Book Title: Rushabh aur Mahavira
Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003093/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra AcArya mahAprajJa Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina vizva bhAratI prakAzana Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra AcArya mahAprajJa jaina vizva bhAratI prakAzana Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukhya saMpAdaka : muni dulaharAja saMpAdaka : muni dhanaMjaya prakAzaka : jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM- 341306 (rAja.) (c) jaina vizva bhAratI, lADanUM ISBN-81-7195-069-8 saMskaraNa : 2002 mUlya : 40 ru/ mudraka : kalA bhAratI, navIna zAhadarA, dillI-110032 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastuti do dhruva / eka arhat paramparA kA dUsarA zramaNa paramparA kA / donoM meM bahuta dUrI phira bhI donoM paraspara saMbaddha / RSabha arhat haiM aura mahAvIra zramaNa haiM / zramaNa paramparA kA Adi-bindu arhat hai usakA carama biMdu shrmnn| RSabha ne samAja vyavasthA kI saMracanA kI phira dharmacakra kA pravartana, pravRtti se nivRtti meM praveza / mahAvIra prArambha se hI saMyama ke abhimukha rahe haiN| donoM kA bahuta vizAla hai avadAna / laghu pustikA meM unakA saMkSipta lekhA-jokhA / pAThaka saralatA se una taka pahuMca sake, Aja ke saMdarbha meM unase sAkSAtkAra kara sakeM, basa itanI sI choTI yAtrA / 'jainadharma arhat aura arhatAeM' pustaka kA pahalA-dUsarA adhyAya, zeSa meM azeSa kA samAveza / AcArya mahAprajJa mAravAr3a jaMkzana pAlI (rAjasthAna) 14 jUna, 90 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama 24 1. kAlacakra aura kulakara 2. RSabha kA avataraNa 3. rAjatantra kA sUtrapAta 4. RSabha aura samAja vyavasthA 5. dharma-tIrtha kA pravartana 6. jAgo ! kyoM nahIM jAga rahe ho? 7: bharata aura bAhubalI 8. nirvANavAda ke pravaktA : bhAgavAn mahAvIra (1) 9. nirvANavAda ke pravaktA : bhagavAn mahAvIra (2) 10. mRtyu kA darzana : samAdhimaraNa 11. vardhamAna : jAgarUkacaryA 12. vardhamAna : nidrA saMyama 13. vardhamAna : parISahoM ke ghere meM 14. saMkalpa kI dhunI para tapA gayA tapa 15. vardhamAna : prekSA ke prayoga 67 72 85 105 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAlacakra aura kulakara bahuta prAcInakAla se kucha jijJAsAeM manuSya ke mastiSka meM ubharatI rahI haiM, prazna pUche jAte rahe haiM aura samAdhAna khojA jAtA rahA hai| prazna hai--yaha vizva kisane banAyA? yaha vizva kisase banA? kaba banA? kaise banA? mUla tattva kyA hai? vaha tattva kyA hai, jo nirantara parivartana meM aparivartita rahatA hai ? yaha pRthvI kaba se hai ? yaha AkAza kaba se hai ? yaha sauramaMDala kaba se hai ? yaha prANIjagat kaba se hai ? yaha manuSya kaba se hai? ye prazna mAnava mana meM ubharate rahe haiN| manuSya apanI buddhi ke dvArA aura apanI antardRSTi ke dvArA ina praznoM kA samAdhAna khojatA rahA hai| jaina darzana ne bhI inakA samAdhAna khojaa| eka sAtha khojA yA dhIme-dhIme khojA, yaha vicAra itihAsa kA viSaya hai kintu jaina darzana meM inakA samAdhAna khojA gayA hai| saMdarbha vizva kA * pahalA prazna hai--yaha vizva kisane banAyA? jaina darzana ne isakA samAdhAna diyA-vizva ko banAne vAlA koI nahIM hai| * dUsarA prazna hai-yaha vizva kisase banA? jIva aura ajIva-ye do tatva haiN| ina do tattvoM se yaha vizva banA hai / * tIsarA prazna hai-yaha vizva kaba banA? isakA koI atA-patA nahIM hai| isakA Adi binda nikAlA nahIM jA sktaa| isalie nahIM nikAlA jA sakatA ki isa vizva meM jitane tattva pahale the, utane hI haiM, utane hI rheNge| jIva aura ajIva meM se eka bhI tattva, eka bhI aNu na nayA janma letA hai aura na purAnA naSTa hotA hai| jitanA thA, utanA hai aura utanA hI rhegaa| atIta meM jitane padArtha the, vartamAna meM bhI ve haiM aura ananta bhaviSya meM bhI ve padArtha barAbara bane rheNge| ve na kama hoMge na adhika / isalie vizva kaba banA, isa prazna kA koI uttara darzana jagat ke pAsa nahIM hai aura isakA Adi bindu khojA bhI nahIM jA sktaa| Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra mUla dravya do haiM * cauthA prazna hai--vizva kaise banA? jIva aura ajIva kA saMyoga hotA rahatA hai aura usa saMyoga ne isa sRSTi kA nirmANa kiyA hai| prazna hotA hai-dUdha kaise banA? gAya ne ghAsa khAI aura dUdha bana gyaa| jitanA vikAsa hai, vaha sArA yaugika hai| usameM jIva aura ajIva-ina do tattvoM kA yoga hai| ina do kA yoga milatA rahatA hai aura vaha guNita hotA calA jAtA hai| do se cAra, cAra se ATha aura Ar3ha se solaha-isa prakAra vaha guNita hotA calA gyaa| * pAMcavAM prazna hai--mUla tattva kyA hai ? jIva aura ajIva--ye do mUla tattva hai| jagat kA jitanA vistAra hai, vaha jIva aura ajIva ke saMyoga se huA hai| usa vistAra kI zakti kA nAma hai vyaMjana paryAya / paryAya do prakAra kA hotA hai--svabhAva paryAya aura vyaMjana paryAya / pratyeka padArtha meM jo apanA-apanA pariNamana hotA rahatA hai, vaha hai svabhAva paryAya aura jo do ke yoga se banatA hai aura pragaTa hotA hai, vaha hai vyaMjana paryAya / do kA yoga milA, hAIDrojana-AksIjana milA, pAnI bana gyaa| pAnI koI mUla tattva nahIM hai| pAnI yaugika hai| jitane dravya yaugika haiM, ve saMyoga se milate haiM aura banate cale jAte haiM / vistAra yaugika hai hamAre jagat kA jo vistAra hai, vaha yaugika vistAra hai / mUla tattva bahuta simaTe hue haiN| kintu inakA vistAra itanA ho gayA ki hameM nAnA dravya dikhAI de rahe haiN| prazna hotA hai-makAna kyA hai ? vaha koI mUla dravya nahIM hai| IMTa, patthara, sImenTa, lohA--inakA yoga milA aura makAna khar3A ho gyaa| yaha miTTI kyA hai ? yaha pRthvI kyA hai? kucha prANI aura kucha pudgala mile, miTTI kA nirmANa ho gyaa| yaha jala kyA hai? kucha prANI aura kucha pudgala ke skandha mile, jala kA nirmANa ho gyaa| yaha agni kyA hai? kucha prANI aura kucha paramANu skandha mile, agni kA nirmANa ho gyaa| havA kyA hai ? kucha prANI aura kucha pudgaloM kA yoga hai| yaha vanaspati-jagat kyA hai ? isakA uttara bhI yahI hai| kucha jIva aura kucha pudgala mile, itanA bar3A vanaspati jagat bana gyaa| yaha trasa jagat-kIr3e-makor3oM se lekara manuSya taka kyA hai? yaha bhI yaugika hI hai ? jIva milA aura pudgala milA, eka kIr3A bana gayA, eka pakSI bana gayA, eka pazu bana gayA aura eka AdamI bana gyaa| mUla dravya koI nahIM Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAlacakra aura kulakara hai, saba yaugika hai| kahanA cAhie-jitanA dikhAI de rahA hai jo dRzya jagat hai, vaha sArA kA sArA jIva aura pudgala kA yaugika svarUpa hai| na koI zuddha jIva hai aura na koI zuddha pudgala / yadi pudgala hai to vaha jIva ke dvArA chor3A huA pudgala hai / sUkSma pudgala hameM dikhAI nahIM detaa| vizva racanA ke mUla tattva kucha dArzanikoM ne mAnA-vizva kI racanA kA mUla tattva hai- paMcabhUta / pRthvI, jala, agni, vAyu aura AkAza-ina pAMca mahAbhUtoM se sRSTi kA nirmANa huA hai| jaina darzana ne pAMca bhUtoM ko svIkRti nahIM dii| usake anusAra jIva aura ajIva-ina do ke yoga se sRSTi kA nirmANa huA hai / isa yoga meM pRthvI bhI hai, pAnI bhI hai, agni bhI hai aura vAyu bhI hai| kintu AkAza alaga par3a jAtA hai| AkAza eka svataMtra dravya hai| vaha ina cAroM ke sAtha nahIM AtA, vaha yaugika nahIM hai| sArA saMsAra pudgaloM aura jIvoM ke yoga se banatA hai| donoM kA yoga milA aura vyaMjana paryAya ghaTita ho gyaa| vyaMjana paryAya yAnI pragaTa hone vAlA paryAya / gAya ne ghAsa khAI aura dUdha bana gayA, yaha vyaMjana paryAya hai / prazna huA---dadha kahAM se AyA? kyA dUdha kA astitva gAya meM hai| kyA dUdha kA astitva ghAsa meM hai ? agara gAya meM hai to ghAsa kabhI dUdha nahIM degI, usakA astitva na gAya meM hai, na ghAsa meM hai kintu donoM ke yoga meM hai| gAya aura ghAsa-donoM kA yoga milA aura eka nayA paryAya bana gyaa| dUdha hamAre sAmane prastuta ho gyaa| aise nAnA prakAra ke yoga banate haiM, jinakI gaNanA nahIM kI jA sktii| asaMkhya yoga banate haiM aura asaMkhya padArtha banate cale jAte haiN| prazna badalAva kA * chaThA prazna hai-kyA yaha yaugika jagat badalatA hI rahatA hai| kahA gayAaisA nahIM hai| nirantara parivartana ke bIca bhI eka tattva aisA hai, jo aparivartita rahatA hai / jIva aura ajIva-donoM meM parivartana kA cakra cala rahA hai| kintu donoM ke badalAva meM eka na badalane vAlA tattva bhI baiThA hai| jaina darzana meM tIna tattvoM kA pratipAdana kiyA gayA hai-utpAda, vyaya aura dhrauvya / padArtha utpanna hotA hai, vinaSTa hotA hai aura dhruva bhI rahatA hai| eka dhruva tattva aisA hai, jo utpAda aura vyaya ke bIca baiThA hai / vaidika darzana ne sRSTi kA utpAda aura laya mAnA / sRSTi kI utpatti hotI hai aura usakA laya hotA hai mUla kAraNa meM / mUla kAraNa hai Izvara Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra yA brahma / vaha sthAyI rahatA hai / agara hama kalpanA ko nikaTa lAeM to utpAda, vyaya, dhauvya tathA Izvara, laya yA utpatti ko eka dRSTi se dekha sakate haiN| pRthvI kA astitva * sAtavAM prazna hai--yaha pRthvI kaba banI hai ? jaba se jIva aura ajIva kA astitva hai taba se pRthvI kA astitva hai| hamArA sauramaNDala kitanA bar3A hai ! hamArI nIhArikAeM kitanI bar3I haiM ! jo sauramaMDala dikhAI de rahA hai, jo nIhArikAeM dikhAI de rahI haiM aisI asaMkhya-asaMkhya nIhArikAeM aura asaMkhya sauramaMDala isa jagat meM vidyamAna haiM / vijJAna bhI isa tathya ko svIkRti de rahA hai / eka graha se dUsare graha ke bIca kI dUrI do karor3a araba yA kharaba prakAza varSa hai / eka prakAza varSa kitanA bar3A hotA hai ! itanA virATa hai hamArA yaha brahmANDa, jagat yA vizva / isameM nirantara parivartana hotA rahatA hai, pRthvI bhI badalatI rahatI hai| AkAza aTala rahatA hai, vaha kabhI banatA yA bigar3atA nahIM hai| vaha apane svabhAva meM badalatA hai kintu bAhara meM nahIM bdltaa| prANI jagat bhI badalatA hai __prANI jagat bhI badalatA rahatA hai / eka samaya isa pRthvI para jina prANiyoM kA sAmrAjya thA, vaha samApta ho gyaa| do karor3a varSa, cAra karor3a varSa pahale jina prANiyoM kA sAmrAjya thA, Aja una prANiyoM kA astitva lagabhaga samApta ho gyaa| dUsare prANI A ge| prANiyoM kI jAtiyAM aura prajAtiyAM badalatI rahatI haiN| prANiyoM kA astitva bhI badalatA rahatA hai| AkAra bhI eka samAna nahIM rhtaa| Aja AdamI kA jo AkAra hai, kyA pahale bhI vahI AkAra thA? kahanA kaThina hai| vaha bahuta badalA hai, usameM itanA parivartana AyA hai, jisakI hama kalpanA bhI nahIM kara skte| Agama sAhitya meM aise-aise prANiyoM, manuSyoM kA ullekha hai, jinakA muMha ghor3e jaisA hotA thA aura jinake pUMcha bhI hotI thii| Aja yaha mAnA jAtA hai--baMdara ke pUMcha hotI hai para chappana antarvIpa ke manuSyoM kA jo varNana upalabdha hotA hai, vaha bahuta vicitra hai / isalie hama yaha nahIM kaha sakate ki manuSya sadA isI rUpa meM thaa| usake AkAra-prakAra badale haiM, rUpa badale haiM / varNa, gaMdha, rasa aura sparza bhI badalate rahe haiN| isa sthiti meM eka jaisA hone kI bAta kahanA kaThina hai| prANI jagat bhI badalA hai aura manuSya jagat bhI badalA hai| Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAlacakra aura kulakara parivartana kA AdhAra ___ jabase isa pRthvI kA astitva hai, jIva aura pudgala kA saMyoga hai, taba se prANI jagat kA astitva hai, manuSya kA astitva hai| usameM parivartana kA cakra calatA rahatA hai| jaina AcAryoM ne parivartana ko alaga-alaga bhAgoM meM bAMTA / parivartana kA eka AdhAra banA-- bhaugoliktaa| pRthvI para kSetrajanya parivartana kA eka AdhAra haikAlacakra / hama jisa pRthvI para jI rahe haiM, usa pRthvI para kAlacakra kA parivartana hotA hai| kAlacakra calatA hai aura kAlacakra ke AdhAra para parivartana calatA hai| kAlacakra ko bAraha bhAgoM meM bAMTA gayA hai| ina bAraha bhAgoM meM chaha bhAgoM kA nAma rakhA gayA-avasarpiNI kAla aura chaha bhAgoM kA nAma rakhA gayA-utsarpiNI kAla / eka kAla aisA AtA hai jisameM dhIre-dhIre saba vastuoM kA hrAsa hotA calA jAtA hai| usa kAla ko avasarpiNI kAla kahA gayA / eka kAla aisA AtA hai, jisameM saba vastuoM kA vikAsa hotA calA jAtA hai, use utsarpiNI kAla kahA gyaa| abhI hama jisa kAlakhaMDa meM jI rahe haiM, usakA nAma hai avasarpiNI kAla / yaugalika yuga isa kAlacakra ke siddhAMta ke anusAra pahalA khaMDa bItA, dUsarA bItA aura tIsarA biitaa| jaba tIsarA kAlakhaMDa bIta rahA thA, tIsare kAlakhaMDa ke tIsare bhAga kA bhI thor3A bhAga baca rahA thA, usa samaya isa vizva kI vyavasthA ne eka mor3a liyA, manuSya kA itihAsa bdlaa| eka nayA mor3a AyA manuSya jAti ke itihAsa meM / isa vizva ko kulakaroM ne prabhAvita kiyaa| pahale yaugalika yuga thaa| usameM samAja jaisI vyavasthA nahIM thii| eka jor3A janma letA, vaha sahaja saMyama kA jIvana jItA aura antima samaya meM eka jor3e ko janma dekara vidA ho jaataa| na koI vyApAra thA, na koI vyavasAya thA, na koI rAjya-zAsana thA aura na koI vyavasthA thii| eka prakAra kA pUrA jaMgalI jIvana thaa| use jIne vAle manuSya yaugalika manuSya kahalAte the| ve sahaja dhArmika the| na koI dharma kA pravartana thA aura na koI dharma kA upadeza dene vAlA thaa| unakA jIvana zAMta thA, krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha sahaja zAMta the| na jhagar3A, na IrSyA aura na cugalI, kucha bhI nhiiN| ve zAMtipUrNa jIvana sampanna kara marane ke bAda svarga meM jaate| usa yuga meM sahaja zAMta jIvana kI sArI praNAlI cala rahI thii| kintu jaba tIsarA kAlakhaMDa antima kSaNoM meM AyA, yuga meM parivartana Ane lagA, saMtati kA vikAsa hone lgaa| jahAM saMtati bar3hI, AbAdI bar3hI, vahAM samasyAeM bhI Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra bar3hane lgiiN| janasaMkhyA ke sAtha-sAtha samasyAeM bar3hatI haiN| yaha eka dhruva siddhAnta ho sakatA hai-jitanA parigraha sImita hogA, utanA hI vyakti pavitra, sukhI aura zAnta hogaa| parigraha bar3hegA to jhajhaMTa bhI bar3heMge, saMgharSa bhI bar3heMge, IrSyA bar3hegI, saba kucha bddh'egaa| samAja ko kabhI bhI eka rUpa nahIM banAyA jA sktaa| aisA honA saMbhava bhI nahIM hai| jahAM samAja hai, vahAM ye sArI bAteM aaeNgii| samAja meM lobha bhI bar3hegA aura tRSNA bhI bddh'egii| jaba AkAMkSA bar3hatI hai, tRSNA bhI bar3ha jAtI hai, lobha bhI bar3ha jAtA hai, saba kucha bar3ha jAtA hai| netRtva kA bIjAropaNa tIsare yuga ke antima kSaNoM meM AkAMkSA vistAra pAne lgii| yaugalika yuga samApti kI ora thaa| nae yuga kA sUtrapAta ho gyaa| usa yuga ke saMdhi-kAla meM, saMkrAnti-kAla meM sthitiyAM badalanI zurU ho giiN| jo bhUmi khUba miThAsa de rahI thI, vaha miThAsa kama hone lgaa| Aja kI cInI se bhI jyAdA miThAsa usa samaya kI miTTI meM thii| padArthoM kI zakti bahuta jyAdA thii| ve loga eka cane kI dAla jitanA khA lete to do dina taka khAne kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| unheM roja khAne kI jarUrata nahIM thii| tIsare Are-kAlakhaMDa meM jaise nirantara varSItapa cala rahA thaa| koI bhI roja nahIM khAtA / saba eka-eka dina ke antarAla se khaate| zaktiyAM bhI kama hone lgiiN| bhUmi kA miThAsa bhI kama hone lagA / kAla kI snigdhatA bhI kama hone lgii| mastiSka meM rukhApAna Ane lagA aura sAtha-sAtha meM aparAdha bhI janma lene lge| kalpavRkSa se khAne kI pUrti hotI thI, ve bhI kama dene lage / saMtati bar3hane lagI, paidAvAra kama hone lgii| chInA-jhapaTI aura coriyAM zurU ho giiN| loga saMtrasta ho utthe| unhoMne socA-aise to kAma nahIM clegaa| kucha logoM ne milakara apanA netA cunanA zurU kiyaa| kula bane, kuloM ke mukhiyA bane / kulakara kI vyavasthA kA yaha Adi bindu hai| samAja vyavasthA kA kAma eka mukhiyA ko sauMpa diyA gyaa| choTe-choTe kula banAe gae / kulakaroM ne apanI vyavasthA ko dRr3hatA se lAgU kiyA, chInA-jhapaTI ko rokanA zurU kiyA, apanA adhikAra jamAnA zurU kara diyaa| unhoMne vyavasthA dI-amaka padArtha yA kSetra hamAre adhikAra meM hai, yahAM dUsarA koI A nahIM sakegA aura yahAM se kucha bhI nahIM le skegaa| svAmitva kA bIjAropaNa ho gyaa| vyaktigata svAmitva, kula, kula kI vyavasthA--ina sabakA janma ho gyaa| aneka kulakara bane / Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAlacakra aura kulakara jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti ke anusAra pandraha kulakara hue| Avazyaka niyukti aura sthAnAMga sUtra ke anusAra sAta kulakara hue| usameM vimalavAhana ko pahalA kulakara mAnA gayA hai kintu jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti ke anusAra vimalavAhana sAtaveM kulakara hote haiN| kulakaroM ne kula kI vyavasthA saMbhAla lI aura eka prakAra se netRtva kA bIjAropaNa ho gyaa| kulakara paramparA : do abhimata yaugalika vyavasthA saba svazAsita the| dUsare kA zAsana nahIM thaa| apanA zAsana apane dvArA hotA thaa| pUrA lokataMtra thaa| koI zAstA nahIM, koI zAsita nahIM / apane Apa apanA jIvana calAte aura apane Apa meM rahate / jaba kulakara kI vyavasthA kA sUtrapAta huA taba eka zAsaka, eka vyavasthA aura eka netRtva kA bIjAropaNa ho gyaa| kulakaroM ne apane adhikAra kA vistAra kiyaa| jo vyakti galatI karatA, padArthoM ko idhara-udhara karatA, usake niyamana ke lie socanA bhI zurU kara diyaa| jaba galatiyAM honI zurU ho gaIM, aparAdha hone zurU ho gae taba kulakaroM ne socA-kucha upAya karanA caahie| ciMtana Age calA, eka nayA mor3a aayaa| nAbhi.sAtaveM kulakara mAne jAte haiM / jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti ke anusAra nAbhi cauhadaveM kulakara aura RSabha pandrahaveM kulakara hue| RSabha ko bhI kulakara mAna liyA gyaa| nAbhi antima kulakara haiM / RSabha ke do rUpa bana jAte haiM---RSabha kulakara bhI bane haiM aura RSabha rAjA bhI bane haiN| eka bhASA meM soceM to nAbhi caudahaveM haiM yA sAtaveM haiN| kintu antima kulakara haiN| unhoMne kula kI vyavasthA ko ThIka jamA diyaa| unake sAmane bhI kaThinAiyAM Ane lagIM / jaise-jaise kAla kA prabhAva bar3hatA calA gayA, kAla kI snigdhatA kama hotI calI gaI, dimAga kA ThaMDApana kama hotA calA gayA, dimAga aura rakta kI uSmA bar3hatI calI gaI vaise-vaise aparAdha bar3hate ge| yaha bahuta mananIya bAta hai--jaba dimAga ThaMDA rahatA hai, rakta ThaMDA rahatA hai taba aparAdha jAgate nahIM haiM / aparAdha taba jAgate haiM jaba rakta kI garmI bar3ha jAtI hai, dimAga bhI garma ho jAtA hai / nAbhi ke yuga meM aparAdha meM vRddhi zurU ho gii| eka prazna prastuta huA--aba kyA kiyA jAe? isa viSaya para ciMtana-maMthana calA, aparAdha kI rokathAma karane kI dizA meM eka kadama uTha gyaa| Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha kA avataraNa samudra meM himakhaMDa tairate rahate haiM / usakA thor3A-sA sirA Upara hotA hai, barpha kA pahAr3a bhItara calatA hai| dekhane vAlA sire ko dekhatA hai, bhItara nahIM dekhtaa| pratyeka vyakti isa vizva ke mahAsamudra meM himakhaNDa jaisA hai| hameM Upara kA sirA dekhAI detA hai pIche chipA sirA dikhAI nahIM detaa| hama kevala vartamAna ko jAnate haiM, atIta ko nahIM jAnate / atIta ko jAne binA vartamAna ko ThIka se nahIM jAnA jA sktaa| vartamAna mAtra abhivyakti hai| jo prakaTa hotA hai, usake pIche kyA hai, kitanA hai, isa bAta ko jAnanA bahuta jarUrI hai| adhyAtma ne isa bAta ko jaanaa| usane vyakti ko mAtra himakhaMDa kA sirA nahIM mAnA, pUrA himakhaMDa maanaa| vartamAna : abhivyakti kA kSaNa vartamAna ke pIche kitanA atIta jur3A huA hai, isakA bhI bahuta mUlya hai| kyA koI RSabha atIta ke binA RSabha bana sakatA hai? yaha kabhI saMbhava nahIM hai / koI bhI vyakti kevala vartamAna ke AdhAra para RSabha nahIM bana sktaa| atIta meM sAdhanA karate-karate abhivyakti kA eka kSaNa AyA aura hamAre sAmane RSabha kA avataraNa ho gyaa| hamane abhivyakti ke kSaNa ko dekhA hai kintu usake pIche jo atIta hai, jo sAdhanA hai, use dekhanA bhI jarUrI hai| pratyeka vyakti ke mana meM bhAvanA jAgatI haimaiM bar3A banUM / yaha mahattvAkAMkSA ho sakatI hai| mahattvAkAMkSA kA honA kucha arthoM meM burA bhI nahIM hai| kintu koI bhI mahattvAkAMkSA taba pUrI hotI hai jaba usake pIche atIta kA yoga hotA hai| agara atIta jur3A huA nahIM hai to korI mahattvAkAMkSA kAma nahIM detii| vaha nirmANa ke sthAna para vidhvaMsa kara detI hai| nirmANa meM samaya lagatA hai| tor3o mata : jor3ate raho eka vyakti ne pUchA- bhagavAn kI zakti jyAdA hai yA zaitAna kii| maiMne uttara diyA- bhagavAn kI zakti jyAdA hai| Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha kA avataraNa nahIM, yaha galata bAta hai / bhagavAn kI zakti dikhAI nahIM detI, zaitAna kI zakti hamAre sAmane hai| vaha jaba cAhe bigAr3a kara sakatA hai / zaitAna duniyA meM bhare par3e haiM, paga-paga para haiN| para bhagavAn kahIM dikhAI nahIM detaa| tumhArA tarka bhI ThIka hai, merA tarka bhI ThIka hai| kaise? banAne meM samaya jyAdA lagatA hai, bigAr3ane meM kucha bhI samaya nahIM lgtaa| buddha se eka vyakti ne upadeza dene kI prArthanA kI / upadeza mAMgane vAlA vyakti cora thA, DAkU thA, burA AcaraNa karane vAlA thaa| buddha ne kahA- upadeza bAda meM duuNgaa| pahale tuma sAmane vAle per3a se pAMca pattiyAM tor3a laao| vaha gayA, pAMca pattiyAM tor3akara le aayaa| use tor3ane meM eka minaTa bhI nahIM lgaa| buddha ne kahA--ina pAMca pattiyoM ko phira jor3a aao| vaha bolA--yaha kAma saMbhava nahIM hai / tor3anA mere vaza kI bAta thI para jor3anA mere vaza kI bAta nahIM hai| maiM tor3a sakatA hUM jor3a nahIM sktaa| buddha ne kahA-yahI saMbodhi hai / tor3o mata, jor3ane meM lage rho| vikAsa kI prakriyA vidhvaMsa kA kAma koI bhI kara sakatA hai para nirmANa kA kAma kauna karatA hai? yaha kahanA yauktika hai--zaitAna kI zakti kama hai, bhagavAn kI zakti jyAdA hai| nirmANa karane meM samaya jyAdA lagatA hai| vidhvaMsa karane meM samaya bahuta kama lagatA hai| vyakti ne kaMkar3a pheMkA aura ghar3A phUTa gyaa| use phor3ane meM eka minaTa bhI nahIM lagA kintu usI ghar3e ke nirmANa meM kitane zrama aura zakti kA niyojana huaa| nirmANa samaya-sApekSa hai| apane jIvana ke nirmANa meM bhI bahuta samaya lagatA hai| RSabha ko RSabha banane meM kitanA samaya lagA ! ve eka dina meM hI RSabha nahIM bana gae the| unake pUre atIta ko par3hA jAe to yaha bAta bilkula spaSTa ho jAtI hai| jaina sAhitya meM pUrvajanma ke varNana kI sundara vidyA upalabdha hotI hai| jaina sAhitya meM saiMkar3oM-saikar3oM vyaktiyoM ke pUrvajanma batalAe gae haiN| usase vikAsa kI pUrI prakriyA jJAta hotI hai| vyakti pahale kahAM thA aura vikAsa karate-karate vaha kahAM taka pahuMca gayA, ise pUrvajanma kI ghaTanAoM ke AdhAra para jAnA jA sakatA hai| pratyeka vyakti pahale sAdhAraNa sthiti meM hotA hai| vaha sAdhAraNa sthiti se apanI yAtrA zurU karatA hai| vikAsa kI yaha prakriyA aneka janma taka calatI rahatI hai| eka janma, do janma, pAMca janma, dasa janma, bIsa janma, tIsa janma aura janma janmAntara Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra taka yaha prakriyA gatizIla rahatI hai| vikAsa karate-karate vyakti usa biMdu para pahuMcatA hai jisa bindu para pahuMcakara koI bhI vyakti RSabha bana jAtA hai, mahAvIra bana jAtA hai| RSabha aura mahAvIra eka hI dina meM nahIM banA jA sktaa| jaina darzana kA mahattvapUrNa siddhAnta hai--pratyeka vyakti ucca bhUmikA taka pahuMca sakatA hai| kintu usa bhUmikA taka vahI pahuMca sakatA hai jisane vikAsa kI dizA meM, nirmANa kI dizA meM prasthAna kara diyA hai| vidhvaMsa kI dizA meM jAne vAlA ucca bhUmikA taka nahIM pahuMca sktaa| RSabha vidhvaMsa kI dizA meM nahIM ge| unhoMne vikAsa aura nirmANa kI dizA meM apane kadama bar3hAe aura isa pRthvI para RSabha kA avataraNa ho gyaa| RSabha : janmanA prAjJa jaina darzana kA siddhAnta hai--koI bhI vyakti Izvara hokara janma nahIM letaa| koI avatAra nahIM hotaa| pratyeka vyakti apUrNatA ke sAtha janma letA hai| vyakti vyakti meM vizeSatA kA tAratamya ho sakatA hai| kisI vyakti meM apUrNatA jyAdA hotI hai aura kisI vyakti meM kama / jo bhI vyakti janma letA hai, usameM do jJAna-matijJAna aura zrutajJAna yA do ajJAna-mati ajJAna aura zruta ajJAna avazya hote haiN| isase kama nahIM hote| koI vyakti aisA bhI hotA hai, jisameM janma se tIna jJAna hote haiN| usakA tIsarA jJAna hotA hai-avadhijJAna, atIndriyajJAna / RSabha pUrNa nahIM the, apUrNa the| vyakti apanI sAdhanA ke dvArA pUrNa banatA hai| RSabha meM apUrNatA ke sAtha-sAtha kucha viziSTatA bhI thii| ve avadhijJAna-atIndriya jJAna ke sAtha janme / janma se hI unakI prajJA jAgRta thii| jisa vyakti kI prajJA jAgRta hotI hai usake jIne kA sArA krama dUsare prakAra kA hotA hai| RSabha ke jIvana kA krama bacapana se hI dUsare prakAra kA thaa| unheM viziSTa jJAna prApta thaa| unakI atIndriya cetanA jAgRta thii| isIlie usa samaya ke jitane yaugalika jIva the, unakA rahana-sahana aura bAtacIta kA jo prakAra thA, RSabha kA kriyAkalApa vaisA nahIM thaa| kahA jAtA thA--isa kumAra kA bhAgya hI alaga prakAra kA hai| usameM kucha atiriktatA thii| jaba prajJA jAgatI hai, vyakti kA vyavahAra badala jAtA hai| prajJA jAgaraNa kI pariNati prAcIna ghaTanA hai| yuvarAja bhadrabAhu bahuta sundara the| unheM apane saundarya para bar3A garva thA, bahuta ahaMkAra thaa| ve eka dina zahara ke bAhara paribhramaNa kara rahe the| mArga meM zmazAnaghATa A gyaa| unhoMne dekhA-eka murdA jalAyA jA rahA hai| Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha kA avataraNa ve pahalI bAra zmazAna kI ora gae the aura unhoMne pahalI bAra hI murdA jalAe jAne kA dRzya dekhA thaa| bhadrabAhu ne apane sAthiyoM se pUchA-yahAM Aga kyoM jalAI jA rahI hai? sAthiyoM ne uttara diyA--kumAra ! yahAM citA jalAI jA rahI hai| citA kyA hotI hai? usameM murdA vyakti ko jalAyA jAtA hai| murdA kauna hotA hai| jo vyakti niSprANa ho jAtA hai, vaha murdA hotA hai| oha ! vaha sundara nahIM thA isalie jalAyA jA rahA hai| yadi vaha sundara hotA to maratA nahIM aura vaha nahIM maratA to use jalAyA nahIM jAtA? yaha sunakara sAthI haMsa par3e / unhoMne socA kitanA bholA hai rAjakumAra ! itanA bhI nahIM jAnatA-marane ke bAda koI vyakti sundara nahIM rahatA / sundara se sundara vyakti ko bhI marane ke bAda ghara meM nahIM rakhA jA sktaa| sAthI bole-kumAra ! yaha bahuta sundara thA aura bahuta saMpanna thaa| sundara thA to marA kyoM aura mara gayA to jalAyA kyoM jA rahA hai? marane ke bAda sundaratA naSTa ho jAtI hai, zarIra vikRta ho jAtA hai, usameM badabU Ane laga jAtI hai| usake pAsa koI bhI AnA nahIM caahtaa| use to jalAnA hI acchA hotA hai| kyA eka dina merA bhI yahI hAla hogA? maiM itanA sundara huuN| kyA maiM bhI mara jAUMgA? kyA mujhe bhI jalA diyA jAegA? kumAra ke ina praznoM kA usake mitra kyA uttara dete? ve saba mauna ho ge| bhadrabAhu ne mitroM kI AMkhoM meM jhAMkA / unakI AMkhoM meM yahI uttara pratibimbita thA- bhadrabAhu ! tumhArI bhI yahI sthiti hone vAlI hai / yaha dekha bhadrabAhu kA ahaMkAra cUra-cUra ho gyaa| unakI prajJA jAga gayI, unake jIvana kA sArA krama badala gyaa| unakA khAna-pAna, rahana-sahana-saba kucha badala gyaa| unakI cetanA parivartita ho gii| jaba prajJA jAgatI hai, jIvana kI zailI apane Apa badala jAtI hai| jaba taka prajJA na jAge, atIndriya cetanA na jAge, indriyAtIta cetanA kA udaya na ho, taba taka jIvana zailI ko badalanA bar3A kaThina hotA hai| Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 RSabha kA vivAha : nayA mor3a kumAra RSabha atIndriya cetanA ke dhanI the| unake sAre jIvana kA krama eka viziSTatA lie hue thA / RSabha kA jIvana paripUrNa jIvana thA / unhoMne gRhastha kA jIvana bhI jiiyaa| unhoMne kAma, artha, dharma aura mokSa - cAra puruSArthoM kA Azraya liyaa| hameM paripUrNa jIvana kI kalpanA RSabha ke jIvana se milatI hai| unhoMne vyaktigata jIvana ke lie bahuta kiyA, samAja ke lie bahuta kiyA, svayaM ke lie kiyA, dUsaroM ke lie kiyaa| yadi kisI tIrthaMkara ko samagra jIvana ke saMdarbha meM dekhA jAe to kahA jA sakatA hai-- RSabha kA jIvana samagratA kA jIvana hai / | kumAra avasthA meM cala rahe the / kumAra avasthA ko atikrAMta kara ve yuvA bane / unakA vivAha kara diyA gyaa| unake vivAha meM bhI eka nayA mor3a AyA / yaugalika yuga meM bahupatnI prathA nahIM thI / bahupatnI prathA kA prArambha RSabha se hotA hai / uttarakAla meM bahupatnI prathA ko bahuta mUlya milaa| eka-eka rAjA ke solaha hajAra rAniyAM hotI thIM, assI hajAra aura eka lAkha rAniyAM hotI thiiN| yaha mAnadaMDa bana gayA jisake jitanI adhika rAniyAM vaha utanA hI bar3A aadmii| zAyada isa prathA ko prAraMbha karane kA zreya bhagavAn RSabha ko milaa| pahalA avasara thA - - unake do pAliyAM huIM - sunaMdA aura sumaMgalA / taba taka bahupatnI kI prathA nahIM thI / eka jor3A janma letA aura vahI pati-patnI ke rUpa meM badala jaataa| koI bhI jor3A bIca meM nahIM maratA, ve aMta samaya taka eka sAtha rahate, akAla mRtyu nahIM hotI / akAla mRtyu kA prasaMga hI nahIM thA -- para eka durghaTanA ghttii| eka jor3A thA, usameM puruSa mara gayA, strI baca gaI / usa eka ekAkI strI ko RSabha ke sAtha jor3a diyA gayA / sunaMdA aura sumaMgalA kA RSabha ke sAtha vivAha ho gayA / kumAra : do artha RSabha kumAra se vivAhita bana ge| kumAra zabda ke do artha haiN| usakA pahalA artha hai--jaba taka rAjA jIvita hotA hai taba taka rAja - kumAra kumAra kahalAtA hai / RSabha kumAra -- kvAre nahIM rahe, zAdIzudA ho ge| AcArya hemacandra ne likhA hai-- RSabha kA vivAha ho gayA phira bhI ve bar3e anAsakta bhAva se vaivAhika jIvana jI rahe the RSabha aura mahAvIra 1 bhogAn svAmyapyanAsaktaH, patnIbhyAM bubhuje ciram / savedanIyamapi hi na karNa kSIyate'nyathA // Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha kA avataraNa yaha bAta samajha meM Ane jaisI hai / yadi vyakti vaivAhika jIvana jie, kAma-bhoga kA jIvana jie aura usameM prabala AkarSaNa ho to vaha na tIrthaMkara bana sakatA hai, na mokSa pA sakatA hai| eka tarka diyA gayA--jo mokSagAmI hai, muni se tIrthaMkara banane vAlA hai, vaha bhogatA huA bhI itanA anAsakta rahatA hai ki usameM lipta nahIM hotaa| RSabha kI parivAra aisA lagatA hai--RSabha ko bacapana se hI nayA-nayA kAma karane kI Adata par3a gaI / unhoMne aneka paramparAeM todd'ii| yaugalika yuga meM eka yugala eka yugala ko paidA karatA thaa| RSabha ne isa paramparA ko todd'aa| unake sau putra aura do putriyAM huIM / sumaMgalA ne ninyAnaveM putroM ko janma diyaa| sunaMdA ne bAhubalI ko janma diyaa| do bahaneM huIM-brAhmI aura sundarI / kAphI granthoM meM vivAda hai-kauna kisakA beTA thA aura kauna kisakI beTI thii| samavAyAMga ke sUtra ke anusAra itanA nizcita haisumaMgalA bharata kI mAtA thii| isase yaha siddha hotA hai--sunaMdA bAhubalI kI mAtA thii| RSabha kA pUrA parivAra bana gyaa| unakA putra bharata cakravartI bnaa| vikAsa ke naye AyAma jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti meM RSabha kA bahuta sundara varNana upalabdha hotA hai. ve kitane AdhyAtmika the, isakA bahuta mahattvapUrNa citraNa kiyA gayA hai| unake donoM putrabharata aura bAhabalI-alaga-alaga prakAra ke the| unakI donoM kanyAeM brAhmI aura suMdarI bhI alaga prakAra kI thiiN| bhagavAn ne unheM par3hAyA, unase bahuta kAma liyaa| strIzikSA kI bAta bhI RSabha se jur3I huI hai| unakI kanyA brAhmI ke nAma se lipi kA pravartana ho gyaa| brAhmI lipi bahuta prAcIna lipi hai| vaha Aja bhI cala rahI hai| RSabha ne jIvana kI eka naI zailI kA pravartana kiyaa| unase pUrva na koI par3hane vAlA thA aura na koI par3hAne vAlA / na koI guru thA, na koI ziSya / jo janmatA, vaha vaise hI paramparAgata DhaMga se jiitaa| na vikAsa thA, na vikAsa kI kAmanA thii| RSabha ne vikAsa ke nae AyAma prastuta kie| bhoja : vipra rAjA bhoja nadI ke taTa para khar3A thaa| eka vyakti nadI ko cIrakara taTa para A rahA thaa| vaha phaTehAla thaa| rAjA bhoja ne pUchA-'kiyan mAtraM jalaM vipra !' nadI meM jala kitanA hai? Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 RSabha aura mahAvIra vipra bolA - jAnudadhnaM narAdhipa - nadI meM ghuTane taka pAnI hai / bhoja ne dUsarA prazna kiyA- 'IdRzI kimavasthA te ? ' - tuma vidvAna brAhmaNa ho tumhArI yaha avasthA kaise ? brAhmaNa ne kahA - ' na hi sarve bhavAdRzA: / - saba Apa jaise nahIM haiM, jo isa avasthA ko sudhAra deM / rAjA bhoja isa uttara se prasanna ho utthaa| usane usakI avasthA ko sudhAra diyA, use garIba se saMpanna banA diyA / karma kA yuga saba vyakti RSabha ke samAna nahIM hote, jo vizva kI avasthA ko sudhAre / RSabha RSabha the / RSabha kA avataraNa naI dizA ke udghATana ke lie huA thA / unhoMne vizva kI sArI vyavasthAoM ko sudhAranA zurU kiyA, yuga ko nayA mor3a diyaa| jo yuga cala rahA thA, vaha AdivAsiyoM kA yuga thA / bahuta sImita pravRttiyAM thIM, bahuta sImita khAna-pAna thA / vyakti pratidina khAnA nahIM khAtA thaa| prazna ubharatA haiyogalika manuSya itanA laMbA samaya kaise bitAte the / na koI dhyAna karatA thA, na dharma karatA thA, na niMdA karatA thA, na koI bAtacIta kA viSaya thaa| phira itanA laMbA samaya kaise bItatA ? samAdhAna diyA gayA-- unakA jIvana sahaja - zAMta thA / ve apane Apame itane lIna the ki jaise apane bhItara se hI AnaMda barasatA thaa| unakA samaya anAyAsa kaTa jAtA / AnaMda kA pravAha kAla kI anubhUti ko badala detA hai / usa samaya karma bhUmi akarma bhUmi jaisI banI huI thii| jaina sAhitya meM bhUmi ko do bhAgoM meM bAMTA gayA-- karma bhUmi aura akarma bhUmi / akarma bhUmi meM kucha karanA nahIM hotA / na khetI karanI hotI hai aura na kucha aura kArya karanA hotA hai / vaha dhyAna meM hone vAlI akarma kI sthiti bhI nahIM hai / unake sahaja akarma hotA hai / isalie usa bhUmi meM rahane vAle akarma bhUmi ke jIva kahalAte haiM / RSabha ne eka mor3a diyA, karma ko sArthaka bnaayaa| karma kA yuga zurU ho gayA / RSabha ke avataraNa kA artha RSabha ke avataraNa kA artha hai-- pravRtti kA avataraNa / RSabha ke avataraNa kA artha hai - nivRtti kA avataraNa / korA pravRtti kA avataraNa hotA to RSabha kA jIvana adhUrA bana jaataa| korI nivRtti kA avataraNa hotA to zAyada kAma nahIM calatA / RSabha ke avataraNa kA artha hai-samAja-vyavasthA kA avataraNa / RSabha ke Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha kA avataraNa avataraNa kA artha hai-- kalA kA avataraNa / RSabha ke avataraNa kA artha haivijJAna, vidyA aura zilpa kA avataraNa / eka vyakti kA avataraNa sAre yuga kA avataraNa bana gayA / Aja pUre vikAsa ke itihAsa ke pIche prAgaitihAsika kAla meM jAeM to RSabha kA avataraNa usakA eka jItA-jAgatA citraNa hai / use samajhakara hama samAja ke Adima yuga ko samajha sakate haiM aura usakA sahI DhaMga se citrAMkana kara sakate haiN| 23 Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjataMtra kA sUtrapAta hamArI duniyA dvandvAtmaka hai| jahAM dvandva hai vahAM samasyAoM kA honA anivArya hai / kahA jAtA hai-- Aja bahuta samasyAeM haiM para saccAI yaha nahIM hai| atIta meM bhI bahuta sArI samasyAeM thiiN| kisI bhI yuga ke dastAveja ko dekheM, usameM yahI parilakSita hogA -- jamAnA bahuta kharAba hai| cAhe do sau varSa pahale ke dastAveja ko dekheM, cAhe do hajAra varSa pahale ke dastAveja ko dekheM, yahI svara mukharita hogA - Aja jamAnA bahuta kharAba A gayA hai / yaha zAzvata satya hai / samasyAeM sadA rahI haiN| bhraSTAcAra, anaitika vyavahAra Adi na jAne kitane doSAropaNa isa kalikAla para kie jAte haiM / yadi hama prAcInakAla meM jAeM, yaugalika yuga para dRSTi DAleM - to vahAM bhI ye samasyAeM parilakSita hoNgii| Aja kahA jAtA hai - isa vaijJAnika yuga meM, audyogika yuga meM aparAdha tejI se bar3ha rahe haiN| vaha bhI eka jamAnA thA, jaba aparAdha tejI se bar3ha rahe the, eka ke bAda eka samasyA ubharatI calI jA rahI thI, daNDanIti kA pravartana Avazyaka thA / kula vyavasthA : kulakara aparAdha aura avyavasthA ke niyamana ke lie usa samaya 'kula' vyavasthA kA vikAsa huaa| usake mukhiyA 'kulakara' khlaae| kulakara sAta hue haiM vimalavAhana * cakSuSmAn * yazasvI abhicaMdra prasenajita * marudeva * nAbhi hAkAra nIti kulakara vyavasthA meM tIna daMDanItiyAM pracalita huiiN| prathama kulakara vimalavAhana Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjataMtra kA sUtrapAta ne hAkAra nIti kA pravartana kiyaa| usase pahale koI daMDa nahIM thA, daNDanIti nahIM thii| vimalavAhana ne hAkAra nIti ke dvArA samAja ko anuzAsita bnaayaa| hAM ! tUne yaha kiyA'- yaha daNDa mRtyudaNDa se bhI jyAdA thaa| unhoMne jahAM 'hAM' kaha diyA vahAM sAre aparAdha samApta ho jAte the kintu samaya ke sAtha samasyAeM tejI se bar3hatI calI gaIM, janatA kA mAnasa badalatA calA gyaa| usa samaya 'hAM' kahane kA artha thA mauta / yaha hAkAra nIti dUsare kulakara cakSuSmAn taka prabhAvI rhii| tIsare kulakara yazasvI aura cauthe kulakara abhicaMdra ke yuga meM hAkAra nIti ne apanA prabhAva kho diyaa| 'hA' kahanA sAmAnya bAta ho gii| aparAdha usase Age bar3ha ge| aparAdha kA kAraNa aparAdhoM kA bhI apanA eka vijJAna hai| aparAdha kisa prakAra bar3hate haiM aura kyoM bar3hate haiM ? kina paristhitiyoM meM bar3hate haiM ? kisa prakAra kI mAnasika paristhiti, kisa prakAra kI zArIrika racanA, kisa prakAra ke zArIrika rasAyana aura kisa prakAra kA vAtAvaraNa-ye saba milakara aparAdhoM ko janma dete haiN| ye sAre pahalU aparAdha se jur3e hue haiN| usa yuga meM ye sArI paristhitiyAM badalane lagIM, zarIra-racanA meM thor3A-thor3A antara Ane lagA, mAnasika saMracanA meM bhI thor3A-thor3A antara Ane lgaa| jaba zarIra saMracanA aura mAnasika saMracanA-donoM badalate haiM taba bAharI vAtAvaraNa badalane laga jAtA hai, aparAdha bar3hane laga jAte haiN| mAkAra nIti aparAdhoM kI vRddhi se yaugalika janatA ghabarA utthii| kucha vyakti yazasvI ke pAsa aae| unhoMne nivedana kiyA-mahArAja ! aparAdha bar3ha rahe haiN| hAkAra nIti kA prabhAva kama ho gayA hai| aba 'hA' aparAdha rokane meM aprabhAvI bana rahA hai| Apa dUsarA upAya nikaaleN| yazasvI ne socA-aparAdhoM ko rokane ke lie dUsarA upAya nikAlanA caahie| unhoMne 'hA' ke sthAna para 'mA' zabda kA prayoga kiyaa| 'mA' zabda 'hA' se bhI zaktizAlI bana gyaa| zabdoM kA bhI apanA prabhAva hotA hai / yadi zabdoM ke prabhAva kA itihAsa likhA jAe to usameM 'hA' aura 'mA' kA itihAsa bhI likhA jaaegaa| zabda kA bahuta prabhAva hotA hai / 'hA' ke sthAna para 'mA' zabda prabhAvI bana gyaa| yaha davA camatkArI bana gii| jahAM choTA aparAdha hotA vahAM 'hA' zabda kA prayoga kiyA jAtA aura jahAM gambhIra aparAdha hotA vahAM 'mA' zabda kA prayoga hone lgaa| 'mA' bahuta kar3A daMDa mAnA jAne lgaa| yazasvI ko saMtoSa kI anubhUti huii| Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra unhoMne anubhava kiyA-bahuta hI ucita upAya mere hAtha laga gayA hai. eka aisI davA mere pAsa hai, jo tatkAla apanA prabhAva dikhAtI hai, jAdU dikhAtI hai / parantu yaha jAdU bhI jyAdA samaya Tika nahIM paayaa| dhikkAra nIti ___mAkAra' nIti kA prabhAva bhI kAphI samaya taka calatA rhaa| pAMcaveM kulakara ke samaya meM 'mA' ne apanA prabhAva kho diyaa| 'hA' zabda bhI niSprabhAvI ho gayA, 'mA' zabda bhI niSprabhAvI ho gyaa| para AdamI sahajatA se apanI hAra nahIM maantaa| yadi eka cIja apanA prabhAva kho detI hai to dUsarI cIja ko khojane kA prayatna karatA hai| vyakti kabhI ghuTane nahIM TekatA, hAra nahIM maantaa| idhara prakRti apanA kAma karatI hai to idhara manuSya kA dimAga apanA kAma karatA hai / vaha rukatA nahIM hai, thamatA nahIM hai, vaha nirantara Age bar3hatA calA jAtA hai| prakRti ke kitane hI thaper3e Ae, bAdhAeM aura rukAvaTeM AeM, vaha unheM pAra karane ke upAya khoja letA hai| hAkAra aura mAkAra ke niSprabhAvI hone para pAMcaveM kulakara ne eka nayA zabda khojA--'dhikkAra' / hAkAra, mAkAra aura dhikkAra / jahAM sAmAnya aparAdha hotA, vahAM 'hAkAra' nIti baratI jAtI, jahAM aparAdha thor3A gambhIra hotA, vahAM mAkAra nIti aura jahAM aparAdha bhayaMkara hotA, vahAM dhikkAra zabda kA prayoga hotaa| isase aparAdha zAMta ho jAte / tInoM daNDanItiyoM kA svarUpa yaha thA 1. hAya ! tUne yaha kiyA-hAkAra nIti / 2. aisA Age kabhI mata karanA-mAkAra nIti / 3. dhikkAra hai tujhe ki tUne aisA kiyA--dhikkAra nIti / kRta niyama badalate haiM ___ hama itihAsa ko dekheN| jaise-jaise samaya kA cakra Age khisakatA calA gayA vaise-vaise samAja kA mAnasa bhI badalatA calA gyaa| badalate pariveza meM dhikkAra bhI apanA prabhAva khone lagA yaha nahIM ho sakatA-jo niyama maiMne Aja banAyA, vaha zAzvata bana jaaegaa| koI bhI kRta niyama zAzvata nahIM hotaa| tarka-zAstra kA niyama hai-'yad yad kRtakaM tad tad anityam, yathA-ghaTa:', jo-jo kRta hotA hai, kiyA huA hotA hai vaha anitya hotA hai, jaise ghdd'aa| nitya vahI ho sakatA hai, jo naisargika hai, prAkRtika hai| jo akRta hai, kisI ke dvArA banAyA nahIM gayA hai. aura vahI zAzvata ho sakatA hai| zAzvata niyama kisI ke dvArA banAe nahIM jaate| ve niyata hote haiN| Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjataMtra kA sUtrapAta 27 jo prakRti kA niyama hai, vaha niyati hai| hama loga niyati ke artha para kucha bhrAntiyAM kara lete haiN| jo sArvabhauma niyama haiM, jAgatika niyama hai, unheM koI badala nahIM sktaa| kintu jo kRta niyama hai, vaha nizcita badala jaaegaa| samasyA kA vistAra ___ jaise-jaise manuSya kA AcaraNa badalatA gayA vaise-vaise niyama badalate cale ge| jaba nAbhi kulakara kA samaya AyA taba hAkAra, mAkAra aura dhikkAra-tInoM ne apanA prabhAva kho diyo / unake yuga meM tInoM aprabhAvI bana gae / janatA nAbhi ke pAsa gii| usane kahA-mahArAja ! aparAdha kI samasyA banI huI hai| koI bhI upAya kAryakara nahIM bana rahA hai| aba hama kyA kareM? ve RSabha ke pAsa ge| unake sAmane samasyA ko prastuta kiyaa| samAdhAna vahI de sakatA hai jo viziSTa jJAnI hotA hai| sAmAnya AdamI viziSTa jJAna nahIM de sakatA aura usake binA samasyA kA samAdhAna upalabdha nahIM hotaa| netA usI ko banAyA jAtA hai jo viziSTa jJAnI hotA hai, jo pratyeka samasyA kA samAdhAna khoja letA hai| AcArya ko upAyajJa kahA gayA hai| netA ko bhI upAyajJa kahA gayA hai| jo upAya ko nahIM jAnatA vaha kyA samAdhAna degA? kaise samAdhAna degaa| RSabha kA cintana RSabha ne socA-samasyA kA sthAyI samAdhAna honA caahie| kisa prakAra samAdhAna meM parivartana hotA calA gyaa| hA se mA aura mA se dhikkAra kA prayoga kiyA gayA, phira bhI samAdhAna nahIM ho paayaa| RSabha viziSTa jJAnI the| kucha kulakara matijJAna, zrutajJAna aura jAti smRti (pUrvajanma) jJAna se saMpanna the| unhoMne jo samAdhAna khojA, vaha jAtismRti ke dvArA khojA kintu RSabha tIna jJAna--matijJAna, zrutajJAna aura avadhijJAna se saMpanna the| unake pAsa jAti smRti jJAna bhI thaa| unhoMne apane atIndriya jJAna ke bala para paristhiti kA paryavekSaNa kiyaa| RSabha ne logoM se kahA-samasyA bahata bar3ha gaI hai| isakA samAdhAna zabdoM se hone vAlA nahIM hai / jahAM saba loga maryAdA kA ullaghaMna karane laga jAte haiM vahAM zabda-zakti kAma nahIM detii| usakA samAdhAna rAjazakti se hI ho sakatA hai| yadi rAjA zAsaka bana jAe to ye samasyAeM sulajha sakatI haiM Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra jJAnatrayadharo jAtismaraH svaamiityvoct| maryAdollaMdhinAM loke, rAjA bhavati zAsitA // RSabha kI vinamratA logoM ne pUchA-rAjA kyA hotA hai| RSabha bole-eka rAjA hotA hai, vaha sabakA zAsaka hotA hai| vaha kyA karatA hai? vaha sabakA mAlika hotA hai| usakI eka rAjadhAnI hotI hai, usake pAsa senA hotI hai| usake pAsa daNDazakti hotI hai| usake kaI saciva hote haiN| vaha sacivoM ke parAmarza se rAjya kA saMcAlana karatA hai| usake pAsa usakA apanA eka tantra hotA hai| yaha bahuta acchI bAta hai| kyA rAjA banane ke bAda koI aticAra nahIM hogA? atikramaNa nahIM hogA? aisA nahIM hogA, yaha to nahIM kahA jA sktaa| kintu aisA karane vAlA vyakti daNDita hogaa| daNDazakti ke AdhAra para vyavasthA ko ThIka rakhA jaaegaa| padArtha idhara-udhara nahIM le jAe jaaeNge| ina para niyamana hogA, anuzAsana hogaa| jo niyamoM kA atikramaNa karegA, use daNDa diyA jaaegaa| jahAM koI zAsana nahIM thA, taMtra nahIM thA, vahAM yaha upAya eka sundara samAdhAna lgaa| logoM ne kahA-Apa hI aisA upAya batA sakate haiN| Apa hI hamAre rAjA bana jaaeN| yaha kAma merA nahIM hai| Apa loga nAbhi ke pAsa jaaie| ve mere pitA haiM, kulakara haiN| Apa unase anurodha kareM-Apa hameM rAjA diijie| Apa anurodha kareMge to ve rAjA bana jaaeNge| rAjA kyoM cAhie? saba loga nAbhi ke pAsa ge| unhoMne nAbhi se anurodha kiyA--hameM rAjA caahie| Apa hameM rAjA diijie| nAbhi ne pUchA-rAjA kyA hotA hai ? unhoMne sArI bAta btaaii| Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjataMtra kA sUtrapAta 29 nAbhi ne kahA-rAjA ke bAre meM Apako kisane btaayaa| RSabha ne| rAjA kI kyA AvazyakatA hai? mahArAja ! Apa dekhie samasyAeM ulajha rahI haiN| koI kAma nahIM ho rahA hai| aparAdha bar3hate hI cale jA rahe haiN| agara aparAdha isI prakAra bar3hate cale gae to acchA nahIM hogaa| ina sAre aparAdhoM kI rokathAma ke lie eka rAjA kI AvazyakatA hai| Apa hameM rAjA deM, hamArA kAma ho jaaegaa| nAbhi kucha kSaNa ke lie mauna ho ge| rAjataMtra kA sUtrapAta do AdamI samaya para mauna rahate haiN| jo vyakti gaMbhIra hotA hai vaha mauna se kAma letA hai aura jo vyakti bahuta kaMjUsa hotA hai vaha mauna rahatA hai / mauna rahane se socane kA avakAza mila jAtA hai, socane kI zakti A jAtI hai| ____nAbhi ne socA-jo prastAva AyA hai, use svIkAra kiyA jAe ? kyA isase samasyA kA samAdhAna ho jAegA? gambhIra manthana ke bAda unheM yaha prastAva upayukta lgaa| unhoMne kahA--Apako rAjA mila jaaegaa| Apa ghoSaNA kareM, hamArA rAjA kauna hogA? isase Apako kyA matalaba hai? hama nAma sunanA cAhate haiN| vaha Apake sAmane A jaaegaa| hama usakA nAma abhI sunanA cAhate haiM ? Apa kise cAhate haiM? jise Apa upayukta samajheM lekina usakI ghoSaNA abhI kiijie| tumhArA rAjA hogA Rssbh| rAjA aura devatA janatA ne tAliyoM kI gar3agar3AhaTa ne isa ghoSaNA kA svAgata kiyaa| loga khuzI se jhUma utthe| unhoMne nAca-gAna kiyA, havA meM kapar3e uchaale| ve loga daur3e-daur3e RSabha ke pAsa phuNce| unhoMne harSollAsabhare svaroM se kahA-Apa Aja hamAre rAjA bana gae haiN| Apa isa rAjya ko sNbhaaleN| hama ApakI prajA haiM / Apa hamArI samasyA kA nirAkaraNa kareM, sAre aparAdhoM ko miTAeM / hama saba parezAna haiN| dina-pratidina Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 RSabha aura mahAvIra aparAdha bar3hate hI jA rahe haiN| Apa apane pada ko saMbhAleM aura apane kAryoM se zAMtipUrNa jIvana kA mArga prazasta kreN| yaha rAjatantra ke sUtrapAta kA pahalA kSaNa thaa| yaha samAja ke Adima yuga ke itihAsa kA vaha dina thA, jisa dina rAjataMtra kA sUtrapAta huaa| rAjatantra kA itihAsa bahuta lambA hai kintu usakA Adi bindu Adima yuga meM hai| mAtra hindustAna kA hI nahIM, pUre vizva kA itihAsa rAjataMtra kA itihAsa hai / RSabha pahale rAjA bane / rAjAoM kA rAjya sthApita ho gayA aura rAjA itane pratiSThita ho gae ki rAjA aura devatAdo nahIM rhe| rAjA kI mAnyatA bhI devatA ke rUpa meM hone lgii| jitanA pUjyanIya, sammAnanIya aura AdaraNIya devatA hotA hai utanA hI zraddhA aura Adara kA pAtra rAjA bana gyaa| rAjA kI pratiSThA bar3hatI calI gaI / pRthvI para usase bar3hakara koI sAmAnya vyakti nahIM rhaa| rAjA eka divya zakti bana gyaa| rAjatantra kA uddezya jisa dina RSabha ke rAjA banane kI ghoSaNA huI, vaha rAjataMtra ke itihAsa kA pahalA kSaNa thaa| rAjataMtra ke itihAsa kA pahalA sUryodaya haA, sUrya kI pahalI kiraNeM phUTIM / usI dina rAjataMtra kI ghoSaNA huI aura vidhivat samAja-vyavasthA ko calAne kA sUtrapAta huaa| bar3I machalI choTI machalI ko na nigala jaae| koI bhI vyakti zaktizAlI ho sakatA hai kintu vaha apanI zakti kA durupayoga na kare, kamajora yA zaktihIna ko satAe nahIM, unake adhikAroM kA hanana na kare, unake zAMtipUrNa jIvana meM bAdhA na ddaale| ina sArI bAtoM ke lie rAjataMtra kA udbhava huaa| Aja ye vicAra bhI purAne ho gae haiN| prAcInakAla meM rAjataMtra ke sUtrapAta ke ye kAraNa batalAe gae haiM kintu arastu ne ina tarkoM ko svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne kahA-yadi rAjataMtra hone kA artha yahI hai ki zaktizAlI samAja yA zaktizAlI vyakti dasare ko satAe nahIM, to vaisA rAjataMtra koI arthavAn rAjataMtra nahIM hai / vAstava meM rAjataMtra ke pravartaka kA uddezya honA cAhie-sadguNoM kA vikAsa / yahI kAraNa sthAyI hotA hai, zAzvata hotA hai aura ise hI mahattva diyA jA sakatA hai| jo rAjataMtra samAja meM sadguNoM kA vikAsa na kara sake, jisakA uddezya mAtra daNDa denA hI raha jAe, vaha adhika samaya taka Tika nahIM pAtA / rAjataMtra meM udAtta nAyaka kA caritra sAmane Ae tabhI rAjataMtra kI mahimA gAI jA sakatI hai| . yaha dila ko chU lene vAlI bAta hai| rAjataMtra kA uddezya daNDazakti ke dvArA kevala aparAdha kA niyaMtraNa nahIM hai| usakA uddezya hai-mAnavIya guNoM kA vikAsa / Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjataMtra kA sUtrapAta 31 yaha Aja bhI vivecanIya viSaya hai- rAjataMtra ke itihAsa meM jaina AcAryoM kA kyA-kyA abhimata rahA hai? unhoMne use kisa dRSTi se mahattvapUrNa batalAyA hai ? samAja vyavasthA : dharma RSabha kevala daNDa dene ke lie rAjA nahIM bane / vaha eka pahalU ho sakatA hai| unhoMne jo vyavasthA dI, vaha do koNoM para AdhArita lagatI hai. vaha rAjataMtrIya samAja acchA hotA hai, jahAM artha aura padArtha kA na abhAva hotA hai aura na prabhAva hotA hai| samAja ke lie artha aura padArtha kA abhAva honA acchA nahIM hai| unakA abhAva honA samAja ke patana kA kAraNa hai / unakA abhAva na honA, yaha samAja vyavasthA kA aMga bana jAtA hai aura unakA prabhAva na honA, yaha dharma kA aMkuza bana jAtA hai| ina do aMkuzoM ke AdhAra para RSabha ne rAjataMtra ko sNbhaalaa| RSabha kA rAjA ke pada para vidhivat abhiSeka huaa| abhiSeka kI lambI prakriyA clii| RSabha rAjakumAra se rAjA bana gae, rAjya kI vyavasthA meM juTa ge| Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura samAja vyavasthA kartavya aura dharma-ina donoM kA viveka spaSTa nahIM hotA hai to samAja samasyAoM se ghira jAtA hai / yaha Aja kI bar3I samasyA hai| Aja karttavya aura dharma kA viveka spaSTa nahIM lgtaa| AcArya bhikSu kI sabase bar3I dena hai--karttavya aura dharma ke viveka kA puna:jAgaraNa, karttavya aura dharma ke viveka kI puna:sthApanA / unhoMne bahuta spaSTatA se isa tathya kA pratipAdana kiyA-karttavya alaga hotA hai aura dharma alaga hotA bhojana kI samasyA ___RSabha rAjA bane / rAjA kA apanA kartavya hotA hai / unhoMne apane dAyitva kA nizcaya kiyaa| unhoMne sabase pahale socA-prajA ke prati merA dAyitva kyA hai ? maiM prajA ke lie kyA karUM? unhoMne prajA kI prAthamika AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti para apanA dhyAna kendrita kiyaa| sabase pahalI AvazyakatA hotI hai bhojana kii| bhojana kI pUrti samasyA kA rUpa le rahI thii| kalpavRkSoM se jo kucha milatA thA, usase jIvana kA kAma calanA kaThina ho gyaa| bhagavAn RSabha ne isa samasyA ko sulajhAne kA saMkalpa kiyaa| unhoMne logoM ko khetI karanA sikhaayaa| logoM ne khetI karanA prAraMbha kara diyaa| anAja paidA hone lgaa| khAdya padArthoM kI samasyA sulajhane lgii| logoM ne pahalI bAra anAja khaayaa| anAja ko pakAne kA na sAdhana upalabdha thA aura na hI usake pakAne kA bodha thaa| loga kaccA anAja pacA nahIM ske| samasyA paidA ho gii| anAja bahuta zaktizAlI hotA hai / jisa bhUmi para pahalI bAra anna upajA, vaha kitanA zaktizAlI rahA hogA, isakI kalpanA hI kI jA sakatI hai| loga RSabha ke pAsa aae| unhoMne nivedana kiyA-mahArAja ! hamane anAja khAyA kintu ajIrNa ho gyaa| anAja pacatA nahIM hai| hama kyA kareM? RSabha ne kahA-tuma anAja ko hAtha se malakara khAo, usake chilake utAra kara khAo, use jala se dhokara khaao| logoM ne vaisA kiyA phira bhI ve anAja ko pacA nahIM paae| Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura samAja vyavasthA samAja vikAsa kA AdhAra eka dina aisA huA--jaMgala meM anAyAsa eka prakAza dikhAI diyaa| loga usa ora daur3a pdd'e| unhoMne socA-yaha kyA hai? unhoMne kabhI prakAza dekhA nahIM thaa| unhoMne prakAza meM hAtha DAlA, hAtha jala ge| unheM asahya pIr3A huI / ve daur3e-daur3e RSabha ke pAsa pahuMce, bole-mahArAja ! na jAne jaMgala meM kyA AyA hai ? hamAre hAtha jala gae haiM / RSabha ne apane atIndriya jJAna kA prayoga kiyaa| unhoMne jAnA--agni paidA ho gaI hai| mAnavIya samAja ke vikAsa kA sabase bar3A sAdhana hai agni| agara mAnavIya vikAsa ke itihAsa se agni ko nikAla deM to samAja kA vikAsa samApta ho jAtA hai| agara vidyuta ko nikAla diyA jAe to vaijJAnika yuga kA astitva hI samApta ho jaae| agni aura vidyut--ye do aise tatva haiM jinake AdhAra para samAja kA vikAsa TikA huA hai / agni kI utpatti kA kAraNa hai-snigdha aura rukSa-kAla kA yoga / ekAnta snigdhakAla aura ekAMta rukSakAla meM agni paidA nahIM hotii| RSabha ne kahA--aba snigdharukSa kAla A gayA hai isalie agni paidA ho gaI hai-- svAmyapyUcaM snigdharukSakAlAdeSognirutthitaH / naikAntarukSe naikAntasnigdhe kAle bhavatyasau // briTenikA kA abhimata briTenikA kA jo vizva koza hai, usameM likhA gayA hai-'negeTiva aura paoNjITiva-donoM ke yoga se vidyuta paidA hotI hai| isa siddhAnta ko hajAroM varSa pahale jaina logoM ne samajha liyA thaa|' jaba taka kAla, snigdha aura rukSa nahIM thA taba taka RSabha bhI agni paidA nahIM kara sakate the| jaba taka hamAre vAtAvaraNa meM paoNjITiva aura negeTiva kA yoga nahIM hotA taba taka vidyut paidA nahIM ho sktii| RSabha ne kahA- yaha jo prakAza dikhAI de rahA hai, vaha Aga hai| isase tumhAre khAne kI samasyA kA samAdhAna ho jaaegaa| aba tuma anAja ko agni meM pakAkara khaao| logoM ne anAja ko agni meM DAlA / vaha pakA nahIM, jala gyaa| loga punaH bhagavAn ke pAsa aae| unhoMne nivedana kiyA-mahArAja ! samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM huaa| vaha to ulajhI hI calI jA rahI hai| sArA anAja jalakara bhasma ho rahA hai| __usa yuga ke loga kitane bhole the ! ajJAna ke sAtha bahuta sArI samasyAeM svata: A jAtI haiN| Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra AdhAra aura Adheya kA pahalA sambandha RSabha ne kahA-aise nahIM pakegA anAja / hama kaise pakAeM anAja ko? RSabha logoM ke sAtha ge| unhoMne kahA-miTTI khodo? logoM ne miTTI khoda ddaalii| isameM pAnI DAlakara isakA mardana karo? logoM ne RSabha ke kathana ke anusAra mardana kiyaa| isakA cAka bnaao| vaha bhI bana gyaa| unhoMne cAka se ghar3A banAne kI vidhi samajhAI / usa vidhi se logoM ne ghar3A taiyAra kara liyaa| ghar3e meM anAja ddaalo| prajA ne ghaDe ko anAja se bhara diyaa| ise Aga para rkho| ghar3e ko Aga para rakhA gayA aura anAja bhI paka gyaa| pahalI bAra AdhAra aura Adheya ke sambandha kA vikAsa huaa| isase pahale na koI AdhAra thA aura na koI Adheya thA / ghar3A AdhAra hai aura usameM jo hai, vaha Adheya hai| AdhAra ko Adheya kA sambandha milA aura eka samasyA ko samAdhAna mila gyaa| pravRtti kA cakra ___ eka samasyA sulajhI parantu dUsarI samasyA utpanna ho gii| aisA lagatA haiRSabha ke ve dina nita naI samasyAoM ko sulajhAne ke dina the| pratidina naI samasyA AtI aura pratidina usakA samAdhAna khojA jAtA / ghar3A bana gayA, anAja paidA ho gyaa| prazna paidA huA- anAja kA kyA kareM? saba jagaha anAja nahIM hotaa| jahAM anAja nahIM hotA hai, vahAM loga bhUkhe mreNge| una taka anAja kaise pahuMcAyA jAe? saMbhava hai| isa prazna ke samAdhAna svarUpa gAr3I kA nirmANa haA hogaa| mAnA jAtA hai jisa dina pahiyA banA, usa dina mAnava samAja kA bhAgyodaya huaa| pahiyA hamArI gati kA AdhAra banatA hai| gati meM tvaratA A gii| eka AdamI kitanA teja cala sakatA hai / pahiyA bahuta teja aura bahuta bhAra Dhone kA eka mAdhyama bana gyaa| gAr3I Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura samAja vyavasthA banAne kA prasaMga sAmane aayaa| pahalA zilpI banA kumhAra aura dUsarA zilpI banAsuthAra / gAr3I kA nirmANa ho gyaa| isa prakAra dhIre-dhIre sau zilpakarmoM kA vikAsa hotA calA gyaa| eka niyama hai-jaise-jaise pravRtti bar3hegI, vaise-vaise karma bar3hegA aura sAtha-sAtha samasyAeM bhI bddh'egii| RSabha ne pravRtti aura karma kA eka cakra zurU kara diyaa| bhagavAn ne tIna dizA meM vikAsa ko gati dI* bahattara kalAoM kA vikAsa * causaTha strI kalA kA vikAsa * sau zilpa karma kA vikAsa sAvadha kAryoM kA pravartana kyoM? prazna hotA hai---RSabha ne ye saba kArya kyoM kie ? jaMbUdvIpa prajJapti ke sUtrakAra ke mana meM bhI yaha prazna prastuta ho gayA thA-RSabha ne yaha saba kucha kyoM kiyA? bhagavAn ne ye tInoM kAma prajA ke hita ke lie kie kintu bhagavAn ne ina sAvadha kAryoM kA upadeza kyoM diyA? AcArya hemacandra ke sAmane bhI yaha prazna thA--tIna jJAna ke dhAraka RSabha ne karmabandha ke ye sAre kAma kyoM kie? unhoMne inakA pravartana kisalie kiyA? samAja ke lie inakA vikAsa karanA sAvadha hai, inameM AdhyAtmika dharma nahIM hai| yaha jAnate hue bhI RSabha ne jina karmoM kA vikAsa kiyA, usakA kAraNa kyA thA? vahAM AtmAnukaMpA kA prazna bhI nahIM thaa| ina sabake pravartana kA uddezya kyA ho sakatA hai ? AcArya hemacandra ne eka samAdhAna prastuta kiyA hai etacca sarva sAvadyamapi lokaanukNpyaa| svAmI pravartayAmAsa, jAnan karttavyamAtmanaH / / ye sAre kArya sAvadha haiM, yaha jAnate hue bhI apane kartavya ko mukhyatA dekara RSabha ne lokAnukaMpA se ina kAryoM kA pravartana kiyaa| dharma aura kartavya ___jaba vyakti karttavya ko or3ha letA hai aura usakA nirvahana nahIM karatA hai taba samasyA paidA ho jAtI hai| vyakti karttavya ko na or3he, yaha ho sakatA hai kintu kartavya ko or3hane ke bAda usase pIche haTanA, usakA nirvAha na karanA ucita nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| gAya kA dUdha duhanA hai kintu ghAsa DAlate samaya vyakti socane laga jAeyaha kAma mere se nahIM ho sktaa| yaha vyakti kI doharI mUrkhatA hai| jisa vyakti ko Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra dUdha se koI matalaba nahIM hai, vaha aisI bAta soca sakatA hai| jise Atmastha rahanA hai use gAya ke khUTe se bAMdhane kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| eka vyakti kahe--maiM gAya kA dUdha cAhatA hUM kintu use khAnA nahIM khilAUMgA, pAnI nahIM pilAUMgA to kyA karma kA bandha nahIM hogA? viveka jAge binA isa mUrkhatA ko miTAyA nahIM jA sktaa| vyakti sAre kArya karanA cAhatA hai kintu jahAM kartavya pAlana kA prazna AtA hai vahAM use pApa kI cintA satAtI hai| ise usakI sahI samajha nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| jarUrI hai viveka ___ AcArya bhikSu ne jo darzana diyA aura AcArya hemacandra kA jo maMtavya hai, usameM koI antara nahIM hai| Aja isa viveka kA jAganA Avazyaka hai-karttavya alaga hotA hai aura dharma kI ArAdhanA kA mArga alaga hotA hai / lokamAnya tilaka ne gItA rahasya meM isakI bahuta sundara mImAMsA kI hai-jaba taka laukika dharma aura AdhyAtmika dharma ko alaga-alaga nahIM samajheMge taba taka samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM hogaa| abhI kucha dina pUrva mahAvIra vanasthalI kA udghATana karate hue pradhAnamaMtrI rAjIva gAMdhI ne kahA-dharma se rAjanIti ko alaga rakhA jaae| yaha AcArya bhikSu ke darzana kA phalitArtha hai| AcArya bhikSu ne yahI kahA thA-dharma alaga hai, samAjanIti aura rAjanIti alaga hai| samAja kI apanI AvazyakatAeM aura upayogitAeM haiM, unako samAja kA vyakti chor3a nahIM sakatA kintu jahAM dharmanIti-rAjanIti aura samAja nIti kA mizraNa hotA hai vahAM hajAroM samasyAeM paidA ho jAtI haiN| samasyAoM se mukti isa viveka se hI sambhava hai-dharma alaga hai, rAjanIti aura samAjanIti alaga hai| terApaMtha dharmasaMgha meM prArambha se hI choTe baccoM ko sikhAyA jAtA hai-tIna nItiyAM hotI haiM-dharmanIti, rAjanIti aura samAjanIti / ye tInoM alaga-alaga haiM aura inakA apanA-apanA kAryakSetra hai| RSabha : rAjya kA dAyitva RSabha ne samAja ke lie jo kucha kiyA, vaha apane kartavya kI pUrti ke lie kiyaa| ve rAjA the| rAjA kA apanA dAyitva hotA hai, apanA karttavya hotA hai| use apane kartavya aura dAyitva kA nirvAha karanA hI hotA hai| RSabha saMnyAsI nahIM bane the| jo rAjasiMhAsana para baiThA hai, jisane rAjya kA dAyitva or3hA hai, use prajAhita kI bAta socanI hI par3atI hai| RSabha ne bhI vaisA hI kiyaa| unhoMne prajAhita ke lie sundara mArgadarzana diyaa| ve prajAhita meM kArya karate cale ge| rAjA kA apanA Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura samAja vyavasthA 37 hita nahIM hotA / vAstava meM rAjA vahI hotA hai jisakA ciMtana prajAhita meM ho / prajA ke hita