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________________ 11 rASTriya jAgaraNa bhArata kI vartamAna paristhitiyoM evaM samasyAoM para jaba hama vicAra karate haiM, to atIta aura bhaviSya ke citra barabasa merI kalpanA kI A~khoM ke samakSa ubhara kara A jAte haiM / ina citroM ko vartamAna ke sAtha sambaddha kie binA vartamAna darzana nitAnta adhUrA rahegA, bhUta aura bhAvI ke phrema meM mar3hakara hI vartamAna ke citra ko sampUrNa rUpa se dekhA jA sakatA hai / svarNima citra : adhyayana aura anubhava kI A~kha se jaba hama prAcIna bhArata kI ora dekhate haiM, to eka garimA maNDita svarNima citra hamAre samakSa upasthita ho jAtA hai / usa citra kI svarNa rekhAe~ purANoM aura smRtiyoM ke paTala para aMkita haiM, rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhAratakAra kI tUlikA se sa~joI huI hai / jaina AgamoM aura anya sAhitya meM chavimAna haiM / bauddha tripiTakoM meM bhI usakI svarNamabhA yatra-tatra bikharI huI hai| bhArata ke atIta kA vaha gaurava sirpha bhArata ke lie hI nahIM, apitu samagra vizva ke lie eka jIvanta Adarza thA / apane ujjvala caritra aura tejasvI cintana se usane eka dina sampUrNa saMsAra ko prabhAvita kiyA thaa| usI vyApaka prabhAva kA brahmanAda maharSi manu kI vANI se dhvanita huA thA- " etaddezaprasUtasya sakAzAdagra - janmanaH / svaM svaM caritraM zikSeran pRthivyAM sarvamAnavAH // " - manusmRti 2, 20 "isa deza meM janma lene vAle caritra sampanna vidvAnoM se bhUmaNDala ke samasta mAnava apaneapane caritra kartavya kI zikSA le sakate haiM / " manu kI yaha ukti koI garvokti nahIM, pitu usa yuga kI bhAratIya sthiti kA eka yathArtha citraNa hai, sahI mUlyAMkana hai / bhAratIya janatA ke nirmala evaM ujjvala caritra ke prati zraddhAvanata hokara yahI bAta purANakAra maharSi vyAsadeva ne ina zabdoM meM duharAI thI "gAyanti devAH kila gItakAni dhanyAstu te bhAratabhUmibhAge / svargApavargAspadamArgabhUte, bhavanti bhUyaH puruSAH suratvAt // " svarga ke devatA bhI svarga meM bhArata bhUmi ke gaurava -gIta gAte rahate haiM ki ve deva dhanya haiM, jo yahA~ se marakara punaH svarga aura apavarga- mokSa ke mArgasvarUpa pavitra bhAratabhUmi meM janma lete haiM / - viSNu purANa, 2 / 3 / 4. bhagavAn mahAvIra ke ye vacana ki- 'devatA bhI bhArata jaise prArya deza meM janma lene ke lie tarasate haiM' -- jaba smRti meM Ate haiM, to socatA hU~, ye jo bAteM kahI gaI haiM, mAtra prAlaMkArika nahIM haiM, kavi kI kalpanAjanya ur3AneM nahIM haiM, balki satya ke sAkSAt dRSTAoM kI sAkSAt anubhUti kA spaSTa udghoSa hai / rASTriya jAgaraNa 415 .
