Rakshabandhan aur Deepavali

Author(s): Hukamchand Bharilla
Publisher: Todarmal Granthamala Jaipur
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008372/1

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prathama saMskaraNa : 10 hajAra (12 akTUbara 2005, vijayAdazamI) rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI mUlya : svayaM paDheM aura kama se kama pA~ca mitroM ko pddhaayeN| lekhaka DaoN. hukamacanda bhArilla zAstrI, nyAyatIrtha, sAhityaratna, ema.e., pIeca. DI. prakAzaka paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura (rAjasthAna) 302015 phona : (0141) 2707458, 2705581, phaiksa : 2704127 E-mail : ptstjaipur@yahoo.com TAIpasaiTiMga : trimUrti kampyUTarsa e-4, bApUnagara, jayapura mudraka : prinTa au' laiNDa bAIsa godAma, jayapura

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prakAzakIya 'rakSAbaMdhana evaM dIpAvalI' DaoN. hukamacandajI bhArilla kI navInatama kRti hai, jisakA prakAzana paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa, jayapura ke mAdhyama se karate hue hameM hArdika prasannatA kA anubhava ho rahA hai| isa 21vIM zatAbdI ke mUrdhanya vidvAnoM meM tattvavettA DaoN. hukamacandajI bhArilla agragaNya haiN| Apane jainadarzana ko AtmasAta kara apane tAttvika pravacanoM ke mAdhyama se aneka sAdharmI janoM ko satyamArga kA digdarzana karAyA hai| ApakI vaktRtva zailI to maMtramugdha karanevAlI hai hI, lekhana ke kSetra meM bhI ApakA koI sAnI nahIM hai / abataka vibhinna bhASAoM meM prakAzita 60 pustakeM isakA jItA-jAgatA pramANa hai, jo abataka 40 lAkha se adhika kI saMkhyA meM prakAzita hokara jana-jana ke hAthoM meM pahu~ca cukI haiN| maiM DaoN. sAhaba ke samparka meM pahalI bAra 1970 I. san meM taba AyA, jaba bra. dhanyakumArajI belokara evaM unakI bahina viduSI vijayAbena pAMgala ke nimaMtraNa para DaoN. sAhaba 7 dina ke lie zikSaNa zivira ke nimitta kolhApura padhAre / usa samaya maiM kumbhoja-bAhubalI meM rahatA thaa| zivira ke samApana ke pazcAt darzanArtha bhArillajI kumbhoja - bAhubalI pdhaare| vahA~ virAjita adhyAtmapremI sva. 108 muni zrI samantabhadrajI se viduSI gajAbena kolhApura meM DaoN. bhArillajI ke sune pravacanoM para carcA kara rahI thIM, jisameM unhoMne kahA ki apanI aMtaraMga lar3AkU pravRtti ke kAraNa hameM saMgharSa meM ulajhe hue munirAja hI acche lagate haiN| bAda maiM maiMne rakSAbandhana ke isa prasaMga meM isI viSaya ko DaoN. bhArillajI ke vyAkhyAna meM puna: sunA, jisase mujhe munirAja ke svarUpa kA yathArtha bodha huA / bAda meM mArca 1984 meM ApakI lekhanI se prasUta kathA saMgraha 'Apa kucha bhI kaho' kA prakAzana kiyA gayA, jisameM eka kahAnI 'akSamya aparAdha' bhI thI, jisakI viSaya-vastu rakSAbaMdhana parva se saMbaMdhita thI aura usameM AcArya akaMpana, munirAja zrutasAgara aura munirAja viSNukumAra kA bebAka citraNa thA, jisase munirAja ke svarUpa kA samyak bodha huaa| tabhI se mere mana meM isa viSayavastu ko pustakAkAra prakAzita karane kA bhAva thA, jo aba sAkAra ho sakA hai| rakSAbandhana evaM dIpAvalI parva para DaoN. sAhaba abataka lagabhaga 40 bAra vyAkhyAna kara cuke haiN| aneka zrotAoM kI zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna bhI Apake dvArA samaya-samaya para kiyA gayA hai| isa kRti meM Apane sabhI zaMkAoM kA yathocita samAdhAna karane ke lie mahattvapUrNa praznottaroM kA samAveza kara pustaka ko upayogI banAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai| Apane kramabaddhaparyAya, paramabhAvaprakAzaka nayacakra, samayasAra anuzIlana, pravacanasAra anuzIlana jaisI gUr3ha dArzanika viSayoM ko spaSTa karane vAlI kRtiyA~ to likhIM hI haiM, jinameM Agama aura adhyAtma ke gahana rahasyoM ko sarala va subodha bhASA meM likhakara jana-jana taka pahu~cAne kA saphala prayAsa kiyA gayA hai| dharma ke dazalakSaNa, bAraha bhAvanA: eka anuzIlana, tIrthaMkara mahAvIra aura unakA sarvodaya tIrtha, paNDita ToDaramala : vyaktitva aura kartRtva tathA satya kI khoja va Apa kucha bhI kaho (kahAnI saMgraha) bhI ApakI lokapriya kRtiyA~ haiN| ApakI aba taka prakAzita pustakoM kI sUcI isa kRti meM anta meM prakAzita haiM, jo dRSTavya haiM / kRti ke AvaraNa evaM prakAzana vyavasthA kA sampUrNa dAyitva prakAzana vibhAga ke mainejara zrI akhila baMsala ne bakhUbI samhAlA hai| kImata kama karane meM aneka mahAnubhAvoM kA yathocita sahayoga prApta huA hai, jinakI sUcI pRthak se prakAzita hai| sabhI sahayogiyoM kA hama hRdaya se AbhAra mAnate haiN| isa kRti ke mAdhyama se sabhI AtmArthIjana rakSAbandhana evaM dIpAvalI kA vAstavika svarUpa samajheM isI bhAvanA ke sAtha / dinAMka 8 akTUbara, 2005 - bra. yazapAla jaina, ema. e. prakAzana maMtrI, paNDita ToDaramala smAraka TrasTa, jayapura

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI 'rakSAbaMdhana, dazaharA,dIpAvalI aura holI' - bhAratIya saMskRti meM ye cAra parva mahAparva mAne jAte haiN| yadi hama kaheM to kaha sakate haiM ki rakSAbaMdhana brAhmaNoM kA, dazaharA kSatriyoM kA, dIpAvalI vaizyoM kAvyApAriyoM kA aura holI zUdroM kA parva hai| caumAse meM rakSAbaMdhana sabase pahale AtA hai| caumAse kA samaya eka aisA samaya hai ki jaba sampUrNa deza meM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa bana jAtA hai; kyoMki isa samaya kisI ko koI kAma nahIM rhtaa| kisAna loga bonI karake, bIjoM ko bokara unake ugane aura bar3hane kA intajAra karate haiM; unakI rakhavAlI ke alAvA unheM koI kAma nahIM rhtaa| yAtAyAta avaruddha ho jAne se vyApAriyoM kA vyApAra ke lie deza-videza AnA-jAnA baMda ho jAtA hai| __purAne jamAne meM na to rela thI aura na paryApta pakkI sar3akeM thIM, na baseM thIM aura na Traka hI the| nadiyoM meM bharapUra pAnI rahane se aura puloM kI kamI se bhI yAtAyAta avaruddha rahatA thaa| isakAraNa yuddha honA bhI saMbhava nahIM thA; ataH kSatriya (sainika) logoM ko bhI koI kAma nahIM rahatA thaa| sabhI loga apane-apane nagaroM meM hI rahate the; isakAraNa dharmaguruoM aura vidvAnoM ko pravacana Adi kA kAma bar3ha jAtA thA, sampUrNa vAtAvaraNa dharmamaya ho jAtA thaa| sAdhu-saMta bhI caumAse meM cAra mAha eka sthAna para rahate haiN| vaise to ve pAnI kI taraha sadA bahate hI rahate haiM, eka jagaha adhika nahIM rukte| zAstroM meM to yaha kahA ki ve caumAse ko chor3akara bar3e nagaroM meM 7 dina, choTe nagaroM meM 5 dina aura gA~voM meM 3 dina se adhika nahIM raha

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI sakate; kyoMki eka jagaha adhika kAla taka rahane se vahA~ ke logoM se, sthAna se rAga ho jAtA hai aura zatru bhI paidA ho jAte haiN| munirAja harayAlI para paira nahIM rakhate; isakAraNa rAste avaruddha ho jAne se cAra mahine eka hI jagaha rukane kI AjJA hai| cAhe sAdhu-saMta hoM, cAhe brahmacArI hoM, cAhe vidvAna hoM; jinakI dharma meM gati hai, jo upadezaka haiM; merI dRSTi meM brahma (AtmA) ko jAnanevAle ve sabhI brAhmaNa haiM; isalie maiM kahatA hU~ ki ye rakSAbaMdhana brAhmaNoM kA parva hai| barasAta samApta ho jAne para rAste khula jAte haiN| lar3AIyoM kA samaya A jAtA hai| isalie kSatriya loga apane jaMga khAye hue hathiyAroM kI saphAI karate haiM aura unheM calAkara dekhate haiM ki ye kAma ke bhI rahe haiM yA nhiiN| isataraha dazaharA parva kSatriyoM kA parva hai| Apa dekhate haiM ki dazahare para sabhI jagaha jo julUsa nikalate haiM, unameM hathiyAroM ko calAne kI kalA kA pradarzana hotA hai / isataraha prakRti se hI yaha dazaharA kSatriyoM kA parva hai| dIpAvalI vyApAriyoM kA parva haiM; kyoMki AvAgamana cAlU ho gayA, isalie aba deza-paradeza jA sakate haiN| sAraMga khula jAne se vyApAriyoM kA vyApAra bhI AraMbha ho jAtA hai| ata: ve bhI tarAjU Adi kI saphAI karake usakI pUjA karate haiN| isalie yaha dIpAvalI vyApAriyoM kA parva hai| sardiyoM meM yuddha hote haiM, vyApArI deza-paradeza jAkara bahuta kamAI karate haiM, kisAna loga apanI khetI Adi meM juTe rahate haiM, kAma meM lage rahate haiM; lekina aMta meM jAkara jaba holI AtI hai, taba khetoM meM anAja A jAtA hai, kisAna bhI khuza, vyApArI loga bhI paisA kamAkara apane ghara lauTa ke Ate haiM aura kSatriya bhI digvijaya prApta karake lauTakara apane gharoM para Ate haiM aura vasaMtotsava manAte haiM arthAt rAga-raMga meM DUba jAte haiN| zUdra mAne mAtra ve loga nahIM, jo saphAI karate haiN| hara eka ke mana meM samAhita gandagI jaba ubhara kara Upara A jAe to sabhI zUdra ho jAte haiM; yAnI usa vakta brAhmaNa bhI zUdra ho jAte haiM, kSatriya bhI zUdra ho jAte haiM, vaizya bhI zUdra ho jAte haiM aura gAlI-galauca karanA, eka-dUsaroM ke Upara kIcar3a uchAlanA Adi pravRttiyA~ hone lagatI hai| ____ isa samaya loga mAtra kAyA se hI nahIM, apanI jabAna se bhI kIcar3a uchAlate haiN| gande majAka karanA kIcar3a uchAlanA hI to hai| jaba cAroM varNa zUdratA para utara Ae~, halkepana para utara Ae to samajha lenA ki holI A gaI hai| kahate haiM ki isa samaya buDDhoM ko bhI raMga car3hane lagatA hai| aisA koI AdamI nahIM hotA hai, jo rAga-raMga meM masta nahIM hotA hai aura usakI vAsanAe~ uddIpta nahIM hotI haiN| isataraha holI zUdroM kA parva hai| ye cAra parva bhAratIya saMskRti meM Rtu-vijJAna ke AdhAra para pracalita parva haiN| bAda meM logoM ne inase apanI-apanI kucha ghaTanAe~ jor3a lI haiN| kahane kA artha yaha hai ki ye saba cIjeM bAda kI jur3I huI lagatI haiM; kyoMki ye cAroM parva prAkRtika haiM aura ukta ghaTanAoM se pahale bhI rahe hoNge| ina cAroM paryoM meM jainiyoM ne do paryoM ko apanAyA - eka rakSAbaMdhana aura dUsarA dIpAvalI / jainiyoM ne dazaharA aura holI ko nahIM apanAyA; kyoMki ye donoM parva rAga-dveSa ke sUcaka haiN| jisameM mana-vacana-kAya kI gandagI uchalakara bAhara A jAe - aisI holI vItarAgatA ko dharma mAnanevAle jainiyoM ko kaise svIkRta ho sakatI thI ? isIprakAra ahiMsApremI jainasamAja ko zastroM kI pUjA kA parva kaise suhA sakatA thA ? dIpAvalI eka to vaizyoM kA parva thA, dUsare usI dina mahAvIra kA nirvANa ho gyaa| vaha dhArmika parva hone se hamAre prakRti ke anukUla thA; hiMsA, rAga aura dveSa se saMbaMdhita nahIM thaa| isalie hamane rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI - ina do parvo ko apanA liyaa| (6)