meM hI rAjA kA hita nihita hotA hai| yadi lokataMtra ke saMdarbha meM dekheM to zAsaka kA apanA hita nahIM honA caahie| jahAM zAsaka kA apanA hita hotA hai vahAM zAsanataMtra hI gar3abar3A jAtA hai| RSabha ke sAmane bhI yaha ahaM prazna thaa| RSabha AdhyAtmika puruSa the| unhoMne prajAhita kA atikramaNa nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne sArI zakti prajAhita meM lagA dii| janatA kI prAthamika AvazyakatAoM ke sAdhana sulabha ho gae / asi, maSi, kRSi kA vikAsa hone lgaa| janatA kA khAna-pAna, rahana-sahana, vyApAra vyavasAya vyavasthita bana gyaa| khetI ko janatA taka pahuMcAne ke lie vinimaya kA sAdhana vyApAra ho gyaa| loga vyavasAyI bana ge| jaba pragati bar3hatI hai taba surakSA kI bhI AvazyakatA hotI hai / surakSA ke prazna se surakSA taMtra kA nirmANa ho gyaa| tIna kArya saMpAdita ho gae-kRSi, vANijya aura surkssaa| cauthA kArya thA-- zAsana vyvsthaa| RSabha ne zAsana kI vyavasthA ko bhI eka rUpa pradAna kara diyaa| zilpakalA aura vyavasAya kA prazikSaNa RSabha ne apane jyeSTha putra bharata ko bahattara kalAeM sikhlaaiiN| kaniSTha putra bAhubalI ko prANI kI lakSaNa vidyA kA upadeza diyaa| bar3I putra brAhmI ko aThAraha lipiyoM aura sundarI ko gaNita kA adhyayana kraayaa| dhanurveda, arthazAstra, cikitsAzAstra, krIr3A-vidhi Adi-Adi vidyAoM kA pravartana kara logoM ko suvyavasthita aura susaMskRta banA diyaa| ___agni kI utpatti ne vikAsa kA srota khola diyaa| pAtra, aujAra, vastra, citra Adi zilpoM kA janma huaa| annapAka ke lie pAtra-nirmANa Avazyaka huaa| kRSi gRha-nirmANa Adi ke lie aujAra Avazyaka the, isalie lohakAra zilpa kA Arambha huaa| sAmAjika jIvana ne vastra-zilpa aura gRha-zilpa ko janma diyaa| ___nakha, keza Adi ko kATane ke lie nApita-zilpa (kSaura-karma) kA pravartana huaa| ina pAMcoM zilpoM kA pravartana agni kI utpatti ke bAda huaa| padArthoM ke vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha unake vinimaya kI AvazyakatA anubhUta huii| usa samaya RSabha ne vyavasAya kA prazikSaNa diyaa| kRSikAra, vyApArI aura rakSaka-varga bhI agni kI utpatti ke bAda bane / kahA jA sakatA hai-agni ne kRSi ke upakaraNa, AyAta-niryAta ke sAdhana aura astra-zastro ko janma de mAnava ke bhAgya ko badala diyaa| Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra padArtha bar3he taba parigraha meM mamatA bar3hI, saMgraha hone lagA / kauTumbika mamatva bhI bar3hA / lokaiSaNA aura dhanaiSaNA ke bhAva jAga uThe / aparAdhI kauna hotA hai ? ina sArI vyavasthAoM ke sAtha-sAtha daNDanIti kA bhI vikAsa huaa| kulakaroM ke samaya meM hAkAra, mAkAra aura dhikkAra--ye daNDanIti ke tIna aMga the / rAjataMtra ke udaya ke sAtha naI daMDanIti kA vikAsa huaa| jaise-jaise rAjataMtra meM pragati bar3hI, vikAsa bar3hA, kArobAra bar3hA, surakSA taMtra majabUta huA, vaise-vaise janatA kA mAnasa badalatA calA gyaa| prajA meM lobha kA bhAva bar3ha gyaa| jaba lobha bar3hatA hai taba sArI bAteM bar3ha jAtI haiN| lobha bar3hatA hai to sAre aparAdha bar3ha jAte haiM / lobha saba aparAdhoM kA mUla hai| bhAvAtmaka bImAriyoM kA kAraNa bhI lobha banatA hai| zarIrazAstrI kahate haiM-- jaba pratirodhAtmaka rakSA praNAlI aura jaivika praNAlI kamajora hotI hai taba bImArI paidA hotI hai / prAkRtika cikitsA kA siddhAMta hai- sArI bImArI peTa se zurU hotI hai| Ayurveda meM lobha ke do pariNAma batalAe gae haiN| lobha se pAcanataMtra prabhAvita hotA hai / jitanA lobha bar3hegA, utanA pAcana-taMtra kharAba hotA calA jAegA / lobha kA dUsarA pariNAma hai- hArTa kI durbalatA / isa bAta para bhI dhyAna deM - jaba aparAdha bar3hegA, taba pAcana-taMtra bigdd'egaa| pAcana-taMtra bigar3ane se mastiSka kA taMtra prabhAvita hogA aura AdamI aparAdhI bana jaaegaa| jisa vyakti kA pAcana-taMtra svastha hai, usakA mastiSka svastha hai / vaha vyakti aparAdhI nahIM hogaa| aparAdhI hone ke lie pAcana-taMtra kA bigar3anA mukhya kAraNa banatA hai / daNDa ke cAra prakAra 38 samAja vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha aparAdha panapane lge| aparAdhoM kI rokathAma ke lie daNDanIti ko nayA AyAma diyA gyaa| RSabha ne cAra prakAra ke daMDa kA vidhAna kiyA-- paribhASita - thor3e samaya ke lie najarabanda karanA - krodhapUrNa zabdoM meM aparAdhI ko 'yahIM baiTha jAo' kA Adeza denA / * maNDalI banda - isa daNDa meM aparAdhI se kahA jAtA - tuma isa sImA se bAhara nahIM jA sakate / * najarabanda -- bandhana kA pryog| isa daNDa ko pAne vAlA vyakti apane ghara se bAhara nahIM jA sakatA yA amuka sthAna se bAhara nahIM jA sakatA / Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura samAja vyavasthA * daNDa prahAra - daNDa pryog| yaha sabase bar3A daMDa thA / bhayaMkara aparAdhI ko DaMDoM se mAranA / mRtyudaNDa : amAnavIya kRtya RSabha ke samaya meM ina cAra daMDoM kA vikAsa huaa| kArAvAsa aura daNDa prahAra daNDa saMhitA meM mAnya the kintu usa samaya mRtyudaNDa kA vikAsa nahIM huA / mRtyudaNDa kA pracalana kaba huA, ise kaba mAnyatA milI, yaha nizcita taura para nahIM kahA jA sakatA / mRtyudaNDa eka prakAra kA amAnavIya kRtya sA lagatA hai / eka ora isakA virodha ho rahA hai to dUsarI ora mRtyudaNDa dene kA silasilA jArI hai| abhI kucha dina pahale samAcAra patra par3hA- IrAna meM pAMca sau vyaktiyoM ko phAMsI kI sajA de dI gaI / yaha bahuta vicitra bAta hai / sAre saMsAra meM eka prazna ubhara rahA hai-- mRtyudaNDa ko samApta kiyA jAe / mRtyudaNDa se aparAdha ruke haiM, aisA pratIta nahIM hotA / aparAdhI aparAdha karate cale jA rahe haiM aura sarakAreM unheM phAMsI para car3hAtI calI jA rahI haiM / aparAdha rokane kI jo dUsarI prakriyA hai, usa ora koI dhyAna nahIM de rahA hai| na jAne kitane rAjanItika loga phAMsI ke takhte para car3ha jAte haiN| yadi kisI se pratizodha lenA hai to usa para koI Aropa mar3ha do aura use siddha kara phAMsI para car3hA do / vizva ke aneka pradhAnamaMtrI isa prakAra phAMsI ke phande para car3hAe jA cuke haiM / ise mAnavIya kRtya nahIM kahA jA sakatA / daNDa kI naI vyavasthA RSabha ke yuga meM daNDa kA jo vikAsa huA, vaha isa prakAra se nahIM huA / itane krUratApUrNa daNDa kA vidhAna nahIM thA / pahale aparAdhI ko yaha anubhava karAyA jAtA -- tumane aparAdha kiyA hai, galata kArya kiyA jAtA hai / usake bAda use daNDita kiyA jAtA / kArAvAsa kI bAta to samajha meM A sakatI hai / jo jyAdA aparAdha karatA hai, use eka sthAna para banda kara diyA jAe to vaha aparAdha nahIM kara pAegA / kintu aparAdhI ko bahuta krUra yAtanAeM denA, sUlI para car3hA denA, usake zarIra ke avayava ko kATa denA, aMga-bhaMga kara denA, amAnavIya kRtya sA lagatA hai / mAnavIya dRSTi se soceM to ye kRtya ucita nahIM lagate / RSabha ke samaya meM jo daNDa kA vikAsa huA, vaha samajhadArI se paripUrNa lagatA hai / RSabha ne aparAdhoM kI rokathAma bhI kI aura aisI vyavasthA ko janma diyA, jisase aparAdha bhI na bar3heM tathA mAnavIya krUratA ko prazraya bhI na mile| unake isa upakrama se daNDa kI naI vyavasthA kA sUtrapAta ho gyaa| 39 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra strI zikSA kA zreya RSabha ne zikSA para bhI paryApta dhyAna diyaa| unhoMne bharata, bAhubalI Adi putroM ko pddh'aayaa| strI-zikSA kA sUtrapAta bhI unake dvArA huaa| unhoMne brAhmI ko aTThAraha lipiyAM sikhAIM / Aja lipikalA meM kauna kuzala hai, yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA kintu RSabha ne lipikalA kA adhikAra pradAna striyoM ko sauNpaa| lipikalA ke kSetra meM pahalA sthAna mahilAoM kA hai aura unheM yaha sthAna RSabha ne pradAna kiyaa| unhoMne sundarI ko gaNita vidyA sikhaaii| gaNita para bhI mahilAoM kA adhikAra sunizcita bana gyaa| strI-zikSA ke vikAsa kA vaha Adi bindu thaa| madhyayuga hindustAna ke lie andhakAra kA yuga rhaa| mahAbhArata yuddha ke bAda jJAna-vijJAna, kalA, sabhyatA Adi kA hrAsa ho gyaa| ina sabake jo jJAtA the, ve mahAbhArata ke yuddha meM mAre ge| aisI sthiti meM mahAbhArata kA yuddha hindustAna kI vidyAoM ke lie abhizApa bana gyaa| RSabharAjya : rAmarAjya vaha eka yuga thA, jaba RSabha ne apane ghara ko saMbhAlA, apanI prajJA ko sNbhaalaa| unhoMne kisI ko asaMtuSTa nahIM hone diyaa| koI vyakti aisA nahIM thA, jo yaha kaha sake--merA vikAsa nahIM huA, maiMne kucha nahIM siikhaa| vaha eka aisA svarNima yuga thA, jisameM na koI bhikhArI thA, na koI garIba thA aura na koI amIra thaa| usa samaya savA solaha-AnA samAjavAda thaa| kalpanA kareM-jisa yuga meM pUrNa samAjavAda vikAsa para thA, usa yuga kI vyavasthAeM kitanI sundara aura sudRr3ha rahI hoMgI ! Aja rAmarAjya prasiddhi pA gyaa| loga prasiddhi kA sUtra jAnate nahIM haiM / yadi hama rAmarAjya aura RSabharAjya kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana kareM to eka nayA prakAza mila sakatA hai| rAma ko vAlmIki mila gae, rAma-rAma bana ge| RSabha ko koI vAlmIki nahIM milaa| jisa dina RSabha ko koI vAlmIki mila jAegA, RSabharAja sthApita ho jaaegaa| Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma tIrtha kA pravartana hindustAna meM do paramparAeM bahuta purAnI haiM-zramaNa paraMparA aura vaidika paramparA / kauna kitanI purAnI hai ? kauna pahale hai aura kauna bAda meM ? yaha Aja bhI anusaMdhAna kA viSaya banA huA hai| jo bahuta purAnI hotI hai, vaha acchI hotI hai aura jo naI hotI hai, vaha acchI nahIM hotI, yaha vyApti ThIka nahIM hai| eka naI paraMparA bahuta tejasvI aura bahuta zreSTha ho sakatI hai| purAnI paramparA tejasvI aura zreSTha nahIM bhI ho sktii| purAnA honA yA nayA honA zreSThatA kA mApadaNDa nahIM hai| phira bhI aitihAsika dRSTi se yaha jJAtavya avazya hotA hai ki purAnA kauna hai aura nayA kauna? bhagavAn RSabha : zramaNa paramparA zramaNa paramparA bahuta prAcIna hai, isameM koI saMdeha nahIM hai| aitihAsika kAla, prAgaitihAsika kAla-ye atIta ko jAnane ke do koNa haiM / itihAsa kI sAmagrIpurAtattva, bhUkhanana, sikke Adi-Adi ke AdhAra para itihAsakAla mAnA jAtA hai / usase jo bhI atIta hai, vaha prAg-aitihAsika kAla hai| ___mahAvIra itihAsa puruSa haiM, pArzvanAtha bhI itihAsa puruSa haiM / usase Age itihAsa kI vaha sAmagrI prApta nahIM hai, jisake dvArA usakI aitihAsikatA kI kasauTI kI jA ske| jaina dharma kA zeSa sArA atIta prAga-aitihAsika kAla kI sImA meM AtA hai| prazna hotA hai--jaina dharma kA pravartana kaba huA? kyA mahAvIra ne jaina dharma kA pravartana kiyA? tIrthaMkara Adikara hotA hai| tIrthakara kisI kA anuyAyI nahIM hotaa| koI tIrthaMkara kisI tIrthakara kA anuyAyI nahIM hai / mahAvIra pArzva ke anuyAyI nahIM haiM, pArzva RSabha ke anuyAyI nahIM haiN| saba Adikara haiN| prazna huA--pratyeka tIrthaMkara Adikara hotA hai to tIrthakara caubIsa kyoM? caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI eka zrRMkhalA kyoM? aisA kyoM mAnA gayA? yaha Aja bhI anusaMdhAna kA viSaya hai| ____ saba svataMtra haiM, Adikara haiN| isa dRSTi se mahAvIra bhI pravartaka haiN| kintu jaina dharma kA sabase pahale pravartana kisane kiyA? isa prazna kI khoja meM hama yAtrA karate-karate usa yuga meM pahuMca jAte haiM jisa yuga meM yugaloM kA yuga samApta hotA hai Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra aura samAja kA yuga prArambha hotA hai| samAja ke usa Adima yuga meM bhagavAn RSabha ne sabase pahale jaina dharma kA pravartana kiyaa| kevala jaina dharma kA hI nahIM, samagra zramaNa dharma kA pravartana bhagavAn RSabha ne kiyaa| jo paramparA bhagavAn RSabha dvArA sthApita kI gaI, usa paramparA kA nAma hai zramaNa paramparA / usa paramparA meM aneka sampradAya bane, sAMkhya saMpradAya, bauddha saMpradAya, AjIvaka saMpradAya, Adi-Adi na jAne kitane saMpradAya vikasita hue / unakI saMkhyA cAlIsa taka calI gaI / usase adhika saMkhyA bhI ho sakatI hai| jitane avaidika saMpradAya the ve sAre zramaNa paramparA meM the| una sAre saMpradAyoM kI paramparAoM kA pravartana bhagavAn RSabha se huA hai| itihAsa phUloM kA rAjA RSabha eka dina udyAna meM ge| vahAM puSpa krIr3A ho rahI thI, phUloM se khelA jA rahA thaa| phUloM kA itihAsa bahuta purAnA hai| Aja ke vaijJAnika isa tathya taka pahuMca gae haiM--lagabhaga caudaha karor3a varSa pUrva taka yahAM phUla khilate the| ho sakatA hai-vaijJAnika eka dina RSabha ke yuga taka pahuMca jaaeN| RSabha kI puSpavATikA atyanta manohara thii| basaMta kA mausama thA / vRkSa phaloM se lade hue the| latAoM para phUla khile hue the| vividha prakAra kI krIr3AeM ho rahI thiiN| RSabha kA dhyAna una para kendrita huaa| kabhI-kabhI AdamI gaharAI meM calA jAtA hai| RSabha ko vaha adbhuta krIr3A paricita-sI lgii| usa para dhyAna gaharAyA, dhyAna dete-dete RSabha atIta meM cale ge| sArA atIta unake sAmane sAkSAt prastuta ho gyaa| unhoMne dekhA-maiMne yaha dRzya svarga meM dekhA thA, amuka sthAna para dekhA thaa| Atma-maMthana jaba vyakti apane bhItara meM dekhanA zurU karatA hai aura apane jIvana kI vividhatAoM para dhyAna kendrita karatA hai taba vaha badala jAtA hai / yaha rUpAntaraNa kA bindu hai| RSabha ne apanA atIta dekhA aura use dekhane ke bAda ve vicaya meM cale ge| ve vicaya meM gahare utare / unhoMne gaharAI meM jAkara anubhava kiyA--Aja jo phUla khila rahA hai, vaha kala murajhA jaaegaa| Aja yaha bahuta sundara laga rahA hai, isakA lAla raMga mana ko hara rahA hai| kala yahI puSpa kacarA bana jaaegaa| yahIM para kacare kA Dhera lagA huA hai / jo phUla TUTe hue par3e haiM unakA kacarA bana gayA hai| ye phUla bhI TUTakara isakA eka hissA bana jaaeNge| yaha kyA? yaha kaisA jIvana? RSabha isa Atmacintana meM DUbate cale gae, Atma-maMthana meM lIna bana ge| padArtha kI sArI Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma tIrtha kA pravartana sthatiyAM unake sAmane pratyakSa ho giiN| padArtha kI sthiti kyA hai? padArtha kyA hai? yaha jagat kyA hai? yaha kisase banA hai? yaha kisa prakAra banatA hai? yaha phUla kisa prakAra vikasita hotA hai, khilatA hai aura kisa prakAra murajhA jAtA hai ? padArtha : apadArtha isa sAre cintana se RSabha ke mana meM eka bhAvanA jAgI-maiMne samAja kA nirmANa kiyA, samAja kI vyavasthAeM kI, rAjya kI sthApanA kI, rAjataMtra kA saMcAlana kiyaa| saba kucha kiyA para abhI bhI usameM adhUrApana hai| agara padArtha vikAsa ke sAtha tyAga kA vikAsa nahIM hogA to sArA vikAsa adhUrA raha jaaegaa| RSabha ke mana meM eka prazna khar3A ho gayA, eka naI jijJAsA paidA ho gii| unake mana meM eka naI anta:preraNA zurU huI--mujhe padArtha ke sAtha apadArtha kA vikAsa karanA hai| padArtha aura apadArtha-donoM kA saMtulana nahIM hogA to kAma ThIka nahIM clegaa| unhoMne isa saccAI kA anubhava kiyaa| RSabha ne apanA zAsanakAla meM padArtha ko bahuta vistAra diyA aura yaha anubhava bhI kara liyA jahAM padArtha hai vahAM viSamatAeM janme binA nahIM rheNgii| viSamatA hai samasyA padArtha kA jagat viSamatAoM kA jagat hai / padArtha-vikAsa viSamatA paidA karatA hai| jo vyakti zaktizAlI hai, vaha jyAdA ikaTThA karegA aura jo vyakti kamajora hai, vaha pIche raha jaaegaa| isa sthiti meM viSamatA kA honA anivArya hai| jaina darzana kisI vyakti ko sRSTi kA kartA nahIM mAnatA kintu jo sRSTi kA kartA mAnate haiM unakI dRSTi se vicAra kareM to bhI kahA jA sakatA hai yadi svayaM paramAtmA bhI A jAe to vaha isa duniyA se viSamatA ko nahIM miTA sktaa| sau mArksa janma jAeM to bhI isa duniyA meM sAmyavAda nahIM lAyA jA sakatA, viSamatA ko miTAyA nahIM jA sktaa| viSamatA ko miTAnA korI thothI kalpanA hai mana ko jhuThA AzvAsana denA hai / padArtha ke jagat meM viSamatA ko miTAnA kabhI saMbhava nahIM hai| RSabha kA nizcaya RSabha ne eka nayA mArga prAraMbha karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| unhoMne aisA mArga pravartana karane kA saMkalpa kiyA, jahAM koI viSamatA nahIM hai| unake mAnasa meM yaha saMkalpa jAga uThA--mujhe tyAga kA pravartana karanA hai| puSpavATikA ko mUrtarUpa dene kA nizcaya kara RSabha rAjamahala meM aae| unhoMne apanI bhAvanA bharata ke sAmane prastuta kI, Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra janatA ke sAmane prastuta kii| koI nahIM cAhatA thA - RSabha hameM chor3akara jAeM / bharata nahIM cAhatA thA, vinItA nagarI kA koI bhI nAgarika nahIM cAhatA thA -- RSabha kA sAyA, unakI sukhada chatrachAyA chUTa jaae| bharata ne bhagavAn RSabha se anurodha kiyA-- Apa hameM isa prakAra asahAya banAkara prasthAna na kreN| janatA ne bhI yahI nivedana kiyA / RSabha ne unakI bhAvanA ko svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| unakA nizcaya dRr3ha thA / ...aura eka dina AyA - RSabha ne bharata, bAhubalI Adi ko apanA rAjya sauMpa diyA / ve rAjya ko chor3a jaMgala kI ora cala pdd'e| zahara se prasthAna kara RSabha vinItA, grAma ke bAhara udyAna meM phuNce| unake sAtha na jAne kitanI bhIr3a thI ! sArI vinItA nagarI umar3a pdd'ii| cAra hajAra vyakti unake sAtha rahane ke lie cala par3e / ve pUcha rahe the - RSabha kyoM jA rahe haiM ? kahAM jA rahe haiM ? ve nahIM jAnate the - sAdhu kyA hotA hai ? unhoMne na sAdhu ko dekhA thA aura na hI sAdhu kA nAma sunA thA ve kucha bhI nahIM jAnate the, kintu kaccha aura mahAkaccha ke netRtva meM ve RSabha ke sAtha calane lie kaTibaddha the / 44 nayA prasthAna bharata ne kahA--kaccha ! mahAkaccha ! Apa kahAM jA rahe haiM ? kaccha aura mahAkaccha ne kahA- hama bhagavAn RSabha ke sAtha jA rahe haiN| Apa vahAM kyA kareMge? Apa mata jAie / kucha bhI ho, jahAM RSabha jAeMge, vahAM kaccha bhI jAegA, mahAkaccha bhI jAegA, hama saba jaaeNge| cAra hajAra kI phauja RSabha ke pIche cala pdd'ii| isa dRzya ko dekhane se vinItA kA koI nAgarika vaMcita nahIM rahA / yaha eka nayA prasthAna thA / saMbhava hai-- RSabha ne veza bhI badalA hogA ? usa samaya ke citra ko khIMcanA bar3A kaThina hai / isa citra ko kaise khIMcA jAe ? usa samaya bhagavAn ne apanA veza kyA rakhA ? kaisA veza rakhA ? kapar3e rakhe to kitane rakhe ? kisa raMga kA kapar3A pahanA ? pahalI bAra kyA kiyA ? yadi aisA koI sAdhana vikasita ho, jo karor3oM-karor3oM varSa pUrva ke dRzyoM kA phoTo le sake, unakI rIla dikhA sake to hameM kucha patA cala sakatA hai| anyathA usakI kalpanA hI kI jA sakatI hai / Atma aura samatA RSabha vinItA nagarI ke udyAna meM khar3e ho gye| unake sAtha cAra hajAra kI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma tIrtha kA pravartana phauja khar3I thii| unakA saMkalpa thA-jahAM RSabha raheMge, vahIM hama saba rheNge| ve cAra hajAra vyakti RSabha ke sAtha muni bana gae, samatA dharma kA pravartana ho gyaa| samatA dharma meM pravartana kA artha hai dharma tIrtha kA pravartana / zramaNa paraMparA kA mukhya sUtra haismtaa| zramaNa paraMparA aura vaidika paraMparA meM mukhya vibhAjaka rekhA hai-smtaa| sthAnAMga sUtra meM tIna prakAra ke vyavasAya batAe gae haiM, unameM eka hai sAmAyika vyavasAya / isakA saMbaMdha zramaNa paraMparA se hai| samatA kA eka artha samAnatA kiyA jAtA hai para yaha mUla artha nahIM hai| samatA kA artha hai AtmA aura AtmA kA artha hai smtaa| jo AtmA hai, vaha sAmAyika hai aura jo sAmAyika hai vaha AtmA hai| AtmA ko svIkAra kie binA samatA kI sthApanA saMbhava nahIM hai| yahI eka aisA bindu hai jahAM bAta kI jA sakatI hai| jo vyakti AtmA kI bhUmikA meM nahIM hai use samatA kI bAta karane kA adhikAra hI nahIM hai| AzvAsana aura rAjanIti hamAre sAmane do bindu haiM--eka AtmA aura dUsarA padArtha / padArtha ke jagat meM samatA kI bAta karanA rAjanIti hai| rAjanIti meM AzvAsana denA hotA hai. unameM agara samatA kA AzvAsana na diyA jAe to kAma cala nahIM sktaa| rAjanIti meM diyA jAne vAlA AzvAsana kitanA saccA hotA hai, isakA patA nahIM hai, kintu eka rAjanetA kA kAma hI AzvAsana denA hai| cunAva jItane ke lie rAjanetA ne gAMva ke logoM ko AzvAsana diyA--yadi mujhe jitAyA to gAMva meM pAnI A jaaegaa| rAjanetA cunAva jIta gayA para pAnI eka bUMda bhI nahIM aayaa| jaba dUsarA cunAva nikaTa AyA taba nala jarUra laga gye| vaha rAjanetA phira cunAva meM khar3A huA / logoM ne zikAyata kI-Apane pichale cunAva meM kahA thA-gAMva meM pAnI A jAegA kintu abhI taka pAnI nahIM aayaa| rAjanetA ne kahA--vahI kAma cala rahA hai| pahale jitAyA to nala laga gayA aura aba jitAoge to pAnI A jaaegaa| rAjanIti meM aisA hI AzvAsana diyA jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhI rAjanetA bahuta vicitra AzvAsana bhI de dete haiN| eka rAjanetA ne gAMva kA daurA kiyaa| cunAva kA avasara thaa| gAMva vAloM ne kahA-hamAre gAMva meM zmazAna ghATa bhI acchA nahIM hai hama Apako kyA voTa deM ? rAjanetA bolA--ciMtA mata kro| tuma mujhe voTa dekara jitA do| maiM jIta gayA to hara ghara meM zmazAna ghATa banavA duuNgaa| Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 RSabha aura mahAvIra padArtha kI prakRti AsvAsana rAjanIti kA dharma hai| jo rAjanetA AzvAsana denA nahIM jAnatA, vaha kuzala rAjanetA nahIM hotaa| carcila kI bhASA meM kuzala-rAjanItijJa vaha hai jo prAta: eka bAta kahatA haiM, dopahara meM usa bAta ko badala detA hai aura zAma ko yaha siddha kara detA hai ki maiMne jo prAta:kAla kahA, vaha bhI ThIka hai aura jo madhyAhna meM kahA, vaha bhI ThIka hai| padArtha ke jagat meM rAjanIti bhI AegI, vyavasthAeM bhI AeMgI, utAra-car3hAva aura viSamatA bhI aaegii| yaha padArtha kI prakRti hai| ise rokA nahIM jA sktaa| padArtha ke jagat meM isakA honA anivArya hai| yaha vyApti bana sakatI hai-jahAM-jahAM padArtha kA jagat vahAM-vahAM viSamatA / jahAM jahAM viSamatA, vahAM-vahAM padArtha kA jagat / hamArA yaha anumAna, yaha vyApti kahIM khaNDita nahIM hogii| kevala AtmA kA jagat aisA hai jahAM samatA kI bAta kI jA sakatI hai| purAnA AyAma : nayA AyAma bhagavAn RSabha ne padArtha jagat ko vyavasthita kara diyaa| padArtha kI samyak vyavasthApanA ke bAda RSabha ne AtmA yA samatA kA eka nayA AyAma prasthApita kiyaa| unhoMne purAne AyAma kI utthApanA kara nae AyAma kI prasthApanA nahIM kii| padArtha ke binA samAja kA kAma nahIM cltaa| usakI utthApanA kaise kI jA sakatI hai? kucha vyaktiyoM ne AcArya bhikSu se kahA- bhIkhaNajI ! Apa mUrti ko uThA rahe haiM, mUrti kI utthApanA kara rahe haiN| AcArya bhikSu ne tapAka se javAba diyA-mUrti itanI bhArI hotI hai ki use akelA AdamI uThA nahIM sktaa| maiM use kaise uThA sakatA hUM? jarUrI hai pratipakSa RSabha ne eka nayA AyAma kholA / jagat do bhAgoM meM vibhakta ho gayA--padArtha kA jagat aura AtmA kA jagat, sthUla jagat aura sUkSma jagat, mUrta jagat aura amUrta jagat / ina donoM ke bIca saMtulana banAnA hogA / sthUla aura sUkSma, padArtha aura AtmA, mUrta aura amUrta ke saMtulana se hI samasyAeM samAhita hoNgii| hameM padArtha se kucha lenA denA nahIM hai, yaha socanA sahI nahIM hai / padArtha ke binA vyakti kA kAma nahIM calatA, jIvana kI yAtrA nahIM cltii| yadi hama kevala padArtha meM ulajhe rahe to samasyAeM ulajhatI calI jaaeNgii| samasyA ko sulajhAne ke lie pratipakSa ko khar3A Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma tIrtha kA pravartana karanA Avazyaka hai / Aja yaha bahuta vaijJAnika bAta bana cukI hai-- do pratipakSoM ke binA, do virodhI yugaloM ke binA vizva cala nahIM sktaa| vijJAna kA vidyArthI, vijJAna ke sAhitya ko par3hane vAlA jAnatA hai-- korA meTara ho nahIM sakatA / agara meTara hai to eNTImeTara bhI hai / pratipakSa ke binA duniyA kA kAma nahIM calatA / AtmA meTara se pare hai lokataMtra kI kalpanA karane vAloM ne bahuta bar3I saccAI ko khojA / lokataMtra meM pakSa ke sAtha vipakSa kA honA jarUrI hai| agara virodhI dala nahIM hai to lokataMtra ThIka nahIM cala sakatA / anekAnta kA siddhAnta hai-- virodhI yugala kA honA anivArya hai / usake binA vyavasthA samyak saMpAdita nahIM ho sakatI / Aja vipakSa kA kAma pakSa ko kosanA mAtra raha gyaa| ve eka dUsare ke pUraka nahIM haiN| isalie ve samasyA ko miTAne meM nahIM, use ulajhAne meM, usakA lAbha uThAne meM lage hue haiN| dharmAstikAya nahIM hai to adharmAstikAya nahIM ho sakatA / dharmAstikAya ko apane astitva ke lie adharmAstikAya ko svIkAra karanA jarUrI hai| dharmAstikAya ko apane astitva ke lie adharmAstikAya ke astitva ko svIkAra karanA jarUrI hai| loka hai to aloka kA honA jarUrI hai / anekAnta kA yaha vaijJAnika siddhAnta hai, jo vyavahAra meM, lokatantra meM, AyA para kriyAnvita nahIM ho skaa| pUrakatA ke sthAna para jhUThA, virodha karanA, eka-dUsare ko gAliyAM denA, eka-dUsare ko nIcA dikhAne kA prayatna karanA hI zeSa raha gayA / yaha eka viDambanA hai / anekAnta kI sArthaka abhivyakti hai-- padArtha aura AtmA kI svIkRti / padArtha kA siddhAnta meTara kA siddhAnta hai / AtmA meTara se pare hai / 47 samAja : asamAja RSabha ne sabase pahale AtmA kA AyAma kholaa| unhoMne kahAM-jahAM AtmA hai, vahAM samatA kI bAta svataH phalita hogI / isa tathya ko svIkAra kie binA AtmA kI bAta saMbhava nahIM bntii| RSabha kI isa udghoSaNA se mAnava samAja ko nayA prakAza milA / padArtha se adhika mUlya tyAga kA ho gayA / padArtha kA mArga samAja kA mArga hai / dharma kA mArga, tyAga kA mArga, asamAja kA mArga hai / vahI samAja acchA cala sakatA hai, jisameM asamAja hotA hai| jisa samAja meM asamAja nahIM hotA, vaha samAja acchA nahIM cala sakatA / isakA artha hai - korA bhoga cala nahIM sakatA, korI hiMsA aura korA jhUTha cala nahIM sktaa| bhoga tyAga ke sahAre cala rahA hai| pratyeka Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra AdamI tyAga kara rahA hai| yadi vaha tyAga na kare to use eka dina meM hI bhaMyakara pariNAma bhugatanA pdd'e| eka vyakti caubIsa ghaMTA nirantara bhoga karatA calA jAe, caubIsa ghaMTA nirantara khAtA calA jAe, caubIsa ghaMTA nirantara pItA calA jAe to pariNAma kyA AegA? isase hama aparicita nahIM haiN| bhoga tyAga ke AdhAra para calatA hai, para hama isa tathya ko nakAra dete haiN| tIrtha kA pravartana bhagavAn RSabha ne pakSa ke sAmane pratipakSa kA siddhAnta prastuta kiyaa| samAja hai to asamAja kA honA jarUrI hai| bhoga hai to tyAga kA honA jarUrI hai| padArtha hai to apadArtha kA honA jarUrI hai| isakA nAma ho gayA-dharmatIrtha kA pravartana / jaba dharmatIrtha kA pravartana hotA hai taba sAdhu aura sAdhvI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA samAja nirmita hotA hai / yaha dUsare naMbara kI bAta hai| yaha tIrtha kA mUla artha nahIM hai / tIrtha kA mUla artha hai--pravacana / bhagavAn ne jo nayA bodha-pATha diyA, vahI tIrtha kA pravartana ho gyaa| upacAra se sAdhu-sAdhviyAM, zrAvaka-zrAvikAeM bhI kahalAte haiN| unake pravacana se aneka vyakti prabuddha bane, sAdhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka, aura zrAvikA bne| ye tIrtha ke cAra ghaTaka haiN| tIrtha ke pravartana, samatA dharma ke pravartana se samAja ke sAmane eka nayA Adarza aura eka naI bhUmikA prastuta ho gii| RSabha kI tapobhUmi : himAlaya __ bhagavAn RSabha ne himAlaya para tapa tpaa| himAlaya bhagavAn RSabha kI tapobhUmi rahI hai| vahAM unhoMne bahuta kucha paayaa| Aja itihAsa kI khoja vahAM jA rahI hai| yaha mAnA jAne lagA hai-RSabha aura ziva do vyakti nahIM haiN| eka hI vyakti kI do dhArAeM bana giiN| eka dhArA ne usakA nAma ziva de diyA aura dUsarI dhArA meM usakA nAma RSabha rahA / mUlata: donoM vyakti eka hI haiN| kucha varSa pUrva AcArya zrI dhAravAr3a padhAre / hamane dhAravAr3a yUnivarsiTI ko purAtattva vibhAga meM RSabha kI jaTAdhArI pratimA ko dekhaa| RSabha aura ziva-ina do vyaktiyoM kI jaTAdhArI pratimAeM milatI haiN| RSabha kI pratimA dhAravAr3a meM aura ziva kI pratimA indaura ke saMgrahAlaya meM hai / kahA jAtA hai-RSabha ne dIkSA lete samaya keza luMcana kiyaa| jaba cAra muSTi luMcana saMpanna ho gayA taba indra ne prArthanA kI-mahArAja! yaha keza-kalApa kitanA sundara laga rahA hai ! kyA Apa ise bhI kATa deMge? Apa ise aise hI rahane diijie| RSabha ne indra kI prArthanA ko svIkAra kara liyaa| unhoMne eka-muSTi keza kA luMcana nahIM kiyA / Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma tIrtha kA pravartana vaha keza rAzi bar3hatI calI gaI aura bar3hate-bar3hate nIce taka pahuMca gii| RSabha aura ziva RSabha kI pratimA dekheM yA ziva kI prtimaa| donoM eka samAna lagatI haiN| ina donoM meM koI antara dikhAI nahIM detaa| aura bhI aise aneka tathya haiM jinake AdhAra para yaha niSkarSa nikAlA jA sakatA hai--RSabha aura ziva--ye eka hI vyakti ke do rUpa haiN| ziva bhI avaidika haiM aura RSabha bhI avaidika / RSabha dvArA pravartita samatA dharma janatA ke lie kalyANakArI huaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI usI dharma kA pravartana kiyaa| patA nahIM kyA bAta hai--itihAsa ke bAIsa tIrthaMkara eka ora dikhAI dete haiM tathA RSabha aura mahAvIra-dUsarI ora dikhAI dete haiN| kahAM pahalA bindu aura kahAM antima bindu ! kintu donoM samAna rekhA para avasthita najara Ate haiN| unhoMne jisa tIrtha kA pravartana kiyA, samatA dharma kA pravartana kiyA, vaha Aja bhI hamAre sAmane prastuta hai| Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAgo! kyoM nahIM jAga rahe ho? svatantratA kA itihAsa jitanA purAnA hai, paraMtatratA kA itihAsa bhI utanA hI purAnA hai| donoM bahuta prAcIna haiN| agara prAcIna hone se koI bAta acchI hotI to parataMtratA bhI bahuta acchI ho jaatii| jaba samAja ne karavaTa lI, aMgar3AI lI aura vaha thor3A Age bar3hA to usake donoM pahalU-svataMtratA aura parataMtratA ujAgara ho ge| eka dina bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka mahotsava manAyA jA rahA thaa| vijaya kA mahotsava thaa| usameM bahuta se rAjA upasthita the| bharata ne dRSTi daur3AI, cAroM ora dekhA-saba rAjA prastuta haiM kintu bhAI eka bhI nahIM hai| bar3I vicitra sthiti bana gaI / aTThAnaveM sage bhAI aura bAhubali, jo dUsarI mAtA kA putra hai / ninyAnaveM bhAiyoM meM se eka bhI bhAI upasthita nahIM hai| kevala parAe hI praae| bharata ko aTapaTA lgaa| saba kursiyAM khAlI par3I thiiN| bharata kA mana Ahata huaa| yaha kyA? eka bhI bhAI nahIM ? bharata ke rAjyAbhiSeka kA utsava manAyA jA rahA thA kintu use yaha utsava phIkA-phIkA laga rahA thaa| isa utsava kI ora usakA dhyAna hI nahIM jA rahA thaa| utsava kA samaya bhI muzkila se bItA hogaa| bharata kA saMdeza utsava kA samaya pUrA huaa| bharata ne apane maMtrI ko bulAyA, aTThAnaveM dUtoM ko bulAyA, unheM saMdeza diyA-jAo ! jahAM-jahAM mere bhAI haiM una sabako yaha saMdeza batA do| dUta saba rAjadhAniyoM meM pahuMce, saba bhAiyoM ko bharata kA saMdeza diyaa| bhAiyoM ne bharata kA saMdeza dekhA / saMdeza meM likhA thA-tuma Ao aura merI adhInatA svIkAra karo, yahAM Akara sevA kro| agara tuma rAjya cAhate ho to aisA kro| sabane bharata ke saMdeza ko par3hakara socA-are ! yaha kyA bAta hai? pitA ne sabako vibhAga karake rAjya diyA hai-yaha tumhArA rAjya hai aura yaha tumhArA raajy| bharata kauna hotA hai use mAMgane vAlA aura hamAre se sevA lene vAlA? vaha kauna hai hameM adhIna banAne vAlA? sabake mana meM eka vicAra paidA ho gayA, eka prazna paidA ho www. Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAgo ! kyoM nahIM jAga rahe ho ? gyaa| unhoMne kahA-yaha bharata kA bar3A atyAcAra hai| lagatA hai-use bar3A ahaMkAra ho gayA hai| usameM adhikAra kI bhAvanA jAga gaI hai| yaha rAjya hamAre hisse meM AyA huA hai| jaba pitA saba beToM ko alaga-alaga hissA de detA hai taba eka bhAI kisa adhikAra se unakA hissA mAMgatA hai| yaha kitanA bar3A anyAya hai ! hama isa anyAya ko sahana nahIM kreNge| bharata rAjya lenA nahIM cAhatA para hameM anuzAsana meM rakhanA cAhatA hai| hama svataMtra haiN| usakA anuzAsana kyoM mAneM / hama kaise usakI anuzAsanA ko svIkAra kareM? hama adhIna kyoM baneM? sevA kA phala : bharata kA sAmarthya ___ usa samaya bhAiyoM ke mana meM jo vikalpa paidA hue unakA sundara citraNa kiyA gayA hai-hama bharata ko zAstA kyoM mAne? kyA bharata meM yaha zakti hai ki jaba mauta AegI to vaha hameM bacA legA? kyA bharata meM yaha zakti hai ki jaba bur3hApA AegA to vaha hameM bUr3hA nahIM banane degA? kyA bharata meM yaha zakti hai ki koI bImArI AegI to vaha hameM bImArI se bacA legA? jaise bharata ke mana meM lAlasA jAga rahI hai vaise hI hamAre mana meM bhI apane adhikAra ko bar3hAne aura pAne kI lAlasA jAga jAe to kyA bharata meM yaha kSamatA hai ki vaha hamArI isa bar3hatI huI tRSNA ko miTA de ! kauna-sI vizeSa bAta hai bharata meM? kyA sevA kA aisA phala milegA, jo mauta ko na Ane de, bImArI ko na Ane de, tRSNA aura bure bhAvoM ko na bar3hane de| yaha sevA kA phala hai| agara bharata aisA phala dene meM samartha nahIM hai to hama kyoM jAeM usake pAsa? jaisA vaha AdamI hai vaise hI hama AdamI haiM / hama saba samAna haiM / bharata kauna sevA lene vAlA hai aura hama kauna sevA dene vAle haiN| sevA. lene aura dene kA adhikAra taba hotA hai jaba koI vizeSa bAta ho, viziSTatA ho| IdRk sevAphalaM dAtuM na ced bharata IzvaraH / manuSyabhAve sAmAnye, tarhi ka: kena sevyatAm / / sevA aura samasyA ___ eka zAzvata satya kA udgAna huA hai-vahI AdamI sevA le sakatA hai jisane vizeSatA prApta kara lI hai aura usI vyakti ko dUsarA vyakti sevA de sakatA hai, jisameM yaha anubhUti jAge-amuka vyakti meM yaha vizeSatA hai| isa sthiti meM sevA lenA aura sevA denA--donoM saMgata bana jAte haiN| agara vizeSatA nahIM hai, koI atiriktatA nahIM hai, saba samAna haiM, hara AdamI samAna hai to kauna kisako sevA de aura kauna Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra kisakI sevA le| yaha bAta samajha meM A jAe to sevA lene vAlA apane Apako UMcA banAegA, sevA dene vAlA apane Apa jhukegaa| jahAM DaMDe ke bala para sevA lI jAtI hai, vahAM hiMsA aura pratikriyA calatI hai| eka bar3A prazna hai| har3atAla, gherAva, tAlAbaMdI Adi kyoM ho rahe haiM? isa samasyA ko hama isa satya ke sandarbha meM dekheMjahAM atiriktatA nahIM hai aura sevA lI jAtI hai, vahAM samasyA paidA hotI hai| ___ eka maMtrI ne apane caukIdAra ko latAr3a diyaa| caukIdAra kyA kare? use maMtrI kI DAMTa sunanI par3I kintu jaise hI maMtrI idhara-udhara gayA, kucha caukIdAra Apasa meM mile| unhoMne kahA-kaisA jamAnA AyA hai ! eka asthAyI AdamI eka sthAyI karmacArI ko latAr3a rahA hai / ise khuda ke sthAyitva kA bharosA nahIM hai| Aja AyA hai aura kala calA jaaegaa| kaisA nikammA AdamI hai| isakA apanA kucha bhI nahIM hai| basa kursI para Akara baiTha jAtA hai aura hameM DAMTatA rahatA hai| kyA ise patA hai apane sthAyitva kA? saMgharSa samApti kA upAya jahAM rAjya karmacAriyoM ke mana meM apane adhikArI ke prati Adara kA bhAva nahIM hogA vahAM saMgharSa nirantara clegaa| saMgharSa ko miTAne kA koI upAya nahIM hai| saMgharSa tabhI miTa sakatA hai jaba vyakti meM atiriktatA paidA ho jAe, vizeSatA paidA ho jaae| vyakti aise guNoM kA arjana kare jisase adhIna rahane vAle adhIna rahanA cAhe kintu kisI ko adhIna rakhanA na cAhe / ziSya guru ke adhIna rahanA cAhatA hai, kintu guru use adhIna rakhanA nahIM caahte| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne gautama ko kucha dinoM ke lie alaga bheja diyaa| usa samaya unheM kaisA lagA? yadi mahAvIra meM viziSTatA nahIM hotI to gautama mahAvIra ke sAtha rahanA kyoM cAhate? kyA gautama kama vidvAna the? ve kyoM mahAvIra ke pAsa rahate? ve mahAvIra se alaga rahanA hI nahIM cAhate the, kintu kisalie? unake rahane kA AkarSaNa thA-mahAvIra kI vishisstttaa| yaha eka sundara siddhAMta hai / jaba taka isa siddhAMta ko nahIM apanAyA jAegA taba taka jAgatika saMgharSoM ko kabhI samApta nahIM kiyA jA skegaa| bhAiyoM kA nirNaya bharata ke bhAiyoM ne, bhagavAn RSabha ke putroM ne, apane cintana meM eka aise zAzvata satya ko pragaTa kara diyA, jo Aja kI jvalaMta samasyA kA samAdhAna hai / jaba vyakti apane sAthiyoM, sahayogiyoM ko adhIna rakhanA cAhegA taba saMgharSa kA vAtAvaraNa bnegaa| Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAgo ! kyoM nahIM jAga rahe ho ? saMgharSa ko miTAne kA upAya hai- atiriktatA kA arjana kiyA jAe, kisI vizeSatA ko pAyA jaae| RSabha ke putroM ko lagA-bharata meM koI vizeSatA nahIM hai| hama kyoM jAeM isake pAsa? agara bharata jabardastI rAjya lenA cAhatA hai to kyA hama usase kama haiM ? hama bhI usI bApa ke beTe haiM, usase kama nahIM haiN| agara vaha lar3anA cAhe to hama bhI taiyAra haiN| unhoMne puna: socA-aisA karanA acchA nahIM lgegaa| loga kaheMge-bhAI-bhAI lar3a rahe haiN| donoM ora samasyA hai, kyA kareM? eka upAya unake mAnasa meM ubhara aayaa| unhoMne nirNaya liyA--pahale bhagavAn ke pAsa cleN| unakI kyA AjJA hai? jo unakI AjJA hogI, vahI kAma kara leNge| yadi ve kaheMge-lar3o to jarUra ldd'eNge| ve kaheMge--mata lar3o to nahIM lar3eMge / jaisA kaheMge vaisA hI kreNge| apanI samasyA ke samAdhAna ke lie sAre bhAI bhagavAna ke darzanArtha cala pdd'e| bhagavAn usa samaya himAlaya meM the| aSTApada para bhagavAn kA samavazaraNa ho rahA thA / aSTApada himAlaya kI eka zAkhA hai aura vaha bhagavAn RSabha kI tapobhUmi rahI hai| bhagavAn kA vihAra adhikAMzata: usI pradeza meM huaa| abhI kucha varSa pahale AcArya vidyAnaMdajI mile| unhoMne batAyA himAlaya meM bhagavAn RSabha kA maMdira bhI mila gayA hai| sabakI eka samasyA hai ____ aTThAnaveM bhAI RSabha ke caraNoM meM phuNce| ve vaMdanA kara bole-bhagavAn ! Aja hama ApakI upAsanA ke lie nahIM AeM haiM / hama eka samasyA lekara Ae haiN| Apa hamArI samasyA kA samAdhAna kreN| bhagavAn ne kahA-kyA samasyA hai ? sabakI samasyA eka hI hai yA alaga-alaga sabakI eka hI samasyA hai| kyA samasyA hai? bhaMte ! Apane hameM rAjya diyA kintu bhAI bharata hamAre rAjya ko chInanA cAhatA hai| yaha samasyA hai| Apa batAeM- hama kyA kareM? Apa kyA parAmarza dete haiM? ApakI kyA AjJA hai| jo ApakI AjJA hogI, hama vahI kreNge| bhagavAn kA prastAva bhagavAn ne dekhA-bar3I vikaTa samasyA hai| yaha kaise kahA jAe--rAjya ko chor3a do| yaha bhI kaise kahA jAe ldd'o| kyA karanA cAhie? usa samaya eka kazala manazcikitsaka kI bhAMti bhagavAna ne unake cintana ko nayA moDa diyaa| Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra bhagavAn ne pUchA-tuma rAjya ko bhoga rahe ho| hAM ! bar3e Ananda se rAjya calA rahe haiN| koI kaThinAI nahIM hai| are ! jarA soco ! jo rAjya maiMne diyA hai agara usase bar3A rAjya dUM to kyA tuma taiyAra ho dene ke lie? hAM ! bar3A rAjya mile to kauna taiyAra nahIM hai ? Aja maiM bar3A rAjya dene kI bAta soca rahA huuN| isase bahuta bar3A rAjya dUMgA, jisakI koI sImA nahIM hai, koI anta nahIM hai| vaha asIma aura ananta hai / kyA use tuma lenA cAhoge? kyoM nahIM legeM ! kRpA hai, Apa abhI denA cAhate haiM to hama taiyAra haiN| lo suno pahale? maiM tumheM eka kahAnI sunAtA huuN| sunaaeN| kahAnI saba sunAte haiN| bhagavAn bhI kahAnI sunAte the| tRSNA : upamA bhagavAna bole-eka thA aMgArakAraka, aMgArA banAne vaalaa| vaha jaMgaloM meM jAtA, lakar3iyAM kATa-kATa kara ikaTThI karatA aura phira unheM jalAkara aMgAre banAtA / jyeSTha kA mahInA thaa| atyanta bhISaNa garmI thii| teja dhUpa tapa rahI thI, lUeM cala rahI thiiN| vaha lakar3I kATane ke lie calA / sAtha meM eka botala pAnI thaa| madhyAhna meM pyAsa lgii| usane pAnI piyaa| botala khAlI ho gii| thor3I dera bAd puna: pyAsa lagI, pAnI khatma ho cukA thaa| vaha pyAsa se akulAne lgaa| vaha vRkSa kI ThaMDI chAMva meM baiThakara vizrAma karane lgaa| vRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM use nIMda A gii| vyakti jisa bAta ko mana meM lekara sotA hai, vahI bAta usake avacetana mana meM ubharane lagatI hai| use sapanA AyA--mujhe bahuta pyAsa lagI hai| mere pAsa pAnI khatma ho gayA hai| maiM pyAsa bujhAne ke lie eka kueM para gyaa| maiM kueM kA sArA pAnI pI gayA phira bhI pyAsa nahIM bujhii| usake bAda maiM tAlAba para gayA, tAlAba kA sArA pAnI khAlI kara diyaa| nadI para gayA, nadI kA sArA pAnI pI gayA, phira bhI pyAsa nahIM bujhI / Akhira samudra para gayA aura samudra kA sArA pAnI maiMne AtmasAt kara liyA phira bhI pyAsa miTI nhiiN| agastya RSi ne tIna cullU meM samudra kA pAnI piyA thA, maiMne eka hI bAra meM samudra ko sukhA ddaalaa| usakA sapanA Age bar3hA-maiMne anubhava kiyA--abhI bhI bahuta teja pyAsa lagI huI hai| kyA karUM? maiM registAna Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAgo ! kyoM nahIM jAga rahe ho ? 1 meM calA AyA / registAna kA kuAM bahuta gaharA thaa| usameM bahuta ThaMDA pAnI thA / maiM kueM para pahuMca gayA para pAnI nikAlane kI samasyA prastuta ho gii| mere pAsa nikAlane kA koI sAdhana nahIM thA / idhara-udhara ghAsa ke pUle par3e the| eka rassI se ghAsa ke pUloM ko bAMdhakara kueM meM laTakAyA, unheM pAnI se gIlA kiyA, unako Upara khiiNcaa| jo thor3A bahuta pAnI una pUloM ke sAtha AyA, use nicor3A, socA'pyAsa bujha jaae|' maiM vaha bUMda-bUMda pAnI pIne lagA ? sambodhana : rUpAntaraNa bhagavAn RSabha ne isa svapna kathA kA upasaMhAra karate hue kahA - jisakI pyAsa samudra kA pAnI pIne se nahIM bujhI, nadI, tAlAba aura jhIloM kA pAnI pIne se nahIM bujhI, kyA usakI pyAsa ina ghAsa ke pUloM se Tapakane vAlI bUMdoM se bujha jAegI / saba eka sAtha bola uThe - bhagavan ! nahIM bujhegI, kabhI nahIM bujhegI / bhagavAn RSabha ne kahA- are ! tumane isa janma meM kitane sukha bhoge haiM ? tuma devaloka meM bhI gae ho / vahAM para tumane pracura bhogoM kA sevana kiyA hai phira bhI tumhArI tRSNA nahIM bujhI / kyA choTA-moTA rAjya pAkara tumhArI tRSNA bujha jAegI ? I putroM ne kahA- nahIM bujhegI / tuma isa choTe rAjya ko chodd'o| maiM tumheM bar3A rAjya de rahA hUM / bhagavAn ke isa kathana se sAre bhAI harSotphulla ho uThe / unakI cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa ho gayA / ve jisa samasyA ko lekara Ae the, vaha samasyA samasyA nahIM rahI / unakI cetanA samAhita ho gaI / bhagavAn ne kahA- jAgo ! tuma kyoM nahIM jAga rahe ho ? kyoM nahIM samajha rahe ho ? sabujjhaha kiM na bujjhaha saMbohi khalu pecca dullahA / No hUM vaNamaMti rAio, No sulabhaM puNarAvi jIviyaM // 55 padArtha kA milanA sulabha hai, rAjya kA milanA sulabha hai para samajha kA milanA, saMbodhi kA milanA durlabha hai| ye rAteM bItatI calI jA rahI haiN| jIvana bhI ghaTatA calA jA rahA hai / tuma samajho ! jAgo ! samAdhAna sanAtana prazna kA bhagavAn ke isa saMbodhana se ve sAre udbuddha ho gae, samasyA kA samAdhAna ho gyaa| ve pUrI svataMtratA meM A ge| adhInatA kA prazna samApta ho gayA / aTThAnaveM Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra bhAI bhagavAna ke caraNoM ke adhIna bana gae, muni bana ge| bhagavAna kI adhInatA mila jAe isase bar3I svataMtratA kyA hogI? bhagavAna kI adhInatA kA matalaba hI hai svtNtrtaa| kahIM kahIM aisI sthiti meM svataMtratA kA matalaba adhInatA yA parataMtratA bana jAtA hai| ve saba svataMtra bana gae, samasyA se mukti pA ge| yaha svataMtratA aura parataMtratA kA prazna Aja kA prazna nahIM hai / yaha sanAtana prazna hai kintu isakA samAdhAna vahI vyakti kara sakatA hai jisane koI atiriktatA arjita kI hai, vizeSatA prApta kI hai| dUsaroM ko parAdhIna banAne kA saMkalpa nahIM kintu dUsaroM ke mana meM usake adhIna banane kA saMkalpa jAga jAe, yaha eka sundara samAdhAna hai aura vaha samAdhAna RSabha ke putroM ko milaa| samAja ke AdimakAla meM isa prazna kA sundara samAdhAna khojA gyaa| Aja ke samAja ke agraNI vyakti, samAjazAstrI, rAjanItijJa yA adhyAtmavid isa sUtra ko pakar3a sake aura vizeSatA ke dvArA adhIna banAne kI bAta kara sake to zAyada sArI duniyA meM jo bhayaMkara saMgharSa kI sthiti cala rahI hai, Aga kI jvAlAeM phUla rahI haiM, unameM eka jalasiMcana hogA, Aga ko bujhAne kA maukA milegaa| Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharata aura bAhubalI manuSya ke jIvana aura usake vyaktitva kI eka zabda meM paribhASA kI jAe to vaha hai bhAvoM kA jIvana / manuSya kA jIvana bhAvAtmaka hai| kahA jAtA hai--vyakti ko dhana pyArA hotA hai ! patnI, bhAI aura pitA pyArA hotA hai, kintu yaha do nambara kA satya hai / eka nambara kA satya hai-AdamI ko apanA bhAva sabase jyAdA priya hai| vaha bhAva se jItA hai| kisI vyakti ko ahaMkAra jyAdA pyArA hai| vaha apane ahaMkAra ke lie pitA ko chor3a detA hai, putra aura patnI ko chor3a detA hai| kisI vyakti ko lobha bahuta pyArA hai| kisI ko krodha priya hai| priya hai apanA bhAva / pratyeka AdamI apane bhAvoM ke sAtha jItA hai| yadi manuSya ko bhAvoM kA putalA kahA jAe to atizayokti nahIM hogii| jisakA jaisA bhAva, usakA vaisA jIvana-yaha eka vyApti banAI jA sakatI hai| samasyA cakra praveza kI hama ise eka ghaTanA ke sandarbha meM dekheM bharata ke mana meM adhikAra kA bhAva jaagaa| adhikAra yA lobha kI bhAvanA ne usake mana meM sAmrAjya-vistAra kI AkAMkSA ko janma diyaa| bAhubalI ke mana meM ahaMkAra kA bhAva prabala banA / usane bhAI kI adhInatA ke prastAva ko asvIkRta kara diyaa| bharata aura bAhubalI kA yuddha itihAsa kI eka mahAn ghaTanA hai| . senApati suSeNa cakravartI bharata kI sevA meM upasthita huaa| usane nivedana kiyA-mahArAja ! cakra AyudhazAlA meM praveza nahIM kara rahA hai| cakravartI bharata ne kahA--maiMne sabako jIta liyA, aba koI zeSa nahIM hai| phira cakra bhItara kyoM nahIM jA rahA hai ? hamane rAjyAbhiSeka kA utsava manA liyA phira bhI cakra praviSTa kyoM nahIM ho rahA hai? mahArAja ! nahIM jA rahA hai| bolo ! kauna bacA hai? saSeNa mauna ho gyaa| Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra mauna kyoM hue? bolo ! cakra na jAne kA kAraNa kyA hai? mahArAja ! maiM kyA bolUM? usane socA-bolUM to musIbata aura na bolUM to musIbata / manuSya kabhI-kabhI aisI doharI samasyA meM phaMsa jAtA hai| tumheM kAraNa batAnA hogaa| mahArAja ! maiM jo kahUMgA, vaha Apako priya nahIM lagegA, isalie acchA yahI hai ki maiM mauna rhuuN| nahIM ! tuma jo kahanA cAhate ho, kho| suSeNa phira bhI mauna rhaa| usane socA-maiM do bhAiyoM ke bIca kyoM phsuuN| inakA kyA hogaa| inakI lar3AI meM becAre sainika saMtrasta hoNge| mauna rahanA hI acchA cakravartI bharata ne bahata Agraha kiyaa| aMtata: suSeNa ko kahanA par3A-mahArAja! Apane sabako jIta liyA para ApakA bhAI bAhubalI abhI taka avijita hai, aparAjita hai| use koI jIta nahIM sktaa| ve ApakA zAsana mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM haiM aura cakra AyudhazAlA meM praveza karane ko taiyAra nahIM hai / yahI samasyA hai aura yahI kAraNa hai| yaha sunakara cakravartI kA mAthA tthnkaa| saMbaMdha : eka citra bharata aura bAhubalI meM paraspara agAdha prema thaa| unake prema kI koI.sImA nahIM thii| donoM bacapana se sAtha rahe, sAtha khele, aneka krIr3AeM kIM / bAhubalI ne bharata ke sAtha apane saMbaMdhoM kA bahuta sundara citraNa kiyA hai-eka dina vaha thA, jaba maiM eka kSaNa bhI bhAI ke binA nahIM rahatA thaa| Aja pitA ne mujhe svataMtra banA diyaa| aba kahAM bhAI rahA aura kahAM maiM rhaa| phira bhI eka dina bhI aisA nahIM jAtA, jisa dina bhAI kI smRti na ho| . jaba adhikAra kA bhAva prabala hotA hai, ahaMkAra kA bhAva prabala hotA hai, taba saMbaMdha dhare raha jAte haiM, gauNa bana jAte haiN| apane bhAvoM ke sAmane dUsarA vyaktitva TikatA hI nahIM hai| adhikAra kA bhAva prabala banA, saMbaMdha kI cetanA so gii| bharata ne bAhubalI ko apane adhIna banAne kA nizcaya kara liyaa| usane dUta ko bulAkara nirdeza diyA--tuma takSazilA jAo aura bAhubalI ko merA saMdeza do| Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharata aura bAhubalI dUta bharata kA saMdeza lekara takSazilA kI rAjadhAnI bahalI pradeza meM phuNcaa| vaha bAhubalI ke sAmane prastuta huaa| usane apanA paricaya dete hue kahA--maiM ayodhyA se AyA hUM / cakravartI bharata ne mujhe bhejA hai / maiM ApakI sevA meM unakA saMdeza lekara AyA huuN| ___ bAhubalI ne dUta se pUchA-batAo ! mere bhAI bharata kaise haiM ? sukhI to haiM ? . koI kaThinAI to nahIM hai? kyoM bhejA hai tumheM/ kisI zatru ne AkramaNa to nahIM kara diyA? agara musIbata meM haiM to maiM abhI calane ko taiyAra huuN| saMbaMdha : dUsarA citra yaha suna dUta mana-hI-mana haMsa rahA thaa| usane kahA-mahArAja ! vahAM kyA musIbata ho sakatI hai ? bharata sabako jItane vAle cakravartI samrATa haiN| bharata kA jo rAjyAbhiSeka utsava manAyA gayA, usameM sAre rAjA upasthita hue para Apa nahIM aae| bAhubalI bole-mujhe bulAnA cAhate haiM? dUta bolA-bharata cakravartI haiN| unake pAsa Apako jAnA caahie| ve Apake bar3e bhAI haiN| unakA zAsana Apako svIkAra karanA caahie| . dUta ke isa kathana se vAtAvaraNa badala gyaa| bharata kA yaha saMdeza-bAhubalI Ae aura mere zAsana ko svIkAra kare-sunate hI bAhubalI ke cehare kA raMga badala gyaa| bAhubalI ahaMkAra aura gusse se bhara utthe| unhoMne kahA--bAhubalI kisakA zAsana svIkAra kare? zAsana eka RSabha kA ho sakatA hai aura kisI kA zAsana nahIM ho sktaa| bharata merA bar3A bhAI hai / maiM usakA choTA bhAI huuN| isase Age aura koI bAta nahIM hai| hamAre bIca bhAI-bhAI kA saMbaMdha hai| zAstA aura zAsita kA saMbaMdha kabhI saMbhava nahIM hai| pahalA saMbaMdha bhAvoM se hai ___ bahuta lambA saMvAda claa| dUta ne kucha bAteM bar3hA-car3hA kara prastuta kii| usase bAhubalI ke ahaMkAra ko coTa phuNcii| ahaMkAra kA nAga phuphakAra utthaa| bAhubalI ne bharata kI AjJA ko asvIkAra karate hue kahA-jAo ! bharata se kaha do / bAhubalI tumhArA zAsana svIkAra nahIM kregaa| yA to mauna hokara baiTha jAo anyathA yuddha bhUmi meM hamArA milana hogaa| yuddha kA nimaMtraNa de diyaa| bAhubalI apanI senA ke sAtha yuddha ke lie cala pdd'aa| donoM bhAI yuddha-bhUmi meM Amane-sAmane ho ge| yuddha kA zaMkhanAda baja utthaa| Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra Adima yuga kA pahalA yuddha prArambha ho gayA aura vaha do bhAiyoM ke bIca lar3A gyaa| yaha saccAI puSTa ho gaI-bhAI bhAI kA saMbaMdha nambara do kI saccAI hai| vyakti kA pahalA saMbaMdha apane bhAvoM se hai, eka ora adhikAra ke bhAva ne bhAI ke saMbaMdha ko gauNa banA diyA to dUsarI ora adhikAra kA bhAva bhAI-bhAI ke saMbaMdha para hAvI ho gyaa| devavANI : nayA prastAva - kahA jAtA hai-bahuta bhayaMkara yuddha claa| yuddha karate-karate bAraha varSa bIta gye| koI natIjA nahIM niklaa| sArA vizva isa samasyA se AkrAMta ho gyaa| anuzruti hai-usa samaya devavANI huii| saMbhava hai--usa samaya devavANI AtmA kI vANI hotI hogii| usa samaya devavANiyAM bahuta bacA detI thiiN| devavANI meM kahA gayA-Apa kyoM lar3a rahe haiM? Apa donoM bhAI haiN| RSabha ke putra haiM / paraspara yuddha karanA acchA nahIM hai / yuddha banda honA caahie| bharata aura bAhubalI donoM ne kahA-yuddha baMda nahIM hogaa| puna: devavANI huI--hamArI pahalI zarta hai-yuddha baMda ho / yadi yaha prastAva mAnya nahIM hai to hamArI zarta hai-donoM senAoM meM paraspara yuddha banda ho| Apa donoM bhAiyoM ke bIca lar3AI hai, dUsaroM ko bIca meM kyoM mArA jAe? bharata bAhubalI ko jhukAnA cAhatA hai aura bAhubalI jhukanA nahIM caahtaa| yaha saMgharSa kA mUla bindu hai aura yaha Apa donoM bhAiyoM se jur3A huA muddA hai| isalie Apa senA ko yuddhabhUmi se haTA deM aura donoM bhAI 'Apasa meM ldd'eN| jo jItegA vahI zAsaka bana jaaegaa| . . isa tarka ko donoM bhAiyoM ne svIkAra kara liyaa| sArI senA eka ora haTa gii| yuddha bhUmi meM kevala donoM bhAI Amane-sAmane khar3e the| yuddhamaMca : raMgamaMca Aja kA yuddha kucha dUsare prakAra kA hotA hai| pahale yuddha sainikoM ke bIca hotA thA aura usameM sainika marate the kintu Aja yuddha kevala sainikoM ke bIca hI nahIM lar3A jAtA / Aja ke yuddha meM hajAroM-lAkhoM nirdoSa nAgarika mAre jAte haiN| Aja yuddha kA koI nizcita sthala nahIM hai| pUrA deza.yuddha-sthalI bana jAtA hai| isase kevala eka deza nahIM, sampUrNa vizva prabhAvita hotA hai| eka aNubama kahIM chor3A jAtA hai kintu usake vikiraNa, aNudhUli pUre deza meM chA jAtI hai| Aja yuddha kI maryAdAeM samApta ho gaIM, sImAeM TUTa giiN| yuddha kA koI dharma nahIM rahA, AcAra saMhitA nahIM rhii| yaha Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharata aura bAhubalI eka barbaratApUrNa kArya bana gayA, krUratA se bharA amAnavIya kRtya bana gyaa| prAcIna samaya meM yuddha kI sImA ko svIkAra kiyA gayA / ghoSaNA kI gaI-koI sainika nahIM ldd'egaa| saba sainika apane zastra bhUmi para girA deN| isa ghoSaNA ke bAda sainikoM ne zastra DAla die / yuddha-maMca raMga-maMca meM badala gyaa| saba prekSaka bana ge| hiMsaka yuddha kA ahiMsaka yuddha kI dizA meM prasthAna ho gyaa| dRSTi yuddha cAra prakAra ke yuddha kI ghoSaNA ho gaI-dRSTiyuddha, zabdayuddha, muSTiyuddha aura dNddyuddh| sAre sainika isa ghoSaNA ko sunakara uchala pdd'e| unhoMne socA-jinako lar3anA hai, ve lar3eM / hameM kyA lenA denA hai yuddha se / hameM isase koI matalaba nahIM hai / bAhubalI jIta jAe to hameM kucha milane vAlA nahIM hai aura bharata jIta jAe to bhI kucha milane vAlA nahIM hai| hama sainika haiM, sainika hI rheNge| milegA bAhubalI ko, milegA bharata ko| jinheM kucha pAnA hai, unheM hI lar3anA cAhie. hama donoM bhAiyoM kA yuddha dekheMge, unakA parAkrama dekheMge, unake yuddha ke sAkSI baneMge, draSTA bneNge| bharata aura bAhubalI ke bIca pahalA yuddha-dRSTiyuddha prAraMbha huaa| yaha nizcita thA--jo AMkha ko pahale jhapakaegA, vaha hAra jAegA aura jo AMkha ko nahIM jhapakAegA, vaha jIta jaaegaa| bharata ne apanI tIvra dRSTi bAhubalI para AkSipta kii| bAhubalI ne bharata para apanI tIvra dRSTi kA prakSepa kiyaa| donoM tIvra dRSTi se apalaka eka dUsare ko dekhate rahe / ghaMTo bIta gae, prahara bIta ge| kisI kI bhI palakeM nahIM. jhapakIM / mAnoM trATaka siddha ho gyaa| kucha prahara bItane ke bAda bharata kI AMkheM thaka gaIM, bharata kI AMkheM jhuka giiN| usa samaya bhI koI repharI-nirNAyaka rahA hogaa| usane ghoSaNA kI-bharata kI AMkheM pahale muMda gaI haiN| bharata parAjita ho gayA, bAhubalI vijetA ghoSita ho gyaa| zabdayuddha : muSTiyuddha - apanI hAra se bharata lajjita huA, saMkucita huaa| usane socA-isa hAra kA badalA zabdayuddha jItakara le luuNgaa| aba zabdayuddha kI bArI thii| bharata ne bhayaMkara siMhanAda kiyaa| AkAza-pAtAla eka ho gae, samudra meM jvAra-bhATA A gayA, sthitiyAM vikarAla bana gaIM, sArA vizva prakaMpita ho utthaa| loga bhayabhIta ho utthe| jaise hI bAhubalI ne siMhanAda kiyA, bharata kA svara daba gayA, maMda ho gyaa| bharata isa bAra Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 bhI parAjita ghoSita hue / tIsare prakAra kA yuddha - muSTiyuddha zurU huA / bharata ne pahala kI / usane bAhubalI kI chAtI para teja mukkA maaraa| bAhubalI cIkha uThe, pIr3A se bhara uThe / kintu tatkAla saMbhala ge| aba bAhubalI ne apanA mukkA tAnA aura bharata para tIvra prahAra kiyA / bharata bAhubalI ke prahAra ko nahIM saha sake, bhUmi para gira par3e, mUrcchita ho ge| bharata ko punaH parAjaya kA muMha dekhanA par3A / bharata kI vyathA RSabha aura mahAvIra 1 bharata kA mana vyathA se bhara gayA / usane socA- maiMne kyoM musIbata mola lI ? maiM apane ghara meM ArAma se baiThA thA, bahuta bar3A rAjya mujhe prApta thA / choTe bhAI se na lar3atA to kyA hotA ? cakra AyudhazAlA meM nahIM jAtA, bAhara khar3A rahatA to mujhe kyA musIbata thI ? maiMne kyoM sira darda mola liyA ? bacapana meM bhI bAhubalI kitanA balavAn thA ! mujhe yAda hai - bAlyakAla meM eka bAra bAhubalI ne mujhe geMda kI taraha AkAza meM uchAla diyaa| jaba maiM puna: girane lagA taba mere pitA RSabha ne kahA- are ! kyA kara rahe ho ? yaha tumhArA bar3A bhAI hai| bAhubalI ne pitA kI bAta mAnakara mujhe tatkAla apane hAthoM meM jhela liyA / bharata ko bacapana ke saMsmaraNa yAda Ane lage - eka dina bhagavAn RSabha ne hameM khAne ke lie gannA diyaa| maiM use akelA khAne lgaa| bAhubalI ne mujhase Ikha maaNgaa| maiMne inkAra kara diyaa| bAhubalI ne mere hAtha se jabaradastI chIna liyaa| maiM muMha tAkatA raha gyaa| aise aneka saMsmaraNa bharata kI AMkhoM ke sAmane tairane lage / lekina yuddha ke sivAya usake pAsa aba aura koI vikalpa nahIM thA / daMDayuddha yuddha kA cauthA vikalpa thA daMDayuddha / bharata ne apanA daMDa utthaayaa| usa daNDa se cAroM tarapha Aga kI lapaTeM nikala rahI thIM, agni jvAlAeM phUTa rahI thIM / bharata ne usa daMDa se bAhubalI para tIvra prahAra kiyA / bAhubalI ghuTane taka jamIna meM dhaMsa ge| isa prakAra se bAhubalI ko bharata kI zakti kA ahasAsa huaa| unhoMne apanI zakti kA prayoga kiyA aura bAhara nikala Ae / aba bAhubalI ne apanA daMDa saMbhAlA / use jora se ghumAte hue bharata ke sira para tIvra vega se prahAra kiyA / bharata kA mukuTa gira gayA, cakravartitva kA cihna uchala kara bahuta dUra jA giraa| cakravartI bharata kaMTha taka bhUmi meM dhaMsa gae / mAtra itanA sA dikhAI de rahA thA - koI AdamI hai / ve pUrI Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharata aura bAhubalI samAdhi kI dazA meM cale ge| bharata ko cAroM yuddhoM meM parAjita ghoSita kara diyA gyaa| bAhubalI vijayI bana ge| bharata apanI parAjaya se Akula-vyAkula ho ge| unhoMne socA-merI itanI bar3I senA hai, caudaha ratna haiN| maiMne cha: khaNDa ko apane bhujabala se jItA hai / maiM isa parAjaya ko sahana nahIM kruuNgaa| maiMne saMkalpa kiyA thA-zastra kA prayoga nahIM karUMgA para samaya Ane para sAre saMkalpa TUTa jAte haiN| ve bhAvAveza se bhara gae, saMbhala nahIM ske| bharata kA bhAvAveza : zarta kA ullaMghana ___ AdamI kA saMkalpa taba taka calatA hai, jaba taka usakA bhAva saMtulita rahatA hai| jaba vyakti kA bhAva asaMtulita banatA hai taba sArI sImAeM, sArI maryAdAeM TUTa jAtI haiM / bhAvAveza meM vyakti ko kucha patA nahIM cltaa| vaha apanA bhAna bhUla jAtA hai| bharata ne sudarzana cakra hAtha meM liyA, use uThAyA, ghumAyA aura use bAhubalI ke ziraccheda ke lie pheMka diyaa| cAroM ora kolAhala maca gyaa| AkAza meM sthita devatA aura dharatI para khar3e manuSya bola uThe-yaha anyAya hai, zarta kA ullaMghana hai| cakravartI bharata ne unakI bAta ko anasunA kara diyaa| sudarzana cakra atyanta bhayaMkara zastra hotA hai / duniyA meM sabase jyAdA zaktizAlI astra brahmAstra mAnA jAtA hai| sudarzana cakra usase bhI adhika zaktizAlI thaa| vaha Aga kI lapaTeM ugalatA jA rahA thaa| use dekha saba ghabarA uThe, socA-aba bAhubalI kA kAma samApta ho jaaegaa| bAhubalI aDola aura aprakaMpa khar3e the| unakA Atmabala/manobala ajeya banA huA thaa| unhoMne kahA--merI muSTi ke eka prahAra se yaha cakra cUra-cUra ho jaaegaa| cakra bAhubalI ke pAsa phuNcaa| usane mArane kI bajAya bAhubalI kI pradakSiNA zurU kara dii| bharata ne socA-Aja to koI burA dina hI A gayA hai| jo bhI kArya karatA hUM vaha viparIta hI hotA hai| bharata ghabarA uThA-cakra bAhubalI ke pAsa calA gayA, aba kyA hogA? bharata isa cintana se kAMpa utthaa| kintu cakra bAhubalI kI pradakSiNA kara bharata ke pAsa vApasa A gyaa| bharata ne cakra ko puna: pAkara sukha kI sAMsa lii| Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 RSabha aura mahAvIra saMbodhana bharata ke isa kRtya ko dekha bAhubalI bhayaMkara Akroza se bhara ge| unhoMne socA-yaha bhAI hai ? yaha bhAI nahIM hai, duzmana hai| jo sImA aura maryAdA kA atikramaNa kare, usako usakA phala milanA caahie| unakA Aveza prabala bana gyaa| bAhubalI bole--maiM abhI daur3a kara jAtA hUM, bharata ke sira para prahAra karatA hUM-bharata merA kyA karegA? bAhubalI mukkA tAnakara bhAI para prahAra karane ke lie sannaddha ho uThe / aura bAteM anahonI ho sakatI haiM para bAhubalI kA mukkA khAlI nahIM jaaegaa| kahA jAtA hai-usa samaya AkAza meM dhvani huI / bharata-bAhubalI mahAkAvya meM usakA sundara citraNa kiyA gayA hai ayi bAhubale ! kalahAya balaM, bhavato'bhavadAyati cAru kimu? prajighAMsurasi tvamapi svaguruM, yadi tadguruzAsanakRt ka iha? kalahaM samavehi halAhalakaM, yamitA yaminopyayamA niyamAt / bhavatI jagatI jagatIzasutaM, nayate narakaM tadalaM kalahaiH / / nRpaH ! saMhara saMhara kopamimaM, tava yena pathA caritaca pitaa| sara tAM saraNiM hi pituH padavIM, na jahatyanadhAstanayA: kvacana // dharaNI hariNInayanA nayate, vazatAM yadi bhUpa! bhvntmlm| vidhuro vidhireSa tadA bhavitA, gurumAnanarUpa ihAkSayataH / / taba muSTimimAM sahate bhuvi ko, harihetimivAdhikaghAtavatIm / bharatAcaritaM caritaM manasA, smara mA smara kelimiva zramaNaH / / ayi! sAdhaya sAdhaya sAdhupadaM bhaja zAntarasaM tarasA srrm| RSabhadhvajavaMzanabhastaraNe! taraNAya mana: kila ghAvatu te|| he bAhubalI ! tumhArA bala yuddha ke lie prayukta ho rahA hai| kyA yaha bhaviSya ke lie zubha hogA? yadi tuma bhI apane bar3e bhAI bharata ko mAranA cAhate ho to isa saMsAra meM bar3e bhAI kI AjJA mAnane vAlA dUsarA kauna hogA? __ tuma usa kalaha ko halAhala viSa