai / tapa kI kImata hai isIliye tapa kI mahimA samajhAne vAle jJAna kI kImata hai / zrI jinapUjA kImatI hai isaliye zrI jina aura usakI pUjA kA prabhAva samajhAne vAle jJAna kI kImata hai / isase viparIta samajhAne vAle jJAna kI kImata, jaina zAsana meM phUTI kauDI ke barAbara bhI nahIM hai / mokSa hetu kriyA ke prati bhAva paidA karane vAle jJAna ko hI samyagjJAna mAnA hai / mokSa jitanA mahAn hai, usakI prApti ke Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 upAyoM ko samajhAne vAlA jJAna bhI utanA ho mahAn hai / jo jJAna mokSa evaM mokSa mArga se vimukha kare, bhavavRddhi ke mArga para le jAye, tapa, saMyama tathA jinapUjAdi sad anuSThAnoM se AtmA ko vaMcita rakkheM, usa jJAna ko zAstrakAroM ne mithyAjJAna kI upamA dekara, ghRNA yogya batAyA hai| ___ saMsAra jitanA ghRNita hai, utanA hI saMsAravRddhi ke mArga para le jAne vAlA jJAna bhI ghRNita hai| aise mithyAjJAna ko prApta karane kI apekSA ajJAnI athavA alpajJAnI rahanA hajAra gunA acchA hai / samyagjJAnI kI chatrachAyA meM rahane vAle ajJAnI yA alpajJAnI kA mokSa hotA hai, parantu mithyAjJAnI kI siddhi zAstrakAroM ne kahIM nahIM batAI hai / samyagjJAna jIva ko jina pUjAdi zubha kAryoM meM lagAtA hai| isaliye usa jJAna kI vRddhi hetu tanator3a prayAsa karanA samyagdRSTi AtmAoM kA parama kartavya hai| isa pustaka meM thor3A bhI samyaga jJAna hI dene kA yathAzakti prayAsa kiyA gayA hai| isakA bhavabhIru AtmA yathAzakti lAbha lekara apanA va dUsaroM kA zreyaH sAdhe tathA zrI jinabhakti meM tallIna baneM, yahI abhyarthanA hai| AA OM Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 00000000000 Do zrI pArzvanAthAya namaH pratimA-pUjana zlokAdi saMgraha Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA-pUjana - zlokAdi saMgraha * pU0 nyAyAcArya, nyAyavizArada mahopAdhyAya zrImad yazovijayajI mahArAja viracita "zrI pratimAzataka' ke prati mananIya 11 padya aindrazreNinatA pratApabhavanaM bhavyAMginetrAmRtaM, siddhAntopaniSadvicAraturaiH prItyA prmaanniikRtaa| mUrtiH sphUtimatI sadA vijayate jainezvarIna visphura mohonmaadghnprmaadmdiraamttairnaalokitaa| ___iMdroM kI zreNI dvArA namaskRta, pratApa ke gRharUpa, bhavya prANiyoM ke netroM ko amRtarupa, siddhAnta ke rahasya kA vicAra karane meM catura puruSoM dvArA prIti se pramANabhUta kI huI aura sphurAyamAna aisI zrI jinezvara bhagavaMta ko pratimA sadA vijaya prApta karatI hai, ki jo pratimA vividha pariNAma vAle moha ke unmAda aura pramAdarupI madirA se unmatta bane kumati-puruSoM ko dekhane meM nahIM AtI (1) nAmAvitrayameva bhAvabhagavattAdapyadhIkAraNaM, zAstrAva svAnubhavAcca zuddhahahayariSTaM ca dRSTaM muhuH / tenAhatapratimAmanAhatavatA bhAvaM puraskurvatA mandhAnAmiva darpaNe nijamukhAlokAthinAM kA matiH / / 16 Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 242 nAmAdi tInoM nikSepa bhagavAn ke tadra pacane kI buddhi ke kAraNa haiM tathA unako zuddha hRdaya vAle gItArtha puruSoM ne zAstra se tathA apane anubhava se svIkAra kiyA hai tathA bAraMbAra unakA anubhava kiyA hai / isase prati kI pratimA kA anAdara kara mAtra bhAva arhata ko jo mAnane vAle haiM unakI buddhi darpaNa meM mukha dekhane vAle aMdhe puruSoM kI bhA~ti kutsita evaM doSayukta hai / (2), ( 3 ) svAMtaM dhvAntamayaM mukhaM viSamayaM dRg dhUmadhArAmayI, teSAM yairna natA stutA na bhagavanmUrtirna vA prekSitA / devaizcAraNapurgavaiH sahRdayairAnanditairvanditA, ye tvenAM samupAsate kRtadhiyasteSAM pavitraM januH // jinhoMne bhagavAn kI mUrti ko namaskAra nahIM kiyA unakA hRdaya aMdhakAramaya hai; jinhoMne unakI stuti nahIM kI unakA mukha viSamaya hai tathA jinhoMne inakA darzana nahIM kiyA unakI dRSTi dhue~ se vyApta hai / devagaraNa, cAraNa, muni aura tattvavettAtroM dvArA Ananda se vaMdanA kI huI isa pratimA kI jo upAsanA karate haiM, unakI buddhi kRtArtha hai aura unakA janma pavitra hai ( 3 ) ( 4 ) utphullAmiva mAlatIM madhukaro revAmivebhaH priyAM, mAkandadrumamaMjarImiva pikaH saundaryabhAjaM madhau / nandaccandanacArunandanavanIbhUmimiva dyo: patistIrtheza pratimAM na hi kSaraNamapi svAntAdvimu cAmyahama // Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 243. jaise bhramara praphullita mAlatI ko nahIM chor3atA jaise hAthI manohara revA nadI ko nahIM chor3atA jaise koyala vasaMta Rtu meM sundara AmravRkSa kI DAlI ko mahIM chor3atI aura jaise svargapati indra candana vRkSoM se sundara aisI naMdanavana kI bhUmi ko nahIM chor3atA, vaise hI maiM tIrthaMkara bhagavaMta ko pratimA ko apane hRdaya se palabhara bhI dUra nahIM karatA / (4) mohoddAmadavAnalaprazamane pAthodavRSTiH zamasrotAniriNI samIhitavidhau kalpadruvalliH satAm / saMsAraprabalAndhakAramathane, mAtaMDacaMDadyutijarnImUrtirupAsyatAM zivasukhe bhavyAH pipAsAsti cet // ... he bhavya prANiyo ! jo tumheM mokSa sukha prApta karane kI icchA ho to tuma zrI tIrthaMkara bhagavAn kI pratimA kI upAsanA karo, jo pratibhA moharUpI dAvAnala ko zAnta karane meM meghavRSTi rUpa hai, jo samatA rUpa pravAha dene ke liye nadI hai, jo satpuruSoM ko vAMchita dene meM kalpalatA hai aura jo saMsAra rUpI una aMdhakAra ko nAza karane meM sUrya kI tIvra prabhArUpa hai / (6) darza darzamavApamavyayamudaM vidyotamAnA lasadvizvAsa pratimAmakena rahita! svAM te sadAnanda ! yAm ! sAdhatte svarasaprasRtvaraguraNasthAnocitAmAnamadvizvA saMprati mAmake narahita ! svAnte sadAnaM dayAm / / ___ Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 he sarva dukha rahita prabhu ! he sadA zrAnandamaya nAtha ! bhAvakI mUrti ko dekha-dekhakara maiM apane hRdaya meM vizvAsa prApta kara zravyaya evaM avinAzI harSa ko prApta huA hU~ / he mAnavahitakArI prabhu ! ApakI yaha pratimA abhayadAna sahita upAdhi binA vRddhigata guNasthAnaka ke yogya dayA kA poSaNa karatI hai / (6) ( 7 ) tvabimbe vidhRte hRdi sphurati na prAgeva