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rakSAbaMdhana rakSAbaMdhana ke sandarbha meM sabase bar3I bAta to yaha hai ki isake saMbaMdha meM jo kahAniyA~ jainoM aura hinduoM meM pracalita haiM, unameM adbhuta samAnatA dekhane ko milatI hai| hinduoM meM bhI rAjA bali haiM, viSNu bhagavAna haiM aura viSNu bhagavAna ne bali kA vadha karane ke lie bAvaniyA kA avatAra liyA thA aura jainiyoM meM bhI munirAja viSNukumAra ne bAvana aMgula ke banakara bali ko kAbU meM kiyA thaa| ___ maiM yaha nahIM kahanA cAhatA ki hamane unakI nakala kI hai yA unhoMne hamArI nakala kI hai; kyoMki aisA bhI ho sakatA hai ki donoM kahAniyA~ maulika hoM yA donoM hI kAlpanika / para yaha paramasatya hai ki donoM meM adbhuta samAnatA hai| jo bhI thor3A-bahuta antara dikhAI detA hai, vaha apanI-apanI dArzanika mAnyatAoM ke kAraNa hI huA hai| hamArA uddezya donoM kI satyatA-asatyatA para vicAra karanA nahIM hai| hamAre isa Alekha kA mUla viSaya to jainazAstroM meM prApta kahAnI ke AdhAra para pracalita mAnyatAoM kI samIkSA karanA hai| kahAnI sunAnA bhI merA uddezya nahIM hai / maiM aisA mAnakara calatA hU~ ki mere sabhI zrotA aura pAThaka mUla kahAnI se to paricita hI haiM; tathApi usa para vicAra karane ke pUrva usakA khAkA khIcanA to Avazyaka hai hii| sAta sau munirAjoM kA eka saMgha thaa| usake AcArya the akampana / unameM eka zrutasAgara nAma ke munirAja bhI the| jaba saMgha ujjayanI nagarI meM pahu~cA; taba vahA~ kA zrIvarmA nAmaka rAjA bali, prahlAda, namuci aura bRhaspati nAmaka maMtriyoM ke sAtha unake darzanArtha aayaa| akampanAcArya ne sabhI ko Adeza de diyA thA ki unake Ane para sabhI ko mauna rakhanA hai, anyathA vAdavivAda ho sakatA hai, jhagar3A ho rakSAbaMdhana sakatA hai| ve Aye aura darzana kara vApisa cale gaye, AcAryazrI ke Adeza ke anusAra pUrA saMgha dhyAna meM magna rhaa| jaba ve lauTakara jA rahe the, taba rAste meM munirAjoM se dveSa rakhanevAlA eka maMtrI kahane lagA - 'maunam mUrkhasya bhUSaNam - mUoM kA AbhUSaNa mauna hai|' ye loga apane ajJAna ko chupAne ke lie dhyAna kA DhoMga kara rahe haiN| are hama inheM namaskAra kara rahe haiM aura ye AzIrvAda taka nahIM dete| ___munirAja zrutasAgara sAmane se A rahe the; unheM yaha bAta bardAzta nahIM huii| zrutasAgara ne unase vAdavivAda kiyA aura unake bApa-dAdoM kI nahIM; unake hI pUrvabhava kI kahAnI sunA dii| AkhirakAra ve bahuta jalabhuna gaye aura rAta ko Akara unhoMne munirAja zrutasAgara para upasarga kiyA to devatAoM ne unheM kIla diyaa| una maMtriyoM ke isa vyavahAra ke kAraNa unheM dezanikAlA de diyA gayA aura ve hastinApura nagara meM padmarAya nAmaka rAjA ke yahA~ kAma karane lge| una munirAjoM kA saMgha bhI kucha dinoM bAda vahA~ pahu~cA / jaba isa bAta kA patA una maMtriyoM ko calA to unhoMne badalA lene kA vicAra kiyaa| kisI kAma ke kAraNa rAjA ne unheM kucha varadAna mA~ga lene kA vacana diyA thA, jisakA abhI taka upayoga nahIM kiyA gayA thA / isa avasara para unhoMne 7 dina kA rAjya mA~ga liyaa| isaprakAra bali nAmaka maMtrI 7 dina ke lie rAjA bana gyaa| vaha jAnatA thA ki jaina sAdhu ghAsa para nahIM calate; isalie usane sAdhusaMgha ko kaida karane ke lie jahA~ saMgha ThaharA thA, usake cAroM ora gehU~ bo diye| usake bAda dhuA~ karAke unapara upasarga kiyaa| ___ munirAja viSNukumAra ne unakA upasarga dUra karane ke lie vikriyARddhi ke bala se bAvaniyA kA rUpa dharakara bali rAjA se samasta pRthvI le lii| ___ isaprakAra unakA upasarga dUra huaa| saMkSepa meM rakSAbaMdhana kI kahAnI itanI hI hai| (7)

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI kahAnI to satya hI hai; para usake AdhAra para hamane jo niSkarSa nikAle haiM; ve kitane sahI haiM - yahA~ vicAra kA bindu to mUlataH yahI hai| isa kahAnI meM tIna munirAja haiM, tIna taraha ke munirAja haiM - eka to haiM sabake siramaura akaMpanAcArya, dUsare haiM mahAna vidvAna zrutasAgara aura tIsare haiM vikriyA RddhidhArI viSNukumAra / ye tInoM ke nAma bhI ekadama sArthaka haiM; kyoMki jo bar3e se bar3e upasarga Ane para bhI vicalita nahIM hue, kampAyamAna nahIM hue; ve haiM akampana aura jinhoMne vAdavivAda meM maMtriyoM ko harA diyA aura unakI pUrva pIr3hiyoM kI hI nahIM, balki unake pUrva bhavoM kI kahAnI unheM sunA dI - aise zruta ke sAgara zrutasAgara / viSNu mAne hotA hai rakSaka / rakSA karanevAle munirAja kA nAma viSNukumAra bhI sArthaka nAma hI hai| maiMne apane upanyAsa satya kI khoja meM bhI aise hI nAma rakhe haiM - viveka kA dhanI viveka aura rUpavAna ruupmtii| viveka ke pAsa rUpa thA ki nahIM ? isakI carcA to usameM nahIM kI, lekina rUpamatI ke pAsa akala nahIM thI, isakI carcA to usameM hai hii| rUpamatI ke pAsa viveka nahIM thaa| bhale hI vaha viveka kI patnI thI, lekina vivekarahita thii| zAstroM meM aisI hajAroM kahAniyA~ haiM aura ve utanI hI prAmANika haiM, jitanI ki rAma kI kahAnI, bhagavAna mahAvIra kI kahAnI hai; kyoMki ve soddezya haiM aura ve prathamAnuyoga meM zAmila haiN| mere kahane kA matalaba yaha hai ki ve prathamAnuyoga ke bAhara nahIM haiN| tIna taraha ke munirAja haiM - eka ve jinake pratinidhi viSNukamAra the, eka ve jinake pratinidhi zrutasAgara the aura eka ve jinake pratinidhi the AcArya akNpn| kitanI bhI anukUlatA-pratikUlatA Ae, lekina jo apane pada rakSAbaMdhana maryAdAoM se ka~pe nahIM, unakA ullaMghana nahIM kareM; koI kitanA hI uttejita kare, para uttejita na ho, unake pratinidhi AcArya akaMpana aura unake ve sAta sau ziSya the ki jinhoMne itanI adhika pratikUlatA meM bhI koI pratikriyA vyakta nahIM kI, AtmasAdhanA meM rata rhe| IMTa kA javAba patthara se denA munirAjoM kA kAma nhiiN| jagata kI dRSTi meM to sabase joradAra munirAja to viSNukumAra hI the na? bali kI chAtI para paira rakhakara AkAza ke tAre dikhA diye aura munirAjoM kI surakSA kara dii| pahale rakSAbaMdhana ke dina viSNukumAra kI hI pUjana kI jAtI thii| aba to akampanAcArya kI pUjana bhI bana gaI hai aura hamAre pratipAdana se prabhAvita kahIM-kahIM kucha loga unako bhI yAda karane laga gaye haiN| ___akaMpanAcArya ke bAre meM hama kahate haiM ki becAre akampana ! vahA~ (ujjainI meM) bhI piTate-piTate bace aura yahA~ (hastinApura meM) to piTa hI gaye; kucha nahIM kara pAye, javAba taka nahIM de paaye| dUsare nambara para hameM dikhAI dete haiM munirAja zrutasAgara / hama kahate haiM ki dekho ! kaisA muMhator3a javAba diyA ki nAnI yAda A gii| tAtparya yaha hai ki hamAre andara jo lar3AkU vRtti hai, usake kAraNa hamane munirAjoM meM bhI saMgharSa meM ulajhe munirAjoM ko hI pasanda kiyA; para apane jJAna-dhyAna meM lIna rahanevAle, upasarga se kabhI na DiganevAle akampanAcArya aura unake sAta sau ziSyoM ko pasanda nahIM kiyaa| ___ maiM ina tInoM prakAra ke munirAjoM ke munipane meM zaMkA nahIM kara rahA huuN| ve sabhI munirAja haiM, hamAre lie tInoM paramapUjya haiN| para bAta yaha hai ki isa rakSAbandhana kI kahAnI ke AdhAra para sabase mahAna kauna haiM, sarvazreSTha kauna ? basa bAta mAtra itanI hI hai| akampana AcArya haiM aura unhoMne maryAdAoM ko bhI pAlA; isalie (8)

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI bhI ve mahAna haiN| zrutasAgara aura viSNukumAra to muni hI the, AcArya nahIM the| phira bhI hamane svayaM apanI lar3AkU prakRti ke kAraNa AcArya akaMpana ko mahattva na dekara unake hI ziSya munirAja zrutasAgara aura viSNukumAra ko hI mahattva diyaa| ___maiM munirAjoM kI nahIM, apane citta kI kharAbI batA rahA hU~ ki una tIna taraha ke munirAjoM meM hamAre citta ne kisako sabase jyAdA mahattva diyA; hamArI dRSTi meM mahimA kisa bAta kI adhika hai| viSNukumAra ne jo kucha kiyA, usake phala meM unheM munipada chor3anA par3A / kyA isakA sIdhA-saccA artha yaha nahIM hai ki munipada meM ye kAma karane yogya nahIM haiM? Aja ke jo munirAja unheM Adarza mAnakara dharmarakSA ke nAma para uttejanA phailAte haiM, tor3a-phor3a karanA cAhate haiM; unheM viSNukumAra ke usa nirNaya para dhyAna denA cAhie ki unako yadi aisA karane kA vikalpa AyA to digaMbara bheSa badanAma na ho aura isa pada kI maryAdA kAyama rahe; isalie unhoMne pahale munipada chor3A aura bAda meM yaha kAma kiyaa| vastutaH bAta yaha hai ki jaba unhoMne munipada chor3akara bAvaniyA kA bheSa banA liyA to ve usa samaya munirAja hI nahIM rahe; ata: yaha kahanA ki munirAja viSNukumAra ne yaha kAma kiyA mAtra aupacArika hI hai; vAstavika nhiiN| ____ bAvaniyA kA bheSa gRhastha kA thA yA munirAja kA thA ? usa bheSa meM unhoMne chala-kapaTa kiyA, jhUTha bolaa| ye to hamAre yahA~ prasiddha khoTe kAma haiM, jo gRhastha ke lie bhI karaneyogya nahIM haiM, jo hama aura Apa kareM to bhI koI acchA nahIM mAne / para hama unhIM kAmoM para laTTa ho rahe haiN| hama kahA~ khar3e haiM ? savAla yaha hai| ___ unhoMne yaha kAma apanA pada chor3akara kiyA, isakA matalaba yaha hai ki ve mAnate the ki yaha kAma muni pada meM karane yogya nahIM hai| basa bAta rakSAbaMdhana itanI hI hai ki unheM vikalpa A gayA aura usake lie unhoMne pada chor3A; jisake lie unheM prAyazcitta lenA par3A, dubArA dIkSA lenI pdd'ii| __ are ! isase bar3A prAyazcitta duniyA meM kyA ho sakatA hai ki dIkSAccheda ho gii| kyA Apa jAnate haiM ki dIkSAccheda kA kyA matalaba hai ? mAna lo ve bIsa varSa purAne dIkSita the| unake bAda ke abataka jitane bhI dIkSita muni the, ve unheM namaskAra karate the aura ye unheM dharmavRddhirastu kA AzIrvAda dete the| aba Ajataka jitane bhI muni dIkSita hue haiM, bhale hI unase hI kyoM nahIM hue hoM, phira bhI unheM unako namaskAra karanA par3egA aura ve unheM dharmavRddhi kA AzIrvAda deNge| sampUrNa variSThatA samApta / kisI munirAja ke lie isase bar3A aura kaunasA daNDa ho sakatA hai? dhyAna rahe, maiM unakI galatI nahIM batA rahA hU~; maiM hamAre mana kI galatI batA rahA hU~ ki hamane unako pasanda kiyA aura unake usa kAma ko pasanda kiyA ki jisa kAma ko ve svayaM pasanda nahIM karate the aura usa kAma ko munidharma ke pada ke yogya nahIM mAnate the| munipada chor3akara unhoMne yaha kAma kiyA aura isake kAraNa hama unheM mahAna mAnate haiN| ukta sandarbha meM ToDaramalajI kA nimnAMkita kathana dRSTavya hai - "viSNukumAra ne muniyoM kA upasarga dUra kiyA so dharmAnurAga se kiyA; parantu munipada chor3akara yaha kArya karanA yogya nahIM thA; kyoMki aisA kArya to gRhasthadharma meM sambhava hai aura gRhasthadharma se munidharma U~cA hai; so U~cA dharma chor3akara nIcA dharma aMgIkAra kiyA, vaha ayogya hai; parantu vAtsalya aMga kI pradhAnatA se viSNukumArajI kI prazaMsA kI hai| isa chala se auroM ko U~cA dharma chor3akara nIcA dharma aMgIkAra karanA yogya nahIM hai|" unakI jindagI kA vaha sabase mahAna kArya thA yA sabase halkA 1. mokSamArgaprakAzaka, pRSTha : 274

