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________________ | g[bhiBiill Gjt] lekhaka : pUjya panyAsa pravara zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI gaNivarya saMpAdaka : munizrI ratnasena vijayajI
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________________ - ----- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - parosparopagraho jIvAnAm - - - - - pustaka - - - - - ke isa saMskaraNa kA saujanya jaina kuzala yuvaka maNDala choTI dAdAbAr3I, Ara blaoNka, sAutha eksaTeMzana bhAga-2, naI dillI-110049 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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________________ - ----------- -- -- ---- - - - - - - - - prAkkathana kisI bhI rASTra athavA samAja ke sarvAMgINa vikAsa meM yuvA varga kI i sakriya evaM racanAtmaka sahabhAgitA kA mahatvapUrNa yogadAna hotA hai| bhArata kI rAjadhAnI mahAnagara dillI meM, evaM vizeSa rUpa se dakSiNa dillI kSetra meM jaina yuvAoM ke sAmAjika, sAMskRtika evaM dhArmika AsthA ke vikAsa ke kisI sakSama maMca kI AvazyakatA kAphI samaya se tIvratA se mahasUsa kI jA rahI thii| isa dizA meM saMgIta samrATa sva. zrI ghanazyAmadAsa jI jaina kI preraNA, utsAhavardhana evaM mArgadarzana ke dvArA san 1990 meM dakSiNI H dillI kI aitihAsika mahatvapUrNa AsthA-sthalI 'choTI dAdAbAr3I' ke 11 prAMgaNa meM kucha jAgarUka yuvakoM dvArA jaina kuzala yuvaka maNDala kA gaThana // kiyA gyaa| jAti, dharma va sampradAya ke bheda-bhAva se dUra rahakara sAMskRtika va janakalyANakArI kAryoM ke saMcAlana; sAmAjika, sAMskRtika, zaikSaNika, il khelakUda evaM anukampA sambaMdhI kAryoM ke saMcAlana va tadviSayaka pravRttiyoM ke vikAsa ke mahanIya uddezyoM ko lekara maNDala ne apanI yAtrA kA zubhAraMbha kiyaa| zanaiH-zanaiH isake sadasyoM kI saMkhyA bar3hatI huI vartamAna meM 170 ke karIba ho gaI hai| maNDala ne saMkhyA-bAhulya ke sthAna para kArya-bAhulya ko apanA lakSya nirdhArita karate hue saMgha sevA ke sabhI avasaroM para apane svayaMsevaka sadasyoM kI karmaTha bhAgIdArI se samAja kA sneha prApta kiyaa| vibhinna sAmAjika va sAMskRtika gatividhiyoM ke - - -
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________________ - - - arntagata vibhinna viSayoM para goSThiyoM kA Ayojana, vibhinna dharmasthaloM kI yAtrAyeM, vividhi dhArmika pUjAoM ke Ayojana va viziSTa avasaroM para sAMskRtika kAryakramoM ke mAdhyama se yuvAzakti ko sRjanAtmaka pahala evaM racanAtmaka dizA pradAna kI hai| 300 varSoM se bhI adhika prAcIna choTI dAdAbAr3I ke kaNa-kaNa meM vyApta AdhyAtmika UrjA tathA kalikAla kalpatarU dAdA zrI jina kuzala sUri gurUdeva ke pAvana AzIrvAda kA hI pariNAma hai ki apane sthApanAkAla se hI maMDala ApasI sauhArdra, sAmanjasya evaM sahiSNutA ke dvArA samAjopayogI va loka maMgalakArI vibhinna pravRttiyoM ko saMpAdita karatA rahA hai| maMDala dvArA "pratimA pUjana' nAmaka isa mahattvapUrNa grantha ke H saMskaraNa-mudraNa kA saujanya pradAna karate hue hameM apAra harSa ho rahA hai| isa prakalpa hetu jina mahAnubhAvoM ne Arthika sahayoga pradAna kiyA hai, usake lie hama kRtajJatA jJApita karate haiN| yaha grantha sabhI dharmapremI bandhuoM ke lie bahuta upayogI hogA, isa dRr3ha vizvAsa ke sAtha bhaviSya meM bhI aise hI nitAnta upayogI granthoM ke prakAzana, punarprakAzana Adi pravRttiyoM ko yathA saMbhava jArI rakhane kI zubhecchA hai| ___saMgha tathA samAja sevA ke lie saMkalpita hote hue Apa sabhI ke sakriya sahayoga tathA anubhava siddha mArgadarzana kI apekSA rakhate hue, sadasyagaNa jaina kuzala, yuvaka maNDala choTI dAdAbAr3I jaina maMdira, masjida moTha, sAutha eksaTeMzana bhAga-2, naI dillI-110049 / - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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________________ isa saMskaraNa ke artha sahayoga pradAtA rAzi nAma Teleksela inphosisTama varUNa jemsa Alpasa priMTarsa ema.Ara. inTaraprAiz2eja zubhama inTaraprAijeja Ala paika inDasTrIja mohana lAla candara mohana omegA kriyezansa vAsu inTaraprAijeja rAjadhAnI maiTala nezanala grenAiTa nirmala vijaya yUnAITeDa paikarsa Ananda selsa enake inDiyA rabara kampanI prA. li. pratApa nAhara gautama jaina, kolakAtA niyogI oNphaseTa prA. li. je. sI. ela. iMTaranezanala li. kamalA rAva esosiyeTsa sUrI mArkeTiMga kaM. 5,000-00 5,000-00 3,500-00 3,500-00 3,500-00 3,500-00 3,500-00 2,500-00 2,100-00 2,000-00 2,000-00 2,000-00 2,000-00 2,000-00 2,000-00 2,000-00 2,000-00 1,500-00 1,500-00 500-00 500-00
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________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- pratimA-pUjana lekhaka jina zAsana ke ajor3a prabhAvaka mahArASTra dezoddhAraka sva. pUjyapAda AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya rAmacandra sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ke ziSyaratna adhyAtmayogI, niHspRhaziromaNi pUjyapAda paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI gaNivarya sampAdaka mani zrI ratsena vijayajI mahArAja prakAzaka divyasaMdeza prakAzana 4, merI vilA bilDiMga, pahalA mAlA, mAMjarekara vADI, mathurAdAsa vasanajI roDa, aMdherI (pUrva), bambaI - 400 069
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________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AvaraNa citra paricaya : paramAtmA zrI neminAtha kI bhavya prAcIna pratimA evaM tRtIya dAdAgurUdeva zrImajjinakuzala sUrIzvara jI ma.sA. kI prAcIna caraNa-pAdukA vi.saM. 1671 (san 1671) meM pratiSThita choTI dAdAbAr3I jaina maMdira, masjida moTha, sAutha eksaTeMzana bhAga-2, naI dillI-110049 saMskaraNa : akTUbara, 2004 mUlya : svAdhyAya pratiyAM : 2000 mudraka : saMjaya priMTarsa, 1132, chattA madana gopAla cA~danI cauka, dillI dUrabhASa : 011-23281770 prApti sthAna : kAryAlaya choTI dAdAbAr3I jaina maMdira masjida moTha, sAutha eksaTeMzana bhAga-2, naI dillI-110049 dUrabhASa : 26254879, 26255728
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________________ P - - - dillI ke jaina zvetAmbara maMdiroM kI sUcI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - il 1. zrI jaina maMdira dAdAbAr3I meharaulI, dillI-110060 dUrabhASa: 26644941, 26642640 Iil 2. indraprastha tIrtha zrI sumatinAtha jaina zvetAmbara maMdira zrI jaina zvetAmbara maMdira va pauzAla cairiTebala TrasTa 1997, naugharA, kinArI bAjAra, cA~danI cauka, dillI -110006 dUrabhASa: 23270489 LI 3. zrI jina kuzala sUri jaina maMdira, choTI dAdAbAr3I zrI jina kuzala sUri jaina kharataragaccha dAdAbAr3I TrasTa masjida moTha, sAUtha eksaTenzana pArTa-2, naI dillI -110049 dUrabhASa : 26254879, 26255728 zrI saMbhavanAtha zvetAmbara jaina maMdira zrI jaina zvetAmbara mandira va pauzAla cairiTebala TrasTa 2875, cahalapurI, dharmapurA, kinArI bAjAra, cA~danI cauka dillI-110006 dUrabhASa: 23270489 bhagavAna zrI cintAmaNi pArzvanAtha jaina zvetAmbara maMdira cIrAkhAnA mAlIvAr3A, cA~danI cauka dillI-110006 dUrabhASa: 23258564 zrI zAntinAtha jaina zvetAmbara maMdira zrI AtmAnanda jaina sabhA (raji0) . 2/82, rUpanagara, dillI -110007 dUrabhASa : 23840135 - - - - - -
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________________ 7. zrI vAsupUjya jaina zvetAmbara maMdira 20th kilomITara jI. TI. karanAla roDa, po. o. alIpura, dillI-110036 dUrabhASa : 27206578, 27202225 - - 8. zrI kunthunAtha jaina zvetAmbara maMdira gujarAta vihAra, vikAsa mArga, dillI-110092 dUrabhASa : 22544395 - - T - - 9. bhagavAna vAsupUjya jaina zvetAmbara maMdira plaoNTa naM.-14, sekTara-13, vallabha vihAra rohiNI, dillI-110085 dUrabhASa : 27569445 (zrI nirmala jI) - - - 10. zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha jaina zvetAmbara maMdira zrI AtmAnanda jaina sabhA, zAhadarA bI-9, paMcazIla gArDana, navIna zAhadarA, dillI-110 032 dUrabhASa : 22825088 - 11. zrI kalyANa pArzvanAtha zvetAmbara maMdira gujarAta ApArTamenTa, pItamapurA, dillI-110034 dUrabhASa: 27026059 (zrI kIrtibhAI) 12. zrI sumatinAtha jaina zvetAmbara maMdira . epha-31, mAnasarovara gArDana, naI dillI-110 015 dUrabhASa: 25153033 - gamepperma - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - --
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________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13. paramAtmA zrI saMbhavanAtha maMdira zrI saMbhavanAtha rAjendra jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka saMgha bI-66, viveka vihAra, phez2a-2 dillI -110092 dUrabhASa : 22167730 14. mahAbalI zrIpArzvanAtha evaM upasargahAriNI mA~ padmAvatI maMdira zrI pArzva padmAvatI jinAlaya mahAbalIpurama tIrtha nyAsa mahAbalIpuram, gA~va-bhATI, meharaulI kSetra naI dillI-110074 dUrabhASa: 26652822 15. paramAtmA zrI vimala nAtha maMdira zrI vimalanAtha jaina zvetAmbara saMgha kAkAjI lena, azoka vihAra, phez2a-3 naI dillI -110052 dUrabhASa: 27419173 zrI pArzvanAtha jaina zvetAmbara maMdira nasaratapurA, manohara TaoNkIz2a ke pIche, gAz2iyAbAda (u0 pra0) dUrabhASa: 95120-2853636 17. zrI amIjharA zAntinAtha jaina zvetAmbara tIrtha arabana esTeTa sekTara-4, gur3agAMva, (hariyANA) dUrabhASa: 95124-2253064 18. paramAtmA zrI mahAvIra svAmI maMdira (nirmANAdhIna) zrI mahAvIra svAmI jaina zvetAmbara maMdira TrasTa plATa naM. 1045, sekTara-16. TyUbavela naM. 5 ke pAsa, pharIdAbAda-121002 (hariyANA) dUrabhASa : 0129-2297175. 5007075
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________________ lekhaka kI kalama se... samartha zAstrakAra-maharSi AcArya bhagavanta zrImad haribhadrasUrijI aura unase bhI pUrva ke mahAn pUrvAcArya maharSi pharamAte haiM . * "caityavandanataH samyak, zubho bhAvaH prajAyate / tasmAt karmakSayaH sarvaM, tataH kalyANamaznute / / caitya arthAt jina-mandira athavA zrI jinavimba ko samyag rIti se vandana karane se prakRSTa zubha bhAva paidA hote haiN| zubha bhAva se karma kA kSaya hotA hai 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 vandanakriyA kahate haiN| zrI arihanta ke caityoM ko mana, vacana aura kAyA dvArA vandana karanA, sugandhita puSpamAlA Adi dvArA unakI pUjA karanA, zreSTha vastrAlaMkAroM dvArA unakA satkAra karanA aura guNastutyAdi 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 jahA~ nahIM hai, aise 'nirupasarga' mokSapada ko dene vAle hote haiM, aisA sUtrakAra bhagavanta mUla sUtroM meM pharamAte haiN| _ 'caityavandana' arthAt 'arihantoM kI pratimAoM kA pUjana' kaise hotA hai, isa sambandha meM zabdazAstra-vizArada pharamAte haiM ki - - "cittam - antaHkaraNaM tasya bhAvaH karma vA, pratimAlakSaNam arhaccaityam / arhatAM pratimAH prazastasamAdhi-cittotpAdakatvAt caityAni bhnnynte|" citta yAnI antHkrnn| antaHkaraNa kA bhAva athavA antaHkaraNa kI kriyA, usako nAma caitya hai| arihantoM kI pratimAe~ antaHkaraNa kI prazasta samAdhi ko paidA karane vAlI hone se 'caitya' kahalAtI hai| - caitya zabda kA dUsarA artha - "caityaM jinaukastabimbam / " zrI jinagRha athavA zrI jinabimba aisA bhI artha kozakAroM ne kiyA hai| usa caitya ko vandana Adi karane se zubha bhAva kI vRddhi hotI hai, zubha bhAva kI vRddhi se uttarottara samyagdarzanAdi vizuddha dharmoM kI prApti hotI hai aura isase paramparA se sarva karma kI mukti Adi mahat kArya bhI siddha hote haiN| - arhat caitya yAnI zrI arihantoM kI pratimAoM ko vandana-pUjana Adi karane se samyagdarzanAdi AtmaguNoM kI prApti aura karmakSaya kI siddhi hotI hai, aisA zrImad haribhadrasUri ma. Adi / 4 / .
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________________ batAyAhA. sUripuMgavoM ne hI pharamAyA hai, aisA nahIM, parantu pUrva ke pUrvadhara - bhagavAna zrI jinabhadra gaNi kSamAzramaNajI, daza-pUrvadhara - bhagavAna zrI umAsvAtijI aura caudaha pUrvadhara zrutakevalI bhagavAna zrI bhadrabAhu svAmIjI Adi aneka sUripurandaroM ne bhI mahAbhASya, pUjA prakaraNa, Avazyaka niyukti Adi mahAzAstroM meM bhI aisA pharamAyA hai| itanA hI nahIM, parantu mUla Avazyaka sUtrakAra gaNadhara bhagavAna zrI sudharmAsvAmIjI mahArAja ne, kAyotsarga, Avazyaka aura usake alAvoM meM bhI spaSTa zabdoM meM batAyA hai| . pratimA-pUjana kI siddhi aura zreyaHsAdhakatA ke lie, isase adhika prAcIna aura prabala pramANa dUsare bhAgya se hI ho sakate hai| pratimA-pUjana, yaha kisI ajJAnI, svArthI sAdhu yA pUrtapuruSa kI kahI huI nirarthaka kriyA nahIM hai, kintu sarvottama jJAna ko prApta, ni:svArtha aura zuddha puruSoM ne sva-para-zreyaH ke lie batAI gaI ajor3a aura anupama saphala dharmakriyA hai| isake aneka pramANa isa pustaka meM sthAna-sthAna para dene kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai| inheM dhyAnapUrvaka par3hane vAle kisI bhI samadRSTi vAcaka ko spaSTa hue binA nahIM rahegA ki pratimApUjana, yaha ajJAna yA aviveka se utpanna nahIM huI hai, parantu isakA khaNDana hI ghora ajJAna aura aviveka meM se utpanna huA hai| pratimA-pUjana jaisI sarvocca AtmakalyANakara pravRtti ke lie vyaMgya kasane vAle varga ke do bhAga ho jAte haiN| eka prAcIna vicArazreNI kA aura dUsarA arvAcIna vicArazreNI kaa| prAcIna vicArazreNI kA varga pratimApUjana meM hiMsA aura use adharma mAnatA hai aura arvAcIna, vicArazreNI kA varga pratimA-pUjana meM vRddhi kI jar3atA aura use andha paramparA mAnatA hai| ye donoM vicArazreNiyA~ ajJAnamUlaka haiN| pratimA-pUjana se hiMsA nahIM, parantu ahiMsA bar3hatI hai tathA pratimA-pUjana se buddhi kI jar3atA nahIM kintu nirmalatA bar3hatI hai tathA aMdha anukaraNa 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 sambandhI virodha vAlA mantavya kitanA 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 sambandhI Aja taka bahuta sA 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 usake lAbha DhaMDhane ke lie apanA jIvana lagAyA hai| usake hArda meM ve jaise-jaise gahare utarate gaye haiM, vaise-vaise unheM nayA-nayA anubhava-darzana prApta hotA gyaa| isase hone vAle sampUrNa lAbhoM kA anta DhUMr3hanA, bar3e-bar3e yogiyoM ko bhI agamya huA
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________________ hai| aise eka gahana, atyaMta upayogI aura saba kA hI ekAnta kalyANa karane vAle viSaya para jitanA adhika vicAra kiyA jAve aura usake lAbha DhUMr3hane ke lie jitanI adhika sUkSma gati daur3AI jAve, utanI kama hI hai| ___ prastuta grantha meM jo kucha vicAraNA kI gaI hai, vaha Aja taka prakAzita hue zAstrAnusArI sAhitya ko dhyAna meM rakhakara hI kI gaI hai| pratimA-pUjana yaha sAdhuoM aura gRhasthI 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 atyanta AvazyakatA hai| vartamAna samaya meM dharma ke viSaya meM bahuta kama vicAra kiyA jAtA hai| bahuta kama aise prANI dRSTigocara hote haiM, jo dharma ke viSaya meM gahare utarane kA prayAsa karate hoN| aisI sthiti meM dharma ke nAma para galata bAteM jIvana meM A jAtI haiM aura sahI bAteM calI jAtI haiM, yaha sahaja-svAbhAvika hai| zrI jinapratimA-pUjana eka sarvottama dharmAnuSThAna hai| isa koTi kA dharmAnuSThAna aura koI anya ho, yaha tribhuvana meM bhI asambhavita haiN| usake sammukha ajJAnatA, pUrvAgraha, kuzikSaNa, jar3avAda, upekSA aura dharma-avagaNanA Adi aneka aniSTakArI bAteM mu~ha khole khar3I haiN| ina saba se svayaM bacane aura dUsaroM ko bacAne ke lie taiyAra hone kI jarUrata hai| aise samaya meM zrI jinapratimA-pUjana kI zreSThatA siddha karane vAlA yahI nahIM kintu aneka prakAra kA sAhitya prakAzita karane kI AvazyakatA hai| isa kArya kA eka aMza bhI isa pustaka dvArI pUrA ho, taba bhI yaha prayAsa saphala huA samajhA jaayegaa| isa pustaka meM dI gaI praznottarI Aja se bahuta varSa pahale prakAzita 'mUrti-maNDanapraznottara' nAmaka grantha ke AdhAra para taiyAra kI gaI hai| isameM jo kamI raha gaI ho, to usake lie 'micchA mi dukkaDaM' dene ke sAtha, pAThakoM ko ve kamiyA~ gItArtha guruoM ke pAsa se sudhAra lene kI khAsa sUcanA hai| karamacanda jaina haoNla, andherI : saM. 1997-pauSa suda 8 tA. 6-1-1941 muni bhadaMkaravijaya
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________________ sampAdaka kI kalama se... ananta karuNA ke mahAsAgara zrI arihanta-paramAtmA apane cAroM nikSepoM ke dvArA jagat ke jIvoM para upakAra kI varSA kara rahe haiN| sAMketika nAma kA uccAraNa karane se sAMketika vastu kA bodha hotA hai| vaha vastu kA nAma nikSepa hai| vastu kI AkRti se bhI vastu kA yathArtha bodha hotA hai| vaha vastu kA sthApanA nikSepa hai| ___ vastu kI bhUta-bhAvI avasthAe~ bhI vastu kA bodha karAtI haiN| vaha vastu kA dravya nikSepa hai| isI prakAra vastu svayaM apane svarupa kA bodha karAtI hai| vaha vastu kA bhAvanikSepa hai| jisa vastu kA bhAva nikSepa pUjanIya ho usake nAma Adi nikSepa bhI pUjanIya gine jAte haiM aura jisa vastu kA bhAva nikSepa apUjanIya hotA hai, usake nAmAdi nikSepa bhI apUjanIya gine jAte haiN| arihanta paramAtmA kA bhAva nikSepa vandanIya/pUjanIya hone se unake nAma va sthApanA nikSepa bhI utane hI vandanIya aura pUjanIya hai| . 'parantu ajJAnatA aura moha kI prabalatA ke kAraNa vikrama kI lagabhaga 17 vIM zatAbdI meM loMkAzA Adi ne mUrtipUjA ke viruddha.bAMga/pukArI yukti aura Agama se mUrtipUjA siddha hone para bhI kadAgraha se grasta vyaktiyoM ne mUrtipUjA ke viruddha jora-zora se pracAra prArambha kara diyA thA mUrti to patthara kI hai, use pUjane se kyA phAyadA? mUrtipUjA meM to ekendriya jIvoM kI hiMsA rahI huI hai - usakI pUjA se kyA phAyadA? isa prakAra ke kutarkoM se aneka loga mUrti kA virodha karane lage the| itanA hI nahIM apane svArtha ke vazIbhUta hokara AgamoM meM jahA~jahA~ mUrtipUjA kA ullekha thA - yA to unhoMne usa Agama ko svIkAra karane se hI inkAra kara diyA athavA 'caitya' zabda kA artha hI badala diyaa| mUrtibhaMjakoM ke kumata ke pracAra-prasAra se aneka vyaktiyoM kI mUrtiviSayaka zraddhA bhI / DagamagAne laga gaI thii| kasauTI ke isa prasaMga meM pUjya upAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI mahArAja ne 'pratimAzataka' jaise anamola grantha kI racanA kara pratimAlopakoM kA tarka, yukti va Agama se khaNDana kara sanmArga kI sthApanA kI thii| 'pratimAzataka' meM pUjya upAdhyAyajI mahArAja likhate haiM -
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________________ nAmAditrayameva bhAvabhagavattAdrUpyadhIkAraNaM, zAstrAt svAnubhavAcca zuddhahRdayairiSTaM ca dRSTaM muhuH / tenArhat pratimAmanAdRtavatAM bhAvaM puraskurvatA - mandhAnAmiva darpaNe nijamuvAlokArthinAM kA mati: 1 || artha : "zAstra ke pramANa se evaM svAnubhava se zuddha hRdaya vAle isa bAta kI pratIti karate haiM ki bhAva- arihanta meM tadrUpapane kI buddhi kA kAraNa nAmAdi tIna nikSepa hI haiN| aMdhe kI darpaNa meM mukha dekhane kI ceSTA kitanI hAsyAspada hai| vaise hI arihanta kI pratimA kA Adara kie binA bhAva arihanta ko Age karane vAloM kI buddhi bhI utanI hI hAsyAspada hai|" jinabimba kA mahattva batalAte hue pUjya upAdhyAyajI mahArAja Age pharamAte haiM ki - "jinezvara devoM kI pratimA devendroM kI zreNI dvArA namaskRta hai, pracaNDa teja kA niketana hai, bhavya jIvoM ke netroM ke lie amRta samAna hai, siddhAnta - rahasyoM ke vicAra meM catura puruSoM ke lie pramANita hai aura pratikSaNa vardhamAna kAnti kA Alaya hai| isa prakAra sadaiva jaya pAne vAlI jinamUrti ko unmAda aura pramAda kI madirA se unmatta bane puruSa hI Adara kI dRSTi se nahIM dekhate haiN|" jinabimba meM paramAtma bhAva kA AropaNa hai, ataH anantajJAnI tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kI zAnta, nirvikAra aura dhyAnArUr3ha bhavya mUrti ke darzana se zrI vItarAga paramAtmA ke lokottara guNoM kA smaraNa avazya hotA hai| Agama-pramANa se bhI jinabimba kI pUjA siddha ho jAtI hai| 'kalpasUtra' grantha meM siddhArtha mahArAjA dvArA jinezvaradeva kI dravyapUjA karane kA kathana hai| * upAsakadazAMga meM Ananda zrAvaka dvArA jinapratimA ke vandana kA pATha hai| jJAtAsUtra meM draupadI dvArA jinabimba pUjA karane kA adhikAra hai| * * bhagavatI sUtra meM camarendra ke adhikAra meM tIna zaraNa batAte hue dUsarA zaraNa zrI arihanta ke caitya kA batalAyA hai| * bhagavatI sUtra meM jaMghAcAraNa aura vidyAcAraNa muniyoM dvArA jinapratimA ke vandana kA adhikAra hai| Avazyaka sUtra meM bharata cakravartI dvArA jinaprAsAda ke nirmANa kI bAta AtI hai| rAgI ke darzana se yadi mana meM rAga-bhAva puSTa hotA hai to vItarAga paramAtmA ke darzana se mana meM virAga bhAva puSTa kyoM nahIM hogA? / 8
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________________ lokAzA-mata meM hue sthAnakavAsI aura terApaMthI, jinapratimA aura jinamandira kA niSedha va virodha karate haiM. parantu Azcarya to yaha hai ki unake jIvana meM hI kitanA virodhAbhAsa dekhane ko milatA hai| . jinamUrti ko jar3a va prabhAvazUnya kahane vAle ye hI sthAnakavAsI /terApaMthI sAdhu-sAdhvI apane phoTo khiMcavAte haiM. aneka pustakoM meM sthAnakavAsI- terApaMthI sAdhuo ke aneka raMgIna va AkarSaka phoTo dekhane ko mila sakate haiN| sthAnaka vAsI va terApaMthI apane gharoM meM apane dharmaguruoM ke raMgIna - bar3e-bar3e phoTo sundara tasvIroM meM mar3havAkara dIvAroM para TA~gate hai aura hamezA unake darzana karate haiM,. unako Adara va sammAna kI dRSTi se dekhate haiN| - 'prabhu- pratimA ke darzana-pUjana meM pApa lagatA hai' kI bAMga pukArane vAle ye sthAnakavAsI sAdhu apanI svayaM kI upasthiti meM apanI janmajayanti kA lambA-caur3A mahotsava karavAte haiN| dainika akhabAroM meM apane phoTo sahita bar3e-bar3e vijJApana dilAte haiN| mRtyu ke bAda bhI inhIM sAdhuoM kI preraNA se inake dharmaguruoM ke smArakaM banAye jAte jo dharma yA samAja apane dharma guruoM kI sthApanA ko pUjya mAnatA hai, usI dharma / samAja yA sampradAya ke loga jaba vItarAga pratimA ko mAnane se inkAra karate haiM - taba ha~sI A jAtI hai! oho ! unakA yaha kaisA behUdA vyavahAra hai| apane dharmaguruoM kI mUrti, pAdukA, samAdhi va phoTo meM hone vAlI hiMsA kI upekSA kara jinamandira ke nirmANa va jinapratimA ke pUjana meM hone vAlI svarUpahiMsA ko Age kara jinamandira va jinapratimA ko asvIkAra karane kI unakI bAta kitanI yuktihIna hai ! - 'anuyoga dvAra' Adi AgamagranthoM meM kahA gayA hai ki jisa dravya / padArtha kA bhAva- nikSepa pUjanIya aura vandanIya hai usa dravya / padArtha ke zeSa nAmAdi nikSepa bhI pUjanIya aura vaMdanIya haiM tathA jisa dravya / padArtha kA bhAva nikSepa nindanIya aura azubha hai, usake avaziSTa nAmAdi nikSepa bhI nindanIya aura azubha haiN| arihanta paramAtmA kA bhAva - nikSepa vandanIya aura pUjanIya hai, ataH unake nAma Adi nikSepa bhI vandanIya aura pUjanIya haiM tathA aMgAramardaka dravyAcArya kA bhAva nikSepa nindanIya, azubha hone se unake nAma Adi nikSepa bhI azubha aura nindanIya haiN| arihanta paramAtmA kA bhAva nikSepa pUjya hone se unake nAmAdi nikSepoM kA bhI utanA hI mahattva hai, jitanA bhAva- nikSepa kaa| arihanta ke bhAva nikSepa ko pUjya mAneM aura unake nAmasthApanA Adi ko pUjya na mAneM... to vaha arihanta paramAtmA kI AzAtanA rUpa hI hai|.
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________________ arihanta paramAtmA ke kisI eka vacana meM sandeha kareM aura zeSa bAtoM meM vacanoM meM pUrNa zraddhA kare to bhI use mithyAtvI kahA gayA hai| eka bhI jinavacana meM zaMkA/sandeha karane se AtmA ke samyagdarzana guNa kA ghAta hotA ___ arihanta paramAtmA kI bhakti kA sarvazreSTha upAya unakI sthApanA kA svIkAra kara usakI bhakti karanA hai| arihanta kI mUrti arihanta svarUpa hI hai| arihanta kI pratimA ke darzana se apanI AtmA kA upayoga bhI arihantAkAra banatA hai aura arihantAkAra upayoga meM lIna banI AtmA Arhatya svarUpa kA sAkSAt anubhava karatI hai| yoga ke pA~ca prakAra batAe gae haiM - (1) Asana, (2) varNa, (3) artha, (4) Alambana aura (5) niraalmbn| jisa prakAra pA~cavIM maMjila para jAne ke lie pUrva kI cAra maMjiloM ko pAra karanA hI par3atA hai, usI prakAra nirAlambana yoga ko pAne ke lie prathama AsanAdi sAlambana yoga kI sAdhanA atyanta hI anivArya hai| rUpI ke Alambana binA arUpI kA dhyAna zakya nahIM hai| sarvazreSTha rUpI Alambana arihanta paramAtmA kA hai aura usa Alamvana ke lie arihanta kI pratimA hI zreSTha upAya hai| - sarala va sulabha arihanta paramAtmA kI divya-pratimA ke Alambana kI upekSA kara jo AtmAe~ arUpI siddhoM ke dhyAna kI bAteM karatI haiM . unakI ye bAteM havAI kile banAne ke samAna sarvathA nirarthaka hI haiN| Arhatya svarUpa kA sAkSAt anubhava karatI hai| 'sujJeSu kiM bahunA?' yukti ke anusAra jyAdA likhane kA koI artha nahIM hai| pUjyapAda gurudevazrI ne prastuta pustaka meM arihanta ke svarUpa, arihanta-bhakti, arihantAkAra upayoga Adi-Adi viSayoM para vistRta carcAe~ kI haiN| adhyAtmayogI niHspRhaziromaNi namaskAra mahAmaMtra ke bejor3a ArAdhaka evaM pracAraka sva. pUjya gurudeva paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadaMkara vijayajI gaNivaryazrI ne prastuta 'pratimA pUjana' pustaka kA gujarAtI bhASA meM vi.saM. 1997 meM Alekhana kiyA thaa| gurjara bhASA meM yaha kRti atyanta hI lokapriya bnii| aneka AtmAoM ke mana meM rahe pratimA-viSayaka sandeha dUra hue. . . aneka ko sanmArga prApta huaa| gujarAtI bhASA meM isa pustaka kI tIna AvRttiyA~ pragaTa ho cukI haiM, phira bhI isakI mAMga nirantara jArI hai|
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________________ vi.saM. 2035 meM isa pustaka kA jasarAjajI siMdhI dvArA hindI meM anuvAda kiyA gayA thA aura jinadatta sUri jaina dAdAvAr3I, ajamera kI ora se isa kRti kA hindI meM prakAzana huA thaa| Aja usakI bhI nakaleM upalabdha nahIM haiN| paropakAraparAyaNa pUjya paMnyAsapravara zrI vajrasena vijayajI gaNivarya zrI kI satpreraNA evaM parama pUjya tapasvI, sevAbhAvI munipravara zrI jinasena vijayajI ma.sA. kI sahayogavRtti se isa alabhya pustaka kA puna: saMskaraNa- parimArjana, navIna meTara kA hindI anuvAda aura sampAdana kiyA gayA hai| hindI prathama AvRtti meM bhASA sambandhI bhI jo bhUleM thIM; unheM bhI parimArjita kiyA gayA hai| kahIM-kahIM lekhoM ke krama unakI vAkyaracanA evaM bhASA Adi meM bhI Avazyaka parivartana kiyA hai| bhASAzailI ko sarala va spaSTa karane kA bhI prayAsa kiyA gayA hai, jisase jaTila padArthoM kA sugama bodha ho ske| prastuta sampAdana meM svargastha pUjyapAda gurudeva zrI ke abhiprAya ko yathAvat banAe rakhane kA pUrNa dhyAna rakhA gayA hai - phira bhI chadyasthatAvaza kahIM skhalanA raha gaI ho to usake lie kSamAyAcanA karatA huuN| prastuta kRti kA yadi madhyasthavRtti se paThana-pAThana aura adhyayana kiyA jAeMgA... to avazya hI sanmArga kI prApti hogii| sabhI AtmAe~ vItarAga- prarUpita sanmArga kI upAsikA banakara apanA AtmazreyaH siddha kareM, isI zubhecchA ke sAtha * seTha motIzA jaina upAzraya, adhyAtmayogI pUjyapAda paMnyAsapravara bhAyakhalA, bambaI - 400 027. zrI bhadraMkara vijayajI gaNivartha ziSyANu poSa dazamI, 2053 muni ratnasena vijaya di. 4-1-1997 11
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________________ paramArtha se nAstika kauna?| isa duniyA meM jJAnI jitanA upakAra kara sakate haiM, usase bhI adhika apakAra ajJAnI kara sakate haiN| suyuktiyoM kI apekSA kuyuktiyA~ adhika hotI hai| samyagdRSTi AtmAoM kI apekSA mithyAdRSTi AtmAe~ anantagunI haiM, yaha bAta jitanI satya hai, utanI hI satya yaha bAta bhI hai ki jJAniyoM kA jJAnasUrya aura usakI jAjvalyamAna kiraNeM jahA~ phailatI haiM, vahA~ kaisA bhI ghora andhakAra kyoM na hoM, vaha eka kSaNa bhI nahIM raha sktaa| zrI vItarAga kI mUrti kI pUjA kareM yA nahIM? isa viSaya ko bhI bahutoM ne vivAdAspada banA rakhA hai| siddhAntavedI samagra mahApuruSoM ne eka mata aura eka hI svara meM pharamAyA hai "zrI vItarAga deva kI ArAdhanA mukhyatayA unakI mUrti ke dvArA hI sambhava hai| isake sivAya anya koTi upAyoM se bhI yaha suzakya nahIM hai|" dUsarI ora ajJAnI aura mithyAdRSTi AtmAoM ne isake vipakSa meM aneka kuyuktiyA~ upasthita kara jJAnI puruSoM dvArA pradarzita pavitra mArga ko avaruddha karane kA prayAsa karane meM jarA bhI kamI nahIM rakhI jagat meM jJAna kI apekSA ajJAna kA sAmrAjya vizeSataH vyApta hai, isalie kutarkoM kA prabhAva ajJAnI aura sarala varga para hue binA nahIM raha sktaa| 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 AtmAoM kA mana vicalita hue binA na rahe to isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| nAstika se bhI, paramArtha se nAstika aise dikhAvaTI Astika dvArA vizeSa anartha hotA hai| jisa prakAra mUrti nahIM mAnane ke mata kI utpatti bhayaMkara ajJAna meM se hI huI hai, usI prakAra mUrti kI upAsanA ko eka hiMsaka kartavya ke rUpa meM jAnane athavA pahacanAne kI kubuddhi bhI mithyAtva meM se hI udbhUta huI hai| sAmAnya AtmAe~ svataH isa mata kI bhayaMkara ajJAnatA aura ahitakaratA ko samajhane kI 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
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________________ AtmA Adi ko mAnate hue bhI usake AMzika svarupako nahIM mAnane athavA viparIta prakAra se mAnane vAlA Astika karatA hai, isIlie zrI jainadarzana meM aisI AtmAe~ vyavahAra se Astika mAnI jAne para bhI paramArtha se nAstioM kI zreNI meM hI AtI haiN| zrI jinezvaradeva ke satya vacanoM ko usI svarUpa meM grahaNa na kara viparIta rUpa meM grahaNa karane meM zrI jinazAsana meM Astikya kA bhaMga mAnA gayA hai, jo 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 Astika banane kI jitanI saMbhAvanA hai, utanI saMbhAvanA pracchanna nAstika ke lie prAyaH nahIM hai, kyoMki vAstavika prakAra kA Astika nahIM hote hue bhI adhikAMzataH AstikatA ke mithyAbhimAna meM magna hokara vaha samasta jIvana ko naSTa karane vAlA hotA hai| he prabho! isa jagat meM yadi ApakI pratimA nahIM hotI to hama Apake svarUpa ko kaise jAna pAte? jina pratimA se to . prabhu ke svarUpa kA bhAna hotA hai / ataH prabhu ke samAna prabhu kI pratimA se bhI utanA hI upakAra hotA hai / - 13
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________________ 2 AkAra ke Alambana kI AvazyakatA zrI jinezvaradeva, unake mArga para calane vAle nigraMya guru aura unake dvArA pratipAdita dharma - ina tInoM ko mAnate hue bhI ina tInoM kI sAdhanA jina-jina vidhiyoM se hotI hai, una saba vidhiyoM ko nahIM mAnane vAlI AtmAe~ zrI jinazAsana meM paramArtha se Astika nahIM ho sktii| - "zrI jinezvaradeva kI sAdhanA jisa prakAra unake nAmasmaraNa se hotI hai, unake guNasmaraNa se hotI hai, unake pUrvApara ke caritroM ke zravaNa se hotI hai, unakI AjJAoM ke pAlana 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 hai", * yaha satya jaba taka svIkAra na kiyA jAya taba taka zrI jinezvaradeva kI kRta upAsanA bhI apUrNa hI rahatI hai| zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjA koI kalpita vastu nahIM hai athavA apanA svArtha sAdhane ke lie kinhI dhUrta vyaktiyoM ke dvArA AviSkRta vastu nahIM hai| yaha to bhakta-AtmAoM ke hRdaya kI gaharI bhakti meM se nikalI huI eka sahaja aura anivArya vRtti tathA pravRtti hai| . jagat ke sabhI prANiyoM kI citta-vRtti apane-apane iSTa padArthoM ke guNa-dharma kI aura rUpa-raMga ke prati svAbhAvika rUpa se jhukI huI hotI hai| itanA hI nahIM parantu chadmastha AtmAe~ vastu ke guNa-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 guNadharma sampUrNatayA amUrta ho 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 chadmastha AtmAoM ko unake nAma aura AkAra ke AlaMbana ke binA leza mAtra bhI nahIM ho sktaa| aisA hote hue bhI "usakI bhakti yA upAsanA usake nAma athavA AkAra kA AlaMbana lie binA hI ho sakatI hai"
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________________ aisA mAnanA eka bhayaMkara bhUla hai| . 'nAma' kI bhaktikAsvIkAra aura 'AkAra' kI bhaktikAinkAra? : nAmakI bhaktiko svIkAra karane ke yAda AkArakIbhaktikI upekSA karanA to aura bhI bhayAnaka bhUla hai| upAsya kA nAma kevala usake guNoM ko sakSya meM rakhakara nahIM hotA parantu usake dehAkAra ko lakSya meM lekara hotA hai| cadi upAsya kA nAma kevala usake guNoM ko lakSya meM lekara hotA to pratyeka upAstha ko bhinna-bhinna nAma dene kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM rhtii| vibhinna upAsyoM ke samAna guNa hote hue bhI unake dehAkAra Adi samAna nahIM hote, isIlie pratyeka kAnAma alaga-alaga hotA hai| dehAkArakI bhakti kAphala mAnate hue bhI sAkSAt dehAkAra kI bhakti ko niSphala mAnanA - buddhi kI gar3atA ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM hai| .. nAma athavA nAma kI sthApanA - yaha zabdAtmaka jar3apudgaloM se banI huI hai| ThIka usI prakAra dehAkAra athavA usakI sthApanA bhI jar3a pudgaloM se banI hai| zabdAtmaka aura svalpa bar3a pudgaloM kI bhakti ko phalavatI mAnanA evam inhIM zabdoM se utpanna asAdhAraNa nimittasvarupa AkArAtmaka 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 nahIM ho skte| sAvadha kauna? niravadha kauna? 'nAma kI bhakti niravadya hai tathA AkAra kI bhakti sAvadha hai' - aisA tarka karane vAle sAvadya-niravadya ke bheda ko nahIM samajha sake haiN| bhakti athavA guNa-prApti ke kisI bhI kArya ko sAvadha kahanA - yaha zrI jainazAsana ko mAnya nahIM ho| itanA hI nahIM kintu koI bhI sabhya vyakti isa kathana se sahamata nahIM ho sktaa| adhika sAvadha se bacane ke lie 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-prAptike kArya meM Aropita karanA yaha to bhakti tathA guNa rahita rahane evaM rakhane kA hI eka rAjamArga hai| bAlaka jJAnarahita evaM krIr3AzIla svabhAva kA hotA hai| use jJAnI banAne ke lie 'prayatna karane para bhI, apane khelane ke svabhAva ke kAraNa vaha zIghra jJAnI nahIM bana sakatA parantu kevala isI bAta para bAlaka ke ajJAnI rahane kA doSa, par3hAne meM prayatnazIla zikSaka -15
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________________ 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| mAMsabhojI vyakti kI mAMsAhAra kI Adata chur3avAne ke lie yadi koI upakArI use vanaspati AhAra kI salAha de to kevala itane para se hI vanaspati kA sevana karane vAle athavA aisI salAha dene vAle ko hiMsaka mAnanA keyala mUrkhatA hI hai| isI prakAra yadi koI vezyA patitA banane kA prayatna kare athayA koI cora apanI corI kA kArya choDakara kisI dhandhe para lagane kA prayatna kare to yaha pApI athavA hiMsaka yana jAtA hai aisA kahanA jitanA niryuddhipUrNa evaM hAsyAspada hai utanA hI hAsyAspada yaha kahanA hai ki upAsya paramAtmA kI bhakti kA kArya hiMsApUrNa hai| upAsya ke AkAra kI bhakti ke lie 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 bhaktikArya meM detA hai utane samaya taka vaha isa svAbhAvika hiMsA se mukta rahatA hai| itanA hI nahIM parantu pUrNa ahiMsatva kI prApti ke lie ahiMsA dharma kI coTI para pahu~ce hue parama ahiMsaka paramAtmA kI vaha bhakti karatA hai aura isake pariNAmasvarupa vaha bhaviSya meM sAvadya 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 hI hai| itanA hI nahIM vaha paramopAsya kI bhakti ke ekamAtra rAjamArga se svayaM bhI cyuta hotA hai tathA dUsaroM ko bhI cyuta karatA hai| AkAra ko nahIM mAnane kI bAte ajJAnajanya hai nAma-bhakti yA AkAra-bhakti ko chor3akara kevala guNa-bhakti kI bAteM karane vAle athavA nAma-bhakti ko mAnakara AkArabhakti ko chor3a dene vAle upAsya kI bhakti kara sakate haiM aisA mAnanA kevala AtmavaMcanA hai| nAma evaM AkAra ke binA arUpI upAsya athavA unake guNoM kA grahaNa sarvathA asambhava nAma, AkAra ke bodha se upAsya ke guNoM kI yAda dilAtA hai jabaki AkAra nAma ke Alambana binA usake sAkSAt guNoM kA smaraNa karavAtA hai| nAma aura AkAra ke jagat meM rahakara nAma evaM AkAra kI bAtoM ko nakAranA vuddhi kA droha hai| apane iSTa kI sAkAra bhakti meM avizvAsa karane vAloM ko bhI pratyakSa nahIM to parokSa rUpa se apane iSTa se sambandha rakhane vAlI vastuoM ke AkAra kI bhakti meM vizvAsa karanA hI par3atA hai| udAharaNasvarupa - 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
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________________ hRdaya meM pUrNa masjida, masjida kA pUrA AkAra tathA isake eka-eka avayava kI bhakti A hI par3atI hai| mUrti meM zviAsa 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 ke lie taiyAra ho jAtA hai| mUrti ke apamAna ke sthAna para use masjida kA apamAna khaTakatA hai| masjida bhI AkAra vAlI eka sthUla vastu hI hai| aisI vastu apane iSTa kA sAkSAt bodha karAne ke badale paramparA se tathA kaThinAI se bodha karavAtI hai jabaki iSTa kI mUrti isakA sAkSAt bodha karavAtI hai tathA iSTa ke samAna hI pavitra bhAva paidA karatI hai| muslima, bAhara se mUrtipUjaka na hone para bhI jaise hRdaya se apane iSTa kI mUrti kA pujArI hai, vaise hI kisI AryasamAjI, brahmasamAjI athavA prArthanAsamAjI, kabIrapaMthI, nAnakapaMthI athavA terApaMthI kA hRdaya bhI iSTa kI mUrti kI bhakti kI upekSA nahIM kara sktaa| apane iSTa evaM ArAdhya kI pratimA athavA citra kA apamAna inameM se koI bhI sahana nahIM kara sktaa| mUrtipUjaka athavA apUjaka donoM ko aise prasaMgoM para samAna Antarika vedanA hotI hai| phira bhI jaba AkAra ko nahIM mAnane kI bAta AtI 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| jinezvara paramAtmA kI bhakti AzaMsA-rahita hokara karanI caahie| paramAtmA kI bhakti meM mukti dene kI tAkata hai| jisa bhakti se muktirUpI airAvaNa hAthI kharIdA jA sake usase duniyA ke kSaNika/tuccha sukha rUpI gardabha kharIdanA nirI mUrkhatA hI hai| Wan E 17
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________________ 3 pratimA kI upAdeyatA vizva ke pratyeka padArtha kI kama-se-kama cAra sthitiyA~ hotI haiM; nAma, AkAra, piMDa aura vartamAna avsthaa| vastu kI vartamAna bhAva avasthA jisa prakAra vastu kA bodha karAtI hai usI prakAra usa vastu kI bhUta aura bhAvI avasthA, usa vastu kA AkAra tathA usa vastu kA nAma bhI vastu kA hI bodha karAtA haiN| kArya-kAraNa samvandha - - isa jagat meM pratyeka vastu kA dUsarI vastU ke sAtha kisI na kisI prakAra kA sambandha hotA hI hai| ye sambandha nAnA prakAra ke hote haiN| koI sambandha kArya-kAraNa rUpa hotA hai to koI janyajanaka rUpa; koI sva-svAmitva rUpa hotA hai to koI tAdAtmya tathA tadutpatti rUpa hotA hai| agni aura dhue~ kA kArya-kAraNa rUpa sambandha hai tathA kumhAra evaM ghar3e kA janya-janaka ruup| mAlika aura naukara kA sva-svAmitva rUpa, ghar3A aura ghar3e ke svarupa kA tAdAtmya rUpa tathA ghar3e aura miTTI kA tadutpatti rUpa sambandha hai| isI bhA~ti 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 dhue~ ke jJAna ke sAtha isake kAraNa rUpa agni kA jJAna bhI jJAtA ko hotA hai parantu usake kAraNa ke rUpa meM agni ko chor3akara 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 tantu Adi kA jJAna nahIM hotA hai| isI prakAra agni athavA ghar3A zabda sunate hI pratyeka ko agni aura ghar3e kA 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 hotA hai; anya kisI padArtha kA smaraNa nahIM hotA hai| 18
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________________ 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 mAnanA aura vAcya-vAcaka sambandha ko na mAnanA - yaha ajJAnatA hai| vAcaka zabda nizcita rUpa se vAcya kA bodha karavAtA hai ataH isa sambandha se 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 ghar3e 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 kaa| mUla vastu jisa prakAra sthApanA se pahacAnI jAtI hai, isI taraha sthApanA vastu bhI AkAra se hI pahacAnI jAtI hai| donoM kI pahicAna AkAra se hone ke kAraNa donoM dvArA bodha karAne kA kArya samAna rUpa se hI hotA hai| upAsya deva aura unakI sthApanA - donoM kI pahicAna AkAra se hotI haiM, isalie ye donoM eka hI nAma se sambodhita hote haiN| pahicAna, smaraNa athavA bhakti ke lie bhAvapadArtha meM nihita AkAra athavA bhinna padArtha meM nihita AkAra samAna kArya karatA hai| tIrthaMkara, gaNadhara tathA anya iSTa evaM ArAdhya puruSa apane kAla meM svayaM ke AkAra se hI pahicAne jAte the kyoMki avadhi, manaHparyava Adi atIndriya jJAnoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle maharSi bhI tIrthaMkaroM kI amUrta AtmA 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 pahicAnate the| to phira atIndriya jJAna rahita anya chadmastha AtmAe~ unheM unake piMDa athavA AkAra se hI pahicAna pAte haiM - isameM vizeSatA kyA hai? upAsya ko pahicAnane 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 lie upAsya ke samAna hI mAnanIya, pUjanIya evaM vandanIya bana jAtI hai| yaha bAta avivAdAspada hai| - 19 ' lA hA
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________________ yahA~ para koI aisA tarka karate haiM - "patthara kI gAya Adi una vastuoM ko pahicAnane ke lie upayogI bhale hI sAbita hoM parantu dUdha dene ke lie to vaha nirarthaka hI hai : vaise hI upAsya kI sthApanA upAsya kI pahicAna karAne kA kArya bhale hI karatI ho parantu samyagdarzanAdi dharma kI prApti sthApanA se kisa prakAra ho sakatI hai? isake lie vAstavika gAya ko duhanA jisa prakAra Avazyaka hai usI prakAra mUla upAsya kI upAsanA sArthaka siddha hotI hai|" unakA yaha tarka ajJAnajanya hI hai| isameM dRSTAntadA_ntika 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 AkAra nimitta rUpa banatA hai, isI prakAra usakI sthApanA bhI nimitta rUpa bana sakatI hai| upAsaka jaise upAsya kI upasthiti meM usake mUla AkAra kI sevA-bhakti se samyagdarzanAdi guNoM ko Dhakane vAle AvaraNoM ko haTAkara AtmaguNoM ko prakaTa kara sakatA hai, vaise hI upAsya kI anupasthiti meM upAsya kI sthApanA kI sevA-bhakti dvArA bhI una guNoM ko Dhakane vAle AvaraNoM ko haTAkara AtmaguNoM ko avazya prakaTa kara sakatA hai| ____upAsya kI anupasthiti meM usakI upAsanA upAsaka ke lie kisI makAna ke plAna ke samAna hai| makAna kI anirmita avasthA meM kuzala kArIgara usake plAna ko hI bAra-bAra dekhakara bhavana-nirmANa ke kArya ko pUrA karatA hai| jaba taka makAna pUrA nahIM bana jAtA, kArIgara ko vaha plAna hara samaya apanI najara samakSa rakhanA par3atA hai| ThIka usI bhAMti apanI AtmA ko upAsya ke samAna banAne ke lie 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 koI yaha tarka prastuta karate haiM - "zilpI kI AvazyakatA bhavana ke plAna ko apanI najara ke sAmane rakhane kI hai, na ki usakI pUjA karane kii| vaise hI upAsya ke samAna banane ke lie upAsaka apane ArAdhya kI mUrti ko apanI dRSTi ke sammukha rakheM, parantu usakI pUjA se kyA matalaba hai? kArIgara plAna kI pUjA kareM, yaha jitanA aghaTita aura hAsyAspada hai, utanA hI aghaTita aura hAsyAspada jar3a-sthApanA kI pUjA karanA hai|" yaha tarka sthUla dRSTi se bar3A AkarSaka lagatA hai parantu tanika gaharAI se socane para isakA khokhalApana spaSTa dikhAI detA hai| kArIgara ke lie jisa makAna kA plAna nirantara dekhane yogya hai, vaha makAna upAsanA ke yogya nahIM hai, jabaki upAsaka jisa deva kI pratimA kI pUjA karatA hai, vaha sthApya usake lie vandanIya evaM pUjanIya hai| plAna se nirmita - 20
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________________ ( makAna ) jisa prakAra apUjanIya hai, isI prakAra jisakI pratimA hai vaha sthApya bhI yadi avandanIya / apUjanIya hotA to avazya usakI 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 kAryasiddhi prApta karatA hai; usI prakAra sthApya kI pratimA kI upAsanA se bhI usakI kAryasiddhi hotI hai| yadi mUla vastu pUjanIya hai to usakA nAma bhI pUjanIya bana jAtA hai| aisI sthiti meM usakA AkAra Adi bhI pUjanIya bana jAe to isameM Azcarya kI kyA bAta hai ? maMgala-kAmanA netrAnandakarI bhavodadhitarI zreyastarormaJjarI, zrI maddharmamahAnarendranagaro, vyApallatAdhUmarI / harSotkarSazubhaprabhAvalaharI, rAgadviSAM jitvarI, mUrtiH zrI jinapuGgavasya, bhavatu, zreyaskarI dehinAm ||1|| zrI jinezvaradeva kI mUrti bhaktajanoM ke netroM ko AnaMda pahu~cAne vAlI 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 kI mUrti - jagat ke jIvoM kA kalyANa karane vAlI bano! 21
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________________ 4 paramAtmA kA svarUpa - bodha jaina- zAsana meM upAsya kI bhAvAvasthA kI pUjA bhI upAsaka ke zubha pariNAma ke anusAra hI phala detI hai, upAsya kI prasannatA athavA anya kisI niyamAnusAra nhiiN| kyoMki jaina- zAsana ke upAsya vItarAga hone se ve kabhI prasanna / aprasanna nahIM hote haiN| hA~, 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 haiN| itanA hone para bhI jaba taka upAsaka, unake prati sadbhAvavRtti vAlA athavA ArAdhaka bhAva 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 ArAdhya kA sAkSAt deha tathA usakA AkAra jisa prakAra vandana - pUjana tathA namaskArAdi meM nimitta banatA hai, vaise hI ArAdhya kI sthApanA bhI 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 ke guNa-bahumAna, kRtajJatA, vinayAdi guNoM kA pAlana avazya siddha hotA hai| doSa nivAraNa va guNa-prApti Adi kI preraNA bhI avazya hotI hai / guNa- bahumAna Adi eka-eka kArya bhI mahAnM karma-nirjarA karAne vAlA hai, to phira ve samasta kArya jahA~ eka sAtha siddha hote haiM, aise zrI vItarAga kI upAsanA sujJa puruSoM ko atyanta AdaraNIya bane, isameM Azcarya bhI kyA hai ! sabhI ko sthApanA svIkAra karanI hI paDatI hai apane upAsya ko vItarAga mAnane vAle ke lie usakI 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 22
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________________ hotI hai tathA rAga-dveSa yukta hote hue bhI apane ArAdhya ko sarvajJa mAnane vAle, unakI pratimA dvArA hone vAlI ArAdhanA yA virAdhanA se prasanna athavA aprasanna hote haiM - yaha svAbhAvika hai| aise rAgI aura dveSI paramezvara kA nAma mAtra japane para bhI apanI iSTasiddhi ho jAtI hai - aisA mAnane vAle unakI pratimA kI pUjyatA (jisameM nAma-smaraNa avazya A jAtA hai) meM vizvAsa na kareM athavA isase iSTasiddhi hotI hai - aisA nahIM mAneM - yaha kaisI vicitratA hai ? ___ jo apane iSTa ko sarvajJa evaM sarvavyApI mAnate haiM, unakA kahanA hai ki jisa bhA~ti . vizAla hAthI yA parvata eka choTe darpaNa meM pratibimbita ho jAte haiM aura usa samaya unakA AkAra mAtra hI choTA banatA hai parantu unake zarIra ke sabhI avayava vaise hI rahate haiM usI prakAra vyApaka Izvara kI pratimA kI ArAdhanA sAkSAt vyApaka Izvara kI ArAdhanA jitanI hI phalavatI hotI hai| sAmAnya vyakti ke lie vyApaka Izvara kI kalpanA asambhava hai| vaha to usakI pratimA dvArA hI sambhava hotI hai aura usakI upAsanA meM upAsaka ekAgratA se laga sakatA hai| aba jo loga gokhalA Adi kI sthApanA kara apane iSTa ko vandana, namana Adi karate haiM, unako sthApanA meM to vizvAsa karanA hI par3atA hai, parantu isa sthApanA meM AkAra Adi kA sAmya na hone se aise logoM kI dazA donoM ora se bhraSTa hone jaisI bana jAtI hai| unheM apanA mata chor3anA par3atA hai aura phala kI prApti bhI nahIM hotii| jo sthApanA meM tanika bhI vizvAsa nahIM rakhate, ve apane sammukha kisako rakhakara vandana, namaskAra Adi karate hai? yaha atyanta vicAraNIya hai| kisI vastu ko sAmane rakhe binA jo vandana, namana karate hai unheM vicArazUnya evaM ayogya AcaraNa karane vAle kaha sakate haiN| apane iSTa kI mAnasika-mUrti kI kalpanA kara, usake sammukha vandana-namaskArAdi karate hoM, to aisI adRzya evaM asthira mUrti ko vandananamana 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 bhI inkAra nahIM kara skte| 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 adhika upakAraka hotI hai, isameM kisI prakAra kA sandeha nahIM hai| zrI jainazAsana ke anuyAyI apane iSTa evaM upAsya ke rUpa meM sarvajJa aura vItarAga paramAtmA ko mAnate haiN| ye paramAtmA mokSa jAne se pUrva dehadhArI hote haiM, isIlie jainoM ke
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________________ lie apane ArAdhya kA tatkAlIna AkAra avazya pUjanIya hai| azarIrI paramAtmA zAstraracayitA kabhI bhI nahIM bana sakate hai| jo apane iSTa paramAtmA ko zAstroM evaM tattvoM ke nirUpaka ke rUpa meM mAnate haiM, unheM apane iSTa kA deha-dhAraNa mAnanA hI pdd'egaa| kAraNa yaha hai ki dehadhAraNa binA, mukha kA honA asambhava hai aura mukha ke binA upadezaka banane kI sthiti bhI asambhava hai| apane paramAtmA ko sarvathA evaM sarvadA zarIrarahita mAnane vAloM ko yaha bhI mAnanA paDegA ki inake zAstra Izvara-racita nahIM, parantu Izvara ko chor3akara kisI anya alpabuddhi evaM alpazakti vAle ke kahe hue haiM aura unake zAstroM kI prAmANikatA sarvajJa evaM sarvazaktimAna paramAtmA ke vacanoM ke barAbara kabhI nahIM bana sakatI hai| (jainoM kI mAnyatA) jaina azarIrI siddhoM kI pUjA karate haiN| siddhAvasthA ko prApta karane ke lie ina AtmAoM ne jo kucha bhI prayoga kiye haiM, ve unakI sAkAra aura dehayukta avasthA meM hI hue haiM ataH isa avasthA kI pUjanIyutA bhI jainoM ko nizcita rUpa se mAnya hai| jaina paramAtmA ko sAkAra aura nirAkAra - donoM rUpoM meM mAnate haiN| sAkAra paramezvara ko vItarAga evaM sarvajJa mAnane ke sAtha-sAtha hI unheM zAstra aura tatvoM ke upadezaka bhI mAnate haiN| isIlie inako nirAkAra evaM sAkAra paramezvara kI ve sabhI avasthAe~ vaMdanIya, namanIya evaM pUjanIya haiN| yadi ve upakAriyoM kI aisI bhAvadazA ko bhI vandanIya na mAneM to guNavAn 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 hote haiN| aisI sthiti niSThura evaM kRtana kI hI sambhava haiM; 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 kImata samajhane vAle to, aise sarvazreSTha, upakArI tathA mahAnatama guNoM se yukta mahApuruSoM kI sevA, pUjA, Adara, bhakti, vandana, stuti Adi adhika se adhika hoM - isa bAta meM vizvAsa rakhate haiN| isa sevA-pUjA se una pUjanIya mahApuruSoM ko koI lAbha na hote hue bhI unameM dhyAna lagAne vAlI AtmAoM ko apane pavitra uddezya ke pariNAmasvarUpa karma-nirjarAdi uttama phala kI prApti avazya hotI hai| - 24
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________________ zrI jainazAsana meM pUjA kI phala prApti hetu pUjya kI prasannatA kI apekSA pUjaka kI zubhaM bhAvanA ko hI AdhArabhUta mAnA gayA hai| pUjya kI bhAya-avasthA kA pUjana bhI upAsaka kI guNagrAhakatA tathA kRtajJatAdi guNoM ke AdhAra para hI phala dene vAlA hotA hai| aisI dazA meM inhIM guNoM ke zubha adhyavasAya se tathA Atmazuddhi ko prApta karane ke zubha saMkalpa se pratimA ke mAdhyama se pUjya kI yandanA, upAsanA Adi Adi ho to ye karmanirjarAdi uttama phala ko nizcita rUpa se dene vAlI hotI haiN| deva-guru Adi kI ArAdhanA se hone vAlI karma- nirjarA ArAdhya dvArA pradatta nahIM hotI, kintu deva- guru Adi ke Alambana ke kAraNa ArAdhaka ko hue zubha pariNAma ke adhIna hai, yaha bAta hama Upara dekha cuke haiN| 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 haiN| aisA kauna kaha sakatA hai ki ye adhyavasAya zubha nahIM hokara malina hai ? bhAva - avasthA kI ArAdhanA, ArAdhya ke upasthiti-kAla meM hI karane kI hotI hai kyoMki aisI sthiti meM ArAdhya kI uttamatA tathA upakArakatA Adi ko sAkSAt dekhane se bhakti kI jAgRti svAbhAvika hai| jaba ArAdhya kI sthApanA dvArA bhakti, ArAdhya ke anupasthiti 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 caahie| upakArI kI 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 nahI 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 antaraMga bhAva vAle ke alAvA anya kisI se nahIM ho sakatI, aisA svIkAra karanA hI par3egA / 'hRdaya meM bhakti bhAva ke binA bhI dikhAve ke kAraNa sthApanA kI bhakti karane vAle bahuta najara Ate hai' - aisA tarka karane vAloM ko samajhanA cAhie ki yaha sthiti jisa prakAra 25
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________________ sthApanA ke lie hai usI prakAra bhAva-avasthA kI bhakti ke lie bhI hai| bhAva-avasthA kI bhakti karane vAle sabhI hRdaya se va sacce bhAva se karate haiM - aisI bAta nahIM hai| dekhA-dekhI, lobha, lAlaca, mAyA athavA anya kubuddhi ke vaza hokara bhI bhakti karane vAle hote haiN| yahI bAta sthApanA ke lie 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-prApti ke lie sthira evaM zuddha bhakti kI AvazyakatA hai| bhakti kI yaha sthiratA aura zuddhatA ArAdhaka ko atyanta zubha phala dene vAlI hotI hai, yaha nirvivAda hai| 26
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________________ 5 jinamandira kI AvazyakatA sthApanA kI bhakti apekSAkRta pUjaka ke adhika Adara kI sUcaka hai| yaha bAta siddha hone ke pazcAt sthApanA kI bhakti Adi ke lie mandira 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 haiN| vidyAbhyAsa yA kalA-kauzala ke abhyAsa ke lie vidyAlaya, kaoNleja evaM yunivarsiTI Adi ke svatantra bhavanoM kI AvazyakatA sabase pahale hotI hai| ThIka usI bhAMti devabhakti, gurubhakti athavA dharmakriyA Adi karane ke lie bhI pRthak sthAnoM ke nirmANa binA unakI nirvighna pravRtti sambhava nahIM hai / jo loga skUla, kaoNleja, yUnivarsiTI, borDiMga hAUsa, jJAnazAlA, dAnazAlA, dharmazAlA, auSadhAlaya evaM prasUtigRha Adi ke nimitta svataMtra bhavana kI salAha dete haiM, ve aisA kabhI nahIM kaha sakate haiM ki devabhakti ke lie svataMtra makAna kI jarUrata nahIM hai| phira bhI ve yadi aisA kahane ke lie taiyAra ho jAte haiM to samajha lenA cAhie ki aise logoM ko anya padArthoM ke lie jo lagana hai, itanI bhI devabhakti ke lie 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 sugamatApUrvaka devabhakti ho sakatI hai| devabhakti ke lie alaga se yadi vizAla aura manohara mandira hoM, tabhI aise kSetroM meM acche sAdhuoM kA AvAgamana sulabha evaM sambhavita banatA hai| acche sAdhuoM ko gRhasthoM ke vaibhava aura samRddhi se koI prayojana nahIM hotA; ata: jaise-taise kSetroM meM unakA vihAra nahIM hotaa| susAdhu adhikatara aise kSetroM meM vihAra karate haiM, jahA~ jinezvaradeya kI bhakti ke lie adhika saMkhyA meM sundara mandira Adi bane hote haiN| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki aise hI 27