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________________ itihAsa ke una pRSThoM ko ulaTate hI eka virAT jIvana-darzana hamAre sAmane A jAtA hai| tyAga, sneha aura sadbhAva kI vaha sundara tasavIra khiMca jAtI hai, jisake pratyeka raMga meM eka Adarza preraNA aura virATatA kI mohaka chaTA bharI huI hai| tyAga aura sevA kI akhaNDa jyoti jalatI huI pratIta hotI hai| rAmAyaNa meM rAma kA jo caritra prastuta kiyA gayA hai, vaha bhArata kI AdhyAtmika aura naitika cetanA kA saccA pratibimba hai| rAma ko jaba apane rAjyAbhiSeka kI sUcanA milatI hai, to unake cehare para koI harSa-ullAsa nahIM camakatA hai aura na vanavAsa kI sthiti Ane para khinnatA kI koI zikana hI par3atI hai-- "prasannatAM yA na gatA'bhiSekataH, tathA na mamle bnvaasduHkhtH|" rAma kI yaha kitanI U~cI sthitaprajJatA hai, kitanI mahAnatA hai ki jisake sAmane rAjyasiMhAsana kA nyAyaprApta adhikAra bhI koI mahattva nahIM rkhtaa| jisake lie jIvana kI bhautika sukha-suvidhA se bhI adhika mUlyavAna hai pitA kI AjJA, vimAtA kI manastuSTi ! yaha Adarza eka vyaktivizeSa kA hI guNa nahIM, balki samUce bhAratIya jIvana-paTa para chAyA hunA hai| rAma to rAma haiM hI, kintu lakSmaNa bhI kucha kama nahIM hai| lakSmaNa jaba rAma ke vanavAsa kI sUcanA pAte haiM, to ve usI kSaNa mahala se nikala par3ate haiN| navor3hA patnI kA sneha bhI unheM roka nahIM sakA, rAjamahaloM kA vaibhava aura sukha rAma ke sAtha vana meM jAne ke nizcaya ko badala nahIM skaa| ve mAtA sumitrA ke pAsa Akara rAma ke sAtha vana meM jAne kI anumati mAMgate h| aura mAtA kA bhI kitanA virATa hRdaya hai, jo apane priya pUtra ko vana-vana meM bhaTakane se rokatI nahIM, apitu kahatI hai-rAma ke sAtha vanavAsa kI taiyArI karane meM tumane itanA bilamba kyoM kiyA? tumheM tatkAla hI rAma ke sAtha cala denA cAhie thaa| dekho beTA, vana meM tumhArA rAma aura sItA ke sAtha kaisA vyavahAra honA cAhie "rAmaM dazarathaM viddhi, mAM viddhi janakAtmajAma, ayodhyAmaTavIM viddhi, gaccha putra! yathAsukham / " -bAlmIki rAmAyaNa, 406 --he vatsa! rAma ko pitA dazaratha kI taraha mAnanA, sItA ko mere samAna samajhanA aura vana ko ayodhyA mAnanA / rAma ke sAtha vana meM jA, dekha rAma kI chAyA se bhI kabhI dUra mata hotaa| yaha bhAratIya jIvana kA Adarza hai, jo pratyeka bhAratIya AtmA meM jhalakatA huA dikhAI detA hai| yahA~ paramparAgata adhikAroM ko bhI ThukarAyA jAtA hai, sneha aura mamatA ke bandhana bhI kartavya kI dhAra se kATa die jAte haiM aura eka-dUsare ke lie samarpita ho jAte haiN| mahAvIra aura buddha kA yuga dekhie jaba taruNa mahAvIra aura buddha vizAla rAjavaibhava, sundariyoM kA madhura sneha aura jIvana kI samasta bhautika suvidhAoM ko ThakarAkara satya kI khoja meM zUnya-vanoM evaM durgama-parvatoM meM tapasyA karate ghUmate haiM aura satya kI upalabdhi kara samana janajIvana meM prasArita karane meM laga jAte haiN| unake pIche saikar3oM-hajAroM rAjakumAra, sAmanta aura sAmAnya nAgarika zramaNa bhikSuka banakara prema aura karuNA kI alakha jagAte hue sampUrNa vizva ko prema kA sandeza dete haiN| ve prakAza banakara