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI kArya thA ? (chAtroM kI ora lakSya karake) pA~ca sAla tuma yahA~ rahe aura bahuta acchA adhyayana kiyA, par3he-likhe; para bIca meM eka uddaNDatA kI, jisake kAraNa tumheM nikAla diyA gyaa| phira tumhAre pitAzrI Ae, unhoMne hAtha-paira jor3e, tumane bhI hAtha-paira jor3e; taba muzkila se tumheM dobArA praveza milaa| ____ pA~ca sAla kI jindagI meM kiyA gayA tumhArA yahI kAma sabase bar3hiyA rahA hogA ? kyA isI ke kAraNa tuma yAda kiye jAoge ? kyA isI se tumheM yAda kiyA jAnA cAhie ? Apa yahI kaheMge na ki maiMne golDa maiDala liyA, usakI bAta to nahIM karate; para nikAlane kI bAta karate ho, bAra-bAra sabhI ko batAte ho| isIprakAra ye kAma acchA to nahIM thA ki jisake kAraNa unheM sAdhupada chor3anA pdd'aa| ___ hama zrutasAgara munirAja kA bhI bahuta bacAva karate haiN| kahate haiM ki unheM AcAryazrI ke Adeza kA patA nahIM thaa| yadi patA hotA to ve gAranTI se vAdavivAda meM nahIM ulajhate / maiMne 'Apa kucha bhI kaho' kahAnI saMgraha meM eka kahAnI likhI hai 'akSamya aparAdha / ' munirAja viSNukumArajI kA bhI yaha kArya akSamya aparAdha hI thaa| unakA aparAdha kSamA kahA~ huA? yadi kSamya hotA to kSamA ho jAtA na? kSamA huA to taba mAnA jAtA ki jaba munipada nahIM chuutttaa| jaba daNDa mila gayA, prAyazcitta lenA par3A to kSamA kahA~ huA? maiMne eka bahuta bar3hiyA vAkya usameM likhA hai ki zruta ke sAgara ko itanA viveka to honA hI cAhiye thA ki rAha calate logoM se vyartha ke vivAda meM ulajhanA ThIka nahIM hai| ___itanA to hama-tuma sabhI samajhate hai ki kisI sajjana puruSa kA rAha calate kisI rAhagIra se ulajhanA koI acchI bAta nahIM hai| rakSAbaMdhana AcAryazrI kA Adeza suna pAye the yA nahIM suna pAye the - vaha bAta jAne do| para zruta ke sAgara ko itanA viveka to honA hI cAhie thaa| yaha jJAna kAma kA hai yA dUsaroM ke pUrvabhava jAnanA kAma kA hai ? jAtismaraNa kAma kA hai yA yaha jAnanA kAma kA hai ? ____ maiM Apase hI pUchatA hU~ ki vartamAna ke kAla meM hameM kaisA vyavahAra karanA cAhie - isakA jJAna honA jarUrI hai yA kisI ke pUrvabhava kA jJAna honA jarUrI hai ? zruta ke sAgara ko itanA viveka honA cAhie thA - yaha eka bAta hai aura dUsarI bAta yaha ki AjJA dete samaya, jaba vahA~ saMgha ke sabhI muni upasthita the, to ye upasthita kyoM nahIM the ? anupasthiti bhI to acchA kAma nahIM hai| hameM to patA hI nahIM thA, kyoMki kala hama Ae hI nahIM the; isalie hamane sunA hI nahIM - aisA kahanevAle chAtra kA asat vyavahAra kyA upekSA yogya hai| ___bAkI saba A gaye the to ve leTa kyoM Ae ? kisI ke dimAga meM yaha kyoM nahIM AtA? hama unase itanA abhibhUta ho jAte haiM ki yaha saba socane kI hamameM zakti hI nahIM rhtii| maiMne usa akSamya aparAdha kahAnI meM bahuta sabhya bhASA meM yaha saba likhA hai| ____ maiMne usameM yaha likhA hI nahIM ki akampanAcArya ne unheM Adeza diyA ki jAo tuma usI sthAna para khar3e rho| ve to sArI bAta sunakara ekadama gaMbhIra ho gye| zAyada zrutasAgara socate hoMge ki Aja to mujhe zAbAsI milegI ki acche dA~ta khaTTe kara diye, lekina AcArya kucha nahIM bole| yaha mauna kI bhASA hai| unakI gaMbhIratA dekhakara zrutasAgara ke hoza ur3a gaye aura unheM yaha (10)

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI samajhate dera na lagI ki koI bahuta bar3A aparAdha ho gayA hai| yaha sAdhAraNa aparAdha nahIM hai; kyoMki itanA ciMtita to maiMne AcAryazrI ko kabhI nahIM dekhA / taba ve khuda hI bole ki isa akSamya aparAdha ke lie AcAryazrI mujhe jo bhI daNDa deM; maiM use svIkAra karane ke lie natamastaka huuN| ____ to AcAryazrI ne javAba diyA - "zrutasAgara! savAla daNDa kA yA prAyazcitta kA nahIM hai; savAla saMgha kI surakSA kA hai| ___ mujhe isa bAta kI cintA nahIM ki maiM tumheM daNDa dUMgA to tuma mAnoge ki nahIM mAnoge yA tuma uddaNDatA para utara Aoge aura eka nayA saMgha banA loge, tor3a-phor3a karake svayaM AcArya bana jaaoge| yaha to maiM acchI taraha jAnatA hU~ ki maiM jo bhI daNDa dUMgA, vaha tuma svIkAra karoge / merI cintA kA viSaya yaha nahIM hai| merI cintA kA viSaya saMgha kI surakSA hai; kyoMki ki aba saMgha para koI mahAsaMkaTa AnevAlA hai| ve loga AyeMge aura koI na koI upasarga saMgha para avazya kreNge|" zrutasAgara buddhimAna to the hI, Akhira ve zrutasAgara the| maiM to aisA mAnatA hU~ ki akampanAcArya ne unakI pratibhA ko dekhakara unheM zrutasAgara nAma kI upAdhi dI hogI, nAma kucha aura rahA hogA unkaa| __ ve kahate haiM ki maiM vahIM jAU~gA aura maiM vahIM khar3A rahU~gA, vahIM AtmadhyAna karU~gA; kyoMki ve maMtrI usaparga karane ke lie usI rAste se AyeMge aura rAste meM unheM maiM sahaja hI mila jAU~gA / yadi unheM unakA asalI pratidvandI mila gayA to jo kucha hogA vahIM hogA, saMgha surakSita rhegaa| yaha unakA svayaM kA prastAva thaa| AcAryadeva ne unheM yaha AjJA nahIM dI thI ki tuma vahA~ jAkara khar3e rho| mere citta ko yaha svIkAra nahIM huA ki akampanAcArya jaise dayAvAna AcArya yaha jAnate hue ki ve jAna bhI le sakate haiM, zrutasAgara ko itanA kaThora daNDa deM ki jAo beTA, tuma akele hI mro| tumhAre pIche rakSAbaMdhana hama saba nahIM mreNge| tuma vahIM khar3e rho| tumane galatI kI, tuma hI maro, hama saba nahIM mreNge| AcAryazrI socate haiM ki zrutasAgara ko to maiMne ghar3e jaisA ghaDA hai| aise zrutasAgara ko maiM marane ke lie vahA~ kaise chor3a dU~ ? zrutasAgara aise hI taiyAra nahIM hote / sAtasau ziSyoM para mehanata kI to eka zrutasAgara taiyAra huA hai| ___ are bhAI ! pratibhAzAlI vidyArthI ho to bhI use vidvAna banAne meM khUna-pasInA eka karanA par3atA hai; usapara varSoM mehanata karanI par3atI hai| taba jAkara vaha uccakoTi kA vidvAna banatA hai| AcAryazrI ne kahA ki "maiM aisI AjJA nahIM de sakatA, maiM anumati bhI nahIM de sktaa|" __ zrutasAgara bole - "AcAryazrI ! na to AjJA kA savAla hai aura na anumati kaa| isake alAvA koI rAstA hI nahIM hai| eka hI rAstA hai|" - aisA kahakara zrutasAgara vahA~ se cala diye| AcAryazrI ne hA~ yA nA kI hI nahIM, lekina zrutasAgara kI samajha meM A gayA ki isake alAvA koI rAstA nahIM hai| AcAryazrI to kaheMge hI nahIM - yaha socakara ve cala diye| merA kahanA yaha hai ki aparAdha kA bodha unheM svayaM hI huaa| pAThakoM kI jijJAsA zAnta karane ke liye 'akSamya aparAdha' nAmaka kahAnI isa Alekha ke tatkAla bAda hI dI jA rahI hai| maiM kahanA yaha cAhatA hU~ ki viSNukumAra bhI svayaM apanI galatI mAnate the, tabhI to unhoMne dIkSAccheda kiyA thA; zrutasAgara bhI svayaM apanI galatI mAnate the, tabhI to prAyazcitta liyaa| jina kAryoM ko ve svayaM apanI galatiyA~ mAnate the; una kAryoM ko hI hamane unake sabase bar3e guNoM ke rUpa meM svIkAra kara liyaa| jo (11)

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18 rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI rakSAbaMdhana unakI dRSTi meM aparAdha thA, hamane usako sabase mahAna guNa mAna liyaa| yaha bAta mere dimAga meM aThAraha varSa kI umra se hI ghUmatI hai| maiMne 20-21 varSa kI umra meM eka 'pazcAttApa' nAmaka khaNDakAvya likhA thaa| usakI bhUmikA meM do lAIneM likhI thIM____ "jisa bar3I galatI ke lie hamAre mahApuruSa jIvanabhara pazcAttApa karate rahe; Aja hamane unakI usa bar3I galatI ko hI unakA sabase bar3A guNa mAna liyA hai|" sItAjI kI agniparIkSA huI aura rAmacandrajI unheM manAne lage ki sIte, tuma Ao, hama sAtha meM hI ghara meM raheMge; kyoMki yaha siddha ho gayA hai ki tuma nirdoSa ho| isake uttara meM sItA ne kaha diyA ki maiMne to duniyA dekha lI hai| aba mujhe isa duniyA~ meM rahane meM koI rasa nahIM hai| aba to maiM dIkSA luuNgii| rAma pachatAte raha gaye, hAtha malate raha gye| ye rAma kA pazcAttApa hai| rAma isa bAta para pazcAttApa kara rahe haiM ki isameM sItA kI kyA galatI hai ? sItA nArI thI, merI DyUTI usakI rakSA karanA thA / vaha apane pati ke sAtha vana meM gaI thii| devara bhI sAtha meM the aura hama donoM usakI rakSA nahIM kara paae| isameM usakI kyA galatI thI? rAvaNa hara le gayA, usameM sItA kI kyA galatI thI ? sItA rAvaNa ke sAtha bhAgakara thor3e hI gayI thii| vaha vahA~ jitane dina bhI rahI, utane dinoM taka hama use chur3Akara nahIM lA pAye - yaha kisakI galatI hai - sItA kI yA merI? ___ jaba rAma unheM apavitra hI mAna cuke the, to dubArA jaMgala meM bhejane ke lie lAye hI kyoM ? jarA sI AlocanA ke AdhAra para patnI ko chor3a diyA / hamArI ijata meM koI dhabbA na laga jAe, basa isalie chor3a diyaa| yaha jo agniparIkSA Aja ho rahI hai, vaha usa dina bhI ho sakatI thii| usa dina kyoM nahIM huI ? ina saba galatiyoM ke lie rAma zeSa sAre jIvanabhara pachatAte rhe| ve apanI galatI para pazcAttApa kara rahe haiM aura unhIM ke kAraNa hama ye mAnate haiM ki ve kitane mahAna the, patnI taka ko tyAga diyA, itane nyAyavAna the| ukta khaNDa kAvya meM aMta meM eka bahuta mArmika bAta likhI hai - prajA kI sunakara karuNa pukAra, kiyA yadi rAmacandra ne nyAya / huA para janakasutA ke sAtha mahA anyAya mahA anyAya / / rAmacaMdra ne nyAya kiyA yA anyAya kiyA - maiM isa jhagar3e meM nahIM par3anA cAhatA hU~; lekina socane kI bAta yaha hai ki sItA ke sAtha nyAya huA yA anyAya ? sItA nirdoSa hai yA nahIM - yaha patA nahIM lagA pAnA - yaha kisakI galatI hai ? daNDa denevAle kI galatI hai yA sItA kI galatI hai ? sItA to cillA-cillAkara kahatI rahI ki maiM nirdoSa huuN| eka niraparAdhI ko daNDa denA - kyA yaha anyAya nahIM hai ? ____ tuma kahate ho rAmacaMdrajI kitane bar3e nyAyavAdI the ki unhoMne patnI ko bhI nahIM bkshaa| itanA mahAna nyAyAdhIza banane ke cakkara meM jo aparAdhI nahIM thA, usako daNDa de diyaa| to kyA niraparAdhI ko daNDa denA nyAya hai ? yaha kaunasI DikzanarI meM likhA hai ki niraparAdhI ko daNDa denA nyAya hai? cAroM tarapha kI dIvAroM para unheM yahI likhA dikhAI detA thA ki sItAdevI ke sAtha mahAanyAya huA, anyAya huA, anyAya huaa| AkAza meM se yahI AvAja AtI thI, jo kAnoM meM gUMjatI thii| jahA~ A~kha uThAkara dekhate the, vahA~ yahI dikhAI detA thaa| rAmacaMdrajI socate haiM ki tU to nyAyAdhIza thA, terI adAlata meM (12)