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________________ kSetroM meM acche zrAyoM aura dharmArthI AtmAoM kA vizeSa rUpa se honA sambhava hai| sAtha hI sAtha isI kAraNa yahA~ saMthama kI surakSA, vRddhi Adi bhI AsAnI se ho sakatI hai| sAdhu-samAgama kI sulabhatA kA yadi koI pradhAna sAdhana hai to vaha jinezvaradeva kI bhakti ke lie 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 lie atyanta upayogI samyagdarzana, dezavirati tathA sarvavirati Adi guNoM ke lAbha se hameM vaMcita rahanA par3atA hai| kevala itanA hI nahIM sArmiyoM ke darzana bhI durlabha bana jAte haiN| ___ pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki aisI sthiti meM sAdharmika kI bhakti Adi samyaktva ko nirmala banAne vAle AcaraNa kA pAlana bhI azakya bana jAtA hai| zrI jainazAsana meM sAdhuoM kA kisI eka sthAna para nitya-vAsa niSiddha haiM kyoMki usase zrAvakoM ke sAtha unakA sneha bar3hatA hai tathA mamatva kI pravRtti kA poSaNa hotA hai| pariNAmasvarUpa dharmabhAvanA kI vRddhi ke badale hAni hotI hai| parantu zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI pAvana pratimA se adhiSThita hue mandira ke sambandha meM aisA kucha nahIM bntaa| isa sthAna para sarva sAdhAraNa samAna bhakti bhAva se sadA-sarvadA A sakate haiN| zrI jinamandira 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| sarvaguNasampanna paramAtmA kI adhyakSatA vAle jinamandira ke viSaya meM isa bAta kA anubhava pratyeka jijJAsu ko pratyakSasiddha hai| jaba kisI sAdhu ke 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 saikar3oM athavA hajAroM varSoM taka eka hI DhaMga se dharmavRttiyoM kA poSaNa karane vAle hote haiM tathA inake Alambana se sabhI loga samAnadharmIpana kI bhAvanA ko dRr3ha banA sakate haiN| . jainazAstroM ke kathanAnusAra zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM ke vidyamAnakAla meM arthAt cauthe Are meM dharmAtmAoM kI bastI vAle pratyeka gA~va meM jinamandiroM kI adhikatA hotI thI aura aise tAraka mandiroM ke Alambana se hI usa samaya ke logoM ko bhI aneka prakAra ke dhArmika lAbha hote the| dharma bhAvanA ko banAye rakhane ke lie jisa prakAra mandiroM kI jarUrata hai usI prakAra - 28 | 28
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________________ lobha aura parigraha ke pApa se upArjita dravya ke sadvyaya ke lie bhI jinamandiroM kI khAsa AvazyakatA hai| dharma ke lie dhana arjita karane kA jainazAsana meM koI vidhAna nahIM hai parantu pApasaMjJAoM ke kAraNa upArjita dravya kA sadupayoga karane kA tathA uttama dharmakSetroM meM dAna dekara uttama phala prApta karane kA to jainazAsana meM vidhAna avazya hai| paramAtmA ke upadeza athavA zAsana se dharmI AtmA saMgraha kiye hue asthira evaM vinAzI dravya kA upayoga, paramAtmA ke mandira Adi ke lie na kare, to yaha raMka AtmA sarvasamarpaNayuddhi se, paramAtmA kI AjJApAlana ke lie kaise taiyAra hogA? paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA hetu, parigraha kI mamatA kama karane ke lie athavA gRhasthAyasthA meM udAratA Adi sadguNoM kI sarvotkRSTa phala-prApti tathA zrI jinabhakti ke lie mandiroM evaM mUrtiyoM se bar3hakara sundara sthAna jagat bhara meM anyatra kahA~ mila sakatA hai? ___paramAtmA ke zAsana kA apane Upara atula bhAvopakAra hai - isa bAta ko samajhane vAle puNyAtmA, paramAtma-parAyaNa banane ke lie 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 bandhanoM meM jakar3ane vAlA mAnate haiN| prabhuzAsana ko prApta gRhastha to aisA mAnate haiM ki jinabhakti Adi meM upayoga meM nahIM Ane vAlA dravya prAyaH svayaM kI tathA svayaM ke vaMzajo kI parigraha-bhAvanA kA poSaka hotA hai| kevala itanA hI nahIM para vaha to unako tathA unakI saMtati ko vilAsatA ke mArga para Age bar3hAkara unheM adhogati meM dhakelane vAlA banatA hai| putra-pautroM Adi ko dI huI sampatti adhikAMzataH aise logoM ke svAmitva meM calI jAtI hai, jo dharma-parAyaNa nahIM hai tathA usa para adhikAra bhI aise hI varga kA bana jAtA hai| mandira evaM mUrti para kiyA huA dhanavyaya naSTa nahIM hotA, parantu rUpAntarita ho jAtA hai, jaba ki bhogoM ke upabhoga meM, aiza-ArAma meM tathA mauja-zauka ke sAdhanoM para kharca kiyA huA dhana kSaNika phala dekara pUrNa rUpa se naSTa hotA hai tathA bhoktA ke lie anartha evaM unmAdabuddhi 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 bntaa| avinAzI aura apAra sukha se bharapUra mokSa evaM isakI prApti ke pathapradarzaka tathA Atma-tattva aura anAtma-tattva kA bheda samajhA kara Atma-tattva ke upAsaka banAne vAle paramAtmA ke manohara mandiroM meM evaM ina tArakoM kI sundara pratimAoM meM sarvasva arpita kara dene -29
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________________ kI bhAvanA kRtajJa AtmAoM 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 paramAtmA banAtA hai, vyavahAradRSTi se mUrti aura mandira ke rUpa meM jagat meM sthAyI rahatA hai tathA dIrgha kAla taka aneka 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 jinamandira 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 / dhana dhana zrI arihanta ne re, jeNe olakhAvyo loka salUNA / e jina nI pUjA vinA re, janama gumAvyo phoka salUNA // Zhu amiya bharI mUrti racI re, upamA na ghaTe koya | zAnta sudhArasa jhIlatI re, nirakhata tRpti na hoya || 30
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________________ kyA jinapUjA meM hiMsA haiM? _ 'zrI jinezvaradeva kI bhakti ke lie mUrti evaM daroM para kAra vAlA dhanavyaya nirarthaka nahIM apitu sArthaka hai' itanA svIkAra karane ke bAda kaI logoM ke mana meM eka zaMkA kA~Te kI taraha cubhatI hai . "zrI jinapUjA meM pRthvI, jala, Ana Adi ke jIvoM kA vinAza hotA hai to aisI pUjA kisa prakAra upAdeya bana sakatI hai? ahiMsaka prAgana meM hiMsaka pravRtti dharma banatI hai, aisA pratipAdana karanA kyA asaMgata nahIM hai?" aisI zaMkA kA janma jinazAsana kI ahiMsA ke vAstavika jJAna ke abhAva meM hotA haiN| jisameM jIvahatyA hotI hai, vaha sArI kriyA hI hiMsaka hai' athavA jIva kA vadha honA, isI kA nAma hiMsA hai aisA jainazAstra ne kabhI nahIM khaa| jainazAstrAnusAra - 'viSayakaSAyAdi kI pravRtti karate anya jIvoM ko prANahAni pahu~cAnA, isI kA nAma hiMsA hai|' viSaya-kaSAyAdi kI pravRtti binA hone vAle prANa-nAza Adi ko bhI hiMsA mAna liyA jAya to dAna Adi eka bhI dharma-pravRtti nahIM ho sakatI, kyoMki ina saba meM jIvavadha to samAyA huA hI hai| ___ yadi jinapUjA ke kArya meM jIvavadha hai to gurubhakti, zAstra-zravaNa, pratikramaNa Adi kAryoM meM kyA jIvavadha nahIM hai? avazya hai; parantu usameM uddezya jIvavadha kA nahIM, para gurubhakti Adi kA hai; ataH aisI dazA meM ise hiMsA kA kArya nahIM kahA jA sktaa| isI bhA~ti jinapUjA meM bhI uddezya jinabhakti kA hai, ataH use hiMsaka kArya kaise kaha sakate hai? kevala jIvavadha ko hI yadi hiMsA kA nAma de diyA jAya to nadI pAra karane vAle tathA gA~vagA~va vihAra karane vAle sAdhu ko bhI hiMsaka hI kahA jaaegaa| sAtha hI lobha Adi pariSaha 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 lie bhagavAna kI anumati hai - to isake sAtha hI prazna karanA par3egA ki kyA hiMsA ke kAryoM ke lie bhagavAna kabhI AjJA dete haiM? kyA aisA ho sakatA hai ki bhagavAn ko hiMsA karane kI to nahIM para karavAne kI chuTa hai? para nahIM, bhagavAna bhI trikaraNayoga se hiMsA ke tyAgI hote haiN| yadi ina - 31
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________________ kAryoM meM hiMsA hI hotI to bhagavAna kabhI bhI aisI AjJA nahIM dete| parantu nadI pAra karanA Adi kArya saMyamarakSA ke lie haiM, na ki bhautika sukha pAne ke lie, isalie una pravRttiyoM ko hiMsaka nahIM para ahiMsaka mAnA gayA hai| yahA~ aisA tarka,honA bhI svAbhAvika hai - "zrI jinapUjA bhaktisvarUpa hone se usameM hone vAlI virAdhanA yadi hiMsA nahIM hai to paMca mahAvratadhArI sAdhu dravyapUjA kyoM nahIM karate?" isakA uttara yaha hai ki sAdhuoM ke dravyapUjA nahIM karane kA kAraNa yaha nahIM hai ki yaha hiMsA-kArya hai parantu yaha hai ki ve dravya ke tyAgI hote haiN| adhikAra-vizeSa se kriyA-bheda hotA hai| dravyapUjA ke adhikArI dravya ko dhAraNa karane vAle hote haiN| sAdhuoM ko snAna nahIM karane kI pratijJA hotI hai, snAna dravyapUjA ke lie Avazyaka hai, isalie sAdhuoM ke lie yaha kArya unakI pratijJA ke viruddha hai| gRhastha snAna karane vAle hote haiM tathA dravya ke saMgI bhii| isalie bhakti ke nimitta dravyapUjA unake lie Avazyaka hai aura usameM pramattayoga nahIM hone se anivArya rUpa se hone vAlA prANanAza, hiMsA rUpa nahIM hai| auSadhi rogI ke lie lAbhadAyaka hai ataH svastha vaidya ko bhI isakA sevana karanA cAhiye, aisA niyama nahIM banAyA jA sktaa| dravyapUjana Arambha evaM parigraha ke roga se pIr3ita AtmAoM ko usa roga se chuTakArA dilAne ke lie arthAt Arambha aura parigraha ke vicAra evaM AcaraNa se dUra rakhane ke lie vihita kiyA huA hai| sAdhu Arambha aura parigraha ke roga se mukta haiM ataH unako dravyapUjana rUpI auSadhi lene kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| yahA~ eka dUsarA aisA tarka bhI uThane kI sambhAvanA hai ki - "pRthvIkAyAdi ke Arambhamaya dravyapUjana se nirArambhamaya sarvavirati ke dhyeya kI siddhi kisa prakAra hotI hai?" isakA sIdhA aura sarala uttara hai ki jina guNoM ke prati jisa manuSya kI atyanta zraddhA hotI hai, vaha una guNoM ko prApta karane ke adhyavasAya vAlA hotA hI hai aura use vaha zubha adhyavasAya hI ananta nirjarA karavAne vAlA banatA hai| aisI nirjarA se AtmA nirmala banakara svayaM ke kSAyopazamika athavA kSAyika guNoM ko prApta karatI hai| _guNaprApti hone se guNavAn ke vacanoM ke prati zraddhA bar3hatI hai| isa zraddhA kI tIvratA meM jyoM-jyoM vRddhi hotI hai, tyoM-tyoM AtmA meM guNavAn ke vacanAnusAra AcaraNa karane kI tatparatA jagatI hai| 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 prabhumUrti kA pUjana sarravirati ke dhyeya ko pAne kA sAdhana bana sakatA hai| itanA avazya hai ki zrI jinezvara bhagavAna kI pratimA ko pUjane vAle sabhI loga sabhI bhava meM sarvavirati ke dhyeya ko - 32
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________________ pahu~ca jAyeM, aisA koI niyama nahIM hai| sarvavirati aMgIkAra karane vAle pratyeka vyakti ko isI bhava meM mokSaprApti nahIM hotI to bhI sarvavirati kI ArAdhanA niSphala nahIM mAnI jaatii| isa prakAra kaI bhavoM taka virAdhanA kA varjana tathA ArAdhanA kA sampAdana hone ke pazcAt hI sarvavirati bhavAntara meM mokSa pradAna karatI hai| isI prakAra avidhi se bacatA huA aura vidhi kA pAlana karatA huA dravyapUjA karane vAlA sAdhaka bhavAntara meM sugamatA se sarvavirati taka pahu~ca sakatA hai; kyoMki zrI jinezvara bhagavAna kI pUjA karane vAlA inake rAja- vaibhava athavA sukhasamRddhi ko sammukha rakhakara unako nahIM pUjatA parantu vaha to Arambha samArambha aura viSaya - kaSAya ke pUrNa tyAga se sevita anagArapane kI pUjA karatA hai / isa prakAra bhagavAna kA pUjana sarvavirati Adi guNoM kI ora atyanta zraddhA dhAraNa karake hotA hai ataH vaha sarvavirati ko dilAne vAlA hotA hai| kyA prabhu-pUjA ke arthI haiM? kisI ko aisA tarka sambhava hai "zrI jinezvaradeva hiMsA kA tyAga karane ke lie sAdhuoM ko saMsAra-tyAga kA upadeza deM, tIvra kaSToM ko sahana karane kA kaheM tathA anta meM prANatyAga taka kI bAta kahe para apanI svayaM kI pUjA ke lie hiMsA Adi ho to bhI isakA nirjarAdi phala batAveM to kyA yaha ucita hai ?" isakA javAba 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 haiN| ina saba AtmAoM kI pUjanIyatA kA nirUpaNa karanA tathA usameM vyaktigata pUjA ke hetu kI kalpanA karanA, sarvathA viruddha hai| samudAya kI bhakti ke nirUpaNa meM vyaktigataM pUjA ke pravartakapane kI kalpanA karanA bhayaMkara doSadRSTi hai| koI sajjana, durjana kI saMgati se hone vAlI hAniyA~ tathA sajjana kI saMgati se hone vAle lAbha batAve, to aisA nahIM kahA 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, unake sammukha jAkara vandana - namana karane, sukhazAtA puchane tathA unakI aneka prakAra se paryupAsanA karane meM atyadhika 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 33
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________________ meM hone vAlI jIva - virAdhanA ke pApa kA bhAgI vaha upadezaka banatA hai| upadezaka kA irAdA to zrotA ke AtmakalyANa kA hai na ki jIvavinAza kA / zrI jinezvara deva to kSINamohI evaM vItarAga haiN| una para svayaM kI pUjA kI abhilASA kA Aropa lagAnA pUrNatayA ajJAnatA hI hai / sarvavirati dvArA caudaha rAjaloka ke sarva jIvoM ko abhayadAna diyA jAtA hai| isakI prApti hetu ekendriya jIvoM kI svarUpahiMsA vAlI pUjA nyAyayukta tathA adhika lAbhadAyI hai| isa pUjana dvArA ekendriya se bar3hakara dvindriya Adi kA varga rakSaNIya hai aura paramparA se ekendriya varga bhI bhakSya hai| pazuvadha kI pUjA meM aisA nahIM hai, kyoMki paMcendriya se bar3hakara kisI jIva kA varga hai hI nahIM aura apane bhale ke nAma para hone vAlA paMcendriya ke vadha vAlA kArya dharmakArya mAnA bhI nahIM jA sakatA, kyoMki yaha mAnavatA ke bhI viruddha hai| 1 ahiMsA se cAritrAvaraNIya karma naSTa hotA hai vaise hI sarvavirati ke dhyeya se hone vAlI pUjA bhI cAritramohanIyAdi duSTa karma kI prakRtiyoM kA nAza karatI hai| donoM se eka hI kArya kI siddhi hone se ahiMsA tathA zrI jinapUjA utsarga- apavAda rUpa bana sakate haiM parantu svargAdi samRddhi ke lie 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 ke pAlana ke liye nadI utarane meM lAbha hotA ho to aprApta saMyama kI prApti ke lie devapUjAdi meM pravRtta hone vAle ko lAbha kyoM nahIM hogA? arthAt avazya hogA hI / 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 baDI coriyA~ karake bhI pUjA karane kI nahIM hotI / kama se kama dezavirati dharma kI bhUmikA se nIce girAne vAlA eka bhI kArya zrI jinapUjA meM karane kA nahIM hotA hai / sacitta pAnI, vAyuvIMjhana, agnisamArambha, vanaspatibhakSaNa, kaccI miTTI aura kaccA namaka jisane chor3a diyA ho usako pUjA kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| parantu jo dhana kamAne athavA zarIra zuzrUSAdi ke lie dayA ke vicAra se bhI rahita hai, abhakSya evaM anantakAya taka ke padArthoM kA sevana 34
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________________ jisane nahIM chor3A, aise loga kevala jinapUjA ke lie kAma meM lAye jAne vAle jala, puSpa Adi kI virAdhanA ko hI jo bar3A rUpa de dene meM prayatnazIla hoM to samajhanA cAhie ki ve mithyAtya se grasta evaM bhayaMkara durAgraha se pIr3ita haiN| pRthvI, pAnI, vAyu, agni aura pratyeka vanaspati; dvIndriya, trIndriya caturindriya, paMcendriya tiryaMca, manuSya, devatA aura naraka vagairaha sthAnoM meM rahane vAle jitane bhI jIva haiN| inase bhI anantaguNe jIva suI ke agrabhAga jitane, anantakAya meM haiN| inakA upabhoga karane meM bhI jinako saMkoca nahIM, aise loga pRthvI Adi ke ananta bhAga ke jIvoM se hone vAlI svarUpahiMsA kI bAta ko Age kara zrI jinapUjA jaise paramocca kartavya ko dhikkArate haiM, yaha bAta hI batAtI hai ki unakI dazA atyanta zocanIya tathA vivekahInatA kI parAkASThA para pahu~cI huI hai| kisI satI ko apane pati ke sAtha bAta karate dekhakara yadi koI vezyA 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| jinapUjA se lAbhoM kI paramparA zrI jinezvaradeva ke manohara mandira, unameM pratiSThata ramaNIya pratimAe~ tathA unakI AnandadAyaka pUjA Adi dekhakara laghukarmI bhavyAtmAe~ samyagdarzanAdi AtmaguNoM ko prApta karane vAlI banatI haiM tathA paramparA se dezavirati, sarvavirati Adi ucca kakSAoM ko prApta kara, sarva-karma- rahita banakara anantakAla taka sabhI jIvoM ko abhayadAna dene vAlI banatI haiN| isIlie samyagdarzanAdi bhAva dharmoM kI prApti ke sAdhanoM ko zrI jainazAsana ne parama upakAraka ginA hai| jagat meM dayA do prakAra kI haiM : eka dravyadayA va dUsarI bhAvadayA / dravyadayA kI apekSA bhAvadayA anantagunI zreSTha hai| dravyadayA kevala dravya-prANoM ke uddezya se hai to bhAvadayA bhAva prANoM ke uddezya se hai| dravya-prANoM kA jIvana alpakAlIna hotA hai; bhAva-prANa anantakAla taka rahate hai| dravya-prANoM ke dhAraNapoSaNa se hone vAlA sukha thor3A aura kSaNasthAyI hotA hai| bhAva-prANoM ke AvirbhAva se hone vAlA sukha niravadhi evaM cirasthAyI hai| dravyadayA karane vAlA kevala kucha logoM ke kucha duHkhoM ko kucha samaya ke lie dUra kara sakatA hai, jabaki bhAvadayA karane vAlA sabhI jIvoM ke sarvakAla ke duHkhoM ko dUra karane vAlA arthAt unako sadA ke lie duHkhoM se mukti dilAne vAlA hotA hai| samyagdarzanAdi bhAvaguNoM kI prApti ke sivAya mokSaprApti ke anya sAdhana bhI jaise satsAdhusamAgama, zrIjinavacana kA zravaNa, sarvaviratimaya zuddha jIvana kA AcaraNa aura paramparAgata avyAbAdha zAzvata pada kI 35
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________________ prApti Adi zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjA aura bhakti Adi se avazya prApta hote haiN| zrI jinapUjA meM dAnAdi dharmoM kI ArAdhanA zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjA ke samaya puNyabandha rUpa evaM karmakSaya rUpa donoM prakAra ke dharmoM kI eka sAtha ArAdhanA hotI hai| zrI jinapUjA ke samaya akSatAdi car3hAnA dAna dharma hai| zrI jinapUjA ke samaya viSaya-vikAra kA tyAga karanA zIla dharma hai| zrI jinapUjA ke samaya azana-pAnAdi kA tyAga karanA tapa dharma hai| pUjA 'ke samaya zrI jinezvaradeva ke guNagAna Adi karanA bhAva dharma hai| zrI jinapUjA 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 azAtA vedanIya karma kA kSaya hotA hai| zrI arihanta paramAtmA tathA zrI siddha paramAtmA ke guNoM ke smaraNa se kramAnusAra darzanamohanIya tathA cAritramohanIya karma kA kSaya hotA hai| prabhupUjana ke zubha adhyavasAya kI tIvratA se AyuSya karma kA kSaya hotA hai| zrI jinezvaradeva ke nAmAdi lene se nAmakarma kA kSaya hotA hai| zrI jinezvaradeva kA vandana-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 vIryAntarAyAdi karma kA kSaya hotA hai | isa prakAra jinapUjA meM puNyabaMdha, deza se yA sarva se karma-nirjarA tathA paramparA se zAzvata sukhasvarUpa mokSa kI prApti taka ke sabhI kArya eka sAtha siddha hote haiN| zrI jinapUjA jaisA AsAna se AsAna, bAlaka se lekara vRddha taka sabhI jise kara sakate haiM, aisA anupama lAbhakArI anya koI kArya loka-paraloka ke mArga meM dikhAI denA sambhava nahIM hai| usake prati tanika bhI vakradRSTi dhAraNa karanA apane kalyANa ke prati vakradRSTi dhAraNa karane ke samAna hai| apane tathA auroM ke kalyANa ke abhilASI logoM ko zrI jinapUjAdi anuSThAna meM svayaM sammilita hokara anya ko sammilita karanA tathA apane-parAye kA pAramArthika kalyANa sAdhanA, yahI saccI unnati kA uttama mArga hai| 36
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________________ pratyakSa yA parokSa rUpa meM mUrtipUjA kA svIkAra samasta vizva ma rtamAn padArthoM kA samUha hai| jitanA prAcIna nidha hai utanI hI prAcIna mUrti, AkAra tathA unakI pUjA Adi hai| jaina siddhAnta ke anusAra samasta loka SaDdravyoM se bharA huA hai| ina chaha dravyoM meM pA~ca amUrta haiM va eka muurt| ina amUrta dravyoM kA bhI koI AkAra vizeSa mAnA gayA hai| yAvat alokAkAza athavA jahA~ kevala eka AkAza dravya hI hai usako bhI gole jai| AkAra vAlA mAnA gayA hai| jaise amUrta dravya kA AkAra mAnA hai vaise hI amUrta dravyoM ke jJAna ko bhI AkArayukta mAnA gayA hai| amUrta dra yoM kI jAnakArI bhI mUrta dravyoM dvArA hI hotI hai| isa prakAra AkAra evaM mUrti ko mAnane ka itihAya kisI kAla vizeSa kA nahIM para vizva ke astitva taka ke sarvakAla ke liye sarcita hai| mUrti kA vizvavyApaka siddhAnta mUrti, AkRti, 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 ca ntaa| eka bAlaka se lagAkara bar3e jJAnI taka sabhI ko apane abhISTa kI siddhi ke lie sarva prathama mUrti kI hI AvazyakatA hotI hai| dhArmika, vyAvahArika athavA vaijJAnika, kisI bhI pAtra meM mUrti ke AkAra ko pAne binA kAma nahIM cltaa| mUrti evaM AkAra ko mAnane kA saddhAnta vizvavyApaka hai| suvarNa aura usa meM rahane vAle pIlepana ko tathA ratna aura usameM basI huI kAnti ko jisa prakAra kabhI alA nahIM kiyA jA sakatA vaise hI vizva se usake AkAra kI mUrti ko bhI pRthak nahIM kiyA ja sktaa| samasta vizva kI prakRti hI isa taraha mUrti evaM AkAra ko dhAraNa karane vAlI hai| / sI dazA meM mUrti ko nahIM mAnanA eka prakAra se vizva kI prakRti kA hI khUna karane ke barAbara hai| mumukSumAtra kA antima dhyeya janma, jarA aura maraNa Adi duHkhoM kA anta kara akSaya - 37
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________________ sukha prApta karanA hai| isa mahAn kArya kI siddhi ke lie sarvaprathama AvazyakatA zreSTha sAdhanoM ko prApta karane kI hai| caMcala citta, ucchaMkhala indriyA~, viSama viSayo evaM kaTu kaSAyoM para vijaya prApta ho sake, aisA uttama sAdhana zukladhyAnAvasthita aura zAnta 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 lie mUrti kI AvazyakatA se koI bhI inkAra 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 lie mUrtipUjA kI parama AvazyakatA hai| yahA~ koI aisA prazna kare, yaha sambhaya hai "Izvara kI upAsanA heta jar3a mUrti kA Alamyana lene kI apekSA unake svayaM ke guNoM kA Alamyana lenA kyA yurA hai?" isakA samAdhAna hai ki Izvara jisa prakAra nirAkAra hai usI prakAra Izvara ke guNa bhI nirAkAra haiN| Izvara tathA usake guNoM kA jaya koI AkAra nahIM to alpayuddhi jIva usakI upAsanA kisa prakAra kara sakate haiM? alpajJa jIyoM ko upAsanA meM lIna karane ke lie sAkAra iMdriyagocara tathA dRzya padArthoM kI AvazyakatA rahegI hii| ___ yadi koI aisA kahe - hama Izvara athavA Izvara ke nirAkAra guNoM kI apane manamaMdira meM mAnasika kalpanA dvArA upAsanA kara leMge, aisI sthiti meM pASANIya maMdira/mUrti kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? para aisA kahanA bhI ajJAnatA hI 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 virAjamAna bhagavAna jinezvara mahArAja kI dharmadezanA samaya kI avsthaa| isa avasthA kI kalpanA nirAkAra nahIM, sAkAra hai| __maMdira aura mUrti ke mAnane vAle bhI isa kalpanA ko hI mUrta svarUpa pradAna karake upAsanA karate haiN| kalpanA karake athavA sAkSAt mUrti banAkara upAsanA karanA, donoM kA dhyeya eka hI hai| itanA antara hai ki kAlpanika manomaMdira kSaNasthAyI hai jaba ki sAkSAt maMdira tathA mUrti cirasthAyI hai| sarvazreSTha to yaha hai ki cirasthAyI dRzya maMdiroM meM jAkara bhagavAna kI zAnta mudrAyukta mUrti kI bhAvapUrvaka pUjA arcanA karake AtmakalyANa karanA, para kSaNavidhvaMsI kAlpanika aura adRzya mUrti mAtra se saMtoSa nahIM mAna lenA kyoMki aise saMtoSa meM spaSTa rUpa se bhakti kI kamI rahatI hai| 38
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________________ - mUrti kA zreSTha Alambana itane vivecana se yaha spaSTa ho gayA hogA ki jitanI prAcInatA saMsAra ke itihAsa kI hai, utanI hI prAcInatA mUrtipUjA kI hai| isIliye vizva ke itihAsa ke sAtha hI saMsArI jIvoM ke kalyANArtha parama Avazyaka mUrtipUjA kA itihAsa bhI prApta hotA hai| jIvoM ke kalyANa aura mUrtipUjA, donoM kA paraspara ghaniSTha sambandha haiN| parama puruSoM kI mUrtiyoM ke zubha Alambana se saMsArI AtmAoM kI pApavAsanA maMda par3atI hai| viSaya-kaSAya kA vega ghaTatA hai| Arambhaparigraha ke tyAga kI bhAvanA kA janma hotA hai, sanmArga kI ora agrasaratA sthAyI banatI hai aura sadA ucca guNoM kA Adarza milatA rahatA hai| mUrtipUjA kA virodha utpanna hone kA kAraNa mUrtipUjA prAcIna tathA kalyANakArI hone para bhI usakA virodha kaba se, kisake dvArA aura kisa kAraNa se huA, isakA itihAsa bhI jAnanA Avazyaka hai| vizvasta tathyoM se yaha siddha hotA hai ki vikrama kI 7 vIM zatAbdI pUrva samasta saMsAra mUrtipUjA kA upAsaka thaa| sarvaprathama lagabhaga 1300 se 1400 varSa pUrva mUrtipUjA ke viruddha AvAja paigambara muhammada ne arabistAna meM uThAI thI kyoMki usa deza meM mUrtipUjA 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 mUrtipUjA kA virodha krnaa| paigambara muhammada ne yaha virodha kisI bhI pramANa ke AdhAra para nahIM para talavAra ke bala para kiyaa| kevala Arya prajA meM hI nahIM para pAzcAtya dezoM meM bhI mUrtipUjA kA bahuta pracAra thA, aise aitihAsika pramANa upalabdha haiN| AsTreliyA meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kI mUrti, amerikA meM tAsamaya siddhacakra kA gaTTA, maMgoliyA meM aneka bhagna mUrtiyoM ke avazeSa tathA makkA-madInA meM jaina mandira (jo hAla hI meM vahA~ se badala diyA gayA hai) Adi mUrtipUjA ke pramANa haiN| vyaktigata rUpa se koI mUrtipUjA ko nahIM mAne, yaha alaga bAta hai parantu dezATana karane vAloM kI jAnakArI se yaha yAta chipI huI nahIM hai ki Aja bhI jagat meM aisA pradeza khojane para bhI nahIM mila sakatA jahA~ mUrtipUjA kA pracAra na ho| muslima mata kI utpatti ke bAda musalamAnoM ne bhAratavarSa para kaI AkramaNa kiye aura dharmAndhatA ke kAraNa isa deza ke Adarza mandira-mUrtiyoM ko tathA zilpa-kalAoM ko naSTa-bhraSTa kiyaa| phira bhI 15 vIM zatAbdI taka Arya prajA para muslima saMskRti kA thor3A bhI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| - 39 39
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________________ vikrama kI 13 vIM zatAbdI meM dillI para muslima sattA kA zAsana huaa| sattA ke mada meM Akara ve aneda mandiroM evaM ajJAnI logoM ko hindU dharma se bhraSTa karane lage phira bhI unheM pUrNa saphalatA nahIM milii| thor3e bahuta jo vidharmI bane ve bhI adhikAMza svArthI aura dharma se anabhijJa loga the| aisI vikaTa sthiti meM bhI bhAratIya dharmavIroM para anArtha saMskRti kA kucha bhI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| 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 mandiroM kA nAza kiyA, vidharmI nahIM banane vAloM kI sampatti ko lUTA tathA unheM prANa-daNDa diyaa| taba taka bhI dharmavIroM para anArya saMskRti kA jarA bhI prabhAva nahIM par3A aura isake viparIta, pratispardhA ke kAraNa dharma evaM mUrtipUjA kA vizvAsa aura bhaktibhAva bar3hatA hI gyaa| zilAlekhoM se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki aisI vikaTa paristhiti ke samaya meM bhI purAne mandiroM ke nAza kI apekSA naye mandira adhika saMkhyA meM bneN| udAharaNasvarUpa vi.saM. 1396 meM musalamAnoM ne zatrujaya ke sabhI mandiroM kA nAza kiyA aura 1371 meM zreSThI samarasiMha ne karor3oM kA dravya kharca karake punaH zatrujaya para svargavimAna samAna mandiroM kA nirmANa karavA liyaa| vikrama kI 16 vIM sadI bhAratavarSa ke lie mahAduHkha evaM bhayaMkara kalaMka rUpa sAbita huii| anArya saMskRti kA doSapUrNa prabhAva aneka vyaktiyoM para par3a cukA thA tathA aneka ajJAnI vyaktiyoM ne anArya saMskRti kA andhAnukaraNa kara binA kucha soce samajhe Arya mandira evaM mUrtiyoM kI ora krUra dRSTi se dekhanA prArambha kara diyA thaa| zvetAmbara jainoM meM lokAzA, 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 mandira aura mUrtiyoM ke viruddha AvAja uThAnA zUru kara diyA thaa| 'Izvara kI upAsanA ke liye 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 thaa| zvetAmbara jainoM kA loMkAzA ke sAtha sambandha hai| loMkAzA ke jIvana meM 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 haiN| 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 kamalasaMyamI 'siddhAntacaupAI' meM likhate hai ki phirojakhAna nAmakA bAdazAha mandiroM aura pauSadhazAlAoM ko dhvaMsa kara 40
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________________ jinamata ko kaSTa pahu~cAtA thaa| duSamakAla ke prabhAva se bukhAra ke sAtha siradarda kI taraha, loMkAzA ko usakA sahayoga mila gyaa| Aveza meM andhA insAna kyA-kyA kukarma nahIM karatA! isa viSaya meM jamAli aura gozAlA ke dRSTAnta prasiddha haiN| krodhAveza meM AyA loMkAzA musalamAna saiyadoM ke vacanoM para vizvAsa kara apane dharma se cyuta huaa| isase pUrva loMkAzA trikAla zrIjinapUjA karatA thA, aisA ullekha milatA hai| para sAdhuoM dvArA apamAnita hone ke vAda agni meM ghI kI bhA~ti use saiyadoM kA saMyoga mila gayA tathA saiyadoM ne usase mandira aura mUrti chur3avA dii| taba se vaha pUjanakArya ko nirarthaka mAnane lgaa| saiyadoM ne usako kahA - "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 pAtIM aura isI kAraNa aneka naye nikalane vAle paMthoM aura matoM kI taraha loMkAzA ne bhI apanA mata khar3A kara diyaa| lokAzA ne kevala mUrtipUjA kA hI virodha nahIM kiyA para jaina Agama, jaina saMskRti, sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, dAna, devapUjA tathA pratyAkhyAna Adi kA bhI virodha kiyaa| antima avasthA meM ise apane duSkRtyoM kA pazcAtApa bhI huaa| isakA pramANa yaha hai ki usane sAmAyika-pauSadha-pratikramaNa Adi kriyAoM ko AdarasUcaka sthAna diyA aura bAda meM dAna dene kI bhI chUTa dii| isake pazcAt meghajI RSi Adi ne isa mata kA sadaMtara tyAga kara puna: jainadIkSA ko svIkAra kiyA hai tathA vaha mUrtipUjA ke samarthaka evaM pracAraka bne| loMkAgacchIya AcAryoM ne mandiroM tathA mUrtiyoM kI pratiSThA karavAI tathA apane-apane upAzraya meM bhI pratimAoM kI sthApanA kara mUrtiyoM kI upAsanA kI hai| lokAgaccha 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 meM alaga hokara punaH mUrti ke viruddha vidroha khaDA kiyaa| loMkAgaccha ke zrIpajyoM ne donoM ko gaccha se bAhara kara diyA, parantu una donoM ke dvArA pracArita mata cala pdd'aa| isa naye mata ko "DhU~Dhaka mata'' kA upanAma milaa| isa sampradAya kA dUsarA nAmra "sAdhumArgI' athavA "sthAnakavAsI'' pdd'aa| ina DhUMDhiyoM aura loMkAzA ke anuyAyiyoM meM kriyA aura zraddhA meM dina-rAta jaisA antara hai| sthAnakamArgI yAnI DhUMDhaka lavajI RSi ke anuyAyI haiN| ___sthAnakavAsI samAja kI utpatti kA yaha saMkSipta itihAsa hai| Aja unameM se bhI bahutoM ne mUrtipUjA kI AvazyakatA aura hitakAritA ko svIkAra kiyA hai|
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________________ .. isa prakAra mUrtipUjA kA astitva sanAtana kAla kA hai| sabhI suvihita AcAryoM ne isa vidhAna ko Adara dekara jainasamAja para bar3A upakAra kiyA hai| mUrtipUjA ke virodhI bhI mUrtipUjA ko mAnate haiM - mUrtipUjA kA sarvaprathama virodhI muhammada hai parantu usake anuyAyI bhI apanI masjidoM meM pIroM kI AkRtiyA~ banAkara puSpadhUpAdi se pUjate haiM, tAjiyA banAkara usake Age ronApITanA karate haiM tathA yAtrA ke lie makkA-madInA jAkara vahA~ eka kAle patthara kA cumbana karate haiM tathA aisA mAnate haiM ki isase pApa naSTa hote haiN| mUrtipUjA nahIM mAnane vAle IsAI sUlI para laTakatI IsAmasIha kI mUrti aura kraoNsa sthApita kara apane carca meM use pUjyabhAva se dekhate haiM, dravyabhAva se pUjA karate haiM tathA puSpahAra car3hAte haiN| kabIra, nAnaka, rAmacaraNa Adi mUrti virodhiyoM ke anuyAyI apane-apane pUjya puruSoM kI samAdhiyA~ banAkara pUjate haiN| 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, 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| mUrjipUjakoM ne saMsAra kA 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 adha:patana kA pramukha kAraNa hai| he paramAtmA! mujhe anya koI cAha nahIM hai| ApakI bhakti ke phalasvarUpa mujhe ye tIna vastue~ prApta hoM - (1) sahasa samAdhimaraNa (2) dInatArahita jIvana aura (3) mRtyu ke samaya ApakA sAnnidhya . - - - - 42
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________________ tIrthaMkaroM kA paropakAramaya jIvana nAmakRtidavyabhAvaiH, punatalijagajjanam / kSetrekAle casarvasmi-hata: samupAsmahe / / 1 / / isa sundara padya meM parama upakArI, kalikAlasarvajJa, AcArya bhagavAn zrImad hemacandrasUrIzvarajI 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 arihantoM kI hama upAsanA karate haiN|" uparyukta padya se yaha bhAva nikalatA hai ki arihanta paramAtmA kI mUrtiyA~ aura unakI pUjA Ajakala hI nahIM parantu sadA kI haiN| zrI arihantoM ke cAra nikSepa upAsya haiN| ina cAra meM se eka bhI nikSepa kI upekSA samyaktva kI prApti meM bAdhaka tathA prApta samyaktva kA nAza karane vAlI hai| koI bhI kAla aisA nahIM ki jisameM mUrtipUjA kA astitva na ho tathA koI bhI kSetra aisA nahIM ki jisameM zrI arihanta devoM kI mUrtiyA~ unake upAsakoM ko pavitra na karatI hoN| mUrtipUjA AtmakalyANa kA prArambhika aMga hai| adhikAra evaM yogyatA ke anusAra sAdhuoM kI bhA~ti zrAvakoM ke lie bhI zrI arihanta paramAtmAoM kI bhAvapUjA tathA dravyapUjA nirantara Avazyaka hai| isakA pAlana nahIM karane vAle sAdhu tathA zrAvaka ko zAstrakAroM ne prAyazcitta kA bhAgIdAra batAyA hai| jahA~ tIrtha hai vahA~ pUjA hotI hai| bharata aura airavata kSetra meM pratyeka utsarpiNI aura avasarpiNI kAla meM eka-eka caubIsI hotI hai| hara caubIsI meM cauvIsa-caubIsa tIrthaMkara hote haiN| aisI ananta caubIsI atIta meM ho gaI aura bhaviSya meM hogii| mahAvideha kSetra meM to zrI tIrthaMkaroM kA viraha hI nahIM hai| ataH jaba-jaba aura jahA~-jahA~ una paramopakArI tIrthapatiyoM kA tAraka tIrtha pravartamAna hotA -
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________________ hai, taba-taba una-una sthAnoM para zrI jinamandiroM aura zrI jina mUrtiyoM tathA unakI upAsanA kA astitva sthAyI rUpa se hAtA hai| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki zrI jinezvaradevoM ke pavitra mArga meM zrI jinezvara devoM kI pUjA ke.. samyaktvazuddhi kA eka parama aMga aura Atmonnati kA eka advitIya sAdhana mAnA gayA hai| ___ 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| isIlie unhoMne aneka bhavoM se zubha prayatna kara tIsare bhava meM jina nAmakarma kI nikAcanA kI hotI hai| antima bhava meM ve vizvavandha puNya karma kA upayoga karate samaya vizva ke samasta prANiyoM ke lie hitakArI dharmatIrtha kI sthApanA karate haiN| isa tIrtha ke prabhAva se samasta dharma-karma kI suvyavasthA vizva meM cAlU rahatI hai| saMsArasAgara se bhavya AtmAoM ko tArane ke lie ye tIrtha samartha hote hai| mahAsattvazAlI prAjJa puruSoM kA yaha 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 Adya racayitA zrI gaNadharadeva, ye tInoM tIrtha kahalAte hai| ina tIrthoM ke Adya prakAzaka evaM Adya sthApaka zrI tIrthaGkaradeva tathA unake jIvana kI viziSTatA hai| vAstava meM to zrI tIrthaGkara devoM kA sarvocca jIvana hI jainadharma kI mahAn sampatti hai| jainadharma kI zAzvatatA kI yadi koI majabUta jar3a hai, to vaha bhI yahI hai| kabhI sarvanAza jaisI sthiti bhI A jAya to bhI zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM ke sarvocca jIvana kA Adarza, jaba taka jagat meM vidyamAna haiM, taba taka panaH dharmajAgRti Ate dera nahIM lgtii| jainadharma kI sarvoparitA aura dRDhamUlatA hone kA mukhya kAraNa zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM kA sarvocca jIvana hI hai| isI kAraNa sabhI jaina apanI sabhI pravRttiyoM meM zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM ke jIvana ko hI U~cA sthAna dete haiN| zrI tIrthaMkaroM kI pUjyatA unakI vidvattA, rAjyasattA athavA rUpa-raMgAdi ke kAraNa nahIM hai parantu unake tIrthaMkarapane ke kAraNa hai aura isalie jaina-zAstrakAroM ne zrI tIrthaMkaroM kI lagna, rAjya va yuddhalIlA athavA krIr3A Adi kI ghaTanAoM ko upAdeya ke rUpa meM Age nahIM rakkhA parantu cyavana, janma, dIkSA, kaivalya tathA mokSa avasthAoM ko Age rakhakara hI unakI upAsanA kI hai| jagat meM eka se bar3hakara eka dUsarA manuSya mila hI jAtA hai| koI rUpa meM, koI guNa meM, koI jAti meM athavA kula meM, koI buddhi athavA zAlA meM, koI kalA athavA kauzala meM, koI Rddhi athavA samRddhi meM tathA koI lAbha athavA khyAti meM - ina sabake mada Adiko utArane vAlA zrI tIrthakara 44
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________________ devoM kA jIvana hI hai| krodha, roSa, I* athavA sahiSNutA, mAyA athavA dambha, anIti athavA anAcArAdidoSoM ko rokane kI isa jagat meM satya preraNA yadi kisI bhI sthAna se prApta ho sakatI hai to yaha bhI zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM ke Adarza jIvana se hI prApta ho sakatI hai| zrI tIrthakara deyoM kA Adarza jIvana dUsaroM meM rahane vAle sabhI doSoM aura vikAroM ko prakaTa meM lAtA hai tathA yogya AtmAoM meM una doSoM ko bar3hane se rokatA hai tathA unakA nAza bhI kara detA hai| isa jagat meM jo koI acchAI, ujjvalatA athavA pavitratA Adi dikhAI detI hai, vaha saba pratyakSa athavA apratyakSa rUpa se tIrthaMkaradevoM ke ati ujjvala tathA pavitra jIvana kA hI prabhAva hai| una uddhArakoM ke jIvana kI bhavyatA asaMkhya AtmAoM ko apane vikAsasthAna se Age bar3hane meM anAyAsa rUpa se eka sabala nimitta rUpa siddha hue binA nahIM rhtii| sabhI jIvoM ke vikAsa meM samAna rUpa se upakAraka zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM kA upakAra smRtipaTa para tAjA banA rahe tathA usakA vismaraNa na ho, isa kAraNa unakI upasthiti evaM anupasthiti meM unakI pratimA tathA mandiroM dvArA bhakti karane kI prathA vivekI varga meM hamezA hotI hai, isameM koI Azcarya nahIM hai| saMsAra para kiye hue unake upakAra buddhizAlI AtmAoM ko sahaja rUpa se vaisA karane kI preraNA dete haiN| 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 pariNAmasvarUpa sthAna-sthAna para bar3e-bar3e mandira sthApita hote haiM aura unameM bahuta sI mUrtiyA~ pratiSThita hotI haiN| bar3e zahara, kalyANaka-sthaloM tathA anya mahattvapUrNa va sAmAnya sthaloM meM, aneka mandira evaM pratimAe~ astitva meM AtI haiN| vivekI AtmAe~ sadA aise sundara avasara kI hArdika kAmanA karatI haiM ki sArI pRthvI zrI jinamandiroM me musajjita ho| Adhunika saMskRti ke pujArI ko duniyA meM hara sthAna aura hara gA~va meM hAI skUla, haoNspiTala athavA posTa oNphisa Adi sthApita karane kI mahattvAkAMkSA hotI hai| isase bhI aneka guNI mahattvAkAMkSA zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM ke sarvocca guNoM ko pahacAnane vAlI AtmAoM ke dila meM mandiroM evaM mUrtiyoM kI sarvatra pratiSThA karane kI hotI hai| tIrthaMkaroM ke darzana se koI vaMcita na raha jAya, isa uddezya se bar3e-bar3e tIrtha banavAye jAte haiM, bar3e-bar3e yAtrAgamana, samArambha, caitya, rathotsava, mahApUjA aura aimI anya kaI utsAhajanaka pravRttiyA~ karane meM AtI haiM aura aisA karake thAnA nayA prajJA kA tIrthaMkaroM kI -45
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________________ tarapha ke sammAna kA bhAva jAgRta karane tathA nirantara cAlU rakhane ke prayatna kiye jAte haiN| zrI tIrthaMkaroM ke guNoM ke jAnane vAle aisA kiye binA raha hI nahIM skte| kaisI bhI pravRtti meM par3A huA vyakti bhI ina vAdyayaMtroM kI AvAja se sira U~cA uThAe binA raha nahIM sktaa| jAne-anajAne bhI Atmika unnati ke yogya bIjAropaNa usakI AtmA meM par3a jAte haiN| ve bIja pattoM ke rupa meM badala kara bhaviSya meM bar3A rUpa dhAraNa kara lete haiN| zrI jinamandira kI pratiSThita mUrtiyA~ tathA unakI pUjA ke mahotsava Atmonnati evaM AtmavikAsa ke ananya sAdhana hai, dhArmika jIvana ke lakSyabiMdu haiM tathA traikAlika uttamottama kartavya haiN| kyoM ki choTI-bar3I dhArmika pravRttiyA~ pratyakSa athavA parokSa rUpa meM vahIM se utpanna hotI haiN| zrI jinamandiroM kI mahimA kA varNana karate hue eka vidvAna ne ThIka hI kahA hai - "zrI jinamandira vikAsamArga se vimukha prANiyoM ko isa mArga para Age bar3hane ke lie agamya upadeza dene vAle mUlyavAna grantha haiN| pathabhraSTa bhavATavI ke pathikoM ko rAha batAne ke lie prakAzastambha haiM, Adhi, vyAdhi va upAdhi ke trividha tApa se jalI huI AtmAoM ko vizrAma ke lie AzrayasthAna haiN| karma tathA moha ke AkramaNa se vyathita hRdayoM ko ArAma dene ke lie saMgehiNI auSadhi haiN| Apatti rupI pahAr3I parvatoM meM ghaTAdAra chAyAdAra vRkSa haiN| saMsArarUpI khAre sAgara meM mIThe jharane haiN| santoM ke jIvana-prANa haiN| durjanoM ke lie amogha zAsana haiN| atIta kI pavitra smRti haiN| vartamAna ke Atmika vilAsa bhavana haiN| bhaviSya kA bhojana haiN| svarga kI sIr3hI haiN| mokSa ke stambha haiN| naraka-mArga meM durgama pahAr3a hai tathA tiryaMcagati ke dvAroM ke viruddha zaktizAlI argalA haiN| " jinezvara paramAtmA ke guNagAna karane se pApa kA nAza evaM puNya kI vRddhi tathA doSoM kA kSaya evaM guNoM kI prApti hotI hai| Shi paramAtma-bhakti se upasarga naSTa ho jAte haiM, vighna kI latAe~ samApta ho jAtI haiM aura mana prasannatA se bhara jAtA hai| Shi vAsanAoM ke nAza kA eka mAtra upAya nirvikAra paramAtmA kI zaraNAgati hai| 46
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________________ pratimA-pUjana kI zAzvatatA| mahAn upakArI vizvavandya zrI vItarAgadeva kI nirvikAra, zAnta, dhyAnAvasthita mudrA jagatpUjya hai, sabhI duHkhoM kA nAza karane vAlI hai tathA sabhI sukhoM kI prApti kA parama sAdhana hai| phira bhI isa jagat meM usI kA virodha karane vAlA, usake Age jaise-taise vAdhA khar3I karane vAlA aura pUjA ke mUla ko ukhAr3ane meM hI apane janma kI sArthakatA samajhane vAlA varga bhI hai, isameM Azcarya kI koI bAta nahIM hai| kisI vidvAn 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| ajJAna ke kAraNa isa jagat meM jitane anartha hote haiM utane hiMsA Adi krUra pApakarmoM se bhI nahIM ho skte| sAre jagat para ajJAna kA sAmrAjya chAyA huA hai| isakI chAyA tale rahane vAlI AtmA jina pratimA aura usakI pUjA kA virodha kare, to isameM koI Azcarya nahIM hai| jagat meM jJAna kI apekSA ajJAna adhika hai, sayuktiyoM kI tulanA meM kuyuktiyoM kI mAtrA adhika hai, usI prakAra samyagdRSTi aura nirAgrahI AtmAoM se mithyAdRSTi evaM durAgrahI AtmAe~ adhika haiM, yaha bAta zrI jinapratimA aura usakI pUjA ke virodhI pracArakArya se pratyakSa prakaTa hotI hai| zrI jinapratimA usakI pUjA karane vAloM ko pratyakSa rUpa se aneka lAbha detI rahI hai tathA sarvasiddhAntavedI sajjana puruSoM ne apane antaHkaraNa se usakA samarthana kiyA hai phira bhI ajJAna kuvAsanAgrasta tathA Agraha ke kAraNa matAndha bane loga usakA khaNDana karane meM kacha bhI bAkI nahIM rkhte| pratimA aura usakI pUjA ke niSedhakoM ke mukhya tarka do haiN| eka to yaha ki pratimA jaDa haiM tathA dUsarI yaha ki pUjA meM hiMsA nihita hai| ina donoM tarkoM kA suyuktipUrNa evaM hRdayaMgama javAba isa pustaka meM dI gaI praznottarI meM mila jaayegaa| Agama mAnane vAloM ko paMcAMgI bhI mAnya karanI cAhie, 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 sAkSAt AkAra kI sthApanA ko nahIM mAnane kI himmata karane vAle bhI zrI vItarAga ke arUpI jJAna ke
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________________ akSarAkAra-sthApanAsvarUpa Agama ko nahIM mAnane kA sAhasa nahIM krte| yaha bAta bhI sthApanA ke apratihata prabhAva ko sUcita karatI hai| sthAnakavAsI varga paiMtAlIsa AgamoM meM se svayaM ko iSTa battIsa Agama aura ve bhI mUla mAtra hI mAnatA hai| ina battIsa AgamoM meM bhI sthApanAnikSepa kI kitanI prabala vyApakatA rahI huI hai, yaha samajhAne ke lie paropakArI zAstrakAra maharSiyoM ne kama prayAsa nahIM kiyA hai| zrI jinezvaradeva kA dharma zrI jinezvaradeva kI AjJA ke pAlana meM hai, na ki kalpita dayA ke kalpita prakAra ke pAlana meN| jahA~ dayA, vahA~ jinadharma; aisI vyAkhyA yadi nirapekSa hai to vaha adharI aura asatya hai| jahA~ zrI jina kI AjJA vahA~ zrI jina dharma, yaha sampUrNa aura saccI vyAkhyA hai| zrI vItarAga kI AjJA AgamoM meM nibaddha hai aura AgamoM kA artha paMcAMgIyukta zAstroM meM guMthA huA hai| sUtra, niyukti, cUrNi, bhASya aura TIkAyeM paMcAMgI hai| inameM se eka bhI aMga ko nahIM mAnane vAle vastutaH AgamoM ko hI amAnya ThaharAne vAle haiN| sUtra ke racayitA zrI gaNadhara bhagavanta hai tathA artha batAne vAle zrI arihantadeva haiN| zrI gaNadhara bhagavanta ke vacanoM ko mAnya rakhanA aura zrI arihanta bhagavanta ke kathana kI upekSA karanA buddhimattA kA lakSaNa nahIM hai| sUtra kevala sUcanA rUpa hote haiN| sUtroM dvArA dI gaI sUcanA jisameM vistAra se kahI gaI hai, unhIM ko niyukti, bhASya aura cUrNi Adi mAnA gayA hai| unake racanAkAra zrutakevalI, pUrvadhara tathA anya bahuzruta bhavabhIru maharSi hai| ve asAdhAraNa gItArtha, vidvAn aura paNDita hai| unake vacanoM ko mAnanA buddhi kI sArthakatA hai| pratimA kI vandanIyatA ke pramANa pratimA-niSedhakoM ke mAne hue battIsa sUtra athavA AgamoM ke nAma nimnAnusAra haiM : gyAraha aMga, bAraha upAMga, naMdI, anuyoga, Avazyaka, dazavaikAlika, uttarAdhyayana, bRhatkalpa, vyavahAra, nizItha aura dazAzrutaskanyA ina battIsa sUtroM meM bhI sthAna-sthAna para sthApanA-nikSepa kI satyatA evaM vandanIyatA batAI huI hai| usake thor3e se namune nIce diye jAte haiM . 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 stApanA ko bhI satyarUpa meM svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| 3. zrI Avazyaka sUtra meM cAroM nikSepoM se zrI arihaMta kA dhyAna karane kA Adeza hai| jinameM caturviMzatistava nAma aura dravya nikSepa se tathA caityastava dvArA sthApanA nikSepa se zrI 48
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________________ jinezvara deva kI ArAdhanA batAI 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 hai| 5. zrI dazakAlika sUtra meM strI kI pratikRti bhI dekhane kI sAdhu ko manAI kara sthApanA ke zubhAzubha prabhAva ko spaSTarUpa se pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai| 6. zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke bIsaveM zataka ke nave uddeza meM labdhidhara cAraNamuniyoM dvArA zAzvata aura azAzvata jinapratimAoM kI, kI huI vandanA kA spaSTa ullekha haiN| 7. zrI samayAyAMga sUtra meM cAraNamuni zrI nandIzvaradvIpa meM caityavandana ke lie jAte haiM taba satraha hajAra yojana Urdhva gati karate haiM, isakA spaSTa varNana haiN| pratimA kI pUjanIyatA ke pramANa zrI jinapratimA jisa prakAra vandanIya hai usI prakAra pUjanIya bhI hai| isake lie inhIM battIsa AgamoM meM nimna prakAra ke pramANa maujUda haiM : 1. zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra meM zrI sUryAbhadeva dvArA kI huI pUjA kA vistRta varNana hai| zrI sUryAbha devatA parama samyagdRSTi, parittasaMsArI, sulabhabodhi aura parama ArAdhaka haiM, aisA bhagavAn ne svamukha se pharamAyA hai| - 2. zrI jJAtA sUtra meM bhavanapati nikAya ke deviyoM kI jinabhaktikI prazaMsA kI gaI hai| 3. zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM prabhu ke sAmane indrAdi dvArA kiye hue nATaka kI prazaMsA 4. zrI jIyAbhigama sUtra meM zrI vijayadeva dvArA kiye gaye nATaka kI prazaMsA hai| 5. zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke cauthe sthAna meM zrI nandIzvara dvIpa para kaI devI-devatAoM kI pUjA bhakti kA varNana hai| 6. zrI jaMyuddhIpa prajJapti meM zrI jinezvaradeva kI dAr3heM aura asthi, daMtAdi pramukha avayava, devatA bhaktipUrvaka apane sthAna para le jAkara pUjate haiM tathA agnidAha ke sthAna para pramukha stUpa kI racanA karate haiM, isakA spaSTa varNana haiN| 7. zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke dasaveM zataka ke chaThe uddeza meM indra kI sudharmasabhA meM zrI vItarAga kI dAr3hoM kI AzAtanA ke varjana kA varNana hai| ___8. zrI dazakAlika sUtra meM devatAoM ko manuSyoM kI apekSA adhika vivekI batalAyA hai tathA una devatAoM ke jIva pUrvabhava meM tapasyA aura zruta kI ArAdhanA karake - 49
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________________ devaloka meM utpanna hue haiM; ataH unake dvArA kRta kArya atyanta mAnanIya haiM, aisA pratipAdana kiyA huA hai| zrAvakoM ke lie bhI pratimA kI pUjanIyatA ke pramANa : battIsa AgamoM meM jaise devatAoM dvArA zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA karane ke ullekha haiM vaise inhIM battIsa AgamoM meM manuSyoM dvAra kI huI pratimApUjana ke bhI aneka ullekha milate haiM, jinameM se kaI nimnAnusAra haiM - 1. zrI udayAI sUtra meM batAyA gayA hai ki aMbar3a parivrAjaka aura usake 700 ziSyoM ne zrI vItarAga ko namana karane kI tathA unakI pratimA ko chor3akara anya kisI ko namana nahIM karane kI pratijJA kI thii| 2. zrI upAsaka dazAMga sUtra meM batAyA gayA hai ki AnandazrAvaka ne anyatIrthI athavA anya devI devatA tathA unakI pratimAoM ko vandana-namaskAra Adi nahIM karane kI pratijJA kI thii| 3. zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM asurakumAradeva saudharmadevaloka taka jAte haiN| usa samaya zrI arihanta, unake caitya tathA aNagAra muni, isa prakAra tInoM kA zaraNa svIkAra karate haiM, aisA varNana kiyA huA hai| 4. zrI samayAyAMga sUtra meM AnandAdi dasa zrAvakoM ke caitya Adi kA varNana kiyA huA hai| zrI praznavyAkaraNa sUtra meM zrI jinapratimA kI vaiyAvacca Adi karane kI AjJA gaI hai| (yahA~ pratimA ke vaiyAvacca se tAtparya hai isake avarNavAda, upekSA, virAdhanA Adi ko ttaalnaa|) 5. zrI kalpasUtra meM zrI siddhArtha rAjA ke aneka yAga arthAt zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA karane ke ullekha haiN| (zrI siddhArtha rAjA parama samyagdRSTi zrAvaka the| pazuhiMsA kA yajJa unake lie saMbhava nahIM hai| zrI bhagavatI Adi siddhAntoM meM jahA~ rAjA zreNika aura mahAbalakumAra Adi ke adhikAra Ate haiM vahA~ "hAthA katha balikammA" aise jo ullekha kiye hue haiM isa balikarma kA artha bhI jinapUjA hI samajhanA hai|) ___6.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 zAsana-unnati kA eka parama aMga hai, aisA - 50
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________________ zrI uttarAdhyayana Adi sUtroM meM varNita hai|) hiMsA kA vAstavika svarUpa "zrI jinapUjA meM hiMsA hotI hai" aisA kahakara jo usakA niSedha karate haiM unake lie bhI unako mAnya battIsa AgamoM ke AdhAra para nIce anusAra hitazikSA hai - jisa-jisa 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| parantu zrI Avazyaka sUtra, zrI bhagavatI sUtra, zrI AcArAMga sUtra aura zrI jJAtAsUtra Adi AgamoM meM munidAna, sAdhuvihAra aura sAdharmika vAtsalya Adi dharmakArya karane kI sAdhu tathA zrAvaka donoM kI AjJA dI gaI hai| zrI uyavAI sUtra meM rAjA koNika dvArA kie gae prabhu ke vandana-mahotsava kA vistRta varNana hai| * zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM udAyana rAjA dvArA kiyA huA bhagavAna ke nagara-praveza mahotsava kA tathA tuMgIyA 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 puNyabaMdha tathA parItta-saMsAra hone kA kahA hai| jo hiMsA ke yoga se kevala adharma hI hotA to subAhukumAra ko puNyabaMdha kI prApti tathA paritta-saMsAritA kI prApti kisa prakAra ho sakatI thI? para saccI bAta to yaha hai ki dAna kI bhA~ti jinapUjA bhI paritta-saMsAra tathA puNyabaMdha kA kAraNa hotI hai| zrI jinapUjA tathA supAtradAnAdi dharmakAryoM meM Arambha hotA hai para phira bhI vaha sadArambha hai aura usake yoga se saMsAra ke anya asadArambha se nivRtti hotI hai, yaha bar3A lAbha hai| jo loga ghara, kuTumba, dhana-mAla, parivAra, birAdarI Adi asadArambhoM se mukta nahIM hue haiM, unake lie dAna, devapUjA, svAmivAtsalya Adi sadArambha hitakArI tathA karaNIya hai| +zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra meM zrI kezI nAma ke gaNadhara bhagavanta ne pradezI rAjA ko asadArambha choDane ke lie kahA hai na ki sdaarmbh| sadArambha meM do guNa haiN| jahA~ taka sadArambha rahatA hai, vahA~ taka asadArambha nahIM ho sakatA tathA sadArambha meM jo dravya kharca hotA hai usa dravya se asadArambha kA sevana nahIM hotaa| hiMsA ke tIna prakAra sAdhu athavA zrAvaka ke jitane bhI uttama kArya haiM unameM hiMsA nihita hai| parantu yaha hiMsA karmabandha kA kAraNa nahIM hai| hiMsA tIna prakAra kI kahI gaI hai : hetu, svarUpa aura anubNdh| -51
