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________________ rAtribhojana tyAga Avazyaka kyoM? sAdhvI sthitaprajJA zrI pArzvanAtha vArANasI pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI For Private & Personal use only
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________________ pArzvanAtha vidyApITha granthamAlA 161 sajjanamaNi granthamAlA 3 rAtribhojana tyAga Avazyaka kyoM? samprerikA sajjanamaNi pUjyA zaziprabhA zrIjI ma.sA. lekhikA sAdhvI sthitaprajJAzrI pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI
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________________ antaH AzISa : kharataragacchAdhipati pa. pU. kailAzasAgara sUrIzvara jI ma. sA. upAdhyAyapravara pa.pU. maNiprabhasAgara jI ma. sA. divyAzISa : pravartinI mahodayA guruvaryA pa.pU. sajjana zrIjI ma. sA. prakAzaka : pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, AI.TI.AI. roDa, karauMdI, vArANasI-221005 phona : 0542-2575521, 2575890 Emails : pvri@sify.com parshwanathvidyapeeth@rediffmail.com saMzodhana : rAjendra golachA, TATAnagara saMskaraNa : prathama, 2009 : pArzvanAtha vidyApITha mUlya : rupaye- 20.00 prApti sthAna : pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, AI.TI.AI. roDa, karauMdI, vArANasI-221005 zrI sunIla jI botharA sajjanamaNi granthamAlA TUlsa eNDa hArDaveyara, saMjaya gAMdhI cauka sTezana roDa,rAyapura (chattIsagaDha) M- 09425206183 akSara-sajjA : vimala candra mizra, DI. 53/97, e-8, pArvatIpurI kAlonI, gurubAga kamacchA, vArANasI mudraka : varddhamAna mudraNAlaya, bhelUpura, vArANasI-221010
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________________ terA tujhako arpaNa moha udaye amohI jehavA, zuddha nija sAdhya layalIna re / devacandra teha muni vaMdiye, jJAnAmRta rasapIna re / / Agamajyoti, AzukavayitrI, AgamamarmajJA pravartinI mahodayA pUjyA sajjanazrIjI ma. sA. ke pAdAravindoM meM sAdara smrpit|
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________________ zruta sahayogI lakhanaU nivAsI jinadharmAnurAgI anila jI jinazAsana samarpitA aMjanA jI prativyAzAlinI aMzU jI adhyayanarasikA amIvarSA jI jaDiyA parivAra
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________________ prakAzakIya mAnava saMsAra kA sarvAdhika vikasita prANI hai| mAnava ke atirikta anya sabhI prANI apanI prakRti ke anusAra svayaM ke anukUla AhAra kA anveSaNa kara usakA upayoga karate haiN| mAnava apanI vikasita buddhi aura kArya kSamatA kA upayoga kara AhAra utpanna karatA hai| vaha aise utpAdita tathA prakRti meM svata: upalabdha AhAra ko vibhinna kriyAoM dvArA apanI ruci ke anusAra apane bhojana kA aMga banAkara upayoga karatA hai| kahA gayA hai- svastha zarIra meM svastha dimAga rahatA hai| ataH bhojana zarIra ko svastha rakhane ke lie Avazyaka hai, lekina vahI bhojana zarIra ke lie lAbhaprada hai jo sahI samaya para grahaNa kiyA jAtA hai| zArIrika vijJAna ke anusAra vaise to zarIra ke sabhI aMgoM meM prANaUrjA kA pravAha caubIsoM ghaMTe hotA hai, parantu sabhI samaya sabhI aMgoM meM eka samAna nahIM hotA hai| pratyeka aMga kucha nizcita samaya ke lie prakRti se prApta adhikatama prANaUrjA ke kAraNa adhika sakriya hotA hai aura yahI kAraNa hai ki caubIsa ghaMTe vyakti kI eka jaisI sthi inahIM rahatI hai| ataH prakRti ke anurUpa apanI dinacaryA ko nirdhArita aura saMcAlita karane se zArIrika kSamatAoM kA adhikAdhika upayoga ho sakatA hai| zarIra kA jo aMga jisa samaya sarvAdhika sakriya ho usa samaya usa aMga se sambandhita kArya karane se sarvAdhika lAbha ho sakatA hai|
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________________ (viii) pAcanataMtra kI dRSTi se bhojana kA pAcana jitanI sahajatA se prAta:kAla meM hotA hai utanI sahajatA se anya samaya meM nahIM hotA hai| hamAre RSi muniyoM ne prAta:kAla meM kie gae bhojana ko adhika supAcya batAyA hai jo amRtatulya hai| isa mAnyatA kI pRSThabhUmi meM jo tathya hai vaha hai sUrya kI rozanI meM roga-pratikAraka zakti kA honaa| sUrya kI tapiza meM aise aneka viSaile kITANu niSkriya bana jAte haiM, jo sUryAsta ke bAda sakriya hone lagate haiN| inhIM bAtoM ko dhyAna meM rakhakara pUjyA sAdhvIzrI sthitaprajJA zrIjI ne 'rAtribhojana tyAga kyoM?' viSaya para laghu pustikA kA praNayana kiyA hai jo vartamAna sandarbha meM sabake lie upayogI hai| isa anupama kRti ke lie sAdhvIzrI ko saadhuvaad| isa pustaka ke prakAzana meM artha-sahayogI rahe jinadharmAnurAgI anilajI, jinazAsana samarpitA aMjanAjI, pratibhAzAlinI aMzUjI evaM adhyayanarasikA amIvarSAjI jar3iyA parivAra ke prati hama AbhArI haiN| pArzvanAtha vidyApITha ke DAirekTara iMcArja DaoN0 zrIprakAza pANDeya, variSTha prAdhyApaka DaoN. sudhA jaina, DaoN. vijaya kumAra evaM zrI omaprakAza siMha Adi ko merA dhanyavAda jina logoM ne isa pustaka ke prakAzana meM apanA amUlya samaya diyA hai| sundara akSara-sajjA ke lie zrI vimalacandra mizra, rathayAtrA, vArANasI tathA satvara mudraNa ke lie mahAvIra presa, bhelUpura, vArANasI sarvathA dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiN| sAgaramala jaina mAnad saciva pArzvanAtha vidyApITha
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________________ AtmIya svara AhAra prANI kI prAthamika AvazyakatA hai| jaina zrAvakAcAra meM rAtribhojana tyAga ko vizeSa mahattva diyA gayA hai| anya paramparAoM meM bhI rAtribhojana ko mahApApa batalAyA gayA hai| isa yuga meM adhikAMza rogoM kA mUla kAraNa azuddha evaM aniyamita AhAra ko kahA jA sakatA hai| pUjyA guruvaryyA zrI sadaiva kahatI thIM- 'jise lAlI bAI ko vaza rakhanA A gayA usane jIvana meM saba kucha pA liyaa| kahA bhI gayA hai ki "bhAve jaisA khAnA nahIM aura Ave vaisA bolanA nahIM" donoM hI saMkaTa ke kAraNa banate haiN| rAtribhojana hamAre bAhya jagat aura Abhyantara jagat donoM ko prabhAvita karatA hai tathA vaicArika dUSaNa bhI lAtA hai| yaha lokaparaloka donoM ko bigAr3ane kA kArya karatA hai, parantu hamArI vartamAna jIvana praNAlI meM yaha hamArI Rddhi-samRddhi kA pratIka bana gayA hai| zAdI-pArTI risepzana Adi meM rAtribhojana Ama bAta ho gaI hai, kintu ina sAmAjika kurItiyoM ko tor3anA hamAre hAtha meM hai| pAzcAtya saMskRti kA aMdhAnukaraNa karane vAle apanI prAcIna sabhyatA ko bhUlate jA rahe haiM aura ina sabake lie hamArI vyavasthA praNAlI jimmedAra hai| sAdhvI sthitaprajJA zrIjI, jinhoMne "jaina muni kI AhAra caryA ' para pI-eca. DI. kI hai, rAtribhojana tyAga karavAne meM vizeSa ruci rakhatI haiN|
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________________ sAdhvIzrI ke lakhanaU cAturmAsa kI smRti evaM varSItapa kI pUrNAhuti ke nimitta zrAvaka zreSTha zrI anila jI jar3iyA parivAra apane artha kA sadvyaya karate hue eka aisI pustikA samAja ke hAthoM meM de rahe haiM jo yuga-yuga taka bhAvI pIr3hI kA mArgadarzana karatI rhegii| unake bhAvoM kI bahuta-bahuta anumodanA hai| sAdhvI sthitaprajJA jI isI taraha adhyayana sevAdi kAryoM meM saMlagna raheM, aisI zubhAkAMkSA hai| zAsana sevikA zaziprabhA zrI kalakattA, caitrI pUrNimA
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________________ pUrvasvara navAboM kI nagarI lakhanaU vAsiyoM ke parama saubhAgya evaM puNya karmoM kA sAkSAt pramANa san 2007 meM dekhane ko milA, jaba zrI saMgha kI prabala bhAvanA evaM pUrNa samarpitA aMjanA jI jar3iyA ke athaka prayAsoM se 35 varSoM ke laMbe aMtarAla ke bAda jaina zAsana kI anupama thAtI, Agamajyoti pravartinI mahodayA pUjyA sajjana zrIjI ma.sA.kI viduSI ziSyA pravacana prabhAvikA, tapa-japa sAdhikA pUjyA zaziprabhA zrIjI ma.sA. kI nizrAvartinI sahaja svabhAvI pa.pU. sthitaprajJA zrIjI ma.sA. evaM saralamanA pa.pU. siddhaprajJA zrIjI ma.sA. ke cAturmAsa se yaha dharatI pAvana bnii| 35 varSoM pUrva isI lakhanaU nagarI meM Azu kavayitrI pUjyA sajjanazrI jI ma.sA., pUjyA zaziprabhA zrIjI ma.sA. Adi ma.sA. kA cAturmAsa zAMtinAtha maMdira, suraMgI TolA cauka meM huaa| itane lambe aMtarAla ke pazcAt jana-jana meM eka nayA Aloka evaM cetanA ko jAgRta karane kA jo mahAna kArya unhIM kI do ziSyAoM ke dvArA kiyA gayA vaha atulanIya evaM prazaMsanIya hai| pa.pU. sthitaprajJA zrIjI ma.sA. kI dIkSA ke 14 varSoM ke pazcAt prathama cAturmAsa ke prathama dina se hI sarala sahaja mArmika evaM hRdaya kI gaharAiyoM ko chU lene vAle pravacanoM kA aisA najArA dikhA ki logoM meM jamIkaMda tyAga, rAtribhojana tyAga evaM adhyAtma kI bhAvanA umar3ane lgii| ____ cAturmAsa kAla meM huI nau, ATha, tele kI tapasyA evaM navapada jI kI sAmUhika 81 AyaMbila ArAdhanA lakhanaU ke itihAsa meM
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________________ ( xii ) avismaraNIya rhegii| jinazAsana paramparA kA avicchinna parvAdhirAja paryuSaNa parva para pUjyA sAdhvIdvaya ke sAnnidhya ne isakI mahattA ko aura bhI bar3hA diyaa| isa parva meM aneka prakAra kI pratiyogitAe~ AyojitakI giiN| paryuSaNa parva ke pazcAt rAjula evaM neminAtha bhagavAn kI bhavya prastuti ne logoM kA mana moha liyaa| logoM ko 22veM tIrthaMkara prabhu neminAtha ke jIvana caritra ko nikaTa se dekhane evaM samajhane kA saubhAgya prApta huaa| yugapradhAna cAroM dAdA gurudeva kI jayaMtiyA~ bhI bar3e hI bhAvollAsa va dhUmadhAma se manAyI gyiiN| yUM to niyamita pUjA hotI rahatI thI lekina sAdhvIdvaya kI tejasvI vANI kA aisA prabhAva thA ki ina kAryakramoM meM jana sailAba umar3a AtA thA / cAturmAsa ke sabhI prasaMgoM para najara DAleM to eka divya saverA najara AtA hai, jo kabhI prema ke phUloM kI taraha, kabhI karuNA ke jharanoM kI taraha to kabhI jJAna kA Aloka vikheratA najara AtA hai| cAturmAsa ke ye kSaNa lakhanaU vAsiyoM ke bhaviSya ko utanA hI premamaya, karuNAmaya, ahiMsAmaya aura sAdhanAmaya banAte rheNge| jinazAsana samarpita anila jI evaM kartavyaniSThA aMjanA jI jar3iyA ne isa pustaka ko prakAzita karane kA Agraha kiyA / inakI isa bhAvanA kI aMtaHkaraNa se anumodanA karate haiN| pa. pU. sthitaprajJAjI ma. sA. ne rAtribhojana tyAga ke sambandha meM apane vicAra jisa DhaMga se prastuta kiye haiM ve nizcita rUpa se janamAnasa ko jAgRta karane meM sahAyaka hoNge| Aja pUrA vizva AkAMkSAoM kI daur3a meM avizrAMta bhAgA jA rahA hai| vartamAna viSamatAoM aura samasyAoM meM ghirA jakar3A jA rahA hai| parigraha aura zoSaNa apanI carama sImA para hai, kintu vicAroM kI viSamatA, vyavahAra va AcaraNa kI viSamatA, aneka mata-matAMtaroM kI viSamatA
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________________ (xiii ) hone para bhI rAtribhojana tyAga ko lekara aneka granthoM, aneka dharmoM aura aneka dArzanika matoM meM samAnatA hai| jaina dharma ke sAtha-sAtha bauddha dharma, hindU dharma meM bhI rAtribhojana ko pApa kahA gayA hai| yadi jaina Agama yaha saMdeza detA hai ki rAtribhojana naraka kA dvAra hai to hindUzAstra jaise mahAbhArata, mArkaNDeya purANa, yajurveda, gItA meM bhI rAtribhojana ko mahApApa batAyA gayA hai| prastuta pustaka meM atyaMta sahaja, sugama, sarala, ojasvI pUrNa zailI meM rAtribhojana tyAga ke vicAroM ko prastuta kiyA gayA hai, sAdhvI zrI ne rAtribhojana tyAga ko jaina dharma-darzana evaM jainetara dharma-darzana kI dRSTi se bhI samajhAne kA prayatna karate hue vividha dRSTiyoM se rAtribhojana ke duSpariNAmoM para prakAza DAlA hai| isa prathama saMskaraNa ke prakAzana ke avasara para sarala svabhAvI, mRdubhASI DaoN. zrIprakAza pANDeya evaM DaoN. vijaya kumAra ke hama AbhArI haiM jinhoMne isa pustaka kI prUpha rIDiMga evaM mudraNa sambandhI vyavasthAoM meM apanA amUlya samaya evaM sahayoga diyaa| isa pustaka ke saMzodhana ke lie hama pratibhA sampanna zrImAn rAjendra golechA ke bhI AbhArI haiM jinhoMne apane vyasta jIvana meM isake lie samaya nikaalaa| artamana se yahI abhIpsA hai ki yaha pustaka samasta svAdhyAyI varga ke lie upayogI evaM mArgadarzI bane evaM hama sabhI AtmakalyANa ke mArga para agrasara ho skeN| aMzU jaina