svayaM to dIpta hai hI, parantu dUra-dUra taka ghUma-ghUma kara ghara-ghara meM, jana-jana meM satya jJAna-jyoti kA akhaMDa ujAlA phailAte haiN| "adhyayana kI A~khoM se jaba hama isa ujjvala atIta ko dekhate haiM, to mana zraddhA se bhara AtA hai| bhArata ke una Adarza puruSoM ke prati kRtajJatA se mastaka jhuka jAtA hai, jinhoMne svayaM amRta prApta kiyA aura jo amRta milA, use saba ora bA~Tate cale ge| pannA samikkhae dhamma 416 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ atIta ke isa svarNima citra ke samakSa jaba hama vartamAna bhAratIya jIvana kA citra dekhate haiM, to mana sahasA vizvAsa nahIM kara pAtA ki kyA yaha isI bhArata kA citra hai ? kahIM hama dhokhA to nahIM khA rahe haiM ? lagatA hai, itihAsa kA vaha sAkSAt ghaTita satya Aja itihAsa kI gAthA banakara hI raha gayA hai| Aja kA manuSya kaTI huI pataMga kI taraha dizA-hIna ur3atA jA rahA hai| jise na to kahIM rukane kI phursata hai, aura na sAmane koI maJjila hI hai| apane kSudra svArtha, daihika bhoga aura hIna manognanthiyoM se vaha isa prakAra grasta ho gayA hai ki usakI virATatA, usake atIta Adarza, usakI akhaNDa rASTriya bhAvanA saba kucha chuI-muI ho gaI hai| bhAratIya cintana ne manuSya ke jisa virATa rUpa kI parikalpanA kI thI--'sahasra-zIrSA puruSaH sahasrAkSaH sahasrapAt" vaha Aja kahA~ hai ? hajAroM-hajAra mastaka, hajAroM-hajAra A~kheM aura hajAroM-hajAra caraNa milakara jo akhaNDa mAnavatA nirmita hotI thI, jisa akhaNDa rASTriya-cetanA kA vikAsa hotA thA, Aja usake darzana kahA~ ho rahe haiM? Aja kI saMkIrNa manovRttiyA~ dekhakara mana kulabalA uThatA hai| kyA vAstava meM hI mAnava itanA kSadra aura itanA dIna-hIna hotA jA rahA hai ki apane svArthoM aura apane kartavyoM ke prAya pUrNavirAma lagAkara baiTha gayA hai| Apase Age Apake par3osI kA bhI kucha svArtha hai, kucha hita hai; samAja, deza aura rASTra ke lie bhI ApakA koI kartavya hotA hai, isake lie bhI socie / cintana kA dvAra khulA rkhie| ApakA cintana, ApakA kartavya, ApakA hita, Apake lie kevala bIca ke alpavirAma se adhika nahIM hai, agara Apa use hI pUrNavirAma samajha baiThe haiM, iti lagA baiThe hai, to yaha bhayAnaka bhUla hai| bhArata kA darzana 'neti neti' kahatA AyA hai| isakA artha hai ki jitanA Apa socate haiM aura jitanA Apa karate haiM, utanA hI saba kucha nahIM hai, usase Age bhI ananta satya hai, kartavya ke ananta kSetra par3e haiN| kintu Aja hama yaha sandeza bhUlate jA rahe haiM aura hara cintana aura kartavya ke prAge 'iti-iti' lagAte jA rahe haiN| yaha kSadratA, yaha baunApana Aja rASTra ke lie sabase bar3A saMkaTa hai| mraSTAcAra kisa saMskRti kI upaja hai ? maiM dekhatA hU~-Ajakala kucha zabda cala par3e haiM-'bhraSTAcAra, beImAnI, makkArI, kAlA bAjAra'---yaha saba kyA hai ? kisa saMskRti kI upaja hai yaha ? jisa amRta kuNDa kI bhAvadhArA