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________________ sAMsArika kAryoM kI siddhi ke lie hone vAlI hiMsA hetu - hiMsA hai| dharmakAryoM ke lie hone vAlI anivArya hiMsA svarUpa-hiMsA hai tathA mithyAdRSTi AtmA se hone vAlI hiMsA anubandha hiMsA hai| inameM svarUpahiMsA karmabandha kA kAraNa nahIM hai / dharmakArya 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| svarUpahiMsA terahaveM guNasthAnaka taka nahIM Tala sakatI parantu ise kevalajJAnAdi guNoM kI prApti meM pratibandhaka nahIM mAnA gayA hai| hetu - hiMsA aura anubandha - hiMsA tyAjya hai kyoMki ve saMsAra ke hetubhUta kliSTa karmoM ke upArjana meM hetubhUta haiN| zrI AcArAMgAdi siddhAntoM meM apavAda rUpa se hiMsA Adi kA prayoga karane vAle munivaroM ko tathA samudra ke jala meM apkAyAdi kI virAdhanA hote hue bhI zubhadhyAnArUr3ha munivaroM ko kevalajJAna tathA mukti prApta hone ke udAharaNa hai| saMyamazuddhi ke lie Avazyaka sAdhu-vihArAdi kI bhA~ti zrI jinabhakti Adi meM hone vAlI hiMsA ko zrI jina AgamoM ne karmabandha karane vAlI nahIM mAnA hai| kevala dayA kI nirapekSa pradhAnatA, laukika mArga hai| lokottara mArga zrI jinAjJA kI pradhAnatA meM basA huA hai| zrI jinazAsana syAdvAdagarbhita hai / suviveka pUrvaka ke Azayabheda 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 sAdharmika vAtsalya Adi AtmA kA hanana karane vAlI kriyAe~ nahIM hai aura isIlie ve paramparA se pUrNa ahiMsAmaya haiM aura ve mukti dilAtI hai / 'mukti ke sAdhanoM kA sevana karate samaya hone vAlI anivArya hiMsA AtmabhAva kA hanana `karane vAlI nahIM hotI' yaha bodha jinheM nahIM milA ve dharmabuddhi se hI adharma kA sevana karane vAle bana jAte haiM athavA adharma ke sevana ko hI dharma kA kAraNa mAnane lageM to isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| dAnAdi zubha kAryoM kI bhA~ti zrI jinapUjA AtmabhAva ko vikasita karane vAlI haiM; ata: hiMsA ke nAma para isase dUra rahanA yA dUsaroM ko dUra bhagAnA ghora ajJAnatApUrNa AtmaghAtI kadama hai| mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se hone vAle mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se nimnalikhita nukasAna spaSTa haiM : 1. mUrti ko nahIM mAnane ke kAraNa 32 uparAnta ke AgamoM se, pUrvadharoM dvArA banAye gaye niryuktiAdi jJAna ke samudra samAna mahAzAstroM se tathA unake uttamottama sadbodhoM se 52 nukasAna
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________________ vaMcita rahanA par3atA hai aura AgamoM ke sUtroM ko evaM granthakartA prAmANika mahApuruSoM ko aprAmANika kahakara jJAna tathA jJAniyoM kI AzAtanA se ghora pApakarmoM kA upArjana hotA hai| 2. battIsa AgamoM kI bhI niyukti, bhASya aura cUrNi vagairaha nahIM mAnane se, unake viruddha svakapola-kalpita TIkATabbe Adi banAkara, sva-para ko anartha ke bhayaMkara gar3e meM DubonA haiN| 3. anya caritrAdi granthoM meM se mUrti-viSayaka pATha ur3A kara unakI jagaha sva-kalpita pATha likhakara saikar3oM granthoM meM mUla granthakartA ke abhiprAya ke viruddha uthala-puthala aura coriyA~ karanI par3atI haiM, isase bhI mahAkarmabandhana hotA hai| ___ 4. mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se yAtrA hetu tIrthasthAnoM meM jAnA Adi svataH hI banda ho jAtA hai| isase tIrthasthAnoM meM yAtrA nimitta jAne ke jo lAbha hote haiM ve apane Apa banda ho jAte hai| tIrthabhUmi meM jAne para utane samaya ke lie gRhakArya, vyApAra, Arambha, parigrahAdi se svAbhAvika mukti milatI hai para jaba aise sthAnoM para jAnA hI banda ho jAtA hai taba brahmacaryapAlana tathA zubha kSetroM meM dravya-vyaya Adi dvArA jo puNyopArjana hotA hai, vaha ruka jAtA hai| 5. mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se zrI jinezvaradeva kI dravyapUjA chUTa jAtI hai aura isase dravyapUjA nimitta jo zubha dravya vyaya hotA hai tathA bhagavAna ke sAmane stuti, stotra, caityavandanAdi hote hai, ve ruka jAte hai aura zrI jinamandira jAkara prabhubhakti ke nimitta apane samaya aura dravya kA sadupayoga karane vAle puNyavAna AtmAoM kI TIkA aura nindA karanA hI bAkI rahatA hai| isase kliSTa karmoM kA upArjana aura ajJAnAdi mahAn doSoM kI prApti hotI hai| 6. mUrti ko nahIM mAnane se zrI jainasaMgha kI ekatA ko bar3A AghAta hotA hai tathA eka hI dharma ke mAnane vAle vyaktiyoM meM dharma ke nimitta phUTa ke bIjoM kA bIjAropaNa hotA hai jisase anya logoM meM bhI jainadharma kI ha~sI hotI hai| pravacana kI malinatA karavAnA mahAn doSa hai| itanA hI nahIM, 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 jinapratimA kI pUjA se hone vAle lAbhoM se bhI paricaya prApta kara leM - 1. sadA pUjA karane vAlA vyakti pApa se DaratA hai tathA para-strIgamana Adi anItipUrNa apakRtya karane ke saMskAra isakI AtmA meM se dhIre-dhIre naSTa ho jAte haiN| 2. kucha samaya prabhu ke guNagAna karane kA avasara nirantara prApta hotA hai aura isase - 53
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________________ 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 Arambha se upArjita dravya bhI yadi anIti ke tyAga kI bhAvanA se tathA pazcAtApapUrvaka mandira banavAne ke kAma meM lagAyA jAya to isase durgati rukatI hai| mandira Adi ba~dhavAne se lAkhoM loga isakA lAbha lete hai| dhana kA lAbha tathA vyaya - donoM hI karmabaMdha kA kAraNa 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| tIrthayAtrA karane se citta kI nirmalatA, zarIra kA svAsthya aura dAna, zIla tathA tapa kI vRddhi Adi padAn lAbha prApta hote haiN| ___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 lie mandira aura mUrti mukhya sAdhana haiN| suvihita ziromaNi AcArya bhagavAna zrImad haribhadrasUrIzvarajI mahArAja pharamAte haiM "Arambha meM Asakta bane hue, chaha kAya jIva ke vadha se nahIM bace hue evaM bhavasAgara meM bhaTakate gRhasthoM ke lie 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 lie to pratyeka kalyANa cAhane vAle vyaktiko tatpara rahanA hI caahie| isa mAnava-janma meM zrI jinapUjA kI pavitra evaM kalyANakArI pravRtti ke AcaraNa meM thor3A bhI pramAda karanA vivekI logoM ke liye ucita nahIM hai| bhakti to mukti kI dUtI hai| jahA~ paramAtma-bhakti hogI vahA~ mukti Ae binA nahIM rhegii| jo jahAja meM baiThA hai, vaha bhayaMkara sAgara ke bIca bhI surakSita hai, jisane prabhu kI zaraNAgati svIkAra kara lI, vaha vikaTa paristhitiyoMprasaMgoM meM bhI pUrNatayA surakSita hai| machalI kI surakSA jala meM rahI huI hai, usI prakAra AtmA kI surakSA prabhu kI zaraNAgati meM rahI huI hai| 54 54
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________________ 10 cAra nikSepoM kA zAstrIya svarUpa zrI anuyogadvAra sUtra meM zAstrakAra maharSi pharamAte haiM - jattha ya jaM jANejjA, nikkheyaM nikkhiye nirayasesaM / jattha vi ya na jANejjA, caukkayaM nikkhiye tatya ||1|| jahA~ jima vastu meM jitane nikSepa jJAta hoM vahA~ usa vastu meM utane nikSepa karanA aura jahA~ jisa vasta meM adhika nikSepa mAlama nahIM ho sake vahA~ usa vastu meM kama se kama cAra nikSepa to avazya karane caahie| tAtparya yaha hai ki jagat ke sabhI chaha dravyoM, nau tattvoM, pA~ca parameSThiyoM tathA nau padoM, ina sabhI meM kama se kama cAra nikSepa to avazya kiye jA sakate haiN| kisI bhI vastu kA svarUpa jAnane ke lie sAmAnya rUpa se kama se kama cAra nikSepa to avazya kiye jAte hai, ve isa prakAra haiM - 1. nAma nikSepa - vastu ke AkAra evaM guNa se rahita nAma ko nAma nikSepa kahate haiN| 2. sthApanA nikSepa- vastu ke nAma tathA AkAra sahita parantu guNarahita, use sthApanA nikSepa kahate haiN| ____ 3. dravya nikSepa - vastu ke nAma aura AkAra tathA atIta aura anAgata guNa sahita parantu vartamAna guNa rahita ko dravya nikSepa kahate haiN| 4.bhAvanikSepa-vastu ke nAma, AkAra aura vartamAna guNa sahita ko bhAva nikSepa kahate haiN| udAharaNa svarUpa - zrI jinezvara devoM ke 'mahAvIra' Adi nAma, ve nAma jina; una tArakoM kI pratimA, ve sthApanAjina, jina-nAma-karma bA~dhA ho aise zrI jinezvaradeva ke jIva, ve dravyajina aura samavasaraNa meM dharmopadeza dene ke lie virAjamAna sAkSAt zrI jinezvaradeva, ve bhAvajina kahalAte haiN| isa prakAra zrI jinezvaradeva ke cAra nikSepa samajhane caahie| ina cAra nikSepoM ke abhAva meM koI bhI vastu vastu rupa meM siddha nahIM ho sktaa| jagat . -55 55
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________________ meM zaza-zrRMga nahIM haiM to unakA vAcaka zuddha zabda bhI nahIM hai| jisakA nAma nahIM hotA, usakI AkRti bhI kisI prakAra bana nahIM sktii| jisakA nAma athavA AkAra donoM nahIM hote usakI pUrvApara avasthA aura vartamAna avasthA rUpa paryAya ke AdhArabhUta dravya bhI nahIM hotA; jahA~ nAma, sthApanA tathA dravya ina tInoM kA abhAva hotA hai, vahA~ vastu kA bhAva yA guNa to ho hI kaise sakatA hai? isalie nAmAdi nikSepa vihIna kisI padArtha kA isa jagat meM astitva hotA hI nahIM hai| ataH dravyAdika tInoM nikSepoM ko mAne binA kevala bhAvanikSepa ko mAnane kI bAta zazazrRMgavat kalpita hai| jisakA nAma, usI kI sthApanA, jisakI sthApanA usI kA dravya, usI kA bhaav| isa prakAra pratyeka padArtha meM cAroM nikSepa eka sAtha rahe hue haiN| kisI bhI vastu ko pahacAnane ke lie sarvaprathama usakA nAma jAnane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, yaha nAmanikSepa hai| nAma jAna lene ke pazcAt usI vastu kI vizeSa pahacAna ke lie usakI AkRti, AkAra athavA sthApanA jAnane kI jarUrata hotI hai, vaha sthApanAnikSepa hai| usI vastu ke sambandha meM usase bhI adhika jJAna prApta karanA ho to usake guNa-doSa batAne vAlI usakI Age-pIche kI avasthA kA nirIkSaNa karanA par3atA hai, usako dravyanikSepa kahA jAtA hai tathA ina tInoM nikSepoM ke svarUpa kA pratyakSa bodha karAne vAlI sAkSAt jo vastu hai, use bhAvanikSepa mAnA jAtA hai| bhAva nikSepa kA yathArtha jJAna karane ke lie 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, unake guNoM kA bhI jJAna nahIM ho sakatA hai| nAmAdi tInoM nikSepoM ke jJAna se vihIna AtmA ke lie bhAvanikSepa ko viparIta rUpase grahaNa karane kI adhika sambhAvanA hai| jisayAlaka ko somala athavA sarpa Adi viSamaya vastu ke nAma, AkAra Adi kA jJAna nahIM hotA, aisA ajJAnI bAlaka sAkSAt somala yA sarpa vagairaha se yaca nahIM sktaa| isase siddha hotA hai ki bhAva kA sAkSAt jJAna karAne vAlA akelA bhAva nahIM para usakA nAma, AkAra tathA pUryApara avasthA, ye saba milakara hI kisI bhI padArtha ke bhAva kA nizvita yodha karAte haiN| . kevala bhAvanikSepa 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 AtA? athavA usI pUjya yA priya vyakti ke nAma se unakI tArIpha kare to kyA khuzI nahIM hotI? avazya hotI hai| ata: nAmanikSepa vyartha hai, aisA 56
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________________ kahane vAlA mithyAbhASI 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 apakIrti kare to isase mUrti ko nahIM mAnane vAloM ko bhI kyA krodha nahIM AegA? avazya aaegaa| arthAt sthApanAnikSepa vyartha hai, aisA kahanA anucita 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 lie sAkSAt apakIrti aura apazabda sunane para bhI inake cAhane vAloM ko avazya duHkha hotA hai tathA prazaMsA sunane para sukha kI prApti hotI hai| isase spaSTa hai ki cAroM nikSepoM meM bhinna-bhinna prabhAva paidA karane kI zakti prakaTa rUpa se rahI huI hai| 1. nAma nikSepa kisI bhI vastu ke sAMketika nAma ke uccAraNa se usa vastu kA bodha karAnA prathama nAma nikSepa kA viSaya hai| zrI RSabhAdika caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma, unake mAtA-pitA ne janma-samaya para rakhe hote hai| isameM kAraNa, unake guNa nahIM kintu kevala pahicAnane kA saMketa hai| nAma rakhane meM yadi guNa hI kAraNa hotA to sabhI tIrthaMkara samana guNavAle hone ke kAraNa sabhI kA eka hI nAma rakhanA cAhie 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 jaae| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke guNa samAna hote hue bhI pratyeka ke AkAra, pUrvApara avasthA Adi meM bhinnatA thii| usI prakAra eka hI nAma kI jahA~ aneka vastue~ hotI hai, 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' do akSara kA nAma hai parantu usase aneka vastuoM kA saMketa hotA hai| 'hari' zabda kahate hI 'kRSNa, sUrya, bandara, siMha aura ghor3A' Adi aneka arthoM kA bodha honA zakya hone para bhI aisA nahIM hokara kevala kRSNa kA hI bodha hotA hai| isakA kAraNa usa zabda ko bolane vAle kA abhiprAya kRSNa hI kahane kA hai| isI prakAra sUrya ke dhyeya se 'hari' zabda bolane se kevala sUrya kA jJAna hotA hai para kRSNAdi anya vastuoM kA jJAna nahIM hotaa| isase siddha hotA hai ki aneka saMketa vAle eka nAma meM bhinna-bhinna saMketoM ko bodha karAne kI jo zakti hai, usakA kAraNa akelA nAma nikSepa nahIM, para una nAmoM ke sAtha anya sabhI nikSepoM kA hone vAlA bodha hai| dUsarA udAharaNa 'koTa' zabda kA lete haiN| koTa' zabda se pahinane kA vastra tathA nagara
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________________ kI parikramA karatI cAradIvArI, Adi arthoM kA bodha hotA hai| parantu jaba vastra ke uddezya se 'koTa' zabda kA prayoga hotA hai taba anya arthoM kA bodha nahIM hotaa| isI prakAra gaDha ke heta se 'koTa' zabda kA prayoga karane samaya vastra Adi kA jJAna nahIM hotA, isakA kAraNa una vastuoM ke cAroM nikSepa bhinna hone ke atirikta kyA hai? yahA~ itanA samajha lenA cAhie ki bAkI ke tIna nikSepa unhIM ke vandanIya evaM pUjanIya haiM, jinake bhAvanikSepa vandanIya aura pUjanIya haiM aura isI kAraNa zrI bhagavatI, zrI uvavAI aura zrI rAyapaseNI Adi sUtroM meM zrI tIrthaMkaradeva tathA anya jJAnI maharSiyoM ke nAmanikSepa bhI vandanIya haiM, aisA kahA gayA hai| ___una-una sthAnoM para kahA gayA hai - "zrI arihanta bhagavantoM kA nAma-gotra bhI sunane se vAstava meM mahAphala hotA hai|' nAmanikSepa kA mahattva batAne ke lie zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke cauthe aura dasaveM sthAna meM bhI kahA gayA hai ki - "cauvyihe sacce pannatte, taM jahA-nAma sacce, ThayaNasacce, davyasacce bhAyasacce tathA dasavihe sacce panatte taM jahA - jaNavayasammayaThavaNA, nAme rUye paDucca sacce ya / yavahArabhAvajoge, dasame uyammasacce a IIIII cAra prakAra ke satya batAye gaye hai : nAma satya, sthApanA satya, dravya satya aura bhAva satya tathA zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM ne isa prakAra ke satya bhI batalAye haiN| janapadasatya, sammatasatya, sthApanAsatya, nAmasatya, rUpasatya, pratItyasatya, vyavahArasatya, bhAvasatya, yogasatya aura upmaasty| isa prakAra do cAra akSaroM ke nAma kI satyatA aura usase bhI mahAn phala kI siddhi hotI hai, aisA zAstrakAra mahApuruSoM ne sthAna-sthAna para pratipAdita kiyA hai, to phira zrI vItarAgadeva ke svarUpa kA bhAna karAne vAlI zAnta AkAra vAlI bhavya mUrti ke darzana-pUjana Adi se aneka guNa lAbha hoM to isameM kyA Azcarya hai? 1. janapada satya - pAnI ko kisI deza meM paya, kisI meM pIcya, kisI meM udaka aura kisI meM jala kahate haiM, yaha janapada satya hai| 2. sammata satya - kumuda, kuvalaya Adi puSpa bhI kamala se utpanna hote haiM phira bhI paMkaja zabda araviMda, kusuma meM hI sammata hai, yaha sammata satya hai| 3. sthApanA satya - lepa Adi ke viSaya meM arihanta pratimA, eka Adi aMka vinyAsa aura kArSApaNa Adi ke viSaya meM mudrAvinyAsa Adi, ye saba sthApanA satya haiN| 4. nAma satya - kula kI vRddhi na karatA ho to bhI 'kulavardhana' Adi nAma, yaha - 58
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________________ nAma satya hai| 5. rUpa satya - vrata kA AcaraNa na karatA ho aura kA... ga mAtra se vratI kahalAe, yaha rUpa satya hai| 6. pratItya satya - anAmikA aMgulI kaniSThA ke sambandha se dIrgha aura madhyamA ke sambandha se laghu kahalAtI hai, yaha pratItya satya hai| 7. 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| 8. bhAva satya - bagulA sapheda aura bhramara zyAma kahA jAtA hai| vAstava meM to una donoM meM pA~coM varNa haiM, phira bhI varNa kI utkaTatA ke kAraNa bagule ko sapheda va bhramara ko zyAma kahanA, yaha bhAva satya hai| 9. yogasatya - daMDa ke yoga se daMDI, chatra ke yoga se chatrI Adi kathana, yoga satya 10. upamA satya - samudra ke samAna tAlAba Adi kA kathana, upamA satya hai| 2. sthApanA nikSepa jisa vastu kA nAma mAtra sunakara usakA bodha aura bhakti honA sambhava hai, to vastu kI AkRti athavA jisameM nAma ke uparAnta AkAra hai usase adhika bodha aura bhakti kaise nahIM hogI? aura use karane ke lie 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|| 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, 9 zubhAkAra pASANa meM aura 10 choTe zaMkha meN| ina dasa prakAroM meM se kisI bhI prakAra meM kriyA tathA kriyAvAn pampa kA abheda mAnakara, hAtha jor3e hue tathA dhyAna lagAye hue AvazyakakriyA mahina mAdha kI AkRti athavA AkRtirahita sthApanA karanA athavA Avazyaka sUtra kA pATha linA 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 'kahalAegI? yadi pratimA sthApanAjina nahIM, to pUrvoktasvarUpa Avazyaka bhI sthApanA - 59F
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________________ Avazyaka nahIM kahalAegA aura aisA karane se zrI anuyogadvAra sUtra ke pATha kA apalApa ho jaaegaa| sUtra ke pATha kA lopa athavA apalApa jisako nahIM karanA ho use to zrI jinasvarUpa pratimA ko 'sthApanA-jina' ke rUpa meM niHsandeha svIkAra karanA hI pdd'egaa| yadi sthApanA ko nirarthaka mAnA jAya to jainadharma ke sabhI sUtrasiddhAnta bhI vyartha bana jAte hai kyoMki ye bhI zrI vItarAga deva ke arUpI jJAna ke aMza rUpI akSaroM kI sthApanA hI hai aura yadi sUtra-siddhAntoM kA lopa hotA hai to jainadharma kA hI lopa ho jAtA hai| jinako dharma kA lopaka nahIM yananA hai, ye 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 dekhane para billI kA jJAna ho jAnA cAhie aura billI kA citra dekhane para kutte kA jJAna honA caahie| parantu kutte kA citra dekhakara kutte 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 cAhie kyoMki donoM ke bhAva nikSepa mamAna haiN| bhAva nikSepa samAna hote hue bhI eka tIrthaMkara kI mUrti dekhane se anya tIrthaMkaroM kA bodha nahIM hotA, isakA kAraNa mUrti ke sAtha jur3e hue anya nikSepa haiN| 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 cAhie. parantu aisA nahIM hotA, kevala eka kA hI jJAna hotA hai| arthAt eka nAma yA eka mUrti vAle bhinna-bhinna puruSa ke cAra-cAra nikSepa bhI bhinna-bhinna haiM, yaha bAta siddha hotI hai| jaise 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 cihna nahIM hai 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 huA para anya ko nahIM to kahanA hI par3egA ki - 'rAmacandra' nAma ke dUsare sabhI puruSoM ko namaskAra nahIM karane ke lie aura kevala zrI rAmacandra' nAma ke apane guru ko hI namaskAra karane ke lie 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| -60 -
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________________ yahA~ yadi aisI zaMkA ho ki sthApanA nirjIva hone se kAryasAdhaka aura pUjanIya kaise bana sakatI hai? to isakA samAdhAna 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 kI Thokara laga jAya to bhI ziSya ko guru kI AzAtanA kA doSa lagatA hai| guru ke pATa vagaireha to nirjIva hI hai| pUrvokta vastue~ nirjIva hote hue bhI guruoM kI sthApanA hone ke nAte unakA avinaya karane se ziSya ko AzAtanA lagatI hai aura vinaya karane se bhakti evaM zubha phala kI prApti hotI hai| isI bhA~ti zrI jinezvaradeva kI mUrti zrI jinezvaradeva kI hI sthApanA hone se usakI AzAtanA yA usakA vinaya karane se azubha yA zubha phala kI prApti hotI hai| zrI jainazAsana 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 jainadharma meM mukhya vastu ginI jAtI hai| yahA~ taka ki sAdhuoM ke vastra, pAtra, kaMbala, rajoharaNa aura mu~hapatti Adi upakaraNa nirjIva hote hue bhI unake dvArA cAritraguNa kI sAdhanA ho sakatI hai| zAstroM meM to yahA~ taka kahA hai ki lakar3I ke ghor3e se khelate hue bAlaka ko dUra haTAne ke lie koI sAdhu use aisA kahe ki he bAlakaH terI lakar3I haTA, to muni ko asatya bolane kA doSa lagatA hai| isa doSa se bacane ke lie sAdhu ko aisA hI kahanA cAhie ki - he bAlaka! tumhArA ghor3A haTAo; lakar3I meM koI sAkSAt ghoDApana to hai hI nahIM; kevala usakI asadbhUta sthApanA hai, taba bhI use mAnanA jarUrI hai, to zrI jinapratimA ko, jo zrI jinezvaradevoM kI sadbhUta sthApanA hai, use mAne binA kaise cala sakatA hai? 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 haiN| ve sabhI vastue~ nirjIva hai phira bhI unameM jIva kI sthApanA hone se hI unako khAne kA niSedha kiyA gayA hai| isake sivAya dUsarA koI bhI kAraNa jJAta nahIM hotaa| dIvAra para citrita strI kI AkRti vikAra kA hetu hone se sAdhu ko use nahIM dekhanA caahie| aisA jo niSedha kiyA gayA hai, usase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki nirjIva vastue~ asara karane vAlI hotI haiN| sthApanA nirjIva hone para bhI usake prabhAva ko jAnane ke lie nimnalikhita dRSTAMta vizvavikhyAta hai : 1. apane pati ke citra ko dekhakara pativratA khI khUya prasanna hotI hai| parantu usameM kabhI dveSa kI bhAvanA dikhAI nahIM detI hai| 2. prajAvatsala gajAoM kI pratikRtiyA~ dekhakara vaphAdAra prajA nArAja na hokara prasanna 161
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________________ hI hotI hai aura isI kAraNa aise rAjA-mahArAjAoM kI tathA mahAn parAkramI puruSoM kI pratimAe~ unakI yAdagAra meM bane hue sthAnoM para najara AtI hai| 3. paradezavAsI apane svajana Adi ke hastAkSara vAle patra ko dekhakara bhI apane hitaiSiyoM ke snehamilana jaisA santoSa 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. kAmazAlA meM zrI-puruSoM ke viSaya-sevana ke caurAsI Asana Adi dekhane se kAmIjanoM ko turanta kAmavikAra utpanna hotA hai| 6. yogAsana kI vicitrAkAra sthApanA dekhane se yogI puruSoM kI buddhi yogAbhyAsa meM prIti ko dhAraNa karane vAle hotI hai| 7. bhUgola kA abhyAsa karane vAle nakzAdidekhakara vizva kI aneka yastuoM kA jJAna AsAnI se kara sakate haiN| 8. zAstra sambandhI akSaroM kI sthApanA se unako dekhane vAle manuSya ko tamAma zAstroM kA jJAna bhI ho jAtA hai| 9. khetoM meM puruSa kI AkRti khar3I karane se yaha AkRti 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 cintA 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 vijJAnasiddha hai| 11. satI khI kA pati paradeza gayA ho taya yaha khI apane pati ke phoTo kA roja darzana kara saMtoSa prApta karatI hai| zrI rAmacandrajI yanavAsa gaye taya unake bhAI bharata mahArAjA, rAma kI caraNa-pAdukA ko rAma kI taraha hI pUjate the| sItAjI bhI rAma kI aMgUThI ko hRdaya se lagAkara rAma ke sAkSAta milana kA Ananda anubhava karatI thii| hanumAna dvArA lAye hue sItA ke AbhUSaNoM ko dekhakara rAmacandrajI bhI atyanta prasanna hue the| zrI pAMDavacaritra meM bhI kahA gayA hai ki droNAcArya kI pratimA sthApita karake unake pAsa se ekalavya nAma ke bhIla ne arjuna jaisI dhanuSavidyA siddha kI thii| uparokta dRSTAMta aise bhI haiM jinameM zarIra kA vizeSa AkAra nahIM hai, aisI nirjIva vastuoM se bhI santoSa kA anubhava prApta hotA huA dekhA jA sakatA hai to phira sAkSAt paramAtmA ke svarUpa kA bodha karAne vAlI prabhupratimA jisameM pUrNa Ananda hI hai, vaha mokSa kA kAraNa kyoM na bane? zAnta mudrAvAlI zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI pratimA kI, unake nAma-grahaNa 62F
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________________ pUrvaka kI gaI pUjA, prabhu ko avazya prApta karavA detI hai| 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 avazya prApta kara sakatA hai| isI kAraNa mahApuruSoM ne zrI arihanta paramAtmA Adi ke cAroM nikSepa saMsArI jIvoM ke lie parama upakArI aura atyanta lAbhadAyaka batAye haiN| jisa vastu ke bhAva nikSepa para logoM ko sampUrNa Adara ho, unake nAma, sthApanA tathA guNasamUha 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 gaNa 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 vyaktiko pA~ca hajAra rupaye de denaa| ava vaha putra usa patra ko pitA kA sAkSAt Adeza mAnakara usa para amala karegA yA nahIM? karegA, aisA hI kahoge to vaha Adeza, patra meM sthApanA rUpa hAne se sthApanA mAnane lAyaka siddha ho gii| yadi kahoge ki patra mAtra se isa bAta para amala nahIM karanA to aisA karane vAle putra ke lie kyA kahA jaaegaa| umane pitA kI AjJA kA pAlana kiyA yA ullaMghana kiyA? pAlana nahIM, parantu ullaMghana hI kahA jaaegaa| isa dRSTi se zrI tIrthaMkara-gaNadhara-praNIta sUtroM meM pratipAdita sthApanA nikSepa ko mAnane vAlA svayaM bhagavAna kA hI Adara karane vAlA yanatA hai tathA nahIM mAnane vAlA svayaM bhagavAna kA hI apamAna karane vAlA yanatA hai, isameM lezamAtra bhI saMzaya nahIM hai| apane pUrvajoM ke citra tathA phoTo Adi unake sampUrNa svarUpa kA bodha karAne vAle hone se unake bhAva nikSepa kI ora AkarSita karate haiM, isameM koI zaMkA nahIM hai| para bar3e vyaktiyoM ke pUrNasvarUpa kA bodha nahIM karAne vAle unake vastra, AbhUSaNa evaM poSAka Adi dekhane se bhI unake guNa yAda A jAte haiN| yadi nirjIva sthApanA nikSepa sarvathA nirarthaka ho to pUrvokta kAryoM meM jisa prakAra bhinna-bhinna bhAva Ate haiM, ve nahIM Ane caahie| ataH socanA cAhie ki parama pajanIya, paramopakArI, ArAdhyatama, anantajJAnI. devAdhideva zrI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kI zAnta, nirvikAra aura dhyAnAruDha bhavyamUrti ke darzana se zrI vItarAgadeva 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 bArambAra darzana, pUjana aura sevana se unake bhAva nikSepa Upara kA Adara aura prema dina pratidina avazya var3hatA jAtA hai| - 63
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________________ yadi vastu ke bhAva nikSepa para prema ho to usakI sthApanA Adi para bhI prema AtA hai| isI taraha jinake bhAva nikSepa para dveSa ho, unake nAma, sthApanA Adi cAroM nikSepoM para bhI dveSabuddhi AtI hai| sAkSAt zatru ko dekhakara jaise vairabhAva paidA hotA hai vaise hI usakI mUrti ko dekhakara yA nAma Adi sunane se bhI dveSabhAva avazya prakaTa hotA hai / jo tIrthaMkaroM ke bhAvanikSepa para bhakti rakhate hai tathA unakI mUrti para dveSa - unase pUcheM ki tumhArI mAnyatA ke anusAra to tumhAre mitra Adi ko sAkSAt dekhakara to tumheM prema honA cAhie parantu unakI mUrti tathA nAma Adi dekhakara aura sunakara prema nahIM honA cAhie parantu dveSa paidA honA cAhie athavA sAkSAt zatru se mulAkAta hote hI citra meM krodhAgni prakaTa honI cAhie, parantu usakI sthApanA tathA nAma se dveSa utpanna nahIM honA cAhie kintu Ananda utpanna honA caahie| para aisA viparIta krama kisI bhI sthAna para dekhane meM nahIM AtA / kabhI aisA kahA jAya ki zatru evaM mitra donoM meM samabhAva rakhanA cAhie, kintu rAgadveSa nahIM karanA cAhie parantu aisA kathana kevala kahane mAtra kA hai| bar3e-bar3e yogIzvara bhI jaba taka ghAtI karmoM ke yoga se mukta nahIM ho jAte, taba taka rAgadveSa se pUrNatayA nahIM chUTa sakate to saMsAra ke aneka jaMjAloM ke moha meM pha~se gRhastha, rAgadveSa rahita samabhAvavAlI avasthA meM raha sakate haiM, aisA kahanA yA mAnanA kevala AtmavaMcanA hai| eka ora kevala zrI tIrthaMkaradeva ke bhAvanikSepa para hI prema rakhane kI bAta karanA tathA dUsarI ora samabhAva meM rahane kI bAta karanA isameM pratyakSa mRSAvAda hai / bhAvanikSepa para rAga parantu mUrti para dveSa, yaha rAgadveSa 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 dveSa rakhakara bhAvanikSepa para prema rakhane kI bAta karanA, yaha AtmavaMcanA ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM hai| jo vyakti pratyakSa meM vidyamAna na ho to usa vyakti para zuddha bhAva paidA karane ke lie usakI sthApanA kI 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 ttukdd'aa| yadi kahoge ki 'hama to use kAgaja ke Tukar3e ke samAna mAnate haiM to use sAdhAraNa kAgaja ke Tukar3e kI 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 de ? to phira jarA socanA cAhie ki jaise eka hajAra rupaye kI 64
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________________ anupasthiti meM utanI rakama kA kAma eka caika athavA DrAphTa se nikAlA jA sakatA hai, vaise hI zrI jinezvaradeva kI anupasthiti meM unakI mUrti dvArA bhI sAkSAt bhagavAna ko pUjane kA phala avazya prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| 3. dravya nikSepa jo vastu bhUtakAla meM athavA bhaviSyat kAla meM kisI kArya ke kAraNa rUpa meM nizcita ho, usa kAraNabhUta vastu meM kArya kA AropaNa karanA, dravya nikSepa hai| jaise mRta sAdhu meM tathA kisI 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 use pAlakI meM biThAkara, paise uchAlate hue bar3e ThATa-bATa se le jAyA jAtA hai aura loga bhI inake darzana ke liye daur3a-daur3a kara Ate hai| zrI tIrthaMkaradevoM ke janma tathA nirvANa ke samaya vandana, namaskAra karane kA pATha jambUdvIpaprajJapti Adi zAstroM meM hai to vaha namaskAra zrI tIrthaMkaradeva ke dravya nikSepa ko huA ginA jAtA hai na ki bhAvanikSepa ko, kyoMki jaba taka kevalajJAna nahIM ho. taba taka bhAvanikSepa nahIM khlaataa| bhagavAn zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke janma samaya zakrendra ke namaskAra karane kA ullekha zrI jambUdvIpa prajJapti meM batAyA huA hai tathA usI sUtra meM kahA hai ki zakrendra zrI harINegameSI deva ke dvArA apane hita evaM sukha ke lie zrI tIrthaMkaradeva kA janmamahotsava karane hetu vahA~ jAne kA apanA abhiprAya devatAoM ko batAyA thaa| yaha sunakara mana meM prasanna hokara kaI devatA vandana karane, kaI pUjA karane, kaI satkAra karane, kaI sammAna karane, kaI kautuka dekhane, kaI jinezvaradeva ke prati bhaktirAga nimitta, kaI zakrendra ke vacanapAlana ke lie, kaI mitroM kI preraNA se, kaI deviyoM ke kahane se, kaI apanA AcAra samajhakara (jaise samyagdRSTi devoM ko zrI jinezvaradeva ke janma-mahotsava meM avazya bhAga lenA cAhie) ityAdi kAraNoM ko apane citta meM sthApana kara bahuta se devIdevatA zakrendra ke pAsa aaye| yadi dravyanikSepa apUjanIya athavA nirarthaka hotA to satra meM sukha ke lie tathA bhakti ke nimitta Adi zabda vandanA ke adhikAra meM kadApi nahIM aate| aise hI zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke nirvANa ke samaya bhI zakrendra kA Asana kampAyamAna hone para avadhijJAna se bhagavAna kA nirvANa samaya jAnakara zakrendra ne bhagavAna ko vandana namaskAra kiyA tathA sarva sAmagrI sahita zrI aSTApada tIrtha para, jahA~ bhagavAna kA zarIra thA, Akara udAsInatApUrvaka azrupUrNa netroM se zrI tIrthaMkaradeva ke zarIra kI tIna pradakSiNA dii| mRtaka ke yogya sArI vidhi kI, ityAdi zAstrapramANa bhI dravyanikSepa kI vandanIyatA ko siddha karate haiN| -65
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________________ isake atirikta dUsarI taraha se bhI dravyanikSepa aura usakI pUjanIyatA kI siddhi hotI hai| zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke samaya meM tathA vartamAna kAla meM Avazyaka kriyA karate samaya sAdhuzrAvaka 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 bhAvanikSepa se kiyA huA nahIM ginA jA sakatA kintu dravyanikSepa se hI kiyA huA ginA jAtA hai| vartamAna kAla meM to inameM se eka bhI bhAvanikSepa meM nahIM hai kyoMki sabhI siddhagati meM gaye hone se bhAvanikSepa meM arihanta rUpa meM nahIM parantu siddha rUpa meM hI birAjamAna haiN| jo eka bhAvanikSepa ko mAnakara dUsare nAma, sthApanA va dravyanikSepa ko mAnane kA niSedha hotA to 'logassa' dvArA kisako namaskAra kiyA jAya? logassa meM prakaTa rUpa se 'arihaMte kittaissaM' aura 'caudIsaMpikeyalI' kahakara caubIsoM tIrthaMkaroM ko yAda kiyA hai| tIrthaMkaroM kA yaha smaraNa bhAvanikSepa se nahIM. parantu nAma tathA dravyanikSepa se hI mAnane kA hai| jo ina do nikSepoM ko mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahIM, unake mata se 'logassa' ko mAnane kA rahatA hI nahIM tathA 'logassa' nahIM mAnane se AjJAbhaMga kA mahAdoSa lage binA bhI nahIM rhtaa| punaH sAdhu-sAdhvI ke pratikramaNasUtra meM bhI kahA hai ki zrI RSabhadevasvAmI se zrI mahAvIrasvAmI taka caubIsoM tIrthaMkaroM ko namaskAra ho| isameM bhI ina nAmoM ke tIrthaMkara bhAvanikSepa se vartamAna meM koI nahIM hai, para dravyanikSepa se haiN| dravyanikSepa nahIM mAnane vAle ko pratikramaNa bhI Avazyaka mAnane kA nahIM rahatA aura isase bhI AjJAbhaMga kA mahAdoSa lagatA hai| bhAvanikSepa kA viSaya amUrta hone se atizaya jJAniyoM ke sivAya anya koI bhI ise sAkSAt pahacAna va samajha nahIM sakate haiN| isI kAraNa zrI jainasiddhAnta meM sampUrNa kriyAoM kA naigama, saMgraha, 'vyavahAra aura RjusUtra ina cAra dravyapradhAna nayoM kI mukhyatA se hI varNana kiyA gayA hai| dravya nikSepa kI pradhAnatA vAlI kriyAoM ko yadi vyartha mAnA jAtA hai, to jainamata kA lopa hI ho jAtA hai| . jainasiddhAnta ko mAnane vAloM ko dravyArthika cAroM nayoM ko mAnya rakhakara dravya-kriyA kA Adara karanA ucita hai| dravyanikSepa kI pradhAnatA vAlI kriyAe~ pariNAma kI dhArA ko bar3hAne vAlI haiM, jisase bhAva kA paripUrNa nizcaya hue binA bhI vratapaccakkhANa Adi karAne kI rIti zrI jainazAsana meM cala rahI hai| zrI anuyogadvAra, zrI ThANAMga, zrI bhagavatIjI tathA zrI satrakRtAMga Adi aneka sUtroM meM dravyanikSepa kI siddhi kI huI hai aura isa bAta ko sapramANa sAvita kara diyA hai ki dravya ke vinA bhAva kadApi sambhava nahIM hai| 66 66
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________________ paropakArI mahopAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajI mahArAja ne svopajJavRtti sahita race hue zrI 'pratimAzataka' mahAgrantha meM pharamAyA hai ki - nAmaditrayameva bhAyabhagavattAdUpyadhIkAraNam / zAkhAtsyAnubhavAcca zuddhahRdayairiSTaM ca dRSTaM muhuH / tenAhatpratimAmanAdRtavatAM, bhAyaM puraskuryatA - mandhAnAmiva darpaNe nijamukhAlokArthinAM kA mati:? ||1|| bhAva-bhagavanta kI tadrUpapane kI buddhi kA kAraNa - nAma, sthApanA aura dravya - ye tIna hI haiN| zuddha hRdayavAloM ko yaha bAta zAstrapramANa se tathA svAnubhava ke nizcaya se bArambAra pratIta ho cukI hai| isa kAraNa zrI arihanta paramAtmA kI pratimA kA Adara kiye binA hI zrI arihanta paramAtmA ke bhAva ko Age bar3hAne vAloM kI buddhi, andhe vyaktiyoM ke darpaNa meM dekhane kI buddhi ke samAna hAsyAspada hai| __isase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki bhagavAna kI bhAvAvasthA atIndriya hone se indriya tathA mana ke lie agocara hai| use indriya tathA mAnasagocara karane ke lie unakA nAma, AkAra tathA dravya kA Alambana, yahI eka sAdhana hai| nAma, AkAra aura dravya kI bhakti ko chor3akara kevala bhAva kI bhakti karanA yA honA asambhava hai| 4. bhAva nikSepa jina-jina nAmavAlI vastuoM meM jo-jo kriyAyeM siddha haiM una-una kriyAoM meM ve-ve vastue~ vartatI hoM taba vaha bhAvanikSepa kahalAtA hai - jaise ki upayoga sahita Avazyaka kriyA meM pravRtta sAdhu bhAvanikSepa se Avazyaka ginA jAtA hai| pratyeka vastu kA svarUpa isa prakAra cAroM nikSepoM se jAnA jA sakatA hai| unameM se yadi eka bhI nikSepa amAnya ho to vaha vastu, vastu ke rUpa meM TikatI hI nhiiN| jisa vastu ko jisa bhAva se mAnA jAtA hai usake cAroM nikSepa usI bhAva ko prakaTa karate hai| zubha bhAva vAlI vastu ke cAroM nikSepa zubhabhAva ko prakaTa karate haiN| mitrabhAva vAlI vastu ke cAroM nikSepa maitrIbhAva ko utpanna karate haiN| kalyANakArI vastu ke cAroM nikSepa kalyANabhAva ko paidA karate haiM aura akalyANakArI vastu ke cAroM nikSepa akalyANabhAva ko paidA karate haiN| ___isa saMsAra meM sAmAnya rUpa se sArI vastue~ heya, jJeya aura upAdeya, ina tInoM meM se kisI eka bheda vAlI hotI hai| udAharaNa svarUpa - striisNg| sAdhuoM ko striyoM kA sAkSAt saMga niSiddha hai| sAkSAt saMga heya hai, ataH striyoM kA nAma, AkAra evaM dravya bhI niSiddha ho jAtA hai| sAdhu puruSoM ke lie striyoM kA bhAvanikSepa jisa prakAra varjita hai usI prakAra nAmanikSepa se strIkathA kA bhI niSedha hai; sthApanAnikSepa se strI kI citrita mUrti ko dekhane kA -67 -
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________________ bhI niSedha hai tathA dravyanikSepa se strI kI pUrvApara bAlyAvasthA tathA mRtAvasthA Adi kA sparza bhI niSiddha hai| isa prakAra heya rUpa vastu ke cAroM nikSepa heya rUpa banate haiN| kevala bhAvanikSepa ko mAnane vAle strI ke bhAvanikSepa ko chor3akara zeSa tInoM nikSepoM kA Adara kadApi nahIM kara skte| isa prakAra jJeya vastu ke bhAvanikSepa 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 vastue~ haiN| 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 vastue~ bhI cAroM nikSepoM se upAdeya banatI haiN| zrI tIrthaMkara deva jagat meM parama upAdeya hone se unake cAroM nikSepa bhI parama upAdeya bana jAte haiN| samavasaraNa meM birAjamAna sAkSAt zrI tIrthaMkaradeva bhAvanikSepa se pUjanIya haiM isalie 'mahAvIra' ityAdi ke nAma kI bhI loga pUjA karate haiN| vairAgya mudrA se yukta jJAnArur3ha unakI pratimA ko bhI loga pUjate haiM tathA dravyanikSepa se unakI bAlyAvasthA kI pUrva avasthA tathA nirvANadazA kI uttaraavasthA ko bhI indra Adi deva bhaktibhAva se namana karate haiM, pUjA karate haiM tathA usakA satkAra karate haiN| isake viparIta anya devoM kA bhAvanikSepa tyAjya hone se unake zeSa tInoM nikSepa bhI samyagadaSTi AtmAoM ke lie tyAjya bana jAte haiM aura isI kAraNa Ananda Adi dasa zrAvakoM ne vItarAga ko chor3akara anya devoM ko vandana namaskAra nahIM karane kI pratijJA lI thii| usa samaya vItarAga ke sivAya anya deva bhAvanikSepa se vidyamAna nahIM the para kevala unakI mUrtiyA~ thii| 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 jinamUrti ko namaskAra karane ke vidhAna ko apane Apa hI siddha kara detA hai| yadi koI rAtribhojana ke tyAga ke niyama ko aMgIkAra karatA hai, to dina meM bhojana karane kI usakI bAta svataH hI siddha ho jAtI hai| isa prakAra cAroM nikSepoM kA paraspara sambandha samajha lene kA hai| usameM vizeSa bAta yahI hai ki jisake bhAvanikSepa zaddha aura vandanIya hai usake hI zeSa nikSepa vandanIya aura pUjanIya haiM, dUsaroM ke nhiiN| . 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 ki jisakA bhAvanikSepa vandana-pUjana yogya hai, usI ke zeSa tInoM nikSepoM kI pUjA ke lie zAstrakAra pharamAte haiN| sAkSAt baila ko kisI ne bhI pUjA yogya nahIM mAnA aura isIse usakA nAma Adi bhI pUjanIya nahIM hotA hai| rAjA karakaMDU Adi pratyekabuddha maharSi ne ativRddha baila ko dekhakara pratibodha prApta kiyA thA, para bhAva baila vandanIya nahIM hone se unake pratibodha meM kAraNabhUta baila ke nAmAdika vandana karane yogya nahIM 'gine ge| - 68
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________________ 11 Apake savAla hamAre javAba (tAttvika - tArkika - zAstrIya aura buddhigamya praznoM ke uttara) prazna 1 - zrI kA citra sAdhu ko nahIM dekhanA cAhie, aisA pharamAna kisa sUtra meM hai? uttara - zrutakevalI AcArya bhagavAna 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 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 vItarAga 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 2 - bI kI mUrti dekhakara pratyeka ko kAma-vikAra utpanna hotA dikhAI detA hai, parantu pratimA ko dekhakara vairAgyabhAya sabhI ko utpanna hotA ho, aisA to dikhAI nahIM detA hai, isakA kyA kAraNa hai? uttara - jinako pratimA para dveSa athavA durbhAva hai unako vItarAga kI mUrti dekhane para bhI zubhabhAva prakaTa honA kaThina hai parantu jo laghukarmI jIva haiM unako to zrI vItarAgadeva kI 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 bhaktibhAva utpanna nahIM hotA hai, vaise hI jisako mUrti ke prati dveSa yA durbhAva hotA hai, aisI AtmA ko mUrti ke darzana se bhI bhaktibhAva 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 utkaNThA hue binA nahIM rahatI, para usameM bhI apavAda hote hai| zrI AcArAMga sUtra meM pharamAyA hai ki - "je AsayA te parisayA, je parisavA te aasyaa|" 69
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________________ arthAt - pariNAma kI dRSTi se jo Asrava ke kAraNa hote haiM; ve saMvara ke kAraNa banate haiM tathA jo saMvara ke kAraNa hote haiM; ve Asrava ke kAraNa banate haiN| ilAciputra pApa ke irAde se ghara se nikale the tathApi unhoMne pariNAma kI vizuddhatA me vAma kI DorI para nAca karate samaya kevalajJAna prApta kiyA thaa| bharata cakravartI kA kAca ke bhuvana meM rUpa dekhane jAnA Asrava kA kAraNa thA; para mudrikA ke girane se zubha bhAvanAoM meM ArUr3ha hote hI unhoMne kevalajJAna prApta kara liyaa| isI prakAra mAdhu munigaja saMvara evaM nirjarA ke kAraNa haiM, phira bhI unako duHkha dene, unakA vaga vicArane tathA unakI nindA Adi karane se jIva azubha karma kA Asrava karatA hai, parantu isase sAdhu munirAja kI pUjyatA naSTa nahIM ho jaatii| sAkSAt bhagavAna zrI mahAvIradeva ko dekhakara bhI saMgamadeva tathA gvAle Adi ke azubha pariNAma hue, isameM kAraNa unakA azubha bhAva hI hai| eka kavi ne kahA hai ki patraM naiva yadA karIraviTape, doSo vasantasya kiM, ullUko na vilokate yadi diyA, sUryasya kiM dUSaNam / varSA naiva patanti cAtakamukhe, meghasya kiM dUSaNaM, yadbhAgyaM vidhinA lalATalikhitaM, daiyasya kiM dUSaNam / / karIra ke vRkSa para patte nahIM Ate, usameM vasanta Rtu kA kyA doSa? ullU ko dina meM dikhAI nahIM detA to isameM sUrya kA kyA doSa? varSA kI bU~de cAtaka ke mukha meM nahIM giratI to isameM megha kA kyA doSa? tathA isI prakAra lalATa para likhe bhAgyAnusAra phala bhoganA par3e to isameM daiva kA bhI kyA doSa mAnA jAya? isI prakAra zrI devAdhideva kI mUrti to zubha bhAva kA hI kAraNa hai tathApi unake dveSI, dRSTa pariNAmI tathA hInabhAgI jIvoM ko bhAva utpanna na ho to vAstava meM unhIMkI kama-nasIbI hai| sUrya ke sAmane koI dhUla DAle athavA sugandhita puSpa pheMke, donoM pheMkane vAle kI ora hI lauTate haiN| athavA kaThora divAra para koI maNi yA patthara pheMke to ve vastue~ pheMkane vAle kI ora hI vApisa AtI haiM, athavA cakravartI rAjA kI koI nindA yA stuti kareM to usase usakA kucha bigar3atA-banatA mahIM; para nindaka svayaM duHkha kA bhAgI banatA hai evaM prazaMsaka svayaM uttama phala prApta karatA haiN| dUsarI dRSTi se dekhA jAya to jisa prakAra pathya-AhAra lene se khAne vAle ko sakha milatA hai aura apathya bhojana karane se bhojana karane vAle ko duHkha milatA haiM, para AhAra meM kAma meM lI huI vastu ko kucha nahIM hotA hai, ThIka usI prakAra paramAtmamUrti kI stuti, bhakti athavA nindA karane se alipta aise paramAtmA para kucha bhI asara nahIM hotA hai parantu nindaka svayaM durgatiyogya karma upArjita karatA hai va pUjaka zubha karma kA upArjana kara svayaM - 70
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________________ sadgati kA pAtra banatA hai| dUsarI vicAraNIya bAta yaha hai ki brahmacArI mahAtmAoM ko strI kI mUrti dekhane kA niSedha kiyA hai parantu sAkSAta strI ke hAtha se AhAra-pAnI lene kA niSedha nahIM kiyaa| striyA~ darzana-vandana karane AveM, ghaMToM taka vyAkhyAna sunane baiThI raheM, dharmacarcA sambandhI zaMkAsamAdhAna athavA vArtAlApa kareM, Adi kAryoM meM strI kA sAkSAt paricaya hote hue 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 hai ki strI ke citra athavA mUrti kI ora citta kI jaisI ekAgratA hotI hai, mana meM dUSitaM bhAva uThate haiM, dharmadhyAna meM bAdhA pahu~catI hai tathA karmabandhana hone ke prasaMga upasthita hote haiM, vaise dharma ke nimitta sAkSAt samparka meM Ane vAle prasaMgoM 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 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 pariNAmasvarUpa 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 ke lie zubha aura sthira Alambana kI vizeSa AvazyakatA hai| aisA sthira evaM zubha Alambana zrI jinarAja kI zAnta 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 zrI jinamUrti kI zreNI sAkSAt jinarAja se bhI bar3ha jAtI hai aura isI kAraNa zrI rAyapaseNI Adi zAstra-granthoM meM sAkSAt tIrthaMkaradeva ko vandana namaskAra karate samaya 'devayaM ceiyaM' jaise pATha haiM arthAt jaisI maiM jinapratimA kI bhakti karatA hU~ vaisI hI antaraMga prIti se ApakI (sAkSAt arihanta kI) bhakti karatA huuN| punaH sAkSAta bhagavAna ko namaskAra karate samaya - 'siddhigai nAmadheyaM, ThANaM saMpAviu kAmassA' arthAt - 'siddhigati nAma ke sthAna ko prApta karane kI icchA vAle' isa prakAra bolA jAtA hai aura zrI jinapratimA ke Age . 'siddhigai nAmadheyaM ThANaM sNpttaannN|' -71
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________________ arthAt - "siddhigati nAma ke sthAna para pahu~ce hue" isa prakAra kahane meM AtA hai| ina pAThoM Adi kA saccA rahasya samajha kara pUrvAcAryoM dvArA atyanta Adara sahita pramANika kI huI zrI jinapratimA kA Adara karanA caahie| prazna 3 - kyA koI aisA zAkhIya pramANa hai ki sthApya kI sthApanA kiye binA koI bhI dharmakriyA ho hI nahIM sakatI? uttara - zrI jainadharma meM samasta dharmakriyAe~ sthApanA ke sammukha hI karanI cAhie, isake lie aneka sUtroM ke pramANa haiN| jaise deva ke abhAva meM deva kI mUrti caahie| vaise hI guru ke abhAva meM guru kI sthApanA karanI caahie| duSama kAla meM sUrya samAna pUrvadhara AcArya bhagavAna zrI jinabhadra gaNi kSamAzramaNa mahArAja svaracita zrI vizeSAvazyaka mahAbhASya meM guruabhAva meM guru kI sthApanA karane ke viSaya meM nimnalikhita gAthA dvArA pharamAte haiM . guruvirahami ThavaNA guruvaesovadaMsaNatyaM c| jiNavirahaMmi jiNaviMyasevaNAnaMtaNaM sahalaM ||1|| zrI ThANAMga sUtra meM bhI dasa prakAra kI sthApanA batAI hai| usakI sthApanA kara 'paMciMdiya' sUtra se usameM guru mahArAja ke guNoM kA AropaNa kara usake Age dharmakriyA karanA ucita hai| sthApanA meM mukhya sthApanA 'akSa' kI karate haiN| 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| 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| Avazyaka dharmakriyAoM meM sthAna-sthAna 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 cala sakatA hai? zrI samayAthAMga sUtra meM bArahaveM samavAya meM guruvandana ke paccIsa bola pUre karane kA Adeza hai| usakA pATha nimnAMkita hai - duvAlasAvatte kittikamme pannate, taM jhaa| / duoNayaM jahAjAyaM kittikammaM bArasAvatha / casiraM tigutta, duSpavesaM eganikkhamaNaM ||1|| arthAt vandana kriyA meM bAraha Avarta pharamAe haiM, ve isa prakAra haiM : avanata arthAt do bAra mastaka jhukAnA aura eka yathAjAta arthAt janma tathA dIkSA grahaNa karate samaya kI mudrA dhAraNa krnii| bAraha Avarta arthAt prathama ke praveza meM chaha tathA dUsare praveza meM chh| ye 'aho kAyaM kaaysNphaasN|' Adi pATha se karanA caahie| -72
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________________ cAra bAra sira arthAt pahale tathA dUsare praveza meM do-do bAra sira jhukAnA, tri gupta arthAt mana-vacana-kAyA ina tInoM se vandanA sivAya dUsarA kArya na karanA, do praveza arthAt gurumahArAja kI sImA meM praveza karanA aura eka niSkramaNa arthAt gurumahArAja kI sImA meM praveza 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 hai? / ___ vandana ke pATha meM gurumahArAja kI AjJA mAMgakara bhItara praveza karane kI spaSTa AjJA hai, jaise ki. "icchAmi khamAsamaNo vaMdiuM jAyaNijjAe nisIhiAe aNujANaha me miuggahaM nisIhi aho kAyaM kAyasaMphAsaM khamaNijjo bhe kilaamo|" arthAt - merI yaha icchA hai ki he kSamAzramaNa! vandana hetu pApa-vyApAra se rahita zarIra kI zakti se mita avagraha arthAt sAr3he tIna hAtha pramANa kSetra meM praveza karane kI mujhe AjJA pradAna kro| usa samaya guru kI AjJA lekara ziSya 'nisIhi' arthAt guruvandana sivAya anya kriyA kA niSedha kara avagraha meM praveza kare aura donoM hAtha mastaka para lagAkara guru ke caraNa sparza karate hue 'aho kAyaM kAyasaMphAsaM!' Adi pATha kahe, jisakA artha hai - 'he bhagavanta! ApakI adhokAyA 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 guru kI sthApanA binA kaise ho sakatI hai? yadi kahoge ki guru-avasthA kI AkRti kI mana meM kalpanA kara AjJA Adi mAMguMgA taba to sthApanA nikSepa kA sahaja rUpa se svIkAra ho gyaa| phira mRtyu uparAnta anya gati meM gaye hue guruoM ko yAda karake unakA guNagAna karane meM AtA hai, to usako kisa nikSepa ke adhIna samajheMge? gurupane kA bhAva nikSepa to usa samaya upasthita hotA hI nahIM hai| bhAvanikSepa se to guru anya gati meM haiN| itanA hone para bhI 'gurupane kI pUrNa avasthA kI mana meM kalpanA karake guNagAna Adi karane meM AtA hai', aisA kahane se sthApanA nikSepa evaM dravya nikSepa donoM kA sahaja svIkAra ho jAtA hai| prazna 4 - zrI RSabhadeya syAmI ke samaya meM zeSa teIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke jIya saMsAra meM the; phira bhI usa samaya unako yandana karane meM dharma kaise ho sakatA hai? uttara - zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ke samaya meM anya teIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke vandana kA viSaya dravyanikSepa ke AdhIna hai| dravya binA bhAva, sthApanA athavA nAma kucha bhI nahIM ho sktaa| zrI -73
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________________ RSabhadeva svAmI ne jina jIvoM ko mokSagAmI batAyA, ve sabhI pUjanIya haiN| jisa prakAra dhanADhya sAhUkAra ke hAtha se likhI huI, usake hastAkSara va mohara vAlI; avadhi vizeSa kI huMDI ho to usakI avadhi pUrNa hone ke pUrva bhI rakama se kAma nikAlA jA sakatA hai, usI prakAra mokSagAmI bhavya jIvoM kI RSabhadeva svAmI dvArA dI huI vizvastatA rUpI huMDI ko kaunasA vicArazIla vyakti asvIkAra karegA? bhagavAna ke vacana-vizvAsa rUpI prabala kAraNa ko lekara bAkI ke teIsa tIrthaMkara, prathama tIrthaMkara ke samaya meM bhI vandanIya the| isa sambandha meM zrI Avazyaka sUtra meM mUla pATha bhI hai ki - _ 'cattAri-aTTha-dasa-doya, yaMdiA jiNavarA cuyiisN|' arthAt - cAroM dizAoM meM krama se cAra, ATha, dasa aura do isa prakAra caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke bimba zrI bharata mahArAjA ne aSTApada parvata para sthApita kiye haiN| isa viSaya meM niyuktikAra zrutakevalI AcArya bhagavAna zrImad bhadrabAhusvAmIjI mahArAja ne samAdhAna kiyA hai ki bharata rAjA ne zrI RSabhadeva svAmI ko bhAvI meM hone vAle tebIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma, lakSaNa, varNa, zarIra kA pramANa Adi pUchakara usI ke anusAra, aSTApada giri para zrI jinamandira 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 mandira dvArA unakI bhakti karane kI prathA sanAtana kAla se calI A rahI hai aura ise mahAn jJAnI puruSoM ne svIkAra bhI kiyA hai| prazna 5 - 'siddhAyatana' zabda kA kyA artha hai? uttara - 'siddhAyatana' guNaniSpanna nAma hai| isakA artha jinamandira hotA hai| 'siddha' arthAt siddha bhagavAna kI pratimA aura 'Ayatana' arthAt ghr| arthAt jinaghara yA jinamandira vaitADhyaparvata, culaghuhimavaMta parvata, meru parvata, zrI mAnuSottara parvata, zrI nandIzvara dvIpa, zrI rucaka dvIpa Adi parvata tathA dvIpoM para aneka zAzvata jinamUrtiyoM vAle mandiroM ke hone kA pramANa zrI jIvAbhigama tathA zrI bhagavatI Adi sUtroM meM spaSTa batAyA hai aura una sUtroM ko tamAma jaina jAnate haiN| prazna 6 - kaI loga zrI jinapratimA se jinayimya 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, jinavara tulya kahI gaI hai| zrI jIvAbhigama Adi sUtroM meM jahA~-jahA~ zAzvatI prAtamA kA adhikAra hai, vahA~-vahA~ 'siddhAyatana' arthAt 'siddha bhagavAna kA mandira' kahA hai|
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________________ parantu 'mUrti-Ayatana' athavA 'pratimA-Ayatana' nahIM kahA hai| isase bhI yaha siddha hotA hai ki zrI siddha kI pratimA siddha ke smaan| zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra tathA zrI jIvAbhigama sUtra meM zrI sUryAbha devatA tathA zrI vijayapolIA kI dravyapUjA kA adhikAra "dhUvaM dAUNaM jiNavarANaM' arthAt 'zrI jinezvaradeva ko dhUpa karake' kahA hai| isase bhI zrI jinapratimA jinavara samAna mAnI gaI hai, yaha siddha hotA hai| punaH zrI rAyapaseNI, zrI dazAzrutaskandha aura zrI uvavAI Adi aneka sUtroM meM tIrthaMkara ko vandana ke lie jAte samaya zrAvakoM ke adhikAra meM kahA hai ki - 'devayaM ceiyaM pajjayAsAmi' arthAt devasambandhI caitya arthAt zrI jinapratimA, unake sAmane maiM paryupAsanA kruuNgaa| aise aneka sthaloM para bhAva tIrthaMkara tathA sthApanA tIrthaMkara 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 draupadI ke pUjana ke adhikAra meM zrI 'jinamandira' ko zrI 'jinagRha' kahA hai para 'mUrti-gRha' nahIM khaa| isa para se bhI zrI jinamUrti ko hI jina kI upamA ghaTatI hai na ki sAdhu kii| mAdhu vastra, pAtra, rajoharaNa aura muhapatti Adi upakaraNa sahita hai jabaki bhagavAna ke pAsa inameM se kucha bhI nahIM hotaa| bhagavAna ratnajaDita siMhAsana para baiThate haiM, unake donoM ora ca~vara DhAle jAte haiM, pIche bhAmaNDala rahatA hai, Age devadundubhi bajatI hai, devatA puSpavRSTi karate haiM ityAdi atizayoM se yukta bhagavAna hote haiN| sAdhu ke pAsa inameM se kucha bhI nahIM hotA hai| taba phira sAdhu kI zrI vItarAga se tulanA kaise kara sakate haiM? paryaMkAsana para virAjamAna saumya dRSTi vAlI vItarAga avasthA kI pratimA to zrI arihanta bhagavAna ke tulya hai| vItarAga kI mUrti ko vItarAga kA namUnA kahA jAtA hai, sAdhu kA nhiiN| sAdhu ke namUne ko hI sAdhu kahA jAtA hai| zrI aMtagaDadazA sUtra meM kahA hai ki 'hariNagameSI kI 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| prazna 7 - zrI jinapratimA ko jinarAja samajhakara namaskAra karo to yaha namaskAra mUrti ko huA, bhagavAna ko nahIM, kyoMki bhagavAna to mUrti se bhinna haiN| mUrti ko namaskAra karane se bhagavAna ko namaskAra nahIM hotA aura bhagavAna ko namaskAra karane se mUrti ko namaskAra nahIM hotaa| isakA kyA samAdhAna hai? uttara - mUrti aura bhagavAna sarvathA bhinna nahIM hai| ina donoM meM kucha samAnatA hai| zrI .
