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________________ FER, PIS ITBP REG RSabha deva mAnava saMskRti ke Adi puruSa haiM / vaha sabase pahale rAjA hue jinhoMne gA~voM aura nagaroM kA nirmANa kraayaa| unake rAjya kAla meM vanavAsa se logoM ne gA~voM aura nagaroM meM bhavana banA kara rahanA Arambha kiyaa| rAjya ko samRddhi ke liye gAyoM, ghor3oM aura hAthiyoM kA saMgraha Arambha kiyaa| maMtrimaNDala banAyA / caturaMgiNI senAe~ sajAyIM, senApatiyoM kI vyavasthA kI / sAma, dAma, daNDa aura bheda kI nIti kA pravartana kiyA / vivAhapaddhati kA sUtrapAta kiyA / kRSi kI vyavasthA prArambha kara khAdya samasyA kA samAdhAna prastuta kiyaa| zilpakalA ke vividha AyAma prastuta kiye / vyavasAyoM kA prazikSaNa diyA / isa prakAra sabhI jIvoM ko sukhI banAne vAlI sabhyatA kA zubhArambha kiyA / Rgveda tathA tIrthaMkara RSabha deva (DaoN. zrI prahalAdanArAyaNa bAjapeyI) jIvana ke antima bhAga meM RSabha deva ne rAjya vyavasthA tyAga dI aura zramaNa bana gye| varSoM taka RSabha deva ne anavarata sAdhanA kI / unheM kaivalya lAbha huA / zramaNa-zramaNI zrAvaka-zrAvikA ina cAra tIrthoM kI sthApanA kI / zramaNa dharma ke pA~ca mahAvratoM evaM zrAvaka dharma ke liye bAraha vratoM kA upadeza diyaa| isa kAla meM RSabha deva prathama samrAT, prathama kevalI aura sarva prathama tIrthaMkara the / sabhyatA kA sUtrapAta karane vAle Adi tIrthaMkara RSabha deva ke viSaya meM yaha kahA gayA hai: 'vedoM kA mukha agnihotra hai, yajJoM kA mukha yajJArthI hai, nakSatroM kA mukha candramA hai evaM dharmoM kA mukha kAzyapa RSabha deva hai / " : hai Rgveda vizva kA prAcInatama grantha ratna hai usakI eka RcA meM tIrthaMkara RSabha deva kI stuti kI gaI hai| vaidika RSi ne bhAva vibhora hokara prathama tIrthaMkara kI stuti karate hue kahA hai Atma dRSTA prabho, parama sukha prApta karane ke liye maiM terI zaraNa meM AnA cAhatA hU~ kyoMki terA upadeza aura terI vANI zaktizAlI hai, unakI maiM avadhAraNA karatA huuN| he prabho ! sabhI manuSyoM aura devoM meM tumhI pahale pUrva gata jJAna ke pratipAdaka ho / ' Rgveda meM RSabha deva ko pUrva jJAna kA pratipAdaka aura duHkhoM kA nAzaka kahA gayA hai| usameM batAyA gayA hai jaise jala se bharA megha varSA kA mukhya srota hai, jala se pRthvI kI pyAsa bujhA detA hai| usI prakAra paramparAgata pUrvajJAna ke pratipAdaka mahAn RSabha deva kA zAsana vara dene vAlA ho| unake zAsana meM RSi-paramparA se prApta pUrva kA jJAna Atmika zatru krodhAdi kA vidhvaMsaka ho| donoM prakAra kI AtmAe~ (saMsArI aura siddha) svAtma guNoM se hI camakatI haiN| ataH ve rAjA haiM, pUrNa jJAna ke bhaNDAra haiM aura Atma patana nahIM hone dete / uttarAdhyayana sUtra, adhyayana 25, gA. 16 RSabhaM mA samAnAnAM sapatnAnAM viSAsahim / tAraM zatru kRSi virAjaM gopatiM gavAn // Rgveda 10/166/1 zrImad jayantasenari abhinandana graMtha vizleSaNa varSA kI upamA Adi tIrthaMkara RSabha deva ke dezanA rUpI jala kI hI sUcaka hai / pUrva gata jJAna kA ullekha jaina paramparA ke anurUpa hI hai / ataH Rgveda ke yaha pUrva jJAtA RSabha aura koI nahIM prathama tIrthaMkara RSabha deva hI haiN| 'AtmA hI paramAtmA hai / " yaha jaina darzanakA mUlabhUta