se siMcana pAkara hamArI cetanA aura hamArA kartavya kSetra urvara banA hayA thA, kyA Aja vaha dhArA sUkha gaI hai ? tyAga, sevA, sauhArda aura samarpaNa kI phasala jahA~ lahalahAtI thI, kyA Aja vahA~ svArtha, tor3aphor3a, hiMsA aura bAta-bAta para vidroha kI ka~TIlI jhAr3iyA~ hI khar3I raha gaI hai ? deza meM Aja bikharAva aura arAjakatA kI bhAvanA phaila rahI hai, isakA kAraNa kyA hai? ___maiM jahA~ taka samajha pAyA hU~, ina saba avyavasthAoM aura samasyAoM kA mUla hai-- hamArI aadrsh-hiintaa| mudrA ke avamUlyana se Arthika kSetra meM jo uthala-puthala huI hai, jIvana ke kSetra meM usase bhI bar3I aura bhayAnaka uthala-puthala huI hai AdarzoM ke avamUlyana se| hama apane AdarzoM se gira gae hai, jIvana kA malya vighaTita ho gayA hai, rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra aura buddha ke AdarzoM kA bhI hamane avamUlyana kara DAlA hai| basa, isa avamUlyana se hI yaha gar3abar3a huI hai, yaha avyavasthA paidA huI hai| mahAtmA gA~dhI majabarI kA nAma ? eka bAra eka sajjana se carcA cala rahI thii| hara bAta meM ve apanA takiyAkalAma duharAte jAte the, 'mahArAja ! kyA kareM, majabUrI kA nAma mahAtmA gAMdhI hai|' isake bAda anyatra bhI yaha durvAkya kitanI hI bAra sunane meM AyA hai| maiM samajha nahIM pAyA, kyA matalaba huA isakA ? kyA mahAtmA gAndhI eka majabUrI kI upaja the ? gAndhI kA darzana, jo prAcIna rASTriya jAgaraNa 417 Jain Education Interational
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________________ bhAratIya darzana kA Adhunika navasphUrta saMskaraNa mAnA jAtA hai, kyA vaha koI majabUrI kA darzana hai ? bhArata kI svatantratA ke lie kie jAne vAle satyAgraha, asahayoga, svadezI Andolana tathA ahiMsA aura satya ke prayoga kyA kevala durbalatA thI, majabUrI thI, lAcArI thI? kyA koI mahAn evaM udAtta Adarza jaisA kucha aura nahIM thA ? kyA gA~dhIjI kI taraha hI mahAvIra aura baddha kA tyAga bhI eka majabUrI thI? rAma kA vanavAsa to Akhira kisa majabUrI kA samAdhAna thA ? vastutaH yaha majabUrI hamAre prAcIna AdarzoM kI nahIM, apitu hamAre vartamAna svArtha-pradhAna cintana kI hai, jo AdarzoM ke avamUlyana se paidA huI hai| manuSya jhUTha bolatA hai, beImAnI karatA hai aura jaba usase kahA jAtA hai ki aisA kyoM karate ho? to uttara milatA hai, kyA kareM, majabUrI hai ! peTa ke lie yaha saba-kucha karanA par3atA hai / abhAva ne saba caupaTa kara rakhA hai| maiM socatA hU~ yaha majabUrI, yaha peTa aura abhAva, kyA itanA virATa ho gayA hai ki manuSya kI sahaja antazcetanA ko bhI nigala jAe? mahApuruSoM ke prAcIna AdarzoM ko yoM DakAra jAe? mere vicAra se majabUrI aura prabhAva utanA nahIM hai, jitanA mahasUsa kiyA jA rahA hai| abhAva meM pIr3A kA rUpa utanA nahIM hai, jitanA svArtha ke lie kI jAne vAlI prabhAva kI bahAnebAjI ho rahI hai| asahiSNutA kyoM? maiM isa satya