ke samAna jAno, jisakA Azraya lekara saMyamI muni nizcaya se asaMyamI ho jAte haiN| yaha pUjanIyA pRthvI rAjaputra ko naraka meM le jAtI hai, isalie isake lie kie jAne vAle aise kalaha se hameM kyA? rAjan ! tuma apane isa krodha kA saMharaNa karo, saMharaNa kro| jisa mArga para tumhAre pitA RSabha cale haiM, usI mArga para tuma clo| suputra apane pitA ke mArga ko Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharata aura bAhubalI kabhI nahIM chodd'te| rAjan ! yadi yaha bhUmi rUpI sundarI tumako vaza meM kara letI hai to bar3oM ko sammAna dene kI yaha vidhi mUlata: vidhura ho jaaegii| indra ke vajra kI taraha pracaMDa prahAra karane vAlI tumhArI isa muSTikA ko saMsAra meM kauna sahana kara sakatA hai ? tuma bharata dvArA AcIrNa caritra ko mana se bhI yAda mata karo, jaise zramaNa pUrvakRta kAma-krIr3A ko yAda nahIM krtaa| __rAjan ! tuma munipada kI sAdhanA karo, sAdhanA kro| tuma zIghratA se sarasa zAntarasa kA Asevana kro| he RSabhadeva ke vaMzarUpI AkAza ke sUrya ! tumhArA mana Atma kalyANa ke lie agrasara ho / maiM kyA karUM bAhubalI ne isa dhvani ko sanA Apa krodha mata kro| Apa vijayI haiM, zaktizAlI haiM, RSabha ke putra haiM / Apa apane bhAI kI tarapha dhyAna mata do, apane pitA kI ora dekho| Apa apane bhAI ke mArga kA anusaraNa mata karo, Apa apane pitA ke mArga kA anusaraNa kro| hama mAnate haiM-bharata ne jo kiyA, vaha ucita nahIM hai| Apa usakI ora dhyAna na dekara zAnta rasa kA pAna kreN| Apa apanI isa muTThI ko kholeM, kalyANa ke mArga para prasthAna kreN| ___bAhubalI ne socA-sahI bAta kahI jA rahI hai, bhAI para mukkA uThAnA acchA nahIM hai| bhAI ko mArUMgA to eka kalaMka laga jaaegaa| bhaviSya meM hamArA udAharaNa dete hue kahA jAegA--RSabha ke putra aise lar3e the| bAhubalI ne apane bar3e bhAI ko mArA thaa| yaha merA nahIM, RSabha kA apamAna hogaa| aba bhAI ko mAranA nahIM hai| kinta jo makkA uTha gayA, vaha nIce nahIM jA sktaa| maiM kyA karUM? __kahA jAtA hai-jaba devatA ko gussA AtA hai aura vaha sAmane vAle vyakti ko mArane kI sthiti meM nahIM hotA hai taba vaha kahIM dUra ekAnta meM jAkara lAta kA prahAra karatA hai, sArI bhUmi ko kaMpA detA hai / vaha isa prakAra apane gusse kA recana karatA hai, use upazAnta karatA hai| bAhubalI kA mukkA uThA thA ahaMkAra ke sAtha, bhayaMkara krodha ke sAtha / 'maiM kyA karUM' isa prazna kI gaharAI meM jAte hI bAhubalI ko samAdhAna upalabdha ho gyaa| bharata ko mArane ke lie uThA mukkA svayaM ke sira para girA / bAhubalI ne usa muSTi Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 se svayaM kA keza luMcana kara liyA / yuddha se ayuddha kI ora prasthAna cakravartI bharata isa dRzya ko dekhakara vismayAbhibhUta ho uThe / unhoMne socA - yaha kyA ho gayA ? bAhubalI ke isa prasthAna ke prati praNata ho ge| bAhubalI ne apane vijaya ko pradIpta banA diyaa| jahAM tyAga hotA hai vahAM vijaya hotI hai, sukha aura zAMti kA sAmrAjya vistAra pAtA hai| agara bAhubalI tyAga nahIM karate to pralaya ho 'jAtI / do meM se eka ko tyAga karanA hotA hai / bAhubalI kA tyAga ahaMkAra kA udAttIkaraNa hai-- yuddha se ayuddha kI ora prasthAna hai, vijaya ko mahAvijaya meM badalane kA parAkrama hai / RSabha aura mahAvIra yaha bharata aura bAhubalI ke caritra kI saMkSipta carcA hai| usake Adi bindu ko bahuta acchA nahIM kahA jA sktaa| bhAI lar3e, isa bAta ko zobhAspada nahIM kahA jA sakatA, kintu isa caritra kI jo pariNati hai, vaha vastuta: eka nidarzana hai / bhAvAveza meM bhAI lar3a bhI lete haiM para ve kaise saMbhala jAte haiM, kaise badala jAte haiM ? isakA udAharaNa hai bharata aura bAhubalI kA jIvana caritra / isa caritra kA saMdeza hai - tyAga ke dvArA hI samasyA kA samAdhAna kiyA jA sakatA hai / yaha mahAn caritra vyakti ke bhItara tyAga kI cetanA jagAne meM sakSama bane, vizva kI samasyAoM ko samAdhAna kA nayA AyAma de, yahI abhISTa hai / Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirvANavAda ke pravaktA : bhagavAn mahAvIra (1) nirvANa kI paribhASA dIpamAlikA kA dina bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nirvANa kA dina hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra nirvANavAdI the / gaMdharvo ne unakI stuti isa bhASA meM kI-nivvANavAdINiha NAyaputtejJAtaputra mahAvIra nirvANavAdiyoM meM zreSTha haiN| prazna hotA hai--nirvANa kyA hai? ____ AtmA se paramAtmA bananA, isakA nAma hai nirvANa / yaha bhI eka prazna hai--mahAvIra ko zreSTha mAnA gayA? IzvaravAdI darzanoM ke anusAra jo vyakti sAdhanA karake Age jAtA hai, usakA nirvANa nahIM hotA, vaha paramAtmA nahIM bntaa| kiMtu vaha Izvara meM vilIna ho jAtA hai| nadI kA pAnI calA aura vaha samudra meM vilIna ho gyaa| aba vaha nadI kA pAnI nahIM rahA, samudra kA eka aMza bana gayA / mokSa meM astitva vilIna ho jAtA hai / advaita vedAnta ke anusAra vyakti brahma kA aMza thA, vaha brahma meM vilIna ho gyaa| yaha vilaya kA siddhAMta hai IzvaravAdI kI dRSTi se Izvara meM vilaya aura advaitavAdI kI dRSTi se brahma meM vilaya hotA hai| bhagavAn buddha nirvANavAdI haiM / unakA nirvANa hai bujha jaanaa| isakA artha hai--jo saMtati cala rahI thI, vaha samApta ho gaI kintu saMtati kI samApti se kyA bacA? isakI koI paribhASA bauddha darzana se prApta nahIM hai / jo janma maraNa kA cakra thA, vaha miTa gayA, bujha gayA, saMtati samApta ho gii| isase Age nirvANa kI koI paribhASA prApta nahIM hai| paramAtmA hone kA artha mahAvIra ne nirvANa ko samyak bhASA pradAna kii| nirvANa kA matalaba hai-AtmA se paramAtmA bnnaa| nirvANa kA apanA svataMtra astitva hai / vyakti apane usa svataMtra astitva meM anaMta jJAna, anaMta darzana, anaMta zakti aura anaMta Ananda kA anubhava karatA hai / paramAtmA hone kA artha svataMtra sattA kA honA hai, svayaM Izvara bana jAnA hai, Izvara meM vilIna honA nahIM hai| nirvANa kA aisA siddhAnta kisI bhI nirvANavAdI dArzanika ne nahIM diyaa| isalie yaha kahanA sArthaka ho gayA--nirvANavAdiyoM meM jJAta"- zreSTha haiN| nirvANa bujha jAne kA sUtra nahIM hai, astitva ke miTa jAne kA nAma Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra nahIM hai| nirvANa meM vilIna hone kA prazna nahIM hai| nirvANa hai apane samagra astitva ko abhivyakta kara lenA, prakaTa kara lenA, AtmA ko paramAtmA banA lenaa| bhakta se bhagavAn banane kA darzana __AcArya mAnatuMga ke bhaktAmara stotra meM nirvANa kI yahI paribhASA prApta hai| unhoMne likhA---prabho ! jo ApakI bhakti karatA hai vaha Apake samAna bana jAtA hai, isameM Azcarya kyA hai| jo bhagavAn apane bhakta ko apane samAna na banAe, yaha Azcarya kI bAta ho sakatI hai| usa ArAdhya aura paramAtmA se hameM kyA, jo bhakta ko apane samAna na bnaae| nAtyadbhuttaM bhuvanabhUSaNa bhUtanAtha, bhUtairguNairbhuvi bhavantamabhiSTuvantaH / tulyA bhavanti bhavato nanu tena kiM vA, bhUtyAzritaM ya iha nAtmasamaM karoti // bhagavAn mahAvIra ko yaha bAta kabhI mAnya nahIM rahI-bhagavAn sadA bhagavAn banA rahe aura bhakta sadA bhakta hI banA rahe / mahAvIra ne nirvANa kA jo siddhAnta diyA, usakA artha hai-bhakta bhagavAn bana sakatA hai |aaj prAta:kAla amerikI chAtroM se carcA cala rahI thii| AcAryavara ne carcA ke prasaMga meM kahA-hama bhakta ko sadA bhakta bane rahane denA nahIM cAhate / hama nahIM cAhate-eka hAtha sadA dene vAlA banA rahe aura eka hAtha sadA lene vAlA banA rhe| hama cAhate haiM-donoM hAtha Upara uTha jAeM, bhakta bhagavAn bana jAe / bhakta se bhagavAn banAne vAle siddhAMta kA nAma hai--nirvANavAda / Izvara kA patA ___ AtmavAda aura nirvANavAda-donoM eka haiM, do nahIM haiM / nirvANavAda kA matalaba hai AtmA ko jAnanA, AtmA ko dekhanA aura AtmA meM rhnaa| eka AcArya ne likhA-AtmA ko jAnane kA matalaba hai samyag jJAna / AtmA ko dekhane kA matalaba hai samyag drshn| AtmA meM ramaNa karane kA artha hai samyag cAritra aura yahI yoga svAmI vivekAnanda se eka vyakti ne prArthanA kI-Apa mujhe Izvara se milA deN| vivekAnanda bole-ThIka hai ! maiM tumhArI prArthanA una taka pahuMcA duuNgaa| tuma apanA patA mujhe de do| usa vyakti ne apanA patA (eDresa) likha kara de diyaa| vivekAnanda ne pUchA-kyA yaha tumhArA apanA patA hai? vaha vyakti isa prazna se sakapakA gayA / usane kahA-mahArAja ! mujhe usakA patA nahIM hai| vivekAnanda bole-jisa vyakti ko apane ApakA patA nahIM hotA usase Izvara kabhI milatA hI nahIM hai| tuma pahale Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirvANavAda ke pravaktA : bhagavAn mahAvIra (1) apanA patA karo aura usake bAda Izvara se milane kI bAta karo / abAdha honA nirvANa hai jisa vyakti ko apanA patA hai, use Izvara apane Apa mila jaaegaa| use kahIM jAne kI jarUrata hI nahIM hai| mahAvIra ne sabase jyAdA isa bAta para bala diyA- apanI AtmA ko dekho, apanI AtmA ko jAno aura apanI AtmA meM raho / yahI nirvANa hai / nirvANavAda mAtra alaukika kathA nahIM hai, vaha bahuta gaharA siddhAMta hai, vyAvahArika siddhAMta hai / kezI-gautama ko saMvAda meM nirvANa kA mahattvapUrNa svarUpa milatA hai nivvANaM ti abAhaM ti, siddhi logaggameva ya / khemaM sivaM aNAbAhaM taM caraMti mahesiNo // nirvANa kA eka artha hai- kisI bhI bAdhA kA na honA / pratyeka AdamI bAdhA kA jIvana jItA hai| bAdhAoM, vighnoM ko pAra kara jAnA, unheM jIta lenA nirvANa hai / AdamI bAdhAoM aura vighnoM ko miTAne ke lie vinAyaka kI pUjA karatA hai / yaha prArthanA karatA hai-- he vinAyaka ! vighnoM ko dUra kara do| na jAne kitanI vinAyaka kI mUrtiyAM banI huI haiM aura ve kitane gharoM meM pratiSThita haiM ! isakA kAraNa hai-AdamI bAdhA ko sahana karanA nahIM cAhatA, use miTAnA cAhatA hai| nirvANa kA matalaba hai abAdha ho jAnA / yadi hama AtmA kI pavitratA ke dvArA aisI sthiti kA nirmANa kara sakeM, aise vAtAvaraNa kA nirmANa kara sakeM, jahAM koI bAdhA na ho to vahAM nirvANa kI bAta saMbhava bana jAtI hai / 69 avyAbAdha sukha nirvANa kA eka artha -- avyAbAdha sukha / hamArA jJAna, AnaMda, zakti aura sukha avyAbAdha bana jaae| hama pUre samAja yA mAnava jAti kA vizleSaNa kareM, ihaloka yA paraloka kA vizleSaNa kareM, devatAoM yA nArakoM ke jIvana kA vizleSaNa kareM, hameM patA calegA - avyAbAdha sukha kahIM nahIM hai / yaha mAnA gayA -- devatA sadA sukhI rahate haiM, nAraka sadA duHkha bhogate haiM aura manuSya kabhI sukha bhogatA hai, kabhI dukha: bhogatA hai / yaha eka sAmAnya kalpanA hai| kyA devatAoM kA sukha avyAbAdha hai ? unakA sukha bhI avyAbAdha nahIM hai| unake zArIrika duHkha bhI AtA hai, mAnasika duHkha bhI AtA hai / devatAoM meM chInA-jhapaTI bhI calatI hai / ve eka dUsare kI saMpatti curA lete haiM / unameM saMgharSa calatA hai| hama choTe devoM kI bAta chor3a deM / saudharmendra 1 Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 RSabha aura mahAvIra . aura aizAnendra jaise devatAoM meM bhI sImA vivAda calatA hai / use sulajhAne ke lie tIsare loka kA indra AtA hai / vaha donoM ke bIca madhyasthatA karatA hai / vaha Adeza detA hai-lar3o mata / yuddha baMda kro| maiM sImA kA nirdhAraNa karatA huuN| yaha devatAoM kI sthiti hai| sukha ke tIna prakAra __avyAbAdha sukha hai kahAM? jahAM padArtha hai, mamatva hai, mUrchA hai, vahAM avyAbAdha sukha ho nahIM sktaa| tattvArthabhASya meM sukha kA bahata sundara vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai| usameM tIna prakAra ke sukha mAne gae haiM * sthUla padArtha sApekSa sukha * sUkSma padArtha sApekSa sukha * padArtha nirapekSa sukha roTI kI jarUrata par3I, roTI mila gaI aura sukha ho gyaa| pAnI kI apekSA thI, pAnI mila gayA aura sukha ho gyaa| yaha sthUla padArtha sApekSa sukha hai| sUkSma padArtha sukha meM sthUla padArtha kI jarUrata nahIM hotI / sUkSma pudgala mile aura sukha paidA ho gyaa| aisA sukha IryApathikI kriyA meM hotA hai, devatAoM ko hotA hai| vahAM sthUla padArtha kA bhoga nahIM hotaa| kevala sUkSma padArtha, sUkSma pudgaloM ko grahaNa hotA hai aura tRpti mila jAtI hai / uccakoTi ke devatAoM meM jaba kAma cetanA jAgatI hai taba ve padArtha kA bhoga nahIM krte| ve saMkalpa karate haiM aura usase unheM tRpti mila jAtI hai| ise sUkSma padArtha sApekSa sukha kahA gayA hai| sthUla padArtha sApekSa sukha aura sUkSma padArtha sApekSa sukha-donoM padArtha sApekSa haiM, padArtha pratibaddha sukha haiM / padArtha nirapekSa sukha kevala AtmA se hone vAlA sukha hai| avyAbAdha sukha vahI ho sakatA hai jo kevala AtmA se upajatA hai| jisa sukha meM koI bAdhA nahIM pahuMcA sakatA, jisameM na padArtha kI jarUrata hai, na sUkSma padgala skaMdhoM kI jarUrata hai, vaha Atmika sukha hai, avyAbAdha sukha hai, padArtha nirapekSa sukha hai| mahAvIra : nirvANa ke pravaktA ___bhagavAn mahAvIra ne nirvANa ke siddhAnta ko vyApaka rUpa meM prastuta kiyaa| nirvANa kA eka svarUpa hai siddhi / nirvANa kA artha hai sArI siddhiyoM kA prApta honA vyakti ko lokAgra meM aisA sthAna milatA hai, jahAM pradUSaNa nahIM hai, paryAvaraNa kI samasyA nahIM hai, koI upadrava nahIM hai, akalyANa nahIM hai| nirvANa prApta vyakti usa sthAna meM Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'nirvANavAda ke pravaktA : bhagavAn mahAvIra (1) 71 pahuMcatA hai, jahAM na akAla hai, na sI hai, na garmI hai| vaha zarIra aura mana se rahita hotA hai isalie usake zArIrika aura mAnasika kaSTa bhI nahIM hotaa| sadA kSema, ziva aura kalyANa se ota:prota hai nirvANa / ___mahAvIra ke darzana meM nirvANavAda kA jo svarUpa milatA hai, jo vizada vyAkhyA prApta hotI hai, vaha aura kahIM prApta nahIM hai| Aja sabase jyAdA bala isa bAta para diyA jAtA hai ki kathanI-karanI barAbara honI cAhie / nirvANa kA artha hai kathanI-karanI kA eka ho jAnA / yathAkhyAta cAritra nirvANa kI eka avasthA hai| ina sAre saMdarbho ke AdhAra para yaha kahA jA sakatA hai-nirvANavAda ke prabala pravaktA bhagavAn mahAvIra haiM / nirvANa kA siddhAMta dekara unhoMne hamAre vartamAna jIvana ko upakRta kiyA hai bhAvI jIvana ko upakRta kiyA hai| unakI vaMdanA nirvANavAda ke mahAn pravaktA kI vaMdanA Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirvANavAda ke pravaktA : bhagavAn mahAvIra (2) pravRtti kI bAtI, nivRtti ke taila se jale prakAza phaile, dhuAM na nikle| samasyA pravRtti se ___nirvANavAdI darzana yA nirvANavAdI jIvana zailI kA mukhya sUtra hai nivRtti / prazna huA--jIvana kaise cale? kahA gayA-pravRtti se| kintu pravRtti nivRtti se jur3I huI honI cAhie / yA to kevala nivRtti kA jIvana ho aura yadi pravRtti kA jIvana ho to usakI pRSThabhUmi meM nivRtti kA sUtra honA caahie| nirvANavAdI jIvana zailI kA artha hai-nivRtti zUnya koI bhI pravRtti na ho / kevala pravRtti Aja samasyA banI huI hai| jisa pravRtti kI pRSThabhUmi meM nivRtti nahIM hai, saMyama nahIM hai, usa pravRtti ne eka ora aNubama kA nirmANa kiyA hai, dUsarI ora amIroM kA nirmANa kiyA hai, tIsarI ora niraMkuza zAsakoM kA nirmANa kiyA hai / kevala pravRtti se ye sArI samasyAeM paidA huI haiN| vikAsa kI paribhASA pravRtti kA nirodha saMbhava nahIM hai| jahAM jIvana hai vahAM pravRtti hogii| pravRtti ko chor3A nahIM jA sktaa| mahAvIra ne nirvANa kA jo darzana diyA, usakA niSkarSa hai-pravRtti ho para usakI pRSThabhUmi meM nivRtti rahe / nivRtti ke dIvaTa para pravRtti kA dIpa jale aura vaha nivRtti ke taila se jle| isa sthiti meM pravRtti saMhAraka nahIM hogI, niraMkuza nahIM hogI, samAja meM avyavasthA phailAne vAlI nahIM hogii| harabarTa spensara ne vikAsa kI eka paribhASA kI / vaha paribhASA DArvina ke vikAsavAda ke virodha meM mAnI jAtI hai / spensara kA mata hai--ekatA se anekatA kI ora, saralatA se jaTilatA kI ora, avyavasthA se vyavasthA kI ora jAne kA jo upakrama hai, usakA nAma hai vikAsa / vikAsa kI pRSThabhUmi meM avikAsa yaha vikAsa kI sahI paribhASA hai| jahAM bhautika vikAsa kA prazna hai, vahAM yaha Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirvANavAda ke pravaktA : bhagavAn mahAvIra (2) paribhASA saMgata pratIta hotI hai / yaugalika yuga meM saralatA thii| jaise hI rAjataMtra kA yuga AyA, jaTilatA zurU ho gii| saralatA se jaTilatA kI ora prasthAna hone lagA / jaise hI karmayuga prArambha huA, ekatA anekatA kA rUpa lene lagI, aneka varga vikasita ho gae / yaugalika yuga meM koI vyavasthA nahIM thI, saba kucha svataHcAlita thA / usa yuga kI samApti ke sAtha-sAtha vyavasthA kA krama zurU ho gayA / yaha vikAsa kI prakriyA hai| nirvANa avikAsa kI prakriyA hai / pravRtti vikAsa kA sUtra hai / nivRtti avikAsa kA sUtra hai / jisa vikAsa kI pRSThabhUmi meM avikAsa nahIM hotA, vaha vikAsa khataranAka bana jAtA hai / ina tIna bAtoM para dhyAna kendrita honA Avazyaka hai- anekatA kI pRSThabhUmi meM ekatA banI rahe, jaTilatA kI pRSThabhUmi meM saralatA banI rahe, vyavasthA kI pRSThabhUmi meM avyavasthA banI rahe / avyavasthA kA matalaba hai sahaja jIvana, yaugalika jIvana / aisI bhUmikA kA nirmANa, jisameM vyavasthA kI jarUrata hI na rahe / upazAnta krodha, upazAMta mAna, upazAMta mAyA aura upazAMta lobha kI sthiti meM isa bhUmikA kA nirmANa hotA hai| isa sthiti meM vyavasthA akiMcitkara bana jAtI hai, usakI koI apekSA nahIM hotI / yaha hai pravRtti ke nIce rahA huA nivRtti siddhaaNt| yaha ThIka calatA hai to jIvana ThIka calatA hai / nivRtti : nirvANa kA mUla sUtra 73 1 mahAvIra ke nirvANa kA mUla sUtra hai nivRtti / use niSkarma karma kaheM, anAsakta yoga kaheM yA mAnasika zAnti - tInoM paraspara jur3e hue haiN| mAnasika zAnti kaba AtI hai ? jaba niSkAma bhAvanA, anAsakta bhAvanA vikasita hotI hai taba mAnasika zAnti ghaTita hotI hai / niSkAma bhAva kA vikAsa taba saMbhava banatA hai jaba nivRtti kA sUtra vyakti ke hAtha lagatA hai / pratyeka vyakti apekSA rakhatA hai-- vyakti evaM samAja meM anAsakti kA bhAva jAge, niSkAma bhAvanA kA vikAsa ho / yaha nivRtti kA siddhAnta hai / vyakti kahatA hai-- niSkAma sevA karo, kAmanA mata kro| vastuta: yaha nirvANa kA darzana hai / bahuta bAra AdamI tAtparya ko samajha nahIM paataa| jahAM mUla bAta ko sUkSmatA se nahIM pakar3A jAtA vahAM sahI artha ko jAnanA kaThina ho jAtA hai / bar3I se bar3I pravRtti karane vAlA, pravRtti kA samarthana karane vAlA vyakti bhI yaha 'apekSA rakhatA hai-- samAja niSkAma sevA vAlA bane, samAja udAtta cintana vAlA bane, samAja acchA bane, usameM burAiyAM aura aparAdha na panape / yadi nivRtti nahI hai, saMyama nahIM hai, niSkAma cetanA nahIM hai to ye sArI bAteM saMbhava nahIM bana paaeNgii| Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 RSabha aura mahAvIra zAntipUrNa jIvana kA rahasya ___ saba mAnasika zAnti cAhate haiN| Aja mAnasika tanAva bar3ha rahA hai, bhAvanAtmaka tanAva bar3ha rahA hai| vyakti cAhatA hai-tanAva na ho, jIvana zAntipUrNa rahe / usakI eka AkAMkSA hai-zastroM ke nirmANa para roka lge| Aja zastroM para roka lagAne ke saMdarbha meM kitane AMdolana cala rahe haiM / do rASTra-soviyata rUsa aura amerikA-zastra banAne meM agraNI hai| ye rASTra zastra virodha kI saMdhi meM aguA banane ke lie lAlAyita haiM / isakA artha haiM--ve atIta kI ora lauTa rahe haiM, pravRtti se nivRtti kI ora lauTa rahe haiN| isakA niSkarSa hai-nirvANavAdI jIvana zailI ke binA pravRtti kA jIvana bhI acchA nahIM cltaa| jo vyakti acchA jIvana jInA cAhatA hai, jo samAja yA rASTra svastha aura zAntipUrNa jIvana kA rahasya jAnanA cAhatA hai, use nirvANavAdI jIvana zailI ko apanAnA hogaa| samiti aura gupti ___ jaina darzana meM do zabda bahuta pracalita haiM--gupti aura samiti / gupti kA artha hai nivRtti / samiti kA artha hai pravRtti kintu unake sAtha bhI nivRtti jur3I huI hai| yadi vyakti kevala pravRtti karatA calA jAtA hai to vaha vicArazUnya bana jAtA hai, pravRtti kA viveka kho detA hai| Aja bhI bahuta sAre dArzanika cintaka aura vicAraka kahate haiM-nivRttivAdI darzana ne samAja ko akarmanya banA diyaa| yaha tarka sahI nahIM lgtaa| yadi gaharAI meM jAkara dekheM to lagegA--ve svayaM nivRtti kA samarthana karate cale jA rahe haiM aura use svIkAra bhI nahIM kara pA rahe haiN| ve apanI bhASA se svayaM anajAna bane hae haiN| nivRttivAda kA samarthana karate hae bhI use nahIM samajha pA rahe haiN| pravRtti nivRtti zUnya na ho hama nirvANavAdI jIvana zailI ko samajheM aura yaha sakaMlpa leM-'hama pratidina AdhA ghaMTA nivRtti meM bitAeMge, kAyotsarga meM bitaaeNge|' isase hameM apanI bahuta sArI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna upalabdha hogaa| isa prayoga se jIvana zailI bdlegii| AdhA ghaMTA na zarIra kI vRtti, na mana kI pravRtti aura na vANI kI prvRtti| yaha samasyAoM ke cakra ko tor3ane kA mahattvapUrNa upAya hai| hama isa bAta para bhI dhyAna kendrita kareM-hamArI koI bhI pravRtti, nivRtti zUnya na ho / hama pratyeka pravRtti se pahale soceM-isake pIche hamArI nivRtti hai yA nahIM, samaya hai yA nhiiN| hama khAte samaya soce-khAnA jarUrI hai para isake sAtha saMyama jar3A haA hai yA nahIM? calate samaya Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirvANavAda ke pravaktA : bhagavAn mahAvIra (2) soceM-calane ke sAtha saMyama jur3A huA hai yA nhiiN| 'saMyamaH khalu jIvanam' yaha nirvANavAda kA sUtra hai, jIvana kA sUtra hai / yadi yaha sUtra hamArI samajha meM A jAe, hama ise jIvanagata banA pAe to hama nirvANavAdI zailI kA jIvana jI sakeMge, pravRtti sAtha nivRtti kA saMtulana sAdha sakeMge, apane jIvana ko maMgalamaya aura kalyANakArI banA paaeNge| yaha dIpAvalI kA pavitra dina, bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa dina hamAre jIvana kI pavitratA kA dina bana jaaegaa| dIpAvalI kA abhinandana, dIpAvalI ko manAne kA upakrama, dIpAvalI kA Agamana, bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANotsava -- hamAre jIvana ko eka naI dizA de pAegA, svastha evaM zAntipUrNa jIvana kA rahasya karA pAegA / 75 Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kA darzana : samAdhimaraNa ziSya kI jijJAsA ziSya guru kI sannidhi meM phuNcaa| vaha vinamra vaMdanA kara bolA-gurudeva ! maiMne sunA hai-jIvana aura mRtyu do haiN| yadi ve do haiM to bIca meM koI bhedarekhA honI caahie| maiMne bahuta khojA para bhedarekhA kahIM nahIM milI / merI jijJAsA hai---jIvana aura maraNa meM bhedarekhA kahAM hai? Apa kahate haiM----jIvana alaga hai aura maraNa alg| AdamI jInA cAhatA hai, maranA nahIM caahtaa| isakA matalaba hai-Apako bhedarekhA hai para vAstava meM jIvana aura maraNa ke bIca bhedarekhA kahAM hai? jIvane maraNe kvAsti bheda-rekhA samantataH / na labdheyaM mayA svAmin, tato jijJAsitaM mama / eka baccA janmA, pahalA kSaNa biitaa| kyA usa samaya vaha kevala jItA hai ? maratA nahIM hai ? hama kyA kaheMge? kahA jAegA--jisa kSaNa meM usane jInA zurU kiyA hai usa kSaNa meM usane maranA bhI zurU kara diyA hai| isa sthiti meM bhedarekhA ko kaise pakar3e? AcArya kA samAdhAna AcArya ne kahA-vatsa ! jIvana aura maraNa meM eka bhedarekhA hai aura vaha Atyantika maraNa ke AdhAra para khIMcI jA sakatI hai| jIvana kI samApti kA nAma hai-Atyantika maraNa / yaha bhI sahI hai, jIvana ke sAtha-sAtha mauta cala rahI hai| donoM meM pragAr3ha maitrI hai, donoM sAtha-sAtha cala rahe haiN| jIvana mRtyu ko chor3akara nahIM calatA, mRtyu bhI jIvana ke sAtha jur3I huI calatI hai| vyakti jisa kSaNa meM janma letA hai, vaha usI kSaNa meM maranA zurU kara detA hai isalie jIvana aura maraNa ke madhya bhedarekhA khIMcanA bhI muzkila hai / jisa vyakti kA sau varSa kA jIvana hai vaha sau varSa jItA hai aura sau varSa maratA hai| yaha eka saccAI hai| jo sUkSmatA se dekhatA hai, usakA satya do nahIM hotA, eka hotA hai / saccAI eka hotI hai para usakA grahaNa nahIM hotaa| yadi jIvana aura maraNa ko bAMTeMge to kahA jAegA-vyakti pacAsa varSa jItA Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kA darzana : samAdhimaraNa hai, pacAsa varSa maratA hai| kintu jIvana aura maraNa ko avibhakta kara dekhA jAe to niSkarSa hogA-vyakti sau varSa jItA hai aura sau varSa maratA hai| jIvana aura mRtyu kA kSaNa jIvana aura maraNa ke bIca meM pUrI bhedarekhA nahIM hai| jIvana kA antima kSaNa hai mRtyu aura mRtyu kA antima kSaNa hai jIvana / jIvana aura maraNa--donoM sAtha-sAtha rahate haiM, isalie eka nae darzana kI jarUrata hai| jitanI gaharAI se jIvana ke darzana ko samajhanA apekSita hai utanI hI gaharAI se mRtyu ke darzana samajhanA Avazyaka hai| jIvana meM darzana ko chor3akara mRtyu ke darzana ko nahIM samajhA jA sakatA aura mRtyu ke darzana ko chor3akara jIvana ke darzana ko nahIM samajhA jA sktaa| donoM ko sAtha-sAtha samajhanA hogaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne AvIci-maraNa ke pratipAdana dvArA eka naI dRSTi pradAna kii| AvIci-maraNa kA artha hai--pratyeka samaya kA jIvana prati samaya meM naSTa hotA hai / yaha pratyeka samaya kA maraNa AvIci-maraNa kahalAtA hai| burAI meM chipI hai acchAI mahAvIra ne kahA-tuma jIvana ko samajho to mRtyu ko bhI samajho aura mRtyu ko samajho to jIvana ko bhI smjho| donoM ko samajho, eka ko pakar3akara mata baittho| yaha eka naI bAta hai, jo mahAvIra ke darzana se prApta hotI hai| kisI AdamI se kahA jAe-jIte raho / use yaha bahuta acchA lgegaa| jIvita raho, yaha vAkya bahuta priya hai| kisI vyakti se kahA jAe--mara jAo ! yaha vAkya use kaisA lagegA? jaba kahA jAtA hai-jindA raho taba acchA lagatA hai aura jaba kahA jAtA hai--mara jAo taba burA lagatA hai, apriya lagatA hai| mahAvIra ne isa bhrAMti ko todd'aa| unhoMne kahA--jindA raho, yaha vAkya bahuta acchA lagatA hai para isake sAtha jo burAI chipI hai, use bhI dekho| mara jAo, yaha kathana burA lagatA hai para isake sAtha jo acchAI chipI hai, use bhI dekho| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA dRSTikoNa samagra thaa| ve kisI zabda ko nahIM pakar3ate the| Ajakala zabdoM ko bahuta pakar3A jAtA hai kintu zabda ke pIche jo samagratA hotI hai, usako chor3a diyA jAtA hai| vANI aura artha ko kabhI alaga nahIM karanA cAhie para unheM alaga kara diyA jAtA hai| burAI meM bhI acchAI chipI ho sakatI hai aura acchAI meM bhI burAI nihita ho sakatI hai| Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra zreNika kA Azcarya mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa meM eka vyakti ne rAjA zreNika se kahA-tuma jIte raho aura usI vyakti ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se kahA- tuma mara jAo |raajaa zreNika ne bhagavAn se pUchA- bhante ! isa anargala pralApa kA artha kyA hai ? mahAvIra ne kahA-usane jo kahA hai, vaha bilkula sahI hai| bhaMte ! kaise? tumheM jInA priya lagatA hai, acchA lagatA hai para jIne ke pIche kyA chipA huA hai, use tuma nahIM samajha pA rahe ho| tumane jIvana ko jiyA hai, para sakAma jIvana nahIM jiyA hai, samAdhimaraNa ke anukUla jIvana nahIM jiyA hai| isalie yaha kaha rahA hai tumhArA jInA acchA hai, maranA acchA nahIM hai| kyoMki samAdhimaraNa kI taiyArI tumhAre jIvana meM nahIM hai| 'mara jAo !' isake pIche kyA rahasya chipA hai ? usake yaha kahane kA rahasya thA- tuma kyoM kArA meM baMdI bane baiThe ho / nirvANa tumhArI pratIkSA kara rahA hai| jIne se adhika marane meM sArthakatA hai| zreNika ko bAta samajha meM A gii| zabda ke pIche chipA rahasya abhivyakta ho gyaa| mRtyu mahotsava hai jIvana aura maraNa ko tor3akara nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| samAdhimaraNa ke sAtha samAdhipUrNa jIvana ko bhI dekhanA hogA / samAdhipUrNa jIvana ke sAtha samAdhimaraNa kI ora bhI dhyAna kendrita karanA hogaa| bahuta loga socate haiM--abhI kyA avasthA hai ? jaba avasthA DhalegI, samAdhimaraNa kI taiyArI kreNge| yaha bAta cintanIya hai / vastuta: mRtyu kI taiyArI kramaza: karanI hotI hai| isameM sabase bar3I bAdhA hai--mUrcha / eka kAmanA jIvana meM nirantara banI rahatI hai aura vaha vyakti ko samAdhimaraNa kI prakriyA kI ora prasthina nahIM hone detI / hamane aneka bAra isa upamA ko sunA hai--marane kA matalaba hai purAne kapar3e utAra denA aura nae kapar3e ko pahana lenaa| eka mahattvapUrNa grantha hai 'mRtyu mahotsava' / usameM kahA gayA hai--maranA eka mahotsava hai, usase Daro mata / mRtyu ke saMdarbha meM bahuta sundara citraNa usa grantha meM upalabdha hotA hai jIrNaM dehAdikaM sarvaM, nUtanaM jAyate yataH / sa mRtyu kiM na modAya, satAM sAtotthitiyathA / / Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kA darzana : samAdhimaraNa jisase jIrNa deha nUtana bana jAtI hai, vaha mRtyu hai| kyA vaha pramoda ke lie nahIM hai| vaha vaise hI pramoda ke lie hai jaise kisI sukha kI upalabdhi / manuSya kI prakRti itanA samajhAne para, mRtyu ko mahotsava batalAne para bhI mauta kA Dara nikalA ho, aisA lagatA nahIM hai| AdamI jisa avasthA meM hai usako chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| vaha jisa makAna meM rahatA hai, usa makAna ko chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| jisa gAMva meM rahatA hai, usa gAMva ko chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| eka vRddha mahilA se maiMne pUchA-tuma bhI bAhara paradesa meM rahatI ho? usane uttara diyA-mahArAja ! kyA karUM? vahAM mana to nahIM lagatA para rahanA par3atA hai| eka vRddha bhAI se pUchA-Ajakala gAMva meM nahIM rahate? usane kahA--mahArAja ! sAre lar3ake bAhara rahate haiN| ghara meM koI nahIM rahanA caahtaa| isalie paradesa meM jAnA par3atA hai| paravaza hone ke bAda yahI sthiti banatI hai / pradeza meM ghara para niThallA baiThA rahatA huuN| jaba gAMva meM jAtA hUM to dasa-bIsa paricita AdamI mila jAte haiN| bAtacIta meM samaya kaTa jAtA hai / para pradeza meM kisI ko nahIM jAnatA isalie kisase bAta karUM? kisase bolUM? vaha ghara mujhe jelakhAne jaisA lagatA hai para usameM rahanA hI merI niyati bana gayA hai| mRtyu : samAdhimaraNa kA prayoga ___ jisase paricaya ho jAtA hai, vyakti use chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| isameM sabase bar3I bAdhA hai sNskaar| vyakti ke saMskAra saghana bana jAte haiN| AdamI isa zarIra ko chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| isa zarIra se jo sambandha banA huA hai, use chor3ane kA mAnasa nahIM bntaa| vyakti mAnatA hai--parivAra chUTa jAegA, ghara chUTa jAegA, dhana chUTa jaaegaa| bImArI bar3ha rahI hai, ThIka se khAyA nahIM jA rahA hai, sAMsa lene meM dikkata ho rahI hai phira bhI usakA prayatna