rUpAntaraM, tvadrUpe tu tataH smRte bhuvi bhavenno rUpamAtraprathA / tasmAttvanmadabhedabuddhyudayato no yuSmadasmatpadollekha: kicidagocaraM tulasati jyotiH paraM cinmayam // he prabhu! Apake bimba ko hRdaya meM dhAraNa karane ke bAda dUsarA koI rUpa hRdaya meM sphurAyamAna nahIM hotA aura Apake rUpa kA smaraNa hote hI pRthvI para anya kisI rUpa kI prasiddhi nahIM hotI / isake liye "tU vahI maiM" aisI prabheda buddhi ke udaya se " yuSmad aura asmad " pada kA ullekha bhI nahIM hotA aura koI agocara parama caitanyamaya jyoti antara meM sphurAyamAna hotI haiM / (7) (5) ki brahmakamayI kimutsavamayo zreyomayI ki kimu, jJAnAnandamayI kimunnatimayo ki sarvazobhAmayI / itthaM kiM kimitiprakalpana paraistvanmUrtiruddhokSitA, ki sarvAtigameva darzayati sadudhyAnaprasAdAnmahaH // Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 245 - kyA yaha pratimA brahmamaya hai ? utsavamaya hai ? kalyANamaya hai ? unnatimaya hai ? sarva zobhAmaya hai ? isa prakAra kI kalpanA karate kaviyoM dvArA dekhI huI tumhArI pratimA saddhyAna ke prasAda se sabako ullaMghana karane vAlI jJAnarUpa teja ko batAtI hai / (8) . (6) tvadrUpaM parivartatAM hRdi mama jyotiHsvarupaM prabho ! tAvad yAvadarupamuttamapadaM niSpApamAvirbhaveta / yatrAnandaghane surAsurasukhaM saMpiDitaM sarvato, bhAge'nantatame'pi naiti ghaTanAM kAlatrayIsaMbhavi // he prabhu ! pApa-nAzaka, uttama padasvarUpa aura rUparahita aisA apratiprAtI dhyAna jaba taka prakaTa nahIM ho jAtA taba taka mere hRdaya meM ApakA rUpa aneka prakAra se jJeyAkAra rUpa se pariNAma ko prApta ho ! jo Anandaghana meM trikAlasambhavI aura sabhI ora se ekatrita sura asura kA sukha anantave bhAga kA bhI nahIM hai / (6) (10) svAntaM zuSyati dahyate ca nayanaM bhasmIbhavatyAnanaM, dRSTvA tatpratimAmapoha kudhiyAmityAptaluptAtmanAm / asmAkaM tvanimeSavismitadRzAM rAgAdimAM pazyatAM, sAndrAnandasudhAnimajjanasukhaM vyaktIbhavatyanvaham // Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina pratimA ke viSaya meM jinakI AtmA khaMDita huI hai aise durbuddhioM kA hRdaya isa pratimA ko dekhakara sUkha jAtA hai, netra jala uThate haiM, aura muMha bhasmIbhUta ho jAtA hai, jabaki prema se isa pratimA ko animeSa dRSTi se dekhate hamako to prAnaMdacana amRta meM DUbane kA sukha niraMtara pragaTa hotA hai / (10) (11) mandAradrumacArupuSpanikarairvandArakairacitAM, sadAbhinatasya nirvatilatAkandAyamAnasya te / nisyandAta rUpanAstasya jagatI pAntImamandAmayAvaskandAt pratimAM jinendra ! paramAnaMdAya vandAmahe / / he jinendra ! uttama puruSoM ke dvArA namaskRta evaM mukti rUpI latA ke kaMda. samAna prApakI pratimA, jisako devatAoM ne maMdAra vRkSa ke puSpoM se pUjI hai aura jo ugra roga ko zoSaNa karane vAle snAtrajala rUpa amRta ke jharane se sAre jagat kI rakSA karato hai, aisI pratimA ko hama parama AnaMda (mokSa) ke liye vaMdanA karate haiN| (11) Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumati - latA latA - unmIlana -yAnI zrI jinabiMba - sthApana -stavana bharatAdike uddhAraja kIdho, zatru jaya mojhAra; sonANAM je dezaM karAvyAM, ratnataraNA~ biMba thApyAM, ho kumati ! kAM pratimA utthApI 1 a jinavacane thApI, 1 vIra pache base netru varase, saMprati rAya sujANa, -savA lAkha prAsAda karAvyA, savA kroDa biMba thApyAM, ho kumati ! 2 draupadIe jina pratimA pUjI, sUtramAM sAkha TharANI; chaTTa aMge te vIre bhAkhyu, gaNadhara pUre sAkhI ho kumati !0 3 saMvata navaseMtANu varase, vimala maMtrIzvara jeha; Abu taraNAM jeNe daherAM karAtryA, be hajAra biMba thApyAM, saMvata agiyAra navANu varase, rAjA kumArapAla; pAMca hajAra prAsAda karAvyA, sAta hajAra biMba thApyAM, ho kumati !0 4 saMvata bAra paMcANu varase, vastupAla tejapAla, 'pA~ca hajAra prAsAda karAvyA, agIyAra hajAra biba thApyAM, ho kumati !0 5 saMvata bAra bohoMtera varase, saMghavI dhanno jeha; zaraNakapura jeNe derAM karAvyAM, kroDa navANu dravya kharacyAM; ho kumati !0 6 ho kumati !0 7 Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 vata tera ekotera varase, samarozA raMga seTha, uddhAra paMdaramo zatruje kIdho, agIyAra lAkha dravya kharacyA, ho0 kumati !08 saMvata paMdara sattAsI varase, bAdarazAha ne vAre; uddhAra solamo zetruje kIdho, karamazAhe jaza lIdho. ___ ho kumati ! 06 e jina pratimA jinavara sarakhI, pUje trividha tume prAraNI; jina pratimAmAM saMdeha na rAkho, vAcaka jasanI vANI ho kumati ! 010 zrI jina pratimA - sthApana - svAdhyAya jema jina pratimA vaMdana dIse, samakita ne alAve; aMgopAMga prakaTa praratha e, mUrakha manamA nAve re. .kumati ! kA~ pratimA uthApI ? 01 ema teM zubha mati kApI re-kumati ! kAM pratimA uthApI ? mAraga lope pApI re, kumati ! kAM pratimA lathApI? eha praratha akhaMDa adhikAre, jupro upAMga uvavAI; e samakitano mAraga maraDI, kahe dayA zI bhAI re. . kumati ! 02 samakita viNa sura duragati pAme, arasa virasa pAhAre; jupro jamAlI dayAe ne tarIpro, humo bahula saMsArI. kumati ! 03 cAraNa muni jina pratimA vaMde, bhAkhiUM bhagavaI aMge; caitya sAkhi AloyaNa bhAkhe, vyavahAre mana raMge. kumati ! 04 ___ Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 pratimA-nati phala kAUssagge, aAvasyakamAM bhAkhyu; caitya artha veyAvacca muni ne, dasame aMge dAkhyure. kumati ! * 5. sUriyAma sUri pratimA pUjI, rAyapaseNI mAMhi; samakita viNubhavajalamAM paDatAM, dayA na sAhe bAMhi re. kumati ! 06draupadIye jina-pratimA pUjI, chaThe aMge vAce; to sueka dayA pokArI, ANA viraNa tumAce re ! / kumati !07eka jina pratimA vaMdana dveSe, sUtra gharaNAM tu lope ! naMdI mAM je Agama saMkhyA, pApamatI kAM gope ? kumati !0 8H jina pUjA phaladAnAdika sama, mahAnizIthe lahiye; aMdha paraMpara kumativAsanA, to kima manamAM vahiye re ? __ kumati !0E siddhAratha rAya jina pUjyA, kalpasUtramA dekho; prANA zuddha dayA mana dharatAM, mile sUtranAM lekho re ! kumati !0 10. thAvara hiMsA jina-pUjAmAM, jo tu dekhI dhUje; to pApI te dUra deza thI, je tuja prAvI pUje re ! kumati !0 11 paDikamaNe muni dAna vihAre, hiMsA doSa vizeSa ; lAbhAlAbha vicArI jotAM, pratimAmAM syo dvaSa re ? .. kumati !0 12: TIkA cUNi bhASya uvekhyAM, UvekhI niyukti; pratimA kAraNa sUtra uvekhyAM, dUra rahI tujha mugati re ! kumati !0 13.. Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 zuddha paraMpara cAlI prAvI, pratimA-vaMdana vANI; ... saMmUrcchama je e mUDha na mAne, teha adITha kalyANa re ! kumati !0 14 jina pratimA jina sarikhI jANe. paMcAMgInA jANa; . . kavi jasavijaya kahe ne girupA, kIje tAsa vakhANa re! kumati !0 15 zrI jinapratimA - sthApana zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAna kA stavana zAMtijinezvara sAheba vaMdo, anubhava rasa no kaMdo re, mukhane maTake locana laTake, mohyA suranara vRdo re, zAMti0 1 maMjara dekhI ne koyala Tauke, megha ghaTA jema moro re, tema jinapratimA nirakhI harakhu, valIjema caMda cakora re, zAMti02 jina pratimA jinavara bhAkhI, sUtra ghaNAM che sAkhI re, suranara munivara vaMdana pUjA, karatA ziva abhilASi re, zAMti03 rAyapaseNI pratimA pUjo, sUriyAbha samakitadhArI re, "jivAbhigame pratimA pUjI, vijavadeva adhikArI re, zAMti0 4 "jinavara biMba vinA navi vaMdu, ANaMdajI ema bole re. -sAtame aMge samakita mUle, avara nahiM tasa tole re, zAMti0 5 Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 251 jJAtAsUtre daupadI pUjA, karatI zivasukha mAge re, rAya siddhArathe pratimA pUjI, kalpasUtra mAMhe. rAge re, - zAMti06 vidyAcAraNa munivare vaMdI, pratimA pAMcame aMge re, jaMghAcAraNa munivare vaMdI, jinapratimA mana raMge re, zAMti07 Aryasuhasti sUri upadeze, cAvo saMpratirAya re, savA kroDi jinabiMba bharAvyAM, dhanya dhanya ehanI mAya re, zAMti08 mokalo pratimA abhayakumAre, dekhI prArdra kumAra re, jAtismaraNe samakita pAmI, varIpro zivasukha sAra re, zAMti06 ityAdika bahu pATha kahyA cha, sUtra mAMhe sukhakArI re, sUtra taNo eka varNa utthApe, te kahyo bahula saMsArI re, zAMti0 10 te mATe jinapAraNA dhArI, kumati kadAgraha vArI re, bhakti taNAM phala uttarAdhyayane, bodhi bIja sukhakArI re, zAMti 11 eke bhave doya padavI pAmyA, solamA zrI jinarAya re, muja mana maMdirIe padharAvyA, dhavala maMgala gavarAya re, zAMti0 12 jina uttama pada rUpa anupama, kIrti kamalAnI zAlA re, jIvavijaya kahe prabhujInI bhakti, karatA maMgala mAlA re, zAMti0 13 Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zAzvata - jina stuti - RSabha caMdrAnana vaMdana kIje, vAriSeNa dukha vAre jI, varddhamAna jinavara valI praraNamo, zAzvata nAma e cAre jI / bharatAdika kSetre malI hove, cAra nAma citta dhAre jI, teNe cAre e zAzvata jinavara, namIye nitya savAre jI / / 177 urdhva adho tirchA loke thaI, koDi pannaraseM jANo jI, Upara koDI behaMtAlIsa praraNamo, aDavana lakha mana prANo jI / chatrIza sahasa eMzI te Upare, bimba taNo parimANo jI, asaMkhyAta vyaMtara jyotiSImAM, praNamuM te suvihAraNo jI // 2 // rAyapaseriga jIvAbhigame, bhagavatI sUtre bhAkhI jI, jaMbUdvIpa pannatti ThAraNAMge, vivarIne ghaNu dAkhI jI valI azAzvatI jJAtAkalpamAM, vyavahAra pramukhe prAkhI jI, te jina pratimA lope pApI, jihAM bahu sUtra che sAkhI jI || 317 e jina pUjAthI ArAdhaka, IzAna indra kahAyA jI, tema sUriyAbha bahu suravara, devI taraNA sasudAyA jI / naMdIzvara zraTThAI mahotsava, kare prati harSa bharAyA jI, jina uttama kalyANaka divase, padmavijaya name pAyA jI // 4 // Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 253 pAtAle yAni bimbAni, yAni bimbAni bhUtale / svarge'pi yAni bimbAni, tAni vande nirantaram // 1 // pAtAla-loka meM rahe hue, bhUtala meM rahe hue tathA svarga loka meM rahe hue -zrI jina bimboM ko maiM nirantara vaMdana karatA huuN| jine bhaktijine bhakti-jine bhaktidine dine| sadA me'stu sadA me'stu, sadA mai'stu bhave bhave // 1 // bhagavAn zrI jinezvaradevoM ke prati bhavobhava meM sadA ke lie nitya prati mujhe bhakti prApta hove| Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jina - pUjana mahimA sayaM pamajjaNe punna, sahassaM ca vilevnne| sayasahassiyA mAlA, anaMtaM gIyavAyae // 1 // isa pustaka ke prathama prakaraNa kA lekhana prAraMbha karate samaya Age ke pRSTa para 'zrI jina-darzana mahimA' sUcaka padya prastuta kiyA hai| usameM zrI jina maMdira meM prabhu ke darzana karane se eka mAsopavAsa kA vyavahArika phala batAyA hai| usake anusandhAna meM yaha padya batAtA hai ki prabhu darzana ke phala kI apekSA zrI jinabimba kA pramArjana karane se sau-gunA phala milatA hai| zrI jina bimba ke vilepana se hajAra gunA phala milatA hai, zrI jina bimba ko suvAsita puSpoM kI mAlA pahanAne se lAkha gunA phala milatA hai aura zrI jinabimba ke sammukha nRtyAdi dvArA bhAva bhakti karane se anaMtagunA phala milatA hai| jinavara biMba ne pUjatAM, hoya zatagaNupuNya / sahasagaNu phala caMdane, je lepe te dhanya / 1 / lAkha gaNu phala kusumanI, mAlA pahirAve / anaMtagaNu phala tehathI, gIta gAna karAve / 2 / / tIrthakara padavI vare, jina pUjA thI jIva / prIti bhaktipaNe karI, sthiratApaNe atIva / 3 / Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 255 jina paDimA jina sArIkhI, siddhAnte bhAkhI / ni:pA sahusArikhA, thApanA tima dAkhI / 4 / traNakAla tribhuvana mAMhI, kare te pUjana neha / darizana keruM bIja che, ehamAM nahiM saMdeha / 5 / jJAna vimala tehane, hoya sadA suprasanna / ehIja jIvita phala jANIje, tehIja bhavijanadhanna / 6 / -zrI jJAnavimalasuriH WAN Ag Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimA-pUjana - - - mUrti pUjA sambaMdhI eka jainetara vidvAn ke mananIya vicAra jJAna, yaha prAtmA kA sahasiddha dharma hai| saMsArI AtmAoM kA yaha jJAna moha se DhakA huA hotA hai| mohAcchAdita jJAna ko zAstroM meM jJAnAbhAsa ke rUpa meM pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai| isameM jJAna nahIM para jJAna jaisA hI AbhAsamAtra hotA hai / aise jJAna se isa jagat meM aneka burI kalpanAe~ paidA hotI haiN| aneka prabhAge jIva ina kukalpanAoM ke zikAra bana jAte haiN| kukalpanA ke bhramajAla se bacane kA eka hI rAstA hai aura vaha hai, moharahita mahAtmAnoM ke jJAna aura vacana kA Azraya lenA / isake sivAya usase bacA nahIM jA sktaa|| aisA hI eka mata, isa jagat meM, ajJAnavAdiyoM kA hai| unakA kahanA hai ki jJAna se hI sArA kalaha utpanna hotA hai / jJAna "prApti kA prayAsa isa jagat meM jahA~ taka nahIM rukatA vahA~ taka -duHkha kA aMta nahIM aataa| isa prakAra sampUrNa jJAna kI jar3a -khodane kA prayAsa kiyA jAtA hai, paraMtu aisA karate anajAne bhI unake dvArA jJAna kA samarthana ho jAtA hai / isakA kAraNa yaha hai "ki, jJAna anartha kA mUla hai," unake isa pratipAdana kA janma bhI jJAna se hI huA hai| yadi vaha bhI ajJAna se utpanna hunA hotA to unako bhI mAnya nahIM ho sktaa| Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 257 . jJAna kA khaMDana karate samaya jaise jJAna kA maMDana ho jAtA hai, vaise hI mUrti kA khaMDana karane vAlA svayaM anajAne hI 'mUrti' kA hI maMDana kara detA hai| 'mUrti' athavA usako pUjA kA khaMDana karane vAle apane vicAra dUsaroM ko samajhAne hetu akSarAkAra mUrtiyoM kA Azraya lete haiM, kyoMki unake vicAroM ko pratipAdita karane vAlI pustakeM nirAkAra vicAra ko samajhAne vAlI eka prakAra kI mUrtiyA~ hI haiM / mUrti athavA usakI pUjA ke viruddha mata rakhane vAle, mUrtipUjakoM kI sacce-jhUThe aneka tarIkoM se niMdA karane kA dhaMdhA lekara baiThe hote haiN| ve mUrtipUjaka ke aneka doSa hU~Dhate haiM tathA na milane para naye taiyAra karate haiM / mUrti aura usakI pUjA satya se paripUrNa hai| sukha-prApti kA isase bar3hakara athavA usakI barAbarI kA anya koI mArga abhI taka to prApta nahIM huA hai| isa mArga ko batAne vAle jJAnI puruSa jitanA jJAna, buddhi athavA dUradarzitA vartamAna ke manuSyoM meM abhI taka pragaTa nahIM ho sakI hai| paraMtu baMdara ko to ratna bhI eka kA~ca kA Tukar3A mAlUma hotA hai, usI prakAra aparipakva buddhi vAle mUrtipUjA jaise sarvottama anuSThAna ko bhI hAnikAraka kahakara usakI nindA karate haiM / "mUrtipUjA hAnikAraka hai, tyAjya hai, atizayokti vAlI hai, peTa bharane vAloM ne apane svArtha ke liye utpanna kI hai, bher3a cAla hai, svataMtra vicAroM ke lie asamartha loga hI binA vicAre usakA AcaraNa kara rahe haiM, mUrti-pUjA se deza kA patana aura barbAdI hotI hai, mUrti pUjA se buddhi jar3a banatI jAtI hai / " isa prakAra aneka taraha se, kisI prakAra kA abhyAsa kiye binA hI, mUrtipUjA ke viruddha apUrNa jJAnI loga apanA abhiprAya vyakta karate haiN| Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 isa sthiti kA kAraNa yaha hai ki Aja ke aMgrejI par3he likhe logoM meM se 75 yA 60 pratizata logoM ko, Izvara ko mAnane kI zrAvazyakatA mahasUsa nahIM hotI / dharma karanA, bekAroM kA kAma lagatA hai / zAlAoM ke zikSaka bhI 66 pratizata saMskAra rahita hote haiM zraura bAlakoM ke komala mastiSka para nirantara isa bAta ke kusaMskAra dete rahate haiM ki dharma burA hai, jhUThA hai / aMgrejI par3he likhe logoM ko acche aura bar3e mAnane vAle saiMkar3oM loga, unake vacanoM ko devavAraNI kI taraha saccA mAna baiThate haiM / prajJAna aMdhakAra kA bhrama zAstra ke prakAza ke binA kabhI bhI nahIM Tala sakatA / jisa prakAra jyotiSa zAstra ko samajhane ke liye bAraha yA aThAraha varSa taka kaThora parizrama se abhyAsa karanA cAhiye aura tabhI vaha samajha meM AtA hai / anyathA vaha bhrama, Thaga vidyA jaisA lagatA hai / usI prakAra mUrti aura usakI pUjA kA rahasya samajhane ke liye bhI varSoM taka dhairyapUrvaka abhyAsa karanA caahiye| maMtrazAstra, yogazAstra, jyotiSazAstra, Ayurveda, dhanurveda Adi zAstroM aura vidyAoM ko jAnane tathA unakA saccA rahasya samajhane ke liye varSoM taka parizrama kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai / vaise hI adhyAtmazAstra ke aMgabhUta paramAtma-pratimA-pUjana Adi kA saccA rahasya samajhane ke liye bhI dIrghakAla taka parizrama kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai / aMgrejI par3he likhoM meM bhI bahuta se uttama vRtti ke hote haiM, satya ko khojane kI jijJAsA vAle hote haiM aura ve jo svIkAra karate haiM, use aMta:karaNa ke vizvAsa ke bAda hI zuddha buddhi se svIkAra karane vAle hote haiM, parantu aise loga bhI adhyAtmazAstra ke liye satya ko khojane kA tanika bhI kaSTa nahIM uThAte tatha Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 pUrvAgraha ke adhIna hokara apanI icchAnusAra khaMDana karane laga jAte haiM / jisa bAta kA ve khaMDana karate haiM, use pUrA socate bhI nahIM / vaha khaMDanIya hai athavA nahIM, isako bhI jA~ca nahIM karate / kisI prAgevAna ne khaMDana kiyA, dUsare A~kha mU~dakara usakA anusaraNa karate haiM va aMdhoM ko senA kI taraha eka ke bAda eka khaDDa e meM girate jAte haiM, svayaM hita ke mArga se bhraSTa hone ke sAtha sAtha anekoM ko bhI bhraSTa karate haiM / peTa bharane kA udyama sIkhane meM hI jinhoMne jIvana kA bar3A bhAga bItA diyA ho. ve paramezvara kI upAsanA aura bhakti ke liye atyanta Avazyaka aisI bhagavAn kI mUrti, mandira aura usakI pUjA ke liye manacAhI bAteM kareM to usa para buddhimAna logoM ko jarA bhI dhyAna nahIM denA cAhiye / 'mUrti pUjana pUrva kalyANa ko sAdhane vAlA hai', aisA saMgamI puruSa zAstroM meM pharamAte haiM / dUsaroM ko yaha bAta samajha meM nahIM prAve to isameM unakI aparipakva buddhi kA hI doSa samajhanA cAhiye / zAstroM kA rahasya samajhane ke liye buddhi ko sUkSma banAne kI AvazyakatA hai / kisI ko bijalI meM kucha daivavata mAlUma na hotA ho to vaha bhale hI aisA ma'ne parantu 'eDIsana' jaise vidvAn ko bijalI meM jo ananta camatkAroM kA jJAna hone se