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________________ jinamUrti ko namaskAra karate samaya zrI jinezvara bhagavAna kA bhAva lAkara namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai ataH donoM bhinna nahIM kahe jaate| jaise yahA~ baiThe mahAvidehakSetra meM virAjamAna zrI sImandhara svAmI ko sabhI jaina vandananamaskAra karate haiM, taba rAha meM lAkhoM ghara, vRkSa, parvata Adi aneka vastue~ bIca meM AtI haiM to namaskAra una vastuoM ko huA yA zrI sImadhara svAmI ko? yadi kahoge ki namaskAra karane kA bhAva bhagavAna ko hone se bhagavAna ko hI namaskAra huA, anya vastu ko nahIM; tathA kevalajJAna se bhagavAna bhI usa vandanA ko isI rIti se jAnate haiM, usI taraha mUrti dvArA bhI bhagavAna kA bhAva lAkara vandana-pUjana karane meM Ae to use kyA bhagavAna nahIM jAnate? / isI taraha sAdhu ko vandana-namaskAra karate hue bhI unake zarIra ko vandana hotA hai yA unake jIvana ko? yadi zarIra ko namaskAra kiyA jAtA ho to jIva to zarIra se pRthak vastu hai aura jo jIva ko namaskAra karane meM AtA ho to bIca meM kAyA kA avarodha upasthita hai aura kAyA jIva se bhinna pudgala dravya hai| __yadi kahoge ki yaha pudagaladravya sAdhu kA hI hai to phira mUrti bhI devAdhideva zrI vItarAga prabhu kI hai, aisA kyoM nahIM soca sakate ho? muni kI kAyA ko vandana karane se jaise muni ko vandana hotA hai vaise hI zrI vItarAga prabhu kI mUrti ko vandana karane se sAkSAt zrI vItarAga prabhu ko hI vandana hotA hai| prazna 8 - nirAkAra bhagavAna kI upAsanA dhyAna dvArA hI sakatI hai to phira mUrtipUjA mAnane kA kyA kAraNa? uttara - manuSya ke mana meM yaha tAkata nahIM ki vaha nirAkAra kA dhyAna kara ske| indriyoM se grAhya vastuoM kA vicAra mana kara sakatA hai| usake atirikta vastuoM kI kalpanA mana meM nahIM A sktii| __jo-jo raMga dekhane meM Ate hai, jina-jina vastuoM kA svAda liyA jAtA hai. jina-jina vastuoM kA sparza kiyA jAtA hai, jo gatha sUMghane meM AtI hai athavA jo zabda sunane meM Ate haiM, utane taka kA hI vicAra mana kara sakatA hai, unake atirikta raMga, rUpa athavA gandha 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~kho 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 bhagavAna ko sAkSAt athavA mUrti dvArA jisane dekhA nahIM ho, vaha unakA dhyAna kisa prakAra kara sakatA hai? jaba-jaba dhyAna karanA hotA hai taba-taba koI-na-koI vastu najara sammukha rakhanI hI hotI hai| bhagavAna ko jyotisvarUpa mAna kara unakA dhyAna karane vAlA usa jyoti ko zveta, -76
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________________ zyAma Adi kisI na kisI raMga vAlI mAnakara hI usakA dhyAna kara sakatA hai| siddha bhagavantoM meM aisA keI bhI paudgalika rUpa nahIM hai, unakA rUpa apaudgalika hai jise sarvajJa kevalajJAnI sivAya anya koI nahIM jAna sakate haiN| zrI siddhacakra yaMtra meM zrI siddha bhagavantoM kI lAla raMga kI kalpanA kI gaI hai, parantu vaha kevala dhyAna kI suvidhA kI dRSTi se hai, vAstavika nahIM / nirAkAra siddha kA dhyAna atizaya - jJAnI ko chor3akara dUsarA koI bhI karane meM samartha nahIM hai / koI kahegA ke hama mana meM mAnasika mUrti kI kalpanA kara, siddha bhagavAna kA dhyAna kareMge parantu patthara jar3a mUrti ko nahIM maaneNge| unakA yaha kathana bhI vivekazUnya hai kyoMki yadi unase pUchA jAya ki tumhArI mAnasika mUrti kA raMga kaisA hai ? lAla yA zveta ? to ve kyA uttara deMge? yadi ve kaheM ki - 'usakA rUpa nahIM, raMga nahIM yA koI varNa nahIM hai ataH kisa prakAra batAyA jAe? 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 lie mAnasika mUrti mAnane se anta meM dhyAnarahita 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 isIlie dhyAna Adi ke lie anukUla hai| sAtha hI bhagavAna zrI tIrthaMkara devatA samavasaraNa meM bhI pUrva kI ora mukha kara baiThate haiM tathA zeSa tInoM o! devatAgaNa bhagavAna kI tIna mUrtiyoM kI sthApanA karate haiM, aisA zrI samavasaraNa prakaraNa, zrI samavAyAMga sUtraTIkA, zrI tattvArtha sUtraTIkA Adi prAcIna grantha pramANita karate haiN| kaI loga yaha kahate haiM ki 'bhagavAna ke adhika se adhika cAra mukha dikhAI dete para tIna aura 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 lie mUrti kI AvazyakatA siddha ho jAtI hai| bhagavAna kI bhavya mUrti ke darzana se unake guNa yAda Ate hI zraddhAlu logoM ko bhagavAna ke sAkSAtkAra jaisA Ananda prApta hotA hai tathA mUrti ko sAkSAt bhagavAna 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 apanI kalpanA se paramAtmA kA mAnasika dhyAna karane kA ADambara karate haiM,
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________________ ve saikar3oM athavA hajAroM kosa vAhana Adi meM baiThakara paMcendriya taka ke jIvoM kA nAza kara apane guru Adi kI vandanA karane ke lie kyoM jAte hoMge? kyA guru kA mAnasika dhyAna ghara baiThe zakya nahIM hai ki jisa kAraNa guru ke mUrtimaya zarIra kI vandanA hetu, hiMsA karake hajAroM kosa jAne kI jarUrata par3atI hai| sAMsArika jIva aneka cintAoM se grasta hote haiN| kisI Alambana ke abhAva meM unako zubhadhyAna kI prApti honA AsAna nahIM hai| asthira mana evaM caMcala indriyoM para niyantraNa rakhanA baccoM kA khela nahIM hai| kisI vAdya yaMtra para gAyA huA gIta kAnoM meM par3ate hI caMcala mana udhara calA jAtA hai| usa samaya dhyAna kI bAteM kahIM ur3a jAtI haiN| aisI caMcala manovRtti vAle logoM ke lie zrI jinapUjA 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 jhaMjhaToM meM phaMse hue gRhasthoM ke lie mUrti ke Alambana binA mAnasika dhyAna honA sarvathA asambhava hai| zrI jinapUjA kA Adara karake tathA mUrti ke mAdhyama se zrI jinezvaradeva ke guNagAna Adi karane se caMcala mana sthira hotA hai tathA sthira hue mana ko saMsAra kI asAratA Adi kA bodha saralatA se karAyA jA sakatA hai| sukha-duHkha meM jaba taka sama-bhAva nahIM AtA hai, taba taka bar3e-bar3e yogirAjoM kI taraha Alambana-rahita dhyAna kI bAteM karanA vyartha hai| jisa samaya vaha samabhAva vAlI sthiti A jAyegI, Alambana svataH hI chUTa jaaegaa| zrI jainadharma ke marmajJa pUrvAcArya maharSiyoM ne pratyeka jIva ko apane guNasthAnaka anusAra kriyA aMgIkAra karane kA Adeza diyA hai| vartamAna meM koI bhI jIva sAtaveM guNasthAnaka se Age nahIM car3ha sakatA hai| jIvana ke bhinna-bhinna samaya meM prApta sAtaveM guNasthAnaka ke kula samaya ko jor3A jAya to vaha eka antarmuhUrta se adhika nahIM bntaa| isaliye vartamAna ke jIvoM ko U~ce se U~cA chaThe guNasthAnaka taka hI samajhanA caahie| vaha guNasthAnaka pramAdayukta hone se usameM rahane vAle jIva bhI nirAlambana dhyAna karane meM asamartha hai| aisA honA para bhI jo loga chaThe guNasthAnaka kI sImA ko bhI nahIM pahu~ca pAye haiM tathA aneka sAMsArika prapaMcoM meM guMthe hue haiM, ve nirAlambana dhyAna kI bAtoM kA pradarzana karate haiM, vaha kevala ADambara hai| cauthe, pA~cave guNasthAnaka meM hone ke nAte zrAvaka, dravya aura bhAva donoM prakAra kI pUjA karane ke adhikArI haiM, jabaki sAdhu unase U~ce sthAna arthAt chaThe guNasthAnaka meM hone se kevala bhAvapUjA ke adhikArI hai| jisa prakAra vyAvahArika zikSA meM pahale ka, kA Adi phira bArahakhar3I, usake bAda zAstrAbhyAsa, aisA krama hai, usI prakAra guNasthAnaka kI U~cI dazA meM car3hate samaya kriyA meM bhI parivartana hotA rahatA hai| sIr3hiyA~ chor3akara ekadama chalA~ga mArakara bhavana ke UparI bhAga 78
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________________ para car3hane kA aviveka pUrNa prayatna karane se vaha sthAna to bahuta dUra raha jAtA hai, viparIta nIce girane se hAtha-paira avazya TUTa jAte hai / parantu isake aba yadi koI prazna karatA hai ki saMsAra para rAga kama kiyA aura bhagavAna para rAga bar3hAyA to isameM bhI gaga to kAyama hI rhaa| 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 baMdha honevAle bure karmoM se bacA jA sakatA hai| ghara baiThe jitanI aneka prakAra kI vaibhAvika carcAe~ hotI haiM utanI jinamandira meM nahIM ho sakatI / prabhu kI zAnta 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 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 patha hai| jo isa mArga meM vizvAsa nahIM rakhate tathA apane Apa ko pUrNa vizuddha mAnakara samabhAva-sAdhaka mAnate haiM, unheM yaha pUchanA cAhie ki yadi tuma vAstava meM rAga-dveSa 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 lIna vyakti ke lie 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, hA Adi ke nAza 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 Ananda, aisI bAtoM se rAga-dveSa to pratyakSa prakaTa hI hai| unameM phira kAraNa athavA Alambana 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 jo sampatti tathA vipatti meM, zatru evaM mitra meM, svarNa aura patthara meM tathA rala aura tRNasamUha meM koI bhI bheda-bhAva nahIM rakhate, ve hI vAstava meM samabhAvazAlI, AtmajJAnI tathA uccakoTi ke sAdhaka haiN| Aja ke yuga meM aise mahAn vyakti kitane hai ? vizva kA bar3A bhA duniyAdArI kI jhaMjhaToM meM pha~sA huA hai| unake lie 'apane Apako AtmajJAnI' siddha karane, 79
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________________ kA DhoMga racanA tathA ucita kArya kA anAdara karanA yogya nahIM hai| binA yogyatA mithyAbhimAna rakhane se kisI bhI svArtha kI siddhi nahIM ho sktii| indriyoM tathA mana para kAbU pAye binA nirAlambana dhyAna kI bAteM karane vAloM ke lie zAstrakAra kahate haiM . "jo vyakti indriyoM ko vaza meM kiye binA hI zubha dhyAna rakhane kI icchA karatA hai, vaha mUrkha jalatI huI Aga ke abhAva meM rasoI pakAnA cAhatA hai, jahAja ko choDakara 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 9 - mUrti to ekendriya pASANa kI hone se prathama guNasthAnaka para hai| usakA cauthe-pA~caveM guNasthAnaka vAle zrAyaTaka tathA chaThe-sAtaveM guNasthAnaka vAle sAdhu kisa prakAra yaMdana-pUjana kara sakate haiM? uttara - prathama to mUrti ko ekendriya kahane vAlA vyakti jaina zAstroM se anabhijJa hI haiN| khAna meM se khodakara alaga nikAlA huA patthara zastrAdi lagane se sacitta nahIM rahatA, aisA zAstrakAra kahate haiN| acetana vastu meM guNasthAnaka nahIM hotA hai| aba yadi guNasthAnaka rahita vastu ko mAnane se inkAra karoge, to mahAdoSa ke bhAgI banoge kyoMki siddha bhagavAna sarvathA guNasthAnaka rahita haiM, phira bhI arihantadeva ke pazcAt sabase prathama sthAna para pUjane yogya haiN| guNasthAnaka saMsArI jIvoM ke lie haiM, siddhoM ke lie nhiiN| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki jisa prakAra mUrti ko guNasthAnaka nahIM hai, 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 haiN| usako sabhI prakAra kI AzAtanAe~ varjita haiN| unako thUka ke chITeM yA paira se Thokara lagAnA bhI mahAdoSa rUpa ginA jAtA hai| vizva meM aisA koI dharma nahIM hai jo apane iSTadeva kI vANI rUpa zAstra ko mastaka para nahIM car3hAtA ho tathA usakA khUba Adara-sammAna nahIM karatA ho| zrI jaina siddhAnta ke zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM bhI 'namo baMbhIe livIe' kaha kara zrI gaNadhara bhagavantoM ne akSara rUpI brAhmI lipi ko namaskAra kiyA hai to isameM kaunasA guNasthAnaka thA? mRtaka sAdhu kA zarIra bhI acetana hone se guNasthAnaka rahita hai, phira bhI loga dUsare kAma chor3akara unake darzana ke liye daur3akara jAte haiM, tathA usa mRta deha ko bar3I dhUmadhAma se candana kI citA meM jalAte haiN| isa kArya ko guru-bhakti kA kArya kaheMge yA nahIM? yadi ise guru-bhakti kaha sakate haiM, to pratimA ke vandana pUjana Adi ko jinabhakti kA kArya kyoM nahIM kaha sakate haiM? prazna 10 - mUrti to patthara kI hai, usakI pUjA se kyA phala milegA? -80
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________________ mUrti ke Age kI gaI stuti, kyA mUrti suna sakatI hai? uttara - logoM ko pathabhraSTa karane ke lie isa prakAra ke prazna mUrtipUjA ke virodhIvarga kI ora se khar3e karane meM Ate hai, parantu usake pIche ghora ajJAna evaM kuTilatA chipI huI hai| mUrtipUjaka loga yadi patthara ko hI pUjate hote to stuti bhI ve patthara kI hI karate ki 'he patthara! he amUlya patthara! tU anamola tathA upayogI hai| terI zobhA apAra hai| tU vizeSa 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, parantu sabhI loga patthara kI mUrti meM Aropina zrI vItarAgadeva kI stuti karate hI najara Ate haiN| he niraMjana! nirAkAra! nirmoha! nirAkAMkSa! ajara! amara! akalaMka! siddhasvarUpI! sarvajJa! vItarAga! Adi guNoM dvArA guNavAna paramAtmA kI hI stuti karate haiN| 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 sAkSAt vItarAga hI pratibhAsita hotI hai| vaha jisa bhAva se mUrti ko dekhatA hai use vaha vaisA hI phala detI hai| sAkSAt bhagavAna taraNa-tAraNa haiM, phira bhI unakI AzAtanA karane vAloM ko burA phala milatA hai| usI bhA~ti mUrti bhI tAraka hai, 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 yaha miThAI bana jAtI hai? samAdhAna - santoSI tathA zubha pariNAmI jIvoM ko to jo santoSa miThAI se prApta ho sakatA hai, utanA hI santoSa rUkhI roTI se bhI prApta ho sakatA hai| dUsarI ora asantoSI evaM azubhapariNAmI jIvoM ko to miThAI bhI adhika lAbha nahIM pahu~cAtI hai to rUkhI roTI se to unakA kyA kAma banane vAlA hai? dRSTAnta kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki zubhapariNAmI jIva mUrti se bhI sAkSAt bhagavAna ke darzana jaisA hI lAbha uThA sakate haiM, jabaki duSTa pariNAmI jIva sAkSAt paramAtmA ke darzana se bhI azubha karma bA~dhate haiM tathA amRta ko bhI viSa banA dete do ghar3I pUrva ke sAmAnya sAdhu ko AcAryapada pradAna karane ke sAtha hI anya sAdhu tathA zrAvaka chattIsa guNoM kA AropaNa kara unako vandana karate haiM tathA kisI bhI vyakti ke pUrva meM gRhastha hote hue bhI dIkSA lete hI usameM sAdhu ke sattAIsa guNoM kA AropaNa kara unako vandana-namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai| jisa prakAra Aropita avasthA meM koI AcArya tathA sAyu, kramazaH AcArya tathA sAdhu ke rUpa meM pUjanIya bana jAtA hai, usI prakAra mUrti meM bhI
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________________ aMjanazalAkA aura pratiSThA ho jAne ke bAda usameM arihanta ke samAna pUjanIyatA utpanna ho jAtI hai| ___'marti stuti ko sanatI hai yA nahIM?' yaha prazna hI ayogya hai, kyoMki patthara rUpa mUrti ke guNagAna karane meM nahIM Ate haiN| 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 haiN| ataH mUrti ke sAmane stuti karanA bhI ucita hai| prazna 11 - zrI jinapratimA ko yadi koI anya dharmAvalambI apane mandira meM sthApita kare to vaha vandanIya ginI jAegI yA nahIM? uttara - anya mata vAloM dvArA grahaNa kI huI tathA unake dvArA devasvarUpa 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~ vidhivat pUjA nahIM hotI ho aisI anyamatAvalambiyoM dvArA grahaNa kI huI jina-pratimAoM ko mAnane, pUjane kA zAsroM meM niSedha kiyA hai| zAstra meM aisA niyama hai ki - 'samyagdRSTi se grahaNa kiyA huA mithyAzruta bhI samyakzruta hai, tathA mithyAdRSTi se grahaNa kiyA huA samyakzruta bhI mithyAzruta hai|' vahI niyama zrI jinamUrti ko lAgU par3atA hai| anya dharmAvalambiyoM dvArA grahaNa kI huI pratimAoM meM se pratimApana calA nahIM jAtA phira bhI avidhipUjana ke kAraNa tathA anya jIvoM ke mithyAtva kI vRddhi meM kAraNa-bhUta hone se samyagdRSTi AtmAoM ne una pratimAoM ke pUjana ko tyAjya batAyA hai| ___ 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 usakI sAdhutA calI nahIM jaatii| 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 jinapratimAoM ke liye aisI bAta nahIM hai kyoMki anya mata vAloM dvArA grahaNa kI huI jinapratimA 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 12 - yadi samyagdRSTi ke hAtha meM rahane vAle micyAdRSTi ke zAkhA samyakzruta bana jAte hoM to veda, kurAna, bAibala Adi sabhI dharmagranya kyA vandanIya nahIM bana jAyeMge? uttara - samyagdRSTi ke hAtha meM rahanevAle nahIM, para hRdaya meM rahate hue zAstra, 82
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________________ samyagdRSTi AtmA ke liye samyakzruta 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 zrutajJAna kahA hai jisase kurAna Adi meM akSara rUpa jo jJAna hai vaha avazya vandanIya hai parantu usakA bhAvArtha vandanIya nahIM hai| kaI jinavANI ko bhAvabhuta kahate haiM tathA anya dharmoM ke zAstroM ko dravyazruta kahate haiM, para yaha galata hai| zrI nadIsUtra meM zrI jinavANI ko dravyazruta tathA usake bhAvArtha ko bhAvazruta kahA hai| zrI gaNadhara bhagavantoM ne 'namo suadeyayAe' kahakara, zrI jinavANI rUpa dravyazruta ko vandana karane kA pATha zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM hai tathA usI sUtra meM 'namo bhiliyie' kaha kara brAhmI lipi ko namaskAra kiyA hai| zrI jinavANI bhASAvargaNA 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 vandanIya haiM, tathA mithyAzAstroM meM rahe hue akSara bhI dravyazruta rUpa meM vandanIya haiN| mithyAdRSTi se grahaNa kiyA huA unakA bhAvArtha mithyA hone se vandanIya nahIM hai para samyagdRSTi se grahaNa kiyA huA, unakA bhAvArtha samyag hone se vandanIya hai| ___ prazna 13 - prabhu ke nAma ko to svIkAra kara leM, parantu unakI AkRti ko nahIM mAne to kyA aisA 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 haiN| jaba do akSara ke nAmamAtra se deva, guru ke svarUpa kA bodha hone se kalyANa ho to usI ke samAna AkAravAlI pratimA se dugunA lAbha kyoM nahIM hogA? samajhanA to yaha cAhie ki akelI AtmA arUpI, avinAzI tathA niraMjana hone se usakA nAma, nizAna deha ke Azrita hI hotA. hai| jisakA nAma hai, usakI AkRti bhI honI hI caahie| jisakI AkRti nahIM hotI, aisI nirAkAra vastu kA nAma bhI nahIM hotA hai| zAstroM meM arUpI AkAza kA bhI AkAra mAnA gayA hai| isase spaSTa hotA hai ki AkArahIna vastu koI vastu nahIM hai| nAma evaM AkRti dvArA guNa kA bodha hotA hai| nAma ke sAtha AkRti lagI hI hotI hai| isase jahA~ taka nAma mAnane kI AvazyakatA svIkRta hai, vahA~ taka AkRti mAnane kI AvazyakatA kA bhI svIkAra ho jAtA hai| AkRti mAnane kI AvazyakatA tabhI chUTa sakatI hai jaba nAma mAnane kI AvazyakatA bhI chUTa gaI ho| 'nAma guNa kA hotA hai, para AkAra kA nahIM', aisA kahane vAle ko socanA cAhie 83
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________________ ki guNa se to zrI RSabhadeva aura vardhamAna svAmI samAna haiM, phira zrI vardhamAna svAmI kA nAma lete hI bhagavAna RSabhadeva kyoM yAda nahIM Ate? yadi guNa kA nAma vardhamAna hotA to isa guNavAle sabhI vyakti ina guNoM ke sAtha yAda A jAne caahiye| parantu 'mahAvIra' athavA 'vardhamAna' nAma lene se kevala bhagavAna mahAvIra' yAda Ate hai, isakA kyA kAraNa hai? ___ isakA kAraNa eka hI hai ki mahAvIra nAma kevala unake guNa kA hI nahIM para AkAra kA bhI hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA AkAra aura bhagavAna RSabhadeva kA AkAra eka nahIM hai, isIliye eka kA nAma lete samaya dUsare yAda nahIM Ate haiN| isase yaha svIkAra karanA par3egA ki nAma meM guNa pradhAna nahIM, parantu AkAra hI pradhAna hotA hai| isake uparAnta bhI jo nAma ko mAnakara AkAra ko mAnane se inkAra karate haiM, ve mUrkha haiN| jahA~ AkRti nahI, vahA~ nAma nahIM aura jahA~ nAma nahIM, vahA~ AkRti nahIM, isa prakAra donoM kA pArasparika sambandha nahIM hai| ataH nAma aura usake smaraNa kA phala mAnane vAle ko AkAra tathA usakI bhakti kA phala bhI avazya mAnanA caahie| prazna 14 - 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 lie nAma ke sAtha-sAtha AkAra kA jJAna bhI Avazyaka hai| isa kAraNa anupasthita vastu kA bodha karAne ke lie 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 15 - kyA jar3a ko cetana kI upamA dI jA sakatI hai? uttara - vastu ke dharma ananta haiN| pratyeka dharma ke kAraNa vastu ko, bhinna-bhinna ananta 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, inheM kalpavRkSa evaM cintAmaNi ratna kI upamA dI jAtI hai| vastu ke ananta guNoM meM se koI bhI guNa lekara usake dvArA jo-jo kArya siddha hote haiM usa-usa prakAra kI upamA dene kA vyavahAra vizvaprasiddha hai| paramAtmA kI mUrti se paramAtmA kA jJAna hotA hai, isase usa mUrti ko bhI paramAtmA kahA jA sakatA hai| pA~ca sau rupaye kI huMDI yA noTa ko pA~ca sau rupayA hI' kahate haiN| -84
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________________ vAstavika rIti se dekhane para rupaye to cA~dI ke Tukar3e haiM va noTa, huMDI Adi kAgaja aura syAhI svarUpa haiM, parantu donoM se kAma eka samAna nikalatA hai aura isIliye donoM ko rupaye hI 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 16 AtmA kI unnati ke lie paMcendriya sAdhu kA Alambana svIkAra karanA acchA hai yA ekendriya pASANa kI mUrti kA? uttara - pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki mUrti acetana hone se ekendriya nahIM hai| sAdhu kA Alambana 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 Alambana se kyA lAbha hone kA hai ? mUrti patthara kI hote hue bhI usakI pUjA karate samaya pASANa kA Alambana nahIM liyA jAtA, para jisakI vaha mUrti hai, usa paramAtmA kA tathA usa paramAtmA meM rahane vAle anantaguNoM kA hI Alambana liyA jAtA hai / isa dRSTi se sAdhu ke Alambana se bhI paramAtmA kI mUrti kA Alambana car3ha jAtA hai, isase zrI jinAjJAnusAra usako svIkAra karane vAlA, vizeSa AtmakalyANa kara sakatA hai| prazna 17 pASANa kI mUrti meM prabhu ke guNoM kA AropaNa kisa prakAra - hotA hai? uttara- jisa prakAra saNa Adi halkI vastuoM ko svaccha kara usase sapheda kAgaja banAte haiM aura una kAgajoM para prabhu kI vANI rUpa zAstra likhe jAte haiM, taba tamAma dharmoM ke loga una zAstroM ko bhagavAna kI taraha pUjanIya mAnate haiM / 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 vandanA karate haiN| yadyapi usa samaya usa navadIkSita sAdhu meM sAdhu ke sattAIsa guNa prakaTa ho gaye hoM, aisA koI niyama nahIM hai; phira bhI una guNoM kA usameM AropaNa kara usakI vandanA hotI hai| vaise hI mUrti bhI guNAropaNa ke bAda prabhu samAna vandanIya banatI hai, jisase loga usakI vandanA - pUjA karate haiM tathA usako namaskArAdi karate haiM, yaha sarvathA ucita hai| prazna 18 kyA sadAkAla prabhumUrti ko mAnate hI rahanA cAhie? uttara - hA~ ! jaba taka AtmA pramAdI aura vismaraNazIla hai taba taka use prabhuguNoM ke smaraNa hetu prabhumUrti ko mAnanA hI caahie| jJAnAbhyAsa meM vismRti ke bhaya se jinheM acetana pustakoM kA sahArA lenA par3atA hai, 85 -
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________________ prabhu kA jApa karate bhUla ho jAne ke bhaya se jinheM acetana japamAlA kA Azraya lenA par3atA hai, cAritra ke pariNAma se patita ho jAne ke bhaya se jinheM rajoharaNa, mukhapaTTikA Adi kA Azraya 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 zakha ityAdi kI zaraNa khojanI par3atI hai, unheM taba taka prabhuguNa kI smRti ke lie 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 se inkAra karate haiM; unake lie to paramAtmA ke dhyAna kI kImata, sAMsArika vastu jitanI bhI nahIM, aisA hI kahA jA sakatA hai| pustakAdiH 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? paramAtmadhyAna se haTAne vAlI pratipakSI vastuoM ke saMsarga se jo mukta nahIM, ve mUrti ke Alambana vinA 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| isIlie paramAtma-mUrti ke Alambana ke lie koI kutarka kare to turanta mana cala. bicala bana jAtA hai| kintu zAstra kahate haiM ki saMsAra ke anya kArya bhUla jAne para jIva ko itanA nukasAna uThAnA nahIM par3atA jitanA paramAtmadhyAna se cUka jAne pr| aise ananya Alambana kA isa jagat meM abhAva ho jAya to jIva Artta-raudra dhyAna meM car3hakara ananta saMsAra ko bar3hAne vAlA banatA koI bhI vyakti yadi apane jIvana bhara kI kamAI ko binA tAle kI tijorI meM rakhe to kabhI-na-kabhI cora use lUTe binA nahIM rheNge| vaise hI AtmArUpI tijorI meM ekatra zubhadhyAna rUpI amUlya dhana ko pratimA kA Alambana rUpI tAlA lagAkara surakSita na banAyA jAya to pramAda rUpI coroM dvArA usakA nAza hue binA nahIM rhtaa| ... isa prakAra zubhadhyAna rUpI dhana kA nAza hone para AtmA ko ananta saMsAra-sAgara meM bhaTakanA hI par3atA hai| isalie jinapratimA kA Alambana pramAdI jIvoM ke lie pAnI pahale pula bA~dhane ke samAna atyanta hitakAraka hai athavA jisa prakAra binA bAr3a ke kheta kI kisAna kitanI hI rakhavAlI kyoM na kareM, pazu-pakSI usameM praveza kara anAja kA nAza kire binA nahIM rahate, usI prakAra jina-pratimA ke Alambana rUpI bAr3a binA, durdhyAna rUpI pazuH pakSI zubhadhyAna rupI pake hue dhAna kA nAza kiye binA nahIM rhte|
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________________ AtmA anAdi kAla se pudgala ke viSaya meM Asakta rahI huI hai| use pudgala ke saMsarga kI Asakti se mukta karane vAlA zubhAlambana pratimA ke binA dUsarA koI nahIM hai| ucca koTi ke zubhAlambana tathA jJAna-dhyAna Adi dvArA pudgala kA rAga chUTa jAne para, bhUkha kI tRpti hote hI jaise anAja kI tathA roga kI zAMti hote hI jaise davA kI icchA samApta ho jAtI hai, vaise hI sabhI prakAra ke Alambana svataH hI chUTa jAte haiN| para usake pahale saMsAra meM lipta prANiyoM ko zubha Alambana chor3a denA hitakara nahIM hai| jisa prakAra sA~pa apane AvaraNa kA tyAga karatA hai vaise hI ucca bhUmikA prApta hote hI Alambana svataH hI chUTa jAte prazna 19 - jar3a pratimA mokSadAyaka kaise ho sakatI hai? uttara - zAstra, jo syAhI aura kAgaja rUpa hone ke kAraNa jar3a hote hue bhI 'mokSa dilAne vAle hai', esA sabhI svIkAra karate haiM, to paramezvara kI mUrti bhI usake ArAdhaka ko mokSa kA sukha pradAna kyoM na kare? zAstra IzvarIya vacanoM kI pratimA hai; evaM mUrti bhagavAna 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 20 - 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 galata hai| isa jJAna ke pUrva zikSaka dvArA una akSaroM ko pahicAnanA par3atA hai| akSaroM ko pahicAnane 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| ye ananta guNa vAle haiN| ye devendroM se bhI pUjita haiM, tattvoM kA upadeza dene vAle haiM, mokSa kI prApti unheM ho cukI hai, ye saMsAra sAgara se tira cuke haiM, sarvajJa haiM, sarvadarzI hai, dayA ke sAgara haiM, parISaha tathA upasargoM kI senA ko bhagAne vAle haiM tathA rAgAdi se rahita haiN|'' aisA jJAna jaise-taise hotA jAtA hai, vaise-vaise mUrti ke darzanAdi karate samaya una guNoM kA jJAna tathA smaraNa dRr3hatara banatA jAtA hai| prazna 21 - mUrti ke darzana se deva kA smaraNa hotA hai, yaha yAta 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, mala-mUtra vAlI apavitra jagaha se dUra rakhate haiM tathA usako vandana-namaskAra karate haiN| isa prakAra zAstra kI bhakti karane se zAstra ke vacanoM para prema bar3hatA hai, zraddhA sudRDha - 87
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________________ hotI hai tathA sanmArga para calane kA bala prApta hotA hai| isI taraha pratimA kI bhI vandananamaskAra - pUjanAdi dvArA bhakti karane se bhagavAna para prema bar3hatA hai, zraddhA sateja hotI hai tathA guNaprApti kI tarapha Age bar3hane ke lie AtmA meM utsAha AtA hai| guNaprApti ke utsAha se zubhadhyAna kI vRddhi hotI hai, zubhadhyAna kI vRddhi se karma-raja kA nAza hotA hai aura aisA hone para mokSamArga atyanta sugama ho jAtA hai| prazna 22 - patthara kI 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 dRSTAnta 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| 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 yA jApa se bhI kAryasiddhi nahIM honI cAhie aura paramAtmA kA nAma bhI nahIM lenA caahie| parantu jisa zubha uddezya se Izvara kA nAmasmaraNa 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 bhI antaHkaraNa kI zuddhi hotI hI hai / isI taraha kaI loga kahate haiM ki 'jisa prakAra siMha kI mUrti Akara mAratI nahIM hai, vaise hI bhagavAna kI mUrti bhI Akara tAratI nahIM, kyoMki, 'siMha! siMha !' aisA nAma lete hI kyA siMha Akara mAratA hai ? nhiiN| to phira bhagavAna 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 bhagavAna kI mUrti dvArA tirane meM mUrti ko koI prayala 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 nhiiN| paramAtmA ke prayatna se hI jo tirane kA hotA to paramAtmA to aneka zubha kriyA kara gaye haiM, phira bhI unase anya kyoM nahIM tira gaye ? parantu vaisA hotA nahIM hai| eka ke khAne se jaise dUsare kI bhUkha nahIM miTatI, vaise bhagavAna ke prayatna mAtra se bhaktajanoM kI mukti nahIM ho jaatii| unakI mukti ke lie ve svayaM hI prayatna kareM, tabhI siddhi hotI hai| phira bhI bhagavAna kI mUrti ke Alambana se hI jIva ko tapaniyamAdi karane kA ullAsa hotA hai aura usI AdhAra para 'bhagavAna kI mUrti tAratI hai', aisA kahane meM kisI 88
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________________ bhI prakAra kI harakata nahIM hai| ___'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 kI 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 kI AzA vyartha hai| isa kAraNa eka apekSA se gAya kI mUrti hI dUdha dene vAlI siddha huI, yaha bhI svIkAra karanA hI pdd'egaa| isI taraha bhagavAna ke abhAva meM bhagavAna kI bhakti aura unake dhyAna ke jJAna ke lie bhagavAna kI mUrti Avazyaka hai| mUrti ke abhAva meM bhakti evaM dhyAna karane kA vAstavika anuSThAna tathA vidhi jAnanA sambhava nahIM. dhyAna tathA bhakti binA mokSaprApti kI icchA, vathyA 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 prazna 23 - paramAtmA ke nAma mAtra se hI yadi unake svarUpa kA yodha ho jAtA ho tathA usase anta:karaNa kI zaddhi hotI ho to phira unakI pratimA ko pUjane kA Agraha kisalie? uttara - pratimA ke darzana se jaisI Atmazaddhi hotI hai, vaisI nAmamAtra se kadApi nahIM ho sktii| nAma kI apekSA AkAra meM adhika vizeSatAe~ haiN| jaisA AkAra dekhane meM AtA hai, vaisA hI AkAra sambandhI dharma kA cintana mana meM hotA hai| sampUrNa zubha avayavoM kI pratimA dekhakara, usI prakAra kA bhAva utpanna hotA hai| kAmazAstrAnusAra strI-puruSoM ke viSayasevana sambandhI Asana Adi ko dekhakara dekhane vAle kAmI vyakti ko, tatkAla vikAra utpanna hotA hai| yogAsanoM kI AkRtiyoM 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 jAnakAra ko una vastuoM kA turanta dhyAna AtA hai; kevala nAma se vaha sArA khyAla nahIM A sktaa| 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 lie AsAnI paidA ho jAtI hai| vandana-pUjana evaM Adara-satkAra jisa DhaMga se mUrti kA ho sakatA hai, usa DhaMga se nAma kA nahIM ho sktaa| mUrti kI bhaktimeM tInoM yoga tathA anya sabhI sAmagriyoM kI vizeSatA grahaNa kI jA sakatI hai, jabaki nAma-kIrtanAdi meM vaha saba nahIM ho sktaa| - 89F
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________________ prazna 24 - nirAlambana dhyAna kaba taka nahIM ho sakatA? uttara - zrI jainazAstroM meM mokSa rUpI mahala para car3hane ke lie caudaha sIr3hiyA~ rUpI caudaha guNasthAnaka varNita hai| unameM se prathama pA~ca guNasthAnaka gRhasthoM ke lie hai aura zeSa guNasthAnaka sAdhuoM ke lie hai| chaThe guNasthAnaka kA nAma pramatta tathA sAtaveM kA nAma apramatta hai| sampUrNa AyuSya ke kAla meM, sAtaveM guNasthAnaka kA kAla ginA jAve, to bhI antarmuhUrta mAtra kA hI hai| sAta se Upara ke guNasthAnaka isa kAla meM vidyamAna nahIM hai| mukhyatayA prathama chaha guNasthAnaka isa kAla meM vidyamAna haiN| sAdhu ke chaThe guNasthAnaka meM bhI pA~ca prakAra ke pramAda sambhava hone se nirAlambana dhyAna ho hI nahIM sktaa| gRhastha to adhika se adhika pA~caveM guNasthAnaka taka hI pahu~ca sakate haiN| vaha to avazya pramAdI hai| pramAdI vyaktiyoM ko nirAlambana dhyAna ke lie ayogya batAyA hai| zrI guNasthAna kramAroha meM pUjyapAda zrI ratnazekhara sUrIzvarajI mahArAjA ne pharamAyA hai ki - pramAdyAvazyaka tyAgAt, nizvalaM dhyAnamAzrayet / yo'sau naivAgamaM jainaM, vetti mithyAtvamohitaH ||1|| artha- svayaM pramAdI hone para bhI jo AtmA avazya karaNIya kA tyAga karatI hai tathA nizcala jaise nirAlambana dhyAna kA Azraya karatI hai, vaha viparIta jJAna se mUrkha banI AtmA, zrI sarvajJa bhagavAna ke AgamoM ko nahIM jAnatI hai| isa kAla meM jIva sAtaveM guNasthAnaka se U~cA nahIM car3ha sakatA hai aura sAtaveM guNasthAnaka kA samaya to bahuta thor3A hai; ataH jIva ko chaThA tathA isase utaratA guNasthAnaka hone se nirAlambana dhyAna sambhava nahIM hai| isa kAla ke bar3e 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 lie to nirAlambana dhyAna ho hI kaise sakatA hai? prazna 25 - koI vighayA apane mRta pati kI mUrti banAkara pUjA-sevA kare to kyA isase usakI kAma-tRpti athavA putra-prAptihotI 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 caahie| pati kI mRtyu ke pazcAt usakI strI eka Asana para baiThakara hAtha meM mAlA lekara pati ke nAma kA jApa kare to kyA usa strI kI icchA pUrI ho jAegI yA use santAna prApti ho jAegI ? nahIM hogii| to phira prabhu ke nAma kI japamAlA ginanA bhI nirarthaka siddha hogaa| 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 Ananda aura smaraNa Adi hogA usakI apekSA dugunA Ananda tathA smaraNAdi use 90
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________________ usakI mUrti athavA citra dekhakara hogaa| isa taraha nAma kI apekSA mUrti meM vizeSa guNa nihita haiN| kisI vyakti ne kabhI sA~pa ko nahIM dekhA, kevala usakA nAma sunA hai / itane mAtra se usa puruSa ko 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 hI use pahicAna jaaegaa| isa prakAra jisa vyakti ne manuSya vizeSa ko dekhA nahIM, aura na usakI tasvIra dekhI hai; kevala usakA nAma sunA hai to vaha vyakti kisI samaya usa manuSya ke nikaTa se bhI nikala jAya to bhI use pahicAna nahIM sakeMgA, parantu jisa vyakti ne usakI tasvIra dekhI hogI, vaha zIghra use pahicAna jAegA ki 'yaha vaha vyakti hai' isa para se bhI siddha hotA hai| ki pratyeka vastu kA svarUpa pahicAnane ke lie nAma jitanA upayogI hai, usakI apekSA mUrti athavA AkAra adhika upayogI hai| prazna 26 jaba kArIgara dvArA nirmita mUrti pUjanIya hai, to usakA nirmAtA kArImara vizeSa pUjanItha kyoM nahIM? uttara - kArIgara pratimA ko banAne vAlA hai na ki usa vyakti ko jisakI vaha pratimA hai| bIja ko dharatI meM boyA jAtA hai, khAda DAlI jAtI hai aura kRSaka ke parizrama se hI una bIjoM se anna upajAyA jAtA hai| phira bhI anAja ko khAne vAle miTTI athavA khAda Adi khAnA pasanda nahIM krte| zrI jinapratimA banatI hai patthara Adi se, use banAtA hai kArIgara, para usakA svarUpa to zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kA hai| yadi kArIgara zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kA hI sarjaka hotA to vaha avazya pUjanIya banatA, parantu aisA to nahIM hai / pativratA strI pati ke phoTo kA Adara karatI hai para phoTogrAphara kA nhiiN| zAstroM ko likhane vAle pratilipikAra haiM, para kyA ve pUjanIya hai ? nahIM hai| kyoMki zAstroM kA udbhavasthAna pratilipikAra nahIM hai / ve to kevala nakala karane vAle haiN| zAstra pUjanIya hone se zAstrakAra pUjanIya mAne jAte hai, tathA zAstrakAra pUjanIya hone se unake dvArA racita zAstra pUjanIya mAne jAte hai / yaha bAta bilkula ThIka hai| isI taraha zrI jinezvaradeva pUjanIya hone ke kAraNa unakI pratimA bhI pUjanIya ginI jAtI hai, parantu pratimA ko banAne vAlA kArIgara nhiiN| kisI priya athavA pUjya vyakti ke citra meM adhikAdhika yathArthatA lAne vAlA vyakti puraskAra kA pAtra banatA hai| ThIka usI taraha vItarAgatA kI sundara chAyA rUpa meM zrI jinamUrti ko banAne vAlA kArIgara Ananda dene vAlA va inAma kA pAtra banatA hai| - 91
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________________ jo zrI vItarAga paramAtmA kI mUrti ko mAnane-pUjane Adi se inkAra karane ke lie aise kutarka uThAte hai ki jaba mUrti pUjanIya hai to usako banAne vAle kArIgara vizeSa pUjanIya kyoM nahIM?' unase pUchanA cAhie ki tuma jina zAstroM ko pUjanIya mAnate ho, unakI nakala karane vAle pratilipikAra athavA mudraNa karane vAloM ko zAstroM se adhika pUjanIya mAnate ho kyA? sAdhu-mahAtmAoM ke vastrAdi upakaraNoM ko tuma bahuta AdaraNIya 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 jinezvaradeva ke guNoM ke phalasvarUpa hI hai, isa bAta ko samajhane 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 jinezvaradeva ke guNoM ke phalasvarUpa hI hai, isa bAta ko samajhane vAle vyakti to kabhI aise bure vicAroM meM nahIM phNseNge| prazna 27 - pratimA nirjIva hai to usakI pUjA kyoM hotI hai? uttara - jo dravya pUjanIya hai, to vaha sajIva ho yA ajIva, vaha pUjanIya hai hii| dakSiNAvarta zaMkha, kAmakumbha, cintAmaNi ratna, citrAbela Adi padArtha ajIva tathA jar3a hone para bhI vizva meM pUje jAte haiM aura unake pUjane vAloM ko manavAMchita phala kI prApti bhI hotI hai| jaise ye nirjIva vastue~ apane svabhAva se pUjaka kA hita karatI hai, vaise hI zrI jina pratimA bhI pUjaka AtmAoM ko svabhAva se hI zubha phala detI hai| prazna 28 - jina pratimA to sAdhAraNa kImata meM bikatI hai, to phira use bhagavAna kaise mAnA jAya? uttara - bhagavAna kI vANIsvarUpa zrI AcArAMga, zrI bhagavatI Adi pustake thor3I kImata meM bikatI haiM, to phira unheM 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 jo ki kAgaja para syAhI se likhe hue haiM, unako bhI svayaM gaNadhara maharSiyoM ne 'bhagavAna' kahakara vandana-namaskAra kiyA hai to pratimA vandana-namaskAra yogya ho, isameM zaMkA hI kyA hai? zAstroM meM kahA hai ki - 'namo baMbhIlidie' brAhmIlipi ko namaskAra ho! 'AyarassaNaM bhagavao' bhagavAna zrI AcArAMga' ityAdi sulabha aura sastI vastue~ bhI kaI bAra bar3e vyaktiyoM ke svIkAra karane para durlabha tathA kImatI bana jAtI hai| 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 -92
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________________ 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 dvArA vidhivat pratiSThA hone para, sAkSAt paramAtmA ke samAna pUjanIya banatI haiN| prazna 29 - mUrti paramAtmA tulya ho to use strI kA sparza kyoM? use tAle meM kyoM rakhA jAtA hai? uttara strI ke sparza kA doSa, bhAva arihanta ko lekara hai| pratimA to zrI arihantadeva kI sthApanA hai| sthApanA arihanta ko strI ke sparza se koI doSa nahIM lgtaa| yadi koI sthApanA arihanta tathA bhAva arihanta donoM meM eka samAna doSoM kA AropaNa karanA cAhatA ho to vaha sambhava nahIM hai| - sUtroM meM sonA-cAMdI tathA strI, puruSa evaM napuMsaka Adi aneka vastuoM ke nAma likhe hote haiN| ve sabhI una-una nAmoM ke akSaroM kI sthApanA hai| unameM citra bhI hote hai| 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 cAhie, para aisA nahIM hotA / 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 haiN| vartamAna patroM evaM pustakoM meM strIpuruSoM ke citra patte - patte para bhare hote haiM, unakA brahmacArI, munivara Adi bhI sparza karate haiN| to kyA sabake zIlavrata 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 nahIM / ata: jaise citra, puruSAdi kI sthApanA hai aura inakA sparza hone se brahmacArI ko doSa nahIM lagatA vaise hI mUrti, zrI arihanta deva kI sthApanA hai, use strI Adi kA sparza hone se kisa prakAra doSa laga sakatA hai ? sAdhu harI vanaspati ko hAtha nahIM lagAte haiM, phira bhI granthoM athavA pustakoM meM sthAnasthAna 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 hai ki bhAva arihanta tathA sthApanA arihanta meM eka samAna doSa Aropita nahIM ho skte| aisA karane para mahA anartha ho jAtA hai| dUsarI bAta hai - tAle cAbI kI, bhagavAna kI sthApanA hone ke kAraNa pratimAjI kI rakSA hetu mandiroM ko tAlA lagAyA jAtA hai| isase to ulaTI bhakti hotI hai, doSa nahIM lagatA tathA bhakti kA parama phala mokSa hai| jaise bhagavAna kI vANI kI sthApanA rakhane vAle sUtroM kI rakSA ke lie unheM uttama vastroM meM lapeTa kara alamArI meM rakhakara tAlA lagAyA jAtA hai tathA sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ke citroM 93
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________________ ko sundara phrema meM mar3havA kara bhavya dIvAnakhAnoM meM TAMgA jAtA hai vaise hI bhagavAna kI pratimAoM kI rakSA ke lie 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 dRSTa loga AzAtanA Adi karate haiM aura usakA doSa rakSA nahIM karane vAle ko lagatA hai| prazna 30 - kyA mUrti meM vItarAga ke guNa haiM? uttara - eka apekSA se haiM tathA eka apekSA se nahIM bhI hai| pUjaka vyakti usameM vItarAga bhAva kA AropaNa kara pUjA karatA haiM, 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, parantu isake viparIta azabha pariNAma se karmabandhana hotA hai| isake bajAya hama yaha kaha sakate haiM ki mUrti vItarAga ke samAna nahIM hai para isase isakI tAraka zakti calI nahIM jaatii| zakkara mIThI hote hue bhI gadhe ko nahIM rucatI hai, balki nukasAna karatI hai, para isase zakkara kA svAda naSTa nahIM hotaa| vaise hI mUrti bhI mithyAdRSTi jIvoM ko rucikara nahIM hotI, para isase usakI mokSadAyakatA calI nahIM jaatii| prazna 31 - mUrti yadi jinarAja tulya hai to isa paMcama Are meM tIrthaMkara kA viraha kyoM kahA gayA hai? uttara - bharatakSetra meM paMcama Are meM tIrthaMkara kA viraha batAyA hai, yaha bhAva tIrthaMkara kI apekSA se kahA gayA hai na ki sthApanA arihanta 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 Ajakala 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 32 - eka kSetra meM do tIrthakara nahIM hote haiM, pa eka hI bhavana meM aneka mUrtiyoM ko kyoM ekatra kiyA jAtA hai? uttara - yaha viSaya bhI sthApanA sambandhI hai aura jo niSedha hai vaha bhAva arihanta ke sambandha meM hai| jaise sabhI tIrthaMkara siddhagati ko prApta hote haiM taba anantI caubIsI ke tIrthaMkara eka hI kSetra (dravya-nikSepa se) meM rahate haiM vaise (sthApanA-nikSepa se) eka hI maMdira meM eka sauTha 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 saikar3oM parvata, nadI, guphAe~ Adi bhinna-bhinna sthAnoM para haiM, para inako eka hI nakze meM ekatra kara logoM ko kaise samajhAyA jAtA hai ? sUtroM meM sabhI tIrthaMkaroM ke nAma kI sthApanA jaise eka hI kAgaja para kI jAtI hai tathA nAma arihanta evaM dravya arihanta ko bhI eka sAtha rahane meM jaise - 94.