siddhAnta hai| isa siddhAnta ko Rgveda meM isa prakAra se pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai| jisake cAra zrRMga haiM ananta darzana, ananta jJAna, ananta sukha aura ananta vIrya tIna pAda haiM samyagdarzana, mukti tathA jo mana, vacana, kAya ina tInoM yogoM se baddha arthAt samyagjJAna aura samyak caritra do zIrSa haiM kevala jJAna aura saMyata vRSabha haiM unhIM RSabha deva ne ghoSaNA kI 'mahAdeva (paramAtmA) martyo meM nivAsa karatA hai / " arthAt pratyeka AtmA meM paramAtmA kA nivAsa hai / - RSabha deva ne kaThora tapazcaraNa rUpa sAdhanA kara AtmA se mahAtmA aura mahAtmA se paramAtmA taka kramazaH unnati karate hue jana jana ke samakSa yaha Adarza prastuta kiyA ki tapasyA se saba kucha saMbhava hai| etadartha hI Rgveda ke medhAvI maharSi dvArA nirdiSTa kiyA gayA RSabha svayaM Adi puruSa the, jinhoMne sarva prathama martya dazA meM amaratva kI upalabdhi arpita kii| RSabha deva ne sabhI prANiyoM ke prati maitrI bhAvanA kA sandeza diyA / isIliye unheM vizuddha prema pujArI ke rUpa meM bhI khyAti milii| unake maitrI bhAvanA sandeza kA mudgala RSi ke sArathI (vidvAna netA) kezI vRSabha jo aridamana ke liye niyukta the, unakI vANI nikalI, jisake pariNAma svarUpa mudgala RSi kI gaayeN| maravasya te tIvaSasya prajUti miryAbhaM vAcamRttAya bhUSan / indra kSitImAmAsa mAnuSINAM / vizAM devI nAmuta pUrvayAmA || asUtapUrvI vRSabho jyAyani mA araya zurudhaH santi pUrvIH / divo na pAtA vidathasyadhImiH / kSamaM rAjAnA prativodadhAthe || Rgveda 52/38 (a) appA so paramappA / (ba) sadA bhuktaM .....kAraNa paramAtmAnaM jAnAti / niyamasAra, tAtparya vRtti, gA. 96 catvAri zrRGagA trayo asya pAdA dve zIrSe sapta hastAso asya / tridhA baddho vRSabho roravItI / mahAdevo martyAnAviveza // Rgveda 4/58/3 tanmartyasya devatva sajAtamagraH / Rgveda 31/17 Rgveda 2/34/2 (43) sarala hRdaya sadbhAvanA, sneha sumati sahakAra / jayantasena jIvana bhuvi, sukhadA pAMca 'sa' kAra / / www.jalnelibrary.org
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________________ jo durdhara ratha se yojita huI daur3a rahI thIM, ve nizcala hokara manAyI jAtI hai| tIrthaMkara RSabha deva ke ziva gati gamana kI tithi ... maudgalAnI kI aura lauTa par3I / " bhI yahI hai jisa dina RSabha deva ko zivatva utpanna huA thaa| usa dina samasta sAdhu saMgha ne dina ko upavAsa rakhA thA tathA rAtri meM jAgaraNa kara ke ziva gati prApta RRSabha deva kI ArAdhanA kI, isa rUpa meM yaha tithi ziva rAtri ke nAma se prasiddha huI / Rgveda kI prastuta RcA meM 'ari damana' karmarUpa zatruoM kA damana karane ke liye prayukta huA hai| gAyoM kA tAtparya indriyoM se hai aura durdhara ratha kA mantavya zarIra se hai Adi tIrthaMkara RSabha deva kI amRta vANI se asthira indriyA~ sthira hokara mudgala kI svAtma vRtti kI ora chauTa Aya RSabha deva kI Rgveda meM aneka sthaloM para mahAdeva ke rUpa meM stuti kI gaI hai| sarva prathama amaratva pAne vAle ke rUpa meM aura ahiMsaka Atma sAdhakoM ke rUpa meM unakI stuti kI gayI hai / Rgveda meM RSabha deva stutya haiM - madhura bhASI, bRhaspati, stuti yogya RSabha deva ko pUjA sAdhaka mantroM dvArA vardhita karo, ve apane stotA