to usakI zravagaNanA nahIM kara sakate hai / 'eDosana' ko mUrkha athavA gappI kahane vAlA svayaM apanI hI mUrkhatA prakaTa karatA hai / vaise hI hajAroM vidvAnoM ko mUrti kA jo rahasya jJAta huA, vaha ina logoM Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 ko mAlUma nahIM huA, jinameM unakI vidvattA aura sAmarthya kA lAkhavA~ hissA bhI nahIM hai| kevala itanI sI bAta se unakA rahasya naSTa nahIM ho jaataa| jJAna svarUpa paramAtmA, saMyamI puruSoM ko hI pratyakSa hote haiN| unakI mUrti kI sthApanA aura unakA dhyAna pUjana, sabhI saMyamI puruSoM se karAyA huA hotA hai aura isaliye vaha satya hai| kitane hI kahate haiM ki-'paramezvara nirAkAra hai, usako mU ti kaise ho sakatI hai ?' AkAra vAle kI hI mUrti ho sakatI hai aura nirAkAra kI nahIM, aisA kahanA bhI galata hai / 'nirAkAra kI mUrti nahIM ho sakatI', vivAda ke liye eka bAra aisA mAna bhI liyA jAe to bhI AkAra vAle kI mati ho sakatI hai, yaha kisa prakAra siddha hotA hai ? gAya, bhaiMsa athavA ghor3e ke citra asalI ghor3e, gAya athavA bhaiMsa se kisa prakAra milate haiM ? vAstavika ghor3A tIna-cAra hAtha U~cA aura cAra-pA~ca hAtha lambA hotA hai jabaki citra kA ghor3A kaI bAra do-tIna iMca bhI lambA-caur3A nahIM hotaa| asalI ghor3A hinahinAtA hai, ghAsa khAtA hai, pAnI pItA hai, manuSya ko apane Upara biThAkara kaI mIla taka le jAtA hai; citra kA ghor3A inameM se kucha bhI nahIM krtaa| asalI ghor3e ke sAtha citra ke ghor3e kI tulanA kI jAya, aisI usameM eka bhI bAta nahIM hotii| AkAra vAlI vastu kI bhI isa prakAra saccI mUrti banAnA azakya hai to nirAkAra kI mUrti banAnA azakya ho isameM kahane kI kyA bAta hai ? kisI bhI aMza meM samAnatA na ho, aisI mUrtiyAM aura citra banAkara unakA jJAna dene meM prAtA hai aura usa jJAna ___ Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 261 ko dene meM kiyA gayA prayatna saphala hotA bhI dikhAI detA hai, to phira nirAkAra vastu kA jJAna dene ke liye usakI mUrti banAne kA prayatna galata aura niSphala hai, aisA kaise kahA jA sakatA hai ? AkAra vAlI vastu kA jJAna dene kA sAdhana jaise mUrti hai, vaise hI nirAkAra vastu kA bhI jJAna dene kA sAdhana mUrti hI hai / __ mUrtipUjA kA khaMDana karane vAle apane AkAra rahita vicAroM ko, dUsaroM ko samajhAne ke liye mUrti kA hI Azraya lete haiN| unakI sArI pustakeM nirAkAra vicAroM ko samajhAne vAlI mUrtiyA~ hI haiN| do-cAra akSaroM vAle nAma meM bhI, nAmavAle se kucha aMza meM bhI samAnatA ho, aisA kyA hai ? 'dayAnaMda'aise cAra akSara vAle nAma meM 'dayAnaMda sarasvatI' ke bhagIratha prayatna kA, avirata utsAha kA athavA apUrva vidvattA kI jAnakArI karAne vAlA aisA kyA hai ? phira bhI do cAra akSaroM ke samudAya se banI huI akSara mUrti ko dekhakara usase kitane bhaktoM kA hRdaya apUrva bhakti rasa se nahIM bhara jAtA hai ? vicAra jaisI nirAkAra vastu kA, dUsaroM ko bodha karavAne ke liye Ter3he meDhe va Ar3e-tirache akSaroM athavA unakI prAkRtiyA~, ki jo, vicAroM ke svarUpa ke sAtha lezamAtra bhI samAna nahIM haiM, kA nitya upayoga karate hue bhI mUrtipUjA kA khaMDana karane vAle dayA pAtra loga, apane Apako kisa prakAra buddhimAna kaha sakate haiM ? ___ aphrikA ke 'hanziyoM ke sAmane Agama zAstroM ko rakho to unheM ve kIr3e makor3e jaisI TeDhI meDhI lakIroM ke samAna hI lageMge / jagat ke vizva vikhyAta pustakAlayoM meM kutte billiyoM ka chor3a diyA jAya to unako jJAna ke bhaMDAra rUpa mahA mUlya Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 262 vAna pustakeM bhI muMha meM DAlakara tor3ane-phor3ane jaisI ho lagego athavA khelane ke sAdhana rUpa hI lagegI ! paraMtu jinako bhASAjJAna ho cukA hai aura jisase ve akSaroM kI mUrti ke pIche rahane vAle jJAna rUpI prakAza ko dekha sakate haiM, ve bho kyA pustakoM ko tuccha buddhi vAle kutte, billI kI bhA~ti dA~ta meM DAlakara tor3ane* phor3ane athavA khelane ke sAdhana rUpa mAneMge ? manuSya deha milane para bhI tathA kutte se hajAra guNI athavA lAkhaguraNI buddhi milane para bhI, 'mUrti nirAkAra vastu kA bodha nahIM karavAtI tathA jJAna ke rahasya ko prakAza meM lAne meM asamartha hai, aisA buddhimAn loga mAne, isake samAna asaMgata bAta aura kyA ho sakatI hai ? jJAna kI jAnakArI kA dvAra yadi mUrti hai to phira jJAna svarUpa paramezvara ko jAnane kA dvAra bhI mUrti hI hogA, isameM Azcarya kaisA ? mUrti kA prAzraya liye binA nirAkara vastu kA bodha kiyA jA sakatA hai, aisA jo mAnate haiM, unakI buddhi kuzAgra nahIM para kuThita hai| jagat meM jar3a va cetana do tattva haiN| cetana tattva kI zakti batalAne kA dvAra, jar3a tattva hai| manuSya kI prAtmA apane astitva kA aura apanI sArI zaktiyoM kA bhAna deha rUpI jar3a mUrti dvArA hI karavA sakatI hai| deha rUpa jar3a mUrti ke abhAva meM, prAtmA ne apane astitva kA aura svayaM kI zaktiyoM kA jJAna dUsaroM ko karAyA ho, aisA eka bhI udAharaNa nahIM diyA jA sktaa| bijalI aura vASpa kI apAra zakti bhI jar3a yaMtroM kA Azraya lekara hI batAI jA sakatI hai tathA kAma meM lI jA sakatI hai| kevala caitanya athavA kevala nirAkAra akriya hI hotA hai / kartA sAkAra sAdhanoM dvArA hI kriyA kara sakatA hai| Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 263 sthUla jagat meM jo niyama haiM ve hI niyama sUkSma jagat meM bhI haiN| nirAkAra zakti kA anubhava karane kI icchA rakhane vAlA yadi sAkAra mUrti dvArA prayatna kare, tabhI vaha saphala hotA hai / nirAkAra AtmA kA anubhava, sAkAra deha ke binA nahIM ho sakatA, vaise hI nirAkAra jJAna bhI sAkAra zarIra aura usake hAtha, paira, jIbha Adi avayavoM ke binA pragaTa nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / pustaka Adi AkAra vAlI mUrtiyoM ke binA nirAkAra siddhAntoM ke prasAraNa kA anya koI bhI mArga Aja taka nahIM khojA jA sakA hai| isa prakAra koI bhI nirAkAra dravya, sAkAra dravya kI sahAya binA jaba buddhi meM nahIM utara sakatA, to