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________________ koI bAdhA nahIM AtI hai, vaise sthApanA arihanta ko bhI eka hI makAna meM rahane meM koI bAdhA nahIM AtI hai| jo bAdhA hai vaha bhAva arihanta ko dhyAna meM rakhakara batAI gaI hai| prazna 33 - syA guru kA citra dekhakara ziSya evaM pitA kA citra dekhakara putra khar3A hogA? Adara degA? zvasura kI tasvIra dekhakara putravadhU cUMghaTa nikAlegI? yadi nahIM to phira mUrti ko mAnane kA Agraha kisalie? uttara- ziSya apane guru kI tathA putra apane pitA kI tasvIra kA Adara nahIM karegA to kyA apamAna karegA? athavA koI zatru yadi una tasvIroM ke mukha para kAjala potanA cAhegA to kyA ve aisA karane deMge? kyA ve isako sahana kareMge? athavA tasvIroM ko kevala kAgaja tathA syAhI kA rUpa mAnakara rAste meM logoM ke pairoM tale kucalane ke lie pheMka deMge? aise kArya kisI ne kiye nahIM aura yadi koI karatA hai to vaha vicArakoM kI dRSTi meM kapUta evaM ha~sI kA pAtra ginA jaayegaa| isa prakAra kA AcaraNa sAkSAt guru aura sAkSAt pitA kA apamAna karane ke tulya hI ginA jAtA hai| isake viparIta una citroM ko anI phrema meM lagAkara meja yA siMhAsana para U~ce sthAna para rakheM athavA dIvAra para svacchatA se lagAveM to ise guru athavA pitA kA Adara karanA hI mAnA jAyegA tathA ise dekhakara apane guru athavA pitA kI 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 ko apekSA citra se to vizeSa yAda AtI hai, aisI dazA meM use usakA vizeSa vinaya Adi karanA caahie| sAtha hI yaha tarka bhI vyartha hai ki putravadhU zvasura kI tasvIra ko dekhakara ghUghaTa nahIM nikaaltii| jaise tasvIra dekhakara zarma nahIM karatI vaise hI nAma sunakara bhI mUMgaTa nahIM nikAlatI hai to phira paramAtmA kA nAma bhI nirarthaka hI samajhanA caahie| isake viparIta vasura ko pahale nahIM dekhA ho to usakA citra dekhakara baha ko isa bAta kA jJAna hogA ki . 'ye mere zvasura hai|' vaise hI jinhoMne bhagavAna ko nahIM dekhA hai ve mUrti se pahacAna jAyeMge ki ye bhagavAna hai| zvasura kI pahacAna hote hI bahu ko bUMghaTa nikAlane kI zaMkA nahIM rahatI, jisase lAja karane-na-karane kA kArya sugama ho jAtA hai| vaha zvasura ko pahacAna kara turanta bUMghaTa nikAlatI hai tathA dUsaroM ko dekhakara nahIM nikaaltii| vaise hI mUrti dvArA prabhu kI pahacAna hone para asevya ke parityAga kA tathA sevya kI sevAbhakti karane kA kArya sugama bana jAtA hai aura kisI bhI prakAra ke bhramajAla meM par3ane kA bhaya nahIM rhtaa| mUrti kA yaha bhI eka mahAn upakAra hai| prazna 34 - bhagavAna kI mUrti hI yadi bhagavAna hai to pApI cora unake AbhUSaNa kaise curA kara le jAte hai? loga unakI hajAroM kI rakama kaise 195
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________________ hajama kara jAte haiM? duSTa loga unakI mUrti ko kaise khaNDita kara jAte haiM? aura yadi bhagavAna sarvajJa hai 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 lie jar3a vastu se banI mUrti jamIna meM se apane Apa kyoM nahIM nikalatI athavA usake alaMkAra Adi ko corI karate hue pApI logoM ko zAsanadevatA kyoM nahIM rokate? isakA uttara yaha hai ki jar3a sthApanA meM yaha zakti kahA~ se Ave? tathA zAsanadeva pratyeka prasaMga para Akara upasthita ho jAveM, aisA niyama kahA~ haiM? bhagavAna zrI mahAvIradeva ke jIvanakAla meM unakI sevA meM lAkhoM deva upasthita rahate the, phira bhI maMkhali putra gozAlA ne bhagavAna 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 A 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 pAkhaMDI mata unhoMne sthApita kiye haiM tathA bhagavAna kI nindA kI hai, to kyA sarvajJa bhagavAna isa bAta ko nahIM jAnate the ki ye pAkhaNDI cAritra kI virAdhanA kareMge aura mithyAtva kA pracAra kareMge? saba kucha jAnate the to phira unheM dIkSA kyoM dI? kevala isalie 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 hai tathA calanI kI taraha cheda ho gaye haiN| mithyAtva evaM durAgraha ke adhIna vyakti utsUtra bhASaNa karane meM kucha bAkI nahIM rkhte| taba phira aise nindaka tathA pratikriyAvAdiyoM ko rokakara zAsanadeva satyamArga kA upadeza kyoM nahIM dete? logoM ko mahAvideha kSetra meM zrI sImandhara 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, ve hI hote hai, unase adhika nahIM, aisA mAnanA caahie| abhI hAla meM bhI bahuta sI mUrtiyA~, jaise ki zrI bhoyaNIjI meM zrI mallinAtha bhagavAna tathA zrI pAnasara meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI bhagavAna Adi ke lie zAsanadeva svapna meM Akara aneka prakAra ke camatkAra batAte haiN| 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 zAsanadeva sahAyatA kareM, aisA niyama nahIM hai| ___ Aja ke yuga meM kaI murkha loga zrI jinamandira meM corI Adi karane kA duSTa karma karate -96
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________________ haiM to usakA phala ve avazya bhugteNge| isase zAsanadevatAoM ko kalaMka nahIM lagatA athavA isase sthApanA arihanta kI mahimA bhI nahIM ghtttii| arihanta kI mahimA to tabhI kama ho sakatI hai, jabaki sthApanA arihanta ke bhaktoM ko isa bhakti se vItarAga paramAtmA ke guNoM Adi kA smaraNa na hotA ho, unako vItarAga bhAva, dezavirati athavA sarvavirati ke pariNAma, saMyama aura tapa kI ora vIryollAsa, bhavabhramaNa kA nivAraNa athavA mokSasukha kI nikaTatA Adi na hotI ho| ina sabhI lAbhoM se koI bhI inkAra nahIM kara sktaa| prazna 35 - niraMjana nirAkAra kI mUrti kisa prakAra yana sakatI hai? uttara - tamAma matoM ke deva tathA zAstroM ke racayitA nirAkAra nahIM hue, sAkAra hI hue haiN| dehadhArI ke sivAya koI bhI zAstroM kI racanA nahIM kara sakatA aura na mokSamArga hI batA sakatA hai| sabhI zAstra akSara svarUpa haiN| akSaroM kA samUha tAlu, oSTha, dA~ta Adi sthAnoM se utpanna hotA hai aura ve sthAna dehadhArI ke hI hote haiM aura isIlie aise pratyeka vyakti kI mUrti avazya ho sakatI hai| mokSagAmI hone ke pazcAt ve avazya nirAkAra bana jAte haiM, phira bhI unakI pahicAna ke lie mUrti kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai| jisa prakAra zAstroM ke racane vAle dehadhAriyoM ke mukha se nikale hue akSaroM ke samUha kisI vizeSa AkAra ke nahIM hote haiM; yadyapi unake AkAra kI kalpanA karake, unako zAstroM ke kAgajoM para aMkita kiyA gayA hai aura isI se unakA bodha hotA hai| vaise hI nirAkAra siddha bhagavAna kA AkAra bhI isa duniyA meM, unake antima bhava ke anusAra kalpanA karake mUrti rUpa meM utArA jAtA hai| isase nirAkAra siddha bhagavAna 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 hai| isake lie prasiddha dRSTAnta sabhI prakAra kI lipiyoM kA hai| apane mana ke Azaya ko dUsare ke zabdoM dvArA spaSTa rUpa se samajhAyA jA sakatA hai aura ye zabda jina varNoM ke bane hote haiM una varNoM ko bhinna-bhinna AkAra dene se hI unake artha kA spaSTa jJAna karAyA jAtA hai| vargoM ko ka, kha, ga, gha athavA AkAra nahIM diyA jAve tathA sabakI AkRti eka samAna kara dI jAya to kisI ko bhI bodha ho sakatA hai kyA? nhiiN| isaliye nirAkAra vastu kA spaSTa bodha use AkAra pradAna kiye binA nahIM karAyA jA sktaa| prazna 36 - isa yuga meM yuddhijIvI loga mUrti ko nahIM mAnate haiM, kevala jar3a loga hI mAnate haiM, kyA yaha yAta ThIka hai? uttara - yaha bAta sarvathA asatya hai| kisI bhI kAla ke buddhimAn logoM kA kArya mUrti ko mAne sivAya calatA hI nhiiN| koI pratyakSa rUpa se mAnate haiM aura koI parokSa rUpa se| -97
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________________ sabhI apane-apane 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-una dezoM ke nakzoM Adi kA Alambana 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? pratyeka dharmAnuyAyI zAstra tathA mAlA ko to mAnate hI haiN| jaise vacana kI sthApanA zAstra hai vaise mAlA bhI apanI-apanI mAnI huI iSTa vastuoM kI athavA unake guNoM kI sthApanA hI hai| anyathA saMkhyAvizeSa maNakoM kI hI mAlA honI cAhie, aisA niyama nahIM ho sktaa| 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 kreN| 1. IsAiyoM meM romana ketholika IsA kI mUrti ko mAnate haiN| proTesTenTa IsA kI smRti tathA una para kI zraddhA ko jIvita rakhane ke lie unako dI huI sulI ke nizAna krosa ko hamezA apane pAsa rakhate haiN| jJAna kI sthApanA rUpa bAibila kA Adara karate haiM, apane pUjya pAdariyoM ke citra apane pAsa rakhate haiM tathA unakI pratimAoM, putaloM tathA kabroM kA bar3A Adara karate haiN| musalamAna namAja ke samaya pazcima meM kAbA kI tarapha mu~ha rakhate haiN| kyA khudA 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 najara rakkhI jAtI hai| taba phira ise bhI khudA kI sthApanA hI mAnA jaay| makkA madInA haja karane jAte hai tathA vahA~ kAle patthara kA cumbana karate haiM, Ter3he hokara namana karate haiM, pradakSiNA dete haiM aura usa tarapha dRSTi sthira rakhakara namAja par3hate haiN| usakI yAtrA ke lie hajAroM rupaye kharca karate haiN| usa patthara ko pApanAzaka mAnakara usakA khUba sammAna karate haiN| 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 bodhaka pratimAe~ Izvara tulya kyoM nahIM? unakA 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| ata: mAnanA par3egA ki mana kI sthiratA ke lie mUrti ke rUpa meM athavA anya kisI rUpa meM sthApanA ko mAnane kI 98
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________________ AvazyakatA hotI hI hai| 2. muslima tAbUta (tAjiyA banAte haiM, vaha bhI sthApanA hI hai, use lobhAna kA dhUpa kara puSpa-hAra Adi car3hAkara acche DhaMga se usakA Adara karate haiN| zukravAra ko zubha dina mAnakara sAmAnya masjida meM tathA Ida ke dina bar3I masjida meM jAkara namAja par3hate haiN| ye masjideM bhI sthApanA hI haiN| kurAna zarIpha ko khudA kA vacana mAnakara sira para caDhAte haiM, yaha bhI sthApanA hI hai| auliyA, phakIra, mArAM sAhaba, khyAjA sAhaba Adi daragAhoM kI yAtrA karate haiM tathA yahA~ sthita majAroM para puSpahAra, mevA, miThAI Adi car3hAkara vandana-pUjana Adi karate haiM to vaha bhI sthApanAtUlya nahIM to aura kyA hai? masjidoM, makkAmadInA, phakIroM Adi kI tasvIra khiMcavAkara apane pAsa rakhate haiM, yaha bhI sthApanA hI hai| isa prakAra kaI prakAra se musalamAna bhI apanI mAnI huI pUjya vastuoM kI mUrti ko eka samAna mAna dete haiN| 3. pArasI loga agni ko mAnate hai aura yaha bhI eka prakAra kI sva- iSTa deva kI sthApanA hI hai| 4. nAnakapaMthI 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 Asana para rakhakara unake samakSa nATya Adi karate haiM tathA unakA rAta-dina guNagAna karate haiN| pustakeM bhI akSaroM kI sthApanA hI hai| 5. kabIrapaMthI kabIra kI gaddI ko pUjate haiN| koI unakI pAdukAoM ko pUjatA hai aura sabhI unakI racita pustakoM ko sira para car3hAte haiM / 6. dAdUpaMthI dAdUjI kI sthApanA tathA unakI vANI rUpa grantha ko pUjate haiN| samAdhi sthala banavAkara usameM guru ke caraNoM ko pratiSThita karate haiM aura unakI pUjA karate haiN| 7. vedoM meM bhI mUrtipUjA ke aneka pATha haiN| 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 svaracita satyArthaprakAza Adi pustakoM meM apanI vANI kI AkRtiyoM dvArA hI bodha karate tathA karavAte the| ina AkRtiyoM kA Azraya yadi nahIM liyA hotA to kisa taraha apane mata kI sthApanA kara sakate the ? 99
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________________ jisa mUrti athavA AkRti kA Azraya lekara apanA kAma nikAlA usI mUrti kA anAdara karanA buddhimAnI kA kAma nahIM hai| dayAnanda yadi mUrti ko nahIM mAnate hote to apane satyArthaprakAza grantha meM agnihotra samajhAne ke liye thAlI, cammaca Adi ke citra khIMcakara apane bhaktavarga ko samajhAne kA prayatna kyoM karate ? jo bAta eka sAdhAraNa citrakAra bhI samajha sakatA hai, use samajhane ke lie 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-sthAna 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, sarvazaktimAna 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 ? AryasamAjI 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 ho to unake guruoM kA veza kRtrima haiM yA akRtrima ? zAstra kRtrima hai yA akRtrima ? unako Adara kaise dete ho ? ataH jo vastu . pUjanIya hai vaha cAhe kRtrima ho yA akRtrima usako pUjanA hI cAhie, aisI sabake antaHkaraNa kI pukAra hai| isa prakAra pratyeka paMtha ke anuyAyI apanI-apanI pUjanIya vastuoM ke AkAra kI kisI-na-kisI DhaMga se pUjA karate hI haiN| isase pratIta hotA hai ki mUrtipUjA bAlaka se lagAkara paNDita taka sabhI ko mAnya hai| prazna 37 - 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 - sabase pahale yaha samajhanA cAhie ki guru bhI upadeza kisako de sakate haiM? jo zUnya hRdaya vAle haiM, unheM guru bhI upadeza kaise de sakate haiM ? guru kA upadeza samajhane ke lie jaise pahale zAstrAbhyAsa karanA par3atA hai tathA samajhane kI zakti prApta karanI par3atI hai| aura bAda meM hI vaha samajhA jAtA hai, vaise hI mUrtipUjA ke lie bhI jisakI mUrti kI pUjA karanI ho usake guNoM kA svarUpa samajhakara phira usakI pUjA kI jAya to lAbha kyoM nahIM hogA ? avazya hogaa| phira - 'guru upadeza dete haiM va mUrti upadeza nahIM detI' - isa kAraNa hI yadi guru 100
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________________ pUjanIya hoM aura mUrti pUjanIya na ho to svargavAsI sabhI guru apUjanIya hI baneMge, kyoMki ve upadeza to dete nahIM hai| 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 lie? yadi upadeza dene meM guruoM kA yahI dhyeya ho to mokSaprApti ke pazcAt azarIrI avasthA meM ve kisa prakAra upadeza de sakeMge? isase tumhArI dRSTi meM mokSa meM jAne ke bAda ve apUjya hoMge aura utane hI pUjya raheMge jitana ki mokSa ke irAde arthAt azarIrI banane ke irAde se upadeza na deM aura kevala isa caturgati rUpa saMsAra meM sadA kAla bhaTakane vAle baneM raheM, 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 jaayeNge| parantu bodha dene ke lie AhAra lenA par3e, nihArAdi karanA par3e, ve bhI tumhArI dRSTi meM pUjanIya aura mokSa meM jAne ke bAda anAhArI banane vAle pUjya nhiiN| ___'upadeza kareM ve hI uttama' aisA mAnane para anta meM, AhAra kare vaha uttama aura AhAra nahIM kare vaha uttama nahIM' - aisA mAnane kA prasaMga A pdd'egaa| ataH sadupadezAdi kareM ve to uttama hai hI parantu jo aise zubha kArya karake nivRtta bana cuke haiM ve to unase bhI uttama haiM, aisA mAnanA hI caahie| 'mUrti upadeza nahIM detI ataH pUjanIya nahIM aura guru upadeza dete haiM ataH pUjanIya haiM' aisI ajJAnapUrNa bAteM karane vAle tattva ko nahIM smjhte| upadezAdi dekara jo dhanya bana cuke haiM, aise siddha bhagavantoM kI mUrti to upadeza dene vAle guruoM se bhI adhika pUjanIya hai kyoMki gurujana unakA Alambana lekara hI guru bana sake haiN| jo siddha bhagavantoM kI pUjA karane se inkAra karate haiM unake samAna kRtaghna isa jagat meM dUsarA koI bhI nhiiN| prazna 38 - yahuta loga kahate haiM ki keyala mUlasUtra ko mAnanA cAhie, TIkA Adi pIche se yanI haiM ata: unakoM nahIM mAnanA caahie| to isameM kyA tathya hai? uttara - mUlasUtroM meM kahA hai ki 'gaNaharAgaMyaMti arihA bhaasi|' zrI gaNadhara bhagavanta sUtra ko gUMthate haiM aura zrI arihanta bhagavanta artha kahate haiN| kevala mUlasUtra ko mAnane kA kahane vAle chadmastha gaNadhara bhagavantoM kA vacana mAnane ko kahate haiM tathA kevalajJAniyoM dvArA batAye hue artha jinameM bhare hue haiM aise TIkA, cUrNi, bhASya tathA niyukti Adi zAstroM ko mAnane se inkAra karate haiN| chadmastha gaNadharoM kA kahA mAnanA aura kevalajJAnI bhagavAna 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 - -[101 101
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________________ sutattho khalu paDhamo, bIo nijjuttimIsio bhnnio| taiyo ya niravaseso, esa vihI hoi aNuogo ||3|| anuyoga arthAt vyAkhyAna ke tIna prakAra hai / sarvaprathama kevala sUtra aura usakA artha dUsarA anuyoga niyukti se mizra tathA tIsarA bhASya cUrNi Adi sabhI se| isa prakAra anuyoga arthAt artha kahane kI vidhi tIna prakAra kI hai| sUtra to kevala sUcanA rUpa hote haiN| unakA vistRta vivaraNa to paMcAMgI se hI miltaa| 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 haiN| niryuktiyoM ke racayitA zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIjI caudaha pUrvaghara haiN| bhASyakAra zrI umAsvAtijI vAcaka pA~ca sau prakaraNoM ke racane vAle daza pUrvaghara haiN| zrI jinabhadragaNi kSamAzramaNa bhI pUrvadhara haiN| isalie unake vacana sabhI prakAra se mAnane yogya haiN| cUrNikAra bhI pUrvadhara haiN| TIkAkAra zrI haribhadrasUri mahArAja Adi bhI bhavabhIru, buddhinidhAna tathA devasAnnidhya vAle haiN| ataH unake vacanoM ko pramANarahita mAnanA bhayaMkara aparAdha haiN| pratyeka bhavabhIru AtmA kA yaha kartavya hai ki ina prAmANika mahApuruSoM ke eka bhI vacana ke prati ajJAnavaza bhI koI durbhAva na Ane pAve isake liye sampUrNa rUpa se satarka rhe| prazna 39 - Agama paitAlIsa kahe jAte haiM phira bhI kaI loga battIsa hI mAnate haiM to kyA yaha ucita haiM? uttara - nhiiN| battIsa Agama mAnane vAle bhI zrI naMdIsUtra ko mAnate haiM, jisameM tamAna 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 hai, isakA kyA pramANa hai? yadi parampara pramANa hai to isI prAmANika paramparA ke AdhAra para dUsare sUtroM ko bhI mAnanA cAhie / battIsa sUtroM ke mAnane vAloM ko ina battIsa meM nahIM kahI huI aisI bhI bahuta sI bAteM mAnanI par3atI hai| bIsa viharamAna kA adhikAra, dhannA - zAlibhadracaritra, nema -rAjula ke rAmAyaNa Adi bahutasI vastue~ battIsa AgamoM meM nahIM haiM, phira bhI unako mAnanI par3atI haiN| battIsa sivAya ke anya sUtra paraspara nahIM milate, isalie nahIM mAnate yadi aisA kahA jA to battIsa meM bhI kaI sthAnoM para virodha dikhAI detA haiM, isakA kyA kAraNa ? yaha viro niryukti, bhASya aura TIkA Adi ko mAne binA nahIM haTa sakatA / bhava, kitane hI vacana utsarga ke hote haiM va kitane hI apavAda ke| kitane hI vidhivAkya hote haiM va kitane hI apekssaavaaky| kitane hI pAThAntara, 102
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________________ kitane hI bhayasUtra aura kitane hI varNanasUtra hote haiN| isa prakAra sUtra aneka bheda vAle hote haiN| unake gambhIra Azaya ko samudra ke samAna buddhi ke svAmI TIkAkAra Adi hI samajha sakate haiM, anya to unake viSaya kA sparza bhI nahIM kara skte| isake uparAnta 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 caahie| prazna 40 - zrI jinapratimA sambandhI ullekha kauna-kauna se sUtroM meM haiM? uttara - sUtroM meM jinapratimA aura unakI pUjA ke sambandha meM saikar3oM ullekha prApta hote haiN| zrI mahAkalpasUtra, zrI bhagavatIsUtra, zrI uvavAI sUtra, zrI AcArAMga, zrI jJAtAsUtra, zrI upAsakadazAMgasUtra, zrI kalpasUtra, zrI vyavahArasUtra, zrI AvazyakasUtra, zrI zAlibhadracaritra, zrI rAyapaseNIsUtra tathA anya mahattvapUrNa zAstroM ke katipaya ullekhoM ko AgAmI pRSThoM meM artha sahita diyA jA rahA hai| ullekha 1 yadi pratimApUjana kA pracalana na hotA to mUlasUtroM va anya granthoM meM kyoM kiyA jAtA ? isa tathya para pATha svayaM vicAra kreN| isakA 103
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________________ zAstra-darpaNa meM jina-pUjA (1) zrI mahAkalpasUtra meM eka sthAna para zrI gautamasvAmI pUchate haiM . se bhayavaM tahArUye samaNe yA mAhaNe yA ceiyaghare gacchejjA? hNtaa| goymaa| diNe diNe gcchejjaa| se bhayayaM jattha diNe na gacchejjA tao kiM pAyacchittaM havejjA? goyamA! pamAyaM paDucca tahAruye samaNe yA mAhaNe vA jo jiNagharaM na gacchejjA tao chaTheM ahayA duvAlasamaM pAyacchitaM hvejj| - se bhayayaM samaNoyAsagassa posahasAlAe posahie posahayaMbhayArI kiM jiNaharaM gacchejjA? .... haMtA / goyamA! gacchejjA : .. se keNaTheNaM gacchejjA? . . goyamA ! NANadaMsaNacaraNaTThAe gcchejjaa| je keha posahasAlAe posahayaMbhayArI jao jiNahare na gacchejjA tao pAyacchitaM havejjA? gothmaa| jahA sAhU tahA bhANiyavyaM chaTuM ahavA duvAlasamaM pAyacchintaM havejjA / "he bhagavan! tathArUpa zramaNa athavA mAhaNa tapasvI caityaghara arthAt jinamandira meM jAveM?" bhagavAn kahate haiM . "hA~ gautama! sarvadA pratidina jaaveN|" gau. - "he bhagavan! yadi vaha nitya nahIM jAve to prAyazcitta AtA hai?" bha. - "hA~ gautama! prAyazcitta AtA hai|" gau. - "he bhagavan! kyA prAyazcitta AtA hai?" bha. - "he gautama! pramAda ke vaza hokara tathArUpa zramaNa athavA mAhaNa yadi jinamandira nahIM jAveM te chaTTha (do upavAsa) kA prAyazcitta AtA hai athavA pA~ca upavAsa kA prAyazcita hotA hai|" 104
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________________ gau. - "he bhagavan ! jinamandira kyoM jAte hai?'! bha. - "he gautama! jJAna, darzana evaM cAritra kI rakSA ke liye jAte hai|'' gau. - 'he bhagavan ! yadi koI zramaNopAsaka zrAvaka, pauSadhazAlA meM pauSadha meM rahate hue brahmacArI jinamandira nahIM jAve to prAyazcitta AtA hai?'' bha. - "hA~, gautama! prAyazcitta AtA hai| he gautama! jisa prakAra sAdhu ko prAyazcitta, vaise hI zrAvaka ke lie bhI prAyazcitta smjhnaa| vaha prAyazcitta chaTTha athavA pA~ca upavAsa kA hotA hai|" (2) zrI mahAkalpa sUtra "teNaM kAleNaM teNaM samaeMNaM jAya tuMgIyAe nayarIe bahaye samaNoyAsagA pariyasaMti saMsbe, sayage, silappayAle, risidatte, damage, pukvalI, niyaddhe, supaTTe, bhANudatte, somile, narayamme, ANaMdakAma-devAiNo je annattha gAme pariyasaMti iDDhA dittA vicchinnavipulavAhaNA jAya laddhaThThA, gahiyaTThA cAuddasaTThamuviThThapuNNamAsiNa su paDipugnaM posahaM pAlemANA niggaMdhANa ya niggaMthINa ya phAsueNaM esaNijjeNaM asaNaM pANaM svAimaM sAimaM jAya paDilAbhemANA ceiyAlaesu tisaMjjhaM caMdaNapuppha-dhUva-vatthAihiM accaNaM kuNamANA jAya viharaMti se teNaTeNaM goyamA! jo jiNapaDimaM na puei so micchadivijANiyaTayo, micchadiTThissa nANaM na havai, caraNaM na havai, mukkhaM na hayai, sammadihissa nANaM caraNaM mukkhaM ca hayai, se teNa8Na goyamA! sammadiTThisaDDhehiM jiNapaDimANaMsugaMdhapuNphacaMdaNavilevaNehiM pUyA kaayvyaa|" _ ''tuMgI, sAvatthI Adi nagaroM ke zrAvaka zaMkhajI, AnaMda, kAmadeva Adi ne trikAla zrI jinamUrti kI dravyapUjA kI hai tathA jina pUjA karane vAlA samyagdRSTi hai, nahIM karane vAlA mithyAdRSTi hai tathA pUjA mokSa ke liye kI jAtI hai|''aisaa uparyukta pATha zrI mahAkalpa sUtra meM hai jisakA bhAvArtha nimnAnusAra hai - "usa samaya tuMgIyA nagarI meM bahuta se zrAvaka rahate the| / zaMkha, 2 zataka, 3 silappavAla, + RSidatta, 5 dramaka, 6 puSkalI, 7 nibaddha, 8 bhAnudatta, 9 supratiSTha, 10 momila, 11 naravarma, 12 AnaMda aura 13 kAmadeva pramukha jo dUsare gA~va meM rahate haiM, dhanavAna, tejavAna, vistIrNa va balavAna haiN| jinhoMne sUtra meM aneka artha prApta kiye hai tathA sUtra ke artha grahaNa kiye hai tathA caturdazI, aSTamI, amAvasyA tathA pUrNimA kI tithiyoM ke dina pratipUrNa pauSadha karane vAle, sAdhu-sAdhvI ko prAsuka, eSaNIya, azana, pAna, khAdima, -1055
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________________ svAdima kA pratilAbha karate vicarate haiM, jinamandiroM meM jinapratimAoM kI trikAla candana, 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 jaannaa| mithyAdRSTi ko jJAna nahIM hotA, cAritra nahIM hotA, mokSa nahIM hotA; samyagdRSTi ko jJAna, cAritra tathA mokSa hotA hai| isa kAraNa he gautama! samyagdRSTi vAle ko jinamandira meM jinapratimA kI candana, dhUpa Adi dvArA pUjA karanI caahie| zrI nandIsUtra meM isa mahAkalpasUtra kA ullekha kiyA huA hone se mAnane lAyaka hai phira bhI nahIM mAne to use nandIsUtra kI AjJAbhaMga kA doSa lagatA hai| (3) zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM tuMgIyA nagarI ke zrAvakoM ke adhikAra meM kahA hai ki - "hAthA katha ylikmm|" arthAt - "snAna karake devapUjA kI" (4) zrI uvavAI sUtra meM campAnagara ke varNana meM kahA hai ki - 'yahulAiM arihaMta ceiAI' . arthAt - 'arihanta ke bahuta se jinamandira hai' tathA zeSa nagaroM meM jinamandira sambandhI campAnagara kA nirdeza hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki prAcIna samaya meM caMpAnagara kA nirdeza hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki prAcIna samaya meM caMpAnagara ke sAtha-sAtha dUsare zaharoM meM bhI galI-galI meM mandira the| (5) tathA zrI Avazyaka ke mUla pATha meM kahA hai ki tatto tha purimatAla baggura IsANa accae paDimaM / malli jiNAthaNapaDimA unnAe vaMsi bahugoThI ||1|| bhAvArtha - purimatAla nagara ke rahane vAle vaggura nAma ke zrAvaka ne pratimA-pUjana ke liye zrI mallinAtha svAmI kA mandira bnvaayaa| zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM jaMghAcAraNa aura vidyAcAraNa muniyoM dvArA zrI jinapratimA ko -106
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________________ vaMdana karane kA adhikAra bIsaveM zataka ke naveM uddezya meM kahA hai - "naMdIsaradIye samosaraNaM karei, kareittA tahiM ceiyAI yaMdai, yaMdaittA ihamAgacchaha ihamAgacchaittA, iha ceiAI yNdi||" bhAvArtha- (jaMghAcAraNa va vidyAcAraNa muni) zrI nandIzvara dvIpa meM samavasaraNa karate haiN| usake bAda vahA~ ke zAzvata caityoM (jinamandiroM) kI vandanA karate haiN| vandanA karake yahA~ bharatakSetra meM Ate hai aura Akara yahA~ ke caityoM (azAzvata pratimAoM) kI vandanA karate haiN| (7) zrI bhagavatIsUtra meM amarendra ke adhikAra meM tIna zaraNa kahe haiN| ve nIce mAphika haiM - arihaMte yA arihaMtaceiyANi yA bhAvIappaNo aNagArassa bhAvArtha- (1) zrI arihaMta deva (2) zrI arihaMta deva ke caitya (pratimA) aura (3) bhAvita hai AtmA jinakI 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 vandanA kA niSedha kara zrI jinapratimA tathA zuddha guru ko namaskAra karane kA niyama liyA hai| vaha sUtra-pATha nimnAMkita hai - "aMbaDassapariyAyagassano kappar3a anautthie yA annautthiya devayAI yA annautthiapariggahiyAI arihaMtaceiyAI yA yaMdittae yA namaMsittae yA, nannattha arihaMte yA arihaMta ceiAI yA" anya tIrthI ke prati athavA anya tIrthoM ke devoM ke prati athavA anya tIrthiyoM ne grahaNa kiye hoM aise arihanta ke caitya (pratimA) ke prati vandanA, stavanA tathA namaskAra karanA ambar3a saMnyAsI ke lie varjita hai parantu arihanta athavA arihanta kI pratimA ko namaskAra karanA varjita nahIM hai| (9) chaThe aMga zrI jJAtAsUtra meM draupadI zrAvikA ke satraha bhedoM kI dravya bhAva pUjA meM "namotyuNaM arihaMtANaM' kahane kA pATha AtA hai . "tae NaM sA doAI rAyaTarakannA jeNeva majjaNaghare teNeya uvAgacchadda, majjaNagharaM aNuppavisai, hAyA kayavalikammA kayakouyamaMgala-pAyacchitA suddhappAyesAI yatthAI parihiyA majjaNagharAo paDiNikkhamai, jeNeya 107
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________________ jiNadhare teNeya uyAgacchai, uyAgacchaMittA jiNAraM aNuSpavisai aNupavisaittA Aloe jiNapaDimANaM, paNAmaM karei, lomahatthayaM parAmusai evaM jahA suriyAbho jiNapaDimAo accei taheva bhANiayyaM jAya ghuyaM Dahai, dhuvaM DahaittA yAmaM jANuM aMcei, aMceitA dAhiNajANuM gharaNitalaMsi nihaTTa, tikhutto muddhANaM dharaNitalaMsi niyesei niyeseittA IsirapaccuNamai 2 karayala jAva kaTTu evaM vayAsINanamotthUNaM arihaMtANaM bhagavaMtANaM jAvasaMpattANaM vaMdai NamaMsai jiNagharAo paDiNiksvamai / ,, isakA bhAvArtha isa prakAra hai :- isake bAda vaha draupadI nAma kI rAjakanyA snAna gRha ke sthAna para AtI hai aura Akara majjanadhara meM praveza karatI hai| praveza kara pahale snAna karatI hai| phira balI karma arthAt gharamandira kI pUjA karake mana kI zuddhi ke lie kautuka maMgala karane vAlI vaha, zuddhi doSarahita pUjana yogya, bar3e jinamandira meM jAne yogya pradhAnavastra pahanakara majjana ghara meM se nikalatI hai aura nikalakara jahA~ jinamandira hai usa sthAna para AtI hai | Akara jinaghara meM praveza karatI hai tathA tatpazcAt morapaMkha dvArA pramArjana karatI hai| bAkI jaise sUryAbhadeva ne pratimA-pUjana kI, usI vidhi se satraha prakAra se pUjA karatI hai, dhUpa karatI hai| dhUpa karake bA~yA ghaTanA Upara rakhatI hai va dAhinA ghuTanA jamIna para sthApita karatI hai| tIna vAra pRthvI para mastaka jhukAtI hai tathA phira thor3I nIce jhukakara, hAtha jor3akara, dasa nAkhUna zAmila kara, mastaka para aMjali kara aisA kahatI hai- 'arihanta bhagavAna ko namaskAra ho' - jaba taka siddhagati ko prApta hue taba taka arthAta sampUrNa zakrastava bolatI hai / vandananamaskAra karane ke bAda mandira meM se bAhara nikalatI hai| (majjana ghara meM draupadI ne ghara- mandira kI pUjA kI hai| usake bAda acche vastra pahana kara vAhara mandira meM gaI hai| isI prakAra aba bhI zrAvaka karate hai | ) (10) zrI upAsakadazAMga sUtra meM Ananda zrAvaka dvArA jinapratimA ke vandana kA pATha hai| vaha nimnalikhita hai - " no khalu me bhaMte! kappai ajjappabhir3aM annautthie yA, anna utthiyadevayANi yA, annautthiyapariggahiyANi arihaMtaceiyANi yA vaMditae vA namaMsittUe yA " mAyArtha - he bhagavan! mere Aja se lekara anyatIrthI (carakAdi), anyatIrthI ke deva (hari-harAdi) tathA anya tIrthiyoM ke dvArA grahaNa kiye hue arihanta ke caitya ( jina pratimA) Adi ko vandana- namaskAra karanA varjanIya hai / 108
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________________ anya deva tathA guru kA niSedha hone para jainadharma ke deva-guru svayameva vandanIya ho jAte haiN| phira bhI koI katarka kare to use pache ki "Ananda ne anya devoM kI, cAroM nikSepoM se vandanA kA tyAga kiyA athavA bhAva nikSepa se?'' agara kahoge ki 'anya devoM ke cAroM nikSepoM kA niSedha kiyA hai' taba to svataH siddha huA ki arihanta deva ke cAroM nikSepa use vandanIya haiN| yadi anya devoM ke bhAvanikSepa kA niSedha karane kA kahoge to una devoM ke zeSa tIna nikSepa arthAt anya deva kI mUrti, nAma Adi Ananda ko vandanIya hoMge aura isa taraha karane se vratadhArI zrAvaka ko doSa lagegA hii| anya deva hariharAdi koI Ananda ke samaya meM sAkSAt maujuda nahIM the| unakI mUrtiyA~ hI thIM, to batAo ki usane kisakA niSedha kiyA? yadi kahoge ki 'anya devoM kI mUrtiyoM kA' to phira arihanta kI mUrti svataH siddha huii| jaise kisI ke rAtribhojana kA tyAga karane para use dina meM khAne kI chaTa apane Apa ho jAtI hai| ___ isa pATha meM "caitya' zabda kA artha 'sAdhu" karake kitane hI loga ulaTA artha lagAte haiN| unase pUche ki - "sAdhu ko anyatIrthI kisa taraha grahaNa kare? yadi jaina sAdhu ko anya darzaniyoM ne grahaNa kiyA ho arthAt guru mAnA ho aura veSa bhI vadala diyA ho to vaha sAdhu anya darzanI bana gyaa| phira vaha kisI bhI prakAra se jaina mAdhu 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 anyatIrthI parigRhIta nahIM khlaate| ataH caitya zabda kA artha sAdhu karanA sarvathA galata hai| .. tarka - caitya zabda kA artha yadi pratimA kareM to usa pATha meM Ananda ne kahA hai di. - 'maiM anya tIrthI ko, anya deva ko tathA anya tIrthI ke dvAga grahaNa kI haI jimanagara kA vandana stavanA nahIM karUMgA va dAna nahIM duuNgaa| aisI dazA meM pratimA ke mAya jAnana kA pA dAna dene kA kaise sambhava hai?' samAdhAna - sUtra kA gambhIra artha guru vinA mamadAnA kaThina hai| satra kI zailI bhagA hai ki jo zabda jisa-jisa ke sAtha sambhava hoM unako unake mAtha jor3akara unakA artha karanA cAhie, nahIM to anartha ho jaay| isase anyadarzI guru ke lie bAlane tathA dAna dene kA niSedha smjhnaa| yadi tInoM pAThoM kI apekSA mAtha meM loge to tumhAre kiye hue artha ke anusAra Ananda kA kathana nahIM milegA kyoMki usa samaya harihagadi koI deva sAkSAt rUpa se vidyamAna nahIM the| unakI mUrtiyA~ thii| unake mAtha bolane kA tathA dAna dene kA artha tumhArI mAnyatAnusAra kaise baiThegA? . siddhArtha gajA ke dvArA kI gaI dravyapUjA kA varNana zrI kalpasUtra meM isa prakAra hai -109
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________________ "tae NaM siddhaye rAyA yasAhiyAe ThiivaDiyAe vaTTamANIyae saie a sAhassie a, sathasAhassie a, jAe a, laMbhe paDicchamANe a paDicchAyamANe a evaM yA viharai " 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 - arihanta bhagavanta kI pratimA kI pUjA karate haiM, auroM se karavAte haiM 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 nahIM 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 kareMge yA karAyeMge? laMbha arthAt badhAI / vyAkaraNa ke AdhAra para yaj zabda devaM pUjayAmIti vacanAt, devapUjAvAcI hai| zrAvaka to jinayajJa- pUjA karatA hai| parama samyaktvadhArI zrAvaka siddhArtha rAjA zrI jinamandira meM dravyapUjA 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 cAhie, parantu siddhArtha rAjA ke mokSagAmI jIva hone kA, zrI vIra paramAtmA ne pharamAyA hai| caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke mAtApitA nizcaya se mokSagAmI jIva hote haiN| ' (12) zrI vyavahAra sUtra meM kahA hai ki sAdhu jinapratimA ke sammukha AlocanA letA hai| zrI mahAnizItha sUtra ke cauthe adhyayana meM zrI jinamandira 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 jiNAyayaNehiM, maMDiyaM savyameiNIyaTTaM / dANAicaukkeNa saDDo gacchejja accuyaM jAya na paraM ||1|| bhAvArtha- pRthvItala ko jinamandiroM se susajjita karake tathA dAnAdi cAroM (dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAva) karake zrAvaka acyuta - bArahaveM devaloka taka jAtA hai, usase Upara nhiiN| (14) puna: usI sUtra meM aSTa prakAra kI pUjA Adi kA vistAra se varNana hai| usase jAnane ke icchuka logoM ko use dekhanA caahie|
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________________ (15) zrI Avazyaka sUtra meM bharata cakravartI ke zrI jinaprAra thUbhasayabhAugANaM cauvIsaM ceya jiNahare kArsa sayyajiNANaM paDimA yaNNapamANehiM niaehiM artha- eka sau bhAI ke sau stambha tathA caubIsa tIrthaMkara mahArAja ke jinamandira sAre tIrthaMkaroM kI unake varNa tathA zarIra ke pramANavAlI pratimAe~ zrI aSTApata parvata para bharata rAjA ne sthApita kii| kA ullekha hai| (16) zrI Avazyaka sUtra meM kahA hai ki - "aMteure cer3ayaharaM kAriyaM pabhAvatI pahAtA, tisaMjjhaM accei, annayA devI Naccer3a, rAyA vINaM vAyei" bhAvArtha- prabhAvatI rAnI ne antaHpura meM caityaghara (jinabhavana) bnvaayaa| usa mandira meM rAnI snAna karake prAtaHkAla, madhyAhnakAla tathA sAyaMkAla trikAla pUjana karatI haiN| kisI samaya rAnI nRtya karatI hai tathA rAjA svayaM vINA vAdana karatA hai| (17) zrI zAlibhadra caritra jise prAyaH tamAma jaina mAnate hai, meM kahA hai ki - zAlibhadra ke ghara meM unake pitA ne jinamandira banavAyA thA tathA ratnoM kI pratimAe~ banavAI thii| vaha mandira aneka dvAroM sahita, devavimAna jaisA banAyA gayA thA / (18-19-20) zrI bhagavatI, zrI rAyapaseNI aura zrI jJAtAsUtrAdi aneka sUtroM meM zrAvakoM ke varNana meM "nhAyA kayayalikammA / " arthAt " snAna karake devapUjA karanA" aise ullekha haiN| zrI bhagavatIjI meM tuMgIyA 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 zrI arihantadeva kI pratimA ko pUjane se samakita kI prApti hotI hai tathA bodhibIja kI rakSA hotI hai / isa kAraNa " kayayalikammA" pATha se zrAvakoM ko zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA karanI cAhie / kitane hI 'nhAyA kayayalikammA" kA "snAna karake phira pAnI ke kulle 66. 1
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________________ kiye'' aise zAstra ke bilkula viparIta artha karate hai, jo asatya hai| ___ bhAvanikSepa se sAkSAt tIrthaMkara ko vandana-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 vandana pUjana kA kahA hai| yAvat mokSaprApti taka kA batalAyA hai| (21) zrI dazAzrutaskandha ke dasaveM adhyayana meM kahA hai ki zrI mahAvIra svAmI rAjagRhI nagarI meM padhAre tava vandana karaje jAne ke lie celaNA rAnI zreNika rAjA ke pAsa AI aura kahane lagI - (vaha pATha 'nimnAMkita hai). "cillaNAdevI evaM yayAsI taM mahAphalaM devaannuppiye| bhagayaM mahAvIra yaMdAmo, NamaMsAmo sammANemo, kallANaM maMgalaM ceiyaM pajjuvAsemo teNaM iha bhaye ya parabhaye ya hiyAe suhAe svamAe nissesAe ANugAmiyattAe bhavissahA" bhAvArtha - nizcita! he cillaNAdevI! usakA mahAphala hotA hai| kisakA? to kahate haiM ki he devAnupriya! zramama bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmI ko vandana karane se, namaskAra karane se, satkAra karane se, sammAna karane se kalyANakArI maMgalakArI deva sambandhI caitya (jinapratimA) kI taraha paryupAsanA karane se isa bhava aura parabhava meM hita ke lie, sukha ke lie, kSema ke lie, niHzreyasa mokSa ke lie hotA hai tathA bhavobhava meM sAtha meM Ane vAlA hotA hai| (22) vaisA hI pATha 'uyayAI sUtra' meM campAnagarI ke koNika rAjA ke adhikAra meM AtA hai| sAkSAt bhagavAna ko vandanArtha jAte samaya ke varNana kA pATha aneka sthaloM meM AtA (23) zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra meM sUryAbhadeva ke adhikAra meM kahA hai . usakA pATha nimnalikhita hai - 'taeNaM tassa sUriyAbhassa devassa paMcavihAe pajjayantIe pajjattibhAvaM gayassa samANassa imeyArUye ajjhathie ciMtie patthie maNogae saMkappe samupajjitthA-kiM me pUTiyaM karaNijjaM? kiM me pacchA karaNijjaM? kiM me pUTviM seyaM? kiM me pacchA seyaM? kiM me pUTiyaMpi pacchA yi hiyAe suhAe khamAe NissesAe ANugAmiyattAe bhavissai?'
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________________ tae NaM tassa sUriyAbhassa devassa sAmANiya parisoyayaNNagA devA sUriyAbhassa deyassa imeyAlayaM ajjhathiyaM jAya saMkaNaM samuppaNNaM samabhijANittA jeNeya sUriyAbhe deo teNeva uyAgacchanti uyAgacchittA sUriyAbhaM deyaM karayalapariggahiyaM dasanahaM sirasAvattaM matthae aMjaliM kaTTajaeNaM TijaeNaM yaddhATo nti, yadvATittA siddhArAyaNe jiNapaDimANaM jiNussehapamANamettANaM aTThasayaM saNNikkhittaM cittui| sabhAeNaM suhammAe NaM mANayae ceiyakhaMbhe yairAmaesu golayaTTasamuggaesu yahUo jiNasakahAo saNNikkhittAo citttthnti| tAo NaM devANuppiyANaM annesiM ca yahUNaM yemANiyANaM devANaM rA devINaM rA accnnijjaao| yaMdaNijjAo NamaMNijjAo pUNijjAo sakkAraNijjAo sammANaNijjAo jAya pjjuvaasnnijjaao| taM eyaM NaM devANuppiyANaM pUryi karaNijjaM, eyaM NaM devANuppiyANaM pacchA karaNijja, eyaM NaM devANuppiyANaM puTiyaM seyaM eyaM Na devANuppiyANaM pacchAseyaM, eyaM NaM devANuppiyANaM pUTiyaM pacchA vi hiyAe suhAe khamAe NissesAe ANugAmiyattAe bhavissahA bhAvArtha - taba vaha sUryAbhadeva pA~ca prakAra kI paryAptiyoM se paryApti bhAva ko prApta huaa| usa sUryAbhadeva ke mana meM isa prakAra kA vicAra paidA huA ki mujhe pahale kyA karanA cAhie? bAda meM kyA karanA cAhie? mere lie prathama kalyANakArI kyA hai? bAda meM kalyANakArI kyA hai ? AtmA ke lie hitakArI, sukhakArI, kSamakArI, mokSakArI tathA paramparA se zubhAnubandhI kyA hai? sUryAbhadeva ke uparyukta vicAroM ko jAnakara sUryAbhadeva kI sAmAnika sabhA ke devatA Akara sUryAbhadeva ko hAtha jor3akara, mastaka meM Avarta kara, sva pakSa kA jaya, para pakSa kA jaya-vijaya Adi zabdoM se vardhApanA karate haiN| tatpazcAt ve kahate haiM ki he devAnupriya! Apake ' sUryAbha vimAna meM siddhAyatana (jinamandira) hai| usa mandira meM 108 jinapratimAe~ haiN| una pratimAoM kI avagAhanA jinezvara samAna hai tathA sudharmA sabhA meM mANavaka nAmaka caitya stambha hai| usa stambha meM vajramaya peTiyA~ haiN| unameM aneka jinezvaroM kI asthiyA~ Adi sthApita kI huI itie he devAnapriya! ve jinapratimAe~ aura dADhAe~ samyagadaSTi ke lie arcana karane yogya, vandana karane yogya, namaskAra karane yogya, pUjana aura sammAna karane yogya haiM tathA (ve pratimAe~) kalyANakArI-maMgalakArI haiM ataH Apake lie sarvaprathama yahI kartavya hai aura bAda meM karane yogya bhI yahI hai| isI meM pahale aura bAda meM zreya hai| Apako pahale aura bAda meM bhI hitakArI, sukhakArI, kSemakArI, mokSakArI va paramparA se zubhAnubandhI hogaa| -1135
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________________ (24) samyagdRSTi sUryAbhadeva ne jinapratimA ko namaskAra kara, phala car3hAkara, aSTa maMgala kA Alekhana kara, aneka prakAra se dhUpAdi kara stuti meM zakrastava 'namotthuNaM' kahakara satraha prakAra se pUjA kI hai| sakA vistRta varNana zrI rAthapaseNI meM hai jo ativistRta hone se yahA~ nahIM likhA hai| zrI mahAvIra prabhu ne pUjA kA phala batAte hue kahA hai ki"hiyAe suhAe khemAe nisseyassAe aNugAmittAe bhvissi|" artha - zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA pUjaka ke hita ke lie, sukha ke lie, mokSa ke lie tathA janmAntara meM bhI sAtha meM Ane vAlI hai| zrI jIyAbhigama sUtra meM vijayapolI tathA anya aneka samyagdRSTi devoM ke dvArA kI gaI satraha prakAra kI pUjA kA varNana hai aura usakA phala yAvat mokSa taka kahA hai| (26) zrI jJAtAsUtra meM tIrthaMkara gotra-baMdha ke lie bIsa sthAnaka kahe haiN| unameM "siddhapada kI ArAdhanA karanA" aisA pharamAyA hai| una arUpI siddha bhagavAna kA dhyAna-ArAdhana unakI mUrti binA ho hI nahIM sktaa| (27) zrI vyavahAra sUtra meM kahA hai ki - "siddhayeyAyacceNaM mahAnijjarA mahApajjayasANaM ceyti|" siddha bhagavAna 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 guNagAna, kIrtana, bhajana, svAdhyAya Adi kahate haiM, vaiyAvacca nhiiN| yadi vaiyAvacca kA 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 nAmasmaraNa 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 jaaegii| siddha bhagavAna kI vaiyAvacca to unakA mandira banavAkara, usameM unakI mUrti sthApita kara, vastrAbhUSaNa, gaMdha, puSpa, dhUpa-dIpa dvArA aSTa prakArI va satraha prakArI Adi pUjA karanA, use hI kahA jaaegaa| -114
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________________ (28) zrI praznavyAkaraNa meM Adeza hai ki nirjarA ke arthI sAdhu ko 'ceithaTTe' arthAt jinapratimA kI hIlanA, usakA avarNavAda tathA usakI dUsarI bhI AzAtanAoM kA upadeza dvArA nivAraNa karanA caahie| (29) zrI Avazyaka mUla sUtra pATha meM - "arihaMta ceiyANaM karemi kAussagaM" - aisA kahakara, sAdhu tathA zrAvaka, sarvaloka meM rahI huI zrI arihanta kI pratimA kA kAussagga, bodhibIja ke lAbha ke lie kare - aisA pharamAyA hai| (30) "thayathui maMgalaM" sthApanA kI stuti karane se jIva sulabhabodhi hotA hai-aisA zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM likhA hai| (31-32) zrI anuyogaddhAra 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 jaayeNge| usa para se vidvAn pAThakagaNa vAstavika nirNaya kara skeNge| agara jainoM meM paramparA se mUrtipUjA na hotI to usakA ullekha mUlasUtroM meM kahA~ se AyA? jagat meM pratyeka nAmAvalI vastu apane guNavizeSa se jur3I huI hai, vaise hI 'mUrti' nAmadhArI vastu bhI kisI prakAra nirarthaka nahIM hai| marti zabda bhI usameM rahI haI vastu kA vAstavika bodha karAtI hai| vaha sthApanA sivAya anya kisI bhI viSaya ke kAraNa se siddha nahIM hotI. prazna 41 - pratimA ko jinarAja ke tulya mAnanA aura use AbhUSaNa Adi caDhAnA, puSpa, dhUpa, snAna, vilepanAdi karanA, kyA yaha ucita hai? syA yaha kriyA tyAgI ko bhogI yanAne jaisI nahIM hai? uttara - tyAgI aura bhogI kA antara jo jAnatA hai, vaha aisA prazna nahIM kara sktaa| 1151
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________________ arhanta zabda kA vyAkaraNa kI dRSTi se artha nimnAnusAra hai - arihaMti yaMdaNanamaMsaNAi, arihaMti puuaskkaarN| siddhigamaNaM ca arahA, arahaMtA teNa yuccNti|| artha - jo vandana namaskAra Adi ke yogya hai, jo (indra Adi devoM ke kiye hue ATha prAtihArya rUpa) pUjA evaM satkAra ke yogya hai aura jo siddhi gati kI prApti ke yogya hai, use arahanta kahA jAtA hai| isa prakAra arahanta nAma hI dravyapUjA kA sUcaka hai| jinake 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 auva vaha sarvathA naSTa ho cukI hai, to ve isameM kisa prakAra lipta ho sakate haiM? yadi pUjA se bhogI bana jAyeMge to kyA nindA se nindanIya bana jAyeMge? nhiiN| pUjA athavA nindA se unakI mahimA bar3hatIghaTatI nhiiN| pUjA tathA nindA se unakA koI sambandha nhiiN| pUjaka aura nindaka puruSa ko hI ve kriyAe~ zubhAzubha phala dene vAlI haiN| bhagavAna ko kevala-jJAna hone ke pazcAt ATha prAtihArya hone kA zrI samavAyAMga sUtra meM vistRta varNana hai . (1) azoka vRkSa bhagavAna ko chAyA karatA hai| (2) devatA jala-thala meM utpanna paMcaraMgI puSpoM ko ghuTanoM taka barasAte haiN| (3) AkAza meM devaduMdubhi bajatI hai| (4) donoM ora cayara dulate haiN| (5) prabhu ke baiThane ke lie ratnajar3ita svarNa-siMhAsana hameMzA sAtha rahatA hai| (6) ratnamaya teja ke aMbArarUpa bhAmaNDala bhagavAna ke pIche rahatA hai| (7) divyadhyanirUpa prAtihArya dvArA manohara vINAvAdana hotA hai| (8) eka Upara dUsarA, aise tIna chatra prabhu ke sira para rahate haiN| aura lAkhoM, karor3oM deva jaya-jayakAra kI dhvani se stuti karate hue sAtha rahate haiN| deva samavasaraNa banAte haiM, jisameM cAMdI kA gar3ha aura sone ke kaMgUre, sone kA gar3ha aura ratna ke kaMgUre, ratna kA gar3ha aura maNimaya kaMgUre hote haiM aura bIsa hajAra sIr3hiyA~ eka tarapha hotI haiM; bhagavAna ratnamaya siMhAsana para virAjamAna hokara pUrva dizA kI ora mukha karake dezanA dete haiN| zeSa tIna dizAoM meM devatA bhagavAna kI tIna mUrtiyA~ sthApita karate haiN| ina dizAoM se Ane vAle loga tathA tiryaMca unako sAkSAt prabhu jAskara 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 bhagavAna svarNakamala para paira rakhakara grAmAnugrAma vihAra karate haiM, sugandhita pavana, sugandhita jala kA chir3akAva aura puNyavAn puruSoM ke lAyaka aneka divya padArtha prakaTa hote haiN| itane padArthoM kA sevana karane vAle tIrthaMkaroM kA tyAgIpana -[116 -
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________________ 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 bAhya padArthoM se nahIM hotaa| vaha to Antarika moha ke pariNAma ke AdhIna hai| aise moha ko to bhagavAna ne pahale se hI dezanikAlA de diyA hai| alipta bhagavAna ko jaise pUjA se rAga nahIM, vaise nindA se dveSa bhI nhiiN| jo jisa taraha karatA hai vaha usI prakAra kA phala apanI AtmA ke lie prApta karatA hai| jaise sUrya kI ora koI thUke athavA svarNamohara pheMke to vaha pheMkane vAle kI tarapha lauTa kara AtI hai| sUrya ko usase kucha lagatA nhiiN| isI prakAra paramAtmA kI pUjA athavA nindA se bhI nindaka ko hI lAbha-hAni hotI hai| zrI tIrthaMkaradeva janma se lekara nirvANa taka pUjanIya aura vandanIya haiM kyoMki nindanIya vastu ke cAroM nikSepa jaise nindanIya hote haiM, vaise hI pUjanIya vastu ke cAroM nikSepa pUjanIya hote haiN| dravyanikSepa se pUrva janmAvasthA kA AropaNa kara jaise indrAdi devoM ne snAna karavAyA, vaise prabhu ko jala se snAna karAke aisI bhAvanA dhAraNa kareM ki - "he prabho! jaise jalaprakSAlana 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 prabho! Apako dhanya hai ki isa prakAra vastrAbhUSaNa, rAjapATa ko chor3akara, saMyama grahaNa kara, Apane aneka bhavya jIvoM kA uddhAra kiyaa| maiM bhI apanI alpabuddhi aura parigraha ko chor3akara aisA kaba banUMgA?" isa prakAra kesara, candana, naivedyAdi car3hAkara, sabhI sthAnoM para alaga-alaga bhAvanA bhAvita karane meM AtI hai, tathA kevalI avasthA kA AropaNa kara namaskAra-stuti Adi kI jAtI hai| zrI nItarAgadeva 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 Ae hone se prAtihAryAdi vAhya Rddhi bhI bhoga karanA par3atA hai| parantu usa samaya bhI rAga-dveSa rahita zaddha bhAva meM hone se unako naye karmoM kA bandhana nahIM hotA hai| rAga-dveSa kI caukar3I milatI hai, tabhI karmabaMdha hotA hai| vItarAga prabhu kA khAna-pAna, baiThanA-uThanA Adi saba mohamamatva rahita hone se baMdha ke nahIM, parantu nirjarA ke heta haiM jabaki ajJAnI loga una sabhI kAryoM meM mohita ho jAne se karmabaMdha karate haiN| prabhu to vItarAga haiM, nirAgI haiM, to phira unakI vastrAlaMkAra dvArA pUjA karane se unake -117
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________________ virAgIpana meM lezamAtra bhI nyUnatA kaise A sakatI hai? bhagavAna kI tIna avasthAoM meM prathama piNDastha avasthA ke tIna bheda haiM - (1) janmAvasthA- nahalAnA, prakSAlana karanA, aMga poMchanA Adi karanA janmAvasthA kI bhAvanA hai| (2) rAjyAvasthA- kesara, candana, phUlamAlA, AbhUSaNa, aMgaracanA Adi karanA, rAjyAvasthA kI bhAvanA hai| (3) zramaNAvasthA - bhagavAna kA keza rahita mastaka, kAyotsargAsana Adi kA cintana karanA zramaNAvasthA kI bhAvanA hai| ____ dUsarI padastha avasthA - pada kahane se zrI tIrthaMkara pada / isameM kevalajJAna se lekara nirvANa paryanta kI kevalI avasthA kA cintana karane kA hai| isa avasthA meM prabhu ATha prAtihArya sahita hote haiM tathA ratnajaDita siMhAsana para baiThate haiN| sone kA lagAtAra sparza pAkara bhI unakA vItarAga bhAva calA nahIM jAtA aura yadi calA jAtA hotA to gaNadhara mahArAja tathA indrAdideva kisalie vItarAga kahakara unakI stuti karate? vItarAgapana kA bhAva yaha koI bAhya padArtha nahIM, parantu Antarika vastu hai| tIsarI rUpAtIta avasthA- yaha rUpa rahita siddhatva kI avasthA hai| prabhu ko paryakAsana para kAusagga dhyAna meM zAnta mudrA meM baiThe hue dekhakara rUpAtIta avasthA kI bhAvanA karane kI hai| aisI dazA meM prabhu ko dekhakara isa avasthA kA cintana karane meM AtmA ko apUrva zAnti prApta hotI hai| jo prAtihAryAdi pUjA ko nahIM mAnate, unheM to kevala nirvANa avasthA ko hI mAnanA cAhie, para aisA to tabhI ho sakatA hai ki jaba bhagavAna kI ekAnta nirvANa avasthA hI pUjanIya ho tathA anya avasthAe~ apUjanIya hoN| prabhu kI samasta avasthAe~ pUjanIya haiM, isaliye unako pUjane kI rIti bhI uparyukta tIna prakAra se zAstrakAroM ne batalAI hai| yahA~ eka bAta yaha bhI samajhane kI hai ki jina sAdhuoM ko loga vandana karate haiM, pUjA karate haiM ve tyAgI haiM athavA bhogI? yadi tyAgI haiM to ve AhAra pAnI Adi kA upayoga kyoM karate hai? vandana-namaskAra kyoM svIkAra karate haiM? vastra, pAtra Adi grahaNa karane se kyA ve bhogI, abhilASI yA tRSNAvAn 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 nahIM hote, balki sevaka puruSa yathocita bhakti kara AtmakalyANa sAdhate haiM, vaise hI vItarAgadeva kI pUjA ke lie bhI samajhane kA hai| 118
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________________ prazna 42 - bhagavAna to sAdhu haiN| unako kacce pAnI se snAna karavAne meM kisa prakAra dharma hotA hai? uttara - Upara batAye anusAra bhagavAna 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, varaghor3e para car3hAkara ghumAyA jAtA hai| yaha saba sagAI-sambandha ke nimitta nahIM, parantu kevala bhakti ke nimitta hI kiyA jAtA hai| isake uparAnta bhI jaba vahI sAdhu bana jAtA hai, taba unameM se kucha bhI nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| bhAvanikSepa ke Azrita kArya tathA dravyanikSepa ke Azrita kArya bhinna-bhinna hote haiN| bhagavAna ko snAna Adi karAkara alaMkAroM se vibhUSita karane kA kArya dravyanikSepa kI bhakti ke Azrita hai, na ki bhAvanikSepa ke aashrit| mUrti kI bhakti cAroM nikSepoM se karane kI hotI hai| zrI tIrthaMkara mahArAjAoM ne to cAroM ghAtI karmoM kA nAza kara DAlA hai, karmabandhana 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 pannavaNA Adi sUtroM meM pharamAyA hai| - jaba sAdhu ko cAra kaSAya, chaha lezyA aura ATha karma khapAne zeSa haiM to aisI dazA meM sAmAnya sAdhu aura bhagavAna kI pUjA kA kalpa eka samAna kaise ho sakatA hai ? bhagavAna svarNasiMhAsana 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| _bhagavAna ko paccIsa kriyAoM meM se eka IryApathikI (mArga para calane kI) mAtra kriyA lagatI hai aura usase bhI prathama samaya meM karmabandha hotA hai, dvitIya samaya meM yaha karma bhogate haiM tathA tRtIya samaya meM nAza karate haiN| ata: kahA~to kesarI siMha aura kahA~ hirana? kahA~ cakravartI rAjA aura kahA~ bhikSuka? 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 bhagavAna ke guNoM kA smaraNa karAne kA eka Alambana hai, isalie kacce pAnI se snAna kA doSa use kisa prakAra laga sakatA hai? sAkSAt prabhu kI pUjA tathA unakI mUrti kI pUjA kA kalpa to alaga-alaga hI rhegaa| 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 arihanta evaM sthApanA arihanta kI bhakti karane kI praNAlI meM kaI prakAra se antara par3atA hai| prazna 43 - bhagavAna to AghAkarmI yA avyAhRta AhAra kAma meM nahIM 119