rahatA hai jaise-taise jIne kA / jIne meM koI sAra nahIM hai para mUrchA chUTatI nahIM hai| vaha jisase baMdhA huA hai, use chor3anA nahIM caahtaa| _ 'mRtyu mahotsava hai' yaha bAta usI vyakti ke samajha meM A sakatI hai jisane eka prakriyA ko krama se apanAyA hai anyathA yaha bAta samajha meM nahIM A sakatI / jayAcArya ne hemarAjajI svAmI ko antima kSaNoM meM kahA-mahArAja! Apa aba samAdhimaraNa kI taiyArI meM haiM. samAdhimaraNa kI dizA meM prasthAna kara rahe haiN| hameM kisI bAta kI cintA nahIM hai kyoMki mRtyu ko mahotsava ke rUpa meM pariNata karane vAlA dhanya mAnA jAtA hai| mRtyu eka mahotsava hai, vaha cintA kA viSaya nahIM hai / usa vyakti ko mRtyu Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra kI cintA nahIM satAtI jo nizcintatA kA jIvana jItA hai / mRtyu samAdhimaraNa kA eka prayoga hai / jo nizcintatA kA jIvana jItA hai, vaha isakI anubhUti kara sakatA hai| samAdhi kA prayoga : niHzeSam ujjaina cAturmAsa (vi. saM. 2012) meM Agama saMpAdana kA kArya prAraMbha huaa| hamane socA-kAma karanA hai, saMpAdana karanA hai aura kAphI gaharAI meM utaranA hai| yadi socane kA cakkara nirantara calegA to samasyA paidA ho jaaegii| nirantara cintana se kAma bhI ThIka nahIM hogA, bur3hApA bhI jaldI AegA aura mauta bhI jaldI A sakatI hai| cintana tanAva paidA karatA hai| yadi nirantara tanAva rahatA hai to bur3hApA, bImArI aura mauta-tInoM ko khulA nimaMtraNa mila jAtA hai| prazna prastuta huA-- kyA kiyA jAe? eka samAdhAna khojA--ni:zeSam / jaba taka kAma meM lage rahe, do ghaMTA-tIna ghaMTA kAma kiyA taba taka usa kArya meM apanI zakti kA niyojana / jyoMhI kArya ko saMpanna kara uThate, usa kArya se pUrNata: nivRtti / Aja jo karanA thA, kara liyA, zeSa kucha bhI nahIM rahA, isa cintana ne, isa ni:zeSa sUtra ne kArya kI gati ko bar3hAyA, kArya se paidA hone vAle tanAva se mukta banAe rkhaa| 'ni:zeSam' yaha sUtra hamAre kArya kI saphalatA kA mahattvapUrNa AdhAra banA hai| AcArya bhikSu ne jIvana ke antima kSaNoM meM yahI kahA thA-'uNAyata koI rahI nahIM, kucha bhI bAkI nahIM rhaa| hara vyakti ne kucha na kucha zeSa raha jAtA hai| AMtarika anubhUti meM jIne vAlA vyakti kaha sakatA hai-mere kucha bAkI bhI nahIM rhaa| jahAM mUrchA hai vahAM ni:zeSa hone kI bAta prApta nahIM hotii| mUrchAgrasta vyakti ke kucha zeSa raha hI jAtA hai / mUrchA samApta ho jAe to paripUrNatA kA sUtra prApta ho jaae| yaha ni:zeSa kA sUtra samAdhi kA eka prayoga hai| samAdhimaraNa kI prakriyA samAdhimaraNa kI prakriyA eka dina meM pUrNa hone vAlI prakriyA nahIM hai| mahAvIra ne samAdhi-maraNa kA jo darzana diyA hai, usakI eka vyavasthita prakriyA kA nirdeza milatA hai / AcArAMga sUtra meM usa prakriyA kA bahuta sundara ullekha hai| vyakti sabase pahale AhAra kA niyamana kare / bAraha varSa taka AhAra ke ni tara alpIkaraNa kA vidhAna hai| kevala AhAra kA prayoga hI nahIM, usake sAtha kaSAya kA bhI alpIkaraNa kare / kaSAyoM ko patalA karatA calA jAe---krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha Adi ko kRza banAtA calA jaae| zarIra aura kaSAya--donoM kRSa bana jaae| Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kA darzana : samAdhimaraNa samAdhimaraNa kA eka saMdarbha hai-atIta ke jIvana kI AlocanA / atIta meM kae hue sabhI prakAra ke akaraNIya kRtvoM kA prAyazcita samAdhimaraNa kI dizA meM mahattvapUrNa prasthAna bana jAtA hai| atIta kI AlocanA se svayaM ko vizuddhi banAkara vyakti kSamApanA karatA hai / vaha prANI mAtra se apane dvArA kie gae vyavahAra ke saMdarbha meM unase kSamAyAcanA karatA hai, unheM kSamA pradAna karatA hai / jainadarzana kA prasiddha zabda hai khmtkhaamnnaa| kSamA lenA aura kSamA denaa| yaha kSamA kA vyavahAra vyakti ko Rju aura ni:zalya banA detA hai| itanI sArI prakriyA se gujarane ke bAda vrata kA AropaNa hotA hai| kAyotsarga : nivRtti kA prayoga samAdhimaraNa kI isa prakriyA ke bAda vyakti kAyotsarga meM sthita ho jAtA hai| vaha lambA kAyotsarga karatA hai / jaba kAyotsarga kiyA jAtA hai taba zvAsa svata: maMda ho jAtA hai, zithila ho jAtA hai / jaba zvAsa zithila aura maMda ho jAtA hai taba bAhara se oNksIjana lene kI jarUrata kama ho jAtI hai| yaha mAnA jAtA hai--jitanI pravRtti kama hotI hai, oNksIjana kI khapata utanI hI kama ho jAtI hai / kAyotsarga nivRtti kA prayoga hai| usa avasthA meM oNksIjana kI khapata bahuta kama hotI hai| AhAra kA alpIkaraNa, kaSAya kA alpIkaraNa, atIta kA Alocana, kSamApana, vrata kA AropaNa aura kAyotsarga-yaha samAdhimaraNa kA eka samagra cakra hai| niSpatti : mUlyAMkana kA kSaNa AcArya vinobA bhAve ne kahA thA--jaina darzana meM samAdhimaraNa kI jo vyavasthita prakriyA nirdiSTa hai, vaha kisI anya darzana meM prApta nahIM hai| jaina darzana meM samAdhimaraNa kA jo upakrama upalabdha hotA hai, vaha kisI avasthA vizeSa meM kiyA jAne vAlA upakrama nahIM hai / samAdhimaraNa kA prastuta prayoga pratidina kiyA jAne vAlA prayoga hai| kAyotsarga, mauna aura kaSAya kI alpatA-ye sAre samAdhimaraNa ke prayoga haiM / jo vyakti inakA prayoga pahale se hI zurU kara detA hai, use mahAvIra kA samAdhimaraNa kA darzana upalabdha ho jAtA hai| samAdhimaraNa jIvana kI niSpatti hai / kArya se adhika mUlyavAn usakI niSpatti hotI hai| eka vidyArthI nau mahIne taka par3hatA rahA, usane khUba parizrama kiyA kintu vaha parIkSA meM phela ho gyaa| parivAravAloM ne kahA-yaha nikammA hai| isane zrama kiyA hI nahIM isalie yaha parIkSA meM phela ho gyaa| Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 RSabha aura mahAvIra niSpatti ke AdhAra para vyaktitva kA mUlyAMkana hotA hai| niSpatti ko sukhada banAne ke lie saghana prayatna kI jarUrata hotI hai| duniyA niSpatti cAhatI hai, pariNAma cAhatI hai| vaha usI ke AdhAra para vyakti kA aMkana karatI hai| mRtyu eka niSpatti hai do malla lar3a rahe the| eka malla jIta gayA aura dUsarA hAra gyaa| jo malla jItA thA, loga use dhanyavAda dene ke lie daur3a pdd'e| jo hAra gayA, use kosane lge| vyakti jIta aura hAra ko dekhatA hai| use isase matalaba nahIM hotA ki hArane vAlA kitane puruSArtha se lar3A, kaise ldd'aa| usake sAmane jIta aura hAra mukhya hotI hai| zeSa sAre pahalU usake nIce daba jAte haiN| jItanA aura hAranA eka niSpatti hai / niSpatti kA kSaNa bahuta mUlyavAna kSaNa hotA hai| yaha mAnA jAtA hai--jisa vyakti kA antima samaya acchA bItatA hai, vaha jIvana kI bAjI jIta jAtA hai| jisa vyakti kA antima samaya acchA nahIM bItatA, usake lie kahA jAtA hai--vaha jIvana kI bAjI hAra gyaa| niSpatti ke kSaNa kI mUlyavattA isase spaSTa ho jAtI hai| mRtyu kA koI nizcita samaya nahIM hai isalie samAdhimaraNa ke lie pratikSaNa jAgarUka rahanA hotA hai / mRtyu ko dekheM ____ mRtyu darzana kA eka pahalU hai--mauta ko dekho| jisane mauta ko dekhA, vaha burAI se baca gyaa| AcArAMga kA eka mahattvapUrNa sUtra hai-mArAbhisaMkI maraNA pamuccati--jo mRtyu se AzaMkita rahatA hai, vaha mauta se mukta ho jAtA hai| ___hama dillI meM eka udyogapati kI koThI meM Thahare hue the| usa udyogapati kA lar3akA bahuta samajhadAra thaa| usane kahA-mahArAja ! hama loga itanA kAma kara rahe haiM, itanA dhana kamA rahe hai| bar3e-bar3e udyoga aura kArakhAne calA rahe haiN| hamAre ghara meM dhana kA vizAla saMcaya hai| abhI hama eka aura bar3A kArakhAnA prArambha karane jA rahe haiN| usameM karor3oM rupae laga cuke haiN| mere mana meM bAra-bAra eka prazna ubharatA hai---Akhira hama yaha saba kyoM kara rahe haiM ? kisa lie kara rahe haiM ? isakI pariNati kyA hai ? hameM ina sabase Akhira kyA milegA? yahAM Akara ciMtana ruka jAtA hai, thama jAtA hai| hameM eka dina isa duniyA se cale jAnA hai| hama kyoM aise gorakhadhaMdhoM meM phaMse hue haiM ? hamArA bhaviSya kyA haiM? ciMtana hameM aneka bAra vyathita kara detA Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu kA darzana : samAdhimaraNa jo loga jIvana meM bahuta burAiyAM karate haiM, nirantara bhraSTAcAra meM DUbe hue haiM, padalolupa haiM, mUrcchA se ghire hue haiM, unake sAmane bhI yaha prazna ubharatA hogA-- Akhira yaha saba kyoM ? yaha saccAI hai - saba kucha yahIM dharA raha jaaegaa| yadi isa prazna ke saMdarbha meM vyakti apane jIvana-vyavahAra kI mImAMsA kare to use eka nayA darzana, rUpAMtaraNa kA sUtra prApta ho jAegA / seTha aura saMnyAsI eka ghumakkar3a saMnyAsI ghUmate-ghUmate kisI gAMva meM phuNcaa| vaha bahuta prasiddha saMnyAsI thaa| gAMva ke loga usake pAsa ge| unhoMne saMnyAsI se nivedana kiyAmahArAja ! hamAre gAMva meM aura saba ThIka hai kiMtu eka samasyA hai| hamAre gAMva meM eka seTha hai, vaha bahuta dhanI hai para kaMjUsa hai, makkhIcUsa hai| use Apa samajhA deM to gAMva kA kalyANa ho jaae| saMnyAsI ne kahA- maiM samajhAne kI koziza karUMgA / vaha seTha bhI saMnyAsI ke pAsa aayaa| saMnyAsI ne pUchA- kucha dharma karate ho ? mahArAja kucha bhI nahIM karatA / kabhI dUsaroM kA kAma bhI karate ho ? nahIM mahArAja ! kyA merA eka kAma karoge ? mahArAja ! Apa saMnyAsI haiN| ApakA kAma jarUra kara dUMga saMnyAsI ne apane jhole se eka suIM nikaalii| use seTha ke hAtha meM dete hue kahA-- seThajI ! yaha suIM Apa rkheN| jaba maiM mara jAUM, Apa bhI mara jAeM, taba yaha suIM agale janma meM mujhe lauTA deM / seTha yaha sunakara hakkA-bakkA raha gyaa| usane kahA-- mahArAja ! Apane kitanI bholepana kI bAta kahI hai| marane ke bAda zarIra bhI sAtha nahIM calatA to phira maiM suIM kaise le jAUMgA ? 83 are ! tumane itanI saMpatti arjita kI hai| kucha to sAtha meM calegI ? nahIM mahArAja ! kucha bhI sAtha nahIM rahegA / seThajI ! jaba saba yahIM raha jAegA taba isa dhana ko kyoM nahIM bAMTate ho ? isase gAMva kA bhalA kyoM nahIM karate ho ? seTha kI AMkha khula gaI / usakI mUrcchA para eka prahAra huA aura vaha gAMva ke kalyANa ke lie udyata ho gayA / Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra samAdhimaraNa kA prayoga mUrchA para prahAra karanA samAdhimaraNa kA eka mahattvapUrNa prayoga hai| yadi hama mahAvIra ke samAdhimaraNa ke darzana ko aneka pahaluoM se dekheM to jIvana meM nayA Aloka milegaa| jisane mahAvIra ke isa darzana ko samajhA hai, use kAyotsarga kA prayoga milegaa| mahAvIra ke isa darzana ko samajhane vAlA kAyotsarga ko adhika se adhika samajhane kA prayatna kregaa| kAyotsarga kA artha hai mRtyu se sAkSAtkAra / jIvana se sAkSAtkAra karanA jitanA jarUrI hai utanA hI jarUrI hai mRtyu se sAkSAtkAra krnaa| jisane mRtyu kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA hai vahI acchA jIvana jI sakatA hai| .hama isa bhASA meM bolate haiM--mahAvIra ne marane kI kalA sikhaaii| vastuta: mahAvIra ne jIne aura marane kI kalA ko bAMTakara nahIM sikhaayaa| mahAvIra kI bhASA meM jo jIne kI kalA hai vahI mRtyu kI kalA hai / jo mRtyu kI kalA hai, vahI jIvana kI kalA hai| maraNa kA vargIkaraNa ___mahAvIra ne mRtyu kA eka vargIkaraNa prastuta kiyA-paMDita maraNa, bAla-maraNa aura bAla-paMDita maraNa / paMDita maraNa kI tulanA sAttvika guNa se kI jA sakatI hai| bAla-paMDita maraNa kI tulanA rajoguNa se aura bAla-maraNa kI tulanA tamogaNa se kI jA sakatI hai| mahAvIra ne kahAM-vyakti bAla-maraNa se na mare / koI baccA janmatA hai to vaha bAla avasthA meM hI janmatA hai kiMtu vaha bAla-maraNa-asamAdhimaraNa se na mare / dasarI bhASA meM kaheM to akAma-maraNa se maranA bAla-maraNa hai| sakAma-maraNa paMDita-maraNa hai| yadi mahAvIra kA yaha darzana samagratA se samajha meM Ae to unakA pUrA darzana samajha meM A jaaegaa| Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : jAgarUkacaryA prazna manuSya ke svAbhAva kA amerikI dArzanika jonethana eDavarDsa ne eka prazna uThAyA--manuSya kA svabhAva kyA hai ? pApa usakA svabhAva hai yA koI dUsarA tattva usakA svabhAva hai ? tarka ke dvArA, parIkSA aura jAMca ke dvArA, ve isa niSkarSa para pahuMce--manuSya svabhAva se kaluSatA ko apanAe hue hai| usakA vaha svabhAva kyoM banA? usakA vaha svabhAva kahAM se AyA? usakA kAraNa Izvara nahIM hai kyoMki manuSya svataMtra hai / IsAI dharma meM mAnA gayA hai-eka AdamI kA pApa usakI sArI saMtati ko bhugatanA par3atA hai| isakA artha hai-pApa kI jar3a meM AdamI hai / kyA yaha sahI hai ? yaha prazna aneka dArzanikoM ke mana meM uThatA rahA hai / manuSya sahaja hI pApa kI ora jAtA hai| vaha dharma kI ora nahIM jAtA / dharma ke lie prayatna karanA hotA hai / pApa ke lie koI prayatna nahIM karanA par3atA / pramAda ke lie koI prayatna nahIM karanA pdd'taa| apramAda aura jAgarUkatA ke lie prayatna karanA hotA hai| manuSya kI prakRti kyA hai ? usakA svabhAva kyA hai ? ise samajhanA AsAna nahIM hai| yaha eka bahuta bar3I dArzanika gutthI rahI hai| manuSya kA svabhAva pramAda hai yA apramAda? dharma hai yA pApa? AdamI burAI kI ora sahajatA se calA jAtA hai| acchAI ke lie bahuta sIkhanA par3atA hai bahuta tapanA par3atA hai| pahAr3a para car3hane ke lie kAphI prayatna karanA par3atA hai kintu usase nIce vyakti sIdhA lur3haka jAtA hai| AtmA kA svabhAva hama mahAvIra ke darzana ke saMdarbha meM isa prazna para vicAra kreN| mahAvIra ne kahA- sovahie hu luppatI bAle-jo sopadhika hai vaha pApa kI ora jAtA hai jisameM upadhi kI mUrchA hai, jo upAdhi se jur3A huA hai, vaha pApa kI ora jAtA hai / yaha mahAvIra kI jAgarUka caryA kA mukhya sUtra rahA hai| AtmA kA svabhAva pApa kI ora jAnA nahIM hai| AtmA pApa nahIM hai aura pApa kI ora jAnA usakA svabhAva nahIM hai| kintu AtmA kevala AtmA nahIM hai, vaha savizeSaNa hai| upAdhi kA eka artha hai--vizeSaNa, upAdhi sahita honA / upAdhi kA eka artha kaSTa hai| vaha padArtha Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra kA vAcaka bhI hai| jaba AtmA akelA hai taba usakA svabhAva hai acchAI kI ora jAnA, UMcAI kI ora jAnA / upAdhi ke kAraNa vaha nIce kI ora jA rahA hai / upAdhi use dUsarI dizA meM le jA rahI hai| upAdhi aura pApa ___ bhagavAn mahAvIra ne anveSaNa kiyA-AdamI nIce kyoM jAtA hai ? vaha pApa kI ora kyoM jAtA hai? unheM samAdhAna milA-vaha jo lupta ho rahA hai, apane astitva kA lopa kara rahA hai, usakA kAraNa hai upAdhi sahita honaa| jahAM-jahAM upAdhi kI dizA meM prasthAna hai, vahAM-vahAM pramAda aura pApa hai| jahAM-jahAM nirupadhi kI ora prasthAna hai vahAM-vahAM dharma aura apramAda hai| ahiMsA kA bhI mUla AdhAra yahI hai| isI AdhAra para kahA jAtA hai-aparigrahaH paramo dharma / upAdhi rahita honA aparigraha kA AdhAra sUtra banatA hai| yaha sUtra kitanA saphala yA asaphala huA hai, isakI samIkSA kI jA sakatI hai kintu bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isakA jo kAraNa batalAyA hai, vaha bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai| duHkha kA kAraNa AtmA kA jo dvandvAtmaka astitva hai, AtmA ke sAtha pudgala kA jo yoga hai, vaha yoga hI pApa kA bahuta bar3A kAraNa banatA hai| use hama mithyAtva kaheM, avirati kaheM, pramAda kaheM, kaSAya kaheM yA caMcalatA kaheM / bhinna-bhinna bhUmikAoM meM ye alaga-alaga rUpa le lete haiM kintu inake mUla meM AtmA ke sAtha upAdhi kA jur3anA hai, pudgala kA yoga honA hai| jitanI upadhiyAM haiM yA jitanI upAdhiyAM haiM, ve saba manuSya ko pApa kI ora le jAtI haiN| kahA gayA-kammaNA uvAhI jaNayaI karma se upAdhi paidA hotI hai / hama eka zabda meM kaheM to kahA jA sakatA hai-AdamI karma se baMdhA huA hai isalie vaha pApa karatA hai / baMdhe hue AdamI kA AcaraNa eka prakAra kA hotA hai aura khule hue AdamI kA AcaraNa dUsare prakAra kA hotA hai| koI AdamI sahaja hI pApa kI ora kyoM jAtA hai ? isa prazna kA sIdhA uttara yahI ho sakatA hai-vyakti paravaza hai, vaha svavaza nahIM hai / manu smRti meM kahA gayA--sarvaM paravaMza dukhaM:sarvamAtmavazaM sukham-duHkha kA kAraNa hai prvshtaa| AdamI karma se baMdhA huA hai, paravaza hai| vaha paravazatA ke kAraNa nIce kI ora jA rahA hai| pApa kA mUla hai karma mahAvIra ne dekhA-pApa kA mUla hai karma / isalie unhoMne pApa kA varjana Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varSamAna : jAgarUkacaryA 87 kiyaa| bahuta bAra pUchA jAtA hai-jAkarUkatA kI paribhASA kyA hai ? jAgarUkatA kA artha hai-karma ko dekho aura pApa kA varjana karo / vyakti nirantara dekhatA calA jAe-yaha karma hai, yaha baMdhana hai| vyakti sAMpa ko dekhatA hai to bacane kA prayatna karatA hai| vyakti Aga ko dekhatA hai to mur3a jAtA hai, bacane kA mArga khoja letA hai| usase use bhaya lagatA hai, Dara lagatA hai aura vaha bacAva ke lie prayatnazIla banatA hai| jaba vyakti yaha dekhane laga jAe-sAmane karma hai, baMdhana hai, vaha duHkha dene vAlA hai, satAne vAlA hai taba sthiti badala jAtI hai| jisa dina yaha sthiti nirmita hogI, usa dina AdamI baMdhana se Darane laga jAegA aura yahI hai jaagruuktaa| pratyAkhyAna vahI vyakti kara sakatA hai, jise karma bandhana kI spaSTa anubhUti ho jaae| yaha sabase bar3A Alambana hai apane bacAva kA, astitva ke anAvaraNa kaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo AcaraNa kiyA, usake pIche jAgarUkatA kA eka pUrA darzana hai / use samajhe binA pApa se dharma kI ora jAnA, pramAda se apramAda kI ora jAnA sahaja nahIM hai| jAgarUkatA kA sUtra ___ bhagavAn mahAvIra ne cetana aura acetana jagat ke saMdarbha meM apane virAT astitva ko dekhaa| pratyeka AdamI socatA hai--'maiM huuN|' isa soca meM usakA bahuta samaya bItatA hai| mujhe khAnA, mujhe pInA hai, mujhe bhUkha lagI hai, mujhe roTI banAnI hai| mujhe vyApAra karanA hai, paisA kamAnA hai| isa paridhi meM hI usakA sArA cintana calatA hai| mahAvIra ne dekhA-kevala maiM nahIM huuN| maiM hI saba kucha nahIM hUM, kevala merA hI astitva nahIM hai, dUsaroM kA bhI astitva hai| unhoMne dekhA-miTTI kA bhI astitva hai, pAnI kA bhI astitva hai, agni kA bhI astitva hai, vAyu kA bhI astitva hai| per3a kA pattA hilA aura hama jAna gae-havA cala rahI hai| hama havA ko dekhate nahIM haiM, anumAna se jAnate haiN| mahAvIra ne vAyukAya ke astitva kA sAkSAt kiyaa| unhoMne dekhA-vanaspati kA bhI astitva hai| per3a-paudhoM kA bhI astitva hai| ghAsa ke eka choTe se tinake aura eka choTe se aMkura kA bhI apanA astitva hai, atyanta sUkSma harItimA kA bhI apanA astitva hai| jAgarUkatA : ekAtmatA kI anubhUti unakA darzana Age bar3hA-cIMTI aura kIr3e-makor3oM kA bhI apanA astitva hai| bandara aura kharagoza kA astitva hai| mAnava kA astitva to spaSTa hai / mAnava Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra sRSTi, pazu sRSTi se lekara vanaspati, vAyu, agni, pAnI aura miTTI-ina sabakA astitva hai| mahAvIra ne ina sabake sAtha ekAtmatA sthApita kI aura ve jAgarUka bana ge| jaba taka prANIjagat ke sAtha ekAtmatA yA anubhUti nahIM hotI taba taka kisI bhI AcaraNa meM jAgarUkatA A jAe, yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| Aja calatA huA AdamI binA AvazyakatA ke hI TahaniyoM ko tor3atA calA jAtA hai| aisA vyakti kabhI bhI jAgarUka nahIM bana pAtA, unake sAtha ekAtmatA kI anubhUti nahIM kara paataa| agara ekAtmatA kI anubhUti ho jAe to vaha aisA kArya nahIM kara sktaa| saMdarbha paryAvaraNa kI samasyA kA mahAvIra kI jAgarUkatA vyaktigata jAgarUkatA nahIM thii| unakI jAgarUkatA sAre saMsAra kI jAgarUkatA thii| unhoMne jo darzana diyA, vaha Aja kI samasyA ke samAdhAna kA darzana hai| Aja ke vaijJAnika isa bAta se ciMtita haiM--jisa taraha pAnI kA apavyaya kiyA jA rahA hai, eka samaya aisA A sakatA hai, jaba pIne kA pAnI bhI sulabha nahIM hogaa| Aja kahA jA rahA hai-pAnI kA kama upayoga kareM, AvazyakatA se adhika pAnI kA vyaya na kreN| hamArI prAcIna kahAvata hai--pAnI ko ghI jaise barato, pAnI kA ghI kI taraha prayoga kro| yaha dhAraNA bahuta mahattvapUrNa thii| sRSTi saMtulana zAstra Adhunika vijJAna ke lie vijJAna kI eka naI zAkhA ho sakatI hai kintu saMtulana kA jo satra mahAvIra ne diyA, vaha Aja bhI bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai| unhoMne kahA-jo pRthvI, pAnI, agni, vAyu aura vanaspati ke astitva ko asvIkAra karatA hai vaha apane astitva ko asvIkAra karatA hai| apane astitva ke samAna unakA astitva hai| hama isa tulA se tauleM to na kevala ahiMsA kA siddhAMta phalita hotA hai apitu paryAvaraNa vijJAna kI samasyA ko bhI mahattvapUrNa samAdhAna prApta hotA hai| yaha Avazyaka hai--hama ahiMsA ko kevala dhArmika rUpa meM hI prastuta na kareM / mahAvIra ne jo kahA, usakA prastutikaraNa kevala dharma kI bhUmikA para na kreN| yadi use vartamAna samasyAoM ke saMdarbha meM prastuta kiyA jAe to mAnava jAti ko eka nayA Aloka upalabdha ho sakatA hai| bhAvI pIr3hI kyA socegI ___Aja paiTrola bahuta milatA hai| usase moTareM cala rahI haiM, baseM cala rahI haiN| vaijJAnikoM kA kahanA hai--yadi isI gati se peTrola kA upayoga hotA rahA to sau varSa ke bAda peTrola samApta ho jaaegaa| IMdhana samApta ho jAegA, Aja IMdhana ke nae Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : jAgarUkacaryA srotoM kI khoja kI jA rahI hai| vaijJAnika ciMtita haiM--UrjA ke binA kAma kaise calegA? Aja sArA vaijJAnika vikAsa vidyut ke vikAsa para TikA huA hai| agara eka IMdhana samApta ho jAtA hai to vaijJAnika yuga samApta hotA hai| bhUmi meM na jAne kitane kAla se peTrola bharA huA thaa| usako kisI ne bhI nahIM nikaalaa| use nikAlanA vaijJAnika yuga kI vizeSatA hai kintu peTrola ko itanA nikAlA jA rahA hai, jisakI koI sImA nahIM hai| sau varSa bAda Ane vAlI pIr3hI kahegI-hamAre pUrvajoM ne hamAre sAtha anyAya kiyA, atyAcAra kiyaa| hamAre pUrvaja khUba saMpannatA se rahe, unhoMne peTrola Adi padArthoM kA bahuta upayoga kiyA kintu hamAre lie kucha bhI nahIM chodd'aa| kyA vaha apanI daridratA ke lie apane pUrvajoM ko nahIM kosegI? hamAre pUrvajoM ne saMyama kiyA, kaThora jIvana jIyA, usakA pariNAma hama Aja bhoga rahe haiN| ve kaThinAiyAM sahakara hamAre lie suvidhA kA mArga chor3a ge| yadi vartamAna jIvana kI paricaryA dekheM to yaha prazna gaMbhIra bana jAtA hai-jitanA asaMyama aura bhoga Aja kI pIr3hI meM cala rahA hai usakA bhAvI pIr3hI para kyA asara hogA? hamAre pUrvajoM ne jo jIvana jIyA, vaha hamAre lie varadAna bana gayA kiMtu Aja hama jo jIvana jI rahe haiM, vaha bhAvI pIr3hI ke lie abhizApa nahIM banegA? hama bhAvI pIr3hI ko saba dRSTiyoM se daridratA kI ora Dhakelate jA rahe haiM, yaha samajhadArI kI bAta nahIM hai| jAgarUkatA kA AdhAra sUtra bhUmi kA atirikta dohana sacamuca samasyA paidA kara rahA hai| jaise--bhUmi kI samasyA hai vaise hI pAnI kI samasyA hai| mahAvIra ne kahA-mUrchA aura bhoga kA alpIkaraNa karate cale jaao| yaha eka mahAn siddhAMta hai kintu ise koI mahattva nahIM diyA gyaa| pAnI kA apavyaya kiyA jA rahA hai aura vaha samasyA bana rahA hai| IMdhana kI samasyA bhI spaSTa hai aura vaha bar3hatI hI calI jA rahI hai| havA kI bhI samasyA bana jaaegii| eka samaya thA--jo sahaja havA calatI thI, vyakti usameM hI saMtoSa mAna letA thaa| vaha svAbhAvika jIvana thaa| kiMtu AdamI se rahA nahIM gyaa| usane paMkhiyA banAIM, paMkhe bana gae / Ajakala kRtrima rUpa se havA baTorane ke na jAne kitane sAdhana bana gae haiN| saMbhava hai-havA ke sAdhana bhI kisI dina aura adhika khataranAka bana jAeM / vanaspati kI samasyA bhI kama nahIM hai / yaha sArI paryAvaraNa kI samasyA sRSTi saMtulana ke lie eka bar3A khatarA hai| ___bhagavAn mahAvIra ne pAMca sthAvara-kAya kI jo bAta kahI, vaha bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai| sthAvara jagat ke sAtha ekAtmatA kI anubhUti honI caahie| jaise hamArA astitva Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9 RSabha aura mahAvIra hai, vaise hI sRSTi kA astitva hai, vanaspati Adi kA astitva hai| jaise-jaise yaha anubhUti spaSTa aura prakhara hotI calI jAegI vaise-vaise hamArI jAgarUkatA bar3hatI calI jaaegii| jAgarUkacaryA kA AdhAra hai-pUre prANI jagata ke sAtha ekAtmatA / kevala prANI jagat ke sAtha hI nahIM, pudgala jagat ke sAtha bhI eka vizeSa prakAra kI anubhUti honI caahie| eka nirjIva vastu ko bhI binA matalaba idhara-udhara rakhanA asaMyama hai / jIva kA asaMyama hotA hai to ajIva kA bhI asaMyama hotA hai| isakA artha hai-ajIva padArtha ko bhI binA prayojana idhara-udhara karanA acchA nahIM hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jAkarUkatA kA jo sUtra diyA, jisa jAgarUkatA ko mahAvIra ne jiyA, usakA AdhAra sUtra hai-dUsare ke astitva kI svIkRti / jAgarUkatA kA dUsarA AdhAra hai-upadhi kA alpIkaraNa / upadhi AdamI ko bhaTakAtI hai| upadhi ke kAraNa vyakti meM ahaMkAra prabala banatA hai| manuSya meM itanA ahaMkAra hai ki vaha dUsaroM ke astitva ko jAnate hue bhI usakI svIkRti nahIM detaa| ahaMkAra se bharA vyakti apanI sthiti kA bhI sahI bodha nahIM kara pAtA / sukarAta ke pAsa eka bar3A jamIMdAra aayaa| vaha ahaMkAra se bharA huA thaa| sukarAta ne pUchA- kyoM Ae ho? Apase jJAna kI bAta sunane AyA huuN| tuma kahAM se Ae ho| maiM isa zahara kA prasiddha jamIMdAra hUM, sAmanta huuN| maiM apAra vaibhavazAlI hUM, saMpattizAlI huuN| tuma sAmane par3e vizva ke mAnacitra ko laao| vaha uThA aura vizva kA mAnacitra le aayaa| isameM yUropa kahAM hai ? jamIMdAra ne eka choTe se hisse para aMgulI TikAte hue kahAyaha yUropa hai? isameM yUnAna kahAM hai? jamIMdAra ne yUropIya bhU-bhAga meM eka bindu para aMgulI TikAI / usane kahAyaha yUnAna hai| isameM tumhArI jamIMdArI kahAM hai ? jaba yUnAna hI eka bindu jitanA hai taba merI jamIMdArI isameM kahAM dikhAI degI? Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : jAgarUkacaryA tumhArI itanI bar3I jamIMdArI isa nakze meM nahIM A sktii| nahIM mahArAja ! vizva ke mAnacitra meM eka bindu jitanI bhI tumhAre pAsa jamIna nahIM hai aura tuma usakA ghamaNDa karate ho ! merA yahI upadeza hai-tuma ghamaNDa ko chodd'o| jamIdAra kA ahaMkAra cUra-cUra ho gyaa| jisa AdamI ko apanI sAmAnya dhana-saMpatti para ahaMkAra hotA hai, vaha jAgarUka nahIM bana sktaa| mUrchA meM par3A rahatA hai| kintu jaba vaha isa virAT saMsAra ko dekhatA hai to use lagatA hai--vaha kucha bhI nahIM hai| jAgarUkatA : jIvana kA aMga mahAvIra ne jAgarUkatA kA darzana hI nahIM diyA kinta use apane jIvana kA mukhya aMga bnaayaa| hama AcArAMga sUtra ke nauveM uddezaka ko par3heM, usameM mahAvIra kA jIvana-darzana upalabdha hai| use jAne binA, jie binA kevala mahAvIra kI gAthA gAne se hamAre hAtha kucha nahIM aaegaa| jaba taka hama mahAvIra kI jAgarUkatA ke AdhAra-sUtroM ko nahIM pakar3eMge taba taka hama jAgarUkatA kA jIvana nahIM jI paaeNge| jAgarUkatA ke do AdhAra AdhAra-sUtra prastuta hue haiN| pahalA hai--prANI-mAtra ke astitva kA svIkAra aura usake sAtha ekAtmatA kI anubhUti / dUsarA hai-mUrchA kA alpIkaraNa / jaise-jaise ye do kAraNa jIvana meM ghaTita hote haiM, vaise-vaise pramAda ghaTatA calA jAtA hai, jAgarUkatA bar3hatI calI jAtI hai| Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : nidrA saMyama nIMda ke tIna prakAra bhagavAn mahAvIra bahuta kama soe| kahA jAtA hai-ve bAraha varSoM meM kevala ar3acAMsa minaTa soe| agara koI aparicita ho to TippaNI kara sakatA hai-- bhagavAn ko anidrA kI bImArI rahI hogI aura kyA kAraNa ho sakatA hai ! usa samaya bar3I-bar3I kaMpaniyAM nahIM thIM, jo nIMda kI goliyAM banAtI hoM, becatI hoN| Aja araboM-kharaboM rupaye kI nIMda kI goliyAM bikatI haiN| nIMda kI goliyAM becakara bar3I-bar3I kaMpaniyAM araboM rupaye kamA rahI haiN| mahAvIra ko nIMda nahIM AI hogI isalie ve bahuta kama soe hoMge, yaha kalpanA koI bhI kara sakatA hai| ___ nIMda ke svarUpa para vicAra kareM to nIda tIna bhAgoM meM baMTa jAtI hai--nidrA, atinidrA aura anidraa| nIMda lenA svAbhAvika bAta hai| atinidrA eka bImArI hai aura anidrA bhI eka bImArI hai| mahAvIra meM ye tInoM prakAra kI sthitiyAM nahIM thiiN| Ayurveda ke AcAryoM ne nIMda ke ye tIna vibhAga kie haiN| anidrA kA eka vibhAga aura kara lenA cAhie / anidrA ke do prakAra ho jAte haiM--nIMda na Ae, vaha anidrA hai aura nIMda ko na Ane deM, vaha bhI anidrA hai| nIMda : kAraNa mahAvIra ko nIMda kI bImArI nahIM thii| unheM AtI thI, ve use ur3Ate the, jAgRta ho jAte the| jaba-jaba nIMda satAtI, ve use dUra karane kA prayala krte| agara nIMda nahIM AtI to jAgane kA prayatna kyoM karate? nIMda Ane kI sthiti meM ve bAhara cale jAte, Tahalate, use bAra-bAra ur3Ane ko kaTibaddha rhte| hamAre sAmane prazna haiM-ve anidrA roga se grasta nahIM the to phira kyoM jAgate rahe? unhoMne itanA jAgaraNa kaise kiyA? isakA rahasya kyA hai? yaha prazna svAbhAvika rUpa se vyakti ke mana ko Andolita kara detA hai| Ayurveda meM nIMda Ane ke kaI vikalpa upalabdha hote haiM zleSmasamudbhavA manaHzarIrazramasaMbhavA aagNtukii| rogAnuvartinI rAtrau svabhAvaprabhavA / / Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varSamAna: nidrA saMyama 1. kapha vRddhi / 2. zarIra aura mana kA zrama / 3. AgaMtukI -- vikRtijanya / 4. rogAnuvartinI - roga se paidA hone vAlI / 5. svAbhAvikI - rAtri meM svabhAva se Ane vAlI / caraka meM kahA gayA hai yadA tu manasi klAMte, karmAtmAnaH kalmAnvitAH / viSayebhyo nivartante, tadA svapiti mAnavaH // 5. anidrA : kAraNa Ayurveda meM nIMda na Ane ke, anidrA ke, bhI kaI kAraNa batalAe gae haiM 1. vAta kA prakopa 2. pitta kA prakopa 3. mAnasika tanAva 4. abhighAta dila para acAnaka coTa laganA / 6. dhAtukSaya / nIMda kA vikalpa 93 mahAvIra ke na vAta kA prakopa thA, na pitta kA prakopa thA aura na mAnasika tanAva yA AghAta kA prazna thA / ve ina sabase mukta the / unheM anidrA kI bImArI nahIM thI phira bhI unhoMne anidrA kA jIvana jIyA, jAgarUkatA kA jIvana jIyA / mahAvIra nirantara jAgarUka bane rahe, isakA rahasya hai-- unhoMne nIMda kA vikalpa khoja liyA / jo AdamI nIMda kA vikalpa nahIM khoja pAtA hai, use nIMda bahuta satAtI hai / agara vyakti nIMda kA vikalpa khoja letA hai to nIMda kI sthiti kamajora bana jAtI hai / mahAvIra ke pAsa vikalpa thA - bhItara kI jAgRti / jo vyakti bhItara meM jAganA sIkha letA hai, vaha nIMda ko kamajora banAne meM saphala ho jAtA hai| mahAvIra bhItara meM jAgarUka bana ge| mahAvIra jaisA AtmA jAgRta vyaktitva sAdhanA ke kSetra meM durlabha hai / ve nirantara eka hI dhyAna meM, kevala AtmA ke dhyAna meM nimagna the / unhoMne AtmA ke sAtha itanI ekAgratA sthApita kara lI, nIMda ko avakAza hI bahuta kama milA / jaba nIMda ko avakAza milatA, mahAvIra AtmA ke sAtha