sabhI rahasyoM ke rahasya, atyaMta nigUDha aura nirAkAra paramAtmA, sAkAra vastu ke prAlaMbana liye binA buddhi meM utara jAya, kyA yaha saMbhava hai ? praNava arthAt omkAra brahma kA vAcaka hai, aisA sabhI zAstra svIkAra karate haiM / usAkA jApa, bhAvana aura dhyAna karane se brahma kA jJAna hotA hai| aba isa prom kAra aura usake brahma meM kyA samAnatA hai ? brahma cidAnanda svarUpa hai aura usake anubhava se manuSya, janma, jarA tathA maraNa ke kaSTa se mukti pA jAtA hai jabaki praNava arthAt omkAra utpatti evaM vinAza ke svabhAvavAlA tathA jar3a hai / kAgaja ke Tukar3e para likhA humA vaha pratyeka vyakti ko jJAna athavA AnaMda dene vAlA nahIM hotA tathA usako dene vAle Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 sabhI ke janma-maraNa ke duHkhoM kA vaha nAza nahIM krtaa| phira bhI anubhavI loga jAnate haiM ki yahI omkAra zabda usake vidhi pUrvaka kiye gaye jApa aura dhyAna se brahma kA sAkSAtkAra karavAtA hai| ajJAnI ga~vAra ko omkAra ('zro pro' aise zabda se) peTa meM zUla uThane kI bhrAnti; paidA karane vAlA hotA hai jabaki jJAnI ke mana meM paramAtmA athavA brahma ke svarUpa kA bodha karavAne ke liye, Aja taka ke khoje hue sabhI zabdoM meM, sarvopari pada ko bhogatA hai| pratyeka zAstra aura mantroM meM usakA pramukha sthAna hai tathA prAraMbha meM usIkI sthApanA kI jAtI hai / 'AkAravAlI mUrti nirAkAra kA bodha karavAne meM asamartha haiM, aisA mAnane vAle omkAra kA jApa nahIM kara sakate / parantu jo akSarAkAra omkAra paramAtmA kA bodha karavA sakatA hai to paramAtmA kA bodha karAne vAlI anya prAkRtiyoM aura mUrtiyoM ko nirarthaka athavA hAnikAraka nahIM kahA jA sktaa| praNava kA ciMtana paramAtmA kA sAkSAtkAra karA sakatA hai aura mUrti nahIM karA sakatI, isake liye koI bhI pramANa nahIM hai / / ___ "mUrti paramezvara hai," aisA mUrti pUjaka nahIM mAnate haiM parantu mUrtipUjana paramezvara kI upAsanA tathA unakA jJAna prApta karane kA eka zreSTha sAdhana hai, aisA mAnate haiN| ... mUrtipUjaka patthara, dhAtu, lakar3I athavA miTTI athavA unakI vizeSa prakAra kI ghar3hI huI prAkRti ko hI Izvara nahIM mAna lete| patthara, dhAtu, lakar3I athavA miTTI ko hI yadi ve Izvara mAnate Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 265 hote to jagat meM ve vastue~ jahA~ 2 haiM una sabakI ve pUjA karate parantu koI bhI mUrtipUjaka apane dharma-sthAna meM rahe patthara, lakar3I ke stambha, pAnI pIne ke pAtra athavA A~gana meM par3I miTTI ko kabhI nahIM pUjate / yadi pASANa Adi kI AkRti ko hI Izvara mAnate hote to mUrtiyA~ becane vAle kI dukAna para jAkara usako vaMdana karate aura vastra, alaMkAra athavA naivedya Adi samarpita kara dete parantu isa prakAra koI bhI mUrtipUjaka karatA huA dekhA nahIM gayA / isase siddha hotA hai ki-mUrtipUjaka mUrti ko hI Izvara nahIM mAnate kintu mati rUpI dvAra ke mAdhyama se ve kisI anya agamya vastu ko hI Izvara mAnate haiM tathA usakI arcanA, pUjA athavA bhakti karate haiM / agamya Izvara kA bodha karane ke liye mUrtipUjaka, mUrti kA Azraya letA hai, isameM burAI kyA hai ? lAkhoM mIla vistAra vAlI pRthvI kA jJAna vidyArthI ko kyA eka choTe ghar3e jitanI miTTI ke gole se athavA tIna sAr3he tIna phITa caurasa nakze se nahIM karAyA jA sakatA ? AkAza meM udita dvitIyA ke caMdramA ko dekhane ke liye, kyA koI chappara yA per3a para, dekhane vAle kI dRSTi prAraMbha meM sthApita nahIM kI jAtI ? sUkSma vastu kA bhAna karAne ke liye sthUla padArthoM kA Azraya isa jagat meM sabhI jagaha buddhimAn loga lete haiM, to sUkSmAtisakSma paramezvara kA jJAna karavAne ke liye aura bhakti pragaTa karane ke liye zAstrakAra maharSioM ne mUrti kI yojanA kI ho, to usameM Azcarya cakita hone jaisA kyA hai ? agamya vastu kA jJAna hamezA jAnI-pahacAnI bastuoM dvArA hI karAyA jA sakatA hai| Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 jo zikSaka vidyArthI kI buddhi meM utArane ke lie aneka prakAra ke jAne-mAne sthUla dRSTAMta de sakate haiM, ve kuzala "zikSaka mAne jAte haiM; jo aisA nahIM kara sakate, ve kitane bhI vidvAn hone para bhI zikSaka banane yogya nahIM gine jAte / paramezvara kA jJAna saba se agamya jJAna hai aura use dene ke liye atyanta sUkSma buddhi vAle maharSiyoM ne mUrti dvArA jo kuzalatA dikhAI hai aisI, pRthvI ke kisI bhI deza ke dharmapravartaka bhAgya se hI dikhA sake hoM ? jJAna ke gUr3hatama rahasyoM - ko samajhAne ke liye pratyeka deza ke vidvAnoM ne sAMketika citroM ke dvArA, gUDhAkSaroM dvArA gUDha zabdoM dvArA, rUpaka dvArA aura kathAoM dvArA tathA sAtha hI sAtha mUrtiyoM dvArA bar3e bar3e prayAsa kiye haiM / parantu ina saba meM zrArya maharSiyoM ne jo sUkSma dRSTi aura buddhi kA camatkAra batAyA hai aisA Aja taka koI bhI batAne meM samartha nahIM ho sakA hai / uttama kalyANakAraka rahasya - sAmAnya buddhi kI prajA ko samajhAne ke liye, una rahasyoM ko saMketa meM utAranA koI khilavAr3a nahIM haiM / jaise 2 buddhi vaibhava bar3hatA hai, vaise 2 yaha zakti zrAtI hai / thor3e meM adhika artha batalAne kA kArya, sUkSma buddhi vAle loga hI kara sakate haiM / praraNava prathavA omkAra ke eka hI akSara meM kitanA nigUr3ha rahasya samajhAyA gayA hai usakI kalpanA bhI prAja koI nahIM kara sakatA / tIna-cAra zabda se bane eka hI sUtra se saikar3oM pRSThoM meM samAne yogya artha batalAne meM, purAne RSi muni kitane -saphala siddha hue haiM, yaha bAta vizva vikhyAta hai / isa prakAra gUr3ha rahasya ko batAne vAle saMketoM ko taiyAra karane meM agAdha buddhi bala kI AvazyakatA hai / asAdhAraNa Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 267 buddhi kI khAna prAcIna maharSi praNava jaise, eka hI saMketa ko taiyAra kara ruka nahIM gaye, parantu buddhi se asaMkhya bheda vAle manuSyoM ko dekhakara, ina sabako jJAna ke mArga meM prAkarSita karane ke lie saiMkar3oM saMketoM ko