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________________ lete to phira unakI mUrti ke sAmane yanA huA, vikAU lAyA huA athavA sAmane lAyA huA AhAra kaise rakhA jAtA hai? uttara - AdhAkarmI AhAra na lene sambandhI vicAra to dIkSA lene ke bAda kA hai aura naivedyAdi dravyapUjA to usake pUrva kI avasthA kA viSaya hai, yaha samAdhAna 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, dravyanikSepa ke Azrita hai, bhAvanikSepa ke Azrita nhiiN| jaise indradeva tathA anya deva bhagavAna ke janma-mahotsava ke samaya kaI uttama dravyoM meM prabhu kI arcanA karate haiM tathA bAda meM bhI devatAgaNa bArambAra aisI bhakti karate haiM, vaise hI prabhu kI chadyAvasthA ke kAraNa uparyukta bhakti kA vidhAna hai| ata: usameM doSAropaNa karanA vyartha hai| prazna 44 - choTI sI mUrti ke Age naivedya ke Dhera lagA die jAte haiN| kyA yaha anucita nahIM hai? kyA mUrti ko khAne kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai? uttara - yaha prazna sarvathA vyartha hai| naivedya, mUrti ke khAne ke lie nahIM rakhA jAtA, kintu pUjA karane vAlA apanI bhakti ke lie aisA karatA hai| pUjya ko isase koI prayojana nahIM rhtaa| mUrti khAtI nahIM, isIlie usake sAmane ..gati karane kI hai ki "he prabho! Apa nirvedI tathA sadA anAhArI ho| Apake sAmane meM yaha AhAra isa bhAva se rakhatA hU~ ki maiM isa AhAra tathA naivedya kA bilkula tyAga ka - lie Apaka jaisA anAhArI pada (mokSa) prApta karU~ tathA he devAdhideva! yaha AhAra ki pApArambha karake taiyAra kiyA hai aura yaha AhAra yadi maiM khAUMgA to phira isake AmvAdana se mujhameM rAga-dveSa kI bhAvanA jAgrata hogii| jitanA AhAra maiM Apako arpita karUMgA, utanI AhAra mamvandhI rAgadveSa kI bhAvanA kama hogI, bhakti kA lAbha milegA tathA paramparA se muktiphala kA svAda cakhane kA saubhAgya bhI prApta hogaa| prazna 45 - bhagavAn aparigrahI haiN| unake sAmane paise Adi rakhakara unheM parigrahI yanAne kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? uttara - yaha kutarka bhI Upara jaisA hI hai phira bhI isa para puna: vicAra kreN| pahale to parigraha kise kahA jAtA hai ? khAna, pAna, vastra-alaMkAra, dhana-dhAnya Adi ATha sparza vAle pudgala haiM, najaroM se jinheM dekhA jA sakatA hai, eka-dUsare ko diye jA sakate hai| parantu aThAraha pApasthAnakoM ke pudgala cAra sparza vAle haiM, jinako kevalI bhagavAna 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 hai| paramAtmA 120
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________________ kA moha-mamatA rUpa parigraha to pUrNa rUpa se jalakara khAka bana gayA hai aura dUsare ke dene se aba diyA nahIM jA sakatA to phira ArigrahI aura moharahita bhagavAna dUsare ke karane se parigrahI aura moha vAle kaise bana sakate hai __ 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 prabho! maiM jo dhana arjita karatA hU~, usameM aneka prakAra ke karmabandha hote haiN| sAtha hI usa dhana ko sAMsArika kAryoM meM kharca karane se vizeSa pApavRddhi hotI hai| aisI dazA meM isa dhana meM se mere bhAva ke anusAra jitanA dhana maiM ApakI bhakti meM kharca karUMgA, usa mAtrA meM pApavRddhi ruka jaaegii| itanA hI nahIM parantu isase puNyAnubandhI puNya kA sarjana hogaa| aura anta meM, yaha dhana merA to hai hI nhiiN| merA tathA isakA svabhAva bhinna hai| maiM cetana hU~, yaha jar3a hai| ataH isa para se jitanI mUrchA moha utare, utanI mujhe utAgnI caahie| isa prakAra apane parigraha aura apanI moha-mamatA ghaTAne ke lie 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 dhanasaMcaya kI icchA hotI hai, utanI mAtrA meM parigraha aura lobhavRtti kI vRddhi hotI hai| ___munijana bhI saMyamanirvAha ke lie vastra, pAtra, pustaka Adi padArtha grahaNa karate haiN| kAyA pudgala haiM, 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 huA samajhanA par3egA aura kisI bhI sAdhu ko mokSa nahIM ho skegaa| parantu Aja taka asaMkhya muni mokSa meM pahu~ca gaye aura Age bhI jaayeNge| ataH jaise sAdhu puruSoM ke pAsa pUrvokta vastue~ hote hue bhI, ve usameM lipta tathA mamatA vAle nahIM hone se aparigrahI hI kahalAyeMge, vaise hI zrI vItarAga bhI aparigrahI haiN| marudevI mAtA ko hAthI kI savArI kiye hue tathA karor3oM kA alaMkAra pahane hue Antarika moha ke upazamana ke sAtha hI kevalajJAna utpanna ho gayA tathA chaha khaNDa ke svAmI bharata cakravartI ko gRha sthAvAsa meM hI kevalajJAna utpanna ho gyaa| isase spaSTa hai ki kevala bAhya padArthoM ke yoga se hI parigraha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| ___ bAharI padArthoM ke yoga ko hI yadi parigraha kahA jAya to eka bhikhArI jisake pAsa pahanane ko vastra, khAne ko anna athavA phUTI kaur3I bhI na ho to use parama aparigrahI tathA mahAtyAgI samajhanA caahie| para aisA to koI nahIM mAnatA, kAraNa yaha hai ki una bhikhAriyoM ke pAsa bAhya padArtha nahIM hote hue bhI unameM Antarika parigraha yAni tRSNA to bharI huI hai, -121
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________________ isIlie unakA kalyANa nahIM ho sktaa| isase siddha hotA hai ki icchA, tRSNA, Adi pApa ke pudgala svayaM ke apane rahate haiN| 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 jaate| prazna 46 - dAna, zIla, tapa aura bhAvanA, ye cAra prakAra ke dharma haiN| unameM mUrtipUjA kisa prakAra ke dharma meM AtI hai? uttara - mUrtipUjA meM cAroM prakAra ke dharma maujUda hai aura ve nimnAnusAra haiM - prathama supAtra dAna dharma - isake do bheda : (1) akarmI (karmarahita) supAtra daan| (2) sakarmI supAtra daan| pAtra bhI do prakAra ke haiN| eka ratnapAtra tathA dUsarA svarNa paatr| zrI tIrthaMkara aura siddha karmarahita, AzA-tRSNArahita ratnapAtra haiN| unako uttama padArtha arpaNa karanA - akarmI supAtradAna ginA jAtA hai| dUsarA sakarmI supAtradAna kahalAtA hai| sAdhu ATha karmoM se saMyukta hote haiM, unako chaha lezyA bhI hotI haiM, bhUkha-pyAsa zAnta karane ke lie tathA sardI garmI ko dUra karane ke lie aneka vastuoM ke abhilASI bhI hote haiN| siddha paramAtmA tathA kevalI bhagavantoM kI tulanA meM chadmastha sAdhu alpa pUjya haiM, phira bhI unako dAna dete hue gRhastha puNya upArjana kA mahAn lAbha prApta karate haiM tathA dhIre dhIre mokSa bhI prApta kara sakate haiM to phira icchArahita, akarmI aise zrI siddha bhagavAna ke sAmane bhAvayukta uttamottama dravya arpaNa karane se ATha siddhi, navanidhi tathA muktipada kI prApti ho jAtI hai, isameM koI zaMkA ho nahIM sktii| eka sthAna para kahA hai ki - "dehIti vAkyaM yacaneSu neSTaM, nAstIti vAkyaM tata: kaniSTaM / gRhANa yAkthaM vacaneSu rAjA, necchAmi vAkyaM rAjAdhirAjaH ||1|| 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 nahIM hai' . yaha vAkya to rAjAdhirAja arthAt sarvottama hai| ataH icchA-tRSNArahita bhagavAna ziromaNi supAtra haiN| 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 haiN| gRhastha jaba bhAvayukta dravyapUjA karatA hai taba pA~coM indriyA~ saMvarabhAva ko prApta karatI hai| isase 122
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________________ zIladharma siddha hotA hai| . tIsarA tapadharma - tapa chaha bAhya tathA chaha Abhyantara bheda se bAraha prakAra kA hotA hai| usameM jinapratimA ko pUjate samaya pUjanakAla meM cAroM prakAra ke AhAra kA tyAga hone se bAhya tapa huA tathA bhagavAna kA vinaya, vaiyAvacca, dhyAna Adi karane se Antarika 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 bhI bhAvadharma hai| isa prakAra vivekapUrvaka vicAra karane se hama samajha sakate haiM ki zrI jinezvara kI mUrtipUjA meM bhI cAroM prakAra ke dharmoM kI eka sAtha ArAdhanA hotI hai| prazna-47 - "Arambhe ntthidyaa|" yaha sUtra vacana hai jisake anusAra dayA meM hI dharma hai para Arambha meM nhiiN| zrI jinapUjA meM to Arambha hotA hai to phira usase dharma kaise ho sakatA hai? 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 'Arambha meM dayA nahIM, saArambha binA mahApuNya nahIM, puNya ke binA karma kI nirjarA nahIM tathA karma kI nirjarA binA mokSa nhiiN|' aisA kaunasA kArya hai jisameM Arambha arthAt dravyahiMsA na hotI ho? parantu kriyA kI prazastatA tathA usa samaya AtmA ke bhAva Adi khAsa socane caahie| zubha bhAva. meM rahane se pApa nahIM hotaa| isake lie zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM pharamAyA hai ki - "zubha jogapaDucca aNAraMbhA" arthAt jahA~ mana, vacana aura kAyA kA zubha yoga hotA hai, aise Arambha ko zrI tIrthaMkara deva anArambha kahate haiN| isase karma baMdhana nahIM hotaa|, sAdhu padI 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 bhagavAna kI AjJA hai aura sAdhu zubha bhAva meM hone se karma nahIM bAMdhate, vaise hI zrAvaka ko bhI dravyapUjA 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| 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 nhiiN|' 'pratyakSa jIva ko nahIM mAranA' isI ko yadi 123
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________________ 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 bnte| isalie ve hI zuddha, ahiMsaka siddha hoMge aura yadi ve ahiMsaka siddha hote haiM, to sarvaprathama mukti bhI unhIM jIvoM kI honI caahie| parantu aisI viparItatA tIna kAla meM sambhava nhiiN| ataH saccI ahiMsA kI vyAkhyA, jIva ko nahIM maarnaa| 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 adhyavasAya hai aura isaliye use jaina zAstrAnusAra hiMsA kabhI bhI nahIM kahI jA sktii| isa prakAra jo vyakti dravya tathA bhAva ahiMsA kA svarUpa jAnakara ahiMsA kA Adara karatA hai vahI saccA ahiMsaka ginA jAtA hai| kitane hI kAryoM meM pratyakSa hiMsA hote hue bhI una-una kAryoM ko aise-aise prasaMgoM para Adara dene kI AjJA, zAstrakAroM ne sAdhu ko pharamAI hai| jaise ki . (1) zrI bhagavatIjI meM kahA hai ki zrI saMgha kA kAraNa A par3e to labdhivaMta sAdhu, talavAra hAtha meM lekara AkAza mArga se jaae| (2) zrI ThANAMgasUtra tathA zrI bRhatkalpasUtra meM kahA hai ki kIcar3a meM tathA jala meM pha~sI huI sAdhvI ko bAhara nikAlane para bhI sAdhu jinAjJA kA ullaMghana nahIM karatA tathA sAdhu-sAdhvI ke paira meM kA~TA athavA kIla cubha jAya yA A~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 lgtaa|. (4) zrI AcArAMga sUtra meM sAdhu ko nadI meM utarane kI tathA khar3e meM gira jAya to per3a kI DAla athavA ghAsa Adi ko pakar3akara bAhara nikalane kI AjJA hai| (5) zrI udyavAI sUtra meM kahA hai ki ziSya kI parIkSA lene ke lie guru usa para jhUThe doSa lgaaye| aba yadi pratyakSa jIvoM ko nahIM mAranA, isI ko ahiMsA kahoge to paMcamahAvratadhArI sAdhu ko to tInoM prakAra kI hiMsA kA paccakkhANa hai phira bhI use uparyukta 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 uparyukta AjJAvirahita kArya kare to kyA usase, usake vratoM kA khaNDana 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 124
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________________ kI hiMsA hone para bhI yatanAvAn sAdhuoM ko ArAdhaka kahA hai| 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 Arambha karate pApa lage, aisA kaise ho sakatA hai? aise kAryoM ko to bhagavAn zubhAnubandhI kahate haiN| jaise ki - (1) sUryAbhadeva ke sAmAnika devatAoM ne samavasaraNa Adi racakara bhakti karane kI,apanI icchA bhagavAna ko batAI thii| taba bhagavAna ne kahA ki, tumhArA yaha dharma hai| maiMne tathA anya tIrthaMkaroM ne isake lie anujJA dI hai, aadi| eka yojana pramANa jamIna sApha karane meM asaMkhya vAyukAya, vanaspati kAya aura trasakAya tathA anya jIva-jantuoM kA saMhAra hotA hai aura phira bhI usameM devatAoM kI bhakti ko pradhAna mAnakara bhagavAna ne usake lie AjJA dI hai| (2) zrI rAyapaseNI satra meM citra maMtrI, kapaTa karake ghoDA dauDAkara, pradezI rAjA ko zrI kezI gaNadhara mahArAja ke pAsa upadeza dilAne le gyaa| usameM aneka jIvoM kA saMhAra hone para bhI pariNAma zaddha hone se usake isa kArya ko dharma kI dalAlI kahA gayA hai na ki pApa kI dlaalii| (3) usI prakAra zrIkRSNa mahArAja ne dIkSA kI dalAlI kI aura usako bhI pApa kI dalAlI na kahakara dharma dalAlI hI kahA gayA hai| (4) zrI jJAtAsUtra meM zrI subuddhipradhAna ne zrI jitazatru rAjA ko samajhAne ke lie gaMdA pAnI sApha karane hetu hiMsA kI, use bhI dharma ke lie kahA gayA hai| ' (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, saikar3oM kosa dUra taka vandana karane jAve, kalpya 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 chaha rAjAoM ko pratibodha dene ke uddezya se mohanaghara banAkara apane Upara ke moha ko dUra karane ke lie apane svarUpa kI eka pratimA khar3I kI tathA usameM nitya AhAra pAnI DAlate, usameM lAkhoM jIvoM kI utpatti huI aura unakA nAza huA phira bhI bhagavAna ko usakA pApa nahIM lgaa| ve to usI bhava meM mokSa meM ge| usase yadi pApavRddhi hotI to ve aisA kyoM karate tathA karane para bhI mokSa kaise prApta karate? -[125
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________________ - isa taraha AjJA sahita ke kAryoM meM svarUpahiMsA hotI hai parantu pariNAma kI vizuddhatA se anubandha rUpa se 'dayA hai' aisA samajhanA caahie| yahA~ para koI zaMkA kare ki - "zrI tIrthaMkaradeva apanI bhakti ke lie chaha kAya ke jIvoM ke saMhAra kI AjJA kisa prakAra de sakate haiM?" usake uttara meM kahane kA hai ki mahAn puruSa kadApi aisA nahIM kahate ki 'merI bhakti karo', 'mujhe vandana karo' athavA 'merI pUjA kro'| 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 gurubhakti kA svarUpa batAve, supAtradAna kI mahimA samajhAve tathA bhaktajana 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 47- kisI jIva ko mAranA, chaha kAya kA saMhAra karanA, yaha hiMsA hai tathA jIva para dayA lAkara use na mAranA, chaha kAya kI rakSA karanA, yaha dharma hai to phira jAnayujha kara jIyahiMsA se dharma kaise hotA hai? uttara - yaha prazna ekAntavAdI kA hai| pahale sAdhu-sAdhvI tathA zrAvakoM ke lie jisa kAma ko karane kI AjJA batAyI gayI hai, usameM kyA hiMsA nahIM hai ? avazya hai; para yaha hiMsA kevala dravyahiMsA hai, mArane ke dveSa rupa pariNAma se kI huI hiMsA nahIM hai| isalie vaha hiMsA pApakArI athavA bhAvahiMsA nahIM mAnI jaatii| bAkI hiMsA to zvAsa lete, hAtha-paira hilAte aura calate baiThate huA hI karatI hai| prAyaH koI bhI kArya aisA nahIM, jisameM dravyahiMsA na hotI ho| aba Upara ke kAmoM meM hone vAlI hiMsA anajAne hotI hai, aisA kahanA bhI anucita hai kyoMki AhAra, nihAra, vihAra 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 bhagavAna kI AjJA meM raha kara unake AdezAnusAra kAma karane vAlA vyakti hiMsaka nahIM, parantu ahiMsaka aura pApI nahIM, kintu puNyavAna ginA jAtA hai| yadi aisA na mAneM to ekendriya jIva to jAne-anajAne lezamAtra bhI hiMsA nahIM karate, isalie unako to sarvocca gati prApta honI cAhie aura yadi aisA hI bana jAtA hai to kriyA, kaSTa, tapa, japa Adi kA kyA prayojana? kevala mu~ha se 'dayA, dayA' kI pukAra karane se dayA utpanna nahIM hotii| isake lie 126
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________________ dayA tathA hiMsA kA paramArtha svarUpa kyA hai? use samajhanA caahie| zAstroM meM hiMsA tathA ahiMsA tIna-tIna prakAra kI kahI hai| hiMsA ke tIna prakAra haiM(1) hetu hiMsA (2) svarUpa hiMsA (3) anubandha hiMsA vaise hI ahiMsA ke bhI tIna prakAra haiM - (1) hetu ahiMsA (2) svarUpa ahiMsA (3) anubandha ahiMsA jinameM jIvahiMsA 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 tathA jIva-rakSA kA prayatna bhI nahIM hai, vaha anubandha hiMsA kahalAtI hai| isI prakAra ahiMsA ke lie bhI samajha lenaa| . zrI jinapUjAdi dharmakArya meM svarUpa-hiMsA hai, para hiMsA kA bhAva na hone ke kAraNa anubandha, 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 Arambha tathA usase alpAdhika karmabandhana hotA hI rahatA hai| aisI dazA meM sarvathA ahiMsA kisI bhI kArya meM kisa prakAra ho sakatI zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke cauthe ThANe meM caturbhagI kahI hai - (1) sAvadha vyApAra aura sAvadha pariNAma (2) sAvadha vyApAra aura niravadya pariNAma (3) niravadya vyApAra aura sAvadha pariNAma (4) niravadya vyApAra aura niravadya pariNAma isameM prathama vibhAga mithyAtva ke Azrita hai| dUsarA vibhAga samyagdRSTi tathA dezavirati zrAvaka kA hai kyoMki zrAvaka ke yogya devapUjA, sAdhuvandana Adi dhArmika kAryoM meM dikhane meM to ve sAvadha vyApAra mAlUma hote haiM, para unameM zrAvaka ke pariNAma, hiMsA ke na hone ke kAraNa vaha kevala svarUpa-hiMsA hai| jisakA pApa AkAza-kusuma kI taraha AtmA ko laga hI nahIM paataa| tIsarA vibhAga zrI prasannacandra rAjarSi jaise kA jAnanA aura cauthA vibhAga sarvavirati sAdhu sambandhI hai| dravyapUjA karane se hiMsA kA pApa lagane kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai|' ___ zrI ThANAMgasUtra ke pA~caveM ThANe ke dUsare upadeza meM karmabandhana ke pA~ca dvAra batAe ___[127 127
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________________ "paMca AsayadArA pannatA, taM jahA - (1) micchatta (2) aviraI (3) pamAo (4) kaSAya (5) jogA" artha - pApabandha ke pA~ca kAraNa batAye haiM (1) mithyAtva (2) avirati (3) pramAda (4) kaSAya aura (5) yoga jabaki prabhu-pUjA zAnta citta se, samyaktvasahita pramAdarahita evaM vidhipUrvaka hone se mithyAtva, avirati, pramAda tathA kaSAya Adi cAra prakAra se karmabandha 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 puNyabandha kA tathA azubha yoga pApabandha kA kAraNa hai| zrI jinapUjA meM kisI prakAra kI nindA 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 bandha pdd'egaa| kyoMki kAraNa binA kArya paidA nahIM hotaa| dravyapUjA meM azubhabandha ke kAraNa kA abhAva hone se zubha phala hI hotA hai| tarka - aise to dharma ke nimitta mAMsAhAra karate hue bhI koI zubha bhAva rakhe, to use bhI pApa nahIM laganA caahie| 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 maante| isake viparIta ve isakA niSedha karate haiN| anna, jala Adi bhakSya padArtha 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 caahie| ekendriya to kevala avyakta cetanA vAle haiN| unakI apekSA dvIndriya anantaguNa puNyazAlI hai| isa prakAra kramaza: paMcendriya jIyoM kI puNyAI unase anantaguNI hai| to unako mArane se pApa bhI ekendriya kI apekSA anantaguNA vizeSa hai| aura unako mArane meM tIkSNa zastra kA upayoga karate samaya krodha tathA nirdayatA karanI par3atI hai| jisase niSThura pariNAma to prArambha meM hI ho cuke hote haiM tathA mAMsa meM samaya-samaya para paMcendriya (samUrchima) jIvoM kI utpatti tathA vinAza huA karatA hai| isI kAraNa -128
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________________ anantajJAnI sarvajJa paramAtmAoM ne aisI ghora hiMsA kA sarvathA niSedha kiyA hai tathA alpa pApa ke 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 48 - puSpapUjA se puSpa ke jIvoM ko kaSTa pahu~catA hai, isakA kyA ? uttara - jo phUla bhagavAna para car3hate haiM, unake jIvoM ko koI kaSTa nahIM hotA, balki unako surakSita sthAna milatA hai| isase puSpapUjA karane vAle to una para dayA karane vAle hai| una phUloM ko koI zaukina loga le jAkara hAra, gajarA Adi banA kara sUMghate haiM, masalate haiM, vezyA apane palaga para bichAtI hai. attara ke vyApArI use cUlhe para car3hAte haiM, tela nikAlane ke lie unheM pIsate haiM, isa taraha bhA~ti-bhA~ti se kaSTa pahu~cAte haiM, jabaki jo phUla prabhu ke aMgoM para car3hate haiM, unako to jIvana bhara kaSTa pahu~cAne yA mArane kI kisI kI zaktI nhiiN| isalie ve to sukha se apanI AyuSya pUrNa karate haiN| zraddhApUrvaka phUloM ko lAkara, unako hAra meM pirokara vidhipUrvaka bhagavAna ko car3hAne vAlA puSpa ke jIvoM ko kaSTa na dekara surakSA pradAna karatA hai| zrI Avazyaka sUtra kI vRhadvRtti ke dvitIya khaNDa meM kahA hai ki - "jahA NavaNayarAisanniyese kei pabhUya jalAbhAvao taNhAiparigayA tadapanodArtha kRpaMkhaNaMtitesiMca jaivitaNhAdiyA baDDhaMtimaTTikAkaddamAIhiM ya maliNijjanti tahAvi tadubhayeNa ceva pANieNaM.tesiM te taNhAiyA soya malo pukhyao ya phiTTai sesakAlaM ca te tadaNNe ya logA suhabhAgiNo hayaMti evaM davyatthae jaiyi asaMjamo tahAvi tao ceya sA pariNAmasuddhI hayA jAe asaMjamo yajjiyaM aNNaM ca nirayasesaM khayeitti tamhA viriyAviraehiM esa davyatthao kAyayo subhANuyaMdhI pabhUyataraNijjarAphalo yatti kAuNamitti" ___ "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 kuA khodate hai| usa samaya unheM adhika pyAsa lagatI hai tathA kIcar3a aura miTTI se zarIra malina bana jAtA hai, to bhI kuA khodane ke bAda usameM se nikale hue pAnI se unakI pyAsa bujha jAtI hai, tathA pahale lagA huA kIcar3a bhI dUra ho jAtA hai| usake pazcAt ve khodane vAle tathA anya loga usa pAnI se sukha bhogate haiN| __ usI prakAra dravyapUjA meM jo svarUpa jIvahiMsA dikhAI detI hai para usa pUjA se pariNAma kI aisI zuddhi hotI hai ki jisase asaMyama se utpanna hue anya santApa bhI naSTa ho jAte haiN| arthAt yaha pUjA saMsAra ko kSINa karane kA sayala kAraNa banatI hai| isa kAraNa dezavirati zrAvaka ke lie jinapUjA -1297
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________________ zubhAnuvandhI aura atyanta nirjarA phala ko dene vAlI hai| jaise dayAlu DaoNkTara rogI vyakti para dayA lAkara, usakA roga dUra karane ke lie nAnA prakAra kI kar3avI auSadhiyA~ detA hai athavA usa rogI ke zarIra kI zalyakriyA karatA hai, jisase use atyanta pIr3A hotA hai| usase hairAna hokara bhI vaha apane paropakArI DaoNkTara kI nindA nahIM karatA aura isI taraha anya loga bhI usa DaoNkTara ko nirdayI athavA pApI nahIM kahate, kyoMki DaoNkTara kA kAma 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 lie unako bhagavAna ke caraNa kamaloM meM pahu~cAtA hai| ataH ve puSpAdi vastue~ to dhanya haiM ki unakA aise uttama kArya meM upayoga huaa| 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 andhakAra ko haTAne ke lie usakI nAnA prakAra se tAr3anA karate haiM, usa para krodha karate haiM, ziSya ko pratyakSa kaSTa dete haiM, phira bhI unako koI burA yA nirdaya nahIM kahatA, para ulaTI unakI prazaMsA hI karate haiN| aisA hI zrI jinapUjA ke lie upayoga meM Ane vAle ekendriya jIvoM ke viSaya meM bhI samajhanA caahie| prazna 49 - tIrthaMkara deva ke samayasaraNa meM devatAgaNa phUloM kI dRSTi karate haiN| ye sacitta hoM to sAdhu se unakA saMghaTTA kaise ho sakatA hai? uttara- zrI samayAyAMga tathA zrI rAyapaseNI 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 acita nahIM para sacitta hI sAbita hote haiN| Upara ke sUtroM meM likhA hai ki 'pupphayahalae viuvyaMti' arthAt phUloM ke bAdala banAe haiM, parantu phUla nahIM bnaae| 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 bhagavAna kA.atizaya hai| jinake prabhAva se zera tathA hiraNa, billI tathA cUhA, cItA tathA bakarI ityAdi jAnavara apane jAtisvabhAva 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? 130
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________________ zrI sthUlabhadrajI ke caritra meM kahA hai ki 'kozA' gaNikA ne sarasoM ke Dhera para suI ko khar3A kara usa para gulAba kA phUla rakhakara usa para nAca kiyA, phira bhI suI ko athavA phUla ko koI bhI hAni nahIM phuNcii| soco ki sarasoM para suI, usa para phUla aura phUla para strI kA bojha hote hue bhI kisI ko bAdhA nahIM pahu~cI to phira atyanta acintya 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 ekatra hote hue bhI bhIr3a kA nAma 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 phUla lAkara, unake bAdala banAkara aisI khUbI ke sAtha barasAte haiM ki jisase manuSya ke pairoM se unako hAni athavA kaSTa na ho / tathA 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 haiM aura loga vahA~ baiThate haiM vaise hI phUloM kI varSA hone meM Azcarya nahIM hai| samavasaraNa meM sacitta vastu ko bAhara rakhanA aura acitta prazna 50 ko andara le jAnA, aisI AjJA hai, isakA mela kaise biThAnA? - uttara - sacitta vastu ko bAhara chor3ane kI jo bAta kahI gaI hai vaha apane upayoga kI vastu ke lie hai kintu pUjA kI sAmagrI ke lie nahIM / yadi sacitta vastumAtra kA niSedha karoge to manuSya Adi kA zarIra bhI sacitta hai ataH usako bhI nahIM le jAnA caahie| para aisA hone se to samavasaraNa meM koI jA hI nahIM sakatA / jIvayukta padArtha kI andara praveza karane kI zakti hai, acitta kI nahIM tathA sacitta ko chor3akara acitta ko andara le jAne kI hI bAta mAnoge to rAjA ke chatra, ca~vara, char3I, talavAra, mukuTa tathA sabhI logoM ke jUte bhI acitta hone se andara le jAye jA sakate haiM, para usake lie to manA hai| usI prakAra khAne kI acitta 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 nhiiN| 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| prazna 51 - 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, vandanA karAve, dUsarI sAdhvI ko kahakara vaiyAvacca 131
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________________ karAve tathA karane vAle ko acchA smjhe| sAtha hI sAdhu apane dIkSita ziSya ko vandana na kare, parantu dUsare se vandana kraave| dUsarI dRSTi se dekheM to garIboM ko dAna denA, sAdharmika vAtsalya karanA, tapasviyoM ko pAraNA karAnA, munirAja ke yogya vastuoM kI pUrti karanA Adi dharma ke aneka kArya hai| phira bhI sAdhu kA AcAra 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 52 - zrAvaka ke yAraha vratoM meM zrI jinamUrti kI dravyapUjA kaunase yata 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 dravyabhAva pUjA karanA ucita hai| deva to zrI arihantadeva, guru to zrI jainadharma ke zaddha guru aura dharma to kevalIpraNIta satya dhrm| ye tInoM vastue~ cAroM nikSepoM se sabhI ko vandanIya evaM pUjanIya haiN| inako mAnane vAlA samyagdRSTi aura nahIM mAnane vAlA mithyAdRSTi hai| isa prakAra zrI jinapUjA samyaktva kA mUla hai aura samyaktva sabhI vratoM kA mUla hai| samyaktva ke binA sArI kriyAe~ niSphala haiN| prazna 53 - 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 bhagavatIsUtra, zrI jIyAbhigama, zrI jJAtAsUtra, zrI udayAI sUtra, zrI Avazyaka sUtrAdi bahuta se sUtroM meM mUrtipUjA koM kalyANakArI, maMgalakArI aura anta meM mokSa dene vAlI kahA hai| utkRSTa puNya jo tIrthaMkara gotra hai, vaha bhI jinapUjA se ba~dhatA hai| anya deva kI mUrtikI ArAdhanA se bhI logoM ke dhana, dhAnya, putra Adi kI prApti ke dRSTAnta vidyamAna haiM to zrI vItarAga kI mUrti kI ArAdhanA se , pratyeka manavAMchita labdhi prApta ho - isameM kyA Azcarya hai! isake sambandha meM dRSTAMta nimnAnusAra .. (1) anArya deza kA nivAsI zrI ArdrakumAra zrI RSabhadeva svAmI kI pratimA ke darzana se jAtismaraNajJAna prApta kara vairAgya dazA meM lIna huA, jisakA varNana bAraha sau varSa pUrva likhita zrI sUyagaDAMga sUtra ke dUsare zrutaskantha ke chaThe adhyayana kI TIkA meM hai| (2) zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke cauthe paTTadhara tathA zrI dazavaikAlika sUtra ke kartA zrI zayyaMbhavasUri ko, zrI zAMtinAthajI kI pratimA ke darzana se pratibodha prApta huA, aisA zrI -1 32
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________________ kalpasUtra ko sthirAvalI kI TIkA meM kahA hai| (3) zrI dvIpasAgarapannatti tathA zrI haribhadrasUrikRta Avazyaka kI bar3I TIkA ke anusAra zrI jinapratimA ke AkAra kI machaliyA~ samudra meM hotI haiN| jinako dekhakara aneka bhavya machaliyoM ko jAtismaraNajJAna prApta hotA hai aura bAraha vrata dhAraNa kara samyaktva sahita AThaveM devaloka meM jAtI hai| isa prakAra tiryaMca jAti ko bhI jinapratimA ke AkAra mAtra ke darzana se alabhya lAbha prApta hotA hai to manuSya ko alabhya lAbha prApta ho, isameM kyA zaMkA ho sakatI hai ? (4) zrI jJAtAsUtra meM zrI tIrthaMkara gotra-bandha ke bIsa sthAnaka kahe haiN| usake anusAra rAjA rAvaNa ne prathama arihantapada kI ArAdhanA, zrI. aSTApada para rahane vAle tIrthaMkara deva kI mUrti kI bhakti kara, tIrthaMkara gotra bA~dhA, aisA rAmAyaNa meM kahA hai| yaha rAmAyaNa zrI hemacandrAcAryajI ne satraha sau varSa pUrva hue, zrI jinasenAcArya kRta padmacaritra ke AdhAra se banAI hai aura jise prAyaH tamAma jaina mAnate haiN| (5) usI grantha meM likhA hai ki rAvaNa ne zrI zAntinAtha prabhu kI mUrti ke sAmane bahurUpiNI vidyA kI sAdhanA kI aura prabhu bhakti se vaha vidyA siddha ho gii| (6) zrI padmacaritra meM kahA hai ki laMkA jAte samaya zrI rAmacandrajI ne samudra pAra utarane ke lie zrI jinamUrti ke sAmane tIna upavAsa kiye| dharaNendra ne Akara zrI pArzvanAtha svAmI kI mUrti dI, jisake prabhAva se unhoMne AsAnI se samudra pAra kara liyaa| (7) jarAsaMdha rAjA ne kRSNa mahArAja kI senA para jarA DAlI, sabhI sainika behoza ho ge| taba zrI neminAtha svAmI kI AjJA se kRSNa rAjA ne tIna upavAsa kiye| dharaNendra ne Akara zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu kI mUrti dI, jisake snAna jala se 'jarA' TUTa gaI aura sAre sainika hoza meM A gye| yaha mUrti zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha ke nAma se aba bhI gujarAta meM vidyamAna hai (yaha kathana zrI harivaMzacaritra 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 huii| isase vaha yogI parama samyaktvadhArI zrAvaka banA aura guru pAdaliptAcArya 'kI kIrti ke lie zrI zatruMjaya kI taleTI meM pAlItANA nagara basAyA, aisA zrI pAdalipta caritra meM likhA hai| (9) zrI zrIpAla rAjA tathA sAta sau kor3hiyoM kA aThAraha prakAra kA kor3ha ujjaina nagara meM zrI kesariyAnAthajI kI mUrti ke sAmane, zrI siddhacakra yaMtra ke snAna jala se dUra ho gayA tathA unakI kAyA kaMcana samAna bana gii| vaha mUrti hAla meM mevAr3a meM dhulevA nagara meM virAjamAna hai / (dekho zrI zrIpAla caritra ) / 1 1.33
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________________ (10) zrI abhayadevasUrijI kA kor3ha zrI stambhana pArzvanAyajI kI mUrti ke snAnajala se gyaa| usake pazcAt unhoMne nava aMga sUtroM kI TIkA rcii| (11) zrI gautama svAmI kI zaMkA nivAraNa karane ke lie bhagavAna ne zrImukha se pharamAyA hai ki- jo vyakti Atmalabdhi se zrI aSTApada tIrtha para caDha kara bharata rAjA dvArA banavAI huI jina pratimAoM kA bhAvapUrvaka darzana karegA to vaha isI bhava meM mokSa meM jaayegaa| isa bAta kA nizcaya karane ke lie, zrI gautama svAmI aSTApada para car3he tathA yAtrA karake usI bhava meM mokSa gaye, aisA pATha zrI Avazyaka niyukti meM hai| (12) zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke mUla pATha meM kahA hai ki - bhAvapUrvaka zrI jinamUrti kA zaraNa lene para kabhI nukasAna nahIM hotaa| (13) caudaha pUrvaghara zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI zrI Avazyaka niyukti' meM pharamAte hai ki - akasiNavattamANaM, virayavirathANaM esa khalu jutto| saMsArapathaNukaraNe, davyatyae kUyadiDhto ||1|| bhAvArtha- deza-virati zrAvaka ko puSpAdi ke dvArA dravyapUjA avazya karanI caahie| yaha dravyapUjA kue ke dRSTAMta se saMsAra ko patalA karane vAlI hai| (14) TIkAkAra bhagavAna zrI haribhadrasUrijI ne zrI AvazyakavRtti meM aisA batAyA hai ki prabhupujA puNya kA anubandha karane vAlI tathA bahu nirjarA ke phala ko dene vAlI ___(15) zrI abhayadevasUrijI ne pUjA ke phala ko batAte hue kahA hai ki yadyapi zrI jinapUjA meM svarUpahiMsA 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 prApta karatA hai| (16) guNavarmA rAjA ke satraha putroM meM se pratyeka ne bhinnabhinna prakAra kI pUjA kI tathA ve usI bhava meM mokSa gaye, aisA satraha prakAra kI pUjA ke caritra meM kahA hai| satraha prakAra kI pUjA kA vistRta varNana zrI rAyapaseNI satra meM hai| (17) zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA, bhakti karane se zrI zAMtinAtha svAmI ke jIva ne zrI tIrthaMkara gotra kA baMdha kiyA thA, aisA prayamAnuyoga sUtra meM kahA hai| (18) zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM aisA kahA hai ki tIrthaMkara kA nAma tathA gotra sunane se bhI mahApuNya hotA hai, to pratimA meM to unake nAma tathA sthApanA donoM hai, ata: una donoM kI pUjA hone se vizeSa puNya ho, isameM kyA Azcarya! (19) zrI zreNika rAjA ne zrI jinezvaradeva kI pratimA kI ArAdhanA se tIrthaMkara gotra bA~dhA, aisA adhikAra 'yogazAstra' meM hai| - --134 134
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________________ (20) zrI mahAnizItha sUtra meM zrI jinamandira banavAne vAlA bArahaveM devaloka meM jAtA hai, aisA kahA hai| aise saikar3oM mUla sUtra tathA niyukti Adi ke pramANoM se mUrtipUjA uttama phala dene vAlI siddha hotI hai| vartamAna meM kaI loga apane Atmika dhana kA jhUThA abhimAna karake nizcaya ko Age kara dravyarahita, kevala bhAva kI hI bAta karate 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 haiN| isa viSaya meM uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM eka dRSTAMta hai| kisI sAhUkAra ne apane tIna putroM kI parIkSA lene ke lie pratyeka ko hajAra-hajAra svarNamudrAyeM dekara paradeza bhejA aura kahA ki isa dhana se vyApAra kara, lAbha prApta kara, zIghra lauTa aao| 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 apane 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 cintA kyoM karanA? aise abhimAnI vicAra se usane mUla rakama bhI mauja-zauka meM ur3A dii| ___ aba kucha samaya pazcAt tInoM putra, apane pitA ke pAsa ghara phuNce| sArI bAta pUchane ke bAda usa putra ko, jisane mUladhana bhI ur3A diyA thA, ghara ke kAma-kAja meM naukara kI taraha rakha, apanA gujArA karane ko kahA, arthAt zreSThiputra 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 dRSTAnta kA upanaya yaha hai ki asalI dhana to manuSya-janma hai| isameM jisane adhika kamAI kI, use dharmamArga meM bar3hakara mahAn samRddhizAlI va devagati athavA sarvotkRSTa akSaya sthiti ko kramazaH prApta karane vAlA samajhanA caahie| jisane mUladhana (manuSya bhava) ko yathAvat kAyama rakhA vaha marakara punaH manuSya yoni meM hI AyA, kucha bar3hAghaTA nahIM, aisA sa jhanA cAhie kintu tIsarA to asalI rakama bhI gavA~ baiThA, divAliyA bana gayA, isase use manuSyagati rUpI uttama rala ko hArakara karmavaza naraka-tiryaMca rUpI nIca 1135 -
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________________ gati meM jAnA par3A, aisA samajhanA caahie| saMkSepa meM kahA jAya to Atmika zakti kA abhAva athavA usakI vRddhi ke prati udAsInatA mUladhana khokara daridra banane ke samAna hai| jisa satkRtya se tIrthaMkara gotra bhI ba~dhatA hai aise prabhAvazAlI satkRtya kA anAdara karane vAle loka apane baiThane kI DAlI ko hI kATate haiN| 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 haiN| prazna 54 - zrI jinapUjAdi kArya karanA 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 siddha karane ke lie aneka dRSTAnta hai| jaise - . (1) zrI bharatarAjA ko kevalajJAna prApta hone ke bAda bhI yeza yadalanA par3A, to kyA aisA kiye binA kevalajJAna vApisa calA jAne vAlA thA? nahIM, para vyavahAra yanAe rakhane ke lie gRhastha kA veza utAranA par3A aura muniveza dhAraNa karanA pdd'aa| (2) sAdha barasate meha meM apane sthAna para Ave, parantu akelI strI vAle sthAna para na ruke| mArga calate samaya dUsarA rAstA na mile to sAdhu harI duba para paira rakhakara cale, parantu strI ke sparza se bace kyoMki yaha loka-vyavahAra se viruddha hai| (3) keyalI 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 bhaga 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 jIvahiMsA to samAna hI hai| ___(5) zrI mahAvIra paramAtmA nizvita rUpa se jAnate the ki donoM sAdhu mareMge para vyavahAra-pAlana ke lie unhoMne bolane se inkAra kiyaa| (6) zrAvaka nirantara Arambha-parigraha meM baiThA huA hai aura aneka jIvoM ko kaSTa pahu~cAtA hai| phira bhI corI kI vastu lenA, usake lie yogya nhiiN| isakA kAraNa yahI to hai ki lokavyavahAra kA lopa na ho| ___(7) zrI vIraparamAtmA jAnate the ki - 'mere roga kI sthiti paka gaI hai, ata: aya yaha miTa jAyegA' parantu vyavahAra ke lie tathA anya sAdhuoM ko yaha batalAne ke liye ki auSadhi sevana se lAbha hotA hai, prabhu ne bhI -! 36F
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________________ auSadhi grahaNa kii| (8) zrI mallinAthasvAmI avedI the, parantu loka-vyavahAra ko mAnya rakhane ke lie ve striyoM ke sAtha hI baitthte| (9) rAga se yacane ke lie sAdhu ko cAturmAsa ke sivAya akAraNa eka sthAna para eka mahIne se adhika nahIM rahanA cAhie parantu jo moharAga ba~dhane kA hotA hai to rahanemi kI taraha eka ghar3I meM bhI ya~dha sakatA hai| phira bhI eka mahIne se adhika rahane para hI vyavahAra kA bhaMga ginA jAtA hai, anyathA nhiiN| isa prakAra vyavahAramArga-pradhAnatA ke anya bhI saikar3oM udAharaNa haiN| zrAvaka kA zuddha vyavahAra rAtribhojana Adi kA tyAga haiN| jo isa vyavahAra ko tor3ate haiM ve svayaM bhI avazya tatkAla naSTa ho jAte haiM aura jo zuddha vyavahAra ko aMgIkAra karate haiM, ve mokSaphala prApta karate haiN| prazna 55 - yAraha varSIya duSkAla par3ane ke samaya sAyadyAcAryoM ne upadeza dekara mUrtipUjA karayAnA prArambha kiyA hai, usake pahale to kucha thA hI nahIM, aisA kaI kahate haiN| kyA yaha ThIka hai? uttara- zrI mahAvIra svAmI kI bIsavIM paTTa-paramparA meM zrI skandilAcArya hue aura unake samaya meM bAraha varSIya duSkAla par3A thaa| aba jo unake bAda hue AcAryoM ne mUrtipUjA calAI ho to zrI devarddhigaNI kSamAzramaNa to bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sattAIsavIM paTTa-paramparA meM hue haiM; ataH unako bhI sAvadhAcAryoM meM zAmila karanA par3egA aura usa samaya anya saikar3oM AcAryoM ne ekatra 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 haiN| aura mUrti ke sAmane rakhA huA anna Adi sAdhu ke kAma nahIM AtA, 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 gyaa| __sAkSAt sarasvatI Adi tathA anya devI-devatA jo hara samaya jina mahAtmAoM kI sevA meM upasthita rahate the, aise zAsanapremI dhurandhara AcAryoM ko svArthI mA ga tathA Aja-kala ke nirbuddhi puruSoM ko ni:svArthI kahanA kitanA asaMgata hai? lAkhoM varSoM se vidyamAna mUrtiyA~ tathA hajAroM varSa pUrva likhita pustakeM aprAmANika evaM Adhunika managhar3anta kalpanAe~ prAmANika, 137
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________________ aisA to kaise mAna sakate hai ? 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 tInoM avasthAoM kA AropaNa karane meM AtA hai| usake lie saikar3oM sUtroM ke AdhAra haiM, jinameM se kitane hI sUtroM ke nAma mAtra nIce diye jAte haiN| ina sUtroM tathA inake racanAkAroM kI prAmANikatA meM kisI meM do mata nahIM haiN| (1) zrI tattvArthasUtra tathA anya pA~ca sau prakaraNa ke racayitA dasa pUrvadhara vAcakazekhara zrI umAsyAtijI mahArAja dvArA racita pUjAprakaraNa | (2) caudaha pUvaghara tathA zrI vIrabhagavAn ke chaThe paTTadhara zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI kRta Avazyaka niryukti| ( 3 ) dasa pUrvadhara zrI vajrasyAmIkRta pratiSThAkalpa | (4) zrI pAdaliptAcArya kRta pratiSThAkalpa | (5) zrI bappabhaTTasUri kRta prtisstthaaklp| . (6) caudaha sau caMvAlIsa granthoM ke kartA zrI haribhadasUrikRta pUjA paMcAzaka / (7) inhIM mahApuruSa dvArA racita zrI SoDazaka / (8) inhI mahApuruSa dvArA racita zrI lalitavistarA / (9) inhIM mahApuruSa dvArA racita zrI shraavkprjnypti| (10) zrI zAlibhadrasUri kRta caityavaMdana bhASya | (11) zrI zAMtisUri kRta caityavandana bRhad bhASya / (12) zrI devendrasUri kRta laghu caityavandana bhASya / (13) zrI dharmaghoSasUrijI kRta saMghAcAravRtti / (14) zrI saMghadAsagaNi kRta vyavahAra bhASya / (15) zrI bRhatkalpa bhASya aura usakI zrI malayagirisUri kRta vRtti| ( 16 ) zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke hastadIkSita ziSya avadhijJAnI zrI dharmadAsagaNi kSamAzramaNa kRta upadezamAlA / (17) jinake vidvattApUrNa granthoM se vartamAna vizva bhI cakita ho gayA hai, aise kalikAlasarvajJa biruda dhAraNa karane vAle zrI hemacandrAcArya kRta zrI yogazAstra / (18) unhIM dvArA racita zrI triSaSTizalAkApuruSacaritra | ( 19 ) pUrvadharaviracita zrI prathamAnuyoga / (20) pUrva ciraMtanasUri kRta zrI zrAddhadinakRtya sUtra / ( 21 ) zrI varddhamAnasUri kRta zrI AcAra dinakara 138 A
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________________ (22) zrI ratnazekhara sUrikRta zrI shraaddhvidhi| (23) zrI ratnazekhara sUrikRta zrI AcAra prdiip| (24) kakkasUrikRta zrI navapada prkrnn| (25) zrI jinabhadragaNi kSamAzramaNa kRta zrI vizeSAvazyaka mhaabhaassy| (26) malladhArI zrI hemacandrAcArya viracita mahAbhASya vRtti (27) malladhArI zrI hemacandrAcAryakRta pusspmaalaa| (28) zrI abhayadevasUrikRta pNcaashkvRtti| (29) zrI jnyaataasuutr| (30) zrI ThANAMga suutr| (31) zrI rAthapaseNI suutr| (32) zrI jIvAbhigama suutr| (33) zrI mahappatyAkhyAna suutr| (34) zrI mahAnizItha suutr| (35) zrI devasundarasUrikRta sAmAcArI prkrnn| (36) zrI somasundarasUrikRta sAmAcArI prkrnn| (37) zrI jinapatisUrikRta sAmAcArI prkrnn| (38) zrI abhayadevasUrikRta sAmAcArI prkrnn| (39) zrI jinaprabhasUrikRta sAmAcArI prkrnn| isa prakAra saikar3oM AcAryoM ke prAmANika granthoM ke AdhAra para mUrtipUjA kI jAtI hai| aba inameM se kaunase AcAryoM ko sAvadhAcArya kahA jAya? kadAcit aisA kahA jAya ki - 'pUrvadharoM ke samaya meM jJAna kaNThastha 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 980 varSa pazcAt zrI devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNAdi saikar3oM AcAryoM ne milakara eka karor3a se bhI adhika pustake bnaaii| usa samaya AcAryoM se paramparAgata prajJAna avicchinna sapa se pustakoM meM barAbara yathAtathya utArane meM AyA, usameM se bahuta se pratha, jo saikar3oM varSa pUrva ke likhe hue haiM, jJAna-bhaMDAroM meM maujUda haiN| usa samaya una AcAryoM ke koI pratipakSI hae hoM to unakI tarapha se bhI usa samaya kI likhI pustake pramANa rUpa meM maujUda honI cAhie, para aisA lagatA nahIM. to phira dharma ke -139
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________________ stambharUpa paMDita puruSoM aura unakI racanAoM kI avajJA karane se mahApApa ke bhAgI banane ke sivAya dUsarA kyA phala mila sakatA hai? prazna 56 - kaI loga kahate haiM ki zrI vIra saMyat 670 meM sAMcora gA~va meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI kI mUrti kI pratiSThA huI, usase pahale mUrti thI hI kahA~? uttara - isa kathana kA koI pramANa nhiiN| yadi aisA ho to lAkhoM varSa pUrva mUrtipUjA karane ke pATha, mUlasUtroM meM kahA~ se Aye? Aja bhI hajAroM tathA lAkhoM varSa ke mandira tathA mUrtiyA~ maujUda haiN| una mandiroM tathA mUrtiyoM kI prAcInatA kI aMgreja zodhakartA tathA anya dArzanika vidvAna bhI sAkSI dete haiN| prAcIna mandiroM aura mUrtiyoM ke lie kitane hI zAstrIya ullekha - (1) zrI Avazyaka mUla pATha meM 'vaggura' zrAvaka dvArA mallinAtha svAmIjI kA mandira purimatAla nagarI meM banavAne kA ullekha haiN| (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 mandira sahita jamIna meM daba gaI thI, kucha samaya pUrva pragaTa huI hai| jamIna ke andara se mandira nikalA hai| pratyakSa ke lie pramANa kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| A~khoM se dekhakara jJAta kara lenA ki vaha tIrtha prAcIna hai athavA arvAcIna? loga ise mANikyasyAmI kI pratimA bhI kahate haiM aura vaha devAdhiSThita hai| (4) rAdhanapura ke pAsa meM zrI zaMkhesvara gA~va meM zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthajI kI 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 thaa| 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 pArzvanAthajI kI mUrti dakSiNa deza meM AkolA ke pAsa aMtarikSajI tIrtha meM vidyamAna hai| (8) isa caubIsI ke zrI neminAtha bhagavAna ke zAsana ke 2222 varSa pazcAt gaur3a dezavAsI ASAr3ha nAma ke zrAvaka ne tIna pratimAe~ bhrvaaii| unameM se eka khambhAta meM zrI --140
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________________ stambhana pArzvanAtha kI, dUsarI pATaNa zahara meM tathA tIsarI pATaNa ke pAsa meM cArUpa gA~va meM aba vidyamAna haiN| usa para nimnAnusAra lekha hai - "namostIrthakRte tIrthe, varSaddhika ctussttye| ASADhazrAvako gaur3o kArayet pratimA trayam / / " ityAdi, isa hisAba se ye pratimAe~ lagabhaga 5,86,744 varSa purAnI haiN| (9) mAravAr3a meM nAMdiyA gA~va meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI maujUda the, taba unakI mUrti sthApita kI huI hai, jisako jIvitasvAmI kahate haiN| (10) kAThivAr3a meM zrI mahuvA gA~va meM zrI mahAvIra svAmI vicarate the, usa samaya kI bharavAI huI unakI pratimA hai| (11) jodhapura ke pAsa osiyA nagara meM zrI vIra nirvANa ke 70 varSa pazcAt sthApita kI huI zrI mahAvIra bhagavAna kI mUrti zrI ratnaprabhasUri dvArA pratiSThita kI huI hai, jise 2453 varSa ho gye| 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 mandira vIra saMvat 23 meM banavAyA huA hai, jisako Aja DhAI hajAra varSa ho gaye haiN|' (14) bIkAnera meM zrI cintAmaNi pArzvanAthajI ke mandira meM, caubIsa sau tathA usase bhI adhika varSoM purAnI saikar3oM pratimAe~ haiN| (15) sara kaniMgahAma kI svayaM kI 'ArkiyolaoNjikala riporTa meM mathurA meM prApta huI kitanI hI mUrtiyoM ke lekha pragaTa hue haiM jinakI nakaleM zrI 'tattva-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 pratimAe~ mAravAr3a, gujarAta ke aneka gA~voM meM maujUda haiN| punaH isake atirikta nimnalikhita sthaloM para aneka prAcIna pratimAe~ vidyamAna haiN| (17) zrI ghoghA meM zrI navakhaMDA paarshvnaath| (18) zrI phalaudI meM zrI phalavRddhi paarshvnaath| (19) zrI bhoyaNI meM zrI mallinAthajI bhgvaan| (20) zrI AbU ke mandiroM meM aneka prAcIna pratimAe~ haiN| (21) zrI kumArapAla rAjA dvArA banavAyA huA zrItAraMgAjI tIrtha kA gaganacumbI 141
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________________ jinAlaya aura usameM virAjamAna zrI ajitanAtha svAmI kI vizAlakAya bhavya muurti| (22) zrI varakANA meM varakANA paarshvnaath| (23) zrI siddhAcalajI para hajAroM mandira evaM bimb| (24) zrI giranArajI para mandira aura saikar3oM prtimaaeN| (25) zrI sammetazikharajI para rahe aneka jinpraasaad| aura bhI aneka zrI jinamAndara tathA mUrtiyA~ sthAna-sthAna para zrI jinapUjA kI prAcInatA evaM zAstrIyatA kA jIvita pramANa detI haiN| yadi mUrtipUjA kA niSedha hotA, to uparyukta jinamandiroM ke pIche karor3oM rupayoM kA kharca kaise hotA? sUtroM meM kisI sthAna para bhI zrI jinapUjA kA niSedha nahIM hai aura sthAna sthAna para zrI jinapUjA kI AjJA hai| "se kiM taM udAsagadasAo? uyAsagadasAsu NaM udAsayANa NagarAI ujjANAiMceiAiMyaNakhaMDArAthANo ammApitharo samosaraNAiMdhammAyariyA dhammakahAo ihaloiyaparaloitha iddiyisesaa|" 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 haiN| zrAvaka Ananda Adi bAraha vratadhArI, dRDha dharmaniSTha zrAvaka the| zrI uttarAdhyayana ke 28 veM adhyayanAnusAra samyaktva ke ATha AcAroM kA unhoMne sevana kiyA hai| usameM sAta kSetra bhI A jAte haiM kyoMki AcAroM meM sArmika vAtsalya tathA prabhAvanA ye do AcAra bhI kahe haiN| sAdharmika vAtsalya meM sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikA - ye cAra kSetra jAnane tathA prabhAvanA meM zrI jinabiMba, zrI jinamandira tathA zAstra - ye tIna gine jAte haiN| Ananda, kAmadevAdi zrAvakoM ke atirikta pradezI rAjA ne bhI zrI jinamandira banavAye prazna 56 - pahale asaMkhya varSoM kI pratimAe~ hone kA kahA hai parantu pudgala kI sthiti itane varSoM kI na hone se kisa prakAra pratimAe~ sthira raha sakatI haiM? uttara - zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM pudgala kI jo sthiti batAI hai, vaha sAmAnya se svAbhAvika sthiti batAI hai parantu jisakI deva rakSA karate haiM ve to asaMkhya varSa taka raha sakate haiM; jaise zrI jaMyuddhIpa prajJapti sUtra meM likhA haiM ki - "bharatacakravartI digvijaya kara RSabhakUTa pahAr3a para pUrva meM ho cuke aneka cakravartiyoM ke nAma miTAkara unhoMne apanA nAma likhaa|" aba soco ki "bharata cakravartI ke pahale aThAraha kor3A-kor3I mAgaropama bharatakSetra meM -142
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________________ dharma kA viraha rahA hai, to itane asaMkhya kAla taka manuSya likhita nAma rahe yA nahIM? avazya rhe| to phira zaMkhezvara pArzvanAtha Adi kI mUrtiyA~ devatA kI sahAyatA se raheM, isameM kyA Azcarya haiM? RSabhakUTa Adi 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 kahanA hai ki - mUrti pRthvIkAya jIva nahIM hai; nirjIva vastu hai| anupama devabhakti ke dvArA use asaMkhya varSoM taka bhI rakhA jA sakatA hai, kyoMki jaina zAstrAnusAra kisI bhI pudgala dravya kA anantakAla taka bhI sarvathA nAza nahIM hotaa| arthAt dravya kI apekSA sabhI pudgala zAzvata haiM; paryAya kI apekSA azAzvata haiN| jaise parvata meM se patthara kA eka 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 caahie| punaH zrI jaMyuddhIpa-prajJapti meM avasarpiNI kAla ke pahale Are 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 dIrghikAoM se zrI jaMbUdvIpa kI zobhA ho rahI hai|" soco ki pahale Are meM ye bAvar3iyA~ Adi kahA~ se AI? isa bharatakSetra meM nau kor3Akor3I sAgaropama se to yugalika rahate the| yugalika to bAvar3iyA~ Adi banAte nahIM haiM, ataH yadi ve zAzvata nahIM haiM, to phira unheM kisane banAyA? .. jisa prakAra se bAvar3iyA~ asaMkhya varSoM se kAyama rahIM to phira devatAoM kI sahAyatA se mUrtiyA~ bhI kAyama kaise na raheM? prazna 57 - caitya zabda kA vAstavika artha kyA hai? uttara - zrI sudharmAsvAmI ke paramparAgata AcAryoM ne 'caitya' zabda kA jo artha likhA hai vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra dvArA kathita hai| parama upakArI kalikAlasarvajJa zrImad hemacandrAcArya ne apane, 'anekArthasaMgraha' meM isa prakAra artha kiyA hai| 'caityaM jinaukastayiyaM, caityo jinasabhAtalA' artha- caitya kahane se (1) jinamandira (2) jinapratimA (3) jinarAja kI sabhA kA cautarAbaMdha vRkSA isake sivAya dUsarA artha zAstra meM nahIM hai tathA hotA bhI nhiiN| amarakoza athavA anya koI bhI kozagrantha 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 huA hai, vahA~ vahA~ dUsarA artha lAgU ho hI nahIM sktaa| -[143 143
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________________ prazna 58 - 'caitya' zabda kA artha kitane hI 'sAdhu' athavA 'jJAna' karate haiN| kyA yaha ucita hai? uttara - 'caitya' kA artha 'sAdhu' yA 'jJAna' kisI prakAra nahIM ho sakatA tathA zAkha ke sambandha meM vaha artha upayukta bhI nhiiN| sAdhu kI jagaha tamAma sUtroM meM "sAhu yA sAhuNI yA" "bhikkhu yA bhikSuNI yA" aisA kahA hai, para - "caityaM yA caityAni yaa|" aisA to kahIM bhI nahI kahA hai tathA bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke caudaha hajAra sAdhu the, aisA kahA hai, para 'caudaha hajAra caitya the', aisA nahIM khaa| isa prakAra anya sabhI tIrthaMkaroM, gaNadharoM, AcAryoM 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 lie nArI jAti meM kaunasA zabda usameM se nikala skegaa| kAraNa ki caitya zabda strIliMga meM bolA nahIM jaataa| zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM (1) arihanta, (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 arihanta 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| "arihanta'' aisA artha bhI saMbhava nahIM kyoMki - "arihanta' bhI prathama sAkSAt zabda meM kahA huA hai| 'caitya' zabda kA artha 'jJAna' karanA, yaha bhI sarvathA asatya hai kyoMki zrI naMdIsatrAdi meM jahA~-jahA~ pA~ca prakAra ke jJAna kA adhikAra hai vahA~-vahA~ - "nANaM paMcayiMha paNNattA" aisA kahA hai para - / "ceiyaM paMcayiMha pnnnnttN|" aisA to kahIM nahIM likhaa| tathA usakA nAma matijJAna, zrutajJAna, avadhijJAna, mana:paryavajJAna tathA kevalajJAna kahA hai para maticaitya, zrutacaitya athavA kevalacaitya ityAdi kisI jagaha nahIM likhA tathA usa jJAna ke svAmI ko matijJAnI, zrutajJAnI, kevalajJAnI ityAdi zabdoM se paricita karavAyA hai na ki maticaityI, zrutacaityI athavA kevalacaityI zabdoM se| kisI ko jAtismaraNajJAna utpanna huA to use 'jAtismaraNajJAna' huA, aisA kahA hai para 'jAtismaraNacaitya' utpanna huA, aisA nahIM likhaa| -----[144