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20 rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI kesa AyA thA; para tUne nyAya kahA~ kiyA ? maiMne usameM likhA ki "jo apane anyAya ke lie sAre jIvanabhara pachatAte rahe, hamane usI kAraNa unheM sabase mahAna nyAyAdhIza mAna liyA aura apane kesa bhI unakI adAlata meM saupane ko taiyAra haiN| rAma hamane tere bharose naiyA chor3a dI majhadhAra meN| jainI to apanI naiyA pArzvanAtha ke bharose chor3ate haiM na ? sItA ne rAma ke bharose chor3I thI aura hama pArasanAtha ke bharose chor3ate haiM / jo mahApuruSa sAre jIvanabhara apanI jisa kamajorI ke kAraNa pazcAttApa karate rahe, hamane usako unakI kvAliTI mAna liyA / DisakvAliTI ko kvAliTI mAna liyA / hamArI dRSTi meM kvAliTI aura DisakvAliTI kA nirNaya nahIM hai| koI bar3A AdamI A jAtA hai to hamArI paribhASA badala jAtI hai| hama niSpakSa hokara nyAya nahIM kara skte| hama apane citta meM nirNaya nahIM kara sakate ki acchI cIja kyA hai aura burI cIja kyA hai ? jo burA kAma koI bar3A puruSa kara le, to hama usa kAma ko acchA kahane lagate haiN| dRr3hatA se yaha kahane kI tAkata hama meM nahIM hai ki khoTA kAma to khoTA kAma hai, bhale hI kisI ne bhI kiyA ho / svayaM viSNukumAra aura zrutasAgara donoM hI jisa kArya ke lie prAyazcitta lete haiM; hama usI kAma ke lie unakI pUjA karate haiM / viSNukumAra ne dubArA dIkSA lI, to unake munidharma kA maraNa ho gayA ki nahIM ho gayA aura zrutasAgara to maraNa ke lie hI taiyAra ho gaye the| unhoMne svayaM jisa aparAdha ko mauta kI sajA ke yogya mAnA; usa aparAdha ko hama guNa mAna rahe haiM aura usake ullekhapUrvaka unakI pUjA kara rahe haiN| hamAre lie akampanAcArya becAre ho gaye, viSNukumAra aura zrutasAgara unake rakSaka ho gaye aura ve unase rkssit| isa para bhI hama aisA kahate phira (13) rakSAbaMdhana 21 rahe haiM ki jo svayaM kI bhI rakSA nahIM kara sake, ve hamArI rakSA kyA kareMge ? maiM Apase hI pUchatA hU~ ki jisakI rakSA kI vaha mahAna hai yA jisane rakSA kI vaha mahAna hai ? mAna lo pArasanAtha kI rakSA padmAvatI ne kii| to hama pUjA kisakI kareM padmAvatI kI yA pArzvanAtha kI ? para apana to sacamuca hI pArzvanAtha ko chor3akara padmAvatI ke pujArI bana gaye haiN| vahA~ viSNukumAra ne rakSA kI to ve mahAna ho gaye; yahA~ padmAvatI ne rakSA kI to ve mahAna ho giiN| mandira meM 3 phuTa kI mUrti padmAvatI kI aura mAthe para 2 iMca ke paarshvnaath| mahilAoM ko unase sAta hAtha dUra rahanA cAhie; para hamane unheM mAthe para hI baiThA diyaa| 'rakSA kA bhAva bhI baMdhana kA kAraNa hai' - isakA nAma hai rakSAbaMdhana / mArane kA bhAva to baMdha kA kAraNa hai hI, lekina bacAne kA bhAva bhI baMdha kA hI kAraNa hai| mArane kA bhAva pApabaMdha kA kAraNa hai aura bacAne kA bhAva puNyabaMdha kA kAraNa hai; lekina baMdha ke kAraNa to donoM hI haiM - bacAne kA bhAva bhI aura mArane kA bhAva bhI / - 'rakSA karane kA bhAva bhI baMdha kA kAraNa hai' yaha kahAnI meM se hI nikala rahA hai| munirAja viSNukumArajI ko rakSA karane kA bhAva AyA to unheM puNyabaMdha bhI avazya huA hogA; para usase hI unheM dIkSA kA cheda karanA par3A / jo karma baMdhe, ve to baMdhe hI; lekina sabase pahile ratnatraya kI saMpatti luTa gayI, guNasthAna gira gyaa| rakSA karane kA bhAva bhI munirAjoM kI rakSA karane kA bhAva bhI baMdha kA kAraNa hai; jisake kAraNa unheM munipada chor3anA par3A, prAyazcitta lenA par3A / munirAja dIkSA puNya bA~dhane ke lie nahIM, karma kATane ke lie lete haiM; baMdhane ke lie nahIM, chUTane ke lie lete haiN| - hamAre citta meM kauna mahAna lage isase yaha mAlUma par3atA hai ki hamArI dRSTi meM mahAnatA kI paribhASA kyA hai ? koI Akara kucha bhI kare, kitanA bhI upasarga kare; to bhI apane

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI AtmA ke dhyAna se upayoga ko bAhara lAye hI nahIM, ka~peM hI nahIM; ve hI mahAna akampanAcArya jaise munirAja hI mahAnatA kI zreNI meM Ate haiN| itanI bAta to ajainI zatru bhI jAnate the ki mara jAyeMge; para ye munirAja ghA~sa para paira nahIM rakheMge, nikala kara nahIM bhaageNge| isase munidharma kI mahAnatA khyAla meM AtI hai| ____ munirAjoM ne AhAra nahIM liyA thA to janatA bhI upavAsa kara rahI thii| lekina jaba yaha patA calA ki upasarga dUra ho gayA hai; to hariyAlI haTA dI gii| ukta ukhar3I huI ghAsa ko lekara sabhI jainI bhAge aura apane -apane gA~voM meM Akara khabara dI kI munirAjoM kA upasarga dUra ho gayA hai| Apa jAnate ho gA~voM meM Aja bhI rakSAbaMdhana ke dina bhujariyA~ nikalatI haiM, hamAre gA~va meM bhI nikalatI haiN| eka AdamI dUsare AdamI ko bhujariyA~ bheMTa karatA hai| jo bujurga loga ghara para hI the; unheM jaba yaha batAyA gayA ki munirAjoM kA upasarga dUra ho gayA hai, to unheM ekAeka vizvAsa hI nahIM huaa| taba unheM vaha ukhar3I huI ghAsa pramANa ke rUpa meM dI gaI aura kahA gayA ki jisa ghAsa se rAstA rokA gayA thA, vaha ghAsa hama ukhAr3akara lAye haiN| phira kyA huA, sAre munirAja AhAra ko Aye, to zrAvakoM ne dekhA ki sAta dina se bhUkhe haiM, dhue~ se galA kharAba hai; isalie AhAra meM sivaIyA~ banAI gaI; jisase mu~ha meM DAlo, to binA hI prayatna ke ve peTa meM pahu~ca jaae| cabAnA bhI sarala aura guTakane meM bhI jyAdA dikkata na ho| usa dina se rakSAbaMdhana ke dina gharoM meM sivaIyA~ banane lgiiN| bhujariyA~ aura sivaiyoM kI yahI kahAnI hai| jo bhI ho, hama aura akSamya aparAdha agAdha pANDitya ke dhanI munirAja zrutasAgara ne jaba bali Adi maMtriyoM se hue vivAda kA samAcAra sunAyA to AcArya aMkapana ekadama gaMbhIra ho gye| jagata kI pravRttiyoM se bhalIbhA~ti paricita AcAryazrI ke mukhamaNDala para aniSTa kI AzaMkA ke cihna chipe na raha ske| yadyapi jabAna se unhoMne kucha bhI nahIM kahA; tathApi unakA manogata avyakta nahIM rahA / sahaja saralatA ke dhanI mahAtmAoM kA kucha bhI to gupta nahIM hotaa| ___ yadyapi koI kucha bola nahIM rahA thA; tathApi gambhIra mauna pUrI taraha mukharita thaa| zabdoM kI bhASA se mauna kI bhASA kisI bhI rUpa meM kamajora nahIM hotI, basa use samajhanevAle caahiye| cehare ke bhAvoM se hI manogata par3ha lenevAle zrutajJa zrutasAgara ko sthiti kI gambhIratA samajhate dera na lgii| AcAryazrI ke cintita mukhamaNDala ne unheM bhItara se matha DAlA thA; ata: ve adhika dera taka cupa na raha ske| "aparAdha kSamA ho pUjyapAda ! avivekI aparAdhI ke lie kyA prAyazcita hai ? AjJA kiijiye|" "bAta prAyazcita kI nahIM, saMgha kI surakSA kI hai| aisA kaunasA duSkarma hai, jo apamAnita mAniyoM ke lie akRtya ho| jaba mArdava dharma ke dhanI zrutasAgara se bhI digambaratva kA apamAna na sahA gayA to phira mArdava dharma kA nAma bhI na jAnanevAloM se kyA apekSA kI jA sakatI hai? "dharma paramparA nahIM, svaparIkSita sAdhanA hai|" - paNDita ToDaramala : vyaktitva aura kartRtva, pRSTha : 315 (14)

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24 rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI akSamya aparAdha mAnabhaMga kI pIr3A unheM caina na lene degii| apamAnita mAnI krodhita bhujaMga evaM kSutAtura mRgarAja se bhI adhika duHsAhasI ho jAtA hai| Aja saMgha khatare meM hai|" - kahate-kahate AcAryazrI aura bhI adhika gambhIra ho gye| AcArya akampana kI gurutara gambhIratA dekha zrutasAgara andara se hila gye| ve jise apanI vijaya samajha rahe the, vaha akaMpana ko bhI kaMpA denevAlA akSamya aparAdha thA - isakA ahasAsa unheM gaharAI se ho rahA thaa| ve spaSTa anubhava kara rahe the ki AcAryazrI kA antara pratidina kI bhA~ti prAyazcitta nizcita karane meM vyasta nahIM, apitu saMgha kI surakSA kI karuNA meM vigalita ho rahA hai| pratyutpannamati zrutasAgara ko nirNaya para pahu~cane meM adhika dera na lagI aura ve AcAryazrI ke caraNoM meM natamastaka ho bole - "isa nAdAna ke aviveka kA pariNAma saMgha nahIM bhogegA / maiM Aja usI sthAna para rAtri bitAU~gA, jahA~ bali Adi maMtriyoM se merA vivAda huA thA - isake lie AcAryazrI kI AjJA cAhatA huuN|" __ "nahIM, yaha sambhava nahIM hai| pariNAma kI dRSTi se yaha aparAdha kitanA hI bar3A kyoM na ho, para isameM tumhArA dharmaprema hI kAraNa rahA hai| digambaratva ke apamAna ne tumheM udvelita kara diyA aura phira tumheM hamArI usa AjJA kA patA bhI to nahIM thA; jisameM sabhI saMgha ko mauna rahane kA Adeza thA, vizeSakara maMtriyoM se kisI bhI prakAra kI carcA karane kA niSedha thaa| ata: tumheM itanA kaThora prAyazcita denA merA hRdaya svIkAra nahIM krtaa|" ___ "pUjyavara ! savAla prAyazcita kA nahIM, saMgha kI surakSA kA hai| Apane hI to hameM sikhAyA hai ki anuzAsana-prazAsana hRdaya se nahIM, buddhi se calate haiN|" "zrutasAgara ke jIvana kA mUlya maiM acchI taraha jAnatA huuN|" "koI bhI itanA mUlyavAna nahIM ho sakatA ki jisapara saMgha ko nyauchAvara kiyA jA ske| hama Apake isa AptavAkya ko kaise bhUla sakate haiM ki aparAdhI ko daNDa dete samaya nyAyAdhIza ko usake guNoM aura upayogitA para dhyAna nahIM denA caahie|" "jAnate ho zrutasAgara lAkhoM meM eka hotA hai ? samAja ko usakA mUlya AMkanA caahiye|" ___ "sAdhu sAmAjika maryAdAoM se pare hote haiN| sAdhu ko zruta ke sAgara se saMyama kA sAgara honA adhika Avazyaka hai| maiMne vANI ke saMyama ko tor3A hai| maunavratI sAdhakoM kI mahAnatA ko vAcAla sAdhaka nahIM pahu~ca sktaa| maiMne ApakI AjJA ko bhaMga kiyA hai| merA aparAdha akSamya hai|" "para tumheM merI AjJA kA patA hI kahA~ thA ?" "para zruta ke sAgara ko itanA viveka to honA cAhie thA ki rAha calate logoM se vyartha ke vivAda meM na ulajhe / merA yaha aviveka to yuga ke anta taka yAda kiyA hI jAyegA, para mujhe yaha sahya nahIM hai ki itihAsa yaha bhI kahe ki priyatama ziSya ke vyAmoha ne AcArya akaMpana ko bhI akaMpana na rahane diyA thaa| ____ mujhase jo kucha bhI huA so huA; para maiM apane guru kI gurutA ko khaNDita nahIM hone duuNgaa| AcAryazrI ko mere isa haTha ko pUrA karanA hI hogaa|' AcArya akaMpana aura bhI gambhIra ho gye| unake gambhIra mauna ko sammati kA lakSaNa jAnakara zrutasAgara unake caraNoM meM jhuke, namo'stu kiyA aura maMgala AzIrvAda kI mauna yAcanA karane lge| (15)