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________________ amRta svara "rAtribhojana tyAga Avazyaka kyoM hai?" ahiMsA ke pAlanArtha yA paramparA ke anugamana hetu| kyA rAtribhojana niSedha bhautika, dhArmika evaM AdhyAtmika dRSTi se Avazyaka hai? yadi hA~, to mahAvIra ke anuyAyiyoM evaM samasta prANiyoM se merA vinamra nivedana hai ki abhI bhI samaya hai ceto, jAgo aura praNa karo 'rAtribhojana na karane kii|' pUrva bhavoM meM kiye gaye puNya karmoM ke prabhAva se deva-durlabha nara tana pAkara yadi AvAgamana ke cakra se mukti pAnI hai, to jIvana meM pApa karmoM kA saMcaya kyoM? samasta jIva yoniyoM meM zreSTha nara yoni pAkara bhI pApa mArga kA avalambana kyoM? jaina dharma ke anuyAyI hokara bhI tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke batAye rAste se vimukhatA kyoM? jaina evaM ahiMsaka prAyaH samanArthI haiN| rAtri meM sUkSma jIva kITa-pataMgeM, makkhI, macchara kRtrima prakAza meM adhika Ate haiM, phira rAtribhojana ke prati Asakti kyoM? yaha vicAraNIya viSaya hai| tyAga-tapa-saMyama ke zramaNa patha para dRr3hatApUrvaka Age bar3hate hue AhAra saMbaMdhI niyamoM evaM niSedhoM kI vivecanA isa pustaka kA pratipAdya viSaya hai| nizcaya hI yaha pustaka pUjyA sthitaprajJA zrIjI ma. sA. ke isa viSaya para gahana adhyayana evaM ciMtana manana kA paricAyaka hai| yaha pustaka jaina ajaina samasta prANiyoM ke liye paThanIya hai| ___ jIvita rahane ke liye AhAra lenA Avazyaka hai, paraMtu kaba, kaisA aura kitanI mAtrA meM AhAra lenA Avazyaka hai- yaha niyata karanA to
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________________ ( xiv ) aura bhI jarUrI hai| kSudhApUrti to pazu-pakSI bhI karate haiM; paraMtu eka nizcita vidhAna ke aNtrgt| pakSI rAtri meM bhojana nahIM karate, pazu kSudhA na hone para na to zikAra karatA hai aura na hI bhojn| taba mAnava hI kyoM samayakusamaya, bhakSya-abhakSya kA vicAra kiye binA khAdya-akhAdya vastuoM ko grahaNa karatA jAtA hai| yaha ciMtana kA viSaya hai| prastuta pustaka ke mAdhyama se jana-cetanA ko jAgRta kara use sAtvika jIvana jIne kI kalA sikhAne kA sAdhvIzrI kA yaha prayAsa nizcaya hI sarAhanIya hai| prANI mAtra ko kSudhA zAMta karane hetu sAtvika bhojana dina meM hI grahaNa karanA ucita hai, jisase isa jIvana meM tana-mana-dhana kA lAbha ho tathA dharmArAdhana dvArA puNya saMcaya karake AvAgamana ke cakra se mukta ho mokSa ko varA jA ske| zAnti dUgar3a vibhAgAdhyakSa, samAjazAstra vibhAga, khunakhunajI garlsa pI.jI. kAleja lakhanaU
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________________ anukramaNikA 1. AhAra kaisA ho? 2. AhAra kaba ho? 3. rAtribhojana AvazyakatA yA lAparavAhI? 4. rAtribhojana tyAjya kyoM? 5. Agama evaM Agamika vyAkhyA granthoM kI dRSTi se niSedha 6. prAcIna evaM arvAcIna granthoM kI dRSTi se niSedha 7. jainetara granthoM kI dRSTi se niSedha 8. AdhyAtmika lAbha kI dRSTi se niSedha 9. yaugika vikAsa kI dRSTi se niSedha 10. ahiMsA lAbha kI dRSTi se niSedha 11. vaijJAnika dRSTikoNa se niSedha 12. prakRti aura paryAvaraNa kI dRSTi se niSedha 13. pArivArika lAbha kI dRSTi se niSedha 14. svAsthya lAbha kI dRSTi se niSedha 15. cikitsA kI dRSTi se niSedha 16. rAtribhojana meM bhojana pakAne sambandhI doSa 17. rAtri meM khAne sambandhI doSa 18. sarvasAmAnya dRSTi se doSa 19. rAtribhojana tyAga karane se hone vAle lAbha 20. rAtribhojana tyAga sambandhI dRSTAnta 21. saMdarbha 22. saMdarbha-grantha-sUcI
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________________ rAtribhojana tyAga Avazyaka kyoM? Aja ke bhautika cakAcauMdha kI duniyA~ meM manuSya jIvana kA parama lakSya vismRta ho rahA hai| pAzcAtya saMskRti kevala bhogavilAsitA ke sAdhana juTAne kI hI preraNA de rahI hai| jabaki mAnava deha kA mukhya lakSya hai anAhArI pada kI prApti / parantu jaba taka jIvana hai taba taka yaha saMbhava nahIM ki hama AhAra kA parityAga kara skeN| janma lene ke sAtha hI isakI AvazyakatA prArambha ho jAtI hai| hama dekhate haiM jaba baccA janmatA hai, janma ke sAtha hI rudana kI kriyA zurU kara detA hai aura mAtA dvArA dUdha pilAte hI vaha zAnta ho jAtA hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki jIva kI sarvaprathama AvazyakatA bhojana hai| 'jaisA khAve anna vaisA hove mana, jaisA pIye pAnI vaisI hove vANI' isa prAcIna kahAvata se jJAta hotA hai ki AhAra hamAre jIvana ko sabase adhika prabhAvita karatA hai| AhAra aura mana kA ghaniSTha sambandha hai / ataH AhAra kaisA ho, kaba ho aura kitanA ho? ina binduoM para prakAza DAlanA Avazyaka hai| AhAra kaisA ho? prAcIna RSiyoM va sAdhakoM ne gahana anubhava ke AdhAra para sAttvika sadAcArI, saMskArI evaM dIrghAyu jIvana jIne ke lie zAkAhAra kA nirdeza kiyA hai| apavAdataH isa sambandha meM vidhi
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________________ (2) niSedha bhI batalAye gaye haiN| AhAra meM khAne yogya kyA, akhAdya kyA, kauna - sA AhAra kaba yogya, kaba ayogya ityAdi vistRta carcA granthoM meM prApta hotI hai| sAmAnyataH manuSya jisa taraha kA khAtA hai use usI taraha ke vicAra Ate haiM, ataH manuSya kA AhAra sAttvika honA cAhie, nyAya - nIti, sadAcAra evaM ImAnadArI se arjita honA caahie| jaba jIvana meM dharmapriyatA aura nyAyapriyatA hotI hai taba anyAya, kapaTa, chalavRtti ke doSa nahIM panapate, vyakti zAntipUrvaka jIvana yApana karatA hai| kucha loga kahate haiM ki hameM to peTa bharane se matalaba hai isalie jo mile ThIka hai, TeMzana nahIM krte| para socie, hamArA peTa koI kUr3edAna nahIM, jisameM hama kabhI bhI kucha bhI DAlate rheN| lolupI manuSya binA vicAra kie svAda kA Ananda pAne ke lie kucha bhI khA liyA karatA hai, kyoMki usakA eka hI dhyeya hotA hai- "khAopIo- mauja kro| " isake viparIta buddhimAna puruSa hitakArI, lAbhakArI evaM pathyakArI bhojana ko pramukhatA dete haiN| zuddha va sAttvika AhAra se hI vaicArika nirmalatA, bauddhika pavitratA, AtmavizvAsa, dhIratA, sadAcAritA Adi sadguNoM kI prApti hotI hai| zAkAhAra se zarIra niroga, AtmA nirdoSa, mRtyu samAdhimaya aura paraloka sadgatimaya banatA hai| AhAra kaba ho? AhAra kaisA ho, isake sAtha yaha tathya bhI bahuta mahattva rakhatA hai ki AhAra kaba ho? kyoMki asamaya meM kiyA gayA mahAn kArya
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________________ (3) bhI nirarthaka ho jAtA hai, taba bhojana jo mukhya rUpa se hamArI kSudhA ko zAMta karatA hai, sAtha hI vaha hamAre zArIrika, mAnasika aura bauddhika sabhI kSetroM ko prabhAvita karatA hai| taba use to aura bhI adhika sajagatA ke sAtha grahaNa kiyA jAnA caahie| sarvaprathama to jaba hameM acchI bhUkha lage taba hI bhojana grahaNa karanA cAhie aura vaha bhI nirdhArita samaya para, ye saba hamArI jIvana zailI aura AdatoM para nirbhara karatA hai| hama jaisI Adata DAlate haiM zarIra ko vaisI hI bhUkha lagatI hai ataH hameM usI samaya kI Adata DAlanI cAhie jaba prakRti hamAre zArIrika yaMtroM ko aura adhika sakriya kara ske| sAtha hI jaba hameM gaharI bhUkha lagatI hai to penkriyAja (agnAzaya) aura AmAzaya adhika sakriya ho jAte haiN| yadi usa samaya prakRti ke dvArA paryApta prANa UrjA mila jAye to hamArI svayaM kI UrjA kama kharca hotI hai| prAta:kAla sUryodaya ke eka ghaMTe pazcAt hamArA AmAzaya sakriya hotA hai tathA usake do ghaMTe pazcAt agnAzaya adhika sakriya hotA hai| isa samaya kiyA gayA prAta:kAlIna bhojana sarvAdhika lAbhakArI hotA hai tathA bhojana kA pAcana saralatA se hotA hai| sUryAsta ke do ghaMTe pazcAt AmAzaya tathA usake do ghaMTe pazcAt penkriyAja (agnAzaya) kI sakriyatA nyUna ho jAtI hai, kyoMki prakRti pradatta prANa UrjA kA pravAha usa samaya prApta nahIM hotA, ataH bhojana ke lie yaha samaya anucita hai| binA bhUkha ke bhojana karanA evaM asamaya meM bhojana karanA bhI lAbhakArI nahIM hai| hamAre bhojana ke pAcana meM bAhya prakRti pramukha sthAna rakhatI hai tathA sUrya kI upasthiti meM kiyA gayA bhojana hI sarvAdhika lAbhakArI hai| kisI kavi ne kahA hai
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________________ (4) pA~ca baje uThanA aura nau baje bhojana krnaa| pA~ca baje bhojana karanA aura nau baje so jAnA / / hamArA uThanA-baiThanA, khAnA-pInA ina sabakA hamAre svAsthya para vizeSa prabhAva par3atA hai| vaijJAnika, zArIrika evaM AdhyAtmika sabhI dRSTiyoM se rAtribhojana hamAre lie kisI bhI prakAra se grAhya nahIM hai| rAtribhojana AvazyakatA yA lAparavAhI? vartamAna yuga meM 90% loga rAtribhojana karate haiN| hamArI vartamAna jIvana zailI isI prakAra kI ho gaI hai| para kyA yaha hamAre lie jarUrI hai? aMgrejI meM eka kahAvata hai "Early to bed and early to rise makes the man healthy, wealthy and wise" para vartamAna meM "Late to bed and late to rise" vAlI jIvana zailI bana gaI hai| hamAre dina kI zuruAta hI galata hotI ho to anya kArya kaise sahI ho sakate haiM? pAzcAtya paramparA ke prati bar3hatA hamArI rujhAna aura bhautika jagat kI daur3a meM zAmila hone kI hamArI hor3a, ina sabane hameM sahI mArga se bahuta dUra kara diyA hai| hamArA subaha kA nAztA, dopahara kA bhojana, evaM zAma kA bhojana, inameM se koI bhI sahI samaya para nahIM hotaa| / jaisA ki subaha ke nAzte ke liye prayukta hone vAlA zabda Break-fast svayaM hI sUcita karatA hai- Break the fast yAni upavAsa ko tor3o arthAt jaba upavAsa ho usake dUsare dina usa upavAsa ko chor3ane yA tor3ane ke lie AhAra grahaNa karanA Break
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________________ (5) fast hai para vartamAna meM yaha hamArA abhinna aMga bana gayA hai, cAhe upavAsa ho yA na ho, Break-fast yAnI nAztA to hogA hI aura vyakti jaba ATha baje uThakara nau-dasa baje nAztA karegA to madhyAhna kA bhojana 2-3 baje se pahale grahaNa kaise karegA aura yadi 3 baje bhojana karegA to puna: 5-6 baje sUryAsta ke pUrva AhAra kaise karegA? ataH usakA zAma kA bhojana 10 baje rAta se pahale hogA nahIM aura jaba 10 baje khAnA khAyegA to soegA kaba? 12 baje sone vAlA pA~ca baje uThegA kaise? __isa yuga meM vaivAhika prItibhoja ho yA sAmAnya pArTI, bhojana Adi ke kAryakrama adhikAMzataH rAtri meM hI hote haiN| yadi dina meM karane kA sujhAva diyA jAye to jAtA hai ki dina meM bhojana karane AyegA kauna? hara kisI ke lie kArobAra, skUla, naukarI Adi kI chuTTI karanA saMbhava nahIM hai, isa prakAra ke tarka dekara rAtribhojana ko bar3hAvA dete haiN| parantu rAtribhoja ke pIche nukasAna kitanA hai aura lAbha kitanA hai, isa sandarbha meM adhikAMza loga socate nahIM ? kadAcit gaharAI se cintana kareM to niHsandeha rAtribhojana se napharata karane lgeNge| buddhijIviyoM ko isa sambandha meM avazya vicAra karanA caahie| bhinna-bhinna kAla tathA bhinna-bhinna kSetroM meM mAnava AhAra vividha prakAra kA rahA hai| jisakA mukhya kAraNa prAkRtika sAdhanoM kI upalabdhi tathA vahA~ ke nivAsiyoM kI zArIrika aura mAnasika kSamatA kahI jA sakatI hai| paraMtu vartamAna meM hamArA najariyA badala gayA hai| aba vyakti ke jIvana kA lakSya mAtra bhautika sukhoM kI prApti hai, jisake lie Ae dina nae AviSkAra ho rahe haiM tathA