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________________ zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM jaMghAcAraNa- vidyAcAraNa muniyoM ke adhikAra meM '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 / ata: vaha artha galata haiN| punaH zrI naMdIzvaradvIpa meM arUpI jJAna kA dhyAna karane ke lie 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 dRSTAnta - (1) zrI praznavyAkaraNa ke Astrava dvAra meM caitya zabda kA artha 'mUrti' kiyA hai| (2) zrI uvavAI sUtrameM 'puNNabhadda ceie hotthaa|' yahAM caitya kA artha mandira aura mUrti kahA gayA hai| (3) zrI uvavAI sUtrameM 'bahave arihanta ceiyAiM / ' yahA~ bhI mandira aura mUrti kA artha kahA gayA hai| (4) zrI bhadrabAhu svAmIne zrI vyavahAra sUtra kI cUlikA meM dravyaliMgI "caitya sthApanA'' karane laga jAyeMge, vahA~ "mUrti kI sthApanA" karane laga jAyeMge, aisA artha kiyA gayA hai| (5) zrI jJAtA sUtra, zrI upAsakadazAMga sUtra, zrI vipAka sUtra meM 'puNNabhaha ceie|' kahakara pUrNabhadrayakSa kI mUrti va mandira kA artha kahA gayA hai| (6) aMtagaDadazAMga sUtra meM bhI jahA~ yakSa kA caitya kahA gayA hai, vahA~ usakA bhAvArtha mandira yA mUrti batAyA hai| prazna 59 - kaunase sUtra meM tIrthayAtrA kA vidhAna hai? aura usase kyA lAbha hotA hai? uttara - tIrtha do prakAra ke hai / (1) jaMgama tIrtha yAnI caturvidha saMgha aura (2) sthAvara tIrtha - yAnI zrI zatruMjaya, giranAra, nandIzvara, aSTApada, AbU, sammetazikhara Adi - jinakI yAtrA jaMghAcAraNa munivara bhI karate haiM, aisA zrI bhagavatIjI sUtra meM pharamAyA hai| zrI gautamasvAmIjI bhI aSTApada para gaye the| karmazatru ko jItane vAlA, aisA jo zatruMjaya parvata hai, vahA~ se ananta jIva mokSa gaye haiM, aisA zrI jJAtA sUtra meM kahA gayA hai| zrI AcArAMga sUtra meM dUsare zrutaskandha meM nimnAMkita tIrthabhUmi batAI hai| jammAbhiseya-nikskhamaNa-caraNa nANuppAyaniyANe | diyalo abhavaNamaMdaranaMdIsarabhomanayaresu ||1|| aTThAvayamujjite gayaggapayae ya dhammacakke ya / * 145
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________________ pAsarahAvattanagaM camaruppAyaM ca yaMdAmi ||2|| "tIrthaMkaradeva ke janmAbhiSeka kI bhUmi, dIkSA lene kI bhUmi, kevalajJAna utpatti kI bhUmi, nirvANa-bhUmi, devaloka ke siddhAyatana, bhuvanapatiyoM ke siddhAyatana, nandIzvara 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 Avazyakaniryukti meM pharamAte hai ki zrI tIrthaMkara devoM kA jahA~ janma, dIkSA, kevalajJAna, nirvANa nizcita rUpa se huA ho, usa bhUmi ke sparza se samyaktva dRr3ha hotA hai| zrI mahAvIra svAmI ke hastadIkSita ziSya, avadhijJAna ko dhAraNa karane vAle zrI dharmadAsa gaNI zrI upadezamAlA prakaraNa meM kahate haiM ki zrAvaka jinarAja ke pA~coM kalyANakoM ke sthAna para yAtrA ke liye jAveM / sthAvara tIrtha kI yAtrA se antaHkaraNa kI zuddhi hotI hai| zrI mahAkalpa sUtra meM tIrthayAtrA ke uttama phala kA varNana hai| yadyapi apane rahane ke sthAna para bhI mandira hote haiM, para tIrthayAtrA meM usakI apekSA vizeSa lAbha hotA haiM kyoMki ghara para to vyApAra, rojagAra, sage-sambandhI Adi 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 sAdharmika bandhu 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| tIrthabhUmi para zrI tIrthaMkara, zrI gaNadhara tathA anya uttamottama vyaktiyoM kA nirvANa huA hai ataH ye yAda Ate haiM aura unakA guNAnuvAda karane kA uttama prasaMga milatA hai| yaha buddhi nirmala hone kA eka vizeSa sAdhana hai tathA pUjya puruSa jisa rAha para calakara guNavAna hue, 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 guNoM ko pragaTa karane ke aneka sAdhana prApta hone se usameM 146
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________________ prayatnazIla banA jA sakatA hai| jisa-jisa 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, ekAnta meM baiThakara AtmA tathA jar3a ke vibhAga tathA donoM meM rahane vAlI bhinnatA kA vicAra karate haiM, dharmadhyAna meM tallIna banate haiM aura zukladhyAnAdi kiyA jA sake, usake lie abhyAsa karate adhika zuddhi kA dUsarA kAraNa bhI yaha hai ki uttama manuSyoM ke zarIra ke pudgalaparamANu vahA~ phaile hue haiN| ve saba uttama hote haiN| jaba bhI kSapaka zreNI karane kI icchA ho taba vajraRSabhanArAca saMghayaNa kI parama AvazyakatA hai| usake binA uttama dhyAna ho hI nahIM sktaa| isase pudgala kI sahAyatA bhI Avazyaka hai| jina vyaktiyoM kI mukti nikaTa meM hotI hai, aise uttama puruSoM ke zarIra meM dhyAna ko puSTa karane vAle pudgala ekatra ho cuke hote haiN| aba ve to nirvANa ko prApta ho cuke haiM, parantu unake ve pudgala unakI nirvANabhUmi meM bikhare hue hote haiN| 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 pudgaloM 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 pudgaloM kA hI sadbhAva hai| isa prakAra ghara kI apekSA tIrthayAtrA meM kaI guNA lAbha prApta hotA hai aura dharmadhyAna nirvina evaM sugama bana jAtA hai| prazna 60 - bhagavAna kI pUjA, pUjaka ko hitakArI hai phira bhI cintAmaNi ratna kI taraha usakA phala turanta kyoM prApta nahIM hotA? uttara - isa viSaya meM dIrghadRSTi se vicAra karane kI jarUrata hai| pratyeka vastu ko jisa kAla meM phalane kA hotA hai, vaha usa kAla meM phalatI hai| kahAvata hai ki . 'jaldabAjI se Ama nahIM pkte|' 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 hotI hai| vanaspati. phala, phUla bhI ekadama nahIM pkte| cakravartI rAjA, indradevatA pramukha kI, kI huI sevA tatkAla nahIM, para samaya Ane 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 asara -[147
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________________ karatI hai| pArA siddha karane meM bahuta samaya lagatA hai| isa prakAra sabhI kArya apanI-apanI avadhi pUrI hone para hI phala dete haiN| isI prakAra isa bhava meM bhAvasahita kI huI dravyapUjA kA mahAn puNya bhavAntara meM bhogA jA sakatA hai tathA sAmAnya pUjA kA sAmAnya puNya to kadAcit isa janma meM bhI bhogA jA sakatA hai| uttama phala dene vAle kAryoM meM jJAnI puruSoM ko jaldabAjI yA cintAtura nahIM honA caahie| cintAmaNi ratna Adi se milane vAlA phala, pUjA ke phala kI tulanA meM kisI ginatI meM nhiiN| vaha to tuccha phala dene vAlA hai tathA vaha parabhava meM nahIM para isa manuSya bhava meM hI jo adhikatara alpa samaya ke lie hotA hai, usI meM phala detA hai| parantu pUjA se upArjita puNya kA phala bahuta bar3A hone se adhika samaya meM bhogane yogya hotA hai| vaha dIrghakAlIna 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 manuSyazarIra rogI evaM zIghra nAzavAn hone se use bhogate hue mRtyu ho jAne se vaha puNya rUpI DorI bIca meM hI TUTa jAtI hai tathA usa bIca mauta rUpI mahAduHkha bhoganA par3atA hai jisakI tulanA meM anya koI duHkha vizeSa bhayaMkara nhiiN| aise bar3e puNya kA phala bhogate hue bIca 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 apanI apAra daulata kA bhoga kara sakegA? kabhI nhiiN| usa dhana kA bhoga karane ke lie bhavya mahala - havelI usa sthAna para banavAnI pdd'egii| aisA karane meM usa purAnI jhoMpar3I kA avazya nAza karanA hI pdd'egaa| jhoMpar3I kI taraha tuccha manuSya kA yaha zarIra hai aura karor3oM kI daulata rupI usa pUjA kA mahApuNya hai| jaise jhoMpar3I meM baiThe-baiThe vaha puruSa apAra dhana kA bhoga nahIM kara sakatA, vaise hI isa kSaNabhaMgura rogI, mAnava-deha meM rahA huA jIva mahApuNya kA phala nahIM bhoga sktaa| vaha puruSa jaise jhoMpar3I chor3a kara AlizAna mahala banAkara vaibhava kI sAmagrI juTAtA hai, vaise hI jIva bhI apane alpakAlIna jhoMpaDI-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 mUlyavAna vastu lambe samaya taka bhogate rahane para bhI naSTa nahIM hotI, vaise zrI jinapUjAdi zubha kAryoM se upArjita 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 bhI ba~dha jina-pUjA se hotA hai| -48
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________________ prazna 61 - sUryAbha deyatA ne zrI mahAvIra bhagavAna ke pAsa nATaka karane ko kahA, taba prabhu mauna kyoM rahe? yaha sAyadya kArya thA isaliye na? uttara - usa samaya sUryAbhadeva ne kyA kahA, usa viSaya meM zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra ke nIce ke pATha para dhyAna do| "ahaNNaM bhaMte! devANuppiyANaM bhattipuyyayaMgoyamAINaM samaNANaM niggaMyANaM yattIsasaibaddhaM naTTavihiM uyadaMsemiA" "he bhagavan! maiM Apake sAmane bhaktipUrvaka gautamAdi zramaNa nirmanthoM 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 mahAvivekI bhagavAn ke javAba ke binA kArya kA Arambha nahIM krtaa| jaise koI naukara kisI kArya ke lie AjJA pAne hetu apane svAmI se prazna kare, phira bhI AjJA ke rUpa meM javAba prApta kiye binA vaha naukara yadi kArya zurU kara de to vaha mahA avivekI aura AjJA kA ullaMghana karane vAlA hI ginA jaayegaa| parama samyaktvavAn sUryAbha ko aisA kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai? bhakti kI icchA pragaTa karane ke vAkya meM mauna rahane se, AjJA hI samajhI jAtI hai aura manA karanA ho tabhI bolane kI AvazyakatA rahatI hai| jaise zrAvaka guru ke pAsa Akara icchA vyakta karatA hai ki - 'he gurujI! maiM ApakI bhaktipUrvaka vandanA kruuN|' aba yadi guru kahate haiM ki - "hA~, kro|" to isase svayaM ke mukha se hI svayaM ko vandana karane kA kahane se guru mAnalobhI kahalAtA hai aura yadi 'nA' kahe to guruvandana kA kArya sAvadha 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 lie 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 - "sAdhu kI isa kArya meM anumati hone se mujhe nahIM rokate' aura phalasvarUpa vaha mArane laga jaaegaa| 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 jAnakara yogya vartana karate haiM, to phira jagadguru sarvajJa bhagavAna athavA gautamasvAmI mahArAja 4149
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________________ Adi nATaka - pUjA ko sAvadya samajhate to kyA usakA niSedha nahIM karate ? " bhaktipUrvaka" zabda zAstrakAroM ne kAma meM liyA hai isase sUryAbhadeva kI bhakti pradhAna hai aura bhaktikA phala zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 29 veM 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 bhagavAna tathA dUsare sUtrakAroM ne bhI isa kArya meM bhakti kA samAveza kiyA hai aura isI kAraNa usakA niSedha nahIM kiyaa| agara mauna rahane kA artha niSedha 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 vandana kiyA, aparAdhoM kI kSamA mAMgI tathA bArahaveM zataka meM bhI aisA ullekha hai ki bhagavAna ke mukha se zaMkhajI zrAvaka kI prazaMsA sunakara zrAvakoM ne unakI khUba vandanA kI tathA bahuta se zrAvakoM ne unase kSamAyAcanA kii| ina donoM prasaMgoM para bhagavAna cupa rahe / yadi bhagavAna ke mauna ke kAraNa ina kAryoM ko unakI AjJA ke viruddha kahoge to yaha bAta koI nahIM sviikaaregaa| kyoMki - "bhagavAna ne saba kucha jAnate hue bhI zrAvakoM kI prazaMsA kyoM kI tathA vandana karate hue zrAvakoM ko kyoM nahIM rokA? aisA prazna khar3A hogA / zrI jIyAbhigama, zrI bhagavatIjI tathA zrIThANAMgasUtra meM devatAgaNa zrI nandIzvara 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 bhagavAna se kahA, taba bhagavAna ne unakI prazaMsA kI hai| zrI jJAtAsUtra Adi meM kahA hai ki zrI pArzvanAthajI kI aneka sAdhviyA~ cAritravirodhI, 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 bhagavAna ne pharamAyA ki - "isa nATaka kI bhakti karake unhoMne ekAvatArIpane ko prApta kiyA hai| " kitane hI kahate hai 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 AcArAMga sUtra ke dUsare zrutaskandha meM kahA hai ki - "jANaM yA no jANaM yadejjA" - arthAt - sAdhu jAnatA ho to bhI kahe ki maiM nahIM jAnatA hU~, athavA maiMne nahIM dekhA, aisA hI khe| zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke AThaveM zataka ke pahale uddeza meM likhA hai ki - "saccamaNappaogapariNayA... mosayayAppa ogapariNayA" 150
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________________ arthAt - mRgApRcchAdi meM mana meM to satya hai aura vacana meM mithyA hai| zrI sUthagaDAMga sUtra ke AThaveM adhyayana meM bhagavAna pharamAte haiM ki - "sAdiyaM Na musaM yUyA, esa dhamme yusImao" mRgApRcchAdi binA asatya na bole, yaha saMyamiyoM kA dharma hai| arthAt usa samaya asatya bhASA bole, aisI prabhu kI AjJA hai| prazna 62 - jJAna kI mahattA vizeSa hai yA kriyA kI? uttara - jJAna ke binA satya-asatya kA patA nahIM cltaa| jJAna ke binA jagat kA svarUpa samajha meM nahIM aataa| jJAna ke abhAva meM deva, guru aura dharma ke lakSaNoM kI pahicAna nahIM hotii| jJAna ke binA dharmakriyAyeM aMdhakriyAoM kI bhA~ti alpa phala dene vAlI hotI haiN| zaddha jJAna rahita kriyA to kevala ajJAna kaSTa hai| usase uccagati prApta nahIM kI jA sakatI kyoMki jamAlI, gozAlaka Adi ne kriyA pUrI pAlI. unake samAna dayA kauna pAla sakatA thA? phira bhI bhagavAna kI AjJAviruddha pravRtti hone se ve saMsAra kA kSaya nahIM kara ske| jo ekAnta kriyA se bar3A svAMga racakara, guru banakara saMsAra ko Thagate haiM, unheM socanA cAhie ki jamAlI Adi ke sAmane unakI kriyA kisa anupAta meM hai ? mithyAtva rUpa se kI huI kriyA ke dvArA devagati Adi ke sukha bhale hI mileM, para usase saMsAra-bhramaNatA kama nahIM hotI. jaMgala meM rahane vAle, hAtha meM hI bhojana karane vAle, mahAn kaSToM ko sahana karane vAle, nagna ghUmane vAle, vratadhArI aura tapasvI mithyAtvI RSi-muniyoM ke barAbara kA vartamAna meM koI lakSAMza bhAga bhI kriyA pAlana karate hue dikhAI nahIM detA, to kevala kriyA pakSa vAloM ko to aise hI guru ko dhAraNa karanA caahie| zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki "karor3oM varSoM taka paMcAgni tapa-japa karake ajJAnI kriyAvAdI, AtmA kI jo zuddhi nahIM kara sakatA, utanI Atmazuddhi jJAnI manuSya eka zvAsocchvAsa mAtra meM karatA haiN|" zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM pharamAyA hai ki-"kriyA se bhraSTa huA jJAnI, AMzika virAdhaka hai aura sarva se ArAdhaka hai; jabaki jJAna se bhraSTa kriyA karane vAlA AMzika ArAdhaka hai, para sarvataH virAdhaka hai|" isalie 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 nhiiN| ataH zuddha jJAnapUrvaka kI huI kriyA hI saMsAra se pAra utArane meM samartha hai, aisA samajhakara samyagjJAna kA upArjana karane ke lie udyama karanA caahie| -151
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________________ parantu yaha dhyAna meM rakhanA ki jJAna, dayA-pAlana ke lie haiM, dayA ko eka ora rakhane ke lie nahIM / dayA athavA dayA ko lAne vAlI kriyA, isakI hI yadi kImata nahIM kareM, to isake lie prApta jJAna kI bhI kIMmata kucha nahIM hai| duniyA meM jIne kI kImata hai, isalie khAne kI kImata hai / yadi jIne kI kImata na hotI to ise banAye rakhane ke lie khAne kI bhI kabhI koI kImata nahIM ho sakatI / isI prakAra dayA kI kImata hai aura isIlie dayA ko lAne vAle jJAna kI kImata hai / tapa kI kImata hai isIlie tapa kI mahimA samajhAne vAle jJAna kI kImata hai / zrI jinapUjA kImatI hai isIlie zrI jina aura unakI pUjA kA prabhAva samajhAne vAle jJAna kI kImata hai / isase viparIta samajhAne vAle jJAna kI kIMmata, jainazAsana meM phUTI kaur3I 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 upAyoM ko samajhAne vAlA jJAna bhI utanA hI mahAn hai| jo jJAna mokSa evaM mokSamArga se vimukha kare, bhayavRddhi ke mArga para le jAye, tapa, saMyama tathA jinapUjAdi sad anuSThAnoM se AtmA ko vaMcita rakhe, 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 hajAragunA acchA hai| samyagjJAnI kI chatrachAyA meM rahane vAle ajJAnI yA alpajJAnI kA mokSa hotA haiM, parantu mithyAjJAnI kI siddhi zAstrakAroM ne kahIM nahIM batAI hai| samyagjJAna jIva ko jinapUjAdi zubha kAryoM meM lagAtA hai, isalie usa jJAna kI vRddhi hetu tanator3a prayAsa karanA samyagdRSTi AtmAoM kA parama kartavya hai| prazna 63 - draupadI ne pUrva bhava meM galata kArya kie the, ataH usakI pUjA kaise mAnya kI jAya? uttara - gata janma meM kiye gaye kukarmoM ke anusAra vartamAna janma kA mUlyAMkana kiyA jAya, taba to aneka mahApuruSoM ne bhI apane pUrva bhavoM meM aneka galata kArya kiye haiM, ataH Apake niyamAnusAra to ve bhI pUjya nahIM gine jaayeNge| vartamAna guru Adi bhI vandanIya nahIM raheMge, kyoMki unhoMne bhI pUrva janma meM aneka aise kArya kie haiM, jisake phalasvarupa unheM bhI saMsAra-cakra meM bhramaNa karanA par3A hai aura unheM kAyakleza Adi mahAn vyathAe~ sahana karanI par3I haiN| yadi unhoMne eka mAtra zubha hI kArya kiye hote to unakA sthAna mukti meM hI hotA / pUrva janma kA vicAra to eka ora rahane deM, isa jIvana meM bhI unhoMne gRhastha jIvana meM 152
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________________ AjIvikA Adi ke aneka pApa kiye hoMge, ata: sabase pahale ve hI avandanIya bana jaaeNge| karma ke prabhAva se AtmA ko aneka viDambanAe~ sahana karanI par3atI haiM, ataH bhavacakra meM pUrva meM kie gae anucita kAryoM ke AdhAra para isa jIvana kA ekAntataH mUlyAMkana nahIM ho sakatA hai| prazna 64 - pA~ca pati karane vAlI draupadI ko zrAvikA kaise kaha sakate haiM? uttara - tIrthaMkara, vAsudeva, cakravartI tathA anya rAjA mahArAjA va zreSThiyoM ke hajAroM rAniyA~ va striyA~ hote hue bhI zAstrakAroM ne una svadArA santoSIjanoM ko parama samyagdRSTi zrAvaka ginA hai aura aneka to usI bhava meM mokSa meM bhI gae haiN| isa nyAya se draupadI ke dvArA pUrvakRta nidAna ke phalasvarUpa janasAkSI meM anAsakta bhAva se pA~ca puruSoM ke sAtha vivAha kiyA gayA thaa| isa kAraNa usake zIlavrata ko kisI prakAra kI hAni nahIM pahu~ca sakatI hai, kyoMki zAstrakAroM ne use mahAsatI kahA hai| nidAna ke phalasvarUpa draupadI kA dRSTAnta eka apavAda rUpa hone se anya striyA~ usakA anusaraNa nahIM kara sakatI haiN| prazna 65 - vivAha ke prasaMga meM yogya vara kI prApti ke lie draupadI ne kAmadeva kI pUjA kI hai, jinapratimA kI nahIM, kyA yaha bAta barAbara hai? uttara - socane kI bAta yaha hai ki mahAn RddhimAna, nirmala samyaktva ke svAmI aura ekAvatArI sUryAbhadeva ke dvArA kI gaI jinapratimA kI pUjAvidhi kA nirdeza draupadI kI pUjA ke adhikAra meM kiyA gayA hai| isase sUryAbhadeva samyagdRSTi hai, usI prakAra draupadI bhI samyagdRSTi hI siddha hotI hai tathA sUryAbhadeva ne jisa prakAra zrI jinamUrti kI satraha bheda se pUjA kI hai, usI prakAra se draupadI kI pUjA bhI satraha prakAra kI hai, aisA samajhanA cAhie / kyoMka samyagdRSTi kI aura mithyAdRSTi kI deva pUjAvidhi tathA bhAvanA meM bar3A antara hai / salAha sUcana vAle donoM vyakti samAnadharma kA pAlana karane vAle hoM, tabhI salAha dI jA sakatI hai, anyathA nahIM / draupadI ne kAmadeva Adi jaise mithyAtvIdeva kI pUjA kI hotI to usakI tulanA bhI mithyAtvI puruSa kI pUjA se kI jAtI, parantu yahA~ to sUryAbhadeva jaise dRr3ha samyaktvadhArI deva ke sAtha tulanA kI gaI hai to phira draupadI ko bhI samakitadhArI zrAvikA kahane meM kyA Apatti hai? yogya vara kI prApti ke lie draupadI ne pUjA kI hotI to usakI stuti bhI isa prakAra honI cAhie - 'he kAmadeva ! yadi ApakI sevA se khUbasUrata aura guNavAna vara milegA to amuka kImata kI miThAI Apako cddhaauuNgii|' maiM : parantu draupadI ne uparyukta prArthanA to nahIM kI hai, balki usane 'namutthupa 153
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________________ arihantANaM bhagavaMtANaM' arthAt 'arihanta paramAtmA ko namaskAra ho' - isa prakAra arihanta paramAtmA kA nAma lekara hI stuti kI hai, phira bhI kAmadeva kA jhUThA nAma denA yogya nahIM 'namutthuNaM - sUtra' meM bhI usane kaunasI mAMga kI hai ? 'tinnANaM tArayANaM buddhANaM bohayANaM, muttANaM moagANaM, savyannUNaM sayyadarisINaM' - arthAt " he paramAtmA ! Apa tara cuke ho aura mujhe taaro| Apa kevalajJAna prApta kara cuke ho aura mujhe bhI prApta kraao| Apa karma se mukta bane hue ho aura mujhe bhI karma mukta kro|' " uparyukta prArthanA ke dvArA usane mokSaphala kI hI yAcanA kI hai| kyA arihanta ko chor3akara koI mithyAtvIdeva mokSa dene meM samartha hai ? athavA anupama guNayukta anya koI deva hai, jisakI isa prakAra se stuti ho sakatI hai ? anta meM usane kahA hai - 'siddhigainAma - dheyaM ThANaM saMpattANaM' - siddhigati nAmaka sthAna ko jinhoMne prApta kiyA hai| . to soce zrI arihanta (siddha) ko chor3akara anya kaunase deva siddhigati nAmaka sthAna ko prApta ho cuke haiM ? isa sUtra meM 'suyogya pati kI yAcanA' kA koI zabda hI nahIM hai / phira bhI samyagdRSTi zrAvikA ke lie ayogya kalpanA karanA, kyA ucita hai ? prazna 66 - 'namotthuNaM' kA pATha anya devoM ke pAsa nahIM kaha sakate haiM to phira ambar3a zramaNopAsaka ke sAta sau ziSyoM ne apane guru ke sAmane vaha pATha kyoM kahA? uttara - 'namotthuNaM' meM varNita guNa arihanta sivAya anya kisI deva meM nahIM ho sakate haiN| isa kAraNa zAstra meM kahIM bhI anya deva ke sAmane kahe hue kA ullekha nahIM hai| ambar3a saMnyAsI zrAvaka ke sAta sau ziSyoM ne 'namotthuNaM' sUtra jisa prakAra kahA thA, usakA ullekha 'zrI uvavAI sUtra' meM nimnAnusAra hai - 'namotthuNaM arihaMtANaM bhagavaMtANaM jAvasaMpattANaM, NamotthuNaM samaNassa, bhagavao mahAvIrassa, jAya saMpAviukAmassa, namotthuNaM aMbaDassa, pariyAyagassa amha dhammAyariyasya dhamovaesagassa' artha - (ve 700 ziSya hAtha jor3akara isa prakAra kahate haiM / ) 'namaskAra ho arihantoM ko, yAvat mokSa prApta karane vAloM ko, namaskAra ho zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmA ko, yAvat mukti pAne kI icchA vAloM ko ! namaskAra ho ambar3a parivrAjaka ko, hamAre dharmAcArya aura dharmopadezaka ko | 154
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________________ pAThaka samajha sakeMge ki Upara ke prathama do namaskAroM meM to 'namotyuNaM' kA pATha mokSagati taka kA kahA aura pichale namaskAra meM apane guru ko vandana kiyA hai, unheM arihanta bhagavAna nahIM kahA hai| tathA usake sthAna para arihanta ke guNoM ke varNana vAlA 'zakastaya' 'namotthuNaM' nahIM kahA hai| mAtra 'namotthuNaM' namaskAra ho| itanA eka pada Ane mAtra se kyA sampUrNa 'zakastaya' pATha A gayA? nahIM phira bhI aisA kahane vAle to mRSAvAda pApa kA hI AcaraNa kara rahe haiN| prazna 67 - 'draupadI ne to kevala eka hI bAra pUjA kI hai, isakA ullekha hai aura yaha bhI mithyAdRSTi avasthA meN| kyoMki nidAna (niyANa) pUrNa hue yinA samyaktya kI prApti kaise ho sakatI hai? uttara - jisa sUtra meM draupadI ke nitya karma kA ullekha ho, usI sUtra meM usake nitya pUjana kA ullekha ho sakatA hai| sarvatra to kahA~ se ho? kyA eka hI eka bAta zAstrakAra bArambAra likhate raheMge? vivAha ke samaya saikar3oM rAjaputra Ae hue the, usa samaya kI dhamAla ke bIca bhI draupadI apane nityakarma-pUjA ko bhUlI nahIM hai aura usane atyanta hI vinayapUrvaka zubha bhAva yukta hokara zakrastava se paramAtmA kI bhakti kI hai, kyA vaha anya zAnti ke samaya paramAtmA kI pUjA nahIM karatI hogI? sUtrapATha se hI spaSTa patA calatA hai ki vaha nitya pUjA karane vAlI hai| sambhava hai padmottara rAjA ke vahA~ parAdhIna avasthA meM rahane ke kAraNa va jinamandira Adi kI sAmagrI kA abhAva hone se usane pUjA nahIM kI ho, phira bhI vahA~ rahate hue bhI chaTTha, aTThama Adi tapazcaryA svAdhIna hone se, usane kI hI hai| jina-pUjA kI bAta kA to eka bAra ullekha bhI huA hai, parantu bhojana-pAna-zayana Adi kA to eka bAra bhI ullekha nahIM huA hai, to kyA vaha ve kRtya nahIM karatI hoMgI? tuMgiyA nagarI ke zrAvakoM ne sAdhuoM ko eka bAra vandana kiyA thA isa bAta kA ullekha hai to kyA unhoMne dUsarI bAra vandana nahIM kiyA hogA? __ pUjA karate samaya draupadI ko samyaktva thA, yaha bAta Age siddha kara cuke haiN| nidAna kI pUrNAhuti ke pahale samyaktva kI prApti nahIM hotI hai - yaha bAta karanA sarvathA pramANa rahita zrI dazAzrutaskandha meM nau prakAra ke nidAna kahe gae haiM, unameM 7 prakAra ke nidAna to kAmabhoga ke haiN| ve yadi atyanta tIvra rasa se bA~dhe hoM to samyaktva kI prApti nahIM hotI hai aura mandarasa se bA~dhe hoM to saralatA se samyaktva kI prApti ho sakatI hai| jaise - 'kRSNa kA vAsudeva pada prApti kA nidAna manda rasa vAlA hone se ve samyaktva | 155
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________________ ko prApta kara sake haiN| yahA~ yadi koI prazna kare ki 'kRSNa ko vAsudeva kI padavI milate hI unakA nidAna pUrA hone se unheM samyaktva prApta huA hai aura draupadI ko pA~ca pati kI prApti hote hI usakA nidAna pUrA huA hai' to yaha kahanA bhI ucita nahIM hai / nidAna samasta bhava Azrita hone se usakA phala jindagI paryanta bhugatanA par3atA hai| nidAna vAlI vastu kI prApti hone ke sAtha hI yadi nidAna pUrA ho jAtA ho, to phira usa vastu kA turanta viyoga athavA nAza honA cAhie, parantu vaisA to banatA nahIM hai / kRSNa vAsudeva ne to jindagI paryanta vAsudeva kI padavI kA bhoga kiyA hai aura draupadI bhI apane pA~ca patiyoM kI hAjarI meM hI devaloka meM gaI hai| zrI dazAzrutaskandha meM nauvA~ nidAna dIkSA kA hai... to phira dIkSA lene ke sAtha hI vaha nidAna pUrA ho jAnA cAhie, parantu zAstrakAroM ne to nidAna vAle ko usI bhava meM mokSa meM jAne kA niSedha batalAyA hai| koI tApasa apanI tapasyA ke prabhAva se AgAmI bhava meM rAjyalakSmI kI prApti kA nidAna karatA hai to vaha tApasa kisI rAjA ke vahA~ putra ke rUpa meM janma prApta kara, yogya vaya meM rAjagaddI para baiThane ke sAtha hI usakA nidAna pUrA ho jAne se vaha daridra banegA yA rAjya kA jIvana - paryanta bhoga karegA ? tAtparya yahI hai ki mandarasa ke nidAna vAle ko samyaktvaprApti meM koI bAdhA nahIM AtI hai| parantu utkRSTa rasa vAle nidAna vAloM ko to vItarAga kA dharma sunane kA bhI avasara nahIM milatA hai, jaba ki draupadI ne to pIche se saMyama svIkAra kiyA hai| jisa prakAra kRSNa mahArAjA samyagdRSTi zrAvaka the, usI prakAra draupadI bhI samyagdRSTi zrAvikA thI tathA jIvana paryanta vaha samyaktva meM dRr3ha rahI thii| zrI jJAtA sUtra meM bhI likhA hai " 'jaba draupadI ke pAsa nArada muni Ae taba unheM asaMyata, avirata aura apaccakkhANa vAle jAnakara usane sammAna nahIM diyA, khar3I hokara usane namaskAra bhI nahIM kiyA / " usI sUtra meM Age kahA hai- "padmottara rAjA ke antaHpura meM rahakara bhI vaha hamezA chaTTa, aTThama Adi tapasyA tathA AtmA kI bhAvanA karatI thI / " isa prakAra kI pravRtti zuddha zrAvikA hue binA kaise sambhava hai ? zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM jaghanya se ekavrata ko bhI svIkAra karane vAle ko zrAvaka kahA hai| tathA usa sUtra meM paccakkhANa ko uttara guNa meM likhA gayA hai| zrI 'dazAzruta skandha' meM 'daMsaNa sAyae' kahakara samyaktvadhArI jIva ko bhI zrAvaka ginA hai tathA 'prazna vyAkaraNa' sUtra kI vRtti meM draupadI ko parama zrAvikA kahA hai| 156
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________________ kahIM bhI aisA nahIM kahA gayA hai ki 'vivAha ke pUrva to draupadI mithyAdRSTi thI aura usake bAda samyagdRSTi ho gaI' - isase siddha hotA hai ki vaha bAlyakAla se hI dRr3ha zrAvikA aura samyaktvadhArI thI tathA nidAna se usake dharmakArya meM koI bAdhA nahIM pahu~cI hai| prazna 68 - strI ke dvArA kI gaI pUjA kA pramANa rUpa kaise mAna sakate uttara - yadi isa mAnyatA kA svIkAra kareMge taba to cAritra kA pAlana karane vAlI sAdhvI strI ke bhI samyaktva sambandhI AcaraNa ko mAnya nahIM kara skeNge| strI dvArA gRhIta saMyama bhI nirarthaka ho jAegA aura aisI mAnyatA se to caturvidha saMgha kA eka stambha hI kamajora ho jaaegaa| zAstra meM likhA hai- 'aneka striyA~ uttama prakAra ke dharma kI ArAdhanA kara mokSa meM gaI haiN|' marudevI mAtA isa avasarpiNI meM sarvaprathama siddha huI hai| zrI mallinAtha svAmI strI rUpa meM tIrthaMkara hue haiN| candanabAlA ne mahAvIra prabhu kA abhigraha pUrNa kiyA thA / ityAdi aneka prazaMsanIya kArya isa kAla cakra meM striyoM ne kie haiN| puruSoM ko to pUjA kI sAmagrI milanA sulabha hai parantu striyoM ko durlabha hone para bhI draupadI ne pUjA kI hai| isI kAraNa usake zubha kArya kI zAstrakartAoM ne vistAra se prazaMsA kI hai| isase to yaha siddha hotA hai ki puruSoM ko to pUjA kA kArya avazya karanA cAhie / prazna 69 - draupadI kI pUjA ke lie sUryAbhadeva kI pUjA kA sUcana kiyA, taba kisI zrAvaka kI pUjA kA sUcana kyoM nahIM kiyA? uttara - zAstrakAra maharSi zrI devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa ne zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra meM sUryAbhadeva ke adhikAra meM zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA kA savistara varNana kiyA hai, usakA nirdeza anya sthAna meM kiyA hai| kyoMki eka hI bAta kA ullekha bArambAra karane meM Ae taba to zAstra kA pramANa atyadhika bar3ha jAtA hai / usa bhaya se zAstrakAra maharSi eka-dUsare sUtra kA nirdeza kara dete haiN| zrI mahAvIra paramAtmA tathA gaNadhara bhagavantoM ne to hara sthAna para sampUrNa varNana kiyA thA, parantu zAstrakAra sUtra ko saMkSipta karane kI icchA se eka- dUsare sUtroM kA nirdeza kara dete haiN| dUsarA kAraNa yaha hai ki kaI loga 'zAzvatI jinapratimAoM kI devatA pUjA karate haiM', yaha bAta to svIkAra karate haiM, kintu azAzvatI mUrti mAnane kA niSedha karate haiN| unake antarcakSu kholane ke lie hI sUryAbhadeva kI upamA dI gaI hai / jaise- zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra ke kathanAnusAra devatAgaNa nirantara zAzvatI mUrtiyoM kI pUjA kara apanA hita tathA kalyANa sAdhate haiM aura anukrama se mokSa kI sAdhanA karate hai / usI prakAra Avaka aura zrAvikAe~ bhI yahA~ rahakara zrIjina pratimA ke pUjana se unake (devatAoM) samAna Atma kalyANa sAdhakara saMsAra 157
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________________ samudra kA pAra pA sakate haiN| zAstrakAroM kA yaha bhI abhiprAya hai ki zAzvatI aura azAzvatI donoM prakAra kI mUrtiyoM ke pUjana se eka samAna phala prApta hotA hai| zAzvatI pratimA kA Adara karane ke bAda azAzvatI pratimA kA anAdara karanA, mahAmUrkhatA kA hI kAma hai / donoM prakAra kI pratimAe~ eka samAna sammAnanIya haiN| kyoMki ve donoM eka hI deva kI haiM, alaga-alaga deva kI nahIM haiM ki jisase eka kA bahumAna aura dUsare kA abahumAna ho jaay| eka kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki devatAoM kI zakti acintya hone se ve jitane bhAva se pUjA karate haiM, utane bhAva se prAyaH manuSya na kara sake, phira bhI draupaTI manuSya aura usameM bhI strI hone para bhI usane mahAn sUryAbhadeva ke samAna bar3e ADambara ke sAtha jinapUjA kI hai tathA sUryAbhadeva jaise nizcaya samyagdRSTi hai usI prakAra draupadI bhI parama zrAvikA hai| yaha bAta batAne kA bhI zAstrakAroM kA uddezya hai / jisa vidhi se zAzvatI pratimAe~ pUjI jAtI haiM, usI vidhi se azAzvatI pratimAe~ pUjane se bhI, apane-apane bhAva ke anusAra samAna phala prApta kara sakate hai, yaha bAta bhI phalita ho jAtI hai| - anya kisI zrAvaka kI upamA na dene kA kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki Ananda Adi zrAvakoM ke varNana meM zAstrakAroM ne pUjAvidhi meM sUryAbhadeva ke adhikAra kI taraha sampUrNa vivecana nahIM kiyA hai, ata: dUsaroM kA nirdeza kaise ho sakatA hai ? jisa sthAna meM vizeSa jAnakArI dI ho, usa sthAna kA nAma hI diyA jAtA hai| prazna 70 - zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM kahA hai - 'yadi koI sAdhu nandIzvara dvIpa jAya aura vApasa bharatakSetra meM Akara 'iriyAyahiya' pratikramaNa kie binA kAladharma pA jAya to jinAjJAvirAdhaka banatA hai aura Alocana karane ke bAda kAla kare to ArAdhaka kahalAtA hai|" tathA zrI samavAyAMgasUtra meM bhI kahA hai ki "jaMghAcAraNa aura vidyAcAraNa muni 17000 yojana se kucha adhika sIdhe AkAza meM ur3akara phira tirachI gati karate haiM" - isa prakAra muniyoM ke gamanAgamana ko siddha karane vAle bahuta se pATha haiN| parantu nandIzvara dvIpa kI yAtrA ke lie jAte samaya jo AlocanA AtI hai to phira usa yAtrA se kyA prayojana hai? uttara - vahA~ jo AlocanA hai vaha to pramAdagati kI hai| labdhi kA upayoga karane se muniyoM ko pramAdagati hotI hai, usakI yaha AlocanAM hai parantu caityavandana Adi kI AlocanA nahIM hai| tIra ke vega ke samAna cAraNa muniyoM kI gati kA utAvalA svabhAva hone 158
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________________ se mArga meM zAzvata azAzvata jinamandira raha jAte haiM, usakA mana meM kheda utpanna hotA hai| vaha bhI pramAdagati hai / isalie usakI AlocanA AtI hai| kAraNa zrI dazavaikAlika sUtra meM kahA hai ki sAdhu gocarI lAkara guru ke pAsa samyak prakAra se AlocanA kare vaha AlocanA gocarI kI nahIM, usameM pramAda parantu ke Ane-jAne se upayoga nahIM rahane se koI doSa lagA ho, usakI AlocanA kI jAtI hai| sAdhu ko jAte-Ate, pratikramaNa athavA anya koI kriyA karate AlocanA ke rUpa meM ' 'iriyAvahiya' pratikramaNa karane kA hai| vaha pramAda ko lekara hai na ki zubha kriyAoM ko lekara / prazna 71 - jaMghAcAraNa tathA vidyAcAraNa muni zrI nandIzvara dvIpa meM 'ceiyAI' zabda se jJAna kA ArAdhana karate haiM, kintu pratimA ko vandana nahIM karate haiN| kyA yaha bAta barAbara hai? - uttara - zrI ThANAMga tathA zrI jIvAbhigama sUtra meM nandIzvara Adi dvIpoM meM zAzvatI pratimAe~ hone kA kathana vistArapUrvaka hai| jambUdvIpa paNNatti sUtra meM mAnuSottara parvata ke 13 kUToM ke nAma ginAkara pratyeka kUTa para tathA devatAoM se samasta bhavanoM meM siddhAyatana (jinamandira) ko batAne vAle pATha haiN| unakI vandanA karane ke lie labdhivanta muni jAte haiN| aisA prAya: sarva jaina mAnate haiN| phira bhI 'ceiyAI' zabda kA artha manaH kalpita 'jJAna' kara utsUtra prarUpaNA karanA mahAdoSayukta kArya hI hai 'caitya' zabda kA jJAna artha kisI bhI vyAkaraNa ko sammata nahIM hai| jJAna to arUpI vastu hone se usakA dhyAna to ghara baiThe bhI ho sakatA hai| isake lie zrI nandIzvara dvIpa jAne kA kyA kArya hai ? tathA jJAna to ekavacana hai aura 'ceiyAiM' zabda bahuvacana meM hai isase bhI usakA artha 'pratimA' ko chor3akara anya nahIM ho sakatA hai| * prazna 72 - devatAoM ko zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM 'no dhammiA' kahA gayA hai| unake dvArA kI gaI mUrtipUjA kaise prAmANika mAnI jAya? uttara - usa sthAna meM to cAritra kI upekSA se 'no dhammiA' kahA gayA hai| jaise zrI bhagavatI sUtra meM devatAoM ko 'bAla' kahA gayA hai| jJAna, darzana aura cAritra rUpa mokSamArga meM se devatAoM ko samyagjJAna aura darzana hotA hai parantu cAritra kI prApti nahIM hone se unheM 'no saMyati' bhI kahA gayA hai| zrI ThANAMga sUtra meM samyaktva ko saMvara dharma kahA hai| jinapratimA kA pUjana samyaktva kA AcAraNa hai, usa dRSTi se samyagdRSTi devoM ko cAritra kI apekSA 'bAla' 'no saMyati' aura 'no dhammiA' kahA hai, kintu samyagdarzana yA jJAna kI apekSA se nahIM / - zrI bhagavatI sUtra ke pA~caveM zataka ke cauthe uddezya meM kahA hai ki . 'deyANaM bhaMte / asaMjatAti yattavyaM siyA? goyamA ! No tiNaTTe, 150
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________________ nni?ryynnmeyN| devANaM bhaMte? saMjayAsaMjayAti yattavyaM siyA? goymaa| No tiNaDhe samaDhe, asabhUyameyaM devANaM, se kiM khAti NaM bhaMte! devAti yattavyaM siyA? goymaa| devANaM no saMjayAti yattavyaM siyaa|" isase siddha hotA hai ki devatAoM ko asaMyatI nahIM kaha sakate haiM aura aisA koI bole to vaha mahAniSThura vacana kahalAtA hai| devatAoM ko saMyati kahe to abhyAkhyAna lagatA hai aura devoM ko saMyatAsaMyati kaheM to asadbhUtavacana kahalAtA hai ataH devatAoM ko 'no saMyati' kahanA hI jinezvaradevoM kI AjJA hai| 'no saMyati' kA artha adharmI karoge to prazna khar3A hogA devatAoM ko asaMyati (adharmI) kahane kA niSedha kyoM kiyA? 'no dhammiA' aura 'no saMyati' kA artha 'dharmI nahIM' 'saMyati nahI' aisA kareMge to AjJAbhaMga ke doSa ke bAvajUda dUsare bhI doSa A jaaeNge| sUtroM meM sthAna-sthAna para 'no kaSAya', 'no indriya', 'no sannaH', 'no Agama' ityAdi zabda Ate haiM, unakA artha akaSAya, anindriya anAgama ityAdi karoge to zAstra viruddha artha ho jaaeNge| aise sthAna para 'no' kA artha sarva niSedha nahIM kintu deza niSedha karanA caahie| isI nyAya se 'no saMyata' Adi padoM kA artha adharmI athavA asaMyati na kara ISaddharmI, ISadsaMyamI Adi karanA caahie| ___zrI AcArAMga, zrI dazAzrutaskandha tathA zrI jJAtAsUtra meM bhI kahA hai ki lokAntikadeva ananta kAla se hI.svayaMbuddha tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ko dIkSAkAla kA smaraNa karAte hue kahate haiM - 'he bhagavan! jagat kI hitakara tIrtha prvrtaao|' aise vivekI devatAoM ko kauna adharmI kaha sakegA? zrI dazaryakAlika sUtra meM devatAoM ko manuSya kI apekSA mahAvivekI aura buddhimAn kahA hai| dhammo maMgala mukkiTuM, ahiMsA saMjamo tyo| devA vi taM namasaMti, jassa dhamme sathA maNo / / artha - jisakA mana dharma ke viSaya meM sadA pravartamAna hai, use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiM (to phira manuSya kareM, usameM kyA Azcarya hai!) zrI ThANAMga sUtra meM devatAgaNa kisa prakAra zuddha bhAvanA kara, apanI AtmA kI nindA karate haiM aura apane pUrva janma ke guru kA kitanA adhika sammAna karate haiM, vaha nIce ke pATha se khyAla meM A jAegA - 'ahuNoyayanne deve devalogesu divyesu kAmabhogesu amucchie agiddhe, agaDhie aNajjhodayanne, tassa NaM evaM bhavai atyi skhalu mama mANussae bhave -160
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________________ Athariteti vA uvajjhAeti vA pavatIti vA thereti vA gaNIti vA gaNaghareti vA gaNAvaccheeti vA jesiM pabhAveNaM mae itA etArUyA divyA deviDDI divyA devajuttI laddhA pattA abhisannAgathA, taM gacchAmi NaM te bhagavaMte yaMdAmi NamaMsAmi sakkAremi sammANemi kallANaM maMgalaM devayaM ceithaM pjjuvaasaami|' artha - devaloka meM navIna utpanna deva divya kAmabhoga meM mUrcchita nahIM hotA hai| kAmabhogoM ko anitya jAnakara atigRddha - ati Asakta nahIM banatA hai| vaha mana meM socatA hai ki "mere manuSya bhava ke dharmopadeSTA AcArya, upAdhyAya, pravartaka, sthavira, gaNi, gaccha ke svAmI tathA jinake prabhAva se isa pratyakSa deva Rddhi, divya kAnti, divya prabhAva ko maiM prApta kara sakA hU~, ataH maiM vahA~ jAkara upakArI bhagavanta ko vandana karU~gA, namaskAra karUMgA, satkAra va sammAna karUMgA, kalyANakArI maMgalakArI deva caitya arthAt jina pratimA kI sevA kruuNgaa|' aura bhI kahA hai - 'esaNaM mANussae bhaye NANIti yA tabassI ti vA aidukkaradukkarakArate, taM gacchAmi NaM te bhagavaMte vaMdAmi jAya pajjuvAsAni / ' (ThANAMga sUtra) bhAvArtha - (devatA aisA vicAra karate hai ki) manuSya bhava meM bar3e-bar3e jJAnI mahAtmA haiM, tapasvI haiM, ati utkRSTa AcaraNa karane vAle haiM, siMhaguphA ke pAsa, sarpa bila ke pAsa kAyotsarga karane vAle haiM, duSkaraM brahmacarya kA pAlana karane vAle haiM, ataH maiM jAkara aise bhagavAna ko vandana karU~, namaskAra karU~ aura unakI sevA bhakti kruuN| 've pazcAtApa karate haiM ki - - - puna: ' "aho ! dasa dRSTAnta se durlabha aise manuSya janma ko pAkara pUrvabhava meM guru bhagavanta ke yoga se tapa saMyama kA svIkAra karane para bhI maiMne pramAda kA tyAga nahIM kiyaa| tapa-saMyama kA sundara rIti se pAlana nahIM kiyA, Alasya se guru tathA sArmika kI vaiyAvacca barAbara nahIM kI, siddhAnta kA adhyayana nahIM kiyA, cAritra kI maryAdAoM kA dIrghakAla taka barAbara pAlana nahIM kiyA, aba aise saMyoga mujhe punaH kaba prApta hoMge? aura kaba maiM hRdaya meM zubha dhyAna karUMgA ? mokSapada ko maiM kaba prApta kruuNgaa|' jisase garbhAvAsa meM Ane kA merA sadA kAla ke lie chUTa jAya / " zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke kathanAnusAra aneka prakAra se zubha bhAvanAoM meM lIna rahane vAle tathA jinezvara kI AjJA kA pAlana karane vAle devatAoM ko adharmI kaise kahA jAe? zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke sAtaveM adhyayana meM devagati kA lAbha manuSya ko kahA gayA hai aura AcArya bhagavAn kahate haiM ki - 161
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________________ 'hama bhI usakI usI prakAra se zraddhA karate haiN|' 'dhIrassayassa dhIrataM, svydhmmaannuyttinno| ciccA aghamma dhammiTe, devesu uyayajjar3a / / 1 / / bhAvArtha- isa manuSya bhava meM vItarAga praNIta tapa-saMyama kI sAdhanA kara devaloka meM deva ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| __ yadi una devoM ko adharmI kaheMge to kyA jinarAja dvArA kathita tapa aura saMyama kI unhoMne adharmI banane ke lie sAdhanA kI thI, vartamAna meM sAdhanA kara rahe haiM aura bhaviSya meM sAdhanA kareMge? yadi sarva devoM ko asaMyati hI gineMge to tapa-saMyama kI sAdhanA se vItarAga dharma ko kho dene kI hI pravRtti hogI aura mithyAtva kI hI prApti hogI, isase to tapa-saMyama kI kriyA hI durgati kA kAraNa bana jaaegii| vartamAna meM isa kSetra meM mokSa to hai nahIM, to phira acche-acche kriyApAlana aura tapasaMyama kA AcaraNa karane vAle devagati meM jAkara mithyAtva meM gira jAeMge? ataH sarva devatAoM ko adharmI kahanA bhayaMkara mUrkhatA hI hai| samyagdRSTi devoM ne to kaI sAdhuoM aura zrAvakoM ko upadeza dekara jainadharma meM sthira kiyA hai aura unheM durgati meM jAne se rokA hai| isake lie nimnAMkita zAstrIya pramANa hai . zrI nirayAvalI sUtra meM kahA hai ki 'mahAmithyAtvI somila tApasa rAtri meM dhyAna lagA kara, netara jaise komala kASTha kI mukhamudrA banAkara, mukha meM DAlakara aura donoM kinAroM ko kAna meM DAlakara, uttara dizA meM mukha karake baiThA hai| vahA~ eka deva ne Akara kahA - 'he somila! yaha terI pravajyA duHpravajyA hai| ataH jinezvara kathita supravajyA ko svIkAra kr|' ___ parantu somila ne usa ora kucha bhI dhyAna nahIM diyaa| isa prakAra deva pA~ca dina taka kahatA rahA ki "he somila! yaha terI dIkSA jhUThI hai yaha terA kaSTa ajJAna kaSTa hai ataH bArabAra vicAra kr|" isa prakAra bArabAra ina hitavacanoM ko sunakara somila ne zuddha jainadharma ko mAnya kiyaa| mithyAtva ke duSkRta kI AlocanA kI aura zuddha tapa-japa va saMyama kA ArAdhana kara anta meM mahAzukra devavimAna meM utpanna huaa| vaha AgAmI bhava meM mokSa meM jaaegaa| usane zrI mahAvIra paramAtmA ke sAmane nATaka bhI kiyA thaa| zrI upAsakadazAMga meM likhA hai . 'gozAlaka mata ke upAsaka saddAlaputra ko devatA ne mahAvIra svAmI ke pAsa jAne kA upadeza dekara dharma meM dRr3ha kiyA thaa|' jarA soceM, vaha deva samyagdRSTi nahIM hotA to zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke pAsa kyoM bhejatA? zrI jJAtAsUtra meM kahA hai - 'mahAmohAnya tetalIputra maMtrI ko poTila nAmaka deva ne bahuta se upAya karake dharmabodha diyaa| jisase usane jaina dIkSA svIkAra kI aura usake bAda -162
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________________ kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa|' dharma ke prati gAr3ha prIti vAle devoM ke hRdayakamala meM samyaktva jIvanta ho, tabhI uparyukta pravRtti sambhava hai| mithyAtvI devoM ko isa prakAra kI dhArmika abhilASA sambhava nahIM itanA jAnane para bhI yadi koI devatAoM ke AcaraNa ko adharma rUpa mAneMge to yaha kevala ajJAnatA hI hai| eka deva tIrthaMkara, sAdhu va zrAvaka para upadrava karatA hai aura dUsarA bhaktipUrvaka usakA nivAraNa karatA hai to una devoM ko eka samAna phala milegA yA bhinnabhinna? Apake matAnusAra to eka samAna phala milanA cAhie - parantu vaisA kabhI nahIM bana sakatA hai| yadi koI ziSya deva rUpa meM utpanna hokara apane pUrva ke guru ko cAritra se patita jAnakara pratibodha kare to usa deva ko dharmI gineMge yA adharmI? prazna 73 -cauthe guNasthAnaka meM rahe hue devatAoM dvArA kI gaI mUrtipUjA ko pA~caveM-chaThe guNasthAnaka meM rahe hue manuSya kaise mAnya kara sakate haiM? deva to apanA jIta-AcAra samajhakara pUjA karate haiM, usameM puNya kaise ho sakatA uttara - cauthe guNasthAnaka meM jIva samyaktva ko prApta karatA hai, usa guNasthAnaka se caudahaveM guNasthAnaka taka jIvoM kI dharmazraddhA eka samAna hotI hai| usa zraddhA meM thor3A bhI pharka nahIM hotA hai| yadyapi unakI nirmalatA meM antara ho sakatA hai, parantu usa antara kI yahA~ bAta nahIM hai| cauthe guNasthAnaka meM amuka deva Adi tattvoM ke viSaya meM zraddhA aura Age ke guNasthAnakoM meM una tattvoM ke viSaya meM zraddhAbheda hotA ho, aisI bAta nahIM hai| usa-usa sthiti meM rahe hae jIva anya (mithyA) deva-guru kA cAroM nikSepa se tyAga karate haiM tathA arihantAdi ke cAroM nikSepoM ko mAnya karate haiM - isameM koI Azcarya nahIM hai| cauthe guNasthAnaka meM rahe jIva ko vrata-paccakkhANa nahIM hote hai tathA pA~caveM guNasthAnaka vAle jIva ko hote haiM - yaha antara jarUra hai, parantu samyaktva to donoM ko hotA hai| ___ bhagavAna ne samyagdRSTi aneka devoM ko mokSagAmI aura ekAvatArI kahA hai| yadi ve adharmI ho to unheM mokSa kI prApti itanI zIghra kaise sambhava hai? ___ tapa-saMyama kI ArAdhanA se pUrvopArjita nikAcita puNya ko bhoge binA chuTakArA nahIM hai tathA deva-bhava meM cAritra kA udaya nahIM hone se usa bhava meM mokSa sambhava nahIM hai, isalie unheM manuSya gati meM avazya AnA par3atA hai - parantu isase devatA adharmI nahIM bana jAte haiN| ___zrI upAsakadazAzrutaskandha meM kahA hai - gozAlaka ke bhakta mithyAtvI deva ne kuNDakolika zrAvaka ko jainadharma se bhraSTa karane ke lie bahuta se upAya kie the| kuNDakolika -163
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________________ ne aneka yuktiyoM se usa deva ko samajhAne kA prayAsa kiyA, parantu usane apanI haTha nahIM chodd'ii| ataH samyagdRSTi aura mithyAdRSTi meM kAphI antara siddha hotA hai| caubIsa tIrthaMkara gRhasthAvasthA meM cauthe guNasthAnaka meM hote haiN| unheM dharmI kaheM yA adharmI ? zrI mahAvIra paramAtmA, apane mAtA-pitA ke svargavAsa ke bAda bhI kucha samaya taka gRhastha jIvana meM rhe| sarva mamatA se rahita aura rAgadveSa se virakta bane hue the phira bhI unakA guNasthAnaka cauthA hI thaa| bharata cakravartI gRhasthapane meM cauthe guNasthAnaka para the, phira bhI ve Age kevalI ho gae ataH devatAoM ko cauthe guNasthAnaka meM rahane ke kAraNa hI adharmI kaheMge taba to Upara ke saba mahAtmA bhI adharmI siddha ho jaaeNge| zuddha bhAva se hI mukti hai| vaha bhAva, jJAna-darzana aura cAritra se paidA hotA hai aura jJAna-darzana kI zuddhi ke lie mUrtipUjA kA vidhAna hai| isa kAraNa devatAkRta jinapUjA bhI dharma hI ginI jAegI - adharma nahIM | # devatA ke zubha AcAra- pAlana ko jIta AcAra meM ginakara bhI utthApita nahIM kara sakate haiN| prathama to jIta-AcAra kise kahate haiM? yaha samajhanA caahie| jIta arthAt avazya karane yogya / avazya karane yogya kArya ko jItAcAra kahate haiN| jaise- zrAvaka ko jIta vyavahAra se rAtri-bhojana kA tyAga, abhakSya - anantakAya kA tyAga, pratikramaNa Adi kriyAoM kA pAlana karanA caahie| * isase puNyabandha hogA yA nahIM ? yadi Apa kaheMge ki puNyabandha hogA to phira devatA jItAcAra se mUrtipUjA kareM to usase puNyabandha hogA yA nahIM ? jisa samaya sUryAbhadeva Abhiyogika devatAoM ke sAtha meM zrI mahAvIra prabhu ke pAsa Akara vandanapUrvaka samavasaraNa kI racanA kara, bhakti karane kI icchA vyakta karatA hai, usa samaya vIraprabhu ne kahA thA "porANameyaM deyA., jIyameyaM devA. kIthameyaM devA.., karaNijjameyaM devA. AcInnameyaM devA. agbhaNunnAyameyaM devA0 / " bhAvArtha - cirakAla se devatAoM ne yaha kArya kiyA hai| he devAnupriya ! tumhArA yaha AcAra hai, tumhArA yaha kartavya hai, tumhAre lie karaNIya hai, tumhAre lie AdaraNIya hai| maiMne tathA anya samasta tIrthaMkaroM ne isakI anujJA pradAna kI hai| (zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra) sAkSAt zrI tIrthaMkaradeva bhI jisake AcaraNa kI isa prakAra prazaMsA karate haiM aura 164 1
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________________ karane ke lie anumati dete haiM, use nirarthaka yA pApapravRtti kahane ke lie kauna samartha hai ? bhagavAna ke pA~coM kalyANakoM meM devatA bar3A mahotsava karate haiM - yaha bAta 'zrI jaMbudvIpa panatti' sUtra meM kahI gaI hai| zrI jinezvaradeva ke asthi Adi ko kisa prakAra asurakumAra deva-devI tathA camaraasurendra Adi zubhabhAva se pUjate haiM, usakA varNana tathA phala, zrI gautama svAmI ke pUchane para bhagavAna mahAvIra ne batalAyA hai, jo nimnAMkita sUtra se spaSTa hai - " camarassa asuriMdassa asurakumAranno annesiM ca bahUNaM asurakumArANAM devANaM devINaM ya accaNijjAo vaMdaNijjAo ariafneencit, qufqeencit, aamefdesucit, samaNijjAo kallANaM maMgalaM devayaM ceithaM pajjuvAsaNijjAo bhavaMti / ' 99 bhAvArtha - ve dAr3hAe~ (asthiyA~ ) camara asurendra asurakumAra deva tathA deviyoM ke lie arcana yogya, vandana yogya, namana yogya, pUjana yogya, satkAra yogya, sammAna yogya tathA kalyANakArI maMgalakArI deva sambandhI caitya (jinapratimA) ke samAna sevA karane yogya hai| zrI jaMbudvIpapannatti meM bhI dAr3hAoM ke adhikAra meM kahA hai ki 'kei jiNabhattIe arthAt kaI deva jinabhakti mAnakara tathA kaI dharma mAnakara prabhu kI dAr3hAoM ko lete haiM / isa prakAra kI bhakti karane vAle devoM ko adharmI kaise kaha sakate haiM ? zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM bhakti kA phala yAvat mokSa aura zrI rAyapaseNI ke AdhAra para jinapUjA kA bhI utanA hI phala sarvajJa paramAtmAoM ne batalAyA hai| use nirarthaka kaise gina sakate haiM? itanA hone para bhI jItAcAra se puNya va pApa donoM ke bandha kA niSedha kahoge to phira zAstra meM 'jIva samaya-samaya meM sAta-ATha karma kA bandha karatA hai' - yaha bAta kaise saMgata hogI ? yadi kaha do ki pApabandha hotA hai, to vaha bAta bilkula jhUTha hai, kyoMki bhagavAna ne to usa AcaraNa kA phala mokSa batalAyA hai| pUjA ke samaya to devatA utkRSTa zubha bhAva meM rahate haiM to usa zubha bhAva kA phala azubha mile, yaha kaise sambhava hai? bhakti karane vAle manuSyoM ko to puNyabandha aura devatAoM ko pApabandha ho - yaha kaisA pralApa hai ? prazna 74 - devatA to sampUrNa jIvana meM eka hI bAra mUrtipUjA karate haiM, phira nhiiN| tathA samyagdRSTi aura mithyAdRSTi donoM varga ke deva vaisA karane ke kAraNa use jItAcAra kahate haiM, parantu zubha AcaraNa nahIM? 165
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________________ - uttara - zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra meM sUryAbhadeva ne jaba pUchA ki 'mujhe Age tathA pIche hitakArI aura karane yogya kyA hai ?' taba sAmAnika devoM ne kahA- "tumheM Age tathA pIche zrI jinezvaradeva kI pUjA hitakArI aura karane yogya hai" isase samyagdRSTi sUryAbhadeva ne zrI jinapratimA kI pUjA nitya karaNIya aura hitakArI samajhakara nitya kI hai, aisA samajhanA caahie| kisI bhI mithyAdRSTi deva ne zrI jinapUjA kI ho, usakA ullekha kisI bhI sUtra meM nahIM hai| ata: vaha AcaraNa samasta devoM ke lie nahIM, kintu samyagdRSTi devoM ke lie hI hai| zrI rAyapaseNI sUtra meM bhI likhA hai - 'annesiM bahUNaM vemANiyANaM devANa ya devINa ya accaNijjAo / ' artha- dUsare bhI bahuta se deva tathA deviyoM ke lie pUjane yogya haiN| ityAdi pATha se spaSTa hai ki sirpha samyagdRSTi deva hI pUjate hai| yadi samasta devoM ke lie pUjA anivArya hotI to 'savyesiM yemANiyANaM devANayaM' aisA pATha honA cAhie thaa| isa prakAra devatAoM kI jisa bhakti kI svayaM tIrthaMkara paramAtmA bhI prazaMsA karate haiM, jo nirantara zubhabhAva meM magna rahate haiM, guru ke darzana karane ke lie tathA prazna pUchane ke lie vinaya sahita Ate haiM, ekacitta se paramAtmA va guru kI dezanA kA zravaNa karate haiM, mithyAdRSTi devoM ke upadrava ko dUra karate haiM, dharmabhraSTa jIvoM ko upadeza dekara sthira karate haiM aura vividha prakAra se zAsana kI unnati karate haiM, una samasta kAryoM ko dharma gineMge aura mAtra mUrtipUjA karane se unheM adharmI ginane kA prayatna karoge to yaha kArya nIcatApUrNa hI kahA jaaegaa| yadi pUrvokta kAryoM meM devatA bhagavAna kI stuti, bhajana, smaraNa, vaiyAvacca Adi kara dharma kI mahimA bar3hAte haiM to phira kyA siddhAyatana meM jAkara jinapratimA ke sAmane isase viparIta karate hoMge ? arthAt bhagavAna kI nindA yA adhama kRtya karate hoMge ki jisa kAraNa mUrtipUjA ko nirarthaka aura azubha mAnA jAya ? zAstrAnusAra to ve zubhabhAvayukta 'namotthuNaM' kA pATha kara stuti karate haiM aura nATaka, gIta gAna Adi kara parama utkRSTa gati kA bandha karate haiN| zrI Avazyaka sUtra meM 'devANaM AsAyaNAe' pATha kahakara devatAoM kI AzAtanA kA 'micchAmi dukkaDaM' dene meM AyA hai| isa prakAra 'micchAmi dukkaDaM' dekara phira isa prakAra avarNavAda bolanA kyA nyAyasaMgata hai ? zrI ThANAMga sUtra ke pA~caveM uddeNa meM kahA hai ki samyagdRSTi devoM kI AzAtanA tathA nindA karane se jIva nikAcita karmoM kA bandha karatA hai aura durlabhabodhi banatA hai| "paMcarhi ThANehiM jIvA dullabhabohiyattAe kammaM pakareti taM jahA 166