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI AcArya akaMpana ne kA~pate hue hAtha se zrutasAgara ko AzIrvAda dete hue kahA - "maiMne yaha socA bhI na thA ki jise maiMne eka dina sampUrNa saMgha ke samakSa zrutasAgara' kI upAdhi se alaMkRta kiyA thA, use kisI dina itanA kaThora prAyazcitta denA hogaa| priya zrutasAgara ! tuma jJAna kI parIkSA meM to aneka bAra uttIrNa hue ho, Aja tumhAre dhyAna kI parIkSA hai; jIvana kA rahanA na rahanA to kramabaddha ke anusAra hI hogA, para maiM tumhAre AtmadhyAna kI sthiratA kI maMgala kAmanA karatA huuN| dUsaroM ko to tumane aneka bAra jItA hai| jAo, aba eka bAra apane ko bhI jiito|" kahate-kahate AcArya akaMpana aura bhI adhika gambhIra ho gye| AjJA zirodhArya kara jAte hue zrutasAgara ko ve tabataka dekhate rahe, jabataka ki ve dRSTi se ojhala na ho gye| hiMsA meM mArane kI buddhi ho, parantu usakI Ayu pUrNa hue binA maratA nahIM hai, yaha apanI dveSapariNati se Apa hI pApa bA~dhatA hai| ahiMsA meM rakSA karane kI buddhi ho, parantu usakI Ayu avazeSa hue binA vaha jItA nahIM hai, yaha apanI prazasta rAgapariNati se Apa hI puNya bA~dhatA hai| isaprakAra yaha donoM heya haiM, jahA~ vItarAga hokara dRSTAjJAtArUpa pravarte vahA~ nirbandha hai so upAdeya hai| so aisI dazA na ho taba taka prazastarAgarUpa pravartana karo; parantu zraddhAna to aisA rakho ki yaha bhI bandha kA kAraNa hai, heya hai; zraddhAna meM ise mokSamArga jAne to mithyAdRSTi hI hotA hai| - mokSamArgaprakAzaka, pRSTha : 226 rakSAbaMdhana : kucha praznottara 1. prazna : Apane kahA ki rakSA karane kA bhAva bhI baMdha kA kAraNa hai, to kyA munirAja viSNukumAra ko pApabaMdha huA hogA, unakA bhI nukasAna huA hogA ? uttara : are, bhAI ! hamane yaha to nahIM kahA ki rakSA karane kA bhAva pApabaMdha kA kAraNa hai; hamane to atyanta spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA thA ki rakSA karane kA bhAva puNyabaMdha kA kAraNa hai; isaliye munirAja viSNukumArajI ko bhI puNyabaMdha hI huA hogA; kintu unheM nukasAna to huA hI, dIkSA kA cheda ho gayA, gRhastha veSa apanAnA par3A, chala-kapaTa karanA par3A, jhUTha bolanA pdd'aa| yaha saba kucha nukasAna hI to hai| 2. prazna : hamane to yaha par3hA hai ki jhUTha bolanA pApa hai, chalakapaTa karanA bhI pApabandha kA kAraNa hai; parantu Apa kaha rahe haiM ki unheM puNyabandha huA hogA? uttara : hamane yaha kaba kahA ki jhUTha bolane yA chala-kapaTa karane se puNyabandha hotA hai| hamane to yaha kahA ki vAtsalyabhAva ke kAraNa unheM paramatapasvI munirAjoM kI rakSA karane kA tIvra bhAva A gayA thA; isa kAraNa unheM puNyabandha huA hogaa| 3. prazna : yadiveyahasaba nahIM karate to becAre munirAjoM kA kyA hotA? uttara : mahAna tapasvI jJAnI-dhyAnI munirAjoM ko tuma becAre kahate ho ? are ve to apane AtmA kI parama zaraNa meM the| unameM se eka-eka aisA thA ki kucha bhI camatkAra kara sakatA thA; para unheM yaha ucita hI nahIM lagA; isalie kucha bhI nahIM kiyaa| 4. prazna : aisI paristhiti meM Ajake munirAjoMko kyA karanA cAhie? uttara : hama kyA kaheM ? yaha nirNaya to unako hI karanA hogA ki unheM viSNukumAra ke patha para calanA hai yA AcArya akaMpana Adi sAta sau munirAjoM ke patha para / yadi viSNukumAra ke patha para hI calanA hai to (16)

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rakSAbaMdhana : kucha praznottara 28 rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI phira unake samAna hI saba kucha kreN| unhoMne yaha saba munipada chor3akara kiyA thA; pr........| 5.prazna : usa samaya bhI zrutasAgara aura viSNukumAra jaise munirAja the? uttara : hA~, the to; para sAta sau meM eka-do, sabhI nhiiN| zeSa saba to AtmA ke jJAna-dhyAna meM hI magna rahe the| viparIta se viparIta paristhiti meM bhI Akula-vyAkula nahIM huye, apane patha se nahIM ddige| para Aja to adhikAMza ko viSNukumAra bananA hai, zrutasAgara bananA hai; muhator3a javAba denA hai, virodhiyoM kI sAta pIr3hiyoM kA bakhAna karanA hai aura na mAlUma kyA-kyA karanA hai| AcArya akaMpana ke Adarza para calanevAle to uMgaliyoM para ginane lAyaka haiN| zrutasAgarajI ne vAda-vivAda eka bAra hI kiyA thA, zeSa jIvanabhara to ve AtmajJAna-dhyAna meM lIna rahe the| isIprakAra viSNukumArajI ne bhI yaha saba eka bAra hI kiyA thA, Age-pIche to ve bhI AtmajJAnadhyAnarata rhe| yadi unheM Adarza banAnA hai to unake AtmadhyAnavAle rUpa ko apanA Adarza kyoM nahIM banAte ? 6. prazna : munirAjoM kI bAta jAne do, para hama gRhasthoM ko to unakI pUjA hI karanI cAhie na ? uttara : avazya karanA cAhie; para unake ina kAryoM ke kAraNa nahIM, apitu unakI vItarAgatA ke kAraNa, unake AtmadhyAna ke kAraNa / 7. prazna : ina kAryoM ke kAraNa kyoM nahIM, yaha bhI to.....? uttara : hA~, yaha bhI acchA kArya hai, para unhoMne jaba yaha kArya kiyA thA, taba to ve avratI gRhastha bana gaye the| kyA avratI gRhasthoM kI bhI pUjana kI jAtI hai ? unakA yaha bAvaniyoM kA rUpa pUjya nahIM ho sakatA aura isake kAraNa unakI pUjA bhI nahIM ho sktii| 8. prazna : Apa to jJAna-dhyAna meM lIna sAdhuoM ke hI gIta gAye jA rahe haiM: kacha saMta samAja kA kAma karanevAle bhI to caahie| AcArya samantabhadra ne bhI to isIprakAra prabhAvanA kI thI? kyA unake bAre meM bhI ApakA socanA aisA hI hai ? uttara : are bhAI ! AcArya samantabhadra to ratnakaraNDazrAvakAcAra meM svayaM hI likhate haiM ki - viSayAzAvazAtIto nirArambho'parigrahaH / jJAnadhyAnataporaktaH tapasvI sa prazasyate / / pA~ca indriyoM ke viSayoM se virakta, AraMbha-parigraha se rahita aura jJAna-dhyAna meM lIna tapasvI hI prazaMsA yogya haiN| isaprakAra hama bhI AcArya samaMtabhadra kI bAta ko hI prastuta kara rahe haiN| 9. prazna : unhoMne apanI bhakti ke mAdhyama se ziva kI piMDI meM se candraprabha bhagavAna ko pragaTa kara diyA thaa| uttara : unhoMne jo kucha bhI kiyA thA, vaha saba munipada chor3akara kiyA thaa| kyA munipada para rahate hue bhI zivajI ko bhojana karAne kI asatya bAta kahanA, corI se vaha bhojana khuda khA jAnA Adi kArya kiye jA sakate haiM ? dharma kI bAta to bahuta dUra kyA inheM puNya kArya bhI kahA jA sakatA hai ? kyA Apa yaha cAhate haiM ki Aja ke yuga meM bhI koI aisA kare ? are, unakI dIkSA kA bhI to cheda ho gayA thaa| ye kucha bAteM haiM, jo gaMbhIra ciMtana-manana kI apekSA rakhatI haiN| jJAna-dhyAna se virakta aura AraMbha-parigraha ke vikalpoM meM ulajhe kucha loga jaba AcArya samaMtabhadra se apanI tulanA karate haiM to haMsI AtI hai| 10. prazna : AcArya samantabhadra ko to bhasmakavyAdhi ho gaI thI; isalie unheM aisA karanA par3A ? uttara : yaha bAta to satya hI hai| phira bhI kucha prazna citta ko Andolita karate haiN| unheM apanI vyAdhi ke zamana ke liye vidharmiyoM kA sahArA kyoM lenA par3A, asatya kyoM bolanA par3A, corI se peTa kyoM bharanA par3A aura AhAra-jala kI zuddhi se vihIna AhAra kyoM lenA par3A? kyA yaha jaina samAja kA karttavya nahIM thA ki unake AhAra-pAnI kI zuddha sAtvika vyavasthA karatA, unakI vyAdhi kA ahiMsaka upacAra kraataa|