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________________ (6) unheM pAne kI hor3a bhI utanI hI bar3ha rahI hai| naI pIr3hI vijJApana jagat ke pIche calatI hai| AhAra kA mukhya AkarSaNa svAda, sugaMdha usakI AkRti aura manamohaka paikiMga ho gaI hai| usakI pauSTika guNavattA tathA svAsthya-lAbha gauNa ho gayA hai| ___rAtrikAla meM resTorenTa, hoTala, ThelA Adi kA bhojana karanA, paikiMga phUDa, phAsTa phUDa, TIna phUDa Adi kA sevana karanA, ye saba AhAra kI guNavattA ko ghaTAne ke pratIka haiN| kyA ye saba hamAre lie Avazyaka haiM? kyA inake binA jIvana yApana asaMbhava hai? rAtribhojana ke lie jahA~ eka tarapha hamArI asajagatA aura lAparavAhI jimmedAra hai, vahA~ dUsarI tarapha hamArI sAmAjika va sarakArI vyvsthaa| inhIM kAraNoM se bahuta bAra, kaI loga nahIM cAhate hue bhI paristhitivaza rAtribhojana karate haiN| para aba hameM jAganA hogA, varanA svastha vyakti DhU~r3hanA muzkila ho jaaegaa| rAtribhojana tyAjya kyoM? rAtribhojana kevala dhArmika dRSTi se hI nahIM, apitu svAsthya aura vijJAna kI dRSTi se bhI tyAjya hai| prakRti bhI hameM yahI saMdeza detI hai| sUrya kA prakAza hamAre Arogya ko navajIvana pradAna karatA hai| Ayurveda zAstra nAbhi kI tulanA kamala se karatA hai aura jisa prakAra sUrya ke prakAza se kamala vikasita hotA hai aura sUryAsta hote-hote niSkriya ho jAtA hai, vaise hI hamArA nAbhikamala sUryodaya ke sAtha vikasita hotA hai, usakI kriyAzakti gatizIla hotI hai aura sUrya kI rozanI ke abhAva meM vaha murajhA jAtA hai tathA pAcana taMtra bhI kamajora par3a jAtA hai| ataH svAsthya aura zArIrika dRSTi se rAtribhojana tyAjya hai| /
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________________ (7) sabhI dharma rAtribhojana ko mahApApa mAnate haiN| AyurvedazAstra ke anusAra rAtribhojana karane se svAsthya hAni, svabhAva meM ugratA, kaSAyoM kA vardhana, rogoM ko AmaMtraNa Adi kaI anizcita kArya hote haiN| TI. hArTalI henesI ne apanI pustaka Healing by Water" sUryAsta ke pUrva bhojana kA samarthana kiyA hai| DaoNkTaroM ke anusAra vartamAna kI 90% bImAriyoM kA kAraNa hamArI AhAra paddhati hai| rAtribhojana karane para dhArmika kriyA, pratikramaNa, zubha dhyAnAdi nahIM ho skte| ajJAnI pakSI bhI rAtribhojana nahIM karate, taba isa pApa ko anaMta duHkha kA mUla samajha kara mAnava ko bhI rAtribhojana kA tyAga karanA caahie| Agama evaM Agamika vyAkhyA granthoM kI dRSTi se niSedha sarvajJa arihaMta paramAtmA apanI trikAlavartI dRSTi se saba kucha jAnate haiM, unheM vaijJAnikoM kI bhA~ti mAikroskopa, TelIskopa yA prayogazAlAoM kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| unhoMne rAtribhojana ko mahApApa batAte hue sarvathA tyAjya batAyA hai| vaijJAnika khojoM kA to roja khaMDana-maMDana hotA rahatA hai, kyoMki vijJAna vikAsazIla hai para sarvajJa - dRSTi sampUrNatayA vikasita hai| vaha jo kucha kahatI hai sarvathA aura sarvadA ke lie satya hotA hai| jaina AgamoM meM bhojana ke viSaya meM cAra vikalpa batAye gaye haiM - 1. dina meM banAyA huA dina meM khAnA, 2 . dina meM banAyA huA rAta meM khAnA, 3. rAta meM banAyA huA dina meM khAnA, 4. rAta meM banAyA huA rAta meM khAnA / ina cAroM vikalpoM meM se pahalA vikalpa hI AcaraNa karane yogya hai| isase siddha hotA hai ki hameM apanA bhojana dina meM banAkara dina meM hI kara lenA cAhiye /
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________________ (8) rAtribhojana karane meM aneka doSa haiM aura rAtri ko bhojana banAne meM bhI doSa hai| ata: dina kA banAyA bhojana rAta ko nahIM khAnA cAhiye aura rAta ke samaya bhojana banAnA bhI nahIM cAhiye, isaliye pUrvokta tInoM vikalpa rAtribhojana doSa ke antargata hone se varjanIya haiN| dazavaikAlikasUtra ke tIsare adhyayana meM 52 anAcIrNoM meM pA~cavAM anAcIrNa rAtribhojana batAyA gayA hai arthAt rAtribhojana ko atikrama, vyatikrama, aticAra na kahakara anAcAra kahA hai| punaH prastuta sUtra ke cauthe adhyayana meM rAtribhojana-viramaNa ko chaThA vrata kahA hai tathA prANAtipAta-viramaNa Adi pA~coM viramaNoM ko mahAvrata kahA hai| dazavaikAlika ke chaThe adhyayana meM zramaNa jIvana ke aThAraha guNoM kA utkIrtana karate hue rAtribhojana tyAga ko mahAvrata ke sAtha sammilita kara "vayachakkaM" chaH vratoM kA ullekha kiyA hai| usameM pA~coM mahAvratoM ke samAna hI chaThe rAtribhojana tyAga ko bhI mahattva diyA gayA hai| AThaveM adhyayana kI 28vIM gAthA meM to sAdhusAdhvI ke lie sUryAsta se sUryodaya taka AhArAdi padArthoM ke sevana kI mana se bhI icchA nahIM karane kA nirdeza diyA gayA hai, kyoMki rAtribhojana viramaNa vrata ke bhaMga se ahiMsA mahAvrata dUSita ho jAtA hai| eka mahAvrata ke dUSita hone para anya mahAvratoM ke bhI dUSita ho jAne kI saMbhAvanA banI rahatI hai| rAtri meM bhojana karane se aneka sUkSma prANiyoM kI hiMsA hotI hai, kyoMki manuSya una choTe-choTe prANiyoM ko dekha nahIM pAtA jinakI saMkhyA meM aMdherA hote hI apratyAzita vRddhi ho jAtI hai, isake alAvA choTe-choTe jIva kucha aise hote haiM, jo rozanI dekhakara svata:
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________________ (9) A jAte haiM aura cirAga Adi kI lau para jalakara mara jAte haiM arthAt rAtri meM bhojana karanA hiMsA ko bar3hAvA denA hai| uttarAdhyayanasUtra' meM zramaNa jIvana ke kaThora AcAra kA nirUpaNa karate hue spaSTa batAyA hai ki prANAtipAtavirati Adi pA~ca sarvaviratiyoM ke sAtha hI rAtribhojana tyAga arthAt rAtri meM sabhI prakAra ke AhAra kA varjana karanA cAhie aura yaha vrata mahAvratoM kI taraha hI dRr3hatA se pAlana kiyA jAtA hai| mahAvratoM ke apavAda prApta hote haiM para rAtribhojanaviramaNa vrata kA koI apavAda nahIM hai| rAtribhojana - viramaNa vrata mahAvratoM kI surakSA ke lie hai / etadartha hI mahAvratoM ko mUlaguNa aura rAtribhojanaviramaNa ko uttaraguNa meM ginA hai| mUlaguNa aura uttaraguNa ke bheda ko spaSTa karane ke lie hI prANAtipAta viramaNa Adi ko mahAvrata aura rAtribhojana - viramaNa ko vrata kahA hai| yahA~ para yaha spaSTa karanA Avazyaka hai ki zramaNa ke lie jaise mahAvrata kA pAlana karanA Avazyaka hai usI prakAra rAtribhojana viramaNa vrata kA pAlana karanA bhI anivArya hai| rAtribhojana tyAga ko agastyasiMhacUrNi meM mUlaguNoM kI rakSA kA hetu batAyA gayA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki rAtribhojana- viramaNa ko mUlaguNoM ke sAtha pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai| jinabhadragaNi kSamAzramaNa ne vizeSAvazyakabhASya' meM likhA hai ki rAtribhojana nahIM karane se ahiMsA mahAvrata kA saMrakSaNa hotA hai| isase vaha samiti kI bhA~ti uttaraguNa hai, para zramaNa ke lie vaha ahiMsA mahAvrata kI taraha pAlana karane yogya hai| isa dRSTi se vaha mUlaguNa kI koTi meM rakhane yogya hai|
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________________ (10) hama pAte haiM ki rAtribhojana tyAga jaina muniyoM kA autsargika vrata hai| kisI bhI paristhiti meM isa vrata kA khaMDana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai| sAtha hI rAtribhojana karane se ahiMsAdi mahAvratoM kA samyaktayA paripAlana bhI nahIM ho sakatA hai| prAcIna evaM arvAcIna granthoM kI dRSTi se niSedha vartamAna jIvana zailI meM rAtribhojana sabhyatA kA pratIka bana gayA hai| yahA~ taka ki dhArmika Ayojana bhI isase achUte nahIM raha gae haiN| viDambanA yaha hai ki jo rAtribhojana nahIM karatA, use baikavarDa (pichar3A) mAnA jAtA hai| jahA~ 'ahiMsA paramo dharmaH' ke ucca saMskAra diye jAte haiM aise ArAdhanA bhavana, jaina bhavana, AyaMbila bhavana Adi sthAnoM para bhI rAtribhojana kA pracalana bar3ha gayA hai| jabaki jaina paramparA meM rAtribhojana kisI bhI rUpa meM mAnya nahIM hai| jainAcAryoM ne kaThoratA se isa bAta kA niSedha kiyA hai| yogazAstra ke tIsare adhyAya meM rAtribhojana ke doSoM kA varNana karate hue kahA gayA hai ki rAta ke samaya niraMkuza saMcAra karane vAle preta-pizAca Adi anna jUThA kara dete haiM, isaliye sUryAsta ke pazcAt bhojana nahIM karanA caahiye| rAtri meM ghora aMdhakAra hone se avaruddha zaktivAle netroM se bhojana meM girate hue jIva dikhAI nahIM dete haiM, ataH rAta ke samaya bhojana nahIM karanA caahiye| rAtribhojana karane se hone vAle doSoM kA varNana karate hue kahA hai ki jo dina-rAta khAtA rahatA hai, vaha sacamuca spaSTa rUpa se sIMga aura pU~cha rahita pazu hI hai| jo loga dina ke badale rAta ko hI khAte haiM, ve mUrkha manuSya sacamuca hIre ko chor3akara kA~ca ko grahaNa karate haiN| dina ke vidyamAna hote hue bhI jo apane kalyANa kI
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________________ (11) icchA se rAta meM bhojana karate haiM ve pAnI ke tAlAba (upajAU bhUmi) ko chor3akara Usara bhUmi meM bIja bone jaisA kAma karate haiM arthAt mUrkhatApUrNa kAma karate haiN| rAtribhojana se paraloka meM vividha prakAra ke kaSTa bhogane par3ate haiN| jo rAtri meM bhojana karatA hai vaha agale janma meM ullU, kauA, billI, giddha, zaMbara, sUara, sarpa, bicchU, goha Adi kI nikRSTa yoni meM janma grahaNa karatA hai| ataH samajhadAra aura vivekI janoM ko rAtribhojana kA tyAga avazya karanA caahie| jo bhavya AtmA hamezA ke lie rAtribhojana kA tyAga karatA hai, usakI AtmA dhanya mAnI gaI hai| rAtribhojana ke tyAgI ko AdhI umra ke upavAsa kA phala prApta hotA hai| eka jagaha likhA gayA hai ki rAtribhojana meM jo doSa lagate haiM, ve hI doSa (dina ke samaya) aMdhere meM bhojana karane se lagate haiM aura jo doSa aMdhere meM bhojana karane se lagate haiM, ve hI doSa sa~kare mukhavAle bartana meM bhojana karane se lagate haiN| rAta ke samaya andhakAra meM sUkSma jIva dikhAI nahIM dete hai isaliye rAta ko banAyA bhojana dina meM grahaNa kare to bhI vaha rAtribhojana tulya hI mAnA gayA hai| ratnasaMcayaprakaraNa meM rAtribhojana karane se lagane vAle doSoM kI carcA karate hue kahA hai ki chiyAnabe bhava taka koI machuArA satat machaliyoM kI hatyA kare, to use jitanA pApa lagatA hai; utanA pApa eka sarovara sukhAne se lagatA hai| eka sau ATha bhava taka sarovara sukhAne se jitanA pApa lagatA hai, utanA pApa eka dAvAnala lagAne se lagatA hai| eka sau eka bhava taka dAvAnala lagAne se