taiyAra karane meM prayatnazola bane haiM aura saMketa banAne ke, unake prabala prayAsa ke pariNAmasvarUpa ho, asaMkhya bheda vAlI akSarAdi kI tathA pASANAdi kI mUrtiyA~ dikhAI detI haiN| - 'mUrtiyA~ Izvara ke svarUpa athavA jJAna ke gambhIra rahasyoM ko na samajhane se nikalI hai, athavA prAcIna kAla ke manuSyoM kI buddhi bAlyAvasthA meM thI, usa samaya nikalI hai",-aisA nahIM hai parantu Izvara ke svarUpa ko evaM jJAna ke gahana rahasyoM ko samajhane ke bAda hI buddhi kI prauDha avasthA meM se nikalI haiN| yaha bAta satya hai ki Aja mUrtiyA~ rahI haiM para ina mUrtiyoM se sUcita hone vAle rahasya ko hU~Dha nikAlane kI kalA kA adhikAMza lopa ho gayA hai| para isameM matiyoM kA kyA doSa ki unakA khaMDana kiyA jAya ? kisI gUr3ha bhASA meM likhita grantha apane ajJAna se hamako samajha meM na Ave to usake liye usa bhASA ko samajhane kA prayatna karanA adhika ucita hai yA una granthoM kA Dhera banAkara unakI holI jalAnA ? granthoM meM akSaroM evaM zabdoM ke mAdhyama se jJAna ko prakAzita kiyA gayA hai aura mUrtiyoM meM unakI prAkRti Adi ke dvArA / para donoM hI jJAna ke sUcaka saMketa haiN| eka dRSTi se mUrti, granthoM kI apekSA adhika U~ce anubhava jJAna kA pratIka hai| mUrti kA vidhi pUrvaka upayoga karane vAlA isa bAta ko acchI taraha jAna sakatA hai| to phira granthoM ko, Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 268 jJAna kA sAdhana mAnanA tathA mUrti ko ajJAna bar3hAne vAlI aura buddhi ko jar3a karane vAlI samajhanA, kitanI bhUla hai ? koI kahegA ki granthoM se to jJAna prApta hone kA pratyakSa anubhava hotA hai para mUrti se jJAna prApti kI pratIti kahA~ hotI hai ? usakA uttara yaha hai ki granthoM se jJAna prApta hotA hai parantu kisako ? jo grantha ko samajhane meM samartha ho usako; sabako nahIM / gAya, bhaiMsa, kutte Adi ko granthoM kA jJAna kaise nahIM hotA ? gA~va ke prazikSita logoM ko granthoM se jJAna kyoM nahIM hotA ? mUrti ke saMbaMdha meM aisA hI hai / jaise bhASA kA jJAna prApta karane ke bAda grantha kA adhyayana karane vAle ko grantha se jJAna hotA hai, vaise hI mUrti kA vidhipUrvaka niyamita arcana pUjana karane vAle ko hI mUrti se jJAna hotA hai / jaise bhASA ke adhyayana meM aneka kakSAe~ haiM aura kitanI hI kakSAe~ pAra karane vAle ko hI bhASA kA jJAna hotA hai aura grantha samajhane kI zakti AtI hai para kakkA yA bArAkSarI par3he vyakti ko, prauDha lekha samajhane kI zakti nahIM AtI, vaise hI mUrti ko kevala caMdana, puSpa car3hAne vAle ko athavA usake caraNoM para girane vAle ko mUrti kA rahasya samajhane kI zakti nahIM prAtI hai / 9 logoM meM jo mUrti pUjA pracalita hai vaha mUrti pUjA ko pahalI yA dUsarI pustaka hai / isase Age bar3hane kA hai / jo dhairyapUrvaka pahalI kakSA ko pArakara Upara kI kakSA para car3hate jAte haiM unako mUrtipUjA kA alabhya lAbha prApta hue binA nahIM rahatA / Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 266 mUrtipUjA kI prathama kakSA ke kartavya kA bhI jo barAbara "pAlana karate haiM, unakA aMtaHkaraNa mUrti pUjana nahIM karane vAloM kI tulanA meM adhika sAtvika aura samAdhAna vAlA hotA hai / Age kI kakSAoM kA bodha karAne vAlA use koI milA nahIM, isase ve vahIM ke vahIM aTake rahe, parantu yadi unheM vahA~ koI bodha karAne vAlA mile aura ve prayatna kareM to tattvajJAna meM kAphI Age bar3he binA nahIM rheN| mUrtipUjana nahIM karane vAle kA aMtaHkaraNa bhakti zUnya, tAmasI, anirNIta, goTAle vAlA aura beDhaMgA hotA hai jabaki mUrtipUjaka sAtvika, bhaktimAn aura adhika samAdhAna vAlI manovRtti ko dhAraNa karane vAlA hotA hai| vaha mUrtipUjaka ko maMda buddhi vAlA samajhatA hai, jabaki vAstava meM usakI apekSA vaha svayaM maMda buddhi vAlA hotA hai / mUrti ko ur3Akara paramezvara kA ve kucha bhI adhika jJAna prApta nahIM kara sakate / paramezvara kA jJAna kevala zAstroM meM se unakA svarUpa jAnane mAtra se nahIM hotA para anubhava karane se hotA hai| jisane nAraMgI nahIM khAI, usake Age nAraMgI kA kitanA bhI varNana karane para bhI use nAraMgI ke svAda kA leza mAtra bhI jJAna nahIM hotaa| sthUla vastuoM meM jaba aisA hotA hai, to sUkSma meM to vaisA ho, isameM Azcarya kyA hai ? paramezvara jaisA hai usakA vaisA anubhava zabdoM se leza mAtra "bhI nahIM hotaa| nAraMgI ke anubhava ke liye jaise nAraMgI ko khAnA par3atA hai, vaise hI paramezvara kA anubhava karane ke lie use pUjanAdi ke dvArA pratyakSa karanA par3atA hai| jo jo vastu agamya Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 270 hotI hai usa usa vastu ke svarUpa kA anubhava-jJAna mana se unauna agamya vastuoM ko ekAgra karane se hotA hai / gurutvAkarSaNa kA agamya niyama 'nyUTana' ne kisa prakAra TUDha nikAlA? 'eDIsana' ne bijalI ke vividha kArya aura unakA upayoga kisa prakAra khoja nikAlA? jisa jisa kA jJAna prApta karane kA hotA hai, usa usa meM mana ko tathA vicAra ko ekAgra karane se ! rahasyajJAna kA prakAza karane vAlI ekAgratA eka dina meM nahIM hotii| mana ko caMcalatA abhyAsa ke binA nahIM mitttii| ataH paramezvara kA agamya jJAna prApta karane ke icchuka ko sarva prathama paramezvara meM ekAgra banane kI AvazyakatA hai aura tatpazcAt usakA kadama kadama para abhyAsa karane ko dUsarI AvazyakatA hai| ekAgratA kA prathama caraNa mUrti pUjana hai| mUrti ko nahIM mAnane vAle bhale aisA kaheM ki, 'hama mana ko nirAkAra Izvara meM ekAgra karane meM samartha haiM aura hamArA kArya mAnasika pUjana karane kA hai' parantu unake netra, vacana aura vyavahAra spaSTa rUpa se batAte haiM ki ve sabhI kevala ADambara-- pUrvaka kI gaI bAteM haiN| eka aMka par3he binA, gaNita kI bar3I bar3I bAteM karane meM koI samartha nahIM hotA, vaise hI ekAgratA prApta karane meM kramavAra sIr3hiyA~ pAra kiye binA koI bhI ekAgratA ko prApta nahIM kara sktaa| pratyeka vyakti ekAgratA ko nahIM sAdha sktaa| ekAgratA kI