Book Title: Sagar Nauka aur Navik
Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Veerayatan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001329/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAgara naukA aura nAvika upAdhyAya amara muni Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bimba tIrthaMkara mahAvIra eka vyakti nahIM, vizvAtmA hai, vizvapUruSa hai| deza, jAti aura mata-paMtha Adi kI sImAoM se pare hai, ananta hai| usa jyotipuruSa kA prakAza zAzvata hai| vaha kAla kI sImAoM ko dhakelatA haA ananta kI ora satata gatizIla rhegaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prabodha ubhayamukhI hai| vaha jahA~ antarmana meM supta cetanA ko jagAtA hai, vahA~ dUsarI ora samAja kI moha-nidrA ko bhI bhaMga karatA hai| mahAvIra kA hI makta udaghoSa hai: * hara AtmA mUlataH paramAtmA hai| kSadra-se-kSadra prANI meM bhI ananta caitanya jyoti vidyamAna hai| sampUrNa manuSya jAti eka hai| usameM jAti, varga, varNa, paMtha Adi ke bheda kaise? sabako apanA jIvana priya hai| saba sukha cAhate haiM, koI bhI duHkha nahIM caahtaa| ataH sukha bAMTo, sukha cAhate ho to| jo Age bar3hakara dukhiyoM ko uThAtA hai, apanA sukha unake sukha ke lie samarpita karatA hai, vaha dhanya hai| satya ke prati gaharI AsthA hI, dharma kA prathama sopAna hai| svataMtratA-virodhI tattva uddaNDatA aura ucchaMkhalatA ko janma dete haiN| bhagavattA bhikSA meM prApta nahIM hotI hai| paramparAe~ badalatI haiM, satya aparivartita hotA hai| * kisI ke adhikAra kA apaharaNa hiMsA hai| * nirIha mUka pazuoM kI bali yajJa nahIM hai| yajJa hai, apane andara ke pazutva kI jJAnAgni meM Ahuti / * aparAjita jIvana kA mArga saMyama hai| Jain Elucation International For Private & Personal use only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAgara, naukA aura nAvika sampAdana Adarza sAdhvIratna viduSI mahAsatI zrI sumatikuMvarajI kI suziSyA darzanAcArya sAdhvI candanA vIrAyatana, rAjagRha ( bihAra ) For Private Personal Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anAvaraNa tithi: zarada pUrNimA : gurupUjA mahotsava 1 navambara 1982 prakAzaka: vIrAyatana, rAjagRha (nAlaMdA-vihAra) pina : 803 116 prathama AvRtti : 2000 zrI sarasvatI presa limiTeDa (pa0 baM0 sarakAra dvArA paricAlita) 32 AcArya praphullacandra roDa kalakattA-700009 mUlya : eka sau rupae Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru pUjA mahotsava bhAva gIta I II III upAdhyAyazrI kI sAhitya sAdhanA IV yuga-puruSa tumheM zata-zata vandana 1. Adiguru RSabhadeva 2. ubhayamukhI krAnti ke sUtradhAra antaryAtrA kA prasthAna bindu AtmA vai paramezvara: 3. 4. 5. sarvottama zakti Atma-zakti 6. niyati kA sarvatoSa darzana 7. 8. 9. ahiMsA andara meM yA bAhara meM kauna AMsU motI hai ? vizva zAnti kA AdhAra anekAnta zramaNa saMskRti meM ahiMsA-darzana 10. 11. ahaMkAra hiMsA hai 12. krodha zakti kA niyantraNa 13. nirbhara hone kA mArga tanAva se mukti 14. nirvicAra yA nirvikAra 15. karma kA mUla manobhAva meM 16. Upara taraMga, bhItara prazAnta sAgara mana ke jIte jIta 17. 18. mArga tumheM khojanA hai : guru 19. jijJAsA ziSya kI prajJA kI 20. parigraha kI paribhASA 21. jIvana se bhAganA, dharma nahIM pantha bAtI hai aura dharma jyoti dAna kI manovRtti 22. 23. 24. rAjanIti para dharma kA aMkuza samyaktva paMthoM ke ghere meM.. 25. 26. vizva rahasya kA sAra eka zabda meM 27. phUla ke sAtha kAMTe bhI 28. prema kA puNya parva 29. udayati dizi yasyAm 30. jyoti parva 21. dezakAlAnurUpaM dharma kathayanti tIrthaMkarAH 32. jana-sevA bhagavat pUjA hai 33. khAdya samasyA samAdhAna kI khoja meM kI 34. 35. jIvana-zuddhi kA dvAra 36. jyotirmaya karma-yoga 37. dIkSA : dUsarA janma 38. vIrAyatana-darzana mAnavatA kI maMgala mUrti sajaga nArI anukramaNikA :::::: vii ix xi XV 1 9 15 *****55 23 29 35 43 49 57 63 69 75 81 87 91 97 103 109 113 119 123 129 133 139 143 151 157 163 169 177 185 197 203 209 215 219 227 235 . Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru-pUjA mahotsava kavi-samrATa ravIndra ne eka gIta likhA hai, jisakA niSkarSa hai-"mere prabhu! tuma ananta saMpadA evaM aizvarya ke svAmI ho| maiM tumhArA utsava manAnA cAhatA huuN| para, merA yaha utsava eka kSudra utsava hogA, merI pUjA kI sAmagrI atIva sAmAnya hogii|" gurudeva ravIndra ke zraddhAsnigdha zabdoM meM hI hama bhI pUjya gurudeva kA 80vA~ janmotsava 'guru-pUjA' ke rUpa meM manA rahe haiN| _prastuta prasaMga para 'jJAna-meru' evaM 'dhyAna-meru' tathA bhAratIya kalA kA anupama kendra 'zrI brAhmI kalAmaMdiram' kA udghATana tathA 'netra-jyoti svasti-maMDapa' kA zilAnyAsa ho rahA hai aura sAtha hI 'abhinandana-grantha' kA prakAzana bhii| Ama taura para abhinandana grantha meM vidvAn tathA kucha rAjanItijJoM kI ora se arpita prazastiyA~ hotI haiN| pUjya gurudeva ne kaI viziSTa prasaMgoM para kahA hai--"mujhe sahaja sAdhaka kI taraha rahane do| gIta gAne haiM, to usa ananta jyoti mahAprabhu ke gAo, jisakI pAvana-smRti meM hama sabhI divya-jyoti prApta karane ke lie yatnazIla haiN|" Apa sabhI jAnate haiM, aba taka anekAneka mahattvapUrNa saMsthAoM kI preraNA evaM prANa zakti pUjya gurudeva rahe haiN| kintu, kisI bhI saMsthA ke sAtha unhoMne apanA nAma nahIM jor3ane diyA hai| ataH abhinandana grantha kI prastuta nayI paramparA kA zrIgaNeza hI isa grantha kA gaurava hai| gurudeva ke krAntikArI tathA purogAmI AdhyAtmika evaM mAnavatAvAdI vicAroM kA saMkalana isa grantha meM hai, jo bhagavAn mahAvIra kI jana-kalyANI dezanA ko, vANI ko vistAra dene vAlA hai| isa artha meM prastuta abhinandana grantha vicAra-grantha hai| mahAprANa darzanAcArya mahAsatI zrI candanAjI ke grantha-sampAdana ke apUrva sahayoga kA ullekha karake maiM unake mahAn yogadAna kI mahArghatA ko kama nahIM kruuNgaa| kevala nAma-smaraNa ke sAtha apanI zraddhA hI unake caraNoM meM samapita karatA huuN| vIrAyatana ke sAdhu-sAdhvI maNDala kI sevA meM mere sabhakti vndn| sabakA sahayoga sAbhAra ullekhanIya hai| vIrAyatana ke karmaTha kAryakartA mAnada maMtrI zrI choTelAla gAMdhI, kalakattA, koSAdhyakSa zrI nagIna bhAI kezavajI zAha, kalakattA tathA udIyamAna nakSatra zrI tanasukharAja DAgA, kalakattA ne grantha prakAzana jaise gurutara dAyitva tathA anya choTe-bar3e kAryoM kA samaya para sampAdana Adi dAyitva kuzalatA se nirvahana karake, vIrAyatana kI mahatI sevA kI hai aura merA kAryabhAra vizeSarUpa se halkA kiyA hai| etadartha sAdhuvAdAha haiM sevAniSTha trimUrti / bhaviSya Apa se AzAnvita hai| vIrAyatana ke samasta sadasyagaNa evaM bhakti bhAvanA-pravaNa una sabhI sahRdaya bhAI-bahanoM ke prati jinakA samaya-samaya para saharSa udAra sahayoga vIrAyatana ke bar3hate caraNoM ke sAtha rahA hai, maiM apanI kRtajJatA jJApita karatA hU~ evaM hAdika prasannatA bheMTa karatA huuN| mujhe vizvAsa hai jijJAsU, mamakSa, cintaka evaM premI pAThakoM ke liye yaha vicAra-grantha upayogI siddha hogaa| anubhUtipradhAna jIvanopayogI sAhitya-paMkti meM yaha eka mahattvapUrNa viziSTa sthAna prApta kregaa| khelazaMkara durlabhajI adhyakSa vIrAyatana-rAjagRha Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAva gIta jyotirmaya jIvana ke assIveM puNya zarad meM ApakA praveza ho rahA hai| lAkhoM-lAkha samaveta svaroM meM ApakA hRdaya se svAgata hai / bhAvapUrNa abhinandana hai / sUrya se cara-acara sRSTi ko prakAza prApta hotA hai, kintu jIvana meM eka aura prakAza kI AvazyakatA hai / bhUmaNDala AdhAra hai, jIva sRSTi kA, kintu isake sAtha jIvana meM eka aura AdhAra kI bhI jarUrata hai / aura, vaha sUryAtizAyI alaukika divya prakAza tathA saba ora se nirAdhAra hue jIvana kA sUkSma bhAvanAtmaka adbhuta AdhAra hai-- guru ! gurudeva ! paramAtmabhAva kI prakAza yAtrA ke avicala pathika ho tuma ! paramArAdhya mahAn gurudeva ( pUjya zrI pRthvIcandrajI mahArAja) ke paramArAdhya antevAsI ziSya ho tuma, gurutva aura ziSyatva kI donoM niSThAoM ke askhalita saphala sUtradhAra ! ataH mAnavatAvAdI saMvedanazIla hRdaya ke saMta ho, sahI artha meM ! apane antara meM paramAtma bhAva kA amogha divya svara sunate ho, sunate ho bAhara meM mAnava mana kI pIr3A kA dardabharA karuNa svara ! dizAhIna evaM dRSTihInoM ne tumase mArga pAyA hai, dRSTi pAyI hai / aura una dizA prApta bhakta kaNThoM ne gAyA hai- " abhinandana hai deva tumhArA, tana mana ke kaNa kaNa se pratipala ! " tuma kinake ho ? unake ho, jinakA koI nahIM hai / jo jIvana saMgharSa meM saba ora se hAra cuke haiM, unake tuma ho ! jo prazna bana kara khar3e haiM, unake tuma ho ! tuma kinake nahIM ho ? tuma saba ke ho, saba tumhAre haiM / tumhAre bhaktoM kA pUjA gIta hai- "bhaddaM jagajjogassa / " "guruH sAkSAd paraM brahma / " samAja kI andha jar3atA ko, purAtana ke vyAmoha ko, Aja ke sAdhu-jIvana meM dharma ke nAma para vyApta niSkarmaNyatA kI gaharI nidrA ko tor3ane vAle tuma prAjJapuruSa ho / prAcIna RSi-paramparA ke tuma gaurava ho / vartamAna ke nirmAtA ho / bhaviSya ke draSTA ho / yuvApIr3hI kI jyotirmaya AzA ho / paraspara viruddha saMgharSazIla vicAradhArAoM ko jor3ane vAle sUtradhAra ho / zabdoM ke zreSTha zilpI / zabdoM meM bhAvoM ke raMga utArane vAle kuzala kalAkAra ho| tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kI amRta vANI ke tuma vyAkhyAkAra ho| jaina, bauddha, vaidika-zAstroM kI sudIrghaparamparA ke tuma jJAtA, draSTA ho / para aba ve zAstra tumhAre lie zabda-zAstra nahIM rhe| zAstra tumhArA nijI anubhava bana gayA aura usa anubhava ke prANavAn sparza se tumhArI sAdhanA sajIva bana gayI / ataH tuma atyAkhyeyatattvapuruSa ! bhagavatsvarUpa divya-cetanA ke sAkSAt rUpa ho / inhIM bhAva kSaNoM meM zraddhAvanat bhaktoM kA maMgalagAna hai tumhAre zrI caraNoM meM- "ciraM jIva, ciraM jaya / " baccoM jaisA sukomala, madhura evaM sarala mana hai| para, tumheM kisI bhI bahalAve meM bahalAyA nahIM jA sakatA / yuvakoM kI taraha vicAroM meM vajravat dRr3ha, sabala; kintu vinamratA kI sAkSAt pratimUrti / tumhAre pAsa anekAneka janmoM se saMcita divya anubhUtiyoM kA athAha khajAnA hai, aura ise sarvasAdhAraNa ke hita meM arpita karane kI adbhuta kSamatA bhI hai tuma meM dharma aura saMskRti ke kaNa-kaNa meM ramA huA jIvana hai, para vaha sahaja hai| zAstrIya paramparAoM meM niSThA ke sAtha pUrI taraha Abaddha, kintu niSprANa rUr3higata mAnyatAoM ke Alocana - pratyAlocana meM vii For Private Personal Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrNatayA mukta, prabuddha aura nirbhaya, "satye nAsti bhayaM kvacit" ke sajaga pkssdhr| tuma sAgara kI taraha jJAna ke akSaya koSa ho, phira bhI nirantara anekAneka cintana-dhArAoM ko apane meM samA lene vAle adbhuta samanvaya-yogI ho| U~ce ho, bahuta U~ce ho, phira bhI UMcAiyoM se Age aura adhika UMcAiyoM kI tarapha yAtrA karate jA rahe himagiri ho| kahIM bhI, kabhI avaruddha na hone vAlI satata pravahamAna puNyakarma kI tripathagA; karuNA ke sAkSAta devtaa| ataH tumhAre maMgala janmotsava meM merI pUjA kI sAmagrI kyA artha rakhatI hai ? kSudra hai na vaha ! tumhArI stuti-abhyartha meM maiM kyA kaha sakatI haiN| kyA kara sakatI haiN| yaha kevala bAla-cApalya hI hai na! phira bhI mahAna dArzanika AcArya siddhasena divAkara kI ye paMktiyA~ kuNThita hote hue mana ko utsAhita kara rahI haiM aura laga gaI hU~ pUjA ke upakrama meM-- "bAlo'pi ki na nijabAhayugaM vitatya, vistIrNatAM kathayati svdhiyaamburaasheH|" "jalpanti vA nijagirA nanu pkssinno'pi|--" tuma sarasvatI ke varada putra ho| tumhArI sphaTika-svaccha prajJA, akATya tarka, satyAnulakSI pratibhA kI razmiyA~ jisa kisI viSaya ko chu jAtI hai, vaha kitanA hI gUr3ha, gUr3hatara kyoM na ho, ujAgara ho jAtA hai, jaise ki sUrya-prakAza meM virATa jagat / adhyAtma kI gaharAiyoM meM sahaja praveza hai tumhaaraa| jIvana-rahasyoM ke sudUra kSitija taka ko sparza karatA huA vizAla, vistRta, nabha uttuMga himagiri-sA sakSama, gurugaMbhIra cintana hai tumhaaraa| vIrAyatana isI cintana kA eka nidarzana hai astu, vIrAyatana ke kaNa-kaNa meM eka svara vyApta hai-- "kisa vidhi se pUjA ho terI, kauna arghya se tava pada puuje|" tumhAre isa anokhe sarva pUjya evaM sarva stutya divya-citra kA aMkana merI sAmAnya tulikA na kara paayegii| kyA acchA hogA--jagat-kalyANa ke hetu sahaja visphurita ApakI divya vANI meM hama saba Apake darzana kareM zabdAtIta ko zabdoM meM pAne kA, sraSTA ko sRjana meM khojane kA yaha eka namra prayAsa hI pUjA hai| ApakI hI vastu Apake hI karakamaloM meM arpita hai-- "tvadIyaM vastu pUjArtha, tubhyameva samarpyate / " gurudeva, Apa jaise jJAna-devatA kI arcanA ke hetu, sundara pUjA kA upakaraNa aura kauna-sA ho sktaa| sAdhvI candanA vIrAyatana, rAjagRha viii Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAdhyAyazrIjI kI sAhitya - sAdhanA upAdhyAya amaramunijI eka santa haiM, kavi haiM, vicAraka haiM, mahAn dArzanika haiM, sAhityakAra haiM, lekhaka haiM aura yuga-draSTA yuga puruSa haiN| ve mAnavatA ke saMdeza vAhaka haiM, jIvana ke kalAkAra haiM, unake vicAra, unakA cintana, unakA lekhana evaM unakI vAgdhArA kabhI eka dizA- vizeSa meM pravahamAna nahIM rahI, usakA pravAha sabhI dizAoM meM gatizIla rahA hai / ve jIvana kI sabhI dizA- vidIzAoM ko Alokita karate rahe haiM / vastutaH kavizrIjI sampUrNa kAla evaM sattA ke draSTA haiN| unakA sAhitya kisI kAla, paMtha, deza evaM jAti- vizeSa ke bandhana se Abaddha nahIM hai| unakA sAhitya, unakI kaThora zruta-sAdhanA evaM dIrgha tapaH sAdhanA kA sumadhura phala hai| unakA Alekhana kisI sAmpradAyika kSudra paridhi meM ghire raha kara nahIM, pratyuta samasta mAnava-jAti ke abhyudaya ko, vizva bandhutva evaM vizva - zAnti kI udAtta bhAvanA ko sAmane rakha kara huA hai / kavizrIjI apane Apa meM paripUrNa haiN| apane vicAroM ke ve svayaM nirmAtA haiM / ve kisI zakti ke dvArA apane mana-mastiSka para niyaMtraNa karane ke pakSa meM nahIM haiN| unakA vizvAsa hai ki sahaja bhAva se udbhUta cintana ko jabaradastI rokane kA prayatna karanA mahAn aparAdha hai / prataeva kavizrIjI kA cintana ina samasta sAmpradAyika aMdherI kAla-koThariyoM se mukta - unmukta 1 vastutaH sAhitya hI vyakti ke jIvana kA sAkAra rUpa hai / sAhitya vyakti ke vyaktitva kI praticchAyA hai / sAhitya kevala jar3a zabdoM evaM akSaroM kA samUha mAtra hI nahIM hai, usameM vyakti kA vyaktitva bolatA hai, vyakti kA jIvana bolatA hai / astu, kavizrIjI kA sAhitya hI unakA yathArtha paricaya hai / sAhitya - sAdhanA ke uSA kAla meM dharma, samAja evaM rASTra kI DAlI para cahacahAne vAlA kavi hRdaya kevala kAvya taka hI sImita nahIM rahA / unakA virAT cintana sAhitya kI samasta dizAoM ko Alokita karane lagA / unakI lekhanI unake gaMbhIra cintana evaM udAtta vicAroM kA saMsparza pA kara darzana, Agama, kAvya, nibandha, saMsmaraNa, yAtrA - varNana, khaNDa kAvya, kahAnI evaM samAlocanA Adi sAhitya - upavana ko pallavita, puSpita evaM phalita karane lgii| sAhitya kI koI bhI vighA Apa ke cintana evaM lekhanI ke sparza se achUtI nahIM rhii| Apake bhAva, vicAra, bhASA-zailI evaM abhivyaMjanA saba kucha anupama, anuttara evaM advitIya hai / ApakI lekhanI se prasUta sAhitya hai padya-gIta amara padya muktAvalI amara puSpAJjali 1 2 3 amara kusumAJjali 4 amara gItAJjali 5 saMgItikA 1. dharmavIra sudarzana satya harizcandra 2. prastuta gItoM evaM kavitAoM meM sAmAjika, rASTrIya, dhArmika tathA AjAdI ke samaya likhe gae rASTrIya gItoM ne deza ke jana-mAnasa ko prabuddha jana-jIvana meM rASTrIya bhAvoM, bhakti evaM dharma-cetanA ko jAgRta kara rahe haiM / padya-kAvya 3. 4. 1 2 3 4 5 For Private jagad guru mahAvIra jinendra stuti ix padya - kavitA kavitA - kuJja amara-mAdharI zraddhAJjali cintana ke mukta svara amara muktaka Personal Use Only bhakti pradhAna gIta evaM kavitAe~ haiM / kiyA thA aura Aja bhI ve gIta Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahApuruSoM evaM dRr3ha vizvAsa ke sAtha satya kI sAdhanA ke patha para gatizIla prabuddha puruSoM ke jIvana kA yathArtha citrAMkana kiyA gayA hai ina kAvyoM meN| stotra-sAhitya : 1. bhaktAmara, 2. kalyANa mandira, 3. vIra,stuti, 4. mahAvIrASTaka kA hindI anuvAda bhI mahattvapUrNa hai| nibandha-sAhityaH 1. Adarza kanyA : nArI kA jIvana kaisA honA caahie| isa ke lie sahI dizA-darzana milatA hai prastuta pustaka meN| 2. janatva kI jhAMkI : prastuta pustaka meM saiddhAntika dRSTi se jaina-dharma kA saMkSepa meM sAMgopAMga vivecana hai| 3. utsarga aura apavAda-mArga : jIvana, jIvana hai| bhale hI vaha mahAna sAdhaka kA bhI kyoM na ho| ataH sadA-kAla evaM sarvatra eka-sA AcAra-patha nahIM rhtaa| deza-kAla evaM paristhitiyoM ke anurUpa AcAra kA mArga parivartita hotA rahatA hai| apavAda meM kucha niyamoM kA ullaMghana bhI hotA hai, phira bhI vaha mArga hI hai, unmArga yA kumArga nahIM hai| jIvana evaM sAdhanA ke sahaja rUpa ko prastuta nibandha meM spaSTa kiyA hai| 4. mahAmantra navakAra : isameM mantra kI vizeSatA kA sAMgopAMga varNana evaM sabhI dRSTiyoM se vivecana kiyA gayA hai| 5. samAja aura saMskRti : sAMskRtika evaM AdhyAtmika dRSTi se vyakti evaM samAja ke vikAsa evaM AdhyAtmika abhyudaya ke lie prastuta pustaka meM gaMbhIra vivecana kiyA gayA hai| 6. cintana kI manobhUmi : prastuta vizAla grantha nAma ke anurUpa kavizrIjI ke gahana adhyayana, gaMbhIra cintana evaM udAtta vicAroM kA koSa hai| prastuta grantha meM cintana kA viSaya jIva bhI rahA hai aura jagat bhI, AtmA bhI rahA hai aura paramAtmA bhii| parantu sarvAdhika mahattvapUrNa bAta yaha hai ki dharma, darzana evaM adhyAtma kI manobhUmi se jIvana kA sarvAMgIna satya isameM udghaTita huA hai| mahAn sAhityakAra seTha govindadAsajI ke zabdoM meM--'prastuta grantha apane jana-hitakArI dRSTi koNa ke kAraNa, jo bhArata ke mAnava kA dizA nirdezana karatA hai, sAmAnyataura se bhAratIya-darzana aura vizeSa kara jaina-darzana meM apanA viziSTa sthAna rakhatA hai|" samaya-samaya para AdhyAtmika, sAmAjika, naitika, dArzanika eva zAstrIya viSayoM para likhe gaye lekha jIvana ko sahI dizA-darzana evaM nayA mor3a dene vAle haiN| suvizrata dArzanika vidvAn zrI baladeba upAdhyAya ke zabdoM upAdhyAyajI kI dRSTi painI hai tathA lekhanI arthabodhinI hai| phalataH yaha grantha jaina-dharma ko sAMpradAyikatA ke saMkucita kSetra se Upara uThAkara vizva-dharma kI vizAlatA para pahu~cA detA hai| vyAkhyA-sAhitya: 1. sAmAyika-sUtra aura 2. zramaNa-sUtra Avazyaka sUtra sAdhanA ke lie mahattvapUrNa hai| sAmAyika evaM pratikramaNa jIvana-sAdhanA ke lie, samatvabhAva meM ramaNa karane ke lie atyAvazyaka hai| samatva kI sAdhanA meM kahIM skhalana na ho, aura skhalana ho jAye to usakI zaddhi ke lie pratikramaNa--Atma-nirIkSaNa Avazyaka hai| prastuta ubhaya grantha sAmAyika evaM zramaNa sUtra ke bhASya hai| samatva-yoga evaM Atma-nirIkSaNa kI sAdhanAoM para aneka dRSTiyoM se vistRta vivecana kiyA hai| cintanazIla prabuddha sAdhakoM ke lie donoM grantha par3hane evaM cintana karane yogya haiN| Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pravacana-sAhitya 1. upAsaka Ananda 9. amara-bhAratI 2. ahiMsA-darzana 10. prakAza kI ora 3. satya-darzana 11. sAdhanA ke mUlamantra 4. asteya-darzana 12. paJcazIla 5. brahmacarya-darzana 13. paryuSaNa-pravacana 6. aparigraha-darzana 14. adhyAtma-pravacana 7. jIvana kI pA~kheM 15. jIvana-darzana 8. vicAroM ke naye mor3a 16. sAta vAroM se kyA sIkheM? samaya-samaya para vibhinna sthAnoM evaM vibhinna varSAvAsoM tathA vibhinna prasaMgoM para diye gaye pravacanoM kA prastuta pustakoM meM saMkalana hai| gurudeva upAdhyAyazrI kI pIyUSavarSI divya dezanA meM vyaktigata, sAmAjika, pArivArika, naitika, rASTrIya, AdhyAtmika evaM dhArmika jIvana ke sabhI pakSoM ko ujAgara karane vAle vicAra haiN| gRhastha evaM saMnyasta dono jIvana kI sAdhanA ke lie pravacana-sAhitya upayogI hai-- 1. mahAvIra : siddhAnta aura upadeza aura 2. vizva-jyoti mahAvIra prathama pustaka meM mahAzramaNa mahAvIra ke jIvana kI apekSA unake siddhAnta evaM divya-dezanA (upadeza) kA sundara vivecana prastuta kiyA hai| dvitIya pustaka meM AdhyAtmika dRSTi se ananta jyotirmaya mahAvIra kA vizleSNAtmaka vivecana hai| nizItha-cUNi kavizrIjI ne aneka granthoM evaM AgamoM kA sampAdana kiyA hai, unameM mahattvapUrNa hai-'nizItha-cUNi / ' yaha vizAlakAya Agama cAra khaNDoM meM parisamApta huA hai| AcAra-sAdhanA ke lie nizItha kA mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai| mUla Agama sUtra rUpa meM hai| cUrNi, bhASya evaM niyukti meM mUla sUtroM ke bhAvoM kA vistRta vivecana hai| sAdhanA kI dhArA kisa prakAra bahe aura bahate-bahate kabhI skhalita ho jAye, to use kisa prakAra zuddha karake punaH gatizIla kiyA jaay| utsarga meM sAdhaka kaise AcAra kA pAlana kare aura apavAda meM jIvana ko kisa prakAra viveka evaM prAmANikatA ke sAtha gatizIla rakhe, jisase saMyama evaM AdhyAtmika-sAdhanA kA samyaka-rUpa se paripAlana kara ske| isakA vistRta vivecana ke sAtha dArzanika, tAttvika, saiddhAntika, viSayoM kA tathA usa yuga kI sAmAjika, rAjanaitika evaM pArivArika sthiti kA aura usa yuga ke rahana-sahana kA sundara vivecana prastuta mahAgrantha meM hai| ___ nizItha bhASya ke sampAdana evaM prakAzana kA satsAhasa karake Apane jJAna ke kSetra meM rahI huI eka bahuta bar3I kamI ko pUrA kiyA hai| prastuta grantharAja eka mahattvapUrNa kRti hai, vastutaH yaha jJAna-vijJAna kA eka bRhat koza hai| sUkti- triveNI : nAma ke anurUpa prastuta grantha meM bhAratIya-saMskRti evaM dharma-darzana kI triveNI--jaina, bauddha evaM vaidika-dhArA, jo yathArtha meM akhaNDa-avicchinna rUpa se pravahamAna hai, usake maulika-darzana evaM jIvana-sparzI sArabhUta udAtta vacanoM ko saMkalita kiyA gayA hai| upAdhyAyazrIjI kA cintana deza, kAla, sampradAya evaM paMthIya paramparAoM kI sImA meM Abaddha nahIM hai| ve satya ke anusandhitsu haiN| isalie sAmpradAyika bADe-bandI se mukta hokara satya kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA hai| unakI divyadRSTi evaM unakA samadarzItva-bhAva prastuta grantha meM parilakSita hotA hai| Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya tattva-cintana evaM jIvana-darzana kI ananta jJAna-jyoti ina choTe-choTe subhASitoM meM isa prakAra sannihita hai, jaise choTe-choTe sumanoM meM upavana kA saurabhamaya vabhava chipA rahatA hai| use jana-jIvana ko Alokita karane ke lie upAdhyAyazrI ne prastuta grantha zrama evaM niSThA ke sAtha saMkalita kiyA hai| tInoM dhArAoM ke cintana meM kucha bhinnatA bhI hai| lekina, itanA to dRr3ha AsthA se kahA jA sakatA hai ki tInoM-dhArAoM kI jIvana-dRSTi mUlataH eka hai aura naitika evaM AdhyAtmika abhyudaya ke ucca AdarzoM ko liye hue rAjatana kA kamAUnI kaheM kaheM pIralIkata kelA hai, kaha kI ekAnta nahIM hai| coda vyApaka doSTa se dekheM, to eka akhaNDa jIvana-dRSTi evaM cintana kI eka rUpatA bhI parilakSita hotI hai| bhAvAtmaka ekatA ke sAtha zabdAtmaka ekatA ke darzana karanA cAheM, to anaMka sthala aise haiM, jo akSarazaH samAna evaM sannikaTa hai| prastuta saMkalana meM upAdhyAyazrI ne isI vyApaka evaM udAra samanvayAtmaka-daSTi ko sAmane rakhA hai| ataH jIvana-vikAsa ke lie prastuta grantha, jo Dabala DImAI sAija meM lagabhaga 800 pRSThoM kA hai, atyadhika mahattvapUrNa hai| mahAmahopAdhyAya padmabhaSaNa gopInAtha kavirAja, AgamoM ke suprasiddha vidvAna paM0 becaradAsajI dozI, sva0 rASTrapati jAkira husena, AcAryazrI tulasI, yuvAcAryazrI mahAprAjJa Adi vidvAnoM dvArA prazaMsita hai| abhI bhI gurudeva kI sAhitya-sAdhanA kI dhArA anavarata gatizIla hai| prajJAmUrti mahAn sAhitya-sraSTA ke caraNoM meM zata-sahasra abhivandana-abhinandana / ___ - muni samayI , pravAkara xii Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuga puruSa tumheM zata-zata vandana tuma abhinava yuga ke nava vidhAna, rUr3ha bandhanoM ke mukti gAna, he yuga-puruSa, he yugAdhAra, abhivandana hai, zata-zata vandana! jJAna-jyoti kI jvalita jvAlA, Atma-sAdhanA kA ujAlA, he mithyA-timira abhinAzaka, abhivandana hai, zata-zata vandana! tuma navya nabha ke nava vihAna, naI cetanA ke abhiyAna, zramaNa saMskRti ke amara-gAyaka, abhivandana hai, zata-zata vandana! atIta yuga ke madhura gAyaka, abhinava yuga ke ho adhinAyaka, nUtana-purAtana yuga zRGkhalA, abhivandana hai, zata-zata vandana! tU pada-dalitoM kA krAnti-ghoSa, abala-sAdhakoM kA zakti-koSa, he krAnti-patha ke mahApathika, abhivandana hai, zata-zata vandana! --vijaya muni, zAstrI xiii Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajJAvatAra yugadraSTA parama zraddhaya pUjya gurudeva ke 80veM janma mahotsava ke upalakSa meM hArdika abhinandana ! zrIcaraNa sevaka dhanarAja evaM sau. madanabAI botharA kavardhA, madhyapradeza zarapUrNimA, gurupUjA-mahotsava dinAMka : 1 navambara 1982 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjya gurudeva upAdhyAya zrI amaramuni vIrAyatana : amRtavarSI kA amRtadAna / n JA Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAlaka amara : aSTama varSa meN| Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjya gurudeva : 80 veM varSa meM / For Private Personal Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aitihAsika upavana guNazIla meM antazcetanA kA UrdhvArohaNa / Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prajJAvatAra se prajJApuruSoM kI paraMparA prANavAna ho rahI haiN| Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dhamma desanA ke bhASyakAra ! Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wwwajalnelibrary.orgah zrama evaM zAnti kA sthala vIrAyatana ! prAkRtika suSamA kA kendra hai guNazIla! aura gaNazIla kA saurabha hai, dharma-yAtriyoM ke vipulagiri ke zikharoM se udhara sUrya kI prabhAta-kiraNa dharA para utara rahI haiN| idhara "cidambaram" siddhapITha se pUjya gurudeva kA jJAna-Aloka jana-jana kI manobhUmi ko Alokita kara rahA hai| Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ HUYING prAcIna kalA kI eka anupama kRti hai "zrI brAhmI kalA maMdiram", jo cira atIta ko vartamAna meM rUpAyita kara rahI haiN| Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaibhAragiri ke aMka meM aMkurita vIrAyatana, himagiri ke zikharoM kI ora ! Jain Education Interational Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka rUpa, eka rUpa meM Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Feng Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyoti se jyoti jala rahI haiN| itihAsa ke sAkSI hai siddhagiri vaibhAragiri ke zikhara, tIrthaMkara mahAvIra (25vIM) nirvANa zatAbdI parva ke sAkSI hai jJAnameru evaM dhyAnameru ke zikhara ! Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddheya gurudeva ke gurudeva pUjya zrI pRthvIcaMdra mahArAja Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjya gurudeva ke ziSya paM0 zrI vijayamuni pUjya gurudeva ke gurubhAI zrI akhilezamuni Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jala meM niHsaMga kamala Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gulapUjA maharipavana pUjya gurudeva zrIA najImahArA guru pUjA mahotsava 1 navambara, 1982 Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adiguru RSabhadeva Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adiguru RSabhadeva : Adideva prathama bhUkha- bhUkha kA gUMja rahA kitanA karmayoga kA taba tUne dAruNa diyA bodha puNyakarma terA tU ataH dhanvA mumana hai RSabha jinezvara, jJAna- jyoti kA tU prakAza utArA tUne, dharatI tamasAvRta isa ubhaya thA, eka dRSTi tho cirantana sabakA andara, vaha jisake surabhita ho jana-jana kA hit| yaha sandeza Aja bhI, dharA svarga taka abhinandita / / saba the tere, nagnadeha himagiri-zikharoM dhyAna dharA soyA antara jinavara thA, bhISaNa hI, jaga maMgalakara // samarasa vedoM taka ma, guMjita gAthA tava yaza para, avicala pAyA nija meM jAgA, dinakara | nija bhautika vaibhava diyA, diyA phira, akSaya AdhyAtmika dAna kA parama deva tU, bhUleMge na tujhe para // svara / kI / kI // tUne / tUne // vaibhava / bhava bhava / / 3 . Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma-kSetra ke dhanya vIra ve, jo pahale Age Ate to lAkhoM anuyAyI, binA dhulAye A jAte haiN| pIche haiN| kala kyA the, yaha nahIM socanA, soco abhI banoge le atIta se ucita preraNA, nija bhavitavya ghar3oge kyA ? kyA ? saMkalpoM hai| acche se aura aura jaga uThatA mAnava, unhIM se giratA bure bhAvoM kA, meM melA bharatA kaisI bhI sthiti Aye-jAye, bhAva nahIM girane zubha kI jyoti bar3I hai jagameM, - ise nahIM bujhane denaa| denaa| acchA hogA, saba-kucha acchA, acchA hai yadi antrmn| zubha mana para AdhArita vANI karmoM kA saba acchApana // sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA puNya-smaraNa, unakI pAvana smRtiyA~, unakI punIta yAdeM hamAre antara-mana ko AnaMdavibhora kara detI haiN| usa Adi yaga-puruSa ke, prathama tIrthakara ke jIvana se sambandhita koI bhI ghaTanA para ubharatI hai--bhale hI vaha unake janma-kalyANaka kI ho, dIkSA ke prasaMga kI ho, varSItapa ke pAraNe kI ho, kevalajJAna kI ho yA nirvANa ke samaya kI ho, to jIvana kA kaNa-kaNa AnaMda se AplAvita ho jAtA hai| usa AnaMda ko abhivyakti dene ke lie hamAre pAsa koI zabda nahIM hai| usa virAT puruSa kA jIvana eka aisA kSIra-sAgara hai, jisakA na koI kinArA hai, na koI sImA hai| jisa ora se bhI usakA pAna kareM, amRta-madhura hai vh| unake pazcAt hue sabhI tIrthaMkaroM ne, gaNadharoMne, AcAryoM ne aura svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne unakI mahimA kA gAna kiyA hai| Aja bhI hama unake guNoM kA kIrtana kara rahe haiM, anaMta bhaviSya meM bhI karate rheNge| isa taraha kyA unake jIvana kI sImA aMkita kI jA sakegI? aura hama yaha kaha sakeMge ki aba unake saMbaMdha meM kahane ke lie hamAre pAsa kucha zeSa nahIM rahA? aisA nahIM hogA, kabhI nahIM hogaa| sAgara ke kinAre mila sakate haiM, parantu prabhu ke jIvanarUpI kSIrasAgara kA koI kinArA nahIM hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke avataraNa kA yuga bhoga-yuga thaa| usa yuga kA mAnava, jIvanopayogI karma karanA, zrama karanA nahIM jAnatA thaa| vaha prakRti para nirbhara thaa| dhIre-dhIre prakRti kI zakti kSINa hone lgii| jitanA prakRti se prApta thA, usakA upabhoga karane vAle saMkhyA meM usase kahIM adhika ho gaye the| sAdhanoM ko utpanna karane kI, utpAdana ko bar3hAne kI kalA usa yuga kA mAnava jAnatA nahIM thaa| ataH abhAvagrasta mAnava bhUkha se AkulavyAkula ho gyaa| manISI puruSoM ne kahA hai-- "khuhAsamA veyaNA natthi / " saMsAra meM jitanI vedanAeM haiM, jitane prakAra ke duHkha haiM, unama sabase bhayaMkara vedanA kSudhA (bhUkha) kI hai| isalie kahA gayA hai ki aisA kauna-sA pApa hai, jo bhUkhA AdamI nahIM kara sktaa| bhUkha ke kSaNoM meM vaha hara bure-se-bure pApa ko karane ke lie taiyAra ho jAtA hai| koI aisA pApa kArya, burA kArya nahIM hai, jo bubhukSita na kara le-- "bubhukSitaH kiM na karoti pApam ?" aise aMdhakArapUrNa samaya meM vyakti kA patha se bhaTaka jAnA, chInA-jhapaTI evaM saMgharSoM kA ugra rUpa dhAraNa kara lenA svAbhAvika hai| vyakti ko patana ke garta meM girane meM dera nahIM lagatI, parantu saMbhalane meM, Upara uThane meM samaya lagatA hai| aise samaya meM apane Apako saMtulita rakha pAnA AsAna kAma nahIM hai| gahana aMdhakAra ke samaya mArgadarzana karane vAlA tathA prakAza dene vAlA saubhAgya se koI virala puruSa hI hotA hai? usa yuga kI janatA kA saubhAgya thA, usa yuga kI janatA kA hI kyoM, hamArA bhI saubhAgya thA ki Adi yuga-puruSa bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne mAnava-jAti ko mAnavocita jIvana jIne kI kalA sikhAI, yathocita karma karake sukha-bhoga bhogane kI nayI preraNA dI, karma evaM zrama-niSTha jIvana jIne kI zikSA dii| maiM unheM bhArata kA sarvaprathama karmayogI mAnatA hai| zrI kRSNa ko karmayogI kahate haiM, lekina ve bahuta uttarakAla meM hue haiM, parantu sabase pahale karma kA, zrama kA saMdeza dene vAle ve hI virAT puruSa the, jinhoMne kahA thA--kevala kalpavRkSoM ke sahAre tathA prakRti ke bharose, binA karma kie, hAtha para hAtha rakha kara baiThe rahanA ucita nahIM hai| binA zrama kie bhogamaya jIvana jIne kI cirAgata paraMparA samApta ho gaI hai| bhoga-bhUmi kA yuga aba samApta hai| bhoga-bhUmi kA artha hai--bhoga-upabhoga to kareM, kintu karma na kreN| parantu yaga parivartana ke sAtha vyavahAra meM bhI parivartana karanA hogaa| binA vyavahAra ko badale jIvana kA vikAsa kathamapi saMbhava nahIM hai| isalie karma-bhUmi kA yuga A gayA hai| aba basa karma kro| jIvana-yAtrA ko sukha-samRddhi ke rAjapatha para Age bar3hAne ke lie zrama karanA Avazyaka hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva AdhyAtmika sAdhanA ke, mokSa-mArga ke prathama upadeSTA, prathama tIrthaMkara hI nahIM, jIvana jIne kI kalA ko sikhAnevAle prathama zikSaka evaM kalAkAra bhI the| unhoMne asi, masI aura kRSi kI zikSA dii| jIvana kI surakSA ke lie asi (talavAra) arthAt zastra-vidyA sikhAI, vyApAra-vyavahAra calAne ke lie masI-- likhane-par3hane kI kalA sikhAI aura jIvana-yApana ke lie kRSi-karma-khetI Adi udyoga-dhaMdhe sikhaaye| madhyayuga se Aja taka jainoM kA jisase barAbara TakarAva rahA aura ahiMsA ke nAma para lagAtAra jisase inakAra kiyA jAtA rahA, bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne usa asi arthAt talavAra kA sarva-prathama zikSaNa diyaa| usameM, jaisA ki ekAnta samajhA jAtA hai, hiMsA kI, mArakATa kI manovRtti nahIM, balki ahiMsA kI, rakSA kI bhAvanA hI mukhya thii| unhoMne Atma-rakSA ke lie zastra-vidyA kA upadeza diyaa| bAhya AkramaNoM se apanA, parivAra kA, samAja kA evaM deza kA saMrakSaNa karane ke lie manuSyoM ke hAtha meM talavAra dii| isa prakAra bhagavAn sarva-prathama kSAtradharma ke upadezaka the| Adiguru RSabhadevaH Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ataH ekamAtra yaha mAnakara calanA ki zastra-mAtra hiMsA kA hI sAdhana hai, nitAnta galata hai| hiMsA zastra meM nahIM, usake prayoga karane ke samaya jisa prakAra kI bhAvanA hai, usameM nihita hai| isalie AtatAyiyoM ke upadravoM se, AkramaNoM se apane ko evaM apane deza ko bacAne ke lie talavAra kA AviSkAra huaa| Apako Azcarya hogA ki bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne asi, masI evaM kRSi--ina tInoM karmoM meM asi kI gaNanA sarva-prathama kii| unhoMne karmabhUmi ke mAnava ko sabase pahale yaha sikhAyA ki apane sattva kI rakSA ke lie taiyAra rho| jo apane astitva ko surakSita nahIM rakha sakatA, vaha aura kucha bhI nahIM kara sktaa| sAmAjika, pArivArika evaM rASTrIya jIvana kI yaha vaha mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA thI, jise bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne sarvaprathama sparza kiyA thaa| usa mahAmAnava ne masI-karma aura kRSi-karma bhI sikhaayaa| masI kA artha hai--syAhI, parantu usakA vyApaka artha hai--lekhana-kalA, citra-kalA, vANijya (vyApAra) Adi kArya / aura kRSi kA artha hai-khetii| isameM zilpakalA evaM bar3haI, sunAra, lahAra Adi ke audyogika kArya bhI samAviSTa haiN| jise Aja kI bhASA meM audyogikakrAnti kahate haiM yA harita-krAnti kahate haiM, vaha sarva-prathama usa Adi puruSa ne kii| aba prazna yaha hai ki yaha upadeza pApa thA yA puNya thA? Aja isakA uttara denA hai, Aja nahIM to kala denA hogaa| yadi isakA sahI DhaMga se, yathArtha rUpa se uttara nahIM diyA jA sakA, to jaina-samAja pragati ke kSetra meM pichar3a jAyagA aura maccharoM kI taraha eka kone meM dubaka kara bhinabhinAtA raha jaaygaa| saMsAra meM usakI AvAja evaM usakA astitva samApta ho jaaygaa| kucha paramparAvAdI evaM jar3a-kriyAkAMDI sAdhu kahate ha ki kRSi-kama mahA hiMsA kA kArya hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva ke ina antar netrahIna anuyAyiyoM ne apanI pUrI tAkata lagA kara eka bahuta abhadra AvAja lagAnI zurU kara dI ki kRSi mahAraMbha hai, mahApApa hai| isase bar3hakara aura koI pApa nahIM hai| yaha naraka meM le jAne vAlA hai| jaba samAja meM ajJAnatA chA jAtI hai, jar3atA A jAtI hai, viveka kI A~kheM banda ho jAtI haiM, yathArtha ko samajhane kI dRSTi hI nahIM rahatI hai, taba isa taraha kI ghoSaNAeM kI jAtI haiN| aura ye nAsamajhI kI ghoSaNAe~ hI samAja ko le DUbatI haiN| yadi kRSikarma aura luhAra, bar3haI, sunAra Adi ke zilpa-karma mahAraMbha evaM mahApApa the, to maiM pUchanA cAhatA hU~ ki ukta karmoM kA prathama upadeSTA, prathama zikSaka, pavitra mahApuruSa kaise rahA? Apa use kisa AdhAra para vandana karate haiM ? mahApApa kA upadeSTA bhI mahApApI hotA hai| saMyama svIkAra kara lene se usa virAT puruSa kA vaha hitaprada upadeza naSTa nahIM ho gyaa| unake dvArA upadiSTa karma Aja bhI cala rahe haiN| batAie, yaha pApa-karma kisa svArtha se prerita ho kara kiyA? ukta karmopadeza meM bhagavAna kA nijI svArtha kucha bhI nahIM thA, vaha saba prajA ke hita ke lie thaa| jahA~ hitabuddhi hai, vahA~ puNya hai, pApa nahIM hai, pApa hai kevala ajJAniyoM ke mana-mastiSka meN| Agama ke pRSThoM para Aja bhI ukta divya upadeza kA hita-hetu surakSita hai ki usa mahApuruSa ne jo kucha kahA thA, vaha prajA ke hita ke lie kahA thA--"payAhiyAe uvdisi|" prajA ke hita ke lie, jana-jana ke kalyANa ka lie kiyA gayA kArya kadApi mahApApa kA kArya nahIM ho sktaa| yadi Apako vItarAga-vANI para jarA-sI bhI zraddhA hai, thor3A-sA bhI vizvAsa hai, to Apako apanI galata dhAraNAoM ko, rUr3ha evaM andha mAnyatAoM ko, paramparAgata cale A rahe mithyA vicAroM ko badalanA hogA, unake vyAmoha ko tyAganA hogaa| anyathA bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke prati to kyA, carama tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ke prati bhI Apa niSThAvAna nahIM raha skeNge| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA kathana hai ki jisa kArya meM hita kI bhAvanA hai, vaha puNya hai| pUNya aura pApa kisI bhI kArya meM nahIM haiN| jo kArya hAthoM se kiyA jAtA hai, pairoM se kiyA jAtA hai, yA A~kha, nAka, kAna, jihvA Adi indriyoM se kiyA jAtA hai, vaha pApa hai yA puNya, yaha ekAnta rUpa se kathana karanA galata hai| bhale hI kRSi-karma ho yA anya karma ho, vaha svayaM meM pApa-puNya nahIM hai| indriyA~ jar3a haiM, unameM se na pApa AtA hai aura na puNya / pApapuNya kA jo bhI pravAha AtA hai aura baMdha hotA hai, vaha vyakti ke apane vicAra meM se, buddhi meM se evaM bhAvanA meM se hI AtA hai| yadi mAnava ke mana meM dUsare kA ahita karane kI durbhAvanA hai, durbuddhi hai, to usake dvArA kiyA jAne vAlA kArya bhale hI bAhara se acchA parilakSita hotA ho, phira bhI vaha pApa kA kAraNa hai| yadi bAhara meM thor3Ibahuta hiMsA dikhAI detI ho, phira bhI manuSya ke mana meM hita buddhi ho, to vaha kArya puNya kA hetu hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI bhASA meM bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne spaSTa hI jana-hita ke lie, prajA ke kalyANa ke lie kRSi-karma Adi kA upadeza diyA thA, isalie usameM pApa AyegA kahA~ se? ve hI loga isa prakAra kI galata parikalpanAe~ kiyA karate haiM, jinhoMne sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na to AgamoM kA gaharAI se adhyayana kiyA hai, na usa para cintana-manana hI kiyA hai / galata evaM mithyA dhAraNAoM ke aMdhere meM bhaTakate hue cintana-zUnya vyaktiyoM se aura AzA bhI kyA rakhI jAya ? ajJAna ke nivir3a aMdhakAra meM bhaTakate vyaktiyoM ko prakAza diyA, isalie bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA karma karane kA upadeza puNya thA / usameM trasta, saMtapta evaM pIr3ita prajA ko sukha-zAnti dene kA upakrama thA / bhUkha kI vedanA se saMtrasta, paraspara lar3ane-jhagar3ane, chInA-jhapaTI karane, eka-dUsare kA prANa lene ke lie mArakATa karane ko tatpara janatA ko unhoMne sAtvika karma karake apanI bhUkha miTAne kA sahI rAstA dikhAyA / yahI kAraNa ki vaha virAT puruSa saMsAra kA aura vizeSa rUpa se vartamAna kAlacakra kA Adi puruSa hai, pahalA vaijJAnika hai aura prathama AviSkAraka hai, jisane kRSi Adi karma evaM kalAoM kI upayogitA ko janatA ke sAmane rakhA, usake lie kAma meM AnevAlI sAdhana-sAmagrI banAne kA mArga batAyA tathA una sAdhanoM kA prayoga karanA sikhAyA / usane vizva ko prakAza diyA, jIvana jIne kI kalA sikhAI / isalie jaina- darzana ke mahAn vidvAn AcArya samantabhadra ne usa jyoti -puruSa kI stuti karate hue kahA thA- " sa vizva-cakSur vRSabho'citaH satAM, samagra-vidyAtma-vapur niraMjanaH / punAtu ceto mama nAbhinandano, jino'jita kSullaka - vAdizAsanaH / / " - vaha saMpUrNa vizva kI, sAre saMsAra kI A~kha thI / akarma - bhUmi ( bhoga- bhUmi) se karma - bhUmi kI ora agrasara hone vAlI, akarmaNya jIvana se kartavyatA ke patha para kadama rakhane vAlI ajJa janatA, apane prApta karmapatha ko nirmala viveka kI A~khoM se dekha nahIM pA rahI thii| usake viveka-cakSu khule hI nahIM the / use jIvana-yApana kA sahI rAstA mila hI nahIM rahA thA / astu, usa samaya prabhu kI A~kha hI sAre vizva kI A~kha thI, jisane jIvana jIne kA sahI rAstA dikhAyA / vizvacakSu Adiguru ne usa yuga ke mAnava ko, jo eka taraha se ardhapazu thA, mAnavocita samagra vidyAe~ sikhAIM / unhoMne vyaktigata, pArivArika, sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya jIvana jIne ke lie samasta kalAoM kA, jIvana kI sabhI vidhAoM kA zikSaNa diyaa| Apako Azcarya hogA ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne apanI 84 lAkha pUrva kI Ayu meM se 83 lAkha pUrva jana-jIvana ko vyavasthita karane, jana-cetanA ko jAgRta karane, karmazIla banAne meM lagAye / parivAra, samAja, grAma, nagara evaM rASTra ke jIvana ko vyavasthita banAne ke bAda hI prabhu ne eka lAkha - pUrva taka svayaM adhyAtma-sAdhanA kA mArga apanAyA aura dUsaroM ko btaayaa| jIvana ke 84 meM se 83 bhAga gRhastha jIvana ko viveka, saMyama evaM niyama se jIne kI kalA sikhAne meM lagAye / usake bAda adhyAtma kI zikSA dI / isakA spaSTa artha hai ki yadi vyakti bAhara ke sAmAjika jIvana vyavahAra meM vyavasthita nahIM hai, to vaha antarra kI adhyAtma cetanA meM vyavasthita evaM sthira kaise ho sakatA hai ? isalie bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA yaha vajra AghoSa thA ki vyakti jIvana ke hara kSetra meM vyavasthita rahe, sukhI rahe / vaha bAhara meM bhI sukhI aura aMdara meM bhI sukhI rahe / vaha vyaktigata jIvana meM bhI sukhI rahe aura pArivArika, sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya jIvana jIte hue bhI sukhI rhe| bhale hI vaha akelA rahe yA sabake sAtha rahe, hUra-kSaNa sukha-zAnti kI anubhUti kre| yaha spaSTa hai ki prAyaH acche parivAra evaM acche samAja meM se hI acche dharma kA udbhava hotA hai / sundara evaM suramya jIvana kA prAraMbha acche samAja meM se hI hotA hai| yadi koI samAja dUSita hai, pIr3ita hai, duSkarma meM saMlagna hai, hAhAkAra kI sthiti meM se gujara rahA hai, to una saMtrasta ceharoM para Antarika muskarAhaTa kI bAhara meM camaka AnA kaThina hai / parantu ve mahApuruSa dhanya haiM, jo rotI huI A~khoM meM se Ananda ke srota bahA dete haiM / isalie AcArya samantabhadra ne kahA hai ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva samagra vidyAoM ke AcArya haiM, samagra vidyAoM kA prazikSaNa dene vAle jagadguru haiM, parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra ke nirmAtA haiM, phira bhI niraMjana arthAt nilipta haiM / unake jIvana kI cAdara para eka bhI pApa kI rekhA nahIM hai, kAlimA kA jarA-sA bhI dhabbA nahIM hai / vaha jina haiM, arthAt vijetA haiN| kevala rAga-dveSa ke hI nahIM, samasta samasyAoM ke vijetA haiM, saba samasyAoM kA sahI samAdhAna karane vAle haiM / bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA jIvana prAraMbha se hI vijetA kA jIvana rahA hai| jisane dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa -- cAroM kA sahI rUpa batAkara jIvana kI sabhI samasyAoM Adiguru RSabhadevaH For Private Personal Use Only 7 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA hala karake pUrNa zAnti kI rAha dikhaaii| ataH vaha nAbhinandana RSabhadeva prabhu hamAre mana ko pavitra kareMpunAtu ceto mama naabhinndno| tatkAlIna mAnavajAti kA cintana sImA-baddha kSudra cintana thA, vyakti apane hI daihika ghere meM Abaddha ho gayA thaa| apane sukha-duHkha taka hI usakA cintana zeSa raha gayA thaa| vyakti-vyakti bikharA huA thA, vaha mAlA kA rUpa nahIM le pA rahA thaa| una bikhare hue phUloM ko mAlA kA bhavya rUpa dene vAlA; parivAra, samAja, rASTra evaM vizva ke rUpa meM sampUrNa mAnava-jAti eka hai, kA divya udghoSa karane vAlA aura mAnavajAti hI kyoM, jagat ke sabhI jIva evaM samasta prANI eka haiM kA, maMgalapATha sikhAne vAlA Adi mahA prabhu RSabhadeva hamAre antarmana ko pavitra kreN| mana kI pavitratA meM hI jIvana kI, karma kI pavitratA hai| "nA'nyaH panthA vidyte'ynaay|" "Adi puruSa, AdIza jina, Adi sUvidhi krtaar| dharma-dhuraMdhara parama guru, namo Adi avatAra // " sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ubhayamukhI krAnti ke sUtradhAra Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ubhayamukhI kAnti ke sUtradhAraH tana ke ne vIra-vandanA mahAvIra vardhamAna guNa ananta, hara guNa ananta tava, nahIM anta kA tU ativIra jinezvara, jinarAja kaba se se terA citra lie jaga, khoja milA na koI, terI-sI AtmA mhaan| kahIM nizAna // rahA tava thake sabhI sabhI haiM, basa terI mAnava patita patita hue the, mana-mAnavatA jAgRta kara mAnavatA, kiyA manuja kA rUpa- samAna / antardhAna / kA, meM hI hI paramAtmA anupama hai jyotirmaya jAgo, uTho, svayaM ko pAo, yaha thA terA punarutthAna || zAna // mAnava mAnava sabhI eka haiM, jhUThA hai saba janma nahIM, zubha karma divya hai, gUMja uThA tava maMgala tattva-jJAna // sthAna / bheda - vitAna / gAna // abhimAna / bhUleM svarga, dharA ke sukha-du:kha, bhUleM anya sabhI bhUleMge na kabhI bhI tujha se, udaya huA huA jo svarNa vihAna // 11 . Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA Izvara tU hI khuda hai, jAga, jAga re mAnava jaag| jAgA ziva hai, soyA zava hai, tyAga, tyAga tama-nidrA tyaag|| kAma / apanA bhAgya hAtha meM tere, bhalA-burA jo bhI hai kara sakatA hai, roka na koI, rAvaNa bana athavA vana rAma / prANimAtra meM paramezvara kA, supta anantAnanta prkaash| dIna-hIna mAnava meM jAgRta, tU ne kiyA Atma-vizvAsa / / deva-loka meM nahIM sudhA hai, sudhA milegI dharatI pr| madhura bhAva ke sudhA pAna se tRpti milegI jIvana-bhara / / kaTutA kA viSa jo phailAye, vaha mAnava hai adhama asur| deva vahI hai madhura bhAva se pUrita jisakA antara ur|| 12 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuga-nirmAtA mahApuruSoM kA nirmala mAnasa sadA hI janamaMgala kI ora gatizIla rahatA hai / ve pUrvAgata ucita paraMparA ko grahaNa karane tathA anucita ko tor3ane, sAtha hI aneka Avazyaka naI paraMparAoM ko janma dene kI trividha zaktiyA~ rakhate haiM / yaha bAta aura hai ki aise yuganirmAtA sabhI nahIM, eka-do hI hote haiM / yuga kI pukAra hI yuganirmAtA ko Age Ane ko vivaza karatI hai / aura aise yuga-nirmAtA kA anusaraNa dera-sabera yuga karatA hI hai / anyathA jo prabhAvahIna ho, vaha yuganirmAtA kaisA ? rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra tathA buddha aise hI yuga nirmAtA hue haiM / ina sabhI mahApuruSoM ke dvArA sarvatomukhI lokamaMgala kA sRjana huA hai aura dharma, samAja tathA rAjanIti Adi jIvana ke sabhI pakSoM ko inase nayI prabhAvazIla sRjana - dRSTi milI hai / ataH bhagavAn ke rUpa meM inakI arcanA akAraNa nahIM hai / lokamaMgala kI divya dRSTi evaM sRSTi ke nirmAtAoM ke itihAsa para jyoM hI eka vihaMgama dRSTi DAlate haiM, to hama anAyAsa hI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke yuga parivartanakArI divya rUpa kA darzana karate haiM / dharma, samAja aura rAjanIti -- tInoM hI kSetra meM bhagavAn mahAvIra, hameM krAntizIla dRSTi- gocara hote haiM / yaha parama satya hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra aura unake mUla divya saMdeza zAzvata haiM / ve kisI eka deza-kAla meM paribaddha nahIM haiM / phira bhI yugadRSTi unake saMdezoM meM ojhala nahIM hai / AdhyAtmika kSetra : IsA pUrva kI chaTThI zatI saMpUrNa vizva ke lie dhArmika saMkrAnti kAla mAnI jAtI hai / hamArA bhArata to usa samaya atyaMta hI vyAkulatA ke daura se gujara rahA thaa| dharma ke kSetra meM yahA~ kevala rUr3hiyA~ mAtra zeSa raha gaI thIM, dharma kA tejasvI rUpa rUr3hiyoM ke aMdhakAra meM vilIna ho cukA thA / " vedAhametaM puruSaM mahAntamAdityavarNaM tamasaH parastAt " kA jyoti udghoSa karane vAlA rASTra usa samaya svayaM aMdhakAra meM bhaTaka rahA thA; yajJayAgAdi ke rUpa meM mUka- pazuoM kA balidAna dekara apane lie vaha devatAoM kI anukaMpA prApta karane kI viDaMbanA apanA rahA thA / dharma ke nAma para, yatra-tatra utpIr3ana-pradhAna kriyAkAMDoM kI jaya-jayakAra bulAI jA rahI thI / "paMca paMcanakhA bhakSyAH " kI tamasA meM akhAdya vastu bhI usake lie khAdya vastu bana gaI thI / manuSya eka prakAra se mAnavIvRtti se rAkSasIvRtti para utara AyA thA aura vaha bhI daivIvRtti kI pavitratA ke nAma para / karuNA aura dayA kI jyoti manuSya kI A~khoM se dUra ho cukI thii| kahanA to yaha cAhiye ki dharma kA koI aMga aisA nahIM baca rahA thA, jisameM satpatha hone kI kSamatA zeSa rahI ho| aise kaThina samaya meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ko hama satya -dharma kA nirUpaNa karate hue dekhakara nizcaya hI vismaya-vibhora ho uThate haiM / arthahIna karmakAMDa ke sthAna meM aMtaraMga paramatattva ko jAgRta karane vAle adhyAtmabhAva kI nayI dRSTi pradAna kara ve dharma ko amaMgalabhUmi se maMgalabhUmi meM sthApita kara dete haiN| zubha aura azubha kI satyalakSI yathArtha vyAkhyA karake manuSya - mAtra kI A~kheM khola dete haiM, isameM tanika bhI saMdeha kI guMjAiza nhiiN| astu, sabhI prANiyoM meM paramAtma-tattva kI bhAvanA apanAkara, jo bhagavAn mahAvIra ke upadeza kA amRta tattva hai, manuSya vAstava meM manuSya kahalAne kA adhikArI gayA / mAnavatA kI divya prabhA se mAnavahRdaya Alokita ho uThA / sAmAjika kSetra : sAmAjika kSetra meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI jo dena hai, vaha to sarvathA krAntikArI dena kahI jAyagI / samatva kI carcA manuSya samAja meM prathama bAra unake dvArA punarjIvita huI, vyavahAra meM samatA kA jIvana manuSyoM ko prathama bAra unake dvArA prApta huaa| zUdra aura nArI samAja ke lie unhoMne utthAna kA mArga prazasta kara diyA / cirapatitoM aura upekSitoM ke jIvana meM prathama bAra jAgRti AI / yugAntara spaSTa darzita hone lagA / zUdroM kI chAyA se apavitra hone kI AzaMkA pavitra viproM ke lie nahIM raha gii| nArI ko kevala bhogya yA dAsI banAkara nArakIya jIvana bitAne kI AjJA dene vAloM ko apanI krUratA para pazcAttApa hone lagA / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke janma se pUrva kA itihAsa Aja alabhya nahIM raha gayA hai| hama usake purAtana pRSThoM meM samAja kA jo hRdaya drAvaka rUpa pAte haiM, usake smaraNa mAtra se romAMca ho AtA hai| bAjAra meM khule Ama mAtR-jAti kA kraya-vikraya hotA thA, unheM pazuoM kI taraha kharIdane ke lie sar3akoM para boliyA~ lagAI jAtI thiiN| itanA hI kyoM, yadi una dAsa-dAsiyoM kI mRtyu ubhayamukhI krAnti ke sUtradhAra For Private Personal Use Only 13 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAmI kI pratAr3anAoM se ho jAtI thI, to usakI sunavAI ke lie kahIM koI sthAna nahIM thaa| kaisI viDambanA thI ki una dAsoM ke hAthoM bhikSA grahaNa karane meM bhikSaka bhI apanA apamAna samajhate the| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne prathama bAra isa jaghanya vatti ke lie samAja ko cetAvanI dI; sajanAtmaka viplavI ghoSaNA kii| itihAsa ke pRSThoM meM caMdanabAlA kI kaSTa-kathA, tatkAlIna manuSya-samAja kI dAnavI-pravRtti evaM sAmAjika-vikRti donoM ko hI ujAgara karane vAlI kathA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne use yaMtraNApUrNa jIvana se ubAra kara virAT sAdhvI-saMgha ke pramukhapada kI uccapIThikA para samAsIna karane kI bhUmikA nibaahii| unake dharma-saMgha meM vaha zreSTha mAnava-AcAroM kI pravaktA bnii| patita tathA zUdra kahalAne vAlA, abhizApita dAsavarga, jo jIvana bhara dAsakarma karatA haA rotApITatA mRtyu ke dvAra para pahuMcatA thA, samAja meM zraddhA bhAjana hI nahIM, mukti-lAbha karane vAlA bhagavatsvarUpa arhanta ke rUpa meM bhI pUjita huaa| samAja kI viSamatA dUra karane meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ko hama anya sabhI mahApuruSoM se Age pAte haiN| jJAta itihAsa meM unake vaiziSTya kI tulanA sahaja hI kisI dUsare se nahIM kI jA sktii| rAjanItika kSetra hama dekhate haiM, rAjanIti ke kSetra meM bhI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI upalabdhi kisI prakAra kama nahIM kahI jA sktii| jisa saMkrAnti kAla meM unakA janma huA thA, vaha rAjanIti kA bhI sarvathA hrAsakAla thaa| bhArata ne prajAtaMtra kA navIna prayoga kara jo kIrti prApta kI thI, usa prajAtaMtra kA mAtra DhAMcA hI zeSa raha gayA thaa| prajAtaMtra meM bhI adhinAyakavAda kA ubharatA pracaMDa kAlA nAga janatA kA raktapAna karane lagA thaa| prajAtaMtra kI janmabhUmi vaizAlI meM jananAyaka jana se haTakara kevala nAyaka ke Asana para AsIna ho cuke the| aura to kyA, rAjA aura rAjA se Upara mahArAjA kA ucca Asana bhI rikta nahIM thA, tatkAlIna prajAtaMtroM meN| itihAsa mahArAjA ceTaka ko hamAre sAmane sarvAdhikAra prApta mahArAjA ke rUpa meM hI upasthita karatA hai| svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA janmajJAta gaNataMtra ke vaibhavazAlI eka viziSTa rAjakula meM huA thaa| hama to kaheMge, prajAtaMtra kI aneka alokataMtrIya khAmiyoM ne, nitya ke hone vAle utpIr3anoM ne hI bhagavAna ko tathAkathita prajAtaMtrI jananAyakoM tathA ekataMtrI niraMkuza rAjAoM ke viruddha bolane ko vivaza kara diyA thaa| yahA~ taka ki unhoMne apane bhikSuoM ko rAjakIya anna taka bhI grahaNa karane kA niSedha kara diyA thaa| unhoMne kevala Ane vAle kaThina bhaviSya kI ora tatkAlIna jananAyakoM kA dhyAna hI AkRSTa nahIM karAyA, unheM sahI rUpa meM jana-pratinidhi ke yogya kartavya-pAlana kI cetAvanI bhI dii| mahAvIra ne kahA thA--koI kaisA hI mahAn kyoM na ho, mahAAraMbha aura mahAparigraha naraka ke dvAra haiN| samagra bhAva se prajA ke prati anukampAzIla honA hI rAjA kA sahI artha meM rAjatva hai--'svvpyaannukNpii'| yadi aura kucha uccatara pAvana karma nahIM kara sakate ho, to kama se kama sAdhAraNa Aryakarma to kro| "ajjAiM kammAI karehi rAyaM" rAjanIti ke kSetra meM yaha kitanA mahAn udbodhana thA! kauna kaha sakatA hai ki vaizAlI janataMtra kA vighaTana bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ukta sAmyadharma ko yathArtha rUpa meM grahaNa na karane ke kAraNa hI nahIM huA? yadi vaizAlI ke jananAyaka apane ko sAmya bhUmi para utAra pAte, bikhare janagaNa ko samadharmA rUpa meM apanAne kA sAhasa apanAte, to vaizAlI kA janamAnasa kabhI vidhaTita nahIM hotaa| magadha kI rAjazakti vaizAlI ko cirakAla meM bhI dhvasta nahIM kara paatii| itihAsa kA vAtAyana eka-eka anveSI hRdaya ke lie khulA huA hai- hama jitanI bAra cAheM, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana para dRSTipAta kara sakate haiN| hameM unake jIvana evaM saMdezoM meM kisI bhI vAda, kisI bhI samasyA kA samucita samAdhAna Aja bhI prApta ho sakatA hai| "jAtI hai jisa ora dRSTi, basa usI ora AkarSaNa / karatA aga-jaga ko anuprANita, jaganAyaka kA jIvana // " sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antaryAtrA kA prasthAna bindu For Private Personal Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tathya ko samyak rUpa se jAnanA mAtra ho samyak - darzana nahIM hai / svayaM jJAtA kA samyaka honA samyak darzana hai| . Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya umAsvAti kahate haiM-"tattvArtha zraddhAnaM samyagdarzanam " arthAt tattvarUpa artha para zraddhA karanA samyak darzana hai| darzana ke isa mahApaNDita ne prastuta laghukAya eka sUtra meM jitanI gaharI bAta kaha dI hai, vaha gaMbhIra vicAra ke yogya to hai hI, sAtha-sAtha dArzanika cintana kI mahat upalabdhiyoM kI arthavattA kA bhI digdarzana karAtI hai evaM sAdhanA ke prasthAnavinduoM kA spaSTIkaraNa karatI hai| darzana kA mahAn AcArya isa sUtra ke mAdhyama se kahatA hai ki satya kA jo tattvarUpa artha hai, usakA niSThApUrvaka samyak rUpeNa darzana karanA hI jIvana kA prathama zreyas hai / ananta anAdi kAla se hI manuSya satya kI mahat upalabdhiyoM kA anveSaNa karatA A rahA hai / yaha usakI satya evaM parama satya ke prati eka sahaja jijJAsA hai| parama caitanya kI upalabdhi kI dizA meM eka Antarika preraNAdAyaka zakti hai| pratikSaNa parivartanazIla jagat kI utpatti, vikAsa aura vinAza ke madhya ho rahI adRzya lIlA ke saMbaMdha meM mAnava kI vRtti evaM pravRtti prAraMbha se hI utsuka rahI hai| vaha vizva ke sAre rahasvAvRta pariveza ke kArya-kAraNa saMbaMdhoM, gUr3ha rahasyoM aura vivecanA kI paddhatiyoM ke bAre meM eka sahaja Antarika apanatva kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai aura unake samasta AyAmoM ko pakar3a lenA cAhatA hai| usakI jijJAsA kSitija ke pAra -dUra aura bahuta dUra taka kI tamAma sImAoM aura saMbhAvanAoM ko apane jJAna kI iyattA kI paridhi meM Abaddha kara lenA cAhatI hai / manuSya ke antarmana kI isa tIvra AkAMkSA ne hI use satyAnveSaNa kI dizA meM anavarata gatimAna banAyA aura jijJAsA ke vibhinna pahaluoM ko apanI manas- prajJA meM Abaddha karane kA prayatna kiyA hai / sampUrNa carAcara meM satya vidyamAna hai, yaha jo cetanA kI prakhara-dIpti aNu-aNu ko prakAza se AplAdita kara rahI hai, vaha mAnava ke samagra kArya-vyApAra ko svaccha jala kI bhAMti nirmalatA pradAna kara rahI hai| ise hama prajJA kA bodhamaya saMsAra kaha sakate haiN| vibhinna yugoM meM vibhinna mahApuruSoM ne, cintakoM ne, sampUrNa jJAna ko prApta karane kA vizva ke tamAma satyoM ko jIvana meM upalabdha karane kA sarvecA sarva maMgala bhAva utpanna kiyA hai| mana, vANI aura karma ke parama tejas kI ora kendrita kiyA hai| manuSya kI jo caitanya avasthA hai, cintana ke jo Rju saMkalpa haiM, ve manuSya ko tarka aura bhAva donoM hI prakAra kI manISAoM se samanvita karate haiM aura eka mahimAmayI spandana se mAnavIya bhAva- puSpa vRkSa kA saurabha dUra dezAntaroM taka pahu~cA Ane kA guru-kArya zabda samIra ke hAthoM sauMpate haiN| satya ke prati hone vAle ukta Agraha ne eka ora jahA~ saMkIrNa sImAe~ khar3I kI haiM, vahIM AkAza kI bhAMti isakA vistAra bhI kiyA hai / apanI prajJA kI kasauTI para jagat ke tamAma rahasyoM ko anubhUti meM na samA pAne vAlI apane tarka kI cAdara para tamAma mantavyoM ko pasAra kara eka-eka reze ko udher3a kara manuSya jAna lenA cAhatA hai| vastutaH yathArtha satya kyA hai? vibhinna dRSTiyoM se zAstroM ke vibhinna dvAroM se, dharmAcAyoM ke vibhinna anubhUta tathyoM se vaha apane mastiSka kI prayogazAlA ko paricita karAnA cAhatA hai aura isa bindu para Akara jJAna kI bhAva samRddhi ke sAtha cintana ke sarvocca pada para pratiSThita ho jAnA cAhatA hai| AryAvarta kI puSpa bhayI dharatI kI yaha vaha mahAn UrjA hai, jisakI uSmA sahasrAbdiyoM se mAnava ke antara kI ananta zakti ko jJAta kara lene kA so'haM bhAva vizva vAGmaya kI cetanA meM prasArita kara rahI hai / bhAratIya dharmAcAyoM ne vibhinna dRSTiyoM se samyak rUpeNa satya ko anubhUta kara lene kA jo mArga batalAyA hai, usameM jo sabase bar3I bAta sAmane AtI hai, vaha hai dRSTi kI vizuddhatA, manazvetanA kI RjutA, citta ke ekAgrIkaraNa kI akhaNDa evaM nirdvandva dhAraNA vizva meM jo kucha bhI yathArtha hai use jAna lenA itanA sahaja nahIM hai, jitanA ki sAdhAraNatayA loga samajha baiThate haiM / vizva ke rahasyoM ko jAnane ke lie, vastu ke yathArtha svarUpa se paricita hone ke lie dRSTi kI pakSa-muktatA, samunnatatA, cintana kI ekAgratA evaM mana ko nirmalatA nitAnta Avazyaka hai| jaba taka zucitA ke ye sAre svarUpa manuSya ko upalabdha nahIM hoMge, taba taka samparUpeNa yathArtha jJAna nahIM hogA / ataeva hara jijJAsu ko isa dizA meM gatimAna hone ke pUrva apane cintana kA pariSkAra kara lenA cAhie, anyathA hRdaya meM vizuddha bhAva utpanna nahIM hogA / aura jahA~ vizuddha bhAva nahIM hai vahA~ zuddha satya kI anubhUti bhI asaMbhava hai / 'sva evaM para' ko jAnane kI jijJAsA ke saMbaMdha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra dRSTi ke pariSkAra kI bAta kahate antaryAtrA kA prasthAna bindu : 17 . Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| unakA kahanA hai ki dRSTi kI zuddhi ke binA 'sva' yA 'para' kisI bhI dravya yA padArtha athavA tattva kA samyakjJAna nahIM ho sktaa| koI bhI vastu ho, koI bhI Agama-zAstra ho, kisI bhI mahApuruSa ke vacana hoM, unakA yathArtha marma usI ke antara meM prakAzamAna hotA hai, jisakI dRSTi zuddha hai, Agraha-durAgraha se rahita hai| vastu, vastu hai| zAstra, zAstra haiN| use grahaNa karane kI ,dekhane kI dRSTi agara samyak hai, to vaha usake lie samyak rUpa meM pariNata hote haiN| anyathA Agrahagrahila mAnava kA azuddha mana aura adhika asatya ke saghana andhakAra meM bhaTaka jAtA hai| zAstra prakAza bhI hai, aura andhakAra bhii| zuddha dRSTi ke lie prakAza hai, to azuddha dRSTi ke lie andhkaar| ataeva AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki manuSya kI jijJAsu vRtti meM vizuddha bhAvanA prasphuTita ho| uccatara avasthA kI jo bhI mahattvapUrNa upalabdhiyA~ haiM, ve sAdhaka se yaha prAthamika apekSA rakhatI haiM ki vaha tamAma pUrvAgrahoM se mukta ho aura satya ke prati samarpita vizuddha bhAva cetanA kI sAmagrika zakti ko prApta kre| jahAM pUrvAgrahoM ke raMga mana-mastiSka ko AcchAdita kiye rahate haiM, jahA~ cintana meM kucha pUrva dhAraNAyeM avasthita rahatI haiM, vahA~ unhIM ke anurUpa vastu kA svarUpa parilakSita hotA hai| satya ko prApta karane ke lie isa prakAra kI sabhI ahaM bhAvanAoM kA sAdhaka ko parityAga karanA caahie| jahA~ aisA nahIM ho pAtA hai, vahA~ usI kA darzana hotA hai jisakI eka bhAva-mUrti mana meM pahale se avasthita rahatI hai| aisA AgrahI sAdhaka satya ko prApta karane meM, caitanya kI svAnubhUti ko bhAva-samudra ke atala tala meM le jAne meM asamartha rahatA hai| itihAsa sAkSI hai ki jJAna ke mahAsAgara ke pAsa jAkara bhI azuddha dRSTi ke loga kucha nahIM prApta kara ske| bhagavAn mahAvIra jaise virAT jyotirmaya mahApuruSa ke samparka meM chaha varSa taka gozAlaka raha kara bhI usa mahAprakAza se kucha bhI prApta nahIM kara skaa| usakA antar-mana krodha, ahaMkAra, dveSa, ghRNA, napharata, vaira evaM pratizodha kI Aga meM hI jalatA rhaa| aisA isalie huA, kyoMki usakI pUrvAgraha-grasta mAnasika pravRttiyA~ pariSkRta nahIM ho skii| ahaM Adi vikAroM ke vijita nahIM ho jAne ke kAraNa vaha ghRNA evaM dveSa ke sivA anya kucha bhI nahIM prApta kara skaa| aura to aura, ekadina to usane apane paramArAdhya mahAn guru ko bhasma karane ke lie ghRNita prayatna bhI kiyA thaa| yahI hAla jamAlI kA huaa| vaha vItarAga mahAvIra ke zrIcaraNoM meM rahakara bhI zreyas taka nahIM pahuMca paayaa| itihAsa meM yatra-tatra isa prakAra ke sahasrAdhika udAharaNa Aja bhI upalabdha haiN| zAnti ke mahAn agradUta tathAgata buddha kA ziSya devadatta bhI isI prakAra ke bhayaMkara pUrvAgrahoM meM ulajhakara raha gyaa| buddha jaise mahApuruSa ke samIpa raha kara bhI dRSTi kI malinatA ke kAraNa vaha abhISTa mahat kI upalabdhi nahIM kara skaa| itanA hI nahIM, usane usa prabuddha cetA ko mArane kI bhI vibhinna ceSTAeM kiiN| aisA kyA thA, jisake kAraNa mahApuruSoM ke sAnnidhya meM rahakara bhI inakI ahaMjanya udaMDatA samApta nahIM ho sakI aura ve vinamra bhAva se zuddha satya ke anveSI nahIM bana ske| ina sArI bAtoM kI pRSThabhUmi meM eka hI bAta parilakSita hotI hai ki inakI dRSTi meM vyAmoha kA tamas thA, bhAvanAoM meM malinatA thI aura unake antazcakSuoM para pUrva dhAraNAoM ke raMgIna cazme car3he the| ___ ina sArI bAtoM ke pazcAt sarvatobhAvena eka bAta spaSTa ho jAtI hai ki jaba hama svayaM ke pUrva-pratibaddha Agraha ko sUtra banAkara calate haiM, taba hama ananta jyotirmaya satya ko upalabdha kara pAne meM asamartha ho jAte haiN| isalie bhagavAn mahAvIra satya ke pakSamukta zuddha svarUpa ko dekhane kI vizAla evaM samunnata zakti prApta karane ke lie pUrvAgrahoM ke parityAga kI bAta kahate haiN| bAhya padArthoM kA alpa yA pUrNa tyAga mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai| mahattvapUrNa hai tyAga-vRtti kI bhaavnaa| jaba taka dRSTi Agrahamukta nahIM hotI, taba taka satya ko anubhUtaM kara pAnA asaMbhava haiN| isI pariSkRta tattvamayI zuddha dRSTi ko bhagavAn mahAvIra samyak-darzana kahate haiN| yaha satya hai ki zAstra, satya ke sAkSAt draSTA mahApuruSoM kI vANI ke saMkalana hai, parantu yadi unakA adhyayana kisI prakAra ke Agraha ko mana meM rakha kara kiyA jAtA hai, taba satya upalabdha nahIM hotA, pratyuta usake sthAna para pariNAmasvarUpa tathAkathita vibhinna paMthoM ke cakravyUha nirmita ho jAte haiN| jaina-paramparA meM bhI isa prakAra ke bahuta se panthoM kA nirmANa ho gayA hai| ye sabhI paMtha bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nAma lete haiN| unheM apanA ArAdhya deva mAnate haiN| bAta-bAta para unake dvArA prarUpita zAstroM ko sAmane rakhate haiN| parantu viDambanA kI bAta yaha hai ki ina tamAma paMthoM meM paraspara betukA saMgharSa chir3A huA hai| aura durbhAgya hai ki ve sAre ke sAre saMgharSa bhagavAna ke nAma 18 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para haiM, AgamoM ke Upara haiN| antara zAstroM meM yA unake zabdoM, evaM mantavyoM meM nahIM hai| antara unakI artha-vyaMjanA meM hai| hara paMtha apane mAnya Agraha ke anurUpa una zabdoM kA artha karatA hai| aisI avasthA meM sahI-galata kA nirNaya kara pAnA kitanA kaThina hai, ise koI bhI vicAraka mahasUsa kara sakatA hai| ahaMkAra evaM dambha ke sAtha svayaM ko mahAvIra kA saccA anuyAyI kahanA evaM apane paMtha ko hI samyaktva kA nirNAyaka bindu mAnanA, mithyAdRSTi nahIM, to aura kyA hai ? paMthoM kI ukta sthiti para vicAra karane ke pazcAt aisA lagatA hai ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pravacanoM kI, AgamoM kI tathA unake vicAroM kI duhAI to bahuta dI jAtI hai, para unako sahI rUpa se samajhA nahIM gayA hai| zAstroM kA pArAyaNa isa paddhati se kiyA jA rahA hai ki jisameM satya nahIM, balki apanI mAnyatAe~ upalabdha hoM-- "AgrahI bata ninISati yakti, yatra tatra matirasya nivissttaa|" aisI avasthA meM kucha yathAprasaMga parikalpita sAmpradAyika mAnyatAe~ vItarAga kI vANI ko apanI pUrva nirdhArita cintanA ke sA~ce meM DhAlane kA prayAsa karatI haiN| apanI mAnyatA ke anusAra ve bhagavAna mahAvIra aura unake darzana kI vyAkhyA karanA prAraMbha kara dete haiN| sacela-acela Adi ke aneka ekAntavAda isI AdhAra para pallavita hue haiM, jo Aja digambara aura zvetAmbara Adi ke akhAr3oM ke rUpa meM burI taraha saMgharSarata haiN| yaha bAta sirpha jainadharma ke vibhinna paMthoM meM hI hai, aisI bAta nahIM hai| anyatra bhI yahI sthiti dRSTigocara hotI hai| vizvacetA zrIkRSNa ke mukha se niHsRta bhagavadgItA hI udAharaNa ke rUpa meM hamAre samakSa hai| gItA kA zabdazarIra eka hai, parantu apanI paMthagata mAnyatA ke anusAra vidvAnoM ne usa para vibhinna bhASya evaM TIkAe~ likhI haiN| zaMkara gItA kI advaitaparaka vyAkhyA karate haiN| rAmAnuja viziSTAdvaitaparaka / koI gItA meM ekAnta karmayoga dekhatA hai, to koI jJAnayoga evaM bhktiyog| upaniSadoM kI bhI yahI sthiti hai| prAyaH sabhI TIkAkAra apanI sAmpradAyika mAnyatAoM ke anusAra unake artha karate haiM aura phalata: sabake arthoM kA svara paraspara virodhI hai| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki satyAnveSaNa meM hama apanI prajJA ko mahApuruSoM ke cintana kA sahayAtrI nahIM banAte, balki apanI kalpita dhAraNA ke sAtha mahApuruSoM ko jor3a lene kA durAgraha mana meM pAla lete haiN| parantu hara vicAravAna prabuddha manISI kI cetanA ko yaha socanA cAhie ki satya mAnyatAgrasta paMthoM meM nahIM hai| paMthoM ke saMkIrNa ghere meM to mahApuruSoM kA satya tirohita ho gayA hai, dhUmila par3a gayA hai| isIlie satya ke sAkSAt draSTA bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai--ki samyaktva AtmA kI anubhUti hai| usa para kisI paMtha kA ekAdhikAra nahIM hai| vaha svayaM meM svayaM kA bodha hai| vaha satya darzana kI eka jyotirmaya cetanA hai, jo darzana-moha ke AvaraNa ke nIce daba gayI hai| jisa vakta manuSya mohAvaraNa se mukta hogA, usI vakta parama jyoti se usakA sAkSAtkAra ho jaayegaa| samyaktva ke lie zAstra-Alokita bahuta bar3e jJAna-vijJAna kI upalabdhiyoM ko jAnanA Avazyaka nahIM hai| saMsAra ke jaTila rahasyoM meM ulajhane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| AvazyakatA to apane antarjagata kI khoja kI hai, avidyA ke AvaraNoM ko chinna-bhinna karane kI hai, aura apanI dRSTi ko satyonmukhI vizuddha bhAvanA se paripUrita karane kI hai| dRSTi kI malinatA ko samApta karane kI hai| mUlataH dRSTi kI malinatA ke samApta hote hI satya kI, sva-svarUpa kI upalabdhi ho jAtI hai| apane yathArtha svarUpa ko nizcayataH jAnanA hI samyaktva hai| yahA~ kisI prakAra kI saudebAjI nahIM cala sktii| yaha svAnubhUti hai| saMsAra kI sArI upalabdhiyoM ko hAsila kara lene ke bAda bhI agara sAdhaka apane yathArtha svarUpa se paricita nahIM huA, to saba vyartha hai| AcArya amRtacandra ne kahA hai "darzanamAtmavinizcitir-- AtmaparijJAnamiSyate bodhH| sthitirAtmani cAritraM, kuta etebhyo bhavati bndhH||" sabase mahatvapUrNa bAta yahI hai| yaha AdhyAtma daSTi hI bandhana-mukti kA zuddha evaM samyak sAdhanA-patha hai| isI kI prApti jIvana kA mahata uddezya hai| samyaka-darzana, samyak-jJAna, evaM samyak-cAritra kA yaha sAdhanA-patha kisI bhI bAhya vidhi-niSedha kI paridhi meM Abaddha nahIM hai| yaha AtmabhAva kI nirmalatA kA sarvocca zikhara hai| 19 antaryAtrA kA prasthAna bindu : Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahA~ kisI bhI prakAra ke sAmpradAyika mAnyatAvAda, zAstravAda tathA kriyAvAda Adi ke utkRSTatAvAda kA ahaMkAra evaM daMbha nahIM rahatA hai| yaha to jIvana kI ekamAtra satya ke prati samarpita sAdhanA hai| Atma-vinizcaya darzana hai, Atma-parijJAna jJAna hai, AtmA kI AtmarUpa se AtmA meM lInatA cAritra hai| sarvatra AtmabhAva kA hI brahmanAda hai| 'para', para hai, usase parAGamukha hokara 'sva' meM sva kA nizcaya, darzana hai, sva meM sva kA bodha jJAna hai, aura sva meM sva kI sthiti hI cAritra hai| jo bhI hai, vaha sva hai| yahA~ rAga-dveSa kaisA, aura usakA pratiphala bandha kaisA? bandha nahIM, to saMsAra kaisA? ataeva adhyAtma guru amRtacandra ne atheti satya hI kahA hai ki citsvarUpa AtmA kA bAhya bhAva se haTakara AtmasvarUpa meM, svabhAva meM sthira ho jAnA hI samyakacAritra hai| saMsAra ke nAma para ho, yA dharma ke nAma para, rAga-dveSa ke jitane pravAha haiM, ve saba ke saba svabhAva se bAhara haiN| bandha ke hetu haiN| mukti ke sAtha unakA dUra kA bhI koI sambandha nahIM hai, vaha eka prakAra kI mRga marIcikA hai| usakA antar se koI sabaMdha nahIM hai / ataH vaha na samyak-darzana hai, na samyak-jJAna hai aura na vaha vAstavika cAritra hI hai| samyagdarzana evaM samyak-jJAna-mUlaka samyak-cAritra kA artha to Atma-svarUpa meM ramaNa karanA hai| haiN| bandha ke hetu nahIM hai / ataH vaha na sa kA artha to Atma vItarAga bhAvanA kI vRddhi jahA~ nitya-nirantara ho rahI hai, vikalpoM evaM rAga-dveSoM meM mana jitanA hI kama ulajhatA jA rahA hai, vahA~ utanA hI darzana, jJAna aura cAritra nirmala hotA hai aura jaba sampUrNa rUpa se yaha nirmalatA jIvana ke aNu-aNu meM vyApa jAtI hai, taba nirAvaraNatA kA vaha anirvacanIya ananta prakAza AvirbhUta hotA hai, jisake hote hI 'jinatva' kI prApti ho jAtI hai| darzana, jJAna aura cAritra ke rUpa meM AtmA kI svabhAva meM ramaNa karane kI yaha sthiti hI bhava-baMdha ke samasta pAzoM kA nAza karatI hai, jIva ko kalyANa mArga para lAtI hai| yahA~ bandha ke hetu rAga-dveSa rUpa Azrava kA abhAva hotA hai aura Azravanirodha rUpa saMvara kI sthiti utpanna hotI hai| saMvara kI sthiti ko prApta karane ke lie hI vrata, samiti, gupti, dharma, anaprekSA, parISaha sahana, japa tathA cAritra kI sAdhanA kA mArga hai| saMvara se Ate hue naye karma avaruddha ho jAte haiN| nirjarA ke dvArA jIva pUrvabaddha karmoM ke baMdhana se Rmika mukta hotA jAtA hai| nirjarA kI kramika yAtrA ke pazcAt antataH pUrNa mokSAvasthA AtI hai| mukti ke ye ve AyAma haiM, jahA~ sarvaprathama tattva ke prati jIva ko zraddhA arthAt satyaniSThA hotI hai aura yahIM se samyak-jJAna kI prakriyA prArambha hotI hai| jJAna ke samyak hone meM ekamAtra hetu hai samyak darzana, arthAt smyktv| samyaka-jJAna ke hone para hI AtmA saMzaya, vimoha aura vibhrama se rahita ho jAtA hai| jJAna kI niSkalaSatA hI jJAna kA samyaktva hai| samyaka-darzana aura samyakajJAna ke AdhAra para hI moha-kSobha rahita, vItarAgabhAvarUpa samyaka-cAritra kA AvirbhAva hotA hai| ukta rItyA samyaka sthiti ko prApta darzana, jJAna aura cAritra antajagat meM sAdhanA kA pavitra triveNIsaMgama hai| tInoM kA tIna rUpa meM nahIM; antataH saMgama ke rUpa meM tInoM ke ekarUpa ho jAne meM hI ahaMbhAvarUpa, paramAtmabhAvarUpa ananta parama caitanya kA, akSaya, ajara, amara prakAza prakaTa hotA hai| parantu dhyAna rakhie, ukta adhyAtma triveNI saMgama kI prathama dhArA samyaktva hai, jise darzana, dRSTi, tattvavinizcaya, AtmapratIti, AtmAnubhUti, zraddhA, niSThA evaM tattvaruci Adi aneka arthabhita udAtta nAmoM se zAstrakAra tattvadarzI cidAtmAoM ne abhihita kiyA hai, ataH dharma-sAdhanA ke lie prasthAnabindu ke rUpa meM sarvaprathama usI kA vizuddha honA paramAvazyaka hai| darzana vizuddhi hI tIrthakaratva jaise parama pada kA prathama hetu hai| ___ataeva AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki vRttiyoM kA antaraMga satyaniSThA ke sAtha pariSkAra ho, tadanantara sabhI rAgamUlaka zubhAzubha vibhAvoM se nivRtta hokara, zuddha svabhAva meM ramaNatA ho| isameM aisA kucha bhI nahIM hai, jise manuSya na kara paaye| basa, isake lie ekamAtra samyak saMkalpavAn hone kI jarUrata hai, zraddhA kI pAvana kalakala ninAdinI ko apane bhItara pUrNarUpeNa AtmasAt karane kI jarUrata hai| yaha eka zAzvata satya hai ki manuSya jaba-jaba satyopalabdhi kI ora pravRtta haA hai, usake mana prANa meM anirvacanIya eka divya pulaka samAyA hai, usakI cetanA meM amogha jAgaraNa-maMtra dhvanita huA hai| vaha tarka aura bhAva kI donoM avasthAoM se gatimAna rahA hai| zraddhA samatvarUpa se ina donoM kA vahana karatI rahatI hai| aura satyopa 20 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ labdhi kA samucita mArga jyoM hI adhikRta hotA hai, tarka samApta ho jAte haiM, samyak-jJAna prakAzamAna ho jAtA hai, aura bhAva kA amRta sAgara hilakoreM mArane lagatA hai| yahI tattva kA samyak-darzana hai, yahI yathArtha kI tattva-dRSTi hai aura yahI hai bandhamukti kI yAtrA kA prasthAna bindu, aura cetanA ke UrdhvArohaNa kA prathama sopAna / jisake phalasvarupa manuSya atula nidhi kA svAmI bana pAyA hai, zAzvata pradeza ke guhya prAntoM kA anveSaNa kara pAyA hai| bhagavadgItA meM kRSNa ne kahA hai--"zraddhAvAn labhate jJAnam" zraddhAvAna ko hI jJAna kI prApti hotI hai| AvazyakatA zraddhA kI hI hai| jIvana ko uttarottara vikAsa kI dizA meM gatizIla rakhane ke lie antara meM zraddhA kA honA nitAnta Avazyaka hai| yahI vaha patha hai, jisa para calakara samyak rUpeNa sva-svarUpa kI, satya kI upalabdhi kI jA sakatI hai| isa vibhrAntijanya kAla ko cintana ka naye AyAma diye jA sakate haiN| bikharatI mAnavatA ko zAzvata zAMti kA maMgala saMdeza sunAyA jA sakatA hai| yaha samyak-jJAna hI manuSya kI antima abhilASA hai| yahI dharma hai, jise dhAraNa kara manuSya manuSya hai| kyoMki AhAra Adi aura sAre kArya to sabhI yoniyoM meM calate rahate haiN| nItikAra ne likhA hai AhAra-nidrA-bhaya-maithunaM ca, sAmAnyametat pazubhir narANAm / dharmo hi teSAmadhiko vizeSo, dharmeNa hInAH pazubhiH smaanaaH|| antaryAtrA kA prasthAna bindu : Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA vai paramezvaraH Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prabhu kA darzana pAnA hai, to- Cat khoja rahe kyoM dharatI aMbara ? nirmala jyoti virAjita hai prabhu, sadAkAla se nija ghaTa andara || . Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Izvara ke sambandha meM bhAratIya cintakoM ne vibhinna prakAra kI avadhAraNAeM ghoSita kI haiN| kahIM dvaita, kahIM dvaitAdvaita, kahIM viziSTAdvaita, evam kahIM advaita bhAvanA kA pracAra-prasAra hameM yatra-tatra matoM evam zAstroM meM upalabdha hotA hai| ina sabase bhinna jaina-darzana kI jo avadhAraNA sarvocca pavitra sattA kI hai, use lekara kAphI vAda-vivAda evam AlocanAeM haI haiN| jaina-darzana Izvara ke astitva ko svIkAra karatA hai yA nahIM, yaha eka bahata hI jaTila evam ulajhana-bharA prazna hai| prAcIna itihAsa ke adhyetAoM ko yaha jJAta hai ki IzvaravAdI kUcha vidvAnoM ne jaina darzana ko anIzvaravAda kA pravaktA pramANita karane kI koziza kI hai| una vidvAnoM ke anusAra jaina darzana Izvara kI sattA ko nahIM maantaa| ataeva vaha anIzvaravAdI hai| parantu isa prasaMga meM kahIM bhI yaha vyAkhyA prastuta nahIM kI gayI ki Akhira jaina-darzana Izvara ko kaise nahIM maantaa| jaina-darzana kA, parama caitanyasvarUpa Izvaratva se jar3avAdiyoM kI taraha sarvathA inkAra hai, yA usake svarUpa ke sambandha meM usakA apanA eka bhinna dRSTikoNa hai| ataH Izvara-sambandhI AkSepa-pratyAkSepoM se jarA kucha dUra rahakara pahale vibhinna matavAdoM kI IzvarIya mAnyatAoM ke sambandha meM vicAra kara lenA, prastuta meM adhika prAsaMgika hai| kucha bhAratIya darzanoM meM Izvara kA prAraMbhika svarUpa vyaktivAdI hai| unakI mAnyatA ke anusAra vizvavyApI kArya-kAraNoM kA sarvataMtra svataMtra svAmI koI eka hai, jisakI icchA hI sarvopari hai| vaha sAre vizva kA niyantA hai| isake lie eka sUtra meM kahA gayA hai-- 'kartum, akartum, anyathA--kartum kssmH| kartum--arthAt vaha jo nahIM hone jaisA hai, use bhI kara sakatA hai| akartum--arthAt jo hone jaisA hai, use na kare, use na hone de| vidhi ko niSedha meM parivartita kara de| tIsarA rUpa hai--anyathA kartum--yAnI jo jisa rUpa meM ghaTita honevAlA hai, use usa rUpa meM na hone dekara kisI anya vicitra viparIta rUpa meM hI ghaTita kara de| isa prakAra nyAya-darzana aura anya aneka paurANika matoM ke anusAra Izvara meM saba-kucha karane kI zakti hai| vaha sRSTi ke cakra meM kisI bhI prakAra kA parivartana kara sakatA hai| ukta kathana se yaha tAtparya spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki isa samagra dRzya-adRzya vizva meM eka alaga sarvopari zAsaka IkAI hai, jo apanI icchAnusAra sAre vizva kA sRjana, pAlana aura saMharaNa karatA hai| isa prakAra kI kartRtvavAdI cintana paramparA zanaiH zanaiH vikasita hotI haI bhaktiyaga meM Akara apanI carama avasthA ko prApta karatI hai| bhaktiyuga meM Izvara-sambandhI aneka avadhAraNAeM itanI puSTa ho gayIM ki use kisI ne ghaTa-ghaTa kA vAsI sarvavyApI batAyA aura kisI ne vyakti vizeSa ke rUpa meM vaikuNTha Adi sthAna-vizeSa kA nivAsI, saMsAra kA niyantA aura maalik| yathAprasaMga vibhinna prakAra ke choTe-bar3e bhakti-mArgoM kI sthApanA haI aura mAnava ke bhAvanA pradhAna cintana ko upAsanA ke rUpa meM aneka nayI dizAe~ miliiN| ukta bhaktivAdI IzvarIya mAnyatA meM jIva evam Izvara kA dvaitabhAva banA rahatA hai| Izvara ko apane se bhinna mAnane kI praNAlI meM ghaTa-ghaTa kA vAsI Izvara ko mAna lene para bhI jIva aura Izvara ke pArthakya meM kucha vizeSa antara nahIM hai| jIva ke andara rahate hue bhI Izvara jIva se pRthak hai, jaise ki ghaTa meM jl| jala ghaTa meM rahakara bhI apane guNadharma se vaha pArthiva ghaTa se sarvathA aura sarvadA bhinna hai| jaina-darzana kI Izvara-sambandhI avadhAraNA bahuta spaSTa evam gaMbhIra hai| usakI mAnyatAnusAra Izvara paramAtma tattva hai, ataH vaha AtmA kA hI parama rUpa hai| sRSTi kartA, sRSTi hartA Adi ke kartRtva se usakA koI sambandha nahIM hai| vaha sva-sattA kA avazya akhaNDa adhIza hai, para-sattA kA nhiiN| yaha para-sattA kA adhIzatva parama pavitra dvandvamukta paramAtmabhAva ke lie kyA artha rakhatA hai ? ataH isa prakAra kA kartRmUlaka jinezvara-sambandhI dvaitabhAva jaina-darzana ko svIkAra nahIM hai| isa sambandha meM usakI dArzanika mAnyatAeM evam vivecanAeM cintana ke nitAnta naye bodhagamya AyAmoM ko chatI haiM aura manuSya ko mukti kA vaha parama patha digdarzita karAtI haiM, jahA~ mAnava kI apane prati hIna bhAvanA kI mAnyatAoM kA vilopa ho jAtA hai aura apane sambandha meM use eka spaSTa uccatara adhyAtma dRSTi prApta hotI hai| jaina-darzana kI dRSTi meM sarvopari sattA ke rUpa meM koI bhI Izvara kartA evaM hartA nahIM hai| isa prakAra kI koI bhI mAnyatA jaina-darzana ko svIkAra nahIM hai ki Izvara sarvadA Izvara hI rahegA aura jIva sadA Izvara kA dAsa, gulaam| vaha trikAla meM bhI Izvaratva kI upalabdhi nahIM kara skegaa| yadi sAdhanA ke bala para AdhyAtmika pavitratA kI prakriyA meM se gujara kara saMsArI AtmA Izvara evaM paramAtmA ho jAe, to phira vaha prAtmA vai paramezvaraH Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Izvara hI kaisA ? Izvara ko apanI vizeSatA hI kyA rahI ? ukta dhAraNA meM spaSTa hI AtmAoM ke lie traikAlika dAsatva kA bhAva niyata hai, jo jaina-darzana ko svIkAra nahIM hai| jaina-darzana kI Izvara-sambandhI ukta udAtta vicAradhArA ke kAraNa aneka darzanAcAryoM ne use anIzvaravAdI kaha kara haThAt nAstikoM kI paraMparA meM khar3A kara diyA hai evam usakI kaTu AlocanAe~ kI haiN| parantu kisI ne bhI taTastha dRSTi se usakI vikAsonmukha samRddha bhAvacetanA para vicAra nahIM kiyA, jisake phalasvarUpa ve jainadarzana kI udAtta Astika dRSTi ko hRdayaMgama karane meM asaphala rhe| mUlabhUta satyoM ke prati durAgraha vRtti ne usake 'AtmA hI paramAtmA' ke siddhAnta pakSa ko samajhane evam AtmavikAsa kI antima sarvocca sthiti nirdhArita karane meM kAphI bAdhAe~ khar3I kIM, jinake kAraNa IzvarIya satya se sambandhita prajAtAMtrika udAtta avadhAraNAe~ eka zAzvata bindu para Akara avasthita nahIM ho sakIM / yahI kAraNa hai ki vaiyaktika aura nirvaiyaktika, saguNa aura nirguNa, indriyAtIta aura sarvAntaryAmI ke madhya ke parama satya ko sarvasAdhAraNa jana-mana ke dvArA samyaka rUpa se adhigata nahIM kiyA jA sakA vicAroM ke isa saMkramaNa kAla meM jaba jaina darzana ne IzvarIya sattA sambandhI apanI mAnyatAoM ko prastuta kiyA evaM tarka- sammata vivecanA ke dvArA yaha pratipAdita kiyA ki AtmA hI Izvara hai, taba eka bar3I hI UhApohajanya sthiti utpanna ho gayI aura ekAnta khaNDana-maNDana ke bAga-vilAsa meM DUbe AcAryoM ne ise nAstika kahanA prAraMbha kara diyaa| spaSTa hai, ukta dhAraNA meM dharatI para pratyakSa dekhe gae ekataMtra niraMkuza zAsakoM ke zAsana kI pratikriyA prativimbita hai| / , parantu vAstava meM aisA nahIM hai| jaina darzana ko nAstika dharma kA pravartaka kahanA, taTastha buddhi kA paricAyaka nahIM haiN| mulataH jaina-darzana Izvara ko mAnatA hai aura usakI mAnyatA anya darzanoM kI apekSA vyApaka bhI hai aura upAdeya bhI mere yaha kahane kA tAtparya kisI bhI darzana kI avahelanA karanA nahIM hai, varan jijJAsuoM ko jaina darzana kI cintana-daSTi kI mImAMsA se avagata karAnA hai| jaina darzana kA IzvarIya bodha paurANika stara kI mAnavIya parikalpanAoM evam nirAdhAra anumAnoM kI anizcitatA se hameM paricita karAtA hai evam IzvarasambandhI spaSTa satya ke bAre meM hameM unmukta dRSTi pradAna karatA hai| Izvara ko mAnane ke sambandha meM anya darzanoM se bhinna jaina darzana kI jo mAnyatA hai, vaha yaha hai ki jIva svayaM hI Izvara hai / jIva se alaga usake svAmI ke rUpa meM Izvara kA koI anya svataMtra astitva nahIM hai / AtmA kA zuddha svarUpa hI Izvaratva hai| "appA khalu paramappA" - AtmA hI paramAtmA hai| rAga-dveSa evam vikAroM se yukta AtmA kA azuddha rUpa jIva, jIva yAnI saMsArI AtmA hai aura vikAra rahita zuddha svarUpa paramAtmA hai| AtmA hI pavitratA ke antima bindu para paramAtmA ho jAtA hai| jaina darzana kI lAkSaNika bhASA ke anusAra "soyA huA Izvara jIva hai aura jAgRta jIva Izvara hai|" jaba AtmA rAga, dveSa aura moha kI nIMda meM soI rahatI hai, taba usakA svarUpa saMsArI jIva kA hotA hai aura unase mukta hote hI vaha sarvocca zuddha, pavitra yAnI parama ho jAtI hai| zuddhatA kI dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to vAstava meM Izvara kA yahI zuddha, buddha, niraMjana, nirvikAra svarUpa hai / Izvaratva vyaktivizeSa ke rUpa meM kahIM bAhara nahIM hai, aura na vaha AtmA se sarvathA alaga koI zakti hai / AtmA kA zuddha svabhAva hI Izvaratva hai| jaina darzana isa sambandha meM kisI bhI anya bhAva ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| usakA yaha vizvato mukhI gaMbhIra udghoSa hai ki vizva kA pratyeka prANI, pratyeka jIva mUlataH Izvara hai / jo antara hai, vaha AvaraNa kA hai / ghanAcchanna candra aura sUrya, andara meM candra-sUrya hI haiM / kucha aura nahIM haiN| AvaraNamukta hote hI prakAza jagamagAne lagatA hai / yahI sthiti AtmA kI hai / AvaraNa se mukta hote hI AtmA kA anaMta prakAza udbhAsita ho jAtA hai, aura vaha parama arthAt zuddha paramAtmA ho jAtA hai| yaha hai vaha jaina dRSTi, jo AtmasvarUpa kI dRSTi se Izvara aura manuSya ko eka bindu para kendrita karatI hai aura bhavacakra meM bhramaNazIla prANiyoM ko apane meM anAdikAla se supta paramAtma-svarUpa ko jAgRta karane ke lie IzvarIya svarUpa kA zuddha dArzanika vivecana prastuta karatI hai| jaina darzana Izvara kI zAsakatA para nahIM, pavitratA para bala detA hai, jo pratyeka mAnava sAdhanA ke dvArA prApta kara sakatA hai| jaina upAsanA paddhati bhI isI vicAra bindu para pratiSThita huI hai / bhagavadAtmAoM kI upAsanA sAdhaka ko apane mUla zuddha svarUpa kA bodha karAne ke lie hai| pavitrAtmAoM ke puNya smaraNa se apane meM bhI vaha parama pavitra bhAva udbuddha ho, yahI hai jainoM kI IzvarIya upAsanA kA mUla marma / 26 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa dRSTi se jaina darzana bhAratavarSa kA vaha darzana hai, jo saMsArI AtmAoM ko kuSThAgrasta hone se, hInabhAva ke kAraNa vigbhramita hone se aura isake phalasvarUpa vikAsa ke unnata evam Urdhvamukha mArgoM ko avaruddha hone se bacAtA hai / aura patanonmukhI nimna vRttiyoM evam pravRttiyoM ko caitanyAvasthA ke uccatara zuddha AyAmoM kI ora binA kisI dvaitabhAva ke ArohaNa kara pAne kI preraNA detA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dharatI para ke samagra mAnavasamAja ko AtmA ke yathArtha svarUpa para vicAra pradAna karate hue kahA hai ki "paramAtmajyoti hara vyakti meM nihita hai| pratyeka AtmA ananta jJAna aura ananta darzana kI jyoti se yukta hai| vaha ananta sukhamaya hai aura ananta zakti se sampanna hai| jo bhI kucha usakA apanA Izvaratva hai, vaha saba usake bhItara hI hai / bAhara meM usakI khoja vyartha hai / AvazyakatA sirpha isa bAta kI hai ki usa antar-jyoti ko antarmukha sAdhanA ke dvArA prajvalita kiyA jaae| vikAroM ke AvaraNa se AcchAdita AtmA ko nirAvaraNasvarUpa paramAtmatattva se paricita karAyA jAya, tAki usakA paramAtmarUpa zuddha svarUpa evam nirmala svabhAva pUrNatayA prakaTa ho sake, nirAvaraNa ho ske|" ukta sthiti meM pahu~cate hI tamas ke sabhI AvaraNa dUra ho jAte haiM aura saccidAnandatA ke sabhI dvAra apaneApa khula jAte haiM aura jIva Izvara ke rUpa meM parivartita ho jAtA hai, athavA darzana kI bhASA meM yoM kahie ki paramAtmarUpa apane mUla svarUpa ko upalabdha ho jAtA hai| jaina darzana kI adhyAtma cetanA jaba itanI unnata avasthA meM hai, taba use nirIzvaravAdI kahanA bhrAntipUrNa maMtavya ke sivA aura kyA ho sakatA hai ? jaina darzana spaSTarUpa se vizva mAnava ko kahatA hai ki antaryAtrA ke dvArA bAhara ke bisarAva se nijatva ke kendra kI ora mudd'o| kyoMki use isa bAta kA patA hai ki sAdhAraNatayA kisI vyakti yA samAja kA bikharAva evam vighaTana isa kAraNa se hotA hai ki vaha nayI cunautiyoM kA sAmanA karane meM paryApta sakSama nahIM hotaa| vaha apane ko kSudra, tuccha evam bilakula nAcIja samajhe rahatA hai| phalataH usakI Atmazakti kA teja dhUmila rahatA hai| ataeva usakI Atma-zakti ko jyotirmaya pragatizIla avasthA meM lAne kI AvazyakatA hai, jo kSudratA kI durbala manovRtti ke kAraNa dayanIya sthiti meM par3I huI hai| jaina darzana kI IzvaravAdI dhAraNA yahI hai ki mAnava kI unnati ke krama meM koI anya sahAyaka nahIM hai vaha svayaM hI svayaM kA sahAyaka hai, uddhAraka hai| kisI bhI aMza meM paramukhApekSitA use mAnya nahIM hai| ataH svayaM ko hI sabala, sakSama evaM udAtta guNoM se paripUrNa karane kI AvazyakatA hai, jisase samaya ke ulaTe sIdhe thaper3e khAkara koI bhI mAnava AsthAhIna na bana ske| jaina paramparA hara kSaNa sahaja svaicchika niSThA banAye rakhane para bala detI hai aura nirvivAda rUpa se yuga-yuga kI bhrAnta dhAraNAoM meM pratibandhita pratibhAoM ke lie zuddha Astika bhAvanA ke sAtha mukti kA dvAra khola detI hai| vastutaH satyAnveSI sAdhaka hI apane antaHstha Izvaratva ke mahimAmaNDita pavitra pradeza taka pahu~ca sakatA hai| ataeva vizva ke hara sAdhaka ko dvandvamukta ho kara sarvatobhAvena isI Antarika amRta tatva ko upalabdha karane kI AvazyakatA hai| prastuta mukta cintana ke prakAza meM jaina darzana apanI pUrI AsthA antaHsya Izvaratva ke prati vyakta karatA hai aura mAnava mana ke cintana ko hIna bhAvanA se kSatigrasta hone se bacAtA hai / vaha sApha kahatA hai ki indriyabodha kI uttejanA, vicAroM kI uthala-puthala, manobhAva kI umar3a-ghumar3a aura icchAoM ke anargala spandana se dUra haTakara apane zuddha AtmasvarUpa meM avasthita hone kI AvazyakatA hai / cetanA ke sAmAnya stara se Upara uThate hI andara meM Izvaratva kI upalabdhi ho jAtI hai| sirpha dhArmika athavA dArzanika dRSTikoNa se hI nahIM, jaina darzana kI yaha AtmA ko hI Izvaratva kI mAnyatA samUcI mAnavajAti kI sAmAjika cetanA kI dhArA ko bhI vikAsonmukha dizA meM prerita evam utsAhita karatI hai| usakI Izvara-sambandhI yaha avadhAraNA mAnava mana meM sArvabhauma bhrAtRtva kI udAtta evam udAra bhAvanA ko jAgRta karatI hai aura samasta jIva sRSTi ke prati aikyAnubhUti utpanna karatI hai| usakA yaha dArzanika cintana, eka aisI yojaka zakti hai, jo mAnava samAja kI ekatA ko sudRr3ha banAtI hai, deza, kAla, jAti, paMtha Adi ke kSudra bhramoM se utpanna bhedabhAvanA, tajjanya jAtIya asahiSNutA evam kaTTara dharmAndhatA Adi kI haThadharmitA evam durAgraha ke mAnasika roga se manuSya ko mukta karatI hai| mAnavajAti kA upalabdha itihAsa hameM batAtA hai ki eka sarvopari svacchanda zAsaka ke rUpa meM pracArita Izvara-sambandhI avadhAraNAoM ne mAnava ko eka-dUsare ke prati asahiSNu aura AkrAmaka banAyA hai| Izvara, qhudA aura goDa Adi IzvaroM ke nAma para dharatI para mAnava kA itanA rakta bahA hai, jitanA ki duniyAvI svArthoM ke kAraNa hone vAle yuddhoM meM bhI nahIM / dharmayuddhoM kA itihAsa bar3A hI bhayaMkara hai| doAtmA va paramezvaraH 27 . Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAra pRSTha par3hate hI roMgaTe khar3e ho jAte haiM aura kisI bhI sahRdaya kI A~khoM se avirala azrudhArA baha nikalatI hai| jana darzana kA zuddhAtmavAdI Izvara madhyakAlIna ekataMtra rAjapraNAlI ke rUpa meM vayaktika na hokara lokataMtra ke rUpa meM sAmAjika hai| vaha hara kisI ko binA kisI bhedabhAva ke pUrNa pavitra hone aura Izvara yAnI paramAtmA bana jAne kI preraNA detA hai| ata: vaiyaktika IzvaravAda se hone vAle ahaMmalaka saMgharSoM se mAnavajAti ko trANa detA hai| koI bhI ho, sabake lie Izvaratva kA dvAra khulA hai| AdhyAtmika jIvana meM praveza karo, apane antara ko mAMjo--sApha karo aura IzvarIya pada prApta kro| jaina-darzana kA Izvara arthAt paramAtmA eka koI khAsa vyakti nahIM hai, apitu pavitratA kI pUrNatA kA eka sarvocca pada hai| vyakti kA apanA puruSArtha hai, antara kA apanA jAgaraNa hai, phalataH jo bhI sAdhaka cAhe vaha Izvara bana sakatA hai, apane antara ke anAdi kAla se supta IzvarIya bhAva ko jagA sakatA hai| bhAratIya darzanoM meM vedAnta-darzana bhI ukta jana IzvaravAda arthAt paramAtmasvarUpa-brahmavAda ke kAphI nikaTa hai| vaha bhI hara jIva ke lie brahmatvabhAva evam paramAtmabhAva kI svIkRti detA hai| usakA bhI satya kA yaha mahAna udghoSa hai ki 'jIvo brahmava naa'prH|' jIva mUlataH brahma hI hai, paramAtmA hI hai, dUsarA kucha nahIM hai| yahA~ jainoM kA 'appA khala paramappA' aura vedAntiyoM kA 'ahaM brahmAsmi'--donoM sUtra eka kendra para A khar3e ho jAte haiN| ata: mAnava jAti kA utthAna evam kalyANa yadi ho sakatA hai, to inhIM udAtta sUtroM ke AdhAra para ho sakatA hai| yahIM para dvaita kA andhakAra chaMTatA hai aura caitanya jagat meM bhAvAtmaka advaita kA nirmala prakAza jagamagAtA hai| isase bar3hakara IzvarIya AstikatA aura kyA ho sakatI hai? taTasthabhAva se bahuta gaharAI meM utara kara cintana kI apekSA hai| sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvottama zakti : Atma-zakti Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ merA Izvara mere andara, maiM hI apanA Izvara haiM kartA, dhartA, hartA apane jaga kA, maiM lIlAdhara haiM zuddha-buddha, niSkAma, niraMjana, kAlAtIta sanAtana eka rUpa hU~ sadA-sarvadA, nA nUtana, na purAtana huuN| Phcoonce hcence Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zakti kI samasyA bar3I gahana samasyA hai| zakti ke sAmAnya rUpa se lekara uccatama parAkramoM ke saMbaMdha meM vicAra karane ke pazcAt jo mAnyatA evaM usakI svIkRti upalabdha hotI hai, usameM bahuvidha eSaNAoM se lokamukta eka divya zakti hai, jise vibhinna paraMparAoM ne vibhinna prakAra ke zabdoM dvArA abhivyakta kiyA hai| vastutaH una sabhI maMtavyoM kA kendrIkaraNa eka hI sthAna para hotA hai, jise meM Atmazakti kahatA huuN| jIvana kI tamAma kaluSita eSaNAoM se udbhUta jitanI nimna mahatvAkAMkSI zaktiyA~ haiM, unheM eka saMyojanA ke amuka stara taka kisI vizeSa rUpa meM to svIkRti pradAna kI jA sakatI hai, para unheM hI jIvana kA mUla svara mAna lenA bhrAnti kA paricAyaka hai, jo sthUla bhautika saMbaMdhoM kI zakti ke mahattva para vala detA hai| vahA~ kSudra nijatva kA gaurava ahaM kI saMkIrNa paridhi meM Abaddha ho jAtA hai aura kSaNabhaMgura padArthoM ko hI sAra tattva athavA mahat zakti ke rUpa meM mAnane lagatA hai| yahA~ eka bAta meM tatkAla hI kaha denA cAhatA hU~ ki zakti kI yaha sthUla mAnyatA manuSya ko niSThAsaMpanna nahIM karatI aura na jIvana aura usake mUlabhUta satyoM ke prati niSpakSa hI rahane detI hai| AtmA kI zakti kI vizeSatAoM ko sva se pRthak ho kara mAtra ardhazAstra aura rAjanIti ke vizAla AvezapUrNa jIvana meM upalabdha nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| vastutaH AtmA kI zakti ko antavikAsa ke vAstavika zuddha svarUpa meM hI parilakSita kiyA jA sakatA hai| koI bhI aisA yAntrika jagat, jisameM mAnavatA Atma zUnya kArya kuzalatA ke jar3a yantrajAla meM DAla dI gayI hai, mAnavIya prayatna ke ucita lakSya ko hRdayaMgama nahIM kara sktaa| aura agara aisA nahIM ho pAtA, to hameM vaha nizcita mAna lenA cAhie ki mAnava ko zakti ke mUla srota kA abhI koI patA nahIM lagA hai| aura jIvana kI vizAla dhArA apane tala pradeza ke usa DhalAna ke anukUla nahIM bana pAyI hai, jisameM se ho kara use bahanA hai aura apane nirdhArita gaMtavya taka pahu~canA hai| Adhunika mAnava saMsAra kI samunnata AnandazIla yAtrA ke lie kisI naye sAMskRtika AdhAra evaM kauTumbika punanirmANa para jaba bhI maiMne vicAra kiyA hai, AtmA kI sazakta sundaratara UrjAoM ke prayoga se hI vizva-mAnava ke samunnata evaM suprasanna hone kI bAta mere samakSa spaSTa hotI rahI hai| jAtivAda, paMthavAda tathA rASTravAda Adi kI anekavidha vibhAjaka rekhAoM se pAra yojaka saMpAdana kI unmuktAvasthA evaM astitva kI mukta svataMtratA taka niraMtara gatimAna rahane ke krama meM, agara isa gaMbhIra dAyitva kA nirvAha kisI zakti ke dvArA kiyA jA sakatA hai, to vaha AtmA kI hI zakti hai| kyoMki jIvana ke sarvAgINa vikAsa ke lie sRjanazIla aMtarjJAna kA honA nitAnta Avazyaka hai, aura yaha sUtrabaddha vRtti tabhI Anukramika dhArA meM apanA abhilakSita sthAna prApta kara sakatI haiM, jaba manuSya tAtkAlika kSudra AvazyakatAoM kI upayogitA se Upara uThakara karma ke mahat evaM zAzvata svarUpa ko upalabdha kare zakti ke gahana evaM prazAnta bhAva ko samajhane ke lie jaba taka manuSya apane antarra ke avyakta meM avasthita nahIM hogA, taba taka sArI abhivyaktiyA~ vAstava meM nirupayogI hoNgii| eka bAta yahA~ samajha lenA nitAnta Avazyaka hai ki zakti kA vAstavika ananta srota sAdhAraNa jana ke lie sarvadA avyakta hai| jo bhI kucha loka yAtrA meM vyakta hotA hai, vaha usakA sahasrAMza bhI hai yA nahIM, yaha kaha pAnA muzkila hai| vastutaH zakti kA koI bAhya rUpa nahIM hotA / padArtha, jisa mUla UrjA se saMcAlita hai, use kyA koI dekha pAtA hai ? vaha anubhUtigamya hai, aura anubhUti AtmA kI caitanya zakti se udbhUta hai| ise hRdayaMgama karane ke lie hameM jarA aura gahare meM jAnA par3egA / / AtmA kI cit-svarUpa zakti eka aisI zakti hai, jo manuSya ko zraddhAvAna banAtI hai| bAhara meM parilakSita hone vAlI buddhi kI khoja jahA~-jahA~ bhI pahuMcatI hai, yaha Atma-niSThA ke kAraNa hI saMbhava ho pAtI hai| ataeva avyakta rUpa se bAhya buddhi ke vikAsa meM bhI yaha Atma-zakti hI sahAyaka hotI hai; cUMki abhivyakti se bhI pare kucha hai, jisa taka koI dRzya abhivyakti nahIM pahu~ca paatii| kintu pratyakSa meM vidyamAna vastuniSTha sthUla zakti hI abhivyaktiyoM ko saprANa banAtI hai-- unheM tattva aura mahattva pradAna karatI hai, isalie bauddhika prasthApanAoM ke pracAraka athavA cintaka AtmA ke isa avyakta mahat satya ko mAnane se inkAra karate haiM / parantu vastutaH yahI vaha AtmadRSTi hai, jo karma ko satya, prema aura sauMdarya kI dhAraNA ke sAtha vyavasthA sampanna karatI hai aura bhautika laharoM se utpIr3ita hote mAnava ko bacAtI hai| isa saMsAra sAgara meM anAdikAla se ananta AtmAe~ krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobharUpa moha-kSobha kI ucchRMkhala laharoM ke thaper3e khAkara jarjarita ho rahe haiM evaM digbhramita nAvika kI taraha ye saMsArI prANI anekAneka rUpoM meM karmaphala kI vedanA se marmAhata ho rahe haiM -- isakA mUla kAraNa yahI hai ki unheM sarvocca jJAtA, draSTA evaM sarvottama zakti : Atma zakti 31 . Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cetA jJeyarUpa kI sakriya zAnti, Atmika bala aura Atma-saMyama kI upalabdhi asaMdigdha rUpa se nahIM ho sakI hai| AtmA kI pahacAna vaha udAtta saMjIvanI zakti hai, jo yathAprasaMga apane Apako dRzya jagata meM prakaTa karatI hai aura samacI jIvana-prakriyA ko mUlataH eka akhaNDa srota ke rUpa meM mAnane ke lie abhipreta banAtI hai| isI sthala para A kara AtmAoM kI vaiyaktika svataMtra zakti aura sammilita samudAya kI saMgaThita saMkalpa zakti, mahAna unnatakArI zakti ke rUpa meM parivartita ho jAtI hai, jo loka-maMgala ke anekavidha svarga-dvAroM ko anAvata karatI hai| yahIM sva aura para ke rUpa meM vibhakta cetanAe~ bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 'ege AyA' ke ucca darzana ke svarNima kSitija para pahuMca kara bhedamukta advaita sthiti ko prApta hotI hai| yugoM-yugoM, janma-janmAntaroM se tahiyAye hae kalaSa jaba AtmA ke pariSkRta svarUpa kI nirmala bhAvadhArA se dhula jAte haiM, taba mAnavatAvAdI zuddha dRSTikoNa se vyAkhyAta vyaSTi kA vikAsa hotA hai aura mAnava aneka meM eka evaM eka meM aneka samAhita hokara sarvavyApaka samaSTi kA rUpa letA hai| yahI vaha sImA hai jo sahajAnanda kA amRta-sAgara hai| parantu yaha eka aisI uccatara avasthA hai, jise ahaMkArapUrNa icchAoM aura AvezoM se Upara uThe hue udAtta saMta prakRti ke dhyeyaniSTha loka hI upalabdha kara sakate haiN| aura jaba isa prakAra kI nirupama upalabdhi ho jAtI hai, taba karma-saMskAroM kI koI bhI amaMgala kSudra ahaMmanyatA nahIM rahatI aura mAnava ke antara meM kAlAtIta satya kI zAzvatatA kA paribodha prakAzamAna ho jAtA hai| AtmA kI zakti ko sarvAGgINa rUpa se hRdayaMgama karane ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki manuSya apane bhItara kAlAtIta zAzvatatA kA bodha jAgrata kare aura niSkAma bhAva se nitya navIna UrjAoM ke dvArA mAnavIya sarvamaMgala saMskRti, samAja evaM jana-jIvana ko paripUrita kre| prakAzamAna ho jo vina ko paripUrita kAma bhAva se nitya yaha Avazyaka hai ki jisa vyakti ne jIvana ke isa mahAn satya ko prApta kara liyA hai, usake hRdaya meM vizva-sRSTi ke prati prema kA avicchinna anAvila sotA phUTa par3atA hai aura vaha itihAsa ke pratyeka kAla meM sArvabhauma hita evaM satya ko hI dekhatA hai| usakI jIvana paddhati pUrva kI apekSA pUrNatayA badala jAtI hai aura vaha sarvatra saba ora jana-jIvana ko sahiSNutA evaM Adara kI dRSTi se dekhane lagatA hai| una bhagavadAtmAoM kI sarvamaMgala dRSTi meM koI bhI parAyA jaisA nahIM rhtaa| unake sva meM saba kA 'sva' 'so'haM' rUpa meM sadAkAla mukharita rahatA hai| parantu, isa uccAvasthA ko jo loga abhI prApta nahIM kara sake haiM, para unake mana meM isa mahAna ucca sthiti ke prati gaharI AtmIyatA evaM utkRSTa abhilASA hai, unake sAmane karmacakra eka bar3I duvidhAgrasta sthiti utpanna kara detA hai| dharma aura darzana ke cintana-kSetra meM yaha vivAdAspada prazna hai ki AtmA kI zakti mahAna hai, yA karma kI zakti? kauna ajeya hai ina donoM meM? adhikatara logoM ne karma-zakti ko ajeya mAna liyA hai| unakA kahanA hai ki karma balavAna haiM, itane balavAn ki unheM dhvasta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| kucha bhI karo antataH unheM bhoganA hI par3atA hai| bhoge binA kathamapi chuTakArA nahIM hai aura jIvana-yAtrA ke lie vartamAna meM jo karma karate haiM, unakI bandha zakti bhI bhayaMkara hai, unheM kaise bhogA jAegA? unase kaise chuTakArA hogA? isa prakAra praznoM kA eka aisA ambAra khar3A ho jAtA hai, jo mAnava ko duvidhAgrasta manaHsthiti meM ulajhA detA hai, phalataH durbala cetanA kA mAnava AtmA kI aparAjita ananta zakti ke prati zraddhAvAna nahIM ho paataa| karma-bandhana kI samasyA sacamuca hI bahuta vikaTa hai| yaha bar3A hI gaMbhIra evaM vyApaka prazna hai| darzanazAstroM kI bahavidha jaTilatAoM ne samAdhAna ke badale use aura adhika ulajhA diyA hai| kucha mahAnubhavoM ne to ise itanA adhika ulajhAyA hai aura mAna liyA hai ki mAnava kI karma-bandha se kabhI mukti ho hI nahIM sktii| karma-bandhana se mukta hone kI bAta eka vaha divA svapna hai, jisakA yathArtha meM kucha bhI artha nahIM hai| parantu, Atma zakti ke mahAna puraskartA evaM upadeSTA zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa prazna ke samAdhAna meM kahA hai ki karma kI apekSA AtmA kI zakti hI mahAn hai / ataH sAdhaka karma-bandhana se mukta ho sakatA hai| mAnA ki karma bahuta zaktizAlI hai, parantu itanA nahIM ki vaha AtmA kI tejasvinI UrjA ko sadA-sarvadA ke lie bAMdha kara rakha sake, use bandhana se mukta na hone de| vastutaH karma kyA hai ? aura vaha kyoM hai ? ukta karmapAza ke mUla meM vyakti kA apanA hI ajJAna hai| vaha apane ajJAna ke kAraNa hI usameM baMdhatA hai| isase yaha spaSTa hotA hai ki vyakti jaise ajJAna se karma bA~dhatA hai, vaise hI viveka-jJAna ke dvArA bar3e hI sahaja rUpa se karmapAza se mukta bhI ho sakatA hai| AtmA meM donoM hI zaktiyA~ hai--bandha kI bhI aura mukti kI bhii| sUrya svayaM bAdaloM kA nirmANa 32 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA hai, aura unase Acchanna ho jAtA hai aura vahI unheM bikhera bhI detA hai aura mukta ho kara prakAzamAna ho jAtA hai| donoM hI lIlA sUrya kI apanI hai, aura kisI kI nhiiN| yahI sthiti antarjagata meM AtmasUrya kI hai| vaha jaba apanI vibhAva zakti ke dvArA cAlita hotA hai, to ananta-ananta karmapudgaloM kA bandhana karatA calA jAtA hai aura karmapaTala se AvRta ho jAtA hai| aura jaba vahI svabhAva zakti ke rUpa meM pariNata hotA hai, hara kSaNa meM ananta-ananta karma dalikoM ko kSINa kara bandhana mukta ho jAtA hai, phalataH mUla rUpa prakAzamAna ho jAtA hai| sAdhaka jaba isa prakAra karma ke azAzvata aura AtmA ke zAzvata satya kI anubhUti ko hRdayaMgama kara letA hai, taba vaha kyoM nahIM prabuddhatA ko prApta hogA? aura kyoM nahIM bandhana mukta hogA? samasta pArthiva astitvoM ke baMdhanoM se mukta ho kara vaha avazya hI divyAtmA banatA hai, aura antataH paramAtmabhAva kI ananta jyotirmaya sthiti prApta karatA hai| karma ke vividha AyAmI svarUpoM evaM tatsambandhita samasta bhrAntiyoM ko jisane apane antarjIvana meM se nirAkRta karane kI dizA meM antaryAtrA prAraMbha kI hai, usake sAmane Atmika evaM mAnavIya mUlyoM kI AcAra-saMhitA spaSTa ho jAtI hai| jinake antara meM indriyAtIta mUlyoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai, tamas se jyoti kI ora agrasara hone ke lie jinakI Antarika asmitA eka adbhuta tIvratA kA anubhava karatI hai, antara virodha se pare niSThAgata anaThApana aura nijI vaiziSTya ke jIvanta rUpa ko upalabdha karane ke lie jo dezakAlAnusAra itastata: vikIrNa hue sAre vibhedoM ko sahAnubhUtipUrvaka samajhane kI koziza karate haiM, ve jar3a vicAroM aura kaTTara dharmAndhatA se pare hokara dharma-bhAvanA ko antazcetanA ke sAtha-sAtha kAla ke jAgatika praznoM meM bhI anusyUta karate haiN| isa sthiti meM AtmavAna sAdhaka pUrvabaddha karmazRMkhalA ko to eka jhaTake ke sAtha tor3ate hI haiM, sAtha hI rAgadveSa Adi ke vikalpoM se mukta, nilipta bhAva se yathAprApta karma karate hue bhI usake bandhana meM nahIM aate| bAhara kI kriyAoM meM bandhana nahIM hai| bandhana hai kriyAoM ke mUla meM rahe hue rAga-dveSAdi vaibhAvika bhAvoM meN| ataH sAdhaka AtmA kI yaha bhI eka mahAzakti hai, jo karma ko akarma kA rUpa detI hai, yathAkAla-karma karake bhI usase jala-kamala kI bhA~ti lipta nahIM hotI hai| isalie bhagavAn mahAvIra kA kahanA hai ki AtmA kI jo mahAn evaM ananta zakti hai, usa zakti se jaba sAdhaka kA yathArtha paricaya prApta ho jAtA hai, taba eka advitIya Aloka zikhA Urdhvagamana karane lagatI hai aura yoga ke paribhASita zabdoM meM kuNDalI se sahasrAra taka apanI divya kiraNoM ko vikIrNa kara detI hai| yaha jaina darzana kA paribhASita arhad-bhAva hai aura vedAnta-darzana kA paribhASita brhm-bhaav| jo sAdhaka Atma-zodhana aura AtmAlocana kI prakriyA se sAhasa ke sAtha gujarate haiM, ve karmabaMdhana kI utkaTa cunautiyoM kA niSThApUrvaka sAmanA karate haiN| unheM isa bAta kA patA hotA hai ki karma ke dRSTikoNa aura mantavyoM meM dharma aura darzanoM kI apanI kucha bhinnatAe~ ho sakatI haiN| para, AtmA kI zakti ke sambandha meM aisA kucha bhI nahIM hai| vaha eka aisI mahato mahIyAm zakti hai, jise prajJA-jagat meM jAgRta kara sahaja rUpa se apane ko karmapAza se mukta kiyA jA sakatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, AtmA kI nitya-nirantara vistRta evaM vikasita hotI zakti, dharma ke mUlabhUta ananta srota ko manuSya ke sAmane sUrya kI bhA~ti pUrNatayA spaSTa kara detI hai| aura isa vibhakta cetanA vAle jagat meM samatva kA, svAtaMtrya kA evaM anAvila prema kA vistAra karatI hai| yaha eka prakAra kA Antarika rUpAntaraNa hai, eka AdhyAtmika parivartana hai, aura sAdhaka ke svabhAva meM visaMvAdI svaroM meM sAmaMjasya lAne kI amogha kriyA hai| jaba karma ke maladhula jAte haiM, aura svabhAva kA rUpAntara ho jAtA hai, taba ajJAna kI adhama evaM AtmoddhAra-bAdhaka dazA ke pAza se chUTa kara AtmA AtmajJAna kI parama dazA meM pahu~ca jAtI hai| eka dazA se dUsarI uccatara dazA meM vikasita honA, saMkramaNa karanA, uccatara jIvana ke anveSaNa kA vaha aMga hai, jo cetanA meM vikhaMDana kI jagaha saMzleSaNa lAne kA prayatna karatA hai aura taba prAkRtika zaktiyoM aura aparihArya paristhitiyoM meM bhI manuSya kisI baMdhe-baMdhAye niSThura evaM jar3a vidhi-vidhAna meM apanI prAjJa cetanA ko vismRta nahIM karatA, kisI bhI prakAra kI jar3atA ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| vastutaH yaha eka vaha avasthA hotI hai, jahA~ cetanA kA pratibimba antarjagat kI vyApakatA, anantatA, avinazvaratA aura rahasyAtmakatA para eka bhAva se jhalakane lagatA hai| avinazvara evaM avicchinna antaH sattA se mAnava kA avirala samparka hone para andara meM Atmazakti kA vaha visphoTahotA hai ki jIvana kI sArI dhArA hI badala jAtI hai| anAdi kAla se adhomukha pravAhita honevAlA zakti-srota UrdhvamukhI ho kara pravAhita hone lagatA hai| aura taba sAdhaka deha se nara ho yA nArI ho, andara meM AtmaniSTha hote hue bhI bAhya jagat meM niSkAma bhAva se anyoM ke lie bhI ubhayamukhI jIvana ke vikAsa hetu maMgalakArI kArya kara sakate haiM, aura karmamala se lipta bhI nahIM hote haiN| jo apane ko apunarbhava dazA meM Upara uThA lete haiM, aise hI sarvottama zakti : Atma zakti Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAmAnava mAnava sRSTi ko nayI dRSTi dete haiM aura bandhana-mukti kI dizA me use sAhasa ke sAtha agrasara karate haiN| vastutaH vahI mAnavatA kI bhAvI niyati kI AzAe~ aura saMkalpa hote haiN| aura taba jisa prakAra sUrya bhale aura bure sabhI para samAna rUpa se apanI ujjvala kiraNoM ko prasArita karatA hai, usI prakAra ve dharatI para kI akhila mAnava jAti kI sabhI santAnoM para samabhAva se apanI snehapUrNa dayAlutA kI ajasra varSA karate haiN| mAnava hI kyoM, prANimAtra para unake karuNAmRta kI varSA hotI hai, jo janma-janmAntara ke tApa ko zamana kara eka anirvacanIya zAnti pradAna karatI hai| yaha deza apane itihAsa ke Adi kAla se lekara Aja taka isI mahAna Adarza kA poSaka rahA hai| jaba hama mohana-jodar3o aura har3appA ke purAtana kAla se lekara isa Adhunika kAla taka ke pratIkoM, mUrtiyoM aura anya avazeSoM ko dekhate haiM, taba hameM usa janakalyANI-paramparA kI smRti ho AtI hai, jo manuSya apane meM AtmA kI sarvazreSThatA sthApita kara letA hai aura bhautikatA kI apekSA AdhyAtmikatA ko mahattva detA hai, vahI Adarza manuSya hai| isI Adarza ne hamAre deza ke dhArmika evaM sAmAjika jagat ko sahasrAdhika zatAbdiyoM se anuprANita kara rakhA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra aise hI eka bhagavadAtmarUpa mahAn Adarza puruSa the| karmabaMdhana se mukti ke lie aura Atma-zakti se paricaya ke lie unake dvArA jo divya sandeza prasArita hue haiM, yadi unheM dRr3ha niSThA evaM zraddhA ke sAtha jIvana meM utArA jAe, to Aja kA adhamAdhama sthiti meM girA huA mAnava bhI zreSThatA ke uccatama Adarza para pahu~ca sakatA hai| Aja vizva eka naye janma kI prasava-pIr3A ko bhoga rahA hai| hama sabakA lakSya 'parasparopagraho jIvAnAm' ke Adarza para sva aura para kA sarvodaya hai, aura isa prakAra 'ege AyA' ke rUpa meM eka akhaNDa vizva hai| parantu Aja ke hamAre yuga kA lakSya sarvamaMgala ekatA nahIM, vibheda bana gayA hai| Aja ke tathAkathita do vizva ke DhA~ce meM hamameM se kaI logoM ke lie yaha pralobhana hai ki hama eka ko galata aura dUsare ko sahI smjheN| aura jise galata samajheM, usakA hara bAta para pratyAkhyAna kreN| spaSTataH yahI vaha dAruNa avasthA hai, jisake kAraNa vibhinna prakAra kI mAyAvI evaM AsurI zaktiyA~ ubhara rahI haiM aura AdhyAtmika mUlyoM kA lopa hotA jA rahA hai| ataeva aise saMkaTakAla ke sAdhakoM ke lie AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki ve sadAcAra ke sarvamAnya zAzvata siddhAntoM kA anusaraNa karate hae apanI supta Atma-zakti ko jAgrata kareM aura satya ke vibhinna pahaluoM ko anekAnta kI samatAmUlaka samanvayadRSTi se sviikaareN| kyoMki isa azAnta bhU-graha ke itihAsa meM zAyada hI koI aisI zatAbdI gujarI ho, jisane hamAre sAmane cunautiyA~ na rakhI hoN| vastuta: itihAsa parivartana kI eka zAzvata prakriyA hai, isa satya ko hRdayaMgama kara hameM apane aMtaHkaraNa meM bhaya aura mRtyu ke AvegoM para vijaya prApta karake jIvana kA sarvatomukhI maMgala-dhvaja laharAnA caahie| nirNaya kA kSaNa upasthita hai, ataeva vyartha ke tarkavAda aura bhogavAda ko tilAMjali de kara AtmAbhimukha antaryAtrA karanI hogii| astavyasta evaM avyavasthita vicAra ke isa anAtmavAdI bhogaparAyaNa vAtAvaraNa meM mAnava-jAti kI zreSThatama paramparA kI rakSA tabhI ho sakatI hai, jabaki Atma-zakti ke teja se kAma, krodha, mada, moha, lobha, ghRNA aura svArthaparatA kI AsurI vRtti evaM pravRtti parAbhUta hogii| ___ AtmA kI mahAn maMgalamayI zakti kA abhI isa vartamAna aura anAgata bhaviSya meM jo anubhava kareMge, ve hI thor3e se loga isa saMsAra kI kaTutA ko dUra karane meM sahAyaka siddha hoNge| isalie acchedya evaM abhedya Atmatattva kI isa mahAn zakti kA mahatva samajhanA cAhie, jo cidAtmA ke samasta mAyApAzoM ko chinna-bhinna kara detI hai aura tamas se mukta kara use jyotirmaya banA detI hai| 34 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ niyati kA sarvatoSa darzana Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha tattva-darzana jIvana ke teja ko samApta karate hue pratIta hote haiM / saMgharSa kI zakti evam karma ke utsa ko miTAne kA bhrama paidA karate haiM / kucha aMza meM yaha satya to hai para vastutaH nAsamajha logoM ke dvArA rahasyapUrNa gUr3ha gUr3ha cintana kA durupayoga hI dekhA gayA hai| niyativAda ke sambandha meM kucha aisI hI TippaNI kI jA sakatI hai / para, durupayoga ke bhaya se satya kA ujAgara honA rokA nahIM jA sktaa| "Na evam bhUtaM vA bhavvaM vA bhavissati vA / " jo niyata hai, usako atIta, anAgata yA vartamAna meM aniyata nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / . Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anantAnanta atIta se kAla kI avirAma yAtrA jIvana ke kaTu-mRdu anubhavoM ko prANa meM spaMdita karatI huI cala rahI hai| na jAne kitane ghAta-pratighAta, utthAna-patana aura sRjana-saMhAra kI kathA - yAtrA atIta ke smRti - pradeza ko Andolita kara rahI hai / kahIM saba kucha anajAne hI ghaTatA cala gayA hai / udbhava, sthiti aura saMhAra kA alakSya kautuka, jijJAsA kI parata-dara-parata apane jJAnakoSa meM sameTa rahI hai| para, yaha eka aisA cakra hai, jisake nirNAyaka biMdu kA sAdhAraNa jana-mana ko kahIM patA nahIM hai ? aramAnoM kI eka sajI-saMvarI AsthA ko le kara manuSya vikAsa kI dhArA meM gatimAna hone ko prastuta hotA hai, para usake hara padakSepa meM niyati kI eka adRSTa mahAzakti isa rUpa meM khar3I rahatI hai ki mAnava kI saMkalpita icchA evaM yojanA ke viparIta vaha jidhara bhI mor3a detI hai, udhara hI use mur3a jAnA par3atA hai| jina bhagna setuoM ke sAtha vaha jor3a de, vahA~ use jur3a jAnA par3atA hai| aisA lagatA hai ki bikhare hue tamAma maMtavya abhI-abhI pakar3a meM A jAyeMge, para zIghra hI ve aise chUTa jAte haiM, unake astitva kA bhI kahIM atA-patA nahIM rahatA / samaya kI vegavatI dhArA una tamAma maMtavyoM ko bahAye lie jAtI hai aura hama luTe-luTe-se, hataprabha ho kinAre para asahAya khar3e raha jAte haiM / A~khoM kI koroM meM chalaka AyI do bUMdeM bhI sAhacarya sukha nahIM de pAtIM aura tatkAlIna vedanA kI spaMdanahIna avasthA meM use Dhulakate dekhakara hama zUnya meM tAkate raha jAte haiM / kahIM cIr3a-vana se chanatI huI cA~danI priya ke avasAdagrasta mukhamaNDala para par3atI hai aura sahasA atIta kI anathaka smRtiyA~ pIr3A ke paTa khola detI haiM / hama nahIM cAhate, para phira bhI koI koyala araNya ke kone meM kuhakamayI vANI bola uThatI hai / ukta sthiti-citra para se spaSTa hai ki kAla ke isa lIlA cakra meM jo kucha bhI ho rahA hai, vaha saba-kAsaba pUrva niyata hai / kahIM kucha apane Agraha kA karaNIya nahIM hai / pUrva niyata prakriyA meM sabako calanA hai / kAla kI gati bar3I nirmama hai / usa kI rAheM kahIM sama haiM, to kahIM viSama haiM / parade ke pIche niyati kI avirAma lIlA jArI hai| abodha mana-mastiSka ke vyakti kahate haiM ki ise hamane kiyA hai / yaha dhana-sampatti hamArI hai / yaha parivAra - parijana hamAre haiN| ise maiMne bacAyA hai, aura use maiMne mArA hai / na jAne kitane vyartha ke dAyitva apane kSudra ahaM para lAde rahate haiM / mAnava ke jIvana- prAMgaNa meM kabhI anukUla to kabhI pratikUla, anekavidha ghaTanAoM ke saMyoga-viyoga, milana aura vichoha ke kaTu-mRdu adhyAyoM kA nirmANa hara kSaNa hotA rahatA hai / eka ora jIvana saMvega kI eka-eka kar3iyA~ jur3a aura dUsarI ora pArada kI bhA~ti na jAne kaise bikharatI calI jAtI haiM / cetanA kA antaraMga madhurima pradeza aghaTanIya ko AtmasAt karanA nahIM cAhatA hai, para na cAhane se kyA hotA hai ? anacAhA bhI saba-kucha ghaTatA calA jAtA hai| palaka abhI pUrI taraha khula bhI nahIM pAtI hai ki sapanA TUTa jAtA hai / manuSya cAhatA, to bahutakucha para anantaH vaha kyA aura kitanA pAtA hai, yaha sabhI ke apane-apane jIvana kSetra kI pratyakSa anubhUti hai, jise yoM hI nakArA nahIM jA sakatA / ye prazna haiM -- praznoM ke ambAra haiM, jo mRga marIcikA meM daur3a rahe haiM ? vaha sAgara kahA~ hai, jo dRSTi ko sAplAvita kara sake ? sUrya kI sunahalI kiraNa reta ke Ubar3a-khAbar3a TIle para par3atI hai aura eka bhrama dRSTi meM samA jAtA hai| eka tIvra daur3a calatI hai, para bIca rAha meM hI jIvana lIlA samApta ho jAtI hai / yAtrA adhUrI raha jAtI hai / prazna phira panapate haiM / yahI krama hai / yaha krama niravadhi haiM / isakA kahIM koI ora-chora nahIM hai / eka akhaNDa zrRMkhalA ke rUpa meM saba kucha pUrva - niyata hai / atIta, anAgata aura vartamAna kI sArI kriyAe~, dArzanika cintana kI sunizcita 'niyati' nAmaka eka adRzya zakti ke hAthoM saMcAlita haiM / 'ahaM karomi ' rUpa meM vyakti kA kartRtva-bodha, bodha nahIM, kalpita ahaMkAra hai / yaha ahaMkAra jIvana ko pIr3ita karatA rahatA hai| anAgata ke prati anAsthA utpanna karatA hai / zAzvata ke prati zaMkA utpanna karatA hai / jIvana ko vibhrama ke mAyAjAla meM phaMsA kara upahAsAspada tAMDava nRtya karavAtA rahatA hai| yaha nRtya kI prakriyA kabhI samApta nahIM hotI, aura manuSya jala-budbud ke samAna eka jhaTake meM sahasA samApta ho jAtA hai / atIta meM jitanI kriyAe~ sampAdita ho gayI haiM, tathA jo pratyakSa vartamAna kI mahAlIlA meM abhI dRSTi niyati kA sarvatoSa darzana For Private Personal Use Only 37 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gocara ho rahI haiM, yA jo anAgata ke prati AsthA aura anAsthA ke setu nirmita kara rahI haiM, ve saba-kI-saba pUrva niyata thIM, pUrva niyata haiM aura pUrva niyata hI hoNgii| niyati se pRthak kucha nahIM hai| jJAna-jyoti se dIpta cetanA kA dhanI sAdhaka sahaja bhAva se kartA nahIM, apitu draSTA banakara ghaTanA-pravAha ko taTastha dRSTi se nihAratA calA jAtA hai| vaha dekhatA ki aNu-aNu kA spandana bhI pUrva niyata hai| bhAva-bhUmi kI UrjA aura uSmA ke sAre taraMga pUrva niyata haiN| jIvana-mRtyu kI sArI krIr3Ae~ pUrva niyata haiN| kAla kA avAdha ratha-cakra kisa ora kisa gati se calatA hai, ise kauna kaha sakatA hai ? mohamar3ha vyakti svayaM ke parikalpita kartRtva-bodha ke ahaM meM eka phUlI huI lAza kI taraha isa saMsAra-sAgara meM DabatA-utarAtA rahatA hai| vaha visphArita netroM se mahAkAla ke nartana ko dekhatA hai aura vyagra hokara saphalatA aura asaphalatA ke dvandva pAza meM ulajhatA jAtA hai| kabhI harSa-hAsya to kabhI rossrudn| basa, inhIM do binduoM para usakI bhaTakana hotI rahatI hai| parantu prabaddhacetA vItarAga-jJAnI rAga-virAga kI, arthAt moha aura kSobha kI tamAma sImAoM aura saMbhAvita paristhitiyoM kI udvelana kI gayI avasthAoM ke pAra calA jAtA hai aura jagata ke samagra zubhAzubha ghaTanAcakroM ke saMbaMdhoM meM samatva kI AtmalakSI divya-jyoti kA darzana karatA hai| vaha saMjJA evaM vizeSaNa kI tamAma paridhiyoM se apane ko mukta kara letA hai| andara aura bAhara sRSTi ke tamAma rahasyoM meM use eka pUrva-nirdhArita kramabaddha yojanA parilakSita hotI hai| vaha niyati ke akhaNDa, abAdhita evaM avicchinna satya ko Atmastha kara, svayaM meM anubhUta kara nirvikalpa bhAva ke mauna kendra meM caJcalatAmukta susthira ho jAtA hai| usakI ahaM se paricAlita vAcalatA svayaM samApta ho jAtI hai| jisa taraha gaMgA guDa ke svAda kA vivaraNa prastuta karane meM asamartha hotA hai, usI taraha jagata ke lIlAmaya rahasyoM kI rasAnubhUti kA varNana indriyoM ke kSudra upakaraNoM ke dvArA kabhI nahIM ho sktaa| isI avAcyatA ke sandarbha meM kabhI kahA gayA thA "gUMge kA guDa hai bhagavAna, bAhara-bhItara eka smaan|" prajJAvAna jIva ko yaha jJAta hai ki jo kucha bhI ghaTita ho rahA hai athavA hone vAlA hai--usameM akasmAt jaisA kucha nahIM hai| dravya cAhe jar3a ho athavA cetana, jisakA jo bhI paryAya, pariNati, gati, sthiti evaM parivartana jisa kAla aura jisa kSetra meM, jisa anukUla yA pratikUla nimitta evaM sAdhana se honA hotA hai, vaha ho kara rahatA hai| kyoM? kyoMki saba kucha vyavasthita hai| carma-cakSuoM ko aisA lagatA hai ki yaha sArA-kA-sArA harSa-viSAda, saMyoga-viyoga, hAni-lAbha Adi kA bikharAva tatkAla ghaTita hone vAlI, kriyamANa paristhitiyoM ke prabhAva se ho rahA hai| para aisA kucha nahIM hai| tattvadRSTi se saMpanna manISI sAdhaka ko isa bAta kA patA hai ki vaha saba pUrvaniyata hai| akasmAt jaisA kucha nahIM hai| vyakti svayaM ho, yA anya koI ho, vaha niyati ke anurUpa idhara yA udhara nimitta to ho sakatA hai, anya kucha nhiiN| rAma kA jisa vakta vanavAsa hotA hai, bharata vyAkula ho jAte haiN| vanavAsa meM nimittabhata apanI mAtA kaikeyI para ruSTa hote haiN| kintu vikSubdha bharata ko niyati ke pariprekSya meM sAntvanA dete hue maharSi vaziSTha samAdhAna dete haiM "sunaha bharata bhAvI prabala, bilakhi kaheu muni nAtha / hAni-lAbha, jIvana-maraNa, yaza-apayaza vidhi hAtha // " isa prakAra ke do-cAra kyA, hajAroM aura bhI aise aneka pramANa haiM, jo niyati kI mahAlIlA kA digadarzana karAte haiN| vartamAna kAla kI dRSTi meM anupasthita anantajJAnI sarvajJa sarvadarzI sarvottamoM kI bAta chor3a bhI dI jAya, taba bhI siddhayoga aura jyotiSa-zAstra Adi bhavitavyatA kA akATya pramANa prastuta karate haiN| dhyAtAoM kI parizuddha anubhUti meM jaba bhI jo kucha bhI bhAvI kArya pratibimbita haA hai, vaha Age calakara nirdiSTa samaya para bindu mAtra bhI hera-phera ke binA sampAdita huA hai| una maMtavyoM ke kriyAnvayana meM jaba bhI kabhI bhUleM huI haiM, usakA kAraNa pravaktA kA vidyAgata alpajJatva evaM pramAda hI rahA hai| saiddhAntikatA meM kahIM pramAda nahIM hai| skhalita cintanA se buddhi meM pramAda utpanna hotA hai aura vaha pramAda hI ghoSita nirNaya kI viparItatA meM hetU hotA hai| 38 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAyaH yaha bhI dekhA jAtA hai ki svapnAvasthA meM bhI bhAvI ghaTanAoM kA pUrvAbhAsa ho jAtA hai| ghaTanAoM ke ghaTita ho jAne ke bAda aksara loga kahA karate haiM ki-mujhe isakA AbhAsa amuka rAtri ko svapna meM ho gayA thaa| ghaTanA ke ghaTita hone ke bAda kyA, pahale hI sambandhita vyaktiyoM ko sUcita kara diyA gayA hai ki aisA hone vAlA hai| aura vaha vaisA hI huA hai| loga Azcaryacakita raha gaye haiN| yaha merA bhI aneka bAra kA pratyakSa siddha vyaktigata anubhava hai| prazna hai, yaha kaise saMbhava hai ? prazna sAdhAraNa nahIM hai| bahuta gaMbhIra hai| ghaTanA ke ghaTita hone ke pUrva usakA AbhAsa ho jAnA, svapna meM calacitra kI taraha usa anastitva ke astitva kA ubhara AnA kaise saMbhava hai ? isakA mUlAdhAra kyA hai? kAraNa se hI kArya hotA hai| akAraNa kucha nahIM hai| ataH spaSTa hI prazna khar3A ho jAtA hai ki jaba bhAvI ghaTanA ke ghaTita hone kA kahIM-koI dRSTa sUkSma kAraNa hai hI nahIM, to phira vaha pUrva meM hI kaise dRSTigocara ho gayI? isakA ekamAtra uttara-niyati hai| hara dravya kI apane hI andara kI eka niyati hai| kramabaddha paryAyoM kA akhaNDa zRMkhalA-sUtra haiN| jaina-darzana meM hara dravya ko, hara jaDa-caitanya vyakti ko anantAnanta guNa-paryAyoM kA akhaNDa puMja mAnA gayA hai| dravya meM paryAyoM kA pravahamAna eka ananta pravAha hai aura ve saba paryAya paraspara kramabaddha haiN| arthAt ve eka ke bAda eka krama se udbhUta hotI rahatI haiN| prathama kSaNa meM uddhRta hone vAle paryAya evaM vivarta dUsare yA tIsare kSaNa meM nahIM hote| aura na dUsare yA tIsare Adi kSaNoM meM udbhata hone vAle haThAt prathama kSaNa meM hote haiN| idhara-udhara kA kucha bhI heraphera nahIM hotaa| pahale phUla hotA hai, tatpazcAt phl| aisA nahIM hotA ki pahale phala ho jAe~, tatpazcAt phUla khileN| prakRti meM bhI kramabhaMga jaisI koI sthiti nahIM hai| sarvatra kramavAda kA akhaNDa rAjya hai| yavanikA ke pRSTha bhAga meM sAre pAtra pahale se prastuta haiN| abhinaya ke krama meM raMgamaMca para jaba bhI jinakI upasthiti apekSita hotI hai, niyamAnusAra unakA Agamana hotA hai aura ve apanI niyata bhUmikA adA karate haiN| kAryAnantara punaH yavanikA ke pRSThabhAga meM cale jAte haiN| darzana kI bhASA meM yaha zakti se vyakti kA, tirobhAva se AvirbhAva kA eka abhedya krama hai| samudra meM taraMga uThatI hai, phira usImeM vilIna ho jAtI hai, usI prakAra hara dravya eka sAgara hai, jisameM paryAyoM kA AvirbhAva aura tirobhAva nirantara hotA rahatA hai| bhaviSya ke pUrvAbhAsa ke saMbaMdha meM bhI yaha svIkAra karanA hogA ki vaha pahale se hI pUrNarUpa se nirdhArita, sthira evaM nizcita sthiti hai, aura usakA AdhAra niyati hai, paryAyoM kI kramabaddhatA hai| hama vyavahAra se kAla kA bhUta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya tIna kAloM meM vibhakta karate hai, anyathA vaha eka avibhakta akhaNDa hai| ataH Ane vAlA jo bhaviSya vartamAna meM rUpAntarita hone vAlA hai, vaha sAdhAraNa mAnava kI parikalpanA meM bhale hI nahIM AtA ho, parantu vaha tattvata: pahale se hI dravya kI sattA meM hai| ataeva siddhAntataH yaha mAnanA hogA ki bhavitavyatA kA agocara saMsAra niyati ke dvArA nirmita hai| kAla kI pravahamAna dhArA meM yathAvasara usakA AvirbhAva evaM tirobhAva hotA rahatA hai| yaha tattvadRSTi hI prAjJa mAnava ko jIvana kI udvegajanaka samasta zaMkA-kuzaMkAoM se mukta karatI hai| anyathA karane aura karAne ke abhimAna meM mAnava mana adhikAdhika azAnta evaM udvigna hotA jAegA, use abhISTa zAnti kathamapi prApta na ho skegii| cintana ke inhIM kSaNoM meM adhyAtma-darzana ke AcAryoM kA ekamata se yaha mahAsvara mukharita huA hai--"ahaM karomIti vRthaa'bhimaanH|" jaina-darzana kI mAnyatA ke anusAra niyativAda mAnava mana ko nirbhaya aura nirdvandva banAtA hai| jJAna ke uccatama zikharoM para ArohaNa kara jAne meM niyativAda kA yaha bhAva sAdhaka ko sahAyatA pradAna karatA hai| satya ke cintana kI yaha eka aisI avasthA hai, jahA~ prAjJatA ke kAlAtIta adhyAya jur3ate haiM, jo sAdhaka ko samatva yoga ke nikaSa para car3hAkara zaktimAna banAte haiN| jana-darzana kI isa mAnyatA kI pRSThabhUmi meM divyatama jIvana kI upalabdhiyoM kI ve prAjJarazmiyAM prasphuTita huI haiM, jinase AryAvarta kI cintana-paramparA gauravAnvita huI hai| yaha eka aisI avasthA hai, jo sAdhaka ko zubhAzubha ke paridhiyoM se bAhara le AtI hai| isa jJAnamaya sthiti meM kisI bhI rAga-dveSa kI AkulatA sAdhaka ko vicalita nahIM karatI, usake sammukha vighna-bAdhAoM kI jitanI bhI parvata zreNiyA~ upasthita hotI haiM, ve sArI kI sArI usake virAT samatvabhAva meM samAhita ho jAtI haiN| ataH kAla ke parivartanacakra kA uddAma vega use kahIM se bhI Andolita nahIM krtaa| niyati kA sarvatoSa darzana Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukUla evaM pratikUla ke dvandva-cakra meM se hI rAgadveSa kA janma hotA hai para kaba hotA hai ? taba hotA hai, jaba vyakti usake hAni-lAbha sambandhI guNa-doSoM ke vizleSaNa meM grasta ho jAtA hai / niyati kA darzana ukta grastatA se bacAtA hai / mAnasika cintana kI yaha eka aisI UMcAI hai, jahA~ sAdhaka kisI ke dvArA apane viruddha kArya hone para na to usake prati dveSa karatA hai aura na apane dvArA acchA kiye jAne para apane prati zreSThatA ke ahaM kA rAga hI karatA hai| vaha sarvatra samabhAva se avasthita hotA hai --anAkula, anudvelita, akSubdha aura astabdha ha hai / yahI vedAnta kI brAhmI sthiti hai, jaina darzana kI vItarAga avasthA aura bauddha darzana kI vipazyanA sthiti hai / samasta prAcya darzana-zAstroM ke bandhana mukti kI dizA meM antataH yahI mantavya haiM ki AtmajJAnI ko, prabuddha sAdhaka ko kartAbhAva tyAga kara draSTAbhAva meM avasthita honA hai| jo ho rahA hai, vaha usakA eka taTastha darzaka hai, jisake mana-vacana meM kahIM bhI viSamatA nahIM hai| samayAnurUpa zubhAzubha ke pratikAra evaM svIkAra meM kahIM bhI liptatA nahIM hai| karma aura karmaphala ke sAtha kartatva evaM bhoktRtva ke ahaMkAra kA vahA~ visarjana ho jAtA hai, ataH yathAprApta karma aura karmaphala ke gahare jala meM raha kara bhI vaha kamala ke samAna nilipta bhAva se avasthita hai / samasta mAnasika tanAvoM se sabhI bhA~ti mukta rahane kI apane meM yaha amogha dArzanika prakriyA hai / prastuta sandarbha meM kucha logoM kA kahanA hai ki niyati ke isa siddhAnta se to manuSya ke karma karane kI svataMtratA hI samApta ho jAtI hai / jaba niyati se hI kramabaddhatA ke rUpameM saba-kucha hotA hai, taba manuSya ke adhikAra meM kyA raha jAtA hai ? vaha karma kyoM karegA? jo honA hogA, vaha svataH ho jaaegaa| yaha to spaSTa hI niSkri yatA kA kartavya vimukhatA kA aghoSita siddhAnta hai, jo jana-maMgala ke abhyudaya evaM niHzreyasa kA pratirodhI hai| 1 prazna Upara se gaharA lagatA hai / parantu tattvata: bilkula uthalA huA hai yaha prazna / vyakti kI svataMtratA kA hanana to taba hotA jaba koI bAhara kA Izvara yA anya koI kartA mAnA jaataa| parantu yahA~ to dusare kA kartRtva kisI bhI aMza meM svIkArya nahIM hai / yahA~ to svayaM kA kartatva svayaM meM hI niyata hai / niyati anya kI nahIM; apanI hai| hara dravya kI apanI eka niyati hai vaha dravya se bhinna nahIM hai| ataH jaina darzana ke anusAra mAnava svayaM svayaM kA kartA, sraSTA hai, svayaM kA Izvara svayaM hai / jala se udbhUta hone vAlI taraMga jala kI hI to hotI hai / jaina darzana kI tattvadRSTi meM hara dravya svayaM meM pratyeka kSaNa eka pUrNa evaM akhaNDa ikAI hai, vaha apanI paridhi meM sarvataMtra svataMtra hai| dravya meM jo bhI kArya vyApAra ghaTita hote haiM, ve dravya kI apanI sattA meM se udbhUta hote haiN| jo kucha hotA hai, vaha saba mUlataH bhItara se ghaTita hotA hai| bAhara meM se kisI anya ke dvArA usameM guNAdhAna nahIM hotA / ataH niyativAda meM svataH saMbhUta karma se inkAra nahIM hai; inkAra hai usake kartA hone ke ahaM se / jJAnI sahaja bhAva se kahatA hai-- ho rahA hai, aura ajJAnI darpa se kahatA hai-- maiM kara rahA hU~ / jJAnI kI dRSTi meM kahIM maiM nahIM hai aura ajJAnI kI dRSTi meM sarvatra maiM-maiM-maiM kI eka kurUpa chavi sadA chAyI rahatI hai / niyati karma ke visarjana ke lie nahIM, apitu karma ke Age-pIche jo vibhAva pariNati kA hetu karma ke kartatva kA aham bhAva hai, usakA visarjana hai / jaba hama kartavya karma ko aura usase prApta hone vAle phala ko hone ke rUpa meM svIkAra lete haiM, to sahaja hI, karma aura karma ke bhoga se bandhanarUpa meM hone vAlI liptatA samApta ho jAtI hai| isa prakAra mAdharyamayI Rju * saMkalpa kI bhAvadhArA samAhita karane meM niyativAdI mAnyatA sAdhaka kI antazcetanA meM satyAnuprANita navIna tathyoM ko ujAgara karatI hai evaM karma ke kSetra meM vaividhya ke atisaMkula pariveza meM svayaM pradAna karatI hai| niyativAdI dRSTi vaha vimukta dRSTi hai, jisameM kisI bhI prakAra kI rAgAtmaka prIti evaM Asakti, ghRNA evaM dveSa tathA saMtrAsajanya zaMkAkula manaHsthitiyA~ apanA sthAna nahIM pAtI aura na citta meM kisI bhI prakAra kI udvignatA, caMcalatA evaM bAdhA hI utpanna karatI hai / niyativAda manuSya kI tamAma kuNThAoM ko visarjita karatA hai| jIvana ko sabhI prakAra ke tanAva evaM dvandva se mukta karatA hai / manuSya ko kartAbhAva tyAgane kA pAvana sandeza detA hai aura karma ke prAMjala svarUpa ko jJAnonmeSa meM udghATita karatA hai| honI hI hotI hai| anahonI na kabhI huI haiM, na kabhI hogii| zAnta citta se prApta karma kiijie| yadi use honA hai, to samaya para ho jAegA aura yadi use nahIM honA hai, to na hogaa| sAdhaka ko anukUla yA pratikUla donoM hI pariNAmoM ke lie saharSa taiyAra rahanA cAhie kisI bhI prakAra kI AkulatA kI Ava zyakatA nahIM hai| Akula ho kara to kucha bhI prApta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| AkulatA se to prApti yA aprApti sAgara, naukA aura nAvika 40 . Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM meM hI zAnti kI apekSA azAnti kI hI saMbhAvanA adhika rahatI hai| jo kucha bhI niyata hai, prAptavya hai, use saMsAra kI koI bhI tAkata roka pAne meM samartha nahIM hai, aura jo aprAptavya hai, use koI prApta karAne meM sakSama nahIM hai / manuSya vyartha hI vikalpoM meM ulajhatA hai / aura ulajhakara apane svarNima samaya ko AlocanAoM ke kaTu saMvAdoM maiM pariNata kara detA hai| yaha saMsAra apane niyata patha para gatimAna hai| isakI gati niyati se spandita hai| prastuta saMdarbha meM bhArata ke eka mahAna tattvadarzI RSi ne kahA thA ki sukha ho athavA dukha ho, priya ho, athavA apriya, jo bhI yathAprasaMga prApta hotA jAya, use svIkAra kara lenA hI uttama hai / parantu ukta svIkRti meM sAvadhAna rahane kI jarUrata hai, hRdaya meM kisI bhI prakAra ke parAjita bhAva ko utpanna na hone dene kI AvazyakatA hai aura na mana ko kisI bhI rUpa meM taraMgAkula hone denA hai| prApta hone vAlI hara paristhiti ko svIkRti dene kA yaha artha nahIM hai ki jo anucita ho, pratihArya ho, usakA pratihAra evaM pratikAra na kiyA jaae| niyati kA artha hatAza ho kara hara kahIM ghuTane Teka denA nahIM hai| pratikAra karane kI bhI apanI niyati hai, basa apekSA ekamAtra yahI hai ki vaha pratikAra bhI niyati ke rUpa meM svIkRta kiyA jAnA cAhie, phalataH AkulatA se mukta raha kara saba-kucha anAkula bhAva se honA caahie| astu niyativAda mAnava mana ko sarvadA anAkula, anAvila, svaccha rahane kI preraNA detA hai| niSkaluSa jJAna kI tejomaya AbhA se hara kSaNa dIpta rahane kA maMgalamaya saMdeza detA hai| yaha cintana, vaha prazAnta sAgara jahA~ kaluSa ke hAhAkAra karate tamAma tUphAna zAnta ho jAte haiM aura eka parama zAnta snigdha vAtAvaraNa kI maMdamadira saurabha se Atma cetanA ApyAyita ho jAtI hai| isI anAkula zAnta bhAva kI upalabdhi ke lie tatva draSTA RSi kI purAtana, kintu hara kSaNa nUtana divya vANI hai : niyati kA sarvatoSa darzana "sukhaM vA yadi vA duHkhaM / prApta priyaM vA yadi vA'priyam // prAptamupAsita / hRdayenA'parAjitaH ||" 41 . Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva-zAnti kA AdhAra anekAnta Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti aura saMsAra cakra ke anekAnta jo gUr3ha tazva kA bhada kholatA / jJAna- tulA para, parama satya kA marma tolatA // . Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jitanI gaharAI ke sAtha ahiMsA aura aparigraha kA vivecana kiyA, anekAnta-darzana ke cintana meM bhI ve utane hI gahare utre| anekAnta ko na kevala eka darzana ke rUpa meM, kintu sarvamAnya jIvana-dharma ke rUpa meM prastuta karane kA zreya mahAvIra ko hI hai| ahiMsA aura aparigraha ke cintana meM bhI unhoMne anekAntadRSTi kA prayoga kiyaa| prayoga hI kyoM, yahA~ taka kahA jA sakatA hai ki anekAnta-rahita ahiMsA aura aparigraha bhI mahAvIra ko mAnya nahIM the| Apa zAyada caukeMge yaha kaise? kiMtu vastusthiti yahI hai| cUMki pratyeka vastu, pratyeka sattA, pratyeka sthiti aura pratyeka vicAra ananta dharmAtmaka hai| usake vibhinna pahala, vibhinna pakSa hote haiN| una pahaluoM aura pakSoM para vicAra kie binA yadi hama kucha nirNaya karate haiM, to yaha usa vastutattva ke prati svarUpaghAta hogA, vastu-vijJAna ke sAtha anyAya hogA aura svayaM apanI jJAna-cetanA ke sAtha bhI eka dhokhA hogaa| kisI bhI vastu ke tattva-svarUpa para cintana karane se pahale hameM apanI dRSTi ko pUrvAgrahoM se mukta, svatantra aura vyApaka banAnA hogA, usake pratyeka pahala ko asti, nAsti Adi vibhinna vikalpoM dvArA parakhanA hogA, tabhI hama usake yathArtha svarUpa kA jJAna prApta kara skeNge| ahiMsA aura aparigraha ke viSaya meM bhI yahI bAta hai, isalie maiMne kahA--mahAvIra ke ahiMsA aura aparigraha bhI anekAntAtmaka the| ahiMsAtmaka anekAntavAda kA eka udAharaNa liijie| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhaka ke lie sarvathA hiMsA kA niSedha kiyaa| "savvAo pANAivAyAo viramaNaM / " kisI bhI prakAra kI hiMsA kA samarthana unhoMne nahIM kiyaa| kintu janakalyANa kI bhAvanA se, kisI udAtta dhyeya kI prApti ke lie, tathA vItarAga jIvana-caryA meM bhI kabhI kahIM paristhitivaza anacAhe bhI jo sUkSma yA sthUla prANighAta ho jAtA hai, usa viSaya meM unhoMne kabhI ekAnta nivRtti kA Agraha nahIM kiyA, apitu vyavahAra meM usa prANihiMsA ko hiMsA svIkAra karake bhI use nizcaya meM hiMsA kI paridhi se mukta maanaa| kyoMki unhoMne ahiMsA kI maulika tattva-dRSTi se bAhara meM dRzyamAna prANivadha ko nahIM, kintu rAga-dveSAtmaka antaravRtti ko, pramatta-yoga "pamAyaM kammamAhaMsa" ko hI hiMsA batAyA, karma-bandhana kA hetu kahA, yahI unakA ahiMsA ke kSetra meM anekAntavAdI cintana thaa| parigraha aura aparigraha ke viSaya meM bhI mahAvIra bahuta udAra aura spaSTa the| yadyapi jahA~ parigraha kI gaNanA kI gaI, vahA~ vastra, pAtra, bhojana, bhavana Adi bAhya vastuoM ko, yahA~ taka ki zarIra ko bhI parigraha kI parigaNanA meM liyA gayA, kintu jahA~ parigraha kA tAtvika prazna AyA, vahA~ unhoMne mUrchA bhAva ke rUpa meM parigraha kI eka svataMtra evaM vyApaka vyAkhyA kii| mahAvIra vastuvAdI nahIM, bhAvavAdI the, ata: unakA aparigraha kA siddhAnta bAhya jar3a vastuvAda meM kaise ulajha jAtA? unhoMne spaSTa ghoSaNA kI--vastu parigraha nahIM, bhAva hI (mamatA) parigraha hai| mana kI marchA, Asakti aura rAgAtmaka vikalpa--yahI parigraha hai, bandhana hai--"mucchA prigghoN"| isI prakAra jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM, cintana ke hara naye mor3a para mahAvIra-'hA~-aura-nA' ke sAtha cle| unakA uttara 'asti-nAsti' ke sAtha apekSApUrvaka hotA thaa| ekAnta asti yA ekanta nAsti jaisA nirapekSa kucha bhI unake tattva-darzana meM nahIM thaa| apane ziSyoM se mahAvIra ne spaSTa kahA thA--"satya ananta hai, virAT hai| koI bhI alpajJAnI satya ko sampUrNa rUpa se jAna nahIM sktaa| jo jAnatA hai, vaha usakA kevala eka pahala hotA hai, eka aMza hotA hai| sarvajJa sarvadarzI, jo satya kA sampUrNa sAkSAtkAra kara letA hai, vaha bhI usa jJAta satya ko vANI dvArA pUrNarUpa se avikala vyakta nahIM kara sktaa|" isa sthiti meM satya ko saMpUrNa rUpa se jAnane kA, aura samagra rUpa se kathana karane kA dAvA kauna kara sakatA hai ? hama jo kucha dekhate haiM, vaha eka-pakSIya hotA hai| aura jo kucha kathana karate haiM, vaha bhI ekapakSIya hI hai| vastuta:satya ke sampUrNa svarUpa ko na hama eka sAtha pUrNarUpa se dekha sakate haiM, na vyakta kara sakate haiM, phira apane darzana ko ekAnta rUpa se pUrNa, yathArtha aura apane kathana ko ekAnta satya karAra dekara dUsaroM ke darzana aura kathana ko ekAnta rUpa se asatya ghoSita karanA, kyA satya ke sAtha anyAya nahIM haiM ? vizva-zAnti kA AdhAra anekAnta 45 Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa tathya ko hama eka anya udAharaNa se bhI samajha sakate haiM eka vizAla evaM uttuMga suramya parvata hai, samajha lIjie himAlaya hai| aneka parvatArohI vibhinna mArgoM se usa para car3hate hai, aura bhinna-bhinna dizAoM kI ora se usake citra lete haiM / koI pUraba se to koI pazcima se, koI uttara se to koI dakSiNa se / yaha to nizcita hai ki vibhinna dizAoM se lie gae citra paraspara eka-dUsare se kucha bhinna hI hoMge, phalasvarUpa dekhane meM ve eka-dUsare se viparIta hI dikhAI deNge| isa para yadi koI himAlaya kI eka dizA ke citra ko hI sahI batAkara anya dizAoM ke citroM ko jhUThA batAye, yA unheM himAlaya ke citra mAnane se hI inkAra kara de, to use Apa kyA kaheMge? vastutaH sabhI citra eka pakSIya haiN| himAlaya kI eka-dezIya praticchavi hI unameM aMkita hai / kintu hama unheM asatya aura avAstavika to nahIM kaha sakate saba citroM ko yathAkrama milAiye, to himAlaya kA eka pUrNa rUpa Apake sAmane upasthita ho jaayegaa| khaNDa-khaNDa himAlaya eka akhaNDa AkRti le legA, aura isake sAtha himAlaya ke dRzyoM kA khaNDa-khaNDa satya eka akhaNDa satya kI anubhUti ko abhivyakti degA / yahI bAta vizva ke samagra satyoM ke sambandha meM hai koI bhI satya ho, usake eka-pakSIya dRSTikoNoM ko lekara anya dRSTikoNoM kA apalApa yA virodha nahIM honA cAhie, kintu una paraspara viruddha pratIta hone vAle dRSTikoNoM ke yathArtha samanvaya kA prayatna honA caahie| dUsaroM ko asatya ghoSita kara svayaM ko hI satya kA ekamAtra ThekedAra batAnA, eka prakAra kA ajJAna-bharA andha ahaM hai, daMbha hai, chalanA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai, sampUrNa satya ko samajhane ke lie satya ke samasta aMgo kA anAgrahapUrvaka avalokana karo aura phira unakA apekSA - pUrvaka kathana karo / bhagavAn mahAvIra kI yaha cintanazailI apekSAvAdI anekAntavAdI zailI thI, aura unakI kathanazailI sthAdvAda yA vibhajyavAda ke nAma se pracalita huI "vibhajjavAyaM ca viyAgarejjA / " arthAt anekAnta vastu meM ananta dharma kI tattvadRSTi rakhatA hai, ataH vaha vastuparaka hotA hai, aura syAdvAda anantadharmAtmaka vastu ke svarUpa kA apekSApradhAna varNana hai, ataH vaha zabdaparaka hotA hai| jana sAdhAraNa itanA sUkSma bheda le kara nahIM calatA, ataH vaha donoM ko paryAyavAcI mAna letA hai| vaise donoM meM hI anekAnta kA svara hai| jana-sulabha bhASA meM eka udAharaNa ke dvArA mahAvIra ke anekAnta evaM syAdvAda kA svarUpa isa prakAra samajhA jA sakatA hai --Apa jaba eka kacce Ama ko dekhate haiM, to sahasA kaha uThate haiM--Ama harA hai, usako cakhate to kahate haiM-Ama khaTTA hai| isa kathana meM Ama meM rahe hue anya gaMdha, sparza Adi vartamAna guNa-dharmo kI, tathA bhaviSya meM parivartita hone vAle pIta evaM mAdharya Adi pariNamana- paryAyoM kI sahaja upekSA-sI ho gaI hai| niSedha nahIM, unheM gauNa kara diyA gayA hai| aura vartamAna meM jisa varNa evaM rasa kA viziSTa anubhava ho rahA hai, usI kI apekSA se Ama ko harA aura saTTA kahA gayA hai| Ama ke sambandha meM yaha kathana satya kathana hai, kyoMki usameM anekAntamUlaka svara hai / kintu yadi koI kahe ki Ama harA hI hai, khaTTA hI hai, to yaha ekAnta AgrahavAdI kathana hogA / 'hI' ke prayoga meM vartamAna evaM bhaviSya-kAlIna anya guNa-dharmoM kA sarvathA niSedha hai, itara- satya kA sarvathA apalApa hai, eka hI pratibhAsita AMzika satya kA Agraha hai / aura jahA~ isa taraha kA Agraha hotA hai, vahA~ AMzika satya bhI satya na raha kara asatya kA colA pahana letA hai| isalie mahAvIra ne pratibhAsita satya ko svIkRti de kara bhI, anya satyAMzoM ko lakSya meM rakhate hue Agraha kA nahIM, anAgraha kA udAra dRSTikoNa hI diyA / loka-jIvana ke vyavahAra-kSetra meM bhI hama 'hI' kA prayoga karake nahIM, kiMtu 'bhI' kA prayoga karake hI adhika saphala aura saMtulita raha sakate haiN| kalpanA karie, Apake pAsa eka praur3ha vyakti khar3A hai, tabhI koI eka yuvaka AtA hai aura use pUchatA hai- 'bhaiyA ! kidhara jA rahe ho ?' dUsare hI kSaNa eka bAlaka daur3A-daur3A AtA hai aura pukAratA hai- 'pitAjI! mere lie miThAI laanaa|' tabhI koI vRddha puruSa udhara A jAtA hai aura vaha usa praur3ha vyakti ko pUchatA hai-beTA! isa dhUpa meM kahA~ cale ? isa prakAra aneka vyakti Ate haiM, aura koI use cAcA kahatA hai, koI mAmA, koI mitra aura koI bhatIjA / 46 Apa Azcarya meM to nahIM par3eMge ? yaha kyA bAta hai ? eka hI vyakti kisI kA bhAI hai, kisI kA bhatIjA sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, kisI kA beTA hai aura kisI kA bApa hai / bApa hai to beTA kaise ? aura beTA hai to bApa kaise ? isI prakAra cAcA aura bhatIjA bhI eka hI vyakti eka sAtha kaise ho sakatA hai ? ye saba rizte-nAte paraspara virodhI hai, aura do virodhI tatva eka vyakti meM kaise ghaTita ho sakate haiM? ukta zaMkA evaM bhrama kA samAdhAna apekSAbAda meM hai| apekSAvAda vastu ko vibhinna apekSAoM, dRSTi binduoM se dekhatA hai| isake lie vaha 'hI' kA nahIM 'bhI' kA prayoga karatA hai / jo beTA hai, vaha sirpha kisI kA beTA hI nahIM, kisI kA bApa bhI hai| vaha sirpha kisI kA cAcA hI nahIM, kisI kA bhatIjA bhI hai / yahI bAta 'mAmA' Adi ke sambandha meM hai / yadi hama 'hI' ko hI pakar3a kara baiTha jAe~ge, to satya kI rakSA nahIM kara sakeMge / ekAnta 'hI' kA prayoga apane se bhinna samasta satyoM ko jhuThalA detA hai, jaba ki 'bhI' kA prayoga apane dvArA prastuta satya ko abhivyakti detA huA bhI dUsare satyoM ko bhI bagala meM mUka evaM gauNa svIkRti diye rahatA hai| ataH kisI eka pakSa evaM eka satyAMza ke prati ekAnta andha Agraha na rakha kara udAratApUrvaka anya pakSoM evaM satyAMzoM ko bhI socanA-samajhanA aura apekSApUrvaka unheM svIkAra karanA, yahI hai zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA anekAnta darzana / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA kisI eka pakSa kI sattA svIkAra bhale hI karo, kintu usake virodhI jaise pratibhAsita hone vAle (sarvathA virodhI nahIM) dUsare pakSa kI bhI jo sattA hai, use jhUThalAo mt| vipakSI satya ko bhI jIne do, cUMki deza kAla ke parivartana ke sAtha Aja kA pracchanna satyAMza kala prakaTa ho sakatA hai, usakI sattA, usakA astitva vyApaka evaM upAdeya bana sakatA hai--ataH hameM donoM satyoM ke prati jAgarUka rahanA hai, vyakta satya ko svIkAra karanA hai, sAtha hI avyakta satya ko bhI hAM, deza, kAla, vyakti evaM sthiti ke anusAra usakI kathaMcit gauNatA, sAmayika upekSA kI jA sakatI hai, kintu sarvathA niSedha nahIM / 1 bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha dArzanika cintana sirpha darzana aura dharma ke kSetra meM hI nahIM, kiMtu saMpUrNa jIvana ko sparza karane vAlA cintana hai| isI anekAnta darzana ke AdhAra para hama garIboM ko, durbaloM ko aura alpa saMkhyakoM ko nyAya de sakate haiM, unake astitva ko svIkAra kara unheM bhI vikasita hone kA avasara de sakate haiN| Aja vibhinna vargoM meM, rASTra-jAti-dharmoM meM jo vigraha, kalaha evaM saMgharSa haiM, usakA mUla kAraNa bhI eka-dUsare ke dRSTikoNa ko na samajhanA hai, vaiyaktika Agraha evaM haTha hai| anekAnta hI ina saba meM samanvaya sthApita kara sakatA hai| anekAnta saMkucita evaM anudAra dRSTi ko vizAla banAtA hai, udAra banAtA hai / aura, yaha vizAlatA, udAratA hI paraspara ke sauhArda, sahayoga, sadbhAvanA evaM samanvaya kA mUla prANa hai| ---- anekAntavAda vastutaH mAnava kA jIvana-dharma hai, samagra mAnava jAti kA jIvana darzana hai| Aja ke yuga meM isakI aura bhI AvazyakatA hai / samAnatA aura sahaastitva kA siddhAnta anekAnta ke binA cala hI nahIM sakegA / udAratA aura sahayoga kI bhAvanA tabhI balavatI hogI, jaba hamArA cintana anekAntavAdI hogaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke vyApaka cintana kI yaha samanvayAtmaka dena -- dhArmika sAmAjika jagat meM, bAhya aura antar jIvana meM sadA-sarvadA ke lie eka adbhuta dena mAnI jA sakatI hai| astu, hama anekAnta ko samagra mAnavatA ke sahaja vikAsa kI, vizvamaMgala aura janamaMgala kI dhurI bhI kaha sakate haiM / vizva-zAnti kA AdhAra anekAnta 47 . Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zramaNa-saMskRti meM: ahiMsA-darzana Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'prANimAtra prabhu ke beTe' -- yaha dharma-kathana hai, prANi prANi meM yahI bhAva, samatA kA dhana hai| samatA ke isa baMdhubhAva para dharma TikA haibaMdhu bhAva hI ataH vizva kA satya parama hai // . Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'ahiMsA' dharma aura darzana ke zabda saMsAra kA eka mahattara zabda hai| isa zabda ke dhvanita hote hI uccatara bhAratIya manISA kI eka lambI cintana-paramparA vizva vAGmaya ke citrapaTa para vaicArikatA ke nitAnta udAtta evam mahAn mAnavatAvAdI AyAmoM kA mana-bhAvana aMkana karanA prArambha kara detI hai| aneka kAlAvidhiyoM ke vyatIta ho jAne ke bAda bhI isake jana-maMgala astitva ke akSaNNa raha pAne ke pRSThabhAga meM mAnavIya UrjA kI vikAsa-yAtrA ke jo sambandha-setu dRSTigocara hote haiM, unheM karuNAmayI prajJA kI sarvocca upalabdhi kaha sakate haiN| upalabdhiyoM ke tarala uSmAyita prANa-saMjIvana kI kuhaka se jisa premAspada vaicArika navanIta kA saMgraha, tapasyA ke dugdha samudra se kiyA gayA hai, vaha prANimAtra ke prati apanatva kA sAra-garbhita bhAva hai, sRSTi ke bahuAyAmI vikAsa-krama kA Rju saMkalpa hai, mAnavIya cetanA kI prakhara dIpti hai, manuSya ke devatva pada para pratiSThita hone ke racanAdharmI sAMrSika vijaya kA manohara gAna hai| prANimAtra ke prati apanatva ke isa pAvana bhAva ne sRSTi ke udAtta saMkalpoM ko eka ora jahA~ naye suroM se sajAyA hai, vahIM dUsarI ora isake vikAsa-krama meM Ane vAle bhrAntijanya Adhibhautika, Adhidaivika evam AdhyAtmika pravaMcanAoM kA bhI yathAdeza, yathAkAla pariSkAra kiyA hai aura paraspara sahayogI sahayAtrI ke rUpa meM mAnava ke mana-vANI aura karma ko gati dI hai| isa bhAvanA ne manuSya ke krUra svArtho aham ko tor3A hai aura prItimayI zabdAvaliyoM ko eka sUtra meM lA jor3A hai| "mittI me savvabhUesa" zramaNa saMskRti kI virATa bhAvanA se niHsata vaha amRtasUtra hai, jisake eka-eka akSara tathA zabda ke dhvanivardhaka citrapaTa ko agara dhyAna se dekhA jAya, to uparyukta kahI gayI sArI bAteM sahaja hI spaSTa ho jaayNgii| sarvabhata meM yaha jo samatva kA maitrI bhAva hai, prANa kI pratyeka sphUraNAoM meM yaha jo zAzvata maMgala-saMdeza haiM, samasta romakUpoM meM yaha jo sajala spaMdana hai, yahI to abhivyakta karatA hai--"mittI me savvabhUesu" 'maitrI me sarvabhUteSu' kA yaha vizvatomukhI mAhAtmya / yaha vaha vividha-varNI pUSpa sajjita prANa-suSamA hai, jo apane meM sarvahita AhlAda ke kitane hI manvantaroM ko Abaddha kara letI haiN| apane divya premAliMgana meM jaba sArA saMsAra netroM ke sammakha apanatva ke parAga meM hillolita hone lagatA hai, taba ahiMsA bhagavatI vizvajananI ke rUpa meM abheda bhAva se snehavarSaNa karatI hai| zramaNa saMskRti kI prANavattA yahI to hai| isI sthala para to vaha samagra mAnavIya cintanazAstra ko prANimAtra ke prati karuNAmaya svarUpa meM avasthita rahane kA maMgalamaya mahAn saMdeza detI haiN| ahiMsA maraNadharmI deha kI amRtamayI prANa-pratiSThA hai| abhayamudrA meM prANimAtra ko jIvana dhAraNa karane kA prathama pATha hai, prathama maMgalAcaraNa haiN| isake Aloka meM cintakoM ne jaba bhI vizva ko apanA saMdeza diyA hai--kalyANa kA mArga prazasta huA hai| jIvana meM saMjIvanI sudhA kA saMcAra huA hai| digabhramita mAnava-jAti sarvahita meM sRjanAtmaka UrjA ko prApta karatI rahI hai| isI kendra para eka meM aneka kA aura aneka meM eka kA hita samAhita hotA hai| 'parasparopagraho jIvAnam' kA siddha maMtra isI ke brahmakaNTha se mukharita huA hai| manuSya kI Adima pravRttiyoM se lekara Aja taka kI vikAsa-yAtrA ke madhya kI sarvAdhika mahattvapUrNa kar3I agara kucha hai, to vaha prANimAtra kI rakSA kI ahiMsA bhAvanA hI hai| eka mAtra isI cintanA ne manuSya ko bhagavadAtmA ke rUpa meM RSi-devatva aura Izvaratva jaise mahAna padoM para pratiSThita kiyA hai| mAnavIya sadguNa jahA~ kahIM bhI dRSTigocara hote haiM, una saba ke mUla meM ahiMsA bhAvanA hI apanA pramukha sthAna rakhatI hai| vikAsa kI isa samRddha bhAva-cetanA meM jIvana ke bahuvidha AyAmoM ko eka ora jahA~ kalyANa-dRSTi pradAna kI hai, vahIM dUsarI ora use UrdhvamukhI prerakatattvoM se sauMdarya-vibhaSita bhI kiyA hai| vizva meM jahA~ kahIM nirmala niSpApa sauMdarya dikhAI par3atA hai, mAnavIya citta jahA~ kahIM bhI sahaja AkarSaNa ko prApta karatA hai, kSudra aNu jahA~ kahIM bhI virATa meM tadAkAra hone ko prastuta hotA hai, una tamAma binduoM para jJAna kA jo saMjIvana-prANa parilakSita hotA hai, vaha ahiMsA meM se prasphuTita huA hai| karuNAmayI ke asaMkhya kaNThoM se Rju prajJA ke divya svara phUTate haiN| aura phalataH bhAratI kA varada putra apanatva ke asIma sneha aura pulaka romAMcita ho gadgada bhAva se kaha uThatA hai-- "ahiMsA prmodhrmH|" ahiMsA ke prANa-pratiSThaka karuNAmUrti zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne praznavyAkaraNa ke ahiMsA sUkta meM ahiMsA ko "bhagavatI' kahA hai--"bhagavaI ahiNsaa|" aura unhIM ke mahAn uttarAdhikArI AcArya samantabhadra ne ahiMsA ko prANimAtra ke lie upAsya parabrahma kahA hai--"ahiMsA bhUtAnAM jagati viditaM brahma paramam / " jI hA~! sacamuca zramaNa-saMskRti meM : ahiMsA-darzana 51 Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI ahiMsA bhagavatI hai, parabrahma hai| yaha apane komala aMka meM sarvavyApakatA ke rUpa meM samagra vizva ko sameTa letI hai| yahA~ parAyA jaisA kucha bhI to zeSa nahIM rhtaa| isI rUpa meM to yaha zramaNa saMskRti kI vicAra-prakriyA kI carama pariNati hai| apane mAnavatAvAdI atIta ke prati apane sarvamaMgala tyAga aura tapasyA ke prati dhamaNa-paramparA kA yaha jo ahiMsA paraka cira prasiddha mamattva hai, usake mUla srota meM jIva mAtra ke bhedamukta kalyANa kI hI bhAvanA chipI hai ahiMsA kisI parIloka kA zabda athavA ajanabI bhAva nahIM hai| vyavahAra aura siddhAnta kA arthAt karma aura dharma kA samanvayarUpa adbhuta udgama srota hai| 'zivamastu sarvajagata:' evam 'sarve'pi sukhinaH santu' kI vizvadRSTi, mAnavIya cetanA kI sarvocca abhivyakti hai| satya ke zAzvata mUlyoM ko samajhane evaM hRdayaMgama karane ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki ahiMsA ko catuSkoNIya vicAra prakriyA ko unmukta evam prAtibha dRSTi se dekhA jaay| samUcI bhAratIya cetanA ko vizva meM samucita Adara prApta karane, zraddhAvAna hone evaM devatva kI sImA taka pratiSThita hone ke pRSTha bhAga meM eka mAtra yaha ahiMsA darzana hI hai / aura itihAsa ke pariprekSya meM taTasthabhAva se dekhA jAe, to isa ahiMsA darzana ko sarvaprathama sarvocca zikhara taka pratiSThApita karane kA zreya zramaNa-saMskRti ke vizvamaMgala mahAna adhyAtmacetAoM ko hI hai / Adima yuga ke itihAsa ke adhyetAoM ko yaha jJAta hai ki mAnava kA prArambhika jIvana pazu ke samAna hI vyakti-niSTha thA / manuSya kI ina Adima pravRttiyoM ke madhya bhogavAdI nimnastarIya ekAMgI cittavRttiyoM kI carama sthitiyoM kA samAveza thA aura isa taraha usakA jIvana pazu se kisI bhI prakAra unnata na thaa| ahiMsA-darzana ke mAdhyama se mAnava ke prArambhika vikAsa evam usakI kramazaH adhomukha se Urdhvamukha hotI jAtI cetanA kI manovaijJAnika vyAkhyA kI jA sakatI hai, jisake AdhAra para Adhunika vikRta hote mAnavIya jIvana ko bhI cintana ke sarvadhA naye AyAma diye jA sakate haiM / ahiMsA ke pariprekSya meM jisa kisI bhI vakta bhAratIya cintana paramparA para vicAra kiyA jAyagA, eka bAta spaSTa ho jAegI ki isake sAMgharSika atIta meM mAnava kalyANa kI bhAvanA ke samRddha bIja nirantara UrjA prApta karate rahe haiM aura yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja ke anekAneka vikRtiyoM se bhare yuga meM bhI bhAratIya cintana paramparA evaM usakI sAMskRtika maryAdA pUrNataH vinaSTa nahIM ho pAyI hai ahiMsA ne mAnava ko sirpha dayA karuNA karanA hI nahIM sikhAyA hai, balki bandhutA ke samAna dharAtala para paraspara maMtrI bhAva se vicAra evam AcAra kI samRddhi ke sarvocca zikhara para ArohaNa kara jAne kA bhI divya pATha par3hAyA hai| isa dRSTi se ahiMsA bhAratIya cintana-paramparA aura usake itihAsa ko eka virAT svarUpa pradAna karatI hai| aura yahI kAraNa hai ki saMsAra kI una mahAna sabhyatAoM meM se, jo kAlakrama se bahuta purAnI hai aura buddha haiM, yahI eka jIvita hai| vastutaH agara kAphI gaharAI ke sAtha bhAratIya manISA kI sacetana dRSTi aura vikAsa ke prati saMkalpita UrjA kI bahuAyAmI dRSTikoNa se chAnabIna kI jAe, to ahiMsA darzana kI sthApanA aura usakA mahattva sUryAloka kI bhAMti spaSTa ho jaaegaa| ukta dRSTikoNa se vicAra karane para yaha sApha parilakSita hotA hai ki ahiMsA vastutaH sarvaprathama eka AtmAnuzAsana hai, jo duSpravRttiyoM kI gati ko avaruddha karatA hai aura satpravRttiyoM ko vicAra ke naye AyAma pradAna karatA hai| mAnava vikAsa ke adhyayana ke pazcAt usakI manovRttiyoM kI gaveSaNA ke madhya yaha bAta spaSTa parilakSita hotI hai ki manuSya amuka aMza meM prakRti se kucha ucchRMkhala hai| usakA yaha svabhAva kucha aMzoM meM usakI paramparAgatavaibhAvika prakRti ke kAraNa hai aura kucha deza, kAla, pAtra aura paristhiti ke anusAra indriyajanya AvazyakatAe~ evaM parivezagata mAnyatAe~ manuSya ke vikAsa aura patana kI dvandvAtmaka yAtrA hai| isI yAtrA ke madhya se ho kara manuSya jaina itihAsa ke sudarzana aura IsAI itihAsa ke jIsasa jaise amRtaputroM ko sUlI para laTakAtA rahA hai evam vahIM dUsarI ora amRtaputra aparAdhI ke ajJAnajanya kRtaghna kArya ke lie prabhu se kSamA kara dene kI prArthanA karate rahe haiN| mAnava ke patana aura vikAsa kI carama pariNati ke rUpa meM isa udAharaNa ko liyA jA sakatA hai / isa dvandvAtmaka bhAva saMbaMdha meM ahiMsA darzana kI sarvottama upalabdhiyAM dRSTigocara hotI hai| ataeva ahiMsA eka aisA satya hai, jise kisI bhI ora se nakArA nahIM jA sktaa| aura yaha ahiMsA darzana zramaNa saMskRti kI amara dena hai ahiMsA kI dRSTi se bhAratIya janamAnasa kA vikasita itihAsa tIrthaMkara paramparA se prApta hotA hai, jise kAlAntara meM sabhI dharmo ke pravartakoM, cintakoM aura anuyAyiyoM ne samAna rUpa se aMgIkAra kiyaa| pariNAma svarUpa manuSya kI Adima hiMsAtmaka ugra manovRttiyoM para aMkuza lagA aura dhIre-dhIre samAja, zAstra tathA rAjataMtra meM bhI isane pramukha rUpa se 52 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA sthAna banA liyA / vyakti se parivAra parivAra se samAja, samAja se rASTra aura anta meM svadezI bhuvanatrayam' ke rUpa meM mAnava cetanA kI jo vistAra yAtrA hai, usake mUla meM yena-kena rUpa meM ahiMsA kA madhura snigdha rAga anuguMjita hai| maiM pUrva meM kaha AyA hU~ ki saMsAra kI bar3I-bar3I sabhyatAoM meM se, jo kAlakrama se bahuta purAnI haiM-- eka bhAratIya saMskRti hI abhI taka jIvita bacI hai| agara ahiMsA darzana ke mAdhyama se apanI paramparA ko samajhane kA prayatna kiyA jAe, to isase yaha spaSTa ho jAegA ki jIvamAtra ke prati kalyANa kI bhAvanA bandhutA kI udAratA, bhAratIya manazcetanA kA hI prANa hai| hamAre RSi-munijanoM ke dvArA samaya-samaya para kiyA gayA "bAndhavAH prANinaH sarve" kA brahmanAda hI bhArata kI zreSThatA kA pradhAna rahasya hai / isake sivA aura kyA hai, bhArata kI jana-kalyANI jyotirmayI sabhyatA kI asmitA ? mizra kI sabhyatA kI mahattA kA patA purAtattvavettAoM kI lekhabaddha sUcanAoM evaM citra lekhoM ke adhyayana dvArA hI pAyA jA sakatA hai| bebileniyama sAmrAjya apanI Azcaryajanaka vaijJAnika upalabdhiyoM, sicAI va iMjI niyarI kAla ke sAtha Aja khaNDaharoM ke atirikta kucha nahIM raha gayA hai| mahAna romana saMskRti apanI rAjanItika saMsthAoM aura kAnUna va samAnatA ke siddhAntoM ke sAtha adhikAMza meM Aja bhUtakAla kA hI eka carcaNIya viSaya raha gayI hai| kintu Azcarya hai, bhAratIya sabhyatA ke sambandha meM itihAsa- vettAoM ko ki mahAkAla ke aneka bhISaNa vajrAghAtoM ko, tUphAnoM ko, utAra-car3hAvoM ko sahana karate hue Aja bhI jIvita hai, Aja bhI apanI aneka Adarza vizeSatAoM ko akSuNNa rakhe hue hai aura aisA kyoM hai ? itihAsa aura darzana zAstra ke gaveSaka agara dhyAna se / dekheM, to unheM sApha patA cala jAyagA ki bhAratIya saMskRti vinAza kI saMskRti nahIM vikAsa kI saMskRti hai; saMhAra kI saMskRti nahIM; uddhAra kI saMskRti hai / ataeva vaha apanI dharohara ko bacAkara mAnavajAti ko abhyudaya evam niHzreyasa ke vikAsa krama meM le jAnA cAhatI hai| ahiMsA bhAratIya jana-mAnasa meM apanI paramparA aura pragati ke prati eka vizeSa guNa ke rUpa meM avasthita hai / yaha usakI zraddhA bhAvanA hai| agara bahuta spaSTa rUpa se kahA jAya to yaha rASTra kI cAritrika vizeSatA hai / paramparA kA nirantara anusaraNa karate rahanA, hamArI eka viziSTa manovRtti hai arthAt yugoM taka barAbara pracalita prathAoM ke andara eka prakAra kI Agraha-pUrNa bhakti / jaba taba nayI saMskRtiyoM se sAmanA huA athavA navIna jJAna Age AyA, bhAratiyoM ne sAmayika pralobhana kI adhInatA svIkAra kiye binA apane paramparAgata vizvAsa ko dRr3hatApUrvaka pakar3a kara sthira rakhA / yahI kAraNa hai ki nAnAvidha jhaMjhAvAtoM ko jhelate rahane ke bAvajUda bhAratavarSa kI miTTI se ahiMsA-rUpI mahAn darzana kI sauMdhI gaMdha abhI bhI digdigantoM meM vyApta rahI hai / ahiMsA kI jIvana yAtrA meM yahA~ taka bahuta kucha ThIka hai, upAdeya hai / kintu kheda hai, ahiMsA kucha aise praznoM se bhI ghira gayI hai, jo usakI mahattA ko dhUmila karane lage haiN| kaisA bhI uccatama siddhAnta ho, janamAnasa ke abodha kI kucha bhAntiyAM usakA pIchA karane hI lagatI haiN| isa sambandha meM khAsa bAta yaha hai ki vastutaH jo sUkSma hai, yadi use koI sthUla rUpa de diyA jAtA hai, to usakI prANavattA samApta ho jAtI hai / yahI bAta ahiMsA ke saMbaMdha meM bhI hai| ahiMsA mAtra lokAcArarUpa bAhya vyavahAra kA sthUla vidhi-niSedha nahIM hai, apitu vaha antar-cetanA kA eka sUkSma divya bhAva hai| parantu kAlakrama se durbhAgyavaza kucha aisI sthitiyAM banatI gayIM ki ahiMsA kA mUla tAtparya bahuta kucha dhUmila ho gayA, eka kone meM simaTa kara raha gayA aura vaha sthala vyavahAra ke sAmAnya vidhi-niSedhoM meM phaMsakara raha gyii| phalata: ahiMsA kI UrjA aura prANavattA siddhAnta kI thothI zabdAvaliyoM ke bhItara Avaddha hokara raha gyii| yaha itihAsa kA anubhava pramANa hai ki jaba kisI siddhAnta kI UrjA aura prANavattA vyAvahArika cintana se vilaya hone lagatI hai, to usakI tejasvitA samApta ho jAtI hai aura usase vikAsa to dUra kI bAta eka nirjIva-sA samasyAgrasta vAtAvaraNa nirmita hone lagatA hai| utthAna ke sthAna meM patanazIla vRttiyA~ janma lene lagatI haiN| phira vaha darzana jIvana kI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna nahIM khoja pAtA aura eka dina svayaM hI eka samasyA bana jAtA hai| ahiMsA jase mahAna mAnavIya darzana ke sambandha meM bhI aisI hI sthitiyA~ utpanna huyI hai| sahasrAbdiyoM se calI A rahI isa dArzanika cetanA ke vyAva zramaNa-saMskRti meM : ahiMsA-darzana 53 . Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hArika svarUpa meM jo skhalana kAlakrama se sAmane AyA hai, usake mUla meM kore siddhAntAlocana kI samasyAe~ haiN| yaha bilkula tayazudA bAta hai ki kisI bhI darzana kI mAnyatA jana-mAnasa meM tabhI svIkRti prApta karatI hai, jabaki usakA vyAvahArika pakSa spaSTa evam samunnata ho ahiMsA ke sambandha meM kucha isake viparIta bhI huA hai| usake hRdayapakSa ko amuka aMza meM eka taraha nakAra diyA gayA hai aura sthUla vastu pakSa kI surakSA meM hI loga prANapaNa se laga gae haiM / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isIlie bAra bAra isa ora satarka rahane kA saMketa kiyA hai / Ama logoM ke mana meM ahiMsA ke prati yaha dhAraNA bana gayI hai ki jIva kI hatyA karane se naraka kA bhAgI bananA pdd'egaa| kisI ko pIr3A dene se svayaM bhI pIr3ita honA pdd'egaa| sthUla buddhi ke logoM ke lie to yaha dhAraNA ThIka hai parantu ahiMsA ko nirantara isI prakAra bhaya para pratiSThita karane rahanA ThIka nahIM hai| bhaya ke AdhAra para pracalita dharmazAsana yA rAjazAsana, koI bhI adhika samaya taka nahIM cala sktaa| sUkSmatA se dekhA jAe, to bhaya svayaM hI eka hiMsA hai| yaha AtmA kI apanI sva-hiMsA meM AtA hai| jahA~ 'sva' kI, AtmA ke anAkula bhAva kI hiMsA ho jAe, vahAM para ahiMsA ke rUpa meM sivA lokAcAra ke aura kyA baca rahatA hai ? ahiMsA kA mUla tAtparya hI abhaya meM haiM, jIvamAtra ke bhayamukta ho jAne meM hai| kAyika, vAcika tathA mAnasika sabhI prakAra kI pIr3A, zoka aura saMtApa se virakti kA nAma hI ahiMsA hai / ahiMsA kahIM se bhI kisI bhI prakAra kI bhIrutA evam durbalatA ko svIkAra nahIM krtii| vaha to manuSya ko nirantara sabala sazakta banAtI hai, aura Atmateja se paripUrNa karatI hai / aura yaha bhAvanA tabhI pallavita ho sakegI, jaba ki hama suhRd bhAva se sampUrNa vizva ko dekhanA prArambha kareMge, sarvatra AtmIyatA kA vistAra kareMge / jasA meM hU~, vaise hI vizva ke saba prANI haiM, isa bhAvadhArA meM -- "satveSu maMtrI" kA sahaja udghoSa hogA, tabhI ahiMsA apane " savvabhUya khemaMkarI" - "sarvabhUta kSemaMkarI" ke sahI artha maiM prakAzamAna hogI / yahA~ kahA~ hai --- apane yA para ke lie bhaya kI kisI bhI rUpa meM pratAr3anA / ahiMsA ke saMbandha meM bahudhA yaha dekhA jAtA hai ki loga svargIya pralobhana ke kAraNa ise svIkArate haiM aura pazu-pakSI tathA kITa-pataMgoM kI rakSA taka hI ahiMsA kI sImAe~ bA~dha lete haiN| baMdhe-baMdhAyeM do cAra pratyAkhyAnoM ko hI ahiMsA kA mUla-maMtra samajha lete haiM / parantu tattva - cintana ke Aloka meM spaSTa dekhie ki vastutaH yaha eka prakAra kA vaicArika bhrama hai / mana kI tAtkAlika vRttiyA~ ahiMsA ke guNAtmaka pakSa ko jaba samajhane meM asamartha hone lagatI haiM, to bAhya vyavahAra kA pradarzanAtmaka ADambara cetanA ko skhalita karane lagatA hai aura isameM pravRtti evaM nivRtti ke dArzanika dRSTikoNa ulajha jAte haiM / pravRtti aura nivRtti ke madhya meM vRtti hai / vRtti kA artha hai -- cetanA - bhAva / yahI nirmala cetanA-bhAva mana ko taraMgita karatA hai / ahiMsA inhIM udAtta evam kalyANakArI cetanA-taraMgo ke adhAra para jIvana kI sthUla vyavahAra dhArA meM pravahamAna vidhi-niSedha ke rUpa meM prakaTa hotI hai, jise hama zAstrIya bhASA meM pravRtti aura nivRtti kahate hai| mAnava mana kI mUla pavitra vRtti ke sAtha hI ahiMsA kA sAkSAt sambandha hai| yahI vRtti vAstavika jIvana hai| ahiMsA kI bIja bhUmi hai| kAnta draSTA RSi nirantara isa bIjabhUmi ko urvara banAte rahate haiN| jisake bhItara se anekAneka sadguNa rUpI zAkhA prazAkhAe~ nikalatI haiM aura manuSya ko anuzAsita dRSTi detI hai| manobhAva kI ukta mUla sthiti para dhyAna na de kara yadi ahiMsA ko kavala bAhyAcAra kI pravRtti nivRtti ke cakra meM hI uljhAye rakhA to ahisA apanA zuddharUpa na pA skegii| pravRttimAtra niSiddha nahIM hai, aura na nivRtti mAtra upaadey| kitanI hI bAra aisA hotA hai ki bAhya pravRtti meM hiMsA ke hote hue bhI vaha hiMsA nahIM hotI, aura bAhya nivRtti meM ahiMsA ke hote hue bhI aMtaraMga meM ahiMsA kI jyoti prajvalita nahIM ho paatii| isIlie ahiMsA ke purAtana sUtradhAroM ne kahA hai ki hiMsA aura ahiMsA ke sahI nirNaya ke lie vyakti ke manobhAvoM ko dekhanA caahie| bAhara meM kisI prANI kA jInA yA maranA eka alaga bAta hai, yadyapi yaha bhI prAraMbhika sthiti meM upekSita nahIM hai| kintu mUlataH itane meM hI hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI bhedarekhA spaSTa nahIM ho jaatii| zalya cikitsaka vaidya yA DaoNkTara kA udAharaNa isa sandarbha meM sarvavidita hai| zalyakriyA meM rogI ke kSatigrasta aMga ko kATA jAtA hai, chIla jAtA hai| rogI bhI pIr3A pAtA hai, phalataH Akroza evam rudana bhI karatA hai| yaha pratyakSa meM hiMsA hai, kintu vastutaH zalyacikitsaka ke lie yaha pavitra ahiMsA evaM karuNA kA amRta nirjhara hai| jaina dharma ke prajJApanA Adi purAtana zAstroM meM kRSi Adi pravRtti pradhAna karmoM meM amuka aMza meM hiMsA hote hue bhI unheM AyeM karma arthAt pavitra karma kI saMjJA dI hai / yaha bhI prabuddha udyogI ka manobhAvoM para hI AdhArita hai / dUsarI ora jaina itihAsa ke paramayogI 54 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjarSi prasannacandra jaise sAdhaka bAhara meM nivRttirUpa ahiMsA ke ucca zikhara para pahu~ce hue bhI andara kI hiMsAvRtti ke phalasvarUpa saptama naraka taka kI yAtrA para cala par3ate haiM aura punaH ahisA kI dhArA ke pravahamAna hote hI anantajJAna kI kaivalya bhUmi para virAjita ho jAte haiM / spaSTa hai, yaha khela mUlataH antarmana kA hai / ahiMsA sambandha bAhara ke vidhi - niSedha, deza, kAla tathA vyakti kI sthiti ke anurUpa sAdhya haiN| para itanA hI saba kucha nahIM hai / ahiMsA kA mUla srota antataH antarjagat meM hai, vyakti kI bhAvanA meM hai; ise nahIM bhUlanA cAhie / cintana ke isa bhAva - bindu para idhara-udhara ke hiMsA-ahiMsA sambandhI durAgraha svataH samApta ho jAte haiM aura ahiMsA ki anta:salilA kA mAdhuryamaya bhAva-pravAha samAja kI pavitra saMracanA meM deza kAlAnurUpa apanA mahAn yogadAna denA prArambha karatA hai| jIvana ke gahana gaMbhIra tala meM taba saba kucha sahajAvasthA ke kendra para pahu~ca jAtA hai aura taba ahiMsA jIvana kA mahAn varadAna bana jAtI hai| aisA varadAna, jisakI samakakSatA meM na dharatI para koI hai, aura na AkAza meM / satya, asteya Adi sabhI dharma isI eka dharma meM samAhita ho jAte haiM / isI bhAvanA ko lakSa kara bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadiSTa eka dhamasUtra Aja bhI AcArAMga sUtra 1 / 5 / 5 meM upalabdha hai : "tumaMsa nAma taM caiva jaM haMtavvaM ti mannasi tumaMsa nAma taM caiva jaM ajjAveyanvaM ti mannasi; tumaMsi nAma taM ceva jaM pariyAveyavvaM ti mannasi / " -- jise tU mAranA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai| jise tU zAsita karanA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai| jise tU paritApa denA cAhatA hai, vaha tU hI hai / mahAprabhu mahAvIra kI isI virATa vizvAtma bhAvanA ko apane zabdoM meM avatarita karate kevalI caturdazapUrvavid AcArya zayyabhava ne dazarvakAlika sUtra meM kahA hai: " savvabhUvappa bhUyassa, pAvakammaM na bNdhii|" -- vizva kI saba AtmAoM ko apanI AtmA ke samAna samajhanevAle ko pApakarma kA bandha nahIM hotA / zramaNa-saMskRti meM mahilA darzana . isa dRSTi se ahiMsA kA yathArtha bhAva hai, vizva kI samagra AtmAoM ko apanI AtmA ke samAna samajhane vAle ko pApakarma kA bandha nahIM hotaa| hue dvitIya zruta isa dRSTi se ahiMsA kA yathArtha bhAva vizva kI samagra AtmAoM ko apane samAna samajhanA hai, phalataH unake sAtha apane jaisA vyavahAra karanA hai| hama apane lie jisa prakAra kA vyavahAra dUsaroM se cAhate haiM evaM jisa sthiti kI apekSA hama dUsaroM se karate haiM, vaisA hI vyavahAra hameM samasta prANiyoM ke lie karanA caahie| ahiMsA kI isa vizvAtmaka sthiti ko jo sAdhaka yathocita rUpa se hRdayaMgama kara letA hai, vaha saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI, jIvanayAtrA ke lie viveka-pUrvaka Avazyaka karma karate hue bhI pApakarma se lipta nahIM hotaa| pApa kA mUla dvaitabhAva meM hai, advaita bhAva meM nahIM / ahiMsA kA caramotkarSa vizvAtmAoM ke advaita bhAva meM hai; ataH vahA~ kahA~ pApakarmakAluSya hai / ahiMsA kI pAvana gaMgA meM to bindu-bindu meM pAvanatA kA amRta hai / 55 . Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA aMdara meM yA bAhara meM ? For Private Personal Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "pramatta yogAt prANa vyaparopaNaM hiNsaa|" apramatta arthAt jAge hue sAdhaka ke dvArA kabhI hiMsA ho bhI jAe, to vaha kevala dravya-hiMsA hai| bhAva hiMsA nahIM / kintu jo pramatta hai, arthAt mUdhita hai, vaha bAhara meM hiMsA na karatA huA bhI satata bhAva hiMsA karatA rahatA hai| . Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA ke sambandha meM Aja taka jitanA likhA gayA hai aura kahA gayA hai, zAyada hI kisI aura viSaya para itanA likhA gayA ho yA kahA gayA ho para isake sAtha hI jitanI bhrAntiyA~ ahiMsA ke saMbaMdha meM Aja taka huI haiM, aura kisI viSaya meM nahIM huI / isa virodhAtmaka sthiti kA eka sUkSma manovaijJAnika kAraNa hai / isI kAraNa kA maiM spaSTIkaraNa kara denA cAhatA hU~ / ahiMsA kI Atma jo sUkSma hai, yadi use sthUla banA diyA jAtA hai, to usakI AtmA samApta ho jAtI hai| rahI bAta ahiMsA ke saMbaMdha meM bhI huI hai| ahiMsA mAtra bAhya vyavahAra kA sthUla vidhi-niSedha nahIM hai, balki antara-cetanA kA eka sUkSma bhAga haiN| kintu durbhAgya se kucha aisI sthiti banatI gaI ki ahiMsA kA sUkSmabhAva nirantara kSINa hotA gayA aura usako sthUla vyavahAra kA ogha vRddhi se mAtra dikhAU vidhi-niSedhoM kA rUpa de diyA gyaa| phalata: ahiMsA kI UrjA aura AtmA eka prakAra se samApta hI ho gaI / jaba kisI siddhAntakI UrjA evaM AtmA samApta ho jAtI haiM, to vaha niSprANa tatva jIvana ko tejasvI nahIM banA sktaa| vaha jIvana kI samasyAoM kA sahI samAdhAna nahIM khoja sktaa| vaha svayaM hI eka dina eka samasyA bana jAtA hai| kyA sthUla vyavahAra se saMbaMdhita ahiMsA ke saMbaMdha meM bhI aisA nahIM huA hai ? pichalI kitanI hI sahasrAbdiyoM se hamane ahiMsA kI mahAn dharma ke rUpa meM udghoSaNA kI hai| ahiMsA ko jIvana kA parama satya mAna kara usakI upAsanA kI hai| sAmAjika, AdhyAtmika aura rAjanaitika jIvana kI surakSA kA AdhAra ahiMsA ko mAnA hai, vizvavyApI siddhAnta ke rUpa meM hajAroM varSoM se ahiMsA ko mAnyatA dI hai| hajAroM varSoM se pIr3hI-dara-pIr3hI isakI carcA evaM paricarcA hotI rahI hai| parantu prazna hai, kahA~ hai ina sabakI phala-niSpatti ? hama aba taka ahiMsaka samAja kI racanA kyoM nahIM kara pAe ? isa prazna ke do hI uttara ho sakate haiM jisa ahiMsA tattva kI hama bAta karate haiM, vaha kevala bauddhika vyAyAma bana kara raha gayA hai| aisA lagatA hai, jaise vaha kAlpanika duniyA kA koI alaukika tattva hai, jisakA dharatI kI duniyA ke sAtha koI vAstavika sambandha nahIM hai galata samasyA ke AsapAsa hajAroM mastiSka vyartha hI ulajhate rahe haiM aura Aja bhI ulajha rahe haiN| athavA isakA dUsarA hI vikalpa hai| vaha yaha ki ahiMsA svayaM to eka jalabata jAgRta tattva hai, jana-kalyANakArI hai, para usako sahI artha meM hamane jAnA nahIM hai| aisA hotA hai ki kabhI-kabhI bar3I lambI kAla-yAtrA ke bAda acche se acche siddhAnta bhI dhUmila ho jAte haiM yA dhUmila kara diye jAte haiN| meM isa prazna kA dUsarA uttara socatA hU~ / ahiMsA kA sambandha hRdaya ke sAtha : vastutaH ahiMsA kA sambandha manuSya ke hRdaya ke sAtha hai, mastiSka ke sAtha nahIM hai| tarka-vitarka ke sAtha nahIM hai, kucha baMdhe baMdhAe vivekazUnya vizvAsoM ke sAtha nahIM hai; vibhinna zabdoM ke jAla meM baMdhI aura ulajhI huI bhASA ke sAtha bhI nahIM hai, balki antajIvana ke sAtha hai, andara gaharI AdhyAtmika anubhUti ke sAtha hai ahiMsA kI bhUmi jIvana hai / jaba bhUmi se vRkSa kA sambandha TUTa jAtA hai, to vaha phira harA-bharA evaM vikasita nahIM raha sakatA hai| pravaktA ko apanI bAta sApha kahanI cAhie, ataH sApha aura belAga kaha rahA hai ki ahiMsA bhI jIvana se TUTa cukI hai| mUla se asaMpRkta rakha kara use kisa prakAra pallavita rakhA jA sakatA hai? yahI kAraNa hai ki ahiMsA Aja kevala sthUla vyavahAra kI kSudra paridhi meM sImita ho gaI hai| jana-jIvana meM usakA rasa saMcAra kSINa evaM kSINatara ho gayA hai aura isa prakAra ahiMsA ke prANoM kI eka taraha se hatyA hI ho gaI hai| I agara ahiMsA kI prANa-pratiSThA karanI hai, to AvazyakatA hai, ahiMsA ko hama sthUla vyavahAra kI saMkIrNa paridhi se mukta kara vyApaka banAeM, jIvana kI sUkSma anubhUti evaM hRdaya kI gaharAI taka use avatarita kareM / vRtti meM ahiMsA hI ahiMsA kA sthAyI rUpa nivRtti aura pravRtti ke madhya meM vRtti hai / vRtti kA artha hai--cetanA kA bhAva / yahI bhAva mana ko taraMgita karatA hai / ahiMsA inhIM udAtta evaM kalyANakArI taraMgoM ke AdhAra para jIvana ke sthUla vyavahAroM va vidhi - niSedhoM ke rUpa meM pragaTa hotI hai / ise hI hama pravRtti aura nivRtti kahate haiM / dharatI ke samagra AdhyAtmika darzana vyavahAra ke sthUla vidhi-niSedha ke sAtha ahiMsA kA sambandha sthApita ahiMsA aMdara meM yA bAhara meM ? 59 . Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM karate haiM, mAnava-mana kI mUla pavitra vRtti ke sAtha hI ahiMsA ko sambandhita karate haiN| yahI vRtti jIvana hai| yahI ahiMsA kA bIja hai| yahI saba-kucha hai| agara yaha nahIM hai, to kucha bhI nahIM hai| ahiMsA ke krAntadraSTA RSi ukta bIja kI jitanI cintA karate haiM, utanI idhara-udhara ke vidhi-niSedharUpa phala-phUla aura TahaniyoM kI nhiiN| bAhya vyavahAra ke AdhAra para lie gaye ahiMsA ke vidhi-niSedha deza, samAja tathA vyakti kI sthiti ke anusAra badalate rahate haiM, para mUla bIja nahIM badalatA hai| kintu madhyakAla ke sAmAjika vyavasthApaka cAhe ve dhArmika rahe hoM yA rAjanaitika, ahiMsA ko usakI maulika sUkSmatA se pakar3a nahIM sake haiN| nivRtti aura pravRtti ke sthUla pariveza meM hI ahiMsA ko mAnane aura manavAne ke AsAna tarIke apanAte rahe aura yathAprasaMga tatkAlika samAdhAna nikAlate rhe| kintu, hiMsA kI samasyA aisI na thI, jo pracalita paramparA ke sthUla cintana se evaM vidhi-niSedha ke bhAvahIna vidhAnoM se samAdhAna pA jaatii| vaha naye-naye rUpoM meM prakaTa hotI rahI aura mAnava-jIvana ke sabhI pakSoM ko dUSita karatI rhii| yahI kAraNa hai ki hajAroM varSoM se samasyA samasyA hI banI rhii| koI bhI samAdhAna ubharate praznoM ko miTA nahIM skaa| yadi hama idhara-udhara ke vikalpoM meM na ulajha kara ahiMsA kI mUla bhAvanA ko samajhane kA prayatna kareM, to Aja bhI ahiMsA ke mala kendra svarUpa Antarika vRtti para ahiMsaka samAja kI racanA ho sakatI hai| maiM yaha spaSTa rUpa se kaha denA cAhatA hU~ ki ahiMsA ke AdhAra para paraspara sahayogI samAja kI racanA ke lie nivRtti aura pravRtti ke pracalita vyAmoha ke aikAntika Agraha ko hameM chor3a denA hogA, tabhI hama mAnava kI Antarika vRtti se sambandhita ahiMsA ke vAstavika rUpa ko samajha skeNge| bhaya evaM pralobhana para AdhArita ahiMsA sthAyI nahIM hai / ___ ahiMsA kA marma samajhAte hue maiMne kucha logoM ko sunA hai-"kisI ko kaSTa mata do, kisI ke prANoM kA vadha na karo, kisI ko rulAo mt| agara tuma dUsaroM ko kaSTa doge, to tumhe bhI kaSTa bhogane hoMge, agara kisI ko mAroge, to tumheM bhI maranA pdd'egaa| agara kisI ko rulAoge, to tumheM bhI ronA hogaa|" apane duHkhoM kI saMbhAvanA unheM pIr3ita kara detI hai, aura isI cintana-dhArA meM dUsaroM ko paritApa paha~cAne se apane Apako bacAne kI koziza karate haiN| isa upadeza ne manuSya ke mana meM eka bhaya kI bhAvanA paidA kI, jo svayaM apane meM eka hiMsA hai| ukta sthiti meM pravRtti aura nivRtti ke sthUla stara para ahiMsA prakAzamAna hotI dikhAI detI hai aura hama itane bhara se santoSa kara lete haiN| parantu anya kisI prasaMga vizeSa para jaba yaha samajhAyA jAtA hai ki 'apane duzmanoM ko samApta karo, svarga milegaa| yajJa meM pazuoM ko devatAoM ke lie samarpita kara do, ve prasanna ho kara tumheM sukha-samRddhi deNge| saMgharSarata pratidvandviyoM ko parAsta kara do, tumheM sammAna milegA, sampatti milegI, pada milegaa|' itihAsa kA hara vidyArthI jAnatA hai ki ina pralobhanoM ne manuSya se kitane krUra aura bhayAnaka kArya karavAe haiN| prazna hai ki yaha saba kisa kAraNa ho sakA hai? spaSTa hai ki bhaya ke mAdhyama se hiMsA kA tyAga karAyA gayA thaa| jyoM hI bhaya ke sthAna para pralobhana A khar3A haA ki mAnava gar3abar3A gyaa| pralobhana ne hiMsA ko phira se uttejita kara diyaa| pralobhana hiMsA ko isI kAraNa uttejita kara sakA ki hamane antarmana meM vRtti kI hiMsA ko chor3ane ke lie ucita dhyAna nahIM diyaa| agara vRtti kI ahiMsA jAga jAtI hai, to duniyA kA koI bhI bhaya yA pralobhana hiMsA ko janma nahIM de sktaa| jo ahiMsA kevala sthUla pravRtti-nivRtti meM hai, vidhi-niSedha meM hai, use sAdhAraNa-sA virodhI vAtAvaraNa bhI samApta kara detA hai| jana-jIvana meM usakA mUla sthAyI nahIM hotaa| vRtti meM ahiMsA kA artha : vatti kI ahiMsA kA artha hai--jIvana kI gaharAI meM ahiMsA kI bhAva-dhArA kA satata pravAhita honaa| jo andara kI vRtti se ahiMsaka haiM, vaha kisI ko mAra nahIM sakatA, kisI ko kaSTa nahIM de sakatA, kisI ke prANoM kA vadha nahIM kara sktaa| arthAt vRtti ke ahiMsaka hone meM hiMsA kI yogyatA hI nirmala ho jAtI hai| yaha ahiMsA maraNottara svarga ke lie, sAmAjika evaM pArivArika sukha-suvidhA ke lie yA pratiSThA ke lie nahIM hotii| vRtti ke ahiMsaka kI svayaM hI yaha sahaja avasthA ho jAtI hai ki vaha hiMsA kara hI nahIM sakatA, cAhe usake lie prApta pratiSThA hI kyoM na khonI par3e, jIvana ko dAMva para hI kyoM na lagA denA pdd'e| usake lie ahiMsA svAbhAvika ho jAtI hai| mujhe zatru se bhI prema karanA cAhie, yaha usakA siddhAnta nahIM hotA, apitu duniyA meM usakA koI duzmana hI nahIM hotaa| vaha yaha nahIM kahatA ki ahiMsA kI zikSA se hameM saba ke prati dveSa nahIM, prema karanA cAhie, sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apitu prema ke atirikta usake pAsa karane ko aura kucha hai hI nahIM / yaha hai vRtti meM ahiMsA, jo ahiMsA kA zAzvata aura sarvavyApI rUpa hai / ahiMsA kI niSThA aura bhAvanA meM antara vRtti meM ahiMsA hogI, to ahiMsA kI niSThA hogii| vahI usakA sarvagrAhI rUpa hai / ahiMsA, karuNA aura satya kI dhArAe~ to hamAre jIvana meM bahatI rahatI haiM, bhAvanAe~ umar3atI calI jAtI haiM; para jaba taka ahiMsA aura karuNA kI niSThA jAgRta nahIM hotI, taba taka darzana nahIM bana pAtA / eka mAtA ke hRdaya meM putra ' ke prati jo karuNA aura prema kA pravAha umar3atA hai, usameM ahiMsA kI dhArA chipI bhale hI ho, parantu use hama ahiMsA kI niSThA nahIM kaha sakate / usakI karuNA ke sAtha moha kA aMza jur3A huA hai, vyaktivAda jur3A hai / isalie anaMta kAla se karuNA kA, prema kA pravAha usake hRdaya meM umar3ate usase AtmA kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakA, utthAna nahIM ho sakA / billI jaba apane baccoM ko dA~toM se pakar3a kara le jAtI hai, to eka dA~ta bhI unake zarIra para gar3ane nahIM paataa| kyA bAta hai ki jaba ve hI dA~ta cUhe para lagate haiM, to rakta kI dhArA baha calatI haiM, vaha cIM-cIM kara uThatA hai / isameM kyA antara AyA ? bhAvanA kA hI to antara hai ! bhAvanA meM eka jagaha prema aura mamatA hai, dUsarI jagaha krUratA hai| khUMkhAra zeranI bhI apane baccoM ko pyAra se dulAratI - pucakAratI hai, unheM dUdha pilAtI hai / kintu yaha prema kI bhAvanA dayA aura ahiMsA ke rUpa meM vahA~ vikasita nahIM huI hai| isalie billI aura zeranI kI mamatA ko ahiMsA kA vikAsa nahIM kahA jA sakatA, cUMki vahA~ ahiMsA kI dRSTi nahIM hai / jahA~ ahiMsA niSThA aura zraddhA ke rUpa meM nahIM hai, vahA~ vaha baMdhana se mukta karane vAlI nahIM bana sakatI / ahiMsA kA Adarza vahA~ jAgRta nahIM ho sakatA / ahiMsA kI bhAvanA aura saMskAra honA eka bAta hai, aura usameM niSThA honA aura bAta hai / ata: ahiMsA ke bAhya-pakSa para hI mata ulajho / usake se utpanna tarka ko hRdaya kI sahaja-sarala sauhArdapUrNa bhAvanAoM ke rasa nikharegA, vahI yathArtha aura cirasthAyI hI hogA / ahiMsA aMdara meM yA bAhara meM ? hRdaya - pakSa kI ora dekho| apane mastiSka se siMcita kro| phira, jo ahiMsA kA rUpa For Private Personal Use Only 61 Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauna A~sU motI hai ? Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI rotI A~kha mile nA, mile na mukha kI karuNa pukaar| haMsatA-khilatA hara jIvana ho, vizva bane yaha sukha AgAra // A~khoM ke khAre pAnI se, kisakA jaga meM kAma calA? vajra-hRdaya mAnava hI dete haiM saMkaTa kI zAna galA // Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava jaba kabhI apane Upara koI duHkha, saMkaTa, roga, apamAna yA anya abhAva Adi kA prahAra hote dekhatA hai, to jhaTapaTa rone baiTha jAtA hai, hajAra-hajAra A~sU bahAne laga jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhI to itanA hAhAkAra karatA hai, cillAne lagatA hai ki AsapAsa ke khuzanumA vAtAvaraNa ko bhI gamagIna banA detA hai| kintu, vaha yaha nahIM samajhatA hai ki ina A~sUoM kA Akhira malya kyA hai ? isa prakAra ke rone-dhone se samasyA kA kyA samAdhAna hai, jIvana- nirmANa ke lie kyA viziSTa upalabdhi hai ? yaha mAnasika durbalatA, yaha hInabhAvanA isa bAta kI sUcaka hai ki vyakti ne aMdhakAra ko bhedakara prakAzamAna hone vAlI ujjvala bhaviSya kI svarNakiraNa kA vizvAsa gaMvA diyA hai| vaha eka bhayaMkara nirAzA ke bhaMvara meM ulajha gayA hai, jisameM se sakuzala pAra ho jAne kA Atma-vizvAsa pUrI taraha kho baiThA hai| aba yaha vyakti vaha vyakti hai, jo tana se jindA raha kara bhI mana se mara cukA hai| yaha vaha sar3atI huI jindA lAza hai, jo mardA lAza se bhI adhika bhayaMkara hai| yaha arthahIna rudana aura bakavAsa utthAna nahIM, patana kA hI hetu hai| vaha duHkha kA pratIkAra karane ke lie A~sU bahAtA hai, para vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA ki isa taraha se to duHkha ko aura adhika gaharA banAtA hai| duHkha ke A~sU duHkha ko hI janma dete haiM ? jo jaisA hai, usase vaisI hI to saMtati hogii| yaha eka aTala prAkRtika niyama hai| jau se jau aura canA se canA hI paidA hotA hai| isa utpattikrama meM kabhI viparyaya hotA hai kyA? bhagavAn mahAvIra kA tattva-darzana hai ki duHkha, zoka, tApa, krandana tathA vilApa Adi asAtAvedana arthAt duHkha ke hI kAraNa hote haiN| jyeSTha mAsa kI tapatI dopahariyA meM bAhara khale AkAza meM Aga ugalate sUraja ke nIce baiThakara koI vicAra-mUr3ha zItalatA kA AnaMda lenA cAhe, to yaha kaise ho sakatA hai? zItalatA ke lie chAyA meM baiThanA cAhie yA dhUpa meM ? __jisa vyakti kI cintana-zakti durbala hai, yA viparItAbhiniveza se grasta hai, vaha duHkhajanya zoka kI sthiti meM Asa-pAsa ke samAja yA vyakti ko apane prApta duHkha kA hetu mAnakara usake prati ghRNA, dveSa evaM vaira kI bhAvanA ko havA detA hai| Akroza karatA hai, bare-se-bare aniSTa kA vikalpa karatA hai| yahA~ taka dekhA gayA hai ki prakRtijanya duHkha ke hone para jar3a prakRti ke prati bhI roSa karatA hai| Thokara lagane para patha meM par3e patthara ko bhI gAliyA~ dene lagatA hai| varSA hone para bAdaloM ko doSI ThaharAtA hai aura teja dhUpa par3ane para sUrya ko| apanI svayaM kI galatI ko na svIkAra kara isa prakAra doSAropaNa yA napharata karane se kyA lAbha hai, kabhI socA hai rone vAloM ne ? dekhA gayA hai, rote jAte haiM aura idhara-udhara doSAropaNa kI gandagI bikherate jAte haiN| aura, yaha gandagI kaise zubha ko janma de sakatI hai, jisase ki duHkha dUra ho, sukha prApta ho| azubha kA putra azubha hI hotA hai| 4. dUsare ke duHkha para haMsanevAlA vyakti mAnava nahIM, mAnava-tanadhArI kara pizAca hotA hai| hRdayahIna akaruNa vyakti ko bhAratIya-saMskRti meM rAkSasa mAnA gayA hai| isIlie purANoM ke brahmA ne rAkSasoM ko 'dayA karo' kA upadeza diyA thA--'dayadhvam / ' duHkha Ane para jo vyakti digamaDha hokara rone laga jAtA hai, apane ko asahAya, anAtha samajhate hae kartavyazanya hokara baiTha jAtA hai, vaha pazukoTi kA mAnava hai| paza kI lAcArI to phira bhI samajha meM A jAtI hai| usakA mana-mastiSka itanA vikasita nahIM ki vaha dIrghakAlIna yojanA ke rUpa meM kucha soca-samajha ske| parantu, prANijagat kA sarvottama vikasita mAnava jaba lAcAra hokara rone lagatA hai to vicAra hotA hai, yaha kyA ? mAnava kI A~khoM meM apane duHkha ke lie aaNsuu| yaha to pavitra mAnavatA kA ghora adhaHpatana hai| vyaktigata duHkha ke A~suoM se bar3hakara aura kyA apavitra hogA, aura kyA pApa hogA! yaha Atma avajJA eka prakAra kI vaicArika evaM Antarika Atma-hatyA hai| A~sU hI bahAne haiM, to apanI A~khoM meM chipe hae karuNA ke pavitra A~sU bahAie, jisase vyakti kA svayaM apanA bhI kalyANa ho, aura AsapAsa ke samAja kA bhI anakampA eva karuNA ke A~sU itane pavitra haiM ki mana para lage pApa ke gande dAgoM ko dhokara sApha kara dete haiM, azabha kI durgandha dUra kara zabha kI sugandha se mana kA kaNakaNa mahakA dete hai| sahI artha meM mAnava vahI hai, jo apane duHkhoM meM to girirAja sumerU ke samAna aTala acala rahate haiM, kyA majAla eka bhI A~sU A~kha se baha jaae| du:kha ke kar3ave se kar3ave viSa ko pIkara bhI haMsate rahate haiM, kauna A~sU motI hai? Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maskarAte rahate haiM, mAno amRtarasa kA pAna kara rahe hoN| parantu aise, mahAmAnava jaba kabhI kisI aura ko duHkha se saMtapta dekhate haiM, to unakA hRdaya kA kaNa-kaNa dravita ho jAtA hai, barpha kI taraha pighala jAtA hai aura taba sahaja hI unakI A~khoM meM se karuNA evaM sahAnubhuti ke pavitra A~sU chalaka jAte haiN| anukampA ke A~suoM kA yaha kSaNa pavitra kSaNa hai, mAnava cetanA ko zubha kI pAvanagaMgA meM DubakI lagAne kA maMgalamaya kSaNa hai, janma-janma ke kaluSa ko dho DAlane kA mahAnkSaNa hai| mAnava kI mAnavatA inhIM A~suoM se siMcita hokara jIvana pAtI hai| yadi mAnava bhI para du:kha kAtara na huA, dUsaroM ko pIr3ita dekhakara bhI jisakA mana na pighalA to usa mAnava meM aura paza meM kyA antara raha jAtA hai, mAnava aura dAnava meM kauna-sI vibheda-rekhA baca pAtI hai? parasparopagraha hI, anyo'nya bhAvitattva hI mAnavatA kA lakSaNa hai| ukta mAnavatA para hI parivAra, samAja aura rASTra Adi ko uttarottara samaSTi rUpa bhAvanA kA vikAsa huA hai| mAnava, mAnava hai| vaha jaMgala meM akelA bhaTakanevAlA pAgala pazu nahIM hai| mahAyAna kI bauddha paraMparA meM to ukta anukampA bhAvanA kA itanA adhika vikAsa huA hai ki bodhisattva nirvANa bhI nahIM lenA cAhatA, mokSa kI bhI koI icchA nahIM rkhtaa| vaha to kahatA hai--"mokSeNArasiken kim?" arthAt niSkriya arasika mokSa pAkara mujhe kyA karanA hai? maiM to vizva meM bAra-bAra janma letA rahU~, por3ita prANi jagat kA kalyANa karatA rahU~, isI meM mujhe Ananda hai| saMsAra ke jitane bhI duHkhI prANI haiM, una sabakA duHkha maiM bhoga lUM aura merA sukha ve bhoga leM, yaha hai udAtta-cetanA bodhisattva kii| bhArata kA rAjA rantideva rAjA hai, RSi-muni nahIM hai, phira bhI vaha kitanA karuNAdra hai, ki ikkIsa dinoM kI lambI bhUkha ke bAda use bhojana upalabdha hotA hai, aura vaha usI samaya dvAra para Ae bhakha cANDAla ko saharSa arpaNa kara detA hai| aura isI anukampA kI lahara meM vaha kahatA hai, mujhe rAjya nahIM cAhie, svarga nahIM cAhie aura mokSa bhI nahIM caahie| maiM to ekamAtra yahI kAmanA karatA hU~ ki, duHkha se tapta prANiyoM kI pIr3A dUra ho| mUla zloka hai-- "natvahaM kAmaye rAjyaM, na svarga nA'punarbhavam / kAmaye duHkhataptAnAM, prANinAmAti - nAzanam // " bhagavAn mahAvIra ke darzana meM dharma kA mUla hai smyktv| samyaktva hai Atma-dRSTi / Atma-dRSTi kA artha kevala apane zarIra meM hI AtmA kI anubhUti nahIM hai| vaha hai vizva ke prANimAtra meM svataMtra astitvarUpa AtmA kI anubhati / aura, vizva kI samagra AtmAe~ eka svarUpa haiM, eka samAna sukha-duHkha kI anubhUtivAle haiM, yaha Atmaupamya dRSTi hI ahiMsA aura karuNA kA rUpa hai| ataH mahAvIra anukampA, para-duHkha prahANecchA ko samyaktva kA vyAvahArika lakSaNa batAte haiN| isa para se spaSTa hai ki para-duHkha kI anubhUti se dravita honevAlA mana kisa uccatara bhUmikA kA mana hai| rAjya vaibhava tyAga kara mahAvIra pravrajyA grahaNa karate haiM, eka vastra lekara sAdhanA ke patha para cala par3ate haiN| usI dina eka daridra brAhmaNa A jAtA hai, yAcanA karatA hai| mahAvIra usakI dayanIya sthiti se itane adhika karuNAdravita hote haiM ki tatkAla vastra kA ardhabhAga use de dete haiN| jabaki bhikSu ko gRhastha ke lie aisA karanA nahIM caahie| yahAM mahAvIra kI karuNA zAstrIya vidhi-niSedhoM se bhI Upara ho jAtI haiN| vaha karuNA hI kyA, jo sAmAjika pariveza ko lakSya meM rakhakara nirUpita kie gae zAstrIya zabdoM kI gherAbandI meM par3akara niSkriya ho jaae| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ukta mahAdAna ke prasaMga para 'mahAvIra cariyaM' ke lekhaka mahAna pUrAtana jainAcArya gaNacandra ke akSara lekha draSTavya haiM, jina para se spaSTa hotA hai ki sahaja asIma karuNA se pUrNa citta hokara bhagavAn ne yaha dAna, bhikSu ko nahIM karane jaisA thA, vaha bhI kiyA "samucchaliyAparikalita kAruNNapuNNacitteNa......jai vi asAricchameyaM tahA vi......|" sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisA hI eka aura prasaMga hai, gaNadhara gautama ke jIvana kA paMdraha sau tIna tApasa bhUkha se pIr3ita haiM, jo unheM kailAza para milate haiN| bodha pAkara gautama ke sAtha cala par3ate haiM / kintu bhUkha se itane adhika jarjara evaM kSINakAya haiM, caleM to caleM kaise ? gautamasvAmI ne eka cullU bhara kSIra-pAyasa se labdhi kA prayoga kara sabhI tApasoM ko AkaNTha tRpta kara diyaa| labdhi kA isa prakAra prayoga bhikSu ke lie niSiddha hai| Aja bhI isake lie Agama kI sAkSI upalabdha hai parantu gautama kI karuNA ne ukta niSedha kI sImA ko lAMghakara labdhi kA prayoga kara tApasoM ko pAraNA karA hI diyaa| labdhi arthAta camatkArI yoga-zakti gautama ne apane kisI svArtha vizeSa kI pUrti yA yaza-kIrti Adi ke lie kabhI bhI labdhi kA prayoga nahIM kiyA / parantu yaha karuNA kA kSetra thA, kSudhA pIr3itoM kA prazna thA ataH gautama ke udAsa mana ne isa prasaMga para kucha kSaNoM ke lie bhI idhara-udhara nanu naca nahIM kiyA / karuNA ke lie niSedha ke saba dvAra vidhi ke rUpa meM khula jAte haiM / apane duHkhoM ke lie to prANI, jahA~ bhI rahA hai, rotA hI rahA hai| naraka, pazu, pakSI, jalacara, thalacara, mAnava tathA deva sarvatra duHkha ke kSaNoM meM kadana kA pravAha anaMtakAla se bahatA AyA hai aura yoniyoM ko to jAne dIjie, mAnava janmoM ke hI duHkha meM bahe AMsuoM ko yadi ekatra kiyA jAe, to ajala se lAkhoM-lAkha sAgara bhara jAe~, phira bhI saba A~sU na samA skeN| parantu una AMguoM ne pApa ko hI janma diyA, aura pApa ne duHkhoM ko / duHkha se A~sU aura A~sU se punaH duHkha, yaha eka aisI zrRMkhalA bana jAtI hai ki jaba taka viveka kI jyoti prApta na ho, taba taka yaha kabhI TUTa na skegii| ataH apane vaiyaktika duHkha ke prasaMgoM para viveka evaM dhairya apekSita hai / pavitra A~sU karuNA ke hote haiN| ye ve A~sU haiM, jo puNya ke hetu hai, ataH svayaM amukha vyakti ko bhI sukha dete haiM, aura jisa duHkhI ke nimitta se A~sU bahe haiM, use bhI yathocita sahayoga evaM AzvAsana ke rUpa meM sukha arpaNa karate haiN| ye dehalI para ke dIpa haiM, jo andara aura bAhara donoM ora prakAza karate haiM / tapa kA bahuta bar3A mahatva hai| japa kA bhI apanA eka mahatva hai| prabhu pUjA aura prabhu smaraNa kI garimA bhI kama nahIM hai parantu mAnavatA ko prANavAn banAnevAlI karuNA, maitrI, sadbhAvanA evaM Atmopamya dRSTi kI apanI eka alaga hI vilakSaNa mahatA hai| 'dayA ke binA siddha bhI kasAI hai' yaha lokokti bahuta hI arthagaMbhIra hai tapa japa Adi prAyaH vyaktigata duHkha mukti evaM sukha prApti kI svArtha-dizA meM pradhAvita haiN| spaSTa hI usameM svArtha kI gandha hai jaba ki karuNA aura karuNA se samadbhUta sevA parArtha kI dizA meM gatizIla hai| yahAM cetanA, sadbhAvanA kA virATa rUpa letI hai, AtmIyatA kA vistAra karatI hai| isI saMdarbha meM eka lokakathA hai eka Azrama ke sudIrgha upavAsI ghora tapasvI aura jana-sevaka kisI Akasmika durghaTanA meM mara kara svarga meM ge| svarga meM navAgantukoM kA svAgata samAroha huaa| tapasviyoM ko svargamukuTa pahanAye gae, jaba ki jana sevaka ko maNi, muktA aura ratnoM se alaMkRta svarNamukuTa arpaNa kiyA gyaa| tapasviyoM ne virodha kiyA, yaha bheda-bhAva kaisA ? isakI apekSA to hama mahAn haiN| uttara milA, "jana sevA hI mahAn hai / ye maNi- muktA aura kucha nahIM hai, jana sevA meM karuNA se bahe hue A~sU hI haiM / karuNA kA hara azrukaNa maNi- muktA banatA hai / " kauna A~sU motI hai ? 67 . Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahaMkAra : hiMsA hai Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI uttapta dharA ko, sneha-sudhA se plAvita kara do| vyakti, jAti ke ahaMbhAva ko, dhikkRta aura tiraskRta kara do // . Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bandhana karma meM nahIM hai, karma kA kartA hone ke aham meM hai| mAnava ko girAne vAlA aura koI nahIM hai, usakA apanA nija kA hI 'aham' hai, 'maiM' hai, jo use girA detA hai| aham kisI bhI rUpa meM ho, vaha antataH kaluSa hI hai| usase nirmalatA nahIM mila paatii| jAti aura kula kA mada : kucha loga zreSTha jAti aura kula ke aham meM lipta haiN| unheM apanI jAti aura kula se zreSTha dUsarA koI najara hI nahIM aataa| ve dUsaroM ko hIna dRSTi se dekhate haiM, aura jaba dekho taba, apanI jAti aura kula kI zreSThatA evaM pavitratA ke hI rAga alApate rahate haiN| hajAroM varSa ho gaye, na ve jinavara mahAvIra ko samajha pAye haiM, aura na tathAgata buddha ko hii| jinhoMne kahA thA--janma kI koI zreSThatA nahIM hai, zreSThatA hai satkarma kii| janma zarIra kA hai, aura zarIra sabakA mAMsa, majjA, asthi, rakta, malamUtra kA piNDa hai| yaha to azuci kA sabase bar3A kendra hai| yaha khuda bhI azuci hai, apane samparka meM vastra, makAna, bhojana Adi hara upayogI vastu ko bhI azuci banA detA hai| sundara se sundara bahumUlya svAdiSTa miSTAnna hoThoM se chute hI apavitra ho jAtA hai| bala kA mada : kucha loga bala kA abhimAna karate haiN| apanI tAkata kA nazA itanA tIvra hotA hai ki kaliyuga ke bhImasena bane phirate haiM, rAha calate hara kisI se lar3AI mola le lete haiN| zreSThatA bala meM nahIM hai| zreSThatA hai bala kA janahita meM sadupayoga karane meN| kisI ko bahatI nadI meM Dubone ke lie pheMka dene meM kyA gaurava hai? gaurava hai tUphAnI nadI meM kisI DUbate hue ko bacA lene meN| apane bala kI mAra se kisI ko rulAyA to kyA? majA taba hai, jaba kisI rote ko haMsA sakeM aap| parivAra kA mada : bar3e parivAra kA bhI eka garva hotA hai, aura isa para loga kahate haiM; jAnate ho, maiM akelA nahIM huuN| mere pIche merA kitanA bar3A parivAra hai| tumane jarA bhI cUM-capar3a kI, to tumheM eka-eka ko mAra kara bhUsA banA diyA jaayegaa| phira koI rone vAlA bhI nahIM milegA kahIM tumheN| ina ajJAnI AtmAoM ko patA nahIM, yaha apanA parivAra kaba taka apanA hai| jaba taka puNya kA udaya hai, tabhI taka apanA hai| puNya kSINa hone para to AtmajAta putra aura sahodara bandhu bhI prANaghAtaka zatru ho jAte haiN| itihAsa sAkSI hai isa satya kaa| bar3e parivAra kA kyA mahatva hai ? eka machalI eka sAtha saikar3oM baccoM ko janma detI hai| kahate haiM, sA~pana ko eka sAtha saikar3oM aMDe hote haiN| kUkara aura sUkara jaise nimnastarIya pazuoM ke kitanI adhika santAna hotI haiM hara varSa / eka kITANu canda hI minaToM meM lAkhoM-karor3oM kITANuoM kA pitA ho jAtA hai| bandaroM, hiranoM aura anya aneka jaMgalI jAnavaroM ke jhaMDa ke jhaMDa phirate haiN| kyA ho jAtA hai isase? rAvaNa kA kitanA bar3A parivAra thA? para, kyA pariNAma AyA isa bar3e parivAra kA? yAdava jAti kA kitanA bar3A vistAra ! phira kitanA bhISaNa saMhAra! Apasa meM hI aneka durvyasanoM ke kAraNa lar3a-jhagar3a kara samApta ho gye| eka bhI acchI sadAcArI santAna ho, to ThIka hai| candramA eka hI gagana meM AtA hai, to sAre bhUmaNDala ko prakAzita kara detA hai, 'na ca tArAH shsrshH| 'mahAvIra kahate haiM : "nirmala caritra ke Aloka meM akelA vicaraNa karanA hI acchA hai, durAcArI, durvyasanI logoM kI bhIr3a ke sAtha se to|" rUpa kA mada: rUpa kA aham bhI vyakti ko bahuta parezAna karatA hai| camar3e kA raMga jarA sApha huA ki AdamI AsamAna meM ur3ane lagatA hai| rUpa kA abhimAnI vyakti dhUpa se bacakara calatA hai, dhUla se dUra bhAgatA hai| garmI, sardI, varSA sabase parezAna rahatA hai| aise loga samaya para kisI bhI sevA yA satkarma meM apane ko jhoMka nahIM skte| unheM hara kSaNa apane ujale raMga ke kAlA par3a jAne kI cintA rahatI hai| kitanA ajJAna hai, ina rUpa ke andhoM kA? yaha nahIM dekha pAte ki isa ujalI cAdara ke nIce kitanI bhayaMkara gandagI chipI par3I hai, tana meM kahIM bhI eka phunsI ubhara AtI hai, pasa par3a jAtI hai, to usa para makkhiyA~ bhinabhinAne lagatI hai| sApha svaccha rahanA acchA hai| para, ahaMkAraH hiMsA hai 71 Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isakA yaha artha to nahIM ki ghaMToM hI darpaNa ke sAmane khar3e hokara apane ko kAmadeva ke rUpa meM DhAlane kA hAsyAspada prayatna kiyA jaaye| jinheM janasevA ke kSetra meM kAma karanA hai, unheM tana kI sundaratA ke iMsa moha se amuka aMza meM mukta honA hI hogaa| sevA kA mada : sevA kA aham bhI vyakti ko kahIM kA nahIM rakha chodd'taa| maiMne aise aneka vyaktiyoM ko dekhA hai, jo kabhI kisI ko thor3A-bahuta sahayoga de dete haiM, to hara jagaha usakA khuda hI Dhola bajAte phirate haiN| yaha acche kAma kI nahIM, acche nAma kI bhUkha hai| isa bhUkha kI pUrti honA bar3I muzkila bAta hai| patA nahIM, kyA ho gayA hai Aja kI duniyA ko! 'nekI kara kuve meM DAla' kA purAnA siddhAnta to vastutaH kisI andha kUpa meM hI DAla diyA gayA hai| sevA kyA karate haiM, sevA ke nAma para dUsaroM kA apamAna karate haiN| kitanI hI bAra Apane kucha logoM ko yaha kahate hue sunA hogA, "are bhAI sAhaba, kyA batAUM? maiM hI thA, jo use barbAda hone se bacA skaa| maiM na hotA to sacamuca hI usakA ber3A garka ho gayA hotaa| vaha baca sakatA thA bhalA! koI bhI to nahIM thA use taba bacAne vaalaa|" kitanA aham hai manuSya ko apane tuccha-se sevA karma kaa| aise logoM ko patA honA cAhie, hara AdamI kA apanA bhAgya hotA hai| usakA apanA bhAgya hI mUla meM bacAne vAlA hai| tuma to eka nimitta bana gaye ho| gaMgA ko AnA hotA hai, bhAgIratha ko lAne kA yaza mila jAtA hai| aura, yaha bhI kyA patA ki tune isa sevA ke rUpa meM pUrva janma kA usase liyA gayA koI apanA purAnA RNa hI cukAyA ho to! bhArata kA darzana punarjanmavAdI hai| ataH yahA~ aneka janma-janmAntaroM se cale Aye kabhI purAne RNa bhI cukAye jAte haiN| sevaka jitanA vinamra hogA, utanA hI mahAn hogaa| phaloM se lade vRkSa dharatI kI ora jhuka jAte haiN| barasane vAlI ghaTAe~ U~ce AkAza se nIce utara kara dharatI para barasatI haiN| mA~-bApa apane nanhe-munne baccoM ko uMgalI pakar3a kara calAte haiM, to dekhA hai kitane nIce jhukate haiM ? prabhutA kA mada: prabhutA kA mada bhI bar3A bhayaMkara hotA hai| siMhAsana para baiThate hI AdamI bhUla jAtA hai ki kala taka tu bhI to sabake sAtha dharatI para baiThane vAloM meM se hI eka thaa| baMgalA kahAvata hai--"jo bhI laMkA jAtA hai, rAvaNa ho jAtA hai|" Aye dina namratA kA, vinaya kA, janasevaka kA udghoSa karane vAle siMhAsana para paha~cate hI akar3a kara nIrasa sUkhe kATha ho jAte haiN| pahale ke prazAsaka, jinakI svayaM AlocanA karatA rahA hai, jaldI hI svayaM bhI unhIM ke patha para daur3ane lagatA hai| pIche nahIM, unase Age hI nikala jAnA cAhatA hai| yAda rakhiye, siMhAsana svAmitva ke lie nahIM, sevA ke lie hai| yadi koI sasneha yaha vihita sevA nahIM kara sakatA hai, to use siMhAsana para baiThane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| siMhAsana para baiThane ke lie rAjA rAma bananA hogA, rAkSasa rAvaNa nhiiN| siMhAsana sthAyI nahIM haiN| samaya para cakravartiyoM ke siMhAsana bhI Dola jAte haiM, indrAsana bhI khAlI ho jAte haiN| prabhutA caJcala hai| bijalI se bhI adhika cnycl| camakate dera nahIM, to bujhate bhI dera nhiiN| pAnI kA bulabulA kaba taka pAnI para taira sakegA? kAgaja kI nAva kaba taka jala meM tairatI rahegI? saMsAra meM hara cIja kSaNa-bhaMgura hai| 'sarva kSaNika' kA buddha-ghoSa galata nahIM hai| ataH siMhAsana para baiThate samaya bahuta sambhalakara baiThanA caahie| siMhAsana para baiThanA burA nahIM hai| burA hai, siMhAsana kA aham sira para lAda kara baitthnaa| bar3I vicitra sthiti ho jAtI hai, isa taraha baiThane vAloM kii| bAhara meM lagatA hai, yaha mahAnubhAva kursI para baiThe haiN| khada bhI vaha aisA hI samajhatA hai| para, vAstava meM vaha kursI para nahIM baiThA hai, kursI hI usa para baiTha gayI hai| dimAga para kursI kA ahaM jo savAra hai| kursI yaza nahIM detI hai| kursI para se kiye jAne vAle sevA-satkarma hI yaza dete haiN| yaha bAta hara kursI para baiThane vAle ko dhyAna meM rakhane jaisI hai| 72 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAga kA ahaM bhI tyAjya bhagavAna mahAvIra kA to aham ke sambandha meM bahuta gaMbhIra siddhAnta hai, bhagavAn to jAtimada, kulamada, rUpamada, aizvaryamada Adi saMsArI madoM ke samAna hI zruta evaM tapa Adi ke dhArmika mada ko bhI tyAjya batAte haiN| tyAga kA mada bhI DuvA dene vAlA hai| kucha loga apane utkRSTa tapa, niyama, tyAga Adi kA bhI mada karate haiM ki hama kitane ugra AcArI haiM, kitane kaThora tapasvI haiN| unheM bodha nahIM hai ki yaha viSa bhI bar3A bhayaMkara hai| mahAbhArata meM ullekha hai ki rAjA yayAti hajAroM varSa tapa karatA rahA, jala pIkara, havA khAkara rhaa| kaI mahInoM eka TA~ga se adhara meM khar3A rhaa| kintu jaba svarga meM gayA, aura apane mukha apane tapa tyAga kA bakhAna karane lagA, to usakA tatkAla svarga se patana ho gyaa| jaina-purAnoM meM aise aneka tyAgI -tapasviyoM kA varNana hai ki ve apane utkRSTa tyAga kA aham karane ke kAraNa vItarAga-patha se bhraSTa ho gye| 'aham' bandhana hai, phira bhale hI vaha kisI bhI taraha kA ho| jaina AgamoM meM jinakalpa kA varNana hai| jinakalpI muni bar3e hI ugra tapasvI, saMyamI evaM kaThoravratI hote haiN| ve roga hone para usakA upacAra nahIM kraate| ziSya nahIM banAte, kaisI bhI duHkhada sthiti ho, kisI se tanika bhI sevA nahIM lete| paira meM lagA kA~TA to kyA nikAleMge, A~kha meM par3A dhUla kA kaNa bhI nahIM nikAlate, bhale hI tyAga ke isa haTha meM A~kha hI kyoM na calI jaae| sardI, garmI aura varSA kucha bhI ho, daMza-mazaka kA kitanA hI kyoM na upadrava ho, hamezA nirAvaraNa naMge tana rahate haiN| vana meM kara jaMgalI hiMsaka jAnavaroM se bhI apane ko bacAne kA prayatna nahIM krte| itanA kaThora AcAra hai| phira bhI Agama kahate haiM---"jinakalpI ko kevalajJAna nahIM hotA, ataH mokSa bhI nahIM hotaa|" kevalajJAna hotA hai kalpAtIta sthiti meN| jabaki sAdhaka kalpa ke arthAt AcAra ke kartRtva sambandhI aham se mukta ho jAtA hai, tyAga-tapa saba kucha karake bhI tyAga-tapa se pare sahaja AtmabhAva meM lIna ho jAtA hai, tabhI ananta kaivalya jyoti kI upalabdhi hotI hai| kahIM bhI ho, kaise bhI ho, sarvatra sahaja bhAva apekSita hai| sAdhanA kA prabhutva se vaira hai| prabhutA se prabhu dUra haiN| mujhe kahanA hai, yaha prabhutA aura kucha nahIM, prabhutA kA aham hai| sarvatra 'maiM' ko tor3o, 'maiM' se bco| 'prema galI ati sA~karI, tA meM do na smaay|' sAdhaka ! tU aura terA prabhu, donoM sAtha-sAtha nahIM raha skte| do meM se koI eka hI raha sakatA hai| tU apane ko haTA, miTA / basa, eka apane ArAdhya prabhu ko hI rahane de| ahaMkAra : hisA hai Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krodha - zakti kA niyantraNa For Private Personal Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viSa ke babale amRta bA~TeM, vi ko bhI amata meM bdleN| kI jvAlAoM ko madhu smita kI laharoM meM badaleM // phodha-nA . Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ _jIvana, jIvana haiN| usameM na to saba-kucha acchA hai aura na saba-kucha burA hai| acchA aura burA donoM sApekSa hai| kabhI-kabhI manuSya ke jIvana meM aisI ghaTanAe~ ghaTita hotI haiM ki ve jIvana ko pUrNataH mor3a detI haiN| jina bAtoM ko hama burA kahate haiM, ve hI hameM sahI rAste para le jAtI haiN| kabhI-kabhI aisA bhI hotA hai ki bAhara se parilakSita acchAI bhI galata rAste para le jAtI hai| prazna-acchAI-burAI kA utanA nahIM hai, jo bAhara meM dikhAI detI hai| prazna hai, unake pariNAma kA aura sImA kaa| __ bAta yaha hai ki krodha burA hai| parantu, vaha sarvatra aura hara paristhiti meM ekAnta rUpa se burA nahIM hai| usakI bhI eka sImA aura maryAdA apekSita hai| jIvana meM kabhI krodha kI sthiti A sakatI hai| parantu, jo vyakti usako sImA se bAhara nahIM jAne detA, apane dAyare meM hI roke rakhatA hai, to usase jIvana kA vikAsa bhI ho sakatA hai| vaha jIvana kA vidhvaMsaka nahIM, nirmAtA bana jAtA hai| Apa dekhate haiM, koyalA jalate-jalate ThaNDA ho jAtA hai, bajha jAtA hai, to vaha rAkha bana jAtA hai| usase pakAne Adi kA koI bhI kArya nahIM ho sktaa| agara, vaha prajvalita hai, to usa para roTI, dAla, sabjI, miSTAnna Adi banAye jA sakate haiN| yadi usakI Aga sImA meM rahatI hai, to saba kucha ThIka calatA hai| lekina, Aga sImA se bAhara calI jAya, to vaha jahA~ taka phailatI hai, saba-kucha bhasma kara detI hai| yadi yaha socakara Aga jalAnA hI banda kara deM ki agni saba-kucha jalA detI hai, taba to hama usase kucha bhI kAma nahIM le skeNge| yAda rakhie ki agni ko prajvalita karane para hI kAma hogA, parantu use niyaMtraNa meM rkheN| Aga ko niyaMtrita rakhanA bhI eka kalA hai| bahanoM meM yaha vaijJAnika buddhi hai, yaha kalA hai ki Aga se kaise kAma liyA jaay| ve roTI belatI haiM aura use tave para rakha detI haiM, tathA tave se haTAkara Aga para rakha detI haiN| roTI ko kitanI dera aura kisa prakAra se tave para rakhanI cAhie aura use kitane samaya taka aMgAroM para rakhanI cAhie? yaha jJAna unheM hai| yadi samaya kI sImA evaM rakhane kA tarIkA na ho, to yA to roTI jala jAyagI, usa para dAga par3a jAyeMge yA kaccI raha jaaygii| ataH Aga burI nahIM hai| burAI hai. Aga kI ati meN| roTI ko bilkula Aga se dUra rakhanA bhI ati hai aura maryAdA se adhika A~ca para rakhanA bhI ati hai| donoM ati roTI ke lie hAniprada haiN| komalatA kI malie hotI hai| gltihaa| parantu, usakA vahAra isI prakAra jaba krodha AtA hai, Aveza AtA hai, to usa samaya vANI meM kaThoratA dikhAI detI hai| yadi viveka jAgRta hai aura roSa apanI sImA meM hai, to vaha sva aura para ke jIvana kA hita karane vAlA bhI bana jAtA hai| garu ziSya ko garma hokara DA~TatA hai| parantu, usakA vaha roSa, usakI vaha DA~Ta-phaTakAra ziSya kI galatiyoM ko dUra karane ke lie hotI hai| galatiyA~ kUr3A hai aura use naSTa karane ke lie jarA-sA tApa caahie| mA~ ko komalatA kI mUrti kahA hai| sneha, mamatA evaM vAtsalya meM mA~ kI barAbarI karane vAlA anya koI nahIM hai| parantu, kabhI-kabhI vaha bacce para garma ho jAtI hai| vaha vANI se bhI phaTakAra detI hai aura cAMTA bhI mAra detI hai| parantu, use usakI sImA kA patA hai| vaha usakA vidhvaMsa karanA nahIM cAhatI, cAhatI hai usake jIvana kA bhavya nirmANa / zatra bhI cAMTA mAratA hai| cAMTA, cAMTA hI hai| aisA nahIM hai ki mA~ ke cA~Te meM aura zatru kI cA~Te meM bAhara meM koI aMtara hai| aMtara hai sImA kaa| zatru kA cAMTA krodha kI ati hai aura mA~ kA cAMTA krodha kI sImA ko nahIM laaNghtaa| krodha meM bhI sneha evaM vAtsalya chalakatA hai| kuMbhakAra cAka se utAre gaye kacce ghar3e para thApI se coTa karatA hai, parantu sAtha meM bacAva ke lie apanA hAtha ghar3e ke andara meM bhI rakhatA hai| thApI kI coTa sImA meM hotI hai, halkI hotI hai| vaha halkI coTa ghar3e kA nirmANa hI karatI hai, vidhvaMsa nhiiN| parantu, ghar3e ko tor3ane vAle kI coTa isase bhinna hotI hai, yaha Apa jAnate haiN| isalie bhArata kA dharmaguru kahatA hai ki jIvana, jIvana kI taraha jio| krodha-mAna Adi kaSAyoM se nahIM, unakI ati se ddro| viveka dRSTi se kAma lo| viveka vikala ho kara kaSAya vazavartI ho jAnA aura bAta hai, aura apane astitva ko surakSita rakhane ke lie, jIvana vikAsa ke lie unheM eka sImA meM bA~dha rakhanA aura bAta hai| jahA~ ati hai vahA~ sarvanAza hai| isalie zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA prAraMbhika sAdhaka ke lie eka hI upadeza hai ki apane viveka kI A~kheM banda karake krodhamaya, mAnamaya, mAyAmaya evaM lobhamaya mata bno| ati azubha hai, aprazasta hai aura sImita mandatA prazasta hai, zubha hai| kaSAya varjana kA yaha artha nahIM hai ki tumhAre astitva para hI koI coTa kare aura tuma bebhAna soye rho| honA yaha cAhie ki vyaktitva para apamAna kI coTa par3ate hI ApakI karmacetanA jAgRta ho, ApakA supta aham aura vyaktitva aMgar3AI le kara jAga uThe, aura ApakA svAbhimAna saceta ho jaae| krodha-zakti kA niyantraNa oo Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahaM (svAbhimAna) zunya vyakti vyaktitvahIna rAha kA ror3A hai| vaha patthara kI taraha jar3a hai, niSkriya hai, kyA kara pAyegA vaha cetanAhIna apane jIvana kA nirmANa / prAcIna yuga kI eka kahAnI hai-- eka yuvaka, bar3e ghara kA lar3akA thaa| vaha dhana-vaibhava meM, lAr3a-pyAra meM palA thaa| phUla kI taraha khilatA rahA, mahakatA rhaa| para bar3A hone para yAra-dosta aise mile ki vaha avArA ho gyaa| eka dina yoM hI maTaragastI kara rahA thA, idhara-udhara ghUma rahA thaa| sAmane dekhA ki pAnI kA ghar3A le kara udhara se eka sundara navayuvA lar3akI A rahI hai| yuvaka ne cher3ane kI buddhi se ghar3e para kaMkara pheNkaa| lar3akI ne use DA~Takara kahA--'yaha tuma kyA kara rahe ho?" "mujhe tuma se prema hai !'' lar3ake ne hicakate-ghabarAte hue kahA / lar3akI ne pUchA--prema yAnI vivAha karanA cAhate ho? parantu pahale yaha to batAo ki tuma vAsI khA rahe ho yA tAjA? tAtparya yaha hai ki tuma bApa kI kamAI para hI aizoArAma kara rahe ho yA svayaM kamAkara khA rahe ho? yAda rakho, maiM eka sAmAnya ghara kI lar3akI huuN| vivAha mujhe karanA hai, parantu usake lie merI eka zarta hai- yadi tumhAre pAsa apanI tAjA kamAI ho, to maiM tumhAre sAtha vivAha kara sakatI hU~, anyathA nhiiN| bApa kI kamAI para akar3ane vAle yuvaka mUrkha hote haiN| yuvaka avArA bhale hI ho gayA ho, para thA bahAdura aadmii| vIra vyakti ke tejasvI mana ko hI coTa lagatI hai| lar3akI ke cubhate-tIkhe zabdoM ne usake soye hue vyaktitva ko jhakajhora kara jagA diyaa| usane turanta kahA--"dekho, maiM Aja hI kamAne jA rahA huuN| tuma mere lauTane taka pratIkSA krnaa|" yuvaka ne ghara Ate hI apane pitA ke sAmane vyApAra ke lie bAhara jAne kI bAta rakhI, to pitA ne kahA--tumheM bAhara jAne kA kyA kAma hai| hamAre ghara meM itanA dhana-vaibhava hai ki tuma hI nahIM, tumhArI sAta pIr3hI taka baiThe-baiThe khAyeM, taba bhI vaha samApta hone vAlA nahIM hai| prAyaH pitA aisA hI bolate haiN| parantu, usane kucha nahIM sUnA aura cala diyA apane ghara se| pitA ne kahA ki jA rahe ho, to vyApAra ke lie kucha pUMjI to lete jaao| usane pitA ke isa prastAva ko bhI svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| phira gaMbhIra, kintu vinamra svara meM usane kahA, maiM apane hI zrama se zrI kA upArjana karake ghara vApisa laugaa| vaha pitA ke ghara se binA kucha lie hI apanI yAtrA para nikala pdd'aa| anajAna rAstA, ajJAta jagaha, para mana meM bhAvanA jAgRta thI dhana kamAne kii| basa, laga gayA apane kAma meN| zUnya meM se nirmANa karanA zurU kiyA aura jaba apane ghara lauTA, to vaha eka zreSTha zrImanta thaa| saba ora usake jaya-jayakAra gUMja gye| ahaM ko lagI coTa kAma kara gyii| yAda rakhie, zrama meM se hI zrI paidA hotI hai| bhale hI vaha zrama zArIrika ho yA dimaagii| bhale hI vaha zrI bhautika ho yA AdhyAtmika / binA zrama ke zrI kI prApti saMbhava nahIM hai| aura, yaha thama jagatA hai kabhI-kabhI ahaM para eka vilakSaNa coTa ke lagane pr| rAjagaha ke pratiSThita dhanakubera 'dhannA' kA jIvana Apa logoM ne aneka bAra sunA hai| usake antara mana meM AdhyAtmika Rddhi, Atma-vaibhava pAne kI bhAvanA kaba jagI, patA hai Apako? jaba ki usakI patnI subhadrA ne usake svAbhimAna para coTa kii| jaba taka svAbhimAna para coTa nahIM par3atI, taba taka soyA vyaktitva jAgRta nahIM hotaa| astu, svAbhimAnI vyakti vaha hai, jo 'ahaM' para coTa lagate hI jAgata ho jaae| jisakA ahaM bhAva jAgRta nahIM hotA, eka bAra nahIM, bAra-bAra coTa khAkara bhI jo jAgatA nahIM, vaha mardA hai| aura, zava kI taraha sar3atA rahatA hai| murdA (zava) itanA burA nahIM hai, jitanA ki murdA jIvana burA hai| jIvita-mardA svayaM to sar3atA hI hai, sAtha hI vaha parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra meM jahA~ bhI jAtA hai, sabako sar3A detA hai| kahAvata hai ki eka sar3A huA pAna apane sAtha ke anya tAjA pAnoM ko bhI sar3A-galA detA hai| ataH jIvana meM murdApana nahIM, teja honA caahie| apane vyaktitva kA svAbhimAna honA caahie| cAhe krodha ho, mAna ho, lobha ho, kucha bhI kyoM na ho, 78 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI sImA meM, maryAdA meM haiM, to bure nahIM hai| yadi inase jIvana kA nirmANa ho rahA hai, to ve hitakara hI haiN| krodha aura abhimAna ke sAtha lobha kI bAta kara luuN| lobhI vyakti ko koI pasaMda nahIM krtaa| parantu, bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM ki lobha prazasta bhI hai| vaha ekAnta rUpa se aprazasta (burA yA azubha) hI hai, aisI bAta nahIM hai| yadi lobha arthAta kucha-na-kucha bacAne kI dRSTi nahIM hai, Aya, vyaya evaM saMgraha Adi kA viveka nahIM hai, to bApadAdoM ke saMgrahita dhana ko ur3Ate dera nahIM lgegii| parantu, isakA yaha artha bhI nahIM hai ki tijorI meM rakhe dhana ko ginate rho| use khAne-pIne evaM tana ke ArAma ke lie bhI kharca na karo aura kisI zubha kArya meM bhI na lagAo, kevala baTorate hI raho, to vaha lobha kisa kAma kaa| vaha to patana kA hI kAraNa hai| usase jIvana kA nirmANa saMbhava nahIM hai| hamAre eka mahAn AcArya ne kahA thA "yaH kAkiNImapyapathe prapannAM...... kAle ca koTiSvapi mukthstH|" eka kA~kaNI (purAne yuga kA bahuta choTA sikkA) yadi vyartha meM kharca ho gaI hai yA ho rahI hai, to usake lie vicAra karo, soco, parantu yadi samaya para satkarma meM, jana-sevA ke kSetra meM dasa-bIsa hI nahIM, sau-do-sau hI nahIM, hajAroM-lAkhoM hI nahIM, karor3oM svarNa mudrAeM bhI kharca karane kA avasara Ae, to usake lie yathAsthiti mukta hRdaya se taiyAra rho| vyartha meM kharca ho rahI eka kA~kaNI ko bhI bacAnA buddhimAnI hai| vaha lobha prazasta hai| parantu, kevala saMgraha hI karatA rahe--na apane lie use kAma meM lAe aura na jana-sevA ke lie, to vaha lobha barA hai| isalie zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jora de kara kahA ki ati se bco| ati cAhe krodha kI ho, mAna kI ho, lobha kI ho yA anya kisI kI ho, vaha burI hai| yadi kaSAyeM bhI apanI sImA meM haiM, zubha meM haiM, to ve jIvana ko barvAda karane vAlI nahIM, apitu banAnevAlI haiN| jIvana kI tIna dhArAe~ haiM--azabha, zubha aura zuddha / vartamAna jIvana kA adhika aMza zubha aura azabha meM hai| yadi adhyAtma-jJAna ke isa ahaMbhAva ke kAraNa ki maiM to niraMjana-nirvikAra hU~, isalie mujhe kucha nahIM karanA hai| azubha hI nahIM, zubha bhI heya hai| mujhe to ekAnta zuddha rahanA hai| yaha zAbdika jJAna hai, yathArthataH vartamAna pariNati evaM sthiti se zUnya hai| vartamAna meM AtmA kA pariNamana kina bhAvoM meM ho rahA hai, isa ora na dekha kara, yathArtha se A~kheM banda karake kevala svarUpa-bodha ke ahaMbhAva meM satkArya arthAt zubha pravRtti kA niSedha karanA, samayAnusAra use na karanA, use burA mAnanA, yaha bhI eka ati hai| aura yaha ati bhI jIvana ko girAne vAlI hai| ata: vartamAna meM zuddha bhAva na hote hue bhI usakA nATaka karanA, usakI ati meM bahe jAnA burA hai| ataH ati koI bhI kyoM na ho, usase bacanA hI jIvana kA nirmANa evaM vikAsa karanA hai| puNya aura pApa kI vyAkhyA karate hue bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai--mandakaSAya puNya hai, tIvrakaSAya pApa hai| krodha Adi kaSAya kI mandatA puNya hai aura tIvratA pApa hai| manda kaSAya zubha hai, prazasta hai, jIvana ko unnata banAtI hai| jaba bhI bAta karo, prazasta kI karo, kAma karo to prazasta kro| nikRSTa bhASA kabhI na bolo| nikRSTa kA artha hai--maiM kyA karUM, maiM to kucha kara nahIM sakatA, mere se kucha bhI hogA nahIM, aisI nikRSTa bhASA se bhI bacanA caahie| satkArya thor3A karo yA adhika bhAvanA se karo aura ati se bco| na to ekadama bhagavAn vanane ke lie chalAMga lagAo aura na rAkSasa bno| donoM atiyoM ke madhya kI sthiti meM rho| vaha hai sAdhaka kI sthiti, insAna kA jIvana / aura, yaha madhya sthiti hI Aja ke jIvana kA nirmANa kara sakatI hai| kroSa-zakti kA niyantraNa Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbhAra hone kA mArga : tanAva se mukti Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana meM saMyoga-viyoga kA khela calA hI karatA hai| saMyoga-viyoga apane Apa meM sukha-duHkha ke kAraNa nahIM hai, kAraNa hai unakI smRti / yaha mAnava-mana kI durbalatA hI hai ki vaha smRti ke bhAra ko r3hotA rahatA hai aura sukha-duHkha kI anubhUti karatA rahatA hai| pUrva kI smRtiyA~ azAnta sthitiyA~ paidA karatI haiM, to manuSya ke cintana evaM kartavya zakti ko ve paMgu banA detI haiM, jisase manuSya kA vikAsa avaruddha ho jAtA hai| ThIka hai, vartamAna kI ajJa avasthA meM smRti aparihArya hai, parantu vaha mana kA bhAra na banane pAe, vaha hamAre cintana athavA vicAroM ko jakar3ane na paae| bhUta, bhaviSya ke bhAra ko eka ora pheMka kara vartamAna meM jInA siikheN| dhyAna rakhanA hai, smRti kevala smRti rahe, vaha sukha-duHkha kI dAtrI na bana ske| smRtiyoM se asampakta rahanA hI to jIvana jIne kI kalA hai| Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mandiroM evaM upAzrayoM meM Ate samaya 'nisIhi-nisIhi' kahanA cAhie, yaha eka vidhAna hai, jaina-dharma ke AcAra-granthoM kaa| yaha vidhAna maukhika rUpa meM Aja bhI prAyaH kiyA jAtA hai rUDhicusta dhArmika sajjanoM dvArA / parantu, isa maukhika uccAraNa kA Antarika kyA marma hai, kyA hetu hai, isa saMbaMdha meM ThIka jAnakArI prAyaH kama hI dekhI jAtI hai| kahanA hai, basa, isalie kahA jAtA hai| para, kyoM kahA jAtA hai, isakA kucha atA-patA nahIM hai| kala hI kI bAta hai| eka digambara jaina zrAvaka isa sambandha meM jijJAsA kara rahe the| deva mandiroM, upAzrayoM evaM gurucaraNoM meM upasthita hote samaya 'nisIhi' kahane kA bhAva yaha hai ki maiM idharaudhara ke bAhya vikalpoM kA, dvandvoM kA niSedha evaM nirAkaraNa kara, unase mukta ho kara yahA~ dharma-sAdhanA ke lie upasthita huA huuN| merA mana evaM maskiSka sApha hai| koI kUr3AkacarA usameM nahIM hai| vaha pUrI taraha khAlI hai, bhagavAn evaM guru kI upAsanA ke lie, unake mahanIya prakAza ko grahaNa karane ke lie| naye bhavya nirmANa ke lie pahale ke asundara evaM dUSita ko sApha karanA hI caahie| jhUThe, gaMde pAtra meM yoM hI dUdha DAla denA, kyA artha rakhatA hai| sleTa para pahale kucha yoM hI aMTa-saMTa likhA huA hai| aba usa para kucha aura acchA likhanA hai, to pahale likhe ko sApha nahIM karanA cAhie? likhe hae para hI likha denA cAhie? yadi kisI taraha likhane kI jhoMka meM likhe hue para likha hI diyA, to yaha gaDDuma-gaDama lekha kyA kAma AegA? kaise par3hA jAegA? yadi nahIM par3hA gayA, to vaha likhanA vyartha hI huA hai na? "zrama eva kevlm|" hAtha gaMde haiN| dhala-kIcar3a meM sane haiM, yA zauca-kriyA meM lage hae raheM haiN| kyA unhIM hAthoM se apane pUjya ke caraNa cha leM? bhojana kara leM? athavA dUsaroM ko miSTAnna kA prasAda vitaraNa kara deM? galata hai yaha saba DhaMga / yaha asabhya logoM kA kAma hai| koI bhI sabhya aisI gaMdI harakata nahIM kara sakatA / Avazyaka hai, pahale gaMde hAtha dhoye jAe~ aura phira unase apekSita pavitra karma kiye jaaeN| karma-kSetra meM sAdhaka jaba saMgharSarata rahatA hai, to usakA mana-mastiSka gaMdA ho jAtA hai| kAma, krodha, mada, lobha Adi kI kisI-na-kisI gaMdagI se dUSita ho jAtA hai, abhadra evaM galata saMskAroM kA kUr3A-kacarA mana meM bhara jAtA hai| ataH spaSTa hai, ki ukta gaMdagI se bhare mana mastiSka meM apane ArAdhya prabhu kI bhakti kaise zuddha ho sakatI hai| aMTa-saMTa saMskAroM evaM vicAroM kI bemela bhIr3a meM, besure kolAhala meM zAnta citta se kaise prabhu-smaraNa ho sakatA hai| aisA smaraNa kevala sAmpradAyika niyamoM ke pAlana kI eka begAra kATanA to ho sakatA hai, mana ke kaNa-kaNa ko AnaMda kI amata-dhArA se AplAvita karane vAlA puNya-smaraNa nahIM ho sktaa| Apa vizeSa nimaMtraNa para kisI premI mitra yA saMbaMdhI ke ghara mehamAna banakara jA rahe haiM, to dhyAna meM rakhiye, apane ghara kI sukha-suvidhAoM ke guda-gude saMkalpoM ko ghara para hI chor3a kara jaaie| unheM apane mitra yA sambandhI ke ghara para bhUla kara bhI na le jaaie| ho sakatA hai, jaise sukha sAdhana Apako apane ghara para prApta hai, vaise vahA~ na prApta ho| aura yadi Apa apane prApta sukha-sAdhanoM ke vikalpoM kA bhAra uThAye hue hI vahA~ pahu~ce haiM, to Apako vahA~ madhura milana kA kucha bhI Ananda na aaegaa| Apa andara hI andara kur3a-kur3AeMge, bar3a-bar3Ae~ge aura apane snehI mitroM ko gAliyoM se alaMkRta kreNge| itanA hI nahIM, lauTane para use yatratatra badanAma bhI kreNge| madhuratA ke lie gae the aura le Ae haiM kttutaa| sirpha le hI nahIM Ae, kaTutA de bhI Ae haiN| dimAga ko khAlI na karane kA yaha kitanA bhISaNa duSpariNAma hotA hai, kucha AtA hai, ApakI samajha meM? aura hA~, mitra ke yahA~ se vApasa lauTate hae bhI apane dimAga ko khAlI karake lauttie| yadi ucita sammAnasatkAra na huA ho; bhUla se yA anya kisI taraha kucha apamAna huA ho, manonukUla sukha-sAdhana upalabdha na hue hoM to koI bAta nahIM, aisA ho jAtA hai prAyaH / para, Apa isa gaMdagI ko apane dimAga meM bharakara na rkhie| bar3I kharAba bAta hai dimAga ko gaMdagI se bhare rkhnaa| kyoMki kabhI na kabhI aura kahIM na kahIM muMha se bAhara AtI hai| aura cirAgata sneha ke madhura vAtAvaraNa ko viSAkta banA detI hai| isa taraha eka bAra ke TUTe hue mana jIvana bhara to kyA, anAgata pIr3hiyoM taka paraspara nahIM mila pAte haiN| nirbhAra hone kA mArga : tanAva se mukti Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isake viparIta yaha bhI ho sakatA hai, ki ghara kI apekSA vahA~ sukha-sAdhana acche mile hoM, Asana-zayana bhojana Adi bahuta hI rucikara prApta hue hoM, kalpanA se kahIM adhika svAgata satkAra huA ho| ina sabake lie satkAra kartA ke prati prema evaM samAdara kA sadbhAva to apane mana meM surakSita rakhie, kintu prApta sukha-sAdhanoM kA moha bhUlakara bhI apane mana evaM mastiSka para mata jamane diijie| yadi Apa ukta moha ke vikalpoM se mana ko binA khAlI kie ghara lauTe haiM, to bahuta burA hogaa| Apa ko apanA ghara aba acchA nahIM lgegaa| mAM se jhagar3eMge, bahana se jhagar3eMge, ki tumheM kucha nahIM AtA bnaanaa| bilkula buddha ho tum| aura patnI ke pIche to bhUta-preta kI taraha laga jaaoge| kabhI use gaMvAra, to kabhI phUhar3a btaaoge| usake banAye bhojana meM hara dina sau galatiyA~ nikAloge / aura, isa taraha apane ghara ke madhura vAtAvaraNa ko talakha banA ddaaloge| yadi apane ghara kI sthiti abhAvagrasta hai, to una jaise sukha-sAdhana na juTA pAne ke kAraNa tuma svayaM hIna-bhAvanA se grasta ho kara eka prakAra ke vikSipta mAnasika rogI bana jaaoge| eka lambI carcA maiMne udAharaNa ke rUpa meM isalie kI hai, ki svastha evaM sukhada mastI bharA jIvana jIne ke lie lokajIvana meM bhI Idhara-udhara ke mAna-apamAna Adi ke vikalpoM se mana ko khAlI karanA kitanA Avazyaka haiN| mana ko na satkAra se bharanA acchA hai, na tiraskAra se| jIvana-yAtrA meM donoM kA visarjana karake hI idhara se udhara jAo yA udhara se idhara aao| kisI bhI karmakSetra meM praveza karo, to pahale ke cAla karma ke vikalpa se mukta ho kara praveza kro| vigata bhUta-karma kA bhUta yadi pIche lagA rahA, to prApta karma kA AnaMda tumheM nahIM mila paaegaa| vibhakta mana se vaha karma acchI taraha kiyA bhI na jA skegaa| jo vyakti ghara ko dimAga para lAdakara vyavasAya-kendra para le jAegA aura vyavasAya kendra ko ghara para, to vaha na ghara kA rahegA, na vyavasAya kaa| dhobI kA kUttA na ghara kA, na ghATa kA / jo dimAga ko vicAroM kA kUr3A ghara banAye rakhatA hai, vaha vastuta: kUr3A ghara hI bana jAtA hai| aura aise kUr3A ghara se karma kI nirdhArita phala-niSpatti kabhI bhI yathocita nahIM ho sktii| astu, loka-jIvana meM bhI 'nisIhi' kI upAsanA apekSita hai| yaha vikalpoM ke visarjana kI sarvottama prakriyA hai| jaina-sAdhanA meM pratikramaNa kA bahuta bar3A mahattva hai| yaha durvicAroM evaM kusaMskAroM ke parimArjana kI eka AdhyAtmika sAdhanA hai| prAtaHkAla se prAraMbha hone vAlI jIvana-yAtrA meM dina bhara meM jo kucha bhI idhara-udhara ke durvikalpa antarmana meM saMcita ho jAte haiM, sAyaMkAlIna pratikramaNa meM AtmAlocana ke dvArA unheM sApha kara diyA jAtA hai aura rAtri ke durvikalpoM ko prAtaHkAlIna pratikramaNa meN| yaha subaha-zAma 'akaraNijja' kA 'micchAmi dukkaDaM' mana ko khAlI karatA hai, use halkA aura zuddha banAtA hai| pApa karmoM kI bAra-bAra smRti glAni ko janma detI hai aura glAni janma detI hai hIna-bhAvanA ko| aura hIna-bhAvanA mAnava jIvana kA sabase bhayaMkara abhizApa hai, jo use saba taraha se barbAda kara detA hai| pratikramaNa sAdhaka ko isa taraha vyartha hI barbAda hone se bacAtA hai| usameM pavitratA kI bhAvanA jagAtA hai, aura naye utsAha kI taraMga ke sAtha bhaviSya meM sajagatApUrvaka satkarma karane kI preraNA detA hai| azubha kA visarjana honA caahie| itanA hI nahIM, azubha kI smRti kA bhI visarjana honA Avazyaka hai| kRta azubha kI bAra-bAra smRti bhI cetanA ko dhUmila banA detI hai| jisa hAtha se mala dhoyA hai, use dho diyA aura vaha sApha ho gyaa| basa, zuddhi kA kArya pUrA ho gyaa| dhone ke bAda bhI yadi hAtha meM lage mala ko yAda karatA rahegA, to basa, vinaSTa ho jAegA mAnava / tana kA snAna, mala aura mala kI smRti donoM ko hI sApha karane ke lie hai| isI prakAra pratikramaNa ho yA isI se sambandhita anya koI dhArmika sAdhanA ho, vaha bhI mAnava mana ko pApa aura pApa kI smRti donoM se mukta karatI hai| bhaviSya meM koI pApa karma na hone pAe, yaha sajagatA eka alaga bAta hai| aura hara dina atIta ke kRta pApoM kA ronA rote rahanA, alaga bAta hai| pratikramaNa, japa, prabhu-smaraNa Adi karake bhI yadi kisI ko yaha vizvAsa hai ki maiM zuddha nahIM huA hU~, vahI purAnA pApI kA pApI hU~ aura malina kA malina hU~, to isakA artha hai ki use dharma-sAdhanA kI pavitra zakti meM vizvAsa nahIM hai| gaMgA meM DubakI lagA kara bhI yadi gaMdagI lage rahane kA ronA hai, to usa pAgala kI koI cikitsA nahIM hai| yoga kI eka prakriyA hai, virecana kii| prANAyAma meM aMdara kI azuddha vAyu ko virecana ke dvArA bAhara meM visarjita kiyA jAtA hai| virecana kA artha hai, khAlI krnaa| yaha eka zvAsa kA vyAyAma hai, kintu yoga itanA hI nahIM hai, jIvana meM se azubha saMkalpoM, vicAroM evaM vikAroM kA bhI virecana honA caahie| yahI vAstavika adhyAtmayoga hai| zubha kA pUraka aura azubha kA virecana hI jIvana meM samarasatA lA sakatA hai| zubha kA pUraka hone ke sAtha sAgara, naukA aura nAvika 4 Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka sAvadhAnI aura apekSita hai| vaha yaha ki kahIM zubha ke sAtha zubha kA ahaMbhAva bhI mana meM na praveza kara jaae| yadi kabhI bhUla se ahaM praveza kara jAe, to tatkAla usakA bhI virecana kara mana ko khAlI kara lo| yaha zubha kI sugandha ke sAtha azubha kI durgandha bar3I hI bhayaMkara hai| yaha zubha ko caupaTa kara detI hai| isa sthiti meM, zubha kI sugandha, sugandha na rahakara durgandha hI ho jAtI hai| zubha kA AnaMda to amRta-rasa hai| ata: use to mana meM banAye rakho, aura ahaM ko bAhara nikAla pheNko| kaisA bhI azubha ho, usase mana-mastiSka ko khAlI karate rahanA hI zreyaskara hai| jahA~ taka merA adhyayana hai, cintana hai, merI samajha hai, 'nisIhi' kA yaha saiddhAntika marma hai| ataH sAdhaka ko 'nisIhi' kevala bolanA hI nahIM hai, usake phalita rahasya ko samajhanA bhI hai| zabda se Age kA satya zabda kA bhAva hai| usa bhAva kI anubhUti hI sAdhanA kA amRta-tattva hai| nirbhAra hone kA mArga : tanAva se mukti Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirvicAra yA nirvikAra Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "akusalamaNa-niroho, kuzalamaNaudIraNaM cev|" mana pUrI taraha se mauna ho sakatA hai ? ho sakatA hai ! para, abhI nahIM ! abhI akuzala arthAt azubha vicAroM kA nirodha karo aura kuzala arthAt zubha vicAroM meM mana ko niyojita kro| mana svayaM eka dina mauna ho jaaegaa| Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn mahAvIra ne mukhya rUpa se do tattva mAne haiM--jIva aura ajIva, jar3a aura cetana / sthAnAMga sUtra meM kahA hai--jIva aura ajIva do rAziyAM haiN| ina do meM sapta-tattva, nava padArtha aura SaTa-dravya kA samAveza ho jAtA hai| saMsAra meM jitane padArtha haiM, ve jIva aura ajIva ina do meM A jAte haiN| aisA koI padArtha nahIM hai, jo jIva bhI na ho aura ajIva bhI na ho| jo bhI padArtha hai, yA to vaha jIva hogA yA ajiiv| isalie do hI dravya mukhya haiN| zeSa tattva evaM padArtha ina do ke saMyoga yA viyoga se banate haiN| isalie mukhyatA do hI tattvoM kI hai| do meM bhI pramukha jIva hai| AtmA hI saba meM zreSTha hai| kyoMki apane aura apane se bhinna jar3a-padArthoM ke astitva kA nirNaya aura nizcaya jIva hI karatA hai| vyakti hI apane jJAna se samasta padArthoM kA bodha karatA hai aura unakA nAmakaraNa bhI jIva karatA hai| kyoMki vaha cetana hai, jJAna svarUpa hai| jIva kI pahacAna kyA hai? usakA lakSaNa kyA hai ? isa prazna ke uttara meM zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai-upayoga arthAt jJAna hI AtmA kA, jIva kA lakSaNa hai-- "jIvo uvoglkssnno|" upayoga arthAt jJAna AtmA kA viziSTa guNa hai| vaha AtmA ke atirikta anyatra kahIM nahIM miltaa| AcArAMga sUtra meM zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai-jo AtmA hai vahI jJAtA hai, aura jo jJAtA hai vahI AtmA hai| AtmA kisI bhI samaya jJAna se rahita nahIM hotA aura jJAna AtmA ke atirikta anyatra kahIM bhI parilakSita nahIM hotaa| jJAna ke dvArA hI hameM AtmA ke astitva kA evaM usake svarUpa kA bodha hotA hai| aura apane jJAna ke dvArA ho vyakti para-padArthoM kA bodha karatA hai| isalie AtmA jJAna-svarUpa hai| jisa padArtha meM jJAna nahIM hai, cetanA nahIM hai, vahA ajIva hai, jar3a hai| kyoMki jar3a padArtha ko kisI bhI taraha kI anubhUti nahIM hotii| aura to kyA, jar3a ko apane astitva kA bhI bodha nahIM hai| vaha yaha bhI nahIM jAnatA ki maiM kauna hU~? merA apanA svarUpa kyA hai ? mere meM kitanI zakti hai ? aura maiM kitanA upayogI ha~ ? na use anukUla saMyogoM kA sukharUpa saMvedana hotA hai aura na pratikUla saMyogoM kA evaM anukula saMyogoM ke viyoga kA duHkha hotA hai| use sva aura para kA koI bodha nahIM hotA / jisa padArtha meM bodharUpa vyApAra nahIM hotA, vaha jar3a hai, ajIva hai| - cetana meM cintana evaM vicAra nirantara gatimAna rahate haiN| Aja ke kucha vicAraka vicAra-zUnya hone kI bAta kahate hai| unakA kahanA hai ki vicAroM ko antara mana meM uThane hI mata do aura jo kucha vicAra haiM unheM nikAla do| parantu aisA kabhI ho nahIM sktaa| vicAra evaM cintana-zUnya hone kA abhiprAya hai--jar3a bana jaanaa| jar3a meM kisI bhI taraha kA vicAra nahIM hotaa| na usameM socane kI zakti hai, aura na samajhane kii| use koI zastra se tor3e-phor3e taba bhI krodha nahIM AtA, aura koI usa para phUla car3hAye taba bhI use prasannatA nahIM hotii| jar3a bananA pasanda ho to bAta alaga hai, anyathA vyakti vicAra-zUnya nahIM ho sktaa| vikAra evaM vikalpa se to zunya ho sakatA hai aura sAdhaka ko honA bhI cAhie, parantu cetanA kA, jJAna kA pravAha to usameM anAdi se bahatA rahA hai, aura ananta taka bahatA rhegaa| cetanA, cetana kA svabhAva hai| vaha kabhI bhI jJAnazUnya nahIM ho sktaa| karma-bandhana se mukta hone para bhI vaha ananta jJAnasvarUpa rahatA hai| jJAna usakA apanA guNa hai, svabhAva hai / guNa guNI se kadApi alaga nahIM ho sktaa| Aga kA svabhAva jalanA hai| vaha jalatI hI rhegii| agni ho aura vaha jale nahIM yaha kabhI bhI sambhava nahIM ho sktaa| cintana karanA cetana kA svabhAva hai| vyakti zarIra ko sthira kara sakatA hai aura vacana (vANI) ko bhI roka sakatA hai--para cetanA kI pravahamAna dhArA ko rokanA sambhava nahIM hai| dhyAna meM sAdhaka zarIra se sthira rahatA hai--yahA~ taka ki dRSTi ko bhI ekAgra kara letA hai, parantu AdhyAtmika-cintana to calatA hI rahatA hai| dhyAna kA artha hai--kisI eka vastu para mana ko kendrita karake usI kA vicAra evaM cintana krnaa| dhyAna zabda 'dhyai cintAyAm' se banA hai| isalie yaha kahanA nitAnta galata hai ki dhyAna meM sAdhaka kisI bhI prakAra kA vicAra-cintana na kare, vaha bhAvazUnya bana jaae| dhyAna svayaM cintana-svarUpa hai| aura vaha tIna prakAra kA hai--zuddha, zubha aura azubha / cintana vAstava meM cetanA kI sakriyatA hai| zuddha, zubha aura azubha usakI paryAye nivicAra yA nirvikAra 89 Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM / jaba cintana kI dhArA svabhAva meM bahatI hai, to vaha cetanA kI zuddha paryAya rahatI hai / usameM bandha nahIM hotA, kevala pUrvavaddha karmoM kI nirjarA hotI hai| jaba vyakti vibhAva meM bahatA hai, taba jJAna kI paryAya zubha yA azubha hotI taba bandha hotA hai| kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki dhyAna, cintana hai aura vaha zubha bhI ho sakatA hai, azubha bhI ho sakatA hai, aura zuddha bhI ho sakatA hai| bAhya pariNati meM pariNata AtmA kA dhyAna evaM cintana zubha yA azubha hogA aura vaha karmabandha se chuTakArA nahIM pA sktaa| jaba vyakti bAhara se apane mana ko haTAkara apane svarUpa maiM kendrita karatA hai, usa samaya bhI sAdhaka kA cintana to cAlU rahatA hai, parantu svabhAva meM pariNati hone ke kAraNa vaha zuddha hai / dharma-dhyAna aura zukla dhyAna zuddha haiM / dhyAna kI, yaha zuddha-vizuddha evaM parama zuddha avasthA bhI cintana evaM jJAna svarUpa hai / zukla dhyAna meM bhI zabda se artha para, artha se zabda para tathA dravya se paryAya para aura paryAya se dravya para cintana evaM vicAra hotA hI hai aura zukla dhyAna kI prakriyA karma bandhana se pUrNataH mukta hone, aura yogoM kA nirodha karake nirvANa ko prApta karane ke pUrva taka cAlU rahatI hai / isalie nirvicAra evaM cintana rahita hone kA koI artha hI nahIM hai| vAstava meM nivicAra kI kalpanA hI nahIM kI jA sktii| kyoMki usakA koI AdhAra hai hI nahIM meM nirvicAra evaM pUrNataH zUnya ho gayA hU~, yaha socanA yA vicAra karanA bhI to eka vicAra hai / vicAroM se zUnya ho kara koI bhI sAdhaka bhale hI vaha kitanA bhI bar3A evaM zaktizAlI kyoM na ho, raha nahIM sakatA / kucha vyakti zAstrIya AdhyAtmika vicAroM ko bhI chor3ane kI tathA unase apane ko khAlI karane kI bAta kahate haiN| sunane meM yaha bAta priya lagatI hai, parantu vAstava meM yaha kathana hI asatya hai kyoMki vaha pravaktA bhI to vicAra hI de rahA hai| jo apane mana-mastiSka ko vicAroM se bhare hue hai, aura unheM apane zrotAoM meM vitarita kara rahA hai, vaha vicArazUnya kaise bana sakatA hai ? aura jo svayaM vicArazUnya nahIM bana sakA hai, to anya ko kaise banA sakatA hai ? ataH hameM nivicAra nahIM, nirvikAra bananA hai| rAga-dveSa vikAra hai| Agama meM vikAroM ke raMga se anuraMjita bhAvoM ko, vicAroM ko vibhAva kahA hai / iSTa vastu para rAga AtA hai, aura aniSTa para dveSa rAga bhI bandha kA kAraNa hai, aura dveSa bhI rAga-dveSa donoM saMsAra ke kAraNa haiM / vItarAga-bhAva vikAroM se rahita hai / vibhAva ke raMga se raMjita nahIM hai / ataH vaha AtmA kA zuddha svabhAva hai| usameM sthita AtmA ko bandha nahIM hotaa| vItarAga bhAva saMsAra kA nahIM, mukti kA kAraNa hai| bAta yaha hai ki gyArahaveM, bArahaveM aura terahaveM guNasthAnoM meM vItarAga bhAva hai, vahA~ vikAra to nahIM hai, parantu vicAra to vahA~ bhI hai| jJAna kabhI bhI nirvikalpa nahIM hotA / jJAna se pUrva hone vAlA darzana nirvikalpa hotA hai / usameM jJeya vastu kI vizeSatA kA bodha nahIM hotA / vastu hai -- basa, itanA sAmAnya bodha hotA hai / parantu jJeya-vastu kI vizeSatA kA bodha jJAna meM hotA hai / AtmA zarIra se bhinna hai, amara hai, ananta guNamaya hai, jJAna-svarUpa hai -Adi vizeSatAoM kA parijJAna jJAna ke dvArA hotA hai / isalie Agama meM upayoga do prakAra kA batAyA hai -- nirAkAra aura sAkAra | darzana nirAkAra upayoga hai, aura jJAna sAkAra upayoga hai / ataH jJAna hai vahA~ vikalpa hogA hI, jJeya vastu kI vizeSa - tAoM kA bodha hogA hI aura vicAra - cintana bhI hogaa| isalie vicAra evaM cintana rahegA hI / kyoMki jJAna AtmA kA guNa hai, svabhAva hai / vaha usase alaga ho nahIM sakatA / isalie vicAra-zUnya hone kA artha hai -- jar3a bana jAnA / zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne saMsAra se mukta hone ke lie yaha nahIM kahA ki nivicAra bano, parantu yaha kahA hai -- sarvaprathama apane svarUpa ko jAno samajho meM zarIra evaM pudgaloM se sarvathA bhinna huuN| meM inakA kartA evaM bhoktA nahIM, kevala draSTA hU~ / draSTA bana kara apane Apako dekho| rAga AtA hai, to use dekho samajho, dveSa AtA hai, to usakA parijJAna karo / sAdhaka ko yaha bodha ho jAnA cAhie ki rAga-bhAva aura dveSa-bhAva donoM mere apane nahIM hai / merA apanA svabhAva rAga-dveSa se rahita vItarAga bhAva hai| yaha samajhanA hI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai| jisa vastu kA jaisA svarUpa hai, use usI rUpa meM dekhanA, tadrUpa samajhanA aura usameM zraddhA evaM niSThA rakhanA hI samyak darzana hai| jyoM-jyoM hamAre jJAna, cintana evaM vicAroM para par3A huA AvaraNa haTatA jAegA, tyoM-tyoM hamArI jJAna cetanA zuddha hotI jAegI aura eka samaya aisA AyegA ki sampUrNa AvaraNoM se nirAvaraNa ho kara vaha cetanA ananta pUrNatA ko prApta kara legii| 90 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma kA mUla manobhAva meM For Private Personal Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manomaMtra mAnava kA utthAna-patana saba, antarmana para avalaMbita nija-para kA hita aura ahita saba mAtra usI para AdhArita hai| ujalA yA vartamAna jo cAho mahAzakti kAlA bhaviSya hai, ke bhAva-taMtra meN| so bana sakate ho, hai manomaMtra meN|| pApI kare sabase mUla yA tumhArA pahale karma kA puNyAtmA tumako, antarmana hii| ise saMvAro, hai cintana ho| jaba bhI soco acchA soco, mana ko saumya, zAnta, zubha gati do| aMdhakAra-yuta jIvana-patha ko, jyotirmaya nija-para hita mati do|| Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-jIvana kA utAra-car3hAva usake apane bhAvoM evaM vicAroM ke utAra-car3hAva para nirbhara hai| jaisA vicAra vaisA AcAra, jaisA AcAra vaisA vyavahAra, jaisA vyavahAra vaisA saMskAra--yaha eka laMbI zUkhalA hai, jo manuSya ko acche yA bure jIvana-nirmANa kI dizA meM gatizIla karatI hai| zarIra jar3a hai, usameM pApa-puNya kA khela nahIM hai| indriyoM kI jJAna-zakti sImita hai, ve kevala apane-apane zabda, rUpa Adi viSayoM kA jJAna karane ke bAda Age hone vAle acche-bure tathA sukha-duHkha ke vikalpoM ke karane meM azakta haiN| unameM acche yA bure bhAvoM ke karane kA sAmarthya nahIM hai| mana hI eka aisA hai, jo zubha-azubha bhAvoM ke vikalpoM kA sUtradhAra hai| Atma-cetanA kA prakAza mana ko hI milA hai| indriyajanya jJAna ke bAda usake viSayoM para acchebure kI mohara mana hI lagAtA hai| ataH mana hI bandha hai, jaba vaha rAga-dveSa ke vikalpoM se viSayAsakta hotA hai| aura mana hI mokSa hai, jaba vaha svabhAvarUpa ho kara viSayoM se virakta hokara Atma-lIna hotA hai| bandha-mokSa kA hetu mana arthAt bhAva hI ko AcAryoM ne mAnA hai--'mana eva manuSyANAM kAraNaM bndhmokssyoH|' ____ do vyakti eka bAga meM phuNce| donoM ne hI apanI A~khoM se vRkSoM para phUla bhI dekhe haiM, phala bhI dekhe haiM / yahA~ taka indriyajanya jJAna ke rUpa meM vastu-bodha donoM kA eka jaisA hai| aba Age dekhie| eka kahatA hai, phUla aura phala acche haiM, lene caahieN| yahA~ rAga kI rekhA ubhara rahI hai| dUsarA kahatA hai, kharIda lo, corI nahIM karanI caahie| mAlI ko dekho, maiM bhI kharIda luuNgaa| dUsare kI icchArUpa rAgAtmaka vRtti nIti ke kSetra meM hai| kintu pahale ne corI se phala-phala tor3a hI lie manA