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________________ (12) jitanA pApa lagatA hai; utanA pApa eka kuvANijya (khoTA dhaMdhA) karane se lagatA hai| eka sau cavAlIsa bhava taka kuvyApAra karane se jo pApa lagatA hai, utanA pApa kisI para eka bAra jhUThA iljAma lagAne se lagatA hai| eka sau ikyAvana bhava taka jhUThA doSAropaNa karane se jitanA pApa lagatA hai; utanA pApa eka bAra parastrIgamana se lagatA hai| eka sau ninyAnabe bhava taka parastrIgamana karane se jitanA pApa lagatA hai; utanA pApa eka bAra ke rAtribhojana se lagatA paM. AzAdhara jI ne 'sAgAradharmAmRta'14 meM rAtribhojana tyAga ke viSaya meM likhA hai ahiMsAvrata rakSArtha mUlavrata vizuddhaye / naktaM bhuktiM caturdhA'pi sadA dhIrastridhA tyajet / / arthAt ahiMsAvrata kI rakSA ke lie evaM mUlaguNoM ko nirmala karane ke lie dhIra vratI ko mana-vacana-kAya se jIvana paryanta ke lie rAtri meM cAroM prakAra ke bhojana kA tyAga karanA caahie| cAra prakAra ke AhAra kauna-kauna se haiM? ise samantabhadrasvAmI ne apanI kRti 'ratnakaraNDakazrAvakAcAra15 meM spaSTa kiyA hai| annaM pAnaM khAdyaM lehyaM nAznAti yo vibhAvaryAm / sa ca rAtribhaktivirataH sattveSvanukampamAnamanAH / / jo jIvoM para dayAlu citta hotA huA rAtri meM anna-dAla, bhAta kacaur3I, pUr3I Adi, pAna-pAnI, dUdha, zarbata Adi, khAdyalaDDU Adi aura lehya-rabar3I, malAI, caTanI Adi padArthoM ko nahIM khAtA hai, vaha rAtribhuktityAga pratimAdhArI zrAvaka hai|
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________________ ( 13 ) 16 AcArya amRtacanda ne puruSArthasiddhyupAya nAmaka kRti meM rAtribhojana ke viSaya meM do ApattiyA~ prastuta kI haiN| prathama to yaha ki dina kI apekSA rAtri meM bhojana ke prati tIvra Asakti rahatI hai aura rAtribhojana karane se brahmacarya - mahAvrata kA nirvighna pAlana saMbhava nahIM hotaa| dUsare rAtribhojana ke pakAne athavA prakAza ke liye jo agni yA dIpaka prajvalita kiyA jAtA hai, usameM bhI aneka jantu Akara mRtyu kA grAsa bana jAte haiM tathA bhojana meM bhI gira jAte haiM ataH rAtribhojana hiMsA se mukta nahIM hai| AcArya vaTTakera ne mUlAcAra 17 meM rAtribhojana - viramaNa ko paMca mahAvratoM kI rakSA ke lie Avazyaka mAnA hai| isI prakAra bhagavatI ArAdhanA meM bhI zramaNoM ke lie rAtribhojana - viramaNa vrata kA pAlana Avazyaka mAnA gayA hai| 18 digambara paramparA ke AcArya devasena", cAmuNDarAya, vIranandI " sabhI ne rAtribhojana tyAga ko mahAvratoM kI rakSA ke lie Avazyaka mAnate hue use chaThA aNuvrata mAnA hai| kitane hI AcAryoM ne rAtribhojanaviramaNa ko aNuvrata na mAnakara use ahiMsA vrata kI bhAvanA ke antargata mAnA hai| tattvArthasUtra ke TIkAkAra pUjyapAda, akalaMka 23, vidyAnanda " aura zrutasAgara " sabhI ke yahI mata haiN| bhale hI tattvArthasUtra ke sabhI vyAkhyAkAra rAtribhojana - viramaNa vrata ko chaThA vrata yA aNuvrata na mAneM, tathApi sabhI ne rAtribhojana ke doSoM kA nirUpaNa kiyA hai aura isa bAta para bala diyA hai ki rAtribhojana zramaNa ke lie sarvathA tyAjya hai| 25 Jajn Education International 20
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________________ (14) jainetara granthoM kI dRSTi se rAtribhojana niSedha jaina paramparA meM to rAtribhojana-varjana kA spaSTa Adeza hai hI, kintu vaidika paramparA ke granthoM meM bhI rAtribhojana kA niSedha kiyA gayA hai| 'mArkaNDeyapurANa' meM mArkaNDeya RSi ne rAtribhojana ko mAMsAhAra ke samAna kahA hai rAtrau annaM mAMsa samaM proktam mArkaNDeya maharSiNA / jainetara granthoM meM naraka ke cAra dvAra batAye gaye haiM1. rAtribhojana, 2. parastrIgamana, 3. acAra bhakSaNa aura 4. anantakAya kA bhkssnn| ina cAra dvAroM meM rAtribhojana ko prathama sthAna para rakhA hai|26 mahAbhArata meM kahA hai ki jo loga madyapAna karate haiMzarAba pIte haiM, mAMsAhAra- mAMsa, machalI, aNDe kA bhakSaNa karate haiM, rAta ko bhojana karate haiM aura kandamUla-anantakAya kA bhakSaNa karate haiM unakI tIrthayAtrA japa-tapa Adi anuSThAna niSphala hote haiN| yajurveda meM varNana hai ki he yudhiSThira! deva hamezA dina ke prathama prahara meM bhojana karate haiM, RSi-munijana dina ke dUsare prahara meM bhojana karate haiM, pitara loga tIsare prahara meM bhojana karate haiM aura daitya dAnava yakSa, evaM rAkSasa saMdhyA ke samaya bhojana karate haiM ina sabhI devAdi ke bhojana kA samaya jAnakara bhI jo rAtribhojana karatA hai, vaha anucita karatA hai| rAtribhojana vAstava meM abhojana hai| yogavAsiSTha meM kahA gayA hai ki vizeSata: cAturmAsa meM jo rAtribhojana kA tyAga karatA hai, usake ihaloka aura paraloka meM sabhI manoratha pUre hote haiN| sAmAnya dina meM pApa nahIM karanA aura |
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________________ (15) caumAse meM vizeSa pApa kA tyAga aura ArAdhanA karanA aisA anya darzana bhI batAte haiN| jaina darzana batAtA hai ki cAturmAsa ke samaya meM vizeSa jIvoM kI utpatti hotI hai isaliye caumAse meM vizeSa abhigraha dhAraNa karanA caahiye| skaMdapurANa meM ullekha hai ki jo pratidina eka bAra bhojana karatA hai, vaha agnihotra kA phala prApta karatA hai aura jo sUryAsta ke pUrva hI bhojana kara letA hai use ghara baiThe tIrthayAtrA kA phala prApta hotA hai| jisa taraha svajana aura sambandhiyoM kI mRtyu hone para manuSya ko sUtaka lagatA hai to phira sUrya ke asta hone para bhojana kisa taraha kara sakate haiM ? ata: sUryAsta ke bAda rAtribhojana kadApi karane yogya nahIM hai|31 majjhimanikAya ke kITAgirisUtra meM kahA gayA hai kieka samaya bar3e bhArI bhikSu saMgha ke sAtha bhagavAn kAzI (janapada) meM cArikA karate the| vahA~ bhagavAn ne bhikSuoM ko AmaMtrita kiyA aura kahA 'bhikSuoM! maiM rAtribhojana se virata ho bhojana karatA huuN| rAtribhojana chor3akara bhojana karane se Arogya, utsAha, bala, sukhapUrvaka vihAra kA anubhava karatA huuN| Ao, bhikSuoM! tuma bhI rAtribhojana virata ho bhojana karo, rAtribhojana chor3akara bhojana karane se tuma bhI unakA anubhava kroge|' isa prakAra vaidika evaM bauddha paramparA meM bhI rAtribhojana kA niSedha kiyA gayA hai|
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________________ (16) AdhyAtmika lAbha kI dRSTi se niSedha AdhyAtmika dRSTi se rAtribhojana tyAganA bahuta bar3A tapa kA lAbha mAnA gayA hai| rAtribhojana tyAga kI mahattA batAte hue jJAnI puruSoM ne likhA hai- "jo zreSTha buddhi vAle vivekI manuSya rAtribhojana kA sadaiva ke liye tyAga karate haiM, unako eka mAha meM 15 dina ke upavAsa kA phala prApta hotA hai|"33 yaha samajhane kI bAta hai ki rAtribhojana tyAgane se binA kisI kaSTa ke sahaja rUpa se 15 dina kI tapasyA kA phala mila jAtA hai| isake atirikta rAtribhojana kA tyAga karane se pramAda, Alasya, sustI Adi doSa bhI dUra hote haiN| apramattatA, jAgarUkatA, sakriyatA kA vikAsa hotA hai, AtmA puSTa banatI hai, dhArmika ArAdhanAe~ samyak prakAra se sampanna hotI haiN| isa prakAra rAtribhojana tyAga se kaI AdhyAtmika lAbha pratyakSa meM dikhAI dete haiN| rAtribhojana tyAga kA pAlana karane se karmoM kI nirjarA, gaharI nidrA, dharmArAdhanA, nIrogatA, dIrghAyu Adi lAbha sahaja meM prApta hote haiN| jo loga rAtribhojana nahIM karate haiM ve sAyaMkAlIna pratikramaNa bhI kara sakate haiN| itanA hI nahIM, rAtri meM sone se pUrva prabhubhakti, dhyAna Adi meM bhI mana lagatA hai| pArivArika sadasyoM ko bhI sAyaMkAlIna va rAtrikAlIna dhArmika kriyAoM se vaMcita nahIM rahanA par3atA hai| ___isa prakAra jaina dharma meM rAtribhojana kA jo niSedha hai usake pIche Arogya kI dRSTi bhI hai, ahiMsA kI dRSTi bhI hai aura tapa kI dRSTi bhI hai| tInoM hI dRSTiyoM se rAtribhojana tyAjya hai|
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________________ (17) yaugika vikAsa kI dRSTi se niSedha AcArya hemacandra ne yogazAstra meM yoga-sAdhanA kI dRSTi se rAtribhojana kA niSedha kiyA hai| yaugika kriyA karane vAle sAdhakoM ne mAnava ke zarIra ke vibhinna aMgoM ko kamala kI upamA dI hai, jaise mukhakamala, netrakamala, hRdayakamala, nAbhikamala, caraNakamala aadi| isa prakAra hamAre zarIra rUpI sarovara meM cAroM ora kamala hI kamala haiN| jisa taraha kamala sUryodaya hone para khilate haiM va sUryAsta hone para murajhA jAte haiM usI taraha hamAre zarIra rUpI sarovara meM sthita sabhI kamala sUryodaya ke sAtha sakriya hote haiM va sUryAsta ke sAtha unakI sakriyatA nirbala ho jAtI hai| ataH jaba kamala sakriya ho usa samaya kiyA gayA bhojana hI supAcyakara hotA hai sAtha hI balavardhaka evaM zaktikAraka bhI hotA hai| taba aisI sthiti meM kI gaI yoga-sAdhanA siddhiphala ko pradAna karane vAlI hotI hai| dhyAna-sAdhanA karane ke lie tana aura mana donoM hI zAMta aura svastha hone caahie| rAtribhojana kA tyAga AmAzaya aura pAcanataMtra ko halkA rakhatA hai, jisase mastiSka bhAramukta rahatA hai| jabaki rAtribhojana se vAyu doSa, ajIrNa, apaca Adi hone kI adhika saMbhAvanA rahatI hai| phalasvarUpa yoga Adi meM mana jur3anA muzkila hotA hai| ahiMsA lAbha kI dRSTi se niSedha yadi ahiMsA kI dRSTi se vicAra karate haiM to rAtribhojana anAvazyaka jIva hiMsA kA kAraNa pratIta hotA hai| pahalA doSa yaha hai ki aMdhakAra meM bhojana kiyA hI nahIM jA sakatA, usake lie dIpaka, momabattI yA bijalI kA prakAza karanA hI par3atA hai| usa
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________________ ( 18 ) prakAza meM svayaM aneka prakAra ke sUkSma jIva AkarSita hokara A jAte haiM, jo bhojana meM apane Apa girate rahate haiN| aneka jIva , to itane sUkSma hote haiM tathA unakA raMga bhojya padArtha ke raMga kA hI hone se patA bhI nahIM calatA aura ve hamAre khAdya-padArthoM meM milakara anacAhe hI hamAre peTa meM cale jAte haiM, peTa ina jIvoM kA kabristAna bana jAtA hai| dUsarA doSa yaha hai ki rAtribhojI krUra, hiMsaka, kaThora evaM niSThura pariNAmI hone lagatA hai| usake hRdaya se karuNA, dayA, maitrI Adi kI bhAvanAe~ vilIna hone lagatI haiN| vaha svarga-naraka, puNyapApa Adi kA niSedha karane lagatA hai| jinavANI ke prati rahI huI AsthA evaM zraddhA maMda hone lagatI hai| jo loga rAtri ko bhojana karane vAle haiN| unake liye aksara rAta ko bhojana banatA hai| rAta meM gaisa cUlhoM meM chipe jantu akAraNa hI mara jAte haiN| Ajakala yaha tarka diyA jAtA hai ki bijalI ke prakAza se dina kI taraha prakAza ho jAtA hai, ataH jIva jantu AsAnI se dikhAI dete haiN| vAstava meM dekhA jAye to aneka jIva-jantu jo dina meM niSkriya rahate haiM ve rAta meM sakriya hote haiM tathA aneka jIva-jantu vidyuta, dIpaka Adi ke prakAza ke kAraNa hI paidA hote haiN| isa taraha rAta ko bhojana banAne evaM karane ke kAraNa aneka niraparAdha jIva kAla grAsa ho jAte haiN| isa prakAra rAtribhojana karane se spaSTata: hiMsA kA pApa lagatA hai| yaha bAta jAnane jaisI hai ki maryAdita kAla ke bAda khAdya padArthoM meM aksara khAdya sAmagrI ke raMga ke hI kITANu utpanna ho jAte haiM, unheM rAta meM dekhanA va unase rAta meM bacanA bar3A kaThina
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________________ ( 19 ) hotA hai| kabhI-kabhI to viSaile kITANuoM ke kAraNa hiMsA ke alAvA apane prANoM se bhI hAtha dhonA par3a jAtA hai evaM aneka rogoM kA akAraNa hI zikAra honA par3atA hai| tIsarA doSa yaha hai ki rAta kA samaya tamas (aMdhakAra) kA samaya hotA hai, ataH sAttvika se sAttvika AhAra bhI rAta ke samaya meM tAmasika bana jAtA hai| tAmasika AhAra ke sevana se krodha, hiMsA, bhaya, ghRNA, caMcalatA Adi vikAroM se mAnava grasita hokara patana kI rAha para bhaTaka jAtA hai| vaijJAnika dRSTikoNa se niSedha Adhunika cintakoM kA tarka hai ki Agama aura Agametara sAhitya meM rAtribhojana - viramaNa vrata ke sambandha meM jina doSoM kI sUcI prastuta kI gaI hai unameM se bahuta se doSa andhakAra ke kAraNa hote haiM / andhakAra meM jIva-jantu Adi dikhAI nahIM dete, para Aja vijJAna kI apUrva dena se hameM vidyuta upalabdha hai| vidyuta ke tIvra Aloka meM sUkSma se sUkSma vastu bhI sahaja rUpa se dekhI jA sakatI hai isalie jahA~ taka dekhane kA prazna hai vahA~ vidyuta ne usakA hala kara diyA hai| ataH jIva-jantu ke bhakSaNa kA aba prazna hI nahIM rhtaa| Agama aura Agametara sAhitya meM jantu Adi kI virAdhanA kI jo bAta batAI gaI hai, vaha sthUla hai aura pratyeka vyakti ko samajha meM A sakatI hai| hamArI dRSTi se sUrya ke prakAza meM jo vizeSatA hai vaha vizeSatA vidyuta ke prakAza meM nahIM hai| cAhe vaha kitanA hI tIvra aura camacamAtA huA kyoM na ho| hIre Adi javAharAta