sAdhanA karane vAle pratyeka vyakti ko cAhe vaha vidyA viSayaka ho, kalA viSayaka ho, vyApAra viSayaka ho athavA adhyAtma viSayaka ho, prAraMbha meM mUrti kA sahArA lenA hI par3atA Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 271 hai aura isa mUrti meM mana ko lagAne ke abhyAsa se dhIre-dhIre aMta:karaNa kA bala bar3hane se adhika sUkSma padArthoM meM athavA dharma meM ekAgratA sAdhI jA sakatI hai|| ___ mUrtipUjana meM aMtaHkaraNa kA bala bar3hane ke, jo jo niyama haiM ve sabhI prAzcaryapUrNa DhaMga se bane hue haiN| mUrti meM Izvara kI bhAvanA kara mUrtipUjaka usakI pUjA-arcanA karatA hai, jisase usa samaya usake aMtaHkaraNa meM adhika U~cI bhAvanA ramaNa karatI hai| use snAna, vastra, alaMkAra, naivedya Adi samarpita karane se aMtaHkaraNa meM paramezvara saMbaMdhI prema aura bhakti kA poSaNa hotA hai| -- mUrti ke rUpa meM eka sthAna meM paramezvara kA Aropa kiyA huprA hone se utane hI sthAna meM usakI vRtti zIghra ekAgra banatI hai| vaha jitane samaya taka pUjana karatA hai utanI dera usakI vRttiyA~, jo ki Upara se dekhane para jar3a padArtha ke Azrita dikhAI detI haiM, vAstava meM jar3a meM Agepita Izvara-tattva kA prati pala saMbaMdha jor3ane ke lie chaTapaTAtI haiN| isase usake aMta karaNa meM Izvara saMbaMdhI vicAroM kA eka zuddha dravya jamatA jAtA hai aura usa dravya meM nitya abhyAsa kI vRddhi ke sAtha Izvara meM usakA prema aura bhakti bar3hatI jAtI hai| isake sAtha jisa sthAna meM vaha matipUjana karatA hai, usa sthAna kA vAtAvaraNa bhI usake pavitra vicAroM dvArA adhika se adhika pavitra banatA jAtA hai aura sadaiva aisA hone se aMta meM usa devagRha kI pavitratA evaM AdhyAtmikatA kisI vilakSaNa zAMti ko, bhakti ko aura vRtti ke ucca bhAva ko pragaTa karane vAlI hotI hai / Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 272 isa prakAra aneka dRSTiyoM se vicAra karane para mUrtipUjA manuSya kI buddhi ko jar3a na karake adhika zuddha, adhika bhakti vAlI aura adhika AdhyAtmika karane meM samartha hotI hai| sthAnasthAna para nirmita devAlayoM evaM maMdiroM se, Arya prajA ke isa AdhyAtmika bala kI rakSA hotI hai, jabaki mUrti pUjana kI vidhi ke prati durlakSya hone se tathA vyavasthApakoM ke ajJAna se adhyAtmabala, kaI sthAnoM meM kevala nAma mAtra kA hI dekhane meM AtA hai, phira bhI yaha nAma mAtra kA adhyAtmabala bhI mUrti pUjana rahita - sthAnoM kI prajAoM ke adhyAtmabala kI tulanA meM saiMkar3oM guNA zreSTha hai| sthAna sthAna para devAlaya hone se aneka bAra rAste meM calate-calate Arya prajA ko Izvara ke prati apanI vRtti ko abhimukha karane kA avasara prApta hotA hai| kitane hI kahate haiM ki, mUrtipUjA meM dUsarA koI doSa nahIM para isakI Ar3a meM svArthI loga kaI prapaMca calAte haiM aura bholI prajA ko lUTate haiN| aise duSToM kI svArtha siddhi na ho, isa hetu mUrtipUjA ko rokanA caahiye| yaha vicAra 'bhaiMsa kI bhUla aura bhiztI ko sajA' dene jaisA hai| mUrtipUjA ko Ar3a meM mUrtipUjaka khUba khAte pIte haiM aura prajA ko Thagate haiM to mUrti ko nahIM mAnane vAlA, kyA yaha saba kucha nahIM karatA ? mUrti ko nahIM mAnane vAle, sabhI kyA apanA nirvAha ImAnadArI se karate haiM ? kyA ve sabhI noti ke siddhAntoM kA tana mana se anusaraNa karate haiM ? yadi aisA nahIM hai to jaise doSa hone para bhI amUrtipUjakoM ko nibhA liyA jAtA hai vaise hI mUrtipUjakoM meM bhI koI doSayukta ho to usake prati ghaNA rakhane se kyA lAbha ? unako to "sudhArane kA prayatna karanA caahiye| kisI bhI dRSTi se yogya Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 273 vicAra se mUrtipUjA kA khaMDana nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| manuSyoM ke svabhAva meM yaha vRtti hai| mati ko nahIM mAnane vAle pAzcAtya loga bhI apanI priyatamA ke sira ke bAloM kI kaTI latA ko prema se, chAtI se lagAte haiM, IsAI kallita dA~ta ko aura aisI hI saiMkar3oM vastuoM ko atyaMta prema se pUjate haiM tathA mUrtipUjakoM kI apekSA adhika bAhya prADambara karate haiN| mUrtipUjA ko tiraskAra se dekhane vAle kabra para pUla car3hAte haiM, dhArmika pustakoM ke prati bahuta Adara bhAva rakhate haiM, apane rAjA-rAnI, netA yA bar3e saradAra ke putale kA koI durjana apamAna kare to ve bar3A apamAna huA mAnate hai, svataMtratA ke jhaMDe kI zobhAyAtrA nikAlate haiM aura jisa 2 rAste se vaha zobhAyAtrA jAtI hai usa 2 rAste ke sabhI loga jhaMDe ko dekhakara apanI TopI utAra lete haiN| isa prakAra mUrtipUjA sarvatra vyApta hai aura usameM bar3A satya samAyA huA hai / jo mUrti pUjA karate haiM, ve pApa nahIM karate para apanA hita hI sAdhate haiM / mUrtipUjA apane Apa meM doSapUrNa nahIM hai, para usakI vidhi logoM ko jaisI samajhAnI cAhiye vaisI barAbara samajhAI nahIM gaI, itanA hI doSa hai / vidhi na samajhAne se aura to koI nukasAna nahIM, para mUrtipUjaka Age nahIM bar3hate, itanI hI hAni hai aura aisI hAni to mUrti ko nahIM pUjane vAle bhI bhoga hI rahe haiN| ___mUrtipUjaka to eka do sIr3hI bhI AdhyAtmika mArga meM Age bar3he hue haiM jabaki mUrti ko nahIM pUjane vAloM kI sthiti to kisI bhI sIr3hI meM nahIM paatii| isaliye mUrtipUjakoM ko apane pUjana kI vidhi kA uddhAra karane kI jitanI AvazyakatA hai... utanI hI mUrti na mAnane vAloM ko apanA ghara sudhArane kI hai| Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ _pU0 panyAsajI ma. sA0 dvArA saMpAdita sAhitya hindI sAhitya 1. jena mArga paricaya 2. mahAmaMtra kI anuprekSA 3. parameSThi namaskAra gujarAto sAhitya 4. jena mArga ko pichAraNa 5. anuprekSA 6. pratimA pUjana deva darzana 8. dharma zraddhA 6. parameSThi namaskAra ane sAdhanA 10. namaskAra mahA maMtra 11. namaskAra dohana / namaskAra mimAMsA 13. tattva dohana 14. tattva prabhA 15. manana mAdhurI 16. prArthanA 17. AstikatA no Adarza 18. ArAdhanA no mArga 2 Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________