ko nahIM chor3ate / eka jagaha kahA gayA hai tejasvI RSabha ke liye stuti prerita karo / Rgveda ke hI rudra sUkta meM eka RcA hai- he vRSabha ! aisI kRpA karo ki hameM kabhI naSTa na hoM / antima stuti jahA~ kI gaI hai vahA~ vRSabha kA pA~ca bAra ullekha AyA hai / rudra ko Arhat zabda se sambodhita kiyA gayA hai / yaha Arhata upAdhi RSabha deva kI hI ho sakatI hai kyoMki unakA pratipAdita dharma Aheta dharma ke nAma se vizva vikhyAta hai| zatarudrIya stotra meM rudra kI stuti ke mantra haiM jinameM rudra ko ziva, zivatara tathA zaMkara kahA gayA hai / 5 zvetAzvatara upaniSada meM rudra ko Iza, mahezvara, ziva aura IzAna kahA gayA hai| maitrAyaNI upaniSad meM inheM zammu kahA gayA hai| purANoM meM ziva ko mahezvara, tryaMbaka, hara, vRSabhadhvaja, bhava, paramezvara, trinetra, vRSAMka, naTarAja, jaTI, kapardI, digvastra, yatI, AtmasaMyamI, brahmacArI, Urdhva retA Adi vizeSaNoM se abhihita kiyA gayA hai| yadi dhyAna se dekhA jAya to yaha sabhI vizeSaNa RSabha deva tIrthaMkara ke hI pratIta hote haiN| ziva purANa meM ziva kA Adi tIrthakara RSabha deva ke rUpa meM avatAra lene kA ullekha hai / " prabhAsa purANa meM bhI isI prakAra kA ullekha prApta hotA hai / " Adi deva ziva aura Adi tIrthaMkara ke svarUpa, guNa, tapa, jJAna aura caitanya meM itanA sAmya hai ki aisA lagatA hI nahIM ki inakA pRthak pRthak astitva ho / adhika upayukta yaha lagatA hai vyaktitva eka hI hai jise bhinna bhinna ruci aura bhinna dhAraNA ke loga bhinna nAmoM se jAnate aura mAnate haiN| ziva kI janma tithi ziva rAtri ke rUpa meM vrata rakhakara kavi vRSabho yuktaAsI avAvacIt sArathirasya kezI / dudheryuktasya dravataH sahAnasaH RcchantiSmA niSpado mudgalAnIm // Rgveda 10/10/2/6 anarvANaM RSabhaM mandrajihnaM, vRhaspatiM vardhayA navya marke / prAgnaye vAcamIraya Rgveda 10/187 eva vajro vRSabha cekitAna yathA deva na hRNIyaM na haMsI / Rgveda rudrasUkta 2/33/15 yajurveda (vaitirIya saMhitA) 1/86 vAjasaneyI 3/57/63 zrImad jayantasenari abhinandana graMtha vizleSaNa Rgveda 1/190/1 Pag ziva ko kailAzavAsI kahA jAtA hai| tIrthaMkara RSabha ke tapa aura nirvANa kA kSetra kailAza parvata hai| jisa prakAra ziva ne tapa meM vighna upasthita karanevAle kAmadeva ko naSTakara zivA se vivAha kiyaa| usI prakAra tIrthaMkara RSabha deva ne moha ko naSTa kara zivA devI ke rUpa meM ziva sundarI mukti se vivAha kiyA / ziva ke anuyAyI gaNa kahalAte haiM aura unake pramukha nAyaka ziva ke putra gaNeza the| usI prakAra RSabha deva ke tIrtha meM bhI unake anuyAyI muni gaNa kahalAte the| jo gaNa ke adhinAyaka hote the ve gaNAdhipa, yA gaNadhara kahalAte the| RSabha deva ke pramukha gaNadhara bharata putra vRSabhasena the| pANini ne a i u Na Adi sUtroM ko mahezvara se prApta huA batAyA hai| jaina paramparA RSabha deva ko mahezvara mAnatI hai| unhoMne sabase pahale apanI putrI 'brAhmI' ko brAhmI lipi arthAt akSara vidyA kA jJAna karAyA thA / ziva kA vAhana vRSabha hai jabaki RSabha deva kA cihna vRSabha hai| ziva trizUla dhArI haiN| jaina paramparA meM vaha trizUla samyag darzana, samyagjJAna aura samyag caritra rUpa ralatraya kA pratIka hai| bhAgavata purANa meM RSabha deva ko