karane para bhI, yaha rAga anIti ke kSetra meM pahu~ca gayA hai| vaha phala-phUla tor3a kara calA, kintu phira vApasa lauTa kara AyA ki calo, parivAra ke lie aura bhI le caleM, saba ghara vAle bhI khuza ho jaaeNge| aura usane vApasa lauTa kara phala-phUla tor3a kara jholI bhara lI aura haMsatA huA cala diyaa| yaha harakata anyAya, atyAcAra ke zikhara para pahu~ca gii| Apane dekhA, prathama ke donoM draSTAoM ke dekhane-socane ke vicAroM meM kitanA antara par3a gayA hai, mana ke bhAvoM ke kAraNa / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke do pramukha ziSya haiM, eka hai gautama aura dUsarA hai goshaalaa| donoM hI bhagavAn ke pAsa rahe haiM, darzana kiye haiM, vANI sunI hai| para donoM meM kitanA antara? gozAlA, jisake prANoM kI rakSA eka bAra bhagavAn ne kI thI, itanA durmanovRti kA vyakti hai ki zrAvastI meM eka dina apane tejobala se bhagavAn ke do sAdhuoM ko samavasaraNa meM bhasma kara detA hai, aura bhagavAn para bhI tejolezyA chor3akara unheM bhI bhasma karane kA prayatna karatA hai| yaha ThIka hai ki bhagavAn bhasma na hue, para usane to bhasma karane kI vRtti se pApa kA bandha kara hI liyaa| aura gautama hai ki bhagavAna ke prati itanA anurAga ki jisakI tulanA anyatra kahIM ho nahIM sktii| gozAlA bhagavAn ko pA kara bhI bhaTaka gyaa| aura gautama bhagavAn ko pA kara saMsAra sAgara se pAra ho gyaa| bhagavAn vItarAga haiN| donoM ke prati sama haiN| para, donoM apane-apane bhAvoM se alaga-alaga sthiti meM pahu~ca jAte haiN| eka vyakti mana meM rAma kI bAta socatA hai, muMha se rAma bolanA cAhatA hai, para jaldI meM acakacA kara muMha se rAma kI jagaha rAvaNa nikala jAtA hai| batAie usane vastutaH nizcaya meM rAma bolA hai yA rAvaNa ? spaSTa hai bhAva meM rAma hai to vaha rAma bolane ke zubha bhAva kA adhikArI hai| maharSi vAlmIki DAka the, bar3e hI bhyNkr| nArada kA upadeza pAkara rAmanAma japane lage, to rAma kI jagaha marA-marA bolane lge| para usI meM unheM rAma kI prApti ho gii| 'ulaTA nAma japata jaga jAnA ! bhayaU vAlmIki brahma smaanaa|' dharma ke pAlana aura pracAra meM bhI mAnava kI bhAvadhArA kA hI mahattva hai| jaba vyakti ke mana meM sahaja dRr3habhAvanA hotI hai, dharma ke prati samarpaNa kI jyoti prajvalita rahatI hai, apane sukha-duHkha kI cintA chor3a kara prabhu ke sandezoM ko ghara-ghara dvAra-dvAra pahaMcAne kA mana meM tUphAna hotA hai, taba vaha dharma ke pracAra-prasAra meM apanA jIvana homa detA hai| taba usake puruSArtha se dharma ke ve phUla khilate haiM, jo apanI mahaka se jana-jIvana ko mugdha kara dete haiN| aisA sAdhaka dharma kA sahaja rUpa janatA ke sAmane rakhatA hai, aura sarva-sAdhAraNa ko usakA samAna bhAgIdAra banAtA hai| vaha pApapuNya kI vyAkhyA bhAvoM meM karatA hai, bAhara meM rojI-roTI ke dhaMdho meM nahIM krtaa| parantu, jaba aMdara meM durbalatA hotI hai, mAnava sUkha aura ArAmatalabI kA zikAra ho kara paropajIvI niSkriya hone lagatA hai, to vaha bAhara ke karma kA mUla manobhAva meM Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara zramapradhAna kAryoM meM sthUla hiMsA ke kucha aMza dekha kara unase khuda bhI alaga hone lagatA hai, aura dUsaroM ko bhI pApa-pApa kA Dhola bajAkara niSkriya banA detA hai| kucha bhAI prazna kara rahe the ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kI puNyabhUmi bihAra, baMga aura utkala Adi meM, jahA~ jainadharma kA itanA pracAra-prasAra thA, hajAroM, sAdhu yatra-tatra vihAra kara ke dharma kI jyoti prajvalita kara rahe the, dharma kaise naSTa huA ? Aja ina prAntoM ke mUla nivAsI koI bhI jaina kyoM nahIM haiM ? kyA huA aisA ki yahA~ saba kucha lupta ho gayA ? maiMne kahA ki yaha sAdhuoM kI niSkriyatA aura dharma kI galata vyAkhyAoM kA pariNAma hai| bIca ke sAdhasamAja ne kisAna, luhAra, kumhAra, sunAra, rAjA, senApati Adi ke hara kAma ko dharma ke viruddha ekAnta pApa ThaharA kara vajita karAra de diyaa| kRSi meM, zilpa meM, udyoga-dhaMdho meM, rASTra-rakSA meM, anyAya-atyAcAra ke pratikAra meM ekAnta pApa kA nArA bulaMda kiyA aura ina sabako naraka kA hetu bnaayaa| usakA yaha pariNAma huA ki sarvasAdhAraNa janatA kA jainatva se saMparkasUtra TUTa gyaa| jaba ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke AnaMda jaise aneka kRSi evaM pazupAlana karane vAle parama zrAvaka the| zakaTAra jaisa kuMbhakAra zilpI ucca koTi ke upAsakoM me the| ceTaka jaise rAjA aura yuddhavIra senApati bAraha vratadhArI zramaNopAsaka the| bhagavAn kA dharma to hara kSetra meM phailA haA thaa| bhagavAn karma kI pRSThabhUmi meM rahane vAle bhAvoM ko mahattva dete the, jabaki pIche se unhIM ke anuyAyI bhAvanA ko chor3a kara kevala karma ke bAhya acche-bure rUpa meM ulajha ge| sabako pApI aura apane ko dharmAtmA ghoSita karane kA pAkhaNDa khar3A kara diyA, jo Aja bhI yatra-tatra dekhane ko milatA hai| jisa dharma ke pAsa janatA nahIM rahatI, canda loga hI jisake upAsaka raha jAte haiM, usa dharma kA bhaviSya surakSita nahIM raha sktaa| jaba pUrva-bhArata meM kucha dharma virodhI rAjAoM kA bhikSaoM para AkramaNa hone lagA, unheM mArA jAne lagA, to janatA meM se koI bhI bacAva ke lie Age nahIM aayaa| jarA bhI sadbhAvanA nahIM thI, janatA ke mana meN| dharmadhvajI tana kara khar3e nahIM raha ske| prANa-rakSA ke moha meM bhikSu bhAga khar3e hue| virAT pradeza sUnA ho gayA bhikSuoM se| aura, isake sAtha hI vahA~ jaina-dharma kI jyoti dhUmila hotehote bujhatI calI gaI aura bujha hI gii| bhagavAn mahAvIra to kevalajJAnI the| ve yadi jAnate ki kRSi mahAraMbha hai, aura mahAraMbha sIdhA hI naraka kA patha hai, to Ananda tathA mahAzataka Adi ko kaise apane tIrtha meM sammilita karate? assI-assI hajAra gAyoM ko rakhane vAle mahAzataka jaise hiMsAkarmI logoM ko kaise apane saMgha meM Adara kA sthAna dete ? bhagavAn isa prakAra galata vRtti se kie jAne vAle anarthadaNDa kA virodha karate haiN| gRhastha ke lie arthadaNDa kI ekAnta virakti kA anivArya niyama nahIM hai| parantu, anarthadaNDa kA tyAga karanA to anivArya hai| ahiMsA kA galata Agraha evaM bodha jaina itihAsa meM jaina dharma kI pragati kA sabase bar3A avarodhaka rahA hai| isa galata bodha ne Age calakara to bar3A hI galata mor3a liyaa| bhUkhe ko bhojana karAne meM paap| pyAse ko pAnI pilA dene meM paap| sardI meM ThiTharate garIba bhAI-bahana ko vastra dene meM paap| yahA~ taka ki rogI ko davA dene meM bhI pApa batAyA jAne lgaa| isalie ki asaMyamI ko sahayoga dene meM pApa hI to hogaa| aura kyA hogA? isa para se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki karma kI zubha-azubha bhAvanAoM ko tilAMjali de kara kevala karma ke sthUla bAhya rUpa se cipaTa kara raha ge| aura isa cipaTAva ne jaina-dharma ko sarvasAdhAraNa janatA meM avyavahArya banA diyaa| eka yuga thA, jaba jaina dharma bhArata aura bhArata ke bAhara dUra-dUra taka ke kSitijoM ko chUtA thaa| saba ora usakI dharma-dundubhi baja rahIM thii| 640 IsvI ke lagabhaga cInI bauddha bhikSu huenasA~ga jaba bhArata AyA thA, to use gAMdhAra--Aja ke aphagAnistAna meM zvetAmbara aura digambara donoM hI jaina sAdha mile the, jo vahA~ acchI pratiSThA pAe hae the| pezAvara aura kAzmIra meM bhI usakI jaina muniyoM se bheMTa huI thii| bauddha-sAhitya meM likhA hai ki barmA kA eka rAjA jaina thaa| isa para se pramANita hotA hai ki jaina dharma kI prasAra sImAeM kitanI dUra-dUra thIM aura vahA~ ke rAjavaMzoM meM bhI usakA praveza thaa| yaha gaurava sthiti kyoM samApta huI ! kAraNa eka mAtra yahI hai ki zuddha jainatva bhAvapakSa se zUnya ho kara bAhara ke kSudra kriyA-kANDoM ke jaMgala meM bhaTaka gayA, janajIvana meM avyavahArya ho gayA, phalata: simaTatA-simaTatA bhArata ke ine-gine pradezoM meM, vaha bhI amuka choTe se vyApArI varga meM hI avaruddha evaM sImita raha gayA / 94 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yadi kRSi tathA kumhAra, lahAra, mAlI Adi ke karmakartA kisAna aura kArIgara, jaghanya pApa kSetra ke vyakti hote to bhagavAna RSabhadeva, jaba ki ve gRhastha meM bhI tIna uttama jJAna ke dhartA the, kyoM ina pApa-karmoM kA upadeza dete, janatA ko sikhAte ? pApa-karma karane vAle kI apekSA pApa-karma kA upadeSTA adhika pApI hotA hai| na bhagavAna ye saba sikhAte, aura na Aja taka yaha pApa-karma kI paraMparA itanI laMbI hotii| spaSTa hai jaina dharma meM gRhastha ke lie ye niSiddha nahIM the| apitu, sAtvika zrama ke dvArA AjIvikA ke sAdhana hone se mAnavajAti ko corI, DakaitI, hatyA Adi anaitika pApa-karmoM se bacAne vAle the| jaMbudvIpa prajJapti meM spaSTa likhA hai ki RSabhadevajI ne yaha saba prajA ke hita ke lie upadeza diyA thaa| aura jisa meM hita buddhi hai vaha zubha hotA hai yA azubha, puNya hotA hai yA pApa? kucha to dila-dimAga se socane kA kaSTa karanA caahie| kyA ve bIca ke dharma-dhuraMdhara, yA Aja ke tathAkathita pApa bhIrU bhagavAn RSabhadeva se bhI apane ko adhika jJAnI samajhate haiM, jo saba ora nakAra kI taTabaMdI karake jainatva ke virAT kSIrasAgara ko gA~va kI kSudra talaiyA banA rahe haiN| dharma kA gaurava ye jIvanopayogI karma naSTa nahIM karate haiM, apitu ve loga naSTa karate haiM, jo ThAlI baiThe dharma ke nAma para bAla kI khAla nikAlA karate haiN| vyartha ke tarka-vitarka se jana-mAnasa ko bhrAnta karate haiN| eka jagaha kI bAta hai, do bhAI darzana karane aae| eka bhAI pAsa Akara caraNa chUne lagA to dUsarA bhAI bolA, are re, yaha kyA kara rahA hai| mahArAja ko mata chuo| maiMne pUchA, kyA bAta hai? usa bhAI ne bar3I gaMbhIra mudrA meM batAyA, mahArAja yaha abhI nIce pAnI pIkara AyA hai| vaha kaccA pAnI hai peTa meM, phAsU kahA~ haA hai abhI itanI jldii| maiM haMsa par3A, vicitra bAta hai| kyA sAdha, saMghaTTe kA doSa bacAne ke lie hara AgaMtuka se pUche ki vaha kyA khA kara aura pI kara AyA hai ? aura usakI udaradarI meM yadi koI sacita abhI hai, to usase ukta sUkSma tarka ke AdhAra para pUchA bhI to nahIM jA sktaa| use pUchanA aura usakA uttara meM bolanA bhI to doSa hogA isa trh| eka bAra eka bhAI ne aisA hI vicitra tarka upasthita kiyA thA ki garbhavatI strI kA sAdhvI ko chUnA ThIka nahIM hai| kyA patA, garbha meM lar3akA ho to usake saMghaTTe kA, sparza kA doSa laga sakatA hai| isa prakAra bahuta bArIka kAtane kA gaurava acchI-se-acchI dharma-paraMparA ko avyavahArya evaM hAsyAspada banA detA hai| apanI ADaMbarapUrNa thothI mAnyayAoM ke kAraNa dharma ke prasAra kA hrAsa huA hai| kintu Aja kA bhikSu daMbha karatA hai ki hamArA AcAra, hamArA kriyAkANDa itanA ugra hai ki videzoM meM yA bhArata ke sImA pradezoM meM nahIM pala sktaa| isalie hama una vikaTa pradezoM meM nahIM jA sakate, tAki jaina-dharma kA pracAra-prasAra ho| maiM pUchatA hU~, bihAra, baMgAla meM to ApakA AcAra-vicAra acchA palatA thA, vahA~ to bhagavAn mahAvIra aura unake hajAroM sAdhusAdhvI vihAra karate the, vahA~ se Apa kyoM bhAga khar3e hue? prazna AcAra kA utanA nahIM hai, jitanA ki jIvaTa kA hai, sahI dRSTi evaM sahI bodha kA hai| vikaTa se vikaTa paristhitiyoM meM bhI jIvaTa ke dhanI evaM sahI bodha ke sAdhaka apanA AcAra-vicAra pAla sakate haiM, aura dharma kA ucita pracAra-prasAra kara sakate haiN| apekSA hai sAhasa ke sAtha, dharma ke sAtha karma meM, aura karma ke sAtha dharma meM pUrNa zakti se jUjhane kii| ukta laMbI carcA kA eka hI mUla tattva hai ki karma ke acche-bure kA mUla bAhara ke karma meM nahIM hai, karma se pUrva evaM karma ke anta taka karma ke kartA ke mana meM jo acchI yA burI bhAvadhArA baha rahI hai, usameM hai| hara karma pahale mana meM hI vicAra rUpa meM aMkurita hotA hai| 'mano puvvaMgamA ghmmaa|' mana ko pavitra evaM prabuddha rakha kara prApta karma kie jAo, phira kahIM pApa nahIM hai| pApa aura puNya azubha evaM zubha bhAvoM para AdhArita hote haiM--'zubhaH puNyasya azubhaH paapsy|' karma kA mUla manobhAva meM 95 Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Upara taraMga, bhItara prazAnta sAgara Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "athire paloTTai, no thire plotttti| athire bhajjai, no thire bhjji|" jo asthira hai, vaha kSaNajIvI hai, vaha TUTatA hai, miTatA hai| vaha parivartita hotA hai| kintu jo sthira hai, vaha bhagna nahIM hotaa| vaha zAnta hai, sanAtana hai, avinAzI hai| Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke kucha rUpa aise bhI haiM, jo bAhya prakRti se sambandhita haiN| bAhara ke deza, kAla Adi nimittoM kA sAdhanA para prabhAva par3atA hai / yaha sarvatra satya hai ki sAdhanA eka antaraMga adhyAtma cetanA hai / usa para bAhara kI prakRti kA kyA prabhAva par3a sakatA hai? yaha bAta satya hai| phira bhI sAdhaka jaba taka ucca bhUmikAoM para nahIM pahu~catA hai, taba taka nIce kI bhUmikAoM para vaha bAhya nimittoM se yathAprasaMga prabhAvita ho hI jAtA hai| isI hetu sAdhaka ke lie bhojana, bhavana, vasana Adi se sambandhita aneka niyamopaniyamoM kI vidhi-niSedhoM kI vyavasthA kI gaI hai| , sAdhanA arthAt dharmacaryA ke do rUpa haiM--eka aMtaraMga aura dUsarA bahiraMga aMtaraMga rUpa vaha hai, jisameM sAdhaka aMdara meM jAgRta rahatA hai, nirantara antarAtmA kA sammArjana evaM parimArjana karatA rahatA hai, kAma, krodha, ghRNA, IrSyA, dveSa Adi manovikAroM ko kSINa karatA rahatA hai, aura satya, ahiMsA, dayA, karuNA, kSamA, santoSa Adi sadguNoM ko vikasita karatA rahatA hai| sAdhanA arthAt sAdhakacaryA kA yaha rUpa antarAtmA se sambandhita hai, jise hama darzana kI bhASA meM antaryAtrA kahate haiM / sAdhanA kA dUsarA rUpa bahiraMga hai| yaha aMtaraMga sAdhanA ke vikAsa ke lie, sarva sAdhAraNa sAdhakoM kI dRSTi se bAhara meM kI jAne vAlI viziSTa deza aura kAla Adi se sambandhita caryA hai, rahana-sahana hai| yaha sAdhaka kI bahiryAtrA hai / isakA sambandha bAhya - prakRti se hai, zarIra Adi se hai / isa para deza, kAla Adi nimittoM kA prabhAva par3atA hai / sAdhAraNa sAdhaka isa prabhAva se sarvathA mukta hone kA dAvA nahIM kara sakatA / aMtaraMga sAdhanA aparivartita hai / usameM kisI bhI prakAra kA parivartana yA badalAva na kabhI huA hai, aura na kabhI hogaa| yaha sAdhanA vItarAga-bhAva kI sAdhanA hai| atIta meM ananta ananta tIrthaMkara evaM AcArya ho cuke haiM, kintu kisI ne yaha nahIM kahA ki vItarAga bhAva ke binA bhI mukti ho sakatI hai| kisI ne yaha nahIM kahA ki krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha ke hote hue bhI koI bandhana mukta ho sakatA hai| kabhI rAga aura dveSa se bhI mukti ho sakatI hai, yaha kabhI kahA hai kisI tIrthaMkara ne, kisI dharmAcArya ne yA kisI anya sAdhAraNa sAdhaka ne bhI ? nahIM, kisI ne bhI kabhI aisA nahIM kahA hai| saba-ke-saba eka svara se yahI kahate rahe haiM ki ekamAtra vItarAga-bhAva se hI mukti hai dUsarA koI isase viparIta patha hai hI nahIM "nAnyaH panyA vidyate'yanAya" jaba taka vItarAgabhAva prApta na ho, taba taka saMsAra ke bandhana se mukti na kabhI milI hai, na kabhI milegii| isa prakAra aMtaraMga sAdhanA meM, jise meM antaryAtrA kahatA hU~, kahIM para bhI koI bhI matabheda nahIM hai| zAzvata evaM sArvatrika satya deza, kAla Adi se nahIM baMdhatA hai / yadi usa para deza, kAla Adi kA prabhAva par3atA hai, aura usase kucha parivartita hotA hai, to vaha sAmayika evaM dezika satya hai, zAzvata satya nahIM Adi tIrthaMkara bhagavAn RSabhadeva se lekara antima tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra taka aneka parivartana hue haiM, bAhya vidhiniSedhoM meM isa bIca kitane hI vidhi niSedha bana gae haiM aura kitane hI niSedha vidhi, parantu aMtaraMga vItarAgabhAva kI sAdhanA meM sarvatra ekarUpatA hai, ekasUtratA hai| vItarAgabhAva ke pakSa meM saba tIrthaMkaroM kI eka vAkyatA hai, bhale ve bhArata deza ke hoM, cAhe mahAvideha Adi videzoM ke hoM; cAhe ve atIta ke hoM, bhaviSya ke hoM yA vartamAna ke hoN| vItarAgatA AtmalakSI hai, ataH usameM kaba, kahAM, kyA honA cAhie aura kaba, kahA~, kyA nahIM honA cAhie; isa cAhie aura na cAhie kA kabhI koI artha hI nahIM hogaa| yaha cAhie aura na cAhie, to samAja se sambandhita hote haiM kyoMki samAja kA eka nizcita rUpa nahIM hotaa| vaha deza, kAla Adi kI badalatI paristhiti ke anusAra parivartita hotA rahatA hai| ataH samAja kA satya yA to dezika hogA, yA sAmAjika hogaa| vaha zAzvata evaM sArvatrika nahIM hogaa| vItarAga-bhAva kA patha hI vilakSaNa hai| ataH vItarAgatA kA ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraharUpa jo vidhi-niSedha kI dhAraNA ke rUpa meM mahAvrata evaM aNuvrata haiM, unase bhI sAkSAt sambandha nahIM hai Agama kI bhASA meM yaha vyavahAra cAritra hai aura vyavahAra cAritra deza, kAla Adi kI paristhiti ke anusAra parivartita hotA rahatA hai, ataH usameM niyamoM kI pratibaddhatA ke phala svarUpa kahIM saMkalpapUrvaka karane kA rAga hotA hai, to kahIM na karane kA dveSa bhI hotA hai / janma-maraNa evaM saMsAra paribhramaNa kA bhaya bhI kahIM kisI aMza meM samAyA hotA Upara taraMga, bhItara prazAnta sAgara 99 . Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| naraka meM hone vAle duHkhoM ke bhaya se jo vyakti ahiMsA Adi vratoM kA pAlana karatA hai, vaha bhayamukta kahA~ hai ? vaha bhaya se pIr3ita hai, sahaja nahIM hai / aura jahA~ bhaya hai, bhaya-mUlaka dveSa hai, vahA~ vItarAgatA kahA~ ho sakatI hai ? aura jo svargAdisukha ke lie ahiMsA Adi saMyama kI sAdhanA karatA hai, vaha bhI vItarAga nahIM hai / kyoMki sukha kA rAga bhI apane meM eka bahuta bar3A rAga hai, ataH jahA~ rAga hai, Asakti hai, kAmanA hai, vahA~ bhI vItarAgatA nahIM hai| aura jahA~ vItarAgatA nahIM hai, vahA~ dharma bhI nahIM hai / AtmA kA nija svabhAva hI to dharma hai 'vatsahAo dhamma' ke siddhaantaanusaar| aura rAga AtmA kA nija svabhAva nahIM hai, parabhAva hai, ataH vaha dharma nahIM hai / rAgayukta saMyama kI sAdhanA se puNya ho sakatA hai, dharma nhiiN| para vastu meM iSTa-aniSTa kI parikalpanA karanA, zAstradRSTi se moha kA vikalpa hI hai aura kucha nahIM / isa sambandha meM AcArya amitagati kA vacana mananIya hai : paraH / "iSTo'pi mohato'niSTo bhAvo'niSTastathA na dravyaM tattvataH kiMcidiSTAniSTaM hi vidyate // " yahI bAta bhojaka aura abhojaka ke sambandha meM hai / bAhara meM bhoktA hotA huA bhI vItarAga andara meM abhoktA hai / aura sarAga AtmA bAhara meM abhoktA hotA huA bhI andara meM bhoktA hI rahatA hai / " dravyato bhojakA kazcid bhAvato'sti bhAvato bhojakastvanyo dravyato'sti -- yogasAra prAbhRta 5 / 36 100 tvabhojaka: / tvabhojakaH / / " vyavahAra cAritra pravRtti - nivRtti rUpa hai / isameM karane, na karane kA saMkalpa spaSTataH parilakSita hotA hai / isameM Agraha se mukti nahIM hai, ataH samatva nahIM hai / samatva vahIM hotA hai, jahA~ AtmA moha aura kSobha se muk hotA hai / ukta moha-kSobha se mukta svarUpa samatva ke hone para yadi koI pravRtti yA nivRtti hotI bhI hai, to vaha sahaja hotI hai, svabhAvasiddha hotI hai, ataH usameM vidhi - niSedha kA saMkalpajanya Agraha jaisA kucha nahIM hotA / vastutaH yahI nirmala, zuddha, AtmasvarUpa vItarAga bhAva nizcaya cAritra hai / - yogasAra prAbhRta 5 / 55 - pravacanasAra, gAthA 7 ukta vivecana para se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki svarUpa- lInatA nizcaya hai, aura niyama - lInatA vyavahAra hai / svarUpa-lInatA isIlie deza - kAlAdijanya parivartana se pare hai, cUMki vaha svarUpa - lInatA hai / svarUpa meM bhalA kyA parivartana hogA, aura vaha kyoM hogA ? svarUpa hamezA kyA aura kyoM ke vikalpoM se pare hotA hai / cAritraM khalu dhammo, dhammo jo so samo tti nidiTTho / mohakkho ha vihINo, pariNAmo appaNo hu samo // parivartana vyavahAra meM hotA hai| kyoMki vyavahAra hamezA se hI deza, kAla Adi se prabhAvita hotA AyA hai / eka yuga kA vyavahAra dUsare yuga meM avyavahAra ho jAtA hai / eka deza kI mAnyatAe~ dUsare deza meM amAnya ho jAtI haiN| Aja ke yuga meM bahana- bhAI kA vaivAhika sambandha jaghanya aparAdha mAnA jAtA hai / kintu, jaina purANa tathA vaidika purANoM kI anuzrutiyoM ke anusAra yaugalika akarmabhUmi Adi ke yuga meM aisA kucha nahIM thA / usa ke loka-jIvana meM yaha eka sAmAnya bAta thI / isakA nyAya yA anyAya se kucha bhI sambandha nahIM thA / yuga jaina, bauddha aura vaidika purANa kahate haiM ki svargaloka meM striyA~ kAmacArA haiN| eka devI pahale eka deva kI bhogyA hotI hai, vahI bAda meM dUsare deva kI bhogyA bhI ho jAtI hai / svarga meM yaha saba nyAyocita hai| kabhI bhAratabhUmi para bhI yahI sthiti thI / mahAbhArata aura vAlmIki rAmAyaNa Adi isake sAkSI haiM / draupadI ke pA~ca sAgara, naukA aura nAvika For Private Personal Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pati bhI eka yuga meM vihita mAne gaye the / draupadI ke samAna kitanI hI anya nAriyoM kA ullekha bhI mahAbhArata meM haiN| yaha saba deza, kAla kA khela hai / isa khela kA prabhAva par3atA hai samAja para / aura, isI prabhAva se samAja apane vidhi-niSedhoM kI acchAI-burAI kA patha badalatA rahatA hai / yaha sthiti loka-jIvana kI hI nahIM hai / dhArmika paraMparAoM ke jIvana meM bhI sAmAjika dharAtala para aisA hI kucha hotA rahatA hai| dhArmika kSetra ke raMgamaMca para bhI vidhi - niSedhoM ke pAtra apanI-apanI bhUmikA ke anusAra yathAprasaMga Ate-jAte rahate haiM / Adima mAnava sabhyatA ke yuga meM prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne sAdhucaryA kucha vidhi-niSedha prarUpita kiye the, dUsare tIrthaMkara bhagavAn ajitanAtha ne unameM kucha ko badala diyaa| niyamoM kI kaThoratA ko mRdu banA diyA / aura yaha mRdu bhAva kI paraMparA thor3e-bahuta hera-phera ke sAtha teIsaveM tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha taka calatI aaii| aMtima tIrthaMkara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne punaH mRdubhAva kI paraMparA ko badala kara use kucha aura adhika ksaa| pahale hara kisI raMga rUpa evaM mUlya kA vastra bhikSu pahana sakate the / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jina kalpa ke AdhAra para nagnatA para bala diyA / aura jaba pArzvanAtha kA saMgha mahAvIra ke saMgha meM milA, to ApavAdika rUpa meM zveta vastra ko mAnyatA mila gyii| pahale varSAvAsa ke sambandha meM koI eka niyata mAnyatA nahIM thii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne use cAra mAsa ke rUpa meM, vizeSa sthiti ke anusAra 70 dina ke rUpa meM niyantrita kara diyaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke bAda bhI aneka AcAryoM ne apane-apane deza kAla ke anusAra paristhitivaza paramparAgata niyamoM meM parivartana kiye haiM, jaina itihAsa isakA mukta ghoSa se sAkSI hai / dina ke tIsare prahara meM gocarI karane kA niyama badalA yA nahIM ? dina meM eka bAra bhojana aura jalapAna karane kA niyama, jo Aja bhI digambara- paramparA meM pracalita hai, zvetAmbara-paramparAoM meM badalA yA nahIM ? vastra na dhone kA niyama bhI badalA hai / aba sAdhuoM dvArA vastra dhoye jAte haiM, jaba ki AcArAMga sUtra meM isakA niSedha hai / nizItha sUtra meM likhane kA gAne kA niSedha hai sAdhu ke lie| aura Aja kyA hai, yaha sabake samakSa hai / AcArya jinadAsa ne nizIthacUrNa meM kahA hai ki sindhu jaise dezoM meM yadi bhikSu bar3hiyA zveta vastra dhAraNa karatA hai, to koI Apatti nahIM hai| kyoMki vahA~ kI sarva sAdhAraNa janatA bhI acche vastra pahanatI hai / parantu kucha anya dezoM meM acche bar3hiyA vastra bhikSu ko nahIM dhAraNa karane cAhie~, kyoMki vahA~ daridra janatA hone se corI kA upadrava ho sakatA hai / isI prakAra eka jAti eka deza meM aspRzya samajhI jAtI hai, to vahI dUsare deza meM spRzya mAnI jAtI hai / jaina-dharma meM jAti sambandhI isa spRzyAspRzya vyavasthA ko koI mAnyatA nahIM hai / phira bhI paristhitivaza samasyA kA samAdhAna karanA ho, to isa sambandha meM jo jahA~ kA lokAcAra ho, tadanukUla vahA~ vaisA kara lenA cAhie / AcAryakalpa paM0 AzAdharajI ne sAgara dharmAmRta meM kahA hai ki jainoM ko apane-apane deza, kSetra aura jAti Adi ke sabhI lokAcAra mAnya haiN| hA~, yaha avazya dekha lenA cAhie ki mUla samyaktva meM koI hAni na hone pAye aura na svIkRta vratoM meM koI dUSaNa lage : " sarva eva hi jainAnAM pramANaM laukiko vidhiH / yatra samyaktvahAnirna, yatra na vratadUSaNam / / " aneka jaina AcAra haiM; jo vyavahAra- pakSa ke haiM, unameM sarvatra yahI mArga apanAyA gayA hai| paristhiti Ane para kucha jala dhArAoM ko paidala pAra kiyA jA sakatA hai aura gaMgA jaisI kucha vizAla jala-dhArAoM ko naukA kI savArI se pAra kiyA jA sakatA hai / sAdhu-sAdhvI paraspara na chueN| kintu DUbatoM ko bacAne ke lie yA rogAdi meM sevA-zuzrUSA ke lie yaha saba kucha kiyA jA sakatA hai / vyavahAra niyamoM kI sAdhanA meM aikAntika jaisA kucha nahIM hai / yahA~ paristhiti hI eka mukhya hai / paristhiti ke anusAra hara niyama ke sAtha apavAda hai / jitane utsarga haiM, utane hI apavAda haiM--" jAvaiyA ussaggA tAvaiyA caiva huMti avavAyA / " kintu ina saba vyAvahArika parivartanoM ke mUla meM eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhane jaisI hai ki sAdhaka kA antarhRdaya pavitra hai ki nahIM ? aMtaraMga meM vItarAga bhAva surakSita hai ki nahIM ? yadi mana pavitra hai, vIta-rAgabhAva surakSita hai, to saba ThIka hai / anyathA, to anyathA hai hI / Upara taraMga, bhItara prazAnta sAgara 101 For Private Personal Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ke jIte jIta Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana kA hArA hI hArA hai, mana kA jItA hI jItA hai| tana meM prANa rahe to kyA hai, mRta hai, jo mana se rItA hai| Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva ke ananta ananta prANI ananta kAla se bahuta lambI yAtrA karate A rahe haiN| isa yAtrA meM unheM aneka bAra acche sAdhana bhI mile haiN| svarga meM unheM bahuta vaibhava milA, bhoga-vilAsa ke sAdhana mile, para usase banA kyA ? kyA vaibhava ke bala para ve apane lakSya ko pAne meM saphala ho sake ? vaibhava pAne ke bAda bhI ve apanA vikAsa nahIM kara sake, saMsAra meM bhI bhaTakate rhe| brahmadatta cakravartI ke pAsa sAdhanoM kI kyA kamI thI ? chaha khaNDa kA rAjya use prApta thaa| sampUrNa bharatakSetra para usakA ekAdhipatya thaa| para isase kyA use kucha zAnti milI? itanA pAne para bhI usakI tRSNA kI Aga bujhI nahIM, apitu adhikAdhika bhar3akatI hI gaI, bhogoM kI lAlasA parezAna hI karatI rhii| Akhira isakA pariNAma yaha AyA ki vaha patana ke mahAgarta meM jA girA, aura marakara sAtaveM naraka meM jA phuNcaa| jarAsaMdha aura rAvaNa jaise zakti sampanna samrAToM ke pAsa vaibhava kI kyA kamI thI ? rAvaNa kI laMkA to sone kI banI huI thI aura vaha AkAza meM puSpaka vimAna se ur3atA thA / purANoM meM batAyA gayA hai ki usakI pahu~ca sUrya tathA candraloka taka bhI thI parantu isa vaibhava aura zakti se ina jarAsaMdhoM aura rAvaNoM ko milA kyA? anyAya aura atyAcAra ke dvArA jaba taka vahA~ rahe dharA para hAhAkAra macAte rahe, svargasI dharatI ko naraka banAte rahe, aura anta meM svayaM naraka meM jA pahu~ce / itanA vizAla vaibhava pAyA, para pIche kyA chor3a gae ? aura to kyA unakA nAma bhI koI AdarapUrvaka nahIM letaa| yadi rAvaNa kA kaMsa kA yA jarAsaMgha kA kabhI prAtaHkAla nAma sunane meM A jAe, to sahasA manuSya kA mana ghRNA aura napharata se bhara jAtA hai use kisI aniSTa kI AzaMkA hone lagatI hai| isakA ekamAtra kAraNa yaha hai ki vaibhava ke prApta hone se hI saba kucha nahIM ho jAtA / satkarma karane ke lie jIvana meM sadbuddhi evaM viveka kA jAgRta honA Avazyaka hai / yadi vaibhava ke sAtha viveka nahIM hai, to vaha vaibhava vinAza kA hI kAraNa banegA / mahattva vastu ke prApta hone kA nahIM, mahattva hai -- usake sadupayoga kA / yaha manuSya-jIvana bahuta bar3e puNya se milA hai / zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne pAvApurI ke apane antima pravacana meM kahA thA- "dullahe khalu mANuse bhave" manuSya janma nizcaya hI durlabha hai| AcArya zaMkara ne bhI kahA hai "naratvaM durlabhaM loke "isa loka meM manuSyatva kA milanA durlabha hai| santa tulasIdAsa bhI kahA hai ki bar3e bhAgya se manuSya kA tana milA hai| devatAoM, muniyoM aura RSiyoM ne mAnava-jIvana pAnevAle vyakti ke bhAgya kI sarAhanA kI hai , 1 - " bar3e bhAga mAnusa tana pAvA, sura nara muni saba durlabha gaavaa|" mAnava jIvana kA kitanA adhika mahattva hai| ananta ananta puNya ke phala-svarUpa prANI ko yaha manuSyajanma milatA hai / pA~coM indriyA~ aura mana prApta huA hai| indriyoM kA milanA koI mAmUlI bAta nahIM hai| manuSya kI yadi koI eka indriya bhI apanA kAma karanA banda kara de, to usakA abhAva khaTake binA nahIM rhegaa| kala hI eka bahana AI thii| use svAdhyAya meM bahuta rasa AtA hai| svAdhyAya meM usakI bahuta abhirUci hai| mere sAhitya ko usane par3hA hai| kala hI vaha kaha rahI thI ki ApakA 'adhyAtma pravacana' bahuta pasanda AyA / bahuta acchI pustaka hai| Apake pravacana sunane kI bahuta icchA hai| parantu karNendriya ne kAma karanA banda kara diyA hai| kucha bhI suna nahIM sktii| isakA usake mana meM bahuta kheda thaa| kitane mUlyavAn haiM ye choTe-se kAna A~kha kA bhI kitanA mahattva hai| A~kha ke binA dina meM bhI aMdherI rAta ho jAtI hai| vyakti kucha bhI dekha nahIM sktaa| sAdhaka ke lie bhI A~kha kA kama mahatva nahIM hai| isake binA vaha jIvoM kI rakSA kaise karegA, zAstrAdhyayana kaise kara sakegA ? isI rAjagRhI ke samrAT zreNika ke putra meghakumAra kA varNana Agama meM AtA hai| usane tIvra vairAgyabhAva se zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke nikaTa dIkSA grahaNa kii| usI rAtri ko sabase choTA sAdhu hone ke kAraNa use zayana kA sthAna saba sAdhuoM ke anta meM milaa| jamIna para sone kA yaha pahalA avasara thaa| nIMda nahIM A rahI thii| kabhI kucha AtI bhI to anta meM Asana hone se aMdhere meM Ane-jAne vAle sAdhuoM ke caraNa-sparza se vaha bIca-bIca meM TUTa jaatii| rAta bhara nIMda nahIM aaii| megha kA mana saMyama se ukhar3a gyaa| prAtaH vaha bhagavAn ke pAsa gayA, prabhu se nivedana kiyA ki meM saMyama ke isa betuke kaSTa ko saha nahIM sktaa| maiM apane ghara jAnA cAhatA hU~ / mana ke jIte jIta 105 . Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAn mahAvIra ne usake mana kA samAdhAna karate hue kahA - "megha saMyama meM rahane yA nahIM rahane kA niNaya to tujhe svayaM karanA hai| hA~, apane svarUpa aura jIvana ke mahattva ko pahale acchI taraha samajha le / rAta sAdhuoM ke Ane-jAne se nidrA bhaMga ke kAraNa tujhe jo kaSTa aura vedanA huI, usakA kyA mahattva hai, usa jarAsI bAta kA apane meM koI artha hai ? mahattva hai usa vedanA kA, jo tU ne eka prANI kI rakSA ke lie samabhAva se sahana kI hai| pUrvabhava meM tU hAthI thaa| vana ke dAvAnala se apane prANa bacAne ke lie tU apane hAthiyoM ke jhuNDa ke sAtha eka sApha maidAna meM A gayA thaa| kucha hI dera meM vizAla maidAna jaMgala ke anya jAnavaroM se bhara gyaa| eka zazaka (kharagoza) prANa-rakSA ke lie kinAre-kinAre idhara-udhara ghUma rahA thA use andara baiThane ko kahIM jagaha nahIM mila rahI thii| usa samaya ta ne zarIra khujalAne ke lie apanA eka paira Upara uThAyA, to usa rikta sthAna meM vaha kharagoza saTa Akara baiTha gyaa| 'para' nIce rakhate samaya tU ne use dekhA aura socA ki yadi maiMne nIce paira rakha diyA, to yaha becArA mara jaaegaa| usakI rakSA ke lie tIna dina taka tU ne apanA paira Upara hI rkhaa| dAvAnala ke zAnta ho jAne para saba jAnavara cale gae, taba tU apane paira ko nIce rakhane lagA to ThIka taraha rakhA na jA sakA vaha akar3a gayA thaa| isalie tU jamIna para gira gyaa| usa samaya na tujhe koI pAnI pilAnevAlA thA aura na bhojana denevAlA / phira bhI tere mana meM kharagoza para Aveza aura kSobha nahIM AyA / karuNA ke komala bhAvoM meM hI zAntipUrvaka apane prANoM kA tyAga kara tU ne zreNika ke para janma liyaa| meSa ! usa vedanA ke sAmane yaha kaSTa bhI koI kaSTa hai, jisase pIr3ita hokara tU saMyama chor3ane kA vicAra kara rahA hai|" -- 1 apane pUrva jIvana kI ghaTanA sunakara maghamuni kI smRti atIta meM, pUrvajanma ke atIta meM lauTa gaI aura jAti smaraNa zAna meM vaha sampUrNa paTanA citra A~khoM ke sAmane A gyaa| saMyama pAlana kA punaH dRr3ha saMkalpa karate hue meghamuni ne bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sAmane pratijJA kI ki 'prabho! saMyama pAlana meM upayogI ina do A~khoM kI to surakSA karUMgA, parantu inake atirikta merA samagra tana vItarAga- patha para arpita hai|" abhiprAya yaha hai ki sAdhanAkSetra meM bhI A~khoM kA kitanA mahattva hai| meghamuni ko bhI A~khoM kI hI rakSA kA dhyAna AyA / parantu mUla bAta yaha hai ki yaha tana aura indriyAM to hameM pahale bhI aneka bAra mila cukI hai aura isa janma meM bhI milI haiN| parantu inakA mila jAnA hI paryApta nahIM hai / inake sAtha viveka kI dRSTi kA honA hI jIvana - vikAsa ke lie upayogI hai| kyoMki kisI vastu kA mila jAnA apane meM koI khAsa mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai| mahattvapUrNa hai-- prApta sAdhanoM kA viveka ke sAtha sadupayoga karanA ucita evaM yogya kArya meM lagAnA, satkarma meM lgaanaa| ina hAthoM se Apa apane sAthI ko yA anya jIvoM ko bacA sakate haiN| inhIM hAthoM se dUsare kA galA bhI ghoMTa sakate haiM, jIvoM kA saMhAra bhI kara sakate haiM, dUsare kI sampatti lUTa sakate haiN| hAtha me hI haiM, inase satkarma karake puNya kA upArjana kara sakate haiM aura duSkarma karake pApa karma kA bandha bhI kara sakate haiN| ina AMkhoM se jIvoM kA bhalA karake santoM ke darzana karake, zAstroM kA svAdhyAya karake jIvana ko upa bhI banA sakate haiM aura viSaya-vAsanA ke poSaNa meM lagAkara jIvana ko pApa kI kAlimA se kaluSita bhI kara sakate haiN| yadi pariNAma zubha mana meM viveka jAgRta hai, to tana aura indriyoM kA upayoga satkarma meM hI hogaa| yadi kabhI tana kI yA indriyoM kI zakti manda yA kSINa bhI ho gaI, taba bhI vaha mana se zubha bhAvoM ke dvArA puNya kA saMcaya kara hI letA hai| Agama meM nava prakAra ke puNya-bandha ke kAraNoM meM mana ko bhI puNya kA kAraNa mAnA hai--mana puNe | , yadi gaharAI se socA jAe to samasta satkarmoM kA mUlasrota mana hI hai aura sabhI prakAra ke duSkarmoM kA udbhava bhI mana se hI hotA hai| koI bhI karma kaisA bhI kyoM na ho, vaha sarvaprathama mana meM janma letA hai, usake bAda kriyAtmaka rUpa letA hai, AcaraNa meM AtA hai aura usa kriyA se AnevAle karmoM kA bandha bhI mana ke zubha yA azubha pariNAmoM ke anurUpa hotA hai| kabhI-kabhI bAhara meM kucha na karane para bhI vyakti pariNAmoM se hI zubhAzubha karma kA bandha kara letA hai / vacana aura tana kI kriyA se Asrava rUpa meM kevala karma pudgala Ate haiM, para bandha nahIM pdd'taa| parantu mana meM honevAle spandana se karma pudgala Ate bhI haiM aura pariNAmoM se unakA bandha bhI hotA hai tathA pariNAmoM kI vizuddhatA se pUrvabaddha karmoM kA kSaya bhI hotA hai| isalie mana tana se adhika mahatvapUrNa sAdhana hai -- karma-bandha aura karma-kSaya karane kA / 106 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tandulamatsya kA varNana Apane par3hA yA sunA hogA! cAvala ke dAne jitanA laghu usakA zarIra hotA hai aura kahA jAtA hai ki yaha magaramaccha kI A~kha ko palaka para baiThA rahatA hai| magaramaccha ko patA bhI nahIM hotA, ki koI merI A~kha para baiThA hai| jaba jala pravAha ke sAtha bahatI huI machaliyA~ usa ora AtI haiM, to vaha bhayabhIta hokara dubakatA hai, chipatA hai| parantu, jaba vaha soe hue magaramaccha ke muMha meM usakI sAMsa ke Ane aura jAne ke sAtha saikar3oM hI machaliyoM ko usake muMha meM jAte aura vApisa lauTate dekhatA hai, to vicAra karatA hai, ki ise itanA vizAla deha milA hai, phira bhI kitanA makha hai, ki ina machaliyoM ko udarastha nahIM krtaa| mujhe itanA vizAla zarIra milA hotA, to maiM sAmane se bahane vAlI machaliyoM meM se eka ko bhI nahIM chor3atA, sabhI ko eka jhaTake meM nigala jaataa| ina kalaSita pariNAmoM ke kAraNa vaha marakara sAtaveM naraka meM jAtA hai| bAhara se vaha na to kisI machalI ke eka paMkha ko bhI tor3a pAtA hai aura na khUna kA eka katarA hI bahA sakatA hai, para mana ke duSTa pariNAmoM se sAtaveM naraka kA bandha kara letA hai| cakravartI samrAT bharata kA ullekha AtA hai| usane lambe samaya taka bhayaMkara yuddha kie| bAhara se kitanI bar3I hisA kI usne| para eka dina zIzamahala meM zRMgAra karate samaya aMgulI meM se eka madrikA ke girate hI jaba vaha kAntihIna lagane lagI, to usane sAre AbhUSaNa utArakara dekhA, zarIra kA saundarya phIkA-phIkA lgaa| bhAvoM kI dhArA zarIra se haTakara andara kI gaharAI meM utara gii| bAhya vibhUti kI kSaNabhaMguratA kA bodha ho gayA, moha kSINa ho gayA aura tatkAla vahIM kevalajJAna kI prApti ho gii| prazna hai, yuddhajanya karma-bandha kA kyA huA? uttara hai, vaha karma-baMdha zithila thA, dRr3ha nahIM thA, ataH tIvra vairAgyabhAva se vaha sahasA kSINa ho gayA, kyoMki karma karate samaya mana meM tIvra bandha karane jaisI Asakti nahIM thii| vaha prajA kI rakSA ke lie apane rAja-kartavya kA pAlana kara rahA thA, para pariNAmoM meM kAlaSya nahIM thaa| isalie pariNAmoM ke badalate hI saba-kucha badala gyaa| kitanI bar3I zakti hai mana kii| mana meM viveka kI jyoti jagane para karma meM parivartana ho jAtA hai| kahane kA abhiprAya yaha hai ki zarIra evaM indriyoM kA sahI DhaMga se upayoga karanA aura unheM satkama meM lagAnA hI mahattvapUrNa hai aura bhagavAn mahAvIra kI yaha dRSTi yadi jIvana meM utara jAe, to phira ananta jyoti ke prakaTa hone meM kucha bhI dera nahIM lgegii| mana ke jIte jIta 107 Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArga, tumheM khojanA hai Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "pannA samikkhae dhmm|" AcAra kI vibhinnatA hai! vicAroM kI bhIr3a hai! paMthoM kI adhikatA hai! sarvamAnya koI nizcita mArga nahIM hai bhaMte ! bhadra! prajJA se dharma kI samIkSA karanI hai aura tattva kA nirNaya karanA hai| andhe ko patha-darzaka banAkara abhISTa mArga se dUra hI bhaTaka jaaoge| isalie apanI prajJA para bharosA rkho| Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI bhI pUrva nirdhArita nizcita rAha nahIM hai| hara yAtrI kA apanA hI eka nayA patha hotA hai| yaha parama satya hai ki mArga bane hue nahIM hote, banAne par3ate haiN| jindagI kI nayI maMjiloM ke lie purAnI pagaDaMDiyA~ kAma nahIM AtI hai| purAne patha para bhI calanA ho, to use sApha kara calane yogya banAnA hogaa| dekhate ho, purAne patha para kitane jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a khar3e ho gae haiN| kahIM bahuta gahare andhagarta ho gae haiM, to kahIM UMce TIle bana gae haiN| nukIle kA~ToM se kitanA Acchanna hai purAnA patha / yadi isa purAne patha para bhI calanA hai, to ise ThIka karanA hogA, jhAr3ajhaMkhAr3oM ko sApha kara tathA goM ko pATakara samatala banAnA hogA, aura taba, yaha purAnA patha bhI nayA hI patha ho jaaegaa| yAtrA naye patha para hI sukhada hotI hai, yaha sarvAnubhUta satya hai| naye patha kA nirmANa karo yAtrI ! tuma naye ho, to tumhArA patha bhI nyaa| tumhArA hara kadama nayA hai, use nayA patha hI caahie| purAnI lakIroM para cale, to kyA cale? lakIra ke phakIra mata bno| lakIra kA pa.kIra aMdhA hotA hai| usakI apanI A~kha nahIM hotii| vaha dUsaroM kI AvAjoM para calatA hai| aura dUsaroM kI AvAjeM kabhI dhokhA bhI de jAtI haiN| sunA hai tumane lIka-lIka kauna calatA hai ? lIka-lIka calatA hai kpuut| jisakI A~khoM meM koI nayI rozanI nahIM hai, jisake mastiSka meM nayA koI sapanA nahIM hai, jisake antarmana meM nayI koI kalpanA nahIM hai, nayA sphUraNa nahI hai, jise nayA kucha pAnA nahIM hai, jo prApta hai usI para santuSTa hokara baiThe rahanA hai, vaha kabhI ke mata hue bApa-dAdAoM ke nAma para purAnI lakIroM ke gIta gAtA rahatA hai, unhIM para calane ke manasUbe bAMdhatA rahatA hai| parantu jo sapUta hai, ve purAnI lakIroM para nahIM clte| hara sapUta nayI lakIreM banAtA hai, nayI lakIroM para calAtA hai| sunA hai kabhI yaha dahA-- "lIka-lIka gAr3I cale, lIka hI cale kpuut| ye tInoM lokoM nA caleM, zAyara, siMha, sapUta // " jo calanA jAnatA hai, usake lie jahA~ bhI kadama par3ate haiM, patha bana jAtA hai| bhale AdamI, kyA pUchatA phiratA hai--kahAM calaM, vidhara calaM, kauna-sA patha sIdhA hai, sApha hai| tere ye vikalpa hI tujhe calane nahIM de rahe haiN| eka dina kyA, hajAra dina bhI tU yahI socatA rahegA, to cala nahI paayegaa| saMkalpa ke rUpa meM bikhare mana ko ekatra kara, aura cala par3a / tu calA ki rAha bnii| terA hara-kadama rAha kA nirmAtA hai| dekhate ho, parvata kI vajra caTTAnoM ko tor3akara Upara AnevAlA iranA cyA karatA hai ? usake lie visI ne pahale se patha nA rakhA hai kyA? jharanA idhara-udhara TakarAtA jAtA hai, apanA patha svayaM banAtA jAtA hai, uchalatAkudatA-macalatA bahatA jAtA hai| bAdhAeM AtI haiM, patha avaruddha ho jAtA hai| kucha kSaNa ke lie jharanA svatA bhI hai, kintu canda kSaNoM meM hI bAdhAoM ko vaha Takkara mAratA hai ki bAdhAe~ cUra cUra ho jAtI haiM aura jharanA uchala kara jhaTa Age bar3ha jAtA hai, haMsatA..... .gAtA......zora mcaataa| mAnava ! tu kauna hai ? jharanA hI hai tU bhI to| parvata ke jharane kI zakti to sImita hai| kintu tu to ananta zakti kA srata hai| tu ananta, terI zakti ananta! tU to bhujAoM se sAgara pAra karane ke lie AyA hai| naukA kI kyA pratIkSA? terI bhujA hI terI naukA hai| tere jaise hAtha aura kisI ke pAsa hai ? nahIM hai, nahIM haiM, devatAoM ke pAsa bhI nahIM hai| devatA bhI manuSya banakara hI kucha karanA cAhate haiN| binA manuSya bane, unakA bhI gajArA nahIM hai| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra isIlie tujhe sambodhita karake kaha rahe haiM--devANu ppiya, arthAt devatAoM ke pyaare| vaidika RSi tujhe amRtaputra kahate haiN| ata: mAnava ! tU apane ko samajha, pahacAna ki tU kauna hai ? "tU mAnava hai, svayaM svayaM kA, sraSTA asalI bhAgya vidhaataa| nara ke cole meM nArAyaNa, tU hai nija-para sabakA traataa||" mArga, tumheM khojanA hai 111 Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jijJAsA ziSya kI : prajJA guru kI Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjya gurudeva ke samakSa aneka jijJAsu yathAprasaMga apane prazna upasthita karate rahate haiM aura yathocita mArmika samAdhAna pAte rahate haiN| yaha vicAra navanIta usI vicAra carcA kI saMgoSThi se samudghata hai...... Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna--saccAI aura prAmANikatA kA prAcIna dharmagranthoM meM bahuta makhara guNagAna kiyA gayA hai| hajAroM varSoM se Apa jaise munizreSTha Aye dina dharma-maMca para se ina guNoM ko camatkRta kara dene vAlI phalazrutiyoM kI ghoSaNA karate haiM aura kahate haiM ki saccAI evaM prAmANikatA se loka, paraloka donoM sukhI hote haiN| prAmANikatA se nyAyanIti se jIvana gujAranevAlA vyakti paraloka meM to svargIya sukhoM kA Ananda uThAtA hI hai, vaha isa vartamAna jIvana meM bhI jIte-jI svarga kA Ananda pA letA hai| kintu kSamA kareM, sarvasAdhAraNa janatA kA anubhava isake viparIta hai| paraloka ko to kinAre chor3ie, use hamane dekhA nahIM hai| hama to isa dharatI kI bAta karate haiN| yahA~ to saccAI evaM prAmANikatA se calanevAlA vyakti duHkha hI pAtA hai, abhAva se pIr3ita rahatA hai| aura isake viparIta jo vyakti chala-chanda meM nipuNa haiM, hara galata rAste se, hara taraha kI beImAnI se apanA ulla sIdhA karanA jAnate haiM, ve khUba maujamastI ke sAtha duniyA kA manacAhA Ananda prApta kara lete haiM, unheM koI duHkha yA abhAva nahIM hotaa| yaha kyA bAta hai? kucha samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai| uttara--ApakA prazna cintana kI UparI taha kA hai, gaharAI kA nahIM hai| AsapAsa kI ghaTita do-cAra ghaTanAoM se hI isa prakAra ke nirNaya sthira kara lie jAte haiN| kintu vizva ke virAT kSitija para vyApaka dRSTi nahIM DAlI jaatii| aisA ekAnta kahA~ hai ki galata rAste para calanevAlA hara AdamI duniyA meM sukhI hai aura sahI rAste para calanevAlA hara AdamI duHkhI hai, usake jIvana meM kahIM koI sukha nahIM hai| duniyA meM hajAroM cora haiM, DAka haiM, jebakatare haiM, uThAIgira haiM, guMDe haiM, badamAza haiN| dekhie, kyA jindagI hai unakI ? hara samaya bhaya se AkrAnta rahate haiM, jAnavaroM kI taraha idhara-udhara chapate-dubakate phirate haiN| hara vakta mauta kI, giraphtArI kI talavAra sira para laTakatI rahatI hai| aba mare, aba pakar3e ge| aba jela meM gae, basa, yahI cintA-cakra hara kSaNa mana-mastiSka para ghUmatA rahatA hai| na khAne kA sukha hai, na pahanane kaa| na parivAra ke sAtha rahane kA sukha hai, aura na nizcintatA ke sAtha maje kI nIMda lene kaa| aneka prasiddha dasyuoM tathA taskaroM ke udgAra haiM ki hamAre palle to burAI kA pApa hI par3atA hai| jo laTa meM, corI meM kamAte haiM, usake do-cAra paise yA Ane hI hameM milate haiN| bAkI to bIca ke bicauliye hI hajama kara jAte haiN| "parAdhIna sapane huM sukha naahiiN|" vyApArI varga ke aprAmANika vyakti bhI kahA~ sUkhI haiM ? anyAya se upAjita do naMbara kA paisA Aja to gale kI phAMsI banA huA hai| vaha bAhara meM to kyA kAma meM lAyA jAegA, use aMdara meM chipA kara rakhanA bhI eka bhayaMkara siradarda hai| Aye dina reDa aura chApe par3a jAne kA Dara lagA rahatA hai| dhana bhI jAtA hai sAtha hI ijjata bhii| mIsA meM kaida hokara jeloM meM sar3anA par3a jAe vaha alg| bahuta se vyakti to aise bhI haiM, jo duniyA bhara kI ThagI, beImAnI karake bhI kucha sukha-suvidhA yA dhanasaMpatti ajita nahIM kara pAte haiN| sArI jindagI pApar3a belate rahate haiM, milatA kucha nahIM hai| unake lie 'gunAha belajjata' kI lokokti bilkula phiTa baiThatI hai| kabhI-kabhI to aisA hotA hai ki galata kAma kie dera hotI nahIM hai ki pApa kA udghATana ho jAtA hai, raMge hAthoM pakar3a lie jAte haiN| ise kahate haiM, sira muMDAte hI Upara se oloM kI varSA ho jaanaa| ukta logoM ke viparIta hajAroM loga aise bhI haiM, jo saccAI aura prAmANikatA ke sAtha jIvana gujArate haiM, aura dhana-sampatti, mAna-maryAdA, yaza-pratiSThA Adi khUba acchI taraha pAte haiM, jIvana bhara sukhI rahate haiN| jitanA kamAye, usI ke anusAra jIvana stara banAye, vaha kyoM apramANikatA karegA, kyoM duHkhI rhegaa| Aya se adhika vyaya hI aprAmANikatA kA mUla hai, aura vahI azAnti evaM duHkha kA kAraNa hai| "tete pAMva pasAriye jetI lAMbI sora" kI lokokti meM kahA~ duHkha hai| prAcIna itihAsa meM to aise hajAroM yazasvI udAharaNa haiN| vartamAna meM bhI aise udAharaNoM kI koI kamI nahI hai| gaharAI se dekhanevAlI A~kheM caahieN| ukta cintana para se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki bAhya dRSTa sukha kA kAraNa beImAnI nahIM haiM, aura na bAhya dRSTa duHkha kA kAraNa vyakti kI ImAnadArI hai| inameM paraspara koI kArya-kAraNa bhAva nahIM hai| bAhya sukha-duHkha kA kAraNa kucha aura ho sakatA hai, yaha nhiiN| jijJAsA ziSya kI : prajJA guru kI Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ukta sandarbha meM eka bAta aura gaharAI se vicArane yogya hai| vaha yaha ki sukha aura duHkha kI maulika vyAkhyA kyA hai ? jo Upara meM dikhAI detA hai , vahI sukha-duHkha hai, yA vaha aura kucha hai| prAyaH dekhA jAtA hai ki jisake pAsa kucha adhika sukha sAdhana hai, dhana-saMpatti hai yA sattA hai, use loga sukhI mAna lete haiN| aura jisake pAsa aisA kucha nahIM hai, yA jo saralatA evaM nyAya nIti se yaha saba sahaja bhAva se prApta nahIM kara pAyA hai, vaha duHkhI hai, aisI kucha Ama logoM kI dhAraNA bana gaI hai| para, socanA hogA, kyA yaha dhAraNA satya para AdhArita hai? kyA sacamuca meM hI sukha-duHkha isI UparI dikhAU dRzya para taule jA sakate haiM? nahIM, aisA nahIM hai| sukha-duHkha kA mUla AdhAra andara meM mAnava kA mana hai| bAhara kA duHkhI, andara meM bahuta bar3A sukhI ho sakatA hai| aura bAhara kA sukhI andara meM bahuta bar3A duHkhI bhI ho sakatA hai| vAstava meM sukha-duHkha mana ke khela hai| jo uccastarIya mana kA vyakti saccAI aura prAmANikatA ke pavitra saMkalpa kA bhAva lie jIvana-patha para gatizIla hai, usa ko yaha phikra nahIM hai ki bAhara kI duniyAdArI meM use kyA milatA hai aura kyA nahIM milatA hai? usakI antardRSTi meM nyAya-nIti aura prAmANikatA hI apane meM svayaM eka Ananda hai| acche aura bhale logoM ke lie yaha naitika jIvana-paddhati hI mAnasika Ananda kI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai| prAmANikatA kA yaha Ananda una logoM ko nahIM mila pAtA hai, jo majabUrI ke kAraNa prAmANika haiM, kisI paristhiti ke kAraNa beImAnI nahIM kara pAte haiN| unake antara meM prAmANikatA andara se ubhara kara nahIM AtI hai, ataH vaha sahaja zraddhA kA rUpa nahIM le pAtI hai| agara aise logoM ko koI anukUla avasara mila jAe, aura tadanusAra ulaTA-pulaTA kucha kara sakeM to unheM beImAnI karane se koI aitarAjagnahIM hai| aise vyakti hI prAyaH kahate haiM ki hameM to saccAI se duHkha hI milA hai| aura vastutaH isa prakAra kI rasahIna sthiti meM duHkha hI hogA, aura kyA hogA? isake viparIta jinake jIvana meM saccAI kA niSThA ke sAtha zubha saMkalpa hai, unake lie unakI vaha saccAI hI saba se bar3A sukha hai, jisake samakSa svarga ke devoM kA sukha bhI tuccha hai| kalpanA kIjie, eka AdamI yahA~ baiThA hai| usake hAtha meM eka mUlyavAn ghar3I hai| kucha aura loga bhI pAsa baiThe haiN| unameM se eka vyakti ghar3I kI sundaratA dekhakara prasanna hai| para, usake mana meM ghar3I ko ur3A lene kI koI saMkalpa nahIM hai| dUsarA vyakti sundara ghar3I ko chIna lenA cAhatA hai| para kaise chIne, jAnatA nahIM hai, yA durbalatA evaM Dara ke kAraNa chInane kA sAmarthya nahIM hai| ataH vaha Upara se to pahale vyakti ke samAna hI ghar3I kI sundaratA para prasanna hotA hai, haMsatA hai, para andara meM usake mana meM tar3apana hai, vyAkulatA hai, parezAnI hai| mila nahIM rahI hai, yaha bahuta bar3A darda hai usake dila kaa| eka tIsarA vyakti, isI bIca ghar3I chIna kara bhAga jAtA hai| aba, vaha dUsarA vyakti socatA hai, are vaha chIna le gyaa| maiM chIna letA, to ghar3I mujhe mila jaatii| meM bhAgyahIna korA raha gyaa| ukta ghaTanA cakra meM ghar3I na chInanA sahaja prAmANikatA hai, pahale vyakti kii| jo ghar3I dekhakara prasanna ho rahA thA usake saundarya pr| ataH vaha sukhI hai| dUsare vyakti kI ghar3I na chInane kI bAteM Upara se or3hI huI hai, lAdI huI hai, sahaja mana se nahIM hai, ata: usake jIvana meM na prAmANikatA hai, na nyAya-nIti hai aura na saccAI hai| isalie vaha duHkhI hai| mUla bAta mana kI pavitratA kI hai| jinakA mana pavitra hai, ve bAhara meM sukha-suvidhA ke sAdhana ekatra kara pAe~ yA na kara pAe~, hara hAlata meM prasanna rahate haiM, sukhI rahate haiN| isake viparIta jinakA mana apavitra hai, aprAmANika hai, ve bAhara meM sukha-suvidhA ke sAdhana pA leM taba bhI aura na pA leM taba bhI, hara hAlata meM duHkhI haiN| aprAmANikatA se sukha ke sAdhana to saMbhava hai, kadAcit juTa bhI jAe~, kintu unase sukha nahIM prApta kiyA jA sktaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki aprAmANikatA kI, anyAya-atyAcAra kI buniyAda para khar3e hue sone ke mahala bhI rote haiM aura ghAsa ke jhopar3e bhI AMsU baTAte haiN| isake viparIta prAmANikatA ke Adhara para pallavita mahala aura jhoMpar3e donoM hI haMsate haiN| sukha ke lie, prazna sukha-sAdhanoM ke bhAva yA abhAva kA utanA nahIM hai, jitanA ki prAmANikatA aura aprAmANikatA kA hai| prAmANikatA kA saccA upAsaka yadi mahala meM hai, taba bhI sukhI hai, prasanna hai, aura yadi vaha jhoMpar3I meM hai taba bhI mastI meM hai, Ananda meM hai| usake Ananda kA akSaya koSa apane AdarzoM kI prAmANika niSThA meM hai, kSaNadhvaMsI saMsArI, sUkha-sAdhanoM meM nhiiN| sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukha kA mUla hetu puNya-karma hai, pavitra AcaraNa hai,--yaha Agama kI bhASA yathArtha evaM satya ke anubhava kI bhASA hai| puNya-karma paraloka ke svarga kA hI nirmANa nahIM karatA hai, apitu yahA~ isa janma meM bhI svarga kA nirmANa karatA hai| puNya-karma kA phala maraNottara dUra bhaviSya meM hI pAne jaisA nahIM hai, apitu vaha puNya hone se tatkAla evaM tatkSaNa hI antarmana meM Ananda kI amRta vRSTi karatA hai| puNyazIla, sadAcArI, prAmANika vyakti jahA~ bhI jAtA hai, jahA~ bhI rahatA hai, sarvatra prasanna rahatA hai| Ananda kA bhAgI hotA hai| isake viparIta pApAtmA pApAcArI vyakti jahA~ bhI jAtA hai, jahA~ bhI rahatA hai, sarvatra aprasanna hI rahatA hai, duHkha kA bhAgI hotA hai| usake lie loka, paraloka donoM hI jagaha naraka hai| pApAtmA, dhUrta aura pAkhaNDI ko saba loga avizvAsa kI nigAhoM se dekhate haiM, aura usakI hara bAta evaM hara harakata para kar3I nigarAnI rakhate haiN| yaha apayaza aura avizvAsa naraka nahIM, to aura kyA hai? apakIti maraNa se bhI bar3ha kara duHkhakara hai| gItA meM zrI kRSNa kahate haiM-- "saMbhAvitasya caakotirmrnnaadtiricyte|" jaina Agama kahate haiM, samyakadarzI AtmA naraka meM rahakara bhI svarga meM hai, aura mithyAdRSTi svarga meM rahakara bhI naraka meM hai| jaina-darzana antaraMga cetanA ko mahattva detA hai| samrAT zreNika naraka meM bhI naraka kI patanazIla bhAvanAoM aura vedanAoM kI durvRttiyoM se pare haiN| bharata cakravartI jaise mahAn adhyAtmacetA puruSa siMhAsana para rahakara bhI siMhAsana kI patanakAriNI Asakti se dUra rahe haiN| aura udhara svarga meM bhI saMgama jaise deva kyA haiM? kyA aise deva, vastutaH antarmana ke puNya-bhAvoM kI dRSTi se deva haiM? yadi ve deva haiM, to phira dAnava aura rAkSasa kauna hoMge? Agama sAkSI hai, svarga meM bhI hajAroM vikRta manovRtti ke deva aise haiM, jo apane prApta vaibhava se santuSTa nahIM haiM, ataH ve anya devatAoM ke yahA~ corI karate haiM, aura phira idhara-udhara aMdhakAra meM chupate phirate haiN| anta meM pakar3e jAte haiM aura devarAja indra se daNDa pAte haiN| khUba piTAI hotI hai| aise aprAmANika jIvama jIne vAle devoM meM kyA hai? astu spaSTa hai, puNya evaM pavitra karma hI sukha kA kAraNa hai| "idha nandati, pecca nandati, kutapuJjI ubhayattha nndti|" aura duHkha kA kAraNa pApa evaM apavitra karma hai| "idha socati paicca socati, katapAvo ubhayattha socti|" yaha kevala arthavAda nahIM hai| cira atIta se anubhava kI kasauTI para parakhA huA avicala satya hai| Aja bhI hara insAna taTastha hokara apane anubhava kI kasauTI para isa satya ko parakha sakatA hai| sukha meM aura sukhAbhAsa meM rAta-dina kA antara hai| pApAcArajanya sukha, sukha kA bhrama hai, ataH vaha sukha nahIM, sukhAbhAsa hai| sukhAbhAsa antatogatvA duHkha hI hotA hai| vAstavika sukha puNya-karma hai, jo kabhI sukhAbhAsa nahIM hotaa| jijJAsA ziSya ko : prajJA guru kI 117 Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parigraha kI paribhASA Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo apanI vyaktigata kAmanAoM, IcchAoM aura vAsanAoM meM DUbe haiM, ve saMsAra meM DUbe haiN| jo vAsanA, evaM Asakti se Upara nahIM uTha pAte, ve saMsAra-pravAha meM taira nahIM skte| jo taira hI nahIM sakate, ve kinAre para pahu~ca nahIM skte| ataH ve saMsAra se pAra bhI nahIM ho sakate haiN| Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna :--sAdhanA meM, vizeSakara jaina sAdhanA meM aparigraha-vrata ko bahata adhika mahattva diyA gayA hai| parigraha ko pApa, yahA~ taka ki samasta anarthoM kA mUla mahApApa taka batAyA gayA hai| parantu, kyA parigraha ke binA jIvana-yAtrA cala sakatI hai| gRhastha kI bAta chor3ie, mahAvratI gRhatyAgI bhikSu taka ko amuka padArtha vizeSoM kI, upakaraNoM kI aura bhojana-yogya vastuoM kI apekSA rahatI hai| ata: amuka rUpa meM parigraha bhI rakhanA aura sAtha hI pUrNa aparigrahI hone kA dAvA karanA, isakA kyA artha hai ? uttara :--mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samakSa hI parigraha aura aparigraha ke prazna upasthita ho gae the| ataH parigraha kyA hai ? aura aparigraha kyA hai ? isakI vyApaka vyAkhyAe~ aura vicAraNAe~ usa yuga meM hI zurU ho gaI thiiN| svayaM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane saMparka meM Ane vAle sAdhakoM ko isa viSayaM kA kAphI spaSTIkaraNa diyA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra aparigraha kI bAhyasImA ko vastramukta nagnatA kI bhUmikA taka le ge| eka bAra vastra se mukta hue, to phira tAra mAtra bhI unhoMne punaH na liyaa| parantu, samaya para bhojana ve bhI lete rahe, samavasaraNa meM svarNa siMhAsana Adi kA, jo bhakta lAkara rakha dete the, upayoga ve bhI karate rhe| bAhya vastuoM ko parigraha kI dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI amuka aMza meM parigrahI aura amuka aMza meM aparigrahI pratibhAsita hote haiN| yahI sthiti dharmopakaraNa rakhanevAle anya gaNadharoM, AcAryoM, bhikSuoM kI hai, ataH parigraha aura aparigraha ke svarUpa ko spaSTatA se samajhane ke lie mAnava-mana ke andara meM dekhanA hogA ki vahA~ kyA hai? parigraha kA sambandha bAhya vastuoM se utanA nahIM hai, jitanA ki mAnava kI saMgraha buddhi meM hai| vastu kA samaya para upayoga kara lenA, eka bAta hai, aura AsaktimUlaka usakA saMgraha kara rakhanA, bhaviSya ke cintA-cakroM meM ulajhe rahanA, dUsarI bAta hai| jo sAdhaka vyaktigata, pArivArika tathA sAmAjika Adi javAbadAriyoM se pUrNatayA mukta ho gayA hai, adhyAtma jAgaraNa evaM naitika utthAna kI dizA meM sva-parakalyANa ke hetu apanA samagra jIvana samarpita kara cukA hai, use kisI bhI prakAra ke saMgraha se kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai| vaha atIta se jaise mukta hai, vaise hI bhaviSya se bhI mukta hai| Aja apekSA hai, aura usakI pUrti ke lie vastu Aja hai, to Aja hI usakA upayoga bhI hai| vaha bhI anAsakta mana se| yaha kevala apekSA pUrti hai, vAsanA pUrti nhiiN| aise sAdhaka ko kala khAnA milegA yA nahIM, kala vastra prApta hogA yA nahIM, isakI koI cintA nahIM hai| ukta bhaviSya ke saMkalpa-vikalpoM se vaha pUrNatayA mukta rahatA hai| vaha kevala vartamAna meM jItA hai, kevala vartamAna ko dekhatA hai| kala se use koI matalaba nahIM hai| isI sandarbha meM kabhI kahA gayA thA-- "vartamAnena kAlena, vartayanti vickssnnaaH|" "gaI vastu soce nahIM, Agama bAMchA nA~hi vartamAna varte sadA, te jJAnI jaga mA~hi // " ukta cintana para se spaSTa hai ki AsaktimUlaka saMgraha buddhi parigraha hai, kevala vastu nhiiN| yaha ThIka hai ki svarNa, rajata, maNi-muktA tathA anya dhanadhAnya evaM bhavana, vasana Adi vastu, jo mAnavamana meM sahasA Asakti ko janma de detI hai, unheM bhI aupacArika parigraha mAnakara sarvasaMga-tyAgI bhikSu ke lie tyAjya batAyA gayA hai| durbala mana ina vastuoM ke mAyAjAla meM phaMsa sakatA hai| parantu jIvanopayogI yA sAdhanopayogI vastuoM kA anAsakta bhAva se upayoga bhikSu ke lie bhI vihita hai| isIlie parigraha kI vyAkhyA karate hue mUla Agama-sAhitya evaM uttarakAlIna grantha sAhitya meM kahA gayA hai-- "mucchA priggho|"--dshvaikaalik "mUrchA prigrhH|"--tttvaarth sUtra parigraha kI paribhASA 121 Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava kA jIvana sarvasva tyAgI santa sI nahIM, usakA eka dUsarA pakSa hai| vaha hai pArivArika tathA sAmAjika dAyitvoM se baMdhA gahastha / ataH jo loga pArivArika, sAmAjika tathA rASTrIya jIvana kI javAbadAriyoM ko lekara cala rahe haiM, jinake samakSa, bhaviSya jIvana ke aneka saMgharSa patha haiM, ve pUrvokta rUpa se pUrNa aparigrahI hokara nahIM raha sakate haiN| unheM deza-kAlAnusAra AvazyakatA ke anurUpa saMgraha karanA hI pdd'egaa| unake jIvana meM kala kA kucha artha hai| use najara-aMdAja nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yadi parigraha yA saMgraha AvazyakatA kI sImA meM hai, anAvazyaka saMgraha kA rUpa nahIM le rahA hai, to vaha aupacArika rUpa se amaka aMza meM aparigraha hI ho jAtA haiN| virodha anAvazyaka kA hai, Avazyaka kA nhiiN| Avazyaka to sAdhanA kI ucca-uccatara bhUmikAoM taka bhI anugamana karatA rahatA hai| Avazyaka kyA hai, yaha prazna vikaTa hai ? isakA sambandha deza se hai, kAla se hai, vartamAna sabhyatA evaM saMskRti Adi se hai| Avazyaka kI paribhASA taraMgita mana kI havA meM ur3atI kalpanAoM ke AdhAra para nahIM kI jA sktii| yathArtha ke dharAtala para hI isakA nirNaya kevala vartamAna para nahIM, bhaviSya ke sudUra kSitija taka ko bhI lakSya meM rakha kara kiyA jA sakatA hai| apane-apane parivAra aura samAja ke vyaktitva ko bhI dhyAna meM rakhanA hogA / ThIka hai, yaha saba antata: vyakti ke apane prAmANika manobhAvoM para AdhArita hai| saMgraha ke cintana meM Aja ke vyApArI kA prazna bhI A khar3A hotA hai| vyApArI Aja kA hai, kala ke atIta kA hai yA kala ke bhaviSya kA hai, kisI bhI kAla kA hai Akhira vyApArI hai| usakI samasyA eka hI hai| bhagavAn ke sAnnidhya meM bhI Ananda tathA mahAzataka jaise koTipati vyApArI Ae the| sAdhanA ke patha para unhoMne bhI prabhu ke nirdezana meM dharmayAtrA kI thii| parigraha kA parimANa unhoMne avazya kiyA, parantu apanI prApta saMpatti kA parityAga nahIM kiyaa| na vyApAra hI chodd'aa| bar3I mahattvapUrNa sUjha-bujha ko lekara ye loga cale haiN| agara vyApAra chor3a dete, to unakA apanA parivAra hI nahIM, vyApAra ke mAdhyama se hajAroM Azrita logoM kA jIvana bikhara jaataa| jIvana meM aneka prazna khar3e ho jaate| saMpatti ko agara janatA meM bA~Ta bhI dete, taba bhI samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM thaa| baMda-bUMda bikhara kara dhArA apanA astitva to kho detI hai, para usase sarva-sAdhAraNa ko sthAyI lAbha nahIM mila pAtA hai| apitu, vitaraNa kI isa arthahIna-prakriyA se jana-jIvana para galata prabhAva par3atA hai| janatA AlasI, niSkriya evaM paramukhApekSI banatI hai| vyApAra se yA udyoga dhaMdhoM se sambandhita zrama, vyakti ko apane pairoM para khar3A karatA hai, jIvana ko tejasvI banAtA hai| gRhastha-jIvana meM dhana burA nahIM hai| dhana kI vaiyaktika Asakti burI hai, jo dhana ko eka choTe-se kendra meM banda kara detI hai, jana-jIvana ke sAtha sambandhita kalyANa-sUtra ko tor3a detI hai| isa prakAra ekAnta svArtha ke garta meM baMda dhana gA~va kI kSudra talaiyA meM baMda jala kI bhA~ti sar3ane lagatA hai, badabU dene lagatA hai, mahAmArI kA hetu banatA hai| ata: jo dhana nyAyanIti se ajita hai, sAtha hI apanI AvazyakatApUrti ke sAtha sarva-sAdhAraNa janatA ke kalyANa kI dizA meM bhI pravAhita hotA hai, vaha pUNya kA hetu hai| usameM sva-para-kalyANa kA saurabha mahakatA hai| isIlie AcArya haribhadra ne dharmabindu meM kahA hai--nyAyopAtta dhana vyakti kA loka aura paraloka donoM hI lokoM meM hita-sAdhana karatA hai-- "nyAyopAttaM hi vittamubhayalokahitAya / " bhagavAna mahAvIra ke gRhastha sAdhaka arthAt zrAvaka isI Adarza ko lekara cale the| saMpatti rakhanA, kintu usakA vistAra na karanA, yaha thA unakA aadrsh| vyApAra meM yadi vRddhi yA vistAra hotA hai, kharca kATakara atirikta lAbha hotA hai, to vaha janatA kA hogA, janatA ke hita meM hogA, hamArA nahIM, yaha thA unakA aparigrahI cintn| gAMdhIjI ke zabdoM meM yaha TrasTIzipa kA siddhAnta ho sakatA hai, thor3e se hera-phera ke saath| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ise aNu-aparigraha ke rUpa meM svIkRti dii| yaha pUrNa aparigraha vrata kA prathama caraNa hai| rASTra ke arthataMtra ke sambandha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA yaha icchA parimANa yA parigraha parimANa kA udAtta siddhAnta eka vyavahArika siddhAnta hai| yaha saMgraha aura asaMgraha kI donoM ekAnta atiyoM se bacAtA hai, sAmAjika jIvana ko| yaha atIta Adi ke kisI vizeSa kAla-khaNDa se hI sambandhita nahIM hai| aura na kisI deza vizeSa kI sImA meM hI Abaddha hai| yaha sArvakAlika evaM sArvabhaumika siddhAnta hai| Aja kI rASTrIya sarakAreM apaneapane arthataMtra ke sambandha meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke ukta anativAdI mahAna aparigraha-sUtra kA yadi prAmANikatA ke ujjvala prakAza meM upayoga kareM, to hara rASTra ke jana-jIvana kA bhaviSya ujjvala ho sakatA hai| banatA hai| a. gAMva kI kSudra talA sAtha sambandhita vaiyaktika Asakti 122 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana se bhAganA, dharma nahIM For Private Personal Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana saMgrAma nahIM, ApAdhApI kI mAra kATa nhiiN| jIvana mAnavatA ke virAT patha para hone vAlI eka yAtrA hai| ise sukhada evaM sundara banAne kA upakrama hI dharma hai| Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna :--aneka pAzcAtya lekhakoM ne yaha havA phailAI hai ki jaina aura bauddha donoM hI dharma vartamAna jIvana saMgrAma evaM usake karma saMgharSa se Darakara paraloka kI ora bhAgane vAle dharma haiN| inakI dRSTi vartamAna jIvana para nahIM, maraNottara agale jIvana para hai| ye vartamAna ko sundara evaM sukhI na banAkara bhaviSya ko, vaha bhI maraNottara bhaviSya ko sundara evaM sukhI banAne kI kalpanAoM meM ulajhe rahate haiN| isa prabhAva meM aneka bhAratIya manISI bhI Ae hue haiN| paM. javAharalAla jaise rASTranAyaka bhI isI cintana jAla meM ulajha gae the| unhoMne bhI likhA hai-- "bauddha dharma tathA jaina dharma ne jIvana se dUra rahane para, jIvana se dUra bhAgane para jora diyA hai|" ApakA isa sambandha meM kyA vicAra hai ? kyA yaha dhAraNA unake apane ina zabdoM meM sahI hai ? uttara :--pAzcAtya vidvAn hoM yA paurvAtya hoM, bhAratIya hoM, adhikatara vartamAna ke kucha pracalita kriyAkalApoM yA mAnyatAoM ko dekha-sunakara hI kisI dharma-paramparA kI vyApaka jIvana-dhArA para apane saMkIrNa cintana kI muhara lagA dete haiN| yaha doSa unakA nahIM hai| kucha to dharmoM kI apanI hI vartamAna-kAlika saMkIrNa mAnyatAoM kA hai aura kucha jaldI meM yoM hI Upara se thor3A-bahuta dekhA bhAlA aura zIghratA meM kucha-na-kucha likha dene kA hai| kisI bhI pUrAne yA naye viSaya para kucha likhane se pUrva usase sambandhita vyApaka adhyayana, mUlagAmI cintana-manana evaM taTastha bhAva se satya ke prati nyAya dRSTi Avazyaka hai| mujhe lagatA hai, vidvAna lekhakoM ne jaina aura bauddha dharmoM ke antastala ko gaharAI se nahIM chuA hai| kevala sunI-sunAI satahI dRSTi ke AdhAra para hI kucha likha diyA hai, jo thor3e se buddhijIvI varga meM pracAra pA rahA hai, yA pA gayA hai| bauddha dharma kI carcA ke lie alaga se samaya apekSita hai| acchA ho, svayaM bauddha dharma ke adhikArI bhanISI hI usa para kucha prakAza ddaaleN| jaina zramaNa hone ke nAte maiM yahA~ saMkSepa meM jaina-dharma se sambandhita bhrAnti ke nirAkaraNa hetu hI kucha vicAra prastuta kara rahA huuN| jaina-dharma kI dRSTi meM jIvana saMgrAma nahIM, ApA-dhApI kIhamAra kATa nahIM, jaisA ki kucha loga kahate haiN| jIvana mAnavatA ke virAT patha para hone vAlI eka yAtrA hai| ise sukhada evaM sundara banAne kA upakrama hI dharma hai| yAtrA aisI honI cAhie, jo apane lie bhI sukhada ho, sAtha hI dUsare sahayAtriyoM ke lie bhii| yAtrA kA yaha artha nahIM hai, ki yAtrI paraspara lar3ate-jhagar3ate, mArate-pITate, gAlI-galoja karate hue zatruoM kI taraha yAtrA kreN| eka dUsare ko dhakkA dete hue, rUlAte hue calanA, asabhya samAja kA lakSaNa hai| sabhya samAja meM aisA nahIM hotaa| sabhya yAtrI paraspara prema se batiyAte, haMsate muskarAte calate haiN| saMkaTa kAla meM eka-dUsare ko sahayoga dete haiM, eka-dUsare ke sukha-duHkha meM vivekapUrvaka sAjhIdAra hote haiN| kisI ko kA~TA laga jAe yA koI Thokara khA kara gira jAe, to sAtha kA sabhya sAthI yoM hI lAparavAhI se bIca meM chor3akara Age nahIM calA jaaegaa| vaha rukegA, aura samasyA ko hala karane meM apane sahayAtrI kI sahAyatA karegA, apanA pUrNa sahayoga degaa| sAthI ko adhamadhAra meM chor3a denA pApa hai| sabhya yAtrI aise pApa se bacatA hai| jaina-dharma mAnava kI ukta jIvana yAtrA ko sukhada, sundara evaM sabhya banAne kI dizA meM Adi kAla se yatnazIla rahA hai| kAma, krodha, mada, lobha, ahaMkAra, duHkha, ghRNA, dveSa, kalaha, hiMsA, asatya, steya, kuzIla, maryAdAhIna, parigraha, zoSaNa, anyAya atyAcAra Adi jIvana kI ve vikRtiyA~ hai, jo mAnava ko nirantara azAnta kie rahatI haiN| jainadharma ukta vikRtiyoM ke vijaya kA upadezaka hai| usakA kahanA hai ki ye vikRtiyA~ mAnava kI antarAtmA ke andara meM rahe hue zatru haiN| ina zatruoM ke rahate hue mAnava kabhI bhI vAstavika sukha, zAMti evaM Ananda nahIM prApta kara sktaa| na vaha svayaM Ananda meM pacAsa-sau varSa kI apanI jIvana yAtrA pUrNa kara sakatA hai| aura na parivAra, samAja aura rASTra Adi ke rUpa meM jo anya sahayAtrI haiM, unheM hI zAnti se apane jIvana patha para calane de sakatA hai| koI bhI dekha sakatA hai, Aja jo vyakti-vyakti meM, parivAra-parivAra meM, samAja-samAja meM, rASTra-rASTra meM dvandva hai, vigraha hai, saMgharSa hai, avizvAsa hai, usake mUla meM kahIM-na-kahIM ve hI vikRtiyA~ kAma kara rahI haiM, jInako jitane kI, samApta karane kI zikSA jaina-dharma detA rahA hai| mAnava jAti ke sabase bar3e zatru usameM vyApta durvyasana hai| jUA, corI, mAMsa, madya, vezyA aura parastrI jIvana se bhAganA, dharma nahIM 125 Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gamana Adi aise kucha durvyasana haiM, jo parivAra, samAja aura rASTra ko barbAda karate haiN| mahAbhArata kA bhISaNa narasaMhAra cUta ke vyasana meM se udbhUta huA hai| laMkA kI rAkSasa jAti kA devopama aizvarya parastrI ke kAraNa hI miTTI meM milA hai| dvArakA ke yAdavoM kA sAmrAjya madyapAna ne hI dhvasta kiyA hai| rAjapUta aura mugaloM kA gauravamaya itihAsa surA aura sundariyoM ke dhabboM se hI kalaMkita hokara samApta huA hai| jaina-dharma rAjA aura prajA donoM ko hI ukta saba durvyasanoM se mukti kA sandeza detA hai, tAki nyAya-nIti ke sAtha rAjA aura prajA donoM hI sukha evaM zAnti kA jIvana yApana kara ske| jaina-darzana mAnava prajA ko svaccha evaM jana-kalyANakArI zAsana dene ke pakSa meM hai| bhoga-vilAsa meM madahoza aura ucchRkhala atyAcArI zAsakoM ko jaina-dharma kA saMdeza hai ki yaha siMhAsana puNya se prApta huA hai, ataH isakA upayoga bhI puNya-karma ke lie hI kro| Arya-karma karo, sadAcArI raho, prajA ke prati sahRdaya raho, anukaMpA kA bhAva rkho| yahI vaha dharma kI jyoti hai, jo tumhArI antarAtmA meM devatva kI jyoti jagA sakatA hai| anyathA naraka kI yAtrA taiyAra hai| jaina-dharma rAjyasiMhAsana kA virodhI nahIM hai| vaha virodhI hai, siMhAsanoM para se honevAle anyAya kA, atyAcAra kA, durAcAra kaa| vaha to kahatA hai, nyAya-nIti se calo, to rAjya bhI karo, aura puNyArjana bhii| yahA~ bhI sukhI raho, aura paraloka meM bhI sukhI rho| para, yaha kaba? jaba dUsaroM ke sukha kA dhyAna rakhoge, tabhI sukha pA skoge| jo dUsaroM ko barbAda kara apane jIvana ke sukha sAmrAjya kA nirmANa karanA cAhate haiM, isase bar3hakara svArthaparatA aura khudagarjI kI nikRSTa dRSTi aura kauna-sI hogii| yaha AsurI dRSTi hai| jo dUsaroM kA raktapAna kara apanA jazana manAtI hai| jisako dUsaroM ke duHkha darda kA, abhAva kA, sukha kA yA zAnti kA jarA bhI koI dhyAna nahIM hai, vaha vizAla hRdayayukta mahAn mAnava kaise ho sakatA hai| isa nara-pazu ko kisI bhI zAsana ke pavitra siMhAsana para baiThane kA kyA adhikAra hai| yadi siMhAsana para baiThanevAlA sadAcArI ho, nyAya-nItiparAyaNa ho, to usa eka vyakti ke dvArA hI lAkhoM-karor3oM logoM kA hita ho sakatA hai| ataH jaina-dharma kI nIti siMhAsana para baiThane kA virodha nahIM karatI hai, apitu siMhAsana para ThIka taraha baiThane kA ucita zikSaNa detI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki jaina-paramparA ne mAnava jAti ko magadhanareza zreNika, videha gaNa-rAjya ke adhyakSa ceTaka, maurya samrATa candragupta, gurjara nareza kumArapAla, mahAn samrATa amoghavarSa jaise itihAsa prasiddha prajApAlaka, sadAcArI zAsaka die haiM, jinake jIvana kI sugandha Aja bhI bhAratIya itihAsa meM mahaka rahI hai| vimalazAha, muMjAla, udayana dayAlazAha, AmUzAha, bhAmAzAha tathA vastupAla, tejapAla jaise aneka mahAmaMtrI aura senApati bhI jaina-dharma kI dena haiM, jinhoMne apane rASTra kI sevA evaM rakSA ke lie apanA sarvasva nyauchAvara kara diyA aura AkramaNakAriyoM ko burI taraha parAjita kara rASTra ke gaurava ko cAra cA~da lgaae| Aja bhI inakI rASTrarakSA kI vIragAthAe~ bhAratIya itihAsa ke svarNa pRSThoM para jagamagA rahI haiN| bhAratIya rASTra kI ekatA, samagratA ke hetu bhI jaina-saMskRti kA kama yogadAna nahIM hai| sarvaprathama bharata cakravartI tadanantara zAnti, kunthu evaM araha Adi aneka jainadharmI cakravartI narezoM ne vibhinna choTe-choTe rAjyoM ke aneka paraspara virodhI kAnUnoM, nyAya vyavasthAoM se pIr3ita janatA ko eka akhaNDa jana-maMgalakArI zAsana vyavasthA dekara kitanA mahAn lokahita kiyA hai, itihAsa isakA sAkSI hai| kyA yaha upakrama jana-jIvana se dUra bhAgane kA hai ? __ Adi yuga ke sarvaprathama tIrthaMkara RSabhadeva ne tatkAlIna vanavAsI abhAvagrasta evaM bhUkha se mubhUrSa hotI prajA kA jo uddhAra kiyA hai, vaha itanA mahanIya hai ki koI bhI sahRdaya usase harSa gad-gad hue vinA nahIM raha sakatA / bhagavAn RSabha ne hI nAgarika sabhyatA kA sUtrapAta kiyA, samAja vyavasthA kI sthApanA kI, kRSi evaM zilpa Adi kA yogya zikSaNa dekara audyogika krAnti kA krAntikArI kadama utthaayaa| puruSoM kI 72 aura striyoM kI 64 kalAoM ke sUtradhAra bhI bhagavAn RSabha hI the| ve mAnava sabhyatA ke AdikAla ke mahAna karmayogI the, jinhoMne hamArI paurANika dhAraNA ke anusAra 84 lAkha pUrva kI apanI Ayu kA 83 lAkha pUrva jitanA dIrghakAla janahita meM samarpita kiyaa| zeSa eka lAkha pUrva bhI janatA ke supta Atmabodha ko jagAne meM lgaayaa| Apa isa para se samajha sakate haiM, samAja hita ke prati jaina-dharma kA kyA Adarza thA? 126 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Abu parvata aura rANakapura Adi ke bhavya virAT dharma mandira, jinheM dekhakara videzI bhI mohamugdha ho jAte haiM, jainoM ke kalA prema ke jIvita udAharaNa haiN| svarNa-rajata akSaroM meM likhita sacitra aneka grantha hamArI lekhana kalA ke avismaraNIya Adarza haiN| dharma-zAstra, darzana, yoga nIti, sAhitya, jIvana, kathA, jyotiSa, maMtra, taMtra, stotra, Ayaveda, bhUgola Adi jisa viSaya para bhI jainAcAyoM ne likhA hai, kamAla kara dikhAyA hai| prAkRta, saMskRta, apabhraMza Adi ke vyAkaraNa, loka-sAhitya, kAvya, nATaka Adi kA jaina-vAGmaya bhI apane meM eka anUThA camatkRta kara dene vAlA vAGamaya hai| loka jIvana ke antaraMga aura bahiraMga donoM pakSoM ko dUra-dUra taka gaharAI se sparza karanevAlI itanI virATa sAMskRtika dena jaina-dharma kI hai, phira bhI yaha kaise kahA jAtA hai ki jaina-dharma jIvana se bhAganevAlA yA jIvana se inkAra karanevAlA dharma hai| kahane ko kucha bhI kahA jA sakatA hai| kisI kI jabAna nahIM pakar3I jA sktii| "mukhamastIti vaktavyaM zatahastA hriitiko|" mukha bolane ke lie khulA hai| bolate raho, sau hAtha kI laMbI harar3a hotI hai| kauna rokane vAlA hai| para, satya isa anargala pralApa se bhinna hotA hai| aisA hI satya jainadharma ke pakSa meM bhI hai, jo mana cAhA bolane-likhanevAle sajjanoM ke duSpracAra se apanA bhinna astitva rakhatA hai| Aja bhI, jaba ki jaina samAja eka choTA-sA samAja raha gayA hai, usakA karmakSetra janahita kI dizA meM vyApaka hai| lar3ake aura lar3akiyoM ke lie aneka sthAnoM para vibhinna skUla haiM, kAleja haiN| audyogika zikSaNa kendra haiN| dAnasatra haiM, auSadhAlaya haiM, hAspiTala haiN| virATa jJAna mandira haiM, pustakAlaya haiM, risarca iMsTITyUTa haiN| prAcIna aura Adhunika sAhitya ke prakAzana kendra haiN| naitika jAgaraNa kI patra-patrikAe~ haiM, go-sadana haiM, pAMjarApola haiM, anya bhI aneka udAtta sevA-saMsthAna haiN| bhAratIya svataMtratA saMgrAma meM bhI hajAroM jainoM ne satyAgrahI sainikoM ke rUpa meM jela yAtrAe~ kI hai, lomaharSaka yAtanAe~ bhogI hai| goliyoM kI bochAroM meM balidAna bhI hae haiN| aneka jaina to ucca koTi ke netA evaM senAnI taka rahe haiN| itanA lambA kucha kahane kA merA abhiprAya yaha hai, ki phira kisa adaSTa AdhAra para jaina-dharma ko jIvanapatha se bhAganevAlA dharma kahA jAtA hai| vaha kauna-sI daivI AkAzavANI hai, jo yaha kahatI hai ki amuka usa hetu se jaina-dharma prApta jIvana se inkAra karanevAlA mAtra paralokavAdI dharma hai| vaha jIvana meM nahIM maraNa meM pavitratA kA vizvAsa rakhatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke gaNadharoM ne to mukta ghoSaNA kI hai, ki yaha dharma loka aura paraloka donoM ke lie hita, sukha, kSema aura niHzreyasa ke lie hai--"pacchA-purA loe hiyAe, suhAe, khemAe, nissesaae..