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________________ ( 20 ) kA parIkSaNa vidyuta prakAza meM nahIM hotA, usakA parIkSaNa to sUrya kI rozanI meM hI hotA hai| sUrya kI rozanI meM hI kamala vikasita hote haiM, vidyuta prakAza meM nhiiN| sUryodaya hote hI prANavAyu kI mAtrA bar3ha jAtI hai| prANavAyu zrama karane ke lie Avazyaka hai| rAtri meM prANavAyu kI mAtrA kama ho jAtI hai aura kArbana-DAi-AksAiDa kI mAtrA bar3hatI hai jisake kAraNa per3a-paudhoM ko lAbha milatA hai, para mAnavoM ko usase lAbha nahIM miltaa| jaise rAtri hone para kamala ke phUla sikur3ane lagate haiM vaise hI rAtri meM mAnava kA pAcana saMsthAna bhI sikur3ane lagatA hai| pAcana ke lie prANavAyu Avazyaka hai| kArbana-DAi-AksAiDa ke kAraNa pAcana kArya meM kaThinatA hotI hai| isake atirikta aba to vaijJAnika khojoM se spaSTataH nizcita ho gayA hai ki sUrya kiraNoM meM Infra-red tathA Ultra-violet do prakAra kI kiraNeM hotI haiN| inameM se eka prakAra kI kiraNeM vAtAvaraNa meM upasthita sUkSma jIva rAzi kA vinAza karatI haiM, yaha lAbha rAtri ke samaya nahIM mila paataa| ata: vaijJAnika dRSTi se bhI rAtribhojana ucita nahIM hai|34 jahA~ taka dharma kI bAta hai, vahA~ rAtribhojana ko hiMsA Adi kAraNoM se niSiddha batAyA hai| cikitsA zAstriyoM kA abhimata hai ki kama se kama sone ke tIna ghaMTe pUrva taka bhojana avazya kara lenA caahiye| jo loga rAtribhojana karate haiM, ve bhojana ke turanta bAda so jAte haiM, jisase unake zarIra meM aneka rogoM kA janma hotA hai| dUsarI bAta yaha hai ki sUryaprakAza meM kevala prakAza hI nahIM hotA, apitu jIvanadAyinI zakti bhI hotI hai| sUryaprakAza se hamAre pAcana taMtra kA gaharA sambandha hai|
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________________ ( 21 ) bhAratIya Ayurveda kA abhimata hai ki "zarIra meM do mukhya kamala hote haiM - 1. hRdayakamala aura 2. naabhikml| sUryAsta ho jAne para ye donoM kamala saMkucita ho jAte hai, ataH rAtribhojana niSiddha hai| isa niSedha kA tIsarA kAraNa yaha bhI hai ki rAtri meM paryApta prakAza na hone se choTe-choTe jIva bhI khAne meM A jAte haiN|25 jisa prakAra sUrya kA prakAza pAkara kamaladala khila jAte haiM tathA usake asta hote hI sikur3a jAte haiM, usI prakAra jaba taka sUrya kA prakAza rahatA hai, taba taka usameM rahane vAlI sUrya kiraNoM ke prabhAva se hamArA pAcana-taMtra ThIka kAma karatA hai, usake asta hote hI usakI gatividhi maMda par3a jAtI hai, jisase aneka rogoM kI saMbhAvanAe~ bar3ha jAtI hai| ataH rAtribhojana karanA kisI bhI sthiti meM hitakara nahIM hai| rAtri meM bhojana karane se vizrAma meM bAdhA upasthita hotI hai| hama samajhate haiM ki gale ke nIce bhojana utara jAne se samasyA kA samAdhAna ho gayA arthAt khAne kA samAdhAna ho gyaa| para bhojana karane meM jitanA zrama hotA hai usase adhika zrama bhojana ke pAcana meM hotA hai| zarIra-yantra bhojana-pAcana meM laga jAtA hai; jisake kAraNa zarIra ko bAhara se nahIM, andara se zrama karanA par3atA hai| jo loga rAtri meM bhojana karate haiM unheM jaisI cAhie vaisI gaharI nidrA nahIM aatii| yA to rAtri meM idhara-udhara karavaTeM badalate rahate haiM yA svapna saMsAra meM gote lagAte haiN| nidrA kI isa asta-vyastatA aura arAjakatA kA mUla kAraNa peTa meM par3A huA AhAra hai| jo rAtri meM bhojana nahIM karate haiM unakI pAcana kriyA ThIka rahatI hai aura ve jaba prAta: uThate haiM usa samaya unake cehare para tarotAjagI
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________________ (22) hotI hai kyoMki bhojana karake so jAne para zarIra kI sArI UrjA bhojana pacAne meM hI vyaya ho jAtI hai| jaba kiyA huA bhojana nahIM pacatA to vividha prakAra ke roga utpanna ho jAte haiN| rugNa vyakti na Atma-sAdhanA kara sakatA hai, na jJAna-sAdhanA kara sakatA hai aura na dhyAna-sAdhanA hI kara sakatA hai| isa dRSTi se rAtri kA bhojana svAsthya ke lie ahitakara hai| kucha logoM kA tarka hai ki yadi rAtri ko Ardra AhAra ke sthAna para sUkhA AhAra liyA jAye to pAcana kI utanI samasyA nahIM hogI, kintu sUkhe padArtha ke upayoga kI bAta bhI anucita hai| kyoMki jaba rAtri meM cAroM prakAra ke AhAra meM se koI bhI AhAra grAhya nahIM hai to sUkhe padArtha grAhya kaise ho sakate haiM? sUkhe padArthoM kA AhAra bhI pAcana ke lie bhI vaisA hI hai jaisA Ardra padArtha kA aahaar| prakRti aura paryAvaraNa kI dRSTi se niSedha prakRti kI dRSTi se bhI rAtribhojana tyAjya hai| sAmAnya rUpa se cir3iyA, kabUtara, totA, kauA Adi pakSI saMdhyA hone ke sAtha hI apane-apane ghoMsaloM meM cale jAte haiN| ye pakSI sUryAsta ke bAda na to dAnA cugate haiM aura na hI jala pIte haiM aura na hI rAta ke samaya ur3ate haiN| prAtaH sUryodaya hone para hI ve dAnA-pAnI cugane nikalate haiN| isase siddha hotA hai ki dina meM bhojana aura rAta meM vizrAma yahI prakRti kA sahaja krama hai| rAta ko yA to hiMsaka pazu apanA zikAra DhU~Dhane nikalate haiM yA phira Adhunika vAtAvaraNa meM rahane vAle zaharI pazu hI rAta ko khAte haiN| manuSya ke liye prAkRtika
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________________ (23) evaM svAbhAvika niyama yahI hai ki vaha rAta meM vizrAma kare, bhajanabhakti, dhyAna Adi meM rahe aura dina meM zrama kre| __jaina paramparA meM rAtribhojana niSedha kI jo mAnyatA hai, vaha pradUSaNa mukti kI dRSTi se ucita mAnyatA hai, vastutaH rAtribhojana kA sevana na karane se pradUSita AhAra zarIra meM nahIM pahu~catA aura svAsthya kI rakSA hotI hai| sUrya ke prakAza meM jo bhojana pakAyA aura khAyA jAtA hai, vaha jitanA pradUSaNa mukta evaM svAsthyavardhaka hotA hai, utanA rAtri ke aMdhakAra yA kRtrima prakAza meM pakAyA gayA bhojana nahIM hotA hai| jaina dharma ne rAtribhojana niSedha ke mAdhyama se paryAvaraNa aura mAnavIya svAsthya donoM ke saMrakSaNa kA prayatna kiyA hai| dina meM bhojana pakAnA aura khAnA use pradUSaNa se mukta rakhanA hai kyoMki rAtri meM evaM kRtrima prakAza meM bhojana meM viSAkta sUkSma prANiyoM ke girane kI saMbhAvanA prabala hotI hai| punaH dera rAta meM kiye bhojana kA paripAka bhI samyak rUpeNa nahIM hotA hai| dUsarA kAraNa yaha hai ki dina kA vAtAvaraNa kITANu rahita hone se vizuddha hotA hai| sUrya-prakAza ke kAraNa vAtAvaraNa meM zuddhatA adhika hotI hai| per3a-paudhe dina meM zvAsocchvAsa kI kriyA dvArA AksIjana (prANavAyu) chor3ate haiN| ataH AksIjana yukta havA adhika zuddha hotI hai| rAta ke samaya havA meM prANavAyu (AksIjana) kA parimANa kama ho jAtA hai aura kArbana DAi-AksAiDa Adi kA parimANa bar3ha jAtA hai isaliye rAta ke samaya vAtAvaraNa azuddha hotA hai| azuddha vAtAvaraNa meM bhojana karane se svAsthya bigar3a jAtA hai isaliye rAtribhojana kA tyAga karanA cAhiye aura dina ke zuddha vAtAvaraNa meM hI bhojana karanA caahiye|
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________________ ( 24 ) pArivArika lAbha kI dRSTi se niSedha manuSya jIvana kA mukhya uddezya nara se nArAyaNa kI prApti hai, jisake liye Atma-cintana, dhyAna, svAdhyAya Adi karanA Avazyaka hai| una sabhI satpravRttiyoM ke liye ucita samaya evaM sthAna kI anukUlatA honA bhI paramAvazyaka hai| zAMta aura ekAMta vAtAvaraNa kA honA bhI jarUrI hai| jisa ghara meM rAtribhojana na hotA ho, vahA~ mahilAoM ko rasAIMghara se jaldI chuTTI mila jAtI hai aura dhArmika ArAdhanA ke liye ucita samaya bhI mila jAtA hai| dUsarI bAta, jina gharoM meM dina meM bhojana banatA hai, vahA~ jaina saMtoM ko bhI bhikSA kA sahaja lAbha mila jAtA hai| isase gRhastha parivAroM ko sAmAjika kAryoM ke liye bhI adhika samaya mila sakatA hai| parivAra ke saMga Apa Amoda-pramoda hetu AsAnI se bhAgIdAra ho sakate haiN| tIsarA lAbha yaha hai ki jaldI khAne evaM jaldI sone se prAtaH jaldI uThanA hotA hai, jo Atma-sAdhanA, svAsthya evaM svAdhyAya ke liye sarvottama samaya mAnA jAtA hai ataH pArivArika dRSTi se bhI rAtribhojana kA tyAga kiyA jAnA guNakArI hai| svAsthya lAbha kI dRSTi se niSedha sUrya ke prakAza meM bhojana kA nirmANa kara usI prakAza meM jo usakA Asevana (bhojana) karatA hai, vaha aneka bImAriyoM se bacatA hai| lekina vartamAna meM vaha isa bAta ko bhulA kara apane Apako rogagrasta evaM karmoM ke baMdhanoM meM bA~dhane kI pravRtti ko protsAhita kara rahA hai| aspatAloM meM bar3hatI bhIr3a isakA pratiphala hai|
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________________ (25) rAtribhojana kA tyAga karanA isalie bhI anivArya hai ki isase aneka sUkSma jIvoM kI hiMsA kA pApa lagatA hai evaM apane udara meM suSuptAvasthA meM rahe taMtra ko kAma karanA par3atA hai| bhojana ke bAda jo samaya pAnI pIne ke liye cAhiye; vaha bhI nahIM raha pAtA hai ata: pAcana kriyA pUrNataH nahIM ho pAtI hai| __anna ke sAtha jala kI mAtrA pUrI nahIM hone se udara kI kriyAzIlatA bhI maMda ho jAtI hai| isase jIvana meM rugNatA kI sthiti bhI banatI hai| jabaki dina meM sUrya kI pracaMDa garmI evaM usakI razmiyA~ dehadhArI ke zarIra meM uSNatA ke sAtha-sAtha rakta zuddhikaraNa meM bhI sahAyaka hotI haiN| isalie to kahA gayA hai ki dina meM banAo, dina meM khaao'| isa taraha zArIrika svAsthya ke liye bhI rAtribhojana kA tyAga karanA Avazyaka hai| rAtribhojana karane se peTa kI gar3abar3I, A~kha, kAna, nAka, dimAga, dA~ta kI gar3abar3I, ajIrNa ityAdi rogoM kI saMbhAvanAe~ bar3hatI haiN| eka bAta aura hai ki hRdaya kamala adhomukhI hai aura nAbhikamala UrdhvamukhI hai| ye donoM sUryAsta ke bAda saMkucita ho jAte haiM, isalie bhI rAtribhojana nahIM karanA caahiye| bhojana aura zarIra kA pArasparika gaharA sambandha hai| suyogyakAla meM kiyA gayA bhojana svAsthya ke liye kalyANakArI hotA hai| jaina-jainetara sabhI darzanoM ne bhojana ke liye dina ke samaya ko sarvottama evaM suyogya mAnA hai, kyoMki sUryodaya se lekara sUryAsta ke bIca ke kAla meM sUrya kI kiraNoM se jo tattva phailate haiM, ve pAcana kriyA ko sakriya banAne meM sahAyaka hote haiM, kyoMki sUrya kI UrjA se tejas kendra