viSNu kA AThavA~ avatAra mAnA gayA hai / gAyatrI mantra dvArA RSabha deva kI hI stuti kI gayI hai / atharva veda meM parama aizvarya ke liye RSabha deva kI vidvAnoM ke jAne yogya mArgoM se bar3e jJAna vAle agni ke samAna stuti kI gayI hai (atharvaveda 9/4/3 ) atharvaveda meM RSabha deva kI pApoM se mukta karane vAle devatAoM meM agragaNya evaM bhava sAgara se pAra jAne kA mArgadarzana karane vAle tejasvI vyaktitva ke rUpa meM stuti kI gaI hai : 'pApoM se mukta pUjanIya devatAoM meM sarva prathama tathA bhava sAgara ke pota ko maiM hRdaya se AvhAna karatA huuN| he sahacara bandhuoM ! tuma AtmIya zraddhA dvArA usake Atma bala aura teja ko dhAraNa karo / (88) zivapurANa 4/47-48 ityaM prabhAva RSamo'vatAraH zaMkarasya me / satAM gatirdInabandhurnavamaH kathitastava / / RSabhasya caritraM hi paramaM pAvanaM mahat / svargyayazasyamAyuSyaM zrotavyaM ca prayatnataH / / kailAze vimale ramye vRSamo'yaM jinezvaraH / ! cakAra svAvAtAraH ca sarvajJa: sarvagaH zivaH // prabhAsapurANa 49 ahomucaM vRSamaM yajJiyAnAM, virAjantaM prathamamadhvarANAm / aNjAM na pAtamazvinA huMve dhiya, indriyeNa indriyaM dattamojaH / atharvaveda kArikA 19/42/4 nArI tUM nArAyaNI, taja chaTha mAna prapaMca / jayantasena pAvana mati, ho nija vaibhava saMca // .
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________________ rala dhAraka arthAt, jJAna, darzana, cAritra rUpa ratnatraya ko jaina sAhitya ke anusAra jaba bhagavAna RSabha deva sAdhu bane dhAraNa karane vAle, vizva vedas, vizva tatva ke jJAtA, mokSa netA, usa samaya unhoMne cAra muSTi kezoM kA lobha kiyA thA / tIrthaMkara RSabha deva ne prema ke aise pavitra vAtAvaraNa kI sRSTi kii| sAmAnyarUpa se pA~ca muSTi keza lobha karane kI paramparA rahI hai / thI ki prema kI pavitratA se otaprota hone ke kAraNa pazuoMko bhI bhagavAna kezoM kA lobha kara rahe the| donoM bhAgoM ke kezoM kA lobha mAnava ke samAna mAnA jAne lagA thaa| karanA zeSa thA / usa samaya indra kI prArthanA se bhagavAna ne usI RSabha deva prema ke rAjA haiM / unhoMne usa saMgha kI sthApanA prakAra rahane diyA / kI hai jisameM pazu bhI mAnava ke samAna mAne jAte the aura unako apane deza meM hI nahIM videzoM meM bhI RSabha deva mAnava koI bhI mAra nahIM sakatA thA / ' samyatA kA sUtrapAta karane vAle mahApuruSa ke rUpa meM pUjya rahe haiM / RSabha deva kA eka nAma kezIyA kezariyA jI hai / udayapura cInI tripiTakoM meM unakA ullekha milatA hai / jApAnI unako jile kA eka prasiddha tIrtha kesariyA nAtha bhI hai / kesariyA tIrtha rokazAba kaha kara pukArate haiN| para digambara, zvetAmbara evaM vaiSNava Adi sabhI sampradAyavAle samAna pAna madhya eziyA, mizra aura yUnAna tathA phaNika logoM kI bhASA rUpa se zraddhA ke sAtha yAtrA karate haiM / meM unheM rezepha kahA gayA jisakA artha sIMgoMvAlA devatA hai jo ki isa kSetra ke AdivAsI kesariyA nAtha kI zapatha le kara jo RSabha kA apabhraMza rUpa hai|" bhI vacana dete haiN| use vaha kesariyAnAthajI kI Ana mAnate haiN| kA akkar3a aura sumeroM ko saMyukta pravRttiyoM se utpanna bebI usa vacana kA pAlana AdivAsI apane prANa dekara bhI karate haiN| loniyA kI saMskRti aura sabhyatA bahuta prAcIna