|" jIvana se bhAganA, dharma nahIM 127 Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMtha bAtI hai aura dharma jyoti Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMtha aura dharma meM, dharma aura paMtha meM dezakAlApekSita AdhArAdheya bhAva kA sambandha hote hue bhI utanI hI bhinnatA hai, jitanI ki dIpaka aura jyoti meN| paMtha bAtI hai aura dharma jyoti, isa bheda ko na bhuuleN| Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna :--dharmoM meM, paMtho meM, evaM sAmAjika mAnyatAoM tathA mUlyoM meM parivartana nahIM hue haiM kyA? jaisA ki sunA yA kahA jAtA hai-binA parivartana kA mAnava-samAja ho hI nahIM sktaa| to phira kyA kAraNa hai, jaba kabhI kisI parivartana kI carcA calatI hai, to usako rokane ke lie betukA zora zurU ho jAtA hai ? eka bAta hai, samAja ke hita meM parivartana ko eka bAra svIkAra karane ke bAda agara parivartana sAmUhika ho, to acchA hotA hai| vyakti kI apekSA saMgha kI zakti mahattvapUrNa hotI hai| kintu, kyA vyakti yA vyaktiyoM kA alpasaMgha samagratA meM sAmUhika parivartana kI cira-pratIkSA meM yoM hI eka dina samApta ho jAe? uttara :-dharma aura paMtha meM antara hai| dharma svarUpa ke khoja kI eka prakriyA hai| yaha prakriyA zAzvata evaM sanAtana hai| usameM kisI bhI prakAra kA kabhI bhI parivartana saMbhava nahIM hai| vaha dhruva hai| usameM agara parivartana hotA hai, to usakA svarUpa hI naSTa ho jaayegaa| taba vaha dharma nahIM rahegA, adharma ho jaayegaa| kintu, paMtha meM yaha bAta nahIM hai| anaMta satya kI khoja ke lie bAhya niyamopaniyamoM ke dvArA kriyA-kANDa ke rUpa meM deza kAlAnusAra jo koI mArga svIkAra kara liyA jAtA hai, to vaha mArga paMtha hai| ataH paMtha meM dharma raha bhI sakatA hai, nahIM bhI raha sakatA hai| kintu, dharma meM koI paMtha nahIM hotA hai| nadI meM naukA rahatI hai, "nAva bica nadiyA DUbI jAya"-kahane vAle kabIra kI naukA meM nadI bhale rahatI ho, kintu anyatra kahIM pRthvI para naukA meM nadI nahIM rahatI hai| vaise hI paMtha meM dharma raha sakatA hai, kintu dharma meM paMtha nhiiN| patha kA artha hai vyakti, deza, kAla, paristhiti ke anusAra ananta satya kI khoja ke lie svIkAra kiyA gayA mArga / vyakti kI sthitiyA~ badalatI rahatI hai| vAtAvaraNa parivartita hotA rahatA hai| kAla hara kSaNa saMsAra kA navInIkaraNa karatA rahatA hai| kisI vizeSa samaya meM sthApita sAmAjika mUlyoM meM uttarottara utAra-car3hAva AtA rahatA hai| ina sAre badalate hue parivezoM meM vyakti ke dvArA svIkRta mApadaNDa nahIM badaleM, to, purAne par3a jAte haiM, anupayogI ho jAte haiN| ataH jo samAja deza, kAla evaM paristhiti ko dhyAna meM rakhakara sajagatA evaM sajIMdagI ke sAtha apane mApadaMDoM ko vyavasthita karatA rahatA hai, vaha janajIvana ke kalyANa hetu adhika upayogI hotA hai| adhika ciraMjIvI hotA hai, prakhara evavaM tejasvI hotA hai, gatimAna hotA hai| anyathA, jo paramparA pravAha meM par3e hue patthara kI taraha sthira evaM gatihIna ho jAtI hai, usameM koI jIvana nahIM hotaa| saMsAra tIvra vega se pravAha kI taraha bahatA huA dUra-sudUra nikala jAe aura hamArI dharma-paramparAe~ apanI pratibaddha vyavasthAoM meM jahA~-kI-tahA~ nizceSTa par3I raheM, to kyA artha raha jAtA hai unake maraNonmukha astitva kaa| parivartana jIvana hai, vikAsa kI yAtrA hai| deza-kAlAnusAra vivekapUrvaka kiyA gayA parivartana janahita kA nirmAtA hotA hai| ataH pratyeka paramparA ko parivartana meM se gujaranA hotA hI hai| Aja jo paMtho ke paraMparAvAdI svayaM ko sthiti-sthApaka kahate haiM aura parivartana kA majAka ur3Ate haiM, virodha karate haiM, ve apane mAnya tathAkathita aparivartana ko kahA~ taka surakSita rakha pAe haiN| jisa paMtha ko kabhI unhoMne yA unake pUrvajoM ne svIkAra kiyA thA, vaha bhI kisI pahale ke paMtha kA parivartita rUpa hI to thaa| dUra kI bAta jAne dIjie, apane jIvana kAla meM bhI aneka-aneka parivartana ke cakroM meM se gujara cuke haiM ve aparivartanavAdI svayaM bhI aura unake sAthI bhii| samaya ko parakhanevAle dUradarzI evaM sAhasI logoM ne dharmapracAra ke jina sAdhanoM kA eka dina upayoga karanA zurU kiyA thA, usakA tatkAlIna kucha logoM ne tagar3A virodha kiyA thA, usako dharmaghAtaka mAnA thaa| samAja meM pracalita una sAdhanoM kA upayoga Age na bar3ha pAe, isake lie kAnUna banAe gae the| para, dhIre-dhIre ve mahAmanA svayaM hI una sArI niSiddha bAtoM ko svIkAra karate cale ge| kevala eka hI bAta para adhika dhyAna hotA hai aise logoM kaa| vaha yaha ki asvIkAra karane meM agara yaza-baTorA jA sakatA hai, to asvIkAra karo, aura agara svIkAra kara ke yaza prApta hotA hai, to svIkAra kro| apane ko pratiSThA pAne se matalaba hai| hameM siddhAnta aura samAja-hita se kyA lenA-denA hai? isa prakAra satya aura asatya, siddhAnta aura paramparA, svIkAra aura inakAra saba eka hI pratiSThA kI kasauTI para kase jAte haiN| pratiSThAvAdiyoM ko aura kisI bAta se matalaba hI nahIM hai| agara, siddhAnta ke pakar3a kI hI bAta hotI to, dharmakSetra ke amuka parivartana kisa AdhAra para samAdara pAte, aura svIkRta hote| kahA jAtA hai, dharma ke pracAra ke lie sAhitya kA prakAzana prArambha huA hai| para, prAcIna Agama Adhunika prakAzana praNAlI ke sarvathA virodha meM hai| prakAzana to kyA, nizIthasUtra Adi to likhane ke hI virodha meM haiN| siddhAntoM kA Agraha rakhanevAlA sAdhaka na svayaM likha sakatA hai, na likhA sakatA hai, na likhane kA anumodana kara sakatA hai| paMtha bAtI hai aura dharma jyoti 131 Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isI prakAra na svayaM prakAzana kara sakatA hai, na dUsaroM se karavA sakatA hai, aura na anya karanevAloM kA anumodana hI kara sakatA hai / Aja samAja meM koI zAstrAcArI aisA nahIM hai, jo ukta trividha prakAzana se bacA hai| hA~, itanA avazya hai ki kucha pratyakSa meM haiM, to kucha parade ke pIche haiM / yahI bAta paMDitoM ke dvArA adhyayana karane kI hai, saMskRta, aMgrejI Adi par3hane kI hai, saMsthAoM ke nirmANa kI hai, zikSA zivira Adi ke Ayojana kI hai, tapaH samAroha evaM dIkSotsava Adi manAne kI hai / dhvanivardhaka ke prazna ne samAja ko pichale cAlIsa varSoM se parezAnI meM DAla rakhA hai / aneka sammelana hue, koI nirNaya nahIM ho pAyA / kintu, Aja dhIre-dhIre sabhI svIkRti ke kinAre pahu~ca rahe haiN| jo thor3e se kucha dUra haiM ve bhI svIkRti ke karIba hI haiN| bAta kevala itanI sI hai ki samaya para sAmUhika nirNaya karane kI kSamatA yadi samAja meM hotI to vyartha ke vAda-vivAda meM samAja kI zakti kA itanA vighaTana nahIM hotA / kintu, durbhAgya hai ki zatAbdiyoM se sAmUhika rUpa meM sAmAjika hita kI dRSTi se hamane koI sarvAnumati se prastAva pArita nahIM kiye aura kabhI kucha kiye bhI haiM, to unakA yathAvat pAlana nahIM kara sake, kabhI kisI pakSa ko to kabhI kisI varga ko santuSTa karane kI nIti se idhara-udhara vyartha ke kucha jor3a-tor3a avazya karate rahe, para usase kucha banA nahIM / bananA to kyA thA, adhikatara bigAr3a hI huA hai / samaya para yogya nirNaya kI AvazyakatA hai / sabhI pakSa-vipakSa milakara agara kucha kara sakeM, to bahuta acchA hai / aura, yadi sabhI milakara sarvasammata jaisA kucha na kara sakeM to, jo mahAnubhAva yugadRSTi rakhate haiM, tadanusAra kucha samajha sakate haiM, unheM to himmata se Age Akara yathocita kAma karanA hI cAhie / paramparAvAdI jar3a samAja se sAmUhika sarva sammati parivartana kI kaba taka pratIkSA kI jA sakatI hai / I samAja ke bhaviSya kI surakSA tathAkathita aparivartanavAdI kaTTara purANavAdiyoM ke hAthoM meM nahIM hai / jo yugAnulakSI kAma karane ko prastuta haiM, unake dvArA hI samAja kA hita saMbhava hai / yaza aura apayaza kI bhASA meM socanA galata hai / krAntikArI ucita tathA anucita kI, satya tathA asatya kI hI samIkSAtmaka bhASA jAnate haiN| apane dezakAlAnusArI taTastha samIkSAtmaka cintana meM pratibhAsita honevAlA ucita yathArtha satya hI unakA karma-patha hotA hai / isa prakAra samAja sudhArakoM evaM dharmapracArakoM kI to eka hI bhASA hai aura vaha hai janahita / janahita meM nijahita bhI samAviSTa hai / vyakti jana meM hI hai, jana se alaga nahIM hai / patra, puSpa, phala saba vRkSa meM hI haiM, vRkSa se alaga nahIM haiM / ataH vyakti kA hita samAja kA hita hai, aura samAja kA hita vyakti kA hita hai| donoM Apasa meM anyonyAzrita haiM / astu, jaba bhI koI vyakti yA vyaktiyoM kA amuka saMgaThana parivartana kI dizA meM krAntikArI kadama uThAye, to use sarvaprathama yaha vicAra lenA cAhie ki mere isa kadama se nikaTa yA dUra bhaviSya meM samAja kA kyA hita sAdhana hogA ? kahIM aisA na ho ki vaha kadama krAnti ke nAma para kevala usakI apanI vyaktigata daihika yA mAnasika sukhasuvidhA kA hI sImita rUpa lekara na raha jAe / krAnti ko khatarA purAtanavAdiyoM se utanA nahIM hai, jitanA ki suvidhAvAdI navInatAvAdiyoM se hai / sudhAra aura suvidhA meM antara hai / jisa suvidhA meM se janajIvana meM sudhAra hotA ho yA ho sakatA ho, vaha suvidhA janakalyANa kI dizA meM pracAra evaM prasAra pAne yogya hai / aura jisa suvidhA meM se vyakti kI tAtkAlika sukhopabhoga kI pUrti ke sivA aura kucha bhI janahita kA svara mukharita na hotA ho, vaha krAnti ke nAma para sArvajanika jIvana meM pracAra-prasAra pAne yogya nahIM hai / ataH hara suvidhA sudhAra nahIM hai / kAntakArI ko sukha-duHkha se kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai| usake lie to jo bhI sukha yA duHkha, suvidhA yA asuvidhA parivartana meM sahAyaka ho sake, krAnti ko Age bar3hA sake, vahI manasA, vacasA, karmaNA abhinandanIya hai / janajIvana meM amRta vitaraNa karane ke lie vaha svayaM kabhI haMsate, khila khilAte hue halAhala viSa bhI pI sakatA hai / aisA viSa hajAroM krAntikArI atIta meM pI cuke haiM, vartamAna meM pI rahe haiM aura bhaviSya meM pIte rheNge| unakA mUla maMtra hotA hai - " kAryaM vA sAdhayAmi, dehaM vA pAtayAmi / " aise hI sukha-duHkha se pare, yaza-apayaza se pare rahane vAle dharmavIra evaM karmavIra hI samAja meM ucita parivartana lA sakate haiM / koI sAthI nahIM hotA hai tatkAla meM to "ekalA calo re" kA udghoSa hotA hai unakA / akele calanA bar3e sAhasa aura jIvaTa kA kAma hotA hai / saba-kucha manuSya kI kSamatAzakti para nirbhara karatA hai / 132 For Private Personal Use Only sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAna kI manovRtti Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara yuga ke kucha apane prazna hote haiM aura una praznoM ke samAdhAna yuga kI cetanA ko jina prAjJaH puruSoM ne jAnA hai, unase samAdhAna pAne kI icchA hotI hai / aise hI kucha isa yuga ke prazna haiM aura uttara hai yuga-draSTA ke ! . Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna :-mahApuruSoM kI puNya-bhUmi tIrthakSetroM meM prAya karake adhika garIbI dekhI jAtI hai, kyA dAna kI pracalita paramparA meM isa prazna kA hala hai ? uttara :--garIbI kA prazna kevala tIrthakSetroM se hI sambandhita nahIM hai| garIbI sAre deza ke lie eka bahuta bar3I samasyA hai; jo pahale bhI thI aura Aja bhI hai| kahIM kama to kahIM jyAdA, anupAta meM thor3A bahuta antara ho sakatA hai| parantu hai yaha deza kI sarvataH prasRta vyApaka smsyaa| kucha samaya pUrva deza kI AbAdI kevala tIsa karor3a kI thI aura usameM se kevala sAta pratizata AdamI hI zrama karatA thaa| ukta sthiti para se spaSTa rUpeNa pramANita ho jAtA hai ki garIbI kA yaha cakra kaba se calA A rahA hai aura usakA mala hetU kyA hai ? jaba tirAnaveM pratizata kAma karanevAle hoMge aura sAta pratizata kAma na karane vAle, tabhI vastutaH garIbI kI samasyA kA hala nikala skegaa| upayoga se adhika zrama ke dvArA upArjana hI zrI evaM samRddhi kA hetu hai| garIbI kevala abhAva hai, use zrama se hI dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai| manuSya kI niSThAmUlaka karma-cetanA hI usa abhAva ko miTA sakatI hai| bahuta bAra manuSya ke lie abhAva cunautI kA kAma karatA hai| yadi mAnava usake samakSa dRr3hatA se khar3A hokara karmakSetra meM jUjhane ke lie kaTibaddha ho jAtA hai, to abhAva ko samApta karane kI dizA meM sahI samAdhAna mila sakatA hai| kintu, garIbI agara manuSya ke mana meM dInatA kA rUpa le letI hai, to jIvana kI sAhasamUlaka karma-zakti ko barbAda kara detI hai| aura, yaha dInatA kucha samaya bAda eka aise kusaMskAra baddhamUla kara detI hai ki phira yaha dInatA rAjya ke samasta koza se to kyA, kubera ke koza se bhI miTa nahIM sktii| ataH yAcanA se, dAna se athavA anya kisI parakIya sahayoga kI bhIkha se dInatA ko dUra karane kA vicAra hI vyartha hai| zrama kI niSThA ke abhAva meM deza kI karma-cetanA vyApaka rUpa se vilupta hotI jA rahI hai| AvazyakatAe~ phailatI jA rahI haiN| pAne kI icchA laMkA kI rAkSasI surasA kA mukha banatI jA rahI hai| isakA samAdhAna zrama se ho sakatA hai, para vaha nahIM karanA hai| cAhie saba-kucha, kintu usake lie karanA kucha nahIM hai, aisI sthiti meM idhara-udhara mAMgane ke sivA aura yAcanA ke atirikta karmazUnya logoM ke pAsa abhISTa pAne kA anya upAya rahA hI kyA hai ? dUsaroM se kucha bhI pAnA ho to unake mana ko taiyAra karanA par3egA, isake lie unake samakSa ronA par3egA, gir3agir3AnA par3egA / svayaM ko burI-se-burI dIna-hIna sthiti meM pradarzita karanA pdd'egaa| aura itane bar3e prANahIna zrama ke dvArA jo yatkiMcit prApta hogA bhI, to usase dInatA bar3hegI hI, kama nahIM hogii| eka bhikhArI dvAra para khar3A hokara karuNa svara meM bhIkha ke lie kitanI bAra AvAja detA hai, para use milatA kyA hai ? vahI jo upabhoga se bacA-khucA par3A hai, jisakI ghara meM AvazyakatA nahIM raha gayI hai| isa taraha dAna meM prApta vastu se bhalA kisI kA kyA nirmANa ho sakatA hai ? bhIkha se logoM kI yaha galata dhAraNA bana gayI hai ki binA zrama kiye bhI jIvana maje se gujArA jA sakatA hai| yaha manovRtti rASTravyApI banatI jA rahI hai| lene kI carcA sabhI jagaha hai, zrama se pAne kI bAta bahuta kama / isase kartavya kI bhAvanA kama huI hai| ullasita sAhasa ke udAtta vicAra kama hue haiN| rASTra kI pragati ke upayogI sahI sUtra hAtha se nikala rahe haiN| aura isa prakAra vyApaka rUpa se garIbI ke nAma para dInatA kA pradarzana ho rahA hai| isa sthiti meM sukha-sAdhanoM kI garIbI haTane ke bAda bhI mana kA dainya dUra ho hI jAyegA, yaha nizcita nahIM hai| ataH garIbI dUra karane se bhI bar3I bAta hai, dInatA ko dUra krnaa| aura, dInatA ko dUra karane kI zakti yAcanA meM nahIM hai, vyakti ke svayaM ke pauruSa meM hai, zrama meM hai| tIrthakSetroM ke sambandha meM jo prazna hai, vaha vastutaH garIbI kA utanA nahIM hai, jitanA kI dInatA kA hai| dInatA ko paidA karane jaise kisI galata irAde se yaha dInatA nahIM hai, kintu gaharAI se yathArthamUlaka vicAra na karane evaM tatkAla meM yoM hI kisI kAma calAU uthale samAdhAna khoja lene ke kAraNa hI tIrthakSetroM meM dInatA evaM garIbI adhika dRSTigocara hotI hai| dAna ko manovRtti 135 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhArata ke cintana kI cira atIta se eka mahattvapUrNa dhArA rahI hai ki koI kucha mA~ga rahA hai, kisI ne sAmane hAtha phailAyA hai, to vaha khAlI hAtha nahIM lauTanA caahie| kucha-na-kucha yathAzakti use denA hI caahie| saiMkar3oM udAharaNa atIta ke itihAsa meM aise haiM, ki bhArata ke dAtA ne kisI ko nirAza nahIM lauTAyA hai, apane dvAra se, kisI ko yoM hI yathAgata khAlI hAtha nahIM bhejA hai| bhale hI isake lie unheM apanA sarvasva hI samarpita kyoM na karanA par3A ho| dAnavIra karNa, zivi, dadhIci tathA harizcandra Adi isake jyotirmaya udAharaNa haiN| yaha bahuta bar3I udAtta bAta hai, denevAloM ke pakSa meN| dAna kisake lie hai ? dAna kI AvazyakatA kyoM hai ? dhArmikoM ne dAna ko itanA bar3A mahattva kyoM diyA hai ? ina sAre praznoM kA bahuta tarkayukta sAvadhAnI ke sAtha vicAra evaM nirNaya karanA Avazyaka hai| eka bAta nizcita hai--dAna kevala denevAle vyakti taka hI sImita nahIM hai| jise diyA jA rahA hai, usake sambandha meM bhI kucha soca lenA Avazyaka hai| deya kI kaba kitanI sImA rakhI jAnI cAhie? lenevAlA usakA kyA upayoga karegA? pratyakSa bAhara meM jo vyakti jaisA dIkha rahA hai, vastutaH vaha bhItara se bhI vaisA hai yA nahIM, isa bAta kA tAtkAlika tharmamITara to hamAre pAsa nahIM hai| phira bhI sAmpradAyikatA kI dRSTi se to nahIM, kintu vAstavikatA kI dRSTi se kucha yathAsAdhya bAtoM para Aja ke pariveza meM vicAra kara lenA Avazyaka hai| anyathA vartamAna kI pracalita dAna-paramparA kA koI kAryakArI yathArtha pariNAma nikalanA asambhava nahIM, to duHsambhava avazya hai| cAra-pA~ca sAla taka ke choTe-choTe saiMkar3o naMge-adhanaMge abodha bacce do-pA~ca paise ke lie jahA~-tahA~ khar3e ho jAte haiN| hara Ane-jAnevAle se hAtha jor3akara gir3agir3Ate hue mA~gate haiM-"o bAbUjI, o mAtAjI, denA kuch| tumhArA kalyANa hogaa| bhUkhe haiM, do dina se kucha khAyA nahIM hai|" baccoM kI karuNa AvAja sunakara koI bhI sahRdaya vyakti tarasa khA jAtA hai| kucha-na-kucha dene ke lie use bAdhya ho jAnA par3atA hai| aura, yaha dAna pratiphala ke rUpa meM antataH sAmAjika dInatA ko hI paidA karatA hai, anya kucha nhiiN| Aja rASTra ke samakSa yaha eka vikaTa samasyA khar3I hai| vastutaH honA yaha cAhie ki yadi koI asahAya tumhAre dvAra para Akara khar3A ho gayA hai, aura vaha tumase yAcanA karatA hai, to usakI bAta prema se suno| mAlama karo ki usake parivAra meM koI aisA hai, jo usakI sahAyatA kara sakatA hai, to use samajhAo ki bhIkha mAMganA ThIka nahIM hai| isase puruSArtha naSTa hotA hai, vyakti kI antarAtmA kA teja maratA hai| acchA hai, jo bhI yathAvasara prApta ho, zrama kro| apane ko kaba taka nirupayogI banAye rahoge? bhale AdamI ho jAo, kisI bhI taraha apane parivAra ke lie upayogI bno| agara vaha nahIM samajhatA hai, to usake par3osI se kho| vaha bhI inakAra karatA hai, to gA~vavAloM ko samajhAne kA prayatna karo ki agara yaha asahAya isa taraha tumhAre gA~va se bAhara jAkara kahIM sahayoga kI bhIkha mA~gatA hai, to tumhAre gA~va kI zAna khatama hogii| ataH isake lie roTI-rojI kA ucita prabandha karanA tumhArA kartavya hai| isase spaSTa hai ki sakSama hote hae bhI jinheM kevala bhIkha mAMgane kI Adata par3a gayI hai, ve apane hAthoM apane 'mahAn' jIvana kI hatyA kara rahe haiN| aise logoM ko die gae dAna ko AcArya haribhadra ne pauruSaghna dAna kahA hai| pauruSaghna dAna kA abhiprAya hai- vyakti ke bhItara jo pauruSa hai, jIvana hai, usako hanana karane vAlA dAna / bhalA, yaha dAna bhI koI dAna hai ? merI dRSTi se sarvasAdhAraNa janatA meM yA janatA ke amuka vargoM meM mAMgane kI jo Adata par3a gaI hai, vaha hamArI ucca bhAratIya-saMskRti evaM udAtta sabhyatA kA sabase bar3A patana hai| ise rokanA jarUrI hai| abhI-abhI jo rASTra bilakUla andhere meM the, pichar3e hae the, azikSita the, ve kitanI teja gati se dekhate-dekhate Age bar3ha rahe haiM, samRddhi ke mahala khar3e kara rahe haiN| aura, idhara bhArata meM hajAro-lAkhoM loga jo apane rASTra aura samAja ke vikAsa meM bahuta kucha kArya kara sakate haiM, ve bhIkha aura dAna para jI rahe haiM, phalataH rASTra ke vikAsa meM bAdhA upasthita kara rahe haiN| 136 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo loga dUra-dUra ke pradezoM se tIrthakSetroM meM Ate haiM, ve apane sAtha aitihAsika garimA ke sunahare svapna lekara Ate ha / aura, jaba yahA~ unheM unakI apanI nirdhArita bhAvanA ke viparIta vAtAvaraNa milatA hai, to ve sahasA khinnamanaska ho jAte haiN| phalataH lauTate samaya tIrthakSetroM kI udAtta garimA ke sthAna para, vahA~ kI dayanIya sthiti kA hI nagna citra apanI smRti meM lekara jAte haiN| Aja samAja ko isa sthiti para vyApaka rUpa se vicAra karanA caahie| aura, sAmUhika rUpa se sAmAjika, dhArmika evaM rASTrIya stara para ise dUra karane ke dUragAmI kAryakArI upAya khojane cAhie, jisase garIbI ke sAthasAtha rASTravyApI dInatA bhI dUra kI jA ske| sAtha hI eka bAta aura bhI dhyAna meM rakhane yogya hai| jo apaMga hai, asahAya hai, jinheM sevA kI sahI apekSA hai, sevA evaM sahayoga ke abhAva meM sambhava hai, jinheM eka dina jaldI hI mara jAnA par3e, Atma-hatyA karanI par3e, unake kalyANa ke lie, unake yathocita sanmAna kI surakSA kA bhAva rakhate hue kucha na karanA bhI mAnavatA ke lie eka bahuta bar3A kalaGka hai| rASTra evaM dharma kA apamAna hai| saMskRti kA ghora patana hai| ataH sarvatra vivekapUrvaka calane kI AvazyakatA hai| bhIkha ke rUpa meM vyartha kA sahayoga dekara dainya nahIM bar3hAnA hai, na pracalita dAna ke nAma para galata paramparA kA poSaNa karanA hai, aura na hRdayahIna zuSka tarkavAda ke AdhAra para vAstavika asahAya evaM jarUratamandoM ko hI tiraskRta karanA hai| dAna kI manovRtti 137 Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjanIti para dharma kA aMkuza Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atyAcArI damana cakra sammukha giri-sama ar3e antima rakta-bindu taka satya-pakSa para khar3e ke, rho| apane, rho| Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna :--rAjanIti meM dharmanIti kA hastakSepa hai yA nahIM? uttara :--manuSya-jIvana ekAMgI nahIM hai| vaha pazu-pakSI kI taraha mAtra nara-mAdA nahIM hai| usakA apanA eka itihAsa hai, apanI eka saMskRti hai aura hai garimA se bharapUra eka prmpraa| usake cAroM ora nirmala cetanA kA eka AlokapUrNa saMsAra hai, jisameM vaha jItA hai| apanI manuSya jAti se hI nahIM, anya jIva-jagata se bhI alaga hokara jInA usake lie asaMbhava hai| samAja se sarvathA alaga-thalaga hokara vaha pUrNataH svanirbhara raha nahIM sktaa| usakA jIvana samAjAdhArita hai| sRSTi kI eka mahattvapUrNa ikAI hone ke nAte usa para anya uttaradAyitva bhI hai| usa para apane pUrvajoM kA RNa hai, jise use prAmANikatA ke sAtha adA karanA hai| sAtha hI vaha agalI pIr3hI ke lie RNadAtA bhI hai| astu, usakA jIvana vyaktigata hote hue bhI sAmAjika hai| svatantra hote hue bhI parivAra, par3osa, samAja, rASTra tathA vizva se tAdAtmya bhAva se jur3A hai / aisA susambaddha jIvana eka suniyojita jIvana paddhati se jIyA jAe aura sabhI ko usakI sukha-suvidhA sahaja upalabdha ho, aisI suniyojita jIvana paddhati ko hI nIti kahate haiM"nayatIti niiti|" jIvana ko jo le calatI hai, vahana karatI hai, vaha nIti hai| rAjakIya saraNI se jIvana ko anuzAsita karane kI paddhati ko rAjanIti kahate haiM, aura jo jIvana ko parama Atmika UMcAI kI ora le cale, vaha dharmanIti hai| ataH kevala rAjanIti meM hI nahIM, samAjanIti tathA arthanIti meM bhI jIvana ke vikAsazIla AyAmoM kI vividha dizAoM meM bhI dharmanIti kI AvazyakatA asaMdigdha hai| dharma vastutaH, jIvana ko UMcA uThAnevAle siddhAntoM kA saMghAta hai| antarAtmA kI gaharAI se uThI huI pukAra hai, jAgaraNa kA satata AhvAna hai-- "uTTie No pmaaie|" "uttiSThata jAgrata, prApya varAnnibodhata!" uTho, jAgo, soye mata rho| mahAn zreSTha puruSoM kI saMgati meM rahakara jIvana ke UMce-se-UMce zikharoM para prayANa kA samyak bodha prApta kro| dharma mAnava ke antaraMga kI adhyAtma cetanA hai| dhArmika vyakti antar meM jAgrata rahakara nirantara antarAtmA kA sammArjana tathA parimArjana karatA hai| krodha, moha, ahaMkAra Adi mana ke vikAroM ko kSINa karatA hai / dayA, prema, kSamA Adi sadguNoM kA vikAsa sAdhatA hai| usake bAhya pariveza aura usakI dinacaryA se sambaddha bhojana, bhavana, vasana tathA AcAra-vyavahAra para AdhArita niyamopaniyama kI jo vidhi-niSedhamUlaka vyavasthA hai, hama use hI dharmanIti kahate haiN| dharma hamArI prAcIna bhAratIya sAMskRtika paramparA rahI hai, jo sadA hamArI rAjanIti para chAyI rahI hai, jaise bhUmaNDala para AkAza / AkAza barasatA hai, pRthvI para khuziyAlI-hariyAlI chA jAtI hai| prAraMbha se hI hamAre dharmAcArya, dharmaguru jJAna kA prakAza le AkAza meM camakate rahe haiN| unakI vikIrNa prakAza razmiyoM se pRthvI kA vikAsa tathA saMvardhana hotA rahA hai| rAjamahaloM meM pale rAjyazrI ke uttarAdhikArI rAjakumAroM kA jIvana prAraMbhika avasthA meM AzramoM meM guru ke pavitra sAnnidhya meM gujaratA thaa| ve divya guru ke caraNoM meM antevAsI banakara adhyayana karate the| dharmaguru ke hAthoM meM kevala dharma-zAstra hI nahIM, zAsana-sUtra bhI rahate the| ve dharma-zAstra ke udghoSa ke sAtha hI dharmAnuprANita rAjanIti, samAjanIti aura parivAranIti ke jana-kalyANakArI prayoga tathA anyAnya vidyAoM kA mukta hRdaya se dAna karate the| isa prakAra vyakti ke hAthoM dharmazAstrAnuprANita rAjya sattA hotI thii| vastutaH dharma ke prakAza se prakAzita aura dharma kI kasauTI para kasI huI rAjanIti hI prajAhitakArI siddha hotI hai| vaha zAsana suzAsana hotA hai| dharmAnuraMjita-AtmA dharmamUrti rAjA yudhiSThira ke lie maharSi vyAsa ne ThIka hI kahA hai"jahA~ rAjA yudhiSThira hai, vahA~ sukAla hai, samRddhi hai, sukha hai| prajA khuzahAla hai| vahA~ roga nahIM ho sakatA, akAla nahIM ho sktaa| aparAdha tathA upadrava nahIM ho skte|" dharmAnaprANita rAjanIti hamAre uccatama naitika mUlyoM tathA Adarzo kI dizA meM gatizIla hotI hai aura dharmavihIna rAjanIti mAtra kUTanIti bana jAtI hai| chala-chadma kA khela banakara raha jAtI hai| vaha manuSya kI pAzavika vattiyoM kI nimnatama krIr3A-bhUmi bana jAtI hai| rAjanIti ke sammukha dharma ke uccAdarza rahane se deza naitika patana se baca sakatA hai, anyathA AcArahInatA ke jaghanya kAle dhabbe se rASTra kA pavitra zarIra zrIhIna ho jaaegaa| dharmavihIna rAjanIti usa pAgala vyakti kI taraha hai, jo betahAza bhAgA jA rahA ho, bhAgate, bhAgate usakA dama phUla rahA ho, kintu use svayaM apanI maMjila kA kucha bhI atA-patA na ho| rokakara koI pUche to kahegA, patA nahIM, rAjanIti para dharma kA aMkuza 141 Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mujhe kahA~ jAnA hai ? lekina mujhe roko mata, mujhe jAne do, maiM jaldI meM hU~, tumhArI pUcha-tAcha meM mujhe vyartha hI dera ho rahI hai| samrATa azoka kI gAthA bhArata ke itihAsa kI svarNima gAthA hai| usakA kaliMga yuddha, yuddha-pUrvavartI jIvana tathA rAjanIti aura yuddhoparAnta usakI dharma sambandhI ebaM AmUla parivartita usakI rAjanIti ko jaba hama dekhate haiM, to bahuta AsAnI se hama yaha samajha lete haiM ki rAjanIti meM dharmanIti kA sthAna kitanA mahattvapUrNa hotA hai| dharma se anuprANita hone para azoka ne jana-sevA ke jo udAtta kArya kie haiM, unhIM ke phalasvarUpa azoka, mahAn azoka ke nAma se itihAsa meM yAda kiyA gayA hai| dharma ke sAtha rAjanIti sUnIti hai| bahata sthala dRSTi se dekhane para jo nIti kUnIti pratIta hotI hai, dharma ke prakAza meM vaha sunIti bana jAtI hai| aura sAdhAraNa taura para pratibhAsita sunIti bhI dharma-vimukha hone para durnIti ho jAtI hai| mahAbhArata ke yuddha meM arjuna kI apanI rAjanIti hai tathA duryodhana kI apnii| hamezA mAyAjAla kA Azraya lenevAlA duryodhana yuddha meM kabhI-kabhI nIti para calatA mAlUma hotA hai| kintu usakI nIti, nIti nahIM raha paatii| jabaki nItijJa prajJApuruSa zrI kRSNa durAtmAoM ke anyAya-atyAcAra kI samApti ke lie jahA~ jaisA maukA dekhate hai, vaisA rAjanIti kA upayoga karate haiN| kitanI hI bAra chala kA upayoga huA hai, phira bhI unakI nIti, nIti hai, durnIti tathA kunIti nhiiN| usa dharmakSetra meM antaHsalilA sarasvatI kI taraha satya aura nyAya kA vaha hitAvaha srotra agocara rUpa se sarvatra satata pravahamAna hai| nyAya ke lie yuddha karanA, atyAcAra ke khilApha talavAra uThAnA tathA AtatAyiyoM ke damana ke lie saMgharSa karanA aura jIvana ke mahAn AdarzoM ke lie jUjhanA dharma hai| usakI hiMsA meM bhI loka-maMgala kI kAmanA hai| ataH, vaha dharma hai| niHsandeha, loka-maMgala-sampanna aisI nIti hI sunIti hai| vaidika-paramparA meM dharmagaru rAjanIti ke kSetra meM bhI rAjA kI chAyA kI taraha barAbara usake sAtha rahe haiN| jaina-paramparA meM yaha utanA pratyakSa nahIM hai, kintu prakAza puruSa ke rUpa meM vaha nizcita rUpa se vidyamAna hai| preraNA ke utsa sadA dharmAcArya hI rahe haiN| usa yuga nirmAtA ne apane dharma siMhAsana se anekAneka rAjasiMhAsanoM ko dharmAbhimakha kiyA hai| rAjA ceTaka kA nyAyahetu vipathagAmI ajAtazatru kuNika ke sAtha yuddha hotA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM ceTaka kA yuddha dharmayuddha hai| kyoMki vaha nyAya aura loka-maMgala se prerita hai| ataH yuddha-kAla meM bhagavAn ne kuNika kI rAjadhAnI campA meM rahakara bhI usake adharma-yuddha kA virodha kiyaa| prArambha se hI bhagavAna mahAvIra kI svaNima paramparA ke maNiratnabhUta AcArya siddhasena divAkara tathA AcArya hemacandra Adi ve jyotirmaya AcArya hue haiM, jinakI dharma-preraNA se rAjA vikrama tathA kumArapAla jaise samrATa prerita hae haiN| itihAsa kA vidyArthI sahaja hI jAna sakatA hai ki ina rAjAoM kA zAsana anya rAjAoM kI apekSA kitanA zreSTha rahA hai| prajAhita ke saMrakSaNa evaM saMvardhana meM ve dharmaguru aura unake prajAvatsala ziSya narendra hajAro varSoM taka anya rAjAoM ke preraNA-srota rahe haiN| isake sAtha hI eka bAta maiM spaSTa rUpa se kahanA caahuuNgaa| cUMki hama kisI mRta saMsAra meM nahIM janme haiN| mata ko daphanAne ke sivA aura koI mArga nahIM hai| hameM jIvana ke AyAmoM ke prati usakI banatI-bigar3atI vartamAna evaM bhaviSyonmukhI paristhitiyoM ke prati saceta rahanA hai| satya ke Aloka meM vivekamUlaka dIrgha dRSTi se tathyoM ko nirbhIkatA se svIkAranA hai| hameM yaha kahanA hai ki dharmamUlaka rAjanIti paramAvazyaka hai| kintu, hameM sAvadhAna rahanA hai ki kahIM dharma ke nAma para sAmpradAyikatA tathA jAtIyatA kA praveza na ho jaae| sAmpradAyikatA kI Aga sAmAnya Aga nahIM hotI, vaha dAvAnala hai, jisameM bahuta sAre deza tabAha ho rahe haiN| Aja irAna, irAka Adi deza rAjanItika patana kI eka laMbI nApAka kahAnI bana gaye haiN| sAmpradAyikatA tathA jAtIyatA se anuprerita rAjanIti ke dharmasiddhAnta ahiMsA tathA janakalyANa ke Adarza nahIM ho skte| vastutaH ve svArthapUrti ke sAdhana haiN| rAjanIti kI cAlabAjI ke dvArA siMhAsana hathiyAne meM Sar3ayaMtra mAtra hai| aisI sthiti meM rAjanIti bhI asaphala rahatI hai, aura dharmanIti bhii| kyoMki usameM sAmpradAyikatA kA jahara parivyApta hai| dharmazUnya mata-paMtha aura rAjya donoM hI jana-jIvana ke lie prANaghAtaka halAhala viSa haiN| dharma aura rAjanIti kA sahI nirmANa vivekazIla kuzala mastiSka hI kara sakate haiN| kalAkAra hI sauMdarya ko mUrta rUpa de sakatA hai| mUrti ke dAyeM hAtha kI jagaha bA~yA hAtha jor3a deM, paira kI jagaha hAtha aura hAtha kI jagaha para jor3a deM, to vaha kaisI badasUrata lagegI? maMjila ko rAha aura rAha ko maMjila nahIM banAnA hai| rAha, rAha rahe aura maMjila, maMjila / yahI samajhadArI kI bAta hai| sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samyaktva : paMtho ke ghere meM For Private Personal Use Only Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A~kha khola kara dekho-parakho, karo na banda buddhi ke dvAra / chinna-bhinna kara do tamasAvRta, rUr3hivAda kA kaaraagaar|| Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAzramaNa mahAvIra, jo devoM ke bhI deva haiM, devAdhideva haiN| jinake jyotirmaya caraNoM meM dharatI aura svarga donoM vandanA ke lie jhuka jAte haiN| mahala evaM jhopar3iyA~ donoM eka sAtha pAvana caraNa-raja lene ko eka sAtha jhuka gii| vaha virATa jyotirmaya AtmA hai, jinhoMne apane andara soye hue Izvara ko jagA liyA hai| unakA paramAtmA kahIM bAhara meM nahIM, andara meM hI soyA thA, use jagA liyA aura aisA jagAyA ki ananta-ananta kAla ke lie, sadAsarvadA ke lie, aba jAgaraNa hI jAgaraNa hai| aba punaH sone kA savAla hI nahIM rhaa| __usa ananta jyotirmaya mahApuruSa kI vANI hai--ye saMsArI AtmAe~ ananta-ananta kAla se moha ke vaza apane svarUpa ko bhUlI huI haiN| inheM yaha bhI patA nahIM ki hama kauna haiM ? isa deha ko, miTTI ke piMDa ko hI apanA svarUpa samajhatI rahI haiN| maiM isa deha se bhinna hU~--yaha bheda-vijJAna tathA jar3a-cetana kA bheda moha se grasta AtmA kI anubhUti meM AyA nhiiN| usa mahApuruSa ne jar3a-cetana ke bheda ke gUr3ha rahasya ke dvAra ko udghATita kiyA aura batAyA ki maiM kauna hU~ mahAzramaNa mahAvIra ne udbodhana ke rUpa meM hara AtmA ko lakSya karate hue kahA hai--tU miTTI nahIM hai, tU jala bhI nahIM hai, tU pavana kA khela mAtra bhI nahIM hai, tU agni kI jvAlA bhI nahIM hai aura na tU AkAza hai| tU paJca mahAbhUtoM se nirmita isa deha se sarvathA bhinna hai| ye paJca mahAbhUta jar3a haiM aura tU cetana hai, jyotirmaya hai| ina paJca mahAbhatoM se terA nahIM, tere zarIra kA nirmANa huA hai| tU to nirmANa se pare haiN| tU to anAdi-ananta hai| tU ajanmA hai| isalie tU amRta hai| janma-maraNa terA nahIM, deha kA hotA hai| vahI bAra-bAra badalatA hai| usameM nivasita tU janma-maraNa se rahita hai| saMsAra meM koI zakti nahIM, jo tujhe mAra ske| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne jana-jana ko pahalA bodha yahI diyA thaa| apane svarUpa ko jAno, smjho| tIrthaMkara sarvaprathama svarUpa kI jyoti hI jagAte haiM, ahiMsA Adi kI bAta bAda meM karate haiN| sAdhu-jIvana ke, zrAvaka-jIvana ke vrata, niyama, upaniyama kI carcA ve bAda meM karate haiN| arhanta bhagavAn kI sabase pahalI carcA hotI hai--svarUpabodha kii| jise Agama kI bhASA meM samyaktva kahate haiM, samyak-darzana kahate haiM, samyaka-bodha kahate haiN| samyaka-darzana kA artha hai--vastu ke svarUpa ko dekhane-parakhane kI tathA samajhane kI dRSTi kA samyak honA arthAt vastu ko ThIka taraha se dekhnaa| kisako dekhanA? kyA pahAr3oM ko, nadI-nAloM ko, graha-nakSatroM ko evaM anya padArthoM ko acchI taraha dekhanA ? nahIM, aisA nahIM hai| dekhanA hai, nija svarUpa ko| nija svarUpa kI jhAMkI pA lenA samyak-darzana hai| apanA svarUpa dekhane kA tAtparya hai ki apanA jo yathArtha svarUpa hai, ananta cetanA hai, use jAna lenaa| jar3a kyA hai aura cetana kyA hai ? aura merA apanA svarUpa kyA hai--jar3a yA cetana ? yaha bheda-vijJAna hI samyakdarzana hai| bheda-vijJAna se tattva kA yathArtha bodha ho jAtA hai| jar3a-cetana ke svarUpa-bodha ke sAtha yaha bhI jJAta ho jAtA hai ki Azrava, saMvara, puNya-pApa, bandha, nirjarA evaM mokSa kA tAtvika svarUpa kyA hai ? tattva ke yathArtha svarUpa ko jAnanA hI samyaka-darzana hai| aura yaha samyak-darzana mUla meM AtmA kA svarUpa hai| prabhu kI vANI ko hRdayaMgama karake jIvana meM utAranevAle unake mahAn ziSyoM ne kahA hai "jIvAdisaddahaNaM sammattaM svamappaNo taM tu" caitanya ko jAnane kA artha hai--caitanya kI pratIti honaa| aura, caitanya se bhinna jo hai vaha jar3a hai| yaha bheda-vijJAna kI pratIti antara se sphurita hotI hai| merA svarUpa niraMjana, nivikAra, jJAnamaya hai| jar3a-jagat cetanA se sarvathA zUnya hai| isalie usase maiM sarvathA bhinna huuN| jIvAdi padArthoM kI, tattvoM kI, jo zraddhA hai, pratIti hai, svAnubhUti hai, vahI samyaktva hai| samyaktva koI bAhara se Agata vastu nahIM hai, vaha AtmA kI svayaM kI jyoti hai aura svayaM meM hI prajvalita hai| vastutaH samyaktva lene-dene-jaisI nahIM hai| lena-dena bAhya vastu kA hotA hai| apane svarUpa kI, jo hai, jaisA hai--pratIti honA, vizvAsa honA, zraddhA honA, yaha Atma-jAgRti hai| bhalA, ise koI vyakti kyA degA aura koI vyakti kaise legA? zramaNa bhagavAn mahAbIra ne AtmA ke svarUpa kA, tattva ke svarUpa kA aura samyaktva ke svarUpa kA varNana to kiyA, lekina Agama meM kahIM bhI aisA ullekha nahIM hai ki unhoMne kisI bhI vyakti ko samyaktva dI yA kisI vyakti ne unase samyaktva lii| bhagavAn vyavahAra dRSTi se zrAvaka ke vratoM ke tathA sAdhu samyaktva paMtho ke ghere meM 145 Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke vratoM ke to sAkSI rUpa meM dAtA rahe haiM, parantu samyaktva ke nahIM / kyoMki yaha to Atma-jyoti hai, andara kI zraddhAniSThA evaM anubhUti hai / guru ke nimitta se, upadeza se evaM anya kisI nimitta se vaha jyoti jaga to sakatI hai, parantu jagatI hai apane andara se hI / yaha aTala siddhAnta hai ki eka dravya na to dUsare dravya ko apane guNa-dharma de sakatA hai aura na eka dravya dUsare dravya ke guNa-dharma ko le sakatA hai| yaha spaSTa hai ki satya kA upadeSTA AtmasvarUpa kA upadeza de sakatA hai / ataH samyaka darzana kA svarUpa kyA hai? bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isakI dezanA dI, kintu kisI bhI vyakti ko mahAprabhu ne Aja kI taraha samyaktva nahIM dii| Aja, samyaktva ke dene aura lene kI jo paramparAe~ cala rahI haiM, dhAraNAe~ bana gaI hai, unakA Agama se koI sambandha nahIM hai| AgamoM meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jIvana-vRtta hamAre sAmane haiM, unake bAda ke mahAn AcAyoM ke bhI jIvana-vRtta hamAre samakSa haiN| unhoMne vrata to diye, parantu samyavatva nahIM dii| samyaktva to svayaM sphUrta hotI hai| usakA paribodha diyA jAtA hai aura kucha nahIM / satya yaha hai ki samyaktva eka dRSTi hai, antaradRSTi dRSTi dI nahIM jAtI, vaha svataH khulatI hai| usa dRSTi ko jo banda hai, kholane meM guru nimitta bana sakatA hai, isase adhika kucha nahIM / parantu vaha dRSTi itanI mahattvapUrNa hai ki adhyAtma - sAdhanA kA prathama sopAna hI nahIM, dharma kA mUla hai - "daMsaNamUlo dhammo / " dharmarUpI kalpavRkSa kA mUla darzana hai, samyaktva hai| vRkSa, bAhara meM phailatA jA rahA hai, usakI zAkhAe~ Upara AkAza kI ora vistAra pA rahI haiM, para yaha saba vistAra evaM phailAva usake mUla meM se ho rahA hai| usake bAharI vistAra kA prANa mUla meM hai, jar3a meM hai| vastutaH prANavattA jar3a meM hai yadi mUla nahIM hai, to vRkSa pallavita puSpita hogA kahA~ se ? kahA hai--"mUlaM nAsti kutaH zAkhA" yadi mUla nahIM hai, to vRkSa kI zAkhA prazAkhAe~, patte, phUla kahA~ se hoMge? to samyak darzana adhyAtma-sAdhanA kA Atma-vikAsa kA, dharma kA mUla kA mUla hai / yadi mUla hI nahIM hai, to cAritra kA saMyama kA sAdhanA kA vRkSa phUlegA phalegA kaise ? J 1 ataH bhagavAn mahAvIra sarva prathama Atma-svarUpa ke bodha kA upadeza dete haiN| svarUpa-bodha ke bAda se nizcaya evaM vyavahAra cAritra kA upadeza dete haiM / vItarAga bhAva meM Atma- lInatA, Atma-sthiratA nizcaya cAritra hai, jo mokSa kA mUla aMga hai aura niyamopaniyama rUpa vyavahAra cAritra hai, jo upa-aMga hai ataH tIrthakara vyavahAra meM sarva cAritra (sAdhu-dharma) yA deza- cAritra ( dhAvaka-dharma) kI pratijJA karAte haiN| parantu pratijJA ke sAtha-sAtha yaha bhI spaSTa kara dete haiM ki yaha vyavahAra cAritra hai| vAhya vastuoM ko chor3anA, unakI maryAdA karanA, aNuvrata evaM mahAvratoM ko svIkAra karanA bAhyAvAra hai| vastutaH tyAga pratyAsthAna bAhya vastuoM kA nahIM, pratyuta una para jo Asakti hai, mamatva hai aura unako prApta karane kI icchA-lAlasA evaM tRSNA hai, usakA parityAga hai aura vaha andara meM hI hotA hai, bAhara meM nahIM / icchAoM kA nirodha hI cAritra hai / icchAoM kA vistAra Asrava hai aura unakA nirodha saMbara hai| isalie nizcaya meM cAritra vItarAga bhAva hai| vItarAga-bhAva AtmA kA svabhAva hai| vaha diyA-liyA nahIM jA sktaa| nizcaya cAritra hai kyA ? " mohallohavihoNo "moha aura kSobha se rahita honA hI nizcaya cAritra hai| dekhanA yaha hai ki Atma-jyoti ke jagane se moha-kSobha arthAta rAga-dveSa kitanA kSINa ho rahA hai, usakA kitanA kSayopazama ho rahA hai| jitane aMza meM rAga-dveSa nahIM hai, utane aMga meM hI cAritra hai| aura jitane aMza meM rAga-dveSa hai, usane aMza meM cAritra nahIM hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki cAritra antaraMga meM moha-zobha kA kSaya evaM kSayopazama hai, bAhara ke vyavahAra mAtra meM nahIM tIrthakara evaM guru jo cAritra meM sAkSIrUpa rahate hai, ye vyavahAra-vAriNa ke rahate haiN| vItarAga prabhu kA spaSTa kathana hai ki meM tumhAre vyavahAra cAritra kA sAkSI / nizcaya cAritra kI sAkSI tumhArI antarAtmA hai| mahAprabhu ne kitanI bar3I bAta kahI hai| maiM jaba-jaba Agama par3hatA hai, prabhu kI vANI, jo AgamoM ke pRSThoM para amuka aMza meM Aja bhI lipibaddha hai, jaba-jaba merI AMkhoM ke sAmane AtI hai, to merA mana utsAhita ho jAtA hai| antara kI bhAva-dhArAeM pravahamAna ho jAtI hai mastaka zraddhA se jhuka jAtA hai, una pavitra zrI caraNoM meM kitanA mahAna 'aparigrahI' jIvana kevala bAhya vastuoM kA parigraha chor3a diyA ho, itanA hI nahIM / mahAprabhu kA sabase mahAn aparigraha to yaha hai ki na unakA koI paMtha hai, na koI sampradAya hai, aura na kisI ke sAtha kisI prakAra kA lagAva hai| ve andara meM pUrNataH nilipta rahe haiN| saMsArasAgara meM vicaraNa kara rahe haiM ve, para saMsAra sAgara kI eka bUMda bhI unheM sparza nahIM kara pAtI / ve saMsAra sAgara se 146 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrNataH nirlipta haiN| kyoMki na unheM kisI bhI prakAra kA Agraha hai aura na Asakti hai aura na apane-parAye kA koI pakSa-bheda hai| unakI dRSTi anekAnta kI hai aura usameM kisI bhI taraha ke ekAnta kI liptatA nahIM hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha virAT evaM mahAn saMgha unake dvArA upadiSTa yadi isI tattvajJAna kI jyoti meM gati karatA, yadi vItarAga- vANI kA samyak prakAra se hRdaya ko sparza huA hotA, to yaha khaNDa-khaNDa nahIM hotA, Tukar3oM meM vibhakta nahIM hotaa| Aja Apa sabako yaha eka cunautI hai ki tuma saba AvAja to anekAnta kI lagA rahe ho, vItarAgatA kI lagA rahe ho, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sacce upAsaka hone kI lagA rahe ho, para Apasa meM tuma mila nahIM rahe ho, paraspara TakarA rahe ho tuma dAve ke sAtha kaha rahe ho, jo kucha meM kaha rahA hU~, vahI AvAja mahAvIra kI hai| maiM hI mahAvIra kA saccA pratinidhi haiN| ApakA pratipakSI dUsarA kahatA hai ki nahIM, merI AvAja meM hI prabhu kA satya hai mahAvIra kA saccA pratinidhi meM hI hai| cAhe digambara ho yA zvetAmbara ho, cAhe sthAnakavAsI ho yA terApaMthI ho, ina Tukar3oM ke andara bhI Tukar3e haiM, paMtho meM bhI paMtha hai aura saba AvAjeM lagAte jA rahe haiM ki mahAvIra kI dezanA hamArI AvAja meM hai / mujhe itanA hI kahanA hai ki yadi ye AvAjeM eka haiM, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke tatva- jJAna ko anekAnta dRSTi se abhivyavata kara rahI haiM aura prabhu kI vANI unake antara hRdaya se dhvanita ho rahI hai, to unameM mela honA cAhie / parantu, ye to pRthak-pRthak haiM / unameM alagAva hai, itanA hI nahIM, apitu paraspara eka-dUsarI AvAja ko kATa bhI rahI haiN| astu mujhe kahanA par3egA ki ye AvAjeM mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI nahIM, apane - apane paMthoM kI haiN| apane - apane sAmpradAyika durAgrahoM kI haiN| jaise rAjanIti meM apanIapanI pArTiyoM kI AvAjeM hotI haiM-- eka-dUsare ko nIcA dikhAne kI tathA chInA-jhapaTI karake eka-dUsarI pArTI ke sadasyoM ko apane meM milAne kI ina rAjanaitika pArTiyoM kA hAla Apa abhI san 80 ke cunAvoM meM dekha hI cuke haiN| ina paMthoM kA bhI vahI rUpa hai, isase bhinna nahIM / pArTiyoM meM dala-badala kA jo rUpa hai, vaisA hI ina paMthoM meM bhI hai| hamAre ina tathAkathita paMtho meM bhI dala-badala kA kAma cala rahA hai| kucha sampradAyoM meM to yaha dhaMdhA kAphI joroM se cala rahA hai aura vaha kucha nayA nahIM, aneka pIr3hiyoM se haiN| rAjanItijJoM ne to dala-badalane kA kAma bahuta bAda meM zurU kiyA hai / yahA~ to eka sampradAya kA AcArya dUsarI sampradAya ke zrAvaka ko apane meM lene ke lie pahale kI samyaktva badala detA hai| vaha kahatA hai- tuma merI samyaktva le lo| kyoMki parama satya mere pAsa hai, mahAvIra kA tattva-jJAna mere pAsa hai / sampan- darzana aura samyak cAritra merI sampradAya se bAhara kahIM anyatra hai hI nahIM / 1 vAstava meM samyaktva lene-dene kI vastu hai hI nahIM yadi lenA-denA hai, to jarA soceM, lenevAlA kyA le rahA hai aura denevAlA kyA de rahA hai ? yadi samyaktva denevAlA guru samyaktva ke artha ko jAnatA hai aura lenevAle ko bhI kucha bodha hai, to unheM yaha parijJAna honA cAhie ki samyaktva ke pUrva koI vrata nahIM hotA / samyak cAritra ( vrata ) samyaka darzana ke binA ho nahIM sktaa| yadi usakI pUrva kI sampavatva galata thI, jise badalA rahe haiM, midhyAtvI ko samyaktva banA rahe haiM, to usake pUrva ke vratoM ko bhI badalanA cAhie / parantu aisA ve nahIM karate / vrata-niyama to usake vaise hI rahate haiM, kevala badalate haiM zraddhA ko Ajakala ke ye tathAkathita paMthavAdI sAdhu bahuta cAlAka ho gaye haiN| isakA pariNAma hai ki ve apane paMtha ke sivA sabako mithyA-dRSTi mAnakara calate haiM / zvetAmbara, digambara, sthAnakavAsI, terApaMthI aura ina sampradAyoM meM bhI jo Tukar3e haiM, ve bhI paraspara eka-dUsare ko mithyA dRSTi mAne hue haiN| sthAnakavAsI sthAnakavAsI kI hI dUsarI paramparA ko sampradAya ko midhyAtvI mAnakara cala rahA hai| eka guru dUsare guru ke ziSyoM kI samyaktva badalavA rahA hai| yadi mithyA-dRSTi mAnane kI bhAvanA nahIM hai, to phira samyaktva badalAne kA kyA artha rahA? unako to aba yaha bhI cAhie ki samyaktva ke sAtha usake vratoM ko bhI badalA jaay| naye sire se usakA nava-nirmANa ho| vrata ve hI rahate haiN| unheM sahI mAna lete haiM, tabhI to unheM badalate nahIM parantu mahAvIra prabhu kA siddhAnta yaha hai-jisakI samyaktva (zraddhA-niSThA) sahI nahIM hai, usake vrataM samyak T) ho nahIM sakate parantu sampradAyavAda ke raMga meM raMge sAdha siddhAnta kI gaharAI meM nahIM utrte| unakA uddezya tau sirpha apane paMtha ke mAnane vAloM kI saMkhyA bar3hAnA hai| jaise Ajakala paNDe purohita yatra-tatra apane yajamAna banAte phirate haiM, vahI hAla hai ina sAmpradAyika dharma guruoM kA / bahuta varSa pahale merA eka bar3e nagara meM cAturmAsa thaa| vahA~ ke bhAI bAta kara rahe the yahA~ amuka mahArAja ke itane ghara haiM aura amuka mahArAja ke itane / pahale amuka mahArAja ke ghara adhika the, parantu jaba dUsare mahArAja Aye to unhoMne pahale mahArAja ke ghara tor3a lie, isalie aba unake ghara adhika ho gae haiN| kyA yaha mahAvIra samyaktva paMthoM ke ghere meM 147 . Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke siddhAnta ke anurUpa hai? bar3A Azcarya hai, apane Apako utkRSTa cAritra ke sAdhu manAnevAle bhI kitane nIce stara para utara Ate haiN| aura to aura, unake jIvana meM ziSTAcAra bhI parilakSita nahIM hotA / Aja kA dIkSita sAdhu bhI yadi dUsarI sampradAya kA pacAsa-sATha varSa kA dIkSita sAdhu A jAya, to vaha usakA sAdhAraNa ziSTAcAra jitanA bhI sammAna nahIM krtaa| usake sAmane bhI vaha paTTe para hI akar3A baiThA rahatA hai, unheM namaskAra karanA, unheM Adara-sammAna denA, unakA svAgata karanA to dUra rahA / -- Apa Azcarya kareMge gautama kI bAta para / gautama svAmI bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 14 hajAra ziSyoM meM pramukha ziSya haiM, prathama gaNadhara hai, cIdaha pUrvadhara haiN| vAstava meM unameM jJAna kA apAra sAgara laharA rahA thA aura jJAnI hI nahIM, mahAn tapasvI bhI the ve| paMcama gaNadhara Arya sudharmA ne bhI mukta mana se gautama kI bhakti snigdha prazaMsA kI hai, jabaki eka bhAI dUsare bhAI kI prazaMsA kama hI karatA hai| Aja ke apane ahaMkAra itane bar3e hote haiM ki vaha apane barAbara ke bhAI ke guNoM ko, yaza ko sahana nahIM kara paataa| lekina, Arya sudharmA bhagavatI sUtra meM kahate haiM"ugga tave, disa tave, ghora tve|" gautama ugra tapasvI haiM, dIpta tapasvI hai, ghora tapasvI haiN| vaha vizeSaNa para vizeSaNa lagAtA calA gayA hai| yahI mahAna tapasvI evaM jJAnI gautama zrAvastI meM Aye aura udhara bhagavAn pArzvanAtha paramparA ke AcArya kezI zramaNa bhI zrAvastI meM aaye| donoM paramparA ke zramaNoM ne nagara meM bhikSA-caryA karate samaya apane se bhinna veSa evaM niyamoM ko paraspara meM dekhA, to unake mana meM yaha prazna uThanA svAbhAvika hI thA ki donoM tIrthaMkaroM kA jaba dharma eka hai, lakSya eka hai, phira veSa meM niyamoM meM yaha antara kyoM ? gautama ke sAmane ziSyoM ke dvArA jaba yaha prazna AyA to unhoMne yaha kahakara nahIM TAla diyA ki ve alaga paramparA ke haiM, miSyAtvI haiM, yA zithilAcArI hai, hameM unase kyA lenA-denA hai parantu ziSyoM kI jijJAsA kA samyaka samAdhAna karane ke lie itane vizAla gaNa kA svAmI gaNadhara gautama apane pA~ca sau ziSyoM ko lekara bhramaNa kezIkumAra ke pAsa aaye| uttarAdhyayanasUtra meM ukta ghaTanA kA varNana karate hue likhA hai--gautama, kezIzramaNa ke dvArA pradatta Asana para baiTha gaye / , Asana kazIkumAra zramaNa kA thA, jinheM Aja kI bhASA meM zithilAcArI kahate haiM / ve vastra pahanate the, itanA hI nahIM, pA~coM raMgoM ke vastra pahanate the, mUlyavAna vastra bhI dhAraNa karate the / cAturmAsa kA bhI unake yahA~ koI niyama nahIM thaa| devasI rAyasI pratikramaNa kA to kyA, pakkhI, caumAsI aura sAMvatsarika pratikramaNa karane kA bhI niyama nahIM thA unake vahA~ na veSa eka thA, na niyama upaniyama eka jaise the aura zAsana kI paramparA kA bheda to thA hii| phira bhI gautama unake Asana para baiTha jAte haiM aura unake ziSya kezIzramaNa ke ziSyoM ke Asana para baiTha jAte haiN| uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM usa samaya kA varNana karate hue kahA hai---" umao nisannA sohanti, cndsuur-smppbhaa|" AgamakAra kahate haiM ki gaNadhara gautama aura Arya kaizIzramaNa donoM eka hI Asana para aise zobhAyamAna ho rahe haiM, jaise candra evaM sUrya yadi gautama aura kezIzramaNa yaha samajhate ki paraspara viruddha do bhinna paramparAoM ke bAhya AcAra meM, bAhara ke niyamoM meM kAphI dUra taka antara hai, isalie unakI zraddhA meM bhI viparItatA hogI, to ve kabhI eka sAtha nahIM baiThate, eka-dUsare kA Adara-sammAna nahIM krte| Aja ke kucha sAdhuoM kI dRSTi se to ve mithyAdRSTi ke sAtha baiTha gaye / parantu, gautama ne bAhya AcAra ke bheda ko, koI mahatva nahIM diyA / unhoMne spaSTa bhASA meM kahA - liMga arthAt veSa loka meM mAtra pratIti ke lie hai| bAhya AcAra vyavahAra mAtra hai| kitanA mahAn hai gautama ! kitanA udAra hRdaya hai gaNadhara gautama kA ! gautama ke vizAla hRdaya kA paricaya bhagavatI meM usa samaya bhI milatA hai, jisa samaya parivrAjaka skaMdhaka saMnyAsI bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa meM A rahA thA, taba ve kahate haiM-gautama ! terA mitra A rahA hai| usa samaya vaha parivrAjaka thA jo mithyAdRSTi thaa| usa samaya na to usakI dRSTi samyak dhI aura na AcAra hI samyak thaa| phira bhI gautama use lene ke lie gae aura use dekhate hI kahA--" sAgayaM saMdayA sussAgayaM khNdyaa|" skaMdhaka meM tumhArA svAgata evaM susvAgata karatA huuN| Ajakala bhI kisI atithi ke Ane para 'svAgatam' kahate haiN| vaise DhAI hajAra varSa pahale bhI yahI bhASA bolI jAtI thii| skaMdhaka ! tumhArA susvAgata tuma bahuta acche samaya para Aye ho ? yaha hai, gaNadhara gautama kA eka saMnyAsI ke sAtha vyavahAra aura eka hai hamArA Aja kA sAdhu varga / pAsthitivAdI kucha sAdhu apane AcAra ko gautama se bhI bar3hakara mAnane kA dAvA karate haiN| yaha saba galata hai| AcAra kI zreSThatA bAhyADaMbara ke ahaMkAra meM nahIM hai, daMbha meM nahIM hai, vaha hai vinamra bhAva meM, sahaja bhAva meM gautama / ne jitanI carcAe~ kI hai, vinamra bhAva se kI hai| isa sandarbha meM uttarAdhyayana kA kezI-gautama saMvAda adbhuta hai| bAhya 1 148 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyavahAra kI dRSTi se gaMgA-yamanA kI taraha alaga-alaga patha para pravahamAna donoM dhArAe~ milakara eka ho gaI, isakA zreya gautama kI udAratA ko hI prApta hai| Aja bhI uttarAdhyayana meM vaha itihAsa kA jyotirmaya pRSTha surakSita hai| samyaktva, jaba badalI yA badalAI jAtI hai, to merI samajha meM nahIM AtA ki use kaise badalA jAtA hai ? samyaktva AtmA kA svarUpa hai ! Atma-svarUpa kA bodha honA, jar3a-cetana kA bheda-vijJAna honA, samyaktva hai| aba ise kaise badaleMge? kyA garu kisI ke svarUpa-bodha ko bhI badala sakatA hai ? Atma-pariNati ko bAhara se koI bhI badala nahIM sktaa| Atma-svarUpa ko, samyaktva ke svarUpa ko guru samajhA to sakatA hai, parantu kisI ko de-le nahIM sktaa| Atma-darzana kI samyaka yA mithyA, jo paryAya hai, vaha AtmA kI apanI svayaM kI hai| use apanI pariNati se vyakti svayaM hI badalatA hai, koI bAharI vyakti nhiiN| jar3a-cetana ke bheda-vijJAna ko koI kyA badalegA? kyA koI bhI guru jisane samyaktva dI hai, kisI kI samyaktva ko badalA hai--kyA yaha kahegA, zarIra hI AtmA hai, cetana jar3a se bhinna nahIM hai? pratyeka guru yahI to kahegA--yaha zarIra AtmA nahIM hai| AtmA kA svabhAva zarIra se sarvathA bhinna hai| vaha zarIra meM rahate hue bhI zarIra se pRthak hai| phira badalA kyA ? kucha sAdhu kahate haiM ki svarUpa-bodha nizcaya samyaktva hai, hama jo dete haiM, vaha vyavahAra meM hai| vyavahAra meM pratyeka dharma-guru--bhale hI vaha kisI bhI sampradAya kA ho, kisI bhI paMtha kA ho, eka hI bAta kahatA hai--deva, guru aura dharma para zraddhA-niSThA rkho| sabhI yahI kahate haiM---deva arhanta hai, guru nirgrantha haiM, aura vItarAga dvArA prarUpita mArga hI dharma hai| aisA kauna guru hai, jo isase viparIta bAta kahatA ho, phira kyA badalA aapne| yaha to aisA hI huA, jaise bher3a carAne vAle caravAhe apanI bher3oM kI pahacAna ke lie una para alaga-alaga raMgo kI chApa lagA dete haiM, vaise hI yaha dI-lI jAnevAlI samyaktva sirpha paMthoM kI, sampradAyoM kI chApa hai| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne evaM mahAna AcAryoM ne AgamoM meM evaM unakI vyAkhyAoM meM saMgha-bheda ko sabase bar3A pApa kahA hai| paraspara vigraha paidA karanA, saMgharSa utpanna karanA, phUTa DAlanA mahAn pApa hai| ajJAna evaM sAmpradAyika vyAmoha ke kAraNa loga ina tathAkathita paramparAoM ke zikAra ho jAte haiN| isalie samyaka-bodha kI apekSA hai, samyak-jJAna kI apekSA hai| Apako samyak-bodha hai, samyak-jJAna hai, to Apa isa saMsAra aTavI ke saghana aMdhakAra meM idhara-udhara bhaTakate hue, Thokare khAte hue vyaktiyoM kI antar-jyoti jgaaie| unheM Atma-svarUpa kA bodha diijie| bhagavAna mahAvIra kA tattva-jJAna tathA ahiMsA, anekAnta evaM aparigraha kA svarUpa btaaie| unakI jIvana dhArA badalie, kevala paMtha evaM guru ke badalane se kyA hogA? yuga badala gayA hai| "kAnA bAtI kura, tu celA maiM gura" ke andha-maMtra aba adhika kAragara nahIM rahe haiN| jana-jAgaraNa kI laharoM meM aise AdhArahIna guruDama ke maMtra kucha to baha gae haiM aura kucha nikaTa bhaviSya meM baha jaaeNge| rAjasthAna ke eka gA~va meM maiM gyaa| vahA~ para eka paramparA se sambaddha santa bhI the| eka zrAvaka ne unase kahA--mere gurujI kA svargavAsa ho gayA, to santa ne kahA--aba tuma samyaktva badala lo| kyA artha huA isakA ? garu ke dehAnta ke sAtha kyA cele kI samyaktva kA bhI dehAnta ho gayA? isakA artha to yaha huA ki bhagavAn mahAvIra kA nirvANa huA, to unake dvArA batAe gae mokSa-mArga kA bhI, ratna-traya kI sAdhanA kA bhI sarvatra nirvANa ho gyaa| kitanA bar3A ajJAna hai| rAjasthAna meM eka bAra cakra calA thA ki svargastha guru kI jaya nahIM bolanA caahie| kyoMki ve to svarga meM gae haiN| ataH vartamAna meM avratI haiN| kitanA behadA tarka hai| patA hai, jaya kisakI bolI jAtI hai ? jaya bolI jAtI hai, gaNI ke gaNoM kI, unake saMyama kii| aura yaha naigamanaya kI dRSTi se atIta ke AdhAra para bhI bolI jAtI hai| zarIra nahIM rahA, para guNa aura unakI smRti to amara hai| guNoM kI pAvana-smRti ke AdhAra para hI nandIsUtra ke racanAkAra AcArya devavAcaka bhagavAna mahAvIra, gaNadhara gautama evaM gaNadhara Arya sudharmA ke sAtha caturdaza pUrvadhara AcArya prabhava, zayyaMbhava evaM bhadrabAhu ko bhI namaskAra karatA hai| yaha spaSTa hai ki zrI jambUsvAmI ke bAda ke ye saba AcArya svarga meM gae haiN| AcArya devavAcaka eka mahAn jJAnI sUtrakAra AcArya the| yadi svargastha guru kI jaya bolanA bhI pApa hotA, to ve unako namaskAra kaise karate? astu, Aja kI ina saba galata dhAraNAoM ke pIche paMtha kA vyAmoha mAtra hai, satya nahIM hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke udAtta darzana, udAtta cintana kI jyoti bilkula nahIM hai| aisI sthiti meM kauna guru prakAza degA? mahAn saMskRta vyAkaraNa ke racayitA prAcIna AcArya pANini ne sadbodha ke dAtA sacce guru kI vyAkhyA karate hue kahA thA-- samyaktva paMtho ke ghere meM 149 Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "ajJAna -- timirAndhAnAm, jJAnAMjana -- shlaakyaa| cakSurunmIlitaM yeta tasmai sadgurave nmH||" antarjJAna-cakSu para ajJAna-timira ke chA jAne se aMdherA A jAtA hai, satya-asatya kA, hita-ahita kA, saMsAramokSa kA patA nahIM lagatA hai| parantu, guru ke jJAnopadeza kI aMjana-zalAkA se timira kA jAlA haTa jAtA hai, to jJAna-netra khula jAte haiN| isalie jJAna-jyoti pradAtA sadguru ko namaskAra hai| sad guru vaha hai, jo Atma-jyoti ko jagAtA hai| guru vaha hai, jo soyI huI cetanA ko jAgRta kara detA hai| guru vaha hai, jo AtmA meM paramAtma-jyoti ke darzana karAtA hai| guru vaha hai, jo ananta-ananta kAla se suSupta satya ko jagA detA hai| yaha antar-jAgaraNa hI samyaktva hai| jisane Atma-jyoti ko jagAyA, Atma-svarUpa kA bodha karAyA, vahI guru hai| usakA badalanA kyA ? gaMbhIratA se satyalakSI cintana kI apekSA hai| pakSa-makta spaSTa cintana hI satya ko ujAgara karatA hai| 150 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva rahasya kA sAra eka zabda meM Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haMsa lo svayaM haMsA lo para ko, amara-prema-maNi-dIpa jalA lo| antara ke sat-sarasa-dhAra se, jaga-maruthala soMco laharA do| vizva-bhAva meM hRdaya milA lo, svAtma-bhAva se jagat khilA lo| vahI 'aham' kA svara phUTegA-- mAnava, mana-sAgara laharA lo! Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava hRdaya eka virAT amRta-kuNDa hai / ukta kuNDa meM amRta hai - 'prema' / yaha prematattva hI hai, jo mAnavatA kA vistAra karatA hai| mAnava ke kSudra ahaM ( maiM ) ko aura mama (mere) ko dUra-dUra taka hama aura hamAre jaise virAT cintana kI aneka dhArAoM meM pravAhita karanevAlA yaha nirmala prema-tattva hI hai / yaha prema hI hai, jo mAtA - pitA ke rUpa meM, pati-patnI ke rUpa meM, putra-putrI ke rUpa meM aura bhAI-bahana ke rUpa meM prasAra pAtA hai, vyakti ko vyakti se jor3akara parivAra banAtA hai, parivAroM ko parivAroM se jor3akara samAja kA nirmANa karatA hai| prema na hotA to mAnava jaMgala meM akele bhaTakate preta kI taraha hotA / preta mRtyu kA pratIka hai / jIvana se sarvathA dUra ! mAnava hRdaya kA yaha prema choTe kSudra hRdayavAloM kI bAta hai parivAra hai / koI parAyA nahIM hai / / thA, jisakI kabhI yaha ghoSaNA thI, ki - "yaha apanA aura vaha parAyA, yaha jo udAra hRdaya haiM, unake lie to dharatI para basA samagra vizva eka saba apane haiM, sage sambandhI haiM / " "ayaM nijaH paro vetti gaNanA laghucetasAm / udAracaritAnAM tu, vasudhaiva kuTumbakam // " eka aura vaidika RSi ke udAtta mAnava hRdaya ne kahA thA kabhI -- " yaha vizva eka ghoMsalA hai / hama saba ghoMsale meM rahanevAle eka hI jAti ke, eka hI parivAra ke snehApluta pakSI haiN| hama sabakA sukha eka hai| eka karta tva aura eka bhoktRtva / " "yatra vizvaM bhavatyekaM nIDam" / bhArata ke cira atIta meM eka yuga thA, jaba mAnava hRdaya ke prema kA vistAra kevala mAnava taka hI nahIM, prANimAtra ke prati thA / isIlie to prema kI taraMga meM bhArata kA eka RSi AvAja lagA gayA hai--"vizva ke sAre-kesAre prANI mere bandhu haiM; bhAI haiM / aura merA deza koI choTA-sA bhUkhaNDa nahIM hai / merA svadeza bhuvanatraya hai, arthAt samagra vizva hai / vizva ke sabhI choTe-bar3e prANI mere deza bandhu haiM / ve mere haiM, maiM unakA hU~--' " bAndhavAH prANinaH sarve svadezo bhavana trayam / " hama prema meM paraspara itane raMga gaye the, ghula-mila gaye the ki hamArI AvAja eka ho gaI thI, hamArA mana eka ho gayA thA, hamAre kadama eka ho gaye the / hama sAtha bolate the, sAtha socate the aura sAtha hI mila-jula kara eka juTa hokara karma karate the / mana, vANI aura karma kI yAtrA meM hama eka sAtha calanevAle sahayAtrI the| tabhI to ziSyoM ke prati guru kA yaha divya ghoSa guMja rahA thA bhArata kI dharatI para, bhArata 'AkAza para ki- "saMgacchadhvam, saMvadadhvam, saM vo manAMsi jAnatAm / " kintu kheda hai, Aja vaha prema kA amRta-kuNDa sUkha rahA hai / dUra ke logoM ke duHkhoM kI, pIr3AoM kI, abhAvoM kI anubhUti to kauna karegA ? Aja to mAtA-pitA ke duHkha kI anubhUti putra-putriyA~ nahIM karate haiM aura putraputriyoM ke duHkha kI anubhUti mAtA-pitA nahIM karate haiM / bhAI-bhAI eka dUsare se kaTa gaye haiN| bahana aura bhAI eka dUsare ko ThIka taraha se pahacAna nahIM pA rahe haiM / sArA prema simaTa kara vyakti ke kSudra piNDa meM kaida ho gayA hai / yahI kAraNa hai, ki miTTI ke apane isa jar3a piNDa ke hI sukha-duHkha Aja ke mAnava kI anubhUti meM Ate haiM, isake sivA aura kucha nahIM dekha pAtA hai vaha / par3ausI ke sAtha ghara kI dIvAra se dIvAra milI hai eka ora, kintu dUsarI ora par3ausI eka-dUsare se itanI dUra haiM ki kucha pUcho nhiiN| jar3a dIvAreM to eka-dUsare se mila sakatI haiM, kintu cetanAzIla hRdaya eka-dUsare se nahIM mila pA rahe haiM / vizva rahasya kA sAra eka zabda meM For Private Personal Use Only 153 Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja kahA jA rahA hai, vizva simaTa kara nikaTa se nikaTatara ho gayA hai / saMsAra itanA choTA ho gayA hai simaTa kara, ki jaise apane ghara kA AMgana / Aja hajAroM mIla dUra sAgara pAra amerikA, iMglaiNDa, jarmana, phrAMsa Adi dezoM se bhArata Adi sudUra deza aise bAta kara rahe haiM, jaise ghara ke AMgana meM eka-dUsare ke sAmane khar3e hue ghara ke loga / eka dina kyA, Adhe dina kI musAphirI meM hI AdamI kahIM se kahIM pahu~ca jAtA hai| prAtaHkAla bhArata meM hai, to madhyAnha ke samaya iMglaiNDa meM aura sandhyA hote-hote amerikA meM yaha dUrI bhI aba aura kama ho rahI hai| dharatI kA chora, spaSTa hai| ghara AMgana ke chora jaisA bana gayA hai| yaha saba huA hai, aura ho rahA hai| parantu kheda hai, mAnava kA hRdaya, insAna kA dila eka-dUsare se bahuta dUra hotA jA rahA hai| par3ausa ke dardI kI AkAza ko cIratI cIkha-pukAra bhI hama pAsa khar3e suna nahIM pA rahe haiN| yahA~ baiThe eka kSaNa meM amerikA ke dRzya dekha sakate haiM / kintu, sar3aka para pAsa hI ghAyala huA apanA mAnava bhAI hameM dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai| hama vyaktigata svArtha meM itane gahare DUba gaye haiM, ki eka-dUsare ke sukha-duHkha kI AvAja hama pAsa rahate hue bhI suna nahIM pA rahe haiN| kyA isa sthiti meM vizva sacamuca nikaTa meM A gayA hai ? nahIM nahIM, bhaugolika dUrI ke antarAla ko kama karate-karate hama hRdaya ke bIca kI dUrI itanI bar3hA cuke haiM ki use pATanA eka taraha se asambhava sA ho gayA hai / Aja saba ora ghRNA, vaira aura dveSa kA viSa samudra laharA rahA hai| vyakti vyakti meM ghRNA hai, dveSa hai| jAtijAti meM, rASTra- rASTra meM vaira hai, virodha hai| abhI maiMne lebanAna ke gRhayuddha kA eka citra akhabAra meM dekhA hai / vAma paMthI musalamAnoM ne eka IsAI yuvaka ko golI mAra dI hai aura usake zava ko lambe rasse ke dvArA apane kAra se bA~dha kara sar3akoM para bedardI se ghasITa rahe haiM, jAnavara kI taraha yaha kyA hai? meM citra ko dekhate hI sahasA avasanna ho gayA / kyA yahI dharma hai ? kyA yahI IsAI aura musalamAna dharma kI gaurava gAthA hai / yaha ghRNA aura dveSa usa dharma ke kSetra meM bhI ghusa AyA hai, jo vizva ke prANi mAtra ko Izvara kI santAna mAnane kA aura paraspara bhAI-bhAI hone kA jayaghoSa karatA rahA hai| lagatA hai, tana kA AdamI to saMkhyA kI dRSTi se bar3ha rahA hai, para acche mana kA, prema se chalakate dila kA AdamI kahIM najara nahIM A rahA hai / Aja eka rASTra dUsare rASTra ko dhvasta karane para tulA hai| Aye dina vizvayuddha hone kI lalakAreM sunAI detI hai| amarIkA kA zastra nirmANa ke lie bajaTa hai 70 araba kA hairAna haiM, hama ki ye mauta ke daitya vizva kI kyA dazA karane kI soca rahe haiM? kyA ye loga saMsAra ko maraghaTa banAyeMge, aura svayaM preta banakara usameM naMge nAceMge ? agara, sacamuca meM koI AdamI hai aura usake pAsa AdamI kA hI dhar3akatA dila hai, to kama-se-kama vaha to itanA krUra, itanA nirdaya, itanA khUMkhAra rAkSasa nahIM ho sakatA / 1 eka dharmaguru dUsare dharmaguru kI nindA meM apabhrAjanA meM lagA hai| eka vyApArI dUsare vyApArI ke lAbha ko sahana nahIM kara pA rahA hai| eka vidvAn kA yaza dUsare vidvAn ke lie hRdaya ko cheda denevAlA bhayaMkara bhAlA hai / rAjakIya kSetra kI bhI yahI durdazA hai / TAMga pakar3akara eka-dUsare ko ghasITa rahe haiM, rAjanaitika dala aura netA, kevala zAsana kI kSaNabhaMgura kursI hathiyAne ke lie| idhara jabAna para prajA ke kalyANa kA nArA bulanda hai, aura udhara andara mana meM apane tuccha svArtha kA jor3a-tor3a hai| agara AdamI ko AdamI ke rUpa meM jindA rahanA hai, to ghRNA aura dveSa tathA vaira aura virodha ke halAhala jahara ko hRdaya se nikAla kara dUra pheMkanA hogaa| sAtha hI sUkhatI huI premAmRta kI vizvakalyANI dhArA ko punaH jana-jana meM pravAhita karanA hogaa| hRdaya meM prema kA akSaya srota hai| binA kisI jAti, rASTra, dharma aura samAja kA bhedabhAva kie, jana-jana ko prema kA amRta rasa pilAye jaao| koI kamI nahIM hai| kamI hai kevala udAtta saMkalpa kI, virAT mana kI, prema to prema ke mukta dAna meM hI vistAra pAtA hai, prema ke dAna meM hI prema kA AdAna hai| prema kA divya saMgIta jaba hara AdamI ke dila meM dhvanita hogA, niHsvArtha aura niSkAma, tabhI dharatI para AkAza kA svargaM utaregA, tabhI dharatI ke sUkhe upavana meM sukha, zAnti evaM Ananda ke puSpa khileNge| 154 prabhu mahAvIra kA vizva-maMgala saMdeza nagara-nagara meM, galI-galI meM, ghara-ghara meM gUjanA cAhiye ki 'veraM majjha sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na keNaI' - - merA kisI ke sAtha koI vaira nahIM hai, virodha nahIM hai / "mittI me savva bhUesu" -- saba prANiyoM ke sAtha merI nizchala evaM nirmala maMtrI hai, pavitra bandhatA hai| yaha vaha prema gIta hai, jisakA svara ThIka taraha yadi mAnavahRdaya meM mukharita ho jAye, to koI parAyA nahIM rhegaa| saba apane hoNge| vaira-virodha ke atIta ko bhUla jAo "jo bIta gaI, yaha bAta gii|" astu, prema aura maitrI ke amara devatA prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM kA smaraNa kara pratidina prAta: aura sAyaM bhAvanA karo ki samagra vizva merA mitra hai. zatru koI hai hI nahIM. . maiM sabakA hita, sabakA kalyANa cAhatA hU~ aura anya saba merA hita cAhate haiM... meM tana mana dhana se sabakI bhalAI karUMgA-sabakI bhalAI meM ho merI bhalAI hai sarvatra saba ora prema hai, sneha hai, sadbhAvanA hai, maMtrI hai aura isIlie sarvatra zAnti hai, sukha hai, Ananda hai| ghRNA aura dveSa ko vaira aura virodha kI aMdhakArAcchana kAlI rAta samApta ho rahI hai| prema, sneha, sadbhAvanA kA svarNima prabhAta jagamagAtA A rahA hai, naye cintana ke kSitija para naye vizva kA Aloka phaila rahA hai ! jaya prema ! jaya maitrI ! . . vizva rahasya kA sAra eka zabda meM 155 . Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phUla ke sAtha kAMTe bhI For Private Personal Use Only Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana seja nahIM sumanoM kI, so jAo kharrATe jIvana hai saMgrAma niraMtara, pratipada kaSToM ko jIvana- naukA kA nAvika hai, eka mAtra kI uttAla taraMgeM, puruSArtha kara na kahIM biche milate haiM kAMTe, kahIM biche milate haiM phUla / jIvana-patha meM donoM kA hIsvAgata, donoM hI anukUla // sukha-dukha mAra / bharamAra // mahAn / sake usako hairAna // . Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-sabhyatA ke itihAsa meM bIsavI zatAbdI ko sUvarNayuga kahA jA sakatA hai| atIta kI tulanA meM isakI aneka mahattvapUrNa upalabdhiyA~ haiN| kheta-khalihAnoM se lekara kalA, sAhitya, takanIkI evaM vijJAna ke kSetra meM Azcaryajanaka AviSkAra aura pragati huI hai| hara kSetra meM vartamAna atIta ko pIche chor3a rahA hai| sampatti bar3hI hai| sAdhana bar3he haiM, tandurastI bar3hI hai| aura ina sArI pragatiyoM meM vizva jana-cetanA meM rAjanaitika sahayoga, sadbhAvanA, samanvaya kI bhAvanA bar3hI hai| isa zatAbdI kI sabase mahattvapUrNa yaha upalabdhi hai| pichale kucha dazakoM meM vizva ke kucha mahAn krAnta-draSTAoM ne eka vicAra prastuta kiyA hai--dharatI agara eka hai, to deza eka hai| usake prazna eka hai, usakA samAdhAna eka hai| Aja ke isa pragatizIla duniyA meM agara hameM zAna ke sAtha jInA hai, to eka hokara jI sakeMge, anyathA sabakI sAmUhika mRtyu nizcita hai| ina mahAna vicArakoM ke kAraNa rASTroM meM paraspara sauhArda bar3hA hai, sadbhAva bar3hA hai| dUsare dharmoM ko sammAna ke sAtha samajhane kA prayAsa ho rahA hai| paraspara eka-dUsare ke itihAsa evaM paramparA ke prati gaurava kA bhAva bar3hA hai| itanA hI nahIM, udAratA ke sAtha dUsaroM kI acchAiyoM ko svIkAra kiyA jA rahA hai, unakA mukta mana se adhyayana-manana-cintana bhI kiyA jA rahA hai| isa udAratA ke phalasvarUpa rASTroM meM paraspara maitrI bar3hI hai| prathama mahAyuddha ke bAda nirantara yaha anubhava kiyA jAtA rahA hai ki paraspara ke saMgharSa, tanAva tathA yuddha se hama rASTroM kA vikAsa athavA nirmANa nahIM kara skeNge| dvitIya mahAyuddha ke bAda yaha dhAraNA aura adhika dRr3ha hotI gayI ki paraspara eka-dUsare rASTroM kI svatantratA ko svIkAra karane kA artha hai ki unake Antarika vyavasthA meM kisI bhI prakAra kA hastakSepa nahIM karanA caahie| Aja choTA-se-choTA nirbala rASTra bhI utanI hI svatantratA ke sAtha jI sakatA hai, jitanA eka zaktizAlI raassttr| koI kisI kI svatantratA kA hanana nahIM kara sktaa| itanA hI nahIM, vizva baiMka jaisI saMsthAoM ke dvArA athavA mitra rASTroM ke dvArA kamajora rASTroM ke vikAsa meM mukta mana se sahayoga diyA jA rahA hai| hara rASTra kI AjAdI kI surakSA kevala eka rASTra kA prazna na hokara antarrASTrIya prazna ho gayA hai| agara koI zaktizAlI rASTra kisI nirbala rASTra ko dabocanA cAhatA hai, har3apanA cAhatA hai, to aisA vaha sahasA nahIM kara sktaa| vaicArika duniyA meM usakI bhartsanA hotI hai| use amAnavIya karAra diyA jAtA hai| aura kabhI-kabhI to aisA bhI hotA hai ki kamajora rASTra kI surakSA ke lie anya rASTra apanI senA dene ke lie Age bhI A jAte haiN| kucha logoM kI najaroM meM una rASTroM kA yaha apanA hita evaM svArtha bhI ho sakatA hai| kucha bhI ho, kisI na kisI rUpa meM anyAya ke pratIkAra kA evaM pArasparika sahayoga kA mArga to prazasta huA hI hai| galata kArya na kiyA jAe, usake lie U.N.O. saMyukta rASTra saMgha jaise vizva saMghaTana ke saMsthAna bhI dabAva DAlane kA prayatna karate haiN| bhale hI usakA mUlya jitanA honA cAhie, utanA nahIM hotA hai| yaha bAta kevala sattA kI dRSTi se hI nahIM, vicAroM kI dRSTi se bhI koI eka rAjya dUsare rAjyoM ke vicAroM se prabhAvita honA pasaMda nahIM krtaa| koI kisI kA pakSakAra hokara rahanA nahIM caahtaa| guTa-nirapekSa samanvaya vyUroM sammelanoM ke dvArA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai ki koI kisI kI antaraGga vyavasthA meM hastakSepa na kreN| isa prakAra eka-dUsare ke sAtha maitrI ke madhura sambandhoM kA vistAra hI Aja ke yuga kI apekSA hai| atIta meM aisA nahIM thaa| sAmrAjya-vistAra kI mahattvAkAMkSA ma eka rAjA dUsare rAjA ko yuddha ke dvArA parAjita karake apanA zAsana sudar3ha karatA thaa| par3osI rAjAoM meM Aye dina sImA-yuddha hote rahate the| choTe rAjya kabhI ThIka taraha vikAsa nahIM kara pAte the, unake sira para zaktizAlI rAjyoM ke AkramaNa kA bhaya banA rahatA thaa| eka-dUsare ko har3apane kI tAka meM ghAta-pratyAghAta hote rahate the| rAjyoM kI zakti adhikAMza meM sainya-zakti para kendrita rahatI thii| ataH tatkAlIna rAjanIti kA yuddha hI eka kendrIya samAdhAna thA, usI ke irda-girda rAjya-zakti parikramA karatI rahatI thii| Aja jo garIbI, abhAva, azikSA, zoSaNa Adi ke kAle bAdala chAye hae haiM, usakA adhikatara bhAga usI purAnI vigrahamUlaka rAjanIti kA hI duSpariNAma hai| yaha sadiyoM purAne mAnava jAti ke kevala doSa hI nahIM, kalaMka haiM, jo abhI taka dhula nahIM pAe haiN| phUla ke sAtha kAMTe bhI 159 Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kintu, bIsavIM zatAbdI ne eka mahattvapUrNa parivartana dekhA hai| Aja koI kamajora rASTra svayaM ko asahAya evaM nirAdhAra mahasUsa nahIM krtaa| usakA kaSTa antarrASTrIya kaSTa bana gayA hai| eka choTe se rASTra ke saMkaTa kI ghaTanA kevala usa taka hI sImita nahIM rahatI hai| garIbI-nivAraNa, roga-nivAraNa, jaise kArya antarrASTrIya stara para vyApaka rUpa se ho rahe haiN| Aja bar3hatI huI AbAdI, saMhAraka aNuzastra, kSaya, cecaka, maleriyA Adi bhISaNa roga, ityAdi viSayoM para sAre rASTra milakara vicAra karate haiN| aura inase mukti ke upAyoM kI evaM sAdhanoM kI sAmUhika rUpa se khoja karate haiN| ukta sArI acchAiyoM ke bAvajUda Antarika saMgharSa kA eka dUsarA prazna atIva vikaTa hotA jA rahA hai, usa para bhI dhyAna denA Avazyaka hai| ThIka hai, rASTra kI sImAoM ke prazna kama ho gae haiN| AjAdI kI surakSA ke khatare kama ho rahe haiN| rAjya vistAra ke hetu honevAle yuddha nAmamAtra ke lie bace haiN| kintu, AMtarika saMgharSa sArI duniyA meM vikaTa-se-vikaTatara rUpa letA jA rahA hai| yadi nikaTa bhaviSya meM ukta sthiti niyaMtrita nahIM ho sakI, to mAnava jAti kA bhaviSya khatare se khAlI nahIM hai| paraspara vicAroM meM matabheda ho sakate haiN| jana-kalyANI nIti nirdhAraNa meM antara ho sakatA hai| nirdhArita nIti ke kAryAnvayana kI paddhati meM bhI antara ho sakatA hai| kintu, apane rASTra ke nirmANa meM jinhoMne apanA khUnapasInA eka kiyA hai, unameM paraspara zatrutA jaisI durbhAvanA nahIM honI caahie| yaha mAnA huA hI nahIM, jAnA huA satya hai, ki bAhara kA zatru utanA kahara nahIM r3hA sakatA, jitanA ki ghara kA zatru r3hA sakatA hai| jaba ki par3osI rASTroM ke sAtha hI nahIM, dUsare mahAdvIpoM, khaNDoM evaM upanivezoM taka ke sAtha maitrI kA hAtha bar3hAyA jAtA hai; isa vizvAsa ke sAtha ki jitane adhika mitra utanA hI adhika vikAsa, to apane hI rASTra ke do virodhI daloM ke sAtha maitrI kA prayAsa kyoM nahIM kiyA jaataa| guTa-nirapekSa rASTra hone ke lie jitanA prayatna kiyA jAtA hai, utanA pArTI-nirapekSa zAsana kyoM nahIM ho sakatA hai| usake lie prayatna kiyA jAnA caahie| koI bhI dala zAsana kare, usase acchAiyoM kI apekSA kI jAtI hai| ghoSaNApatroM meM rASTra ko khuzahAla banAne kA vAyadA karake hI dala siMhAsanarUr3ha hone kA prayatna karate haiN| ho sakatA hai, loka kalyANakArI nItiyoM ke kAryAnvayana kI paddhati ucita na ho, isa kAraNa jaisA cAhie vaisA sukhada pariNAma na Ane paae| akuzala karmacArI-gaNa ke dvArA viparIta sthiti kA bhI nirmANa ho sakatA hai| hara koI paddhati sampUrNa rUpa se nirdoSa hotI hI hai, yaha sambhava nahIM hai| sAmAnya manuSyoM kI hI bAta nahIM, manuSya ke doSa-darzana kI dRSTi ne Izvara evaM bhagavAna kahe jAnevAle mahApuruSoM ke kAryoM kI samIkSA karate hue unameM bhI kamiyA~ dekhI haiN| ataH yadi koI dala dusaroM ko pUrNa ekAnta doSI aura svayaM ko pUrNa ekAnta nirdoSa hone kA dAvA karane kA sAhasa karatA hai, to use mAnava kI bhUmikA ko pAra kiyA huA atimAnavIya mAnava hI samajhA jAnA caahie| isI bAta ko lekara hamAre eka prAcIna AcArya ne eka mahAna spaSTa bodha diyA thA-- "dRSTaM kimapi loke'smin na nirdoSaM na nirgunnm|" saMsAra meM koI bhI aisI bAta yA sthiti dekhane meM nahIM AI, jo sarvathA nirdoSa yA sarvathA guNarahita ho / gItA ke udgAtA zrIkRSNa ne bhI kahA hai-- "sarvArambhA hi doSeNa, dhuumenaagnirivaavRtaaH|" mAnava ke jitane bhI AraMbha haiM; samudyama haiM evaM prayatna haiM, ve doSa se usI prakAra se saMyukta rahate haiM, jisa prakAra agni dhUma se yukta hotI hai| 160 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba ki kisI kA koI kArya pUrNa rUpa se nirdoSa nahIM ho sakatA, to vivekazIla prAjJa puruSoM ke dvArA prAmANikatA ke sAtha yaha prayatna kiyA jAnA cAhie ki bAra-bAra kI jAnevAle doSoM kI carcA ko eka ora chor3akara acchAiyoM ko udAratA se svIkAra kiyA jAe, unakI prazaMsA meM prema ke do puSpa car3hAe jaaeN| aura, bhaviSya meM una purAnI galatiyoM kI punarAvRtti na ho, isakI pUrNa sAvadhAnI rakhI jaae| kisI ko doSoM ke durbhAva se adhika uchAla kara vyaktitva hanana kI ceSTAe~ rASTra ke AdhyAtmika evaM naitika vikAsa meM bAdhaka hI siddha hotI haiN| isase burAiyoM ko prazraya milatA hai| hamAre bhArata ke mahAn manISiyoM, prakANDa paNDitoM evaM anubhaviyoM ne isa bAta ke lie Agraha rakhA hai ki mAnava jIvana kI acchAiyoM kA, maitrI kA, prema evaM sad- bhAvanA kA hI adhika pracAra kiyA jAe, galatiyoM kA nahIM; apabhrAjanA kA nhiiN| galata bAtoM kA adhika pracAra mAnava mana kI kamajoriyoM ko aura adhika baddhamUla banA detA hai| gandagI yA kIcar3a ke uchAlane se, phailAne se kabhI pavitratA, svacchatA evaM nirmalatA nahIM A sktii| Aja ke rAjanItijJoM ko, vaijJAnikoM, sAhityakAroM evaM takanIkiyoM se preraNA lenI caahie| ye saba loga sahaja bhAva se pUrva nirmANa ke prati AsthAvAna hote haiN| unase preraNA le kara Age bar3hate haiN| ve atIta ke nirmANa ko pragati kA ror3A nahIM samajhate haiM, kintu aura adhika Upara jAne kI dizA meM eka AdhArabhUta sIr3hI mAnate haiN| pUrva nirmANa meM rahI huI pichalI bhUloM se zikSA lete haiM aura pUrI zakti evaM niSThA ke sAtha yathAvasara unakA parimArjana karate haiM, etadartha sadA sAvadhAna evaM satarka rahate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra evaM baddha yahI kahate haiM, mitratA ke vyavahAra se hama apane pratipakSI virodhiyoM ko bhI apane anukula mitra banA sakate haiN| vizvamaitrI kI maMgala-yAtrA apane se prAraMbha kI jAnI caahie| kalyANa-rAjya kI sthApanA ina mahApuruSoM ke AdarzoM meM hI nihita hai| inhIM meM 'jaya jagata' kA udghoSa prasphuTita huA hai| Aropa-pratyAropoM ke vAtyAcakra meM yaha pavitra udghoSa kaise prasphuTita ho sakatA hai| isa rASTra ke AMtarika prazna kA bhI samaya para mahApuruSoM ke cintana-prakAza meM samAdhAna yadi durbhAgyavaza na khojA gayA, to yaha prakAza-yuga andhakAra-yuga meM bhI badala sakatA hai| suvarNa-yuga dhUladhusarita bhI ho sakatA hai| dina-pratidina jitanI tatparatA se praznoM ke hala khoje jA rahe haiM, utanI hI tatparatA se hara kSetra praznoM meM ulajhatA bhI jA rahA hai| ghara-ghara, gA~va-gA~va, vyakti-vyakti kUTa rAjanIti kI phAiloM kA Dhera lagAtA jA rahA hai| ataH samaya para saMbhala jAnA prAjJa puruSoM kA parama kartavya hai| ataH bhAvI pIr3hI ke samakSa sahRdayatApUrvaka udAratA se racanAtmaka kAryakramoM ko prastuta karanA Avazyaka hai| jisase dizAhIna yuvAzakti vidhvaMsa, tor3a-phor3a evaM vinAza meM naSTa na ho kara, sahI nirmANa kI dizA pkdd'e| rASTra ke netAoM para isakA bahuta bar3A dAyitva hai| phUla ke sAtha kAMTe bhI 161 Page #196 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Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prema amRta kA nirmala nirjhara hai| yaha vaha amRta nirjhara hai, jisakI eka bUMda bhI yadi ThIka taraha upayoga meM lAyI jAe, to mAnava mana kA, janma-janmAMtaro se saMcita halAhala ghAtaka viSa, kSaNabhara meM lupta ho jaae| Apa pUchege, yaha viSa kyA hai ? yaha viSa hai ghRNA kA, vaira kA, vidveSa kaa| hajAroM hI nahIM, asaMkhya rUpa haiM isa viSa ke| Ajakala ke hI nahIM, anAdikAlIna saMsAra ke jitane bhI dvandva haiM, vigraha haiM, kalaha haiM, ve saba isI viSa meM se hI to udbhuta hue haiM, hote rahe haiM aura ho rahe haiM / parivAra ke rUpa meM, samAja evaM rASTra ke rUpa meM, aura jarA Age bar3hie to dharma-paramparAoM ke rUpa meM, bAhara meM to mAnava paraspara ghula-milakara eka sAtha raha rahA hai| para, jarA andara meM jhAMkakara dekhie ki vaha eka-dUsare se kitanA kaTA huA hai, alaga-thalaga par3A huA hai| sAtha raha kara bhI eka-dUsare ke prati vizvasta nahIM hai, kisI para kisI kA bharosA nahIM hai| aura, jaba eka kA dUsare meM vizvAsa nahIM hai, to phira jIvana meM sukha-zAnti kahA~, AnandamaMgala kahA~ ? eka-dUsare kI ghAta meM, coTa mArane ke dAva meM, aura hara kSaNa chInA-jhapaTI meM lage hue loga, jaMgalI pazuoM se bhI nIce kI adhama zreNI meM pahu~ca jAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI to yaha sthiti A jAtI hai ki unheM mAnava kahanA bhI 'mAnava' zabda kA apamAna karanA hai| samasyAoM kA samAdhAna sadabhAva, sahAnubhUti koI rahatA hI aura, yaha duHkhada sthiti kyoM hai ? isalie hai ki mAnava apane andara meM dabe hae prema ke amata nirjhara ko bAhara meM lA nahIM pA rahA hai| yadi prema ke amRta nirjhara kI koI eka bhI dhArA bAhara meM, jana-jIvana meM pravahamAna ho jAe, to pArasparika ghRNA evaM vidveSa kA halAhala viSa tatkAla samApta ho jAe aura mAnava andara aura bAhara ke donoM rUpoM meM yathArtha ke dharAtala para sahI artha meM mAnava bana jaae| mAnava ke nirantara viSAkta hote hue uttapta jIvana kI paraspara TakarAtI jaTila samasyAoM kA samAdhAna antataH prema meM hai| prema mAnava ke ciramlAna hRdayapuSpa ko khilA detA hai aura usake khilate hI paraspara meM nizchala sadabhAva, sahAnabhati evaM sahayoga kI vaha daivI sugandha phUTa par3atI hai ki kucha pUcho nhiiN| isa mahaka meM saba apane ho jAte haiN| parAyA jaisA koI rahatA hI nhiiN| parAyA, jisase ki alagAva yA durAva rakhA jaae| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI bhASA meM yahI 'sarvabhUtAtmabhUta' sthiti hai-- 'svv-bhuuyppbhuuyss|' prema, virATa-bhAva kA vaha maMgala dvAra khola detA hai, jisake dvArA mAnava udAratA ke usa ucca zikhara para pahu~ca jAtA hai, jahA~ jAti, paMtha yA rASTra Adi ke rUpa meM saMkIrNatA jaisI koI kSudra sthiti rahatI hI nhiiN| yahI vaha mAnavatA kA ucca kendra hai, jahA~ samagra saMsAra parasparAnuzrita eka akRtrima snehI parivAra kA rUpa letA hai| isI sandarbha meM kabhI cira-atIta meM hamAre udAra vizvacetA manISiyoM kI yaha udAtta vANI prasphuTita huI thI-- "ayaM nijaH paro veti, gaNanA laghu-cetasAm / udAra-caritAnAM tu, vasuccaiva kuTumbakam // " prema kI pavitratA se rikta hRdaya, kArAgAra kI saba ora se baMda, vaha taMga kAlakoTharI hai, jahA~ sar3Andha evaM durgandha ke sivA kucha nahIM hai| dama ghuTane lagatA hai isa kSudratA meN| napharata aisI hI mana kI vaha ghinaunI, ochI tathA atyanta saMkIrNa baMda koTharI hai, jisameM se nirantara khudagarjI kI badabU AtI rahatI hai| isa badabU ko tabhI dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai, jaba saMkIrNatA kI kSudra manovRtti se nirmita isa taMga koTharI ko girAkAra dhvasta kara diyA jAe aura hRdaya ko 'eka meM saba aura saba meM eka' vAle udAtta siddhAnta ke rUpa meM virAT banAyA jaae| mAnava kI mAnavatA ko yadi sahI artha meM jIvita rahanA hai, to vaha vizAla, udAra, virATa, niHsvArtha evaM ananta kI ora unmukta nirmala prema ke sahAre hI jIvita raha sakatI hai| udAtta evaM udAra prema ke pAsa kevala eka hI bhASA hai-dene kI, dete rahane kI, haMsate haMsAte sarvasva luTAte rahane kii| saccA prema luTanA pasanda karatA hai| lUTanA use bilkula pasanda nahIM hai| himAlaya kI bulaMdiyoM se bhI kahIM adhika bulaMdiyoM taka UMcA uThA huA yaha sarvasva-dAnI udAra prema kRtaghna nahIM hotaa| aise prema se kabhI kisI kI koI zikAyata nahIM ho sktii| zikAyata usI prema se hotI hai, jo Upara se to prema kA sundara bAnA pahane rahatA hai, kintu andara meM svArthI hotA hai, khudagarja hotA hai| svArtha hara kSaNa lenA hI lenA jaantaa| hai denA ! sacce mana se denA, usane kabhI sIkhA hI nhiiN| vaha dara-dara kA kaMgAla bhikhArI hai, or3hara dAtA nhiiN| aisA prema hI kRtaghna, bevaphA hotA hai| svArtha kI jarA bhI kahIM Thokara lagI nahIM ki basa 'yUyaM yUyaM, vayaM vayam' kI saMskRtokti caritArtha prema kA puNya parva 165 Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hone lagatI hai, jisakA artha hai 'basa, Aja se tuma, tuma aura hama, hama / ' itanA bhI rahe, taba bhI ganImata hai| para, vaha to Age bar3hakara pUrva snehI ke sarvanAza kA khela khelane lagatA hai| saccA, niHsvArtha, nirmala prema to ekamAtra yahI zaMkhanAda karatA hai ki 'yUyaM vayaM, vayaM yUyam' arthAt tuma hama haiM aura hama tuma haiN| tuma meM aura hama meM koI bheda nahIM hai, alagAva nahIM hai| yaha jIvana kI vaha parama advaita-yAtrA hai, jisake lie kahA gayA hai--'yatra vizvaM bhavatyekanIr3ama-- arthAt samagra vizva eka ghoMsalA hai, jahA~ na koI gherAbaMdI hai, na dIvAra hai, aura na tAlAbandI hai / saba ora se mukta ananta nirmala AkAza / dhArA meM dhArA, dhArA meM dhArA milatI jAe aura basa eka hI virAT dhArA bahatI jAe ananta kI or| yahI dhArA prema kI dhArA hai, jisake lie gAyA jAtA hai "jyoti se jyoti jagAte calo, prema kI gaMgA bahAte clo|" yaha jIvana kA cirantana satya hai-'jo jaisA detA hai, vaha vaisA pAtA hai|' yaha satya na kabhI jhuThalAyA jA sakA hai aura na kabhI jhuThalAyA jA skegaa| dekhate haiM, kheta meM jaisA bIja boyA jAtA hai, phasala pakane para bone vAle ko vaisA hI mila jAtA hai--gehaM hai to gehaM aura canA hai to cnaa| isake viparIta kabhI hotA hai ? nahIM hotA hai| manuSya ke jIvana ke sambandha meM bhI yahI bAta hai| napharata se napharata milatI hai aura pyAra se pyAra milatA hai| jaise bIja kI phasala bar3hatI hai, vaise hI napharata aura pyAra kI phasala bhI bar3hatI hai| sAvadhAna! Apa kyA cAhate haiM, napharata yA pyAra? jo cAhate haiM, usI dizA meM kadama bddh'aaie| para, hamAre mahAn gurujanoM kA eka parAmarza hai ki napharata kI dizA meM nahIM, pyAra kI dizA meM clie| napharata ke khela kA aMjAma dekhA hai, dekha rahe haiN| kitanA gandA hai yaha khela! kitane darda aura hAhAkAra se bharA huA hai, ghRNA kA hara kSaNa, napharata kA hara lmhaa| prema ke amRta nirjhara meM gaharA gotA lagAie aura isI amRta-rasa kA pAna kIjie, aura pariNAma dekhie ki kitane adbhuta Azcaryajanaka Ananda kI upalabdhi hotI hai| kevala Ananda hI nahIM, eka vilakSaNa anabUjhA camatkAra ho jAtA hai| vAstava meM prema vizva kA eka anUThA camatkAra hai| prema kI nizchala-nirmala dhArA ke pravAha meM Ane vAle duSTa-se-duSTa tathA pApI-se-pApI vyakti bhI sajjanatA evaM zAlInatA meM apane sAtha ekAkAra ho jAne ke rUpa meM itane parivartita ho jAte haiM ki lAkhoM-lAkha varSoM taka itihAsa aho-aho kI dhvani meM Azcarya kI AvAja lagAtA rahatA hai| ukta sandarbha meM purAkAla ke anaginata Azcaryajanaka udAharaNa haiM hii| bhagavAn mahAvIra evaM tathAgata buddha Adi ke yuga kI bhI anekAneka marmasparzI ghaTanAe~ haiM, jo Aja taka vismRta nahIM ho pAI haiN| arjunamAlI, aMgulImAla, dasyurAja prabhava Adi, hRdaya parivartana kI isI zRMkhalA ke ve puruSottama haiM, jo nIce ke kitane patita dharAtala se Upara uThe, aura antataH jIvana ke kitane UMce sarvocca zikharoM ko sparza kara ge| maiM bahuta dUra nahIM jaauuNgaa| mere samakSa inhIM sau varSoM ke Asa-pAsa kA eka tAjA udAharaNa hai, 'bAbA kAlI kamalI vAle' kaa| maiMne par3hA, to meM sahasA maMtramugdha-sA raha gyaa| vastutaH hai bhI ghaTanA hRdaya ko gaharAI taka chu jAne vaalii| bAbAjI kA asalI saMnyAsI nAma vizaddhAnanda hai| prema aura karuNA kI sAkSAta jIvita mati ! himAlaya ke tIrthoM kI padayAtrA meM unhoMne dekhA ki uttarAkhaNDa himAlaya ke RSikeza, badrInAtha, kedAranAtha, gaMgotrI Adi parvatIya tIrthoM kI yAtrA kitanI bhISaNa evaM kaSTaprada hai| yAtrA kyA hai, jIte-jI maraNavata hotA hai| aura to kyA, bhojana, vastra, pAtra, nivAsa, cikitsA Adi jIvana kI mUlabhUta AvazyakatAoM kI bhI koI vyavasthA nhiiN| hiMsra vanya pazuoM se prANa rakSA kA bhI koI vizeSa prabandha nhiiN| sukha-suvidhA ke nAma para sarvatra nAgArjuna kA ekamAtra shuunyvaad| yAtrA se jIvita ghara lauTa AnA, to basa prabhu-kRpA yA pUrva janmAjita kisI puNya evaM satkarma kA pratApa hI smjhie| svAmIjI ke antaHkaraNa meM karuNA aura prema kA nirjhara baha gyaa| unhoMne yAtriyoM ke lie surakSA evaM vyavasthA kA zubha saMkalpa liyA aura isa mahAna durdhara vrata ke pratIka svarUpa eka sAdhAraNa kAlA kaMbala kaMdhe para DAlA, svAmI vizuddhAnanda se 'bAbA kAlI kamalI vAle' bane aura aMgIkRta saMkalpa kI pUrti ke hetu bhArata kI dharma-prANa janatA ke dvAra-dvAra para alakha jagAne lge| sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba kyA dera thii| sthAna-sthAna para caTriyA~, (vizrAma sthala) anna-kSetra, evaM cikitsAlaya khulane lge| aura yaha sabhI suvidhAe~ sarvathA niHzulka / sAdhuoM se lekara sAdhAraNa jarUratamanda gRhastha yAtriyoM taka ke lie Avazyaka suvidhAoM kI eka vizAla zRMkhalA taiyAra ho gii| na yahA~ koI saMpradAya kA bheda hai, na jAti, kula aura prAnta Adi kaa| yahA~ yAtrI kevala yAtrI hai, aura kucha nhiiN| yaha sevA kI gaMgA aba bhI pravahamAna hai| vistAra pAyA hai isa gaMgA ne| zubha saMkalpoM se pravAhita hone vAlI karma-gaMgAe~ kahA~ kSINa hotI haiM ! apanI prAraMbhika sthiti meM hI bAbAjI kI sevA-yojanAoM ne jana-mAnasa ko camatkRta kara diyA thaa| itanI sundara vyavasthA thI ki bar3e-se-bar3A vyakti bhI dekha kara mugdha ho jAtA thaa| tatkAlIna gavarnara janarala ne bhI jaba yaha dekhA to Azcarya kI mudrA meM kahA thA--maiMne duniyA bhara meM sabase vicitra hoTala yahIM dekhe haiMjahA~ durgama pahAr3I pradeza meM sthAna-sthAna para hajAroM logoM ko muphta bhojana milatA hai| usakA koI hisAba-kitAba bhI nahIM rakhA jAtA hai| kaisA Azcarya hai yh| aura, bAbAjI the ki saba-kucha karake bhI nirlipta-saba kucha pAkara bhI mukta! inhIM sugRhIta nAma bAbAjI ke jIvana kI, unhIM dinoM se sambandhita eka ghaTanA hai| ghaTanA vaiSNava-paraMparA ke saMta kI hai| kintu, ghaTanA se pratiphalita hone vAlA jana-maMgala satya, kisI saMpradAya vizeSa kA nahIM hotA, sabakA hotA hai| satya binA kisI anya chApa ke calane vAlI vaha mudrA hai, jisake lie samagra vizva kA bAjAra anAdi-ananta kAla se khulA hai aura ananta kAla taka khulA rhegaa| san 1938 kI prAtaHkAla kI maMgala-velA hai| samagra Azrama sandhyA-vandana kI punIta dhvani se gUMja rahA hai| isI bIca patra-vAhaka dvArA die gae eka hasta patra se sAre AzramavAsI santa aura bhakta sahasA bhayAkrAnta ho utthe| para, svAmIjI ke dIptimAna mukha-maNDala para vahI pahale-kI-sI cira-paricita muskAna khelatI rhii| vahI zAnta, sthira, nirvikAra prasanna mudraa| tanika bhI parivartana nhiiN| jaise nayA-jaisA kucha huA hI na ho| bAta yaha thI ki yaha patra usa samaya ke durdAnta DAka sultAnA kA thA, jisase tatkAlIna aMgrejI zAsana kI kuzala evaM sabala rakSA-zakti bhI paMga ho rahI thii| patra meM likhA thA, amuka nizcita tithi para pA~ca hajAra rupaye, jo una dinoM bahuta hote the, amuka nirdhArita sthAna para pahuMcA deN| sAtha hI yaha bhI cetAvanI dI gaI thI ki ukta Adeza ke pAlana meM jarA bhI dera yA idhara-udhara gar3abar3a kI gaI, to usake bhayaMkara pariNAma Apa sabako bhogane hoNge| tuma jAnate ho, maiM kauna hU~, aura maiM kyA kara sakatA hU~? meM sultAnA hU~, dhyAna meM rkhie| bhayAkrAnta ziSyoM ne bAbAjI se nivedana kiyA--"gurudeva, isa bhayaMkara krura DAka ke patra kI upekSA karanA ThIka nahIM hai| DAka kyA hai, rAkSasa hai, raaksss| hameM jaldI hI samaya se pahale kucha karanA caahie| paristhiti sAdhAraNa nahIM hai| isa taraha cupa baiThe rahe, to kaise usa duSTa se trANa hogA?" svAmIjI nirlipta bhAva se haMsate rhe| unhoMne prasanna mudrA meM ziSyoM se kahA--"Apa saba ghoSita tithi ke Ane ke pUrva hI surakSita sthAna para cale jAe~ aura Azrama kI sArI saMpatti sar3aka ke kinAre khule meM Dhera karake rakha deN| maiM akelA usake pAsa rhNgaa| dekhaMgA, sultAnA kyA hai aura usameM kitanA dama hai?" ziSya saba cakita raha ge| kintu tejasvI siddha saMta ke sAmane bolate bhI kyA ? guru ke AdezAnusAra sar3aka para Azrama kI saMpatti ke Dhera lagA die ge| saMpatti ke nAma para eka kaur3I bhI Azrama meM na rkhii| Azrama bilkula khAlI kara diyA gyaa| aura, bAbAjI saMpatti ke Dhera ke pAsa pAsa baiTha ge| apane pUrva ghoSita samaya para sultAnA sadala-bala aayaa| usane dekhA ki Azrama ke bAhara sar3aka para saMpatti kA Dhera lagA hai| aura, pAsa hI bAbAjI nirvikAra zAnta mudrA meM akele baiThe haiN| sultAnA ke lie yaha alaukika adbhuta dRzya thaa| jisake nAmamAtra se bhaya kA bhUkaMpa A jAtA thA janatA meM, usake sAmane sArI saMpatti sar3aka ke kinAre rakha kara nirvikAra baiThA hai eka saMta! prema kA puNya parva 167 Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sultAnA ghor3e se utraa| cakita aura vismita ! bAbA ko praNAma kiyA aura bolA--"yaha kyA hai bAbA! maiMne to sirpha pA~ca hajAra rupaye kI hI mAMga kI thii| aura, Apane sar3aka para sArI saMpatti kA Dhera hI lagA diyaa|" bAbA maskarAya aura prema se chalakatI gaMbhIra vANI meM bole--"A gaye baccA! bahata acchA kiyA, samaya para A ge| mujhe dera ho rahI thii| bhIkha cAhie na? koI bAta nahIM, tU bhI bhikhArI aura maiM bhI bhikhaarii| para, maiM bar3A bhikhArI hU~, kyoMki mujhe vizAla samAja ke lie bahuta-kucha karanA hai| aura tU choTA bhikhArI hai, kyoMki tujhe kevala apanI bhUkha bujhAne ke lie hI kucha caahie| baccA! tujhe jitane bhI dhana kI jarUrata ho, niHsaMkoca le jaa| merA kyA hai ! maiM aura bhIkha mAMga lUMgA, aura vaha mujhe milegI hii| para, hA~ eka bAta dhyAna meM rakhanA, mere bacce! sAdhu kA yaha dhana bhikSA kA pavitra dhana hai, samAja-sevA ke lie| ataeva isakA acchA upayoga karanA, galata nhiiN|" yaha kahA, aura bAbAjI uThakara calane lge| sultAnA hataprabha ! siddha saMta kI nirbhIka, nilipta, sAtha hI premala vANI evaM prakhara teja ne sultAnA ke mana-mastiSka ko jhaka-jhora diyaa| durdAnta DAkU sahasA dravita ho utthaa| vaha daur3akara caraNoM meM jhukA, donoM hAthoM se caraNa chye, kSamA mAMgI aura bAbAjI ko apanI ora se pA~ca hajAra kI dakSiNA de kara vidA lii| hai na, apane meM adbhuta ghaTanA! prema kA vilakSaNa camatkAra! nizchala prema kI yaha vaha adbhuta Adarza ghaTanA hai, jo hara sAdhaka ke lie paThanIya to hai hI, sAtha hI sahI taiyArI ho to samaya para samAcaraNIya bhI hai| Arhata zramaNa-paraMparA kA paryuSaNa-parva isI bhAva-dhArA kA parva hai| vaha prema evaM sad-bhAvanA kA umar3atA kSIrasAgara hai, amRta kA ananta nirjhara hai| paryuSaNa parva ke sAdhakoM kI jIvana ghaTanAe~ bhI mahAn hai| itihAsa sAkSI hai, una camatkArI ghaTanAoM kA / sindhu sauvIra ke mahAn samrAT udayana ne yuddha ke dvArA jItA huA avantI kA rAjya paryuSaNa-parva kI maMgala-velA meM apane virodhI rAjA caNDapradyota ko saharSa lauTA diyA thaa| Aja bhI yaha puNya gAthA, paryuSaNa-parva ke vizva-maMgala dinoM meM gAI jAtI hai| yaha vaha tyAga hai, jo prema ke chalakate amRtasAgara meM se sahaja hI samudbhUta hotA hai| aneka yazasvI gAthAoM ko sAtha lie paryuSaNa-parva, isa varSa bhI jIvana ke dvAra para A rahA hai| svAgata kI taiyAriyA~ prAyaH hara jagaha pUre jora-zora se ho rahI hai| taiyArI ke lie varSAvAsa meM sthita sAdha-sAdhviyoM ke pukArate-pukArate kaNTha sUkhe jA rahe haiN| aneka tapasvI tapa ke agni-Asana para kucha baiTha gae haiM aura kucha baiThane vAle haiN| parantu, patA hai, paryuSaNa kisa Adarza kA parva hai| yaha parva hai, nirdoSa nirmala prema kaa| binA kisI pUrva zarta ke virAT jana-jIvana ke sAtha AtmIyatA kA, apanepana kaa| sasneha sadbhAva evaM tajjanya pArasparika sahayoga hI paryaSaNa kI vAstavika upAsanA hai| yadi yaha nahIM hai, to phira kucha bhI nahIM hai| taba to rUr3hi ke nAma para niSprANa paryuSaNa kA khAlI zava DhonA hai| prema paryuSaNa kA prANa hai| maitrI, karuNA, kSamA nirvairatA Adi isI ke vibhinna rUpa haiM, nAmAntara hai| maiM dekhanA cAhU~gA, payuSaNa-parva ke ArAdhaka isa kasauTI para kitane khare utarate haiN| aba taka ke dekhe gae paryuSaNoM meM to koI khAsa bAta dekhI nahIM gii| 'mattI meM savvabhuesa' ke kevala sAmUhika nAre hI lagate rahe haiM, aura kucha nhiiN| maitrI ke nAma para bAhara meM bahuta-kucha, andara meM kucha nhiiN| vahI paraspara ghRNA hai, vidveSa hai, kalaha hai, nindA hai, durAlocanA hai| kyA nahIM hai, jise sabhya samAja meM abhadratA kahate haiM ? aura to aura, dhArmika paramparAoM ke unmAda bhI kahA~ kama hue haiN| Aja ke dharma, inheM dharma kahanA bhI pApa hai, paMtha khie| arthahIna ghuNita vitaNDAoM meM itanI maryAdAhIna ugratA se saMgharSarata haiM ki use dekhakara saMsArI kahI jAne vAlI vitaNDAoM ko bhI lajjA Ane lagatI hai| Aye dina ye hI tamAze duharAye jAte haiN| aura, hama inheM dekhakara bhI dharma ke pavitra nAma para anadekhe kara jAte haiN| anadekhe hI nahIM, hama meM se aneka unheM bar3hAvA bhI dete haiN| ye saba bAteM spaSTa hI sUcita karatI hai ki abhI taka paryuSaNa, paryuSaNa-parva ke rUpa meM nahIM manAye gae haiM, kevala dikhAve ke rUpa meM anya sAmAjika rIti-rivAjoM kI taraha hI, yaha dhArmika-rasma bhI pUrI hotI rahI hai| 168 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ udayati dizi yasyAm .... Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmavRtta preraNAvRtta hai| jJAna jyoti ko jAgRta karane kA sahaja mAdhyama hai| jIvana ko mor3a dene vAlA guru hai| dharmakathA hI vastutaH jIvana ke anta taka sAtha denevAlA saccA mitra hai| . Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uttarAdhyayana-sUtra ke 29veM adhyayana kA vAcana cala rahA hai| svAdhyAya kI carcA cala rahI hai| svAdhyAya ke uttarottara vikasita hote pA~ca aMga haiM--vAcanA, pRcchanA, parivartanA, anuprekSA aura dhrmkthaa| eka ke bAda eka rahasya khulatA jA rahA hai, spaSTa hotA jA rahA hai| kisI bhI taraha kI ulajhana nahIM raha jaatii| eka ke bAda eka kar3I svataH sulajhatI jA rahI hai| isa taraha vapana kiyA gayA bIja kramazaH aMkurita, pallavita aura puSpita ho rahA hai tathA phUla phala kA rUpa le rahA hai aura phala rasa se sarAbora ho rahA hai| svAdhyAya kA, cintana kA bhI yahI kramika rUpa batAyA gayA hai| svAdhyAya kA kalpavRkSa sarvaprathama vAcanA se aMkurita hotA hai| pacchanA se pallavita hotA hai| parivartanA se puSpita hotA hai aura anuprekSA se phalita hotA hai| parantu, usa phala kA jo aMtima pariNAma hai rasa se paripUrNa honA, vaha dharmakathA meM hotA hai| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM ki tattvajJa guru se svayaM ke svarUpa ko sunA-samajhA Apane, parantu sunane mAtra se hI usakA yathArtha parijJAna ho jAtA hai, aisA nahIM hai| sunane ke pazcAt use apane cintana kI kasauTI para kaseM, usake saMbaMdha meM kUcha tarka uThate hoM to pUche, unakA samAdhAna kareM aura usa para gaharAI se soceN-vicaareN| cintana kI gaharAI meM gotA lagAne para hI Apako satya ke svarUpa kA spaSTa bodha hogaa| bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM ki yadi satya kA sAkSAtkAra ho gayA hai, to phira Apa mauna dhAraNa karake cupacApa na baiThe rheN| satya ko samajhane ke bAda mUka banakara rahanA galata hai| anuprekSA se, gahana cintana se Apane jo jAnA hai, usakI kathA kreN| kathA kA artha hai, usakA kathana kareM, vivecana kreN| svayaM ne to samajha liyA, aba dUsaroM ko bhI smjhaayeN| isalie anuprekSA ke bAda dharmakathA ko rakhA hai| usakA abhiprAya hai, Apa kathA to kareM, avazya kreN| parantu, vaha jIvana kA uccatama vikAsa karane vAlI dharma-kathA ho, saMsAra-kathA nhiiN| abhI carcA cala rahI thI dharma aura darzana kii| prazna thA ki dharma aura darzana kyA hai ? dharma aura darzana kyA sarvathA alaga-alaga do tattva haiM ? sahI sthiti yaha hai ki darzana dharma se viparIta nahIM hai| jIvana ke hara kSetra meM darzana apekSita hai| darzana kA artha hai--dsstti| vAcanA, pRcchanA evaM anuprekSA se jisa dharma-tattva kA bodha haA, jisakA dUsaroM ke sAmane kathana kara rahe haiM vaha dharma-kathA hai aura usake pIche jo yathArtha daSTi hai, jo nirIkSaNa-parIkSaNa hai, vaha darzana hai| vastu ke parijJAna svarUpa kA nirIkSaNa-parIkSaNa karane kI, use yathArtharUpa se jAnane-samajhane kI jo dRSTi hai, vahI to darzana hai| darzana aura hai kyA? vastu ke yathArtha svarUpa ko dekhanA-jAnanA hI darzana hai| yaha satya hai ki kucha cIjeM parokSa meM haiN| hama unheM spaSTa rUpa se dekha nahIM sakate, jaise, svarga-naraka aadi| hama anaMta kAla se aneka gatiyoM meM, aneka yoniyoM meM janma lete A rahe haiN| hama apane pUrvabhavoM meM kahA~-kahA~ the? anaMta janma pahale kisa sthiti meM the? cintana karane para bhI vaha parokSa pratyakSa nahIM ho rahA hai| jIvana kI dhArA kaba se pravahamAna huI ? karma kaba se lage? kyoM lage? ye kucha aise prazna haiM, jinakA kinArA sAmane dikhAI nahIM detaa| paraMtu cintana se itanI anubhUti to hotI hai ki jIvana-pravAha satata rUpa se bahatA calA A rahA hai| gaMgA kI svaccha dhArA kala-kala nAda karatI huI baha rahI hai| gaMgA itanI hI nahIM hai, jitanI hameM dikhAI de rahI hai| jisa sthAna para hama gaMgA ko dekha rahe haiM, usake pUrva ke sthAnoM para bhI baha rahI hai aura Age ke sthAnoM meM bhI bahatI jA rahI hai| bhale hI usakA udgama-sthala dikhAI de yA na de vaha hai avshy| gaMgA kA udgama kahA~ huA, yaha vicAraNIya to hai aura isa para vicAra karanA bhI cAhie, parantu jaba Apa gaMgA meM snAna kara rahe haiM, usa samaya yaha magajapaccI karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| Apako yaha Agraha nahIM honA cAhie ki mujhe jaba yaha jJAta ho jAe ki gaMgA kahA~ se nikala kara AI hai, taba hI maiM usameM gotA lgaauuNgaa| parantu snAna karane ke lie itanA darzana apekSita hai ki jahA~ se maiM nadI utara rahA hU~, vahA~ daladala to nahIM hai, pAnI jyAdA gaharA to nahIM hai, vahA~ magaramaccha Adi ghAtaka jalajantu to nahIM haiN| nadI meM utarane ke pUrva yaha jJAna to honA hI cAhie ki jahA~ maiM snAna karanA cAhatA hU~, vaha ghATa hai yA kughATa hai| vaha aMdara meM utarane yogya sthAna hai yA nhiiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate hai ki itanA darzana jIvana meM bhI apekSita hai| darzana ke binA athavA dRSTi ke abhAva ma vyakti samyak rUpa se gati nahIM kara skegaa| dharma ko jIvana meM utArane ke lie, use AcaraNa kA rUpa dene ke lie dravya, kSetra, kAla aura bhAva kA parijJAna honA hI caahie| ahiMsA, kSamA, dayA, karuNA, satya Adi dharma ke aMga haiN| udayati dizi yasyAm 171 Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ina guNoM ko jIvana meM sAkAra rUpa denA hai aura jIvana kI hara gati-vidhi ahiMsAmaya, satyamaya ho, to hara gati-vidhi ke samaya yaha dekhanA apekSita hai ki ahiMsA, ahiMsA hai yA nhiiN| satya, satya hai yA nahIM? kahIM ahiMsA aura satya hiMsA aura asatya se adhika bhayaMkara kAma to nahIM kara rahe haiM? mana ke pariNAmoM ko zuddha evaM santulita rakhate hue deza-kAla evaM paristhiti ko dekhakara kArya karane vAle ko hI bhagavAn mahAvIra ne samyak-draSTA kahA hai| kabhI-kabhI jisa rUpa meM ghaTanA ghaTa rahI hai, usI rUpa meM varNana kara dene se ahita hotA ho, to vaha satya, satya nahIM raha jaataa| jisa satya se dUsare ko pIr3A pahu~catI ho aisI kaThora bhASA, kisI ke gupta marma ko udghATita karane vAlI tathA paraprANI kA ahita karanevAlI bhASA bAhara meM satya parilakSita hone para bhI yathArtha meM satya nahIM hai| kalpanA karo ki eka lar3akI ko guNDo ne ghera liyA hai| apane zIla kI surakSA ke lie vaha kisI prakAra unake caMgula se nikala kara bhAga AI hai| Apane use kahIM chupate hae dekhA yA vaha ApakI zaraNa meM Akara Apake hI ghara meM chipa gaI hai| kucha dera bAda talAza karate hue guNDe bhI vahA~ A dhamakate haiN| ve pUcha rahe haiM Apa se ki vaha lar3akI kahA~ hai? isa samaya Apa kyA kaheMge? ApakA dharma, ApakA darzana, isa samaya kyA kahatA hai ? kyA Apa usa samaya jaisA dekhA hai, vaisA hI batA deMge? zAbdika satya to yahI hai, parantu yaha samyak-satya nahIM hai| jo dharma isa taraha kA satya bolane kI bAta kahatA hai, usase bar3hakara duniyA meM aura koI adharma nahIM hai| usa samaya ApakA darzana yahI hogA ki mauna rho| yadi mauna se saMdeha bar3hatA hai aura ahita hone kA anumAna hai, to unheM spaSTa kaha denA cAhie ki maiMne nahIM dekhA, maiM nahIM jAnatA ki lar3akI kahA~ hai| aise samaya meM ise asatya nahIM, satya kahA hai| zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA hai-"jANaM vA no jANati vadejjA" arthAt jAnane hue bhI kaha de ki maiM nahIM jaantaa| ta nahIM, guru haiM, jagadguru hara kisI airegere kA samaya para ucita yaha bAta kauna kaha rahA hai? zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra, jo satya-mahAvrata kI pratijJA lie hae haiM aura sarvajJa haiN| ve koI sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM, guru haiM, jagadguru haiM, jagannAtha haiM-"jagaguru jgnnaaho|" vastutaH dharma-kathA kahane kA kAma guru kA hai| kucha loga nA samajha haiM, jo yoM hI hara kisI airegere ko dharmakathA ke maMca para yA guru kI vyAsapITha para baiThA dete haiN| satya ke yathArtha svarUpa ko batAnA sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai| ThIka samaya para ucita evaM sahI nirNaya lene-dene kI kSamatA caahie| zAstroM meM eka prasaMga haiM, nadI ke pravAha meM koI sAdhvI bahatI huI jA rahI hai| usa samaya koI sAdhu udhara se jA rahA hai| aba sAdhu kyA kare? do niSedha usake sAmane hai--navajAta lar3akI kA bhI sparza karanA nahIM aura kacce-sacitta pAnI ko bhI chUnA nahIM, kyoMki sacitta pAnI kI eka bUMda meM asaMkhya jIva hote haiN| kyA kare vaha ? bahane de use? ApakA dharma to niSedha kara rahA hai--pAnI ko mata chuo, strI ko mata cho| bAta ThIka hai, bAhara meM hiMsA hotI huI parilakSita ho rahI hai, vaha to hai hii| parantu, sabase bar3I hiMsA to usa dRzya ke draSTA ke antaHkaraNa meM sthita karuNA, dayA evaM hisA kI ho rahI hai| isalie mahAmanISiyoM ne kahA--"satAm hi sandehapadeSu vastuSu, pramANamantaHkaraNa pravRtayaH" arthAt saMdeha ke kuhAse meM Upara se thopA gayA nirNaya pramANa nahIM hai| pramANarUpa vaha nirNaya hai, jo sahaja zuddha antaHkaraNa se kiyA gayA hai| isIlie aise avasara ke lie bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI kahA ki koI sAdhvI DUbatI jA rahI hai, to usa samaya zIghra hI nadI meM utarakara, use bAhara nikAla lo| yadi aise vikaTa prasaMga para koI sAdhu kriyA-kANDa ke cakra meM yaha samajhakara use bAhara nahIM nikAlAtA hai ki strI kA sparza hone se brahmacarya bhaMga hogA aura pAnI ke jIvoM kI hiMsA hogI athavA yaha soca kara ki maiMne to use dhakkA de kara girAyA nahIM, mujhe pApa kyoM lagegA? to usakA ahiMsA vrata zuddha nahIM rhtaa| kisI ko mAranA, itanA hI hiMsA kA kSetra nahIM hai, pratyakSa kisI ko bacAne kA sAmarthya hote hue bhI use nahIM bacAnA, usakI rakSA nahIM karanA bhI hiMsA hai| aura yaha to sabase baDI hiMsA hai| eka saMta ne kahA hai-- "jo ta dekhe aMdha ke Age, hai eka kuup| taba terA cupa baiThanA, hai nizcaya agha ruup||" eka aMdhA mArga se bhaTakakara Age bar3ha rahA hai| usake rAste meM kuMA hai| use dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai| yadi aise samaya meM use ku~e kI ora jAte hue dekhakara dekhane vAlA kucha na bole, andhe ko sAvadhAna na kare, to yaha pApa hai, bahuta bar3A pApa hai| aura to kyA, yadi maunavrata bhI le rakhA ho, to usa samaya mauna rahane kA koI artha nahIM hai| isalie bhagavAn mahAvIra kahate haiM ki jo bhI pratyAkhyAna leM, jo bhI kriyA kareM aura jo kucha boleM yA na bole athavA mauna raheM, usameM viveka kA honA Avazyaka hai| sAdhanA kA mArga ekAnta niSedharUpa bhI nahIM hai aura ekAnta vidheyarUpa bhI nahIM hai| eka samaya ke lie kiyA gayA kisI kArya kA niSedha paristhitivaza dUsare samaya usI 172 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rUpa meM niSedha na raha kara kartavya ho jAtA hai / strI kA sparza karane kA niSedha hai, sAdhu navajAta baccI kA bhI sparza nahIM karatA / parantu yadi koI sAdhvI bhUtAviSTa hai, kSipta-citta hai, nadI yA tAlAba meM DUba rahI hai, to usa samaya use bacAne kI dizA meM vaha pUrva niSedha avarodhaka nahIM hai| aise samaya ke lie spaSTa vidhAna hai ki sAdhu sAdhvI ko pakar3akara use pAnI se bAhara nikAla sakatA hai| isI prakAra kisI vizeSa prasaMga para AvazyakatA par3ane para jAnate hue bhI yaha kaha de ki meM nahIM jAnatA, to sAdhu kA satya mahAvrata bhaMga nahIM hotaa| usa samaya vahI satya hai| isa prakAra viveka-sampanna sAdhaka hI dharma - kathA kaha sakatA hai / jisakA cintana gahana evaM vyApaka hai, jisakI dRSTi vizAla aura samyak hai tathA jisakA hRdaya udAra hai, vahI dharma-kathA kara sakatA hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki eka hI bAta ke lie eka bAra niSedha kahA gayA hai, to dUsarI bAra usakA vidhAna bhI kara diyA gayA hai| eka hI kArya kabhI 'hA~' to kabhI 'nA'-kabhI svIkAra to kabhI inakAra, donoM taraha se kahA gayA hai| yaha bAta Aja hI nahIM, zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya meM bhI kahI jAtI rahI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra para prAya: yaha AkSepa lagAyA jAtA thA ki ve eka vacana nahIM hai, sthiracitta nahIM hai| sUtrakRtAMgasUtra meM varNana AtA hai ki IrAna ke rAjA kA putra ArdrakumAra eka bAra magadha kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRha meM AyA thaa| usane bhagavAn mahAvIra kA pravacana sunA aura vaha bhramaNa banane ko taiyAra ho gyaa| bhagavAn ke caraNoM meM apane ko samarpita karane, dIkSA lene A rahA thA ki rAste meM gozAlaka mila gayA use usa samaya kucha guru bar3e-bar3e rAjakumAroM ko jhapaTane kA avasara khojate rahate the| usa yuga ke guruoM kI isa bAta meM pratiSThA thI ki kisake pAsa kitane rAjakumAra dIkSita haiN| gozAlaka ko jaba patA lagA ki yaha IrAna kA rAjakumAra hai aura bhagavAna mahAvIra kA ziSya banane jA rahA hai, to use apanI aura AkRSTa karanA caahaa| rAjakumAra aura vaha bhI videzI, yaha to gozAlaka ke lie sone meM sugaMdha vAlI bAta thii| Aja bhI kucha gurujanoM ke lie videziyoM kA mahatva kama nahIM hai| ataH gozAlaka ne use kahA- tU dIkSA le rahA hai, yaha to acchA hai| parantu se kaha rahA hai? zramaNa mahAvIra ko jAnatA bhI hai ? na to unakI bAta kA koI ThikAnA hai aura na jIvana kA dekho, kucha varSa pUrva to vaha akelA ghUmatA thA, zUnya jaMgaloM meM rahatA thA, kisI se bolatA bhI nahIM thA aura kisI ko dIkSA bhI nahI detA thaa| tapa hI karatA rahatA thA aura aba to ina sabakA pAraNA hI kara liyA hai| yadi nirjana vanoM meM mauna sahita tapa karanA hI dharma thA, to aba bhI dharmArAdhanA ke lie pUrvavat jaMgaloM meM hI kyoM nahIM rahatA ? aba vaha kyoM bhIDa ekatrita karane lagA hai, kyoM upadeza dene lagA hai, kyoM zahara meM rahane lagA hai aura nayoM ziSya banAne lagA hai ? bolane kI bAta hI kyA ? aba to bolane kA pUrA pAraNA hI kara liyA hai| eka prahara taka subaha meM aura eka prahara taka saMdhyA ko bolatA hai aura usake bIca meM koI A jAe, to vaha alaga se hai| yadi mauna rasanA dharma thA, to aba itanA kyoM bolatA hai ? are AIka! yaha kisI eka kinAre kA sthira vyakti nahIM hai| isalie tumako usake pAsa pravrajita hone meM kyA lAbha hai ? rAjakumAra ne kahA- gozAlaka ! Apa itane uttejita kyoM ho rahe haiM? isameM itanA parezAna hone aura AlocanA karane jaisI kyA bAta hai? mauna bhI sAdhanA kA eka aMga hai aura samaya para bolanA bhI sAdhanA kA eka aMga hai| prabuddha puruSa vaha hai, jo mauna aura amauna kI yathocita upayogitA ko samajhatA hai| jisa samaya mauna rahanA ucita hai, taba vaha mauna rahatA hai aura jaba bolanA ucita lagatA hai, taba vaha bolatA hai| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra jaba sAdhanA meM saMlagna the, Atma-cintana meM lIna the, taba unheM ekAnta kI AvazyakatA thI, isalie nagarau se, gAMvoM se dUra jaMgaloM meM rahe mauna rahe aura ekAgracitta se dhyAnastha khar3e rhe| jaba adhyAtma sAdhanA se jokucha pAnA thA, vaha pA liyA, taba mUka banakara ekAntavAsa karane meM, jaMgala meM rahane meM kyA lAbha hai ? aba to jo pAyA hai, use jana-kalyANa ke lie jana-jana meM vitaraNa karo / ataH bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sAdhanA kAla meM mauna rahane Adi kI nivRttiparaka sAdhanA meM aura aba pUrNatA pAne ke bAda dezanA dene Adi kI ina pravRttiyoM meM na to paraspara virodha hai aura na kisI taraha kI asthira vRtti hI hai| bAta yaha hai ki jIvana gatizIla hai| yaha dezakAlAnusAra mor3a letA rahatA hai, ataH jo virodhAbhAMsa dikhAI detA hai, yaha virodha nahIM hai, anurodha hI hai| ataH kahIM bhI aMdha ekAnta nahIM hai-zreSTha aura ucca dharma-darzana meM / yaha anekAnta kA rAjapatha hai / isalie mahAn dharmAcArya, guru vaha hai, jo samaya-samaya para jisa kArya ko na karane ke lie hajAra bAra 'nA' kahatA rahA ho, samaya para usI ke lie 'hA~' kahane kA prasaMga upasthita hone para nirdvandva bhAva se 'hA~' bhI kaha sake aura udayati dizi yasyAm 173 . Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisake lie hajAra bAra 'hA~' kahA ho, prasaMga upasthita hone para usake lie 'nA' bhI kaha ske| jise jIvana kI yathAyogya paristhitiyoM kA samayocita jJAna nahIM hai aura jise apane bodha para dRDha vizvAsa nahIM hai, vaha guru nahIM bana sakatA, vaha dharma-kathA karane kA bhI adhikArI nahIM hai| bAhya vidhi-niSedhoM kI eka hI bAta ko pakar3akara baiThane vAlA guru kaise bana sakatA hai ? karma-kANDa gadhe kI pUMcha nahIM hai ki mUrkha ne pakar3a lI eka bAra to pakar3a lI, aba kauna chor3e use ? dharma-kathA ko samajhanA Avazyaka hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM ki pahale vAcanA karo, svAdhyAya karo, adhyayana kro| yadi tattva kI koI bAta samajha meM nahIM AI hai, to use pUcho, eka bAra hI pUchakara mauna mata dhAraNa kara lo, yadi bAta samajha meM nahIM A rahI hai, to bAra-bAra pUcho aura usa adhyayana kie hue viSaya ko vAra-bAra duhraao| phira usameM gahare utaro, usa para cintana-manana kro| isa prakAra kiyA gayA adhyayana paripakva ho jAegA, jJAna kI jyoti anAvRta hogI, taba eka dina kA ziSya guru banatA hai, dharmakathA kA vyAkhyAtA hotA hai| isakA yaha matalaba nahI ki AcArya yA anya koI pada kisI-na-kisI taMtra se le liyA yA de diyA aura basa bana gaye guru / vastutaH guru banAyA nahIM jAtA, vaha to eka jyoti hai, jo aMdara se prasphuTita hotI hai| jaba vaha jJAna kI dhArA aMdara se prasphuTita ho kara pravahamAna hotI hai, taba pUrvavaddha karmoM kI nirjarA hotI hai, vaha kArmaNavargagA ke anaMta anaMta pudgaloM ko Atma-pradezoM se haTA detI hai| AgamoM meM kahA hai aura tattvArya sUtrakAra AcArya umAsvAti ne bhI kahA hai ki sunane vAlA zrotA usa dharmakathA se kucha grahaNa karatA hai yA nahIM, yaha prazna mukhya nahIM hai ? yaha saba to usake apane kSayopazama para nirbhara hai| ataH isa ora dekhane kI aura socane kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM hai / janahita evaM jana-kalyANa kI pavitra bhAvanA se die gae upadeza se dharma - kathA karane vAle pravaktA ko to dharma hI hotA hai| yadi pravaktA cintana-mananapUrvaka janatA ke hita kI bhAvanA se bolatA hai, to usake azubha karmoM kI nirjarA hI hotI hai| kahane kA abhiprAya hai ki jisa viSaya para bola rahe ho, usa viSaya kA pUrA jJAna honA caahiye| aisA nahIM ki jo mana meM AyA vaha pheMka diyA, jaise aMdhere meM A~kha banda kara patthara pheMka diyA / vaha lakSya kI ora jA rahA hai yA nahIM, isakA yadi koI bhAna nahIM hai, to phira pheMkane kA kyA artha hai ? ataH guru ko apane pada kA evaM apane adhikAroM kA bhAna honA caahie| vaha jo kucha kahe vaha vizvAsapUrvaka kahe / AcArya udayana ne jo nyAya kA sUrya mAnA jAtA hai, Atma-vizvAsa ke sandarbha meM kabhI kahA thA unhoMne "vayamiha padaviyAM tarkamAnvikSikoM vA, yadi pathi viSaye vA vartayAmaH sa panthAH / udayati dizi yasyAM bhAnumAn seva pUrvA na hi taraNirudIte dik-parAdhInavRttiH // " yadi pada vijJAna ke svarUpa ko, usake bhAva ko samajhanA ho to dekho ki udayana kyA kaha rahA hai| yadi tarka ke dvArA samAdhAna nahIM ho rahA hai, mana meM saMdeha banA huA hai aura usake sahI pramANa ko jAnanA hai, to isake lie tuma dekho ki udayana kyA kaha rahA hai| jisa patha para cala rahe ho yA calanA cAhate ho vaha patha sahI hai yA galata hai, vaha patha hai yA kupatha hai--isakA yathArtha nirNaya karanA hai, to dekho, udayana kisa patha para gatizIla hai / udayana jisa patha para cala rahA hai, vahI patha supatha hai / bAhara meM sAdhAraNa logoM kI najaroM meM bhale hI vaha kupatha dikhAI detA hai, parantu apane zuddha viveka se nirNaya karake jisa patha para hama khar3e haiM yA cala rahe haiM, vahI patha hai / udayana eka mahatvapUrNa bAta kahatA hai-sUrya jisa dizA meM udita hotA hai, vahI pUrva dizA hai| yaha kahanA sahI nahIM hai ki sUrya pUrva meM udita hotA hai / vaha pUrva dizA ke adhIna nahIM hai| usake udaya hone ke AdhAra para hI pUrva dizA banI hai| ataH udayana kahatA hai ki guru vaha hai, jo vizvAsa ke sAtha kaha sake ki jisa dizA meM meM khar3A hU~, vahI sahI dizA hai / yaha garvokti nahIM, apane svarUpa bodha kA dRr3ha vizvAsa hai / hama kyA haiM ? hama kahA~ haiM? hamArA sAdhanA - patha kaisA hai ? yaha nirdhUma jJAna - jyoti jaba prajvalita hotI hai, taba kahIM gurutva AtA hai aura dharma - kathA kA satata pravAha sahI dizA meM pravahamAna hotA hai ? aise guru se hI ziSya ko sahI rAste kI jAnakArI milatI hai / yadi svayaM guru hI aMdhere meM hai, to ziSya ko vaha kyA prakAza degA ? saMskRta-sAhitya meM eka prahasana hai, usameM eka cuTIlA gaharA vyaMga kiyA gayA hai ki eka A~khoM ke vaidya the / ve A~khoM ke cikitsaka the, netra vizeSajJa (Eye Specialist) / eka A~kha kA rogI AyA aura usane kahA ki vaidyajI, mujhe kama dikhAI detA hai / 174 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika ---- . Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaidyajI ne kahA--acchA batAo, tuma kitanI dUra taka dekha sakate ho / rogI ne sAmane dekhA aura hAtha kA saMketa karate hue batAyA ki sAmane kucha dUrI para jo vaha bar3a kA per3a hai, vahA~ taka sApha dikhAI detA hai| vaidyajI ne usa ora dekhate hue AzcaryAnvita ho kara pUchA- kyA Asa-pAsa bar3a kA per3a bhI hai ? A~kha para Ae hue AvaraNa ko dUra karane kI cikitsA kara rahA hai, para svayaM cikitsaka ko bar3a kA itanA bar3A vRkSa hI dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai / jo svayaM dekha nahIM sakatA, vaha dUsare kI dRSTi ko kyA sudhAregA, kisa prakAra sudhAregA ? / isa prakAra jJAna evaM viveka ke abhAva meM kabhI-kabhI vicitra sthiti utpanna ho jAtI hai / eka gAMva thA / usameM adhika AbAdI garIba musalamAnoM kI thI / idhara-udhara se thor3A-bahuta paisA ekatrita karake unhoMne eka choTI-sI sAdhAraNa masjida to banA lii| parantu, usakI saphAI ke lie eka AdamI rakhanA unake lie kaThina ho rahA thaa| use vetana dene kA savAla thA / vetana kahA~ se deM, Aya to hai nahIM / Akhira yaha nirNaya liyA ki jo namAjI AyeM, vaha eka muTThI anAja lekara aayeN| isake lie unhoMne masjida kI dIvAra meM hI eka sthAna meM eka maTakA cinavA kara rakha diyaa| jo bhI namAjI AtA, vaha usameM eka muTThI anAja DAla detaa| eka dina eka bakarA udhara se nikalA / anAja kI gaMdha se usane apanA mu~ha Upara uThA kara maTake ko dekhA aura usameM muMha DAla diyA / mu~ha to usameM DAla diyA, parantu usameM se vApisa nikAlanA kaThina ho gayA / usakI gardana maTake meM phaMsa gaI, vaha cillAne lgaa| loga ikaTThe ho ge| unheM koI upAya nahIM sUjhA, to ve apane eka purAne bUr3he maulavI sAhaba ko bulA lAye maulavI sAhaba ne Ate hI apanA rauba gAMThanA zurU kiyA--"are mUrkho ! tumako mujhe bakare ke Ane kI pahale sUcanA denI cAhie thI, jisase tumako batA detA ki bakarA Ane vAlA hai, to usakI gardana maTake meM na phaMsane denaa| aba kyA ho sakatA hai? upasthita logoM ne bar3e hI vinamra bhAva se kahA patA ho nahIM thA maulavIjI ki bakarA idhara se A dhamakegA / vaha acAnaka AyA hai, khAne ke lAlaca meM phaMsa gayA hai| khaira hamArI bhUla ho gaI, aba batAie, kyA kareM? maulavIjI ne apanI dAdI ko sahalAte hue kahA ki turanta dIvAra tor3o dIvAra tor3a dI gaI, phira bhI bakare kI gardana maTake meM aTakI hI rhii| phira soca kara kahA ki aba to bakare kI gardana kATa do aura koI upAya nahIM hai| becAre bakare kI gardana kATa dI gii| phira bhI gardana maTake meM hI phaMsI rhii| taba soca-vicAra ke bAda anta meM kahA maTakA phor3a do| maTake ko phor3A ki vaha ghar3a se alaga huI gardana masjida ke pharza para lur3aka pdd'ii| samasyA kA hala kyA huA, sarvanAza hI ho gyaa| bUr3hA maulavI sira para hAtha rakhakara rone lgaa| logoM ne socA ki yadi pahale hI ghar3e ko phor3a dene kA tarIkA batA dete, to masjida kI dIvAra bhI baca jAtI aura bakare ko bhI prANoM se hAtha nahIM dhonA par3atA / zAyada isI duHkha se pIr3ita ho kara maulavI ro rahA hai| parantu, pUchane para maulavI ne batAyA ki abhI to maiM jIvita hai, isalie tumhArI sama syAoM ko hala kara detA hU~ / parantu mere marane ke bAda tumhArA kyA hAla hogA ? yaha vicAra Ate hI mujhe ronA A gayA eka manacale yuvaka ne kaha hI diyA-maulavI sAhaba ! yadi pahale hI ghar3e ko phor3a diyA jAtA, to dIvAra evaM bakare kA nukasAna to nahIM hotaa| isa para maulavIjI gurrAye ki jI hA~, pahale hI bar3A phor3a dene se gardana nikala sakatI thI / yaha upAya meM bhI jAnatA thA, parantu isakA sahI tarIkA vahI thA, jisa krama se maiMne batAyA hai| satya ke sAmane Ane para bhI vyartha hI use jhuThalAne aura apane mithyA jJAna kA ahaMkAra karane vAlA mUr3ha vyakti na to apanA hI kalyANa kara sakatA hai aura na dUsaroM ko hI sahI rAstA batA sakatA hai| dharma-kathA karanA AsAna bAta nahIM hai| kucha baMdhe-baMdhAye paraMparAgata AcAra ke niyamoM kA pAlana karake nAma kA guru to koI bhI bana sakatA hai, parantu gurutva ke yogya karma kA anuSThAtA guru koI viralA hI hotA hai| ataH dharma-kathA karane kA adhikAra hara kisI vyakti ko nahIM hai| usake lie vyApaka adhyayana -svAdhyAya honA cAhie, svAdhyAya kA bAra-bAra paryaTana honA cAhie aura usa para honA cAhie gahana cintana tabhI vaha dhrm| kathA karane kA adhikArI hotA hai| kabhI-kabhI paraMparA-pAlana kI jhoMka meM AcAra anAcAra kA rUpa le letA hai, sadAcAra kadAcAra bana jAtA hai| aise avasara para sahI nirNaya le sake, vahI dharmaguru hai| mahAbhArata meM ullekha hai jaba kabhI ziSya guru se kucha pUchatA hai, to guru ko vaha 'vadatAM varaH' arthAt bolane vAloM meM zreSTha vaktA ke saMbodhana se saMbodhita karatA hai| AcArya samantabhadra ne bhagavAn RSabhadeva kI stuti karate hue bhagavAn ko 'vidAM varaH' kahA hai, arthAt jJAniyoM meM zreSTha / udayati dizi yasyAm 175 . Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "prabuddha tattvaH punaradbhutodayo, mamatvato nirvivide vidAM varaH / dharmaguru vaha hai, jo 'vidAM varaH' arthAt jAnane vAloM meM sarvazreSTha ho| vaktAoM meM zreSTha--'vadatAM varaH' ho aura phira 'dadatAM varaH' arthAt jJAna-dAna dene vAloM meM bhI zreSTha ho| dharmaguru meM tInoM guNa hone cAhie--vidAM varaH, vadatAM varaH aura dadatAM varaH / zreSTha jJAtA,zreSTha vaktA aura zreSTha daataa| tAtparya yaha hai ki vizAla adhyayana aura gahana cintana se prApta samyak-jJAna kI jyoti se jyotirmaya aura samaya para sahI nirNaya dene meM sakSama arthAt vivekapUrvaka bolane vAlA tathA ziSya ko jJAna kA dAna dene meM udAra guru hI dharmaguru hai aura vahI dharma-kathA kara sakatA hai| ataH vAcanA, pRcchanA aura parivartanA se sAdhaka 'vidAM vara' banatA hai, phira anuprekSA arthAt cintana-manana se 'vadatAM varaH' zreSTha vaktA banatA hai aura taba sahI nirNaya karane evaM sahI rAstA batAne kI kSamatA Ane se vaha 'dadatAM varaH'--jJAna-dAna denevAlA zreSTha dAtA bana jAtA hai| 176 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyoti - parva For Private Personal Use Only Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaga kA zuci karmoM kI kI dIpamAlikA, tamasa hregii| vicaregI // sneha, zAMti, sukha kI jayalakSmI, meM ghara-ghara . Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratavarSa kI mahAna saMskRti evaM ujjvala paraMparA meM dIpAvalI kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai| dIpamAlA meM sirpha eka hI jyotirmaya dIpa nahIM, dIpoM kI AvaliyA~, paMktiyA~ haiN| eka ke bAda eka zreNIbaddha dIpa prajvalita haiN| isalie dIpamAlA aura dIpAvalI eka hI hai| AvalI kA artha hai-paMkti, shRNkhlaa| ataH dIpAvalI jyoti kA parva hai, prakAza-parva hai| isa jyoti-parva ke sAtha itihAsa kI mahattvapUrNa kar3iyA~, svarNima zRMkhalAe~ jar3I huI eka jyotirmaya vyaktitva, jo itihAsa kA eka camakatA-damakatA adbhuta ratna-cintAmaNi isa parva ke sAtha saMbaMdhita hai, vaha hai zramaNa bhagavAna mhaaviir| vaha mahAn, vizAla, evaM virAT AtmA, anaMta jyotirmaya AtmA, jisakA hara guNa anaMta hai| usa ujjvala evaM virAT puruSa kA darzana anaMta hai, jJAna anaMta hai, cAritra anaMta hai, vIrya (zakti) bhI anaMta hai aura sukha, zAnti evaM AnaMda bhI anaMta hai| choTe-se bindu se usane antara-yAtrA zurU kI, lekina jaba vaha sAdhanA patha para cala par3A, to bindu se sindhu banatA gyaa| vaha nanhI-sI bUMda sAgara kA vizAla rUpa letI gaI aura virATa hote-hote eka dina zramaNa mahAvIra tIrthakara, sarvajJa-sarvadarzI ke rUpa meM pUrNa jyotirmaya ho gyaa| sAgara virAT hai, mahAn hai| usameM apAra jalarAzi hai| ataH use apAra bhI kahA hai| parantu, dharatI para usakI bhI sImAe~ haiM, maryAdAe~ haiN| koI bhI sAgara, kitanA hI vizAla kyoM na ho, apAra nahIM hai| aisA koI sAgara nahIM hai, jise pAra nahIM kiyA jA ske| parantu vaha mahAn jyotirmaya cetanA, jo baMda ke rUpa meM thI, virATa hote-hote anaMta ho gaI, apAra ho gii| na unake jJAna kI thAha pAI jA sakatI hai aura na darzana evaM cAritra kii| jo anaMta hai, athAha hai, usakA kinArA pA sakanA kaThina hI nahIM, asaMbhava hai| vaha virAT jyotirmaya AtmA arhanta ke rUpa meM tIsa varSa taka dharatI ke prANiyoM ke kalyANa ke lie, unakI rakSA evaM dayA ke lie mahAnadI gaMgA kI taraha nirantara pravahamAna rhii| usa mahAjyoti ke jidhara bhI caraNa par3e, udhara hI gA~va-gA~va meM, nagaranagara meM, ghara-ghara meM, TUTI-phUTI jhopar3I se le kara rAjamahaloM taka meM jyoti prajvalita hotI gii| usa mahAjyoti ne RSi-maharSi, mani, tyAgI-tapasvI, vidvAn manISiyoM ko jJAna kI A~kha dI, nija svarUpa ko dekhane-parakhane evaM samajhane kI dRSTi dii| jo anaMta-kAla se moha ke, ajJAna ke aMdhakAra meM bhaTaka rahe the, tere-mere ke dvandvoM meM ulajha rahe the, unheM cetanA ke Urdhva vikAsa kI sahI rAha dikhaaii| isa prakAra vaha jyotirmaya AtmA tIsa varSa taka nirantara prakAza detI rhii| pAvApurI ke aMtima varSAvAsa meM zrAvaNa, bhAdrapada aura Azvina ke pUre tIna mAsa aura Upara kArtika ke eka pakSa taka unakI jJAna-gaMgA kA pravAha nirbAdha-gati me bahatA rhaa| kArtika kRSNA amAvasyA arthAt dIvAlI ke dina usa mahAna AtmA ne arhanta avasthA se UMcI avasthA ko prApta kiyA, jise hama siddha avasthA kahate haiM, jahA~ pahu~cane ke bAda AtmA vApasa lauTatI nhiiN| usa UMcAI ko usane chU liyA, jisake Age aura UMcAI hai nhiiN| isalie use lokAnta kahA hai| usake Age loka hai nahIM aura pIche haTane kA, nIce girane kA to prazna hI nahIM hai| isa prakAra siddhatva kI mahAn bhUmikA prApta kI mahAprabhu mahAvIra ne| dIpAvalI kA yaha jyoti-parva usa mahAn AtmA kI, jagat bandhu kI, jagat guru kI smRti meM manA rahe haiN| mahAn AcArya zruta-kevalI zrI bhadrabAhu ne, jo ki jJAna kA garjatA huA virAT sAgara hai, kalpasUtra meM kahA hai--nirvANa ke samaya bhagavAn mahAvIra ke aMtima samavasaraNa meM upasthita rAjAoM ne yaha nirNaya liyA ki bhAva udyota, bhAva-prakAza, bhAva-jyoti Aja hamAre bIca se calI gaI hai, ataH usa jyoti ke pratIka ke rUpa meM dravya udyota kiyA jAe, dravya prakAza kiyA jaae| usa samaya nava mallI aura nava licchavI--18 gaNarAjyoM ke rAjA bhagavAna kI aMtima dezanA sunane aura unake aMtima darzana karane ke lie vahA~ upasthita the| unhoMne ratnadIpa prajvalita karake dravya-udyota kiyaa| bAta yaha hai ki bhAva-jyoti ko jagAne kI smRti ke lie dravya-jyoti eka pratIka hai| aura tatkAlIna ve jJAna-jyoti ke pratIka ratna-dIpa bhI Aja nahIM rahe, para miTTI ke die Aja bhI jala rahe haiN| isa prakAra jaina-itihAsa ke anusAra dIpAvalI ko jyoti-parva kA rUpa zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke nirvANa divasa se milaa| rAjAoM ne ratna-dIpa prajvalita kiye, aura jyoti-parva prArambha ho gyaa| devoM ne, deviyoM ne, apsarAoM ne, yakSoM ne, gaMdharvo ne ratnoM kI jyoti se pAvApurI ke kaNa-kaNa ko Alokita kara diyA, jyoti-parva 179 Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jagamagA diyaa| aura taba se yaha jyoti-parva kI paramparA jana-jIvana meM pravAhita ho gaI, jo Aja bhI zraddhA evaM bhakti ke sAtha pravahamAna hai| yaha jyoti-parva bahuta-sI smRtiyA~ lie hue haiN| isa parva ke sAtha itihAsa kI aneka kar3iyA~ jur3I huI haiN| aneka mahApuruSoM ke jIvana kI gAthAe~ isase saMbaddha haiN| parantu mukhya rUpa se do bAteM haiM, jinheM dhyAna meM rakhanA hai| eka to yaha hai ki yaha jyoti-parva hai| saMsAra meM sabase adhika DarAvanA evaM bhayAvanA aMdhakAra hai| Apa dekhate haiM ki duniyA meM jitane bhI pApa hote haiM, jitane kukRtya hote haiM, jitanI burAiyA~ panapatI haiM, ve aMdhakAra meM hI panapatI hai| aura to kyA, macchara, khaTamala Adi kSudra prANI bhI rAta ko kATate haiM, satAte haiN| jitane bhI krUra pazu-pakSI haiM, ve bhI rAta meM vicaraNa karate haiN| cora, DAku, laTere Adi bhI aMdhere meM hI duSkarma karate haiN| isa prakAra bAhara kA aMdhakAra bhayAvanA hai, vaha pApoM kA, duSkarmoM kA kendra bana jAtA hai| isa aMdhakAra se bhI adhika bhayaMkara aMdhakAra vaha hai, jo manuSya ke mana meM rahatA hai| mAnava-mana meM jaba moha kA, ajJAna kA aMdhakAra hotA hai, to vyakti idhara-udhara ThokareM khAtA phiratA hai| usa aMdara ke aMdhakAra meM krodha panapane lagatA hai, ahaMkAra bar3hane lagatA hai, mAyA-chala-kapaTa evaM lobha Adi durgaNoM kA vistAra hone lagatA hai| samasta doSa, vAsanAe~ evaM vikAroM kA janma aMdhakAra meM hI hotA hai| isalie moha kA, ajJAna kA aMdhakAra samasta pApoM kI jar3a hai| bAhara kA aMdhakAra bhI kAphI bhayaMkara hai, para usakI kucha sImAe~ haiM aura usameM apakarma karane-vAle jo duSkarmI haiM, saMbhava hai, pulisa kI sUcI meM unakA atA-patA kabhI-kabhAka mila bhI jAtA hai, kintu jo andara ke cora haiM, DAkU haiM, unakA atA-patA lagAnA guptacara pulisa ke lie bhI kaThina hI nahIM, asaMbhava hai| aura, ve andara kI cora-ucakke dasa-bIsa yA sau-do-sau nahIM, asaMkhya haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA thA ki unake asaMkhya-asaMkhya rUpa haiM, anaMta rUpa haiN| abhiprAya yaha hai ki ye hajAroM-hajAra durgaNa kyoM panapate haiM ? yaha krodha kyoM AtA hai ? mana meM ahaMkAra kA nAga kyoM phuphukAra uThatA hai? mAyA, chala-kapaTa evaM lobha kI pizAcanI apanA jAla kyoM phailAtI hai? kyoMki mana meM ajJAna kA, moha kA aMdherA hai| aura ye samasta vikAra aMdhere meM hI panapate haiN| isalie jIvana meM vikAsa-patha para bar3hane ke lie prakAza Avazyaka hai| jaise bAhara ke jIvana meM prakAza jarUrI hai, usI taraha aMdara ke jIvana meM bhI jyoti kA mahattva hai| antara-cetanA meM aura antara-jIvana meM jaba jJAna kA divya Aloka phailanA zurU hotA hai, to sAdhaka AdhyAtmika vikAsa-patha para gatizIla ho jAtA hai| phira antarmana meM bhunabhunAte maccharoM kA kahIM patA nahIM calatA, ki ve kahA~ jA chipe| sabhI taraha ke kSudra evaM krUra manovikAra vilupta ho jAte haiN| yaha jJAna kI anaMta jyoti jaba zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke antara jIvana meM prajvalita huI, to unake samasta vikAra naSTa ho ge| prabhu mahAvIra kahate haiM ki pApa-vAsanAe~ evaM manovikAra tabhI taka panapate haiM, jaba taka antar jIvana meM samyak-jJAna kA dIpa nahIM jltaa| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke antara-jIvana meM ananta jyotirmaya jJAna kA sUrya prakaTa haA, taba sirpha unakA hI aMdherA dUra nahIM huA, pratyuta lAkhoM-lAkha logoM ke mana kA aMdherA bhI unake jyotirmaya dizA nirdezana meM TTa kara khatma haa| anaMta kAla se cale A rahe lAkhoM-lAkha aMdhoM ko jyoti milI, apane patha ke avalokana kI dRSTi milii| isalie bhagavAn ke lie hama kahate haiM-'loga pajjoyagarANaM' aura 'cakkhudayANaM'--Apa loka meM prakAza karane vAle, jyoti phailAnevAle tathA andhoM ko cakSu (dRSTi) dene vAle mahAn garu haiN| prabhu kI jyotirmaya vANI ajJAna ke, moha ke aMdhere meM idhara-udhara bhaTakate, dara-dara kI ThokareM khAte-phirate vyakti kI A~kheM khola detI haiN| isalie mahAprabhu mahAvIra kI vANI kA svAdhyAya kareM, nirantara svAdhyAya kareM aura usa para cintana-manana kareM, to Apako vaha divya dRSTi milegI, jisase Apake aMdara kI anaMta jyoti anAvRta hotI calI jaaygii| ApakA zarIra, ApakI indriyA~, jo karma karatI haiM, rAta-dina karma meM lagI rahatI haiM, unheM nirdezana kauna detA hai, unakA saMcAlana kauna karatA hai? ApakA mana hI unakA saMcAlaka hai| mana jaba kahatA hai calo, to Apake kadama mArga para gatizIla ho jAte haiM aura usakA Adeza milatA hai Thaharo, to turanta kadamoM kI gati ruka jAtI hai| mana kahatA hai, khAo, to Apa khAne lagate haiN| vaha kahatA hai, gussA karo to Apake netra Arakta ho jAte 180 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM, aMgAre kI taraha Aga ugalane lagate haiM, mu~ha se kaThora zabda bANoM kI bauchAra hone lagatI hai| mana kahatA hai, kSamA karo, zAnti rakho, to Apake hRdaya se kSamA kI, zAnti kI zItala-dhArA baha nikalatI hai| isa prakAra sAre cakra kA, zarIra evaM indriyoM se hone vAlI samasta pravRttiyoM kA saMcAlaka mana hai| parantu, mana kA sUcanAkendra kauna hai ? use dizA-nirdezana kahA~ se milatA hai ? mana kA sUcanA kendra hai--mahApuruSoM kI vaannii| use jitanI acchI sUcanAe~ milatI haiM, ve saba mahAprabhu kI vANI se milatI hai| aura, jo galata sUcanAe~ milatI haiM, ve milatI haiM, svArtha, moha evaM vAsanAoM ke zaitAnoM se, jo sAdhaka ko idhara-udhara bhaTakA detI hai| isalie Avazyaka yaha hai ki Apa cintana-pUrvaka prabhu vANI kA svAdhyAya kreN| usane prema kA yadi vyakti meM hai, to pA abAdha mana ko| vaha nirdezana aisA tama sAdhanA kara rahA hai, to vaha zurU ho jAtI hai| DhAI hajAra varSapUrva mahAprabhu mahAvIra jana-mana ko ahiMsA kA, karuNA kA, satya kA nirdezana de gae the| usane prema kA, sneha kA, kSamA kA, sahiSNutA kA nirdezana diyA thA mAnava ke abodha mana ko| vaha nirdezana aisA nirdezana thA ki yadi vyakti ekAnta meM sAdhanA kara rahA hai, to vahA~ bhI AnaMda ke kSIra-sAgara meM DubakiyA~ laganI zurU ho jAtI haiN| parivAra meM hai, to parivAra ke sAtha AnaMda kA upabhoga kara sakatA hai| samAja aura rASTra meM raha-rahA hai, to samAja evaM rASTra ke vyaktiyoM ko prema-sneha evaM AnaMda bAMTatA huA suprasanna jIvana-yAtrA kara sakatA hai| vaha kahIM bhI kyoM na rahe--bhale hI rAjamahala ho yA TUTI-phUTI ghAsa kI jhoMpar3I, sarvatra AnaMda meM rahatA hai| bhagavAn ke nirdezana ke anusAra jIvana-yAtrA karane vAlA sAdhaka eka nayI dRSTi kA, eka adbhuta sRSTi kA nirmANa karatA hai| usa sRSTi ke sAmane svarga kA rAjya, indra kA siMhAsana bhI dhUmila ho jAtA hai| vaha saMsAra ke saba taraha ke aMdheroM ko cIratA huA prabhu-vANI ke Aloka meM vikAsa-yAtrA para nirantara bar3hatA jAtA hai| vaha prabhu se aura kucha nahIM cAhatA, kevala jyoti cAhatA hai, satya kA Aloka cAhatA hai, jJAna kA prakAza cAhatA hai, jIvana kA amRta cAhatA hai "asato mA sad gamaya, tamaso mA jyotirgamaya, mRtyormA amRtaM gmy|" he prabho! mujhe asat se sat meM le calo, mujhe aMdhakAra se jyoti meM le calo, aura mujhe mRtyu se amaratva kI ora le clo| bhAratIya jana-jyoti ke pratIka ke rUpa meM dIpa jalAkara prakAza kI upAsanA karate haiM aura lakSmI kI pUjA karate haiN| lakSmI kI hI nahIM, mahAlakSmI kI pUjA karate haiN| mahAlakSmI zabda meM jo mahAna zabda kA vizeSaNa lagAyA hai, vaha mahattvapUrNa hai| sirpha lakSmI hI nahIM, mahAlakSmI caahie| mahAlakSmI kI upAsanA kA artha hai-- jIvana kI samasta--tana kI, mana kI aura artha kI (jIvanopayogI bhautika sAdhanoM kI) daridratA samApta ho jaaye| daridratA bhale hI vaha kisI bhI prakAra kI kyoM na ho, bhayaMkara hotI hai| daridratA ke aneka rUpa haiN| sirpha paise kA, artha kA abhAva hI daridratA nahIM hai| tana kI daridratA bhI jIvana-vikAsa ke lie eka abhizApa hai| tana asvastha hai, jarjara hai, durbala hai--na to vaha ThaNDI havA kA jhoMkA saha sakatA hai aura na garma havA kaa| usa daridra zarIra kI sthiti bar3I nAjuka hotI hai| yadi roTI kA eka Tukar3A jyAdA khA liyA to rAta bhara, dina bhara parezAna haiM aura eka Tukar3A kama khA liyA, taba bhI kSudhA se parezAna haiN| vicitra sthiti hai tana kI daridratA kii| mahAlakSmI kA AhvAna isalie hai ki hamAre tana kI daridratA bhI dUra ho| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI dharmasAdhanA ke lie svastha aura sazakta tana kI bAta kahI hai| kucha loga kahate haiM ki bhagavAn vItarAga the, unheM saMsAra se kyA lenA-denA hai ? aura zarIra kI svasthatA-asvasthatA se unheM kyA apekSA hai ? parantu, unheM lenA-denA hai| Agama meM eka prazna hai--mukta kauna hogA? uttara meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki--mukti ke lie vajraRSabhanArAca sahanana arthAt vajra jaise dRr3ha evaM sazakta zarIra kA honA bhI Avazyaka hai| samasta karma-baMdhana se mukta hone ke lie anya aneka apekSAoM ke sAtha vajra jaisA zarIra bhI honA caahie| antar-cetanA kA mahattva to hai hI, usake binA AdhyAtmikatA ho hI nahIM sktii| parantu, usake vikAsa ke lie zarIra kI saMpannatA kA bhI mahattva hai| vajra jaisA dRr3ha evaM svastha zarIra hI AdhyAtmikatA ke dvAra khola sakatA hai| jinake zarIra gale-sar3e haiM, indriyA~ apUrNa yA zithila haiM, ve kyA to dharma ke dvAra kholeMge, ve kyA sAdhanA-patha para gati kareMge aura ve kyA mukti-patha para bar3ha sakeMge? isalie tana ke daridra arthAt zarIra se asvastha, kamajora evaM jarjara vyakti kyA kara sakate haiM? vaha kucha bhI to nahIM kara sakatA--vaha na dharma kara sakatA hai aura na karma / bAta yaha hai ki gira gayA, jyoti-parva 181 Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to usake lie punaH khar3A honA kaThina hai, baiTha gayA to uThane kI musIbata hai| aisA jIvana kisI kAma kA nahIM hotaa| isalie bhakta prabhu se prArthanA karatA hai ki tana kI daridratA dUra ho| tana svastha rahe, sazakta rhe| kahAvata hai--svastha tana meM svastha mana rahatA hai| tana asvastha hai, to mana bhI asvastha evaM girA-girA rahatA hai| dUsarI daridratA aura hai| vaha hai, baddhi kI daridratA, socane samajhane kI daridratA, viveka kI dridrtaa| tana to devoM jaisA bar3A sundara evaM pahalavAna jaisA majabUta mila jAtA hai, parantu mastiSka meM socane-samajhane kI buddhi kA, viveka kA divAlA nikalA rahatA hai| zarIra hRSTa-puSTa hai, para khopar3I ko dekho, to usameM gobara bharA rahatA hai| bauddhika daridratA svayaM apane lie hI nahIM, samAja, parivAra evaM rASTra ke lie bhI ghAtaka hai| na to vaha apane jIvana ko sahI dizA meM gatizIla rakha sakatA hai aura na parivAra, samAja, saMgha evaM rASTra hita ke lie kucha kara sakatA hai| buddhihIna evaM viveka-zUnya jIvana vAstava meM jIvana hI nahIM hai| vaha bahuta bhayaMkara evaM khataranAka jIvana hotA hai--apane lie bhI aura parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra ke lie bhii| isalie bhakta parama-jyotirmaya mahAprabhu se prArthanA karatA hai ki merI buddhi kI daridratA samApta ho, maiM buddhi-sampanna evaM viveka-sampanna baneM-- "dhI mahidhiyo yonaH prcodyaat"| hamArI buddhi evaM viveka sadA jAgRta rahe, sahI dizA meM gatizIla ho aura AnaMda kA vAtAvaraNa taiyAra kara ske| vaha svayaM ke lie bhI AnaMdavarSI ho aura vaha jahA~ bhI khar3A ho jAe, vahA~ AnaMda kI gaMgA baha jAe, dharatI para svarga utara jaae| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke lie kahA jAtA hai ki ve jahA~jahA~ kadama rakhate the, vahA~-vahA~ svarNa-kamala khila jAte the| Aja bhI Apa bhaktAmara-stotra meM par3hate haiM-- "unnidrahama--navapaMkajapuJjakAntI, paryullasan nkhmykhshikhaabhiraamau| pAdau padAni tava yatra jinendra ! dhattaH, padmAni tatra vibudhAH parikalpayanti / " AcArya mAnatuMga ne bahuta U~cAI se bahuta hI sundara bAta kahI hai| prabhu kA jIvana to U~cAI para hai hii| ve jahA~ kadama rakhate haiM, vahA~ kamala khilate hI haiN| parantu prabhu ke dharmaputra jahA~ para dharate haiM, vahA~ kyA hotA hai ? vahA~ bhI kamala khilane caahie| abhiprAya yaha hai ki prabhu kA beTA sAdhaka bhI viveka sampanna hai, buddhi kA dhanI hai| ataH vaha vivekapUrvaka, karma-patha para jo kadama rakhatA hai, cintana-pUrvaka jo kArya karatA hai, usase jIvana meM AnaMda-maMgala ke svarNa-kamala khilate hI haiN| eka aura daridratA hai, jise hama daridratA ke rUpa meM jAnate haiM aura kahate bhI haiN| vaha daridratA hai--dhanavaibhava kI, aizvarya kI, bhautika-sAdhanoM kii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne aparigraha kI bAta avazya kahI hai, parantu daridratA kA upadeza nahIM diyaa| aparigraha kA artha hai--jo mana meM padArthoM ke prati Asakti hai, mamatA hai, unheM baTorane kI tRSNA-lAlasA hai aura artha ko hI saba-kucha samajhane kI mithyA-daSTi hai, usakA parityAga krnaa| jIvana jIne ke lie sAdhana evaM sampatti eka sImA taka Avazyaka hai| jIvana kA Adarza sampatti kI sImA karanA to hai, parantu bhikhArI honA, daridra honA aura dara-dara bhIkha mA~gakara jInA nahIM hai| jIvana meM aizvarya kA bhI artha hai| tathAkathita kucha guru kahate rahate haiM ki ina pudgaloM kA, dhana-sampatti kA koI artha nahIM hai| vaibhava-aizvarya patana kA kAraNa hai| para, yaha kisake lie patana kA kAraNa hai ? jo pApAcAra meM rata haiM, bhoga-vilAsa meM Asakta haiM, jinakI andara kI A~kheM khulI nahIM haiM aura jo samyak rUpa se na to lakSmI kA upArjana karanA jAnate haiM, na usakA saMrakSaNa karanA jAnate haiM aura na usakA upabhoga evaM upayoga karanA, unake lie aizvarya patana kA kAraNa hai| parantu, jinake aMdara kI A~kheM khulI haiM, unake lie aizvarya bhI jIvana-vikAsa meM sahAyaka haiN| yadi daridratA jIvana kA Adarza hotI, to bhagavAn AnaMda zrAvaka ko vrata svIkAra karAte samaya kahate--he devAnapriya ! tu bAraha karor3a sonaiyA kyoM rakhatA hai ? aizvarya to pApa hai| saba-kucha chor3akara daridra bana jaa| parantu, mahAprabhu ne kahIM bhI aisA nahI khaa| aura to aura, jaba ve garbha meM Aye, taba unakI mAtA trizalA ne 14 svapnoM meM se cauthe svapna meM mahAlakSmI kA svapna dekhaa| vaha sUcanA detA hai ki vaha anaMta aizvarya kA svAmI hogaa| vaha aMdara kI anaMta vibhUti bhI prApta karegA aura bAhara ke vaibhava se bhI saMpanna hogaa| Apa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA varNana par3hate haiM, ve svarNa siMhAsana para baiThate the, unake Upara tIna chatra rahate the, donoM ora indra-indrANiyA~, deva-deviyA~, rAjA aura 182 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAniyA~ tathA sAdhAraNa jana kI ora se yathAprasaMga caMvara Dhalate rahe haiN| kitanA bar3A aizvaryaM / chatra bhI eka nahIM, eka ke Upara eka karake tIna haiM / tApa nivAraNa ke lie eka hI chatra paryApta hai, phira tIna chatra kyoM ? yahA~ tApa-nivAraNa kA koI hetu nahIM hai, ve to pratIkAtmaka haiN| AcArya siddhasena ke zabdoM meM tIna chatra yaha sUcita karate haiM ki bhagavAn tIna loka ke svAmI haiM / hA~ to, unake sira para tIna chatra haiM, deva-duduMbhiyoM kA nirghoSa ho rahA hai, dina-rAta hajAroM-hajAra patAkAe~ laharA rahI haiM / aura samavasaraNa meM baiThe haiM, taba bhI deva puSpoM kI varSA karate haiN| jo bhI deva AtA hai phUla barasAtA AtA hai aura yaha phUloM kA kitanA Dhera, ghuTanoM ghuTanoM taka / maiMne eka dina kahA thA ki aizvarya ke, bAhya parigraha ke zikhara para baiThakara tIrthaMkara mahAvIra ne upadeza kisakA diyA ? aparigraha kA / kamAla hai, Azcarya hai, jAdU hai ki kitanI UMcAI para hai vaha jIvana / bAhara meM itanA bar3A bhoga hote hue bhI aMdara meM kucha bhI nahIM / bAhara meM kucha bhI rahA ho, aMdara meM pUrNa rUpa se aparigrahI / abhiprAya yaha hai ki bAhara meM aizvarya meM raho, phira bhI aparigrahI bane raho / jIvana kA Adarza bhIkha mA~ganA nahIM hai / jIvana kA artha hai -- saba kucha prApta karake bhI aMdara meM kamala-patra kI taraha pUrNataH nirlipta raho / anaMta jalarAzi se bhare-pUre sAgara meM gotA lagAkara bhI sUkhe nikala aao| yaha jIvana kI mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA hai / daridratA to daridratA hai, vaha bAhara kI ho yA andara kI / daridratA se bar3hakara koI pApa nahIM hai -- "na dAridryAt pAtakaM mahat / " sabase bhayaMkara daridratA hai - 'AdhyAtmika daridratA / ' AdhyAtmika daridratA kA artha hai -- hamArA mana sadguNoM se khAlI par3A hai / citta meM, mana meM na ahiMsA kI bhAvanA udbuddha hotI hai, na dayA kI, na karuNA kI bhAvajyoti jagatI hai, kisI bhI duHkhI - pIr3ita vyakti ko dekha kara / jarA anta daya se soceM ki kisI garIba, asahAya evaM duHkhI vyakti ke prati kabhI kucha arpaNa karane kI bhAvanA Apake hRdaya meM jagatI hai, yA idhara-udhara se saba kucha sameTane meM hI lage rahate haiM / yadi sirpha sameTate hI rahate haiM, to yaha mana kI bhAvanA kI daridratA hai / aura, yaha daridratA bAhara ke vaibhava kI daridratA se bhI kahIM adhika bhISaNa hai| aise mana ke daridra loga na parivAra ke lie samaya para kucha kara sakeMge, na samAja, na saMgha aura na rASTrahita ke lie hI kucha kara paaeNge| maiMne to yahA~ taka dekhA hai, ki ve aura to kyA apane tana ke lie bhI kucha nahIM kara pAte haiN| Asa-pAsa ke dUsare loga kahate haiM ki isake pAsa kAphI vaibhava hai, lekina unake zarIra kI hAlata dekho to aisI hai ki mAno ye kaI janmoM ke daridra hoM / jinake sambandha meM kahA gayA hai--' punar daridraH punareva pApI' arthAt pApI daridra hotA hai aura yaha mana kA daridra phira pApI hotA hai / yaha paraMparA aneka janmoM taka calatI rahatI hai, jaba taka antar-jyoti jAgRta nahIM hotii| isa prakAra mana kI daridratA dUra honI caahie| vastutaH daridratA eka aparAdha hai, gunAha hai, pApa hai -- bhale hI vaha tana kI daridratA ho, mana kI daridratA ho, buddhi kI daridratA ho yA dhana kI daridratA ho / kyoMki pUrva pApa ke udaya se hI vyakti daridra hotA hai / aura, daridratA ke kAraNa na to vaha svayaM apane jIvana kA AnaMda le sakatA hai aura na vaha parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra ko hI yathocita AnaMda de sakatA hai / isa dRSTi se hama vicAra kareMge ki Aja kA yaha mahAparva jyoti parva hai / anaMta jyotirmaya jJAna - lakSmI kI upAsanA kA parva hai / dIpAvalI parva eka varSa ke pazcAt prakAza kA saMdeza le kara AtA hai / yaha jyoti parva aMdara aura bAhara kI daridratA ko tor3ane ke lie hai / mahAprabhu mahAvIra aura unake mahAn ziSya guru gautama kA pAvana smaraNa hI -- jinake jIvana kI smRtiyA~ isa parva ke sAtha saMbaddha hai, AnaMda kA srota hai| unakA smaraNa jIvana meM parama prasannatA kI gaMgA bahA detA hai / aura yaha smaraNa hamAre isa jIvana kI hI nahIM, janma-janmAMtaroM kI daridratAoM ko -- jinakA varNana maiMne kiyA hai, samApta kara sakatA hai| una mahAprabhu ke caraNoM meM hama bhAvanA rakhate haiM- "sarve bhavantu sukhinaH sarve santu nirAmayAH / sarve bhadrANi pazyantu mA kazcid duHkhabhAg bhavet // " dharatI ke sabhI prANI sukhI hoM, sabhI prANI tana aura mana ke roga se mukta hoM, saba bhadra arthAt maMgalakalyANa ke darzana kareM, kisI ko bhI koI duHkha aura pIr3I na ho / sabakI A~khoM meM AnaMda kI jyoti prajvalita ho| isa saMsAra kA koI prANI na mana se pIr3ita ho, na AdhyAtmika abhAva se pIr3ita ho, aura na bhautika abhAva jyoti parva For Private Personal Use Only 183 Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se pIr3ita ho--vaha donoM hI taraha kI samRddhi prApta kre| abhI-abhI mana meM kucha bhAva jage aura unhoMne zabdoM kA rUpa le liyA, ve isa prakAra hai "jyoti-parva para, jyotirmaya ho, jIvana kA, kaNa-kaNa kSaNa-kSaNa / vighna jAla se mukta sarvathA, ho maMgala kA nitya vrnn||" jyoti-parva ke upalakSya meM hamAre jIvana kA jo bhI kaNa-kaNa, kSaNa-kSaNa A rahA hai, vaha jyotirmaya ho jAe, prakAza-rUpa ho jaae| mArga meM Ane vAlI jitanI bAdhAe~ haiM, rukAvaTeM haiM, ve dUra hoN| jIvana maMgalamaya, Anandamaya bana jaae| aMdara kA aMdhakAra, bAhara kA aMdhakAra, jo hai vaha miTa jaae| hamArA dharma bhI sUndara ho aura karma bhI sundara ho| dharma, karma se anuprANita ho aura karma, dharma se anuprANita ho| niSkriya dharma aura dharma se zUnya karma jIvana ko sar3A detA hai, malina banA detA hai| isalie karma ko dharma se jyoti mile aura dharma ko karma se gati mile| jaise dIpAvalI ke hajAroM-lAkhoM dIpa jagamagAkara bAhara ke aMdhakAra ko naSTa kara dete haiM, usI prakAra hamArA antarmana bhI jJAna-jyoti se jagamagA jaae| inhIM bhAvanAoM ke sAtha, maiM prabhu mahAvIra aura guru gautama kI smRti meM Apa sabake AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke lie anaMta zubha kAmanAe~ karatA hU~ aura isI maMgalabhAvanA ke sAtha virAma letA hU~ "andara kA, bAhara kA jo bhI, aMdhakAra saba miTa jaae| dharma-karma kI yugala jyoti se, jana-mana jagamaga ho jaae||" 184 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezakAlAnurUpaM dharmaM kathayanti tIrthaMkarAH For Private Personal Use Only Page #220 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Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAkAla kI bAdhArahita gati cintana ke eka-eka bindu ko jJAnasiMdhu ke atala tala meM samAhita karatI rahI hai| sRSTi ke vikAsa aura itihAsa kI carama pariNatiyA~ mahAkAla ke gurugaMbhIra padakSepa meM dhvanita hotI rahI haiM aura preraNA ke nAnAvidha chandoM ko aNu-aNu meM samAhita karatI rahIM haiN| Rju saMkalpoM ke na jAne kitane setuoM kA nirmANa vikAsa kI saMgharSamayI cetana gAthA meM aba taka ho cukA hai| na jAne kitane prAjJa-svara aindriyakabodha ko kalyANa kI bhAvadhArA meM bahAte rahe haiM aura mAnava apane ko saMvAratA-mAMjatA, itihAsa ko hara pala nayI dizA-dRSTi detA kAlAtIta AyAmoM ke anveSaNa meM apane ahaM-bhAva ko niyojita karatA rahA hai| usake aTala saMkalpa kabhI kalakala ninAdinI saritA kI taraha gatimAna hote rahe haiM aura kabhI vaha sAgara kI uttAla taraMgoM kI taraha apanI asmitA ko ghora garjanA ke sAtha uchAlatA rahA hai| kabhI nehamaya divyatA se usake manohara prANa pulakita hote rahe haiM aura kabhI vaha zilA-khaNDoM kI taraha kaThora hotA rahA hai| mAnavIya vikAsa kI sadaeSaNAyeM vividhavarNI puSpoM kI saurabhayukta mohamayI gAthA haiM, jisameM prANa ke nehapuruSa apanI acintya mahAzakti kA vistAra karate haiM aura mAdhuryamayI tandrA ko sammohita dRSTi se TaTolate rahe haiN| zramaNa-saMskRti ke udbhava aura vikAsa kI kathA-yAtrA ke vividha bhAvayakta aitihAsika kArya-kAraNa saMbaMdhoM para jaba hama dRSTipAta karate haiM-antarnayana dvAra para jJAna aura bhakti kA saMvegamaya sAgara hilakore mArane lagatA hai| bIjAMkuroM-sI sukomala bhAvanAyeM antaHpradeza ko mathatI calI jAtI haiM aura eka caitanya pravAha nairaMtarya dhAraNa kara letA hai| zramaNa-saMskRti kI usa nairaMtaryatA meM aisA nahIM hai ki bAdhAe~ na AyI hoM athavA use kaTa anubhavoM se na gajaranA par3A ho| zramaNa-saMskRti kI pravahamAna dhArA to usa svayaMbhU nirjhariNI ke samAna hai, jise apanI dizA svayaM nirmita karanI par3atI hai| na jAne kitane ajJAnarUpI zilAkhaNDoM se TakarA kara vaha ucchala gati se bar3hatI rahI hai| na jAne kitane vibhrAntijanya jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a usake patha-bAdhaka bane haiM, para zramaNa-saMskRti kA vaha vajra ninAda-usakI jJAnarUpI nirjhariNI kA udagra pravAha, usakI manomugdhahArI prANavattA--kyA kahIM se bhI klAnta ho sakI hai? itihAsa aura darzana ke darpaNa meM jise jhAMkakara dekhane kI lAlasA ho, dekha le! dekha le ki vaha mahAyAtrA aba bhI jArI hai aura taba taka jArI rahegI, jaba taka mAnava ke mana meM devatA bana jAne kA saMkalpa zraddhAvAna banA rhegaa| Adima mAnava kI ve vyaktigata daihika pravRttiyA~-jinheM zramaNa-saMskRti ke prathama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne sampUrNa mAnavIya sadguNa svarUpa pradAna kiyA thA--tIrthaMkara mahAvIra taka aura usake bAda bhI nirantara apane ko zreyas taka le jAne ke liye kaTibaddha hotI rahI haiM aura jIvana ke hara kSetra ko Rju saMkalpoM se AplAvita karatI rahIM haiN| yahI vaha utkaTa tapaHpUta saMkalpa hai, jisake kAraNa zramaNa-saMskRti vizva vAGmaya meM apanA mahattvapUrNa sthAna rakhatI hai| dugdha-dhavala zramaNa-saMskRti ne nirantara sadupAyoM dvArA vikAsa ke itihAsa ko naye AyAma diye haiN| kAla kI cetanA ke anusAra isane apanI prAjJa-dRSTi ko nirantara mAMjA hai| samaya kI mAMga ko svIkArate haye isane apanI asmitA ke mAna-mUlyoM ko vaicArika UrdhvatA pradAna kI hai| ataeva prArambha se le kara Aja taka kI vikAsayAtrA ke madhya isakI prakhara tejasvitA ko yugIna sandarbho meM bhI Akalita kiyA jA sakatA hai aura vimagdha bhAvadRSTi jIvana ke cAMcalya-bhAva ko dI jA sakatI hai evaM gati ke manaharaNa chanda sneha saMkalpita UrjA meM dhvanita kiye jA sakate haiN| zramaNa-saMskRti kI isa bahuvidha caitanya-paramparA ke prathama tIrthaMkara Adi pravartaka bhagavAna RSabhadeva se lekara antima tIrthakara mahAvIra taka mAnavajAti ke supta devatva ko jAgRta karane kI dizA meM AdhyAtmika evaM sAmAjika stara para kitane saMkalpavAna prayatna hote rahe haiM, ise kyA sahaja hI samajhA jA sakatA hai? ise samajhane ke lie tIrthaMkara-paramparA ke udbodhana kI usa mahAyAtrA ko cintanazIla gahana ekAgradRSTi se nihAranA hogaa| yaha virATa saMskRti caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke madhya kI vaicArika prakriyA kAla ke hara padakSepa ko apane bhItara samAhita karatI rahI hai aura "bahujana hitAya, bahujana sukhAya" kI virAT bhAvanA ko pracArita-prasArita karatI rahI dezakAlAnurUpaM dharma kathayanti tIrthakarAH 187 Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para, aisA nahIM hai ki yaha saba kucha sahaja hI ho gayA ho? aneka jhaMjhAvAtoM, kaTu-madu anubhUtiyoM, pArasparika cintana kI samasyAoM evaM samayocita parivartana kI jaTilatAoM ke madhya se una sabhI devAdhideva sarvajJadevoM ko gujaranA par3A hai--jinakI smRtimAtra se janma-janmAntaroM ke sukRta saMcita ho jAte haiN| prANa meM nirjana araNya-sI mauna ekAgratA samA jAtI hai| ahlAda ke koTizaH zraddhA ke maMgaladvAra nayana-mana meM khula jAte haiN| ataeva usa sAMrSika mahAyAtrA para usake parivartita mUlyoM ke mAnadaNDa para evaM parivartana kI samayocita AvazyakatA para eka vihaMgama dRSTipAta karanA nitAnta Avazyaka hai| jaina paurANika gAthAoM ke anusAra Adima mAnava kI sthiti ardhapazu athavA ardhamAnava kI taraha thii| kanda, mUla, phala se jIvana-yApana karanA aura AraNyaka manovRttiyoM ke sAtha hI eka dina jIvana-lIlA kA samApta ho jAnA usakI niyati thii| yaha usa samaya kA eka cirAgata alpasaMkhyaka samAja thA, kintu kAlakramAnusAra zanaiH zanaiH usakI janasaMkhyA meM vRddhi hone lagI aura AhAra ke sAdhanoM meM kamI Ane lagI, vigraha aura kalaha se jana-jIvana azAnta hone lgaa| araNya kI manohArI suSamA usa kAla meM samApta-prAyaH ho gaI thii| Adima mAnava ke jIvana-saMgharSa kI prArambhika yAtrA ne sarvatra hAhAkAra macAnA Arambha kara diyaa| kSudhAta janatA ke udara meM sAre patra, puSpa aura phala samA gaye the, bhayaMkara akAla kI vikarAla agni kI lapaTeM nitya-nirantara vistAra pAtI jA rahIM thiiN| kulakara athavA kulaka netA asamaMjasa kI sthiti meM the| bhUmi evaM parvata zreNiyoM ke vRkSasamUha naSTa ho rahe the aura harItimAeM sUrya ke maMgala gAna se udita nahIM ho rahI thiiN| dharatI kI chAtI meM darAreM par3a gaI thIM aura daityAkAra mAnava kRzakAya ho gayA thaa| mAnava-jIvana ke prArambhika saMgharSa kA yaha yuga trAhitrAhi kara rahA thaa| digbhramita mAnava-samudAya ke samakSa surakSA kA koI upAya na thaa| yaha eka nirvivAda satya hai aura itihAsa ke panne isa bAta kA pramANa prastuta karate haiM ki jaba bhI mAnavIya astitva kA vilopa hone lagatA hai athavA digmrAnta sthitiyA~ utpanna hone lagatI haiM--eka mahAnAyaka janma letA hai athavA use yaM kaheM ki mAnavasamaha kI asIma zakti ekatrita hotI hai aura eka prANa-puruSa unake bIca se uTha khar3A hotA hai| kAla ke isa vyApaka satya ko sabhI dharmoM ne vibhinna zabdAvaliyoM ke dvArA svIkAra kiyA hai| itihAsa kA evaM mAnava vikAsa kA yaha eka anubhUta satya hai, jise kahIM se nakArA nahIM jA sktaa| bhautikavAdI vicAraka bhI prakArAntara se isa mata ko svIkAra karate haiN| Adima mAnava ke usa vikAsa-yuga meM bhI eka yuvaka RSabhakumAra bar3I gaMbhIra evaM tIkSNa dRSTi se samaya kI vikarAla sthiti ko dekha rahA thaa| yahA~ unhIM RSabhadeva kI bAta kahI jA rahI hai, jinheM jaina-paramparA kA Adi tIrthakara mAnA jAtA hai| yuvaka RSabhakumAra manuSya kI Adima pravRti ko apanatva aura sneha bharI dRSTi se nihAra rahA thaa| ajJAna evaM pramAda meM rata mAnava kI mukti ke liye vaha vyagra ho utthaa| pAzavika pravRti ke mAnava ko cetanAzIla banAne kA unhoMne vrata liyaa| devatva tathA mAnavatA kI prANa-pratiSThA karane ko ve vyagra ho utthe| __ manuSya kI AvazyakatAyeM dainaMdina bar3hatI jA rahIM thiiN| kSudhita mAnava-samudAya meM saMcaya-vRtti kA bhAva panapane lagA thaa| aba vaha pakSiyoM kI taraha svataMtra vicaraNa nahIM kara pAtA thaa| yaha eka akATya satya hai ki jaba bhI koI sAMgharSika kAla vighaTana kI prakriyA meM apane mAna-mUlyoM kA anveSaNa karatA hai| avazyaMbhAvI rUpa se sAmAjika, dhArmika evaM sAMskRtika maryAdAyeM bIjabhAva meM avasthita ho jAtI haiN| bhagavAn RSabhadeva kA kAla isI prakAra ke UhApohoM ke madhya jana-mAnasa meM avasthita thaa| pUrva kI taraha mAnava kI nizchala, niSkapaTa va sahaja manovRttiyA~ samApta prAyaH ho gaI thI aura vaha pArasparika vaimanasya, ghRNA, tanAva va saMgharSa kA zikAra ho gayA thaa| aparAdha vRttiyA~ sira uThAne lagI thiiN| bhagavAn RSabhadeva jaisA mahAna karmayogI isa bikharatI haI mAnavIya cetanA ko mauna ho kara nahIM dekha sakatA thaa| ataeva unhoMne samasta mAnava samudAya ko zrama-zakti se paricita karAyA evaM zrama ke pazcAt zrI kI upalabdhi kA maMgala saMdeza jana-mAnasa meM pracArita kiyaa| vastuta: kRSi kA Adarza upasthita karane vAlA vaha Adi puruSa thaa| aura bhI spaSTa DhaMga se agara ise vyAkhyAyita karanA ho, to hama kaha sakate haiM ki agara RSabhadeva 188 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samayocita nirNaya na lete, to dharatI para manaSya kA koI astitva na rhtaa| eka-dUsare kA bhakSaNa kara mAnava jAti dAnava bana jAtI aura prakRti kA svarUpa kutsita ho jaataa| meM pUrva meM kaha AyA hU~ ki isa taraha ke saMkramaNakAla meM mAnava-saMskRti ke unnAyaka avatarita hote haiM aura vikAsa ko samayocita dizA evaM gati dete haiN| jaba hama RSabhadeva-kAlIna mAnava-pravattiyoM para aura usakI jIvanacaryA ke saMsAdhanoM para dRSTipAta karate haiM, to eka sahaja smita hAsya kI rekhA bhI hoThoM para ubhara AtI hai| eka kautuhala evaM Azcarya bhI hamAre mAnasa ko jhakajhora jAtA hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne apane vakta ke mAnava ko anna khAnA sikhAyA thA, para kacce anAja ko khAkara pacA jAne kI zakti logoM meM nahIM thii| usa vakta agni agara thI bhI kahIM, to agocara thI aura anna ko pakAne ke sAdhanoM kA abhAva thaa| aisA nahIM thA ki bhagavAn RSabhadeva agni ke bAre meM nahIM jAnate the| unheM yaha patA thA ki kAla kI snigdhatA ke kAraNa agni utpanna nahIM ho sktii| dIrgha samaya ke pazcAt snigdhatA jaba kucha kama huI, taba unhoMne kASTha ko ragar3akara agni utpanna kI aura logoM ko bhojya padArthoM ko pakAne kA jJAna kraayaa| isI prakAra jIvana ke anyAnya kSetroM meM bhI manuSya ko vikasita dRSTi pradAna karane kA zreya Adi tIrthakara bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko hI jAtA hai| eka prakAra se ve pahale samAja-zAstrI, dharma-vyAkhyAtA evaM kuzala prazAsaka the| sAtha-hI-sAtha ve jIva-mAtra kI pIr3A ke sahabhAgI bhI the| sarvaprathama unhoMne hI "Atmavat sarvabhUteSu" kA pATha manuSya ko par3hAyA evaM navIna cetanA se samRddha kiyaa| astroM kI hor3a ne Aja ke mAnava ko bhayaMkara rUpa se hiMsaka banAyA hai| usa astra ke prathama nirmAtA bhI bhagavAn RSabhadeva hI the| unhoMne hI asi arthAt talavAra kA nirmANa kiyA, parantu unakA yaha nirmANa hiMsra pazuoM evaM AsurI prakRti ke atyAcArI logoM se mAnava kI rakSA ke lie thaa| kintu, Age calakara isakA bhayaMkara durupayoga huA, tuccha svArthoM ke lie bhISaNa nara-saMhAra hue, surakSA ke sthAna para AkrAmaka rUpa sAmane AyA, jisane zastrAstra dhAraNa ke mUla Adarza ko hI naSTa kara diyaa| jo bhI ho, parantu zastrAstra kI eka sAmAjika upayogitA hai isase inakAra nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yadi asi se bhaviSya meM hone vAle anarthoM ke vikalpoM meM hI RSabhadeva ulajhe rahate, to Aja mAnava jAti kA kyA bhaviSya hotA? guNa aura doSa eka sikke ke do pahalU haiN| ve samaya para apanA-apanA sthAna lete rahate haiN| 'dRSTaM kimapi lokesmin, na nirdoSaM na nirguNam' / prazna vartamAna kA hai| kucha dUra taka ke bhaviSya kA bhI hai| yadi amuka samaya yA amuka bhaviSya taka kisI nirNaya kI yA bAta kI arthavattA hai, to usakA upayoga karanA caahie| sUdUra bhaviSya ke vikalpoM meM atyadhika mastiSka ko ulajhA dene se vartamAna vinaSTa ho jAtA hai aura vartamAna ke vinaSTa hone se bar3hakara samAja ke prati bar3A AghAta aura kucha bhI nahIM hai| jUM par3a jAne ke bhaya se vastra na pahananA buddhimAnI kI bAta nahIM hai| jUM na par3ane pAye, isake lie yathAvasara vastraprakSAlana kA dhyAna rakhanA caahie| bhojana kareMge, to zauca kI samasyA AegI hii| yaha tarka mUrkhatApUrNa nahIM to aura kyA hai ? RSabhadeva ne isIlie vartamAna samaya kI upayogitA ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue mAnava ke hAtha meM AtmarakSA ke lie tathA jo azakta, dIna aura durbala apanI rakSA karane meM asamartha haiM unakI AtatAyiyoM se rakSA karane ke lie asi arpita kii| usa vakta usa karuNAmati ke samakSa manuSya evaM usakI sAmAjika rakSA kA prazna hI sabase bar3A thaa| asi kA nirmANa kSatatrANa ke sUtra para AdhArita hai| asi dhAraka 'kSatriya' varNa ke lie prayukta, 'kSatra' yA 'kSatriya' zabda isI artha ko dhvanita karatA hai / "kSatAt kila trAyata ityudagraH, kSatrasva zabdo bhuvaneSu rUr3ha: / " yahI bAta lekhana ke sambaMdha meM bhI haiN| lekhana kA bhI bhaviSya meM durupayoga huaa| jhUThe dastAveja likhe gye| mithyA zAstra lipibaddha hue| hiMsA, vigraha, evaM vAsanA-vardhaka pustakeM likhIM gayI, yaha saba huA para sAtha-hI-sAtha kucha acchI cIjeM bhI prakAza meM aayiiN| vicAroM ko sthAyI rUpa dene ke lie lekhana eka bahuta bar3I apekSA thI mAnava kii| zrI RSabhadeva ne usakI tatkAla pUrti kii| jambudvIpa-prajJaptikAra ke vicAra se prajA kA hita sampAdana kiyaa| asi, masi aura kRSi Adi meM hiMsA hote hue bhI manuSya kA hita nihita hai aura jahA~ hita hai, hita buddhi hai, vahA~ pApa nahIM hai, puNya hai| ataH RSabhadeva ne rAjya-zAsana, vyApAra-vANijya, zilpa-karma evaM yuddh-klaa|aadi ke prazikSaNa dezakAlAnurUpaM dharma kathayanti tIrthaMkarAH 189 Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvArA prajAhitarUpa puNya karma hI kiyA, pApa karma nahIM kyoMki inake ye tatkAlIna nirNaya vizva janahita meM the / 'AigarANaM tatrANaM' ke anusAra tIrthaMkara dharma kI Adi karane vAle haiM, tIrtha ke karttA haiM, saMsthApaka haiM / parantu, prazna yaha hai ki ve kisa dharma ke karttA haiM ? nizcaya-dharma to anAdi - ananta hai / jisa yuga meM jo bhI tIrthaMkara huA, usane nizcaya-dharma ke rUpa meM eka hI bAta kahI-rAga-dveSa se mukta honA, nija svabhAva meM sthita rahanA, vItarAga bhAva- samabhAva meM ramaNa karanA dharma hai / ananta ananta atIta kAla meM jo ananta tIrthaMkara ho cuke haiM, unameM se kisI ne bhI isake viparIta prarUpaNA nahIM kI aura na ananta anAgata-kAla meM honevAlA koI tIrthaMkara isake virUddha kucha khegaa| kisI ne kabhI bhI yaha nahIM kahA ki rAga-dveSa se mukti hotI hai, vibhAva-pariNati dharma hai kyoMki nizcaya dharma anAdikAla se jisa rUpa meM calA A rahA hai, vahI vartamAna meM hai aura vahI bhaviSya meM rahegA / vaha to AtmA kA nija svabhAva hai| usameM koI parivartana karegA bhI kyA ? phira tIrthakara kisa dharma ke kartA haiM ? ve navI sthApanA kyA karate haiM? yadi ve purAne satya kA dharma kA hI udghoSa karate haiM, taba ve karttA kaise hue ? vastutaH tIrthaMkara AtmA ke svarUpa kI, tattvoM ke svarUpa kI, vItarAga-bhAva kI antaraMga sAdhanA kI koI nayI sthApanA nahIM karate / ataH spaSTa hai ki koI bhI tIrthaMkara nizcaya-dharma kA karttA nahIM hotA aura na ho hI sakatA hai / vyavahAradharma meM, bAhara ke AcAra meM, kriyA kANDa meM yuga ke anusAra jo parivartana apekSita hotA hai, tIrthakara usa bAhya AcAra meM parivartana-parivardhana karatA hai| ataH vaha vyavahAra-dharma kA karttA hai| AcArya jinadAsa ne jo AgamoM ke vyAkhyAtA eka mahAn AcArya hue haiM, unhoMne sahasrAdhika varSe pUrva uttarAdhyayana-cUrNi meM kahA thA- "bezakAlAnurUpaM dharmakathayanti tIrthaMkarAH / " tIrthakara dezakAla ke anurUpa dharma -- AcAra kA kathana karate haiN| arthAt vyavahAra dharma evaM AcAra kI sthApanA karate haiN| deza aura kAla ke anusAra parivartita hone vAlA ye to vyavahAra dharma hotA hai, bAhyAcAra hotA hai, nizcaya evaM antaraMga dharma nahIM / bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne dhArmika zAsana-taMtra ke niyama bhI nirdhArita kiye| acela nagnatA Adi ke rUpa meM ve kaThora the| unake bAda kI paramparA meM Ane vAle dvitIya tIrthaMkara zrI ajitanAtha ne sacela-savastra Adi komala evaM vyAvahArika vidhAna prastuta kara apane yuga meM zrI RSabhadeva dvArA pracArita kaThora niyamoM ko apadastha kara diyaa| thor3ebahuta hera-phera ke sAtha dharma - zAsana kA yaha parivartita rUpa teisaveM tIrthaMkara pArzvanAtha taka calatA rahA / aba prazna uThatA hai ki zrI ajitanAtha ne kaThora vratoM ko komala kyoM banAyA? spaSTa hai ki eka samaya kI kaThora vyavasthA bhaviSya meM sArvajanika rUpa se avyAvahArika ho jAtI hai, antataH vaha daMbha kA rUpa le letI hai| usakA maulika sahI rUpa raha nahIM pAtA / loka pratiSThA ke bhaya se bAhyAvaraNa banA rahatA hai, para antara meM saMtrAsajanya sthiti utpanna ho jAtI hai| dharma DoMga evaM pAkhaNDa meM parivartita ho jAtA hai aura yaha pAkhaNDa, dharma evaM samAja kI pavitratA evaM prAmANikatA ko le DUbatA hai| ataeva samayAnusAra dharma evaM samAja ke zAsakoM ke samakSa kucha aise vikaTa prazna ubhara uThate haiM, jinake samAdhAna