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30 rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI are bhAI ! munipada to unhoMne chor3a hI diyA thA; para yadi hama sahayoga karate to ve nirmala AcaraNavAle zrAvaka to raha hI sakate the| kyA yaha hama sabakA durbhAgya nahIM hai ki unheM aisA saba kucha karanA par3A, jo eka zrAvaka ke lie bhI ucita nahIM thaa| jinhoMne ghara-bAra, patnI-parivAra saba kucha chor3a diyA; hama una saMtoM ko bhI samAja ke kAma meM lagAnA cAhate haiM, unase hI apane tIrthoM-mandiroM kA uddhAra karAnA cAhate haiM; are bhAI ! yaha to gRhasthoM ke kArya haiM; inheM to hama sabako milakara karanA caahie| santoM se to mAtra AtmoddhAra meM hI preraNA lenA cAhie, sahayoga lenA cAhie; unheM ina kAmoM meM ulajhAnA koI samajhadArI kA kAma to nahIM hai| 11.prazna:bhAI ko rAkhI bA~dhane aura bahina se rAkhI baMdhavAne kI bAta to isa kahAnI meM kahIM AI hI nahIM ? phira ise rakSAbaMdhana kyoM kahate haiM ? uttara :rakSA kA bhAva bhI baMdhana hai, baMdha kA kAraNa hai, yaha batAne ke liye hI - isa parva kA nAma rakSAbaMdhana rakhA gayA ho to bhI koI Azcarya nhiiN| jo bhI ho, para itanI bAta nakkI aura pakkI hai ki yadyapi munirAjoM ko zubhopayoga bhI hotA hai; parantu sarvotkRSTa munidazA to zuddhopayogarUpa hI hai, AtmajJAnapUrvaka AtmadhyAnarUpa hI hai| zubhopayogIaura zuddhopayogI munirAja alaga-alaga nahIM hote / jaba munirAja chaThe guNasthAna meM rahate haiM, taba zubhopayogI hote haiM aura jaba ve hI munirAja sAtaveM yA usake bhI Age jAte haiM; taba zuddhopayogI hote haiN| chaThavA~ girane kA guNasthAna hai aura sAtavA~ Age bar3hane kA / chaThaveM guNasthAnavartI munirAja apanI tIna kaSAya ke abhAvarUpa zuddhapariNati ke kAraNa aura Age ke samasta munirAja apanI zuddhapariNati aura zuddhopayoga ke kAraNa paramapUjya haiM, vaMdanIya haiM, abhinandanIya haiN| ___ anta meM maiM AtmadhyAna meM lIna akaMpana Adi sAta sau munirAjoM aura munirAja zrI zrutasAgara evaM viSNukumAra ke caraNoM meM zata-zata vaMdana ke sAtha ukta carcA se abhI virAma letA huuN| dIpAvalI apanI prakRti se zAzvata parva dIpAvalI se lagabhaga sabhI bhAratIya dharmoM ne apanA saMbaMdha jor3a rakhA hai| hindu dharma meM zraddhA rakhanevAle kahate haiM ki dazahare ke dina rAvaNavadha karake aura mahAsatI sItAjI ko vApisa lAkara bhagavAna zrIrAma Aja ke dina ayodhyA vApisa Aye the to unake svAgata meM dIpAvaliyA~ kI gaI thIM aura unakA joradAra svAgata kiyA gayA thaa| usI ke upalakSya meM yaha dIpAvalI parva manAyA jAtA hai| Arya samAjI kahate haiM ki AryasamAja ke saMsthApaka dayAnanda sarasvatI kA svargavAsa Aja hI huA thaa| isakAraNa yaha dIpAvalI parva manAyA jAtA hai| jainiyoM ke yahA~ to yaha bAta na kevala paurANika AdhAra para pracalita hai ki Aja ke dina bhagavAna mahAvIra ko nirvANa kI prApti huI thI aura unake paramaziSya prathama gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama ko kevalajJAna kI prApti huI thI; apitu itihAsa se bhI yaha bAta pramANita hai| yaha saba kucha hone para bhI yaha samajha meM nahIM AtA ki ukta ghaTanAoM se tarAjU kI pUjA se kyA saMbaMdha hai, hisAba-kitAba kA kyA saMbaMdha hai, lakSmIpUjA ke nAma para paise kI pUjA se kyA saMbaMdha hai ? ukta ghaTanAe~ pUrNataH satya hone para bhI lagatA hai ki dIpAvalI usake bhI pahale pracalita rahI hogii| jo bhI ho, hamAre isa Alekha kA uddezya ukta sabhI bAtoM kI taha meM jAnA nahIM hai| isameM to hama mAtra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa aura gautamasvAmI ko sarvajJatA prApti ke sandarbha meM Aja kI jaina samAja meM honevAlI gatividhiyoM aura prasaMgoM para maMthana karanA cAhate haiN| (18)

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dIpAvalI rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI Aja hama dIpAvalI ke dina nirvANa lADU car3hAte haiM, dIpaka jalAte haiM, paTAkheM phor3ate haiM, eka-dUsare ko mubArakabAda dete haiM; haippI divAlI bolate haiM, eka-dUsare ke ghara jAte haiM to gharavAle AnevAloM ko laDDa khilAkara svAgata karate haiM, dIpAvalI ke kArDa DAlate haiM; aneka prakAra se khuziyA~ manAte haiN| Aja ke dina hama jisataraha kA vAtAvaraNa dekhate haiM; usase lagatA hI nahIM ki Aja bhagavAna mahAvIra hameM chor3akara cale gaye the| hindU bhAIyoM ke liye to yaha parva rAma ke saMyoga kA parva hai; para hamAre liye to bhagavAna mahAvIra ke viyogakA parva hai - hama yaha kyoM bhUla jAte haiM ? hama eka-dUsare ko kisa bAta kI yaha badhAI dete haiM, mubAraka dete haiM? kala taka bhagavAna mahAvIra the to hameM unakA pravacana sunane jAnA par3atA thA; para ve cale gaye haiM to aba chuTTI mila gaI / kyA hama isa bAta kI hI khuziyA~ manAte haiM ? are bhAI ! yaha Ida nahIM, muharrama hai; saMyoga kA nahIM viyoga kA parva hai, khuziyA~ manAne kA nahIM, saMjIdagI kA parva hai| yaha bAta to aisI hI huI na ki eka bAlaka zataraMja khela rahA thaa| itane meM kisI ne Akara samAcAra sunAyA ki - terI mA~ mara gaI hai| usane kahA - ThIka hai aura vaha apane khela meM magna ho gyaa| usase phira kahA gayA ki tuma sunate nahIM ho, maiM yaha kaha rahA hU~ ki tumhArI mA~ mara gaI hai| phira bhI vaha usIprakAra khelatA rhaa| jaba use phira saceta karate huye kahA gayA ki tuma sunate hI nahIM ho to usane kahA ki suna liyA na? mujhe tumhArI bAta yAda bhI ho gaI hai ki tuma kaha rahe ho ki merI mA~ mara gaI hai, aba to suna liyA na ? isakA artha yaha huA ki yA to vaha 'mA~' zabda kA artha nahIM jAnatA yA phira use marane zabda kA bhAvabhAsana nahIM hai; anyathA vaha isaprakAra khelatA nahIM raha sakatA thaa| jaba usase yaha kahA gayA to vaha kahane lagA ki maiM mA~ zabda kA artha bhI jAnatA hU~ aura marane kA bhAva bhI samajhatA huuN| mA~ mAne madara aura maranA mAne Detha ho jaanaa| aba to ThIka hai - aisA kahakara vaha bAlaka phira khela meM magna ho gyaa| bAta yaha hai ki jaba-jaba vaha bAlaka mA~ kI bAta nahIM mAnatA thA, taba-taba mA~ kahatI thI ki yadi tU merI bAta nahIM mAnegA to mara jaauuNgii| aisA kahane para bhI nahIM mAnatA to mA~ marane kA abhinaya karake leTa jAtI aura kahatI ki lo maiM mara gaI haiM; para usake manAne para, rone-pITane para; use manAne lagatI thii| ___ ata: vaha yahI jAnatA thA ki maranA aisA hI hotA hai| abhI maiM jAU~gA, mA~ ko manAU~gA; nahIM mAnegI to rone lagUMgA aura saba kucha ThIka ho jaayegaa| yahI kAraNa thA ki 'mA~ mara gaI hai' - yaha sunane ke bAda bhI vaha khelatA rahatA hai| yadi vaha ukta vAkya kA sahI artha samajha jAtA to nizcitarUpa se Akula-vyAkula ho jAtA, sAmAnya nahIM raha sakatA thaa| usIprakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa hone ke sahI bhAva hamAre jJAna meM, dhyAna meM nahIM A rahA hai; isakAraNa hI hama isa avasara para eka-dUsare ko mubAraka bAda dete haiM, khuziyA~ manAte haiM, naye-naye kapar3e pahanate haiM aura laDDu khAte haiN| yadi nirvANa hone kA sahI bhAva hamAre jJAna meM hotA to hama sabakI yaha sthiti nahIM hotii| ___ zabdoM meM to hama sabakucha jAnate haiM, kyoMki hama bhASA ke paNDita haiM na, para hameM bhAva bhAsita nahIM hotaa| ___ isa bAta ko samajhane ke lie Apako eka kalpanA karanI hogI ki hama Aja ke nahIM, bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jamAne ke haiM aura jisa dina se bhagavAna mahAvIra kI divyadhvani khiranA AraMbha huI thI, usI dina se (19)

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI unake niyamita zrotA rahe haiN| eka dina bhI aisA nahIM jAtA thA ki jaba unakI divyadhvani sunane ke lie upasthita nahIM rahate the| dhaMdhA-pAnI sabakucha chor3akara unake hI ho gaye the| dhanya thI vaha terasa jisa dina Apane unakA aMtima vyAkhyAna sunA thA aura jise Aja ina lakSmI ke pujAriyoM ne dhanaterasa banA liyA hai| isa dina loga kucha na kucha dhana-sampatti avazya kharIdate haiN| hIre-javAharAta, sone-cAMdI ke AbhUSaNa; kucha bhI saMbhava na ho to kucha bartana hI kharIda lete haiN| ___ hA~, to dhanya thI vaha terasa, jaba Apane unakA antima pravacana sunA thA; para caturdazI ke dina Apako unake mAtra darzana hI mile the, pravacana sunane ko nahIM milA thaa| isIkAraNa ukta caturdazI ko rUpa caturdazI kahA jAtA hai, jarA kalpanA kIjiye kaisA lagA hogA usa dina aapko| caturdazI ke dina na sahI pravacana; para darzana to mila hI gaye the; kintu jaba amAvasyA ke dina pahu~ce to na pravacana milA na darzana; kyoMki amAvasa kI yaha kAlI rAta hamAre mahAvIra ko lIla gaI thI, unakA nirvANa ho gayA thaa| ___ aba jarA kalpanA kIjiye ki usa samaya Apako kaisA lagA hogA ? kyA Apane usa dina laDDu bA~TeM hoMge, laDDu khAye hoMge, paTAkheM chor3e hoMge, eka-dUsare ko mubArakabAda dI hogI, khAte-vahI saMbhAle hoMge, tarAjU-bA~ToM kI pUjA kI hogI ? / nahIM, to phira Aja yaha saba kucha kyoM ? vastutaH bAta yaha hai ki yaha saba vaidika saMskRti kA prabhAva hai| unake yahA~ to laMkA ko jItakara rAma sItA sahita vApisa Aye the; isakAraNa yaha sabakucha hotA hI thA, honA bhI cAhie; kintu hamAre ArAdhya kA to viyoga huA thaa| kyA saMyoga-viyoga kA utsava eka sA ho sakatA hai ? dIpAvalI 35 para bAta yaha hai ki bahumata alpamata ko prabhAvita karatA hai| aisA hI kucha isameM huA hai| yadi koI apane pitA kI mRtyu para isIprakAra nAce-gAye aura khuziyA~ manAye to Apa kyA kaheMge ? are bhAI ! Aja to hamAre paramapitA-dharamapitA bhagavAna mahAvIra kA viyoga huA hai| aisI sthiti meM yaha saba kyA hai ? ___ jaba hamAre ghara meM pitAjI kI lAza rakhI ho aura use zmazAna le jAne kI taiyArI ho rahI ho, use zmazAna le jA rahe hoM, jalA rahe hoM; taba kaisA vAtAvaraNa hotA hai ? isakI kalpanA to Apako hogI hI, kyA kahIM aisA dRzya bhI dekhane meM AyA hai ki jaisA Aja dIpAvalI para dekhane ko milatA hai| yadi nahIM to phira bhagavAna mahAvIra ke viyoga ke avasara para yaha saba kyoM ho rahA hai ? isa para loga kahate haiM ki hamAre pitA kI to mRtyu hotI hai aura bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA thA / mRtyu zoka kA kAraNa hai, nirvANa nhiiN| bAta to ThIka hai, para viyoga to donoM meM hI samAna hotA hai| jaba AtmA eka deha chor3akara dUsarI deha dhAraNa karatA hai, taba use maraNa kahA jAtA hai aura jaba deha ko chor3akara videha ho jAtA hai, ananta kAla taka ke lie videha ho jAtA hai, deha dhAraNa nahIM karatA to use nirvANa kahate haiN| hamAre yahA~ donoM ko hI mahotsava kahate haiM - nirvANa mahotsava aura mRtyu mahotsava; yadi samAdhimaraNapUrvaka ho to mRtyu bhI eka mahotsava hai; para yaha mRtyumahotsava nAcakara, gAkara, khA-pIkara to nahIM manAyA jAtA; isameM eka prakAra kI gaMbhIratA hotI hai| isa para loga kahate haiM ki Akhira Apa cAhate kyA haiM ? kyA dIpAvalI ke dina hama saba loga rone baiTha jAveM? nahIM, bhAI ! rone baiThane kI bAta nahIM hai kyoMki hamAre ArAdhya zrI (20)