mAnI jAtI hai / isa sandarbha meM mAnyatA yaha hai ki sabhyatA ke sUtrapAta kArya krama meM unake vijayI rAjA (2123-2081 I. pU.) ke zilA lekhoM se RSabha deva jisa samaya sAdhanA rata the AdivAsiyoM ne bhI tIrthaMkara jJAta hotA hai ki svarga aura pRthvI kA devatA vRSabha thA / RSabha deva se mArgadarzana cAhA thA to tIrthaMkara RSabha deva ne unheM elya hittI jAti para bhI RSabha deva kA prabhAva hai / unakA mukhya vacana kA pAlana karane kI zikSA dI thI / prathama tIrthaMkara dvArA dI devatA Rtu deva thA / usakA vAhana baila thA / jise tezuva kahA gaI zikSA ko ina AdivAsiyoM ne Ajataka paramparAgata krama meM jAtA thA / jo titthayara usabha kA apabhraMza jJAta hotA hai| hRdayaMgama kararakhA hai| vAstavikatA yaha hai ki RSabha deva mAnava sabhyatA ke Adi Rgveda meM RSabha deva kI stuti kezI ke rUpa meM kI gaI hai : sUtradhAra haiN| kezI agni, jala, svarga tathA pRthvI ko dhAraNa karatA hai / kezI vizva ke samasta tattvoM kA darzana karAtA hai, aura kezI hI prakAzamAna jJAna jyoti kahalAtA hai| madhukara-mauktika loga kahate haiM, hamane paramAtmA kI pUjA kI, usake nAma nAsya pazUna samAnAn hinasti vahI kI mAlA pherI, para badale meM kucha nahIM milA | are, jo kucha kezyagniM viSaM kezI vibhAti rodasI / milA hai, vaha pUjA-bhakti se, aura nAma-smaraNa se hI milA hai| kezI vizva svadRze kezIdaM jyotirucyate // manuSya-janma milA, paMcendriyoM kI pUrNatA prApta huI, Arya kula meM Rgveda 10/136/1 janma milA, ye kyA kama haiM ? aba to paramAtmA ke prati kRtajJa jambU dvIpa prajJapti vakSaskAra', sUtra 30 AcArya bhikSu smRti grantha di. khaM. pR. 4 bane raha kara pUjA-bhakti karanA hai, jisase paripUrNatA prApta ho bAbU choTe lAla jainasmRti grantha pR. 105 ske| - jainAcArya zrImad jayaMtasenasUri madhukara' jJAnI kahate haiM - jIvana saphala banAo | paMca parameSThI bhagavanta hamAre jIvana ke AdhAra haiM aura bAya-abhyaMtara jIvana ke vikAsa-kartA haiM / hama svayaM ko unake nikaTa rakha aura unheM apane hRdaya meM pratiSThita kara jIvana meM Ane vAle aneka jhaMjhAvatoM se apane ko bcaayeN| apane jIvana ko kalaSutAoM se mukta kara sarva prakAra se vaibhava-saMpanna banAyeM, zAntimaya bnaayeN| hama jIvana ko saphalatA kI ora le caleM / yahI ina paMca parameSThiyoM kI ArAdhanA ke bAda hameM mukhya rUpa se samajhanA hai- sIkhanA hai| manuSya ne jagat meM janma liyA hai to jInA to hai hI; para jInA aise hai ki jisake jIne meM jIvana kA Adarza rUpa nirantara dIkhatA rahe / jJAnI puruSoM ne jIvana kA jo lakSya banAyA hai, usa lakSya ko sAmane rakha kara hama apane kArya karate rheN| jJAniyoM ke vacana apane jIvana meM Adarza bana jAaiM, ve hamAre AcaraNa meM A jAe~, to hamArA jIvana saphala bana jAe, to hama navakAra mantra ko apane gale kA hAra banA leM aura use saMbhAla kara rkheN| vaha hamase kabhI dUra na ho, aisI sthiti hama banAye rakheM, taba avazya hI hama sabakA jIvana pragatizIla ho jAegA aura hama maMjila taka pahu~ca jaaeNge| - jainAcArya zrImad jayaMtasenasUri madhukara zrImad jayantasenasUri abhinandana graMtha / vizleSaNa AvazyakatA se adhika, saMcaya hai aparAdha / jayantasena tajo adhika, pAo zAnti abAya:/ry.org