se inkAra nahIM kara sakatA ki deza meM Aja kucha hada taka prabhAvoM kI sthiti hai| kintu una prabhAvoM ke prati hamameM sahiSNutA kA evaM unake pratikAra ke lie ucita saMgharSa kA prabhAva bhI to eka bahuta bar3A abhAva hai| pIr3A aura kaSTa kahane ke lie nahIM, sahane ke lie Ate haiN| kisI bAta ko lekara thor3A-sA bhI asantoSa huA ki basa, tor3a-phor3a para utArU ho ge| sar3akoM para bhIr3a ikaTThI ho gaI, rASTra kI sampatti kI holI karane lage, rASTra-netAoM ke putale jalAne lage--yaha saba kyA hai ? kyA ina tarIkoM se prabhAvoM kI pUrti kI jA sakatI hai ? kyA sar3akoM para prabhAvapUrti ke phaisale kie jA sakate haiM ? ye hamArI pAzavika vRttiyA~ hai, jo asahiSNutA se janma letI haiM, aviveka se bhar3akatI hai aura phira uddAma hokara vinAza-lIlA kA nRtya kara uThatI hai| maiM yaha samajha nahIM pAyA ki jo sampatti jalAI jAtI hai, vaha Akhira kisakI hai ? rASTra kI hI hai na yaha ! Apa kI hI to hai yaha ! phira yaha vidroha kisake sAtha kiyA jA rahA hai? apane hI zarIra ko noMcakara kyA Apa apanI khujalI miTAnA cAhate haiM ? yaha to nirI mUrkhatA hai| isase samasyA sulajha nahIM sakatI, asantoSa miTa nahIM sakatA aura na abhAva evaM prabhAva-janya Akroza hI dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai| prabhAva aura majabUrI kA ilAja sahiSNutA hai| rASTra ke abhyudaya ke lie kie jAne vAle zrama meM yogadAna hai| asantoSa kA samAdhAna dhairya hai, aura hai ucita puruSArtha ! Apa to adhIra ho rahe haiM, itane niSkriya evaM asahiSNu ho rahe haiM ki kucha bhI bardAzta nahIM kara sakate ! yaha asahiSNutA, yaha adhairya, itanA vyApaka kyoM ho gayA hai ? rASTriya svAbhimAna kI kamI "aAja manuSya meM rASTriya svAbhimAna kI kamI ho rahI hai / rASTriya-cetanA lupta ho rahI hai| apane choTe-se ghoMsale ke bAhara dekhane kI vyApaka dRSTi samApta ho rahI hai| jaba taka rASTrIya-svAbhimAna jAgata nahIM hogA, tabataka kucha bhI sudhAra nahIM hogaa| ghara meM, dukAna meM yA daphtara meM, kahIM bhI Apa baiThe, kintu rASTriya svAbhimAna ke sAtha baitthie| apane hara kArya ko apane kSudra hita kI dRSTi se nahIM, rASTra ke gaurava kI dRSTi se dekhane kA prayatna kiijie| Apake andara aura Apake par3osI ke andara jaba eka hI prakAra kI rASTriya-cetanA jAgRta hogI, taba eka samAna anubhUti hogI aura Apake bhItara rASTriya svAbhimAna jAga utthegaa| rASTriya svatantratA saMgrAma ke dinoM meM samUce rASTra meM akhaNDa rASTriya-cetanA kA eka pravAha umar3A thaa| eka lahara uThI thI, jo pUrva se pazcima taka ko, uttara se dakSiNa taka ko 418 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ eka sAtha Andolita kara rahI thii| svatantratA saMgrAma kA itihAsa par3hane vAle jAnate haiM ki una dinoM kisa prakAra hindU aura musalamAna bhAI-bhAI kI taraha mAtRbhUmi ke lie apane jIvana kA balidAna kara rahe the| uttara