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rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI dIpAvalI bhagavAna mahAvIra ko Aja vaha saba kucha prApta huA hai, jisake lie ve aneka bhavoM se prayatnazIla the| ve Aja avyAbAdha sukhI ho gaye the| Aja unhoMne AThoM karmoM ko jIta liyA thA; isalie yaha vijaya kA parva hai| isa bAta kI hameM khuzI bhI hai; para isI khuzI meM ha~sanA-khelanA nahIM hai, khAnA-pInA nahIM hai, Amoda-pramoda nahIM hai, lakSmI ke nAma para paise kI pUjA karanA nahIM hai; isameM eka sAtvika gaMbhIratA hai; kyoMki hamAre priya ko sabase bar3I upalabdhi ho jAne para bhI hamAre lie aba ve upalabdha nahIM rahe, yaha eka mahAna hitopadezI, hitaiSI ke viyoga kA avasara hai| yaha beTI kI vidAI jaisA avasara hai; jisameM khuzI ke sAtha-sAtha A~kheM nama rahatI haiM, vAtAvaraNa meM eka vizeSa prakAra kI gaMbhIratA rahatI hai| bAje bajate haiM, para nAca-gAnA nahIM hotaa| jisa bAta ke lie hama varSoM se prayAsa kara rahe the, jisake lie hamane apanA saba kucha lagA diyA thA; Aja vaha maMgala avasara AyA hai ki jaba zAdI ke bAda beTI suyogya, suzIla vara ke sAtha vidA ho rahI hai; isakAraNa hameM apAra prasannatA hai; para vaha jA rahI hai, aba vaha hameM sadA sahaja sulabha nahIM hogI, kabhI-kabhAra hI milanA hogaa| yadi videza jAtI ho to milanA aura bhI durlabha hogaa| usIprakAra hamAre ArAdhya ko eka bahuta bar3I saphalatA prApta huI aura ve ananta kAla ke lie muktipurI cale gaye haiM, aba ve hameM kabhI nahIM mileMge - yaha sunizcita hone para khelanA-khAnA, badhAI denA kaise saMbhava ho sakatA hai, uchala-kUda kaise saMbhava hai ? Ida aura muharrama kA antara to musalamAna bhI samajhate haiN| muharrama ke dina ve chAtI pITate haiM; para hama to saba kucha bhUla gaye haiN| isa para kucha loga kahate haiM ki aba Apa hI batAiye ki Akhira hama dIpAvalI manAye kaise? jisaprakAra kI dIpAvalI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prathama ziSya gautama gaNadhara ne manAI thI; hameM bhI usIprakAra manAnA cAhie; kyoMki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke bAda hamAre mukhya mArgadarzaka ve hI the| abataka ve gaNadharadeva bhagavAna mahAvIra kI divyadhvani chaha-chaha ghar3I dina meM tIna bAra, isaprakAra kula milAkara 18 ghar3I sunate the| 24 miniTa kI eka ghar3I hotI hai; isaprakAra ve pratidina 7 ghaMTe aura 12 miniTa divyadhvani sunate the| tIsa varSa meM eka dina bhI aisA nahIM gayA ki jaba divyadhvani ke avasara para unakI anupasthiti rahI ho| thor3A-bahuta svAdhyAya kara lene mAtra se kucha loga aisI bAteM karane lagate haiM ki aba hameM jinavANI sunane yA par3hane kI kyA AvazyakatA hai, hama to saba kucha jAnate haiN| unase maiM kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki antamuhUrta meM dvAdazAMga kI racanA karane vAle, cAra jJAna ke dhArI gaNadharadeva bhI jaba pratidina 7-7 ghaMTe jinavANI sunate the, mahAvIra kI vANI sunate the to kyA tuma unase bhI mahAna ho gaye ho? isa para vaha kaha sakatA hai ki abhI mahAvIra to haiM nahIM; hama kisakI vANI sune ? unase hamArA kahanA hai ki jo mahAvIra kI vANI sunAtA ho, usase suniye / yadi koI sunAnevAlA na mile to vItarAgatA kI poSaka jinavANI ko svayaM par3hiye / aura jo bhI karanA ho, kariye; para jinavANI ke adhyayana se virata na ho; kyoMki kaliyuga meM ekamAtra paramazaraNa jinavANI hI hai| kucha loga kahate haiM ki jaba mahAvIra ko nirvANa huA thA, usa samaya vahA~ gautama svAmI nahIM the| kAraNa batAte hue ve kahate haiM ki mahAvIra ko lagA ki merA yaha priyatama ziSya mere viyoga ko sahana na kara skegaa| kucha apriya ghaTita na ho jAya - isa AzaMkA se unheM dUra bheja diyA gayA thaa| (21)

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38 rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI mahAvIra kA nirvANa pAvApurI meM huA thA aura usI dina gautama svAmI ko kevalajJAna guNAvA meM huaa| ata: yaha to siddha hI hai ki ve antima samaya meM unake pAsa nahIM the| ukta sandarbha meM merA kahanA yaha hai ki kyA bhagavAna ke jJAna meM yaha bAta jJAta na thI ki Aja zAma ko gautama svAmI ko kevalajJAna honevAlA hai| yadi patA thA to phira unheM aisA vikalpa kaise A sakatA hai ? are ve to vikalpAtIta ho gaye the| isaprakAra ke vikalpa kI bAta se to unakI sarvajJatA ke sAtha-sAtha vItarAgatA bhI khaNDita ho jAtI hai| vigata tIsa varSa taka bhagavAna kI divyadhvani sunanevAle bhI yadi viyoga baradAzta nahIM kara pAye to phira kauna aisA hogA, jo yaha saba sahegA? ___iSTa kA viyoga hone para duHkha to sabhI ko hotA hai; para rAgI se rAgI prANI bhI jIte to haiM hii| priya pati ke viyoga meM patniyA~ jItI haiM, mA~-bApa ke viyoga meM bAla-bacce jIte haiM aura baccoM ke viyoga meM mA~-bApa bhI jIte hI haiN| jaba rAgI loga bhI saba kucha baradAzta kara lete haiM to virAgiyoM ke lie to yaha sahaja hI hai| gautamasvAmI jaise virAgI gaNadharadeva ke lie isaprakAra kI cintA karanA par3e - yaha samajha ke bAhara kI bAta hai| isa para ve prazna karate haiM ki yadi aisA nahIM hai to phira ve vahA~ upasthita kyoM nahIM the? are, bhAI ! jabataka divyadhvani khiratI thI, tabataka ve nirantara unhIM ke pAsa rahe; para jaba divyadhvani khiranA banda ho gaI to ve vahA~ nahIM rahe, guNAvA cale gye| guNAvA kyoM apane meM cale gye| zAma ko hI unheM kevalajJAna ho gayA - yaha isa bAta kA pratIka hai ki ve pUrNa vItarAgatA kI ora tejI se bar3ha rahe the; anyathA yaha saba kaise hotA? pUrNa vItarAgatA kI ora bar3hanevAle ke saMbaMdha meM kevalajJAnI aisI AzaMkA kareM ki vaha viyoga saha na pAvegA - yaha bAta mahAvIra aura gautamasvAmI - donoM kA hI apamAna hai| dIpAvalI aura guNAvA pAvApurI se kitanA dUra hai ? yaha bhI to ho sakatA hai ki vaha mahAvIra ke samavazaraNa kI maryAdA meM hI AtA ho; kyoMki samavazaraNa kA vistAra bhI to kama nahIM hotaa| yaha bAta bhI to hai ki Akhira yaha bAta kabataka chupatI ? jaba patA calatA, taba bhI to kucha ho sakatA thaa| are, bhAI ! sarvajJa socA nahIM karate; kyoMki socane kI kriyA to mati-zrutajJAna meM hotI hai aura unake mati-zrutajJAna nahIM, kevalajJAna thaa| hamArI carcA kA mUla bindu to yaha hai ki Akhira hama dIpAvalI manAye kaise ? isake uttara meM yaha kahA gayA thA ki jisaprakAra unake varaSThitama ziSya gautamasvAmI ne manAI thI, usIprakAra hama bhI mnaayeN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke viyoga ke avasara para gautamasvAmI rone nahIM baiTha gaye the; apitu jagata se dRSTi haTAkara apane meM cale gaye the| mAnoM abataka divyadhvani sunane ke vikalpa meM hI ve nirvikalpa nahIM ho sake the| aba vaha vikalpa TUTA to nirvikalpa hokara apane meM cale gye| apane meM gaye so aise gaye ki vApisa bAhara Aye hI nahIM; kevalajJAna lekara hI rahe aura vItarAgI tattvajJAna ko jo jhaMDA abataka bhagavAna mahAvIra phaharA rahe the, unake viyoga meM unhoMne use thAma liyA, girane nahIM diyaa| unakI divyadhvani khirane lagI aura zrotA pUrvavata hI lAbha uThAne lge| isaprakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI meM samAgata tattvajJAna kI dhArA avirala rUpa se pravAhita hotI rhii| mahAtmA gAMdhI ne AjAdI kI jaMga jItane ke liye mAranevAloM kI nahIM, maranevAloM kI eka phauja taiyAra kI thI; jo binA kucha liye-diye deza ke lie marane-miTane ko taiyAra thii| sAmane atyAcArI mAranevAloM kI phauja thI aura AjAdI ke dIvAnoM ko mArane para unheM tarakkI milatI thI, puraskAra milatA thA; para gAMdhI ke ina phaujiyoM ko kucha bhI nahIM milatA; apitu unakA saba (22)

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40 dIpAvalI rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI kucha chIna liyA jAtA thaa| phira bhI AjAdI ke dIvAnoM ne AjAdI ke jhaNDe ko girane nahIM diyaa| tiraMgA jhaMDA lie AjAdI ke dIvAnoM kA julUsa nikalatA to use titara-bitara karane ke lie goliyA~ calAI jaatii| jAte hue julUsa ko pazubala se rokakara jhaMDA lenevAle se kahA ki tuma vApisa lauTa jAo, anyathA maiM golI mAra duuNgaa| eka, do, tIna kahA aura usane use golI mAra dii| vaha gira gayA, para jhaMDA nahIM girA; kyoMki usI ke sAthI ne jhaMDe ko thAma liyaa| jaba usase yaha kahA gayA ki tuma vApisa jAo, anyathA golI mAra dI jaavegii| maiM tIna taka AvAja lagAU~gA, yadi phira bhI nahIM gaye, jhaMDA nahIM jhukAyA to golI mAra duuNgaa| aisA kahakara jyoM hI usane eka-do-tIna kahanA AraMbha kiyA to vaha AjAdI kA dIvAnA bolA - kyA eka-do-tIna karatA hai; golI kyoM nahIM mAratA ? are, tU yaha bhI nahIM jAnatA ki abhI-abhI tUne jhaMDevAle ko yahI kahakara golI mArI hai aura maiMne maranevAle ke hAtha se hI jhaMDA thAmA hai| ___hamArA kucha bhI kyoM na ho; para AjAdI kA jhaMDA nahIM giregA, nahIM jhukegaa| Akhira tiraMgA laharAtA hI rahA aura aMgrejoM ko bhArata chor3akara jAnA pdd'aa| isIprakAra mahAvIra ke jhaMDe ko gautama svAmI ne thAma liyaa| usake bAraha varSa bAda gautama svAmI kA nirvANa huA to usI dina sudharmasvAmI ko kevalajJAna huaa| isIprakAra usake bAraha varSa bAda sudharmasvAmI ko nirvANa huA to jambUsvAmI ko kevalajJAna huaa| ye tIna anubaddha kevalI kahe jAte haiN| usake bAda yaha jhaMDA zrutakevaliyoM ne thAmA aura usake bAda AcArya kundakunda jaise aneka samartha AcAryoM ne, mahApaNDita ToDaramala jaise aneka jJAnI paNDitoM ne thAmA tathA aba usake bhI bAda AdhyAtmikasatpuruSa zrI kAnajI svAmI ne yaha jhaMDA thAmA thA aura vaha Aja hamAre hAtha meM hai| hamAre hAtha kA matalaba akele hamAre hAtha meM nahIM, paNDita hukamacanda ke hAtha meM bhI nahIM; apitu una saba logoM ke hAtha meM ki jo loga mahAvIra kI vANI ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne meM juTe hue haiM, aharniza usI meM lage hue haiN| yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki Apa bhI unameM se eka hoN| jisaprakAra hama kaharahe haiM ki vahajhaMDA Aja hamAre hAtha meM hai; usIprakAra Apa bhI kaha sakate haiM ki vaha jhaMDA hamAre hAtha meM hai; para mAtra kahane se kAma nahIM calegA, usake liye apane jIvana kA samarpaNa karanA hogaa| hamArI mA~ se sampUrNa jagata mA~ kahe to kisI ko kyA aitarAja ho sakatA hai; para hamArI patnI se apanI patnI kI bAta kahe to nahIM clegaa| are, bhAI ! mahAvIra kI vANI, jinavANI to hamArI mA~ hai; sArA jagata use apanI mA~ mAne to hameM apAra prasannatA hogii| ____ hama aura Apa vyaktigata rUpa se akele itane samartha nahIM hai ki isa gurutara bhAra ko r3ho sake; isalie sabake sahayoga kI parama AvazyakatA hai| Ao, hama saba milakara isa bhAra ko saMbhAleM, isa mahAna kArya ko aMjAma deM; isameM hI hama sabakA bhalA hai aura dIpAvalI kA vAstavika utsava bhI yahI hai| __ hamArI bhAvanA to basa itanI hI hai ki mahAvIra kA jhaMDA jhukane na pAve; unakI vANI ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne kA mahAna kArya nirantara calatA raheisa dIpAvalI ke avasara para isase bar3hiyA zraddhAMjali aura kucha nahIM ho sktii| dIpAvalI manAne kA rUpa aisA hI honA cAhie ki mahAvIra kI vANI ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne ke kArya meM tejI aave| ___adhika kyA ? samajhadAroM ko itanA hI paryApta hai| (23)