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________________ (1) arihaMtANamayannaM badamANe (2) arihaMta paNattassa dhammassa avaNNaM badamANe (3) Ayariya uyajjhAyANaM ayaNNaM yadamANe (4) ca unaNNasaMghassa ayaNNaM yadamANe (5) vivikta yaMbhacerANaM devANaM ayantraM vdmaanne| bhAvArtha - pA~ca sthAnoM se jIva durlabhabodhi yogya pApakarma kA bandha karatA hai aura jainadharma kI prApti ko durlabha banAtA hai| ve pA~ca sthAnaka nimnAMkita haiM . (1) arihanta paramAtmA kI nindA karane se (2) arihanta paramAtmA prarUpita dharma kI nindA karane se (3) AcArya upAdhyAya kI nindA karane se (4) caturvidha saMgha kI nindA karane tathA (5) pUrvabhava meM paripUrNa tapa va brahmacarya kA pAlana kara jo deva bane haiM, aise samyagdRSTi devoM kI nindA karane se jIva durlabhabodhi banatA hai aura use jainadharma kI prApti durlabha hotI hai| usI sUtra meM kahA hai ki unakI prazaMsA karane se jIva sulabhabodhi arthAt jinadharma ko saralatA/sahajatA se prApta karane vAlA banatA hai| ___ isa prakAra samyagdRSTi aura mithyAdRSTi devoM ke bIca rAtadina kA antara hai| use yathArtha rUpa se samajhakara samyagdRSTi aura upakArI devoM ko viparIta va sAmAnya koTi meM rakhane ke pApa se bacanA caahie| prazna 75 - kahate haiM ki zrI mahAnizIya sUtra ke amuka panne naSTa ho jAne se kaI AcAryoM ne milakara ise puna: taiyAra kiyA hai| ata: ise mAnane meM zaMkA kyoM na ho? uttara - to phira anya sUtroM ko mAnane meM bhI zaMkA rakhanI par3egI, kyoMki ve bhI anya AcAryoM ke dvArA hI bane hue haiM - parantu yaha tarka jinapUjA nahIM mAnane kI manovRtti meM se hI paidA huA hai| zrI mahAnizIya sUtra meM sthAna-sthAna para mUrtipUjA kI puSTi hone se zrI naMdIzvara dvIpa kA isa sUtra meM nirdeza hone para bhI usakA anAdara karane ke lie hI isa bAta ko Age kI jAtI hai| parantu zrI mahAnizItha uparAnta anya aneka sUtroM meM bhI zrI jinapratimA aura usakI pUjA ke pATha Ate haiN| zrI devarddhigaNi kSamAzramaNa ne aneka grantha pustakArUr3ha kie, usameM se zrI naMdIsUtra meM sabhI sUtroM kA nirdeza hai| usI nirdeza meM zrI mahAnizIya sUtra hai| zrI tIrthaMkara gaNadhara bhagavantoM kI paramparA se calI A rahI praNAlikA anusAra, una AcAryoM ne, usa sUtra kA pichalA bhAga lopa ho jAne se, unheM jitanA milA utanA jinAjJAnusAra likha diyaa| AtmArthI, bhavabhIrugItArtha hone se unhoMne apanI manaHkalpanA se eka akSara kI -167
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________________ bhI navIna racanA nahIM kI hai| ve likhate haiM ki - zrI mahAnizItha sUtra ke amuka panne naSTa ho jAne se usa sambaya meM guruparamparA se jinAjJAnusAra jitanA adhikAra milA, use yahA~ sthApita kiyA hai| hamArI buddhi se isameM kucha bhI navIna lekha kA samAveza nahIM hai| isase yaha siddha hotA hai ki jisa adhikAra ke cale jAne se ve use prApta na kara sake usa adhikAra ko sarvathA chor3a diyaa| yadi ve pakSapAtI hote to yadvA-tadvA jhUThe gappa hA~kakara use pUrA kyoM nahIM karate? parantu zuddha antaHkaraNa vAle mahAtmA aisA utsUtra bhASaNa kabhI nahIM karate haiN| prAyaH samasta sUtra gaNadharadevoM ne race the, utane samasta zlokoM kI saMkhyA kA pramANa Aja rahA nahIM hai| AcAryoM ko jitane-jitane zloka yAda the, utane to likha die aura zeSa chor3a die. . . to phira jaisI zaMkA zrI mahAnizItha meM utpanna hotI hai, vaisI zaMkA anya aMgasUtroM meM bhI honI caahiye| yahA~ itanA samajhanA mahattvapUrNa hai ki samudra jitane gyAraha aMga eka loTe meM samA jAya utane raha gae haiM, parantu pAnI to usI syAdvAdamaya dvAdazAMgI rUpa samudra kA hI hai, isameM leza bhI pharka nahIM hai| zrI mahAnizItha sUtra bhI anya sUtroM kI bhA~ti akSarazaH satya hai| samudra samAna gambhIra buddhi ke svAmI, paropakArarata mahAn AcAryoM para, jinapratimA ke dveSa se kalaMka lagAnA atyanta anucita hI hai| sUtraviruddha eka akSara kI bhI prarUpaNA karane se AtmA ananta saMsArI hotI hai to kyA una AcAryoM ko leza bhI bhava kA bhaya nahIM thA? zrI mahAnizIya sUtra kA Alekhana hue lagabhaga 1400 varSa bIta cuke haiM to bIca ke 1000-1200 varSa taka koI bhI kutarka karane vAlA kyoM paidA nahIM huA? isa bIca saikar3oM AcArya aura sAdhu ho cuke haiM, jinhoMne niHzaMkatayA usa sUtra ko mAnya kiyA hai ataH usakI prAmANikatA meM sandeha paidA karane vAlA hI aprAmANika siddha hotA hai| prazna 76 - zrI jinezvara bhagavanta ko vandana-namaskAra rUpa bhAva pUjA se lAbha hotA hai to phira puSpa-phala Adi car3hAne se kyA phAyadA? uttara - taba to phira sAdhu lokoM kI pUjA bhI bhAva se hI karanI caahie| gAr3I, moTara, Trena meM car3hakara saikar3oM mIla dUra guru ko vandana karane ke lie jAne se kyA phAyadA? ghara baiThe mana se hI bhAvanA kara lenI cAhiye tathA AhAra, pAnI, vana, pAtra, auSadha, pATa Adi se dravyapUjA kyoM karanI cAhiye? usameM to pratyakSa hiMsA hai| sAdhu AhAra kareMge to unheM sthaMDila jAnA par3egA, pezAba karanA par3egA, cAlU varSA Adi meM bhI mala-mUtra kA vyutsarjana karanA par3egA aura aisA karane para asaMkhya jIvoM kI yAvat paMcendriya taka kI bhI hiMsA ho jaaegii| kabhI sAdhu ko ajIrNa ho gayA to ve duHkhI hoMge, unake peTa meM dvIndriya jIva paidA ho jAeMge aura ve naSTa ho jAe~ge. . . to phira yaha -1681
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________________ sArA pApa AhAra dene vAle ko nahIM lagegA? vastra malina hotA hai, usameM jUM Adi jIva paidA ho sakatI haiM, ataH sAdhu kI yaha sArI dravyapUjA chor3akara kevala bhAvapUjA hI kyoM na kI jAya? yadi Apa kaheMge ki 'sAdhu ko dAna dene se to ekAntataH nirjarA batAI gaI hai' - to phira "jinamUrti kI dravyapUjA se karmabandha hotA hai', yaha kisa sUtra meM kahA hai| pUjA meM upayogI puSpa Adi jIya to mAtra ekendriya avyakta caitanyavAle haiM, usameM yadi doSa batAte ho to sAdhu ko garma va madhura bhojana bahorAte samaya to uThane-baiThane, jAne-Ane kI kriyA meM aneka asa jIyoM kI bhI hiMsA sambhava hai, phira bhI usameM nirjarA yatalAte ho - yaha kahA~ kA nyAya hai? ekendriya kI hiMsA se beindriya kI hiMsA meM adhika pApa hai. . . isa prakAra anukrama se paMcendriya kI hiMsA meM anantaguNA pApa hai... to phira soceM - sAdhu ko dravya dAna dene se jyAdA pApa yA tIrthaMkara kI pUjA se adhika pApa? jisa prakAra sAdhu ko dAna dene kA Adeza aneka sUtroM meM hai usI prakAra jinezvara kI dravyapUjA kA Adeza bhI aneka sUtroM meM hai| jisa bAta kA niSedha na ho, usakA Adeza samajhanA caahie| jisa prakAra gRhastha ke lie munidAna ucita hai, usI prakAra dravyapUjA bhI ucita hI hai| eka kA Adara aura dUsare kA anAdara karanA - yaha ekamAtra spaSTa pakSapAta hI hai| kyoMki samyaktva ke AcaraNa meM supAtradAna aura jinapUjA, ina donoM kAryoM kA samAveza hotA hai| yaha bhI socane yogya hai ki icchArahita ko dAna denA zreSTha hai yA icchAvAn ko? sakarmI ko dAna denA vizeSa yogya hai yA akarmI arthAt karmarahita ko dAna denA vizeSa yogya hai? socane para patA calegA ki icchA vAle sakarmI sAdhu kI dravyapUjA kI apekSA icchArahita aura karmamala se sarvathA mukta vItarAgadeva kI dravyapUjA karanA vizeSa phaladAyI hai| isa kAraNa zrI praznavyAkaraNa meM dravyapUjA ko 'dayA' zabda se sambodhita kiyA hai tathA Avazyaka sUtra' meM puSpAdi se pUjA karane se saMsAra-kSaya kA phala batalAyA hai| prazna 77 - zrI praznavyAkaraNa meM dayA ke ATha nAma batalAe haiM, usameM pUjA ko bhI dayA meM ginA hai to phira yahA~ bhAvapUjA kyoM nahIM samajhanA? uttara- bhAvapUjA kyA vastu hai ? use barAbara samajhanA caahie| jisa samaya dravyapUjA kI jAtI hai, usa samaya mana meM jo zubhapariNAma utpanna hote haiM, usI kA nAma bhAvapUjA hai| dravya ke binA kisI kAla meM bhAva sambhava nahIM hai| . jaise - rasoI kI ho tabhI AhAra rUpa dravya se sAdhu ko dAna dene kI bhAvanA kara sakate haiM aura usI ko bhAva kahate haiN| kevala bhAvanA koI padArtha nahIM hai| jo bAraha bhAvanAe~ 169
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________________ haiM ve bhI amuka-amuka dravya para Azrita haiN| zrI jinezvara ke guNa kI prazaMsA karanA stuti kahalAtA hai, pUjA nahIM aura dravyapUjA karane vAle kI anumodanA karanA vaha bhAvapUjA hai| __agara koI strI rasoI kI sAmagrI taiyAra kie binA hI sAdhu ko dUra se Ate dekha, daravAjA banda kara jharokhe meM baiThakara mana meM bhAvanA kare ki "sAdhu ko AhAra-pAnI bahorAne se jIva kI mukti hotI hai|'' to usakI yaha bhAvanA saccI yA jhUThI? sArthaka yA nirarthaka? dravya padArtha rahita hone se vaha bhAvanA vyartha hai| jahA~ citta, vitta aura pAtra - ina tInoM kA yoga ho vahIM uttama lAbha sambhava hai| vitta aura pAtra rahita citta kI zAstrakAroM ne prazaMsA nahIM kI hai kyoMki adhikAMzataH vaha dambha rUpa bana jAtI hai| zrI Avazyaka sUtra meM 'logassa' ke pATha meM jo 'kittiya yaMdiya mahiyA' pATha AtA hai, usameM 'kittiya' kA artha 'kIrti athavA stuti kI' aura 'vaMdiya' kA artha 'vaMdanA kI' ye do zabda bhAvapUjAvAcaka haiM, parantu 'mahiyA' zabda kA artha 'mahitAH puSpAdibhiH' arthAt puSpAdika se pUjA kI' arthAt yaha vacana dravyapUjA Azrita hai - phira bhI kaI loga bhAvapUjA kA jhUThA artha kara bhrama meM DAlate haiM - vaha asatya hai| kisI bhI TIkAkAra athavA TabAkAra ne kevala bhAvapUjA kA artha nahIM kiyA hai, balki bhAvapUjA aura dravyapUjA ubhaya artha hI kiyA hai| prazna 78 - mUrti ko snAna hI karAnA hai to phira kacce (sacitta) jala ke yajAya acitta gulAyajala Adi se karAne meM kyA nukasAna hai? phalaphUla ke yadale kAgaja ke phUla tathA ilAyacI, loMga Adi acitta yastuoM kA upayoga karane meM kyA takalIpha hai? uttara - bhadrika AtmAoM ko sanmArga se bhraSTa karane ke lie yaha eka kuTila tarka hai| isa prakAra kA kutarka dene vAle isa tarka kA upayoga apane hI ghara meM kyoM nahIM karate haiM? apane guru gocarI ke lie Ae~ taba unheM kAgaja tathA kapar3e kI acitta roTI bahorAe~. . . garma pAnI ke badale acitta gulAbajala Adi deM aura svayaM ekAsanA-upavAsa Adi kare taba kAgaja-kapar3e kI roTiyA~ khAe va acitta gulA jala Adi pIe kyoMki pAnI garma karane se va rasoI karane se to SaT jIvanikAya kI hiMsA hogii| ye sAre kutarka vyartha haiN| pUjA kI jo ucita paddhati calI A rahI hai use badalane meM bhayaMkara anartha ke sivAya anya kucha pariNAma nahIM hai| kAgaja ke phUla yA gulAba jala se pUjA yA dAna dene se AjJA-bhaMga kA doSa to lagatA hI hai parantu usake sivAya bhI aneka doSoM kI paramparA cAlU ho jAtI hai| bhakti ke badale kevala abhakti aura AzAtanA hI hotI hai| jo mauja-zauka aura sAMsArika kAryaprasaMgoM meM phUloM ke hAra-gajarA Adi banAkara -170
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________________ pAsa meM rakhate haiM, usameM saikar3oM phUloM kI hiMsA ho jAne para bhI pApa kA leza bhI khyAla nahIM rahatA hai aura pUjA ke puSpa, jo prabhu ke aMga para nirbhaya sthAna meM car3hate haiM, usameM bhayaMkara pApa mAnate haiM, sacamuca unakI buddhi unmArgagAmI hI banI hai| aisA zikSaNa dene vAle guruoM ke sAmane jAnA, una guruoM ke dIkSA va mRtyu ke prasaMga meM saikar3oM mIla dUra se vandana ke lie jAnA ityAdi kRtyoM meM ekendriya sivAya vikalendriya-paMcendriya jIvoM kI bhI pratyakSa hiMsA hai, phira bhI usa hiMsA ke sAmane A~kha-micaunI kara kevala jinapUjA ke mahAn dharma se bhraSTa karane ke lie aisA kutarka denA kahA~ kI buddhimattA hai ? prAyaH aisA koI dharma kArya nahIM hai, jisameM hiMsA kA leza bhI aMza na ho, itane mAtra se dharmapravRtti kA tyAga karoge, 'jagat meM eka bhI kArya upAdeya nahIM ginA jaaegaa| prazna 79 zrI jinapratimA kI stuti karane kI sarvottama vidhi kyA taba to hai? - - uttara pratimA meM bhagavAna ke nAma tathA guNoM kA AropaNa kara usake samakSa bhagavAna kI stuti karanA, yaha sarvottama vidhi hai| jaise apane pUrvajoM kA citra dekhakara sabhI usakI prazaMsA karate haiM, use sunakara citta prasanna hotA hai tathA pUrvajoM ko Adara milatA hai, aisA pratibhAsa hotA hai, vaise hI bhagavanta kI pratimA kA Adara karane se bhagavAna kA hI Adara hotA hai, aisA laganA cAhie / - bhagavAna ko Adara dene kI icchA jagI, yaha bhI parama zubha adhyavasAya kA lakSaNa hai aura usase jIva mahAn puNya upArjita karatA hai| gRhasthAzrama bhogane vAle zrAvakoM ke lie bhagavAna kA guNagAna karane hetu anukUla sthAna zrI jinamandira ko chor3akara anya koI nahIM hai / bhagavAna ke guNoM kA smaraNa tathA dhyAna karane ke lie zrI jinamandira meM jinapratimA kI sthApanA kI gaI hai| usake darzana ke sAtha hI bhagavAna ke guNa yAda Ate haiN| zrI jinamUrti kI mukhAkRti dekhakara vicAra paidA hotA haiM, 'aho ! yaha mukha kitanA sundara hai ki jisake dvArA kisI ke lie bhI apazabda nahIM bolA gayA tathA jisase kabhI hiMsaka, kaThora athavA kar3ave vacana nahIM nikle| usameM rahI jIbha se rasanendriya ke viSayoM kA kabhI bhI rAgadveSa se sevana nahIM kiyA gayA, parantu usa mukha dvArA dharmopadeza dekara aneka bhavya jIvoM ko isa saMsAra sAgara se pAra utArA gayA hai, isalie yaha mukha hajAroM bAra dhanyavAda kA pAtra hai|" bhagavAna kI nAsikA dvArA sugandha yA durgandha rUpa ghrANAndraya ke viSayoM kA rAga athavA dveSapUrvaka upabhoga nahIM kiyA gyaa| 'ina cakSuoM dvArA pA~ca varNa rUpa viSayoM kA pana bhara ke liye bhI rAga athavA
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________________ dveSapUrvaka upabhoga nahIM kiyA gyaa| kisI bhI strI kI ora mohadRSTi se athavA kisI zatru kI ora dveSadRSTi se nahIM dekhA gayA; kevala vastusvabhAva tathA karma kI vicitratA kA vicAra kara bhagavAna ke netra sadA samabhAtra meM rahate haiN| aise bhagavAna ke netroM ko koTizaH dhanya hai / ' 'ina donoM kAnoM ke dvArA vicitra prakAra kI rAga-rAginiyoM kA rAgapUrvaka zravaNa nahIM kiyA gayA parantu inhoMne madhura yA kaTu, acche yA bure jaise bhI zabda kAna meM par3e, unako rAgadveSa rahita hokara sunA hai / " 'isa zarIra ko kisI jIva kI hiMsA athavA adatta-grahaNa Adi kA doSa nahIM lgaa| isakA upayoga kevala jIvarakSA nimitta tathA sabhI ko sukha mile, usI DhaMga se huA hai| isa deha ne gA~va-gA~va vihAra kara aneka jIvoM ke sAMsArika bandhanoM ko tor3A hai tathA sabhI karmoM kA kSaya kara kevalajJAna yA kevaladarzana 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 kI zAnta mudrA dekhakara aisI zubha bhAvanA antaHkaraNa 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 kA tirAne meM bhI nimitta banUMgA kyoMki merI bhakti dekhakara dUsare loga usakA anukaraNa kareMge tatha aneka bhavya puruSa bhagavAna kI sevA karane meM tatpara hoMge aura maiM usameM nimitta bnuuNgaa|' dravyapUjA- samApti ke pazcAt bhAvapUjA karate samaya bhakta bhagavAna ke guNoM kA smaraNa kara apanI AtmA ke sAtha unakI tulanA karatA hai ki - 'aho ! prabhu vItarAgI hai aura maiM rAgI huuN| prabhu dveSa rahita haiM aura maiM dveSa pUrNa huuN| prabhu krodha rahita haiM aura maiM krodhI hU~ / prabhu niSkAma haiM aura maiM kAmI huuN| prabhu nirviSayI haiM aura maiM viSayI huuN| prabhu mAna rahita haiM aura maiM mAnI hU~ / prabhu mAyA se pare haiM aura maiM mAyAvI huuN| prabhu nirlobha haiM aura maiM lobhI huuN| prabhu AtmAnandI haiM aura maiM pudgalAnandI hU~ / prabhu atIndriya sukha ke bhogI hai aura maiM viSaya sukha kA bhogI huuN|
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________________ prabhu svabhAvI haiM aura maiM vibhAvI huuN| prabhu ajara haiM aura maiM sajara huuN| prabhu akSaya haiM aura maiM kSaya ko prApta hote rahane vAlA huuN| prabhu azarIrI haiM aura maiM sazarIrI huuN| prabhu aniMdaka haiM aura mai niMdaka huuN| prabhu acala haiM aura maiM cala hU~ / prabhu amara haiM aura maiM maraNazIla huuN| prabhu nidrA rahita haiM aura maiM nidrA sahita huuN| prabhu nirmoha haiM aura maiM moha vAlA huuN| prabhu hAsya rahita haiM aura maiM hAsya sahita huuN| prabhu rati rahita haiM aura maiM rati sahita hU~ / prabhu zoka rahita haiM aura maiM zoka sahita huuN| prabhu bhaya rahita haiM aura maiM bhayabhIta huuN| prabhu arati rahita haiM aura maiM arati sahita hU~ / prabhu nirvedI haiM aura maiM savedI huuN| prabhu klezarahita haiM aura maiM klezasahita hU~ / prabhu ahiMsaka haiM aura maiM hiMsaka huuN| prabhu vacana - rahita haiM aura maiM mRSAvAdI huuN| prabhu pramAda rahita haiM aura maiM pramAdI hU~ / prabhu AzA rahita haiM aura maiM AzAvAn huuN| prabhu sabhI jIvoM ko sukhadAyI haiM aura maiM aneka jIvoM ko duHkhadAyI huuN| prabhu vaMcanA rahita haiM aura maiM vaMcaka huuN| prabhu Asrava rahita haiM aura maiM Asrava sahita huuN| prabhu niSpApa haiM aura maiM pApI hU~ / prabhu karmarahita haiM aura maiM karma sahita hU~ / prabhu sabhI 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 saMsArarUpI vana meM anaMtakAla se bhaTaka rahA huuN| Aja mere bhAgyodaya se mujhe bhagavAna kI mUrti ke darzana hue tathA usake Alambana se mujhe prabhu ke guru kA tathA mere avaguNoM kA smaraNa huaa| prabhu ke guNa tathA mere avaguNa samajha meM aaye| aba maiM apane 173
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________________ durguNoM ko chor3ane kA prayatna karU~ tathA jo mArga bhagavAna ne batalAyA hai usakA anusaraNa karU~, sukha evaM kalyANa ke lie jaisA vyavahAra karane kA unhoMne pharamAyA hai, vaisA hI vyavahAra maiM kruuN| isa prakAra kI zubha bhAvanA se stuti karatA huA jIva apane azubha tathA kliSTa karmoM kA nAza karatA hai isase samakita kI zuddhi hotI hai aura paramparAgata mokSa ke ananta 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 jinapratimA kA prayatnapUrvaka atyanta Adara karanA caahie| - prazna 80 - pUjA aura pratiSThA mahAmaMgalakArI 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 lie zubha muhUrta kI AvazyakatA hotI hai? zubha nakSatra tathA zubha graha, zubha sUcaka haiM va azubha graha tathA azubha nakSatra, azubha sUcaka haiM, ataH pratyeka zubha kArya meM zubha muhUrta dekhane kI AvazyakatA hai| ___bhagavAna svayaM to vItarAga haiM aura unakI mUrti bhI sabhI jIvoM kA bhalA karane vAlI hai phira bhI koI duSTa AtmA unakI AzAtanA, niMdA athavA AjJA kA ullaMghana kare aura pariNAmasvarUpa usakA ahita ho to usameM bhagavAna yA mUrti kA doSa nahIM hai| zAstrakAroM ke AdezAnusAra sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, pauSadha, tapa, japa, niyama, dhyAna Adi pratyeka kriyA vidhivat karane se lAbha karatI hai tathA pratikUla rUpa se karane para hAni karatI hai| yahI bAta mUrti kI pratiSThA ke viSaya meM bhI samajhanI caahie| zAstrAbhyAsa bhI asamaya aura avidhi se karane kI manA hI hai| usI bhA~ti mUrtipUjA Adi mamasta lAbhakArI kriyAe~ jisa mAtrA meM bhAvapUrvaka tathA vidhi-mammAnapUrvaka karane meM AtI hai, utanI hI mAtrA meM phaladAyI hotI haiN| munirAja sadA sabake hitakArI hote hue bhI jisa bhAva se unakI ora dekhA jAtA hai, usI prakAra kA phala jIva prApta karate haiN| jaise kisI mahAsatI sAdhvI ko rUpavAna dekhakara kisI viSayI puruSa ko kAmavikAra utpanna ho jAya to kyA isase vaha sAdhu yA sAdhvI avandanIya ho jAyegI? unnIsaveM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI mallinAthajI kI pratimA dekhakara chaha rAjA kAmAtura ho gye| to kyA isase bhagavAna zrI mallinAthajI kI mahimA samApta ho gaI? kAmIjanoM ke mohanIya karma ke udaya se unakI kharAva gati hotI hai, usakA kAraNa unake svayaM ke kliSTa karma haiM, na ki ve mhaapuruss| 'anArya logoM ko zrI jinamUrti se kahA~ lAbha hotA hai ?' aisA prazna karane vAle ko -171
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________________ samajhanA cAhie ki jisane sacce deva 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 jAnapahacAna kara paramAtmA kI pratimA ko vandana-pUjana karate haiM, unako ArdrakumAra kI bhA~ti avazya zubhadhyAna utpanna hotA hai tathA acintya lAbha milatA hai, isameM lezamAtra bhI sandeha nahIM / 175
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________________ sthApanA arihanta kI upAsanA sarvajJa sarvadarzI arihanta paramAtmA kA bhAvanikSepa pUjya hone se unake nAmAdi nikSepa bhI utane hI pUjya aura AdaraNIya haiN| vartamAnakAla meM bharatakSetra meM tIrthaMkara paramAtmA bhAvanikSepa se vidyamAna nahIM haiN| dravya aura bhAva nikSepa se paramAtmA sarvatra vidyamAna nahIM raha sakate haiM, kintu nAma aura sthApanA nikSepa se to paramAtmA sarvatra vidyamAna raha sakate haiN| ataH sAkSAt paramAtmA ke viraha kAla meM to hamAre lie unakI bhakti aura upAsanA kA eka mAtra sAdhana nAma aura sthApanA nikSepa hI hai| ThIka hI kahA hai - viSama kAla jina bimba jinAgama, bhaviyaNa kUM AdhArA / tIrthaMkara paramAtmA jaba isa pRthvItala para vicarate the to bhI unakA astitva kisI kSetra vizeSa meM hI milatA thA, anyatra nahIM / jaise bhagavAna mahAvIra rAjagRhI meM vicarate the, taba unakA astitva kevala rAjagRhI meM thA, anyatra nhiiN| usa samaya bhI anya kSetragata logoM ke lie paramAtma-bhakti kA eka mAtra sAdhana jinezvara kI sthApanA hI thA / nAma-smaraNa se bhI sthApanA dvArA adhika bhakti kI jA sakatI hai| nAma-smaraNa ke samaya, kisI vyakti yA vastu vizeSa kA Alambana na hone se mana kA anyatra bhramaNa sambhava hai, kintu sthApanA nikSepa meM mana kI ekAgratA kA prayAsa susAdhya hai| nAma nikSepa dvArA mAtra paramAtmA ke nAma kA hI smaraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai, jabaki sthApanA nikSepa meM paramAtmA kI pUjA, bhakti, upAsanA, kIrtana, nAca-gAna, stavanA Adi sabhI sambhava haiN| - paramAtmA ke viraha kAla meM paramAtma-bhakti kA eka mAtra sAdhana jina-pratimA hai| sAlambana dhyAna ke binA nirAlambana dhyAna sambhava nahIM hai| ataH sAlambana dhyAna ke lie sarvazreSTha jina - pratimA kA dhyAna Avazyaka hai| nirAkAra siddha paramAtmA kI upAsanA ke pUrva sAkAra arihanta paramAtmA kI upAsanA Avazyaka hai| sAkAra ke dhyAna se hI nirAkAra ke dhyAna meM pahu~ca sakate haiN| sAkAra dhyAna ke lie arihanta paramAtmA kI pratimA hI sarvazreSTha AlambanabhUta hai| "One picture is worth than ten thousand words", ke niyamAnusAra paramAtmA ke hajAra bAra nAma-smaraNa se jo lAbha nahIM hotA haiM, vaha eka bAra jinezvara pratimA ke Alambana se ho sakatA hai| 176
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________________ mAnava-mana para nAma se bhI adhika asara sthApanA kA hotA hai, isa niyamAnusAra paramAtmA kI pratimA ke Alambana se jyAdA lAbha hotA hai| sarvazreSTha dravya jinezvara kI sthApanA hai| zAstroM meM sthApanA jinezvara kI bhakti ke aneka prakAra batalAe haiN| prastuta viSaya ke saMdarbha meM pUrva puruSoM ke dvArA viracita 'caittha-stava' sUtra kA vivecana yahA~ anupayukta nahIM hogA / zabda-zAstra vizAradoM ne 'caitya' zabda kA artha arihanta kI pratimA aura jinamandira kiyA hai| (caityaM jinaukastadvimbaM vA) ananta upakArI arihanta paramAtmA kI zAzvata azAzvata pratimAe~ tInoM lokoM meM vidyamAna haiN| una saba pratimAoM kI bhakti kI bhAvanA bhakta ke hRdaya meM avazya hotI hai| eka sthala para rahakara una sabakI bhakti sambhava nahIM hai| ataH una sabakI bhakti ke phala ko pAne ke lie (eka arihanta paramAtmA ke bimba kI viziSTa bhakti karane ke bAda) bhaktAtmA 'caittha-stava' ke dvArA una sabakI bhakti kI anumodanA karatA hai| 'caitya- stava' arihaMta cehayANaM karemi kAusaggaM vaMdaNa-vattiyAe pUaNa vattithAe sakkAra - vattie sammANa-vattiyAe bohi-lAbha-vattiyAe niruvasagga-vattiyAe saddhAe-mehAe dhiie - dhAraNAe aNuppehAe - vakumANIe ThAmi kAusaggaM / vivecana arihaMta ceithANaM - citta arthAt antaHkaraNa, usake bhAva athavA usakI kriyA ko caitya kahate haiN| arihanta kI pratimA prazasta samAdhi vAle citta ko utpanna karatI hai athavA arihanta kI pratimA se citta meM prazasta samAdhi utpanna hotI hai, ata: unheM caitya kahate haiN| caitya (pratimA) ke nivAsasthAna ko bhI caitya kahate haiM, kyoMki vaha bhI prazasta samAdhi vAle citta kA janaka hai| una arihantoM kI pratimAoM ko vandanAdi karane ke lie - / karemi kAusaggaM - maiM kAyotsarga karatA huuN| utsarga arthAt tyaag| kAyA se eka sthAna para sthiratA, vANI se mauna aura mana se zubha dhyAna karane kI kriyA ko chor3akara (zvAsocchavAsa Adi ke AgArapUrvaka anya samasta kriyAoM kA tyAga karatA huuN|) 177
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________________ vaMdaNa vattiyAe - vandana arthAt mana, vacana aura kAyA kI prazasta pravRtti / samasta caityoM ke vandana ke phala ke lie (maiM kAyotsarga karatA huuN|) pUaNa vatiyAe- pUjana arthAt sugaMdhita puSpa, kesara Adi se arcanA / pUjA ke phala ke lie ( maiM kAyotsarga karatA huuN|) sakkAra vattiyAe - zreSTha vastra, alaMkAra Adi se abhyarcana ko satkAra kahate haiM | satkAra ke phala ke lie ( maiM kAyotsarga karatA huuN|) prazna- kyA sAdhu ke lie pUjana aura satkAra niSiddha nahIM haiM? uttara - sAdhu ke lie dravya stava karane kA niSedha hai, kintu 'karAne' aura 'anumodana' karane kA niSedha nahIM hai| ataH sAdhu gRhastha ko pUjA kA upadeza de sakate haiM aura paramAtmA kI bhavya AMgI ko dekhakara anumodana bhI kara sakate haiN| sammANa vattithAe - stuti Adi dvArA guNoM ke utkIrtana ko sammAna kahate haiN| caityoM ke sammAna ke phala ke lie ( maiM kAyotsarga karatA huuN|) vandana ke hetu bohilAbha vatiyAe arihanta praNIta dharma kI bhAva se prApti arthAt bodhi ke lie ( maiM kAyotsarga karatA huuN|) niruvasagga yattiyAe - janma Adi upasarga se rahita sthAna mokSa kI prApti ke lie ( maiM kAyotsarga karatA huuN|) (zraddhA Adi se rahita kAyotsarga phaladAyI nahIM banatA hai, karatA huuN|) ata: unase 'yukta kAyotsarga saddhAe- bar3hatI huI zraddhA se / zraddhA arthAt mithyAtva mohanIya karma ke kSayopazama Adi se janya citta kI nija abhilASA rUpa prasannatA / yaha zraddhA jIvAdi tAttvika padArthoM kA anusaraNa karane vAlI hai, bhrAMti kA nAza karane vAlI hai aura karma-phala, karma - sambandha aura karma ke astitva kI pratIti karAne vAlI hai| zAstra meM ise 'udaka prasAdaka maNi' kI upamA dI gaI hai| gande sarovara meM 'udaka prasAdaka maNi' DAlane para sarovara kI paMka- kaluSatA dUra ho jAtI hai aura sarovara kA jala svaccha bana jAtA hai| isI prakAra zraddhA rUpI maNi se citta sarovara meM rahA huA saMzayaviparyaya Adi kA maila dUra ho jAtA hai aura arihaMta praNIta mArga para samyag bhAva utpanna hotA hai| * mehAe - medhA arthAt buddhi pUrvaka / jJAnAvaraNIya karma ke kSayopazama se janya graMtha grahaNa karane kA paTu pariNAma / yaha pariNAma sadgraMtha meM pravRtti karAnevAlA hai, pApazruta kI 178
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________________ avajJA karAne vAlA hai aura guru vinayAdi meM jor3ane vAlA hai| zAstra meM ise 'Atura-auSadhApti upAdeyatA' kI upamA dI gaI hai| jisa prakAra kisI buddhimAna rogI ko uttama auSadhi kI prApti ho aura usase viziSTa phala kA anubhava ho jAya to vaha anya samasta vastuoM kA tyAga kara usI auSadha ke grahaNa karane meM Adara bhAva rakhatA hai| isI prakAra medhAvI puruSa ko bhI apanI medhA ke sAmarthya se sadgraMtha ke viSaya meM atyanta upAdeya bhAva rahatA hai, kyoMki vaha sadgraMtha ko hI bhAva-auSadha mAnatA hai| dhIie - rAgAdi AkulatA se rahita mana kI sthiratA dvaaraa| mohanIya karma ke kSayopazama Adi se utpanna prIti ko dhRti kahate haiN| zAstra meM ise 'daurgatyahataciMtAmaNi prApti' kI upamA dI gaI hai| jisa prakAra daridratA se upahRta vyakti ko ciMtAmaNi ratna kI prApti hone para aura usake guNa ko jAna lene para 'aba merA dAridrya calA gayA' isa prakAra kA mAnasika santoSa utpanna hotA hai; usI prakAra jise jinadharma rUpI ciMtAmaNi ratna kI prApti huI hai aura jisane usake rahasya ko samajhA hai, usake lie aba yaha saMsAra merA kyA bigAr3a sakatA hai?' isa prakAra cintA rahita mAnasika santoSa utpA hotA hai| dhAraNAe - dhAraNA arthAt avismaraNa dvaaraa| yaha dhAraNA jJAnAvaraNIya karma ke kSayopazama se janya hai| kisI vastu vizeSa ko viSaya karane vAlI hai| zAstra meM ise sacce motI kI mAlA pirone kI upamA dI hai| viziSTa prakAra ke upayoga kI daDhatA se tathA yathAyogya avikSipta rUpa se sthAnAdi yoga meM pravRtta hone se yoga rUpa guNamAlA taiyAra hotI hai| aNuppehAe- vicArapUrvaka anuprekSA dvaaraa| jJAnAvaraNIya karma ke kSayopazama se janya anubhUta artha ke abhyAsa vizeSa ko anuprekSA kahate haiM jo parama saMvega kA hetu hai, uttarottara padArtha ke vizeSa-vizeSa rahasya ko batAne vAlA hai aura anta meM kevalajJAna kI ora le jAne vAlA hai| ___ zAstra meM ise 'ratnazodhaka anala' kI upamA dI gaI hai| jisa prakAra 'ratnazodhaka agni' ratna kI azuddhi ko dUra kara detA hai, isI prakAra anuprekSA rUpI agni Atmaratna meM rahI karma-mala kI azuddhi ko jalAkara kaivalya ko paidA karatI hai| ye zraddhA Adi pA~ca guNa apUrvakaraNa nAmaka mahAsamAdhi ke bIja haiN| isake paripAka aura atizaya se apUrvakaraNa kI prApti hotI hai| kutarka se utpanna mithyA vikalpoM ko dUra kara zravaNa, paThana, pratipatti, icchA aura pravRtti meM jur3anA yaha isakA paripAka hai tathA sthairya aura siddhi ko prApta karanA isakA atizaya hai| -179
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________________ - zraddhAdi guNoM ke paripAka aura atizaya se pradhAna paropakAra ke hetu rUpa apUrvakaraNa guNasthAna kI prApti hotI hai| - zraddhAdi ke lAbha kA krama bhI isI prakAra hai - zraddhA se medhA, medhA se ti, dhati se dhAraNA aura dhAraNA se anuprekSA kA lAbha hotA hai tathA zraddhA kI vRddhi se dhAraNA kI vRddhi aura dhAraNA kI vRddhi se anuprekSA kI vRddhi hotI hai| jina-pratimA kI avahelanA, sAkSAt paramAtmA kI hI AzAtanA hai| ataH bhUlakara bhI jina-pratimA kIAzAtanA na kreN| bhakti meM zraddhA va samarpaNa anivArya hai| binA hastAkSara ke caika kI koI kImata nahIM hai, vaise hI binA samarpaNa kI bhakti bhI vandhyA hI hai| . sUrya ke Agamana ke sAtha hI andhakAra dUra bhAga jAtA hai. . . vaise hI hRdaya meM prabhu-bhakti ke Agamana ke sAtha hI AtmA meM rahA ajJAna-andhakAra dUra ho jAtA hai| | 180
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________________ paramAtma-pUjana se / tIna guNoM kI siddhi devAdhideva vItarAga paramAtmA kI Adara-bahumAna tathA zAstroktavidhi pUrvaka pUjA karane se hameM tIna guNoM kI siddhi hotI hai, jo nimnAnusAra haiM - 1. guNa bahumAna - guNAnurAga, guNaprApti kA amogha sAdhana hai| vyakti ke hRdaya meM jisa vastu ke prati tIvra prema hotA hai, vaha vastu use avazya milatI hai| mumukSu AtmA ko guNa cAhiye aura ina guNoM ke svAmI tIrthaMkara paramAtmA hI haiN| ataH tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kI pUjAbhakti se unameM rahe ananta guNoM kA bahumAna hotA hai aura usa bahumAna ke phalasvarUpa bhaktAtmA ko bhI una guNoM kI prApti hotI hai| / ananta guNI jinezvara deva kI pUjA kA adhyavasAya bhI ananta phala ko dene vAlA hai to phira pUjana se ananta lAbha ho, isameM Azcarya hI kyA hai? ___2. kRtajJatA - apane upakArI ke upakAra ko nahIM bhUlanA 'kRtajJatA' hai| jinezvara paramAtmA kA apane para amApa upakAra hai| mAtA-pitA, vidyAguru Adi kA upakAra bhI duSpratikAra hai aura saddharmaguru kA upakAra to aura bhI atyanta duSpratikAra hai| una saba se bar3hakara tIrthaMkara kA upakAra hai| mAtA, pitA, vidyAguru va dharmaguru ke upakAra kA badalA kadAcit isa janma athavA anya janma meM, unheM dharmabodha karane ke prasaMga se cukA sakate haiM, kintu arihanta paramAtmA ke upakAra ko cukAne kA to koI mArga hI nahIM hai, kyoMki ve to kRtakRtya bana cuke haiM aura unakA upakAra bhI ananta guNA hai| ___ yadi tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ne kevalajJAna kI prApti ke bAda tIrtha kI sthApanA nahIM kI hotI to dharmaguru bhI upakAra karane meM asamartha raha jAte, ataH tIrthaMkara paramAtmA to parama guru haiN| ve ajJAna andhakAra ko dUra karane vAle haiN| eka jIvanadAna se bhI unakA dAna bar3hakara hai, kyoMki ve to amara hI banA dete haiN| jinezvara paramAtmA ne 'punaH kabhI maranA na par3e' aisA amaratA kA mArga batalAyA hai, usa mArga kA anusaraNa kara Aja taka ananta AtmAe~ ajara-amara pada ko prApta huI haiN| ataH unake upakAra kA koI mApa nahIM hai| ve to trijagatzaraNa haiM, tribhuvanabadhu haiM, akAraNavatsala haiM, aciMtya ciMtAmaNi haiM, -181
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________________ muktipathapradarzaka haiM, bhavodadhiniryAmaka haiM, mahAgopa haiN| paramAtmA dvArA nirdiSTa mArga kI ArAdhanA se jIvAtmA isa duHkhamaya saMsAra meM bhI sukha kA anubhava karatA hai| aise anantopakArI paramAtmA ke pUjana se hameM kRtajJatA guNa kI prApti hotI hai| 3. vinaya- jisase ATha prakAra ke karma dUra hote haiM, use jainazAsana meM vinaya kahate haiN| vinaya sarva guNoM kA mUla hai| vinayarahita dAnAdi saba niSphala haiN| vinaya se jJAna, darzana aura cAritrya kI prApti hotI hai| paramAtma-bhakti yaha sarvazreSTha vinaya hai| jinezvara kI pUjA se namratA guNa kA vikAsa hotA hai aura hameM bhI paramAtmA ke guNoM kI prApti hotI hai| he paramAtmA! Apa pUrNa ho| Apa sarvajJa ho| Apa vitarAga ho| maiM apUrNa huuN| maiM ajJAnI huuN| maiM rAgI huuN| ApakI zaraNa hI mujhe pUrNa, jJAnI va vItarAga banAegI, isI dRr3ha zraddhA se ApakI zaraNa meM AyA huuN| he prabho! mA~ kaSToM ko saha kara bhI apane putra kA rakSaNa, pAlana karatI haiN| Apa to jagat kI mAtA ho, phira mere jaise bAlaka kI Apa upekSA kyoM karate ho? he prabho! merI AtmA kA nirvikAra svarUpa hone para bhI ye vAsanAe~ mujhe kyoM satAtI haiM? yaha samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki ApakI bhakti hI mujhe vAsanA-mukta bnaaegii| 182
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________________ paramAtma-pUjA kI upekSA se tIna doSoM kA pragaTIkaraNa apUjya kI pUjA se bhI pUjya kI pUjA kI upekSA adhika bhayaMkara - hAnikara hai| isa loka meM sarvAdhika pUjA aura sammAna ke pAtra paramAtmA hI haiM, unakI pUjA kI upekSA mahAmithyAtva kA kAraNa hai| paramAtma-pUjA kI upekSA se AtmA meM tIna doSoM kA pragaTIkaraNa hotA hai - 1. guNa kA anAdara - jinezvara kI pUjA kI upekSA karane vAlA guNa kA anAdara karatA hai| jisa prakAra guNa- bahumAna kA adhyavasAya avaMdhya puNyabaMdha kA kAraNa hai, usI prakAra guNa ke anAdara kA adhyavasAya sAnubaMdha tIvra azubha karma ke baMdha kA hetu hai / guNI ke anAdara, AzAtanA aura hIlanA kA adhyavasAya, mohanIya karma kI utkRSTa sthiti (70 kor3Akor3I sAgaropama) ke baMdha kA kAraNa hai| hiMsAdI pApAcaraNa kI apekSA guNI kA anAdara karane vAlA atyadhika kliSTa karmaprakRti kA baMdha karatA hai| jinapUjA ke prati aruci se guNIjana ke prati anAdara bhAva bar3hatA hai| paramAtmA kRtakRtya hone para bhI bhavya jIvoM para upakAra karate haiM, ataH pUjyatama haiN| deva-devendra Adi bhI paramAtmA kI pUjA karate haiM, phira bhI unakI pUjA kI upekSA karanA mahAmoha kA hI kAraNa hai| 2. kRtaghnatA - jinapUjana kI upekSA karane vAlA kRtaghna banatA hai| vaha vyakti paramAtmA ke ananta upakAroM kI avagaNanA karatA hai| zAstra meM kahA gayA hai ki madirApAna, hiMsA, jhUTha, corI Adi ke pApoM kI prAyazcitta Adi dvArA zuddhi ho jAtI hai, kintu kRtana vyakti kI zuddhi nahIM hotI hai arthAt vaha prAyazcitta ke lie bhI ayogya hai| 3. ahaMkAra - ahaMkAra eka bhayaMkara koTiM kA durguNa hai| ahaMkAra hRdaya kA unmAda hai| ahaMkAra se AtmA bhayaMkara nIca gotra kA baMdha karatI hai, jisase karor3oM bhavoM meM bhI mukta nahIM banatI hai| paramAtma-pUjana kI upekSA se ahaMkAra kA poSaNa hotA hai / ahaM to sarva anarthoM kA mUla hai / trilokanAtha kI upekSA se bar3hakara aura kauna sA bhayaMkara pApa ho sakatA hai ? ye tIna doSa AtmA kI bhayaMkara barabAdI karane vAle haiN| ataH mumukSu AtmA ko kabhI paramAtma-bhakti kI upekSA nahIM karanI cAhiye / 183
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________________ pariziSTa - 1 jina-pratimA mAhAtmya pUjya nyAyAcArya, nyAyavizArada mahopAdhyAya zrImad yazovijayajI mahArAja viracita "zrI pratimAzataka' ke ati mananIya 11 padya (1) aindrazreNinatA - pratApabhavanaM bhavyAMginetrAmRtaM, siddhAntopaniSadvicAracaturaiH prItyA prmaanniikRtaa| mUrtiH sphUrtimatI sadA vijayate jainezvarI visphuran mohonmAdaghanapramAdamadirAmattairanAlokitA indroM 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 bhagavanta kI 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 // (2) nAmAditrayameva bhAvabhagavattAdrupyadhIkAraNaM, zAstrAt svAnubhavAcca zuddhahadayairiSTaM ca dRSTaM muhuH / tenArhatpratimAmanAdRtavatAM bhAvaM puraskurvatA . mandhAnAmiva darpaNe nijamukhAlokArthinAM kA mtiH|| . nAmAdi tInoM nikSepa bhagavAna ke tadrUpapane kI buddhi ke kAraNa haiM tathA unako zuddha hRdaya vAle gItArtha puruSoM ne zAstra se tathA apane anubhava se svIkAra kiyA hai tathA bAra-bAra unakA anubhava kiyA hai| isase arhata kI pratimA kA anAdara kara mAtra bhAva arhat ko jo mAnane vAle haiM unakI buddhi darpaNa meM mukha dekhane vAle andhe puruSoM kI bhA~ti kutsita evaM doSayukta hai // 2 // 184
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________________ (3) svAntaM dhvAntamayaM mukhaM viSamayaM dRg dhUmadhArAmayI, teSAM yairna natA stutA na bhagavanmUrtirna vA prekSitA / devaicAraNapuMgavaiH sahRdayairAnanditairvanditA, ye tvenA samupAsate kRtadhiyasteSAM pavitraM jnuH|| jinhoMne bhagavAna kI mUrti ko namaskAra nahIM kiyA, unakA hRdaya andhakAramaya hai; jinhoMne unakI stuti nahIM kI, unakA mukha viSamaya hai tathA jinhoMne unakA darzana nahIM kiyA, unakI dRSTi dhue~ se vyApta hai| devagaNa, cAraNa, muni aura tattvavettAoM dvArA Ananda se vandanA kI huI isa pratimA kI jo upAsanA karate haiM, unakI buddhi kRtArtha hai aura unakA janma pavitra hai // 3 // (4) utphullAmiva mAlatI madhukaro revAmivebhaH priyAM, mAkandadrumamaMjarImiva pikaH saundaryabhAjaM madhau / nandaccandanacArunandanavanIbhUmimiva dyo pati . stIrthezapratimAM na hi kSaNamapi svAntAddhi muNcaamyhm|| 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 nahIM chor3atI aura jaise svargapati indra candana vRkSoM se sundara aisI nandanavana kI bhUmi ko nahIM chor3atA, vaise hI maiM tIrthaMkara bhagavanta kI pratimA ko apane hRdaya se palabhara bhI dUra nahIM karatA // 4 // (5) mohoddAmadavAnalaprazamane pAthodavRSTiH zama - srotAnirjhariNI samIhitavidhau kalpadruvalliH staam| saMsAraprabalAndhakAramathane, mArtaMDacaMDadyuti . jainImUrtirupAsyatAM zivasukhe bhavyAH pipAsAsti cet|| he bhavya prANiyo! jo tumheM mokSasukha prApta karane kI icchA ho to tuma zrI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna kI pratimA kI upAsanA karo, jo pratimA moharUpI dAvAnala ko zAnta karane meM meghavRSTi rUpa hai, jo samatA rUpa pravAha dene ke lie nadI hai, jo satpuruSoM ko vAMchita dene meM kalpalatA hai aura jo saMsArarUpI ugra andhakAra ko nAza karane meM sUrya kI tIvra pracArUpa hai // 5 // 185
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________________ darza darzamavApamavyayamudaM vidyotamAnA lasad . vizvAsaM pratimAmakena rahita! svAM te sadAnanda! yAm! sA dhatte svarasaprasRtvaraguNasthAnocitAmAnamad . vizvA saMprati mAmake narahita! svAnte sadAnaM dyaam|| . he sarva duHkha rahita prabho! he sadA Anandamaya nAtha! ApakI mUrti ko dekha-dekhakara maiM apane hRdaya meM vizvAsa prApta kara avyaya evaM avinAzI harSa ko prApta huA huuN| he mAnavahitakArI prabho! ApakI yaha pratimA abhayadAna sahita upAdhi binA vRddhiMgata guNasthAnaka ke yogya dayA kA poSaNa karatI hai // 6 // (7) tvadbimbe vidhRte hRdi sphurati na prAgeva rUpAntaraM, tvadrUpe tu tataH smRte bhuvi bhavenno ruupmaatrprthaa| tasmAttvanmadabhedabuddhyudayato no yuSmadasmatpado . llekhaH kiMcidagocaraM tu lasati jyotiH paraM cinmym|| he prabho! 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 hotii| isake lie "tU vahI maiM' aisI abheda buddhi ke udaya se "yuSmad aura asmad' pada kA ullekha bhI nahIM hotA aura koI agocara parama caitanyamaya jyoti antara meM sphurAyamAna hotI hai // 7 // (8) kiM brahmaikamayI kimutsavamayI zreyomayI kiM kimu, jJAnAnandamayI kimunnatimayI kiM srvshobhaamyii| ityaM kiM kimitiprakalpanaparastvanmUrtiruddhokSitA, kiM sarvAtigameva darzayati sddhyaanprsaadaanmhH|| 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 // 1861
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________________ (9) tvadrUpaM parivartatA hRdi mama jyotiHsvarUpaM prabho! tAvad yAvadarUpamuttamapadaM niSpApamAvirbhavet / yatrAnandaghane surAsurasukhaM saMpIDitaM sarvato, bhAge'nantatame'pi naiti ghaTanAM kaaltryiisNbhvi|| he prabho! pApa-nAzaka, uttama padasvarUpa aura.rUparahita aisA apratipAtI 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 suraasura kA sukha anantaveM bhAga kA bhI nahIM hai // 9 // (10) svAntaM zuSyati dahate ca nayanaM bhasmIbhavatyAnanaM, dRSTvA tatAtimAmapIha kudhiyaamityaaptluptaatmnaam| asmAkaM tvanimeSavismitadRzAM rAgAdimAM pazyatAM, sAndrAnandasudhAnimajjanasukhaM vyaktIbhavatyanvaham // jinapratimA ke viSaya meM jinakI AtmA khaMDita huI hai aise durbuddhiyoM kA hRdaya isa pratimA ko dekhakara sUkha jAtA hai, netra jala uThate haiM aura mu~ha bhasmIbhUta ho jAtA hai, jabaki prema se isa pratimA ko animeSa dRSTi se dekhate, hamako to Anandaghana amRta meM DUbane kA sukha nirantara pragaTa hotA hai 10n" (11) mandAradrumacArupuSpanikarairvRndArakairarcitA, savRMdAbhinatasya nirvRtilatAkandAyamAnasya te| nisyandAt rUpanAmRtasya jagatI pAntImamandAmayA vaskandAt pratimAM jinendra! paramAnaMdAya vndaamhe|| he jinendra! uttama puruSoM ke dvArA namaskRta evaM mukti rUpI latA ke kanda samAna ApakI pratimA, jisako devatAoM ne maMdAra vRkSa ke puSpoM se pUjI hai aura jo ugra roga kA zoSaNa karane vAle snAtrajala rUpa amRta ke jharane se sAre jagat kI rakSA karatI hai, aisI pratimA ko hama parama Ananda (mokSa) ke lie vandanA karate haiM // 11 // 187
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________________ kumati - latA - unmIlana __* yAnI - (zrI jinabiMba - sthApana - stavana) bharatAdike uddhAraja kIdho, zatrujaya mojhAra; sonAtaNAM jeNe derI karAvyA, ratnataNA biMba thApyo, ho kumati!kA pratimA utthApI 1 ojinavacane thApI.1 vIra pache base nevU barase, saMprati rAya sujANa, savA lAkha prAsAda karAvyA, savA kroDa biMba thApyAM, ho kumati! .2 draupadIe jinapratimA pUjI, sUtramA sAkha TharANI; chaThe aMge te vIra bhAkhyu, gaNadhara pUre sAkhI; ho kumati! .3 saMvat navase tANu varase, vimala maMtrIzvara jeha; Abu taNAM jeNe daherAM karAvyA, be hajAra biMba thApyAM, ho kumati! 4 saMvat agiAra navANuM varase, rAjA kumArapAla; pAMca hajAra prAsAda karAvyA, sAta hajAra biMba thApyA, ho kumati! .5 saMvat bAra paMcANu varase, vastupAla tejapAla; pA~ca hajAra prAsAda karAvyA,agIyAra hajAra biMba thApyA, ho kumati! 06 188
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________________ saMvat bAra bohotera varase, saMghavI ghano jeha; rANakapura jeNe derA karAvyA, kroDa navANuM dravya kharacyA; ho kumati .7 saMvat tera ekotera varase, samarozA raMga seTha, uddhAra paMdaramo zarbuje kIyo,agIyAra lAkha dravya kharacyA, ho kumati! 8 saMvat paMdara sattAsI varase, bAdazAha ne vAre; uddhAra solamo zatruje kIyo, karamazAhe jaza lIyo, ho kamati! .9 e jina pratimA jinavara sarakhI, pUje trividha tume prANI jina pratimAmAM saMdeha na rAkho, vAcaka jasanI vANI, ho kumati! .10 zrI jina pratimA - sthApana - svAdhyAya jema jinapratimA vaMdana dIse, samakita ne alAve; aMgopAMga prakaTa aratha e, mUrakha manamAM nAve re, kumati! kA~ pratimA sthApI? .1 ema teM zubha mati kApI re - kumati!kA pratimA uthApI? mAraga lope pApI re, kumati! kAM pratimA uthApI? eha astha akhaMDa adhikAre, juo upAMga uvavAI; e samakitano mAraga maraDI, kahe dayA zI bhAI re! kumati! .2 samakita viNa sura duragati pAme, arasa virasa AhAre; juo jamAlI dayAe ne tarIo, huo bahula saMsArI! kumati! .3 189
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________________ cAraNa muni jina pratimA vaMde, bhAkhiUM bhagavaI aMge; caitya sAkhi AloyaNa bhAkhe, vyavahAre mana raMge! kumati! .4 pratimA-nati phala kAUssagge Avazyaka mAM bhAkhyuH caitya artha veyAvacca muni ne, dasane aMge dAkhyaM re! kumati! .5 sUriyAbha sUri pratimA pUjI, rAyapaseNI mAhi; samakita viNuM bhavajalamAM par3atA, dayA na sAhe bAhi re! kumati! 06 draupadIye jina-pratimA pUjI, chaThe aMge vAce; to suM eka dayA pokArI, ANA viNa tu mAce re! kumati! .7 eka jina pratimA vaMdana dveSe, sUtra ghaNAM tu lope! naMdI mAM je Agama saMkhyA, ApamatI kA gope? kumati! .8 jinapUjA phaladAnAdika sama, mahAnizIye lahiye; aMdha paraMpara kumativAsanA, to kima manA vahiye re? kumati! .9 siddhAratha rAya jina pUjyA, kalpasUtramA dekho ANA zuddha dayA mana dharatAM, mile sUtranAM lekho re! kumati! .10 thAvara hiMsA jina- pUjAmAM, jo tuM dekhI dhUje; to pApI te dUra deza thI, je tuja AvI pUje re! kumati! .11 -1901
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________________ paDikamaNe muni dAna vihAre, hiMsA doSa vizeSa; lAbhAlAbha vicArI jotAM, pratimAmAM syo dveSa re? gufa! .12 TIkA cUrNi bhASya uvekhyAM, UvekhI niryukti; pratimA kAraNa sUtra uvekhyAM, dUra rahI tujha mugati re ! kumati ! 13 zuddha paramparA cAlI AvI, pratimA- vandana vANI; saMmUrcchama je e mUr3ha na mAne, teha adITha kalyANa re ! grufa! .14 jina pratimA jina sarikhI jANe, paMcAMgInA jANa; kavi jasavijaya kahe ne giruA, kIje tAsa bakhANa re ! kumati ! 15 zrI jinapratimA sthApana (zrI zAntinAtha bhagavAna kA stavana ) zAntijinezvara sAheba baMdo, anubhava rasa no kaMdo re, mukhane maTake locana laTake, mohyA suranara vRMdo re, zAMti. 1 maMjara dekhI ne koyala Tauke, megha ghaTA jema moro re, tema jinapratimA nirakhI harakhaM, valI jema caMda cakora re, zAMti0 2 jina pratimA jinavara bhAkhI, sUtra ghaNAM che sAkhI re, suranara munivara vaMdana pUjA, karatA ziva abhilASi re, zAMti0 3 191
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________________ rAyapaseNI pratimA pUjI, sUriyAbhasamakitadhArI re, jIvAbhigane pratimA pUjI, vijayadeva adhikArI re, zAMti. 4 jinavara biMba vinA navi vaMdu, ANaMdajI ema bole re, sAtame aMge samakita mUle, avara nahi tasa tole re, zAMti. 5 jJAtAsUtre draupadI pUjA, karatI zivasukha mAMge re, rAya siddhArathe pratimA pUjI, kalpasUtra mAMhe rAge re, zAMti. 6 vidyAcAraNa munivare vaMdI, pratimA pAMcame aMge re, gaMdhAcAraNa munivare vaMdI, jinapratimA mana raMge re, zAMti.7 Aryasuhasti sUri upadeze, cAvo saMpratirAya re, savA kroDi jinabiMba bharAvyAM, dhanya dhanya ehanI mAya re, zAMti.8 mokalI pratimA abhayakumAre dekhI ArdakumAra re, jAtismaraNe samakita pAmI, varIo zivasukha sAra re, zAMti. 1 ityAdika bahu pATha kahA cha, sUtra mAhe sukhakArI re, sUtra taNo eka varNa utthApe, te ko bahula saMsArI re, . zAMti. 10 te mATe jina ANA dhArI, kumati kadAgraha vArI re, bhakti taNAM phala utarAdhyayane, bodhi bIja sukhakArI re, zAMti. 11 - -[192
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________________ eke bhave doya padavI pAmyA, solamA zrI jinarAya re, muja mana maMdirIe padharAvyA, dhavala maMgala gavarAya re, zAMti. 12 jina uttama pada rUpa anupama, kIrti kamalAnI zAlA re, jIvavijaya kahe prabhujInI bhakti,karatA maMgalamAlA re, zAMti. 13 193F
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________________ // zrI zAzvata-jina-stuti / / RSabhacandrAnana vandana kIje, vAripeNa duHkha vAre jI, varddhamAna jinavara valI praNamo, zamdhata nAma e cAre jii| bharatAdika kSetre malI hove, cAra nAma citta dhAre jI, teNe cAre e zAzvata jinavara, namIye nitya savAre jI // arva adho tirkhA loke thaI, koDi pannaraseM jANo jI, Upara koDI betAlIsa praNamo, aDavana lakha mana ANo jii| chatrIza sahasa eMzI te Upare, vimba taNo parimANo jI, asaMkhyAta vyaMtara jyotiSImAM, praNamuM te suvihANo jI // 2 // rAyapaseNi jIvAbhigane,bhagavatI sUtre bhAkhI jI, gaMbaddhIpa pannatti ThANAMge, vivarIne ghaNuM dAkhI jii| valI azAzvatI jJAtAkalpamAM, vyavahAra pramukhe AkhI jI, te jina pratimA lope pApI, jihAM bahu sUtra cha sAkhI jI // 3 // e jina pUjAthI ArAdhaka, IzAna indra kahAyA jI, tema sUriyAma bahu suravara, devI taNA samudAyA jI / naMdIzvara aDhAI mahotsava, kare ati harSa bharAyA jI, jina uttama kalyANaka divase, pAvijaya name pAyA jI // 4 // pAtAle yAni yinyAni, yAni yinyAnibhUtale svarge'piyAnivimyAni, tAni vande nirntrm||1|| 1941
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________________ pAtAla-loka meM rahe hae, bhUtala meM rahe hue tathA svarga loka meM rahe hue .zrI jina bimboM ko maiM nirantara vandana karatA huuN| jine bhaktinine bhakti-rjine bhktirdine-dine| . sadA me'stu sadA me'stu, sadA me'stu bhave-bhave / / 2 / / bhagavAna zrI jinezvaradevoM ke prati bhavobhava meM sadA ke lie nitya prati mujhe bhakti prApta hove| UP 1951
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________________ ||| zrI jina-pUjana mahimA / / sathaM pamajaNe pugnaM, sahassaM ca vilevaNe / sathasahassiyA mAlA, anantaM gIthavAthae ||1|| isa pustaka ke prathama prakaraNa kA lekhana prArambha karate samaya Age ke pRSTha para 'zrI jina-darzana mahimA' sUcaka padya prastuta kiyA hai| usameM zrI jinamandira meM prabhu ke darzana karane se eka mAsopavAsa kA vyAvahArika phala batAyA hai| usake anusandhAna meM yaha padya batAtA hai ki - prabhudarzana ke phala kI apekSA zrI jinabimba kA pramArjana karane se sau-gunA phala milatA hai| zrI jinabimba ke vilepana se hajAra gunA phala milatA hai, zrI jinabimba ko suvAsita puSpoM kI mAlA pahanAne se lAkha gunA phala milatA hai aura zrI jinabimba ke sammukha nRtyAdi dvArA bhAva bhakti karane se ananta-gunA phala milatA hai| jinavara bimba ne pUjatAM, hoya zatagaNuM puNya / sahasagaNuM phala candane, je lepe te dhanya // 1 // lAkha gaNuM phala kusumanI, mAlA pahirAve / anantagaNuM phala tehathI, gIta-gAna karAve // 2 // tIrthaMkara padavI vare, jina pUjA thI jIva / prIti bhaktipaNe karI, sthiratApaNe atIva // 3 // jina paDimA jina sArikhI, siddhAnte bhaakhii| nikSepA sahu sArikhA, thApanA tima dAkhI // 4 // traNakAla tribhuvana mAMhI, kare te pUjana neha / darizana kerU~ bIja che, ehamAM nahiM sandeha // 5 // jJAnavimala tehane, hoya sadA suprasanna / ehIja jIvita phala jANIje, tehIja bhavijanadhanna // 6 // - zrI jJAnavimala sUri -196
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________________ akhila bhAratIya zrI jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka yuvaka mahAyAdha BE svadharmI saMgaThana zakti dillI meM Ayojita paMcama rASTrIya adhivezana (2 evaM 3 akTUbara, 2004) avasara para sAdara bheTa jaina kuzala yuvaka maNDala choTI dAdAbAr3I, Ara blaoNka, sAutha eksaTeMzana bhAga-2 naI dillI-110049