jur3a jAte / AtmA ke sAtha Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra jur3a jAnA nIMda kA eka vikalpa hai| isa vikalpa se nIMda ko jItA jA sakatA hai| nIMda aura mahAvIra bhagavAn mahAvIra zarIra kA zrama bhI karate the| bahuta sAre sAdhaka Azrama banAkara baiTha jAte haiM, bilkula nivRtta hokara baiTha jAte haiN| mahAvIra kI sArI sAdhanA isake viparIta thii| mahAvIra eka sthAna para kahIM nahIM ttike| ve bIhar3a jagaloM meM gae, zmazAna aura zUnyAgAroM meM ghUme, anArya-dezoM meM parivrajana karate rahe / unake zarIra kA zrama bahuta rahA kintu mana kA zrama bilkula nahIM rhaa| nIMda Ane ke do mukhya kAraNa haiM--zarIra kA zrama aura mana kA zrama / zAyada zarIra se bhI adhika mana kA zrama nIMda kA kAraNa banatA hai| mahAvIra ke mAnasika zrama kA koI kArya nahIM thaa| unhoMne na par3hAI kI aura na kisI ko guru bnaayaa| na kucha socanA aura na kucha ciMtana karanA / mAnasika tanAva ko panapane kA koI avakAza hI nahIM thaa| yadi zarIra aura mana ke zrama ke sAtha nIMda kA sambandha pacAsa pratizata jor3eM to pacAsa pratizata nIMda svata: vijita ho gii| unake mana kA koI zrama nahIM thA isalie mana ke zrama se jo nIMda AtI thI, vaha samApta ho gii| vilakSaNa bAta zarIra ke zrama kA saMdarbha leN| mahAvIra ne zarIra zrama ko bhI azrama meM badala diyaa| unhoMne kAyotsarga dvArA zarIra kA zithilIkaraNa kara diyA, tIsa pratizata nIMda aura vijita ho gii| zeSa rahI bIsa pratizata nIMda / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bAraha varSoM meM eka dina bhI sukha se roTI nahIM khaaii| isakA artha hai--jo roja ArAma se khUba khAtA hai, use nIMda adhika satAtI hai| sAdhanAkAla meM mahAvIra akele the| na sAdhu-sAdhviyAM thIM, na zrAvaka the aura na zrAvikAeM thiiN| pUrA khAnA hI nahIM khAyA to nIMda kaise AtI? isase dasa pratizata nIMda para niyaMtraNa ho gyaa| sau pratizata meM se kevala dasa pratizata zeSa rhaa| hama jAnate haiM jisakI nabbe pratizata zakti calI jAtI hai, kevala dasa pratizata zakti zeSa rahatI hai usakI kyA sthiti hotI hai? nIMda kI zakti kSINa ho gyii| nIMda ko sthAna ve dete haiM jo bhara-peTa bhojana karate haiM, zarIra aura mana kA zrama karate haiN| mahAvIra alabele yogI the| nIMda ke lie unake pAsa koI sthAna nahIM thaa| nidrA ke sambhAvita kAraNoM ke adhyayana ke AdhAra para kahA jA sakatA hai bhagavAn ne nidrA ke kAraNoM ko hI miTA ddaalaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra bAraha varSa meM eka muhUrta se adhika nahIM soe, yaha sunakara Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : nidrA saMyama Azcarya ho sakatA hai| yadi chaha mahIne bhI nIMda na Ae to AdamI pAgala bana jAtA hai| bAraha varSa taka na soe aura prabhutva, prasannatA tathA zakti banI rahe, yaha eka vilakSaNa bAta hai| mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA yaha eka adbhuta prayoga hai| saMyama aura jAgaraNa kA siddhAMta ___yadi hama nidrA aura atinidrA ke kAraNoM se baceM to nIda kI saMbhAvanA se bacA jA sakatA hai| sAmAnya AdamI na anidrA kI sthiti meM jItA hai aura na atinidrA kI sthiti meM jItA hai| vaha nidrA kI sAmAnya sthiti meM jItA hai| nidrA kI sAmAnya sthiti sabake lie samAna nahIM hotii| eka AdamI ATha-dasa ghaMTe nIMda letA hai phira bhI usakA sira bhArI banA rahatA hai aura eka vyakti do-tIna ghaMTe sokara bhI ArAma se uTha jAtA hai, tarotAjA bana jAtA hai / AhAra aura nIMda meM donoM vyaktigata bAteM haiM / AhAra aura nIMda kI AvazyakatA ko eka tarAjU meM nahIM taulA jA sktaa| yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA--itanA sonA cAhie aura itanA nahI, itanA khAnA cAhie aura itanA nhiiN| kiMtu atibhojana aura atinidrA se avazya bacanA caahie| yaha saMyama aura jAgaraNa kA siddhAMta hai| sone ke sAtha sone kA viveka z2arUrI hai| jarUrI hai viveka ____mahAvIra ke jIvana darzana se eka mahatvapUrNa sUtra phalita hotA hai--Avazyaka aura anAvazyaka kA viveka / yaha eka mUlyavAn sUtra hai, jo samAja ke lie bhI upayogI lagatA hai| Avazyaka aura anAvazyaka-isakA artha hai-artha aura anartha kA viveka / jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM isa sUtra ko lAgU kiyA jA sakatA hai| vyakti meM yaha dRSTi jAga jAe-maiM amuka kArya prayojana ke sAtha kara rahA hUM aura amuka kArya niSSayojana se kara rahA huuN| isa viveka kA jAgaraNa jIvana kI saphalatA kA bahuta bar3A sUtra banatA hai| lAlA lAjapatarAya ke pAsa eka vyakti caMdA lene gyaa| prasaMga aisA banA--ve ghUmane ke lie jA rahe the| kocavAna ghor3A jota rahA thaa| sAtha meM eka naukara thaa| lAlAjI ne naukara se kahA-lAlaTena bhI jalA do / naukara mAcisa kI DibbI laayaa| tilI nikaalii| use jalAyA kintu tilI lAlaTena jalane se pUrva hI bujha gii| tIna-cAra bAra aisA huaa| lAlA lAjapatarAya naukara para ubala pdd'e| caMdA mAMgane AyA vyakti yaha dekhakara daMga raha gyaa| usakI caMdA mAMgane kI himmata hI nahIM huii| lAlA lAjapatarAya ghor3I para car3he aura Agantuka se bole-Apa bhI AeM / Apa kaise Ae haiM? Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra nahIM ! aise hI A gyaa| Apa Ae haiM to Ane kA kAraNa btaaeN| maiM Apake pAsa caMdA mAMgane AyA thA para aba icchA nahIM hai| icchA kyoM nahIM hai? kyA bAta hai? Apako kyA jarUrata hai? Agantuka ne sArI bAta batalAI / lAlAjI ne tatkAla dasa hajAra rupaye kA anudAna de diyaa| Agantuka vismaya se bhara gyaa| usa jamAne meM dasa hajAra rupaye bhI bahuta mUlya rakhate the| Agantuka se rahA nahIM gyaa| usane kahA--lAlAjI ! eka bAta pUchanA cAhatA huuN| Apane do-tIna tIliyoM ke lie naukara ko DAMTa diyA aura mujhe eka sAtha dasa hajAra rupaye de die| maiM Apake isa vyavahAra kA rahasya nahIM smjhaa| ___lAlAjI bole-tuma jAnate nahIM ho / mujhe phijUlakharcI eka paisA bhI bardAzta nahIM hai aura jahAM AvazyakatA hai, vahAM dasa hajAra kI jagaha lAkha laga jAeM to bhI ciMtA nahIM hai| jAgarUkatA kA nidarzana yaha jIvana kA eka bar3A sUtra hai| Aja isa bAta ko loga pakar3a nahIM pA rahe haiM / yadi yaha sUtra pakar3a meM A jAeM to aneka samasyAeM hala ho jAeM / mahAvIra ke jIvana-darzana se vyavahAra kA yaha sUtra prasphuTita hotA hai- AvazyakatA aura anAvazyakatA kA viveka, artha aura anartha kA viveka / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa tathya ko samajhA thA--mere lie kitanI nIMda lenA Avazyaka hai aura kitanI nIMda lenA anAvazyaka / isa AdhAra para bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane jIvana kI pUrI caryA banAI aura ve usa caryA ke anurUpa calate rahe / mahAvIra ke sAmane atinidrA kA prazna nahIM thA aura anidrA kA prazna bhI nahIM thaa| mahAvIra kI nIMda na nIMda thI, na anIMda thI kiMtu jAgarUka nIMda thii| ve jaba cAhA ve so gae / antarmuhUrta nIMda bhI unhoMne eka sAtha nahIM lii| kabhI do kSaNa nIMda lI, kabhI cAra kSaNa nIMda lii| ve eka sAtha adhika nahIM soe| agara koI DAyarI likhane vAlA hotA, nIMda kA samaya aura sthAna likhane vAlA hotA to antarmuhUrta kI nIMda ke vivaraNa se zAyada pUrI DAyarI bhara jAtI / yaha mahAvIra kI jAgarUkatA kA nidarzana hai| samAdhAna hai kAyotsarga mahAvIra kA jIvana-darzana jAgarUkatA kA jIvana-darzana hai / unhoMne jAgarUkatA Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : nidrA saMyama ke aneka prayoga kie| jo vyakti acchA kAyotsarga karanA jAnatA hai vaha nIMda kI pUrti kara sakatA hai| acche dhyAna se bhI nIMda kI pUrti ho sakatI hai| yaha bhI mAnA jAtA hai-jaba zarIra meM lAla raMga jyAdA hotA hai, nIlA raMga kama ho jAtA hai athavA nIlA raMga jyAdA aura lAla raMga kama ho jAtA hai taba nIMda kA saMtulana gar3abar3A jAtA hai / yadi donoM raMgoM kA saMtulana banA rahe-lAla raMga aura nIlA raMga saMtulita rahe to nIMda kA saMtulana banA rahatA hai| isakA saMtulana nIMda ko asaMtulita banA detA hai| vartamAna yuga nIMda kI bImArI se grasta hai| nIMda kI bImArI vAloM ke lie mahAvIra kA yaha darzana bahuta upayogI ho sakatA hai| prekSAdhyAna zivira meM tapAmaMDI kA eka vakIla bhAga le rahA thaa| usakA ceharA nisteja aura murajhAyA haA laga rahA thaa| usane dasa dina taka kAyotsarga kA saghana abhyAsa kiyaa| zivira kI sampannatA para apane anubhava sunAte hue usane kahA-maiM bAIsa varSa se anidrA kI bImArI bhugata rahA thaa| nIMda kI goliyAM khAne para bhI acchI nIMda nahIM AtI thii| majhe koI sthAyI samAdhAna nahIM milaa| lekina Aja mujhe isa bImArI kA acUka samAdhAna upalabdha ho gayA hai| AkarSaNa kI dizA badaleM kAyotsarga nIMda kI bImArI kA bahuta bar3A samAdhAna hai / zvAsa prekSA aura zarIra prekSA bhI usakA eka samAdhAna hai| nIle raMga aura lAla raMga ke saMtulana kA prayoga bhI nIMda kI samasyA se mukti kA sazakta upAya hai| yadi jAgarUkatA kA sUtra hAtha meM A jAe to nidrAjanya bImAriyoM kI samApti kA sUtra upalabdha ho jaae| mahAvIra jaise jAgarUka tIrthaMkara ko jAnane-samajhane vAle vyakti jAgarUkatA ke sUtra ko na apanAeM, yaha Azcarya kI bAta hai| hama AcAryazrI tulasI ke jIvana se bhI jAgarUkatA kA pATha par3ha sakate haiN| AcAryazrI kA AhAra, nIMda aura Asana para jo niyantraNa hai, vaha sacamuca anukaraNIya hai| yadi nIMda ke prati AkarSaNa kama ho jAe, AkarSaNa kI dizA badala jAe, to nidrA saMyama kI dizA meM prasthAna saMbhava bana sakatA hai| jaba taka svAdhyAya, dhyAna, Atmacintana Adi ke prati AkarSaNa nahIM hogA taba taka dizA nahIM bdlegii| Aja jarUrata hai dizA badalane kI / yadi hameM nidrA ke prati jAgarUka honA hai to AkarSaNa kI dizA ko badalanA hogaa| AkarSaNa kI dizA ko badalanA hI jAgarUkatA hai| dizA parivartana kA artha hai-nidrA saMyama, nindrAvijaya kI dizA meM prsthaan| Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : parISahoM ke ghere meM anArya pradeza meM vihAra kyoM ? bhagavAn mahAvIra kA sAdhanA-kAla cala rahA thA / sAdhanA karate-karate unake mAnasa meM eka saMkalpa jAgA / unhoMne baMgAla prAnta ke usa bhAga kI ora prasthAna kara diyA, jahAM aziSTa aura jaMgalI AdivAsI loga rahate the| prazna paidA huA - bhagavAn vahAM kyoM gae? hamAre purAne vyAkhyAkAra samAdhAna dete haiM-- karmoM kI bahuta nirjarA karanI thI isalie mahAvIra ne kaSToM ko jhelane ke lie anArya pradeza meM vihAra kiyA / yaha eka samAdhAna hai, eka dRSTikoNa hai / jo bhASyakAra aura vyAkhyAkAra hotA hai, usakA apanA dRSTikoNa bhI usake sAtha jur3atA hai| yaha eka uddezya ho sakatA hai kintu eka hI uddezya ho, yaha niyama nahIM banAyA jA sakatA thaa| isake sAtha aura bAteM bhI khojI jA sakatI haiN| karma kI nirjarA ke aura bahuta sthAna ho sakate the isake lie bahuta kucha kiyA jA sakatA thaa| udhara jAne kA dUsarA uddezya bhI ho sakatA hai / yaha kyoM na mAnA jAe - mahAvIra ke mana meM eka saMkalpa jAgA, unhoMne prayoga kiyA-- jo loga asabhya haiM, unheM dhyAna ke dvArA badalA jAe / badalane meM mahAvIra kA bahuta vizvAsa thA / dhyAna eka prayoga hai badalane kA / saMbhava hai -bhagavAn mahAvIra ke mana meM dUsaroM ko badalane kA saMkalpa jAgA ho| usa samaya kI ghaTanAoM ko dekhane se isa saMbhAvanA ko bala milatA hai / 1 eka saMbhAvanA kA AdhAra bhagavAn buddha ke samaya kI ghaTanA hai| eka rAjA bahuta krUra thaa| kisI vyakti ne buddha ke pramukha ziSya se Akara kahA -- mahArAja ! amuka rAjA bahuta krUra hai / use Aja taka koI nahIM badala paayaa| yadi Apa cAheM to use badala sakate haiM / Ananda ne usake anurodha ko svIkAra kara liyaa| unhoMne nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM khar3e-khar3e dhyAna prArambha kara diyaa| pahale pUrva dizAbhimukha hokara dhyAna kiyaa| usake bAda pazcima dizA meM, phira uttara aura dakSiNa dizA meM dhyAna kiyaa| nagara ke cAroM ora dhyAna karane kA pariNAma huA-- rAjA kA hRdaya badala gayA, rAjA komala aura sad Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : parISahoM ke ghere meM vyavahAra se paripUrNa bana gyaa| usa samaya aise prayoga calate the / krUra aura aziSTa vyaktiyoM ko badalane kI eka paddhati rahI hai| ho sakatA hai-- bhagavAn mahAvIra ke mana meM bhI yahI bhAvanA jAgI ho / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne socA hogA--mere kalyANa ke sAtha-sAtha unakA bhI kalyANa ho jaae| anArya dezoM meM jAne kA yaha bhI eka kAraNa ho sakatA hai aura yaha kAraNa bahuta saMgata pratIta hotA hai| niHzastra aura akele ___mahAvIra yaha jAnate the--ve loga asabhya haiM, aziSTa haiN| una logoM ke bIca akele jAnA koI haMsI-khela nahIM thaa| mahAvIra ke alAvA dUsare loga bhI vahAM jAte the| jaise Ajakala pahAr3I kSetroM meM IsAI loga apanA kArya karane ke lie jAte haiM vaise hI anya dharmoM ko mAnane vAle bhI usa samaya vahAM jAte the, unheM samajhate the| usa saMthAla paraganA kSetra meM dUsare dharma ke saMnyAsI gae the para ve akele nahIM gae / ve sAtha meM milakara gae, hAtha meM lAThiyAM lekara gae kyoMki vahAM ke kutte bar3e khUkhAra the| eka uddezya thA--logoM ko apanI-apanI bAta samajhAnA / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jAnA kucha alaga prakAra kA thaa| ve akele the, ni:zastra the| unakA atIta bhI isI prakAra kI ghaTanA se saMvalita thaa| atIta kA prasaMga jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra tripRSTha ke jIva meM the taba unhoMne siMha kA vadha kiyaa| usa samaya mahAvIra ratha meM baiThakara zikAra karane gae aura jaMgala meM jAkara ratha se nIce utara ge| unhoMne sainikoM se pUchA--siMha paidala cala rahA hai yA vAhana para? paidala cala rahA hai| usake pAsa kauna-sA hathiyAra hai? koI zastra nahIM hai| maiM bhI zastra nahIM rkhuugaa| mahArAja ! yaha Apa kyA kara rahe haiM? nihatthe vyakti para zastra prayoga nyAyocita nahIM hai| . unhoMne phira pUchA--siMha kA parivAra kitanA hai? mahArAja ! vaha akelA hai| usake sAtha koI nahIM hai| Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 RSabha aura mahAvIra tuma saba yahIM ruka jaao| mere sAtha koI nahIM jaaegaa| tripRSTha ne saba sainikoM ko vahIM chor3a diyA / ve siMha kA sAmanA karane ke lie akele hI cala par3e, ni:zastra cala pdd'e| nirjana aura bhayAnaka vana meM unake sAtha koI sarakSA vyavasthA nahIM thii| yaha thA unakA parAkrama / mahattvapUrNa prazna ___mahAvIra asabhya logoM ke bIca eka vizeSa uddezya aura lakSya ke sAtha gae the| unakA uddezya thA--apanI sAdhanA ke dvArA dUsaroM ko bhI pratibodha mile aura aisI koI cetanA jAge jisase ahiMsA, maitrI aura karuNA kA bIja uga jaae| vahAM jAne ke bAda jo ghaTita huA, vaha ajJAta nahIM hai| kitane kaSTa Ae, kitane ghora parISaha Ae, kitanI vipattiyAM AIM, kintu mahAvIra avicala bane rahe / prazna hotA hai-eka AdamI itane kaSToM ko kaise saha sakatA hai? kyA koI AdamI itane kaSTa saha sakatA hai ? ___Aja kA yuga eka vicitra yuga hai| Aja jitane viSayoM para vaijJAnika khoja kara raheM haiM, unakI gaNanA karanA kaThina hai| unameM eka viSaya hai--AdamI pIr3A ko kaise sahana karatA hai? isa para bar3e-bar3e anusaMdhAna cala rahe haiM, pIr3AnAzaka davAiyAM cala rahI haiM aura bhI aisI bahuta sArI davAiyAM khojI jA rahI haiM, jisase darda kA AbhAsa hI na ho| inakI khoja ke kAraNa hI bar3e-bar3e oNparezana saphala ho rahe haiN| DaoNkTara oNparezana meM zarIra ke avayavoM ko kATa dete haiM, alaga kara dete haiM, unheM puna: jor3a dete haiM kintu rogoM ko kucha bhI patA nahIM cltaa| vartamAna prayatna hamAre zarIra meM sUcanA kendra hai-mastiSka / zarIra ke kisI bhI avayava meM darda hotA hai yA injekzana diyA jAtA hai to usakI sIdhI sUcanA kendra ko jAnakArI milatI hai aura darda kA anubhava hotA hai| usa para niyantraNa kara liyA jAe to darda kI anubhUti samApta ho jaae| paira meM coTa lagatI hai para usa coTa kA darda paira meM nahIM hotA / coTa lagane para sabase pahale mastiSka meM saMdeza pahuMcegA / vidyut rAsAyanika prakriyA usa saMdeza ko le jAtI hai aura usake sUcanA kendra para pahuMcane ke bAda darda kA anubhava hotA hai| Aja aise upAya khoje jA rahe haiM ki vaha saMdeza darda ke sthAna para pahuMca hI na paae| hamArI rIr3ha kI haDDI ke bhItara saMdeza praNAliyAM haiM / aisA upAya kiyA jAe, jisase vaha saMdeza vahAM taka na pahaMca paae| yadi saMdeza pahaMca jAe to Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : parISahoM ke ghere meM aisI mAnasika kriyA kA prayoga kiyA jAe, usase aisA rasAyana paidA kiyA jAe, jo kaSTa dene vAle rasAyanoM ko bIca meM hI roka deN| saphalatA kA sUtra : AsthA pIr3A anusaMdhAna kendra ke eka adhyakSa ne likhA-yadi hama rogI kA vizvAsa, tanAva mukti, utsAha aura Ananda kI bhAvanA se bhara sakeM to usakI pIr3A kI anubhUti se sATha-sattara pratizata take kA antara A sakatA hai| do rogiyoM meM samAna pIr3A hai| aisI sthiti bana sakatI hai--eka vyakti tIsa pratizata bImArI bhogegA aura dUsarA vyakti sau pratizata / Ayurveda cikitsA paddhati meM kahA gayA hai-rogI ko sahAnubhUti caahie| use vizvAsa dilAyA jAe-use koI kaSTa nahIM hai| tuma bilkula ThIka ho jaaoge| cintA kI koI bAta nahIM hai, koI khatarA nahIM hai / rogI ko protsAhita kiyA jAe, vizvAsa aura AsthA ko paidA kiyA jAe aura aisI bhAvanA bharI jAe, jisase usakA manobala bddh'e| yadi aisA hotA hai to rogI bar3I se bar3I pIr3A ko sahajabhAva se sahana kara letA hai| yadi cikitsaka kahe-tuma kaise ThIka hooge? tumhArI bImArI asAdhya hai, bar3A khatarA hai| isa prakAra kI bhAvanA se dasa pratizata pIr3A bhI sau pratizata bana jAtI hai / AsthA aura vizvAsa se bahuta antara A jAtA hai| jo cikitsaka AsthA aura vizvAsa paidA karanA jAnatA hai, vaha cikitsA se pUrva hI pacAsa pratizata saphala ho jAtA hai / jo aisA karanA nahIM jAnatA, vaha muzkila se saphala hotA hai| rahasya kyA hai? vizvAsa paidA karanA bahuta mahattvapUrNa hai| hama svayaM aisA anubhava karate haiN| jaba vyakti bImAra yA rogI hotA hai, anazana yA tapasyA karatA hai taba use ArAdhanA sunAI jAtI hai| vaha use sunakara jhUmane laga jAtA hai| una kSaNoM meM aisA lagatA hai--koI kaSTa hI nahIM hai / isa prakAra ke rasAyana paidA hote haiM, jo vedanA kI anubhUti karAne vAlI taMtrikA ke kArya meM bAdhA pahaMcAte haiN| usa sthiti meM pIr3A kA anubhava hotA hI nahIM hai| kaI vyaktiyoM ko pahale bar3A kaSTa hotA kintu jaba unheM ArAdhanA sunAI jAtI taba aisI sthiti bana jAtI, jisase sArA kaSTa samApta ho jAtA hai| kAzI nareza kI bAta prasiddha hai / jaba unakA oNparezana ho rahA thA taba unhoMne kahA thA--mujhe behoza karane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| Apa mujhe gItA de diijie| jaba maiM use par3hane meM lIna ho jAUM taba Apa oNparezana kara denaa| hamAre sAmane aisI aneka Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 RSabha aura mahAvIra ghaTanAeM haiM para aisA kaise ho sakatA hai ? isakA rahasya kyA hai? mahAvIra ke jIvana ke saMdarbha meM isakI mImAMsA karanA Avazyaka hai| kaSTa kaba hotA hai? bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kAyA kA vyutsarga kara diyA, zithilIkaraNa kara diyaa| kaSTa taba hotA hai jaba AdamI zarIra meM rahatA hai| jaba AdamI zarIra ko chor3akara AtmA meM calA jAtA hai taba sArA kaSTa samApta ho jAtA hai / yaha AtmA meM cale jAne kI cAbI jisako mila jAtI hai, jo zarIra ko chor3akara AtmA meM praveza karane kI vidhi sIkha letA hai, usake sAre kaSTa samApta ho jAte haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke lie eka mahattvapUrNa zabda kA prayoga huA hai--paNayAsI / ve apanI AtmA ke prati praNatasamarpita ho ge| AtmA hI unakA guru aura AtmA hI unakA paramAtmA thaa| unake lie AtmA hI saba kucha thA / mahAvIra ke lie AtmA ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM thaa| unake sAmane kevala AtmA thii| aisI sthiti meM zarIra satAne kI sthiti meM hI nahIM rahA / hameM lagatA hai--mahAvIra ko itane kaSTa hue para unheM unakA AbhAsa bhI nahIM haa| yadi unheM kaSTa kA AbhAsa hotA to ve jIvita hI nahIM raha pAte / ve usa amaratva ke pAsa pahuMca gae the, jahAM mRtyu jaisI koI cIja rahI hI nhiiN| anyathA una kaSToM meM avicala rahanA sahaja nahIM thaa| jo vyakti AtmA ke bhItara calA jAtA hai, use koI vicalita nahIM kara paataa| AtmA kI sannidhi dakSiNa bhArata kI ghaTanA hai| eka sAdhu khar3e-khar3e dhyAna kara rahe the| vahIM caravAhe pazuoM ko carA rahe the| unhoMne dekhA--eka kAlA sAMpa sAdhu kI ora bar3ha rahA hai / caravAhoM ne muni ko viSadhara se bacane ke lie Agraha kiyaa| sAdhu dhyAna meM tallIna bane hae the| sAMpa sAdha ke pAsa AyA unake pairoM meM kATane lgaa| vaha kATate-kATate thaka gayA, apane sthAna para calA gyaa| sAdhu vaise hI aDiga aura aDola khar3e rahe / caravAhe dekhate rahe / unhoMne socA-jahara car3ha rahA hai / sAdhu aba gira jaaeNge| Azcarya thA-sAdhu vaise hI khar3e the| dhyAna pUrA huaa| logoM ne kahA-mahArAja ! sAMpa AyA thaa| santa bole-AyA hogaa| sAMpa ne Apako kATA thaa| kATA hogaa| Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : parISahoM ke ghere meM 103 kyA Apako patA nahIM calA? mujhe patA nahIM claa| kyA jahara nahIM cddh'aa| nahIM ! maiM apanI AtmA meM thaa| zarIra meM kyA ho rahA thA, usakA mujhe patA hI nahIM claa| jaba vyakti samAdhi kI mudrA meM, dhyAna kI gaharAI meM, calA jAtA hai taba usa para jahara kA koI asara nahIM hotaa| usa para na varSA kA asara hotA hai aura na dhUpa kA asara hotA hai| vijJAna ke prayatna bhagavAn mahAvIra zarIra meM rahate hue bhI videha the| hama loga zarIra kI vartamAna avasthA se ghabarAte haiN| AdamI apanI-apanI bhUmikA ko dUsaroM para lAdanA jAnatA hai kintu vaha yaha nahIM socatA ki merI bhUmikA kyA hai ? mahAvIra jisa bhUmikA meM the, unameM unheM kaSTa nahIM thaa| yadi kaSTa hotA to ve Tika nahIM pAte / hamAre bhItara bahuta rahasya aura niyama chipe hue haiN| hama unheM samajha nahIM pA rahe haiN| Aja ke pIr3A anusaMdhAna vaijJAnika aura manovaijJAnika kaha rahe haiM hama mAnasika dazA ko badalakara pIr3A ko bilkula samApta kara sakate haiN| unakA vizvAsa hai logoM ko aisA mAnasika prazikSaNa deMge, jisake dvArA ve apanI pIr3A para niyaMtraNa karanA sIkha jaaeNge| aisI sthiti meM na aspatAla jAne kI jarUrata par3egI, na davA lene kI jarUrata rhegii| kyA ye vidhiyAM hameM DaoNkTara sikhAeMge? yaha kArya dharma kA hai yA DaoNkTaroM kA hai? yaha adhyAtma ke logoM kA kArya hai ki ve aisI vidhiyAM sikhAeM, jisase pIr3A ko samabhAva se sahA jA ske| kaSTamukti kA mArga : bhaktivAda kaSTAnubhUti meM kamI lAne kA eka mahattvapUrNa upAya hai-bhaktivAda / dharma ke kSetra meM bhaktivAda kA bahuta mahattva hai| eka vyakti par3hA-likhA hai, vidvAn hai, tArkika hai kintu usameM bhakti kA rasa nahIM hai to vaha bahuta pIr3A bhogegA / pIr3A kI anubhUti meM jJAna kAma nahIM aataa| use bhaktivAda se hI kama kiyA jA sakatA hai| vaha eka aisA Alambana hai, jo kaSTa kI anubhUti ko kama kara detA hai| AlaMbana ke sahAre vyakti saba kucha saha letA hai| AsthA aura zraddhA ke sahAre bar3e-bar3e kaSTa akiMcitkara bana jAte haiN| Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 RSabha aura mahAvIra mahAvIra ne kitane kaSTa sahe, yaha jAnanA mahattvapUrNa hai kiMtu isase bhI adhika yaha jAnanA mahattvapUrNa hai-unhoMne kaSToM ko kaise shaa| mahAvIra ne kitane kaSTa sahe, ise hama jAna lete haiM, kintu mahAvIra ne kaSTa kaise sahe, isa bAta ko bhulA dete haiN| mahAvIra ne kaSTa sahe, isase hameM kyA milane vAlA hai ? sahane ke gura kyA the? vaha kauna-sI cAbI thI, jisake dvArA yaha tAlA kholA gayA? unheM kaSTa kaSTa nahIM lagA, vaha Ananda meM badala gyaa| yadi hama ina sUtroM ko khojane meM saphala banate haiM to mahAvIra ke jIvana se kucha sIkha sakate haiN| jina logoM ne isa dizA meM dhyAna kendrita kiyA hai, unhoMne kaSTamukti kA mArga pAyA hai| zraddhA hai AtmA ke sAta jur3anA rANAvAsa cAturmAsa meM prekSAdhyAna kA zivira cala rahA thaa| zrIDUMgaragar3ha kI eka vRddha mahilA asAma se upAsanA karane ke lie AI / bahanoM ne unase kahA-Apa zivira meM bhAga le leN| usa vRddha mahilA ne kahA- merA hAtha TUTA huA hai / maiM zivira meM kaise bhAga le sakatI hUM? maiMne sunA hai-zivira meM apanA kArya apane hAtha se karanA hotA hai aura maiM pAnI kA gilAsa bhI nahIM uThA sktii| isa sthiti meM zivira meM rahanA kaise saMbhava hai ? bahanoM ne kahA- yadi ApakI zivira meM rahane kI icchA ho to hama ApakA sahayoga kara deNgii| bahanoM ke Agraha para vaha vRddha mahilA zivira meM raha gaI / usa zivira meM bhAva parivartana ke prayoga cle| pravacana kA mukhya viSaya bhI yahI thA / usa mahilA ne cAra-pAMca dina pravacana sunA, prayoga kie / usameM Azcaryajanaka parivartana A gyaa| jina hAthoM se vaha gilAsa nahIM uThA sakatI thI, una hAthoM se vaha kapar3e dhone lagI, cAkU se sabjI kATane lagI, apanA sArA kAma svayaM karane meM sakSama bana gii| yaha bAta samajha se pare hai kintu jo AMkhoM ke sAmane pratyakSa hai, use kaise nakArA jA sakatA hai? jisameM AsthA yA saMkalpa kA bala jAga jAtA hai, jisameM bhakti aura zraddhA kA utkarSa hotA hai, usake rasAyana badala jAte haiN| zraddhA, AsthA, bhakti aura saMkalpa kA jAgaraNa kaSToM ko sahane kI zakti detA hai| apanI AtmA ke sAtha jur3a jAnA hI saccI zraddhA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra apanI AtmA ke prati samarpita ho gae, usake sAtha jur3a ge| unhoMne kaSTa ko sahana karane kA, una para vijaya prApta karane kA sUtra hastagata kara liyaa| Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkalpa kI dhunI para tapA gayA tapa vyakti zarIra bala se kama jItA hai, saMkalpa bala se adhika jItA hai| saMkalpa bala ke binA AdamI bahuta kaSToM ko sahana nahIM kara sktaa| eka patalA- dubalA AdamI bhI bhayaMkara kaSToM ko sahana kara sakatA hai aura eka majabUta zarIra vAlA AdamI bhI kaSToM ko saha nahIM sakatA, ghuTane Teka detA hai / zarIra kI zakti hai kintu usase bhI bar3I zakti hai mana kI zakti, saMkalpa kI zakti / hama vartamAna ko dekheM / mahAtmA gAMdhI ne kama kaSTa nahIM sahe / ve zarIra se dubale-patale the kintu unakA manobala bahuta dRr3ha thA / jisa vyakti ne apanI saMkalpazakti ko jagAyA hai, vaha bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara tUphAna kA sAmanA kara sakatA hai| jisakA saMkalpa bala jAgRta nahIM hotA, vaha sAmAnya kaSToM se bhI ghabarA jAtA hai / aisA lagatA hai-- mahAvIra aura saMkalpa bala do nahIM the / saMkalpa janma se hI unakA sAthI bana gayA thA / saMkalpa aura vrata meM koI dUrI nahIM hai| jisameM saMkalpa zakti nahIM hai, vaha vratI nahIM bana sktaa| jo vratI banatA hai, usakI saMkalpa zakti bar3hI huI hotI hai / vrata ke sAtha saMkalpa zakti nahIM hai to vrata kitanA nibhegA ! saMkalpa zakti ke abhAva meM vrata ko nibhAyA nahIM jA sktaa| vaha bAra-bAra TUTa jAtA hai / saMkalpa kA bala hI vrata ko bacAtA hai / naMdIvardhana kA prastAva : mahAvIra kA saMkalpa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dIkSA kA saMkalpa abhivyakta kiyA / naMdIvardhana ne kahAkumAra ! mAtA-pitA chor3akara cale gae aura tuma abhI dIkSA le rahe ho, yaha ucita nahIM hai / sArA rAjya unake zoka meM DUbA huA hai / zoka kitane dina calegA ? 