aura dakSiNa milakara eka akhaMDa bhArata ho rahe the| saba loga eka sAtha yAtanAe~ jhelate the aura apane sukha-duHkha ke sAtha kisa prakAra ekAkAra ho kara cala rahe the| rASTra ke lie apamAna, saMkaTa, yantraNA aura phA~sI ke phande taka ko bhI ha~sate-ha~sate cUma lete the| maiM pUchatA hU~ kyA Aja vaisI yAtanA aura yantraNA ke prasaMga Apake sAmane haiM ? nahIM ! bilakula nahIM ! jo haiM ve nagaNya haiM aura bahuta hI sAdhAraNa hai ! phira kyA bAta huI ki jo vyakti jeloM ke sIkhacoM meM bhI ha~sate rahate the, ve Aja apane gharoM meM bhI asantuSTa, dIna-hIna, nirAza aura Akroza se bhare hue haiN| asahiSNutA kI Aga se jala rahe haiM ! kyA kAraNa hai ki jo rASTra ekajuTa hokara eka zakti-sammanna videzI zAsana se ahiMsaka lar3AI lar3a sakatA hai, vaha jIvana ke sAdhAraNa praznoM para isa prakAra Tukar3e-Tukar3e hotA jA rahA hai ? rotAbilakhatA jA rahA hai ? merI samajha meM ekamAtra mukhya kAraNa yahI hai ki Aja bhAratIya janatA meM rASTriya svAbhimAna evaM rASTriya-cetanA kA abhAva ho gayA hai| deza ke navanirmANa ke lie samUce rASTra meM vaha pahale-jaisA saMkalpa yadi punaH jAgRta ho uThe, vaha jana-cetanA yadi rASTra ke mUcchita hRdayoM ko punaH prabuddha kara sake, to phira majabUrI kA nAma mahAtmA gA~dhI nahIM, balki AdarzoM kA nAma mahAtmA gA~dhI hogaa| phira jhoMpar3I meM bhI muskarAte cehare mileMge, prabhAvoM kI pIr3A meM bhI zrama kI sphUrti camakatI milegii| Aja jo vyakti apane sAmAjika evaM rASTriya uttaradAyitvoM ko svayaM svIkAra na karake phuTabAla kI taraha dUsaroM kI ora pheMka rahA hai, vaha phUlamAlA kI taraha harSollAsa ke sAtha unako apane gale meM DAlegA aura apane kartavyoM ke prati pratipada evaM pratipala saceSTa hogaa| AzApUrNa bhaviSya : maiM jIvana meM nirAzavAdI nahIM haiN| bhArata ke sunahale atIta kI bhA~ti sunahale bhaviSya kI tasvIra bhI maiM apanI kalpanA kI A~khoM se dekha rahA huuN| deza meM Aja jo anuzAsana-hInatA aura vighaTana kI sthiti paidA ho gaI hai, AdarzoM ke avamUlyana se mAnava gar3abar3A gayA hai, vaha sthiti ekaroja avazya bdlegii| vyakti, samAja tathA rASTra ke lie saMkrAMtikAla meM prAyaH andhakAra ke kucha kSaNa Ate haiM, abhAva ke prasaMga Ate haiM, parantu ye kSaNa evaM prasaMga sthAyI nahIM hote| bhArata meM vaha samaya AegA hI, jaba zuddha rASTriya-cetanA kA zaMkhanAda gaMjegA, vyaktivyakti ke bhItara rASTra kA gaurava jAgegA, rASTriya svAbhimAna pradIpta hogaa| aura yaha rASTra jisa prakAra apane atIta meM gaurava-garimA se maMDita rahA hai, usI prakAra apane vartamAna aura bhaviSya ko bhI gauravojjvala bnaaegaa| kintu yaha tabhI sambhava hai, jaba ki Apake antara meM akhaNDa rASTriya-cetanA jAgRta hogI, kartavya kI hu~kAra uThegI, paraspara sahayoga evaM sadbhAva kI jyoti prakAzamAna hogii| rASTriya jAgaraNa 416 Jain Education Interational