hetu paraMparAgata niyamoM meM kucha Avazyaka parivartana karane par3ate haiM / isI samayocita paristhiti ko zrI ajitanAtha ne gaMbhIratA ke sAtha anubhava kiyA evaM kaThora-caryA ko mRdu-caryA meM parivartita karane kA ucita nirNaya liyA / agara ve sAmAjika evaM dhArmika maryAdAoM ke pUrvagata pakSa se mukta na hue hote aura Avazyaka nirNaya na lie hote, to dharma-saMgha kI sthiti kyA hotI ? yaha itihAsa kA eka jvalanta prazna bana gayA hotaa| ataeva jIvana ke hara kSetra meM yugAnukUla parivartana Avazyaka hotA hai| eka lambe kAlakhaNDa ke gujara jAne ke pazcAt bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yuga AtA hai| komala niyama bhI antataH zithilAcAra evaM bhraSTAcAra kA rUpa le lete haiN| ataH bhagavAn mahAvIra phira aparigraha ke carama Adarza acela arthAt nagnatA Adi ke kaThora patha para cala par3ate haiN| yaha parivartana Avazyaka thA, apekSita thaa| ataeva unhoMne yaha parivartana binA kisI purAtana Adi kI ulajhana ke sahaja bhAva se kiyaa| isa parivartana meM pUrva ke tIrthaMkaroM kI avajJA nahIM hai| bhagavAn pArzvanAtha yA unase pahale ke tIrthaMkaroM kA apamAna nahIM hai / spaSTa hai apane samaya meM pUrva paraMparA ke tIrthaMkaroM ke nirNaya bhI sahI the aura apane yuga meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ke bhI zAzvata satya ke sAtha vyavahAra-yatha ke kucha sAmayika satya bhI hote haiN| jo parivartita samaya meM apanI arthavattA evaM guNavattA kho dete haiN| phalataH unameM parivartana karanA 190 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Avazyaka hotA hai isI sAmayika upayogitA ko dhyAna meM rakha kara vicAra kiyA jAya, to uparyakta donoM pakSa apaneapane yuga-satya para ucita haiN| donoM meM paraspara virodha-jaisA kucha nahIM hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pazcAt unake jyeSTha ziSya prathama gaNadhara gautama kA yuga AtA hai| aura usI ziSya dvArA bhagavAn mahAvIra ke kucha nirNayoM meM parivartana evaM saMzodhana kiyA jAtA hai| Agama sAkSI hai isa bAta kA ki zrAvastI meM pArzvasaMgha ke kezIkumAra zramaNa aura anya samudAya ke parivrAjakoM evaM gRhasthoM ke samakSa guru gautama spaSTa rUpa se ghoSaNA karate haiM ki nagnatA Adi kriyAkAMDa, dharma ke bAhya rUpa, yuga para AdhArita haiN| yaha dharma kA, sAdhanA kA mUla aMga nahIM hai| uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM Aja bhI-"loge liNgppoynnN|" ke rUpa meM unakA svara mukharita hai| ve deza-kAlAnusAra prajJA ke AdhAra para nirNaya le lete haiN| ukta sandarbha meM unakA bodhasUtra "pannAsamikkhae dhmm|" yuga-yuga kA bodhasUtra hai| gautama kevala samanvaya kA vicAra de kara hI nahIM raha jAte haiN| svayaM apane jIvana meM bhI use sAkAra rUpa dete haiN| ataeva Age calakara aneka jagaha ve svayaM vastradhArI sthavirakalpI muni ke rUpa meM dRSTigocara hote haiN| upAsakadazAMga aura vipAkasUtra Adi unakI ukta sthApanA ke parivartita rUpa ke sAkSI haiN| gaNadhara gautama kA samaya para liyA gayA yaha nirNaya hI pArzva-saMgha aura mahAvIra-saMgha ko eka-dhArA kA rUpa de skaa| parivartana kA yaha cakra Age bhI uttarottara calatA rahA, adhika to nahIM, para kucha udAharaNa upasthita kiye detA hU~--nizItha sUtra ke anusAra bhikSu ke lie likhanA varjita hai| lagabhaga eka hajAra varSa taka isI kAraNa Agamagrantha lipibaddha nahIM ho ske| kintu, AcArya devaddhigaNi ne AgamoM kI rakSArtha unheM lipibaddha karane ke lie purAtana mAnyatAoM ko asvIkAra kara diyaa| jaina itihAsa ke anusAra kalama pakar3ane vAle ve prathama jaina AcArya haiN| aisA nahIM hai ki devadhigaNi kA usa vakta virodha nahIM huA ho| AlocanA, pratyAlocanA ke kaNTakAkIrNa patha se unheM apane dhyeya sthala taka pahu~canA par3A hai| yaha sAdhAraNa-sI bAta hai ki hara nayI bAta kA virodha janatA karatI hai| sarvasAdhAraNa janatA kA svabhAva hI kucha aisA hai / parantu janatA ko netRtva dene vAle dizAnirdezaka isa bhaya se kabhI apane kartavya se vimukha nahIM hue haiM athavA cupacApa nahIM baiThe haiN| ve nirdvandva-bhAva se gaMtavya kI ora calate hI rahate haiN| yadi devadhigaNi yaha sAhasapUrNa nirNaya na lete, to prabhu mahAvIra kI vANI kA, Agama siddhAnta kA, saMbhava hai--eka akSara bhI hamAre pAsa nahIM hotaa| jisa prakAra unake pUrva kA vizAla jaina vAGmaya naSTa ho gyaa| itastata: bhraSTa ho gayA, usI taraha Aja yaha jo kucha avazeSa prApta haiM, vaha bhI naSTa ho gayA hotaa| pAtra ke saMbaMdha meM bhI yahI bAta huI / prathama aMgasUtra, AcArAMga meM bhikSu ke lie eka hI pAtra kA vidhAna hai aura yaha paramparA kAphI samaya taka calatI rhii| kintu bRhatkalpa Adi bhASya granthoM ke anusAra AcArya AryarakSita se pUrva bhikSu ke lie eka hI pAtra vihita thaa| AryarakSita ne deza aura kAla kI mAnyatA ko svIkAra karate hue dUsare pAtra kA bhI vidhAna kara diyaa| eka yuga thA jaba bhikSu kevala pANipAtra thA, dUsare yuga meM eka pAtra rakhane kA nirNaya nirdhArita kiyA gyaa| aura, AryarakSita kA yaha tIsarA yuga thA ki dUsarA pAtra bhI rakhane kA nirNaya liyA gyaa| virodha isakA bhI kama nahIM huA hogaa| parantu, AryarakSita jaise AcArya samaya kI mAMga ko pahacAnate haiM aura tadanusAra parivartana kA nirNaya lete haiN| isa prakAra aura bhI aneka parivartanoM kI gAthAe~ Agama tathA Agamottara sAhitya meM parilakSita hotI haiN| eka bAra kA AhAra tathA tIsare prahara kI bhikSA ke evaM rAtri ke tIsare prahara meM nidrA Adi ke vidhAna meM parivartana parilakSita hote haiN| yaha-saba kucha zithilAcAra nahIM hai, samaya kI apekSA hai| eka samaya to lekhana hI vajita thA, aba to bar3e-bar3e dhurandhara dharmAcAryoM ke granthoM kI hajAroM pratiyA~ dhar3Adhar3a chapa rahI haiN| aura isameM bahuta se vrata-niyamoM kA pAraNA ho jAtA hai| nizIthasUtra meM gRhastha se par3hane kA spaSTa niSedha hai| aba to kAphI samaya se vetanabhogI paNDitoM se par3hA bhI jAtA hai| ise taTastha dRSTi se dekhane vAloM ko sApha patA cala jAyegA ki samaya kI gati ke sAtha Age bar3hanA hI zreyaskara hai| jo isa gati ke anurUpa samaya para nirNaya lete haiM, ve vandanIya haiN| kyoMki ve saMgha evaM samAja ko bikharane se bacA lete haiN| eka samaya jaba AvazyakatA mahasusa huI, to AcAryoM ne gahasthoM ke lie martipUjA kA vidhAna nirmita kiyA aura jaba anAvazyaka ADaMbara bar3hane lagA, to usakA virodha bhI karanA pdd'aa| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki jaba kisI dezakAlAnurUpaM dharma kathayanti tIrthakarAH 191 Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AgrahamUlaka dhAraNA meM hI samagra dhana-jana-zakti kendrita ho jAtI hai evaM jIvanasparzI udAtta Adarza viveka kI AMkha se ojhala ho jAte haiM, to samaya para unakA pariSkAra karanA nitAnta Avazyaka ho jAtA hai| una sArI samasyAoM ko samaya ke pariprekSya meM hI dekhanA cAhie aura ucita nirNaya liyA jAnA caahie| kyoMki eka samaya kA acchA mAnA jAne vAlA nirNaya parivartita samaya meM puna: pariSkRta athavA rUpAntarita hote rahane kI apekSA rakhatA hai| jIvana kA koI bhI kSetra kyoM na ho--samaya para saba meM parivartana kI AvazyakatA hai| dhArmika-kSetra kI hI taraha sAmAjika kSetra bhI parivartana se alipta nahIM rahA hai| sUdUra atIta meM nAriyoM meM paradA-jaisI koI cIja nahIM thii| eka samaya AyA, jaba ki usakI AvazyakatA mahasUsa huI aura Aja phira vaha samaya A gayA hai, jabaki loga parade ko anAvazyaka samajhane lage haiN| isI prakAra daheja, mRta-bhoja, bAla-vivAha evaM vidhavA-vivAha tathA strI-zikSA Adi paramparAe~ vidhi se niSedha meM aura niSedha se vidhi meM parivartita hotI rahI haiN| ye zAsvata nahIM, yuga-dharma ke tattva haiM, inheM parivartana ke cakra meM yathAvasara rUpAntarita honA hI par3atA hai| dhArmika-kSetra meM guru ho athavA AcArya tathA sAmAjika kSetra meM koI netA yA ho mukhiyA, unheM saMgha evaM samAja ke vartamAna tathA bhaviSya kI apekSAoM kA satata paryavekSaNa karate rahanA caahie| unheM nirantara ucitaanucita kA vicAra karate rahanA caahie| unheM nirantara dekhanA hai ki kyA Avazyaka hai, kyA anAvazyaka hai| jo ThIka hai, usakA saMrakSaNa karanA hai| aura, jo ThIka nahIM hai, use sAhasa ke sAtha kATa kara sApha kara denA hai| usake sthAna meM yadi koI anya ucita nirNaya apekSita hai, to usakA vicAra karanA hai| janatA ke mAnasa meM to koI eka paribhASA nizcita nahIM hai| loga kyA kahate haiM, yaha nahIM dekhanA hai| dekhanA hai satya evaM hita kyA hai| yogya DAkTara yA vaidya, yaha nahIM dekhatA hai ki rogI kyA kahatA hai, vaha kyA khAnA-pInA cAhatA hai| vaha to roga aura usake pratIkAra ko lakSya meM rakha kara kaDavI yA mIThI jaisI bhI auSadha ho, susvAdu yA du:svAdu jaisA bhI khAna-pAna ho, vidhAna kara detA hai| cikitsaka rogI kA anuyAyI banA ki srvnaash| neta-vRndoM ko samayocita nirNaya lene meM kisI bhI prakAra kI jhijhaka ko mana meM sthAna nahIM denA caahie| sthAna, kAraNa evaM pAtra vizeSa ke anusAra agara koI anya nirNaya bhI apekSita hai, to usa para bhI AcArya athavA guru ko gaMbhIratApUrvaka vicAra karanA cAhie, tAki skhalana kI saMbhAvanA utpanna na ho| aise samaya meM lokApavAdoM kI paravAha nahIM karanI caahie| ___ guru kA kArya sAdhAraNa nahIM hai| vaha "tamasomA jyotirgamaya' kA pratiSThAtA hai| aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora le jAne vAlA mahAnAyaka hai| samasyA upasthita hone para vaha agara sAdhAraNa ziSya kI bhAMti cintAmagna ho gayA, taba to sthiti kabhI nahIM sudhregii| vaha pathapradarzaka hai, ataeva use sirpha loka-maMgala ko dhyAna meM rakhanA caahie| aura apanI prajJA se samaya para sahI nirNaya lenA caahie| usake sAmane sarvasAdhAraNa kI icchA mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai, mahattvapUrNa hai sarvasAdhAraNa kI bhalAI, usakA maMgala / aura yaha garutarakArya guru hI kara sakatA hai| loka-mar3hatA bhI apane meM eka bahuta bar3I mUrkhatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana meM yaha bhI mithyAdRSTi kA hI eka rUpa hai| aneka loka-paramparAe~ aisI haiM, jinakA viveka se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| para, mUr3ha vyakti unheM pakar3e hI rahatA hai| ataeva samyagadRSTi ke lie aisI loka-mUr3hatA kA parityAga Avazyaka hai| adhikatara loka-mAnasa gatAnugatika hotA hai, pAramArthika nahIM hotaa| hara bAta ke lie vaha yahI kahatA hai ki yaha to pUrva se calI A rahI paramparA hai| isIlie eka manISI ne kahA hai--"gatAnugatiko lokaH, na lokaH paarmaarthikH|" yaha siMha cAla nahIM, bher3a cAla hai| yaha prati-srotagAmitA nahIM, anusrotagAmitA hai| vegavAna pravAha ke pratikUla tairanA pratisrotagAmI siMho kA kAma hai, anusrotagAmI bher3oM kA nhiiN| bahadhA yaha dekhA jAtA hai ki aneka dharmAcArya tathA samAja netA satyAsatya ke nirNaya-bindu para A kara bhI use udghoSita evaM kriyAnvita karane meM hicakate rahate haiN| jisake kAraNa Avazyaka zubhakArya bilamba se saMpAdita ho pAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI ve vAtyAcakra meM hI ulajha kara raha jAte haiM, jisakA pariNAma zubha kI jagaha azubha hone lagatA hai / merA kahanA hai ki agara zubha hai, to use zIghra kriyAnvita karanA cAhie / 'zubhasya zIghram'--koI galata 192 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAta nahIM hai| dera karane se zubha kA rasa samApta ho jAtA hai / 'kAlaH pivati tad-rasam / ' loga kahate haiM--dera hai aMdhera nhiiN| para, maiM kahatA hU~ dera svayaM hI aMdhera hai / jo bhI karanA hai use samaya para kara lenA hI uttama vicAra kA phala hai jo bhI karanA hai, samaya para kara lenA cAhie, tArikheM DAlate rahanA, vyartha hI kesa lambA karate jAnA, koI acchI bAta nahIM hai / 'turaMta dAna mahAphala' kA siddhAnta hI ThIka hai / Aja kI adAlateM phaisalA dene meM derI karane ke kAraNa majAka bana gaIM haiN| 1 sAdhanA kI anya pIThikAoM ke saMbaMdha meM bhI yahI bAta hai / itihAsa ke prAcIna pRSThoM para AcAra parivartana kI aneka kathAe~ aMkita haiN| ise maiM AcAra - kAnti kA nAma detA hU~ / kintu, Aja AcAra parivartana ke saMbaMdha meM kAnti kI saMbhAvanA nahIM hai| meM AcAra parivartana ke saMbaMdha meM kucha bhI nahIM socatA hU~ maiM socatA hU~, paramparAgata dhArmika AcAra aura vidhi-vidhAna ke saMbaMdha meM Aja ke yuga kA vyakti svayaM kI apanI ruci ke atirikta bAhara ke kisI dabAva se kucha bhI svIkAra yA asvIkAra karane kI manaHsthiti meM nahIM hai / vastutaH dharma aura dhArmika AcAra sAdhaka ke antara se udbhUta hone vAlA AdhyAtmika bhAva hai, yaha bAhara se Aropita nahIM hai| use Aropita honA bhI nahIM caahie| usameM pUrNataH svAtmaruci aura yogyatA kI svataMtratA honI cAhie Aropita saMyama, samyaku saMyama nahIM ho sktaa| Aropita dharma, sahI artha meM dharma nahIM ho sktaa| Aropita dharma, jo kabhI-kabhI adharma se bhI adhika bhayAnaka ho jAtA hai| isa dRSTi se hI tIrthakaroM kA dharma, sAdhaka ke svayaM calane kA dharma hai, balAt dhakelane kA dharma nahIM hai| yahI bAta satyAsatya ke vicAra-kSetra meM bhI hai| satya ke lie bhI Avazyaka hai ki mAnyatAoM ke Agraha kama hoM, kama kyA ho hI nhiiN| jo mAnyatAe~ mahAkAla ke pravAha meM ghisa gayI hai, apanA mUlya kho cukI hai unake durAgraha kSINa hone caahie| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA anekAntavAda vicAroM ke ekAnta jar3a Agraha ko zithila karane kA hI vAda hai| anekAnta kI jitanI spaSTa aura mUlagrAhI vyAkhyA hotI jA rahI hai, utanA hI manuSya adhika sabhya evaM susaMskRta banatA jA rahA hai| pichale kucha varSoM meM sAmpradAyika saMkIrNatAoM evaM mAnyatAoM kI ahammanyatAe~ manuSya ko unmAdagrasta kara rahI thIM, para Aja vaisI sthiti nahIM rahI hai| Aja bhinna sampradAyoM ke loga eka sAtha mila kara kucha soca sakate haiM, sAtha-sAtha raha sakate haiN| hara kSetra meM sahiSNutA kA vikAsa huA hai aura ukta sahiSNutA kA janma vicAroM ke zithilIkaraNa, lacakIlepana evaM udAttatA ke kAraNa hI saMbhava ho sakA hai| yaha zithilIkaraNa anekAnta se bhinna aura kucha bhI nahIM haiN| anekAntavAda kisI bhI vicAra-dhArA ke eka-pakSIya Agraha vRtti kA niSedha karatA hai aura usake aneka pakSI vicAroM ko svataMtra dRSTi se dekhane kA mArga batAtA hai| eka yuga thA, jaba dhArmika mAnyatAoM evaM dhAraNAoM ko vizvAsa aura paramparA ke nAma para svIkAra kiyA jAtA thA kintu ve Aja tarkasammata AlocanA ke dvAra para khar3I hai| Aja hara mAnyatA kI mAtra aitihAsika hI nahIM, sAmAjika mImAMsA bhI hotI hai| use tarka evaM vijJAna kI kasauTI para kasa kara dekhA jAtA hai| adhyayana aura cintana kI dRSTi kA yaha painApana sarvatra vyApta ho cukA hai| ise yugIna saMdarbhoM aura tAtkAlika mAnyatAoM ke pariprekSya meM dekhA jAtA hai / parantu, jo satya hai, vaha vibhinna AyAmoM meM apanI asmitA kA anveSaNa karatA hai / aura yahI kAraNa hai ki satya sarvadA bhaya rahita hotA hai| jahA~ bhaya hai, vahA~ satya kadApi apanA sthAna prApta nahIM kara sakatA / satya kI vimukta dRSTi AlocanA - pratyAlocanA kI paravAha nahIM krtii| kyoMki vaha eka sArvajanIna zakti hai, use vizva kI koI bhI zakti cunautI nahIM de sktii| vastutaH dekhA jAya to satya ina mArgoM se gujara kara apane svarUpa ko nitya nirantara udAtta evaM virATa banAtA hai / kintu deza-kAla kI paridhi meM Avaddha jo sAmayika satya hote haiM, unheM sanAtana satya mAna lene kI bhrAnti ho use AlocanA kA zikAra banAtI hai aura usase utpanna hone vAlI paristhitiyAM kaTu maMtavyoM ko ujAgara karatI hai| inhI paristhitiyoM meM tathAkathita dhArmika aura paramparAvAdI loga vyagra ho uThate haiM aura unameM jar3atA chA jAtI hai / satya yadi vastutaH satya hai, to use bhaya kaisA ? " satye nAsti bhayaM kvacit / " 1 vicAra carcA, zAstracarcA aura svAdhyAya ke binA dharma - zAstra adhyAtma evaM paramparA ko samajhanA nitAnta asambhava hai / hama atIta meM kyA the / aura aba kyA ho gaye haiM ? ise samajhe evaM jAne binA yaha saba spaSTa nahIM ho sakatA aura sAmAjika prabuddhatA jAgRta nahIM ho sktii| mere kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki hamArA sAmAjika dRSTidezakAlAnurUpaM dharma kathayanti tIrthaMkarA 193 . Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koNa cintana pradhAna ho| usakI vaicArika arthavattA jovana ke nitya nUtana naye AyAmoM kA anveSaNa kre| yugIna saMdarbho meM jIvana ke mAna-mUlyoM kA anveSaNa agara isa dRSTi se hotA rahA, to hamArI sAMskRtikaparamparA aura zramaNa-paramparA kI udAra manovRttiyA~ kabhI bhI samApta nahIM ho paayegii| vizva vAGamaya ke vizAla vRkSa para zramaNa-saMskRti kA mahAn udghoSa agara akSuNNa raha pAyA hai, to isakA mUla kAraNa yahI hai ki isane satya ko svIkArane meM kabhI bhI mithyAtva kA sahArA nahIM liyaa| nAnAvidha jhaMjhAvAtoM ko anavarata jhelate rahane ke vAvajUda, agara jaina-dharma Aja bhI apanI asmitA ko pavitratA kI samasta UMcAIyoM ke sAtha jIvita rakha sakA hai. to usakA eka mAtra kAraNa yahI hai ki isane jIvana ke hara pahalU ko samakAlIna dRSTi cetanA se samanvita ho kara dekhA evaM parakhA hai| Adi tIrthakara bhagavAna RSabhadeva se lekara Aja taka kI zramaNa-saMskRti kI jo pravahamAna dhArA hai, vaha satya ke vizAla evaM unmukta dRSTi ko AtmasAt karane ke kAraNa hI nairantarya sthApita kiye hue hai| vizva-mAnava kI cetanA kA yaha jo mahAudghoSa zramaNa-saMskRti kI sudIrgha paramparA meM sunAI par3atA hai, usakI pIThikA para aisA nahIM hai ki use bahubidha AlocanAoM kA zikAra na honA par3A ho, parantu bAvajUda isake vaha Aja bhI kalakala ninAdinI saritA kI taraha pravahamAna hai| himagiri ke uttuMga zikhara kI taraha aDiga-avicala rUpa se avasthita hai| zramaNasaMskRti kI yaha bhAva-dhArA mAnavIya mUlyoM ko jIvana kI gati ke naye AyAma detI hai| jJAna kI samasta UMcAiyoM se bhAratIya manISA ko samRddha karatI hai| cintana ke vizAla evaM sudIrgha pRSThoM para bhagavAna RSabhadeva se le kara tIrthaMkara mahAvIra taka kI jo avirAma dharma-yAtrA kI kathA hai, vaha sRjanAtmaka tattvoM kA poSaNa karatI hai aura vikAsa ke aneka kAlAtIta adhyAyoM ko jor3atI hai| ___maiM prArambha meM kaha AyA hU~ ki Adima mAnava kI manovRttiyA~ kitanI sahaja evaM ajJAna-janya thiiN| use zramazakti se paricaya bhagavAn RSabhadeva ne kisa prakAra karAyA thaa| taba se le kara Aja taka kI vaha zramaNa-yAtrA sirpha bhAratavarSa kI hI nahIM, apitu sampUrNa vasudhA ko eka madhura AhlAda se paripUrita karatI rahI hai evaM manaSya ko bikharane se bacAtI rahI hai| bhagavAn RSabhadeva se lekara Aja taka ke hue tamAma parivartanoM meM zramaNa-saMgha ne kahIM se apanI pavitra bhAvanAoM ko khoyA nahIM hai, balki prApta karane kI udAtta abhilASA hI isake mantavyoM evaM parivartanoM meM mUla kAraNa rahI hai| hama ina tamAma parivartanoM meM kahI se bhI skhalana kI saMbhAvanAoM ko nahIM dekhate haiM, balki usake samakAlIna saMdarbho meM Ane vAle aucitya para vicAra karate haiN| samayocita parivartana vikAsa ke mArga meM kahIM bhI bAdhaka nahIM hai, dharma evaM saMskRti ke mArga meM abarodhaka nahIM hai, balki vaha eka akATya AvazyakatA hai--cintana kI prakhara dIpti hai| agara hama ise aura bhI vikasita dRSTi se dekhane kA prayAsa kareM, to hameM sApha dikhAI degA ki inhIM samayocita parivartanoM ke kAraNa zramaNa-saMskRti kA tapasteja Aja bhI akSuNNa hai| dharma evaM saMskRti ke kSetra meM samasta bAdhAoM kA sAmanA karate hue bhI vaha gatimAna hai| bhaviSya meM jaba bhI saMtatiyA~ mAnavIya mUlyoM para vikasita vicAra kareMgI, taba unake samakSa jaina-dharma kI virAT gAthA unheM dizA evaM gati nirdhArita karane meM samayocita sahAyatA deNgii| cintana kI yaha eka jIvanta prakriyA hai| jisa para vicArakoM ne gaharI AtmIyatA se vicAra kiyA hai aura manuSya ko vicAravAna banAyA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI anekantavAdI dRSTi evaM dArzanika cetanA yahI to apanI vyAvahArika arthavattA prApta karatI hai aura avani se ambara taka apanI dharma-dhvajA phaharAtI hai| yahI vaha cintana-prakriyA hai, jisake kAraNa bhAratavarSa kA sthAna ananya hai| aura, vaha vizva meM samAdRta hai / vastutaH zramaNa-saMskRti kaluSa ke tamAma kagAroM ko Rju saMkalpoM ke AplAvana ke dvArA tor3atI hai aura aneka ko eka evaM eka ko aneka se jor3atI hai| samayAnusAra sabhI dharmAcArya samayocita parivartana kI AvazyakatA para bala dete Aye haiN| aura zAyada yahI kAraNa hai ki vikAsa kI gatyAtmakatA kahIM se bhI avaruddha nahIM huI hai| avidyA ke tri-AyAmI doSoM se mukta hone ke lie hI vastutaH jainAcAryoM ne samayocita parivartana ko svIkAra 194 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kiyA hai| kyoMki jaina-darzana meM avidyA kevala jJAnagata mithyAtva nahIM hai, apitu darzanagata aura caritragata mithyAtva bhI hai| ataeva ina doSoM kA pariSkAra karane ke lie, mithyAtva dRSTi se mukta hone ke lie, AtmA kI nirmalatA para AcchAdita karma se svataMtra ho kara svarUpa meM avasthita hone ke lie evaM vikAsa kI navIna upalabdhiyoM ko prApta karane ke lie, samayocita parivartana paramAvazyaka hai| yaha kisI sampradAya-vizeSa kI dRSTi nahIM hai, balki tIrthaMkara-paramparA kI vaha samanvayAtmaka akhaNDa dRSTi hai, jisase bhAratIya-saMskRti kI RjutA samRddha huI hai| vartamAna dharmAcAryoM evaM samAja-zAstriyoM se yaha merA anurodha hai ki ve isa vyApaka bhAratIya asAmpradAyika dArzanika dRSTikoNa para taTastha dRSTi se vicAra kareMge, jisase ajJAna kA tirodhAna hogA evaM samyak-sAdhanA ke abhyAsa dvArA bhAratIya manISA ke sAdhaka apane lakSya ko prApta karane meM saphala hoNge| dezakAlAnurUpaM dharma kathayanti tIrthaMkarAH 195 Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jana-sevA : bhagavat pUjA hai For Private Personal Use Only Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sevA, sakA / dhana daulata pAkara pAkara bhI agara kisI ko kara na dayA bhAva lA duHkhita dila ke - jakhmoM ko jo bhara na sakA // vaha nara apane jIvana meM, sukha-zAnti kahA~ se pAegA? ThukarAtA hai, jo auroM ko, svayaM ThokareM khAegA // . Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha zasyazyAmala vasundharA jise pA kara kRtArtha huI thI, jisakI AbhA se vaizAlI kA rAjamahala jagamagA uThA thA, amarAvatI ko bhI mAta karane vAle aizvarya ke bIca jisa rAjakumAra kA lAlana-pAlana huA thA, vahI rAjakumAra vardhamAna satya kI khoja meM samasta sukha-sAdhanoM kA parityAga kara eka dina nikala pdd'e| rAjakumAra ko gRha tyAga kara satya ke anveSaNArtha jAte dekha loga mUrtivat stabdha ho kara khar3e raha gaye the, vaizAlI kI sArI janatA zokAkula ho gayI thI / antataH karuNAmUrti rAjakumAra vardhamAna sAdhanA ke kaThora mArga para cala par3e / dIrgha avadhi taka anavarata sAdhanA karane ke pazcAt unhoMne Atma svarUpa kA samyak darzana kiyA aura unakI divya jJAna jyoti se dig diganta prakAzamAna ho utthaa| ananta jJAna kI upalabdhi ke uparAnta bhagavAn ne duHkha se pIr3ita vizva ke vizAla prANi-samudAya ko dekhA aura karuNA se bhara utthe| hAhAkAra karate digbhramita mAnavoM ke samUha ne bhagavAn kI divya karuNAmUrti kA darzana kiyA aura paritrANa ke lie prabhu ke zrIcaraNoM meM nata ho gye| bhagavAn ne dekhA, sArA vizva rAga-dveSa kI agni meM jhulasa rahA hai| patha-nirdezana ke abhAva meM prANiyoM kA samUha kSobha aura pIr3A se jarjara evaM klAnta ho uThA hai| cAroM ora pAkhaNDa kA andha sAmrAjya phailatA jA rahA hai| zAnti kahIM nahIM dikhAI detii| ina bhISaNa paristhitiyoM ko dekha kara bhagavAn ne prANimAtra ko kleza mukta karane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kiyaa| zramaNa mahAvIra kisI jAti, kula, deza dharma evaM paMtha ke prati pratibaddha nahIM the / unhoMne samasta prANijagat ko Atmavat apanAyA thA / prANi jagat ke antarjIvana meM divya jyoti kI razmiyoM ko dekha kara unhoMne kahA -- "saba AtmAe~ apane cidrUpa - svarUpa evaM svabhAva se samAna haiM / isalie sabako apane samAna smjho| kisI ko pIr3A mata do / vizva ke sabhI prANI sukha evaM zAnti cAhate haiM / duHkha evaM azAnti kI kAmanA koI nahIM karatA / " tattvagrAhiNI dRSTi ke saMvAhaka puruSa bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isIlie mAnava mukti ke siddhAntoM meM kisI bhI ekAMgI vicAradhArA ko prathaya nahIM diyaa| asat kA parihAra aura sat kA svIkAra hI unakA ekamAtra jIvana-lakSya thaa| yahI bAta hai ki unhoMne kisI mata, dharma tathA saMpradAya ke pravartaka aura usake mUla jana-maMgala ke siddhAntoM kI AlocanA nahIM kI; kyoMki unhoMne eka meM aneka aura aneka meM eka kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA thA / unakI sarvavyApinI dRSTi meM vizva kA samagra caitanya eka thA / isIlie Atma- cetanA ke aikyabhAva ko udghoSita karate hue unhoMne kahA--"ege AyA" arthAt vizva kI AtmAe~ eka haiM / ataH jo sukha tumheM priya hai, vaha sabako priya hai aura jo duHkha tumheM apriya hai, vaha sabako apriya hai|" bhagavAn mahAvIra bhAvanAtmaka abheda ke vikAsa ko hI adhyayana, manana, ciMtana kA lakSya mAnate the| unake anusAra, mAnava jIvana ke parama lakSya vizva kalyANa kI sAdhanA abheda sthApanA dvArA hI saMbhava thii| unake samanvayadarzana kI sabase bar3I vizeSatA thI--" samanvaya sthApanA kI prakriyA meM sabhI pakSoM ke 'sva' kI rakSA" samanvaya ko sthAyitva pradAna karane ke lie yaha eka anivArya zarta hai| aise sarvabhUtahitarata mahApuruSa ke pAsa pahu~ca kara dharma, saMpradAya, jAti, dezakAla aura bhASA kI mAnava nirmita sArI kRtrima sImAe~ dhvasta ho jAtI haiM / tapaHpUta jIvana tathA upalabdhiyoM kI vizvasanIyatA akSuNNa rakhane ke lie zramaNa-saMskRti ke vizAla citrapaTa para unake lIlA-bihAra kI zaurya gAthA mAnava-kalyANa ke mArga meM Ane vAlI sArI bheda- bAdhAoM kA pariSkAra karatI hai aura jIvana kI divya upalabdhiyoM kI ora agrasara hote rahane kA maMgalamaya saMdeza detI haiM / eka ziSya kI pApa mukti kI jijJAsA kA samAdhAna karate hue bhagavAn ne kahA thA -- jisake vicAra aura vyavahAra meM sabhI prANI Atmavat haiM, nijasvarUpa haiM, jo sabako samAna bhAva se dekhatA hai, vaha pApa karma se mukta rahatA hai - " savva bhUyappa bhUyassa, sammaM bhUyAI passao..... pAva kammaM na bandhaI / " * aise the dharma ke anuzAstA bhagavAn mahAvIra unakA janma grahaNa isI Atmavat darzana kI karuNA dravita ane kAnta cintanA ko vyAvahArika rUpa dene ke lie huA thaa| dharma ke nAma para jahA~ eka ora eka-dUsare ke mata, siddhAnta aura cintana ko kATane kA krama vidveSa kI sImAoM jana sevA : bhagavat pUjA hai 199 . Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA atikramaNa kara gayA thA, vahIM dUsarI ora yajJAdi karma-kANDoM meM nirIha pazuoM kI bali dI jA rahI thI aura tatkAlIna vivekahIna paurohityavAda kI rUr3hivAdI vicArAdhArA isa nRzaMsa kRtya ko jAyaja karAra de rahI thii| isa avasthA para vicAra karane ke pazcAt bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma aura aitihAsika pariprekSya kI ora jaba hama dRSTipAta karate haiM, to anAyAsa hI zramaNa-saMskRti ke pravaktA-puruSa mahAvIra avatAra pada-vAcya sAre mahApuruSoM meM anyatama lagane lagate haiN| . anekAntavAdI cintana ko vyAvahArika rUpa dene kA kArya bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isIlie kiyA thA ki matabhedoM ke saMgharSoM meM samanvaya kA satya eka hai| unhoMne dekhA ki yAtrA ke prasthAna-bindu eka hI haiN| koI bhI mArga heya nahIM hai, yadi vivekamalaka prAmANikatA ke sAtha sva-para-hita meM unheM utArA jaae| divya jIvana ko prApta karane ke lie isa prakAra kA varga-saMgharSavAdI vivAda mahattvahIna hai| kyoMki abheda para AdhArita Atma-svarUpa kI dRSTi meM bheda-buddhi kA aMkurita hote rahanA vikAra kA kAraNa hai| isIlie unhoMne dharmasaMgha ko ananta dharmAtmaka satya ke sabhI pahaluoM ko tattva-jijJAsA ke prati sahiSNu aura vinayAvanata ho kara niraMtara sAdhanA-patha para agrasara hote rahane kA Adeza diyaa| sarvabhata-hiterata bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jaba nirIha pazuoM kA balidAna dharma ke nAma para hote dekhA to, ve karuNArdra ho utthe| unhoMne spaSTa dekhA ki agara hiMsA kA yaha krama calatA rahA, to pRthvI para jIvoM ke pArasparika sneha-sikta maitrI sambandha samApta ho jaayeNge| sRSTi ke lIlAcakra se daivIya gaNoM ke samApta hote hI vikAsa ke sAre mArga avaruddha ho jaayeNge| ataeva unhoMne prANimAtra ke prati nijabhAva rakhane kA upadeza diyA aura ahiMsA ko hI sabase bar3A dharma btaayaa| vikAsa kI isa sarva-maMgala yAtrA para agrasara hone ke icchuka sAdhakoM ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isIlie sabake prati vinamra, udAra evaM sahayogI rahane kA saMdeza prasArita kiyA aura isIlie unhoMne ahiMsA ke vidhi-pakSa sevA-bhAvanA ko pramukhatA dii| kyoMki sevAbhAvI mana hI vinamra, udAra aura parasparopagrahI ho sakatA hai| sevA kA udAtta saMkalpa hI manuSya kI mAnavatA ko prAMjala svarUpa pradAna karatA hai, cintana meM sarvabhUtahitaM kA vyApaka bhAva sevA-bhAvanA se hI utpanna hotA hai| cintana ke isI bindu para jIvana kI bahu-AyAmI RjutA-gaMgA ke nirmala jala meM pUrNimA ke cA~da kI taraha jhalaka uThatI hai| sevAvratI mana kalmaSa rahita hotA hai aura kalmaSa rahita mana meM hI samyak-jJAna kA nirmala prakAza phailatA hai| __ Amataura para sAmAnya jana pUjA, upAsanA athavA bhakti-pradhAna kriyA-kANDa ko hI dharma samajhate haiN| kisI eka bhagavatsvarUpa mahAn vyakti vizeSa ke zrIcaraNoM meM zraddhAMjali arpaNa karane meM hI unake dharma aura karma kI itizrI hai| parantu vAstava meM aisA nahIM hai| yaha to prArambhika kriyA hai| buddhi-zuddhi aura citta-zuddhi kA eka bahuta hI laghu sAdhana hai| saddharma ke virAT svarUpa ko samajhane kI dizA meM unmukha hone kI yaha pahalI sIr3hI to hai, para yahI saba-kucha nahIM hai| isa saMdarbha meM gaNadhara indrabhUti gautama aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ke madhya eka bar3A hI sundara satyabodhaka dharma-saMvAda huA thaa| vizvAtmA kI vizva-cetanA ke udAtta svarUpa ke bAre meM prazna karate hue gaNadhara gautama ne pUchA--"bhante ! eka vyakti Apake zrIcaraNoM meM vinayAvanata hai| ApakI pUjA, arcanA, bhakti aura sevA meM hI apanA kalyANa samajhatA hai| aura dUsarA vyakti ApakA bhakta to hai, para dIna-duHkhI, nirbala, pratAr3ita vyaktiyoM kI sevA-zuzruSA meM usakA adhika samaya gujaratA hai, ApakI bhakti-pUjA ke lie samaya nahIM nikAla paataa| ina donoM meM kauna dhanya hai, kauna zreSTha hai? ApakI zubhAzaMsA ina donoM meM kise adhika milatI hai?" antevAsI gautama kI jijJAsA kA samAdhAna karate hue zramaNa mahAvIra ne pUjA ke satya kA rahasyodghATana karate hue kahA--"gautama! merI pUjA, arcanA kI apekSA jo dIna, duHkhI, nirbala, rogI aura asahAya janoM kI sevA karatA hai, vaha adhika mahAn hai| usakA jIvana dhanya hai| vahI bhakta bhakti ke kSetra meM sarvazreSTha hai gautama-- "goyamA ! je gilANaM paDiyaraI se dhnne|" ananta karuNAmUrti bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha saMdeza sUcita karatA hai ki sevA hI mAnava jIvana kA uccatama 200 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viziSTa dharma hai| sevA mAnavatA kA prANa hai| kisI bhI pIDita ko karAhate dekhanA, kintu usake lie kucha bhI ucita vyavasthA na karanA, mAnavatA nahIM, pazutA hai| hara prANI kI pIr3A meM manuSya sahabhAgI bane, usake kleza-tApa ko dUra karane kA anavarata prayAsa kare, yahI mAnava jIvana kI sArthakatA hai| pazu aura mAnava kA, jar3a aura cetana kA pharka isI bindu para samajha meM AtA hai| pazu ajJAna aura asahAya sthiti meM hai, ataH vaha kisI kI pIr3A kA sahabhAgI nahIM ho sktaa| aura to kyA, vaha apanI pIr3A ko bhI ThIka abhivyakti nahIM de sktaa| usake pAsa sukha yA duHkha kI prApta sthitiyoM ko abhivyakta karane vAlI spaSTa bhASA nahIM hai, usake pAsa vicAra nAma kI koI spaSTa cetanA nahIM hai| kucha apavAdoM ko chor3a kara prAyaH pazujagat sva-para hita-sAdhana meM asamartha hI hai| para, manuSya ke pAsa yaha saba-kucha hai / vaha sva aura para donoM dizAoM meM hita-sAdhana ke saphala prayAsa kara sakatA hai| isIlie manuSya ko saSTi kI mahattama upalabdhi mAnA gayA hai| manaSya yadi yathArtha meM manuSya hai to kisI ko kaSTa meM dekha kara mauna nahIM raha sktaa| kisI ko bhI vipada meM dekha anukampA se usakA hRdaya hila uThatA hai| usake mana-prANa spandita ho uThate haiN| vaha duHkhI prANI ke duHkha nivAraNa kA upAya socatA hai| aura usake lie tatkAla karaNIya kartavya karatA hai| aisA nahIM karane vAle manuSya ko bhAratIya-cintana manuSya nahIM, paza kahatA hai| kyoMki pazu hI kisI kI pIr3A ko dekha kara maka raha sakatA hai| samaya para kucha kara nahIM pAtA hai| usa becAre kI prAkRtika sthiti hI aisI hai| ataH para-duHkha-kAtara ho kara prANI mAtra kI sevA meM juTa jAnA hI mAnavIya vikAsa kI zakhalA-baddha prakriyA hai| sAre jJAna-vijJAna aura AcAra-saMhitAoM kI AdhArazilA yahI hai| yahIM se mAnava-caitanya bhAvanA ke Rja zikharoM para ArohaNa karatA hai aura isa krama meM jina sahajAnanda pradhAna anabhatiyoM kA citta ko sparza hotA hai, unheM hama kavitA kI bhASA meM mahAkAvyoM kI sarga-baddha rasAnubhUti kA nAma de sakate haiN| deha ke sthUla AvaraNa meM ananta caitanya kA sUkSma ananta divya rUpa chipA huA hai| apekSA hai, usa divyatA ko lokahita meM prakaTa karane kii| manuSya cAhe, to kyA nahIM kara sakatA hai ? mUla meM mAnava asIma zakti-puMja kA mAlika hai| use viveka-jJAna ke prakAza meM apanI zakti ko azubha se zubha kI ora mor3a denA caahie| isa mor3a meM hI vaha ahiMsA, karuNA, samatA aura satya se apanI zakti kA pariSkAra kara sakatA hai| sAdhanA evaM sevA kI rAha se vaha apane gantavya taka jaba samarpita bhAvanA se Age bar3hatA hai, taba usakI UrjA kA vikAsa hotA hai| jIvana kI uSmA meM gatyAtmakatA AtI hai aura isa kendra-bindu para vaha dharmaprANa sAdhaka hotA hai| usake sevArUpI tapa se prANI mAtra sukha kA anubhava karate haiM aura vaha svayaM antara meM divya jyoti se uddIpta hotA hai| sAre tapoM meM sevA ko mahAna tapa mAnA gayA hai| isameM mahAna satsAhasa ke sAtha apane svArthoM kA vilaya aura vaiyaktika sukhoM kA tyAga karanA par3atA hai| isa avasthA meM pahu~cane para sAdhaka kA bacA-khucA vaiyaktika svArthaniSTha ahaM apane Apa hI tapa agni meM bhasmIbhUta ho jAtA hai| sevArUpI tapa se ajJeya jJeya ho jAtA hai| yahA~ icchA kA balAt nirodha karanA nahIM pdd'taa| icchAe~ svayaM apane mahattama sva meM vilIna ho jAtI haiN| srota eka, pravAha aneka ke rUpa meM hai--sevA mana, vANI aura karma meM pravAhita hone vAlI parama pAvana tripathagA bhAva-gaMgA hai| sukha pradAnarUpa pravRtti hone se sevA puNyAzrava hai| vaiyaktika sukhAbhilASA kA nirodha hone se amuka aMza meM Azrava nirodharUpa saMvara bhI hai| bhAva-vizuddhi kI Atma-pariNati hone se pUrvabaddha azubha karmoM kI nirjarA hotI hai-- "tapasA nijrijji|" nirjarA Atma-vizuddhi kI sAdhanA hai| vaha AMzika rUpa se bandha-mukti kI prakriyA meM svayaM mukti-svarUpA hai| sevA tapa hai usameM apanI icchAoM kA saMyama, svArtha kA vilaya, vaiyaktika sukhavRtti kA parityAga evaM ahaM kA visarjana karanA hotA hai| isa artha meM tapaH sAdhanA kI dizA meM sevA koI sAmAnya upakrama nahIM, eka mahAn upakrama hai| sevA, tapa kI zRMkhalA meM kauna-sA tapa hai? Agama kI bhASA meM yaha vaiyAvRtya tapa hai| jaina-darzana meM tapa ke do prakAra haiM, bahiraMga aura antaraMga--bAhya aura Abhyantara / sevA bAhya tapa nahIM, antaraMga tapa hai| aura, antaraMga tapa upavAsAdi bAhya tapa kI apekSA ananta guNa viziSTa hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA thA--sevA kA yaha udAtta bhAva sarvottama vizvamaMgala tIrthaMkara nAma karma kI puNya jana-sevA : bhagavat pUjA hai 201 Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakRti kA hetu hai - "veyAvacceNaM titthayara-nAmagottaM kammaM nibandhai / " yahI kAraNa hai ki tIrthaMkara saMgha ke sAdhakoM kI uttamacaryA kI cintana prakriyA sevA ke mArga se hI gatimAn rahI hai / isIlie sAdhaka ziSya jaba prAtaH gurucaraNoM meM pratyAkhyAna evaM tapazcaraNa lene ko upasthita hotA hai, taba gurudeva saMgha ke rogiyoM kI sevA kA hI sarvaprathama Adeza dete haiN| saMgha meM yadi koI rogI ho, asvastha ho, to usa dina upavAsAdi tapa chor3a kara zraddhAbhakti se rogI kI sevAparicaryA hI karanI caahie| yaha saMghIya anuzAsana kI svayaMsvIkRta bAdhyatA hai| ukta prasaMga meM sevA ko hI gurudeva sabase mahAn tapa batAte haiN| gurudeva ke isa Adeza kA pAlana karane se sAdhaka ziSya ko eka sahaja samAdhi kA anubhava hotA hai| kyoMki sevA se citta meM vinamratA AtI hai, samarpaNa bhAvanA jAgatI hai, jo svayaM tapoM meM eka tapa vinaya hai / idhara-udhara ke vikalpoM se mukta ho kara ekamAtra sevA meM hI niSThA, ekAgratA rahatI hai, ataH sevA, dhyAna tapa meM apanA sthAna rakhatI hai / isI kAraNa ziSya ke lie bhagavAn mahAvIra kA yaha Adeza hai ki upavAsa evaM anya upAsana ke madhya agara kisI kI sevA kI AvazyakatA A jAe, to sarva prathama use hI karanA cAhie / sevA ke lie yadi azaktatA ke kAraNa gRhIta upavAsAdi tapa chor3anA par3e to saharSa chor3anA hI caahie| aisA karane se tapabhaMga nahIM hotA, varan usase bhI adhika utkRSTa antaraMga tapa meM sthita hone se adhika lAbha hI hotA hai| pravacana sAroddhAra vRtti meM kahA hai- " mahatAM pratyAkhyAnaM pAlanavazAllabhyanirjarApekSayA bRhattara nirjarAlA mahetu bhUtam / " isI prakAra AcArya nami kA pratikramaNa vRtti meM "mahattarakAdezena bhuMjAnasya na bhaMgaH " kA bodha pATha sevA kA preraka sUtra hai| yaha anekAntavAda hai, jisameM bAhyataH tapa kA bhaMga hote hue bhI antaraMga meM abhaMgatA pramANita hotI hai / kyoMki isameM sevA bhAva mukhya hai zeSa saba gauNa hai| isase yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki sevA se bar3A tapa saMsAra meM kucha bhI nahIM hai / yaha vaha udAtta bhAva hai, jisa kI tulanA anyatra kahA~ hai ? zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke upAsakoM kI yaha sevAvRtti bhAratIya manISA aura darzana kI cintana prakriyA ko bahuAyAmI gaurava pradAna karatI hai / anekAnta siddhAnta aura tapa ukta do dhArAoM kA saMgama isa sevAbhAvI mAnasa saMsAra meM jaba hotA hai taba pavitratA ke ve vividha svarUpa ujAgara hote haiM, jo dinAnudina sAdhaka ko paramAtma patha para agrasara karate haiM / phalasvarUpa AtmAnanda ke divya dvAra udghATita hote haiM / yaha kAlakrama hai / parivartana isakI prakRti hai / isake biba banate aura bigar3ate rahate haiM / para isa kAlakrama ke mahAn sAdhakoM kI tejas gAthA isIlie akSuNNa hai, isIlie vaha kAlAtIta hai, kyoMki ve sevAvratI the| unhoMne brAhmaNa, zUdra, cAMDAla aura pazupakSI taka ko samatva kI dRSTi se dekhA thaa| ve vItarAga sAdhaka ho kara bhI vItarAgatA ke nAma para nirmama nahIM the, hRdayahIna nahIM the / tU, maiM aura mere, tere kI sArI kSudra bhAvanAoM para vijaya prApta karane ke bAda bhI ve loka-maMgala ke lie sarvahita rata rahate the| sevA hI sAdhanA hai| sevA hI upAsanA hai sevA hI tapa hai| sevA hI loka-maMgala hai aura loka-maMgala ke lie hI saMta avatarita hote hai--" nAtra sandehalezAvakAzaH / " 202 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAdya samasyA : samAdhAna kI khoja meM Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "annaM brahmeti vyjaanaat|" -yaha acchI taraha se jAna lIjie ki anna hI brahma hai| AtmA kI khoja alaukika antarbrahma kI hai| aura zarIra kI khoja anna-brahma kI hai| yadyapi donoM hI brahma ko jAnanA AsAna nahIM hai| para, anna-brahma kI khoja vizva ke samasta zarIradhArI prANiyoM kI hai| ataH antarbrahma kI khoja meM isakI upekSA nahIM kI jA sktii| Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAcInatama dharma-zAstroM taka ke anusAra hara prANI ke prANa annagata haiN| anna ke binA deha meM prANa kA raha pAnA asaMbhava hai| yaha samasyA koI navIna nahIM hai| 'annaM vai prANAH' kA zaMkhanAda bahuta purAnA hai| para, philahAla yaha kucha vikaTa rUpa dhAraNa kie hue hai| pUre deza meM yaha jo vaiSamya dIkha rahA hai, deza kI AbAdI kA yaha jo bar3A bhAga kabhI-kabhAra bavaNDara kI taraha idhara-udhara apanI dhvaMsalIlA dikhAne lagatA hai| usake mUla meM samasyA roTI kI hai| mAnA ki mAnava ke lie roTI kI samasyA koI antima samasyA nahIM hai| para, eka bar3I samasyA to hai hI, ise yoM hI nakArA nahIM jA sktaa| kheda hai, isake samAdhAna kI bAta, aneka bAra bAta hI ho kara raha gayI hai| usakA kAryarUpa kahIM-kucha bhI nahIM dikhAI detaa| isa bAta ko sabhI jAnate haiM ki jIvana kI pahalI samasyA khAdya-samasyA hai| aura isa deza meM, jise hama mAnava-saMskRti kA agradUta bhAratavarSa kahate haiM, usakI to philahAla yahI eka samasyA vikarAla rUpa dhAraNa kiye hue haiN| parantu isake vikarAla rUpa dhAraNa karane ke pIche kucha kAraNa haiM, jina para na atIta meM samaya para dhyAna diyA gayA, aura na aba hI gaMbhIratA se saMtoSajanaka rUpa se dhyAna diyA jA rahA hai| ataH ve pramukha kAraNa kyA haiM, saMkSepa meM una para yahA~ kucha vicAra karanA Avazyaka hai| pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki isa deza kI janasaMkhyA paurANika raktabIja asura kI taraha bar3hatI jA rahI hai| bhogalolapa pravRttiyA~ dina-ba-dina bar3hatI jA rahI haiN| jamIna jitanI hai, utanI hI hai| aura usakI upaja ko khAne vAloM kI eka bhISaNa bAr3ha hI A gayI hai| parantu aisA bhI kyoM hai ? yaha bhI eka prazna hai ? prazna sAdhAraNa nahIM, vikaTa prazna hai ? kucha bhI ho, agara prazna hai, to usakA koI-na-koI uttara bhI to hotA hai| kyoMki kAlakrama se manuSya kI cetanA kA eka ora hrAsa huA hai, to dUsarI ora vikAsa bhI kucha kama nahIM huA hai| vikAsa isa artha meM ki jIvana-dhAraNa-sambandhI mAdhyamoM ke sambandha meM usakI dRSTi kAphI-kucha sApha huI hai| aura hrAsa isa artha meM ki vaha apanI mUla prakRti se kaTa gayA hai| aisA bhI eka samaya rahA hai, jaba ki manuSya ne apanA vanya jIvana pazu kI taraha bitAyA hai| aura, itihAsa hameM usa samaya ke bAre meM bhI sAkSI detA hai, jaba ki vaha devatA banA hai| parantu, devatA banane vAle bahuta thor3e aMguliyoM para gine jAne vAle mahApuruSa hI hue haiN| sarvasAdhAraNa manuSya to pazu evaM devatA ke bIca aTakA huA hai| jise Apa Ama AdamI kahate haiM, vaha to donoM ke bIca kI kar3I hai, aura yaha apane meM eka bar3I acchI bAta hai, sAtha hI sukhakara bhii| dharatI para yahI bIca kA AdamI caahie| parantu, samasyA yaha hai ki yaha apanI kendrIya sthiti ko sahI rUpa meM samajha nahIM pA rahA hai| vaha pazu se adhika devatva kA aMza lie hue hai, kintu usa ora usakI dRSTi pahu~ca nahIM rahI hai| isakA nidAna kAphI gaMbhIratA se khojA jAnA caahie| varnA isa deza kI gauravamayI saMskRti vinAza kI ora lur3hakatI jA rahI hai, use rokA nahIM jA skegaa| eka jaTila rAjanaitika samasyA hai isa deza kii| kabhI atIta meM rAjanIti prajA ke kalyANa ke lie hotI thii| prajA-maMgala ke lie samarpita prabuddha manISI rAjanetA huA karate the| unhIM ke hAthoM meM deza ke saMcAlana kA bhAra hotA thaa| parantu, durbhAgyavaza Aja vaha sthiti nahIM hai| rAjanIti kA taMtra-cakra vyavasthita nahIM hai| vaha eka saMhAraka vyUha bana gayA hai, jinameM lAkhoM-lAkha, karor3oM-karor3a abhimanyu mara-kaTa rahe haiN| adhikAMza rAjanetA yenakena-prakAreNa apanI kSudra svArthasiddhi meM lipta haiN| prajA kI sevA ke nAma para saiMkar3o dala khar3e ho gae haiN| aura, ve lokataMtra evaM loka-maMgala ke pavitra nAma para janatA ko digbhramita kara rahe haiN| ataH isa deza kI pramukha prAthamika samasyA--khAdya samasyA kA samAdhAna ho, to kaise ho ? purAtana kAla meM, jaba ki bhArata kI dharatI para jana-saMkhyA bhI kama thI, loga bar3e mehanatI the| prathama kaThora zrama aura usake bAda Anandopabhoga, isa siddhAnta meM logoM kA ApAda-mastaka aTala vizvAsa thaa| deha ko maryAdAhIna sajAne-saMvArane ke prati loga prAyaH udAsIna the aura sahajatA ke sAtha sIdhA-sAdA jIvana-yApana karane ke abhyAsI the| para, aba yaha bAta eka mitha bana gaI hai / aura, loga bhauMcakke ho kara isa pUrva jIvana kI gAthAoM ko aise sunate haiM, jaise ki koI parI-kathA kahI jA rahI ho| khAdya samasyA samAdhAna kI khoja meM 205 Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ san 1916 kI soviyata krAnti ke bAda duniyA ke majadUroM eka ho jAo' kA AkarSaka nArA tUphAna kI taraha phailatA huA hamAre deza meM bhI AyA taba yaha deza gulAma thaa| ataH logoM ke pAsa sarvaprathama ise AjAda karane kI hI samasyA sabase bar3I thii| mahAtmA gAndhI jaisA mahAn yugapuruSa sAmane AyA aura deza AjAda huaa| logoM ne kSaNabhara ke lie sukha kI sAMsa lii| kintu punaH deza arAjakatA kA zikAra ho gyaa| aneka logoM ke vicArAnusAra jo vyavasthA aMgrejoM ke samaya meM thI, usase bhI kahIM badatara sthiti logoM kI ho gyii| prabuddha logoM ke vicAroM kA daloM ke rUpa meM TakarAva kA eka kaimpa nirmita hotA gayA aura mUka janatA asahAya sthiti meM apane netAoM kA kevala muMha tAkatI rahI / Aja deza kI vartamAna paristhiti se lagabhaga sabhI avagata haiN| majadUroM ke eka hone ke nAma para majadUroM ko kAma nahIM karane kA pATha par3hAyA jA rahA hai| akarmaNyatA kA zikSaNa diyA jA rahA hai| aura majadUroM ke netAoM ko dekhie, ve bAta-bAta meM soviyata deza kI duhAI de rahe haiM / lenina evaM mArksa ko uddhRta kara rahe haiM / dharma, darzana, sabhyatA, saMskRti sabako jI bharakara gAliyA~ de rahe haiN| garIbI se trANa dilAne ke nAma para yaha saba-kucha kharAba hai, saba bekAra hai| kisI bhI mUlya para ho, zoSakoM ko samApta karo, saba ora saMtrAsa phailA do / yahI eka andhA pATha majadUroM ko par3hAyA jA rahA hai| yahA~ taka ki aneka prabuddha loga bhI binA kucha soce-samajhe eka svara se yahI cillA rahe haiN| 1 yaha eka bhayaMkara sthiti hai| soviyata deza meM apane deza jaisA kucha nahIM hai| vahA~ thama kI corI karane vAloM ko kaThora sajA dI jAtI hai| vahA~ koI bhI vyakti dhama kI corI nahIM kara sktaa| yaha eka bhayaMkara sAmAjika aparAdha mAnA jAtA hai para hamAre deza meM aisA kahA~ hai ? yahA~ ke mana-mastiSka meM thama kA koI artha hI nahIM haiN| aura jo ghor3A bahuta haiM bhI use bedardI se barbAda kiyA jA rahA hai| garIboM evaM pIr3itoM ke sarvatomukhI utthAna kI cintA, sampatti evaM unnati ke avasaroM kA sabhI ke lie muktadvAra, adhika tathA ucita vitaraNa ke lie janopayogI mA~ga aura jAtIya Adi asamAnatA samApta kara samatva kI sthApanA kA Agraha, ityAdi mArksavAda ke nizcita hI mahattvapUrNa sAmAjika sandeza haiM, jinase sabhI AdarzavAdI sahamata haiN| parantu isake sAmAjika kAryakramoM se sahAnubhUti hone kA yaha artha nahIM hai ki hama mAnavIya jIvana ke mArksavAdI darzana kI carama vAstavikatA ko usakI nAstika dhAraNA ko, manuSya ke saMbaMdha meM usake prakRtivAdI dRSTikoNa ko aura vyaktitva kI pavitratA ke prati usakI niSThura avajJA ko bhI AMkha mUMdakara svIkAra kara leN| mArksa apane yuga ke nizcita hI eka mahAna cintaka the| ve manISI the| ataH samAjotthAna ke apane dArzanika siddhAnta kA pratipAdana karane ke bAda, saMbhavata: majadUroM kI akarmaNyatA ko bhI mArksa samajha gaye the / astu, unhoMne yaha bhI likhA thA ki "baiMka gADa Aya ema nATa mAsisTa / " isa para se yahA~ samajhA jAnA cAhie mArksa yaha kahatA hai ki "maiM kisI bhI siddhAnta ko antima aura pUrNa aura sUta rUpa se svIkAra karane kI zapatha nahIM le 'cukA huuN|" zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ke anativAdI anekAnta aura mArksa kI isa dRSTi meM yahA~ ekarUpatA hai, jise koI bhI cintanazIla vyakti parilakSita kara sakatA hai| spaSTa hai, zrama ke apane tathAkalpita saMgharSapradhAna vidrohI darzana ko prastuta karate hue mArksa kevala yugAnulakSyI asthAyI satya ko hI prastuta karatA hai| unakI cintana prakriyA unhIM ke zabdoM meM koI eka zAzvata satya nahIM haiN| yaha eka samAjavAdI paddhati hai| isakA nirmANa ke lie amuka upayogI aMza svIkRta kiyA jA sakatA hai, kintu jo aMza vighaTana kA hai, paraspara vigraha kA hai, varga saMgharSa kA hai, hiMsA kA hai, nirmANa ke sthAna para vinAza kA hai, use bhArata jaise sAMskRtika deza meM kaise svIkRti mila sakatI hai| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki racanAtmaka tathyoM se viparIta vidroha bhAvanA, majadUroM ke mana meM bharI jA rahI hai| pariNAma spaSTa hai, kahIM-kucha kAma nahIM ho pA rahA hai| phalataH samasyAe~ ghaTane ke bajAya bar3hatI hI jA rahI hai| yaha zrama kI corI kA eka pakSa hai / aura dUsarA pakSa yaha bhI hai ki bahuta se kSetroM meM zrama kA ucita mUlya nahIM mila rahA hai| isa para bhI zAnta mastiSka se vicAra karanA hogaa| yaha ThIka hai ki majadUra evaM iMjiniyara eka nahIM ho sakate para sabako jIvananirvAha hetu ucita muAvajA to milanA hI caahie| sAtha hI ucita sammAna evaM Adara bhI 'yathAyogyam' kA abAdhita siddhAnta hai use yoM hI kisI laphAjI se jhuThalAyA nahIM jA sktaa| eka bAra eka patrakAra ne isI sandarbha meM eka 206 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3e kamyunisTa cintaka se prazna kiyA thA ki 'hAtha bar3A hai yA mastiSka ?' cintaka ne kahA ki 'bhAI ! bar3A to mastiSka hI hai|' isa para patrakAra ne prazna kiyA ki--'phira Apa kevala hAtha ko hI bar3A kyoM mAnate haiM ?' Akhira, cintaka ko kahanA par3A ki-'bhAI, yaha pArTI kA siddhAnta hai / DArvina ke mata se bhI, mastiSka bar3A hai| kyoMki usakA nirmANa pahale huA hai|' yaha eka visaMgati hai zrama ke kSetra meM--jo abhAva evaM yaMtraNA kA kAraNa hai| yaha kamyunisToM kI sarvathA bhrAnta nIti hai, jo eka kirANI evaM lekhaka meM pharka nahIM smjhtii| vaha sAhityakAra lekhaka se bhI kirANI kA kAma lenA cAhatI hai| parantu zrama ke nAma para yaha andha aikya samasyA kA sahI hala nahIM hai| hamArI paramparA, yathAyogya vyavahAra aura maryAdA meM vizvAsa rakhatI hai| isI se vizvAsa hotA hai, yogya pratibhAoM kA janma hotA hai| hamAre yahA~ zrama ke mAnadaNDa haiM, usakI sIr3hiyA~ haiN| hama usakA vargIkaraNa karake hI sahI vizleSaNa kara sakate haiN| vaise agara nakAranA hI ho, to najara Ter3hI karake vidvattA ke sAtha kucha bhI nakArA jA sakatA hai| para vivekavAna loga mUlabhUta satya ke prati vinayAvanata hote haiN| aura use bar3e Adara ke sAtha svIkAra karate haiN| agara vyakti meM viziSTatA hai, to use Adara ke sAtha svIkAra kiyA jAnA caahie| viziSTatA ko sAmAnyatA ke sAtha jor3anA kathamapi saMgata nahIM hai| usase hamArI prAcIna saMskRti kI svarNima chavi dhamila hogii| parantu isakA yaha artha nahIM ki saba-kucha buddhijIviyoM ke caraNoM meM hI samarpita kara diyA jaae| zramika bhUkhA maratA rahe, aura buddhijIvI gulacharre ur3AtA rhe| pratyeka vyakti ke lie jIvana aura usakI samasyA eka hai, buddhijIviyoM ko yathocita sammAna dete hue bhI AvazyakatA pUrti to samaya para sabakI hI honI caahie| ataeva zrama ke mUlyoM kA aura mUlyoM ke zrama kA yathocita vibhAjana apekSita hai| khAdya samasyA kA eka dUsarA pakSa hai--jise hama khAdyAkhAdya vicAra kahate haiN| aura, jise loga bhala baiThe haiM, jisake kAraNa tAmasI pravRttiyA~ vikasita hotI jA rahI haiN| deza meM na jAne kitane maka jAnavaroM kI nirmama hatyA kara mAnava apanA udara poSaNa kara rahA hai| yaha kitanI marmAntika bAta hai ki apanA peTa bharane ke lie niraparAdha jAnavaroM kI hatyA kara dI jaae| maiM zurU meM kaha AyA hU~ prANa annagata haiN| isa prANa meM sAmUhika bhAvoM kA agara udaya karanA hai, to jIva-hatyA banda karanI hogii| deza ke sAmUhika abhyutthAna evaM kalyANa ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue kRSi Adi pratyeka audyogika kSetra meM mana lagAkara kaThora zrama karanA hai, aura taduparAnta zuddha sAtvika bhojana karanA hai, vaha bhI kSadhApUrti taka hii| peTa banakara saba-kucha hI udarastha nahIM kara lenA hai| bhAratIya-saMskRti meM mahArAnA udaraMbharI mahApApI mAnA gayA hai| hamArI saMskRti kA divya ghoSa hai--'labdhabhAgA yathArUpam / ' sabako apanA yathocita bhAga milanA caahie| eka sthAna para AvazyakatA se adhika saMgraha, anyatra abhAva kA hetu hotA hai, jo anAvazyaka, sarvanAzI, vargasaMgharSa ko janma detA hai| isa sandarbha meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI nahIM bhUlanI cAhie ki, 'asaMvibhAgI na hu tasasa mokkho|' khAdya samasyA ho yA tatsadaza anya koI apekSA, binA kaThora parizrama ke samAdhAna kA koI anya vikalpa nahIM hai| jIvana ke utthAna hetu isa deza meM baliSTha bhujAoM kI AvazyakatA hai| dAnava-sA sabala deha aura devatAoM jaise sundara tathA sabala mastiSka kI AvazyakatA hai| zrama kI corI aura zrama ke mUlya kI corI, donoM hI pApa haiM, mAnava jAti ke lie ghAtaka haiN| ataH na zrama kI corI karo aura na zrama ke mUlya kI corI kro| donoM hI sthitiyA~ samAja aura rASTra ke vikAsa meM bAdhaka haiN| AkAza meM vizvayuddha ke bAdala maMDarA rahe haiN| kucha videzI tAkateM jAnate ho, isa deza kI gauravamaya saMskRti ko dhvasta kara denA cAhatI haiN| ina sabase agara bhAratIya dharma, saMskRti aura samAja ko trANa dilAnA hai, to vivekapUrvaka janamaMgalakArI zrama apanI apanI sthiti ke anusAra karanA hI hogaa| yahI zramaNa-saMskRti kI mahAn zikSA hai / yahI zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI sarva-janahita dezanA hai| yahI vaha pakSa hai, jisakA koI vikalpa nahIM hai| zramaNa arthAt zrama kA puraskartA mahAvIra zramaNa haiN| andara aura bAhara donoM hI jagat meM zrama ke lie puruSArtha evaM parAkrama ke lie unakA upadeza hai| yathocita dizA meM yathocita zrama ke binA na kahIM mukti hai aura na kahIM bhukti / khAdya samasyA : samAdhAna kI khoja meM 207 Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavatA kI maMgalamUrti: sajaga nArI For Private Personal Use Only Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "jyotirmayI" nArI, terI garimAoM ke zuSka na divya srota ye hoNge| terI mahimAoM ke ujjvala, kabhI na dhUmila tAre hoMge // tAre sarasvatI lakSmI caNDI tU hai, ziva-saMvardhaka, aziva terI lIlA tU hai, zivAnI / nAzinI, jana-kalyANI // sadA mana virAdu taba nabha maMDala - sA kI hai / tU devI mRdu karuNA kI hai| divya mUrti tu puNya yoga kI nahIM mUrti agha chalanA tU badale to ghara badalegA, jaga badalegA, yuga jIvana ke nirmANa mArga svarga harSa gadgad tujhe rAkSasI kahA bhUla gayA vaha patha apanI durbalatA, kuNThA bdlegaa| para uchalegA || kisI ne, yathArtha kA / kA, DAlA tujha para bhAra vyartha kA // . Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "yatra nAryastu pUjyante ramante tatra devatAH" jahA~ nAriyoM kI pUjA hotI hai, devatA vahIM vAsa karate haiN| yaha eka vaha purAtana sAMskRtika sUtra hai, jisameM puNyazIlA nAriyoM ke prati gaharI hArdika evaM pUjya zraddhA bhAvanA vyakta kI gaI hai| nArI deza aura samAja kI aisI divya zakti hai, jo puruSavarga meM apane nAnAvidha rUpoM se kSamatA va sahanazIlatA kA bhAva jagAtI hai| aura svayaM jAgRta rahakara nirantara apane prAptavya dhyeya kI ora jAne kI preraNA detI hai| nAriyoM ke Adarza balidAnoM se isa deza kA itihAsa bharA par3A hai| unakI kaThora tapasyA, prakRtisiddha sevA, bhAvanAzIla saMvedanA, asIma tyAga aura atulanIya sAhasa kI itihAsa gAthAe~ jana-jIvana ko kartavyaniSTha va karmaTha banAtI haiN| aura unakA mAtR svarUpa aisA hai ki jisameM mAnavatA kI U~cAiyoM kA divya-darzana hotA hai / nAriyA~ kisI bhI deza kI mahAn thAtI hotI haiN| unakA RNa isa dharatI para kucha aisA hai, jise kisI bhI kImata meM cukAyA nahIM jA sktaa| cukAne kI icchA bhI agara kisI ke mana meM hai, to vaha galata hai, kyoMki nAriyoM kA RNa, RNa nahIM hai| vaha to eka prakAra kA naitika premopahAra hai, jise zraddhApUrvaka hRdaya se grahaNa kara jIvana kA maMgala kiyA jA sakatA hai, utthAna ke lie kucha sIkhA jA sakatA hai| jo bhI kucha uccatara hai, parivAra evaM samAja kI dRSTi se nArI apratihata Adarza hai, usakI upalabdhi ke lie| sRSTi ke prAraMbha se hI nArIjAti kA jo aitihAsika yogadAna mAnava-jIvana ke hara kSetra meM milatA rahA hai, vaha mAtra prazaMsA ke yogya hI nahIM, varan preraNA kI urvarA bhUmi hai, jisameM binA kisI Agraha-durAgraha ke sahaja sukhasparza mRdulatA ke sAtha satata karmazIla rahane kA amRtasaMdeza anuguJjita rahatA hai| agara khulI dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to vyakti aura samAja ke sarvAMgINa vikAsa meM mahilAoM kA yogadAna bahuta bar3A hai| ve eka aise uttaradAyitva kA pAlana karatI haiM, jise utanI mauna niSThA ke sAtha kara pAnA puruSavarga ke lie asaMbhava nahIM, to kaThina avazya hai| puruSa, samAja kA mastiSka hai, to nArI hRdaya hai| hRdaya kA yogadAna milane para mastiSka kA tApa zAnta hotA hai aura use karma ke lie dizA milatI hai| lAkhoM-lAkha varSoM se nirantara pravAhita ho rahe itihAsa kI ora jhA~kane para yaha patA calatA hai ki parivAra, samAja aura dharma ke kSetra meM nAriyoM ne apanI mahatI bhUmikA nibhAI hai| vastutaH nArI nArI ke rUpa meM koI eka ikAI nahIM haiN| vaha guNadharma kI dRSTi se nAnArUpA hai, anekarUpA hai, kahIM vaha madhusrAviNI lorI sunAtI huI mamatAmayI mA~ hai, to kahIM sahaja sneha bikheratI bhaginI hai| kahIM vaha zraddhAsnigdha kanyA hai, to kahIM vaha tana-mana se samarpita aisI bhAvapravaNa priyA hai, jise puruSa kI sahadharmiNI hone kA gaurava prApta hai| dharma-zAstra ke adhyetAoM ko yaha patA hai ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kAla meM hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM mahilAe~ bhikSuNI ho gayI thiiN| unhoMne jIvana ke sabhI prApta sukhoM kA parityAga kara diyA thaa| vaidika-kAla kI gArgI aura maitreyI ke ujjvala udAharaNa itihAsa-prasiddha haiN| bhAratIya vAGmaya ke abhyAsI sabhI janoM ko yaha patA hai ki vANI bhI sarasvatI ke rUpa meM strI kA hI eka rUpa hai, jisake kAraNa dharma aura samAja ke kaNa-kaNa meM cidAnanda-bodha kA mAdhurya samAyA hai| sarasvatI jJAna kI devI hai, cetanA kI UrjA hai, yadi mAnava jJAna-cetanA se zUnya ho jAe, to phira jar3a meM aura usameM kyA antara raha jAegA? taba nara eka prakAra se narAkRti meM maka paza hI to hogaa| aura kyA? aura cetanAzIla sajaga nArI pazatva nahIM, jJAna-cetanA se yukta devatva kI prajvalita jyoti hai| ata: ukta sarvazaklA sarasvatI kA svarUpa bhAratIya manISA ne nArI ke rUpa meM hI citrita kiyA hai| ___ zakti kyA hai ? jisake binA mAnava pazu hai, tejahIna hai| AcArya zaMkara kI bhASA meM ziva bhI binA zakti ke zava hai, vaha eka sAdhAraNa spandana karane kI bhI kSamatA nahIM rkhtaa| aura, isa zakti ko bhI durgA, bhavAnI, cakrezvarI, padmAvatI Adi nAmoM meM strIrUpa hI milA hai| _ aura eka hai, sampatti / isake binA bhI mAnava samAja kI jIvana-yAtrA sukhada nahIM rahatI hai, daridratA se bar3hakara koI pApa nahIM hai, yaha hamAre cira atIta kI anubhuta anuzruti hai, aura yaha daridratA dUra hotI hai, sampatti kI, lakSmI kI varada kRpA se / aura yaha kamalAsanA lakSmI bhI eka divya nArI kA hI to abhirAma rUpa hai| maiM dAve ke sAtha kaha sakatA hU~ ki ve nAriyA~ hI haiM, jinake kAraNa mAnava-sRSTi ke bhItara ahiMsA, karuNA evaM mamatA kI bhAvanA pallavita, puSpita evaM phalita huI haiN| jahA~ bhI kahIM virodhI ke prati bhI jo kSamA bhAva dikhatA hai, samajhanA cAhie ki vahA~ pratyakSa yA parokSa kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM sahiSNutA kI pratimUrti nArI kA mahAn kSamA-saMskAra, bIja-rUpa meM chipA huA hai| sAhitya, kalA aura zilpa ke vividha rUpoM meM bhI nArI kA sahaja komala saMvega samAyA huA hai| amuka rUpa meM mAnavatA kI maMgalamUrti : sajaga nArI 211 Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ina saba kI jananI nArI hI hai| usI ne saMsAra ko kalyANa bhAvanA dI hai| sneha-sigdha goda meM uchAlate evaM pAlane meM jhulAte hue mAnava zizu ko mAnavatA kA prathama pATha mAtR-svarUpA nArI ne hI par3hAyA hai| jIvana kA koI bhI kSetra kyoM na ho, nArI saba jagaha apanI dhIra-gaMbhIra buddhi kA paricaya detI hai| puruSa zilAkhaNDa kI taraha kaThora ho sakatA hai, para nArI apane kalakala ninAdinI svaccha salilA saritA ke svabhAva kA tyAga nahIM kara sktii| vaha hara kisI kI pIr3A meM sahabhAginI bana jAnA cAhatI hai| vaha hara kisI ke duHkha-darda ko miTA denA cAhatI hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMgha meM jahA~ caudaha hajAra sAdhu the, vahIM sAdhviyoM kI saMkhyA chattIsa hajAra thii| saMkhyA kI dRSTi se sAdhanA-kSetra meM ve usa kAla meM bhI puruSa-varga se adhika thiiN| purAtana kAla se hI bhagavAn kI divya-vANI ke amRta-rasa kA pAna sabase jyAdA una bahanoM ne hI kiyA hai, yaha jaina itihAsa para se sUryavat spaSTa hai| jinheM paurANika mAnyatAoM ke AdhAra para sAmAjika dRSTi se pichar3A kahA jAtA rahA hai| aura, jinakA hama Aja bhI ajJAna aura andhakAra meM rahanevAle prANivizeSa ke rUpa meM upahAsa karate jA rahe haiN| aura, ve rahI bhI haiM isa sthiti meM kabhI, parantu jyoM hI unheM prakAza milA, ve saba-kucha moha-mAyA aura prApta sukhopabhoga tyAgakara lokamaMgala kI rAha para calI aayiiN| jinakA sundara zarIra phUla ke samAna sukumAra thA, aura jo havA ke tapta jhoMke se bhI murajhA sakatA thA, ve puSpazayyArUr3ha gRhadeviyA~ bhikSuNI ke rUpa meM jhulasA denevAlI bhISaNa garmI aura kar3akar3AtI dehacIratI sardI ke dinoM meM bhI mahAzramaNa mahAvIra evaM tathAgata buddha kA maMgalamaya saMdeza ghara-ghara pahu~cAtI thiiN| jinake hAthoM ne ekamAtra denA-hI-denA jAnA thA, ve hI rAjarAniyA~ ahaMkAra-mukta hokara apanI prajA ke sAmane, yahA~ taka ki jhopar3iyoM meM bhI bhikSA ke lie ghUmatI thIM aura rAjaprAsAdoM se lekara parNakuTIroM taka sabako samAna bhAva se ahiMsA evaM karuNA ke Atmaupamya dharma-darzana kA amRta bAMTatI phiratI thiiN| isase yaha satya jAhira hotA hai ki jIvana ke vividha kSetroM meM nArI-jAti kA saMkalpa aura karma bahuta hI mahAna rahA hai| tyAga kA jitanA bar3A Adarza nArI ne upasthita kiyA hai, vaisA anya varga meM virala hI dekhA gayA hai| kiMcit bhI mukha mlAna kiye binA dhairya ke sAtha jitanA kaSTa vaha saha letI hai, anyatra kahA~ hai vaha Adarza sahiSNutA, kSamatA, dhairya, gAMbhIrya evaM zakti / hamArA yaha deza bhArata, jise mahAdeza bhI kahA jAtA hai, yahA~ gRhasvAminI strI jIvana ke Adarza kA Arambha aura anta mAtRtva meM hI hotA hai| vaha mAtRtva, jo vakSa meM dugdhAmRta, hRdaya meM snehAmRta aura karakamaloM meM karmAmRta lie mAnavajAti ko prArambha se poSaNa detI hai, aura dhIre-dhIre vikAsa ke patha para use agrasara karatI hai / strI zabda ke uccAraNa mAtra se bhAratIyoM ke mana meM vikasita evaM udAramanA mAtRtva kA smaraNa ho AtA hai| "strI" zabda kA artha hI vistAra hai| ataH vaha saMkucita nahIM, vistRta hai| vaha bindu nahIM, dhArA hai| saMskAra-hInatA ke kAraNa ghaTita honevAle kucha apavAdoM ko chor3a dIjie, zeSa jo hai vaha udAtta hai, Adarza hai / jina nAriyoM ke jIvana meM udAtta guNoM kA vikAsa huA hai, unakA mana, vacana, karma saba mAtRmaya ho jAtA hai| ve vizva ke sabhI prANiyoM ko sneha kI mamatAmayI dRSTi se dekhatI haiN| unakI AMkhoM meM kahIM bhI ghaNA-dveSamUlaka tiraskAra nahIM rahatA hai| unake oThoM para hara kSaNa eka sarvamaMgala muskAna bicchurita hotI rahatI hai, jo jIvana meM Ananda kI bhAvadhArA kA saMcAra karatI hai| hinduoM ke yahA~ isIlie eka yaga meM strI ko Izvara rUpa meM bhI sammAnajanaka svIkRti milI hai| yaha vaha divya mAtA hai, jise lakSmI, sarasvatI, durgA aura anya kitane hI udAtta nAmoM se loga smaraNa karate haiN| AcArya zaMkara jaise aneka zAstrakAroM kA kahanA hai ki putra kuputra ho sakatA hai, para mAtA kumAtA nahIM ho sktii| agara maiM prasaMgocita yaha bhI kahU~ ki mAnava-saMsAra meM jo kucha zubha dikhAI par3atA hai vaha eka prakAra se vAtsalyamUrti mA~ ke vAtsalya bhAva kA hI pariNAma hai, to koI atizayokti na hogii| kyoMki usI kI mamatA, sneha evaM vAtsalya kI sukhada chAyA meM mAnava kI jIvana-yAtrA kA sUtrapAta huA hai| nArI-jAti ke purAtana itihAsa ko dekhane para aisA lagatA hai ki nArI kA jIvana eka bahuta hI U~cA Adarza jIvana rahA hai| jaba hama use smRti meM lAte haiM, to hamArA mana-mastiSka sahasA zraddhA se AplAvita ho jAtA hai| hama unake prati sahaja Adara bhAva se taraMgita ho uThate haiN| kintu, yaha eka dukhada saMyoga hai ki isI miTTI meM jahA~ nArI itanI mahAn mahattA ke pada para pratiSThita rahI hai, usakI svarNima chavi dhUmila ho rahI hai| usake prAktana sundara aura sAtvika svarUpa ko bhautikatA kI maryAdAhIna daur3a dhUli dhUsarita kara rahI hai| ata: Aja samAja meM idhara jo gar3abar3I phailI huI hai, saMtrAsa kA vAtAvaraNa bana rahA , sarasvatI, deNI yuga meM strI koirahatI hai, jo jIvanamulaka tiraskAra 212 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, usakA amuka aMza meM kucha doSa nArI para bhI AyA hai| isalie Aja kI nArI ko apanI prAcIna garimA ko akSuNNa banAye rakhanA hai, to use sajaga honA hogaa| eka bahuta bar3A uttara-dAyitva unheM punaH vahana karanA hogaa| vizva ke aneka manISI cintaka samajhate haiM ki saMsAra ko trAsa se mukti dilAne kA kArya antataH nArI kara sakatI hai| aMgajAta santAna ke rUpa meM use eka taraha se kaccI miTTI kA Ardra piNDa milA hai| use kyA banAnA hai aura kyA nahIM banAnA, parivAra, samAja, rASTra, dharma evaM saMskRti ke hita meM, yaha arthagaMbhIra samayocita nirNaya karanA, usake hI adhikAra kSetra meM hai| jaba mAtAe~ yogya hotI haiM, to ve apanI santAna meM sAMskRtika cetanA kA rasa paidA kara detI haiN| karuNA kI prazAnta, zItala, sukhada chAyA meM mAnava hI nahIM, prANimAtra ke prati snehasikta udAra maryAdA bhAva jagA detI haiM, dharma evaM samAja kI sevA ke lie mahattvapUrNa preraNA pravAhita kara detI haiN| ve apanI aura pAsa-par3osa kI komala paudhe ke rUpa meM aMkurita hotI priya santAnoM ko jaisA bhI banAnA cAheM banA sakatI haiN| deva, dAnava yA mAnava kucha bhI banAnA adhikAMzataH mAtAoM kI cetanA aura caryA para hI nirbhara hai| kahane kA tAtparya yaha hai ki mAnavIya jIvana kA utthAna-patana donoM hI nArI kI vicAra prakriyA ke Upara nirbhara karatA hai| parantu, Aja isake viparIta sarvatra dekhA aisA jA rahA hai ki nArI-jagata ne apane kAna khar3e kara lie haiM aura AMkhe banda kara lI haiN| phalasvarUpa vaicArika-jagat meM bhrama phaila gayA hai ki vaha svayaM kucha nahIM kara sktii| nArI abalA hai, usase kucha nahIM ho sktaa| Aja ke nArI-Andolana isake sAkSI haiM ki nArI apane apekSita maulika adhikAroM evaM samasyAgata praznoM kA samAdhAna dUsaroM se mAMganA cAhatI hai, jinakA sahI samAdhAna usake sivA dUsarA koI nahIM kara sktaa| yaha jIvana-darzana kI rahasyamayI bhASA hai, vizva kI hara nArI ko ise samajhanA hai| aba apanI khuda kI AMkha mUMdakara kevala idhara-udhara sunI-sunAI bAtoM ke aMdhakAra meM nahIM calA jA sktaa| jo kucha bhI karanA hai apanI khuda kI AMkhoM se dekha kara karanA hai| bAhara ke hI nahIM, apane antara ke jJAna cakSu kholakara apane parivAra evaM samAja ko dekhanA hai| jo mAtA-pitA sAsa-sasura, pati, jeTha, devara, jeThAnI, devarAnI, nanada, putra, putrI naukara, par3osI anya riztenAtedAra Adi ke rUpa meM dUra-dUra taka phailA huA hai, yahA~ taka hI nahIM, bhAratIya saMskRti ke anusAra pazupakSI taka bhI parivAra ke aMga hai| unake bharaNa-poSaNa kA dAyitva bhI gRhasvAminI para hai| isI vyApaka dAyitva ke AdhAra para bhArata ke udAracetA maharSiyoM ne kahA hai--"na gRhaM gRhamityAhuH gRhinniigRhmucyte"| iMTa, patthara cUnA gArA Adi kA banA ghara asalI ghara nahIM hai| asalI ghara to gRhasvAminI gahiNI hai, jo ghara kI jyoti hai| isI ke prakAza meM gRha, gRha ke rUpa meM parilakSita hotA hai| anyathA cuhoM ke dvArA apane basere ke lie nirmita bila meM aura mAnava ke ghara meM kyA antara hai ? nArI ko kevala kisI eka morce para hI kAma nahIM karanA hai| putrI, bhaginI, patnI aura mAtA Adi ke rUpa meM aneka kendroM para use gurutara dAyitva ko vahana karanA hai| use eka acchI putrI, acchI bahana, acchI patnI aura eka sarvazreSTha acchI mA~ bananA hai| aura sarvatra apane ukta padoM kI garimA kI AkarSaka mudrA aMkita karanI hai| kintu ukta padoM meM eka mahatvapUrNa pada hai, jisakI tulanA anya kisI se nahIM kI jA sktii| maryAdA puruSottama rAma ke bhAvoM meM aura maharSi vAlmIkI ke zabdoM meM janmadAtrI mA~--"svargAdapi garIyasI" hai, arthAt svarga se bhI bar3hakara hai| vaha itihAsa prasiddha mA~ madAlasA hai, jo apane navajAta putroM ko zuddha, buddha niraJjana, nirvikAra-svarUpa ucca jIvana kI smRti dilAte hue lorI gA rahI hai "zuddhosi buddhosi niraJjanosi, saMsAra maayaa-prijitosi|" spaSTa hai, mA~ madAlasA kI lorI sunanevAle putra kabhI galata nahIM ho sakate / saMsAra kI bhoga-lipsA rUpa mAyA unheM kaise sparza kara sakatI hai? Aja ke vikRta mana-mastiSka ke bhaTakAva se apanI saMtAnoM ko bacAnA hai, to Aja kI mA~ ko madAlasA bananA hogaa| isake atirikta kalyANa kA koI mArga nahIM hai--"nAnyaH panthA vidyte'ynaay|" parivAra, samAja evaM rASTra ke kalyANa ke lie Aja kI mahattvapUrNa apekSA hai, nArI jAti ko prArambha se suzikSita evaM susaMskRta banAyA jAe, tAki vaha apane sAmAjika dAyitvoM ko yathocita rUpa meM samajha sake aura samaya para nirvahaNa kara ske| vaha sAmAjika yA dhArmika sabhI prakAra ke andha-vizvAsoM, pAkhaNDoM tathA jIrNa-zIrNa kurUpa rUr3hiyoM se mukta hokara lokamaMgalakArI yathArtha satya kA bodha svayaM prApta kare aura dUsaroM ko bhI kraae| eka suzikSita saMskAra saMpanna nArI sRSTi-cakra kA nAbhikendra hai, jisameM jIvana nirmANa ke sahasrAdhika Araka otaprota hai| nAbhikendra-dhurI ke sudRr3ha hone meM hI cakra kI gati hai| gati hI nirmANa hai aura nirmANa hI Ananda maMgala kA akSaya srota hai| mAnavatA kI maMgalamUtti : sajaga nArI 213 Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana-zuddhi kA dvAra Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "jayaM bhaMjanto........pAvakammaM na bndhi|" svastha zarIra ke lie bhojana kI AvazyakatA hai| ataH viveka-pUrvaka bhojana karanA pApa nahIM hai| kintu, dhyAna rakhanA hai-- bhojana hI jIvana kA lakSya na bana jaae| peTa anya prANiyoM kI kabra na ho jaae| Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya-saMskRti meM AhAra-zuddhi para vizeSa bala diyA gayA hai| AhAra zuddhi kA kevala zarIra-para hI nahIM, antarmana para bhI mahattvapUrNa prabhAva par3atA hai| citta zuddhi kI sAdhanA kA yaha prathama caraNa hai| "AhAra zuddhau sattvazuddhi" kA nirghoSa Aja kA hI nahIM, cirantana hai, yuga-yugAntara kA hai| jo AhAra abhakSya hai, mAMsa evaM madya:Adi ke rUpa meM vihita hai, vaha to niSiddha hai hii| bhAratIya cintana isase bhI Age bar3hakara eka aura rahasya kA udghATana karatA hai| vaha yaha ki AhAra mUlataH dravya rUpa meM bhale kitanA hI zuddha ho, upAdeya ho, parantu yadi vaha anyAya, atyAcAra, zoSaNa, utpIr3ana evaM pravaMcanA se upAjita hai, to vaha bhI azuddha hai, abhakSya hai| vaha bhI tana-mana ko dUSita karanevAlA hotA hai| zAstrakAroM ne isa prakAra ke dUSita AhAra kI bhI spaSTa rUpa se vigarhaNA kI hai| AhAra zaddhi kA eka tRtIya caraNa aura bhI hai, vaha bhI kama mahattva kA nahIM hai| AhAra dravya se zuddha hai, svayaM ke dvArA anyAya evaM atyAcAra ke dvArA bhI upAjita nahIM hai| parantu, yadi vaha kisI anya anyAyI evaM atyAcArI se prApta hai, to vaha bhI nindita hai / vaha bhI vyakti kI mAnasika cetanA ko malina evaM dUSita karanevAlA hotA hai| vaha bhI bauddhika bhraSTatA kA janaka hai| ataH usake kAraNa mAnava kI satyAsatya kI nirNAyaka zakti samApta ho jAtI hai| jIvana kA teja sarvathA kSINa ho jAtA hai| AhAra zuddhi ke ukta tRtIya rUpa ke sandarbha meM mahAbhArata yuga kI eka purAtana gAthA hai| mahAbhArata kA lomaharSaka bhISaNa yuddha samApta ho gayA thaa| bANoM kI zayyA para par3e hue bhISma pitAmaha upadeza de rahe the| dharma-jJAna kI bahuta U~cI-U~cI gaMbhIra bAteM batA rahe the| isI bIca meM mahArAnI draupadI ko haMsI A gyii| "beTI, tU haMsI kyoM ?"--pitAmaha ne puuchaa| "mujha se bhUla ho gyii| pitAmaha, mujhe kSamA kreN|" draupadI ne hAtha jor3akara namratA se uttara diyaa| "beTI, terI haMsI akAraNa nahIM hai| draupadI aura vaha binA kAraNa vyartha hI upadeza ke bIca haMsa par3e, yaha tIna kAla meM bhI saMbhava nahIM ho sktaa| ataH binA kisI saMkoca evaM jhijhaka ke batA, kyoM haMsI?" pitAmaha, bar3I gaira jimmedArI kI-sI-bAta hai| phira bhI ApakA Agraha hai, Apa AjJA dete haiM, to batAtI huuN| "Apa upadeza de rahe the, to mujhe isa bIca khayAla AyA ki Aja to Apa dharma kI itanI uttama gaMbhIra vyAkhyA kara rahe haiM, jisakI tulanA anyatra kahIM ho nahIM sktii| parantu, kauravoM kI sabhA meM jaba duHzAsana mujhe naMgI karane kA duHsAhasa kara rahA thA, usa samaya ApakA yaha dharma-jJAna kahA~ calA gayA thA ? mana meM ukta bAta ke Ate hI mujhe barabasa haMsI chUTa pdd'ii| kRpayA mujhe kSamA kareM, isa bhUla ke lie| vyartha hI mujha se ApakA anAdara ho gyaa|" bhISma bole-"isameM kSamA, jaisI koI bAta nahIM hai, beTI! terA kahanA ThIka hI hai| mujhe dharma-jJAna to usa samaya bhI thA, parantu duryodhana kA anyAyapUrNa anna khAne se merI buddhi malina ho gayI thii| isa kAraNa maiM satya ke samarthana meM durbala ho gayA thaa| kintu, aba arjuna ke bANoM se mere zarIra meM se usa dUSita anna se banA saba rakta nikala gayA hai, isalie aba buddhi zuddha ho jAne ke phalasvarUpa dharma kI sahI vyAkhyA kara rahA huuN|" bhISma pitAmaha ke ukta lAkSaNika uttara evaM samAdhAna meM satya kA yaha svara spaSTataH anagaMjita hai ki anyAya, anyAya hai, atyAcAra, atyAcAra hai, phira vaha kahIM bhI ho, kisI kI bhI ora se ho, tyAjya hai| anyAyarata durAcArI vyakti kA bhojana sira jhukAkara Aye dina yoM hI lete rahanA, anyAya kA parokSa rUpa meM spaSTa samarthana hai| svayaM ke dvArA kie gae anyAya se bhI dUsare vyakti ke dvArA kiye gaye anyAya ko parokSa yA pratyakSa samarthana denA kabhI-kabhI adhika bhayaMkara ho jAtA hai| jIvana-zuddhi kA dvAra 217 Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uparyukta niSkarSa ke sambandha meM eka bAta vizeSataH dhyAna dene yogya hai| vaha yaha ki jAna-bUjhakara anyAya kI upekSA karanA, anyAya kA zaraNAgata honA, pApa hai| paristhiti vizeSa meM yA anajAne meM yadi kabhI anyAyI kA AhAra le liyA jAe, to vaha bhISma pitAmaha ke samAdhAna kI paridhi meM nahIM aataa| anyAya-janya azuddhi kA mUla tattvataH mana meM hotA hai, bAhara meM nhiiN| kucha logoM kA vizvAsa hai ki dharmAtmA, nyAya-niSTha, sadAcArI vyakti ke yahA~ kA bhojana ekAntataH citta zuddhi kA hetu hotA hai, aura durAcArI ke yahA~ kA azuddhi kaa| isa sambandha meM merA tarka aura hai| yadi koI sAdhaka dharma kA, nyAyanIti kA svayaM ke antarmana meM saMkalpa rakhatA hai, to vahA~ cittazuddhi svataHsiddha hai aura vaha svayaM ke vicAra se hai| usakA sambandha anna se nahIM hai| yadi anna se ho to phira kisI bhI utkRSTa sadAcArI, nyAya-niSTha ke hAtha kA anna lekara sAdhAraNa janatA ko AdhyAtmika goliyoM ke rUpa meM khilA deM, tAki janatA kI sahaja hI citta-ddhi ho jAe aura aparAdharmiyoM kI mAnasika vikRtiyA~ samApta ho jaaeN| para kyA yaha saMbhava hai ? AhAra zuddhi ke tIna caraNa hai, sarvaprathama AhAra kA mUla dravya zuddha ho, dUsarA vaha anyAya se ajita na ho, aura tIsarA, anyAya ke pratyakSa yA parokSa samarthana se bhI lipta na ho| anyAyI kA AhAra na lene kI artha itanA hI hai ki samAja ke mAnasa meM usake anyAya ko pratiSThA dene jaisI sthiti na hone paae| AhAra zuddhi kA caturtha caraNa dhyAna meM rakhane jaisA hai| zuddha AhAra grahaNa karane kA uddezya kyA hai ! yadi AhAra satkarma karane kI bhAvanA se grahaNa kiyA jAtA hai, to vaha zreyaskara hotA hai| yaha caturtha caraNa AhAra zuddhi kA sarvotkRSTa zikhara hai| kRpayA ise na bhuuleN| 218 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyotirmaya karma-yoga Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhanya dhanya haiM ve nArI-nara, karma-nirata hai jinakA jIvana / nija-para kA kalyANa-hetu hai, karma-yoga kA patha ati pAvana / / jisa kI jar3a meM jJAna rahA hai, aura anta meM janahita phala hai| vaha jyotirmaya karma-yoga hai| jahA~ amaMgala bhI maMgala hai| Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA artha haiM karma kI dhArA kA satata bahate rhnaa| yaha vaha dhArA hai, jo eka kSaNa ke lie bhI kahIM na ruke / nirantara bahatI jAe, bar3hatI jAe, eka ke bAda eka maMjiloM ko pAra karatI jaae| yadi yaha karma-zakti kI dhArA kabhI kahIM ruka jAtI hai, to jAnate ho, usa samaya kyA hotA hai ? taba vaha jIvana, jIvana nahIM rahatA, jindagI jindagI nahIM rahatI / karma-zakti kA ruka jAnA eka prakAra se bAhara meM jIvana rahate hue bhI andara meM jIvana kA ruka nA hai| aura isakA artha hai mRtyu / yaha mana kI mRtyu tana kI mRtyu se bhI bhayaMkara hai| jIte hue bhI murde kI taraha sar3anA hai, galanA hai| 1 gati hI jIvana hai aura jIvana hI gati haiM aura sthiti kyA hai ? sthiti hai mRtyu jaba bhI koI vyakti AlasI evaM nirudyamI hokara, ArAma kI talAza meM niSkriyatA kI jar3a zayyA para, yaha socakara lamaleTa ho jAtA hai| ki "bahuta kucha kara liyaa| aba kyA karanA hai? sArI jindagI kyA isI taraha ghur3adaur3a lagI rahegI ? aba to zAnti se ArAma karanA caahie|" samajha lo yaha zAnti nahIM, jIvana kI hI, om zAnti hai / om zAnti, arthAt samApti / karma kA teja samApta hote hI AdamI bhI samApta ho jAtA hai| agnideva kA teja samApta huA ki vaha bhasma kA Dhera banA / yathA-prasaMga mor3a badalate rahie : hara karma kA eka samaya hotA hai, eka paristhiti hotI hai / ataH samaya evaM paristhiti ke anusAra karma ko mor3a dete rahanA caahie| dhArA ko yathAprasaMga mor3a denA burA nahIM hai / karma karane kA yaha artha nahIM ki aMdhe hAthI kI taraha nirviveka eka hI dizA meM daur3ate cale jAe~ / mor3a kA badalanA alaga bAta hai aura karma zUnya hokara aMdhere kone meM baiTha jAnA alaga bAta hai / karma ke eka rUpa se kucha dUra calakara aruci yA zrAnti ho, to karma kA dUsarA rUpa pakar3o AvazyakatA ke anusAra karma kA rUpa badalA jA sakatA hai, dezakAlAnusAra use ucita mor3a diyA jA sakatA hai, kintu karma-zUnya hokara zava kI bhAMti maraghaTa meM par3A nahIM jAtA hai / zava bhI kaba taka par3A raha sakatA hai ? jaldI hI jamIna meM gAr3a kara yA agni meM jalAkara ThikAne lagA diyA jAtA hai / karma - zUnya vyakti bhI ArAma kyA karegA ? prakRti devI jaldI hI use ThikAne lagA detI hai / karma nahIM karanA hai to calo, yahA~ par3e rahakara kyA karoge ? 1 jIvana gaMgA kI dhArA garmI ho sardI ho, dhUpa ho, chAyA ho, dina ho, rAta ho, gaMgA ko hara kSaNa bahanA hai / nirantara bahate rahane meM hI gaMgA kI divyatA hai, svacchatA hai, nirmalatA hai| yadi gaMgA ke mUla pravAha se bhaTaka kara koI jaladhArA pAsa ke kisI garta meM, gaDDhe meM gira jAe, to vaha kucha hI dinoM meM sar3ane lagegI / kIr3e par3a jAe~ge usameM, durgandha Ane lagegI usameM se / roga phailAnevAle maccharoM kA tathA anya jaharIle kITANuoM kA kendra bana jAegA, vaha eka dina kA pavitra jala / aura taba vaha jIvana nahIM, mRtyu bA~TegA janatA meM / pravAha ThaharA, ki sdd'aa| sar3A ki marA / gaMgA meM gotA lagAnevAle gaMgA -bhakta bhI ukta sar3ate garta ke pAsa se nAka banda kara dhUM-dhUM karate hI nikalate hai / vaha durgandha asahya ho jAtI hai / jIvana bhI karma kI gaMgA hai| yaha avaruddha huI ki tatkAla sar3ane lgegii| yaha svaccha tabhI taka hai, jaba taka ki isameM pravAha hai, bahAva hai| chala-chala evaM kala-kala ke madhura nAda se gUMjatI huI jaba taka yaha bahatI rahatI hai, tabhI taka svaccha hai / anyathA sar3atI- sar3atI eka dina yaha samApta ho jAegI, mRtyu kI goda meM samA jAegI / ataH na garmI kI cintA karo, na sardI kI, na varSoM kI yaha to prakRti kA krama hai, calatA rhegaa| tuma to svIkRta karma ke patha para nirantara calate raho, calate rho| jo calatA hai, vahI brahmarSi mahIdAsa ke zabdoM meM "madhu vindati - " madhu pAtA hai / samudra dekhA hai kabhI ? : Apane kabhI vizAla jalasrota, sarovara, jhIla yA nirjhara dekhe haiM ? kitanA sundara dRzya hotA hai vahA~ kA prAtaHkAla sUrya kI sunahalI kiraNeM jhalamalAtI hai jala para to lagatA hai dharatI para svarga uttara AyA hai / bahanevAlI dhArAe~ eka gati se baha rahI haiM, taraMga-para-taraMga uTha rahI haiM, saMgIta kI eka madhura dhvani- sI guMjita hai / kitane hI jarUrI kAma haiM, phira bhI vahA~ se haTane kA mana nahIM hotA / basa, ghaMToM hI taTa para khar3e-ke-khar3e raha jAte haiM, eka vilakSaNa Ananda meM Atmavibhora ! jyotirmaya karma-yoga 221 . Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM san 61 meM kalakattA kA varSAvAsa samApta kara utkala pradeza meM jagannAthapurI taka gayA thA / pUjya tapasvI jagajIvanajI mahArAja bhI sAtha the| ur3IsA kI yAtrA dharma pracAra kI dRSTi se bar3I sukhada rhii| samudra dekhane kI mere mana meM bar3I utkaNThA thii| sarvaprathama bAlAsara meM, usake bAda jagannAthapurI aura koNArka meM samudra dekhaa| atIva adbhuta dRzya ! zAstroM meM samudra kA varNana par3A thaa| para, jaba vaha yathArtha rUpa meM AMkhoM ke sAmane AyA, to patA calA ki vAstava meM samudra kyA hai ? taTa para khar3e rahe, aura dekhate rahe / taTa para se jahA~ kahIM bhI najara idhara-udhara jAtI thI, jala-hI-jala dikhAI detA thA, kinArA kahIM najara nahIM AtA thaa| jidhara dekho udhara hI lAkhoM-karor3oM lahareM jala para nAca rahI haiN| lagatA thA jaise apane lAkhoM lAkha hAtha Upara uThAe samudra apanI taraMga meM, mastI meM nAca rahA hai| eka ke bAda eka lahara daur3a rahI hai| isa prakAra lAkhoM lAkha lahareM Akara samudra se TakarAtI hai aura vikhara jAtI haiN| garaja rahA hai sAgara / dina ko bhI rAta ko bhii| eka kSaNa ke lie bhI vizrAma nhiiN| dina ho yA rAta ho, sardI ho yA garmI ho, usake lie saba barAbara haiM / maiMne socA, bhagavAn ko tIrthakara ko jo samudra kI upamA dI gaI hai, vaha bilkula hI ThIka hai bhagavAn vahI hai, jo kSaNabhara ke lie bhI dhAnta nahIM hotA hai| Izvara kA artha bhI yahI hai ki jo sRSTi ke nirmANa meM harakSaNa saMlagna rahatA hai / sAgara kI taraha harakSaNa karma- taraMgoM kA nartana hI Izvaratva hai / talaiyyA sUkha jAtI hai, para sAgara nahIM suukhtaa| sAgara eka jIvana hai| sAgara kI taraha jIvana harakSaNa karma kI uchalatI nAcatI laharoM se laharAtA rahanA caahie| sAhasa ke sAtha, dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha sAgara kI taraha garjate raho, karma kSetra meM laharoM kI taraha nAcate raho / Age bar3hie mahakate badarIvana meM AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmI kI eka rUpaka kathA hai| gA~va ke bAhara eka kubar3I berI hai| bera khaTTe, kAne, kIr3oM se bhare hue gA~va ke nAdAna bacce usI kubar3I berI se cipaTe rahate haiN| docAra beroM ke lie Apasa meM jhagar3ate haiM, mArapITa karate haiN| patthara mArane para do-cAra bera TUTa kara jyoM hI nIce dhUla meM girate haiM, bacce daur3akara ve khaTTe aura kAne bera khAte haiM, bImAra par3ate haiN| eka dina eka sAhasI kizora ne kahA, "are yahA~ kyA karate ho ? calo, dUra jaMgala meM vahAM bahuta acche beroM kA vana hai| pakke aura mIThe acche bera khAyeMge / saba bAlaka beroM ke vana meM jAte haiM aura vahA~ sugandha se mahakate mAdaka pake bera khUba jI bhara kara khAte haiN| aura vana se lauTate samaya ve jholiyAM bhara-bhara kara para bhI lAte haiN| dila kholakara gAMva ke bar3oM, baccoM yuvakoM aura mahilAoM ko bA~Tate haiM / mIThe bera hone se saba tarapha "vAha - bhAI- vAha" kA jayaghoSa gUMja uThatA hai / yaha 'vAha vAha' kisa ko milatI hai ? jo karma samara meM sAhasa ke sAtha kUda par3ate haiM, aura vijaya prApta karake hI dama lete haiM / jo loga kone meM par3e rahate haiM, makkhI-maccharoM kI taraha bhinabhinAte rahate haiM, par3e-par3e ubAsiyA~ lete rahate haiM, unako kauna vAhavAhI detA hai, kauna unake kIrti-gAna gAtA hai, kIrti-gAna jaisA kyA hai unake pAsa ? maine bahuta se logoM ko dekhA hai| gA~va meM par3e haiM, na koI dhaMdhA, na koI anya sAdhana bacce bhUkhe haiM, patnI bhUkhI hai, bUr3he mA~-bApa bhUkhe haiM / aura ye sajjana aise haiM ki gA~va chor3akara kahIM dUra bar3e nagara meM jAne kA sAhasa nahIM krte| sar3A-galA jIvana gujAra rahe haiN| para, karma ke naye dvAra kholane kA nAma nahIM lete| unake hI aneka sAthI bAhara gae haiM, samudroM ko lAMghakara dvIpAntaroM taka pahu~ce haiN| dekhate-dekhate dhanakubera ho gaye haiN| cAroM ora unakA yaza hai| aura ye nikamme soye par3e haiM / A~kha hI nahIM khulatI gRhazUroM kI / AcArya jinavAsa gaNI ne aise hI apane jAne-pahacAne gA~voM meM cakkara kATanevAle bhikSuoM ko bhI grAmapiNDolaka kahA hai| kubar3I berI ke khaTTe aura sar3e-gale phala khAnevAle AlasI baccoM ke sAtha unakI tulanA kI hai| gAMva kI roTiyoM para par3e haiN| yaha nahIM ki dUra-dUra taka ke pradezoM meM bhramaNa kareM, sAhasa ke sAtha dharma pracAra ke naye AyAma khojeM, naye dvAroM para alakha jgaaeN| basa, vahIM baMdhe-baMdhAyeM paroM meM subaha-zAma bhikSApAtra ghUma rahA hai, aura zuddhAcAra ke pAlana kA ahaMkAra garja rahA hai| anyatra naye pradezoM meM inakA zuddhAcAra nahIM pala sktaa| lagatA hai kala kA tejasvI bhikSu Aja kI dIna-hIna paMDAgirI para utara AyA hai| AcArya jinadAsa majAkI prakRti ke bhI the| ataH aise grAma pratibaddha bhikSuoM ko unhoMne odanamuNDa ke nAma se sambodhita kiyA hai| odana 222 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maNDa arthAta khAlI dAla-bhAta ke lie sira muMDAnevAle bhikSu / ve odanamuNDa bhikSu hI the, jo saMkaTa par3ane para aMga, baMga, kaliMga Adi pradezoM se, jahA~ eka dina bhagavAn mahAvIra aura unake hajAroM bhikSu dharma-vijaya kA jayanAda guMjAte hue ghUma rahe the, duma dabAkara bhAga khar3e hue the| tejohIna nirjIva logoM ke lie bhAgane ke sivA dUsarA mArga hI kyA ho sakatA hai? kSAraM jalaM kApuruSAH pibanti : braja pradeza meM kaMsa kA atyAcAra carama sImA para thaa| vaha yAdava hokara bhI yAdavoM kA ghora zatra thaa| cAroM tarapha mRtyu nAca rahI thii| yAdava aura anya prajA-jana gulAmoM kA-sA jaghanya jIvana jI rahe the| caravAhoM kI-sI jindgii| kRSNa ne kaMsa ko mallayuddha meM samApta kara diyA thaa| aba kaMsa ke zvasura magadhAdhipati jarAsandha ke AkramaNa ke AtaMka se vraja meM rahanA dUbhara ho gayA saba ko| para, koI bhI janmabhUmi chor3ane ke lie taiyAra nhiiN| zrIkRSNa ne kahA, "isa taraha janmabhUmi ke nAma para asurakSita vraja pradeza se cipaTe rahane meM kyA lAbha hai| ThIka hai hajAroM pIr3hiyA~ hamArI yahA~ gujarI haiM, para anAdikAla se to hama yahA~ nahIM haiN| eka dina kahIM se Akara hI yahA~ DerA DAlA gayA thaa| aba calo, anyatra kahIM surakSita sthAna meM DerA ddaaleNge| agara jIvana meM kucha jyoti hai, prANoM meM kucha dama hai, bhujAoM meM kucha bala-vikrama hai, to anyatra yahA~ se bhI acchA eka nayA sAmrAjya sthApita kreNge| karmaTha karmavIra logoM ko kAma karane ke lie virATa bhUmi kA khulA maidAna par3A hai| aise loga kahIM bhI, zUnya meM bhI jAkara nava nirmANa kara sakate haiN| aura, aise logoM ko jIvanavikAsa ke patha para kucha-na-kucha nayA nirmANa karanA hI caahie| maraghille sAhasahIna loga hI cUhoM kI taraha bila meM ghuse hue purAnI pratibaddhatAoM ke rAga AlApA karate haiN| __ zrI kRSNa bilakula ThIka kahate haiN| ye svadeza aura videza ke rAga hI vyartha haiN| sAhasI ke lie sarvatra svadeza hI hai, videza kahIM hai hI nhiiN| siMha jisa vana meM bhI jAegA, usI vana kA rAjA mRgarAja khlaayegaa| siMha ko vana kA rAjA kisane banAyA? kisane usakA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA? kisane use kahA ki lo yaha rAjamukuTa pahano aura bana jAo rAjA? siMha ne jo yaha rAjapada pAyA hai, apane bala-vikrama se pAyA hai-- "magendrasya magendratvaM, vitIrNa kena kAnane ? vikramAjita-satvasya, svayameva mRgendra taa||" kisI ke pitA ne suvidhA ke lie apane ghara ke AMgana meM hI eka kuMA khudvaayaa| durbhAgya se pAnI khArA niklaa| pitA cala bse| jIte rahate to saMbhava hai koI anya nayA upakrama krte| aba yaha dAyitva putroM para aayaa| parantu, putra aalsii| nayA kucha yatna nahIM kiyaa| ka~e kA vahI khArA pAnI pIte rahe, bImAra par3ate rahe, ghara ke bAla-bacce aura mahilAjana saba parezAna hote rhe| gA~va se kucha dUra mIThe pAnI ke ku~e~ the| para kauna vahA~ jAe? loga kahate bhI ki are khArA pAnI kyoM pIte ho? jarA mehanata kro| dUra ke ku~e se mIThA pAnI le AyA kro| isa para AlasI beToM kA eka tarka hotA thA, jisameM pitR-bhakti kI duhAI dI jAtI thI ki "hamAre bApa kA khudavAyA huA kuMA hai| khArA hai to kyA hai ? yadi hama hI isakA jala nahIM pIe~ge, to dUsarA kauna piegA? kucha bhI ho, dUsare kuMoM kA nahIM; apane bApa ke kuMe kA hI khArA jala pieNge|" kyA yaha sacamuca meM pitR-bhakti hai ? isI bhAva ko spaSTa karate hue eka kavi ne deza, jAti, kula Adi kI pratibaddhatA vAle logoM ko kabhI phaTakArA thA-- "yasyAsti sarvatra gatiH sa kasmAt svadeza-rAgeNa hi pAti khedam / tAtasya kUpo'yamiti bruvANAH, kSAraM jalaM kApuruSAH pibanti // " Apa jAnate haiM, zrI kRSNa ke dvArA vraja parityAga kA itihAsa kyA hai ? braja chor3a kara yAdavoM ne kyA kiyA, kyA paayaa| zrI kRSNa ke netRtva meM yAdava calate-calate pazcima samudra ke taTa para saurASTra meM pahuMca ge| karmaTha aura sAhasI yAdava jAti ne eka vizAla yAdava sAmrAjya kA nirmANa kiyA, sone kI dvArakA nagarI bsaaii| jyotirmaya karma-yoga 223 Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAratIya bhUtala para cahu~ ora apanI vijaya patAkAe~ phaharA diiN| hajAroM varSa bIta gae haiM, para Aja bhI lAkhoMlAkha loga usa mahAn karmayogI zrI kRSNa ke bhaktipUrNa gIta gAte haiM, zraddhA se pUjana-arcana karate haiM / virodhiyoM ne virodha karane meM kasara nahIM chor3I, una para syamantaka maNi kI corI Adi ke lAMchana bhI lagAe ge| bharI sabhA meM zizupAla jaisoM ne unako gAliyAM diiN| duryodhana jaisoM ne unheM mUrkha gvAlA kahakara pukArA, para kyA isase kRSNa kA teja dhUmila ho sakA ? sUrya bAdaloM meM kaba taka chipA raha sakatA hai? sUkhe ghAsa meM cinagArI kahA~ taka dabI raha sakatI hai ? kRSNa andhakAra se barAbara lar3ate rahe, aura dharatI se lekara aMbara taka prakAzamAna hote rhe| Aja bhI unakA divya prakAza karor3oM-karor3a janatA ke mana-mastiSka para chAyA huA hai| Aja bhI unakI gItA samudra pAra ke sudUra dezoM meM bhI gUMja rahI hai| gItA meM zrI kRSNa ke karma-yoga kA tejasvI sudarzana cakra Aja bhI gatizIla hai| jIvana meM sUrya-sA teja cAhie, prakAza cAhie para dIpaka jaisA TimaTimAtA na ho ki tela khatma huA, yA havA kA koI jhokA dhakkA de gayA aura becArA dIpaka bujha gyaa| dIpaka havA ke jhoMke se bujha sakate haiN| parantu sUryadeva, jo vizva kA dIpaka hai, vaha tUphAnI AMdhiyoM meM bhI kahA~ bujhatA hai ? kutara bhusata vA ko bhusavA de : jIvana meM gatizIlatA banI rahanI caahie| gati meM bhI nitya nayI pragati vikasita hotI rahanI caahie| isa gati evaM pragati kA artha yoM hI AMkha baMda kie daur3anA - bhAganA nahIM hai| isakA artha hai; viveka ke prakAza meM karma kI dhArA kA nirantara pravAhita rhnaa| bIca meM bAdhAe~ A sakatI hai, kabhI sukha kI to kabhI duHkha kI kabhI yaza kI to kabhI apayaza kii| kintu tejasvI jIvana ko isa taraha bIca meM kahIM rukanA nahIM hai| patha meM kabhI kAMTeM bhI biche mila sakate haiN| kyA bAta hai, korTa sApha karo, aura Age bddh'o| phulavAr3I meM kahIM phUla bhI mahakate mila sakate haiM / koI bAta nahIM / kucha kSaNa sugandha kA Ananda bhI le sakate haiN| para, sAvadhAna ! Asana jamA kara na baiTha jAie / basa, calate rahie phUloM ke bIca meM se bhI aura kAMToM ke bIca meM se bhI / sukha ho, duHkha ho, yaza ho, apayaza ho, jaya-jaya ho, hAya-hAya ho, kucha bhI ho, karma ke patha para bar3hate rhie| karmayogI ke lie yaha hAya-hAya bhI jaya-jayakAra hI hai| rASTra ke mahAna netA isa hAya-hAya ke bIca meM hI panapate haiM, murdAbAda ke nAroM meM hI jindAbAda kA majA lete haiM / yadi aisA na huA hotA, to Aja mahAtmA gAndhI aura javAharalAla neharU kA kyA astitva rahatA ? saMta kabIra masta prakRti ke phakkar3a saMta the| satya ke prati sarvAtmanA samarpita honevAle aise hI phakkar3a hote haiN| kabIra jaise nirbhaya, asatya ko Thokara lagAkara bAta karanevAle sAdhaka virale hI hote haiM / jo loga idhara-udhara kI nindA - cugalI se, apayaza se, apamAna se Dara kara kartavya patha chor3a baiThate haiM, unako sambodhita karate hue kabIra kahatA hai--" bhAI bhagavAn kA smaraNa karo usake batAye patha para calate jaao| yadi kucha loga nindA karate haiM to karane do| tumhArA kyA bigar3atA hai? rAjapatha para hAthI apanI masta cAla se calatA jA rahA hai| agala-bagala meM kutte bhauMka rahe haiN| pAsa Ane kI himmata kisI kI nahIM hai| dUra khar3e bhauM-bhauM kA zora macA rahe haiN| kyA ina kuttoM ke bhauMkane se hAthI apanI cAla chor3a detA hai ? kutte tana kA sArA jora lagAkara bhauMkate raheM / gajarAja to khUba mastI meM jhUmatA huA, sUMDa phaTakAratA cala rahA hai| kuttoM ke bIca meM hAthI bananA hI hogaa| anyathA, kutte calane nahIM deNge| karmakSetra meM AnevAle yaza-apayaza ke, nindA-stuti ke dvandva hI kutte haiN| ye to bhauMkate hI haiN| bhaukane do inheM tuma to apanI nirdhArita maMjila kI ora bar3hate rho| maMjila para pahu~ca kara hI vizrAma lenA hai, bIca meM nahIM" 224 ---- "lU to rAma sumara jaga lar3avA de, hAthI calata hai apanI gati se, kutara bhuMsata vAM ko bhuMsavA de, tU to rAma sumara jaga lar3avA de|" jaga lar3atA hai, jhagar3atA hai| lar3ane de bhAI jaga ko usakA to kAma hI lar3anA hai| vaha yahI kAma sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA rahA hai, karatA rhegaa| vaha kisase nahIM lar3A hai ? jaga ne kisa mahApuruSa ko, kisa mahAnArI ko chor3A hai ? para karmavIra AtmAoM ne kaba ina kI paravAha kI hai ? basa, inakI ora dhyAna hI nahIM denA hai| dhyAna denA hai, apane gantavya lakSya kI ora / jaga se pUchane kI bAta nahIM hai, mana se pUcha lene kI bAta hai / sarvaprathama apane mana se pUcha lenA hai ki kartavya ke prati terA dila sApha hai ki nahIM, terA irAdA pAka hai ki nhiiN| karma ke prati terI niSThA hai ki nahIM / yadi terA karma Atma-hita kI dizA meM, jana hita kI dizA meM samayocita hai aura tU use pavitra saMkalpa se karanA cAhatA hai, to tU nirbhaya aura nirdvandva apane patha para cala par3a / phira tujhe kisI se Darane kI, ghabarAne kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai / kahA thA kabhI kisI ne isI sandarbha meM- "dila sApha terA hai ki nahIM, pUchale jI se, phira jo kucha bhI karanA ho, kara tU khuzI se, ghabarA na kisI se / " karma-yogI mahAvIra : vaizAlI kSatriyakuNDa kA rAjakumAra vardhamAna mahAvIra tIsa varSa kI mAdaka taruNAI meM satya kI khoja ke lie mahaloM se nikala pdd'aa| kabhI vaibhAragiri jaise parvatoM ke U~ce zikharoM para, kabhI saptaparNI jaisI andhakArAcchanna gaharI guphAoM meM, kabhI bhayaMkara nirjana vanoM meM, kabhI vegavatI saritAoM ke taTa para dhyAna lagAtA rahA, Atma-nirIkSaNa karatA rahA / sAr3he bAraha varSa kI sudIrgha tapaH sAdhanA ke bAda RjubAlikA nadI ke taTa para antarlIna hue, to kaivalya prApta kiyaa| kaivalya bodha huA ki tatkAla hI prApta satya kA upadeza diyA / para kisI ne kucha grahaNa nahIM kiyA / astu, rAtri meM hI calakara prAtaH pAvApurI ke mahAsena vana meM pahu~ce / samavasaraNa lgaa| asatya kA nirAkaraNa karate hue nirbhaya bhAva se satya kI sthApanA kii| zrI indrabhUti gautama jaise gyAraha mahAmanISI uccavaMzIya brAhmaNa vidvAnoM ne dIkSA grahaNa kii| inake sAtha hI anya cAra hajAra cAra sau brAhmaNoM ne bhI AtI pravrajyA svIkRta kii| eka hI dina meM itanI bar3I janasaMkhyA meM jIvana parivartana kA dUsarA udAharaNa AsapAsa ke itihAsa meM anyatra kahIM nahIM milatA / yaha saba bhagavAn mahAvIra ke karma yoga kI dena hai| yadi ve kevalajJAna pAkara zAnta baiTha jAte ki basa, mujhe jo pAnA thA vaha pA liyA / aba mujhe kyA karanA hai idhara-udhara kI bhAga-daur3a se ? zAnti se jIvana gujAranA caahie| to Apa hI batAiye, pAvApurI meM yaha mahatvapUrNa dharma-krAnti hotI ? satya kA itanA vyApaka pracAra hotA ? asatya kA kuhAsA chaTatA ? spaSTa hai, aisA kucha bhI nahIM hotA / kevalajJAna kI prApti se pUrva satya kI talAza meM sAr3he bAraha varSa taka vana-vana ghUmate rahe aura jaba kevalajJAna ho gayA to lagAtAra tIsa varSa taka eka deza se dUsare deza, eka nagara se dUsare nagara, eka gAMva se dUsare gAMva prApta satya kI nirdvandva ghoSaNA karate rhe| kabhI gaMgA ke isa pAra to kabhI gaMgA ke usa pAra, kabhI yamunA aura gaNDakI ke idhara to kabhI udhara, karmayogI mahAvIra hajAroM bhikSu aura bhikSuNiyoM ke saMgha ke sAtha vihAra karate rahe / janatA ko satya kA upadeza dete rhe| kabhI vaizAlI to kabhI rAjagRha, kabhI campA to kabhI kauzAmbI, dUra-dUra ke nagaroM ko sparza karate rahe, vizAla jala dhArAoM ko naukAoM se pAra karate rhe| kitanA tIvra vega thA unakI dharma-cetanA meN| Age-Age mahAvIra haiM / pIche-pIche gautama cala rahe haiM, sudharmA cala rahe haiM, hajAroM bhikSu cala rahe haiN| eka samaya kI kusumakomalA rAjakumArI candanA aura mRgAvatI jaisI rAniyA~ bhI bhikSuNI banI huI haiM / aura ve hajAroM bhikSuNiyoM ke sAtha kadama-kadama prabhu mahAvIra kA anugamana kara rahI haiM / yaha thA karmayoga kA jIvita darzana / dvAra-dvAra sacce dharma kI jyoti jalAI jA rahI hai / kahIM apamAna milatA hai, to kahIM sammAna milatA hai / koI cintA nahIM mAna-apamAna kI / Akhira meM nirvANa kA samaya hai| do dina se nirantara niranna evaM nirjala upavAsa hai / aura mahAvIra kI nirantara solaha prahara se vAgdhArA baha rahI hai| dina meM bhI rAta meM bhI satata dhaaraa| eka-do ghaMTe to kyA, eka do kSaNa kA bhI vizrAma nhiiN| ise kahate haiM jIvana ! ise kahate haiM karttavya ke prati samarpaNa / ise kahate satya ke prati samarpita zraddhAna / basa, isI kI apekSA hai jIvana-nirmANa ke lie| vaha dina dhanya hogA, jisa dina hamAre jIvana meM bhI karmayoga kA yaha mahAnAda gUMjegA / hama bhI satya ke prati, kartavya ke prati isI taraha samarpita hoNge| abAdha gati se hamArI karmadhArA bhI isI taraha pravAhita hogii| aura, jaba aisA kucha hogA to phira kyA kamI rahegI ? jyotirmaya karma-yoga 225 For Private Personal Use Only Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM, kucha bhI kamI nahIM rhegii| mahAvIra kahate the--yadi tU karanA cAhe, to saba kucha kara sakatA hai| mUla meM saMkalpa cAhie kucha kara gujarane kaa| "kyA kamI tujhe hai tribhuvana meM, yadi tU pAnA caahe| saba-kucha karane kI kSamatA hai, yadi tU karanA caahe||" 226 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSA : dUsarA janma For Private Personal Use Only Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSA dIkSA kA patha asidhArA hai, virale hI cala pAte jo calate haiM Atmadeva ke darzana ve kara pAte haiN| haiN| kaba kA soyA andara meM vaha deva, jagAnA hai dhanya dhanya vaha, dIkSA kI yaha artha-cetanA hai usa ko| jisko|| Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIkSA dIkSA asat se sata kI ora, tamas se Aloka kI ora mRtyu se amaratva kI ora agrasara honevAlI eka akhaNDa jyotirmaya jIvana yAtrA! dIkSA bAhara se andara meM simaTa Ane kI eka adbhata AdhyAtmika sAdhanA hai, to andara se bAhara phailane kI eka sAmAjika kamanIya kalA bhI hai ! AdhyAtmikatA aura sAmAjikatA kA sundara samanvaya hai isa patha para! dIkSA azubha kA bahiSkAra hai, zubha kA saMskAra hai, zuddhatva kA svIkAra hai! 'sva' kI 'sva' se 'sva' ko sahaja svIkRti hI to dIkSA hai ! dIkSA svayaM para svayaM kA zAsana svayaM para svayaM kA niyaMtraNa, sadguru mAtra sAkSI hai, patha kA bhomiyA hai, zeSa saba-kucha ziSya para! jagAtA guru hai, kartA-dhartA ziSya hai| zraddhA kA ghRta, jJAna kI bAtI, karma kI jyoti, yahI hai dIkSA kA maMgala dIpa, jisakI svaNima AbhA se ho jAtA tamasAvRta antara, jyotirmaya akSaya ajarAmara ! dIkSA : dUsarA janma 229 Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zatru-mitra meM yaza-apayaza meM hAni-lAbha meM sukha meM duHkha meM sahaja tulyatA samarasatA hI dIkSA kA satyArtha bodha hai isIlie dIkSA kA satpatha nahIM naraka loka ko jAtA nahIM svarga loka ke prati hI vaha jAtA hai mAtra mokSa ko| aura mokSa hai, 'sva' kA 'sva' meM sadA-sadA ke lie nimajjana! 'maiM' 'ta' meM mila jAe, 'ta' 'maiM' meM mila jAe, prANa-prANa meM sadA-sadA ko nijatA mamatA dhula-mila jAe, jo bhI hai samarasa ho jAe, yaha anupama advaita yoga hI jina-dIkSA kA vimala yoga hai! 230 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya kI khoja jIvana kI sabase bar3I pyAsa hai| kintu, yaha kitanA bar3A durbhAgya hai mAnava-jAti kA ki bahuta kama loga satya kI isa pyAsa ko ThIka taraha mahasUsa kara pAte haiN| aura, ve loga to aMguliyoM para hI ginatI meM Ate haiM, jo isa pyAsa ko bujhAne ke lie yatnazIla hote haiN| satya kA kSIra-sAgara bharA hai, kintu do cUMTa pIne ke lie bhI koI prastuta nahIM hai| prathama to pyAsa hI nahIM lagatI hai, aura lagatI bhI hai, to usa ora gati nahIM hotii| satya ke khoja kI do dizAe~ rahI haiM, mAnava jAti kI aba taka kI cetanA meN| eka dizA bAhara meM hai, to dUsarI dizA andara meM hai| eka bahirmukha hai, to dUsarI antarmukha hai| jaba mAnava-mastiSka ne bAhara meM satya ko khojanA prArambha kiyA, to usane jar3a prakRti tattva ko dekhA, usakI gaharAI meM paiThA, aura paramANu jaise sUkSma tattva ko aura usakI virAT zakti ko khoja nikaalaa| mAnava sabhyatA ne bar3I zAna ke sAtha paramANu-yuga meM praveza kiyaa| aura, yaha usI kA camatkAra hai ki dharatI para kA yaha miTTI kA mAnava Aja candraloka meM cahala-kadamI karane pahu~ca gayA hai| paramANu kI khoja ne eka taraha se vizva kA mAnacitra hI badala kara rakha diyA hai| aura, jaba andara meM khoja prArambha huI, to paramAtma-tattva ko khoja nikaalaa| bAhara ke vizva se bhI bar3A eka vizva mAnava ke antar meM raha rahA hai| "aNoraNIyAn" aura "mahato mahIyAna" kI eka ananta jyoti isa deha ke matpiNDa meM samAyI huI hai| jise hama AtmA kahate haiM, usI kA ananta vizuddha rUpa hI to vaha paramAtmatattva hai, jisakI prAcIna RSi-maharSiyoM ne khoja kI hai| paramANu aura paramAtmA donoM hI satya ke do kendra bindu haiN| pahalA jar3a para AdhArita hai, to dUsarA caitanya pr| pahale kI khoja kA mAdhyama prayoga hai, to dUsare kI khoja kA mAdhyama yoga hai| donoM kI khoja meM antara kevala itanA hai ki, bAhya jagat kI khoja meM eka vaijJAnika kI sAdhanA dUsare kI sAdhanA kA AdhAra bana sakatI hai| pahale kI khoja dUsare ke kAma A sakatI hai| pahale kI sAdhanA kA upayoga karake Age AnevAlA dUsarA apanI sAdhanA ko Age bar3hA sakatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, vartamAna ke apane sahayogiyoM kA sAtha bhI bAhara ke vijJAna kI khoja meM kAphI sahAyaka siddha ho sakatA hai| parantu, jahA~ taka antarjagat kI khoja kA prazna hai, usameM aisA kucha nahIM hai| hara sAdhaka ko zUnya se hI apanI sAdhanA kA prArambha karanA hotA hai| yahA~ dUsare vyakti kI sAdhanA yA khoja koI khAsa kAma nahIM aatii| yaha ThIka hai ki antarjagat kI sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bhI kucha guru hote haiM, ve apanA anubhava AnevAle ziSyoM ko batAte haiN| aura, unakA yaha batAnA, bhaviSya ke lie zAstra ho jAtA hai| guru aura zAstra donoM hI kucha upayogitA to rakhate haiN| parantu, yaha upayogitA eka sImA taka hI hai| lakSya-prApti meM antima nirNAyaka nahIM hotI hai yaha upayogitA / bAhara ke AcAra, vicAra aura vyavahAra meM kucha dUra taka guru aura zAstra kA upayoga ho sakatA hai, mArgadarzana mila sakatA hai, kucha jAnakArI bhI hAsila kI jA sakatI hai, kintu apane andara meM paiThanA to apane ko hI hotA hai, dUsarA kauna kisake andara meM paiTha sakatA hai| antarjagat meM praveza karate hI guru aura guru ke zabda bAhara hI raha jAte haiM, kyoMki ve bAhara ke haiM na? jo bAhara kA hai, vaha andara meM kaise paiTha sakatA hai| isIlie bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA thA--"apadassa padaM ntthi|" antara kA Atma-tattva apada hai, vaha kisI zabda dvArA grAhya evaM jJAtavya nahIM hai| vaha kisI ke die tarka se bhI dRSTa nahIM hotA hai| mahAvIra ne kahA hai isa sambandha meM bhI--"takkA tattha na vijjaI" vahA~ tarka kI bhI pahu~ca nahIM hai| vahA~ pahu~ca hai ekamAtra anubhUti kii| anubhUti apanI hotI hai| dUsare kI anubhUti apane lie anubhUti nahIM, kevala jar3a zabda hote haiN| aura ye zabda parokSa rUpa meM eka dhuMdhalAtA-sA satya avazya ubhArate haiM mAnava mana meN| kintu, yaha satya spaSTa tathA pratyakSa kabhI nahIM hotaa| kisI ke kahane se bhI mizrI ke miThAsa kA jJAna ho sakatA hai aura mizrI ko jihvA para cakhane se bhI usake miThAsa kA anubhava hotA hai| para Apa jAnate haiM, donoM meM kitanA antara hotA hai| AkAza pAtAla se bhI jyAdA antara hai donoM paribodhoM meN| yaha antara hai zabdabodha aura anubhUti bodha meN| antarjagata meM paramAtma-tattva kA bodha anubhUti bodha ke kSetra meM AtA hai, zabda bodha ke kSetra meM nhiiN| ataH yahA~ guru aura zAstra se bahuta kucha sIkha lene ke bAda bhI zUnya hI rahatA hai, yadi sAdhaka svayaM anubhUti kI gaharAI meM nahIM paiThatA hai to| Aja taka itihAsa meM eka bhI aisA udAharaNa nahIM hai ki kisI ne apanI A~kha khole binA dUsare kI A~kha se vastu-darzana kara liyA ho| hara sAdhaka kI khoja apanI aura apanI hI hotI hai| hAtaka kI bhI pahu~ca nahIM hai| vahA pahu au ra ye zabda parokSa rUpa ma eka ghula mizrI ke miThAsa kA zAnoM meM kitanA bodha meM guru aura dIkSA : dUsarA janma 231 Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsare kI nakala, nakala to ho sakatI hai, para vaha kabhI bhI asala nahIM ho sktii| satya eka hai, parantu usakI khoja kI prakriyAe~ bhinna-bhinna hotI haiN| isIlie eka vaidika RSi ne kahA thA kabhI cira atIta meM--"eka sad viprA bahudhA vadanti / " mahAvIra aura buddha eka hI yuga ke haiM, para donoM kI zodha-kriyA bhinna hai| aura to kyA, eka hI paramparA ke pArzva aura mahAvIra kI caryA paddhati bhI eka-dUsare se pRthak hai| ananta AkAza meM unmukta ur3Ana bharanevAle pakSiyoM kI bhA~ti parama-tattva kI khoja meM nikale yAtriyoM ke mArga bhI bhinna-bhinna rahe haiN| inake mArgoM kI kahIM koI eka dhArA nizcita nahIM ho sakI hai| jitane yAtrI utane pth| yahI kAraNa hai ki paramANu kI khoja kI apekSA paramAtmA kI khoja adhika jaTila hai| isakI sadA-sarvadA ke lie koI eka niyata paramparA nahIM bana sktii| "vidhanA ke mAraga haiM tete, saraga, nakhata, tana roAM jete|" vizva itihAsa para najara DAlane se patA lagatA hai ki paramAtma-tattva kI khoja kI koI eka paraMparA nahIM hai, phira bhI paramparAoM meM ekatva parilakSita to hotA hai| aneka meM eka kA darzana yahA~ para bhI pratibhAsita hotA hai, aura vaha hai dIkSA kaa| hara dharma aura hara darzana kI paramparAoM meM dIkSA hai, sAdhanA kA mala srota dIkSA se hI pravAhita hotA hai| dIkSA kA artha kevala kucha baMdhI-baMdhAyI vratAvalI ko apanA lenA nahIM hai, amaka saMpradAya vizeSa ke paraMparAgata kinhIM kriyAoM evaM vezabhUSAoM meM apane ko Abaddha kara lenA-bhara nahIM hai| ThIka hai, yaha bhI prAraMbha meM hotA hai| isakI bhI eka apekSA hai| hara saMsthA kA apanA koI gaNaveza hotA hai| parantu mahAvIra kahate hai, yaha saba to bAhara kI bAteM haiM, vAtAvaraNa banAye rakhane ke sAdhana haiM--"loge liNgppoynnN|" ata: dIkSA kA mUla uddezya yaha nahIM, kucha aura hai, aura vaha hai parama-tattva kI khoja / arthAt apane meM apane dvArA apanI khoja / astu, maiM dIkSA kA artha Aja kI sAMpradAyika bhASA meM kisI saMpradAya vizeSa kA sAdhu yA sAdhaka ho jAnA nahIM kahatA huuN| maiM AdhyAtmika bhAvabhASA meM artha karatA hU~, bAhara se andara meM paiThanA, apane guma hue svarUpa ko talAzanA, bAhara ke AvaraNoM ko haTAkara apane ko khojanA, aura sahI rUpa meM apane ko pA lenaa| dIkSArthI apane vizuddha parama-tattva kI khoja ke lie nikala par3A eka antaryAtrI hai| yaha yAtrA antaryAtrA isalie hai ki yaha bAhara meM nahIM, andara meM hotI hai| sAdhaka bAhara se andara meM gaharA-gaharA utaratA jAtA hai, AvaraNoM ko nirantara tor3atA jAtA hai, phalasvarupa apane parama caitanya, cidAnanda-svarUpa paramAtma-tatva ke nikaTa, nikaTatara hotA jAtA hai| yaha khoja kisI eka janma meM prArambha hotI hai, aura sAdhaka meM yadi tIvratA hai to usI janma meM pUrI bhI ho jAtI hai, tatkAla tatkSaNa hI pUrI ho jAtI hai| aura yadi sAdhaka meM apekSita tIvratA evaM tIvrataratA nahIM hai, to kucha dera laga sakatI hai| eka janma meM nahIM, aneka janmoM meM jAkara yaha khoja pUrI hotI hai-"aneka janmasaMsiddhistato yAti parAM gatim" / janmoM kI saMkhyA kA satya nahIM hai, satya hai kevala eka ki jo cala par3A hai ImAnadArI ke sAtha isa patha para, vaha eka-na-eka dina dera-sabera maMjila para pahu~ca hI jAtA hai| meM cAhatA hU~, Aja kA sAdhu-samAja jijJAsu evaM mumukSa janatA ke samakSa dIkSA aura dIkSA ke mala vairAgya ke vAstavika svarUpa ko spaSTatA ke sAtha upasthita kreN| kheda hai, dIkSA aura vairAgya ke sambandha meM bahuta-kucha galata bAteM upasthita kI jA rahI haiM, jinase dIkSA kA apanA parama pavitra lakSya-bindu dhUmila ho gayA hai, eka taraha se use bhulA hI diyA gayA hai| aura isakA yaha pariNAma hai ki sAdhaka svayaM bhI bhrAnta ho jAtA hai, aura sAtha hI darzaka janatA bhI bhrAnti ke araNya meM bhaTaka jAtI hai| maiM sunatA hU~, sAdhuoM ke upadeza kI ghisI-piTI eka purAnI-sI paraMparAgata pracalita bhaassaa| "saMsAra asAra hai| koI kisI kA nahIM hai| saba svArtha kA mAyAjAla hai| naraka meM le jAnevAle haiM ye sge-smbndhii| jIvana meM saba ora pApa-hI-pApa hai| pApa ke sivA aura hai hI kyA yahA~ ? ataH chor3o yaha saba prapaMca / eka dina yaha saba chor3anA to hai hI, phira Aja hI kyoM na chor3a do| sarvatra jhUTha kA pasArA hai, andhakAra hai, saghana andhakAra / andhakAra meM kaba taka ThokareM khAte rahoge? parivAra se, samAja se, saba se sambandha tor3o, vairAgya grahaNa karo, dIkSA lo|" yaha totAraTaMta bhASA hai, jise kucha bhAvuka mana sahI samajha lete haiM, aura AMkha mUMda kara cala par3ate haiM--tathAkathita gurujanoM ke zabda-patha para / saba-kucha chor3a-chAr3a kara sAdhu bana jAte haiM, dIkSita ho jAte haiM / parantu, vastutaH hotA kyA hai dIkSita hone ke baad| paMtha-paraMparAoM aura saMpradAyoM ke naye parivAra khar3e ho jAte haiM, rAga-dveSa ke naye bandhana A dhamakate haiN| eka khUTe se baMdhA pazu dUsare majabUta khUTe se bAMdha diyA jAtA hai| kyA rAhata milatI hai pazu ko khUToM ke badalane se| dIkSArthI kI bhI prAyaH yahI sthiti ho jAtI hai| kucha dUra calakara bahuta zIghra hI vaha anubhava karane lagatA hai ki jisa samasyA ke samAdhAna ke lie maiM yahA~ AyA thA, vahI samasyA yahA~ para bhI hai| vahI svArtha hai, vahI daMbha hai, 232 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahI ahaMkAra hai, vahI ghRNA hai aura vahI hai rAga-dveSa / kucha bhI to antara nahIM hai| kahA~ A phaMsA maiM yhaaN| yaha saba isalie hotA hai ki bhadra sAdhakoM ko sAdhanA kI sahI dRSTi nahIM dI jaatii| pariNAma-svarUpa aneka dIkSitoM se kabhIkabhI sunane ko milatA hai ki, kyA kareM? sAdhanA ho to rahI hai, para vaha saba Upara-Upara se ho rahI hai| bhItara meM koI parivartana nahIM, koI nayI upalabdhi nhiiN| isa prakAra eka dina kA vaha prasannacitta vairAgI apane meM eka gaharI riktatA kA anubhava karane lagatA hai| aura kabhI-kabhI to usakA antarmana glAni se itanA bhara uThatA hai ki vikSiptatA kI bhUmikA para pahu~ca jAtA hai, aura kucha-kA-kucha karane para utArU ho jAtA hai| Aja kI sAdhu saMsthA ke samakSa yaha eka jvalaMta samasyA hai, jo apanA spaSTa racanAtmaka samAdhAna cAhatI hai| hamAre upadeza kI bhASA aura sAdhanA kI paddhati adhika svastha aura manovaijJAnika honI cAhie, tAki dIkSita vyakti ko apane meM riktatA kA anubhava na karanA par3e, use apanI svIkRta sAdhanA se yathocita santoSa ho ske| agara aisA kucha ho sakA, to nizcita hI usakI samyaka pratikriyA vyakti para to hogI hI, samAja para bhI avazya hogii| samAja meM dIptimAna tejasvI evaM sva-para-hitAya sakriya sAdhu-saMgaThana nirmita ho, isake lie sAdhu-saMsthA ko vaijJAnika prayogazAlA kI taraha pratyakSataH upalabdhi kA kendra honA jarUrI hai, jahA~ jIvana kI gaharAiyoM ko sUkSmatA se samajhA jA sake, antara kI supta UrjA ke visphoTa ke lie ucita nirNAyaka prayAsa ho ske| isake lie cetanA para par3e ananta dUSita AvaraNoM ko, paratoM ko, vikalpoM ko evaM mithyA dhAraNAoM ko dUra karanA hogaa| dIkSA meM chor3ane ke mUla marma ko samajhanA hogaa| parivAra tathA samAja kI pUrva pratibaddhatAoM meM se bAhara nikala Ane kA artha parivAra tathA samAja se ghRNA nahIM hai, khinnatA nahIM hai| apitu, yaha to virATa kI khoja ke lie kSadra pratibaddhatAoM ko lAMgha kara eka akhaNDa virATa caitanya-dhArA ke sAtha ekAkAra honA hai| vaha abhUmA se bhUmA kI yAtrA hai, vyaSTi se samaSTi meM lIna hone kI eka Antarika prakriyA hai, jahA~ pahu~cane para chor3A aura na chor3A saba eka ho jAte haiN| sAgara meM jaise saba jaladhArAe~ samAviSTa ho jAtI haiM, vaise hI dIkSita kI virATa cetanA meM apane-parAye saba eka ho jAte haiN| alaga se koI bhI baca nahIM rahatA hai| parivAra tathA samAja ko chor3a dene kI kevala eka calatI bhASA baca rahatI hai, anyathA prANimAtra ke prati bhAvAtmaka ekatA meM kisI ko kahIM chor3a dene jaisA kyA-kucha rahatA hai ? dIkSArthI apane andara meM zuddhatva ke lie gati karatA hai aura bAhara meM samAja ke zubhatva ke lie yatnazIla hotA hai| ataH hameM kisI ko sAdhu isalie nahIM banAnA hai ki saMsAra asAra hai, svArthI hai, jhUThA hai| apitu, isalie banAnA hai ki zarIra, indriya aura mana Adi kI anekAneka sUkSma evaM sAtha hI saghana paratoM ke nIce dabA ananta cetanA kA jo astitva hai, usakI upalabdhi evaM abhivyakti hI sAdhaka jIvana kA sarvottama lakSya hai, usakI khoja dIkSArthI prazAnta mana-mastiSka se kara ske| yaha vaha sthiti hai, jahA~ parivAra yA samAja ke chor3ane yA chUTa jAne kA acchAburA koI vikalpa hI mana meM nahIM rhtaa| isa artha meM chor3ane aura chUTane kA pUrNa vismaraNa ho jAtA hai| yaha tyAga kA bhI tyAga hai, 'mac' dhAtu ke kartatva kA visarjana hai, jo Aja ke sAdhu jIvana me ThIka taraha se ho nahIM pA rahA hai| astu, dIkSA sahajAnanda kI prApti ke dvArA antarmana kI riktatA ko samApta kara detI hai, parama satya ke nirmala evaM zAzvata Aloka ke lie dvAra khola detI hai| parama-cetanA kI khoja ke lie sAdhu-jIvana eka avasara hai| yaha antima sAdhya nahIM, bIca kA eka sAdhana hai| isake dvArA sAdhaka apane parama caitanya-svarUpa sva-tattva ke nikaTa pahu~ca sakatA hai, usakA samyak-bodha kara sakatA hai, use pA sakatA hai, basa yahI antarjagat kI dRSTi se dIkSA ke sahI mUlya kI upalabdhi hai, dIkSA kI sahI upayogitA hai| bAhya jagata kI dRSTi se dIkSA kA uddezya janatA meM azubha kI nivRtti evaM zabha kI sthApanA hai| janatA ko hara prakAra ke andha-vizvAsoM se mukta karanA aura use yathArtha satya kA paribodha karAnA, sAdhu-jIvana kA sAmAjika kartavya hai| sAdhu, andhakAra kA nahIM, prakAza kA pratIka hai, azAnti kA nahIM, zAnti kA sandezavAhaka hai, bhrAnti kA nahIM, krAnti kA pakSadhara hai / vaha samAja kA nirmAtA hai, samAja ke naitika-pakSa ko ujAgara karanevAlA hai| vaha andara meM to mUka, cupacApa niSkriyatA se praveza karatA hai, kintu bAhara samAja meM usakA praveza siMhanAda ke sAtha pUrNa sakriyatA se hotA hai| ataH dIkSita sAdhuoM kA sAmAjika dRSTi se prAthamika zikSA-sUtra honA cAhie, tuma sarvaprathama kevala eka manuSya ho| tumhArI koI jAti nahIM hai, tumhArA koI paMtha, varNa yA varga nahIM hai| na tumhArA koI eka pratibaddha samAja hai, aura na rASTra hai| tuma saba ke ho, aura saba tumhAre haiN| tuma eka vizva-mAnava ho| vizva kI hara acchAI tumhArI apanI hai| tumhArA hara karma vizva-maMgala ke lie pratibaddha hai / tumhArI ahaMtA aura mamatA kA udAttIkaraNa dIkSA : dUsarA janma 233 Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ honA cAhie itanA udAttIkaraNa ki usameM samagra vizva samA jaae| isa sandarbha meM eka prAcIna vizvAtmA muni ke zabda duharA detA hU~- ukta pavitra vicAra ke prakAza meM hI Aja sAdhuoM ko dIkSita karane kI AvazyakatA hai| kSudrahRdaya sAdhu se bar3hakara koI burI cIja nahIM hai duniyA meM saccA sAdhu vaha hai, jo vizvAtmA hai| vizvAtma bhAva meM se hI paramAtmabhAva prasphuTita hotA hai| kucha aise hI prabuddha, vivekI evaM mahAmanA sAdhujanoM kI Aja vizva ko bahuta bar3I apekSA hai| sAdhu kA artha hI sajjana hai| vaha sajjanatA kA, zAlInatA kA dhruva kendra hai| isa prakAra sAdhusaMsthA para vizva meM sarvatomukhI sajjanatA kI pratiSThA kA dAyitva hai| Aja vizva kI bhautika pragati ne mAnava ko saba ora se asantuSTa banA rakhA hai| Aja kA mAnava dizA-bhraSTa ho gayA hai, hotA jA rahA hai| vibhinna prakAra ke ghAtaka aura bhayaMkara upakaraNoM ke maryAdAhIna nirmANa ne jIvana kI surakSA ko khatare meM DAla diyA hai / nirantara kI bar3hatI jAtI utejanAoM ne jIvana kI sahaja zAnti ko bhaMga kara diyA hai / tuccha svArtha evaM ahaMkAra mAnavatA kI garimA ke pyAse banakara rakta-pipAsu bher3iyoM kI bhA~ti maidAna meM nikala par3e haiN| aise nAjuka samaya meM sAdhu-saMsthA para duharA uttara dAyitva A par3A hai| use apane ko bhI saMbhAlanA hai aura samAja ko bhii| ataH use cAhie ki apanI Antarika ananta cetana sattA ke jAgaraNa ke sAtha vaha jana jAgaraNa kA dAyitva bhI pUrA kare vaha vaiyaktikatA ke kSudra ghere meM Avaddha honevAlI svArthalipta duniyA ko "vasudhaiva kuTumbakam" kI pavitra ghoSaNA de, use saccI mAnavatA kA pATha par3hAe / / "ahaMtA mamatAbhAvaH tyaktuM yadi na zakyate / ahaMtA-mamatAbhAvaH, sarvatraiva vidhIyatAm / / " jIvana kI kSudra vikRtiyoM se Upara uThakara antara meM paramAtma-tattva kI khoja aura usake aMga-svarUpa vizvamAnavatA kA AtmIpamya dRSTi se nava-nirmANa saMkSepa meM yahI hai, muni dIkSA kA sAdhutA kA maMgala Adarza / 234 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika . Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrAyatana-darzana Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIrAyatana-darzana kavi, alasita palakoM ko kholo, karo tanika daga-unmIlana, dekho giri vaibhAra-taTI meM viramita yuga-yati mahA-zramaNa, rUThI mAnavatA, mAnava-ghara lauTa rahI, maMgala gAosvarga na nabha meM bhU-tala para hai, Aja tathya yaha nirAvaraNa / bhUlo mata karuNA-sevA kA sAgara saMmukha laharAtA, vIrAyatana vIra-zAsana kA dRzya manohara dikhlaataa| sanA samatva-surabhi se yaha thala, tyAga-vibhA se amala-dhavala, tapa, nirjarA, Atma-darzana hI jIvana-lakSya yahA~ avicala, jJAna-meru ho, dhyAna-maru ho, yahA~ na ArohaNa muzkilacAhe jo bhI car3he zikhara taka lekara zraddhA kA sNbl| yahA~ divasa kalyANa bA~TatA, Atma-vicintana zAnta nizA, zucitA, bhakti, vinayitA saba ko satata dikhAtI sahI dishaa| tuma kavi ho to yaha kavi-guru kA maMgalaprada upakrama manahara, karate sundaratA ko sundara puNya zizapA ke taruvara, prakRti-goda meM ina taruoM kA jIvana kitanA moda bharAeka-eka se hor3a kara rahe chUne ko Upara ambara / viSa ke badale amata, yahIM to matyu bIca jIvana milatA, prema devatA ke hAthoM se cira-maru meM sarasija khiltaa| jo kucha bhI hai yahA~ satya, ziva, manahArI, sukhakara, sundara, prati-pala nUtana veSa banAkara naTI-nisarga nRtya-tatpara, sumana-sumana haiM yahA~ dUba bhI A~khoM ko zItala karatIrUparAzi kI khojoM meM hI sacakita ura ye zaila-zikhara / chavi kA bhUkhA manuja yahA~ A matta kalApI bana jAtA, eka apUrva acintya loka meM vaha basa apane ko paataa| eka-eka kara kitanI smRtiyA~ mana-prANoM meM laharAtIM, kiMkartavya-vimUr3ha, bhramita ko bodha-vicintana de jAtI, gaMjI kabhI isI upavana meM jagatAraka prabhu kI vANIsatata jvalita pauruSa ke maga meM niyati nahIM bAdhA laatii| vartamAna ke geha padhAre jaba atIta banakara pAhuna, zizu marAla taba kyoM na vivekI hoM anubhava ke motI cuna? vIrAyatana-darzana 237 Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUra-dUra ke Atura prANI bhava-ruja yahA~ miTA jAte, carma-cakSu kI carcA ochI, jJAna-cakSu ve apanAte, samavasaraNa kI puNya bhUmi meM miTatA unakA dAruNa dukhamamatA se bhIgA sAvana ve yahA~ jeTha meM bhI paate| kSaNa bhara baiTha yahA~ DhUMr3ho kavi, apane bhAva-ratna khoe, rahe aparicita tuma paricita se, sadA aparicita Dhiga roe| moha-dhUli-dhUsara prANoM ko tuma cintana jala se dho lo, brAhmI kalA-tIrtha meM Akara nirvikAra bolI bolo, jinavara kA cAritrya-vRtta hai daga saMmukha preraka, pAvanacira gati banI zramaNa saMskRti yaha tuma bhI samada sAtha ho lo| upadezaka gurudeva, dezanA yahA~ rAta dina hai calatI, hote jo jijJAsu unheM hI gUr3ha jJAna kI nidhi miltii| kara meM tyAga, jJAna antara meM makha meM jana-kalyANa vacana, rASTrasaMta jaya! kulapati jaya-jaya! jaya sevA-apita jIvana ! saMskRti, prakRti, vikRti tInoM kA bheda yahIM Akara khulatAkalita kaumadI amaracandra kI karatI udbhAsita kaNa-kaNa / haiM yuga-pUjya zAstA ye hI, aga-jaga inakA dAsa banA, vANI ina kI amara-bhAratI, carita, maMju itihAsa bnaa| pAripAzvika manivara jitane, sabhI niraMjana, vijJAnI, sabhI labdhi-dhara, jaga virakta haiM, prema, AsthA, varadAnI, mani akhileza vandya, karuNA-ghana, sakhA manISI jyotirdharahotI AtmA svayaM vibhAsita suna inakI taatvik-vaannii| Ae ye sudUra giri-vraja meM raghuvara saMga lakSmaNa bana kara, maMgala mUtti, zramaNa garimA-gRha, zruta-tatvajJa, jJAna-nirjhara / tapaHpUta vyaktitva khojane kavi, na dUra tuma ko jAnA, na hI tumheM candanabAlA kA Azrava-saMvara duharAnA, viduSI, sAdhvI-ratna candanA yahA~ loka-sevA meM ratazuci mahattarApada adhikAriNi inheM vijJa-jana ne maanaa| mAnavatAvAdI darzana meM inase nava adhyAya jar3A, namana karo, karuNA-pravAha phira Arta jagata kI ora mudd'aa| pA guruvara se jJAna-saMpadA, jo prabuddha, jo gata saMzaya, kavi, vizruta ye vIra dharA ke saumya tapI munivarya vijaya, zramaNa-saMskRti samaya samanvita huI punaH inako pAkaraandha mAnyatA unmUlana meM ye avicala ura, cira nirbhaya / jIvana aura jagata para karatA mAnava-mana anukSaNa cintana, Atma-rUpa kI jhalaka dikhAtA saba ko eka shrmnn-drshn| zata-zata ramya nagara haiM samprati isa araNya para nyochAvara, guruvara-pada-nakha jyoti prApta kara jyoti bharita bhUtala-ambara, vahI brahmapura kSIrodadhi meM girA-indirA aba rahatIdivya mahAsatiyoM meM darzita chavi unakI maMgala, manahara / pAvana 'sumati' 'sAdhanA' 'suyazA' saMskRti bIja yahA~ botIsahaja 'cetanA' 'vibhA' 'zubhA' ura nita kali-kalmaSa haiM dhotiiN| 238 sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAga-virAga eka sama jinako, jinheM eka sama sudhA-garala, zazi-sIkara, ravi-kara donoM meM jinakA hRdaya aTala-avicala, zrama-saMyama, samabhAva-vibhava se pUrita haiM jinakA jIvanahaiM namasya ye muni 'samadarzI' lo vandana kara amita phala / kavi, tuma dRSTi phirAkara dekho, paira bar3hAo Thahara-Thahara, vIrAyatana vaMdanA thala hai, vandya yahA~ ke saba munivr| pUjya dRSTa caraNoM meM kavi, yadi samacita praNati aura vaMdana, to phira mAnava hRdaya chor3a de, kyoM adRSTa kA AkarSaNa ? kala taka jinakI mamatA karuNA avirala jana-jana para barasIkaro Aja una raMbhA-zrI ko apita tuma zraddhA-cintana / apane lie sabhI jIte haiM, tuma jagatI ke lie jiyo, mahAsatI kI sIkha na bhUlo sudhA bA~Ta kara garala piyo| prakRti yahA~ gaMbhIra hRdaya se anukSaNa vandana-svara bharatI, bAla-vihaga kI madhura kAkalI satata kheda-pIr3A haratI, teja dUra kI havA yahA~ A rukatI vandana cAha lievandana kA anurAga saMvAre sajala jalada chUte dhrtii| kavi, kalpanA tumhArI nabhagA vaha bhI aba nIce aae| mila kara jaga ke abhyantara se guruvara kI mahimA gaae| 'vIrAyatana' jAgaraNa-yuga kI ura-preraka racanA manahara, tyAga khar3A hai svArtha-vyUha meM nirvikAra nirbhaya antara, karuNA se nara-prANa sarasa hai, dveSa, sneha kA anugAmIzataka paMca-viMzati vyatIta kara AyA phira aisA avasara / ajaba zaukha guruvara kA jAdU mukharita huA mauna kAnana, haTI prasupti, milA manu suta ko Atma-vicintana kA sAdhana / --kumuda vidyAlaMkAra vIrAyatana-darzana 239 Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 samagra mAnava jAti ke lie pUjya gurudeva kA divya saMdeza Aja ke samAja, rASTra evaM mata- panthoM ke kSudra svArthoM kI ApAdhApI meM ANavika zastrAstroM kI pralayaMkara andhI daur3a meM, yadi kisI eka ko bhI jInA hai, to saba ko jIne do / saba ke jIne meM hI eka kA jInA hai / kevala manuSya 'ko hI nahIM, manuSya ke sAtha jIne do vizva sRSTi ke pazu-pakSI - jagat ko aura jIne kI prakriyA meM Age bar3hakara jIne do pRthvI ko, jala ko, vRkSoM ko, havA ko aura yahA~ taka ki tejas ko bhI / jIne do vyakti aura parivAra ko, jIne do samAja aura rASTra ko, aura jIne do dharmoM kI maMgalamayI janakalyANI paraMparAoM ko| "parasparaM bhAvayantaH " kA hI ekamAtra mArga hai jIne kA / 'jIne do' kA artha hI hai--bcaanaa| ataH bacAo, yadi bacanA hai / jisa kisI ko bhI miTA rahe ho, tuma khuda miTa rahe ho| jisa kisI ko bhI bacA rahe ho, tuma khuda baca rahe ho / mahAzramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kA prastuta sandarbha meM yaha dharmasUtra sadaiva smaraNIya hai -- 'ege AyA / ' upadhyama amara muni For Private Personal Use Only sAgara, naukA aura nAvika Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjya gurudeva evaM pUjya gurudeva kA vyaktitva tathA kRtitva anupama hai, avyAkhyeya hai, asIma hai ! unha ginatI ke kinhIM eka-do-cAra rUpoM meM dekhA nahIM jA sktaa| zabdoM kI choTI-sI paridhi meM unha sameTA nahIM jA sktaa| ataH unake usa mahAn bahu-AyAmI svarUpa ke, anurUpa tathA sabako sabhI bhA~ti saMtoSa ho sake, aisA yaha saMpAdana nahIM ho skaa| isake lie kSamA yAcanA ke sivA dUsarA koI vikalpa nahIM hai| astu, sarvatobhAvena zraddhAvanat kSamAprArthI hU~........ saMpAdaka Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ VEERAYATAN Guru Pooja Mahotsav 1st November 1982 RAJGIR - NALANDA (BIHAR) Pin 803116 Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Members of Working Committee SRI KHAIL SHANKAR DURLABHJI SRI SITAL PRASADJI OSWAL SRI CHHOTAY LAL GANDHI SRI NAGIN BHAI SHAH Treasurer SRI HARISH CHANDJI BADER SRI HARISH CHANDRAJI JAIN SRI KUNWAR LALJI SURANA SRI KESHRICHANDJI LODHA SRI KANTILALJI AJMERA SRI KEDARNATHJI JAIN SRI MANNALALJI SURANA SRI MULK RAJJI JAIN SRI NANNEY BABOO JAIN SRI NAWALMALJI FIRODIA SRI PADAM CHANDJI JAIN SRI P. C. JAIN VEERAYATAN President Vice President Secretary SRI PAWAN KUMAR JAIN SRI PRAFULLA BHAI KAMANI SRI RAJENDRA SINGH SURANA SRI RATAN KUMARJI JAIN SRI SAUBHAGYAMALJI JAIN SRI TANSUKHRAJI DAGA SRI UTTAMCHANDJI PANCHAMIA SRI MADAN SINGH NAHAR Manager Members of Financial Control Board SRI KHAIL SHANKER DURLABHJ! SMT. HEMLATA BEN DURLABHJI SRI JAGADISH RAJJI JAIN SRI KRANTI KUMARJI PAREKH SMT. KUSUM RANI JAIN SRI MOTI CHANDJI DAGA SRI PAWAN KUMARJI JAIN SMT. PREM KUNWAR KATARIA SRI PARFUL CHAND SANGHAVI SRI VIMAL CHANDJI SURANA SRI VIJAY SINGHJI SUJANTI SRI TANSUKH RAJ DAGA Convenor, Guru Pooja Mahotsa Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ List of Advertisers--(A) Accurate Engineering Co. F-24, G.I.D.C. Industrial Estate Vadal Road Junagarh The Eastern Oxygen & Acetylene Ltd. Sneh Milan Telephone Exchange Road Dhanbad Phone: 3711, 4400 Autofin Limited Prenderghast Road Secunderabad Farley & Company 5, Rameshwar Shaw Road Calcutta-700 014 Phone: 44-1444, 44-9756 B. U. Bhandari Bombay-Poona Road Wakdewadi Poona-411 003 Phone: 511141, 511142, 511143 Graphite India Limited 31, Chowringhee Road Calcutta-700 016 Phone: 21-2541 to 49, 21-2829 Bajaj Tempo Limited Akurdi Pune-411 035 Phone: 82894 Gokul Chand Gupta Darukhana Bombay-400 010 Bajnath Melaram Darukhana Bombay-400 010 Gupta Steel 156, Rati Bunder Bombay-400 010 Phone: 37-5645, 89-2453 Beekay Steel Industries Ltd. 7, Chittaranjan Avenue (4th floor Calcutta-700 072 Hindustan Steel Industries (India) P-20, Industrial Estate Gwalior Road Jhansi (U.P.) Phone: 1275, 1455, 1875 Bipin C. Shah Associated Enterprises 607, Parekh Market Opera House Bombay-400 004 Sister Concern: Chowdhary Bros. & Associates 2-A, B & C, Saifabad Hyderabad Nirmal Industries Station Road Lalitpur (U.P.) Phone: 145 Dolphin Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. 41/2-B, Sarat Bose Road Calcutta-700 020 Phone: 47-3175 Harilal G. Desai 11, Ezra Street Calcutta-700 001 Doshi & Company 25, Camac Street (Ground floor) Calcutta-700 016 Phone: 47-8998 die eerste Ground floor) International Cloth Agency (Manufacturer of Rajkamal Cotton Printed Saree) 384-M, Dabholkarwadi (IV floor) Bombay-400 002 Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Impex International 10, Canning Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-2270 Indo-European Machinery Co. Pvt. Ltd. 4884, Kucha Ustad Dagh Chandni Chowk Delhi Phone: 23-5058, 23-8762 Jewels International Diamond House (2nd floor) 52-58, Dhangi Street Bombay-400 003 Phone: 330464, 321359 Smt. Janak Gouri Worah Eastern Carbons Dhanbad Phone: Off. 3115, 2627 Res. 2961, 2605, 3744 Jhansi Iron & Steel Rolling Mills Sister Concern: Bundelkhand Steels 372, Civil Line Jhansi (U.P.) Phone: 663, 515 Jaya Hind Industries Ltd. Akurdi Pune-411 035 Phone: 83981/2 J. M. Industries Reti Bunder Darukhana Bombay-400 010 K K Jewellers Delhi Keshargulab Engg. Pvt. Ltd. E-21, 22, M.I.D.C. Bhosari Poona-411 026 Phone: 82217 Kohinoor Cloth Stores M. G. Road Ahmednagar Phone: 5347, 5572 Kinetic Engineering Limited D-1 Block, Plot No. 18/2 Chinchwad Poona-411 019 Phone: 84301, 84302, 84303 Kanji Panachand Charitable Trust 33, Armenian Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 33-2945, 33-2661 Lunkad Bandhu Nav Maharashtra Chakan Oil Mills 42/43, Shankar Seth Road Pune-411 009 Phone: 449890 Telex: PN 0145-349 Smt. Lalita Ben Panchamia 6, Gokhale Road Calcutta-700 020 Lyka Labs. Pvt. Ltd. 10/4/B, Elgin Road. Calcutta-700 020 Phone: 43-1372 Munnalal Bhansali 1818, Chirakhana Maliwara Delhi-110 006 Phone: 263480 Shri Mahavir Steel Corpn. 121, J. N. Mukherjee Road Ghusuri Howrah-711 107 Phone: 66-2280 Modern Foundry & Machine Works Ltd. Near Railway Station Post Box No. 5 Ahmednagar-414 001 Phone: 3686, 3687, 3688 Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shri Multanchand Bora Trust Cloth Market Ahmednagar Phone: 4928 Rajeev Enterprises Nanak Nivas Opera House Bombay Phone: 823893 Mahavir Metal Works Ltd. 493-94, Bartan Market Sadar Bazar Delhi Phone: 511540, 514644, 514784, 511335 Shri Shyamlal Jain Ship Breaking Co. 10, Mohanlal Sureka Road Belur Howrah Phone: 66-4902, 66-2757 Mehta Agencies 107, Marine Chamber 31, New Marine Lines Bombay-400 020 Phone: 297633, 253143 S. S. Jain & Company 10, Mohanlal Sureka Road Belur Howrah Phone: 66-4902, 66-2757 Mohammad Bhai Yusaf Bhai Darukhana Bombay-400 010 Shri Nityanand Steel Rolling Mill 3rd Lane Mazgaon Bombay Shri Lakshman Rolling Mills 359, Harrisganj Kanpur Phone: 67575 Shahzadelal Shyamlal Jain Lohamandi Agra Shri Pawankumar Jain Anil Enterprises 121, J. N. Mukherjee Road Ghusuri Howrah-711 107 Phone: 66-4440 Shree Saibaba Ship Breaking Co. (Inverse Grace) Plot No. 40 New Darukhana Bombay-400 010 Patni Auto Corporation 62, G. M. Road Secunderabad Phone: 73483, 73302 R. D. Victor & Company 16, Netaji Subhas Road Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-3981, 22-3982, 22-0901 Smt. Sushila Jaysukhlal Doshi 26/2, Ballygunj Circular Road Uadayan Park Suit No. 6 (2nd floor) Calcutta-700 019 Shri Ramkishan Jain C/o. Ramkishan Bangaliram Sarroff Sohna Phone: 19 Sewtamber Sthankwasi Jain Samiti (Panjkrit) Loha Mandi (Agra) Rachna Steel Corporation 76/522, Coolibazar Kanpur Phone: 53914, 47479 F. Harvy & Co. 5, Rameshwar Shaw Road Calcutta-700 014 Phone: 44-1444, 44-9756 Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Tea Land 3-A, Pollock Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 26-4767, 26-6411 Smt. Vidyavati Jain W/o. Late Shri Shejad Lal Jain Load Mandi Agra Phone: 76143 Shri Vipin C. Shah C/o. Associated Enterprises 607, Paresh Market Opera House Bombay-400 004 Phone: 386326, 357239 Vishwanath Roop & Co. Darukhana Bombay-400 010 Phone: 377045 The above advertisers have kindly contributed Rs. 3000/- each. Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ List of Advertisers-(B) Amar Dyeing Works 39A, Old Post Office Street Sadar Bazar Delhi-6 Phone: Fact. 631906 Res. 713724 Amolakchand Birdichand Kataria Sardar Patel Chowk Ahmednagar-414 001 Phone: Office 5714 Res. 5422 Aluminium & Alloys Industries 435, Jessore Road Calcutta-700 028 Phone: 57-2903, 57-4462 Automotive Manufacturers Ltd. Rashtrapati Road Secunderabad Phone: 72511, 72936 Amrut Sadi Centre Shahaji Road Ahmednagar-414 001 Phone: Shop 3853 Res. 3837 Adarsh Trading Co. Kedia Apartments 29, F Dongershi Road Walkeshwar Bombay-400 006 Phone: 815209, 818993, 819921 Mrs. Amrao Kavar 15, Ramanuj Street Madras-1 Arco Roadways (P) Ltd. 118, Navipeth Jalgaon (M.S.) Phone: City. 3874 M.G. 3585 Amarchand Ratanchand Lokad Lokad Building Belanganj Agra-282 004 Bapalal & Co. 29, Rattan Bazar Madras-600 003 Phone: 32396, 39573 Assam Petroleum Transport Co. 57, Burtolla Street Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 33-0893, 33-1483 Amar Deep Handloom Factory 82, Khandak Meerut City Phone: 75837 Borachem Industries Pvt. Ltd. Prema Chambers 156-B, Ganesh Peth Pune-411 002 Phone: 449377 Asha Construction P.O. Mohuda Dist. Dhanbad Bihar Vikamdas Kishandas Pokrana 208, Nanapeth Puna-2 Phone: 22762 Ashok Foundry & Metal Works Commerce House 2, Ganesh Chandra Avenue Calcutta-700 013 Phone: Office 23-6565, 23-0329 Works 58-1678 Ashoka Foam Industries 55, Canning Street 'A' Block, 1st Floor Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 26-1156, 27-9246, 26-3573 Bajranglal Kamal Prakash Saraswati Bhawan 105/2411, Vivekanand Colony Howrah Phone: 66-3651 Atul Enterprises 230, Cooperative Colony Bokaro Steel City (Dhanbad) Phone: 7467 Apollo Engineering Co. 26, Sardar Sankar Road Calcutta-700 029 Phone: 46-9352 Agarchand Dalichand Sapna Sakar Housing Society Jalgaon Phone: 425001 Beliram Chimanlal Jain 2655, Bank Street Karol Bagh New Delhi-110 005 Phone: 569591 Res. 229205 Amecha Plastics 36, Burroshibtolla Main Road Calcutta-700 038 Ajay Steel Trading Co. 135/54 L, Girish Ghose Road Belur Math Howrah Phone: 66-3580 Angel's Publishing Corporation 19, British Indian Street Calcutta-700 069 Phone: 23-9357 Bhandari Crosfields Ltd. Mangliagaon-463 771 Dist. Indore (M.P.) Phone: 30569, 39382 A. D. Rajkumar & Co. (Adreena Wools) Rui Mandi, Sadar Bazar Delhi Phone: 512656, 519218, 511552 Mr. Anand Jain Mr. Arun Jain Mr. Ashok Jain 33, Burtolla Street Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 31-2528 Bachoomal Rajendra Singh & Sons 15, Taj Road Agra-282 001 Phone: 76256 Res. 72076 Seth Basant Rai Sewa Trust Jaswant Picture Palace Agra Ajit Dal Mills 80/77 Cooperganj Kanpur-208 003 Phone: Office 69921, 53721 Res. 45921 A. B. C. India Ltd. P-4, New C.I.T. Road Calcutta-700 073 Phone: 27-2314, 27-2421, 27-1447 Baltolal Jain Charitable Trust Loha Mandi Agra-2 Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Bhagwandas Ramsaranlal Jain Loha Mandi Agra-2 Phone: 73382 Basudha Udyog 'Snehmilan Telephone Exchange Road Dhanbad-360 001 Phone: 3368, 2627 Carbon Corporation Ltd. Bakhtawar, 2nd Floor Nariman Point, Bombay-400 021 Phone: 24-3417, 24-3472 Shri Bashiram Veeradevi Jain Charitable Trust Sadar Thana Road Delhi-7 Chhogmall Ratanlal P/5, Kalakar Street Calcutta-700 070 Phone: 33-7255 Basant Plastic Works 5938, Basti Harphool Singh Delhi-110 006 Phone: 512443, 51372 Bharat Westfalia Ltd. 16, Hare Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 23-5533, 23-9045, 23-8594 Shri Bhanwarlalji Sukhlecha C/o. Pannalal Gulabchand Sukhlecha 87, IInd Main Road Maheshwarm Bangalore-3 Phone: 34719 Bhandari Metal Corporation 27B, Mukkar Nalla Mutha Street Madras-1 Phone: 24504 Calcutta Paper Industries 5/2, Russel Street Calcutta-71 Phone: 24-7830, 24-9412 B. R. Plastics India 5438, Basti Harphool Singh Sadar Thana Road Delhi-7 Phone: 522152 Chowdhary Bros. 1-2-2/1, Domalguada Hyderabad Phone: 22-3401, 22-3574 Buildmet Private Ltd. 25, 1st Floor, Crescent Road Bangalore-560 001 Phone: 76927 Central Automobile Pvt. Ltd. Laxmi Bhavan Lamington Road Bombay Bhuramal Rajmal Sarana Johari Bazar Jaipur Bihar Alloys & Steels Ltd. 9/1, R. N. Mookherjee Road Calcutta-700 001 Sri Bherudan Dughar 11, Prya Karan Street Madras-1 Sri Birthi Chand Malrecha Sukrath Trust 30, Ranga Swami Street Rayapuram Madras-13 Sri C. L. Lalwani Bunglow No. 2 Opp. Kraya Vikraya Sangha Bhawani Singh Road Jaipur-302 001 Phone: 76325 Shri Baijnath Shaw 244/3, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road Bafna Brothers 20, Shatten Muthiaha Mudali Street Madras Bombay Machinery Stores 158/60, Narayan Thumb Street Bombay D. K. Jain Luxor Pen Company 5191, 1st Floor, Main Sadar Bazar Delhi-110 006 Phone: Office 52-1037 Res. 61-5113 Calcutta-700 006 Phone: 35-6002 Bindal Brothers Gurunanak Chowk Raipur Phone: 26060 Data Industries Jharia Phone: 61226 Chiranjilal Rajkumar Railway Road Meerut Town Phone: Office 75580, 73126 Res. 72310 B. Jain & Co. B-18/20, Bagree Market 71, Canning Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 344897 Dilip Metal Industries Parvati House Inner Circle Road Jamshedpur-1 Phone: Fact. 87211 Off. 25703, 27680 Shri Bhanwar Lal Ji Sethia Sethia Plastic Works 108, Old China Bazar Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 266678, 274380 Chainmal Surana 63, Elephant Gate Street Madras-1 Phone: 33877, 39519 Coal & Allied Products 9/16, Shanti Niketan Calcutta-700 017 Phone: 22-5154 Chainrup Khemchand Kothari Kothari & Co. P-12, New Howrah Bridge App. Road Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 26-2463 Danmal Kachardas Nahar 'Premdan' Telekhunt Ahmednagar Phone: 4013, 4804, 4992 Shri Bachrajji Abhani Vinay Textiles 160, Jamuna Lal Bazaz Street Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 47-0264, 33-0350 Shri Datta Fabrics 27, Shopping Centre 1st Floor, Ichalkaranji Pin-416 115, Dist. Kolhapur Phone: Shop: 3420, Res. 3660 Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shri Desai Charitable Trust Calcutta Dooars Transports (P) Ltd. 51/2A, Arumugam Mudaliar Street Bangalore-560 002 Phone: 60-7816, 60-3493 Shri Dhansukhlal Virji Sanghvi Trust Jharia, (Bihar) Devendra & Pushpendra Lal Katra Johari Bazar Jaipur-302 003 Dolat Electrical Corporation 36, Ezra Street Calcutta-700 001 Durlabhajee Bhura Bhai Metal Ware Pvt. Ltd. 162, Old China Bazar Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 26-0711 Dharmesh Metals P & R Mills Dipesh Engineering Works 205, Jolly Bhavan No. 2 7, New Marine Lines Bombay-20 Phone: 25-3950, 25-2801 Dilkhush Dyeing Printing Works Old Nagar Road Bombay-69 Phone: 57-6461 Daklia Bros. 4, Raja Woodmunt Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-8627, 22-5422 Echjay Industries Pvt. Ltd. Kanjur Village Road Bhandup Bombay-400 078 Fashion House Shri Gorakh Nath Jain 50, Valley Bazar Meerut City Phone: 75759 Shri Fateh Chandji Daga Khubchand Kundanmal 51, P.T. Purshottam Roy Street Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 33-4396 Fort Gloster Industries Ltd. (Cable Division) 31, Chowringhee Road Post Box No. 9126 Calcutta-700 016 Phone: 24-8241 (5 lines) Shri Fakir Chand Premchand Phandhana Via Khandwa Dist. Nimar Gautam Dall Mill 81/98, Cooperganj Kanpur Phone: Office 61691, 60115 Res. 46873, 46182 Guha & Company 44B, Robert Street Calcutta-700 012 Phone: 27-9326 Graphite India Ltd. Vishweseria Industrial Area Whitefield Road Bangalore-560 048 Phone: 58761 Galada Pharmaceuticals Galada Gardens Emm Emm Traders 493, Bartan Market Sadar Bazar Delhi Phone: 51-9896, 51-1540 & 51-4644 VIP Navasari, Dist. Balasar 72, E.V.K. Sampath Road Madras-600 007 Phone: 28894, 33191 Gajraj Banthia Rikhabchand Banthia 40, New Hanuman Galli Bombay-400 002 Phone: 31-2867 Gyanchandji, Veerchandji, Dharamchandji Chhajer Aashanagar Gujarat Phone: 1683 Ganset India (P) Ltd. 6, Pretoria Street Calcutta-700 016 Phone: 44-9528 Guest Keen Williams Ltd. 97, Andul Road Howrah, W.B. Goa Carbon Ltd. Dempo House, Campal Panjim, Goa-383 136 Phone: 383136 Galada Continuous Castings Ltd. 12-13-194 Tarhaka Factory Uppal Hyderabad Phone: 71440, 71960 Sri Gopichand Jain Lekharaj Kanaiya Lal Jain Loha Mandi Agra H. N. Shah, Partner Eastern Trading Company 74, Dr. Algappa Road Madras-600 084 Phone: 66-6715, 66-5343 Hindustan Rimmers 2/7, Ashok Bihar, Phase-2 Delhi-110 052 Phone: Res. 71-9790 Hazarilal Shyamlal Jain Bye Pass Road Chas Dhanbad Phone: 3645 Hazarilal Shyamlal Jain 77/3, Coolie Bazar, Kanpur Phone: 53174 Branch Office: 522, Giriraj, Carnac Bunder Bombay-400 009 Phone: 33-0466 Harkishandas Phulchand 55/112, Generalganj Kanpur Phone: 63808 Hirkesh Rubber Products M.I.D.C. D-2, Plot No. 28/17 Chinchwad Poona-411 019 Phone: 84907 Hemraj Mohanlal Bora Advocate Ahmednagar Hanuman Mills Calcutta Hindustan Engineering Stores 25, Strand Road Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 23-0077 Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sri Harkh Chandji Nahata Nahata & Co. 537, Katra Neel Delhi-110 006 Phone: 25-0191, 25-0209 (Off.) 38-2735 (Resd.) J.P. Woollen Industries 389, Old Post Office Street Sadar Bazar Delhi-110 006 Phone: 51-1383, 51-6303 J. S. Desai Charitable Trust 35/C, Hazra Road Calcutta-700-020 Phone: 47-9058, 47-7766, 26-3770 Hindustan Corporation (P) Ltd. 1-2-3, Domalguada Hyderabad Phone: 22-0949, 22-2872 Jain Supplies Corporation Mahavir Nagar Katras Road Dhanbad-826 001 Phone: 3465, 2503, 4769 Sri Jethmal Keshrichand Sathia Trust No. 5, Thulasingam Street Madras-600 001 Phone: 32556 Sri J. Dulichand Chordia Trust 13, Ramanuj Street Sahukar Peth Madras-600 001 Jain Wool Company 551/2, Katra Mithanlal Sadar Bazar Delhi-110 006 Phone: 51-7893, 51-2503 Hazarilal Lodha Chandani Chawk Delhi Kesri Chand Lodha Chandani Chawk Delhi Hazari Mal Milap Chand Surana Hanuman Ka Rasta Jaipur Jayantilal Pranjeewan Sheth 84A, Sambhunath Pandit Street Calcutta-700 020 Phone: 47-7775 K. Gianchand Jain & Co. 231, Sadar Bazar Delhi-110 006 Phone: Office 528072, 515589 Resd. 719235 Himyog Steel Trading Corpn. Shastri Nagar Dhanbad Phone: 3795, 3995 Shri J. Chhotalal & Co. 16, India Exchange Place Calcutta-700001 Phone: Off. 22-6776 Res. 47-6958, 47-2172 K. D. Ramlal & Co. 131, Sadar Bazar Delhi-110 006 Phone: Office 524698, 525096 Heeralal Chhaganlal Tank Johari Bazar Jaipur Jahangir Dresses 2/3/40, Dr. A. K. Road Calcutta-700 044 Indian Metal Industries 2273, Moti Katra Agra-3 Phone: Office 74694 Resd. 65755 Workshop: 74533 K. Bulakichand Fulchand Banthia Charitable Trust Shri Hazarimalji Banthia 52/16, Shakkar Patti Kanpur-208 001 Phone: 66134, 60466 Jain Cloth Stores Kishore Tea House Sainthia Dist. Birbhum, W.B. Smt. Kamlawanti Wo Shri Vijay Kumar Jain 184, Anand Puri Meerut City Phone: 74929 Jayshree Tea & Industries Ltd. 10, Camac Street Calcutta-700 017 Phone: 44-7531/5, 44-7755, 44-8907 International Tyre Service NIT, Tyre [liam Mount Road Madras-600 002 Phone: 81-2591, 83-680 Jethmal Surendra Kumar Banthia 147, Mahatma Gandhi Road Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 34-2978, 32-3437, 26-0525 Kishanlal Pawan Kumar Jain 46/78, Raj Gaddi Kanpur Phone: Office 66978, 52745 Resd. 44858, 41365 India Carbon Ltd. (Gauhati: Delhi: Bombay) Temple Chambers 6, Old Post Office Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 23-7856 Shri Jesraj, Bhanwarlal, Jhanwarlal Baid 203/1, Mahatma Gandhi Road Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 33-7199 Kishanlal Champalal Jain Market Road Dodballapur-561 203 (Karnataka State) Phone: Shop 177 Resd. 179 Jagan Nath Hem Chand Chandini Chawk Delhi Jain Finance Company 1/14, Asaf Ali Road New Delhi-110 002 Phone: 27-4298, 27-8142 Jamandas Hemchand Hemani Charitable Trust Dolarrai Hemani 1, Bonfield Lane, 1st Floor Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 26-2801, 26-5401, 47-2697 Shri Kachardas Mohanlal Lodha Ahmednagar Kerala Transport Co. P-9, New C.I.T. Road Calcutta-700 073 Phone: 27-0012, 27-0013 Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Kalpaka Transport Co. Ltd. P-9, New C.I.T. Road Calcutta-700 073 Phone: 27-0012, 27-0013 Shri Lal Chandji Parekh Parekh Brothers Sainthia Birbhum-731 234 West Bengal Phone: 117 Shri Ashok Agarwal Kumar Financiers 14, India Exchange Place Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-5886, 22-9638 Lodha Charitable Trust 14, Government Place East Calcutta-700 001 Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 54, Rani Jhansi Road P.O. Box 5715 New Delhi-110 055 Phone: 512745, 513600, 513841 Mahavir Rolling Mills 123/388, Factory Area Fazalganj Kanpur Phone: 21894, 21994 Monally Bharat Engineering Company Limited P.O. Kumardhubi Dhanbad Bihar-828 203 Kaluram Mahadeo Prasad IE, Burman Street Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 34-7606 Lee & Muirhead (India) Pvt. Ltd. 5, Clive Row Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-7671 Kishanlal Bhandari & Sons Bagullah Road T. Nagar Madras-600 017 Lal Chand Hastimal Jewellers 7-2-765, Pat Market Secunderabad Phone: 79197 Malhotra Construction P.O. Malanj Khand Dist. Balaghat (M.P.) Sri K, M. Dughar Charitable Trust 40, V. N. Road Madras-600 017 Phone: 44856 Sri Lalmal Bhandari Memorial Trust 34B, Nungambakkam High Road Madras-600 034 Phone: 81-0877, 81-1190 Kanti Lal Bhagwan Das & Sons 95A, Netaji Subhas Road 4th Floor, Flat No. 23 Shanti Niketan, Marine Drive Bombay-400 002 Phone: 29-3247, 25-6618 Lion Pencils Pvt. Ltd. 23, Nariman Bhavan Nariman Point Bombay Phone: 23-0005, 24-1765 Madhusudan Engg. Works Motilal Bengani Charitable Trust 1/4-C, Khagendra Chatterjee Road Calcutta-700 002 Phone: 52-3032 M. Hanuman Mal Surana 85, Bazar Street, Tripoorur Dist. Chingalepet Tamil Nadu Shri Mohan Lal ji Bhansali Rajkamal Meters 75, N. S. Road Calcutta-700 001 Phone: Offi. 22-9171 Res. 22-9837 Kothari Auto Parts Manufacture (Pvt.) Ltd. 201/202, Paresh Market Kenedy Bridge Bombay-400 004 Phone: 38-7243, 38-5317 Mag Electricals 79/G, Nandidurg Road Bangalore-560 046 Phone: 52944 Mitra Milan C-107, Jain Nagar Meerut City Kirti K. Kapadia Sri Ramesh Bhai Mehta 82, Anupam 11, Manan Mandir Road Walkeshwar-Bombay Macmet India (P) Ltd. 27-B, Camac Street Calcutta-700 016 Phone: 43-5558 (4 lines) Mehla Metri Sangh C-107, Jain Nagar Meerut City President-Champavati Kalyan Mal Harak Chand Meratwal A/16, New Mandi Yard Kekari (Ajmer) Sri Maher Chandji Dadha Textile Corporation 6, Wallajah Road Madras-2 Motilal Pannalal Motikatra Agra Sri Mani Lal Sanghvi 2890, Kadiya Kui Relief Road Ahmedabad Phone: 38-0096, 38-2787 Lavkush Traders 136/5, Shantikunj Ram Rakshpal Gupta Chhipi Tank Meerut City Phone: 76105 Mahendra Iron Store Anaj Mandi Hathras Phone: 735, 630 Mehta Trust Kalva Devi Road Bombay-400 002 Lakshmi Trading Co. 74/104, Dhankutti Kanpur-208 001 Phone: 65040, 53788 Munilal Jain Jain Novelty Bangle Store 5238, Gandhi Market Sadar Bazar, Delhi-110 006 Phone: 523861 Sri Misri Mal Mangal Chand Dugher Trust 11, Perya Naikaran Street Madras-600 001 Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Smt. Madhu Jain Wo. Shri Sarjeewan Kumar Jain Vivekanand Colony Near Donbos Co. Liluha, Howrah Nitin Machinery Stores Dane Dabara Ahmednagar-414 001 Phone: 5415 Padamkumar Jain Tkari Road Gaya Phone: 497, 1556 Sri Mansing Mohanlal Jain Kaserat Bazar Agra *X-Ray Centre Delhi Gate Agra Phone: 75912, 75755 Sri Nemchandji Daga Kamal Plastic Industries N-64, Greater Kailash New Delhi-110 048 Phone: Off. 647820/642287 Fy. 634785 Parthiraj Chandanmal Birani 24/38, Birhana Road Kanpur-208 001 Phone: 68632, 64043 Pramod Dall Mill 74/47, Dhankuti Kanpur-208 001 Phone: 68444, 68424 Sri Munilal Jain Popular Jewellers Bank Street Karolbag New Delhi Navketan Enterprise Hasmukh Ajmera 51, Ezra Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 26-8377, 27-1406 Nannomal Padam Kumar Jain Loha Mandi Agra Shree Punjab Jain Bhratri Sabha Pujyakanshiram Jain Smarak Ahinsa Bhawan 14-A Road, Khar Bombay-400 052 Phone: 542 509 Nalanda Packaging Industries Murchand Mansion Samal Das Gandhi Marg Bombay-400 002 Phone: 311 715, 315 169 Premium Coke Manufacturing Co. Pvt. Ltd. Rathore Mansion Bank More Dhanbad-826 001 Phone: 4599 Nageen Chand Jain 55, Kidwai Nagar Ludhiyana Naveen H. Mehta Universal Engg. Works Manhar Plot Rajkot Phone: 24476, 22223 Nilon's Foods (P) Ltd. Utran Dist. Jalgaon Phone: 4933 The National India Rubber Works Ltd. Katni-483 501 (M.P.) Phone: 2406, 2360 Narendra Kumar Hasmukhlal 40, New Hanuman Galli Bombay-400 002 Phone: 312867 Oswal Emporium 30, Munro Road Agra Cantt. Oswal Industries 16, Chhotelal Mishra Road Ghusuri, Howrah Phone: 662866 Peeraj Trade Linkers 493, Bartan Market Sadar Bazar Delhi Phone: 511540, 514644, 514784 Oswal Industries Oswal Sales Corporation 1581/1, Bhagirath Palace Delhi-110 006 Phone: Offi. 255328 Resi. 719438 Petro Carbon & Chemicals Co. 19G, Everest 46C, J. L. Nehru Road Calcutta-700 071 Phone: 43-2451 Oswal Cable Products 93/1, Wazirpur Group Industrial Area Delhi-110 052 Phone: Fy. 710032 Res. 713548 Pressman Advertising & Marketing Pvt. Ltd. (Calcutta : Bombay : New Delhi : Gauhati) 9, Brabourne Road Calcutta-700 001 P.B. No. 2160 Phone: 26-6672, 27-6544 New Gujaranwala Jewellers (Regd) Bazar Sheikhan Jullundur City Phone: 72957, 72442 P.P. Nyalchand B. Ghelani 'Paras' 9, Contractor's Area Jamshedpur-831 001 Phone: 24541 Narbheram & Co. (P) Ltd. Main Road Jamshedpur Phone: 23932 Narayandas Mohanlal Lodha 2410, Dalmandai Ahmednagar-414 001 Phone: Shop 5788 3588 Market Yard 4273 Pritiben Jayant Kumar Shah Trust Pajan Brothers Sadar Bazar Delhi-110 006 Phone: 52-1196, 51-4794 Prem Plastics 9, Bharat Industrial Estate T. J. Road, Sewree Bombay-400 015 Phone: 44 7822 Punjab Concast Steels Ltd. Focal Point Ludhiana Phone: 23611, 20997, 27313, 33590, 33591 Pritamchand Dharmavir Jain C-20, Jain Nagar Meerut City Phone: 74272 Resi. Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Prakash Chand Roopchand Sawansukha 207-F, Rabindra Sarani Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 34-8542 Ratankumar Jain Jai Steel Corporation 4, Ambica Chamber Katras Road Dhanbad Phone: 3740 Shri Ramesh S, Shah 19, Rupchand Mukherjee Lane Calcutta-700 025 Phone: 47-1755 Rajda P & P Corporation 1, Portugese Church St. Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 32-2446, 32-3029 Prabhudas Hemani Charitable Trust Mansukhlall Hemani 1, Bonfield Lane Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 26-8211, 47-1205 Sri Raj Kumar Jain Kumar Construction Outside Khendera Gate Jhansi Phone: 1160 Seth Ram Lal Lunia Chandni Chawk Delhi Ramesh Hari Lal Doshi 77, Muktaram Babu Street Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 34-6771, 34-8655, 41-2245 Partapmal Hemraj 113, Manohardas Street Calcutta-700 007 Rasik Lal Liladhar 60/1, Chowringhee Road Calcutta-700 020 Phone: 44-1941 President Optical Co. 306, Bow Bazar Street Calcutta-700 012 Phone: 26-3280 Ramaniklal C. H. Mehta & Sulochana Bhaen R, Mehta Shanti, Peddar Road Bombay Phone: 367958 Ratan Prakashan Mandir Hospital Road Agra Ramchand Ratanchand Bora 3692, Pansare Galli Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) Phone: Off. 582 Resi. 306 Rasik V. Jaitha 24, Ballygunj Circular Road Calcutta-700 019 Phone: 47-9829 Prestige Associates 165/167, Nagdevi St. Vasi Building (2nd floor) Bombay-400 003 Shri Rajendar Kumar Khajanchi 43, Sarat Bose Road Calcutta-700 020 Phone: 48-1518 Sri Prem Chand Gupta Karol Bag Regarpur Gali No. 56, House No. 4406 New Delhi-110 005 Ramchandra Ramesh Chandra Jain Post. Harduaganj Dist. Aligarh Rajeev Enterprises Nank Niwas 30, Banham Hall Lane Bombay-400 004 Phone: 363331/823893 Phillips Carbon Black Ltd, Duncan House 31, N. S. Road Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-6831 Rajasthan Trading Corporation 34, Nela Kantha Mehta Street T. Nagar Madras-600 017 Phone: 44-6583, 44-1858 Praveen Chandra Bros. 105, Kika Street Gulabwadi Bombay-400 004 Phone: Off. 33-5464, 33-7821 Resi. 81-4850 Ratanshi & Sons Station Road P.O. Barakar Dist. Burdwan, W. Bengal Shri Roshanlal Jain C/107, Jain Nagar Meerut City Roopchand Shermal Toofan Ganj Coochbehar West Bengal Phone: 44 Ranka Corporation 3, Ratna Nagar Teynampet Madras-600 018 P. V. Jewellers Johari Bazar Jaipur Raj Kamal Motors 145, Nangambakkam High Road Madras-600 034 Sri Premchand Jain Malwa Cotton Spinning Mills Ltd. Sales Depot Purana Bazar Ludhiyana Rajesh Plastic Industries Ratanlal Daga 47, Pt. Purushottam Roy Street Calcutta-700 007 Phone: Off. 34-2821/33-3330 Fy. 66-5029 Shri Nathmalji Rikhab Dasji Bhansali Kanti Cloth Store 15, Noormal Lohia Lane Calcutta-700 007 Phone: 33-5893 Ranka Cables (P) Ltd. Near Industrial Estate Cuddapah 2-2-57, Pass Bazar Secunderabad Smt. Prakashwati Agarwal Amichand Bholanath 36, Green Park Jullundhur Sri Rajeev V. Sujanti Jewellers and Pharmaceuticals 2310, Ghee Walon Ka Rasta Jaipur-302 003, Rajasthan Phone: 66-188 P.P. Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Sri Ramlal Saraf Popular Jewllers 37, Gali Paranthe Wali Chandni Chowk Delhi Shri Shanti Lal Kothari Kothari Brothers 665, Katra Hiralal Chandni Chowk Delhi-110 006 Phone: 26-9753 Sri Rajroopji Tank Jewellers Johari Bazar Jaipur R. K. Jain & Bros. Oswal Woollen Mills Ltd. Sales Depot, Purana Bazar Ludhiyana Shree Synthetics Ltd. 31, Chowringhee Road Calcutta-700 016 Phone: 24-8830 Super Bearing Co. 4, Bibigan Street Bombay-400 003 Phone: 32-9616, 32-7346 Shri Surendar Kumar Jain Subhasagar 101, Daulat Nagar Borivali (East) Bombay-400 066 Phone: 66-2637 Seven Star Advertisers B/55, Jain Nagar Meerut City-2 Phone: 73992 Shri Sampatrajji Murlecha C/o. Super Metal House 64, Pillyar Koyal Stieet Ashok Nagar Bangalore-560025 Star Theatre 79/3/4, Bidhan Sarani Calcutta-700 006 Phone: 55-1139 Singhi & Co. 18, Old Post Office Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 23-4573, 23-4577 S. P. Jain & Company 812/1, Gandhi Road Ahmedabad-380 001 Phone: Off. 36-8912, 36-5278 Res. 44-6803 In memory of Mrs. Manju Sawansukha: Smt. Sunder Devi Bachhawat Shree Sadan, Tagore Castle 26, P. K. Tagore Street Calcutta-700 006 Sarvodaya Rubber Pvt. Ltd. P-5, Biplabi Rash Behari Basu Rd. Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 34-7470 Shivlal Manakchand Utran Dist. Jalgaon (M.S.) Sipani Enterprises 3, Bannerghatta Road Bangalore-560 029 Sanghvi Brothers 138, B.R.B. Bose Road Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-1234, 22-8511 Mrs. Sulochana Samdadia Sarafa Bazar Jabalpur Shah & Sons (P) Ltd. 5-3-333, Rashtrapati Road Secunderabad Dr. S. S. Bhandawat Bhandawat House Manakchowk Jodhpur (Rajasthan) Phone: 23705, 22138 In memory of Sri Shankar Vaidh: S. Mahendra & Co. Esplanade Mansion 14, Govt. Place East Calcutta-700 069 Phone: 23-7646, 23-3171 Stewart & Co. 14, India Exchange Place Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-7196, 22-7197, 22-7198 Surana Udyog 50, M.G. Road Secunderabad Phone: 75119 Sardarilal Prakash Chand Gandhi Market Sadar Bazar Delhi-110 006 Sunrise Corporation 115, Nagdevi Street (2nd floor) Bombay-400003 Phone: 34-1221 Smt. Shantak Khinvasara C/o. Indu Commercial Corpn. 691/A/2, Bibwewadi Industrial Estate Satara Road Pune-411 037 Surana Charitable Trust Joshi Bazaar Jaipur Shri Sumati Mahila Mandal 3-A, Ray Street Kamani Bhavan Calcutta Sisir Printing Press 17, Old China Bazar Street Calcutta-700 001 Phone: Off. 26-8960 Res. 35-5296 Shadilal & Sons 114, Sarang Street Bombay-400 003 Phone: 327792, 574960 In Memory of Late Shri Shadilalji Jain Bombay Phone: 21-7315 Sri Shir Narayan Jain 76/1, Halsey Road Kanpur Phone. Off. 62319 Res. 71468 Sumanlal K. Mehta & Sushila S. Mehta B-37, Nalanda, 62, Peddar Road Bombay-400 026 Phone: 38-0720 Stile Lindsay Street Calcutta-700 013 Phone: 23-2475 Santosh Chand Mahendra Singh Lodha 9/672, Moti Katra Agra Phone: 76245 Smt. Sheela Devi Jain 6/38, Rani Ghat Purana Kanpur Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ S. K. Steel Corporation 90/99, Iftikharabad Kanpur Phone: 61010 Upkar Prakashan 2/11A, Swadeshi Bima Nagar Agra-282 002 Phone: 65110, 66796 Shanti Roadways 5, Nawab Lane Calcutta-700 070 Phone: 33-9024, 33-2474, 33-5535 Universal Hydro Carbons Co. (P) Ltd. Industrial Area P.O. Tilrath Dist. Begusarai PIN 851 112 Subhash Chandra Hemraj Pokharna Sardar Patel Road Ahmednagar Phone: Off. 4115 Res. 4277 M.Y.3909 Unique Pharmaceutical Labs. Seth Govind Rao Smriti 83B & E, Dr. Annie Besant Road Worli, Bombay-400 018 Phone: 39-2881, 39-2882, 37-3585 Surana Brothers Taksal Lane Johri Bazar Agra-282 003 Phone: 72558 Sir Umrao Mal Sripalmal Surana 1, Kalathi Pillai Street Madras-600 001 Phone: 34049, 37822 M/s. Shrimal Jaikumar Shingvi Dalmandai Ahmednagar-414 001 Phone: 5509 Smt. Usha Jain C/o. Iron Industries 34/315, Khati Para Road Loha Mandi Agra-282 002 V. H. Jewellers Kalon Ka Mohalla P.B. No. 26, Jaipur V. K. Jain & Sons 40, Swadesi Market Sadar Bazar Branch Delhi-110 006 Phone: Off. 51-3778 Res. 22-6507 Vasantlal Punamchand Bhandari 2585, Kapad Bazar Ahmednagar-414 001 Phone: 5488 Valley Refractories (P) Ltd. 40-B, Vivekanand Road Calcutta-700 070 Smt. Vimlawati Navlakha 5245, Baratooti Chowk Sadar Bazar Delhi-110 006 Phone: 52-9422, 51-7140 Vikas Polymers Vikas Udyog 6/3, Kirti Nagar Industrial Area New Dehli-110 015 Phone: Off. 53-7592, 53-7646 Res. 53-8088, 53-2779 Waterproof Industries 7, Swallow Lane Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-7716 Wool Combers of India Ltd. 31, Netaji Subhas Road Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-6831 Well wishers from Durgapur Well wishers from Bangalore Yatimmia & Sons 1, Chandni Chowk Street Calcutta-700 072 Phone: 27-4995 Shri Zalan Singhji Meratwal Advocate, Beawar Rajasthan Shakti Enterprises P.O. Jayant Colliery Dist. Sidhi (M.P.) Shri Varjivan C. Kamapahi 16, India Exchange Place Calcutta-700 001 Phone: 22-2242 Shri Surendar Kumar Jain Subh-Sagar, 101 Daulat Nagar Borivali (East) Bombay Phone: 66-2637 Vrajlal & Company 28, Stemhen Court 18-A, Park Street Calcutta-700 071 Phone: 24-7898, 24-0469 Sri Tarachandji Bhandari 29, G. N. Chetty Road T. Nagar Madras-600 017 Valjee Manjee Narayan Dhuru Street Bombay-400 0033 Phone: 33-8354 United Enterprises 230A, Cooperative Coloney Bokaro Steel City (Dhanbad) United Iron Corporation Katras Road, Dhanbad Vineet Trading Corporation Kalon Ka Mohalla P.B. No. 23, Jaipur The above advertisers have kindly contributed Rs. 1000 - each. Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratibimba samaya ke darpaNa meM pratibimbita rUpa ko koI buddhatva kI saMjJA bhale de de, kintu yuga kI AzAoM ne, yaga ke vartamAna aura bhaviSya ne, yuga kI maMgala-kAmanAoM ne, bhaktoM ke antarbhAvoM ne unheM vardhamAna dekhA hai, jahA~ saMtrasta, pIr3ita mAnavamana vizrAma pAtA hai, vyAkula rotI AMkheM Ananda pAtI haiM, janma-janma ke moha aura kSobha ke tuphAna zAnta ho jAte hai, kevala bauddhika taka-pravaNatA, thothI evaM nisteja siddha hotI hai aura samagra jIvana kevala ardhya bana kara anAyAsa arpita ho jAtA hai, una bhagavatsvarUpa sarvamaMgala zrIcaraNoM kA eka madhurAtimadhura sambodhana hai--"gurudeva" / garudeva kA jIvana, adhyayana, adhyApana, cintanamanana, sAdhanA, tapa sabakucha sarvottama hai| Aja ke usa parama bhAva-sthiti meM hai ki unakA pravacana, pravacana ke lie nahIM, lekhana, lekhana ke lie nahIM hotA hai| hotA hai satya kI sUkSma gUr3ha granthiyoM ke udghATana ke lie, jo samagra mAnavajAti ke lie lokamaMgala kI preraNA kA divya srota hai ! amara Aloka hai! vaha divya srota evaM amara Aloka hI prastuta maMgalamaya guru-pUjA mahotsava para Apa taka pahu~ca rahA hai| isa pahu~ca meM na koI pakSa hai, na vipakSa hai| eka mAtra hai zuddha, sAttvika sarvamaMgala sapakSa / gurudeva kA udabodhana hai: dharma bAhara ke kriyAkANDa meM, zAstrArtha meM nahIM, vaha rAga-dveSa se haTakara samatA meM hai, samabhAva saccA manuSya vahI hai, jo parivAra, samAja, rASTra aura mAnava-jAti ke prati apane dAyitva ko prAmANikatA se pUrA karatA hai| * dharma-kSetra ho yA karma-kSetra, mahAna guruoM ne niSkAma hone kI bodha-dezanA dI hai, niSkriya hone kI nhiiN| durbhAgya se Aja vyakti niSkAma hone kI bajAya niSkriya ho gayA hai| koI Azcarya nahIM ki karma dharma-zUnya ho jaay| karma ko dharmamaya banAnA hai aura dharma ko karma-pradhAna / - Elication International Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA EiTA sevA pArAyata