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________________ (26) (bhojana pacAne vAlA kendra) sakriya hotA hai, jisase bhojana AsAnI se paca jAtA hai| jabaki rAta meM kiyA huA bhojana barAbara paca nahIM pAtA hai| apaca meM bhojana kI nirantaratA banAye rakhane se zarIra aneka avAMchita vyAdhiyoM kA zikAra ho jAtA hai| hama dekhate haiM ki varSAkAla meM aneka bAra ATha-dasa dina sUrya ke prakAza kA abhAva ho jAtA hai, una dinoM meM agnimAMdya, apaca Adi kI zikAyateM ho jAtI haiN| isase spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki sUrya UrjA kA AhAra pAcana se ghaniSTha sambandha hai| rAtribhojana se anidrA, uccaraktacApa, hRdayaroga, damA, agnimAMdya, cir3acir3A svabhAva Adi bImAriyoM kA prakopa hone kI saMbhAvanAe~ adhika rahatI haiM tathA ina bImAriyoM ke hone ke bAda inase zIghra rAhata pAnA bhI kaThina hotA hai| sUryodaya ke sAtha phailI huI sUrya kI UrjA va USmA ke kAraNa sahanazakti, pAcanazakti, roga pratirodhAtmaka zakti vikasita hotI hai| Aja to sUrya ke mAdhyama se aneka cikitsAe~ ho rahI haiN| sUrya kiraNa cikitsAoM se vikaTa se vikaTa bImAriyoM kA nivAraNa ho rahA hai| kSaya rogI ke kapar3o meM vyApta kITANu jo garma pAnI meM ubAlane para bhI naSTa nahIM hote haiM, ve sUrya kI AtApanA se naSTa ho jAte haiN| ataH sUryodaya se lekara sUryAsta se pUrva kA kAla hI bhojana ke liye saba prakAra se ucita va prAmANika kAla hai| rAta meM bhojana karane se vidyuta Adi kA anAvazyaka vyaya hotA hai tathA agara kabhI vidyuta avaruddha ho to momabattI, lAlaTena se kAma calAnA par3atA hai| bijalI kI rozanI meM kAma karane ke abhyAsI lAlaTena-momabattI meM sApha nahIM dekha pAte haiN| ataH kITapataMgeM Adi bhojana sAmagrI ke mAdhyama se khAne meM A sakate haiM
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________________ (27) jisake kAraNa kabhI-kabhI gaMbhIra bImAriyA~ ho jAtI haiM tathA viSaile jantuoM ke kAraNa prANoM se bhI hAtha dhonA par3a sakatA hai| AcArya hemacandra ne rAtribhojana se hone vAle tAtkAlika duSpariNAmoM kI carcA karate hue kahA hai ki rAtri meM bhojana karane se usameM bahuta se jIva gira jAte haiM aura una jIvoM kA bhakSaNa hone se hamAre zarIra evaM mana ko kaI prakAra se AghAta pahu~catA hai| jaise1. aMdhakAra meM yadi bhojana ke sAtha cIMTI A jAtI hai to buddhi naSTa hotI hai| 2. yadi bhojana meM makkhI A jAtI hai to tatkAla vamana ho jAtA hai| 3. cU~-bhakSaNa se jalodara jaisA bhayaMkara roga paidA ho jAtA hai| 4. yadi bhojana meM makar3I A jAe to kuSTa mahAvyAdhi utpanna ho jAtI hai| 5. yadi keza mizrita AhAra khAne meM A jAe to svara bhaMga ho jAtA hai aura galA baiTha jAtA hai| 6. kAMTA, kIla, lakar3I kA Tukar3A bhojana ke sAtha gale meM aTaka jAye to mRtyu kI saMbhAvanA bhI banatI haiN|26 isa prakAra rAtribhojana meM aneka taraha ke pratyakSa roga aura doSa rahe hue haiN| ataH apane svAsthya ke prati sAvadhAna vyakti ko rAtribhojana kA tyAga avazyameva karanA caahiye| prAcIna kAla meM rAtribhojana tyAga jainatva kI eka pahacAna thI ki jaina vahI hai jo rAtri meM bhojana nahIM karatA, kintu Aja
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________________ (28) aisA nahIM hai, Aja jainetara evaM svAsthya ke prati saceta rahane vAle sabhI loga rAtribhojana kA tyAga karate haiN| rAtribhojana se svAsthya pratikUla hone para cikitsA ke liye samaya, paise Adi kA durupayoga hotA hai va dainika kArya kI vyavasthA meM bAdhA AtI hai| ata: rAtribhojana meM svAsthya, samaya, paise Adi saba kI hAni hI hotI hai, lAbha to lezamAtra bhI dikhAI nahIM detA hai| ata: pratyeka dRSTi se rAtribhojana kA niSedha sarvathA yukti yukta hai| cikitsA kI dRSTi se niSedha eka pracalita kahAvata hai ki- peTa ko narama, pAMva ko garama, sira ko rakho tthNddaa'| jo peTa ko narama rakhatA hai, sira ko ThaMDA rakhatA hai, arthAt gussA nahIM karatA hai aura pAMva ko garama rakhatA hai arthAt raktasaMcAra ko niyamita rakhatA hai use kabhI bhI DaoNkTara ke pAsa jAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM par3atI hai| Ajakala vyakti peTa ko narama aura lAiTa rakhane ke badale TAITa rakhane lage haiN| bhUkha ke binA bhI dinabhara khAte rahanA, mana kI tRpti ke liye kucha na kucha cabAte rahanA, zarIra kI AvazyakatA se adhika bhojana peTa meM DAlate rahanA, peTa ko narama rakhane ke bajAya kaThora rakhane ke kArya hai| jahA~ peTa narama nahIM rahatA hai vahA~ pAMva garama nahIM raha sakate haiM aura sira bhI ThaMDA nahIM raha sakatA hai kyoMki raktacApa asAmAnya ho jAtA hai| peTa meM DhUMsa-ThUsa kara khAdya padArtha DAlane se udara sambandhI kaI roga paidA ho jAte haiN| hama dekhate haiM ki jaba vyakti rogagrasta
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________________ (29) rahatA hai usa samaya usake svabhAva meM cir3acir3Apana, uttejanA, Avega Adi doSa svAbhAvika rUpa se panapa uThate haiM, jisase vyakti kA dimAga hamezA garama rahatA hai| ukta tInoM hI bAteM paraspara meM ekadUsare se sambandhita evaM eka dUsare ke pUraka haiN| yadi peTa narama rahane lage to sira svataH ThaMDA rahane laga jAtA hai| isase spaSTa hotA hai ki AhAra ko saMyamita, sAttvika evaM maryAdita mAtrA meM grahaNa karanA kitanA Avazyaka hai| Ayurveda ke siddhAnta ke anusAra rAtribhojana pUrNa hAnikAraka hai, kyoMki bhojana karane ke bAda tIna ghaMTe taka sonA nahIM caahiye| jabaki rAtribhojI to aksara bhojana ke pazcAt zIghra hI so jAte haiM; isase paryApta pAnI nahIM pI pAte haiN| sone se pAcana tantra maMda hone ke kAraNa bhojana pUrNa rUpa se evaM zIghra paca nahIM pAtA, usakA rasa nahIM bana paataa| ataH rAtribhojana se akAraNa hI peTa kI aneka vyAdhiyA~ ho sakatI haiN| peTa kI vyAdhi ke kAraNa A~kha, kAna, nAka, sira Adi kI bImAriyA~ Ane meM samaya nahIM lagatA hai| eka bAta yaha bhI hai ki sUrya ke prakAza meM sUkSmajIvoM kI utpatti nahIM hotI, kyoMki sUrya kA prakAza sUkSmajIvoM ke liye avarodhaka tattva hai| isa dRSTi se bar3e-bar3e oNparezana hamezA dina ke samaya meM hI hote hai| dUsarI bAta yaha ullekhanIya hai ki bhojana ke pAcana ke liye jarUrI oNksIjana kA pramANa sUrya kI upasthiti meM milatA hai| __ sArataH zArIrika evaM cikitsaka dRSTi se bhI rAtribhojana karanA mahAn hAnikAraka hai|
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________________ (30) rAtri meM bhojana pakAne sambandhI doSa rAtri meM bhojana banAte samaya dIvAra Adi ke sahAre rahe hue jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai aura jyoti ke prakAza meM bhI anya aneka jIvoM kI hiMsA hotI hai| kabhI khAnA banAte samaya bijalI calI jAye to aMdhere Adi meM svayaM ko zArIrika nukasAna bhI ho sakatA hai| usa sthiti meM hama sarakArI adhikAriyoM ko jaise-taise bhI bola dete haiM, usase 18 pApasthAna sambandhI kaI pApoM kA baMdhana ho jAtA hai| ___ yaha anubhava siddha hai ki vidyut ke prakAza meM choTe-choTe jIva-jantu bilkula dikhAI nahIM dete haiM, kisI cIja ko sApha karake banAnA ho to aMdhere ke kAraNa usameM rahe hue ghuna, choTe sapheda kIr3e Adi yUM hI hamAre peTa ko kabristAna banA DAlate haiM jisase zArIrika-mAnasika kaI roga paidA ho jAte haiM aura dhArmika dRSTi se ghane karmoM kA bandhana hotA hai| isaliye rAtri meM bhojana bhI nahIM banAnA caahiye| rAtri meM khAne sambandhI doSa rAtribhojana karanA prAyaH sabhI dRSTiyoM se nukasAnadAyI hai| hama pratyakSa dekhate haiM ki sUrya prakAza meM aura dIpaka ke prakAza meM bahuta bar3A antara hai| sUrya ke prakAza meM aneka prakAra ke kITANu naSTa ho jAte haiM, jabaki rAta ke samaya dIpaka ke cAroM ora kITapataMgeM maMDarAne lagate haiN| sUrya kA prakAza kITa-pataMgoM ko dUra bhagAtA hai, to dIpaka kA prakAza donoM ko najadIka lAtA hai isaliye jIvadayA pAlana karane vAle ahiMsA premiyoM ko rAtribhojana kA tyAga avazyameva karanA caahiye| rAtribhojana meM bahuta Arambha hai aura jaina
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________________ (31) dRSTi se atyadhika Arambha-sabhArambha karane vAlA jIva narakagAmI hotA hai isaliye rAtribhojana ko naraka kA prathama dvAra kahA gayA hai| jo mAnava alpa ArambhI hotA hai vaha narakagati ko prApta nahIM hotA hai| isaliye pApa se Darane vAloM ko evaM uttama prakAra ke sAdhakoM ko kama se kama rAtri ko cauvihAra aura dina ko navakArasI kA paccakkhANa anivAryataH karanA caahiye| yaha jJAtavya hai ki aThAraha prakAra ke pApa sthAnoM meM dasavA~ pApasthAna 'rAga' hai| AgamoM meM rAga ko bhI pApa kahA hai| rAtribhojana meM rAga kI adhikatA hotI hai| rAtribhojana karane vAloM ko dina kI apekSA rAta ke bhojana meM adhika AnaMda AtA hai| ve majA le lekara cAvapUrvaka rAta kA bhojana karate haiN| ve kahate haiM- 'rAta ko khAo-pIo, dina ko ArAma kro'| isa prakAra rAga-bhAva pUrvaka rAtribhojana karane se pApakarmoM kA nikAcita baMdha hotA hai, jisakA pUrI taraha bhugatAna kiye binA kabhI chuTakArA nahIM hotaa| rAtribhojana se agale janma meM hI nahIM, isa janma meM bhI durgati hotI hai| rAtribhojoM meM kaI bAra jaharIle jIva-jantu chipakalI Adi gira jAne se sArA bhojana jaharIlA bana jAtA hai| usa jaharIle bhojana kA sevana karane vAle saba asvastha ho jAte haiM aura phira unheM aspatAla meM bhartI honA par3atA hai| aisI ghaTanAe~ Aye dina akhabAroM meM chapatI rahatI haiN| jinheM apanA jIvana priya ho unheM apane evaM apane parivAra ke lie hI sahI rAtribhojana kA tyAga karanA caahie| mevAr3a ke eka gA~va meM eka rAjakarmacArI ke yahA~ mahArAja (rasoiyA) roTI banA rahe the| eka dina rAtri ke samaya bhojana meM bhiMDI kA zAka banAyA gyaa| bhiMDiyA~ masAlA bhara ke samUcI hI
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________________ ( 32 ) tave para banAI gaI thiiN| acAnaka chata se eka chipakalI bhI tave para A girii| tavA lAla surkha dhadhaka rahA thA aura usa para par3ate hI chipakalI ke prANa pakherU ur3a ge| kSaNa bhara meM vaha bhI bhiMDiyoM meM mila gii| rAjakarmacArI bhojana karane baiThe to pahalI hI bAra bhiMDiyoM ke sAtha vaha bhunI huI chipakalI bhI thAlI meM A gii| pahale hI kaura meM usakI pUMcha hAtha meM AI / rAjakarmacArI Ape se bAhara ho ge| dUsare kaura meM chipakalI ke pairoM para hAtha pdd'aa| taba to khAne vAle mahAzaya bar3e hI tmtmaaye| dIpaka ma~gavAkara prakAza meM dekhA to chipakalI najara aaii| usa dina unakI A~khe khula gaIM aura rAtribhojana kA sadA ke lie tyAga kara diyaa| sarvasAmAnya dRSTi se doSa yadi hama sAmAnya dRSTi se vicAra karate haiM to rAtribhojana tyAga se zarIrarakSA aura AtmarakSA donoM hI hotI hai, rAtribhojana tanamana-dhana sabhI kA nAza karatA hai| kAla kI dRSTi se bhI rAtri kA adhikatama kAla pApAcaraNa kA mAnA gayA hai kyoMki usa samaya bhogI bhoga ke rasa meM lipta hote haiN| cora corI karane meM vyasta rahate haiN| rAta ko phirane vAle ullU vagairaha pakSI khuda ke bhakSya kI khoja meM hote haiM / zarIra zAstriyoM kA kahanA hai ki sUrya asta hone para apane zarIra meM rahI huI UrjA zakti kama ho jAtI hai| UrjA zakti kI hAni hone se rAtri meM kiyA huA bhojana kisa taraha zaktidAyaka bana sakatA hai| pariNAmataH UrjA zakti kama hone se rAta meM liyA huA AhAra zarIra ko nukasAnakArI hI siddha hotA hai|