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dIpAvalI : kucha praznottara dIpAvalI: kucha praznottara 1. prazna : kyA Apake pAsa aisI koI yojanA hai ki jisake dvArA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI ko, unake batAye tattvajJAna ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAyA jA sake ? uttara : are, bhAI ! sabase pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki prathamataH to bhagavAna mahAvIra ke batAye tattvajJAna ko svayaM samajhanA hogA; kyoMki svayaM samajhe binA na to AtmakalyANa hI ho sakatA hai aura usakA pracAra-prasAra hI kiyA jA sakatA hai| svAnubhUti ke lie svayaM meM simaTanA jarUrI hai aura tattvapracAra ke lie samAja meM phailanA, phailakara usI meM samAhita ho jAnA Avazyaka hai| ___ yadyapi ye donoM kriyAe~ paraspara viruddha pratIta hotI haiM; tathApi jJAniyoM ke jIvana meM inakA saMtulita samucita samAveza hotA hI hai| isake lie jinAgama kA svAdhyAya karanA, abhyAsa karanA atyanta Avazyaka hai; kyoMki isake binA bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI kA marma samajhanA saMbhava nahIM hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne ke mArga ko prazasta karate hue paNDita ToDaramalajI likhate haiM - ___"he bhavyajIvo ! zAstrAbhyAsa ke aneka aMga haiN| zabda yA artha kA bAMcanA yA sIkhanA, sikhAnA, upadeza denA, vicAranA, sunanA, prazna karanA, samAdhAna jAnanA, bArambAra carcA karanA ityAdi aneka aMga haiM, vahA~ jaise bane taise abhyAsa karanA / yadi sarva zAstroM kA abhyAsa na bane to isa zAstra meM sugama va durgama, aneka arthoM kA nirUpaNa hai; vahA~ jisakA bane usakA hI abhyAsa karanA; paraMtu abhyAsa meM AlasI nahIM honaa| dekho ! zAstrAbhyAsa kI mahimA ! jisake hone para jIva paramparA se AtmAnubhava dazA ko prApta hotA hai, jisase mokSarUpa phala prApta hotA hai| yaha to dUra hI raho, zAstrAbhyAsa se tatkAla hI itane guNa pragaTa hote haiM - 1.krodhAdi kaSAyoM kI maMdatA hotI hai| 2. paMcendriyoM ke viSayoM meM honevAlI pravRtti rukatI hai| 3. ati caMcala mana bhI ekAgra hotA hai| 4. hiMsAdi pA~ca pApa nahIM hote| 5. stoka (alpa) jJAna hone para bhI triloka ke tIna kAla saMbaMdhI carAcara padArthoM kA jAnanA hotA hai| 6. heya-upAdeya kI pahacAna hotI hai| 7. AtmajJAna sanmukha hotA hai| (jJAna Atmasanmukha hotA hai|) 8. adhika-adhika jJAna hone para Ananda utpanna hotA hai| 9. loka meM mahimA/yaza vizeSa hotA hai| 10. sAtizaya puNya kA baMdha hotA hai| itane guNa to zAstrAbhyAsa karane se tatkAla hI pragaTa hote haiM, isalie zAstrAbhyAsa avazya krnaa| jaise ho sake vaise isa zAstra kA abhyAsa karo, anya jIvoM ko jaise bane vaise zAstrAbhyAsa karAo aura jo jIva zAstrAbhyAsa karate haiM, unakI anumodanA kro| pustaka likhavAnA vA par3hane-par3hAnevAloM kI sthiratA karanA, ityAdi zAstrAbhyAsa ke bAhAkAraNa, unakA sAdhana karanA; kyoMki unake dvArA bhI paramparA kAryasiddhi hotI hai va mahAna puNya utpanna hotA hai| uttama nivAsa, ucca kula, pUrNa Ayu, indriyoM kI sAmarthya, nirogapanA, susaMgati, dharmarUpa abhiprAya, buddhi kI prabalatA ityAdi kI prApti honA uttarottara mahAdurlabha hai| yaha pratyakSa dikha rahA hai aura itanI sAmagrI mile binA granthAbhyAsa banatA nahIM hai| so tumane bhAgya se yaha avasara pAyA hai: isaliye tumako haTha se bhI tumhAre hita ke liye preraNA karate haiN|" ukta sampUrNa kathana kA sAra mAtra itanA hI hai ki parama vItarAgI sarvajJa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI meM samAgata vItarAgI tattvajJAna ko 1. samyagjJAnacandrikA pIThikA (guNasthAna vivecana, pRSTha : 28-29) (24)

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dIpAvalI : kucha praznottara rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI bhalIbhA~ti jAnakara, usake mAdhyama se apane AtmA ko pahicAna kara, usI meM apanApana sthApita kara ukta tattvajJAna ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne meM Apase jo kucha bhI bana sake, avazya krnaa| dIpAvalI manAne kA eka mAtra yahI sahI tarIkA hai| 2.prazna : Aja bhagavAna mahAvIra kA asalI uttarAdhikArI kauna hai? uttara : are, bhAI ! hama isa bAta para lar3ate haiM ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA asalI uttarAdhikArI kauna hai ? unakI virAsata Aja kisake kabje meM hai; para bhAI ! unakI asalI sampatti kyA hai ? pAvApurI kA jalamandira yA vaizAlI ke rAjamahala ? are bhAI ! unakI asalI sampatti to vaha tattvajJAna hai, jo unakI divyadhvani meM lagAtAra tIsa varSa taka AtA rahA thaa| AtmA se paramAtmA banane kI vidhi aura prakriyA jo unhoMne sau indroM kI upasthiti meM batAI thI, gaNadharadeva kI upasthiti meM batAI thI; vaha vidhi aura prakriyA hI unakI asalI sampatti hai; jo loga usakI saMbhAla kareM, ve hI unake sacce anuyAyI haiM, sacce uttarAdhikArI haiN| jisa jara aura jamIna ko ve tRNavata tyAgakara cale gaye the, Aja hama usI ko baTorane meM lage hue haiM, Apasa meM lar3a rahe haiM, jhagar3a rahe haiN| kisI mandira yA tIrtha kSetra para kabjA kara lene se koI mahAvIra kA uttarAdhikArI nahIM ho jaataa| isIprakAra kisI ko rAjatilaka karane se koI mahAvIra kA uttarAdhikArI nahIM banegA; unakA batAyA rAstA jo jAnatA ho, usa para bhUmikAnusAra calatA bhI ho; vaha hI unakA saccA uttarAdhikArI hai| are, bhAI ! uttarAdhikAra kI bAteM banda karake AtmakalyANa kI bAta kareM aura unakI divyadhvani meM samAgata vItarAgI tattvajJAna ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne kI yojanA para bAta kareM; isameM hI hama saba kI bhalAI hai| 3. prazna : acchA to Apa yaha batAiye ki isa mahAparva kA nAma dIpAvalI kyoM par3A aura isa parva para dIpaka kyoM jalAye jAte haiM ? Apane khAne-khelane, tarAjU Adi sApha karane se to aruci dikhAI; para dIpaka jalAne ke sandarbha meM kucha nahIM khaa| uttara : are, bhAI ! sUraja ke DUba jAne para dIpaka to jalAye hI jAte haiM; isameM kyA Azcarya hai| bhagavAna mahAvIrarUpI sUraja DUba gayA thA to prakAza kI kucha na kucha vyavasthA to karanI hI thii| __ amAvasyA ke dina ghane aMdhakAra ko dUra karane ke lie dIpaka hI to jalAye jAte haiN| dIpaka jalAne kA yahI artha hai ki jisaprakAra sUraja ke DUba jAne para aMdhakAra se lar3ane ke lie dIpaka mArgadarzaka banate haiM; usIprakAra bhagavAna mahAvIrarUpI sUraja ke DUba jAne para hameM jJAnI dharmAtmArUpI dIpakoM kA hI to sahArA hotA hai| yaha bhI kahA jA sakatA hai ki gautamasvAmI ko kevalajJAna hone kI khuzI meM ye jJAnadIpa jalAye gaye the| yaha to Apa jAnate hI haiM ki dIpaka jJAna kA pratIka hai| 4. prazna : aura laDDu kyoM car3hAye jAte haiM ? unake bAre meM bhI to Apane kucha nahIM khaa| uttara : laDDu to car3hAye hI jAte haiM, para zAstroM meM isake sandarbha meM kucha dekhane ko nahIM miltaa| are, bhAI ! laDDu to khAne kI cIja hai, car3hAne kI nhiiN| bAta yaha ho sakatI hai ki dIpAvalI ke dina usa samaya gharoM meM laDDa bana rahe hoMge, tabhI samAcAra milA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nirvANa ho gayA hai to sabhI loga har3abar3AhaTa meM laDDa hAtha meM lie hue hI bhAge ki dekhe to sacamuca kyA huA hai ? (25)

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46 rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI jaba dekhA ki bhagavAna mahAvIra to hama sabako yoM hI chor3akara cale gaye haiM to hAtha r3hIle par3a gaye aura laDDa vahI gira gye| ho sakatA hai isI AdhAra para laDDu car3hAne kI prathA cala par3I ho; kyoMki bhagavAna kI pUjA to aSTadravyoM se kI jAtI hai; akele laDDa car3hAne kI bAta kahA~ se AI ? jo bhI ho; para laDDa gola hotA hai, mIThA hotA hai, sabako priya bhI hotA hai| gola kA artha hai Adi-anta se rahita; kyoMki gola para hAtha phero to usakA na to kahIM AraMbha hotA hai aura na kahIM anta AtA hai; isaprakAra vaha anAdi-anaMta hai, akhaNDa hai| apanA bhagavAna AtmA bhI anAdi-ananta hai, akhaNDa hai aura ananta Anandamaya hone se laDDa kI bhA~ti madhura bhI hai aura laDDa kI bhA~ti hI ArAdhakoM ko atyanta priya bhI hai| ___ata: laDDu car3hAne kA yahI artha ho sakatA hai ki he bhagavan ! Apa to mokSa padhAra gaye; aba hama bhI isa gola, madhura aura sarvapriya laDDa ko Apako samarpita kara arthAt paMcendriya viSayoM ko chor3akara jJAna ke ghanapiNDa, Ananda ke kanda, anAdi-ananta bhagavAna AtmA kI zaraNa meM jAte haiN| 5. prazna : lakSmIpUjA ke bAre meM Apako kucha kahanA hai ? uttara : nahIM, kucha nahIM kahanA / kaheM to yaha kaha sakate haiM ki jaba gautamasvAmI ko kevalajJAna huA to indroM ne Akara kevalajJAna kalyANaka manAyA aura kevalajJAnarUpI lakSmI kI pUjA kI; para hama kevalajJAna aura kevalajJAnI ko to bhUla gaye aura rupaye-paiserUpa lakSmI kI pUjA karane lge| vaNika samAja isase adhika aura kara bhI kyA sakatA thA ? are, bhAI! ajJAna kI mahimA bhI anaMta hai; isake sAmrAjya meM jo kucha bhI na ho jAve, kama hI hai| 6. prazna : anta meM Apako kucha kahanA hai, pAThakoM ke lie koI sandeza denA hai kyA ? uttara : are, bhAI ! kyA kahanA aura sandeza denevAle bhI hama kauna hote haiM; phira bhI tuma sunanA cAhate ho to suno - bhagavAna mahAvIra to 2532 varSa pahale hI hameM chor3akara cale gye| dIpAvalI : kucha praznottara gaye so gaye, lauTakara Aye hI nahIM aura na kabhI AyeMge hI; ata: unheM bulAne se to kucha hogA nhiiN| ata: yaha raTa lagAne se kyA lAbha hai kiekabAra to AnA par3egA aura sotI huI duniyA~ ko jagAnA par3egA bhale hI ve cale gaye hoM. para Aja bhI unakI divyavANI zAstroM ke rUpa meM vidyamAna hai| usake aura usake vizeSajJa jJAnI dharmAtmAoM ke mAdhyama se apane AtmA ko jAno, AtmA ko hI apanA mAno aura usa AtmA meM hI jama jAo, rama jAo; tuma bhI unake samAna bhagavAna bana jaaoge| yadi zakti ho, sAhasa ho to unakI vANI ko jana-jana taka pahu~cAne kA kAma bhI avazya karo / tAtparya yaha hai ki yadi zAstroM ko par3hA sakate ho to par3hAo, pravacana kara sakate ho to pravacana karo; yadi Apa se yaha saMbhava na ho to jinavANI ko chapAo, chapAne meM Arthika sahayoga karo; yadi yaha bhI saMbhava na ho to use tana-mana se jana-jana taka pahu~cAne meM hI sahayoga kro| tumhArA kalyANa avazya hogaa| dIpAvalI mahotsava manAne kA isase acchA aura koI svarUpa nahIM ho saataa| isaprakAra maiMne yaha rakSAbaMdhana aura dIpAvalI ke sandarbha meM samAja meM pracalita paramparAoM ke sambandha meM nayA cintana prastuta kiyA hai| ___ AzA hai pAThakagaNa ! prastuta viSaya para gaMbhIratA se vicAra kareMge tathA apane jIvana meM yathAsaMbhava sudhAra kara hI sakate haiN| yadi sAhasa kI kamI se kucha bhI karanA saMbhava na ho to kama se kama sahI bAta samajhakara apanI samajha meM sudhAra to kareMge hii| jo loga mere cintana se sahamata na ho aura jinheM isa pratipAdana se pIr3A pahu~cI ho; unase maiM kSamAprArthI huuN| vizvAsa kIjie unheM pIr3A pahu~cAne ke lie yaha upakrama nahIM hai; apitu satya vastusthiti ko prastuta karanA hI isakA uddezya rahA hai| . (26)