1 do varSa taka rAjakIya zoka rahegA / do varSa taka mujhe ghara para rahanA par3egA ? yaha mere lie bahuta kaThina hai / jisa vyakti kI AtmA jAga jAtI hai, usakA ghara meM rahanA muzkila ho jAtA naMdIvardhana ne premArdra svara meM kahA- eka ora mAtA-pitA kA viyoga hai, dUsarI Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RSabha aura mahAvIra ora tuma chor3akara jA rahe ho, yaha acchA nahIM hogaa| mere lie bahuta samasyAeM paidA ho jaaeNgii| ___ mahAvIra ne saMkalpa kI bhASA meM kahA-maiM raha sakatA hUM kiMtu apanI zartoM ke sAtha / merA saMkalpa hai--maiM jaba taka ghara meM rahUMgA taba taka rAtri bhojana nahIM karUMgA, sajIva bhojana nahIM karUMgA, brahmacArI rahUMgA, ekAnta meM rahUMgA, zarIra kI suzrUSA nahIM kruuNgaa| yadi Apa ina zartoM ko svIkAra kareM to do varSa aura ruka sakatA huuN| __naMdIvardhana nahIM cAhate the- rAjakumAra vardhamAna isa rUpa meM rAjamahala meM rahe kiMtu unheM mahAvIra ke saMkalpa ke sAmane jhukanA pdd'aa| saMkalpoM kI zrRMkhalA ___ do varSa biite| saMkalpa ko nayA AyAma milaa| mahAvIra ne munivrata svIkAra karate hue saMkalpa kiyA-savvaM meM pAvakammaM akaraNijjaM-Aja se pApa karma mere lie akaraNIya hai| saMkalpa kI yaha yAtrA Age bddh'ii| mahAvIra vahAM se prasthAna kara eka Azrama meM tthhre| Azrama meM lambe samaya taka pravAsa kiyaa| eka dina kulapati ke pAsa zikAyata AI--Apane kisa vyakti ko Azrama meM rakhA hai / vaha bilkula lAparavAha aura udAsIna hai| vaha apanI jhoMpar3I kI surakSA bhI nahIM rakha sktaa| gAyeM AtI haiM aura jhoMpar3I ko cara jAtI hai| vaha dekhabhAla nahIM karatA hai| kulapati ne mahAvIra se kahA- rAjakumAra vardhamAna ! Apa saMnyAsI bana gae haiN| kama se kama apane ghara kI rakhavAlI kiijie| eka cir3iyAM bhI apane ghoMsale kI rakhavAlI karatI hai| Apa bilkula bhI dhyAna nahIM de rahe haiM, yaha acchI bAta nahIM hai / Apa rAjakumAra rahe haiM / Apako adhika jAgarUka rahanA cAhie / kulapati yaha kahakara calA gyaa| mahAvIra ne socA-maiM kisake prati jAgarUka rahUM? mere lie yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| mahAvIra ne vahAM se prasthAna kara diyaa| unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA-jahAM bhI aprItikara sthAna hai vahAM maiM nahIM rhuuNgaa| jahAM mere rahane se dUsaroM ke mana meM aprIti paidA ho, vahAM na rahane kA saMkalpa karatA huuN| unhoMne aura bhI aneka saMkalpa kie* maiM hAtha meM bhojana kruuNgaa| * maiM gRhastha kA abhivAdana nahIM kruuNgaa| * prAya: mauna rhuuNgaa| * prAta: dhyAna meM lIna rhuuNgaa| Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkalpa kI dhunI para tapA gayA tapa 107 saMkalpa kI pratimA __ mahAvIra kA saMkalpa-bala nirantara jAgRta rahatA thaa| aisA lagatA hai--koI bhI ghaTanA sAmane AtI, mahAvIra kA saMkalpa eka nayA rUpa le letaa| mahAvIra saMkalpa kI pratimA bane hue the| unakA saMkalpa bhI itanA majabUta hotA, jise duniyA kI koI zakti hilA nahIM sakatI, tor3a nahIM sktii| sAr3he bAraha varSa ke sAdhanA-kAla meM unake saMkalpa ko vicalita karane ke lie saiMkar3oM-saiMkar3oM prasaMga prastuta hue kintu mahAvIra kabhI bhI vicalita nahIM hue| aisA eka bhI prasaMga nahIM banA--jaba mahAvIra hAra jAe aura sAmane vAlA vyakti jIta jAe / unakA saMkalpa-bala sadA aTUTa banA rhaa| jisa vyakti kA saMkalpa majabUta hotA hai, vaha kabhI parAjita nahIM hotaa| parAjita vahI hotA hai, jisakA saMkalpa zlatha hotA hai| jo subaha eka saMkalpa karatA hai aura zAma ko use bhUla jAtA hai, badala detA hai, vaha kisI bhI kArya meM saphala nahIM ho sktaa| saMkalpa rAtrika pratimA kA hamAre vikAsa kA sabase zaktizAlI sAdhana hai-sNklp| eka bAra mana meM saMkalpa jAge, vaha lauha kI lakIra bana jAe, lakSmaNa rekhA bana jAe, usameM parivartana kI saMbhAvanA hI na Ae to saphalatA kA srota phUTa par3atA hai| lacIlA honA bahuta acchA hai| vicAroM meM lacIlApana aura dRSTikoNa kI sApekSatA bahuta acchI bAta hai kintu jahAM caritra kA prazna hai vahAM lacIlApana bahuta khataranAka hotA hai| saMkalpa kI dRr3hatA hI vyakti ko Age bar3hA sakatI hai| jisakA saMkalpa majabUta nahIM hotA, usake lie bahuta khatare paidA ho jAte haiN| sAdhanA ke kSetra meM mahAvIra aise alaukika puruSa hue haiM, jinake saMkalpa kA koI zAnI nahIM hai| mahAvIra eka bAra zUlapANI yakSa ke mandira meM khar3e ho ge| unhoMne eka rAtrika pratimA kA saMkalpa svIkAra kara liyaa| kAyotsarga ke sAtha saMkalpa karanA eka pratimA hai| ghaTanA sAgaracandra kI rAjakumAra sAgaracandra kI ghaTanA hai| unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA--jaba taka dIpaka jalegA, kAyotsarga meM rhuuNgaa| ve isa saMkalpa ke sAtha kAyotsarga kI mudrA meM khar3e ho ge| rAjakumAra ne socA thA-dIpaka kitanI dera jlegaa| eka ghaMTe ke bAda jaba tela khatma ho jAegA, to dIpaka bujha jaaegaa| ghaMTe bhara bAda dIpaka bujhane lgaa| dAsI caukannI khar3I thii| usane socA-mahArAja dhyAna kI mudrA meM khar3e haiM, kahIM Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 RSabha aura mahAvIra dIpaka bujha na jaae| jaise hI dIpaka TimaTimAne lagA, antima sAMseM ginane lagA vaise hI dAsI ne usameM tela bhara diyA, puna: prANa kA saMcAra kara diyaa| sneha milA, bujhatA dIpaMka puna: pradIpta ho utthaa| rAjakumAra kA kAyotsarga lambA ho gyaa| usane socAacchA hai, Aja bahata lambA kAyotsarga ho jaaegaa| do ghaMTA biitaa| dIpaka TimaTimAne lagA / dAsI ne usameM puna: tela bhara diyaa| rAjakumAra sukumAra thA kintu usakA saMkalpa bala sukomala nahIM thaa| rAta bhara na dAsI soI, na rAjA soe aura na dIpaka bujhaa| kabhI-kabhI aisI ghaTanAeM ghaTatI haiM, vyakti kA saMkalpa majabUta bana jAtA hai, eka sAtha sArI zaktiyAM jAga jAtI haiN| usa sthiti se asaMkalpakAma vyakti bhI dRr3hasaMkalpI bana jAtA hai| pujArI kA bhaya bhagavAn mahAvIra kA saMkalpa thA--maiM Aja pUrI rAta isa yakSa mandira meM khar3e-khar3e kAyotsarga karUMgA / sAMjha kA samaya thA / pujArI pUjA karane aayaa| usane dekhA-koI saMnyAsI dhyAna kie khar3A hai| usane mandira meM pUjA kii| vaha pUjA kara jAne lgaa| usane saMnyAsI se kahA-mahArAja ! sUraja asta ho calA hai, aMdherA gaharA rahA hai| Apako patA hai-yaha yakSa kA mandira hai| yahAM rAta ko koI raha nahIM sktaa| agara koI bhUlA-bhaTakA raha jAtA hai to nikala nahIM sktaa| vaha apane jIvana se hAtha dho letA hai / vaha AtA hai svayaM aura use nikAlA jAtA hai dUsaroM ke dvArA, isalie Apa kRpA kara dhyAna pUrA kareM, gAMva meM caleM ! maiM Apake lie atyanta sundara sthAna kI vyavasthA kara duuNgaa| mahAvIra ne sunA-anasunA kara diyaa| pujArI ne socA-bar3I musIbata hai| yaha uttara hI nahIM de rahA hai| khatare kI bAta para bhI yaha koI dhyAna nahIM de rahA hai| lagatA hai-yaha koI haThI AdamI hai| vaha gAMva meM gyaa| gAMva ke mukhiyA logoM ko ikaTThA kiyaa| pujArI ne unase kahA-yakSa mandira meM eka saMnyAsI dhyAna kI mudrA meM khar3A hai| bar3A bhavya lagatA hai| agara vaha mara jAegA to hamAre gAMva kI bar3I badanAmI ho jaaegii| hama saba caleM aura usako manAkara le aaeN| pujArI gAMva ke mukhiyA logoM ke sAtha puna: mandira meM aayaa| mukhiyA logoM ne kahA-saMnyAsIjI ! yahAM rahanA khatare se khAlI nahIM hai| Apako nahIM, hameM khatarA hai| agara Apako kucha ho gayA to hamArA kyA hogA? Apa hamArI prArthanA svIkAra kareM, gAMva meM cleN| ApakI acchI vyavasthA ho jaaegii| Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkalpa kI dhunI para tapA gayA tapa 109 abhaya mauna thA . mahAvIra kucha nahIM bole / unheM koI bhaya hI nahIM thaa| logoM ke mana meM bhaya thaa| mahAvIra abhaya the| bhaya bola rahA thaa| abhaya mauna thaa| abhaya ko bolane kI jarUrata hI nahIM hotii| kisI vyakti ne yaha bhI kahA hogA--yaha khaMbhA hai, ise kyA kheN| hamArA jo kartavya thA, vaha hamane kara diyaa| yadi yaha nahIM mAnatA hai to isakI cintA hama kyoM kareM? saba loga thakakara cale ge| rAta gaharAI / yakSa apane adhiSThAna para aayaa| vaha bahuta krUra thaa| usane dekhA-mandira meM koI khar3A hai| usane socA-yaha kauna A gayA? usane vikarAla hAthI kA rUpa bnaayaa| bhayaMkara aTThahAsa kiyaa| sArA jaMgala kAMpa uThA kiMtu mahAvIra aprakampa bane rahe / yakSa ne socA-AdamI kamajora to nahIM hai| usane mahAvIra ko idhara-udhara jhakajhorA kintu vicalita karane meM saphala nahIM huaa| usane bhayaMkara sarpa kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyaa| bhISaNa phuphakAra kI kintu mahAvIra acala bane rhe| usane mahAvIra ko kATA, mahAvIra ke mana meM koI vicalana paidA nahIM huii| usane mahAvIra ko vicalita karane ke lie aneka bhayaMkara rUpa nirmita kie kintu vaha apane uddezya meM asaphala hI rahA / vaha hatprabha aura stabdha raha gyaa| saMkalpa yuddha kI saMkalpanA mahAvIra jIta gae, yakSa hAra gayA / saMkalpa jIta gayA, krUratA hAra gaI / saMkalpa kI jo tAkata hai, hama use jAnate nahIM hai| hama saMkalpa zakti kI mahimA gAte haiM, vyAkhyA karata haiM kintu usakA prayoga karanA nahIM jaante| Ajakala sainika-zakti se samRddha deza bhI saMkalpa-zakti ke mArga para A gae haiN| rUsa aura amerikA ke parAmanovaijJAnika parAmAnasika zastroM ke nirmANa meM lage hue haiN| araboM DAlara isa kArya para kharca kie jA rahe haiN| senAoM ke yuddha meM jItane vAle kA bahuta nukasAna hotA hai| usameM lAkhoM AdamI mAre jAte haiM, bhayaMkara narasaMhAra hotA hai| yuddha aneka samasyAoM ko janma detA hai / Aja eka naI paddhati vikasita ho rahI hai--saMkalpa kA yuddha lar3A jaae| eka ora zatru kA AkramaNa ho rahA hai, dUsarI ora prayogazAlA meM vaijJAnika baiThe haiM, ve apanI saMkalpa zakti ke sahAre saMkalpa kI taraMgoM ko chor3a rahe haiM. ve saMkalpa kI taraMgeM sAmane vAlI senA kI tarapha jA rahI hai aura una taraMgoM ke kAraNa sAre sainika mUrcchita hokara gira rahe haiN| senA bilkula nAkAma bana rahI hai| vaijJAnika isa prayoga kI dizA meM Age bar3ha rahe haiN| rAmAyaNa meM nidrA-bANa kA Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 RSabha aura mahAvIra prayoga milatA hai| eka aisA bANa chor3A gayA, jisase zatru senA nIMda kI mudrA meM so gaI, nikammI ho gaI / yaha saMkalpa yuddha kI taiyArI, zatru senA ko niSkriya banAne kA upakrama Aja vikAsonmukha hai| apane rASTra kI hAni na ho aura sAmane vAle rASTra kI zakti niSkriya bana jAe, isa tathya para saMkalpa yuddha kI saMkalpanA AdhArita hai| saMkalpa kalpavRkSa hai ____ Aja saMkalpa kI zakti ke sahAre jo kAma videzoM meM ho rahA hai use bhArata ke logoM ne hajAroM-hajAroM varSa pahale pahacAna liyA thaa| saMkalpa ke sahAre bahuta bar3A kAma kiyA jA sakatA hai| bhAratIya sAhitya meM eka bahuprayukta zabda hai-kalpavRkSa / patA nahIM Aja kahAM hai kalpavRkSa / kama se kama hindustAna meM to kahIM dikhAI nahIM diyaa| yadi koI kalpavRkSa hotA, usake nIce baiThane se sArI kAmanAeM pUrI ho jAtI to sabase pahale usake nIce mukhyamaMtrI aura pradhAnamaMtrI baiThate / unheM apanI gaddI china jAne kA jo khatarA banA rahatA hai, yaha khatarA kabhI nahIM rhtaa| Aja kA kalpavRkSa kaliyuga kA kalpavRkSa hai| agara satayuga kA kalpavRkSa hotA to kisI zAsaka kI kursI china jAne kA khatarA kabhI nahIM hotaa| kahA jAtA hai-kalpavRkSa svarga meM hai, vaha manuSya loka meM nahIM hai / prazna hotA hai--kyA saMkalpa kalpavRkSa nahIM hai ? bhAratIya saMskRti meM tIna zabda bahata vizruta haiM-kalpavRkSa, ciMtAmaNi ratna aura kAmadhen / ye tInoM pratyeka vyakti ke bhItara haiM / jisameM cintana kI zakti hai, usake pAsa cintAmaNi rala hai| jisameM kAmanA kI zakti hai, usake pAsa kAmadhenu hai / jisameM kalpanA kI zakti hai usake pAsa kalpavRkSa hai / mahAvIra kA kalpavRkSa zaktizAlI bana gyaa| vaha unakI sArI kalpanAeM pUrI kara detaa| saMkalpa kA pariNAma AyArya hemacandra ne mahAvIra kI stuti meM likhA pannage ca surendre ca, kauzike paadsNspRshi| nirvizeSamanaskAya, zrIvIrasvAmine namaH / / indra caraNoM meM namaskAra kara rahA thA aura caNDakauzika nAga pairoM ko Dasa rahA thaa| una donoM ke prati, jisakA mana samAna thA, usa mahAvIra ko maiM namaskAra karatA huuN| samatA kA vikAsa saMkalpa ke binA nahIM ho sktaa| samatA kA vikAsa taba Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMkalpa kI dhunI para tapA gayA tapa sambhava banatA hai jaba vyakti kI saMkalpa zakti jAga jAe / mahAvIra usa mArga para jA rahe the jisa para caNDakauzika sarpa kA nivAsa thA / caravAhoM ne kahA- Apa isa mArga para na jaaeN| yaha mArga bahuta khataranAka hai| kintu mahAvIra nahIM mAne / ve usI mArga para calate rahe / calane ke sAtha eka saMkalpa jur3A huA thA / saMkalpa ke sAtha-sAtha samatA aura maitrI kA prayoga jur3A huA thaa| mahAvIra apane isa prayoga meM saphala bane, caNDakauzika kA jIvana badala gayA / saMkalpa aura haTha jo AdamI apane saMkalpa para aDiga rahatA hai, use haThI bhI kahA jA sakatA hai / saMkalpa aura haTha kucha sImA taka eka hI ho jAte haiN| jisameM haTha nahIM hotA, vaha zAyada koI kAma kA bhI nahIM hotA / haTha kA honA jarUrI hai, apanI bAta para ar3anA bhI jarUrI hai / jo AdamI kahIM TikanA nahIM jAnatA, khar3A honA nahIM jAnatA, vaha apane jIvana meM koI sArthaka kAma nahIM kara pAtA / lacIlA hone kA eka avakAza hotA hai, eka kSaNa hotA hai para jisameM ar3ane yA dRr3ha rahane kI zakti nahIM hai, vaha bahuta vikAsa nahIM kara pAtA / mahAvIra kA saMkalpa : vartamAna niyama bhagavAn mahAvIra ke saMdarbha meM abahubAI zabda kA prayoga bahuta huA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra bahuta kama bolate the| unakA saMkalpa thA- mujhe jyAdA nahIM bolanA hai / anAvazyaka bolanA hI nahIM hai aura AvazyakatA hone para bhI bahuta kama bolanA hai I unhoMne khAna-pAna meM bhI saMkalpa kA prayoga kiyaa| unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA- mujhe na bhojana karanA hai, na pAnI pInA hai / yaha saMkalpa eka dina nahIM, eka mAsa nahIM, chaH mahIne taka claa| Aja yaha bAta asaMbhava laga sakatI hai| Adhunika cikitsA niyamoM ke anusAra yaha saMbhava nahIM hai ki koI vyakti cha: mahIne taka na khAe, na pie aura jiMdA raha jAe / mahAvIra kA saMkalpa Adhunika vijJAna ke ina niyamoM se bhI mahAn thA / unhoMne saMkalpa kiyA-- jo mile, vaha khAnA hai| aisA nahIM hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra svAdiSTa bhojana nahIM lete the / ve svAdiSTa bhojana bhI lete the 1 1 saMkalpa acikitsA kA 111 bhagavAn mahAvIra bhikSA ke lie ge| ve jisa ghara meM bhikSA ke lie gae, usa ghara meM khAnA nahIM banA thaa| ghara kI dAsI ne kahA-- bhaMte ! Apa bahuta jaldI padhAra gae / rasoI banI nahIM hai| kevala bAsI ghayAvala hai| maiM unheM bAhara DAlane jA rahIM Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 RSabha aura mahAvIra huuN| kyA Apa inheM leMge? mahAvIra ke pAsa pAtra nahIM thaa| unhoMne apane hAtha Age bar3hA die / dAsI ne cAvala kA dAna de diyA / mahAvIra ne bAsI cAvala khAkara apanI tapasyA kA pAraNA kiyaa| mahAvIra bahuta kama khAte the| unhoMne apane sAdhanAkAla meM kabhI rojAnA bhojana nahIM kiyaa| lambI tapasyA kA pAraNA bhI rUkhe-sUkhe bhojana se hotaa| yaha anveSaNa kA viSaya hai--mahAvIra ne apane sAdhanAkAla meM kitane dina bhojana kiyaa| sAr3he bAraha varSa meM unhoMne eka varSa bhI khAnA nahIM khaayaa| mahAvIra ne saMkalpa kiyA-maiM sAdhanAkAla meM koI cikitsA nahIM kraauuNgaa| sAdhanAkAla meM cikitsA karAne kA koI prasaMga hI nahIM banA / mahAvIra sAdhanAkAla meM bImAra bane hI nhiiN| saMkalpa : zakti kA niyojana - isa saMdarbha meM eka bAta para dhyAna kendrita karanA jarUrI hai| upavAsa karanA eka bAta hai, saMkalpa ke sAtha upavAsa karanA dUsarI bAta hai| isa viSaya para dhyAna kendrita honA caahie| hama dhyAna kareM, upavAsa kareM yA kAyotsarga kareM, usake sAtha eka saMkalpa jur3A honA caahie| hama jisa saMkalpa ke sAtha jo kareMge, hamArI sArI UrjA usI saMkalpa ke sAtha judd'egii| agara saMkalpa nahIM kiyA, upavAsa yA kAyotsarga kara liyA, usase jo zakti bar3hegI, UrjA bar3hegI, usakA prayoga dasarI dizA meM bhI ho sakatA hai| binA saMkalpa UrjA kA pravAha dUsarI dizA meM baha jAtA hai| kisI vyakti ne kahA-Apa yahAM baiThe-baiThe kyA kara rahe haiM? yaha sunakara vyakti gusse se bhara gyaa| usakI UrjA kA niyojana galata dizA meM ho gyaa| kahate haiM--tapasvI ko krodha jyAdA AtA hai| tapasvI ke Aga bar3hatI hai, UrjA bar3hatI hai / tapasviyoM ne bar3e-bar3e abhizApa die haiM kyoMki unhoMne apanA koI saMkalpa nahIM bnaayaa| mahAvIra ne sabase pahale saMkalpa kA cunAva kiyaa| unake sAmane yaha saMkalpa barAbara banA rahAsabaM meM pAvakammaM akaraNijjaM / unhoMne apanI sArI UrjA isI meM lagA dI / mahAvIra ne jo tapa tapA, vaha saMkalpa kI bhUmi para tpaa| unake krodha aura ahaMkAra zAMta ho gae, unakI sArI UrjA zAMti kI dizA meM pravAhita ho gii| mahAvIra samatA, ahiMsA, maitrI aura prema ke pratimAna bana ge| apekSA hai--pratyeka vyakti apanI saMkalpazakti ko jagAe, mahAvIra kA anuyAyI hI nahIM, mahAvIra banane kA prayatna kare / yadi aisA hotA hai to mahAvIra kI saMkalpa zakti hamAre jIvana kI udAtta preraNA bana paaegii| Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : prekSA ke prayoga patnI ne pati se pUchA-Apa kyA kara rahe haiM ? pati ne uttara diyA-maiM momabattI DhUMDha rahA huuN| kyA momabattI nahIM mila rahI hai? nahIM mila rahI hai| lAiTa jalAkara dekha leN| lAiTa nahIM hai isalie momabattI ko khoja rahA huuN| agara bijalI hotI to momabattI ko DhUMDhane kI AvazyakatA hI kyA thI? jaba jaba bijalI calI jAtI hai, taba taba momabattI kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, dIpaka aura lAlaTena jalatA hai| bijalI kI vidyamAnatA meM inakI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| cauthI AMkha pratyeka AdamI ke pAsa apanA eka prakAza hai, bijalI hai aura dUsarA hai momabattI yA lAlaTena kA prakAza / andara kA prakAza hamArI vidyut hai| AMkha kA prakAza bAharI prakAza hai| duniyA meM eka bhI vyakti aisA nahIM hai, jisake pAsa apanA prakAza na ho| jina logoM ke pAsa AMkha kA prakAza nahIM hai, unake pAsa bhI apanI bhItara kI AMkha hai, tIsarI AMkha hai| eka kavi ke zabdoM meM cauthI AMkha bhI hai| eka nyAyAdhIza ke cAra AMkheM honI caahie| vaha do AMkhoM se bAhara dekhe aura do AkhoM se bhItara dekhe, jisase ki vaha nyAya kara sake suNa hAkama saMgrAma, AMdho mata dvai yaar| aurA re do cAhije, thAre cAhijai cAra / / dekhane ke do prakAra pratyeka AdamI ke pAsa AMkha hai| jo AdmI dRSTisampanna nahIM hotA hai, vaha bahuta khataranAka bana jAtA hai| bAharI AMkha kA kAma bhI dekhanA hai aura bhItara kI Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 RSabha aura mahAvIra AMkha kA kAma bhI dekhanA hai| dekhanA do bhAgoM meM vibhakta ho gayA-bhItara kI AMkha se dekhanA aura bAhara kI AMkha se dekhnaa| bhItara kI AMkha se dekhanA bijalI kA prakAza hai / bAhara kI AMkha se dekhanA momabattI yA dIpaka kA prakAza hai / jaba bijalI nahIM hotI taba momabattI, dIpaka yA lAlaTena kA upayoga bhI karanA par3atA hai| AvazyakatA hai-hara vyakti ke bAhara kI AMkha bhI jAgRta rahe aura bhItara kI AMkha bhI jaage| atIndriya cetanA kA prazna ___ darzanazAstra bahuta pracalita rahA hai / darzana vidyA kI eka pUrI zAkhA bana gyaa| prAya: pratyeka vizvavidyAlaya meM darzana kI eka zAkhA milegii| darzana kA artha hai dekhanA / darzana par3hane vAlA vidyArthI kabhI AMkha se nahIM dekhtaa| aise bhI loga hue haiM, jinake pAsa AMkha nahIM thI kinta ve darzana ke jAne-mAne vidvAn the| prekSA bhItara kI AMkha hai| bhItara kI AMkha se dekhanA prekSA hai| jo vyakti bhItara kI AMkha se dekhane kA prayatna karatA hai, vaha bahuta kucha dekha letA hai| jo kevala bAharI AMkhoM se kAma letA hai, vaha bahuta sImita ho jAtA hai / apekSA hai-- hamArI atIndriya cetanA jAge / vahI nahIM jAgatI hai to dekhanA adhUrA raha jAtA hai| yaha eka saccAI hai| hama ise ulaTakara dekheN| kyA koI aisA prANI hai, jisake pAsa atIndriya cetanA nahIM hai? manuSya hI nahIM, pazu-pakSiyoM meM bhI atIndriya cetanA rahatI hai| unameM manuSya se jyAdA atIndriya cetanA rahatI hai| prazna huA-pazu-pakSiyoM meM atIndriya cetanA adhika kyoM hotI hai ? isa prazna para Aja ke vicArakoM aura vidvAnoM ne cintana ke pazcAt kahA--manuSya ne indriya cetanA se kAma lenA zurU kiyA aura atIndriya cetanA ko bhulA diyaa| pazu-pakSI Aja bhI atIndriya cetanA se kAma lete haiN| unheM dUra-dUra kI bAta kA patA calatA hai| bhayaMkara tUpa. na, bhUkaMpa Ane vAlA hai, manuSya ko patA nahIM calatA kintu pazu-pakSiyoM ko patA cala jAtA hai / unakI atIndriya cetanA Aja bhI kAma kara rahI hai| ve taraMgoM ke sahAre dUra kI sthiti ko jAna lete haiN| manuSya samAja iMdriya cetanA meM itanA DUba gayA hai, iMdriyoM para itanA bharosA karane laga gayA hai ki vaha inase dUra jAnA hI nahIM caahtaa| prekSA aura indriya saMyama jo vyakti prekSA kA prayoga zurU karatA hai use sabase pahale indriya-saMyama karanA hotA hai| indriya-saMyama kA artha hai-prti-sNliintaa| isakA tAtparya hai-kAna se Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varSamAna : prekSA ke prayoga 115 kAma mata lo, AMkha se kAma mata lo, indriyoM se kAma mata lo| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne dhyAna ke aneka prayoga kie| kahA gayA--saddarUvesu amucchie jhAti-mahAvIra zabda aura rUpa ke prati amUrchita hokara dhyAna karate / isakA artha hai-suno, para kAna se mata suno| dekho, para AMkha se mata dekho| bhItara kI AvAja suno, bhItara kI AMkha se dekho| bAhara kI AMkha ko baMda kara lenA, bAhara ke kAna ko baMda kara lenA, bhItara kI AMkha aura kAna ko khola denA, yaha hai pratisaMlInatA kA rUpa / pratisaMlInatA kA artha hai-apane Apa meM lIna ho jAnA / jaba jayAcArya lambe samaya taka dhyAna karate taba ve kAnoM meM aisI cIja DAla lete, jisase bAhara kI AvAja sunAI na de| aneka bar3e-bar3e sAdhakoM ne yaha prayoga kiyA hai| jo vyakti bAhara kI AvAja ko sunanA banda kara detA hai, bhItara kI AvAja ko sunanA zurU kara detA hai, usake bhItara se AvAja phUTa par3atI hai| hama jitane bAhara se bhItara kI ora jAeMge, bhItara kI AMkha aura kAna khula jaaeNge| hama jitane bAhara raheMge, bhItara ke kAna aura AMkha baMda hote cale jaaeNge| animeSaprekSA mahAvIra kI dhyAna-paddhati bahuta vicitra thii| vaha tIna bhAgoM meM baMTI huI thii| mahAvIra Urdhvaloka kA dhyAna karate , tiryagloka kA dhyAna karate, adholoka kA dhyAna karate / Urdhvaloka dhyAna kA eka rUpa hai-AkAza darzana / jaba mahAvIra tiryag sthAna para dRSTi TikA dete| ve khulI AMkhoM se dhyAna karate, lambe samaya taka dhyAna karate / vaha dhyAna kA rUpa thA animessprekssaa| ve nirdhArita bhAga ko khulI AMkhoM se dekhate rahate, khulI AMkhoM se dekhate-dekhate unakI AMkhoM meM eka bala paidA ho jaataa| usa sthiti meM unheM dekhakara bacce cillA uThate / eka bAlaka ne dekhA-kaisI AMkheM hai ! bar3I vicitra AMkheM haiM ! vaha dUsare bAlaka se kahatA-dekho ! kaisA vyakti hai, kaisI AMkheM haiM, AMkhoM meM kitanI lAlimA hai| bacce mahAvIra ko dekhakara Dara jaate| animeSaprekSA karate-karate unakI aisI sthiti bana jaatii| animeSaprekSA dhyAna-sAdhanA kA eka mahattvapUrNa prayoga hai / jAti-smRti, sammohana, dUra-dRSTi, antardRSTi-ina sabake lie animeSaprekSA eka anivArya prayoga hai| isa prayoga ke dvArA gaharI ekAgratA sadhatI hai| jina dhyAna paddhatiyoM meM kevala trATaka ke prayoga ko hI pradhAnatA dI gaI hai, unameM mukhyata: yahI prayoga calatA hai / vAstava meM yaha eka mahattvapUrNa prayoga hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra bahuta lambe samaya taka animeSaprekSA Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 RSabha aura mahAvIra kA prayoga karate / unake prayoga kA tIsarA bindu thA-- nIce loka kI prekSA / 1 vAsanA vijaya kA prayoga AkAza prekSA, tiryag loka prekSA aura adholoka prekSA - ye tIna prayoga mahAvIra kI sAdhanA-paddhati ke mukhya aMga the ? prazna hotA hai-- mahAvIra ina prayogoM ko kyoM karate the ? kAraNa kyA thA ? isakA eka kAraNa batalAyA jAtA hai- Upara ke tattvoM ko jAnane ke lie Urdhva dizA meM dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai / tiryag loka ke tattvoM ko jAnane ke lie tiryag dizA meM dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai| adholoka - bhUgarbha ke tattvoM ko jAnane ke lie nIce loka meM dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai| yaha eka kAraNa hai| isakA dUsarA kAraNa hai - prANa aura apAna kA saMtulana / apAna para vijaya pAne ke lie, prANa aura apAna kA saMtulana sthApita karane ke lie Urdhva dizA meM dhyAna karanA jarUrI hai / yaha vAsanA - vijaya kA mahattvapUrNa prayoga hai 1 vRtti niyaMtraNa kA sUtra mahAvIra khar3e-khar3e dhyAna kara rahe the| kucha ramaNiyAM aaiiN| ve mahAvIra ke rUpa aura teja ko dekhakara vimugdha ho giiN| eka ne kahA - tuma rAjakumAra jaise lagate ho| tuma kauna ho ? tumhArI patnI kauna hai ? kyA vaha kSatriyANI hai, brAhmaNI hai yA vaizya hai ? mahAvIra mauna rhe| dUsarI ne kahA- kaisA AdamI hai ? hama pUcha rahe haiM aura yaha jabAba hI nahIM de rahA hai| tIsarI ne kahA-- sundara kumAra ! AMkha kholakara sAmane to dekho / eka ramaNI bolI- lagatA hai koI napuMsaka hai| mahAvIra na bole aura na AMkheM kholiiN| unakA prayatna saphala nahIM huA / isa ghaTanA kA niSkarSa nikAlA gyaa| mahAvIra kI AMkha Upara kI ora lagI huI thii| unhoMne Urdhva dhyAna ke dvArA apAna para prANa kA niyaMtraNa sthApita kara liyA thA isalie ve vAsanA se virata bana ge| unhoMne vAsanA ko jIta liyA isalie kabhI vicalita hone kA prasaMga hI nahIM bnaa| yaha vRttiyoM ko niyaMtrita karane kA prayoga hai| jaba taka apAna para prANa kA niyaMtraNa nahIM hotA taba taka vRtti niyantraNa kA sUtra hastagata nahIM hotA / do prakAra ke AlaMbana hamAre zarIra ke tIna bhAga haiM-- Urdhvaloka, madhyaloka aura adholoka / loka kA eka artha hai zarIra / prAcIna jaina aura bauddha sAhitya meM zarIra ke artha meM loka Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varSamAna : prekSA ke prayoga zabda kA bahuta prayoga huA hai| zarIra meM jitane cakra caitanya kendra mAne gae haiM, unheM tIna bhAgoM meM bAMTA gayA hai| sabase mahattvapUrNa caitanya kendra Urdhvaloka meM hai / Ananda kendra, vizuddha kendra, jyoti kendra, zAMti kendra Adi Urdhvaloka meM haiM / taijasa kendra madhyaloka meM hai| svAsthya kendra aura zakti kendra adholoka meM haiN| hamAre zarIra meM aura bhI bahuta se kendra haiN| sArA zarIra caitanya kendroM se bharA huA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ina kendroM para bahuta dhyAna kiyaa| ve pudgala para dRSTi TikA dete, cAhe vaha zarIra kA hissA ho yA bAharI pudgl| dhyAna ke lie zarIra aura bAharI pugala-donoM kA AlaMbana liyA jA sakatA hai| bAhara kA AlaMbana yA zarIra kA AlaMbana-ina donoM meM se kisI eka AlaMbana para mahAvIra laMbe samaya taka animeSaprekSA kA prayoga karate / sAmane koI makAna hai, usa para dhyAna TikA denA bAharI AlaMbana hai| bAhara ke padArthoM ko jAnane ke lie Urdhvaloka, adholoka aura madhyaloka-ina tInoM para dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai| bhItara ko jAnane ke lie, apane para vijaya pAne ke lie zarIra ke Urdhva, adha: aura tiryag bhAga para dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai| donoM prakAra kI dhyAna kI prakriyA AcArAMga-sUtra se phalita hotI hai| AcArAMga meM dhyAna ke mahattvapUrNa sUtra bhare hue haiM / unako pakar3ane vAlA dhyAna ke rahasyoM ko pA letA hai| dhyAna sahaja vRtti hai bhagavAn mahAvIra kI sAdhanA jJAtA-draSTA kI sAdhanA thii| kevala jJAtA-draSTA honA dhyAna hai / jaba dekhane-jAnane ke sAtha saMvedana jur3a jAtA hai, taba dhyAna adhyAna bana jAtA hai| jJAna aura darzana alaga hai, saMvedana alaga hai| saMvedana kA sambandha vedanIya karma se hai| prekSA kA matalaba hai jJAnAvaraNIya karma kA kSayopazama, darzanAvaraNIya karma kA kSayopazama / inakA prayoga karanA hI prekSA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jJAtA-draSTA bhAva kA jo darzana diyA, vaha dhyAna kI bahuta sIdhI aura prabhAvI paddhati hai| dhyAna eka aprayatna hai| kahA gayA-uttamA sahajA-vRtti--sahaja vRtti uttama hotI hai| dhyAna sahaja vRtti hai / jAnane meM kucha karanA nahIM pdd'taa| kriyA antarAya karma se saMbaMdha rakhane vAlI vRtti hai / jAnane meM kucha karanA nahIM hotA, vaha akriyA hai| mahAvIra kevala jAnane aura dekhane meM nirata rahate the| isalie ve akaSAyI the| akaSAyI honA bahuta bar3I bAta hai| laukika bhASA meM akaSAyI kA artha kucha dUsarA hotA hai| akaSAyI kA artha hai kaSAya-mukta honA / hama gaharAI meM jAeM to yahI dhyAna kI paribhASA hai, yahI ahiMsA kI paribhASA hai / vItarAga honA, dhyAnI honA yA ahiMsaka Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 RSabha aura mahAvIra honA- inameM bhinnatA nahIM hai / tAtparyArtha meM ye sAre eka bindu para simaTa jAte haiM / yadi eka vyakti zuddha dRSTi se ahiMsaka rahatA hai to vaha dhyAna meM hai| yadi vaha dhyAna meM nahIM hai to vaha ahiMsaka nahIM ho sktaa| yadi ahiMsaka hai to vaha dhyAna binA raha nahIM sktaa| bahuta sAre loga dhyAna karane ke lie nahIM baiThate kintu unakI AtmA aura cetanA nirmala hotI hai, apanI vRttiyoM para unakA niyaMtraNa hotA hai| mAnanA cAhie-ve sahaja dhyAna kI mudrA meM rahate haiN| AcArya bhikSu sahaja dhyAnI the hama AcArya bhikSu ke jIvana ko dekheM / ve aMtima samaya meM dhyAna-mudrA meM divaMgata hue, aisA ullekha milatA hai kiMtu ve kabhI alaga se dhyAna karate the, aisA ullekha nahIM miltaa| aisA lagatA hai-ahiMsA kI bAta unakI AtmA meM itanI baiThI huI thI ki ve nirantara sahaja dhyAna kI sthiti meM rahate the| isIlie prANimAtra ke prati unake mana meM gaharI saMvedanA aura karuNA thii| AcArya bhikSu kA yaha siddhAMta-rAMkA nai mAra dhIMgA ne pokhai--dhyAna kA phalita hai| sUkSmajIvoM ke prati, prANimAtra ke prati karuNA kA pravAha nahIM hotA to yaha siddhAMta kabhI phalita nahIM hotaa| kabIra ke putra kamAla ne kahA thA- 'jaisI prANadhArA mujhameM pravAhita ho rahI hai vaisI hI prANadhArA ghAsa meM pravAhita ho rahI hai isalie kamAla aba ghAsa nahIM kATa sktaa|' jisa vyakti ko itanI gaharI dRSTi prApta ho jAtI hai, prANimAtra ke prati karuNA aura ahiMsA kA bhAva sadha jAtA hai, use dhyAna meM baiThane kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| vaha niraMtara dhyAna kI sthiti meM calA jAtA hai| pratyeka vyakti sahaja hI isa sthiti ko nahIM pA sktaa| use abhyAsa karanA hotA hai| karuNA aura ahiMsA ko jagAne ke lie prArambha meM abhyAsa karanA jarUrI hai| hama abhyAsa kareM, karuNA kI vRtti ko jgaaeN| jisameM karuNA yA ahiMsA jAga gaIM, usakA dhyAna siddha ho gyaa| dhyAna kA sabase bar3A sUtra bhagavAn mahAvIra ne prekSA kI, kevala dekhA aura jAnA / isakA artha hai-jJAna aura darzana ke sAtha saMvedana jur3A huA nahIM thaa| ziSya ne AcArya se pUchA-gurudeva ! dhyAna kyA hai ? AcArya ne kahA-vatsa ! kevala suno / ziSya ne puna: prazna kiyA-Apake kathana kA artha kyA hai ? AcArya bole-tuma kAma se kAma lo, suno kintu usake sAtha aura kucha mata jodd'o| tuma dhyAna kI sthiti meM cale jaaoge| Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vardhamAna : prekSA ke prayoga 119 jahAM jahAM kAna ke sAtha mana jur3A, saMvedanA jur3I, sunanA kevala sunanA nahIM rhaa| usameM saMvedana mukhya bana jAtA hai, mUrchA pradhAna ho jAtI hai aura sunanA gauNa ho jAtA hai| jahAM kevala indriyoM se kAma liyA jAtA hai, usake sAtha mana aura saMvedana nahIM jur3atA vahAM sunanA mukhya ho jAtA hai, saMvedana aura mUrchA gauNa bana jAte haiN| yahI dhyAna kA sabase bar3A sUtra hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dhyAna paddhati kA, prekSAdhyAna kA isa saMdarbha meM hI samyak mUlyAMkana aura avabodha prApta ho sakatA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jo prayoga kie, ve jina prayogoM se gujare, unakI sAdhanA ke jo AdhAra sUtra the, ve Aja prekSAdhyAna paddhati ke mahattvapUrNa AdhAra bane hue haiN| usakI sAdhanA karane vAlA mahAvIra kI dhyAna paddhati kA sAkSAtkAra kara sakatA hai| Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tor3o mata : joDate raho eka vyakti ne pUchA-bhagavAn kI zakti jyAdA hai yA zaitAna kii| maine uttara diyA- bhagavAn kI zakti jyAdA hai| nahIM, yaha galata bAta hai| bhagavAn kI zakti dikhAI nahIM detI, zaitAna kI zakti hamAre sAmane hai| vaha jaba cAhe bigAr3a sakatA hai| zaitAna duniyA meM bhare par3e hai, paga-paga para haiN| para bhagavAna kahIM dikhAI nahIM detaa| tumhArA tarka bhI ThIka hai, merA tarka bhI ThIka hai| kaise? bAnAne meM samaya jyAdA lagatA hai, bigAr3ane meM kucha bhI samaya nahIM lgtaa| buddha se eka vyakti ne upadeza dene kI prArthanA kii| upadeza mAMgane vAlA vyakti cora thA, DAkU thA, burA AcaraNa karane vAlA thaa| buddha ne kahA-upadeza bAda meM duuNgaa| pahale tuma sAmane vAle per3a se pAMca pattiyAM tor3a laao| vaha gayA, pAMca pattiyAM tor3akara le aayaa| use tor3ane meM ema minaTa bhI nahIM lgaa| buddha ne kahA-ina pAMca pattiyoM ko phira jor3a aao| vaha bolA-yaha kAma saMbhava nahIM hai| tor3anA mere vaza kI bAta thI para jor3anA mere vaza kI bAta nahIM hai| maiM tor3a sakatA hUM jor3a nahIM sktaa| baddha ne kahA-sahI saMbodhi hai| tor3o mata, jor3ane meM lage rho| - AcArya mahAprajJa sain Education internationalna vistha Favateersonal vapi (rAwanelivary.org