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________________ (33) yaha pratyakSIbhUta viSaya hai ki koI uttama jauharI jaba kImatI hIrA kharIdatA hai taba vaha hIre ko dina ke prAkRtika prakAza meM hI kaI prakAra se dekhakara kharIdatA hai| rAtri ke prakAza meM nhiiN| yaha bhI anubhava karate haiM ki lAkha paoNvaravAlA balba rahane para bhI kamala sUryAsta ke bAda vikasita nahIM hotaa| use vikasita karane kI tAkata to sirpha sUrya meM hI hai| usI prakAra zarIra-mana evaM AtmA ko svastha rakhane kI tAkata divasakAlIna bhojana meM hI hai| ___yaha par3hane ko milA hai ki mAMsAhArI pazu dina ko ArAma karate haiM aura rAta ko AhAra kI khoja meM ghUmate haiN| yadi koI aisA kahe ki Ajakala zAkAhArI pazu bhI rAta ko khAte haiM, yaha kahanA ThIka nahIM hai| kadAcit deza kAlagata duSprabhAva se yaha saMbhava ho sakatA hai sAmAnyatayA asaMbhava hai| sAmAnyataH jaMgala meM rahane vAle gAya, hiraNa Adi pazu bhI rAtribhojana karate hoM aisA jJAta nahIM hai aura na hI dekhA-sunA gayA hai| yadi koI aisA kahe, rAta meM nahIM khAne se dUsare dina taka 1415 ghaMTe kA aMtara ho jAtA hai| jabaki subaha aura zAma ke bhojana ke bIca bahuta aMtara nahIM hai| isa kAraNa rAtribhojana kA tyAga vaijJAnika DhaMga vAlA nahIM hai to vaha satya bAta se ajJAta hai| subaha meM khAne ke bAda jitanA parizrama kiyA jAtA hai usase bahuta kama parizrama rAta meM khAne ke bAda kiyA jAtA hai| ataH rAtribhojana karanA ucita nahIM hai| rAtribhojana karanA mahApApa hai| jaina rAmAyaNa kI eka choTI sI ghaTanA isa bAta kA samarthana karatI hai vaha ghaTanA isa prakAra hai- rAma-lakSmaNa ne vanavAsa svIkAra karake vanagamana kiyaa|
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________________ (34) mahAsatI sItA bhI unake sAtha thii| dakSiNa meM bhramaNa karate-karate kuberanagarI meM phuNce| vahA~ ke rAjA ne una sabakA Adara-satkAra kiyA aura apanI putrI vanamAlA kA vivAha lakSmaNa ke sAtha kiyaa| phira lakSmaNa rAma ke sAtha Age bar3he aura vanamAlA ko pitA ke ghara hI rahanA pdd'aa| taba vanamAlA ne lakSmaNa ko vApasa lauTane kI kasama khAne ke liye khaa| taba lakSmaNa ne praNa liyA- 'yadi rAmacandajI ko unake iSTa sthAna para chor3akara vApasa na lauTUM to mujhe pA~ca pApoM ke sevana kA pApa lage aura aise pApI kI jo gati hotI hai, vaha gati merI ho' para vanamAlA ko isase saMtoSa nahIM huaa| usane kahA - ki agara "rAtribhojana kA pApa lage" aisA kahe to maiM jAne kI AjJA detI hU~ anyathA nhiiN| taba unheM Age bar3hane kI ijAjata dii| yahA~ para samajhane kI bAta yaha hai ki prANAtipAta Adi pApoM se jo durgati hotI hai usase bhI rAtribhojana ke pApa se bahuta bhayaMkara durgati hotI hai| rAtri ke doSoM ko jAnakara jo bhavyAtmA sUryodaya aura sUryAsta kI do-do ghar3I chor3akara bhojana karate haiM (sUryodaya ke bAda do ghar3I aura sUryAsta ke pahale do ghar3I chor3akara) ve puNyazAlI haiN|28 __rAta meM aksara ullU, camagAdar3a, zera, cItA, billI, bher3iyA Adi hiMsaka prANI AhAra karate haiN| rAta kA bhojana mAnavIya bhojana nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai, kyA hama pakSiyoM ke stara se bhI nIce gira gaye haiM ? hamAre pUrvAcAryoM ne sadaiva rAtribhojana kA pravacanoM, racanAoM Adi ke mAdhyama se pUrNa virodha kiyA hai| aisA bhI sunane ko milatA hai ki rAtribhojI mA~sAhArI tulya pApI hai| pUrvAcAryoM ne kahA bhI hai -
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________________ (35) cir3I kamer3I kAgalA, rAta cugana nahiM jaay| naradehadhArI mAnavA, rAta paDyA kyU~ khaay|| rAta meM phire aura khAve, manuja ve nizicara khlaate| nizAcara rAvaNa ke bhAI, nahIM raghuvara ke anuyaayii|| Aja hameM jainatva kI mUla va prathama pahacAna ko vApasa dRr3hatA se pAlana karanA va karAnA atyanta Avazyaka hai| kaI bhAI-bahana tarka dete haiM ki kArya kI vyastatA va mahAnagaroM meM dUriyoM ke kAraNa rAtribhojana tyAga nahIM nibha sakatA, lekina agara gaMbhIratA se mAnasikatA banAyeM to jaise videzI bhAI apanI pAnI kI botala sAtha rakhate haiM, hama yAtrA meM apanA bhojana sAtha rakhate haiM ThIka isI prakAra dUra jAne vAle va kAmakAjI bhAI-bahinoM ko zAma kA bhojana apane sAtha le jAnA caahiye| Ajakala to aise sAdhana upalabdha haiM jisase lambe samaya taka bhojana garma va tAjA banA raha sakatA hai| kaI bhAI-bahana rAtribhojana kA tyAga to karate haiM, lekina kucha dina chUTa rakhate haiM tathA una dinoM kA upayoga sAmUhika bhoja meM karate haiM, yaha bilkula anucita hai| isase hamArI nakalakara dUsare bhI rAta ke bhojana ke liye prerita hote haiN| hameM cAhiye ki sAmUhika bhoja meM to kisI bhI mUlya para rAta ko bhojana nahIM kareM, tAki dUsaroM para galata chApa nahIM par3e va jainatva badanAma na ho| __rAtribhojana se jAne-anajAne zarIra meM dhIre-dhIre roga praveza karane lagate haiM evaM rogoM se jUjhane kI pratirodhAtmaka zakti kA bhI dhIre-dhIre hrAsa hotA hai|
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________________ ( 36 ) rAtribhojana tyAga karane se hone vAle lAbha jaina dharma meM rAtribhojana ko mahApApa batAyA gayA hai aura yaha bhI kahA gayA hai ki kevalajJAnI bhI rAtribhojana ke saMpUrNa doSoM kA varNana nahIM kara sakate haiN| rAtribhojana ke tyAga se jisa taraha AtmA kI surakSA hai usI taraha zarIra kI surakSA bhI hotI hai| rAtribhojana na karane se tana-mana aura AtmA tInoM svastha rahate haiM 1. rAtribhojana tyAga se AhAra saMjJA para vijaya prApta hotI hai| 2. lobhakaSAya para vijaya prApta hotI hai| 3. mAnasika nirmalatA kA vikAsa hotA hai| 4. bhAvanAe~ pavitra banatI haiN| 5. viSaya-vAsanA, vikAra ke bhAva dUra hote haiN| aitihAsika sAkSyoM ke AdhAra para yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki atIta kAla se lekara vartamAna yuga ke vaijJAnika bhI rAtri - bhojana ko ucita nahIM maante| Adhunika sabhyatA meM pale-bar3he loga 'Dinara' ke nAma para bhale hI rAtribhojana ko mahattva dete hoM, vaha hai anucita hI / jaina, bauddha aura vaidika dhArmika paramparA hI nahIM, caraka aura suzruta jaise Ayurvedika granthakAra bhI rAtribhojana se hone vAlI hAniyoM kA citraNa karate haiN| para sAratattva yahI hai ki rAtribhojana se jIvahiMsA, karma-baMdhana, vrata-bhaMga, dAnAntarAya, svAsthyahAni, ArthikahAni, naitika evaM AdhyAtmika patana, mAnasika caMcalatA, sAmAjika vikRti Adi aneka hAniyA~ haiM, lAbha lezamAtra bhI nahIM hai| ataH rAtribhojana aparihAryataH varjanIya hai|
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________________ ( 37 ) rAtribhojana tyAga sambandhI dRSTAMta prAcIna kAla se Aja taka rAtribhojana ke duSpariNAma para aneka ghaTanAe~ banI haiN| kucha udAharaNa yahA~ die jA rahe haiM, zAyada Apa bhI aise kaI udAharaNa jAnate hoMge ! yaha par3hakara aura Apa apane anubhava se dUsaroM ko samajhAkara mAnava mAtra ko rAtribhojana tyAga kI preraNA deN| (1) yaha dharatI 'bahuratnA vasuMdharA' ke nAma se pahacAnI jAtI hai, isameM koI zaka nahIM hai| vartamAna yuga jo ki AdhunikatA kI cakAcauMdha meM apane astitva ko bhUlatA jA rahA hai, usameM bhI kucha aise ratna haiM jo ki apane AtmoddhAra kI ora pragatizIla hai / jayapura ke eka zrAvaka pUjyA guruvaryyAzrI ko vaMdana karane aae| dopahara ke samaya pUjyAzrI ke pAsa khar3e saMgha ke bahuta se bhAiyoM ne unheM bhojana ke liye ghara para padhArane kI vinatI kI parantu unhoMne kisI ko hA~ nahIM khaa| Akhira meM pUjyAzrI ne pUchA ki 'Apa kyoM manA kara rahe ho|' unhoMne javAba diyA ki mujhe rAtribhojana kA tyAga hai aura jisake ghara meM rAtribhojana hotA ho usake ghara meM dina meM bhI khAnA khAne kA tyAga hai| samaya badala gayA hai| isalie hara eka seTha ke ghara meM rAtribhojana to hotA hI hai| maiM kisa taraha khA sakatA hU~? Apa mujhe AyaMbila kA pratyAkhyAna de dIjie; maiM yahIM AyaMbila kara luuNgaa|' sacamuca zrAvaka jI ne usa dina AyaMbila kiyA aura apane saMkalpa ke prati dRr3ha rheN| pAThakoM! Apa itane kaThora nahIM, to kama se kama rAtribhojana kA tyAga karane kI pratijJA to kro|
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________________ ( 38 ) (2) bhAratIya nArI saMskAroM kI jananI hai| baccoM ko bacapana meM jaise saMskAra die jAte haiM ve una saMskAroM kA jIvanabhara anusaraNa karate haiN| eka bAra eka zrAvaka apane dasa aura teraha varSa ke do putroM ko lekara upAzraya meM aaye| unako pU. bar3e mahArAja sAheba ke darzana karane the| bar3e mahArAja zrI ArAma kara rahe the, isalie ve mere pAsa baitthe| maiMne pUchA 'Apako kyA kAma haiM?' unhoMne kahA ki ye donoM bAlaka eka varSa ke lie pratidina garama pAnI, paramAtmapUjA aura rAtribhojana tyAga kI pratijJA pU. bar3e mahArAja sAheba ke mukhAraviMda se lenA cAhate haiN| "maiMne kahA ki 'eka varSa ke liye kyoM jIvanabhara ke liye dilA diijie|' una zrAvaka jI ne kahA ki, janma hone ke bAda Aja taka kabhI rAtribhojana kiyA nahIM aura bhaviSya meM bhI karane kI bhAvanA nahIM hai| parantu pratijJA hara varSa dilAte haiN| janma ke 40 dina ke bAda Aja taka pUjA ke binA eka dina bhI gayA nhiiN| choTe the taba roja nahalA ke pUjA ke kapar3e pahanAkara maMdira le jAte the| eka tilaka karavAkara turanta ghara bheja dete the| jisase kapar3e kharAba hone aura AzAtanA hone kA prasaMga na aae| janma ke bAda kabhI bhI kaccA pAnI pIyA nhiiN|' gAje-gAje che, mahAvIra nuM zAsana gAje ch|' Aja ke samaya meM bhI aise ujale dUdha jaise rAjahaMsa jaise bAlaka jaina saMgha meM maujUda haiN| apanA saMgha aise rAjahaMsoM se aura janma dene vAle mAna sarovara jaise mAtA-pitA se ujjvala evaM pavitra hai|
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________________ (39) Ajakala kI yuvA pIr3hI bhI mAtA-pitA ko sahI dizA nirdeza de sakatI hai| eka bAra kI bAta hai| eka bAlaka tapovana (navasArI) jaisI saMsthA meM bhartI thaa| pU. gurudevoM ke pAvana sAnnidhya meM usameM saMskAra sIMcA gayA thaa| saMsthA meM thA taba taka rAtribhojana kA tyAga thA, lekina ghara jAne ke bAda svayaM kI marajI kI bAta thii| chuTTiyA~ huiiN| mammI pApA Akara muMbaI le ge| ravivAra kA dina thA, zAma kA samaya thaa| saba caupATI para ghUmane gaye the| putraratna kI icchA jAne binA Thele vAle ko izAre se pAvabhAjI kI tIna Diza kA oNrDara de diyaa| thor3e samaya meM eka sAtha tIna Diza hAjira huii| lar3ake ne manA kiyaa| usane kahA, 'gurudeva ne manA kiyA hai| rAtribhojana, narakagati kA nezanala hAive hai| nahIM, pApA nahIM, mujhe nahIM khaanaa| mA~-bApa ne beTe ko paTAne ke lAkha upAya kiye, parantu beTA Tasa se masa nahIM huaa| bacI huI Diza kA AdhA-AdhA bhAga mAtA-pitA ne caTakAre lekara khaaye| bAlaka dekhatA rahA aura mA~bApa khAte rhe| rAta huI sabhI apane ghara gaye parantu mA~-bApa ko nIMda nahIM aaii| unakA mana vicalita hotA rhaa| patnI ne pati se kahA, 'hama kitane svArthI haiM, gurudeva kI amRtamaya vANI kyA hamane nahIM sunI? rAtribhojana kA pApa kyA hamane nahIM samajhA? saba jAnate hue bhI roja rAta ko khAte haiN| Aja hamane bacce ko bhUkhA rakhakara apane gale meM pAvabhAjI kisa taraha utArI? hamane bar3I bhUla kI hai, kudarata hameM nahIM chodd'egii| abhI bacce ko uThAe~ aura usase mAphI maaNgeN| jIvanabhara ke lie rAtribhojana kA tyAga kreN|' donoM ne vaisA hI kiyaa| lagatA hai ki aba bacce hI mAtA-pitA ko sahI mArga para laaeNge|
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________________ ( 40 ) rAtribhojana zAstrAnusAra naraka gati kA dvAra to hai hI sAtha hI hamAre prANoM kA vadha karane meM bhI mukhya bhUmikA nibhAtA hai| kucha loga ahamadAbAda meM neharU-brIja ke kaoNrnara para rAta ke 12 baje adaraka-nIMbU yukta nicor3A huA ganne kA rasa pI rahe the| AdhA gilAsa piyA hogA, tabhI behoza hokara eka-eka kara girane lge| Thele vAlA mazIna ko vahI chor3akara bhAga gyaa| pulisa aaii| jA~ca karane para patA calA ki ganne ke bIca choTA sAMpa kA baccA pisa gayA thA aura usakA jahara rasa pIne vAloM ko car3ha gyaa| una sabako haoNspITala le jAnA pdd'aa| dostoM! ghara meM bahuta saphAI aura sAvadhAnI rakhane ke bAda bhI kabhI bhojana meM makkhI, kIr3e tathA kamaroM meM macchara, kaoNkaroca, cUhe Adi nikala Ate haiM to hoTaloM, resTorenTa aura TheloM para dhyAna rakhane vAlA kauna hai? bhayaMkara hiMsAcAra se tathA isa taraha kI paristhiti se bacane ke lie rAtribhojana parityAga kA niyama grahaNa kara lenA caahie| muMbaI govAliyA TeMka meM kempsa kaoNrnara ke pAsa eka vizAla phlaiTa meM 40 logoM kA eka parivAra Aja bhI eka rasor3e meM khAnA khAtA hai| sabhI AnaMda se rahate haiN| Azcarya kI bAta yaha hai ki kuTumba ke sabhI sadasyoM ko rAtribhojana kA tyAga haiN| kuTumba meM palatA aisA dharma sabhI ko sAtha rahane kA bala pradAna karatA haiN| nizcaya hI aise parivAroM ke sAtha dharmabala bhI hai|39 prAcIna samaya kI bAta hai| eka zahara meM tIna mitra rahate the| eka jaina dharmI zrAvaka, dUsarA mithyAtvI aura tIsarA bhadra prakRti
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________________ ( 41 ) kA thaa| eka dina tInoM mitra AcArya bhagavaMta ke darzana karane gye| vahA~ upadeza sunakara zrAvaka aura bhadrika donoM ne rAtribhojana ke tyAga kI pratijJA kI / zrAvaka apanI pratijJA meM zithila banA aura bhadrika pratijJA meM dRr3ha hI rhaa| usakI dRr3ha pratijJA dekhate hI sabhI gharavAloM ne rAtribhojana kA tyAga kiyaa| 'mahAjanaH yena gataH sa panthAH ' zrAvaka ke zithila hone se sabhI ghara vAle bhI zithila ho ge| bhadrika - zrAvaka ko bahuta samajhAtA thA, kintu vaha nahIM samajhatA thA / zrAvaka aura mithyAtvI donoM kAla krama se mRtyu pAkara naraka meM gae aura tiryaMcAdi gati meM aneka bhava karake garIba brAhmaNa ke ghara zrIpuMja aura zrIdhara ke nAma se janma prApta kiyA ! bhadrika kA jIva suMdara vrata kA pAlana kara devaloka meM gyaa| avadhijJAna ke upayoga se apane mitroM kI durdazA dekhii| mitra ke prati apanA karttavya samajhakara manuSya loka meM AyA, unheM pratibodhita kara rAtribhojana kA tyAga krvaayaa| kyoMki mitra to usI ko kahate haiM jo pApAnnivArayati yojayate hitAya, hyAn ca guhyati guNAn prakaTI karoti / ApadgataM ca na jahAti dadAti kAle, sanmitralakSaNamidaM pravadaMti saMtaH / / rAtribhojana kA tyAga karane se zrIpuMja aura zrIdhara ke mAtApitA krodhita hokara use dina meM bhojana dene kA tyAga kiyaa| tIna dina upavAsa ho cuke / mitra deva ne dekhA, hamAre donoM mitra kaSTa meM haiM ataH mujhe sahAyaka honA cAhie, yaha soca kara usI gA~va ke rAjA ke udara meM zUla roga utpanna kiyaa| roga ko dUra karane
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________________ ( 42 ) ke sabhI upAya kie gae, parantu zUla roga bar3hatA gayA aura AkAzavANI huI ki tumhAre gA~va meM rAtribhojana kA tyAgI zrIpuMja rahatA hai, unake kara sparza se zUla miTa jaaegaa| sabhI ko Azcarya huA aura gA~va meM zrIpuMja brAhmaNa kI talAza kI gii| zrIpuMja brAhmaNa milate hI use rAjA ke pAsa le gaye / zrIpuMja brAhmaNa ne kSetra devatA se kahA- "yadi maiM rAtribhojana kA tyAga karatA hU~ to mere karasparza se rAjA roga se mukta ho !" yaha kahate hI rAjA kA roga dUra ho gyaa| sarvatra rAtribhojana ke tyAga kI mahimA phaila gii| zrIpuMja 500 gA~va ke adhipati bane aura aMta meM tInoM mitroM kA milApa devaloka meM huaa| vahA~ se manuSya janma liyA aura saMyama lekara kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| rAtribhojana ke tyAga kA upadeza diyA aura nirvANa prApta kiyaa| 40 (6) muMbaI kA eka naujavAna pratidina pravacana meM jAtA thaa| janmASTamI ke avasara para usane gurujI se Akara kahA ki maiM pA~ca dina taka pravacanoM meM nahIM AU~gA kyoMki maiM janmASTamI meM juA khelane kalakattA jA rahA huuN| gurujI ne use rAtribhojana kA niyama karavA diyaa| vaha mitroM ke sAtha kalakattA calA gyaa| rAta ke samaya juA khelate use bhUkha lagI / sabhI mitroM ne khAnA maMgavAyA, parantu usa naujavAna ne kucha nahIM khaayaa| dUsare dina vaha vApasa muMbaI A gayA aura pravacana meM gyaa| gurujI dvArA pUche jAne para usane kahA ki mere dostoM ne rAtribhojana na karane para mujhe juA nahIM khelane diyA; kyoMki unhoMne mere sAmane zarta rakhI ki bhojana karoge tabhI khela sakoge anyathA nahIM? Apake dvArA die gae niyama ne mujhe
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________________ ( 43 ) dRr3ha rahane kI zakti pradAna kI aura maiM vahA~ se calA aayaa| rAtribhojana ke tyAga se mere aMdara jo juA khelane kI bImArI thI vaha dUra ho gii| rAtribhojana ke tyAga se vyakti bahuta sArI burAiyoM se baca sakatA hai| sandarbha sUcI 1. dazavaikAlika, agastyasiMhacUrNi, pR. 60 2. dazavaikAlikasUtra, rAibhatte, 3/2 3. dazavaikAlikasUtra, 4/16 | 4. vayachakkaM kAyachakkaM, aMkappo gihibhAyaNaM paliyaMkanisejjA ya, siNANaM sohavajjaNaM - dazarvekAlikaniyukti, 268 5. dazavaikAlikasUtra, 8/28 6. uttarAdhyayanasUtra, a. 19/31 7. kiM rAtIbhoyaNaM mUlaguNaH uttaraguNaH? uttaraguNa evaayN| tahAvi savvamUlaguNarakkhA hetutti mUlaguNasambhUtaM paDhijjati / / -agastyacUrNi, pR. 86 8. vizeSAvazyakabhASya gA. 1247 vRtti| 9. yogazAstra, 3/48-49 10. vahI, 3/62, 65-66 11. (ka) ulUkakAkamArjAra, gRddha saMbarazukarAH / ahivRzcika godhAzca, jAyante rAtribhojanAt / / -yogazAstra, 3/67 (kha) umAsvAmi zrAvakAcAra, 329 (ga) zrAvakAcAra sAroddhAra, 118 uddhRta-zrAvakAcAra saMgraha, bhA.3
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________________ (44) 12. karoti viratiM dhanyo, yaH sadA nizi bhojanAt / so'ddhaM puruSAyuSkasya, syAdavazyamupoSitaH / / yogazAstra, 3/69 13. ratnasaMcayaprakaraNa, 447-451 14. sAgAradharmAmRta, 4/24 15. ratnakaraNDazrAvakAcAra, 5/21 16. puruSArthasiddhyupAya, gA. 132-33 17. mUlAcAra, gA. 296-97 18. bhagavatIArAdhanA, 6/1179-1180 19. darzanasAra, pR. 38 20. cAritrasAra, pR. 13 21. AcArasAra, 5/70 22. sarvArthasiddhi, 7/1 TIkA pR. 343-44 23. tattvArtharAjavArtika, 7/1, TIkA bhA. 2 pR. 534 24. tattvArthavArtika, 7/1 TI. pR. 5-458 25. tattvArthavRtti, 7/1 26. catvAro narakadvArA, prathamaM raatribhojnm| parastrIgamanaM caiva sandhAnAnantakAyike / / ___-rAtribhojana mahApApa, pR. 25 27. madyamAMsAzanaM rAtrIbhojanaM kaMdabhakSaNama / ye kurvanti vRthAsteSAM, tIrthayAtrA japastapaH / / -mahAbhArata (RSIzvara bhArata) 28. (ka) devaistu bhuktaM pUrvAhne, madhyAhne RSibhistathA / aparAhne tu pitRbhi, sAyAhne daityadAnavaiH / / saMdhyAyAM yakSarakSobhi, sadA bhuktaM kulodvaha / sarvavelAM vyatikramya, rAtrau bhuktama bhojanam / / -yajurveda Ahnika zloka 24-19
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________________ (45) (kha) zrAvakAcArasAroddhAra -3/106-7 29. naktaM na bhojayedyastu, cAturmAsye vizeSataH / sarvakAmAnavApnoti, ihaloke paratra ca / / -yogavAsiSTha pUrvArdha zloka 108 30. skaMdapurANa- skaMdha 7/11/235 31. (ka) mRte svajanamAtre'pi, sUtakaM jAyate dhruvam / astaMgate divAnAthe, bhojanaM kriyate katham / / -mArkaNDeya purANa (kha) zrAvakAcAra sAroddhAra -3/109 32. ekaM samayaM bhagavA kAsIsu cArikaM carati mahatA bhikkhusaMghena sddhiN| tatra kho bhagavA bhikkhU Amantesi- "ahaM kho, bhikkhave, aMjatreva rattibhojanA bhuNjaami| aMJatra kho panAha, bhikkhave, rattibhojanA bhuMjamAno appAbAdhataMca saMjAnAmi appAtaMkataMca lahaTThAnaMca balaMca phaasuvihaarNc| etha, tumhepi, bhikkhave, aMjatreva rattibhojanA-bhuMjatha / aMJatra kho pana, bhikkhave, tumhepi rattibhojanA, bhuMjamAnA appAbAdhataMca saMjAnissatha lahuTThAnaMca balaMca phAsuvihAraMcA" ti| -majjhimanikAya-kITAgiri suttaM, 2.2.10 33 (ka) ye rAtrau sarvadA''hAraM varjayanti sumedhasaH / __ teSAM pakSopavAsasya phalaM mAsena jAyate // mahAbhArata, zAMtiparva 16 (kha) zrAvakAcAra sAroddhAra, 3/108 (ga) umAsvAmi zrAvakAcAra, 325 34. jaina AcAraH siddhAMta aura svarUpa, pR. 872-73 35. hanAbhipadmasaMkoca cnnddrocirpaaytH| ato naktaM na bhoktavyaM sUkSmajIvAdanAdapi / / yogazAstra, 3/60
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________________ (46) 36. (ka) yogazAstra, 3/50-53 (kha) zrAvakAcAra sAroddhAra, 2/98-102 (ga) umAsvAmi zrAvakAcAra, 321-24 37. zruyate hyanyazapathAnanAdRtyaiva lakSmaNaH / nizAbhojanazapathaM kArito vanamAlayA / / -yogazAstra, 3/68 38. ahno mukhe'vasAne ca, yo dve dve ghaTike tyajan / nizAbhojanadoSajJo'znAtyasau puNyabhAjanam / / - yogazAstra, 3/63 39. DAInIMga Tebala, pR. 46-48 40. rAtribhojana mahApApa, pR. 43-45
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________________ saMdarbha grantha sUcI 1. AcArasAra : vIranandi, mANikacandra di. jaina graMthamAlA, bambaI, vi.saM. 1974 2. Arogya ApakA : DaoN. caMcalamala caurar3iyA, kalyANamala __ caMcalamala caurar3iyA TrasTa, jodhapura, 2004 3. uttarAdhyayanasUtra : madhukaramuni, zrI Agama prakAzana samiti, byAvara, 1984 4. cAritrasAra : cAmuNDarAya, saM. DaoN. zreyAMsakumAra jaina, muni saurabha sAgara granthamAlA aMbAlA chAvanI, tR.saM. 2002 5. jaina AcAraH siddhAMtaH le. devendra muni zAstrI, zrI tAraka guru aura svarUpa graMthAlaya, udayapura, 1982 6. DAInIMga Tebala : A. hemaratnasUri, arhad dharma prabhAvaka TrasTa ahamadAbAda, 1996 7. tattvArtha vRtti : A. zrutasAgarasUri, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, kAzI, 1949 8. tattvArthavArtika : vidyAnanda, saM. paM. mahendra kumAra jaina, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, kAzI, pra. saM. 1953 9. tattvArtharAjavArtika : akalaMka, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, kAzI, 1953 10. dazavaikAlikasUtra : madhukara muni, zrI Agama prakAzana samiti, byAvara, 1985 11. dazavaikAlika : agastyasiMha sthavira, prAkRta grantha pariSad, (agastya. cUrNi) vArANasI, pra.sa. 1973 12. dazavakAlika niyuktiH A. bhadrabAhu svAmI, devacandra lAlabhAI jaina pustakoddhAra bhaMDAra, bambaI, 1918 13. darzanasAra : A. devasena, saM. DaoN. kamaleza kumAra jaina, prAcya zramaNa bhAratI, mujaphpharanagara, 2007
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________________ (48) 14. puruSArtha siddhyupAya : A. amRtacaMda, senTrala jaina pablika hAusa, lakhanaU, 1933 15. bhagavatI ArAdhanA : A. zivArya, jaina saMskRti saMrakSaka saMgha, solApura, 1978 16. majjhima nikAya : vipazyanA vizodhana vinyAsa, igatapurI, 1995 17. mahAbhArata : vedavyAsa viracita, gItA presa gorakhapura, vi.saM. 2051 18. mArkaNDeyapurANa : gItA presa gorakhapura, 2000 19. mUlAcAra : A. vaTTakera, bhAratIya jJAnapITha prakAzana, naI dillI, 1984 20. yogazAstra : hemacaMdrAcArya, zrI mukticaMdra zramaNa ArAdhanA TrasTa pAlItANA, 1977 21. ratnasaMcaya prakaraNa : harSanidhAnasUri, jaina dharma pracAraka sabhA, bhAvanagara, vi.saM. 1833 / / 22. ratnakaraNDaka : A. samantabhadra, saMpA. paM. pannAlAla jaina, vIra zrAvakAcAra sevA maMdira TrasTa, kAzI, pra. saM. 1972 23. rAtribhojana mahApApa : A. rAjayazasUri, labdhi vikrama saMskRti kendra, ahamadAbAda, 1996 24. vizeSAvazyakabhASya : jinabhadragaNizramAzramaNa, bhadraMkara prakAzana, ahamadAbAda, vi. saM. 1980 25. sarvArthasiddhi : pUjyapAda, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, kAzI, 1955 26. sAgAradharmAmRta : paM. AzAdhara, bhAratIya jJAnapITha, kAzI pra.saM. 1978 27. skaMdapurANa : paM. zrIrAma zarmA, saMskRti saMsthAna barelI, 1986 28. zrAvakAcAra saMgraha : saM. paM. hIrAlAla zAstrI, zrI jIvarAja jaina granthamAlA, solApura, 1977
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